The Sun. — London, England, 1845-09-10 00:00:00

ELL CIO DALY-) -....... )1' CANDIOAP-., the nomination o f candi diF ,i I f Southwark , in the retle,`, %sq., the hustings w ere the erecr street, i n front of Teo, by the High 13ailiff for 01 )g ivf ;an o'clock, but sortlf.L was densely crowded Or:" electors as t he river side,, ' ,' b ' el q. cou ld send forth. -IP:4: , a lheavers and wharf hue labels with t he sl„ '1 his powerful, respecS► f men came to the LlU i d avo-looking personage, 5 I_,,,..ting " Filcher for ttf?' Immediately indlb7n to the desk re f are 01 l'.. 'ha . Tiff for the acconln,'-' i'' as stationed a croon °fp; )1y boys, of a ges from J. ti , oroar, quite drowning° es erous bellowing of the a the hustings called ta.„. Ti to carry a note aal."0;0 imen of "public ai113,1,, one of Pilcher's wen ' l el e of the independent% wo of the ragamuffin:hie:o musn't go, Bill--4",,,,Pri i—huzza ! three au",„ ! ha I ha !" a nd tre w l all and blolesworth col ion between the hustiogi is Ito the ground• ft it at sort of reception on heir appearance upon etot antioned as sonewhaPielcl e, that one of 31T. ~ I himself on the lins,tli/ye,. " men " for heir, re and a cry of " e re ci i i reply which elicited di ighter. In the deleevori I" here collected, thel,l:ssi us-looking negro, "'„s ing was most diset,'.e's 00 ) e i3 rmed by some of , i'' A i arbadoes pilchard.' if PI Lppearance, bat reel! ilised himself by th e g of his demeanour. , o si h Bailiff, Mr. Pritcbsre,iri, 'jiff, Mr. Jones, i' l A d 5 00; non the husting, al i v r„t ny . , i re orderly and g e ts ected from th e p t e ° s having been gore tbo en came forward en d 1 .0 1 were now met to ey e ly the Constitution. o f r i quence of the dentlii Live, Mr. Benjamin 44 ffe r any opinion on h't 0; he he thought it reir riod he had acted B _ s , Il i Lined, in the Conunlai ter of an ind'ePeatiell lervant. Deprived bij 1, now met to elec t as (Cheers) —and he Isior, that borough upon t he eY were that daftioi, 11 , ,e was Oro( , wealth electors ())I', that they would sholoori ted ariht the Jarki4 rge.—(cheers) Ile,;itir, y antagonistic feelinV bulliti9n of feeling,,j' oped that they W oulu t or y in such a wooer j .1 I read the writ, OP - ribery, &c. A Came forward, 913" f id" 4 so great that i, nediate neighbourba'h stored, he pr oceetle—so ci .. ie / n.:minate Sir Wrll7-0 proper person T:4024 Lficl"s' groans, and V - 41 use his u troa s ,,,' Fri, f L of Southwark tbv - Der - Lt day , deprived el se elective f 00narl universal suff r r a aKAL - r 1.1 was Lased Or - 0 ) 1 0 4 i Molesworth becs"„i-dgk interest of , he boP'i,Vl acted with it by th e t' , es / .) He wa s so iniofthe corn-laws. ~. n ti when it wai oi / k .tp that opiniorl . in OM le supported Sir `fit )resented the civil 511,?, the majority in ths!„,l4' he advocated relir,4o° earnestness whd —(Cheers.) 'toad le course of that ee n principles, he d id li n d ndidates.—(Cheers tic"; le disgraceful Plac,aArglit candidates with inw-est ; their suffraaes < ll ° l o 'her represent ' ? orough, as had beep s ld veness of Toryi sl 3o yore the friends of r d )3r whom he t'i'es 5,11,40 were interested in rough, or knew an.ie-goi ; surrounded by t h by the commercial hear.) His frie nds !ivil and religious f o t ) ous liberty was 0 01 : 111 0, ne else.—(Cheers 30' D.nd staunch supP cd.t ijk m‘iugh around gr.grecti4 otted and the dis t 9 l ft' is O'Connor and 1315 While these weree, Pitcher was bretig"llll proar by Mr. Pilcher'So it of hearing him 0 1 , time, but only ssitli no doubt, see Sr Parliament as th eir confusion.) He 0 13 1 s a fit and proper P e irliament. a A 0 .a the nomination. f o tq la a candidate be' 01'` , ears working with ad 1,5 me that time he lift, ing them on to vietov e hoped to do so on ge and much uproar.) William Molesvieu iirn because he conolYi and an honest MO ei W. Molesworth it„ e SPY e supported the EaaVri they would that oth' sers and hisses.) i l l i e bef e luld not understan u course left to that ' the submitting 'bi s eeteli o He would not long II tde by seconding th e tle? 'th, feeling assure :11:14 could place him in ,{ arliament for the _Air rs and much inter' .4: then came forward tccitif 'ected with i m mens e ., 0151, rounded the lea de ; t bß d` 2cupied the front 0 ` o sei of Molesworth 01 Ag e( 1 Ld by this time ;09 0 ` , to determine t C l}' hostile right and ie.- aingled tumult °f ed the Conservative,lo ble, even to those ,o r / is understood to ill:Al/p i , e of the duty whieu 'form as Englishele l3 ,,yer mended to the they all knew, odte,dl i ed to their local ry kind.) He 106: K 4 01: 11( 1 nstitution in Chore" fi ti° sl ' 1 ,, lished in the Itefo 0 :, of our civil libe rtie r go into Parliament 11041 be the supporter foatligii): party. Heunderst o 1 the commercial 1/14°eilP! 'stood) he was opP°"icie that was to be c °1 1; 0 ,3 6 1/°. Molesworth C Oo if o , s at a commercial w*9 'ge of their pectili s lao lli , Pileher was well s a friend to the Pl t - t f i tlui l li air charitable i nst i wou ld a l wa ys be 'f o p, ;, and he would not ',eel/ Le, that he would A t ortant occasions ! 'y then proceeded tp, w e to her candidates, b ill ' et e said. With resPer,clo, ferred to the ``,7 0 414 )es" (as we unders!„,pcijoli V. Molesworth, a s JP :ter thy to represent P l i e d o le ) Hobbes's book, fs'ibe by Parliamee t sA til fg .inst profaneness Sod t ar continued.) Ifj,,,ve yo ered his work de" 0 0 ,01; 'sician told hire '7 te lq rif should be , 4 glee 7 001,p:pi 0 t „ of the world. r y „ , and yells of • e Y 'ilfP Itterly opposed, t° ion indescribabls'i JP boured to costr°7o "Op and th• 10" ttienteesoi,e,„...,.eSir ...see. 711/11!,..v..----_- VP. Molesworth thereon. For his parr, he ( ! fr • r.) thought it the Paramount duty of every Memlee oth,ePria.erhlialsnaroentetetteodtatkhee c p a o r o e r, of the poor.—(Cheers.) If would t l e 4047iinlitlet a e care of the rich.—(Cheers (N'6-lineeresertaanind the poor All the conveniences and luxuries of life emanate entitled t he lobo 01 atbhoeu reianrge classes, a nd p infectiona nd consequently a s of the Lefrislature. e°nelltded by proposing Jeremiah Filcher, h.q., Ir';aft i_and-Proper person to represent the borough of South ‘),,rr- la the Commons House of Parliament. ' ''''' r. t/A RE seconded the nomination, but was totally inaudible amidst the unremitting din of cheers, groans, kid all sorts of noises, amongst which a somewhat 4111104 but very loud bird-call was tolerably distinct. fir, Ap t PELLAT then came forward to propose 444;1°. blittu, whora (as well as we could thoyethe State a Dian whom he had known for many guess) he describedyears la a friend of civil and religious liberty. He would not 4 n, PPort the interest of a class or of a Church supported and compulsory rates, but he would defend e s e°ralnora rights of humanity, and the truths of the siosp e l sliure , Propagated without any corrupt or hired me :o•l:,ll.......A:tientotlebnyaan beside him had admitted that Mr. after' s cern • • issued teen worth committee had i the p . lacar . ds . which had the proposer of Sir William Moles porters a(sitHeidesfes and cheers.) Alr. Miall and his sup- s -cel ls or no sympathy. 'They had been unjustly thus, 'ad of following out a common object with that gen ans-(Cheers and hisses.) They denied that aced slation( Cheers.) They asked only for civil and reit to°tniisemlibeseirvteys.;_t.h(ecyhaetdaondothhiisnsgesp.)ecuniary or personal ...em s 1411. be cordially supported the no l ni V i i i?a i t t i l u l n ose of s ' e A rt l t r i- . iron ' Y ' 11. • Fenn came forward to second the nomina tflooorihnoi:fathdat gentleman and he did so with great pleasure. essoe(seishteeenrtsaadavdoehaiesyses.)' He respected Mr. Miall for his stseneers) of all liberal principles— (Cheers) — fri end oft iZneY of universal suifrege. He was also the , trad oes.. ,,, Poor man, for he was the advocate of free 11 ts" t" PeoPi—e•—an(tiClfit-ererstl.))e I fail e e a t ne d l f h a y i , r t h r represents -6 boroughr e senta li a r c i 'ball would, in Parliament, fulfil the promises he „Made out of it.--(Cheers.) fir WlLettel A doLESWoRTH, who in coming forward to address the assembly, was received with the loudest de and of respect from his supporters, and hi-see nd terms f e Ituahrdeeleetr. -,, ,.°1 - oh e e P r p , r s o p b_ , r k iu e ni to fr t s h , me f t i h a e low fr i i n e g nd eff. s e c e ic : e T ir o .. .11, t. I t ta h l e l bi g youandtdates who aspire to the honour of rs piesent arrdress 11 Parliament, the lot has fallen . upon me first to d eays....„ y ( ()111.ee I entreat a patient hearing, whilst . I en 0. rls as briefly as I cs.n to explain my political prin . - etPle Will be ~,, duty to elect totslnc ; (Cres ot " We will hay wi ll be your duty eject me. -- . . and voted the House if you disapprove of sat e You," and much uproar.) For -...(c r; __ _ of a n a e ti years acl i,, a l those (Cries of ..iiilts not true —you're no Radical.") I o Are principlee I still adhere, and intend to adhere. — (s. ?on for or are you against Radical principles ? I IA; p ut s ' Ye" and " No," from Mr. niche 1,„1" the ' more distinctly. Are you in question „-your o e f rees nod of i _ trede ?_(" Yes, we are," r ssuppsdtters . .) from the great t , 2 •Y d, : the meeting%) Are you opposed to all protect age.—exelil'ies ? Would you extend your comme7 cli e ,. Your manufactures for the productions p eve ry tt-I`he,o that our manufacturers may flourish, and lobo classesY be prosperous and happy ? Do '. e 4 - eesire food repeal of the Corn-laws ?Do you wish for . youl n - cree al ? f°odfer abundant food for our . daily ae,;erlig populetioe ?—(Cheers.) z it,tt these questions —yes or no—so A sh e o c u o ld rd y l o n u g vo a te s for or 111z : e t: ill . ,s tn ra el e re i l ' eava s l e : d I supported un h s a h v a e ek a l ee l wvtiryeysirenhdeeueassnteraryefreeaele-etriaadteeclr.rt(r, extend presenta ti,e!lnch f ree-trader I should take my seat as your of this u c r ou re n y. in favour of lib I A the House of Commons. Again, are , you with tbitOtts liberty and equality ? Do 4 la nor society ought to interfere Rah e e that neither the State you agree . me, in eie . . atie r „ religious belief of any man — that all au d cre D ed is s s , eu se te c r t s s : s/e es eoglons, that Protestants. ''(Or ' arid Christians, should be treated in m o e i v e e s r w y or r t e h sp ,s e f c r t ie a u li d k s e .) ? j f eat uproar and applause from Mr. ~,, Q , z hold these opinions, then it is your d uty , — no")—for v t o h t r e o f u o g r ho m u e t tb e ' Yes, we will," and cries of " No, no '). ifd. Whole of my public and private career , . in . every f thought, eliious b: I t 1 a n d word; I have been trueto y t o h e e d p e ri j n e c s i t p ie le e s / 1 and equality. Again, would to o Ireland r ? 1 . have proved that I would by every vote tha it t - have g i ven on Irish affairs. I have prove d %ince I came into this borough. I might have av oi ded rom T the dang er of the contest, if I would have shrunk f rom 1 140 side of jus tice to Ireland. I was asked how I should h ha ve voted voted " with' rega rd to the late grant to Maynoot .. Hear, hear.) I m i g ht have evadedthwahtequutehsatitomn.easlurmeiwghast nave said that I was not i n P ar liam ent Passed, that it was settled and gone by . tte I m f y elt o , pi h n o i that o w o ev w e i r t „ h re It was my duty to you honestly [lard to that grant, and 1 teltthatt,oinssoCurs,tiwcehiteohltraesltaenddiorlmousmet have voted for it.—( Tremen d ous p time. On order being par ti ally atioouir:ehsetvoerehde,enthveioHleoontl.yßesa:aoinleedt proceeded.) For t t h h e is L d ih ec e l r a e r l by one section o f . h I will party.—(Expressions of dissent.) My opinions remain unshaken, anedt. their Irreiashso The great majority shortly state.n na at w io h n le have ode tiered to the religion of their forefathers,an v sl sa a t r p e r s o t p il e l r C ty at f h o o r li t c h e. e The pi e ty o f those ancestors bequeathed maintenance of the Catholic religion, has and been for alienated, instructionthe o the C at h ol i c priests. That property not tn the u ses o f the State, nor fur the bFnefitofthsle e%,veho-leeiglhritis of the Irish nation, but t o the support of a religion in which seven-eighths People utterly disbelieve.