The Sun. — London, England, 1850-08-23 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.) 1),;:" EXCHAN GE.-(FIUDA Y•) of home the present weak only 990 quarters of What tokt".nile produce have erne to hand for our market fi e k it 4 :* By land carriage abut 100 quarters camec i 1;1.411'3.'14nd thi9 morning from Essex and Kent, i hi. tug 631b3 proved condition, some of the cochels we gh e 8 3 Per bust i ,i . samples Although the show of Pul e d Mal l. the demands for all kinds of English Wheat i t port:erg inactive, at about stationary prices. Ilatterscif Foreign Wheet have rather exceeded 13,000 trit es of _Good dry qualities were mostly held at full tively little vurre.ricy. In all other kinds . conapara offerio busiaess was transacted. No English Barley The t rade klid the show of foreign was but moderate. Vit elo a i lle rul:d straiy, ar.d prices were well supported. rates 4The „',,.sri4;ller more iituir for Malt, it , t fully late glisir l ' r , ready for delivery was small. Scarcely . any ..rom tbr„ ad wa' were brought forty ird. The supply i lilv klid th e 531°,790 quarters. Sales progressed stea l;eii ,, , , kid quotations were well maintained. Beans, d ' hour were arm; but 'adieu Corn was negltc,e . ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. I 11:uley Eli gh4 Qrs. Qrs. 540 , 133 _ _ torein :"••• _ "•1 13,310 7,r -40 10,790 „,*(ll•9lle4"'hers of jr,. 52 . 5 t 1 , T , 7-1 , 1 7 f f la r li t to day's 111 , 2 a r li k t :' . the p',1,:,°1141),1Y exter.sive, but of very i a l :_e ' 1 ::: 1 1 1 ' 601 : e insta re "t ti a . , l , S.,.ioth cernmaiided a st!iadtyesq'oeo'tations, .say of 2_l . r,!,,,, altp.,lat ice provenat n t in h 4 11 4 7' t na. but all other brce is were . __. , inquiry, With ‘, 4t es, and a clearance was with we were heateheela—both English ar,d foreign ei_ll . 4 ict;:elLeted. ill actj 8119 P lied• On the whole, the Mutton t . r n ad th e e r c u t l i c r d . reseiss, oot WO LIIVO no actual f4ll to notice 1, Downs being 43 2d , the extreme value of the best old iltigiti,ll/er albs. The inquiry fur L tmbs sin a very was prime 444 "ate, at tall in prices of 2d per _.: s. W e tad a fclUlities hein4 quoted at 4s 6d perhBllo tt fuli„ ill i r sale for Calves the supply of was good, was 4,, I: ,ate ates. In P;gs only a limited business which , 141. 1041-teg* Mitch Cows moved off slowly, at -°lll • each, including their small Calf. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. 1 , ci. to B.d. 6 .. , 164 110 32 3 4 64 4 ti a e li llta ••• • • l i 'l 6 t° 2 8. B cl, Inferior Sheet' • , I _ 4 --ty .. ••2 10 3 2 4econd qual. Sheep 3 10 4 0 Frik t ~_"tre Ou t ., 3 4 , „an,e_wooned ditto h ike .7' 4 • .... 3 10- 4 3 8 Southdown Nether 4 0 ... 4 ~2 ishi'44 Calve; 3 0 Di`to eut of the wool 02 u 3 6 " houilireillilitto .. 3 8 0 6 Large Hogs •'•• 3 3 8 4 0 141 4 1 I °a ir% •• Is 0 2 3 5 1 0 Small Porkers • • • • • •......... 3 6 4 6 Quart2r old Pigs ..16 0 20 0 844 u. TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Sheep, I rigs. 92a I Sheer.. I Calve 300 1 16,120 308 11e 448. SCOTCH. I PIP Ili I Sheep. I Calves. i 200 • 113,414. PoItEIGN SUPPLY. Plc s. 122 I Sheep. Ca.l7s. 10 ~..._ 3,860 I l'`'___Butx.L. , oel3, '.`u.aaez amp LEauEN krlt et a limited business was transacted in to-day s , Yet prices were well supported. li est,i 4i At Per stops by the Carcase. s. d. to a. d. ......,, ertor..... 3 . d. to'. d. i 10 3 4 taferior •. 2 3 8 ..... witl n „, . • 4 2 6 , Hutton, ,d0n,,.. 3 6 ~, .... 1tra 41 4 .2 •• 2 8 210 ) rd r i iNe 7.. 310 . 1 . u 4 N11).11114,4164 ••• a 0 3 2 ._2......... 210 •.? . 0 ••••• ... .• ( 4 ) 106 Pork,slinaragll........ 3 6 a t .. Lamb, 33 6d to 4s 4d. H On thr, :talt °lima 1110 P rIXAREET. the planta- Z° l le, thi: ^4ol e the accounts at hand from _. R . 4 ko . d . 1 4; °r ning are favourable, notwithstanding ;441111,3,0 84 td tO b the increase in •„ i s 16q(elib. 4,1.18 bi ns some i n n a g rt i s h o a t t is e o e n tl in burr, and the duty is 1"„ th e t/ ';ld at 200 111000 s/ y Some parties call l it more. k-4,tithtelaf4l4oirr,(lenro.an'd for the finest . Hops at Jul ti 1 Packet al els very little is doing. ' 4 l to n) ;1 to 11/ I la; Weald of . St iiide ditto, n a t ncl pr E a st - Is, ‘'. 12s• s 1/ 15, to „t, 01 15uss•sejldditt4116153s to to 2 5 1 1 10 1 s 2 s p , er Y e e ri ar t: Sh oo Hops, coLorixam. lt*lll,Y and demand for British Plantation b b a . s ai b n e e e d n . t' ll s list," lld full rates have generally been c have even see 4 rater sorts of yellow and strong grey Illeti eb thet de arer in some instances. lo b w y Yell°, w ent at 35s for brown, 363 to 36 13 i a 6 r! r d fo ° r es 424 6d: ati d 37 8 to 383 61 for low mid ; 6 fine 403 61 to , kp h , A i to -lEn.--13rown grocery lumps have been sold at 048 5 ,,, 61 • 4e . ... /214 . - -F 11 p • 12 vo been obtained fot . 14 filltlusi w hich 1 1 1 1 3 6 s e r : 1 e n e 6 B ld s publicly at 39 s t o 405 3 1 for 41,1 Yellow, 3.7 4 t a n ti s i o for gooe, and 27aant? _ _ 3. Ilat 4i and txtid brown; refining sort up to 333 (13_80. 1 4 ., °/t , in : 11 ,,t at 32 3 6d to 34s for ord and mid soft -) 2 . 8 : Cl i a 11 1:1 00 7 tio 1 s .Penang sold 6.1 to Is better, white 37 5 12 4 4 _ 0 31 8 6d, good yellov_ . 32s to 36s 64, and brow lea , 5(44 nri. ulayed Manilla, about 6,000 bags has 4 . ho t , r . Yately at 36s to 375. Foreign, there hove N th , Prlvstit tr ansactions, and 12,000 . boxesyellow and IN '.ll Sold at 203 At suction mid 3d to 2 4 24 *66 t aken i 11, 2 i 't 42, 64 , n at 403 od t a c,l_42 l 4 , , an an n d a. fine, and sery_ n has been sold 141 4 had 3 , 1 _° ) _4 . 53 6/. White 11 , e a t ogri s a 3 6 , to 4;,b_fl.f.lorrmid to fid: mid, and 38s to 40s f Coo" 6 n''. " t low an Porto Rico has vber ht. -4.•-, 615121 r,,:thrtielLthere lis% not good It " b 1 16 11 has been rather firmer . as regards . been a great deal ding .. , a, , • Rued h 'a 49 as be en sold at 565 63, II s, 4, low • Pea Berry b's () ~. bud and mid at 49 ,to 565, and 1 fine end fine ord at , .e,,t6„, i '-'s. 14 1,. ' "NA. St sold • 35 , 1 61 to 365, and 1/aarlet:t tbr,ttee*rbl.e t ' 3 l 4 n g. aP l n ju e ), d3tm r. ag a e,l, brought 355. The it. e n!is a better tu_ai. li v ,_;Tri n i d i ll i r . _Lsmcibeen morefr midde m goo. P red. and tlis:',..-...Thi`B-1:1:1 .6 to 483 1 0 l andand and , at stiffer li tta. i: :, b ut h. article was . du . early in the w . ee 11 1 , 3 ~g rallied a little since. 4 1 P1 ct5 ... 4 en sold at 103 6 , 1 to 113 6d. 1t .Good mid white Pimento kt atialised fu rer has been firm th .. (wg sold • quiet.er has been 1 1 , 1 to 7/ porrates Jamaica (linger % 11 '.*:tha raarekwett. looks firmer, and ord to good ccm- Lbst(l....luhiise articles l per lb. stady. Prot -'4l°4. --Afterlz: somewhat depressed, an im -0 e4 1.: 4t ) both in prices ncidtmand, is observable. a% alv•Old y P c . a • s a „, an d new 37s per cwt. 144: fltli.pot. ,_ w 0 : is 36s tti .g , 4 4 t1 ° ,,, Is 353 6d. . , et. A slight im- WaIN h as '•---The market is . Pt ah hrdefiet.L..ooccurred in the price of Lemons. Nuts ;tl,oitpO h as are NI are dull of sale. t N i t r 4 4;14. been received by the Lisbon . The last i,„ of w 'et character realise good prices. inert steamer, ase d s a p e% C . . kict e,,!t Ibdia Pine Apples occurred . on M ?II t d h a l y s qt, ^e note an increased consumption of AuGusii mEETTNG, (111, (Tins DAY.) tidterßic TELEGRAPH.) 4 til n . 01,,, t , Consolation Stakes. , As sth .. 1 The Convivial Stakes. I b it ti r ••• •.• ••• e• " iih e • walked over t a ll , Great Yorkshire Stakes. pr,„ 113 . ... ... ~,, 1 ••• ... ... ••• .._ 3 ... ... ... .. .•• length. N ettess Won by a The Qu'et,'s Plate. ... walked over. ts aii ... .., ••• ith ells *e t The Selling Stakes. . 1 „ e s„ , , ki 1 1 11 e 3 •• .• ... ••• ..• •• o hali • 6 bitlrl• wi e l E b , ner ... ••• • ... 3 bl to •.. ... ... ... ..• 4 11 , 11 %Nth The Gimcrack Stakes. , 1 1:14 0 a ,.. liolia • • .. • •• . - •• • ..... 2 4 Itotil,„, ' ~. ... ••• child ~. Oats I Malt. Flour, Qrs. sacks 680 4,000 ~. 0 __. ••• ••• 14z :...,....___.............,,_ Won essay. "JkI)A.Y POST DELIVERY. A PAUL )ek'll-d d (From Punch.) ` ,th oo le.do o e k abbatarian crew, Oar letters that sto 'd, At l t PP , 3 . p„._ have been wnopp . , Ilis h: 4 B h yr ........_whieh the ken know oho! 1, -qv -0 14 bo ----- ----......_"--.--.--- i . .t q IVere -'4EN.--These curious specimens of hu t4,.,;Tir fibireeet-ionati,dieLe". .4clth trNlerVlibited at Totnes on Monday and Tuesday While the keeper was looking in lii' ll th;' 4o bse,"e of them slipped off the stage, e i . n s to_th .. e ti iteeefrom ed• 111 a moment dreadful shri I. alarmed. t tl i Per w at which the ladies were much was Zitiitll tt i tto fs,„,7ged the company to be easy, tieritith his The elder man had a few days before quar tand as there ti s d Iltat d e v atit at , Wife, who remained in the caravan, had gone a ittilh -4 Iler' e ' 4418 (the keeper's) absence he R ' t o 4 l B"'erely H - n eieted, j, it t.ikvite before file audience .— soo q . b ze Journa . Ni t Y l , 4 412 4 T . vrs Sher or? but w i ould FRITH. — Her Ma to ~.„th, - P Con.,Zl rENTLAND 4111141'aa.