The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-23 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF SATURDAY. GLOBE.—The Repeal Banquet, given to O'Con yell and the other Government-convicted, but legally liberated Stte prisonsrs, came off on Thursday evening. It was an entertainment on a monster scale. Though the speeches of O'Connell, and the rest of the orators of the day, were destitute of novelty—the topics being necessarily a repetition of the hundred-times-rehearsed grievance of the Irish eople, hich constitute the warp-and-woof of Irish rgitation, they were heard with approbation, and responded to with e n th us i asm b y th e assembled mul titude, as though the voice of the speakers were then heard for the first time, and the subjects of their harangues were never before embodied in language. For the details of the meeting we refer to the report in another column. This additional de monstration of the imposing position which the repeal confederation now assumes, is pregnant with matter for serious reflection. We cannot but contrast the e resent rampant spirit of repeal with its prostrate condition under the administration of the Whigs. It las spread its ramifications throughout the entire kingdom, with a rapidity which sets conjecture at de fiance as to the numbers who have enrolled their names as ,members of the confederacy. It has drawn to itself a large portion of the middle classes ; it even boasts of numbers of the higher c rders who have recently avowed themselves converts to its cause, and who consent to be placed in the forefront of the movement. Add to these the not less formidable fact, that its constitution is distinguished by the arrangements of its systematic plans ; the skilful adaptation of its machinery for col lecting its revenues. These supply the means of en countering the Government in the most protracted and expensive prosecutions of its leaders ; and of defray ing the other constantly-recurring charges pertaining to the agitation. The confidence with which the multi tudes have been inspired as to the infallibility or in vulnerability of their principal leader, is also another source of its strength. This unbounded and unwaver ing confidence—whether it be the result of accident, or of superior tact or talent—as much as anything else in the history of this extraordinary movement, has con tributed to swell the influence Mr. O'Connell wields over the masses of his countrymen. It enables him to control and move them at his will. For this commanding influence, and for the greatly accele rated impulse which it has given to the project to which he applies it, the Government has to re proach itself. Its own ill-advised proceeeings, de signed to suppress the confederacy, before the her culean powers of which it now totters to its fall, has rendered repeal an object of apprehension to many, and of annoyance to all—save those who PORTS3IOUTH, SEPT. 18.—The French Frigate Le have committed themselves to its fortunes, and have Caiman came out of harbour this evening, and an determined to stand, or fall, by its results. Had chored at Spithead. Ministers guided their proceedings with the pru- The Comet steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander dence which marked the policy of their predecessors Pretyman, having returned from Chatham, is placed --shad they combined justice and equity in the admi- under the orders of Commander Sherringham, of nistration of the government, with a calm but firm the Fearless surveying vessel, to assist in surveying resolve to discountenance the repeal scheme, and all the Southampton river, the Fearless having got her who enrolled their names as members of the Associa- engines out of working order, so as to require dock tion, or subscribed to the funds for the furtherance of ing for repair. its objects, repeal would be now lingering out an The Swiftsure, an old 74, which was moored last existence without energy, incapable of inspiring week in Portchester Lake as a mark for the trial of its projectors with hope, or its opponents with Captain Norton's shells, has grounded, and sunk so fear. Lord Fortescne prostrated it by a word. far into the mud (having heeled over and filled), that It was then few in numbers, and feeble in it is expected the trial of the firing from the Excellent, resources. Had the Whigs remained in power, which was announced to take place to-morrow, will it would have been vox et prcetera nihil—a mere be unavoidably postponed, attempts having been made sound, which would have amused by its folly, instead to raise her, but unsuccessfully. of its scaring, as it now d oes , th e t i m id b y the The Netley tender arrived from Devonport yester boldness of its claims, and confounding the counsels day, with hands for the squadron fitting out here and of the Government by the skilfulness of its strata- at Chatham. giee. The prominent fault of the Government The Osprey, new 12 gun brig, was docked yester policy, in its government of Ireland, was pointed day to have her copper cleaned. The other brigs out to us from the commencement. It made forming the squadron here and at Chatham will un- O'Connell the principal object against which its dergo the same operation. The latter, when ready, powers were directed. It treated him as every- will be piloteddown the river, and anchor at the Little thing, and the grievances of the people— Nore, to await further orders. which constituted him what he is, the leader SEPT. 19.—Le Caiman steam-frigate sailed in the and commander of the Irish nation—as nothing. night from Spithead for Cherburg. This was the grand mistake; and those which fol- The Osprey, new 12 gun brig, was undocked yes lowed—the prosecution, with its blunderings, its ob- terday, having had her copper examined. vious denial of justice by means of perverting the The Flying Fish, new 12, and the Pantaloon, 10 forms of law to the purposes of oppression—the de- gun-brig, were docked this day, to have their copper feat of the prosecution by the reversal of the judg- examined. The Waterwitch, 10, is undergoing the ment, founded partly on the very perversions which same scrutiny. disgraced the proceedings, and exposed the adminis- The Styx steam surveying -vessel, Captain Vidal, tration of justice to contempt—these were but the is coaling and replenishing stores in harbour, prepa polluted streams which naturally flowed from the ratory to returning to her station in the Azores. polluted source. The dignity of an Executive The Emerald tender left this day for Chatham, es lowered by engaging in a contest with a with hands for the experimental brigs. private individual. It invests that person with the The Canton transport, having landed her troops interesting attributes of martyrdom, if the proceed- (55th), left the harbour for this day for the Thames. ings which are set on foot for his extinction are The Fanny yacht, having been driven to Spithead crowned with success. If, on the contrary, those from Brighton, by stress of weather on Sunday last, proceedings are abortive—if they fail to effect the left again on Tuesday, to attend upon Admiral Sir purposes for which they are instituted, the triumph C. Rowley, Commander-in-Chief at this port, who is of the individual over the Executive is signal and sojourning at Brighton for the benefit of his health, complete ; and he becomes a hero—a conqueror—a which is progressing favourably towards re-establish demi-god, in the eyes of the multitude. By the ment. The duties of the port are still carried on by employment of merely coercive measures—and the the Superintendent of the Dockyard, Rear-Admiral present Government has tried no others with the Hyde Parker. Irish people—the Executive is necessarily presented The Caledonia, 120, Captain Milne, was still in the to the nation in a hateful point of view : and that Tagus on the 11th. insubordination to the law, which seems so unhap- The Sylvia cutter, Lieutenant-Commander Tur pily to form absolutely a part of the nature of the nour, is undergoing thorough overhaul and repair in less-informed portion of the Irish people, is fos- dock, prior to returning to the Jersey station. tered into deadly enmity—ready, at a moment's en- The Volage, 26, Captain Sir W. Dickson, with the couragement, to break forth into furious excitement. flag of Sir Hugh Pigott, was the only ship at Cove From this consideration we derive apprehensions for on the 16th instant. the preservation of the public peace in Ireland, in the As we anticipated, no experiments were tried to perilous circumstances with which the false palicy of day from the Excellent upon the Swiftsure. the Government has surrounded it. It is obvious PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 22. The ex perime n t a l that a change f rom coerc i on to conc ili at i on cannot be squadron is not yet ready f or sea , a lth oug h we ex mission of pre v io us wrong , w hi c h wou ld b e t h e death made by the pres en t Ministers. It would b e an ad- pectest it would have been by the 20th ; but the truth of what w few weeks stated a fe weeks