The Sun. — London, England, 1839-08-03 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. f _g-..., - --,_ i - 4. ('' ..,., - -0794' 7 , „ •-- - -4-:-. e - ... .. .'.- '- ... 7 __ . ,,r:e. - . v , cc ie .tr+ LONDON : SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1839. By extraordinary express from Paris the following telegraphic dispatch communicated to the French Government on Thursday afternoon, has been received in Loudon. It created a great stir in the French capital, and confirmes the surmise which we expressed in The Sun of yesterday, of the untruth of the state meat that the Turkish fleet had been intercepted by Admiral STOPFORD, and conveyed by a British squad ron to Constantinople. The re-crossing of the Euphra tes by the Egyptain army, adds greatly to the facility of a pacific arrangement by the five great Powers. It is particularly fortunate as depriving Russia of any pretext for extending the withering shield of her especial protection over the youth SULTAN: " ALEXANDRIA, Juts , 16.—The Turkish fleet, under the command of the Catpitan Pacha, arrived here on the 14th, to place itself at the disposal of Mehemet Ali. " He (the Viceroy) says, that he will not restore it to the Porte until the Grand Vizier, Kosrew Pacha, shall have been removed from office, and until his own heredi, tary right to the countries he governs be recognized. "The Egyptian army has received orders to retire be hind the Euphrates." Want of space to-3ay e3mpels us to omit our usual Summary of the Parliamentary Debate. We re commend that in the Commons to perusal. The Lords are proceeding in their usual course of le g islation. They are systematically undoing all that has been done in the Commons, setting at defiance public opinion, and sacrificing the in terests of the country, in order to advance the in terests of party. Night after night is signalized by some outrageous act on the part of this assembly of long-eared legislators, whose peculiar privi lege it seems to be equally exempted from the dominion of common sense and common decency. Can any thing be more humiliating to the national cFaracter than the existence of such an assembly. Is there a people under the sun, not even except ing the Hottentots, so dead to every feeling of self-respect, as patiently to 'submit their necks to be trampled on by such a set of fools and knaves as, politically speaking, every candid person must acknowledge the late conduct of the Tory Lords has proved them to be ? Is there one spark of honour, one single particle of patriotism, or the least regard to the welfare of the country, to be found in nineteen-twentieths of that mongrel crew, whose sole business it is to snarl and yelp, and pre vent others from doing good, because they are un able and unwilling to do it themselves ? _ _ We have sometimes found fault with the Chartists for the precipitation with which they urge on their plans for remodelling the Constitu tion. We have counselled them to wait until the minds of men are better prepared for such changes as they propose, to trust to the progress of know ledge, and to the effect that may be expected to be produced on the governing powers by the force of puic opinion. Can the Chartists have a stronger justification of their proceedings than the conduct of the House of Lords ? We think not. We think that after that House has shown itself so callous, so utterly impenetrable to every consideration that ought to sway, we do not say a Legislative body, but men gifted with reason and reflection, it is in vain to expect that any improvement will be allowed, or can be made, until the " pressure from without" becomes irresistible. The truth is, the Lords calculate on the apathy of the people. They. imagine that the present storm which is agitating a portion of the woiking classes will soon blow over, and under the influence of that imagination, they play their pranks in fan cied security. Let them beware that it be not in . creased to a hurricane which may sweep them to speedy destruction. Were their interests the PnlY thing at stake, such a consum mation were devoutly to he wished. They would then; instead of indulging in brutal merri ment, a s they did the other night, at the barbarous and degrading treatmeitt inflicted on the working men imprisoned in Warwick Castle, be made to laugh on the wrong side of their mouths. Tbe last exploit which they have performed is one for which they will have to answer to the people in an especial manner. The Government, it is well known, has been indefatigable in its exertions to put down the slave trade. Unfortunately not only has success not crowned their efforts, but it is a melancholy fict n that the hellish trade is brisker now than eve Our emancipation of the negroes under our dominion has greatly stimulated the sub jects o f foreign Powers to embark in slave adven tures, whi.lll, when succ ess f u l , realize enormous profits. It ;.s under the infamous fla g of Portugal that almost ail this iniquity is carried on, and treaties have again and again been made with that Power, with the view of enlisting it in the cau se of humanity , and prevailing upon it to prevent its subjects from engaging in the inhu man traffic. These treaties have all, on some pre tence or other, been evaded, because the Portu guese Government was never sincere in the cause it professed to undertake. The Queen's Ministers, therefore, seeing the difficulties—some of them arising out of our own Courts of Law, to which the owners of captured slave vessels often appealed —which lay in the way of efficient operations against the Portuguese slavers, brought into Parlia ment a Bill, one object of which was to remove these obstacles, and render the condemnation of captured slaves more certain. The Bill passed the Commons without a whisper of dissent, not because there were wanting_ persons th ere w h o would have de prived the Government of the credit of such a measure—far from it ; but because those persons feared their constituents, well knowing how deep and general an interest is felt in the question. but no such fears harass the minds of the Lords. They have no constituents. They are responsible, as one of them said, only to God, and the day of reckoning is, or, which is the same thing, is supposed to be, far off. They, therefore, without more ado, dispatched the Bill, as they have done so many others—strangling it under the silliest and the falsest of all pretences, namely, that it was not necessary, and that the Crown might make war on Portugal without the sanction of Parliament if it pleased I Thus are we left, by this insane ebullition of party spirit, in a situation ten times worse than we were before ; for Portugal after she finds that the House of Lords have thrown the shield of their protection over her traffic in human flesh, will prosecute it with redoubled energy, and laugh at our future attempts to prevent it. Lord BROUGHAM has recommended that the slave-trade should at once be declared piracy ; and to this, it is evident, we must soon come, or give up the cause for - lost. Than that Noble and Learned Lord, no one, we are sure, feels a stronger interest in the question, or has done more to for ward the great cause of humanity. We were not at all surprised, therefore, to see, by the proceed ings of the House of Lords last night, after the above remarks were in type, that the Noble and Learned Lord, who deplores and condemns, as we do, the decision of the Peers, should have moved an address to her Majesty, calling on her Majesty to use her strongest efforts, by negociations or otherwise, with Foreign Powers, to put down the traffic in slaves. His Lordship's address was warmly supported by the Ministers, and op ad by the Duke of WELLINGTON, who declarel,_ ' fat it was undoing one night what their Lordships "had clone the night before. His Grace, however, was obliged to swallow that bitter pill, for the ad dress was voted unanimously. Stfch speedy re tribution seldom follows the commission of an act of factious folly. The whole of the Parrs Papers of Thursday have been received, but they bring no news of public interest. The following are the names of the banking-houses which have consented to guarantee the advance of two millions in specie by the Bank of France to the Bank of England : MM. Hottinguer and Co., Delessert and Co., Bague nault and Co., Andre and Cottier, Jean Charles Davilliers and Co., Pillet Will and Co., Jacques Laffitte and Co., Jacques Lefebvre and Co., Louis d'Eichthal and Son, Jonas Hagerman, Maltet Brothers and Co., Perier Bro thers, J. A. Blanc Cohn and Co., Gabriel Odier and Co., Aguirrevengoa and Unbarren. The Servian Correspondent of the Augsburgh Gazette attributes the downfall of Prince MlLoscx to his adop tion of the Counsels of the British Consul. General, Co lonel HODGES. There is no further intelligence from the East, with the exception of the following paragraph, which appears in the Courrier Francais : TOULON, JULY 27.--A very extraordinary piece of news, if it be confirmed, has been circulated to-day in this port. It is said that Admiral Lalande's squadron has passed the Dardanelles, and is now before Constan tinople. This news was brought to Marseilles by the English packet Hermes, despatched express, and was transmitted by telegraph to the Maritime Prefect. The circumstance is thus explained :—Admiral Roussin, the French Ambassador at Constantinople, having learnt that the Russian fleet in the Black Sea was approaching the Bosphorus, sent to M. Boutenieff and to the Divan a pro test against this proceeding, and gave orders at the same time to M. Lalande to sail with all his fleet for the mouth of the Dardanelles. Subsequently some ships of war, carrying the Russian flag, having appeared in the Bospho rus, Admiral Lalande entered the Dardanelles, directing his fleet towards Constantinople. The packet Hermes came to Marseilles from Malta, which it left on the 20th. The despatches were imme diately forwarded to London by express. 