The Sun. — London, England, 1845-07-28 00:00:00

THE SI.N, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1845. Arcanus, 6 yrs, Est 101 b Hersey, 8 yrs, Est Secundus, 4 yrs, Est 91b Clumsy, 3 yrs, sst 91b Maid of Orleans, 3 yrs, 6st 71b Remorse, 3 yrs, sst 51b Miss Elis, 3 yrs, 6st 61b Richard Cricket, 3 yrs, sst Remnant, aged, Est 41b Psalmsinger, 3 yrs, sst Skeleton, 4 yrs, Est 41b Captain Phebus, 3 yrs, pd c by Slane, out of Cobweb, 3 c by Bay Middleton, out of yrs, Est 21b Miss Whip, 3 yrs, pi i l Egis, 3 yrs, Est The Bentinck Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 50 added by Lord G. Bentinck ; the winner to be sold for 100 sous; to close and name before dinner on the second day of the races, and to be ridden by members of the Goodwood Club; Maidstone Course. MArcH—Mr. Phillimore's f Lady Anna, by Liverpool out of Adeline, agst Mr. King's f Lady Trampoline, Bst 41b each ; 100, h ft ; last mile. The Maidstone Stakes of 15 sovs. each, with 50 added by Lord Maidstone. Nereus, 3 yrs Pythia, 3 yrs Lothario, 5 yrs Pugilist, 4 yrs Sorella, 4 yrs lonian, 4 yrs Queen Mab, 6 yrs Crosby, 4 yrs Red Deer, 4 yrs General Pollock, 5 yrs Miss Elis, 3 yrs Switcher, 4 yrs Discord, aged Joe Lovell, 4 yrs Subduer, 5 yrs Venus, 5 yrs Millepede, aged Corrauna, 6 yrs Aristides, 5 yrs What, 5 yrs Milden, 3 yrs Parthian, 5 yrs John o'Gaunt, aged HORSES ARRIVED OR EN ROUTE. Corumba colt, 3 yrs., Sir Hercules colt, 2 yrs., Europa, Ajax, Merpeth, Skeleton, Lady Anna, Subduer, Voltri, Stumps filly, the Libel, the Merry Monarch, Sting, Stomacher, Needful, Titmouse, Example, Frederica filly 2 yrs., Remorse, Fair Jane colt, Nottingham, the Drummer c. by Caesar out of Mis 3 Crockford, filly Retriever out of Emilia, Wee Pet, To paz, Pine Apple, Adonis, Lydia Languish, Aristides, Quebec, Vaudeville, Plaudit, Sotades 2 yrs., Silvius 2 yrs., Britannia, Joe Lovell, Arundo, Ingo 2 yrs., Valerian, Saddlebow, Ukraine 2 yrs., Semiseria, Psalmsinger, Arcanus, Spur 2 yrs., Boarding School Miss, the Roper, Wolfdog, Venus, /Kgis, Ve natrix, Queen Mab, Colli ngwoo d 2 yrs., Sir Francis, Deer Chase 2 yrs., Hersey, Garry Owen, Samphire 2 yrs., Anna Perena, St. George 2 yrs., Akbar, Brother to Valentissimo, Gwalior, Mayflower, Auld Lang Syne, Crossus, Epaulette, Moustache, Tub Thumper, Little Jack, Sorella, Sister to Pompey 2 yrs., Secutor, Fickle Wild Rose, Pythia, the Altered One, St. Lawrence, Winchester or Weatherbit, Old England, Mendicant 2 yrs., Vates, Giantess c. by Slane out of Adele, Worthless, Bastion, Witticism, Wits'-end 2 yrs., Wilderness 2 yrs., West Countryman 2 yrs., Wooden Wail 2 y rs ., Cock fighter, Stitch, Jenny Wren, Knight of the Whistle, Ark wright, Pam, My Old Hack, the Cure, What, Gwalior, Wheel, Beaumont, Alamode, Dean Swift, Polka, 2 yrs, Cam baules, yrs. LATEST BETTING IN TOWN. GOODWOOD STAKLS. 5 to 1 agst Kent's lot—taken 6 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Boarding-school Miss 9 to 1 agst Mr. W. IL Johnstone's Pythia 12 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's The Libel 14 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Wee Pet 15 to 1 agst Mr. Etwall's Egis 20 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Lothario 25 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Miss Elio 30 to 1 agst Lord llowth's Warp—ta. to 1001. in one bet Boarding School Miss, Pythia, and iEgis, in most request. GOODWoOD CUP. 10 to I agst The Drummer—taken to 251. 10 to 1 agst St. Lawrence—taken to 20/. 30 to 1 agst Stomacher—taken to 5/. Ironmaster has been declared not to start. ST. LEGER. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Old England—taken to 50/. We are informed that the Duke of Richmond will entertain a large party during the races ; every room in the house that can be spared is converted into a bed-room ; even his Grace's family will be turned out of their apartments to accommodate their friends. His Majesty the King of the Netherlands is ex pected in the course of the week. Every stall in the neighbour hood is engaged ; the lodgings and houses at Bognor, notwith standing the outrageous prices demanded, are all taken, and very few are unengaged at Chichester. All accounts concur in stating the course to be in beautiful condition, soft as velvet, with a sward that will stand all the cutting up it is likely to get. The races commence each day at half-past twelve o'clock precisely. • ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—Exeter, July 24. (CROWN COURT.) TRIAL OF THE MURDERERS OF THE CREW OF THE WASP. This being the day appointed for the trial of the prisoners charged with piracy and murder on the high seas, the greatest excitement prevailed, and euriosity was wound up to the highest pitch to get a sight of the prisoners. The outer court gates were kept closed, in order to prevent too great a rush into the castle avenues ; and the upper part of Castle-street was densely crowded with persons, many of them respectably attired females, desirous to obtain admission. In the interior of the Castle additional barriers were erected in the part de voted to the public, to prevent too great a rush of persons ; and, for the accommodation of the reporters of the public press, an additional temporary desk was erected. The prisoners were thus described in the calendar :—Fran -cisco Fereira de Santa Serve, aged 39,able to read and write well ; Janees Majaval, aged '22, imperfect education ; Manuel Josi Alves, aged 23, imperfect education ; Florenco Ribeiro, aged 30, imperfect education ; Juan Francisco, aged 35, no edu cation ; Jozi Mari Martinos, aged 33, imperfect education ; Antonio Joaquim, aged 25, no education ; Sebastian de San tos, aged 26, imperfect education ; Manvil Antonio, aged 22, no education; arid Joze Antonio, aged 18, no education. The charge against them was for having, on the 3d day of March last, on the high seas off Lagos, in the Bay of Benin, on the west coast of Africa, wilfully murdered Thomas Palmer, mid shipman of her Majesty's ship Wasp, and James Mullins, George Goddin, Thomas Barfoot, James Mitchell, Thomas Gould, James Beynon, and Edward Marshall, able and ordi nary seamen of the same ship. They were further charged with piracy on the high seas. Majavil, the alleged and actual murderer of Mr. Palmer, was placed next the jury. Though cook of the vessel, he had rather a romantic air, and was decidedly the most prepossessing man of the party—he might have passed for an every-day copy of one of Byron's sea ruffian heroes. Next to him stood Serve, the projector of the bloody tragedy, according to the testimony of Caqueira. Majaval had on him the attire of his vessel. Serva's doubloons had enabled him to array himself in English clothing. A new black coat, a clean white shirt, and superior new clothing generally, marked his station as skipper of the gang, even in the dock. There was something inexpressibly sinister in his countenance, especially when he turned down his face and appeared to be endeavouring to look placid and re signed to those evils which good men in this world are doomed to encounter. If scoundrel and hypocrite, ruffian and sneak, were not written in his visage, foul passions and foul feelings were never yet depicted in the human face divine. The other prisoners were a motley group—more or less tanned by the African sun, or skin-dyed by the African blood which, not unmingled with European, flowed in their veins. They were roughly clad in wild sailor fashin—wild and lawless enough of aspect; but their countenances did not betray that ferocity which might have been expected from their bloody outburst. At nine o'clock precisely Mr. Baron PLATT entered the Court, and the proceedings immediately commenced. The pri soners were then placed at the bar. The casefor the prosecution was conducted by Mr. Godson, Q. C., Mr. Cockburn, Q. C., Mr. A. Heyward, Q. C., and Mr. Poulden ; attorney, Mr. Eastlake, solicitor to the Ad miralty, Plymouth. The defence was conducted by Mr. Sergeant Manning and Mr. Collier ; attorney, Mr. Edmonds, of Plymouth. About a quarter to nine the counsel and attorneys engaged in the case entered the Court, and about the same time J. C. Sercombe, Esq., the Spanish Consul for this city, and F. Hirtzel, Esq., the Portuguese Consul, Captain Martin, of Ply mouth, who was to act as interpreter for the prisoners —followed by Mr. Bellamy, of Plymouth, clerk in the mercantile house of Fox, Sons, and Co., of Plymouth, who appeared to act as inter preter to the Crown. It was expected that one or both of the Consuls-General for Spain and Portugal would have come from London to be present ; but neither of them was in Court. Copies of the jury panel were handed to the attorneys for the prosecution and defence, by Mr. Horne, that they might be prepared to challenge when the jury came to be sworn. Mr. Serjeant MANNING demanded a mixed jury on behalf of the prisoners,, for which the Under 'sheriff had made provi sion, by summoning the various foreign residents of the neigh bourhood. ' Mr. Bellamy was now sworn as interpreter for the Crown. The Clerk of the Arraigns—New, interpreter, tell them that they stand indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Palmer, on the high seas, on board a vessel called the Felieidade, on the 2d of March last, by Janees Majaval striking him and stabbing him with a knife, giving him a mortal wound upon the belly; that the other prisoners ( who were named) were present at the time. The second count charged them with causing his death by drowning. The charge against the prisoners was interpreted to them as it was read by Mr. Horne. On the first count being read and interpreted, Mr. Horne inquired if that waa sufficient; but Mr. Sergeant Manning, for the prisoners, required that the second count should be gone through, which was formally done. Mr. Sergeant MANNING-12efore these prisoners plead to this indictment, it is necessary for me to say, your Lordship, that I consider the indictment is bad in point of form, and that, under advice, they have demurred to the indictment. The JUDGE—Do the counsel for the prosecution join in the demurrer ? These having replied in the negative, The JUDGE—The proper time to take the objection would have been after conviction ; but, in this case, you must take it before the plea. Mr. Sergeant MANNING then cited a case from 3 Carrington and Payne's Reports, p. 425, to show the course of proceeding. In the case he cited—it being questioned whether a particular count in an indictment for felony was not bad, upon demurrer upon an objection, the Learned Judge, in the case referred to, directed, to save the public time, that the case should be pro ceeded with, and, in the ease of conviction, the prisoner shouid have the benefit of arguing the point afterwards. The JUDGE—For what purpose do you cite this, Sergeant Manning? You have already demurred. lam ready to hear your argument ; I do not want a case to tell me that I shou do so. Mr. Sergeant MANNING—Very well, my Lord. The ob jection is this. The verdict states—" That the prisoners, with force and arms, upon the high seas, in and upon one Thomas Palmer, in the peace of God and our Lady the Queen, then being in a certain vesrel, known as the Felicirtade, did feloni ously and wilfully snake an assault." Now, this being a statu table