ago is now proved— note of their ad m i n i s t ra ti on. The party which seamen are not so plentiful as supposed, and numbers, urged them to employ force is now exhorting some tired of waiting for the brigs to be commissioned, more decisive step than any they have yet taken ; really have left the port for other places and employ and will not be satisfied unless a vigour beyond the ment. Tenders are daily arriving with hands from law be exereised against the Repeal Association and other ports, and vessels sent from this and other ports its leaders. What, if the Government again commit to convey seamen. This would not have been the itself to such evil counsels ? Even if proclamations case had the brigs been commissioned when ready, be issued, and obedience to their commands be and hundreds of the finest and best hands would have obeyed ; or, if disobeyed, the military are called out been secured to the service. We stated last week against the people, and enforce obedience at the that the Daring entered her complement, and could bayonet's point ; and thus the strong arm of authority have entered many more on the day she hoisted her succeeds in suppressing the agitation for the moment— pendant. This has been seized upon (as we expected what then ? Who can tell how soon, or how fearfully, it would be), as corroboratory of the statements made the smothered flame may break out again from the in certain daily and weekly " sources of information" deceitful ashes ? The lately-defeated prosecution has upon the present efficient state of our naval force. It shown with what instinctive dislike the people of this is, in fact, however, corroborative of no such allege country view the stretching of penal statues so as to tion, but merely proves this, that the Daring and include constructive crimes. A renewal of the attempt Waterwitch, being the first of the squadron commis in another, and more offensive—because still more sioned, had a rush made to enter for them, and the anti-constitutional—form, would provoke a demon- former having a very excellent commander, and a very titration in this country as decisive to, ;as it would be " winning" look, was manned, and to spare, before her destructive of, the Government. The course which sister had half her complement on her books, and be alone promises tranquillity to Ireland involves the fore the other vessel of the squadron had entered a abandonment of office by the present Ministry, single hand. They would not adopt the only policy which can The Queen, 110, C a pt a i n M ar ti n , i s comp l e ti ng r arrest the progress of repeal, if th e y cou ld ; and Provisions for five month s a t Spith ea d. Sh e w ill be could not, it' th e y wou ld. Th e f ormer would be an ad- inspected on T ues d a y by after the Commander-in-Chief, for Plymouth. sall in a da mission of essen ti a l error i n their previous proceedings eand ' two ar too humiliatin g an d d angerous to be made ; while even, if Ministe rs were prepared to make the experi- The Styx, y steam-surveying-vessel, Captain Vid a l, having coaled and replenished stores, le f t on Friday ment, the party on whose support in Parliament their afternoon to resume her duties in the Azores. retention of office necessarily depends, would refuse support to a co nc ili a t ory po li cy, and thus drive them The Alfred, 50, Comm o d o r e P urv i s , an d t h e Ardent, steam-sloop, Comm an der J. R usse ll , l eft from their seats. If Si r Robert Peel be possessed of Monte Video on the 26th of June for Rio. Captain patriotism, he will not expose the nation to the con- Talbot, of the Vestal, is to command the English sequences of persisting to contend with the increased squadron before Monte Video, until his sailing for " difficulties" which beset his government in Ireland. India, when the squadron will be commanded b H y e has done enough to show the danger of att em pt- Captain Sir T. S. Pasley, of the Curacioa, 24. Th e ing to do more. Let him retire with dignity, instead Gorgon steamer was still ashore on the 30th of June. of waiting until the gathering elements, indicative of A Court-martial, consisting of Captain C. Talbot, an impending storm, drive him from the helm. of the Vestal, President; Captain Sir T. S. Pasley, of STANDARD.—On Thursday a party, variously the Curacoa ; Captain C. Hotharn, of the Gorgon; estimated as in number 700 and 900, assembled in the Capt. Willis, of the Frolic ; and Commander J. Rus- Music Hall, in Dublin, to celebrate by a dinner the eel, of the Ardent; assembled on board the Vestal, at late "gaol delivery "by the - Whig law Lords. The Monte Video, on the 19th of June, tee try Mr. dinner is described by th e F reeman ' s J ournal, w i th a George Durbin, late mate of her Majesty's ship manifest relish, as a "substantial banquet, in which Alfred, on the following charges preferred by the taste was happily blended with abundance." Admiralty, viz.:-- 'Whether we get credit for the wish or not, we "I. For general neglect of duty during the period mast parenthetically avow our earnest desire that of his belonging to the said ship Alfred. every poor Contributor to the repeal rent had par- "2. For uncourteous behaviour towards Commo taken of such a dinner upon the same occasion, then dore Purvis, and remonstrating with him on the dis- One good at least would have resulted from the mon- cipline of the ship in March, 1843. strolls proceedings of the Lords Cottenhatn Campbell, "3. For leaving a boat and negl ec ti ng t o report tied Denm an; but alder visum—the millions must two of the crew, although they were drunk on duty, starve tpon lumpers, and even find them curtailed by he being the officer in charge of the said boat." repeal rent and priests' rent, while the master agitators After some deliberation the Court f oun d th e pri feast and fatten at substantial a n d t as t e f u l banquets, soner guilty of the second charge only, but in con for which, directly or indirectly, the lumper eaters sequence of his previous good character, and the must pay. The business of the celebration corn- time which had elapsed since the date of the offences meneed by reading the letters of apology from charged, the Court sentenced him to be severely re invited pests, and a long correspondence it was. primanded only. Somebody once complimented a worthless fellow The Fisgard, 42, Captain Duntze, arrived at Val by saying that the " negative catalogue of his paraiso on the 25th of May, and was joined on the good dualities was indeed a long one;" so the 3d of June by the Daphne, 18, Captain Onslow, from negative catalogue of the guests at this O'Connell Monte Video. festival was, indeed, very long ; se long as to The Comorant, 6, steam sloop, Commander Gordon, exhaust pretty nearly the whole list of respect- left Valparaiso for Callao on the 3d of June. able names, a t any time pledged to Whiggery and The Rose, 18, Commander Sturt, sailed on the 3d Liberalism. The only nobleman in actual presence ult. from Sacrificioz for New Orleans, where she was, after all, but a very modern Irish Lord —poor arrived on the 17th with dispatches from Mr. Bank- Lord Ffrench, the r e presentative of a bankrupt banker head, in Mexico, to the British Minister at Washing and an e x -justice of th e p e ace for the county of ton. She returned immediately to Vera Cruz, where Galway. The gen tleman class was represented she shortly expected the arrival of the Inconstant, 36, by Mr. Smith O'Brien, the ex-Conserva- Captain Freemantle, to relieve her. tire Member for Ennis, heir to the best The Spartan, 26, Captain the Hon. C. G. J. B. pensioned family in Ireland for several gene- Elliott, left Port Royal for Havannah on the 6th of rations, and, as everybody knows, the prince of i August. T fribbles. The grea t b o d y o f t h e mee ti ng wa s made I he Inc ons t ant, 36, Captain Freemantle, left Port up of Romanist bishops and Romanist priests, Royal, Jamaica, on the 2d ult. for Vera Cruz, to col- Rooneys and Mulrooneys, &c. The affair was in- I lect freight on Government account for the payment tended as a triumph, an d a t r i ump h certa i n l y it is, of the troops in th e W est Indies. but to whom i s it a t r i ump h ? If i t i s not a triumph 1 The Electra, 19, Commander Dareey, was at to Sir R. Pe e l an d t o th e A ttorney-General for Ire- G rena d a on the 26th ult., where s h e wou ld rema i n land, we ar e a t a l oss t o k now what are the trophies of dur i ng t h e hurricane months. good government. We have given the speeches pretty I The Serpent, 16, Commander N ev ill , was at Singe fully with a view.to this very object, that the En g li s h pore on the Ist of July, expecting shortly to proceed reveler may compare them with his recollection of the ' to England. speeches of the same parties last year, and by a coin- The Prometheus, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Hay, parison m easure t i ne m i ghty change that has been left the Gambia for Sierra Leone on the 7th of July. wrought in the pr os p ec t s , the spirits, and the means 1 The Griffon, 3, Lieutenant-Commander