The Sun. — London, England, 1847-10-09 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. ItS.OM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CHRONICLE.—The continental progress of Mr. Cobden could not have terminated more appropriately than with the banquet given in his honour in the free city of Hamburgh. Similar assemblages, in every country that Mr. Cobden has visited, have vied with each other in expressing their admiration of the champion of free trade, and their adherence to the cause of which he is the representative. But few or none have been so qualified as Hamburgh, by the two fold experience of protectionism and of commercial freedom, of ruin and of prosperity, to corroborate by their own example the soundness of the principles the spread of which upon the continent of Europe will be henceforth imperishably associated with Mr. Cobden's name. Few cities in the course of the last half century have experienced such strange vicissitudes as Hamburgh ; and none ought to be better able to appreciate the blessings of peace, as well as of commer cial freedom. No place of any importance was so ut terly ruined by the most audacious, the most compre hensive, and,the most strictly enforced system ofprotec tion which the world has ever beheld--that of Napoleon himself. In 1814 the population of Hamburgh was re duced to about 60,000 inhabitants. It is now more than double that amount, and the recovery of the city in every other respect has been in a still higher ratio than the increase of its population. There is nothing surpris ing in all this, for the natural advantages of Ham burgh in its position and territorial independence are so great, that it may be said to be almost impossible for it to evade its destiny as the centre of a gigantic co mmerce. Many a place with scarcely less remark able natural advantages, has seen its prosperity throttled by the absurd legislation, or crushed by the dead weight of the country to which it was attached. But an individual city, allowed to legislate for itself, and consult for its own interests, is pretty sure to find out quickly what those interests are, and to avoid the calamitous and too often irremediable errors which mar the prosperity of more complex and extensive communities. Hamburgh, at all events, has had, within the memory of living men, experiences which it is impossible that she should forget; and there is, therefore, the less likelihood that she could be induced to listen to the seductions of the charmer of the Zoll verein, charm he never so wisely. It does not follow from this that Hamburgh is, or will be, a whit less imbued with the feelings of German nationality than communities which suffer themselves to be com mercially led by the nose. Hamburgh has always regarded herself as an integral part of Germany, and so long as she retains a voice in the deliberations of the Diet, she is not likely to forget whatever alle giance she rightly owes to the great federal com munity of which she is a distinguished member. Her territorial independence, and her maritime position, secure to her an immunity from the consequences of the follies of the German Diet which states more inland cannot boast of; and it is therefore most un likely that she should ever seek to be more or less a part of Germany than she is. So far from her ties of intimacy with the rest of Germany being lessened or impaired, they will be perpetually ac quiring new strength from the increased in tercourse which the improvements in locomo tion by sea and land are producing all over the Continent, and no where more than in that Germany, whose worst diseases and defects—klein stadterei and remoteness from maritime influences— are in process of rapid cure, under the beneficent in fluence of railroads. The merchants of Hamburgh, and her citizens generally, have no doubt a strong sense of the benefits which they derive from their in tercourse with England. It were strange, indeed, if the present generation could be insensible of advan tages which their forefathers have known how to avail themselves of for so many hundred years. But had there been any possibility that the modern Ham burghers could be less awake to their own interests than their predecessors in less stirring times, Napoleon took care to give them a lesson which they can never forget. He saw plainly, by a glance at the map, that Hamburgh was incurably and indefeasibly, by pure necessities of neighbourhood, the commercial friend of England, and the storm of his wrath fell heavily upon it and upon the other Hanse towns, which, in his frenzy, he was wont to call an English colony. Up to 1803 Hamburgh had profited by the Revolution, and by the extension of the French Republic. But from that time to the over throw of Napoleon it was a doomed city. Its wealth was confiscated, its population scattered, and the grass grew in its streets. Just as a man must lose Isis liberty awhile, if he would learn perfectly to ap preciate its blessings, so has Hamburgh learned, by bitter experience, to value liberty of commercial action, as the keystone and safeguard of all other liberties. The Hamburghers have likewise an abiding faith in the principles from which their prosperity arises, and they feel instinctively that if they have the firmness not to join the Zollverein, the Zollverein will be forced in the long run to come over to their aide. They endure, indeed, some petty annoyances from the restrictions which Governments less wise than their own impose upon the traffic of the Elbe. But they are not the people to succumb to such paltry persecutions. They have, as we said, a faith in their destiny, and they are right. It is not too much to say, that as the Elbe may be called the Thames of Germqny, so it is in the inevitable course of things for Ham burgh to become its London. Some great commercial capital Germany must have, and no city can rival Hamburgh in its aptness for that office. But it is not by retrograding to the policy of the Zollverein, instead of setting an example to it, that the way to this supremacy is to be prepared. It is worthy of notice, that the geographical posi tion of Hamburgh, which gave Napoleon so much uneasiness, had at a much earlier period an extraor dinary influence upon the destinies of Europe. It was in Hamburgh that the Hanseatic League first took its rise. The history of modern commerce and modern civilisation commenced, in fact, in the self same city in which the living apostle of commercial freedom has just terminated his continental triumph. Any one who will follow Napoleon's, in this respect, most admirable example, and commence all historical And political speculations on a geographical basis, will perceive that this precedency of Hamburgh was all but inevitable. It was, so to say, geologically and geegrephically foreordained, ever since the earth as sumed its present shape. There were the mouths of the Elbe and the Weser on one side, and of the Hum ber and the Thames on the other, smiling encourage ment at each other before ever a naked savage had proceeded in his frail boat to ascend the waters which he was the first to explore. We cannot regard it as a mere accident that Mr. Cobden's continental mission has terminated amidst such associations. May the event be of happy omen for the spread of the doctrines whose seeds he had been scattering among the na tions, and may he live to behold the triumph of those principles, not in the laws and habits ofEngland only, but in those of the whole civilised world. TIME S.— Notwithstanding the energy with which the Legislature has gone to work for the cheapening of law and justice, there are some instances in which a most exorbitant price continues to be charged for those commodities. Our police report of yesterday furnishes a curious case of legal extravagance, which is rare in these days of expedition, when a few hours and :a few shillings will sometimes give a man as much law, or, at all events, as much justice, as would formerly have cost him many weeks and many pounds. The practice of making heavy professional charges is, however, not yet quite lost to the legal fraternity, by tome of whom, when an opportunity offers, the old habit is eagerly , resumed. Happily for the vestry clerk of St. Mary's, Newington, a d unghill was suffered to remain on the premises of one of the inhabitants of the parish, and the nuisance having been nosed, steps were very properly taken to get it removed. 