The Sun. — London, England, 1840-09-10 00:00:00

IN'ENTNG EDITION° PEACE OR WAR. (From the 31eeiteur Petrisien.) It is false that the Government has lost any time in . its preparations for the eventualities of the East. It bas not lost a single day. The Cabinet has not, entered into the negotiations which have been attributed to it ; but it is ready to avow that, if the maintenance of peace could be secured by any dignified and honourable negotiations, it would not refuse it, The Cabinet, we repeat, has entered into none of the negotiations which have been alluded to ; but there have been negotia tions of a very different nature ; whilst they were going no, however, nothing, absolutely noti.ing, was I.i:taxed as to its preparations. Is the cabinet, llowever, bound to say what it has done ?--No. But it has been said that it ought to convene the Chambers, to inform them of its proceedings. To this we reply that such a measure would be a very serious one. It is important that we should pre pare ourselves for events with sang froid, and do nothing which could add to the general commotion. Would the extraordinary convocation of the Chambers be consistent with such a course of conduct? There would be a case in which no consideration should re strain the Government from convening tee Chambers— it is that in which they would be, indispensable fir cer tain useful measures. But if all that can be done now can be done legally without the Chambers, it is more prudent to act without convening them. The Govern ment does not require to be reminded of the great re spon6bility which it takes upon itself in acting sponta neously. It has the conviction of its duty and thy• courage to perform it. It is composed of nen, not one of whom would commit either of two 'great faults— rashly compromise the peace of the world, or ►allow the slightest attack upon the dignity or interests of France. Lt the first event, which would require a great nationel - req:ilutiou, the Chambers would be immediately eon yoked. The news which has transpired shows that the adversaries of Mehemet Ali have at empted the only well foreseen coercive mans, viz., the insurrection of Syria, and that hitherto it has not succeeded. Taere is no . thing in that which diminishes the gravity of the situa tion of things ; but ti-ire is nothing to add to its ur gency. In any case, we hffi-m that no portion of a time so precious to France has been or Will he lost. We will now add, that the Cabinet does not fear to meet the Chambers. It wishes it ; it will be happy when the day shall arrive for it to throw upon the Chambers a portion of its immense burden. Confident in the reli gious observance of all its duties, it does not dread the presence of the Chambers. There are many falsehoods, raany intrigues, which would be dissipated by public discussion. The Government, therefore. inip,ses a sacrifice upon it - self in not convening the Chambers. (Frern Galignani's Messenger.) A Royal ordoonance has been given for increasing fit! force of the tnarine infantry to 15,809 men, instead of 10,973, its original strength. • W mentioned, not many days ago, that a contract for 45.0f)0 torses had been made with the Government by iictiie at Srasburg. It appears that the contract, which had not been finaty ratified, has fallen to the groand, Government having declined to pay the con tractures, in case of a seizure of purchases in foreign countries being effected by the authorities of those The H'zvre Journal states that fresh orders have been received there for completing the defence of the coast at various points, and that several engineer officers have 'lrisited spots proper for establishing battrrics i Tite Univers publishes a letter from Morocco of the 15th ,ult„ the authenticity of which it guarantees. This letter states that extensive armaments are preparing throughout Morocco, and that the army is being put in a state fit for war!ike operations. Contracts for arms hire been made by public proclamation from the Go vernmeut, and from 7,000 to 8,000 muskets have been bought, the European stocks of which have been repleei cl by others of the Arab ferns. Tne gunners ate various points receive daily instructions, and are continually exercised, and the fortifications of Tangiers 'arts - . Ordered to be repaired and completed. Several English engineer efficers had come from Gibraltar to - offer their services, and, as this letter asserts, the Go vernor of that fortress had assured the Moroccese Go verntnent that England weuld assist it in repelling any hostilities on the part of France. This letter adds, when, some time ago, news was brought of two J Treisch vessels of war having been ordered to Tan 4..gjeits, the Jasseur of the Ike, stationed at Gibraltar, rimmediatelv came over to the former port. Ihe Em ilia?* left Morocco on the 28th of July, at the head of . a considerable corps of troops, for Fez, and for sonic provinces where the tribute was in arrears. He was . to visit 'Tangiers and other places on the coast. T,HE RECENT DISTURBANCES. (From Galignani's illesscnger.) Trapquillity has net been again disturbed in the capital, and every thing has this morning resumed its wonted appearance. The. following are some additional parti eulasicoonected with the occurrences of yesterday : M. Thiers was at the Prefecture of Poice during part of the clay. The chief command of all the forces - in Paris was given to Marshal Gerard. The forces on the Boulevards were commanded by General Darriule The number of National Guards and troops of all kinds under arms was calculated at five thousand. In most • of 'the communes of the banlieue of Paris the National Givirds turn , d out under arms yesterday afternoon. Tile troops of St. Denis were under arins during the afternoon. Several detachments of troops arrived from Fontaine Mean during the day, conveyed by the steamers that navigate the Upper Seine. It was reported that an attempt to rescue Prince Louis Napoleon from the Coo ciergerie bad been meditated, and that the Prince bad, in consequence, been removed to Vincennes ; both these rumours were totally unfounded. Tne Courrier Francais states that the workmen in the Faubourg St. Antoine, • early yesterday morning, attempted to disarm several sentinels, and that the Municipal Guards were assailed with stones. In the afternoon, a workman, who had -been encouraging others to revolt, was arrested on the • Place tic la Bastille. A loaded pistol, some cartridges, and a dagger, were found in his pockets. In the course of the morning an assemblage of weavers took place on the Place Maubert, and another of other workman in the Faubourg St. Marceau, but they were soon dis persed. The Audience statoa that the journeymen ca . binet.makers are 2.5,000 in number, and the masters 3,000. The formercomplain, it says, of sales of new • furniture at low prices made at the Salle des Commis saires Priscurs, on the Place de la Bourse, as injuring - the trade ; and they had determined to go to the sale and drive off both buyers and the auctioneers, but they were dissuaded from their purpose. A meeting of the masters was held yesterday. The annexed proclamation was posted yesterday on the walls of the capital : " Prefecture of Police, Paris, Sept. 7. " The Prefect of Police egain reminds the workmen of Paris that the enemies of order wish to lead them to the commission of illegal and seditious acts. Let them be careful not to listen to dangerous councils. Let them separate instantly from the perturbators who mislead them ; let all prudent man return to their workshops or their houses, and cease to station them• selves in the streets or other public places. Every assemblage contrary to public order will be immediately dispersed by force. The Government which protects public peace, the freedom of trade, and the security of families, has taken all necessary measures to repress with promptitude and energy every attempt against the order and tranquillity of Paris. " G. DELESSERT." The master mechanicians and machine manufacturers of Paris have held a meeting to take into considera tion the claims of their workmen, and have decided that since they can with ditliculty contend against the opposition of country and foreign manufacturers in the same line, to accede to the demands of their men would so far cripple or injure their trade as ultimately to brim.; about its total ruin. Toey have therefore published a note, in which they refuse to agree to them, and exort the men to return peaceably to their work. (From the Constiluiionnel.) On the roornitr , of the 7t h a commencement of agi tation w as f e l t in the Faubourgs S. Antoine and Si. Marceau, where groups were formed, i chi' fly of idle workmen. Th ese crow d s excited, some fear in these quarters, anal all the sto were shut immediately. At about t we l ve o ' c l oc k Place de la B ast ill e , men stopped, above the omirb me ugoing to t h e B tr riere d u Trone, and threw it dow n in the s m middle of th e s t ree t, de clarng their intention of m a ki ng a barricade ln ;, but a piquet e t of Municipal Guards came up tel y got up the ri omnibus and dcsersed the group, which went off in the direction of St. .Maude andin4mnee'etinditicels) Strong detachments of Municipal Guards came to the spot. This eve'it, the news