The Sun. — London, England, 1845-09-20 00:00:00

OLEON. ,/,/,0 Flourished L red Broughro, vulgate hill. ies of the Ropub -1 Carnet biruselt; chic% ements, and the exces,es by Igth been driven yed her destinies, A people, was for period of their red. A new and begun, und er the inly the m ost e ' in modern times, Wel can be found, iutnan race. For re more extensive, was embellished the invaders of us of subjugation unitary genius of lady i ts own. L', wtw n we ref lect conquerors, l ine ,alien or discipline, well ordered and led as his own' ri m a good (swill . the attention sod • In early y outh soon gained the ,ded at tvventy•fie Ind difficult n ature comm and by the h e French a rmies unexa mpled, ° t'l la -achievements ett l enness , the vebe operations. TO the mechanical ad• ,ai rules of a n Wellingtons Oar 'ance s, and had hei, in all likelihooe ;ut, in this be Ocelot deers bred in Nar he most part, osig 'e propensity tofol• not even the exsor subdue ; and .me the victims o• had, in Fred erielei imber2, by brealdeg n sense. It tois 6 thi s consideratio4 Tea t w arrior , whic h ,hus detracted frog ccomplished cesees, is glory never to lei ; nor ever to e could not raf& 'e it was turned the fortune of wor pis mind were l)lf ion. After the battle as well as c onsta o Id the struggle Which •eadful conflict tbe/ Y regarded as the n• let us forget 00 ', the mighty OK r only. The vss. combinations 131 ;nd moved this in le corps, or a Pees, in his haglike 'eat genius alike fot ich he was endowed; L ;the ground which cued from his grnsr human power cc i u ( 1 , 1 v ai rY , nor a NOP I, ne of veterans. enly Han nibaloo 'tainly, whe n e re: es of the C arar ne during which pe be t ill m ore, w hen ?, rec orded his sterff nalist—j ustice seetos livid to the ancient to his downfa l, t capacity as well Pr tight, w ere of hglif , the regards ) anxiously Conte!: wen f u r twelve yew France had bee° =an d. The destruc' the martial thatpropel) the multitudes vour t•iners. T fer 3, but d isc the d ires bad succeeded, as great toiraeleS hosts which France !onsammate warrior If the ancient throne! Lis of half her power" onarchy establish!: aid of Russsia sr ` lt great concitiatue t arduous a d c o . lefts ken with 0 ,mpled in the OP . 0 issian empiro °vie the enemy to ale itirrouncling co utds rpose. bad fr° 0 'orld ever saw ; an gathered his forces; )lexion, d , tong e r ," g his line Pbo im gentium, Inn i s ; oli„s hablo' Ilia saer e ,"...—the. ol re; 'roug h the king vi be o e ) artillery of o attle on a thotissem 3 myriads 14°,11,01 F.urope, where 0 w hitened with eroei;,, ise, uniforna d Go ?ct, when it ba. e e, and the IlThe d for peace.,le dir n i g h t began ble ! 3e r night comp oi , f unnumbered W b , e it r magazines, by flake , the s poil' , .& eo. frig • Oro insecuw.d nentorumque 01,7e5, veilet, die nee 0. flectere ar t pot "c blighted ; th0:101 and his doorn sled iqueror o f a 1111°4 'attic, and node c' so übsequent effoitr succeeded fire o' i g ht. The t h an ever ; i ° t biS r e :, han human , 're, his valour le;o: ,sr—but all was / o ',o "and—his arra be quailing nude/ be liscovered t° 0 bold in their vote, ree centuries ber"tie 're subject to the fe te d such Was the o fir )tY genius 0, he was one of 4 1 he is to be On're lass, if indeed for aced o n a levelllo au council andill.43, accompli:bect v-or indeed Wive eler so great an iMPI.°IOI he might '011,4, The tactics of r. 0 ,, and with suably; it well deny tbe as to NapoJeoll to ol e. The gretil nnecting tooetheiopt ampaiga of 'ing vast bodledver Ss to fight his a I e. This rkcitilf: re es of tactics ; '• b ot , ise formidable oh 0 1 words difficoll,,,o'r bulary. prod va s operatio ns also the certaim of ?chanioal gen 0 :91, et, 00 > os ed. So 101 .2ssors of those tiog anic school, 5110;1119 eat e.xtensioa 01; direction, ui,,,fee etely taken 000"0 and his fe il3 h en at Uoshsc fe l° ended and WI 00, indeed. 14° r tr he field ; neye 100 support;,ipt; ters upon onehriosa 'sands wboin he o pt the fate of the d ote with suehiell the at. B e Imo s' r the art of l i f i Plit A Lppreciation of jolt s inerflOry e oCh each regie!'" 0110 war, and ;1,0 01 is vast force he intuitive i'llefide P , THE o c i,ro 0 THE of unDO 049, un Office of tu; coo .845. . - • lktT 0. 16,6 - ledge of his enemy's condition, and movements, and 11s ; s 0 nicely could he unravel all conflicting so ,e i c nuts, an d decide at once as by intuition which was r e ii e ' In the find his eye f or po s itions, distances, eleva jrB' numbers, was qu i ck, and i t was infallible. All hi ' general s at a ll times submitted their judgment to d ll ' , and with out the least reluctance or hesitation, not ef erring to his authority, but , ielding from an absolute en?aviction of his superior skill; nor over doubting-, be . - 'use firmly assured he was in the right. His own sel t coned,nee was i ercing ' . 1 n the same p re porLion, and it was un- I i ng under some cover in fire, he would remain for :c hour or two, receiving reports anti issuing his orders, he his ()lll tn et h irn ls e ps s iolo w erk i t t ie h yt, a plan before him, sometimes witht of the ground in his mind only There he iswith f r i e s wat .c ll in one band, while the other moves constantly lei some his snuff-box, or rather his snuff, -- "An aide -de camp arrives, tells of a movement, a cswers 1 di tie 1 ` of so_rn, e questions rapid:y, perhaps ire , p_ r t , - tl l e it e i Y c e Pat, is dispatched with the order that is to s 1 .. as c o rdi e r e d general of . divis . ion . .. on A s e . o o th m ei a • k i e s distteantttend, and sent off with direct , i , t ._ I_ , corps suppert an operation. Uhe watch is , oi" eensulted; more impatient • symptoms; the nan n ,. after rie I.le-de•catnp is constan.ly pronounced; qtr o s , t l i t o a eertaieuestion is put whether any one is . comm . .; happe ned 4 c l la rtee; an event is expected; it ought to r have ...,i l i h l at length the wished•for messenger arrives. De n g' ' l en ! Qu'a,- t-on fait la •bas ?" "La hauteur est ne -- „ - 'i le mareehal est la." " gull donne forme—pas , ordered de mouvement." Another aide•de-canen .b ie i ar me e :* to brin g u p the Guard. " Que le mare, t e a e Evil .. e . vers latou r en defilant par ea ganclic: 7 ( .\ ,t , evil' the. efatn ie a w, tro ll y, a sa droite est prisonnier. -- () battle:consulted and the snuff is taken no more; ttle great :Ler; the fortune of the day is decided; the :te: f e te ° : 'O 4 indulges in pleasantry; nor doubts any -"" if h t - eertaintl and of the extent of his v!ctory he already seen its details in the bulletin. j 'aPole oe -4 the grand secret of both Frederick's and Wer e to-e,'s successes, the movement of the masses which aPpee r ,P'aee their enemy in a disadvantageous position,. i ob vious to be, like all great improvements, sugficielity oi l eihi i . for it is founded on the very natural principle ceee, e u e tha Modern naval plan of breaking the line pro les en ' ef either at sea or on shore one party can place his battle between two fires, or on any material part of f endee s - e e r b ring double the force to bear upon the e d e e r , .- tele. I 1 that point, the success of the operation is di g i on : order to execute such a plan on shore, a pro tee the combination of military resources is required, to att ere Y ”IY who are so amply furnished can venture l ethe r - P t !t• That Napoleon had this capacity beyond k t rn Is alto ge th er i ncontestable. a la rge IS genius was not confined to war: he possessed and s capacity also for civil affairs. He saw as cea l, ~as in allic!dY determined on his course, in government ' u rtnet• e field. His public works, and his political re ef hi3l°lls, especially his Code of Laws, are monuments tir e , h Wisdom and his vigour, more imperishable, f as told t ." already proved, and as himself proudly ore bre] ; Q at' all his victories. His civil courage was more . th e tlt than his own or most other men's, valour in ifeorrvth fief I b l r o i w dg o e r s d w in a a p r'y a bravery it was that blazed acr os " Lodi, when he headed his wavering . columps t by the field of Austrian artil thie con?pared with the undaunted and sublime courage of Carri e d him from Cannes to Paris with a handful tae ip et t , and fired his bosom with the desire, and sus tan d it with the confidence, of overthrowing a dy . - a teo 3 e ) and overwhelming an empire, by the terror of his r Were. his ka ll n o ., endowments merely those of the states sum ma d the warrior. If he was not, like Ctesar, a con- Zil'snate orator he yet knew men so thoroughly, and e:4IIY Frenchmen, whom he lied most nearly stu• to st that he . possessed the faculty of addressing them to h i r b. ai ns of singular eloquence,—an eloquence peculiar sohC s elf• It is not more certain that he is the greatest the t - h r Whom France ever produced, than it is certain tar a 13 Place is high amongst her greatest writers, as b ii e s „ c emposition or diction is concerned. Some of his ie u t ,,,,„,"ns are moiels for the purpose which they were ei - "ed to serve; his address to the soldiers of his Old ee ua rd at Fontainebleau is a masterpiece of dignified dry d Pathetic composition; his speech d . uribg th . e , ____El_r_- . Days at the Champ de Mars, beginning, tiehe eiti , e .,_ , : h i_ ‘emsui, Empereur, je tiens tout du Peuple," is to be rleed amongst the most per . fect pieces of simple and ' 4l .iest . r tc eloquence. These things are not the less true er being seldom or never remarked. nut with these great qualities of the will—the highest Nrage, the most easy formation of his resolutions, the ttl e nse steadfast adherence to his purpose, the entire ' de „e'ethon of all his energies to his object—and with the t'elh.e.ally shining faculties of the understanding by which h e y firm will worked—the clearest and quickest appre• et ll „ 4 h 3 n. the power of intense application,. the . capacity h e e Ztn i Pleteabstraction from all interrupting ideas, the 41 /e r e Zt u e and most instantaneous circumspection of all , Ic eti„es, whether on one side, or even providently I l 'e plo-„,lwospect, the intuitive knowledge of men,. and k iliif, - er of mind and of tongue to mould their will to geld , - ,r Gs e-e-with these qualities, which form the character e t cler i e ctest by vulgar minds, the panegyric of Napoleon -uti ~e ' e , se• He was a Conqueror;—he was a Tyrant. to e7„ 4t :IY his ambition—to slake his thirst of power— ktiet;rY a lust of dominion which no conquest could hliv e 1 7:he tr ampled on Liberty when his hand might Worl d 41 sed her to a secure place; and he wrapt the t l l lene}, ll flames, which th e bl oo d o f m illi ons a l one cou ld e l'itell y By those p ass i ons, a mind not originally un ceesed W as perverted and deformed, till human misery sen se 4° Move it, and honesty, and truth, and pity, all krt edf . t he duty ibnarlitat:i int,"nTilaiint we owe to God and to man, had de etelnit.rern one thus given up to a single and a selfish ta sa s ne a t n i, imi virtutes ingentia vitia tequa tdhit „ell.hurnana crudelitas ; perfidia plusquam Punica; rroell:stele:lfni;:tnuna religicl." nullus Deum metus, nullum jus- The death of Enghein, the l ' ll , th erin .gs of Wright, the mysterious end of Piche h ave ail t P i u nishment of Palm, the tortures of Toussaint, caes een dwelt Upon as the spots on his fame; be fi • e t he fort Intissesu:r_ feeulinnegss of individuals presenting a more de to the mind, strike our imaginations, and more than wretchedness in larger reeeetio!