The Sun. — London, England, 1845-11-18 00:00:00

MESMERISM. TO TIIX EDITOR OF TILE LEAMINGTON SPA COURIER. Sir,—On Thursday night last, Mr. Spencer T. Hall, at the close of the lecture, made, I understand, a very violent and vulgar attack upon me during my absence. The cause of this attack was, that I had publicly exposed the hollowness of some of his pretensions to Mesmerism, and that I called in question the honesty of the two boys who itinerate with him, and perform at his exhibitions. As it was only towards the close of his philippic, about eleven o'clock, that I returned to the room, I had not the pleasure of hearing the more furious portion of his address ; what I did hear, however, seemed to me rather the spasmodic violence of a weak mind, convulsed by rage and shame, than the indignant utterance of an honest man, who has been traduced. I have no perso nal dis p ute with' Mr. Hall, nor with any man of his character and mode of life. I have no objection to Mesmerism, fairly inquired into, whatever; that there are certain phenomena belonging to the art well worthy of the attention of men of science, is an opinion I have long entertained and expressed; but the im posture by which the art is surrounded—and by which it is retarded far more than by the apathy and opposition of medical men—this I felt compelled to condemn. My only object in interfering in this business at all was to advance truth, or rather to retard error, by exposing imposture; and it is in further pursuance of the same object that I now address you. Though I had said nothing discourteous of Mr. Hall, I could not be surprised at his vehemence and venom. He had come here looking for fame and fortune, and found, instead, detection and disgrace. It was his intention, I am told, to pursue his mesmeric practice here for some period; but the reception he has met with will, I venture to predict, ma terially shorten his stay. Had these lectures been permitted to pass uncriticised, there would have been numbers of pa tients belonging to the town sent to sleep before the public, and we should have been once more deluged with mesme risees ; whereas, it seems now impossible to procure one. Had Mr. 11., whom I have heard called the Eagle among mesmeric fowls, not been marked down at first, he would have soared aloft in triumph over U 3 duringthe whole winter; but he finds his wings clipped now, and, as that noble bird is said sometimes to do, is insanely dashing off his beak against his cage. The chief of his charges against me on Tuesday evening, I have been informed, was, that the means I had used to in duce the four boys exhibited at Mr. Donovan's Lecture on Mesmerism, in March last, to confess their trickery, were unfair. Now there were gentlemen of high respectability present who will vouch for the fairness and candour with which the whole was conducted; you, Sir, the editor of this paper, were present taking a report, and know that there was no doubt whatever of the guilt of the boys; and they are, moreover, still in the town, and adhere to their confes sion. It is quite absurd to say, that because these boys con fessed for fear of justice, therefore their confessions are in valid. Supposing that Mr. Hall himself were, either from conscientious fears, or fears of justice, to confess that he had been long imposing on the public—that he had, at first, been himself deceived, and at last ended by deceiving others, does he think any one would doubt the sincerity of his con fession? Perhaps " little Henry" and his companion might doubt him, and declare that this was all done from " fear of the policeman," but no one, whose virtue had not been ex alted and purified by mesmeric influences, would have any doubt of it whatever. The other charge against me was, that I have taken away the character of these boys. I confess I think it would be very difficult to take away their good character; I am aware it has often been attempted in venous towns, but as, ex nihilo nihil fit, uniformly without success. The time, I have no doubt, will shortly come, when they will be much obliged to any one who will take away their present character. Mr. Hall's mesmeric predecessor in Leamington, Mr. Donovan, urged the same argument in the case of his four young friends, and the public sympathised with the whole five until the deception was discovered. Mr. Donovan had the mo deity to decamp without attempting explanation or defence, and I think it would have been quite as sound policy had Mr. Hall followed his example. Mr. Hall, I hear, talks, or talked of an action at law to be brought against me on ac count of " little Henry." It would be amusing to learn what damages twelve Englishmen would award " for loss of wages as a public somnambulist," or "for injury done his character as a clairvoyant." Only one Scotch professor, and one distinguished English physician, are believers in mesmerism—and these are consi dered authority sufficient to weigh down all other professors and physicians • but, unfortunately, there is no mesmeric judge, so that I suspect it will be prudent to defer the action until " the science" is further advanced. The reasons why I, and many others besides myself, look upon the whole of the conduct of these boys as trick are the following:-Ist. Many itinerant mesmerisers and platform boys have already been discovered to be imposters ;—so much so that Dr. Elliotson, Miss Martineau, and the more respectable believers, will not recognise in any way these wandering advocates of the science. To suspect them from the first, therefore, is reasonable. 2d. They exhibit nothing but what any boys awake could easily show. The rigidity of the muscles, as shown by the little boy, is easily learnt, and any common posture boy, or dancing girl, performs much more difficult feats than those boasted of as wonders by Mr. 11. Yet it is upon the fact that these feats are beyond the power of a boy in his natural condition, that we are asked to believe in them. 3d. The exaggerations of the per formance. These boys have in Leamington for three nights successively, and elsewhere innumerable times, gone through these manoeuvres—thrown themselves into the same tableaux vivants, grasped each others' hands in good fellowship at " Auld Lang Syne," and exhibited the same ridiculous grimacing and fiddling at " Such a getting up stairs." Whatever was thought of the more serious portions of the performance, this part was always looked upon as mere trick and absurdity even by most believers. Any one who has read an article on " Natural Somnambulism," which the mesmeric is asserted to simulate, can scarcely be deceived, but will at once perceive that the dramatic grouping, and the reiteration, night after night, of the same figures and fool eries, is totally inconsistent with any other belief than one of previous arrangement and trick. The playing at chess, under the pretence of their eyes being closed, was too ridiculous even for comment. It was felt even by a mesmeric audience to be "too bad." And this brings me to notice other reasons for feeling convinced that there is error and deception in the whole affair, and as one consequence, among others, that the boys are deceiving the public. Mr. Hall said he did not bring these boys forward as cases of clairvoyance. But as it was understood distinctly by the audience and by those gentlemen who peered " scrutinisingly " under their eyelids,—who, in newspaper phrase, " carefully tested the experiments," that the eyes were closed, and that they were playing by mesmeric means alone,—what was the case, if not one of clair voyance ? Either the eyes of the boys were open, and they saw what they were doing, or if—as the audience was induced to believe—their eyes were shut, then it was clairvoyance. This led to an inquiry as to Mr. Hall's present assertions respecting clairvoyance, and to an offer that he should have 100/. if he could prove what he and all other mesmeric writers assert to be the fact, viz., that clair voyants can be had who can read without the aid of vision. How Mr. 11. shrunk from this test the public is aware ; and when we find a man thus practically proving his want of belief in one of his most confident assertions—hew can we do otherwise than doubt him in others ? In his book, "Mes meric Experience"—and which, by-the-by, is the weakest and most contemptible book of some eighteen or twenty which I have read on the subject, done in the true Morrison's Pill style of literature—he says, speaking of Clairvoyance, p. Se : " It must not, however, be inferred, that because so few ex amples of this or any other class of phenomena have been introduced, that such cases are rare. On the contrary, great numbers of them have occurred under my immediate obser vation." Then again of "little Henry," the second day that he was mesmerisedi" he was perfectly lucid, and described the internal structure and economy of the human frame, and the di-eases of several strange parties with whom he was brought into proximity, as clearly and correctly as could have been done by a regular professor of anatomy," &c. ; and further on, of the same boy, he says, "he can read and run about, and occasionally give the prognosis of a disease when in the sleep ;" of course if the " reading" means anything here at all, it is "reading" as he read the "internal structure" and " diseases," by some power independent of vision ; in short, clairvoyance. Again, at p. 17, he mentions the case of a phreno-mesmeric patient who became " more susceptible and clear as the experiments proceeded, until he distinctly read the papers as they were handed past the back of his head, and soon afterwards gave with intense effect the natural language of any organ my coadjutor thought of, even before he had time to write the name of it 1" Clairvoyant patients, then, according to Mr. Hall, are quite c,numon, and so says almost every other mesmeric writer; but what can we consider their statements worth, when they shrink from public proof, even with the prospect of receiving a premium on their veracity? One more quotation from Mr. Hall, though not from the same book : "J. F. on being thrown into the mesmeric trance at Liverpool , as we sat side by side, described to us, as accu rately as any eye-witness could have done, what was then transacting in a particular room in Sheffield, though he had never been in it, not a leading question being put to him. At Wolverhampton he described anything held behind his head as accurately as though he had observed it with his eyes; and, late on Saturday evening, read verbatim two let ters then coming to him by post, one from London, and the other from Sheffield, which were not delivered to him till the following day at Walsall." Mr. Hall tells us he kept the post-office of his native town. Should he ever return to that department, I trust that Sir James Graham will engage him and "J. F." in his own private office, by which means he may arrive at the contents of letters without breaking their seals or creating national discontents. Believing, after much inquiry and reading on the subject, that clairvoyance is a mere delusion, I shall leave the pro weal 1 made to Mr. Hall open to all mesmerists (viz. to give 1001.), and promise to fulfil my portion of the engagement, if any clairvoyant,' from any country, can be found to read a line of written or printed words shut up in the commonest way from the usua l organs of vision, provided the candidate will suffer the forfeit if he fail. When Mr. Hall excused himself from showing clairvoy ance on account of the " atmosphere of incredulity," he illustrated his incapacity to perform these feats before scep tical persons, by drawing a parallel between himself and our Saviour, when in "his own country," the apostle Matthew says, and Mr. 11. quoted, as applicable to himself, " And lie did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief." When this allusion was condemned by me, it was asserted by Mr. H. that he had made the reference in no improper spirit. I imagine that no allusion whatever can be made to this sub ject in connexion with mesmerism , except one which is Impious. Many mesmerists assert that the miracles of our Saviour were performed by means of