The Sun. — London, England, 1840-09-11 00:00:00

14:N ING EDITION. TRIAL OF MADAME LAFFARGE. FOURTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. Notwithstanding it was Sunday, the Court was as usual quite full. Madame Laffarge was paler than on Saturday, having in the evening been bled in the foot. The Advocate-General opened the business of the day by moving that the body of M. Laffarge should be taken up, andsre-examined. To this M. Paillet made no objection, and the Court decided that all the sur geons and chemists who had previously made experi ments, namely, Messrs. Leapinatz, Bardou, Massenet, and Tournadour, of Brives, and Messrs, Dubois and Dupuetree, of Limoges, with the addition of Messrs. Fage and Fil!iol, ehemists of Tulle, should be fermsd into a commission for analysing such of the viscera as should be found on the exhumation of the body. At half-past nine the Court retired, for the purpose of drawing up and issuing this order , and did . not resume its public sitting until half-past two when it proceeded to the further examination of witnesses. M Chanfaille deposed that he was an intimate friend of the family of the late M. Laffarge, and spoke in the highest terms of their honour and integrity, but more particularly of Madame Laffarge, the mother. The Advocate-General said he had summoned this witness merely on account of the odious accusations which had been spread abroad against the morality if the lesffarge family, insinuating even that the mother was the poisoner of her son. M. Essaytier, chemist at Uzerches, deposed as to his having on the 12th of December sent a quantity of ar senic to the prisoner on receiving a prescription for it, signed by M. Bardou, and a note from the prisoner— that on the 12th of January a cup was brought him from M. Lafarge, containing a matter which the wit ness was desired. to analyse. He did so, and was con vinced that it bad a large quantity of arsenic mixed with it, and consequently desired Magnaux, the per son who brought the cup, to tell M. Laffarge that he ought not to take anything which was not prepared by those upon whom he could rely. Afterwards, on ar riving, at Brives, keeping the cup and carrying it with him, he completed the analysis, and reduced the arsenic to a metallic state. Jean Denis Barbier, clerk to M. Laffarge, stated that on January 8, Madame Laffarge, the prisoner, having learned that he was going to Lubersac, seat for him into her chamber, and thence took him out on the terrace, and desired him to bring her some arsenic, some black puddings, and sausages. He bought the puddings and sausages, but did not bring any arsenic. Going the next day to Brives be sent one of the servants of the inn with a note to M. Lafosse, the apothecary, to buy a franc's worth of arsenic, which on his return to (dandier be put on the chimney-piece of his own room. On the I lth, while Le was preparing to go to Tulle, Madame Laffarge's femme de chambre, gave him a note from her mistress, desiring him to bring her some puddings, sausages, arsenic, and a mouse-trap. Upon this he said to hiewife that he must deliver the arsenic he had got, but he was afraid it would be given to M. Laffarge. Mme. Marie would be very argry. He did so with regret, because on his ar rival at Giendier Mme. Laffarge had said, in the pre sence of M. Magnaux, that if she pleased her husband would not be in existence twenty-four hours longer. She had also inquired of her mother-in law the custom of the country as to the length of time for widows to wear manning, adding, that if her husband happened to die, she would not wear it so long. He did not de liver tee arsenic he bought at Brives until the evening of the 10:11, when he gave it to the prisoner, in the pree nee of Mlle. Brun. She hesitated in taking it, not knowing where to put it. When Mme. Marie Lifferge first ordered witness to bring her arsenic, she desired him not to mention it to her mother-in-law, as she was so particular and might be uneasy about it. She spoke na turally and Aithout any mystery, sayieg we will pre7are it together. He did not see the prisoner again until the 12tis, when he entered the chamber of M. Laffarge, with Dr. le spinatz. He was called up about eleven at night. by Madame Butane and M. Magnaux, who sent him for M. Lespinatz, telling him that M. Laffarge was poisoned. At twelve o'clock he was at Lubersac, whence he brought to M. Lespinatz some peroxyde of iron, and some sulphureous waters. He did not posi tively refuse to procure the arsenic, because if he had disobeyed Madame Laffarge he was sure of being dis charged. The witness then underwent a long and scru tinising cross-examination by M. Paillet, from which it resulted that he had been useful to M. Laffarge by lending him his acceptances. On being questioned how he could have made up his mind to give the arsenic to Mine Marie Laffarge while he was under the appre hension that it might be used to destroy her husband, be said that he took the precaution of warning Mine. Laffarge, the mother. Mime. Laffarge, the mother, on being interrogated as to this fact, declared that it was herself who first in quired of Denis whether he had not brought arsenic from Brives. The prisoner declared that he had stated scarcely anything but falsehoods. The proceedings of