`ess distimetly perceived. But to the eye of calm ee ilist ,_n• the declaration of an unjustifiable war, or the Illcir: n g. l4 it a (lay elesi...p_robation more severie:nger than is necessary, presents tic ni gne o v r i3 e " °b i. e e,t of contemplation, implies a die pernicious to the world, and calls down a caGe neral r r tiE RIVER PL ZL TE. ptirs4 ~.... vity, i())Y*Brieu gires the following account o Buenos "It is m ' h Perienced fromlG3--, in detailing the treatment I ex far . -eneral Rosa-. to confine myself to a c r narrative of th r ---.' occurred, and, as ' 4l ' as I an s e Lacts as they tl:Yestiehilnef n respecting him. ' It I had concerned not to use a harsh expres- Pres'd 8 :: - 3' With ent of trs at l Bolivia undertaken to form a commercial i..he it r e e d quest of General Santa "O.leet of this t provinces vikee _treaty was to offer to the trade with • . ) of Buenos Avres. t pro. it, freeaffree access to Balivia —to carry on a lia t4 „, rani duties —for its cattle—its mules—and the elisn..` _Productions of the country—receiving . in . exy , le Potosi dollars. This proposal was most will . ingt 11e":"."theed to .iy the governors of the diff,-rent provinces, ti o „ Y evinced their feelings in marked dem is ons w tr . a , - ) h oes their affection, respect, and regard for 11111towhn tho„,,en entrusted to make it. In every gre' - tt k Tes 15,ih,!`all which I passed, from Lima to Baeno 7 L.) : er n e entertainments were given to me by the d ir en g e o e. 1 re f f i , " ,, Bl mY old associates in the war of indeaen from per- Eos a r to these testimonies of affection, not Moti,vanitY, but because in them I can aline trace the s leia„" e s for the conduct of Rosas. They had excitedthey 1 41 ,11('-"ey had perhaps aroused his fears, and .non ttaNl-i,,oeed him tobelievethat . a plaminmmutaltne,a,bmentbe -4 ; 1 7Z the benefits of a free Interco pp the provinces of South America, was a formidable 4 Th e 4 gent. I had my estates to s Ospi ci re 'was not the slightest foundation for such a litteo°o, if it were entertained.. °the ta .* and, in to analyse the blot. t4lght prosper. Ido not pretend '' t 0 improving their value, I wished that without the to , 1 1 , " i m e s of Rosas—lhave only endeavoured to attribute I titiad ; a probable cause, although one t o ra cl s •: °I foundation in fact, fur his unprovoked enmity s is __ ree e iXo my arrival at Buenos Ayres I was most kindly `, I . q by the Ministers of Rosa& the as deteleloillirnseed:l: a few days wh ie it t i th e ho s `e other provinces were most willing to m . k t I found willing the treaty shirtitetion, resolvrillu v ~,,, i it l a ! 4 i i _ 0 " 1 ? e e er h r 1 , 1 e i t r e hc a i e, l ai, Santa a hs it I C y rp b r eo e n j n e z e .c makingti negotiationan f ; a a nad declaration no ter tei it of wi warh b ect for with Buenos Ayres on e , ilure. rho oj . 1 1 " I had visited it was" at an end, and I desire( at r to leave it. Flit tathteesaeinheiefes? po rt to had, as a matter of course, applied for my pass efmm,lice at twelve o'clock in the day, I was waited upon by that ar,"*°ll, aecompanied b'y Colonel Pereira. Both were f o ir e . t i I and told me that Rosas desired to speak to me.. a,:ed thern, but instead of conducting me to his resie eree, they brought me to the Cuna—a prison of the , 4 E1 ; 4 de3cripton, and there, without a charge made an ' l lat Me ---without any explanation demanded from re 44. , .I was placed in a cell, measuring six yards by five, months and cell I was never permitted to stir for "dls and tvventy-tive days. I had Period been an acquaintance of Rosas at a former wa d 0 °I life —I micrlit even say his friend. No thought , wa ; . viir entered into my mind of injuring him in tiny itQt to c ould not believ e it possible that he could thus st d wsirds one whose life was so well known to him, blattitietteh.asvthdloesmdeae opinions and habits he could not be t a I n rn d a i n . n d e v d a hal.n interview with him, bu 4, 1 _ la ws was British subject, and as one not violating the th e °f the country in which I resided, I was entitled to . tio4r2tection of the British flag, and to the interposi frmi the British Minister on my behalf. My former tritishwts British gaoler, and the representative of the of British sub did not enforce for me the rights f o th a e otb , i Jeet: The o ould not see me, and o atier\li.,T. a p t ai T g f ai net eagrheinze:a innfrnthereafter, I heard nothing but that V"ce that the door of my cell had been closed upon rile was ~, Parp oBe of "ever opened, except occasionally, for the 1:::13::evilaYs hthanadtod to danerh thtr_ ?eke, no one condescended to answer me; and o l l v e h i e c u h t i n wa th s e d m o o o r r e . punishment inflicted upon me—solitary Persoria(nt--.Wich has sometimes been known to make . of Btrong passions madmen, and to reduce those • ••• . •'• . . '•'‘ • .:: ^•••- .11111116. of weak minds to a state of idiocy. Its terrors are un utterable, and never can its saddening, its mind-destroy ing horrors, be adequately conveyed to those who have never endured it. " Upon me this punishment was inflicted in a place too !narrow for exercise, in a cell that was damp and filthy, that was overwhelmed with noisome insects, that was exposed to the invasions of the rats of that country, cal that was constantly pervaded with noxious exhala tions, arising from the ordure of the prison, that was et fleeted almost immediately beneath it. "It was al such a place that the sufferings of a Buenos Ayres winter c mstituted the elim ix to tortures that ap peared intolerable. This last completed my misery ; ray health, which had been suff•ring, finally gave way. Loss of appetite was followed by loss of sleep, and to this suc ceeded a swelling of my legs, which felt as if the process of mortification and death had commenced in the lower extremities, whilst life and sense were left to the brain and the functions of the b ilv„ _ _ _ "Patiently. and ev, , n calmly, had I waited out each slow and lingering hour, and watched the tardy pace of every long and dreary (lay, h ping, calculating, and self-convinced. that the next must bring with it the ap pearance of the British Minister in my cell— to hear him say that the meanest subject of the British Croxn should not be thus treated unaccused, untried, unconvicted. I waited and —alas! I grieve to say it—l waited in vain. I was personally known to the British Minister. I came at last to the conclusion that he mu ;t be utterly ignorant of my arrest—of my incarceration—and of the frightful torture that was inflicted upon me. " I had contrived many pl(ns for my escape ; they were the sole amusement of my prison hours, and each had been in turn rejected by me as cowardly. At last, my entire thoughts were fixed upon a communication with the British Minister, being perfectly certain that once he knew my position he would procure my release. " I did succeed in effecting that communication ; and, in order to show how closely and jealously I was watched, I must explain the plan that I adopted. "At the time that I was arrested I had in my side coat-pocket a small memorandum book and pencil. This was a fortunate circumstance for me ; for I had frequently applied to the gaoler to supply me with pen, ink, and paper, and these were constantly refused to me. If I spoke it was seldom that a simple affirmative or ne gative were conceded to me ; for the orders given to the gaoler and his assistants were not to take any notice of me.' I was treated as an idiot, in the hope that I might be visited with idiocy. " The only favour conce led to me was this—l was allowed to receive my meals from the British hotel. These were always brought to me in a portlbiandes.* This was sent at dinner-hour ; but before it was handed to me through the door, I observe-d that every dish was strictly examined by my gaoler, lest any communication should reach me from abroad ; and when I gave it back in the evening the same rigid examination took place, lest I should attempt to seek thus sending a message to any friend. " I could see, through the hole in the door, this double examination taking place every day ; but I perceived that there was one portion of the pp tibiendes that was not looked into, and that was the lowermost portion, which came containing fire, and returned filled with the cold ashes. Upon, that circumstance I rested my only hope of communication with the British Minister, and my subsequent chance of escape from a prison which I felt was fast hurrying me to a premature grave. " I had a pencil to write, but no paper to write upon. None would be given to me. Upon two or three occa sions, however, pastry was sent to me rolled in white paper, and at another time a few oranges were Wrapped in paper. Every scrap of this was taken and carefully concealed by me. " Then, for the purpose of seeing if the portablundes would bear my message safely, I removed the ashes from the lowermost parts, to try if nay gaolers would notice the alteration. They did not do so ; and I snatched the first moments that I was sure I was not watched to write, in pencil, a few lines to the British Minister, Mr. Mandeville. The purport of the note was, that my health was fast declining ; that such con finement, if much longer protracted, must inevitably cause my death ; that I was quite sure it was resolved I should not leave that prison alive ; that as I had a con siderable amount of property in Chili and Peru, and some in Ireland, I wished to make my will, in order that my sister might inherit my estates ; and that I therefore, begged of Mr. Mandeville to come to me, if it were but for a moment, in order that, having arrang, d my worldly affairs, I might the better submit to that cruel fate which, without a single fault or error on my part, had been manifestly reserved for me. " This, to the best of my recollection, was the sub stance of my note to Mr. Mandeville, and all my hope was that ho would receive it. lam sure that a British subject, without a single charge alleged against him— unarraigned before any species of tribunal—unques tionel, unexamined, and unaccused by any one, or under any form of law—would not be permitted by the representative of my Sovereign to be left thus—a pri soner, suffering the worst species of punishment—with• out finding in that Minister a defender, a supporter, and a vindicator of the country which was thus outraged in my person. " These were my feelings as I wrote that note. My calculation was, as I removed the ashes from the porta biandes, that the person appointed to clean them out be fore putting in fresh fire would fine the note, and, as it was addressed to Mandeville, would forward it to that gentleman. That calculation the event