'She neighbours had only detected a taint in the atmosp'aere from the offending heap, but to the legal adviser of the parish the accumulated fecule nce was re d o l en t of fees. A compl a i n t was made before the magistrates, and order for the abatement of the dunghill obtained, when the proprie tor of the too odorous compound consented at once to clear it away. Two trustees of the parish wit. messed the c ee of removal, al4 so delighted were they with the Pre i mptitude of the proprietor of the disagreeable the office of sca venger for the good O A- ass afaing wised he should h aw , neighbours, that they pro to pay. It seeme, however, that a dunghill caun n o g disposed of in this{ expeditious and economi ca l in t be if a parish at torney has once got scent of it. le a short time the own,9r of the ex-nuisance rece i ves a poun ds bill of which c h o e sts z i s amounting to upwards of twenty p ouil called upon to hand over to the gove r n ors diens of the parish, for the expenses incu l ild p al ; naturally alarmed at the amount, and declines to e s h e .s charge it unless he is positively compelled.. It cer. tainly does seem most astonishing that such l e matter as an objectionable dunghill was handed over to the parish lawyer, when it is clear that the beadle was perfectly competent to deal with the business as effectually as could be desired. Pad the latter functionary been invested with power t o )make a temporary colleague of the dustman, the a feeeir would have been disposed of in the most speedy, econe`alical, and sati , factory manner. Instead of this proper b o urse . being adopted, the case was sent in to e o ffi ce of the attorney, where the operation of M o unting up a huge bill of costs on this mere mole hill of? dungheall was rapidly performed. We should like to see a copy a the document which has been so reasonably complained of by the party to whom it was sent in. We cannot conceive what the nature of the ,items must have been to have reached the com paratieelyienormous sum of between twenty and thirty pounds, We have searched in vain through the standard authority on costs, but Dax says nothing about donhills. If they cannot be legally removed withouta otonstrous outlay, after they have once in truded their vapours offensively under the noses of the neighbours, they post undoubtedly deserve a treatise all So themseiyee. We and it difficult to imagine a bill of costs headed " Yourself and your dunghill," i interspersed with the cust o mary charges, for " at-1 tending you thereon," and winding up with the ordinary item of " Term fee, letters, &c.," apropos of the litigated manure. If a certiorari instead of a wheelbarrow had been necessary to its removal, the cost could not have been greater than that which has been incurred. The process of taxing, which was left to the discretion of the magistrate, materially diminished the amounts in the two cases brought under his notice, for one was reduced from 241.85. to 31. 14s. 4d., and the other dwindled from 211. 15s. Bd. to twopence under three pounds. It is said, however, that the difference will have to be made good out of the pockets of the rate-payers, who will soon take alarm at the adoption of sanitary regulations if there is so much expense attendant on getting them en forced. In the two cases we have noticed there seems to have been no opposition raised to the order for the removal of the nuisances complained of; yet, though prompt compliance was yielded, the disappearance of two dunghills was not effected at a less charge for law expenses than five-and-forty pounds. The sug gestion made to the magistrate, that the bills he had just taxed would prove instructive if forwarded to the Sanitary Commission, is one that will, we hope, be acted on. The want of improvement with a view to health in many of the metropolitan parishes, may in deed be easily understood if the costs of taking away two dunghills in St. Mary's, Newington, are a fair criterion of the expense that the adoption of sanitary regulations may entail. MURDER OF THE COUNTESS OF GOERLITZ. The following report of an atrocity which is re garded as in some respects a reproduction of the journal called crime, is taken from th e G e rman called the Spectator. The crime seems to have been kept quiet, as the intelligence has not appeared in any of the chief German papers. In the not very . clear or coherent report of the Spectator, comparisons are made between the publicity gi v en to the proceedings in such cases by constitutional governments, and the very different system pursued in Germany; after which it proceeds as follows :—the tragical death of the Countess of Goerlitz, burnt to death at Darmstadt, has-recently-thrown-ail the higher classes of the Ger man aristocracy into deep consternation. This event has given rise to the strangest as well as the most contradictory conjectures ; many persons were of opinion that the Countess had comm itt e d suicide, but this was not generally believed, as the circumstances rendered such a supposition highly improbable. Even supposing the Countess to have been de sirous of committing the rash act, it was not to be believed that she would choose the most pain ful, and, till now, unprecedented means, and the bare attempt of which would, one would suppose, be enough to arrest her in the act. Some persons, and among others one of her intimate friends, M. Zamp, at first supposed that her death was caused by accident, but all concur in rejecting this opinion. The Countess has been burnt to death near her secretary, close to a bell rope. Thus it is quite impossible for death to have seized her so suddenly as not to have left her time to pull the bell and procure assistance. But the supposition either of suicide or accident has given way to that of assassination ; and, from the result of the first investigation, this version acquires a greater degree of probability. The Judge d'lnstruction, M. Purgold, has found twenty-six very important evi dences of culpability, and has requested the Court to have the affair thoroughly investigated; but the tri bunal, after a private conference, has declared the evi dence to be insufficient, and has rejected, in conse quence, the continuation of the inquiry. The decision appeared strange, and exc it e d genera l di scontent. We have it in our power to make known some of this evidence, collected in the course of the prelimi nary inquiry. It is well known that for some time past, though living under the same root; the Count and his wife never saw each other. On the evening before the event, a gentleman passing before the Count's house perceived a smell of smoke. He, however, went on without paying further at tention to the circumstance; though, on his arrival at the house whither he was going he mentioned it to several persons. Thus, since the smell of fire was perceived in the street at five o'clock, it is more than probable that M. Goerlitz, who was at home, must have smelt it before ten. Count Goerlitz, who was not in the habit of thinking much about his wife, was in very great apparent uneasiness about her. He said, and his servants have repeated it, that the Countess was in the habit of shutting herself up in her own room every evening. N otwitbstand ing, at half-past eight, he sent the only domestic present to find another, to inquire of him if he had no news of the Countess. When the servant acquitted himself of his errand, the wife of the latter exclaimed— " Great God I is the Countess burnt ?" What a sin gular event. What a singular coincidence between the exclamation of the woman and the explanation of the event, which, according to the Count, took place about an hour and a-halt afterwards, and was discovered by him. How explain the affirmation of the Count that at this hour the Countess always shut herself up in her own room, when she could be nowhere found, if he had not himself looked into his wife's room ? Did it require the interval from half-past eight till ten to make up his mind to force open the door—since he had two servants with him, the wife of one of whom had even expressed her fear the Countess might be burnt. When the fire was discovered, at ten o'clock, the Count sent for the physician Stegmaur, and at ten the door was opened in the presence of several persons, when every one was obliged to draw back on account of the smoke and vapour which came forth, the Count alone excepted, who cried out " There is my wife I" Love has quick eyes. The autopsy has not taken place, because the Court for bade it. He hastened to obtain leave to have his wife interred. The instruction has not as tained whether the door was fastened on the inside or on the outside. No key has been found. If the door was closed on the outside, no doubt can be entertained of the cause of the death, and, unfortunately, this fact is too well proved ; if closed on the outside, the absence of the key is explained ; if on the inside, what has become of it ? This evidence gives birth to so many con jectures, that it alone necessitates inquiry. The cause of the fire has not been discovered. There was neither stove nor candlestick in the room. If it be supposed that somebody ignited the fire and then left the room with the candlestick, the fact is still more easily explained. The Countess had been bnrnt by the flames, before her secretary. No other article of furniture has been burnt. The head, neck, and part of the arm were carbonised. It is supposed the un happy woman, after being murdered, was placed over a small stove, where she remained for some hours. Before the door was opened the stove had been taken away, another position given to the victim, and the event assumed the colour of an accident. From the preliminary inquest, it is conjectured that the fire was ignited to hide a murder by strangulation. If the tribunal of the Court wi s h es t o ma i nta i n public trust its in decisions, the evidence given in must be made public. It is remarked that Count Goerlitz, who lived on very bad terms with his wife, has now as sumed a very different sentiment. He often visits her grave, and covers it with flowers. We are igno rant whether he is desirous of influencing public opinion, ur whether he really yields to a feeling of sympathy which has declared itself very late ; but time will unfold the mystery which now envelopes this affair. DEATH OF CAPTAIN JAMES BOXER, R.N.