The Sun. — London, England, 1844-08-17 00:00:00

~~ I .ogressiug tlked this ter Roll morning the after' of WOO g'e at walked WI.o runs may read." 11 0 lb ert tine Kidiress o f frown th e Dr. • out in I Bou.verief ailed to' m a jesty+ m, Recta= r Charier 1 not be sit is es• r Prussi ll nspectioi L etropoln• .rney . Chee n i gs marl4 y Capts ° r, went 1 0 Lrked in • 1 his sult• e Tunnel+ ne of t The royl ixtrtrnents ewbg t be une• he Tow e t ition Wei" of Sere e Prussiat i Carlto n ' )uchess of )uke aA d with her :ester, on H a nover+ ral WO' Kew. I n anibriclgej )uchess sidence Carlton' Thursaili ning fr °l l naica, restei' rC• cLuDEThi nd a hsl ii i hin) 1 0 1 ..... ..... 0 ...... 0 a ... ts, by Bakho hn ,, ;y Roy.- : 3 Yr s ' t el the be l o ro hestsi. Auld' r4NC- 0 * tCIiELOS of his Exsw'' ;e . , e: . , . :..::_ , .~ [lege. Peter-sties 4 edicine• IJosP it°l. ?land. obe ell hag 6 the 1 0 „po' ,sult of ;1( rary, i 5 • f nee„ 0 4 . , om , the? an irate ;mall pter to gr. r oe omed t 4) ; print of year.,t his w° D be keP t b 1 posed 19 be Dun Y (l3- , 00' r of g e So me t o Ae, bu t -00 d • and 11 0 e ° Of it. i ttosS,of _Donc"" 5 11/. rese ll "Diog i ' ntln c oo l the r oe" scsP e g i A d s . t onc e ' to- the I hei r ,r Eter er‘ otte r a the SUM ARY OF NEW AN D Vutiftr Optitton. .1"022.53ZG1it. The Princess de Joh. vine was safely delivered of a 'Princess, at Neuilly, din Tuesday night, at half-past tw elve. her Royal Highness and the infant Princess Ara both going on favo arably. The child was born on the anniversary of the Prince de Joinville's birth day, Who has just entered his e:* enty-seventh year. The King and Queen ri ceived on Monday evening the nister of Justice, Ba von de - Rothschild, General Sehneid er , d e G arrau b e, a nd Saint Simon, and N. Fugue!. We have every reason to believe, says the Phare of • Cherbourg of the 12th, th at the King will embark at Cherbourg, and not at Trei Kat, to proceed on his visit to ( 4 , 0 en Victoria, because t.dmiral de la Stiqse, who is ' l l ) Pointed to command the squadron which is to escort , Mr.jeaty to England, a..r iv•al here yesterday. After receivin g the officers of the - Port and garrison, he hoisted his flag en board the Gomer steam-frigate, and went out to. the roadstead, receiving tb e salutes due to his rank. His Royal Highness the• , uke de Nemours arrived at 14 Ictz from Luneville on the _i 2t t, and was received with every demonstration of loyalty - and respect. Preparations are at p res ent being made at the Petit Trian on for th e reception of t he Ducess of Orleans and her children, who are about to. pass there the rest of the summer. Th. Minister of Finance leas addressed a circular letter to the Receivers-Generati throughout France, call ing on them to make known to• him the disposition and rsources of their respective d apartments, relative to the e arl of 300,000,000 E, to be iFi.aued either by a natio n a l auheripti on or by the old mode of contract with some financial body. M. Jean-Baptiste Sauzet, father of the President of the Chamber of Deputies, die d at Lyons on Saturday last. Some French gendarn tes having some time back en tered the canton of Berr e. and arrested a deserter who h,., 1, (1 taken refuge within iis territories, the Council of otate of the canton, at a si .taint held en the 31st nit., re ' ttived that satisfaction sh , avid be demanded from the -rrench Government, and, ,before all, to insist upon the deserter being restored to. the place from whence he • Was tam,. M. Delaroche, responsibt .e editor of the National, was • condemned on Tuesday to t. month's imprisonment and a fine"f 200 E, for a libel Pic, chief editor of the Union (le la Sarthe. Th e King of Saxony, a (ter having visited at Ham burgh all the public estab - tishments and other objects of Int eres% took his departur a for Dresden in the morning of the Bth inst. Z he Berlin Gizette ste tes that the Russian Govern t has just authorised I voprieters of estates to enter tall agreements for the en iancipatien of their serfs, with out being compelled to ir ake them a grant of land, as 'ix required by the Imp !trial ukase of April 14, 1842. son of the celebrated '„Nlozart has just died at Vienna ' cancer in the stomach. x .At the s it t i ng o f t h e S t a t es o f Jutland, on the sth, the 4 _ l ,og's Commi ss i one r pi •esented a Bill to prohibit the !Y,t of lottery tickets un her a heavy fine. of 1845, was agreed to. No amendment was moved to the proposition, although there were certain expressions of dissent by some of the members present, It is the in tention of the stewards to have only one assembly at the ensuing races for the present year. The extensive premises m Southwark, adjoining St. George's church, and formerly known as the Marslial,ea prison, have at length been announced for sale. They have been unoccupied fur a considerable .period. It is stated that several of the other metropolitan prisons will shortly be disposed of in a similar manner. The adjudication in the Sheriff's Court last week, in which 3,9851. was awarded to the trustees of Sir George llu,kett's estate for 21 acres of land, has removed the chief obstacle which has for some time impeded the com mencement of operations for the formation of the Vic toria-park. Although no op-rations have yet com menced, all the surveys for laying out and plantations have been made, and as soon as these obstacles are re moved, and the purchase land is restored by the tenants who have been allowed to resume occupation until Octo ber, active operations will at once commence. On Monday and Tuesday last, the carts of the Marquis of Londonderry were busily engaged in removing the ejected families of the pitmen, of Pensher and neigh bourhood, back to their own dwellings—as ninety of the men belonging to the " new pit," Shiney-row, had left the union and returned to their employment. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1844. DEATH OF PLACIDO. HAVANNAIL JULY 16.—The curtain has just fallen on the execution of the chief conspirator, Placido, who met his fate with heroic calmness. Nothing was positively kno..vn of the decision of the Council concerning him, till it was rumoured a few clays since that he would proceed, along with others to the "chapel" for the condemned. On the appointed day a great crowd was assembled, and Placido was seen walking along with singular composure under circumstances so gloomy, smoking a cigar, and saluting with graceful ease his numerous acquaintances. Are you aware what the punishment of the "chapel " means ? It is worse a thousand times than the death of which it is the sure precursor. The unfortunate criminals are conducted into a chapel hung in black, and dimly lighted. Priests are there to cha tint in sepulchral voice the service of the dead, and the coffins of the trembling victims are arrayed in cruel relief before their eyes. Here they arc kept for twenty-four hours, and are led hence to execution. Can anything be more awful ?—and what a disgusting aggravation of the horror of the common death Placido emerged from the chapel cool and undisniayed, whilst the others were nearly or entirely overcome by the agonies they had already under gone. The chief conspirator held a crucifix in his hand, and recited in a loud voice a beautiful prayer in verse, which thrilled upon the hearts of the attentive masses which lined the road he passed. On arriving at the fatal spot he sat down on a bench, with his back turned, as ordered, to the military, and rapid preparations were made for his death. It was well known that in some affecting poem written by Placid() in prison, he had said it would be useless to seek to kill him by shooting his body-that they must strike his heart to make it cease its throbbings. And now the dread hour had arrived— at the last moment he arose, and said "adios monde" (adieu world), and sat calmly down. The word was given, and five balls entered his body. Amid the mur murs of the horror-struck spectators he got up, and turned his head upon the shrinking soldiers, his face wearing an expression of superhuman courage. "Will no one have pity on me ?" he said. " JHere (pointing to his breast), fire here !" At that instant two balls pierced his breast, and he fell dead, whilst his words still echoed in our cars. Thus has perished the great leader of the attempted revolt. Nineteen were shot at tke same time with Placido. They all died miserably. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Counte.;s of GL•ngall, in Grosvenor-street, from Brighton ; tho Hon. Lindsey Burrell, at the York Hotrl. Albe:»arle-street ; Mr. T. S. Dunrombe, M.P., in the Albany, from the Norfolk Hotel, at Brighton ; Captain Scott, 31st Regiment, and Mrs. Scott, at the York Hotel, Albemarle-street, from a tour ; 11. Villebois, Esq., and family, in Gloucester-place, from Regency House, Brighton ; Lord George Bentinck, at Harcourt House, Cavendish-square. DEPARTURES. The Countess of Effingham, for the Park Hotel, at Norwood ; Lord Edward Chichester, from Norfolk street, Park-lane, for the Bedford Hotel, Brighton ; the Hon. Thomas Browne and Mr. Valentine Browne, from the York Hotel, Albemarle-street ; the Hon. Vice- Chancellor Wigram and the Misses Wigram, from Port land -place, on a tour ; Lady E. Hope Vere and Miss Hope Vere, from Park-lane, for Brighton ; Miss De Capel Brooke, for St. Leonard's-on-Sea ; the Earl of Weinyss and Lady Jane Charteris, from Stratford place, for Goslord House,.Haddington, North Britain ; Colonel Campbell, from the York Hotel, Albemarle street, on a tour ; Count Holy ski, from ditto, for Paris ; Lord Clements, the Earl of Leitrim's, Cumber land-place, on a tour in the north ; Bourke, Esq., from the Cavendish Hotel, Jermyn-street ; Sir C. Burrell, Bart., M.P., from Richmond-terrace, for Knepp Castle, Sussex ; Captain Rochfort, R.N„ and family, for Cheltenham ; the Russian Baron Fredericks, Baron Lamsdorff, and the officers of the Russian frigate Aurora, from the York Hotel, Albemarle-street ; Majoribanks, Esq., and Mrs. Majoribanks, for Field House, Eastbourne ; Lord Northwick, for the Albion Hotel, Brighton ; r. Bailey, M.P., for Glanusk Park, Brecon ; the Right Hon. Sir Charles Vaughan, for Brighton ; Mr. J. H. Campbell, M.P., and Mrs. Camp bell, from Montagu-square to Hampshire. CHANGES. Lord Henry Beatinck, from the Duke of Portland's, Welbeek Abbey, Notts, for the moors of Fifeshire ; Sir A. and Lady Corbet and family, at the Warrior, St. Leo nard's-on-Sea, from their seat, in Shropshire ; Lieut.