offence, I submit that this indictment should have con cluded contra formam statutis. The JUDGE—What is the statute that makes murder upon the high seas a statutable offence ? Mr. Sergeant MANNING—The statute of Henry VIII. The JUDGE—The statute of Henry VIII. 1 They used to treat murder as a statutable offence before the time of Henry VIII. Mr. Sergeant MANNING—Yes, but it was cognisable by the Civil Court prior to that ; and not now being a cognisable offence at common law, it is incumbent on the prosecutor to allege thit this offence was committed against the form of the statute. Mr. COLLIER—The definition, my Lord, is that the offence is committed in some county in this realm, in rerum natures within the peace. Then, not being committed in any county, it is clear that if it is cognisable it is cognisable by some statute; and if by any statute, it is necessary to aver that the offence was against the statute. The JUDGE--It appears to me that this crime of murder upon the high seas was cognisable by the Lord High Admiral before the statute of Henry VIII. The statute of Henry VIII. was passed for the purpose of amending the law, and declaring that the mode of trial should be according to the common law of this realm, - by which means, (hose who were to be tried should be entitled to a jury. Since that time an Act of Parliament has been passed for the purpose of directing where the Lord High Admiral should hold his sessions, The trial is, therefore, to be taken before a' jury. The clime re mains the same, and is not touched by any statute. The interpreter now put the question to Majaval. Interpreter—He says he is not guilty of anything of the kind. The fourth prisoner said that the magistrates and the bench must decide whether he was guilty or not. Clerk of Arraigns—Tell him he must answer. Mr. COLLIER (prisoner's counsel)—This interpreter speaks Spanish—they don't understand him, for they are Portuguese. The interpreter told them all to rise, and they did so. He said, " You see, my Lord, they all understand me." JUDGE—They do not make any difficulty about it. All the prisoners now pleaded Not Guilty. The following were now called on the PETTY JURY—Richard Veale, James Gill, William New ton, Jun., Henry Manley, Thomas Tout, William Rendle. Fo reigners—Francis Duvai, Francis Adolphe Moschisker, Joseph Viviani, Paul Courti, Anselm Speigelhader, Matthias Brown.. They were then severally sworn to try the prisoners on the charge for the merder of Thomas Palmer, Janees Majaval, as principal, and the others aiding and abetting. Mr. Godson addressed the jury for the prosecution. The same witnesses who were examined at Plymouth were then called, and repeated the evidence which they gave on that occasion, and which has recently appeared in extenso in the co lumns of The Sun. The trial - lasted over the whole of Thurs day and Friday. The Counsel for the prisoners having severally addressed the _ _ The Learned JUDGE summed up. He commenced by stating that the ten prisoners stood charged with a very heinous offence, and which required their patient attention. He was clearly of opinion the prisoners must be treated as Brazilians, because sailing under the Brazilian flag; if this was not the case, then an American crew might navigate a Brazilian slaver, and carry on in her that trade which had been de clared piracy, and be irresponsible. The Felicitade was a piratical vessel, and liable to be boarded by her Majesty's cruisers, and the crew treated as pirates. The vessel having been so taken, ceased to be a Brazilian vessel, and must be considered as one of the boats of the Wasp. As such she had taken another vessel, the Echo, as a piratical vessel, and he was bound to tell them that that too was a legal capture, and the captors were legally on hoard of her, and within the peace of the Queen. The vessel was then the do minion of her Majesty, and if during that period any English man had murdered a foreigner on hoard of her, he would be liable to be hanged, according to the English laws. His Lord ship concluded a very impressive charge, which lasted upwards of two hours, by solemnly imploring the jury to do their duty, however painful it might be, and regardless of the consequence. They held the scales of justice, in a matter of life and death, and they must exercise it calmly and dispassionately. The jury, after a short consultation, asked to retire. After an absence of three-quarters of an hour the jury returned, the prisoners were then brought in, and the Learned Judge having taken his seat— The Clerk of Arraigns—Gentlemen of the jury, are you al agreed in your verdict? The Foreman—Yes. Do you find Janees Majaval Guilty or Not Guilty ? The Foreman—Guilty. The same question and answer was put and given with re- spect to Francisco Serva. Maria Jose Alves, Florenco Ribeira, Juan Francisco, Jose Maria Martinos, and Antonia Joaquim, who were all severally pronounced Guilty. Manuel Antonio, Joze Antonio, and Sebastian De Santos were each pronounced Not Guilty ; an intense interest reigned throughout the Court. In reply to a question through Sergeant Manning, the Jury said they convicted on the third count, for drowning, &c. The Clerk of the Arraigns—Have you anything to say why the Court should not award judgment? Majaval (through the interpreter)—l have nothing to say more than one thing, that all they have sworn to is false. The others, with the exception of Jose Francisco and Alves, said nothing. _ _ The Learned JUDGE then proceeded to pass sentence of death. You have been all found guilty, after a most careful trial, by a verdict of the jury—a jury who have exhibited feel ings which do them high honour—who, notwithstanding the bloody deed out of which this investigation arises, have dealt with every mercy and considerate attention for your protection. They have sifted the evidence and the testimony of the wit nesses with that care which their duty called for, and which have been pre-eminently exhibited upon this melancholy occa sion. Although none of you shed a tear or yourselves, they shed tears over your misfortunes. (Majaval shook his head in credulously.) They are tears which are honourable to their Christian feelings, but this is not a case for tears ; the justice of the country must be vindicated with all its severity, although it will extend to you more time for preparation than you gave to those unfortunate men to meet their end. You were engaged in an odioui traffic, denounced by all the Christian powers of Europe. You were engaged in breaking the law, which had been passed between your own nation and this coun try ; and in order to extricates yourselves from the consequences of that winked course, you did 11. flinch from ding Chris- Pau blood. " Winn sheddith, aWai f 'banal FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. The Drawing-room Stakes of 25 sovs each, with a bonus by an DIVIDENDS DECLARED. independent subscription of 10 Sovs each. G. Coiling, publi can , R y t on -l ane H ea d , D ur h am —fi rst di v . Col Anson's bs Belvidere Lord Miltoen s br or bk c Wakley, Newcastl e - o p en -T yne . l e - u p en - Tyne.c Kedger Sir G. Heatheote's b c Gwalior 'of 4s. &I. in th e p oun d, any S atur d ay, at t h e o ffi ce o f M r . Mr. Duke ßateman of Beaufort's Captain Flahowlagh A. and F. Atki nson , N ewcas tl e - upon -T yne —fi rs t di v . of Phcebas Mr. Mostyn sb c Pantas a Lord G. Bentinck's b c Cowl Mr. Osbaldeston's Secutor Is. 9d. in the pound, any Saturday, at the office of Mr. Lord G. Bentinck's b fLongi- Col Peel's c by Slane out of Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. lode Cobweb W. Oliver, printer, Darlington—first div. of 4s. 6d. in the Lord G. Bentinck's b f Pug Col Peel's Seaman pound, Saturday next, or any following Saturday, at the office Lord G. Bentinck's b f Mora Duke of Richmond's cby Mus of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Lord G. Bentinck's b f Ape out of Belvidere J. Wile, ironmonger Stafford—final div. of 2d. in the Lord G. Bentinck's b f Olive Duke of Richmond's f Picnic pound, any Tuesday before Aug. 18, or after Aug. 6, at the Oil Duke of Richmond's Refraction office of Mr. Whitmore, Birmingham. Sir R. W. Bulkeley's b c (81b ea) W. G. Seed, cotton manufacturer, Ashton-under-Lyne-- Chertse second div. of 10d. in the pound (first and second div. of Is. 7d. Lord Chesterfield' Duke of Richmond's f by Glau er Chtfield's Pam cos out of The Soldier's on new proofs), July 29, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the Lord Chesterfield's Triumvir D aug h ter office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. J. Hart, builder, Mr. J. Day's Old England M r . W re f or d , j un ' s b r c W ort h - Lord Exeter's c Golden Fl eece l ess any Wednesday before Greenwich—first div. of ss. in the pound, Aug. 16, or aftez Nov- 1, at the office Lord Exeter's c Wood Pigeon Sir W. W. Wy W. Poynter, warehouseman, St. Paul's Churchyard—first no's ch c Poor of Mr. Pennell, Baslnghall-street. Lord Exeter's c Adrianople b oy div. of 3s. in the pound, any Wednesday before Aug. 16, or A Sweepstakes of 300 so y a . eac h , h f t, for two year olds, 8 st, after Nov. 1, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Basinghall-street. 7 lb each. J. Wilson Lord Glasgow's b r c b y R e- L ord G. Bentinck ' s b c Jen div. of 6s. &I bootmaker, Jermyn-street, Westminster—first . in the pound, any Wednesday before Aug. 1 6, triever, trick ' dam by St. Pa-1 g hi z Kh an or after NON. I, at the office of Mr. Pennell, Basinghall-strcet. Mr. Payne's c Collingwood G. M'Donell, wine broker, Mincing-lane—a div. of 7d. in The Goodwood Cl u b St a k es o f 10 sovs. each, for three yrs olds the pound, July 30, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office and upwards ;t o b e r idd en b y members of the Goodwood of Mr. Follett, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street. Club. Craven St a k es C ourse. H. Williams, grocer, Farringdon—a div. of 1(1. in the Corranna, 6 yrs, 12st 71b Coal-black Rose, 4yrs, lOst 71b pound, July 30, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of The Shadow, ag e d, 12 s t 71b Th e R oper, (h b) 4yrs, 10st5l b Mr. Follett, Sambrook-court, Basinghall. street. Croton Oil, 4 yrs llst 91b Best Bower, 4 yrs, lOst 51b G. L. Armstrong. schoolmaster, Kirkdale—a div. of 4d. Wheel, aged, llst 71b Br c by Slane out of Adele, in the pound, July 28, or any subsequent Monday, at the Quebec, 5 yrs, list 71b 3 yrs, lOst Ilb office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. Arcanus, 6 yrs, list 31b Confab, 4 yrs, 9st 121 b E. Griffiths, commission agent, Liverpool— a di v . o f 6d . i n Sir Abstrupus, 5 yrs, 1 Ist Cby M us out o f B e l v id ere, the pound. July 28, or any subsequent Monday, at the office Sorella, 4 yrs, 11t 3 yrs, 9st 71b of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. Hampton, 6 yrs, lOst 111 b Br fby Physician out of Venus, E. Pritchard, wine merchant, Liverpool—second div. of Is. Teetotaller, 6 yrs, lOst 1 lib 3 yrs, 9st 71b sd. in the pound (on new proofs ss. 5(1. ), July 28, or any Wolfdog, 3 yrs, 10st 91b Castledine, 3 yrs, 9st 31b subsequent Monday, at th e office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. The Welter Stakes of 20 sovs. each ; three yrs old, lOst 121 b ; J. Booth, woollen cloth manufacturer, Brownhill, York- four, 12st 41b; five, 12st 121 b ; six and aged, 13st. Gen shire—first and final div. of 2s. sd. in the pound, July 29, or tlemen riders. Craven Stakes Course. any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fearne, Leeds. Naworth, aged , Corranna, 6 yrs DIVIDENDS. Sir Edward, 6 yrs The Shadow, aged In the Country. Wolfdog, 3 yrs African, aged J. E. Pearson, wine merchant, Sheffield, Aug. 18 and 22, St. Lawrence, aged Fby Defence out of Nike, 3 yrs at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—W. Beckitt, money Sir Abstrupus, 5 yrs Queen Mab, 6 yrs scrivener, Doncaster, Aug. 18 and 20, at eleven, at the Leeds Match—Mr. Herbert's b c Antler, Fist 71b, agst Duke of District Court—T. Humphr e y, son ., an d T. H ump h rey , j un., Richmond's b c Red Dea r , B s t lib ; 500, I s ft. T wo m il es shipwrights, Kingston-upo n - Hull, Aug. 19, at eleven, at th e on the Maidstone Course. The Innkeepers' Plate of 50 soy a ., a dd e d t o a Sweepstakes of Leeds District Court—L. D o b son , woo ll en c l o th merc h ant, Leeds, Aug. 19, at the Leeds District Court—W. Walker, 5 soya. each. merchant, Wortley, Yorkshi re , A ug . 