proved to be correct. The man found the note, and, being ignorant of what it contained, at once delivered it to his master, Mr. Beech, the proprietor of the British Hotel, who performed his duty, by placing it at once in the bards of Mr. Mandeville. " Mr. Mandeville did not act as I had anticipated he would have done, for, instead of coming to see me, he went to the Minister of Rosas, Araea, and informed him that he had received a communication from me ! The result was an immediate visit from the Chief of the Po lice (Victorino) to the prison, and the attempt by him to extort from me a knowledge of the means by which I had communicated with Mr. Mandeville. I denied the fact—l pretended that the communication was an inven tion of that gentleman's brain—and I denounced him in the strongest terms I could use, calling him ' a humbug of a British Minister.' " I conceive, that in acting in the manner that he did, Mr. Mandeville did not bear himself as a British Minis ter should have done in such circumstances. He com mitted, I think, a great error, and one that might have cost me my life, by thus betraying my act to the Minis ters of a man who he knew had acted outrageously to wards me —who could not allege any excuse for my de tention, but that it was a 'preemie/on,' because he had heard and believed that I came to Buenos Ayres to make a revolution ! bringing with me 15,000 doubloons ! when the fact was, all I had with the was 5,0001. in bills on London, and that my own property, carried for the purpose of going to England, where at was afterwards received by me. " Even if Mr. Mandeville did not choose to come and see me, I do not think he should have toll Rosas'i Mini ster that I had found. the means of making a secret com munication to him, for as a British subject—deprived of ro right that attached to me as such by crime—l was, I think, entitled to communicate with him and to beg his protection. " It was a great error in judgment, hut it was no more. I think the act was wrong—l do not think so of the motives that prompted it ; and least of all do I suppo.e that it was done with the slightest intention to injure me. " I am aware that Mr. Mandeville was peculiarly situated with the Governor of Buenos Ayres. Ile was in Bunios Ayres, I think, for three years before Rosas con- descended to spank to him. The respect which is due to a British Minister was not shown to him. He could not but be aware that frightful atrocities were committed, under the special direction of Rosas, and it might be that apprehensions for his own safety induced him to apprise the Minister of a fact that might subsequently be learned through spies, and that their denunciation might bring down upon him that fate from which neither the sacred character of long friendship nor the respect due to the sacerdotal functions could pre serve others ; and he might have felt that a British Mi nister was not safe where a British subject was treated as I had been. Whatever may have been the motives of Mr. Mandeville, I am quite positive they could not have Arisen from any unkindness towards me ; for I was honoured with his hospitality before my imprisonment, and with the testimonies of his sympathy when I escaped from the miserable death to which I had been destined. The first result of my letter to Mr. Mandeville was a visit from thu police—the second was most useful to me, for it brought me at the same time a physician, ,who ex amined me in the presence or the police-officer and a lawyer, with whose aid I made out my will—the third was the immediate change of my gaolers, double sen tinels plv.ced on the door, and a third at the top of the house—and then came a consultation between Rosas and his Minister Mum, as to whether I ought not to be re moved to the Retiro barrack (a short distance from Buenos Ayres), as I could there be, with greater deprived of life, and my death attributed to illness. " This was the proposition of Rosas; but Maza op posed it—he represented that I was a British subject, long known in South America—that my death would certainly excite attention, and that, if I were got rid of by violence, it would, most probably, be afterwards die oovered by some one of the numerous friends I had in the different states, and its consequences fatal to Rosas himself. Maza found that his remonstrances were in vain ; that Rosas had resolved on dispatching me. Finding all his arguments useless, he told the facts to the wife of Rosas, and she went down on her knees to b , g my life; and it is to her inturcess'on that I attri bute that delay which sub-equently saved me. " I did not, at the time, know any of these circum• stances. I had never been spoken to ; but, from the moment I had written to Mr. Mandeville, and that he had mentioned it to Rosas's Ministers, I regarded my death as inevitable. I was treated as a man doomed to death ; and I prepared for death. I expected to be taken out and shot, and I cut down a light green surtout that I had brought with me to the prison into a jacket, so that, if I were give❑ a soldier's death, I might ap pear as a soldier, with that care bestowed upon my habiliments which becomes a soldier ; and that, in my last moments, it might be seen I was not unworthy of those companions in arms with whom I had often faced that danger which was now inevitable. " I had settled my worldly affairs, and it was in the daily expectation that I should be called out for exe cution—that having made up my mind to ,die, and to * The portabiandes consists of five or six dishes, placed one above the other, and fastened together with a strap—the undermost dish, or closed receptacle, contains fire, so A 8 to keep all above it warm. meet it as became me, that then, what appeared far worse than a soldier's sudden and violent death, over took me. I was at last utterly broken down, and unable to move froln my bed. My room was filled with noxious insects, my health was utterly prostrated : at night, thousands of rats gathered round my bed, and the last feeble effort of my decaying strength was to use a stick which the gaolers in mercy gave to me, to prevent those horrible animals, three times as large as the European rat, from attacking me in my bed. So frightful were these days, and so horrible these nights, that I confess, I was at last so unmanned by them as to wish fordeath. That death did not come to nee, but it did to those who were confined in the same horrible prison. One was a Frenchman, Backly, who died in consequence of his sufferings, and for whose unjust treatment Buenos Ayres was subsequently blockaded by the fleet of France. The other was a German who had been a captain in the service of Rosas, and who, for some trivial offence, was placed in this prison, where he had not long been confined before he was driven to despair, and in the madness of that despair, he cut his throat. I was not aware at the time of the manner in which his death had been produced, but when I saw the dead body carried from the prison I envied the fate of one who had been the victim of Rosas, and had at last escaped from him. "The interp asition of the wife of Rosas had procured me one respite—another was obtained for me through a letter which arrived from Paris, in the middle of De cember, from General San Martin to the Ministers of Row, recapitulating the services I had performed, pointing to the fact that it was to me those colours that now waved in the cathedral of Buenos Ayres had been intrusted—that for eleven days I had been shut up in a cachuca in the Cordilleras of the Andes in a snow-storm —that these very colours were for that time my only covering at night—that I had sacrificed much to gain and much to preserve them—and that I was a man, years of experience enabled him to say, incapable of intrigue or dishonour. " The generous interference of my old and beloved commander protracted my fate—but whether it could have saved my life I know not. It did not procure me my liberty—that only was obtained by a dispatch from Lord Palmerston, a , Secretary for Foreign Affairs, in sisting on my immediate liberation. " The order for my prison doors being opened was brought at nine o'clock on Christmas morning. The chief of police tendered me my discharge, on condition that. I would give security in 60,000 dollars, that in sailing for England I should not touch at Monte Video or Rio Janeiro. "The doors of my prison were thrown wide—wide open for me—and the cold, sweet, fresh air was at last permitted to penetrate the fetid atmosphere in which I had been expiring. I thought I should never have enough of air—l tore open my jacket, that I might feel it on my skin ; that it might be as balm to my body, which had been withered and wasted without it. This is all I can recollect ; for I am told I was delirious with pain, with misery, and suffering. I could not walk—the nerves had become torpid—try flesh so incapable of pain that I could prod my thigh with a nail and not feel it. " I had to be carried, as if I were a child, in a carriage, from the prison to my hotel. There the watchfulness of a skilful physician and a valued friend, Dr. Hogan, at length brought me back to life. Constant friction re stored the natural action to my limbs, so that, at the end of a month, I was able to go on board a ship ; but so ill was I, on my arrival in England, that Dr.. Jefferson, of Leamington, told me he could not guarantee my life ; arid it required his care and attention for three months before I was restored to my usual health. • " This is the narrative of my imprisonment by Rosas. I have fulfilled my promise ; for in the course of it I have not used one harsh epithet in depicting his conduct towards me, and the sufferings I endured. " And now the reader—the English reader—will bear this fact in mind, that neither in word, in thought, nor in act, had I provoked such treatment. I had done no act against Rosas—l was not accused of baying done any act against him. The pretext was that he suspected me—for that suspicion he never even alleged that he had the smallest proof•—and my imprisonment was, in his language, a precaucion ; and when pressed by my friends—for I bad friends anxious for my release—he evaded their intercession, by repeated pkomises that I should next week, or the. weekefter that, be set at large. "It appeartgAtertnileiliat It British Subject, who bears with hit he right to a habeas co'pus, should, in any country-where the British flag is flying. and a Bri tish Minister received, be thus incarcerated for six months and 25 days, and yet no criminal charge pre ferred against him before the constituted tribunals of that country. " All reason for doubt upon a circumstance seemingly so improbable, rests upon a want of knowledge of the perpetrator of this iniquity. Without a knowledge of the character of Robespierre, of Denton, of Marat, the crimes of the French revolution would be incredible. " The reign of Rosas in Buenos Ayres is ' a reign of terror,' and that terror is inspired by him through the instrumentality, first of his secret assassination society— the Masorca Club—and next, by his open, avowed, and audacious cruelties. " Tits man who thus dared to defy the British flag and to reduce a British Minister to silence, whilst he tried, by a torturing incarceration, to kill a British subject, is a man, the world may be assured, who, when his pas sions and his interests are bound by no check, will commit crimes that nature itself will shudder to hear of. " If men did not know that an innocent subject of the Queen of Britain had been thus treated by Rosas, they would, for the sake of humanity, doubt that such crimes would be committed as those that I am now about to mention. They will be found appalling ; but, what is more appalling than their dreadful details, is the reflec tion that they are not all the evil Rosas has done—they are specimens of the crimes that he has committed, and that he is even now perpetrating." LONDON, SATLIADAY, hEPTEMBER 20, 1845. ONLY A FIDDLER ! and O. T.; or, LIFE IN DENMARK. Translated by Mary Howitt. 