The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-09 00:00:00

ebtrb Vi`bittion THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES). BRITISH FUNDS. -Bask Stock ........ ....... .... 'lndian Stack 28: 3 1, 3 per Cent. Red — 'Ditto Bonds ............ DO pm. 3 per Cent. Cons. S% per Cant. Red ,Ditto New Annuities... New 3% per Cent. ..... New 5 per Cent...—." l3O Ditto 5001 Long Annuities to exp ire . Ditto Small 75 pm. Jan 1W10............. Bank Stock for Acct 192% Oct. 1859. ..... ......... 12 716 'Consols for Act.... .... Jan. 1860 .... 12 1 4 ,India Stock for Acct... 252% FOREIGN FUNDS. Mistrials. 5 per Cent ..... — Portuguese , 5 per Cent ...... Belgian, 5 per Cent: 103% Ditto, New Ditt0............... Brazilian Bonds .......... B6 Pressian, 5 per Cent ..»..... Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent Russian, 5 per Ccnt..... ..... .. Chllian, C. per Cent — .Ditto, Metallic .....»........... Colombian, 6 per Cent Ditto, 1824 —................— Ditto, ' per Cent ...... ......... 54 Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto, Deferred l3 Danish, 3 per Cent ............ 90 French, 5 per Cent. —t —c. 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Northern and EriAtern (45 paid) Ditto Scrip (15 paid) 25 Ditto Quarter Shares (12% paid) Norwich and Brandon, 6 paid South Eastern and-Dover (Si 2s 4d paid) ..... ..„ 39% York and North Midland (50 paid) loi Orleans, Tours,' and Bourdeaux, 1 paid ...... SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THIS EVE/41EG PAPERS OP THIS DAY. GLOBE.-1n another column will be found the details of O'Corinell's liberation from prison, and of the mode in which his triumph over the Government was exhibited and celebrated by the thousands of the Irish people, whom the reversal of the judgment has absolutely - intoxicated with joy. From the accounts given in the Irish journals, of every shade of politics, there is no reason to believe that anything occurred from which ehealightest danger to the public peace was ap prehended by the authorities; nor does it appear that any extraordinary precautions were taken to suppress cis order, or by a display of military force, to inspire the assembled multitudes with awe. The Government acted wisely in refraining from any extraordinary parade of military force, whose appearance would stave indicated fear, and might have led to the result they were anxious to prevent. , We are disposed to regard abstinence from calling out the military into the streets of Dublin, on such an occasion, as a most prudent course on the part of. the authorities. They trusted the masses, in this the moment of bewilder. ing triumph over the Government ; and had no cause for regret. No breach of the peace oc curred. Beyond the bursts of acclamation which made the welkin ring, there was no indication of party-political antipathies. The masses of the popu lation, assembled under circumstances peculiarly cal culeted to excite the passions, really seem to have been so full of delight, as to leave no room for anger, much less for any retaliatory demonstrations. The day closed in quietness. This political triumph led to no in terruption of the public peace. No political oppo nent w as injured either in person or. property. The fears which agitate 1 some were dispelled, and the predictions of more were falsified, by the event. We hope that Governments are beginning to learn wis dom in such matters. Within the recollection ofper sons yet young, a different mode of treating the po pulace, under circumstances likely to produce powerful excitement, has been followed by the most calamitous results. When Sir Francis Burdett was conveyed to the Tower in 1810, the military were employed to in timidate the people; collisions took place between the soldiers and the--multitude, and several persons were shot dead, and others were wounded. Again, when a large multitude assembled in Manchester to obtain Parliamentary Reform, the yeomanry were called out -to disperse the ascembly, and were directed to .charge upon the unarmed masses. The consequence was, an indiscriminate slaughter of men, women, and children. The " Manchester massacre" of 1819 will survive in the memories of the present gene ration, and will be transmitted to that which shall occupy its place, as the disgrace of the govern ment under whose rule and sanction it occurred ; of the magistrates who directed the attack ; and of the Parliament which refused to punish the perpetrators of the deed. At the funeral procession of the unfortunate Queen Caroline, as it passed through the metropolis, in 1821 ; the military were employed to preserve public order. As usual, they provoked the evil they were present to prevent. The Life Guards charged upon the multitude u p o n some trifling manifestation ,of sympathy with the unfortunate Queen, whose remains were passing to their resting-place. Life was thus sacri ficed, and the limbs of many more were lacerated by the. swords of the soldiery. Had the military lined the streets of Dublin on Saturday, according to the good old Tory custom, under the pretext .of.pre serving the public peace, it is more than probeble that violence and bloodshed would have resulted from their presence. This might have happened without any premeditation on the part of either the military or the mob ; and solely from the propensity which seems to impel a mob to provoke asperity in the sol diery by refusing to conform to the regulations they ate •pompelled to enforce ; and often by resisting their efforts to compel obedience to arbitrary regula tions. STAN DARD.—The abandonment by the lay Mem bers of the House of Lords of their indisputable right to assist in the decision of the appeal of Mr. O'Con nell and his fellow-conspirators to that tribunal, has been received in Dublin in precisely the spirit which might *e have been anticipated for so uncalled-for and undeserved a concession. The reversal of the judgment by the three Whig law Lords, albeit opposed by two members of their own rank, and 'eleven judges of the inferior courts, is treated by Mr. O'Connell and his friends as a triumph (to employ the agitator's own language) " over an attempt to convict eight honest men of conduct of which they were wholly guiltlesss ; and he proposes as the Clontarf meeting was not held in consequence of the inter ference of the Government, that it shall be a matter for - the future consideration of the Repeal Association whether it shall not still be held; " in order to carry out a principle, and show that he and his fellow martyrs were eight." Ile quotes the dictum of Lord Denman in opposition to the opinion of all his brother judges in and out of the House of Lords, in support of his audacious charge of corruption against the jury and all the judges s ealsee ,the Spartan three by whom he has been released. Ills approbation of the conduct of Leeds Cottenham and Campbell, however, is measured, whilst his gratitude to Lord Denman is unbounded. The two former joined in decreeing a reversal of the judgment pronounced upon him; but the Lord Chief. Justice went a step further in his behalf, professing to found his decision on a plea which all his brother judges were agreed in rejecting. Lord Denman is, therefore, the one great authority to ' which he refers for proof of his innocence. Lords Cottenham and Campbell are very worthy and conscientious people; they opposed a very large majority of judges to the full as honest and well informed with themselves, but it was reserved for Lord Denman to differ from them all, and thus per fect Mr. O'Connell's title to the martyrdom for which he now claims credit. He only is altogether right, because his judgment in their favour is encumbered with no awkward qualification. His solitary dictum, therefore, is made the excuse for charging the large .mejority of English and Irish judges, who were unfortunate enough to differ from him, with a'.:!! foul and corrupt " administration of the law. Such is his gratitude to his Lordship for turning the odds, which were, he admits, " a million to one against him;" in his favour. Nor is the demonstration, it is said, to be limited to mere denunciation siud. 01,those judges who were of opinion that the nt ought to be affirmed. Subscriptions are to be rail and .sibly statues erected, t o com memorate a triump Nyheh to Air.O'Connelrs newspaper supporters do not scruple designate as " accidental." We cannot wonder at th this decision has been received veddis'may with which Ireland by all' who are not identified with the w r i o n eT s e t a f l or congiracy ; calculated as it is to revive in its agr talon which has produced such baneful eff ni ects. We have - already referred to Mr. O'Connell's Wary hint of his' intention, should the Repeal Association o nst e r deem it meet. desirahle, to ..persist in holding a m ins at Clontarf, and a Dublin paper re ceived this morning announces that the sug gestion— has not only been adopted, but that a day has been fixed for the meeting, encl.:that it is to be followed by others larger than those of last year. Meanwhile the repeal journals are, if possible, more violent than ever. The Nation, for example, publishes suggestions of the most treasonable charac ter, both in prose and verse, as to the course to be