—( Hear, hear.) t A h s e IPees ation, perhapi, for this great wrong, some l . rish s P li e u r h li t a ( m 'n e m n - t granted a small sum of money, not to maintain er th th e e l p r e is r h . riests, but to educate them, to render them fit f formance of their duties. After the union of Great reat Britain itittalsr:lan.d, this grant was considered as a sort of contract ; for i t e ntlnued from year to year ; it had become ina . d t eq s u effi ate ., s purpose ; and last year it was proposed to make i f Cm_ etaot-cßear, hear.) Now, I ask, could the House , o tot iit'itth propriety, have rejected steel a proposal . Would t ra otuat e t e r " 44l of this grant have been considered as tr tied e ties anti Veclaration of hostility towards Ireland 2—( 4 net ha: ze "" and 4. N o no ," and "No Popery.") Would ° „ "ce toediese.t9nar 'the ' assertion of the agitator, that there wasThitt's,4,„.l;" b obtained‘ from England?—(Cries of cry of pealrestice."; Would it not have lent force to the s ect M if; of the union ? I answer, it would. I . am °p land4land till: jest" "e the union—( Applause and disappro 7emaloreef so • but then I say, do justice to Ire ofPreach r es he monster' Church—(Loud cheers)—the re- England --and when you have done this,. then tr e brie. then, refuse the small grant to Maynooth. these Vairo fo r ' Y ' ra Y , opinions as a hadicale upon them rests my only 41 fav our your support. If you approve of thein—if you are trade —if you desire a rcpeal of the corn-laws f or 4:11 are friend s to religious liberty and equality—if you are etie‘a progressive refor m of the institutions of your country— You 'i r la e s o t t l Y' if You would do justice to Ireland—then give me the , if es•---( Cheers and uproar among Mr. Pilcher 1 friends. ) lo e , the % the contrary, you are opposed to free trade —it you tergitleakini t i y a ti ' e t lli n n o l: i f you would resist extension of suffrage, e tily, ti. rarliaments, and vote by ballot—if you are in worsts in deeds, the friends of religious liberty and laed b y - --elle lastly, if you would offer a deadly insult to Ire thet, Proposing the rescinding of the grant to illaynooth— :itte, with not the man fit to represent you : I recoms Isle.: ytohufersretogarvisdeeltreciestmrow.ne or other of my antagonists. rdmrt.opitlehheeser isanata,gfeeirlyists. much ri g?it re t a o r O s i P th ilch r e e r ga : (Great Iti I say it with every respect for he has as opinions are diarist conlentiout opinions as I have to mine. Our Ight betwee n us ly opposed. There is a fair, up -standing err k. t ' Nit w ... oicit,i,,!he poll of to-morrovr will decide in y e f t a e v d °,! ) . and " Yes, it will —you're sure to be is not merely on political grounds that Mr. ?licher claims your support. He lays claim to it on account of the local good that he e ll! dsi to the borough. In this respect Ayolor.rPpialcrhiiearrefeaer tosurytb onlytpromise to attend to ioutbids a business , rnw Indeed a ree tie a h tould be contrary to ID principles —it would seem to Mary benefit top yourselves eithe r - by any Promises of ruption to attemt to bias your votes e a species of cor fivroidetuaAlilyr.opr icieohlleerc,tsiPveseeelnypi ---( Loud expressions of dariseaptiilreobatilonnd reported to have made. He is porters.) Mag promises whih Mr. Filcher ise 140401_11d rnaintain all the hospitals, supportreported t a o ll t a h v e e said dispensaries,thath would cl—e 4 r n be , r y e o e u gh ar e e f build doelarnseNY:ll libteleeedoteitribute to all the charities with which this borough misrepresenting him")—th a t he everything filthy—that he would w onders e s for all the steam -vessels—that he would accomplish Uproar.) Th s with regard to the river Th ames. —(Cheers and much use _ , u Mr. Filcher would buy you. Take care (to fro: g?Plttar expression) that you are not sold.—(Loud cheers eels: Filcher , Molesworth's supporters, and great uproar among itl_ , rtt a tier s friends.) Now a few words to the friends of ,:lid, v k l n i o l, and to that gentleraan himself. Many amongst 1 entertaivr' are honest and sincere men, for whose characters k hie the n unfeigned respect. Between your opinions and small anlepractical difference has always seemed to me to be of contest, dnnt ,; I have, therefore, from the beginning of this (Hear hear, eel:me Y regretted the division that exists between us.— battl e ' t ) I wished that our united forces should do 1 t ornpro n !he common enemy. I offered to agree to ata3 rain if . weintse.--(No, no.) I promised to retire from the field pow l er re the weaker, and to give all the eesistance in m t y e te jeet e d t° Your candidate. These oter s your candida a'ngry f ecund the contest went on, Still I hoped that no ;koabta.i rngs would arise betveeen us. I trusted we should eldoir°ol p er sonalities to eon cash other, and that this have bbe a calm contest' of reason. In these my hopes I to bisme:u disapp o , cited, and for that disappointment lam not ' reproa* ch N,° , 0 0e word of disrespect —not one single syllable The Raver uld I utter against your candidate—( Loud cries , of mei], i . end Mr. Mien, who first sneered at that ? ')— to stril,wa assaile. When struck, however, lam ever ready A li 11' , e in return W. struck the first blow ? You, Mr. a "(" • n° .. , ' • d the high groluld of 0, no, you did it. ') Yon quitted abu se. e, argumnt. You descended into the arena of With re '°ll aceased me of dishonesty on account of my opinions tk zed iflgeird.t° Alaynooth.—( Loud cries of " It's false.") You ehu eoh _swlth insincerity because I possessed property in the le, rit ,_ °, rigland ; you called upon the Dissenters of South to exe ? shriek with horror from my opinions you attempted tel.ie,,o,c_te religious animosit d ncour asainst me ; like an ssitor of old yan an . , , . ous in.i' ef ' and t o you presumed to question me on my religious --"greent 0 sunanaon me before the tribunal of your private coeeeivikbr(Trentendous uproar, yellin.4, hissing, and every her e tosd e token of disapprobation. ) jam glad to meet you tee„i oo _ al, fac e to face, to answer you, to scoff at your pre- You, io'4, (Continued uproar)—and to bid you defiance. I tell has I •`"6 name of rely ious liberty and equality , that no man ‘,. o ;right to interfere g with the religiousopinio ns of another Zfah.s that n 0 man has a right to question or blame the belief gliae tneighbour. tell you that in our conduct and tan te rel. ward s me you h buntrue to thegreat principle hay rely wards iibert ~ , ave een , .. i . . a been wihY—C Tis false, you are the traitor, of y re. 01f1°,14 libe rty 'lt ,oat charity which is the a e s sse t n h e e e editor proor w odo. of HYobheshaveef denounced Alesher me Electors, I am ,uori ii (4 , the fact (G t a m f sio Y i; ) I will rest rea con u . .• air. Di, letairri to you. — he claim of t i • il r support, in opposition to t - to (xli '•••• He is the editor of the Nonconformist. lam e ititid or of Hobbes. To compare the two works toth no tat e !Ike the the vastest mountain on the earth's fretoMsrith the smallest mole-hill.—(Loud tokens of dissent etetisr. Miall's friends, and cheers from Sir William Moles eenterie " TP °T ters) The works of Hobbes will last . more ltobb e 1 ,t an the Nonconformist will days. The writings of , ev swill live as long . , iiiiive will be as the Anglo-Saxon race and language. ' 4144' , read age after age by the studious amongst the 7. our race, who will people the two Americas and the i t tioreg t ' the Southern Ocean, and who will wonder at the reisit__ o_and the bigotted herd who dared to assail so great a nation r.,1 thought and language.—(oud cheers and disappro -4411, if As one of that herd, it is your only chance, Mr. coteroeueeedscaping oblivion.--( Tremendous uproar.) When I rn, irers that h ew thel contest I was told by one of Mr. Miall's ad in lit as a retired and accomplished student,'skilled sonererature, a lover of learning and wisdom, an acute rea atrttoi no able writer, and in every way well fitted to in belie, the nation throuah the public I did ia ktii.,-• 6 41 this, d - of e --fe i t , an I felt almost ashamed s lia r no a contest with such a person. Now, - -if :ow, 4 Won,. his Dlr. Migl's oonduct with regard PRE S E , N, LONDON, WEDNESDA Y EVVN I NG, S_EPTEMItER 10, IMS. • to Hobbes been in conformity with the character I have just given.—( Cries of " Yes, yes," and " No; no.") If you, Mr. Miall, had any love of learning, any regard for the literature of your country, any reverence for the wisdom of past times, any admiratioe for beauty of language, vigour of expression, vigour of logic, and boldness of reasoning, though you might, like myself, deem many of Hobbes' opinions erroneous, though you might reject the whole of his doctrines, yet you would have ac corded praise, not blame, to me, for enabling the student to pe ruse the works of one of England's most illustrious authors. No, like that Mahometan warrior and bigot who destroyed the wisdom of ages, you would burn every work, and consume all literature that in the slightest degree was at variance with your limited notions—with your ewn Koran.—(Loud and continued cheering, intermixed with dissent from Mr. Miall's friends. ) You have denounced me as the editor of an infidel work; I have challenged you, and again challenge you, to make good your assertions.—(" He is an infidel.") I have called upon you to point out one infidel passage, one single sentence derogatory to Christianity in the works of Thomas Hobbes, of Malmes bury. Have you or have yuu not read those works ? If you have not read them, what right have you to say that they are infidel productions ? If you have read them, then point out one infidel passage in them, one single sentence hostile to Christianity.—(Cheers.) I defy you to it. You have shrunk from the attempt. You have indirectly acknowledged that no such passage can be found in those works. Would it not have been manly and courageous to have acknowledged your error, to have said that you have never read those works, and that you he'd been misled with regard to them. Instead of doing this you have had recourse to subterfuge. First, you have talked about Gibbon. Now, tell me, acute logician, able reasoner, what has Gibbon to do with Hobbes, or Hobbes with Gibbon? (Cheers and hisses.) Two minds more dissimilar can hardly be found than the philosopher of Malmenbury, and the historian of the Roman empire—would you, the lover of know ledge, not only destroy the works of our greatest dialectician, but the writings, likewise, of our greatest historian ?—(Great cheers and uproar.) Would you consign to the same flames the " Leviathan" and the " Decline and Fall of the Roman Em pire ?"—( Cheers.) Secondly, you have insinuated that corns of Hobbes' opinions lead to infidelity. Prove it, I say. Now, I ask, is there a single work renowned in science, in literature, or in art, against which a similar charge has not been brought by some narrow-minded bigot ? It is a well-known historical fact, that every great discovery in astronomy, in natural his tory, in chemistry, or in any of the physical sciences, that everything which has made us better acquainted with the heavens, with the earth, and with human na ture—that every acquisition of knowledge which has tended to elevate humanity every attempt at free inquiry, every effort to shake off the trammels of authority, has been successively attacked by the ignorant and narrow-minded, as leading to infidelity. Under this malignant and accursed plea some of the greatest spirits of the human race have been persecuted and slain. Socrates was put to death as an infidel—he who first said there were Antipodes was burnt. The followers of Copernicus were persecuted as disbelievers, and the great Galileo on bended knees was compelled to assert that the earth was immovable.—( Great cheering.) Bacon and Descartes were taxed with irreligion, the doctrines of Locke were said to lead to materialism, Newton was accused of dethroning the Deity for the discovery of the law of gravitation, a similar charge was made against Franklin for explaining the nature of the thunderbolt, Priestley's library was burnt and his person endangered on account of his religious opinions, and, in our own days, Buckland, Sedgwick, and the other geologists are accused of overturning re velation by their discoveries with regard to the past existence of the earth.