3 Vo.'s This is another - of Mrs. Hoivitt's admirable transla tions. The English public owe her a debt of gratitude for thus enabling them to enjoy the literature of the North, which has, hitherto, be n as a sealed book. It is only a few months sin ce we were first introduced ti Christian Anderson, in his beautiful tale of the " Impro visator° ;" and already we have a second work by the same author, translated with equal fidelity and sprit . Me.s. Hewitt seems to have thoroughly understood the author, and gives us his ideas in her own beautiful lan guage. These volumes conta i n two stories of a very dif ferent character —they show the versatility of the writer's g enius. The s r c or d t a l e , "O. T. ; or, Life Denmark,' is, apparently intended to contrast with th'k " Improvisator() ; or, Life in Italy." Instead of the rap turous descriptions of American skies, or the glowing language with which he painted the fair country of his heart, we have minute details of domestic life, finished portraits of private individuals, and admirable sketches of Danish life, both iu the country and the capital. But it is in the first story or“ Only a Fiddler!" that we recog nise the author of the "Improvisatore." Here the poet is himself again. It is a beautiful and melancholy history, full of tenderness and truth ; the sorrows of the child of poverty and genius, toiling on his weary way, unknown and unloved, are powerfully pourtrayed by one who has felt them all. In writing the history of Christian, the author remembered his own a lventurous childhood, and, probably, the following advice has been more than Once offered to himself " The Count looked compassionately on him, and Christian pressed the hand of the kind gentleman to his lips, wetted it with his tears, and besought him to let him be his servant. He would clean his boots and shoes, run errands for him, or whatever the it might be, if he would only assist him, so that he might be able to learn what was necessary, that at length he might beemie such an artist as those of whom he had told him. _ . . " Yet, my good youth,' said the Count, that is not so easy as you fancy it to be. Besides this, you must be pos sessed of a great deal of genius; Mid whether that is the case or no, time can only prove. You must never forget that you are a poor child! 1f you are possessed of real genius it will make for itself a track, though you may have to buffet about on the sea for yet another lung year. Per aspera ad astra ! Adversity purifies. If it be so that anything is to come out of you. a higher power will help you; that you may of a surety believe ! I, alas! can do nothing for you; I have so many others to care for.' " Withlthese words he drew out his purse and gave the boy a silver dollar, repeating at the saute time the consoling assurance that real talent always made for itself a way. He then folded his cloak more closely about him, and leaned his head on the wall in order to sleep. " Those were Icarus-wings which he fixed on the shouters of Genius—boldly formed wings; but they were of lead. His • words, however, were the old theme, which from generation to generation has sounded in the ears of Genius, and which will ye', for centuries to come, be variously sounded, as long as the world remains the same as that which gave.the poison , . cup to Socrates and to Christ the crown of thorns." The history of the poor youth, who, was " Only a Fiddler," is full of interest, for it of truth ; while the adventures of the beautiful Jewess, Naomi, possess all the adventitious charms of romance. Every page contains some beautiful expression or Some bright thought, like the following : " Dead! a world of sorrow lies in this one word. It is a two-edged sword, which, at the same time that it murders the beloved of our heart, penetrates so deeply into the bosom that everything around us becomes dark, even though the sun shine upon millions of happy beings. A single word, short as the other, is able to drop consolation into the sick heart and vouchsafe assistance ; it is—God !" We find here the same ardent lore of Italy which cha racterised the former work, but it is no longer . a joyous description of the beautiful country—it is the distant as pirations of a child of the North for the road of smiles and sunshine. The Alps are the goal of all his deires. He wishes to fly wi , h the storks from the snows of his own home, and seek the land of his love and his dreams. The following is one of his numerous allusions to his be loved Italy : " Her though's were dreaming of the peninsular, and therefore she did not enjoy the present ; they flew to the true country of the Fata Morgana, towards Italy's sacred halls of art.. The Alps_ are their portals, the eagle a sparrow, which builds its nest in their cornice; the pine -trees lift up their lofty columns with their evergreen capitals. Here is the home of music; here blooms the rose in the Alpine snow. The earth on which thy foot treads is drunken with the blood of her noblest, is sanctified by the marble with which the temples of antiquity are raised. Into the dead stone is life breathed ; it becomes an image which . ravishes thy soul. The sea is beautifully blue as the petal of the corn-flower, transparent as the drops of the fountain. Houris, lovely as those from the paradise of Mahomet, smile on thee, land of music and of colouring—ltalia! " Thither! ' sang the poet of Mignon, and a thousand hearts repeat, as a lamenting echo, the words of painfully sweet longing, which will never be realised." SPANISH DEBT. . TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUM Silt,—as the time for announcing the nature of M. Mon's new arrangement approaches, the different creditors seam on the qui rice as to their allotments under it. Some say, " Carry out the arrangement of 1843," and they are forth with answend by other creditors, who say, " It never has been carried out in its real meaning, and at any rate is now de funct by bankruptcy." One. thing appears tolerably clear, viz :—'That it was unfair to the Cortes bondholders, ab initio, •ind therefore that a just Minister of Finance would hail any lawful opening for adjusting the equities of the various claimants upon the Spanish Treasury; at the tame tune the odds arc fearful, and it needs a firm mind to resist the many importunities assailing him to continue the dishonest alvan !ages which appear hitherto to have been practically obtained ( whatever was he intent) by the previous French creditors, and those who became new creditors in 1834, over the Cortes loan holders in respect to their unpaid interest, The parties either by themselves, or by representation, are as follows :—Gueb herd's Loan, Routes Perpetuelles Loan, New Loan of 1834, and all holders of principal with simple interest, v. Arrear of interest from 1823 to 1834 on the Cortes Loans, and its com pound intiaes—or, four to one. Will the righteous and just principles of the Spanish financier turn the scale?—Verrons. Your obedient servant, and subscriber, AN OLD HOLDER OF corms BONDS. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Tor Handicap o l f itt l C o E to S lTs. 3e-raoc7AhY.ft, with 50 ° l n e lUp second to save his stake. One mile and three The ad d S c o d u ; t Southampton quart era. Mr. Bolt's Hampton, 6 yr 5...... ............ (Cohen) 1 Mr. Death's Misdeal, 6 yrs - 2 Mr. Treen's Wild Rose, 3 yrs • 3 The Maiden Plate of 30 sovs., added to a Sweepstake of 3 sovs. each ; three yrs old, 7st 51b ; four, fist 61b ; five Bst I 011); six and aged, 9st; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs. if demanded, If entered to be sold for 80 sovs. allowed 51b ; for 60L, 101 b ; for 40/., 1411). Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. R. J. Southby's b g Waterloo,.6 y-rs (Parr) 0 1 1 Mr. Wilson's Jessie Hammond, 3 - a (40) ' 1 0 3 Mr. Hardy's Corinthian Tom, 3 " ,f) Mr. Goldsworthy's br g Strap, 6 The Shirley Stakes of 5 sovs. ea ded ; two yrs old, Cat ; three, 7st 71b ; four, Bst 101 b ; five, 9st ; six and aged, 9st 41b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 120 sovs., if demanded, &c. Winners extra. T.Y.C. Mr. E Dyson's b h Devil-to-pay, 4 yrs (Mann) 1 Lord G. Bentinck's br f Malvoisie, 2 yrs 2 Mr. Wilson's ch f Miss Diggory Diddle, 4 yrs 3 The Member's Plate of 501, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. Three-yrs-old, 7st 21b ; four, Bst 61b ; five, 9st; six and aged, 9st. 41b. Mares and geldings allowed 311)s. Winners, &c. Ileats, once round and a distance. Mr. Bray's Paul Clifford, 5 yrs ... walked over TUESDAY. The Stoneham Park Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added. Weights, &c., the sense as for the Member's Plate. lleats, once round and a distance. Treen's Arild Roe, 3 yrs (150) Mr. Sailer's Idleness, 4 yrs . (150)• 3 2 Mr. Death's Isleworth, 6 yrs (60) • Mr. Pearce's F'lorine, 3 yrs (60) • - 4dr Mr. Dorrien's b c by Slane, out of Adela, 3 vrs The hunters' Stakes a 5 sovs. each, with 20 added; four vrs old lOst, five llst, six and aged Ilst 71b ; thorough bred and winners extra. The winner to be sold for 200 sows. if demanded, ; gentlemen riders. Mils and three quarters. Mr. R. Southby's Waterloo, 6 yrs .... 1 Mr. Hardy's Little Dan, aged. Mr. Bray's Paul Clifford, 5 yrs • . The Borough Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 25 added (three yrs old 7st 41b, four Bst flub, five Bst 121 b. six and aged 9st llb ; mares, &c., allowed 31b; heats, once round ands dis tance) were won in three heats by Mr. Bray'S Adrian, aged, Bst, beating Mr. Godsworthy's Strap, 6 yrs, Bst, Mr. Sadler's b fby Venison, out of Folly, 3 yrs, Est 31b, and Mr. Wil son's Freystrop, 4 yrs. The Champagne Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 30 added, for three yrs old and upwards (winner to be sold for 801., once round (6 Subs.), were won in four heats by Mr. Hardy's Corinthian Tom, 3 yrs. beating Mr. King's The Artful Dodger, 6 yrs, and Mr. .1. Southby's Waterloo, 6 yrs. The Handicap for the beaten horses was won by Mr. Death's Isleworth. 6 yrs, Bst 71b (Wakefield), beating Mr. Wilson's Miss Diggory Diddle, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b, and three others. UXBRIDGE YEOMANRY RACES.