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

rttorD , -92bittonl SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Wool s ack at Five o'clock. GRAND JURY CESS (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved the second reading of this Bill. The Earl of LUCAN opposed the motion, because the House of Commons had rejected the Landlord and Te nant (Ireland) Bill. If they refused to give landlords facilities for enforcing the payment of rent, it was unjust to call on them to pay cess. He asked the Noble Mar quis whether the Landlord and Tenant Bill had been re jected by the House of Commons? The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said that the Landlord and Tenant Bill had, as he understood, not b !en reject-2d, but tha: the debate had been adjourned. The Earl of LUCAN said it was well understood that a compromise hart been entered into that if the Outrages Ireland Bill should be passed, the Landlord and Tenant Bill should be rejec'e The Earl of WICKLOW said that such an under standing aai a matt,-r of which he disapproved, but it appeared that the Secretary for Ireland and the Govern ment had supported the Landlord and Tenant Bill. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said that the ex istence of the evil for which the Landlord and Tenant Bill was intended to provide a remedy was acknowleged in both Houses of Parliament. After a short conversation the motion was agreed to, and the Bill was read a second time. HARTLEPOOL DOCKS BILL. _ _ On the motion of Earl BRUCE this Bill was ordered to be recommitted. PETITIONS. The Earl of MALMESBURY presented a petition from a board of guardians in Worcestershire, praying for a revision of the law of parochial assessment. SUMMARY JURISDICTION (IRELAND) BILL. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE moved that this Bill be read a second time. Lord MONTBAGLE complained that this Bill gaits to a single magistrate the power hitherto exercised by petty sessions, and would give too much power to a single stipendiary magistrate. He hoped that this objection might be remedied in Committee. Tll6 Earl of WICKLOW was in favour of the Bill, and thought his Noble Friend who bad last spoke had overstated the objections to it. Under the present law a single magistrate might act in petty sessions, and it would be utterly impossible to carry on the magisterial business of the country if a single magistrate were not BO alltborised to aer. The Earl of GLENGALL supported the Bill. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE hoped their Lord ships would pass the Bill in its present shape. The Earl of LUCAN considered this was a most valuable Bill, and that the Government were entitled to the thanks of the people of Ireland for its introduction. In the part of the county with which he was, connected it would be impossible to hold a petty session et all if it were not for the presence of the stipendary magistrate. The Bill was then read a second time. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION BILL.-COM. MONS' AMENDMENTS. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE then moved the order of the day for the consideration of the Commons.' smendmEnts to the Ecclesiastical Commission Bill. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY rose, and was (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEARED, took the Chair in the new House shortly after Twelve (Meek. CONSIDERATION OF LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The I.4orde anai•adments to the following Bills were considered and agreed to: — Glasgow Markets and Slaughter Houses. Wesiininster Improvements. THIRD READINGS. The following Bills were read a third time and passed : Bishop of London (saint Michael's Church, Chester square) Estate. Bari of Lincoln's Divorce.--- London (City) School for Orphans of Freemen. The. following Bills, as amended, were considered and agreed to:— Earl of Craven (or Sir John Johnstone's) Estate. Taften's Estate. • DEANERY OF ST. BURIAN'S DIVISION BILL This Bill went through Committee, and was - ordered • to be repotted tomorrow. SPITALFIELDS AND. SHOREDITCH NEW STREET BILL. The House then went, into Committee on this Bill. Mr. HUME deprecated the passing of such a measure and considered that the Chancellor of the Exchequer o. ne ,•natned of himself for introducing such an important Bill at the present late period of the session. fie coordereii ono that was highly impolitic and unjust, and he would, therefore move that the chair man should leave the chair.—(Bear, hear, and cries of " Report prcgrtss.") lle thought the Bill so uncalled f)r that he would make no other motion than that the chairman should leave the chair. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said this Bill had nothing in the world to du with the coal tax.—(A. langt..) Mr. HUMI; had ben told that it had, but if he had •misteken the Bid it was the fault of ote of the Hon. Members for the city of London. Sir J. DUKE hoped, howevt r objectionable the coal tax Bill might 1”, that it would be passed for the sake of the metropolitan irnpr,,voinents, which were com menced and were much wanted. Mr. HUME had yo fAult to find. with the improve merits, but they ought to be effectA a: the expense . those who were ircm:diately benefited by them. At ad events b:-.! should taite the sere of the House upon his motion. Mr. REYNOLDS said the proceeds of the quit and crown lands were paid into the Exchequer to the credit of the Woc,ds and .1?, r-sts, and were indirectly appro priated to the improwtnents of the citrof London. Mr. Alderman HUMPIIERY said the coal tax would Lot expire till 1862, and all that was now required was rower to enable the Woods and - Forests to raise a loan cf 60,0 X/ urn- , thr. Fcanirity of that tax, which was alreany sanctioned by the law as it now stands. Mr. HU,vit. nail s•ae coma tax was sanctioned by the Legislature to enable the Woods and Forests to raise 130,00 N. to build a Coal Exchange. That sum had been only rained sad expended, and although the tax would not expire till 1862, yet es Parliament only contem plattd originally that 150,00(1. should be raised, the tax ought at or,ce to be repealed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER again in iated that the continuance of this tax was necessary to enable the Weeds. and Forests to improve the most densely populated and worst portions of the metropolis for the benefit cf the poor and distressed class of the community. He denied that it was or:ginally under stood that only 150,0001 would be required, while he de clared that the irnprovernetti which wen) now contem plated were those which I. 4 arliament had in view when it sanetioped the tax. Mr. FORSTER told the Committee that the tax was paid not by the consumer but by the coal owner.—(Oh.) Mr. B. DENISON agreed with the Hon. Member tor Montrose that, since the objt ct of the tux had been rc complished, it ought to ceaskr. No doubt it was de sirable to increase the streets and approaches, and im prove many districts in the metropolis, but he protested • against% it being done at the expense of the coal con sumer. • Mr. MOV ATT admitted that if they did not pass this Bill the tax would stilt be in force, but then, it it could be ~howti that there was no furth,.r use for it, that ita (*tot had becn attained, there would he no dif ficulty in [ornuading the Legislature to abolish it. He bad no idea of increasing the value of house property in the metrovhs at the expense.of the coal consumer. • Mr. HEADLAII objecied most strongly to the prin ciple of this 8.11, and particularly to its being brought on at this advanced period of the session. This coal tax was pernicious to a degree, and should be repealed at once if he could hare his way. Mr. Alderman HUNIPHERY said it was useless the Committee strugOng against the tax, for it could not be got rid of. As the law now stood, the Government were empowered.to expend 12,0001. a year in improving the metropolis up to 1862, and all that this Bill pro posed to do was to enable them to raise a loan and com plete someaot.the.pressiog work at once. Mr, 13. DENISON could not view a tax upon coals in any other light than as a.tex upon the poor of the me tropolis. -r (Hear, hear.) Mr. GI..OIIGE HOMPSON supported the Bill. He.k:thought that if tiao House did not pass it the House would impose on .the inhabitants of the eastern part of the metropolis an inconceivable amount of in convenience. The street in question was now.open for a considerable diatonce at both ends, but not in the centre, and !acne° it was in the highest degree neces sary. that it should be made a thoroughfare throughout, Mr. HUDSON °Ejected t(') this mode of raising t h e money, for this improvement, for w hich he believed there WAS no precedent. . The Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment, that the Chairman leave the chz.ir... ..• ••• ••• 32 Against it ••• ••• ••• 46 Majority ... ••• ••• —l4 Mi. -HUME mood the entire omission of the clam empowering the C.,tumissioters for executing the office of Lord Iligh Treasurer to raise and borrow any sum or sums of money on the credit of the improvement fund. Mr. MOWATT hoped the Government would give the House further' time to consider this measure. He considered that the imposition of is. a quarter on ecru foe the purpose, o f carryiog out impr ovemen t s i n t h e metropolis wou ld rot be les! objectionable than the tax upon coal proposed by the Bill. Mr. HUT)` )N said he should• support the Hon. Member for Mortros.