The Sun. — London, England, 1851-08-22 00:00:00

BANK RETURNS. (From the London Gazette of Tuesday.) An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales. in Circulation doring the Week ending Satur day, the 9th day of August, 1551 : Average PRIVATE BANKS. amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co. ....... 12,585 Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jenamitt and Pomfret 9,878 ilkylshain bank, Avlahai - n—R. and G Copernan 5,121 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury — R• ckford and Hunt. 21,378 atidock BinTe` and Baldook and Biggleswade Bar.k, 1311dock—Wells, Hogg, and Lindsell ... 20,339 earnitaple Bank, Barnstaple—'Marskall and Co 9,332 Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke-- Seymour, Lamb, and Co. ..... ........... ....... 16,826 Bedford Bank, Bedford —T. Barnard ............. 29,758 Bedf o rd and Bedford shire Bans, Bedford— — Trapp, Halfhead, and Co. Bswdley Bank, Bewdley—Nichols, Baker, and Crane 10,534 Bieester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—Tubb and Co. .. ••. • .•• ••• 12,972 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Attwo( ds, Spooner, and Co 20,352 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming ham...-J. Moilliett, and Sons . 11,458 Blandford Bank, Blandford—Bastard aria Oak 7,266 Boston Bank, Boston — G arfi t anti Co , 51,229 Boston Bank, Boston—Gee and Co 8, 033 B r idgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. & .T. Sealey 4,704 Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Harford, and Co. 35,069 Brosoley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Messrs. Pritchard 16,441 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham —Bartlett, Parrott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow Market Bank, Bury—Oakes, Bevan, and Co 56,085 Banbury Bank, Banbury—Gillett and Cobb 55.618 Banbury Old Bank, Banbury —Messrs. Cbb 18,569 Bath City Bank, Bath—Moger and Son Bedfordshire Letghton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett and Grant 31,566 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor and Lloyds . Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-1L A. and W. M. Harris and Co 10,375 Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co 61,876 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, an d Borrer . 24,456 _ Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington — Harding, Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. id j. Worlled,ge and Co. .............................. Cambridge Bank, Cambridge—Mortlock and Sons Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam ; ......... .. .... 10,428 bridge—Messrs. Forsters ........................ 35,721 Canterbury Bank, Canterbury—Elammond and 26,416 Co Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen —= Morris 50n5................................................... 15,986 Chertsey Bank, Chertsey—Messrs. La Coste .„ 3,077 Colchester Bank, Colchester —Round, Green, 15,991 and Co. Colchester and Essex B a nk, Witham and Essex Bank, and Fiadleig,Ph Bank, Suffolk, Colchester —Mills, Bavrtree, and Co Cornish Bank, Truro —Tweedy and Co, Coventry Bank, Coventry—Little and Wood cock .................................... ,„. City Bank, E xe ter—Milford and Co Craven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co. Cardiff Bank, Cardiff—Towgood and Co Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bulk, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmcuth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. ... Derby Bank, Derby—Messrs. Bvans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derbv—Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes—Hughes Locke, and Co Diss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Finch-un, and Co Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster— Cooke and Co Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, & Co Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor- 1,218 27,050 38,616 7,601 17,530 69,726 6,830 8,703 10,365 24.239 21,949 9,106 9,861 58,312 70,655 mart 10,921 Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester—Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster, and Co. East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hall, and Co. 42,725 93,862 39,472 Zssex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford—Sparrow, and Co. Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Fakenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co. 38,070 25,080 18,475 Farrinedon Bank and Bank of Vantage, Far ringdon—Barnes and Ifeklley ... Farnham Bank, Farnham —Nfessrs. Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co Godalming Bank, Godalming—liellersh and 5,577 10,948 4,849 Keen - Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Hay don... Grantham Bank, Gr antbara—Hardy and C 0.... gastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, Hilder, and Co. 5,059 8,002 19,264 22,440 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. Hertford and Ware Bank. Hertford—S. Adams and Co Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull —Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veasey Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Cc Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead— Smith, and Whittingstall 21,68G Hertfordshire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen—Sharples and Co. Hereford, Ross, and Archentield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank, Hereford—Morgan, Hoskins, and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Mainingtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Mercer 13, 660 16,777 14,856 33,323 5,224 23,375 19,894 17,600 55,255 11,900 Eington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J. Davies and Co Knighton Bank Knighton—J. Davies and Co. Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Terry and Co ..... Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. Bettering Bank, Kettering—Got. h and Sons... Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C Harvey and Son Leeds Bank. Leeds—Beckett and Co Leeds Union Bank, Leeds—W.Williams, Brown, and Ca. Leicester Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and Co Lichfield Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith and Co Lampeter Bank and Liam - lilo Bank, Llando very—David Jones and Co. Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle tons and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys and Co Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis-- Jarvis and Co. Macclesfield Bank, Niacclesfield—Brooklehurst 18,519 7,455 19,294 34,237 7,245 5,225 51,010 34,375 19.920 23,975 11,431 68,091 20,955 4,819 3.501 31,247 9,637 15,413 4,171 and Co. Igerraingtree Bank, Man ni ngtree—Nunn and Co. ]Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Frungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner and Pinckney Marlborough and North Wiltshire New Bink. Marlborough — Ward, Merriman, and Hilliet Dol,gelly—.Tones and WilliamsMerionethshire Bank , ....... mars' Bank, Truro—Willyam i and Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny —Baileys an d co mOlodnmßoauntkh, Monmouth Old Bank, Mon mouth Bank, Brecon Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow and Ross and Herefordshire Bank , —Bromage and Snead .............. Monmonthainire Newport Old Bank, Newpo rt —W. Williams and Sons Newark '3ank, Newark—Godfreys and Hutton Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—Handley, Peacock, and Co 141 /bury Bank, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock. Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham ,,rnond, and Son Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Harveys and Iluds o Norwich 1:13 and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur Ile 5, Noa lg i t r d Birkbeck . fi ntha r and Notti ng h ams hi re B an k , N o t- Hart, FNuneaton ellows, and Co I hnk, —Craddosk and ...... Naval ßani, . . .. C 0........ P l ymouth—Harris, M u d ge , an d ........ New swum.Batii; ................................. Co . ............ , Sarum Everett, and Nottingham Bank,../4 0t V i . ,.; .... .... 11 . 827 -am— Smith and Co. Oswet‘try Bank and Os:? ~ r est.vv—,Croxon and c :stry Old Bank, Os- 24,231 Ozfovi'd Old Bank, Oxforcl—ii;,;i: .............. 11,528 and .... ...... ..................... ............ Parsons, Old Bank Tonbrid ge, .............. ......... ; 31,452 and Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonb u ri b d r z idge Beee'ning and 50n5...... ................. alle Bank, Witney—ciii;!: - 6,766 sad ............. C 0.. ............................... Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the H Old Bank and 7,406 Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease a•nd Co ............ 33,404 Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten and C 0... 10,68 0 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank. Peter borough—Mes‘rs. Yorke Pemorokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest--J. and W. Walters Reading Bank, Readin Simonds and Co ......• 25,955 Beading Bank, Reading— g— Stephens,Blandy, and 27,242 ~..• ti ltm k t tond Bank, Richmond—Maxwell and Co 5,126 ""ena 4 le Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds, and Co 4,865 Ito 71"4 B• 1 1 14 Royston—Fordhlm and *vac, 10,717 1,810 5.519 12,091 24 ; 415 13,568 8,346 19,221 34.482 21,075 14,303 39,481 61,235 6,734 2,593 25,271 THE SUN, Average Amonnt Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank Roches ter—Day and Nicholson 7,577 Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 10,396 Rye Bank, Rye—Pomfret and Co. Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaway Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden-Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury-Burton, Lloyd, and Co Scarborough Old Bank, 3carborough-..Woodall and Co 21,321 Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury-Rocke, Eytons. and Co Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourna -Valiance and Son 3,283 Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton-Maddisnn and Pearce 10,508 Southwell Bank, Southwell-Virylde and Co. Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp , ton-Atherly and Fall . 3,375 Stone Bank. Stone-W. Moore 736 Stafford Old Bank, Stafford-Stevenson and Co 11,291 Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford-Eaton, Cayley, and Co. „, Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge-Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury -Beck, Downward, and Co. Taunton Bank, Taunton-Messrs. Badcock 23,013 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock-Gill, Rundle, and Co Thornbury Bank, Thornbury-Rolph, Yates, and 7,831 Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton-Duns - 7 407 ford and Barne Northam Thrapston and Kettering Ban k, pton shire, Thrapston-Yorke a nd Elan d 8,698 Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring-But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Tow ceater-J. and S. 7,948 Percival Town and County of Poole Bank, and Ring wood and Poole Bank - Ledgard an d Sons: ..................................... 8,863 Union Bank, Cornwall, ilelston-Vivian and Co. ..................................................... 8,272 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge-Hull, Smith, and Co. .......................................... .... 18,208 Wallingford Bank, Wallingford-Hedges & Co. 7,818 Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick- Greenway and Co, Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington-Fox Brothers West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield-Leatham, Tew, and Co 40,831 Whitby Old Bank, Whitby-Simpson, Chap man, and Co 11,452 Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester-Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester -Wickham and Co 5,990 Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth-Elliott and Pearse Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth-Arkwright and Co. . 27,416 Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech- Guruey and Co. Wiveliscornbe Bank, Wiveliscombe-P. and W Hancock 5,967 Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton-Good ricke and Holyoake.. 7,785 Worcester Bank, Worcester-Farley, Lavender, and Co. 7,080 Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester-Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 58,543 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster-Farley and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall-Charles Foster and Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster- Everett and Co. Wolverhamp ton Bank, Wol verhamp ton- Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, aad Haleswortk and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth-Gurney. Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth-Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 6,488 York Bank. York-Swann, Clough. and Co 36.077 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking 9 242 8,899 45,159 10,546 27,233 20,078 36,523 Company. Chesterfield Cumberland Union Banking Company, Work- ington Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry.. County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel- 7,876 30,270 9,030 19,351 10,091 88,514 tenliam Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 20,272 Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 16,410 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 128,074 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax Fluddersfleld Banking Company, Huddersfield 33,278 Hull Banking Company, Hull . 22,415 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha lifax Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Helston Banking Company, Helston . 1,319 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 15,529 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresborough . 20,781 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,780 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster . 46,372 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 40,735 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 8,415 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields. and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle 1,255 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wilts Banking Comp an y , Melksham 347,95539:250 N or thamptonshire Union Bank , Northampton., 5 5 ,83 8 Northamptonshire Banking Com p an y , North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 22,320 Pares's Leicestk rshire Banking Company, Lei cester Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth.„ 2,821 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 33.605 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Com pany, Stamibrd Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall ... Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourbridge Sheffield and Halluxashire Banking Company, Sheffield .. Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking Company, Sk.olio!d Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond ... .... . ....... Storey and Thomas's Ba n ki ng Company Shaftesbury ~ Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Com pany, Wolverhampton 31,927 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 12,631 Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven Warwick and Leu.iniLgtma Banking Company, Warwick West of Englane. and South Wales District Bank. Bristol . , , ... 70,562 Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 70,070 West Riding Un ion Bankin g Company, Elud dersfield ..... Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch ....... Worcester City and County Banking Company, Worcester... •• ................ ' 3 323 York U n i on B a nking Company, York 62,283 York City and County Banking Company,York 73,447 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. Inland Revenue. Somerset House, Aug. 16, 1851. STEAM -BOA T EXPERIMENTS.—On Monday, the 18th, and two following days, we had the gratification of steam -vessel, invented t ' h e e s c i lu o a f im li e t x ie p s e o r fa en m t o s d o e n l the Serpentine, Pl test yde bwyiparktan'egssteonintg a series gentleman near Colchester, named Vint, who has, we understand, been occupied many years in its completion, attended of course with much labour and expense. The model is taken from the Fairy, its length being 10 feet, beam 14 inches, fitted with submarine paddles, of 41,6 inches, at tached to her quarters below the water line, working under water. The engine is also placed in a similar situation, and consequently protected from shot and all other missiles. The experiments were all quite successful, and pruved the inven tion to be of great value and consequence, the speed per formed by the model being as near as could be ascertained five knots. We have been informeg that the mod e l w ill i n future be shown at the Polytechniclnstitution. SILVER VALLEY AND WHEAL BROTPIERS MINING COMPANT.