of which spread all through Paris., led to the general beli ef that there had bee collision'. The drums beat in every quarter. I: little time Paris was covered with military posts, N . anal Guards, troops of the line, and Munici pal CGuards. Large detachments of infantry occupied the principal squares and barriers, bridges, and crossings, as well as 'the principal issues from the boulevards. At the Caere St. Martin a piquet of cavalry was stationed till the evening. There were besides on the Place de Greve numerous detachments co cavalry of the line and Municipal Guards, a battalion of infantry ~formed into square, in the middle of which %vete seventh Pieces of artillery. A detachment of engineers was ill o stationed there. • T " Place du Carrousel and the Place de la Bas line _.. t were both occupied 1)1. troops and cannon. It is nr"that this di str ib , .tion o - f for es was arranged with greatest care in order to Make any kind of ontute P ossible, or else to make sure of its immediate re pression. Except the attempt at ma'ding a bat-ricade, nothing . happen e d d uring military day calculated t o exc i te the least order of the authorities force which w as ca ll e d out by formed a striking contrast with the attitude of the:. rester i art of th e P ar i s i an popu lotion. At ni ne the troops of th e li ne b egan to rega i n their barracks ; at t en the last piquets were within, and Paris had resumed its ordinary asp ect , • 11 VIE LOWDON, TPURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 'lO. Iwo. THE PACH (4' EGY I"( AND i TRIAL OF MADAME LAFFAH6 . I . _: THE EA-TEFN QUEION. THIRD DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. (Pram the 1 1a1 1 " ' 1 'imes of August 31 .) ' The Court tat the same hour as the preceding day The all- thsor bine sehjeet of the presses mown' , is M adame L ff.ege ens, rod, ~eppiated by her phssi - the Pacha of Egypt mei the Esstern Question." Ti " e ' clan. She appeared to Le rsther less weak and melts- Paella, it is sa;d, is. a nd sell coutinue to be, inflexiblo. I 1 pissed. Tne imissiers brought in the box containing the In the case veer is fines cable. \to o tern Ott which the the were to operate. and M,- But has the Pacha seriously tefiseted on the nature dame Leff ege was called upon to verily the seals had and all the chances of the war? We tear not The not been brok n. time is past when the Arabs conquered more :than one Aftet a short discussion, the chemists were allowed to half of the old world. That one Ina was immersed in the retire with the stomach, the liquids it had contained at darkness of ignorance. The Saracens carried science the time of death, aid four baffles, containitie the mat with them. Science is light, and for light to dispel ter wh:ch had previously been vom led. M. Jules Les darkness no miracle is required. pirettz, the physician, was about to follow them, but the But Mehemet Ali, in lieu of carrying science with Advocate-General stopped him. him (except in the persons of a few French and Its- M . Boutin, the Cure of Uzerches, was then called, assn adventurers), has European science opposed to end gave testimony as to the harmony which had con him. He therefore must fall if he holds out. He stantly prevailed among the family of the deceased, par may mimic Omar, and his Mare-Anthenian followers titularly between the mother, her son, and her own may say that he fell with dignity (we shall say with laughter, Mine. Buffiere. barbarian obstinacy)rhat, "with his mantle covering up Mme. Laffarge, the mother of M. Laffarge, was then his face, even at the base of Pompey's pillar," &c.— produced as a witness, but, according to the rules of but fall he must if he resists. Let us, however, enter the code of criminal instruction, was not sworn. After into the details of our prediction. stating her age to be sixty three, she deposed that her Will he take the initiative and march on Constants- sin was married on the 10th or 12th of August, and noble ? And what then ? The Russisns will be there arrived at Glandier, with his bride, on the 15th. She before him. The passage of the Bosphorus will was received with cartsses, and returned them. She be defended. An Angle-'Turkish fleet will de- then retired to her chamber, and remained two hours, fend the Turkish capital. And he has n o but came down to dinner, and did the honours of the means of crossing it with any body of troops teible. At six in the evening she retired again, and a capable of keeping a footing on the of pre few m'nutes afterwards sent down the letter which has site shore, until reinforcements should arrive. An In en g iven. It threw her sun into a state of de pair. Egyptian army had a thousand times better be in Eel pt le ~ er son i eplied, r gut, stieg her to wait a mouth, by than on the shores of the Bosphorus, or eff the D eds wheel time he hepsd by his aff e tionate attentions to nelles, without the means of passing the strait in force reconcile her to her situation ; adding. that if she then sufficient to meet at the first moment an opposing misty ; wished for a separation, he would consent to it. At neither can Mehemet Ali take up a defensive position 'he word separation, as her son told the witness, the on those shores ; for how can be protect the rear of prisoner esplied, that she affirmed that she would no: his army, and ensure his supplies? live twenty-filar hours, repeatedly talking of poison:ng The English will invest and take St. Jean d'Acre as herself. On the Vowing day, however, she appeared Sure as the fortress Exists. They will command the to be more trattquil, and even gay, laying down sea. Why Julius Caesar of old, at Alesia, shut himself afterwards repeated plans for embellishing the up, in an island position, between lines of circumval a- place, and forming an English garden and pleasure tion and countervallation, and thence beat one enemy grounds. When he was about to go to Paris to obtain outside, and starved out another from the city within• his patent she appeared to be much affected, and even The English will surely take St. Jean d'Acre, and to be id in consequence. Madame Laffarge, the rno that is the key of the provinces occupied by the Pacha tier, then related the eircutostences of sending the pot ot Egypt. They will surely occupy Beyrout. Etch trait and cakes to Paris. These corresponded with the et these two places, succoured from the sea, will become st tment already in possession of our readers, the wit. a nucleus for collecting a force, and accutnalating sup- ness in the most distinct manor affisming that those plies, a point for the distribution of arms, and for con- etude by her and sent to be packed up by the prisoner eluding Conventions. were several in number and small in size. The pri- And when Syria, and the Pacha's provinces of Asia soner had introduced a new species of cake at Glan- Minor are revolutionised, how will Mehemet Ali find his (her, which she taught the cook to make. The wit way hack from the shores of the Bosphorus, followed ness then related the circumstance of the illness of the up by a Russian force, having the means of crossing eecsitsed both in Paris, from his own account, anti after the strait ? wards at Glandier. She related that Mdlle. Brun, This position is ridiculous ; Colonel Selves will never having informed her of certain facts relative to a Tait advise him to leave his rear exposed, his communicas de poule, which had alarmed her, one day, when tions and supplies subject to be cut off, for the purpose her daughter-in-law was about to give her son some of marching on a point where no result can be obtained drink, she (the witness) exclaimed, " Charles, that is not when he arrives there. good for you !" but he had drunk it before she coul d Will then Ibrahim indeed remain on the defensive , ' prevent him. Seeing a white sediment on the spoon , and defend the passes against any Russian force which the witness asked te prisoner what it was. She may enter Asia Minor ? replied that it was nothing but gum. Upon this the But St. Jean d'Acre will, nevertheless, be taken, mother insisted that nothing should be given to her son Bey rout, and the whole of the towns on the Syrian but what. was prescribed by his physician. She after coast be occupied, the people of Syria revolutionised. wards looked for the spools, and finding it washed clean, those of Asia Minor, if necessary, embodied and sup- she entertained the idea of poison. Consequently she plied with arms ; the ssa will be closed ag tinst reiaforce- t teterniined not to ieave her son, but remained constantly in nts supplied from Egypt, and the Desert also, or in his room. She then stated that the use of flume! nearly so. heiiig recommended, her daughter-in-law sent a piece In this position Ibrahim's army must divide itstlf into from her own room, which, on examination, was found four or Le divisions, acting separately, on different and to contain a quantity of white powder. Mine. Laffarge, remote points ;its ammunition must in time be consumed the mother, then related the circumstance of her being its supplies be always precarious, and in the end, pressed sent out of her son's room by his wife, and yielded only on every side, it must surrender to those opposed to it. because her daughter-in-law threatened to