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ert trV ;Station IRELAND. THE WRIT OF ERROR. DUBLIN, SEPT. 5, TEN O'CLOCK, P.M. LIBERATION OF MR. O'CONNELL. possible, even in these days ; namely, that there may be no law Lords in the Upper House, or that if there are, they may (in the absence of any means of compelling their attendance) happen to be away. "The Crown," it is added, "is under no constitu tional necessity for creating law Lords, and law Lords are under no official necessity of at tendin g Parliament." In what predicament, therefore, in such an event, would the appellant be placed ? Would the House declare its incompetency to legislate in his case ? We know that it would not, because we have several pre cedents in which lay Lords, unassisted by the paramount power now sought to be erected, de cided, and decided wisely too, on such occasions. If, however, the authority of the lay Lords is to be wholly set aside for the future, the only alternative would appear to be a competent legal tribunal drafted Alto the Upper House, from the most eminent lawyers of the age—a tribunal whose number should be sufficient to prevent a court of three from controlling the judgments, not only of two members of their own House, but of an overwhelming majority of the most eminent and experienced lawyers of the country. As, how ever, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to find a sufficient number, of lawyers in the lower courts qualified for the peerage, our only resource is to fall back upon the practice which has now been abandoned, of allowing to the lay Lords the jurisdic tion to which their rank, intelligence, and privileges entitle them; especially when their opinions are in harmony with those of a majority of the most dis tinguished lawyers of the age. GLOBE.--The Ministerial journals continue to indicate the bitter disappointment which the reversal of the judment of the Irish Court of Queen's Bench against 0 Connell, and the rest of the Repeal leaders, has inflicted on the Government, and on the entire Tory party. As when an army is defeated in the field, amid the confusion which ensues, mutual recri mination adds bitterness to discomfiture ; so, from the depths of humiliation and bewilderment into which the failure of the prosecution against O'Connell has plunged them, we hear not ing from the Tory jour nals but reproaches and denunciations. The means which they affirm ought to have ~een taken to avert the event they agree to deplore, are such as plainly show that defeat has deprived them of reason. To secure a party triumph, they would not merely , depart from the established principles and invariable practice of the House of Lords, when sitting as 's Court of Appeal , they would risk the consequences of a subversion of all constituted rule for a temporary triumph. They would reverse the maxim, Fiat justitia, ruat ccelum. Instead of exclaiming, " Though ruin ensue, jus tice must be done ;" their cry is, " The judg ment against O'Connell ought to have been sus tained, in opposition to law and justice, even though ruin had ensued !" The reversal of the judgment against O'Connell and his co-defend ants is impugned and denounced by the Post, because the decision of the House of Lords on the Writ of Error was limited to the rotes of law Lords, instead of being decided, as the Post con tends it ought to have been, by the votes of the Peers who were present when the vote was taken. Lord Wharncliffe, the President of the Council, is es pecially the object of our Contemporary's wrath, for having suggested that—in this important case, which had excited so much public interest, and in deliver ing the final judgment upon which the proceedings of the House would be viewed with jealousy and scrutinized with severity—there should be no depar ture from their Lordships' practice in ordinary appeals from the judgments of inferior Courts. In such cases, the law Lords, who have heard the arguments in the cause, deliver judgment. The questions raised are questions of law—the errors assigned are upon the face of the record—laymen, though Peers, are not presumed to have the re quired knowledge to render them competent to decide amid the intricacies of litigation, even though they had attended the sittings of the House, and heard the arguments of counsel, pro. and con., in the cause. They, therefore, very properly leave the deci sion with those whose education and experience qua lity them for the work. The Post complains, in most bitter terms, that this practice, though consecrated by time, was not departed from on Wednesday. When, from the opinions delivered by the five law Lords who were present, it became obvious thas the judg ment of the Court below would be reversed by the votes of three to two, a movement among the lay Lords whom curiosity had stimulated to be present on the occasion, showed that political feeling was about to operate against established practice, to prevent a result which, as partisans, they thought their votes might avert. They had not attended the House during the arguments. Had they done so, they would not, pro bably, have understood them. Their object was, simply, to secure the full infliction of the sentence up on O'Connell and his defendants ; and thus prevent the political defeat which the threatened reversal of the judgment would occasion. Lord Wharncliffe saw this ; and he saw also the calamitous conse quences to the administration of the justice of the country which such a procedure would occa sion. The moment was critical. Though the failure of the prosecution was fraught with mortification and embarrassment:to the Government—and Lord Wham cliffe, as a member of the Government, participated in that mortification and embarrassment—his Lord ship had discernment enough to see that these were of comparatively trifling moment, and of merely temporary inconvenience ; while the course which men less cautious would plunge into would create perils and involve results, the effects of which would be calamitous and permanent. GRAND POPULAR DEMONSTRATION. After the dispatch of my second letter by the mail this evening, I proceeded to the Richmond Prison. The streets all along the route were densely crowded, and in front of the prison an immense mul titude were assembled. In a short time the crowd became so numerous that it was necessary to send for the Hor3e and Foot Police to preserve a passage. Messrs. Ford, Mahony, and Cantwell, immediately after the arrival of the train at the terminus at Westland-row, proceeded to the prison to communi cate the decision of the House of Lords to Mr. O'Connell. In less than half an hour after the arrival of the mail-packet in Kingstown, Mr. O'Connell and his fellow-prisoners were acquainted with the fact of the reversal of the judgment. Mr. O'Connell received the intelligence with great gratification, be cause it proved the utter injustice of the sentence which had deprived him of his liberty, and he was the more rejoiced at such a result, inasmuch as it was the solemn decision of the highest court of appeal, branding the jury list as having been fraudulently concocted. In this decision of the House of Lords, Mr. O'Connell recognised the complete justifi cation of himself, and the condemnation of the prosecution, and the instruments by whom that prosecution had been maintained. All through he had avowed his determination never to submit to the slightest compromise, though his prison doors should be opened on the condition of a particle of concession on his part. There were confident state ments that the royal clemency would be extended to the State prisoners if the appeal should be decided against them. But Mr. O'Connell had determined never to submit to the slightest compromise, under any circumstances whatsoever. The order for the liberation of the State prisoners is expected to-morrow evening. They will leave the prison on Saturday morning, at ten o'clock, ac companied by an immense procession of the citizens, headed by the Lord Mayor. The procession will go over the same ground by which Mr. O'Connell had been led from the Court of Queen's Bench to the Prison, and from the Courts the procession will go through the great leading streets of Dublin, finally restoring Mr. O'Connell to his mansion in Merrion square. A general illumination is spoken of; in fact, all sorts of rejoicings are projected. The reversal of the judgment has fallen like a thunderbolt amongst the Orange and Tory party here. After the desperate assertion of Sir R. Peel, that Mr. O'Connell had had a "fair trial," the ultras here speculated and betted upon a confirmation of the unjust judgment by the House of Lords. They are wofully disappointed; but the people rejoice ac cordingly. In all parts of the city placards are exhibited, an nouncing the glorious intelligence, and all the streets are crowded, and perfectly peaceable. The Repeal Association is not to meet until the regular day (Monday next), when Mr. O'Connell is to attend.—Chronicle. THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES). BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock ........ .......... — lndian Stock ...... ......... 284 3 per Cent. lied ..... — IDitto Bonds ...... ......... 3 per Cent. Cons. ..... 99% Ditto Old Annuities ... 3% per Cont. Red Ditto New Annuities ... New 334 per Cent.... ..... New 5 per Cent — Ditto 5001. Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ........ Jan 1860 — Bank Stock for Acct.... Oct. 1859 onsols for Act.......... 99% Jan. 1860......... FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per Cent .... ..... !Portuguese, 5 per Cent B2 Belgian, S per Cent. .... ....... 10356 Ditto, New Ditto_ Brazilian Bonds ............ 85 Prussian,s per Cent — Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... Russian, 5 per Cent Chllian, 6 per Cent — Ditto, Metallic ............... Colombian, 6 per Cent Ditto, 1824 — ;Ditto, 3 per Cent ....... ...... .. ebbe Bonds, 6 per Cent...— — ;Ditto, Deferred — Danish, 3 per Cent - —t. —c Greek. 184, 5 per Cent — ;Exchange .. ..... .......... —f. —c. Mexican, 5 per Cent ..... Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1857 — ;Dutch, 234 per Cent...... 62 1 4 Peruvian, 1925, 6 per Cent — ;Ditto, 5 per Cent ........100% SHARES. Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid) ll3 Caledonian, 5 paid Chester and Holyhead ( 5 paid) Dublin and Cashel, 2% paid Eastern Counties (23 paid) ........ ll Ditto Registered (8/ 68 8d paid) Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, 13s 4d. paid,Ne 1 1 Great Western (75 paid) Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid B9 Ditto Fifths, 12 paid `% Lancaster and Carlisle, 5 paid 634 Leeds and Bradfori, 5 paid - 0% London and Birmingham (Stock) Ditto, New Thirds, 2 paid Ditto, Quarter Shares ( 2 paid) London and Blackwell (161. 13s. 4d.) 7% Lon Jon and Brighton (50 paid) London and Greenwich (12t. 15s. 4d. paid) ..... London and South Western (411. 6s. 10d. paid) Ditto Eighths (15s. paid) London and Croydon (Trunk) 17% Lynn and Ely, 1 1 paid Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) Ditto New Quarters ( 2 paid) Midland Counties (100 paid)......... ........... Newcastle and Darlingron Junction, 21 paid 4B North British, 5 paid .. ....... ... ........ ..„ ..... Northern and Eastern (45 paid) Ditto Scrip (15 paid) 24% South Devon, 5 paid South Eastern and Dover (33 2s 4d paid) Ditto New Shares, 4 paid Thames and Medway, .tl9 5s 8d paid l O l4 York and North Midland (50 paid) loa Ditto Half Shares (25 paid) Orleans, Tours, and Bourdeaux, I paid Yolk and Selby Scrip, paid :I% Earls and Orleans (20 paid) Paris and Rouen, 20 paid Rouen and Havre, 10 paid -- pm. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAT; STANDARD.—The more we reflect on the late unconstitutional abandonment, by the House of Lords, of its just and important functions as a final court of appeal in criminal cases, the more extraordinary and indefensible does it appear. It was a course neither justified by precedent nor warranted by expe diency, and one, the adoption of which (the re sult being certain), has rendered the whole of th e late proceedings before the highest tribunal of the country not merely nugatory, but absolutely pre posterous. Hitherto the restriction of the decision of a case of appeal to the law Lords, has never been suggested; and cases have not been of unfre quent occurrence in which there would have been no law Lords present to decide them. Now as no provision is made by law for their special attend ance on such occasions, it may fairly be presumed, that however desirable their presence may have been considered, it has not been regarded as indispensable ; still less has it been deemed necessary to confine the decision of such ap peals exclusively to them. Were it otherwise, why invite for them the opinions of judges of in ferior rank, and then set those opinions entirely at defiance ? The pretext alleged for the non-inter ference of the lay Lords lin the late decision, that they had not heard the whole of the evidence, would apply with equal force to every instance of appeal that has ever come before their Lordships. They were not called upon to try the case anew, but merely t o record the i r opinion, strengthened, or rather founded upon that of the most eminent judges of the land, who had been invited to assist them. Th ey had heard the arguments in support of the writ of appeal, were well acquainted with the nature of the asuponand as competent, so instructed, to decide upon it other appeal ever sub mitted to their judgment. Eleven . judges out of doors, and two of the minent law Members of th e ouse of Lords, w ere decidedly (a of opinion that the judgment ought to be affirmed c s o im i l i l d e er m d aj orit3r in ordinary cases of appeal is usually deci sive, and has consigned many a less criminal and mis chievous o ff ender than Mr. O'Connell to the ail Two judges and three law Lords, however,g gallows),e in favour of the reversal of the judgment, and whilst the lay members in the House of Peers were virtually prohibited from gi% ing f orce to the opinions of this large majority, the small minority o f the law Lords were permitted to decide the question. It has been suggested, and with good reason, that many lay members of that House are as well ac quainted with the practice of criminal law as Lord Cottenham, whose experience has never extended beyond a court of equity, and that even Lord Campbell, whose failures in that line have been so conspicuous, might have found his equals in knowledge on such subjects among them. We say nothing of Lord Denman's casting rote, because, although WQ entertain the highest respect for his Lordship's motives and character, we cannot over- , look the fact, that his chief ground for the reversal of the judgment was an opinion wholly at variance 1 with that of all the other • , judges! But supposing , N .,,,, , i'" e*T l i4e, .• sons to have been • in possession of all :, .. ~ -. e a') uted to them by their party, what f, •_ • * e: 1:1104 cs ld they have had to control the 1$1 1 .:?:--%. iiiiii k , -4 .1 1, V1d1i of elevenother • f judges, no one r , .. 1. .. , ...- ~,,i -- - r in r ~ , .*,•, . eb,. . ~._ -4 - , „,, .. , informed of the triumvirate. A • A4 3e- r • 4,, a d' . 1 ! - sled by the ••'' t *' , :1` ‘ .4 4 %* • TRACTORS. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1844, only 360 bags were disposed of at 253 6d for middling dingy dry grey, 5i per cent refraction, and unrefracted 245, being rather under former rates ; the remainder was all taken in at 26s 6d to 27s for fine strong grey 4i to 31 per cent refraction. COCHINEAL.—There has been an increased demand, and the rates previously established are fully supported: Honduras at auction went at 4s 5d to 5s 1 d for very ordi nary damp to very fine bold silvers, and 8 bags black at 5s 4d to 5s 9d per lb for middling to good. INDIGO.—A favourable opinion is still entertained to wards East India Indigo; for good and fine descriptions of Bengal the demand is brisk for exportation, and the rates paid are fully equal to those of the last quarterly sale, and in some cases rather above. For picked lots buyers are compelled to pay an advance of 2d to 4d per lb. Madras, Oudes, and Kurpah are wanted, but of such the supply is scanty. The quantity of Indigo sold during the past month was large, amounting to 1,400 chests, and was taken chiefly by exporters. Ou.s.—There has been little business transacted in any description of common Fish Oils this week; solve importers are inclined to realise, and have accepted prices rather under those of this day week, pale Seal at 3415 s to 34/10s, Cod 331 lOs to 34/, and Southern at 271 to 311 per tun. Sperm, fine British has been fetching 851 to 861, and American 811 to 831 per tun. Linseed Oil at 24s to 24s 3d per cwt on the spot ; the market is well supplied. Rape Oil 36s for pale, and 35s per cwt for brown. Olive Oil is held with firmness. Gallipoli at 45l to 464 Spanish 42/ to 444 and Barbary 40/ to 411 per tun, but there has not been much passing; the con sumption continues good. Palm Oil, prime, has been fetching 27s to 28s per cwt. This afternoon prices gave way for Southern Oil, at a public sale of 80 tuns selling at 27/ 103 to 31/10s. TALLow.—The market has been firm for Russian Tallow since this day week; a good business has been transacted on the spot at 41s to 41s 6d for old, and at 41s 9d to 42s per . cwt for new P Y Candle. Holders are not disposed to press for sales. For delivery sales to a fair extent have been made, and 42s per cwt paid currently for the last three months of the year. Prices remain firm for Town Tallow, and the demand has been brisk at 40s 6d to 41s per cwt nett cash ; other descriptions of Tallow brought full rates, and have been in steady request. This afternoon at public sale 220 - casks North American Tallow were partly sold at 37s 6cr to 61s 6d ; 271 pipes 102 hhds 2 brls 96 srns 4 boxes South American 34s 9d to 40s, and 144 casks New South Wales 34s to 42s per cwt. THE SHIRT-MAKERS AND THE WORK-WOMEN OF THE ARMY CON- Some new terms have been put out for the prices to be charged for all work made for Government, and it will be seen whether the poor shirt-makers of the slop shops are not better off, or, at any rate, as well paid, as the poor creatures who have to work under the Government contracts, though probably the mem bers of the Government know nothing of the pro ceedings. The following are the prices, and many are the long faces and unshaved beards that carry the work home : Police.