adopted ba Mr. O'Connell's followers in the event of any attempt at th) invasion of our shores by a foreign enemy. As a foretaste of the honours which are destined by the repeal press for Lord Den man, the editor oftheFreeman's Journal has selected as the motto for his • newspaper a passage from his Lordship's judgment, which is paraded in large .type, ' and has reference to the omission of certain . names, from the jury panel, which has formed the stalki ng horse w of the traversers through out the proeeectingswhich if other • than accidental, 'Mist_ have been the deliberate act of parties con necte d With the traversers or their law ad visers; committed for the express purpose of affording the loop-hole for escape of which they have now availed themselves. We have repeatedly reminded our readers that the only parties who have not 'purged themselves by affidavit from the imputation of having wilfully suppressed the missing fragment are those employe3 of the traversers who alone had access to them. The "practices," therefore, re ferred to by Lord Denman, are their own, and after his decision, they will not fail to be repeated when ever any opportunity of thus invalidating a verdict on a charge of conspiracy or sedition may pre sent itself. We-have copied elsewhere the de tails of Mr. O'Connell's reception in Dublin. The first step in his new career of agitation was a triumphal procession of 200,000 persons, to be succeeded a few days hence by a monster banquet, and, as we have said, monster meetings at Clontarf and elsewhere ; which, according to Mr. O'Connell's interpretation of the law of Lords Denman, Cottenham, and Campbell, will be perfectly legal and :unexceptionable. Can we wonder that the abrogation by the House of Lords of its just and law ful prerogative which has afforded the pretext for this triumph over law and justice, should have excited the deepest dismay among her Majesty's loyal subjects in Ireland ? The O'Connell organs speak of it "as an overthrow, not merely of a Minister, but of " the English rule in Ireland ;" and, although they may be egregiously disappointed in their anticipat:o of impunity for their further outrages, there can b no doubt that it will prove a source of much trouble and perplexity, unless vigorous measures be adopted for the vindication of so much of the law as the noble triumvirate of the House of Lords have been pleased to recognise. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. COMMISSIONING THE EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON. The commissions for the brigs forming the experi mental squadron at this port arrived this morning, and also the commission for that fine steam-frigate the Fite brand. The following are the appointments : The Firebrand, 6, Captain A. L. Corry. The Daring, 12, Commander Henry J. Kitson. The Osprey, 12, Commander Frederick Patten. The Flying Fish, 12, Commander Robert Harris. The Waterwitch, 10, Commander Thomas The Pantaloon, 10, Lieutenant Edmund Wilson, acting Commander. _ The above commissions all bear date the 7th of Sq - tember instant. The Collingwood, 80, Captain Smart, flag of Rear- Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, G.C.H., left Spithead yes terday evening, for the Pacific. The Queen, 110, Captain Martins, is now quite ready to leave the harbour, and only waits spring tides to drop down to Spithead, and occupy the position vacated by the Collingwood. The Caledonia, 120, Captain Milne, was in the Tagus on the 30th ult. Private letters state that no vessel of war of any other nation was in the Tagus at the above date, and the Caledonia did not expect to leave for Eng land until relieVed by some other ship. The Helena, 16, Commander Sir C. Ricketts, was at the Cape of Good Hope, from Rio, on the 15th of June, at whivh (late the Winchester, 50, Captain C. Eden, flag of Rear-Admiral the Hon. Jocelyn Percy, C. 8., was lying at the Cape. The Sappho, 16, Commander the Hon. G. Hope, left the Cape on the 23d of June, for a cruise. The Star, 6, Commander R. J. W. Dunlop, which ar rived at Ascension on, the 4th of July to refit, has had a most successful cruise. During the five months prior to the date at which she arrived at Ascension, she has captured two tine prizes—a schooner and a 500 tons brig. We ure happy to say, that the Commander-in-Chief, Sir C. lto(s Icy, is fast recovering from his indisposition. In Barbour.—Victory, Queen, Excellent, Nautilus; and the steamers Comet, Echo, and Fearless. _ In Dock.—Prince Regent, Vindictive, Athol, and Scourge. At Spithead.—None. DEVONPORT, SEPT. 6.—The Flora, 36, is ordered to be launched on Wednesday next. Her principal dimen sions are as follow: Feet. Inches. Length, extreme Between perpendiculars l6O 0 Keel, extreme 145 0 For tonnage l3l 0 Moulded breadth 47 6 Breadth for tonnage Depth in hold Tonnage, 1,622 20-94. _ _ The Nile, 22, was masted on Monday. The St. George, 110, is alongside the sheerhulk to be masted. _ The Vanguard, 80, and Superb, 80, are alongside tl.e jetty, taking in tanks and water. The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander the Hon. E. Plunket, left for Sheerness yesterday. The Stirling Castle, convict ship, and all the convict establishment at this port, will shortly be removed to Portsmouth. In Harbour.—San Josef, Confiance, Adventure, and Diligence, In the Sound.—St. Vincent. SHEERNESS, SEPT. 6.—The remains of the late Capt. Peter Fisher, superintendent of this dockyard, were con veyed by the Africaine steam-vessel on Wednesday to Weimer for interment. The Ocean fired minute gulls a$ the funeral procession moved from the house to the vessel. The Commander-in-Chief and the chief officers of this and Chatham dockyard attended the procession. The Havannah, 38, end Brilliant, 38, are ordered to be razeed similar to the Amazon. The Monarch, 84, was undocked this day. The Achille, 76, having been masted, was tore Ito her moorings on Monday. In the Harbour—The Ocean and the Raven cutter. In the Basin—The Amazon ' Vulture, and Crocodile. In Dock—The Herald, Beagle, Vernon, and Monarch. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1844. PROMOTIONS. Retired Commander—F. Frankling, from the retired list of 1830 to that of 1816. _ Lieutenants—J. P. Blennerbassett, to be retired Com mander, vide order in Council of 1830. Second Master—H. A. Moriarty to the rank of Master. Engineers—W. H. E. Houghton, second class of the Polyphemus, to be first class ; C. H. Houghton, third class of the Vixen, to be second class engineer. APPOINTMENTS. Captain—A. L. Corry to the Firebrand steam-frigate, to command the experimental squadron. Commanders—H. J. Matson (1843) to the Daring ; Frederick Patten (1837) to the Osprey ; Robert Harris (1841) to the Flying Fish ; T. F. Birch to the Water witch ; and Edmund Wilson (acting) to the PantalOon. Lieutenants—C. R. Johnson, to the Eclair ; H. de Lisle, additional to the.. Alfred ; J. C. Bailey, addi tional to the Agincourt ; E. J. S. Cooper, R. Edwards, and C. A. Isaacson, additional to the Caledonia. Mates—R. H. L. Warner to the Excellent ; L. F. Pigott, to the Royal Yacht ; P. G. Nettleton, to the Eclair. Master—H. A. Moriarty to the Vesuvius. Surgeons .J. Maconchy to the Eclair ; W. Bland to the superintendence of the Tasmania convict ship. Second Master—E.' H. Garwood to the Pluto. Assistant-Surgeons—G. A. Nicholls, M.D., to the Collingwood ; C. Hartman to the Elair. Midshipmen—A. J. Kingston and H. M. Bingham to the Eclair. Naval Cadets—A. Ballinghall to the Thustrioui ; S. P. Townsend, to the St. Vincent ; and 0. C. Symonde, to the Eclair. COAST GUARD. Appointment—Lieutenant R. O'Brien to a station. Removals—Lieutenant B. Ilennab, R.N._,_from Burn hamooery, to Eccl es b ou rn s t a ti on , v i ce H. Jeston to Bishopstone, vice Stoyle, retired through ill health ; Mr. R. Step, from Appledore to Ilfracombe station; vice Lieutenant J. Robinson, superseded ; Lieutenant Shairp, faom Fort Rush to Auckmithe station, vice Lieu tenant Stewart, superseded. REPRESENTATION OF NORTH LANCASIIIRE.--00 reference to our latest intelligence it will be seen that on Thursday evening a motion was made for a new writ for North Lancashire, in the room of Lord Stanley, who has been called up to the House of Peers in the life time of his father, the venerable and venerated Earl of Derby, by a patent of creation. From the explanation given by Sir Robert Peel, it appears that his will continue at the head of the Colonial Department. It is understood that Talbot Clifton, Esq., will be the Tory candidate. The Liberal candidate is •not yet named, but that the Reformers of North Lancashire will promptly select " a good man and true" to oppose the monopolist, admits of no question. In the meantime, we earnestly exhort the free-traders to buckle on their armour, and prepare• for the contest.—Lancaster Guardian. FALMOUTH AND PEN'RTN FLOATING HARUOUR.