The Sun. — London, England, 1832-07-21 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The first trial of the alliance between the elder and the junior Conservatives, to use the lan guage most familiar to the Hon. Mover, came off last night, and a more decided failure was certainly never exhibited within the walls of St. Stephen's. A host of the minor satellites of the Tory faction prattled about economy and the 'public purse in support of their new ally, but the more experienced and more cunning of the party, satisfied with the beating they have three times experienced, and thinking prudence the better part of valour, kept in the back ground. Mr. Baring indeed, the representative of his own breeches pocket, was an exception to the rule, and gallantly threw himself into the fight, and, however painful to his audience it must have been to listen to his oft-repeated strain of errors, incon sistencies, exaggerations, and contradictions, we have reason to thank him, since his speech eli cited from Mr. Stanley one of the most able as well as one of the readiest extemporaneous replies which was ever heard within the walls of the House of Commons. We refer our readers to what must necessarily be but an im perfect report of it. Uniting the most logical reasoning with the most statesmanlike and ex tended views, Mr. Stanley pounded to shivers the wretched sophistry, and exposed, in a vein of the happiest irony, the gross inconsistencies of Mr. Baring. Driven from the ground they had so vainly endeavoured to defend, the Tories were glad to seek refuge in anything but the subject inatter of the debate ; and Ireland, the Reform till, the Sugar Duties, Negro razors and shoes, were alternately called in aid of their failing at tack. So much, then, for this last effort of the disappointed party—this combination which was to have destroyed the Administration of Lord Grey ; and upon which, if we refer to the whis perings in the clubs this morning, the hopes of the Tory faction were so confidently built. But what shall we say to those who, pretending to be the friends of the people—the supporters of a liberal policy, and an Administration on which the nation has set the seal of its confidence, — have lent themselves to the worst purposes of the worst enemies of all which they profess to befriend ? What will Mr. dills plead at the bar of his country, or upon the hustings at Rochester, in excuse for Navin. done his little possible to oust the Government. and replace the Tories in power ? To the la,' tribunal we think he may safely he left. Wr greatly err in cur estimate of the sentirnents of the Kentish electors, if an account be not de manded of him which will not be settled by eithe; a few common-place protestations of economy 01 apologetic promises of amendment. The cone duct of the true and long-tried friends of the people exhibited, index!, a striking contrast to the movements of such self-constituted sup porters of their cause. Mr. Coke travelled up purposely from Norfolk to tender his support to the Government. Mr. Littleton, Mr. Wilbra ham, Sir Henry Bunhury, and many other , . came from their respective counties to mark ti eit sense of the proceeding, and show that they feli that, to sustain the plighted faith of England. and defend a Reforming Administration from the insidious attacks of half-and-half or Anti- Reformers, was not likely to diminish their well deserved popularity with their numerous consti tuents. What a blow to those who had indulged in the fond hope of being hailed as the econo mists par excellence. Poor Mr. Mills ! We observe that even Mr. Bunt threw him over, declaring that the vote was too palpably a fac tious one for him to support. Our readers wil see that the majority has increased to 79. Surely, after this unequivocal expression of the sense of the House, we shall hear no mote of the Russian-Dutch Loan !—Morning Chronicle. We perceive, by certain articles in the Mes sager des Chanzbres of the 16zh and 18th inst that the plan for partitioning Belgium between France and Holland, which was developed in a letter from the Hague some days ago, and made the subject of commentary in this journal, still defended with much argry eagerness by the Dutch politicians, and disclaimed by those of France, on grounds of good faith and honour. We admire the spirit of the French disavowal. more than that in which the propositions pave been made and repeated by King William's (ot Holland) advocate. The Dutchman charges the Times—representing, as he supposes, the general feeling of this country—with the olds crime of " English selfishness," because we have expressed some degree of indignation at the ap pearance of treachery affixed to the disclosure of a scheme, by which not merely the negociations of the last eighteen months would have been frustrated, but a long series of positive and so lemn engagements on the part of France, Eng land, A ria, Russia, Prussia, Belgium, in some instances nd herself, would have been vio lated, and the counsels of Great Britain and the rightful demands of all the people of Europe for a fulfilment ofnational pledges, and for an observance ofthe faith oftreaties, would have been covered with ridicule and disgrace. We say nothing upon the supposition that a proposal had been made at the outset to leave Antwerp, and the parts ad jacent, in possession of Holland, (always stipu lating for the free commercial navigation of the Scheldt,) and to let the rest of Belgium become part of the French territory. We now say nothing as to what, in such a case, English Statesmen rnigilt have regarded as consistent with the na tionAsecurity. But at this late period of.a course of . negotiations professing to be serious ones, and alfvrecognizing as a i r rinciple, that ~ B russeis should trot be French, nor Antwerp Dutch, it would be'lvild amid monstrous to entertain a pro ject framl as it were in utter contempt of all the Powerriwhos.c signatures had been annexed ‘i,to 67 prototcols, every one of which it would deduce to waste paper, or worse ; for they would be proofs of an extravagance of levity or dis bonesNtot paralleled in the records of Europe. The lette'r‘aeriting Dutchman is a saucy Dutch man afte r : in. He accuses England of pet firly tor retaining four or five Dutch colonies. which had been ceded to this country in conse quence of the uhion cf Belgium with Hol land I. How modest ! What could Hol land cede c—She who had gone to war with England, and had all her colonies wrested! from her by conquest !