—For double-breasted great coats and lap pels, so that when one is worn out another can be put on, 35.; the profit to the middleman, who are responsible for the work, and give security for 501. to the contractors, being about 3d., while the labour in the work amounts to eighteen hours, they have to pay for their own thread, &c and a tailor would charge 9s. Dress coats are the same, and occupy sixteen hours, tailor's price Bs. Trousers, undress, eight hours' work, 10d.; the full dress, ls. 3d., which takes ten hours; the one being 4s. and the other ss. as the tailors' prices, and it should be remembered that men work at these. _ The Regiments of the Line.—The great coats with capes, 5d., after seven hours' work, the usual price being 3s. 6d. With fourteen hours' work a red coat can be made, and 11d. is paid for it; the tailors' price ss. 6d., looping is 7d. extra. The undress white jackets, sd. and 7d., with five hours' work, and usual price 2s. 6d. Trousers, white and grey, sd. and 6d., and it takes six hours to make them ; tailors' charge 3s. Drawers, linen and flannel, 34d., four Thehours' labour, peesi e2nse.rsbyetfhethte Army.—The old Chelsea pensioners, with their large red coats, lined with blue shalloon, are supplied by the poor workwomen at is. ld. each, occupying twelve huurs in the making, and the tailors charge 6s. The trousers, which are heavier work than the Guards', are paid for at the same rate. Recently it was expected many of the old pensioners would be called out, and for that purpose they had a double-breasted coat, with stand-up collars and loops. 2s. 2d. was the remune ration for eighteen hours' work, and what ought to have been charged 9s. for; trousers, 6d., and six hours' work ; wages ought to be 35.; shirts of linen for 3d. Cavalry.—ln the Life Guards and Blues, the very expensive leather breeches are made in the barracks, for which tailors are employed at 2s. 6d. a day, and it *ill occupy a man two days. A tailor in Bond street would charge 30s. The chief contractors for the army work are the Messrs. Hebbett, of Pall-mall East ; Prater, of Charing• cross ; Dolan, of St. Martin's-lane ; Gilpin, Northumberland-street; and the proprietor of Paul's Wharf, Upper Thames-street.—Post. EDUCATION IN IRELAND. The following is the tenth report of the Commis sioners of National Education in Ireland, for 1843 : I. We stated in our last report that, unless the annual grant were raised, we could not undertake to contribute to the building, or even to the support, of additional schools, although many were wanted and applied for; nor could we take those steps which we deemed essential for giving due efficacy to our system of local superintendence. We added, that the num ber of schools under us had about doubled since the present number of local superintendence was fixed ; that unless it were augmented, the duty of inspec tion could not be adequately performed, and that we must consider this a very serious evil. As the grant has not since been augmented, we have been unable to meet the increasing desire of the public to establish schools in connexion with us ; and many applications which have been made to us for aid now stand over. We have also reason to believe that the number of applications made to us falls short of what it would have been, had not the country been aware of the exhausted state of the funds • that many who have schools conducted upon principles different from those of the national system would prefer it, and embrace it, if they did not fear that by doing so they might lose some of the contributions which they now re ceive from individuals, without being compensated by assistance from us; and that the people of those dis tricts from which aid is withheld feel deeply aggrieved at finding that they are excluded from the benefits of a boon which is professedly intended for the whole of Ireland, but from the advantages of which they are practically excluded. It has also been matter of regret and disappoint ment to us that we have not had it in our power to provide for that strict and frequent inspection of the schools which we have already adverted to as so es sential to their efficiency. We have, therefore, learned with the greatest satisfaction that her Majesty's Ministers intend pro posing such an addition to the funds confided to us as may enable us to increase the number of our schools, and of our superintendents. To leave the great unaugmented would in effect be, not to leave matters to go on as heretofore, but sud denly to stop the spread of a great good at a certain point, and thus to make it the means of producing discontent instead of satisfaction through the nation. We say a great good, because the tendency of the system is to produce peace, and that knowledge of men's true interests, the want of which is so likely to lead to disaffection and crime. We have shown this in former reports, particularly in our last, and we have the gratification of observ ing, that those unfounded impressions upon the sub ject, which we have on former occasions had to notice, are at length rapidly dying away. 11. We have now to state our progress during the last year. . At the close of 1842 we had 2,721 schools in ope ration, which were attended by 319,792 children. At the close of 1843, we had 2,912 schools, which were attended by 355,320 children. The increase in the number of schools in operation, therefore, amounted within the year to 191 ; and the increase in the at tendance of children to 35,528. Your Excellency will thus perceive, by compari son of the foregoing numbers, that the increase in the number of children educated is more than propor tionate to the increase in the number of schools, by above 13,000. To most of the new schools we have been able to afford aid only undertaken to by grants of books ; but we have give au th g e rn m en thz o a f ss o is ur ta f n o c n e, ds sh t o o u d ld o w so e . be enabled by an HI. We trained during the last year 195 teachers, of whom 134 were mal es , an d 61 were females. Al though we give a traini ng o f about twenty weeks only to the :teachers we bring up from the country (to which time we limit it, that we may the more rapidly extend its advantages to the whole), yet we find, short as it is, that it effects a very great im provement in those who receive it; and the reArts subsequently received of them are, in general, highly satisfactory. We propose, should our means be ade quate to the purpose, to have in future a certain number of paid monitors in some of our best schools, and that they should be educated for the office of teaching. We intend that they should be selected by the local superintendent, and when of a suitable age, that they should be received at our training esta blishment, from which they might be sent to under take schools as opportunities offer. We hope in this way, without any considerable increase of expense, to provide gradually a supply of teachers of a superior description, and thus to add most materially to the benefits which the national schools are already con ferring upon the country. IV. The receipts from the sale of our school books continue to increase, although we have been enabled, by a reduction in the cost of printing and binding, to make large corresponding reduction in their price. It appears, from returns bad from the patrons of the national schools, pursuant to an order made by the House of Commons the last session, the Scriptures were read in 944 of the national schools, and that the Scripture extracts which we have published were read in 1,307. We have to add that the school books which we have published were read in all, and of these we beg leave to repeat what we said in our last report : —" The books we have published for the use of the national schools, and which, though not forced, are adopted universally in them, contain several lessons upon the subject of religion. They give an epitome of sacred history; they dwell on the original sin of our first parents, and on the promise then made that in time one would come by whom sin should be over come ; they show how that promise was renewed, par ticularly in the covenant with Abraham ; and they point out the fulfilment of it in the coming and sut fering of our Lord ; they dwell also on the giving of the law to Moses; they state that it is commonly di vided into three parts, the moral, the civil, and the ceremonial, and that the moral is of perpetual obliga tion, because the duties which the creatures of God owe to him and to one another can never have an end.' The duty of Christian charity is set forth as enjoined by the precepts and example of our Lord himself; and a lesson which is thus inculcated is hung up in every national school." RICHARD DUBLIN. POOLEY SHOULDHAM tD. MURRAY. HENRY, D.D. FRANC. SADLIER. ALEX. MACDONNELL. A. R. BLAKE. JOHN Rican. COR DALLIS. ROBERT HOLMES. KILDARE. RICHD. W. GREENE. Dublin, March 21, 1844. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of Sept. 6.) SUGAR.—The market has presented a firmer appear ance this week for all descriptions of raw Sugar admissi ble for home consumption, and merchants have offered only a limited quantity at public sale. There has been a large amount of business transacted in all descriptions of West India Muscovado, grocers and refiners having been free purchasers at prices equal to those of Friday last. To-day West India Sugar was in excellent request for all purposes ; in4orters manifested firmness and ob tained rather higher rates, making the advance for the week 6d, and in some cases is per cwt ; the rise is more apparent on the low and middling yellow sorts. The total purchases for the week amount to 2,500 hhds and trcs. _ _ REFINED.