• in his amendment, and he hoped if he were defeat'd that he vvould move that the Chair man should report progress. Mr. J. ELLIS considered the tax to be the next worst to one upon corn. The House then divided on the first question (as we understood), viz., that the clause as amended stand par' of the question, when there appeared— 58 29 Majority ... ~. —29 The other clauses were, then agreed to, the House te atime& arid the Cha maga reported progresF. Mr. HUME said 88 she House bad voted away a con • siderable portion of the people's money, he hoped the G4verhment would consent to lay a return before the Hvuier&owing how it tittd bean expended.—(liegt.) Ayes Noes THE ADMISSION OF JEWS. Mr. STAFFORD presented a petition against the ad mission cf Jews into Parliament. DUTIES ON SUGAR. The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition from the Mauritius in favour of a differential duty on colonial sugar. REFORM IN CHANCERY. Mr. REYNOLDS presented a petition from a person named Seymour (as we understood). of Chatham-place, Blackfriars, complaining that he had spent 1,400/. in a suit in Chancery to recover a legacy of 1,0001., to which Lords Campbell and Langdale bad stated he was justly entitled, but that he had notsucceeded, and praying that a law might be passed • to effect a thorough reform in our courts of equity. INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. _ Mr. BROTHERTON presented several petitions from Lancashire in favour of international arbitration. ___ RECENT POSTAL REGULATIONS.-MEETING AT FREEMASONS' TAVERN. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the inha bitants of London and Westminster, is public meet ing assembled, stating the grievances and incon veniences inflicted on the people by the recent postal regulations on Sunday, particularly with regard to the transmission of weekly newspapers, which were the means of conveying soltd instruction and useful information to a large portion of the population, and praying the House to urge her Majesty's Government to rescind those regulations. The Hon. Member also pre sented a similar petition from Chester. IMMIGRATION OF AFRICANS TO THE WEST INDIES. On the motion that the Consolidated Fuld (Appro priation) Bill be read a third time, Mr. BERNAL called the attention of the House to the evils at present arising to our West Indian Colonies, particularly to Jamaica, owing to the state of the law with regard to the employment of Africans who immi grated to those colonies. According to existing arrange ments natives of Africa were brought to the colonies under agreements binding only for one year, and it generally happened that their labour was not remunera tive to their employers daring that period. When they arrived they were generally: covered with sores, and unfit for work, and it was a long time before they be came tractable. The labouring population was in con sequence in a very deplorable state, and was every day more deserving the serious and, maternal consideration 'not only'of the Government of the colony, but also of this country. What he proposed was that the period for employing these people should not be less than three years, and in that case he thought their employers would be induced to devote ' more attention to their moral, religious, and mental improvement. There were important points connected with this ques tion, and he hoped that the attention of the Colonial office would be. turned to it. Mr. HUME could confirm the melancholy facts which had been stated by the.Honourable Gentleman. The remedy was not so far removed as might seem on the first sight. It was to apply the same rules to labour there as they did to labour in this country. He had often said of the importa tion of labourers from the coast of Africa, they were slaves there and as soon as they landed on any of our colonies they became free. He could enter into the pre judice which existed against this practice, because of the similitude which it bore to the slave-trade; but he did not think that it ought to ope rate practically in preventing the colonies from obtaining free labour. Some such step must be taken or else the greater part of the colonies would soon become of use neither to this country nor those who remained there. Mr. HAWES would be sorry for the House to suppose that the Colonial•office was indisposed to listen to any hints which might fall from the two Honourable Gentlemen who had just spoken. With respect to the ob>ervations of the Hon. Member for Rochester (Mr. Bernal), to the term of duration - of the contracts entered into by immigrants, neither him self nor the Noble Lord at the head of the Colonial otfiae very -smell approved of long contracts of this kind, for it was quite in the power of the immigrants, if they were- indisposed to work; to make these contracts a burden-to the employer. There was nothing to en force work without resorting to means which would be justly reprobated. The sanction, however, of the Colonial-office had been given to contracts for three years in British • Guiana, and although the term was still limited to one year, the alteration rested with the local Legislature, and not with the Colonial-office. It wan a mistake to suppose that the subject of the importation of free labour into the colonies was a subject which had never been taken into consider ation by the Colonial-office. Many efforts had been made, but he considered tbat it was a thing almost irn poisibbe, except by means which he was sure the House and this•eouncry would never sanction. The Bill was then read a third time. On the question that the Bill do pass, Mr. HUIdE wished to protest against the evil policy of the Colonial-office. He considered that they never would put an end to slavery in the Brazils and Cuba, until they made free labour cheaper than slave labour. If they refused that labour, it was they, and none others, who perpetuated the slave trade. The Bill was then passed. CRIME AND OUTRAGE BILL (IRELAND). On the motion-for the second reading of this Bill, Mr. 5100 BE wished to ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what course the Government meant to take with reference to the Landlord and Tenant Bill of the Hon. and Learned Member for the University of Dublin? Sir G. GREY had already stated that as the Bill came down from the Lords he could not support it. Many of the clauses of the Bill had been struck out i❑ Com mittee, and now no doubt it was a very different Bill to that which came down from the Lords; but the Lord; had restored somo of those clauses, and he therefore di, not think the House would be justified in adopting the Bill iu its present shape. At this period of tLe session he thought the Bill ought to be withdrawn. Mr. A. STAFFOIth believed it was the intention of the Hon. Member for the University of Dublin, who had charge of the Bill, to adopt a suggestion which had been thrown out, of assimilating the law of England to that of Ireland; but whether the Hon. Gentleman would proceed with the Bill after the determination of the Government he could not say. Mr. M. FOX was very much mistaken indeed if the Bill bad been committed. Mr. NEWDEGATE said it was committed pro forma, when it was understood on both sides of the House that the clausev would be so altered as to make the law of Ireland similar to the law of England.—(No, no.) • Mr. S. CRAWFORD then rose to move that this Bill be read a second time this day three months. The provisions were highly unconstitutional, oppressive, and u , just. There were two systems of government—one had recourse to just and humane laws, while the other pursued a policy of coercion. Now, ever since Ireland had been connected with this country, she had been governed by the latter system ; but the time had come when a change must Le made in the government if the Legislature wished to secure the tranquillity of Ireland. Too long had injus tice and oppression been the lot of Ireland, and asking for such a bill cs this was nothing less than a delaration that the laws of ,Ireland were unjust. The time, however, hal gone by for governing Ireland by large armies and bodies of police, and holding this mea sure to be conceived in that spirit, he hoped it would be thrown out. Mr. FOX seconded the amendment, though he was not indisposed to entrust the powers of the Bill in the hands of Lord Clarendon; but the measure was not only unjust, but unconstitutional, and he was therefore bound to oppose it._ _ ANSTEY also opposed it, on the ground that the powers which it conferred upon the Government were both uncalled fur and unconstitutional. Ho called upon the House to refuse everything in the shape of coercion till the Government had tried the influence of remedial measures. No case had been made out for this Bill, and he protested against its arbi ►rary and unjast powers being entrusted to any man. He considered this Bill most objectionable and uncon stitutional; and he objected to it because the present law was quite sufficient to meet all the exigencies of the case. He would never give his consent to the enact ment of laws which, like this, were unfit for the meridian of Great Britain. Sir GEORGE GREY reminded the House that considerable discussion had taken place already, on asking for leave to introduce this Bill, which, in the ordinary course of things, would have been hadon the second reading. Believing that the Act which the Bill proposed to continue for a limited period had done infinite service in the prevention of outrage to life and property in Ireland, he w ould give it his support. Mr. REYNOLDS supported the amendment of the Honourable Member for Rochdale. This Bill, though containing only one clause, referred to and continued an