the day were brought to a close by the evidence of M. de Chauvron, barrister, a friend or the deg, axed. He spoke merely to Monsieur's love of Madame, and his own endeavours to reconcile his lady to her husband. A letter from Tulle, dated at nine o'clock on Mouthy morning, says ;—" To-day the chemists appointed by the Court are to proceed to the exhumation of the body of M. Laffarge, in the presence of the Justice of the peace for the canton of Lubersac, and a physiciac of Brives, especially authorised by the prisoner to re present her during this operation. The liver, the heart, and all the other intestines which were left, are to be taken out, and put in separate vessels, and brought to Tulle, where they will arrive this evening. The ap pointed chemists will make their analysis to-morrow morning, and the result will be made known in the course of the day. It the presence of arsenic is es tallished the trial will last at least a week longer ; if not, it will be concluded within three days. The exa mination of witnesses will be continued to-day." The following letters have been laid before the Court ; the first was written by Madame Laffarge to her husband while at Paris ; and the second was ad- dra - sed to her by him, during his stay in the capital : "Oe Saturday evening I returned to Glandier, I could sleep but little for thinking of you. You see our hearts arc united, and love not to be at a dis tance from each other. Rely always upon that of thy Marie. It is filled with intimate, unalterable, devoted affectitel, which not being able to be expressed in ca resses or words, is only the more concentrated and the more thine. All that is mysterious is beautiful, and laneuage has its modesty in preservieg the soft mysteries of Cap soul, and what you say affords me pleasure and hope. I Pee M.de Fahume, I like the chief clerk, I like all those wb;ch help to shorten your absence. Only, my friend, be prudent in deciding upon your return ; your pre eencc mey hasten the att a i nmen t o f w h a t y ou a re seek ing, and it' Ceey f orget y ou at P ar i s w hil e presen t, j u d ge if those who are absent ein complain. Your difficulties abut merry matters alarm me terribly. But have co•arage. With a determined will man is all-powerful. You, better than any one, know how to conquer. Atte- my fetter, you have been to Madame Wells, but I doubt whether you have succeeded. ou hove net failed, I dare say, to try M. de Rothschild, through my uncle M. de Martins. You must gave made inquiries as to making your patent available alyoacl, or with the iron-masters of France. In fine, you ought to endeavour to make arrangements for a partnership. Yeti must try ev,rything, and have several stiieg - s to your boo. It seems to me impossible for you to raeurn !lore without doing sometLing decisive, for without lueds you cannot derive any sdeantage from your vtent. Nebedy has any money either at Tulle or Laneg:e3. M. Elmore knows none to whom he could apply ; therefore, it will be useless to write to him on the subj •et. Do not forget that, with regard to my property at Villers-Felon, you arc the master. All I have is youc's. BaKrOw, sell, do what you will with it, yen have my approbation in advance. Adieu, my dear lord and master; I lay my little triumphs at your feet ; love me, for I love ybu! regret me, for I regret you I embrace me, for I embrace you with all my heart. Good night ! I bow my head that you may give me a tender kiss on the eyes, and here are two for thine. o#. " The idea of our mother, in sending me the two little cakes, h as delighted me, and still more your genius for contriving th a t we should dine at the same time. Notv, let me whisper a secret in your ear. While here I count the mi nutes , the hours, the days, and am constantly asking what time it is. lam afraid o you did not take part in the din ner t Vittet c me. You desired to eat at twelve which you in . ik sety the delicious cake, but I seeo'clock pry of to-day that on the J 7th ve by Your lette r t, purposed t o eat of a trufiled turkey. Your' letter bears the post-mar': of the 17th, and the 17th is precisely the day fixed by you. It is, therefore, ineon'est.ble that you have b:oki o your word, my little wife, unless the weathe r was as bad with you as i t was at Paris , for then you could not go out. For m y self, I was on t hat day in vited to a gala, but I refused, in order that I might dine with you. After this excursion I entreat you, my dear love, to remain at home and follow a strict re gimen. If you will rot for your own sake, do for mine. I beg this of you as a favour. I know that your constitution is weak, and that you have never taken care of yourself. This makes me to despair for the future, and makes my life extreme!y painful, if, as you tell me, you live for me.—Adieu." Here a square is inserted, forming sympathe tic lines. The writer puts the lips to it, and the person to whom the letter is a, cl,esied is to kiss it. Amon_gst the passenger's who have just left Havre for New York, is Mrs. Sutton, the American Prima Donna, 'Tao has returned from Italy. She is accompanied by her husband. Whilst singing at the opera at Bologna, Mrs. Sutton had t h e good fortune ti be heard by Rossini, who wa! so delighted that, on the following day, he wrote a lit rto her, i n w hi ch he says.