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B 682 50 ... 685 ... 682 50 ... 682 50 LB 359 ... 352 50 ... 350 ... 350 Havre - 975 ... 975 ... 975 ... 975 Strasburg to Bale 332 50 ... 335 ... 332 56 ... 335 Bordeaux to La 1 este 4lO 410... ... 410 ... 410 Montpellier to Cette Nlulhausen to Thann ... , Orleans • 450 ... 4511 ~ 450 ... 450 ASPHA LTES AND BITUIIENS. Seyssel (A) DUTCH FUNDS.—AiewreanAis, .11n.v 30. Money. BIM. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. A inert Syndic, 4% per cent. 1)6% 117% Ditto, ditto, 3;4 percent. Bl% 82' Commercial Company, 4', per cent 173% 173% Ditto (IM2 and 1833) 5 per cent. Ditto 1937, 5 per cent. Loan 1837, 5 per cont. - % 1(0 Exchange on London, One month l2 05 Two months BELGIAN t UNDS—BRUBSELO. JULY 31. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent IN % Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. 9IX 3 per Cent. ..... ... 71 Lean of City, 1832, 4 per Cent , Society of Commerce, 4 % per Cent lls% Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent.... ........ National Society . ....... .. ...... ............... —Brussels Papers, July 31. HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, JULY 27. Bills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares 1516 1515 An 10-Russian Loan 107% 107% Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate Inscription, Ist Series 102% 102% Russian 5 per Cent. Hop: and Co. 3d and 4th Series 97% 97% Ditto in Certificates Dutch Actual Debt, 2% pe Cent 54 53% Ditto 5 per Cent I. 1 Polish Bonds New ticket Anglo. Danish LOan, 3 per Cent 71% 71% Norwegian Loan, 1534, 4 per Cent lOl% PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, JULY 27. Bills. Money. St. Schuld. Sch., 4 per cent. lOl 10.1% Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 103% 10274 kxchange on London, three months 6 21% —Prussia's State Gazette, July 29. THE WEATlLlll.—Within these three days a most remarkable change for the better has taken place. The heavy rains have utterly ceased, and both the ba rometer and thermometer stand high (the latter to-day at ['non at 78) with a slight dry east wind, and every appearance of a continuance. In the present feverish and critical state of the currency, and the still more feverish state of the working classes in the Midland and Northern districts, a bad harvest would be one of the greatest calamities that could befal the country, and all must therefore feel grateful to a bountiful Pro vidence for the present cheering prospects of im provement. THE NEWCASTLE MURDER.-Bolam was sentenced on Thursday, to be transported for life. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The reports received to-dly are gloomy. The rain appears to have done greater and more extensive injury than previous accounts led us to apprehend, not only in many parts of England, but in Scotland and Ireland also. In the neigh bourhood of Dublin considerable injury has been done by the floods. The county of Wicklow is inundated by the mountain torrents. In some places bodies were found carried down by the inundation, and furniture of cot tages was found strewed about on the Banks of the rivers. The accounts from several parts of Ireland are far from sa tisfactory, and represent the Corn as much beaten down. The late rain has not, however, been general throughout the country. ANTICIPATED STATE OF THE WEATHER FOR AUGUST.-Fine weather is very desirable in this month, that the principal source of the farmer's wealth may be safely housed. lam happy to state that the meteorolo gical signs denote a change for better weather, at the commencement of the month, perhaps a few partial elec trical showers near the 3d, yet warm and clear pleasant weather at times, as the Sun aspects Jupiter on the sth and 6th. The 6th and 7th, and the new Moon on the 9th, denote warm temperature and tendency to thunder showers. Towards the 12th, showers and windy. Heat on the 14th and 15th, probably thunder. Towards the 16th and 17th, fine summer weather. Changeable on the 18th. The 20th ard following days denote warm temperature and probably thunder. Towards the 24th fair summer weather. The 25th and 26th, changeable and windy. The 27th, rain, and probably thunder near this time, as the sun aspects Saturn. The month ends warmer and drier as the sun aspects Mars on the 31st. The general character of the weather will not be unfavourable for the harvest, with the exception of a few electrical showers occasionally.._ Mr. C. S ugden, of Howden. EXTENSIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS. We regret to find by papers from the provinces, that many parts of the North cf England, as well as some districts in Scotland and in Ireland, (noticed elsewhere) have been visited by floods, the wide-spread destruction of which in the neighbourhood of Doncaster particularly, is represented as truly alarming, at Rotherham, East Retford, and many other places. The damage done to the crops, it is feared, will be very considerable ; indeed in some parts it is thought that a large portion will be de3troyed. RISE AND FALL OF GREAT MEN.—Abra ham Cann, the champion wrestler of England, is now en gaged to deliver tickets at the halfpenny gate at Stone house-bridge. In the same town, some years ago, Louis Philip de Bourbon (alias Charles Phillips), an emigrant, published a syllabus of a course of lectures, which he pro posed giving to a limited number of subscribers. This same Louis Philip is, at the present moment, King of the French. SHOCKING ACCIDENT BY MACHINERY.— Between six and seven o'clock yesterday morning James Clarke, aged seventeen, in the employ of Messrs Dunning and Birch, of the Min or i es , wool and mattras manufacturers, was attending to a steam-engine, when his right band got drawn in under the strap of the drum, and bcfore the en gine could be stopped, the . hand was lit era ll y wrenched off at the wrist joint. He was instantly conveyed, in a state of extreme suffering, to the London Hospital. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN. Of every kind of vegetable in season there was a very good supply to-day. Pease rather on the decline ; Raspberries were very plentiful, and so were Cabbages. The market was thronged, and there was scarcely any passing Trade lively, and prices, where altered from those of last week, lower. Celery, Is. to 2s. per bundle ; Onions, per doz., 2s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. ; Carrots, 4s. to 6s. per doz. ; Turnips, 2s. to 4s. per dozen bunches ; Oranges, 6s. to 10s. per 100 ; Lemons, ss. to 9s. ; Apples, 2s. 6d. to 7s. per bushel ; Strawberries, Is. to 2s. 6d. per gallon ; Cherries, 4d. to 9d. per lb. ; Cucumbers. Is. 6d. to 4s. per doz. ; Cabbages, 6d. to Is. •, Spinach, 2s. per sieve; Gooseberries, 4s. to 7s. per sieve; Currants, 7s. to 9s. ditto; Peas, 2s. to 3s. 6d. ditto ; French Beans, 2s. to 3s. 6d. ; and New Potatoes, 2d. to 4d. per lb. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. The hot weather has not taken any effect on the market at present. There was more country-killed Meat at market, and town-killed was also in fair supply. Trade was moderate, and prices same as last quoted Beef, 3s. 3(1. to 4s. ; Mutton, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 2d; Lamb, 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d. ; Veal, 3s. Bd. to 4s. Bd. ; Pork, 3s. 6d. to 4slol. Poultry in large supply, trade languid, and prices rather lower. For each Goose, 4s. 6d. to Os; Buck, Is. 9d. to 2s. 9d. ; Chicken, Is. 3d. to 2s. ; Fowl, 2s. 6d. to 4s. ; Leveret, 3s. to Os. ; Turkey Poult, 4s. to ss. ; Rabbit, 9d. to Is. 3d. ; Pigeon, 6. to 9d. Eggs dull, and 4s. 6d. to ss. 6d. per 120. CITY FISH MARKET. The supplies to-day were good, taltn altogether, but the quantity of good fish at market w;,s not abundant ; inferior fish were plentiful and cheap. The market, -owing to the hot wea ther, ,was not what is called a sweet market. Turbot, ss. to lOs. Iss. and 18s. ; Soles, 6d. to 3s. per pair ; Lobsters, 9d. to 3s. ; good Salmon, Is. to Is. 6d. per lb. ; Whiting, 3d. to 6d. each ; Haddock, Bd. to Is. 2d. each ; and Cod much as last quoted. 111 E SUN, LONDON, SATURDA.Y, AUGUST 3, 1839. HAY MARKET: There were great supplies to-day, particularly of new Hay, and the demand was good, prices much as before. New Hay, 60s. to 70s. and higher. Old Hay, 90s. to 110 s. and 115 s. Clover, 85s. to 1105. and 115 s. Straw, 365. to 445. p er load:1' LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY DEAL, A ' „%i t ST 2.—Wind E.S.E.—Sail e d, th e C u ba, Newcombe, fo rew Zealand ; Amyr, Brown, South Seas ; Robert Small, S t, Cape of Good Hope, with the rest of the 'outward-bound. Arrived, the Britannia, from Riga. PORTSMOUTH, A1141,,5T 2.—Wind S. S. E.—Sailed, the Duke of Bedford, Bowe* from Calcutta ; British Tar, Frazer, Quebec ; Weking, Enbeek, St. tiles. PLYMOUTH, AUGUST I.—Wind variable. FALMOUTH, AUG UST I.—Wind S. WV. to S. S. E. Off Port, the Aristides, Humphreys, from Bahia. LtvEaroor., Atio. 2.—Wind variable.—Arrived the Trio, Baog, 'from Monte Video; Atlantic, Castle, Apalachicola ; Javan Helena, Havannah ; Hebe, Newfoundland ; Penelope, Linden, Senegal; Hebe, Cad:z; Superior, Loutit, St Peters burg ; Rising Sun, Thomas, Riga ; Christian Benjamin, Crowes, Dantzic. Sailed the Cornubia, Bell, for Bombay; Ilriscilla, Taylor, Pernambuco; Palmyra, Croat, Demerara; Berwick, Chase, New Orleans ; Gazelle, Merry, Savannah ; Victoria, Lennox, Charleston ; United States, Fisher, New York ; Trenton, Snow, Boston ; Resolution, Forrest, Quebec; Bunell, Pattison, ditto; Helena, Ttieste ; and North Briton, James, Alexandria. % HASTINGS, AUGUST 2.