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ea ae bt st s• In of te 30 d. ly ?.0 ra ae t. 10 r -d e. of in n. er Ie re be it of re .8- be as ut 'is a to n se le he in -11- ou 6ye 10$ )10 on ulp de ,to is be be ed ey be ,te b as let be ye zb at to ae ka id 10 Of 30 d. Id is in as ae ed )g e be rt, ae of 13- d, ill 3e Of ;Sp in 311 Jo a d, ia 11l 00 0- ag at et le ad id le to 0, Id 10 re Le e. )0 rt 50 10 )• of at 0, is 0 11 a a a 1 - `~. when the question was put. What hope could they t-n -tertain iron] the proceedings or the Commissioners whea one of their own body in that House so acted? Mr. CARDWELL said, that nothing was more com mon than to avoid giving the House the trouble of a division after a 'person had placed his own senti. ments upon record, and allowed his proposition to be Negatived. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER hoped that Hon. Gentlemen would not obstruct the progress of the business by personal allusions. Clauses 2 and 3 were then agreed to. On clause 4, Sir BENJAMIN HALL moved the omission from the clause of those words which empowered the Com missioners to re-invest in the purchase of land the money they obtained by the sale and enfranchisement of lands now in their possession, Mr. E. DENISON said, the objection ought to have been made on the second reading of the Bill, us it ap plied to the principle rather thau to the details of the Bill. Mr. FORSTER objected to the investiture of the money of :he (7ommissioners in land, Mr. GOULBURN said, the House had already em powered the Commissioners to borrow 800,0001. on the security of their land, and yet the Hon. Gentleman Would prevent their requiring land. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL explained that not an additional acre of land would be acquire , ' under the Bill. After some further discussion the gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place, and the amendment Wag negativ without a division. The Committee then divided un the clause, when there 'lL:cared For the clause ... Against it ... Majority ... ... 5G ... -48 Clause 6. Mr. ANSTEY objected to the clause as ambiguous— that was admitted by the Government. He should there fore move that the Chairman report progress unless the cl ause was postponed. The gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place, the motion being negatived without a division. The clause was then agreed to. ClauseClttus 8. Clause 7 was also agreed to. Colonel SIBTHORP asserted that the opposition to the Bill w as ma d e up , an d t h at t h ere was an understand ir.lotween its opponents and the Government. Sir B. H ALL contended that the clause was intended toi Upset the whole of the legisl a tion of last year, and the typographical errors proposed to be amended Were designed originally to stand fir the purpose of in creasing the power of the ecclesiastical body. Mr. AGLIONBY asked whether it would not be more a dvantageous to leave the Estates Commission unfet tired? He thought, therefore, it would be better to strik e out the clause altogether. Ic, however, they were to be guided by rules, it should be imperative on them to Make such rules. kr. E. DENISON suggested that as the clause was not l onger necessary, in consequence of the amendments Dade in the 8111, it would be better to omit it altogether. After some further conversation, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, that he would not Persevere with th e clause. He believed that they w °l2l d get a better security for the attainment of the object they had in view by adopting the amendment of the Hon. Member for Winchester (Mr. B. Carter). 0 4 84 ' B. complained of the witharawal of the sees u se) which would afford the only security to the les . by the AGLIONBY concurred in the views expressed tue Hon. M em b er f or M ar) l e b one . Colonel SIB FHORP said a few words. I t l ir B. HALL said he would move that the words i t cdecl esiastical Commissioners," in the Bth clause, be i ii r liek out, an d t h e wor d s " Ch urc h E s t a t es Commis °,ll!_ra " substituted. t i, 4°3 Committ ee then divided cn the motion " that " Il se 8 stand part of the Bill," wh-n there epplured— For the clause Against it •.. _ ... 51 Majority against the clause ... —43 T he clause was then struck out. °4 e& the 9 t h c l ause ( t h e i nterpre t a ti on c l ause ) b e i ng "'Ly *17 1 :: J. A. MUTH moved an amendment, the effect of 14 .`eu we understood was to bring the Ecclesiastical Corn 418sioners under the control, in their dealings with 8 4 e ,e 8 of the Chuch Estates Commissioners. 'll,e Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it ... 33 T he Majority against the amendment ... — l9 T he amendment was lost. `"e clause was then agreed to. tab B. CARTER then proposed to make the follow ,_tddition to clause 8 in the Bill:—" The said Corn )lo'.4'icners shall, from time to time, give to any one of kajesty's principal Secretaries of State such i - thrtaation respecting their proceedings. or any part ti i l ,teof as the said principal Secretary of State shall re lre, and shall twice in every year send to one of the Pri e • 1 )1 , elpal Secretaries of State a general report of their titpaeedinga under this Act, together with a schedule of fees pplications f or en f ranch i sement or p urc h as e of in ttptta of lessees; specifying the terms proposed, the h ‘ ks on whi c h suc h enfranchisement or purchase s h a ll sped been effected, and, if refused, the special ground of shell and every half-year such general reports k i t 411 be laid before both Houses of Parliament within k es weeks after the receipt of the same by such principal 1 40 :etary of State, if Parliament be sitting, or it Par ltaim,eut be not sitting, then within six weeks after the ti ! Meeting there o f." the l i r HALL suggested that the words "on or before '6 4 01 March" should be inserted in the amendment. e l ec addition a nd amendment were thee read a fir s t e e o tld time and annexed to the Bill. to ons the motion of Mr. CAYLEY the Act was limited l'ha t ifee years from the end of the preseut session of iranent. he t B. HALL proposed the addition of a clause to pre ttor„sl3,Y ecclesi as ti ca l co rporatioes fie= renewing or itt l i' llu eriag leases, without the consent of the Church tioae Commissioners. be S OLICITOR-GENERAL opposed the introduce Ilet e f the clause, as at variance with the general cha ‘ T h r cf the Bill. T h e clause was negatived without a division. 'NI: CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained The to sit again this day at twelve o'clock. . lee, County Courts Further Extension Bill, and the he ho ld Tenure of Lands (Ireland) Bill were post )4' until this day at twelve u'clOck. 1411. t. lI RQUHART expressed a hope that an oppor htell! would be afforded to him of bringing before the 4 4 , 4 Lti: e t , h ° questions of which he had giveu notice teti nc T., the interference of this country with the Yi s Santos and the government of the Lebanon. -,ee'llat PALMERSTON said ho could not give any 414 eft' Itki ng l i vhich . might interfere with the regular bu th; tbA te e . M ESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. -Pe - -Unger from the Lords stated that their Lord q, 11 41 ti k -te tns greed to the following Bills: t: I4 P, Van s . ° .• Contagions Diseases Prevention. k :k k pners of Railways Act Repeal, 4, 4 k's a ,vigation. 1 4 'tiee to Meg() Hospital (No. 2). I N. re ' Land Company Dissolving. Osed,, as 'hridge (No. 2). l'qetle'etits to Dorward's Estate. p tia 'llt to the DUke of Bridgewater's Estate. rest Deer Removal, &c. tot tl TN ' IIE HUNGARIAN PRISONERS. . )41;!() ur STUART then rose, pursuant to notice, to th t Nto at an humble address be presented to her 145tsotsimfor the list of any addresses to her Majesty, or L s tlt e , 8 to the Foreign-office, or petitions to the Cottnona, on the subject of the liberati o n of t tt l 1 14 0 : 880 th and his compatriots; with the names of l ieh tir 4 fr ° ol which addressed and the number of sig. b l ed h 4tt aehed to eac h o f them, stating also wh en Itet4t 1, 5 '1 1 chairma n on b e h a lf of the meeting. Th a t qohlat e ,"`t been frequently brought before tne House, re l b Vi l cas had been addressed relative to it to his te t t l i, etti tl i tnd at the head of the Foreign D,partment, itt",S z ta:„!° kelowlwhen the termination of the captivity toti:lfo4",saners might be expected. In reply to these , 10 0 4 P, hopes had been held out that li.ossuth and his ep p :tt ao ti t would soon be free, and he hoped they hq i N e , o hear from his Noble Friend that those f . te li 4 ,tts l . lll ,,d not be disappointed. For the sake of the 4 8 4 , 4 t) s h ` the Turkish Government he trusted such h is Pla tl ehu t t - : e ase- A short time nee his Noble Friend's he ;t have been received ' with acclamation at all ttls;llt4le'dB"hlages where the cause of Hungary might t l it tli ttlitl fa e. 44 3 B ; .. but he feared it . would be hailed with O e th ' o * , , as people did not think he was . so t tit ti4 : 3 l igh t c ause of the liberation of those captives th at si,„ be. hoped, however, that his Noble "linen. d . he Ati ee In Turkey would still be foun superior pia Ofe. r s e t lia and Russia, and that no objection 1 1%1 °4,4(14 p A U T to his motion. . t ,fl th eta ',4-4NIERSTON said he made no oppost -4'4 t :° 1 1 . e x :" to the motion of his Noble Friend. He o ve oti on eressed his opinion on the subject to which 4 ° , 41 t i 4 tl ttleti t t s e h l ated, and he regretted that the Turkish . vitt, uo tiE ould have thought it right to retain so Iltk. l , 'laensent those who had taken refuge in that 11 144 "w h • h e tebri h 0 ad received from officers high in t e 4 e s assurances of protection and support. e te wag % ,,,.I ) ,lxtel lt it ._ aware of what had made the Turkish li: 4l s4 4 lts ow werve from those engagements entered „Qa..cre b 11 Officers, and also neutralised the efforts ' lk le"ott ce aud kIN of t h e England were making to secure the v s titl et , t at k nt.. , Prisoners. The long detention of these eii 4 tie tou rs , 'Yu. Was quite inconsistent with the inde t tto • which England and France were elides °Y 14d ace th sexy t Sultan to pursue. They had done t th e ' ,attd t h e Put an end to the captivity of those pri -0414 ,tat of s Y O had received a positive assurance that It ° 0 th e 15 1 1 ) E t l etaber (which according to our style he ev e r ad en ) those persons would be set at ry aoled to quit the Turkish terrtory LI l'te l2l Point us ..