The Sun. — London, England, 1844-10-24 00:00:00

;~~ !'~L~~"~ It Z! MR. SALMI/lONS AND HIS SUP PORTERS IN THE PORTSOKEN WARD. On Tuesday Mr. Salomon entertained a large party of his friends and supporters in the late contest for the aldermanic gown of the ward of Portsoken, at the Lon don Tavern. Nearly 300 gentlemen sat down to dinner. Amongst the company who were present were the Baron A. ;de Rothschild, James, Esq. (barrister), James Thomson, J. S. Hall, Standing, E. James, Lush, J. Saul, James Kilby, John Kenzie, S. Jutsum, Scholey, H. Child, J. Charles Prior, Randall Glynes, WM. Coates, and E. Smith, Esqs., and most of the in fluential and wealthy electors and inhabitants of the ward of Portsoken. The dinner was of a very costly description, and was worthy of the long-established fame of Messrs. Bathe and Breach. The wines were excellent. The portion -of the repast provided for the gentlemen of the Jewish persuasion was cooked and provided by Messrs. Meyers and Sons. The cloth having been removed, and the usual loyal toasts having been given, and responded to in the most enthusiastic manner, The CHAIRMAN proceeded to give " The health of her Majesty's Ministers." Though he did not seek to make this a political meeting, yet it partook in some respects, at least, both of a political and yet a private meeting. Still there was this distinction, that where in a meeting at one's own house certain toasts might be dispensed with, on the present occasion, and on all simi lar occasions, he considered they must be anxious to pay respect to her Majesty's Ministers.—(Cheers.) At the head of the Administration was placed a Right Hon. Gentleman, of whom the couatry ought to be proud — a gentleman, who was, as it were, but one step removed from themselves—a gentleman, the son of a manufa.;- turer, who had risen by his own industry and skill to the highest position to which a subject of her Majesty could aspire.—(Cheers.) Sir Robert Peel was a man of the highest talent, and of unblemished character, who applied all his time and his talents to the service of his country. They ought to try every man by the test of his own conduct, and there could be no doubt that Sir Robert Peel and his Ministry had made great advances in favour of public opinion, and looking to that Rig'it Hon,. Gentleman as the head of the Government, he begged to propose " The Health of Sir Robert Peel and her Majesty's Ministers." This toast was responded to with acclamation. Mr. SALomoris again rose and said that, though he did not wish to make this a party or political meeting, he must say he had great satisfaction and pleasure in seeing around him those persons to whom he was in debted for having placed him in the position to which, he had aspired in the Court of Aldermen.—(Great cheer ing.) He was very much obliged for that display of generous feeling, though he stood in the equivocal posi tion as to whether he was an Alderman de facto or de jure. Ile might be described as placed like the tomb of Ma hommed, between earth and heaven.—(Laughter.) The men of the ward of Porfsoken had done their duty nobly ; and he was much obliged to them for their un bought suffrages, which had placed him in a proud po sition. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by giving " The independent electors of Portsoken, particularly the 168 who had voted for him," SAMUEL HALL returned thanks in a speech of some length, in which he acknowledged the high compliment which had been paid him and his fellow-labourers by their worthy Alderman—(Cheers)—for such he must call him until he should be better instructed. Having repudiated the calumny of the voters having been gained over by pecuniary considerations, the Hon. Gentleman concluded by proposing " The Health of David Salo mons, Esq., their Alderman." (Here great cheering followed, in the midst of which, upon Mr. Salomons rising to respond to the toast, the toastmaster (Mr. Harker) called out "Silence for the Alderman I ' and the cheering was then renewed.) Mr. SaLomotis said—After the proceedings of the previous day, he begged his friends to understand that he;neither had the advantage, nor had he the vanity of considering himself as their Alderman,—(Cries of " It must be,")—although he did flatter himself that that cognomen might shortly be applied to him; nevertheless he was very much obliged to his friend, Mr. Hall, and the gentlemen present, for the kind manner in which they had been pleased to express their feelings towards himself. Having boruP, testimony to the zeal and judg ment of Mr. Hall, 7•5 the chairman of his committee, Mr. Salomons r,:oceeded in strong terms to repudiate the malevolent and malignant calumny which had been spread s ay his opponents, that the electors of Portsoken hao.. been unduly influenced by any considerations what ever. In his own case, he had been met on one hand by a legal technicality, and on the other hand by an attempt equally malignant and malevolent, to make this matter assume the character of a sort of religious question. In his opinion, the question of personal feeling being acceded, it then assumed that of a moral aspect. Nine years ago, he bad presented him self to a neighbouring ward, who had considered him personally fitted to the situation to which he aspired; lie was returned to the Court of Aldermen. Now, the Ame rican acceptation of the word " repudiate" was not what the party would not do, but that it was not convenient to 'ay. That expressed more strongly the position in which he (Mr. Salomons) stood. It was not that he had not been legally elected, but that it was not convenient for the Court of Aldermen to admit him, or to elect him. The Hon. Gentleman here took a lengthened view of the various Acts of Parliament previous to 1828, which bore upon the question of disabilities of various denomina tions. The Act of 1828, the abolition of the Test and Corporation r Acts, had not contemplated the exclusion of the vows. The Acts of 1837 and 1838 were made, it VMS true, to apy to Quakers, Moravians, and Separatists. They knew a ,Quaker often by the shape of his hat—the Moravian by the cut of his coat—but as to the Separa tist, how were they to distinguish him ? The true in tent and meaning of these later Acts of Parliament was, that every man should take that oath which should be most binding on his conscience. For himself, had he chosen to enter by the by-door, he might at once have come into office, but he would not violate his conscience—he might have attained the object of his ambition, if he had been willing to assume the cha racter of a " Separatist," which he had been advised indeed to do. Against the highest legal officer of the Corporation, he begged to say he made no com plaint. The effect of the present law was that many honest men were kept out of office. In Holland and in England, the two countries where the Jews enjoyed the most freedom, commerce and manufactures had flourished most. After many further observations on these points, the Hon. Gentleman concluded by assuring his friends that in any and every situation of life in which he might be placed, he would feel delighted in serving his fellow-citizens. Mr. JAMES rose to propose " The health of the Lord Mayor of London, and the Trade thereof." The Hon. and Learned Gentleman adverted to the case of Mr. Salomons, as being one of a very anomalous character, for whereas a Jew had the right to issue the Queen's writ, and to fulfil the most important duties, yet it was said the law held that he should be excluded from muni cipal offices in the City of London, as regarded the Court of Aldermen. The declaration which was re quired to be made certainly smacked much of Oxford. The Jews were not hostile to the Established Church ; on the contrary, he believed the great majority of that most respectable body held it in high respect ; they never offended its etiquette. The Jews contributed largely to the trade, the commerce, and the well-being of the City of London. He hoped that when her most gracious Majesty visited the City it would be whispered into her Majesty's ear that a vast body of her loyal sub jects were excluded from a fair and equal participation of their municipal rights. The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Health of Mr. Hall," with high eulogiums on the zeal and activity of that gentleman. Mr. HALL returned thanks. The next toast was "Mr. Twisden Hodges and the Kent magistracy!' Mr. T. HODGES returned thanks, and bore testimony to the high character and integrity of his brother magis trate, Mr. Salomons, whom he supported as an advocate for the full freedom of religions opinion. Mr. SALOMONS proposed " The gentlemen visitors and non-electors, and especially Mr. Coates." Mr. COATES returned thanks in a speech which we are bound to say evinced much talent. A variety of other toasts followed, and the company separated at a late hour. The ventilation of the splendid room in which the dinner was given has been very much improved under the system of Mr. Cubitt. The room, though crowded, was kept at a comfortable temperature, and the improve ment is such that we think it will hereafter induce many aged valetudinarians to venture again into crowded rooms to partake of good cheer, without fear of endan gering their health. ASSAULTING TRH POLICE AT WINDSOR CASTLE. —On Tuesday a man, who gave his name John Rose, and who had been remanded upon two former oacasions, wbs convicted before the Mayor, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. I{. Tebbott, of a violent assault on James Kinner, one ( f the metropolitan