The Sun. — London, England, 1840-08-07 00:00:00

... .. VENING EDITION. POLISH REFUGEES. i „""• CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN LORD DUD LEY STUART AND T. S. DUNCOMBE, ESQ., M. P. Lord Dudley Stuart presents his compliments to the Editor of The Sun, and would feel obliged by the inser tion in his \Ptwer of the followin g Correspondence : Sussex Chambers, D uke -street, St. James's, August 5, 1840. Dear Mr. Dutusembe,—Being on Monday night under the gallery at the House of Commons, during the discussion of the ease of the Polish Refugees, it was not altogether without surprise that I heard you make some animadversions on the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland. If I understood you cor rectly, you stated that complaints, which you btlieved to be well-founded, had reached you of the conduct of this body, to the following effect :—That the Associa tion, in its administration of the fund for the relief of the Poles, with which it had for several years been charged, had acted with great partiality ; and that, in reporting to the Treasury certain Poles as deserving to be struck off the list, it had been actuated by political animosity ; that these persons had been so reported, without any investigation, or any verdict against them ; and you also stated that it had been your intention, if you had had the opportunity, to ask for an inquiry into the subj:ct. If I have in any degree misapprehended your mean ing I shall be very happy to be corrected ; but if the above is really the substance of what you did say, I feel it my duty, on the part of the Association, to dony the charge in the most distinct terms. It has ever been the study of the Association, in the administration of any fund committed to it, to preserve the strictest impar tiality. No inquiry has ever been made by it as to the political opinions or tendencies of any of the Poles, and I do solemnly declare, on my own part, and that of my colleagues, that is recommending persons to be struck off the list, who we thought ought not to bo upon it, we were not at all influenced by any political feeling. In fact, none of those persons were at all known for their political opinions, and it was not till after their removal from tha list, that their political predilections were ever heard of. As to their being struck off with out a verdict, those will blame us who think, as you appear to do, that no refogee ought to be removed from the list unless convicted of an of fence against . the law of the land. They were Lot, however, struck off without a careful investigation of their cases, and I believe that the public in general will be of opinion, that we should have violated the trust repo s ed in us had we permitted persons, whose misconduct was known to us, to continue in the receipt of the national bounty. If you ask how known ? I answer, .threugh proofs in our own hands, or through the representation of a Committee of Poles, not chosen Ly us, but by the general assembly of the Poles in London. Happily the number of such unworthy characters was exceedingly small, a fact, which, being on.this painful subject,. I feel • bound, in justice to the Poles =in general, once more to record. • With reference to the inquiry which you regretted not Itadzig the opportunity. of asking for, I beg to say the .Asiociation would hail it with eagerness. The idea is siot new tons, for when, in 18:38, the Chancellor of the Fltch: goer .of that day,. now Lord Monteagle, who . feend t.iait with the , Association for its indulgence to the Poles, as you do for its sevarity, hinted at an inquiry, are were earnest w:ilt him' to grant it, and only desisted ' from pressing . hint on the subject when ha gave up his charg,e, against us. .But though you had . no opportunity of asking for this inquiry on Monday, other epportu inizies will occur in the name of' the Association, and in my own, and, let me add, in the name of . justice, I. call upon you not to neglect them, and I pledge, both the AsTociation in . gcneral, and my se lf i n part i cu l ar, to rose any influence we may possess to aasist you. Ihe mean cline, I feel that I have a right, through who hive coin..s toward pui;l:dy to attack ui, to it iii the pnblic to siiNperld :ts ju T;:e Aoaer t oil, rffnicd korne:t aLely after the ter- Itnilaton of the Polish struggle, has continued ever since to exert all its energies to elicit ite the distress and rrneliorate the co:id::ion of the Polish re'ugees. 'rho vraats voted, este:lM, and enlarged by Parliament, the sums collected by subscriptions and other means,.in tact, slmost ad that 1143 been dole for the Poles in this Int :: be asclibe.,.l t.o the exertions or to irfluencc of the Associatio.). • Tt.is fore:-•, in- Cce(!, tin reason why the. A sncintion sl!ould act be: it will surely be thought a reason t, should not be lightly- accused, and more Tv1:;• the accusation should not easily be credited. I I known that you meant to attack the Association, 1 r: ,, o!r! have taker) care to have some friend ready to speck in its dLfcnoe, which would have rendered this - Jotter unnecessary ; but hawing had n, notice, and the Session bralg so near its else, I ant reduced to the present, es the only mode of reply lug to anim, - .dverriontF, coming from a McinlJer in in the A, , ,sociat;nn feets it cannot pa:; over in silence. I am, dear Mr. Duncombe, yr,th's faithfully, DUDLEY COLTTS STUART. T. Duncombe, Esq., M.P. IrJ vli., A!.b.my, Aug. 6th, 184). Dam Lord Dudley Stuart-1 bare rccived your let:cr a yesterday's date, complaining of same ani madversions you understood me to make on the con u',aet of the • Literary Associaton of the Friends cf ;Wand, on Monday night, in the House of Commons, uhen the case of the Polish le.',ltigees was under dis klissil.n ; and I hasten to set you right on one or two po'nei on ;I huh you certainly ruisunderstood rne. Y ;nwere assuredly mistaken in supposing that I stntrd " my belief to be that tlie complaints contained e'ilions which I had presented against the eon •ort (!„,- the Association were well founded " What I was, that " whether those complaints were well ..i:novied or not I could not pretend to say, as the slat. incrils I had received were qf the most conflicting You have also fallen into error in understand- I ing me to assert that, "in reporting to the Trea sury certain Poles as deserving to be struck cif the Est, the Association had been actuated by political animosity, that those persons had been so reported with out any investigation or any verdict against them." My ive rd.; wera, or their purport was, that ‘• those persons kid bcen struck 0 1 ' the list bit the Treasury without any invistiation or trial, or any possibility being afforded them y'reizating charges made bshind their tacks, and twerely on the representation of the Literally Association o; the Friends Poland." And lam still of o, iui. n that ii:e report of no self-constituted anti irresponsible body thould be substituted or taken for a verdict, but that in cases of this kind the Treasury should in quire and judge -for itself; and above all should af ford some opportunity to Oa accused to be heard "in their dtifteOce, 4 considering it as I do, no light matter to ilepriw a strange; in a foreign land of his only means of sun istence. I certainly said that it had been my intention, if the session - had not been •so far ed- Nanced, to more for an inquiry into the subject, and for which I added as my reason t'ont "great d:stress had been endured by those who had been so struck c!"; that they were without food or raiment, except such as they could procure, from the trifling - alms that their snore fortunate compatriots, who still received the na tional bounty; could afford - them, and without a roof •.by - day or bed' by night, were to be found sleeping on ' the bare benches in the pals or ; traversing the streets." Permit me to add that I deeply sympathise with the unfortunate Pules who are suffering to an unheard-of extent for their love of freedom and attachment to their native land ; and with this feeling, I am anxious that what the bounty of the British nation decrees them should be impartiaily allotted, without reference to the political opinions of the recipients ; and that no one of them should be deprived of his scanty bread without an open charge ; and a full opportunity of defence. I am, my _dear Lord Dudley, yours faithfully, THOMAS S. DUNCOMBE, To the Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, &e. WONDERFUL mACI - lINE.---A great degree of interest has recently been excited in Presburg by the invention of a machine which promises to effect a wonderful revolution in the art of printing. The inventor is a person named Joseph Yon Itidiegel, and the machine is• said to possess the twofold power of superseding the operation of the hand in composing .„„aiiileprtiug or distributing types. Only the model has, as yet, been produced; but a committee has been formed at Presburg, the superintendence of Count Ludwig l3athyany, for the purpose Of raising the fund; necessary for the construction of .the machine. You Klie , sel has given to his invention tho tam e of Typographisclie Nchnellsez-und-Sorter machine. Though capable of conjoint operation in the processes of corn ' - "piing and distributing types, yet the two powers of the ma , " - • r . . e, being quite distinct and independent of each other, ire capable of acting separately. Herr Von Kliegel has wedged himself first to cemptete that portion of the •''-..