—( Cheers.) In short, in all ages, and amongst all nations, infidelity has ever been the war-cry which the base, the ignorant, the intolerant, and the canting tribe have raised against the great, the noble, and the generous spirits of the human race..--4, Great uproar and cheering from Sir William Molesworth's supporters.) That cry you, Mr. Miall, have attempted to raise against the works which I have edited. I now again solemnly call on you before these, the electors of Southwark, whom you wish to represent in Parliament, I challenge you to make good your assertions. If you shrink from the attempt, or fail, as fail you will, then I accuse you before your iellow-citizens of having brought this charge against me for base electioneering purposes. I brand you as a calumniator, and appeal to the poll of to-mor row. The Hon. Baronet. who was muck interrupted in the delivery of his actdress, concluded amidst great cheering from his friends, and every mark of disapprobation from the sup porters of the two other candidates. Mr. PILCHER then came to the front of the platform, and the shouting, which had died into a calm, was again renewed with greater violence than ever. As nearly as we could hear him, he said that the claims he advanced for the honour of re presenting the borough were such as he thought would entitle him to their suffrages.—( Cheers, groans, and great confusion.) He had the utmost confidence in the result of the election ; for the good sense of the electors would, he was convinced, dis tinguish between the claims of a eommercial man, whose whole life had been spent in the borough, and who was therefore well acquainted with its wants, and a theoretical philosopher, or a student fresh from his closet.—(Cheers, groans, and cries of " Filcher for ever," answered by the opposing war-cry of Molesworth, Molesworth I") He had filled, and he trusted to the satisfaction of his brethren in the borough, net only va rious offices in Surrey, but in the city of London and in the county of Middlesex.—( Cheers and hisses.) The objects which he had in view in seeking this high distinction were many--( Cheers)—and they might be inferred from his con duct during the past years of his life. He thought that he had a claim higher than that advanced by any stranger — (Hear)—for had he not supported, in his humble sphere, their district charities—(Cheers)—their dispensaries, and their hospitals ?—(Cheers and hisses.) Some had called him Tory and some Whig. He would himself, however, tell them what he was. He was a liberal Reformer of every abuse connected with the Government or institutions of their country.— (Cheers.) He was the opponent of the poor-laws.—(Cheers.) They had had his utmost attention, and he was opposed to everything wrong or unjust in their operation. He was an advocate for the removal of every tax which in the least degree tended to restrict trade or commerce, and for that pur pose he would give his support to any measures which would retrieve the evils of the present corn-laws.—(Cheers and cries of " You're a counterfeit.") He would be found the unflinching advocate of every measure that would be likely to give employment to the poor, by the consumption of the pro. duct of British manufactures—by the increase of trade, or com merce on the river, in every branch of industry—(Cheers)— and particularly he would support the introduction of docks into this borough.—(Cheers.) He would uphold Protes tantism in all its integrity, and would oppose all inter ference with the constitution of the Church as at pre sent established.—(Cheers.) He would not be a party to any spoliation of that structure which had de scended to them in trust from their fathers.—( Cheers and hisses.) He would support any measure for the extension of education, and he hoped to see the time shortly when every child of seven years old in the British empire would be able to read the New Testament.—( Cheers.) He was against the May nooth grant—( Groans and cheers)—and if any motion for the repeal of that grant were brought for ward, he should feel it his duty to support it.—(Cheers.) He was also opposed to the income-tax, for he was of opinion that a property-tax was greatly superior. (Cheers.) He was an advocate for the repeal of the assessed taxes— (Cheers)—because they pressed particularly hard upon the in dustrious classes. (For several minutes it was impossible to catch a word, and even the Hun. Candidate, who had hitherto, with a manly fortitude, spoken of the reporters, seemed inclined to give up the effort in despair. By dint, however, of great exertion on the part of the " fuglemen" on either side, the two black men already alluded to, peace was restored, and Mr. Pitcher was allowed to continue. It may be mentioned that one of the negroes had seceded to the Molesworth party.) But this obnoxious impost might, in his opinion, be got rid of in another way t the con version of six million acres of Crown land would produce at least 6,00000/. of money, and this, certainly, would do away with any necessity for an income-tax --(Cheers. ) He would ask,: them, then, who could more effectually represent that borough than a man whose interests were identified with their interests, and whose home was their home.—(The wor thy candidate was ler some time rendered inaudible by the tu multuous cheers of his partisans below him. )—We understood him to say that he was a commercial man, identified with com mercial interests. He had the support of the working men of the borough, and he was proud also to say that he had the sup port of the ladies.—(Laughter on the hustings—renewed up roar in front.) If his irienda would come early to the poll to morrow, he would promise them a certain victory.—(Cheers.) Mr. MIALL then came forward, and it is scarcely necessary to say that the execrable commingling of discordant sounds from the vast multitude below him tendered him even less audible than the previous speakers. To this We must add that, as he studiously addressed himself to the reporters, we should have been able to collet a great part of what he said, had it not been for the zealous demonstrations cf his friends upon the hustings. These gentlemen, of whom many appeared to be clergymen, occupied the portion of the hustings hekt to the reporters. They were not satisfied with this advantage, but unceremoni ously, and often very uncivilly, walked over the desk at which the reporters wrote, and trod upon their note-books and other papers. [During the whole of the time that Mr. Miall was delivering his speech, those gentlemen kept up a fire of coarse, and by no means witty, repartee with the hired partisans of the other side, whereby they to a peat extent neutralised Mr. Mall's efforts to be heard, and our ef forts to hear.] He was understood to say that he was glad this day to meet his antagonists face to lace. But he scorned on that day to make any reply to the personalities with which he had been assailed. fie would only say, for himself, that it was his wish, according to his ability to do good to his fellow man ; and it did not concern him whether his name " went down to oblivion, or was handed up to the admiration of pos terity." He had not referred to Sir Win Molesworth, as the Editor of Hobbes," until be himself (as we understood) had been attacked on account of his religious opinions. He now averred, and he was ready to prove, that the whole tendency of Hobbes' works was opposed to Christianity and civil liberty. That was the opinion of Duckworth and of Hallam, of Dugald Stewart and of Sir James Macintosh. He condemned the endowment of Maynooth College. The Established Church in Ireland was the bane of that country, and resulted in a combination of the priests of both Churches to repress the aspirations of the people for civil and religious liberty. It was unnecessary for him on that occasion to detain his friends by an exposition of his principles arid sentiments, which he had already explained at sixteen meetings in the borough. He concluded by expressing (as we understood) his personal in difference to the result of the contest, and his anxiety only for the real independence of the borough. Mr. MAYNARD then made a vain attempt to obtain a hear ing, when The HIGH-BAILIFF put the names of the candidates in suc cession, and esok a show of hands, the dense meeting at this time extending beyond Union -street, and numbering between ten and twelve thousand. For Sir William Molesworth the show was about two thirds of the whole. For Mr. Pilcher positively not twenty beyond the hundred (or so) of coalheavers, &c., in front of the hustings. For Mr. Miall there appeared about one-third to hold up their hands. The Hiose BAILIFF then declared the election to have fallen on Sir W. Molesworth, Bart. A poll was demanded on the part of the other candidates, which was fixed for eight o'clock to-morrow morning. The several candidates, amidst considerable noise and confu sion, returned thanks for the attendance of their followers, and urged them to be early at the poll to-morrow morning. Mr. PILCHER then moved a vote of thanks to the High Bailiff for his impartial conduct on the occasion. Sir Wst. MOLESWORTH seconded the motion, which was put at carried amidst great applause. The HIGH BAILIFF said he was deeply indebted to the gen tlemen present for the mark of esteem they had just given. He was much pleased at the orderly and regular manner in which they had conducted themselves—(lronical cheers from Mr. 'tliali's friends)—and he trusted the good understanding which had hitherto prevailed would be maintained up to the close of the poll. He would now leave them, trusting in their good sense that nothing would transpire to mar the good name that Southwark had obtained for its conduct on electioneering matters.—(Loud cheers. ) The multitude, after several rounds of cheers for their re spective candidates, quietly separated. support the cause of Mr. Arial]; but, unfortunately, this Nonconformist editor and his Nonconformist brethren in the borough, while they can hardly be said to have es caped from persecution on account of their opinions—for the Universities are not }et opened to them, and access to many high places in the State is practically denied them—have be gun to persecute Sir William Molesworth, not exactly on ac count of his own religious opinions, but on account of the opi nions of another man whose works he edited. Much to the credit of Sir William, he has employed his leisure and his fortune in giving to the world a complete edi tion of the 'works of Thomas Hobbes, known as " the Philosopher of Alalmesbury." Hobbes lived in troubleus times. His youth was cast in the unquiet days of the Commonwealth, he lived amidst the dreadful fanaticism and the political disorders of that period, he suffered too from them, and was for some time an exile from his country. Living in strange times, and having only a partial experience, he formed somewhat strange opinions which are not now and never were popular. They are however the opinions of a pro found and reflecting mind. In truth, Thomas Hobbes had one of the strongest minds of the day, and he is one of England's greatest worthies. In mathematics he was second only to Des cartes, the greatest mathematician of the age ; in metaphysics he was superior, all things considered, to Locke ; and in general literature he was nearly equal to the polished Bolingbroke. But he was too profound and reflective a philosopher to please the light-minded and light-dreading wits and priests of his own time, and he has come down to us with a fame somewhat tarnished by a reproach, wholly undeserved, of being an irre ligious man. We are believers in many of his opinions. To his political doctrines, evidently the offspring of the disorders in the midst of which he lived, an d which teach, like Lord Brougham and the clergy, that society must be ruled with a rod of iron, we, having seen and learned something of the natural order of society, are most determinedly opposed. But we are still more deter minedly opposed to the doctrine which makes man accountable to man for his religious opinions, and inflicts on him tests and civil disabilities