police in constant attendance at the Castle, on the day of the investiture of the King of the French as a Knight of the Garter. It appeared that the defendant, a Swede (who spoke French and English fluently), went to Windsor on speculation, during the visit of Louis Philippe to her Majesty, to act as inter preter and guide to any foreigner who might desire to employ him in those capacities. In consequence of the misconduct on former occasions of a set of fellows call ing themselves " guides," strict orders had been issued by the Master of the Household, that none of this fra ternity should be permitted to approach the Castle nearer than the Norman gateway. This man, however, managed to pass through the gateway, and proceeded up to the tradesmen's entrance ; and, upon being ordered away by the police, in pursuance of their instructions, he resisted, and was taken to the station house. While there, ho became more violent, and during the time he was being searched (having made a threat that he would stick a knife into Louis Philippe), he kicked Kinner ou the neck, and bit his hand so severely as to cause the loss of a considerable quantity of blood. The prisoner, who made a long, rambling, written defence, stated that he was engaged that morning by a foreign gentleman t_t? act as interpreter, who had brought a present for Yril?ce Albert f rom th e E m p eror o f R u ssia. Ho denied having lack e d or bi tten t h e po li ce, b ut a d m i t t e d t h a t h e resisted on being taken to the station-house. The pri soner was convicted of the assault in the penalty of 40s. and costs, an d , Bs. Gd., in default, to be committed to the House of Correction at Leading for opn, prison. The I man, having no money, was taken DANGERS Or CROWDED TIIOROUGUFARES. On Tuesday an elderly geatleman was standing on the kerb stone in Newgate-street, when suddenly the wheel of a truck, heavily laden, ran against him, throwing him kr violently into the gutter. Several persons immediately raised him from the ground, when it was discovered that he had sustained a dreadful compound fracture of the left thigh, the bones protruding. A police stretcher was 'procured, and he was conveyed on it to St. Bartholomew's floopital. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF PANkRtIPTCY, bd. 23. (Before Sir C. P. WILLIAMS). IN THE NATTER OF THOMAS FRIEND. The insolvent, an appraiser, at Canterbury, applied by his counsel, Mr. Hughes, for his final order, and was opposed by Mr. Sturgeon, on the part of Mr. Delausaix, a creditor to the amount of above 301. The circum stances were these. The insolvent had accepted two bills of the respective sums of 201. and 101. in favour of a Mr. Baker, and had upon these bills paid three instalments. They had been, at a subsequent period, passed into the hands of the opposing creditor in this case, who brought an action against Mr. Friend in the Sheriffs' Court at Greenwich, for the amount. The defendant entered a plea that he had not accepted the said bills, but was cast in the amount at issue, namely, about 151., with 191. of costs. The insolvent was this day opposed on the plea of vexatious defence in that action. Mr. Hughes said, that if an adjournment were given he should prove by the evidence of Mr. Baker, that the insolvent's debt to him had been but 31., and that was, therefore, all the amount the bills really carried when paid over to Mr. Delausaix. All things considered, he did not think the defence before the Sheriff a vexatious one; and were the whole case properly sifted, he did not doubt that the Hon. Commissioner would come to the conclusion that the insolvent was, in truth, an injured man. Sir C. WlLLlests said, that in order to give him every chance, he should adjourn the passing of the final order till Friday next, when they might produce Baker in evidence. should be members of it in a perfectly► sound state of tnin,d; Cross-examined by Mr. dneiriocii— Sif Itoss Don nally was feeble minded though he was a hale old man. Dr. Warburton—Had visited the prisoner six times since the unfortunate event for which he stood at the bar, and from those visits he was firmly convinced that the prisoner was of unsound mind, and was so at the time the transaction took place. Witness believed that the prisoner committed the act when his mind was in a state of uncontrol. Cross-examined by Mr. Cammocs—Witness's opi nion as to the state of mind of the prisoner was formed from his visits to him, and what he had seen that day in Court. Mr. CHAANOCIE replied. Mr. Justice MAULE summed up, and The jury found the prisoner Not Guilty, on the ground of insanity. The prisoner was then ordered to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure. NEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) Ann Smith and George Davis, the latter described as a bootmaker, and both of whom were remanded from last session, were indicted with stealing a watch, a gold pin, and 145., the property of John Horsford, from his person. The prisoners were Acquitted. any intention to steal the child, were committed for trial, the Magistrate observing, that it was a case of i a very remarkable description. gE IY.SQUARE. On Tuesday Bridget Stanton, a female apparently about thirty years of age, of respectable appearance and good address, who possessed some claims to per sonal beauty, was charged with being drunk and dis orderly on the previous afternoon. A police-constable proved having found her in Grosvenor-place. She was insulting ladies and gen tlemen who passed, and endeavoured to force her way into two or three houses. She was drunk, and fre quently spat at people. Mr. BOND inquired what answer she had to the charge ? Defendant -4 went to Grosvenor-place, Sir, to have an interview with Sir J. Graham. I wanted redress at his hands. I know Lady Graham well. I have Guernsey and Ireland both in my hands. lam a soldier's daughter. My brothers have been soldiers. I cannot spen d money in Guernsey. The constable intimated to the Magistrate his opinion that the lady was deranged. Mr. BOND put several questions to the unfortunate female, in order to ascertain whether she had any friends in London. Her answers were very incoherent, but she stated that she received an allowance through the hands of a gentleman named Whitehead, at Chelsea. Mr. BOND directed that that gentleman should be sent for, and on his arrival, he had a few minutes' conversation with the magistrate. It appears that the unfortunate female has been subject to fits of temporary insanity for upwards of seven years, and had been confined in several lunatic asylums. Her malady had been brought on from ex cessive drinking, and nothing will induce her to re frain from ardent spirits. But little of her history is known, except that she once carried on business as a milliner, and received the patronage of persons of rank, and that Mr. Whitehead has a small fund plaised at his disposal for her benefit, but by whom does not appear. Mr. BOND directed that she should be taken George's Workhouse for the present. IRELAND. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. DUBLIN, OCT. 21.—The usual weekly meeting of the Association was held this day in Conciliation Hall. The chair was taken by Counsellor Mackey. The CHAIRMAN briefly addressed the meeting, con fining his observations to the registry, and congratu lated the Association on the success which attended its exertions. Dr. NAGLE read a letter from Mr. Henry Grattan, M.P., which accompanied a presentation of 100 copies of the memoirs of his father, the late Mr. Grattan, to the Association. The letter went at considerable lenghth into the policy of establishing repeal reading rooms through the country, and dwelt on the benefits that would unquestionably be derived from them. The writer contrasted the extensive system of educa tion that prevailed in America with that existing in this country, and then observed, " that it would be for the Association to follow up the great example afforded by that country, and for ward the establish ment of libraries everywhere, and support these read ing-rooms throughout the country. With that view I beg to place at the disposal of the Association 100 copies of ths memoirs of the late Mr. Grattan, amount ing to 400 octavo volumes. They comprise the most interesting period of Irish history ; they set forth the proceedings of 1782, and detail the successful efforts of the glorious and immortal volunteers ; they con tain authentic letters of the ablest statesmen in Ire land and England, and official documents that never before appeared. They may serve to raise the cha racter of that country which it is now the fashion to depress, and rescue from oblivion the most glorious period of her annals, when her people were strong and generous, but, alas, too credulous and too con fiding; they may teach the rising generation to re vere the memory of those departed patriots who struggled so nobly for their liberties ; may still cherish the virtues of her people ; may generate a race of patriots; and thus convert them into a race of heroes.' The Honourable Gentleman then moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Grattan for his magnificent donation, which was seconded by the Hon. Mr. Hut chinson, and passed with acclamation. Mr. MAURICE O'CONNELL handed in 201. from Wa terford, 81. 18s. 6d. from Glasgow ; and then ob served, that he had to present the Association with a proof that the cause of repeal was making considerable progress amongst their sturdy countrymen, the Pres byterians of the north. The Hon. Gentlemen then handed in several contributions from the north, in cluding 291. 