-.." You are destined to a po,t brilliant theatrical career. Happy is America in haying first . produced such talent." Dotrzetti, who heard bar in privgo party in Paris last week, as rote alct r to ker. in which he tays—" which ce.tain , that Amer,ca is v ciurLg for you the crown yo u so well merit." AFFAIRS OF THE EAST. (From the onstitutionnel.) At the news of what took place at Beyrout on the ; 14th of August, the Journal des Debats has raised the \ cry of alarm, and has seen in the event the commence ment of a general war. The news bad its gravity, and the opinion of the Journal des Debats gave it more weight at the Bourse. We endeavoured in our last to appreciate the nature of these events with calmness, and without dissimulating all that they inspire of me nacing for peace, we still do not take them to be the infallible signal of war. The inevitable lacier:ism of the telegraphic dispatch has given rise to several con jectures, many of them sombre. The .journal Debats took the most gloomy view, and imagined that Commodore Napier, after his summons, was repelled by force. We did not comprehend it thus. We saw in the act of Commodore Napier merely an attempt to arouse the insurrection in Syria, an attempt which bed not succeeded. This bad success—the firm attitude of the Egyptian authorities—the fildity of the Emir Bcsehir—these are good and pacific news. We shall be reproached, without doubt, for not hav ing attached sufficient importance to the extraordinary act of the English Commodore, in calling upon the authorities of Beyrout on the 14th to evacuate that Wale, whereas the notifications were not made to the Pacha before the 16th, and according to the conditions of the Treaty itself, the Pacha was authorised to occupy Syria till the 26th, the term of the first day allowed to him for his answer. In fact, the conduct of Commodore Napier was not the execution of the Treaty, but a violation of it, which would indicate an intention to act with the greatest vigour, and against all the rules of the laws of nations. Now, we cannot suppose that the Four Powers have signed a Treaty for the purpose of violating it at their first step. The town, however, has been summoned ; this is a fact. Yes, but we be- ' lieve it to have been entirely the personal act of Commodore Napier. We believe that this officer, who is a very bold and rash man, and who takes a great deal upon himself, may have acted without or ders. We believe that this act was simply an attemp t to excite revolt, and that he had no intention of resort ing to force against the authorities of Beyrout ; indeed we know now that he did not attempt any. We be lieve that this summons was only intended to figure , among the proclamations which he spread on the coast. It can easily be conceived that nothing was more cal culated to propagate ideas of revolt in the Libanus, than the announcement that the Egyptians had been galled upon to evacuate the territory. We are not sorry that he has failed. The Powers have always reckoned on the insurrcctiou of the Libanus as a means of compelling the Pacha to yield. It was for them the least compromising and most easy coercive means. If this should fail, we shall consider the failure as good news. It is said that if these means should fail, the Powers will have recourse to others. That is possible, and we have never denied it. But other means would be far more dangerous, and might easily give rise to discord among the allies. Supposing them to succeed in re viving the revolt against the Pacha, this success would facilitate the execution of more serious mea sures. They would, for instance, be able to land troops with greater security in Syria, when in a state of insurrection against Mehemet Ali, than in Syria, in a state of submission, and disposing of all het forces against external attacks. It does not follow that, because direct means of intervention present more obstacles they will not be employed, but the last accounts from Beyrout do not appear to us in this respect to render the eventualities more menacing. In judging events thus we speak according to our own impressions, and do not pretend to do so in the name of the Cabinet ; but we see by an article in the official journals that the Ministry bas appreciated the circum stances nearly in the same way as ourselves. This ar ticle says The news which has transpired shows that the adversaries of Mehemet Ali have attempted the only well-foreseen coercive means, viz., the insurrec tion of S 3 ria, and that hitherto it has not succeeded. There is nothing in that which diminishes the gravity of the situation of things, but there is nothing to add to its urgency." _ (From the Commerce.) Wa have frequently had occasion to expose-the part played by the Ministerial Left in this deplorable and immoral imbroglio. The journals which represent it will neither see nor understand ; they shut their ears to all disclosures, all acts which do not come directly from 31. Thiers, and the few independent organs which do not follow their example, are accused of systematic and exaggerated distrust. And why, we would ask, should we place confiuence in the Cabinet ? Has it kept one of its promises ? It promised us fi , mn.2ss ; has it kept its word ? As to moral order, is it not more