—Letters received from the agent of this mine an nounce an important discovery in the 24 fathom level; rich stones of silver ore in the form of grey oxide and native silver have been broken, the assay from which gives 2,387 oz. of tine silver to the ton. The accounts received up to this morning report the lode to be still improving, and producing ri new church of St. James ' s, ; at the 35 fathom level they appear to be ap proacrliOre „,, tog the same orey ground. Earl of Derby resigns the patronage of the kirk. The par' at Latham, to the vicar of Orms about to underg o school-room church of Newton-in-Makerfield being repair,in the bishop has licensed the national y vir,ltervice until the church, which must be tempormii 'dewy, nu , shall be to-cpene4.—LiverPool la DON, SINGULAR TRIAL. An extraordinary trial took place lest week before the Court of Assize of the Seine .et-Marne. In the month of January of the present year a female, named ' Petit, the wife of a miller at Nemours, near Fontaine bleau, was at breakfast with her two children. One of the children, about seven years of age, after taking a small portion of chocolate, refused to take any more on account of its disagreeable taste, and the other child did not touch it. The mother, fancying that the child who had refused to take any more was actuated by caprice, drank some of the chocolate herself, and soon afterwards she and the child were attacked with severe vomiting. The husband, who came in at this time, went immediately for medical aid; and the doctor, on arriving, was so convinced from the symp toms that his patients had been poisoned, that he administered antidotes and saved their lives. The chocolate which remained was subsequently examined by a chemist, and found to contain a considerable quantity of arsenic. No suspicion fell for a time upon the husband, for be lived on good terms with wife and almost adored his children. The only other person in the house was a girl named Boulay, only 134 years old, who had lived with Petit and his wife as servant for fifteen months. As this girl appeared to he fond of her mistress and of the children, she was not suspected. Many days, however, did not elapse before she cast suspicions on Petit, and being interro gated by the examining magistrates, declared that Petit ill-treated his wife, and had expressed a desire to get rid of :her. At another interrogatory she, finding that her former depositions had created some suspicions against herself, declared that Petit had had criminal relation with her, and, had resolved to de stroy his wife in order that they might be able to carry on their intercourse without Control. He, she said, had given her the poison, and had instructed her to put it into the milk, which was to be mixed up with the chocolate. A surgeon who had examined the girl Boulay declared that she was no longer a virgin, and this fact seeming to confirm the girl's statement. Petit was arrested, as was also the girl. Petit, when taken from his home, was much agitated, and declared that, although innocent, he was a lost man. His wife behaved with great tenderness, and implored the officers of justice not to believe the statement of the girl, for Petit was a kind husband and doating father, and never could have contemplated her destruction and that of his children. The girl Boulay, after her arrest, changed her story. At four or five examinations she said she had been guilty of falsehood, that her master had never had any criminal intercourse with her, and that, knowing where he kept arsenic for the destruction of rats, she had taken it, and put it into the milk. When asked what motive she had for this horrible act, she replied that she wished to get rid of her mistress, in order that she might possess her fine clothes and jewellery. I❑ these examinations she de clared that her seducer was a man who worked at the mill. At her twelfth and thirteenth examination she equivocated a great deal, but still admitted that she had administered the poison without the know ledge of her master, and that her seducer was riot the journeyman miller as she at first said, but another young man, whom she married. Her motive for attempting to poison her mistress, she now said, was not to ob tain possession of her clothes, but in order that her death might put an end to her servitude, and enable her to return home; and this there is reason to be lieve was the true motive of the crime, for it was ascertained that she had frequently entreated her mother to have her home and had been refused, on account of the inability of the mother to support her. Notwithstanding these confessions it was thought right to keep Petit in prison, and even to bring him to trial ; for as the first charges of the girl had been made so positively, and as she had so frequently equivocated, it was difficult to de cide as to what part of ber statement was to be belikvtd. She and her master were, therefore, both put to the bar. It was naturally sup posed that her interrogatory by the president of the tribunal would produce the same result as her last examinations, but to the astonishment of the court she declared that her first account was the correct one—that her master had repeatedly slept with her— that ha had given the poison to her, and desired her to administer it, and as an inducement had assured her that after the death of her mistress they should live together as man and wife. Petit underwent his interrogatory with great firmness, and the whole of his demeanour was such as to carry a conviction of his innocence to the crowd who heard the trial. The witnesses who were called were to establish the fact of the poisoning, and to speak to the character of the two prisoners. A few persons deposed to rumours of ill-treatment of the wife by her husband, but several persons who knew him intimately, and had frequent opportunities of observing his conduct towards his wife, deposed that he was a kind and indulgent hus band. Madame Petit, who appeared as a witness, as sured the Court that her husband had always behaved in the kindest manner, and that -he was passionately fond of his children. It was utterly impossible, she said, that he could ever have harboured a criminal design towards her or them. As to the girl Boulay, it was proved that she was utterly un educated, and was precociously wicked. The Pro cureur of the Republic, in addressing the court, said that as he could not believe the prisoner Petit to be guilty he could not ask the jury to convict him, but of the guilt of the girl he had no doubt. The jury, however, might think that, from her youth, she had acted without a full consciousness of the crime she was committing, and if their verdict was to that effect it would enable the Court to order her imprison ment in a house of correction for the purpose of im proving her morals and restoring her to society, cured of the wretched propensities of her mind. The jury withdrew to deliberate on their verdict, and, to the astonishment of the people in the Court, and perhaps of the judges, who had made up their minds as to the merits of the case, and supposed that much delibera tion was not necessary on the part of the jury, an hour elapsed before the verdict was delivered. This verdict created greater astonishment than the delay which preceded it, for it pronounced the acquittal of both prisoners. The girl left the court immediately. As to Petit, he was not able to move for some time, for his wife fell into his arms and his friends crowded round him to congratulate him on his escape. MISS ANNA ZERR. The question has often been raised, how far the Ministry of Schwarzenberg-Bach is responsible for the atrocities perpetrated in Hungary under the sway of Haynau ; whether the half-crazy marshal acted upon his instructions from Vienna when he had ladies flogged and ministers and generals hanged, or whether all moral imputation rests upon him alone. Public opinion condemned him; and, after all, it seems that he was but the tool of the reckless Pre mier, and of the once liberal Dr. Bach, for whom the barricades of Vienna were the stepstone to the Mi nistry. It is true that since Haynau's dismissal from office there have been no more executions, that even A great many of the superior Hungarian officers have been released from prison; but the spirit of persecu tion is still alive, and the recent case of Miss Anna Z.rr is a new instance of the fact that the Austrian Ministry takes pleasure in prosecuting women in a way which becomes a pettifogging lawyer, and not the Government of a great realm. Miss Anna Zerr, one of the most distinguished opera bingeru of the Imperial Theatre at the Carin thian gate, got several years ago the patent of im perial chamber-singer (kammer-sangerns), a dis tinction often conferred on celebrated virtuosi. She never meddled with politics, but she was too proud and too honest to cringe before the powerful. Several of her former friends have been compromised during the revolution, but she did not forsake them ; and when, in the months of June and July, she made a trip to London, she visited two of the exiles re siding there. About this time the committee for the relief of the Hungarian refugees got up a concei% at Willis's rooms, and Miss Anna Zerr wa. invited to lend her distinguished talent for this charity. She readily consented to sing, but a sudden indispo sition prevented her from taking part in the concert. Shortly afterwards she left London and returned to Vienna, where, to her greatest surprise, she was com pelled to return her diploma of katamensangerin, and forbidden to appear on the stage; nay, she wa s even put under the surveillance of the police, and cannot leave the town without a special permission ! and all this because she was ready to aid a charity which is under the chairmanship of Lord Dudley Stuart, and is patronised by a great number of Members of Parliament. It is a petty vengeance upon an artist, but it is at the same time an insult to Hungarians; and the Ministry should keep it in mind that the Hungarians more readily forgive cruelty than insolence.