10s. from Dungibbon, county of Derry; and 61. 16s. from Dungannon ; and moved a marked vote of thanks to the subscribers. The Hon. Mr. HETCHINSON, in seconding the mo tion, said, that from the information he had been able to obtain, he could fully bear out the observations of Mr. O'Connell with regard to the spread of repeal principles in the north of Ireland. Mr. O'NEILL DAUNT (having handed in 71. from Airdrie, in Scotland), had the disagreeable duty de volved upon him of moving " That the names of two Scotch repeal wardens, who had publicly avowed themselves ribbonmen, should be struck off the books of the Association." It was on the representation of their fellow-wardens, that the course was adopted. It had been said that O'Connell encouraged ribbonism. To that calumnious assertion he would reply, that it was as false as hill. Mr. M. O'CoamELL seconded the motion ; and then proceeded to denounce emphatically the ribbon sys tem, stigmatising it as injurious to the best interests of the country. In concluding, he observed, that if the individuals in question did not retract their senti ments, and express a regret for their conduct, be fore that day fortnight, he would feel it his duty to move that their names be publicly exposed on the walls of the Conciliation-hall.. Captain BRODERICK and the Hon. Mr. HUTCHIN. EON severally addressed the meeting, and their obser vations were warmly received by the meeting. After some routine business had been disposed of, Mr. M. O'CoNNELL announced the rent for the week to be 3911. 6s. The meeting then adjourned. MUNSTER DINNER TO MR. O'CONNELL. A circular has been issued, announcing that Mr. O'Connell has fixed upon Wednesday, the 20th Nov., for the provincial dinner in Limerick. M r . O'Con nell is to arrive in Limerick on that day, on his re• turn from Darrynane Abbey. STATE OF TIPPERARY. on Thursday, Mr. Se A rg t ea C n i t " said—" In looking over the calendar, I find that there el Rowley,Quarter in ad Sessionsaddressing the grand jury, are T 3 cases of indictments to come before you, in which 124 persons are charged with different offences. Certainly, gentlemen, with this calendar before me, I cannot say anything satisfactory —and there is one case of highway robbery. Many of these cases have been attended with force, and I cannot congratulate you on the state of this division of your county. I am also sorry to hear that in the other districts the calen dars are equally heavy." THE MATHEW TESTIMONIAL. The announcement that Father Mathew is in. volved in pecuniary embarrassments, in consequence of his sacrifices in promoting the cause of tem perance, has :produced the deepest feelings of sym pathy in the public mind, and an effort will at once be made to raise the subscriptions to the Mathew Testimonial to an amount somewhat commensurate with the invaluable services rendered to the Irish people by the apostle of temperance. Mr. Purcell, who originated the Mathew Testimonial, and who has been suffering under a serious and protracted ill ness, has recently written a letter from which the following is an extract :—" My sanguine hope was, that every one would join with us in some suitable acknowledgment to Father Mathew for services ren dered, and which are now found to be permanent. If we are disappointed, we can only then call our com mittee together, and dispose of the money received in any way they think proper. Not one-twentieth of the grand folks who signed the requisition paid a farthing ! The amount at interest in the funds is 1,0001., and about 400/. in bank, subject to some small deductions for printing, &c." MELANCHOLY DEATH OF J. WALSH, ESQ. The Dublin papers of Monday publish the follow ing details of the death of Mr. Walsh, the barrister by drowning, noticed briefly in our paper of yester day : " Having been engaged during the early portion of the day in the discharge of his professional avocations at the Insolvent Court, Strand-street, Mr. Walsh quitted court about twelve o'clock, and proceeded to his house in Lower Dominick-street, and after re maining there for about three-quarters of an hour, he left home at one o'clock, accompanied by his favourite dugs, two fine animals of the Newfoundland breed, for the purpose of taking a walk in the country—a recreation to which he had been always much at tached. He proceeded, as was his usual practice, in the direction of the Royal Canal, and at half-past one or two o'clock was observed by police-constable Rendle, 83 D, who was on duty in the immediate vicinity of the Tolka-bridge, which lies in a valley to the right of the canal outside the city, and is distant about an English mile from the village of Phibsbo rough. The constable was standing on some high pasture lands which overhang the bridge, and from that position saw a gentleman, who was accompanied by two dogs, cross the bridge. This gentleman-- who from appearance he immediately supposed to be Mr. Walsh—though the distance between them was too great to admit of identification by features— turned into the valley on the right, which lies in the direction of Finglass, and was walking leisurely with his dogs by the side of the river Tolka, when he was lost to the constable's view. The constable had not proceeded many yards upon his beat, when his atten tion was arrested by a scream, and turning his eyes in the direction of the river he saw a man's head above the surface of the water—his bands were lifted THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 24. 1844. to his eyes—his hat was floating on the stream, and the dogs were howling on the shore. The constable. ran down the valley with all possible expedition, but before he had reached the spot the unfortunate gentle man had sunk, never again to rise a living man. The place into which he fell is a quarry-hole, or, more properly speaking, an enormous pit of from sixty to eighty feet deep, which lies in the bed of the river, elsewhere shallow and insignificant, and the exact si tuation of the spot will be understood by those who are conversant with the locality, when it is stated that it lies immediately opposite to the residence of Cap tain Mackenzie, in the valley leading to Finglass wood. The general impression is, that one of the dogs was swimming in the quarry-hole, and that Mr. Walsh, in stooping over the bank for the purpose of lifting him out of the water, lost his footing, and was precipitated into the pit. The bank is exceedingly steep and slippery, sinking abruptly within half a yard of the shore to the enormous depth already ;tasted; but had the lamented gentleman been able to swim he n - .1',,, , rht possibly have saved himself, as a few strokes would have !xought him to the other side where, the bank being level, a L.= r. , tling could be easily effected. Other reports state that he !.ad a . cord or chain attached to the collar of one of the arnils, a dog of remarkable size and strength, which suddenly jumped into the water, dragging the deceased along with him ; however, the truth of this statement is not at all confirmed, for we could not ascertain, although we made particular inquiries, that either of the dogs was seen in the water, or had the appearance of being recently wet. The constable, who on arriving on the spot found Mr. Walsh's umbrella lying on the bank, lost no time in giving the alarm. A large group of villagers and several of the police force crowded to the scene of the tragic event, and boats were procured with as much expedition as was pos sible under the circumstances, for the purpose of hav ing the river dragged; but more than two hours and a half elapsed before the body was discovered. When at length it was drawn up, and that the worst appre hensions as to the identity of the deceased were con firmed, it is impossible to conceive anything more heartrending than the anguish endured by his friends and relatives, who had assembled on the shore to wit ness the mournful sight. He was attired in a black frock coat, lights tweed trousers,velvet waistcoat, and white neckcloth. The unfortunate gentleman had 161. and a very valuable gold watch, together with keys and other articles, upon his person. The watch had stopped at ten minutes after two o'clock. The body was conveyed to the cottage of a peasant residing in the neighbourhood. " Mr. Walsh was a zealous and eloquent advocate, and enjoyed an excellent reputation as a criminal lawyer. His practice was becoming every day more extensive, and his professional emoluments, particu larly during the last three years of his life, must have been very great. "Ile was formerly a very leading member of the Trades' Union, and subsequently edited a weekly paper called The People. When going to the fatal place from whence he never returned alive, he gave ls. 6d. in charity to a little girl who was working in an adjoining field ; after the body was taken up, the object of his benevolence wept bitterly over the re mains of her benefactor." TIIE INQUEST. _ ' James M'Carthy, Esq., one of the connty coroners, held an inquest upon the body of the de ceased, at seven o'clock in the evening, in the Brian Boroihme public-house, adjoining the scene of the lamentable accident. The only witness called was police-constable Jo seph Rendle, 83 D, who deposed as follows, in answer to the coroner :—I was stationed upon duty at the cross ground near Glasnevin this day, between two and three o'clock, when I saw a man in the quarry hole in Tolka Park, at Finglass, which is filled with water and very deep. I first heard dogs barking, shortly after two