- General Sir W. Kier Grant,. at Brighton, from a tour ; the [lon. Captain and Lady Susan Hotham, at Oakfield Lodge, from Brighton ; the Earl of Harrowby, from a visit to Lady Grenville, at Dropmore Lodge, Bucks, on a tour ; Lady Blakeney, at Twickenham, from Suffolk square, Cheltenham ; Sir W. P. Gallwey, Bart., at Cowes, in his yacht the Charm, from a cruise off the coast of Ireland ; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sugden, at the Victoria Hotel, St. Leonard's-on-Sea, from a tour ; Lady and Miss Arbuthnot, from Cheltenham, for Liverpool ; the Earl and Countess of WinchilSea, at Eastwell Park, near Ashford, from Brighton ; Hon. W. Browne, from Chef, tenliam, on a tour ; Don and Donna Ysidro Lopez de Arze, on a visit to the Hon. and Rev. Leland Noel, Exton Vicarage, from the Rev. J. Gill's, Scraptoft. RAILWAY TO HARWICH. A meeting of the Shareholders in the original line of railway from Colchester to Harwich, was held onThursday at the offices of the Harwich Railway Company, in Ab church-lane, William Adam Sini;h, Esq., in the chair. The attendance was highly respectable. This line was originally planned in connection with the Eastern Counties, but, from some cause or other, it was not actively proceeded in. Two other lines were submitted to Parliament during the last session, one planned by Mr. Braithwaite, the other by Mr. Locke ; and against these two the present line was incidentally brought under the notice of the Committee. The pro moters of Mr. Braithwaite's and Mr. Locke's lines, after contesting each other's plans for several weeks, ulti mately united, but this step did not win the con fidence of Parliament, by whom the desired Act was refused. The promoters of the original plan at their meeting yesterday, after hearing addresses from W. A. Smith, Esq., Sir Henry Webb, Mr. Gunston, and Mr. Myles, unanimously passed resolutions expressive of their unabated confidence in the excellence of their - LAW l LICE POLICE. . In the case of Jones v. Edwards and others, which was tilee at M onmout h b e t 'ore Mr. Sergeant Atcherley, and w .-i„ n iall was an action to recover the value of a mare, al iett to have been sold to the defendants, the jury found for the plaintiff, with 104. 153. damages. ar t Lancaster, on Wednesday, the case of the Queen v. a • a u li nshaw was tried before Mr. Justice Cresswell. It WHITECHAPELIMPROVEMENTS.—Wednesday work . an informati on , in the nature of a quo warranto, at men were employed in pulling down the mansion in the e pi instance of John Itogerson, as relator, calling upon Essex-street, Whitechapel, which was in the occupation e ll s nnas GrimshaW to allow by what authority he exer - Of the Earl of Essex, the favourite of Queen Elizabeth , ti ,Ta the office of coroner in the borough of Wigan. The shortly before his death. In a few days nothing will seeteadantehad been appointed coroner by the new Cur- remain of the building. It is situated on the east side rration. The relator had held the office under the old of Essex-street, and was at the rear of the houses form , f `ZPo nd atttion. The facts being agreed upon, the jury ing that street. It is three stories hi g h . The attic Court them in form in. the usual way, leaving. it to the windows are latticed, and the • rooms on the first and an above to say on. these facts how the various issues second floor are about fourteen feet square. There is h ereto be decided. ___ a part of the spacious staircase remaining, and the joists William_ B outle, a hair-dresser, was committed from and girders are in as good preservation as when to _ _7-street, charged with having stolen a quantity of originally placed in the brickwo rk. The p ro p ert y was articles from Mrs. Tay ,lor of Craven-street, while in her sold a few days ago by order of the Commissioners of service. Woods and Forests, with twenty-five other houses, which .S i everal.persons wore brought up before Mr. Hard- are to be taken down for the improv e ments in that 7 0 1 . 0 x, at Marlborough -street, charged with having been neighbourhood. At a short distan c e from this s po t, be found din a common gaining house. It appeared that the tween Elliston-street, Petticoat-lane, and Houndsditch, ace had mad e a descent the previous evening upon the is another large mansion , which w il l be d e mol i s h e d for this Ouse No. 2, Bennett-street, St. James's, and captured the purpose of having new buildin g s erected on its site. t`)_ r. priso ners . A s, h owever , it was no t p r o v ed satisfac- This was the palace where Queen Elizabeth occasionally Ile' that the house was a common gaining house, they resided. The building , the walls of which are ver y were 'discharged. strongly constructed, is four stories high, and some of At Uni on -h a ll Ri c h ar d M u ll e tt, a young man of the windows are latticed. The ceilings of the grou nd . ir charg e d family. was brought before Mr. Cottingham, and first floors are ornamented with different d e vices, with stealing a horse, chaise, and harness, the coats of arms, figures, &c., among which may be distill property of a livery stable-keeper, named Davis, living guished rose s, fleurs-de-lis, and the word o Britannia." l e ! . Wellington -street , Blackfriars-road. An attempt was There are also several Latin inscr i p tions, scarcel y le g ible. "'We to set up the defence of insanity in this case. The There is a quantity of oak pannelling in various parts. Prisoner was remanded. The premises were for some years latterly used as a Elizabeth Wil co x, alias Vines, a handsome and well - common lolging-house, were beds were let out at three dressed young woman, whose personal appearance was pence a-night, and it was known as the " big house." The much superior to that of her actual condition, a domestic rooms are now used as carpenters' workshops. This 1 servant, was committed from Worship-street, charged property belongs to Mr. Hutchinson, who, at the last with concealing the birth of her illegitimate child. general election, contested the borough of the Tower ligAh ttertsmtileiniThames Police Court, John Riley, jun., a Hamlets. with from the West India brought before Mr. Ballantine, charged ITheetnee Daeana—During the visit of the United thirty-eight gallons of foreign brandy States sloop of war Saratoga to the Island of St. Thomas, f . lndia Export Dock. He was committed o ff the coast of Africa, May 24th, the coxswain in charge or triad, of the Captain's gig, straining too hard upon the tiller, .t.A_(bankruPt linendraper, named Bannister, who had broke it and fell overboard. While in the act of swim .a!'iresc mded to the Island of Madeira, where he was ming towards the ship, he was seen suddenly to disap ij Court, was en Thursday brought up at the Bankruptcy pear, and thereupon the fins and tail of a huge shark .2 r a before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn, but as his emerged from the water, and splashing for a few mo . liar ender was not taken he still remains in custody. ments, sunk beneath the surface. I saw, says a 8.33L13. spec- COU T—PASIII OIII tator, nothing but a crimson stain of blood and a hat E,. floating at a short distance. Not a cry was uttered, it s • The Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury will entertain a Oro. . r,..e and distinguished arty, including their Royal was so sudden. Again the splashing of the shark oe- Hereditary I: chooses the Duke and Duchess' of Cambridge, and the cuffed, another was seen to seize the hat—two boats Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburgh reached the spot, but too late—scores of fish were leap b relitz, with some illustrious foreigners, in the ensuing ing about for the torn pieces of the poor sailor.—New peek, at Alton Towers, Derbyshire. York Republic. Count 4,,rti, Nesselrode arrived at Ashburnham House THE ANCIENT HOUSES IN WEST -STREET, SMITH -I,_ after five o'clock on Thursday afternoon, from FIELD.—MORE SKELETONS DISCOVERED.—On Thursday Brighton, and on his arrival was much affected at re- morning as the labourers employed to pull down the ! re , ug the melancholy intelligence of the domesti , be- houses for the Clerkenwell improvements, were digging the of the Imperial family at St. Petersburgh, by out the foundation of the house, No. 3, West-street, " death of the Grand Duchess Alexandra. His Ex• known formerly as the Old Red Lion Tavern, they dis eellen 'a n e 3' the Russian Minister and Baroness Brunn ow covered at the north-east corner of the building, about a tatartained Count Nesselrode, Count Dimitry Nessel- foot below the surface of the cell, two perfect skeletons . 