—TLIESDAY. The Handicap race was won in four heats by Mr. Draper's Bobby, 12st (owner), beating Mr. T. Williamson's Maid of the Mill i 12st, Mr. F. Norman's King of the Gipsies, and three others. The Sweepstakes, catch weights, were won, in two heats, by Mr. Roadnight's Ten of Trumps, beating Rubens. The Yeomanry race was won, in two heats, by Mr. Bayley's Gardener (owner), beating Alice Gray, Bee:wing, Fanny, and several others. REDDITCH RACES—MONDAY. The Hack Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 15 added. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Haly's br g The Bird, 6 yra, Ilst 71b (Bradley) 1 0 1 Mr. Wycherley's g Heir-at-Law, 3 yrs, 9st 41b Mr. Dan's br g Fickle, 6 yrs, llst, 71b Mr. Hatherley's b h Young Economy, 6 yrs, I Ist 10lb Mr. Palmer's bm by Wamba, 6 yrs, llst Ilb Mr. Perks na Ranger, aged, Ilst 711) .. The hurdle Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 15 added, two miles, were won in two heats, by Mr. Perks na Ranger, aged, Ilet 91b, beating Mr. Williamson's Lawye^, lust 91b, and Mr. Godwin's Pretty Doe, 1 Ist 91b. The Sweepstakes of 1 soy. each, with a purse added, were won in two heats by Mr. Custree's na Jens Crow, 6 yrs, beating Mr. Perks na Warwickshire Lass, aged, Mr. Hum phrey's Little Fanny, and Mr. Richards's Young Deputy, 3 yrs. TUESDAY. The Tradesmen's Plate of 3 sovs. each, with 15 added, two miles, was won in two heats by Mr. llartou's Glide-away, 4 yrs, Sat 51b Flintoti), beating Mr. Wycherley's Heir-at- Law, 7st, and Mr. Simm's Kitty, 9st 51b. The Hurdle Race of 4 sovs. each, with 20 added, two miles., was won in two heats by Mr. Robertson's Wasp, aged, 1 Ist 91b, beating Mr. Robinson's Man-trap, list 91b, and Mr. Wil liamson's Lawyer, 11st 91b. The Stewards' Purse of 20 sovs., added to a Handicap of 3 sovs. each,two miles, was won in three heats, by Mr. l'erks na Ranger, 9st 71b, beating Mr. Wycherley's Heir-at-Law, 3 yrs, 9st ilb, and Mr. Flintoff 's Exciseman, 5 yrs, lOst. HASTINGS , AND ST. LEONARD'S RACES:---TutTitsuAv. Match-50 sovs., h ft, Bst 71b each, once round. Mr. Royd's Treaty received from Mr. T. Smith's Five-times-Five. The Handicap Stakes of 5 sovs. each, 2 ft, with 35 added. . . Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Dockerav's Lady Charlotte, 4 yrs (Hornsby) 1 1 Mr. S. Smitli's Beggar Girl, 5 yrs 3 2 Mr. Shelly's Alkali, 3 yrs 2 3 The Town Plate of 50 sous. Heats, twice round. Mr. White's br f Teresa, 4 yrs (Wakefield) 1 1 Mr. Nuun's b c Dalesman, 4 yrs ...... Mr. Cook's b f Petrowna, 3 yrs Mr. Way's eh g Fee Simple, 4 yrs Mr. Mathews's ch f The Handmaiden, 5 yrs BRECONSII IRE RACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Ladies' Plate. Heats, two miles. Mr. Smith's ch g Sands, 5 yrs (Griffiths) 1 1 Mr. Powell's ch h Delamere, 3 y rs Mr. Parr's c h m Ni ne ty- one , 4yrs Mr. Ball's b c Derision, 5 yrs Mr. Henderson's br f Lady Charlotte, 3 2,74; 0 dr The Usk Stakes of 5 sees. each, 2 ft, with 15 added ; the • winner to be sold for 50/. Heats, one mile. Mr. Parr's bf Lady Harriet, 3 yrs ( Leppard) 4 3 3 1 1 Mr. Williams's ch m Linme, 6 y-rs 3 0 1 2 2 Mr. Henderson's b h Comet, 5 yrs 1 0 3 dr Mr. Boslev's b g Brewood, aged The Free Handicap of '2 ssys. each, with 15 added. Heats, .. . once round and a distance. Mr. Smith's ch g Sands, 5 yr 3 ...(Gritliths) 1 1 Mr. Simmond's b g British Gremulier, 3 yrs Mr. Ball's b g Derision, 5 yr. INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. NEW MARKET SECOND OCTOBER. MEETING, 1815. Acceptances for the Cesarewitch Stakes. Gorhambury, 5 yrs, Sst 121b—Discord, aged. Bst 91b— Trueboy, 6 vrs, Bst 91b —Red Deer, 4 yrs, Bst 21b—Stomacher, 4 yrs, Bst A—General Pollock, 5 yrs, Bst 1 Ilb—Lightning, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—Rowena, 4 yrs, 7st 101b—I-am-not-aware, aged, 7st 101b—Intrepid, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Miss Elis, 3 yrs, 7st 71b—Vol-au-Vent, 4 yrs, 7st 71b—Poussin, 5 vrs, 7st slb Nottingham, 5 yrs, 7st slb Teetotaller, 6 yrs, 7st 51h—Pantasa, 3 yrs, 7st 416—The Paella, 3 yrs, -41b—Red Rover, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Hope, 3 vrs, 7st 21b—Annandale, 3 yrs, 7st—Wee Pet, 5 vrs, Gst 13Ib —The Baron, 3 yrs, 6st 131b—Arctic, aged, 6st 121 b —Plantagenet, 4 y - rs, fist 121b—Longitude, 3 yrs, Gst 111 b—My Old Hack, aged, Est I Ilb—Pergularia, 4yrs, Get 1 l lb —2Egis, 3 yrs, Gst 1016—Paint Brush, 3 yrs, Gst 81b—Laird o'Cockpen, 3 yrs, fist 81b—Lady Wildair, 3 yrs, Get 81b Boarding-school Miss, 4 yrs, Get 71b—Alice (it b), 4 yrs, Gst Glb—Clumsy, 3 yrs, fist 41b—Metal, 3 yrs, 6st—Remorse, 3 yrs, Gst—Seven's-the-Main, 4 yrs, sst 1 11b—Kesheng, 3 yes, sst 111b—Jenny Wren, 3 yrs, sst 81b—Ruff, 3 yrs, sst 81b— My Mary, 3 yrs, sst 81b—The Cook, 3 y. s, sst 81b—Petit Morceau,3 yrs, sst 41b—Y. Eclipse, 3 yrs, sst 41b—Seaman, 3 yrs, sst 41b—Sister to Ma Mie, 3 yrs, sst 41b—Devil's Dust, 3 yrs, 4st 11 lb—Deodara, 3 yrs, 4st 1 Ilb—Jet, 3 yrs, 4st 71b —f by Velocipede, out of Amaryllis, 3 yrs, 4st 41b. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. Acceptances for the Cambridgeshire Stakes. Coranna, 6 yrs, 9st 21b—Discord, aged, 9st 21b—The Cure, 4 yrs, 9st—Queen Mab, 6 yrs, Bst 121b—Gorhambury, 5 yrs, Bst 121b—Lothario, 5 yrs, Bst 91b—Bishop of Romford's Cob, 5 yrs, Bst 61b—Trueboy, 5 yrs, Bst 51b—Garry Owen, aged, Bst 316—Needful, 4 yrs, Bst 21b—Extempore, 5 yrs, Bst 21b— RectDeer, 4 yrs, Bst—Yardlev, 5 yrs, Bst—Semiseria, 5 yrs, 7st 1216—Crcesus, aged; 7st 1 1111—Mentor, 3 yrs, 7st 91b—Alarm, 3 yrs, 7st 91b—Example, 4 yrs, 7st 91b —Espoir, 4 yrs, ist 916—Young Lochmvar, 5 yrs, 7st 81b—Lightning, 4 yrs, 7st 81b—Perkin Warbeck, 4 yrs, 7st 81b—Little John, 4 yrs, 7st 71b— Refraction, 3 yrs, 7st 51b—Nottingham, 5 vrs, 7st 41b—Iron master, 3 yrs, ist 41b—Pantasa, 3 yrs, 7st 41b—Rowena, 4 yrs, 7st 41b—Mid-Lothian,3 vrs, 7st 416—Miss Elis, 3 yrs, 7 s t 21b—Hope, 3 yrs, ist 21b—Titmouse, 3 yrs, ist 21b—Red Rover, 4 yrs, 7st 21b—Wolf-dog, 3 yrs, 7st 21b—Duc-ar.- Durras, 3 yrs, 7st 21b—Vaudeville, 3 yrs, 7st 21b—St. Ber nard, 6 yrs, 7st 21b—Caen, 5 yrs, 7st—Ould Ireland, 3 yrs, 71b—Valerian, 4 yrs, 7st—Connaught Ranger, 3 yrs, ist— Annandale, 3 yrs, 6st 1316—The Baron, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b Secundus, 4 yrs, fist 121b—Wee Pet, 5 yrs, 6st 1 Ilb— Longitude, 3 yrs, Est 1 llb—Everton, 5 yrs, est 1116—Dean Swift, 3 . yrs, fist 10th—Comrade, 3 yrs, Est 91b—Physalis, 4 yrs, Est 91b—iEgia, 3 yrs, Est 91b—Lady Wildair, 3 yrs, Gst 91b—Laird o'Cockpen, 3 yrs, Est 91b—Eleini, 4 yrs, fist 916 Fitzallen, 3 yrs, fiat 91b—Chertsey, 3 yrs, fist 71b— Paint Brush, 3 yrs, Est 71b—colt by Slane, out of Cobweb, 3 yrs, Est 71b—Alice (h b), 4 yrs, 6st 6lb —Croton Oil, 4 yrs, 6st 61b—Ilartshoni, 5 vrs, 6st 61b — Clumsy, 3 yrs, Get 61b—Venus, 3 yrs, Est 4113 - - Mongrel, 3 vrs, Est 21b—Best Bower, 4 yrs, Est 21b—Event, 3 yrs, 6 st 21 b — Remorse, 3 yrs, Get—My Mary, 3 yrs, 6s—Kesheng, 3 sst 121 b—c by Elis, out of .M0p5.,.M0p5.,3 yrs, sst 111b-1 ) 3 yrs, sst 91b—Stamp, 3 yrs, list 91b—Jenny Wren, y h r sst 61,y0n s, 3 yrs sst 4 Jet, 3 yrs, 4st 91b—Fby Velocipede, out D of maryllis, 3 1 yrs, 4$ 61b. - RATs.--*-These obnoxious and disgusting vermin are so numerous in the vicinity of Messrs. Goodhall's wharf, situate on the margin of the Regent's Canal, St. Pancras, that they may be observed in open day parading on the foot way, despite of dogs and cats, which appear to entertain a neighbourly - respect . for them, They have burrowed the banks through until the latter assume the complexion of an extensive honeycomb, and they are so daring that they will walk into persons' houses and sniff about the rooms in the presence of the inmates, who (females in particular) are fear fully alarmed at the sight of these obtrusive animals. LOVE ON THE OCEAN. " Oh I is there not something, dear Augustus, truly sub ime in this warring of the eleme.lts ?' But Augustus's heart was too full to speak."—M.S. Aiwa by Lady s They met, 'twas in a storm, On the deck of a steamer ; She spoke in language warm, Like a sentimental dreamer. He spoke—at least he tried ; His position he altered ; Then turned his face aside, And his deep• toned voice falter'd : She gazed upon the wave, Sublime she declared it ; But no reply he gave— lie could not have dared it A breeze came from the south, Across the billows sweeping ; his heart was in his mouth, And out he thought 'twas leaping. " 0, then, Steward," ho cried, With the deepest emotion ; Then totter'd to the side, And leant o'er the ocean. The world may think him cold, But they'll pardon him with quickness, When the fact they shall be told, That he suffered from sea-sickness. —Punch. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. A Parliame itary paper has been issued containing copies of the correspondence on the subject of the Colo nial Land Fund of South Australia. There are fifteen letters and dispatches in the correspondence. Several holders of special surveys in South Australia com plained in August, 1844, to Lord Stanley, as Co lonial Secretary, that they purchased land under the 4th and sth William IV., c. 95, on the faith that the whole of the purchase-money should be ap plied to the giving a free passage to labouring emigrants, which promise had not been kept. The reply was to the effect that South Australia having become insolvent, the resources of that settlement did not supply any means of sending out emigrants in respect of the previous purchases of laud. and that no vote was taken or British funds for the purpose. The memorialists again urged their claims on Lord Stanley. remarking that, however, as individuals they regretted the insolvency of the colony, their money was paid under the guarantee of an Act of Parliament, and ' trusted that his Lordship would bring their claims before Parliament. Lord Stanley, by his Secretary (Mr. Hope, M.P.), repudiated the construction put on the Act, and re fused to make any application to Parliament. The holders again addressed his Lordship in January last, which called forth a reply, without relief. In February another letter was sent by the holders of special surveys, in which the following passages appear ts--" We b. , g to assure your Lordship we feel confirmed and fortified in the jus tice of our claims, by the consideration that at one time you regarded them favourably, and we trust we may be excused expressing our ignorance of aught which may be excused expressing our ignorance of aught which may have occurred since to alter our views. Our patient endur ance of delay, and our urging our claims at a period when the fulfilment of them would be most beneficial to all parties, we trust, gives us an increased demand for a favourable consideration." His Lordship merely re ferred in answer to his former letter. . It appears that Governor Grey recommended to Lord Stanley that a further sum of 2,000 L should be appned for the purpose of emigration to South Australia, in consequence of the purchases of waste lan.l therein; and by the concluding document in the correspondence, bearing date the 7th July last, Lord Stanley stated that, u n d er a ll t h e cir cumstances, and adverting to the satisfactory progress cf the Laud Fund, the advance of the 2,0001. would be made for - the purpose of emigration. THE HERRING FISHERY. WICK, SEPT. 11. —Contrary to general expectation, our fishing has not yet entirely terminated, although it has only been prosecuted during the week by a few boats. The following has been the result :—On Monday night only a few boats were out, highest 22 erans. Tuesday, 70 boats out ; average, 5 crans. Wednesday, 100 boats out; average, 4 crans. ST. NIARCI ABET'S HOPE, SEPT. 10.