—Prices have advanced for Refined goods this week, and a brisk demand has prevailed for all de scriptions from the home trade ; the quantity of Sugar remaining undisposed of is small, in consequence of the immense quantity taken by the trade during the last two weeks. Brown Lumps have been selling at 73s to 73s 6d, standard Lumps 74s to 74s 6d, Tittlers 73s to 78s, superior 79s to 83s, Hamburgh Loaves 74s to 81s, double ditto 82s to 90s, and wet Lumps 71s to 72s per cwt. The market has a firm appearance, and Refined is still cheaper in comparison than raw Sugar. Bastards 18s to 19s. Treacle is in request at 11s 6d to 12s. In Dutch crushed Sugar sales free on board made at Amsterdam at 25s 64 for first quality, 24s Gd for second ditto, and Loaves 91b to 101 b, 27s to 28s. Bel gian crushed Sugar free in bond in Antwerp has been selling at 25s to 25s 6d, second quality, 23s to 245, and 91b to 10lb Loaves 27s to 28s per cwt. To-day there was a good deal of business transacted in Refined goods by the home trade, brown Lumps at 73s to 73s 6d, and standard 74s 64 per cwt ; of Bonded Crushed Sugar there is still very little offering, and for mer rates are fully supplied. MAURITIUS.—There has been no public sale, but a parcel is announced; good and fine yellow sorts have been much inquired after, and all the parcels on offer found purchasers at prices rather above those of the last auction. This afternoon there was an in creased demand for Mauritius Sugar, and 6,603 bags at public sale were disposed of at prices 6d per cwt above those of the last public sale : low mid and mid brown went at 46s 6d to 48s ; low yellow 53s 6d to 54s sd, mid 55s to 56s 6d, good middling 57s to 57s 6d, good 58s to to 60s 6d, fine 61s 6d to 65s 6d, and very fine Barbadoes kind 66s per cwt. Fonmax.—There has been an increased demand for Brasil Sugar this week, and a good business has been transacted at firm rates; 180 casks brown Bahia for a near port at 17s 9d, and 300 chests brown Bahia on the spot at 18s to 18s 6d' per cwt; none offered at public sale ; yellow Havannah rates on the spot at 18s 6d to 21s ; there is a disposition to pur chase largely at a slight decline in prices. The im proved rates previously established are fully supported d r white Havannah, but there has not been much business transacted by private contract this week. hturr.—The accounts come to Land from the Islands and the Morea are rather more favourable for the Cur rant crop, and some Holders here are more disposed to realise ; the demand was limited at 40s ad to 43a for Zante and Cephalonia, and 47s to 49s per cwt for Patras. COFFEE.—There has been no improvement in the de mand for West India Coffee this week ; although the supply is still not large, prices are going down, and rule Is to 2s per cwt under those previously quoted. This afternoon 110 casks of Jamaica Coffee were brought to public sale, nearly the whole consisting of superiorcoloury descriptions; these were all disposed of at very full rates, and fetched 1203 to 136 s for fine mid, 98s 6d to 108 s for good middling ; but of other sorts a part only found purchasers at lower rates ; middling went at 82s, low middling 725, good and fine ordinary 54s to 60s, fine fine ordinary 66s to 70s, low 491 to 50s, triage 26s 6d to 39s 6d ,• 103 barrels of Demerara were taken in at 60s for fine fine ordinary, and good ordinary 50s ; privately 300 bags of Rio were sold at 33s to 35s for very good to fine ord. Ceylon met with attention, and buyers were compelled to pay 56s to 56s 6d per cwt for good ordinary by private contract, being again rather higher. TEA.—The market has still an improving appearance for Tea, merchants show firmness, and still retrain from offering any at public sale ; privately there is very little pressing for sale. Congou ord sound at lld to llid, and good common I i dto is Old per lb. Pouchong at 6d to 10d, and superior lOid to ls per lb. For Souchong, however, there are still few orders. Twankay has been disposed of at is 2d to is 3d for common, Is 4d to Is 9d for brightish leaf, and is 10d to 2s Gd per lb fur 'Tyson kind. In Plain Orange Pekoe there has been a good deal done at prices that merchants could not ob tain last week. Scented Orange Pekoe at 3s 2d to 3s 5d per lb. For Flowery Pekoe the demand is getting brisker, but, at present, prices cannot be quoted higher, Imperial and Gunpowder fully sustain the improved rates of last week. COCOA.—West India is wanted, but stiffer rates being required, large purchases have been prevented. Of Tri nidad some parcels have been disposed of by private con tract at 41s to 46s red, and 40s to 42s per cwt for grey ; only 12 bags of Grenada have been offered at public sale, which sold at 42s per cwt fur common red. Foreign has been inquired for, stiffer rates being asked, business has been restricted ; and 240 bags of Bahia at auction were taken in at 33s per cwt for fine bright red ; there were purchasers at fair market rates. MOLASSES.—For West India previous rates are re quired, but less demand has prevailed, and only a limited business has been transacted by private treaty; at auction, 62 puns of St Lucia were taken in at 21s 6d per cwt for middling quality, being above the value. In East India very little business has been transacted; 14s to 16s per cwt is the value of Bengal. SPICES.—In black Pepper purchases to a fair extent have been made by private contract this week at firm rates; 21d to 2/d paid for Sumatra, 2/d to lid for. Pe nang, and 3d to 3d per lb for Malabar. This afternoon, 17 chests of Bencoolen Cloves at auc tion were sold at rather lower rates, and went at 2s 3d to 2s 5d per lb for fine bold bright. 24 cheats 1 box of Mace sold at 3d to 4d per lb cheaper ; fine bright went at 45 to 4s 2d, good 3s 5d to 3s 10d, middling 3s 2d to 33 4d, low middling 2s lld to 3s, low 2s 6d. 18 chests 1 box Nutmegs were all sold at stiffer rates ; good bold brown Singapore fetched 3s 10d to 4s 3d, good mid 3s Gd to 3s Bd, rather small middling 3s 3d to 3s 5d ; 20 bags of Pimento fetched 3id per lb for common. Rust, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—JIMIRICR Rum has met with ready purchasers this week, and in most cases importers have succeeded in obtaining an advance upon previous rates of id per gallon. The total purchases are 200 puns— fair quality 30 to 36 per cent over proof at 3s 8d to 3s 10d ; good 33 to 36 over, 4s to 4s 3d; fine 32 to 34 over, 4s 5d to 4s 8d ; 26 over, rather high flavour 4s 2d; and 20 puns very fine and rich, of a favourite mark, 35 per cent over proof, fetched the high rate of 8s Gd per gallon. Leewards at 2s 4d to 2s 5d proof strength. Demerara at 3s 3d to 3s 6d per gallon for strong descriptions. Calcutta 2s 2id to 2s 3d per gallon is the value of proof with certificate. The arrivals of West India Rum have been to a fair extent since this day week. In Brandy the operations have been limited. Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1838 selling hhds 5s 3d, puns 5s Id ; ditto, 1839, hhds 5s Id, puns 4s lld ; ditto, 1840, hhds ss, puns 45 10d ; ditto, 1341, hhds 4s I Id, puns 4s 9d ; ditto, 1842, hhds 4s Bd, puns, 4s 6d; mid to good mid 3s 2d to 4s 4d, and low 2s 10d to 3s per gallon. Geneva at is 10d to is lld ; fine, for home cansumption, is fetching 2s 6d to 3s 6d per gallon. English Corn Spirits is lOs 4d per gallon, cash. SAGO.—There are few purchasers of Sago, and prices continue on the decline ; of 103 bags 210 boxes at auc tion, a very small part only was disposed of, middling small brown Pearl at 14s, the remainder was taken in at 25s for fine small white Pearl, and good large bright brown at 21s per cwt. Tapioca is cheaper, and 280 bags at auction were only partly sold at lid to 3d per lb. This afternoon at public sale 3 puns 2 brls 180 tins of Jamaica Arrowroot were sold at 6:}d to lid per lb. Rim—There has been less den demand for Bengal, and in some cases the rates taken are rather under those of this day week ; small parcels of good mid white having been disposed of privately at lls to Ils 3d. Foreign East India is less wanted, and little business has been trans acted privately—Madras yellow 8s to 8s 6d, white 9s to los 6d ; Java yellow 8s Gd to 9s, white 9s 6d to 113 per cwt. Cleaned Rice at 14s to 18s for Patna, and 21s to 26s per cwt for Carolina. SALTPETRE.