The Sun. — London, England, 1832-10-27 00:00:00

PIT OF THE' PUBLIC JOURNALS. Whatever may be the result of the present fierce and warlike demonstrations resorted to by at least two out of five of the " pacific media tors" between Holland and Belgium, they can neither be productive of glory or advantage to Great Britain. If all the menace and bluster ends in another effort of diplomatic mystifica tion, or a compromise, the majesty of the Bri tish lion will look infinitely small ; and if it ends in war, it will be a violation of the repeated pledges of peace which the Whig Ministers had given to the nation, without the excuse of its being a war of necessity—a war to chastise in solent injustice or repel aggression upon our selves. From the commencement we protested against the silly and mischievous interference of our Government in the affairs of Belgium and Holland. We protested against it, not only as an unwarrantable violation of the principle of non intervention which our Government had previously proclaimed, but as being likely to involve us in great difficulties and embarrass ments, by mixing us up in continental quar rel, and making us party to disputes in which we had really no concern. These sen timents we expressed when the Duke of Wellington was in office, and the Whigs re-echoed our opinion in Parliament. These sentiments we now express when the Whigs act against our and their own former opinions, and when they practically renounce the principle which they had laid down as essential to the re storation of the prosperity of England, which already had such bitter experience of the calami tous consequences attendant upon unnecessary wars. The Whigs cannot get out of the awk wardness of their position by pleading the ex ample of their Tory predecessors. One of the parasites of Lord Palmerston had the amusing hardihood to assert that they were bound to adopt the Duke of Wellington's precedent of interference, in the same way that the Duke himself felt it his duty to adhere to the Greek treaty, made by the Ministers who preceded him, and of which he had always disapproved. To make the predilections of a Minister equi valent to a signed treaty is somewhat new in political logic. If all the foolish or wicked acts or opinions or whims of Ministers were to govern the course of policy of their successors, changes of Ministry would, in deed, give the country all the advantage which arises from " changes of men, not nlea sures"—and the course of error would be eternal. In such case, Bolingbroke and Oxford would never have made the peace of Utrecht, because the Marlborough Ministry, which preceded them, had unjustifiably given the Imperialists and Dutch, who were our allies, to understand that they would gratify their ambition or desire of revenge by prosecuting the war against France, although the repeated victories of the allied arms had sufficiently humbled her power and abated her pretensions. According to the poli tical computation of time, it was only " the other day" that non-intervention, in the strictest sense of the word, was the doctrine of the party now in power. If the part taken by the pre sent Secretary at War, and so loudly cheered by the Whigs, be not enough to prove.: a fact which is so recent that there ought to exist no necessity of proof, we will pray in aid the recored sentiments of a greater man than Sir John Hobhouse. We will refer to the emphatic sentiments of the Whig leader of the House of Commons at the time—to the senti ments of Lord Brougham himself. In alluding to the several topics contained in the Speech from the throne, in the memorable Session which commenced in November, 1830, Mr. (now Lord) Brougham, when he came to the notice relative to the Belgic revolution which had been put in his Majesty's mouth, said, he " felt it his bounden duty to the Government, to that House, and, above all, to the Sovereign, to pro test against the most dangerous doctrine con tained in the Speech from the Throne. It breathed from beginning to end a spirt of inter. ference. It was bottomed on principles for the first time avowed, as influencing the conduct of the Government of this country. He felt that, as a Member of Parliament, he had a right to attack that Speech—to discuss—to cavil at it— to tear it to tatters. It was the Speech of the Duke of Wellington, and not of his Majesty. f t was the Speech of the Minister of the Crown. That Minister now declared from the mouth of his Sovereign the principle of non-interference was at an end for ever ; that we would interfere in the internal affairs of other countries ; that the Minister had now, for the first time in the history of this country, made his master notice in the voice of praise and censure the conduct of Governments as in dependent as his own. He did not notice this for any party purpose. If such were his object, he need not have recourse to this proceeding of dissecting the speech from the Throne ; without that he could find topics enough in every act of the present extraordinary Ministry, who were the first to proclaim the awful crisis they had pro duced ; but it was for the practical purpose he came forward to warn the Ministry and the na tion against the fatal path on which they were beginning to enter." Such was the indignant warning against entering upon the fatal path of intelference in the affairs of Belgium and Hol land, deiivered by the present Lord Brougham not many days before the Duke of Wellington was driven from power. But it seems the man tle of these fatal principles, so eloquently de nounced, was left behind, in which Lord Pal merston has wrapped himself, that in the Admi nistration of which Lord Brougham is a leading member, the m elancholy prediction may be ful filled which was spoken by. Mr. Brougham when a chief of the Whig Opposition. Nothing, indeed, can be more absurd than to say that, because the treaties of a former Ministry are binding on their successors, their principles or their tactics must also be adopted. Lord Palmerston, a Tory of the Castlereagh school, but without an y of the abilities of the Gamaliel at whose feet he sat for many years, adopts the principle of interference in the internal affairs of other States, and Lord Grey allows him to adopt it, because it waii the principle upon which the Duke of Wellington had begun to act some time before his power was overthrown ! To be sure, in the case of Poland, that heroic and ill-fated nation, intervention coul d not be thought of, although we were bound by a solemn treaty to protect her independence. In her case the faith of treaties was of iro consideration. Alas! into w hat difficulties, errors, and contra dictions S atesmen are betrayed