—She whose national existence had totally ceased by her incorporation with the French empire !--She that had not a ship, nor island, nor settlement, nor foot of land on earth,---that had been beaten, beggered, swallowed up,—ind that was indebted for the recovery of her life and name in 1814, in great part to the friendship—as she was for Java and to the profuse a nd the Spit Wands wholly Great Britain. She, or ill requited -igeik-Vogityy6t . her s avoweili advocate,- talks of England being tr iteroua for not' Strireacring Demerara and tl ,CaPtit,l2.eeausb Holland, by her• clumsy or a itrary Goverriment,:•Ciiiild not keep what and , amt the Allies ---7 of England had given E her ft... . Vireiiisli, with all our hearts, that De merara, &c., which has been the grave of so many of our gallant countrymen, and the ruin of so many of the ancient British colo nies, had, in 1814, been restored to the Dutch ; and that the precious possession of Java, so wisely governed by Sir Stamford Raffles that one unarmed Englishman could have enforced the police of that magnificent and well peopled island, had been retained, together with the Moluccas ; and let the Dutch beware, or those colonies may once more become British. But we deride the slanders of this Hague diplomatist. If English charity, as he tells us, begins at home," we would to Heaven that it had ended there, and then little need England or Europe have been plagued with his perverse and tricky obstinacy. The Messager des Cham bres admits at once, that propositions were made to France, both early in the Belgic crisis and more recently, to the effect of the parti tion now alluded to : and the writer takes cre dit for the rejection of such overtures by the French Government, on the ground of its anxiety to abstain from a course which might justly have alarmed the natural fears of Eng land, and endangered the friendship between these two nations, of such infinite importance to themselves and to the world. This declaration is true upon the face of it, and ought to be re ceived by the people of England with good-will and gratitude. We, too, are as sensible as the Messager des Chambres of the infinite value of a cordial French alliance to the welfare of this coun try and of France, and of liberty and good govern. ment all over the globe. In the name, then, of all these sacred interests, let us adjure the Governments of France and England to inter hoe at once with hearty and united energy, and end the humbug of innumerable protocols, vvhich have become subjects of scorn to every honest man in Europe. If Belgium, as is well known, has agreed to all the conditions pre scribed by the Conference, and Holland disobeys them, which indeed she does not attempt to conceal—if again the Conference has bound it self to enforce such conditions upon the refrac tory power, why do England and Louis Phi lippe endure any longer the insolence and defi trice of the Dutch ? Why, as General Goblet tells Lord Palmerston, are " they struck with impotence" whenever the Duch Government !walks them ? Lords Grey and Palmerston are humbled and lost in the evs of Englishmen, if his wretched farce be, will) their approbation, continued. Never will the alliance now subsist mg between France and England be secure agairst the efforts of diplomatic knavery to dis -4,,1ve it, until the whole of the Belgic and Dutch luestion shall have been settled by their active old conjoint aid ; and never until that consum mation shall arrive, will the sincer;ty of either Cabinet be placed beyond reasonable suspicion.— A Supplement to the Gazette of Tuesday contains au Order in Council, rendered neces ..arv, we regret to say, by the increase of the 'earful epidemic which has visited so many por 'ions of the globe. The Order in Council, after reciting the Act of Parliament which empowers the Privy Council to adopt and enforce such rules and regulations as in its judgment may be necessary to prevent the spread of the disease called cholera, and describing the enactments which authorize Magistrates to call upon the pa rochial authorities for such sums as may be re quired for the institution of Boards of Health, die supply of medicines, &c. declares the expe diency of granting to the Boards of Health addi tional powers, to enable them to carry into effect the purposes of the Legislature. After this pre liminary form the Order in Council proceeds to confer all or any of the following powers upon Boards of Health, according to the decision of the select or parish Vestry within the district, which Vestry each Board is authorized to appeal to, through the Churchwardens for the time be iug. The following are the powers which the Vestries may grant :—A power to expend a certain sum of money, the amount being fixed ')y the Vestry, for the purpose of furnishing medicines, assistance, &c., to the sick poor at heir own houses, when they cannot be conveni ently removed to the Cholera Hospital ;—a power •o cleanse and whitewash any house in which there exist dangerous impurities—to remove any offal or filth from slaughter-houses—to engage medical inspectors to visit all lodging-houses for the reception of vagr a nts —t o o p en sewers , or cover drains, ditches, and cesspools, the pa rishes undertaking to