The Sun. — London, England, 1851-08-19 00:00:00

THE LATE ATTEMPT AT MURDER AND SUICIDE AT IPSWICH. The particulars connected with this tragical affair, SO far as they came out before th 3 Coroner and jury on Wednesday last, have already appeared in The Sun. An adjournment of the inquest was on Wednesday agreed on, in order that the intended victim, Martha Moyse, whose life the suicide James Waning, ves frustrated in taking, should he so far recovered from the wounds she had received as to give evidence. It was believed at the adjournment of the inquest on Wednesday that she would not have been able to leave her room for four or five days, but her recovery has been so rapid, that her medical attendant, Mr. G. G. Sampsen, consented to her appearing on Friday evening last before the Coroner (Mr. S. B. Jackaman) and jury, who had re-assembled at the Feathers Inn for the purpose of her depositions being taken. Martha Moyse, who is a good-looking young woman, was led into the room by a police-officer. She looked pale, and could scarcely walk. H e r l e f t arm was supported in a sling, and the wound under her right lower jaw, which extended in an angular direction from the hinder part of the ear to the corner of her mouth, was strapped up with plaster. In the course of her examination restoratives had to be ad ministered to prevent her fainting. Having been sworn, she said, in answer to questions from the Coroner—l am 19 years of age, and lam a single woman. I have no friends. About two months ago the deceased, James Wailing, invited me to go and meal with him and his sister. I did go. A short time after that he asked me to sleep with his sister. He said I could do so without paying anything for the accommodation. At the time he made me that offer I was at lodgings at the house of a Mrs. Mur • rell, in the Bramford-road; and I gave up my lodg ings in the Bramford-road, for which I paid, and slept with Wailing's sister for two nights in the same room in which the deceased slept. After having slept with his sister two nights I used to sleep with the deceased, which I continued to do up to last Sunday night. The reason of my not returning to sleep with him after then was not from any misunderstanding or angry words passing between us. I refuse to state where I slept last Monday night. Tne CORONER—When did you last see the de ceased ? Witness—On Tuesday afternoon. The de ceased's sister, Sarah, having come to me while I was at a house close by, and asked me three times to go and see her at her own house, I at last consented to go with her. The CORONER—Who was in the house when you went there ? Witness.—The deceased; he was stand ing behind the door when 1 went in. The CORONER—Did you speak to him, or did he speak to you? Witness—He first spoke to me, say ing, " Well, Martha." His sister then went out of the house, pulling the door to after her. He then sat down in a chair behind the door, and pulled me on his knee. He said to me, " Well, Martha, we are alone now." I said, " Yes, we are." He then said to me, " I suppose you have left Baldry ?" I answered, " Yes, I have." He said to me, on my saying that, " I suppose you have left me too ?" I told him that I had not, though I intended to do so. The CORONER—During the time this conversation took place, was there anything in his demeanour or countenance that gave reason to be alarmed ?—Wit ness—No, nothing at all to create the least suspicion in my mind that he intended to harm me; but while I was sitting upon his knee I happened to turn my eyes towards the window, when I saw a razor in his right hand. It was open. He then looked very angry. He said to me, holding up the razor, " This will do your business." I then screamed out, and tried to throw myself from his arms, but he grasped me so tightly round my waist with his left arm that I could not disengag e myself from him. I then struggled 'with him, wen he threw me down upon the floor en my left aide. He placed his knees upon my body, and tried to cut my throat. The CORONER—Were you sere emiog all this while ? Witness—Yes, Sir, I was as loudly as I could. I felt him struggling to get at my throat, and I used all my efforts to prevent him cutting me there. I bad my shawl on, and I used that to protect me as well as I could. During the struggle I got hold of the razor with my left hand, but finding that I had hold of it he drew it through my hand, which was rendered useless by the wound it gave me. Then it was that ha cut use under the right side of my face underneath the lower jaw. At that very moment a woman named Teager opened the door and came into the room. From that time I became insensible, knowing not what afterwards happened until I found myself upon the bed of a neighbour. The motive the deceased had for acting as he did I am at a loss to understand. He might be jealous of me. If he were so, I am not aware of it. A Juror (Mr. Seaton)—Did the deceased ever offer you any money, or 'nold out any inducement for you to consent to marry him? Witness—No. A. Juror—Did he ever offer you marriage? Wit ness—He did. A Juror—Did you comply with his wish, so far as to promise him that you would marry ? Witness —I promised him that I would not. The CORONBR—When was that offer made ? Wit ness—l cannot tell exactly; but I believe the offer wag made about a month ago. The CORONER—YOU at once declined the offer. Did you P Witness—l did, Sir. The CORONER—Did he repeat the offer to you ? Witness—No, he did not ; but his sister did on two, if not on three occasions afterwards. A Juror—Did he ever give you any money with the understanding that you should marry him ? Wit ness—Never. Another Juror—Did you go to the theatre with the deceased last Monday evening ? Witness—No. The Juror—When was the last time you went with him to the theatre? Witness—l cannot remember the night. The CORONER—WhiIe you knew the deceased did you observe anything in his conduct to induce you to believe that he at any time was unconscious of what he was about, or that he was at times not a rational being? Witness—No; quite the contrary. A Juror—Do you know whether he ever lost any money ? Witness—l once heard him say that he bad lost 61., but I did not believe it. I thought he had spent it. A Juror—Did not the deceased on one occasion pick your pocket ? 'Witness—He did ; but he after wards returned to me what he took from me. ---- The CORONER, in summing up the — evidence, said that the deceased, beyond all doubt, intended to mur der Martha Moyse; but the point for them to consi der was, whether, at the time he committed self murder he was in such a state o f mi n d th a t he knew perfectly well what he was about. From the evi dence adduced there could be no doubt of that ; but it was for the jury to say whether he was so or not. The jury, after a few minutes' consultation, re turned the following verdict :—" Temporary insa nity," to the surprise of every parson present. THE RECENT COLLIERY ACCIDENT . BEDMINSTER, FRIDAY. —The Coroner resumed the investigation this atternoon. A great deal of evidence was adduced, but it was principally confirmatory of that which we have already given. We now subjoin such details as are new, in order to complete the case. The CORONER observed, since yesterday the whole of the rope bad been recovered, and placed for the inspection of the jury in the yard. Ellis, the banksmen, recalled, said he had heard no complaints of the rope being defective till last Friday, when Mr. Reynolds spoke to him about it; be told Pillioger of it the same day. It was cut and spliced in consequence: that was the new rope; he believed the ropes were strong enough. In answer to the CORONER, Inspector Alexander said he did not believe that any of the rope had been kept back. John Webster, coal mi ner, de p osed that at the time of the accident he was work in g in t he pit at the first level, about sixteen or eighteen yards f rom the shaft. He heard the noise of the fal lin g ro pe; witness knew the rope was unsafe; he did not object to go i ng down with five men, but he considered two more Would have been too many; on Saturday morning witness told two men to get off because of the unsafe Condition of the rope; Pillinger was present and Tust have heard him. Binding had been discharged for Complaining about the rope. William Binding re-called—About twelvemonths Sao he was working in the same pit for the same mas ers ten ; the ropewitness broke in . bringing up a load of coal • seteei_n?lained, and Newman the bailiff said "Thee mouth;" he w as go there again, thee hest too much again, but felt a% in d c iicharged. Witness was taken on be e t s m ai idated from complaining; about a fortnight ago pointing to some companions, " there is a faulty place," it out. James Fryer dep ee n e g connected with the that he had been intimately management of collieries several ‘years ; he had seen the rope in the yard, an d was o f opinion that it was hardly stout e to be when a rope Wtl4 worn so bed as thi s it ought be repaired for a pit of 240 fathoms the rope ought to have been nine inches in wleith. By Mr. Bevan—The size of the rope would depend on the depth of the pit and the weight to be brought up; he had known a p it in Glouces tershire where a rope brought up nine men in a bucket with safety, but it was broken when the empty bucket was sent clown. Thomas Simms re-examined —Did not consider the rope a stii' able one, or to be 1-pended u-on ;it ought to have been eight inches wide, and made of eight ropes. John Parsons, a miner, was in the pit at the time of the accident; he heard the rope fall, the rush of wind put out his light. Before they went down in the morning they complained of the rope; two of the men since dead then jumped off. Witness had been uut of work some weeks; in consequence of the pit being unsafe he had been afraid to go up and down. Thomas Tovey deposed that on the morning of the TILE SUN, accident be saw two men cut off the broken end of [he rope next to the drum, and Mr. Stewart carried it away ; there was no splice attached to it ; he would swear the piece produced was not the piece so cut off. Some other evidence of a like nature was given, chiefly relating to the alleged defective state of the rope, after which The CORONER summed up, and the jury returned a verdict of manshughter against Moses Gilderoy Stewart and Henry Pilling&r, who were accordingly committed fur trial on the coroner's warrant. CHALLENGE OF THE NEW YORK YACHT CLUB ro fHE ENGLisH. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON. Cowes, AuG. 13.—The yachting world here is in a state of excitement as to the course which will b. taken by the owner of the America. who as yet hes rathsr mystified it. On the other hand, the owners having given a general challenge, are waiting till it is taken up. S) far as I ceald come at the truth, and make out the result of a good deal of correspondence, the case stands thus:—When the America ' , raved, on the 2d of Au gust, at Cowes, Commsdure Stevens issued the following challenge:— " The New York Yacht Club, in order to test the re lative merits of the different models of the schooners of the Old and the New World, propose, through Commo dore Stevens, to the Royal Yacht Squadron, to run the yacht America against any number of schooners belong ing to any of the yacht squadrons of the kingdom, to be selected by the Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squad ron. The course to be in some part of the English Channel, outside of the Isle of Wight, with at least a six-knot breeze. This trial of speed to be made at an early day, to be selected by the Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron. The fact whether there be such a breeze on the appointed day to be decided by the Commodore of the Royal Yacht Squadron. And, it on that day there shall not be at least a six-knot breeze, then on the first day thereafter that such a breeze shall blow." Here is the gage thrown down to the whole kingdom, the only stipulation being that the America is to be matched with schooners, and that she must at least have a six-knot breeze. The Royal raeht Squadron immedi ately made Commodore Stevens and his brother, who is owner of the America, and Colonel Hamilton, who had come over in her, honorary members of the club; and in a letter dated the Bth of Aug ust, Commodore Stevens thanked the committee of the Royal Yacht Squadron for their courtesy, and stated that he would sail in the re gatta of the 13th. 'The greatest interest was cf course felt in the forthcoming event, which certainly promised to be the most important in the annals of yachting; but on the 11th of August Cemmodore Stevens wrote to Mr. Bates, secretary to the Royal Yacht Squadron, stating that after he had signified his intention to run on the 13th, ho had declared he would start against cutter, schooner, or vessel of any other rig of the Royal Yacht Squadron, on any day before the 17th instant, and that, therefore, he must beg to be permitted to withdraw from his entry on the 13th. The reason assigned is by no means satisfactory—at all events, it has not much force about it, and the yachtmen are half inclined to regard it as a " dodging excuse;" but meantime the Americans rest eonfident in their challenge, and declare they will run against any yacht for any stake up to 10,000!. It is believed the America will start for the Royal Yacht Squadron Cup, value 100 guineas, on Fri day; and meantime it is reported that Mr. Wild, of the Alarm cutter, 193 tons, has sent in a reply to the chal lenge, though et three o'clock to day Commodore Stevens knew nothing of it. The Americans have sent in a request to the R )yal Yacht Squadron's sailing com mittee to be allowed to " boom out," which is against the rules, but it is believed the csmmittee will grant the request, the same liberty, of course, being granted to her competitors. The reason assigned for wakin:: the applioation that the great rake iu the America's masts prevents her having the full advantage of her rails in a mach unless she " booms them out." She has remained quietly at her moorings ever since her arrival, with one exception, when she took it stretch towards Spithead unO,r easy sail, cad crept :away, nevertheless, from several yachts on the same course. It is rurnuured that on her way from Havre she literally ran away, hand over hand, from a new cut ter of 60 tons, and that si,e " sailed round another," and, truth to tell, some gentlemen connected with the clubs have a wholesome dread of her, and think we have caught a Tartar. The owner is most courteous to all visitors, and conducts them over his yacht, which, whatever may be her sailing powers, must be regarded a model of el-gant comfort inside. Her csibies, berths, &c., are fitted up in tee best taste, with every attention to economy of space, and in a sty le of luxurious simplicity. It would be difficult to describe her appearance without the aid of the pencil. She has a low black hull, two noble "sticks of extreme rake," without an extra rope, and is altogether the beau idial of what one is accustomed to read about in Cooker's novels. When close to her you see that her bow is as sharp as a knife blade, and is "scooped away," as it were, outwards, till it swells towards the stern, the sides gra dually springing outwards, as round as an apple, till a little forward of the mainmast, where she has her greatest beam, being there 22 feet and some inches across. Her stern is remarkably broad and wide and full, afford ing great accommodation on deck as well as below. She has no bulwarks—at least, they are not above nine or ten inches high. Thus she differs most materially from our vessels, and if she be right (as the Marquis of Anglesey said) why we must all be wrong." Standing at the stern and looking forward, the deck is nearly of a wedge-shape, the extreme beam being, as I have stated it, the bow as sharp as the apex of a triangle, and the stern not very much less than the extreme breadth of beam. Her crew are very fine active looking seamen, and altogether, sail when she will, she is not to be de spised by the beat boat we have seen, if appearances go for anything. During the regatta at Ryde, on Friday last, the squa dron of vessels which followed the sailing yachts were joined by the celebrated American yacht America, which has buried such defiance to all competitors; and, from the manner in which, one by one, she soon distanced them, she satisfactorily proved that the pretensions of " Brother Jonathan " to superiority was no idle boast, and the numerous spectators had a most convincing de monstration that her clipper-build and swift sailing had not been overrated. In tact, the " Great American was the theme of general conversation, and attracted as much attention as the match itself. LONDON, IRELAND. DUBLIN, SATURDAY. FURTHER DEFIANCE OF TUE PENAL LAW.— Whatever technical doubts may have arisen as to the legality or otherwise of the prefix assumed by " Paul Cullen, Archbishop, Primate of all Ireland," the name of a see or a locality being omitted, Dr. M‘Hale has resolved that none shall exist as far as he concerned, and in order that there may be '• no this t,k- on his part, and that no lack of " pluck " shall be laid to the ch.trge of so veritable a " " his Grace" has addressed another letter to the Des fence Committee, from which it will be seen that the well-known signature is app.ncled in the teeth of the recent Penal Act of Parliament. Tne following is a copy : " St. Jul 4th'4, Team, Aug. 13, 1851. " Gentlemen,—l beg revectfully to acknowledge your kind letter of invitation to be present at the corning gr. at aggregate meeting of the Catholics of Ireland. " As the hierarchy has been the body at which in the first instsnce the recent persecuting enactments have been aimed, and as they are the persons peculiarly con e rued in these results, we ought to f , el grateful tor the affectionate solicitude with "nick the laity, ever faithful to their pastors, are now rallying round them to guard them from dangers in which their own dearest interests, civil as well as religious, would not fail soon to by ,involved. " No doubt it will be a matter of surprise that you should invite to your meeting defunct persons, a'ter having first nobly combated, and then sorrowfully wit nessed, the passing of the decree that doomed them to civil annihilation. "It appears from this that you entertain still a