The Sun. — London, England, 1839-06-27 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. CRIMINAL COURT-YESTERDAY. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant BompAs—Has been li%ing under the care of Lee, the officer. Had the depositions real over to her by Mr. Humphreys, about a week ago, and corrected a mistake in them. They were read so rapidly by the clerk at the police-office, that she could not understand them. Cross-examined by Mr. ADOLPHUS—She was exa mined two or three times at Lambeth-street. Lee ne%er told her about the mistake. It was read over to her, because the time was so long that she thought she should forget—she was afraid that something , might have slipped her memory, and therefore bad the depo sition read over to her. H a d no conversation with the officers about this matter, except when she asked for the depositions to be read over to her ; was not present at the office when Moss gave his evidence. George Sheen is a carman, was employed on 26th March last by Mrs. Levi to remove things from Moss's house in New-street to Mansel-street in a truck ; the deal box produced is one of the boxes he moved. He had a person to assist him, who helped him to lift that box into the truck ; Mrs. Levi told him he was to be careful of it ; it was rather heavy. George Reid is a tailor. The house No. 12 New street, where Moss lived, belongs to witness. On the 25th March Moss owed two quarters' rent; he left the house on the 26th and gave no notice. Jane Bradley, the servant, brought 5/. for rent at ten o'clock on the Tuesday night—there was 10/. due on that day—the rent. was 20/. per annum. Joseph Jepson—lives at 29, Mansel-street ; on 26th March Moss took lodgings at his house, and moved on the same day ; a truck was moved on that day, and the remainder of the things the clay following. 'Lucy Marshall resides at 13, New-street, opposite Moss's house. Knows Moss. Saw him go to his house about three o'clock on the 25th March last. He had something very weighty with him. He was coming from the Commercial-road. The parcel was so heavy he could scarcely get it up the steps. He went with it into the house. Missed the plate off his door on the following morning. About five on Tuesday evening two men went with a truck, and took away some things ; one of the boxes removed was corded, and appeared very heavy. The box resembled the one produced. -- Cross-examined by Mr. ADOLPHUS—The box seemed very-weighty, as much as two men could put into the trtlck. Harriet Smart—ls the wife of George Smart, who lives at No. 16, New -street. Remembers the moving from Moss's house on the 26th March. Knows Ellis Caspar. Saw him on the Sunday before the moving at Moss's door, and also on the Monday. Charles Callaway —Is in the service of Mr. Feestall, a coffeehouse keeper. Knows Moss. Has seen him come to his master's, in company with the prisoner Lewin Caspar. On one occasion witness found a hand kerchief, which he gave to Mrs. Feestall. Believes Moss and Lewin Caspar were there together that day, and remained late at night. Is satisfied Caspar was there, but will not swear to Moss. Saw the handker chief afterwards in his master's possession. Cross-examined by Mr. CHAMBERS—The coffee. house is in Great Tower -street, two doors from Mark lane. There was no name over the door. His master was out of the way at that time ; he came home late at night, and went away early in the morning. Almost thinks he has seen Moss twice with the elderly gentle man. They came to see his master. His master was out of the way for fear of arrest, but never remained away more than three or four days. Thomas Harland, the cab-driver; identified Bristow as the person who came to Moss in the cab, and Kings ton as the porter who brought out the boxes. Sarah Levi—ls sister to Moss. Lives at 111, Pet ticoat-lane. Remembers hearing of the robbery which took place on the 25th March. Was in Mansel-street on Tuesday, 25th March. Saw Moss in the evening in Hansel-street, and in the morning in New-street. On the Thursday following met him in Mansell-street. and he gave her directions, in consequence of which she went to his apartments, into a little back room, and found there two parcels wrapped round in coarse brown paper, and tied with packthread. Witress took them to her own lodgings by his directions. Took them at twice because they were so heavy. Knows Davis, who lived in Coventry -court. Saw him on that day about dock, and again in the evening. She gave him the parcels. He took them away at twice. He tied them in a handkerchief, one at a time. Witness was present at Moss's wedding. Ellis Caspar was there. Cross-examined by Mr. C. PHILLIPS.—Never knew Ikey Solomons. Has heard of him. Does not know whether Moss was acquainted with him. Davis is no relative of hers. She has known Davis a long time. Does not know how Davis gets his living. Never was in any house of Davis's in her life. lie .may, for ought she knows, keep brothels. She has no belief about it. She never heard what house he kept. Mr. PHILLIPS.—You have no belief he keeps four brothels? Witness.—He may keep six for aught I know. —When much pressed she said she believed he did. Has a brother named Barney Moss. He keeps a house in William -street, Cornwall-road. That is a brothel. Her sister, who is dead, had a husband named Abrahams. He kept a brothel in her sister's time, while her sister was living with him. She was taken up on suspicion of being concerned in this gold-dust business. When Moss was made a witness Mr. Adol phus had her and tier sister-in-law let out. Maria Sewell.—Lives in Charlotte -street, White chapel. Is the aunt of Mrs. Moss, Lived with her in'New-street about six years. Knows the two Cas pars. Saw them in New-street. Not very frequently. Has seen the elder Caspar there more frequently than the younger. Had not lived with Moss for the last four years. Has not seen them in New-street within Mat time. 1 Cross-examined by Mr.CHAmßEas.—ls a widow, her rna ltieu name was Solomons. Is no relation to Mr. °rnon s of the Strand, or of Ikey Solomons. Has bee n a widow seventeen years. Was married in 1804. Separated from her husband before he died. Never lived with any body else. Did not know any Captain. Left Mos?s house because Mrs. Moss was getting a young w oman, and the room was wanted for her. liras not there when Moss's house was searched. Never heard that it had been searched from him. Was divorced from her husband. Believed she was divorced for false accusations brought against her— that she was I untrue to h er husband. Was not actually I caught:in the fact. The party w i th whom she was ac- Bused wAs "a pencil-maker. Af ter her divorce she went to live with her brother. This was said to have THE GOLD DUST ROBBERY. Jane Bradley lived as servant with Moss on March 25 last. He usually went out about eight o'clock in the morning in his working clothes ; but on the morn ing in question he went out in his best clothes. He usually, when he returned home, came with a double knock, but on that morning came to the door with a single knock, and her mistress opened the door. He then went out again, and returned about eight o'clock, after which he went to a public-house. After he had been gone, about eight o'clock Ellis Caspar knocked at the door, and witness let him in. He asked for Moss, and witness went and fetched Moss to him. Witness left the house about eleven that night. and returned the next morning about half--past six. It is part of her duty to light the fire, but she found the fire alight in the back parlour that morning, and it looked as though it had been burning some time. There were white askes. She did not see Caspar there then. She examined the ashes, and it appeared to her as though wood had been burning. One of the hobs was all over red sealing wax, and there were some nails under the grate, and some little lumps that looked like glass. Her master was in bed, and her mistress went out directly witness came in. She had a bundle and basket with her. On the night of the 25th there was a brass-plate with her master's name on the door. The plate had been removed the morning of the 26th. Moss did not go out on the Tuesday until the afternoon. Mrs. Levi came there in the morning before he went out, and a truck came and took things from New-street to Mansel-street. Moss went away that night—the others on the Wednesday. Mrs. Moss returned about two o'clock ; had her din ner, went out, and returned about five. On the Wed nesday morning a van came and took away the rest of the things. Witness remained all night on the Tues day, helping them to pack up. Her 'mister had a daughter named Rossetta, who kept her clothes in a deal box. On her return on Tuesday morning she found the clothes which had been usually kept in the box had been removed to a drawer—and the box was underneath the bed Moss slept in ; the box was tied up with a egad. Witness tried to lift it, but could not, it was so heavy. She remembers the box being taken away by a carman in a truck. Mr. Reid was the landlord of the house in New-street. Mrs. Moss gave vvitneF-s five sovereigns, which she gave by her directions to Mr. Reid. Thinks it was for a quar ter's rent. Wi:ness went to Mansel-street after the truck went away. Went on the Wednesday. Moss Isft on the Wednesday night he had been in Mansel street all day. Knows Isaac Davis. He assisted in Packing on the Wednesday morning. Went to tha lodging hi Mansel-street on Thursday morning about seven ; saw Moss there ; opened the door to Ellis Caspar at a quarter to eight. He asked for Moss, who went and spo k e to h i m just in the passage. They did not speak long. Ellis Caspar ran down stairs, and Moss went out a few minutes after ; he did not return to breakfast. Witness was not permitted to leave the house from that Thursday to the Saturday—she slept there, which was not usual. On the Sunday before the robbery, old Caspar came to the house in New street about dinner time, and stayed half an hour. Had frequently seen him there before that. On the Satur day after the rubbery old Caspar came to Mansel-street about dinner-time—about one o'clock. Her mistress sent her out of the room when he came. Moss was not et home. 