defray the expense—to purchase lands for burying-grounds--to pay the Cuneral expenses of persons dying of cholera— to enter any house at seasonable time—to remove all swine out of dwelling-houses—and to adopt the necessary means for carrying these regula tions into effect. It is also provided that no person dying of cholera shall be interred in the usual burying-grounds, and that the funeral of -uch person shall take place within twenty-four hours from the time of the death. Under the authority of this order every parish will be enabled to establish an efficient Board of Health, as cir cumstances may require ; and it is, we are per -waded, unnecessary for us to urge their attention to cleanliness, in the first instance, as one of the most effective agents towards the counterac tion of contagious or epidemical disease. The statement of Ministers the other night in the House of Commons, that the reports which pre vailed respecting the progress -of cholera in the metropolis were greatly exaggerated, is calcu lated to restore thc_, sonfidence of those timid persons _who were alarmed by . pc), pular rumour; but the Order in Council,, of which we have given the above brief abstract, is an admission that the malady exists to a degree which requires the utmost precauti on on t he part of the e community—a precauti on w hi c h we trust every individual will apply to himself; and observe in his own circle, be it large or small, as A member of that cotranunity.—Morning Herald. 1 The state of political feeling in Germany, -he edict fulminated in the name of the Diet, , iat virtually by Austria .. and Prus , ia, against every institution calculated to promote the pro trress of freedom and civilization, and the pioba ble consequences . Which may result from such a display of arbitrary power, na turally occupy much ,of the public attention at the present manor , and it is confidently hoped by the friends of li• l ierty that the smaller_ states will ri , e up like one plan to resent the indignity which has been hrust upon them, and rid themselves for ever from the yoke under which they have so long ,uffeled. It does not appear to us, however, bat there is much chance of such a glorious r:f - ,ult being realized at present, whatever may be .he ultimate issue of the contest which has pow fairly and openly commenced between the opposing Powers of despotism, on the one hand, and heedom, on the other. The people of the smaller German States are un questionably distinguished by great liberality of :sentiment and feeling—by an ardent admiraticn ~f fre e cons titutions, and a rising ambition to place their common country in an equally favour able position with France and England; and we may, in consequence, readily enough take it for granted that the late edict of the Diet has given rise among them to a proper feeling of indigna tion, and a sincere desire to annul it. But the mere desire of freedom, and admiration of con stitutional governments, is not sufficient either to resist the iron yoke to which it has been de- , termined that they shall submit, nor to make the blow which has been aimed at them by the united despots, recoil upon their own heads. For such an enterprize there must be union, combination, actirity, and noble daring—a head under whom the liberal army of Germany might tally its scattered aml unpractised forces, and to which all would wil lingly confide the care and guidance of their in terests. That there is no such head at present is the well-known misfortune of Germany ; and it seems to us somewhat too sanguine to indulge the hope, that among a people unused to revo lution, born to obedience, and only beginning to bethink themselves of their political degradation, the occasion should either create such a chief, or the dispersed masses of liberalism readily enrol themselves under his banner. Every thing in fact is in favour of despotism at the present mo ment. There is union among its abettors—zeal in the attainment of the common object of solici tude, and immense and well-disciplined power to insure it. The only chances in favour of the libe rals, are either that by some unforeseen accident, or through some unthought-o f jealousy, the despots should quarrel among themselves, or the political feeling which pervades the civil classes in Germany extend itself to the armies of des potism itself; but the first is unlikely, and it is but reasonable to infer that the soldier, who has been trained to blind obedience, will as blindly follow the orders of his chief. The people of Germany must, therefore, wait for a season, we fear, before they can hope to rival those of either France or England in the freedom of their institutions; but as surely as they wait and watch, and train and league themselves in union against the despots who have conspired their perpetual enslavement, so surely shall they ultimately triumph. The day-spring of liberty has dawned upon them, and nothing but their own cowardice and selfishness can make it set upon them in darkness.