compro mised than ever ? Can we discover it in the corruption of the Press, in the scandalous jobbing at the Bourse, in the tardy or garbled communication of important news, and in the contradictions and lies which arc at every instant evident in the Ministerial assertions? Is it possible to place faith in the Ministry ? Have not all its declarations been belied? Have not all the hopes which it held out respecting the treaty of Lon dea Lees disappointed ? Attar having assumed a war like attituee, does it not now show itself more docile and yielding towards the Holy Alliance? After having spoken of the convocation of the Chambers, does it not hesitate at that measure? After having denied the authenticity of the Memorandum, has it not been forced to acknowledge its correctness ? After having been urged by its own journals to publish its diplomatic acts, has it not been afraid to publish them ? And yet the journals of the Ministerial Left do not cease to prod claim that the Cabinet is entitled to the confidence and sympathy of the country ! (From the Courrier Francais ) The proceedings of Commodore Napier alarm us little for the Pacha or for ourselves, for Ibrahim has sent along the coast of Syria a sufficient force to keep down in surrection, and to repel any foreign aggression. But we take the fact as an instance of what English agents can venture to do with a minister who lets loose the rein of their bad passions ; and we will say that this act of piracy of Commodore Napier will be a stain upon the British name, if no reparation be offered. The London journals comment in strong terms upon the rigours exer cised by the officers of the Pacha towards the population of the Libanus. They call him a barbarian ! What an idea will Mehemet Ali now have of the probity of a civilized Government, which before a declaration of war seizes the vessels which he sent to sea en the faith of peace ? We protest against what has taken place at Beyrout. But it is England which should be most in dignant, for it is her name which has been compromised by Commodore Napier. If his proceedings be not condemned by the English nation, there will be a per petual stain upon their history. The Quotidienne does not attach much importance to the proceedings of the Four Powers as regards Syria, so far as the question of European peace is concerned. The casus belli (says this Journal), if we are to believe what the Augsburg Gazette has said of the note of M. Pontois, would be the appearance of a Russian fleet in the Bosphorus and a Russian army at Constantinople ; but what could bring either of these eventa about ? Only the passage of the Taurus by Ibrahim Pasha, and the French Government has obtained from the Viceroy an assurance that the Taurus shall not be passed. Thus the news from Beyrout has lost, as regards the Ministry, all character of menace. (From Galignanrs Messenger ) A Malta correspendc;:t states that Afehermt Ali had sent word to Adm'ral Stopford that ho was willing to give him an official notification of his intention not to abide by the ultimatum of the Four Powers, and that the Almiral might consider himself at liberty to carry into ,frect the instroc;ions he had received in that case, without waiting for the expiration of the delay granted by the Powers. , - - The Ccnsta: . .enople correspondent of the Constitu tionnel, in a letter of the 19th u!t., confirms the ac count that a strong body of Turkish troops :s to be sta tioned in Cyprus, to take advantage of the course of events in Syria. M. de Pontois is stated to have re candy made a very strong and explicit representation to Reschid Pacha on the existing position of affairs, and to have declared that the French Government was deter mined to act in an energetic manner, and to oppose, by all means in its power, the employment of coercive mea sures against the Pacha. This produced great sensa tion in the D van. The dates from Constantinople, given us by the German journals, c.re not later than the 19th ult. The Augsburg Gazette says, that "the last notes" of M. de Pontois (it does not specify the date) had pro dueed a painful sensation upon the Sultan, which, however, had been rAnoved by the rep: esentatons of Lord Ponsonby. The Count d'Honiroy, who re cently headed the Syrians in their revolt, is stated by the Leipsic Gazelle to have arrived at Constantinople, and to have been promised by Lord Ponsonhy, on the part of the Turkish Government, a supply of guns and cartridges, with which he was to return to Syria. His Excellency had also informed him that 5,000 muskets for the insurgents had been sent from Malta. M. Christides, the new Greek envoy, had taken down the arms_ of King Otho f rom th e Greek embassy, and bad demanded a categorical reply within forty-night hours to his protest against the measure recently adopted against Greek trader?. A rupture with Greece was THE WAR IN FRENCH AFRICA. The Minister of War has received reports from Africa, dated the 30th ult , to the following effect : General Duvivier writes from Medeah :—" On the 3d of July, whil s t carry i ng on the works of the rock, I had a severe affair. It began at half-past four in the morning, and ended at eleven. I bad not 1,000 men. The enemy, led on by Abcl-el-Kader and El Berkani, bad four battalions of regulars, a numerous cavalry, and all the neighbouring tribes, amounting in the whole to more than 5,000 men. He was defeated, although he made the attach with unusual vigour. I terminated the affair by a bayonet charge from my reserve. I now know that the enemy buried more than 500 dead.