C. Jenkins, of mischief indulged and exercised at Mallow, Tara, Muliaghmaq, and the other scenes of the mon ster meetings. The monster meeting are for ever crushed; and there, on Thursday, was their old monster father—toothless and fangless—meekly gulping federalism, and actually preaching the value of the British connection. Pis'ol chewing his leek was a too respectable type of the ab ject prostration of the incendiary upon this festi val given in his honour, and attended by hun dreds who would be only too much delighted to applaud his hackneyed common-places of treason if he had only dared to repeat them, but he did not dare. " The vinegar-cruet" of his afflicted ima gination was present to his mind's eye, to sour his joys and make his blood curdle at the first sugges tion of any of the old seditious topics. He talked nothing of hurling defiance at the Saxon Attorney- General. Oh, no. The very name of the Right Hon. T. Smith would have sent him up the chim ney. Is not this a triumph—a triumph equal to any of the twelve labours ? If Lord Bacon lived in our day he would certainly add to his interpreta tion of the fables of the ancients, an explanation that the Lernean monster was an old incendiary, direct ing an organised and extensive conspiracy, and that Hercules was an Attorney-General, who lopped the brute's heads in detail, taking good care to provide against their reproduction, by the severe cautery of the law. This single speech, in which no one word of treason or sedition can be found, though proceeding from lips from which scarcely anything but treason or sedition has escaped for the last forty years—this " miracle instead of wit," the one not seditious speech from Daniel O'Connell, is in deed a testimony to the Government and the Attorney General, as proud as fancy can conceive. And now let us look to the future of Ireland, and to the probable effect of the great triumph of the law. The agitation will be continued, at least in the attempt, because "no agitation, no rent," and the rent cannot be dispensed with. But we have, in the instructions issued by the Repeal Association, evidence of some misgiving as to the success of the project. "The people," say these instructions, " are now committed to repeal I A nation cannot, without the deepest dishonour, abandon opinions so loudly and so unanimously pro claimed." This appeal to the point of honour looks very like apprehension that some strong appeal is required; it is followed, however, at a little distance, by proof that the parties making it are very much in earnest. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. arrived at Port Royal on the 6th of August from St. Juan de Nicaragua. The Pelican, 16, Commander Justice, was at Hong- Kong on the 21st of June, awaiting the arrival of the next instalment of the Chinese ransom, wherewith to proceed to Lugland. The Samarang, 26, Captain Sir E. Belcher, Knight, arrived at Singapore on the 2d of July, from a cruize among the Celebes Islands. She had encountered off Salombo, Java Sea, some piratical junks, who fell into the dangerous mistake of taking the Samarang for a merchantman. They, however, discovered their error when within gun-shot. In the skirmish which fol lowed Captain Belcher received a ball in the thigh. The pirates were beaten off with much loss, their captain being, we are informed, among the slain. The Vixen, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Giffard, left Trincomalee on the 10th of July with dispatches from Vice-Admiral Sir IV. Parker, the Commander in -Chief, to Rear-Admiral Sir T. Cochrane, at Hong kong. The Scylla, 18, Commander Sharp, arrived at Pictou on the 4th ult., from a cruise in the Bay of Funday. The Siren, Commander Smith, arrived at Madras from Moulmein on the 16th of July. The Wolf, 18, Commander Vyner, received orders on the 21st of June to sail from Hong-Kong for Chusan, to place herself under the orders of Captain Graham, of the Castor. In Harbour—The Victory, Excellent, Firebrand, Daring, Osprey, Flying Fish, Waterwitch, Nautilus, Pantaloon, Dwarf, and Echo. In Dock—Prince Regent, Athol, Vindictive, and Scourge. At Spithead—The Queen. DEVONPORT, SEPT. 20.—The Flora, 36, recently launched, was docked on Saturday for coppering. The Heels., 1, steam. sloop, Commander J. Duffill, having refitted, will return to the Mediterranean. The Caledonia, 120, Captain Milne, is ordered to return here from Lisbon. On her arrival it is ex pected-the St. Vincent will proceed to Spithead. The Rhadamanthus, 2, steam-vessel, Master-Com mander T. Leen, arrived yesterday from Cork. The Netley tender sailed on Monday with seamen for the experimental squadron at Portsmouth. The Stirling Castle convict-ship, with her estab lishment, merely awaits steam-vessels to tow her to proceed to Portsmouth. The Adventure transport, M. Raskelly, master, sailed yesterday with stores for Pembroke. The Netley tender returned yesterday from Ports mouth. In Harbour—The San Josef, Rhadamanthus Hecla, and Confiance. In Dock—Tha Flora, Kent, Armada, and Ranger. In the Sound—The St. Vincent. SHEERNESS, SEPTEMBER 20.—The Monkey steam , vessel arrived to-day from Woolwich to assist the Africaine in towing the three brigs Mutine, Espeigle • and Cruiser from Chatham, to be inspected by the Commander-in-Chief Sir J. C. White, and receive further orders. The Thunder, 6, Commander Barnett, is still in dock repairing at Chatham. The Brilliant, 38, is now docked for razeeing. The Aid, navy lighter, is loading stores for Dept ford and Woolwich at Chatham. The Duck, navy lighter, was docked yesterday at Chatham to repair copper and general defects. The Lively arrived yesterday at Chatham with stores from Portsmouth. The Rochester sailed on Wednesday for Ports mouth and Devonport with stores. In Harbour—Ocean, Raven, and African. In Dock—Vernon, Herald, and Brilliant. In the Basin—London, Amazon, Monarch, and Vulture. At Chatham.--In Harbour—Poietiers, Mutine, Espiegle, and Cruizer. In Dock—Thunder and Duck lighter. PR OMOTIONS. — Lieutenant J. M. Potbury (flag of San Josef), to be commander. APPOINTMENTS. —Commander E. G. Fishbourn to to the Naval College, for study. Lieutenants—G. W. Preedy to the Queen ' • W. K. Hall to the Pantaloon ; A. Y oung to the Espiegle; B. P. Priest, of the Dublin, to the Carys fort • G. Ogle to command th e R o y a li s t. dasters—James Bodil to the Winchester; G. Gur wood to the Espiegle. Mate—J. Furneaux to the Mutine. Second Masters—G. Harwood to the Royal So vereign ; W. G. Sturgess to the Pluto. Assistants—H. Edmunds to the Mutine; W. B. Fegen to the Fearless ; T. Tait to the Cruiser ; 0. T. Miller to the San Josef; G. Everest to the Osprey; V. C. Clarke to the Daring; J. S. Brummer to the Flying Fish ; J. Patrick to the Minden. Naval Cadets—W. Dawson to the Mutine. Clerks—J. Winsom to the Firebrand ;W. Balfour to the Osprey. COMMISSION OF LUNACY ON THE SON OF TIIE LATE POET, T. CAMP BELL, ESQ. A Commission de lunatico inquirendo was opened at the Ship Inn, Waltham Abbey, before Mr. Commis sioner Winslow, and a special jury of sixteen gentle men of the county of Essex, of whom J. Colvin, Esq., was foreman, to inquire as to the state of mind of Thomas Telford Campbell, Esq., aged forty, only son of the late poet, Thomas Campbell, Esq., de scribed in the Commission as of " Dr. Allen's Asylum, High Beech, Essex, bachelor." The case excited the greatest interest in the neigh bourhood, and the court was much crowded. Mr. Moxon appeared as counsel, and Messrs. Der ton, Barker, and Choppin appeared as solicitors to the Commission, which was unopposed. The Com mission was taken out at the instance of the trustees, under the will of a relative, from which the subject of the Commission derives an annuity. The inquiry was rendered necessary by the demise of his father, under whose will he, however, takes no property. After the jury had been sworn, and the proceedings were about to commence, Mr. Campbell, having ex pressed a wish to be present, walked into the room unattended, and after bowing respectfully to the court, took his seat by the side of the Learned Com missioner. [le is about five feet five inches in height, dark complexion, very good•humoured countenance, with a stout, robust, muscular frame. lle throughout paid the greatest attention to the proceedings, and evinced no symptoms of a disordered intellect. The Learned COMNIISSIONER having addressed the jury explanatory of the laws of lunacy, Mr. Moxon addressed the jury at some length to the following effect :—He had the honour to appear for the trustee 3 for the annual payment of a sum of money to Mr. Thomas Telford Campbell, and who felt it unsafe to continue such payment until a jury had decided as to the state of his mind. It was about fourteen years since that Mr. Campbell's father, in consequence of some extraordinary conduct, had deemed it necessary for his protection to place him under the care of Dr. Allen, at his asylum, High Beach, Essex. lie was sent there under the usual medical certificate, signed by Dr. Scott and another gentleman. Mr. Campbell