The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-19 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The proceedings of the weekly meeting of the Repeal Association, held on Monday at the Conciliation Hall, will be found detailed in another column. Mr. O'Connell was present. The desire to see him was as strong, and his entrance to the meet ing elicited acclamations from the assembled thou sands as enthusiastic, as on his first appearance after his liberation from prison. The chair was taken by the Honourable G. Hely Hutchinson, whose rank confers importance on his junction with the repealers, which the leaders appear to appreciate, and will know how to employ. The accession of such men will naturally influence those of humbler station. The manifestly-powerful ad vantage to any popular movement which is con ferred by the presence and active aid of the aris tocracy, is obvious. The impolitic proceedings of the Government has thus contributed to confer ad ditional eel& on repeal agitation. The Repeal As sociation has thus acquired an importance, and its meetings are invested with an interest too ele vated and extensive, to admit of the their being re garded with indifference. Every public journ'd, of whatever political party, now reports the presceedings of its meetings to an extent equal to we.at would be appropriated to the proceedings of tlse Imperial Par liament, were it in session. The sayings and doings of Mr. O'Connell and his subordinates in the move ment, at each successive meeting of the Association, draw to it increased numbers, wealth, and influ ence. Even in this country, the meetings are now regarded with new and more lively emotions ; such as were never experienced by Englishmen at any previous period in the history of repeal. For this obvious advantage to the repeal project, by the immense accession to its power which the sympathies of England must necessarily impart to everything that pertains to Ireland, O'Connell, and those who take a prominent part in the agitation, are indebted to the Government more than to them selves. The State prosecution, with its monstrous perversions of right, employing the machinery of law to deprive the prosecuted parties of the substantialities of justice, roused the public mind in this country against the Government ; and enlisted the innate sense of right which is characteristic of Englishmen in favour of the accused. Every unfair advantage was manifestly taken to embarrass the de fendants while preparing to answer the charges pre ferred against them by the Crown lawyers, in the " monster indictment" they were called upon to meet. From the moment that issue was joined between the Crown and the defendants, the verdict was as certain as though it had been already recorded. This know ledge was derived---not from the facts of the case, but from the pre-arrangements of the Crown lawyers, and the disposition m an if es t e d by a ma j o rity of thejudges to secure a conviction. This scandal ous departure from the ordinary administration of law, as the m'nister of justice, deprived the trial of all moral dignity. The verdict of the jury and the sentence of the court derived- no sanction from public opinion —it, therefore, exercised no salutary influence upon the people, whom it designed to awe and contr.d, nor upon the agitation it was intended to suppress. The conviction of the repealers was a source of embarrassment, rather than of triumph to the Govern ment. O'Connell was at once raised from an agitator into a hero—from a hero into a martyr. his liberation has invested him with a still higher character. The reversal of the judgment pronounced upon him has elevated him, in the view of the Irish population, to the rank of a conqueror, who comes forth from a prison—to which an unjust sentence, pronounced by a partisan court, the result of a verdict delivered by a partisan jury, had consigned him—to conduct them to the cherished object of their excited hopes—a separa tion of their country from English connexion. They have been taught to ascribe all the evils of their condi tion to the union. A sense of those bitter evils has induced them to listen, with credulous avidity, to any scheme, whatever be its name or form. However it may be fraught with fraud or folly, if it promises to remove or mitigate the miseries of their lot, it finds fa vour in their eyes. They join its ranks, subscribe to swell its funds, and lift up their voices in praise of the men who place th emse l ves i n th e van o f it s pro cessions, and take a le a di ng p ar t i n it s aggrega t e meet ings. The enthusiasm which O'Connell's liberation from prison has excited throughout Ireland, will require his acknowledged tact and influence to keep it within bounds. This is manifest from his recent speeches. Interlarded as th e y are w ith persona l v it uperat i on, still a tone of mo d era ti on perva d es t h em. A disposi tion to parley, rather than to commit himself to the extreme course which heads less cool would counsel, and hearts more ardent would devise, is discoverable throughout his Monday's address. The reversal of the judgment has touched a chord of sensibility in O'Connell's bosom. This would be responded to in kindred strains by the bulk of the Irish people, were any indication of a design to enter upon a more conciliatory system of administrative policy to be given by the Government. Hitherto the policy of Sir Robert Peel's Government in Ireland has been only provocative of the worst feelings in the people; and has led to results equally embarrassing to the executive, and mischievous to the country. A re trospective view of what has taken place in that country will explain our m e ani ng , an d es t a bli s h th e imputation which we deliberately cast upon the Ad ministration. STANDARD.—The termination of the war in Morocco has evide n tly t a k en mos t o f our Contempo raries by surprise, but it is for the readers of the Standard to say whether they have been early and fully prep are d i f or th e event . Th e Whi g -R a di ca l journals have moreover a twofold occasion for wonder —they are astonished that the war has been so promptly concluded, and also that it has been con cluded witho u t any t err i tor i a l aggran di semen t t o France. From this perplexity the Morning Chronicle tries to extricate itself by first treating as a Ministerial journal the Times (which on the alternate days it claims with better reason as an ally in its war against Ministers), and asserting that the non-fulfilment of all the violent threats of its boisterous Contemporary i s p roo f o f a v i c t or y ob tained by France over the British Government ; secondly, by assum i ng th a t F rance , h av i ng in flicted great injury upon Morocco, and shown the power and disposition t o rep e at that i n j u ry when again provoked, must henceforth exercise an uncontrolled influence over the Moors. We are at issue with our Contemporary upon both these points. We deny that the British Government is in a . ny respect r es p ons ibl e f or th e l anguage o f any journal,pub least of all for the language of a journal like the Times, bitterly hostile to it, and certainly not less bitterly ho s til e b ecause th a t h omage w hi c h th e Times always pays to the will of the majority for bids an open declaration of war. Surely the Go vernment is not responsible for the libellous letters of the penny-a-liners on board the Warspite, Sir Ed ward owen's just censure up on w h om our Contempo rary this morning resents by inserting a trumpery paragraph from a weekly paper, though it (the Times) admitted these libellous letters to be, as in good truth they were, "indefensible." The Morning Chronicle, indeed, goes the length of making her Majesty's Mi nisters responsible even for these contemptible libels. The Morning Chronicle knows, we fear, the utter falsehood of its assertion that the Times developed Lord Aberdeen's conduct (a strange phrase, by the way), and the equally gross falsehood that the Times is " a Ministerial organ," yet, as we fear, with a full knowledge of both these falsehoods, and with an avowed knowledge that these falsehoods give to ithe fabrications and other follies of the Times all their power to irritate the French people, the Morning Chronicle deliberately publishes these falsehoods. Is not this to provoke ill-will by the most unjustifiable means? Upon the second point—the influence over Mirocco ob tained by France through her late operations against that empire—we hold an opinion very differ ent from that professed by the Morning Chronicle. The expedition against Morocco was really forced Noon .France, c o n t rar y t o b o th h er i n terests a n d her wsshe s; an d we have no dou b t that the w i sest F rench statesm en f ee l that, honourable as its results have been, an d conducive' as they are to present peace, they are the reverse of promising as regards the future Thewhich case h of the . Russian march to Adrianople.t e M . ornin,g Chro nicle cites in supportits views, is by no means analogous. The of fact proved by the Russian invasion of the centraEluro dominions of th . e Porte, contrary to the will of all that Russia possesses local overwhelmingopportunitielisee'f%sas the Ottoman pow . er, which would place Constantinople at her mercy, despite of all Eutope. Neithe r a Britislifl t nor a French army could by possib . ility arrive in time fleet indeed the fleet would be always . insufficient to prevent Balkan the passage of 100,000 Russians over the B p and if Turkey was to be . saved, all the of Europe must engag e . in a doubtful strug g l e with the Czar. Is this the case of Morocco ? Is there anything in the late events to prov e th at Morocco, aided by one first-rate European Power of equal naval strength with France, could not vindicate its independence in case of an attack ? We will not pursue the question into details, because we dislike the contemplation of such hypotheses; but the matter comes to this—Has the Emperor of Morocco the same reason to fear instant and irremediable mischief from France that the Porte has to fear such mischief from Russia. The truth is, that the operations against Morocco were what from the first they professed to be, purely defensive, and, their purpose being accom plished, they have been concluded with loyalty and good faith. This it is which puzzles our Contem poraries, who saw more than a defensive purpose in the expedition. As we have before said, the war was a necessity; but a n ecess ity d raw i ng a ft er it a train of evil to those upon whom it was imposed, and no imaginable benefit. Braham and his sons are on the point of visiting Ire land and Scotland, and it is said they will, on their re turn, proceed to Holland and Germany. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER it, 1844. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY, TIIENDAY EVENING:. TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 91- per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10i(1. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 39 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at altos t being 25 471, it follows that gold is 0.33 per t - :en . dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 4344 per mark, which, at the English Mint prig a of 3/. 17s. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, gives art exchange of 13 9 4 ; and the exchange at Hamburglt on London at short being 13 104, it follows that ;old is 0.35 per cent, dearer in London than in Hamlnirgh. The course of exchange at New York on London 1094 per cent., and the par of exchange between Eng land and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 0.18 per cent. in favour of England But the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must be added to the above difference. With respect to French Companies competing fur lina of railway, it is understood that the French 11inistry consider that a deposit of so small an amount as 11. per share would hardly hold the Eng iish capitalists in case of national difference. The adjudication will, therefore, be in a great degree in fluenced by the commercial stability and character of the representatives of the Companies in Paris independently of the English direction. The nature of French railways is such, that capitalists are always eager to embark in them, but the ignorance which prevails respecting the peculiar laws affecting them is liable to give opportunity to unscrupulous speculators to make an excellent harvest of this temporary advantage. The state of our share market for the last few days fully demonstrates the truth of this, for it will be observed that the stock of the majority of the new lines introduced stand at a high premium. An opinion was expressed the other day that the ne gotiation of the shares of the Orleans and Bordeaux Railway in the public market would operate against them in the forthcoming adjudication. That opinion was founded on the words of the Bth article of title 3 of the Act dated the 26th of July last, which states " that no company shall issue shares negotiable before they shall be legally constituted a soriete anonyme." .A. letter re ceived from the Company says the Dire ctors have no thing to do with the transactions; they hold the ori• ginal subscribers liable to the extent of three-tenths (or 6/. per share), whoever may be holder. The question is, whether the French Commissioners will be satisfied with this explanation. A resolution has been adopted in another company (the Anthouard) of freeing the shareholders from all liabilities by taking on themselves the expenses, should they be defeated in the competi tion. The atmospheric line between Bourglareine and Orsay has been adjudicated to the St. Germain Company. CHARGE OF FORGERY. STOCKPORT, MONDAY NIGHT. (Before the MAYOR, Sir RALPH PERDLEBURY, Knt., CHAS. BAKER,. Esq., JONATHAN THO RN H I LL, Esq., THOMAS WALMSLEY, Esq., and RICHARD S YKES, Esq.) Mr. John Kenyon Winterbottom, who was appre • hended in Liverpool a few days ago, after having been absent from this neighbourhool since August, 1840, was charged with forgery upon the Pelican Life As surance Society, for the sum of 5,000/., which was payable to the family of the late John Isherwood, Esq., of Marple Hall, upon his death, and which sum was received by the prisoner on his presentation of an authority purporting to be signed by Mrs. Isherwood and her three daughters. Mr. Bush, the solicitor to the Bankers' Association for the Prosecution of Forgers, attended on the part of the Pelican Office ; and Mr. Brandt, barrister, of Manchester, assisted by Mr. Reddish and Mr. W. Vaughan, solicitors of this town, was engaged for the defence. The investigation was conducted in the committee room of the Court-house, to which only the reporters and the parties interested in the case were admitted. The prisoner seemed extremely dejected, and fre quently wept during the inquiry. Mr. William James Tate said—l am agent to the Pelican Life Assurance-office, and reside in Man chester. I was in that situation in December, 1839. Know the prisoner, Mr. Winterbottom, and was well acquainted with him. On the 20th December, 1839, I had a conversation with him respecting the life as surance of the late Mr. John Isherwood, of Marple Hall, Cheshire. The insurance was for 5,0001., and I had received orders from the principal office in London to pay the insurance. Had printed forms filled up, but do not know where they are. Had had directions to pay the executrix or administratrix the sum of 5,0001. Had no conversation with Mr. Winterbottom and Mrs. Isherwood jointly ; it was entirely with Mr. Winterbottom ; and had reason to believe he was the agent to the executrix of the late Mr. Isherwood. The prisoner produced the policy, stating that he was authorised to receive the money. He applied for the usual forms to be filled up, Mr. Isherwood being dead. When he announced the death, he did not at the same time produce the policy. He returned the forms to me properly filled up. Saw him several times before payment. On the 20th December, 1889, payment was made on his producing the policy to me, and feeling satisfied, from the evidence he ten dered, that he had a right to receive tho money upon the death of Mr. Isherwood. The probate had already been forwarded to London. I then gave him a bill for 5,0001. at seven days on London. I remarked, when Mr. W. ca ll e d,✓ that I had no stamp in the office, and having no person I could send, Mr. Winterbottom went out and pur chased the stamp himself, and the bill was drawn out. I paid him for the stamp afterwards. In drawing the bill out I had omitted to insert the words " or order." The prisoner directed my attention to it, and said without the words "or order" the bill would be useless. I interlined the bill with those words. I explained to him at the conclusion that it was neces sary to have the real indorsement of the individuals to whom the insurance was made payable, and not by procuration ; and if he did not obtain the individual signatures the bill would not be paid. He then left me, taking the bill so drawn, and depositing with me the policy; it was numbered 11,012. Saw the bill in the hands of Mr. Lilly, late Secretary to the Pelican Office, some months afterwards. Mr. John Jackson—ln December, 1639, and pre viously I lived in the borough of Stockport ; and was the Manager of the Bank of Stockport. Knew the prisoner, 11r. Winterbottom, at that time, being in the habit of transacting business with him. Re member receiving, under cover, and a note, the bill now in Court; it was early in January, 1840 • and it was addressed to me in the h an d wr iti ng o f Mr. Winterbottom. 