—Since I wro t e t o you last we have bad excellent fishing. More herrings have been caught in this district during the past week than all that was got during the previous part of the season. Our average now is about forty-seven crans, and we expect lwrringi yet. LERWICK, SEPT. B.—The fishing has done better here this week than during any previous week this season. The whole of the east side of the island has also done pretty well. SKE BRIES (ZETLAND) —Twenty boats have caught 1,000 crane during the week, and should the weather continue good there is good ground for expecting an abundalt fishing this week, as there is a very large shoal on the coast. —The boats fishin here caught W HALSAY (ZETLAND). g g 380 crans during the weelc.--John o'Groat Journal. Erinzmlc AMONG CATTLE.—An extensive dairy man, named Jenkins, residing near Mitcham, in Surrey has hitherto adopted a remedy against the prevailing distemper in cattle, which has proved in every instance etileacions. When he perceived a cow to fall off her food, tr., without any loss of time, caused a large pan of warm gruel to be prepared, and administered to the indisposed animal two gallons of the same, three times a day, by means of a drenching horn. This plan he continued to follow up for seven or eight days following, when the creature's ruminating properties be- Came gradhally restored, and as she returned to her usual food, she was found to regain her health and strength. This, he avers, is all that he did in above fifteen cases of vaccine distemper, and he holds it as his belief that It is on account of the animals being unable to oat, owing to the whole of. their palates being abrased and excoriated, that they pine away and die, whilst, if they were supported and sus tained by artificial remedies, until the palates of the beasts were fur -1 nished with a new coating, they would, in almost every instance, Blznive the !starving malady. NE W ZEALAND. The Terror schooner arrived on Sunday from Auck land, and the Lady Leigh from Kaw-an. They bring no tidings of new disasters, but intimate that the colo nists of New Zealand are not at their ease. Seven hun dred names are enrolled as a militia, for the defence of Auckland. We have no account of Wellington in this respect, but troops had been sent there in her Majesty's ship Hazard. The Commander, Captain Robertson, we are happy to say, is recovering from his wounds, but is not yet able to leave his bed. In consequence of a son of a chief, named Nene, the most powerful of those re siding near the now desolate village of Russell, at the Bay of Islands, Heki, whose party had had the misfor tune to kill him, gave satisfaction to Nene by a skirmish with his followers, whereby one of Heki's party was and the two chiefs then became reconciled. The chiefs or the Ngatiwhatua tribe had informed Governor Fitzroy that Heki had asked their permission to pass through their lands to attack Auckland, If this be true, Heki has a!tered his mind, and is beginning to think of general hostilities against the British. Heki's request was refused. The settlers generally, backed by some of the members of the council, continuej.their hostile feelings against Ur. Clarke, the protector - or the aborigines. But the Governor had declared' that that officer is more essential to him, through late events, than ever. We are glad the Governor is firm in keeping this officer to his duty. Mr. Clarke has very likely not acted prudently in all his dealings with the natives .; he may have erred in over kindness to them ; but to his prudence and talents ge nerally the Governor has given the strongest testimony. He is essential to Captain Fitzroy's Government. Gold, silver, and copper money had all disappeared • equally from circulation. What the ship masters had left behind became hoarded. Debenture notes as low as five shillings were passing, and notes of individuals were issued and taken as low as a penny. Fourpenny pieces and halfpence, it seems, were thought worth hoarding in the present state of the settlements. Governor• Fitzroy's new property-tax having completely failed, the old customs duties had been re-enacted. We ex pected this would be the result. New colonists will never pay direct taxes, without law ; and law; when every settler is a defendant, is out of the question. The salaries of public officers were in arrears. We deeply sympathise with our brother settlers in New Zealand, one and all. But they may console themselves with this reflection—though it will prove barren for ten or twelve months—that the deeper their pre sent distress, and the greater the confusion which may at present prevail, the more effectual will be the arm which Parliament and Downing-street will, for the honour of old England, stretch out for their present relief and permanent support. Forty five passengers arrived by the Terror, of whom half were children; and eight by the Lady Leigh. We expected a much great number. The Governor was personally sanguine that all the chiefs but Heki would remain peaceable ; but the community was doubtful. We are glad they were, for. danger will make the settlers cautious, and keep them alive in defence. To sup pose that the New Zealanders, so long as they think them selves the strongest (and perhaps at present they are), will forego the prospect of war and plunder, after the success at Russell, is what we will not believe, until we hear of the ar rival in those islands of troops from England. The troops sent there hence may keep the natives quiet at present, but war is in their hearts, or the character of the New Zealander has hitherto been strangely misrepresented. They are a people who delight in war. Heki may not be a plunderer, and only a national patriot. But, as a patriot, he is as dan gerous as his plundering brother chiefs. His morals may he good, but his feelings are anti-British. That is enough for us. The only man who, it appears, is likely to keep the New Zealanders quiet, i 4 Mr. Clarke, and the clergy and mis sionaries of all sects, Protestant and Roman. Yet the set- tiers wish to get rid of the former, and we rather suspect of the latter too. We are glad this wish cannot be realised.— The Australian ' April 29. The Kate, which arrived yesterday evening from Auck land, brings intelligence from the Bay of Islands to the date of her sailing. She touched at the entrance of the bay on the evening of the 18th ult., and left the following morning, when she saw her Majesty's ship Hazard, from Auckland, going in there, with ammunition f o r t he chief of Hokianga, T aterous), arc ( war NiNil); who, with his tribe (being ve r y nu°nnl ' ith John Heki, in consequence of the tribe of the latter having killed a child belonging to Ni Ni. When the Kate left the fight was still going on, and several on both sides were killed and wounded. Shortly after the affray at Kororarika, nine American set• tiers, who resided about six or seven miles from the Bay were killed by the natives. It appeared that when the oc currence took place, they had gone to Kororarika, to obtain some of ohe spoil which the natives had taken from the European settlers, when they were butchered in some man .. ner not described. The barracks and town of Auckland were being fortified. The natives were daily expected. here. Heki and his party would, no doubt, have been there prior to tl, Kate leaving, but for the engagement with Ni Ni at the B.y. The Militia Bill had passed at Auckland, and seemed 'very obnoxious to the inhabitants. Her litajesty's ship North Star was lying there.—hi iturtrallan,May 6. 4'4 , ' 1 ItANSPORTATION. In the laa►, report of the inspectors of 111111 bank Prison, the followi ng information is afforded on the subject of transports► ion :—After a careful personal examination of the pris oners and-of the documents transmitted with them, the inspectors recommend such disposal with re ference to, the age, crime, sentence, arid previous convic tions of 'each prisoner, as in accordance with the general principle.; of the system of convict di. cipline which has been established by Lord Stanley in the penal colonies, under which the convicts have to pass through certain stages of detention and discipline before they become free. The following is an outline of the mode of dis pocal of male transports undci' - the instructions of the Secre,tary of State : 2 ;--Adt.lt male prisoners sentenced to ti ar.sportation for life ; the more aggravated cases of c•ny,eicts sentenced for any term not less than fifteen ye.trs ; all prisoners sentenced for transportation for any term for burglary, arson, rape, forgery, or for robberies attended with personal violence ; and pri seners sentenced to transp elation for any offence (le: term who have been previously transported —are stint to Ncrrolk Island for terms of not less than two or more than fotir years. After the pre sciibed period of detention in 'Norfolk I-land they have to pass through certain terms, in Van Diemen's Land, first in the probationary gang,. afterwards as probation pass-holders, and finally as holders of tickets of leave before they obtain their freedom. o.her Ellett male prisoners, with the exception of those selected for Pen , tonville Prison, are sent to Van Diemen's Land for a term of detention in the probationary gangs of not less than one year, nor, in except in cases of misconduct, of more than two years ; these prisoners afterwards pass i through the stages of probationary pass and ticket of leave-holders before they obtain their freedom. It ap pears that other prisoners are sent to Gibraltar and Ber muda and Pentonville Prison, before they are aunt to the Australian colonies, or Van Diemen's Land; others, . who are unfit for active lablur, to the invalid hulk at Woolwich. Juvenile male prisoners under sentence of transportation, who l are deemed fit subjects, are sent to Parkhurst Prison, and the remainder are sent to Point Puer in Van Diemen's Land, where there is an esta• bli.hteent for convict boys. • I METEOROLOGICAL PREDIC- TIONS, WITH OBSERVATIONS ON THE WEA THER TO THE MONTH OF DECEMBER IN CLUSIVE. (From the Cheltenham Journal of Sept. 1.) The statement of the weather, as published in the Cheltenham papers in May last, and subsequently in the Morning Herald and Sun newspapers, was to the follow ing effect :—" June, to the 10th of the month, will be generally cold for the season"— the result exactly corre sponied. "From the 10th to the 21st the heat will in crease considerably?' It will be well remembered that from the 11th or 12th to th 6" 21st of June, the heat b, came excessive. Prediction, - from the 21 to the end of the month, " considerably colder ;" the result corre sponding. July prediction.