had continued to reside there up to the present time, but for the whole period from his first entering the establishment he had been fully at liberty, without the slightest confine ment or restraint, as Dr. Allen deemed it a mild case, and only thought a little moral control necessary, such as restraining him from drink, to which he had formerly been accustomed ; he, therefore, used to walk where he pleased daily after breakfast, returning to dinner, and again, season and weather permitting, until between eight and nine o'clock in the evening. lle was a great pedestrian, frequently walking thirty or forty miles per day; in fact, he was computed to have travelled over a distance of 80,000 miles during his residence at High Beach Asylum. He is parti cularly attached to the neighbourhood of Woodford and Epping Forest. He was perfectly harmless, but had several singular delusions. One was, that Chinn's Lozenges, which he had formerly taken, had got into his bones and destroyed his constitu tion ; and he had some time since accustomed himself to lie down in the sun in the Forest, in order, as he said, to evaporate Chinn's Lozenges out of his bones, and eradicate the diseases they had engendered. He took occasional diilikes to some of the inmates at Dr. Allen's, and had been known to attack some, when, as he said, they got in his way in the passage, although, on such occasions, there was plenty of room for him, and he would afterwards say that he thought he ought to thrash them well. He had exhibited some extraordinary conduct to the tailor who worked for the establishment, and to the slaugh terman who killed the beasts, &c., for the use of the inmates; in the latter case he had eaten part of the brains of an ox which had been just killed; he would have them warm from the head, without being cooked, and ate them without any bread. Mr. Moxon having detailed the delusions and general conduct in accord pee with the subjoined evidence, expressed a hope that, whatever present appearances of sanity Mr. Campbell might present, the jury would not, after hearing the evidence, consider that his late lamented father had placel him unnecessarily under restraint; indeed, it could not be supposed that he could have so treated his only child, except for his due care and pro tection. Mrs. Mary Johnstone was then examined. She stated that her husband was a surgeon, of Dover street, Piccadilly. She was an old friend of the family, particularly of Mr. Campbell's late mother. About 14 or 15 years ago witness was in London, and on a visit to Mrs. Campbell. She observed that young Mr. Campbell's manners were very peculiar. Once when at dinner he took offence because the foot . man accidently removed his chair, uponWhich,-;i6-i -out saying a word, he got up and left the table, went out of the house, and did not return for several hours. On other occasions, when the family would be taking lunch or other meals, he would sometimes take it into his head that he was not wanted, and would suddenly THE STTN, LONDON, MONDAY EYENING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1844. leave the room. When witness was about to depart, and wished to take leave of him, he, for no apparent reason, ran to his bed-room, locked himself i n , an d would not come out, although she went and knocked at his bed-room door; indeed, he became exceedingly excited, and, after some time, opened his door and re marked that witness was no lady for coming to a gentleman's bed-room, and he then ref use d t o come out ; in fact, shut the door in her face. She then thought, from his excited state and extraordinary conduct, that he was labouring under delusions, and that his mind was consequently impaired. Dr. Allen bore out a considerable portion of the learned counsel's statement, adding that Mr. Campbell was formerly allowed only 6d. per day pocket money, but it had been latterly increased to 1 s., as although he had formerly drank he had only got in toxicated about three or four times during the whole fourteen or fifteen years ; and of late he had discon tinued spirits, taking, as he said, oatmeal as a substitute, and he, in consequence, got better in health generally. His dislikes to the other inmates were rather singular; he fancied they annoyed him, and one in particular he had taken an objection to ; he said the very smell of him would make any man mad. He also appeared to dislike a lady who was an inmate, and also a lad who was in his (Dr. Allen's) employ. Neither party had given him any offence, and therefore his com plaint, that they annoyed him, was without founda tion. Mr. Campbell objected to wearing woollen garments, preferring corduroy trousers as being lighter and better to walk in ; for the same reason also he wore generally a coat and waistcoat of cashmerette, or some equally light material. He (Dr. Allen) had been 25 years conducting High Beach Asylum, and had had great experience in cases of lunacy, and it was his opinion, that although Mr. Campbell was perfectly harmless, and very shrewd, yet he laboured under certain delusions, and was decidedly of un sound mind. Mr. Johnstone, surgeon, of Dover-street, Picca dilly, husband of the first witness, was also of opinion that Mr. Campbell was not of sound mind. Henry Davis, the tailor to Dr. Allen's establish ment, proved Mr. Campbell's peculiar aversion to woollen cloths, and also the dislike he appeared to en tertain for several of the inmates, as well as all con nected with Dr. Allen's house. John Birkett stated that he was the slaughterman or butcher at Dr. Allen's asylum. Mr. Campbell was very fond of watching the operations of killing cattle, sheep, &c. When witness was slaughtering an ox, about three months since, Mr, Campbell was present, and said he should like to eat some of the brains. Wit ness said of course he would have them cooked, but Mr. Campbell said they were more pure and efficacious in their natural state, and actually ate them warm as they came from the head of the animal, without either having them cooked or eating a morsel of bread with them. William Roe, one of the attendants at Dr. Allen's, also gave evidence confirmatory of the previous testi mony ; and Mr. Carey, a surgeon, of Woodford, who had been in the habit of frequently meeting and con versing with Mr. Campbell during his rambles, was called on the part of the latter to testify as to his sa nity, but he agreed with the other two medical gen tlemen, that Mr. Thomas Telford Campbell was de cidedly of unsound mind. Mr. Campbell put several questions to the witnesses, and occasionally made some very pertinent remarks, observing that the witnesses had given their evidence very fairly, but were wrong in their conclusions; and explained to the jury such parts of the evidence as he seemed to think bore against him. He said—" I did not eat the whole of the brains of the ox, but only a small portion, and, therefore, the witness (Birkett) must be mistaken. Mrs. Johnstone must also be mis taken. I did not behave in the way she described ; the fact is I was unwell, and confined myself to my room, and did not want to be disturbed. I suppose I offended my father because I did not seem to think enough of myself. He wanted me to go more into society, which I did not feel disposed to do. I have not been particularly well educated. I was sent to school in France, but I ran away from it, and was stopped at Boulogne because I had no passport, and was detained there till proper inquiries were made." By a juror —He ran away from school because he was not comfortable. Mr. Campbell continued—He had given the solici tors the names of certain witnesses, who could speak as to his general conduct at Woodford, &c., but none of them, excepting Mr. Carey, had attended. This he regretted, as the result of the inquiry might, in consequence, be unfavourable to him ; but he hoped the jury would take that circumstance into their con sideration, as it had arisen from his ignorance of the law, and he trusted his case would not thereby be affected. He would suggest that the inquiry should be adjourned, to procure the attendance of those wit nesses.