Act which contained 23 clauses. The Bill was only fit to be applied to man in a savage and uncivilized state; and, believing that the people of Ireland were not in that state, he would strenuously oppose the re-enactment of the Crime and Outrages Act. He believed that Ireland was at present in as perfect a state of quietude rts England or Scotland. Why, then, did the House not extend this Algerine Act to England or Scotland? " What was sauce for the goose was sauce for the gander." Ho contended that in passing tbis Bill the House were branding the people of Ireland with a bad name, which they were far from de serving. He would do all he could to strangle the Bill, because he considered it a wanton outrage upon the people of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) Why inflict such an Act, at all events on Ireland, for more than one year ? He could not conclude without thanking the Hon. Member for Rochdale (Mr. S. Craw ford) for the manly course he had taken on this occasion, and deeply regretted that that Hon. Member did not re present an Irish county or borough. THE NEW MEMBER FOR LAMBETH. The debate was here interrupted fur a few minutes by the ceremony of swearing in Mr. WILLIAM WILLIAMs, the new Member for Lambeth. The lion. Member was introduced to the Muse by Sir Joshua Wahnsley and Mr. Hume, and having taken the oaths, he advanced towards the Speaker, who shcok hands with him. The Hon. Aremeer then took a seat on the Ministerial side of the House, on the bench iramediately behind the members of the Government, side by side with Mr. Hume. Mr. Williams is the first Member who has been sworn in the new Chamber. The eehate was then resumed. Mr. HUME said he was prepared to resist the passing of the Bill to the last ; but as he understood an arrange ment had been made with Irish Members not to offer any farther opposition, ho would of course have to give way to necessity. The Hon. Member alluded to the de plorable condition of Ireland, which he said was a dis grace to this country, and urged the Government, for the sake of their own character, to introduce some measures of amelioration early next session. far t ,g, P. P9.C.4.4 deigtd , that be .had entered into LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1850. SUN, any compromise with regard to the Bill, which he con sidered most obnoxious and injurious, and wholly un necessary. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment ... ... 26 Against it ... ... 89 Majority ... —63 The amendment was consequently lost. The Bill was then read a second time. LANDLORD AND TENANT (No. 2) BILL. After a few observations from Mr. HAMILTON, The order of the day for the adjourned debate on this Bill was discharged on the motion of Mr. REYNOLDS. broken ones. Amongst stars that have come under our observation this season are Bunn's Lord Lewisham (S.B ), May's Ophelia, light purple picotee ; Robinson's Elizabeth, splendid heavy-edged red ; Marris's Jeannette and Mrs. llemans, rose picotees. Whilst such flowers as these reward the pains-taking florist, every one who grows carna tions and picotees ought to emulate them, by care— fully crossing, saving, and sowing the seed. Auriculas, polyanthuses, and pansies, must all have their share of attention, keeping them clean and free from insects ; the former is often pestered with green fly ; this may readily be removed with a soft brush— perhaps as easy and effectual a way as any. In places where the work is kept in a forward state, it may be presumed that by this time a sufficiency has been potted for forcing, and that all the new planta • tions have been properly prepared and planted. As the fruit is all gathered, the old exhausted beds may be at once destroyed—preserving the younger, one or two year old beds, to afford the main supply next season.—Gardener's Chronicle. LANDLORD INTIMIDATION. LORD GLENGALL'S THREAT. Purchasers of encumbered estates have a new kind of obstacle thrown in their way. They are to be drivc:o from their possessions by popular hostility. Such, at least, is the advice given under the shape of a predic tion by the Earl of Glengall. " The people of Ire land," says that nobleman, " would not recognise as proprietors speculators frOm Threadneedle-street, who bought property at a third of its value—they would regard them as confiscators. and treat them ac cordingly?' This is very pretty language, indeed, for a Peer. What sort of treatment his Lordship would consider due to 'exact justice in the case, or what are the means he contemplates for car rying it into execution, he did not intimate ; but these follow of necessity, and are bound his control. The rights of property are secured by law, and for him who would violate them, the means can be but of one character. We well remember the common obeservation made with respect to agrarian outrage. English capital was said to be prevented by it from flowing into Ire land. Here, however, is an intimation thrown out broader and clearer than any to which calumny ascribed the assassination of landlords. Verily, the people of this country would be sunk to the lowest pitch of stupidity, if they could think of doing any act against those who come with the one recommendation of supplanting the present race of owners. What ! is the title acquired by honourable industry less sacred, or supported by weaker moral sanctions, than tbat founded on the sword ? Is capital such an evil that we should rise up in arms against it ? Let them not be afraid. The lordly sneer at Threadneedle. street meets with no echo here. For the information of persons living at a distance it may be necessary to state that no man in Ireland commands less the springs of popular resistance, or pos • sesses less direction over opinion, if that be the agency he means, than the Earl of Glengall. What ever he thinks upon any subject, the people almost of necessity think the opposite. Strange excess of human ingratitude as it may be, we believe, if the Cahir estates were sold to-morrow, the event would be witnessed without any profound emotions of bereavement. Per sons might even perhaps regard the change of masters as resulting in a blessed riddance. His Lordship complained that the reporters did not give the speech es on Ireland—that is, his own speeches—at length. They have taken their revenge, and furnished their vindication, by compiying with his wish in one in stance.—Cork Examiner. RACY TALE OF "A WAG 0' TH' WA'." At the Carlisle County Court last week, George Findley, a sharp little fellow, living in " The Fleet," Caldewgate, by profession a weaver, was summoned by Mr. Rennie, watchmaker and draper, for refusing to pay the balance due for a clock—price 30s. _ Plaintiff—l put the clock up in his house, when he was away at the harvest, and when he returned, he promised to pay me. He has paid me 16s. on ac count, but threatens to pay no,more, JUDGE—What have you to say to that? Defend• ant—Och, rll tell yer honour all about it. JUDGE—Very well ; go on. Detendant—He came to my house when I was away at the harvest, and put up a worthless old " wag o' th' wa'" against my wife's consent.—(Laughter.) JUDGE—HOW could he do that? Defendant— Och, but he did, yer honour ; be put her up—he forced her up.—Renewed laughter.) JUDGE—Have you paid him 16:!. on account ? De fendant—Jist stop a bit, and rii tell you all about it. He says to my wife, " Jist let her stop up till he comes home, and then we'll see about . her." Well, yer Honour, I came home, and there she was sticking against the wall.—(Laughter.) My wife told me all about it; and he came down the next week. I says to him "I won't have her—l won't have her ! " " Why won't ye have her ?" says he. " Because," says I, " she sometimes goes too fast, and sometimes too slow."—(Laughter.) And then, yer Honour, she lost a siroke ?—(L.lugnter.) JUDGE Then, did you return her ? Defendant— Turn her!—(Roars of laughter, in which the judge joined heartily.) JUDGE—Did you return the clock to him ? Dc fendant—Och, jut stop a bit, and I'll tell you all about it.—(Laughter.) " Oh, but," says he, "if she doesn't suit you, I'll take her down again and put up a fine cased clock." Och, he did, yer Honour.— (Laughter.) So I paid on till my neighbours told me he was only saying that as an excuse, and that if I paid him any more I would never get another clock. "Then," says I, "devil another farthing I'll pay him till ' , get another cloch."—(Laughter.) Well, yer honour, he comes dawn and he says, " Why won't you pay ?" " Pay ! ' says I, " I'm going to pay no more till I get a better clock." "T' wid ye," says he—flourishing about my floor (for he was drunk at the , time)—" If y ou d on 't p a y, I'll sum mons you up. " Summon; away !" says I, " for I'll never pay another farthing of the -- old wag o' th' wa'."—(Boars of laughter.) JUDGE—NeII, what became of her ? Defendant— Och, she's yonder sticking yet. (Renewed laughter.) But I'd have served him right if I'd done as Will Fitts did. JUDGE How did he do ? Defendant When Will got his, yer Honour, he put her in the " stuff shop" for five shillings —(Laughter)—so "my friend" there (plaintiff) was glad to release her, or he would have lost altogether.—(Renewed laughter.) Plaintiff attempted to speak here, but Defendant burst upon him with—" You are as big a rogue as ever put a hat on a head."—(Roars of laughter.) The JUDGE decided that if parties would go and traffic with women in this sort of way in the absence of their husbands they should have payment but in very small sums.