-itachine applicable. to ,type-sorting. A sheet of Cicero may, it is said, be broken up and distributed the duration of •an hour and a-half, by an ope ra . "'- - -tion 'which reqpires no manual aid, and may be made to act day -" ;sod night ? like clock work. In the course of a day tea sheets - i%a. be broken tip and distributed. The composing machi ne i s Inected with the distributing machine, so that the type boxes :ay be instantaneously transferred • from the latter t o t h e 'firmer. The distributing machine is worked by means of a ioindh.., turned like that of a mangle. The composing ma ,chine riots by mcaris nf a key-board', mp ard-,oosttor. It is expect e d like that of a piano -f or t e , xhirh t must be touched by the lay the aid cf this invention words may be composed as ra- P stove, unpractised, cornpo e • - idly sts they can be Pelf. Even sitor may compose a street of Cicero type to an hour and a-half, • :• -and he requires no other help than that of a boy, to lift from - •i the machine each page as it is completed. Cott, the' American " juinFer," repeated his leaiiS - from the outer hi•atl of the. C . lisin Pier. on .--, l Pridy'ax,(l,vk,,!ertlay.. The exhibition is certai nly a wonderful the .19p of the ladder from which he leaps, and which ma,.beagi :,t the outer platform, IE4 LS: Po less than P.O 'feet high ! 'lle draws an Lninense ..41,4.7,n5t to feats.—Brigliton Gazette, • :. I.,SEY'S BURIAL-PLACE.—WOLSCV' it is known, was boiled at Leic 3s t er withhi the walls of its tittit!hint abbe- •i.eClint y. pot is, however, not even to be distin •,-Istiishisi from the adjoining ground. The whole is now a gar s ea, and comprisiSi several. acres. • 7 . • • *. • I N DOW I A the nature of things, taxes are always obnoxious to all those persons who are compelled to pay them. The window tax is not an exception from the gene gal feel:oz, and ahnost el the country newspspers contain ac • c wants of the not over- courteous reception given to the Surveyors Cif Assessed Taxes, in their window-peeping excursions. BEER-SELLERS' ANNIVERSARY. The Annual Dinner of the Beer-sellers of the Me tropolis took place yesterday at the Highbury-barn Ta vern ; it happened singularly alto that they were enabled to celebrate the passing of a Bill which gives them very extend,Nl privileges, and places them, so far vs their hours of opening and shutting goes, on an equality with their great opponents, the Licensed Victuallers, and ren ders them in that respect independent of the capriee of the Magistracy. Having discussed the good things laid before them by the Messrs. Hinton, Mr. DvxE,_the „Chairman, proposed the usual loyal toasts, which were most cordially responded to by a company exceeding 1,000. He then proposed the prin cipal toast of the day, " Prosperity to the Metro politan Beer-sellers Protection Society"—and in doing so, in order to prove the flourishing condition of the Society and its usefulness, said that from the year 1834 to the present time it bad been uniformly successful. In 1835 the balance in hand was a little more than 71. ; now there was 2701. in hand, and the result which bad been so happily achieved was an in stance of the utility of the Society, and the necessity that every one connected with the trade should enrol himsM under its banners. Mr. BISHOP, the Secretary of the Society, responded to the toast. He enumerated the many difficulties which the Committee had had to encounter in the pro gress of the various Bills which had during the pref. sent session been in progress through both Houses of Parliament. He fully explained the pernicious enact ments contained in those, to the number of five, which the Committee had successfully opposed ; and the BA now only waited for the Royal Assent, under which the beer-shops of the city and metropolitan bo roughs are allowed to keep open till 12 o'clock, with other advantages. He then named those Members of Parliament to whom the beer-sellers owed a debt of gratitude, among whom were Lord Monteagle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Hume, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Ewart, Mr. Wakley, &c. ; all of whose names were received with loud cheers. Mr. BACON, in a highly eulogistic speech, proposed the health of Mr. Bishop, to whom the trade were in debted for the great advantages given them by the Bill which would soon become law. But for his talent, zeal, and energy the Committee would have utterly failed in laying their case fairly and so strongly before those in fluential Members of both Houses whom it was neces sary to enlighten on the facts of their trade, which had been grossly misrepresented by their influential compe titors. The toast was drunk enthusiastically. Mr. Bistro! , returned thanks, and hoped that the beer trade was now upon a fair and, he fondly trusted, a permanent footing. The next toast was." Our country friends," to which Mr: SAtOn, of Stockport; responded ; and in doing so bore ample testimony to the zeal and indefatigability of the London- Committee, whose exertions were worthy of the very highest commendation and cught to ensure them the lasting gratitude of di concerned in the trade. Several other toasts were liven, and it was announced in the course of the evening th It a subscription was about to he opened among the trade for the purpose of acknowledging —the arduous services of Mr. Bishop and the Committee, which seemed to give much s.tisfaction. The Cominitte6 bad provided a display of fire works, which went oft' briliiantly ; after which the Mks who had accompanied their friends enjtved all the mazes of the dance to their infinite satisfaction. 'Vie whole affair went off with great eclat, and did honour to all •Who were assembled.- TURNPIKE ROAD COMMISSIO'2‘.. The Report of this Commission, which was issued oa tie 31st of January last, under which the Duke ui Wchmond, the Marquis of Salisbury, Lord Hathertor, Lard Eliot, M.P., the Hon. ANT. S. L:seelles, M.P. .IndE A. Sandford.Esq. M.P., were the Commi,sioners, Lquiring. into the state cf the roads in England and Wales, and Mr. Tidd Pratt, their Secretary, wds last night presented to the House of Commons. . After ad verLing to the law generally as it regards turnpike as nen as parochial roads, the Report gives a summary of the information derived firm the answers ;o questions sent by the Commissioners to the several Turnpike Trusts. We shall hereartar quote more at length from the re port, but at present must content ourselves with the bliowing statement : It appears that there are 1,116 turnpike trusts con sisting of about 22,000 miles. TtTo number of toll gates and side-bars, are about 7,796. The officers employed consist of treasurers, clerks, std surveyors ; of the former th:l.e. are 1,120 ; the number of clerks is 1,135 ; and that of surveyors about 1,300 ; total, 3,555. Oa an average of the 1,1,1, five year, the money ex pended on account of repairs, &c., of the turnpike-reads, Including manual labour, team labour, and carriage of materials,'materi.ils for surface repairs, land purchased, dam.lge done in obtail.ing materials, incidental expenses, tradesmen's 13;11, and estimated value of statute duly performed, has been 939,543/. per annum, or 45/ 1:) , r mile per annum ; and the money expended on account of management, consisting of the salaries of treasurers, clerks, surveyors, and law charges, about 129,124 per annum, or 61. per - mile - per annum. Tile amount of money expended in manual labour, team labour, and carriage of materials, and ,lor mate rials for surface repairs, is about S 6/. per mile per an num, and the money expended in improvements 9/. per mile per annum. The annual amount of the repair of turnpike-roads and management of trusts, on the present scale of 51/. per mile per annum, is 1,122,0001. The amount of the mortgage debt, in 1829, was 6,578,8151.; in 1334, 7,068,2751.; in 1835, 7,116,792/. ; inlB:7-26, 7.187,543/.; in 1837, 7,262,962/. ; and in 1838, 7,260,993/. The sum of 263,2.59/., included in the !eregoing amount, is unpaid interest converted into prinei2al. - - The amount of money belonging to charities invested on the security of turnpike bonds appears, from the Report of - the Charity Commissioners, to be 62,9391. 3s. 2d. ; and the unclaimed dividends in the hands of the treasurers of turnpike trusts were, on the 31st De cember, 1839, 39,5301. Is. lid. The money paid for interest on account of the mort g,w,c debt, from 1834 to 1838, has averaged about 300,0001. per annum. In cighty-two trusts in England, and two in Wales, no interest has been paid for several years. Tile amount of toils received in the years 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, and 1838, was, on an average, ::bout 1,458,2851. per annum ; and the funds arising from fines and other incidental profits (not including statute duty, or composition in lieu thereof, and money bor. rowed), was about 32,232/. per annum; total, 1,490,5171. per annum. • THE CORN-LAWS. SLlGO.