47,,,,, Baron and Baroness Seebach, Count Wiellintki, in a high state of preservation. Upon being removed to . ' ) e Berg, Miss Hall, &e., at dinner on Thursday; the St. Bartholomew's Hospital, and carefully examined, airei e , . • the aftewards repairing to the Opera. they were pronounced to be both male=, of remarkably - ri es ': 'Juke of Portland and-the Ladies Mary and tiers tall stature, one measuring'from head to foot above six Q - r " al e ntinek'are staying at Welbeck Abbey, Notts. His feet, and the other only a few inches shorter. The po -4E," iS• in imp rove d health. The Marquis of Titehfield salon in which they lay, and the particular part of the . xpeeted to leave the Abbey at the close of the ensuing premises where they were discovered, confirm the we ek, 0 1 . n a continental tour. opinion of many persons who viewed the house, .. , . park, Eliot has arrived in Dover-street from Nuneham that they must have become the victims of the . a , a ,a. His Lordship is expected to proceed into Corn- lawless wretches who inhabited this den of infamy, a l ! on Saturday to join Lady Jemima at Port Eliot. and after being waylaid, robbed, and murdered, ees.he Archbishop of York has been entertaining a sue- were thrown through a trap-door which stood imme . • j,‘ i " of distinguished visitors at Nuneham Park ; diately over the spot, and thus accounting for their dis . istirbd Melbourne, Viscount and Viscountess Howick and covery. Many reports have been in circulation as to the the'sa Copley, Viscount and Viscountess Barrington and date of its first existence : we are enabled to give the , Ito„ ion. Mr. Barrington, Professor Beekland, Mr. S. suhjoineJ, which may be relied upon. The house, No. lee r ; the Hon. W. Cowper, &c., are among the guests 3, West-street, formerly called Chick-lane, was built in ra.t:l:sire at present enjoying the venerable Prelate's hos- the year 1683-4, by a man named M`Willen, or M`Wel- L e - atY. Lord Eliot left on Tuesday. The Dowager land, chief of a tribe of gipsies, wider the pretence of a a a e uess of Beaufort, the Earl and Countess of Gallo tavern, called the Red Lion, but for the inure direct par- Oa' the Earl of Harrowby, the Earl and Countess of pose of concealing stolen property, and harbouring ' i is r "svenor,. Lord Wenlock, Viscount and Viscountess convicted thieves. This practice was successfully car . s Z o laer, the Right Hon. T. Grenville, &c., have been ried on for a period of fifty or sixty years, when, for e s_ „ l ig the guests during the past fortnight. The Prince some reason unknown, it was suddenly suppressed by °n • Monday is expected to honour his Grace with .a visit Government authority. From that period (about the eri ,-i-onday or Tuesday next. His Royal Highness will year 1740) no correct account can be given ; suffice it to , a iit iv e e late in the evening, and, passing the night at say, that it has been occupied from the first of its ex ist 11 harn, proceed on his tour early the folowing morn- istence to some few weeks since, by the lowest and most . Si g' The Venerable Archbishop, who completes his abandoned class of society. We can find no account a4 t Y - seventh year in October next, is in the enjoy- whatever of its ever being the residence of Jonathan et of , . , r 1 excellent health: Wild ; his houses being in the Old Bailey, and Wye's ' l e Countess of Jersey and Ladies Clementine and street, Drury-lane; there is not the slightest doubt, I , Ade le e Villiers are expected to leave Osterley Park,near however, that it might have been one of his priacipal e i t,?vell, for Southampton. haunts, from its favourable position, and the fact of its it The Earl of Auckland and the Hon. Miss Eden arrived existing. in his time. A most rigid search is still being es, where House on Thursday, from Pansanger, Herts, carried on by the labourers, under tho superintendence el es ~ the Noble Earl has been passing several days with of Mr. Wakelin. just laaarl and Countess Cowper. IMPROVEMENTS AT WINDSOR.—It has been Li s rae Lord Bishop of Norwich, on Monday last, took determined by her Majesty's Commissioners of Woods departure t h e from Hallsteads, Ullswater, Westmerland, and Forests, to take down the old and dilapidated aa. a s eat of John Marshall, Esq., where the Learned houses in the Lower Ward of Windsor Castle, the resi- L'at.e has been on a visit to Mr. Marshall. deuces of five of the military knights, and known as the eit . ":".lor.G enera i Sir William Nott, G.C.8., the hero of " Lower Foundation." It is in contemplation to form a - r d i aller and Affghanistan, as soon as his health will noble terrace on the site of these houses, to be open to 17 w " a ffieWill leave town for Carmarthen, where the gal - the pub lic, affordin g extensive and highly picturesque . o - r resided before his departure for the East. views over St. L eonard's, and the Great Park. It is Sir e C a C. F. Forbes, Captain Nesham, Major Clarke, also in contemp lation, we understand, to restore the Sa '• a P_n Dom e tt, M r. G ar l an d an d f am ily, a nd M. Sar- lisbury Tower, agreeably to the original p lans of the r tai ,..,..,._ 5t : left. London on Thursday morning, by the General late Sir Jeffrey Wyatville, and as they were app roved ,A, 4111 Navigation Company's steam-ship Soho, fur of by George the Fourth. When this has been accom ntwerp. plished it will afford a convenient residence for three of - a • , '- • The Mar qu i s o f Gran b y an d L a dy Ad e li za M a nners the military knights on the Lower Foundatio n. The JUDGES' CIIAMBERS.—Thursday Mr. Justice Maule ar e ea • ''• • the ,_J ( 'Ying a cruise in the Duke of Rutland's yacht, remaining two knights on that foundation will have made a number of orders for the discharge of persons in ~ "esolution, off the Isle of Wight. apartments provided for them at the upper end of prison on debts not exceeding 20/. As many as twenty. . at Iscausxparneotra. Henry the Eight's gateway. No one unacquainted five affidavits were yesterday made in Whitecross-street ' t ie T pa h r e utmost activity now prevails throughout all the with the locality of the Royal residence can form an prison, and taken to the Judges' Chambers, on wh'eh .• .., e au _ ,tasents of Deptford Dockyard. Between three and idea of the s pl e ndid view which will be thrown open the patties were discharged, his Lordship only requiring nundred mechanics and others, are employed daily, • from the upper grounds of the Castle by these arrange- an affidavit with a copy of causes to satisfy him that the . andiners the slips the hands are fully employed in the re- . ments being carri e d i n to effect. It is hoped that, debt did not exceed 201., to grant the application, leav „ Terrible.l ~ a P s ' a i rt, of the hosni e , th e b u ildi ng o f comparatively small ' a:nongst other improvements, the unsightly and ruinous ing the parties to apply to , the Court out of which the • : due and in the construction of the giant war-steamer ' Horse-shoe cloisters will be raz, dto the ground, so that judgment was obtained, if the discharge was procured in This v esse l, w h e n c o mpleted, which it is the terrace may be extended beyond the Bell-tower. It fraud, or if the. conduct of the party rendered him liable lar le g : 73, s t e .s a tit i aternrwill be by April in next ear will be the will then only remain to restore the Garter-tower, in to be taken as specified by the 59th section of the Act. 'or e c r ou a n fl t o ray t . i n th e Government service of this order to effect one of the greatest improvements ever By the discharge the debt is not extinct, and all property The produced in this portion of the ere c ti ons connected with is liable to be taken in execution to pay the same. Pay lii.__, . poor-law in Ireland appears to be as rnuch dis- the Castle. Several of the houses in Thames-street, ment of a debt can be ordered by instalments. :.. g el i ti a , srir l • koutonrithe upper as the lower classes. Not a single (portions of which are built over the old ditch of the laTaw IRON STEAM FRIGATE.—Messrs. Ditchburn a s tt a e t e u d r ej a l y t , h tehe b oar d- roorn o f the Castlebar Castle) have been recently p urc h ase d b y t h e C r o w n, and and Mare have been favoured with an order from Go usuel day of meeting. The the materials sold. The w h o l e o f t i me rema i n d er o f the vernment to build a new iron steam frigate, to be called thus Ordered th e s u ppli es requ i re d by the master, and houses, on the Castle side of the street, will also be pun- the Trident ; the name is chosen from the General 1, s performed all the funce oes o f th e b oar d himself. C h ase d as soon as t h e necessa ry arrangements are made, Steam Navigation Company's ship Trident, now running . s rumoured that his Royal Higheess Prince Wil- from time to time, with the owners of the property, on the London and Edinburgh station, which ship had iia_ in n o :Prussia will pay a visit to Portsmouth on Mon- by th e C ommissioners of Woods and Forests. The the honour of conveying her Majesty and Royal Con , axt, in company with his Grace the Duke of IVel- northern and eastern terraces will then be extended sort from Edinburgh on our Sovereign's late visit to Mon. . ' round the Castle. Scotland. T u h ,_ is a d ay. the 17th instant, is the anniversary of the DEATH OF THE GRAND DUCHESS ALEXANDRA OF THE KING VULTUR. VULTURE PAPA.—TWO b se i h r u w d as yof her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, RUSSIA. — We lament to announce the premature demise of these beautiful birds have recently been added to the , . 58th year. born in 1786, and consequently has attained her of the Grand Duchess Alexandra, fourth daughter of . colleetion atthelloyalSurreyZoologicalGardens.Thegen ' Th e B• . the Emperor of Russia, and consert of his Royal High- i tleman who imported them.had three in his possession, trice _ 0 _ mash and Foreign schools for the extensive dis - ness Prince Frederick of Hesse, eldest son of the Land- : but on his arrival at Rio de Janerio he was induced to been's Opened, and Bermondsey have at length grave William of Hesse. The melancholy news reached a ' part with one, to the Emperor of the Brazils, they being seas lard b y Some mont h s s i nce the found a ti on s t one the Russian Embassy yesterday mor ning ili f lp ro e m rial b f e am P i e ly - c A on v s e id ry er b e e d au th t e ifu fi l n s e p s e t c b .i i m rd e s n e o v f e t t h at a r t o r u a g r k e t a f n r d om si t n h g e u i l n a t r e b ri ir o d r : • s eine si t u h a e dr o i t l h le Lord John Russell, assisted by Mr. Alder- tersburgh, by a special courier. The . 