—lt is this week our painful duty to announce the death of our much respected townsman, Captain J. Boxer, who ex • pired at his residence, Snargate-street, Dover, on Tuesday morning last, aged 69. Captain Boxer was a genuine specimen of the true British sailor, and had seen much hard fighting in early life. He entered the navy about the year 1791, and retired from it on half-pay at the close of the late French war. He was made a post captain in the year 1813; was one of the retired cap tains whose pay was lately increased to 20s. per diem ; and we regret he was not longer spared to enjoy this increase. When a boy, Captain Boxer sailed with Sir i Sydney Smith, and was taken prisoner by the French, alon g with that gallant officer, who was much attached to the subject of our memoir, and interested himself in his advancement. Deceased was mate of the Tigre, and commanded a gun-boat at the siege of St. Jean d'Acre (by Buonaparte), and in the expedition to Egypt; was lieutenant of the Pompei, at Copenhagen; commanded the Skylark at Walcheres ; and, in company with the Locust, engaged a flotilla near Calais, destroyed one vessel, and captured another, in 1811.—Dover Chronicle. GENERAL INSPECTION OF THE 63D REGIMENT._ This regiment, which arrived at Chatham garrison on the 29th Augast last, from India, after an absence of nineteen years, was inspected on Thursday, the 7th inst., on the general parade ground of the barracks, by Major- General George Brown, KH. C. 8., Deputy Adjutant- General of her Majesty's Forces. The inspection being co ncluded, th e M a j or- G eneral addressed the officers and menc__cf the reg i ment, observing that some of the ac uut.re raenta and dress of the troops were not strictly in ce with thae regulation laid down for the regi that efficient static)! acco ments of the line from him ; but, deis s e ls iv o li t n h e at th th at e n r a e i g itd ime fe n r t was not n pr o a t i i s n e andlatheontrary, from report, and owing c to lea d r r a u n n e k e en fr n o e mss the ship : sv T i nber of defaulters since the no brought them home, has consistently with his duty, been such, that he could no allow furloughs to any man o the regiment, or leave of satisfactory report garrison of their captains, of absence to any of the officers, unti is made by the commandant of the efficiency, good order, and discipline. the regiment on parade was 1 major, 10 lieutenants, 6 ensigns, 4 staff, 31 sergeants, 17 gutmaiZse'rsB, and 575 rank and file, including 260 •recruits. CURIOUS ACCIDENT AT TROWELL.—AS two men were returning to Ilkeston fr om N ott i ngham Goose Fair on Monday night, when near to Mr. Eaton's lime works, Trowell, they quarrelled; a scuffle ensued, and both fell into the canal. One of the men was an excellent swimmer, and found no great difficulty in reaching the bank; but bis opponent, unfortunately, was not possessed of that tact, and must have sunk to rise no more, had not the other jumped in again and rescued him.—.Noitinghang- I fhke amardianf THE SUN, _LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER s l 1847. POLICE INTELLIGENCE MANSION-HOUSE. Phcenix Parker, a very young boy, and a man named Thomas Buckeridge, were brought before the Lord Mayor. The prisoners were known to be members of one of those very active gangs of pick pockets with which the City abounds. Parker, the boy, was the principal performer in the robbery which formed the ground of the charge. Jenkinson, a metropolitan policeman, saw the pri soners follow a gentleman and two ladies, four other thieves being occupied in covering their accomplices from observation. The boy dexterously slipped his hand into the pocket of one of the ladies, and passed something to one of the men, who, at the moment, observing the policeman, start e d off, followed by the boy, who upon being grabbed swore " he had not got it." Moore, a City constable, saw the boy going in custody to the station-house, and perceiving Bucke ridge in the crowd looking on with more than ordi nary interest, apprehended and conveyed him to the same place of security, where he was quickly recog nised as one of the gang. Spittle, another policeman, had been observing the movements of the prisoners together for some time previously. The other thieves escaped in the crowd. Miss E. Delamere, of High-street, Homerton, stated that about half-past five o'clock on Friday, as she was walking with her mother and brother in Sun-street, the boy was brought to her by one of the policemen, who asked her whether she had lost any thing. She was not aware that she had, but on searching her pocket she missed her purse, which con tained two half-sovereigns, one half-crown, and two fourpenny pieces. Jenkinson, the policeman, produced two fourpenny pieces, which were perforated, and which Miss Delamere identified as part of the money, which had been in her purse. These fourpenny pieces were found upon the prisoner Buckeridge, when he was searched at the station-house. Buckeridge said the police belied him. He knew nothing of the boy, but he did look on with curiosity at seeing such a young person charged with robbery. laugh.) The money found upon him was his own, the produce of his industry, and as for the holes in the fourpennies, they were almost as common as the heads were.—(Laughter.) The LORD MAYOR said the prisoner, who first denied a participation in the robbery, happened to be well-known to the magistrates of London as a person in constant work in levying contributions upon the public, and the removal of so active and intelligent a member of the fraternity would be certainly a boon to that public. The policemen engaged in the apprehension of the prisoners assured the Lord Mayor that it was most necessary to caution people against the extraordinary ingenuity of the pickpockets infesting Bishopsgate street and its neighbourhood. Gangs of thieves, in divisions consisting of five or six, in each of which was a boy well practised in slipping his hand into pockets and passing the contents to one of his com lrades stood at th e corners of lanes or a ll eys, and quickly separated upon the approach of a police man, for whom they were always on the watch, and frequently committed robberies with complete im punity. Buckeridge—l am not one of that sort. The LORD MAYOR committed the prisoners for trial at the Central Criminal Court. Henry George Pearce was charged with having committed fraud. Daniel C. Stocker, a licensed shipping agent, of 15, Cannon-street, St. George-in-the-East, said— The prisoner was formerly employed by me, but I have found it necessary to discontinue employing him for the last three or four months. About the 23d of September I shipped several seamen on board the Athenian for Captain Boyntz, the part owners of which are Messrs. Toulmin, of Great St. Helen's. I had a claim on the owners to the amount of 3/. for agency, and also for stationary. The prisoner had no authority f rom me to receive that sum, as he did not in any w a y assist me in shipping the seamen. The receipt produced by the next witness is in the prisoner's handwriting. Abraham Sergeant, clerk, to Messrs. Toulmin, of St. Helen's, Bishopsgate, ship and insurance brokers, said—On the 23d of September a person applied to me for the amount of the account for shipping the crew of the Athenian, and he presented to me the account which I now produce, and•which is certified by the captain. I paid the person in gold, and he then signed, in my presence, a receipt at the foot of the account. The prisoner said it was true he had received the account. He had, for three months past, to receive a commission for the ships he recommended, and by him the crew of the Athenian had been recommended. He had had all the trouble, and some expense, and the captain said so, and made out the account for 21. for shipping the men, and 1/. for trouble, including articles and notes for the men he had shipped. The prisoner was committed for trial. GUILDHALL. Thomas Murrell, a warehouse lad, employed at • Messrs Bradbury and E vans ' s printingo ffi ce, in Whitefriars, wa s c h arge d w i t h stea li ng two' pieces of cast typo metal, calks furniture, for filling up long blank spaces. Mr. Bradbury, jun., stated that some articles of this kind are cast upon the premises, and in conse quence of the foreman having missed about 1 cwt. of his castings of this description, and especially 101bs weight on Monday, and slbs. on Tuesday, measures were taken to detect the thief. That morning witness secreted himself in a closet which has a window com manding part of the composing-room, before any of the men came; and the foreman secreted himself in another place, having first marked and counted the num ber of pieces of furniture metal on a board. The pri soner had no occasion to come into the composing-room, but he came there to wash himself. Only one com positor was then in the room. When the compositor left the room, the prisoner l e ft t h e tank and went to the board where the furniture was. This was out of the view of the closet; but he heard the chink of two pieces of metal, as if the prisoner had taken them up in his hand. He returned to the tank, and looking about he saw witness in the cupboard. Wit ness immediately went out, and made him go into another room, expecting to find the metal secreted about him. Nothing, however, was found in his possession. In the course of five minutes after, how ever, the foreman found two pieces had been taken from the board and dropped into the tank, where the prisoner was washing. The prisoner denied having placed them there. _ - Mr. Alderman MUSGROYM put several questions to the witness, who admitted h e never saw the two pieces of metal in the prisoner's possession, nor heard them placed in the water-tank. The prisoner's lodg ings were searched, and some small bits of melted type metal were found under the grate. Mr. Alderman MUSGROYE said it was a case of strong suspicion, but he doubted whether it would satisfy a jury. He remanded the prisoner to see if further evidence could be obtained. CLERKENW ELL . Wu ed ehi t hhiCaltifilid°a;Cwlih Clifton, w as c h arge d w i th the wilful on, his wif e , a t N o . 