—There was a second lecture upon the Coin-law system delivered at the Theatre, Linen hall -street, on last Saturday evening. The meeting was very numerous ; there could not be less than 2,000 present on the occasion. Mr. Murray, the Anti-Corn-law advocate, entered upon a long and interesting detail of the many baneful effects which result to the trading interests of these countries from the operation of the present system. An Anti- Corn7law Association was formed, and members enrolled for the purpose of making every possible exertion in this 'neighbourhood, to obtain a speedy repeal of the starvation laws.—Sligo Champion. ENNISKILLEN.—Owing to the excited state of the town, when he was at Enniskillen, about the 12tbijuly, the great anniversary of Orange triumph, Mr. Murray, lecturer of the Anti-Corn-law League, thought it prudent to yield, for the time, to the obstacles thrown .in his way by the Pro-Corn-law party.and. ,, the public authorities, and he departed without addressing the people on the subject of his mission. Encouraged, however, by the in structions of the Cduncil, he returned there on 'the 30th ult., when the Provost and another gen tleman waited on him, accompanied by an officer of police,. and showed him a lengthyidocument or af f idavit, signed by three inhabitant householders of the borough, to.. the effect that, in: the event of his lecturing, they feared a= breach of 'the peace in consequence. Mr. Murray cut therdibiaq in read ing, it, .by ctating that he was on a legal errand that he- was - determined to lecture, and to eiros'eente any patties whb should interrupt He was.determined to do his duty to his employers, to himself, and to the public, anti he trusted the. Magistrate IcneW' and Would .perform his. , The result was that f orm id a ble preparations n?ade fo I,erielercis. lecture ecrarlaiet want of better' i , o t i i of n {from order,. many police officers having the 1)r) want country accommOda for the ptir• pope. tion, was delivered in a.yard hired from a poor man, who was plied hard refuse. it. Ere theLbcyc ttuiire6.Pbroa-Cdporronc-eleadwedpeople, ti t te o yard was compl ete l y tilled, many of the audience belonging 'to th e re§peetable classes of society- The, greatest ord e r . and attentionttention was maintained - /setotici lecture, equa ll y we ll at fil:rnoduogilica),untit.„ 'equally successful, took place on the next evening. AU present, with one solitary ex ception, signif) big their unequivocal approbation o f the free-trade doctrines advan ce d by the Lect urer . Mr..Murtay teas proc ee ded, to Dublin. 'and-Lady •Auga t ; ta ............... _. _ - .. • The Duchess of Bouillon Somerset, tl ora and Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Lady Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Leinster, and Lady Jane Fitzgerald, Lord Gerald Fitzgerald, the Hon. ?tliss Otway Cave, Miss Bur &it Coutts, and Lord Adolphus Filzclarence, have b een amoihr the fashionable visiters at the Concerts d'Etc during 'this week, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1840. ' THE CHILDREN OF THE DUKE OF SUSSEX. (From the Sheffield Iris.) The newspaper press, both metropolitan and pro vincial, have recently taken up this subject with a zeal and determination which must ultimately have consi derable influence in obtaining for the children of the Duke of Sussex that position in society which their birth entitles them to claim. The Royal Marriage Act which George 111. caused to be passed for the purpose of preventing his family from marrying with commoners, has entailed an incalculable amount of mis chief upon the morals of society, by the princes of the blood Royal contracting private marriages—in too many cases for the mere gratification of a brutal passion, the victim of which they could easily get rid of when they became satiated with enjoyment, or when some fresh object engaged their attention. What the princes so openly practised, the aristocracy were sure to ; imitate, till by degrees the moral pest spread throughout society, and libertinism and debauchery became fashion able accomplishments. Could we but catalogue the number of families whose peace and fireside happiness have been irremediably ruined, the broken hearts of many fond parents, the shame and misery through which the unfortunate victim has passed till she has sunk to the lowest degree of degradation, and the stigma which has stuck through life to the offspring of her misplaced passion, then might we have some idea of the evil in fluences of bad example from those whose birth places them in high rank in society. Sir Augustus 'D'Este, and his sister, or as we shall prove they ought to be designated, Prince Augustus and Princess Augusta of Sussex, are • the children of the Duke of Sussex and Lady Augusta' Murray, who were married twice, once privately, and subsequently publicly, in order that the Duke might thereby entitle her to all the honours and privileges, which, as his wife, she was entitled to claim. For some time they conti nued to rank as his children, and to receive those marks of respect whiCh' their parentage warranted them in claiming, but at length the Duke, appnrently without any just cause; turned coldly round upon them, and, by treating them with contempt, en deavoured to depose them from that status which during their' mother's Ife time had been, partly from the Duke's own acts, conceded to them. Un der any circumstances such unnatural conduct would merit public reprobation, but when we consider the ex alted rank of the Duke, the high birth, and the accom plishments and amiability of his wife, wit 'a the hopes which were early instilled into his offspring, we think that the nation ought to demand that the Duke restore them to the rank of his own family, or should he still decline to do them that justice, that Sir Augustus him self should come forward and remove the stigma which their present treatment entails upon their mother's me mory, by insisting upon the Government granting them a restitution of those - rights to which they have sufficient evidence to prove their just claim. So:nc attempts have been. made to throw doubts on the validity of the marriage ; but such paltry expe dients have not even had the effect of creating an intEfference to the subject in the public mind, because they hold, as we do, that from the condition in which the Dube of Sussex and Lady A. Murray lived, as husband and wife, for so many years, even if the children had not a legal claim, they had an equally strong one both na turally and, morally. But the . ,doubt of. the legality of the marriage was speedily dispelled by " Confirmation, strong as proofs of Holy Writ.'—The marriage contract was produced, duly signed and attested, and the cir cumstances of their birth were so clear as to leave no doubt of their identity. In addition to this, the Duke himself has furnished us with evidence of his own indif ference, and unnatural conduct, which was incontro vertible, being that of the most sacred document to which a man can append his signature, viz., his last will and testament, from which the following t xtract will prove the justice of our position, in demanding for Sir- Augustus D'Ette and his sister the rank accorded to the children of the Duke of Sussex _ _ ..... [Here follows an extract from the will of his Royal Highness, which has already appeared in The Sun.] This was written at a time when the Duke was ex pecting to be shortly called to render an account in another world of the acts which he had committed in this ; and we may justly infer that it was done for the purpose of securing beyond the possibility of cavil, for his wife and son, those piivileges to which, but for such a document, some demur might hare been raised. Why has the Duke taken away frcra them that rank and advantages which, had he been dead, they wou'd have been in the enjoyment of? We are sincere ad mirers of the Duke's consistent and liberal conduct in public matters, and consider it the proudest ainoc.g his titles, that he merits the appellation of the Fricild of the Peop!c ; but such admiration does not blind us to such inconsistency as he has been guilty of, in adve eating the cause of civil and religious liberty out of doors, while he has acted so cruelly to his own family. Ho has had many opportunities of doing them justice, which he has neglected, but we trust that he will not suffer so odious a stigma to be affixed to his Cha racter ranch longer. It he does, the nation bill cer tainly assist Sir Augustus in any steps he may take to recover his proper position for himself and sister. (From the Hull drivel user.) Journals of every shad; of political opinion continue to agitate the question arising out of the silence of the Duke of Sussex concerning the claims of his children. That such a matter shouid become the theme of news paper comment is to us, we must confess, a source of regret and mottification--not, assuredly, from an in difference on our part to the rights of Sir Augustus and Mademoiselle D'Este—rights which, hallowed by Na ture and the solemn obligations of Christianity, every true-hearted Englishman will rejoice to uphold —but because, entertaining, as we hate done, a deep respect for the public character and per sonal worth of the Duke of Sussex—regarding hint, also, as a veteran chief among British Liberals.