111 1 1 i lanilehery, 'tap ,& e e- • the far -C. 46:c. were prepared for the sad termination of the Grand the Toucan, Rhamphastus Picatus, has also been placed bathe' r wa d s a — h n' boy t d a a p n a ce rt d y , but g —swam- e a m m en in , the river Duchess's illness, which, it is well known, was the prin . - in these gardens ; the remarkable size of the bill and in on e o f c ip a l cause o f the E m p e ror's hasty departure from this the beauty of the plumage excites very great admire - mg e s t a bl is h me nts in Paris! There was a country. The young Princess, so prematurely cut off by tion. Two splendid Emus, Struthio Caauarius, the t etitsel, band o f seus i e , an d the swimmers acquitted death in the prime of life, was born June 24, 1825, and , finest ever brought to this country, have been purchased appears s r w g ith much ability. . l lt .. . was married last Se tamp •r to the Prince Frederick of by the proprietor within a shwa time. • In-fact, by far al:4of from a re p or t o f the proceedings at a meets Hesse. The Courts of the 'Lame Saxe 'iVeimar, Wur - the largest proportion of valuable animals and birds re lest, Il - tit . Doncaster Town Council, held on Tuesday temburg, and Grande, H ess are placed in ' mourn i ng by the de- I cently imported have been purchased for these gardens, lat the grant of I,OOOL for the services of the races true of the uche which now boasts a collection second to none. line, and of their determination to apply to Parliament during the ensuing session for an Act authorising its construction. The line is to commence from the Eastern Union branch, about two miles to the eastward of Col chester, and to run thence direct to Harwich, the gra dients throughout being of a very easy character. The principle landowners on the line are stated to be most favourable to the project ; and the entire expense of its construction is guaranteed by the engineer (Mr. Hosking) not to exceed 125,0001. After ordering the resolutions of the meeting, the report of the engineer and that of the secretary (John Thompson, Esq.) to be published in the newspapers, thanks were voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. IRELAND. CATTLE SHOW OF THE ROYAL IRISH AGRI CULTURAL SOCIETY. DUBLIN, AUG. 14.—The annual show of cattle, farm ing implements, &e., of this Society commenced to-day, and was held in the Coburg-gardens, a field of nine acres at the rear of St. Stephen's-green and Harcourt street, in this city. The quantity of all kinds of stock, exceeded any similar exhibition ever held here, but upon a close inspection, it appeared that a large portion of the cattle was of an ordinary kind, the superior and first class animals bein ,, comparatively rare. But certainly there were several very fine bulls, and many cows of the primest kind. The arrangements for the exhibition were on a scale of great magnitude. The stalls for the cattle exhibited ran round three sides of the ground, serving the purpose of an inclosure, and the centre of the are% was literally covered with farming implements, sheep-pens, &c. The judges appointed to adjudicate the premiums in the various classes and sections were :—Messrs. Booth, of Killerley; Watson, of Keyler; Kirkaldy, Charge, Dud geon, Archbold, Roberts, &c.; and though these gen tlemen commenced the discharge of the difficult task assigned them at an early hour this morning, they had not completed their labours until long after one o'clock, the hour at which the public were admitted. The con sequence of this was, that no one present, with the ex • ception of the judges themselves, knew to what animals the prizes were assigned. It was a very general remark that the Irish breeding-stock was of the most superior description. The prizes will not be declared until this evening at the council dinner, but it is understood that the following are amongst the successful competitors: — Mr. Robert Borrowes was awarded the first prize of thirty sovereigns for his short-horned bull Narcissus, four years ,dd, as the best of his class; and also the challenge cup, given by Mr. Peter Purcell, as being the best bull in any class. The Hon. A. F. Nugent, of Pallas; Mr. John Camp bell, of Louth; Mr. Alexander Bannerman, of Lanca shire; Mr. Robert Borrowes, of Kilcullen, also obtained prizes for the bulls entererd by them. His Royal Highness Prince Albert's cow, of the Bake well breed, five years old, was assigned the first prize, as being the best in its class. Mr. 'William Henry Carter, of Kilcullen ; Mr. Martin Winder, Dunlavin ; Mr. Samuel Winter, Tullaghard, Trim; Mr. William Garnet, Donover House, Moynalty; and Mr. Wade, also exhibited animals, which obtained prizes. The show of horses, sheep, swine, poultry, &c., was extremely good, but we were unable, for the reasons above stated, to ascertain the names of the persons who received premiums. The Lord Lieutenant arrived at three o'clock, and attended by the Marquis of Downshire, and other mem bers of the council, went through the exhibition. His Excellency seemed much struck by a Kerry bull, one year old, named Paddy Blake, bred by the Rev. B. O'Connor, parish priest of Miltown, the sire from the Knight of Kerry's stock, the dam from that of the late Maurice O'Connell, Esq., of Derrynane Abbey. This animal, although a very fine specimen of the Kerry breed, was not much larger than a good Newfound land dog. The attendance of visitors throughout the day, not withstanding the heavy showers which fell at intervals, was very numerous. Among those present we observed:--The Marquis of Downshire; the Earls of Clancarty, Charlemont, Erne, and Miltown; Lords Farnham and Castlemaine; Sir Lucius O'Brien, Sir Joseph Copley (of Yorkshire), Sir Arthur Brook, M.P.; Honourable Henry Cole, M.P.; Robert Archbold, Esq., M.P.; Archdeacon Torrens ; William Ratlibone, Esq.; John 11. Talbot, Esq.; William D'Arcy, Esq.; J. Garnett, Esq.; Sir R. Langrishe, Sir John Power, James Power, Esq., M.P.; Sir Robert Bateson; Duckett, Esq.; Robert Bourke, Esq.; George Woods, Esq.; Thomas Seymour, Esq.; Rev. Henry Westby. LANDLORD AND TENANT COMMISSION. The Land Commissioners are about visiting this dis trict. They have fixed upon this day (Wednesday) for Birr, to-morrow for Roscrea, and Friday for Nenagh. With what extraordinary velocity do they not go through their unaccountable movements, and what a libel is it upon the common sense of the country to suppose that the least possible amount of good can be anticipated from the hurried, and necessarily crude, investigation of these gentlemen Commissioners. —Tipperary Via . dice (or. LITERATURE. lIADYNS DICTIONARY OF DATES. lo.ion, London, 1844. " The design of the author," says Mr. Hadyn in his preface, "has been, to attempt the compression of the greatest body of general information that has ever appeared in a single volume, and to produce a book of reference whose extensive usefulness may render its possession material to every individual, in the same manner that a London Directory is indispensable, on business affairs, to a London merchant." '['his object —a most difficult one—the author has successfully accomplished; his volume contains upwards of four teen thousand articles, alphabetically arranged for the greater convenience of reference, on almost every sub ject that can present itself to the reader's mind, com prehending every remarkable occurrence, ancient and modern, the foundation, laws, and government of countries, their progress in civilisation, industry, and science, their achievements in arms, the political and social transactions of the British empire, its civil, military and religious institutions, together with co pious details respecting the origin and advance of human arts and inventions. A work thus varied in the nature, and extensive in the range of its informa tion must thereby have b een o f s l ow gr owth, and tasl;xl Mr. Haydn's utmost industry, snore espe cialli as there is no confusion or mismanagement per ceptible in it, every article being duly ranged under its fitting head, and found without the slightest dif ficulty, which is not always the case in productions of this miscellaneous character, Altogether, the " Dictionary of Dates" may be regarded as a work sui generis, and is specially adapted as a companion to all biographical memoirs " relating as it does" — to quote the author's own apt terms—" to things, as those do to persons, and affordinginformation not in cluded in the range or design of such publications." THE WEEKLY VOLUME.—Part VI. C. Knight, London, 1844. The present Part of this weekly miscellany forms the first volume of a republication, in a small duodecimo shape, of Mr. Davis's well-known work on China, which was brought out some eix or eight years since, and acquired no ordinary share of popularity. It is proposed to complete the republication in three cheap neatly printed volumes, of which the one be fore us is a very favourable specimen, being illus trated—in addition to its other recommendations—by not less than twelve skilful and appropriate wood-en gravings. If the " Weekly Volume" continue to be devoted to the republication of such sterling works of information as Davis's "China," it can scarcely fail to become as great a favourite with the reading com munity as was the late Mr. Murray's " Family Li brary." A WINTER IN ITALY. 