19, a t e l even , at t h e WEDNESDAY. Leeds District Court—N. Hi ng l e y, c h a i n manu f acturer , Li ver - The Goodwood Stakes of 25 sovs . eac h, 15 ft, an d on l y 5 if pool, Aug. 16, at eleven, at the Bi rm i ng h am Di s t r i c t C ourt . declared. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be show n t o the Queen Slab, 6 yrs, Bst 131 b L a dy Wild a i r , 3 yrs , E s t contrary, on the day herein-mentio n ed. Trueboy, 5 yrs, Bat 61b E uro p a , 5 y rs , E s t G. Estall, plasterer, Holywell-street, We s t m i ns t er , A ug . 15 Lothario (511) extra), 5 yrs, Bst Ad v i ce , 4 yrs , E s t --J. Currie and L. E. Seignette, me r cha n t s , Mi nc i ng -l ane , 61b Saddlebow, 4 yrs, sst 131 b John o' Gaunt, aged, Bst 3lb The Old Maid, 5 yrs, sst 131 b Aug. 15 —F. A. De Wilde, cabinet ironmonger, Wells -street, Aristides, 5 yrs, Bst 21b 1 Coal-black Rose, 4yrs, sst 131 b Oxford-street, Aug. 15—J. 11. Hensman and F. Hensman, Una,_ age , (l,Bst f Karnac, 4 yrs, sst 12Ib coal merchants, Adelphi-wharf, Strand, Aug. 15—J. Davis, Queen of Tyne, 6 yrs, 7st 111blaird o' Cockpen, 3 yrs, sst chemist, Bristol, Aug. 15—F. Perks, hatter, Stourbridge, Aug. 21—T. D. Smallwood, grocer, Birmingham, Aug. 19— ''"Pe'n , 4 yrs, 7st I Ilb Venus, 5 yrs, 7st 91b i 121 b " Coheiress, 4 yrs, sst 1 lib S. Wilcock. innkeeper, Warrington, Aug. 15 --S. Brice, tailor, St. John-street, Aug. 15—J. Glass, Ordnance-wharf, Naworth, aged, 7 s t 91b I W arp, 4 yrs, sst 101 b Belvedere-road, Lambeth, Aug. 15—W. S. More, wine- Nottingham (h b), 5 yrs, 7st Black Stockings, 4 yrs, sst merchant, Liverpool, Aug. 15—C. S. Harvey, George-street, 71 b I 101 b Hanover-square, Aug. 15—G. Gardner, tavern keeper, Lightning, 4 yrs, 7st 61b Best Bower, 4 yrs, sst 81b Gravesend, Aug. 15. Joe Lovell, 4 yrs, 7st 61b f Wynyard, 3 yrs, sst 71b PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Milton, 4 yrs, 7st 41b Miss Elis, 3 vrs, sst 71b H. Beaumont and J. Langworthy, stockbrokers, Exeter—. Pineapple, 5 yrs, 7st 31b Little John, i yrs, sst 41b C. Harrison and D. Banks, drapers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne— Ajax, aged, 7st 21b New Forest Deer, 4 yrs, sst B. Brunies and J. Dowling, silk velvet manufacturers, Percy- Libel, 3 yrs, 7st 21b 41b circus, Clerkenwell—L. Levy and L. Moss, cigar manufac- Alamode, 4 yrs, 7st Pythia, 3 yrs, sst 31b turers, Liverpool-buildings, Bishopsgate-street—W. Beddoe Rowena, 4 yrs, 7st Jenny Wren, 3 yrs, sst and R. Brook, linen drapers, Bradford—W. Wright and G. Poussin, 5 yrs, 7st Adrianople, 3 yrs, 4st 131 b Wright, manufacturers, Fiskerton, Nottinghamshire —J. Rea What, 5 yrs, 6st 131 b Britannia, 3 yrs, 4st 13Ib and S. Rea, butter merchants, Liverpool —J. Crookes and J. Roderick, 6 yrs, Est 121 b Lydia Languish, 4 yrs, 4st 131 b Crookes, jun., tailors, Regent-street—F. Farrell and C. Glossy, 5 yrs, 6st I 11b siEgis, 3 yrs, 4st 101 b Thompson, s c h oo l m i s t resses, D orchester—W. G. Spurway and Rochester, 6 yrs, Est 101 b Gi an t ess , 3 yrs , 4 st 10lb F. J. Spurway, ho use decorators, Tottenham-cress—J. Lloyd Wee Pet, 5 yrs, Est 91b B a d inage , 3 yrs , 4 st 71b and S. Weddell, sa ddl ers, Liverpool—H. D. Watkins and G. Crikey Billy, 5 yrs, Est 91b Mild en , 3 yrs , 4 st 71b Barlow, lead merc h ants , M anc h ester— J . D u d son an d C . St. Bernard, 6 yrs, Est 81b E x t ravaganza , 3 yrs , 4 s t 41b Dudson, china manufactu r e r s, St o k e - upon -T ren t—F. Mangles, Boarding School Miss, 4 yrs, B fb y S tumps , d am b y C o - W. Price, and H. T. M oore , merc h an t s , N ew B roa d- s t ree t 6st 31b m use 3 yrs' 4st (so far as regards W. Price)—J. Elli s an d J. Hardwick, iro n - Yates, 4 yrs, Est 31b Blund e rb uss , 3 yrs, Oat mongers, Sheffield—M. Willis and J. Plaice, ornamental Alas- Rattlecap ; 4 yrs, Est lib terers, Edward-street, Lambeth—W. Eades and W. Eades, The with Men 50 added by thebers of the City of Chichester's Plate of 50 Ladies, and 10 to th e second h s o o r y s s e * . ' jun., tool manufacturers, Birmingham—J. Crawford and J. Hughes ship chandlers, Liverpool--E. Otter and J. Otter, Heats, once round. joiners, Lincoln—J. F. Norfolk and J. F. Shaw, veterinary The Cowdray Stakes of 25 t oys. eac h, f or t wo year olds and surg am, wine merchants, Chipping Norton. eons, Cheltenham — W.am—W. S. Hitchman, J. Beman, and F. upwards. So th The Queen's Plate of 100 gs . Th ree m il es an d f i ve furlongs. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. The Stand Plate of 50 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. J. Dickie, farmer, Stewarton, Ayrshire, July 29, and Aug. each. Heats, one mil e . 22. at one, at the Crown Inn, Ayr. The Stewards Cup of 300 sovs. value, added to a Handicap J. Paton, builder, Edinburgh, July 31 and Aug. 21, at one, Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each. T. Y. C. at the Royal Exchange Coffeehouse, Edinburgh. THURSDAY. The Goodwood Cup, value 300 soya., the surplus (if any) to be paid to the winner in money, a subscription of 20 sovs. each, with 100 added by the racing fund. Cup course. Discord, aged, Ost 121 b IDr. Sangrado, 4 yrs, Bst 11 Alice Hawthorn, aged, 9st 10Ib Valerian, 4 yrs, Bst llb Trueboy, 5 yrs, 9.t 91b Dartaway, 4 yrs, Bst llb Winesour, 5 yrs, 9st 91b Arundo, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b St. Lawrence, aged, 9st 71b St. Bernard, 6 yrs, 7st 121 b The Era, 5 yrs, 9st 41b Gamecock, 5 yrs, 7st 121 b General Pollock, 5 yrs, 9st 41b Stomacher, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b Faugh-a-ballagh, 4 yrs, 9st 31b /Refraction, 3 yrs, 7st 71b Orlando, 4 yrs, 9st 31b 'Drummer, 5 yrs, 7st 51b The Cure, 4 yrs, 9st lib i Comte deFlanders,s,yrs, 7st Mb Milton, 4 yrs, 9st 1 lb IMy Old H ac k, 5 yrs 7 st 51b Peter the Hermit, 5 yrs, Bst 131li Cowl, 3 yrs, ist 41b Gorhambury, 5 yrs, Bst 13Ib Kedger, 3 yrs, 7st 41b Sorella, 4 yrs, Bst I Ilb Weatherbit, 3 yrs, 7st 41b Ithuriel, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b Laird o'Cockpen,3yrs,6st 131 b Alamode, 4 yrs, Bst 101 h The Hermit, 3 yrs, Est 1310 Antler, 4 yrs, Bst 10lb Ironmaster, 3 yrs, Est 131 b Semiseria, 5 yrs, Bst 91b Winchester, 3 yrs, Est 1 llb Venus, 5 yrs, Bst 91b Mid Lothian, 3 yrs, Est 111 b Rowena, 4 yrs, Bst 61b Cabin Boy, 3 yrs, Est 101 b Example, 4 yrs, Bst 61b Miss Elis, 3 yrs, Est 91b Khondooz, 5 yrs, Bst 51b . Cinizelli, 3 yrs. Est 61b Akbar, 4 yrs, Bst slb Plaudit, 3 yrs, 6st 61b Zanoni, 5 yrs, Bst 51b Golden Rule, 6 yrs, pd A Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. each, for two year o!d fillies. Duke of Beaufort's f Taurina ' ' Mr. Herbert's o h f by Eli s — Lord G. Bentinck's Princess, Delightful Alice Mr. Herbert's b f by Eli s ou t Lord G. Bentinck's f Malvoise/ of Tesane Lord Glagow's br fby Re-'lllr. Wreford, jun.'s br f Wit triever—Emilia 1 derness fbe Racine Stakes of 50 scvs. each, for three year olds. Colonel An4on's b e Kedger Sir G. Heatheutr's ch c Sutlej Lord G. Bentinck's br f Lon- Mr. Jaques's b c Moulton girude Lord Miltewn's b or bk c Lord G. Bentinck's b f Pug ' Flahowlagh Lord O. Bentinck's b e Cowl Mr. Osbaldeston's Secutor (61b extra) 'Colonel Peel's be Seaman Sir R. W. Butkeley's b c Bebstay Duke of Richmond's br e by Lord Chesterfield's Pans Mus out of Belvidere Lord Eglinton's h c Lycurgus lMr. Wreford's br c Worthless Lord Exeter's c Golden Fleece A Sweepstakes of 200 sovi Col. Anson's b e Austrian (51b)t Mr. Bowe's ch f Ukrain (31b) Lord G. Bentinck's e Binnacle (31b) Lord G. Bentinck's br c Som brero FATAL END OF A FIGHT.—On Thursday two men were fighting on the banks of the Severn, Shrewsbury, when there was a cry, " The police are coming," upon which they both rushed into the stream. The one quickly returned to the bank, but the other continued swimming till he came near to the Welsh bridge, when his legs became entangled in his trousers, and he suddenly sank, in the presence of many who were watching him, and was drowned. Wilts Independent. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. GOODWOOD RACES. The progrmme, including the nominations made in the course of last week, presents a display of valuable and irnoprtant prizes, altogether without a parallel in the history of the turf. It must be remembered, too, that several caps, stakes, and plates for gentlemen and pro fessional riders are to be named for this (Monday) even ing at Goodwood, and that there is every probability of - s.,rne ma:ches being added to a list already " monster," in its dimensions and richness. The races commence each day at half-past twelve o'clock, exact time. The following is a sketch of the engagements for the four days as they at present stand : TUESDAY. The Cr iven Slakes of 10 sous. each. One mile and a quarter. Toe Levant Stakes of 50 toys. each, :30 ft. for two-yr-olds ; colts Bst i ih, filiies Bst 31b the winner of the July or Ches terfield Stakes at Newmarket, or any two-yr-otd stake at Ascot 51b extra ; the second to save his :take. Half a mile. Dike of Beaufort's Taurina !Mr. Greville's Motilla Lord G Ben . nick's b t Ennui 'Mr. Gul'ey's br fby Touchstone Lord G. Bent hack's b f Princess' out of Lady Moore Care s Alice Mr. Herber t'sb c by Wintonian Lord G B .ntiock's b f Dawdle' —Zebra Lord G. licntinck's b f Cherokee Mr. Herbert's b e by Venison Lord G. Bentinck's b c Green out of Pet Pea Mr. A. Johnstone's ch f Fair Lord G. I3,ntinck's b f Killi Ellen b.:rankie Mr. Maher's bk c Humdrum Lord Chesterfield's c Snake ; Mr. Maher's bf by Birdca.tcher Air. Cooper's Madcap —Perdita 31r. T. Dawmn's eh c Grimaton Sir J. B. Mill's b f The Slot Lord Eglinton's br c Thersites Mr. Nlostyn'sch c Sharpshooter Lord Eglinton's ch c Sotades Mr. Osbaldesten's Sister to Lord Exeter's cby Colwick out Poinpey of Mecca Mr. Payne's b c Colhogvvood Nr. Forth's b c Sting Duke of Richmond's b c Tugnet Gratwick's b f by Elis— Duke of Richmond's ch f Cuckoo Frederica Mr. W. Sadler's The Pretender Gregory ns ch (Moonbeam Mr. Wreford ns Cambaules A Sweepstakes of 300 soya. each, h ft; for four yrs old ; the se cond to save his stake. About three miles and five furlongs. Ans m's b c Joe Lovell Lord Chesterfield's c