- -we cannot help feelic.g that, in adopting a course of seeming apathy in regard to the appeal for justice to his legitimate offspring, he is not only mates ially lessen ing his own moral dignity, but, in some degree, entail ing a scandal upon the liberal cause. That our appre hension with respect to the latter point is not ground less is demonstrable from the fact of the Standard and other papers of the same party, having, on the discus sion of the Regency question, stigmatised the Illustrious Duke as unworthy of being called to so high a trust, in consequence of his abandonment of his parental du ties. What reply can the most anxious well-wishers of his Royal Highness make to this bitter censure from party hostility ? So long as Sir Augustus D'Este and his sister are left to bear the ills of unmerited neglect, no reply can be given —none. The equity of the case of the children of the Duke of Sussex by his first wife, Lady Augusta Murray, must be transparent to the comprehension of every Englishman whose mind is swayed by sentiments of hu manity and justice. In the year 1793, the Duke of Sussex was privately married at Rome, by a clergyman of the Church of England, to Lady Augusta Murray, daughter of the Earl of Dunmore. It was a union of affection, in which the Duke was wholly uninfluenced by any interested " management " on the part of the lady or her relatives. To obviate the chance of " any difficulty being made as to the legality of his child's birth," the Duke caused himself to be married a second time in London, at the close of the same year, previous to the birth of his son. In a holograph will executed at Berlin, 15th September, 1799, the circum stances of the double marriage, in Rome and in Lon don, are solemnly recited by his Royal Highness, with this express declaration :—" 1 consider and ever shall acknowledge our son Augustus Frederick, who was born after both these marriages, as my true, legitimate, and lawful son." Fifteen months afterwards, and nearly eight year: subsequent to the marriage of His Royal Highness,another will, containing the same emphatic de claration, was—" for more sure and certain effect"—exe• cuted in London. In both these instruments, the tes tator prays his Royal brothers, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York, in the event of his demise, to main tain and support the rights of " his child, as his lawful and legitimate son, and to superintend and under take the care of his education, which be wished to be the best and most liberal possible." In 1801, his Royal Highness, writing to his son, addresses him as his " Dearly Beloved S'in, Prince Augustus Frederick." We have here the most absolute proof of the complete conviction on the mind and conscience of the Duke of Sussex as to the character of the ties, legal and natural, which subsist between him and his children by Lady Augusta Murray. According to the deliberate. opinion of Dr. Lushington and other eminent, authorities, the law of the land inter poses na ohstacle to the Duke of Sussex in rescuing his children from the cruel humiliation of their present ano rnAus PoSition--the Royal Marriage Act not extending to.— marriages ~contracted and solemnised out of Great Britain. But even if that arbitrary act were of technical force as against the marriage of His Royal Highness, still it. could not divest the union of one jot of its intrinsic sanctity or binding power, or eitherjustitv or palliate tht;_ shadow of - parental indifeeence to the fate and fortunes of the innocent fruits of a contract *Lily solemnized according to the rites of the Protestant Church. On the contrary, if the title of the children to the honours and advantages of their birth were im perfect, by reason' of any informality, or any te c hni ca l d e f ec t; it:. became doubly obligatory on the hither to strain every nerve to redress the wrong which his own iridiscretion, or precipitancy, hid occasioned. tln.• Duke of Sussex, whose name is identified with the cause of htinian improvement and the progress of gene ral, philanthtopyr should have failed in this essential pa r ti c ular, is a mystery leading to canclusioni injurious to himself ilnd painful to his friends. It can hardly be said diet the Illustrious Duke is so barren of influence in the highest quarter as to despair of bin beard as the appellant for justice to his legiti mate cffspring.- Licly. Cecilia Under wood to the rank of a' Duchess is too recent and too remarkable to allow of such a supposition. The ad vancement of this lady—the wife of the Duke by a private ma.eriage, solemnised in England only—offers, indeed, an unaccountable cotorast to the treatment vx- perienced by Sir Augustus and Mademoiselle d'Este. It will be difficult to persnade the people of this coun try that the agency which has succeeded in ennobling the second wife, is ineffectual to obtain their fitting place in society for the children of the first. In the face of discouraging appearances, we continue to indulge the hope that the Duke of Sussex will yet meet the wishes of his friends and baffle the expecta tions of his enemies, by the full discharge of his parental trust. If, unhappily, this hope should be disappointed —if it should be seen that deadened feelings accompany declining years—it will remain for Sir Augustus D'Este to stand by the memory of his revered mother, and be the champion of his own and his sister's rights. With so sacred a cause, in a free and generous country like England, he cannot, unless through a deficiency in the manly qualities of fortitude and perseverance, fail of success. The voice of the press, almost unanimous in his behalf, shows that opinion is with him, and these are not times when the unbiassed expression of the pub lic judgment can be contemned with impunity. (From the Sheffield Mercury.) Perhaps if there be one peculiarity of character in man more calculated to estrange him from the sympa thies of honourable minds —snore likely to exhibit him in a repulsive light to society, it is when lie first neglects his children and adds positive injustice to hardness of heart. This, we are sorry to say, is the case of the Duke of Sussex. If ever man in this world was bound to foster and protect his children, that man is the Duke of Sussex. He was married more than ooze to their amiable mother—was under deep obligations to his wife—had been constrained in the prospect of death to allow the nobler characteristics of his nature to triumph over his baser self, had treated his offspring as became a father, so long as they had the inestimable advantages of a mother's love, and a mother's care ; but, released from his matrimonial obligations by the interposition of the hand of death, he proceeds to rid himself of the parental responsibilities, by casting his children upon the mercy or bounty of others. We do not blame the party with whom the Duke has acted in politics for this outrage of one of the most lovely and most sacred tics that bind man to society ; but what would his Radical friends not have said of him and bis Tory hardhearted ness had he happened to have been a Tory ? We would recommend his Royal Highness to keep from before the public until he has made atonement for his past cruelty and neglect ; at at.y rate, if he will he a public man, let it not be in the capacity of volunteer guardian to chil dren belonging to others, so long as he is careless of the duties he owes to his own. (From the Dublin Evening Mail of Wednesday.) We perceive by the papers received this morning that Sir. Augustus D'Este and his sister were at the State Ball given by her Majesty at BuckinghaM Palace on Monday evening last. Tnts is, we understand, the first time that Sir Augustus has been within the precincts of the Court since the day he exhibited his bill in Chancery to clear his mother's fame, by perpetuating the evidence of her marriage. For that act—an act of filial duty to the memory of his deceased parent, of self respect, and of justice to his sister—he was (by the exercise of an undue anti unnatural influence) dis missed from .the household of William the Fourth, in which he held the situation of equerry,eind never after admitted within the royal circle. We regret that the circutristmices will not permit of our ascribing this harsh pro'cceding to anything but the unjust rerentment of a husband and: father—but we curb the indignation which would fain characterise such conduct with suitable epithets. A better day, we trust, has dawned on the off spring of the ill-fated lady—a kindlier and a juster feeling }Seeks to prevail. God grant that its in. floence may have been felt by the great effender— and that he is preparing to make what restitution lies in his power, to his wronged end patiently enduring children. We trust a portion of this opening reparation may be due to the penitence and returning paternity of the Roval Duke. . But whether it be so or not, we rejoice that their undeserved sufferings have at tracted the notice of the Sovereign herself, and that the gracious Majesty of England has taken the first, and (unless the demonstration be a mockery) a decisive step towards the recognition of the birth of these illustrious person---and their elevation to that position and those rights in the country which the constitution allows them. (From