° 4 to believe that the assurance s would po e t mo tion eu t° V ° Was the w e i v Use acr the n agreed to. Br th is rued at a Quarter before One o'clock t q t% day ttl aa r()ekti lau I"e t uf th" paired with Mr. R. Richards for tarpe session. tillipt,(ithrt-oertnitpioy-eti TREES 01: Titi: Tui—LEßlES.—Work esent repairig.nagrdthene.caTsehsecsoenttateinee t grs. -ge trees th a Yoeh-ittge, e es Of the Tuileries 8°1 " going back iy ' anti d u ;. Every 20 years thefaeraarsth7o•° ei l l a g ac t q h u e ir t e h f r r e e e sh fo s l t l r o e ‘ n vi ntgh years, and ip~ Year: they yh appear e ea i r s ttl ttl th 'ta, x _ 4 ll l ,, e a ti ",qty of blossoms. It is thisa" throw . out an periclical change r n gate v:t.y.fr—poolGraen Nes sen which has led to their lig 046..4,4411:teielikiieedePiliotir fnnfite_ eEsachequetur joann-uvr " 1 4Zids. y terday THE SUN, LONDON, ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OX 1 , 01 W CI if C UlT.—Shrewsbury,Aug. 2. The Court sat at eight this morning. MURDER. Mary Rogers, 28, a servant, was charged with the wil ful murder of her illegitimate child, about two months old, on the eth of July. Mr. Scotland and Mr. Corbet conducted the prosecu tion, and Mr. Hudcileston the defence. The prisoner was a servant in the house of a farmer named Lucas, about seven miles from Church Stretton. In December last her mistress noticed to her that she was with child, and she confessed it. Up to that time she had borne an excellent character, her mistress say ing to-day that she was as good a servant as ever was in a farmhouse. In consequence of her good conduct in other respects she was retained in her master's service till the time of ber accouchemeat, when she went to the house of a Mrs. Evens, who lived about three miles off, at Roundhouse. There, on the night of the 19th of May, she was delivered of a male child. She stopped at Mrs. Evans's for a month, and on the 22d of May got it registered under the name of Edwin Rogers, anti put it to nurse with a woman named Martha Holme, and then returned to her service. Between that day and the 24th of June she went twice to see it at Mrs. Evans's, whither klsrtha Holme brought it for the purpose. On the 221 of June sho asked leave of her mistress to go and see it on the 231, and was re fused; but the next day her mistress relented and agreed to let her go on the 24 h. On that day Martha Holmes took it to Mrs. Evans's, and the prisoner came there about three o'clock and took it from Mrs. Holmes, say ing, "I am going a little way, and I will take it with me." Witness uid not want her to take it, and said she had better leave it with her, but the prisoner answered, "I must take it, I had a letter yesterday and I must take it." She then took it, and paid witness 4s. 81 for the nursing. She did not take any of its clothes but those that were on it. It was a very fine, fat, strong, healthy, promising child. Martha Evans, the daughter of Mrs. Evans, proved that she and her sister went about three o'clock from their mother's with the prisoner on that day towards Church Stretton, where they parted with her, she going down a lane called the Lake-lane. This lane led to a pool, where the child was found a few hours afterwards. As they parted at the corner of the Lake-lane witness observed nothing particular in her manner. The child slept all the way, and was asleep when she turned down the lane. They assisted her from time to time along the road in carrying the child. Mary Evans, the sister of the last witness, proved that on that day she went to Mrs. Holmes's, to tell her to king the child to her mother's. This was about three o'clock. Her mother's house is at Roundhouse, about four miles, or an hour and a half's walk, from Church Stretton. Witness and her sister wen; from her mo ther's to Church Stretton with the prisoner. Witness parted from her at the top of Church Stretton. The prisoner said she was going to Mr. Rogers's, at Chelmake. As witne,s was returning in the eveuing the prisoner overtook them about half a mile from their mother's, and returned thither with them about eight o'clock. She then had no child with her. When asked by Mrs. Evans where it was she said she had left it behind. Her manner was the same as usual. Isaiah Lindoff, a farmer at Winston, in the parish of Cardigan, proved that as he was, according to his cus tom, going the round of his farm, about half-past seven o'clock on the evening of the 24th of June, he came near the dam of a pool called the " Jane Yells Pool," in a remote hollow, surrounded by a few trees, and there had his attention attracted by a stick in the water, the small end of which was in the water against the plug of a boat or sluice, and the urge end against the dam. Tho boat is a structure of two upright posts, with a cap made fur the puep. , se of letting the water out, and pounding it up again. The boat was two yards from the dam. Oue end of the stick was under water, about a yard and a half from the dam. Thinking there was a line or net attached to it for the purpose of taking fish, he pulled up the stick, and a child immediately floated to the surface on its back with its legs down. The end of the stick which had been under water formed a natural fork, and the other end was so placed and bent against the pool dam, that it could not fly back, The stick was about seven feet long. There was no road or pathway near that pool, which was called the upper pool; but there was a road over the lower pool dam, about 100 yards off. These pools were about two and a half miles from Church Stretton. When he moved the stick the child came at once to the top of the water. The child was dressed. He put the stick down on the dam of the pool. Did not touch the child, but hastened home and gave information. Returned with Thomas Smout and others of his family to where he had left the child, and sent for the superintendent of police. When Lowis, the superintendent, got to the pool the body was taken out, 'and the stick was given to him, and the child was car ried to witness's house. He had known the prisoner be fore. She had been at his house five or six years ago. A sister of hers, who was in his service, met with an accident, and the prisoner remained three weeks in his house in attendance on her. Other persons who went to the pool with this witness proved that they saw the child floating on the surface, with its face upwards and its legs down. The water was seven teet deep. The dress of the child was the Stiale as usual. The surgeon who made a post mortem examination proved that the child was a perfectly healtby one, end that drowning was the cause of death. There was no mark whatever at external injury or internal disease. He was of opinion that the child never rose to the sur f:a:a after it was first put in till it died; for if it had risen it would have swallowed some water, and none was found in the stomach. Another witness proved to having met the prisoner going beyond Church Stretton, in the direction of the pool above-mentioned, with the child in her arms; and another to having met her returning without the child, about half-a-mile from Church Stretton, in the direction of tier house. Mr. Rogers, of Chelmeate, swore he did not know her, and she was not at his house on the 24th of June. When arrested the next morning and told the charge, she made no a❑swer, but cried. When she left Mrs. Evans's in the afternoon of the 24th of Ju❑e she had a black shawl on, which she did not bring back with her, and which hied not been found since. Mr. HUDDLESTON addressed the jury for the prisoner. His LORDSHIP having summed up the evidence with great care, The jury deliberated for about ten minutes, and then returned a verdict of Guil t y. The usual impressive solemnities prior to the passing of the sentence ot death having been gone through, His LORDSHIP, who seemed deeply moved, then said— Prisoner at the bar, you have bean convicted of the crime of wilful murder, after a most careful and patient in vestiga,tion, and upon evidence which left no doubt on the minds of the jury and leaves none on mine. For that crime there is but one sentence, and that it is my duty to pronounce, and I cannot hold out to you any hope ot its cominulatton. I will not add to your pain further than by praying of you to devote to prayer the days that remain to you in this world, and pronouncing the sentence which the law awards. That sentence is that you be taken hence to the place of execution and there hanged by the neck till you are dead; that your body be then removed back and butted within the pre cincts of the gaol; and may God have