strong conviction that the Catholic hierarchy is not deed not withstanding the reoent Act of Parliament. Though there may be a diversity of opinion as yet on that point, I trust that numbers of these venerable individuals, whom the bigotry of the English Ministers deems mere phanthoms, will present themselves at your meeting, in vested with all the attributes of life, cheering by their presence and their sympathy the generous people who are resolved, as often betore, to share the vicissitudes of their fortune; and, as for me, I hope to be able to form an humble member of the disowned body, in the un changed identity of the same person with which ',leave the honour to subscribe myself, gentlemen, your very faithful and obliged servant, "'1 JOHN, Archbishop of Tuam. ' " John Reynolds, Esq., M.P. " William Keogh, Esq., M.P." The Tablet expresses its perfect "delight" with the letter of the venerable archbishop of the " west," but what most tickles the fancy of this ultramontane organ is the "unchanged courage with which his Grace persists in assuming the style end title of Archbishop of Tuam." The " Bishops" of Notting ham and Flexham are in equal favour as violators of the Act of Parliament. " The signature of this latter Prelate" to his recent letter, it seems, "is incorrectly given"—it was signed "Hexham" only, " but it is obvious that he, as well as his two co-prelates, means to assume the titles which are forbidden by the new law." This, at least, is satisfactory. But particular attention is requested to a still brighter gem which adorns the columns of the Tablet. Speaking of the aggregate meeting, the writer commences in the fol lowing strain of true orthodoxy : " As the time for holding the aggregate meeting draws near it becomes more and more certain that the demonstration will be worthy of the occasion. Our reader, already know that the Primate, the Archbishop of Armagh—the only Archbishop of Armagh (a certain Lord Joh❑ George Beresford, who sometimes recei►es that title, being the merest of shams and impostors)— the successor of St. Patrick, the representative of the Holy See and of St. Peter's chair, the chief teacher of Christlawiy in this island, authorised and commissioned ,s such by our blessed Lord and Saviour, h is been n dnested and has kindly given his consent to occupy the chair, Cardinal tt isen a,. and all the other arehbio,h , .p. and bishops in the thrte kingdoms—not, we repeat, in cluding in that description the superintendents of certain Protestant c ,ngregatiuna appointed by the State to re. et.ive stolen goods and to teach falsehood, but all the archbishops who are archbise , ps, and all the btshoos who are btahops, have been invited to support his Grace on this occasion, and to lend the weight of their influence and authority to this great event." THE " CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY:9 The Lord Cardinal has at length held up his h-ad end made sign. His Eminence has addressed th, subjoined letter to the University Committee express ing his sympathy with their labours, and intimating his intention of giving them his aid in the great work of fostering religious dissensions between the two classes of the Queen's subjects in Ireland. Here is the manifesto of the " illustrious metropolitan of the British Church," as the Freeman's Journal styles him : " 25, Cadogan-street, Chelsea, Aug. 18. " Having perused with sincere interest the address of the committee appointed by the Synod of Thurles for founding a Catholic University in Ireland, to the Catho lic clergy and laity in England, dated the Feast of St. James of this year, we hereby warmly recommend it to the consideration of those to whom it is directed, as sured that its own earnest and glowing words will plead more powerfully than any that we can write. The noble and truly Catholic sympathy which Ireland has shown I with our trials claims from every English Catholic a corresponding feeling, and now especially, that we may say of the children of the Church and their pastors in both islands—'Eadem fides et pasAio vere Jecit esse yer manos: Whatever is done in Ireland to protect the faith and secure a pure religious education must be con sidered as a common work, perfomed for a common goad. In this sentiment of the address we heartily agree: and though multiplied are our wants at home, we trust that the generosity of English Catholics will not fall below the high estimate which the Irish prelates have formed of them. "While thus we venture to address our sentiments on this subject to all our Catholic brethren in England, we ' further authorise collections to be made in all places within the limits of our spritual jurisdiction among the faithful by the Rev. Michael Hope and the Rev. Francis Nl.Gunty, who have been appointed by the University Committee to solicit contributions. " N. Cardinal WISEMAN." ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA. COWES, SUNDAY AFTERNOON.—Since the establish ment of the annual regatta by this celebrated club, none of the recurring festivals has been of so interesting a nature as the one to commence to•morrow. The town, generally so full at this season of the year, is now more than usually so, and the greatest interest is everywhere manifest on the subject of the cup for Friday, in which the celebrated American yacht is entered. Some doubt is entertained regarding her starting, but if she does it is needless to say she will prove a very formidable opponent to all who may contend with her. Three races are all that are yet filled, but more are spoken of, though the preliminaries are not yet settled. The following is a list of the complete entries up to the latest moment: — Monday, Aug 18.—Her Majesty's Cup, to be sailed for by Royal Yacht Squadron cutters, from 50 and under 100 tons. Queen's Cup Course. It. is settled that they go to the eastward on starting, to Yarmouth down round the Nab, and back ' to Cowes to finish:—The Laslit, 75 tons, Mr. T. Hodges; Gondola, 87, Mr. W. VVowitiouse; Gauntlett, 65, Mr. W. Peareth; Freak, 66, Mr. W. Curling; Lsvrook, 65 Captain C. Wiili3mc; Bacchante, 80, Mr. B. H. Jones; Arrow, 84, Mr. T. Chamber ayne. On Wednesday his Royal Highness Prince Albert's Cup, by large class Royal Squadron schooners (140 tons and above), will be sailed tor. The course is the same as on Monday, though perhaps they may go to the Nab at starting:—Beatrice, 161 tons, Sir W. P. Carew, Bart; Wyvern, 205, the Duke of Marlborough; Con stance, 218, the Marquis of Conyngham; Capricorn, 313, Mr. R. M. Talbot; Gipsey Queen, 160, Sir H. B. Hoghtkn, Bart _ _ On Friday, the great thy of the week, we have the Royal Yauht Squadron Cup of 1001. value, open to yachts of all nations; no time allowed for tonnage; the course to be round the island. Tha following have been en• tered for this prize: —The Titania, 100 tons, Mr. R. Stephenson; Freak, 60, Mr. W. Curling; Bacchante, 80, Mr. B. H. Jones; Fernande, 127. Majcr Marryn; Ar row, 84, Mr. T. Chamberlayne; Volante, 48, Mr. J. Craigie; Constance, 218, Marquis of Conyngham; Alarm, 193. Mr. J. Weld; America, 200, Com. Stevens; Stella, 65, Mr. R. Frankland; Mona, 82, Lord A. Pa get; Aurora, 47, Mr. Le Marchant Thomas; Gipaey Queen, 160, Sir H. Hoghton; Wyvern, 205. Duke of Marlborough; lone, 75. Mr. A. Hill; Beatrice, 161, Sir W. Carew; Brilliant, 392, Mr. G. H. Ackers. SEABORNE MAILS. Elf signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-o(9m by the night—and DI by the morning —dispatch.] When made up in From what PLACES, General Post-office port as- When London. patched. dae. 1 America (by Brit. pkt.)N, Aug. 22 .. .. Liverpool .• Aug. 25 America (by U.S. pkt.) N;Aug. 19 • • • • Liverpool . America (by U.S. pkt.) I;Aug 27 .. .. Southainpt. Aug. 21 Africa (West coast).. Nll4th of the mo nth ! Pl y mouth Se pt. 6 Alexandria* '• •• •.. N 1191.11 & 30th of mo.,Dover .. Aug. 18 Belgium .. .. .. N Daily .. .. .. , Dover .. Daily Brazil .. .. Ml9th of the month Southampt. Sept. 16 Buenos Ayres .. .. M 9th of the month (Soathampt. Sept. 16 Cali fornia(visChasre s ) xi Id & 17th of month South ern p t. Au g . 20 Cape of Good Hope N 1 4th of mont h ;Plymouth— Sept. 6 Cons tantinople* .... N Ith 17th 27th of mo 'Dover .. Aug.2o Central America .. 3 1 1 2 d & 17th of mon. iSouthampt. Aug. 20 Ch a nnel Isles •• .. N Mon., Wed., & Fri.iSoutkampt. To. Th.S ft c h in . .. .. . 31i 17th of th e mont h ISouthampt. Aug. 2o France • • .. At & N Twice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedall; .. _NTu_ ed esday & Friday F London .. Tues. Sat. golland ". ri al Nl7th n o e f L th aa e mouth' Greece* •• . • . .. .. N 7 thi7th27thef mo D over .. Aug. 20 . Satur.lLoudon .. Meie.Thrr Honduras .. •• •• •. Southampt. Aug. 20 s 3.1 & N Twice daily .. .. Ireland • • •• iHoly head .. Twiondaily India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month,Southampt. Aug. 23 India (via M arseilles) 3i, 7 thit 24th efmonth i Dover .. Sept. 1 Mediterranean (via 1 Southampton) .. M 20th of the mo nthSouthampt. Aug. 23 , I editerranean (via I I Marseilles) .. .. N 7th& 2 4 th ofmonthl Dover .. Sept. 1 Mexico .. .. .. M2d of the month.. Southampt. Sept 5 Madeira .