appeal to her The rear of an army must always be free from insult ; husband. The witness then with great emotion gave an but Ibrahim's army would be assailed on every side— account of the last moments of the deceased, which she whether he marched to the shores of the Bosphorus, or represented to be most dreadfully agonizing, during temained in a defensive position in Syria, and the adja- which he three times repelled his wife from the side of cent provinces ot Asia Minor. his bed. In a few days after his death the witness left Unless, therefore, the Pacha be mad, he will not Glandier. On being questioned as to the state of her ' hold out. He knows that his case is not pressine fortune, she declared that she bad given up to her son at the moment. Before the Russians can enter ail she had possessed, in consideration of his allowing Asia Minor and force the passes, time must her an annuity. Therefore, under the last will of her elap.e. Before any revolution armed and favoured son, she would have so much of his property as might by England can become serious to the great fo cc remain after payment of his debts, but on this subject he has in Syria, some time must also pass. The she was totally indifferent. naval force cannot reach him on land—the force to These depositions of Madame Laffarge, the mother, be employed against him on land is too diminutive to being finished, the prisoner underwent a long cross create instant dismay. Therefore, after a little more examination. She admitted that she wrote the letter vapouring, and a few more demonstrations, we shall see on August 15, before she went down to dinner, and him in due time recall his troops, and accept of what is that it had so far relieved her mind that she might I offered him. For as to Asia Minor, or Syria, they must appear calm, though internally she was not so, for she be cut up in detail, or surrender at discretion if they saw the approach .of night with terror. She denied remain there, at war with the allies. They will be tieving said to her husband that she would not he alive starved out, without his men finding any one to fight a. for twenty-four hours longer. She admitted the psopo pitched battle with. sal of M. Laffarge to remain a month, but could not Had Ibrahim to defend the passes and take up a de- ' recollect all that passed between them that evening. fensive position, in the hope of some favourable turn of With respect to the cakes sent to M. Laffarge at Paris, I circumstances, his position might notbe so unfavourable as. she acknowledeed that she had desired him to eat it at present appears. But the contrary is the case, and them at between eleven and twelve o'clock on the his position will be worse every day he resists. And if he Tuesday with his tea, because that was usually the hour holds out long he will have to fighl his way, if he can, to at which tea was taken in Paris, and that she would he Egypt, with an enemy on his flanks and iu his rear. The partaking at the same sort of cakes and tea nt the only chances that collet be favourable to the P tele' are same hour. She insisted I hat she packed up the cakes, that England should not wish Constantinople to be w . de and sent her for that purpose by her mothers occupied by the Russians—that they should he adverse in-law ; they were folded up in psper like oranges, to the Russians entering Asia Minor—or that the Rus 'fins nits done in the preseoue of Mile. Brno, her own sians should send a force there which Ibrahim could einunede-chainbre, arel, ns she believed, of Mole. Lai beat. But the two first are no doubt provided for, and terv e the mother. 'nets wrre Hot in a separate box, the latter is rath. r unlikely. but put into the case with the picture, the interstices All this has been brought about by sending Ottoman being filled up with clicsouts. Site admitted her re- Statesmen to France and England, in order to see what Leivihg letters irom M. Laffarge, giving an accaunt of true liberty is—which led to that master stroke of policy tiis illness, but could not recollect having made in (the man who conceived which ought to be canonized at quirks as to how long widows wore mourning. She his death, or rather be decreed the apotheosis), the grant- did not give M. Laffarge any truffle, but he might ing of the Constitution of Guaine. Had Mehemet Ali have taken two or three pieces with the point of a fork, given liberty to the Syrians, he would have had all Asia while she was eating the chicken by his bedside. She Minor declare for him, and ntight have been at Con- denied having opposed the introduction of a medical stantinople. Tyrants, however, do not understand man, but, on the central'', affirmed that sbe several this manoeuvre, and what they can purchase by tee times desired that M. Sigerec, a physician of eminence concession of liberty, which costs them nothing, and at Brives, sh .uld be called in, with the family pity gives them a dominion that is permanent, they choose sician. She denied having shown calmness or indaffer to acquire by the sword, which costs them immense enee on the death of her husband, and "referred to M. sacrifices, and yields them only a temporary domination. Jules Lespinatz to give an account of the state in which Mehemet Ali bas plainly lost the proper moment for she was at that tone. action—when he heard of the Constitution oh Gulbene 'The chemists appointed to make the analyses were he should immediately either have accepted of the best then brought into Court, and delivered their report, the terms he could obtain, or leave played his great game effect of which was that they had employed every known of marching on Constantinople. After that Constitu- mans to detect the presence of arsenic, but without tion was granted he never could have a chance ; for t Tett : they could discover no arsenic el matter what the weed of slavery cannot even grow, and touch ever in either the liquids or substances submitted for less can it flourish, beside the noble tree of ge.nuitie analys i s. liberty. Teis conclusion produced the strongest impression upon the audience, and hall-stifled expressions of satis faction were heard. Madame Laffarge was hi a state of emotion ; tears fell from her eyes, whilst a smile played on her lips. Her counsel was co:rpelled to re quest permission for her to withdraw for an instant. lit . sitting was resumed at, a quarter past five, when M. Dubois entered into a long and learned explanation ot the experiments to which he had resorted. After this evidence, the Advocate-General said that in conse quence of what had occurred, a new investigation was necessary. He did not demand an adjournment of' the trial, but it was necessary that the body of M. Laffarge should be disinterred. M. Paillet—An adjournment had not been asked for ; we were sure it would not be ; but if it had been, we should have protested against it. The Court, after a short deliberation, decided that the chemists of Limoges should on the following day operate upon the substances which had not been exa mined by them. The sitting then broke up. SUNDAY MORNING. NINE O'CLOCK.—At the open ing of the Court this day, the Advocate-General applied to the Court to order the exhumation of the body, wh'ell is interred at Beyssac, to which M. Patllet eonsented, oa condit:on that there should be no d day in tne trial. Tne Court, consequently, ord, red that the exhumation should take place, and submitted to experiment. Witnesses were then called, and the evidence was going on when the account left. HOLLAND. THE HAGUE, SEPT Saturday, the .sth, the First and S,A;ond Chamber of the States-General hat ing met together, the Minister of the Interior, by con-- mission from his Majesty, closed the Session with the lollowing speech : " Noble and Mighty Lords, " Being commissioned by the King to clot? the Ex traordinary Session ot the States-General, I am happy to be able to congratulate you on the termination of your i: - oportant labours. Bing assembled, in conformity with the wise enact ments of the fundamental law, to judge of the expedi ency and advantages of alterations in the fundamental law which had previously been required by the Legisla tor e, after mature consideration, as necessary and dosir able, you have performed the task with the dignified composure and the zeal which the importance of the subject so imperatively required. " As changes in the constitution of a state are at all times very hazardous, and often attended with convul sions injurious to the welfare of the people, that coun try may certainly be called potentate where such changes are effected, as here, with coolness and con cord. In the well-founded convicion of having contri buted to the utmost of your power to the attaism nt of this result, your High Mightinesses may look back with pleasure on the work you have accomplished, which, by God's blessing, we may hope will contribute to confirm and increase the happiness 3f our dear coun try. The country will doubtless respond. with the King and the Royal Family, at the two-told blessing which has bet n granted to it. " After receiving a few days ago the happy news of the dehveranc • of the Kit,g's beloved daughter, Princess Aibert of Prussia, the Royal family were surprised yes terday by the birth of a Prince, the son ot his M t% d imrhter-in-law, the wile of the Hereditary Prince of Orange. " Al our wishes and prayers arc united for the speedy recovery of the august mother, and for the life of the Rural infant, so nearly connected with the future we!