the Watchman.) We observed that Sir Augustus d'Este was one of her Majesty's guests at the state ball given at Bucking ham Palace, en the 20th instant, and we hope that his presence on that occasion may be but a prelude to the bestowment upon that estimable individual, of those honours which have been so long, and as we, with a host of others, think have been unjustly withheld from him. We subjoin an extract front The Sun on this subject, and we shall insert a copy of the letter referred to in our next number, together with another document which has appeared in the columns of the Dublin Even ing Mud. CASE INTERESTING TO SNUFF- TAKERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In your paper of yesterday, in the report of the case of Mr. John ItiLr Barras, healed as above, which was heard at the Summary Court of Excise on Thursday, the 30th or Jay last, a mistake has oleurred which is likely to be very injurious to Mr. Barras, from whom the snuff was seized, and to Mr. Samuels, the manufacturer of it, and which mistake I rely on your sense of 'justice immediately to correct. The report states that Sir John Mortiock condemned " the snuff,' tad Mr. Barras said," Such being the case, he should not pay Mr. Samuels for it." The snuff was not condemned, but was ordered by the Court to be returnel to Mr. Barras, which was done on the following day, when Mr. Barras paid for it. The snuff was found not to be adulterated. I am, Sir, Your obedient servant, THOMAS HUMPHREYS. Leadenhalt-street, New AEuagstusltn6dlalCB4hoa.nihers, FASHIONS '6ll, AUGUST. (From the World of Pashion Monthly Magazine.) BONNETS.—Several i• be ve :rlcy , straw ones have recently appeared, and will n i car li ti l l a e r b lY arc fashionable for the sea-side. Those of Italian st raw in favour. The most fashionable style of trimming g tw onsists of white riband, disposed in a nov(1 kind of a peculiarly round the bottom, of the crown, and a knot o f• pkretty single fall ing on one side of the brim white, curled ostrich feather, issuing from ; theVot long, flat upon the brim, and droop s over it towards the shoul ders on the opposite side. NEw MATERIALS.—The most remarkable for both the beauty and delicacy of their patterns are the ba reges of all kinds, and particularly the batiste-barage, pail de chevre, NI ..-us3groh, a.sd moire (Pete, the foulards and Bros de Naples chines, and a Variety of ' silks per lees, sablees, and quadrillees. .SPENCERS.—Those of you de sole and other slks have now entirely superseded those of velvet ; they are made for the most part tight to the shape, but varior sly orna mented on the bosom, some with fancy silk trimming, others with roulcaus ; we see also a-good many trimmed with either black or white lace. Tight sleeves are very much in vogue for silk spencers. HALF-DRESS ROBES.—We may cite among the mast elegant some that have recently a ppeared , com posed of foulard, with a bright gris poussiere ground, with . brown satin stripes, lightly edged with gold, quadrilling with others shaded in different shades of blue. The corsages of these robes were made tight ; very open on the bosom. Tight sleeves with sabots, bordered with party-coloured fringe, descending to the elbow ; a corresponding fringe encircled the bot tom of the corsage, and a row of lace set on flat, and standing up, trimmed the top ; the . border of the skirt was finished by a single deep bias flounce, with a heading disposed in dents de loup. FASHION ABLE COLOURS.—Light shades of green an d blue are most predominant. Riding habits are all made with very tight sleeves. The most fashionable chemisettes for that costume are of cambric, with a plain square collar, like those worn by young lads ; the manchettes are also of plain cambric, and are made very deep. When the habit is made open on the bosom, it shows the corsage of the chemisette, P laited and buttoned by five or six small pearl or ga rnet butto ns , and the manch ettes are trimmed to correspond. Riding hats are mostly of the shape of a gentleman's hat, but in some instances those pretty caps called casquettcs a la Victoria, are preferred. Several new kinds of fancy silk buttons and brandebourgs have been introduced for trimming riding habits. GANTELETS.—SUch is the name given to the.fashion able riding glovez, and it is one that suits admirably well with their form, which is e xactly that of the gaunt let worn by chev al i ers i n t h e d a ys of chivalry; it rises high upon the wrist, turning over with a lappel, but standing out from the arm so as to show time sleeves. These gloves are generally composed of yellow kid; but they may be worn in other colours. An extraordina An individual about f rty years of age . large knife, and threatened tie lives of staircase of an ! adjoinhr scene days ago in the Passage St. Guillaume, near the Palais Royal. .‘ Lisa, Lisa, presented itself a few ryas tl . p s u e b e l n i c brandishing i repeat edlyhi ng a declaring that one life at least he must have. No one dared to approach him, and in a few minutes he was rushing up the curb he proved to he) house, taking four steps at a time. Arrived at the third stor ' ; he began to call alou d ' th y' li f." , thy blood—l inti:t have thy blood !" The screams of the mistress of the apartment brought several persons to her assistance in spite - of the brandished knife, and the madman (for had infLoted several dangerous wounds upon the body of the tthrortunat e porter, who had opposed his entrance to the rooms of the lady. --- , .Feench Paper. wa s at length secured, but not until he • DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday after noon a horse, the property of Air. Rawlings, ginger-beer manu facturer, which was i n a cart laden with ginger-beer, in Fea therstone-stteet ran away with it , load. The driver had taken otT the i -hriaiand placed the nose bag on, when the animal took fright. The driver, at the time, teas sitting on the Shaft, and jumped off. The hors e b a d n ot proceeded far before it knocked down Sarah Chant, who was conveyed to Bartholomew's Hos pital. Yes!erday there was no hopes of her recovery. She is twenty-one years of age. The driver was taken to Worship street Police Court, and held to bail. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS, FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. (From the Morning Post.) Thanks to the political Dissenters, the Latitudinarians and the Nothing-arians, of the House of Commons, our readers must by this time be perfectly au fait of the legal proceedings affecting Thorogood. He refused to pay 55. 6d , being his proportion of a Church-tate levied by the legally authorised functionaries. For so refusing be was summoned before the local Magistracy, and then disputed the validity of the rate, and intimated his determination to bring the matter before the Ecclesiastical Court. He kept his word by instituting proceedings there, but on being cited to appear in Court he declined to comply, on an alle gation of conscientious scruples, and was, in due form of., law ' committed for contempt. He has now been a willing prisoner for some months--willing, because his release depends on his own act. There is no disposition, either on the part of the parochial authorities or of the Ecclesias. cal Court, to keep him in gaol, and yet Lord John Rus sell brings in an especial Act of Parliament to provide that when an individual shall have been in custody for a certain time—which by the way is left altogether uncertain—the Court shall have power, with consent of the prosecutors, to order his discharge, though the contempt for which he has been imprisoned be still unattoned for. Dr. Nicholl's Bill equally went to authorize the release of the perverse prisoner. In this respect it was no whit behind that of Lord John Russell in almost fastidiouz regard for the li berty of the subject, but it would have provided, at the same time, that the majesty of the law should be vindicated. (From the Morning Advertiser.) The closing proceedings of the House of Commons for the present Session have possessed an interest which was not anticipated, in consequence of the discussions which have arisen in that House respecting the imprisonment of John Thorogood. The Bill for his liberation from prison has now passed the Lower House, and only awaits the sanction of the House of Lords to come into operation. We cannot for a moment doubt that that sanction will at once be given to it. With the recorded opinion of Sir Robert Peel, Srh Edward Sugden, and several of the other leading Conservatives in the Commons—that it is highly expedient that the Chelmsford victim of the Church should be released from his dungeon —we can ' not for a moment suppose that the Bishops will have the daring effrontery to oppose the passing of the Bill for his liberation. They are too wise in their generation for that ; they are too quick-sighted not to per ceive that to defeat the intentions of Government, the other House of Parliament, and the unanimously-expressed voice of the people of England cn such a point, would be to draw down both upon themselves and the Church a measure cf odium, from the eff.:cts of which neither could ever expect to recover. For upwards of eighteen months has John Thorogood been inccrcerated in a solitary dun gecn in Chelmsford, for refusing, from conscientious scruples, to pay five shillings and sixpence of Church-rates. Why, (Cr this trifling offenco, if offence it ought to be called, has this honest and excellent man suffered as great as, amount of punishment as if he had committed some crime whose moral and social turpitude had outraged the feelings of mankind, and drawn down upon him the exe crations of society? Surely the Church must have a most voracious appetite for vengeance, if the amount of punish. nt which she has already inflicted upon John Thoro good does not satiate het taste in that way. 'MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS THURSDAY EVENING. HE RA LD.—Early in the morning the funds were not merely steady, but opened with an improvement on the closing prices of yesterday, and a decided tendency towards a further advance. Consols for Account were 901 to but later in the day some heavy sellers typeared in the market, and the prices rapidly gave way to 898. I ey rallied again subsequently to 904, and at the close left off at 90 to : ,. 1 ; for Account, and 891 to 90 for Money. The sudden fall was succeeded and accounted for by re"- ports of the arrival of a pigeon express bringing unfavour able news aed a large decline in the French funds. It turned cut subsequently, ho ever, that all this huily-burly in the stock house was caused by the report received of the landing of Napoleon Louis Euenaparte at Boulogne with a heedful of officers and a few houses. Assuming this to be feet it would seem a hair-trained undertaking, for which there could not be the slightest chance of success, and w Lich has probably hem risked noon the mere speculation that in the present irritated state of public feeling, and warlike inclination, in France, the prestige arising from the name of the youvg adventurer might perhaps rally a Inge portion of the people and army around his banner. As such an enterprise would scarcely be embarked in with out the previous knowledge and co-operation of parties and partisans here and at Paris, the fact would seem to exec:int for the violent fluctuations and fall in the Funds, commencing first at Paris, and extending to the Stock Market here, which, it has been more than once remarked under this head, appeared unaccountable from the absence of any known sufficient or adequately exciting cause. The accounts from Manchester and the neighbourhood in respect of monetary end banking effairs, continue unfa vourable. The number of whet may be called private failures, that is of those which do not appear in the Ga zette, but arc arranged by compounding with creditors on the best terms which can be effected, is reported as pro digious during the last few months. Same conception may be formed of the fact from a statement derived f, om one house alone, and that not what is understood as a first rate in point of extent of business, although a very re spectable concern. In the course of five months only this house became a creditor and accepted compromises from no less than fourty-four insolvent estates, exclusive of losses incurred with such customers as went into the Gazette, or took the benefit of the Insolvent Act. It is true, however, that in the generality of these cases, the debts w ere individually not ofmuch consideration, although in the aggregate reaching- to a considerable sum. A re cent failure is reported in a town in the neighbourhood of Manchester, the party in which was a person of long stand ieg and great respectability. The amount of debts is va rioursly stated, but aseu.ncd to be at least 100,0001. Amongst the creditors the Manchester and Liverpool Dis trict Bank, which lately, notwithstanding previous enor mous losses, declared a dividend among its shareholders, is said to be involved for about 35,0001., and two assurance offices in this city 8,0001. The causes of failure do not appear, but various rumours are connected with the event not necessary to refer to at present. Such was the credit previously enjoyed by the party in his own neighbourhood teat sums of money were freely lent to him on his own note at five per cent, interest. Several of these from 3,0001. downward will have to be proved on his estate. TIMES.—The letters and papers by the India mail were delivered this morning, in regular course, and have been anticipated, therefore, about thirty-six hours by the extraordinary expresses of the Times, As conveyance by the route of the Euphrates, resorted to on account of the monsoon season, this mail has worked well, and is a great improvement on the performance of last year. In the corresponding period of last year the time occupied by the same route to Bombay was sixty days, but on this occa sion it has only been forty five days. But the effect of the present mode of communication is beginning to be felt most beneficially in India itself. The mail from England of the 4th of :11ay had reached Bombay on the 20th of June, being only forty-seven days, but th success of the English mail of the 4th of April has been still more remarkable; it reached Madras on the 13th, and Calcutta on the 15th of May, making, therefore, to the former place 41 days, and to the latter 43 days, from England. The time of the April mad to 13orn bay was only 32 days, reaching that place on the 6:11 of May. In the communication; between America and India the advantages of the present system have also been con spicuously felt, letters from New York, by England, Egypt, and Bombay, having reached Calcutta in 63 days. If the present communication by way of the Persian Gulf and the Euphrates could be taken as an average speed, there would be much less reason for the dread which many persons feel of embarrassment to our intercourse with India through any political movement in• Egypt. In f ac t, from this experiment there ought to remain now every as. surance that we are no longer dependent upon the Pacha of Egypt for a quick passage to our dominions in the -East Indies. In the present posture of political affairs this is a most important consideration, as it may even become an ingredient in the preservation of peace, since there is no potentate a better judge of his own interests than Mehemet Ali. By the commercial accounts from Calcutta there ap pears to have arisen a violent contest between the Union and Bengal banks established there. in the earlier stages of the Union Bank the Bengal Bank had exerted itself unceasingly to prevent the circulation of its paper, a bleb action the Union Bank, on acquiring greater strength, has attempted to retaliate. The effect may ew,ily be imagined in a place the circulation of which is silver of low denomination, such as the rupee, north about 2s. The news of the formation in London of the " Bank of Asia" had reached Calcutta,,but no favourable anticipations of its success seem to exist there. At Ma_ eras the subscriptions to the bank forming there were going on well, and had reached 23,39,000 rupees, about 240,000/. Respecting the cultivation of tea in the Assam district, the progress seems to be slow ; the exportations to Europe for the season are rated at 1,200 chests. 'The money market of Calcutta was in a favourable state. Money was easily attainable at 6 to 10 per cent. interest, and 4to 6 discount. The Custom-house valua tion of imports for the month of May was 201,008 rupees. Bullion and specie to the amount of 600,000 rupees had been brought from China at the beginning of June, being the proceeds of opium sold on the coast. Sovereigns were worth 103 to 10 46 in the market. Bank of Eng- land notes 10 2tolo 4 per pound sterling. Good bills on England . were scarce ; the April mail had brought out remittances. to the extent of, 3,000,000 ru p ees , w hi c h, added to the large amount previously held for remittances, forced down the exchange. The following is given as the current rate of bills :—Private bills against shipments, with or without security, at 6 months' sight, or 10 months' date, at 2s. to 2s. old. per Company's rupee ; agents or correspondents at 6 moliths 30 days, to 6 months' sight, at Is. Ild. to 25., according to amounts, and Treasury and Navy bills, the former at 30, and the latter at 3 days' sight, at is. 10J. to Is. 101 d. per Company's rupees. SUN.—An Express arrived this afternoon communi cating intelligence of the landing of about 100 men at Boulogne.sur-rrier, who attempted to raise an insurree. tion in favor of Louis Napoleon. Three or four of them were captured, though what became of the rest we are not told. It is strongly suspected that the account re ceivod respecting this affair will at least turn out to be much exaggerated. The Stock Exchange was closed when it arrived, Consols basing left off at 90 for money, and 90-i for time. Private bargains were then made, how. ever, at 89k for money, and 90 for account Exche quer Bails were steady this afternoon at 22 to 24 prem., and India Bonds at 1 to 2 discount ; Bink Stock was heavy at 173, and the Rech 31 per Cents. declined to 991, - but Were last - markcd- 99i to -a. The Foreign Securities were affected by the same causes 'as our own funds, and all receded more or lets. Spanish dropped from 251 to 25 and 24,1 ; Portu guese Ncvi , Five per cents , 32 to 31i, and the Three per Cents. from 22 to 211 4. Brazilian Stock rose to 79 ; Colombian Six per Cents. declined from 251 to 25 ; Mexican 1825 Bonds, 29i- to 29, closing at 291 to 291. The Dutch Funds were not at all affected by the intelligence received of the serions decline at Am sterdam, where the Two-and-a-half per Cents. fell on Tuesday to 50 11-16, and the Five per Cents. 