Attaghan Duke of Beaufort's c Caudel sir. J. Day's b c The Ugly Frollo Buck Duke of Bedford's c Panther ILord Egiinton's b c Blue Jacket Lord G. Bentinck's The Devil- Lord Exeter's b c Beiram, out to-pay of Amaryllis Lord G. Bentinck's All-round- Lord Exeter's c Anterior my-Hat Lord Glasgow's br f by Muley Lord G. Bentinck's b c The Moloch, out of Deerslayer's Great Mogul dam Lord G. Bentinck's br c Best Lord Maidstone's Cockamaroo ' Bower Duke of Richmond's b f Strath. Islr. Bowes's br o Saddlebow spey 'The Gratwicke Stakes of 100 soya, each, h ft. Mile and a Half. Lord Albemarle's b f Megmra Mr. Gratwicke's b c Merry Lord Albemarle's b f Tisiphone Monarch (31b) Lord Albemarle's b c Zadig Mr. Greville's cby Slane, out (dead) of Morella (61b) Col. Anson sb c Jezail (61b) Mr. S. Herbert's oh fby Elis, Lord G. Bentinck's b f Ratafia out of Defender's dam Lord G. Bentinck's br f Longi- Mr. S. Herbert's eh c by Elis, tude (31b) out of Delightful Lord G. Bentinck's f Ring- Lord Jersey's cby Slane, out of worm (31b) Cobweb (31b) Lord G. Bentinck's b c Pleni- Mr. King's b f Lady Trampoline tude (31b) Mr. King's br c by Slane, out Lord G. Bentinck's b f Night- of Adela (31b) cap (31b) Mr. King's b f by Glaucus, out Lord G. Bentinck's b c Velox of Young Worry (31b) (31b) Lord March's b c Glenfiddich Lord G. Bentinck's b c Cowl (61b) (31b) Lord Milltown's ch c Deoch-an lir. Bowes's f As-you-like-it Doruis Air. Bowes's f by Gladiator, Mr. Moston's bk c The Black out of Micklemaid (61b) Prince lord Chesterfield's ch f Stitch Mr. Ph illimore's br f Lady Anna (61b) Duke of Richmond's c The Lord Chesterfield's c (dead) by Laird o' Cockpen (31b) J3ay Middleton—Progress Duke of Richmond's b c (dead), Lord Eglinten's b c Lycurgus by Slane, out of Firefly (61b) Lo r d .Eglinton's b or br f Plau- Duke of Richmond'sb f Picnic dit (31b) (31b) Lord Ezeter's f Pilgrimage Duke of Richmond's b f by (3110 Glaucus, out of The Soldier's Lord Exeter's f Concealment Daughter (31b) (31h) Mr. Sadler's c by Elis—Pet Mr. Ferguson's ch f Singaway Mr. Sadler's cby Venison, out (31b) of Young Defiance (61b) Mr. Ferguson's ch c Clear-the- Mr. Treen's b c Bastion way (31b) llr. Wreford, jun.'s g Win -11 Ir. Fox's b f Delusion (dead) chilsea (31b) • Mr. Wreford, jun.'s b f Wed- Lord Glasgow's b c by Bat ding-day Middleton—Miss Whip (31b) Mr. Wreford, jun.'s b f Witti- Lord Glasgow's bf by Bay Mid- cism (31b) dleton—lmpertinence (31b) Mr. Wreford, jun.'s br c Wild- Col. Peel's b f Hersey boy (31b) The liana Stakes of 100 soya each, h ft, for two years old. Lord Albemarle's b f Nell'Mr. Copeland's ch f Oriana Cook (31b) (61b) Lord Albemarle's eh c Little Sir G. Heatheote's fby Liver- Velgar Boy I pool out of Carolina (31b) Col. Anson's b c Austrian (61b):Mr. HouldswOrth's hr f Che- Col. Anson's b c la'4o (31b) misette (61b) Col. Anson's b c IHG-ghese Mr. King's h f Camelia (31b) Lord G. Bentinck's br c Sons-'Lord March's br c by Mus— brero (31b) Guava (61b) Lord G. Bentinck's br f EnnuiiSir C. Monck's br f by Velo (31b) cipede ou t of Garland (319 /Lord G. Benti nc k' s b f The l ,Mr. Mostyn's ch c Louis Phi- Princess Alice (31b) lippe (61b (31b) ) Lord G. B en ti nc k' s b f Plenty,Col. P ee l' s f Samphire (31b) 'Duke of RichmOnd's h c Tugnet Lord G. Bentinck's c Jengbiz Duke of Richmond's eh f Khan, (31b) Lord G. Bentinck's c BirmaclelDuCkleckor Pic l i b im ) ond' s eh c (31b) by Elis o u t o f P rism M3lb.) r. Brook's b f (dead) by l Duke of( Richmond's b c Pea.. Hetman Platoff out of B essy sant (31b) Bedlam (31b) Duke of Ri c h mond ' s b c (dead) Lord Eglinten's b c Draco by M us out of Belvidere Lord Eglinton's b c Silvius (61b) (31b) Mr. Sadle r ' s b f by Venison.— Loud Exeter's bc by Colwick Temper out of Macremma (31b) Mr. Sadler's bc by Venison Lord Exeter's bc by Colwick, out of Lady Strut (31b) out of Mecca (31b) !Mr. St. Paul's b f b' Liver- Lord Glasgow's b f by Veloci-1 pool out of Calypso's dam pode out of Miss Whip (31b) Lord Verulam's c by Sir Her ).ord Glasgow's ch o (dead) by cules dam by Ishmael (31b) Velocipede dam by CornusMr. Wreford's b c West (31b) I Countryman ir. Gratwicke's b f by Wreford's b f Wit's-end out of Carlotta (31b) Mr. Wreford's b c Wooden- Gratwicke's ch cby Elis wall oat of the Baikal (31b) Mr. Wreford's b f Wilderness (61b) , s. each, for two year olds. Lord Chesterfield's c Arkwright (51b) Mr. Jaques's Headsman (51b Mr. Wreford, jun.'s b c Wooden wall A Sweepstakes of 25 Sots. each, for two year olds. Lord G. Bentinek's ch f Achaia' Mr. Herbert's f by Elis out of Mr. Gregory's ch cLe Chou- j Tesane rineur (31b) iLord Verulam's c by Sir Her- Mr. Ilerbett's cby Wintonian rules, dam by Ishmael (31b) —Wal fruna. Sir. Wreford, jun.'s br f Wil- Duke of Richmond's b c Tugnet derness. The Sussex Stakes of 25 Sovs. each, for two year olds. Lord G. Bentick's ch f Camera Mr. Herbert's cby Wintonian Obscura —Zebra Mr. Drinkald's f by Verulam , Mr. Herbert's fby Elis out of out of The Underley Lass Tesane Mr. Gregory's ch cLe Chou- Mr.Jaques's b c Headsman,3lb rineur (31b) Duke of Richmond's f Cuckoo Sir G. Heathcote's ch c Brother I Duke of Richmond's c Peasant to Valentissimo Mr. Shelly na f Samphire. A Sweeptakes of 100 Sovs. each, for three year olds. Duke of Bedford's c Eleazar Mr. Fox's Delusion Lord G. Bentinck's b f Night- I Duke of Richmond's br e cap Laird o' Cockpen. A Sweepstakes of 50 Sovs. each, for three year olds. Lord G. Bentinck's b c Cowl I Mr. Greville's b c Ala r m Lord G. Bentinck's Rose of Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer Cashmere I Duke of Richmond's The L a i r d Sir J. Hawley's Comrade o' Cockpen. The Molecomb Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft, for two yr olds. Lord G. Bentinck's b c Green- Mr. Gratwicke's b f by Elis— pea Frederica Lord G. Bentinck's b f Ennui Mr. Gregory na ch f Moon- Lord G. Bentinck's b f Prin- beam cess Alice (51b extra) Mr. Herbert's b c by Winto. Lord G. Bentinek's b f Dawdle, nian—Zebra Lord G. Bentinck's b f Killi Mr. Herbert's ch f by Elis— Kranki I Delightful Lord Chesterfield's c Free Mr. Jaques's Sour Lance (51b extra) 'Mr. A. Johnstone's eh f Fair Mr. Cooper's Madcap (51b ex) Ellen Mr. T. Dawson's ch c GrimstonMr..Maher's bk c Humdrum Mr. J. Day's Cambaules Mr. Maher's b f by Birdcatcher Mr. C. Dorrien's br c Feeney I —Perdita Mr. J. S. Drinkald's ch c St. Mr. Osbaldeston's Sister to George I Pompey Lord Eglinton's be Silvius !Mr. Pavne's b f Pelka Lord Eglinton's ch c Sotades Mr. T. 'Powell's b c Holloway Lord E xeter't cby Colwick, out'Duke of Richmond's ch f of Toga Cuckoo Mr. Forth's b e Sting Mr. Wreford's b f Wit's-end Lord Glasgow's br fby Re- (51b extra) triever, out of Emilia The Duke of Richmond's Plate (Handicap) of 100 sons. To close and name before dinner on the day of running. The Anglesey Stakes of 15 sovs. each, for three yr olds and upwards. C by Mus—Belvidere, 3 yrs Coal-black Rose, 4 yrs Una, aged The Roper (h b), 4 yrs Wheel, aged Quebec, 5 yrs Sir Abstrupus, 5 yrs Beatrice, 6 yrs Best Bower, 4 yrs Castledine, 3 yrs The Shadow, aged Br c by Slane—Adela, 3 yrs What, 5 yrs Croton Oil, 4 yrs Naworth, aged Sorella, 4 yrs Corranna, 6 yrs FRIDAY. The Nassau Stakes of 50 sovs each, for three-year old fillies. Col. Anson's ch Gossamer 'Mr. Ford's br Mademoiselle Lord G. Bentinck's Longitude'Lord Glasgow' s br by Bay Mid- Lord G. Bentinck's Gaze dleton, out of Impertinence Lord G. Bentinck's Kitten 'Sir G. Heathcote's sister to Lord G. Bentinck's Pug ; Amato Lord G. Bentinck's Mora IMr. Herbert's ch by Ells— Mr. Bowes's b Heather Bell Charlotte West Sir R. Bulkeley's bk Queen Mr. Jaques's Playmate Pomare ;Mr. Payne's br Rigolette Lord Chesterfield's Stitch Puke of Richmond's Refrac- Mr. Edward's Prudence 1 tion (91b extra) Lord EgEnton's b Britannia Dukeof Richmond's Picnic (61b Lord Eglinton's to Plaudit extra) Lord Exeter's Pilgrimage 'Mr. Wreford's b Wedding-day Lord Exeter's Topaz (Sir W. Wynn's br Undine The March Stakes of 10 sovs .each h ft ; to be ridden by mem bers of the Goodwood Club ; to name by seven o'clock on the second day of the rites, and the weights to be declared by four o'clock the day before running. Heats, the last three quarters of a mile of the Drawing-room Stakes Course. If twelve acceptances, to be divided into two classes as usual. The Chesterfield Cup of 15 sovs. each, for all ages (two year olds excepted). Carillon, 5 yrs, 7st 71b Ould Ireland, 3 yrs, 7st 41b Beaumont, 4 yrs, 7st 41b Ajax, aged, 7st 31b' Wee Pet, 5 yrs, 7st 3lb Quebec, 5 yrs, 7st 31b Queen of the Gipsies, 5 yrs 7st 211) The Altered M One, 6 yrs, 7st oustache, 4 yrs, Est 131 b A-la-mode, 4 yrs, Est 121 b L Y a a d u y de w vil ii ie dair , yL 6st 101 b liil le t Y* 9 4o/ 4 yrs, f;s6tilgib Queen Mab, 6 yrs, 9st The Cure, 4 yrs, 9st Knight of the Whistle, aged, Bst 131 b Lothario, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b Winesour, 5 yrs, Bst 61b Garry Owen, aged, Ss 41b Semiseria, sst Bst 11b Lightning, 4 yrs, Bst Bast-of-three, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b Rowena, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b Needful, 4 yrs, 7st 91b My Old Hack, aged, Tat 914; Philip, 5 yrs, lot ,91b LITERATURE. KNIGHTS WEEKLY VOLUME. Nos. 54, 55 and 56. It is now little more than twelve months since Mr. Knight commenced the publication of his Weekly Volume, and every pledge that he gave at the com mencement of his undertaking he has amply redeemed. For a shilling a week he has supplied weekly a volume of permanent literary value, while, for variety, we venture to assert that in no series of publications can there be found, within the same compass, such a variety of matter at once instructive and entertaining. Of the volumes at present under notice, No. 54 is the first volume of the Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies, and containing portraits and lives of Henry 11., Roger Bacon, Edward 111., Wieklif, Chaucer, and William (,f Wykeham. The life of Roger Bacon displays great research, and from an ex tract given from his opu.9 Mafia, it is evid en t th a t h e was not only centuries i n advance of his own time, but even in some respects in advance of the present. The following is the extract to which we allude ; Most students have no worthy exercise for their heads, and therefore languish and stupefy upon bad translations, which lose them both time and money. Appearances alone rule them, and they care not what they know, but what they ar e th oug h t to know by a senseless multitude. There are four principal stumbling blocks in the way of arriving at knowledge —authority, habit, appearances as they present themselves to the vulgar eye, and concealment of ignorance combined with ostentation of knowledge. Even if the first three could be got over by some great effwt of reason, the fourth remains ready. Men presume to teach before they have learnt, and fall into so many er rors , t h at t h e i dle think themselves happy in comparison ; and hence both in science aid in common life we see a thousa n d f a l se h oo d s for one truth. And this being the case, we must not stick to what, we hear and read, but must examine most strictly the opinions of our ancestors, that we may add what is lacking, and correct what is erroneous, but with all modesty and allowance. We must, with all our strength, prefer