'fhl y occupied two rooms and a little dress ing-room in Manse! -street. The deal box was put into the little room. Mess slept in the next room to the dressing room on the night in question. Mrs. Levi lives in Petticoat-lane, and Davis's sister lives next door. happened in Liverpool, where she lived at the time. She now gets her living by taking in tailoring work, and a small allowance made her by her brother. Davis married her sister. Re-examined—lt is fifteen years since she was di vorced. Adolphus Feestal—Knows young Caspar. He came to witness's coffee-shop in February or March. He came with some one else. After they were gone he found a handkerchief. It was the first time young Caspar had been there. He gave the handkerchief to his wife, who kept it. Mrs. Abrahams inquired about the handkerchief. Saw Roe the officer, and gave it to him at the police-office. William Fishwick is a carpenter, living at Peckham. Knows the woman, Alice Abrahams. Has known her many years. She came to his house last Easter Wed nesday, in the forenoon, to know if witness could ac commodate a person with a bed, or not, to lodge with him—a particular friend of hers. Witness asked her was it a male or female ? She answered, a male. He asked her if every thing was honourable ? She said, he might depend upon it that it was. Witness did not object. She said the party was rather embarrassed, and he wished to be at witness's place two or three days, until the creditors would meet to compromise the thing. Told her to see his wife, and talk to her on the subject. She said that none of her family knew it, and she did not wish them to know it. She returned the same evening in company with Moss, and another person. Moss was left at witness's, and slept there. Mrs. Abrahams and the other person remained about half an hour. Moss remained with witness a fortnight. Mrs. Abraham came to see him three times, or perhaps four. She was always accompanied by the same person, who brought Moss there. She generally came in the morning. She used to see Moss in his siseping-room, up stairs. She generally staid half an hour. Once she remained an hour. They went out together three different times. When Moss went away be was fetched by the same persons that brought him. Cross-examined by Mr. Anciertius—Has known Alice Abrahams from a child, and always considered her a respectable young woman. George Robinson—ln April last was clerk to Mr. Yardley, an attorney in Christopher -street, Hatton garden. Was at his own house in %Verde -street, Lloyd square, on Sunday the 14th April. The prisoner Alice Abrahams came there, accompanied by Moss and Da vis. Received the notes produced on that occasion— thirteen notes of 101. each, and two of 5/. ; he has also an I 0 U. Mr. Yardley was at that time acting as attorney for Mrs. Abrahams. Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS objected to the mode of exa mination pursued towards this witness, on the ground of its being a violation of professional confidence, Mr. CHAMBERS followed on the same side. In answer to a question from the Court, the witness said that the meeting at that time had relation to the defence, and that at the time he received these papers he considered himself as acting as attorney for Moss. Mr. CLARKSON contended that there was here no breach of professional confidence, inasmuch as he was the attorney of Moss, who was before the Court for the purpose of waiving the privilege. Mr. BODKIN followed on the same side. Mr. Justice Lniereeneee said he would consult another Judge on the point, and therefore the further examination of this witness should be delayed for to-day. " James Lee—ls an officer at Lambeth-street. On the 25th March, the prisoner, Lewin Caspar, came to him at that office, at three o'clock, to inform witness of the robbery. Showed him the two letters which are now produced, and described the way in which the rob bery had been committed. Witness went with him to the steam wharf ; he stayed a short time, and said he thought he could be of no more assistance, and went with witness to the office, in John-street. He produced four or five letters out of the drawer, and asked witness his opinion of the writing as compared with the letters he had shown him before. He asked, did witness think the writing alike. He said, no ; certainly not. He then asked what witness thought of the signature of Mr. Carne, when he said that appeared alike, and Caspar said it was. On the faith of the signature he had given the order to the person who had brought the letter in the morning. Witness asked him the description of the person. He said he thought he was about 60 years of age, a little taller titan himself; with grey hair and whiskers ; that it was a person who came from Mr. Marsh, but whether he himself; or not, he did not know. Witness then went away. Was that night at the Swan , with-two-Necks, making inquiries about this matter. Both the Caspars came there tegether in a coach. The mail leaves a little before eight. It was gone before they arrived. Witness told them they might overtake the mail at the Railway Station. Witness went there with them, and they were too late. This was in pur suance of an arrangement for Lewin Caspar to go to Falmouth about this business. On their return, Ellis Caspar got out of the coach at Chairing Cross. Young Caspar said some bills were to be printed next morning, offering a reward of 500/. Witness said he should like to see Mr. De Mole and Mr. Allen before they were printed, and then Lewin Caspar told his father to go to. Mr. De Mole about it, and he in consequence left the coach. Witness and Lewin Car per then went to St. Paul's Coffee-house to inquire if any person had come by the Falmouth mail answering the description Lewin gave. Heard of a person who Appeared to answer that description, and Lewin said the description appeared to answer to the person. A day or two after he told witness he did not think be lie could do better than stick to the persons at that Coffee-house. Soon after this, witness succeeded in tracing the cabs, and was led to a house in which Moss had resided. Searched the house, and found a quantity of nails and burnt wood in the fire-place, and also in the dust-hole—altogether there were between forty and fifty nails. Was with Mr. Hartley, and went to -Man sell street, and saw the Caspars there. After this, Roe, in the presence of witness and Mr. Hartley, put some questions to Lewin Caspar ; after which, he was given into custody. Witness also took Mrs. Moss and Mrs. Levy into custody ; took the box produced out of a little room, in Moss's bed-room, Mansell-street ; Witness produces the gold bars in this box ; he re ceived them from John Dean, at Solomon's house in the Strand, on the 7th of May ; he received at the same time two moulds and some Russia copper coins. Searched Davis's house 8, Oxendon-street, and went with Roe, who searched the house in Coventry -court. Saw Mrs, Abrahams in the house in Coventry -court, on the 2d of April, when Roe went to search the house. Saw Davis that evening, and saw him after wards at Mr. Moses's house ; he keeps a public-house at Vinegar-yard, Drury-lane. Understood Mrs. Abra hams lived with her father. Produces a three hundred pound note which he received from Mr. De Mole, and two five pound notes, which he had from the Bank of England. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS-It was in the evening when he saw Mrs. Abrahams at Davis's, in Coventry-street. Witness searched Solomon's house on the 10th of Apfil, found nothing there at that time. Went to Solomon's house in consequence of a❑ arrange ment with Abraham Solomons attorney on the 7th of May. He was to see John Dean, who was to give him the bars of gold produced. Dean did give them to him. Mrs. Abrahams was with him. Solomons was in custody. Witness was not aware, of his own knowledge, that part of the arrangement was that Solon-ions was to turn Queen's evidence, but believes such was the case. On that day the gold had been given up, Solomons' son, who had absconded, came back, and Solomons was admitted Queen's evi deuce. Did not know that Solomons had made a statement before he was let out. Cross-examined by Mr. ADOLPHUS—When he saw Alice Abrahams at Davis's no communication passed between them. It was in consequence of a communica tion subsequently received from her that his attention was turned towards Solomons. She was subsequently examined at the police-office, and conveyed away under Roe's protection, not as a prisoner, but to appear as a witness. She subsequently gave sureties to the amount of 1,6001. to appear when required, and she did so appear. Solomons was then taken into custody, and heard the evidence of Mrs. Abrahams at the police-office ; previous to that be had given no information relative to either Mrs. Abrahams or Moses. About the 10th of April Moss first began to try to be a witness. Cross-examined by Mr. C. JONES—Lewin Casper appeared very much agitated when he gave him the in formation. He had received seven or eight descriptions of the man who had committed the robbery, from different persons in Mr. Hartley's office. Re-examined by Mr. BonxlN—Solomon was not admitted as a witness until all the circumstances had been laid before the Magistrates, and a public applica tion made on the subject and his consent obtained to it. G. F. Bult—ls a goldsmith in partnership with his brother, in Cheapside. Had been in the habit of pur chasing bullion to the amount of seven to ten thousand a-year for the last two years, from Solomons. Was present when Selina Solomon received a check for 2,000/. from his brother, for two bars of gold, on the 2d of April. Solomon's son, Selim, brought them. The weight was 408 ounces. Has a correspondent. Emerique of Paris. In purchasing bullion they seldom keep it more than a few hours. Shipped the bars to Paris on the sth of April. Had, in the meantime, made a communication to Mr. De Mole, the same day he received them. When gold is once melted, if amalga mated, it is entirely altered in appearance. Has two assay papers. They came from Mr. Johnson, the as sayer, in the ordinary course of business. There were two other payments made to Solomon on the 2d of April. Did not pay the balance because he bad an order not to pay it. After the conclusion of Mr. Bult's examination the trial was adjourned until to-morrow morning, whe n th e examination of Henry Solomons will come on th e fi rst thing. 