-- This a ft ernoon Rough met with less attention, and of 1,528 bags of Calcutta at public sale, MR. J. C. BELANEY. We kno , ,v of no similar case which has created such a sensation in the public mind, as that of the trial and acquittal of Mr. Belaney, for th e mur d e r o f hi s wife, the particulars o f which we gave in our last week's paper. Since that time, several articles have appeared in the papers, remarking, with more or less severity, on the conduct of the individual who has been acquitted, and that of the j ury , w h o , t o the a decision. Immediat e ly a f ter the trial, asto nishment of the public , gave so unexpec t e d an d ex accompanied by a f r i en d b e l ong i ng t o Newcastle, set t m r a r o . r B d i e n i a a r n y e y , off from London f or N or th Sunder land, where they arrived early on the Saturday morn ing after the trial, and at which pl ace Belaney, with several friends, has been living since. During the week, in addition to the particulars stated in the other papers, there have b een various exhibitions of the dis gust the inhabitants entertain of his witness, who gave evidence directly . contrary to what their friends and different . character from that elicited neighbours anticipated ; from the fact of Belaney The effigies of Belaney and his friend burnt on Saturday evening, and the and other marks of dissapproation bi e a tr r he i e n g atrgi a aaili ver ate . the feeling of those who are well this individual's behaviour to his re ashucoqffioutcianiiegnn,tteldy hissing, winidtic re spected and amiable wife , and the degree of confidence they attach to the evidence . of the witnesses and the decision of the metropolitan jury. The Rev. R. Be • circulated, with a laney arrived at North Sunderland on Saturday last, when he would witness the uuto-da-fe of his brother tor," in the Times, have been reprinted in Alnwick, andand e friends. xtensi v " G. S." and " ad dressedlnquisi- el3 T - to the coroner . and authorities, requesting them " to institute a.n immediate and searching in few remarks cluiry into all the circumstances connected with the sudden death of Mrs. Skelly," in order to ascertain whether either of the causes alleged by Belaney--a" disease of the heart " ' (a family disease, too !) or " bilious fever"—to have been the occasion of death, was really the true one. The public also seem dc , - , sirous of knowing something about the " miscarriage in 1843, and what became of the child, &c., in order that the real facts of both cases may be properly and fully investigated.—Correspondent of the Tyne Mercury. RAILWAY FROM BIRKENHEAD TO MANCHESTER.-- There are two plans of railways which may be said to be now before the public for connecting Manchester with Birkenhead. The Grand Junction Railway Company, with the object of effecting a communication between Holyhead and Manchester, purpose running a line from Chester and Crewe terminus, through Altringharn, going out somewhere near Stockport. The other plan is t he one in greatest favour at Birkenhead. It is to commence, say at Preston Brook, cross the Weaver and Canal, and enter the Liverpool and Manchester line six miles on this side of the latter town ; from Preston Brook one branch will proceed to Chester, facilitating the journey to Holyhead, and another will join the Birkenhead and Chester line at Sutton, and thereby render the distance p b e e n ta s • i e v e e n statkm. Manchester s and Birkenhead within thirty - six mike. The advantages of this latter plan are said to be very great. Th e groun d is a dead level ; no cutting, very littl e b r id g i ng • no i nconve nient gradiants, no ex- The cost is estimated not to exceed 12,000 L a mile, or total outlay 400,0001. Double that sum, and still it would be a safe speculation. It is un necessary to refer to its influence on the Birkenheal Docks. There are, however, potent interests involved in both schemes.---Liverpool Journal. MYSTERIOUS CASE.—The body of the young woman lately found on the beach near Ardrossan, and interred in the Saltcoats burying-ground, was exhumed on Tuesday for the purpose of being id entified b y her father, a wea ver f rom Storey-street, Paisley. He was accompanied by the fiscal and superintendent of police from Greenock, and at once recognised the body to be that of his (laughter, Margaret Knight, from some mark on her forehead. The manner of hor death is at present involved in mystery. She had left her father's house some time previously, and had been residing in Greenock, w inch place she left for Gourock on Saturday fortnight, in.company with another female, and a late steward of the Invincible steamer. From that time till her body was found on the shore all trace of her had been lost.— Glasgow Argus. THE PRINCE OF PRUSSIA'S VISIT TO GUILDHALL. —On Thursday the Prince of Prussia arrived at Guild hall in one of her Majesty's carriages, and was con ducted over the principal apartments of the building by Mr. Temple, the Hall-keeper. lie had dined in the Hall in 1814, when the Sovereigns were entertained there, and he expressed surprise at seeing that there were no galleries round the noble building, having no tic tion that such splendid galleries as were erected on that occasion could have been merely temporary. He examined the painting of the royal entertainment in the reading room with great curiosity, and showed that he had a lively recollection of that brilliant scene. Having in spected the library, he wrote his name in the visitors' book. As he was leaving the Hall, about five o'clock, the crowd assembled to witness the election proceedings gave him an immense cheer. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 6. (Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.) 11. T. AVIIITMARSN'S BANKRUPTCY. The bankrupt was an hotel keeper, having one esta blishment at Blackheath, and another in George-street, Hanover-square. His debts and liabilities are said to be between 7,000/. and 8,0001., and his assets depend much upon the realisation of furniture, &c.—the fitting up of the hotels. - An inquiry was entered into relative to plate and fur niture, but nothing of importance was elicited ; but an adjournment of his last examination for one week was allowed to institute further investigation if it were thought necessary. PALACE COURT, Sept. 6. (Before Mr. W. CORRIE.) The learned Judge was on Thursday specially sworn in by the Lord Chamberlain, as one of the deputy Judges of this Court, and took his seat for the first time. CHANCELLOR V. LADY MARY SING. Mr. Locke and Mr. Keyser appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Beaden for the defendant. This was an action brought to recover the sum of 8/. for damage done to the plaintiff's carriage, by the wil ful conduct of her Ladyship's coachman in insisting in breaking through the ranks, and endeavouring to take up out of his turn. The plaintiff is an extensive job master at the west-end of the town, and he let one of his carriages for the season Op Lady Charles Somerset. On the evening of the last Derby-day a select party was given by Lady I'hilips, at her residence, 12, Hill-street, Berkeley-square, to which both Lady Charles Somerset and Lady Mary King were invited. The party broke up at midnight, and Lady Somerset's carriage was called to take up by the linkman, when the coachman of Lady King, who had been previously called, attempted to " cut in," by which means the carriages came in contact with each other, the wheels getting locked together, and on the coachman of Lady King endeavouring to back out, considerable damage was done to the carriage of the plaintiff, the panel was broken and the wheels injured, so much so, that Lady Somerset refused to have it any longer, and another carriage was sent by the plaintiff for her ladyship's use. The Learned COUNSEL called several witnesses, who completely proved his case, among the number was the linkman, who kept the Court in a roar of laughter during the whole time he was giving his evidence. John Mayer said, he had the honour of being ap pointed linkman to her Majesty's nobility for these last thirty years, and his son-in-law was his deputy and man of all work.—(Loud laughter.) He did not see the ac cident occur, but he heard the cry of " Linkman, bring your light," and ho then saw the two carringes con tracted together.—(Great laughter.) Lady King's carriage had smashed the panel of the carriage of Lady Charles Somerset ; her Ladyship's (the defendant's) carriage had come out of its turn and broke the ranks. The coachman had come the artful dodge of "cutting in," and witness told him that he had got in a pretty mess.—(Loud laughter.) A regular aristocratic coachman - would have quietly waited until his lady called, and not have been out of the way when he was wanted, by which means he was sent to the bottom, and lost his turn. Cross-examined—Then, I suppose you are the " light of other days."—Yes, a very ancient linkman, and was first brought out in well-bred society by a celebrated lady of rank.—(Laughter.) Didn't wonder at accidents happening now-a-days, they called things such rummy names, as wasn't illegitimate.—(Roars of laughter.) They had Broughams, buggys, flys, sulkys, and such like jimcracks, instead of the real nobleman's illegitimate car riage.—(Convulsions of laughter.) My Lord Duke, or her Grace, in going to parties, was no sooner in than they were out again ; and that wasn't so when George the Third was King.