because he differs in his uncontrollable belief from ourselves. if belief be at command, we see no reason why a sovereign may not prescribe a universal State Church, and compel conformity. The voluntary system of Church govern ment, of which Mr. Aliall is the champion and the Dissenters the aggrieved supporters, is founded on the uncontrollableness of man's belief and on the right of every man freely to entertain and act on his own religious opinions. In direct opposition therefore to the very principles for which Mr. Aliall and the Dissenters profess to battle, in defiance of charity, in degrada tion of our national renown, .better founded on such worthies as Hobbes than on Marlboroughs and Wellingtons, the Non conforming editor has been assailing Thomas Hobbes as an infidel, and holding up Sir William fslolesworth to religious opprobrium because he has edited his works. Thomas Hobbes an infidel 1 That is, an unfaithful man—a man in whom no confidence can be placed, who scorns his God and contemns his fellows ! Why, a truer man, a man more sincere and honest, never broke bread in England ; and for a Dissenter to enlist religious bigotry against Sir William Molesworth on account of his having edited the works of such a man is the most scandalous appeal to vile prejudices in opposition to the dis senting creeds and dissenting sufferings that we ever heard of. They who conspire to make it prove that they are slaves in heart and mind, and that they have learnt nothing from the persecution they have undergone as Nonconformists but how to wield the dreadful weapons from which they have suffered. It makes us almost dread that the spirit of persecution is natural to them, and almost inclined to say that they were properly kept in slavery by test acts as the only means of preventing their being unscrupulous tyrants. In the name of the good cause of liberty utterly desecrated by such Miall dissenting appeals, we feel called on to reprobate this use of religious bigotry and religious persecution as a means of securing its success in Southwark. BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE. ) IN RE LEATHWAITE.-OPPOSITION BY TRUSTEES AND LOAN HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO THE ICING OF THE FRENCH. (ADDITIONAL I'AIITICULARS.) almostgrer s eo into df upon them p this o iis entirely te p o v l a b every seen wanting. point maur VILLE D'EIJ, SENT. 8. The suddenness and une x p ec t e d ness o f th e Queen's resolu tion to visit France ha s pr e v e nted th e usua l i n fl u x of stran gers Strange r aet nh w a ge wandering glimpsed crowdst o er i n s a, o g thattth countrymen tedhrb there this wortemo armorning hot pressed et fifty of either the royal guests or royal hosts. Of the French there are more, but they are principally people from the neigh bouring country, or Parisians (of whom there are a good many), enjoying the pleasures of sea-bathing at Treport, and possibly hoping that some lucky chance may draw royal observation upon them. The consequence was, that the crowd at Eu and Treport was nothing very extraordinary, and was mostly composed of the peasantry of the country decked out in their picturesque dresses. It was the Queen's intention to have started from Ant werp in such time that she could have landed at Treport on Sunday evening before dark ; but the rejoicings and fes tivities with which her Majesty was received at Antwerp were protracted to so late an hour, that when at length the order for departure was giver., and when it was expected that the " Victoria and Albert" should commence to drop down the river, it was un expectedlyfrom th e that it would be necessary to wait the morning tide. The darknessannounced oft the night n iLgohrtd the dtohl wasing F itzcl ar impossible,enc e t a h :d t consequence was that the Queen could not arrive at Tre port in time to land on Sunday (last) night, and the oc casion will be memorable, as the first on which Queen Victoria was behindhand in an appointment. This morning, however, at seven o'clock, a signal gun, fired from the bat teries of Treport, gave warning that the royal flotilla was in sight. The morning was as lovely a one as ever shone on prince or beggar, and the population of the towns of Eu and Treport was immediately in commotion in expectation of the day's pleasure. The royal carriages, to the number of more than a dozen, were summoned at eight o'clock to the entrance of the Chateau, and at half-past eight the King, Queen, and the whole of tke members of the royal family were standing on the beach at Treport, waiting to receive their ex pected guests. The King of the French himself, the Queen, the Duchess of Orleans, Madame Adelaide, the Duchess of Sa lerno, the Prince of Joinville, Prince Augustus of Saxe Coburg, and the Princess Clementine were in the famous char a bane, so often described, two years ago, on the occa• sion of the Queen's former visit to Eu, and with which the Queen herself was so much delighted that Louis Philippe took the opportunity of exhibiting his gallantry by pre senting his royal guest with a fac simile of it. In the other carriages were M. Guizot, the Minister of Foreign Affairs ; M. Dumon, the Minister of Public Works; and the Count de Salvandy, the Minister of Public Instruction ; besides the numerous personages composing the royal household. On the beach, where it was arranged that the Queen should land, some troops were drawn up, but they were very few, in comparison with the number who appeared on the oc casion of Queen Victoria's former visit. They consisted of merely a few companies of the 12th regiment of the line, a party of .artillery, a company of the douaniers, and a troop of carabineers. A few minutes after the arrival of the French royal family, the Victoria and Albert dropped anchor at about a quarter of a mile from the shore, and was followed by the Black Eagle, and soon afterwards by the Fairy. King Louis Philippe immediately went on board tha royal yacht to receive the Queen, accompanied by the Prince of Joinville, Prince Augustus of axe Coburg, and M. Guizot. An unlooked-for difficulty occurred at thelanding. From the very low state of the ebb tide it was found that the small steamer which had formerly carried the Queen from the royal yacht to the shore could not now be employed. The only way in which Louis Philippe could get on board the royal yacht was by getting into a bathing machine, by which he was carried so far out to sea that he was able to get on board his own barge, and thence on board the royal yacht, and it so happened that the Queen would be obliged to remain for some hours, on board, or take the same rather undignified manner of reaching the shore. "Needs must when the devil drives," is an old proverb, but it seldom applies to kings and queens on festive occasions. The Queen of England, however, thought she might adopt the mode of getting on shore that brought the King of the French on board ; and thus it happened that Queen Victoria and Louis Philippe got ashore together in a bathing machine. The Queen was handed into the barge by the King, and followed by Prince Albert, the Prince of Joinville, Prince Augustus of Saxe Coburg, and M. Guizot. In the same order the party entered the bathing machine, which was decorated with a tricoloured flag for the nonce, and speedily dragged by a horse to terra firma. In the meantime a royal salute was fired from all the steamers in the offing and from the battery. Planks having been laid down on the beach for the use of the royal party, the Queen advanced to meet Queen Victoria, whom she greeted most cordially, and embraced several times. Her Majesty also kissed Prince Albert on both cheeks. The Queen of the French then presented the Princess of Salerno and the Sicilian Princesses to her Majesty, after which the whole party got into char,a banes, the Queen sitting next to Louis Philippe, and Prince Albert next to the Queen of the French, and proceeded to the Chateau d'Eu, amidst the cordial if not very boisterous applause of the assembled crowds. _ . . On the arrival of the royal party at the chateau, a splendid dejeune was served up, which was attended by all the visitors at the chateau. After the dejeune, Louis Philippe took the opportunity of introducing the Queen to the new Victoria 6,iilery—a splendid gallery, intended to commemorate her Majesty's first visit to the Chateau d'Eu, and which is deco rated with views of the principal scenes of that occasion, painted by some of the first painters in France. In the after noon the royal party drove into the forest, and in the even ing there was a splendid dinner at the chateau, which was attended by all the civil and military authorities of the place, as well as by the guests resident at the chateau. _ _ The King has got the Opera Comique company down from Paris. They are this evening to perform the Beau Seignor and Richard Coeur de Lion before the Court. M. Guizot, the ?Minister for Foreign Affairs; M. Dumon, the Minister of Public Works ; and the Count de Salvandy, the Minister of Public Instruction, are the members of the French Cabinet present. DEPARTURE OF HER MAJESTY. (From the Times.) TREI'ORT, TUESDAY EVENING, &In'. 0. _ . Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, and their suite, left the Chateau d'Eu this afternoon at a few minutes before six o'clock, for Treport, to embark on board the Vic toria and Albert, on their return to England. A body of in fantry were drawn up in the court-yard of the Chateau,and a military band played from the commencement of dinner (four o'clock) until a few minutes before the hour of de parture. A body of cavalry were stationed opposite the Chateau. His Majesty Louis Philippe and the members of the Royal Family of France, accompanied the Royal travellers to the coast. They went in the char a-bancs, which formed quite a brilliant cortege. The band played " God save the :Queen" as her Majesty was handed into the carriage by the King, and as the cortege drove off the troops shouted " Vive le Roi ;" " Vive la Reine d'Angleterre !" A considerable number of people witnessed the departure and joined in the cheering. The distance from Eu to Treport is very short. It was accomplished in less than half an hour. Great crowds of people were assembled to witness the embarkation ; in fact, almost all the population of Eu, strangers included, seemed to have passed down to Treport. As the royal carriage approached salutes were fired, which were answered from Eu. All the fishermen of Tre port and their fair companions seemed to have poured out to see the embarkation, and the pretty costume of the women, with their characteristic caps and short blue petticoats was not the least interesting part of the scenes Treport looked quaint and pretty enough in the sunlight, and the sea was calm and glossy as a lake. The Victoria and Albert lay off the port, and the Black Eagle, Fairy, and Porcupine at a little distance. The French steamers, the Caiman, the Cour rier, and the Pluton, also lay off the port, and there were also a few French brigs and other vessels. As the royal car riages drove up preceded by an escort ofdragoons, the church bells rang a merry peal, and salutes were fired. A band stationed at the landing-place struck up " God save the Queen," and in a few moments more the King of the French handed Queen Victoria into a barge lying alongside, and which im-• mediately pulled out to sea. In the same barge with the Queen were the Prince de Joinville, Prince Albert, Lord Aberdeen, M. Guizot, and Lord Liverpool. The other members of the suite followed in other boats. The vessels in the offing manned their yards, salutes were fired from the batteries, and the cheers of the people were deafening. By half-past six the royal party were on board, and under weigh, and the King of the French, and the other members of the French Royal Family, returned to Eu. ARRIVAL OF HER MAJESTY. (From the Ikrald.) ADMIRALTY, WEDNESDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK, A.M. A telegraphic dispatch has just announced the Queen's arrival at Spithead. NAVAL IN TELLIGEN CE. PonTgsrount, SEPT. 9.