mercy on your soul. There were few in court who were not deeply affacted at tho sad scene. Thomas Baugh, 64, boershop-keeper, was charged with the wilful murder of William Bentley, at Beckbury, on the 25th of June. Mr. Corbet conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Scot land and Mr. Kettle the defence. It appeared that the deceased, who was a hanker, to gether with his wife and a mart named William Alcock, and one Charlotte Lockett, went on the above day, about nine o'clUck, to the house of the prosecutor, and remained there till three o'clock. They had in the meantime about five quarts of ale. A quarrel arose about one o'clock between Alcock and Lockett, and he knocked her down in the ashpit. Bentley attempted to get her out of the ashpit, when the prisoner's son threatened to strike him. Lockett then said he would throw the ale jug in the fire. Alcock said he hici often slept there (pointing to the room upstairs). Ba ntley thereupon said, " Then, let us come upstairs;” and went up two or three steps, when Mrs. Baugh came out of the parlour with the tongs, and called to him not to go up, and asked him what business he had there? He thereupon turned back, and Baugh came in from the garden with a spad e . A general quarrel seems to have followed and to have continued for some time; when, as the parties were going away, Baugh came out with a gun and renewed the struggle, and fired off one barrel. This did not injure Bentley, and he struck at Baugh six or seven times with a large stick, and then tho gun went off a second time. The gun was not quite levelled when fired the second time, but was slightly slanting. The shot immediately took effect, lacerating the femoral ar tery. Baugh was within a yard of Bentley when he fired, and the wadding set his (Bentley's) clothes on fire, and he called on Alcock to put out the fire, and stag gered and fell, bleeding prefueely. This circum stance seems to have alarmed and quieted all the parties. Bentley's wife ran to the priso ner's house, and asked him for a drop of water for her husband, who, she said, was dying, b u t he said if she did not go out of the door he would shoot her. Her husband was removed to the union workhouse, where he died on the 11th of July. Such was the nar rative of the transaction given by the wife of the de ceased. Charlotte Lockett gave nearly a similar account of it. She said the quarrel arose chiefly from Alcock refusing to pay for a pennyworth of tobacco, on the ground that they had been overcharged for some of the ale they had. She said she would pay for it herself, and then Baugh desired her to leave the house, - and knocked her down across the threshold of the back door. Mary Street, a neat door neighbour, hearing a dreadful noise in Baugh's back yard, heard some one say "I will fetch my gun." She looked out again, and saw Bentley coming down the yard with two sticks in his hands, and heard the same voice again say, " I will shoot you," and Bentley cry out, "Shoot away." In a few minutes she heard the gun go off, and ran down stairs and saw the gun on the ground go off a second time. Bentley was on the ground. She did not see Baugh there then. A police officer who arrested him was told that he had beard that his son had been pursued through a window by Bentley, and that he thereupon took the gun and fired at him, and shot him. He said they all had a hold of the gun, and that it fell down in the struggle and went off, and that he know the gun was loaded with shot. He said the " row" occurred because Bentley wanted to go up stairs, and that he prevented him, and that Bentley struck him with the tongs on the head; that some words arose outside, and that he threatened if they did not go away to bring out his gun and shoot th em; that he did not mean to , shoot, but only to frighten them. The surgeon proved that the wound went downwards. Mr. SETTLE was cross-examining this witness with a view to show that the deceased died, not of the wound, but of the ill treatmeat which he suffered in the work house, when His LORDSHIP interposed, and said that if a man re ceived a wound, and got the best medical assistance in his power, and his medical adviser treated him to the best of his skill, and by his remedies killed him, the ma❑ who inflicted the wound was undoubte;lly guilty of the death. The strongest instance of this was the case of the man who was shot in the duel at Portsmouth. Mr. Liston took up the artery by the internal operation, and Mr. Bransby Cooper and a host of other of the most eminent medical men in London came down to prove that he died of the skill of the most skilful surgeon of the day, and their evidence could not be received. If a man who had a bullet•hole through his thigh sends for the best medical advice, it is not competent to the person who inflicted the wound to raise issues as to the mode of treatment, and it can be no answer to the charge of ' wounding that other medical men tbii.k the treatment wrong. If the remedies which kill come upon him by the act of the person who inflicts the wound, that person is responsible for the consequences of the wound, includ ing the remedies. Mr. SCOTLAND, having addressed the jury for the pri soner, cal td itncsses, who swore that the moment the prisoner took the gun out Bentley ran at him and caught it by the muzzle, that it fell to the ground, and that it was on the ground when it went off. Mr. CORBET having replied for the prosecution, His LORDSHIP summed up, and, The jury, after a short consultation, returned a ver dict of Acquittal. The business closed here a little before five o'clock. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GREENWICH. Yesterday Lord Ranelagh, of 4, Park-place, St. James's, was charged before Mr. Traill with having violently as saulted two railway constables at the Greenwich termi nus while in the discharge of their duty, on Sunday night, under the following circumstances, and Mr. Michael M. Rowan, of Park-place, St. James's, with at tempting to rescue his Lordship on that occasion. Lord Ranelagh appeared in caurt, accompanied by Lord Alfred Spencer Churchill, Colonel M'Dowell, and Captain Jennings; and at twelve o'clock, the night charges having been disposed of, the case was called on. The first witness sworn was William Price, No. 7, sergeant of the South-Eastern Railway Company, who deposed as follows: —At half-past ten o'clock on Sunday evening I was on the platform and was ordered to close the gates during the departure of the train for London, to prevent a rush of persons. There was a great body of people coming from the waiting-room, and I desired them to stand back. The defendants and their friends, five:or six in number, rushed forward. I told them the train was full; but I could not carry out my orders, They forced their way through the barrier, Lord Rane lagh being first. Lord Ranelagh struck me a violent blow on my eye. I was qu i te ta k en b y surprise. It was a very severe blow. He then took hold of my collar and attempted to throw me down. The other gentlemen also caught bold of me. I was overpowered by several of his party. Mr. Rowan held my collar to release Lord Ranelagh. Sergeant Carpenter of the R division of police, came to my assistance, and released me from the grasp of his Lordship. We both let go our hold of each other, when his Lordship again struck me on the face (the marks were visible on his face and nose) and Mr. Rowan caught hold of my coat. I wa s c i v il , and am always carefully so to the passengers. Lord Ranelagh—Whey exceeded their duty. I had been dining at the Trafalgar tavern, and was returning to town with my friends and some ladies, two of whom had hold of my arm. Sergeant Price continued, in answer to his Lordship— There were ladies in the crowd; upwards of 100 or more persons were without the barrier. I did not understand the cause of the blows. I have marks on my nose and face, and my body is very sore. 'Mr. Rowan—l interfered to prevent the violence of the railway constable, Mr. W alter Jackson, of Maize-hill, Greenwich, de posed—l was returning by the ten o'clock train from London. There was a very great crowd at the terminus. The constable was closing the gate at the time. The defendants and others were tr 3 ing to force their way through the barrier. I stopped on the landing of the platform three or four yards from the defendants. The gate was forced open by Lord Ranelagh. I saw the de fendant Rowan. I distinctly saw Lord Ranelagh strike the officer. The barrier had at this time been forced, and his Lordship was close to the barrier. The con stable was struck in the face and his hat was knocked eff by Lord Ranelagh. There had been a great scuffle. A police -sergeant of the metropolitan force came and in terfered. The complainant was struck a second time, or pushed, by Lord Ranelaab. I believe it was a blow. Lord Ranelagh was the first man who passed the barrier. William Widdows, sworn, said—l saw a porter sta tioned ou the platform at the Greenwich terminus. I was assisting to close the gate at the barrier until the next train was ready. When the bell rings we close the gate to prevent pressure until the trains have departed. Lord Ranelagh and his party used force in obtaining an entrance to the platform by their own persons, and not by the crowd. I tried to stop them, when Lord Rave lagh struck me with a stick on my head, breaking it in pieces. Price was struck in the face and side of his head by Lord Ranelagh. This was after the gate had been closed on the inside, having previously been forced. His Lordship