2 Vols. Colburn, London, 1844. Mrs. Ashton Yates, to whom we are indebted for this work, wields the pen of a ready writer. Within the last ten or a dozen years, we have read scores of accounts of visits to Italy, but we know not that we have read any which have occasioned us more amusement than the one before us. The authoress is by no means a profound or subtle observer ; she rarely, if ever, pierces below the surface; but her remarks are uniformly entertaining, and her descrip tions, trite as are the themes on which she expatiates, have the charm of ease and liveliness. During the winter which she spent in Italy she seems to have been constantly bustling about, making the best use of her eyes and ears on every occasion, and missing nothing that was at all worthy of notice. She visited in succession almost every Italian town and city of any note ; and even penetrated into the mountains of the Tyrol, whose magnificent scenery she pourtrays in animated terms, and at the same time takes the opportunity of giving her readers a few interesting particulars respecting the Tyrolese patriots, Hofer and Speckbacher, the former of whom was shot in 1809 by order of Napoleon, for no worse crime than that of defending his native country from the tyranny of Bavaria, to whom the French Emperor had made it over as a sort of Imperial gift to his ally. But de cidedly the most agreeable portions of Mrs. Ashton Yates's volumes are those which are devoted to Venice —a city which, as might be expected, greatly took her fancy, and whose various public buildings, together with the manners of its inhabitants, she describes with the most circumstantial minuteness. While residing at Rome, which appears to have been still more to her taste than even Venice, she was honoured with an interview by the Pope, of which she thus states the particulars : " Our acquaintance with a young clergyman, who had some interest among the Cardinals, obtained for us the honour of an interview with the Pope. We were a party of about twelve, and on being told that we were all English, he dispensed with our bending the knee, or showing him any mark of homage to which our stiff necked, stiff limbed people are unaccustomed. Horace Walpole, it is said, on being presented, drew back, loth to pay the tribute of respect good Catholics were doing to the slipper, which the Pope perceiving, kindly addressed him—" My son, don't be afraid of showing respect to an old man." We, not being called on to pay any such implied homage, placed ouselves at once in a circle around his Holiness. He was plainly habited in a loose white cloth robe, made like a dressing gown ; his slippers only were ornamented, being com posed of crimson and gold ; he is an animated, benevo lent-looking old gentleman of about seventy years of age. One of his Bishops, an Englishman, stood near (the Pope was himself standing, leaning his back against a table). We had been informed that we might speak either Italian or French as we pleased, though his Holi ness would confine him se lf to the former language, in which he converses most easily. " On his being told somewhat of the different pur suits and avocations of the gentlemen, he addressed a fine intelligent-looking young Man who had travelled extensively with his tutor, but is, alas ! deaf and dumb. so that no reply could he make. The Pope then turned to a naval captain of great stature, and altogether gigan tic proportions (a fit representative of the man-of-war he commands), who was, unfortunately, quite unconscious of the encomiums bestowed upon our navy. Although admirably fitted ig norance make a cannon reply t o the off the Vatican,the Conti nenta l l anguages rendered him dumb thunders or an ce o also. -" n "A gentleman of our immediate party, who speaks Ita lian fluently, took up the subject, and did it full justice, for whatever Englishmen may be called, Liberal or Con servatives, they are equally proud of England, more especially when in a foreign land ; and thoug h the y so metimes cavil at, and comp by the y of, s t r anger's lips, and affairs at home, yet let their country be named they instantly find thei r warmest a ff ec tions called forth, and her honour and th e i r own ident ifi e d. " The Pope aft erwards asked t h e l a dies various questions as to how they liked Italy, and other matters. One of them, whose good animal spirits were rather en livened than repressed by the novelty of the situation, replied, and caused him to smile so graciously, that I almost fancy, had the offer been made, she was prepared to accept his arm and take a turn with him in the ad joining garden, when his cap and cloak were brought for the purpose of his going there. But he only bowed, and went through a glass door, to pursue his solitary walk amongst fine beds of flowers, which perhaps compensate him in some degree for being denied the agremens of female conversation, excepting on the most limited scale. " No other sovereigns lead so solitary and cheerless a life as do the Popes ; they ne ver walk out beyond their gardens, never ride on h orse b ac k , i nvar iably dine alone, and, worse than all, th ey see no l a di es , mingling in the g rave society of ch urc h men with w h om t h e y as sociate, e xcept in cases of formal introductions, such as I have described. This ascetic mode of life, I believe, was en joined by the Council o f T rent, i n order to preserve the Papal character from the reproaches to which it had been liable from the free manner of living of some such Popes as Leo X., who hunted and enjoyed, without distinction, the good fellowship, to say the least, of ordinary persons. Most certainly, though the manner of living adopted afterwards by the Popes appears unnecessarily strict, and too far removed from wholesome and allowable gra tifications, still it must be admitted that the habitual self-denial they severally practise, adds much to their di gn ity and respectability. ' DEPARTURE OF ROBERT OWEN FOR AMERICA. Lest Sunday morning the Socialists of London gave their leader, Mr. Robert Owen, a public break fast, in the hall of the Literary and Scientific Insti tution, Johti-street, Tottenham-court-road, in anti cipation of his approaching departure to the United States of North America, on a visit to his family. Upwards of 350 persons sat down to breakfast, and at least 200 more, who could not be accommodated at the tables, witnessed the proceedings from the gal leries. The following addresses were presented to Mr. Owen, by different sections of his disciples : ADDRESS TO MR. ROBERT OWEN FROM BRANCH A 1 OF THE RATIONAL SOCIETY. Revered and beloved Sir,—The President, council, members, and candidates of Branch A 1 of the Rational Society, take occasion, from the announce ment of your intended voyage to the United States, to give public expression to the respect and affection with which they regard you as an individual, and of their devotion to those principles of which you have been the un wearied and consistent propounder. These principles preclude the ascription of merit or demerit, praise or blame, to individuals, but it is at the same time instinctive in humanity to love and reverence goodness and greatness; hence these are our feelings towards you. Your long life has been an undeviating exhibition of the purest benevolence, the most generous disinterestedness. Your faculties, fortune, and time, have been entirely devoted to the task of regenerating society, and thereby reforming the human character, so that in thought, word, and act, all might at all times be guided by the dictates of reason, and manifest that comprehensive charity which is the inevitable deduction from the first prin ciples of the rational system of society. A change so great—so radical—in man and his in stitutions, based upon principles so demonstrable and consistent, has never before been propounded to the world. At the commencement of your labours you stood alone—now your disciples are to be found in all countries and climes—the impress of your mind is l i visible in every direction, and time, as it rolls on, will only the more evidence the depth and extent of the influence which you have exerted over this and com ing ages. Every improvement in our literature— every attempt at improved social and educational in stitutions—every effort to apply the theories of mo dern. science to the multiplication of the material means of happiness, -i4.14 ~a iding, directly or indi rectly, the great social revolution you have ori ginated. This is a great work to have accomplished in one lifetime ; it is the best return you could possi bly have for your labours; and we may be permitted to rejoice with you in the contemplation of past efforts, in the exultation over hopes for the future. We had hoped that, at .your advanced period of life, you would tranquilly and usefully, as usual, have passed the evening of your days among us, with out exposing . yourself to the risks of such a long voyage and journey as that you are about to under take. You are, however, the property of no parti cular country or nation., . The friend of mankind, your mission is to reconstruct society, and to so form the human character everywhere, " That man to man, the world o'er, Shall brothers be." It appears to you necessary, in the performance of the duties of this mission, that you should visit Ame rica; we feel too deeply interested in its fulfilment, to speak of regret at your decision. The individual pleasure arising from having you among us must give way to the general benefit. We are, however, encouraged to hope that you will, if life and health be spared, return to us next spring.; and fervently shall we welcome you back to your rightful position of Patriarch to our Society—gladly renew that intercourse with you, which is to us so invaluable. In your absence we will do the best that our ex perience and means will permit, to promote the spread and influence of the benign principles of which we are the disciples ; and we cherish the hope, that ere many months have elapsed, we shall meet again under even more favourable circumstances than the present. Your appearance among the Social Reformers of the United States at this period will, we trust, be pro ductive of great benefit, and give an increased impe tus to the rapid and wide spread social movements now going on in that Republic. We trust, also, that during your absence, you will have ample opportunities of.aconferring with those at the head of its affairs, and of impressing them with a sense of the momentous and important nature of your views in the present excited and unsatisfactory state of the world. May that happiness which it has been the labour of