1 have since looked for that cover, but have not been able to find it. It is three years since I left the bank. When I received this bill there was another bill of the kind between us. It was in December or early in January he drew part of the amount upon this bill; the remainder went to the credit of his account, which he had opened with us. Previously to that there was a balance of 3001. due to the bank. He drew bills to a large amount. His account remained open for eighteen months after the receipt of this bill. This would be after he absconded. The cover, or note, was written. The note accompanying the bill in question requested me to place the 5,0001. to his ac count, and to give him drafts for certain amounts. He drew the whole, or the greater part of thi s parti cular bill of 5,0001. The bill Iso received with the note is signed " Elizabeth Isherwood," " Miriam Isherwood," " Ann Magdalene Isherwood," "Anna Maria Bellairs," and "J. K. Winterbottom." I be lieve the signature, " J. K. Winterbottom," is in the prisoner's handwriting. The bill, I believe, was paid in London, in the course of business. I have not the slightest doubt of it. Mrs. Elizabeth Isherwood said—l am the widow of the late John Isherwood. I have examined the bill authorising the payment of 5,0001. by the Pelican Life Office. The indorsement, " Eliza Isherwood," is not mine. I never gave Mr. Winterbottom authority to sign any bill or receipt in my name, or to receive the money. Never gave him any authority to sign for my daughters. Mr. Lilly first showed me this bill. The bill, I believe, was for a sum between 4,0001. and 5,0001. I think it was 5,0001. Cross-examined by Mr. Brandt—l am one of the executrixes. The prisoner has paid bills on account of my husband's estate. He paid some wages to the servants. He also paid a trifle of the funeral ex penses ; only about 2s. I was never consulted by my daughters as to their legal advisers, or who should draw out their marriage settlements. They might have consulted Mr. Winterbottom ; believe they did. Miriam Isherwood, who resides with her mother, said that the signature, " Miriam Isherwood," behind the bill was a forgery. She also denied having au thorised either directly or indirectly, any person to sign her name, or receive the money. In the cross-examination the witness admitted that Mr. Winterbottom acted as attorney and general adviser for her and her sisters. He attended her father's funeral. Mrs. Magdalene Lloyd (late Miss Isherwood) gave similar testimony; and was confirmed by Mrs. Bel lairs, another daughter, living at Coventry. Mr. Brandt admitted that the evidence justified the bench in sending the prisoner for trial ; and there fore, as his remarks in this painful matter would be more appropriately and perhaps more effectually ad dressed to a jury, he should reserve his defence until he appeared before another tribunal. Mr. Winterbottom was then fully committed to Chester Assizes for trial. Hads i ti a o c n don Countess of Mount Edgecumbo and Misses Macdonald Lady Elizabeth F er ladl i nSgi ra nGde oiN 1.1 gi ses oi ee lkdbi nu gr Admiral Count a r d d , ael BS oirn eDrv E mi uv h ie. z a a b Aa e nd t d h . The Earl C and Miss es Lady Milne, Hon. Captain Gordon, Hon. Sydney Her bert, the Hon. General Henry Murray and Mrs. and Miss Murray, Hon. C. Agar, Captain Brandreth, Sir William and Lady Burnett and the Misses Burnett, Sir D. and Lady Dickson, Sir Samuel Pynn and Miss py nu Admiral Ross and Miss Ross,. Colonel Beati e , C o l onel Greenwood, and a brilliant circle of the local gentry, were present at the grand ball given on Friday last at the Town-hall, Devonport, for the benefit of the Royal Female Orphasi Asylum. THE WAIRAU MASSACRE. (From the Southern Cron, New Zealand paper, of the 23d of March.) INTERVIEW BETWEEN HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR AND RAUPARAHA, THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF PRESENT AT THE WAIRAU MASSACRE. On Monday, the 12th of February, his Excellency Governor Fitzroy, accompanied by Sir Everard Home, Captain of her Majesty's ship North Star, Major Richmond, Mr. Commissioner Spain, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Forsaith, and several officers belonging to the North Star, landed at Walkanae. His Excellency and suite were received on shore by the Rev. Octavius Hadfield, Messrs. Symonds and Clarke, and a large body of natives, who, to the num ber of 400 and upwards, soon assembled in a large open inclosure within the pah. His Excellency commenced by reading the follow ing address :—" I salute you, chiefs and elder men. Health to you. Peace be among you. I am glad to see you. I rejoice to meet you here. I have much to say to you —many important things. I have heard of all that has been done—some things good, but some vnry bad. '\V hen I see your church, the work of your own hands, and when I hear from your true friend, Mr. Hadfield, what progress you have made in Christian knowledge, I rejoice greatly; but when I hear of the evil that has been done by some, I can hardly believe it can have been done by the same peo - ple ;so bad is it in my sight. I have heard of all that happened at the Wairau, according to the English account, and it has grieved my heart exceedingly. I now ask you to tell your story, that I may compare the two and judge fairly. When I have heard your account of that dark day, I will reflect, and then tell you what I shall do. The had news I have heard about killing the English so cruelly at the Wairau, after they had ceased fighting, and had trusted to your honour, has made my heart very dark, has filled my mind with gloom. Tell me your story, that I may compare it with the English and know the whole truth. When I first heard of the death of my friends, of the English who fell at Wai rau, I was very angry, and thought of hastening here with many ships of war, with many, many soldiers. and several fire-moved ships (steamers). Had I done so your warriors would have been killed, your canoes would have been all taken and burnt, your houses and paps would have been all destroyed, for I should have brought with me from Sydney and other places an irresistible force. But these were hasty, angry, unchristian thoughts—they soon passed away. I considered the whole case; I saw that the English had been very much to blame, even by their own account, and I saw how much you had been pro voked. Then I determined to put away my anger and come to you peaceably. Let me now hear your story." Ifauparaha then rose, and several voices from among the crowd of his countrymen urged him to speak out, that they might all hear. He said— " There was evil intended in the commencement of the affray. Land is the foundation of all our trou bles. The Europeans say it is theirs, but who says so besides themselves? The Tory came to Port Nicholson, and that was the commencement of the evil. We heard of the sale of that place by Warepori and Puni. Warepori was smoking his tobacco and wearing his blankets alone ; we never agreed to it; payment was made, but we never received it; thus grew the seeds of evil. Who authorised Warepori to receive his payment? Who authorised him to do it privately ? Why did he not call the people together, and pay them all ? The Tory anchored off Kapiti, Colonel Wakefield wanted to buy all the land (here Rauparaha mentioned the names of several places), but all which I sold was Blind Bay and Massacre Bay. I and Tungia sold these places, and Warepori and Puni sold Port Nicholson. The land which I sold to Colonel Wakefield I sold myself; I did not consult anybody. Colonel Wakefield then went to Taranaki, and when he returned he laid claim to all the land ; nothing was said concerning Wairau, until now he claims it. There was sufficient payment made ; all I received was—(here he commenced enu merating articles, but was told that he need not go into those details)." Rauparaha continued—" I wished to enumerate them, because Col. 'Wakefield says the Maories are holding back the land which I have been paid for. Porirua also is claimed by Col. Wakefield, hut Rangihaeata will never consent to sell at. Now I come to Wairau. Wairau was taken away by Thompson and Wakefield (meaning Captain Wakefield.) When we heard they were surveying the land we went to Nelson to forbid them doing so. We went to Captain Wakefield's house. He said, I must have Wairau ;' I said, ' No.' He replied, I must have it.' I answered, No, you shall not have it.' He said, 'lf you do not give it up, you shall be tied in this manner.' (Here Raupa raha, to explain his meaning of the threat held out by Captain Wakefield, put his hands in the position of a person handcuffed. Rangihaeata said, I will not give up Wairau, neither will I be taken prisoner by you.' Captain Wakefield then said, We will shoot you: Well, what matter if you do ? we shall lose our life, hut Wairau shall not be taken.' After this interview at Nelson, Captain Wakefield sent over more surveyors, amongst them was Mr. Cotterell. We heard that the surrey of the Wairau was nearly finished; Puaha went to tell them to desist, but they would not. Puaha returned to Porirua, and told us so. We then arose. The chiefs and old men went on board a schooner, and the young men in canoes to Cloudy Bay ; we stayed at To tara-nui (Queen Charlotte's Sound) some time, and then went to Wairau ; we pulled up until we saw Mr. Cotterell ; we then brought all their goods, &c., down to the mouth of the river. Our slaves and the Europeans were engaged in moving the things. Then we pulled up to the wood and saw Mr. Barnicoat; told him we had come to fetch him. He had no boat;' so we took him and his things on board my canoe, and conveyed them to the mouth of the river, having burned the huts which they had erected. The Eu ropeans then left Wairau for Cloudy Bay, thence to Nelson ; we were up the river planting. After this Mr.Tuckett arrived with some people to survey ; I sent to him and said, Come, Mr. Tuckett, you must go !' He said, I must survey the land.' I replied ' No, you shall not,' and brought him down to the mouth of the river. I asked Mr. Barnicoat to remain with me till the boat came for him; the boat with Mr. Tuckett had gone to Nelson. We con tinued our planting, till one morning we saw the Vic toria (Government brig) ; then were our hearts re lieved, for we imagined that Mr. Spain and Mr. Clarke had come to settle the question of our lands. Being scattered about at different places on the river, we