—Off port, the Margaret, Ogilvy, Hunter, from Cuba. COWES, AUGUST 2.—Sailed, the Chase, Ritchie, for Per nambuco; Governor Reed, Masson, Bermuda; Eliza Ann, Palma, Cape Coast Castle ; Alinda, Scott, Trieste. FOLKSTONE, AUGUST 2. Arrived the Juliana, Parker, from Mauritius. LOWESTOFFE, AUGUST 2.—Off port, the Bonissia, Wallis, Dantzic. ALDEOROUGH, AUGUST 2.—Off port, the Martha, Gun skedt, Pillau ; Hercules, ditto ; Spes et Fides, Amborg. Christiana. Hum., Accusz 2.—Wind S.W.—.Arrived the Concord ; Tulloch, from Nariva; Phoenix, Lundstrom, Wyburg Serffle, Wilson, Hamburg; Ruby, Hutton, Archangel; Neptune, Bamberg, ditto. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NE WS CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The arrivals this morning are the French mail; ship letters from Demerara, Bahia, and Mauritius, April 24. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FRIDAY.—The demand has moderated again this week, and with it the extent of business. The market has not been so steady as we reported it on Friday last, since which prices of American descriptions have given way id. per lb., whilst in other kinds they have remained sta tionary. The sales to-day are about4,ooo bales of all kinds. Speculators have taken 1,500 bales of American and 250 Egyptian, and exporters 1,800 bales of American, and 100 Maranhams. We have received Demerara papers to the 20th June. We have very few arrivals this morning. The fine prospect we have now before us of a good har vest gives animation to the Funds. The shameful report circulated yesterday afternoon, that the British Queen and Great Western were lost, we are happy to state proves unfounded. The foreign exchanges were done at an improved rate yesterday afternoon. Consols, which closed yesterday at 92k buyers for the Account, opened this morning with an improvement at 92:1, s ; Money, 92; Exchequer Bills, 7 9; Bank Stock, 181 183. Spanish Active improved, 191 ; Portugu e se, 31/ ; Three per Cents., 191 ; Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents., 544 k; Five per Cents., 1031 Ft. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY ATONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock. ..... ....• 3 per Cent. Red. 92%% t Ditto Bonds l4 pm. 3 per Cent. Cons... ..... 91% 2 1% I South Sea Stock — 3% per Cent.... ....... ..... -- Old Annuities ...... ... ..... Ditto Red. 100 99% New Ditto ..... ...... ...... New 3% per Cent New 5 per Cent. Hank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto 500 ... 9 6 pm. Jan. 5, IWO.-- .... 14 7-16 3 / 4 Ditto 4.ma11......... ...... 11 9 pm. Oct. 10, 111.50 . 4 , 4 5,15 ♦ Ditto Corarriercial,........ par. Jan. 5, 11430 l4 3-10 Ditto Advertised ..... pm. Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank Stock for Aecount...lB2% 4 April 5, 1990 — India Stock for Account ... 253 Jan. 5. 1870 — Consos for Account 92t % 4 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Austrian Bonds Peruvian Bonds — Bel3ian Bonds ' Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Chilian Bonds D tto Account Colombian Bonds --; Ditto Account — Ditto Account — I Ditto Metallic — Columbian 80nd5,1894 . — y Spanish Bonds 194 Ditto Account — Ditto Account. Danish Bonds Passive 4% Ditto Account —, Deferred B% Greek Bonds —l French, 5 per cent.... —f. —c. Ditto Bonds, 1825 — , -- 4 per cent. —f. —c. Ditto Account - 3 per cent. —f. —c. Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent — -- Exchange. -f. —c. Ditto Account Dutch, n% per cent. — Ditto, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account 55 Ditto Account Neapolitan — Ditto Account.... ...... PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Brighton Railway 22 10% 1% London and Blackwall R a il way l3 10 London and Birmingham Railway Company Ditto 34 Shares 5 Provincial Batik of Ireland Assam Company 5 COURSE DF EXCHANGE YESTERDAY. Amsterdam C.F. 12 6 Gibraltar 4B Ditto, at sight 2 U. 12 634 !Genea Rotterdam2s 75 Antwerp... Hamburg. M.B. 13 12 Venice ... A1t0na..... .. ........ ..... ..... 13 13% 'Naples Paris, 3 days' sight 25 33 ; Pa.ermo .... Ditto ... . ........... 3 Ms. 25 60 ILisloon 544 Marseilles. Bourdeaux Frankfort on Maine, Ex.M. (51% 'Bahia 27 Prtersbuigh, ruble... 3 Us. 104 i Buenos Ayres Ber:in V., , r,na, effective f1...3 M 10 6 Philadelphia 46 Fri , st,, ditto lO 7 PRICL OF BULLION, per OZ. ll, , rid 374 Portugal Gold, coin.... ..;:0 0 0 Cadiz.... • 37% Foreign Guld, in bars... 319 0 Gilboa ...„ filyeetcna 16% New Dollars 0 4 104 Seville 3c,y, Silver in Bars HALF-PAST ONE. As we anticipated in our former article the Stock Exchange is getting thin of its members, who are proceeding into the country, consequently little business is doing, and the only fea ture:worth notice is the sale again of Exchequer hills by the same party which sold yesterday •, they have been done at five shillings premium to a very considerable amount. Two or three different parties are selling and is difficult to ascertain who they are selling for, by some it:is supposed for the Scotch Banks. The general conversation this morni ng , en ti re l y re l ates to the fine weathe r an d Monday's Corn Market. Excheque r Bill s , 9 5 Indian Bonds, 14 ; B an k St oc k, 182 ; S panish, 19a ; Consols, 92* Ac coun t ; Mon e y, 91 ; Por tuguese 31 i ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 55i ; Mexi. can, 214. i 6 5 CLOSING PRICES. BitITISH FUNDS Rank Stock le2 ; India Stack ... 252 3 per Cent. fled 3 per Cent. Ccus. Ol% ' Ditto Old Annuities — 3t, per Cent. Red 100 Ditto New Annuities ..... .... New 3%, per Cent 99% 'Ex. Bills, 1,0001 2d 5 pm. Ncw 5 per Cent i Ditto 50: , / 6 pm. Long Annuities to expire i Ditto 5001..... 9 pm, Jan. 186') Oct. 1859 Jan 1860 FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian, 5 per cent Portuguese Bonds, sper cent. Belgian, 5 per cent. — Ditto, New Ditto Brazilian Bonds , Prussian, 5 per cent — Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent l9 IRussian Bonds, 5 per cent.... Chilian, 6 per cent — ;Ditto, Metallic Colomb.an 6 per cent 3ON ,Spanish, 5 per cent. I9U Ditto, 1824 1 Ditto, Deferred B% Danish, 3 per cent French, 5 per cent.......... —f. —c. Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 per ct — Exchange Mexican, sper cent French, 3 per cent —f. —c. Ditto, 6 per cent. 1825 293 1)titz11,2! , 4 per cent. Peruvian, 1825,6 per cent..., Ditto, 5 per cent. SHARES. --- - Great Western Railway ... Ditto New Shares .... London and Brighton Railway 93i, London and Blackmail Railway London and Birmingham Railway IEO Ditto Quarter Shares , - 26 London and Southampton Railway 45 THE AYLESBURY ELECTION terminated just as every body who knew anything of Aylesbury politics would have predicted. Lord Nugent has been driven from his pledge, and has consequently absolved all those electors whom he held pledged to him from the performance of their promise. The field is now open, and those electors who really wish to emancipate this borough cannot take any means more likely to accomplish this object than by coming forward and affix ing their signatures to the requisition to Mr. Cavendish. The Tories polled their strength last Wednesday, and ex erted every means to swell their majority : voters, sick and infirm, were brought to the pcll from great distances to record their names for Mr. Hamilton. We are confident that Cavendish's Committee will be able, on the next va cancy, to poll considerably more than 620 voters. In 1837, Praed polled 657—50 it is evident the Tories are losing ground in the borough and hundreds.—Aylesbury News. 14 An individual who keeps a store in Connecticut fiir the sale of " notions," placed the following notice on his door, when about being absent one afternoon ;—" B back at T time.,' MARCH OF REFINEMENT.—At the Deptford Petty Sessions on Wednesday a man was giving evidence before Mr. Shipman, in a case of two young married women being found in a disgraceful state of intoxication. When ever the witness alluded to the defendants, be called them ladies, and the policeman he dubbed a gentleman. The worthy magistrate heard this repeated several times, until at l ast l os i n g patience. and looking fiercely over his spec tacles at the witness, he exclaimed, " What shall we have next ? These ladies and this gentleman, indeed 1 Why don't you describe them properly, and say, these two dirty w )men and that policeman." BIRMINGHAM RIOTS. WARWICK ASSIZES. FRIDAY EVENING, FIVE O'CLOCK. The trial of the parties engaged in the late riots at Bir mingham commenced this morning at nine o'clock, before Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE. The Court was, as on the former day, crowded in every part, and the delay has ra ther added to the interest of the proceedings, the fineness of the day having induced a larger number of persons from the surrounding districts to come into the town. The attendance of ladies was very numerous, the galleries and boxes on either side of the Bench displaying a brilliant assemblage of the rank and beauty of the neighbourhood. At half-past nine the Jury having been sworn, the fol lowing persons were placed at the bar : William Sheares, 23, John Storey, 30, Wm. Eades, 21, Fred. Mason, 21, and John Neale, 30, were indicted for that they, at the Borough of Birmingh am, on the 4th instant, with force and arms, with divers other persons, to the number of 500 and more, did' notoriously and tumultu ously assemble together, to the disturbance of the public peace, armed with offensive weapons. The prisoners severally pleaded Not guilty. Mr. MILLER appeared on behalf of the prisoner Storey, the others had no Counsel employed. Mr. WADDINGTON opened the pleadings. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated the case as follows : Gentlemen of the Jury, it is my painful duty to attend you upon this occasion to assist in the administration of justice and the vindication of the law. This case arises out of the late disturbances at Birmingham, in this county, which have become the subject of public notoriety, and I believe I may say have occasioned great alarm to all well dispcsed persons in every part of the kingdom. There have been proceedings there which the law cannot tolerate, and which are fearfully inconsistent with the safety of life, of property, aye, or of liberty —for liberty can only consist with law, and those are the greatest enemies to liberty who set the law at defiance. Gentlemen, it unfortunately happened that for some time in the town of Birmingham there was a disposition manifested to set the constituted authorities entirely at defiance. I have always been of opinion that the greatest liberty ought to be allowed for the inhabitants of this free country to assemble together in a peaceable manner to consider of their grievances, and deliberate upon them, and petition the two Houseseof Parliament or the Throne for the re moval of these grievances, or the improvement of the insti tutions under which they live. But, Gentlemen, that right must be exercised with a due regard to the law, and can only be usefully exercised when the law is duly ob served. Gentlemen, there have been meetings in the town of Birmingham under the pretence of considering grievances, which have alarmed all the peaceable and well disposed inhabitants of that town, and which it was the bounden duty of the Magistrates, who were there in autho rity, to suppress by all means which the law would allow. Gentlemen, I am happy to think that this is not a case in which politics are at all concerned. Every man, whatever his political sentiments or principles may be, must equally disapprove, censure, and condemn the conduct and proceed ings which lam about to describe. And it would be quite immaterial to me—l know not what your politics are—you are all strangers to me—l have not the honour of a per ions' acquaintance with any of you, nor do I wish in the slightest degree to inquire what are the political prin ciples of any gentleman I have the honour to address. But this, Gentlemen, I believe, and upon this I found the confidence with which I address you, that you are all loyal subjects and all honest men, and that you have a desire that the peace should be preserved, and the law honoured and respected. Gentlemen, if you are acquainted with the town of Birmingham, you must well know that part called the Bull-ring, which is near St. Martin's Church. This was the place that was selected, chiefly, for the meet ings of those disorderly assemblies, and in this Bull-ring, in the month of May last, persons met night after night in a very disorderly manner, so as to cause great alarm throughout the whole town. The Magistrates did all in their power to prevent these meetings from being continued, for they caused such alarm that they prevented the business of the town from proceeding—the public thoroughfares were obstructed—the shopkeepers at an early hour in the evening were compelled to shut up their shops, and they were seriously incommoded in carry. ing on their business ; and I think upon the 10th of May the Magistrates issued a proclamation, warning the inha bitants of Birmingham against these proceedings, and for bidding the continuance of those meetings. However, Gentlemen, they did continue night after night. At last, gro wing more alarming, it was deemed expedient that more vigorous measures should be adopted for the purpose of suppressing them. Gentlemen, the police in Birming ham was very deficient, and it was necessary that some assistance should be procured for the preservation of the public peace. There are two Acts of Parliament, the substance of which is that when there has been a disturb ance of the public peace, or a disturbance of the public peace is apprehended, any two Magistrates may swear in any sufficient number of persons as special constables to assist them in suppressing riot, and protecting the lives tend property of her Majesty's subjects. By the last of theae two Acts of Parliament, passed towards the end of the reign of his late Majesty William the Fourth, liberty is given to the Magistrates, when the necessity occurs, of swearing in as special constables, not only persons who are householders or inhabitants residing on the spot, but any of her Majesty's subjects, wheresoever they reside. This was a most useful Act of Parliament, and has been found to have produced the most salutary effects. It was thought by the Mayor and Magistrates of Birmingham that they might usefully have the assistance, as special constables, of a certain number of the metropolitan police. When they came to Birmingham, they were not acting in the capacity of metropolitan policemen, but as special constables, like any other of her Majesty's subjects sworn in as special constables to preserve the public peace ; and it may be necessary to tell you, Gentlemen, that this es tablishment of the metropolitan police has been found a most beneficial one. At first it met with some oppo sition, but the conduct of these policemen was found to be above all praise. Under the conduct of Colonel Rowan and Mr. Mayne, who aro at their head, they had conducted themselves in a manner so as to extort applause from those who at first had been opposed to the establishment of a police force. On all occasions they acted with the greatest forbearance and moderation, and at the same time with great efficiency and vigour wherever their services were required, being at all times distinguished by good nature and humanity. These meet ings continuing, on the 4th of July the Mayor of Birming ham, with Dr. Booth and Mr. Chance, a Magistrate both for the county of Warwick and the borough of Birming. ham, went to London for the purpose of having the aid of a certain number of policemen, who would be sworn in as special constables, and they brought with them, I think, about sixty—this was on Thursday the 4th of July. Gen tlemen, on the evening of this Thursday, a meeting such as these which had before taken place —a tumultuous meeting, had taken place in the Bus, and Bullring. harangues e es were made,grea t number a nd thoef whole person shwaditha seriously alarming flagwerea appear ance. That s uc h was an unlawf u l assem b lage (and I am sp ea ki ng w ith profound r espect f or and under the direction o f his Lordship), I cannot for a moment doubt; for an assembly which causes terror and alarm to her Majesty's subjects is an unlawful assembly. It is what the law cannot endure, even when there has been no breach of the peace. For when it causes terror and alarm, no one can tell where it will end or what all the ultimate conse quences may be, and therefore the law will not allow of such a meeting. The police arrived, and were sworn in as spe cial constables. Dr. Bootb, a most respectable man, with the Mayor, Mr. Scholefield, or' hearing of this assembly, after the police were sworn in, proceeded with them to the Bull-ring, where the assembly was. Attempts were made in the first instance to induce the mob peaceably to dis perse. They refused to do so; whereupon the Magistrates :according to what their duty required, called upon the policemen, now sworn in as special constables to pre serve the peace of the borough of Birmingham, to apprehend and disperse them. There were some standards near Nelson's Monument; the police proceeded to seize these standards. There was an assault made upon them, and there was evidently a disposition mani fested to attack the police, and overpower them if possible. At first the police prevailed, but the mob was in such numbers and strength, and acted so outrageously, that the policemen were overpowered. The mob were armed with bludgeons and other weapons, and it will be found that they had also stones which they had collected with which they assailed the police. Gentlemen, the police were most dangerously wounded ; you will hear the particulars from the witnesses—and this contiued for a considerable time. The Riot Act was read, but still the riot was not sup pressed, and at last it became necessary to call in the mili tary force, by which the streets were cleared, and the peace of the town restored. Now, Gentlemen, that here was a most dangerous riot, which continued for some hours, can not for a moment be doubted. The question, therefore, will be, whether the four persons at the bar were concerned in the riot; and if they were concerned in that riot, of course they are guilty of the charge laid in the indictment, and it will be your duty to pronounce that sentence. I will not say that merely from the circumstance of their being present you are to say that they participated in these illegal proceedings, although on such occasions all peaceable and well disposed persons retire to their homes, and if they do not assist it suppressing the tumult and disorder, at least they give no encouragement to the riots. But, Gentlemen, as lam instructed, it will be most distinctly proved to you that each and every of the five defendants took an active part in the riot, and actually as saulted the police. The five prisoners, John Neale, Wm, Sheares, John Storey, Wm. Eades, and Frederick Mason, will be proved, as I am instructed, to have taken an active part in the riot. I shall prove this by several