— The projected conversion of Penryn Creek into a float ing harbour has been, this day (Thursday), submitted• to, and unanimously approved by a large and highly re spectable meeting at Falmouth, Sir Charles Lemon, Bart., M.P., presiding. Capt. Holland, the projector, laid before the meeting a long and able statement of his plans and estimates, and of the anticipated advantages to be devised from the completion of the project ; the whole of which was received with marked attention and satisfaction. The first -resolution, affirming the propriety of undertaking the work, was moved by E. W. W. Pendarves, Esq., M.P., and seconded by the mayor of Falmouth, S. Brougham, Esq. It was carried unanimously, as were also the other resolutions for taking immediate steps to ascertain the feasibility of the measure, for the appointment of an engineer, and of a provisional committee. A subscription towards the expenses of the proposed preliminary measures was at once opened, Sir Charles Lemon and Mr. Pendarves giving 20/. each.---;West Briton. THIS EXCURSION TRIPS ON TUE GREAT WESTERN RAILVAY.—A writer in Keene's Bath Journal complains that the Directors of the Great Western Railway have allowed only one clear day to such of the citizens of Bath as may wish to avail themselves of the facilities of a cheap run to London • whereas they have allowed the Londoner a week to enjoy the pleasures of the country. The editor of the Journal, too, expresses a hope, that in future the trip s w ill b e so timed as to allow of an in spection of the British Museum (now closed) and other public exhibitions ; and that Sunday will be " included in the term allowed between going and returning. I in which case one day of such excursion will occasion no 1 loss of wages." We have no doubt that the Directors and officers of the Company are anxious to give the greatest possible amount of accomodation, and that they will be glad to attend to any reasonable suggestions.— _Railway Record. ELECTION FOR CHAMBERLAIN.—The polling wa s again resumed at nine o'clock this morning, and at three o'clock, when the day's poll closed, the numbers were as follow :—Mr. Alderman Brown, 1,266; Mr. Reppel, 5 SUPERSTITION among SAVAGES. In Dunn's " History of the Oregon Territory," we find the following fearful description of the sul,xlsti- Cons of some of the savage tribes of North America : The chief, who is supposed to possess the " right di vine" of governing, and to be the intermediate agent between the great solar spirit—the Creator and S upreme Ruler—and his creatures here below, retires at times, whenever he fancies himself summoned by the Divine call, from the tribe, without giving them any previous intimation of his mission, and takes up his abode in the lonely woods and moun tains, taking clandestinely with him a small stock of dried salmen for sustenance. When he is missed by his family, the report is spread abroad, and then it is known that he has gone to hold familiar converse with the Great Spirit, who will, within a short time, descend to give him an interview. Intelligence has then been procured from the Indian who saw him last on that day as to his route, and the district of the woods and hills to which he is likely to confine his wanderings • and a sacred boundary line is drawn round this district, within which it is a crime of pro fanation to pass on hunting or fishing excursions, on pain of death. Should any unlucky Indian even meet this compound of chief and priest in his excursions, heis sure to be put to death, either by the chief himsel f— for he must be perfectly passive in the infuriated chief's hands ; or, should the chief in his abstracted mood not attack him, he must, on his return to the tribe acknowledge the guilt, and resign himself a voluntary victim. Should he conceal the fact of his meeting the chief, and should the chief on his return charge him with the fact, then he would undergo the most shocking torture. The duration of the chief's ah • sence on this mission is irregular—at least it is long enough to exhaust his small stock of food, even with the utmost economy. It is often three weeks. When hunger pinches him (and he generally selects the most desert and dreary region, des titute of esculent fruits or roots), his imagination becomes inflamed, and what was before religion or superstition becomes now frenzy—during which the fancied interview with the Great Spirit occurs. lie returns at last to the village the most hideous object in nature, with matted hair, shrunken cheeks, blood shot eyes, and parched lips, his blanket, which is his sole covering, all hanging in shreds about him, torn by boughs and brambles, his face all begrimmed with filth ; animated with all the unnatural ferocity of a demoniac. His return is by night, and as uncertain as his departure. He does not first arrive, generally, at his own house, but rushes to some other, according to the blind caprice of his wildness, and, instead of entering it by the door, he ascends the roof, tears off one' of the cedar board coverings, and plunges down into the centre of the family circle ; he then springs on one of the full grown inmates like a famished wolf, wrenches with his teeth a mouthful of his flesh from his limbs or body, which he convulsively bolts down without any process of mastication, but barely chopping the lump once or twice for the purpose of easier deglutition. No resistance is made ; for the sufferer thinks that he has been ordered by the Great Spirit to yield up a part of his flesh and blood as a sort of peace or sin offering to the priest. The chief then rushes to an other house in the same way, and makes the same hurried repast. He continues this process along other houses, until, in a few hours, he becomes exhausted from the quantity of human living flesh that he has devoured. He is then taken home in a state of torpor, and thus remains, like an overgorged beast of prey, for a couple of days. After his resuscitation he is languid and sickly ; and, as he must not partake of his usual food for a certain time after he has got his fill of 'the hu man sacrifice, he goes on but slowly to convalescence. i have been more than once in close connexion with one of these chiefs after his restoration, and his breath was like an exhalation from a grave. The wounds in flicted by his bite, though held as sacred trophies, often proved mortal. Their mode of cure is this :—They ap ply eagle down as a stiptic to check the hxmorrhage, and then apply a plaster made of pine tree gum. Several of the wounded and consecrated persons, after we established our fort, finding their own mode of treament ineffectual, came to our surgeon (apply ing to me first as interpreter.) to have their rankling sores healed. They used to present a most hideous appearance, being jagged and torn, and often showing the `clear indentations of the human teeth ; and besides, the fetor issuing from them was most obnoxious. The daughter of one of the chiefs (who practised this abomination), the wife of one of our' men, told me that her father, on his return to the village, after his sojourn in the woods and mountains, met an Indian, on whom he flew, and whose side he continued to bite and devour until his bowels protruded. The Indian made no resistance ; and when the chief ran off, he crawled to the village ; and though every effort was made to heal his wounds, they were found to be too mortal for human remedy.' He died soon atter, in their idea a consecrated person. So much importance and pride do these Indians attach to these lacerations, that the youngsters who have not had the good fortune to be thus scarred, apply lighted gunpowder to their limbs, and use other means to produce a holy gash." THE NEW STREET AT WHITECHAPEL.—Wednesday twelve houses, besides two spacious warehouses, situated in Dock-street, on the east side, adjoining the London Docks, were sold by auction, tai be taken down for the new street leading from Spitalfields Church to this spot, there being now only three houses in that neighbourhood to be disposed of in order to make the entire line of road from the above sacred edifice. In pursuance of instruc tions from the Commissioners of Woods and Forests a sewer is now in course of formation from High-street. Whitechapel, to the north, along which formerly stood Essex-street. From the excavations now made, it ap pears that the ground around the spot has been raised above twenty feet, as the whole of the soil is what is called made earth, being composed in a great part of broken bricks, mortar, &e. Several foundation walls of great extent have been dug up at from ten to twelve feet below the surface. A considerable length has been dug for the formation of the vaults of the houses to be erected. A new church for the parish of St. Mary, Whitechapel, is to be built to the south of Wentworth-street. ALMOST • VERY TERRIBLE DUEL.