—Dailey News. WISDOM PREACHING lIV THE STREETS A few years ago it was a frequent spectacle in and about London to see a concourse of persons collected in some open space, listening to the exhortations of a preacher in shabby black, with a rubbish-heap for his pulpit, and the sky for his sounding-board. The po lice authorities appear to have suppressed a practice, which probably occasioned fewer conversions than cases of pocket-picking. 'We may, however, antici pate a revival of sermons sub Jove, if there be truth in the statement of the correspondent of a morning contemporary, who says— " As I was passing along Orchard-street, Portman square, last (Monday) evening, about nine o'clock, I was surprised to see a great crowd assembled round Kell Mell buildings,' and on inquiry, I tbund that Cardinal Wiseman was preaching from a platform in the open air. The court, through which there is a thoroughfare into Duke-street, was illuminated, and filled with Irish. After waiting some little while, the Cardinal came into the street, to a carriage, which was waiting fur him, attended by boys and men wearing white surplices, and bear ing lighted candles, hum s and afro on immense FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, crucifix. There were a great many police standing around, but none attempted to interfere with this ille gal procession." Of course the license which is conceded to Cardi nal Wiseman will not be denied to Ebenezer Brown. The sincere Jumper has quite as much a right to promulgate his doctrines in the streets as the zealous Romanist. It is not because Mr. Brown is a shoe maker, or indeed a repairer of shoes, that he is to be compelled to " move on," and the Cardinal permitted to proceed. Should either disobey the mandate to go about his business, the oleaginous collar of Ebenezer is no less and no more snored from the clutch of the policeman than the what-d'e-csll it at the poll of Nicholas ; and British Justice contemplates with equal eye the rusty sables of the former, and the pon tificals of the latter (with all his properties to boot) in the station-house. _ ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, Aug. 21. NISI PRIUS COURT.--(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS and a Special Jury.) ROLLINS V. CROSS. This was an action to recover compensation from the defendant for damage alleged to have been done to some calico cloths by him in bleaching them. Mr. Atherton, Q.C., Mr. Seger, and Mr. Cromp ton, appeared for the plaintiff, and itr. Sergeant Wil kins, Mr. Cross, and Mr. Manisty for the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff is a cotton-spinner and manufacturer at Preston, and the defendant is a bleacher at Halliwell, near Bolton. In 1850 the plaintiff sent a quantity of grey cotton sheeting to the defendant to bleach. The goods had been manu factured for Messrs. Robert Outran and Co., of London ; and, after being bleached, they were sent to Messrs. Outram. A customer of theirs found fault with some of the sheetings on the ground that they had many stains on them, and an investigation was made of the cloths by a London finisher, the result of which was that the goods were returned to Messrs. Outram. On complaint being made to the plaintiff he ,oveihauled his stock, and found that other sheeting which be had were da maged in the same way. The plaintiff contended that these stains on the cloth had been received at the defendant's works, and were the consequence of the water used by the defendant being impregnated with iron, and from not properly " sowing" the cloth after it had passed through the bleaching liquor, the lime in the bleaching liquor causing a precipitate of iron when water impregnated with iron was used; and that, even if this were not the cause of the stains, but the cloth was already stained when it went to the defendant's to be bleached, yet the defendant was still liable for the damage, as it was his duty to have bleached out the stains. The Cloths bad also been damaged in other respects by being cut and marked with hookholes. From the evidence it appeared that palm-oil stains could be extracted by bleach ing; and one witness stated that the stains in the calico were "sow," and he offered there and then to wash them out with soft soap and water. For the defendant it was contended that the stains un the cloth were ironmoulds, which extended right across the cloths, and that these stains were in the gray cloth, and were made in the manufacture in passing the warp between iron rollers. These iron rollers were protected by flannel ; but when the flan nel was worn out, the rollers ironmoulded the warp, and that no ordinary process of bleaching would ex tract these ironmoulds. The piece of calico which the witness said he could wash with soft soap and water free from the stain was produced after having under gone 25 minutes' washing, but the stain was still there, and on Mr. Watson, a chymist, applying to it some infusion of galls, the stains immediately became black and inky. This showed the stains to be iron mould, ink being made by an infusion of galls and iron. Tne same stains were found on the plaintiff's unbleached cloth. Some of the cloth had been twice subjected to the process of bleaching, and the stains could not be got out. It would require strong acids or "sours" to extract those stains, the effect of which, if used, would have been to destroy the fabric of the cloth. It was proved that the water used by the de fendant was also impregnated with iron. Mr. ATHERTON having replied, His LORDSHIP summed up the evidence, directing the jury that there was no evidence that the goods within the plain meaning of the declaration "became and were stained " by the defendant while being bleached, but that if they were of opinion that the cloths had been cut and had hOles made is them in an unworkmanlike manner, they must give the plain tiff such damages as they thought he had sustained. (The jury found their verdict for the plaintiff—da mages 2001, for the cutting, and were sent back to find as to the stains, and had not returned when our dispatch left.) ROOKER V. THE BIRKENHEAD, LANCASHIRE, AND Toleration for ever I—but let it be universal tolera tion. In field preaching let there be a fair field, and no favour. If the Roman saints are to have a hear ing, let those of the "Latter Day " have the same. Now that the example has been set by Cardinal Wiseman, we may expect that the Reverend Bo's'n Smith will re-enter on his itinerant mission. The Cardinal may consider himself to be a commissioned officer of the Ship of Peter; but the law of England takes no more account of him than it does of the Bo's'n. The wisdom of anybody has as much right to cry in the streets as the wisdom of Wiseman.