reason to custom, and the opinions of the wise and good to the perceptions of the vulgar ; and we must not use the triple argument ; that is to say, this has been laid chwn, this has been usual, this has been common, therefore it is to be held by. For the very opposite conclusion does much better follow from the premises. And though the whole world be possessed, by these causes of error, let us freely hear opinions con trary to established usage." This is the germ of the philosophy of Bacon's more celebrated namesake, and reads like a passage from the " Novum Organutn." No. 55, is the first volume of Mrs. Jameson's " Lives of the early Italian Painters," and is profusely illustrated with woodcuts; and No. 56 is an admirable critical account of Racine, and the French Classical drama, by Madame Blaize Bury. It is a work that every student of French literature should read attentively, and that every dramatic artist should study. It is the only English work we have ever met with in which acting is treated of as one of the fine arts. EXTRAORDINARY WILL CASE. One of the most prolonged arguments with respect to ;he will of a deceased wealthy baronet, has been in pro gress the greater part of the past week. Sir 11. Jenner Fust has already heard three civilians out of six engaged in the suit. The deceased was Sir G. B. De Apreece, Bart., and though most wealthy, it appears that he lived in a style infinitely inferior to the position in which such wealth placed him. He had large landed pro perty in Essex, in Hampshire, and other counties. His freehold property is worth from 180,0001. to 190,009/., and he left a personal estate of somethi ng short of 25,0001. F rom the pleas it appears that th e baronet from his yo u th up was exceedingly eccentr i c. The will in dispute, and which is opposed by a sister (Mrs. Peacock) was executed at a fishmonger's shop in the neighbourhood of Fleet-street, the parties who were witnesses to it being entire strangers. The document, it is true, was duly attested, but it gave the prop er ty, rea l and personal, to St. G eorg e's Hospital, excepting two legacies to the executors. The rental of the estates amounted to 7,800/. In bar of the validity of the will in sanity is alleged. 'The number of witnesses examined, and documentary evidence brought forward, is unpa ralleled, not l ess th an seven ty-four witnesses having been produced and examined upon one plea. Dr. Philli more took two days in reading and commenting upon the exhibits.--Dr. Jenner, who followed, also occupied two days with his argument in support of the paper.—Her Majesty's Advocate (Sir John Dodson) took a day and three quarters in opposition to the paper, and as Dr, Addams, who follows on the same side, desired not to have his speech split in half, the Learned Judge having intimated his intention not to sit again until the caveat day, the arguments have necessarily been postponed. If reliance is to be placed upon the immense mass of letters which have been brought forward in support of the will, unquestionably St. George's Hospital will reap a rich harvest by the distribution. But the deceased ba ronet, it appears, for,years, contemplated self-destruction, and ultimately died by his own hand. He had carefully collated for years what he called a " Fact Book," in which were pasted all the accounts of murders, suicides, and dreadeul accidents. From the proof that mono mania upon such subjects existed in the testator's mind, the sister of the deceased has proceeded to oppose the will. At the time of his death, Sir G. IL De Apreece was fifty-one years of age, the will being executed some years before. Among the arguments brought forward to prove insanity were, a constant fluctuation of intention, a degree of wilfulness in character and irritable temperament, wholly incoesistent with what may be considered a sound state of mind, ec centricities the most remarkable, and incoherency of conduct. Take, for instance, his fury at meals, sweareng at the cook and die servants for viands } , repered for Mai and subsequently eating them. On one occasion he threw a hare on the fire, took it off again, fmrcel the leg il.,wn the servant's la.ck, saying it was a mouse. A vast variety of similar eccentricities w ere b roug h t forward. But on the other side, the documentary oviCnce is pro duced to show capacity. The brother of the deceased married to the wid ow o f Sir Humphrey Davy, and froili various communications produced sanity is sought to be proved. I t w i ll be perceived by this brief outline of the ease that the f am il y o f t h e testator i s entirely deprived of ail interest in this i mmense property, and which is left, with the ex cept i ons named, to a hos pital with which he was very little acquainted. Dr. Ad dams, it is expected, will occupy th ree or f our d ays as counsel for the next of kin, and th en D r. Hard i ng will follow on the same side. This will be one of the most strongly contested will causes r ever b roug ht f orwar d i n the Prerogative Court. That it will be appealed against, which ever way the Learned J u d ge d ec i des, is pretty certain. It will affird nearly as rich a harvest for the legal profession as that gleaned out of the estate of Mr. J. Wood, the banker of Gloucester. Sir George Murray, Master. General of the Ord nance, has, we understand, appointed Mr. Thomas Clarke, of the firm of Clarke, Fynmore, and Fladgate, to the office of solicitor to that department, in the room of Mr. Hignett, whose name the recent ,disclosures respecting the South-Eastern Railway must have made very familiar to our readers.— Observer. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT. —O n Friday evening, be tween the hours of five and six, the inhabitants of Bethnal green-road, near the Salmon and Ball, were thrown into a state of the greatest alarm, in consequence of the occurrence of the following frightful accident: —At the time stated above, two drays, belonging to Messrs. Whitbreads, the brewers of Chiswell-street, were returning along the Bethnal-green-road, the drayman, a steady person, of the name of James Kirby, having hold of the reins of the fore horse, and an acquaintance of his, a man named David Roberta, walking at the side of another horse, when all of a sudden one of the trains passed along the Eastern Counties Railway, and, frightening the horses, caused them to set off in a full gallop. Both Kirby and Roberts were knocked down by the dray, the head of the latter being caught by the wheels, and he was instantly ren dered senseless, and the other poor fellow had his thigh broken, and was otherwise severely injured. The horses, unrestrained, continued to dash along most furiously, until stopped by some of the passers-by. A lad, in endeavouring to get out. of the way, was knocked down with great violence, but fortunately escaped uninjured. The two men were quickly removed to the London Hospital, and very favourable hopes are entertained of Kirby's recovery; but upon inquiry being made, at nine o'clock last night, at the hospital, as to the state of Roberts, it was almost impossible to tell whether he was dead or alive. SMUGGLING.—A seizure having been made on board a vessel recently arrived in the port of London from Jersey and Guernsey, of a large number of paper parcels of cigars and cheroots, which had been ingeniously concealed within a tin casing around the interior of some empty barrels, portions of which had been hollowed out to admit the packages within the casing, as well as to take off the additional weight of the same ; the Commissioners of Customs have given directions to the revenue officers at all the ports of the United Kingdom to be apprised thereof, and to be enjoined to use their best endeavours to detect and prevent any smuggling which may be attempted by similar means, taking care to acquaint the Board with any matter that may arise fit for their cognizance. The goods in the instance alluded to were concealed in a very ingenious and secret manner, and nothing but a certain amount of information in the matter furnished to, or a very great degree of acute ness and application on the part of, the revenue o ffi cers, could have possibly caused the discovery. FATAL RESULTS OF INTOXICATION.—On Friday forenoon Mr. Wakley, M. P , held an inquest at the Prince George o f Cumberland, Frederick-street, Portland-town, on the body of Mary Smith, aged 43, widow of a colour sergeant, ni naent t t r e ay h w r et and about t o b e married to a man named Hodder, a butler, out latter, place. I t appeared that both parties, particularly the together on W ednesday last, and as they were returning home an t e nesrnoser,inathfe g s ing ' to h a bit s o f i ntox i ca ti on. Th ey went out a d to e e c v deceased ettdhh the railings b y R eg ent , In s-o e pf a n si rt s kh not .e s3hlaccounted fella ecileln fieidtiin for bstrai d abe distance of twenty-six feet, fatally injured her spine, and di e d i n a b ou t two hours. H er intended husband was so drunk, that though he was with deceased, he could give no explanation as to how she got over th e b r i dge. The coroner said he was of opinion, though the evidence did net justify it, that deceased, rendered desperate by the prospect of being married to a drunkard, and being also excited by liq uor at the time, threw herself over the brid ge. An open verdict, however, would be the safest. A juror said the deceased's former husband, a colour sergeant, Thad been reduced to the ranks for absenting himself from his regiment to go in quest of her, who had absconded from him, and that in consequence he died last November in Winchester barracks of a broken heart. Verdict, " Died from a fall, but how the fall was caused there was no evidence to:prove." SEVEN PERSONS POISONED.—A Correspondent at Lutter worth informs us, that on Thursday afternoon, at Shawell, a village in the neighbourhood, Mrs. Gilbert, four of her children, and two servants were poisoned by eating a fruit pudding. Sur geons from Lutterworth were sent for, who found two of the parties in a dangerous state, but the rest are likely to recover. By what means the poison go tinto the pudding was not known. A FRENCHMAN'S FATE.