mesmerism, and his healing dis eases, and changing water into wine, have their parallels in mesmeric practice. Mr. Hall himself, more cautious, says, "he does not deny" (p. 26 ) that our Saviour worked by means of mesmerism, and sent forth his apostles to heal dis eases by means of the same agent. Now, the argument for the truth of Christianity, drawn from the Scripture miracles, is of too great importance to permit it to be insidiously sapped in this manner. If there be any force in the argu ment drawn from the miracles of our Saviour at all, it must be because the works done were proofs of superhuman power. The divinity of His character and mission are asserted on the grounds that the miracles could only be performed by one of divine origin and nature. If our Saviour used a power which science has unfolded to us, His works are no longer miraculous in the sense conveyed by Scripture, and the argu ment fails. When Captain Cook foretold an eclipse of the sun, and thus awed the minds of the savages of the South Sea Islands, he to them performed a miracle. Now to say tlfal our Saviour merely wrought his miraculous works by the agency of a science unknown to the Jews, is to place him precisely in the relation of Captain Cook to the savages—a man of science among barbarians—not a Divine Being among men. Any interpretation, then, of these miracles which takes away their superhuman c h arac t er saps an d d es t roys th e ev id e nce they a erd of the truth of Chriatiany, and any allusion whatever to them in connexion with mesmerism is to be condemned. Another reason for my conviction that there was error and imposture in these experiments, was that one of a very striking nature, which took great bold of the public mind, was omitted every night after the first—l allude to the young man being enabled to " swing round " two of the strongest men in the room by bending his arm in obedience to the mes meric traction ofthe lecturer. On the morning after the first lec- ture, Mr.II. met, and to my surprise addressed, me ; after some conversation, in which I candidly declared my belief in the deceit of the boys and the fallacy of the experiments, he defied me or any one to disprove the truth of this experi ment, to which I replied that I would come upon the plat form the next evening, and disprove the experiment, or rather the trick. As I stipulated for a forfeit of 201. from which ever party failed, however, Mr. Hall declined, and that experiment was no more exhibited. Though I had never seen the trick before, reasons drawn from anatomy and physiology at once explained it. I gave this explana tion to Mr. Hall, and will be glad to " test" the " fact" on the above conditions at any time. Such little facts as have been stated will fully account for Mr. Hall's wrath against me ; no man, however accustomed to exposure, likes to have the process repeated. Meantime, notwithstanding his false accusations and vulgar abuse, I wish him no harm ; I observe that his aim is now to convert himself into a mesmeric practitioner in disease, and as in this line he will always meet with patients, and need scarcely fear detection, I expect to hear of his doing well. And, indeed, looking on the mesmeric as more innocent than some other popular forms of quackery, I cannot, in conscience, wish him ill in his career. One of the greatest writers of the present day, Thomas Carlyle, in his " Past and Present," has the following sentence on a similar subject :—" Quack and dupe, as we must ever keep in mind, are upper-side and under of the selfsame substance ; convertible personages ; turn up your dupe into the proper fostering element, and he himself can become a quack; there is in him the due pru rient insincerity, open voracity for profit, and closed sense for truth, whereof quacks, too, in all their kinds, are made." In his lectures here, Mr. Hall has actually brought forward no evidence whatever of the truth of any one portion of mes merism. No, not even of the sleep and simple phenomena, which are really capable of exhibition. He failed entirely in what he promised to effect, and the proceeds, according to his engagement, really, therefore, belong to the hospital. In stead of giving experiments, as his placard intimated, in the " whole range of mesmeric practice," he has, night after night, been obliged to confine himself to the tiresome tricke ries of two trained boys. Mr. Hall mentions the names of some few distinguished people as proofs of the truth of mesmerism. So far as autho rity goes, it is at least 1,000 to 1 against the mesmerists. One professor in Edinburgh, a partial believer, all the other professors adverse ;—one distinguished physician in London, an ex-professor, Dr. Elliotson, an advocate for it—every other professor, and distinguished physician and philosopher, against it, or silent,—the argument of authority, surely, is worse than useless. Then Mr. H. says there are 500 persons in this country who have exhibited, in their own cases, mesmeric pheno • mena. How many of these were gentlemen? Was there one man or woman of science and character, known to the world as such, amongst the whole ? Miss Martineau, Pro fessor Agassiz, Dr. Elliotson, and others, of known probity, never exhibited any but the simple, nay, the simplest phe nomena. The whole mesmeric squadron, if real, of 500, is chiefly made up of barber's boys, errand boys, servant girls, with a few hysterical young ladies scattered here and there in the confused motley mass. I am afraid there is little help for us here either. It is no slight thing that Mr. Hall and his mesmeric sup porters ask us to do. To give up our belief in some of the most extraordinary and important phenomena relating to life. I say, this is no trifling matter, nor to be yielded without the clearest, strongest, and most irrefragable proof. I would rather a man would steal the money out of my purse, and fill it with worthless ashes, than steal truth from my mind and place error there. What proof have we, then, ofthese marvels? The respectability of a barber's boy is the sole proof afforded! We are to give up the evidence of our senses, our reason, our experience, to that afforded by a Flibbertigibbet like this. Mr. Hall's own evidence is, of course, inadmissible. Taking the most charitable view of the matter, he is a mistaken enthu siast, the whole of whose interests, pecuniary and otherwise, are interested in keeping up this " enthusiasm." Would any one have taken the evidence of Irving about " unknown tongues," or Johanna Southcote respecting the Shiloh? Granting, then, for the sake of illustration, that Mr. Hall is as sincere as were these dupes in their delusions, his evidence is yet inadmissible. There remains, then, no evidence what ever of the truth of all these marvels, except the respect ability of a barber's boy, who has, for two years, been en• gaged like " Caterfelto, with his hair on end At his own wonders, wondering for his bread !" To make any further comment on this, is, I think, quite unnecessary. am ashamed, Mr. Editor, of having occupied so much of your time and that of your readers with this con temptible affair. I feel the disgrace of having my name con nected with the subject at all, but, unfortunately, was not able, at Mr. Hall's first lecture, to sit patiently and see gross deceit practised before my fellow-townsmen in the name of science.—l am, Sir, your most obedient servant, D. It. LIETCH. Leamington, Oct. 23, 1845. SUBSTITUTE FOR THE POTATO. At the meeting of the Academy of Sciences in Paris on the 3d Nov., M. Boussmgault read to the Academy a com munication from M. Goudout relative to an umbelliferous plant, indigenous in New Granada, particularly in the most temperate parts of the continent, where the average tempe rature is from 15 to 25 deg. R. The arracacha is generally three feet in height, its radical leaves twelve or fifteen inches in length, numerous, biternate, doubly incised, dentate, on long tistular petioles. The caulinar leaves are smaller than the radical, which they resemble in every other respect. The flower is a violet-coloured umbel; the petals oval, acu minated, and inflexed ; five stamens and two styles arising from a disc of the same colour as the flower. The fruit is an oblong carpel marked with five ribs. The blooming season, October. The root is the part which is used as an article of food in the country ; according to M. Boussingault, it par ticipates of the nature of the carrot and potato, being a kind of intermediate substance between them. Each plant furnishes from three to four pounds of nutritious matter, one hectare yielding no less than 82,500 pounds of wholesome food. The disease actually existing amongst the potatoes induces M. Boussingault and M. Brongniart to attempt the introduction of this valuable plant into Europe, when it might be advantageously employed as a substitute for the potato.—Medical Times. THE NEW BRIDGE NEAR NORWICIL—This bridge (erected from a design of Mr. Bidder), below Carrow, was swung across the river for the first time on Friday morning last, at eleven o'clock, in the presence of Captain Lawrence, H. Holingbroke, Esq., W. Rackham, Esq., and a number of ladies and gentlemen. The immense weight of iron, .nearly 130 tons, was swung round with the greatest ease. It is expected that the trains will pass over it in a fortnight. The company contemplate making a basin close to the bridge for the landing of goods. In a short time the electric telegraph will be established between Norwich and Trowse. The station at Thorpe has been greatly extended, and the platforms lengthened for the increase of traffic.—Norfolk Chronicle. TUB MILITARY RIOT AT WINDSOR.—Since the occurrence took place, the privates belonging to the 2d Regi ment of Life Guards have received orders not to be in the town after dark. They are now, however, permitted to leave their barracks after their stable duties are over, at seven o'clock ; but they remain at Spital, and in the neigh bourhood, until the hour (ten o'clock) for their being in quarters. A sergeant in the Grenadier Guards, named Gale, who was sergeant of the guard at the Castle on Saturday evening; and who, in consequence of having called out the guard, upon the request of one of the magistrates, in the absence of his officer, who was at mess, at the Infantry barracks, in Sheet-street, was put under arrest, upon the guard being relieved and returning to the barracks the next morning—was released in the course of Wednesday last. It was expected he would have been tried before a Court martial, but such a step was not resorted to. COACH ACCIDENTS.—On Wednesday last, as the Highland mail was on its way north, near Dalwhinnie, one of the horses shied and leaped over the pole. The other leader was thrown down and the coach upset. Some of the passengers were hurt, and had to be conveyed to Inverness in a post-chaise. We learn that no blame whatever can be attached to the driver. On Saturday the mail was again upset near Craggie, owing to some of the traces giving way from the bad state of the harness. The coach was quite full at the time, and very fortunately none of the passengers were hurt, with the exception of a gentleman who got his shoulder slightly bruised. The driver, James Forrest, is reckoned one of the steadiest on the road, and is wholly free from blame.— Inverness Courier. ANTIQUARIAN DISCOVERIES AT LEWES PRIORY.— The discovery of interesting relics in the ruins of Lewes Priory, by the railway workmen, still proceeds; and every care is taken to preserve them with as little injury as pos sible. On Monday the workmen came to another grave, formed, like those previously found, of large stones placed one on another; but in this instance chalk had been used instead of Caea stone. On Tuesday afternoon the grave was opened and found to contain the bones of a full-sized human body, without any appearance of a coffin or any other ma terial. On the same day, in another spot, the workmen met with an obstruction which, on examination, was found to be a pavement of Roman tile. The clearing of this occupied more than a day. Its centre-is plain ; but there appears to have been a border of enamelled tiles, some of which are in a very fair state of preservation, and are ornamented with the De Warren arms. In the course of clearing this pave ment, a doorway was found, which proved to be that of a stone cell. The side stones are perfect, and there is also a good stone foundation, which the workmen are still following. These foundations are most interesting to the antiquarian, as they develop the site of some of the moat important portions of this once-magnificent building, concerning which much doubt has always existed. On Thursday afternoon the ca pital of a column was found, which is in a good state of pre servation, and very beautifully ornamented.