2 V-EW COURT. CHILD STEALING. --Anne Martin, otherwise Anne , for th a t s h e b y f orce and fraud, did steal va enticea i n s d indc iel( a way at Bromley, St. Leonard's, on the 7th inst., a child of the name of Win. Harvey, un der four years of age, with intent to deprive his pa. rents, William and Ann, of the possession of the said child. Another count stated her intent to be to steal the apparel. Ann Harvey deposed that she lives at Bromley-le- Bow, and has a child four years old, named William. About half-past one on the day in question he was playing near her dwelling, from which period to the hour of seven next morning she never saw him till at the Bow station-house, but he was not denuded of any of his apparel. Eliza Dyson, of White Horse-court, Mile-End road, stated, that she met the prisoner about 7 o'clock on the evening of the day in question. The little boy (William Harvey) was with her, and crying very much. Witness was induced to inquire about the child, and the prisoner said it was her brother's who lived at Brom ley. Before that her answer to the question was, " What's that to you ?" A female of the name of Pearson saw the prisoner and child together near Bow Church, Middlesex. The prisoner, when called upon for her defence, said she found the child astray at Bow-bridge. Mrs. Harvey was re-called. She said that Bow-bridge was two miles from her dwelling, and the child was never known to wander from home. The Jury immediately found the prisoner guilty. The prisoner was again indicted for that she, on the 4th of March last, was convicted of stealing a child four years of age, when, in consequence of a repre sentation in her favour, her imprisonment was of short duration. The evidence to confirm the certificate having been heard, she was again declared as the person formerly convicted. The. COMMON SERGEANT told the prisoner she was an habitual child-stealer, and if inquiry was made, per haps ber guilt would become more apparent. It was hardly possible to name a case which caused more dis tress in a family than the offence of child-stealing. The sentence was that she be transported for seven years. TREMENDOUS STORM. About half-past four o'clock on Tuesday last, this town was visited by a most tremendous storm of thun der, lightning, and rain, which continued without inter mission for upwards of an hour and a half. The com mon sewer in the side burst in two or three places, hurling the pavement along with great. violence, the water joining with what came down the street from the high part of the town, rushed down to and over the quay like a catar ac t, s i n ki ng a w h erry that was laid at the Lead Stairs, and filling the cellars of Messrs. Surtees and Co., wine merchants, at the foot of the Butcher Bank. Two girls, who attempted to cross the street, were knocked down by the force of the torrent, and one of them nearly drowned. There is scarcely a part of the town where the water has not found its way into some of the buildings. The battlements of the bridge at Ouseburn was knocked down to allow the accumula tion of water to escepe, and a wall on the Leazes was levelled for several yards. The barracks, too, have suf fered severely ; and we shall be justified in saying, that such a storm, for the time it continued, Las not been witnessed here for many years. In the Close there has been much mischief done by the water entrringshops and houses. On the Castle-stairs several shops were filled. The water passed down the Tuthill-stairs with such force that it burst through the foundation ofa wall into the yard of the George the Fourth public house, carrying with it some tons of soil, &c. Several of the bottle ware houses of Messrs. Cookson were filled with water, and many of the private houses were here completely inun dated ; in some the furniture was floated, and in one a cradle with a child in it was swimming about. The lightning entered a house in the Close, passing through the roof, but did no further damage than breaking the ceiling. In the kitchen of Mr. Small's house, Han over-square, the water was 5 feet 7 inches high, and his aged mother, who happened to be in the kitchen at the time it rushed in, was with difficulty rescued. At Low Elwick several gardens were damaged, particularly Mr. Parker's at the Shot Tower. At High Elwick the electric fluid entered two or three of the houses through the roofs, and came in contact with three men, one of whom, the overman, of the pit, recovered the following morning, but the others are suffering from the effects of the stroke. In the house of Mr. Richard son, publican, Marlborough -street, a boy was deprived of sight. for some time by the lightning. In the same houso, and several adjoining ones, the cellars and low kitchens were filled with water. The cellars of the Durham Ox public house, Forth, were also filled, as were several shops and, low rooms at the foot of the Westgate ; and in a yard, in Thornton street, the rooms of several poor families were completely inundated. At the head of Newgate street the destruction of goods and furniture was very great. The water had come down the Darn Crook in such an immense body that it passed through Piper's entry and Glover's-entry, and along Green-court. where it carried away 30 yards of walling, nine feet high. In the two entries named, nearly 20 families have suf fered great loss. Some of the women were with diffi culty saved from being drowned, having to be dragged out of their rooms when they were nearly filled with the flood. In the shops in the front street- the water rose up to-thabeight of the counters, arid great - destructien hes been caused anioogst the goodsln'thoseihops; from that of - -(who:Elia a vale ' able stock of cheese in the cellar), to that of Mr. Brank ston, grocer, between which there are fruiterers, drapers, hucksters, Sze., and the Chancellor's Head public house ; all have suffered much loss, but in particular Mr. Brankston, whose stock has been nearly all wasted. Mr. Bruce's premises have sustained considerable da magage. In Pandon Dean some of the houses have been rendered uninhabitable ; and at Stockbridge the shops and houses were four feet deep in the water. Con siderable damage was done in the shop of Mr. Brown, baker, and in the steam mill of Mr. Taylor. -In Con.- gate some of the shops were filled, and in Pandon and Sandgate some of the low houses and shops were filled with the water. Also on the New Road, and in the new streets there, the low rooms and underground kitchens were filled. At the Ouseburn, there was in jury done by the houses and shops being flooded ; the water entered the shop of Mr. Copeland, grocer, whi'ch is built on a bank-side, and passed through the floor into the rooms below. At the Ballast Hills the water poured down the banks into the houses ; and, indeed, eastward as far as Dent's Hole, all the low houses were inundated. In Gateshead, as in Newcastle, the low houses and shops were filled with the water ; and in Hillgate and Pipewcllgate the water rushed down the banks in fearful torrents, filling the dwelling-rooms of miny poor families. At Morpeth and its neighbour hood, the thunder and lightning was awful. The light ning set fire to an oat stack at Shadfin, belonging to Mr. Thomas Swan ; but by the timely arrival of the fire-engine from Morpeth, the fire was confined to the loss of one stack. At Tantoby, the lightning struck the house of John and Catherine Teasdale, and, melan choly to relate, they were instantly killed. It is im possible to particularise all the various kitchens, cellars, and shops, which were flooded, and in which goods to a very considerable amount are either lost or seriously damag2d. The loss sustained by many poor families is truly deplorable, and to relieve their immediate dis• tresses a subscription has been commenced.—Tyne mercury. _Ar t r, 'TUNG BY AN ADDER.--011 Tuesday morning last a girl named Beer, the daughter of a labour ing man residing at Buckland, whilst proceeding with some refreshments to her father, who was at work in an adjoining field, accidentally trod upon an adder lying at a hedge side, when the animal turned upon her and bit her on the top of the foot, occasioning her great pain. The foot instantly swelled to an enormous size, and the poor girl had difficulty in reaching the place where her father was at work. Medical aid was promptly obtained, and by the application of the remedies prescribed by the surgeon, the girl was somewhat easier in the evening ; and though she then endured considerable pain, no serious consequences were apprehended.