—During this month there have been more prosecutions against the press in France, more convictions, and, of course, more imprisonments and fines. The invention of this new way of celebrating the " fetes of July" belongs exclusively to Louis Philippe, and as the merit of the thing is decidedly his, we hope no other country will show a mean jealousy by imitating it. Let us leave the French to their own way of enjoying themselves,— Punch. TO THE EDITOR OF 171 E SUIV. Sin,— The meeting this week at Goodwood, for quan. city and quality of sport, has never bean equalled, and it is very doubtful whether it will ever be surpassed—it commences on Tuesday with the Craven Stakes, the winner of which will come out of Kent's stable. The Drawing Room Stakes it is very likely will bring out hedger, Cowl, Pam, Old England, Wood Pigeon, Refraction or Estelle, Worthless and Pantasa ; should the latter come to the post, I shall expect to see him first. If not, Cowl or Old England will most certainly do the trick. The 300 Sovs. Sweepstakes look well for Colonel An ' son, with Joe Lovell, the Devil to Pay, or All Round my llst playing second fiddle. The Gratwicke Stakes will produce a sharp race be tween Pic Nic, the Merry Monarch, and Cowl ; should he not run for the Drawing Room Stakes, in my opinion he will be reserved for this Stake, and if he is, most pro bably will win it, Merry Monarch being second, and Pic Nic third. The Ham Stakes are destined beyond a doubt for the Princess Alice, with West Countryman and the Estelle colt well up. The Lavant Stakes will have a field of about eight, including Sting, Cherokee, Grimston, Fair Helen, Cam budts, aed Collingwood, (latter doubtful) ; some of these are " dark," and I shall not be surprised to see a "dark one" the winner—this will be the tightest race run at Goodwood this meeting. I shall look to Dawson with Grimston, or Forth with Sting for the winner, Cherokee being close up at the finish. A Sweepst , ;ices of 300 soya. looks very like a walk over for Jenghiz Khan. The Goodwood Club Stakes will probably leave Quebec or Croton Oil for winner, distance suiting both. £he Welter Stakes to Lord G. Bentinek, with Nawcrth, Wolfdog second. The Mitch between Antler and IZed Deer will be won by the latter. The Inukeepers' Plate, I think, will be won by The Oil W,..dnesday, the Goodwood Stakes will, doubtless, bring to the post a larger field, pn,bably eighteen, which I fancy will be the following. viz. :—Queen Mab, John o'G aunt, -- Una, Venus, Nottingham. Light ning, Pineapple, Ajax, Milton, Rowena, Libel, Wee Pet, Vate3, Boarding School Miss, Pythiti, /Egis, What, and with perhaps Warp and one or two more. Pythia, The Libel, Miss Elis, Laird o'Cockpen, Glossy, Britannia, Rochester and Nottingham will have had enough long before they reach the run in. John o'Gatint will run well. lina..fistill not be far behind the winner. Wee Pet and Warp will not get nearer than the rear of the front rank. Europa may be a very good plater, but she must be something more to do any good here. 2Egis and Ajax will both find the pace too good for them. Rowena and Lightning, Dawson's starters, I do nut consider to be quite up to the mark, notwithstanding I expect to see them figure in the front. Queen Mab has too much weight upon her, but yet she might just manage to pull through. Should Aristides be in good temper he will prove himself a most dangerous compe titor. Venus being in capital condition, and the distance just suiting her, will no doubt be one of the first four. Boarding School Miss will not pull through such a dis tance as this race is for ; she would be sure to win, were it for the Ditch Mile at Newmarket, instead of the Cup Course at Goodwood. Now, to sum up, I shall be pre pared to see the winner spring out of the following nine: —Queen Mab, John o'Gaunt, Aristides, Una, Venus, Lightning, Rowena, Vates, and Warp, and will venture to predict that Aristides or Venus will be the winner of the Goodwood Stakes this year, with Lightning and Yates close up. On Thursday the Goodwood Cup will bring out a large field, including, among others, Valerian, Drummer, My Old Hack, Mid Lothian, Example, St. Lawrence, and the Cure. Out of such a field and at such heavy we i g h ts it is not the easiest task imaginable to pick out the winner. Rowena, if she runs, will stand a very good chance. Valerian will have had enough by the time he has gone a mile and a half. St. Lawrence h as t oo muc h weight on him, yet his chance is not quite out. Game cock will show that he is anything but game on Thurs day next. Refraction cannot go the distance ; the same can be said of Stomacher and Miss Elis. The T'Auld mare would have a - tolerably good chance, notwithstand ing the great weight of 9st. 101 b. she has to carry, were she to start. Mid Lothian can go the pace and stay the distance, but his starting is very doubtful. Drummer and My Old Hack will run well. In conclusion, I fancy My Old Hack, Mid Lothian, and Drummer will furnish the winner. The 200 sovs. Sweepstakes for twD year olds, will go to Lord G. Bentinck with the Princess Alice. Wilder ness second. The Racing Stakes to Lord G. Bentinck ; Pam being second. The 200 sovs. Stakes to Sombrero. Arkwright second. The 25 sous. Stakes to the Estelle colt or Camera Obscura. The 100 sovs. Stakes to the Laird o' Cockpen. Night cap second. _ The 50 sovs. Stakes for three year olds to Lord G. Bentinek. The Molecomb Stakes to Sting or Grimston. Witser.d well up. The Anglesey Stakes to Naworth or Quebec. The Wheul and Croton Oil well up. On Friday, the day for the amateurs, the sport will commence with the Nassau Stakes, which Refraction will win, Longitude or Queen Pomare second. The Chesterfield Cup to Lothario, Ajax, or Wine sour, with a slight preference for the. former. The match between Lady Anna and Lady Trampoline will be won by the former. The Maidstone Stakes to Lord G. Bentinck or the Duke of Richmond. With this race closes the first race mee , timt in the universe.—l am, Sir, &c., Saturday. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. TILE EFFECTS OF THE LATH DUKE OF SUSSEX.— On Thursday the sale of the residue of the effects of his late Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was commenced by Messrs. Christie and Manson, at their rooms in King-street, St. James's. The co. lection consists of jewellery, trinkets, and articles of vertu, minia tures, enamels, engravings, drawings, gems, &c. Many of the lots, of which there are nearly 500, were curious and valuable. Among the lots sold on Thursday the following were deserving of notice:—The Knights Templars' state sword and belt, with extra crimson velvet scabbard and shield.belt, worn by the late Duke as grand prior of the order, the hilt, buckles, and mountings being of massive gold, most beautifully chased, was bought by Messrs. Town and Emanuel, of Bond.street, for 1351. A pair ofvery massive chased gold spurs, modelled after an original Templar's spur, was sold for 52/. A curious rosary of cornelian beads, gold mounted, fetched five guineas. A mahogany case, containing a set of pipes and tobacco canisters, said to have belonged to Lord Byron, sold for 21. 7s. The Oxford Bible of 1829, in a richly embossed silver outer binding, sold for 71. 12s. 6d. Another similarly bound Bible fetched 91. A beautiful little model of one of the wild cattle in Chillingham Park was bought by Sir A. Clifton for 4/. A bust of Dr. Parr, in marble, by Clarke, fetched 71. 108. ; and a small bust of Wm. IV., in wax, was bought by Colonel Fox for 31. ss. A pair of curious candlesticks, in ormolu, with figures and flowers in Dresden porcelain, sold for ten guineas. A handsome tea caddy, richly inlaid with buhl, containing two cut glass coddles, mounted with silver gilt, fetched 19 guineas. The day's sale rea lized between 4004 and 5001. Among the articles for sale this day are a quantity of rare perfumes, silks, velvets, the robes of the Orders of the Bah, the Thistle, &O. blood be shed." And that passage which we should all have in _memory, and close to our hearts, will be carried out in execution against you all. In dealing in this guilty traffic, you might have submitted to the power by which you were captured. But this rebellion against that power, amounted to the crime of piracy itself. The particular offence, however, of which you are found guilty, and for which you will suffer, is the deprivation of life--.depri v i ng this unhappy young man of his life by the cowardly and dastardly wounds dealt behind upon this poor young man. His blood is rising up for justice, and demands that the ministers of justice should visit your ofence with the utmost punishment. The sentence of the Court upon you and each of you is, that for this foul murder, of which you have been respectively found guilty, you be taken from hence to the place from whence you came, and from thence, at the usual time, you be conveyed to the place of execution, and that there you be hung respectively by the neck until you be dead. An awful scene of consternation ensued among the prisoners. Serve maintained his placidity to the end, but his heart ap peared to die within him. They were all removed handcuffed. The three who were acquitted will be discharged. MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Nottingham, July 26. CROWN COURT.—(Before Lord Chief Baron PoLLocK. John Fearn Webster was indicted for feloniously cutting and wounding William Watkinson, in the parish of Basford, with intent to murder him or do him some grievOus bodily harm. Mr. Macauley prosecuted, and Mr. Flood defended the pri soner. From the evidence, it appeared that in the month of April last, the prisoner attempted to drive a cart through a garden in the occupation of the prosecutor. The latter laid hold of the horse's head and attempted to push him back, when the pri soner took up a spade and struck him upon the head, by means of which he was for a considerable time rendered insensible, and otherwise seriously injured. The charge with intent to murder was abandoned, and the question now was, was the as sault committed with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm. Upon cross-examination, it appeared that there was some dis pute as to the right of the road. The CHIEF BARON thought at any rate the evidence as to the commission of the common assault could not be resisted. Mr. FLOOD concurred with his Lordship, but he thought he might put in evidence by way of mitigation. He would prove that a road had been actually staked out. The CHIEF BARON directed the jury to find a verdict for the common assault ; and sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. (Before Mr Justice MAULZ.) Richard Searson, Henry Rouse, and Samuel Morrison, stood indicted for having, on the night of the 9th day of March last, burglariously entered the dwelling-house of John Bailey, in the parish of Bingham, and stolen therefrom a quantity of cloth, waistcoat pieces, hats, and other articles, his property. Searson pleaded guilty, and was admitted as a witness against the other prisoners, who were said to be reputably connected in that part of the county from which they came. Mr. Wilmore conducted the prosecution, Mr. Miller de fended the prisoner Morrison, and Mr. Macauley appeared on behalf of Rouse. It appeared that on the night in question tne shop of the prosecutor was opened by the door being bored by a bracebit, and property was carried off to the amount of between 40/. and 501. According to the statement of Searson, the approver, the prisoner Rouse came to him and said that he and Morrison were going down to Bingham to get into Bailey's shop, and they wanted him to accompany them. At first he refused, but afterwards consented. They went together, and arrived near the shop about twelve o'clock. Morrison went a little higher up the street, he (Searson) stood on the opposite side of the road, and Rouse bored a hole in the shop door with a brace bit. Morrison had in his possession a pistol, and Rouse had another. The latter prisoner borrowed a knife from him, with which he cut out the wood between the holes bored in the door, and afterwards made off. Searson stated that the property was afterwards divided between them, and mentioned meeting a person named Stokes when on their return from Bailey's house. His story was materially corroborated by other witnesses called for the prosecution. Mr. MILLER