—A good deal of excitement was produced, on Friday last, amongst the eminent tragedians of the minor theatres, the ballet girls of Niblo's, and the litterateurs of the Park-row taverns, by the intelligence which was whispered about that a duel was to be fought between two very distin guished young gentlemen well known on the steps of the hotels and in the lobbies of the theatre. The subject of the quarrel was, of course, a lady—in fact, one of the most especial favourites of the fashionable and crowded houses at the little Olympic. Whether a remark re flecting on the colour of the lady's eyebrows, or the perfect adaptation of her flesh-coloured continuations, originated the serious difficulty, we are not prepared to say. But the quarrel did take place, and hood alone could wash out the stain which the fair fame of the favoqrite, the especial favourite of the " brilliant, fashionable, select, and overflowinghouses" at the Olympic, had sustained. A field immediately adjoining Greenwood Cemetery was the place selected for the hostile meeting, the seconds, with remarkable foresight and sagacity, having made that choice for the very sensible purpose of saving the time and trouble otherwise necessary in tran sporting the carcases of the combatants to that very , elegant, recherche, poetical, and charming place of in. terment, as it is expressed in the hand-bills and reports of the highly enterprising company which manages the affairs of that Necropolis. At the appointed time one of the parties, his second, a surgeon, a friend, and a large bottle of brandy, were on the ground. The antagonist of the punctual gentleman was, however, not forth coming. He had, in fact, mysteriously eloped from the care of his anxious relatives that very morning, and has not since been heard of. After waiting for half an hour the other parties left the ground, after emptying the bottle of brandy ; and it was remarked that on his re • turn to the -city the " gentleman," who had really ap peered on the ground, was -not afflicted with the ague which had been so annoying on his journey to the vicinity of the cemetery.—New York Herald. The rector of a parish in the north part of the county has been committing the most daring and sacri legious outrage on his church, Not content with bring ing all the pews; as he would wish to bring the con sciences of his congregation, to the same level, he has also pulled down two very spacious galleries, which were not long ago erected at a very great expense to the parish, and sold the materials by auction to the public ; so that what was the door of Mr. A.'s pew, is n o w th e door of Mr. P.'s pig-sty. The flooring of the gallery is being laid down in Mr. B.'s tap-room, and some part, in deed, has already been applied to a more degraded pur pose, whilst the handsome columns which formerly sup ported it, are propping up the back wall of Molly Gum mow's Mumpers' Inn. Some people are foolish enough to say that the rector has -driven away all his congre gation, and, therefore, has no need , of-a.galler7. Slan der I— West Briton. LEICESTER STATE OF TRADE.—The demand is brisk for all kinds of goods, and the price of wools and yarns remains firm. The value of wide frames, which make the lower kinds of goods, has materially increased, indeed they were never known to be higher than they are now; they may safely be estimated now as 50 per cent. higher in value that they were eighteen months a g o. —Leicestershire Mercury. NAUTICAL ADVENTURE.—AII E. Watson Lloyd, Esq., was returning to Parkgate from a cruise in the yawl Horatio, on Tuesday last, on falling in with the Fairy, John Lloyd Jones, Esq., a salute was fired from the Horatio, when, unfortunately, one of the brass can nons burst into splinters with a tremendous explosion. The sails were much cut by the fragments. Lut although nine persons were standing by when the gun was fired, we are happy to state that no one received the slightest injury. Partridge shooting commenced on Monday, and many parties left this city before daylight, to get to the sceue of their exciting sports. Some delayed their return till dark, having but a beggarly acc ount of empty el to bags show as the result of the day ' s labours. e, How ever,many crack sportsmen bagged a great deal of game, birds hieing plentiful.. The heat of the day furnished a providential excuse for the unsuccessful; because it pre- Tented their dogs from being up .to the wonted scent. — Western Times. The hop picking commenced at Orchard Port man, near Tauton, on Tuesday. The crop is not abun dant, but rather favourable than otherwise. The quality will be excellent. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Oa Saturday Mr. Robinson, of the Horse Repo sitory in Little Britain, attended before Mr. Alder man Gibbs and Mr. Alderman Johnson, to answer the complaint of Mr. Sims, a coachmaker, in Great Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, and show why he should not give up a gig, the property of Mr. Sims, lawfully obtained from him by one B. Shoesmith, and unlawfully pledged with Mr. Robinson. Mr. L. Norton, on behalf of the defendant, first objected that the power to cause restitution was created by the Police Courts Act, and was limited to the learned magistrates appointed by the Secretary of State to those Courts. Mr. Wire, for the complainant, referred him to a subsequent statute, 3 and 4 Victoria, c. 84, by whieh two Justices of the City are invested with all the powers conferred on one magistrate sitting in a police court by the statute Mr. Norton referred to. Mr. Sims then deposed that, on the 7th of August, Shoesmith applied to him for the hire of a cab for five or six weeks. He presented his card, describing himself as a farrier and veterinary surgeon in Hanover street, Long-acre, and said he wanted the gig for a customer, whose horses he always shoed. An agree ment was made for 365. per week for six weeks cer tain, but before delivery, Mr. Sims ascertained that Mr. Shoesmith was occupying premises let to him at 1001. a year. He required no further reference or security. Shoesmith brought a well-dressed person, whom he represented to be the customer, and who examined and approved the gig. Mr. Sims, senior, stated, that in consequence of in formation that his gig had been pledged at Robinson's Repository, he went there on the 27th of August, and found it was placed out for sale that day, though it did not figure in the catalogue. Mr. Rubinson stated that the chaise was brought to him on the 7th of August, by Shoesmith, who had an advance of 20/. on it. Mr. Robinson showed him an entry in a book of the payment, with a condition that if not re paid the gig might be sold on the 26th of September. Mr. Rubinson said he had had some transactions with Shoesmith before, and the clerk said he had known him for several years. Mr. Robinson admitted he had made an advance on another carriage brought by Shoesmith, the sale of which had been forbidden by the owner. Was sure that, though the entry respect ing the gig was that it was not to be sold tili the 26th of September, it was actually about to be sold on the 27th of August. Mr. Robinson offered to give it up on payment of 10/. Mr. Norton cross-examined the witness—There was no disguise about the gig being there. Mr. Ro binson said he wished to avoid litigation, and would lose half-tfie sum he had advanced. Mr. Wire put in the catalogue of sale. It con cluded with an intimation that advances were made on horses, carriages, and harness. Mr. Norton apprehended the magistracy were not authorised to sit there and try causes which properly belonged to the courts above. The 27th and 40th clauses of the Police Courts Act were to be construed together, so as to limit the jurisdiction to cases where the value of property was not more than 151. It was not intended that they should decide respecting pro perty of any amount. Here the value of the gis was stated to be 501. Mr. Wire said the cases to which the two clauses referred were obviously distinct. Where there was a detention . of property not exceeding 15/. under a colour of right, the Magistrate was to decide sum marily, but where there was crime-where property was unlawfully obtained or unlawfully disposed of, the Magistrate was to order restitution without limi tation of amount, upon such terms as he deemed just. The object was to avoid litigation. Mr. Alderman Grinus and Mr. Alderman JOHNSON consulted, and decided that the clauses were not to be construed together. Mr. Norton said this was a most important ques tion to persons in business. If Messrs. Sims had been negligent they were not entitled to recover their property without paying at least a portion of the sum advanced by Mr. R. )binson. Shoesmith represented that he was an i nporter of cigars, residing in Mary lebone-lane, and gave his card. He might therefore he supposed to be the owner of the gig. There was no evidence that Mr. Robinson knew it was borrowed. Mr. Alderman Guns said the magistrates were clearly of opinion that they had jurisdiction, and they ordered the gig to be restored, or that Mr. Robinson should Robinson 40/. as the value. Mr. R was then called upon to answer a like complaint made by Messrs. Hale and Pope, coach builders, Margaret-street, Cavendish-square. Mr. Wire conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Norton defended Mr. Robinson. In this case Shoesmith borrowed a phaeton for a week, paying the hire in advance, on the 15th of August. lie took it to the Repository the same day, and obtained an advance of 171. upon it. Mr. Robin son offered to restore it on repayment of half the sum lent, but Mr. Male preferred appealing to the magis trate, conceiving that Mr. Robinson ought not to make an immediate advance on property brought to him for sale. The Alderman ordered the phaeton to be restored, or 501. to be paid as its value. Mr. Norton thought due weight had not been allowed to his observations, and gave notice that he should appeal against both convictions. BOW-STREET. On Saturday the " gentleman living upon his for tune" who figured at