—'"Prom the 2d to the 10th the heat will again incrow, though not so powerfully as ex perienced during the period froin the 10th to the 21st of June." The result of the weather from July 3d to the 10th was a return of the heat to a considerab:e extent ; from the 10th of the month the weather became un settled, cold at intervals, and much wet. The cold and wet on the approach of August, to the Bth day, con tinued as stated in the prediction. August, "cold to the :th." Prediction 'from the 71h of August.—The weather would be very hot, and fine harvest weather would suc ceed to the month of 'September: Result.—The Bth of August proved a fine day, but was followed on the 9th and - 10th by two wet ones. Since the 11th inclusive, the weather continued gradually improving until Monday (18th) 10 P.M., when it rained much until Tuesday evening. With the exception of this one wet day the weather has been progressing to fine, and to the day I write, 22d August, is splendid. The error to be acknowledged in this prediction is, that it has b. , en cold generally from the 17th to the 21st, in place of being hot, as predicted, arising from an in clement aspect with the Sun and Herschell. which I had omitted to calculate. The science of Meteorology is one of great magnitude, wherein many aspects are to be mentally . weighed and considered. The improvements commencing from the 11th of August, within three days of my prediction, will generally continue until Sept. 3, and probably long e r, which interval will balance with the published statement in May last, viz., that from the Bth August and September would be fine for the harvest. We will now treat upon the month of September. From the present date, 22d of August, to the 3d of S-p -tember, the atmosphere is under the favourable influence of a trine of the Sun and Jupiter, and will, as observed in May, produce " fine harvest weather." About the Bth, the Sun being in parallel to Venus, will tend to occasional showers ; on the 15th the Sun is in declination to an inclement planet, therefore it will he cool for the season, as the 15th approaches. From the 10th to the 18th, I conceive, if cold, it will I , e fine, but the periol is dubious, and I am not over cotifident, sue c.wded as it is on the 21st by inclement action, which will render it cold from the 21st to the end of the month. October. from and after the 9th, will be as warm and as fine as any October on record, to the end of the month, and although late may nevertheless prove in valuable to the harvest—there are no inclement aspects operating. November we have several inclement aspects, such as the Sun in square to Saturn on the sth, and parallel of that body on the 13 - h, and a continuous semi-square of the planet Venus all the month, which, collectively con sidered, will cause cold and moisture to prevail during the month, but nut intensely so. Near the end rather frosty. December, 1845. Near the 7th or 10th, the weather will be mild for the season to the 21st, and though occa sionally showers will occur, from the coAtinuous semi square of the Sun and Venus, still the weather may be considered favourable and mild for December. About the 21st it will be fine but a frosty air, as the Sun forms two inclement aspects, and to the end of the month it will incline to frost severely extending to January, 1846, inclusive. If this study, which from its magnitude requires con siderable diligence, together with the closest application, may conduce to the assistance of agricultute or other scientific advantages, why a purpose of some utility will be answered by the time devoted to it. Certain lam that all the minute and important changes in the state of our atmosphere are greatly connected with the elec tric action of the planetary bodies conjointly with each other, and their magnetic attraction, when forming cer tain angh s, with the Sun and the globe we inhabit. That the attention, gratuitous, as it has been, has not been un succesful, I may instance several important epochs. Firstly, the rains continuously almost of 1841 and 1842, in autumn of the former year ; the drought* published in April, 1844, to last until August, a period of four months, " with but slight intermissions ;" and the incle ment winter of 1844 and 5, published in June, 1844, to be " such a winter" that had not been experienced since 1814, and as the term winter lasts from December till March inclusive, the sting then felt will not be readily forgotten. But in all the predictions submitted, I have repeatedly stated that the balance of testimony must decide. I do not pretend to the accuracy of a single day. Petty ob jections were made upon the drought the very first shower, still it was nevertheless a drought, and keenly the farmer felt it, the great average of the period pre dicted being dry. So it was with the predicted severe winter because there was a remission of cold in January, 1845, for nearly three weeks ; December .previously, and February and March subsequently, but too severely proved the average amount of time implied in the term " winter" was but too well fulfilled. Again, in the prediction published last May, we have June the periods of weather accurately defined. Also in July, and in August, the cold to the 7th, so unusual, and the progression to fine wea• ther from the 11th inclusive to the present time, so promising, all correct (excepting the intense heat) for a period of three mouths. The public have now a further period before them, as a test of the principle on which nay Meteorological observations are founded. Subsequently the winter predic tions will appear, and the balance of testimony will decide on the correctness of the system, or my knowledge of that system. Not the intervening con verse effect of a day, far even to the ad of September the most promising asp"ct we have, may admit of such a remission, when the bias to a stormy period prevails so long, and its operation not completely neutralised to the time I write. G. T. F. SMITH. * We have no account in any of our English publications of any competing announcinent of the drought above mentioned, there fore it is fair to assume that, with the above exception, such was unnoticed by any authority in Europe. And scientifically consi dered, as a demonstration of cause and effect, is deserving attention, for whilst the drought was operating the attributed cause was the conjunction of Herschel! and Jupiter in north declination, aspected by Saturn, lasting until August, that on their separation it would cease, and on their return in winter, 1844-5, would produce such a winter of severity, not equ lied since the one of 1814. This state ment appeared in June, three months previous to M. Arago'.s coin ciding prediction of the winter being announced in England. The Court of Assizes of the Seine was occupied 23, for yesterday with the trial of Jacques RibiCr e ; a rob bery and incendiarism. It appeared t January, 1843, in the service of an old Poncourt barracks. fus, holding the post of concierge iaot e tticergprenidsaonnieedr ‘Svaaisii-ei! One night a cry was heard to ro at ce e e p d o f i r i o n c pi gn the the door rmibet was I the prisoner, and on somepersons f ou nd that the roroomwas on tire. Another room was also di scove red to be in the same and the prisoner appeared with the nearly suffocated. s o much overcome 9 s mt a o tke as to e By the exertions of the soldiers the flames were got under in both places. It was t h en discovered that in the second room a s ecretary an d writing-desk had been forced open, and large sums of money in notes and g old taken out. Sus picion fell onthe prisoner, and he was arrested ; but as no property was found on him, and as no proof could be procured, after some time lie was dismissed. He then went to Bellac, his native place, and there spent large sums of money, for the posses sion of which he accounted for differently and contradictorily. He afterwards disappeared, and nothing was heard of him until lately, when he was arrested at Marseilles. He was brought up yesterday to take his trial for having robbed M. Saurefus, and then set fire to the place to conceal his crime. When asked to explain the possession of the large sums of money which he spent in his native place, he replied that he had found the treasure of Courvoisier. The latter, it may be remembered, had committed a number of robberies in the Faubourg St. Germain, and had succeeded in concealing from detection the property which he had accumulated. When confronted with Courvoisier the latter denied positively that the prisoner's story could possibly be true. The prisoner per sisted in his assertion, and declared that having been detected by Courvoisier he had given him back a I,ooof. note. Conrvoisier allowed that the prisoner had handed him such a note, but it was for the purpose of getting it changed for him. The prisoner was found guilty, and 4444110 d to hard labour for Woo* Galignani of Tgoada7 GRATIS. THE MURDER OF MR. THOMAS PEACOP, NEAR ROCK FERRY. (From the Liverpool Courier of Wednesday.) Yesterday the prisoners were again brought up before dui' Rev. R. M. Fie!den, W. Jackson, and W. Porter, Esq. , The Court was, as on the previous day, crowded with per-. ions of all clas:;e4 and the greatest excitement was rr. ntr fest e d.. . The first evidence taken was that of Mr. John ri Keyzar, commercial trivelkr, who said that he lodged at New Ferry, near the turnpike- g ate.. On the night cf tins 31st of December last he carne from Liverpool by the 'thus o'clock Uoat, and - after landing he . pt.( ceeded towaTtls his home- by Rock-lane. %%Alen he had reaclud the tot, and was turning into the road to Chester, Le heard a cry of " murdet." It did not strike him that it was anything Liois than a drunken brawl, and he did not tal - e much noti , _•e 4 it. The cry was repeated again and again, and apra-ently became fainter. W hen he had gone about 200 yards he per ceived something lying on the ground from which' the cries • proceeded, and he hastened to the spot.