-TBllrire-e''', COrrthlander Otter and officers, N' t , ‘ ' v il o l ti,l thoh41:18 slif.,„°l the Pentland Frith in ab°ut /41' 1 \f / ' L e s'eY of the east and north coast of ScotlandFlh to li!'alt y, ag), eonapltd from the Frith of i or Ad lakl 4 exethjid the whole published b y t ie , . ay fr e Zl a tl ti fe11:1R the part between Duncan s-b b. ttig 4 'B° c% Et, to Head, which will also be spot „r t, to ltt s4 L a ei lile Pentland Frith is completed. A sy o4 a u v l 1. '4 11 ! r, IlOcr%lt fathoms has been discovered midw an ... th t f 4 el t . e eaii„'haY Read and Stroma, causing the d are kiielsc ll lfor nit . the Bore of Duncan's-bay. Much m set h •et !ty of 4s'on May h ' the 'l 4 4l eal ' t he tid • e e xpected,• • especially imports tit %a l ttiat Invest; !s, which will torrn an . il l Hor st . thi s ' tgation and when published it is to be t k e l vtl . Il lest h a ' rendered 10 11 , r . c s o easy ?ardous navigation will he to Vit, t hi t h 1 1 . e 11 , 1 r: Phis important se:vice will afford,.. a. Villa Soli eh the „. ine of all nations that invaluable in,!), in h lt ig. llt ie, 1.! Fer l ' il t i e f tl 4 ,te in them as much confidence in na i‘Pies,. v ery f. 4 11 Prith as if they were on the broad kiiq tv s : the rs? vessels in the service are equal to steam ' , 1 ., % 411 hor.eeentil;;(l races" of the Frith, the velocity I A ii tip, Jo, nleaSlired bei ng 8-6 10ths knots, o o f r on lO a 114,;t0r th Itt,, 4 0' Groat's Journql. klih t) 4 44 NA " ROLLAND'S PICTURES.—The )vv e t . ty telZiel)4 b'yeeellutjol.lection of the late Kin , of Europe. tOPearl,4,4prese:t Pitt u u r:s iss h earB from all parts of Bing continues for Russia, 4teztiVil„t t ‘ ni te d bY ag - e a T e bf'en. purchased It does not kftelPtiVl gallenti 1343 takner a n ny ex m P e e a r s i ures . for enlarging. 4 ItititN t i ' e l °if national b the purchase ot I N ke °L4 Inaster s P n ic o t in r o ca ffer y ed for sa!e. The Reaerally g,od, v THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1850. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY). OLD COURT. (B,fore Mr. Baron PLATT.) CHARGE OF MURDER. Mary Rook, aged 39, tied described as a married woman, was put to the bar, charged with the wilful mur der of Elizabeth Wallis. The prisoner was a masculine-looking woman, and ' when placed at the bar appeared somewhat indifferent to the position in which she stood. When called upon to plead she said " Not guilty" in a firm voice. Mr. Parry defended the prisoner. Mr. CLARKSON stated the case for the prosecution, the circumstances of which will be found in the following evidence called to support it. Catherine Wallis called—ls no relation to the de ceased child, Elizabeth Wallis. Lives at the Grove, Ealing. The prisoner and her husband also live there. Keows the prisoner. Knew the deceased Elizabeth Wal lis; she was a daughter of the prisoner by the first husband. Tee deceased was about 17 years of age. The psis iller Lad six children by the second huehand. The prisoner Las get her living by taking in washing. The daze a ddied on Thursday night, the Ath August instant. Was prearmt at her death. Have se.ei her ill treated by the pris nor, within six months of her death. At her death observed marks of bruises on he r person. The deceased was ill abut five weeks before her death. She was attendsd by the medical matt of the parish. Have seen the deceatetd struca at the top of the stairs by the prisoner and knocked down stairs. Teat was about six months before her death. After she had fallen down stairs the prisoner followed her down stairs and beat her again. The stairs have about ten steps. The mother beat her with her hand down stairs. The child cried out. She beat her perhaps about a mieute. The deceased was perfectly healthy about that time. Have not seen her beaten much at ray other time—not more than is usual with mothers, Have seen her beaten across the shoulders, about twelve months ago, by her mother. Have seen the family of the second husband at meals. The de ceased was not fed like them when witness had seen them at dinner. Have seen her (the deceased) have a piece of dry bread, and a piece of bread thrown at her by the mother, while the other children would be having bread and meat to dinner. The deceased did not sit at the same table with the rest of the family. The girl never complained to witness until the day before she died. Witness thought and told the deceased she was dying, and urged her to prepare for death by praying to God to pardon the sins she • had committed in this world. She said she would pray to be forgiven. Knew that the deceased had committed some sins, and urged her to make a confession of them before she died, in which cat.e she would not be likely to have so much to answer fir in the next world. The deceased said she would pray to be forgiven those sins, and then she repeated the Lord's Prayer and part of the Creed in presence of witness. Asked deceased if she really felt she would die, and she replied she did. She complained that she was hungry. Witness then took a mutton-chop, which deceased said was in the prisoner's house, and cooked it along with some potatoes, and took them upstairs to the deceased. She complained of her ear aching very much. Remember the inquest being held. It was on the Saturday. The body of the girl at that time was in her mother's house. During the progress of the inquest, heard the mother say, if she got her liberty, she would go home and throw the la— out, (meaning the body of the, deceased), box and all. The prisoner was then in custody at that time in the tap room of the public-house where the inquest was being held. The prisoner went to the station-house along with her husband and witness; and on the road she charged her husband not to follow the body of the de ceased to the grave, and that it he did she (the prisoner) would remember it when She came out of prison. She told her husband not to bury the deceased, but to let the parish doctor do it. Cross examined by Mr. PAitRY—Am the wife of a chimney. sweep, and take in needlework. I also let ponies and donkeys far hire. Have children of my own; six, all living. Have had occasion to heat my own children, with my hand and with a strap also, when they have teen disobedient. May have beat them with the stick I drive the donkeys with, but not to injure them. I have daughters. I know the pri soner had been drinking at the time of the inquest, and was, in fact, very much excited when she made the ex pressions I have related, at the time of the inquest. The prisoner is a laundress, and her husband is a labouring man. She has always worked very well for her family ; but she does Let toil from morning to night for their support. The deceased used to wash also; she like wise went out to wash occasionally. I believe the de ceased was the only child of the prisoner's first mar riage. I believe the prisoner was pregnant when her first husband died. I was not on very friendly terms with the prisoner. I have, however, been in the habit if going to her house, and she has come to my house occasionally. Tho prisoner has a mangle, and I have had my clothes mangled there. The prisquer and the family had meat generally to dinner; but Ido not think I • have ever seen the deceased have meat to her dinner, or sit down to dinner. I have known the family for six years, and may have seen them sit down ten times to dinner. I have had words with the prisoner, but not recently. I have often had words with her respecting the deceased, when the prisoner has ill-treated her. I have c autiened her about beating the deceased, and have t .Id her some day or other she would give her an un latchy blow which would cause her death. Wm. Brooks, alley- binder at Ealing, said he knew the deceased. lied seen her ill used by her mother. Saw her so ill-used a mouth ago yesterday, when the mother entered the outer door of their house, and struck the de ceased on the head with her fist. The deceased was ill at that time. She tumbled un the stairs from the blow ; the mother saying at the same time to the deceased, " D—n your -- eyes." The deceased was about seventeen. Ott another occasion the deceased was hang ing out clothes in her mother's garden, when the pole which supported the clothes fell down, and the mother came on', and, taking her by the hair of her head, teat her for some minutes and swore at her. Witness occa sionally cut the neighbours' hair. About twelvemonths ago cut the deceased's hair, when he found three bruises on her head; her left ear was also cut and covered with matter. Heard the mother say after that she would be her (the deceased's) -- butcher or murder her. Cross examined by Mr. PARRY—I believe my wife has quarrelled with the deceased, but I have had no quarrel myself with her. I have not been in the prisoner's house since I cut the deceasen's hair. The quarrel between my wife and the prisoner was very bitter on both sides. Sbe said she would be my wife's b— butcher, and wash her hands in her blood. I did not bear the prisoner use that expression, but my wire told me she used it. I don't know that the prisoner has been in the habit of drinking. I have not seen her drunk to my knowlr dge. Mary Turner said—l live in Ealing-grove, next door to the prisoner. I knew the deceased. I have seen her ill-used very often by the prisoner. My garden adjoins hers. lam a laundress. I have seen the prisoner beat the deceased about five or six weeks before she died; she beat her with her clenched fist about the head or any part of her body that came first. I have heard her being beaten in the garden, and the girl cry out. I have also heard her driven into the mangling house and beaten by her mother. When the girl came out on those occasions she was sometimes all over blood about the nose and mouth. That might be about three months before she died. That beating used to go on every day while the mother was rt home. I have seen the mother heat her with a birch-broom, but I don't know on what part of her person, for I did not like to see her, and I would run away. I have seen the deceased rather stagger under the weight of the wet linen, and whilst her mother was wringing it out. That was about a week before her death. That was after the parish doctor had been to attend her. Cross-csamincd by Mr. PARRY—Fridays and Satur days were vry busy days, and the prisoner seemed more in a hurry and more irritated to