—Dover Chronicle. LITTLE BELL, TIIE JOCKEY.—As Mr. Forth was one day walking down Oxford-street, he perceived a child riding and managing with great dexterity a very frisky horse. Forth, being in want of a lad in his training stables, made an offer to the boy, which he most eagerly accepted. The boy rode at Ascot, and made his running so well and with such judgment that he won his race. Lord Errol afterwards presented the little fellow to her Majesty, who very kindly addressed him, " Well, my boy, and what do you weigh ?" upon which the little boy Bell, in a most unsophisticated but knowing way, answered, " Please, ma'am, master said I wasn't to tell." TRUE PHILOSOPHY.—Two farmers, who were neighbours, had their crops of early peas killed by the frost. One of them came to condole with the other on their misfortune. "Ah !" cried he, " how unfortunate we have been neighbour ! I have done nothing but fret ever since. But, bless me ! you seem to have a fine healthy crop coming up just now: what are these?" " These," said the other ; " why, these are what I sowed immediately after my loss." " What, coming up already ?" cried the fretter. " Yes; while you were fretting I was working." " What ! and don't you fret when you have a loss ?" " Yes, but I always put it off until I have repaired the mischief." " Dear ! why then you have no need to fret at all." " True," replied the industrious gardener, "and that's the very reason; in truth, it is very pleasant to have no longer reason to think of misfortunes; and it is as tonishing how many might be repaired by a little alacrity and energy." Her Majesty's ship Benbow, of 74 guns, Capt. El Stewart, arrived in Leith Roads on Friday. She is in want of a few men to complete her complement of hands.—Edinburgh Advertiser. THE CHARTISTS. The address to the Queen, praying her Majesty to dismiss her present Minis ters, which the Brighton Chartists have lately sent up was curiously enough presented by Lord John Ruasell, His Lordship has sent the following reply to the Vestry Clerk : " Whitehall, June 12, 1839. " Sir,— I have had the honour to lay before the Queen the loyal and dutiful address of certain of the inhabitants of the town of Brighton, which accompanied your letter of the Bth instant. " And I have to inform you that the same was very gracbusly received by her Majesty. " I have, &c , "J. RUSSELL. ". Somers Clarke, Esq., Vestry Clerk."—Susses Express. STEA M-SH IP LIVERPOOL.--011 Sunday morn ing a boLtle, containing the following note, was picked up in the river Mersey :—" This bottle was thrown from off the steam-ship Liverpool, on her outward passage to New York, in lat. 41 deg. 12 min. N., and long. 22 deg. 26 min. W. All well on board. Wind S. S. E.—Signed J. Williamson, passenger.—P. S. If this is found, please let it be inserted in the Liverpool papers.—June 17, 1839.' On Saturday forenoon a most serious collision, which had like to have been attended with extremely fatal consequences, occurred on the London and Birmingham Railroad. At ten o'clock the usual train at that hour, consisting of sixteen carriages, left the terminus at Eus ton-square for the purpose of proceeding on its journey to Birmingham. On its arrival near Chalk Farm the train was, as usual, stopped for the purpose of detaching the rope drawing the trai n u p t h e acc li v it y , an d o f a t tac hing the engine. The trai n i n ques ti on b e i ng , h owever , more than usually heavy, it was d eterm i ne d t h at an en gine should be attached at e ac h en d. Th a t i n f ron t was at tached without any accident, but the one in the rear ap proached with such force that, before it could be stopped, it ran into the hindermost carriage, dashing it into pieces, and forcing the remainingls offthe line. The hindermost carriage, which is that of the first (or best) class, was numerously filled with passengers, both male and female, the whole of whom were, we understand, in a greater or lesser degree injured, and one roan, named Arthur Hallam, about 45 years of age, a footman to his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, so dreadfully injured that he was immediately conveyed to the University College Hospital, Gower. street, when it being ascertained to whose establishment he belonged, a messen ger was immediately despatched in a cab to Kensington Palace, to acquaint his Royal Highness of the accident. The Duko of Sussex, on learning the circumstance , with his accustomed benevolence directed Mr. Beckham, his steward, immediately to proceed to the hospital, and ordered that every possible attention should be paid to the unfortunate man. Mr. Beckham was informed by the house surgeons that Hallam's skull was fractured, but it was hoped the brain was uninjured; yet, from the nature of the severe bodily injuries he had sustained, no hopes of his recovery were held out. Hallam had been for some time in his Royal Highness's establishment, previous to which he was in the service of Lady Cecilia Underwood, by whom be was much respecte d, an d w h o b a s been greatly affected by the mel anc h o l y circumstance.—Observer. WILD ANIMALS KILLED IN THE PAMPAS BY HAIL.—We were here told a fact which I would not have credited if I had not had partly ocular proof of it_ namely, that during the previous night hail as large as small apples, and exceedingly hard, had fallen with such violence as to kill the greater number of the wild animals. One of the men had already found thirteen deer lying dead, and I saw their fresh hides ; another of the party, soon after my arrival, brought in seven more. Now, I well know, that one man, without dugs, would hardly have killed seven deer in a week. The men believed, that they had seen about fifteen dead ostriches, part of one of which we had for dinner; and they sa id, th a t severa l were running about evidently blind in one eve. Numbers of smaller birds, as ducks, hawks, and partridges, were killed. I saw one of the latter, with a black mark on the I back, as if it had been struck with a paving stone. —Dar. win's Narrative. THE SUN, LONDON, TictURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1839 DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS. AMSTERDAM, JUNE 220— MeS3rS. Van Haye Bomme, Aide-de-Camp to the Hereditary Prince, who left Stutt gard on the 18th in the evening, arrived yesterday evening at the Hague. He brought di-patches for the Royal Family, and the news of the celebration of the marriage of the Hereditary Prince on the 18th. The festivities on the occasion were very splendid. RorraanAsi, JUNE 21 . —The first Belgian ship under Belgian colours arrived here to-day. SAS -VAN, GHENT, JUNE 1 9.—Here, and in other places of this district where temporary fortifications had been hrown up, a beginning was made yesterday, with levelling them, so as to put everything on the same footing as it was before the fatal insurrection of 1830. Thus the inhabi tants of Philippine Hulst Axel and this place are relieved from the inconvenient measures adopted by the military respecting the opening and shutting of the barrier, which is a great restraint on the trade of those places, though rendered necessary by the circumstances in which this kingdom, and especially this district, was placed. THE HAGUE, JUNE is said that the States General will meet very shortly, and that the Government will propose measures for executing art. 214 of the funda mental law, among which will be a project of law con taining some regulations respecting the militia, which are rendered necessary by the change of circumstances. We hear that in the course of July the men belonging to the levy of 1834 will be discharged with unlimited furloughs. BRUSSELS, JUNE 23.—Venloo was evacuated on the 21st, at four o'clock in the morning, the Civic Guard imme diately undertook to do duty till the arrival of the Dutch troops, which are to enter on the 22d. The Belgian gar rison of this place is gone to Beverloo. AMSTERDAM, JUNE 24.--Tbe King's Commissioners for taking possession of Limburg, have addressed a pro clamation to the inhabitants of the province, acquainting them with his Majesty's resolution of the 12th instant relative to this province. BRUSSELS, JUNE 21.—Madam e de Stussart, the First Lady of Honour to the Queen, has thought herself called upon, in consequence of the treatment experienced by her husband, to tende r her resignation to the Queen. Yesterday evening it was reported that the Ministers Desmagures and Weltnan had resigned, because the other Ministers wished to appoint M. Von Schierval, an Ultra- Catholic, to the post of Governor of Brabant. It seems, however, that the majority of the Cabinet has desisted from this appointment. Th'e Orange flag to be hoisted on Saturday at Venloo, teas-wont to that place by - the stage coach from Tongres.— Dutch Papers, June 25. FRONTIERS OF EAST PRUSSIA, JUNE M.—The Atlas, Captain Crow, an English ship, arrived at Memel, on the 20th of May. It bad on board, disguised as a sailor, the Polish Major Urbanowicz, a native of Sunguliszki, in the environs of Wilna. He had a Belgian passport given him by M. Sytrain Van de Weyer, at London, on the 22d of March, for Belgium, and for one year. He was provided with a pretty considerable sum of money; he had also inflammatory writings, proclamations, &e., as well as arms, and, what is the most strange, tools to open locks and break chains. Immediately on his arrival Urbanowicz entered into a negotiation with a well-known smuggler, whom he bribed with fifteen pounds sterling, to convey him by sea or land to Sarnagitia. But before this plan could be carri e d i nto e ff ect he was arrested by the Prussian authorities. His statements are evidently false, in fact he has contradicted to-day his depositions taken down yesterday.