984, though both closed 4 per cent. better. Here the first mentioned was marked 511, and the latter 101 i, with very little doing. The Share Market was not at all animated, and but little alteration has occurred in prices. Great Western Shares were 37 to 38 ; London and Birming ham, 90 ; New North Midland, 31 ; Blackwall, 11 to ; and South-Western, 184 to 19i prem. Brighton Shares were 74, and South-Eastern 1.5 t discount. Colonial Shares were 12i- to 13 ; and National Pro vincial Bank of England, 11- prem. Commercial Bank of England Shares were at par. ASSIZE IN TELLIGEN CF. HOME CIRCUIT—GUILDFORD, Aua. 6 CIVIL SIDE. (Before Lord ABINGER.) BREMAN V. CLEMENTS. This was an action upon a bill of exchange for 661. accepted by the defendant. Alr. PLATT was for the plaintiff, and Mr. PETERS-. DOIIFF for the defendant. Mr. PLATT having briefly addressed the Jury, said that all he should have to do was to prove the accep tance upon the bill to be the defendant's handwriting, and upon that he should be entitled to their verdict. William Lockthorp, who stated that he was a bill agent, was then examined. He proved that the defen dant accepted the bill in question, and that not only the acceptance, but that portion of it, making the bill payable at a banker's in London, was also in the dot en dant's handwriting. Cross-examined—The defendant accepted the bill for my accommodation, and I got it discounted, and the proceeds were applied to take up some other bills that were over due. The defendant derived no advantage from the bill. I don't know that the plaintiff is a very young man, but I have heard that he is worth a good deal of money. Mr. PETERSDORFF put it to the Jury whether the transaction that had been spoken to, was not of a very extraordinary character. It appeared clear that the defendant had merely accepted the bill to accommodate the witness who had been examined, and although, as the acceptance was his, he was liable, yet he was pre pared to show that the portion of this acceptance, mak ing it payable at the hanker's, had been added after wards, and, in his opinion, this had the effect of vitiat ing the instrument altogether. Two witnesses were then examined, and they swore that they were acquainted kith the defendant's hand writing, and that nothing but the acceptance upon the bill had beer. written by him, and they swore positively that that portion of it making the bid payable at the banker's was not the writing of the defendant. Lord ABINGER, after having looked at the instru ment, said be must confess that he could not perceive the least difference between one portion of the writin g and the other. Supposing it, however, to be as stated, he did not see that made any itfference. The jury then returned a verdict for the plaintiff. (Before Baron GURNEY.) WILKINSON V. CATTEM AND lIALLAM. This was an action to recover compensation for an injury done to the phaeton of the plaintiff by the neg ligence of the defendant's servant. - Mr. James was for the plaintiff : Sergeant Shee and Mr. Crasy for the defendants. It appeared that the plaintiff was driving towards Richmond, and at a, n arrow p ar t o f th e roa d he met a horse and cart belonging to the defendants on the wrong side of the road, and the driver apparently asleep. He called out several times, and the carter suddenly awoke, and pulled his horse in the wrong di rection, and drove against the phaeton and broke the shaft, and injured it very much. The defence was that the accident was occasioned by the plaintiff's want of skill, and the defendant's car man was called, and he said that the cause of the ac cident was the plaintiff pulling over to his wrong side when the cart came near him. He admitted, however, that the plaintiff called out to Nina sever-11 times before the accident happened. The Jury found for the plaintiff. Damages al., bein 4 the amount of the injury. The criminal business was all disposed of on Wednes- day afternoon, and Baron Gurney then proceeded to assist in disposing of the cause list. There are several very heavy causes still for trial. NORFOLK _CIRCUI7'.-_—NoßivicH, AuG. 5. MURDER OF A WIFE.--John Randlesome was placed at the bar, charged with the wilful murder of Mary, his wife, by beating and throwing her into a pond of water, on the 17th of June last. The facts of this remarkable and most barbarous mur der appeared by the evidence to be these :—The prisoner and one Elizabeth Punchard had formerly been for five ycar3 fellow-servants at a Mr. Parkinson's, at Broome, in this county, and having saved some money, he at Michael mas last to:k a farm at Bungay, three miles from Broome. About this time he became acquainted with Mary Barnaby, the unfortunate woman whose untimely death formed the subject of this painful inquiry. She was a young person of mild and enduring temper, and their acquaintance soon ripened into a warmer sentiment. She became pregnant, and in the month of April last they were privately married at a church in Norwich. She was at the time living with her father, a respectable though not very extensive farmer, whose family consisted of herself, her brother John, and a lad named Kent. Immediately after this fatal marriage bad taken place she returned to the house of her father, who had no idea of her being in the family way or of her being married until a very short time before her death. Toe old man intending to have a housekeeper, it was set tled that his daughter Mary should leave his roof, for which purpose she packed up her little property on Thurs day, the 18th of June last, intending to quit on the follow ing day. That day she never saw, for before it dawned this world bad for ever closed upon her. At midnight Steward and his wife (her sister) went to bed at twelve o'clock, and in about an hour they both heard a shriek as of a woman in the utmost agony. They started up in their bed, and the wife, with a remarkable presentiment, said " 1 hope nothing's the matter with our poor Mary." The shriek was then repeated, but more faint and sub. dued, and Steward jumped out of bed and called up his brother-in.law, John Barnaby, and they hurried on their clothes, and ran to the house of old Mr. Barnaby. The first thing that attracted their notice was a candle burning in the kitchen; they forthwith went into th e h ouse , t h e door of which was ajar, and made a hurried search in the rooms down stairs, but found nobody. John Bar naby then remembered that he had seen the prisoner in the straw-house at midnight on the Tuesday pre viously, and he and Steward prcceederl thither. They thought they heard a slight rustling noise within, but upon searching they could find nobody there. They went through the straw-house into the stack yard, in which stands the pool whence the family are sup plied with water. To their indescribable terror and con sternation they immediately saw the body of a woman floating in the pond; and baying procured a long pole, they dragged it to land, and found it to be the lifeless body of the prisoner's wife. By the side of the pond lay a heavy stake, which used to stand in the pond for the per sons who drew water from it to take hold of : this stake they perceived had been recently torn from its accustomed place, and there was some fresh blood upon it. A surgeon was sent for, but his attempts to restore animation to the corpse were unavailing. A great deal of circumstantial evidence was adduced, which left no doubt of the prisoner's guilt. The Jury, after deliberating half an hour, but without retiring from their box, found the prisoner Guilty. The Learned Judge immediately passed sentence, without holding out the slightest hopes of mercy. OXFORD CIRCUIT, SHREWSBURY, Aga. 5. The assizes here commenced this day before Mr. Baron Parke in the Crown Court, and Mr. Justice Williams at Nisi Prius. The calendar contains 31 criminal cases. The Nisi Prius list, 18 causes, four of which are to be tried by spe cial Juries. Two of the civil causes (two special and two common Juries) arise out of the late Ludlow election,and two other causes, and an indictment relating to a ssries of dis. pates in the family of Gicor, , e Durant, Esq., of Tong Castle, near Shiffnal. • MIDLAND CIRCUIT, DEBBY, Aua. 5. BOROUGH V. SANDERS AND OTHERS. This was an action to recover certain tees claimed 113 the plaintiff, an attorney, for work and labour performed by him in his profession, for the defendants, at the contested election for this borough, in 1837. The CHIEF JUSTICE told the Jury that the only question was, whether there was a retainer given to the pla'ntiff in the usual way, by the defendants, to pay him, or whe ther the understanding among the p3rties was that he was to be remunerated for his services out of the subscription fund, in which latter case the defendants could not be held liabl to th!s action. The Jury found a verdict for the defendants. COURT OF EXCISE,.AuG. 6. PRIVILEGE OF TtIE COOKS' COMPANY.