—Brighton Herald. . - +V --- CHELMSFORD FAlR.—This fair took place on Wed nesday last, and was well supplied with stock. Of beasts there were about 1,200, the largest number ever shown in the fair, chiefly consisting of Herefords and North and South Wales, the latter including several lots forward in condi tion, part of which realised upwards of 151. each. The Herefords, which were not in so forward a condition, sold at from 91. to 131. ss. The supply of cows was moderate, but what there were went off' readily at high prices. Lean beasts, Welch heifers, &c., were much in demand, and were nearly all sold at an advance upon the rates at the late fairs. Messrs. Pollett, of Stapleford Hall, showed a useful lot of South Wales beasts, for which 121. per head was refused, and they were sent on to Epping fair. The show of sheep was not so large as on some former occasions, there being about 7,000 penned ; the quality was very good, but the high prices asked operated materially against the sale; and about one third were turned out unsold. The following are the prices of the day :—Down ewes, 265. to 355. ; lambs, 20s. to 325. 6(1. ; wethers, 325. to 425. Amongst the purchasers were the fol lowing :—Mr. B. Revett, of Kelvedon, a lot of South Wales beasts, of Mr. Crooks, at 151. 15s. ; Mr. Lithgow, of Stanway, a lot of Herefords to Mr. Stock, at 131. ss. ; Mr. Stannard, a good lot of down lambs, of Mr. C. Packman, at 325, 6d. ; Mr. K. Vial, a lot of Hampshire ewe lambs, of good quality, of Mr. T. Crooks, at 31s. 6d. ; Mr. Perry, of Weathersfield, a lot of polled Somerset ewes, of Mr. Crooks, at 375. ; Mr. Tweed, part of the same, at the same price ; and Mr. Stock, of Mark's Hall, 100 superior down ewes, allowed to be the best in the fair; Mr. Ransome, 100 good Hampshire ewes, of Messrs. Howard and Simmons, at 325. • Mr. W. Webb, of Bently, a very superior lot of half-bred Leicester lambs, of Mr. Wake ling, at 325.; Mr. J. Addy, of Rolstons, eighty forward down ewes, of Mr. Crooks, at 31s. Amongst the sheep were twenty very superior Devonshire ewes, very forward in lamb, for which Mr. Crooks refused an offer from Mr. J. Wenden, sales man, of Colchester, of 50s. per head. Of nag horses the show was moderate, if we except a beautiful grey hunter, the con dition of which was much admired, shown by Mr. S. Adams, of Waltham, and sold to Mr. P. Dowsstt, of Pleshev. Good cart colts and horses met with a ready sale.—Chelmsford Chronicle. PREVALENCE OF FEVER.—In consequence of the prevalence of this fearful epidemic among the poor of our city, and in order to provide a proper convalescent fund to prevent relapses, the Mayor, it will be seen, in compliance with a most respectable requisition, convenes a public meet ing at the Commercial-building, for Tuesday next. The safety of the citizens at large depends on sustaining this r.lief fund, and thereby prevent t'cas spread of the con tagion. Over 6,000 fever patients have been admited into the fever hospital during the past season. Tu insure public safety, the convalescent fund must be kept up.—Limerick Reporter. THE ST7li, LONDON, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Samuel Snow. the gatekeeper of the East London Union, was summoned for refusing admission, at two o'clock that morning, to Henry Williams, a destitute person. Inspector Chadwick stated that having satisfied himself that the young man Williams had travelled up from St. Alban's, and had been seeking shelter in different parts of the metropolis unsuccessfully, he gave directions to the police to take him to the poor-house, and if admission were refused to bring him back to the station. Admission was refused, and he permitted him to lie down in a cell, and gave him a breakfast in the morning. As this was not the first in stance of the improper 'refusal of destitute persons taken by the police, he determined to bring the case before the magistrate. Williams, who was ragged enough to be presumed to be very destitute, stated that after knocking, the porter came and asked how far he had come since the day before. He told him St. Alban's, upon which the porter replied he might have found his way there before the middle of the night, and he should not let him in. The porter said when he asked Williams where he came from he laughed. Defendant therefore concluded he could not be destitute, and shut him out. The Master of the Workhouse said the 'porter had acted according to his general instructions. Williams, who was able to work, had come to London to live by begging in the day, and sleeping in the different workhouses by night. Such characters ought to apply for admission at an early hour of the night. If they would not comply with that, they could hardly be called so destitute as to require admittance in the middle of the night. The Poor- law Commissioners had or dered him to admit destitute persons brought by the police, but it was for him to say who was destitute and who was dissolute. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY apprehended that such a discre tion could not be deputed to the gate porter. All who asked for mere shelter for the night should have it, and if the work house-keepers did their duty, there need be no other places of refuge for the poor. He thought there should be no other. A rate for the relief of the poor was raised on the house holders all over the country, and it ought to be sufficient to afford help to all who needed it. He recommended attention to all cases brought by the police, and should there be an improper refusal of the destitute at any hour of the night in future, he should inflict a fine upon the party offending. The master promised obedience for the future. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Carrunz OF GAMBLERS.—At two o'clock on Sunday morning, a party of the C division of police, under Super intendent Beresford, proceeded, on the authority of the Po lice Commissioners, to the house No. 5, Bennet-street, for merly occupied by Mrs. Edmonds, of bill-discounting fame, and having gained an entrance, proceeded to take all par ties in the house into custody as gamblers, and as being found in a common gaming-house. In the exercise of the addi tional powers vested in the police by the Games and Wagers Bill, some of the parties captured were searched on the spot, in order to ascertain whether they had any gambling implements concealed on their persons. It was the want of this power of search, in case the party to be searched ob jected to the operation, that was supposed to operate as a bar to the conviction of the parties taken into custody on suspi cion of being gamblers, as it was alleged that such parties, by concealing the implements of gambling on their persons, in general prevented the police from obtaining a material portion of evidence. The police, however, find that this new power will not assist them to the extent anticipated, as the practised gamblers are too wary to have now anything more than dice and dice-boxes in the house, which may be effec tually got rid of in a few minutes in case of attack. Mr. Wilkins attended for the defendants, who gave the following names :—Charles Wislon (real name Henry Old field), John Morris (real name Jones), John Humphrey (real name Sowden), William Johnson, Ennis Martin, and Richard Seyford. superintendent Beresford—l am superintendent of the C division. I produce papers containing the report to the Commissioners of the house No. 7, Bennet-street, being a common gaming -house, and the order of the Commissioners to enter the house. In obedience to that order I went with a division of constables at two o'clock on Sunday morning, and I rang the bell at the house No. 7, Bennet-street. The door was opened by Johnson, and I took him immediately into custody, and handed him over to Inspector Squire,.who ac companied me. I went forward and took two other persons, who gave the names of Humphrey and Seyford. Humphrey I have known before by the name of Oldfield. I went up stairs into several rooms, but found no persons there. I came down stairs and found two more of the defendants, Wilson and Morrison, in a room before a supper table which had refreshments on it. The other defendants I did not see taken into custody. Some of the defendants were searched in the house, and others at the station-house. I searched the house all through, and on the second floor I found two rooms, one of which was fitted up as a billiard room. The door leading to the inner room was made of iron, and re markably strong. It was 'provided with a sort of lever machinery, by the help of which the five bolts at the top, bottom, and sides were all shot at once. The door was open u hen I entered the room. The window-shutters were also cased with iron. I searched about, but I could not find any implements of gaming. No implements of gaming were found on the defendants. Five of the parties I have known for a length of time as the associates of gamblers and the frequenters of gaming-houses. Two of them have been here before, and one of them has been convicted. Mr. Wilkins—l do not think it necessary to ask any questions at present. Police-sergeant Gray, C 10, corroborated the superin tendent's statement, and added that he took Martin. into custody. Mr. Beresford—There is other evidence, but it is all to the same effect. I cannot carry the case any further. Mr. Wilkins—Then it is unnecessary for me to say any thing, as there is no case whatever against the defendants. Mr. MALTBY—The evidence does not go far enough, there fore the defendants are all discharged. QUEEN-SQUARE. AFFIXING NOTICES ON THE DOORS OF WESTMINSTER ABBE Y.—A case of considerable importance with respect to public companies, as also with reference to the prte - ileges of Parliament, occupied the attention of the magistrates. A very respectable-looking young man, named Gunn, clerk to Messrs. Bebb and Rose, of Argyll-street, solicitors, W. 23 charged with affixing a printed notice on thee doors of Westminster Abbey. Richard Lefe, one of the officers of the abbey, proved that defendant posted a notice, which he produced, on the doors last Sunday morning. In reply to questions from Mr. Rose, who attended, wit ness said that defendant declared that he had placed the notice there in pursuance of authority from Parkiament. Wit ness had received instructions from the dean and chapter clerk to take every person into custody who should affix notices on the abbey doors. A gentleman, who attended from the dean and chapter, said it must be well known, from the recent 'publicity given to a case which bad occurred, that bills were not allowed to be posted on the abbey doors, and that a person had been only a few days before taken into custody for doing so. Mr. Rose—Do you think, sir, that there 'is any necessity for me to make any reply to this charge? Mr. Boer—Most certainly I do. Mr. Rose then contended that the parfres, in giving the defendant into custody, and obstructing hies in affixing this notice, bad committed a breach of the pi vileges of Parlia ment. The notice stated that it was the intention of the promoters of the National Gas Associatio a to apply to Par liament for an Act for better lighting wit'n gas the metro polis, and that by the said Act it wasi intended to take powers fur the purchase, by compulsiciat or otherwise, of such lands and houses as might be ne ssary for effecting the purposes, and to vary or extinguish ,all rights and pri vileges connected with them. It tk er efore became most important, that where a company SOll ght to obtain such powers, that the fullest notice should I,e given of such an intention. Mr. Bost—The