—(lt was here explained to Mr. Campbell, that such matter was not of sufficient importance to require an . adjournment, upon which he appeared satisfied.) Mr. Campbell then went o n t o say , th a t t h e f act of a man being locked up in a read-house, for some years, would lead people to suppose that he was mad. Of the annoyances to which people were subjected in such establishments, none could form any idea who had never resided in them—none could imagine the effect of constant association with insane persons. Whatever decision the jury might arrive at, he was himself satisfied that he was perfectly sane. Mr. Campbell throughout conducted himself with the greatest urbanity, coolness, and composure ; in deed no one could have supposed that he had been an inmate of a lunatic asylum, or that his intellects had been impaired. Mr. Commissioner WI nLow summed up with great clearness and impartiality — so much so, that the Learned Counsel deemed it unnecessary to offer any observations. The jury, aftera brief consultation, retired, and after an absence of nearly an hour, returned into court, when their names were called over by Mr. Boniface. of the Under Sheriff's office. After some further investigation the MAGISTRATE ordered that the prisoner should be remanded until Tuesday. GUILDHALL. John Smith, a horse-dealer, lodging in Blackfriars road, was re-examined on suspicion of having stolen a bay horse, which he had taken to Dixon's Repository. The policeman stated that the horse answered the description of one stolen in Cambridgeshire. The prisoner said that he bought the horse at Ips wich fair; but it appeared that the description, in the receipt he produced, did not tally with that of the mare. Mr. Alderman HUGHES remanded the prisoner till Tuesday, to give time for inquiries to be made, and obeserved that when a case was complete against a prisoner, and he was committed for trial, the news papers published it ; but where the publication of the first examination of a prisoner, and of the property found upon him, might lead to the discovery of the owners, this useful information to the public was rarely given. B OW- S TR E E T. James Carruthers, who was remanded on a charge of sending threatening letters to Messrs. Coutts, the bankers, with intent to obtain 2001., was brought up for final examination. No fresh evidence was ad duced, and, as we gave the particulars of the case be fore, it is unnecessary to repeat them. The witnesses were all bound over, and the prisoner was committed for trial. UNION-HALL. THE LATE FRACAS IN THE VICTORIA THEATRE.— . In the course of the day an application was made by a solicitor, on the part of Mr. J. H. Kirby, the actor, for a summons against Mr. Osbaldiston, the lessee of the Victoria Theatre, for refusing to allow him to enter the boxes on his tendering payment for the same. The solicitor, who was accompanied by Mr. Kirby, stated that on Thursday evening, at the termination of the fourth act of Othello, Mr. Osbaldiston told Miss Vincent not to speak the speeches, but to come to cues, and not to be humbugged by the "damned Yan kee." That Mr. Kirby was drunk, and had insulted the whole company." But when Mr. Kirby sent to him for an explanation, he returned as his answer that he desired "no more words from Mr. Kirby." The latter gentleman having been apprised of the un founded accusation that had been brought against him by Mr. Osbaldiston, before the audience of the Vic toria, went there on the night in question, for the pur pose of contradicting the unjust aspersions on his cha racter. Mr. Kirby first assayed to get into the house by the stage door, but failing in the attempt, he then went round to the box entrance, and although he tendered the price of admission he was refused, the servants of the theatre, having, it appeared, received instructions not to admit him into any part of the house, so that he was precluded from appearing before the audience and neutralising the injurious report which had been propagated to his disadvantage. Had he been admitted into the house on Thursday night, his presence would have contradicted them, and exhi bited the utter groundlessness of the charge made against him but he had no opport un ity o f carry i ng into effect his intentions, and the object of the present application was to have a summons issued against the lessee of the above theatre, to show the cause why he refused to admit into the house a gentleman who had tendered money for admission. The solicitor said he was prepared to prove that Mr. Kirby was perfectly sober at the time. Mr. COTTINGEIA I%E, in reply to the application, said he had great doubts whether the lessee could be com pelled' to admit any person into the theatre whose pre sence he was averse to, but before he (the Magistrate) gave any advice on the subject, he should wish to see a copy of th e li cense , w hi c h would enable him to de cide the question. It certainly seemed hard that the lessee of a theatre should exclude a person who was respectable in his appearance and sober from the house, setting aside the matter in dispute between the parties. Without the production of the license, how ever, as he said before, he would not undertake to give a decided opinion on the subject, but he had no objea tion to issue a summons requiring Mr. Osbaldiston's attendance on Wednesday next. The parties having thanked the magistrate, then withdrew. CLERKEIV WELL, Mr. Drake, an architect, residing at 41, Kenton street, Brunswick-square, was again placed at the bar to answer the charge of obtaining money by means of threats from Mr. Wm. Mit, a cowkeeper. The clerk having read the evidence given on the previous examination, Mr. Robinson said, that from the very conflicting statements made by the complainant, and his evident inability to remember distinctly the different occur rences which had taken place, he was afraid he should not be able to obtain a conviction, and he therefore should not press the charge. The prisoner was then discharged, declaring, through his attorney, that the money was only borrowed. WORSHIP-STREET. Police-sergeant James Flynn, No. 37, attended be fore Mr. Broughton, by the direction of Superinten dent Johnson, to show cause why he had immured his wife, Ellen Flynn, in a lunatic asylum, she being at the time in a state of perfect sanity. The case was first brought under the notice of the magistrate about a week ago, when th e s i s t er o f t h e alleged lunatic appeared before him, and stated that her sister was married to the sergeant in Ireland about eighteen years ago, and that they had contrived by their mutual industry to accumulate a sum amount ing to nearly 2001., which had been deposited in the POLICE INTELLIGENCE. husband's name in a savings' bank ; that they had (SATURDAY lived very happily to ge th er unt i l a b out twelve months .) MANSION-HO USE, ago, when repeated ruptures took place between them, ALLEGED FORGERY.—A case w hi c h exc i te d a vast and the sergeant taking ad van t age o f some trivial acts deal of interest from the chara c t er o f t h e prosecut i on, of violence on her part, whi c h hi s ill- usage had pro andkyoked, had by fraudulent m eans i n d uce d two medical the disclosures that subseq uen tl y f o ll owe d , too place before Mr. Alderman W oo d, w h o sat f or t h e practitioners to certify that hi s w if e was i nsane, and h Lord Mayor. It was that of a y oung man respecta b ly had thereby procured her in carcerat i on i n Dr. War lisaeTdheasaptpolictahneteandtdireedstahntilyshoef c i o f a n c n k e n e et War connected, , nwhoam named was Moore,chariving i n C am b r id ge - street, burton's Lunatic Asylum at B e th na l- green, where g e d with having forged the she was then confined felt so completely sat indorsement of two wine warr an t s , va l ue d at 90 / . The prosecutor, Edgar Whit e , o f Mi nc i ng -l ane, i t her sister, that she had man of high em i nence, whose had caused h e r t o b e care f ully exa mined appeared had got the prisoner t o procure an a d vance by a medical for him on the two notes for 30/. , an d w h en h e a f ter- voucher she had obtained to th a t e ff ec t . T he appli cant then handed to th e mag i strate a certificate signed wards applied for their resto ra ti on, h e f oun d t h at Riding, they had been disposed of with hi s name f orge d on t h e by Dr.ding, of Eust on - square, stating " that he back as the indorsement. had seen,Mrs. I , lynn, and aft er a care f u l examination The prisoner asked the prose cu t or if h e wou ld swear of her case, he w as una bl e to detect any signs of in handed and considered her, theref ore , not a fi t su bj ect that the notes were not indorsed when they were for co y nfinement." handed to him. Prosecutor —No ; certainly not. Upon hearing the above s t a t emen t , an d perusing Prisoner—Did you not st a t e, a f ter the Chelms f ord t Assizes, that a person nam e d S par k s, your man, h a d the certificate, M r . B ROUGHTON d i rected Henley, the broken open your desk and extracted t h e two notes chief usher, to p rocee d to ma k e i nquiries at the mad in question, which were le ga ll y i n d orsed, and ha d at- house, and, if th e woman ' s statement was well tempted to raise money u p on t h em ? P rosecutor— l founded, to r eques t th e atten d ance of the medical said that my desk had b een b ro k en open. officer of the establi s h men t, i n or d er that the case Prisoner—By Sparks ? P rosecutor— Y es. might be thoroughly i nves ti ga t e d, Mr. Phillips, the medical officer of the a s yl um , The prisoner protest e d hi s i nnocence. H e sa i d i t subsequently att en d e d b e f ore M r. Broughton, and was a cruel persecutio n , stated that Mrs. Fly nn had been received i n t o t h e man handed it to th e prosecutor, and i nqu i red if i t was One of the notes b e i ng h ere pro d uce d , t h e Alder - house on the au th or it y o f a cert i f i cate, signed by two sin his handwritin g ? H e rep li e d i t was not, nor d i d surgeons, that s h e was o f unsound mind, but