— Punch. CIIIISHIRR RAILWAY COMPANY. This case, in which the plaintiff, a surveyor at Manchester, was one of the persons injured in the Cheshire Tunnel on the return from the Chester races in April last, was called on immediately before our dispatch was sent off. The action was in case, the plaintift, who appears to have been dreadfully injured, laying his damages at 5,0001. The defondants pleaded not guilty. Mr. Knowles, Q.C., Mr. Pollock, and Mr. Hol land, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, Mr. Crompton, and Mr. Monk, for the de tendant. Mr. KRowLas was stating the case when our dia. patch left. Both the plaintiff's legs were broken, and his left arm, his breastbone, and spine were injured, and he was removed home all but dead. A companion, named Davison, who was with him, was killed. Though sixteen weeks ago, the plaintiff was yet un *We to be removed, and the fees for surgical attend ance already amounted to more than 3001. The oc currence of this dreadful accident the Learned Counsel attributed to the want of reasonable care on the part of the defendants, who had employed no more than ordinary engines, and removed the policeman from the tunnel whose duty it was to give notice of danger, and no additional care whatever had been taken to meet the extraordinary traffic. The consequence was that the trains did not keep time, the engines were overloaded, and the train in which the plaintiff was came to a dead stand in the Cheshire Tunnel, where it was run into by a following train, and the accident and consequent injuries to the plaintiff thereby oc casioned. In the Crown Court cases unfit for publication oc. cupied all day. Mr. Bliss, Q.C., sat in the grand jurproom, assisting Mr. Baron Platt in the trial of prisoners. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COUR7'. (Before Mr. Justice ERLE.) TRIAL OF CHARLES REST AND JOHN KELLY. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. PLATT then replied, and Mr. Justice Eats having carefully and lucidly summed up the evidence, The jury returned a verdict of Guilty against both the prisoners. Evidence haying been given of their previous convic tion for other offences, they were sentenced to be trans ported for life. John Bellamy, 30, was indicted for feloniously ad ministering a stupefying drug to Louisa Meredith, with intent to rob her. Mr. Briarley prosecuted, and Mr. Payne was for the defence. The charge was preferred under the recent statute known as Lord Campbell's Act. It appeared that the prosecutrix had been in the service of a respectable liovnsed victualler in Fleet-street, and that she had quitted that service on the evening of the day named in the indictment, having previously received twenty six shillings, the amount of wages due t o h er . She requested the prisoner to get her a cab, and take her to some respectable lodging, and he accompanied her, and they went to a public-house, where they had some drink. They continued together driving about after this, the prisoner pretending that he was desirous to g , - , t her a lodging, and at length, immediately after the prosecutrix had drunk a glass of rum given her by the prisoner, she became completely insensible. While in this state he took the cab to his own lodging, where the box of the prosecutrix was taken out and placed in his room. The police subse quently interfered, and it was found necessary to use the stomach pump and other remedies before the prosecutrix could be restored to conscious ness, and in her pocket there was found a bottle which had contained laudanum, and which must have been placed there by the prisoner. The box of the prose cutrix had not been opened, but it appeared that during the proceedings she lost the whole of her money. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. The Learned JUDGE said that the case had been most satisfactorily brought home to the prisoner. There could be no doubt that his intention was to rob the prosecutrix, and 'he feared . there could be very little doubt also, from some parts of his conduct, that he had another criminal design against her, and, under all the circumstances, he felt it to be his duty to order him to be transported for seven years. The prosecutrix appealed to the Court, and said that, owing to hPr losing the whole of her wages, she make was in great distress, way into the country, where was unheeaxbple expected tt to d to ak ob e t another situation. ands Mr. Sheriff CAZDEN said that the sheriffs would give her some assistance if she applied to them. THIRD COURT. (Before Mr. Russzu. GURNEY.) William Dandy, 23, servant, pleaded guilty to stealing an eyeglass, chain, two rings, and other ar ticles, the property of Mr. Frederick Dufaur, his master. The prosecutor, a gentleman living in Queen Ann street, Cavendish-square, stated that he wished most strenuously to recommend the prisoner to mercy, as up to this period he had borne a good character, and the cause of his predent delinquency was a fatal pas. sion he had for betting on horse racing—a taste, he thought, he inherited from his father, who was a racing jockey. The prisoner was always going to the public betting offices—which he (pro secu t o r) was sorry to see were t o l era t e d b y l aw—and this he was conv i nce d was the sole cause of his misconduct: 7 ' fir. Qum' said that so many tervaßta cam yarn on credit, from which she knitted a pair of stock- before this Court that he could not listen to recom ings, which, being sold, paid for the first supply, and mendations to mercy. So far as the cause to which obtained credit to the good woman for the second. the prosecutor alluded was concerned, he much re- The remainder of the yarn was each time a ppli e d t o th e gretted that such an evil should still be permitted to petticoat, and thus, at last, it was completed; but, un- exist. fortunately, too late for its admission among the wonders The p risoner was then sentenced to six months' im of the Crystal Palace. It is the present inte n ti on o f t h e . poor woman's friends to have her curious work mans hip pnsonm . en . t. exhibited at a bazaar, to be held in connexi on w ith t h e Tremadoc Bardic Congress in October next. stealing. Connor, 45, labourer, was indicted for . 81bs. weight of metal, the property of our Lady the Queen. — Mr. Bodkin prosecuted, and Mr. lorry defended. The prisoner was a labourer at the new H /Use of Commons, and had been caught carrying out a quan tity of the brass sheathing of the windows. He had been seven years employed there, at wages of 18s. a week. In answer to the Court, the foreman stated that above 50 of the windows had been destroyed by the metal being stripped off, and that it would cost about 501. to repair the damage done. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. Mr. GURNEY said that the prisoner's conduct was very bad, and sentenced him to 12 months' imprison ment and hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. SOUTHIVAI?I. Thomas lnsell, a barber, residing in Norfolk-street, Southwark-bridge-road, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett charged with cutting and wounding Wil liam Coggins, police constable 336 M, with a ras , r, and striking him several times on the head with a poker with intent to commit murder. Complainant, whose head was bandaged and his left hand in a sling, stated that about a quarter to one o'clock on Tuesday morning he was on duty in the Southwark-bridge-road, when he saw the prisoner and his wife creating a disturbance in the street. He went up to them and told them to go away and not make so much noise. The privner said he should make as much noise as he liked, at the same time ex claiming that he would give him something for his interference. The prisoner then ran round the corner and fetched a poker, with which he struck witness twice on the head and made his escape. He, however, followed him to his house in Norfolk-street, and pushed the door open to apprehend him, when he took up a razor and tried to cut his throat with it. In the struggle the prisoner nearly cut all the fingers off his left hand. Another constable fortunately came up at the time and prevented the prisoner from murder. ing Prisoner stated that the witness broke open the door, and struck him with his staff. He had no right to break open his door. The complainant said that he did not break the door open. He pushed it gently, when it flaw open, Witness did not use his staff until he was attacked with the razor. Police-constable 285 M said he was on duty in Union-street at the time in question, when he heard screams of murder proceed from Norfolk 'street. He instantly hastened to the house, where he saw the complainant bleeding profusely from the head and left hand. The prisoner had the razor produced in his hand, and was flinging it about with great force. Witness struck him on the hand with his staff, and made him drop the razor, when a sergeant entered th• house and secured him. Sergeant Golding, 7 M, said that when he arrived on the spot he saw Coggins bleeding from the head and hand. He was in such a state that be could not stand. The prisoner had the razor in his right hand, flinging it about, but last witness made him drop it and secured him. The complainant was then con veyed to a surgeon's, when hi. wounds were dressed, and he was afterwards carried to his lodging. Police-constable 53 M said he picked up a poker in the street near the prisoner's house. It was covered with hair and blood on the sharp edge. Mr. Odling, surgeon of the division, said he was called in to see the complainant, whom he found in an exhausted state. He had a wound on the right side of his head an inch and a half long, and two of the fingers on his left hand were nearly cut off. The wound on the head he believed to have been inflicted with the poker produced. Mr. ATECKETT abked whether there was any danger ? Witness •replied in the negative. The fingers were injured to an extent that would require some time to heal the wounds. _ _ _ In answer to the charge the prisoner said he hd been to Camberwell fair, and drank rather too much, and he should not have touched the constable if he had not broken into his house. Mr. A'BECLETT said it was a very serious offence, and it was fortunate for him that he had not com mitted murder. He bad cut and beaten the constable in a very ferocious manner ; consequently he should commit him to the Old Bailey for cutting and wounding. Bussell retired with his clients, who expressed an earnest hope that the proceedings would be made public as a caution to others. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. BRISTOL, AUG. 21.—The weather continues remark ably fine and warm, and harvest operations progress na• , st satisfactorily, and with concurrent reports of a full ecreable yield of wheat—also of barley. Our markets have been fairly supplied with English wheat, principally old. The quality 01 the new English that has appea sed is unusually fine, weighing fro n 62'b to 631 b per bushel, the selling price of red being from 36s to 38s per imperia l quarter. At this day's market English new Owl" fetched from 36s to 403 per imperial quarter; foreign white, 40s to 44s per 408 b; ditto red, xtra fine quali ties. 37s to 395; ditto flue ditto, 34s 6d to 36s 6d; ditto ordinary ditto, 30s to 335; ditto bard, 30s to 334. Flour is 6d to is per quarter low. - r; English seconds 283 to 29a per sack; American, See, sweet 20s to 21s per barrel. In spring corn of all kinds, including barley and oats, there is but little doinr. E , glish and foreign barley fetched to-day from 223 6.1 to 23s 61 per 4001 b; ea"' Devon end Welsh, 194 to 20* per notarial quartet; Irish white, 20s 6d to 21s per 3201 h; ditto black, 19s to 201 per imperia. quarter; beans, Enelieh. 28s to 32s per fee perial gut:liter; foreign, 25s to 27s Gd per 4801 b . The arrivals for the week have been, wheat, 3.202 quart er ," oats, 226 barrels; barley, 450 quarters and 107 barr els; and flour, 800 sacks mid 3.679 barrels. The aYeragei for the week are, wheat, 38. 6d; (Jets, 20i 10d. BIRMINGHAM, AUG, 21.—At Gloucester and Wl' neater markeet on the 16th the attendance was sin e ': and the wheat trade ruled dull, at a reduction of is Per quarter. On barley, the turn was in favour of th e buyer. Oats 6d per quarter dearer. Beans and peg" Is per quarter lower. During the present week, the We l. ther having been as fine as possible, the transaction s ee' ported are of. the most retail character, with the WO" tion of new English wheat, which is sought for at 405 tO 43s per 4961b5. Barley is held for former prices. Oats scarce, and fully as dear. Peas and beans neglec te d ; and disposed of is to 2s per quarter under previous ell: rency. AL this day's market there was a large suPP i l of wheat, and no progress could be made in sales with out submitting to a reduction of is to 2s per quarter' Barley 6d to is per quarter lower, with a fair retail de l ; mend. Oats, from their scarcity, realised quite as In u e c money. Beans nominally unaltered. Peas rat ue; cheaper. nd GLASGOW, Aua. 20.—Light supplies from and coastwise have been compensated by fair arriv e ': from abroad. Those v& the Clyde comprised 01)° ,, n. 11,994 quarters of wheat, viz., 6.550 quarters fin o Egypt, 2,542 quarters from the United States, *' d quarters from Canada. 1,340 quarters from Preece, an 1,072 quarters from Lower Baltic ports; 1,004 bags f flour from France, 2,350 barrels of flour from Montre s and 8,386 barrels of flour and 2,086 quarters of ind i l corn from New York, via Grangemouth, they consis te d of about 2.762 quarters of wheat from the Beide, WI of 2,260 quarters of oats from Archangel. We bs t heavy rain on Saturday last, and changeable weather since; but it Row promises fair. A good deal of vib e ' has changed hands clueing the week, principally EgYP,; tian, Barletta , and Dentine, at per ces the turn in buYer favour. Barley was in fair request, at a slight decli ne : Other articles inovep slowly in retail. The Eihib it° : still continues to draught considerable numbers to the metropolis, not without more or less affecting busin ess. At this day's market there was a good attendanc e / town and country buyers. Wheat and flour sold in re' tail at a reduction of 3d to 6d per boll or seek r e r spectively. Barrel flour, owing to a diflereuce of 4 1 12 "; lity, rules at irregular rates. Barley a fair sale, at e; agatement of 3d per 3201b5. Oats and oatmeal with ° % quotable change. Peas and Indian corn little inqui re after, and easier to purchase. DERBT SMITHFIELD MARKET, Aua. 19. There ers ° ,, 11 large supply of fat beasts toscla_y, but the quality genes''. was only of the middling sort. The attendance of purchase', was large, and the best things were readily disposed of w he t , ' offered on reasonable terms. The number of sheep and 1 0 was again large, without any alteration in price. Fat c 1 t ees were plentiful ; also a good show of fat pigs, the season o f , : t l. year considered. Beef, 4id to sd ; mutton, 5d to s r:: lamb, 6d ; veal, 4d to4id per lb ; pigs, 616 d to 7s per se V Rough fat, 3s 3d per stone of 141bs. Hides, lid to lid per 1 calf skins 2d to 4d per lb. t of NOTTINGHAM, AUG. 20.—There was a large mar.e . good things, and brisk sale. Best beet, from 6s to Os b ' inferior, 5s to 5s 3d. Best mutton, ;5d to 51d. Lam 6d to bid. Calves, 4d to sd. Pigs, Cs Od to ss. Hides ‘" Rough fat, 3s 6d. Skins, , d. BOSTON, AuG. 20.—Wheat, red 29. to 37s Od, white to 3es, extra 41s to 00s ; barley 00s t o 00 s ; oa t s , new 16. W 18s, old 17s to 2:s; beans 28s to 32 5; p eas O s t o Xll per qt. , Louvre, Aun. 20. —Wheat 36s to 40 s ; b ar l e y 241 to 2 d i ' oats i9s to 22s ; beans 28s to 33 s pe r qr . Islxwmaa, Atm. 20.—Wheat, white 408 to 445, re d 36s to Sol d barley, grinding 22s to 23s ; oats, n e w 18 s to 195 Od, ° 360 2.s Co 261; beans, 34s to 3os; malt, 543 to 56s per qr. ► Malawi Mowai:AY, Auo. I9.—Wh e at, 37s Od to e' so barley 24s to 255 ; oats, old 21s to 26 5 , n e w 18 1 to 211; b e _ 0 29; to 32s per qr. Butter 12d to 13d per lb ; eggs 2 0 tu for ls. EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, AUG. 20.—We ha d *told aid a large supply of wheat in the market to-day, Which o s quick • other kinds short in supply, and dull of sale. Ther e s d, no barley sold at all. Wheat went down on the average I s nat o The top of wheat was t;d, and the average is 5d down. on the top ls,ld, and the average 6d down. Beane on , top the same as last week, and the average 4d up. 1.112•3 0 '' 141 qrs wheat, 16 qrs barley, 45 qrs oats, and 5 qrs beaus' Top of Wheat ... 64ilb. 46s Od „ Barley ... lb. s or l „ Oats ... ••• 4241 b. 26s „ Beans •-• 67iIb. 38s Oa nut" EDINBURGH CATTLI MARKIT, AUG. 20.—The marl" - of cattle was 374, or 61 more than last week. Top price 7e current, to to ris 6d ; secondary and inferior, from 55 to Sc 6d per Dutch sto ne . A goo d c l earance was e ff e cte' A, L The number of sheep an d l am b s t hi s morning wr.:( 5,572, being 1,786 more than last week. Top Pric e the best mutton, sid p er lb ; current, 4icl ; an d down t o per lb. Lambs, top, 20s Od ; current, I 5s to to 5s Od a head. A c l earance was not e ff ecte d. iflA DUNBAR, Auc. 19.