this office the previous day, and who was committed to Bridewell on declining to give his name or to produce bad for his appearance at the next sessions, to answer the charge of having inde cently exposed himself to a girl of fifteen, in St. James's Park, at mid-day, was discharged from cus tody, on furnishing the required security. He gave the name of Charks•Windham, and stated that he was an officer in the army. lie entered into his own recognizances of 1001., and Messrs. Cater and Son, the army accoutrement makers, of Pall-mall, were his bail in 401. each. James Carruthers, a young man presenting an ap pearance of the " shabby genteel," was brought be fore Mr. Jardine, charged with attempting, by means of false pretences, to obtain 100/. from Messrs. Coutts and Co., the bankers. Mr. Humphreys, the solicitor for the prosecution, detailed the circumstances of the case which were shortly as follows :—Towards the encl. of August Messrs. Coutts were favoured with a letter from some good natured friend, apprising them of the existence of a terrible gang of swindlers who were conspiring together with the determination of robbing them to an inconceiveable extent, by a deeply-concerted plan only too sure to effect its object whenever carried into execution. The writer, in an " unguarded mo ment," suffered himself to become a party to this de sign and, upon his oath, solemnly promised never to disclose either the nature of the proposed robbery, or the names of those by whom it had been contrived. Subsequent reflection, however, caused him (the writer) to lament most bitterly the engagement he had entered into ; and feeling how seriously it 'would involve the respectable and un - Offending parties upon whom the attack was about to be made, he went and entreated his unworthy colleagues to adan don their design. They refused, of course, to enter tain such an idea, except on one condition • n amely, that he (the writer) should procure for and give to them the conspirators) the sum of 100/. The rest may be told in the space of a nutshell. The object of the letter was to obtain the 1001. not for the benefit of the philanthropic writer, who would scorn compen sation for such a service, but to " avert the dreadful blow" which had been levelled at Coutts and Co. The writer would not stop to contemplate anything so unreasonable as the refusal of this demand, at such a critical moment; and therefore proposed at once that Messrs. Coutts should immediately indicate their anxiety so to purchase a speedy deliverance from the hands of their unknown enemies by inserting the fol lowing advertisement in the Times newspaper:— " C. C. informs T. T. that his request has been fully complied with." The writer of the letter further pro posed that Messrs. Coutts should station a boy at:the base of the - Monument, at half-past nine o'clock P.M. on the day in which the advertisement appeared, with the 100/. " in solid gold," wrapped up in brown paper, at the same time causing no other party to be pi esent. Accordingly, 111-ssrs. Coutts inserted the notice in the Times of the 30th ult., and in the evening of that day sent a sharp little boy to the Monument with a quantity of lead rolled up like so many sovereigns, and neatly enclosed in brown paper—a marked half crown having been also placed inside. Two police officers were also stationed within sight, and at the appointed hour the prisoner at the bar appeared at his post, and greedily grasped the brown paper parcel, with which he was about to make off, when the constables fronted him, not to any purpose, how ever, as by some unaccountable bungling he was suf fered to escape. A few mornings afterwards Messrs. Coutts were actuallly again addressed by the same party, who, after informing them of the paltry contents of the parcel, intimated his willingness to believe that one of their clerks, unknown to the firm, had played this freak upon him. He exhorted them to bear in mind that the present was not the time for trifling, and as he was still willing to afford them another opportu nity of saving themselves from the inevitable destruc tion that would be the result of inattention to the proposal which had been made to them, be named an other place and time for the re-enaction of the farce of the little boy, the policemen, and the brown paper parcel. Precisely similar proceedings were taken on this occasion by the Messrs. Coutts, with the same result, except that the constables were more "wide awake," and the man, who proved to be the prisoner, was taken into custody. Evidence having been given of the foregoing facts, Mr. JARDINE, previous to remanding the prisoner, asked him if he wished to say anything. The prisoner, who spoke well, said :—" I would , rather answer the evidence when presented to your ......^.... ...--........... ..- ................. . , - jw _ ------ worship in a collective form, as it would be difficult to f mother, he has ;" but as her father and sisters were piny is working successfully, l and since the 0 Pet 4 sever my statements from tranvaetions which will, no present she refused to detail the circumstances. When 92,000 passengers 'haw been carried. iti . vthey doubt, be deposed to heafter, and which I must na- were gone she stated particulu wrs too oss and Tne Cro)don Itaila,ty Company have declared a. II O t turally anticipate. Ido not deny the truth of the . filthy to be pirticularise , l, tulding that the prisc.rier ( 1, fal ilf 5,. pur S , 111(2, tikid the ac.ounts, compared liff tile ristilti (rf the curr,,vooding ptHod of last t S o substance of the evidence, so far as it has gone; but ' 11. d behoved to her in the same manner lour or tive show an iNcreasc a recii,i6 of 2,5001, whilv in . the I must beg to repeat what I stated to th, policeman, times, The last assault was committed on Thursday there his bcen on increase of 1,5001., payable 1 ):. h l, when taken into cuitody, that I was not the original week. BriAlion UompAir t , a.:tl an increase or 2.300/. Pin in ,, tigator of this affair, but acted merely under the Mr. Pelham, who defended the prisoner on both Iy ° t he South-Ea..1 , - ' m CoinD4nv The oppositiiarl74 direction of another person, known by the name Of occasions, cross-examined the girl, with a view to ' 1, - y the South-Western Company to the Croydon d r ; Thomas Thornley." show that the present charge was suggested by the i Epsom line has not damped the ardour of the COI 0 The prisoner was then remanded. previous one, and that the whole was, as he had been shareholders, who have authorised their Directors to MARLBOROUGH-STREET. instructed, a foul and abominable conspiracy to de- participate in the Portsmouth Junction scheme, s ° o ef il On Saturday Alfred Walker was brought before s!roy the reputation of a man who for twenty-seven connect it with Chatham, and thus increase the ge. ll o . Mr. Maltby for further examination, charged with years had sustained a most unimpeachable character traffic of the road. The atmospheric principle, it° having stolen nearly 500/. in money, and also a qua') in the neighbourhood. The little girl, however, with der sto o d, will be i ntroduced o n t h is l i ne. ~,f r _ _ "f. -- - At the meeting of the West London Railvray 011" tity of jewellery, the property of Airs. Elizabeth _ar box, from the residence of the Earl of llarrowby, in Grosvenor-square. Some of the servants having been examined and nothing material elicited, Inspector Pearce said, he had other evidence to -uspectui offer ' but he could not produce it until Friday, to which day he wished a remand. Mr. Crouch, for the prisoner, protested against any further remand, - as the evidence now tendere , l, in. stead of strengthening suspicion against the prisoner, rather went to diminish it. Mr. MALTBT said, taking all the circumstances into consideration, he was bound to comply with the application of the police, and therefore the prisoner must stand remanded till Friday. MA IIYLEBONE. an open artlessness adhered steadily to the statement which she made in the flrst instance to her mother and afterwards to the Magistrate. Mr. BALLANTINE observed that the girl's state ment, notwithstanding some discrepancies in her cross-examination, was perfectly consistent. The worthy Magistrate then examined Mrs. Collenbourne, for the purpose of ascertaining. whether there was any private pique, or any difference about money matters, between her and the prisoner, but no such motive appeared. She was not in his debt, nor did he owe her more than a few pence for milk ; and, so far from attaining any object by the charge, the com plaining party had every likelihood of losing a cus tomer. Mr. Pelham—But we heard nothing of this matter until the former charge was made. holders, it was stated that the Directors are enilesiTur ing to enter into arrangements with the Birmilltd, o and Great Western Boards, for the purpose of for7o ing the interest of the Company, and counnuni o " having already been made on the subject, it was decr, advisable to adjourn for a few weeks till the rerl:tbi those negotiations are known. It wasacitnlifed tha t o ir'' line of its, , lf would not attract traffic, but with the!, 04 tance of thew great Companies it seems to be con eio that ucceis will be attained. A l c atiO On the sth of October