when they aban don the high-:oad of principle for the crooked by-paths of sJpentine policy What right have we, upon any recognised principle, to stand in the position which we now occupy with regard to Holland and Belgium—what right have we, but that which superior power confers, to make war on either the one or the other ? Both are independent nations ; why have they not the privileged of independent nations to 'settle . their own dispute between themselves by negotiations or arms, as they may think best ? Had they been left to their own resources the question would have been set at rest long ago, and the general peace of Europe need not have been disturbed. We originally interfered as mediato7s only, and by what right do me diators make war upon either of the parties be tween whom they pretend to mediate ? Cer• tainly our Statesmen never contradicted the statement of Sebastiani when he said " The conference of London is a mediation, and it is the intention of the King's Government that it shall never lose that character." But it has lost that character by issuing abso lute decrees and threatening war upon Holland, a people as independent as ourselves.—Morn ing Herald. We are glad that the inhabitants of the pa rish of St. Paul's, Covent-Garden, have had the courage to make a stand against the partial sys tem of taxation, under which, in the name of assessed taxes, the industrious classes have long been most shamefully pillaged. Without some step of this kind, we question whether it would ever have been possible to obtain redress. There is a conspiracy extending throughout the higher ranks to throw the burden of the House Duty from their own shoulders on their poorer neigh bours. The glaring injustice in the rating of the higher ranks and the poor has long been known. We ourselves have years ago called at tention to the subject, and several of our pro vincial contemporaries, as the Scotsman, the Manchester Guardian, &c., have also pointed out the inequality. The Commissioners of Taxes, the assessors, and surveyors quail before the nobility and gentry, and while they screw up the assessments of the poor mechanics, allow the aristocracy to escape. The inhabitants of St. Paul's, Covent-garden, will have the merit of putting an end to this system. Now that the public attention is fairly drawn to the subject, the grievance must be redressed. In the second edition of that excellent book, " The Extraor dinary Black Book," the glaring inequality in the rating to the Houce Duty is thus noticed : , " The Aristocratic privilege (says the writer) of an ex elusive right to impose taxes, and comparative exemption from their pressure, is strikingly evinced in the present partial mode of rating to the inhabited House Duty the splendid seats of the Nobility and Gentry. In Chester, which contains many residences of a very high class, there is but one mansion (Eaton, we believe) assessed so high as 3001. a-year. That magnificent palace would be under assessed, proleibly, at 10,0001. In Westtnorland, which contains Lowther Castle—as fine a palace, or nearly so, as Eaton—there is not one house assessed so high as 2001. In Durham, which contains Raby Castle and Lambton Castle, and Wynyard and Ravensworth, and Brancepeth Castles—tosay nothing of other mansions—the two first, we believe, nearly equal to those before mentioned—there is not a single house assessed so high as 100/., and but two above 701. per annum, which last is about the rate of assessment of our friend Loudon, in his little cottage at Bayswater. In the rich and fine county of Hereford, containing Eastnor Castle, there is not a single house assessed so high as 901. per annum, and but three at or above 70/. In Leicester shire, which contains Belvoir Castle, there is not an as sessment so high as 2001. per annum. In Northampton shire, containing Althorp, and various ether fine seats, there is but one house rated so high as 1101. per annum. In Northumberland, which contains Alnwick Cistle, there are but two assessments of 2001. and upwards. In Ox fordshire, which contains the stately and far-famed Blen heim, there is but one assessment so high as 300/. Lastly, in Yorkshire, which contains Wentworth Castle, and Hare wood House, and Castle Howard, to say nothing of other and numerous and splendid seats, there is not a single house assessed so high as 400/. per annum, and but four as high as 3001." But this subject is treated in a full and most masterly manner in Dunn's Law and Commer cial Daily Reniembrancer for 1833, which, as it is in extensive use among the middle classes, will make them acquainted with the unprincipled manner in which the Aristocracy of this country have thrown almost all the taxes from their own shoulders on those of the rest of the community. " Here (says a writer in this publication) is an Act of Parliament, the provisions of which are forcibly plain, di recting, that in all cases the real annual value shall br taken for the purpose of assessment,' notoriously evaded and shamefully avoided ; a rate upon the full value, or seven-eighths of the value, is acted upon generally, where die middle and industrious classes are concerned, but in other cases two-thirds of the real value, one half of the value, one-quarter, and one-eighth, have been taken in defi ance of all law and justice. It is obvious that the prin cipal part of the inhabited house-duty his been thrown upon industry, and that the powerful and wealthy classes have contrived to escape without paying a quarter of their due proportion—Even in London—how many of the oc cupants of houses in the fashionable streets and squares pay upon the rental paid ? which is of course the real ~n -nual nual value, and as such can alone be sufficirnt to be taken for the purposes of assessment. The law can admit of no collusion, subterfuge, or evasion ; houses let at twenty, thirty, forty, and fifty pounds per annum pay upon the full rental, or nearly so, and that being the case, why should not all? " This is a subject which comes home to every fireside, and one which will amply repay a careful and - searching exarrunitlon; it opens our eyes to a system long suspected to he in existence—the startling fact is plainly apparent, that in direct taxation, the wealthy orders have not con tributed one-fourth of their due share. It is sufficiently o bvi,,us where the burthen of taxation has lain with fearful and overpowering weight; pressing heavily on the springs of industry—devouring the hard earnings of toiling men, who may be truly described, in the language of Burns, as the neglected many, whose nerves, whose sinews, and whose days are sold to the minions of fortune.' " The assessors and surveyors are men wise in their generation. They know that they may safely surcharge the middle classes, but that if they were to be honest where the rich are con cerned, some pretext or other would he found for getting rid of them. Even a dog soon learns to distinguish between a gentleman and a work ing man, and to bark only at the approach of the latter. A conscientious underling is called an impracticable man, and soon turned to the right about. By way of showing the gross partiality in the rating to the Assessed Taxes a little more in detail, we shall take the aristocratical county of Northampton, as described in Dunn's Re• membrancer— " NORTHAMPTON. " It appears by the official Returns there are in this county -1 house, rated at 1101. paying inhabited house duty....