—Algemeine Zeitung, June 21. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF DEATH.—Yes terday an inquest was commenced before Mr. Wakley, at the Montague Arms, Montague -street, Russell-square, on the body of Mr. Joseph Hall, of Rathbone-place, who died whilst under an operation for the cure of deafness, per formed at Dr. Turnbull's house, 48, Russell-square, by one of that gentleman's assistants. The case has excited the most extraordinary interest. The jury having viewed the body, which was in a very decomposed state, and lying at Dr. Turnbull's house ; and after some conversation, be wean Mr. Wakley and the parties interested in the in quiry, the inquest was postponed till to-morrow (Friday). This delay took place in consequence of Mr. Liston, one of the principal witnesses, being called away to perform some surgical operation of vital importance. EXTENSIVE FRAUD ON THE REVENUE.— Yesterday William Napier, a young man who has held a confidential situation in her Majesty's Customs, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hardwick, of Lambeth street, far further exan ination, on a charge of being con cerned in forging and issuing certain documents, and thereby defrauding the revenue of a vary considerable amount; some say of 10,000/., and others five times that sum. Mr. Thaekery, the Assistant Solicitor to the Customs, Mr. Walsh, and other gentlemen connected with the Cus tom-house, were in attendance for the prosecution, and Mr. Penwill, a solicitor, of New Inn, appeared on behalf of the prisoner. It appears that a system of fraud almost unparalleled in its extent had been carried on by the pri toner and other parties, some of whom were employed, like himself, in confidential situations in the Customs, and which has lately come to the knowledge of the Board of Commisf,ioners. After a short consultation it was con sidered advisable, for the purpose of procuring further evi dence, to postpone the investigation till Friday (to-mor row). This extensive system of robbery, it is stated, has been concocted in a public-house where the parties were in the habit of meeting, and the owner of which had a grcat portion of the property. He has absconded since the apprehension of the prisoner, and others concerned in the transaction have followed his example. ALLEGED MURDER OF A WIFE.—A coal whipper, named Curley, residing in New-street, Slit:dwell, stands suspected of having caused - the death of his wife by i-eating ar,d kicking her during one of their frequent guar rata— An inquest will be held on the body. POST OFFICE CIIANGES.—A notice has been iQsued by the Postmaster, announcing that on and after the 21st inst., the Carlisle mail with the London bag will arrive here at ten o'clock, A. Si., and be des patched at ten minutes after tWCIL'e F'. m ; and the second will arrive thirty minutes after twelve r. ta. and be des patched at forty minutes after fotir P. m. The North and South Shields and Sunderland posts will also be altered to suit those times. The first delivery in the town will commence at fifteen minutes before eight, and the second at thirty-five minutes after ten P. M. ; the third delivery to be discontinued.— Ty ne Mercury. The crops in the neighbourhood of Deal and Sandwich are looking remarkably well, and there has not been a fairer prospect of an abundant harvest for many years.----Dover Chronicle. - Fine seasonable showers, followed by warm sun shine, have wrought a wonderful change in vegetation of all sorts; the grass, wheat, spring corn, turnips, &c., &c., promise abundantly and of excellent quality.—Bath Jour. The splenditlfete given on Thursday last by the Marquis of Westminster to the Queen, it is said, cos 4,0001. DEATH FROM DRINKING WATER.—An in quest was held on Wednesday last, at Cobridge, on the body of Richard Perkin, fireman at Messrs. Wood and Brownfiell's manufactory, Cobridge. It appeared that the deceased bad been engaged on the previous Saturday in his usual labour of drawing the kilns, which at that time were very much heated. About one o'clock he went home to dinner, being in a very heated state ; but before eating anything he drank a pint of cold water, when he imme diately complained of violent pains at his heart, also in his stomach and bowels, and said, " 0 Lord I shall die I" Ile continued to get worse until noon on the following day (Sunday), when death put an end to his sufferings. Verdict—" Died by the visitation of God."—Staffordt hire Adve)tiser. A simple-minded old dame, residing near the Water of Leith village, was attentively listening, the other evening, to her grandson reading a statistical account of the proportion of females to males in various countries of the world. She easily comprehended how that, in Britain, the women exceeded the men by six in a hundred, and in Spain by one in a thousand, but when it was stated, that in Sweden the females exceeded the males by seven and a half ehethey in every a hundrha be m hundred, she exclaimed, Sweden ~_ G , dh E ae din a bu c r a g r h e o' m Observer. THE DIVISION ON THE EDUCA TION QUESTION. PARLIA. .ENTARY DIVISIONS , BILLS. CONTENTS ON TH Rutland Wellington 'l'wec.• idale Sal ii!)ury Bute wnsh i re Thomon d • Londonderry Aylesbury Ormonde Sandwich Cardigan Galloway Aberdeen Dunmore Dartmouth Harrington 'Warwick Bathurst Mansfield Roden Clan william Mayo OF EXCHANGE BILL. C DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S AMENDMENT. 1 Wicklow Bandon Douglas of Douglas Rosslyn Rolle Wilt, , n Bayning Limerick Bolton Charleville IVodehousc Lonsdale Dunsany Ifarewood Reclesdale : Vend= Prudhoe Beauchamp; Olenlyon Glengall Maryborough Eldon Ravcnsworth Munster Delamer Ripon Forrzste Sydney Bexley Gage Wharncliffe Hawarden I Lyndhurst St. Vincent Stuart de Itothsay Combermere Heytesbury Canterbury Wallace Linco:n Wyn ford Exeter De Saumarez Willoughbyde Broke 1 Ashburton Somerset A rg vll - . - - - Lansdowne Normanby Con v ng ham Tay istock Errol Cork Etiiigliam Charlemont Zetland Dueie Burlington Clarendon (..3atnperdown Radnor Mint() NON-CONTENTS. Bruce Scarborough Sefton Lovelace Melbourne Duncannon Limmore Falkland Holland Poltirnore Li ford Montfort Barham Wrottesley Methuen Portman Stuart de Decles Leigh Vaiix oi. Harrowden Lovat Lurgan Colborne iqatiely Cottenham Langdale holey De Frevne Belhaven Teynham Norwich ialisbur)l Durham Ely ltiponj (From the Potes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1819. WIGAN ELECTION. Petition of Electors of Wigan (presented 10th June) read; Motion made and Question put, " That a Select Committee be appointed to inquire into the allegations contained in the said Petition, complaining of abduction and violence practised to wards the Voters at the last Wigan Election :"—(Mr Ewart) —The House divided : MINORITY—AYES, Lister, E C. Lushington, C. Marsland, H. Melgund, Lord Muskett, G. A. O'Connell, D. O'Ferrall, More Pechell, Captain Power, James Pryme, G. Roche, W. Scholefield, J. Stansfield, W. R. C. Aglionby, H. A. Baines, E. Barnard, E. G. Berkeley, F. H. Bratazon, Sir %V. Br itherton, J. Collins, W. Duncombe, T. S. Easthope, John Hector, C J. Hobhouse, 'l'. B. Hume, Joseph Johnson, General Acland, T. D. --- Alsager, Richard Arbuthnot. lion. Att wood, Wolverly Bagge d W AJORITY-NOES, Goulbuin, H. Greene, T. G. (grey, Sir G. Henr.iker, Lord Hodgson, It. Holmes, W. lope, Hon. C. Howick, Lord Hughes, W. B. Humphery, J. Hutt, W. Ingham, Hobert Inglis, Sir IL H. Irving, John Jones; Theobald Knightley, Sir (3, Labouchere H. Lincoln, E. 4 1 -1 of Lucas, E. Mackenzie, W. F. Miles, W. Miller, W. H. Molesworth, Sir W. Morpeth, Viscount Murray, A. Nichol', J. Norreys, Lord O'Brien, W. Smith W. B. Blackstone, W, S. Bowes, T. Broadwood, H. b"rrell, Sir C. M. Chute, W. L. Clerk Sir G. Corry, Right Hen. H Dalrymple, Sir A. Darby, George Darlington, Earl of 7)e Horsey, S. H. D'lsraell, Benjamin Douglas, Sir C. a Dunoar, George Dungannon,Viscount Egerton, W.T. Eliot. Hon J. E. „.. ' , timer, Sir E Forester, Hon. G. Freshfield, J. W. Gaskell, J. M. Gordon, Hon. W. 36. Steuart, R. Stewart, James Style, Sir 1 C Thornely, Thomas Vigors, N. Wakley, Thomas White, Andrew Williams, W. Williams, W. A. Wood, G. W. TELLERS. Ewan, %V. Warburton, H. Packe, C. W. Palmer, George Patten, Wilson Peel, Sir R Perceval, Colonel Plumptre, J. P. Price, Richard Richards, Mallard Rose, Sir George Rutherford. A. Sheppard, T. Somerset, Lord G. Sugden, Sir Edward Talfourd, T. N. Thomas, Colonel H. Vere, Sir C B. Verner, Colonel Waddington. H. S. Ward, G H. Wilbraham, G. Wilbraham, Hon. B. Winnington, H. Wyndham, W. ynn, C. W. Young, John TELLERS. Fremantle, Sir T. Hope, G. W LA W INTELIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JUNE 26. The LORD CHANCELLOR sat in Lincoln's Inn Hall to day to hear appeals, but no case of the slightest public interest came before the Court up to its rising at half past four o'clock. His Lordship will sit in the House of Lords to-morrow (this day) and Friday, for the purpose of hearing the further arguments in the part-heard appeal of Shore v. the Attorney-General, and also to assist their Lordships in a Committee of Privileges. VICE- CHANCELL OR' S COURT, JUNE 26. His Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR was occupied the greater part of the day with the further arguments in the part-heard motion of Maddeford v. Austwick. THE BANISHED COTTON SPINNERS.