—Monring Advertiser. We have always maintained that reflection, sober tranqui reflection, would speedily dissipate the public delusion upon the subject of Reorm, The question was from the first merely one of time. A variety of circumstances combined to create an extensive popular delusion, and the Whigs and Radicals, the former unfortunately possessing office at the time, united their power to force through the measure before the cha racteristic good sense of Englishmen should come to their relief. In an evil hour they suc ceeded in breaking up the most efficient and the most exquisitely balanced sytsein of Govern ment which had ever extorted the admiration and guaranteed the happiness of civilized man But though the Conservatives could not gain time enough to defeat the enemies of the Con stitution, they fOund ample opportunities to secure to themselves a lasting claim upon the sympathy and gratitude of the best part of the community, by the unrival led zeal and ability with which they never ceased to adtocate the great cause of social or der and true liberty. The consequence is, that the absurdity of the Bill being now detected, ' and the wretched incompetence of the Ministry being as palpable as ever the eyes of the country are once inure directed to the great conservative phalanx as to the only party capable of supply ing such an Administration as the pressing exi gencies of the empire obviously and imperatively require. It was to be expected that the Whigs, blundering in every thing, would blunder very sublimely indeed upon their grand measure of Reform, and this they have undoubtedly done to the heart's content of their greatest enemies. They thought, good easy men, that they could fence Whig interests and protect Whig boroughs; and well the country noted their kind and disinterested intentions in this respect, but they will be miserably disappointed. Bad as the Reform Bill is, and mischievously as it can scarcely fail to work by disturbing all the settled interests ofthe country, it still allows large bodies of men a voice in public affairs, and no important portion of the community is really attached to the Whigs. There are revolutionists and there are conservatives, but who ever thinks of the poor, unfortunate, intermediate Whigs ? They are merged and lost in the impure mass of radi calism which they called to their aid. But the radicals refuse to be any longer either led or controlled by the Whigs, whom they consider in the light of mere puppets of their own creation ; and the country must therefore choose, and that shortly, between a fierce democracy, going all the lengths of revolution, and a proper conser vative Administration. The Reform Bill itself renders such an Administration imperatively ne cessary if the great interests of the State are not to be hurried to irretrievable destruction. By how much the Bill is democratic by so much should the elements of stability be brought together in the system of the prac tical Government. But there can be no stability, no confidence under the present sys tem, which only exists by revolutionary ex pedients, and places the interests of the empire, foreign and domestic, in anxious and critical jeopardy. On . all great questions, such, as finance, taxation, .currency, the government of Ireland, and even the management of foreign affairs, Ministers appear to have either no settled principles, or no power to adapt their principles to the practical exigencies of human affairs. Hence a system of continual shifts and expedi ents, designed it would almost seem, merely to float them over from one quarter-day to another ; and hence a degree of incettituee, stagnation, and distress in all branches of trade, perhaps unpa- e raileled in the history of the country. Potent to destroy, the talent of an idiot, they have proved themselves incompetent to originate a single measure calculated to relieve a suffering and pa tient but wonder-stricken people. Every thing is doubt and suspense, as though the earth were out of its course so long as they remained in office ; and practical men ask when the Ministry will state what measures they intend to adopt, that they may pursue in quiet their customary avocations. But the Ministry have no measures to propose, and they had better state this at once. W e need not say that this cannot last long. In a commercial country acute and appalling lung continued stagna tion is followed b ydistress, hat and loud cries for t he punishment of the guilty authors o f the national calamity. give to be replaced What would Duke of Wellington was fi rst not the thedegreepeople of prosperity which th ey en joyed when the outvoted on the Civil List ? The plain truth is, l e y d , the country Conservative that Ad unless a t a i n si t )e a e l d id ily str fo o r n m g will be in dangeer of becoming one wide scene n o n e.ffi la c e i e 'of bankruptcy and convulsion, and there is but One class of Statesmen competent to form such an Administration. It may be wise for the constitutional leaders to let things remain in their present position a little longer, but it ought to be only a little longer for the country is exposed to grievous perils by every hour's continuance of the present incapable Ministry.—Morning Post. POLICE IN rELLIGENCE. BO W-STREET. Yesterday, three very smartly dressed youths, about 15 years of age, named John Smith, James Ginlay, and John Kennedy were brought up for final examination before F. A. ROE, E-q., on sus picion of having robbed William Holmes, jun. Esq. 'he son of the M. P. of that name, of 2601. in bank notes. On Thursday morning, the sth instant, Mr. Holmes, jun., was in May-fair with two friends, when his pocket was picked of his pocket-book, containing the sum above mentioned. He did not discover his loss till the evening, when he caused information to be given to the police. On the afternoon of the same day, and before the discovery by Mr. Holmes of his loss, Joseph Higgins, one of the F. division of police, was passing up Holborn, when he saw the prisoners, Smith and Ginlay, whom he knew to be two expert and determined thieves, riding in a ca briolet, and dressed in a dashing style. It struck Higgins immediately that they had been engaged in some robbery, and called to the cab driver to stop, but instead of doing so, he drove furiously on. Higgins, however, followed and seized the reins, and, having stopped the horse, took the two priso ners and the cab driver into custody. Upon Ginlay he found three sovereigns, and upon Smith fifteen of the same coin, besides a number of shirts, hats, silk handkerchiefs, &c., all quite new. Having got assistance, and secured the prisoners in a shop, he searched the cabriolet more narrowly, and under neath the seat he found a green