—Whe a t, we i g hi ng 621ibi, uroa.bs 41s, and prices to 00s Od. B ar l ey , we i g h ing 54ilbs t brought 26; Od, and prices to 42 s Od. O ats , we i g hi ng (Ribs, bro u f og 00s Od, and prices t o 00 s Od. B eans an d peal, Weigb 001bs, brought 00; Od, and pri ces t o 00 s Od. 16 3 , and door s THAMES. A host of tradesmen, consisting of slopsellers, licensed victuallers, coffee-shop keepers, and pro prietors of lodging-houses in the neighbourhood of the docks and Tower-hill, came before Mr. Ingham, the sitting magistrate, with Mr. Edward R. Bussell, a solicitor, to complain of the practices of a very eccen tric individual named Benjamin Gibbs Mitchell, sometimes called Captain Mitchell. Mr. Bussell said that Mitchell was a tall, thin, old man, with grey hair and grey whiskers, who had lost his front teeth. A few weeks since Mr. Josephs, a slopseller of Rosemary-lane, near the Royal Mint, was visited by Mr. Mitchell, who said he was the agent of a party in America who was entitled to a million and a half of dollars, unclaimed dividends in the Bank of England, and at the same time repre sented that he had been recommended to Mr. Josephs as a respectable tradesman, who could supply him with goods of an excellent description at a moderate price. Mr. Josephs of course expressed his readiness to transact business with him, and Mitchell said he required a small loan, for the purpose of clearing his baggage in the London Docks. Mr. Josephs lent him three shillings and a trunk. All the baggage which Mitchell possessed was cleared and brought to Mr. Josephs' house. The contents of it was subsequently disposed of for is. 4d., and consisted on ly o f an o ld coat and a pair of trousers. Mitchell, however, made a demand upon Mr. Josephs for 51., the value he set upon the trunk and its contents, and on Mr. Josephs refusing to pay it he took out a summons in the Whitechapel County Court, which was made returnable that morning. Many gentlemen who had reason to complain of Mitchell attended the court, and upon seeing them he beat a hasty retreat without paying the hearing fees. There was another tradesman present, /sir. T. A. Bishop, of the New York C o ff ee an d Ch op -h ouse , N o . 120, Minories, who was visited by Mitchell about two months ago, a n d h e represente d th a t h e h a d l a t e ly arrived from B ermu d a , an d h a d b een ro bb e d o f every thing be possessed ; that an association had been formed in America to advance him 3001. for the pur pose of receiving unclaimed dividends in the Bank belonging t o B r iti s h su bj ec t s se ttl e d in America, and that he was to receive 501. on the Ist of Sept. On the faith of these representations Mr. Bishop pro vided him with board and lodging, and advanced him a small sum of money. Mr. Bishop, however, soon presented his bill, which Captain Benjamin Gibbs Mitchell could not pay. Snortly afterwards I‘lr. Bishop was summoned by Mitchell to the City Sheriffs' Court for 5/.,which he swore was the value of the luggags he had deposited with Mr. Bishop. Th e whole of the property which he had left in the house was not worth as many shillings, and not sufficient to pay the bill he had contracted. Many persons came forward and proved that Mitchell had contracted debts with them under similar circumstances. The judge indig nantly dismissed the case, and said Mr. Bishop had done quite right in resisting such a demand. Mr. Wiggins, who kept a lodging-house in Haydon-street, Minories, was completely imposed upon by his plausible manners, although they were dashed with a good deal of eccentricity. After he hsd been a few hours in the house, he asked Mrs. Wiggins for her Christian name, and the names of her two nieces, and a neighbour who NN as on a vi s it, an d th en wro t e o ut a will bequeathing 1501. to one, 5001. to another, and 1501. to the wife of George Mitchell, of Clifton-street, Finsbury, a fictitious personage. Mitchell, after contracting a debt for board and lodging which he could not pay, demand e d hi s l uggage , w orth only a few shillings. Th e poor woman , a wi d o w, was ad vised not to part with the only security she possessed for the paym en t o f h er bill , an d Mit c hell gave her into custody for b rea ki ng o p en his trunk, and stealing property to the am o u n t of 281. The case was inves tigated by Mr. Y a rdl e y at that court, and dismissed. Mr. IN GRAM said if the party complained of pre ferred false charges, or brought actions tor debts not owing, he could be proceeded against for false impri sonment in the one case, and in the other he would have to pay the costs. Mr. Bussell said in nine cases out of ten defendants could not get the costs. That morning Mr. Josephs had to bring forward numerous witnesses to prove that the claim made upon him was fictitious, but Mitchell bolted, and he could not recover his costs. Mr. INGRAM said that was a matter over which be had no jurisdiction. Mr. Bussell—He abuses his dupes in the public streets in the most scandalous manner. Mr. helium—lf any of the parties who have been an abused will apply to me I will grant a 811111M0114 or a warrant. Waller, an officer of the court, said that Benjamin Gibbs Mitchell had frequently applied at that court, and, in his opinion, was insane. The misguided man had sued the master of the American ship who brought him over for th e va l ue o f th e luggage, which he said was retained on board. Mr. Bussell—Everybody he has come in contact with says he is mad, but there is method in his mad. ness. A host of persons here advanced towards the bench to make similar complaints, but on Mr. Ingham sbat he bid no control over tho Latta, Mr. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. The policy returns of yesterday exhibit a considerable increase in the number of visitors to the Crystal Palace as compared with those of Wednesday. They give the following numbers:- 10 o'clock ... ... 4,399 ... 19,263 ... 31,169 12 ~ ... 40,229 44,371 ... 46.892 ... 48.384 4 ~ The thermometer rose in the course of the day from 72 to 78. The visitors were of the usual description, and showed a considerable proportion of foreigners. The receipts at the doors of the building amounted to 2,4701. 25., and the number of riaitors was 50,482. THE ST. ALBANS ABSENTEES. The return of Skeggs and Burchmore to St. Al bans, from which owing to their visit to Boulogne, they had been absent since April last, when they ab sconded from the Parliamentary Committee, has created some little sensation in that locality. It appears that after being discharged from the Mansion house they repaired to _the Great Northern Railway, and arrived in St. Albans the same evening, where they took up their quarters at the George Hotel. It is said they feign forgetfulness on all matters con nected with local and electioneering affairs, and ap pear to prefer answering all questions and kind in quiries in French, with their proficiency in which they edify their fellow-townsmen. It has been ascer tained with considerable certainty that Waggett has emigrated to New York, one of the local police at Dieppe having informed Forester that he saw him embark on board for that purpose. Hayward is still understood to be in France, and Edwards, who it will be remembered was committed to the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, on being liberated from New• gate on the day of the prorogation of Parliament, returned to his family at St. Albans, after a period of four months' confinement. Being committed for a misdemeanour of what, - 'in prison par lance, is called a misdemeanour of the first class, he was allowed in Newgate to have what he liked, and looked none the worse on the day of his discharge when the formal authority of the Speaker was issued for the purpose. It is said that, although the proclamation for the apprehension of these men became a dead let ter on the adjournment of the House of Commons, whose power over the delinquents also expired, 37w_ that the House of Lords, whose constitutional powers do not decline with the close of the session, have the power, the St. Albans Bribery Commission Bill having been, before them, to detain and commit the parties for contempt and absconding. Though the proclamation of reward for the capture of the absent witnesses is alleged only to run during the period of the session, the proclamation itself makes no men tion of this, however that might, so to speak, be the reasonable intendment. By some it is thought that the reward is legally recoverable, but if so, as the proclamation was royal, and as a subject cannot bring an action against the Queen, the question would have to be raised by what is called a petition of right. The entire transaction since April last has been most cleverly " clandestined " by the secret agencies be hind the scenes, and the cost is supposed to have been considerable. THE SLAVES OF ROME. (From the Dublin Conti:infirm.) The slaves of Rome, the slaves of Rome, Whose chains the heaven sent martyrs broke, Still madly rage, and idly foam, And kiss the Pope's accursed yoke. While brilliant sunshine gleams around, In willing bondage they are found. The Smithfield and the Oxford fires, Around the martyrs curl'd and blaid; But with that courage faith inspires, With eyes to heaven in calmness rais'd, They stood erect, and bravely di-d Their country's glory, and its pride. Ireland yet thinks on Derry's walls, Ant Derry's sons their dutie. know. Hark! for a voice of thunder calls On all true hearts to fear no foe! While " no surreader" is their theme, Rome's power is but a shadowy dream. A prince came o'er the ocean wave, And stood where Boyne's fam'd river flows, Our freedom and our faith to save, And crush for ever impious foes. The traitor James saw, on that day, The gathering storm—and fled away! 