got her work done, and on those days she was more in the habit of beating the deceased. I have always seed the prisoner work very hard while she was at her work. Mrs. Wallis recalled—The deceased was in the habit of thieving; but I did not know she had b3en taken into custody ot:ce. I knew acts of theft which the mother did not know of. Her mother has told me that table cloths were missing, and that she bud to supply articles to her customers which she suspected the deceased had sto!en. Mary Massey—l live in a cottage in Ealing-grove, opposite the prisoner's. I went on the 24th of last July to work at Mrs. Payne's, which is a short distance from the prisoner's hou: e. I saw the deceased at Mrs. Payne's, sitting by the breakfast table. She appeared very ill indeed. She was unable to do her work. I bought a half-pint of beer, and gave it to the deceased with a piece of bread. She was not better after taking the bcer and bread, and was unable to wash. Cross• examined—l know nothing of the deceased's habit of thieving. She never took anything from me; but I have heard very bad accounts of her. She was in the station once. Louisa Cutting—l am a married woman, and live in Ealing-grove, about three doors from the prisoner. Have known the prisoner for four years. Have seen her throw the flat-iron at the deceased's legs, but I don't know that it hit her. That was about twelve months ago. I have seen the prisoner beat the deceased with a mangle rope severely over her back. I have also seen her beat her across the head with a copper-stick, which is a little thicker than a broom-handle. These beatings were about twelve months ego. Cross-examined—l have heard the deceased was in the habit of thieving, but I don't know it of my own knowledge. The prisoner, (more than twelve months ago accused me of stealing some diaper from her. I have worked for her since. Win. Henry Turner corroborated the testimony of his wife. Mr. Wm. Jones, one of the relieving officers of the Brentford Union, said on the 11th of July the deceased came to me and applied for an order for the district s u r g eon, as she was ill at that time. I gave her an order on Goodchild, the surgeon. I went to the house where the deceased lived on the Saturday before she died; I fou , d her in bed, and I wished to have her taken to the workhouse, but she refused. She wanted t./ go to an hospital and I got her taken there. The mother said she had an order from the vicar for her admission into the hospital. I got a cart to take her there; but I don't know that she ever went there. The mother ap plied on the Wednesday, the day before her death, to the board of guardians to have her taken into the workhouse, as they had refused to admit her into the hospital. An order was obtained to take her to the workhouse, but she could not be removed. She, how ever, bad meat and nine from the workhousg. Cross-examined—l have seen the prisoner very hard at work, and believe her to be a very hard-working woman. She has applied to me occasionally for relief on account of a complaint she has had in her legs ; but I never gave any relief, thinking Oat her and her hus band's income was sufficient to maintain them. Mr. John Goodchild-1 am the parish surgeon at Eal lug, and live thole. I received an order to attend the deceased girl en the 114 i July. I found the girl suffer ing from colt ; I found her at her mother's house, sit ting up. I treated her complaint as an ordinary cold at first. I attended her until her death, on the Bth August. I made a post Inca tem examination of the deceased, and found that the cause of her death was in flammation of the air tubes of the lungs. There were three or four slight bruises on her person. With the exception of the lunge, the other parts of the body were healthy. I knew the inflammation of the lungs had ex isted for a month, and 'should think it had existed longer, perhaps five weeks before her death. The bruises on her body had been inflicted perhaps nine or ten days before her death, and they were wearing off. I think they had been inflicted on her after I had commenced attending her. The three bruises I speak of were en the shin, but in addition to that there was a vs ry slight bruise on the thigh, and a slight puffi • ness c n a part if the scalp. I examined the ear by the dile cam of the Coroner, but I could not determine whether its state had her n caused by violence or whether it was constitutional. I have heard what the witnessi's have raid with reaps ct to the treatment of the deceas, d, and I think it was ligely to bring her into a state cf eebility such as would render her liable to in. fismmation of the lungs. It the itfllmination existed before, such treatment would aggravate it. By the JUDGE—The bruises might have been oc-asi. ned in getting out of bed or in striking herself agsinst,a chair ‘.r such a thing. I should doubt that the puffiness I saw on the head was attributable to pulmonary ac ion. I did not bleed the deceased, because I thought the inflam matory action was not suffici,.ntly active to warrant it. Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—I have no doubt the puffiness on the head had exited more than twelve months, and it might have been born with the deceased. Thomas Tull, T 22, apprehended the prisoner at the instance of the Coroner. When she was taken to the station-house, she adds esse d some words to Mrs. Wallis, hut wiT.ess was not near enough to hear what they were. She was intoxicated on that occasion. Cross-examined—The deceased was once taken to the station-house for stealing tarts. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. PARRY submitted there was no evidence to go to the jury. Mr. Baron PLATT thought the evidence did not bear out the more serious part of the charge, but as the assualis on the deceased formed part of that charge, within the meaning of the Act of Parliament, he thought the case should go to the jury. Mr. PARRY addressed the jury on behalf of the pri soner, and afterwards called several of her neighbours, who had known her for many years, and who gave her a general good character for humanity, admitting, how ever, that she was harsh and hasty at times. Mr. Baron PLATT having summed up the cusp, The jury immediately gave in a verdict of Guilty of an Assault, and they begged to express their thanks to the parish authorities for bringing the case before the Court. Mr. Baron PLATT then sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for twelve calendar months. MARLBRO'-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE.—Benjamin Sheppard, and Sarah, his wife, were brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with stcallng two silver candlesticks, two valu able gold watches, and a large sum of money, the pro perty of the late Colonel Charles Ryan, who died about six weeks ago, at No. 3, Upper John street, Golden square. A gentleman who attended to prosecute on behalf of the heir to the late Colonel's property, stated that the prisoners were the landlord and landlady of the house in which Colonel Ryan died. After the Colonel's decease his efficts were examined, and amongst other things the property named in the charge was missing, and on being traced to the prisoners thy were given in custody. Mary Hawthorn, servant to the prisoner, deposed that the late Colonel Ryan was a lodger in her master's house, and had been lodging there fir about eleven years. On last Saturday six wet ks the Colonel died, and at the time of his death he bad several gold watches, chains, and a large sum of money in a cash box. The watches and chains produced, with the cash-box, be longed to the late Colonel. She remembered a gentle man telling the male prisoner if be had any of the late Colonel's property to give it up. The prisoner replied that he had not any of his property, as it was all under lock and key in the Colonel's bed-room. About three weeks ago the prisoners left the house, and witness saw no more of them until last night, when she saw them in custody. Last night she heard the male prisoner admit taking two 51. notes from the Colonel's box, one of which he had paid towards the funeral expenses, and the other he had with him in his pocket. Mr. Linkleter, fur the defence, said the gentleman who had attended to prosecute had not shown the least title or claim to the property, or to act on the part of the heir at-law. Be therefire contended that his clients, who were honest and respectable, had been hardly dealt with in being taken into custody. There was at present 4001. in the Court of Baekrut tey ready to be given up, wi;h all the re-4 of the property, to the heir-at law whenever he thought proper to come forward and claim it. His clients admitted having possession of the property, and were wilting to give it up to the person entitled to it. They had n,.t held it with a felonious intent. Mr. HenDwicx thought it quite time enough to pro secute the defendants ftr felony %hen the real owner came forward to do so, but at present there was no distinct heir or rightful owner to claim the property, and he should therefore discharge them, and recommend them to make out an inventory of the deceased's t ff-cts and deliver it to the real claimaet. The parties then left tke con, t. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK RACES.—THURSDAY. RACE-COURSE, FOUR O'CLOCK.—The races having Cora • menced late this afternoon, we have only to state that the weather was veld and showery in the early part of the afternoon, and the attendance much larger than on the first day, but still below what we have usually seen here on the grand day. The Bramham Park Stakes of 100 sovs. each, 30 ft, for three yrs old colts, Bst 7,b; fillies, Bst 21b; winners extra. Mae and a half. (6 Subs.) Mr. Jaques's Mildew walked over The Chesterfield Handicap of 10 sovs. each, with GO added; the winner to pay 10 soya. towards expenses. One mile. (15 Sues.) Lord Stanley's UI iel, 4 yrs, Tat 10lb (Flatman) 1 Lord Zetland's St. Ann, 5 yrs, Bst 41b...