- fare of the Netherlands ; who, we hope, will one day prove an ornament to the noble race from which lie descended. " In the name of the King I declare this extraordi nary session of the States-General to be closed." The members present inen• diatcly separated. The young Prince was yesterday enters din the ei%il register by the name of William Nicholas Alexander Frederick Charles Henry. CAUSES OF WAR WITH CHINA. (Front the Morning Herald.) I We have received from Macao, under date 9th April, 1840, the following tter from a gentleman w h o was for many years the Ciirrespondent of the Morning Herald. for a long time on the spot, and pos sessing great local experience, we conc. ire that our Cor respondent has a right ta be heard, though we are op posed to his opinions, and shall shortly examine his ar guments. Our China correspondent, of many years standing, dating his letter Macao, 9th April, 1840, on receiving our piper of date 4th D c., 1839, says as follows " Had I had the pleasure of half an hour's conver sation with on previous to your article cn China, of date 4th of December last, I feel very confident the article wou d not have appeared, or else that you would have advocated the very reverse of the ci-urse that you there recommend. You arc evidently out in pessession of the true state of what took place, and 1 take some little blame to myself for not keeping you better informed as to facts ; but, being liven from our homes, the property of ourselves and friends ev i -ry moment in j , oparity, rind even our lives art qua filly in tiancr, kiss made each day's work hardly qu tl to no et the pressing exigencies that have eter nal y arisen. I now aeall myself of a tu.l to convoy some eta :And argument tounded therein), for your in tormation. prefacing such ct it t) a dedaration that the majorit y of her Majesty's subjects in China would no more ask their Government to use violence in aid of fraud' than the Morning, Herald would do. It is pre cisely b ec ause we can show that violence in aid of fraud' has been used by the Chinese against us, that we ask our Government to stretch out their hand for our support. It is unnecessary for me to point out to you, who are so much more conversant in these n:atters, the causes that do justify the horrors of a wa r. Lord Chatham teas no small autho r t y in his day. and he di:clan s that the preservation of ,atiorli4l koaour is a paramount reason to all others for a war. Well then, what is national honour? is it words only ? Is it consistent with national honour —can the noble Loril Nap:et be starving as 4 prisoner, and Captain Unarms Elliot akusod, thri.tatened, stared, and impris:en-d, they both at the time representing the crown of Britain, and still honour remain AU_ ay wi:11 such empty vaGity I If honour is more than a useless word, it ha, he oi iu Ibese two cas most eti , SIY Viatteil.:llld to show the praqical us, of the said honour towards tie S o vereign, the mone , nt it is 6)!ated .1 tin sec the conseqm.nee of ite violation in on attack upon the per son and property of the subject of the Sovereign so disile nour d T. It follows as ce rtain as cause and eff et. Nuw :or the detail of the facts I see the Spectator nowspper, of date 2d November last, tries to nano% the question, and I would be very fain to follow his example, so as not to state useless matter ; but I must mention that in thus question that num b er o f the Spectator enters narrow ining the to a long argument to prove that which the most prejudiced opium sell r in China never once thought of contradicting —viz , that the Emperor of China had a right to exclude what articles he pleased from use within the bounds of his empire—that is not the question According to the law of nations !et him protect his own shores, and let hint enforce his prohini tory regulations as he best may, and should British cruisers cone within the line of the waters that he calls his, let him take, burn, and destroy as he pleases, ai,d no holder of that property will appeal to the Briti,h Government for redress. Towkwang having e , taUlislied, bv an amicable ar rang, went of 200 yews, the safety pf person aid pro perty in Can , oo, he at onee pounces upon the person of every foreigner shire. inc . Udiog the E v ii,l l , French, and Dutch repreFuntatives of their different countres • , and he says to tnem, • I imprison you in the tinettnitn , . and I wilt ultimately put you to death, or starve y ou, unt I every chest of opium is delivered up to me ;' au i this he 4101,4_ any Kest. but upon the Pare sup position that some of the parties within his grasp were com p, cue s with the opium situate .1 at Lintin. Mitay of the persons seized niver &telt in opium in their lives ; and certainly this is the case so far ,is the British anti ants. i r s e s t e h n e t at opium,iv es go, and their wider-assist desired to be surrendered, seated ? Is it in CAlltoll ? Is it under the guns or any Chinese battery t Not a bit of it. It is lying on the high seas, iu water:, which, when the Chinese local autho rities are applied to for protection in, they disavow as being theirs, and only claim right to these waters %vie n they have some vilearpose, such as the present, which they wish to earryhreugh. Now hate they at any time the power of enforcing their rareica! edicts. Who does this upturn belong to that is given up ? Is 4 en• tirely the property of those unfortunate men, prisoners in Canton ? Not so. Much of it belongs to men sale and tree 83 the wind—British subjects resident. in Lelia, anti sailing on the high seas ; and certain it is, that how ever horrible the consequences might have been, opium to near the quantity surrendered could not have been got at except through the medium and guarantee of the British Superintendent, Captain Eliot, and whose gua- rantee your home Government have most inexpediently and dishonourably thrown off. '• Suppose I was disposed to allow that dealing in opium was immoral and illegal by the law of England, both of which propositions I am confidently prep'ared to refute, still, is it to be tolerated that, for the sake of enforcing their fiscal regul ttions against the guilty, that innocent men shall be tortured in mind and body, and, above all, the Representatives of three great and inde pendent countries dishonoured and degraded ? It this is no just cause for war, I do not know what is. Surely more injury and more suffering was ii:flicted on British subjects for unjust cause in this case than had a barren island or two been wrenched ironi the British fl ,g, or a few interloping fishing boats interfered with our New foundland bank. Still, both these have ere now proved sufficient sources of armed relations. " There is another cause of complaint against the Chinese which I do not see alluded to in any of your papers at home, unit it is this : when the British mer chants were driven from Canton they took temporary shelter in the friendly settlement of Macao, beloneieg to toe Portuguese. By all treaties with Portugal they are hotted to give shelter to peaceable British subjects, but in this case the persecuting and cruel Chinese Go vernment, by means of stopping their provisions, co erced the British subjects, their wives, their families, and their little ones, to quit Macao for the cruel chance of the stormy sea. This is a case of the use of bru tal force, without any reason or justice attet.ding it. Suppose that physical force to be really on the English side, are they bound to submit to it.? I say it is a just and grave cause of war. " With respect to the repayment to the men who surrendered their op:um, it is a mere matter of mode ; and, as applicable to it, and as also bearing upon the cause given for war, I do not see it discussed in your papers, that by the laws of China we are 'not allo,vett to know what is or what is Out their regulations, except so far as they are interpreted and enforced upon us by the Hong merchants and the local government of Canton. Nor do we ever know whether an edict is meant to be put ii, force or nut until the local autimrtti• s actually in tertere. It is ain itter ot notoriety ,that these local au thorities did benefit by the admission of opium. This is not the mere averment of me. an opium Seller, but we have, the strongest reason to believe that such an accusation agamst the Chinese authorities is deliberately made by the British resident bete, Carain Eliot. in his despatches to the British Govern iii ht, as the Globe newspaper, which you are aware is a demi-authentic source for the production of the deeds of Lord Melbourne's Ministry, expres-ly avers this. It would be better that tne Goatranient should instantly step into the gap and gut-rantee its recovery —such a course would give mercantile col.fidenti, and would avoid small wars in numerous quarters, on the coast of China—as you will observe that Blackstone lays it down as part of the constittrional law of Eoglatie!, that a British subject being deprived of his proper. y ' through a toreign state, and verifying the same through tae Consul