wit nesses. I shall prove that Neale knocked down one of the policemen, and took his staff from him. That Sheares threw stones and struck one of the policemen—that Storey was aiding in throwing stones at the constables, and that Eades threw a brick-bat, and was seen making use of one. It will be proved by, I believe, two witnesses that Mason was seen throwing stones, and to do every thing in his power to assail and overpower the police. Gentlemen, you shall hear that they were not only present but actually employed in assaulting those armed with authority as constables, and whose authority should be respected when obeying the lawful orders of the Magistrates. Gentlemen, it is unnecessary for me to go further. It will be proved to you, as I believe, that these defendants were all actively employed in the riot, and if that be so, your duty requires that you find them all guilty. The following witnesses were then called. Dr. John Kay Booth examined by Mr. BALGUY— I am a physician residing in Birmingham, and Magis trate of the county as well as town of Birmingham. The borough, previous to the 4th July, was in a state of uncom fortableness and alarm, in consequence of meetings taking place in the Bull-ring, and afterwards parading with flags. I mean by meeting s , a large assemblage of from 100 to 500, and more. That h a d b ee n the case forseveral weeks. The tradesmen were i n suc h terror they closed their gs shops; businesswas interrupted; and so far as they bad courage to do so, they complained to the Magistrates. In conse quence of these complaints, the Magistrates issued a pro. clamation, and used every means in their power to show their repugnance to those meetings. Special constables were chosen from the town, and a numerous band were sworn, anterior to the 4th of July, to preserve the peace of the town. These meetings have very much increased in numbers latterly, and that very considerably increased their alarm. Complaints were communicated by deputations, and the Magistrates considered themselves bound to take more vigorous measures. Feeling that we had no consta bulary force on which we could rely, having only twenty three street keepers, decrepid old men, appointed by Com missioners of the Pavement, and five or six constables, under controul or direction of Magistrates, that composed the whole police force. The population of Birmingham, I believe, is about two hundred thousand. We, the Magistrates, deemed that the proper alternative was to apply to the Home Secretary for the assistance of the Metropolitan Police. This WES on the day previous to an expected large meeting in the Bull-ring. 'lt was on Wednesday, the 3d of July. The large meeting was ex pected on Thursday, market day. The Mayor and Mr. Chance accompanied me to London on the occasion ; they are Magistrates both of borough and county. We obtained the assistance of 60 constables. We quitted Lon don on the following day, about mid-day, and brought them to Birmingham, when they were sworn in special con stalales by Mr. Chance, in my presence. At eight o'clock, when we returned to Birmingham, we found the Bull-ring extremely crowded. On attempting myself to ride through the crowd I was assailed. To ascertain the cause I rode in and through the crowd. The police re mained at the Railway station, a distance of about a ten minutes' drive from the Bull ring. The object of my going for my horse was to ascertain the state of the Bull-ring, I found there were flags hoisted, and a man haranguing them. It was not an easy matter to pass through that crowd, they groaned and called me a spy. With some little difficulty and some little nerve, I made my way through the crowd. I thence proceeded to the Bull-ring station, and there commenunicated to my colleagues, the Mayor and Mr. Chance, what I had observed. Having made my report to my brother Magistrates, we determined on dispersing them immediately. The shops were partially closed—that is, some were closed and some were not closed. For the purpose of dispersing the crowd, after having sworn in the special constables, the Mayor and myself proceeded with them to the Bull-ring. I rode at the head of the police directly up to the flags that I spoke of before; there were at least six of them—they were all in the centre. • I rode in the centre, and desired them to disperse. There were assembled several hundreds of people. I was anxious to arrest the ringleader, the man who was haranguing them. He was fronting the people on an elevation, and was reading to them. He was standing between two flags, almost in con tact scith the Nelson Pillar. I directed the attention of the police to him in the first instance, but I believe it was scarcely in their power to take that man, for the crowd rushed towards him. Those who were near me could very distinctly hear the directions I gave to the police. From that moment there was groaning, hissing, confusion, blows, and stones were thrown. The lamp above my head was broken by a stone; it was almost an instantaneous matter. The moment they heard my direction to the po lice they seemed to consider it a declaration of war. It is impossible to describe a scene of so much con fusion in anything like order. The blows were reciprocal. I do not know what weapons were used by the crowd, but I saw the police fall. They were only armed with their staves. I saw the police were beginning to be overpowered. The police wore their London dress. I then rode with the Mayor to the bar racks for the military. We got the military and returned with them to the Bull-ring. We found it on our return still in the same state of confusion. There was a large and tumultuous assemblage of people. I rode up to the Nelson's Pillar again, and by the aid of the lamp and my spectacles, I read the Riot Act. For a considerable time. the crowd remained at bay, advancing or retreating as the military advanced or retreated. After the lapse of an hour it was deemed advisable to disperse the crowd. That was determined upon by the Mayor and myself. The avenues to the Bull-ring were stopped by detachments of military, while the Mayor and myself rode with the main body of Dragoons and Rifles, and dispersed the people in the streets. We charged upon them hut did not fire • that had the effect of cleari ng t h e streets, b ut not entirely till three or four o'clock in the morning. I then retired home, having, as I always did, gone to the public office to make my bow to Col. Thorne. I was not a moment absent but when I went for the military. I had an opportunity of seeing bow the police conducted themselves. I should say that throughout the whole evening they behaved as other constables would have done under similar circum stances. lam convinced that they behaved with as much temperance and forbearance as our own constables would have done, and perhaps more so. Cross-examined by Mr. MILLER. -When I alluded to our own constables I meant the street-runners, who are mostly old, decrepid men. The London police conducted themselves with the moral forbearance of the decrepid old men and the physical force of young men. I have unfor l i - tunately seen too many crowds. I saw in this crowd boys, and certainly some of the fair sex. Did the police display any of their physical energy upon the fair sex? I did not see that.—(Much laughter.) Did you see any of the crowd knocked down ?---No. Then, when that reciprocity of blows took place, to which you alluded, did the women interfere ?—I saw no reciprocity of blows between the women and the men. Did you hear any female groans among the crowd ?—I think that would be a shriek: I never heard the women groan in a crowd. Did they evince any marks of disapprobation at the conduct of the police?—Upon my word, Sir, I did not stop to analyse the discordant sounds. I have unfortunately seen too many crowds. I have been a Magistrate of Bir mingham under the Charter. I have resided at Birminr4- ham for many years. I was a resident there in 1831-32. Did any of the large crowds you allude to take place in these years ?—I took no particular notice. I was not at all implicated in them. You recollect before the passing of the Reform Bill ? I can honestly say I never went into any crowd or took any part in the meetings that then took place. I heard of large assemblies having taken place before the Reform Bill passed, but I saw them not. I should say the state of ex citement, and alarm was very much inferior to that of the late proceedings. There was great excitement then, cer tainly. At that time there was a large and powerful body, called the Birmingham Political Union, in existence ; that body was associated to obtain a reform of the House of Commons. I did not hear of any body of military or police being called upon at the time to disperse the meetings that took place. I don't know whether anv of my present brother Magistrates were members of the . Political Union. I took very little share in public matters. On the Wed nesday, when we went to London, to call for the aid Q! the metropolitan police, about three or four hundred of the inhabitants had been swore in as special constables. The pensioners were among others sworn in. On the Monday previously to our going to London, I understood there was a meeting of this sort to be held, and the Magistrates had taken naeasures to disperse it, or pre vent its taking place. The special constables were to form part of the assistance far that purpose. Our impres sion was, that it had been made known through the town that arrangements had been made for suppressing the meeting. Did a body of special constables go to the Bull-ring that evening ?—1 believe they did, but I don't speak now of my own knowledge. Do you know of any conflict having taken place that evening ?