took no further notice, expecting a messenger to arrive from Mr. Spain and Mr. Clarke ; but a messenger came up to say that it was an army of English, and that they were busily engaged cleaning their arms and fixing the flints of their guns. They met Puaha, and detained him prisoner. They said, Where are Itauparaha and Rangihaeata ? Puaha said, Up the river.' They answered, Let us go.' Puaha was glad to hear them say this, as he was afraid they would kill him. He afterwards watched his opportunity, and ran away and came t o us . A messenger had before come to tell me that Puaha and Rangihaeata had been caught by the Europeans. Afterwards Puaha and Rangihaeata arrived, and we consulted what we should do. I proposed going into the bush, but they said, No, let us remain where we are; what have we done, that we should be thus beset ?' The Europeans slept some distance from us, and after they had breakfasted, came on towards us in two boats. We remained on the same spot, with out food ; we were much alarmed. Early in the morn ing we were on the look-out, and one of our scouts, who caught sight of them coming round a point, called out, Here they come, here they come I' Our women had kindled a fire and cooked a few potatoes that we had re maining, and we were hastily eating them, when they came in sight. Cotterell called out Where is Puaha ?' Puaha answered, ' Here I am, come here to me' They said again, Where is Puaha ?' Puaha again saluted them. Cotterell then said, Where is a canoe for us to cross ?' (Rauparaha here described the manner of their sitting down, some one side, some on the other). Thompson, Wakefield, and some other gentlemen, crossed over to us with a constable to take me, hut the greater number stopped on the other side of the creek. Thompson said, Where is Rauparaha ?' I answered Here.' Come, you must come with me.' I replied, Where ?' He said, On board the ship.' I replied, 'What for ?' He answered, To talk about the houses you burned down.' I said, What house was it I burned ? Was it a tent belonging to you, that you make so much ado about it ? You know it was not, it was nothing but a hut of rushes; the materials were cut from my own ground, therefore I will not go aboard, neither will I be bound; if you are angry about the land, let us talk it quietly over ; I care not if we talk till night and all to-morrow, I will settle the question about the land.' Mr. Thompson said, Will you not go ?' I said, No,' and Rangihaeata, who had been called for, and who had been speaking, said so too. Mr. Thompson then called for the handcuffs, and held up the warrant, saying, ' See, this is the Queen to make a tie Raupa raha.' I said, ' I will not listen either to you or to your book.' He was in a great passion ; his eyes rolled about, and he stamped his foot. I said, ' I had rather be killed than submit to be bound.' He then called for the constable, who began opening the handcuffs and to advance towards me. Mr. Thompson laid hold of my hand. I pushed him away, saying, What are you doing that for ?' Mr. Thompson then called out Fire He called out once, and then Thompson and Wakefield called out together Fire.' " On being asked which of the gentlemen it was who gave the command to fire, Rauparaha answered, " Thompson gave the word of command, but Wake field recommended him to do so. The Europeans began to cross over the creek, and as they were crossing they fired one gun. The women and chil dren were sitting round the fire. We called out, We shell be shot.' After this one gun they fired I a volley, and one of us was killed, th en ano th er , and three Pere wounded. We were then closing fast. The English guns were levelled at us. (Here he described by comparison the distance between the contending parties.) I and Puaha cried out, Friends, stand up and shoot some of them in payment.' We were frightened, because they were very close ; we then fired, and three of the Europeans fell. They fired again, and killed Bongo, the wife of Rangiha eata. We then bent all our energy to the fight, and the Europeans began to fly. They all ran away, firing as they retreated. The gentlemen ran too. We pursued them, and killed them as we over took them. Captain Wakefield and Mr. Thomp son were caught by the slaves, who brought them to me. Rangihaeata came running to me, crying out, What are you doing ? Your daugh ter is dead. What are you doing, I say ?' Upon which some heathen slaves killed them. (Rauparaha here particularly mentioned that those who killed the prisoners were, to use his own literal expression, devils, not missionaries, meaning heathen natives, at the instigation of Rangihaeata, neither Puaha nor the Christian natives being present.) There was no time elapsed between the fight and the slaughter of the prisoners. When the prisoners were killed the rest of our people were still engaged in the pursuit ; when we arrived at the top of the hill, Mr. Cctterell held up a flag, and said, That is enough, stop fight ing.' Mr. Thompson said to me, Rauparaha, spare my life !' I answered, ' A little while ago I wished to talk to you in a friendly manner, and you would not, now you say save me. I will not save you.' Rauparaha continued, It is not our custom to save the chiefs of our enemies ; we do not consider our victory complete, unless we kill the chiefs of our op ponents; our passions were much roused, and we could not help killing the chief.'" Rauparaha then sat down. His Excellency the Governor said—" I thank you for the relation you have given me. I shall now calmly consider the whole matter, and give my decision in a short time." After a silence of about half an hour, his Excel lency rose and addressed the natives as follows : " Now I have heard both sides ; I have reflected on both accounts, and I am prepared to give my deci sion. I, the representative of the Queen of England, the Governor of New Zealand, have made my decision, and it is this :—Hearken, 0 chiefs and elder men, to my decision :—ln the first place, the English were wrong; they had no right to build houses upon lands to which they had not established their claim—upon land the sale of which you disputed, on which Mr. Spain had not decided. They were wrong in trying to apprehend you, who had committed no crime. They were wrong in marking and measuring your land in opposition to your repeated refusals to allow them to do so, until the Commissioner had decided on their claim. Had you been English men you would have known that it was wrong to resist a magistrate under any circumstances, but not understanding English law, your case was different. Had this been all, had a struggle caused loss of life in the fight, wrong and bad as it would have been in the sight of God, I could not have blamed you so much as the English. The very bad part of the Wairau affair, that part where you were so very wrong, was th e killing men who had sur rendered, who trusted to your honour as chiefs. Englishmen never kill their prisoners ; English men never kill men who have surrendered. It is the shocking death of those unfortunate men that has filled my mind with gloom ; that has made my heart so dark—that has filled me with sorrow. But I know how difficult it is to restrain angry men when their passions are roused. I know that you repent of your conduct, and are now sorry that those men were killed. As the English were very greatly to blame, and as they brought on and began the fight, and as you were hurried into crime by their miscon duct, I will not avenge their death. In future let us dwell peaceably without distrust. I have told you the English if they att em pt t o d o w hat is unju s t or my decision, and my word is sacred. I will punish wrong. Your chi e f s mus t h e l p me t o p reven t the natives from doing wrong, so that we may live happily in peace, helping and doing good to one another, no man injuring or encroaching on his neighbour, but buying and selling freely as each may desire, with the consent of the other, but not unwillingly. By such measures, we shall receive mutual advantages. The natives must not interfere with Englishmen who have settled on land fairly purchased ; the English shall not encroach upon land which the natives have not fairly sold. No path, nor cultivation, nor burying-ground, shall be taken or encroached upon, by any Englishman, except by the general desire of th e natives to whom it belongs. Where there is any mistake or doubt about boun daries of purchase, appeal must be made to the law. The law will see justice done, and I will be respon sible for its execution by properly qualified persons. Recommending you to the advice of your best friends, the missionaries , the protectors, and officers of Government, I now bid you farewell, and wish you all health, and the blessing of God." LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OP BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 18. (Before Mr. Commissioner EVANB.S IN THE MATTER 07 MART SVIEDTLAND. The solicitor for the assignees in this case made an application under the following circumstances :—The bankrupt's husband, who had carried on the trade of a baker in St. John-street, Fitzroy -square, died some two years ago, and by his will he left a life-interest in his property to his wife, and nominated her and another as joint executors to carrying out the provisions of the will. 