--...A. meeting was held on Friday evening in the Bazaar, at Glasgow, in behalf of the five banished cotton spinners, ! an i d for the su pp or t o f th e i r w i ves and families. The ad -1 kniss;on was by ticket, pri ce th reepence each. The meet mg was pretty well attended, which shows the great in terest still taken by the working classes in the fate of these 1 men who were sacrificed in their cause. A petition to the Queen for the release of the five cotton spinners, to be presented by Lord Stanhope, was unanimously adopted. REPRESENTATION OF GREENWICH. —.. The Reform Association of Greenwich met specially on Thursday evening 'last, to take into consideration the future representation of the borough. A vote of thanks was unanimously passed to Captain Napier, for his with draa ing in favour of Captain Dundas, and it was deter mined to invite Captain Dundas to come forward at the next election as a colleague of Mr. Barnard to redeem the borough from its present nonentity in the political world. The following Members voted with the Ministers on the 20th, on Lord Stanley's motion, and did not vote on the 24th :—Aglionby, Major ; Berkeley, Honour able G.; Bernal, (Chairman of the Committee); Blewett, R. ; Brodie, W. B. ; Buller, E. ; Cave, R. 0. ; Chalmers, P. ; Conyngham, Lord A. ; Ellice, Captain ; Euston, Earl of ; Evans, De Lacy ; God dard A. (not Whig) ; Halyburton, Lord D. ; Handley, H. ; Macnamara, Major ; Molesworth, Sir W. ; O'Connell, Morgan (Meath) ; Pryse, P. ; Ripon, C. ; Sharpe, General ; Smith, John Able (Chi , chester) ; Speirs, Mr. ; Surrey, Earl of ; Turner, W. ; Wrightson, W. B. In all 26. On the contrary, the following gentlemen did not vote with the Ministers on the 20th, and voted with them on the 24th :—Andover, Viscount ; Ainsworth, Mr. ; Bodkin, J. J. ; Brabazon, Lord ; Brockelhurst, J. ; Brown, R. Dillon ; Busfield ; Butler, Hon. Col. ; Chetwynd, Major ; Crawley, Samuel : Crompton, Sir Samuel ; Davies, Col. ; Etwall, Ralph ; Fenton, John ; Fitzgibbon, Hon. Col. ; Grey, Right Hon. Sir C. ; Grosvenor, Lord Robert ; Langton, W. Gore ; Mar tin, J.; Staunton, Sir George (voted on the 20th against the Ministers); Westenra, Hon. J. C. In all 21. We shall learn something by now looking at the Tories. The following Members voted for Lord Stan ley's motion on the 20th, and did not vote on the 24th : —Ashley, Hon. A. ; Bailey, J. (Sudbury) Blakemore, R. ; Bolling, W.; Cartwright, W. R.; Dick, Q.; Dun combe, Hon. W. ; Heathcote, C. (not Tory) ; Johnstone, Hope ; Kelburn, Lord ; Marsland, T. ; Master, J. W. ; Pollen, Sir J. ; Powell, Col. ; Staunton, Sir G. (a Minis terialist) ; Tennent, E. ; Tyrrell, Sir J. In all 17. The following voted on the 24th, and did not vote en the 20th :—Broadwood, H. ; Cantelupe, Lord ; Cope land, Mr. Alderman ; Cripps, J. ; Dottin, A. R. ; Fielden, John ; Fox, G. S. ; Howard, Hon. W. ; Jervis, Swynfen ; i',loneypenny, T. C. ; Pollock, Sir F.; Price, Richard ; Rose, Right Hon. G. ; Sugden, Right Hon. Sir E. ; Wilbraham, H. B. In all, 15. The first thing that strikes us in this is the number of Members who hang loose on their duty, and, on a question of such importance as this, can be present one day and absent at a distance of only four days. Non the number of Liberals who so play with the impor taet trust confided to them is much greater than of Tories. The latter amounting, including five quasi Liberals to only 32, while the former amount to 47. Of the real Tories, too, it may be remarked, that not one of those who were present at either of the divisions was absent from the other without a pair, except Mr. W. Duncombe. The Hon. William Howard, Mr. Swynfen Jervis, Mr. John Fielden, Sir George Staunton, and Mr. Heathcote, who voted with the Tories on one or other of the divisions, are usually reckoned amongst the Liberals or Doubtfuls, and could of course, being uncertain, find no person to pair with. But of the Liberals, on the two divisions, no less (without including Mr. Bernal) than nine were absent without pairs. The plain deduction from these facts is, that the Tories are much better disciplined, look after their party objects, and work better together than the Liberals. It must be noticed that in the division on the 20th, two professed Liberals, Sir George Staunton and Mr. G. Heathcote, voted for Lord Stanley, and Mr. God dard, a Tory, voted, by mistake it is said, against him. One LibCral, Mr. Swynfen Jervis, voted against Ministers on the 24th, for which his constituents at Bridport will hardly thank him. We scarcely know what to call Mr. Fielden, who also voted against them on that day, but we presume his vote was given on the principle that he would, like Mr. Cobbett, resist all such grants. Several Liberal Members were absent on both votes without pairs, some like Mr. Benctt, Lord G. Lennox, &c., probably being averse to the plan, and others, like M. Prothero and Mr. Pease kept awa) by sickness or family circumstances. Before closing, we feel called upon to make an addi tional remark. We read frequently such announce moots as these :—" Mr. B— has renewed his pair with Sir J. K—, till the 15th July." " Mr. and Mr. have paired off for the rest of the session." But how will these gentlemen perform their duties to their con stituents, should any questions be discussed on which they both agree ? For example, two party men might both agree on the Ballot., or an extension of the fran chise, or on some question concerning the Chartists, and their absence would deprive their opinion of two votes. They might have agreed, like Sir George Staun ton and the Tories, on the education question ; and two such men having paired, would now have the painful reflection that their absence from the House had giver, a triumph to a principle, which their presence would have defeated. Such compacts, while they prevent the Members who enter into them from performing thou! duty to their constituents—make the whole business of legislation appear to the public as nothing better than the squabbles of parties, or the contests of faction. METROPOLITAN POLTICAL SUMMARY. The Globe of last evening makes the following se vere remarks on the Earl of Stanhope :—" Lord Stan hope seems to be recovered from the drubbing he last week received from the Duke of Wellington ; or rather, like Curl in the Dunciad, invigorated by his fall. His Lordship took the lead both as chairman and chief orator at the meeting to form a Tory-Chartist Anti-Poor-law Association on Monday, and delivered himself, according to his wont, of numerous anonymous rawhead•and-bloody-bones stories of the inhumanity of the Poor-law, and tho tyranny of the Somerset House dictators.' Last night this Quixotic Peer presented several petitions from the physical force men, in which the nostrums of the Charter were declared to be in fallible remedies for all the ills, past, present, and fu ture, to which the body politic has, is, or can be ex posed. As some of these petitions prayed for the re peal of the Poor-law Amendment Act, Lord Stanhope mounted his favourite hobby, and rode with a reckless disregard of consequences, both to himself and others, truly lamentable. At the meeting on Monday his Lordship was in no danger of contradiction or reproof for violation of truth, or the promotion of anarchy. The former suited the alleged purpose for which the meeting was convened, and the latter the taste of the majority of the audience, and the ulterior objects they seek to effect." The Courier remarks as follows on Mr. Ward's speech on Tuesday in the House of Commons :—" Mr. Ward yesterday evening moved a series of resolutions, on the subject of emigration, and supported them by a speech which is likely to raise him very considerably in the estimation of his country. Mr. Ward's object is to show that the public lands in our several colonies, if properly turned to account, would afford the means of organising a vast system of emigration, that would re lieve the country from the supposed superabundant sup• ply of labour, and at the same time create a number of most valuable markets for the productions of our na tional industry. That the position is perfectly correct we have not the slightest doubt. For centuries to come the tide of emigration may continue to flow from Great Britain, before the demand for labour will cease in our colonies ; and if a constant supply of labour be kept up, :here will be a constantly increasing demand for the public lands, and consequently an increasing fund for the purposes of emigration." The Standard contains the following remarks sug gested by the petitions presented by Earl Stanhope on Tuesday in the House of Lords :—" Earl Stanhope last night presented a great number of petitions variously worded, and, in some respects, various in prayer, but dl complaining of the real or supposed wrongs of the humbler classes. Among the changes solicited were, of course, the nostrums of the Chartists, Universal Suffrage, Short Parliaments, Ballot, &c., but with these were, also, a repeal or revision of the New Poor law, protection to factory children, extension of the currency, return to the old commercial system, &c. &c. Such complaints and demands may be, as many of hem are, unreasonable ; but a prudent man will see in them a symptom of the prevalence of uneasy feeling, and will feel that, as such, they are entitled to serious and respectful attention. The people may be wrong, ;rut it were madness to treat with contempt even the most obvious errors of the people ; it is doubtful, too, whether in the existing case the Parliament has a right to plume itself on any great superiority of wisdom." The Morning Her a ld thus expresses herself on the sub ject of the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill :—" The Me tropolitan Police Courts - Billis intended to be a grand ex