- M a°l visited us, but they were long shots. We had kill e d , Every shot was fired a t a v ery short distance. The so a:itiy. Some four-pound they did at the u-pr h o e u ig n k a its balls o zta ls on " t i h a e s ltahtichkolyf Charpenay of the 23d, Captain Combas sive, of the 23d, Lieutenant Billen, of the 23d, and Captain Bernard of the same regiment, supposed to be dead, but not, however, clearly proved. Lieutenant Altoise, of the 2d regiment of Engineers, was also killed. There were 57 others killed and 86 wounded." General Duvivier never for an instant despaired of suc cess in this affair, in which every French soldier had to contend against five Arabs. A ball struck the left sleeve of the General as he was giving orders, but he has received no wound. Several of the officers of the regular battalions of the Emir were killed on the field of battle. The African decorations which Abd.el- Kader had conferred upon them are in our possession, and will be forwarded to France. The institution of honorary rewards among the Arabs is a sort of homage which the barbarians themselves pay to our legion of honour. When the conflict was over our soldiers put every thing in order, laid down their muskets, and resumed their working tools. The 23d and the Engineers conducted themselves well. General Duvivier is satisfied with the Zouaitna, and particularly with the Belidicins, wh—n he sent forward with the reserve. All have merited the thanks of the country. The detailed report of this combat had not reached Algiers at the time of the departure of the despatches of the 30th ult. Another report just received communicates the informa tion that Bou Azzou, of the province of Coastantia, who was defeated at Sselsons some time ago, by the Scheick el Arab, had tried to penetrate again into vhe desert, but had been repelled and killed by the °tiled Djradji, partisans of the Sche i ck el Arab. General Galbois, Governor of Const ntia, hrid taken measures to drive the Arabs out of the Medjanah, and had collected a force of 2,000 infantry, several squadrons of cavalry, and four mountain howitzers, at Setif. Upwards of 70,000 boudjous had been received by him as part of the tribute of the friendly and subjected tribes. The Shticks of the district, named Tuggurth, had come to General Galbois to assure him of their friendly intentions towards France, and of their willingness to march with the French troops against Abd-el. Kader. Some horsemen of the Sanenjahs, in the Bona district, having assassinated the chief of a tribe allied to Frence, a corps of 1,000 men, under General ' Guingret, had been sent to take vengeance on them. The Sanenj ihs occupied a strong position, and a sharp action ensued. The Sanenjahs retired after a loss of ten men, and the French had six wounded. The Rud jettas, an auxiliary tribe, emptied the silos of all the corn belonging to the Sanenjahs, and next day the chiefs of that tribe came in and wade their submission. THE LATE DISTURBANCES IN PARIS. (From Galignanes Messfliger.) The following are some additional particulars of the occurrences of Monday : From ten to twelve at night, the President of the Council, the Ministers of the Interior and War, the Prefect of Police, and Colonel of the Municipal Guards, and some officers of the staff, escorted by a piquet of the Municipal Guard, went out on horseback and visited the quays, the Place de la Bastille, and Boulevards. While the people in the Fau bourg St. Antoine were endeavouring to make barricades, a tumultuous meeting took place at the Barriere du Maine, where the patrols were pelted with stones, and an unsuccessful attempt was made to disarm a post of troops of the line. Public tranquil. lity being threatened at several other points, measures on a large scale became highly necessary, and the ar rangements made by Marshal Gerard were immediately carried into execution. The Courtier states that it was not only one barricade, but four, that were almost si multaneously raised at different points. One stopped up the Rue du Faubourg St. Antoine, about thirty yards above the Rue Traversiere. It was formed of an om nibus overturned, some barrels, and other materials. The men who constructed it fled on the approach of the municipal guards. Another completely barred up the Rue Traversiere, but this also was soon thrown down. Another was formed near the Hospice des Or phelins, and the rioters had begun to take up the pave ment when the troops arrived. The fourth was raised at the entrance of the Rue Lenoir, with the aid of a waggon loaded with lime, and the materials of a house building on the spot. But this barricade, like the rest, was immedi itely destroyed. Yesterday passed off pretty quiet, for, although there were during the day several assemblages in different parts, yet the strong demonstratioas of force which had been made by Government on the previous day checked anything like a disposition to tumult. During the morning, about fifty men went to the workshops of Gerard, a wheelwright, and Barrier, a