your life to bestow on others, continue to be richly enjoyed by you wherever you may be; and may we speedily again enjoy the pleasure of seeing you among us. ROBERT CLARKE, President. ADDRESS TO MR. ROBERT OWEN FROM THE UTILITARIAN ASSOCIATION. Respected Sir,—Permit the members of the Utili tarian Association to join with their fellow members of the Rational Society in expressing their hopes. fears, and good wishes, concerning yourself and the benevolent work you have in hand. We feel we would be guilty of ingratitude towards you, and unjust to our own feelings, were we to alloy% the present opportunity, perhaps the last in our lives of addressing you, to pass unheeded. We regret that England is not prepared to test by practice the truth of the principles and plans you have so ably developed, and unceasingly taught, during a long and useful life ; but hope that the country you are going to may give the everlasting truths of which you are the bearer a more attentive hearing, and means more commensurate to the speedy and successful reduction of them to practice than has been given to them in the land you are leaving. When we reflect upon the almost superhuman efforts you have made to awaken this country to a sense of the dangers of longer continuing the present chaotic state of things on the one hand, and to an appreciation of the beauty, truth, and consequent sim plicity, of the system of society of which you are the founder on the other, we feel that England's best friend is leaving her shores, and are strongly reminded of the beautiful yet mournful words of Jesus, the re former, when he exclaimed—" Ohl Jerusalem. Jerusalem, how often would I have gathered your children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and you would not." While, for England's sake, we regret your de parture, yet have we reason to rejoice that the country you are going to is the one we have chosen for our future home ; and although we may never meet, there will be some consolation in knowing that we are co-labourers in the land that is destined to lead the nations of the earth, by her example, to the adoption of the rational System of society. In conclusion, respected friend, we wish you a safe and comfortable voyage across the Atlantic, and a hearty welcome to the Republic, and hope, ere long, to be able to invite you to our home in the West ; but should we, by the unrelenting decree of nature, be denied that pleasure, may you live as long as ex istence shall be pleasurable, and no longer, is the sincere desire of the members of the Unitarian Asso ciation.—Signed on their behalf, T. C. SMITH, Chairman. ADDRESS TO ROBERT OWEN, ESQ., ON HIS DEPARTURE TO AMERICA, FROM THE CON DUCTORS OF THE " MOVEMENT." The persons whose names are appended to this ad dress, may be taken as representing a party, who, though belonging to the Society of which you are the acknowledged head, are considered somewhat in the light of dissentients; for this reason, they have sought this opportunity of assuring you that what ever may be their difference of opinion, there is no difference in the affection they bear you. In you they recognise the benevolent sculptor, who, out of the mis-shapen block of society, had hewn the beautiful and breathing statue of co-ope rative humanity. A moral Euclid, you have done for society what that mathematician did for geometry —collected the scattered wisdom of earth's sages, and given to it order, system, and practical utility. Other philosophers had pointed to what should be done—it remained for Robert Owen to propose to do it. For half a century humanity has known you as its friend. In both hemispheres you have borne witness against sectarian error, and in the retreats of grandeur and the humble haunts of poverty,. you have gone, like the herald of happ iness, R a in nd wealthgs pointed to the equality of mankind. By your rnslaved industry has been taught its true offic e, and nature has been the means of emancipation ;, human made the popular study o f the m ultitude, and thought, both in the Old World a nd the New, has received a lasting impetus. On all these accounts we:naturally congratulate you, because, in whatever adds to the independence of hu manity, perhaps, more than other men, we are deeply interested. As recipients of those great metaphysical truths, which you have been instrumental in disseminating to the world, we are your debtors. That it is our good , fortune to seek the fabled blessings of religion only in the practice of morality, and to anticipate the guardianship of a providence in the triumphs of science, were first owing to your instruction and ex ample. It is, therefore, not less our duty than our pleasure to bear testimony to th e a d vantages o f having lived within the sphere of your influence. It would be to impugn the high philosophy both of your writings and your life, were we to deem it ne cessary to excuse ourselves for having, on some par ticulars, dissented from yourself. Your usefulness has emanated from independence of thought, and to respect individuality of sentiment is the proud cha racteristic of Socialism. To have broken in the blindness and bigotry of the age, and stimulated a na tion to practical and liberal thinking, will ever be reckoned among your most honourable triumphs. It is not necessary that we wish that your visit to your family, to whom we desire our regards, may be a happy one. Whatever pertains to the province of ROBERT BURNS. Ckmi to D° perceive NA " We are e x tremely re joiced AstithaLtux. the London S ece d ers h ave re ceived another pract ical i llustration of th e ir insignifi• cance in the south. T he y were, on a r ecen t oc c as ion more thoroughly defe ated than before on the election of i a chaplain for the Scottish Hospital, when the spectacle of the presence of so many cf the friends of the Church prevented them from even propo s i ng M r. Ham i lton, a bitter and violent free secessi on minister, and Mr. Cum ming was elected by an utterly overwhelming majority to the chaplaincy of the Scottish Hospital. On the oc casion to which we refer at present—viz., the meeting of the friends and supporters of the Caledonian Asylum, to consider certain secret innovations on the constitution and connexion of that institution, which a majority of free secession directors had stealthily and discreditably introduced, they were again defeated, and their low and discreditable tricks were so thoroughly and so quietly laid bare by the puke of Buccleuch, that any one except Mr. P. Stewart, Mr. Nisbet, and the author of " Fare well to Egypt," would have blushed. This general court, of which we have given a report, has decided that Free Secession Presbyterianism, which in England has resulted in Socinianism, and may soon do so again, shall Rot deteriorate and defile a great national charity. The cunning pretexts of the Seceders on this occasion were really disgraceful, and only disregarded as they are known to be in full accordance with the standard policy of that faction. It must, however, be remembered, that the resolution passed on Monday, the sth of August, re quires confirmation by the court which melts on Thurs day, the sth of September ; and as the Free Presby terians in London will beat up their last man, and try to make new ones, it is essential that all the friends of the charity, who stand by its present connexion with the Established Church of Scotland, should appear on that day, and by their resolution give the free directors an opportunity of mending their manners, or, if they have any respect for eonsistency, of retiring from an institu tion which they have so flagrantly tried to corrupt. — Scottish Record. TURN-OUT OF LOCKSMITHS.—The locksmiths of Walsall, Wolverhampton, Willenhall, and neighbour hood, numbering about 300 persons, have turned out for an advance of 5 per cent. on their wages. The. prices paid to this class of persons are exceedingly low ; many of them having large families, being compelled to work 14 or 16 hours per day for los. per week. We have been favoured by a friend with the - fol lowing extract from the original letter, of which he is in possession, and addressed to Mr. Nicol, of the High School, Edinburgh, well known as a staunch friend of the poet. The post mark is " Mauchline":— " I don't know how my farm may turn out, but I shall fairly put it to trial. If it should not do, 1 won't struggle with a ruinous bargain, but betake myself to my excise business, as I have got my in structions, past trials, &c., and have no more to do than ask employment from the Board. " My present design is to inform you, that I have left with the carrier from Mauchlin to Edinburgh, a small cheese of last year's produce, which I hope will do no dishonour to Ayrshire. You will please ac• cept of it as a small acknowledgment for those obliga tions, which the world, so far from imitating, would scarcely believe were Ito tell them. I propose it as an annual tribute, which, my dearest Sir, you must allow me to tax myself with while I am a farmer. My best compliments to Mrs. Nicol, little Ned, and all the family. Would to God, Sir, that instead of this lame, dull epistle, I could send you a transcript of my glowing heart ....I think of you! Louis Cauvin, noble exception to the general doctrine of original sin, remember me to him. Mr. Vair, too, please give him my compliments. "0, Mr. Nicol, can time ever extinguish the glow ing remembrance of you in my bosom! The idea of your uncommon abilities may dissipate a little in corn parisln, but where, except surrounding the Fountain of Goodness, shall I find a heart equal to yours!— Adieu. ROBERT BURNS. —Caledonian Mercury. COMMISSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. (From the Caledonian Mercury.) The second quarterly meeting of the Commission was held in the Assembly Hall yesterday, at twelve o'clock—Principal Lee, moderator, in the chair. ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTY. Principal M'Farlan, before the Commission pro ceeded to business, said, there was a subject which had an especial claim to priority. There was no in stmce, he believed, in which Divine Providence had conferred a peculiar mark of favour on the Royal Family, certainly there was no instance in which, that favour had been marked in the • birth of a Prince, that the members of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland had not considered it a sacred and imperative duty to come forward and tender to the Sovereign the homage of their con gratulations for the auspicious event, and their thankfulness to Almighty God for his goodness to the mother for the preservation of her life and that of the infant Prince. He would not at that hour take up the time of the Court by indulging in any tribute of praise of her Majesty the Queen, or to speak of her conduct in her public capacity, or as a private individual—of those qualities which called up expressions of regard and admiration from all classes of her Majesty's subjects, and which were the means of securing to them the many blessings which, as a nation and a Church, they had derived from her reign. These feelings were still as warm and en thusiastic as ever, as was shown by the spontaneous expressions of good-will and regard which had been borne to her throne since the birth of the young Prince. He would at once move, that an address of congratulation for the auspicious event—for the prospect of good health still afforded to the royal mother and the infant Prince—and, above all, for the additional comfort thereby accruing to the Royal Family, as well as additional prosperity to the nation at large • and their hope that these blessings may be continued and perpetuatel to the latest times.— (Hear, hear.) The motion was cordially agreed to, as also an ad dress to the Prince Consort, on the motion of Bailie Mack, and both were remitted to a small committee to prepare and transmit. The report of the Committee to frame regulations for expediting the trials of students, reported that those as recently in force should be adhered to, with some trifling alterations, which they recom mended.—Agreed to. SIR DAVID BREWSTER ' S CASE. This case, which came before the Court in the shape of a dissent and complaint at the instance of Dr. Ferrie, against a decision of the Presbytery of St. Andrew's, to proceed by libel against Sir David Brewster, having been called, parties appeared at the bar. Mr. Montgmnerie Bell, advocate, appeared for Dr. Ferrie, Principal Haldams and Mr. Taylor of Carnbee for the Presbytery. After some desultory conversation, The Procurator said, that there could be no doubt that the printed libel which had been put into the hands of the members of court contained a great deal more than was at first intended. It was true that the General Assembly had referred the libel to the Commission under the general reference of all cases not disposed of by it ; but the Commission had now seen the libel, and undoubtedly a glance at that docu ment was sufficient to show them, that they had to deal with and decide a very important question of ju risdiction and relevancy—a question so important that he could scarcely think it either proper or safe for this Commission to take up unless it had been sent to them by the General Assembly by special remit. As that was not the case, he would propose that the Commission should refer the whole case to the next Gtheinnueraitl necessary Assemblym bly . to He en t(the intoP Procu rator) c the u rrmeletoaesrtoi)nnsgdiwdofhintchhoetinduced him to propose such a motion, but he might say, that he thought it the most wise and prudent course to follow in this very important and difficult case, if it were agreeable to the wish of the House. He therefore moved that the Commis , sion refer the case to the next Assembly. After some further discussion, and the parties at the bar having consented, it was unanimously agreed to leave the case to be heard and determined by the next General Assembly. COMMISSION OF THE FREE CHURCH. A stated meeting of the Commission of the General Assembly of the Free Church was held in the New College, George-street, Dr. Black, of Aberdeen, Mo derator. It was intimated that twenty applications for new charges had been forwarded to the Committee ap pointed by last Assembly to carry out the views of that court, in reference to the sanctioning of charges. It was agreed to remit these applications to the Com mittee, to state whether any and what number of them were of a nature which warranted a departure from principle, that the General Assembly shall be the only court having the power to sanction charges —to report at a future diet. SABBATH OBSERVANCE. Mr. Blackadder wished to call the attention of the Commission shortly to this subject. He had advised his friends to purchase stock in the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, with the view of extending the influence of those favourable to the principle of the Sabbath observance in the affairs of that Company. He was happy to say that his advice had been acted on, and there was a possibility of their friends having a majority in all questions relating to this subject. There was to be a meeting of the shareholders on the 27th of this month, in Glasgow, and he wished to impress upon all .the opponents of Sabbath desecra tion the importance of being present at that meeting, personally, and not allowing them selves to be represented by proxy. As some mis apprehension existed as to the extent of Sab bath desecration, he would state, that during the six months previous to the 31st of July last, the average number of passengers travelling on Sunday on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway was—first class, 42 ; second class, 1,798 ; third class, 732 — making a total of 954 persons. The number of first and second class passengers had not materially varied, being nearly about the same in summer as in winter, but the difference between these two seasons in the third class was very great, the number on the 28th of July last being upwards of 1,300, while the whole three classes on that day contain 1,500 persons. This was a fearful state of matters, which he trusted the Free Church would do everything in its power to correct. After some discussion, in which Mr. Gibson, of Glasgow, Mr. Sheriff Speirs, Mr. Moncrieff, of East Kilbride, and others, took part, in reference to the Bill on this subject lately passed in Parliament, a Committee was appointed to inquire into its pro visions, with the view of petitioning the Legislature on the subject. SOUTH DEVON R4ILWAY.—The works of this Com pany, at various places along the line between Exeter and Newton, have actively commenced, and many oc cupiers of houses and premises through which the line will pass have received notice to quit within twenty cn3 days. In the Exwick fields, on the St. Thomas side of the Exe, a great number of labourers are at work. The contract, No. 1, extending from the south side of the terminus of the Bristol and Exeter Rail way on to Powderham, has been taken by Messrs. Carpenter and Chesterfield. The contracts, Nos. 2 and 3, run from Powderham to Teignmouth, and are let to Mr. Waring. It is provided that half these works shall be completed by the Ist of February next, and the entire contracts by the 4th of Mey following, under a penalty of 201. daily after that period. A num ber of men are employed in tunnelling near the Teign mouth beach towards Dawlish ; and the line is staked out from Dawlish Beach to Starcross. Two shafts have been sunk on the Brent side of the Marley tunnel, to the depth of sixty feet, which is considered the level re quired on this side of the hill ; on the other side the shafts will be considerably deeper. The progress of the works is at times imPeded by the flow of water into the shaft. The strata is of s l a te dtinstone for about twenty feet below the surface, mixture of clay of slight thick ness, and very hard slate, with veins of white spar at the eval of the line. —PlynoutlefournaL At the Cambridge Assizes, there came before the grand-jury (and which will .be tried next assizes) a bill of indictment about sixteen feet long, against certain par ties for refusing to obey an order of the justices to pay a church-rate. —Cambridge Advertiser. affection, is in your case no subject of anxiety. But if fortune can be influenced by our hopes, you will not only reach them in safety, but return in 'health to witness the realisation of those plank of human progression with which the name of Robert Owen will, through future time, be associated. GEORGE JACOB HOLYOARTE. MALTUS QUi:STALL RYALt. Mr. Owen replied at considerable length to these addresses, in topics principally relating to the policy and general affairs of the Socialist bony, and gave earnest advice as to the manner in which they-should be conducted during his absence from England, which he stated would be from eight to nine months. Several leading members of the Society also ad dressed the meeting, and after a sitting of nearly four hours, the meeting, which exhibited in the most un equivocal manner the esteem and strong affection in which Mr. Owen is held by his discipls, separated, highly satisfied with the proceedings 01-thenprningl LAW INTELLIGENCE.. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Aug. 15. (Before Mr. Commissioner GouLuuroz.) THE LINENDRAPERY TRADE.—CAPTURE .OF THE RANK, RCPT.