—I really was not there, but I don't know of any such having taken place. I beg to correct my - self—l know that a soldier was wounded on his way to the Bull-ring. Do you know of any application being made by the Mayor to the Commission ers for the use of the Town-hall, to enable these persons to meet and discuss these politi cal quest i ons don't kn ow. The Mayor is here him sylf, I believe. I went to the Bull-ring myself that evening ; but at that time the Bull-ring was empty. I took troops with me, but the meeting had gone off in the interval. I only know this from hearsay. On the evening of the 4th, when the police arrived, a man was in the act of reading, but what it was I cannot tell, as it was just get ting dark—it was like a pamphlet or a newspaper in a com pact form. The police came in omnibuses to the public office, and then they wdlked to the Bull-ring. The Magis trates had made known their repugnance to these meetings somewhere about the middle. of May. The prisoners declined to ask the witness any questions. George Martin—_l am one of the inspectors of the Lon don Police who were employed to come down to Birming ham on the 4'h of July. I arrived with the Magistrate a little after eight o'clock, along with GO constables. About half an hour after we arrived we were sworn in special con stables by Mr. Chance. I remember Dr. Booth being absent from the railway station a short time ; when he returned we then proceeded to the public office, aud, after a few minutes, we proceeded to the Bull ring with Dr. Booth. I was at the head of my men. I saw several hundred people there, and there were ban ners in the street. The banners were fixed on poles, and there was one on each side of the man that was haranguing the mob. He was elevated on a sort of ladder, or steps, and was surrounded by the mob. When the people saw the police and the Magistrates the people seemed disorderly. They made a great noise. Dr. Booth in a loud tone of voice desired them to disperse. The crowd then com menced hissing and hooting, and there were several stones thrown. There was one stone, I believe, thrown at Dr. Booth, which struck the leg of his horse. At that time there were none came near me, or any of the police. Dr. Booth then desired them to apprehend the man on the ladder with the paper in his hand. I proceeded with the men by my side—the others followed. I attempted to get through the mob to get at this man. I did so by pushing with my shoulders to push them about—thus part ing the mob that stood near this man ; one of them struck me with a stick, the others struck with their fists; in fact a regular attack was; made, and I then used my staff, and endeavoured to take the prisoner. I had no other weapon but my staff. We had left our other arms at the Railway station. The man who was elevated got down and mixed with the crowd. We got up to the Monument. The figs were still there, and Sergeant Swceting, who was with me, took one of them. There then ensued a gene ral fight between the police and the mob. The people had by this time armed themselves with sticks, and stones were flying ♦ery fast. I received a very severe cut on the eye with a stone, but I was not knocked down. I saw several of the police who were knocked down. In consequence of this fight my man became dispersed. I endeavoured to rally them. The mob had by this time retreated, and there was an open space at the monument. The men had dispersed pursuing the mob. I went up to Dr. Booth and the Magistrates, and advised them to send for the military. The snob had taken up their position in the avenues, and were throwing stones and brick-bats at the police and the Magistrates. I began to fear that we would be overpowered, as the mob kept increasing. Dr. Booth and the Magistrates rode off, While they were gone, in a few seconds, with one or two of my men that I had rallied, we were attacked by seven or eight men armed with sticks. I was struck in the mouth, and had several other blows, and I lost my hat. I had my arms all bruised. I had then broken my staff. Some of the men came and rescued us. I called to the men to form two deep, to en deavour to rally them. While I was doing this, the stones flew at us very thick, and one of the men had his lip cut. I thought then if we remained longer we would have been sacrificed—murdered. The stones were coming thickest from Bell-street; and I proceeded with the four or five men to the end of Bell -street. We were then isetercepted by another crowd behind us that had come from some other street. Being surrounded we attacked those in f.-ont, and they ran away. The men and myseif were completely exhausted with the struggle, having been attacked on both sides, and we retreated to the Turk's Head in Bell-street. The men were more or less all hurt. Some of the mob came in, and asked, in angry tone, if any of the police were there. A great many of the windows of the Turk's Head were broken. Some person, I believe it was the landlady, who was much alarmed, told the people we had come in at the front door, and gone out by the back door. We afterwards went out, and found the military in possession of the Bull-ring. On the outside there was still a great crowd, but they were not making a very great noise. That might be about half-past ten or eleven, as I stopped to have my eye dressed. I re mained on duty till four o'clock in the morning. I received a wound on the shoulder which cut my coat through—but I don't know with what instrument it was inflicted ; there were 12 or 13 men seriously injured. Laxton and Reeson were both stabbed, and were removed next day to the hospital—Laxton was expected to die, and was not able to be removed that night. He had been stabbed below the navel, and Reeson about the thigh somewhere. Cross-examined by Mr. MILLAR.—I think the man was reading from some printed paper. I don't know whether it was The Sun newspaper. Of the several hundreds in the Bull-ring there were a much greater number of men than women or boys, There was not one woman to three or four hundred men. I saw very few boys. I don't recollect seeing any. I saw no women at ail till the crowd was partially dispersed. I can't say whether there were any women when the man was readin g the paper. I saw none of my men striking the women , but I saw a woman acting very improperly, and inciting the men to attack the the police. She was using low, blackguard language towards the police. Her violence was confined to her tongue, fur I did not see her do anything. There was a general fight going on. I think she wanted to inspire the mob with a little courage.—( A laugh.) She wished, '1 suppose, to make herself conspicuous. I saw no chil dren there. lam sure Dr. Booth addressed the crowd, and told them to disperse, instead of telling the police to do so. On Dr. Booth telling them to disperse they began hissing and groaning, and stones were thrown, and then Dr. Booth told us to apprehend the speaker or reader. That man had not throe n any stones at the time. I was then about eight or nine yards from Dr. Booth. The police were divided into two bodies, the one behind the other. My party were formed two deep in line. When I found I was assaulted I used my staff to defend myself, and attacked those who struck me. The police dispersed in various directions, following the mob; four or five went to Bell-street, and some of the mob followed. I had never been in Birmingham before. William Crispin, A 56, of the Metropolitan Police, / examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Was on the 4th of July at the Black Bull, the lower end of Bull-ring. There was a crow dispersed through the lower part of the Bull-ring, and towards Holloway-head. I saw John Neale there.—(Looking at the prisoners at the bar)-1 don't see him now. A policeman, named Tierney, appre• hended John Neale. I don't know any of these men at the bar.—( Sensation.) John Neale struck me. I was first struck on the head, and was stunned by the blow. Some of the mob took my staff. I saw John Neale at the public office after he was apprehended. Several small sharp stones the size of an egg were taken out of his pocket. Cross-examined by Mr. MILLAR— I was not one of Martin's division. I was in Inspector Partridge's di vision. I saw a few boys in the crowd. I saw no women there at first, but there were some in the later part of the evening. I saw women in the door-ways. I never interfered with the women at all. I had quite enough to do with the men. I ordered the men to move on, but I did not use my staff then. I ordered the women in, and to shut the doors and disperse. Some did, but others did not, and I shoved them along. The women did not groan, but the men did. Re-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL.—There were a great many of our men severely wounded. I saw Lax ton and Reeson, who had both been stabbed. Until the mob began with violence we did not use our staves. They had been a great number of times previously desired to disperse. John Massey Tierney, 8 A, examined by the ATTOR NEY-GENERAL.-1 was one of the London police sworn in at Birmingham on the 4th of July. I was w ith Martin's division. I apprehended a person named John Neale at the bottom of New-street, about 100 yards above the Monument. It was at a few minutes after 10. I appre hended him for having these four stones in his pocket (producing four small-sized stones). My attention was called to him by another constable, and I saw the stones taken out of his pocket. The mob were still in groups in various parts of the street, but apparently quiet. The defendant on the right of the bar is John Neale. I saw him afterwards at the police office, and he said his name was John Neale. He then wore a fustian jacket. I gave him in charge to the Rifle Brigade. Examined by Neale—Did you see me throw stones or use abusive language ?