purse, containing twenty-five sovereigns in gold. The two prisoners were brought before Mr. Rots the same evening, and he examined them apart, and their stories were so much at variance with each other that not the slightest doubt could be enter -ained that the property was the produce of a rob bery. They were remanded, and two or three days after the other prisoner, Kennedy, was taken into custody, and he was found also to have a good stock of fashionably-made clothes about him, and plenty of money, although a few days before the robbery of Mr. Holmes he was almost without shoes. On the s,eorid examination, Smith and Ginlay had each a solicitor in attendance, and the office was nearly filled with their friends and acquaintance, all of them known to the police. M.. Holmes attended and described his loss, and he and another gentleman stated, that they saw the dri , oners in M ry-fair on thP morning of the robbery, but they could not identify them as being near to the person of Mr. Holmes. They were again remanded, and about the time at which the police van usually leaves the cffice, Bow-street was completely filled. and upon the ac cased making their appearance aloud ' burnt," swill " never mini, you'll be turned up (discharged) next t out," was given by the mob. When the van de parted, several very young g 7 rl-, flashily dressed, hired cabriolets, and followed the prisoners to the New P, ism', Clerkenweli. Yesterday they were again brought up, when Mr. Holmes attended, and said, thai al hough he had no moral doubt that the prisoners were con cerned in robbmg him, arid although Higgins had exerted himself in the most praiseworthy mariner yet there was not evidence forthcoming that could a t all fix them before a Jury. Mr. ROE, addressing the prisoners, said he must discharge them, although he had no doubt they had commi , ted the robbery in question. . . Smith (quite a boy) in a very impudent manner, said, " How am I to get my money what Higgins took from me?" Mr. ROE—You may recover it as you can. Smith— Ihen I shall immedia , ely instruct my lawyer to bring an action.—(A loud laugh.) The prisoners were then discharged, and had no sooner got into the street, than they were joined by a great number of persons of both sexes, chiefly very young, who surrounded Mr. Holmes and another gentleman who was a ‘vitries, and Higgins, abusing them in the grossest mariner, calling them false swearing scoundrels, and other opprobious epithets, and at length two of the assailing party attacked Higgins and the gentleman alluded to, and assaulted the titter so violently as to blacken his eye and draw blood from his nose. Warrants were imme diately applied for and granted by Mr. ROE again-t the assailants, who had in the mean time gone offal triumph. The money found upon them was ordered to be sealed and detained for the present, in case any fur ther evidence should be obtained hereafter. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. - _ A young man, genteelly dressed, was brought be fore Mr. CONANT yesterday, charged with having committed a mo•t indelicate assault upon a young lady in Regent-street. A gentleman named Thompson, the guardian of the young lady in question, was walking . with her and another young lady in Regent-street, about nine o'clock the previous evening, when the defendant came up and seized hold of her, taking a most gross liberty with her person. He immediately seized him, and gave him into the custody of a policeman. The defendant had subsequently expressed great contrition forhis conduct, which he a►tributed to intoxication, and had stated his willingness to make an ample apology, and to pay a sum to a charity. Mr. CONANT was reluctant to admit of this mode of settling what he must consider a most scandalous outrage; but the gentleman having stated that the feelings of the young lady would not permit her to attend to give the necesqary evidence, the Magis trate said he would hear the explanation of the de fendan t. The defendant was a clerk, and bad been taking a few glasses of brandy and water with his employer, which had, unfortunately, taken such an effect upon him, as to make him unconscious of his actions. Mr. CONANT remarked that a person who gave way to such practices, when intoxicated, could net, in his opinion, have very correct propensities when sober, and he felt great inclination to hold him to bail. The matter was permitted to be arranged upon the defendant paying a sum of two guineas to the Charing-cross Hospital. THAMES POLICE. LATE MURDER ON THE THAMES.-A further examination of witne-ses, relative to the murder of Mr. Wilkinson took place yesterday morning, at this Office, before Capt. RICHBELL, at half-past eleven. Ater a lengthened inquiry, the case was ad journed, and the prisoners remanded for a week. HATTON-GARDEN. Yesterday, M. Curtis, a publican, residing in Southampton-row, Pentonville, attended at this office, to ask the advice of the Magistrates under the following extraordinary circumstances : The applicant, who presented to the Magistrate two little children (girl-), the one about five years of age, and the other eighteen months old, which he held in his arms, stated, that on Thursday afternoon l a st, whilst he was attending at his bar, a young man of respectable appearance entered his parlour with the two children in his arms, followed by a porter, who carried a trunk (now produced). He rang the bell, and called for a pot of ale, and requested the porter to sit down and take part, of it. Applicant brought in the ale, and set it before the young man, who appeared very dejected, and caressed the children with great af f ection, and pushed the pot of ale to the porter, and told him to hold one of the children. His conduct appeared very strange, and a pplicant left the parlour to attend to his business. Shortly afterward, however,he saw him pass through to the