o'clock, and when I looked in the direction of the noise, I saw a man in the water, who seemed to be standing up, with his hands upon his forehead ; his head was partly over the water, and I heard him shout once or twice. He remained in that position for about three minutes, when I called some men who were in an adjoining field to come over to the quarry, saying " That there was some person drowning." I then went down to the quarry as quick as possible, but the deceased had disappeared, and did not again rise before I arrived at the spot; there was a hat floating on the water, and an umbrella upon the weeds adjoining the place where the deceased was found. It was lying up against the bank. When I heard him cry out I called on the men, and one or two of them came up in a few minutes, but the body had then sunk. I saw some children near the place, about 400 perches from the quarry. The eldest child was about thirteen years of age. I did not see any persons pass away from the body ; if they did I should have seen them. I searched for the body in about fifteen or t•=•enty minutes after. The inquest was then (at half-past seven o'clock) adjourned until. Monday evening, at seven ; shortly after which the remains of the deceased were removed in a shell to his residence, in Dominick-street. inflammatory action all along the spinal canal. The viscera of the chest and abdomen were healthy. CORONER—To what cause do you attribute death ? Witness—To paralysis of the phrenic nerve, caused by disease of the spine, attributable probably to some sudden external jar. He could not, however, trace the origin of the injury. He did not think death re sulted from natural causes, but was the effect of some species of violence to the sacrum. By the CORONER—Mr. Brenton told me, as his wife's medical adviser, how the affair occurred. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, OCT. 23.—Eight to nine A.M., dense fog; noon, moderate breeze and fine. DEAL, OCT. 22.—Wind W.N.W. to W., moderate.-- Arrd. Venerable, St. John's, for Hull ; Anne Louise, Kiell, Montreal. Sld, Alice, P,haboe • -Vernon, Madeira. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 22.—Wind N.W. to W.---A,rr"" Dart, London, for Madeira, and. proceeded for Southamp ton; her Majesty's steamers Monkey and African, sheer ness, with the Menelaus in tow. Ski. her. Majesty's steamer Firebrand; her Majesty's ships Cruizer, Water. witch, Pantaloon, Daring, FlyirAg-fish, Osprey, Mut and Espiegle, on a cruise; Duke of Wallington, Halifax. COWES, OCT. 22.—S1d. Lady of the Lake, and Salem, of the Bombay ; Margaret, La Guayra, and the r est outward bound. POOLE. OCT. 22.—Sid. Hebe, Newfoundland. YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, OcV. 22•--Sid. Jupiter, Havannah, and nearly the whole of the outward bec. bound. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 22.—Arrd. Emma, Spicer, Que Sld. Prtnce Alb'rt. St. John's, New Brunswick. FALMOUTH, OCT. 22—Wind variable and light.— Sl British King, Plymouth, waterlogged, in tow of $ steamer. Off, Theodore, Doffry, Hondura s, sailed Ist wt.. and proceeded for Hamburgh. GUERNSEY, OCT, i9.—Sid. Monarch. V al p araiso. JERSEY, OCT. 21.—Sld. Swift, Fortune Bay. „. NEWPORT, OCT. 22.—Sld. A ,"o Ch a rleston ; Jc . " - Caskie, Boston. MARGATE, OCT. 22.—The sloop Endeavour, from Wisbeach to Sandwich, has been asse'sted in hero with damage and leaky, having been on the . Mouse Sand. c„ COWES, OCT. 22.—The Enigheden, fi •om Ta g anro,.w Falmouth, which put in here 18th inst. ? leaky , must (IS' charge her cargo, it being heated. CARDIFF, OCT. 22.—The Phcenix, o i! Bideford, f ro ': Youghal to Newport, got ashore on Bra aksea point ° the night of 17th inst., and is expected to become „ wreck ; part of crew saved. DUBLIN, OCT. 21.—Sld. John, rort Royal ; an d 11°- zambique, St. John's, New Brunswi,ek. KINGSTOWN, OCT. 21.—Arrd. nib ern ia, Quebec. CORK, OCT. 20.—Arrd. William Di'Dougall, Ig-`1),(1; gall, Buenos Ayres ; Severn, Duvea 11, St. John's, g Le" e . Brunswick ; Try Again, Quebec ; Terra Nora, Si Newfoundland. LERWICK, OCT. 15.—About 1,000 be rittens and a esu l : bar of mats have been saved from the 't wreck of the Je ' mard, from Archangel to Hull—one ma n drowned. , LIVERPOOL, OCT. 22.—Arrd. Antill a, Busbby, j r 3! badoes ; Cambridge, Barstow, New Yo: rk, 4th inst. ; tharine, Mould, Halifax. Sld. Willi am Worthingtors., Shanghae ; Carib, Singapore ; Blackatt tr, lehaboe ; suit, Columbia River ; Romulus, Lim a ; Victoria, r, maica ; Aurora, Havannah ; Willi a m and Eliz abete New Orleans ; Courtenay and Tallhass ie, Apalachiols ; Ashburton and Remittance, New Y( ) rk ; Sir lien/ Pottinger, St. John's, New Brunswick. , is HARWICH, OCT. 22.—A sloop,- D.11.18C UDK110.../ ,ashore on the Shipwash. • (The disclosure in detail is not fit for publication ; but it was the result, the husband said, of struggling to resist the fruition of marital rights.) The inquiry was then adjourned for further evidence. RUSSIAN DISASTERS IN DAG HISTAN. (From the Malta Times of Oct. 1.) The following extract from the letter of a traveller in Georgia will give some.idea of the results of the late Russian campaign in Daghistan. Every reli ance may be placed upon the impartiality of the ac count : "It was publicly announced, a few days ago, that the carripl i gn in Daghistan had terminated, and that the troops are _immediately to be withdrawn into winter quarters. liarous rumours of victories have been circulated in Tiflis, :nd there is no doubt that, in a province so generally disaffe,?ted as Georgia, it is highly necessary that the Governmec* should coun tenance any favourable impression. It has done so by many official declarations, and by the bestowal of honours and rewards upon various officers employed in the expedition. I must admit, however, that all those who are acquainted with the nature of recent events in the mountains, and even many mili tary men of eminence, confess that the campaign has not only been fruitless, but that the want of success will, probably hereafter, lead to very disastrous re sults. This is already evident from the serious mis understanding which exists between the Russian commanders, from the general discontent which pre vails amongst the troops, from the frequent desertions, and from the extension of the rebellion to various tribes, which have hitherto been considered faithful to the Imperial Government. As the secrecy, which is invariably observed by the Russian authorities, pre cludes the possibility of obtaining any authentic details of the war, the following 'sketch must furnish you with a general idea of its great importance, ai:d of its results : " You are probably aware that it was only two years ago that the Russian Government became se riously alarmed at the revolt of the mountainous pro vince of Daghistan. This province, you must re member, is not to be confounded with Circassia, as, I believe, it frequently is in Europe. Circassia has never submitted to Russia, and has opposed the pro gress of her arms for many years. Daghistan is con siderably to the east of independent Circassia, and has acknowledged, like other parts of Georgia, the supremacy of Russia. The revolt, in 1842, was headed by one Shamil Bey, who had long previously been endeavouring to league the mountaineers against their northern rulers. This chief had been partly educated in the Russian capital, and has consequently acquired some insight into the nature of Russian policy. He was known to be a man of superior abilities and of great personal courage, and to possess a very considerable influence amongst the tribes of Daghistan: A rebellion beaded' by such a leader was, of course, extremely formidable. Last year a vigorous attempt was made by the Russian Govern ment to suppress it, but the expedition sent against Shamil Bey was completely defeated, with great loss. This chief, after the retreat of the Russian troops, not satisfied with their expulsion from Dagbistan, carried his arms into the neighbouring Provinces, took by assault several fortresses, and almost completely in tercepted the great lines of communication between the northern and southern parts of Georgia. In the spring of this year preparations on a vast scale were made by the Government to effect the submission of Shamil Bey, and to restore tranquillity to the disaf fected province. It was even reported that the Em peror himself would either be present in the campaign, or would in person inspect the troops, and determine the plan of operations. No one doubted the success of an expedition of such magnitude, in which a com paratively small body of rude mountaineers was matched against more than 50,000 disciplined and experienced troops. It was even expected . that the very report of so large an armament would ensure the immediate submission of the rebels. Eventually , the chief command was conferred Upon General Neid hart, the three divisions of the army being placed under Generals ',eiders, Gourko, and Dolgourouky. It was decided that the invasion should be made at three different points, and the district of Awouria was chosen as the most vulnerable place of attack. The campaign was opened in the spring. The Russian troops advanced without much opposition. It was the policy of Shamil Bey to avoid a battle, to retreat be fore the enemy, carrying off with him the inhabitants of the country, and to harass the Russian army by attacking its flank and rear during its march, and by cutting off its supplies. The mode of warfare, com bined with the natural difficulties of the country, soon checked the progress of