'The joint executor allowed the bankrupt to carry on the business, and she incurred a number of new debts to a large amount. Since the bankruptcy the joint executor had filed a bill and obtained an injunction in Chancery, restraining the official assignee from disposing of other than the bankrupt's interest in the property left by her husband's will. On one of the bankrupt's examinations she admitted that she had employed the new debts in liquidating the old claims against her husband, and the assignees therefore desired to be placed to the ex tent of the sum paid, namely, 2,4431, in the stead of the old creditors. Subsequently to that examination, she supplied the assignees with an account, from which ih e t had another e deferred un til it would appear that a deficiency of abo u t 740 1 . ex i sted from the former balance-sheet, she making therefore, re questedgtheamount t n h o i w s paid t matteronlyhamt theig at tp l rbee , 7soe investigated.On / t . m e l e ' assign ee ,h ti e ngm com plaint to make. The bankrupt produced no vouchers for the money paid, she assigning as a reason for their non-production that the other executor had takem them away. The Learned COMMISSIONER thought that a public meeting should be appointed, when an amended balance sheet might be produced. The Official Assignee begged t o suggest the sth of November, and after a brief examin a ti on of the bank rupt to prove that certain properties had not been men tioned in the schedule, and a few observations from the solicitor engaged in her behalf, the meeting was appoint ed for that day. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. Mr. - Justice Mr. Justice WIGEITMAN and CRESSWELL took their seats in this Court to-day, THE CASE OF THE HON. WILLIAM ROSS TOUCHETT. William Ross 7'ouchett, immediat e l y on the i r Lordships theircharged g feloniously seats, was placed a t t h e bar. He was with shooting a t Th omas Smith i n his shooting gallery, 288, High Holborn, on the 6th of July last. The prisoner is a mild and gentlemanly look ing man, of rather pale complexion, slight stature, and apparently not more than twenty years of age. Mr. CLARKSON, on the prisoner being placed at the bar, applied to the Court for the postponement of the trial until the next session. He made the application upon affidavits which stated that it would be necessary, for the purposes of justice, that Dr. Warburton, who, together with Dr. Munro, had visited the prisoner, should give evidence. That gentleman was now labouring under severe indisposition, and could not attend, as he was con fined to his room at Bath. Mr. CHARNOCK, on behalf of the prosecution, did not object to the application. The case was then postponed till the next session. SHEEP-STEALING..-. Daniel G ra i nge, a sawyer, and Henry Foy, a labourer, w h o were i nd i cte d w i t h sheep stealing, were acquitted. Solomon Parker, 19, and Joshua Jacobs, 25, were indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Abraham Belasco, with the intent to steal the goods and moneys of the prosecutor. The jury found the prisoners Guilty; and Parker was sentenced to nine, and Jacobs to twelve months' imprisonment. Alfred Dellinger Was convicted of stealing two tablespoons, the property of James Morris Frost, and he was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and hard labour. NEW COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) MINT PROSECUTIONS. --Th e Recorder was occupied during the entire morning in the trial of persons of uttering counterfeit coin with a guilty knowledge. The following were convicted for this offence, and sentenced to imprisonment, with hard labour, in the House of Cor rection :—For 1 year, William King, J. Thomas, and Edmund Speedily ; for 6 months, G. Smith ; for 3 months, W. Cawssy, Harriet Thomas was indicted for stealing a breast-pin, value 51., from the person of William Grey. It appeared that the prosecutor was walking near St. Paul's, when he was accosted by the prisoner, who snatched the pin from his bosom. The prisoner, having been convicted last year of a similar offence, was sentenced to ten years' transportation. She swore vehemently upon hearing the sentence. STATE or TRAD E. — Although the commercial ac counts received from I n di a by the last over l an d mail were not very satisfactory, they were better than had been generally expected, and have exercised a rather beneficial effect upon our market. N ear l y a ll descrip tions of goods (with the exception of printing cloth, which is rather heavy) have been in better demand during the last two or three days; and, in some cases, rather higher prices have been obtained. The yarn market is rather qui e t ; but prices are steady.—Man chester Guardian, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. Edwin and TVilliam Hartlidge, brothers, were brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of In spector Waller, charged with robbery in the house of Mr. Sarl, jeweller, of the Poultry, and Cornhill. Mr. Humphrey appeared for the prosecutor, and Mr. Hobler attended for the prisoners. William Brown, shopman to Mr. Attenborough, a pawnbroker, stated that he knew Edwin Hartlidge, who called at the shop on the sth of August, and pledged a gold watch for 2/. 10s, A few days afterwards the same prisoner called and offered another gold watch, asking the loan of the same sum upon it. 'Wit ness handed over the watch to a fellow-servant, and said he would accompany the prisoner to the address which was given with it, and which was different from that given with the former article. They accordingly went together to the neighbourhood of Dorset-street, Clapham-road, where, at No. 15, Edwin Hartlidge said he resided. When they approached the house the prisoner told the witness he (lid not wish to let his parents know anything about the watch, and he must therefore decline calling at home, but he requested witness to go with him to his brother, who resided at a little distance. As they went along, Edwin Hart lidge met a man who seemed to be waiting for him, and after exchanging a few words, the man ran off, and the prisoner asked the witness to go elsewhere with him. The witness refused, and ultimately re turned with him to Mr. Attenborough's shop. On the way Edwin Hartlidge told witness that he had purchased the watches for 71. a piece, and that one of them was his brother's, and the other his own, but he could not tell where he had bought them. William Sarl, jun., stated that Edwin Hartlidge had been in the service of the house about four years, and had left about nine months ago; and William had also been in their service two or three years, and up to the time of the robbery. It was the duty of William Hartlidge lib attend to the shop in the Poul try, and his general instructions were to prevent any one from going upon the premises who did not be long to the concern. The watches were kept in a glass case on the counter, the keys of which case wit ness locked up in an iron safe. He saw one of them on the night before the robbery was committed on the premises in the case. It was one of those pro duced which Edwin Hartlidge had taken to the pawn broker's shop. The other watch was also the property of the firm, and had been stolen. Witness was pre sent when William Hartlidge was questioned about his brother Edwin, who, he said, crying, had slept on the premises on Friday night, and had attempted to rob them, and that he had snatched from his brother two watches which the latter had taken from the case, which was opened by him with a pair of scissors. The witness not only identified the watches, but two breast pins and brooches, which Edwin Hartlidge had sold or made presents of, and which hacl been stolen. Mr. fiobler submitted that the suspicion of the par ticipation of 11'illiam Hartlidge was very weak. The LORD MAYOR, however, after a very scrupu lous examination of the evidence, said he considered there was quite enough to show that William Hart lidge aided and assisted his brother. It appeared that there was no mark of any attempt to open the watch-case with any instrument. Inspector Waller, after a great deal of exertion, ascertained that Edwin Hartlidge had stolen two other watches, and pawned them at the shop of an other pawnbroker. The watches were produced and identified. The prisoners were both committed for trial ; and bills were ordered to be laid before the grand jury against them at once, so that probably a very few hours will intervene between their committal and their trial. Robert Walker, a well-dressed, smart-looking young fellow, was charged by Mr. Kemp, broker, of Ab church-lane, with having robbed him of a purse, con taining 141. and some silver. The prosecutor stated that as he was passing through St. Paul's Churchyard on the preceding day, his attention was attracted by the appearance of a man who was looking sideways at him. He imme diately turned round, and saw the prisoner, whose face he recollected, and who ran off upon finding him self observed. Witness, upon putting his hand to his coat pocket, missed his purse, which contained fourteen sovereigns, and five or six shillings in silver, and he at once followed the prisoner, crying, " Stop thief!" The p r i sone r was secure d by a porter and a policeman, and the purse, containing the money, was taken out of his right hand. The LORD MAYOR asked the prosecutor how he happened to know what sort of person the prisoner was at the moment ?