the Government , on the two lines of raiLvay, from Orleans to 1 301 71,5 t and Orleans to Vierz in, will take place. The De line, which appears to be of the more considora b :f ny el portanee, is4comp,,ted ior by a company con-IV several Pe, rs, and large c.,liveyance contractors, et "001 head stands the name of the Count D'Authouarti• Company, from its Mint:Aerial relations and cotnole' P i t , st Mr. G. Gilbert, a livery-stable-keeper in Frederick mews, near Albany eitreet, Regent's-park, was on Saturday summoned by Mr. E. painter, 342, Strand, under circumstances which from the subjoined evi dence may have the effect of pteeing the nobility, gentry, and others on their guard with respect to .purchases of vehicles. It appeared from what transpired, that a man named M‘Carthy was employed by Mr. Painter to look out for a carriage of a particular description, and after going to several places he at length went to defendant's stable, where he looked at a phaeton, and a man in attendance asked thirty five guineas for it. Mr. Painter subsequently offered 301. for the carriage, and that amount was ultimately paid. The phaeton was sent home, and it was then discovered, that the axle-trees were of a quality and make much inferior to those upon which the carriage rested when the purchase was made. Defendant, in anewer to the charge, said that he never int. nded to sell the carriage for 30/., with the axle-trees which were in the first instance attached to it, but he hal no objection new to teke the vehicle back again and return. the meney rather than have .any more di=pute about it. Mr. Painter signified that he was pot at all desirous of settling the matter in that way. Mr. RAWLINSON slid he could come to no other conclusion from what had been sworn to than that a gross fraud had been committed, and he regretted that he was not empowered by law to adjudicate in the case, but advised Mr. Painter to bring an action against Mr. Gilbert. Mr. Painter expressed his intention of doing so. 11'01?SHIP-S1REE OR Saturday a respectably-dressed German, named George Oberhausen, was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton for re-examination, charged with stealing a great quantity of choice and expensive colours and inks, and numerous brass taps and copper bolts, forming parts of machinery, the property of his em ployers, Messrs. De la Rue, Fry, and Co., the exten sive cardmakers and fancy stationers in Bunhill-row. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. De la Rue and his son, Mr. W. De la Rue, that they have suc ceeded in bringing to a high state of perfection cer tain colours, two of which are a rich carmine and a peculiarly delicate Chinese blue, the latter being generally used for stamping the finer descriptions of Irish linen and other such purposes. To manufac ture these, engines of 30-horse power and very ex pensive machinery are requisite, and portions of the machinery are dismounted and replaced by others, as occasion may require • and part of the articles above spoken of as having been stolen by the prisoner were some of these dismounted pieces. The prisoner had been in the service of the firm for a long period as a colour-maker, and, from his being an excellent work man and a very intelligent man, the greatest confidence was placed in him until Monday morning last, when a man who had been formerly in Messrs. De la Rue's service, but is now in that of a rival manufacturer, entered their counting-house and anxiously inquired for the senior partner. Mr. De la Rue, sen., was sent for, as the man refused imparting his business to any one else,, and on his arrival the workman told him the names of several parties to whona he had discovered that the prisoner had been for a long time past selling their colours and Government envelopes, Messrs. De la Rue having a contract with the Government for a certain descrip tion of envelopes, for every one of which they are obliged to account, or make good its value. As there could be no doubt of the truth of this man's informa tion, a searching inquiry was thereupon instituted, and the result was the discovering of a most exten sive and organised system of plunder, carried on by the prisoner and other workmen and work women, of whom the prosecutors have more than 200 in their employment. Communication was instantly made to Inspector Shackell, anti by his directions Sergeant Brannan went to the house of the prisoner, in Nor man's-buildings, St. Luke's, at a time when the prisoner was at home, and, on being admitted by him, searched the place. The prisoner hesitated as to hav ing anything belonging to his employers, but at length acknowledged that he had a little blue in the lower part of the house, and on going there the ser geant discoveredin the back kitchen a barrel contain ing half a hundred weight of Chinese blue, besides a great quantity of large brass taps, copper bolts, and other articles, the whole filling a large truck. These, of course, were taken possession of, and the prisoner forthwith placed in custody and examined at this court on Monday. The prisoner then, in defence, said he was carrying on a small manufacture of colours on his own ac count, that he had purchased part of the taps pro duced, and that the others and portions of machinery he had borrowed from his employers without their knowledge, to enable him to manufacture for himself, and intended to restore. them, but unfortunately, having conducted the affair at his own house in secret, he had no witness to produce to prove that he did so. Both the Messrs. De la Rue positively identified all the articles produced. The brass taps were worth 1.45. each, and then actually had their colour in them. The cask of Chinese blue was intrinsically worth Is. 63. per pound, but in reality a great deal more, from its scarcity and the difficulty of its manufac ture. The copper bolts, as forming parts of their ma chinery, had an adacititious value scarcely estimable, but still considerable ; and as to the prisoner's state ment, of manufacturing for himielf, any workman so doing, as the prisoner well knew, would be in stantly discharged upon its being discovered. The prisoner was then remanded till Saturday last, when Mr. De la Rue, senior,- again attended and pro duced a large • bundle of letters which had been de livered to him by another workan who was in fear of being apprehended, and gave them up on the promise of not being prosecuted. These letters had passed between the prisoner and other workmen in different houses engaged in the same business, and their con tents, which were highly criminatory, disch.sed an organised and widely spread system of robbery in al most everything the prosecutors manufactured, and showed that, where this could not be effected, mate rials manufactured elsewhere had been brought to the prosecutors premises to be glazed and coloured by their machinery, so as exactly to resemble their goods. Some other evidence having been offered, and Ser geant Brannan produced another cask of Chinese blue and a quantity of carmine, which were id ent i f i ed by the prosecutors ; Mr. De la Rue'stated, that from the information he had received, he had reason to believe, that what had been as yet stated 'was only a portion of what he should hereafter be able to prove; and, as he was de termined, if possible, to put a complete check upon this ruinous and wholsale system of robbery, against which no fair profits in trade could possibly stand, he trusted the magistrate would again remand the prisoner, to enable him to trace out its ramifications. Mr. BROUGHTON said he should most certainly do so, and remanded the prisoner for a week ; but con sented to take substantial bail for his future appear ance, if he could obtain it. The prisoner, who still protested his innocence, sail be could find the bail, and was then removed. Mr. BALLANTINE—ExactIy so; and, but for that charge the matter might have never come to light. But the girl's mother, hearing of that charge, and knowing that her daughter had gone occasionally to ties reisener's house, Became naturally alarmed; and, on questioning her daughter, the matter was revealed. The child said that, since the last assault, the pri• soner beckoned to her to eome across to his shop, but, remembering how he had treated her, she refused to do so. Her mother tore up a book which the prisoner gave her. Mrs. Collenbourne, who seemed a respectable woman, said she destroyed it, not wishing that her child should preserve any memorial of the indecency which he ti been practised upon her. Mr. ISALLANTINE said she had done perfectly right. He would send the case for trial, but, as the prisoner had entered into two sureties of 501. each to answer a similar charge in another place, he would take his own Tvcogn isance of 1001. to appear and take his trial for the present one. The recognisances were then entered into, and the parties bound over to prosecute. UA I ON- HA LI Peter M Walter, the young Irishman with the car pet-bag, who stands charged with robbing several taverns and public-houses in the metropolis, was brought up, on Saturday, for re-examination. Mr. COTTINGIIAM said that he had received a letter from Lieutenant Ward, of the 11th Hussars, quar tered in Dublin, stating that, having read an