street, in a wild manner, as if in great haste, and he heard no more of him until about half an hour afterwards, when the porter came to him (applicant) And inquired whether the gentleman was coming back. He replied, that he knew nothing of him, and ex pressed his astonishment that he was not in the parlour. The children were crying exceedingly, and applicant made every inquiry about the neighbourhood, to ascer tain whether any man answering his description had been seen, but [ID tiding; whatever could be traced of him. The porter informed him that he met the young man at the Bull coach-office in the King,lanil road, where lie got off a stage-coach with the two children, and employed him to carry the trunk to the house of the applicant. On leaving the parlour, he left 3s. with the elder of the children, and money to pay for the ale, and prior to going out he hugged and kissed the children with tears in his eyes. Mr. RoGEas.—Did he say nothing on entering the place ? Applicant—Nothing, with the exception of call ing for the ale. The eider of the children was here questioned by Mr. Rom , Ars, who asked where she came from. She replied " Herford." Mr. ROGERS—Did you ever live in London ? Girl—Yes, Sir, in Hugh-court. he could not plainly articulate, but it was in ferred from her answers, that she either lived when in London in Hugh or Hewitt-court or street in White chapel, and that her mother had lately died, and her father's name was " Sabine." The children were both decently clad, and their appearance and youth excited the utmost interest. Mr. ROGERS directed that every means should be exerted to discover the father of the children, and ordered that they should be instantly carried to Is lington workhouse to be taken care of. He also or dered the 3s. which the supposed father left with the children, to remain in the possession of Mr. Curtis for their benefit, and paid (himself) the porter for carrying the luggage. MAR YLEB ONE. Yesterday Mr. John Bachelor, a respectable farmer and inaltster, residing at Dragnell, in Buck inghamshire, attended by voluntary appointment before Messrs. HOSKINS and GRIVITHs. to answer a charge of bastardy preferred against him by the authorities of Marylebone. The defendant was ac companied by his solicitor, Mr. Henry Williams, of No. 14, Lincoln's Inn-fields, of the firm of Williams and Bethell. Sarah Mann was a widow, and the defendant (who met her at Tring fair, in Herts, and who gave her the name of Richards), is the father of the child. Cro,s•examined by Mr. Williams—Flow long have you known the defendant, and how often have you seen him ? Witness—l have seen him three times. Mr W lliams—Are you sure of that ? 'Witness —(looking for some time earnestly at the defendant) —Oh, no ! that is not the gentleman. Mr. HosmNs—(astonished with the woman's prevarica , ion)—What do you mean, woman, by swearing first one thing and then another ? You have already sworn this man is the father of the and now you swear he is not. Mr. Williams—lt is a mere mistake on the part of the poor woman, who is flurried, and if you al low me-- Mr. HOSKINS—Don't interrupt me, Sir. Explain yourelf, WOM4II. Witness—He always kept out of the way, and I only eaukht a gl mpse of him in the dark. Mr. Hostiris (sternly)—What do you mean, woman ? Mr. Wiliams—lt is not the duty of a Magistrate to make a woman perjure herself, whe th,r she will or not, by bawling at her. _ M. llosmss—l &sired you not to interfere, Sir; I do flow request you to leave the room. Mr. \V Piams Cowed - and rerired. Mr. HOSKINS—What do you mean, woman, by bringing this party here, and swearing the child to an innocent man ? You had better be careful what you are swearing. Bachelor—l can swear I never saw the woman before in my life. Mr. HosKiNs—l don't mean to impute any thing against your character; on the contrary, for my part, 1 think the woman is mistaken, and from the man ner in which she has given her evidence I shall dis charge the warrant. Mr. Williams (returning for his hat)—Permit me to say, S'r, that I never was turned out of a police office before by a Magistrate in my life; and no Ma gistrate who knew his duty would do it.—(This Mr. Williams added wi , li considerable warmth, and handed his card to the Magistrate, who threw it On the ground with contempt, and the parties retired.) UNION- HALL Yesterday Robert Mayon, formerly a surgeon in extensive practice at Bermondsey, was brought be fore Mr. WEDGWOOD, charged with stealing a fowl ing piece, the property of a Mr. Owen. It appeared that the owner of the gun had lent it to a young man, named Lacy, who went out on a cockney excursion to shoot sparrows in the fields at Peckham. The sportsman was firing away all day, but " bagged no birds," and being fatigued with scouring the fields, he lay down by the side of a hedge, placed the fowling-piece by his side, and soon began to snore. He had not been long adeep, before the prisoner, who is now in very reduced cir cumstances, happened to pass that way, and seeing the owner of the gun taking a comfortable snooze in the shade, he snatched it up and made off over the fields. On his way, however, the fowling-piece, which was at full cock, went off by accident, as he was crossing a hedge, the report of which at once aroused Lacy from his slumbers, who, imagining that a rival sportsman bad poached on his ground, started up to seize his gun, but, lo ! it was gone. He looked from whence the report proceeded, and saw the prisoner running with great speed, and concluded that he had " prigged" the fowling-piece. Off lie dashed in pursuit of him, and he was at length taken with it in his possession. The prisoner made a curious defence, by saying, that when he carne up to the hedge where the complainant was lying down, lie saw that the gun was in a very dirty condition, and that he took it up with a view of taking it home, cleaning it, and then sending it back to the owner. He was com mitted. RA w IDES. Per Stone. a. d, to s. d. Per Stone. ad. to s.d. Best Heifers& Steers 2 4 2 6 Ordinary If 10 2 2 Maiket Calf. 6 (teach. SHEEP SKINS. Short Wool Oi. Od. to Os. Od. I Lambs Is. 6d. to 25.6 d. Shearlings—...,,..os. 00. toOs. I PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 1121 b. ['own Tallow ...