—The Rhadamanthus steam-sloop, Master Commander Imris, arrived at Cork on the 3d, at three o'clock, P.M., with supernumeraries, whom she trans shipped to the Daring the same evening, being for the most part newly-entered men for the President, fitting out at this port for the Cape station. She sailed on the morning of the sth for Cardiff in Wales, to embark six companies of 75th Regiment for Waterford, whence she proceeds to Paler, in Wales, for the remainder, and will take them to Waterford. The Daring, 12, Commander Matson, sailed on the morn ing of the 4th from the Cove of Cork for Bristol, for volun teers, with whom she will proceed to Plymouth. The following were on the Irish station on the 4th inst.:— At the Cove of Cork.—The Crocodile, 26, Captain Max well, flag-ship of the Commander-in-Chief, Rear. Admiral Sir 11. Pigot. At Waterford—The Lucifer steam-vessel, Commander G. A. Frazer, on surveying service. At Kinsale—The Tartarus steam-sloop, Captain Wolff, on surveying service. At Kingstown—The Pluto steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Com mander F. Lowe, on particular service. At Tarbert—The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Fisher, on particular service. The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant-Commander Macdonald, is refitting her rigging at her moorings, off Blockhouse. The Aid, Smallman master, sailed yesterday, for the river depOts, with stores. The Princess Royal, transport, is hourly expected from the South American station, with invalids, &c., from the squadron. The Prometheus, steam-sloop, Commander Ihy, was cruising in the Congo River on the 20th of July; she ex pected orders to leave shortly, for another part of the coast— all well. The Inconstant, 36, Captain Freemantle, sailed from Smyrna for Corfu the 24th ult. THE CAPE OF GOOD SLOPE aTATION. The Cleopatra, 26, Captain Wyvill, sailed from Table Bay, to cruise in the Mozambique Channel, on the 17th of June. The Helena, 16, Commander Sir C. Rickets, Bart., and the Mutine, 12, Commander Crawford, arrived at Simon's Bay, from Mozambique, on the 14th of June. The Espiegle, 12, Commander Thompson, sailed from Si mon's Bay for Hong-Kong on the 15th of June. THE WEST INDIA STATION. The Imam), 72, receiving-ship, and the Hermes, steam sloop, Commander Carr, were at Jamaica on the Bth ult. The Lark, 2, Lieutenant-Commander Lawrence, was at Nassau on the 13th ult. The Thunderer, 6, Commander Barnett, was at Bermuda on the 20th of August. The Pique, 36, Captain the Hon. M. Stopford, was at An tigua at the same date. The Eurydice, 26, Captain Elliott, and the Persia, 16, Commander Coryton, were at Vera Cruz on the 2d ult. The Romney, 30, receiving-ship and slave-depot, Lieu tenant-Commander M'Clure, was at Havannah on the 10th of August. The Vindictive, 50, Captain Seymour, flag of Vice-Admiral Sir F. W. Austin, was at Halifax on the 20th ult. The President, 50, Captain Stanley, has nearly completed rigging. Her crew is a very smart one ; she will conse quently speedily be ready to sail to her destination, the Cape of Good Hope. Additional works of defence are about to be erected at this port for the protection of the harbour and approaches thereto. These will be constructed on the left side of Broad-street (" Point"), from the old sallyport at the bottom of High street, and will extend from the semaphore to the round tower, embracing the entire space now occupied by the Vic toria pier and the military prison adjacent, the sallyport gate and bridge, and 22 houses, commencing at the Sun Tavern and extending to " Tower-court," with the same number of tenements in the rear thereof, facing the harbour; a length of upwards of 600 feet next the water, where a double banked battery will be erected in lieu of the one at present standing from the sallyport to the round tower. The Board of Ordnance yesterday caused notices to be served upon the owners of the property above mentioned that such would be required for the defence of the port, and requesting that they would send in estimates of the value of their respec tive properties on or before the 15th instant. The fort at Blockhouse is being " doubled" and otherwise mate rially strengthened. On the north side (next the har bour) a barrack is being erected for the accommodation of two companies of the Royal Artillery. Indeed, the most prompt and prominent measures are being adopted for putting this place in a state of competent defence. The Royal Artillery companies quartered in the garrison are daily exercised on the various bastions in the several evolu tions connected with gunnery, which they appear to perform with considerable alacrity. Devosiroms—The Urania, Sicilian frigate, 46, Captain Lettisri, arrived on Sunday from Spithead, and anchored in the Sound. The General Palmer, transport, arrived on Sunday morn ing from the river, with victualling stores. The Netley, tender, sailed on Saturday for Portsmouth, with volunteers for the President, 50, fitting out there. The Confiance steam-vessel arrived on Sunday, with Mr. Henderson and those who navigated the Avenger steam frigate to the river. The Heroine, 6, Commander Edmunds, is equipping very fast, and will soon be ready for sea. Woor.wicir, SEPT. 9.—An order has been received at Woolwich Dockyard to expedite the building of the Royal Albert, of 120 guns, and a number ofshipwrights commenced work upon her yesterday. The Amphion, of 36 guns, converting into a steam-vessel with screw propeller, is ordered to be completed as soon as possible for commission ; and the Niger steam-vessel, ordered to be built at this dockyard, is to be proceeded with. These works require a number of hands, and instructions have been issued to employ 60 extra shipwrights, 12 blacksmiths, and 6 joiners. A similar activity prevails at Sheerness to expedite the works at that dockyard, 68 shipwrights, 12 blacksmiths, and several joiners having been recently added to be employed on task work. The Grampus, 74, razeed at Woolwich into a 50 gun ship, is progressing rapidly in the basin. Her masts are all put up, and the rigging attached and being tightened. The main mast weighs 14 tons 6 cwt., and the whole of her masts and rigging upwards of 64 tons. Vice-Admiral Matson visited this vessel to day, and appeared greatly pleased with her ex cellent condition. 'the Terrible steam -vessel has a number of workmen em ployed upon her, and her officers' cabins are nearly completed. She will soon be ready for commission. The Monkey steam-vessel, Mr. W. Bryant master-com mander, proceeded to Portsmouth on leaving Antwerp, with several of her Majesty's carriages to be landed there. The Avon steam-vessel has a number of hands employed upon her in tire basin at Woolwich, and will soon be ready for sea. The Phoenix, screw propeller steam-vessel, is in King William the Fourth's dock for the purpose of being com pleted. The Right Iron. 11. T. L. Corry visited the dockyard yes terday, and went over the factory and on board the Grampus and Terrible vessels. HARBOURS OF REFUGE IN IRELAND.—On Friday Captain Washington, R.N., one of the Commissioners ap pointed by Government for inquiring into the means of im proving tidal harbours, and ascertaining the best positions for harbours of refuge, sat in the grand jury room at the Court house, and examined several witnesses in pursuance of his in quiry regarding the harbour of Wexford. The investigation was opened about eleven o'clock. The Commissioner was occupied in receiving evidence until four o'clock, when he closed the inquiry, after having examined as the last witness Captain Fraser, R.N., the Government Surveyor of Coasts and Harbours. The Court was an open one, and the Commissioner, repeatedly during the inquiry, and again at the close, invited suggestions from all parties, and professed his willingness tu hear any complaints that might be preferred. On Friday he is to hold a similar inquiry at Kilmore.— Wexford Independent. WIDOWER SMITH AND WIDOW JONES.—Widower Smith's waggon stopped one morning at Widow Jones's door, and he gave the usual country signal that he wanted somebody in the house, by dropping his reins, and sitting double, with his elbows on his knees. Out tripped the widow, as lively as a cricket, with a tremendous black ribbon on her snow-white cap. " Good morning," was soon said on both sides, and the widow waited for what was further to he said. " Well, Ma'am Jones, perhaps you don't want to sell one of your cows, no how, for nothing, any way, do you ?" Well, there, Mr. Smith, you could'nt have spoke my mind better. A poor lone widder, like me, does not know what to do with so many critters; and I should be glad to trade if we could fix it " So they adjouined to the meadow. Farmer Smith looked at Roan, then at the widow, at the Downing cow, and at the widow again ; and so on through the whole forty. The same call was made for every day for a week, but farmer Smith could not decide which cow he wanted. At length, on Saturday, when widow Joues was in a hurry to get through with her baking for Sunday, and had " ever so much' to do in the house, as all farmers' wives and widows have on Saturday, she was a little impatient. Farmer Smith was as irresolute as ever. " That 'ere Downing cow is a pretty fair cretur, but"—he stopped to glance :A the widow's face, and then walked round her—not the widow, but the cow. " That 'ere short-horn Durham is not a bad-looking beast, but I don't know "—another look at the widow., " The Downing cow I knew before the late Mr. Jones bought her." Here he sighed at the allusion to the late Mr. Jones ; she sighed, and both looked at each other. It was a highly interesting moment. 1 ' Old Roan is a faithful old milch, and PO is Brindle ; but I have known better." A long stare followed each speech ; the pause was getting awkward, and at last Mrs. Jones broke out—'. Lord, Mr. smith, if I'm the one you want, do say so 1" The in tentions of the widower Smith and widow Jones were pub lished the next day, es is the law in Massachusets ; and its soon as they were " outpgblished" they were married. — American Paper. CRIME IN FIANCE.—It appears from n late report to the 51inister of Justice, that there were 339 cendemnations to death 'in France from 1836 to 1843, god 245 executions. 'They were thus divided:— Condom. Executions. Condom. Executions. 1836 9h 22 18.40 5l ... 45 1837 33 ... 21 1841..... AO ... 35 1838 44 34 1849 42 ... 29 1839 39 ... 22 1543 so ... 63 ,„ B R ANDLING JUNCTION RAILWAY.—Third-class car riages have this week been run on the Brandling itmetion Railway, and rill be continued with every train in future. The fare from Sunderland to Newcastle is 9d., and to Shields 4d., so that the working classes can travel between these places at a most reasonable cost. This further accommodation t0..!11e public was promptly arranged by George Hudson,. Esq., a r t i . the moment he knew that it would be considered b gbt under vantage to the district. The subject Mr. Hudson's notice last week by swfral. Johdpeashsohwn,hioohf Sunderland. Arrangements have also been will ave the full benefit of the express train for the o uth, 'Which leaves in tile m orning at a quarter to nine, sao south, book a parts of the d antages to for the ll Sunderland s outh. These will be g people, for whic h they aroreeanttir?ly indebted to Mr. Hudson t h e i r active and highly infl ue ntial Parliamentary representa: tive.—Durham Advertiser. LEICESTER. —At a meeting of the sharebrekers of this town, on Friday evening, it was resolved that a Stock Ex change should be established. It was also determined that each mem ber give security to the amount of 0,0001., and th at all tran. sactions be for money on uelivery of scrip or transfer. The sub scription proposed is 201. per annum. Th e nuie b er of share brokers' offices here has rece n tly i ncreased from four to ten. IsLE or LEWIS.—On Wednesday, the 27th of August, a public entertainment was given by the inhabitants of Lewis to Mr. Math eson, M.P., the proprietor, in the Mason's Hall, Stornaway, M r. Morison, banker, in the chair. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been given, the Hon. Member, in returning thanks for his health, expressed his determination to draw forth the native energies of the Highlanders, and endeavour to rebut the imputation which had been cast upon them of being adverse to the adoption of improvements. With this view, he had made up his mind to engage a Highland factor, and employ High landers ou all occasions, and he had every reason to congratulate himself on having adopted that course. The company broke up at a late:hour, after having been addressed by Colonel Baillie, Mr. Smith, of Deanston, and Professor Gordon, the proecedings being marked throughout with great warmth of feeling and en. thusiant. IRELAND. COUNTY OF CAVAN. Considerable apprehensions were at one time entertai!sul that the peace of this county would be disturbed, as two rival meetings were advertised to be held at Killashandra, on the Bth September ; the one a meeting of the Killashandra Total Abstinence Society, at which persons from the neighbouring districts, being members of the Total Abstinence Society, werw invited to attend—the other, a meeting of the Protestants of the neighbourhood, who alleged that the meeting of the Catholics was to commemorate and take revenge for the battle of Ballymarnock, which was fought Bth Septem ber, 1798. Lord Farnham, who was in the neighbourhood, immediately issued a notice, forbidding persons to carry arms to either of the meetings, and also sent for a strong military force. On the morning of the Bth of September the following were the number of troops in Killashandra-2d Dragoon Guards, 120 ; 2d Royal North British ( Scots Greys), 120 ; sth (Northumberland Fujiliers),lBo ; 34th Regiment (Cumberland), 450 ; of the police force from counties of Letrim, Longford, and Cavan, 90—making a total of 960 men and officers. '1 here was a meeting of magistrates held on Friday, at which a notice was issued declaring that the holding the meetings would tend tea breach of the peace,and warning all persons against attending them. The Protestants have since issued a placard announcing that in consequence of the magistrates' proclamation no Protestant meetings Is ill be held on the Bth at killashandra. :SOUTHWARK AND RELIGIOUS REPROACH, (From the Briyhton Guardian.) A contest is going on for Southwark in which Sir William Molesworth is the Whig candidate, Mr. &Hall, the editor of the Nonconformist, the Radical and Voluntary-system candidate, and Mr. Filcher, the Tory candidate. Respect for . our own cloth, respect, too, for our own opinions, which are opposed to those of the Whig candidate on the Church question, lt A dispose to rather eagerly to embrace and ebtrb 92bition MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000 bags, including 500 Egyptian, lit 6 1 Ad. to 61 , 4 d. ; 500 Maceio, at 6d. to 6 1 ,4 d. ; and 700 Surat, at 3d. to 3 1 / e d. per lb. on spe culation. Prices were very steadily supported.—Shares were firm, but without any marked alteration. From certain returns made of the trade of Belgium, it is shown that the balance is in some respects against it in its intercourse with the northern ports. There was a consider able general diminution in the arrivals of shipping at Antwerp last month, and it is remarked that the vessels of northern countries had most of their own traffic, whether on the out ward or homeward trips. The inference drawn from this is, that the shipping interest of Belgium cannot well withstand foreigncompetition. The Market for the National Securities is pretty firm to day, at 98% to % for Money, and 98 1 % for Ac count. There is an i mprove d d eman d f or Exchequer-bills and for India Bonds, each of which have advanced a shade. India Stock is at 271. The prices of the Foreign Funds have not varied much to-day. The Bonds of Equador have risen to 4 3 A ; Mexi cans are rather heavy at 33% • Portuguese Converted at 64 1 / 2 for the Account ; Spanish donsols at 27% ; the Three per Cents. at 38 1 / 2 ; and the Dutch Four per Cents. at 99 1 4 %. A considerable amount of business has been done in the Railway Shares this morning. The principal variations have been as follows :—Caledonians have touched 7 pre mium, the Coventry 2 premium, the Great Southern and Western, Ireland (Extension), are lower—to 11% pre mium. The Great Westerns have dropped to 168 —gross price. The Leicester and Bedford are also lower. The Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock are in request. The Manchester and Birmingham have receded ; the York and North Midland are on the rise, and in request, the Boulogne and Amiens are lower, the Great Northern of France (Laffitte's Company) are up to 3 1 / 8 pre mium, and llosamel's to PA 1/2 premium. The Tours and Nantes shares are steady. The West Flanders are a shade lower than yesterday. The next settlement in the market for Railway Shares - here is looked for with considerable anxiety. '!he differences are expected to be very large indeed. oNE CLOSIN PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. FRICES 3 per Cent. Consels Annuities 9 B l / 2% 98% Long Annuities toexDireJan.lB6o OMNI Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 India Stock Ditto under 1,000/. .. ... ... South Sea Stock — Ditto _New Annuities Bank Stock for Account 213 213 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 1,0001., 110.... 45 47 pm. 48 Ditto 5001. Ditto Small ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES. Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela. 18N% 18% Granada Bonds, 1 per Cent 22% 22% Ditto Deferred —5% Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 33% 33A Ditto, Account •.•• 33% Ditto, Deferred . . 17 1 4 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — Ditto Account — 394 Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto. Account Ditto, 4 per Cent 63 63 Ditto, Account 63% Russian Bonds ............ ......... 115 115 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto, Account 27% 27 1 ,4 Ditto 3 per Cent..... Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 45 Ditto. Deferred 4 Belgian 4% per Cent. lOO% 100 Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certific 99 %34 99 1 1 4 Ditto, Account Equador 4 34 4 3 / PRICES OF PAID• BUSINESS DONE CLOSING . RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Boston, Stamfd, & Birm. • Caledonian Ditto Extension Cambridge and Lincoln 1%....... 43i 1 4 4% Ditto, New . . 1% ...... 3% ... 35 Canterbury and Dover.. 1 % 2% Chester and Holyhead... 15 Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir. and Leicester 1 ...... 3 1 / 4 %% 3% Cornwall' Direct Manchester (Remington's) DirectNortbern Dublin and Armagh ..... •••••• 3 1% — Dublin and Galway._ .. 2% 5 3 /4 Eastern Counties 141. 165...... 20% 20 Ditto Perpetual, 5 per Cent, No. 1....51. 13s. 4d Ditto ditto, No. 2 l3s. 4d 3 / 4 p.. 3% p Eastern Union 2O .. .. Ditto Extension . ... 1% 4% East Lincolnshire Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorset 2% 3% Glouc. , Ahery stw WI , and Central of Wales Grand Union l% 33'% Great Eastern &Western 2% ...... 3A I 3l Great South. and West. (Ireland) . 15 Ditto Extension Great Western BO ... . 170 168 Ditto 1 / 2 Shares Guildford. Fare'm,Ports. 2 1 / 2 ... .. 4 3% .. .. 33/ Hull and Selby Do. Half Shares Leicester & Birmingham 225. l% p ••• 1% p Leicester and Bedf3rd... 225. Landon and liirminghm (Stock) 1 /, Do. 1 4 Shares _ London and Blackwall. 161. 13s. 4d. 10' - lO% London and Brighton... 50 Ditto, Sixths L aidon and Croydon, 13/. 15s. 9d. 261 .......... .... 25% Lond. & S.Western 41/ 6s 10d 77% ............... 77 1 Do. New London and York 2% 7'/ 6% 6 J Londonderry &Coleraine 2 1 /, 516 ...... ... 6 Londonderry and Ennis killen London, Warwick, and Kidderminster VA ............... 4 Lynn and Ely Manchester and Leeds... 76 Do. % Shares Do. Quarters Manchester and Birmin. 40 Do. Quarters Do. New Quarters ... 2 Manchester,Buxton, and Matlock 2 25......• 8 3 4 9% 8% P 91 A P Midland... 100 1 27 25 % 173 Do. New 129 128......... 128 25 53% ... .. Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 244 ••• 25% Midland, Binn., Derby 1002 •••••• ...... ....... • • 53 % Do. New Brandling 44 45 ............ 45 Newcastle and Berwick 1% 17% 17 ... ..... 17 North British •• ........ . — Do. New - ............ • . 9% North Staffordshire 225....... 44 5 /s% P 4% N. Kent & Direct Dover 2 3 4.. .. .-- ............... 4% North Wales Northampton, Banbury, and Cheltenham 5 / Nottingham and Boston % /8 Oxford and Worcester... 21/ 10 % 3 / 4... .. ..... 10 3 / 4 Perth and Inverness ... 21 % Portsmouth Direct .....• 2% 64 6. 6 Preston and Wyre Richmond Rugby and Huntingdon Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 Scottish Midland l%. ... Shrews., Wolverhamp., Dudley, and Birm 2%..... 7% 5 A 7IA Shrewsbury and Trent Valley Union South Devon South Midland 225....... 6% 3ift P 6% ...(rtith Eastern & Dover 33/ 2s 4d... 48 % ... 48 % 7. : Do., No. 1 Do., X 0 . 2. Do. ' No. 3 South Wales ... 21,4 6 Trent Valley Trent Valley and Holy head Junction 3 2 Warwick & Cheltenham 1% ..... 1 1 7 8 Waterford and Kilkenny 1 Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wieklw, and Dublin Welch Midland Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth..... 2% 4%14,.. 4% York and North Midland 50 ll5 • ••• ll6 5 74 . .... 574 Ditto D Do itt ss o ce l a l rby S o h r. a .o r :. e .l3 3 . .. r • . . an. ..... c. .. h .. : 2 22 5 05 55 541,4 ... 79 3 / 4 79 Do. Extension ......... 1% 29% 28 3 / 4 29 3 / 4 28 3 / 4 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens... 6 ..... ..... 10 3 / q Bordeaux,Toulouse, and Cette (Espelete's) ..... 2 .. 23' Do. (Mackenzie's) ... 2 24 Dendre Valley ......... .. 2 Dutch Rhenish ........... . 3 East Indian ... ..... •••• 58 . Great North. of France (Laffitte's) ....... . ... 4 Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2 ...... 31,41 / Do. Peppin le Ilalleur 4 .. ... _" l4 Great Paris and Lyons 2 Jersey .................... 1 Lyons and Avignon...... 2 Namur and Liege ......• 4 Orleans and Bordeaux..• 4 Over Yssel ............... 4/ 3s 4d Paris & Lyons, Laffitte's 2 Paris and Lyons, Gan neron's, ... .. ............ 2 Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 Paris and Rouen ......... 20 Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) ............ 2 ...... 23 /{ •.....,,. ............ Royal North of Spam ... 2 Sambre and Meuse •••••• 6 ......814 •• • Tournay, Jurbise, Lan dent, and Hasselt. ..... 4 Tours and Nantes, Mac kenzie's ............ 4 Do. do (Lefebvre's) 2 West Flanders ..... •• •• 2 MINE. 214 21/, 43 th 2 74 4 2 N 24 CO UKT CIRCULAR. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, were taken a carriage•drive to Newport on Saturday afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice rode on 011ie& Oa Sunday the juvenile Royal Family verb taken their accustomed walks and rides. On Monday morning the Prince of Wales, Prince Al fred, the Princess Royal, and the Pririasd Alice, walked on the sea-beach. Prince Alfred and the PrincesS Alice were taken an airing in the afternoon in a carriage to Wootton, and the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal rode on punies in the pleasure-grounds of Osborne House. Lord Wharncliffe, Lord President of the Council, ar rived in town on Monday evening, from his seat, Wort ley Hall, Yorkshire. Dispatches from the Governor of Jamaica, and also from the Governors of the other West India Colonies, were received on Monday evening at the Colonial office. Lord Wharneliffe had an interview with Sir James Graham, yesterday, at the Home-office. GREAT OARS MATCH. d tl s s olt tetanoion t ttAsp h iupeopwt e tc inuoeeuas ,ndtn g benet e noaenb n i itttyeo.ts : e. The emn contest nng m. a en h te b idior e peeotta t , ag E ninfiite, ruahherntiemoseenitntlfi distance Ntaiiem, : sAertt l tisr i oei me s dna: s ndeehbo r elne:a oteeih wnas,irtisrxEs.oAoldpvsfmr Club, and Messrs. Duplau and Phinket, which has created the Ariel d some excitement in the aquatic circles, came off yesterday e pair, dipo de a P mer n n o l e s, e aobd c u h eaadtt l renshl Vauxhallyedei nsn oars.iN ‘ur,A• their ba consequence of tnatth) at tended ieithe da half-past er c b i dtp o l y l n ra n sai s ri e zx e c s ge n i s irt t aehf . to the next to the southward, Mr. Teo kindly officiating as umpire. It was a very good start, but after a few yards Dodd and Allen showed in advance, gradually drew further in advance, and won by twelve or fourteen lengths at least. Messrs. Duplau and Plunket, although losers, rowed the stern wager with a great deal of pluck. Shelton took the latter up, and the scientific Noulton officiated for the win ners. Betting