account of the prisoner's examination in the weekly news papers of last Sunday, he had no doubt, from the description, that his name was Waters, and that he was the same person who was • living as his (the writer's) servant in Portobello barracks, and who robbed him of a large sum of money, with which he absconded. The Magistrate then proceeded to ask the prisoner some questions on the subject, in reply to which he said that he was a native of Dublin—that he was never in the army, nor had he lived in the service of Lieutenant Ward—that he did not know where Portobello barracks were situated—and that he never passed by the name of Waters, either in Dubin or elsewhere. A gentleman stood forward and stated that a short time since he was staying at the Steam-packet Hetel, in Thames-street, and that amongs . other property' stolen from him, there were two silk handkerchiefs, several linen collars, and also a walking stick. The latter articles were now produced and identified by the complainant, a policeman stating that he found them in the prisoner's possession when he was taken into custody. Mr. COTTINOHAM said that the prisoner was already committed on three different charges of robberies at taverns, but that if Lieutenant Ward was present and identified him, instead of sending him for trial here he should send him over to Dublin, where that offence was committed. The Magistrate then directed that inquiries should be made at the Horse Guards, to ascertain if the pri soner was known there as belonging to the army, and he was again ordered to be taken back to gaol. Edward Wheeler, a young man in the employ of Mr. Cox, livery stable-keeper, in Stamford-street, was charged with stealing 580 farthings, the property of John Underwood, of Brunswick-street, Black friars. The prisoner lodged at the house of the com plainant, an aged man, who from his infancy, it was dowritied, was in the habit of collecting farthings, 1,00200 of which coin he kept in a bag, which was de . posite I in a box in the room where the prisoner slept. Some of the farthings were on a xecent occasion missed out of the box, and, with a view of discovery, as another man occupied the same room with the pri soner, the complainant's daughter bored a hole in the partition that separated her room from that of the prisoner. On the preceding day, while the prisoner was home, the witness looked through the aperture, and caught him in the very act of ransacking her father's box, containing his treasure of farthinge. When the farthings were subsequently counted, 580 out of the 1,000 were missing, and it was also ascertained that the prisoner had been fur some time in the habit of using a coffee-shop, where he usually paid for his re freshments in farthings, some of which were those of former reigns, and formed a portion of those collected by the complainant in the early party of his life. Another charge of robbery was also preferred against the prisoner, that of stealing a pair of boots out of his employer's counting-house, and he was com mitted to the sessions on both charges. Richard Edwards, a well-dressed young man, was charged on suspicion of stealing a valuable gold watch. The prisoner was remanded until Wednesday next. consideration, is stated to possess the preference st P i l o ; sent. It his been said that the shares of a eof n na P e est company have bean already in circulation on the not, If such be the fact, by the law of the ‘?6th of Jutv they ‘viil be incapacitated from obtaining the COut' Times. LAMBETH-STREET. On Saturday the Hon. G. C. NORTON requested the reporters present to acknowledge the receipt of the following sums for the poor woman whose child had been so cruelly ill-used, as detailed in the police report of this day week i—Post- office order, No. 1,412, 1/. ; James Singleton, Esq , 11.; E. E., as.; Post office order, an ,, nymous, 1/. 10s.; a lady, 1/. ; J. Bateman, as.; and Mrs. C. H. S., 10s. THAMES POLICE. On Saturday Henry John Burkett, a little withered and wrinkled old man, who keeps a general shop in Salmon's-lane, Limehouse, was charged with assault ing an interesting and intelligent-looking child named Harriet Collenbourne, not more than ten years and a half old. The prisoner was brought up to this Court on a similar charge no later than Tuesday last, on which occasion Mr. Broderip held him to bail, himself in 1001., and two sureties in 501. each. Though the case was not reported at the time the circumstance trot circulated in the neighbourhood, and on 'Wednesday the faller of the present complainant mentioned it to his wife. Alarmed lest her own child might have been tampered with (for they served the prisoner with milk, and the little one had frequently been the messenger), Mrs. Collenbourne said to her daughter, " I hope, Harriet, Mr. Burkett has offered no insult to you, ' to which the child replied, " Yes, DIED. ed 74 ' ' e op On the 7th inst., at Weavering, Kent, ag i Is- Baron de Itaigersfeld, Rear-Admiral of the Iter•a e nti On the 2d inst., Henry John, eldest eon al `" 4p€ l3 ; of Clapton- square, Hackney, age d ► Siffken, 16. gert rfeOr On the 2d inst., at Clifton Rectory the Rev' 1, in, eiP cer Markham Rector of Clifton, niar is.Totting'lloreNf Residentary of York Cathedral, aid Vicar ofCO3,,ZroeYf Oa the 2d inst., Christopher Nevile, Esq., of ' r ieo lis tingham; Post Captain in the Royal Navy. ~, 0 0 On the 4th inst., at Brighton, William liralic r ''''' e iIP of Stevenage, aged 54. WO On the 4th inst., at Cookham, Berks, sl" 01 Edmund Goolden. Asia, % i c e On the 4th inst., at Reigate, Surrey, Frances 4 to t of Thomas Jones, formerly a Captain in the us ° OA th e the East India Company. are/ On the 6th inst., iu fill -street, Berkeley-0V 0 6 f e, e Lady Brooke Pechell. „I , o qtl ll- fe , Ou the 6th inst, in South-street, Grasv en ,L, to 0 Elizabeth, .40, Very Rev. William Victor Fryer, D.D., Chap ......," tuguese Chapel in S..wh-:treat. ....----- . _____.---------- - f -00 , g - -.- --. TO l ' 1,7 London : Printed and Published by IdtrN l 4 l o, - No. 112, Strand, Print er, at TM, Sui t Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy. • PitidcUsats, Monday, ideptelOer RAIL WAY NEWS. An article in the Westminster Review on railway ad • ministration attracts some notice in the City, on account of the mode in which it advocates the principle that pas sengers may be carried at infinitely less sums than they now pay, and that very loiv fares will prove in the end the best source of profit to the proprietors. From the evidence given by Mr. Hudson before the Railways Coin mittee,the writer draws the statement, that on the North and York Midland Railway coals are carried at the rate of three farthings per ton per mile, and that that price is a remunerative one. Estimating that thirteen passen gers would go to a ton, he finds that a regulation load of passengers on the London and Birmingham Railway, that is, three tons and a half; or 46 passengers, who standing up would only occupy a waggon of the common size, might be conveyed at Mr. Hudson's remunerative price for 11. 12s. Bd., or Bid. per passenger. Why, then, he asks should passengers, who can load and unload themselves, and, moreover, are not liable to be lost or stolen, be charged higher than goods ? This is, of course, going to a violent extreme ; but it is a useful line of argument as showing that the fares are capable of being very con siderably reduced, leaving a profit which would very much increase from the additional numbers conveyed. At the Dublin and Drogheda meeting it was an nounced that the works of the line are in substantial and excellent condition, and that the railway will be com pleted throughout for 14,0001 per mile. The contrac tor's accounts have all been balanced and the majority settled, and the chief works remaining unfinished are the terminal buildings and the permanent and intermediate stations. It is asserted that the traffic, from what has already passed over the railway, is good, and must im prove ; while it appears the receipts from the 24th May (the date of opening) to the 30th June, have amounted to 4,2531. Gs. 2d. The fares are regulated at 11d. per mile for first-class passengers ; Id. per mile for second class passengers ; and three-fifv:s of hi. per mile for third-cies. passengers. _ .Ai...conting to the Manchester and Birmingham Rail way Report the balance of profits applicable to dividends this year was 34,0001., of which 30,0001. are appro priated to a payment of 11. per share, or five per cent. The increase of receipts on the half-year is 2,7001., and a further augmentation of traffic is expected from the late arrangements made with th e Bi rm i ng h am and Gloucester and - Bristol Railways. The Macclesfield branch has been contracted for under most favourable circumstances, and the Trent Valley line is to be im mediately carried out. It is understood that a proposal is afloat to connect the Manchester and Birmingham and the Sheffield Companies with the Liverpool and Man chester Companies. At the Manchester and Leeds meeting it was stated that there had been a weekly increase on this year's traffic of 1,4501, ; and the dividend declared was at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum. An encouraging opinion was expr(ssed of the Sheffield and