£ls 11 8 4 1001 - 14 3 4 1 9Ol l3 15 0 2 4......... ............... 70/ 9 18 4 The principal residences in this county are— Wicken Park, Lord C. Fitzroy. Stoke Park, L. Vernon, Esq. Fawsley Park, Earl Spencer—a handsome structure. Stamford Hall, It. 0. Cave, Esq. Castle Ashby, Marquis of Northampton—wide avenue, piazza, long gallery, two lofty towers. Kiltnarsh Hall, W. Hanbury, Esq. I.amport Hall, Sir J. Ishant. Broughton House, Duchess of Buccleugh. Rockingham Castle, Lord Sondes. Drayton House, Hon. G. Germain—a noble castellated mansion. Lilford Hall, Lord Lilford. Eller Hal', Earl of Carysfort. Apethorpe Hall, Earl of Westmoreland—body, two wings, cloister. Milton Park, Earl Fitzwilliam. Deene Park, Earl of Cardigan. Chipchase Castle, J. Reed, Esq. Wakefield Lodge, Duke of Grafton. Martinsthorpe, Earl of Denbigh. Easton Hall, Earl of Pomfret. Peterborough Palace, Bishop of Peterborough. Woodford Lodge, Right Hon. C. Arbuthnot." The great county of Suffolk, full of dwellings of the Nobility and Gentry, has only 1 house rated at £llO paying duty £l5 II 4 80 11 6 8 9 60 . 8 10 0 " Rendlesbain Hall, which was purchased for 51,4001., and has since been considerably improved, is rated at 100/. rr annum. The writer in tie Rememhrancer re malks that Worlingworth Hall, in this county (Lord Henniker), sworn not to be worth more than 100/. per annum as a dweliing-house, and pays 111. 3s. 4d. in house duty, little mote than one-half of the sum annually paid by many hundreds of persons whose entire property would not cover one-half of the annual income of the owner of Worlingworth Hall ; so much more the Wisdom and justice of the financial measures of an unreforme I Par liament, measures devised by a heartless and rapacious oligarchy, to screen themse!ves from their share of the burthens of the country, by shifting the load upon the shoulders of others." We must shame the high ranks out of this gross partiality towards themselves. But the country is above measure indebted to the spirited inhabitants of St. Paul's, Covent-garden, for drawing attention to the subject at this time. It will be observed that the Members of Par liament on all sides have been silent as mice on this subject. The fact is, the subject is a tender one. No one likes to make himself an object of hatred to the class to which lie belongs, by ad verting to such a matter. In the Reformed Parliament, we shall have many men not alien to the feelings of the people, and it wants but a few to lay the greedy oligarchy on their backs. The strength is essentially with the people. — Morning Chronicle. The copious and interesting narratives of the land operations at and near Oporto, from the 29th ult. to the 20th inst., transmitted to us by our spirited correspondent in that city, and inserted in yesterday's Tinzes, render it needless for us to tread the same ground after him, or to load wi h mere speculative commentary a case, of which the important facts and circumstances which are before our readers must have already made them as capable as we are of judging how matters seem likely to end. It is extremely sa tisfactory to know that the army of Don Pedro has not been sensibly injured either in strength or courage by the repeated attacks which it has experienced : with the exception of the loss sustained by the British and French auxiliaries on the 29th ult., the liberating force has suf fered no serious detriment, and the English bat talion must, long ere now, have been raised to double its preceding numbers by the reinforce ments arrived at Oporto before the time at which we are writing. The attack of the 14th inst. and two previous days upon the Serra, in propor tion to the vigour with which it was made by a force of above eight times the amount of the garrison, must be deemed to reflect immortal honour on the troops within, and on Torres, the gallant veteran who commanded them. In all the accounts that we have seen, the defences both of Oporto and the Serra are described to be more complete and formidable than ever, as well by the construction of fresh works, and the mounting of additional batteries, as by the de molition of houses, enclosures, &c. &c. afford ing shelter to the approach of an enemy, which the inconsiderate humanity of the Emperor had hitherto spared, from a regard to the feelings of the owners. A large amount of the supplies of men, arms, horses, and stores, sent out from England, &c., to Don Pedro, must have reached their destination long before this time, and would arrive opportunely to assist him in preparing for the battle expected yesterday to be fought by Miguel in person, and probably towards the mouth of the Douro. The repugnance of the latter to quit Lisbon, and more especially his dread of leaving his sister, the late Regent, behind him, in communication with the inhabitants, indi cates pretty clearly a suspicion in the tyrant's mind that all is not well for his cause near home, while on the other hand weighty and pressing must have been . those considerations, drawn from the gloomy prospect of affairs in the north, which could have induced Miguel to withdraw from Lisbon, where he so far doubts his own strength as to fear the uncontrolled presence there of his constitutional sister. The rencontre between the squadrons was a triumph for Sar torius, considering the immense superiority of force which he had to contend with. Let him be once joined by the heavy-armed Indiaman which lately left the river, and Don Felix, with his Joao, will soon confine his cruises to the port of Lisbon. Upon the whole, time gained is everything for the young Queen's interests. The people will have leisure to scan more at ease the vicious principles and intrinsic weakness of the Usurper's Government, and the evidence al ready presented to them that there actually exists a Power in Portugal which Miguel is unable to put down, will have shown to every man who hates or dreads him, where lie may find shelter and secure protection. Let us observe, that the Portuguese in these recent combats have given proofs on both sides of manly bravery, which, let the war terminate how it may, will gain for their country an honourable acceptation hroughout Europe.