was very violent, and had no provocation. Both defendants held me fast by the collar. I believe the blows were struck after Sergeant Carpenter came. I collared Lord Ranelagh after the blows, and he collared me also. Polite2-sergeant 38 R deposed—At a quarter-past ten on Sunday evening I went to the railway station and saw the defendants and others. Lord Ranelagh held the officer (Price) by the collar and was pushing him against the wall, and the other constable was held by Mr. Rowan. I succeeded, with much difficulty, in separating the parties, when Lord Ranelagh said " give it you," and struck Price with great violence. I seiz d his Lordship, who used great strength and vie lence to got away. I told him who I was (being in plain clothes), and with the utmost difficulty 1 succeeded in getting him into the street. His Lordship end the other defendant went quietly to the station-house, where his Lordship again became very violent. There were two blows struck. Cross examined by Lord Ranelagh (who was much excited)—Now, Sir, did the constable let go his hold at all? Carpenter—Yes. Lord Ranelagh—Then, you are a liar. Mr. TRAILL checked such undignified behaviour on the part of his Lordship. Lord Ranelagh said he was very sorry, and apologised. Carpenter—Mr. Rowan's hand was the first I saw holding the constable's collar, and Lord Ranelagh, in reply to rue, said, " This scoundrel has insulted me." Mr. Acting-Inspector `Wale deposed that he entered the charge at the station-house against the defendants. That aaainst Lord Ranelagh was taken first, he being the most violent, and then against Mr. Rowan, by direc tion of the railway constable, whom he had also assaulted. Evidence of two blows and other violence having been committed by Lord Ranelagh was taken down. (Tee bail-book was here handed to the magistrate, showing this to have been the fact, Lord Ranelagh and Mr. Rowan having been admitted to bail in 201. to appear to-day, Lord Churchill and Colonel M'Dowell having become their sureties.) Colonel M'Dowell, of Hyde-park-gate was then sworn, and deposed that he was one of the party with Lord Ranelagh and some ladies. He said—l was at the ter minus with my friends, and being in front I got through the barrier first, and turned round. I saw the constable and porter on the platform. Lord Ranelagh and a lady were close to the gate, and he put his shoulders to it. A man put his arm over the barrier and laid hold of his Lordship, and improperly held him by the collar. His Lordship had a stick. Two men afterwards held his Lordship by the collar. No blows were struck. I watched carefully. Threats were made, but no blows were given by his Lordship with his hand or stick. Mr. TRAILL said the law was stringent in protecting the humblest constable; if even he held up his finger, persons were bound to submit. Lord Ranelagh—l was excited to the highest degree. Lord Alfred Spencer Churchill said—He saw Lord Ranelagh push the gate as hard es he could, having a lady with him. Saw no violence used by Lord Ranelagh. It was just possible that he did. Two railway men rushed et Lord Ranelagh, and a police officer collared him. The sergeant in plain clothes then came and appre hended him. Captain Jennings, of Piccadilly, denied that his friends had used blows in getting upon the platform. After Sergeant Carpenter came he lost sight of his Lordship (R inelagh), from whom he was separated by the con fusion. Was astounded at hearing that Lord Ranel►agh had used violence. Mr. TRAILL said that the evidence was as:contrary as black is to white, and light to darkness. He should leave the parties to deal with the case at the quarter sessions. He was.sure the Commissioners would see their officers protected, and the railway directors would take their own steps. He would leave them to go to the sessions. Lord Ranelazh said he should take steps against Ser. geant Carpenter. Two or three things ho should bring against him. Mr. Superintendent Mal'alien said he was prepared to go into anything against his sergeant at once. Mr. TRAXLL said that might be done hereafter. Mr. Mallalien said he could not consent to let it rest there. The Commissioners were out of town, but on Thursday he should be prepared with steps to proceed further in the matter. It was then agreed between the magistrate, Mr. Super intendent Mallslieu, and Lord Ranelagh and friends, to attend the court for that purpose. The parties then retired. WESTMINSTER. Andrew Mac Lean, a journeyman tailor of wild ap pearance, abou t f orty years of age , living at 17, Dacre street, Westminster, was charged' with attempting to d mu T rd h e e r w h i i f s e, w w i fheobhyanging her. had an infant i n h er arms an d two chil dren• h of the ages of three and eight years by her side, expressed the strongest disinclination to prosecute, de claring, with an Irish accent, that he Was too.good a hnstpind and the father of her children. Mr. BURRELL said that the charge was of so serious a nature that he must proceed with it. The wife—He is too good a husband. I'm a very bad woman, and abuse him very ranch when he's been drink ing. I'll not speak against my own husband. Mr. Moran, an inspector of the B divi,ion, baviug stated that there was a witness who could give very im portant testimony, Mr. BURRELL directed that she should be called. Mary Rigg, of 17, Deere street, Westminster, sworn— Tiltr, prisoner and his wife occupy the next room to me and my husband. Between twelve and one this morn ing we were abed and awoke by a great noise, and heard the oldest girl (the child eight years of age) say, "Father, father, do let mother down; pray, let another come down." Directly after this the , girl TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1851 came and knocked at our door, and said, " My father has hung my mother." We immediately went into their room, and found prisoner's wife hanging by a double rope, which was fastened round her neck, from the door of a top-cupboard. Her hands were lifted up and had hold of the rope, as if she was trying to save herself. My husband immediately held her up in his arms, while I cut the rope, and we carried her into our room and laid her on the bed. She was turning black in the face. My husband said, What made you hang the poor woman?" when prisoner threatened to punch his head for him. We sent for the police, and my husband gave him in charge. Mr. Taylor, the chief clerk—What was the prisoner doing when you and your buband entered the room? Witness—He was sitting on the foot of the bed, preten ding to pull off his boots. Mr. Taylor—Was he sober? Witness—l don't think he was; but he ill-treats her when be is. He knocked her down in the morning before he went out, like a bul lock. Although I have not seen him strike her, I have repeatedly heard the blows. It is the second time he has tried to take her life. He endeavoured before to throw her out of window. The wife denied this, but the witness declared that she had told her so whoa complaining of her husband's brutal treatment. Ellen Mayhew, another lodger in the same house, con firmed the first witnea's statement, and saw her cut the woman down. William Cousins, 264 B, proved taking the prisoner who was drunk, into custody. His wife was sitting on the bed in the next room, and said, " Do'nt take him, be's a good husband only he's drunk." The witness Rigg gave him the rope, which he produced, and which is such as is commonly used for bed-sacking. After a consultation between the magistrates and chief clerk, it was determined that the wife's account of the transaction should be heard. The wife at first refused to be sworn, but Mr. BURRELL having declared that he would commit her prison unless she gave evidence, she consented, and told the following extraordinary and incredible story :—The prisoner is my husband. 1 was scolding when he came in. I com menced it. He came in late that night. The children's skipping-rope was on the table, and I put the knots in it for them to beat a ball about the room, as I did not like them to go out into the street. It's a worn out cord. M y husband said, " What would you say, Mary, if I hung you, like the man who hung himself? ' Would not that be a serious thing? He gave way to the devil, and you get abusing me and driving me to drink many a time when I would not." I said, " You had better hang me and get rid of me." " Well," he said, I think I shall;' and then be laid down on the bed and got up again, end said, "You won't keep still;" and I said, " I doe's mean it," and I aggra vated him to get up again, and he got up again and put the rope like round my jaw, more to tie up my jaw and face more than like round my neck, and he twisted it round the top of the cupboard, saying, " Now we'll have a swing-swoug." I said to my Lizzy, "He means to hang me," and she was frightened. My feet were on the ground. It was all his nonsense. It's always his way agoing on—spreeing, with a parcel of nonsense, like a young man, whenever he gets a little drink, and I'm bad tempered. All ajoke. Mr. BURRELL—Do you mean to say he was not hang ing you? Wife—Oh dear, no; he's as innocent as the babe in my arms. Poor fellow, he's very deaf, and is deprived of many things through it. The witness Rigg was recalled, and stated, in answer to questions from Mr. Taylor, that the wife's feet were not touching the ground, nor within a foot of it; and the prisoner subsequently said that de next time he did it he would do it effectually; to which witness replied she thought he nearly had. Witness added that the wife was a very quiet