the invaders, and placed them in very serious difficulties. In August, although , the various corps d'armee had formed a. junction, ac cording to the original plan, and although some slight advantages had been gained,' no material step, whatsoever had been made towards the effectual paci fication of the province. Supplies and forage would be soon wanting—the troops suffered the severest privations, and the army had lost, the greater part of its horses. Many desertions ensued, and a conse quent very material augmentation of the forces of Shamil Bey, particularly of his artillery,. to which' Europeans were essential. At length a general coun cil of war was held at General Neidbart's head quarters, in which it was resolved to abandon the. campaign for this year, to evacuate - most of the' places recently occupied, to build one or two de. tached forts on the frontiers, and to withdraw the troops for the winter. " The failure of the expedition is attributed as much to the incapacity of the Russian Generals and to their mutual jealousies as to the courage and con duct of Shamil Bey. It is certain, however, that throughout the campaign the mountain chief has shown a consummate military skill. His personal gallantry and daring have merited even the admira tion of his enemies. I am informed, that on more than one occasion, at the head of one or two thousand men, he forced his way through the Russian lines. " The result of the retreat of the Russian forces is already visible among the Georgian tribes, which are naturally disaffected to the Russian Govern ment, and whose submission is only secured by fear. The successes of Shamil Bey will encou rage them in throwing off the yoke, and many have already joined his standard. Should all the tribes of the Caucasus, including the Circassians, acknow ledge Shamil Bey as their chief, and place themselves under his direction, the power of Russia in Georgia will probably be most materially shaken. As this chief is a Mussulman, it is generally believed that he has preached a kind of religious crusade against the Christians, and that it is the pretended sanctity of his character as a Shiek which constitutes his only claim to the sympathies of the mountaineers; but I am assured, by a person well informed upon the subject, that such is not the case, and that he relies entirely upon his military fame, and upon the universal detesta tion of Russian rule which reigns amongst the tribes of the Caucasus. " The account which I have given you above will prove the impossibility of exploring, for the present, at least, the mountains of Georgia.' MABKET NEWS.—(YEt iTERDA" CORN EXCHANG: C. A fair average quantity . of Enghst Wheat has h e l received up to our' market since Monday yet the detosns for the best parcels was rather activs at full Pr i L ee :t Other kinds hung heavily on hand. It 'Foreign Wu% both for and in bond, very little was doling, at late Dot; Barley and Malt moved of steadily at i t t ill p rices. Beans, and Peas supported ate previous advances. ARRIVi: LS. your Wheat. Barley. Otte. • to o l E r ralish ...... 5,340 qrs. 3,760 qt.'. k 1,9 , )0 12,51.0 qrs. 1,780 —6 O O ' l. 3 ' " Malt. 2,050 qro. prime r • Each kind of prime Meat, AU LPEI.. the suv Iply of which 141 , small, sold readily at full prices. In of - 4' l er little was doing. Beef, from 2s 4d to 35 6d ; 3 11 ,, t 5, 2s 6d to 3s ; Veal, 3s 4d to 45 •(a 2s 4d to 4s per albs. COAX. MARKET. A a 'l 4 Prices per ton at the close of the market :" ---4 " - V Main, 16s 6d; Buddle's West Hartley, 18s; Bell's flarii e S qualities le% 14s 6d ; Carr's Hartley, 18s ; Chester Mehl • 18 st' V . t is burn Main, 19s 9d ; Holywell Main, 1.9 s ;,,„ 1.4e „:6 -° l4 West Hartley, 18s; Ord's Redheugh, lOs ; ' O ll ,l - to e p• 15s 6d ; Old Pontop, 15s ; Original Winton 16s ; Pontop Windsor, 15 s 6 d ; -Pill's West Ic`,„ s „ — f i e elel 15s 6d ; Ravensworth West Hartley, 18s ; Moor, 18s 9d; Taylor's West'- Hartley, 18s ; Hartley, 18s ; West Wylam, 17s ; Wylam, 17s "' g a Bell and Brown, 218 6d ; W. E., Clark and Co., 1 ,,, ir 811 W. E., Clennell, ISs 9d ; W. E. , Gibson , 21s ; „”,: 1 atop ,. Hedley, 20s 6d ; W.E., Hilda, 214-6 d ; W. E., fje 21s 6d.;' W. E., Kelling-worth, 21s ; W. E., North land, 20s 6d • W.E., Ramsay, Ils 6d ; W. B. W,,, 1111 '5.• cliffe, 21s 6d; W. E., Braddyl's -fletton, 24s ; 1 1. '„,b- Hytton, 20s 6d ; W. ~ Houghall, 21s 9d; W. E., E yl er ton's, 23s 9d ; W. E., Lumley, 21s 9d ; W. B•• risen, 215 ; W. E. Pemberton.. 21s 3d; W. mond, 21s 9d ; W. , E., Russel's Netton, 21s 9d ; Whilwell, 22s ;W. E., Caradoc, 23s 3d ;W. 8., E den, 21s ; Sharp's Tan field, tield, 15; ; E., Gordon, 175 W. E. Lean c s Tees, 19s 6d ; Tees, 25s • ,1 ell Tees Hetton, 20s ; W. E., West Teet , , 20s 6cl ; &t o 's, Stone, 22s ; Clackmannan, 16s 6d ; Fores t Grar,3-5, 20s .; Hartley, 18s ; W.E., Elgin, 1'9:: 9d.—Arivew - • tiankS A NEW EXPORT FROM IRELA*D.—The ; the Shannon; says the Limerieklehronick, Ere t he hatistible in providing sustenenpe,. not only sa lmon natives, but our constant customer,_ John Bull. "rs has for some time been an article - of- profitable Oak of the English market ; but what will the public The re that cheaper and more abundant dainty--ecis ? ; ( H a los; are ten tons of this prolific fish now-in tanks e t ." -I c pos awaiting a conveyance to London ;- and a vessel itj: e ie for the trade will take on board from this port ie I"` suing week 40 tons of eels for the ',London market. DEAFNESS. TESTIMONIAL from John Sayer, Esq., of to: wood Lodge, Maidenhead, Berke, to Messrs. S. and 8., ',jog mons, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Gentlemen of been deaf for some time, I was induced, in the mont h ors, o rb vember, 1839, to make trial of your Invisible Voice Cesd ge vili and, although at my advanced age, at at time past Isi tal y 1 year, I had no hope of obtaining any relief, yet iron:W: sl i si/ applied them I could hear the general conversation, an / cap hearing has become so much improved by their use, that 'or now hear acutely without their aid. I am, t gentlentenyrolo most obedient servant, J. Sawyer. 22d jun c, 184 H e r , the late Henry Cowper, Esq., of Tewen Waters, „de P Messrs, S. and B. Solomons:—Gentlemen, ?lasing beeiroio for many years, I was induced to try your i.ovisibls sot' Conductors. They enable me to hear persons emilP s and at a place of worship most distinctly. The SpeOta e n ie t se Handglass which you have sent me are very exc ell. :!1: 01 1 suit my sight perfectly, the transparemiy of which is g 9,4 liant, that although I have passed my 86th year the Pitt May last, yet they enable me to read, and by candle- 1 4 06 f boot the greatest ease and comfort to myself; I return Y„_ 0(1 .. E ",,' thanks, and remain your obedient servant, Henry e ofrn 22d June, 1839.—Telescopes, Opera Glues, microsil se &c. of the same kind of Lenses.—Caution.—Messrs. Sa l l l l l .j . tfit! lemons, Opticians and Aurists, arc notin any way callr—ob,_ at a person of the same name in their immediate neleuv h . cat' Nor n any part of the country. To prevent mistaset " A re" tions, and Observe,—Only to be bad at 39, Albesnitri e "" Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —A NEYER.;FAILING gBs' P fl FOR ALL CASES Or SCURVY, SCOREUTICHUII OIIO ' SCROTULA, BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTO S , to EXTRAORDINARY CURE.—Henry Hill, now a footup. 4 Lord 8., was lately discharged from the Duke of 060 service in consequence of his having large 1301 : d;ri' blotches all over his hands and face, to his gre, a ; ho figurement. For twelve months he was treate d 3 t he master's medical attendants, but to no purpose ; s n air case was at last declared incurable, and he li s- 1 ,02 6 charged. The poor fellow then, as a forlorn biel commenced using Holloway's Pills and Oi n tment , ie o effectually eradicated the disease from his blood low than three weeks. Sold at Professor Hollowaffs b* blishment, 244, Strand (where advice may 'r a j" gratis), and by almost all respectable vendors cli tine throughout the civilised world. - HS. In Old Burlington-street, the lady of George 1 17.4 ` — ' of a daughter. At Mannheim, on the Rhine, the lady of Captain (tar" "" V' Andrews, of a son. ev. On the 18th inst., at Southampton, the lady of tlne R Poynder, of a son. o s rler On the 18th inst., the lady of I. J.Clarke, Esq., of . 1 -• ford-place, of a son. liff* On the 18th inst., at Gunton Park, Norfolk, th e Sanderson, of a son. • - •- On the 19th inst., at Albion Cottage, Dowlohireziater* Hampstead, the lady of D. Lloyd Jones, Esq., of dalifoe, On the 19th inst., at Islington, Mrs. J. E. Tibbs, ° 4 of , On the 20th inst., in Hereford - street, Mrs. NeivberP daughter. he gr°. On e 20th inst , Spring-park, Addington, of° Hewitt Davis, of a daughter. On the 20th inst., at Norwood, Mrs. Bentham Fs l3.ian' aft+ daughter. ly "- On the 21st inst., at Grosvenor-park, Camberwell, Neale Home, of a son. B IRT NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY. - The contractors, Messrs. Ross and Mitchell, are getting rapidly forward at Cockburnspath with this work. They have laid above 1,200 yards of temporary rails, and have above 400 workmen employed. One of the workmen, named Romanis, from Stow, ;was returning home on Sunday night to his house in Little Dublin, when he lost his way, and fell over Linhead Linn, a height of sixty feet—the first fall being twenty-five, and the, second thirty-five feet. He was sadly injured, and, when found, was carried to Mr. Weatherley's, Linhead, who immediately sent for medical aid, when his wounds were dressed, and he is now in the way of recovery. They are getting fast on with erecting planks, &c., for Dunglass Dean Bridge, which is to have six arches. It is not yet known when the foundation will be laid, but it will not be for a month to come.