6, B sreet, Leather-lane Holborn, Holborn, was aga i n p Mr. Sidney, the solicitor, of H a tt on-garden, at leaacilaai murder am t P h . feso of rpf for final exami nation. Mr. at tended for the prisone r, and c ommunicated to the bench that a Coroner ' s jury had held an inquest on the body of the deceased, and returned a verdict of "Manslaughter." After some proceedings, Mr. TYRWRITT said he would commit him for the manslaughter. The depositions were then read over; and the pri soner, who, by the advice of his solicitor, reserved his defence, was fully committed for trial. Bail was accepted. MARLBOROUGJI.sTREET. Henry i Pavior was brought before Mr. Hardwick for final examination, charged with having stolen a large quantity of valuable plate, the property:of William Barn, Esq., arc hi tect, of No. 6, Stratton street ; and Elizabeth Auger and Franh Auger, her son, were charged with having received and pawned the plate, well knowin— g- it to have been stolen. William Gascoign, butler to Mr. Burn, said the prisoner lived a s footman in the same service for about 18 month s , up to the 11th of September last. Witness had o ccas i on porary absence, t o , during the prisoner's tem articles of plate g o to the p late-closet for so me , which b e ing unable to find in their usual place, he ma d e a search, and, to his astonish ment, discovered that different articles of plate, valued at 2001., wer e m i ss i ng. Witness immediately gave information to hi s master, who caused the police to be apprised o f t h e robbery, and in a short time Inspector When and Police-sergeant Gray, of the C division, ar r i ve d at the house, with a view to make the requisite inquiries) and to apprehend the thief. The prisoner, h owever, accidentally obtained in formation la the vi s it o f t h e po li ce , an d suspect i ng their object, he immediately absconded. The pri soner Frank Auger was in the habit of calling on the prisoner Pavior as a friend. Mr. Burn said, after the discovery of the robbery, and the sudden absence of the prisoner from his ser vice, he received by the Parcels Delivery Company a parcel, on opening which he found to contain some spoons and other articles of plate which had been taken away. A female domestic Proved that Elizabeth Auger was in the habit of calling on the prisoner Paviour at her master's house. Another witness proved that on the day the robbery _ was detected, he saw the prisoners running in com panydown Bond -street. Police-sergeant Gray, proved that he traced the prisoner to various places in the country, and eventu ally succeeded in apprehending him in London about a week ago. A number of pawnbrokers produced articles of plate which had been pawned by the prisoner Auger. The property having been identified, the prisoners wore fully committed. LAMBETH. . _ I John Marson, a man of respectable appearance, who described himself as a master builder, was placed at the bar on the following charge : Mr. Henry Doulton, extensive potter in High street, Lambeth, deposed that on the 24th of August last the prisoner called at his counting-house, and said he had a contract for making a sewer from the new Union workhouse, Kensington, to the Victoria road, and should require 701. worth of pipes, for that purpose. He also said that Mr. Day, of Eltham, who was ground landlord of the property, would be in attendance on the following day at the works, and would give him (Mr. Doulton) a guarantee for the payment of the piping. Witness went on the follow ing morning to Victoria-road, and found the pri soner and a person to whom he was introduced as Mr. Day, of Eltham, waiting for him. The pri soner took him along a sewer that was in the course of being made, close to which some men were at work, and said " This is the place I want the piping for, and I hope you will send it as soon as possible," or words to that effect. Witness sup posing he would not have had the hardihood to speak as he had done within the hearing of the workmen unless he was what he represented himself to be, was thrown off his guard, and, returning to Mr. Day, asked him if he was prepared to sign the guarantee for the 701. Mr. Day replied he was, and they all went into a neighbouring public-house, where a written guarantee was drawn up an d signed. On the follow ing day he sent a load of the pipes to the prisoner, and intended to send the remainder, but from what had been communicated to him by his carman he de clined sending more until the first load was paid for, and wrote to the prisoner to that effect. Not having heard from or seen the prisoner forsome time, he went to look after him, and then found that his representa tion about his being the contractor for the sewer was false, and further, that immediately after receiving the piping he sold them considerably under the price charged to him. As the value of the property parted with was not very large, 51. 12s. 6d., he (Mr. Doulton) did not intend losing his time in pursuing the prisoner, but he felt it to be his duty to have him apprehended. Robert Thompson, carman to Mr. Doulton, said he had been sent to deliver a load of piping at the Vic toria-road, Kensington, about the latter end of August, and found the prisoner there to receive it, and the latter requested that the remainder of the 701. worth would be delivered as soon as possible. From a conversation which he (witness) had with one of the workmen, he found that Mr. Williams was the con tractor for building the sewer, and that the prisoner had nothing to do with it. Robert Cockurn stated, that about the latter end of August last the prisoner, of whom he had some pre vious knowledge, came to him, and asked him if he knew any person who would purchase some stone piping. He told him he thought that Messrs. Hum phreys and Thirst would, and he sold them the piping for 41. 19s. 6d. Attley, 110 L, said he apprehended the prisoner on that morning at a public-house in Chelsea. He told him he wanted him for obtaining some piping under false pretences, and the prisoner merely replied, " Very well; I'll go with you." The witness pro duced two cheques which the prisoner had obtained cash for, and which when presented were worth no effects. The prisoner, in the absence of his solicitor, refused to enter upon any defence, and was remanded to Thursday next. A deputation from the Early Closing Association waited upom Mr. Norton for the purpose of denounc ing, on the part of their body, the conduct of the person who had been guilty of the outrage on the property of Mr. Kingston, in the Lambeth-road, and - also-removing from the mind of the magis trate any. feeling which he might entertain that the association would countenance such an act; on the contrary, they assured Mr. Norton, that the association had always impressed the strict obser vance of their rules, one of which was, the employ ment only of such means as are of a peaceful, persuasive, and conciliatory nature, and by refusing to sanction any measure having a tendency to co erce employers, or injure their interests, h owe v e r op posed they might be to the objects or principles of the association. Mr. NORTON felt sure that the association would not encourage' an act, which was, of all others, least calculated to affect the obje c t they had in view ; and hoped the association would give Mr. Kingston all the assistance in its power to bring the guilty party to justice. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE OF FRIDAY. 'REIGN-OFFICE, OCT. 6, 1847. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Juan de Mazarredo, as Consul at Liverpool, and of Don Jose Moreno Lopez, as Consul in Jamaica, for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Samuel Cockburn, as Consul in Grenada for the Re public of Venezuela. WAR-OFFICE, OCT. 8. 4th Dragoon Guards—Captain Edward Sims James, from half pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Brevet Major George Wynell Mayow, who exchanges ; Lieu tenant James Cunningham to be Captain, by purchase, vice James, who retires ; Cornet Arthur Masterton Robertson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cunning ham ; Wynne William Rudyerd Williams, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Robertson, Oct. 8. 6th Dragoons—Captain William Payne,Neale, from half-pay Unattached, to be C a pt a i n , vice Mervyn Arch dell, who exchanges ; Lieutenant Francis Sutton to be Captain, by purchase, vice Neale, wbo retires ; Ensign the Hon. H ercu l es L ang f or d B oy l e Rowley, f rom 6th Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sutton, Oct. 7. lath Light Dragoons—The Hon. John William Hely Hutchinson to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Jenyns, promoted, Oct. 8. 