blacksmith, in the sth arrondissement, to endeavour to seduce their journeymen away, but they did not succeed. A man who distinguished himself by his violence was arrested by the soldiers of the guard-house at the Barriere du Combat. Other attempts were made in diffe rent quarters, but equally failed. Several journey men wheelwrights and blacksmiths assembled at the Barriere des Trois Couronnies between twelve and one o'clock, and were marching towards the Barriere du Combat, the general place of meeting, when they were dispersed by the Municipal Guards. Numerous journeymen of different trades re turned to their work in the course of the day. Some groups of idle men having. towards night, assembled in the Rues St. Denis and St. Martin, it was found ne cessary to make a few arrests, and the crowds immedi ately dispersed. The Boulevards, and the above-named streets, with the neighbouring ones, were patrolled by strong parties of cavalry and foot Municipal Guards, but the National Guards were not called out, although their usual posts were considerably strengthened. Throughout the day an extra number were on duty at the several mairies. At midnight all was quiet, and no renewal of disturbance anticipated. The Correctional Tribunal was yesterday engaged on the trials of numerous tailors, hosiers, joiners, and other journeymen, for engaging in coalitions, and attempting to induce their comrades to strike. Collin and Fortin, ' tailors, were sentenced for these offences, committed in July last, to two years' imprisonment and two years' surveillance. Vasseur and Farget, hosiers, for the like conduct, on the Ist inst. Bellonay to three years, and Jollive to two years' imprisonment, and both to two years' surveillance ; and Hate to three months' imprisonment. These three were tailors. Delarue, a tailor, to three years' imprison ment and three years' surveillance. Muller, Deroy, and Desan, to three months' imprisonment. Chardenot and Coudran to two years', and Lion to three years' imprisonment and two years' surveillance, for engaging in a coalition of joiners, on the 31st ult. ; Bachot to one month, and Graven to two years, for a coalition of saddlers ; and Croupsal, Houlet, and Bimblaud, mecha nicians, to a fortnight's imprisonment. Government has taken care to provide for the wants of the families of Petit, the sergent-de-ville, who is just dead of his wounds, and of the other two sergeants, who are still in a precarious state. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1840. EGYPT. The following is a circ.ilar, dated Alexandria, Aug. 18, sent to the Consuls:-- " Sir,—l have the honour to inform you, by order of his highness the Viceroy, my master, that the insur rection of the Lebanos has been quelled. His High ness, having learned ts a certainty that it had been stirred up in a great measure by the intrigues of cer tain foreigners, is desirous of preventing the repetition of similar machinations. • To this end, his intention is to order the strictest gutrd to be kept throughout the whole coast of Syria. He has, consequently deter mined that the quarantines, which had been momen tarily suspended, should be re-established in all their rigour, and his decided that the vessels, merchandise, and passengers, should perform quarantine at Beyrout and Jan. " His Highness has, moreover, resolved that he will proceed against any individual who may disturb order and tranquillity, when he has acquired positive proofs of their intrigues ; it is his intention to have them ar rested, and to deliver them up to the Con uls-General of the Powers to which they belong. " His Highness has directed me to transmit the pre sent communication, in order that you may make it known to your agents. His Highness feels assured that you will readily enter into his views for the purposo of avoiding any fresh misfortune. " I remain your's most respectfully, BOGHOS JOUSSOUFF." To this the Consuls answered that as Syria belonged to the Porte, they could not accept the quarantine re gulations. EXPEDITION AGAINST CHINA. The following details of the stay of the expedition at Singapore, its occupation there, and the condition of the troops composing it, will be found of much in terest : "SINGAPORE, MAY 21. " The scene presented here just now is, as you may readily imagine, one of no ordinary interest, although, contrary to the expectation of most of those who have come from our own particular dominions to join in the progress' to China, it lies almost exclusively seaward, no troops, with the exception of the sappers and miners, the gun lascars, and followers of the artillery, having been permitted to encamp on the island, or even to land. So well arranged, however, are all matters, generally speaking, which relate to the accommodation and comfort of the troops on board the transports, that, excepting for the object of healthful exercise, a disem barkation has been rendered unnecessary, and a great advantage has therefore been derived from the whole fleet being kept in a state of readiness to sail at a very short notice ; in the mean time the water has been filled in on board most of the ships, and such repairs to hull and rigging as were required have been made, and at present nothing appears to retard the order for their departure but the absence of