—"Berwick Advertiser. 21-IAARIED. • A' On the 15th inst., at Killarney, S. Hunter Christie:deli) Professor of Mathematics in the Royal Military - 4 -n JO Woolwich-common, to Margaret Ellen, daughter of the liedlJames Mahony, Esq., of Killarney. • , r ., P ) On the 17th inst., at St. Ann's Church, Pe"-- E t 'izab e ds "‘ Leslie Ogilby, Esq., Dungivan, Londonderry' , „,,,-- j 3 ,0 " - Matilda, eldest daughter of th late Major lix ll ' ' - rt Panther, county of Down. ... vob e d On the 19th inst., at St. James's, Westminster, N l '', Llilit - Puzey, to Sophia, third daughter of Mr. Nath aniel tb . Regent-street. ,„ O f d• On the 16th inst., at Dartford, Mr. W. E. Mar"„ 4! 59" Strand, to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Mr. Jam m. don, saddler, Dartford. ' " gr . 10 On the 17th inSt., at All Souls, Marylebone, i r y, t f , Thomel, of London, merchant, to Miss Mary '-'jbfissed fourth daughter of the late Mr. John Clark, of MeV Cornwall. FRENCH NAVAL EXPERIMENTS.—Some experi ments of a highly interesting nature (observes the Con stitutionnel) took place some days ago in the port of Brest. Some percussion balls were tried after having been laid by fir several years, in order to ascertain, whe ther, after a prolonged exposure to the marine atmos phere, the permanent humidity of the shores was not capable of injuring them, inasmuch as it generally hap pens that the fusees of ordinary shells are completely use less for service after the expiration of one year. The results were highly satisfactory, and left no doubt as to the perfect conservation of the new projectiles. Thus M. le Commandant Billette will have conferred upon the navy the advantage of a new and terrible instrument of warfare. That officer has just adapted his system of percussion to hollow balls or shells destined for carro nades of 30, 24, and 18 ; and thus all our cannons will henceforth be capable of expelling explosive projectiles. With the powerful destructive agents now in our power, battles will be of a very short duration, and victory will be obtained by the ship which shall first succeed in send ing on board her adversary a small number of these ex plosive shells. But victory or defeat will be greatly de cided by the accuracy of aim, to which every attention should be paid. M. Billet'e has also proposed a ut . i4 mode of firing pieces, more instantaneous than that Ow in use, and capable of affording the most accurate aim. New experiments are about to be made on hoard he different frigates now in port. If the hopes of the in ; ventor are realised, a great step will have been gaiueYl iti the science of naval gunnery ; in fine, the problent,a in stantaneous ignition will be solved, and cannon ball's will fly with the velocity of thought. • • ---- I ,l °J i t 46* On the 7th inst., at Brighton, Mary- Whitwel INI eldest daughter of the late Captain Whitworth 1 ,16 "" f Navy. 10 1° On the 10th inst., at Kenn, Devonshire, Sarah , W the late Mr. George Tyrrell, Chancery-lane. On the 16th inst., at Harrogate, Edward Erastus 'ail i g of the Inner Temple, Esq., barrister-at-law.ary l On the 18th inst., at To rquay ' Cl ar a Jane, second s at' daughter of the late Evan Thomas, Esq. f 10 11 On the 18th inst., the wife of Richard Nichols,o _., lii. P street, Mile -enlBth d-road. cw — On the inst., at Warwick-street, Goidelic" _ m it George McKarinsd. ,WA th e ill :6f On the 19th y .t , at Brighton, Edith Russel Je"" - daughter of James Crosby, of Churc h- co urt, v* — orelit e t solicitor. d •r , On the. 20th inst.., at Gravesend, Mary Elizabet, 4). f go.l° of the late John Thomas Atkyns, Escl - :, and w ife tto-t General Charles Palmer. ....stre On the 22d inst„ Elizabeth, the wife of Mr:gel:l'l 64 ' of OnCremont-terrace, Pentonvil. • cler , the 20th inst., at Boughton- le T place, Kent, I . ill „ c a t n TO 11;4 10' London: Printed and Published by MIJRIN.,,, - Oa, • No. 112 , . Strand, Printer, at The Sun Ovic e t 0 00 1 ; Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in O le Thursday, Octolnt 24,1844. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. At ten o'clock this ,morning Mr. Justice Maule and Mr. Baron Rolfe took their seats on the Bench. THE SLAVE-TRADING CASE. The COURT gave judgment to-day upon the points raised by counsel on behalf of Captain Jenkins, the commander of the vessel supposed to be a slaver, in con nexion with which the trial of Mr. Zulueta took place some time ago at the Old Bailey, and decided that some of the counts were good, and that the trial must take place. THE CASE OF THE HON. WM. ROSS TOU CHET, BROTHER OF LORD AUDLEY. After the above case had been disposed of, the Hon. Mr. Touchet was %placed at the bar, charged with shoot ing at Mr Thos. Smith, on the 6th of last July, with in tent to kill him. Mr. Charnock conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Clark son and Mr. Bodkin were retained for the defence. Mr. CHAANOCK having briefly stated the case, as de tailed in the following evidence, said in conclusion, that he understood the defence in this case would be that of insanity. If that were so, the jury would require to be satisfied on that peint, and it would not be enough that the prisoner was insane at that time—it should be shown that he was so at the time he committed the act for which he was brought before them that day. He felt it due to the prosecutor on this occasion to say that he was not actuated by any vindictive feelings ; and however cala mitous the occurrence was to him, he did not harbour any ill feelings towards the prisoner ; but he thought it a matter due to the public that the subject should be investigated in a court of justice. The following evidence was then adduced : Thomas Smith, who seemed to be labouring from the effects of his wound, was the first witness called and sworn—l reside at 288, High Holborn. I keep a shoot ing gallery there. On the 6th of last July the prisoner came to ray premises.. I was in the gallery. That is a pirace:Where,persons; practise pistol and rifle shooting. I bad . a-siiii. -HiS niiimf was Alfred. The prisoner asked naeiChb"A'otilirbe s.ccomitlodated with a brace of duelling pistols.:liiid you can,-air. I gave him one pistol. It wps, fended *ith ball. --I loaded it myself. He fired that ofl. • He' complaitte4 that the pistol threw off too bard, , and wished for one that would go easier. I gave him the secong.-- pistol, which he also fired. off. lie said there, went off too easy. he then eskedf for oni.lOaded as the first, which I gave him ;he fired it off and hit the mark. He was distant thirty yards from it. 'then gave him a fourth pistol. I loaded it. I proceeded to load a fifth, and stood about two yards from him. I did did not feel anything till I was shot. I fell down, and said " Good God, lam shot," and could not speak any more. A medical man was sent for ; the ball was extracted five weeks afterwards. lam still labouring under the effects of the wound. Alfred Smith, the son of the last witness, was called— I saw the different pistols fired. My father was standing in the loading-ring. 1., saw the prisoner turn round and deliberately shoot my father. My father fell, and said, " Good God, lam shot in the back." My father said, " You rascal, why did you shoot me ? " He said, " I did it on purpose, I wish to be hanged." I went for a policeman. Adolphus Lonsdale, a police constable, proved that he was called into the shooting-gallery. He saw the pri soner leaning against the bench. I asked him why he shot Mr. Smith. He said he was tired of his life, and wished to be hung. Cross-examined by Mr. CiAnason—He stood with his arms folded when I went in. George Royde, house-surgeon to Bartholomew's Hos pital, examined—Thomas Smith was admitted into the hospital on the 6th. The wound was in the right of the spine, and above the loin. I probed the wound, and found a hard body. On the 6th of July a small piece of bone was extracted, and also a bullet. On the 14th of July apiece of cloth came away of its own accord. He is still labouring under the effects of the wound. He is not altogether out of danger. He is not fit for business. This being the case for the prosecution, Mr. CLARKSON addressed the jury for the defendant, and said that he did not mean to dispute the facts which were adduced in evidence. His object was to show that at the time of this accident Mr. Touchet was of unsound mind, and be could not but help thinking that when the jury had heard the evidence they would be of that opi nion. The first thing that would strike the jury in this case was that there was no earthly motive why the pri soner should have committed this act, nor could it be accounted for on any other principle than that he was not of sane mind at the time. If he was to be believed himself, he committed the act in order to be hanged. But he would not rest the case on that point, however strong, but would call before the jury the persons who were best acquainted with the prisoner. He would call Lord Audley himself, and several physicians, who would describe the state of the prisoner's mind. The prisoner was the second son of the late Lord Audley. He was now little more than twenty years of age. The late Lord Audley had entered into speculations upon his estates in Ireland, the result of which turned out to be most unfortunate. The family were reduced to the greatest