(J. Mermen) 2 Mr. Meiklam's Polonaise, 4 yrs, 6st 11b ...(Arnold) 3 Mr. Allen's Cuba, 3 yrs, sst 81b (T. Dolt) 4 Sir J. Hewley's Hippie, 3 yrs (West) 5 Betting-5 to 4on Uriel-4 to 1 agst St Ann—and 5 to 1 agst Hippie. Won in a canter by four lengths. —Run in 1 min. 48 secs. The Filly Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 25 added, for three yrs old, Bst 71b each; winners extra. One mile and a quarter. (4 Subs.) Sir J. Hawley's Tiff, Bst 121 b (Templeman) 1 Mr. Jas. Pilling's Lady Elen, Bst 121b...(G. Abdale) 2 Betting-11 to Bon Lady Eden. Wca by half a length. Run in 2 min. 46 secs. The Old Three yrs old Produce Stakes of 100 soya. each, h fc, for three yrs old; colts, Bst 51b; fillies, Bst 21b. Two miles. (12 Subs.) Mr. Jaques's Mildew, Bst 21b (Flatman) 1 Mr. Bowes's Mickleton, 83 . t 51b (F. Butler) 2 Betting-2 to lon Mildew, who won by a length. Run 3 min. 57 secs. The County Plate of 100 soya., added to a sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, fee. T.Y.C. Mr. Halford's Harriott, 3 yrs, Bst 71b...(Whitehouse) 1 Mr. Dawson's Tightwaist, 2 yrs, Est 91b Lord Zetland's Radulphus, aged. 9 st 3. b The fullawing also rat) : —Mr. Morris's Meridian, 5 yrs, 9st 61b—Lord Zetland's Miss Ann, 5 yrs, 9st 31b —and Mr. Devidson's Fleur-de-Seine,_ 5 yrs, Bst 71b. Betting-2 to 1 agst Harriott. Won in a canter. The Great Ebor Handicap of 200 sovs., a'lded to a sweepstakes of 20 soya. each, 15 I - , and 5 only if declared; the second to receive 50 sovs. (93 Subs., 62 of whom declared.) Mr. Dawson's Mark Tapley, 3 jrs, sst 91b (Arnold) 1 Mr. Parr's Clothworker, 4 yrs, 6,t 21b ......(Hiett) 2 Colonel Anson's Champion, 4 yrs, Est 91b (Charlton) 3 The following also started: — Mr. Roles Clollingwcod, agt d, Bst 121 b (Nat) 0 Mr. Walt , rs' Maid of Team Valley, 7st 41b(Meicalte) 0 Mr. Wrather's Maid of Masham, Bst 111 b (G. Abdale) 0 Mr. Pedley's Chatterer, 4 yrs, 6.t. 12ib ...(Holloway) 0 Mr. Meikiam's Cocktail, 4 yrs, Est ( A Idcroft) 0 Lord Zetland's Cantab, 3 yrs. sst 71b (Osborne) 0 Mr. Walter's Reality, 5 yrs, sst 41b (Harwood) 0 Mr. Stopford's Elcho, 3 yrs, sst 2lb (Wells) 0 Betting-7 to 2 agst Champion, 7to 2 agst Coiling wood, 5 to 1 agst dark Tapley, 6 to 1 apt Cantab, 7 to 1 agst Clothworker, wad 12 to 1 agat Elcho. A very fine race from the Stand. Won cleverly by half a length; Clothworker beafng Champion by a length, Cantab, Collingwood, and Maid of Masham well up. Run in 3 min. 22 secs. The Lottery Plate of 251., added to a sweepstakes of 5 soya. each, for three yrs old, &c. The second to save his stake. One mile. (7 Subs.) Mr. Hobson's Gladiule, 3 yrs, Tat 131 b ...(Osborne) 1 Sir C. Monk's Gulliver, 4 yrs, 9st 71b...(Sampson) 2 Mr. Hesseltine'a Andalusian. 4 y 8s t 21b ( Langstaff ) 3 The following also ran : —Lord Cardrose's Scarborough, 3 yrs, 7st 41b—Mr. Walter's Mary Nobbler, aged, Bst 91b—and Mr. Meiklam's Freech busy, 3 yrs, 7st 11b. Betting-2 to 1 agat Andalusian, and 3to 1 agat Glediole. Won by two 1, ngtbs. The Scurry Stakes of 5 son. each, with 20 added for three yrs old and upwards. Gentlemen riders. T.Y.C. (5 Subs.) Mr. Davidson's Fleur deSeine,llatlblti(Capt Broadley.) 1 Mr. Nicoll na o.bald wick, 3 yrs, lOst Cardroas) 2 Won in a canter. YORK, FRIDAY MORNING. LATEST BET PING. THE YORKSHIRE STAKES. 11 to 8 on Pilaf .rd 10 to 1 eget any other 6 to 1 agst Cyprus bT. LEGER. 6to 5 agst Voltigeur 7to 1 agst W VE in D d N i E sc s . h 7 to 1 agst Pit,ford 10 to 1 agst any other GREAT YARMOUTII R gratz AcEs._ DAT The Great Y armout h H an di cap o f 10 sous . e ac h, 5 ft., N and 60 added. One n.ile and a quarter. (17 Subs.) Mr. Drinkald's Juggler, 4 yrs, 7st 4 b (Rodney) I Mr. G. Ongley's Bird of Paradise, 7s: 91b (Norman) 2 Mr. Cowley's Second Sight, 4 yrs. Bst 21b (Crickmore) 3 Mr. Gurney's St. Fabian, 3y. s, 7st llb (Thorogood) 4 Mr. Derrian's S2ll-defence, 5 3rs, 7st 9:13...(J. Mann) 5 ....... Won by a length. The Nelson Stakes were won in two heats by the Dromedary colt beating Goodwood by half a length. Th , - Subscription Ilardicap of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft., and 20 added, about three•quarters of a mile (4 Subs.), was won easily by Mr. Clark's May-day, 4 yrs, 83t 41b (Jay), beating Cayenne, 4 yrs, Bst 61b, Second Sight, 4 yrs, 83t 101 b, and the Lioness, 2 yrs, Est 10Ib, by a length. The County Members' Stakes of 5 soya. each, and 25 added. Heats ' one mile. (2 Subs.) Sir E. Lacon's br c by Dromedary, d by Mulatto , ; 3 yrs, 83t 41b (Thorogood 1 1 Mr. Harvey's Dover, 83t 121 b... (Bartholomew) 2 dr Won by a length. The Consolation Scramble of 5 boys. each, h ft, and 25 added, three-quarters of a mile (4 Subs.), was won easily by Mr. Ongley's Camilla, 4 yr 3, 93t (Norman). beating Cayenne, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b, and Anchor of Hope, 5 yrs, Bst 91b. CRICKET. MARYLEBONE CLUB AND GROUND v. COUNTY OF SUSSEX. This match was concluded on Wednesday mornlng Marylebone winning in one innings by 40 runs. The score was as follows: SUSSEX. First Innings. Second Innings. Dean, b Sherman H dson, b Lillywhite ... ..... 3 b Caffyn .. ...... .... iS Picknell, c Dakin, b Sherman 2 c Diver, b Sherman... 4 Mr. E. Napper, hit wicket, b Lillywhite Box, b Sherman . . 3 run out 3 Mr. W. Napper, b Lillywhite 4 b Lillywhite ..• - ••• 7 13ushby, b Caffyn Pennikett, b Sherman Mr. H. N. Curteis, b Sherman 2 b Sherman Mr. A. Smith, run out ...... .. 10 run out %Vooller, not out 0 b Li11ywhite........... 2 Byes 3, wide 2 Total ... 126 Total •....... 98 MARY LEBONE CLUB. Bin W. Nicholson, b Hodson Royston, b Dean Caffyn, b Woolley Mr. J. Walker, c Picknell, b H0d50n....••••• 83 Dakin, b Dean ••. •• Mr. R. Kynaston, b H o d son . ..... • 22 Mr. C. H. Hoare, b Wtooller Diver, not out ...... Chapman, c Dean, b Pennikett Sherman, c W. Napper, b Hodson ....•••••••• Lillywhite, run out ••• •• ••• Byes 1, leg byes 9, wide 2, no ball 1 Total 268 HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Last evening was the first of the extra perform ances at her Majesty's Theatre, and we had the last act of Lucia di Lammermoor, with Miss Catherine Hayes as Lucia and Mr. rims Reeves as Edgardo, and the ever fresh and delightful IZ Barbiere, with Madame Sontag as Rosina, who sang and acted deli ciously. Never did she sing Rode's air more bril liantly than last evening, and on being encored she substituted "Ah ! vous dirai-je," in which she was applauded to the echo. Then we had a divertisse ment, in which Amalia Ferraris created a perfect furore by her admirable execution of her pas, and the last act of Ernani by Mademoiselle Parodi and Gar doni. The whole concluded with Les Plaisirs d'Hiver, in which Amalia Ferraris was again rapturously ap plauded. The house was crowded in every part by a brilliant audience. LITERAT URE. THE FOURTH ESTATE. 2 Vols. Ey F. Knight Hunt. Fortunately for himself the compiler of these two volumes has disarmed criticism by at once acknow ledging them to be mere " contributions towards a history of newspapers." Otherwise he must infal libly have incurred the blame of all impartial re viewers, supposing him to have arrogated to himself the title of an historian of journalists. Any such pretension, as we, have intimated, is waived by Mr. Hunt with a grace and modesty befitting the delicate office upon which he has adventured. As " contri butions towards a history of newspapers," therefore, his volumes will prove not altogether unacceptable, though at the same time it must be confessed that their deficiency of information, in a thousand parti culars, must render them, in many instances, and in the highest degree, unsatisfactory. The opening sentence of the narrative, if such it can be termed with any degree of accuracy, though picturesque and striking in itself, seems in its tone to be a vast deal too pretentious considering the baldness of many of the subsequent passages. It runs thus : "When the reign of James the First was drawing to a close ; when Ben Jonson was poet laureate, and the personal friends of Shaksperel were lamenting his then recent death ; when Cromwell was trading as a brewer in Huntingdon ; when Milton was a youth of sixteen, just trying his pen at latin verse, and Hampden a quiet country gentleman in Buck inghamshire, London was first solicited to patronize its first newspaper." After so very dignified and sonorous an introduction it is impossible to peruse the very confused and fragmentary details into which the work not long afterwards degenerates without expe riencing very considerable disappointment. A ram bling superfluity of quotations from Ben Jonson's " Staple of News," a casual reference to the acta diurna, an incidental allusionito the Venetian Gazettes, and an inadequate account of the newsletters and newswriters preceding the rise of journalism, bring the reader rather abruptly to the establishment of the first newspaper,:the Weekly Nexes, the earliest number of which was printed on the 23d of May, 1622. After this we are introduced at intervals in succession to Sir Richard Knightley, to Sir Lionel Craufield, and to Sir Roger L'Estrange. We read some insufficient remarks on the origin of the Censor ship, and have our attention dtrected but for a moment to the Star Chamber persecutions. Having glanced at the press as it was under the Common wealth and subsequently to the Restoration, Mr. Hunt pauses when he arrives at the period of the revolution, and thereupon ensues a somewhat more orderly and coherent arrangement of the narrative, which, nevertheless, in