—Defendant to pay 6d. a week. — Carlisle Patriot. AND THE SPANISII THE ENGLISH COAST GUARDS. packetspe. are continually getting The English maiII PACKETS into squabbles with the indifferenceatrh the authorities. part o ft he board these packets to foreign a consciousness of inferior m i n t ,n th s o hu n l haps there is a little too ue authorities, and perhaps hauteur observed on latter induces them to trespass on con tempt with which their pretensions e and the former. On the 25th ult., are treated by packet had left Cadiz on her when the Iberia mail homeward voyage, and was ateering for Cape St. Vincent, several apparently small fishing vessels were steering for the land, when from one of them a blank musket cartridge was fired, which went a head o f the Iberia. The vessel from which it was fired immediately w o r e round and fired a ball cartridge over b She had no pendant flying, but just t as e steamer. she . fired the ball cartridge she ran up a Spanish ensign, was on the starboard of the Iberia, which had, She course, as a mail packet, a pendant flying. The of , steamer took not the slightest notice of the firing, but stood on her course. When the vessel was abaft the starboard quarter of the Iberia, however, she fired a 6-pounder at the latter, which passed just over the head of the helmsman, and did some damage to the rigging. Capt. Burney, commande r of the Iberia, n ow thought it was time to resent this insult, and immediately wore round and fully intended to run the vessels down. As the Iberia approached Capt. Burney hoisted his colours and demanded the reason for the firing. About thirty men were now remarked armed with cutlasses and loading muskets on board the vessel, and who seeing the Iberia approach lowered their bulwarks, and appeared as if preparing to board, The noise of several on board the vessel speaking to gether, and of the steam blowing off on board the steamer prevented the reply from being heard or understood. The Iberia had not a shot on board, and Captain Burney kept steaming round the coast guard vessel —for such the warlike craft turned out to be—and narrowing the circle ever circuit he made. Now came the fun. The cells.); guard crew, seeing the steamer getting closer and closer, and knowing that the Iberia, by running her bow into their vessel, could drive her to the bottom in a moment, began to be alarmed, and appeared ns much frightened as if a boa constrictor were gradu ally attracting and approaching them. Capt. Burney, when quite close to the coast guard crew, threatened to run them down if they fired another shot. After pausing for a reply the Iberia steamed ahead. , Capt. B u r ne y is described ns a religious and kind hearted man, and he stated that he only refrained from running the vessel down to avoid hurrying the poor men on board of her into eternity. Our Consul at Cadiz has been written to, and the matter has been reported to the Admiralty. It will end, no doubt, as all these things do, in the commander of the coast guard being reprimanded or dismissed . by the Spanish au%horities. . • . . _ POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. John Binmore was charged before Alderman Gibbs with having assaulted Mr. G. Harden, a solicitor. The complainant said that he called at the defendant's house, No. 31, Nowgate-street, at the request of a lady. his client, to ask for the amount of a debt due to her by the defendant. The reception he met with was such as was not often given to professional men. The defen dant not only told him that the money should not be forthcoming, but seized him by the collar and shoved him out of the house—a dangerous mode of disposing of a pecuniary demand, inasmuch as the agent might have come in contact with some vehicle in that crowded tho roughfare. Alderman GIBBS—Did you use any provoking lan guage to the defendant? Complainant—Not at all. I merely told him the business upon which I called upon him, and he said he would bundle me out neck and crop, and he certainly showed me that he was in earnest. The defendant said he had desired the complainant to leave his house four times before he proceeded to the disagreeable ta'k of putting him out, and then the force used was not greater than would have been necessary to remove a straw or anything incapable of resistance. B. Dutton, waiter to the defendant, said—The com plainant came to the bar and master told him to go out, end he would not. Master then said, If you do not I'll put you out;" and the gentleman said, " Do it at your peril." Master then told me to open the door, and he took the complainant by the collar and just walked him out, and then master walked back. R. Quarrel!, a lodger in the house, said—l was in the shop at the time and heard some words at the bar. I then observed the complainant decidedly obstructing the business of the house. Mr. Binmore then placed his hand on the collar of the gentleman, who immediately walked out as quiet as a lamb. No force whatever was used, for none was necessary. I did not hear any words. Alderman GIBBS said the assault was clearly proved, not only by the statement of the complainant, but by the evidence for the defence, and the defendant must pay tho penalty of 20s. and costs, or go to prison for four teen days. The tine was paid. Samuel Frost and George White were charged under the following circumstances: — E. Lambert, Camberwell omnibus proprietor and driver, said—Yesterday evening, at five o'clock, I was coming to the City, and on London-bridge Frost, who was driving a cart, kept crossing my horses, and at last he caught hold of one of my horses and threw it down. I told an officer to take him in charge, and he and White, who was with him, offered violent resistance, but for havewhich I would not come forward against him. It was proved that the defendants not only resisted and assaulted the officers, but endeavoured to excite the mob against them; and a gentleman who was one of the witnesses stated, that the policemen Monger (564), and Smith (27), had acted with the most commendable for bearance towards the defendants, who in every possible way endeavoured to rouse the crowd to rescue. Alderman GIBBS regretted that there appeared in the multitude assembled on occasions of disagreements on the streets a strong disposition to cry down, and indeed to knock down, the police, and it was most gratifying to see a gentleman step forward to assist in having jus tice done. Fined 20s. each. IRELAND, THE MURDER OF MR, ROBERT PIKE. DUBLIN, AUG. 7.—Tho Newsletter of this morning givas the following ample particulars of this last dreadful murder:— "Bran, TUESDAY, AUG. 6.—ln yesterday's publicetion an announcement was made that. Mr. Robert Pike, al; eat for Mr. Robert Cassidy, of Monastereven, had been murdered on Saturday last, near Parsonstown (or Eirr), the place of residence of Lord Besse. The statement was, unhappily, too .accurate, and since the assassina- tiers of the late Lord Norbury, there has not been a murder so deliberate, audacious, and revolting. Mr. Pike had been acting as agent for Mr. Cassidy for more than two years, and the cause ofhis being sent to the King's County particularly was that the tenants of Mr. Cap silly had for several years past entered into a combination against paying him any rent. Mr. Pike, as Mr. Cassidy's agent, was compelled to bring ejectreents against several of the tenants. and evict them from their holdings, m consequence of which he became obnoxious to the people, his only fault being his z.?al and activity in currying out the wishes of his employer. On lest Monday morning seven or eight families were to be evicted off the lands of Killyon; and the assassins by whom the valuable life 4:f Mr. Pike has been taken, of course, conceived that the evictions would be prevented' if he were destroyed. rsir. Pike had been, fir some time past, apprehensive of being assassinated. Some months ego he wes fired at, and hod a very narrow escape , from (Lath; lie was sAtieg in his room tilting tee, when, a shot was fired at him through the window, and several slugs lodged at a short distance from his head. He had been frequently advised by members of his family to give up the agency, as he was marked out for des tructien, but he was a brave and re ' solute man in the discharge of his duty, and would not be prevailed upon to abandon his post. From the time he perceived that he had excited the ill-will of the pea santry he generally carried a brace of pistols and a cane sword for his protection, and when travelling along the road was in the habit of getting into conversation and company with any person connected with the tenantry whom he happened to meet, conceiving that he would be to him more or less a security against the cowardly and sudden attack of the hidden assassin. On Saturday morning a man named John Holligan, a farmer, came into the market, which was held in the town of Birr, and when ho arrived at the residence of Mr. Pike, he saw him in the bawn' outside the door. Mr. Pike asked him if he was going to Birr. lie replied in the affirmative. " Well, then," said Mr. Pike, "wait a moment and I will be with you," Holligan waited for and accompanied him along the road to Birr, and when they had reached within two miles or so of the town a man passed them by. Mr. Pike was then on the right hand side of Holligan. Immediately after the man passed Holligan heard a shot, and upon turning round he saw the smoke from the pistol, and when the smoke cleared away he saw the ruffian who had pre viously passed them letting the pistol fall out of his hand to the ground, and then run in the direction of Killyon. Milligan afterwards saw a pistol in the hand of each of the parties—the murderer and his victim— and observed each present it at the other. He next heard a shot, but he could not tell from whose pistol it came— believed it was from the pistol of Mr. Pike. The man then left the road and went into the bog. Mr. Pike again presented a pistol at him, but it missed fire. Mr. Pilce then returned and passed liolligan along the road; he had not got more than 25 or 30 yards when Holligan, who had in the mean time kept his eye upon the second assailant whe had gone into the bog, heard another shot, turned round and saw Mr. Pike and that man in con- duct. Holligan went up and separated them, and took from the villain the cane-sword which he had snatched from Mr. Pike. By this time the other man bad re turned from the bog, and he presented a pistol at Holli gan, telling him to be off, or he would shoot him. Hol ligan then ran along the road, and had gone a short distance only when he turned round, and saw the man by whom Mr. Pike had been first attacked beating him on the head while on the ground. Holligan es caped in terror and dismay to Birr, and COMMU.