oeriment in breaking in upon bid by jury, and rendering continental police tyranny, and all its degrading concomi• 'ants, familiar to the minds of Englishmen. Should the Home office stipendiaries of the metropolis be elevated into Judges, with their utter dependance upon the arbitrary .611 of a Secretary of State, what a servile character will public justice present, in a country where it used to be the •iroud boast of patriots that the judgment seat was mire and above suspicion, because it was independent. Dependence upon the Home office is the principle which he liberal " reformers" of our Constitution now teach as 'he principle of philosophic improvement. In this project Whigs amid Benthamites—Constitution-making tailors and :rudite soap-boilers, are united. As the ostensible head mnd front of the great work stands the genius of the Lambeth Vatican, and the luminous experience of Mr. Gibbon Wakefield has been largely drawn upon to show he expediency of subverting our ancient system of cri nlinal administration of justice, and assimilating it to that )f the most despotic Governments." The Times, alluding to the Ministerial education scheme, ittempts to bully the House of Lords into a violent demon stration on that subject :—" It is demanded what steps the House of Lords will take in support of Sir Robert Peel's policy in the House of Commons for the overthrow of the nefarious scheme of anti- Church education ? The Commons have done their part ; the country is with them. Are the House of L')rds against bosh country and Commons— igainst both Church and State ; or is it only his Grace the Duke of Wellington, who could crush both Ministers and , heir project by a majority of two to one? The patience if honest men, and, with all due deference, of wise men too, - nay at length give way to something not far short of deep iissatisfaetion." The Morning Post puts forth the following observations suggested by the Ministerial education project :—" The convenience of certain official personages may possibly not iccord with the welfare of the nation, and this we believe io be the case with respect to the obliviousness of the con stitutional connection of Church and State which Ministers ncourage. We believe that there is neither violence nor extravagance in bringing strict constitutional principles to hear upon the education question. We are sure that for turselses all we want is to plead the cause of practical common sense. The interest of the nation demands that they who conduct the Government should proceed upon some distinct, intelligible rule. The constitutional rule— that of the identification of the established Monarchy with the Established Church—is at hand. It is distinct and intelligible, and it is a rule. We know very well that it loos not give unanimous satisfaction. The Romanists are not satisfied with it, nor are those Dissenters who belong to no Church at all. Still, however, it is the national rule, and because it is so it ought to be respected by the con ductors of the Queen's Government while the rule exists." The Morning Chronicle urges the Ministry to further Reforms, in these terms :—" The Reform Bill has satisfied neither the Tories nor the Reformers. Mr. Croker, who speaks the real sentiments of the party, openly says in the Quarterly Review, that, in order to have an Oligarchical Government, great constitutional changes arc neces sary. The Reformers are equally convinced that the principle of the Reform Bill calls for great changes in an opposite direction. The battle between the Tories and the people remains yet to be fought. Changes, then, are necessary by universal admis sion. We assume that no man is more satisfied of the necesity of them than Lord Melbourne. If he do not contemplate an oligarchical government, he must in con sistency be in favour of strengthening the popular party by rendering the Reform Bill more effective. To stand still is clearly impossible. A Reform Government must either advance in the direction of Reform, or it will fall before i,he Tories. We have already said that we agree with his Lordship, that to make the Ballot an open question is to forward it. By making the Ballot an open question he has clearly forwarded it." MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS, CHRONICLE.—Every thing in the Money Market '-egins to assume a more satisfactory appearance, and hopes are consequently entertained that the difficulties which were apprehended as the result of the restrictive measures ,n the part of the Bank of England will, at all events, not he so serious as was at first expected. Money is decidedly more abundant, and is moreover to be obtained at almost fte usual rates- POST.—The public securities are higher in both Markets. The principal advance was in the value of Ex chequer Bills, which, in the after part of the day, were quoted at 265. to 28s. prem. The opening price was 15s. to 17s. prem. We have already intimated that a Bill was before Parliament, the object of which is to exempt these, among other of the Government securities, from the operation of the Usury Laws ; and there seems, if we may judge from what took place on Tuesday evening in the House of Lords, to be a strong probability of the measure being acceded to, subject to the limitation adopted on the motion of the Duke of Wellington; but the 'im provement in the rate quoted for them is understood to have been produced in a great measure by a report which was in circulation to the effect that a large amount (a million sterling was the sum named) is about to be for warded, under a special arrangement, to the Bank of France, in exchange for a like amount of sovereigns. The increase in the Bank charge for interest and discount has had the effect of bringing a considerable amount of capital forward for investment. This has no doubt tended to strengthen the markets in a very material degree, and in attr►buting it to other causes we merely echo the rumours of the day, and without pretending to vouch for their authenticity. The Bank of France is undoubtedly very much encum ►ered with specie; but it happens to be, for the most part, specie of tho wrong description. The proportion of gold is comparatively small. There is, however, a little, and this, we may well believe, is much at the service of those who have occasion for the loan of it, and who are pre pared with adequate security for its reimbursement; but we should suppose that it will be found, on the publication of the next monthly averages, that the Bank of England is not in a situation to require it. Its stock of bullion is, at all events, ample for present purposes, and, by an ope ration of the nature alluded to, a temporary influence only is to be produced on the rates of exchange. With these in the state they are, no permanent good will arise from borrowing. The whole of the amount taken would, in the ordinary course of business, be again abstracted, and the premium might, upon this artificial principle, be paid over and over for renewed accommodations. Consols left off at 93k- to ffor the opening, and 13ank Stock at 189 to 190. EVENING ED ITION. MANAGEMENT OF IRISH JOBS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. (From the "Spectator.) Having promised to keep an eye on the progress of the Shannon job, we must now report, that on Monday night —no, about two o'clock on Tuesday morning— after the conclusion of the Privilege debate, when weary Members were leaving the House of Commons, and attertion to business was 'out of the question, Mr. Spring Rice obtained leave to bring in his Bill for the Improvement of the Shannon Navigation. In a few minutes after, the Bill was brought in, read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time, on Friday.* This is sharp practice; but, doubtless, hurried legisla tian, in a thin House, at two o'clock in the morning, is suitable to the nature of the business performed—pru dent and convenient when Irish jobs are to be pushed through Parliament. It is edifying to observe Mr. Rice's vigour and acti vity when mon,y is to be voted for the benefit of certain properties and the corruption of certain parties in Ire 14nd ; but how very shy he shows himself of the really important business of his department ! The Bank of Ireland Charter expired two years ago ; a Secret Com mittee, appointed by Mr. Rice himself, sat in 1837 and in 1838, and made extensive inquiries ; but the settlement is postponed sine die. Contrast this lazy procrastination with the energy exhibited in procuring grants of the pub lic money to be expended in bribing the Irish Liberal in terest. Withia a brief period Parliament has voted a million for tithe compensation, and another milli t hat build poor-houses—to be repaid more Hibernico, that is, never. Then, Sir J. Burgoyne and the Commis sioners of Public Works have received, during the last to three years, 50,000/. ; the Shannon Commission, 50,000/. ; the Railway Commission, 25,0001. Em boldened by past success, they now demand the thump ing sum of three millions ; and if Mr. Rice can smug gle the Bills authorising the stupendous jobs through the House at two o'clock in the morning, no doubt he will. Little marvel that, whenever a change of Minis try is menaced, the Irish patriots cram the Dublin the atre to pour forth blessings on the Whigs and prayers for their continuance in office ! It is very easy to call grants loans, and pretend that principal and interest of ail advances will be repaid. As a specimen of the manner in which this country is in demnified for loans to Irish jobbers, we may refer to a few items in the Report of the Board of Public Works, ordered to be printed on the 25th of March 1839 : Nos. Total Principal. Interest. due . 