of that country, should such claim he refused by the British Government, the injured party in such a case is entitled to kmaud letters of marque and rep, isals agdnst the nation injuring him. I leave it to you, Sir, to fancy the scene that would be thus created over 17 degrees of coast, of the fairest and richest of the word—yet at sea the least .powerful. All parties here have nearly arrived at this—that a change is necessary I—every one has his plan—mine is a for flying on it, safe harbour talice with the British flag under it, and a free port ; anti thus. I am confident, we shall soon secure indemnity for the past, and security for the future. The vain dream of supposing that the British and Chinese Governments united can stop the use of opium by 300,000,000 of people addicted to it, partakes very touch of the imagination of Cervantes— ' iou might as well now propose to Europe to give up tie pfneng prets!'" SUMATRA. DUTCH AGGRESSIONS. n b d e a e te n d se tz t e t 7 o ti ti l s ualts. , a an fa d vo r u ec r e f i t v .o e m d a res i dent l a o t w ' k g ! ' n by a junk on Wednesday last : " Tue Ach nese have collee•ed in great numbers be tween Tapoos and Batoos, and have there eight rintings ; they are also very strongly fortified at Stoke!, and are determined to dispute every inch of ground with the Dutch. They tight desperately. A few days ago they threw up a kind of curtain riming across the river op posite our Barons fort, intending, it was expect , d, to attack. Lieut.. Col. R tops found it necessary to dislodge them thence, as they had cut off all communications for supplies of provisions from the. B trios troops, arid the musket balls reached the fort. He ordered :in at tack at night, and lolluwed h msclf with a reserve, as he found h s troops had he. n ra pu sed ; but the Coiotiel teceived hail through his nod), aid died in a few boors, an officer universally regretted both at lava and here. 'Fla' wring was tak-n ar; I.ve.led. o.lr loss is suited at 7 killed and 10 wounded ; th Aeninese 35 killed. Oar .I,i irary Governor, C,.lonel I;ctiael, has now gone II the troops he could H. f,•oin hence. II heitcve, have a force o' 1.400 s!ildiers, three fti A ate,, and six schoon e rs. B.oody work is expected, as h e i. as daring as the Aebinese, but the resu:t is very doubt ful ; if unsuccessful, I fear they will have :ill their work to do over again in our interior, arid the Aeinne,e nost c: mantic will avail thems,:ives of any ; misaup to the Dutch. " ad.: is erry dui and nn increace in our annual quantity of c,,fr'e. The n ,,tives, dissati•fitrd, will not augment their and the Dutch, weakening) tnemselves by gra-pin, of; et- ter ritory, are mot in a con dition t o force them. There was some disturbance at Java, near Simarang, last m onth, but we hear it is quelled Th e feelings of the J ivanese towards the Dutch are we ll k nown not to _h e favourable ;the same here." We have since heon i n communication with tlee. Nacoda of the junk, a nd learn th at B irons and Tapoos, on the we s t coast o f Sumatra, had been captured by the Dutch after a desperate strui!gle; and that as he was passi g the former port ha observed six vessels of war of that nation at anchor ;lucre, and subsequ-ndy four of larger size off Siukel, w hich, it was understood, the Dutch i ntende d to g t 4 possession of. rot! place, however, is stated to have been recently put in a state of good der7nce, in anticipatio, of an attack ; and from its p ec uli ar l oca li t i es an d the numerous Achim:se who , are stated t o h ave ' b ee n con,,regate there from all parts of the west coast ve ry great rcs i d tnce .and blond• shed may be expected. It the Dutch succeed in the conque s t of il w y will have a comple te mootOy of the catap so r ant i ocrijatuiti trade, of widen that port eejoys by uir the mo s t co:isuleti.ble portion. •• A meet n g of the Chamber of Commerce (after a lapse, we understand of many months) took place on Monday last, for the y purpose bringing to the notice of the auth or iti es at home, and in this country, the ag gressions wh'ch the Dutch have made, and are conti nuing to make, on the native ports of the island of Su matra, but the results have not yet transpired."--- Penang, G tactic. -awmfiCIMOVI.IOIIIII LoNDoN.BRIDGE,The Lord Mayor has issued a notice that the second arch of Loi:doa.brid ge , from tho' C.:ly sid e , gill on .itd ef er Mood++), the 14:.6 instant, be clo-cd tar a hart pei reparatory to steps tieing taken to fdeilitate and itoi,rove the awcptiux. of that F art of the river. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 6 —The members of t .mission for inquiring into the linen mrinutactures ar rived from England the ti,iy before yesterday. Tlwy speak in high terms of the 1.. eeption they everywhere Wet with in England, Scotland, :end Irel.aoi. SEPT. 7.—Her M,.. sty the Quern I. tt L c• k n till: afternoon, and went to Oytenti by sp. cial tr..iii. The Mixed Commission which if at M testrecht to fix the front.ers round that fortress has been assembled for a year, and has not nearly completed its operations. This delay is not without inconveniences. The Dutch Commissioners having claimed some portions of the territory of Vroenhoven, Lanaken, Canne, Cellick, and Veldwezelt, our Government has thought fit to suspend th e payment of the taxes in those villages. The Dutch Government acts, in our opinion, with more prudence. It levies all the taxes in the undisputed portions of which it is in possession. SEAT. g.. His 111:riesty the I , ,:ng of the Belcians ar rived at Cobientz on the 4th, and was to set out ou the following day for Wiesbader. e :otu- WARLIK ATION S. .I 'l' 1 s! • heavy. Believe I went to sleep in three mitiote , ; i Cl - 1 ~; ,' fel 7e - ilet: . tvea or three minutes Ingot efitp-e between 'le., time 1 : The gee ntity of Lie ge ke, sof ordnance recently jump ved out of teed ande got, to the door. neve heel a TO TRI: .1-DITriN OP 7 . H/ . .:*•1: .:1 1, , trenseeitted nt various ['arts Of her Majesty's dominiiins, i: • i ' tray .oer this Lest twenty militias ter, the &an. l r . i' e Sta,—When ti,: a e i e,ie. s ~, e .„,,,, ~ e e e ie; vete Ist h ali at home and abroad, from the Royal Arsenal at Leen their employment six years. 11.1 ti ne beef. r' , ..„, i e , r e ~ ,t„',. ;I s ~,,;. „, e i e . e e fitlf' ° Woolwich, has been ei)i:3(leriill-, heti there are at pre- ' itee en .1 in Fri 1., , , • y pi ...ess..o,), never carry them, aud we, - •• G.aireii Jeldie s s, - 1,,k, pl, we . c i t h.l i A stentt-' °l' re ' sent on the grounds the toileeing large guns labelled , . ',. CO c .! , a e of any te : oi s :a te ., , 50 ,,,, ' niers , . aad. intlec. ahn et i, eetin witty, , on tie: Pa rt , and ready for being shipped by the first opportunity for er ross.exeminal its Lee I),:stmer e -1 cagino t n.. .y wile • ioi reuse whose no %. ..t is to watch over tee interests of their destinations :—S,x pieces of ordnance for Ports- • tt) the_ person__ was d""ed or not ; merely pushed his our holy religion. I am not in the least surprised at mouth, eight inches in diameter of bore, capable of hand off. He might have put - the bed•curtain uP to Dissent gaining ground, or dissatisfaction being loadlY projecting balls of 65165. wet ht a distance of three be taco at the time.. Cannot say that the party would ex pressed. I do not profess to know to what P, II Z: miles, or eight-inch oriel's, filled with the most destruc- Heart} e el e r o d v t er o ed with blood who had - don. the deed. your Correspondent alludes, or the person who 's tire kinds of instruments of warfare, a similar distance, the ege out of the bed-room, but, heard a move- doer of such t hings, hut this 1 kliew, th it the th 4 " ki charged with times in such a manner as to explode at went ' on_ left. I heard some one go down stairs Jail sects and parties are due to you for bringtog under the requisite time with the greatest certainty, and with after I broke the first Pane. No one could have passed ',ne w su ch snamelut proceedings ; and without trusting &moss unerring aim, from the nature of the materials. me go u h p e - a s r t d airs when I was on t h e sta i rcase . Ain m y se lf t o s ay more on the matter, I shalt coucludc by Ten guns of exectly the same dimensions are labelled for certa in to some one go down steirs ba'o e I Devonport and 10 the Corfu. In addition to these there The firs! person got expressing an opinion, that any person who is fount to out. I I saw down stairs wis the post- here been '' the incumbent (I . Mice livings in sii cCc s. are ten 32-pounders and twenty six tweaty-four pounders . hny in the kitchen, he hail a candle in his hand. I sion for the mercy, orq views if nu me within eighteen for Corfu, so that it would loatheaer the greatest number think o l f ie_wa i s partly l dressed. I have not examined the maths," ought to have his cotidi Y iet t seriousty inve•,ti" are for the British station Mediterranean. It door th! are -room to see if it was hriiken open. 1 a ab dby the n I ....esenp or Bishops of the respective tho' is now certain that the companies of the Royal Ar de:l not struggle with the person who was over ce-ses in which such livings are situated. tiller sr n• out recently to the Mediterranean ostensibly but felt a cheek on going out of bed. R ea di ng , S, p t . 