'Tis cheering, in these doubtful days, When, under garb of "charity,' Men flatter fiends with hateful praise, And to earth's reptiles bend the knee, To think how God was William's shield Oa stormy wave, and battle-field. Shall we in fancied p elt " now rest, And trust false Rome? Oar fathers stood Against her with undaunted breast, And dared to shed their heart's beat blood. Oh, for their spirits once again, To fill the frames of living men! What! have we none to stand for truth, To raise its glorious banner high, Like those tried aerate), and brave youth, Who fought for immortality, Grappled with death, in storm and flame, And gave this land a lustrous name? Oh, not in vain, their her o i c li ves And deaths, by which our rights were gain'd; And not a friend of truth now strives, Who by their faith Is not sustain'd. Hark! from their graves doth C one 4 voice, That bids Rome weep, and earth rejoice. We have our fathers' broadswords yet, Nor are their spears and mu.kets gone; Shoul.l Rome scythes for slaughter whet, Our weapons we would buckle on, And, in one storm of passion, sweep The rebel horde into the deep. -Then lift the glorious banner high; Wave It o'er freemen true and bold; Let fire flash from each haughty eye, Aud the pulse throb with pt ide untold; And then—yes, death or victory, Rome crush'd, hell fuil'd, and Ireland free! The tyrant of the Italian land, The blood-stained Pope—a coward knave— Dug with a base and brutal hand, For Roman freedom deepest grave; And should his treasons be forgot, Worse things than these would be our lot. Raise higher, then, the banner bright, O'er Derry'a walls, and Bandon's streets; Wave to and fro its folds of light; And as that flag each true heart greets, A flame is kindled far and near, Which freemen love, and tyrants fear. Trust not high office to Rome's slaves, Their goals are paste, and wood, and stone; The only boon a Papist craves, Is these to serve, and these alone. Hence, fire and faggot, lies and fraud, Rome's vassals honour and applaud. Once more, and yet more high, upraise Truth's glorious standard, waving free, Before the nation's raptur'd gaze, The gladdest eight the eye can see; My own is thrill'd with tears of joy, That none that bright flag can destroy. Let bigots rave, then, as they may, And cowards threaten, as they will; The truth is making glorious way— Conquering, and to conquer still, Ireland with England thus will vie— Now, sons of William, do or die! [Or else it will be all my eye!] A SOUTHERN. A CURIOUS WELSH PETTICOAT. Among many specimens of the unnoticed industry of Welsh peasants, which have been unable to find their way to the Great Exhibition, a knitted woollen petticoat attracts considerable attention in the principality. It is described as bein g a ve ry u n i que garment, a b out 3} yards i n width, of the proper length for an ordinary person, with beautiful ornamental scallops at the bottom. Every turn h as one thousand six hundred stitches, which took the industrious knitter exactly oue hour to com i Vete. There are in the knitting twelve different pat terns, and th e wa i st is so constructed that it a d m i ts o f being adjusted to the body without any st it c hing what ever. Thi s industrial curiosity is the production of Elizabeth, wif e o f Nat. Evans , of Pennent, Montgomery shire, North W a l es, a labouring man, with nine children. Her poverty is so great that, in order to complete her defign) Eligaboth i d 'utut had to obtain foyr NUM Col CORK, Auc. 20, Barrels. Curren* of 10 ' t° 4 White wheat 2os 3d to 00. Od 00s (xi` 5 Red wheat 15s 9d to 00s Od 001 Od-2 0 110 0 Barley oos Od to 00s Od 00s Od.-.16 92 Here 110 Oath 73 Ditto 10e 6d to Ils 2d ) lOs 6d...14 do 0 Ditto old , Oos Od to 00s Od 0 Pigs oos Od to 00s Od 00. Od per ° lri Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:— t.; 0 barrels white wheat ; 0 red ; 0 barley ; 23 here; 10 es 0 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week "" Wheat, 29. Barley, 447. Oats, 1,387. Pigs, 0 ' PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CUARINCT. 651 First quality Second quality Third quality 6t , s Third quality 6 .9 Fourth quality 49 8 Fifth quality Sixth quality '- Return of Cattle sold for week ending Aug. 9. Pigs, 437. Sheep, 390. Cows, 83. Coax.—eiour—First 12. cld to 134 Od; extra 138 seconds, 108 6d to 113 6d; households 93 to 10 8 Od; thirds, 08, , t. to per cwt. Oatmeal Ifs 6d to 00s; Indian meal 6s 6d to 7s Od; ei ne t meal, 9.63 to 10s per cwt. Indian corn 61 Os to 61 10e 04 ton. Bran 6756 d to 72s per ton. Hay—Farmers ,), Is to 31s; av e 7o 00$ ; dealers 00s to 00. Od; average 00, per ton. Stz aw--•Feocl; 14. Od to 22s Od; average 00s; dealers 35104 to 0° 6 d; average 00. Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf bid to 0: household loaf 4id to 5d p er 41b . F res h butter, ,8 d 91 per lb. Eggs--3s 10d to 4. Od per hundred. `"'"l,,,ijser Newport 14s Od ; Lyd ney 15 s ; L andore 001; "—cot. 12s 6d per ton. Tallow 38s Od to 39s per /0 0 Whisky, 25 0. p., to —Beef bid to 7d; s n g tut 9d ton Pe s r d iin to Per 6 ial id ; gal v l e o a n i . " 61; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages bd p ot Hops 61 101 to 0/ O s per cwt. Bangor *late . 312. 6d to 3 1 ' oh ton. Bark—Barbary 71 Os to 810.; Valonia 151 to 01; Frenx -61 Os ; Spani s h 0/ per t on. Fl eece W ool 14s to 15s pet st 00. red Hemp 29_ t. 03 21 per ton. Fish— Scotch h err ings 19s to VI; o et ditto, 26s to 00s pet barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ 0. to 11 : 4 1 0 0 ton. Timber--Memel, 80, per ton; red pine, 31 1011„7 0 .... ditto, 2/ 15s per ton; deals, 12s to 15s pe r 100. r aid Market 21s to 30. ; salted 22. to 301 per ow t ; 04:?; .-joets 3d to aid per lb. Potatoes., white 5d to 7d ; IVP" 9 / OS 004 to 001. Guano— Peruvian. 111 10s ; Ichaboe, 810 per tau. Tar—Archangel. 19s per barrel. OV iu.- rADVERT/SEMENT. J -7--TILE EARL OF ALDHOR wo n, AND HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—An astounding cur e by this raira c _. medicine, alter every other means had failed. See extract trou;so, Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb. 21 ' sc ee0 Professor Ilolloway—Sir : I beg to acquaint you that your pills 1 1 . wog! fected a cure of a disorder In my liver and stoma c h w hich all ton 00t eminent 01 the faculty, at home and all o ver th e cont i ne nt, lu •- ivis• been able to effect; nay, not ever the waters of Carlsbad Or 0 0 2 rienbad. (Signed) " ALDBOROUGH." Th ese wonderful P.T1,011 cure any disease of the liver or sto mac h.—S o ld (also no u° sP Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Stran d ' by nedielne vendors thronatout the civilised world BIRTHS. OF A SON. Mid' On the 13th inst., a t N ort h L o d ge , Littl e S tanra orer - dlasex, the wife of Joseph Sladen, jun., Esq. OF A DAUGTEX. i On the 17th inst., a t R amsga t e , H le--char4 the wife of Mr. -- Tomson. jun. I ale° On the 18th in s t., at Hampton C oar t, th e w ife of - 01 Campbell, Esq. the On the 20th inst., at Orchard-street, Portman-squa re? wife of C. H. R. Rhodes, Esq. _.....---- MARRIED. vac , On the 21st inst., at St. Mark's, K enn i ng t on , by the P m , George Greig, A.M., Joseph Kennerley, eldest son °coed drew Jackson, Esq., of Park-terrace, Brixton, to Martha, youngest daughter of Joseph R oger s, Esq., " ford, Herts. Alit& On the 19th inst., at St. Giles's, Camberwell, Dawson, son of James Hooper, Esq., of Bath.plamPerc l ' o ry to Letitia, third daughter of the late Rev. Thomas m Walpole, vicar of Winslow, Bucks. of s°/1 1 On the 19th inst., at St. P ancras , Robert, eldest t p ii • William Pott, Es( 4B • - Ana " • " I, Jridge-street,'Southwark, - n o Angton House, Surrey, to Anna, third daughter of - I°- Maclean, Esq., of Brunswick-Nquare. toles' On the 19th inst., at Littleborough, Lieutenant - co worth, R.N., to Sarah, daughter of the late Law Newall, Eq., of Town-house, Littleborough. DIED. On the 16th inst. the the Rev. William Field, of Lean' , 04r. wick, aged . t On the 18th inst., at lgaidstone, Elizabeth, eldest a nd surviving daughter of William Finch, Esq., formerly of I gi. terden, Kent. On tho 19th inst., at Bedford-square, Brighton, i °l3ll Lyall, Esq., aged 84. sll, On the 19th inst., at Croydon, Robert Harley Guv— agOn6 t ly/0 ed 7. Ail& he 20th inst., at his residence, Enfield - hig h dlesex, Charles Wright, EN., aged-84. ills On the 18th inst., at Farnham, Surrey, Christian, - wife of Captain J. T. Talbot, R.N. ..-__2_.••—•"*"'. 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