-Mr. Clarke, the proprietor of the Chancery-lane dining-rooms, ap peared to an information, charging him with retailing beer on his premises, without being licensed. William Bailin, an excise-officer, proved that on the 15th of July last he took a lady into the defendant's din ing-rooms, and after looking alahe bill of fare, ordered dinner and a pint of ale; for the latter he paid fourpence. Shortly afterwards, Mr. Drew, .another officer, came in, and also called for a.pint of ale, which was immediately served. Drew corroborated the last wi7ness, and added, that all he had in the house was the ale—he did not (tine. . Tl.e COURT decided, that the defendant, being a freeman of the Cp;oks' Company, was privileged to sell 'beer and ale by retail in his business, as a cook and eating-house keepr; but it having be. - n proved that he sold ale to Drew, without supplying him with meat, &e.,.and thereby violating both the charter and the act of Parliament, which prohibits persons from selling beer without being duly licensed, it was imperative on the Court to convict him, but they should mitigate the penalty to 5/. Sir W. Somerville, Bart., M.p., and Lady Maria Somerville, arrived at Somerville House, County Meath, on Saturday last, from town. The tenantry testified their joy at the return of the family by bonfires and o her signs of regard . EVENING EDITION•,. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE• (LLOYD'S.) V nSSELS SPOKEN WITIL—The Monongahela, of end for Philadelphia, 24th ult., lat. 48, lon. 29 ; Mary An ne ' Hatton, Liverpool to Quebec, 27th, lat. 50, lon. 2 1 . b 1 the Be!grave, Dawson, arrived at Holyhead; Wllltia Wallace, 30th ult., lat. 51, lou. 10, by the Ariel, arrive at Cork; Victoria, Terranova to Newry, 2cl ult., lat. 38, lon. 83 ; Cheron, Zante to Cork, in the Straits of Gib" raltar • Symmetry, London to Sydney, New South Wa le '' 31st, fat. 43, lon. 7, by the Albert, Harvey, arrived RC Falmouth ; Isabella Jane, Bull to Quebec, 4th ult., ta t. 45, lon. 57, by the Granger, arrived at Bristol ; Actrei, of London, from Liverpool, Bth ult., near the Bie Ishu icl 9' by the Spray, arrived at Sunderland. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. *; Arrivals at Bombay-The Caroline, May 22, from Nla' cat ; Nerbudda, 22, from Taukaria ; Constance, 22d, frl Karachee ; Mahi, 27, from Aden; Higginson, Hogg' a 0 Lintin, Gillman, June 8, and Crown, Kerr, 9th, from la' verpool ; Queen Victoria, Connor, 9:h, from Londol" Abel Gower, Henderson, 10th, Thetis, Ferrier, 10th, from London ; Hindostan, Campbell, from Greenock ; `Vasa' Hamlin, from Liverpool; Caledonia, Carmel!, llth,fr°,, Pl Liverpool ; Ann, Jaffray, from London ; British K il t Paton, from the Clyde ; Earl of Durham, Tindall, O h ' London and the Cape; Mary Mitcheson, M'Ewea, 12 1 from Adcn ; William Turner, Boats, from Liverpool Olt Plymouth ; Bencoolen, Stamp, 13th, from Sydney • W, es „ : Indian, Lodge, from Suez, Mocha, and '2 " e ;i Justina, Loader, 14th, from London ; Forbes, Wills, 14th, from China ; Monarch, Be.; from the Clyde ; Oriental, Wilson, 15th, from N. Zealand and Batavia; Elizabeth Walker, Crawfra, from Llanella ; Sir William Wallace, Edwards, J u l from Mocka; Shaw Allum, Evans, returned frome s S Circassian, Sproale, 17th, from Aden ; Salacia, I Sth, from Llanelly ; Colchester, Withers, from 141 ,,," nelly ; Majestic, Cornforth, from Liverpool ; Lord Av o .; land, M'Donald, from London ; Navarin, Sherin, 2 1 , fro Muscat ; Mor, Young, 22, from Gogo. Departures from Bombay.-Abbotsford, Bradfoot. 511 / 6 22, for Livei pool ; Toobro.w, 23, for Adcn ; Furth' , Allum, 23, for Calcutta ; L'Auguste, Boutrucbc, for Bourbon ; Caroline, Jacobson, 29, for Stuckboa" Barossa, Austin, for Singapore and China ; Oresur d Smith, 35, for Liverpool ; Constance, Young, June t. 7, Aden ; Mot, Young, for Malabar C o ast ; M° lla.6 o j i Hubert, for London ; Barbar a , W e bb, J une 6th, ~ John Bull, Ormond, 4th, for Liverpool ; Myaran, for Siam; Romeo, Pollock, Aug. 6, for Fairport" Lady Faversham, Webster, 7th, for London ; Reg u c i !,, cl Budd, 10th, for Liverpool ; Sing a pore, Hamilton, for 1,; - gapore ; Brenda, Smith, 11th, f or Aden and Mocha; J° r Khox, 'Thompson, for Liverpool ; Eleanor L a ncs`tf o ; Cowley, 12th, for Calcutta; Asia Felix, Roys, 14th- Is , Sio(r, , pore ; Bucephalus, Small, for Greenock; Tinarel Wlson, for Calcutta ; Shaw Allum, Evans, 15 h, for t' s. cutta ; Maria, Sinclair, 15th, for London. Departures from China previous to April 4 - The f f u o; ran, Neatby, for Liverpool ; Eliza Stewart, Millar , London. The Royal Saxon, Towns, was under &spate April 4, for London. Arrivals at Madras.—The Colonist, Cowman, g' 4 ,,,,, 2 1 from Ceylon, and sailed, 31st, to Calcutta ; Cove, P 24th, from Mauritius and Pondicherry, and sailed, Jilt Vie, ; to Mauritius ; Robert le Diable, Levesque, 27th,, , China, &c., and sailed, June 6, to Karrical ; P L 'to Eshelby, 27th, from Hobart Town, and sailed, Calcutta ; Sir A. Campbell, Cooke, June 4, from M ilP a: tius ; Jeune Hortense, Moreau, June 6, from Pondich erfr Sophia, M'Nair, from London. Arrivals at Kecljeree, Bengal—Senator, Grindlay , 15, from Mauritius ; Robinson, 16th, from i, le i4 pool ; Sultana, Page, from Bombay ; her Majesty Childers, Halsted, 17th, from Trincotna ; The C0 01 „ 1 „ 0 , of Minto, Westhart, 221, from the Cape ; North On g . Adams, from Sydney ; Victor, Ridley, 23d, from Ya u , n r- e: Jane, Gardner, 26th, from Sumatra; Alexander John s 1;.:01 M•Donald, 29th, from London •, Merlin, Thompson , Greenock ; Resolution, White, 30th, from B° 6l ,7; a g' Adam Lodge, James, SOth, from Sydney • St ra tford, "1"? ' from Mauritius ; Cacique, Bowen, 31st, from Penanc.o, Bengal; Carson, from Sydney; Magnet, Hutchins, 2 0, from Auger; Alhatro.l, s, M. Kelly, 29th, from VizagaP- THE MARKETS. to ,• s. I -- 45 3 0 be 43 40 ,0 •••• II COUNTRY MARKETS, heat. Ilaricy. Oats. Per Ouarter.l"s. to s. s. s. I s. to s. ! s. to s Rath ....... CO 70 26 373 27 36 ;46 16 Blandfrrd 7•2 EO 3i 30 48 56 Bridport C hard (2 '79 :76 '2B 82 to 60 Glouces , er Gtj 72 :32 415 2i; 38 52 51 Exe er Guildf9rti 40 4(1 jto Si i4O 44 Newbury 53 74 27 34 29 36 49 5 1 /leading 51 SO t;2 42 26 25. 47 55 Sali.J,nry 58 7r. j 34 40 20 34 40 48 Shtrborne '66 72 3) 3t 26 30 j 44 52 SneptconMallet 66 78 32 49 3 ) 31 48 t 6 Uxbridge —l 37 43 24 -- V.rminster ,1 46 741 27 33 27 33 48 52 Winchester ,61 76 -- t'covil I 56 68 130 33.:30 34 31 38 LEEDS CORN MARKEL—Aug 4 1 30 Wheat, l'slorfoik and Sliffilk, (idlb. York. :old I,iiicf,lii. tiOlb. ''''''' ...... :303 , to _.,,,, Barley, Norfolk and Sudnik 9155. t 0 ';'s,. Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding Beans (.., 3 4, 4 Oats, Potatoe 2 9, '''' . „.o l :l --Minding, For.—d. to—d Eng. lii i, to J. l oo lci' Knelling l9, to 40 5 . I li •- DEVIZES CORN MARKET. a. - 0 l'er Sack. s. d. s. d.I Per Quarter. a. d. 31 iir.t. Wheat 24 6 to 3:: 0 Oats :23 0 to ''a 0 31 0 31 6 Beans (per ,ack)... 2- a 5 Second - 0 'turd cl.lrley 27 0 32 1: Bread (per ga11.)... ' orfel' o i DEATH BY LIGHTNING.--Mr. P in 'j g_ A butcher, of Ugthorpe, left his home about six in the ti c rer, Tuesday week, with his saddle slung across his sh ° " for tu proceeded to one of his fields, in which was his pooY , _ o ar purpose of catching it, having to ride a few miles into the osed be try on business, when, on reaching the field, it is OPP beefi had been over taken by a thunder storm accompanied hY he og rain, and that having repaired under a tree for shelter, ant,• struck by lightning and killed on the spot.—York C °ur i citt l SINGULAR FREAK OF AN A I " A ft .tie riCa S SAILOR.—On Tuesday evening as the Philadelphia' r" i " a Cr, liner, was entering the locks of the St. Katherines o°, r b r ide; male of about thirty years of age attempted to doss " 4 0 0) - over the lock, and which wason the swing at the time the otbf vessel in. In leaping from one part of the bridge to the she unfortunately fell into the water, which in tb, at ri tim er twenty-six feet deep. Her clothes supp or ted her for a Sn.l s , and she was caught hold of with a staff by one of the I°c , W and no doubt would have been soon sa f e l y t ra nsferre°; s eil e o l had not a sailor on board the Philadelphia, who ha d rtlel° 0 the accident, immediately divested himself of every r; sh oe clothing, and jumped in after her, swearing that no o g ' vllor save her but himself. Upon rising to the surface of the e f r ol: he swam immediately to the female, and settino he r f L e ant/ . . t a the staff, took her out into the river, and brought her :0 0 .; St. Katharine's stairs, where he allowed her to go ° ", i ishwl The sails,' swam back to his ship, playing the most os t° , - is to''elti, antics in the water, to the infinite amusement of these e rHE ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLtift." - t great day's play for three silver cups and covers, ont g tel °l yachts belonging to members, will take place to-naorr o ,,,"; roe [ridge. The bo a ts a r c lotted in classes according to 't j e; lations of the club, the first class being above IS a i n u ihe tb teed ing 25 tens ; thesecond, all boats under IS; and consisting of yachts not exceeding nine tons burtben. tv From T. J. Pettigrew, M.D. F.lt• s Messrs. S. and 13. 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