— Times. IRELAND. MURDEROUS ATTACK ON THE DONE 11 - A - ILE COACH AND PASSENGERS. Yesterday (Monday) morning two coacbes left Done raile for this city, laden with passengers to attend the As siz:s for this county. The first was occupied by the per sons in that county, charged with a conspiracy to annihi late tithes, and who were coming to surrender themselves for trial. The coach was decorated with green boughs in every part, and the travellers all in high glee were met by a band of music at Castletownroche, which preceded them to Killavullen, where an immense mcb had congre gated. The second coach contained several gentlemen passengers, and some witn , sses to give evidence on the trials, and though they started a short time after the first coach, at some distance from the town the road was strewn over with large stones, evidently with the intention of upsetting the coach, or preventing its pro ceeding. The passengers, however, alighted, and with some difficulty removed the obstruction, after which they continued on their journey, hissed and hooted by the pea santry on the road ; but no violence was offered until they reached Killavullen, where upwards of 1,500 persons had assembled. As soon as the coach appeared in view, the passengers were as-ailed with deafening and savage yells of Informers!''—" Those fellows are going to swear away the lives of innocent people," and a hundred such abu sive epithets, and immediately a volley of stones was thrown, which struck several of the passengers. The gentlemen, not being armed, and having ❑o means of de fence, alighted and made the best of their way up a glen, in their route towards Cork. In the meantime an un offending individu il, named Warren, clerk of the Petty Sessions at Doneraile, was recognized on the roof of the coach, and in a moment all their fury was directed towards him. Stones rebounded off his body from every point, and the unfortunate man, considering that he had nothing to do but to save his life, presented a blunder buss at the villains, hut it hao no effect; they knew him personally, and assailed him with loud cries of " Murder Warren, the informer," &c. After being cut severely by the blows of stones, and blood flowing from his wounds, he got down off the coach. to endeavour to follow the other passengers, and thereby effect his escape ; but the moment he alighted he was seized by the relent less monsters, and when last seen they were dragging him towards a bridge, bloody as he was, it is supposed with the intention of throwing him over! After some time the coach was enabled to proceed, and, having taken up the passengers in advance, arrived in town considerably over time. A report was instantly made to the General of the district, and a troop of Lancers left town last even in.- for Killavullen in search of the ill-fated man, who, if he survived instant destruc inn, can scarcely be expected to recover from the wounds he received. Since writing the above we have learned that Mr. Warren was not en tirely deprived of life. He has been removed to Casee townroche, where he now lies in a dangerous state.— Cork Constitution. • The cholera has hitherto proved extremely mild in the Torbay district. At Brixham and Totnes it has been very slightly felt, considering the dense popula tion of those towns ; and at Torquay, contrary to many exaggerated reports, six deaths occurred in six weeks, out of thirteen cases only, entirely confined to the inhabitants of a back lane, chiefly infirm and sickly individuals, and during the last ten days there has not been any ease. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Five o'clock. RIOTS AT BRISTOL. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. Mr. Benjamin Holden Green's examination continued from our third page. Witness saw the mob dispersed on Monday morning. He was in Queen-square. Cross examined by Sir J. SCARLETT-That was about halfspast five in the morning. Many of the rioters were very drunk. They dropped off very considerably towards morning. Besides the rioters, there were upwards of 10,000 people in the square. Left the square at 11 o'clock. The majority of the 10,000 people assembled were dressed respectably. It rained. He was at the place of worship, Lady Huntingdon's chapel, when he received notice to attend the Magistrates. He went to the Guild ball- He remained there half an hour. There were va rious advices given as to what was done. He does not recollect its being said that the dragoons had left the town. It was stated by many that nothing could he done without the military, and that they would not assist without them. Others said they would not go if the military went. The majority were for their going with the military. When he went at half-past 3, instead of finding increased num bers, he found not so many. The meeting was consider ably confused. There was a discussion before the Magis trates made their appearance. The town-clerk addressed them. Knows the majority of the Magistrates. Knows the person of the Mayor. He thinks he remembers seeing Mr. Cook there at half-past 3. He did not go to the Council . house. James Jenkins is a turner residing at Bristol. Remem bers on Sunday about five in the afternoon going to the Council-house. A great number of persons were there, in the hall, and on the stairs. About half an hour after he went into a room where some Magistrates were. He did not see the Mayor there at that time. Colonel Brere ton was there. He heard a conversation between Colonel Brereton and the Magistrates. In consequence of this conversation, be went to see whether 1:e could find fresh horses, as Colonel Brereton said the horses of the troops w• re very much jaded. He was not successful. The persons assembled seemed to be respectable. Rsmembers Alderman Campling coming from the Magistrates'-room to the stairs. He asked them whether they should go to the Bishop's Palace, or to the Mansion-bouse. There was a cry—" To the Bishop's Palace." There was a cry also for the Mayor ; the Mayor appeared, and three cheers were given for him. This was between eight and nine o'clock. Upon the Mayor's coming, he descended a few steps. and witness thought he was accompanying them. Witness and the people went to the Bishop's Palace. He did not see the Mayor with them. The way was through College Green. As they passed, he did not see any troops there, nor did he notice any mob. In the Palace-yard the 31 Dragoon Guards were drawn up. As they ap proached College Court, numbers of persons rushed out. He went into the Palace, and met no obstruction. Re mained there about 20 minutes. A report was brought in that the troops were withdrawn. He then left the Palace. In College Green he met a number of persons throwing stones. Timere were about 50 or 60 persons with him at that time. He did not see the Mayor at any time after leaving the Council-house. Cross-examined by Mr. CAMPBELL-Did not hear Colonel Brereton refuse to accept fresh horses. Does not know that the Mayor followed with another party, when he went with Alderman Campling. About 50 or 60 persons went with Alderman Campling, some of them were armed with staves. When the soldiers left, another mob approached the Palace. None of his party were wounded. Knows Mr. Franklin. Does not know that he was wounded. Mr. William Protheroe, cross-examined by the AT. TORNEY GENERAL.