—No. Did I not ask you to allow me to pass to my lodgings, as I was a stranger in the town ?—No. Neale—l say I did.—(A laugh. ) You won't swear I did not ask soma other policeman to allow me to pass ?—No. I can't say what you might have said to other policemen. Edward Evans, policeman, examined by Mr. BALGUY —Was sworn in as a special constable at Birmingham on the 4th July. Was at the Bull-ring ' and saw two of the prisoners among the mob—Frederi c k Mason and Sheares. I saw Sheares in the act of throwing a stone at me, when I turned round. I rushed at him, and struck him on the wrist with my staff, and the stone dropped out of his hand. I apprehended him immediately, but he resisted very much. I saw Mason also in the Churchyard. He was concealed between two tombstones. That was about ten minutes past ten. I went there in consequence of the quantity of stones that were thrown from the Churchyard. I apprehended Mason there. I asked him what be was doing there, and he did not answer. I then struck him with my staff, and told him he had better confess. By Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE—The Churchyard is within the Bull-ring. [A plan of the Bull-ring and the adjoining streets was then handed to Dr. Booth, who said it was a perfectly correct one. William Hall, examined by Mr. BALGUY--.I am one of the Birmingham constables. Was on duty on the night of the 4th July. I saw Mason taken into custody by Edward Evans. He was brought out of the old Church yard by Evans and handed over to another officer and myself. We took him to the Police-office. Mr. Mieeee—You are not one of the decrepid old men ? —No, but I suppose I must bow to your superior judg ment.—( A laugh.) lam appointed by the two Borough Constables. John Marlow, metropolitan policeman—l was on duty in the Bull-ring on the night of the 4th of July. I saw John Storey, one of the prisoners, in St. Martin's Church yard. He was doing nothing. Stones had been thrown from the Churchyard, and I took Storey into custody. The gates were closed, but I got over the railings. He was not doing anything. Henry Billing was with me. There were a great many people in the Churchyard. They had been throwing stones for some little time. It was after ten o'clock. Henry Billing, police-constable—l was in the Bull-ring on the 4th of July. There were stones thrown from St. Martin's Churchyard. Did see who threw the stones. The Bull-ring was then in a state of tumult. I got over the railings along with Marlow. We apprehended Horne. He was close to the rails; the first person we came to. Cross examined by Mr. MILLER.—That was soon after the soldiers arrived. Did not see Evans apprehend Mason. William Hall recalled by Mr. BALGUY.—There are railings round St. Martin's Churchyard. The gates are generally locked. Could not say they were locked on that night. They are usually locked between 9 or 10. Henry Herrington, police constable, examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL. --- Saw Eades in New-street, near the Bull-ring. There was a great crowd. We had dispersed them in the Bull-ring, but they were blocking up the other streets. Eades was standing with his face towards him, and his hands behind him. I asked what he had concealed behind him, and he answered, nothing. I then turned him round and he let fall a brickbat from his hand. [The brick was produced by the witness.] It was after 10 o'clock. I saw before then stones thrown at the police. Cross-examined by prisoner Eades, who merely denied that he had the brick in his hand, and stated that he had just come out of Dale end. The prisoner, instead of cross-questioning the witness, told his story denying the evidence of the witness. The witness when cross-exa mined by the Judge adhered to his evidence in chief. Wispess cross-examined by the Junes—l did not desire the prisoner Eades to go home. I took him immediately into custody. By the ATTORNEY-GENERAL—The prisoner Eades was not moving. The crowd was so great that he could not have got home. Mr. MILLAR then addressed the Jury for the defendant Storey. If his Learned Friend the Attorney. General had thought it necessary to express to them the feelings of pain and anxiety he experienced in rising to address them here, infinitely greater must be his feelings, who was compara tively an obscure inexperienced individual, when called upon to discharge a duty, and with all due deference he would soy a duty quite as high and important as that of the Attorney-General. He had said that he had appeared there in vindication of the law, but he (Mr. Millar) stood there equally its assertor and vindicator. It had been said that disturbances of a most serious nature bad lately taken place at Birmingham ; that they were the subject of public notoriety and of serious alarm, not only to the inhabitants but in all parts of the country. They had been told all that and more, which had not been proved in evidence, and he complained of the Learned At torney-General having endeavoured in that way to excite the prejudices of the jury by a sense of danger to property, to life, and to liberty itself, and he then said he was merely vindicating the law. He ( Mr. Miller) asserted that that proceeding was a violation of the law. It was unfortunately too true, and it was unfortunately matter of public noto riety, that disturbances had taken place—that riots had oc curred, property had been destroyed, and houses set on fire. All that was matter of notoriety—painful notoriety —and it was his duty to refer to it ; because when the Attor ney -General had stated these circumstances, he had omitted to tell them that these disturbances had taken place sub sequently to the arrest and imprisonment of these prisoners, that nothing of the kind except some public meetings had taken place down to the time when these 'alleged offences had occurred. He complained of the unfairness of such a proceeding. It was, to a certain extent, a violation of the law to impose upon the minds of the jury circumstances which did not appertain to the case before them, and were not therefore legitimate subjects for their consideration. He would remind them of the oath they had taken to return a true verdict upon the evidence Learned e d and not upon matters of public notoriety —still less upon matters of public notoriety, long subject to beentlr t when ed. The offence were Attorney-General said that politics hadnothing tohhaavde to do with the case—that it was a simple charge of riot against these young men. But if politics had nothing to do with it, he was rather surprised to see arrayed against him her Ma- EVEN INt4 EDITION. jesty's Attorney-General, instructed by the Solicitor to her Majesty's Treasury—to see the leader of the Circuit, the Recorder of the town, assisting the Learned Gentleman, and all simply to decide aye or no, whether these young men were guilty of a riot. He trusted he should be able to satisfy them that if it was important to punish the of fenders, on the other hand it was most important that they did not convict these young men, unless they were satisfied that they had been guilty of an unjustifiable breach of the law, and that it was altogether unconnected with politics. He was aware that he was speaking now under the responsibility of having every observation he made turned against the young man at the bar, but he would do his duty fearlessly and honestly ; he had a duty to discharge to the prisoner, which he should do without any regard to polities, but still he could not help feeling that, as regarded the charge against the young man at the bar, there were political considerations involved which were calculated deeply to prejudice their case. It was matter of notoriety that there were other cases for trial that would raise the question of the legality or the illegality of these meetings, and of the sentiments expressed at them. Why had not the Attorney-General grappled with those cases in the first instance, and ascer tained whether these persons had a right, founded upon the principles of the Constitution, to meet and discuss the questions to which these assemblages referred ? Why was a distinction to be drawn between these and other great meeting., upon which they had probably framed their pre cedents, and which had been pronounced by compe tent authority to be perfectly legal and constitutional? He, however, trusted that, nevertheless, like many other clever tactics of his learned brethren, in this case they had overreached themselves, because they had not called any one to prove for what purpose the meeting had been convened; or yet that the slightest unconstitutional ex pression had been used at the meeting. Although they had taken one of the banners, they had not shown the banner to show that even the motto was un constitutional. lie would allude to more recent circum stances that had taken place in Birmingham. He should not, perhaps, have done this had it not been that he be lieved those events would be uppermost in their minds, and that the Attorney- General knew this, and had endea voured to press it on their attention. He, however, had no fear. Before he sat down he trusted that he would be enabled to show that those riots had been caused by trans actions that took place subsequent to this meeting. It was a matter of notoriety, that as far back as 1832, instead of 200 or 300 meetings, there had been 200 or 300 thousand assembled at meetings for political purposes. And it was admitted by Dr. Booth that no attempt was made to put them down. He did not