• .. .. M 9th of the month Southarapt. Sept. 16 7th ' 17th,19th,27th Dover Aug. is Malta* .. .. &30th I I ofmonth Naples* .. .. .. N sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover • • Aug. 22 Papal States* .. .. N sth 15th 25th of mo i Dover .. Aug. 12 ' Pen:maim .. .. .. M 7th 17th 27th of mot South ampt. Aug 26 Peru • • .. .. M 17th of tho month ISouthamot. Aug. 20 Tiny * .. .. .. N sth 14th 25th of mo Dover .• ,Aug. 2l ` Wes t "die* .. M i 17th of the mouth iSoutharupt. Aug. 20 West Indies (except 1 I Have. nna & Nassau) M 2d of the month ,Southampt. Sept(, 5 *The mails to those c oun t r i es th us mar ked (5) are conveyed by French eacket '93, Marseilles CILLIFOINIA. Mails are now des to and from California, via the United State; Patched and due by every American packet. '........_....._' LABOURERS AT A P.a.— ra . , • r_a ABM:MFRS AT A Passittsc —lt is a cheering fact, as indicating full einpl,,ymmt for labourers, that an exten sive agriculturist of Hicester, King's End, a few days since rode upwards of 20 miles on an unsuccessful effort to obtain a sufficient number of men for harvesting his crops. A man pledges himself to swim from Dover to Calais, according to a letter dated Vienna (Aug. 10), wh ere he is at present. He offers to stake from 50.1. to 1.0001., arrainst all corners, that he will do this in the month of August or September; the money to be deposited before. hand with a London banker. He has already swum, se. cording to his own account, from Vienna to Presburg, down the Danube. A BLIND WATCHMAKER.—There is living at Holbeach, Lincolnshire, a watchmaker named Rippin, com pletely blind. He is a first-rate hand at his business, and it is truly surprising to observe with what ease he can take to pieces and place together again watches of the most delicate mechanism. Some years ago Rippin was robbed, and the property taken consisted of watch-wheels, hair springs, and other tiny things belonging to the trade. The thief was traced, and convicted at Spalding sessions, and the writer of this paragraph saw the blind man swear to his property by feeling.—Stamford Mercury. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—On the IF , th inst. a party of about sixty gentlemen connected with railways, dined at the Star and Garter Hotel, Rich mond. In the course of the evening Mr. Watkin, in a very eloquent speech, introduced a deputation of the officers of the London and North-Western Railway, for the purpose of pre senting Mr. T. C. Mills, the goods manager of that line, with a testimonial of plate, value between 200 and 300 guineas. Mr. Mills very gracefully acknowledged the honour. That gentleman has been engaged in the management of public conveyance for upwards of thirty years half of the time in the service of the London and .North-Western Railway, where his talents as a manager, and kind-hearted and judi cious conduct as a superior officer, have won him the respect and esteem of all who have known him. AN AGED AMERICAN LADY.—The Boston Saturday Evening Gazette says that th ere i s an o ld l a dy by the name of Frost, now living in Eaton, New Hampshire, who can say, "Arise , daughter , and go to thy daughter, for thy daughter's daughter has a daughter." She is ninety-fitra years old. FRANCE. Joseph Rusiecki, one of the oldest and the most distinguished of the Polish emigrants in France, died a few days since, in the hospital at Vierson. He was horn in 1770, and commenced his military career in 1787. He fought against the Russians in 1794, under the command of the immortal Kosciusko. After the partition of Poland he entered the service of the French Republic, fondly hoping like many others who were equally deceived that his country's inde pendence would be restored through French influence. He made the campaigns of Italy with the First Consul, and formed part of the expedition to St. Domingo under Roehambeatt. He served subse quently in the Cuirassiers, commanded by General Hautpoul, who died in his arms on the sanguinary field of Eylau. On the Cuirassiers who were cut to pieces in that battle being re-organised, it was observed to Napoleon that Lieutenant Rusiecki wak not the height for a Cuirassier. The Emperor com manded him to alight, and placing himself back to back with him, he remarked to his aide-de-camp, "You are mistaken, Sir, he is not a dwarf, he is my t•izr," and at the same time he promoted him to the rank of captain in that corps. He was named major in the year 1812, during the campaign of Russia. He commanded the 221 regiment of the line during the War of Independence, in the year 1831. His remains were accompanied to the grave by the prin cipal inhabitants of Vierzon, and by the National Guard. _ _ A few days ago, says the Presse, a farmer, who is mayor of a commune in the arrondissement of Montmedy, was much embarrassed, bis wife having three days before been delivered of a child, and the deputy mayor, who should have received the legal declaration, being dead. In this embarrassment the mayor drew up and executed the following declara tion :—" This day, accompanied by my witnesses (here the witnesses are named), I appeared before myself, as mayor of the commune, for the purpose of declaring to myself that my wife has been brought to bed with a living child. On my inquiry as to the sex of the child, and as to who were itsfather, and mother, I replied to myself that it is of the masculine sex, and the son of myself, Francois Prottin, and of Marie Lascende, his wife. In virtue of which I have signed the present with myself, mayor, and the aforesaid wit nesses, " FRANCIS PROTTIN, mayor, " FRANCIS PROTTIN, the father." TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19 1851. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Yert , , , rdv was the first day r,P r ht. op , n:og at nine o'clock, but few seem to have mailed cht mielves of tne early hour of admittance. The police returns were as follow: — At 10 o'clock ... 3,478 At 11 o'clock 17 321 At 12 o'clock ... . • 30 589 At 1 o'clock 41.017 At 2 o'clock 45 513 At 3 o'cl ek 48 739 At thin arse 2 951 p-rsons had left, su that the ;reace,t number present at ono time was never above 6,000. The therinomPter rose during the day from 62 t , ) 70 The Atafue Eve, which arrived on Saturday, w..s unpacked this morning It is represented hi a reclinihg poAure, and is toe w .rk of 51 Van dor Ven, an gni, eel-braced for his religious pieces. IL war execu..ed The result of :he d , .libwrationa which we mentioned a• having been held at (Morn. between tt,e iilustrious onief uf the Outninibsion and sever a l members of th• Execu . ive Committee, b4ve bwc 'me known in part. Th.. Exhibition is to be closed esriy in Octob'r, with e ceremony similar to the opening, in which her Maje,t) And the Princw Consort will take part The amount talt.n fur season tickets was 5/ The. money taken at the doors from the visitors for the (lei ..mounted to 2.5061. 16s , making the total of receipts 2,511/. 16s. The police report showed that 51,525 ban entered the building. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. TVEs 17-!;/?N Clii UI T ri , tel, Ally I S, (B -fore Lord CAMPBKLI. and a Special Jury.) FOWLIsIiV THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Mr. Sergeant Kinglake and Mr. Stone werecoun sel for the plaintiff; Mr. Ball and Mr. Smith for the d+•fendants. This was an action brought against the Great Western Company as common carriers. Tne decla ra.ion alleged that the defendants, as such common carriers, received a certain box, containing a variety of articles, to be conveyed from Bristol to Brompton, and that they did not use proper care and diligence in the conveyance of the same, but on the contrary, let the box fall, by which moans the articles in the s Aid box were broken and dainag-al, and the plaintiff in consequence stwained great damage, and was un able to carry on his business and calling as a lecturer in natural philosophy. The defendants pleaded ten pleas —amongst others, that the packages contained 4iass to a greater amount than 101.; also that the in• jury occurred owing to the improper manner in which ,- he box was packed; and also that the b,)x contained articles which ought not to have b•-en packed toge ther. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who was in the habit of travelling about the country lecturing on natural philosophy, and he box in question contained various articles of glass and different apparatus which he used for experiments with which to illustrate his lectures. On the lit of May last, five packages were delivered at the Great Western Railway station at Bristol, directed to the plaintiff at 10, Montpelier•row, Brompton, marked " glass, with care," and 10i. 3d. paid for the carriage thereof. On the 31 of May, when the goods were being delivered at Brompton, the carman let one of the packages fall, and the artic'es which it con tained were thereby broken and injured. The plain tiff made many applications to the company, and offered to take 151. for the damage, and 10 guineas for the loss he should sustain in not being able to perform his engagements to lecture in various parts of the country which had been advertised. Upon an occasion of his calling at Paddington, he saw a Mr. Drew, an official of the railway; being rather deaf, the plaintiff had taken a friend with him, but Mr. Drew ordered him out of the room. Mr. BALL, for the defendants, took many technical objections to the plaintiff's right to recover, which were overruled by Lord Campbell. The defence set up was that the packages were safe when delivered to the carrier in London ; and the carman was called, who swore that he delivered the packages all safe at Brompton. It was stated by Mr. Drew, the official of the company, that he had offered the plaintiff 51. compensation, but the plaintiff demanded such a sum that he " pooh, poohed it." He denied, on cross examination, that he had ordered the plaintiff's friend out of the room, but admitted that he had "requested" him to leave. Lord CAMPBELL, in summing up, expressed regret that the small sum originally asked for had not been accorded by this great company to the plaintiff for the injury that his goods had undoubtedly received. As a judge, he felt it his duty to expri,ss his opinion of the conduct of the official of the company, Mr. Drew. It was most unfair, most unjust, and most liscreditable. It was a perfectly fair and legitimate course for the plaintiff to adopt, to take some witness with him. Mr. Drew knew he was a competent wit- ❑eas for the defendant, and he' also knevv that the plaintiff's mouth was closed as to all that would take place at that interview. He would not allow him to have the advantage of a witness who could testify as to what took place between them ; therefore he was ..ritirely at the mercy of the conclave of officials then present. He again said that he hoped so unfair a course would not be repeated by the officials of any railway company, and he thought no jury would be inclined to favour those who pursue-d so very discre ditable a course. His Lordship then went through he evidence on both sides. and left it to the jury to say whether or not the plaintiff had made out his case, and if so, what damages he was .ntirlerl to. The jury found for the plKintiff—Damages 451. Lord CAMPBELL then said that this was :he last case of the circuit; and he was so much pleased with the manner in which the business had been conducted 4t Bristol, and with the intelligence of its juries, that ne should have much pleasure in coiniog here again next summer. NORTH WALES CIRCUIT. —Chester, Aug. 16. CROWN couit r.—(Befora Mr. Ju)tice TAL FOUB.D.) William Doran and Thomas Sharpies were in , dieted for warehouse-breaking at Macclesfield, and stealing a quantity of manufactured silks, the pro perty of Goldthorpe, Hoy ley, and Co., and Thomas Fenton stood ctiarged with receiving the same, know ing the goods to be stolen. Mr. Trafford and Mr. Wynne Ffoulkes appeared for the prosecution ; and the prisoners, who severed in their defences, were represented by Messrs. M'ln• ryre, Brandt, and Sweetenham. The case presented no features of general interest. It appeared that shortly after the warehouse was broken open and the goods stolen, a quantity of the property was found by the police in possession of the prisoner Fenton, who carried on the business of a ge neral broker in Manchester. He at first gave unsa tisfactory accounts of the manner in which he became possessed of the goods, but eventually he stated that he bought the goods of the prisoners Doran and Sharpies, who had been introduced to him by a con federate named Shaw. They were all apprehended, and Shaw being admitted approver, and his story corroborated in some material points by others, they were all found guilty. Doran and Sharpies were then sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment and hard labour, and Fenton to be transported for seven years." With this clossd the business of these assizes, The boy Skeen, aged 9 years, who pleaded guilty to an indictment for placing a dangerous obstruction on the rails of the London and North-Western Railway, as reported on a former day, was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN and a Special Jury.) BOSTOCK V. TUE NORTII .4TAFFORDSUIRE RAILWAY COMPANY. This action was of a rattler novel character, being directed by Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, to ascer tain the right of the defendants to hold regattas and other public amusements on the Rudyard Reservoir or Lae, near Leek, in thi., county. Mr. Evans, Q.O , Mr. Weisby, and Mr. Pulling sppeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Grove and Mr. B-avau for the defendants. Mr. Evans stared that the plaintiff, Miss Bostock was a lady of rank and family, living at Cliffs-park. eear Leek, in this county, an estate of great beauty .and value, situate on the borders of the princely, sequestered reservoir or lake, which formed the subject of the present dispute. Miss Bostock de rived the property from a Mr. Haworth, who had built the mansion-house and laid out the grounds many years ago, and the property had le-fore belonged co his ancestors. The defendants were possessed o' the property of the now defunct Trent and Mer s .y Canal Company, who, having been authorised in 1766 to form a canal, obtained powers in 1797 form a reservoir of water for feeding the said cenel and formed in the Rudyard Valley the reservoir which formed the subject of this action. By the Acts of Parliament of the company, they were authorisA only to use the canal for the purposes of navigation, and the reservoir for the purpose of supplying the canal with water, the rights of fishing, shooting, digging mineral, using pleasure boats, and a number of other rights being expressly reserved to the neigh bouring landowners. The reservoir had been gra dually extended over the valley until it f ormed an extensive lake two miles in length, copiously supplied with fish and water-fowl, and became an extremely picturesque object in the valley, in the midst of which stood the pleinziff's mansion and park, beautifully si tuated and remarkably retired. Se matters remained until the present year, when the North Staffordshire Railway Company thought proper to make up their then dividends by advertising in flaming handbills a se ries of cheap excursions along their line to the Rudyard Lake, a regatta to be held on Easter Monday, with sports of all kinds, music, steam-boats, firing of guns, Itn. Miss Bostock and several of the neighbouring land owners expostulated, but without avail. The regatta took place, and with an invasion of 6,000 people of all kinds from the manufacturing districts the jury might imagine how little the privacy and comfort of the plaintiff could be consulted. The vast crowd came, the quiet reservoir became a scene of tumult, amid the hissing of th e s t eam -b oa t s , the firing of ! guns, and the shouts of the p eo pl e . Miss Bostock 's park was unreservedly trespassed upon, crowds scaled the walls and fences of the park, broke down the trees, and, last though not least, openly insulted, by obscene and abusive language, Miss Bostock and her friends. The company's agents were expostulated with, but without avail, and a long correspondence took pl ace , which, however, did not end in any very satisfactory manner. On Whit Monday, however, the company advertised a second cheap excursion t o R u dy ard Lake, and Miss Bostock s friends took the alarm, and commenced the necessary proceedings to obtain an injunction, which, however, could n o t b e app li ed for in due time to save the fete being held, and it was arranged to postpone the application. The second regatta was therefore held, and the same consequences nearly ensued as those already described as having taken place on Easter Monday. In June the motion was made for an injunction, and the Vice-Chancellor K. Bruce directed the pres en t ac ti on to b e b roug h t to try the right; the defendants undertaking in the mean time not to hold regattas or public amusements of any kind on the lake until the present action was tried. Miss B 'stock did not now ask for damages, hut she confidently looked for such a verdict as would secure her property from the serious injury it would sustain by a continuance of the defendants' conduct. Several witnesses were then called, who reposed to the facts s . nted in the opning speech of the Learned Counl. Mr. GROVE, for the defendants, in a v,ry able speech, denounced the attempt of the plaintiff to pre vent the amusements of the humbler classes. He said that the only object of the plaintiff was to obtain a pecuniary compensation from the company, and he maintained that the defend ints had a perfect right to use the 14ke, their own property, in any way they thought pr,.par.__ , Mr. Justice WIGHTALAN told the jury that with re gard to the rights of property he Thought The de fendants had made out tneir ,nd it was for the jury to say whether in the use of that property the der:Tv - lints had interfered With the plaintiff's undv pored right of tithing over the lake, or had b e en The means of causing such annoyance to The plaintiff as would amount to a ouisance. The law would clearly deem it to he a nuisance in any way to collect such crowds of people in the neighhourh.iod of a mar's bowie as to obstruct the thoroughfare, or to incom mode him in the enjoyment of his home. Toe jury were absent for about three hours, when they returned into court and announced They could not agree; and ultimately, by arrangement between the counsel, it was afire.