-Lived in Parish-row, Bristol, at the time of the riots. Attended a little after eleven on Sunday at the Guildhall. The prople there were ready to do any thing in their power to resist the Magistrates. Saw Alder man Hil-house there. They asked him what they should do. The Alderman said that they were not to be armed. He said no proceedings had been determined upon. After that witness went and joined the gentlemen in the body of the Hall. Remained there twenty minutes before seeing any other Magistrate. Several Magistrates then came on to the Bench befo.e that he saw Serjeant Ludlow. He and the Magistrates were employed in receiving information from the different parts of the City. The people wanted the Magistrates. They came, but the Mayor was not with them. They were requested to meet them again at 4 o'clock. He then left the Hall and went to the Council house. That was about 5 o'clock. had some conference with the Magistrates and Col. Brereton. Ald. Fripp re quested witness to go to the Bazaar and Rep.sitory, and ask what number of horses they could furnish, but none was to be had. lie returned to the Council house at 7 o'clock. Major Mackworth came in an hour and said there were sufficient soldiers to clear the streets if the civil power would take possession afterwards. No answer was made to that. Mr. Taunton, the barrister, came in halt an hour alter th e major, and suggested the posse comitatus being called out ; but Aid. Savage said it was too late then to do it, but that he recommended its being done in the morning at 6 o'clock. Somebody said, "in the mean time the City will be destroyed." The meeting separated soon after wards On the stairs and at the door there were between one and two hundred. They were talking about the Mayor, and asking if the Mayor was theme ; witness said he did not know, but went up to s e whether he was there or not, and he did see the Mayor with some other Magistrates. Witness told the Mayor that it was the wish of the persons below that he should lead them to time Bishop's Palace. The M tyor asked Serjeant Ludlow it he would accompany him, and the Serjeant assented. Witness, the Mayor, and Serjeant Ludlow left the room i together d ; t t h h a e t pe t o h p e I e l o a n y o t r li e w s a t s a i r c s o m a n i d n g, a t the and t ri h ro r the e we'peoplere cheered him. When witness got to the bottom of the stairs he turned to look back and saw the Mayor and Ser jeant Ludlow returning up the stair s, but he did not see where they went. Immediately after, Alderman Camplin came and offered to lead witnsss ; he went with witness ae far as College-green, where the Cathedral stood ; 50 or 60 persons followed Mr. Camplin. When he got to the Palace he found it in great confusion, and the furnitur e much broken, but the mob was just dispersing. There were soldiers in the court of the Palace. After they had been at the Palace 20 minutes they were told that the mob were coming. The mob did come, and witness and the other gentleman retreated. The troops were then with drawn. Cross-examined by Sir J. SCARLETT—Did not kno w until the following day that the May or and Serjeant Lud low hail gone to the p a l ace , an d th e n he was told. On the Sunday afternoon, heard Colonel Brereton informed that horses should be procured for him, as the troop horses were fatigued, hut did not heir the Colonel say that unless they were trained horses, they would not do ; i eo e s were aautsigu d. se ri r a:t w ffi too p fatigued. Colonel B. say that his men were ready to act, but the he d by the Sommort-GE NERAL. Was staff-serjeant clerk to the Bristol recruiting district, whose office was No. 9, College-green. Was on duty at the office on Sunday, Oct. 30 ; knew Mr. Pinntl'a the then Mayor. That evening, about 6 o'clock, Mr. Pinneycame to the office with 5 or 6 other g entlemen, whose name he did not know. The Mayor asked witness for Colonel Brereton ; witness said he was not there, but at the Adjutant's quarters across the Green, and that it was the Colonel's order, if any one inquired f r him, he, witness, s hould go to him. The Mayor then said, no, no, we don't want him. We will do wiithout him."— Witnessed furnished the gentlemen with pen, ink, and paper ; one gentleman wrote a letter at the Mayor's dictation ; the Mayor then requested witness to get a person to carry a note to Clifton, and the Mayor de sired witness to go to Mr. Osborn's in Lower-green and ask him to supply a gentleman with any sort of an old great coat, and a pair of trowsers. Witness went himself and brought hack the articles. Mr. Osborn sent his ser vant back with witness to take the note to Clifton. Colonel Brereton then came in, witness having privately sent to apprize the Colonel of the Mayor and other gen tlemen being there. Was not present during the conver sation between the Colonel and the Mayor. The M iyor , 'clock, when thepalacebeing fire, the unto o on fire, the Colonel and the Mayor left. Before they left, Colonel Brereton ordered witness to place a sentry at the outer gate of the (o"et in order to apprize the Mayor if the tools came• I he Mayor heard that order, which was given in order that the Mayor might make his escape. In ease i t was necessary for the Mayor to escape, he and the other gentlemen cautioned one another not to leave the office altogether. In an hour after they left, the Mayor returned to the office with another gentleman. Witness was then at the hack window of a room which com manded a view of the Palace-yard. The Mayor was shown into that room, and looked for a few minutes t he window. He then left. On the first vis i t t h ro ugh of the May or and the other gentlemen, they all appeared and in a state of alarm ; the Bishop's Palace was agitated not then on fire. The Mayor, or one