- The night was very thick and dark, and he had to get quite close before he per ceived that a man was lying on the ground wtth two men = dressed in white clothes on him. One was at his head try- ' in}; to stifle his cries, and the other was rifling his pochets. Witin ss said, " Come oft' the man, you would not murder L hint ?" He took hold of the cost of one to pull him off, when he suddenly •perceived a third man in dark clothes; who struck hint a blow on the forehead, and knocked him sense less. He distinctly, saw the stick with which tLe blow was • given. It was apparently about two feet long, and had lump at the end of it ; the lump seemed very large to what - the stick was. - When•witness came to himseff, he found that he was lying on the road. He went into Butler's public house and told them what had happened. Witness was cm. fined to his bed a week from the effects of the blow ; the large scar on his forehead was the result of it. He also received a severe blow on the shoulder, but he did not recollect that being inflicted. It was done ater his senses were gone. • Cross-examined by Mr. Chew—Could not swear to the stick if he were to see it again. Superintendent 31‘Kity produced a stick found in Lynch's house, about eighteen inches in length, with one end covered for several inches with lead ; but on its being shown to the witiuss • he said - that had not the appearance of the weapon with which he was wounded; the knob was not ' sufficiently distinct. The head of a pavier's hammer, con sisting Of a lump of iron about an inch and a half long, an inch broad, and an inch thick, also found in f.3mclee house, was next shown to the witness, and be said it wo•dd make such a knob as the one with which be was wounded. - Mary Sparks, daughter of a farmer at Rock Ferry, remem bered the night of the 31st of December. She came fr,ux Liverpool with her sister in the nine o'clock boat. Mr. Keyzar went on the lane before them. On reaching the wood they heard the cry of " Murder," and -" Pray, spire my life." They went on, but liearing a noise, were afr; id to proceed, anti waited in the road until constable Newt in came up. They saw two men run away over the field on the road side. Alice Sparks corroborated her Sister's testimony. John Newton, police-constable, said that he saw the Ferry nine o'clock boat land, and the parties who had gin ev,idence go on the lane. He followed, and heard a noise, but not the cries of murder. He found the Misses Sparks in a' state of-greit alarm ; and they went on under his pro tection. About half way between Mr. Peacop's shop and t !le end of the Rock-lane, he found a man lying on the catva way. He lifted' him up, and the blood fell like rain on Lis hiuld. He took the man towards Butler's public-house, trill. Met some parties coming from thence in search of the de ceased; and he'then found it was Mr. Peacop. After the examination of other witnesses, Mr. Palmer, special high constable of the hundred of Wir rail haying depOsed 'upon oath that he had further import:qit evidence against the prisoners, the y were remanded until this .day (Wednesday), at two o'clock.. - The • The prisoners were then removed, and the crowds of people who were collected in the neighbourhood of the courts shortly dispersed. We have been informed that Burns, who has impeach -A his accomplices, was in the habit. of making"dangerous"hinte while in Birkenhead, caul that his life had been threatened by the others if he.were not more discreet. They then found the money to take him to his own country ; but change of scele could not quiet the stings of conscience, and that, making known his crime -to a priest, under the seal of confession, the _reverend father advised.him to make a clean breast by giving information. . • BurKENnEan, WEDNESDAY. —The further examinatiba was proceeded with to-day. A company of the 47th Foot took up their quarters at the Town-hall, which adjoins the Bridewell. During the whole night, and up to the period of the removal of the prisoners this evening, all sides of the prison were :guarded with double sentries.' A disgraceful scene occurred just before the opening of the court this after noon. Several of the soldiers were iu a most beastly state of intoxication, one so dead drunk that he was carried through the court into the Bridewell. Two others were also oblig4 to be locked up in consequence of their disorderly state. The magistrates on the bench were the Rev. R. M. Fiel l en, Colonel the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, J. R. Shaw, Henry Winch, William Jackson, and William Potter, Esqs. There were also in court, amongst other gentlemen from the surrounding neighbourhood, Sir Joshua Walmsley, Mr. Rushton, the stipendiary magistrate of Liverpool, and Mr. Dobbing, the head-constable.- • The prisoners Tullant, Lynch, Nowlan, and Burns, having been placed at the bar, the first witness called was Mr. J. G. Foulkes, the surgeon, who attended the deceased, and after wards made a post mortem examination of the body. He described the nature of the injuries he had received, from which it appeared he had been most dreadfully beaten about the head and face, but the two fatal wounds were one which divided the upper part of the nose, and fractured the base of the skull. The other was over the left eye ; either of whit ft were fatal. The former he thought was most likely to have been inflicted by a kick with a strong boot, and the latter with some blunt instnanent, such as the loaded stick found in the house of Lynch. Mr. 'W. Stevenson, who had also attended the deceased, confirmed this statement. Mr. James 3PHarg, Superintendent of the Birkenhead po. Ike, deposed to apprehending Lynch, when at work in the turnpike-road near Bock-ferry. He was engaged in :laying down gas pipes; and, when pounced upon, took up an im mense wooden mallet, used for driving plugs into the mains, but was seized just as he was swinging it. After lie was placed in prison, his house was searched. In his bedroom were found three pistols and a mould for casting balls ; and, concealed in a cupboard, were found one pistol, a stick about two feet long (loaded with lead at one end), and the head of a ham Mer such as are used by stone-breakers. Lynch, on being told the nature of the charge, was much agitated, and, after a pause cf about a minute, said—" I am innocent." Michael Burns was then addressed by the Rev. Mr. Fielden, and told that a statement had been made by him privately. If, however, lie wished to make any statement openly now, and in the presence of the other prisoners, he was at liberty to do so; but whatever he did say would be taken down in writing and would be read against him when tried, if ho were tried. Burns then proceeded to say that he had been to Chester to look for work, and that he was returning to Birkenhead on the afternoon of the last day of the old year when he met the prisoner Tallant, who asked him (Burns) to go along with him (Tallant) to Rock-ferry, and they would get seine money from the baker (meaning Mr. Peacop), and desired him to see Lynch. It was then agreed that he ( Burns) and the other prisoners should all meet together at the toll-gate at Rock-ferry at half-past eight o'clock. Be and Lynch walked to the place together, Lynch saying Nowlan had gone before, and Tallant, living in that neigh boorhood, had gone home previously. At the time ap• pointed all met at the toll-gate, which is almost directly op posite Mr. Peacop's place et business. The prisoners then posted themselves in various parts of the road, but not far from each other, Nowlan being placed to watch the shop door to see when the baker (as the deceased was called by the pri soners) left ; and when he came up to Tallant he (Tallant was to whistle, when all were to make to the spot. They waited about half an hour or more, until about half-past nine, when he (Burns) heard the whistle, and on going to the place found Lynch and Nowlan fighting with the baker. The latter then made a struggle across the road, when Lynch knocked him down with a whip he had in his hand. Burns described the whip to be the same instru ment as the stick loaded with lead found in the house of Lynch. He said there were two of them belonging to Lynch, but the other had more lead at the end, and WAS in the possession of Nowlan that night. After Lynch had knocked the baker down lie struggled on his right side to rise, when Nowlan struck him on the head with one of the whips. He fell, and Nowlan threw himself upon him, and took twenty-five or twenty Six. shillings out of his pocket. When the baker was down, another per son came up the road from towards Rock-ferry. Nowlan struck at the man and hit him, but could not tell whether he fell or not, as he ( Burns) ran oft towards Birkenhead. He crossed over the road into the fields, and came part of the way along the fields. He then waited opposite a public-house at the lower end of Back Chester-street, where in about twenty minutes lie was joined by Nowlan, who said he hail got four or five-and twenty shillings, and gave him (Barns) half-a-crown. He then went over to Liverpool and lived in Bannister-street for about two months. Three days after the robbery he again saw Nowlan, when he told bins ( Burns) lie could not give him more than another half-crown, as it did not turn out so much as he thought it was, and he gave him the half-crown. After being in Liverpool for two motn o lts_ r d i tg odd jobbs, such as getting in coals, he returneditt for seven v a e n n d ,N g , t o e t k N s Yo tl r t k o f x o r to tz o o T r h t e h n r , e n d e a )o - i s ;e a qene t e l r efd bethweaismooill li reu o e f , a being threatened by a woman connect he went to Dublin. After he got Father Kickers to confess, and bad leg, and he went direct to being made by Burns, During the time this statement edPubwliinth to be in a most dreadful state The4ntl ooll:lic'eeem:sa id he was a native of Pleasant he told him to snake this statement :it .as . to the magistrates. d. the prisoner Tenant pp to addresethe bench, but Iraq prisonersti were not so much affected. cross-examined by the attorney for the re a. tnen c Vi i ct a lo s m b - , ee a n nt SEertng•edlandhiasbaiipuptresnix ' .o p f r eiB3, vent; , Pleasant other pri,oners. y e ars, and it is about five since he first came to this place. Was in the army, and left lon:h :o il ea count y stois em nos of on his own account. Never committed any robber) , befor:s, nor any other offence, except getting drunk. Had known Lynch about a year and a-half. Was not aware of there being a reward of 3001. offered in this case. Did not want it if there was. The reason he did not give information sooner was because he had not gone to con fession before, or he should have been told to do so. Be'. lieves, with the help of God, the priest can forgive bins after he has done penance, but must do penance the remainder of his life. Lynch and he went about a month before to rob Mr. Peacop, when he was armed with one of the whips and Lynch with the other. They did not rob him, because the opportunity did not serve. There was an oath among them. Lvnclissvore him at his house to be the same as him self and Nowlan and Tallant in anything they did. In an swer to further questions by the attorney, Burns repeated nearly the whole of his former statement in nearly the same terms as he had previously given it. The magistrates, after consulting together for a short time, announced that they would remand the prisoners until that day week, Mr. Palmer, the special high constable, stating that be expected by that time to be ready with a good deal more evidence. The prisoners were then remanded, and for their greater security, they were removed in the evening, under escort, to Che..ter Castle, followed to the railway by an immense crowd. SIR HENRY POTTINGER.—This great negotiator arrived at Douglas' Hotel on Wednesday last. On Thursday ho v:6;te.d several places-in she city, and also drove to Portobello. Dtus scltarnb, and other quarters. Sir Henry left for the south on Friday.. 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