6. A CONSERVATIV E ' for the purpose of relieving the detachments stationed me, I do not know if there was any fastening to the win at Gibraltar, Malta, and Corfu, will not operate as a dew. Cannot say where the person went, as I did not relief to the others whose period of foreign service has heir his escape from the room. Cannot describe the expired according to rotation, sealed orders having noise on my left any otherwise than as a person getting hen transmitted that the troops previously on these off the bed. Cannot say any one was on the bed. stations are to remain until the affairs of the List are The Magistrats , s now adjourned to the Guildhall, tett'ed. Preparivitms are in progress at head-quarters which was completely crowded in every corner ; the at Woolvich for the purpose of sending out a num materity of the crowd were lilies. ber of Rev al A tiller) men at Cans: an tinople, to Dr. I.loyd was swore, nod examined by Mr. Dawns& brieade the Tut ke„ and he...tribe them in the military H.e - 1 analy:wd tile slop , that acre in the bed-room of movements of that corps. It was originally intended the prisoner, No. 20, in the prer ace of Mr. Marston, that Serveant Mecleun sneuid aceomp,:nv the chemist, and others. They were induced to examine men, es, during his previous residence in Con- ' the slops from the fact of a piece of alum being stantinople, the Sultan bestowed a gold medal upon found on the pisoner, and the alum appeaiieg to have hint as au especial m irk of favour. It has now been been used by the prisoner. On tastlng the water, we dscided upon, however, that the men shall be select-ea were couvi,:cel that alum had been in it. The water from the detatilum - int recently returned front Spain, appeared curdled on the top, by using soap with hard where they bad considerable rxperi ace, under the coin water. Sidi water was always pot in the bed mend of Lieutenant-Colonel Colquhoun. Great pro- The water was of a dark grey colour. gross has been made at the foundry of the Royal Ale r l ' v ' o mst e afterwards applied certain chemical tests to the a hal at Woolwich, preparatory to another large casting water. which leads to the opinion that a solution of ot brass oak ince, which wilt shortly take place. al duin was in the w a t er . H as s i nce m i xe d a l um , so ip. though the precise day has not yet been named. It is ' now also determined upon that Napier's machine for told water, and tried it in t a king bl ee d st a i ns o ut of linen, and find it has the effect of obliterating the colour tnakine hills by compression shall be worked by steam, of the blood in - the water, or on 'limo that is partly andthe turners and borers of cannon will be arranged so wesheil with it. as to us . the sante moving power. At present the s one system as was acted upon forty years aga is used in Tne prisnner had no questions to a ,k. the boring of large mutts, by employing horses as the Joseph Vaughan, examined—l r es id e at W a ls a ll. Am a currier, and know the prisoner. He lodged twelve moving power. Tois dtertviou will relieve about ten weeks with me at No. 50, New Canal -street, Birmieg- Artillerymen who take charge of the horses engaged h a m. 9,!eupied the same hied with him. I left the in this duty. lodgings . eight weeks last Monday. Have seen two raz..irs in possession of the prisoner whilst lodging with me. They were back-handled raeers. Had used one of them once. Prisoner was in the h (bit of using them. The one that I used had not been set. There was a little stain on it. Appeared to have been put past not quite dry. Prisoner never took his meals at the lodging I was occupying these lodgings eight weeks ago, when I left then'. By the prisoner —Saw the razors three weeks before I left on a Sunday morning.. I am not fri quently in the habit of shaving myself. I do not always get shaved on a Saturday to go to my club. Have seen the prisoner there. Prisoner was using one, the other was on the table. It was not that NAN AL IN 1 ELLIGEYCE. (From. the Brighton Gazette ) PORTSMOUTH, SFPT. 9.—The three port ft 4l : l ri ,,P a is namely, tmidi', 120 ; Howe, 1; 1 0 ; and ItoYa l 15 " . hide. 120, ,ire rapidly getting ready for sea, and ar e '" c d. by the want of more hands. "ctie Medea steam-liLtate; Commander Warden ,lll) , %uvula stcanwr, Command e r Henderson, are fi°,. l3 ';' unt with all dispatch at Chath a m, it is rvpurted fur 4 ' Nlediterr,nean. steamPr, Commander 'Williams , l e t s S.h:day, under orders to join the Be. t in te e Me.lite•raneati as soon us possible. She to..k od t disposal tuning the chip; a eetuciiment of 300 marine'' under the orders of Col. M'Cullum. • . ' ne se%etal slips are ready for conatiwiorb orders tire yet rimeived to hoist the pendant, nor is expected until the return of the Admiralty to LOOP. Co NVE—ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CoI.RE.PONDENT.) "cO, ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGD''' ARRIVALS ----- • •• f tp SEPT. 3l.—Aurora cutter, William B eac h, Esq" : 0 10 tasks; Brilliant s ch ooner , G. H . A c k ers , - 11 f. Plymouth and Torquay. Fr es h b reeze W. S . W , and , Elt: 0 4th.—Mary cutter, Li eutenant -G en 11 eral 'Sir "" Joln,tnic, C. 8., from Torquay. 6th. —A!it.l se:moiler, Aliwin fill, Esq., from Pir mouth. Light tir , eze W. S. W., and squally. 7th.—Louisa schooner, Sir Hyde Pa i kcr, Bart. , fr ° ll. Guttetiburg. Of. Bth.—Witch cutter, John Ilambrough, Esq., c - Jr °- iell Helens; Crusader schooner, R. B. Sh er id an , Esq'' THE LATE A ITEMPTED AS SASSINATION AT LUDLOW. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT ) LUDLOW, SEPT. 9. Cherbourg. LigLt beceztl \V. S. W., and fine. At ten o'c'oc•k this morning, Misters was brought up for further examination, at the Angel, before the M; (J. Smith, Esq.), J. Hutchin, Etq., and liar rung, E.,q. The prisoner appeared more calm and collected than he has done on any previous occasion, and those who had known him previously - assert that they never saw him look so well. _ SAILINW.;. 541.—Spider cutter, F. S firevgle. Eq., for Dt 7l nor 71b.—Sapphire cutter, JAn Tollemachc, Esq" Torquay. for Btn.—Harriet schooner, John Beardmore, E*' _ te „ t o' Dieppe. Fresh breeze W:S W.. 9 . h.—Aurora cutter, William Beach, Esq., for "'"11 mouth. Fresh breeze W. S. W., an d squa lly. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATf °I IO, Schooners— Arid, Cru s ad e r, J anet t e , Fl o wer et VII' Norna, Louisa, Brilliant. s o, Cutters—Ariel, Nautilus Lnrd of the Isles, E rn a el lary Infra. Forest Fly, Phebe, Dream, Gan made, "° stilda, Witch, Fanny, Bre s ze. Y The yachting season has been cut rather short IV : „-„ e 4 members of the Squairon this year, and has occ as ''or numerous vacancies in the l o d g i ng h ou s e s, which Pisco been filled up by numbers that resort to this wateringS annually during the ba• thing season (September and 10. ber). but there are still several of the best houses 11 ° c od SEPT. 9.—The Earl and C ountess o f E ss ex arc "Pl ° c of at Cowes Castle this day, and Lady Ashbrook into °- kca the Cliff Cottages. The Earl o f Belmore bas,,tosno, Mrs. Goodman's house, Mr. P o c oc k Trafalgar r'sst, Mrs. Meivi lle Rose Lodge, Henry G o mpertz , , b oo Cannon House. The Duke of Beaufort arid focil a Y ors el taken their house n till the 19th inst. LadY has moved into o J. Hippesley's h..use. Lady L I -: i o ` also° Sit Codrinvton has left Seaview H ouse , o n a v i s it g.r" Edward Codrington, at Po r t smout h . M r . 41 65 '4 0 4 0 1k. is still at Egypt House, Mr. Buck, M. P. !! House. Captain Meynell, M.P., a t Oak.l . b: Mr. Brailey at Ea r l d e Grey's villa, fie"" }lOl Esq., at Prospect H o use, and Sir L. and Lady Sbad at Gothic Hall. The vast increase of visitors to the Isle of an% b.. judged from th e fact th a t a f ew y ear s since to° 1 ; f r o* !mars were found sufficient to bring all the Pa ss .„ c o n o g t e b ; Southampton to Cowes, and one from Nr"-p-laci, sod there are seven steamers daily from the for ine Wthree ' r "" • Ko to thr, e fr.( m the latter, and an inero se '- steamboats is centemplaterl next season. many i s 11° Ventnor is grossing fa t into importance ne; 119 gne f ' hou es were in progress of erection at o tittle this the u or an 4 this before wild and beautiful spot assuagu pearance of a huge .time yard. BRITISH MEETING OF sUIE ve - AT GLASGOW. . ..... Mr. Mackreth was then called, and answered to his name. He is a particularly fine-looking man. Tne i.vonnd from his mouth to his ear is healed up, but a very conspicuous mark still remains. His throat, of course, was covered. He was examined by Mr. Downes, and gave the following account of the horrid transaction :—I am a traveller for the house of C. George and Co., Bristol. I arrived on the 19th of August, about five or six o'clock, at this inn, the Angel. I called on all my customers. The only one I did business with was Mr. Bradford. Was in the other, the Commercial-room, until he went up stairs. There was one gentleman in the Commercial-room when I arrived. Several came in afterwards, but I did not know them. They appeared like gentlemen farmers. I was taking tea when 1 first arrived, before I called on customers. Between eight and nine several of the farmers arrived. I was writing when they came in. 1 immediately shut my book, and locked it in my driving box, which was before me. "Would not know any of them again. Oae gentleman ordered tea, and another, I recollect joined him. After I had read the paper, I handed it to a gentleman. I want out. Mr. Bradford called on me when I came back. I went to a private room to trarsact business with him. He stopped about three-quarters of an hour with me. 1 then took a candle and went into the Commercial-room again. There was no one in the room when I came ie -<gain. Mr. Bradford had paid me money, which I put in the driving-box, and locked it. I took toy fat and stood at the street-door for a few mi nutes, then walked up to the top of the street and back again. 