woman, but the prisoner was a great blackguard. Mrs. Sheran having stated that the witness Rigg could be cotfirmed in every particular respecting the transac tion by her husband, who could attend on another day, Mr. Buenenn, addressing the accused, said—lt's my intention to remand you. Have you anything to say why you should not be remanded? Prisoner—l never touched her or put my hand upon her. She began abusing me, and threw a jug of water at me. I'was pulling off my wet things when the child got up in the bed and said, " Let mother down." I thought the child was joking. I said, "Let her let her self down." She was on her tiptoes, but I did not see anything the matter. The man came in and let her down. ' Mr. BURRELL—You are remanded till Wednesday nexa—Remanded accordingly. It is understood that Mr. Burrell will retire from the commission of the peace in the course of a few days. His resignation has been formally accepted. He is a very kind-hearted charitable man, and his loss will be severely felt by the poor of the district. WANDSWORTH. Charles Witcher, aged 40, described as a greengrocer, of 14, Cnurch-street, Aldgate, was charged with having, with other persons not in custody, stolen 4001. worth of French merinoes, mousselin de laines of different colours, as also a choice and valuable black merino made spcially by Paris manufacturers for Messrs. Candy and Co., Watling -street. Mr. John Saward, of 8, Hereford-place, Commercial-road East, linendraper, was also charged with feloniously receiving the said merinoes and mousse lin de laines, the property of the South-Western Rail way Company. Mr. Bottese proved that he was a passing Custom house officer in the Southampton Docks; on the 21st of February he rec e i ve d a b ox marked "C. C. and C 0.," and soon after its arrival opened it. It contained thirty eight pieces of mousselin de laine. There might have been some merinoes. He did not examine every piece, but noticed a black merino. He did not take so much notice, as they were free of duty. Mr. John Scott, foreman of the goods warehopses in the Southampton Docks, said he recollected the case alluded to being delivered from the goods warehouse to a railway waggon, and the witness read a list of articles that were put into this waggon. The waggons are drawn by horses into the railway premises. Cross-examined —There was only one box that I known of belonging to' Candy arid Co. All the French boxes are loaded at the warehouse I attend. Other goods sent from different warehouses would not be French ones. This is the only depository and place of departure. William Chandler, porter in the employ of the South- Western Railway, and employed at the Nine Elms sta tion, remembered, some time in February, his atten tion was called to a box that was missing. He was at work unloading with a fellow porter named Potts, and a man named Winter was ticking the goods off. The box that was wanting was marked, " C. C. and C 0.," and Winter called out that name from his list, but there was not one in that name. In the waggon was one with eL . M." on it, and it corresponded in weight, within a few pounds, of " C. C. and Cu's," and he said he thought that must be the one they had sent up in mistake. Cross-examined—lie did not recollect the exact date the box was missed. They were afterwards examined by Mr. Taylor, the superintendent of the traffic. Mary Pancglio, a woman about 30 years of age, was next sworn and examined. She said she was the wife of William Pamplin, and lived et 22, Earl -street, Fins. bury-square. Her husband was tenant of that house in the month of February last. She had known the prisoner Witcher for two years and a half; ho was in the habit of coming to their house frequently. She knew Winter from his frequently coming with Witcher. They came on a Saturday. She thought it must have been on the Ist of February. Her husband was at work at a coat. They asked him if any thing had been sent from Chaplin and Horne's, and expressed surprise when told there was not. They had eggs and bread and butter to eat. Witcher went out and bought them and afterwards cooked them, as she was busy. It was about 1 o'clock Witcher and Winter came. They left about 5 o'clock, and her husband or Witcher was to let Winter know that night whether it had come, There was to be on the case the name of Noon. A case came directed in that name. There was no person of that name living in the house. It was a case covered with unbleached calico. She saw IVitcher on Sunday mornng. Too next day ho came to the house and opened the case. It contained French merinoes. They were of all colours. Can't distinguish the difference be tween merinoes and mousselin do laines. There was one black merino that was like silk and a yellow, green, blue, and maroon. She identified the green and some others, but not some produced. It was not the sort at all. On Sunday Witcher cut off some patterns and took them to a Jew—she had forgotten the name. He re turned that day and said they could not agree as to price. Can't recollect whether he left the parts in the house. He came back again on Monday, and said he would get "old Skiff," meaning Vincent. to move them away. They were afterwards removed. Witcher took two pieces of invisible green and marone, enough to make two dresses. (Inspector Brannan hero produced the two dresses), which the witness said were of the same ma- terial. Vincent came on Tuesday with a cart and horse. Witcher was there when he came ; and the goods were packed in a box, and there was a bundle also in unbleached calico. Her husband and Witcher repacked them, Don't think she could recol lect the wooden box. Cannot say whether it was Witcher or her husband put them in the cart. Both went away with the cart.. Saw no more of the goods after that. [The case was produced. It was about five feet in length and three feet in width. The witness could not identify it.] Was not present when Witcher, Vin cent, and her husband had a settlement. Mr. Crombie — r;;; - statad that he should require the man Pamplin, who, it might be recollected, was sen tenced to transportation at the last Winchester assizes, to be brought up on a habeas corpus. There wero se veral things to be inquired into, and as they could not go to the expense of bringing him up manytimes he thought it would be necessary to go to Winchester, for, as re garded the stealing, they could lay it anywhere through which the line passed. Mr. Parry said it would bo far more convenient for his client Mr. Saward to go to the Central Criminal Court. After some conversation relative to a further remand it was determined on taking all the evidence to bra offered, and William Vincent, living at 14, Mark's-row, Stepney green, was sworn—He was kno wn as " Old Ski pp. " Worked for Mr. Howard, of Mark-lane. Knew Witcher for several years. Knew William Pamplin. They met him in Whitechapel, and asked him to bring the hove and cart to Pamplin's house. He did so. Witcher was there, and he took a box and a bundle. It was tied round with cord. I waited in the cart. Can't say which box and bundle. Pamplin and Witcher got into the cart. The goods were taken to his house. It was about the beginning of the week, and they remained two or three days. He again removed them at the end of the week. Can's say who asked him. Ho drove to the Commacial-road East. Witcher got out near the New road, and he and Pamplin went to Saward's. It was on the 28th of February, on Friday night. By Mr. Parry—Had done my work for my mister. $llll Witcher afterwards, Had something N drink. Chid 12s. 6J.—part was owing him, and that squared it be tween him and Witcher. Mr. Inspector Field's evidence, taken at the first exa mination of Witcher, was then read over, which proved that, in consequence of information he received, be went to Mr. Sa Si' house after Witcher was apprehended by Inspector Brannan, and asked if they had not re cently purchased some French merinoes and mousselin de laines, and Mr. John Saward admitted it, and pro duced several pieces. He asked them if they had not more, and the prisoner said their shopman left them last week and they did not know what they had. They pro duced an invoice for 60/. less 5 per cent., making 57/. By Mr. Parry—l saw Mr. Saward on Saturday, Sun day, Wednesday, and Friday, the day I took him into custody. The merinoes and de laines uncovered were given up on Wednesday, and on that same day the black merino and eight other pieces of different colours. By Mr. BEADON—He brought several pieces of black forward. Mr. Wilson identified one piece. I received the invoice on Monday morning from Inspector Bran nan. Witness had ascertained that 571. was paid by Mr. Saward. By Mr. Crombie—But only from the prisoner; and no proof of the fact. Believe 20/. was paid first. Then there were thne or four payments; and ultimately a balance of 241. Mr. Field then went into a full detail of the facts as regarded Mr. Saward, which only confirmed Mr. Crom bic's opening statement; and he was further corrobo rated by Mr. Thomas Bent, the detective officer of the South- Western Railway, who proved that there was great reluctance on the part of Mr. Saward to produce the articles. The next important witness examined was Mr. Charles Wilson, manag,,r is the house of Charles Candy and Co., who identified the principal articles and dresses found by luspntor Brannan at Witcher's house, and also proved the cost of the different materiels, which were manufactured by the firm of Patna and Co., of Paris, being first produced on the banks of the Loire. He