—......... 4 is. Od. Yellow 50ap....................... 60s. Od. Yellow Russia. • 435. Od. Mottled 725. Od. White - 425. 6d. White .. 745. Od. Soap Ditto ...,..,.41s. 6d. Graves , ............. 14s. Od. Melted 5tuff..............—.—. 345. Od. Good Graves .............—.... ss. Od. Ditto Rough 225. Od PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone 01 81b. Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melters).--Is. sd. HERTFORD ASSIZES, JULY 20. William Barton, labourer, aged 20, was capitally indicted for feloniously setting fire to some haystacks and other premises of James Orchard, in the parish of Flamstead, on the 31st day of March last. The principal evidence against the prisoner were two fellow-labourers, 'William Durham and William Biggs. Durham deposed, that on the night of the fire he was in company with Burton ; they went together to the fire the moment the alarm was given, and Burton was very active in endeavouring to save the cattle and extinguish the flames. A day or two after Burton said to him, I have three jobs in hand,—" My young woman at Luton is with child; there is the snarling job, this fire; I have been had up ; if they find it out they will make us tread the wind," by which he meant banging. The evi dence of Biggs went to show th a t i n a conversa lion between him and the prisoner in gaol, the pri soner had said, " I am here now for poaching, but if they find cut the fire, I shall be worse off." The Jury retured a verdict of Not Guilty. Tames Watkins, aged thirty, a married man, of a grim and half-Starved appearance, was indicted for assaulting F ann y F oun t ain , on the 28th of April last, at Bovingdon, wall intent to commit a rape. The prisoner and Fanny Fountain were passing throu g h a corn field in c ompany with each other when the assault alleged to have been committed took place. The details we of course suppress, but enough was proved to induce the Jury to return a verdict of Ciu:lty of common assault. The Assizes here are over. The Judges will to morrow proceed to Chelmsford, at which place the commission will be opened on Monday. The English Sportsman will not be a little surprised, and, as the phrase is, " tak en a -b ac k," at the spirited description of Highland Sports in Mr. FRASER'S new novel of " The Highland Smugglers." Our Stag.- hunts and Angling for Trout must " hide their diminished heads" in comparison with Highland Deer-stalking and Sal mon. fish ing• MARRIED. On the 17th inst. at Dover, J. N. Frampton, Esq., Rifle Bri gade, to Lucy, third daughter of John Shipdern, Esq., Dover. On the 17th inst. at Brighton. the Rev. Abel Straghan, B.A. of Catherine -hall, Cambridge, son of the late Dr. Straghan, or the island of Barbadocs, to Aim Rosetta, the youngest daughter Of John Lyall, Esq., Bedford-square, Brighton. DIED. On the 18th inst. Mrs. Maria Israel, relict of the late Isrl I areal, Esq , of St. Mary Axe, aged 68 ; and on the same day, a n at the same place, her son, George Hebert Israel, ESQ., aged al. On the 18th inst., after a short illness, Alexander Brice, FA aged 55, of London-wall, late of Euston-square. fa At the Moat-house, Stockwell, Surrey, of a decline, Eli Jul a, aged 16, daughter of Mr Alderman Farebrother. On the 19th inst., in the 328 year of her age, Elizabeth, wife of Mr. James Booth, formerly of Peckham Rye. On the 19th inst. at Stratford.green, Essex, Mr. Char l e 6 Frisby, in his 84th year. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY MURDO YOUNG, Ar TO SUN OFFICB, 112, STRAND, LONDON. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.- lice Sugar Market has been very heavy all the week ; the prices are generally Is. per cwt. lower ; the estimated purchases are 2,800 hhds. and tierces. In the R-fined Market there is a complete stagnation ; the prices are apin lower. This afternoon low goods con tinue scarce, but there being only a very limited demand at present, the offers mostly have been at lower prices; a few transactions however have taken place ; in the fine de scriptions also, entitled to the bounty on double refined, there is very little doing, and the quotations are barely maintained. EAST INDIA SUGAR.—Excepting at the public sales offering, 600 bags Manilla, and 2,807 bags Siam, little else has taken place this wel( ; Manilla, good yellow, sold from 255. a 255. od ; Siam partly sold, fine yellow 235. a 235. 6d., ordinary white 215., very good white 265. 61. a 275., which may be considered steady prices. MAURITIUS SUGAR.—Being still without any further arrivals of this article seems to have given confidence to the buy rs. The only public sale since the 12th instant, of 1,216 bags, was brought forward on Wednesday last, which liund an improved demand for middling and good sorts, at full prices, while low browns at 51s. 61., and floe grays at 555., went about 6d. a Is. dearer, which may be attributed principally to the stock in first hands being reduced to rather less than 5,000 bags. The fol lowing are the particulars of the prices paid :—Low brown 51s. a 51s. 61., low bright grocery yellow 51s. 61. a 525., middling yellow strong 535. a 535. 6d., fine bright yellow 555. 61, goal strong gray 545. FOREIGN SUGARS —There has been no public sale, and owing to the advic s from the Continental Markets not being very encouraging, the demand by private contract seems to be at a stand-still. The arrivals consist of 2,190 boxes Havannah Sugar. COFFEE.—The Cuff' e nh.rket has been very heavy, and a general decline of 1,. to 2s. per cwt. must be stated ; good to fine ord. Jamaica, 795. 