the Marion with the staff, and of the vessels from Ceylon, which bring the right wing of the Bth : the former is hourly expected, but the latter are not looked for so early, as the Rattlesnake, with the left wing of the 18th, only reached Singapore on the 17th, after a very quick passage. The naval officers of the squadron are meanwhile taking the utmost advantage of the opportunity thus afforded them to practise the seamen and marines at all the descriptions of drill and manoeuvres which it is supposed may be found of use in the course of the service of the ex. pedition. These manoeuvres are frequently repeated, though rarely, of course, with cartridges, and the skil fulness and celerity with which they are performed excite much admiration. There are now here the Wellesley, 74, on board which is the Commodore's flag ; the Cruiser, 18 ; Larne, 18 ; and Algerine, 10. The Alligator left with despatches for Macao on the 19th ; the Atalanta, with 25 men of the Bomb .y Artillery on board ; the Madagascar, which is to have 15 Madras gunners allotted to her ; and the Diana, a Straits steamer ; while of transports, coal and store ships, there is a most formidable array. An order has been issued, affixing a particular number to the name of each of the latter, which has been painted on them all in large conspicuous white figures on the quarters and bows, and, as the name of any ship may be thus rcadi!y ascertained at a considerable distance, much risk and confusion will be avoided now and in future ; the highest number of any transport in the fleet at present is 42, from which some idea way be formed of _the magnitude of the flotilla which is to be assembled ; at present there are only about 20 at anchor here. " I am sorry to say, for the honour of the Presi dency, that considerable disgust has been excited here against the Madras Government, or that department thereof which is charged with the transport of troops, by the disgraceful state in which it appeared the detach ment from Madras has been suffered to go to sea, and to exist during a voyage of thirty-one days, which was rendered dangerous from the crowded state of the decks, and from the certainty, as far as human fore sight can fix such, that many deaths from sheer suffoca tciloonsinmg uosft the have ha t e c n b s o u s e . d , Uponhd a th n r e e i s r s e ttl:r t i n s n e e n es for b e t; e ' pi..i.3ra to the Cleyr.Moth.re, he at once, thoug,l at the cost of considerable derangements in his plans, ordered the only two spare transports in the fleet, the Victoria and the Medusa, to he placed at the disposal of Colonel Montgomerie ; and it has accordingly been arranged that the for mer, a ship of about 500 tons burden, is to re ceive one company of Artillery, and the latter (of 400 tons) one of the Sappers and Miners, and a distribution of stores, &c , is now being made accord ingly. Comparisons are proverbially odious, but what will the impartial portieu of the public say, after look kg on this picture and on that—the Eagle, of 470 tons i burden, sailed from Calcutta, having on board two offi cers and 150 men, natives, of the Bengal Volunteer Corps ; at the same time sailed from Madras the ship John Adam, burden 480 tons, having on board 8 offi cers, 12 European non-commissioned officers, and 260 rank and file of the Madras Sappers and Miners ; and since the same regulation was enforced in the two ships, it will be apparent that the number of followers in the Madras ship was double that of the Bengalees, and the plain unvarnished fact will therefore stand on record, certainly not to the credit of the Military Govern ment of Madras, that where the authorities of Ben gal considered a vessel of a certain tonnage ade quate only to the safe and convenient. transport of a certain number of men, they were guilty of cramming, or of allowing to be crammed, double that number into a ship whose capacity ex ceeded the other by only 10 tons. The state of the , artillery also on board the Rustemjee Cowasjee will not soon be forgotten by those who witnessed it. With one-third of the men constantly on deck, fair weather or foul, there appears to have been barely room on the main deck to allow of the remainder sleeping on it, while only the smallest space possible could be allotted for an hospital ! But, jam satis ; the troubles of the Madras detachment have now ended, the beneficial change in their affairs being coeval with their removal from the influence of their very unmaternal mother Government. a n A Consul, bi na T l oaoab fnenwte and, h dee a ,t e tn s hay es wentobgorder whichii 'ihere e rx e ui. r te v i n cgo,oh a . o ri If r a ss: : " We have of course had a g e o rs od h t e lFal of gaily lately it h eh e we r ed,da,lyy days hospitality amongstsin c eby yt the tethhee residents.A st m ra e n r g i c l o eifwamnern f rionutetoomthcu c ei gi o bxvogh u maectr r renheoo s ye, eaf e irdrtevi onhape v eg e il rletyriatlitylstyhe, extensiveoa‘ order. ofnn b r vddt r dtis i ceehitl handsome than i mi. iaettsn,nehti respect ylerrlerayyshii buildings, eldlcecait. iii attended,'rnirieiemeaslghetiitnshooaianfd frequently is aflc:: ong a ud. r g r i th, i ,e v u i ts c si ja g , es , tisfy q s u o i n e l t e in o g f p th u e nk m ah an i y s . ce l: t i a o i s n t ly of no ti t ie