notice is to be afixel on the doors of the parish church. Westminster Abbey is. extra parochial. Mr. Rose—There can be no doubt, sir, that Westminster Abbey is a church, and that the Leg of ature has in all cases considered the church doors the most. prominent and proper place to affix notices relating to the 'public at large. The terms of the orders of the House .roe Lords are " that no tices shall be affixed to the outer el.) ors of the churches of every parish" to which the applica t ion about to be made relates. Mr. Bonn—Westminster Abbey i,s not a parish church. Mr. Rose—The order of the Lord a Spiritual and Temporal does not say the parish church, or the church of every parish, but the churches of ever3r parish. We, therefore, consider we are bound, and permit. - me to say we are so ad vised by counsel, that it is necesf ca ry to affix the notice to every church, end the Abbey Church of St. Peter's, West minster, amongst others. I cons;.d,er the opposition to these notices being affixed an interfere:a• ce with the administration of the standing orders. Mr. BOND—I believe these we tices ere not required for railway Bills. Mr. Rose—The Houses of P a eliament have made a dis tinction between the standing ors lers relative to railway Bills and to private Bills. They are v 'in fact, quite distinct in their nature; for instance, a railw a! Act may be most unques tionably for the general ben of it of the whole of the com munity, whereas a gas comp a; ly may ask for powers to take a man's land and property oar npulsorily, and, although con ferring great public advanta,ge 3, may erect a nuisance. The highway of towns and cif ses .is specially referred to in the standing orders, in compl:sanco with which the notices have been affixed. Mr. BoND—I am clearly of opinion that this is an offence under the Police Act. I cannot consider that the standing orders of Ur ; house repo al the Act of Parliament. Mr. Rose—l contend that this Act of Parliament does not reach the case • hut if you think ibt does, I must bow to your decision ; but I must then submit that to convict this de fendant will Will be a breach of th e• privileges of Parliament, as he has only obeyed the express directions of the Legisla ture, whose standing order in thi s respect is framed most carefully for the express benefit of ' the community; and I would beg to remind you that th e House of Lords com mitted to prison a man who, hay ing been libelled by a person before a Committee of the 1 rouse, brought his ac tion, and, moreover, committed the :attorney, who sued out the process for him, and I certainly :shall, on the assembling of Parliament, present petitions std ing the circumstances of the case. Mr. BOND—Westminster Abbey 3s not the parish church. Mr. Rose—lt is a cathedral chits . ch locally :situated in a parish, and has a congregati-so to whom notice should be given. Mr. BOND repeated that,, vn l oo ti ng . at the 10th article of the 54th section of the Police Act, he "was clearly of opinion that an offence had bean committed. Westminster Abbey was certainly extra pa ; it was not the church of any parish. There was a parish church (St. MargareV:s), which had de beenthe g pr oper iveti placewt:a in tended by the Legislature for that purpose: Ample cantion r ' owe:Hee: to a u these notices, n a tnotices; s e d the , place and. le should fine defendant 40e,. Mr. Rose agai n su b m it te d t h at defendant s, Taa not liable, and pressed th e w h o l e o f t h e c i rcumstances most Mr. BOND cons u lt e d w ith th e c l er k (M r. T aylor • earn.estly on the Magistrate's consideration. observed that as there mi g ht ar i se a d ou b t as to w teethe. - the days The t to g e e 0 n n t s l i e d m e r a n b e f fo r o r e m h e t h g e a v e e h judgment. chapter Police Act reached t o thi s case , h e s h ou l d take tea •Vantl then s) or I,firee (understood i to be the clerk) said 'Westminster Abbey was private props srtse Mr. BOND—Oh, no ; th a t canno t b e contend ed - for a mo ment. Rose—lt was founded by King Egbert, n Ati its dead nation and constitution has been changed sever times. In Queen Mary's ti me it was an abbey. Queen ' LBW heels sup pressed the abbey, and constituted it a college ite chins :h. Mr. Borer repeated that he would take te sithdrew. to consider the matter, an d th e par ti es then n or thre :days Vi SOU% HWARK. Henry Kill”rby, the young man char ged with tiend. ing threatening letters, some of them con+ ..aining poison, Iv as brought before Mr. Cottingham for re- •examivation on th e charge. Several of the indviduals t:a whom letters of the above description had been sent at t .,endect the investigation, as well as some of the parochial "Authorities of St. George's, Southwark, in the event of its - oeing necessary to institute a prosecution against the persGn in custody. I; will probably be recollected that some months ago an application was made at this court relative to anonymous letters hiving been tran mitted to several of the inhabitants of St. George's parish, some of them containing poison.. One of these epistles, which contained threats of the most diabolical description, was addressed to Dir. Stead, the- TYEEIDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER le, 1845 parish clerk, in which the writer declares his intention to set tire to St. George's Church, if the clerk did not repeat some slanderous words respecting a lady living in the parish, during divine service. At first very little notice was taken of the annonymous letters, but when it was found that poison had been enclosed to some of the parties, the cir cumstance raised no little apprehension in the minds of the inhabitants at large, and the result was an application fur the aid of the police in the discovery of the offender. Soon afterwards the prisoner was taken into custody on suspi cion of being the guilty person, and specimens of his handwriting having been produced, and compared with the anonymous letters, a remarkable similarity was perceptible in the style and character of the writing. Two witnesses, one of them an inspector in the General Post-office, and the other holding the situation of foreman in the printing-office where the accused worked, were of opinion that the letters were in the prisoner's hand-writing. Mr. Heritage, the solicitor, attended on the present occa sion for the prisoner, and Mr. Corrisonim having given him an outline of the evidence as it at present stood, observed that the circumstance of the similarity of the writing, combined with other facts which have come out in the course of the examination, certainly threw a degree of suspicion on the prisoner, although, at the same time, he did not mean to say that the testimony adduced was by any means conclusive against him. It was scarcely possible to conceive what could have been the motives by which the writer of such infamous letters was instigated, for he could have had no ill feelings against all the persons whom he had addressed, to many of whom he had threatened murder, and to others enclosed poison with a recommendation for them to try its efficacy, and extolling its virtues. Whether the offender, whoever be was, could have adopted such a course out of sport, or what could be his real motive, there was no telling. At all events, he (the Magistrate) thought there was sufficient.evidence to go before a jury. Mr. Heritage urged the want of motive of the prisoner in writing such letters to the parties, against whom it was im possible he could have the slightest ill feeling, the majority of whom were perfect strangers to him. The accused was a young man of excellent character up to the present period, and lived on the most affectionate terms with his family, who were all respectable, and who would have discarded him alto gether, if they thought him capable of acting in such a base manner as that ascribed to him. In reply to Mr. Cottingham, Sergeant Kendall, of the A division, said that since the prisoner's first examination no letters of an anonymous description bad been received by any of the parties who had been previously inundated with them. Mr. Heritage said, that if he had been instructed rightly, there were strong grounds for suspecting other parties, but at present he would not wish to disclose what had been communicated to him. At all events he would suggest that a further postponement might be permitted until inquiries were instituted. Mr. CorrINGHAm said that ample time had been given already ; that the case was a most painful one, and had ex cited a very considerable sensation in the parish where the circumstance had taken place; that it was of the last im portance on the prisoner's account that the matter should be sifted to the bottom, and for that purpose he should commit him for trial, but should accept of sureties for his appearance to answer the charge. The Magistrate ,added, that the pri soner should be brought up again on Wednesday, to have the depositions taken. W ORSHIP-STREET. _ _ - - THE CHARGE OF ADMINISTERING POISON.— Win. Beak, described as a professional singer, was placed ,at the bar for re-examination before Mr. Broughton, charged with having administered a certain white powder, supposed to be poison, to a little girl, named Jane Eastman, eleven years of age, the daughter of an undertaker in Somerset-place, Hoxton. The particulars of the first examination appeared on Tuesday last, and it may be recollected that the prisoner was remanded, in order that the contents of the child's sto mach might undergo a careful chemical analysis, to obtain conclusive evidence as to whether any poisonous ingredient had been actually administered to her. Mr. Daniel Young, a surgeon in the East-road, who had attended the complainant shortly after the supposed poison had been forced into her mouth, was now examined, and fully corroborated the evidence already given by his assistant respecting the state of extreme agitation and suf fering under which the child was labouring, at the time she was brought to his house, and stated thatshe exhibited every symptom usually manifested by persons suffering from the effects of an acrid poison, but that he was unable, from the slight examination he had entered into, to give a positive opinion in the case. Sergeant Brannan stated that, in accordance with the magistrate's directions, he had removed the contents of the child's stomach for analysation, by Dr. Leeson, the chemical lecturer at St. Thomas's Hospital, but in consequence of that gentleman's absence from town the examination had been undertaken by Mr. Key, who had promised to report the re sult to the Bench in the course of the week. Mr. 11:totTonTox said that under these circumstances he should order the bail already received for the prisoner's ap pearance, namely, himself in 2004 and two responsible house keepers in 1001. each, to be extended until Saturday next, when the result of the chemical investigation would probably be ascertained. IMPORTANT TO RAILWAY SURVEYORS. CONVICTION OF SIX SURVEYORS FOR WILFUL DAMAGE. —Yesterday, Mr. William Jones, of No. 28, Jermyn-street, Regent-street ; Mr. Henry Fuller, of No. 15, Alfred-place, Bedford-square ; Mr. Thomas Skettle, of No. 14, Francis street, Hackney ; Mr. James Keene, of High-street, Isling ton ; Mr. Charles Clair, of No. 11, Queen-street, Golden square ; and Mr. William Langley, of No. 56, St. John's street, Smithfield, all described on the police-sheet as sur veyors, appeared in discharge of their bail before Mr. G. Baillie (chairman), and Messrs. B. J. Armstrong, J. Frere, Roe, and —.Bidwell, the sitting magistrates at the Brent ford Petty Sessions, on a charge of having beeti found on the grounds of Mr. John Wilmot, the well-known, fruit grower, in the parish of Isleworth, "supposed for an unlaw ful purpose." • The case excited the greatest interest throughout the sur rounding district, and the large room of the Three Pigeons Inn, at which the Petty Sessions are held, was crowded to excess. Policeman John Sweeney, T 135 deposed that about a quarter-past two o'clock on the morning of Saturday last, while on duty in Quaker's-lane, in the parish of Isleworth, when near Mr. Wilmot's grounds, he heard a rustling in that gentleman's garden, and