Gaiusboruugh and London and York direct lines. The meeting of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway was for the purpose of issuing 30,0004 debentures at 4 per cent. to pay off the loan received from the Commis sioners of Public Works on account of the Dalkey branch, which loan bears interest ut the rate of 5 r cent. It was stated on this occasion that the receipts from the Ist of March to the 27th of August were this year 28,6621., or 4,0001. in excess of the amount re ceived at the same period last year. The revenue of the line steadily increases, and the Dalkey branch, which is remunerative, is regarded as an important feeder to the general line. It was suggested in the course of the proceedings to extend , the Dalkey line to Bray, every confidence being expressed in the economi cal working and good order of the atmospheric pries ciple. The Brighton and Chichester Proprietors have agreed to allow the Brighton Company to take the unappro priated shares of their undertaking, on the option of leasing the line when it is completed, at 4} per cent. The Directors have experienced great opposition from the landowners on the road, and in the case of the Duke of Norfolk compensation to the amount of 42,000/. is to be paid. The slit cial meeting of the Yarmouth and Norwich Railway Company bad reference to the amalgamation with the Not o ouch aiud 'Brandon Company, and resolu tions confirming it were passed. The capital of the ,oint lines, it appears, is now 795,0001., and each portion is to be considered of equal value. The Yarmouth cm- GP' b a7 I At Irkto-1 ' stir o ETAG au AD)rt at the 811 ti nge to lUla nee E l'oon t° gem M" , With )); o ttrltX Thre% rriday . , Pr° „fetri l o ' himuftt 10; : chai Pi UM At uli kkes eiPt.NA. k . v. ka ."" of tl t"! : •Rty, Itoki, e ; have i " 43 Com s °Ad 41 , 1 Tins tbe slaw , %fr etted 114 %fai lum i tn i uldb 'tklS creme.. th ' .41 111 ° ; *4 I: W er tit .2 1 (4 re, e 7: red —.41 to 'c 'nu DUTCH MAIL. LUXEAIDURG ' AUG. 31.—His Majesty the 0.10 the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxemburg' c o' resolution of the 18th of this month, having,o sidered the sentences ',sassed in the month of Fe b Yd 1833, by the Court of Assize of the Grand Ddel, several persons at that time holding public ;7 - . 0 1 who had left the Government of the Netherlan°°,so) gone over to that of Belgium, has granted to oho persons full and entire amnesty in respect to sentences, which are declared to be null and o°o BERLIN, Aro. 30.—From the latest accoun t° 1 0 St. Petersburgh, it seems doubtful whet Empil Nicholas and Empress will come to this year, as was expected. singe the Imperial ! lit ), means to pw - s a strict seclusion during the three deep mourning for the Grand Duchess Alexandll,ool after the expiration of that time, the had ° o l which geLierally sets in at that season will n ot e the Empress, whose health is not strong, to unue so long a journey. . c . r d TIIR HAGUE, SEPT s.—llis Majesty the turned from Weimar yesterday. " 'fee SEPT. G. Our readers will recollect by the joi lation of the American tariff in 1842, W hil to coffee can b.. imported wholly free from duty.'" f 4 United States, when brought in American sinl o dd Java direct, coffee imported from the ..Tetherl charged with a duty of 20 per cent. Oa C rpe!' ment has succeeded in obtaining the reinibure of the duty paid since the 31st of Aug u lletil l with an order that coffee imported from the a er, lands in Netherland ships, shall enjoy the sa l 'ite emption from duty as was given by the tariff °,OO to American ships exclusively coming from th e ' of production. 4 g; The day before yesterday there was a ine s . c ylv 11 Spanish bondholders at Amsterdam, at , 1 10 0 ,, Lipman, advocate, presided. After some the following gentlemen were chosen for the ef fl tee for attending to the intere s t s of the hold Messrs. A. B. Roothuan, Louis Drucker , lb o # Teinera de Mattos, J.Westheim, and J. M. Nir M. Drucker read a letter from M. Maugni lj ' h ichl her of the French Chamber of Deputies,. in 'sfe o announces that he will come to Amsterdam i s days to communicate with the holders Of be tsIF bonds, and to determine on the measures tO for their interest. THE MYSTERIOUS CAS,- ORCHARD-STREET. ;ill The suspicious circumstances co nnected / 77 ' IR death of Alfred Dark, a person ostensibly °r :, V I on business at Pentonville as a coal-nierl s oo well known to the puic as a person in c ilic ars o nexion with that clique of desperate thieves or e!, the 'Westminster gang, have b een p a rtially 017 by the agency of Inspector Moran, who bas Berkshire to make inquiries into the authen_i the Coroner's certificate for the burial of Alf reu ho which was produced by one of the persons vi e of . A I taken into custody last week. The substa nc r i n ai s Coroner's depositions is to this effect :—ThLPbees l witness is one Buddington, a man who b s a o l 4 4 custody scores of times f or var i ous offences, P` r o is particularly well k nown at fairs 011 A et..&(! 7 4 account is that he w a s with D ar k and Art female with whom Dark co h a bi te d) in• 3" 9' that they were all going t o E xe t er on business ..tot", took with him a gun in a c as e , as he intend ea t!set ti out a sporting license as soon as he got t°,Peti,V Dark, however, took the gun out of 0°1 3 , , , k i about Slough, and began shooting small party, proceeded, and when just below itT u flt" r # gun went off and slist Dark in the arm. removed to an adjoining h o use, and atten u ver e, surge.m. The wound was , however, 5 0 se f ine . , 0 0 he died at eleven o ' c l oc k the same night% sou,,t , witness said he heard the report of going up to the place, he saw Dart with his t o e; tered. The surgen who attended Dark s : l l .os tha nature of the injury, a n d s t a ted that v$ 0 : 0 `; e , self attributed his wound to an accident., 05 evidence a verdict of Accidental Death I d turned, and an order issued for the ho ri° body. vent r The only way to account f o r the sub oc tioS t y ceedings—the removal of the body, the abr . oc l , o , the furniture from the house in Bentonville' Ore prevarications as to the id e ntity o f the bodP t he v o s sume that a determination existed of keePi l l o cur e ,o ter a secret as long as possible, in order to, hoei , much of the property of the deceased sis r ivid could. We understand that Inspector P eer esSit. made his report to Mr. Bur re ll, the Ck l . o f magistrate, and that here the matter is /Pi e ' „0 „ i g 1 11 HURSTPIERPOINT, SEPT. 4.—MAERTAu — ve y. o r LlFE.—This morning, a t e l even o ' c l oc k, the m o tfl o ri° rick Vincent, rector of Slingford, in this ,kLiss married to the lovely and accomplished 4 ' for ie,o ll, Copley Young. Dr. Samu e l H o lland fe r pg reVd ° marriage ceremony in the p resence o f a full e,. e ne , amongst whom were Lords H owar d asdEr 9 hThe principal families in the neighbourheod.,„oore 'party occupied sev e n carr i ages , b u t a s the l o tion of a private character, n o p u bli c deln° l3 p iett i place.--BrWaton Herald. PUSEYISM Ilr IRELAND.—At a chur-- -- , sor tiH s o with a large parish and congrega ti on in the !Heil di° ll o oo land, and wher e th e c l erg y man pers i s ted in ! oi l tedi the gown, &c., not one si n gl e p e r s on rena l t he ~ municate at the last proffer e d ce l e bration ° Supper.—Belfast Chronicle. * ~icyiol° IRTHS. t• On the 4th inst., at ß the Rectory Houset s ftector, el Cornhill, the wife of the Rev. T. W. Wrencu' daughter. fey' Je On the sth inst., the lady of Gilbert Houghton-hill, Hunts, of a d aug ht er . IRO Pe ri ' On the 6th inst., at Dr. Monro's, Bush too* • of the Rev. Charles L. C orn i s h, o f G r eat LAP of shire, of a son. Tsf i° On the 7th inst., Lady Charlotte Watson i 4 daughter. 0 31°. On the 7th inst., at C u mb er l an d- s treet, r te , the lady of the Rev. G. I'. P a l mer , o f a daug h ter DID 0 vhara , h ter MARRIED. 're"— ug.'" 4 0 On the 2d inst., at St. Mary Magdalene , e , t Fitzroy Holderness, to Ell en L ou i sa , S° 11 ; :t 112 " -- ?ft , the late Captain Joseph Andrews, non• pan's service painbridg: fo}°°oOny the 4th . inst., at Little Shelford, t Alfred Tarrant, of Great Queen-street. to 31°C e . i i rlt daughter of Mr. H e nry H a ll, late of Cambridg rc h, Ile On the sth inst., at St. Pan c ras New C hu gentsrat tp of George Well Esq., Wells Harrison, o f S a ndwich , . 0 eldest daughter of the late Israel Thomas , rise, Surrey. 11 Vtt!" On the sth inst., at St. Matthew's, Brix. o - , joss. 81 0 Moncrief, Esq., to Sarah, daughter of the late sren 011 lan, Esq., of Great Alie-street. On the sth inst., at Llandegui Church , .C i e, s re ro os,t l 4 , Osmond Arthur Wyatt, Esq., of Troy House, to Louisa Anne, second daughter of Janes "' e l d 7lO lotte' Lime. grove, near Bangor. On the sth in -t.. at East Tehrnmouth, Crrjoes daughter of John Parson, Captain MS. , t Dennis, Commander, R.N. io", On the sth inst., at St. Marylebone Chercr„,,Ora.lo,4 son, Esq., of Clifford House, near Sheffield, t°,, d t a lldf ° o:" eldest daughter of the late T. Griffith, Esq.' ",,uare'.dstr On the 6th inst., at Sr.. George's, Ilanover-w't dscM Beldam, Esq., of Royston, Herts, to Eliza, elde:' Al per John Rankin, Esq., of New York United Stat top l'rp e In— De