16th Light Dragoons—Garrison Sergeant Major, at the Cavalry Depot at Maidstone, Martin Kisbee (Riding master) to be Cornet, without purchase, Oct. 8. 6th Regiment of Foot—Alexander Shuldham, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Rowley, promoted in 6th Dragoons, Oct. 8. 14th Foot—Captain George Black, from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Captain, vice Colman, who exchanges, Oct. 8. 25th Foot—Ensign Thomas Edwin Blomfield to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Barbauld, who retires ; George Gould, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Blomfield, Oct. 8. 30th Foot—Robert Sandford Warburton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Clubley, who retires, Oct. 8. 62d Foot—Lieutenant Charles Young to be Captain, without purchase, vice Thomas Donaldson Price, who retires upon full pay, Oct. 8. 68th Foot—Ensign Edmund David Lyon to be Lieu tenant, by purchase vice the Honourable H. L. Noel, who retires ; the Honourable Eyre Challoner Henry Massey to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lyon, Oct. 8. 72d Foot--Captain William Clune, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Brevet Major Thomas E. Lacy, who exchanges ; Lieutenant John William Gaisford, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Clune, who retires ; Ensign Charles John William Norman to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gaisford, Oct. 8. 73d Foot—Lieutenant Philip Blundell Bicknell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Combe, who retires ; Ensign Frederick Reeve to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bicknell ; Walter Johnston, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase. vice Reeve, Oct. 8. 87th Foot—Second Lieutenant Thompson Macky M'Clinteck to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Thomas Lloyd, who retires; George Neeld Boldero, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice M'Clintock, Oct. 8. 88th Foot—Captain George Chichester, from half pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Edward Adams, who exchanges ; Lieut. Edward Herbert Maxwell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Chichester, who retires, Oct. 8 ; Ensign and Adjutant Samuel Dunning to have the rank of Lieutenant, Oct. 7; Ensign Benjamin Bunbury Manleverer to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Maxwell; John Edward Riley, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Manleverer, Oct. 8. 90th Foot—Brevet Major Frederick Eld to be Major, without purchase, vice Eyles, deceased; Lieutenant John M'Neale Walter, to be Captain, vice Eld, Sept. 29. 94th Foot—Ensign Francis Dalmahoy Wyatt, from 17th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Browne, whose removal from 9th Foot has been cancelled, Oct. 8. Rifle Brigade--Lieutenant Charles James Lindam, from 10th Foot, to be Paymaster, vice William Holden, who has retired upon half-pay, Oct. 8. 2d West India Regiment—Ensign Henry Thwaytes to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Dagg, appointed Adjutant of a Recruiting District ; William Thomas James Simmons, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Thwaytes. Oct. 8. 3d West India Regiment—Robert William Harley, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Martin, appointed to the Royal Newfoundland Companies, Oct. 8. Royal Newfoundland Companies—Ensign Charles Henry Martin, from the 3d West India Regiment, to be Ensign, vice Oliphant, promoted in the 80th Foot, Oct. 8. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Captain William Thomas Colman, from 14th Foot, to be Captain, vice Black, who exchanges, Oct. 8. STAFF.—Lieutenant Robert Alexander Dagg, from 2d West India Regiment, to be Adjutant of a Recruit ing District, vice Thomas Dagg, deceased, Sept. 11. BREVET.—To be Majors in the Army—Capt. George Chichester, of the 88th Foot, June 28, 1838; Captain William Payne Neale, of the 6th Dragoons, Nov. 9, _ _ 1846. To be Majors in the Army in the East Indies—Capt. George Hall, of the Madras Artillery; Captain George Balfour, of the Madras Artillery, Oct. 8. HOSPITAL STAFF.—John Waller, Gent., to be Assis tant Surgeon to the Forces, Oct. 8. MEMORANDUM.—The names of the Adjutant, of the 7th Light Dragoons, are Joseph " Trenerry," not " Trennery," as previously stated. BANKRUPTS. George John Galabin, printer, Bartholomew-close, to surrender Oct. 19, at half- past twelve, and Nov. 25, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Smith, Basiughall street. Thomas Christian, merchant, Park-road, North Brix ton, Oct. 18, and Nov. 16, at half -past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street ; SAaw, Queen-street, Cheapside. Joseph Milstead, builder, High-street, Bromley, Kent. Oct. 18, at half-past twelve, and Nov. 29. at eleven, ;:1 the Court o' ~,•' Old Jewry Ch am b ers, City; Solomon, Cbester.terrac, Bow-road. Joseph Featherstonhaugh and William Putterilc rail way contractors, Saint Martin's Stamford, Northampton shire, Oct. 15, at half-past two, and Nov. 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street, City; Ewbank, Gray's Ina. Patrick Kevan, flour dealer, Liverpool, Oct. 19, and Nov. 19, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Co ur t. Turner, official assigeee, Liverpool; Milton and Co., Southampton -buildings, London; Smith, Liverpool. Henry Heywood, auctioneer, Manchester, Oct. 18 and Nov. 8, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court.. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Jaques, Edwards, Jaques, and Layton, Ely-place, Holborn; Chew, Man chester. George Baker, grocer, Newport, Monmoirtlishire, Oct. 18, and Nov. 23, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol ; Poole and Gamlen, Gray's Inn squar e , London; A. J. and 11. Livett, Bristol. John Itippon, baker, Bristol, Oct. 21, at one, and Nov. 18, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acra man, official assignee, Bristol ; Maples and Co., Old Jewry, London; Ilassell, Bristol. Abel Uglow, miller, St. Thomas the Apostle, Corn wall, Oct. 19, at half-past ten, and Nov. 17, at twelve, at the Exeter District Court. Ilirtzd, official assignee, Exeter; Laidman, Exeter; Clowes, Wedlake, and Clowes, King's Bench-walk. DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. W. Craft, Spring-street, Paddington, fishmonger, Oct. 30, at half-past eleven—H. Clark, Redcross-street, and Plummer's-row, Whitechapel, oil and colour-mer chant, Oct. 30, at eleven—F. W. Gerish, East-road, City-road, ironfounder, Nov. 4, at eleven--W. Dicken, Isleworth, grocer, Nov. 4, at twelve—T. Caswell, and J T. Tindall, Northampton and York, leather-sellers, Nov. 1, at two. In the Country. J. Radbone, Alcester, Warwickshire, broker, Nov. 13, at eleven, at the Court Birmingham —C. R. Bewley, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, grocer, Nov. 13, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham —T. Wright, Birken head, Cheshire, ironmonger, Nov. 3, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool. PAYMENTS OF DIVIDENDS. J. Wilkinson, Stockton-upon-Trent, wharfinger, 61. on any Saturday, after Oct. 14, between ten and three, at the office of 'l', Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. C. H. Perry, Liverpool, baker, 9d., on Thursday, Oct. 14, or any subsequent Thursday, between eleven and two, at the office of J. Cazenove, Liverpool. NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. In the Country. J. Berkley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, merchant, Oct. 29, at eleven, at the Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne —W. Sharp, jun., Pudsey, Yorkshire, ale and porter brewer, Oet. 30, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. King, Helmsley, Yorkshire, surgeon, Oct. 30, at half-past eleven, at the Court, Leeds—J. Glue, Derby, victualler, Oct. 29, at eleven, at the Court, Nottingham—W. Ogden, Chorlion-upon-Medlock, Lancashire, sour dealer, Nov. 1, at twelve, at the Court, Manchester—H. Allen, Birmingham, draper, Nov. 9, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham. At the Court of Review, Oct. 29. J. Notwell, Falmouth, grocer—J. Hay, Bath, grocer —W. Gray, Salford, Lancashire, common brewer— W. Clayton, Langcliffe, Yorkshire, banker. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Pickup and W. Holland, Summer Castle, Roch dale, machine brokers—A. Pickup, J. Schofield, and J. Ramsbottom, Bury, Lancashire, cotton spinners (as far as regards A. Pickup)—B. B. Breach and T. B. Jef fery, Leamington and Carlisle, hotel keepers—W. Hawtrey and S. W. Robinson ' Fulham, stage-carri age proprietors—H. P ar ki n an d G. Roberts, Birstal, York shire, machine and cardmakers—H. Cockerell and S. Stockwell, Fleet-street, boot and shoemakers —R. Short and C. Short, Charles -street, Soho-square—J. Lamble and W. Timewell, Kingsbridge, Devonshire, tailors and drapers —J. Swallow and K. Swallow, Maidenhead, corn and coal merchants—T.