• sleeted the facts to the police, who proceeded to the scene of the murder, and found Mr. Pike lying dead upon tho road, his pistols upon his person, and the pistol of one of the assassins near hinl The police made every search in their power to apprehend the miscreants, but without effect, and as yet neither of the men nor one of their accomplices has been discovered. The body of the deceased gentleman was removed into the hospital of Birr, and on Saturday evening an inquest was held by Mr. Benjamin Toy Midgloy, coroner fur the district. He was assisted by Mr. John Jullien, Crown solicitor, and Captain Pollock, resident magistrate. A jury was sworn to investigate the facts of the transaction. One witness only was examined as to the manner in which the occurrence took place, and that witness was Holli gan. The fearful transaction occurred in the broad day light, upon an open public road, where travellers and vehicles daily pass—in no glen, no lane, no mountain fastnesr, no ravine, no jungle, but on the common thoroughfare, with the full sunshine of heaven beamiug upon it, numbers of the peasantry going to market, se veral inhabited houses within a short distance of the spot, and nearly SO people working in the bog—men they cannot be called, for they saw Mr. Pike murdered; they beheld the assassins run away after they had com mitted the diabolical crime, and not one person followed to arrest them, not one came forward to give evidence bolero the coroner. The witness who deposed to the nature of the wounds inflicted upon the deceased was Dr. Baker. That gentleman stated that the deceased bad several gun-shot wounds in the back, chest, and abdomen; the frontal bone of his skull was fractured; the ft assures were both compound and comminuted. The body presented a ghastly appearance. The inquiry was brief. The jury, after a short consultation, found a ver dict of ' Wilful Murder against some p,rson or persons unknown.' This is a plain, unvarnished tale. A Pro testant Irish agent is shot in the open day upon a public road because h ' e dares to discharge his duty to his em ployer in endeavouring to enforce the payment of rent from a defaulting tenantry. It has been stated, and is believed, that the late Mr. Pike was denounced by the priests of the neighbourhood, and has been fur a long time a doomed man. One circumstance connected with this murder adds an item to the many which prove the absurdity, inconvenience, and inhumanity of the recent postal alterations—namely, that the brother of the dc cc acrd, Mr. W. Pike, of Gardiner-lane, Dublin, did not know till 3 o'clock on Monday that his brother had been shot, and was totally .ignorant that an inquest had been held and a verdict found." INCREASE OF THE MORNING MAILS. Tho following is the official corrected list of the in crease of post towns to which letters and newspapers can be forwarded by the morning mail trains,•ae well air the evening (Sure - lays excepted) r—Abergavenny, Abing don, Accrington, Alnwick, Amersham, Ampthill, An dover-road, Arundel, ,Ashford, Ar.herstone, Attie borough, Aylesbury, Banbury, Barnsley, 13esingstoke, Bath, Battle, Bedford, Belford, Belper, Berkhempeteed, Berwick. Bewdley, Bicester, Billericay, Bilston, Birken head, Birmingham, Bishop's Stortferd, Blackburn, Blandford, Bognor, Bolton, Boston, Brickley, Bradford, (Yorkshire), Bradford (Wiltshire), Brandon, Brentwood, Bridgewater, Bridport, Brighton (six times daily), Bris tol, Broadway, I3rorasgrove, Buckingham, Burford, Burnley, Bury St. Edmund's, 'Cambridge, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chutham, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Chepstow, Chertsey, Chester, Chesterfield, Chichester, Cnippen ham, Chipping Norton, Christchurch, Chorley, Cirencester, Cobham, Cockermouth, Colchester, Collumpton, Congleton, Coventry, Cowes, Crewe, Cran brook, Cuckfield, Darlington, Dartford, Daveutry, Deal, Derby, Devizss, Dorking, Dorchester, Dover. Downham Droitwich, Dudley, Dunmow, Durham, Eastbourne, East Grinstead, Eccleshall, Edenbridge, Ely, Enasworth, Enstone, Epping, Epsom, Exeter, Esher, Evesham, Farn ham, Fareham, Fs.rringdon, Fenny Stratford, Feversharn, Folkstone, Procne, Gateshead, Gloucester, Godalming, Gosport, Grantham, Gravesend, Guernsey, Guildford, Halesworth, Halifax, Harlow, Harwich, Hatfield, Hest legs, Havant, Hemel Hempstead, Henley-on-Thames, Hereford, Hertford, Ilexham, Higham Ferrars, High Wyconab, Hoddesdon, Holbeach, Horsham, Rudders fiell, Huntingdon, Hythe, Ipswich, lagatestone, Jersey, Kelvedon, Kendal, Kenilworth, Kettering, Kiddermin ster, Knutsford, Lancaster, Leamington, Leatherhead, Ledbury, Leeds Leicester, Leighton-Buzzard, Lewes, Lichfield. Linceo, Liphook, Liverpool, Loughborough, Lowestoft, Ludlow, Lyme, Lyon, Lymington, Lynd hurSt, Macclesfield, Maidenhead, Maidstone, Malvern, Maldon, Manchester, Maunirgtree, March, Margate, Marlow, Maryport, Melksham, Melton Mowbray, Miln thorpe, Monmouth, Morpeth, Morton-in-Marsh, Nant wieh, Newark, Newnham, Newcastle-on-Tyne, New market, Newport, Isle of Wight, Newport Payne], Newport (Salop), Northampton, North Shields, Nor wich, North wich, Nottingham, Nuneaton, Oldham, Ongar, Oundle, Oxford, Penrith, Pershore, Peter borough, Petersfield, Poole, Portsmouth, Preeteu Brook, Queenborougb, Ramsgate, Reading, Reigate, Ringwood, Rickmansivorth, Ripley, Rochdale, Ro chester, Ross, Rotherham, Rugby, Rugeley, Rota sey, Ryde, Rye, Saffron Walden, Salisbury, Sandbacb, Sandwich, Saxinundhem, Sovenoaks, Sheerness, Sheffield, Shepton Mallet, Shields (North), Shoreham, Shrews bury, Sittingbourne, Sleaford, Slough, South Shields, Southampton, Spalding, Stafford, Staines, Stamford, Staplohurst St. Alban's, St. Ives (Huntingdonshire), St. Leonard's; St. Neot's, Stockport, Stone, Stourbridge, Stoney Stratford, Stowmarket, Stratford-on-Avon, Stroud, Sunderland, Swindon, Tamworth, Taunton" Tenbury, Tenterden, Tetbury, Tewkesbury, Theme,, Thetford, Thirsk, Thrapston, Tipton, Tiverton, Tow ceeter, Tring, Trowbridge, Tunbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Ulverstone , Uxbridge, V en t nor, W a k e fi e l d, Walling ford, Walsall, Waltham Cross, Wansford, Wantage, Were, Wareham, Warminster, Warrington, Warwick, Watford, Wednesbury, Weedon, Wellingborough, Wellington (Sornersetshire), Wellington (Salop), Wells (Somersetchire), Welwyn, Weymouth, Westbury', West Bromwich, W eston , super- Mare, White b a ven, Wigan, Wimborne, Winchester, Winch field, Windsor, Wisbeaeh, Witham, Witney, Woburn, Wokingham, Wolverhampton, Woodbridge, Woodstock, Worcester, Workington, Worthing, Wymonilham, Yarmouth, and York; ell Ireland (three times a day); all Scotland. For all the above pieces the letter-boxes at the receiving-houses will be open till 7 A.M. for newspapers, and 7.45 A N. for letters, and those at the branch offices, Cbaring-cross, Old Cavendish-street, and the Borough, for newspapers until 7.30 A M., and for letters until 8 A.M. At the General Post-office, St. Martin's-lc-Grand, and the branch office in Lernbard street, the boxes will close for newspapers at 7.45 A.M., and tor letters at 8 30 A.M.—W. L. MABERLY, Secretary, General Post-office, August. N.B.—le:sides the above, mails are made up every morning and evening, except Sundays, for France, Switz,:rland, Italy, the Mediterra nean, Turkey, Austria, Russia, the a hole of Germany and the north of Europe, Spain, Portugal, &e., via Dover and Calais; and for Belgium, Holland, Hawburgh; the the north of Europe, &C.. every evening except S un d ay, vice Dover and Ostend. Expresses are also sent oil to CUSTOMS BILL. On the motion for the third reading of this Bill, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the insertion of the following clause:—" And whereas divers rules, orders, and regulations have from time to time been made by the Commissioners other Majesty's Customs, in pursuance of the powers conferred upon them by certain Acts passed in various sessions of Parliament, some of v.hich Acts have since been repealed; and doubts have arisen whether such rules, orders, and regu lations are still of legal force and efficacy; be it these fore enacted, that all rules, orders, and regulations already made or issued by or under the authority of the said Commissioners, under or in pursuance of any Act or Acts relating to the Customs, or to trade or naviga tion, although such Act or Acts may have been re pealed, shall be and continue in full force and effect, so far as such rules, orders, and regulations are consis tent with the provisions of the laws in force relating to the Customs, or to trade or navigation, unless and until the same shall be revoked or rescinded, and that all acts whatsoever done or to be done in pursuance of any such orders, rules, and regulations shall be valid and effec tual." Upon which Mr. HUME objected to the clause. The House divided, when there appeared— For the clause ... ' ... . Against it ... Majority ... The clause was then agreed to. On entering the gallery we found Mr. NEWDEGATE moving the following amend ment:—" In page 2, line 35, after the words ' A true account,' to insert the words,' of the quantities and real value.' " His object was to enable the Legislature of this country to obtain that accurate information which the Legislatures of other countries possessed. • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER objected to the amendment, and hoped that it would not be pressed at present, as sufficient notice had not been given. . After a few words from Mr. NEWDEGATE, the amendment was withdrawn. The Bill was then read a third time and passed, FRIENDLY SOCIETIES' BILL (SALARIES AND EXPENSES). ... 