he (Mr, he know in whose it was. Phillips) felt h oun d t o express, as his own decided Prisoner (with emphasis)— l s i t not i n S par k s ' s opinion, that s h e was per f ectly sane, and was not a fit handwriting ? Prosecutor—l don't know. object for admission into the asylum. Having the Prisoner (add ress i ng the Alderman i n an i mpress i ve attestation, however, o f t wo me di cal men to the con man ner)—So h e l p me God, t h e notes were s i gne d trary effect, they were compe ll e d to detain her, but before I got th em . I t i s throug h t h e ma l evo l ence of were ready to deliver h er up t o h er friends on being that man and S par k s that I am now i n my present legally auth or i se d t o a d opt that course. position. He then called a Mr. Well's, a judge's Mr. BROUGHTON made some strong remarks upon clerk, to pro ve t h at the notes were i n d orse d w h en th e monstrous state of the law, wich enabled a they were handed over to the prisoner by the pr o - person, at his own wanton caprice, to consign another secutor. to such a dreadful species of confinement, and gave Sparks (who up to this time was in court, and at- orders for the attendance of all the parties before him. tentively taking notes as a reporter) was called by The wife, whose address and demeanour were per the prosecutor t o re b ut that evidence. In a rat h er fectly qu i e t an d collected, was examined at some l pompous styl e h e stated himself to be Wash ingtonength by the mag i strate, and stated that, in con- Angelo (and something else) Sparks. He swore po- sequence of a disagreement that took place between sitively that they were not indorsed, nor was he in- them, her husband, about four months ago, placed her in the same asylum, hut, after remaining there a dorsement in hi s h andwriting Alderman WooD said, from the evidence, it would week, he consented to her liberation, and agreed to be his duty to commit him, but he would remand hi m allow her ten shillings a week, on condition that she until Tuesday, to allow time for the other note to be went over to her friends in Ireland. She accordingly produced. proceeded to that country, but returned, after a short Prisoner—May I ask if you will accept bail for my stay, and besought the defendant to receive hsr into ? his hou se , an d i t was in consequence of those impor appearanceAlderman WOOD -4 can't; there is not a second tunities that she was again incarcerated in the mad magistrate present. house. Sparks was here taken into custody, and placed at In answer to the complaint, the defendant said that the bar, charged by the prisoner in the last case for I his wife had been guilty of the most outrageous acts detaining a bill of exchange for 501. of violence, having more than once attempted to stab Mr. Moore stated that a few weeks ago he intrusted : him; and her whole conduct justified his conviction Sparks with a bill of exchange for 501. to get di s - ' that her intellects were impaired. She was examined counted for him. He had frequently applied to him ;by two respectable medical men, one of whom had since for the money, or the bill, but could not succeed attended her for nine months; and, as they both testi in recovering either. i fled to that fact, he considered himself justified in the Alderman WOOD declined to entertain the charge. , course which he had pursued. As Sparks was about to retire from the Court a , Mr. BROUGHTON, the magistrate, expressed it as his gentleman stepped forward, and said he wished the l ' opinion that the woman was in as sane and rational a prisoner to be detained. Istate as any one in court, and he considered that the Sparks was again placed at the bar. defendant had been guilty of extreme cruelty and The gentleman stated that his name was Garratt, injustice towards her. Fortunately, however, through and that he was a tailor in Cheapside. About the her sister's interposition, she was now restored to her middle of August last Sparks called at his shop, and friends, and he wished to know what arrangement The foreman then announced that although he and another juror objected to give a verdict at variance with the medical testimony, yet that fourteen jurors out of the sixteen were of opinion that Mr. Campbell was of sound mind. A verdict was accordingly recorded " That Mr. Thomas Telford Campbell was of soun d m i n d . " Th e verdict caused extraordinary sensation in the room. Mr. Campbell immediately aft er removed h i s lug gage from Dr. Allen's, and took elegant apartments at the house of the late Captain Sutherhy, near Woodford. 'gave orders for a coat. Witness asked prisoner for his name and addres3, when Sparks presented the card of Mr. Edgar White, the prosecutor in the pre vious case. After the coat had been delivered fre quent applications were rnAcle for payment, but th e party applying was inf orme d th a t if he called again he would he kicked out of the ctlice. Another tradesman, a bootmaker in London-wall, also preferred a charge against the prisoner of a similar nature. Mr. Alderman WOOD inquired if there were any other charges ?—A gentleman stepped forward, and said that many might be preferred provided time was allowed. Unfortunately, Sparks had victimised him, but it could not be said to be a felony, Sparks having repeatedly come to his shop, and ordered small arti cles, taking out a purse apparently containing sove reigns, by way of illusion, and with the view of instilling confidence in his credit. He so far suc ceeded in this ruse that one of the young men on the establishment was induced to trust him to the extent of several pounds. the defendant was willing to make for her future maintenance. The defendant said that he had been paying 15s. a week to maintain her in the asylum, and he was willing to allow her half that 'urn if she would promise not to come near or molest him again, as he had been in danger of losing his situation through her turbulent conduct. Holland, the summoning officer, said that at the expiration of her first confinement in the asylum, Superintendent Johnson, with great kindness, re ceived her into his house, in the hope of being able to effect a reconciliation with her husband, and her conduct during the week she remained there was uniformly good and perfectly rational. After some further discussion, it was finally agreed that the defendant should allow her Bs. per week, be sides providing her with some clothes and other necessaries, and the parties then left the court. IVANDS WORTH. --- Thomas Hoy, John Colleau, John Burn, and Win. Leech, four able-bodied men, were brought up in cus tody, upon the following charge : Mr. King, the master of the Wandsworth and Clapham Union, stated that the prisoners were ad mitted on the previous night as destitute persons. They were furnished with a bath, supper, and bed, and in the morning were required to pick two pounds of oakum each before breakfast. This they positively refused to comply with. He had recently discovered that a general combination had been entered into by the mendicants to resist that particular portion of the Act which required a casual pauper to execute a cer tain amount of labour in the morning before he had breakfast, or otherwise to leave the house without breakfast. Mr. PAYNTER, after explaining the law to the pri soners, said it was evident, from the cool manner in which they had gone to work, and the universal de fence that had been made by all casual paupers, brought before him last week, that a combination or conspiracy did exist, he could only tell the prisoners that, if they expected to benefit themselves by such conduct, they were miserably deceived. The last new Poor-law Act passed enabled magistrates to treat these cases more severely, and in future he would certainly act up to the letter of the law. In this case he would only in flict a punishment of 21 days' hard labour, trusting that the prisoners would advise other misguided per sons not to run into danger. The prisoners, on their way to the station- house, said the master had guessed right—there was a com bination. EAST SURREY REGISTRATION Mr. S. C. Fish, the barrister appointed to revise the .fists of voters for the division of the county of Surrey, held this first Court at Reigate, on Friday, at the Town-hall. Mr. Hart, of Reigate, attended as the Conservative agent, and Mr. Jeans appeared for the Liberals. There were several new claimants in the parish of Warlingham. The first was that of Amos Ashby. Mr. Jeans asked to be permitted to see the notice of claim. The REVISING BARRISTER asked him on what ground he made the application. There had been no objection made to the right of the party to vote. Mr. Jeans submitted that he was entitled to see the notice of claim, as he had reason to believe it was not in proper form. The Revising Barrister then handed over the claim to Mr. Jeans, who then objected that the qualifica tion was altogether incorrectly described, and that the claim could not be entertained. The REVISING BARRISTER said the claim was cer tainly informal, and the name was expunged from the list. The