• Morris and G. Blackstone, Covent-garden, hotel keepers—T. Dawber, W. Knowles, and T. Thompson, Manchester, calico printers—J. c„ Pritchard and H. F. Middleton, Chipping Camd(m, Gloucestershire, and Blockley, Worcestershire, sur geons and apothecaries—J. W. Mellor and W. Tw . , - ford, Manchester, stock and share brokers—ll. Toshach and R. Ramsey, South Shields, varnish and naptha manufactUrers—J. Coker and J. Dickens, railway con. tractors—S. C. Taylor and J. Ferris, Savage gardens, Tower-hill, wine and spirit merchants—J. Lainson and C. Lainson, Croydon, li nen d ra p ers —T. P . H u l l and J. Shenton, Leicester, hosiers—W. Baines and G. alines, Leicester, hatters—W. M'Niell and W. S. Johnson, St Martin's-lane, lamp manufacturers—W. Copland and J. Jones, Newcastle-upon Tyne, druggists —J. Simpson and R. Hicks, Middlesborough, common brewers—J. T. Periam, Mary Ann Periam, and Maria Periam, Bamp ton, Devonshire, drapers—J. 'Wiseman and John Iligh field, Liverpool, shoe dealers—H. T. Smith and J. Hewitt, Liverpool, tailors—J. King, W. King, R. Bret tell, and J. Whitehouse, Oldswinford, Worcestershire, fire- brick manufacturers. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. George Henry Clayton, Bunhill row, St. Luke's. James Kirkpatrick, Northampton, tailor. Thomas Moor, Church-street, Greenwich. John street, Ryde, Isle of Wight. George Pratt, Wharf-road, Harrow-road, steam-mill sawyer. James Patrick, Burton Lattimer, Northamptonshire, butcher. John Polley, St. Neot's, Huntingdonshire, innkeeper. James Masters, Little Clarendon-street, Somers -town. Edward Harney, jun., Lower Edmund-street, King's cross, carpenter. Thomas Vaines, Wash-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire, turner. John Noble, Scarborough, wood-turner. William Wheelton, Stockport, painter. Richard Crowther, Halifax, Yorkshire, blacksmith. Joseph Fidler Smith, Crich, Derbyshire, franaesmith. Thomas Eugehe Wilkinson, Needham-market, Suffolk, baker. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. A Gibb, Glasgow, insurance- broker, to meet Oct. 14 and Nov. 4, at one, within the writing-chambers of Messrs. Reid and Towers, Glasgow. J. Whytock, Muiravonside, Stirlingsbire, coal-dealer, to meet Oct. 13 and Nov. 3, at twelve, within the writing chambers of Messrs. Liston and Salmon, Falkirk. W. Arthur, G. Syme, and W. Stewart, Glasgow, mer chants, to meet Oct. 11 and Nov. 1, at twelve, within the Chambers of J. Fleming, accountant, Glasgow. A. Mackenzie, Beauly, merchant, to meet Oct. 15 and Nov. 12, at one, within Greig's Inn, Beauly. W. Brockie, Galashiels, printer, to meet Oct. 15 and Nov. 4, at twelve, within the Chambers of Messrs. Hal • done and Lees, writers, Galashiels. M. Ritchie, Glasgow, commission-agent, to meet Oct. 14 and Nov. 2, at two, within the Counting -house of G. Esplin, accountant, Glasgow. A. M'Night, D. Watson, J. Watson, and J. K. Brown, Glasgow, merchants, to meet Oct. 14 and Nov. 4, at twelve, within the Chambers of C. Borthwick, accountant, Glasgow. A. Tennant, Glasgow, merchant, to meet Oct. l 4 and Nov. 4, at one, within the writing-chambers of Messrs. White and Gardiner, accountants, Glasgow. J. M'laltosh and J. Donaldson, Glasgow, warehouse. men, to meet Oct. 15 and Nov. 9, at twelve, within the Black Bull Inn, Glasgow. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending October 5 1847, is 245. 3 1 / 4 d. per cwt. SHARSPERE'S HOUSE AT STRATFORD.—The first glance will disappoint the stranger. It scarcely re sembles the prints. Its location in the street range takes away from its distinctive and individual character. You expected something different. You expected a certain dusky picturesqueness which you look for in vain. The modern façade of the Swan Inn spoils its antique and crumbling aspect; and the whole front, at first sight, has a pettier air than the wood-engravers have given to it. The proportions have been capriciously dealt with by the artists, who have given you larger and broader windows, and a more capacious shop and entry. The roof is neither so lofty nor so rustic as that in the engravings; the house is altogether more low-browed, the lattice more diminutive and minute, and the butcher's stall and half door more squat and gloomy. But as your eye grows accustomed to it, and begins to take in its old beams and dingy frame-work, and to separate it from the adjoining premises, you gradually acquire a clearer sense of the quaint physiognomy of the house. The imagination re• quires to dwell a little upon the squalid details before it becomes reconciled with the impressions left upon it by pictures and traditions.—Atlas. FOREIGN CATTLE.—The importations of foreign cattle are steadily on the increase—sometimes approach ing 2,000 head in Smithfield on Mondays—and the animals come in better condition. They are almost ex clusively from Holland and Germany. It having been reported that some of the animals were imported in a diseased state, the government authorities have revived the order of 1845 for inspection. But the way in which this inspection is made can only be looked upon as a ridiculous farce. The inspectors attend at St. Kathe rine's Docks, about seven o'clock on Sunday evening, and then, by the light of a pocket lantern, glance at the animals as they pass over the wharf. If the ox or cow can walk it,is declared to be sound ; if it fall down it is left in the yard until the consignees send for it. It is only fair, however, to state that no disease in the foreign beasts has yet been discovered, and that the animals look remarkably healthy. i r o h f A NN E HATHAWAY'S COTTAGE.—It stands on a broken knoll on the edge of a most pictur esque orchard, erip w t i i t o h n, old with En theirg l h g about a mile off across the meadow s . The situation u g the cottage is perfectly charming. You get at it through a arturianiterdveas intervals r ahomesteadswinding g of straw eaves dipping down t o the grass, and their flit lattices opening out upon ho neysuc k les After crossing a little b roo k , and wild flowers. which brawls through a dell of low shadowing trees, you co a sudden turn in the road. AnneH m a n thaway's cottage upon Shottery by the last of the group ; you know it atlnceT ishe artists have done m ore j ust i ce to it than t a g o lS a la cl'•sp ere's _ house; but it is so lik e a • • picture in itself; that they could scarcely fail to catch its peculiar aspect. Standing high off the road, its outline undulating with the irregular surface on which it reposes, you arc attracted at once by the air of unmistakeable antiquity it presents. It is now divided into three cottages with two separate entrances, the doors of which hang midway in the façade from the upper level of the sloping garden, and are reached by rustic steps, protected by wooden rail ings. As we approached we saw the figure of a young woman leaning over the railing. It was impossible to resist the image it suggested; for there many a time in the still evening Anne Hathaway stood to watch the cowing ef her lover:—Atlas. TAKING THE VEIL. The attractive and impressive ceremony of taking the white veil, preparatory to becoming a nun, took place on Wednesday at the Catholic church, Ber mondsey, to which there is a convent of the Sisters of the Order of Mercy attached. The postulant, Miss Fox, a young lady of independent means, is a near relative of Dr. Fox, of New Broad-street, in the City. The church, the interior of which is much admired for the beauty and simplicity of its ar chitecture, was numerously attended by well dressed personages, among whom were many Pro testants, anxious to witness the ceremony, which was performed with much of the grandeur that distin guishes the ceremonials of the Church of Rome. The young lady who was to take the veil entered the church at twelve o'clock, preceded by the Superior of the Convent, and accompanied by the Sisters of the Order, to the number of thirty, including those of the branch convent at Chelsea. The organ sent forth its sacred notes, which, swelling through the aisles, and blending with the chant of the sisters, as they advanced in solemn procession to the grand altar, tended greatly to give an elevation of thought and devotional motive to the proceeding. The pro cession was in itself a pi c t ure ; th e Sisters of the Order, bearing each a wax light in her hand, were attired partly in black, and partly in white, the former being the habit of those who had taken the black veil, which is the last solemn step in the ceremonial of making a nun, and after taking which there is no retreating; and the latter, that of those who are passing through their probation, to test the constancy of their inclination to that extremity; an inclination which, if they approve not of at the end of a year, they are at liberty to forego, when they can again enter the world, and participate in all its gaieties. The postulant, who was the chief object of all beholders, was attired in a muslin dress of purest white, and most fashionable make; her hair, in flowing ringlets, was further set off by a wreath of flowers, all emblematical of the vanity, gaiety, pride, and ostentation of this world. Arrived at the altar, the sisters ranged themselves in single line at its foot, where, with the postulant in the centre, they knelt in prayer, the postulant bowing her head to the floor. The officiating bishop, the Right Rev. Dr. Wise man, followed by the Right Rev. Dr. Morris, Bishop of Troy, who acted as assistant bishop in the ceremony, and by a numerous train of priests of the diocese, over which the former has been recently called to preside, then entered the church, and having prayed for a few moments at the foot of the altar, ascended its steps, and again engaged in prayer. He then delivered an eloquent and appropriate discourse, addressed to the understanding of the