50 .. 14 ... -36 This Bill went through Committee pro forma. The House then adjourned at Hall-past Fuur until Half-past Six. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING. Six o'Ci.ocs. No business doing. EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA. Mr: John Lunn, a printer, who emigrated from Lincolnshire in September last, and arrived at Ade laide, South Australia, on the 12th January, gives a a less prosperous account of the prospects for emi grants who are not mechanics or farm labourers, than previous writers. In a letter dated a month after his arrival, he says, speaking of the voyage (in the ship Douglas), " Nearly all the passengers were attacked with cholera and diarrba3i, and 26 died, one of whom was brother to Mr. Ad cock, printer, of Melton Mowbray; his son also was near dying, but has just recovered. After landing, I called . upon Mr. Edw. Woodroffe and Miss Bigg, formerly of Stamford, and at Mr. W.'s house I saw the Stamford Mercury." Speaking of the state of Adelaide, be says " The place is inundated with emigrants. Some of them are persons who held respectable situations in En gland, such as head clerks in lawyers' offices: here they get only 30s. a week, and under-clerks 14s. to 18s. a week, and find' themselves. 'There are gentlemen's sons here who are actually driven to become bullock-drivers : there aro men in the Bush working on farms for 6s. and Bs. per week with rations : one of my fellow voyagers had a situation offered him to take the management of a large farm, and he stared when the master told him that he would give him 261. and his rations. The only parties wanted here are car penters, bricklayers, masons, and joiners, but these will all be pulled down in their wages, for the place swarms with Germans, who work for 2s. 6d. per day. and find' them sel wee. Ships are still arriving from England and Germany; and when I tell you that the place (meaning thecity ofAde laide) is very much like MarketDeeping, you may guess its extent. There is only one street at present, with straggling little wooden houses at the ends of the proposed new streets: they are as yet only staked out. The city will be one mile square, or four miles round; and a Bill has just passed the Government House here to make a rail road from the city to the port-the cost is estimated to be 30,000/. Bats made of cabbage tree and straw are principally worn here, and clothes are worth little or nothing. I have seen good black dress coats and sur touts sold for 6s. and 7s. each at the auction marts: there are three or four of those auctions every night. White blouses are Is. 6d. each, cotton socks 3d per pair; blue and pink figured shirts 2s. to 3s. 3d. each; a dozen black hats sold for Is. 9d. each; therefore it is a folly for any one to lay out his capital in clothes. Boots and shoes are about the same price as in England. Peaches for pies are 3d. and 4d. per dozen, grapes 4d. per lb. (beautiful), apples and pears lid. each; tobacco 4s. .j.er ib; eggs ld. each; bet f arid mutton 3d. per lb., prime joints; shop's pluck 3d.; calves' pluck 6d.; onions V. per lb., and potatoes 63. per. cwt.; but they are double that price in November. A little wood cottage with only two rooms on the ground floor and no fire-grate, 9s. per week. There aro no bedsteads here; all use soils with straw mattrasses. The sofas cost 11. each: they are made of. cedar wood. lam boarded and lodged for 12s. per week, and was lucky enough to get work the first week I got here, and at. the first place I enquired at; but there are upwards of a score printers in the bush at bullock driving, and hard work it is to manage sometimes 6,8, 10, to 16 bullocks in one day, loaded with copper ore from the Burrs Burrs Mines. I could show you drapers' assistants, clerks, and others who have not been brought up to a mechanical trade, breaking• stones on the road. but they get 245. to 30s. par week at it ; it is, however, to joke under a South Australian heat, particularly when we have a north wind : it is just like standing before the mouth of an oven. Farm labourers are run down by the Germans, for both men and women reap the corn. Our [matinees (printing) is pretty good: we get 9d. per 1,000 for ell the smaller types up to pica, for reprint copy as well as manuscript; but as we work only eight hours a day, we cannot get more than 21. 2s. a week; sometimes we have five or six over hours, at 9d. per hour." Mr. Lunn describes the natives of Port Adelaide as the ugliest specimen of humanity he has ever seen, their heads resembling the monster beads through which the water spouts are carried to run the water from the leads of our churches.-Stanford Mercury. GARDENING OPERATIONS FOIE, THE WEEK. Cuttings of roses should be taken immediately and planted in a close cold frame, in a north aspect, for three weeks or a month, until they are cicatrised at the base; they should then be . taken carefully up, potted in thumb pots, and plunged in a close warm frame, with a gentle bottom heat. So treated, they will make nice plants in a very short time, and if kept under slight protection during winter, will fill their pots with roots, and be ready for planting out in April or May. Pink pipings, if put in at the time we recommended, will now be ready for transplant ing; and in doing this not a moment should be lost, as they have need of all the rest of the season to estab lish theniselves in such a manner as to prevent the frost injuring them. If the situations ultimately intended for them are vacant, they should be planted in them at once, as they thereby flower much finer ; but if these places are occupied for the present by something else, the young pinks should be planted four inches apart, on reserve beds in an open situa• tion, the soil of which should consist principally of light loam, to which has been added some charcoal dust or charred refuse ; a little dung mixed with road drift and soot should be added. The rotten ma nure from an old mushroom bed answers very well for this purpose, as it encourages a mass of fibres, and produces a healthy but over-gross deve lopment of top. Some time ago we promised to remind our ;readers about making memoranda of the most suitable arrangement for half-hardy plants next season ; we are just now doing so our selves, and we take this opportunity of redeeming our pledge. As an easy method of reducing the thing more completely to a system, a rough plan should be made of the arrangement of the beds, which should be numbered, and referred to an accompanying list of the names of the plants with which it is designed to fill them next year, and the quantity required for each bed. By compiling a summary from this list, accurate information is at once ob tained of the quantity of plants which must be propa gated immediately by cuttings, and both by these and seeds in spring. By this simple means redundancy and deficiencies are avoided, disappointment is pre vented on the one hand, and waste of labour on the other. Whilst the half-hardy plants are in their greatest beauty, a tasteful eye will easily discover the weak and improvable points, and, by observing the more satisfactory parts, will readily perceive the most desirable futur e a r ran g e men t. Plant out the second crop of pink pipi ngs , taking care to examine the be ds rather late i n th e even i ng ; worms may then be caught, and every pink grower knows how often they make great confusion among his stock by loosen ing the pipings, and very often drawing them t o g ether in heaps. T a k e care that dahlias have abundance of water, keeping the roots will mulched with rotten manure. Let the lateral shoots be sedulously at tended to, by trying them out. Encourage the' weakest seedlings, for it very frequently happens that p icotees ere with fast they are the best. and generally bloom the ver y last of the collectien. Carnations a nd getting out of bloom ; roce ed rapid tht, ly layering ; use leaden pugs to fasten layers down; these are prefera b l e to , ferE! or GUILDHALL. Thomas Dower; a gentlemanly-looking person, and who formerly was a law stationer, and carried on a very respectable and extensive business in Chancery-lane, was brought up in the custody of police-constable Quarter man, 361, charged with stealing a silver tablespoon, value 125., the property of 'Mr. Argent, from the coffee room of the Rainbow Tavern, Fleet-street. Alderman HOOPER said the charge was quite com plete, and he would leave it to a jury to take into con sideration the question of the prisoner's state of mind at