other claims were then proceeded with, and Mr. Jeans applied for permission to see each notice of claim. The REVISING BARRISTER said he would not allow it, as it was merely a sort of fishing for objections. If he was instructed that in any particular case the notice was informal, he would allow him to see that notice, but he would not permit him to see all the notices for the chance of being able to take some ob j ection. Mr. Jeans remarked, that having shown in one case already that the notice was informal, he thought he was justified in asking to see the others. The REVISING BARRISTER said that as no formal notice of objection had been given, he should consider the overseers had done their duty, and he could not permit the time of the court to be wasted in seeking for objections. The Rev. Mr. Fell claimed to vote. His qualifica tion was described as a rent-charge upon Warling ham Court Farm. Mr. Jeans submitted that this was not a proper description of the qualification. It should have been a " freehold" rent-charge. The REVISING BARRISTER said, that, no doubt, was the proper description, but the 40th section of the new Act gave him the power to amend the de scription. The overseer was then examined, and he proved that Mr. Fell received a yearly rent-charge of 101. from the farm in question. The REVISING BARRISTER said that upon this evi dence he should insert the word " freehold." The name was then placed upon the list. Mr. Jeans said he trusted after what had taken place, the court would now allow him to see all the notices of new claims. Mr. Hart objected, and said, that in the absence of any formal objection, he though the court ought not to allow this to be done. He was not aware whether the claimants were Conservatives or Liberals, but he objected to the course proposed by Mr. Jeans upon principle. The REVISING BARRISTER said they knew nothing about Conservatives or Liberals in that court. If Mr. Jeans really believed that any of the notices of claims were informal, he did not think there could be any objection to his being allowed to see them. Mr. Hart said they were merely technical ob , jections. Mr. Jeans said they were not merely technical oh iections, for in one case the party h a d not even in serted the name of the division of the county or his qualification, and all that he inserted was " farmer." The REVISING BARRISTER decided that Mr. Jeans should see any claim which he believed to be informal, and one or two names were expunged upon objections as to the description of qualification, &c., taken by Mr. Jeans. In the parish of Holley, the right of a person who claimed to vote was objected to by the overseer on the ground that he was the keeper of the post-office. The REVISING BARRISTER said that a person hold ing such an office was not entitled to vote, and he therefore expunged the name. No matter of any interest occurred in the other lists. On Saturday Mr. Fish held his court at Croydon. Mr. Jeans again attended on behalf of the Liberals, and Mr. John Drummond and Mr. Chrees for the Conservatives. In the parish of Childen, John• Brown claimed to vote. lie described his qualification as " farmer." The REVISING BARRISTER said that if persons would not take the trouble to comply with the pro visions of the Act of Parliament, they must abide by the consequences, and he rejected the claim. In the parish of Cashelton, the claim of Mr. William S. Meryweather was objected to by the Conservative agents. Mr. Meryweather claimed to vote in respect of a freehold rent-charge upon land in the parish of Cashelton. Mr. Meryweather was examined in support of the claim, and it appeared that, in right of his wife under a will, which he produced, he was in the receipt of 5001. a year from the land in question. The money was paid to him by trustees. Mr. Drummond said his objection to the right of the claimant: was, that he did not possess such an in terest as amounted to a freehold rent-charge. The father of Mrs. Meryweather had by his will devised the property in question to trustees to be turned into money, and out of the proceeds the trustees were directed to pay over a sum of 5001. a year, and in point of fact, Mr. Meryweather had no title whatever in the land; he could not enter upon it, and his interest was merely a personalty, and not at all in the shape of a freehold. The REVISING BARRISTER, having perused the will, said that he was of opinion the claim could not be admitted in its present shape. He would not give a decided opinion, but he thought it probable, if the application were removed for the qualification of a cestuique trust, it might be successful ; but, at pre sent, he could not allow the claim.—Name expunged. Mr. Montagu Turner, the son of the last applicant, was also objected to by the Conservatives. Mr. Drummond said that, in this case, he was un fortunately not able to produce his notice of objec tion, and he must, therefore, withdraw it. In order to save Mr. Turner any trouble, he had written to him to inform him that his vote would not be objected to, —___ A Be t Jj and that he need not attend to support his claim. DIED. Mr. Jeans said no such letter had been received, of the 41 and he intimated that he should apply for costs. Elsegood, Interpreter and Quartermaster ~, d of P Mr. Drummond said he had done all in his power , Native Infantry, aged 26. the I. Isla° On the sth of July, at Umballa, Lieutenant Fre s - t Ilene to prevent the gentleman from being inconvenienced. , On the 24th of July, at Port dler The REVISING BARRISTER said it was no case i Domingo, Mr. Henry Motile, aged ß 22 John Sterling~an ' mango, Mr. Isle of Wight, the Rev. Edward for costi. On the 13th inst., at Henley-on-'!'humus , tbs Mr. Marcus W. Turner also claimed to vote in . re- Esq., late of Pimlico. Port-au-Prince, in Ti re eou , n ear .J . 0. spect of the same property as Mr. Meryweather. in tho, Li ncoleshi The claim was disallowed upon the grounds stated ; Rev. William Jones, Rector of Scar surgeon, ag. ed mattb e On the 14th inst., at Llandefailog House, , 24. i - On the 21st inst., John Burt, Esq., _ CaPta lii in the former case. set i In the parish of: Croydon there were upwards of , q Smithn the R.N. the in • Wit 200 fresh claims sent in by persons already on the re- 21st inst., at Richmond-hill , O n the s ms , IsT- 13 " ell, 3 ' gister, but who considered their qualification and re-1 of James Farquhar, Esq., of Hall-green, Camberw I. l ' 21 t • t at Blackheath, Alexander, ca rp sidence improperly described, and which particulars On the 21st inst., at Peckham-grove , 0 mi .. they amended on their fresh notice of claim. the wife of W. Herbert, Esq. norSl9dc v ' the 21st inst. , at Thomas-street, _ The REVISING BARRISTER having, upon the ap- i On o f T. Yong, aged 31. ' tion of Mr. G. Fanfold, who attended for the pima )0 N iji ll Y ' overseers, struck out the names upon the old list, "r imed and Published by MU AI, „ . . 0, sc. _ 0 t ~, , ~ , . , . i . The 5„,,. en' ,i_ u ntl proceeded to consider the new one. rrand, Prin,4r. L . Mr. Jeans then said, that cert a i n vo t ers , consider- i Stfeee, el the Precinct of the . savor In the ing the description of their q ua lifi ca ti on , res id ence I andaesex, Monday, sePt4mber 28,1844. ' • ~........... , BIRTHS. On the 12th of July, at Bauleall, Bengal , fi i ' the l a i ci f i v t:r. f Maxwell Diroin, Esq., of the Civil Service , of a datlb w ife ° On the 15th inst., at Cuddesden, Oxfordshire, t°' ° _,A the Rev. A. Goldney, of a son. f f o3— On the 18th inst., at Chislehurst, Kent, the lad.," f IL Harrison, of a daughter. la dy 0 On the 19th inst.. at Upper Harley-street, the Von Glehn, Esq., of a son. , pare of P f " On the 19th inst., at Boulogne-sur-Mer the 14 °- 4 Nelson, Esq., o f Gloucester-place, Portman da Onuhter. be 00 On the 19th inst., in B f er d keley-square, the lady ° f t e Henry Fitzroy, M.P., o a aughter. n e t erl ''' On the 19th inst., at Ifield-court, near /Corey.° ' Mrs. Tilden, of a son On the 11th inst., James Anderson, Esq., Speid, Esq., younger, of Ardovie, to Jane, fourth daughter On the 16th of July, S g . a lr t of A S ß i ß r . i P d ß elt E e n r d ' l) s . *Chapel, Brechin.,,h.fttrolif Ronalds, Esq., at andwich , of Raleigh, to Archange Mary, daughter 'Upper Canada, g e lt Colonel Askin, of Sandwich. On the 19th ' inst., at All Soul's Church, Marylebone, 3foci James Chapman, oßiding House-lane, anghaV.ssir of Harrow. to Helen, youngest daughter of the late ,‘ jamin Chevalier, late of Bell-yard, Temple-bar- hire, I' On thti.l9th inst., at Guilsborough, Northamptons ~„1,., F. Edmonds, Esq., of Richmond, S t Elizabetb, " o f Surrey, o g ,, , surviving daughter of the late Ambrose Salisbury, the Rye-hills, Guilsborongh. VW On the 20th inst., at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, finri tenant-Colonel Alder, Bengal Army, to r. larbotioe, Watts, widow of the late James Watts, Esq , of Itch street Stc.,incorrectly stated, had sent in fresh clainislg i ! the particulars required by the late Act of Py meat. The parish officers had, however, neg la to follow the forrn of the notices sent to they', had printed them in the old form. He had, al e to apply to h ave a ll t h e f urther particulars au the list. Mr. Penfold submitted that the description g. in the r eg i s t er was quite sufficient, and was sll was required by th e A ct of Parliament. 