postulant, and bearing mainly on the seriousness of the step she was about to take. He cited, in the course of his ad dress, numerous appropriate passages from the Holy Scriptures, pointed out the works of mercy and cha rity which the postulant would have to discharge to the poor, the afflicted in spirit, and the sick, should she take the final vow of nunhood (for it is the peculiar province of the sisters of the Order of Mercy to go forth from their convent into the ranks of the poor, the sick, and afflicted, administering to them spiritual and temporal relief, irrespective of the personal risk of fever and pestilence), and concluded with an implo ration to God to give her grace in her inclination, and a disposition to carry out the virtues which the vow of the order imposed, should she finally take it. This discourse, calculated to produce a profound impression, was listened to with at tention by the auditory. The postulant then rose, and, accompanied by the Sisters of the Order, left the church in procession, and after a short time again returned, habited in the probationary at tire, an humble garb, which contrasted markedly with her previous gay dress. The latter she had di vested herself of, her head-wreath.,of flowers included, and now, kneeling at the altar, the officiating bishop imposed hands upon her, and the superior of the convent placed the white veil upon her head, which she received with evident humility and devotional spirit, the organ the while pealing forth the Veni Creator and other solemn psalms, the effect of which was heightened by the singing of Mrs. Lamont, and the occasional chanting of the nuns and priests. The solemn ceremony of " The Benediction 1" was then gone through, the incense smoking on the altar, as a part of the devotional homage paid to it, and with this impressive part of the proceeding, the ceremony closed, the nuns and the postulant retiring to their convent by one door, and the bishops and priests to the sacristy of the church by another. At Rome, when the ceremony of taking the veil occurs, the postulant passes the three previous days in visiting and taking leave of her relatives and friends, from whom and some of the distinguished branches of the nobility, she receives, to be used on the occasion, the most valuable presents in jewels, diamonds, &c., with which she decorates her person, as emblematical of the gaiety of the world. She passes, during those three days, in grand procession, and a showy carriage, through the streets of the city, and on the third day, lays all these ornaments aside, and takes " the bl a ck ve il," b ecom i ng from that mo ment a nun for the future portion of her life. From the convents of the Sisters of Mercy, at Ber mondsey and Chelsea, the nuns are to be seen daily issuing forth to the public ways, on their mission of mercy and charity, in accordance with their row, and thus and in acts of prayer, they are reputed to pass their lives. The ceremony was throughout im pressive. SUICIDE OF MR. BOND, CORONER OF FOLKESTONE. On Wednesday last Mr. J. J. Bond, coroner of Folkestone, committed suicide by nearly severing his head from his body with a razor. The whole town was, in consequence, thrown into a state of excite ment ; for although the eccentricities of this gentle men have lately been of a character to cause uneasi ness to his friends, such an occurrence was not at all anticipated. He had, on Saturday evening last, instituted a Chess Divan, at the Shakspere Hotel, where the second meeting was held on Tuesday evening. On that evening Mr. Bond gave a reading upon chess, and played two games. Afterwards the company sat in for singing, when he sang "Auld lang syne, ' and told a tale. The party broke up about half-past twelve o'clock, when he went home, and in an apparently calm state, retired to bed. He remained quiet until about seven o'clock in the morning, when Mrs. Bond, who sleeps in the room under the one in which Mr. B. slept, heard a fall on the floor. She immediately ran up stairs, opened his bedroom door, and saw his feet pointed towards the door. She at once called the servant, who came, and they went into the room, where they saw the unfor tunate man weltering in his blood. Dr. Bateman was sent for, and on his arrival, found life was extinct. The deceased, the better to effect his purpose, had seated himself on a chair, and placed a looking-glass on the floor. We must suppress further particulars until after the inquest, which will take place on Monday. Mr. Bond was coroner for Folkestone; therefore another must be appointed ere the inquest can be held. By his death the situations of clerk to the magistrates, and deputy steward of the manor to Lord Radnor, also become vacant.—Dover Chronicle. OTRATFORD-ON-AVON. VISIT OF LORD MOR PETLI.—His Lordship, in company with C. H. Brace bridge, Esq., visited this town on Friday last. At five o'clock a deputation from the Royal Shaksperean Society consisting of the vicar, the Rev. J. Clayton, Dr. Thom son, W. 0. Hunt, Esq., and R. B. Wheler, Esq., waite on him at the Whit e Li on Hotel, and escorted him to the poet's birth-place, the church, th e s i te of New Place, now the residen ce of D. Rice, Esq., and afterwards he met the committee of the Shaksperean Society at the Shakspere Hall. The principal room was lit up on the occasion, in order to afford his Lordship an opportunity of viewing the portraits of Shakspere and Garrick. The following gentlemen, in addition to the above, were in attendance i—The Mayor, W. Sheldon, Esq., W. J. Harding, Esq., R. 11. Hobbes, Esq., D. Rice, Esq., J. Webb, Esq., E. F. Flower, Esq., T. Umbers, Esq., and. several others. his Lordship, on examining the minutes of the recent proceedings of the society, which were laid before him by the honorary secretary, expressed his perfect concurrence in them. At seven o'clock he honoured Dr. Thomson with his company to dinner, where a select party was invited to meet him ; and on Saturday morning, in company with that gentleman, he visited the grammar school. The head master, the Rev, T. R. Medwin, A.M., received him ; and his Lordship, subsequently made an excursion to the village of Shot tery, for the purpose of viewing Anne Hathaway's house. At eleven o'clock he returned, and immediately took his departure, having previously expressed the plea sure he felt in making the visit. —Banbury Guardian. SnicthE of A SURGEON. Yesterday Mr. T. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the Nottingham Arms, Nottingham-street, New-road, on the body of Mr. Charles Smith, aged 44, a snrgeon, who committed suicide under the following circumstances :—The de ceased, who it wears was highly connected, and of good family himself, had formerly been a surgeon in the navy, During the last few years, however, his position was much altered ; and from his being somewhat ad dicted to drink, he was abandoned by many of his friends. He had been residing in the above street, but about three months since he was obliged to leave from embarrassed circumstances. The deceased removed to the immediate vicinity, occupying a room on the second floor, and from his involved condition he became very melancholy ; but although his circumstances were needy, he was not in obsolete want. On Tuesday last he went home in a most dejected state of mind, and going to the cupboard drank something from a tea-cup, which subsequently proved to bo prussic acid. He expired in a few minutes afterwards. Verdict—" That the de ceased destroyed himself by taking prussic acid, but that there was no evidence to show in what state of mind he was at the time he committed the act." LUNATIC ASTVC.IIS.•—•The plans in competition for the prop ose d pauper asylum fopr Middlesex were sent in on Friday in the last week. A lunatic asylum for the counties of Aronreouth, Hereford,l and Radnor, is to be erected in the neighbourhoodeer' he sum put down for it is 20,000/. °ThAebfeorugnadvaetionti-. stone of the Birmingham Lunatic Asylum was laid last .NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. B.