the time he committed the robbery. The prisoner aas committed to Newgate to take his trial upon the above charge. CLERKENWELL. Charles Ricketts, the driver of a Chelsea omnibus, was placed at the bar before Mr. Combe, charged with having caused the death of Edward Frederick Wallis, aged eight years, son of respectable parents residing at 17, Hornsey-road. It appeared from the evidence, that yesterday after noon the prisoner was driving his omnibus at a slow pace in the Holloway-road, when another omnibus was driving in an opposite direction, and a dray was passing near them. The deceased child was returning from school on his way home, and in crossing the road from behind the omnibus going in the opposite direction the horse of the omnibus which the prisoner was drivin g knocked the child down, the wheels passed over his head, smashed it flat, and killed him on the spot. Sergeant Martin, 48 N, proved having found the child quite dead and taking the prisoner into custody. The witnesses concurred that there was no blame at tached to the prisoner, and that the occurrence was per fectly accidental. Mr. Col= ordered the prisoner to put in bail for his appearance at this court on a future day, when the result of the coroner's inquest will be made known. He put in the required recognizances and was libe rated. SOUTHWARK. Just before the cloidog of this court William Augustus Sheen, a tall gentlemanlike man, described as a mejor in the army, was brought before Mr. A'Bfckott, charged with intermarrying with Miss Augusta Whitaker Green, his first wife being still alive. William Barnes stated that he was a City policeman, and that ho received information that mornicg from the solicitor to the prosecutrix that the prisoner, who was charged with bigamy, had just arrived from Paris, and was staying at an hotel in the Waterloo-road. He (the policeman) prom eded there that day and took him into custody on the charge, which he denied, as serting that there was no foundation for it, and that it was prompted by a revengeful feeling on the part of a woman whe had an animosity against him. Tlit' policeman produced the copies of two certificates of marriages contracted 17 William Augustus Sheen, the ono in 1838, at SL Magnus, in the City; and the other in 1844, at St. Mary's, Dover. Lie added, that the copies of the certificates were given to him by the so• licitor for the prosecutrix. Mr. ATECKETT inquired if the prisoner admitted that his name was William Augustus Sheen? and the reply was in the affirmative. The Solicitor stated, that in an interview he bad with the clerk of the church in which the second marriage had been solemnized, that officer proved the authenticity of the certificate, and also identified the prisoner as the person mentioned in the document. The prisoner, who was much excited, and could scarcely be restrained from interrupting the officer while giving his evidence, now exclaimed that a gross conspi racy to ruin him existed against him, that he was dragged away without time even to collect his papers and other documents which were of the utmost import. ance in the elucidation of his innocence, and that he had a charge himself of a most grave nature to bring against the woman who instigated the present pro- Ceedings. Mr. A'I3ECKETT advised the prisoner to be quiet, as he would do himself no good by interrupting the pro ceedings. Prisoner—l only R ant justice. I had a brother who was married some time ago, and there may be some mistake about it in taking me for him. All I can say is, that I am not putty of bigamy.: Mr. A'BECKETT said, that upon the evidence pro duced before him, it would be his duty to remand the prisoner for further examination, as the material wit nesses were not in attendance. Prisoner—l have an engagement to dine at the west end of the town at six o'clock; it will be a most serious disappointment if I urn to be precluded from going there. It I am to be de tained in custody, will your worship permit an officer to accompany me, and I will - pledge my honour and repu tation that I will not go out of his sight? It is with my solicitor, who is entirely Ignorant of these proceedings against me, that I am engaged to dine. Mr. ATECHETT said that he could not comply with the application, but that, under the circumstances, he had no objection to accept of two sureties of 100/. each for his appearance on Monday next. The prisoner was then remanded until that day, and while i❑ the gaoler's-room he was provided with writing materials to apprise his friends of the situation in which he was placed! THAMES. ATTEMPT TO MURDER BY A POLICEMAN.—John Horrigan, aged 43, late a constable, 173 in the H di vision, was brought up for final examination, charged with feloniously cutting and wounding with a knife J. Moseley, a brother constable of the same divisiou, and Mr. Forbes, one of his inspectors. On the 25th ofJune, Sergeant Jackson, 11 H, met the prisoner in White Hart-court, Whitcchapel, between two and three o'clock in the morning, and charged him with having been drinking and incapable of duty. When ordered to go to the station-house at Leman •street, he drew his staff, and said, " If you dare to lay your hands cn me I'll knock your head off, and if the staff won't do, I have a knife in my pocket, and I'll use it." Having procured assistance, Jackson took him to the station house, where he deliberately pulled a knife from his pocket, and opened it. Jackson told him not to make himself a fool, but he sprang at him with the knife and made several cuts at him. Inspector Forbes, who was on duty, then came forward, and remonstrated with him on the unseemly character of his conduct. The injured man, Moseley, then drew his truncheon and advanced to disarm the prisoner, the inspector and some other constable accompanying him. The prisoner said to Moseley, "Take care or I'll stab you —. I'll be to —if I don't stab any man that comes to take me." A struggle then ensued and Moseley cried out "I am stabbed." Im mediately after the inspector, finding the blood trickling down his left arm, cried out "I am stabbed" also. By this time the prisoner was got down, but he still con tinned to hit out with the knife right and left. The divisional surgeon, Mr. Meers, stoic(' that the wound inflicted on Moseley was an inch and a half deep, running obliquely through the back part of the thigh and not f,tr from the femoral artery, and there was tat other slight punctured wound under the armpit. Both were easily healed up, but owing to au affection of the lungs, the effects of which were probably heightened by the injury and excitement, it would not be safe to call upon the injured man to make his depositions. The prisoner was fully committed on the charge of aP saulting Moseley with intent to murder him, and assault. ing Inspector. Forbes with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. CAPE OF GOOD TOPE.—The news brought by the Apollo, to the 27th of May inclusive, is of no political im porta* beyond the fact of the total cessation of the ill feeling which the absurd and obstinate conduct of the Colo nial Secretary bad tbr the time engendered. The elections to the vacancies in the Legislative Council were proceeding with great propriety, and, with one or two exceptions, with out excitement or confusion. The conduct of the Governor- General in .this matter hai rendered him highly popular throughout the colony. . 1.J.~ ....~ V Cod' all the above places by the Electric Com paq. Telegr* puny and that of the South-Eas!cre 11 0 ,FS : ----- THE WEATHER and the v-- fj. NoETHAMPTONSIIIRE.--We 11,vo bad a 0 eek 4., t o late heavy w ; ether. The corn, however, is much layerea a'" heavy rains. Mr. alatz A ;bins of this Merl , el, IT A' stone IcP insuced cutting a piece of osts in '.unrorg shi , p , , on Tuesaa' y l.—/Vordiat'nptett Berald. , t Aber , ~ARDIFF.—BIT!ey was cut ou IgendßY 133 1 , FM man, v on a field belonging to Crawshayl3ai f•osally, .., any fields of wheat have been cut at Glist ° "' , ! , 0 1 - Entnark, Monknash, Aberavon, &C., and s°c oats._ cardisi. Guardian. HoRsHAN.—The farmers in this eeighbouthoo,ob:::, 13 , !,.length :made a partial commencercent in the . f o n it field. It is, however, by 13C1 means general, nu' 0 , t lie slttokt d forward to tirl the latter end ("el Ore fi Ids " beginning of the following week• la some ' J o 0 doss, and wheat is .tolerably heavy it is much be e _. 4is til eti s we have fine harvest weather to seesirentiog the b arn or ,tack, it must suff:..r material Hurl . ; o f. ..os • . c v. o , r e n is lot 'dug well gelat:-.1!", and promises o n ti lice tbe u regret exceedingly to have occasion to . - ' O5 , 0 4 0 which the bie potato niln i -n t r a n s L e f e e r c ll. e t se c 11 1 ,: 05 : 0 e : e ca b Ti c eg r . r s Blo ll - P l-a' s : 6 o t r: past been more or Jets rattaolod. resent apparently but sliehtly affected, but in to e ° o o , tiereevery iruncation of a y ., ne=at and seteror Ip this rei l .. , ,hbeuthood the disease Las, in every fool toreo it fl , :, t t=rade its bl,e,lr.nce, i.et Ia el 1 , 6 bor earlier than in the present par, and it is I° " st oce , therefore, that the forward crops will, in 50r1e.,113001 o e , n andt formerbe t,e more i backwardons._ ''''' ( t 7117 in this PETWoRT tiiropgrebS,S; ,c..0017„,0eAt To EL—Pea and whSeraist' eCru wheats er v a a L E — y ltS ileighbourhecyl, although the latter PP br cern° gen eral. —Surrey - di l l' GUILD tea : inririsneiydgESraatabindard. . th i s foe il y The GUILDFORD--Rapping is well filled where the r i 0 11 5 tr :a r he vi e aer l ici uclt tb°eurii t o l l eti' d e : 6l:l o ( the plant has been beaten down by. ( JO straw. rains it is great q . 