and Mr. MACAULEY severally addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoners. The Learned JUDGE having summed up the evidence, The jury. Sound the prisoners Guilty, and they were all three (Searson included) sentenced to ten years' transportation. The assizes terminated at eight o'clock, the whole business of the county of Nottingham having occupied only ten hours ! NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Durham, July 25. Mr. Baron Rolfe arrived in Durham last evening, and the assizes have commenced here this thy. Both the Learned Judges were sitting at York until yesterday afternoon. Mr. Justice Cresswell remained till the middle of to-day, when all the causes were disposed of but four ; those, by arrangement, are remanets to the next assizes. Mr. Baron Rolfe having arrived at the Durham station, was conducted thence by the Sheriff of the county to the Court-house, where the commission was immediately opened. His Lordship then went to the Castle, to the judges' apart ments there. This morning, after attending Divine service, he proceeded to the Crown Court, and the business of the as sizes was entered upon. There are 20 causes on the civil side, and 39 prisoners for trial. Of the persons named in the calendar one is to be tried for murder, one for manslaughter, two for rape, one for bur glary and attempt e d mur d er , one for throwingboiling water with intent to do grievous bodily harm: three for robbery attended by violence, two for concealing the birth of children, three for burglary, seven for stealing from the person, 19 for larceny, four for receiving stolen goods, one fur coining, one for for gery, and one for instigating to compound felony. The Learned JUDGE, in his charge to the grand jury, made some observations respecting the case of Gould, charged with shooting his wife at Durham, and also touching the general state of crime in this county at the present time. His Lordship said :—" Generally speaking, the cases do not present any de gree of enormity, but are merely such as your duties as magis trates will have made you familiar with, so far as their principles are concerned. No observations of mine, therefore, could be of essential service to you as far as relates to these cases. There is, however, one general observation which I cannot abstain from making—that in a calendar containing 40 names, or there abouts, one-half, or more than half,: have not received the most elementary rudiments of education—for about one half can neither read nor write at all ; and, besides that, more than three-fourths have received so slight an education that they scarcely know more than their letters. Now, that observation cannot but suggest to you, and to every one, the expediency of encouraging, by all possible means, the general and more extensive diffusion of educa tion, as a means of diminishing crime. It would be absurd to suppose that because all men were educated they would abstain from being guilty of offences; but when one sees the composition of this calendar, and when one witnesses the same thing in the calendar of other counties—that the great mass of offenders are those who have received no education at all, the matter is no longer a mere question of theory, but proves, by a sort of positive demonstration, that to extended education we must ultimately be indebted for any great diminution of crime. Turning from thit general observation to the particular cases in the calendar, it seems to me that at least one-half of them have arisen since the last sessions, and that, had the sessions intervened, a very large proportion of them would have been tried at the sessions. I cannot see that there is anything in the cases which indicates any great depravity existing in the county at the present' time. There are, however, two un fortunate cases, in which persons have lost their lives, and which present some features which may require one or two observations. With regard to one case, that of Louis Henry Gould, although it is stated here (in the calendar) that he has been committed on a charge of manslaughter, it will be my duty to direct you to charge .him wi.h the crime of murder ; because, according to the depositions, it seems to me that there is nothing in the case to warrant, that extension of the law which could mitigate his offence to the charge of manslaughter. The'distinction between murder and manslaughter I need hardly point out to you. Murder is the deliberate and preme ditated act of the party ; manslaughter is when the act is the effect of a sudden impulse. There are other circumstances that may justify —or, if not absolutely justify, at least mitigate —the offence in the eye of the law. Now, among these cir cumstances, it has always been held, that it would reduce the crime to manslaughter—it is stated in the, law books as pro- . bable, though it is perhaps a case which does not happen once in a century—that if a person finds his wife in the act of com mitting adultery,—it is said, in that case, if a. man, on the impulse of the moment, were to put to death the adulterer, that would be an act which the law would consider manslaughter, not murder. But in this case, although I see from the deposi tions that there has been some jealousy, or suspicion, on the part of. the person charged, yet I cannot perceive anything which calls for an extension of the law to reduce the offence to manslaughter; because here it would appear that there was nothing at all but a man having conceived, truly or untruly, some feeling of jealousy as to the conduct of his wife, a cer tain party passing by in the street at the time when they had some words about it, his wife determining to go out and call that party in, and then the prisoner drawing from his pocket a loaded pistol and shooting her, and not having succeded, as he thought, with that, he fired at her again. Now, in the first place, unless it can be otherwise explained. the fact of a man going armed vtli pistols would Ibe perfectly conclusive that this would be act of murder. Unless it can be shown that it was by accident that he had those pistols with him—and I might even go the length of saying, that if the man even went with the expectation of finding his wife in the act of adultery, prepared to put to death the adulterer, that then the offence would unquestionably be murder. It is not necessary to adopt that hypothesis ; but, considering what the principle of law is, which looks on the offence of homicide with a mitigating eye, I cannot see that it applies to a person who goes deli berately prepared and in anticipation of what is likely to be the result, and therefore acts deliberately—the circumstance which reduces the crime, in such a case, to manslaughter, being that a party is acting on the sudden impulse of the mo ment, and what the law thinks he has not the opportunity of resisting. Such a case cannot apply where a person goes de liberately armed ; but, however, no such casuistry need be applied to this case, because there was no act of adultery, nor anything like such an act; and the indictment will therefore be brought before you in a different form from that in which it appears in the calendar." Cuthbert Macdonald (24), Cuthbert Pratt (21), William Bata (30), were severally charged with having, at the parish of Wingate Grange, on the 4th of July inst., feloniously stolen from the person of Thomas Earnshaw 1/. 7s. 2d., a knife, and other articles, his property. Mr. Fen wick appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Granger defended the prisoners. The facts of the case were shortly•these :—The prosecutor, an old man, lives at Wheatley-bill Plantation, near Wingate Grange, and on the night of the 4th of July, between ten and eleven o'clock, he went into a public-house, near Wingate, kept by a person named John Anderson. The three prisoners, with others, were sitting drinking in the house, and the prosecutor, who seemed also to have imbibed to some extent, after staying some time, proceeded in the direction of his own house. On the road the prisoners came up to him, threw him down, kicked him, and succeeded in robbing him of his money, which con sisted of a sovereign, 7s. in silver, and 2d. in copper, Earnshaw suffering so severely from the ill-treatment he received that he was able to crawl but a short distance towards his house. He lay there, out of doors, all night, and was found the next day by a person passing along. He partly came to himself now and then, but had not sufficient sense and strength to get home unaided. The prosecutor underwent a long cross-examination, which did not materially alter the purport of his examination in chief, though it showed that he had been at several public-houses in the course of the day, and was of course somewhat intoxicated. When apprehended, Baty said it was a bad job, and he did not care how soon he was out of the country. Several persons were called by the defending Counsel to show that the old man had drank too much before the robbery to be able to identify the prisoners. But the defence did not succeed on that ground, the witnesses stating only that he had had two or three glasses of beer, as far as they could observe, and that he was sensible when he departed towards home. The jury remained three hours in deliberation, and finally found all three of the prisoners Guilty. Pratt asserted after the trial that Macdonald was not pre sent, but that another man, now at Wingate, was. The pri soner Macdonald evinced deep grief, and declared his innocence as to the robbery. The Learned JUDGE told him it was for the jury to decide that question. It was not his (the judge's) province Low to interfere. He had but to put the law in force. The offence committed was of a very serious kind, and must be severely punished. The three prisoners were then sentenced, each to be trans ported for the term of 15 years. Viscount Canning ;left town on Saturday for Panshanger, Herta, the ant of Earl Cowper. ~,1 • It was announced that th e G rea t B r i ta i n would le ave e the Coburg-dock on Friday afternoon ; but in order, suppose, to prevent the i nconven i ence ar i s i ng f ro m tu n e immense crowds that wo u ld, no d ou b t , h ave flocked to se ; her she left the dock at th ree o ' c l oc k i n the reoruilli f ; and came to anchor in the Hoyne, on the Cheshire gild of the river, where she took her coals on board ; a n t where, also, she con ti nue d to b e an o bj ect o f gre" attraction to the passengers by the ferry steamers. he Attracted by the lovelin ess o f t h e d ay , a nd t s novelty of the sight, an i mmense concourse o f perso% assembled on the pi er h ea d t o w i tness h er d epartu re 0 0 ' afternoon. It seemed quite a holiday. The river w s , studded with gaily decorated steamers lailbn with Po sengers, who were to accom p any t h e greatest o f that er as far as the light-ship. At two o'clock a small stew vg took off the m a il p assengers, t h e h our fer sailinee„,n; three. Shortly aft er th a t ti me t h e G reat Britain be under weigh, and the firing of a gun announced that,' bf commenced an outward trip. Her gun was answere d other vessels from th e Cheshire side of the Me rs w e e , The river presented a magn ifi cent spectac l e at this ti .dit The stately vessel moved slowly down the river aln i of the loud huzzas of the spectators and the firiogo cannon, and the heartfelt e x p resse d p rayers o f thous an her success. Qh She passed the rock in gallant style, sailed thro , j e ti , the Victoria Channel, p ass i ng C ros b y li g h t s hip and ted ward-bound vessels, the parties on board which sale her with three cheers. 