-d that they should he dis charged ; the defendants' undertaking to be continued until a further order of the Court could be obtained. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WANDS WO THE ROBBERIES ON THE LONDON AND S•'Urn- WESTERN RAILWAY.--Charles Whitcher, aged 40 years, a greengrocer, of No. 14, COureb row, AA gate, was again brought before Mr Beadon, for re examination, on various charges of robbery of valu able property to the extent of several hundred pounds from the above line of railway. Mr. Games was present to defend the prisoner. Mr. Crombie (from the office of Messrs. Benham and Co., the South-Western Railway solicitors) said he intended on that occasion to open a new case against the prisoner for being cone rued in the rob bery of a quantity of ribbons. Mr Saward, a linen draper, of the Commercial-road East ( who has been liberated from custody on substantial bail until the 26th instant, on the charge of having received a por tion of the stolen property—namely, the mousselines de laine and merinos), had purchased a quantity of them, and when the officers applied to him for that information necessary to complete the charge, they received nothing but abuse, and his conduct was quite contrary to what was expected. Under these circum stances, he did not think it advisable to enter into that case at present. The only additional witness examined was Richard Curtis, who stated that he managed the business of Mr. James Taylor, a calico printer, of Wood-street, Cheapside. In December last he re ceived advises from his employer's brother, at Ring wood, Hampshire, that a box containing a quantity of hosiery and gloves would be sent to them by the South-Western Railway. Witness did not receive the box, and he accordingly wrote to Mr. Taylor, who sent word by return of post that the box of ho siery and gloves had been sent by the rail way in the usual manner. Witness made inquiries of M-ssrs. Chaplin and Horne, the carriers, and also at the ‘Va tarloo station, and on the 20th of the same month a box was delivered at their premises in Wood-street. On opening the box it was found to contain, instead of the hosiery and gloves, an empty box, and a tin oil-can. The box (it will be remPmbered that some of the witnesses stated ou the last occasion that the box was lying about the goods station, at Nine Elms, for se, eerai days, and was considered as an empty one) was produced, and the witness ideal Wed it as the same one th-Lt was brought to their premises. He also stated that the box was the one that had been sent from Ringwood, and which ought to have contained the hosiery and gloves. In answer to a question fro'n Mr. Games, Mr. Cro nbie said that evidence would in substance complete the hosiery case against the prisoner. He should not bind himself down not to prodace any other witnesses in the case ; hut if there were any fresh ones to examine be would send and give him notice. Mr. BEADON obs4rved there would be the prisoner Plarnpin to examine on the next occa•ion, and he would have to give evidence in ail the robberies. Mr. Crombie then applied for soother remand. Mr. BeADON said he would remand the prisoner until Tuesday, the 26th instant, the day app anted for the final examination of Seward, and he hoped the railway authorities would come prepared to complete the whole of the cases. He should devote the entire day to the matter, as the other court would be pre. sided over by Mr. Long. Mr. Crombie was of opinion that the clerk would be more than one day in reducing the minutes of the depositions. Mr. BEADON said he would give as much time to the cases as it was possible. He was quite alone at that court, his colleague, Mr. Poynter, having taken his holidays. _ _ Mr. Crombie said a habeas corpus was lodged on Saturday last for the production of the prisoner Plarnpin, who would be brought to that court from Winchester Gaol on Tuesday morning, the 26th inst., in time to give evidence against the prisoner. Tne prisoner was then remov e d i n custo d y. Mr. Crombie applied for a summons for the attend ance of the witness Senior, the landlord of the Black Dog public-house, Crown -street, Finsbury, who gave such doubtful evidence in respect to the alleged introduction of Plampin to Saward. Mr. BEADON immediately granted the summons. THE CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY AND :CHEATING AT PLAY AT BRIGHTON. An application was made yesterday at the Town hall, Brighton, on the part of two of the prisoners charged in the above case, viz., J. Broome and Staden. The magistrates present were the chairman (C. Carpenter, Esq.) and J. Borrer, Esq, Mr. Sill, on the part of the prosecution, stared that he had received notice from Mr. Lewis, that Charles James Kemp, of the Queen Elizabeth Tavern, Asylum-road, Old Kent-road, licensed victualler, and Samuel Genese, of 125, Jermyn-street, St. James's, dealer in jewellery, would he proposed as bail on the part of Broome; and that William Sparks, described as of 25. Oxenden street, Haymarket, builder, and Henry Nottidge, described as of 2, Allington-street, Pimlico, gentleman, would be proposed as bail on the part of Staden. No notice of bail, it was stated, haci been given on the part of the other prisoner, James. The parties named as bail were then called, but none appeared, although notice was given for one o'clock, ami it was then half past that hour. Mr. Sill said he bad no wish to take the parties by surprise, and that he would wait for any length of time the Court might think reasonable. Mr. L-wis said ttiat one of the bail, Mr. Genese, had been in court, and would, no doubt, presently make his appearance. Mr. Genese shortly afterwards entered the court, and having been sworn, said that he wis a dealer in jewellery, and resided at 125, Jerrnyti street, St,, James's ; that he was a boos-keeper there, and was worth 1001., after the payment of all his debts. He stated that the lease of his house and his furniture was worth somewhere about 5001, and that his stock of jewellery, watches, clocks, and silver Was worth about 700/. or 800/. Mr. Sill then proceeded to cross-examine the wit-ness, - and in answer to his questions, the witness stated that he had been five or six years in a small way of business, and that he had b een f or the last seven years in a large way ; also, that he dealt in such jewellery as csme into the market from pawn brokers' sales, besides others. He farther add-d that he did not keep a jeweller's shop, but that he kept a coffee-shop and chop-house, and that he did his jewel lery business in the back room adjoining his shop, end on the first filar. After answering several questions as to the nature and the value of his stock, the examination proceeded as follows : Have you ever been convicted by the Inland Board of Excise for selling spirits without a licence? —I was. Did the sale of those spirits take place at 125, Jer myn-street ?—lt did. Is not your house, 125, Jermyn-street, the nightly resort of •prostitutes P—Well, there are men and women come there. I have no right to say they are prostitutes. Don't you know that these men and women are gamblers and prostitutes ?—No. I know the gentle men who come to my house not to be gamblers ; they are men of property and gentlemen. Are not the women reputed prostitutes ?—I object to answer that question. Do the police ever visit your house ?—.Every night nearly ; and I have been there nearly three years and nev r had a complaint against me. Did you ever let off the upper part of your house ? —Never. Are you the landlord of any house in Duke'-- court, Drury-lane?—No. Not of No. 9 or No. 12 ?—No. Do you know No. 9 or No. 12, Duke's-court, Drury-lane ?—I do. Rave you anything to do with either of them ? Nothing. Do you know whether either of these houses is at present to let ?-4 do not. Upon your oath, sir, is not one of those houqPi at present to let, with a reference to yourself ?-IJdon my oath it is n o t, w i t h e i ther my k now l e d ge or my sanction. Nor was so yesterday?—Nor was so yesterday. Did you ever live in George-street, St. Giles ' s ? Never. Did you ever keep a house there ?—Never. Upon your oath did you no keep a brothel in George-street, St. Giles'e?—Upon my oath 1 did not. Never ?—Never. Hail you ever any interest in a brothel in George stref,, Sr. Was tne upper part of your house in Jermyn-street ever let for gambling purposes ?—Since I have taken it, three years ago, no one has ever occupied it but myself and family. Was it ever wed for gambling purposes ?—Never since I have been in it. Ras the upper pia ever been entered by the police ? —Toe policr w4ik up when they come in of a nigh to t..ee who may be ther e . „ nave not the poiic, pointed out to you women as reputed p ostitutes ?—I don't recollect their ever doing so; if they had I bhould have put the parties out. Win you swear h th , -y have not repehtedly done so ?—I do swear that th.y have not repeatedly done so. Win you sweAr that they 114 v.. never done so?