—Mr. Kemp said it was rather singular that a few days previously his wife, while passing in a carriage, saw him surrounded by a set of fellows, who were all, no doubt, thieves, and called out to him that one of them was trying to pick his pocket. He turned about and saw the prisoner, and made a blow at him. One of his companions, however, was taken and conveyed to Guildhall, from which the magistrate committed him to Bridewell for seven days, upon the evidence of his (prosecutor's) servant. The prisoner said the gentleman was mistaken about having seen him before. Gooch, the turnkey at the Giltspur-street Compter, stated that the prisoner Was well known as the com panion of thieves, but had been particularly lucky in escaping committal. The prisoner was then committed for trial. GUILDHALL. This morning Mr. Smith, a surgeon, in Moorgate. street, was summoned at the instance of Messrs. Robin son and Co., pianoforte makers, in the same street, to show eause why he should not return an instrument, which had been lent for hire for a period, as they al leged, of six months. A professional gentleman appeared for the defendant. Mr. Cooper, of the firm of Robinson and Co., said that the pianoforte in question had been lent for six months, at the hire of a guinea a month, with a prov i so t h at i f, at the end of that period, it should be purchased by the defendant, three guineas should be returned. The value of the instrument was fifty guineas. They (Robinson and Co.) had been referred to a Mr. Goold by the de fendant, but that gentleman had, since that reference had been given, himself taken out proceedings against Mr. Smith ; and he had also informed them that Mr. Smith had executed a bill of sale, to some individual, for his household effects. The complainants, under these circumstances, were very naturally anxious as to the safety of their property ; and as the defendant would neither pay the hire nor return the instrument, they were obliged to have recourse to those proceedings. The solicitor for the defence was of opinion that the matter was out of the jurisdiction of the court. If he had been properly instructed, the case, as he would state it, would assume a very different aspect. The hire was, according to Mr. Smith, for twelve months, and not six, as had been stated by Mr. Cooper. Alderman HUGHES questioned how far he could inter fere• in the case. He thought that the property could only be recovered by an action of trover. He did not see how his authority extended over the matter, and he would, therefore, let the parties proceed at common law BOW-STREET. A young man, named WM. Clarke, was placed before Mr. Jardine, charged on suspicion of stealing six house rugs of the value of 30s. From the evidence it appeared that a day or two ago the fan-light over the door of Mr. Pugh's shop in Great Queen-street was broken by some person. This morn ing, about half-past three o'clock, police-constable, F 156, was on duty in Great Queen-street when he saw the prisoner, and heard him call out in a subdued tone of voice, " Come on." The officer took no notice of the prisoner then, but went up to Mr. Pugh's shop-door and discovered that some one had recently been there, for on the handle of the door was some mud as though some person had lately stood upon it. The officer returned to the spot where the prisoner had been standing and in a door way he saw the rugs produced. The prisoner again came up to the spot and asked the officer what time it was, and he was immediately taken into custody. One of Mr. Pugh's shopmen stated that the rugs pro duced belonged to Mr. Pugh, and were in his shop last evening. They must have been drawn out of the fan light one by one. They must have been drawn out with some instrument. The policeman was re-called, and he stated that there was no other person in the street but the prisoner and the man whom he called when he said "Come on," but this man escaped. The hole in the fan-light was about ten inches in size. The doorway in which the rugs were found was next door to Mr. Pugh's shop, and the rugs must have been thrown down as they were taken out of the fan-light. The prisoner said he knew nothing about the robbery. He was merely passing along Great Queen-street on his road home. Mr. JARDINE said the case was one of considerable suspicion, and he should be inclined to remand the pri soner if he thought there was any probability of getting any further evidence. The case, however, was of such a nature as to render it almost impossible to get further evidence, and therefore he should discharge the pri soner upon his undertaking to appear again if he should be called upon.—He was then discharged. CLEI?KENWELL Mr. Daniel Byrne, a miniature painter, residing in Duke-street, Museum-street, was charged with annoying Mr. Stamton, a ger tleman residing in the same street. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor, under the influence of liquor, went to the door of the complainant's house at an early hour on the previous morning, and knocked at it violently. When Mr. Stamton, who was aroused from his bed, went to the window and remonstrated with him, the prisoner con tinued knocking at the door and using bad language, until given into custody. The prisoner said he formerly lodged in Mr. Stamton's house, but could not account for his conduct. The MAGISTRATE said he would fine the prisoner ten shillings, or a week's imprisonment. The fine was paid. The following sums have been received for the relief of' Charles Simmons, the poor cab-driver, whose case wai mentioned in The Sun of Friday last, in addition to shose which have been already mentioned in The Sun— I Henry Bertrand, 14s. ; X. Y. Z., I/. ; a Jew, 10s. ; and E. T., 11. QUEEN-SQUARE. On Tuesday Catherine Stuart, the woman charged at this Court, on Monday, with the most revolting cruelty to three young children, the particulars of which were fully detailed in our last, underwent another lengthened examination. The case had been remanded in order to procure the attendance of Clarissa Tyler, the eldest child, who had been kept out of the way. She was yester day present, but much altered for the better, since her appearance at this Court when the warrant was issued. On the accused being brought in from the cells, Clarissa Tyler, aged thirteen, was put into . witness-box and sworn. She was evidently inthni dated, and gave her evidence with much apparent unwillingness, the following being her answers to the interrogatories put to her by the Clerk :—I live with my father, at No. 7, Broadway, Westminster. My mother has been dead some years. Prisoner has lived with my father some time, and had care of us children when he was out. My father, the prisoner, myself, and my little brother and sister, all lived together in the same room. My father came home, to his meals always, and sometiines I dined with them, and some times the other children did. At other times we used to dine when they had done. Sometimes I have had the same food as they. I complained of the food I had, but not lately. It was sheep's paunch. It was only once I complained of sheep's paunch. The girl's brother, a coal-porter, stood forward and assured the Magistrate that she was afraid to speak the truth in the prisoner's presence. The examination was continued, the girl answering with even more reluetanc.e than before, the answers being almost extorted from her :—lt was only once that I complained of having sheep's paunch. I had it, and ) did my little brother and sister. I did not dis like it. I complained to a person in the house. I never complained that it Nl' a s nasty, but I didn't much like it. Prisoner gave us the paunch to eat. She and my father had some of it fur dinner at the same time. Prisoner was kind to me when she was sober. I came here to complain of her because she gave me a black eye; first she kicked me on the eyes as I was in bed, and then she came with her double fists. I don't know why she kicked or struck me. She said nothing to me before she did it. She did not complain that I had done anything wrong. She has beaten me before, but not to mark me. I can't tell what she beat me for then, she didn't say. My father saw me when he came home after I had had the black eye, but I don't know that he said anything. When I came here I did say I had no flesh upon my bones. I showed my back at that time, and said I had not had proper or sufficient food. I suppose I had not had what was proper. _ _ I%ir. BURRELL having inquired whether the accused wished to put any questions to the witness, she re plied she did, and said, " Now, Clarissa, you know that we frequently haven't had food to eat ourselves--- haven't we all gone without, your father and all of us ?" Witness—After a considerable pause, replied, " Sometimes we have, I can't say." Prisoner—When we had meat didn't you always have some ? A longer pause than before succeeded the inquiry. Witness—You never kept us without—not always. When you had some, we had. Two or three unimportant questions were then put by the prisoner, which the g i r l answe r e d rea dil y . Mrs. Jane Hopkins, who resided in the same house as the accused, frequently heard the children's screams and had endeavoured to get at them, but the room - door was always locked. She had frequently heard the little boy crying for food, and gave it bread and butter. If it had more given by her than it could eat, the