—(Continued laughter.) That's the way these here accidents occur, for as one's coming the other is going, and that creates confusion. There's always great smashing at the Opera. The Learned COUNSEL then addressed the jury at great length, and contended that the servants of the defendant were not to blame, and Lady Somerset's carriage drove up when it was not called. The Learned Gentleman called three witnesses ; but they totally failed to esta blish his defence, and the jury, without giving the Learned Judge the trouble to sum up, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, BL, being the full amount claimed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. On Thursday a messenger of the Great Western Railroad establishment was robbed of about 1,3001. in Bank-notes, sovereigns, and silver, in the following manner :—lt has been for some time his practice to take a blue bag with a considerable sum of money in it, from the railroad station at Paddington to Sir R. C. Glyn's banking-house, in Lombard-street. On Thursday, at about three o'clock in the afternoon, he got upon the roof of the railway omnibus with his blue bag, in which were wrapped up in a leathern trunk 800 sovereigns and 500/. in Bank-notes. A gentleman at the station having occasion to say a few words to him, he got down, leaving his valuable parcel on the top of the omnibus, and the moment he was on the ground, five men mounted and occupied the whole space. These men got down at different places between the terminus and Marylebone Church, and the messenger, upon arriving at Lombard-street, took what he considered to be his parcel to the bank ing-house. He soon found that a very unwelcome exchange had been made, for the blue bag, which had keen made to resemble his as closely as possible, was filled with old pieces of lead and copper. Imagining that his bag was still on the top of the omnibus, he ran after the vehicle to the Brighton station, but there, to his dismay, he ascertained that there was no parcel of any kind. The Bank-notes were ordered to be stopped at the Bank, and immediate intelligence was given of the robbery to John and Daniel orrester, the officers. BOW-STREET. Yesterday, a miscreant, respectably-dressed, who refused to give kis name, was brought before Mr. Jardine, to answer the charge of having indecently exposed him self to a little girl, 13 years of age, in St. James's-park, shortly after two o'clock in the afternoon. The charge was fully established, it being proved alio that the offence was committed in the presence of two still younger children than the one to whose care they were entrusted. The defendant said he had no reason to dispute the evidence which had been given, but he assured the magis trate that everything he did was with the unqualified consent of the girl. lie would not attempt to justify his conduct in a moral point of view, but he denied that he had offended against any law. He added that he was a gentleman living upon his fortune, and moving in a station that would save him from the imputation of having in dulged frequently in habits of this nature. Mr. JARDINB, after some hesitation, expressed his regret that he was compelled to believe that the child was a consenting party to all that he did and said in her presence, so that it was impossible to convict him of an outrage upon her. But, as the act of exposure in a pub lic place, frequented by persons of hi g h respecta bili ty , was an offence for: which he thought it probable he might be proceeded against, without reference to the child, he should mark his abhorrence of such disg race f u l an d im moral conduct by requiring him to find two sureties in 40/. each, and to enter into his own recognizances of 100 L to answer any charge that might be instituted at the next sessions, and in the meantime to keep the peace, See. [Surely neither of the younger children or the park keeper, all of whom witnessed the di sgus ti ng o ff ence , were consenting parties ? Could not a charge for the offence as against them be supported? If it can possibly be procured, we shell certainly publish the name and ad dress of this disgrace to human nature, that his crime may not go wholly unpunished.] QUEEN-SQUARE. Yesterday Michael M'Donough, police-constable B 66, was brought before the magistrate, charged with having apprehended Mr. James Lambden, a boot-maker, residing at 39, St. John -street, Cler.kenwell, aid dragged him through the streets in broad daylight, without the slight est excuse for such conduct. Complainant stated that on Tuesday afternoon, about four o'clock, he was walking through lielgrave-square in company with a friend, when defendant came up, and pointing . to his (complainant's) little dog that was fol lowing him, said he must go with him to the station, as he believed the dog to be tke one which had been lost by a gentleman a short time ago. Complainant assured the defendant that the dog was his property, and offered to give him his name and address, but the defendant in sisted on it that the complainant should go to the station with him. Complainant refused unless it was in the road he was going, when defendant replied, that if he did not he should take him into custody and make him go. Defendant then forced him along by the arm, and on complainant stating that he was a respectable man, and did not like to be so handled in the public street, de fendant replied that he did not care what he was, and taking bim by the collar, used him more roughly than before. After being treated in this way for some time, in the presence of a number of persons who had as sembled, complainant insisted upon having a cab, and rode to the station with the constable. On arriving there to his great surprise, defendant did not say a single word about the dog, but informed the sergeant that there had been a robbery of four pairs of boots and a pair of shoes, that afternoon, by a man wearing a Taglioni coat, and he thought complainant resembled the description of the man, as the person in the boot and shoo case was des cribed as being about 5 feet 4 or 5 inches and complain ant was 5 feet 10 inches? and defendant said, he thought he answered the description. Complainant was liberated and considered it his duty to bring the complaint, to do ter others from committing such an outrage. Defendant, in a strong Irish accent, observed—lie said he'd knock my head off. Complainant —I was much excited at being treated as a felon in the neighbourhood where several gentlemen for whom I work reside, and I did say, when he was handling me roughly by the collar, that if it was not for his being a policeman I would knock him down. I made use of no bad language at that or at any other time. Complainant's friend confirmed the greater part of his statement. Defendant, in reply to the charge, said he was never told the height of the person who wus wanted for the boots; and as complainant and his friend loitered about the square in a suspicious way, and answered the des cription, he took him. Complainant and his friend denied most positively that they had loitered. Defendant said—Yes, they did ; and looked in at shop windows. This was denied in equally positive terms ; and com plainant said, he would show defendant's incompetency to be a policeman by his own admission. He (defendant) bad galled at his house that morning to entreat forgive= am, and said, " I have been a policeman for 12 months, and you are the first man I ever took up." Mr. BURRELL said that defendant had clearly, and without knowing what he was about, apprehended com plainant on two charges without there being a shadow of foundation for either. He should nut impose a fine, but commit him for one month to the House of Correction.— Committed accordingly. WORSHIP-STREET. Yesterday a powerful fellow, named Samuel Badgery, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged with the following unprovoked assault upon a poor woman named Sarah Mullins, the wife of a labouring man resid ing in Richardson's-place, St. Luke's : The prosecutrix, whose face was much contused, stated that while standing at the corner of Bath street, Old-street, near her own house, at one o'clock that afternoon, she saw the prisoner most shamefully ill-using a poor blind man who picks up a scanty living in that neighbourhood by selling tapes and laces, and after witnessing his conduct for some time, in the hope that some man would interfere for the blind mans protection, but which no one did further than giving vent to exclamations of indignation, she at length went up to the prisoner and told him that he ought to be ashamed of himself to so knock about a per son old enough to be his grandfather ; on which the prisoner turned round, and, telling her he would serve her the same, instantly struck her a violent blow in the face which felled her to the pavement; on recover ing from the effects of this violence, she got up and called for the police, and was a second time struck:to the ground ; her screams at last reached the ears of her husband, and brought him out to her assistance, but he had no sooner made his appearance than the prisoner furiously rushed upon him, and, knocking him to the ground also, finished his operations by giving him several violent kicks in the ribs with his hobnailed boots. Several of the male bystanders at length interfered, and, a constable being procured, the prisoner, who made a stout resistance, was overpowered and secured. Three witnesses corroborated the above statement in every particular, and described the prisoner's conduct as cowardly and gross in the extreme. The prisoner, who displayed great violence even while at the bar, and so rolled about the dock as to give grounds for supposing he was labouring under the effects of intoxication, flatly denied all that had been stated against him, and called a friend of his to make good his assertion; but this person, so far from doing so, fully substantiated the evidence of the other witnesses. Mr. BINGHAM considered it a most cowardly and un provoked outrage, and sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine to the Queen of 505., or in default ordered him to undergo a month's imprisonment and hard labour in the 11@use of Correction. CLERKENWELL. Yesterday Sarah Bull, an interesting looking and pretty little girl, aged 14, was brought up in custody of police-constable Peck, 8 E, charged with being drunk and using obscene language. The constable deposed, that between four and five o'clock on the previous day he saw the prisoner reeling with drunkenness in the New-road, St. Pancras. His at tention was called to her condition by a gentleman who chanced to be