on getting over the hedge to see who was there, he saw some persons with bull's-eyed lanterns in their hands. Witness then said nothing to them, but went immediately and called up Mr. Norris, Mr. Wil mot's foreman. Sergeant Cuishan, T 15, was with witness at the time. Mr. Norris accompanied witness and Sergeant Cuishan to Mr. Wilmot, who on being informed that there were trespassers in the grounds, gave directions that the 'police should take the offending parties into custody. Ser geant Cuishan, witness, and Mr. Norris, then returned up into the gardens, and found all the defendants there. The defendants were measuring the grounds with a tape mea sure. Sergeant Cuishan and witness on going - up to the de fendants told them they were our prisoners, and Mr. Norris said he gave them in charge. Witness and Sergeant Cuishan then took them in charge. The defendant Skettle, who was spokesman of the party, proceeded to question the witness, who further stated that he saw the party leave the Coach and Horses public house, kept by Mr. Blackwell, which adjoins Syon-park, about eleven o'clock, and that one of them, as they passed him, said, " We can show bull's-eyes as well as you." Defendants did not say where they were going, and that they had to work night and day, as they were behind; it was not in con sequence of defendants so telling witness that he knew where to come upon them. Witness did say that he was very glad that he had met them coming out of the Coach and Horses, as, but for that, he should perhaps havebeen blamed. When he first went into the garden he saw two lamps, but saw no persons. Sergeant Cuishan, T 15, deposed that he weneto Mr. Wil mot's grounds with the last witness, and found two of the defendants in the gardens, and the others in the park. The two in the gardens had lamps and a tape measure, with which they were measuring. Witness went up to them and asked what they were doing there, when they said they were measuring, and were obliged to work day and night. On coming out of the gardens witness and the others crossed an open lane (Quaker's-lane), and on Mr. Norris opening the gate of the park, they found four other defendants there. The latter had been planting iron pegs. They were measur ing, and were ahead of the other two. The police here produced a large bundle of iron wires and pegs, and several bull's-eye lanterns. Mr. Joseph Norris deposed that he was foreman to Mr. Wilmot. He accompanied the police that morning, and traced the defendants across upwards of twenty acres of highly cultivated ground. Witness found that currant bushes and gooseberry bushes were broken. Part of an in cline bank had been broken down, and a considerable por tion spoiled. The defendants had likewise passed through and made a gap in a holly edge. They had not cut it, but had made a gap so that witness could see where they had got through. He then traced them to within forty yards of where they were taken into custody, which was a piece of cabbages. They were also injured. He also observed a gap in the Quaker's-lane hedge, in a straight line with where the defendants were found, and the arras top rail of the fence of the park was broken off, and thirty-nine head of cattle, which were in the park, might have got out and gone into Mr. Chapman's garden, and have done infinite damage. Witness had, at five o'clock on the previous afternoon, driven the defendants, Jones and Skettle, off Mr. Wilmot's grounds, telling them that Mr. Wilmot had had a peremptory order from his Grace the Duke of Northumberland not to admit surveyors upon his grounds under any circumstances. The defendant Skettle, on the part of himself and friends, then addressed the Bench, and said that with regard to their being on the defendant's grounds measuring by night, the 30th of November was so near that they were obliged to work both day and night to get the plans ready. The projected undertaking on which they were engaged was a watercourse or tunnel, between Colebrook and Hampstead, for a large public company. He could not say what the company was called, as they were engaged by an eminent surveyor in town. They had only further to say that they bad not done more damage than they could help, and they were not aware that they were doing wrong. Mr. Armstrong said that railway and other companies must recollect that they had not yet got their Acts of Parlia ment to authorise them to go upon other persons' grounds without permission. Mr. Wilmot declared that he had to conte4.'with about ten lots of such persons a day, and he was actively obliged to keep a man absolutely for the sole purpose of warning them off. His orders from the Duke of Northumberland were pe remptory on the subject, and he had therefore directed that the defendants should be given into custody, in order to show them that the private property of individuals was not to be invaded in that way. Mr. Skettle said that both himself and his colleagues were very sorry that in the discharge of their duties they should have given offence to any one, and trusted that having been taken into custody, and prevented continuing their survey, which would be a great loss to them, they had been suffi ciently punished. To show how anxious they had been not to do damage, he would mention that they had used a tape measure, which was a most inconvenient one to them inst ad of the chain, which was likely to catch and break things. The Bench then conferred together for a considerable time, when, The Chairman said the defendants were each convicted of wiTul damage to the amount of ss. ; and, in addition they must each pay a penalty of 10s. and ss. costs, or be com mitted for twenty-one days ; and if they were again found under similar circumstances, without permission being first obtained, the highest penalty of Si. each would be imposed. The amount of damage, &c., 6/., was immediately paid. FERMI) Y PETTY SESSIONS A valued and respected correspondent has put us into pos session of a circumstance which occurred at Fermoy Petty Sessions, that, in our opinion, deserves public notice, and calls for explanation. A poor man, named Michael Leary, kiln labourer, at Ciondillane, was summoned last week to the ses sions by Edward K. Carey, Esq., as a trespasser, because in a moment of exhaustion he entered his field to take a drink of water at a running stream. This gentleman is, we under stand, himself a 'magistrate, and sat on the bench while the case was being adjudicated. The poor man was fined in the mitigated penalty of one shilling for his eup of cold water! and in addition to this he had to pay costs amounting to one shilling and sixpence. Now, we can understand that to protect himself from the injury and annoyance of a general system of trespass, Mr. Carey may have been obliged to seek the interposition of the law, though in that view of the case there is reason to regret he selected a poor man, who, instead of resorting to the beer house, went to enjoy the cheap—no—but, as it proved, very extravagant, luxury of a drink of water. But, whatever may have been the practice formerly, when the mild and mer ciful genius of British law was illustrated by its Irish admi nistration, we do not understand how a magistrate could venture now-a-days to be both complainant and judge in his own case. This requires explanation, and, doubtless, it will be demanded by a big-wigged personage, whose demand must be complied with. Another matter which calls for investi gation is the question of costs. One shilling and sixpence for a complaint summons before a bench of unpaid magis trates! Why in the days of our old corporation—when jus tice was paid for—the schedule of charges did not reach so high a figure. After all, let us have equal justice for rich and poor. It may be quite right to prevent trespass on the part of the humble. It is equally so that the poor man's potato garden and corn field should be protected from the wealthy and the .powerful. Mr. Carey keeps a sporting pack of hounds well fed and humanely cared for. Does he, his hounds, his horses, and his friends ever commit a trespass en the rack-rented tenant? Are not his ditches broken down, his corn injured, his potato .beds trampled, and his farm fowl destroyed ? Yet we read of no trespass case at Petty Sessions. The sports man escapes the meshes of the law. The poor man cannot adjudicate in his own case ; and when it is POVERTY versus WEALTH, he has but a poor chance in the rich man's court. He remains away, and silently endures, year after year, a trespass far more serious than that committed by the poor water-drinker. This is what gives the people a distaste for the administration of justice in this country, and brings it into disrepute. We think the teetotallers of Fermoy ought to pay poor Leary's fine and costs, and give him a suitable pre ! sent in the bargain.—Cork Southern Reporter. THE WEATHER AND SHIP WRECKS AT STORNOWAY, &c. STORNOWAY, Nov. 6.—As the mail packet has been so irregular in her trips from this island to the mainland of late, the following news of the late gale on our coast have not found their way into any of the papers. The gale of the 20th ultimo was one of the most Fevere ever felt by the inha bitants of this place. All the vessels lying in the harbour were safe, except a small sloop, named the Maria, which parted from her anchor and received a little damage. At the Butt of the Lewis, a large brig, hull up, came on shore ; the cargo, consisting of deals and poles, have been all saved ; the hull is broken up—crew drowned. A ship named the Notalas, of Sunderland, three masts cut away, came into Lochresort, laden with deals from Archangel—crew saved. The hull of a large vessel, supposed to-be a Prussian, laden with timber from Memel, came on shore at Ui! ,- ..,—crew drowned. A Spanish schooner, named the Annette, of Bilboa, laden with fish, from North Bergen, came on shore at Barra --crew partly saved. A large foreign barque, timber laden, struck on a rock at Valamors, near the mouth of Lochshell, is bilged, but will be got off. A brig and schooner were lost near Cape Wrath, and only two individuals of the crew were saved. The harvest is about finished in this quarter. I am glad to say the potato crops are entirely free of the disease said to be so prevalent in other parts of the country.—Scotch Reformers' Gazette. WESTERN BANK OF SCOTLAND.—A special general meeting of this flourishing establishment was held in the Tontine Hotel, on the 7th inst., T. D. Douglas, Esq., of Dunlop, Deputy-Governor, in the chair, when resolutions were unanimously agreed to, empowering the Company to create 30,000 new shares of 50/. each. This resolution gave much satisfaction to the numerous shareholders present. — Scotch Reformers' Gazette. INSECURITY OF THE SUBURBS.—The inhabitants of the suburban districts of Hackney and Clapton have been recently subjected to some uneasiness, in consequence of a caution on the part of the police, to the effect that a gang of thieves and burglars are on the alert in that parish. Hitherto no robbery has been committed, but a gentleman was assaulted a few nights ago, near the Victoria-park, by a ruffian, who felled him to the ground by a bludgeon, but was alarmed by the sound of footsteps before he had rifled his victim, and got. away. We understand, on good authority, that an accre dited agent of the Government has been making liberal offers to the shipwrights in the various dockyards of this city, to induce them t') transfer their services to the Government arsenals. The terms, we are informed, are ss. per day wages, free passage to the port where they are to be employed, and a promise of a pension after a servitude of a certain term.— Cork Examiner: FIRST SCOTTISH BIBLE.—The first edition of the whole Bible ever printed in Scotland was printed by collec tions of parishes, ordered by the Church. It was dedicated to the King in 1579 ; and it was required by Act of Parlia ment, under a penalty of 101., that every family should have a Bible and a Psalm-book, and searchers were appointed to see that the Act was carried into effect. _ _ FATE OF THE APOSTLES.