child was afraid to take it up stairs, but hid it behind the street- door. The children always com plained of great ill usage, and the hair was pulled off their heads by handfulls. Annette Wilson saw prisoner throw scalding broth over Clarissa Tyler's head and shoulders, and the child screamed with pain and ran down stairs. She heard prisoner say that if the girl came in there again she would jump upon her. Mr. BURRELL inquired the girl Clarissa's appear ance before the prisoner absconded ? Witness replied that she was literally starved, her bones almost forced themselves through her skin, and she could not walk upright nor straight from weakness. Witness added, that Clarissa always told her she was turned out of doors at meal times. Mr. BURRELL—Was the prisoner in the habit of drinking ? Witness—l never remember to have seen her perfectly sober. Mr. BURRELL (to the prisoner)—Should you like to ask the witness any question ? Prisoner—Oh no, I'd rather not, she has quite frightened me. Mr. BURRELL recalled the last witness, and asked if this cruel treatment was practised in the presence of the father, or whether he joined in it ? Witness— It was generally when he was out. I never saw him join in it. Caroline Tyler, aged 10 years, was then put in the witness-box, and said—Prisoner used to beat us very much, and I have complained to Mrs. Cooper of it, but she used to beat my sister Clarissa a great deal more than she did me, and she used to pull her hair out of her bead. She gave my sister and little bro ther and me salted bread and butter. She always had• the same. We never had any meat. My father and mother (the prisoner) had meat, but we had not. Sometimei we had a little broth made of pieces of meat. My father frequently saw mother beating us, but he didn't say anything. My father was gone to work when we had our meals. Prisoner—Don't you know that the reason was because we didn't know when he would come home ? Why don't you speak, dear ? The child burst out crying. Prisoner, finding the girl would not give any answer, changed her tone, and exclaimed " You have been standing there false swearing yourself." The whole of the evidence having been read over, Mr. BURRELL asked prisoner whether she had any thing to say ? Prisoner said she owned having been in the habit of taking a little drink now and then, but this was altogether a got-up story against her by Tyler's family, whom she never could satisfy. No person had ever seen her ill-use the children. Mr. BURRELL—YOU locked the door when you committed these violences. You have been guilty of gross brutality, and I shall commit you for trial for these cruel assaults. I will take good bail—two sureties in 1001. each, if you can procure them. The witnesses were then bound over to prosecute. VERDICTS OF INSANITY. At an inquest held by Mr. Wakley, M.P., on the body of a woman aged 22, a sempstress, who had taken an ounce of oxalic acid, and who, although she continued to suffer the most excruciating agony until her death on Saturday last, did all she could to pre vent her life from being saved, and would not swallow voluntarily tea or coffee, lest some remedy should be mixed with it, the Coroner said, the de termination of some persons to die was wonderful. Some time since he held an inquest on a woman in Clarendon-square, who had swallowed the strongest preparation of sulphuric acid, who had lived nine teen hours afterwards, suffering the direst corporeal torment—for her tongue, palate, throat, and stomach, must have been seared as if a red-hot iron had been passed over them—yet she never acknow ledged what she had done—kept the act a secret from her medical attendants; and it was not till after death that the truth was discovered. " Gentlemen," con tinued the Coroner, " the present is one of those cases in which there is no evidence of insanity, though some persons think that the very act of taking poison is an evidence of unsound mind. Such an opinion is very dangerous, for a person ha v i ng t a k en po i son, and labouring under its effects, might commitmurder, and be on such an opinion acquitted on the plea of insanity. It will be found that persons who commit suicide adopt the means best calculated for the end they have in view. I think it is a very dangerous practice for coroners' juries to come to the conclusion that persons who destroy them selves are insane. The very same jury may be called to the Old Bailey, and placed in very great difficulty in trying a man for murder when insanity would be pleaded, because no motive for committing the murder could be proved, and divers eccentricities could be shown in the previous life of the murderer. They might be told that they had just before returned a verdict of insanity in a case of suicide committed without motive, having taken that as well as previous eccentricities of character into consideration, and they might be told that want of motive and eccen tricity in case of murder should weigh equally in their minds, and induce them to record a verdict of insanity, I want to get rid of the dangerous practice of return ing verdicts of insanity when the evidence does not fully justify them. On the other hand, we are told that there should be a verdict of self-murder where there is no evidence of insanity, with the view of pre venting suicide by the dread of burial at midnight, without funeral rites, and in an unhallowed grave—a very ridiculous and erroneous idea, because I do not believe that any person so ill-treating his sensitive body as to commit suicide, cares one straw how that body b. treated when dead. In the case before you, I as whether it is possible for you, with the evidette you have, to determine the state of mind the woman was in when s h e t oo k t h e po i son ? I am of opiniVl that it is impossible, and I think it would be a mark of insanity to come to any determination of the Art. lam also of opinion that the proceedings of our law courts are tinged with insanity. Counsel, in cases of murder, plead that the murderer acted under uncontrollable impulses, and the plea succeeds, and the culprit is pronounced insane and provided for during lif e ' • but if a poor lad suffering from hunger, and I think such privation most likely to produce un controllable impulses, steals a loaf of bread, the plea of insanity will avail him nought, and the House of Correjtion will be his lunatic asylum. Think you, if M`Naughten, instead of murdering the unfortunate Air. Drummond, had stolen his horse, or his ox, or his ass, or anything that was his, would be guilt less of the crime on the plea of insanity ? No, gentle men. I advise you, then, in cases of this sort to pass a medium•verdict—one neither of sanity or insanity." The jury instantly acquiesced, and said, " Deceased had destroyed herself, but the state of her mind when she did eg WM not known to them," CITY OF LONDON REGISTRY. The revision commenced yesterday with the tillers' Company. William Marsden, a member of the Livery, was ob jected to by Mr. Quin, the Conservative agent, on the ground Rf having been dead some time. Mr. Marsden, who was at that moment sitting behind him in Court, rose, and amidst roars of laughter assured the Learned Barrister that lie was quite as well, and as likely to live as long, as Mr. Quin himself. The REVISING BARRISTER considered that proper quiries had not been made ; and on the application of Mr. Maunders, awarded costs. The next name on the list was that of Mr. George, Racine, who was objected to by M r . W anse y, the Liberal agent, on the ground of non-residence. Mr. Racine proved he had occupied the house he DO resided in for seven years. Mr. Wansey having admitted that he had been raisin — formed with respect to this objection, the Court als ° awarded costs. A number of other freemen were also objected to 00 the plea of non-residence, death, &c., for which there appeared no just grounds, by both sides. The Revising Barrister awarded costs in all cases. The vote of anol her claimant was sought to be set aside t on the ground of his holding a Post-office appointment was contended, on the part of the applicant, that this 0 1 3- pointm ()„ ent could not justify his na me b e i ng struck ,_ l ` the Livery, although it might di squa lify him at t° ° time of election. Be would no t, it was t rue , v ote Wit' he held the office, but then before the nex t election 0 " might either resign or hare lost his appointment. The applicant's name was retained upon the LiverY lists. MARKET NEWS•-_(YESTERDAY•) CORN-EXCHANGE. The supply of English Wheat, the time of year sidered, was good; owing to which, and the thin attepdi ance of buyers, the demand was inactive, yet pries were supported. In For e i gn Wh ea t a f a i r actoun t ; )t, business was done, and M on d a y' s quo t at i ons wer e fre e r ", paid. In Barley and M a lt, th e supp li es o f w hich rather limited, very little was doing, at barely late rilic" Oats, Beans, and Peas, were quite as dear. ARRIVALS. Wheat. I Barley. 3,620 qrs. 1,050 qrs- English Irish.. Foreign I 3,170 Oats. Flour 1.410 qrs. I,B4osacti4 12,250 .---- 8 0 --- , 3,740 Malt. 2,910 ars. WECITECHAPEL. The supply of each kind of Meat was only moderate, while the demand was steady, at full prices. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d ; Lamb, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 10d per 81bs, by the carcase. HOP INTELLIGENCE. MAIDSTONE.