was 5 and 6t04 on Messrs. Duplau and Plun ket. and the takers, who were eager, we understand, have picked up a good round sum. BOYTON AND DENCII AND REGAN AND DEVON. —These landsmen, who have attained some celebrity as oarsmen, rowed for 101. on Monday evening, from Westminster to Put ney. Regan and partner took the lead, but before they had got beyond the Houses ofParliatnent, Dench,who was rowing aft in the other boat, -lost his oar. He was soon supplied with another, and having with his partner laid down to the work in right good earnest , they came u p with their oppo • nente at the Bed House. Boyton a nd Dench then took the lead, kept it, and won the race. D s h u o r n i e n g b r i t g li h e t er TII E I w V •ea E t A he T r ii h E a ll s been AND s T u p li e E r b— H t l. ll It e V s E n s n T -- a s and powerfully, and about the middle of the day has been as hot as in some old fashioned summers it used to be in the middle of August. Most of the crops in the neighbourhood are cut and stacked, and the fields are now dotted over with numerous ricks of all sizes and shapes, square, round, and oblong. The wheat is of tolerable quality, though small in:the ear, and the h arvett , altogether more propitious tilan ri had dared to hope. Clot** Agliertiter , SOCIETIES, This insolvent, who described himself as a schoolmaster at Rotherhithe, came up for an interim order. Mr. HUGHES said he appeared to oppose on behalf of nine teen several creditors, on the ground that the debts had been contracted by breach of trust. The insolvent was a debt col lector, and in the course of his transactions bad received dif ferent sums of money which he had appropriated to his min use, and then inserted the persons on whose account he had received it as creditors. He had also incurred a debt to a Mr. Raymond, for coals sold on commission, and was also indebted to several lean societies. The insolvent admitted the receipt of the several sums, and said that he had been unable to pay through extreme poverty. The LEARNED COMMISSIONER said that was a very lame excuse; he had sold goods on commission, and would have re ceived a per tentage on the money he collected. The insol vent's answers were very unsatisfactory, and he fenced with every question. If he did not answer more directly to the question, the petition would be dismissed. The insolvent said he could not nor would not swear as to the various amounts, as every item in the schedule was f rom memory. Mr. Wells, the accountant, had his papers. The CoatutssioNza said a man who was a schoolmaster and debt-collector needed not an accountant, but under every cir cumstance no insolvent ought to give his papers and books out of his own possession. Mr. HUGHES said that the insolvent was now Master of the Charity Schools at Rotherhithe, at a salary of 80/. per annum, with coals, candles, &c., and was also a defaulter to the trustees. He had to apply for oue of the trustees to be ap pointed assignee to deduct 301. per annum for the benefit of the creditors, but the final order must be adjourned sine die, on the ground of the debts being contracted by breach es o f trust, and also givin g accommodation bills, and borrowing money as he had. The insolvent denied that the :perquisites of the school were so good. Mr. HUGHES said the trustees were present to prove the facts as he had stated. The COMMISSIONER said that it was impossible that a final order could ever be given in such a case ; but if the insolvent consented to pay 20/. per annum till the debts (1501.) were liquidated, the protection should be enlarged every six months, but the petition would be dismissed if the payments were not kept up. GUILDIIALL.-(THIS DAY.) John Haddon, Andrew Hariow, Henry Burkett, and John _Holland were brought up before Alderman Kelly and Alder man Lucas, charged with being disorderly and creating a dis turbance in Golden-lane. Police-constable James Ellis, 142, said that about two o'clock in the morning he heard a great noise in Golden-lane, and on proceeding there he saw the two first prisoners had a couple of half gallon cans each, which they were clashing together and making the most horrible din. '1 he third prisoner had a large teaboard, which he was beating at a great rate, and Holland was shouting with all his might. Witness desired them to move on, which they did Until they imagined they were out of the Winds of the City, upon which one of them said, " Now we will kick up a row ; the Peelers have no right to in terfere in our amusements." They immediately commenced the noise again, when witness seitied hold of the teaboard, upon which Holland snatched it out of his hand and ran off. H e pursued hint, and when about to catch hold of him, he threw the teaboard at his head, but fortunately missed his aim. With the assistance of another constable, they were all taken into custo,iy. The prisoners said they had been at a wedding, and were going for more beer, when the policeman came up. They were not aware of the time, and were rather intoxicated. Alderman KELLY said he should fine Harlow, Burkett, and Haddon, 55., or seven days' confinement each, and commit Holland for fourteen days for the assault on the police. CLERKEN WELL.-(T I-11S DAY.) William:Sullivan, a butcher's boy, was charged with driving over Mr. J. Saunders, a respectable tradesman, residing in John's-row, St. Luke's, and also over h. s two children, Edwin and Alfred Saunders, whose lives are in danger. Mr. Saunders, who seemed to be suffering pain, deposed that about tVvo o'clock on the previous afternoon he was standing near his own door, in John's-row, St. Luke's, when he saw the prisoner driving 'down the street at the rate of ten or twelve miles an hour. His little children were in the street, and he ran to save them, but such was the velocity of the vehicle, that before he could get thetn out of the way he was himself knocked down, and the wheel passed over his body. Little Ed win was likewise knocked down by the horse and trampled on, Gut Alfred was most seriously injured. In running across the street he was knocked down, and the wheel of the cart passed over his chest, so that when he was raised up his chest was quite flattened, and he could not breathe. A certificate was produced from a surgeon, stating that the life of Alfred was in great danger, and that Edwin had been seriously injured. The prisoner, who treated the matter with the greatest levity, was told by Mr. Mould, the clerk, that he might be trans ported for life if the child died, whereupon his conduct was a little more becoming. He was perfectly sober at the time, and was unable to offer anything in mitigation of his conduct. He was remanded. THE ROYAL HOSPITAL SCHOOLS, GREENWICH, AND TILE CALEDONIAN ASYLUM SCHOOL, PENTosviLLE.--On Saturday the boys of the latter school, with Captain Lamont, R.N., one of the Directors, and the officers connected with that Corporation, paid a visit to the royal establishment at Greenwich. The weather, for tunately, was remarkably line, and the scene was altogether of the most interesting and animating description. The children of both establishments were marched and paraded together, making in all nearly 1,000 ; and the precision with which they went through their drill exercise, together with their happy and contented countenances, excited the admiration of a very large concourse of spectators. The contrast afforded by the dress of the two establishments added not a little to the beauty and interest of the scene. The one being that of the Tars of Old England, whilst the others, as is well known, consists of the Royal Stuart tartan of Scotland, with the kilt and plaid of the Gael. The amusements of the day were greatly heightened by the performances of the juvenile band of the Royal Hospital Schools, who, out of courtesy to their visitors, chiefly played the airs of Scot land. The urbanity and kindness of Mr. Rouse, the excellent Secre tary and Superintendent of the Royal Schools, were conspicuous throughout the day. The Painted Hall and the Chapel were also visited by the Caledonian boys, and by way of finale to their delight ful treat, they had a run in the royal park of Greenwich. SERIOUS ACClDENTS.—Yesterday a shocking acci dent occurred to a man named James O'Neal, aged 60 years, a drayman, residing at No. 15, Noah's Ark-court, Park.street, Southwark. It appears that he was in the service of Messrs. Bar clay and Perkins, the brewers, of Bankside, and whilst walking along the corn-loft he missed his footing, and fell a great depth into the stable, whereby he received a severe fracture of the skull and various contusions about the body. He was removed to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he now lies in a dangerous state About the same time a man named Abraham Hicks, a bricklayer, was brought into Guy's Hospital from Sydenham. It appears that he was at work on a scaffold erected in front of some new houses near the Dartmouth Arms station of the Croydon Railway, and by some means he missed his foothold and fell with great violence to the ground on a quantity of timber. He was lifted up in an insensible state, and placed on one of the rail way carriages, and conveyed with great care to the hospital, where he was found to have sustained such serious injuries that his life is in danger. A third accident occurred to an aged man named William Williamson, of Great Tower-street, City. It seems that he was walking up-stairs, and through some cause he fell from the top to the bottom, by which he received a compound fracture of the right thigh. He was removed to St. Thomas's Hospital where he now remains in a deplorable condition. Three other cases were taken into St. Thomas's Hospital during the day, but their injuries were not so serious as those above. THE LATE FATAL FIGHT AT CHARLTON.—Yester day Mr. J. Payne resumed and concluded an inquiry in the board room of St. Thomas's Hospital, respecting the death of John Good hue, aged forty-five years, late head gardener to John Saunders, Esq., of Charlton. The following is a summary of the evidence adduced :—On the night of the 4th of June, Mr. Saunders gave a grand entertainment to a select circle of his friends. The de ceased was standing in front of the mansion, giving directions to the various coachmen. About half-past ten the carriage of Major Cuppage arrived to take up the family. The deceased had an altercation with the footman (William Green) respecting the car riage being driven across the lawn, which was contrary to the re gulations. Ultimately they began fighting, and in the first round the deceased was thrown heavily on the ground, and before he could get up, Green kicked him in the groin. The deceased was taken to the lodge, where he vomited blood, and the next day was removed to the above hospital, where he died on Wednesday the 27th ult. The medical testimony fully proved that the deceased had not died from violence, but from long-existing disease of the liver and spleen, The Deputy-Coroner went through the whole of the evidence, and remarked at great length on the various points of the case, after which the jury returned a verdict of ' Death from natural causes," Real del Dronte,llnregis. 4 4 JOINT STOCK BANK. Provincial of Ireland ••• 25 4S SERIOUS INJURY BY GUNPOWDER.