—ln tore,- ye .rs I can't recollect, but I never recollect such a circumstance. Will you bwe4rthat they hive never taken gamblers out of those ro.)tn.?—l will swear that no man ha° ever h'en taken in custody there, unless it has been at my charge. ti,ve y ou ever charged any person with gambling ? —No. Don't you soil the jewellery you have been speak ing of to the we n w h o f n - quent your house, to give to the women who fri-queut y our h ouse don know. I sell it to the wen wbo fri-quent my house, and what they do with it I don't know. I have fn-qaently seen them wear watches and rings I hate sold them. DO you know the prisoner Broome P—l do. Is he not an intimate acquatntance of yours?••• • Nut particularly. I know the man. Does he ever tr , quent your house ?—He comes in sometimes, not very often. By night ?—Yes. Alone or in company don't know. Sometimes be may come in in company with some one, but his visit's are so seldom I can't say. R.-examined by Mr, Genese, You have been adted several questions. Now, are you upon your with worth several thousands of pounds I am. Mr. Lewis was then about to address the Court in support of the bail he had tendered, when Mr. Sill objected to his right to do so, and after some discussion, Tne Chairman decided against Mr. Lewis bele); heard, as being contrary to practice. Mr. Lewis submitted that the respectability of the witness, relative to which some questions bad been put, had nothing to do with the point at issue—lns sufficiency as bail. The Chairman considered it was most important the respectability of the bail should be inquired into, so that they might h ave a certa i nty of the prisoner being fort booming. Mr. Lewis contended it was enough that the wit ness proved he was of sufficient substance. Suppose, for instance, he lodged 1001. Mr. Borrer, one of the magistrates, said he would by no means consider that to be sufficient. In the present instance the party tendered as bail bad been described as being a jeweller, and it turned out that he kept a coffee and chop house. In his (Mr. Bore rer's) opinion the bail ought not to be accepted. Tne Chairman said he quite concurred in that qv mon, and the bail must, 'herefore, be refused. Some conversation having taken place between the solicitors as to the notice to be given relative to the parties to be prop , sed as bail, Mr. Sill intimaTed that under the circumstances he would not, at present go into another case against one or the p r i soners , w hi c h h e was prepared to bring forward. Mr. Levds complained of the adoption of that cour,e. Mr. Sill considered he was exercising a sound discretion. flue inquiry then terminated. liispector Ocway was present, by order of the Commissioner* of Police to watch the proceedings. THE CoUNT the following is the official corn, &c., received in the poi Essex, from the 11th Aug., both inclusive:— Colchester Harwich Leigh Mahlon t Y 'MARKETS. statement of the quantities . a •t, of London from the ports 1 0 1851, to the 16th Ang., 1651' 10 3 • 'S 25 23 - - 101 53 CHELMSFORD, Aua. 15.—Prices to-day were as follow:7; Wheat, white, old 416 to 46s ; new —s to --s; red, OW 356 to 406; new, —s to —s ; barley, —s to —s ; chevalier —s to —a ; grinding 20s to 26s ; oats 18s to 25s ; malt 01 to 55s ; chevalier 54s to 56s ; peas, partridge, new 27s to 3thi; old, —s to —s ; white, new, 27s to 296; old, —s to --. 5 ; dun, new, 25s to 26s ; beans, tick, new 2tis to 29$ ; old, 00 5 to Uos ; harrow ticks, new 279 to 30s; old —8 to —s; ma zagan, new 26. to 28s; old —s to —s per qr. COLCH icsnea, Aua. 16.—Wheat, white 424 to 46s ; red 38 1 to 406 ; oats, 20, to 235; beans, mazagan 2dl to .ss; middle and small 28. to 30s; peas, white 268 to 28s, grey, new 245 to 26s per qr. PERTH, Aua 15.—Wheat, old, 388 Od to 42s Od; ditto, new, 00s to OJs ; barley, new, 228 Od to 25s Od; oats, Ifis 22d; peas and beans, 26s Oct to 30s per quarter. Oats:Dello per sack, 34a to Ns. Szawicii, Aua. 14.—Wheat, 40s Od; barley, 00s Od oats, 00s Od ; rye, 00a Od ; beans, 00s Od ; peas, COs Od average per imperial quarter. STraramo, Aug. 15.—Wheat, foreign, 21s to 235; dit t° _,l, home, 00 3 Od ; di tto di tto new, 193 Id to 21 , 3d; barley, FT boll of 6 bushels, 185 to 19s Od ; ditto new, 15, 6d to 184 • Oats, Cupar, 003 Od to 003; ditto new, 155 6d to 17s 01; ditto, Flemish, Os Od t o 0 3 Od ; di tto d i tto new, 00s Od; 011 distillers, 33 8 Od t o 35 s ; di tto b rewers, 35s Od to 371; bea r 3 ' r e per boll, 00s Od to 00 3 Od ; d i tt o new, 1 6s 6d to 1850 d; pease 0 Od to ous Od; flour, new per sack, 33, to 34s Od; ditto cornolG 4 , ditto, 19s Od to 218 Od ; o a t mea l, per l oa d , 00s Od to Otis 04; ditto new 34s Od to 3ds Od; ditto per peck of 71bs, lAA to Ild; fresh butter, per lb, 9d to 10d ; eggs, per dozen, 7d to S CI hay, old, per ton, 84s to OUs Od; ditto, new, 60, to 70s. „, KELSO, AUG. 15. Wheat, o ld, 00 3 to 003; ditto, new , to 34s Od ; barley, new, 2us Od to 213 6d y • ditto old, Os to O s ; potato oats, 00s to 00 3 ; ditt o new, 17s 6d to 1930 d ; comnr, l l oats oils Od to 00s Od ; ditt o new, 163 to las 6d ; peas, 005 to (Os Od ; beans, 60s to 09st , c1 per boll of six imperial bushels. HAWICIC, Alio. 14. new, 333 to 35s 6d; barley' new, 2 fa to zla tid ; ditto old, 00s Od to 003 Od ; potato oa"'„, 17s to 18s 6d ; common oa t s , 16 s Od to 18 s O d ; peas, 223 vu to 24s Od; beans, 23s Od to 243 Od per boll of six imperial bushels. KIN.KALD7, Ana. 16.—The following are the quotation , for grain : Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. First 478 6.1 28s ud 26s Od —a Od , econd 44s lid gds Od 25a Od Od Third 4os 6,1 24s 6d 22s Od —s Od Oatmeal, oer t,a it 28011., imperial, 33s Od to HADDINGTON, AUG. 15.—The following are the grain at our market to-day : Peas,,, i • --s Od —6 153, Od. f Pr ice 6 u IA twat. Barley. .. ' Data. 1 : 3 " 11 ;j'a First .. ... 46 s O d i 326 0,1 1 276 Od 36a ,d , Second ... ... 41 6 5d 1 30s 5d 24s 11d 346 l a , c,i v Third ... .. 366 Od 30. Oil 121 a Od 331 Total quantity of Wheat in market 330 qrs., z7B 901 4 i Do. Barley do. 13 q , s., 6 130- Do. Oat. do. Do. Beans do. 1 3 8 8 2 (1 (1 1. 7 :: 170 25 so ld 6), GLAsoow, At m. 1 3.—provisions—Cheese, 34s t o 43s u•• per cwt ; retail, 5d to tid per lb. Skim milk, 2us Od to Os Pe r cwt. Country tresh butter, 10d to us Od per lb. Irish pen dered, in lu mps , • i ' d to 9d; country powdered, wholesale, °T to Od. Country eggs, 93 per dozen ; carried hen ditto, 5 4 6d per 120, or 7d per dozen. Hens, 2s Od per pair ; Daci s ' 2s Od. FALKIRK, AUG. 14. —The supply of grain in this the market was 72 bolls, wheat at tvs 6d to 22s dd per bull barley, 00s Od to Us Od ; oats, 16s 9d to 17 8 9d ; b eans , I $ J 0 " to 193 Ud per boll ; oatmeal, Os to 03 per load. COAL MAE& E Carr's Hartley ..... Od Redhugn Main ..... Its Canfield Nloor Butes 123 I'd Walker's Primrose l2s 0 West. Wylam VVylain Wall'i End, Stc. Acorn Close Hilda l3s ocl Riddell Eden Main . l3. 9d Braddyll Haswell l 4, 9V Lsmbton ............. Russell's Hutton Ships at market, ;T.— YESTIRDAT. Scarborough l3s 6 1 deugh Hail Ks:lloe.. ... • 14s 3 ; ...... •• South Hartlepool 146 3 1 ••..• South Kelloe l3B 9 ' thornley A hitworth ( Adelaide fees I Weit Cornforth Cowpen H ar tl e y DerwentwaterHartley 148 o ,' Hartley ~......„ ... 143 0 " !Nixon '5 Merthyr and Cardiff ....-•••• ..... 2 1s 01 Sidne) 'a Hartley 99 Sold, 72. BIRTHS. OF A SON. Oa the 15th inst at Torrington.square, the wife of Edified Willson Crosse, Eiq. On the isch inst., at Spring Vale, Isle of Wight, the Wife of Captain George Hathorn, R.N. OF A DAUGHTER. ,i" of On the 13th inst., at Huntspill, Sonaersetshire, the w—e the Rev. George Jenkins. On the 15th inst., at Curzon -st ree t, M ay f a i r , the Led/ Catherine Wheble, of Bulmershe-court, Berks. MARRIED. f On the 14th inst., at Great Marlow, William, second eon - o the Lite Richard Brown, Esq., of Bognor, to Cornelia Jan e l oungest daughter of th e l ate Thomas Tindal, E s cl" ° Aylesbury. un the 14th inst., at St. James's Church, Westbonrn e : terrace, Lieutenant George Augustus Brice, R.N , second son of James Brine, Esq., of Grosvenor-place, Bath, 0 11' Nanette, daughter o f C harles Purton Cooper, Esq., 4 2. , d't - Grove-end- road. DIED. On the 12th inst., at Margate, Par. T. T. Morrell, of Peck. ham-rye, aged 63. On the 4th inst., Bertha, wife of the Rev. G. B. 2,l ° l°ll ' rector of Sandringham, Norfolk. On the 14th inst., at A denham-wood, Herts, Charles - Si' cholls, Esq.. aged 79. On the 14th inst., at Phillimore-terrace. Kensington, Rosalinda, relict of the late Christopher Foss, E3cl., of r°ll -n -street, aged 80. 