—St. Matthew, the apostle and evangelist, is supposed to have suffered martyrdom, or to have been slain with a mold at a city in Ethiopia. St. Mark was dragged through the streets of Alexandria, in Egypt, until he expired. St. Luke was hanged upon an olive tree in Greece. St. John was put into a cauldron of boiling oil and escaped death; he afterwards died a natural death at Ephesus. St. Peter was crucified at Rome, his head downwards, at his own request, thinking himself un worthy to die in the same posture and manner as his blessed Master. St. James the Great was beheaded at Jerusalem. St. James the Less was thrown from a pinnacle or tower wing of the Temple, and then beaten to death with a fuller's club. St. Philip was hanged up against a pillar at Iliera polis, a city of Phrygia. St. Bartholomew was flayed alive by command of a barbarous king. St. Andrew was bound to a cross, whence he preached to the people, until he ex pired. St. Thomas was run through the body with a lance at Coromandel, in the East Indies. St. Jude was shot to death with arrows. St. Simon Zelotes was crucified in Persia. St. Matthias was first stoned and then beheaded. St. Barnabas of the Gentiles was stoned to death by the Jews at Salonica. St. Paul was beheaded at Rome by the tyrant Nero. THE LAW OF DEBTOR AND CREDITOR IN PRUSSIA WITH REGARD TO PUBLIC FUNCTIONARIES AND GOVERN MENT EMPLOYES. —We read in a letter from Berlin, Oct. 27, published by the Gazette des Triliunaux :—" For sometime past the Prussian Government had adopted the principle that all public functionaries and persons employed by the State should be free from debt. The Ministers of Justice, Interior, Finances, and Public Instruction, informed their subordi nates that if they got into debt they must expect to be dis missed, and this menace has been more than once carried into effect. The Minister of Justice even went further, for in order to prevent for the future the admission into the judi cial order of persons not sufficiently well off to render it unnecessary for them to incur debts, he- issued a notice that no person should be appointed to a judicial post, or even to any office connected with it, without having previously proved that he could command for ten years an annual revenue of 400 thalers (64!.), ten years being taken as the possible period during which he will have to climb up the ladder of promotion until he can receive a sufficient salary for his support. The Minister of War, who had taken no step of this kind, has just acted in a diametrically opposite way from that of his colleagues. He has reserved all his rigour for the creditor. He pro cured a list of the debts of the officers under age (under twenty-five) of the garrison of Berlin, which at present consists of 40,000 men, almost all corps delite, or royal guards, whose officers are necessarily compelled to a more expensive mode of living and display than those of the army generally, and brought before the tribunals all the creditors who had lent money to the minors, or supplied them with articles of luxury, in order that they might be punished according to article 1,310 of the penal code, which says Every individual lending money to a minor, or giving him illicit credit (for other objects than those of necessity), shall be punished with a fine equal to the amount of the debt, which shall, independently of this fine, be re garded as null.' In consequence of this denunciation, 730 tradesmen—amongst whom coachmakers, saddlers, hatters, coffee-house keepers, horse-dealers, wine and spirit merchants, and tobacco dealers, are in the majority—appeared before the Criminal Chamber of the Tribunal of First Instance of Berlin, and were condemned to fines, amounting together to more than 112,000 thalers (17,920/.). Some of them have ap pealed to the Royal Court; others have implored the royal clemency. It is reported that the King intends to remit one third of the fine." DARING FORGERY.—Merthyr has hitherto been celebrated for its noisy and fighting scenes; but a daring and successful forgery, perpetrated during the past week, forms quite an era in the history of the town. It is, we believe, the first attempt of the kind; and, as a wag remarked, " affords an undeniable proof that the march of civilisation has extended even to these Cyclopian regions." A pale young man presented at the Brecon Bank a cheque for 2401., purporting to have been given by a Mr. Morgan Thomas, a coal merchant, living about seven miles from Cardiff, at a place called the Upper Boat. Feeling a little surprised at this unusual mode of raising the monthly pay of the Vnysgan colliers, Mr. Evans required the youth to find some one in the town who knew him. He went away, and shortly returned in company with Mrs. Harman, of the Gwaelody garth Arms. Upon her assurance of the respectability of the youth, who appeared in the garb of, and professed to be a preacher, the money was paid. Mrs. Harman was intimately acquainted with Mr. Thomas, and spared no pains to enter tain his professed agent. The young man parted from her that evening at the railway statior, and took his ticket for Llandaff; but, instead of going to Llandaff, he alighted at Treedythiw, three miles from Merthyr, and it is strongly suspected that the pseudo reverend is a well-known female! The kept mistress of an insolvent publican has been taken up on suspicion—she lately deposited 2001. in the West of Eng land Bank, whereas a few days before she had applied for parish relief !—Cambrian. SINGULAR PHENOMENON ON LAKE ONTARIO.—On Saturday last a most extraordinary occurrence was noticed in the lake at this place. Shortly before noon, some gen tlemen who were walking on the wharf, happening to cast their eyes upon the water between the piers, were struck with the very unusual appearance of a strong current or tide, as it were, setting directly out to sea. It seemed as if the whole lake were, going bodily away. In a few mi nutes nearly a third part of the inner harbour, with a cor responding portion of the shore on either side, was left en tirely bare, when suddenly the tide turned and came as rapidly back again, filling the harbour at least two feet higher than it was before. This extraordinary action of the lake was continued at regular intervals of every eight or ten minutes till after dark—the highest tide noticed being a little before six in the evening, when the water rose seven inches higher than it was last spring, and just two feet and an inch above its present level. We understand the same occurrence was noticed at other places on the lake, and hear that at Port Hope the effect was so great that the steam boat Princess Royal could not get into the harbour at all, running hard aground when more than her length outside the entrance to the piers. The cause of so extraordinary a phenomenon is at present a matter of various conjecture, but the general opinion seems to be that it could only have been produced by a violent earthquake in some part of the conti nent, which we shall probably soon hear of.—Coburg Star. AFRICAN CANDOUR.-" Did you attend church to day, as I charged you?" inquired an old Indian planter of one of his slaves, as he returned to his dwelling. " Sartin, massa," was Cudjo's reply—" an what two mighty big stories dat preacher did tell !" " Hush ! Cudjo, you mustn't talk that way; what stories were they?" "Why, he tell de people no man can serve two masses ; now dis is de fuss story, 'case you see ole Cudjo sarves you, my ole massa, and also young massa John. Den de preacher says, he will lub de one and hate de other '—while de Lord knows, I hate you bo a. r, MILITARY AFFRAY. WINDSOR, MONDAY.—This morning the magistrates as sembled at the Town Hall, pursuant to adjournment, for the purpose of resuming the inquiry into the disturbances which too place on Saturday week between the military and the ci vilians. On the bench we noticed the following magistrates : Thomas Adams, Esq., mayor; Robert Tebbatt, Esq., Robert Blunt, Esq., Thomas Clarke, Esq., John Clode, Esq., and William Legh, Esq.. Colonel Reid, of the 2d Life Guards, attended to watch the proceedings. The Mayor stated that the magistrates intended to proceed against the prisoners for riot. Samuel Richardson (alias Brussey), Thomas Miller, and William Webster, privates in the 2d Life Guards, and George Townshend, a civilian, were brought into court. Mr. Long, the magistrates' clerk, then read the information and complaint of John Gilham, the superintendent, against the defendants, for riot and assault on John Martin. a man named Shuck, and another person named Townshend. James Dobson, sergeant of police, deposed—On the even ing in question he saw the prisoner Townshend carried on men's shoulders. There were at the time 20 or 30 persons hooting; saw no soldiers. After staying at the White Hart a short time followed them down Thames-street. The mob stopped at Lovegrove's, whose up •stairs windows were broken by a stone. Saw another man caught up on people's shoul ders, and shortly afterwards heard a disturbance at the lower part of Thames-street. When I got to the corner of Beer lane saw Collier and Large and several others attempting to quarrel with two or three Life Guards. They were hooting at them, and shouting " Walter for ever; we will have no Colonel Reid." Whilst this was going on, a person named Thomas Flowers came up with a flag of Walter' s, and passed up Thames-street. The mob had increased, and I attempted to take away the flag, when they got opposite Agar's, the grocer's, but I could not. On arriving at the top of Peascod street I was joined by the superintendent, and we followed the mob to the Black Horse, Park-street, and cautioned the par ties not to bring out the flag again. I returned with the su perintendent to the market-place. Townshend and others with two Life Guards came up about five minutes afterwards, and proceeded in the direction of the church. There was a great noise and hallooing. Afterwards saw the people rushing towards Castle-hill. Went into Church-street, and met two men, who said they were special constables, and wished for staves, as the soldiers were murdering the inhabitants. I refused giving them staves, and made the best of my way into high-street, where I found Townshend on the ground, quite insensible, surrounded by a mob. Saw no soldiers at this moment. Blood was issuing from Townhend's head. Picked him up, and sent him away on a stretcher. His face was black with smut and dirt. Afterwards saw Mr. Blunt, a magistrate, persuading five or six soldiers to go home, and they went towards their barracks, down Peascod-street. As they turned the corner the mob began hissing and hooting at them, and they returned back, when the people flew in all directions. Some of the soldiers pursued them round the market-place. (The other part of the evidence has been given before.) The following witnesses were then examined, and their evidence was similar to that given by them during the gene ral investigation :—William Gibbons, Charles Clarke, John Clode, Wm. John Astle, Wm. Benham, George King, Robert Weyman, and John Martin. The additional witness was Ann, the wife of George Nor tin, who deposed as follows :--oßesides at No. 11, Church street. Was crossing at the time in question from the mar ket-place to Mr. Cantrell's. Saw ,John Martin knocked down, opposite the Castle tap, by the tallest of the three pri soners (Miller) with a middling-sized walking-stick. He afterwards attempted to kick Martin on the head, but missed him. I was not more than five yards distant. Had not got into the market- place before I was knocked down myself by the same man, who struck me with a stick on the head and hand. Did not know Miller before. By Mr. Vowles—Has lived in Windsor two years. Had not been in the habit of seeing any of the Life Guards. Saw the man drop on receiving the second blow from the soldier. I was near Foster's when I was knocked down. Saw a man named Brown, I had been with, knocked down at the same time, and cried out, " You have killed the man ; are you going to kill me?" The Mayor (addressing himself to Mr. Millus, solicitor) — Have you anything to urge why Townshend should not be committed ? Mr. Millus considered there was nothing to connect him with a riot, only an assault against the soldier. Mr. Vowles, on the part of the military, observed that the peaceable inhabitants of the town had reason to congratulate themselves that the mob, which consisted of the lowest rabble, by attacking the soldiers, had been diverted from their intention of wreaking their vengeance on the whole of Col. Reid's voters. He also contended that the riot was on the part of the mob, and had commenced long before the military arrived. With respect to the assault last proved against Miller, if the magistrates considered the evidence sufficient, it did not connect either Webster or Richardson. Mr. Williams, barrister, hoped, in case the Bench consi dered there had been no riot in law committed, that they would send the assault case to the sessions without reference to the colour of the cloth, as a fine of W., which is all that could be inflicted for an assault, would not operate as a punishment. The Court, after some consultation, discharged Richardson, and committed the other defendants for trial at the next quarter sessions for riot and assault. The whole of the witnesses were afterwards bound over to appear, and the prisoners were liberated on bail. MASTER AND SERVANT.