spite of all contrivance in the way of sequence and symmetry, still remains flawed by many unnecessary omissions. A century of news papers conducts us from 1688 to 1788, from the Orange Intelizgencer to t 'the Times. During this period references are intermittingly made to Tutchin, Defoe, and Judge :Ji tlei ik-s, to Pope and Bolingbroke, to Swift, Steele, and Addison, to Fielding, Foote, Burke, Johnson, Smo!lett, Wilkes, Churchill, Junius, and Cbatterton. Afterwards, while following the pro gress of journalism, from 1788 to 1800, we find mingled among those of the professional members of the press the names of Paine, Crabbe, Erskine, and Sheridan. The second volume contains a general survey of the press of the present century, followed by separate chapters on the London Daily Papers, on the Evening Papers, on Reporting and Reporters, and on the Mechanism of a Morning Journal. For the amusement of our provincial readers, and maybe of some alio of our readers in the metropolis, we transcribe from Mr. Hunt's work on " The Fourth Estate" the following graphic and accurate descrip tion : lexten p the speeches helms been listening to. If the dc bate is prolonged, by the time his first notes have been prepared he must be ready to go into the House again, and it sometimes happens that a third turn is taken on the same night. When the speakers are good, or the debate important, this combined labour of so many pens completes a formidable mass of 'copy.' "By nine o'clock the editor, the sub-editor, the foreign editor are all busy; the editor with his leaders, the foreign editor with his German and French, and the sub editor with the mass of multifarious things that now load his table. The law reports being on matters of fact, and usually prepared by barristers, give little trouble; but with this exception, scarcely a line comes to the sub-editor which does not require preparation at his hands. Meetings reported to please speakers instead of the public, railway and commercial statements full of long tabular accounts to be summarised and made read able; letters from indignant' constant readers,' in which libels lurk in the midst of long statements of wrongs endured, or reforms demanded; reports of police courts, of inquests, of disasters, all %raters on fliaisy'paper. and requiring great quickness of eye and mind to decipher at nil; papers from all quarters of the kingdom; sta - e• inente of markets, 4 f shipping, of births, deaths, and ail other conceivable and inconceivable things, demand at tention and preparation for the prine.rs, who by this time are ready for the six hours' rapid and skilful labour that shall convert this mass of contributions or all sizes, characters, ar,d qualities into a shapely morning paper. With the help or an assistent or two, the load rapidly diminishes, and by midnight 'here is a tolerably clear table, pre aratory to the arrival of the late railway dis patches. These received, a new labour has often to be commenced. Although the troublesome search through fifty county papers has afforded a great quantity of local news, the lire dispatches often bring up much more; the Irish and Scotch :deices come to hand, and with this addition r f home news very often comes a file of papers from America; from the West Indies; from Brazil; from France, Germany, or Hamburgh. An hour or two clears off all these new accumulations, and then the proof sheets having been attended to, and the place and ar rangement of the articles being decided upon; —the num ber of leaders, and the number of advertisements set tled, the columns calculated, and the decision made as to what shall appear, and what stand over, the editorial work of one day is done. By half-past four the paper is at press, and news-boys and morning mails distribute the papers to all parts of the c .untry to meet their' con stant readers' at breakfast tables, in counting-houses, and at country fire-side a. " Just w as the wet newspaper, fresh from the news- boy, is being opened at the eight o'clock breakfast table of the early rising city merchant, the Dublin correspondent i, again handing his dispatch on board the steamer at Kingston fvr to morrow's journal—and so the twenty four hours of a newspaper life are up." As we have more than once intimated, in our pre vious observations, it is fortunate for the author of these volumes that he repudiated, on :his very title page, all intention of assuming to be the annalist of journalism. His labours, as here collected together in these volumes, are little better than loose notes, gathered from a variety of miscellaneous sources for the benefit of some future historian. For inasmuch as he has attempted to pioneer the way for his des tined successor Mr. Knight Hunt must be com mended : and, considering the novelty of his subject and the scattered nature of the materials, it is assu redly anything but surprising that numerous parti culars of importance have been all but, and some times entirely, overlooked. These blemishes upon the work under consideration are solely attributable, to our thinking, to the embarrassing amplitude of theme so large as journalism, and not to any depreciation of the value of completeness on the part of the com piler. The motto selected by him for the title-page is of itself a sufficient evidence that he has formed a high) estimate of the importance of the Fourth Estate, being nothing less than that brilliant sentence of M. de Tocqueville—" What is it that drops the same thought into ten thousand minds at the same moment ?—the newspaper." Perhaps the most feli citous remark in the book here submitted to our criticism is where the author says that a daily news paper is " a great mental camera which throws a picture of the whole world upon a single sheet." With that admirable epigram upon the literary microcosm —a newspaper—we bring our comments on the ‘• Fourth Estate" to a conclusion. A MONUMENT TO LORD ASHLEY. (From Punch ) Yesterday will long b•• remembered in the annals of the libro d'oro of the Beadle of Exeter•hall. There never has been such a Busting in the memory of the oldest Sabbatarian ; and it was confidently prophesied that Time may stand upon tiptoe to watch the advent of such another and never behold it. It is tha pecuthr felicity of a grand idea to beget anumb.r of smaller notions, bearing some resemblance to the original thought. Alike, but very different. Thus, it was no sooner determined to erect a monument to the b nevolent genius of a great statesman: of a man who, whilst ho patronised the cheap loaf, did not loftily eschew the patronage of art and letters—than a monument was determined for his late Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge; a monument, as it now appears, put off until next season, in consider ation of the calls upon Parliament, by grouse and the German spas. In the meantime, the architects of England have until February next to mature their de signs for a monuxent to departed royalty, whose peculiar goodness it was—boldly avouched Lord Grosvenor—to have subscribed every minute of time, and every farthing , of money, towards the necessities of human ',attire. To Eternise such a fame (when duly proved, as no doubt it will be when the shooting season I nds ), will tax to the higteNt the creative genius of England's sculptural uoribies. In a while, and progressing at the rate we have travdled for the !mat - month, monuments will start into stony existence rapidly as mushrooms. L'.rd Ashley is to have a monument; and his Lord ship deserves one. It was this deep conviction of his merits—a conviction throbbing at the hearts of his ad rs—that yr sterday filled Ex-ter hall with the elect of the wicked city of London, gathered together to pay homage to the bold and subtle genius of that " pious and excellent nobleman," as the 7 imss fleeringly called him, who ";tole a march upon Parliament" on the day of the Derby, to shut up the Sunday Post-office; and, with the dexterity of a professor of the persecuted art of pea-and-thimble, worked a work of zealous holiness. The chair was taken by Mr. b E N EWCATE , w h o called upon every really pious man with a heart in his breast and a shilling in his pocket to come forward with his sixpence. They would butli such a monument to the good intentions of the Noble and Pious Lord, that au admiring posterity should go down upon its knees to '!'heir opponents had flung it Ia their teeth that a certain place, to which at that meeting it was not neces sary for him wore particularly to allude, was paved with good inter tons; he, however, came not there to dwell upon the enlargement of that pavement, but to propose a monument to good intentions. Lord Ashley had betn defeated—(Groans)—wickedly defeated by a mammon loving Government; but his Lordship's intentions re mained the same: he would not only have gone the whole hog, but have compelled every man, woman, and child to wear a Sunday inner garment of its bristles.—(Cheers ) Mr. SLEEKLOCAS rose to move a resolution. For hie own part, tie wi.hed to express to the noble, the heroic, but defeated Lord, the pious admiration of his disciples in the most significant and touching material—of course he meant gold. The iniquitous Sunday letter-delivery had been stopped. A sinner under sentence ef death had been reprieved; bat—the mail-bag remaining at the Post-office—the evil-doer was, for the day, kept in igoc rance of the mercy ; and thereupon had his thoughts directed as they ought to Le; whereas, had the sinful post run upon that day, the maletactor would have been rejoicing. Mr. Sleeklocks thought that a handsome gold ink-stand in the shape of a death's head should be presented to Lord Ashley in commemoration of his triumph—a triumph to be renewed next session— (Cheers)—over the carnal authorities ef St. Martin's le- Grand. Mr. PRosrnon thought a lucifer box, delicately chased with the armorial bearings of his Lordship, would—to use the express words of the speaker—" find an echo in the heart of every genuine Sabbatsrian." _ .. - Here ensued a long and desultory conversation, which it is needless to report. We shall therefore omit all details, ct ming at once to the determination of the meet ing. which was, namely— To erect, immediately opposite to the Post office, an obelisk to the memory of Lord Ashley's fl-eting tti uniph, .made of the very best and most enduring black sealing-wax. DEATH OF MR. LET, CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONs.— In our obituary of yesterday we recorded the death of ?Sr. John Henry Ley, clerk of the House of Com mons, the duties of which office he has executed for the lengthened period of 29 years. Mr. Ley's connexion with the Huse of Commons dates from the 2d of July, 1801, when the House resolved that, in consi •eration of the in crease cf the public business, "the clerk of this House be per mitted to appoint an additional clerk to assist at the table." Mr. Hatsell offered this appointment to the subject of this notice, in consequence of the valuable services of his uncle, Mr. Ley, who was at that time acting as deputy-clerk of the House. Mr. J. H. Ley performed the duties of second clerk-assistant until 1814, when, upon the death of his uncle, the deputy-clerk, and the promotion of Mr. Dyson to that office, be su , •ceeded to the office of clerk-assistant, the duties of which he performed until the death of Mr. Hatsell, and the expiry of his patent in 1821. Mr. Ley then received the appointment of the Patent-office as Under-Clerk of the Parliaments, to attend upon the House of Commons, or, as the office is usually designated, the Clerk of the House of Commons. Altogether Mr. Ley has served the House of Commons without intermission for a period of 4? years. During the recess Mr. Ley generally resided on his estate of Trehill, in the parish of Renn, in Devonshire, where he was much respected. He married on the 23d of October, 1 809, Lady Frances Dorothy Hay, the second daughter of George, seventh Marquis of Tweedale, by whom he leaves one surviving daughter and five sons. Mr. Ley was a bencher of the Middle Temple, and a magistrate of the county of Devon. DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL ACA DEMI% —Th , ! much- esteemed President of the Royal Aca demy, Sir Martin Archer Shee, F.R.S., died on the 19th instant, at Brighton, atter a long and severe illness, at the venerable age of t<o years. Ile was sec,)nd son of Martin Shee, Etq., of Lublin, by the eldest daughter and co-heir of Francis Archer, E,q., of the same city, and was grand nephew to th e ate Sir George Shee,firstlaronet of Du..more. He married in 1796 the eldest daughter of James Power, Esq., of Youghal, county of Cork, was elected an associate of the Royal Academy in 1798, a Royal Academician in 1100, and was chosen to till the president's chair on the death of Sir Thomas Lawrence is 1830, on which election he received the honour of knighthood. He was an honorary member of the Royal Hibernian Academy, and of the academies of New York, Charleston, and Philadelphia ; was aw hor of " Rhymes on Art," " The Commemoration of Reynolds," " Alasco," a tragedy, &c. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. L'Elisir d 'Amore was performed here last evening with a very strong cast. Madame Viardot Garcia appeared for the first time as Adina, Ronconi for the first time as Dr. Dulcamara, and Mario and Tambu rini resumed their old characters of Nemorino and Belcore. Madame Viardot Garcia made an excellent Adios; gay, coquettish, and full of life, she seemed the very beau ideal of a joyous Italian peasant girl, and in the latter scenes her tender pathos contrasted beautifully with her joyousness during the earlier portions of the opera. No artiste understanda the power of contrast better than does Madame Viardot Garcia. Her singing was exquisite. Ronconi's Doctor, although sometimes too exaggerated, was on the whole an admirable re presentation of the impudent quack, and excited roars of laughter ; even his exaggerations were most laughter-moving ; he was applauded to the echo, and deserved the applause that be received. Tamburini's Belcore was, as usual, excellent, and Mario's Nemorino the best on the stage. His ren dering of " Una fuviva lagryma" was perfect. This was, of course, rapturously encored. The opera went off most brilliantly, and was felt to be a pleasant relief to the heavy five act operas which have, during the greater part ef the season, formed the staple of the amusement here. The house was crowded. HAYMARKET THEATRE. Mr. Wright took his benefit last evening, and, as might have been expected, the house was a bumper; in fsct it was as full as the most adroit packing could cram it, and many persons went away unable to se cure admittance. The performances were Paul Pry, The Spito?fields Weaver, Domestic Economy, and My Precious Betsy, in all of which Wright apt ears, and is himself! ay, every inch himself! He acted judiciously in selecting The Spita?fields Weaver for his benefit. It was the first piece in which be appeared before a London audience, and in which he at once assumed the high position which he has ever since held. The character of Sin - axon& is, more over, not that of a mere farceur—it is a bit of genuine comedy, and we should like to see Mr. Wright appear more frequently in pieces of this nature, which are much more worthy of his high talents than many in which he too often appears. He was excellently supported. The Adelie of Miss Emma Harding was a beautiful specimen of genteel comedy of a very high order. Miss Harding has made a vast advance in her professional career by her very lady-like and artistica - 1 delineation of this character. .The other performances went off with great éclat, and the applause and laughter were throughout vociferous. OLYMPIC THEATRE. Last night the interesting drama, Time Tries was presented at this theatre, for the debut of Miss Clarissa Doria, in the character of Laura Leeson. Miss Doria is possess e d of muc h hi str i on ic ability, combined with natural taste and appreciation. Her manner of acting is free and unconstrained, and the absence of all timidity gives to it a reality and truth fulness which cannot fail to have their due effect. In addition to these qualifications the is remarkable for her personal attracti ons . She yester d a y evening rendered the part of th e waywar d L aura with an ease and elegance which evinced that she had studied tha character attentively, and was determined to do it all justice. In the open. ing portions of the drama her light, gay air, and the merry ringing peals of laughter into which she ever and anon burst forth, reminded the auditor most for cibly of the fascinating Mrs. Nisbett. In the second act, when remorse and regret take the place of former forwardness, the fair and youthful actress threw into her manner a feeling an d taste worthy of the highest commendation. She was l ou dl y app l au d e d t h roug h out . The other portions of the drama were carefully given by Mr. Howard, Matthew Bates ; Mr. Rogerson, Mr. Leeson; Mr. H. Lee, the Hon. Colonel Jawn ; Mr. H. J. Turner, Tom Tact, a character which he rendered very humor,,usly ; Mrs. 11. J. Turner; F an ny Fact, &c. In addition to the drama already mentioned, the evenin g ' s programme contained the ably a cqu i tted himself as Sharp; the farce of Ma i d or Wife, in w hi c h M r . P ayne , w h ose balletbenefit L ite Diablewas, w a Quatre, and the farce of The Lot tery Ticket. T he house as crowded. SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE. Leigh play of A l egen d o f Fl orence was dhe Hu rel n a t's last night, with a success fully equal to perfoimance at Covent when the p r i nc i pa l characters Mrs. Ch ar l es K ean, M r. r th ev a i t v which e marked its first garden were sustained some Moore, and Mr. Anderson. On the present occasion these characters were played by Mr. Phelps, Mr. Waller (an actor new.to the London stage), and Miss Glyn, and their combined efforts tended to give full effect to all the leading features of the piece. Of the play itself it is almost superfluous to speak in critical terms. It may, however, be stated that the Legend of Florence is a play of purely domestic interest, and its object is to show to what e.xtremeties a husba n d may be driven by an infirmity of temper , and his rendered more intolerant by the meddling interfer ence of his wife's friends. The scenes in which gentle e es m co ite AGgeatileaynrtea, takethe hth.eeromoofat theplay prominent part, are fraught with numerous po i nts of aff ec ti ng i nterest , and the attention of the audience is co ns t ant l y ex cited by the reflection that the characters before them are not " the mere fiction of a poet's dream," but are such as may too often be m et with in o ur every -d ay existence. The story, in its gradual and poetic deve lopment, appeared to be fully understood and appre ciated, and the result of the performance gave abun ant proof that the management of this theatre con tinues to be marked by judgment and good taste. -- ---- - i i MACKEREL.—On Satur d ay l a st , a large number of fine mackerel were taken at Weymouth ; they sold from 9d. to Is. per dozen. The fish market throughout the even. ,ing presented a most business-like appearance in consequence. —Shelltdrne Journal. It is understood that the thre e Commissioners un der the New Ecclesiastical Commission Bill have been nomi nated. The Crown nominates, as first Commissioner, the great, the liabilities of Earl of Chichester; the Archbishop of Canterbury nominates eisrespeated recurrence, within the Right Hon. Henry Goulburu, M.P. ; the third Commis sioner is Mr. John Shaw Lefevre. —Morning Herald. etclh of such sweeping destructive TUE LATE FOE 1N GRAVESEND.