of the other gentle men, bad asked witness on the first visit if there was any mode of escaping backwards. Cross .examined--It had been raining very hard, and the gentlemen were wet. Could not tell for which gen tleman the coat and trowsers were. Samuel Dininge, serjeant of the same recruiting dis trict, was sent with a message on the Sunday to the Council-house between 5 and 6 o'clock. He was sent to Under-SherifflHare, to whom he delivered the message. In half an hour be went back to the Recruiting-office, at which gate he found Scrieant-Major M'Leod as sentry. Several gentlemen, among whom was the Mayor, were in the office. Colonel Brereton very soon came in and joined them. The Colonel sent witness to find where the mob was, and what their intentions were. He went out, and on his return he reported to the Mayor that the mob were approaching, and threatened to destroy the Palace. Wi t . ness was ordered to get Colonel Brereton's horse, which be did, and then went into the Court-yard in front of the A pr i e a m yn i r se ( s h w e h b e ei r i e ev th ed e Mayor and fronlhiavn o ie t e her g )aak ene ed tl i T t e h n er w e e v, re. ,aa 'he any f way of escape except by the side gate, and wit ness said there was not. Witness wished to go up a flight of steps at the side of the gate to observe the mob. but he was told by one of the gentlemen not to do so, as they would be discovered from that elevated position. The gentlemen all went away by twos and threes, leaving the Mayor until nearly the last. In half an hour the Mayor returned to the office with a gentleman. In an hour or two, witness saw Captain Codrington, having formed his troop in front of the office. After 12 o'clock, witness received a letter, and a precept for billets from the Mayor. Cross-examined by Mr. CAMPBELL.-It WaS:at the first time they came that they were alarmed, and wanted to escape. They might have said it the second time, but witness was quite sure it was said the first time the Mayor came to the office. Did not recollect a person shouting under the arch of the palace. Did not say there go the fire boys, they are good fellows, and will do no harm. Had not drank a pint and a half of ale. Witness delive red a letter to Adjutant Francis, which was given him by Mr. Brice for Colonel Brereton. Had his uniform on part of the night. Samuel Golderay examined by Mr. Sergeant COLE RIDGE-On the Sunday on which the riots took place in Bristol, witness was in Queen square about two o'clock in the morning ; upwards of 200 persons were present. Witness went to the Guildhall, and saw Mr. Garrett, the Chamberlain ; inquired if the Magistrates were there, and was answered they were not. Went to Leigh's Li very Stables, which was the quarters of the 3d Dra• goon Guards at that time, and inquired for the military. Saw Cornet Kelson, to whom witness communicated the state of the mob in the squire. The Cornet said he was quite ready, but was waiting for orders. Witness then went to Mr. Daniel Fripp's, as he understood the Mayor was there. On knocking at the door Mr. Fripp looked out at the up-stair window, saying who was there? Witness asked if the Mayor was there, and upon Mr. Fripps ascertaining witness's name, Mr. Fripp said he would come down. Witness then asked again if the Mayor was there? Mr. Fripp hesitated, but at last said he was. Witness said he wanted to see what had taken place in the Square. Mr. Fripp then went up to the Mayor. Witness then telling him the disturbance might be put an end to with a small force. Mr. Fripp returned with a not , , which he gave to witness, and it was carried by him to Captain Warrington of the 3d Dra goon Guards. The note was read to witness by Captain Warrington. The :note was as follows :—" Monday, three o'clock.—Addressed to Colonel Brereton :—Sir, you are to take the most vigorous, effective, and decisive means in your power to quell the existing riots, and to prevent the further destruction of property." Witness was told on no account to tell where the Mayor was. Capt. War rington did not immediately attend to the note _ _ Cross-examined by Sir JANIES SCARLETT-When Mr. Fripp knew who witness was, admitted him. Witness did not know that the Mayor had been refused shelter at seve ral houses in the town. Gave Captain Warrington the note because he could not discover where Colonel Brereton was. Captain Warrington at first refused to open the note till witness told him if he did not himself, the whole of Bristol would be in flames. Mr. Winter Harris examined by the ATTORNEY-GENE. RA L-This witness, who went with the last corroborated his testimony i❑ every particular. Mr. James Bush examined by Mr. SHEPHERD—Saw the Mayor at the Guildhall Chamber, about half-past ten o'clock on Sunday the 29th of October. Gave wit ness a letter, which he directed him to take to Captain Codrington, which he did. Witness afterwards went to Tetbury, at the request of Captain Codrington, taking with him a letter to Captain E-tcourt. Went to several other military men, sod told them the state of Bristol. On his return went to Guildhall and the Counting-house, but could find no Magistrate at that time. Went to the Council House again, and gained admittance throu4h he interest of the Sheriff. Saw Alderman G. Hillhouse, and Alderman Junes George there. 'Witness in the course of the day passed the troop of Captain Codrington coming towards Bristol, which fact witness communicated to the Magistrates. By Sir JAMES SCARLETT saw the Mayor, early on Sun day morning i❑ the streets of Bristol, covered with dirt, very much fatigued, and appeared as if he had been up all night. The Mayor told him to do all he could, and get his neighbours that were willing to quell the distut bance. When witness went to the Council-house, the lobby was full of persons who were there to protect it, not being the place where the mumiments of the Corporation were kept. The mob appeared to come up to the Council-bouse in an organized body, a person cried out hat. The mob cried out where now ; the same voice said to the Bishop's Palace, and their we will give the old Alderman (meaning Mr. Alderman Daniels) a benefit. The old Alderman re sided in Berkeley-square. The COURT then adjourned to Monday morning at 10 o'clock. DREADFUL ACCIDENT in YORK-STREET, WESTAIINSTEIL—SEVERAL LIVES LOS T. j Yesterday morning, about half-past eight o'clock, a most dreadful accident occurred in York-street, near Buckingham -gate, Westminster, by the falling-i❑ of the roofs of two houses—No. 25, occupied by Mr. Jobsens, a coffee-shop, and No. 26, occupied by Mr. Phillips, a fur niture•broker. Both houses are full of lo&ers, chiefly persons in humble circumstances, with large