1 then rang the bell, and ordered the chambermaid, boots, and a pair of appers. The boots ' brou e llit rue a pair of slippers. Directly after, at about a quarter past eleven, the chambermaid lighted me up to bed. I took my riding-box. with Me, and placed it onthe drr.wers in the bed-roout. The number was 17. Did not speak to the chambermaid. My voice was not heard in my bed-room: I am positive I locked rn) door. The winiteat blind was down to about four incla's from the holm. I recollect the circumstance well. S ► my bed-room on my fi st arrival Beth ed to rest <direr I locked the door. Heim: nothing in the room. My large box was on a chair on tie right side of the room. My dressing box was on the table. Put out the candle before I went to bed. I awoke in a kind of half consciousness. I put my bawd to my throat Felt a tote in my throat. Felt no pain, but felt blood. 1 became alarmed, and uttered these words : " Good God, what is his!" At that moment I felt a person's hand on my chin , I jumped out of bed with a shriek. I telt pulled back by the shoulder on the oppo site side. I tell down with my legs entangled with the bed-clothes. I heard a movement on my left, but can not describe it. I immediately made for the window, dashed my fist through a pane of glass. I called out, " Help, murder, fire 1" After I cried out several times, I looked round the room, afraid some one was near me. I could just see the white wall opposite my window. the window-blind was as I left it at eight. After broke the first pane, I attempted to raise the blind, but could not. Then I broke another pane of glass. I could not have seen any one on the other side of the room ; it was too dark. I heard some one go down stairs. I then attempted to find the door. 1 groped about the room—l dossed it. and turned to the left. thinking the door might be there ; when I turned my head, I then saw the door open, about four inches. I was still calling for help. I heard persons below stairs. I went down, holding by the bannisters, that were on the left. Went towards the kitchen-door, but fell on the landing. I saw a young man in the kitchen, whom I afterwards understood was post boy. I attempted to speak to him to call for a surgeon, but I had lost my voice. Mr. Cooke was the first person. I saw, that was directly after I saw the boy ; be seemed greatly alarmed, and said. " Go back to your bedroom, pray." I then returned upstairs, Mr. Cooke following me. I stopped on the stairs, could not sp• ak to him, was still bleeding. When I got tra stairs I put my hand to my cheek, and for the first time I discovered I was cut across the mouth. I stood a little time at my bed-room door endeavouring to speak, but could not. I recollect going into my room, when several persons came in. I stood then at the bottom of the bed. I heard sont one say, " on is he—where does he come from ?" Hearieg this, I want to my driving-box, took nut several cards, and gave them to them, not boiog able to speak myself. I then fek very faint anti weak, and held out my hall& to Mr. Peach to support me. I did not ut the time know Mr. Peach. I recollect nothing more till I got on the heel. Mr. Peach was the only person echo helped me at that time—cannot say what time elapsed from t hetime I awoke until I got back to my hr droont—it mi,•ht be about ten minutes—pcsitive that I went in no other direction ..han down stairs ; my object was, I heard persons below, and I. was making my way to them ; when in bed I heard Mr. Cooke say, " Good God, what could make him do it." The same thing was said when I was at the bed room door. I endeavoured to make them understand that I did not do it. 1 mule motions and signs ; et.e sign I made Wil3 to point under the bed. A sardeoe then arrived, and begin to dre-s my wourols. I m elv mo. tions for pen and ink, us the y were still of opinion that had made the 'Attempt on m} self. I got pen and ink and wrote some words. (The paper was here shown to witness, who said it was the same he wrote.) The words acre, " Some villain has done it ; he stood on my left." Se veral persons were in the room when my wounds wer, dressed. I did not feel either of the cuts at the time they were made ; there is one wound on the surface of the tongue, and a slight one on the finger of the left hand, besides the cut across the throat and the mouth. day I used the razur to shave ; there was only one out the time I shaved. Am quite aware I am on my oath at present. Recollect it was on a Sunday, but cannot say the day of the month. J. Hewit, policern in, examined—On the 20th August I proceeded to Can:l-street, the late lodging of the risow,r. I made a search there, and, found one razor, which I now produce. It is a black-handled razor. I found it in a portmanteau. It was the only one there. Joseph Humphries examined—l live at Church Streton. In the occasional employ of Mr. Averhan Talbot Inn, Church Stretton. Found the prisoner one morning in the hay-loft over the stable. On a Friday ibout nine in the morning, on the 14th August. It was on the week of Shrewsbury Fair. He was lying in the hay ; had his boots off, the rest of his clothes were on. I told him to go away quickly. I was pre sent when he put his boots on. Was certain he had white cotton stockings on that were quite brown at the toes. Prisoner told me he had walked 50 miles the day before ; he could get no lodgings ; was dressed as lie is now ; Asked me how far it was to Ludlow. When he went he took the Ludlow road. Have not seen him since till this n.orcing. Had a brooch in his neckerchief. By the Prisoner--I and positive I saw a brooch in your dres , . Richard Hance examined.—Saw the prisoner on the Tuesday evening before ',whew fair, at Bilberry farm. I saw him. He came to 13,1 berry house bet ween it iu I seven that eveeieg, about five utiles from Ludlow. He ceme to the door and asked for same refreshment I wa. in the kitchen. Mr. Cooke remarked that he did not look Ike one who required relief. He answered he had never done so but once before in his life. He said he came from Liverpool; where he kept a liquor vaults in Stanley -street. He had been unfortunate ; enneidered himself worth twelve hundred pounds am twelvernanth before. He was on his Way to Bristol. Said he knew Mr. Bradford of Loomir ster. Was re commended to call on him. He said he intenden to ,tlll on Mr. Brad-ord. Had souls refresemunt by Mr Ceoke's ordyr. aiberry belongs to Mr. Coeke Sfayeil about half an hour at Billn ry. Nothing mor, p trtieular occurred. Positive as to the day bein, Tuesday before the fair at Ludlow. The Clerk to the Rigi,trates was then examined, and stated what steps lie had taken Un learning what had occurred at the Angel Inn, Tee substance of his evi dence has already appeared, with the exeoption of the following :—Prisoner told v:itness he had brought no rvzur with him, and said it was about four in the afternoon when he ar rived at Wonpvrton ; and when he came to the An gel inn the only person he knew in the travellers' room was Mr. Ludlow of art&ngham. He said he lost his stockings that morning ; they were white cotton stock ings, n,-iarked with an M. Had been at Ludlow the day before, and seen parties fishing. He said be had a sovereign and twopence with hurt, but that he bud lost a sovereign. The prisoner, on being asked why he should not be committed for trial, said he had no statement to make, except.. that he should first hear the depositions read that %vae taken on the first day. On the depositions being real, the prisoner said " there is is decided proof that it was not ate that was in Mr. Mackreeth's bed•room. The door must have been forced, as the chamberm kid slid she saw the door of my room shut and a light when she lighted Mr. Meckreth to bed." Tee Mayor said he bad given every attention to the case, and he considered the evidence sufficient to warrant him in committing the prisoner for trial. He was accordingly committed to Shrewsbury gaol to take his trial next assizes. The prisoner on hearing the decision of the Magis trates made no remarks, and was taken away in custody. 10 The &lief arrangem e nts a re as f o ll ow. T boo Colit ge of Glasgow is to be appropriated to the in; tile various sections, in the following order . 0 S et. A —M•ithvinaties r od Physics, Greek e lass 4 V e B.—Cueini s t r y and Mineralo g y, Chemistry' ' C.—Greo'ogicli and Phy s i ca l G eogra pil, CO mon•holl. D.—Z 0 . 0. y and Botany, Divinity class-110! E.—Met Seienet., Afet•lical CIIISS4OOIII, F.—Siatistic9, Logic 'class-room. 00°' G.