recollect who was Attorney- General ; but, at all events, it was the same party to which the Learned Attorney. General was attached that was now in power. But then the charter of Birmingham had not been granted. There were political objects to be attained ; and neither the Tory Magistrates of the town, nor the Liberal Government of that day, used any means to put down these meetings. These might have taken place in circumstances, but whatever might be the case in that respect, that could not change the legality or illega lity of the meetings. His Learned Friend, however, might say that the meetings might be legal, and yet be so conducted as to call for the interference of Magis trates. It was not because that a meeting was large, or that some nervous and timid persons were alarmed, that could render a meeting illegal if the object was constitu tional. What would be the use of the privilege of petition ing Parliament, if the people were not permitted to meet in such numbers as to give their petition weight? The Learned Gentleman then alluded to the meeting that had assembled and sent up a petition for Parliamentary Reform. When the Reform Bill was thrown out of the House of Lords great excitement took place in the country; and would it be said that those who did not put them down were to be responsible for the burning of Bristol and the Duke of Newcastle's castle ? It would be hard to blame either Magistrates or her Majesty's Govern ment ; and if those who were in power did not put them down, and where not to be held responsible,—let him impress upon the minds of the Jury, not to hold those wretched lads responsible, but only those who were actually culpable. The real cause of the riot was, in fact, the extraordinary conduct of the Magistrates of Birming ham, in introducing, without any notice whatever, the London police into the middle of the mob; and it was matter of notoriety that the excitement which had taken place in Birmingham was owing to the conduct of those whom he would call the prosecutors. The Learned Gentleman then recapitulated all that had been elicited in the evidence, in which he censured the Magistrates, and contended, that as only sixy constables had been thought sufficient to quell the riot, that two hundred constables of their own would have done as well. It had been said that the inhabitants were compelled to close their shops, but they should recollect that in many lines of busi ness the shops were closed at that hour, and what then was it that constituted the illegality of the meeting ? They should recollect also, that Thursday was the market-day, and that the market-place was within the precincts of the Bull-ring, and many of those assembled were most probably pursuing their legitimate avocations. The people were peaceably and legally assembled, and when a body of Englishmen were peacefully and constitutionally assembled fur any le gitimate purpose, and not conducting themselves in auy in decent or riotous manner, the rioters were those who set upon that body, and not those who were thus illegally and unjustifiably set upon.--(Loud cheers from the galleries, which was instantly suppresssed by the officers of the Court.) He trusted that his client's case would not be prejudiced by any improper or ill-judged expression of feeling among the auditors. He denied that there was the slightest tittle of evidence to show that there was any riot until the police arrived, or anything calculated to alarm the inhabitants. It was most unjustifiable, because the Magistrates might feel a repugnance to the objects discussed at the meeting, or the views of the body who composed it, that they were justified in dispersing these men. Dr. Booth had very properly and candidly told them, that the appearance of the police was taken by the police as a declaration of war against them ; and he was glad the statement had come from him instead of from one of the police. The meeting was ordered to disperse, and then the police, with their staves (for they were unarmed) charged them. It appeared, however, as if the legitimate use of the staves in the hande of the police was to break mens' heads, and to give evi dence of the treatment which the people received from these infuriated policemen, who had been described as combining the temperance of old men with the vigour of young men, they heard the evidence of one policeman with respect to the prisoner, who was flying from them, and who concealed himself behiind the tombstones. He was asked to make some confession, and on refusing to do so, the policeman struck him with his staff across the back. The ATTORNEY.G&NERAL interfered. That was not the evidence before the Jury. Mr. MILLAR contended that the man had been assaulted without the slightest provocation, and in the most brutal way by the police. They should recollect that an English man's person as well as his house was sacred, and he would ask what right had the Magistrates, when no breach of the peace had been committed, to order the police to disperse and take these men into custody ? None; and when the policeman did so, the people had a right to resist. It was rather a singular coincidence that the leader of the police sent down by the leader of the House of Commons had been protected by a leader, and it was not the first time that petticoat protection had been thrown around that leader.—( A laugh.) There was no proof beyond his being found in the enclosure that Storey had participated in any way in the riot. No stone had been found en him ; no eepres sions were ascribed to him ; and there was not a single fact beyond his being found in the enclosure. The same might be said of the young man who had been found concealed behind the tombstone. That was the whole of the ease against them, and from that sample they might form some estimate of the• credit to be attached to the whole orthe charge, and the evidence by which it had been sup ported. Storey had taken no part whatever in the riot, except, perhaps, from motives of curiosity having gone into the Churchyard to witness the proceedings. That he was there was certain, but that he was there for any guilty purpose he utterly denied. There were strong reasons, perhaps, why those who represented the Government should be anxious to obtain a conviction. Appoint ments had been made which had been censured, but that was no ground why these unfortunate men should be made the victims of that state of things. They would recollect that the fate of the prisoners was in their hands, for the best safety of the people of all countries depended upon a jury ; and if ever there was a case when the im portance of trial . by jury was real, conspicuous, and valu able, it was in cases of political prosecutions, when the whole power and influence of Government might be brought to bear against them. He knew the great odds he had to contend with. He warned them against the casuistry and the sophistry of his Learned Friend the Attorney-General. He hoped they would not be led away by it. He left his case in the hands of the Jury, conscious that they would not gratify any political motives which there might be I in view by the conviction of these innocent men. Whea t they found his Learned Friend availing himself of tb might depend upon it t h ere - was s, p in ly t . h t e he c y ase than appeared upon ti.e face the pure administration of justice, epe. not lend preserve Lt o spo f rmiv th eilt e ehg i i n en d go ic fm t a n o s r e re n e t. He hoped, however, th e would U' iy themselves to a political prosecution like tale present, evi dently set on foot for party purposes. John Neale addressed the Jury. lie any one at the the meeting by accident. hen he save out, he asked what was the m ean i ng of it, for he saw come W no riot; he threw no stones; and h e asked the policeman to allow him to go home qui e tl y. He wo uld, with their ' permission, call a witne ss w h o would h He believed that if th ere had been i to hear his case, he b e li eved hep examined h • a at t a o c ft _ffioe cu r e . r o'clock when ther e W as no one there. Sheares then said a few words . nw denying o not h e a charge h e a r b: e e n where he was at p resent ; bute was ; as did ha a r lell sTrowbridge theo wbrid other prisoners. a pawnbroker Charles in Birmingham, ga ve Storey an excellent character, kn own hi m f o r ten years. P r i soner was with him in his gard en a b ou t eight Br ng. jdol-hrni o'clock th at n i ght. The garden is about a mile from the known Nicholso n , a d ay l a b ourer for John Neale—Ha d n him from an i n f ant. P r i soner left home, about four miles fro m W arwick, on the Tuesday. He had not had much empl oy . H e gave the prisoner an excellent charac ter, as being peaceable and orderly. Wm. Lowe, for Sheares.—He stated he was a bra es founder in Birmingham. Had known the prisoner for 16 years. Never knew a more peaceable boy aboast the Factory, where he hal worked with him for eient wears. Charles Swinburn, a gun-maker at Birmingham, ap peared to speak for Eades. Had known 'nim for 15 or 16 years. He gave him an excellent character. Samuel Haycock, a mathematical-instrument-maker, for Mahon. Had known the prisoner for a good many years, and never knew him to be otherwise than peaceable and orderly. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose to reply. He was no master of subtlety or casuistry, as was stated by his Hon. Friend, and if he were this was no time to use them. It was his duty merely to state to them the law of the f case. There had, however, b een no evidence to alter the I facts of the case adduced in evidence. There had been some witnesses come forward to character, but that did not affect the evidence. They had heard an