passing at the time. On their way to the station she used the foulest language. The gentleman accompanied them thither, Mr. BROUGHTON—What, is it possible that mild-look ing little creature used bad language ? Peck, who is a very respectable officer, said he had hardly ever heard such language from the worst prostitutes. Mr. BROUGHTON then read a letter from a gentleman of distinction, residing in one of the principal squares in the west-end, but who requested that his name might not be made public. The writer said he was shocked at witnessing the condition of a child so young ; her lan guage, he said, was obscene and disgusting _in. the ex treme. He concluded by expressing an earnest' hope that the magistrate might ascertain the: names of the publicans who furnished her with liquor, in order that their conduct might be represented to the licensing ma gistrates. Mr. BROUGHTON interrogated the child, . who cried bitterly. She said her father and mother were dead, and that she now lived with her uncle, Mr. Rogers, an extensive and opulent builder, in Kentish-town. Being asked what made her drunk, she said—l took my share of two quarterns of gin and three pints of ale between three of us. Mr. BROUGHTON—Who are the others ? Prisoner— Amelia Boyett and Anne Prescott. Mr. BROUGHTON—What ages are they? Prisoner— Amelia Boyett is 13 and Anne Prescott 12. Mr. BROUGHTON dispatched a policeman to request the prisoner's aunt, Mrs. Rogers, and the two other girls to attend. Some time after these parties were in attendance. Mrs. Rogers, a well-dressed woman, deposed, that she was the prisoner's aunt, amd had taken her into her house about three weeks ago, but in the period interven ing between the death of her mother and the 20th of last month she had associated with depraved characters, and had become so attached to the streets that it was impos sible to keep her out of them. During the last week she came home twice in a state of intoxication. On the pre vious day she went out on a message, when she got her self into the beastly condition described. Mr. Broughton then had the children placed beside him on the bench. Amelia Boyett, an intelligent-looking child, having been sworn, stated—Sarah Bull came up to me yester day, and I said to her " Won't you stand a quartern of gin?" She said, " Yes, go and fetch it, and I did fetch it in a tea-cup ; we drank it at the corner of the street. Anne Prescott came ; we had another quartern, and being thirsty afterwards we had three pints of ale, which we also drank. The beer was got at the Rising Sun, and the gin at the Dolphin public-house, in Kentish Town. The landlord of the former served me. Mr. BROUGHTON (to the prisoner)—Why don't you stay with your aunt? Prisoner—Because I liked to be on the streets, and could not bear confinement. Mr. BROUGHTON—WouId you not like a good place ? Prisoner—Yes, if I could get on the streets now and then. Mr. BROUGHTON said he had never witnessed a case of more astounding profligacy. He would, however, make an effort to save a child so young and so favoured by nature from ruin—for she was on the very brink of it. The worthy magistrate then directed the police to ascertain and report to him the landlords of the beer shop and public-house. He directed the child (whom he discharged) to be removed for the present to the workhouse. HAMMERSMITH. A middle-aged lady of fashionable appearance, de scribed as Mrs. Susannah Folkard, residing at No. 10, Pelham-road, Brompton, appeared before Mr. T. Paynter, the sitting magistrate, to a summons at the in stance of Colonel Francis Holme, which charged " that he goes in danger of his life or some bodily harm from you—you having on the 23d day of August last, in the parish of St. Margaret, Westminster, unlawfully threatened to knock him (the said Francis Home)Jdown, and that if it were not for the law, you would do him a mischief, and use other threatenicg and menacing lan guage towards him." Mr. Humfreys, solicitor, of Newgate-street, attended with the defendant. Colonel Francis Home deposed, that he resided in Park-row, Knightsbridge. About half-past seven o'clock on the morning of Friday, the 23d ult., on his return home, he heard the defendant's voice, and in con sequence went into the parlour and locked himself in. The defendent then came to the door, and said, " if you don't let me in, I'll break the door." She afterwards, upon his telling a person that it was no business of theirs, and that her (defendant's) conduct was not re spectable, said " If you repeat that I'll knock you down." She then put her arm inside the door, and he nas obliged to use force to remove it. Defendant, holding up her arm, "yes, you old black guard, it's quite black new." Evidence continued—On the evening of the same day he was walking out when the defendant came up to him, joined him, and persisted in walking with him, and abused him by saying she would do for him, and would follow him. She also called him a blackguard, and was so annoying to him that he was compelled to go home. Mr. PAYNTER asked Col. Home if he apprehended personal danger from the defendant ? Col. Home said she had threatened to do for him several times, and ho feared that she would so irritate hi s t em p er , and induce him, by her violent conduct, to act in a manner he could not answer for. He really thought she was occasionally deranged, and had been so for years, and it was impos sible to say what she might do in that state. Cross-examined by Mr. Humfrey—Had not lived with the defendant for the last eight years. Had never lived with her as her husband. Defendant had used his name against his express desire that she should not do so. His acquaintance with the defendant began about the year 1828. Had never heard that she had an income of 3001. Never did represent himself as her husband. Recollected that, once, when the defendant's father and mother left her some money the defendant implored him not to dis grace her in the eyes of her family, and he went down into the country with her, and signed a paper or deed as Col. Home, and the defendant signed it as Mrs. Home. He did not sign a deed of release, but refused to do so as her husband, but she got the money just the same. Mr. Humfreys here handed Col. Home a letter, which he said would refresh his memory. Colonel Home having attentively read the letter, said r it had been improperly taken out of his desk some time back. It would, however, make no difference in his an swer, as he could not tell, after such a lapse of time, what answer he had sent to it. Although defendant did at that, time get some money, he k new no more t h an M r . Humfreys what she did with it. He did certainly re ceive it so far ; it was put into his right hand, and with out looking at it he handed it over to the defendant, and was not cognizant of what she did with it. Did not be lieve that she ever had 3001. a year. Defendant had never, with her money, bought articles of furniture which were now in his possession, except, he believed, a kitchen stove. He dated his final separation from the defendant at the period when he ceased to have intimate acquaint ance with her, which was eight years ago, but she had continued to reside in the same house until the last three years. When he said her conduct was not respectable, defendant said, " If you repeat that I'll knock you down." Mr. Humfreys then submitted that that was not suffi cient to warrant the magistrate in calling upon the de fendant to find sureties to keep the peace, inasmuch as it did not prove that Colonel Home went in bodily fear, the threat being a conditional one. It appeared that defendant had on a previous occasion been brought before the same magistrate for annoying Colonel Home, and bound over to keep the peace. Mr. PAYNTER put it to Colonel Home, if he would be satisfied with tke defendant again entering into her own recognizances to keep the peace ? Colonel Home at first demurred, and shrugged up his shoulders, but at last acknowledged that the defendant had kept her recogni zance while it was in force. Mr. PAYNTER then bound the defendant in her owi recognizance of 1001. to keep the peace for e,ne year. STATE OF TltADll.—The hosiery market continues depressed ; the wrought cotton and silk goods are least in demand. The lace trade is also dull, though immea surably better than the hosiery.—Nottingham Review. ELECTION OF CHAMBERLAIN• Yesterday the polling went on at a rapid rate for Alderman Brown, but Mr. Ileppers friends showed their opinion of his engaging in the contest by cowing forward in very limited numbers indeed. At three o'clock the following numbers were ex• hibited : Mr. Alderman Brown Mr. Heppel 49 Alderman BROWN came forward amidst lou d cheers. He felt, he declared, most grateful, when be looked at the state of the poll, exhibiting, as it did/ $ very remarkable contrast.—(Cheers.) He had been on the hustings but seldom that day, for he had take n the advice of his friends, who apprehended that the excitement might be greater than he could very we bear, and recommended him to stay away. lie ba d a habit of thinking aloud upon many occasions/ and he thought that he came to the hustings, and looking at the board, where he beheld 50 extraordinary difference between the two candidates, he represented to his friend Mr. Heppel how 0 ' necessary it was to keep up the show of a conteit: He thought that Mr. Heppel most gravely replied OP he persevered to vindicate the privileges of his fellow' Liverymen—(Laughter)—that he was resolved t e , supply them with an opportunity of recording their votes for him. He thought that the Livery of London' most respectfully and gratefully feeling the obligatif s they were under to Mr. Heppel, who had upon bU right hand Mr. Taylor, and upon his left Mr. Wailsel:. said that they would avail themselves of the honour recording their opinions by proving that they did lot,. want that candidate who had manifested such fon d ness for their privileges, but had selected an Alder: man, one Anthony Brown for the office.