--It has be en decided to hold an inquest before Mr. Hilder, coroner of this borough, on the late fire, so immensely destructive of property in the principal part of the town for business—the High , AUG. 22.—The sa the t reei periodht. s insurers r oe The frssisxo p r oe o xr p t e s ee r rv , se • inv d e e ; s . e t aa r n o rds y , fires in this town so remarkable, that the inhabitants, the insurers, and the public in general, are perfectly justified in their anxiety for an inquiry. ' The coroner has fixed this day for the inquest. much business cluing. Prim firm. ' market to - to-day has sThoßwAnDEa little more animation than on Tuesday, but there is not TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF NEWSPAPER LIFE. "A sketch of twenty-your hours of newspaper life will give some idea of how the complex and expensive ma ekinery moves for the collection, preparation, and publi cation of a daily paper. Perhaps the earliest contributor at work is the Dublin Correspondent. By the present Post-office arrangements, via Holyhead, a steamer leaves Kingston harbour, soon after eight in the morning, fer Holyhead, and special dispatches sent by that convey ance reach London the same day. By this mode we have news at night in London dated Dublin the same morning. To prepare this the correspondent must be up betimes, get early copies of the morning papers, write his dispatch, and be off by railway to meet the steamer by breakfast hour. He is then free till evening, whilst his copy is making its way across the Channel towards the London uffice. The French Correspondent, meanwhile. has risen, dressed, and is deeply immersed in the Debate, the Constitutionnel. and the Moniteur. Flimsy paper and rapid translators are in requisition; a brick drive to the Hotel de Ville, or to the house of a brother journalist, or a call at some other point where additional information, or a confirmation, or contradiction of current rumours may be gained, and then ' Our Paris Correspondent' sits don to complete his dispatch. quick pens and quicker thoughts speed on the work, and when all has en said, a capacious envelope receives the slips; it is sea'ed, and away to the post•cffice in the Rue J. J. Rousseau before eleven. The day is yet early, and a stroll through the city, a call upon friends, a gossip at some public office, and in a cafe, another glance through the newspapers, an overhaul of the letters from Rome, from Naples, from Turin, from Madrid, which the post has brought, and the correspondent is ready to prepare his more elaborate dispatch for the five o'clock past. This is a matter of importance, and takes time. If the Chambers are sitting, a rvporter has been placed there to give the proceedings, an( 4 , as the hour of five draws near, the • copy' accumulates. The di patch is written; extracts from the leading Parisian papers have been made; Ga lignani has been laid under contribution; some digests of French ate tistical papers have been summarised into readable and valuable pars ; the report of the Paris Bourse, and of the Madrid Bolsa, come is, followed quickly by that from the Chambers, delayed till the last half-minute, that the proceedings might be brought up till the la•est possible moment before the words left sitting' closed the copy. Again the capacious envelope, with its printed address, is ready, and the abundant con tributions of Paris towards the London stock of news finds its way to the post just two seconds and a quarter before the bureau closes. Whilst these French and Irish ambassadors of the Fourth Estate are thus em ployed, their brethren at Berlin, Vienna, Madrid, and elsewhere are occupied much in the same way, each col lecting his batch of news and commentary in time f. r the mails. Special correspondents, meanwhile, are less systematic. One, it may be, is vibrating between con tending armies, as in the recent cases ot Radetsky and Charles Albert, or of Bem and Wiudischgratz; another is an attach to the fallen fortunes of Kossuth at Widdin; another hovers about the Golden Horn, to learn where the English fleet will really make a warlike demonste a don against Russia ; another is gathering maws cf California amongst the Wall-street sp culators of the we stern worli; whilst another chronicles the doings of the Sooloo pirates in the suffocating atmosphere ot the East. " The reporters at home are as busy as the correspon dents abroad. Amongst the earliest afoot in the morn ing, is one noting at Smithfield the prices of cattle; others, at Wakefield and Mark-lane, the price of corn; another, in Southwark, the prices of hops; and in Minc ing -lane, the qualities and rates of coffees and sugarsF, At Liverpool, the cotton; at Manchester, the yarns; and at Leeds, the woollens, are being watched, their prices jotted down, and the tone of the markets noted. Stocks and shares, also, are being iaquired about in all these and many other town.; whilst corn prices, and supplies, are equally attenchd to. Wh ere large ocal meetings occur, there also the reporters are to be seen taking up their places on the platform to note the thrice-told tales of agricultoral distress; and the equally familiar pro mis( s of prosperity to conte from flee trade. In one part of the country a railway collision is being reported; in another, an it quest on a mine explosion; in a third, an assemblage of perions favourable to church extension; in a fourth, a lecture on separation of Church and State; in a fifth, some terrible accident or appalling murder, — be it where it may, tt ere is a busy pen at work for the London paper. Post hour has less importance for the newspaper man in Eeglard than abroad. The last train is the point of Interest here. As the hour for that ap proaches the names of the sufferers by the collision, of the speakers for church extension and for church disrup tion; the described horrors of the fatal choke damp; an equal account of the murderous to ks and deeds are all quietly packed up together in little brown paper parcels, and steam-power is bearing them away towards the sub editor's table. Before this London is contributing its quota. In each law court there is a pencil busy in a note-hot k, or on the back of a brief; in each police court the reporter's box is occupied; in each coroner's court the ' highly respectable jury' look with surprise upon the often tattered habiimeats of the penny-a-line representatives of • The Pavers.' Dues an engine rattle through the alarmed streets? there goes a reporter with it; does a gentleman fall down in an apoplectic fit? a surgeon and a reporter are sure to be ready,—the one to ' use every means that medical skill could afford,' and the other to earn a few shillings by writing a paragraph. The Court Circular is chronicling the Queen's proceed- digs; the Morniny Post has its fas — hionabie friendbuazn g about Gunter's to hear of fashionable routs, or about Banting's to learn full particulars of a fashionable funeral. Every district has its penny-a-liner; every dis aster its historian. " These minor contributors are ;tot more active than their sullerior officers. The editor has been reading over the morning papers of London and Penis ; ha, &need at the debates; and mentally arranged many of his topics for the night's leaders. He has written to a me of his literary aids, and received an article from one, a review from another, a suggestion from a this d, and he fiu i ahes his breakfast, and goes off to call at his club or on a political friend—his mind the while shadow ing forth the arguments to be employed; the illustrations to he used; and thei points to ho made, in the paper of to-night. The sub•editor, if any remarkable meetings, or other reports, are expected to come, has been to the office to consult with the editor, secretary, or other exe cutive daylight dikter of the paper, about, s xpres es or telegraphs; to talk over the character and usefulness of candidates for employment; to discuss sugeestions; to decide who shall attend various meetings in London and the provinces, and settle the various points which con stantly arise in the progress of working a daily journal. "If Parliament is sitting, another large miss of manu script is now growing up under the pens of the re porters. Fourteen or sixteen of these gentlemen each in his turn' sits iu the gallery of the House, and fit three-quarters of au hour, or an hour, according to ar rangement, takes kis note of the debate. When the time of one is up, and his seat at St. Stephen's has been compied by a successor, he hastens to write out in THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO OSTEND, OSTEND, AUG. 21.—1 n my communication of yes terday, I mentioned that King Leopold was expected to artive here from Brussels by special train in the course of the evening, and that the inhabitants were beginning to show some symptoms of animation in the near prospect of his arrival. His Majesty arrived at the station at about eleven o'clock in the evening, accompanied by his aide-de-camp, Major the Count de Moerkerke, and General the Count Goblet. Three carriages were in waiting to convey the King and his suite to his house in the Long-street. 