—" MERCY AND SACRIFICE." —A case was decided by the Justices of the Peace, in a Court held at Stranraer, on the 2d inst., where a servant claimed wages and board wages for being dismissed betwixt terms without a sufficient cause. The mistress stated, that the servant had asked leave on the Sunday morning to go and see her family, and she bad been refused leave, and that the servant had been dismissed for this act of disobedience. The servant admitted that she had asked and was refused leave, and that while going towards the church she was told that her brother was just dying, whereupon she ran to her father's and saw him, and returned home in sufficient good time. The justices, Messrs. M'Neel and M'Douall, were of opinion that there was no sufficient cause for dismissing the servant, and found her entitled to wages and board wages.—Edinburgh Weekly Register. tUALIFICATION MOVEMENT.—A GOOD EXAMPLE. The free-traders of Barnsley held a meeting on Wednesday evening, and resolved to continue the qualification movement last winter. In furtherance of this resolution they have dig-ided the Barnsley polling district into five sections, and ap p o Ned canvassers to visit the same, who will report the result 0:7. 1 the Wednesday evening of each week, until the canvass is .7•Ompleted. Proportionably to its population, the Barnsley district equalled any other of the Riding in the number of persons qualified last year ; and from the zeal, energy, and business talent, now brought to bear on this object by its committ ee, there is every prospect that it will I take no second place this year. We heartily wish the com mittee great success.—Leeds Mercury. r ANTI-CORN-LAW MEETINGS. - Free trade meet s_ a, which will be attended by Messrs. Cobden and Bright, au* to be held at Sheffield, on Monday, the 24th ; at are o n Tuesday, the 25 th ; and a t Bradford, on Friday, Leecl4, instant. During the same week other meetings, the- 261 th expected will be attended by Colonel Thompson a vr n h d i , c 3r hi r: Ce , also be eheld at Wakefield, Barnsley, and Pal • ,ee ds Dengeste...* THE ALLEGED MUTINIES AND MURDERS ON BOARD THE TORY. Yesterday Mr. Clarkson, counsel for the prosecution in the case of the men charged with piracy and murder on board the ship Tory, accompanied by Mr. Hawley, clerk to Messrs. Crowdor and Maynard, solicitors, came to the Thames Police-court in great haste, and while a night charge was being heard the learned counsel, who was seated under the Bench, arranged his papers, and it was announced that he would make an important application relating to the case. After the case had terminated, however, he made some com munication to Mr. Broderip, the sitting magistrate, and, ac companied by Mr. Symons, the chief clerk, and Mr. Hawley, retired to the magistrate's private room, where they were closeted for some time. Ultimately Mr. Clarkson left the building without making any application to the magistrate. Directly after the conference had terminated, Mr. James Evans, junior, inspector of Thames police, was sent for, and received some directions from Mr. Symons. The greatest secrecy was observed by all parties, and the inspector, after a very short interview with the chief clerk, left the Court in great haste. Whether Captain Johnstone was arrested at that time we are unable to learn, but he was taken into custody in the course of the day, and lodged in the Thames Police station-house. The cause which led to this extraordinary but not unexpected measure, was, that Capt. Johnstone was making preparations to leave England. The inspector, in pursuance of directions from Mr. Broderip, had looked very closely after the captain since he gave such ex traordinary evidence on Wednesday last, and alio caused him to be examined by a surgeon, who found a very slight scar or scratch behind one of his cars, and a mark on the calf of his leg. It will be recollected that Captain Johnstone, in his evi dence, said that Mars, the second mate (who was afterwards murdered on board), inflicted a wound upon his head with a bayonet, and that he struck Mars in return with a cutlass, and forced him out of the cabin. He also stated, that when off Plymouth there was a rush aft, that French (one of the prisoners) sang out " Mutiny," and that several men entered the cabin and extinguished the lights, and that he received a wound in the calf of his leg from a bayonet, and another, as if from a knife, above the jugular. What motive the sea men could have had to get up a disturbance off an English port, where immediate aid could have been obtained, was never explained by him. It appears, however, that he has received a wound in the calf of his leg, but an extremely slight one. Cone,Gair, and the other wounded men have been examined by Mr. Davis, the surgeon of the Westminster Bridewell, who will make a report to the magistrate on the next examination. It is believed that an application will be made by Mr. Clarkson to-morrow, when the 15 seamen will come up for re-examination, for the discharge of some, if not all of them, that they may be enabled to give evidence against Captain Johnstone. Mr. Pelham, solicitor, who is conducting the defence for the prisoners gratuitously, has re tained Mr. Ballantine, jun., barrister, on their behalf, and he has been instructed to apply for the discharge of the men, and to accuse the captain of the wilful murder of Rambert and Mars, the first and second mates, and Reason, a seaman. He has also been instructed to charge the captain with cutting and wounding several other men. The most extaordinary disclosures will be made on the next examination. The news of the 'arrest and detention of Captain Johnstone became universally known last evening in the eastern part of the metropolis, and created a considerable sensation. Joseph Morris, a seaman, who received a pistol-shot in his leg on board the Tory, still remains in the Dreadnought hospital-ship in a very precarious condition. ALARMING FIRES. This morning, shortly after one o'clock, an alarming and destructive fire broke out in the extensive saw mills belong ing to Mr. William Little, situate in Norway-place, Hackney road. The first discovery was made by police-constable H 52. Smoke and sparks mounting over the roofs of the front dwellings made him aware of the alarming fact. Without a:moment's loss of time the officer raised an alarm, and having procured additional assistance he dispatched a messenger for the engines. Owing, however, to the large quantity of timber and other equally inflammable articles upon the premises, the fire spread with such amazing ra pidity, that it broke through the roof of the building. The engines of the brigade from Whitecross-street, Jeffrey and Wellclose-squares, Watling-street, and Southwark- bridge road, with Mr. Braidwood, - the superintendent, ar rived ; these were followed by others from Farringdon street, and the West of England and the County Fire offices, with Messrs. Connorton and Garwood. As quickly as possibly the engines were got to work, from the most commanding positions, but by the time the first one could be called into action, the flames had obtained possession of the greater portion of the spacious mills. These contained, beside an immense quantity of wood, a valuable assortment of machinery. The exertions of the firemen were, therefore, directed to save, if possible, the contents of the building; in that, however, they were unsuccessful, and in less than half an hour after the first outbreak the de structive element had extended from end to end of the mills, and had communicated to the front premises of Mr. Clerk, tobacconist, and at the backs of several other houses. Seeing the great danger to which the adjoining property was ex - posed, the firemen speedily shifted their quarters, and brought the branches of their engines to bear upon the houses in the main road. This happily was crowned with success, and by strenuous exertions the firemen succeeded by three o'clock in arresting the further progress of the flames. The damage done, it is needless to state, is very considerable. At one period it was truly distressing to see the inhabitants of the contiguous dwellings rushing forth into the street almost in a state of nudity, carrying with them what little property they could lay hold of, which they deposited, for protection from the flames in the open street. As to the origin of the fire, or whether or not the parties are insured, we were unable to learn during the excitement which prevailed. The premises of Messrs. Cuthberts and Archers, the ex tensive tallow melters, situate in Paternoster-row, just oppo site to the passage leading to Newgate-market, had. a narrow escape from being destroyed by fire on Monday morning. It weneeeeemeeeetessemis..eweesemossec,-------e d be' appears that one of the -men (an old servant), proee fire iu tween seven and eight o'clock, as usual, to light the „, one of the coppers. He forgot to put in any " fat, e2 . .T e u quently in a short time the pans became red hot, in state, unperceived by those who had to let down the t w at from the upper room, they let it drop into the burning I,il`/,, nace. The consequence, of course, was that it irnraec,;, ignited, and sent forth a terrific blaze, and had it n t h e spot nately been the case that some workmen w ere near sa at the time, the whole of the extensive sto ck and Pre?' ie• a short period must have fallen a prey to the devouring e ex, ment. As it happened, however, the fire was speedllYeom, tinguished, and no further damage occurred. From t h e O . of bustible nature of Messrs. Cuthberts' s tock, congsune •i s, tallow, filling large warehouses, if the fire had not bePlsi so soon been extinguished, the most frig ht f u l consequeuicersollt. the neighbourhood of Paternoster-row and St. Pau l ' s-ol yard must have ensued. As it is, the loss is very nc° l3 , ' t he able, and no stop whatever has been put t o carry i ng ' 3 business in the usual manner. cnE wran, Nov. 15.