0.1 the 15th inst., Thomas Lupton, Esq., of Grangevillas, Brompton, aged 59. W ife On the 15th inst., at Upper Clapton, Middlesex, Lucy, of Henley Smith, Esq. eral On the 16th inst., in Sloane-street, Lieutenant•%Jan Nathaniel Forbes, H.E.I C.S. London: Printed and P u bli s h e d by il1URI.)0 TO r '.o No. 112, StP The Svn OfE Strand, in thQ Prpcinct rinter at o f th e Savoy, in tti crs, " oull' of Middlasex, Tuesday, August 19, 1851. LIBERATION OF KOSSUTH. We are glad to be in a position to confirm the expec tations put forth in the journals as to the probable ter mination of the detentien of Louis Kosluth in the Tur kish territory. We believe that Kossuth, and the few other distinguished Martyrs to the cause of the coned. tutional struggle in Hungary, who still remain under surveillance in the Turkish States, will be set at liberty on the 15th of September—that is, the day observed as the first of the month by the Turks, who follow the old style of reck,ning. It cannot be denied that the Otto man G momment has behaved, in reference to those un fortunate refugees, in a manner that would do no di, credit to the highest and proudest of the Christian 1.15* tions—the old monarchies of Christendom, as they de light to call themselves—the people, who arrogate to themselves the position of holding the vanguard of modern civilisation. The Tdl3s have behaved to these distinguished but unprosperous exiles most honourably and most hospitably—beset as they are by the most powerful and vindictive importuni ties to surrender or betray their guests the guests of misfortune and defeat. Upon the whole of these transactions the Government of the Ottoman Porte have behaved nobly and well. If they could not do all they wished in favour of their illustrious guests—stilt more dignified by stern misfortune, and not dishonour able defeat—they, at least, protected them from wrong and insult, and are now about to set the remnant of them cmapletely and entirely free.—Sunday Paper. LAUNCH OF THE TIMES SCREW STEAM- VESSEL. The banks of the Clyde at Govern presented an unusually gay and animated scene last week, occa sioned by the launch of another beautiful screw vessel, called the Times, built by Messrs. Smith and Rodgers. She is upon the same model as that of the far-famed European (by the same builders). Her dimensions are as follow :-160 feet long, 22 teet breadth outside (21k inside), 14} feet depth over all (13 feet inside from ceiling to ceiling) Her cabins are on a new plan, constructed on .ieck, and contain berths fur forty-two class pas sengers, besides captain and officers' berths. She i , milk expressly for the trade between Dublin and Liverpool, to ply in connexion with two peddlh sreamere, Sc. C hlumb and St. Kieran. Her 'twixt leeks are fitted up for cattle, so as to contain 150 to 200 heed, and the hatches are so constructed that th, cattle can walk into the hold, which will save the an noyance and trouble of slinging. She is to be pro ,elled by two engines of 30-inch cylinders each, 2f , set iu stroke, on the gearing principle, made by eleesrs. Smith and Rodgers, and with a propeller nine feet diameter, and is expected to be one of the eastest screw-steamers yet finished in the Clyde. This steamer's keel was laid down on the sth of June last, and she will be finished and ready fur see ey the end of the month. Messrs. Thomas Wingate and Co., Whiteinch, are now building the screw-steamer Mail, of similar dimensions and power, as a consort for the Times. She is to have GO feet of a spar deck forward, fitted up for cattle, besides the holds. After the launch was over the company which had assembled in Messrs. Rodgers and Co.'s yard, by the invitation of R. P. Stephens, Esq., the owner of the vessel, adjourned to a place fitted up in a temporary way, to drink " Success to the Times." Immediate') afterwards another animated scene presented itself on the banks of the Clyde, which excited the deepest interest amongst the leading shipbuilders and engi ❑eers assembled on this occasion —viz., the launch of a model belonging to Captain Carpenter, R.N., fitted on the duplex rudder and screw propeller principle, which glided swiftly across the Clyde, to the astonish ment of the spectators; and afterwards it performed several evolutions to prove the correctness of the principle. It turned round, by the aid of two rud ders, in about once and a half its own length. The people interested expressed themselves per. fectly satisfied of the correctness of the principle, which, it is said, will be tried on Mr. Stephens's new vessel, the Mail, immediately. LAW INTELLIGENCE. - COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Aug. 18. (Before Mr. Commissioner Rum) IN EE H. HAYES. The bankrupt was a draper in Regent-street and Pimlico. There was a meeting for the choice of assignees. From a statement furnished by the ac countant in the case (Mr. Butler), it appeared that the bankrupt's debts, including liabilities to the ex tent of 1,4531, are 3,732/. ; his assets, 1,1401. Mr. Bull, of St. Martin's-lane, was chosen assignee. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Aug. 18. (Before Mr. Commissioner Law.) IN THE MATTER OF JAMES ELLIS. This lasolvent, who formerly had Cremorne Gar dens, and latterly the Flora Gardens, Camberwell, ap peared to be disuhargtd on sureties till his hearing in September. Mr. Cooke supported the application. An attorney, named Burst-11, attended to oppose on the part of Mr. Thomas Foulkes, the detaining creditor. Mr. COOKE objected to the appearance of Mr. Burse.ll, as he was not the attorney of Mr. Fouikrs in the action on the record on which the insolvent wa, in prison. Mr. Commissioner Law wes of opinion that the objection was a good one. The Court had allowed attorneys to oppose on account of the short notice iven, which did not admit of time to instruct coun sel. The object of that permission was not to allow attorneys to u-urp the privileges of the ha., a. was the practice in some courts, but to allow the attorneys to oppose- That rule, however, did not enabb-, any attorney to oppose simply as the advocate of another, but was a permission to the attorney on the record. _ _ The opposition was not allowed, the sureties were accepted, and the disoharcre ord.r.A. MARYLEBONE COUNTY COURT, Aug. 18 ALLDER V. YEOMAN. This action, it may be remembered, led to an ap plicaticn for a criminal rule in the Court of Queen's B-.ncb, against Mr. Amos, the Judge of the Mary lehane County Court, for corrupt practices in his office asj udge, and which application was unanimously refused by the Court, with full costs. To-day Illr Amos gave judgment for the plaintiff, ordering 71 7s to be paid o• 1 the 16th day of September next, but refusing the costs. After entering into the merits of the case at great length, Mr. Amos concluded by saying: The prosecutor of the rule in the Queen'• Bench has sent me a message, expressing his contri tion, stating that be was led into the proceedings en tirely by the instigation of his counsel, otherwise he would not have thought of any step of the kind, and offering certain terms for the payment of the taxed cons of the discharged rule, amounting to 261. 16s. — about half the actual costs. I have signified that I am not unwilling to grant him much more lenient terms than he off-rs, and to renounce all claim to be reimbursed my costs, but upon conditon of a certain mitigated payment being made into the poor-box of this court. ABSCONDING OF A PARISU OFFICER AT NEW CASTLE-UPON-TYNE. -- A considerable sensation has for the last few days been excited in this town from the report that Mr. John Scott, assistant overseer for the parish of St. Nicholas. a toll-ctor of the property and income-tax and assessed taxes, had absconded with a sum of from 3,010/. to 4,0001. Ou Wednesday week, it appears, he left home on a visit to the Exhibition, and was to have returned on the fol lowing Sunday or Monday. Not making his appearance on either of these days, his friends became alarmed, and his wife, night af.er night, wa , ted in vain his arrival at the railway station. At length their suspicions became excited, and his continued absence having come to the ears of the church wardens and overseers, a consultation was held on the matter, and ultimately his books were examined. As collector of the property and income-tax it was found that he ought to have in Lambtou's bank the sum of 1,900/. ; but on inquiry there it was found that that sum had bee■ drawn out in different amounts on the three or four days previous to his leaving Newcastle. The extent of his defalcations, as assis tant overseer and collector of assessed taxes, is sot yet known, but it is supposed to be considerable. On Friday evening last his wife received a letter from him from Southampton ; and though the contents of it are unknown, it is generally understood that long before this he has made his exit from the country. He has, up to the present time, borne an irre proachable character, and was much respecred in the town, having held office as a parish officer many years, and also carried on the business of a pawnbroker. Dr. Schlegel traces the disposition to commit suicide among the English, Germans, and Russians. to intemperance, in France to love and gambling, and in Spain to bigotry. A curious fact is [motioned in the North American Review— that in the week which followed the arawng of the last uttery in England, fifty suicides were committed. TF Arettibl The( be min eaderi all the Appli Secrete street, a, Ilrid caeter•l Share Tu -lobe tills Ca Office 'yellers every vary hi ; When c - - They aid We 1 , St. , Borougl Oxford- The LOAN of Det e rate of Appll, Derby. Derby i t —RIST( A Tr ~,2 3d of , Monday On SI at a ßnsto Q. at 7 o'cl TO Batt brist Ticket at the Feat Sc - Passe] fare s . 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