0 141, In addition to her passengers, there was a larg e J- n lea on board the Great Britain by invitation. These sai l in her to .the light-ship, where they left her, fi u- o se• turned homewards in a vessel hired for the pure ft, Before taking their leave, however, of the mighty u g salutes were exchanged by the guns on board the WO vessels, a farewell cheer given, and the vessel pro e f e wl in her trackless course across the deep. We wish with all our heart —God speed ! THE DUTCH MAIL. The HAGUE, JULY 23d.—B y the commercial triedstoti, concluded in 1844, between the Zollverein and B ei g ij ise it was stipulated th a t t h e i mportat i on o f B e i : by iron into the Zolverei n m i g ht t a k e p l ace , not °°'„ or land, but also along the Rhine ; but on in Geri ° % t io Belgian ships. I n consequence o f re p re s e ntations . Tay by the Netherlands Government, the importation henceforth sutgtuh t se a t e k i e lpa ll vt 7 e L i i h, n acs s h hp i l p r s ble o i s f dh,eA t d h ff e aai N rne e os t t h ioc e fe rl t a rb n ees u vr Netherlands' ted States the death of General ' Jackson, in which he invites captains of A mer i can s hi ps in the hdrbour o f the.'-' OO therlands, o n th e d ay a f ter receiving t h e not i ce , to v P ier their flags half mast high, and the consuls, 1 0 a g dolo consuls, and all oth er A mer i can c i t i zens i n t h e oir „ to go into mourning as usual on such occasions. ;„ e the On the 18th of this mon th th e d y k e f or enc les'larth western part of the Anna Paulowna polder, in . b the Holland, was happily com pl e t e d, so f ar as t o fin ls te pecl enclosure. In a few week s th e dyk e wi ll b e beig,, h v has and strengthened, so as f u ll y t o secure t h e l an d 4 ' l ; jou been gained. I n a b ou t 14 wee k s , 3,200 acr es ° d ytte have been recovered from the sea, by means Of 5 14,000 ells, or 2i leagues in length. a or . The Danish Government has issued the follovii°o dinance • ; D ish " Art. 1. The excl us i ve p r i v il ege w hi c h the „,- 1 :1), Asiatic Company has en j o y e d s i nce t h e 2 1 s t of l''' ar cti• 1792, and which was renewed on the 21st of from 1822, having expired, his Majesty declares tha t the date of this ordinance the trade to China is free. 7 919 " Art. 2. The ordinance of the 16th of June , 1 relating to the trade with the Indies, is revoked. an d " Art. 3. The trade and navigation with Ch i ", si° India shall hencef or th b e governed by the o rdinan ii - r e e iga f force relative to th e nav i gat i on and trade With - countries. led ii° Reports of a curious nature have reac h ; of respecting the forthcoming work entitled , g The sto r y b 9, Royal Favo ur it e ." W e un d erstand it to be an at itoblog r- 100 abounding in piquant anecdotes and palpable bits a t the As o and manners of the day, though less grave " Sybil" or " Self." -a DYCE SOMBRE.—OOIOIIe Dyce Sombre , '` wo od, affair has occupied so much attention in the fashionalko is again before the public. Since his arrival here ; creo le enlisted much of the public sympathy ; his case has.u n i s atbr tho most scrutingus inquiry before the highest me th e s ,:, to b e rity of this city, who are unanimous in pronouncing u',i/e° in perfect mental health. This opinion has been bef°_, r l o s to by the medical faculty of St. Petersburgh, who were 0' so d $ gether under the immediate direction of the EnWe i.er 'l ge e ' certificate was accordingly signed by thirteen professl.o A il be tlemen of that city. We understand that the affa ir doe° again brought before the public in London, and will to 4 Of of purpose occupy some of the vacation hours of the at : 0 00 long robe. Wh a t th e resu lt w ill b e we are a t present, p re to say, but from th e very s t rong case w hi c h celono' tic Sombre has made out, and, assisted as he is by energ i 0 0° comparable talent, there is reason to expect that it th ro sele more put him in posse ss i on o f hi s princely fortune.--'." British MELANCHOLY Gazette. o filh ELANCHOL Y ACCIDENT.—WALLS SO S !, th e JULY 12.—We experienced a severe gale here on Frl"%olch, 4th inst., from S.S.E. T wo boats crews of six m en goo° belonging to Sandness, in the parish of Walls, who w 7isbed . to the ling fishing at a great distance from the shore, Pe„, s ou One of the boats came ashore in the parish of North lu.. ef er bottom uppermost, with a dead man in it ; but the other:goo having been heard of up to this date, is supposed to 12 0 sar down. The names of the men are James Slater, Jan' e s liiidies 3 son, Peter Geor geson , P e t er F raser , H enry Ab erne thy, 110 0, Williamson, - Laurence Sinclair, James Wishart, Jam," (1 00 George Coutts, J ames Si nc l a i r , J ames Georgeso n.—e Mercury. NW . ISLAND OF Rum.—We understand that the 0 of quis of Salisbury has purchased this island for t he 24,0001., to f orm a shooting ground or deer forest, fo t r foo stt it is well adapted. In former times Rum was one " 5 kite and it is still d es i gna t e d i n t h e G ae li c l anguag e "' lo b/ dom of the w ild f ores t." Th e i sland is about e i g ht tol, o o 0 and seven bro a d. I n consequence of two grea t em4ra i 'd 000 the people in 1826 and 1828, the population was red:1 E 01! 400 to 100 or 130. Th e i s l an d is, we believe, held .°,, e from Macle an o f C o ll, b y D r. M ac l ean, w h o has bot s i cellent house, offices, &c., besides effecting several rw provements.—lnverness Courier. BIRTHS. v . rn P lae' oir On the 21st inst., M r s. R. B arc l a y, jun., •e- the Bloomsbury-square, of a daughter, still-born. biro, On the 20th inst., at F ram pt on H ous e, Lin lady of the Rev. John T unnar d, o f a son . A ° l ll.f. On the 23d inst., in St. J ames ' s - squar e, the 124 A, 071. Kent, Esq., of a d aug ht er . ire * 9 On the 24th inst., a t C raven - s t ree t, St r and, v -- W Cullington, jun., Esq., of a daughter. 0 'i ri° On the 24th inst., th e w if e o f t h e R ev . T. SimPse ---- M.A., Vicar of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, of a son eI.4.IhRRIED. On the 19th inst., at L c ( ampton,the Re ' . ar ° - 0 14 ! 1, c ßic" Tetlow, M.A., Rector of Poutesbury, Salop, t° f fol'i" youngest daughter of the late W. Shaw, Esq., °' Derbyshire. „,. JoFeP h On the 24th inst. at St. Pancras Church, fir. soplii* Claris, of Liverpool -street, Gray's . Inn-road, t,eot. (laughter of Mr. W. Holman, miller, of Ramsgate' y_ounge l s ' t e s 7 c t e h n o t . f May, , DIED , rth r itii On t l'u O rt n on tl - i c e re l daughter 2 6t h inst . ,0 of t I‘ C i r a s ri . s lo v r i o d o i k e . , r, 151e59, o3flaWrcifisraut:3;:treett ar l96 at Pooree, in Bengal, Acland, chaplain in the Hon Company's Ol . service. iiet On the 17th inst ., at B 1 Martha , r e ' ou ogne-sur-Mer , the late Rev. John Powell. All, On the 20th inst., at Rothe- Isle of Bute, Helen third daughter of Charles Cowan.a' d daughter On the 22d inst., Charlotte Frances, second Captain Pattullo. Belti r Ina,iin O nh n or t n h , e ß 2 . 3 N d ., in ag st e . d , 11 4 1 8 r . 5. Catharine Norton,v,:lideoll. Ch t Norton, Esq., of Baw'mrgh Hall, Norfolk. Willi On the 23d inst., at Sunderland, Lieutenant " -......e No. 112, Strand, N os aelon: Printed and Published by MURDO TO 112; Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, is Y ~ UDRJena, Monday, July 2 v, 1849• Printer, at The Soo 0 1 E 89 Z. 7141 DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT BRITAIN ON HER FIRST TRANSATLANTIC VOYAGE. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING. The arrival in the Mersey of the Great • B r itait!, steamer—that magnifice nt an d stupen d ous e ff or t 0 1 British skill and British enterprise, will long be a rae . morable and remarkable event in the commercial history of our port. The welcome she received from countless thousands on her first appearance has only been eN: ceeded by the excitement which has not only prevaile here but for a hundred miles round in the public mi n ' respEcting her— an exc i tement wh i ch has cont i nu e' with undiminished ardour foe- upwards of three weeks. Fvery day cheap trains, carrying th" °- sands of passengers, have arrived from 1h towns in Lancashire and Yorkshire, and 1 , 1 1 steam-boats plying coa s t w i se h ave a l so b een cro wded with persons desirous of beholding the " Great Le' viathan, 'as she has been aptly named. About 40,000 persons have paid Is. each to go on board the veseel i l but the number who h ave contente d t h emse l ves kith gaze and wonder at her extension only is incalculab le. The Directors have act e d w ith a lib era li ty to b e expe cted from men prompted by a spirit of enterprise sufficient to brave the prejudices and difficulties they must have el l ' countered in their noble undertaking. They have 1:T e ; seated out of the proce e d s rece i ve d f rom the ex hibitto the sum of 1001. to be thus divided amongst. the Live r ' pool charities, wisely confining the distribution to those institutions from w hi c h th e i n d ustr i al population ree eire most immediate advantages : Northern and Souther ° Hospitals, 251. each ; Sailors' Home, 20/ ; DiEPe r caries, 20/. ; Floating Church and Chapel, 51. each. t ' We regret to stat e th a t th e G reat B r i ta i n carr i es cu t but a small compl emen t o f passengers, although the fared were low, being 20, 22, and 25 guineas. Considering; that this may almost be considered an experime ols trip, and that great p re j u di ce genera ll y ex i sts i n the public mina against new and only partially-tried plan s, this is not to be wond ere d a t. W e h ave seen Pai t'e gazing in profound astonishment, wonder, and a drairr tion at the splendid vessel ; but, after their first impre s. sions have been remo ve d, th ey h ave s h a k en the i r h e ads' and given expression t o many d ou b ts as to the safety °f i the object of their wonler. This is not an individual,b,„° a general impression. Th e m i n d s o f the people see': unable to comprehend how so vast a floating machine e O l be guided with sp ee d an d sa f ety across the bra' , Atlantic. We can only ex p ress a f ervent h ope t h a t thes e opinions may be a s un f oun d e d as t h ose given by t b 5 noted Dr. Lardner, wh o , a f ew mont h s b efore the Silt crossed the Atlanti c , s t a t e d t h at i t was utterly impossibl for any steam-boat to accomplish so great a task. We subjoin a list of passengers :—Col. Ernest, u"'' Pauget, Mr. B. Graham, Mr. D. Murray, Mr. Bags'Mr. Mr. Bowry, Mr. E. K. K ane, Mr. Jeanjequet, M‘Lachlan, Miss Falin, Mr. S. Crooks, Mr. J. " 0- , Mr. Mrs. Wood, Mr. H. W oo d, M r . W . W oo d , Robert son and friend, Gener a l M'l n ti re , M r. S m i th, M r . P. L. ; Suchard, Mr. Clarke, M r . H op ki ns, M r. Code, Mr. r " Mr. Tomline Clayton, M r . B. R ey b o ld , Mr. T ro l e , Simonsfield, Mr, F. Bridhar, M r . J. M'K ewan, C a ptain " Morris, and Mr. J. F r y er . She carries about 500 tons o f li g h t goo d s an d a loge mail. ► 1 i'zi: .4 1 ;,,;