6d. a 81s. fine fine ord. to mid. 82s. a 87s. 6d. ; flue ord. Dominica, 81s. 6d. ; fine ord. Brazil, 61s a 625. ; Simarang, grod ord. 56e. 6d. a 575. 611. ; ord. brown Sumatra, 555. a 565. 6d. By public sale this forenoon, 159 casks 19 barrels British Planttrion Coff.e sold at a reduction of 2s. from the late prices ; the Market remains exceedingly dull. By private contract some Brazil sold at 60s. which yesterday was worth 61s. E ist India and Foreign Is. a Is. rid. lower. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—There is but little doing in the Ruin Ma ket, hut the prices are well sup ported. Brandy is in more demand. Geneva unvaried. TALLOW.—The Tallow Market is dull and lower. Toeacco.—The Tobacco Market is 4411 dull. SILK —Tbere is no alteration in the Market, and very little doing. ItzniGo.—The E .st India Company's Sale of 6,690 chests of Indigo, which commenced nn the 10th inst., ended yesterday.—The quantity declared was 7,419 chests, of which 729 chests were withdrawn, the major pot not being ready for show the day previous to the sale, and many that were put up and sold could only be par tially examined. This defect might easily be obviated, if the Hon. East India Company would come to the resolu• tion of closing the catalogues (not mere.y for Indigo, hut al-o for every article under their cha'ge) one week pre vious to the sale taking place.—The sate opened heavily with the Company's Goods (1,952 chests), the depression ihdrig chiefly on t , .e R ood and fine qualities, which sold from last sale's prices to 4d. lower, while those of an in ferior description, of which the quantity was extremely small, wt re taken readily at full prices.—The private trade followed, which was still more depres-ed than the Com pany's, and went in many instances 6d. lower than the last sale. Not much spirit has been evinced throughout the s ile, the attendance of both home ~n d foreign huyers being extremely limited.—Ma dr is, of whi.di the quantity was small, went about last site's prices to 3.1. lower, with the exception of the Kurpah Madras of low qu ility, which sold at 3d. to 4d. above last sale. About 400 to 500 chests bought in. The different qu 'hides may he thus estimated —Good and fine shipping Beneal, 3d. to 6.1. lower than last sale ; good middling and middling ditto, last sale's prices to 3d. lower; middling and ordinary ditto, last sale's price to 3d. higher; good and fine Madras, 3d. to 41. lower than last sale ; middling and ordinary ditto, last sale's prices; Kurpah .dras, last sale's prices to 41. higher. _ _ _ SPICEC-Pimento is rather higher, good quality 6 d. ; Pepper still heavy. In other spices there is little al eratiun. SALTPEIRE..-- The Market continues very firm, rough 325. a 31s. English refined 375. By public sale 527 bags, of a high retraction, sold 31s. 6d. a 325. Carron. —The Cotton Minket firm, but without brisk ness. The purchases by private contract consist of 100 Bengal, mid. 411. good sd. ; 200 Surats, ord. 41.1. good fair 51. 20 Pernama, good fair 911. ; 100 Bowed, told. to good fair Sid. a 6 , 1. By public sale this day, 1,530 bales Sum:. cotton, very ord. to fair 4ial. a 4i-d.; 1,000 bales Madras, good fair 481 RICE.—In Rice there is no alteration. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the week ending the 18th day of June, 1532, is 2 s. Sid. per Hundred Weight, exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the Importation thereof into Great Br.tain. PRICES OF HOPS.—July 20. Kent Sussex Ditto .41 10.. 51. Os. to Faux Ditto 4l, 124. 51. Os. to anthem Ditto. Fine. 7l, Os. 104 Os. to Seconds 01. Os. 51. Os to ....................... 41. • Os. 4/. 10s to 3/. 15s. 4!. 44. to . 01. 04 01. Os. to Old Duty laid at 160,0001. tient LSaj Sussex Ditto Essex Ditto., 4/. 15s. 5!. ss. 5/. 12s. 0/ Os. 71 Oa. 5/. ss. 41. 10s. 0/. Os. FIUCE OF 01L. Ripe Oil, brown 321, 6s. Refined 0 Linseed O i l Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand ttatie Cake, per ton 10 10 5 5 WHITECHAPEL HAY 51ARKE1'.—July 14 . flay 504. Ikl. to 95i. Od. I 70. Od. to 13.5, Ucl. Od. to 42, Ott I'RIOE OF POTATOES —July 20. 21. 10s. to 3/. ss. per ton. LF;ATHEIt Ware. ' riticrs or Per lb, d. to d. 1 Per lb. d. to et. Butts, Eng1i5h,,,.,........, 15 21 I English Horse Hides... 12 14 Ditto, Foreign ........... 15 181 I Spanish I)itto ............... 14 16 Dressing Hide 5.......... 12 14 I Per dozen. Ditto —............,....—... i 7 18 I Calf Skins.. 36 to 40113. 15 20 Ditto, light ...---. Ditto 50 to 70Ib. 19 1.3 Crop Hides, light 12 131 Ditto 70 to 801 b. 17 19 Ditto 40 to 451 b. 131 14i Small Seals, Greenland ISI 19/ Otto l4l 151 I,rge l2 13 PRICE OF CANDLES. The price of Store Candles, in the retail shops, is as follows Candles, per dos. 7s. Od. to Bs. Pd. I Moulds, per dozen—..9s. bd. couri nti CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Beans. 69, 66 .56 74 46 (3 54 70 56 60 59 64 64 66 66 70 57 66 56 62 64 66 52, 66 48 72 - 26 33 30 42 26 29 34 39 38 42 40 44 38 46 28 36 36 92 36 42 36 3 8 39 43 40 4 4 36 42 38 4 6 32 44 34, 44 - 37 38 42 - 56 30 33 28 34 28 32 3 0 33 28 38 26 38 28 36 - 39 28 3j 30 36 44 73 56 66 56 56 62 56 62 58 72 52 66 s. d. s. d. 96JU 32 SC) 32 36 36 42 36 40 38 ..- 38 46 s. d. 5. d. 00 0 0 34 43 s. d. s.(l. 54 56 Oats. 22 27 20 25 22 28 22 28 20 23 21 28 24 26 20 27 17 2.5 20 23 19 26 18 25 20 28 21 32 21 27 20 26 21 24 20 26 s. d. s. d. 5060 RTHS. On the 17th i ns t . in Pall-M BI all, Mrs. Ford, of a son. On the 2 th inst. the lady of Mr. T. E. Penfold, of Harpur street, Bloomsbury, of a son. a s O o i n l . the 20th inst. M rs. J . M . H o ll , j un., o f Hi g hb ury . p l a ce of Per Quarter. Ashburn—....... Basingstoke Bath Bridgewater Bristol Chesterfield Derby Devizes Doncaster Dorch es Gloucester. -~ Hungerford Newbury Rolusey Shepton Mallet 'COViI -- Per Bushel, Shrewsbury