—Me c h an i ca l S c i ence , M ec h an i c al ela sPr s ee The meeting will extend over a week, and .t b : $ 1,11 ( tions will assemble on Thursday, the 17th departindias at Glasgow College. Time first vetting meeting will be held at the,. tb° Wiyal , on Thursday evening, at eight P.M., 1" ; e 11 Marqu , s of Breuilrlb President elect, fl;" ce the chair. The Association dinner will take P g ' 3- 10 1 f . the Theatre Royal on Tuesday, the 22d in" " t past five, f oe g te 9 The memb e r s o f t h e G eo l o i cal Sect i on w ill P to the Isl e of Arran on Satu rdavand rem a island da t i ng S un d ay, and return on ' NlndaY• Among the distinguished foreigners exP ecte 4 g have heard t h e n Imes of P rofessor A assiz it de B:!auteoat, the celebrated writer on logy ; M. Quetly, the Astronomer Royal of 0- - sor and Professor Bunssen. Ot native savans chison wi I attend, and is expected to give a" %be at lus late geoitnied visit to Russia. Dr. 130 00 President of the Geological Society, Professor Se ( p ots Mr. Lyell, Mr. Delabcche, and other- geologists 9 are also expected to be present. • MR. CHARLES KEAN* BRIGHTON, S EPT . B.—After. the recent O rrefiP lits a !nc,i in which this p o p u l ar ac t or ' s nam e Was iq ii/ r v iglltt it was fully expected th a t hi s reception on the "; - e f. i 'nerds last ni g ht wou ld no t h ave been altegetba• d ng a haracter es he h as ( s een aceustos to xperience in this iowa. Every art of the fl c t - If" ell fi led, and the lox s inclueed p a large sprinkliSt:6ol shionahle company. Haruki was the pla g y, and oo tm - d e d% appearance of the Ghost the gallery loudly aPP ia do ki ci': and the moment Mr. Kean made his aPPe ar 'ihs P", simultaneous burst of applausep roceeded fro m ' ll - a116.' and boxes, a great portion of the c"1 panY s ta and if there was any di s pl easure sho wn in th tl g ; s o th e which we did no t h ear , it was completely lost of for applause from the box es , w hi c h l aste d upw, a , r "„ s minute. The house then b e came p er fectly the play pro cee d e d. H is H am l et wits a bout"al Pe et t ,•go formai ce ; lie appeared to have derived frebh, inter from the co rdi a l reception . H e was f ie que oo :64 ol rupted by plaudits front all parts of the house, a n : f ar the mana ge r came on to announea the perforrion-kesa' he !blowing ev en i ng th ere were l ou d c alls W ico o o# T tie actor obeyed the mandate and boweetbis g le e IP edgments, an d retired amidst unbounded apPtia;iet CD plays Claude Melnotte tonight, and repeats Saturday. LL() YD' S 1 PPE\ G —( n I am quite positive that there was a person's hand on my face when I uttered the words as I awoke ; am certain I felt being pulled back when I attempted to get up ; my night-shirt was torn ; I was aware of that before any one came to me. I am sure he attempted to open the win dow. I am not aware that I have lost anything. I have no recollection of ever having seen the prisoner before the deed was done. I rem mbcr a person at the foot of my bed asking for his sto..kinga ; he appeared to have a deal of levity orconduct. Mr. Hodges, surgeon, was standing by the side. I pointed to the itihn 'hat was asking for his stocking., and I asked Mr. Hodges who was that man. It tvas from the manner of the man that induced me to ask that question. Cannot say positively that the priAouer was that man ; have ro recollection of seeing him before the present time. I was never unconscious the whole of the time ; p er feetly conscious throughout, but could not speak ; h a d two razors in my possession when I retired to rest ; one was in my large box, the other in my dressing-b ox ; had no other razors in my possession. I recollect try ing to lo c k the door ; the first time I tried the k e y i t did not lock ; I turned the key three times, so I am cer tain ; attempted to raise both blind and window ; p os i t i ve t h at t h e door was o pen four inches ; quite positive I did not turn to the right in going or . returning to my bed room. I made no examination of my bed-room before going to bed ; thought. I was quite safe after locking the door. I nod about 901. in my box. I invariably sleep very . SEPT. 10 d ay at non - ' • ett" Al.,Di SEPT. 9 —Wind liesh.---AnArr2re‘lV":4(6).l3t. LOVDOV ILver, Lord RAcadalc. Taylor, for N101;tr.;5 0-1 : beck, tlic• Barrett°, jun , Marshall, Sydney , . 06 " A t i caP: W.. les ; Pr. sident, Chadwick, New: York; RO" Bod,te, St. John's, NJW 13:11BSVVIC.k * ' • FALMOU ivy s TH. SEPT. 8 —Wind W, to " • - • - roved the Mary Ann, Mudie, C a tania. Off For` Rep roli,,e Kie , stine, Caster, St. Übles, for Drontheil!;, vitio, Ball, Liverpool to Gibraltar, 2.1 inst., lat.: t a t. 10; Saltwedel, London to Cape deVerds, 3 "'D,A OO long. 9, by the Mary Anne, Moodie. Sailed tlif Cambridge (steamer), Williams, for London. k , ' jOne gt HANIVIATE, SEPT. 9.—Arrived the Turn 0311— ' Lohdo,i for Bilbao. (P iirll Fri S g li a E te E r fo E r ss l:Ve S st EP l T od . 9 0. „ ea of EASTBOURNE, :EPT. 9. Arrived off, 11,"°-, r n h MOIL drecht l':ug. from Bdtavio ; Pctersen, St., ( 2 ) 5 ;J A I . Hamb,.°; Luei.., Kihing, 30th ul' lat. 43. eru,r 4'h inst. lat. 4M. lon. 11 ; fiarthow`:9. i,9;. —Sailed Corp ReltO a • v ham, from Neweas.le !o Cons'antitirioe, 6, 14 • 7 ; Ship No. 2,211 ; Decker, 8, S'.. b‘ the Rhoon en Petidrecht Mug. arrivcci "if I. '"o%_bra l " . .d. -• SettLv, SEPT. 4 —Sided of the Pc' , „ LYNN, SEPT. 9 —Arrived.,S.in Antonio, 1 - 34 " 41 Konigsbe rg, goy HAawicii, SEPr. 9.—Arrived Ludwig. Wil b ! n i : 0 8 7 from Stetin; llu.o, Binier; Victoria galg,inheeli 2''; .1,) alma, Witt, Altons ;" C chaiins, o ff poi Hambro; Fadorosminde, Neelson, Copenhay,en• Lags, Dune, D 4, zn f , A count, . rY AN UNNECESSARY ADVICE. t° gentleman, who tits every situation nceeSshao bas td pe Lute him " the head of the village," an d i n t he PI A . some pains to instruct the rustic :nhabitants a hope s o fure signs of respect due to him, being la:elY what g iven to shy, and observing s him, called cut, Boy, don't take ( . ff ia ) d t . " - : o b b:e t. ;c 4l'. youth, turning his head, very inno cc " • worn't a goin', sir." THE MURDER AT PEOVER. Murray, the Irishman, suspected of the murder of till aged Mr. and Mrs. Cook, was examined on Monday. A mass of circumstantial evidence, connecting the pri soner with the crime of which he is accused, was brought forward. Amongst the persons whose deposi tions were taken were the following : Samuel Ross, a lad in the service of Mr. Ditchfield, a farmer of Peover, proves having been at work during the vole, about a month ago List Friday, in a field at ~ he hvck of Mr. Cook's cottage. Toe prisoner was woi king with hint, and in the course of conversation asked witness whether those old people that lived in that house were rich ? Witnes said, " Yes, they were, very." Frank Gregory, a servant man in the same etap:ov, states 'hat he was at work " shearing" wheat in the field opposite to Mr. Cook's cottage on the day On which the murder was committed. At twelve o'cloek witness and three other men•went up to Mr. Ditch field's house to (lamer. Just as they were turning throng's the gate out of the lane, on their road up to the house, they met the prisoner. Witness said to Lim " hl,tlio, where are you going Y' Prist , n,r said .. was looking for work." and osked, " if they had at. fir him." Witness said they Ind n t, and the pri,int r walked on in the din etion of Mr. Cook's cottage. Thr saw no more m Riley and his wif,, the keepers of the lodging-house. speak to the facts of the prisoner coor.ing► to their house on Sunday afternoon, to his being out all day on Mon day (the day of the murder) and retuning home be tween 10 and 12 o'clock at night, leaving their house early next morning ; also to his having no moue) on the Sunday, and pay tig Mrs. Riley a shilling on Tuesday morning. Miss Lea speaks to a canvass bag found by tl-e sexton of Kuutsford churchyard, on the morning after the murder, as being in every way simi'ar to the one missing► from her uncle's (the deceased's) house, and which she had made fur li;tp a few months ago. The further examination of the prisoner stands ad journed for a . few days, when in all prob ibility some witnesses will be brought forward from Ireland, and the partks from Prescot whom he left on the Si! tit-day night prior to the murd r, who will, it is confidently stated, he able to prove that he had no money. The examinatiou occupied the Magistrates from ten o'clenk until half•past one. CORFU, JULY B.—A sailor of Galaxidi, on the Guiph of Lepanto, ci,ming from Patras, brought with him a Number of a Greek Newspaper. This man, it ap. pears, had no knowledge of the liberal law which prohibits the circulation of Greek and other Foreign Newspapers in the lonian Islands, and, carrying it openly under his arm, he was arrested by the constables of police and thrown into prison. The Magistrate next day condemned the t poor fellow to one month's imprisonment 1 It is evident that thi s m an had no intention of evading the law, other wise he would have endeavoured to bring the Pap er in o the town clandestinely , and not openly, under his a r m. However, neither the ignorance of the new law, nor hi s simplicity of manner, could plead in txtenuation of his act.—Athens Paper. filvr,v! 7 v.,Ty *irrNi_