—The embarkation of the linen, carriages, hors.es, &c., and the . naggav her Majesty the Queen Dowager and the illus. tric us party going out to Lisbon and Madeira, has been completed. The carriages and horses are on board the Scourge, which went to Spithead this after. noon. '1 he Fairy yacht is ordered to be in attend ance at the Clarence-yard to•morrow at noon, to receive her .Majesty and suite, and convey them to her Majesty's ship Howe, at Spithead, which will put to sea immediately after her Majesty has signified ;:ei- readiness to depart. Captain Sir J. Stirling's orders are to take the Scourge under his command, and proceed to the Tagus, landing her Majesty and her guests at Lisbon, and remaining as lung as she may think fit to visit her Majesty the Queen of Por tugal ; to re-embark the royal party, and convey them :0 the island of Madeira, and when they are landed there, to go back to Lisbon, and wait in the Tagus,• with the Howe and Scourge, until further orders. It will be arranged that the Scourge shall communicate weekly %%WI the island of Madeira. The orders of Commander Ryder, of the Vixen, are to put to sert . on Sautday with the Howe and Scourge, and accompany them to Lisbon ; call at Madeira to announce that the Queen Dowager is on her passage to the island, and then proceed to Bermuda, and land supernumeraries and dispatches ; afterwards call off the Havanna for Mr. Percy Doyle, her Majesty's Secretary of Legation to Mexico, to communicate with the Spanish authorities, and then go on to Vera Cruz, and there land him and his secretary. The Vixen will ,in the course of her voyage, gain intelli gence of Vice-Admiral Sir Francis Austen, the commander-in-chief, and is to join him, wherever he . may be. tier Majesty's screw steam-frigate Amphion, Capt. Williams, went to Spithead yesterday; she is, with the Arab (new 16-gun brig), and the Nautilus (an old 10-gun brig), to cruize for a week between this port and Plymouth, to try their sailing qualities. Three vessels are to accompany the Howe dovas Channel. Lieutenant David Miller is appointed to the Amphion, as first lieutenant. The Bellerophon, 78, Captain R. L. Baynes, C.B, was undocked to-day. The Rhadamanthus steam-transport, Master Com manding Jonathan Aylen, was docked to-day to ha vs her defects made good. The Rapid, g, Commander Dixon, by letters to t7he 19th of August, had captured a prize off the Gallinas, empty, but fitted for the reception of 250 slaves. At the time the Rapid took her, after a five hours' chase, the pinnance was away in charge of the boatswain, and there being no other officer km board but the acting-commander, her master, Mr. Billiston, was sent as prize -master in the capture to St. Helena. The Lightning steam-vessel, Master Commanding J. E. Petley, returned from Plymouth this mornin g. In Harbour—The Victory, Excellent, Bellerophom, Cambrian, and Victoria and Albert; Scourge, Bir kenhead, Kite, Vixen, Fire Queen, Myrmidon, Light. ning, Fairy, Myrtle, Comet, and Echo steamers; and the 2Eolus provision vessel. At Spithad—The Howe, Amphion, and Nautilus. In the Basin—The Prince Regent, .Retributioe, Orestes, Frolic, and Rocket. In Dock—The Ajax, Leander, Rhadatnanthusi Helena, Sappho, and Riflema n . Wind N.W. Weather fine, 5 P.M. CHATHAM, OCT. 8 —The Arab, 12 guns, Com.- mander W. Morris, was towed out of this port by the African steam-vessel, to Gillingham. The African embarked 75 seamen from the Poictiers for conveyance to the Blenheim screw steam-frigate, for service in that vessel during her trial cruise. The Blenheim is expected to leave Sheerness to-morrow (Saturday). The Horatio, 46 guns, has been sent from the ordi nary at Sheerness ; this vessel is now lashed along— side the Golish, 80 guns. The Sealark, 10 guns, and the Bonetta brigantine, in dock, fitting for sea and making good defects by workmen employed by job work, are both ordered to be brought forward for commission as soon as possible. The Antelope steam-packet, Lieutenant Gardner, commanding, is still in dock fitting for sea, and will not be ready to leave this port before next month. The Diligence naval transport, Martin master, re mains, loading for Portsmouth and Devonport yards. The lead-mills of this yard are to be closed for a short period. WOOLWICH, OCT. B.—The Tartarus steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Dunlap, arrived here on Wednesday evening, from the coast of Ireland, and is to be paid off on Wednesday next. The Fisgard, 42 guns, Captain John A. Duntze, was paid off yesterday on board that vessel, and her loyal Marines left the same afternoon in the Blazer steam-vessel, Commander Wingrove, to join the division to which they belong at Plymouth. A num ber of the crew left this morning for the same place. Others are enjoying themselves in the usual shore amusements of paid-off sailors. It is fifteen years since a frigate of the size of the Fisgard Was paid off at this port. Lieutenant Fowler, flag-lieutenant to Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, K.C.B. and K.C.H., commissioned the Fisgard this morning for service here. None of the other appointments have as yet been announced. The Alban steam-vessel, Master-Commander Brad shaw, left Woolwich this morning for Plymouth and Cork. The following circular has been issued to the dif ferent dock and victualling yard battalions : " Admiralty, Oct. 6. " The summer drills of the several dock and victu alling yard battalions having terminated, my Lords desire that you will convey to the several officers and men of the battalions (and more especially to the adjutants and drill• sergeants) the expression of their Lordships' entire satisfaction at the admirable spirit displayed by the whole force since the commencement of these exercises. The proficiency attained by both officers and men, the steadiness of the battalion under arms, and the unusual aptness of each description of force at acquir ing an acquaintance with its particular duties, have exceeded their Lordships' expectations. My Lords are encouraged to believe that a force of this national character, so recently established, and with such pro mising results, will, by the maintenance of the same spirit, and by the same cheerful attention to instruc tion, become an arm of national defence of great im• portance to this country. "'W. A. B. HAMILTON." RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Ocronut 8. STOCK EXCHANOIC.—London and Midland Stock being scarce to-day, were rather better in price, but for all ethers sorts of shares the market was unimproved. The sales are—Edin burgh and Glasgow, 50—Great Northern 5 dis.—Lanca shire and Y or k s hi re, Fifths, p.—Ditto Fifths (late West Riding Union), 2% dis.—London andi.North-Western, 1523( —Ditto, 401. Shares, 19 1 / 2 p.—Midland Stock, 112—Ditto,. New Halves, IA p.—North Union (A), 204 —Shrewsbury and Chester, 101. Preference, 2 p.—South-Eastern and. i l v ) i o c N k , e , r, N N e 4, Thirds, 114 p.— 3. p. —Y d d Nort o h r la k, id N la e n w d c , Newcastle, Nanodrthßeerra of France, , X s p. MANCHESTER, Ocroesa 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca• shire, and Cheshire Junction, 5 3-16 dis.--East Lancashire, New Quarters,ll-16 dis.—Lancashire andYorkshire,Quarters, dis.—London and North-Western (Manchester and Bir mingham). (B), 3% p.—Manchester. Sheffield. and Lincoln shire, Preference, IA3 dis.—North Staffordshire, ; 2 ( c. Soot h-Eastern and Lkver, 30 ex d.—Ditto,lo/.,N0. 2, 2 5-16 e. dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Extensions, No. 2, p. LEEDS, OcronEß 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lancashire, 5 1 X 3 dis.-Ditto, Quarters, 245. dis.-East and West York shire, 6 1 / 2 dis.-Great Northern, 51A dis.-Lncashire and. Yorkshire (West Rlcling Union), 234 dis. Leeds and Thirsk, dis.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Prefer ence, par-North British, Thirds, Is. p.-. Ditto, Quarters, 55.. dis.-North Stafibrdshire, 6s. p. - North-Western, 4% dis.- Yolk - , Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2, 245. p. SHEFFIELD, OCTOBER 8. STOCK Exctm NGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Notting. bun, and Bost on , 1 3 / i dis.- East La ncas hi re , Quarters. 114 Great No r th ern , 5 dis. - Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 2% dis.- Manchester, Buxton, Mat lock, and Midland, 2 dia.-North British, Thirds, le. 6d. p. - York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 ,255. p. GLASGOW, Ocrosxx 7. STOCK ExcIiANGE.-The sales are-Ayr and Galloway, 475. 6d.-Calcdonian. 361.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 30;.-Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 588 .-Glasgow, Kil marnock, and Ayr, 99 ex d. ex n.-Ditto, 461. Shares, 88% ex div. ex new-Ditto, Ilalves, No. 2,8% ex int. -Great Northern, 595. ex iut.- Great North of India, 91-Man chester and Seutliampton, Bs. 9d.-North British, Thirds, 235. 6 d.-Ditto, Scrip, 225. CAD . _ VERTISI.iIIEXT.]—A SEVERE ATTACK OF IlliEtr• ul c e t l l c i tiyn.e nor lii MAT ISM liaillie, vint ner of OLan, had suffered during the last two years with fre quent attacks o f rheumatism, wh i ch left her in a state of great d l A rax pr i i i,, l e l i a a s i t d th a e rro pains any relief until sh e used Hollo• were most excrueiati ng, neither waY'S Ointment and ['ills, when these valuable remedies in a short titne restored h er t o p er f e ct health and strength. H olloway's Oint ment and Pills are efficacious in cases of gout, contracted or stilt joint,i, glandular swellings, tumours, and Unn a t ural enlargements, and numberless instances are recorded wherein they have been used with complete success.—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Hol loway's establishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTIIS. On the Gth inst., the wife of Mr. Charl es Ch ampion, of Surrey-place, Old Kent-road, solicitor, of a son. On the 7th inst., in Harrington-square, Mrs. Taylor, of a daughter. On . the 7th inst., at Essex Lod ge , B r i xton-rise, the lady of George Schlotel, Esq., of a daughter. Oa the 18th cf August, at Caltura, Ceylon, the lady of E. Hume Smedley, Eq., of a daughter. AfARRIED. On the sth inst., at the British Embassy, Paris, Richard F. Woodruff; E ,to Jane, daughter of Thomas ['hatcher, Esq. DIED. On the 29th of July, at Umballa, Me or Charles Douglas, of her Majesty's 61st Regiment of Foot, On the sth inst., Mary Anne, the rife of Godfrey Goddard, Esq., of Wood-street, Cheapside, aged 47. On the 6th inst., Mr. John Torey,of Gibson-squ.are, Islino. ton, aged 59. !rif Lon,'on : Printed and Published by =IMO YOUNG, of No. 112. t: and, Printer, at The Sun Of No. I It, Strand, In the Preigist of tire &troy. ix tbe Qpiuity of Middlesex 134turday. esto)pt I s 18241,