also proved that two of the articles were alone made for their have. Mr. G. Senior, the landlord of the Black Horse, Crown street, Finsbury, was afterwards called, and swore that he knew Pamplin and Witcher, but had never seen the prisoners Saward and Pamplin in his house together, and never had any goods there. Mr. BEADON consented to release Mr. Seward on bail for 4001. till the 26th of August, when the case would be brought up for committal, there being no necessity in the interval fur bringing Mr. Seward from his business, as all the evidence affecting him had been given. Mr. Games, with respect to Wi tc h er , app li e d f or a gold watch and chain, two gold keys, and three silver watches, besides other valuable property taken from him, to be given up, that he might prepare for his defence, especially as no claim had been made by any other party. Mr. BEADON allowed the application, but would not permit some gold to be given up. In the case of Sally Winter, who was taken into cus tody, and 200 sovereigns found upon her, Mr. Solomon applied for bail, as no evidence was tendered that day. Mr. Crombie opposed it, or any of the money being parted with, and she was remanded till Monday next. SHOCKING SUICIDE AT BRISTOL. A melancholy sensation was produced on Saturday in the neighbourhood of Cumberland•road, Bedminster, near Bristol, in consequence of its becoming known that Captain Frank Candy, a gentleman very highly re spected, had committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a pistol. It appeared from the evidence adduced o the coroner's inquest, that the la mented captain had for some considerable time been en gaged as a partner in the business of a cheese merchant, but as, during the last six months, he had been in indif ferent health he having bad a fit, and his nervous system being evidently diseased, he some short time since re signed his connexion with the firm, in which he was succeeded by his son. A few days since a lady came from Cornwall to pay a visit to the family, and she was so much struck—not having seen him for some years— with the alteration in his manners, that she came to the conclusion that his mind was affected, and thought it to bo her duty to mention her suspicions to Mrs. Candy. The peculiarities noticed by her were continued; but no further change was observed during Wednesday, Thurs day, or Friday. On Saturday morning he arose soon after seven o'clock, and his lady went down stairs to give some directions, preparatory to the breakfast, leav ing him engaged, as she supposed, in the business of his toilet. Soon afterwards a servant girl, who was at work in a room underneath the captain's bed chamber, heard a noise as of something falling heavily on the ground. She was alarmed, and called to her mistress, and they both ran instantly to the bedroom, which they found full of the smoke of gunpowder, but at that time could see nothing of the captain. Their cries soon brought the lady visitor and a gentleman named Sleeman, a mer chant, who resided in an adjoining villa, to their assist ance, and upon entering the apartment, they found the unhappy gentleman underneath the bed, quite dead, and covered with blood. The pistol with which he committed the fatal act was found under the body. He had shot himself through the right side of the head, shattering the skull in a frightful manner. His death must have been instantaneous. The Coroner's jury having listened attentively to the evidence, returned a verdict, " That the deceased de stroyed himself while labouring under temporary in sanity." IRELAND. ItEPRESENTATION OF DOWNPATRICK. Dumas, MONDAY.—Mr. Ker having accepted a di plomatic appointment, and likewise the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds, an election for a Member for Downpatrick will take place in a few days. An unex ceptionable candidate is before the electors, the Hon. C. S. Hardinge, eldest son of Viscount Hardinge, the hero of the Puojaub. lie is a friend to the native agricultu rist, and he pledges himself to uphold constitutional principles. Mr. liardinge, although nut a military man, was through the desperate battles on the Sutlej with his father, acting as his secretary. and he displayed talents for business of a high order. It is not likely that he will meet with any opposition from the electors of Downpa trick. The nomination is expected to take place towards the end of the present week.—Herald. LORD GOUGH. This Gallant General and his son, Captain Gough, are staying at Rathrowan, the estate of his Lordship, in the neighbourhood of Clonmel. Major-General Napier, C. 8., having left Limerick on leave of absence, the command of the troops in the Limerick district has devolved upon the next senior officer, Colonel Cox, acting assistant quartermaster general. CROWN PROSECUTOR FOR DERBY. Charles Maturin, Esq., has been appointed Crown prosecutor for the county and city of Derby, in room of the late lamented John Schoales, Eq., Q.C. Mr. Butt is to conduct the defence of Captain Ken nedy, at tho Cork assizes, in the criminal information filed against him by Colonel Vandeleur. REVOLTING CASE OF MURDER. At the Kerry assizes, on Thursday, Michael and Judith Donoghue were charged with having beaten Denis Shea on the 13th of April, and with having tied his hands behind his back, and, when in that state, thrown him out from their dwelling-house at night, which treatment caused his death. Mr. Plunket said the charge in the indictment was one of murder, but the Crown did not intend to ask for a verdict for more than manslaughter. The Learned Counsel then went at length into the details of the case, which, as subsequently sus tained in evidence, were of a very harrowing character. The Tralee Chronicle thus states the substance of the case—" It appeared in evidence that the people were threatened by a printed or written notice, posted on the door of Waterville Lodge, that any one harbouring a pauper, giving a pauper a night's lodging, or allowing any of that class under their roofs, would be made pay a year's rent, and turned out of their holdings. It ap peared that this order applied especially to the deceased, Denis Shea, a boy of twelve years of age, who appears to have been a lad of bad character, but who one of the witnesses swore had when treated kindly by himself not acted improperly, and who, he added, would not bo what he was if treated differently. It was' alleged that his grandmother was turned out of her little holding for har bouring this boy, upon whom the brand of vagabond was so prematurely stamped, until at length he was done to death. The female prisoner was the aunt of the de ceased, and she and her husband were lodgers in the house of a man named Case, a tenant on the Lansdowne estate, who, as well as others, was cautioned against harbouring this boy. The latter fact, coupled with the precarious tenure which the prisoners had of a roof over their heads, would appear to have led to the boy's ejection from the house where ho sought shelter at the hands of his uncle and aunt, and the beating which he received, it was argued by Mr. O'Llea, was given not merely to drive him away, and thus save all parties from the penalty of harbouring him, but also to punish him for a theft; the tying of hie hands behind his back, the Learned Counsel argued, for the purpose of preventing him from committing any of those nightly depredations to which it was sworn he was addicted." The medical evidence went to show that the boy had not had a sufficiency of solid food in his stomach for twenty-four hours. The Chief Baron, who shed tears in the course of his address, said that, in point of law, no order, however inhuman it might be, and however great a calamity it might be to h%ve such a state of things in operation, could justify the offence with which the prisoners were charged, however it might be pleaded in mitigation of punishment. - The jury retired, and shortly after brought in a verdict of Manslaughter. Sentence—Two years' imprisonment to hard labour. CASUALTIES ON TILE RIVER.—On Sunday evening, about nine o'clock, one of the Grenadier Guards, named John Patterson, in attempting to leap on board Citizen B steamer, at Battersea-bridge-pier, fell into the water, life-buoys were instantly thrown over, and one of the pier men leapt into the water to rescue him ; he, however, did not rise till nearly opposite Chelsea Church, a boat instantly rowed to him, and succeeded in saving him as he was sinking for the last time. He was taken to the Cricketers, where he reco vered. On Saturday, John Day, pierman at London-bridge wharf, fell overboard in Limehouserhole, from Waterman steamer, No. 10, sunk, and was drowned; his body was not recovered. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Holloway's Ointment and Pills.—Extraordinary Cure of a Bad Foot.—Mr. Henry Ken. newell, son of the late much respected surveyor of the South. ampton District of St. Pancras, London, stated in a letter to his mother from Burra Burra , Port Adelaide, that in his jour ney to those mines from Adelaide, he walk compelled to for want of a conveyance , and, in doing so, he grazed, and afterwards poisoned his foot , which became so bad that he was under a surgeon's care for more than two months without ob taining any relief; he was then induced to try Holloway's Oint ment and Pills, which, in three weeks, completely cured his foot, and he was enabled to commence work without incon venience.—Sold by all druggists, and at ProfessOr Holloway's Lstal)lif,hmenti 244, Strand, London. MAGAZINES, &c.