45 and 1_ Grand Canal, Ballinasloe £ 105, 1 Extension 90, Ditto, Alountmellick Branch 33,416-12,837-..47, 569 135, Ditto. Ballycommon to Kil be,ggan 18,000... 5,015...23, 735 It was put off last night, owing to the pressure of other business ; and now stands in the Orders of the Day for Monday STATE OF TRADE.—There was no improve ment in our Market yesterday. Prices, both of goods and yarns, were lower than on the' preceding Tuesday, and there was very little business doing at the reduction. We are glad to find, however, that the increase in the rate of interest by the Bank of England has not had, and does not seem likely to have, any serious effect upon the trade of this neighbourhood. We believe the banks experience very little pressure for money, and credit, generally, re mains good. In fact, there has been very little specula tive business carried on in this neighbourhood for a long time past ; and the merchants and manufacturers have their engagements, generally, within moderate compass.—... Manchester Guardian. ENORMOUS EEL.—On Thursday last an eel I was taken in the Clown Pond, belonging to J. B. Bow- i I den, Esq., whi c h measured three feet and a half i n l ength, and nine inches in circumference.—Derbyshire Courier. SPORTING INTELLIGENC AWFUL Loss OF HUMAN LIFE BY LIGHT NING.-It has seldom been our lot to record a more me lancholy occurrence than that which took place at Tanto bie, near Lanchester, in this county, on Tuesday last. A man named John Teesdale (a pitman), Catherine, his wife, and two of their children, were sitting together in the room in which they usually res id e d, w hil s t - the thunder storm was raging; and it is supposed that the electric fluid had killed them instantaneously, as they were all found lifeless by one of their neighbours a short time after they had been seen alive and well. An infant which was resting in a cradle in the same room escaped uninjured.—Durha m Chronicle--During the thunder storm which visited this part of the country on Monday evening last, the wife of a farmer in the parish of Brechfa, whilst dressing her infant child, was struck with the electric fluid, and killed on the spot. The child, although sitting in her lap, escaped un hurt.-- Welshman. —[The country papers bring accounts of the wide-spread destruction to property occasioned by the storm, but happily the above reports are the only ones we have met with to. day in which the loss of human life is mentioned. ] THE CROPS.—We have received reports relative to the state of the crops from all parts of the United Kingdom, and we are gratified to observe that they all concur in conveying the most favourable accounts of our prospects. There has rarely been a better promise for the harvest, and should the promise be realised it will be a blessing of the first importance to the productive, and especially to the working classes, who have felt the effects of the late bad harvest in many ways—in the high price of food, in the direct injury done to trade, and in the derange ment of the money market. In some parts of the country, particularly in Ireland, the young crops have been retarded in their growth, but the recent abundant and refreshing rain will soon repair the mischief. LAD lES' GOLD WATCH-ES.-- Lriety of excellent and carefully finished Ladies' Second ' Gold Watches, many of them in accordance with the ;t taste, with Gold Dials, Jewelled, &c., are offered for selec ;on price, with E name l Di a l, S even G u i neas, or w ith Gold Dial, Eight Guineas each, at T. COX SAVORY'S, Watchmaker, Gold and Silversmith, 47, Cornhill, London (Seven Doers from Gracechurch-street). N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange. A va hand latest SUPERIOR SILVER WATCHES. LONDON MADE. A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, No. 9, Co n " hill, London (opposite the Bank of England), submit for seise tion a ♦ery large STOCK of SILVER WATCHES, the whole of which are made and finished under the careful inspec tion of experienced workmen on their own premises, and each warranted for correct performance. Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with double-backod engine -turned cases, warranted £4 4 Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with seconds' hand, and double-backed cases, warranted 3 6 Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in four holes, with seconds' hand, and double backed cases, warranted Either of the above in silver hunting cases, 10s. 6d. extra. A large variety of second-ha':d Silver Watches, which have been carefully examined, and can be warranted at 2.1. 241. each. N.B. Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange. BIRTHS. On Peat, Bombay the23d inst.,Engineers, ra, o f Canterbury,a son. E. .w j if o e n o e f s, Ca E p s ta ci. in o On the 23d inst., at the Grammar School, Hampstead-heath, Mrs. Lawrence, of a son. e'atSuKr7oy:isthhe-tola.wdny,ocfthe lady of Captain a j lialry, Bombay, of C . O AE n t" A t o li nf e gal 2e son.et y h c o't inst., ag On the 26th inst., the . lady of George A. Rees, Esq., sur aCosonnraadnJdoihienirO.wen, Ist Regiment Light geon, Artillery-place, Cit3-road, of a daughter. MARRIED. u On the 2 5 th ins t., at St. Mary's, Stoke Newington, Captain Edward Hallam, Mas sey, of . the Bombay Army, to Caroli n e, e lde s t daughter Newington. of B Esq., of Paradise Villa, Stoke On the 2 5th inst., at th e parish church, Hart-street, Blooms bury, Geolge W. Babington, Esq., of Woburn-square, to Marianne A. Cooper, eldest daughter of Pransby B. Cooper, Esq., New-street, Spring-gardens. On the DIED. 24th inst., at Battersea-rise, th e R ev . Ch ar l e s Thornton, youngest son of th e l a t e H enry Th ornton, E sq. On the 25th inst., at Molesworth-place, Camden -town, Mr. John Miller, aged 85. On the 25th inst., at the Rookery, Clapham-common, Eli zabeth, the wife of Robert Goswell Johnson, Esq. On the 25th inst., Sarah, wife of Haskett Smith, Esq., of Bedford-square, and Sydenham, Kent. NEWCASTLE RACES.—MoNnar. There was not much company present upon the Moor yes. terday to witness the sport, which, with the exception of the first race, was very good. The ground is at present in fine condit ion, and is likely to remain so for the week. Sir Janice Boswell's St. Bennett arrived in the afternoon, in a caravan; he is expected to start for the Cup on Thursday. The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 added by the Town ; three years old, ist ; four, Bst. 71b ; five, Bst. 101 b; six and aged, 9st. ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The second to save his stake. One mile. Mr. Orde's b. m. Bee's-wing Cartwright 1 - - Mr. S. King's br. f. Juvenile Only two started. Bee's-wing won in a canter. Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft., for three years old; colts, Bst. 4lb ; fillies, Bst ; 31b. allowed, &c. Two miles. Mr. Heseltine's gr. c. Bolus Heseltine 1 2 Mr. Orde's b. c. Johnny-boy Lord Eglinton's ch. c. Zoroaster Zoroaster was the favourite. Johnny-boy took the lead for a short distance, when Zoroaster broke away, but Johnny-b°3 again tuck the lead, followed by Zoroaster and Bolus to be coal-pit turn, when Bolus came up and challenged, beating y half a length. Produce Stakes of 50 song. r.:F II , Three colts, Bst. 41b; fillies, 3st ; all allo;Ted 31b. T.Y. quarters of a mile. 1 Mr. Smith's br. f. Remedy h. ft. ; for two rars Ad; 2 Mr. Jacque's b. f. Interlude . 3 Mr. C. M. St. Paul's b. f. Calypso Bcttirg in favour o f I n t er l u d e , w h o took the lead, daiflla bs and Remedy well up; they continued in this way to the coal pit turn, t ‘ hve latter hena liing strugglevnn by to a length.okplacebetween Interlude and t, medy, Maiden Plate of 50 sovs. ; three years old, ist. 51b ; four Bst. ; five, &c., Bst. 101 b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Shaftoe's b. c. by Physici a n, 3 yrs .................. 5 Mr. Saile's ch. c. by Physician, 3 yrs •" ................... 2 3 3 4 Sir C. Monck's Castella, aged ...................... Mr. Lambert's br. f. Thero, 4 yrs ...Clarke 1 1 Thero took the lead at starting at a slashing pace, evidently with a determination to win at the distance. Fifty Six made a bold attempt to carry off the honour, but was defeated by Thero by half a neck. In the second heat, Mr. Shaftoe's fol, who had lain back for the first, tried in vain to gain the second, but was easily beaten by Thero. Betting in favour of Fifty Six. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, JUNE 24. — The demand for flannels still continues very brisk, and many pieces have been sold at last week's prices. The wool market has been more than usually dull, but there is no change in the prices. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, JUNE 25.—A get mere' gloom pervaded this market, consequently little busi ness was done. In fact the manufacturers bring so few desirable goods to the market, that there is little room for speculation. Most of the business is now done to order so that the market day is by no means a criterion u to the state of trade; and the fact that the operatives are generally employed, and the prices firm, indicate that con siderable orders are in hand, especially for winter go ods The warehouses, too, continue well employed. Wools are looking up. THE PARLIAMENTARY REGISTRATION.--T 0 avoid disfranchisement of electors in cities and boroughs, all the Poor-rates and window-taxes (if any) payable from a , voter in respect of his premises, previously to the 6th day of April, must be paid on or before the 20th of July, whether demanded or not. London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the county of Middlesex.—Thursday, June 27, I=3 . I