-IN RE BANNISTER. • • • The bankrupt carried on business as a linendraper at Portsea, and at the previous hearing it appeared that he had purchased goods in London and Manchester in the course of a few (six) months to the amount of nearly 10,000/., of which he made. forced sales, be the sacrifice what it might, and leaving his wife behind him, and the place of business remaining open, he repaired - to France, but soon found his way rgain to London, where he ex changed his bank notes fur gold, and ultimately took his departure (absconded) to the island of Madeira, whither he was immediately pursued by an officer of the Court, armed with the warrant of the Learned Commissioner, and such other aid as could be furnished by the Secre tary of State for Foreign Affairs, and was there arrested, some 2,800/ in specie having been found in his posses sion. He arrived yesterd ty in London, in custody of the messenger, but his surrender not having been taken, he still remains in custody, and, as we are informed, with his own consent. • It is confidently expected that, from one source or another, the creditors are likely to realise 10s. in the pound. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Ark]. 16. IN RE RICHARD CLEAVER. The insolvent had carried on business in the Edgeivare road, as a builder. His petition Nsas opposed by Mr. Cooke, on behalf of several creditors, and was supported by Mr. Nicholls. Upon a former occasion the insolvent had been before the Court, when his case was gone into at great length. It appeared that he had made away with certain pro perty by means of a collusive bill of sale. After hearing some additional evidence. Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said that a case had seldom come before him in which there was stronger evidence of fraud. It had been proved in the most concluiive manner that he most fraudulently and dishonestly made away-with considerable property, to the detriment.of his creditors. As he (Mr. Commissioner liarril) was de termined to punish such conduct with the utmost seve rity, he should order the insolvent to be remanded for twelve calendar months from the date of his' vesting order. --- • --- IN RE THOMAS HENRY HORATIO CAUTY. • This insolvent, whose case has been already frequently reported in our columns, and who, by the name of Capt. Canty, was so well known for his bill dealing and other transactions with Lord Huntingtower, Colonel Copeland, and others connected with the sporting world, appeared in Court this day, to receive final judgment. Mr. Commissioner HARRlS'said the case had been heard before Mr. Commissioner Law originally, but, in the absence of that Learned Commissioner, he (Mr. Commissioner Harris). should pronounce the''Ziecision which had been come to. There was no point in the circumstances, such as they were, which brought them under the penal clause of the Act, and he should, there fore, order him to be discharged forthwith. The insolvent then left the Court. IN RE CEO. AUGUSTUS JEWEL CHAPMAN. This case had been heard some time back. when it appeared that the insolvent, and his father before him, had been the proprietor of the saloon in Drury-lane theatre. He had rented it up to about a year and a half ago, at which time he was compelled to give it up. The reasons he assigned for his failures in the saloon, which at one time was most profitable, and by which in " the good old days of Drury," his father had realised a large sum of money, was the loss which he suffered in conse quence of the order by Mr.• Macready to exclude all females of a certain character from the saloon. He paid at the rate of 4001. per annum, but after this pro hibition his profits fell away so much that he was unable to pay this amount ; and the renters of Drury-lane Theatre brought an action against him, which he de fended through an attorney named Pitcher. Eventually Ar. Pitcher sued the insolvent for a balance of costs of about 301, which action he defended, and put the oppos ing creditor to upwards of 501. expense by this vexatious lefenee. Having been called up for judgment this day, Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said there could be no ioubt but that the insolvent had been guilty of a most 1 vexatious defence, whereby he put a person, to whom he iwas justly indebted, to great and unnecessary expense. The judgment of the Court was, that he be imprisoned or tight months from the date of his vesting order. SUMMER ASSIZES. OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Monmouth, Aug. 13. NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Serg.ant AT CHERLEY and a Special Jury.) WALTERS V. BARKER AND OTHERS. Mr. W. J. Alexander and Sir T. Phillips .appeared for the plaintiff in this case, and the defendaqts were represented by Mr. Whateley, Mr. Whitmore, and Mr. Keating. The action was brought by the plaintiff, the widow and administratrix of one Benjamin Walters, deceased, against the defendants, as Directors of the Allit&llorne and Foreign Mutual Insurance Association, to recover he sum of 5001., upon a policy of insuia,neei.-„effected on the life of the said Benjamin Walters. To this the de fendants pleaded, first, the general issue; secondly, that it the time of Walters making the declaration which was the basis of the contract he was affirct.kl with paralysis; thirdly, that his habits 'of life were -intem perate; fourthly, that he had, although he had stated the contrary, frequently consulted a Medical man; fifthly, that the policy was effected by fraud, Covin„ and misre presentation; sixthly, that one Charles He rt Croft was interested in the policy, but that his name vette not inserted therein; and lastly, that the policy was made for the benefit of Croft, but that he had no interest in the life of Walters. The plaintiff joined issue on the first plea, and replied de injuria to the others. Sir T. PHILLIPS having opened the pleadings, Mr. ALEXANDER stated the case to the jury, and said that the policy in question was effected on the life of Benjamin Walters, a cattle-dealer, at Bedwelty, on the 4th of May, 1841, Walters being at that time in the 60th year of his age. Mr. Walters had the misfortune to die in the August following, when only one annual premium had been paid, but that in itself would be no ground even for suspicion, because the uncertainty of human life was so great that no man, however young or vigorous, could be sure of another hour's existence. The defendants had put many pleas upon the record, all of which it lay upon them to prove, except the first, and the execution, of the policy having since been admitted, he might rest his case upon that admission, and wait till his Learned Friend, Mr. Whateley, had closed the evidence which he had to offer on the part of the defendants. He should not, how aver, take that course, but anticipate, as far as he was able, the case intended to be set up on the other side, and he should show that Mr. Walters, although at the advanced age of 60 years, was a man originally of very vigorous constitution, and of active habits, and that he had never been attacked by any disease like paralysis, although in the March of 1840, in coming over the moun tains from Abergavenny to Tredegar, on the top of a coach, he had caught a severe chill, which had c4nfined him to his bed for some time. It wasproper that he should tell the jury that the plaintiff in this case was only nomi nally a party to the action, the party really interesud in the result being Mr. C. H. Croft, a solicitor, of great respec tability, residing at Newport, to whom Walters was largely indebted for money advanced to him. At the instance of Mr. Croft Walters, who had. Rreviously in sured his life in the Norwich Union Insurance-.office for 2001., made proposals through Mr. Croft, who had re cently been appointed the agent of the Alfred Insurance office, for a policy upon his life of 5001., and his proposals having been accepted, after he had been examined by the medical officer of the company at Newport, Mr. Essex, the policy was assigned by Mr. Croft, with the full know ledge and approbation of the Alfred-office, as he should show by various letters which passed between "Mr. Croft and the solicitors to the company in "Londbh. (The Learned Counsel here read the letters.) 114 , .- ) Walters died on the 7th of August, 1841, but the Alfied had re fused to pay the 5001 . secured by the policy, and.at last the present action was brought. The policy on the life of Benjamin Walters, for 5001., effected in the Alfred-office, was here put in and read. t w t e au r n dated l t seod others,November put inso:icaisto 2 wr 3 as , s l t B toh 4 e o t , h a e ddressed by Messrs. deuce between the parties referred C Maltby r A of l t e , restt company, f i m n t p h t a e h n e i r p r e t e:6 - e p h t i n o r i Mr. Alexander. Several witnesses were examined, all of whom des cribed Walters as a man generally in the enjoyment of robust health, but suffering occasionally from rheu matism. Mr. WIIATELEY then addressed the jury for the defen dants, stating that he should prove to their complete sa tisfaction that Walters had intended to cheat the Alfred Insurance Company by concealing from them his - know ledge of the fact that he had been attacked by paralysis, of which, in fact, he died, and also by representing that he had had no medical attendant since he was 21 years old. Witnesses were then called for the defence and exa mined for the purpose of showing that Walters had had an attack of paralysis in IS4O, and the regbiter of his death was put in, from whic!i it appeared that paralysis was there stated as the cause of death. This part of the case was, however, disproved by the evidence of one of defendant's own witnesses, which was as follows: — William Williams, examined by Mr. WnATELEy— Benjamin Walters died in m y house. 1 gave the account of his death to the registrar as near as I could. He asked me what was the cause of death, and I said that he had a pain in his bowel", and that Walters h. d told me that some one at Pontypool had told him that he had had a kind of stroke. I signed my name in the column next to that in which the cause of death was put down. I did not read what was written down, and I did not know that the cause of death put ..down was "paralytic stroke." know lalir did the e as notaranc e appear which to man ha ß s y un t d h e e r C th O e uß p T ais l ey. v I it, nor to have had itny strok, I did not tell the re-