11 _, to t particulars sent in the claims were to be Pil e ;fl . would cause a very large additional expense printing of the register. Mr. Jeans submitted that i was highly 1 0 4 that the qu a lifi ca ti on an d the residence o f the should be properly described, and in the foralro scribed by th e A ct o f P ar li ament. In ma nY:f ~ cases in the old li s t, th e res i dence of t h e vo" - r d not at all 'clearly given; the name of the oirl 3 o l, tenant of the property was altogether o mittecl; e o in fact, th e d escr i pt i on o f the party was most 19 and incomplete. The REVISING BARRISTER, having 'looked or es list, said th a t cer t a i n l y many of the descriPti°t"iv qualification an d res id ence of voters were Inerf complete, and th a t th e prov i s i ons of the A c t of ietri! liament had no t b een compl i ed with. It was cll3 the intention of th e A ct t h at every facility 0°"glil given for ide n tifyi ng th e part i es who claimed„sloo to vote; but in a great many of these cases, be impossible to do so from the inaccurate des given of th e i r qualification, resid ence , &c.. in A t e ," gister. He should, th ere f ore, di rect that all ri g ir ticulars contained in the new clauses shoal" serted on the register. e It was then arr ange d, i n order to a ff or d tl isp t li p re this to be d one , th a t t h e amended list sheu ld sented by Mr. Penfold at a future sitting ° court. SPORTING INTELLIGENC x sTi LATEST DERBY BETTING AT DONC -5 to 1 agst John Day's lot—taken 5 to 1 agst Scott's lot 20 to 1 agst Sir G. Ileathcote's lot 25 to 1 agst Forth's lot—taken 8 to 1 agst the four Touchstone's colts 14 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Alarm 17 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Cobweb colt 25 to 1 agst General Yates's Seaman 25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonge r 25 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Ledger—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. S. Stanley's Minikin colt 30 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England 33 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Brother to E' 33 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Nutbourne 35 to 1 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Rebecca CO A , It ea 40 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Falstaff-- 14 * - 40 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Lycurgus 40 to 1 agst Mr. I rw i n ' s C onnaug h t Ranger"' 40 to 1 agst Sir B. Bulkeley's Chertsey , n 50 to 1 agst M r . li esse l t i ne ' s Fi tza llen—tal‘eieo 50 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Monimia Colt-- 44 CESAREWITCH STARES. The field against twenty. °l , FURTHER SALE OF BLO O D- STOCK , THE P ROP -II / M R. A. JOHNSTONE. Ch yearling c, byV t rulam, out of Morsel(Cure*sdain) 50 1 B yearling c, by Stockport, out of Marchioness.... JO° B yearling c, by Stockport, out of Lady Lincoln ;10 0 Ch yearling colt filly, by Bretby, out of Sis to Sin' Teresa, by Lang a r, covere d b y C harles XII. ....... 4 , Eve, by Lottery, covere d b y Ch arles XI I . ........... 4; Butterfly, by Lottery, covered by Charles SII" .... Br f foal, by St. M ar t yn , out o f W agta i 1... .......... * Ch c by St. Martin, out of Lady ....................... A NY MEDICAL TESTIMONIAL--SIGHT A"' HEARING. gam' . From T. J. Pettigrew, Surgeon, F.R.S. t O O' 6 : J 4 S. and B. Solo mons , opt i c i ans, 39, Alb e rni" . "ip 'elyi Piccadilly,—Gentlemen, I have no hesitation in toe to your inquiry as to the results obtained by o e p t lo b/ your Improved Spectacles ; being in the consta b 4 of reading and writing for many hours together i i i 'yen ft . light, it is but justice to say that your new i Y" e atn, ° , o Spectacle Lenses have afforded me the greatest fai l e a • When I employed the ordinary pebbles, I neye r the de; experience in the morning a great irritation f f e r fr° Since I have used your admirable g l asse s I la o b no inconvenience of the kind, and my vision i 5 proved. I shall ever feel grateful to my g o ? the sad Dr. Blundell for having drawn my attention r o i ' llly , tr. e d ject.—Believe me to be yours, very respect went," PETTIGREW, 8, Saville-row. Also, neliV„d OPe ir ; Acromatic Waistcoat-pocket Telescopes ta of ,`e,, glasses of the same kind of Lenses.—Every kin leseope of larger size and increasing po , er s obs er% sea purposes, and upon stand for astronoMicaiso brib, tions the powers are so great and the lea se , s d i e ari c • and brilliant that minute objects at an extra (/ ' spertsa l • tance is brought completely under the Y e l' he re hal,o tourists, and sea-side visitors will indeeu d e acript l '„,. great treat. Acoustic instruments of elS, D ons, c' t • for deafness. Caution.—Messrs. S. & 1 3 • l ec ted with clans and enlists, are not in any way c A ° ; ° . t , person of the same name in their immediate e resent4 hood, nor in any part of the country. -" te bid 111 takes, be cautious, and observe—Only to g o teL Albemarle -street, Pi cca dilly, oppos ite the I" ors. . I [ADVERTISEMENT.] I' : 7 ' __ THE TURN OF LI FE !—C URE E XT RAOILD , - HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—A respectable woman , , JJ lec 1 al" rp', named Graham, residing i n Scotland-road, 'r.„. was in the most critical and d angerous s tate , - jeg* months, being sometimes almost c h o ked with P to r with shortness of breath. palpitation of the hear t " ftbo ther with a general derangement and debility ° e et t 0 1k whole system. Her life was in the greates ' 1 5 P li when she commenced the use of these miractl.° ll • o 6 ll which restored her to the highest state of health woelo for weeks. They are the finest medicine in th e ng females of all asees. Sold (also Holloway's G in so l l at Professor Holloway's Establishment , 244 ' s t (where advice may be had gratis), and b Y respectable medicin e ven d ors throughout the wi add. t hat .er nf,4 ( It is not perhaps generally kn° vvil bra Glenlyon, the heir presumptive to the Athol, and nephew to the Duke of N°r Ptiltillip ‘ 'eb i e - rl e s s l3 l ': who has given the use of Blair Castle to her 14 .17 ,01 is the great grandson of Lieutenant- George Murray, who commanded the rebel allot; of, Prince Charles Stuart, during nearly the w,ny ttie the rebellion in the year 1745, until the 1 7, 0 fo i r Genera 40, Culloden gave the death-blow to the hopee2 ft s h it erin . ,,, cev tunate house of Stuart. Lord George, vvli c) , - sow - , his all by his attachment to the cause of to ot of - was obliged to flee to France, and, though w ° i r , better fate, died under attainder and , - t he L°_ ° " ; during the whole of which he experienced voivaru„' unmerited malignant hostility from Chari e h a ps talier on the bat he enjoyed the friendship of the I ' l- George up to the time of his death ; an death of his uncle, the then Duke of . 1 %-t° ° „"' poli c e issue, the son of Lord GeorgeMurraybecani;eat P ° " M , Athol, and from whom is descended the Pr e- c lati"g Glenlyon, who has now th e h onour of acccal tole' sovereign of the Hou s e o f B runsw ick at tue the c ell feudal residence of the Athol family, an d ' a w hicli, tile s centre of a district, the f ormer inhabitants of i, „ a i r a o numerous clansmen of the " Murray of A tis t l h e field os to a man followed Lord George Murray th e smarts support the claims o f th e ex il e d f am ily 0 ' t' Latta the throne of these realms, t . PYRCUSSION CAPS.—A Scottish els" c - a o p - s t?eti b o e re •-• t i l d t , o deceased, submitted the first percussion ranee Board, as far back as the year 1806-4) Peninsular war, therefore ;:and, having b . eell o p al e it :Pe c-rid i ' make several trials and exp-eriments arrthhirist:3-esenv.otirotlisr:rer, was told, very politely, no doubt, that the jay sit e not applicable to military purposes. wards, and about twenty years after every -• ,ps, in the empire was p rov id e d w ith percussion, f ;r ot!a" military authorities deigned at last to turn t%' ven tic° tion to the subject, and are now adopting an 1 derifig rea 0 ,0 that, introduced d ur i ng th e war, fire-arms more efficie n t, ha v e saved the lives number of British soldiers.—Frasern:siglVl;tauy ° f q't 41141 St At Re ~~~FM Bt, „r Iv y ,_ a 1 th, 0 lilt Na We, 4 . e b r e obi 0. and i t:"" I blennion IniaB 'th ey tin 01 • It ‘ tu rrigetilvide, suppil 11 4 IN/ thi n ' i th go k 'De f°lTl 1 44. r Orde ' 4l abe. i Lth at the 4:o4ithere h od Tt t h ;eptir, n)er Aboty7 l S I ke er Pol tit tewlebrah liter a of It 13 bo th t lte ht : 144(1 tltl d I thPret h)di, °4 r, it i hitr"Bibli eanciehl want, 11 44 kor lt , nnti bbi °- ed fro ! enrir c EoUie adore h i , -a nd ~,,t r uliy a , tq ielec A pA q' th t Me, , ttl et thi It ` n rneur, onl y a ': l l( 4 %;Nent ° hi 'eria n kt o r , Lyon!e