—The hop-picking is now commence& at most places; where they began last week, they almost all come far short of what they were called. The hops are now coming into good order for pick ing, and we shall have some very good hops, but few that will be fine in colour. TICEIIURST.—The crop in this neighbourhood L S very partial. Some grounds being likely to produc e from eight to twelve cwt., and others not more than two cwt. per acre. Where the picking has c en ! . menced, the hops come off short o f w h a t was anti c,- pated, and the opinion in the best informed quarters Is against the duty.-2faidWone Gazette. MAYFIEL G.—Hop picking in this parish has beau!, general—thev come sho r t i n mos t i ns t ances ; indeed , t have not heard one case where they do not fail; the..v_ will come short one third , and the samples must be indifferent, the hop itself being full of vermin. Th e / has been some pockets sent off during the week. have not heard of any sales being effected. rat , RYE.—The hop-picking has n ow b eco me gene and the growth is anticipated to produce quite an ¢r rage crop. From the great number of persons e O ployed the oasts are constantly overpicked, so dui! to many of the gardens the pickers are not allows'l work more than three-quarters of a day. 011 0 STAI'LEHURST.—The picking, which had beb - se here, has been stopped, owing t o th e ir being of Ivo r a quality then expected. The cro p w ill n ot even cc" l up to the low estimate made last week. TUNBRIDGE.—We cannot g i ve a n y accurate not i°ll , of what may be the pickin g h ere , th e g ardens lieu* so " platty. —Sussex Advertiser. MORTALITY in the METROPOL IS The following are the results of "A Table of 111ortaliq in the Metropolis, sho w i ng th e N um b er o f Deaths fr 76 all Causes registered in th e W ee k en di ng Saturday , g g t r e 14th of September,llB44." The Tablejis i ssue d from the Ow - of the Registrar-General:— WeeklY, Total. Average .: Five Yo u ' Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases 236 ! / 78 Diseases of variable or uncertain seat B4 '' Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses 132 151 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of 197 286 Respiration Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 2l 21 DiseaSes of the Stomach, Liver, and other 69 Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c 7 10 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &e. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c 1 1 Old Age, or Natural Decay 55 71 By Violence, Privation, or Intemperance Causes specified... Deaths from all Causes ...... - 843 946 IDXJ S DEATHS FROM THE PRINCIPAL DISEASES INCLUDED -- CAUSES OF DEATH. THE ABOVE HEADS. Weekly Total. ; Consumption l2l 1 47 Scarlatina 7O 34 Pneumonia . . ,fFive Aiyeariersr Dropsy .. ... .. .. ...... ......... 21 35 looping Cough .. ......... .. .. 16 33 Typhus Small Pox Disease of the Heart Measles lB 28 _ _ Apoplexy Diseases of the Brain ...... Diarrhcea.. .. ..... 19 12 Sudden Deaths 7 15 DISTRICTS. West .. North.. Central : East . South.. 135 138 ...I 172 171 ~ 178 . 175 207 ~ 183 242 Total rer ROCHDALE FLAN N E L M ARKET , S EPT . rib e ; has been a very good att e nd ance o f b u y ers i n the 1 1311 , f- ti e ; to-day, and the demand f or flannels has been b ris- ket former prices. There is no change in the wool nit r o . —the demand steady, and p r i ces firm.—/liagr' s- Guardian. PROJECTED BRANCH RAILWAY FROM THE JUNCTION LINE AT MADELEY TO THE POTTERIO'r, e r or understand that circulars ha ve b een sen t t o a num: - si influential persons in the Potteries, inviting them to d o tend a meetin g , b e f ore w hi c h proposa l s f or t h e forlo s il be of this railway by th e G ran d J unct i on Compaq vvi.lips laid. Meanwhile, the parties who contemplate the the i r from the Potteries to Crewe are proceeding wit h ir be surveys, and it is expected th a t th e pl an w ill awn./ laid before the public by an independent comPa l l * IVorth Staffordshire Mercury. [ADVERTISEMENT.] R Or THE TURN OF L IFE !—C URE E XTRAORD IN.A M I 47, HOLLOWAY'S P ILLs .—A res p ecta bl e woman , age" named Graham, residing in Scotland-road, Live was in the most critical and dangerous state f°, r , 1) , 1 03 , months, being sometimes almost choked with Puforfe with shortness of breath, palpitation of the heart' " r a l e ther with a general derangement and debility °' met whole system. Her life was in the greatest da n .Fij s , when she commenced the use of these miraculou s Ph i l which restored her to the highest state of health ' 9 d f o r weeks. They are th e finest medicine in the wu ri t) females of all a ges . S o ld ( a l so H o ll owa y's Ointrt l3 at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, ° t--- 0 ,11 (where advice may be had gratis), and by airm 9 ii se d respectable medicine vendors throughout the oirt,i• world. BIRTHS. On the 12th inst., at Gloucester-villa, Regent's-park' the lady Phillips, Es., of a son. the On the 6th inst , at o ll ll House-cottage, Cumberland, - lady of Colonel Hay, Bengal Army, of a son. ag B ' On the 10th inst., at Bath, th e l a dy o f Edmund Lloy d - shave, Esq., of a daughter. I do/ On the 13th inst., at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, the .ez er . Commander Graham Eden W. Hamond, R.N , ..._ • - of a &tug"' On the 14th inst., Mrs. F. Rogers, of L't daughter. o f On the 14th inst., at North Brixton, Surrey, the /saY B. Foord, Esq , of twin sons. r y On the 15th inst., in Fitzroy-square, the lady of }len' , Wotton, Esq., of a son. On the 15th inst., at Leamington, the lady of W. Plowdel3' Esq., n of Plowden, Salo, of a dahter. O the 15th inst., at p Shelebrook ug Lodge, the lady of OW ham George Robarts, Esq., of a daughter. On the 15th inst., at Whitgitt Hall, Gole, Yorkshire, the lady of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., of a son. , Con the 15th inst., at Charterhouse-square, the lady of Purnell, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 14th inst., at Bruton, Somerset, Edward Esq., of that place, to Fanny Cassan, relict of the late Rev; H. Cassan, and third daughter of the late Rev. William 11.` land On , , of Frome Somerset. the 14th inst., at Devizes, Wilts, John Lawrence, E5ll of St. Ives, Huntingdonshire to Anne, only daugh ter of tPu late Rev. Robert Lavender danning. DIED. Francis Clarke E late of New York, aged 38. On the 27th of , Ju sq. ne, , at Kalka, Bengal, Major Urms totit ot. her Majesty's 31st Regiment. Andre o On the 29th of July, at Ahmednuggur , Arthur Charles Forbes, Esq., of the Bombay Civil Service. On the Bth inst., at Clifton, Mary Ann, wife of J. TYl ee ' Esq., of Devizes. F r a ncis On the 9th inst., at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Em Thomason, youngest daughter of the Hon. James Thomas° Lieutenant-Governor of the Agra Presidency. / l e of On the 10th inst., at Willow-bank, near Ryde, Wight, James Johnson, Esq., late a Captain in the of the East India Comany -liar On the 13th inst at S . 1 Norfolk,the Rev. , T ~ pore, Roberts, Vicar of that place. t 0 jarret , On the 13th inst., Nancy, the wife of Mr. A. On eCastl-street, Southwark. nie ce Art s illerf the 14th inst., at Tynemouth, Miss Ann Wright, n of the late G Weatherby, Esq _.....- London: Printed and Published by KURD° - G of 02, No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sue Office ,s°. ty of Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. in the wv— tdiddleaex, Thursday, September 19,1844. RAVE! Fin Bpi - 80 4 5 10 , kt g own. rra lik sw , On irni `We Cabin Ot t Gray ] 1 111 E COU 01 14 INDI 4 4 , 01 1 u U teti R t 1444 414 T, the Jo the Proi ri l ' 4 l l on of the ( court of Dir c ' t Qua Th g.„ _V.I3 OILS. .) upon Sl'. 13 A 47'4,VrrNTER E "` r , , With an at Seven k_ B tt leri r r"—Nir. La P,, Ptive and tp - Z!.al and Mo] autendeneg 4 4 21Stry—m r . C a ms. Modica 148 . W iferY and I 1i... 817 11MER F Medieli P;`Wifery, I , 4 4 Parattre An Pi taltiePra :1 to 40,000 lectures ar "AiPtll and D ‘",nt and Mr. a ssistant pL aglate Estab 'Ain the llc which has N,Onder the .4 5 ... 0 111 of the I ectedwt V,Uk the m . 7r inform • °Mears ca or Ltbrar. ktNsBC Capital, i „ 4.40 . 13ag I sha R ” ‘ , Yerend, : 11 rdekin, I ~_""4 naYley, I " 4 Creswick, ,Z Wilson, E 2loUldswor %id 4„,,„- -- - Th e Sh ?g e ld and R( :Nk i l° 4 lth and t ,\ " I d—The ,%,:"'lliesers. I No,._'" -- The 'l'm= - "tar--m es ' 1/4.40"--blesars. \ ' aad. Co. ‘lp t c 'biect of tl : re ct LIN] OUgh , l b Y. at Chest M teal t , mi nim , Bland nd Coun s4° Polis on to iLthe whop 6,-rtant ma li.leid, andirn e line will ul . 4 Rallway. 1 ll ' conjuncti m system of ti n , _ r v:ets of Linco ;toanufacturir a carefh "olnoters fee of at least 4,,, a ner allow VRicatione fc the for Shs ',,,1,ta Messrs. r tti, 15,;41, Sheffiel 0 , , 0 ft, Manche p,p•street, La 1 , 4 4 , 11 'n Hall, L! ' iShtL Moore ai , 11 ; Messrs. ill], ; .. )4 essrs, ( i` 4 ll, l fessrs, lE, '' l A,. 4':: : 'llbBO h iß efii ngi'lhi el a c : 'tt.Nect u . 11' to s. , i 1 .. , ra e, and ‘tt ti ' l l a ltentar] 44;1 ®. 4 4 , ~ tom, t ki L OF M Y 4 : 4 14 l iti te t i t f7Atil an/ a t „ 4,4: T o t hYref o tat4.l Iva ] t v4l 411 3 , l k Nit t /'lr t tYst 1 1; A 1 ai !' )I PT Nt: ' 4 'l4 Si B:jl , Yt e r lr %Ice' tit%l 4 °l. th %. n d Li 7411,7, tr, !t4 °6 O t ' o ta. :4' 1 4 ' 4! th . at 110r411t * 14yi t : 1 . ' I a nd 11,Ask'n f • t o ,-z .:11 — sot N