'The reception given to his Majesty by his faithful subjects of Ostend was rather a singular one, and calculated to surprise those who have been accustomed to the warm enthu siasm with which the English Sovereign is received when she appears in public. As I mentioned in my last, no official intimation of the King's arrival was given, but the fact of his coming was known on all hands, and even the hour at which the special train might be expected was generally understood. But not withstanding this, the phlegmatic citizens were not to be put out of thF-ir ordinary course. So far as the erec tion of triumphal arches went, or the banging out of flags, they were perfectly willing to incur the trouble; but to proceed to the railway station, to welcome among them their Sovereign, was an entirely different affair, and one of which they could not see the utility. Accordingly, when his Majesty arrived, at about eleven o'clock, there were not more than fifty or sixty people assembled in front of the rsilway-sta tion around the royal carriages. When King Leopold appeared, one solitary voice did certainly raise the cry of " Vive le Roi," but it met with no response whatever. Scarcely even a hat was taken off, and the King stepped into his carriage and drove off, amidst the respectful demeanour, certainly, but with out one loyal demonstration from his assembled rub jects. So it was on his progress through the streets. There was no more crowd—not so much, indeed—at the door of the King's house than there had been at the railway station; and as he proceeded up the silent and deserted streets, on his way to the house, a head might be seen peeping out here and there from the windows, which was as instantly drawn in as the carriages passed. No reception of Royalty could have been quieter than that which greeted the entrance of King Leopold into this his ancient town of Ostend. It must not be inferred from this reception, however cool it may appear in the eyes of an Englishman, that there is any want of loyalty among the inhabitants. On talking to some of them about the quiet manner in which they had received a Soverign who had not appeared among them for some years before, I was told that it was well known that the personal feelings of his Majesty are averse to all noisy acclamations or ostentatious display, and, there fore, that his subjects tho ug ht t h ey s h owed their at tachment to his person and government by consult. ing his wishes in this respect as much as if they had rent the air with vivate. That this quiet mode of reception is not disagree able to his Majesty was still further proved by the free and fearless way in which he mixed among his subjects this morning. The Prince de Joinville and the Princess Clementine, with the children of the latter, took their departure to-day by the steamer for Ramsgate, after a visit which they have been paying to their sister, the Queen of the Belgians, who, it appears is at present in delicate health, and who will not, therefore, be at Ostend to meet the Queen. King Leopold accompanied his relatives to the steamer, and on this occasion the carriages were not even put in requisition. Their luggage having been sent on before, the whole party walked down to the steamer, the Chemin de Fer, which was then about to embark. The royal group partook so much of the appearance of an ordinary party pros seeding through the streets, that it was some time before they were recognised. At last one or two of the inhabitants turned round to look at them as they passed—others, becoming a little more bold, followed in their course, till by the time they reached the steamer some twenty or thirty persons tied surrounded them, keeping, however, at a respectful distance, and dividing their attention between their own sovereign and the children of the exiled French Monarch. His Majesty proceeded directly on board with his brother and sister-in-law, and remained on deck, conversing familiarly with those about him, and particularly with the children, till it was time for the steamer to start on her voyage. He then bade his friends farewell, and left the steamer, accompanied only by his aide-de-camp. By this time the crowd had increased to a con siderable number, but there was the same sombre and quiet air throughout, nor even when the steamer hauled away was there a single cheer raised; 0.,1y when his Majesty came ashore room was re spectfully made for his passage, and every hat was raised as he passed —a compliment which he cour teously returned. Instead of returning home his Majesty proceeded along the quay, and walked to the end of . the jetty, Count Muerkerke accompany ing him. This was the usual hour for the promenade of the bat hers, and great numbers were returning from their baths at the Digue ; but there was so little in the ap pearance of Leopold to mark out the monarch, in his white hat, his brown frock coat, and his light grey trowsers, that many passed without recognising him, and the attention of others was only directed by ob serving the crowd that still continued to follow his movements. It was curious to mark the military men, of whom the town is now becoming full, as they , sauna red carelessly along, suddenly finding them selves confronted with their Sovereign, and almost suffering him to pass before they offered him the military salute. Meantime his Majesty, entirely un attended except by his aide-de-camp, pursued his way , along the jetty to the end, and returning back, cour teously saluting all that met him on his way, pro ceeded along the sea wall, tracing the fortifications of the town, and thence home to his house in the Long street. It has now been ascertained that Queen Victoria is not to be here till to morrow. A message to that effect, which had been forwarded to Dover, was brought over this morning by the Dover steamer. It is understood that her Majesty will embark at Os borne to night, and be here by eleven o'clock to-mor row forenoon. \V healer she will land or not is again uncertain, but the general impression still is that she will disembark in the harbour and dine with his Ma jesty in the town. Under any circumstances, it is said she will return to England the same evening. Some speculation has been excited by the departure of the Prince de Joinvilie so immediately upon the eve of her Majesty's arrival, but it is probable that the Prince felt his stay might have imparted a poll. tical complexion to the meeting in the eyes of his sen sitive countrymen, while his presence would be a re straint upon the intercourse between the Queen and her royal uncle. The town is again gay with flags and streamers, and triumphal arches are erecting at each end of the Grand Place ; and across the Long-street lines are ru❑ from one house to another, from which are hung crowns and floral wreaths, gut up in an exceedingly tasteful manner. Soldiers also meet you at every turn in the street, as, in addition to the 7th Regiment of the Line, two companies of the Corps d'Elite (the Belgian Guard) have arrived from Brussels, with the celebrated band of the Guides, and a squadron of that corp 4, together with a detachment of the Artil lery. The vessels in the harbour are all dressed with Rigs, and the ensigns of all nations are waving from their masts, among which the new German flag is displayed by one solitary vessel from Alcona. The freshness of the preparations has, however, been con siderably taken off by a violent shower of rain which has fallen in the course of the day, with every pro spect of a continuance of wet weather. - Among the vessels which are expected to accom pany her Majesty to Ostend to-morrow, are the Vivid steamer, in which it is supposed she will land, as the Vivid draws much less water than the Victoria and Albert. The Blenheim, 50 gun ship, is also ex pected; but it is not supposed she can come much within two or three miles of this flat coast and shallow sea.—Chronicle. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, AUG. 22. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, with his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and Prin cess Alice, embarked shortly after five P.M. on board the Victoria and Albert for Ostend. The royal suite consisted of the Right lion. Sir Francis Baring, First Lord of the Admiralty, the Lady in Waiting, Viscount Canning, the lion. Flora Macdonald, Maid of Honour, and Miss Hillyard, Major-Gen. Wemyss, Colonel Bouverie, the Hon. Charles B. Phipps, Mr. Birch, and Sir James Clark. Colonel Berkeley Drummond remains at Osborne until the return of the Court. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has left the seat of the Right lion. Fox Untie, Birnatn, Dunkeld, Perthakire, for Ardverike, Kinizusse. EXTRAORDINARY DICOVERY.—DtIring yeste rday ewdbones.t numbers of persons were collected at the top of the Old Bailey, it having been currently rumoured that a quantity of human bones had been dug up at that , spot,.and . a leg appearedbone thata felon's 'ith l e e g- meniro attached. ploie ,10nsnespl L ual p n; ci9eninlrgrse,idndloli,mvunr::t Company e Church, bpiapdesdtfiogr th alivoCutitixoffeeLto, nodpopnostliteasStC. one of them turned up a number of human bones, chiefly rib bones, and one leg, with an iron . which wasfortnerly put on felon's legs, but which has long since been disused except in extraordinary cases. In the course of the afternoon more bones were found near the same spot, together wits another shackle. The place is the junction of the four roads, the Old Bailey, Snow-hill, Newgate-street, and Giltspur-street, arid it is rumoured that many years ago persons who cora mitred f 10-de-se were burred here uncbr the old barbarous custom, when stakes were driven through their that the irons probaby had been buried in this way op A b TE o rbs d olo) : ee o tht f fyhno seouonismr,edkxeeutatlfrrlheeel extreme no n e, I N tea v rl h hioan o : rlrshaliireaN beends. me reeyondnd Withsemacrooi Parliamentary e e r d eocas s ue u n di Trains"eoc y i sr suicide in ynts state. t r.ta Armo igel andthe %VI tholowsPutick