families ; and the accident was so sudden that none of the inmates bad time to escape. The roof gave way with a tremendous crash, and carried away all the floors in both houses, and the inmates were almost in an instant buried in rubbish. The overseers of the parish immediately set a number of hands to work with baskets and shovels, and in a short time 13 individuals were dug out alive ; six of them were so severely injured that they were conveyed to the West minster Hospital—their names are, Eliza Hutchinson, Jane Tippers, Mary Hutchin , on, Susan Mammary, Mrs. Herbert, and her daughter Susanna; the others were but slightly injured. Three bodies were dug out dead, and also taken to the hospital, mangled in a most dreadful m and the third about 10 years of age, named Ann Bennett, giralb,ovaebonluetnltSio,ntelide, daughter of other a M g r i s r . l fr a : r r a i ld n wf e ru r t : sacoenli:e:nada laundress, e s heart-rending. A poor fellow named Perry, a journey manwas not recognised. It is almost impossible to describe tl.e d tailor, and his wife, who lodged with his family in the ci ies of the sufferers were most the hack room on the first floor, had a most miraculous escape. He had just sat down to breakfast with his wife and children when he heard a sort of rumbling noise, as if rats and mice were running behind the wainscot, when al most in a moment the ceiling and floor gave way, and they were all buried in the rubbish. By some means he and bis wife got through an opening into a cellar, and were saved with only some slight bruises, but his two children could not be found. The labourers used their utmost endeavours to clear the rubbish away to get at the children, but they had not suc ceeded when our reporter left, and there is but little hope that they will be got out alive. The distress of the poor fellow was truly lamentable. An elderly female had a most extraordinary escape. She occupied one of the upper rooms, and a small part of the flooring where she was standing when the roof fell in did not give way. A ladder was procured, and she was with great difficulty taken out of the window. At two o'clock yesterday afternoon the overseers of St. Margaret's parish held a meeting, when it was resolved to raise a subscription for the relief of the sufferers, many of whom are completely ruined, the whole of their furniture being nearly des'royed. It is a most fortunate circumstance that the accident did not happen about an hour later, for on the ground floor there is a school for children, and between 50 and 60 scholars, and the children would between 9 and 10 o'clock have all been in the house, and the sacrifice of human life which must have inevitably taken place amongst the children is dreadful to contemplate. The greater past of the furniture which has beets got out is broken to pieces and quite useless; whatever is saved is piled up and placed under the charge of the police. THE WAY TO GET MARRIED !—Five fe males, sisters, have been committed to Salop gaol, on a charge of shop-lifting in the shop of Mr. GEORGE COL LIER, Wellington. It appears from the statement of the prisoners that, finding it very difficult to obtain husbands on reasonable terms at Wellington, they committed t'ae theft in the hope of more easily securing mates at Botany Bay, where, as report says, ladies are in much rep:est,— COMMON COUNCIL. A Court of Common Council was held yesterday for the de.patch of public business. The London Bridge Committee presented a Report for sealing a bond for 50,0001. to the Bank; of England, ft - r further monies advanced for the purposes of the bridge and approaches, which was agreed to, and the bond sealed. The Committee of the City Board of Health pre. sented a highly satisfactory Report, accompanied by a Re port of the Medical Board, in which they announced the entire disappearance of cholera from the city, and that the Committee were consequently justified in dismantling the only remaining Hospital under their management, which was agreed to, and the Committee authorized to draw on the Chamber for a sum not exceeding 6001. for the ex penses they had necessarily incurred. EDWARD TYRRELL, Esq., was unanimously elected Re . wembrancer in the room of his late father. The finance Committee presented a report on the tne morial of the Committee for erecting- almshouses to cele brate the passing of the Reform Rills, instead of through the means of public tllutninations, in which they recom mended 1,5001. to be granted in the following propor tions :-5001. when the plan and regulations for esta blishing not less than fifty shall he approved ; 5001. when the contract shall be made, and the first stone laid ; and the remaining 5001. when the almshouseswere completed. Several Members strongly pressed agreeing with the report, and after some protracted discussion it was moved that the Court do adjourn, which was carried, and the Court adjourned without coming to any decision. MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A FEMALE. ADJOURNED CORONER'S INQUEST. On Thursday evening an adjourned inquest was held at the Cock public house, Grafton -street, Soho, on the body of an aged female, named Abigail Bentley, who was found dead in her bed, under very suspicious circumstances. The deceased lived with a man named Bentley, a tailor, at 16, Lichfield-street. She had an annuity bespeated to her for life, by a former husband, of 1001. per annum, which was to be reduced to 501. if she married again. On Monday morning, between six and seven, Mr. Bentley called on witness (Mr. Jones), and he had not seen him since. About ten o'clock witness called at the lodgings of the deceased. The room door was partly open, and on entering he saw the deceased lying in bed quite dead.—Another witness said, on Sunday night, about twelve o'clock, Mr. Bentley came home very much intoxicated, so much so, that wit ness was obliged to assist him up stairs. When Bentley entered the bed-room of the deceased, witness heard a noise as if he had fallen down, and be thought he heard the deceased scolding. She spoke in a very faint tone. kbout five o'clock next morning Bentley went out, and he had not heard of him since, except from the first witness on whom he called.