8 10 abvtaenarritmaebnalehdaotvhweants,,uilfful.drleedsthsieawrtietlie hills , e v Z s i g e ( r l A b l :S tli b`c o li t oo ; 1 I v o (' n r g y stitch tn n coat b Ji . tired. t IcowmenhY There is o tiap ' 0 10 sung *tither, the gloomy 'ln Essex the crops are rouch.benteliwge qosiro much Y o peas ni n ngaao the n t the it w f heats are more backward than bere; 18ottieloi l c a o t tn te m r ne i nc . prospects of the falloiwo,eo Is cut in various places, and 60. 0 00 . utmil L b ik ee m, wanted.edutta: e it is an M r T. midland—h ar.' Cu= rem e tae ut i 2 n 9 t c h o n i et lr a rn s e:SeWc°S; i°o:4l::l44%i•greliti-filt;l:i tt l fi7 o ,hr)e r eloi t udn h rai e imso i 8 11 7 0 ti a; .efixecldelleonft bearorlpc!inollp.rtriiset oholotia',ioati • r fine aannnedd sample. i s , 0 ri e w b o e fe l di newse e s , b i t yb barl last fi ise f y s i r b t e . . .. ho fit deo : 7 b r ei o s : s: a Messrs. Atkinson, of Aglionby, nea this cifixted I, it) o h f very prime quality, but slightlf:threes, weather, and was taken iron' sample) 0 1° 0 0 Thursday. c: i ti r. rse of Highland A Ob%o shown at the Great •Agrioulltlrilberolf 'II Williamßubinson of Wet - s efer pt e c nced cutting a splendid crop 'of barley refi d) r of : . o otherthe sick r l o e p .— s i O 6 in m Ulverstone mark u e athTehneighbourhood are citi c l o f 0 0 o f r t s ; d a t y b e t y h ewreorew a lea for 0„ k Jo N ur o n ß a T l. Mr. John Tyson, on the island gat:fr°-;lllllloltinetlb.e.'Cailise; t ll e T rd l lt . ,y ~,,,0 co'. Igr, HUMBEELAND.—A patch of barl e y -jog o 4. 4 near to Morpeth East Mill, belOst bo rlef " d o bylam Fenwick, of that town. It fielcik° on P% 0 Cut ' Mr. Matthew Robson, of Allerwo6",:, 80:144 sold en for d 265. last. The first new sample of this grain l'r e bed dl o if aads Edinburgh market on Wednesday. n ~,W a se l ber ! ad there vest.—Newc g a e s settle per quarter. The ""-disttv:Jor _ _very prospect of an early anti 1 ° bee p is n el i e a j l othurronual.hout the northerflisfoor,. eot c ots' BERKSHIRE.—AIthough the weather 13 05 . 0 bo,bero wonted as could have been wished, reoPloZood," So it i t a i din several instances in this neighb°lltbori, always earlier by nearly a fortnight;cto, riefolle° and other had a principal wheat-,rorring distr' boio.or tolerably fine here pear yesterday, but the barometer is no,„ i t renr'gret t,°ely be fulfilled, 'e week, only a little rai n . , oor ° R oil that a ir ° d the atmosphere settled. " re ; n ot' IP' 00 1 promise of a heavy wheat OW ',, 3 4.1 to O t t e' the ears tailing in part , sa ld 11 " - be 0 le a ° ve=al e k o . rnwasnii ,a shillingsn materiallycdr affectingopto get encumbered, so that the res Per r to ean o Do l itnheowYiinegid.to iltta wheilii°lll:7„,°- 011301itabileila; per acre more than 004010 lo is' to receive his customary remuneration. _....' ing fo o 0 1 f expect that prices will materially' rite, "_olli ooh srl blightb reports as to the cessant supplies from abroad, the large bre d, Tbe .at o home,numerous and the abundance ofsvegetable fe ° o f th! e rio.i . , sfoarvmederofyut they are not so general or 0° e do od E l" thisea years, , u andi;etn I w e e s re uihopeent esculent._ ;18:eePriasi 1,1 once he b i 9 r : 0 ; e 0 1:;; I p a ti f i THE HARDEST. ' ho farmers in ibis 10 gat f est very generally a . nd toil; and putting forth their ball,' filtrof",o6o P s which ought to well red s of ° the most active Ise °flits; tortos g a a . e n r o w e xidi n. ee e nt yw crops full I isolated fields of whe at fell befosrefi-pessoffrootsd safely into the s a t " yesterday that the ae v k o - i y c u e sickle, and here there some aerobe it ° Irb e iti the scythe . w August oawaken and or barn' reaps oro cl a t o lro iod 0 . 1 .1 d rain were heard in all directiovg 0 „,..re l : 0 0cl 1) ; beguna t nn lowering weather Which so I ° . ' e `i Or', pros e " outwardly almost with it a"5" brought able 6 % 8 0 0 0 0 l i t , all looksapprehensions of $ vi th o nd °e-i• Proses Promising, thotigilki to peOe. bets afraid to raise his head and se " o riol e h r et , tiegi 7 4 the prices and privations of the coroiog,s„, Irv - lop ~,i the whe s at t s osm:n and heavy thus hu rains and storms have laid the orair go ls o ses , v; 1 pear ei av r re e d r. ) se he a 1 lo t one %s e a timen b e ,: e li x ei t tv e em n , t i deterior at e gwhats rl 0 t so d Die $::::::::::„.; s:sre: have partially suffered rOteoles, c hic's "„, the injury, d are like some in the Walden distrl e t ole' 10 d ficrald. ' -- - - 4 1‘ ° T ii . e 6l " II THE COUNTRY It- - tr it 'irt"c f 4 r g ' LEEDS, Auo. 6.—We had a mocierafe -;:pile4 'clf.'‘DY this likely &° i t iiiro„v. near market, but a good shoW of 6,a-iesdi - .4 0 rates.at hand, i for which the trade ru led schspge.to trot NEWCASTLE trade ruled CORN MARKET, AVG' Ch "tottof;leff the few ruled dull. The fine weatbers be pot ti o. . 0 0 ' transactions that took place q_..eteriorti than on Satu last. Flour realised tam, er dee d 04 maintained Friday'sr a n d Othe r „ 0 1 0 prices. Oats, a- iffr tt grain without change in value. O' 14' 10 4 NEWCASTLE CATTLE AO'Os 0° r te' of beef co ' .ll.l.tagor', , goad ' list , active andmprised about 340 head 4 3 ! Of t ; cl_ ~' of sheep all sold at full rates of last Tare t oo 0 ' 480 -P oso da t and lambs 6,500, being 100 M $ briol, 0 an oth descriptions of stock met 11l clogrets4 to 4s 6d to advanceof Is to is 6d per head, ari- a id; isal ' es , Si per lb. 6s per stone ; mutton, 4d 0 Da. ..,, taniti ill ej: f 6 11 EDINLURt! M E AL a 6.!,,,;gbis Os the meal -II MARKET/ 'A C-. h-- - t . 6 0c , e ac , 4 A market to-day 15 sacks oattoesit,„ 00, pgs. j imperial, • whichsoldthus :-4 t . 1 / 3. "" c j at - 6. - , and 7at 119 ' a . , 50 1 Os Od. 2 sacks flour, whle° . Ana'treS; pot-barley, whereof t rt, Of 4 sold at 215. g ot i 6 f t. an 70 EDINBURGHHAY AN D STRAW ' le d ' . ' Oat straw, from Wit' 6i 64 ,0 0 1 , I' wheat ditto, 8s Od to 9s 6d Per Alt ,O, lli- ale Id Old hay, 6s 6d to Si Od ; barley u . . 1 dittoAis -,; es• ii DAL from is to is '2d per stone; ne'b.--1- aral‘ e pe r i?.. KEITH MEAL AI O . . ''' di' - A RKET, eh 0 d ßi ,, 0 ,)saki bags oatmeal - and iof barleymeal at -l a Over' ready. Oatmeal down 3d per bag "° he 0 / od on the second ' Oatmeal, quality ; barieymeal ape pr.-0 ...., a per sack, of 280 lbs. Fir6„t,i 1 8 ! oil ,s 9.,A imperial 295 0 1 ", •''' 0 4 -,. U :, Barle • y meal, per ditto.- ... ISs 0 / 0 ea V" I'easemeal "• 00 S Flour .., -• ••• ••• - " s o t i <p d ' --s , .. ,3 6tl Pot barley ••• ••• ••• .., .....8i.f.„.. , Of 0 -** ••• „ ii 9P • o ,' 10 0 COAL MARIi.E.T..-I'ol- .... . PO so I Buddle's W. Hartley 14s Od Lambtoo i,i ols ~„.. 60 6 j Haeting'sHartley l4s NIS. Iletto% ::,..00 j4° 0 North Percy Hartley l3B Sel Richtnuoo ~. ' / i tt Ravensworth'aW.Hart t's '" .. '51 94 4 14s OdOtewar , ... . 0 ,0 , South P eareth ~,„ ; 0 0 Fantield M WylamMoor Butts l2s 6d:fteughll,......'>"lo od "' l3s 6(1 Hartlepoo ... ..,„,,,,, 15 0 End, s c n, 1ie110e.110'6...., / ISO 0, 1 Wall's ßewicke and Co. Gosforth • • ~4 Hotspur l3s 3d Blacle4o ° ciao.o',„,, j5/5 Lawsonl3s 6" uth pu t ..,''' . 0 „;‘' 0 Riddell .... * Te e ,, ... ‘13""lel 9 Walker . ...... 133 6d .) 6 ....... pot. 1- 13s 6d West 0 ...er 0, perWentrreL,,.., 'O O 41 Braddyll l'ati klett°n e members ofltst-is 6d i i n t t .,N ( T : is t h i h t e ed N e av - • B a rtley t b i l o v n , a o r r ri t v . inst., St&L T"irkAt". veo ti d A of i l aoo l r t of this . information ed bL ti r o a ' ; tP t. the Assembly. The Paris yesterday fro: $ Or t Aii l 9 hiaffe`t,eicrheioremiht was nominate r l'auLve3p;sa'inripdtoenneed:teuocni,ofti,mlihilloYipoallrliNobf,oytiitr:tsnhatritnt; bbd B ect e i g l ip e e eas To r s i o e 'cc r v i: f a ig_ l i riticoeli r tcs e el i: P r i d t s l l l 2} : ll Z ll } 66i : 49 2 oll: ;: t:eiglo:/ : 1° be K. the fritS On the 4th inst at Great YarniA so outPt 50 1) o f Edward so O)l rn t t ii bb : ee l e cross!,file. ifo R. Harmer E ne s u are► l ire o Eldon' 4 the N sq. el ram, n a l : role : 1 e wife of E. E aw.inficr ters lo , go , 0 0 RP.aKrisemPpa,Pie;:rs.q. tletbrteleuetir°o,g"-of the On the Gth inst., :tt 0 1 ,, ,,i• AO ov- 00' 7i -----------------rTAIA-Bla r cbarcb, ,:itig t o f On the Gth inst., at St. James .., 1 i{er.os, it, W. Prole, Esq., of Croyd, evonshire, a vt ` . williP or : 1 0 1 villa, London, to Mary, daughter of 13,Aire. 3 0 1 0 , at bourne-terrace, and Busc ot- M i res, On the f;th inst ., . t st -Mires, GM to A' , v , - i ~ • ' daughter f ~ • , j r ue o ESq. , of I,3,otitrit.orlrioluisilei,,p7:%,Vra,rlgv2_____li:l;.shiroef, oe:ueto:c-1,t;ic,,,,,,101.0ti11i0 Th O o r l i ni t , l s i o e ki 4t ii l i t inst., at 13t11111,11teleartebsi,cleniointitbe af t oel 9.5 0 , te t1t P. E. '." v, On the :ld inst., -t Caledi.nia-plaoe, _Lr, re ' Thompson, .-sq.„„ of Lincoln's .-niittoe,or 0 , 174 Rev. D • ‘.• •flso Y" , 1 sg e i:ftel , avid Stewart Dion' e, v , t .`loniernt. fitt, J" ( se * P 1 0 100 'JP 00' .. On th , 3 4th inst., aged i,llerillr';';llS;sol‘elif`liti oatoft11:1 , 6 , 40 , J ackson, Esu fth firm of George.' 3 bo p o fr 1::::1:hiacc2e(,1 .undon en tlt DON'er' DI S /, neer Thu h Ort io tbe , 4elthrin,sut., at ~ .he Ist° 9 ' i t ' daughter o f 1 i. f04,i1305.50` Esq., New Bond -street. ,J. Vire"o/0 , o f On the 4th inst., at Cheltenhal f A., ?Vl' Ou the th inst., Jc.hti J. 1.3 Y ' 0 ' , , a 50. Doe, 1 1 4° ".• g late of Kennington, Surrey, age - tr op -- Ai 00, a b r 1. , 11d0n :. Printod and Publisbe ~, go, toe :•:o, 112, Strand, Printer, ilt ../$OOl, 0 ;.trctu.t, in tho Precinct of tii'o Issoo • Kiddleze*, Tlaustito Auglio t .Q'