—(CONTINUED). FRASER. By far the b:?Et article which has yet appeared on the subject of the Great Exhibition is the opening paper of Fraser for August, entitled " Memorabilia of the Exhibition Season." Fraser, we are glad to find, "pronounces" in favour of the preservation of the Crystal Palace, and of its conversion into a winter garden. "Chamois Hunting," which follows, is an interesting narrative of the wild sports of the Tyrol; this is followed by a review of the Opera and Concert season. The review of the life of Wordsworth is con cluded, and we must eater our protest against this re newed attempt to " write up" Wordsworth. By an im pudent A use o f b are f aced camerarie, a little knot o f third-rate men, mana ge d, b y t h e i r persona l i n fl uence with certain periodi ca l s , to wor k t h emse l ves i nto some sort of notoriety, and among these men t h us pu ff ed up into notice, the least worthy of fame was Wordsworth —Wordsworth, who affected to despise Goethe, and depreciated Scott. Now to bring this matter to the test of experience, we will at once ask who has not read Goethe, who has not read Byron, who has not read Scott, and who ever has read Words worth through? The . stanzas of By ron an d of Scott are " familiar in our mouths as household words " whilst of Wordsworth one sonnet and two single lines are all that are remem bered. Notwithstanding all the efforts o f the camaraderie, Wordsworth is not destined to take a place among the great English poets of the 19th century. In an admirable article on the Bridgewater Gallery, the writer thus commemorates the perverse ingenuity of the Gothic Mr. Barry, the architect of the Ne w P a l ace a t W es t m i ns t er an d o f Bridgewater House— " His talents as a draughtsman, which are undoubt edly high, charmed the Government of the day into erecting the New Palace of Westminster in the style of all others the most ill-suited to the Exchequer, the occa sion, the site, and the age. He then constructed a cou ple of chambers for the purposes of legislative debate, in which no man could hear, and one of which was too small to contain the number of persons whose duty it is to sit therein. Passing with the facility of genius to an other field, this great artist has now lodged the finest collection of pictures that England can boast in a gal lery where no man can see. He deserves the greater credit for this achievement, because there is really no lack of light, and we can only suppose it to be the re sult of deep study and many experiments, that the sup ply is thrown entirely upon the floor, so that the spec tators may distinctly recognise their friends, and that the artist of Mr. Punch may sketch, if he pleases, the uneasy attitudes and whimsical collisions of those who are endeavouring to form an acquaintance with the pic tures. Perhaps the gallery might be made available for sculpture, and we are sure that it would make a noble show-room for the carpets of Mr. Lapwerth, or the buhl tables of Mr. Forrest. As it is, it will never do for pictures; and we must therefore hope that Mr. Barry has carried his cross-purpose principle into effect in other parts of the house, and that, pending necessary altera tions, favourable sites may be found , for the Rafael s i n the servants' hall or in the cellar. We can from our own experience corroborate the truth of everything that is asserted in the above ex tract, as to the ingeniously defective manner in which Mr. Barry has managed to distribute the light in the Bridgewater Gallery. An interesting review of several recently published books of travel con cludes the number of Fraser. GENTLEMAN'S. The story of " Nell Gwynne " is brought to a conclusion, and we have, as an illustration, a view of the old Church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, in which pretty, witty Nelly was buried. To the honour of the morose James 11., be it recorded, that he fully carried out the last dying request of his brother—he " did not let poor Nelly starve." A recent visitor to Rome has started another difficulty with regard to the supposed St. Peter's chair, the subject of the pending controversy between Cardinal Wiseman and Lady Morgan. He thus describes the bronze case of the supposed chair, and the result of his observa tions thereon : " The bronze cathedra closes the vista of the nave of St. Peter's, and as every one knows the gigantic scale of every component part of this vast edifice, it may be supposed that this chair is of proportionate size; it is held up, as I venture to think, rather grotesquely than grandly, upon the tips of the fingers of four colossal doctors of the Greek and Latin church, at an elevation of seventy feet to the top; it is in the shape of a large arm chair, and, as my recollection serves me, it is a question more than puzzling in what part of it the original chair of St. Peter can be supposed to be con tained? "The Cardinal is very accurate, bat he nowhere asserts that he writes as an eye-witness. His account has been traced verbatim to a writer in the middle of the last cen tury, or one hundred years ago. Query, did that writer speak as an eye•witness? Or did he too write from tra dition? Thus the question lies open—Who has seen that to which so many are ready to give testimony? "The Cardinal is very accurate; he describes the chair as consisting of two parts, a body and a back; the body he describes as a cube measuring in Roman palms, what we should call three feet four inches broad, two feet one inch deep, and about three feet high; the dimensions of the back he does not give; but as he describes, and the drawing shows, that the back consisted of a series of pilasters supporting arches, with a triangular pediment,' it seems impossible to suppose that the back can have been less than two feet high, probably more; here then upon the lowest supposition we have a body not less than five feet high, by three deep, in the form of a chair, supposed to be inclosed in another chair of totally dif ferent size and proportions; and-it is curious to speculate in what part of the gigantic case are wo to suppose it inclosed; is it in the back? is it in the seat? is it in one of the legs? for assuredly it cannot fit in its ease leg for leg, seat for seat, back for back. The solution for all these difficulties would be, as yon observe it is shortly and sensibly put by Lady Morgan, to produce the chair.' If this be not done, and if there be no otherwise satisfactory answer to these queries, this other question inevitably urges itself—ls there any chair inclosed at all? or is not the bronze case a deception somewhat similar to that which Mr. Carlyle pointedly deseribes of a stuffed set of legs provided for an infirm pope which enabled him to appear in the balcony of St. Peter's, as if standing up to bless the multitude, while, in fact, he was seated at his ease behind ' the sham.' " Sylvanus Urban gives us divers excellent reviews 01 recently published books, besides his usual amount of antiquarian and topographical intelligence. THE MONTH. No. 11. Edited by Albert Smith. illustrated by John Leech. There are some smart and clever things in this new periodical ; but it is scarcely worthy the reputation of Mr. Albert Smith. CREMORNE GARDENS. The balloon ascent of Signor Giuseppe Lunardini, the Spanish aeronaut, yesterday evening, was dis tinguished by a very novel feature of two very ele gant and beautiful ladies from a distinguished party in the gardens declaring their wish to visit the celestial region before the ordinary period allotted them by nature. Such a desire, expressed by such authority, could not be resisted, even by the proprie tor of the gardens ; for the evening was serene and the air seemed propitious. Oa reaching the higher regions, however, the deceptive steadiness of the land breeze ceased, and the upper air seemed almost t o threaten a turbine. The continued oscillation of th e balloon, although they afforded matter of enjoyment to the undaunted aeronauts of the gentler sex, aroused the attention of their more anxious conducteur de voyage, who speedily lowered the grapnel. The weight of this had the effect of steadying the b a ll oon in its course, thus proving the accuracy of the experiments made by Messrs. Monck Mason and Green, in the voyage of the Nassau balloon from London to Ger many. In 15 minutes 14 miles of country had been traversed, although in a very roundabout and teetotum course, until finally the balloon was permitted to de scend in the vicinity of Hounslow, upon a field closely bordering upon the property of Sir Frederick Pol lock—so closely, indeed, that at one time it was feared the Lord Chief Baron might have to put the law of trespass into execution against the celestial invaders of his own kitchen-garden. The return of the fair aerial voyageurs to terra firma was not unat tended with excitement if not with danger. The grapnel which was to bring them back to earth first struck upon a field of wheat, but here the soil being loose it made no hold. A venturesome rustic vainly endavoured to secure it, but being dragged along by its force his heels tripped up and he gave up the attempt, roaring out loudly at his disappointment. It remained for a gallant female, his companion, rendered strong as a Joan of Arc by her sympathy for her own sex, whom she thought in danger, to secure the anchor to a firm holding. She held on her hold und aun t e d, and finally brought the struggling balloon to a stand still. The moment of danger havin g passed, several valiant dragoons, from the neighbouring barracks, now came up to render` further assistance. Two young branches of the Pollock family also distinguished themselves by their looking on, and the generous hospitality they extended to the lovely beings who had seemingly descended from heaven to their father's residence, by pointing out the road to the Bel l Inn, Hounslow, and leaving the ladies to fin d their way thither by walking two miles and a half. B y this assistance, however, and some little on their own part, the fair and gallant band were enabled to reach Cremorne-gardens even before the fireworks, a n d thus assured of their safety a numerous, delighted, and fashionable audience of about 10,000 persona. THE LATE GOLD DUST ROBBERY.