—This morning, about two o'cleinicg' as Mr. Shepherd, the superintendent of police, 114 ' 3 the his round, he smelt a peculiar effluvium to arise frol rig o n house occupied by a Mr. G. Gale, a currier of this Citcity arousing the inmates it was found a fearful fire was f sg ;st within, and had got so much hold that i t was U p o n the difficulty Mr. Gale and his family were slvcd. far doors being opened and the air let in the bedding an d i nt niture were instantly in flames. So rapid was the tire, ill Mr. Gale lost nearly the whole of his furniture, stos trade, money, and other valuables, together with the to De v, (his own property), to the value of nearly 2,000/. surance on the whole of his property was only 400/.. flames quickly extended to the adjoining house, occur a Mr. Robinson, furniture broker, which, together vat greater - part of his stock in trade and other properk half an before water sufficient could be obtained to the devouring element. Mr. Budd's house, a sion merchant and grocer, and that of gr. *ern- dealer, were much damaged, and their s tock in tra( jured to a great extent by its hasty removal. The besi new church of St. Maurice was with difficulty saved , it several times in flames, and the southern entrance 15 ' much damage, the devouring element blazing throat apertures, and threatening every moment to set the edifice in a flame; but the engines by t hi s time t he plentiful supply of water, and being well worked brigade, inhabitants, a body of the Fusilier Guards gni Buffs, under the command of Colonel Sir James Derr other officers, the fire by five o'clock was got under, remove any further apprehension for the safety of th( edifice or the surrounding houses. Several of the ho' the opposite side of High-street were with difficulty The damage is estimated at 5,000/. Mr. Gale onlY is It is not known how the fire originated, but i t is se,' Mr. Gale went to see all was safe in his shop the lee' before going to bed, and dropped a spark on sortie mable materials used in his trade. ---------- Oh I P ' MARRIED. _, T. t ofd a d, On the 17th inst., at Lee Church, by the l'e,: t i t er, Cheesman, Esq., of Luddesdown Court, Keet, to x... ~' Ow A -g ll" ter of D. Eyre, Esq., surgeon, Lee. SIO C. fieeo On the 17th inst., at St. Pancras Church, CeP t JO° ti j I Ith Hussars, to the Lady Adele Villiers. h the Ile'' ilA rit's (' On the 13th inst., at Market Ilarboroug— , AO O „di. 0(1.'. Holdich, Rector of Shankton, Leicestershire , to,,,t' r boro"ol, ', Pa daughter of George Wartuaby, Esq., of Markel 1-31 • Iie esei'gr": , / On the 17th inst ., at Lee Church, Richard r 0 0). Luddesdown Court, Kent, to Esther, third deligh t ' surgeon, &c fine, DIED. . wife ° ,10 e On the 11th inst., at Barth o l ome w-close, liar i°l ' 1 ti'v Mr. Richard Rippon. rereli ef S; e 1 0 4., On the 13th inst., in Dorrington-square, Jes s -' id , Andrew Israel, Esq. o V3r tsd d, , ° ll f On the 13th inst., at High Elms, near Watfor ~,aso , 03 0 On the 14th inst., at Broadwater Lodge, D% - - 011'..,, o f Katherine Bedwell, the wife of J. Ti. String er ' ° Oire , ' at lit. On the 15th inst., at Lewisham, Mr. Abraham _ t da On the 16th inst., in Baker-street, Lucy, Young e _.4' , late Sir Charles Wilkins. ll l e i London : Printed ana Published by MITED 011)1 11 0 10 , Strand, Printer, at The Sun Ofitoo, No. 112, of the 81 "71 in the County Of XiddloW' &P t 1845. • ; bo e rbe i °- 1 11 1/. Vi ie d bY :. ' \ 1 f t he i ' r- 1 rith L i ~," • ma rt--S R w e rere a 016 1; , c fa.i' ,g, rade in i i b t 4 n tiftt .t, ,es it b ein 11, e fi a t „ uffer t (''''t , th e eg u le or h , 4 e w ho . qe t , citig i ; by t 1 : 1 1 d 1101 4 " 6 1 1 .t ot , lois a nd t1e ,,,, so 51 . ,,, ° 1 Dust - a .., ave d, :„Tie e di aipP ° ' .. tt vil i o : ll s. : s : ~,,,, IR nsl_ ,fr ~,... )11a7Alcsi .' MEDICAL MISSIONS.—If the mission statio ns' tysk so numerous in India,-had each a medical missictidicol tached, with the means of dispensing extensively I) . '" e 00 6 and surgical aid to the natives around, more might,ustolah by this instrumentality to break through thei r ills` true and introduce right views as to the bodily constituny ntor character, and social position of women, than by l 0 e ° the other means that could be named. Within the . 0 0 years medical missions have been tried by the ATe, ri t bes A t. 'China, and with a success (so far, at least, as gainat in icior, tention, confidence, and gratitude of that f s." . law; people) which has never been equalled. IL ' t. the same experiment has not, to any eat that tried ; but there can hardly be a dou bt would equally succeed. The prevalence there a eas, and other kind of surgical ailments, as well as of d is T7lO general, affords a field for medical missionary bad it is to be hoped, will not be overlooked by those W,l' re cola: ex ertioll o the direction of missions. The scheme has this gr ea ; of 1/1 1 , - 8 mendation, that while it would propitiate the faYe a " f e deeply-prejudiced Hindu, and open his heart to the pep missionary's religious instructions, it would, frono t h clifc outset, confer those valuable temporal benefits flan benevolence, armed with European medical. s'y e r l .' so well able to dispense ; and which, moreover, sli t et! example of Him who went about doing good," of to be held second only in importance to the office c . ing the truths of our holy faith.-2 1 Tedical Gazette. • t yf' JOINT- STOCK FACTORIES —On this su b L e n e Lie W. llowitt, the celebrated author, writes to "i s te,". l , Times :—" What reason is theke, that railways , a l l all 5 . 1 L packets, and gas-works, and joint-stock banks, 1111 " o dl d of trade and money incorporations should thrive , o illlv b ' e joint-stock factories should not ? There is none. :r ii lle s bal . . l i f may have their shares in such companies, Avb.__J c ,pstill'a regularly managed by paid agents as these other Ili` n - y et are, and thus receive their fair share of profits i - 1e above the mere price of their labour. If this prinefia c,o b c be brought to bear, and worked into practice, it ' Oll ,O fer this country, and on the world, the greaten r g h blessing." WV ° , tO SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.—A case was latel9 O ,P- A before the Metropolitan Buildings Act Commissiolleoft whether a small slaughter-house, at Crouch. eV , cov e d was a building of such a nature as that, in accordall-001 the 55th section of the Act, no structure could b,, e t ift i co l f nearer to it than fifty feet, the referees decided, " t l lOl O J o slaughter-house be used for the slaughtering of al!' o f d human food only, and be not used for the hued A . y r general slaughterer, but in connexion with the tra u h e n terol d tail butcher, and particularly with the trade of a " 5 - e islo shop thereto adjoining, then the said slaughter - h o Lo to be deemed to be a building used for the bas" . :ool' slaughterer, or for a business noxious or offensive , meaning of the said Act."—The Builder. {oll°, GENERAL CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR.-----1--e Mai/ I i n g statistics relative to sugar appear in the Ca t°l Nantes, compiled from an elaborate table which is ."°-5c,11`; • patient and indefatigable researches of Mr. Frederlcicings, a gentleman whose connexion with the sugar-prod,„ dew., flies has enabled him to procure the most authe a ",;lo, f'dt 1 The Zollverein, with a population of 29,066,000 sabeerro, sumes annually 70,000 tons of cane, and 10,5 00 Ors 1 : 0 0 1 sugar. Belgium, Holland, Oldenburgh, Hamburg _ fo ss Lubeck, Hanover, and Mecklenburgh, with a, „ n o o_l° l f population of 10,349,000, consume altogether 5 1, '" p01 1 6 :00 cane, and 5,000 of beetroot sugar. Russia, with 11.,,,(1 tion of 56,778,000, consumes 62,400 tons of can .I,tiolld, 1 tons of beetroot sugar. France, with a 1 1° P u •al ear t 35,400,000, consumes 89,000 tons of French co1o11100,:e 11,000 tons of foreign colonial sugar, and 28,000 Na o s * °Pr root sugar. Portugal, with a population of 3, 4l2 ' e latt P gi suines 10,000 tons of sugar. Spain, with a Plas r_ d ir I 13,786,000, consumes 36,000 tons (36,100 tons 0 1 rat. in 1844). Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, with a " o f Ord i lotion of 6,509,000, consume altogether 12, 000 toil 305 Great Britain and Ireland, with a population of ?,,,1910 : :;01, consume 240,000 tons of sugar per year • the 1 0111 5err A oi Gibraltar, Cracow, and Switzerland, consume m e altog e s 46,000 tons of sugar; Turkey and Greece, with a P°., ll n - sO,. e 10,700,000, consume only 4,000 tons of sugar; '-', 8 ,; 0 0 01 ,10 1 e other colonies, with a population of 4,544,003, ,c`'.. - tes6f• is estimated, about 15,000 tons; and the United '•" o f ev_M _ a population of 18,700,000, consume 150,000 tal s „, - 00 0 '0 1 „ _ The gross total population of the above sugan s - 1 1 111 , countries amounts to 278,033,000 souls, and the .(I %' ; consumption of sugar to 845,900 tons. ' In tha m ,„"idas . pos • the proportion of sugar consumed by each ill w 4tatst I pi annum amounts to 6 1-Bth lb.; in the Germaa 16 1 110 s therein included, to 12 1-16th lb. ;in Russia, to 1;i0t11 9 0,1, a in France, to 8 2-10ths lb. ;in Portugal, to " i liCit, ll in Spain, to 5 8-10ths lb. •, in Scandinavia, to 4 ,,` sew r in Great Britain, to 191 b.; and, in the 'Unite" 4 America, to 181 b. roe THE KING AND THE BIRD-caTcug a • 000 fr° 3 • years before his death, a dealer in singing-birias eriits,teg/ e Prussian part of the Hartz mountains came to 1/ 0 s called at the palace to express, in what he thollg" g borpi way, his thanks for the kindness which had bee1 1 .."08. 4 , 1 e sons, who were soldiers, namely, by presenting im n A l r d ic; d a so-called piping bullfinch, which,- with endurillgtlredo? _ he had taught to pipe the national air of "It il bela,9l n William," &c., throughout, and correctly_- 111. : m iletiocr i it only instance of perfect success. The King,:,, r - A i r, m l s )/. ordered the bird• fancier to be shown up, who , ." the cage containing the interesting songster on th e t er, # O l [.. bird, after some kindly words from its music-11r041101, i s through the practised air with all the solemnity 0.„,' %g, a priest, to the surprise and amusement of the the, ce ? s delight increased when, on his saying "De Ca,noP ri bil lll , . n piped the air again. To the question " What a;,,, for" $, Le the pleased Papayeno replied, " I won't take rac li ' d bi r o d but if my dear King will accept the bird, a nd 10 6 41 tc bei d bare thought of his piping in the King's chamb e i f; r d-g n i", r, me the happiest man of our Hartz, and the first ilbe in the world." The King felt good-will towarcism.eottL. h fellow, who stood before him unabashed in his his )Isletr., is and Timm who had been summoned, received , I ", s 1 410 1 .'00 v , is commands to have a room prepared for the hi r ,, tI , the adjoining wing of the palace, and was 11 1 ° .f;d O P ", summoned into the King's presence, who inclar„os „ as to the localities of his part of the Hartz, an tl ie at his sensible and frank replies. During this - te 11 adroitly obtained such knowledge of his pr i ,..W h ll en tb,:f i l l -11 ni stances and views as contented the King. Nl rhial , 0 - 0 1 ,1 e, for the man's departure came, Timm frallke',4 so_A"" „ diligence. Arrived at home he found, to his DT" i s ment, that the mortgage of 500 dollars on his l ic h il is e ila h "el l paid off by command of his Majesty. Thus Wa s Vdistelog me for but highest earthly desire accomplished, 'Wr ote P n enjoying the sights in Berlin.—Lift of the (1 1 1 goo 1 ,1 I d Prussia. 0 0 61 0 [ e BARBAROUS AND BRUTAL MURDER- --- ,A - A A g evening, the evening of the Belfast fair day, st c let l .4l l s y of farmers were returning home, they were 1.1110 rs Newtownbreda-road ; one of their party, 13 , 11 , -- ther_.s d cei t b/ le Crawford, was brutally murdered, and hie " — ill c ° et me Crawford, so seriously injured, that the doctor s• e l l y oPpl t r i i him to be in a very precarious state. Immekated is perpetration of tile murder, information reac' t 0 0 „10 'of it townbreda constabulary station. The police it s of arriving at the spot, and, having seen the b c "; in KAI . fortunate sufferers properly disposed of, set Oa' lets'i l the parties implicated in the tranSaction- Fr clul nee , m/ 11° they arrested the following persons i—James P...ge" Spence, John Corry, William Clarke, and G e°ry k ifi e —Northern JVhig. Wr g eo tb d A HINT FOR DR. PUSEY.—The Tab - f' g le of Mr. Oakeley's conversion, praises him for ha v A i" i i te i n sert.? bet e 0, t. step at so much cast to himself. It also 1/1 " Cornubrensis," asserting that eleven of one fa f e ll .41 1 ; left the Anglican communion. And tutorstaa'a ce P " , e professors—the authors of all this naischiel--s" ; s office at Oxford and Cambridge , le BIRTHS. 03 14 ` . d On the 14th inst., at Summer-hill, Kiddermins ter ' so. lit , Claugliton, of a son. On the 15th lust., at ATonhurst, Warwick, the mass, of a son. e Ise ° I. On the 14th inst., at the Oaks, near Epsom, the 15 Q v" Esq., of a sea. 1 1 4 On the 15th inst., the lady of the Rev. W. — * 1141 : Pembrokeshire, of a son. t . d r Ti On the 15th inst., at Stratford, Essex, the ladl ° iii 'e Esq., of a daughter. ISO' 'l'd On the 16th inst., at Kingston-upon-Thames , me daughter. Th e an p.t N A co