straits, and this circumstance seemed to have pressed most heavily on the mind of the prisoner. His mind took a misanthropic turn, and he seemed to avoid all intercourse with society. He frequently complained of pain in his head, and was continually brooding over the circumstance that the family could not hold that position in society to which their rank entitled them. The prisoner was the descendant of Sir Ross Donelly by his mother ; and there was no doubt that he was a con firmed lunatic. He mentioned this to show the proba bility that the prisoner might have inherited this malady from his maternal grandfather. He had declared that he would commit a similar act again, and said be could not prevent himself from doing so. Lord Andley was then called and examined—The pri soner is my brother. He will be twenty-three next November. Before my father died, his property was the subject of considerable litigation ; practically it was adverse to my family, and has left them in very em barrassed circumstances. The prisoner has been from his youth a person of a susceptible mind. I recollect the loss of a young friend of his, named Weston ; it seemed to make a very strong impression on him—stronger than on persons generally. The circumstances of the family weighed upon his mind, and disposed him to notice things which other persons would not. I saw him fre quently in 1842. He came to London in 1843. I was in Ireland ; I did not see him till April in that year. From that time to the period when the present occurrence took place he was living with me. He was generally of a reserved dis position. Sometimes he was cheerful, but he was usually silent and reserved, and wished to evade conver sation. I have observed changes in his countenance, but the expression of it was generally of a very austere and settled character. lie appeared dreamy. He com plained of persons opposite to where we lived watching. Ido not consider that we were watched. He used to go to one or two places in particular to dine. He com plained of being known there, and of the people making observations upon him. I went to see whether it was so, and found that he was not known. He did not show any disinclination to walk the streets, but on some occasions I used to observe a singularity in his walk. He showed a disinclination against walking in a particular di rection, and seemed to be annoyed if I stopped at a window. He would not look at the window, but on the ground. Ho was continually com plaining of ill health, agony of mind, and giddiness in the head, and that he could not pay attention to his affairs. Witness advised him to consult a physician, but he seemed careless about it. Witness looked into a box of the prisoner's, and found there poison and morphine. Witness had noticed an alteration in the dress of the prisoner. He was formerly neat ; latterly he had left off shaving, and became very slovenly. Cross-examined by Mr. CHAmeocie—Witness thought the prisoner highly eccentric. Mrs. Charlotte Lawley stated that prisoner lodged at her house in Weymouth-street, Portland-place, from January, 1843, till July, when the present charge was brought against him. Lord Audley had also apartments there. The prisoner was very quiet and inoffensive, but latterly he complained of a boiling in his head ; he seemed unhappy, and anxious to be alone. He was at first cleanly, but latterly he did not change his clothes for a week. Ho was formerly very communicative, but latterly he avoided it. Witness had noticed the peculiar turn of his mind since last November. Cross-examined by Mr. CHAHNOCH—The prisoner always behaved like a gentleman, although at times he was eccentric. Joseph Lawley, the son of the last witness, corrobo rated her evidence. Dr. Munro—Was sailed upon by Lord Audley to visit the prisoner in the month of July, and bad also seen him yesterday in Newgate. On many of the occa sions he had been accompanied by Dr. Sutherland. He had also attended Sir Ross Donally, the grandfather of the prisoner, who was in an insane state of mind. The first time witness saw the prisoner was in Clerkenwell. He then told him that he was melancholy, and had been brooding over murder and suicide for years, and that he was sure he should soon attain the great object he had in view—th a t o f being hanged, and that if he had a _pistol he would s hoot the first person he saw. Witness had no doubt whatever of the insanity of the prisoner. It was in the common order of things that where ,insanity Was in a family that there SURREY SESSIONS-TUESDAY. (Before T. PuotLE, Esq., and a full Bench of Magistrates.) James Murphy, a man of rather respectable appear ance, against whom there were two indictments, was charged with having fraudulently obtained the sum of 21. from Edward Horne, under the pretence of selling him two parcels of black and green tea of 71bs. each, but which in reality contained nothing but dust and ashes. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Charnock. From the nature of the evidence, which created no little merriment, the following appeared to be the facts of the case :—The prosecutor is a grocer and tea-dealer, carrying on business in Frederick place, Kent-road. On the 12th of May last the prisoner entered the prosecutor's shop, in a mysterious manner, and in formed him, after cautiously looking about in all directions, that he did a little bit in* the " smug gling line," and offered him some splendid green tea at 3s. 6d. per lb., and some fine flavoured black at 2 s. 6d. The prosecutor being delighted with the prospect of a cheap bargain, from whence he might realise a hand some sum, readily agreed to become the purchaser at the stipulated price ; but as he could not readily account to the exciseman for an increase of his stock without a per mit, the prosecutor would not venture on buying more than 141bs. at one period. The prisoner then introduced the two parcels containing 71bs. each, and tearing open the paper in a careless manner with his finger, produced about half an ounce of the very best flavoured gunpow , der tea, worth about 7s. or Bs. per lb. The second parcel was ;opened in a similar manner, and about the same quantity of black tea was also produced, of a very superior quality. The prosecutor wished to have the tea opened, but this was objected to by the pri soner,/ who replied, " Oh no, you have the sample.; its all smuggled tea, and in the contraband busi ness we never show our goods, but if you like you can pay me for the green parcel and leave the black un paid for until I call again with another lot, in about a fortnight's time." This was agreed to, and the prose cutor gave the prisoner 21. on account. On opening the " bargains," he discovered, that with the exception of half an ounce of tea in each parcel, placed artfully where it might be easily opened, the contraband goods turned out to be sawdust and ashes. In a few days afterwards, prosecutor read the history of the " doings ' of the bold smuggler in the newspapers, from which he learned that the prisoner was one of the most experienced " duffers " in the metropolis. Cross-examined by Mr. CuAnNock—The duty on the tea would be 2s. 2fd. per lb. Am in the habit of pur chasing contraband goods. Have no objection to decided bargains. Don't know whether mine is a cheap tea establishment. Have not so many customers as I wish. It may be defrauding the revenue. Those who purchase smuggled goods may undersell the fair dealer. Don't carry on a roaring trade. Shan't get rich by this trans action.—(Loud laughter.) The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but having re ceived a good character from several witnesses, the jury strongly recommended him to mercy. The prisoner was again indicted for feloniously steal ing, at Bermondsey, a half-sovereign, the property of Mrs. Pettitt. _ _ —.... The prosecutriz keeps a chandler's-shop in Long-lane, Bermondsey, and on the day named in the indictment, he entered the shop of the prosecutrix to induce her to purchase some smuggled tobacco, which sho positively refused to do, telling the prisoner no good came of such transactions. The prisoner observed her wrap up half a sovereign in gold in a piece of paper, which she placed on the counter, and which the prisoner instantly snatched up, and run out of the shop, leaving his two -valuable parcels of tobacco behind him, which on being opened were found to contain nothing but brick-dust and ashes. The prosecutrix accidentally met the prisoner in the City last week, and gave him into custody. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. .The Caantictry asked the jury if they still wished to recommend the prisoner to mercy, or withdraw the re commendation ? The jury replied that they would still recommend the prisoner to mercy. The CHAIRMAN informed the prisoner that the deci sion of the jury was a most fortunate occurrence for him, as it had saved him from transportation, having been found guilty of a felony and an impudent fraud. The prisoner was then sentenced to twelve months' im prisonment and hard labour at Brixton. The COURT informed the prosecutor that they would not allow him his expenses, and said that this nefarious system of underselling the fair trader was anything but a creditable transaction for a person who professed to be a respectable tradesman. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) BOW-STREET. Two little boys, named Evans and Jones, who are known to the police, were brought before Mr. Jardine, charged with having two valuable jewel-cases in their possession without being able to give an account of how they came by them. The officer saw Evans in St. Martin's-lane showing one of the cases, which was elegantly fitted up, and covered with crimson velvet, to the ether prisoner. Suspecting that it had been stolen, he took them to the station house, and upon Jones being searched the other case was found upon him. The cases were not at all soiled, and there was every reason to believe that they had been re cently stolen. Mr. TWTFOAD said he had no doubt that the jewels for which the cases had been made bad also been stolen. The prisoners, in their defence, said that a man bad given them the cases to hold. They were remanded till Saturday. UNION-HALL. Ann Ryan was charged before Mr. Traill with striking ltosina Connor with a flat iron, and seriously injuring her. The complainant,whose face presented a shocking spec tacle, stated that she went home on the preceding night, and finding the prisoner there with her husband, she de sired her to quit the place. The prisoner, however, re fused to go, saying that she had as much right to com plainant's husband as herself. This language caused a dispute, which ended in a scuffle, during which the pri soner procured a fiat iron, and, placing it in a handker chief, struck the complainant a severe blow in the face, which knocked her down, and rendered her completely insensible. It was stated that had the blow been a little higher up, it must have killed her. The prisoner said that it all arose out of jealousy on the part of the complainant, and denied she struck her with a flat iron, but that she pushed her down, and her face striking against the fender inflicted the injury upon it. Mr. TRAILL, at the request of complainant, dealt sum marily with the prisoner, and in default of paying the fine, committed her for 14 days. Amelia Moss, alias Smith, and Mary Staunton, were placed at the bar for re-examination, charged with stealing an infant belonging to a man named Purdy, living in Bermondsey. The circumstances attending the stealing of the child from its parents, and its subsequent restoration, have already appeared in our police report. A woman lodging in the house where Moss con veyed the child, stated that when she brought it home, she said, in accounting for her absence, that as she was walking along the streets she was attacked with the pains of labour, and was conveyed to an hospital, where she was delivered of the infant she then had in her arms; that she asked witness if the infant was not very like her husband, and she complained of being very ill, and having given the child some anniseed, she then went to bed, and took the infant with her. While she was asleep, the husband, who is a police man, came to the house, and he questioned her as to the cause of her absenting herself so long from home. She made the same excuse with respect to her having been delivered of a child in the hospital, and promised to take him there the following day to convince him of the fact. The same night, the witness added, Wat kins, the police-sergeant, came to the house and took ,her into custody on the charge of stealing the infant, under the circumstances already described. The girl Blake, who was left in care of the child by its parents the day it was taken away by the pri soner, stated, that Smith at first wanted her to get the infant of a woman, Simmons, saying that she only wanted to take it for a short time to show to a gentleman at the west-end of the town, from whom she expected to receive a sum of money. The witness added, that she had no idea, when she permitted the prisoners to take Mrs. Purdy's child away, that they wanted to steal it, but only merely for the purpose of showing it to the gentleman, and then returning home with it. A publican in Drury-lane gave testimony to the effect that in a night or two after the prisoner quitted her husband, she was present at a concert given at his house, and that in going away she fell down a flight of stairs, and, as she appeared to be heavy in the family way, he (the witness) and his wife thought the fall would have produced a miscarriage. She, however, jumped up, and walked away as if no thing had happened ; and as he was afterwards in formed that she was not enciente at the time, he now considered that she had put something on her, to induce a belief that she was near her time of l y ing-in. It was here stated, that a bundle of rags which the prisoner Smith wore underneath her clothes, to make her appear as if she was in the family-way, were discovered hidden in the room she occupied, and the fact was confirmed by a female who saw her take the bundle off her person. The prisoners who still asserted their innocence of EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AGAINST A MEDICAL MAN. On Tuesday afternoon Mr. Carter, coroner for Surrey, held an inquest at the George, Lambeth-walk, on the body of Mrs. Mary Fullet Turner Brenton, aged 35, the wife of Mr. Brenton, an apothecary, residing at No. 14, Newport-street, Lambeth. The jury w a highly respectable, and the inquiry excited unusua interest, from a prevalent rumour that deceased met her death from violence on the part of her husband, under peculiar circumstances. The case was partly investigated on Monday at Union-hall, and Mr. Brenton was remanded by the magistrates to await the result of the present inquiry. Mr. John Houston, surgeon, of No. 5, Thavies inn, Holborn, examined—Deceased was my daughter, and I believe it was an unfortunate marriage. Mr. Brenton, an apothecary, residing at No. 14, Newport street, was her husband. On the 4th instant I was called to see her, and told she was dying. I found her in bed insensible, and Elizabeth Lee, a nurse, with her. Cow:muss—From what cause did the state you found her in arise ? Witness—Why, from personal violence. Coaoilms—How do you know that? Witness—l understand from—• CORONER — I cannot take anything you have heard in evidence. Witness—l did not examine her person at the time. I was told she had taken opium, but her disease had no characteristic of her having done so. I found he had concussion of the brain, lock jaw, and paralysis of the right arm, which I attribute to acts of violence and to nothing else. Coaorma.--I cannot take your opinion in evidence. I cannot take it down. When you found her in the state you describe what took place ? Witness—l did nothing medically then. I waited for Mr. Sanders, her medical attendant, and we treated her conjointly for concussion of the brain and injury to the spinal marrow. These two diseases arose from two causes, and if she had not been my daughter, I could very easily explain to you the cause of one of them. Ido not believe the lock jaw was connected with the con cussion of the brain. I saw her twice a day from the 4th instant until Saturday last, the day of her death. From time to time she became partly sensible, and about four days previous to her death she became conscious enough to answer questions. CORONER—Do you believe she had a knowledge of what she was speaking about ? Witness—She had ; decidedly so. Seeing her dying, I threw myself upon her, crying, " Oh, my dear Mary !" She replied, " Oh, papa, papa, it was Henry that did it ; he beat me about the back." There were three other wit nesses present at the time, the nurse, Mrs. Fisher, and Mrs. Barber, the landlady. This witness was exceedingly excited whilst giving his evidence, and afterwards became so much so that the Coroner ordered him to be removed from the room. Elizabeth Lee, the nurse, said deceased was con fined on the 20th of August, and attended by Mr. Laver, sfdcrceaous;ne isetn ight.of S dino ngwni.eat .s et weakly, Stamford-street. Deceasedhmfo Deceased abeoku rd atpna d s er t havingll rthseoeavue eleven a o'clock been byedaloon You shall ewdukipsts hnl she e 4 aeo psl n t lst h l yt instant foge otep tt four or heard together t de thefivehmat die the before I give into you." They scuffled for an hour, and then ceased, and recommenced, and continued scuffling until one o'clock in the morning. She heard no blows struck, and in the morning found deceased in a state of insensibility, in which she continued until the time of her death, so far as she knew; and was never able to answer questions rationally. By a Juror—Besides the words above-mentioned, I heard deceased also say, whilst in bed with her hus band, " If I had married Cobbey, he would not have served me so." She used often to tell him the same thing. Air. H. W. Laver, surgeon, of 38, Stamford-street, proved delivering the deceased, on the 20qi of August, of a healthy female child, still alive. Ile attended her until she became convalescent. She afterwards had rheumatism, and witness going out of town left her to the care of Mr. Sanders, and did not bee her again until the 10th inst. Mr. :Sanders proved finding marks of pinching under each ham, and also the marks of an injury at the bottom of the spine. If the latter were the effects of violence, as deceased was a weakly person, it might affect the spinal marrow and brain. She made no statement about her husband in his presence, though she was partially conscious up to the time of her death. Mr. Laver re-examined--He opened the body, the head, chest, abdomen, and spine, and found the whole of the former congested. On examining the spine, he found the sacrum, the last bone of the spinal column, in a softened state, v thich might be caused by a blow. The lowest part of the spinal cord was in a state of congestion, and there were small coagula all along from the dorsal to the cervical vertebrae, and ] 6 Tt ic Tt l , The The Pose Abe til e Ala e , Te /