—Susan Inott, sister to the deceased, was also examined. The deceased was a remarkably sober woman, was always very healthy, and lived happily with Bentley. Mr. George Mart, of Frith-street, surgeon, had made a post mortem examination of the deceased ; the face and mouth were much swollen, and there was a contusion on the back part of the head three inches in diameter. The liver was pale, and appeared as if the deceased had been addicted to drinking ardent spirits ; in the opinion of wit ness, the death of the deceased was caused from an effusion of bloody serum in the brain, occasioned by an injury in flicted or produced at the hack part of the head ; the in jury must have been done from live to ten days previous to death. The witness wished to remark, that a woman in the house asked him if he had, in his examination of the body, discovered any brow on the head ; the question, he thought, was so very extraordinary, that he considered it right to mention it to the July. A Juror had heard that both the deceased and her hus band were most respectably connected. The deceased was related to Sir Charles Wetherell, and Bentley had formerly been in an extensive way of business ; one of his nephews resided in Bedford-square in affluent circumstances. Susan Emu repeated her former evidence, and added, that the deceased lived with Bentley for 20 years, and they were always on friendly terms. The witness never heard of the deceased indulging in spirituous liquors, indeed she always considered her a very sober woman. The CORONER here read that part of the evidence to the witness, in which the surgeon gave it as his opinion the deceased died from injuries received on the head. The witness then acknowledged that the deceased toll her she bad fallen out of bed on Friday, and knocked her head against something, and had lain on the floor for an hour and a half unable to get up. The Jury reprimanded the witness for her prevarication. Ann Grant, of 67, King-street, Soho, stated that Bentley called upon her last Sunday morning in a state of intoxication, and told her that his wife was dead ; he wished witness to go to her, and on her entering the room, she found the deceased lying on the bed with her clothes on ; she was alive, and told witness to proceed into the other room, and she would come and speak to her, when the deceased informed her she was in a great deal of trouble, and begged she would send her husband to her, as she wished to speak to him ; witness went home and informed Bentley that his wife was not dead, and that she wished to speak to him; he, however, persisted that she was dead, and swore lie would never go near the place again ; Bentley remained at the house of witness all the day, and at night her husband was obliged to forcibly eject him. Sarah Rogers, a resident in the same house as the de ceased, stated, that Bentley and deceased lived happily to. gether, but that the deceased was frequently intoxicated ; and one appeared to drink as much as the other. Bentley had been drunk every day for four or five weeks. When the deceased received her quarter's money, they lived in great luxury until it was expended, and then they re mained in a most deplorable state until the next quarter became due. The witness had heard the deceased say. that their regular allowance was two pots of beer and two half pints of rum per day ; but whether they bad more than that quantity, when the quarter's money was received, witness could not say. Thr witness always considered the deceased to be most respectably connected. The Jury returned a Verdict—" that the deceased died from the injuries which she had received on the head ; but how the violence was produced, there was no evidence before the Jury." THE KING'S DAUGHTER AND WINDSOR CASTLE.—A beautiful Portrait of Lady SOPHIA SIDNEY, eldest daughter of his MAJ ESTY (with a Memoir), and a splendid Engraving of " Windsor Castle," we perceive are announced to be given on the Ist of November in the Court Magazine, edited by the Hon. Mrs. NORTON. The plate of Windsor Castle forms No. 1 of the Landscape Gallery of the Seats cf . the Nobility and Royal R es id ences , from original drawings by W. DANIELL, Esq., R.A* , to appear monthly, in addition to the F ema l e Portrait Gal lery, by the most eminent Painters and Engravers, and the coloured engravings from original drawings by Mr. PARRIS, the distinguished painter of the Rridemaid. On Monday evening a person living at N o . 11, Derby-place, heard the faint cry of an infant ; and on opening the water-closet door, from whence the sound seemed to come, she found a woman, named TURNER, who was apparently much agitated. The cries continuing , asked Mrs. TURNER whence they proceeded; and the latter replied that it was a child in the street. It subsequently, however, appeared, on the arrival of an officer who was forthwith called in, that the unhappy woman had delivered herself of a fine male infant, and endeavoured to conceal the birth by throwing it into the soil. The infant was taken out uninjured ; the unhappy mother remains too ill to undergo an examination at present.—Brighton Gaz. TORRINGTON.—TITHE-PAYING.—A per son, not 20 miles from Barnstaple, having for many years paid 2s. per annum, applied for a reduction, which was complied with to one-fourth of the amount, so that his half-yearly payment at each feast was ninepence. The good-natured Rector, aware that the man's appetite was none of the weakest sort, told him he would frankly forgive the whole, and save him the trouble of travelling so far to dinner ; but "Robin" declined the proffered favour, de claring that, whilst be had breath, he would render his just dues to all.—North Devon Journal. BIRTHS. On the 23d inst. at Brighton, the Countess of Roden, of a Son. On the 25th inst. in Gloucester-street, Portman-square, the. lady of Captain Rose Henry Fuller, R.N., of a son. On the 2eth inst. in Judd-place, the lady of George Westby, Esq., of a daughter. On the 18th inst. at Rye, Sussex, the lady of Captain C. Head, Queen's Royal Regiment, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 24th inst. at St. Mark's Church, Kennington, the Rev. William Crow, of Kingston Surrey, to Ann, fourth daugh ter of William Leedham, Esq., Kennington-common Surrey. We stminster, Henry the 25th inst. a t St. M a rgaret's Church, Henry Foskett, Esq., of Kinnersley, Surrey, to Caroline, third surviving daughter of the late Joseph Wood, Esq., of West minster, and St. Michael's-terrace, Stoke, Devon. On the 25th inst. at Walcot Church, Bath, the Rev. Henry Curtis Smith, A.M. third son of Sir John Wyldbore Smith, Bart., of the Down-house, Dorsetshire, to Elizabeth, only surviving daughter of the late Edward Green, Esq., of 11111Xt011-hall, Cambridgeshire. _ DIED. On the 17th inst. in Goswell t errace, Goswell.road, Captain James 'Walker, a native of Stirlingahire, and many years a resi dent in London. _ ••• On the 26th inst. William Harvey, Esq., of Holloway.place, Islington, and of the Grand Junction-Wharf, Whitefriars, in the 76th year of his age. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY MURDO YOUNG, ♦T MB SUN OFFICE, 112, STRAND, LONDON,