--Prom infor mation that has come to the knowledge of the solicitors to the London and South-Western Railway Company, there is good reason to believe that a regular gang has long been formed for the plunder of this line, and that the parties en gaged in the robbery of silks, &c., were the same parties who committed the robbery of gold dust on the railway on the Bth of May last. In fact, one of the parties has proved that a sale of a portion of the stolen silks was negotiated by Pamplin, who was recently convicted and sentenced to ten years' transportation for the gold dust robbery at Winchester. Important information has heen received, implicating several retail dealers in London, and Pamplin will in a few days be brpuglit put cf Winchester gol to give evidence age,ingt tlaun NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The First Lord of the Admiralty and party have returned to town from the Channel Islands. - Commodore Lord John Hay, C. 8., we regret to state, is still very unwell, and not able to quit his official residence at Devonport Dockyard. Captain F. P. Blackwood, of the Victory, at Ports mouth, returns from leave of absence on the 10th inst. Captain Nias, of the St. George, at Devonport, is on leave of absence ' • and it is hoped that th e Admi ralty will be liber a l enough to grant him another month, in order thoroughly to inspect the rare speci mens of naval architecture at the Great Exhibition. Advice, steam-tender, Lieuteaant-Commander Mun ton, and Wizard, tender, Lieutenant• Commander Barnard, are at Kingstown from Cork during the regatta. Avon, steam-tender, has been taken into No. 5 dock at Devonport to have some defects made good. Calypso, 18, Captain Forbes, fitting at Chatham for the West Indies, will be out of the hands of the dock yard by the 30th inst., and will be ready for sea by the 6th September. A crack complement is sure to be entered for her. Cuckoo, steam-vessel, lately paid off at Sheerness, is ordered to proceed to Woolwich to have her defects made good. Dolphin, revenue cutter, Lieutenant Hire in com mand, having had her defects made good, was put out of dock at Chatham on Friday ; and the Jumma, 12, was taken into dock to examine the copper on the bottom. Desperate, screw-sloop, at Sheerness, is ordered to be t r i e d under the super i nten d ence of Mr. Dunnen, chief engineer. Encounter, 14, screw-corvette, Captain Gordon, was at Gibraltar, from Cadiz, on the 17th ult. ' and was order e d to rejoin Commodore Martin ' s squadron. Express, 8, Commander Fead, with the Devonport. tender hoy, in convoy, sailed from Plymouth Sound, for Bermuda, on Sunday morning. Linnet, 8, has been repaired at Davenport, and is now ready for commission. Harbour Ptain a on F r id ay afternoon to be Honourabl e H. K e p pe l, wen t into M e C an h d a e th r' am 44' paid off. She has arrived home 40 short of her complement. Resistance, troop-ship, Master Comm an d er Brad shaw, will be refitted at Sheerness by the 14th inst., when she is to come up to Woolwich, to receive on board naval stores and convey them to Gibraltar and Malta, and return to Spithead, calling at Gibraltar and Lisbon, for stores, &c. Styx, steam-sloop, Commander W. K. Hall, is filling up at Devonport with coals, and will be ready to sail on the 7th instant, with mails for Madeira and the Cape of Good Hope. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—The Phcenix steam sloop 8, Commander Lysaght, arrived at Spithead this morning from the west coast of Africa station, in a very dangerous and unserviceable state, so far as her steam-power is concerned. She left Benguela on the 26th of May; St. Paul de Loando the Ist of June; Ascension, the 16th; and Fayal, the 26th of July. The Philomel, 10, Commander T. G. Forbes, was off Benguela, sickly. The Phcenix brought a number of invalids from her. The Ranger, 10, Commander Miller, was off Lobieto on the 27th of May. She had been very sickly, but her crew were convalescent at the above date, except one invalid, brought home. The Sealark, 8, Commander E. S. Sotheby, was at Loando on the Ist of June; she, too, had been sick ly, and sent a few invalids by the Phcenix to Ascen sion, at which station, at the above date, lay the Pene lope, 22, Captain Lyster, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore Bruce, the Commander-in-Chief; the Tortoise guard and store ship, Captain Hutton ; the Teazer steam-vessel, tender to the Penelope ; and the Volcano, 5, steam-vessel, Commander R. Coote, which latter arrived from England the morning prior to the sailing of the Phcenix homewards, and was about sailing with the mails for Sierra Leone. An awful murder had taken place at Ascension, which had affrighted the usually quiet inhabitants by its horrible details. The victim in this case was a sergeant of the Royal Ma rines, named Perkins, who held the situation of clerk in the storehouses on the island, and was generally much respected. The assassin was his son-in-law, a sort of working engineer, named Peel. On the night before the Phcenix left the father and son quarrelled, when the latter ran home, armed himself with a wea pon, and stabbed his parent to the heart. The inquest was sitting on the body when the Phcenix sailed. She reports the slave trade, on the part of the coast she has been stationed on, as almost extinct. Large bankruptcies had taken place at Loando among the slavedealers. The Phcenix has made 11 prizes. On Thursday last her fires were let out, for fear of con sequences if steam were attempted to be kept up. Her tubes went at the rate of five and six a day; the men were repeatedly scalded at them ; she had not had a ton of coal on board from January last until she took in some at Fayal on her way home. The Gladiator steam-frigate, Captain Adams, had gone to the south coast from Ascension; the Alecto steam sloop, Commander G. Lavie, had gone to the Bights ; the Dolphin, 3, Lieutenant-Commander Temple, had gone to the south coast; the Firefly steam sloop, Commander G. A. Seymour, was off Congo ; the Wasp, 14, screw steam-sloop, Commander W. P. Crozier, was off Ambrizette. The following officers have come home in the Phccnix Commander E. A. Glynn, invalided from the Pene- lope, and Mrs Glynn ; Lieutenant Edward Marshall, second of the Penelope, had been made acting com mander, vice Glynn; Lieutenant Helby, from the Philomel, invalided; Lieutenant Wylde, R.M,, from Ascension ; Mr. Cooper, midshipman, invalided from the Penelope ; Mr. Pennington, acting second master of the Tortoise; and Messrs. Miller, naval cadet of the Philomel, and Urquhart, naval cadet of the Gla diator, have been sent home by Commodore Bruce, to be disposed of as the Lords of the Admiralty may direct. Commodore Fanshawe bad given the death vacancy command of the Spy brigantine to Mr. Morrell, mate of the Heels, but Commodore Bruce (in whose gift the appointment was) has given it to Lieutenant H. B. Beresford, additional lieutenant of the Penelope. The Phoenix saw the Trafalgar, 120, courses down, off Plymouth, on Sunday afternoon about four o'clock. She also spoke, on the 21st of June, in lat. 1 N., long. 21 W., the French brig Louise, of Cette ; on the 25th, in lat. 10.35, long. 24.43, spoke the Dutch ship President Vanderkouten (No. 759); on the 31st of July, in lat. 47 N., long. 15 W., exchanged colours with a Bremen brig (No. 204). At Fayal, two days before the Phoenix sailed, the English ship Hashemy, from New South Wales and St. Helena, sailed for England. The Phoenix left Spithead at five this afternoon, for the eastward, to be paid off. The Black Eagle, Admiralty steam-yacht, returned from the Channel Islands at five o clock this morning. Sir Francis Baring, First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Charles Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rear-Admiral M. F. F. Berkeley, Lord of the Ad miralty, and Colonel Greene, Director of Engineer ing and Architectural Works, landed from her at eight o'clock, at the Royal Clarence-yard, and pro ceeded by the first express train from Gosport for London. The Apollo troop-ship, Commander Rawatorne, sailed to •day for Chatham, to be paid off. It is reported she will be re-fitted to take the place of the Ceylon receiving-ship at Malta. The Basilisk, new steam-sloop, was taken out to Stokes Bay to-day to try her speed and machinery. The Victoria and Albert royal yacht, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.E - 1., went out this morn ing, and after a trial ran out to the Knab light and down to the Solent and back, and brought up at Cowes, to be in waiting on the Queen. The Pique, 40, has been brought under the shears to-day to be masted and juryrigged for navigation to Pembroke. The Southampton American packet -ship arrived to-day from the Thames. WOOLWICH, AUG. 4. APPOINTMENT S. 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