--On Tuesday morning, Emma Slater, a servant in the employ of Mrs. nest. villa, residing in Arbour.street, Camden Town, procured a quan tity of gunpowder for the purport of cleansing the copper-flue, and incautiously throwing the powder upon the burning coals, it ex ploded before she shut the flue-door. The explosion burned arid disfigured the young woman about the neck and face in a shocking manner. She was for a time totally unconscious, and is still in a very dogitoui state, with but slight hopes of recovery, REPEAL ASSOCIATION. There was a meeting of the Repeal Association on Monday at which Mr. Steele presided. A letter was read from Mr. O'Connell, and the Association was addressed by Mr. Jowl O'CONNELL, who in strong terms denounced Mr. Wise for his support of the Irish Colleges Bill. He would endeavour to raise a cry of execration against those colleges. If he were asked whether he would prefer the continuance of the union or the rejection of this infidel scheme, he would say —away with these colleges, and let the union remain. In conclusion, he adjured the people, in the name of that religion which they had so much it heart, to discountenance the nefarious measure, and to resist it by every means. And, further, to brand the men who took office under the Bill, as traitors. If they did not adopt that course, they would assist Peel in dividing, corrupting, and tyrannising over Ireland. • Mr. LAW observed that, as Mr. O'Connell considered those Rho took office under the colleges should be reprobated, he would suggest that parents who sent their children to these colleges to be educated should be held up to equal execration. Captain BRODERIP read an address " to the people of the north of Ireland," and said that nothing in his mind could afford a nobler subject for gratulation to the Repeaters than that afforded by the contrast between their conduct at the monster meeting, and that of the Orangemen at their gatherings. At the former all was tranquillity and peace : the latter were cha racterised by lawlessness, and violence, and bloodshed. At the termination of the proceedings, the rent for the week was announced to be 1731. 2s. 1 Id. The meeting then adjourned. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS Most cordially we join in the general gratulation and grati tude for the glorious weather during the past week, which has dispersed the gloomy apprehensions of a bad harvest. But we still hold to the opinion that the quantity of corn when thrashed will generally disappoint the farmer.— Shrewsbury Chronicle. 13 URY ST. Enaruains, SEPT. s.—Notwithstanding the little sunshine we have had during the past week, the work has been steadily progressing in the harvest field, and many a good stack has been reared in the neighbourhood. Sportsmen describe the game as pretty plentiful in this neighbourhood, and strong on the wing, but in consequence of the lateness of the harvest shooting is not likely to be general at present. —Suffolk Chronicle. THE HARVEST—In Howdenshire, that highly important agricultural division of the East Riding of Yorkshire, the hand of industry is active with the sickle and scythe. In some few places the wheat fields are lodged by the late heavy rains, but there is hardly any appearance of the blight in the corn that is standing. Most people are of opinion that there are prospects of an abundant crop of every sort of grain. The weather has been extremely favourable during the last ten days, and a con siderable quantity of wheat is already secured in excellent con dition.—Leeds Mercury. THE HARVEST.—WC have had a week of glorious weather, and the barley and the oat harvest have begun in this neigh bourhood, and there is a very good yield. 'f here is but little wheat grown in our immediate vicinity, but we are happy to find that it promises much better than was a short time ago anticipated.—Kendal Mercury. GALWAY.—The weather continues to be excellent. Ots Saturday and Sunday the heat was intense, and must have greatly contributed to the ripening of the craps. Since Sunday it looks rather gloomy, but there has been no rain.— Vindicator. CLON MEL. —The weather, for some days past, has been most favourable for the harvest work. Some days were intensely hot, and a vast quantity of corn has been cut down. The hook is at work in all directions, and we trust an all-bountiful Providence will grant us a continuation of fine weather, and dissipate those fears which have been generally entertained relative to the corn crop, in consequence of the wet weather with which we were visted some time since.— Tipperary Con stitution. DERRY. —On Thursday last two samples of new flax were sold in this market, which brought from b7s. 6d. to 61s. per 1241 b. ; and had they been judiciously scotched, they would have been worth from ss. to 7s. per cwt mere. It is really a pity, when the farmer succeeds in the growth and management of his flax, as was the case in the two lots referred to above, that his interests should be sacrificed by the carelessness or incom petency of the scut chers. From this specimen of the new flax, it is to be hoped that the gloomy anticipations respecting this season's growth being of bad qualit; will be groundless, and that the flax of this year will prove proportionably good as that of preceding years ; the quantity, Lowever, will be deficient. A sample of excellent new oats was sold in Saturday's market, at lOd. per stone, grown by Mr. Elder, of Donnybrewer. 'I he wea ther for the past week has beea highly favourable for harvest operations. A good deal of grain in different districts has been safely cut ; and, on the whole, the crop is most abundant, al though, in some instances, on rich sheltered lands, it has suf fered considerably by being lodged. Should the present fine weather continue, grain cutting in this district will be in general operation in eight or ten days.— Standard. Coati, SIPTEMBER 3.—The weather still continues beauti fully fine. A hot, ripening sun is shining to-day, and reaping progresses rapidly. A few more weeks of such weather, and even in the most backward districts the harvest will have been secured. The barley, oats, and potatoes promise an abundant. crop, while as regards even wheat the favourable temperature must prove beneficial.—Exeminer. AMAZING PRODUCE OF A GRAIN Or Wil rAT. —WO have seen a splendid sample of wheat grown on the land attached to Riverstown House, the residence of John Car michael, Esq. It consisted of not less than thirteen stalks, hearing heavy ears of grain, grown from a common root, the produce of a single grain of seed. The whole produce of the thirteen stalks is 570 grains. Each stalk is fully five feet in height.—lbid. BELFAST, SEPT. 4.—The weather with is is everrhis4 that could be desired: dry, warm, and sunny. At two o clock. cn Tuesday, the glass stood at 75 degrees in the shade. Yesterday it ranged at 691, degrees at two o'clock. The wind keeps northerly, shifting from west to east. In all directions,. reaping is in rapid progress ; and we learn, from every quarter, that the crops are bountiful in the extreme. There is some talk of failure in potatoes; but, so far as we have observed, it must prevail in other districts than ours. The north of Ireland, we learn and perceive, is this year blessed with an abundant promise of harvest, of all descriptions of produce. It remains, now, with the husbandman, to take advantage of every hour, and cut down, and save the produce of his previous labour; for, the harvest will be late, and the dangers of dela' the greater, Thrift, thrift, we repeat • for, this season, delay ts doubly dan gerous. Now is the hour for labour; morning, noon, and night ; labour, labour, incessant. On incessant labour depends much of the result of God's bountiful harvest. Now , is the hour for the punishment of the sluggard. The idle pill as suredly have his reward.—Northern Whig. - SHOCKING ACCIDENT IN THAMES-STREET.—Ye S- • terday afternoon, a shocking accident occurred in Lower Thames street, to James Selby, a porter. It appears that the unfortunate man was standing in a waggon, waiting to receive some heavy bales of goods from one of the lofts of the warehouse, when sud denly the iron crane hooks slipped off the side of one cf the bales, weighing upwards of four hundred weight, striking Selby down in the waggon. On assistance being rendered it was found that he had sustained a severe concussion of the brain, and he was im mediately removed on a shutter to the hospital, without hopes of recove W ry. e hear that the justly-admired tower on Lana down, erected by the late W. Beckford, Esq., and the lands ad joining, are to be sold by order of his executors.—Bristol Journal. LOVE AND SUICIDE.—La , t night Mr. Baker held en inquest at the Duke of Sussex, Haggerstone, on the body of Edward Knight, aged nineteen, a labourer. The deceased re sided in Birdcage-walk, Bethnal-green, and on Saturday night fast he had a quarrel with a young female with whom he had kept com pany, and left her in a very abrupt manner, telling her she would never see him agent alive. Shortly after ten o'clock the same night the potman at the Duke of Sussex heard a noise as if some one had plunged into the canal, which passes the above house. The drags were procured, and in about a quarter of an hour the body was found, and all aid was unavailing to resuscitate A.—Verdict, " Found drowned." THE BITE or AN ADDER.—Ye6terday morning, between eleven and twelve o'clock, A serious accident occurred to Mr. Henry Lemon, an artist, residing in Newland.&treet, Ken sington. It appears that he was sketching in a field, at the back. of Lord Holland's house, when ass adder that lay concealed in the grass bit him in the lower part of the leg. The young gentleman was at first unconscious of having been bitten, ascribing it to the accidental prick of a bramble. On arriving at home, however, the limb began to swell alarmingly, causing acute pain. Medical as sistance was immediately procured, and the injured parts cauterised. Mr. Leeson, though still suffering severely, is pronounced in a fair way of recovery, SUICIDE OF A PORTUGUESE JEW. —Yesterday Mr. Baker hel 4 on inquest at the Rose and Crown, Queen -street, Tower.hill, on the body of Abraham Fonseca, a Portug fr une i Je th w; aged twenty-three years, time past been in a ver y low evidence that deceased had for som o by tide a tailor. It a pp eared and desponding state of mind arising IT°9l h . is Fji bereailulgalleoNntalfuedthe marry a young and handsome female of his oisP e: sh k ou lu ld t n he ot sa b id e fancied that his work had becroedmiet. eo O slackn that Tuesday : ale to ls fe t i o i w w maintain orkm a her with hat he a should not li velon g , and wrote letters to his intended and his brother, stating that when they received was herd of b was found yes. them he should be n o more. Since that period he had disappeared, an d nothing more floating i a him n the river until his off Alderm ody an's-stairs, in a terday o f decomposition. There being no evidence to show diocking state how he came into the water, the jury, at morning the suggestion of the Cu. miler, return& an open verdict of—" Found drowned." SuwwE.—Yest@rday forenoon Mr. G. I. Mills held an inquest at the Swan Tavern, Fulham, on the body of Mr. Joseph Ticknor, aged 56, a builder, of No. 1, Mornington-street, Hampstead-road. The deceased had for come time past been la bouring under an affection of the head, which if late had impaired his faculties. About a month age he was missing from home three days, anal was eventually found at Rochester, not having partaken of food since be had left home. Mr. Smeethurst, surgeon, had since attended him, and he appeared a little better. On Saturday morning lest he left home about eleven o'clock, and was not again teen until a quar!et before six on Sunday morning, when liSt• was observed walking in si disconsolate mood in a meadow on the bare of the Thames, adjoining tlle Bishop of London's Palace, at Ful , ham, and in about half an hour afterwards a labouring man found his walking-stick and hat lying on tl:e bank close to the avatar's edge. Suspecting some one had destros-0 himself he gave an alarm, and in about ten minutes the deceaset:' 4 body was found in the creek running out of the Thames, quite dea. 4 . His coat Was missing, and has not since been heard of. A pocket-.' ,o ° l ' was dis covered in the deceased's hat, in which the following wife lines were found written by the deceased :—" O h, God, protect m y ioor and family. May he forgive me, but I cannot help it.—J. WEL" Verdict, "Temporary insanity." BLIGHT IN THE POTATO CROP.—We regret to learn that the blight of the potato crop, so much cora.. plained of in Belgium and several of the Irish countiee. , has affected the crop, and that to a considerable extent, In our OWSI immediate locality and the sum rounding districts. We are assured by a gentleman of vast experience that the injury sustained by potatoes from blight on his domain is very serious—that they are entirely unfit for use ; and he suggests that potatoes 6o injured should be immediately dug out for the use of pig s, as, if they are allowed to remain in the ground, they will become, from the in. crease of the blight or rot, useless even as food for fwineom , Watev,,r'd Treenfah.