—(Chee rs Such was his thought. He would now pass from 11 . 1 0 dream to reality. He exhorted the Livery to g° ,la and show the extent of their impression. ce w n not help saying that, although all personality had b ee disavowed, he felt that he was a persecuted ma n " that Mr. Heppel, without the remotest chance of sue.; cess, had thought proper to call for a poll. lie di think that his feelings ought not to have been s o worked upon—that the business of the Livery should be unnecessarily interrupted by one for whom scarc e five hands had been held up in the hall.—(Cheer s ' He concluded by expressing his hope that, in afe' l days, he should appear before the Livery to We' them for their exertions in his favour.—(Applause.) Mr. HEPPEL came forward amidst mingled apPlau se and hisses. He assured his friend Alderman Bre° that he was influenced in the course he was pursuing by nothing of a personal nature, and that if Alderates Humphery happened to be in the situation of Alde r man Brown, precisely the same line of conduct sle a be adopted. He considered it to be his duty to ON% the Livery the means of recording their votes for ° I3 who was not an Alderman, and he declared that i t veral of the Livery had expressed to him their eatii approbation of the principle for which he contena`; Mr. AMBROSE MOORE stepped forward. AS was a great hater of all humbug, he would endest al " .4 to expose the fallacies in which Mr. Heppel bacl,„?t; "" dulged.—(Chcers.) He charged Mr. Heppe' r having gratuitously placed a gentl e ma n who had pe r formed the duties of Magistrate for upwards of twe years, in a situation by which an ex pense of 6 eh would be incurred.—(Cheers.) Upon what was gnu a proceeding justified? If upon the principle of P.re re tecting the privileges of the Livery, the Livery w' s i, certainly much obliged to him for his care and ecti f deration, but the Livery were well able to protect t own privileges, and looked upon the conduct of candidate as an unwarrantable intrusion. The Hall_was then adjourned. COURT OF SEWERS. _Yesterday a Court of Sewers for the city sn of Liberty of Westminster, and part of the Coal Middlesex, was held in the Sewers-office, Gr ee the street, Soho-square, John Donaldson, Esq., i n chair. The Court was occupied during the day ordinary business, the receiving of collectors the clerks' reports, and the ordering of payments t ° contractors, Messrs. Bennett, and to other parties-,0, The Court then sanctioned the building of sA y i, tional lengths of sewer in Glo u ce s ter-road, dington; in Kensal-town; and in Charlotte's,4 Bloomsbury ; and, after some other unintere s ' business had been transacted, it adjourned. PHILANTHROPIC socirrir• ,fig Yesterday the Quarterly General Court °f dos subscribers to this charity was held at the 1 •" ° $ 0 . Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill. Th e o bj ec ts of Oit a d ciety, which had been n ow es t a bli s h e d upwarcor thirty years, were to endeavour t o a meliorate the ti sequent evils which. arose from the social neon _7 0 4 • which existed for criminal puni s hments, by 0pt,,,, an asylum, first for juvenil e o ff en ders who had tl7;',;( selves committed crime ; and, secondly, for 64 ' 1° 1 - A the offspring of c o nv i c t e d f e l ons, who are destitute by the death or exile of their parents. ior y, Samuel Rawsell, Esq., took th e c h a i r a t two (ie.*. Amongst the gentlemen present we noticed pr , Poynter, Mr. Baggelly, Mr. Bilke, and the Rey' Rice. hie ° After the disposal of some of the routinehtl,s 6 0 0 of the Society, the meeting proceeded t', the Alec the of those children who were eligible, to reoeisiebero benefits of the charity, when two boys, who W e pt. already convicted of felony were e l ec t e d for ill° v icti admission; and the names of six children of coo . 11`- a were placed upon the list f or a d m i ss i on at th e election. nn eti' The report of the pr ocee di ngs o f the '-' — y,ll 6 from the Ist of April last to the 30th of J ll ,- - oe' received unanimously. Cb sir A vote of thank s was th en propose:i to the os gh man, who, in retur n i ng th an k s, that, ag en t the Society did no t rece i ve t.' na t e ncourag e r which it was entitl e d, by • xeeo 6l/ to se 4 ' reason of the e • utilitarian nature of its 'o . biects, yet he was P 0,4 say that it had it se lf more than fulfilled the 01 4 s ide $ , game expectations its founders, and ha d . h been the parent o f many been after7;ards formed, with the view of e' ths o other societies, w' ll eo tiof simiit'i• objects. For himself, he could only t i es t ° he should never be wanting in his humbl e en ' forward the interests o f th e charity. the After a few observations with respect to mission of applicants, the meeting separate d ' HISTORIC FANCIES. B Y THE HON. GEO.. ti -- nv SINt, SMYTHE, M.P.—We ar e requested to state t ho t b ohe" Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, has just P o goo' a new edition of th e a b ove wor k, in one volo °l , price I2s. bound, whi c h can now b e had of in ollf: sellers. " This book," observes the Court Journ a ie l l ft is quite out of the beaten t rac k. Th e spirit by w „ b and i ts inspired is fresh—it s s tyl e i s new P its elarve',;oo3ol 0, mode of treatment, are equally curious WI u n ro se ll 4 It consists of about fif t y diff erent ar ticles in fistoll, verse upon a great var i e t y o f su bj ec t s , some. W o o some personal ; come literary, some controverstatich bearing, as a w h o l e , upon t h at genera l c reedl o ste r l , recently expounded in a more di rec t and , r uecl o iii6 shape by Mr. Di srae li, i n th e nove l of of We think Mr. Smythe's prose good, and very ro ofs , It is thoughtful and earnest, and teems Wit h 4are s i e ., high intellectual intelligence, and sincerity g () , But we like his poetry better. It is as gran ris of t : 1 ,1 geous as a piece of rich tapestry ; and the 11 ,, n 00 d of melody everywhere satisfies the ear, like a 11 „ a ctah l t e cathedral music." Of b.e ANOTHER LADY THIEF.--A female 0+ - rec t. appearance called on Monday last, on 1 L 0 . 94.01 ,11 to family in Carriage-hill (a suburb of Paisley) ,s "" goie h e he d great distress of mind, and pretending shen; e o r ° "„ r tif Neilston to see a friend. She said she he° e ,- preP7her in a tavern in High-street, Glasgow, of 09, 1 ; s od e i : 0 1 consisting of 250/. in cash, a fine silk 1 31$1 bbY 9- e5l articles, which accounted for the rather 6 b s 'hie / ' d the se a she then wore. The money, the plaid, she said, had been discovered—the thieves 'l i 'ey,. Abe further plaid and money k e pt as ev i dence agains t t able further said she was n i ece to a h i g hly ree,P e e s s hige tleman in Hurlet. With t h e exceptio n Of "' bro wn ;be was otherwise genteelly dressed in a fi ne whorei 9t io gown and Tuscan bonnet. The peoP le S ° me 0 ' be called acted the part of good Samaritans. • co re be t family about four o ' c l oc k i n t h e morning disc w ith r had been able to resume her journey, carrruted 5Z Bs., which h e r ki n d en t er t a i ne rs had eeM..--t" then The woman has no t since been hea rd gow Courier. BIRTHS. suir„ the /I* On the Ist i ns t., a t Ti ss i ng t on Hall, Derby hi d, of William Fitz Herbert, Esq., of a son. tbo s ts At Findrassie Hou s e, near Elgin, North Britat sop of Robert Dew e y Forster, Esq., o f Findrassis+ °f heir, on the 2d inst. • ster s On the 4th i ns t., at N et h er S ea le Ilan, L elC of Lady Gresley, of a son. the $ On the sth inst., in Cleveland-row, St. Jame?* o f J' Francisdaughter. On the H sth inst. q , at Olney Lodge, B a ttersea , the 15‘11 ,,er, Tritton, Esq., of a son. for d.tv , '" On the sth i ns t., M rs. E dward W a lk e r, of Ox fox of a son. o' o MARRIED. thee 14 .-•-n c. P 9l On the sth i ns t., a t S t. Pancras Ch u rch, 11' h fp151"". 00 . William Dunbar, B er t., Mi n i ster o f the Entl is sto krure Chapel, Aberd een , J os i a h Di mmoc k, Esq., of 6e° Trent, to H e l en M ac k enz i e, youngest daug hteK g old Stephen, of Camden Town. d del la e °l On the 14th ult., at Nice, the Comte Theobal to Jse o cl de Parcien, only son of the Marquis de Paraien' F. 5.9 Sarah, daughter of the late Captain N ag le Led't granddaughter of the late Admiral Lock. „ wo lf' lop' On the 4th in s t., at Kessingland Church , e late Henderson, C. 13., to Elizabeth Martha, relict ot taro the Right Hon. Lord James Townshend, DIED. Iu 1114 On Friday, th e 6th inst., after a long aeq,P. rreifiel' Mr. William A. Crowley, eldest son of Mr. vY Trinidad-place, I s lin g ton, aged 20. o f J. Ste- On the 4th inst., Anne, youngest daughter Esq., of Caversham-rise, near Reading; o f fast4 te(' On the sth inst., Mr. Amos C. Tucker, St. 31111.41° Brighton, aged 48. On the sth inst., Mrs. Charles James Payee, oourt, Leicester-square. 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