ir r i lw s e u l c ' h in use as soul-quieting residences over the water, e t o h o e lne g s le s n a cr n a d .: comfort arc qu l it r e elt a tr s eia i s n t uch studied, and in ' majority d of . c:s m es an w sgi i ho th nusu a . s much dig:trice, as in the best and hlpossibley planted Geldco conceive r v lk e t l h a a: and surroundrare i ferns , n a s e , parasites , i mme nse and va ri e ( tr P i o P f h i t t e h s e, more deli ,botanist than in this island and the small ones plant, sm, seem here to abound ; and in the prosecu tion tio . n of this study au) , one whose fate it may be to be a ssCuUroell Mel' in this part of the world cannot tail to find a frequently commhiotodseepsreildlattii,oensii here resource and a delightful dissipator of ennui, which but so thick is the most ofth e b e; whichutthirui loveitsl,iin a short distance as elsewhere holds its own. "There are a great many tigers here, which not un of the dwelling cover into which they retreat, that although a large price is set upon their heads, one is scarcely ever brought in ; indeed sporting of any description is quite out of the questio n h ere , an d " Mantons" and " Nocks" are at a great discount. " The whole fleet now stands warned to be ready for sea on Monday, the 25th, when Sir G. Bremer has ex pressed his determination to leave Singapore. In the meantime a rumour has found its way here that Lord Auckland is likely to come down in the steamer Q ueen , to take upon himself the responsibility and conduct of the whole expedition, and, should this prove to be well- founded, of which I think there is but a bare possibility, agreat change will doubtless come over the spirit of things. " MAY 25.—The steam: r Queen arrived here on the 23d, and brought despatches , w hich appear to have caused some change in the arrang ements made for the ' sailing of the expedition, as the day has been postponed, and the different corps ordered to hold themselves in constant readiness. The Marion has not yet arrived, pretty arrival cer tain ef and as she has now been out 45 days from Calcutta, some uneasiness is felt about her. The force, both naval and military, continues healthy. Lord Auckland has not arrived, and as despatches have been sent ad dressed o h a o st th o e f seCfhoineae,time functionaries escuriosityis excited to discover to her Majesty's three Plenipowteiicit which, it is on sa t i h d e , the Admiralthat the (fleetEili (Elliot) l fromn not sail the h e necndocpeiet, untilseems t h e may be expected almost daily. The Queen had a splendid run from Calcutta, having been only eight da y s from the Sandheads, averaging more than 200 miles per diem. " Lieut. Gilbert, of the Coneronians, died on the 23d," EASTERN AFFAIRS. The Semaphore de Marseilles, of the sth instant publishes letters from Alexandria of the 26th ult. a-mouncing that Ibrahim Pacha had repaired in haste, to Ebtedin, the residence of the Grand Prince of Le banon, for the porpose of giving him instructions. The Emir B.2chir assured him that. not only would the Druses remain faithful to the cause of Mehemet Ali, but that the purple of Naploos had offered 10,000 m n to co-operate with the Egyptian troops in the event of an invasion. The Maronites, who had taken arms and afterwards submitted, were tranquil on the 23:1, owing, it was believed, to their want of arms, and all the attempts of Commodore Napier to foment an in,urrection in the mountains had hitherto failed. The Commodore had imprudently reported that his in tention was lo depose the Grand Prince of the Moun tain, the Emir Thchir, and, as the latter was the idol of his people, all had rallied round him, and pledged themselves to support the cause of the Pacha. Two Tuikish regiments, which carve to Alexandria with the Capitan Pasha, and were sent into the mountains to combat the revolters, had declined accepting the offers of Commodore Napier, declaring that Mehemet Ai was the faithful servant of the Sultan, and that the Christiar,s were the enemies of both. The troops from Hedjas began to arrive in Alexan dria on the 20th. In the morning of the 26th a regi ment of artillery entered the city, and two regiments of cavalry and s,veral of infantry were expected. These troops were to be stationed along the coast, and would .be supported in the rear by 30,000 Bedouins. There was then in and about Alexandria a force of 40,000 men ; 20,000 more were on their march thither, and not less than 550 pieces of artillery were in battery on the coast. Letters from Constantinople received in Alexandria state that the expedition against Syria would consist of 15,000 Turks, 2,000 Austrians, and 5,000 English. No case of plague had occurred in Alexandria during the last 13 days. The advice* from Beyrout contained in the Sema phore come d)wn to the 22d ult. Ibrahim Pacha had arrived at Zahle, within a few miles of that city, at the head of 15,000 men ; on being informed of the appear ance of four British ships on the coast, and of the (le termination of the Powers to effect a landing in the neighbourhood, Ibrahim, on leaving his camp, wrote to So!eyman Pacha—" I have no recommendations to give you ; I know your bravery and your devotedness to all our family. I shdl confine myself to observe that we have only a ditch to leap, and that repose lies beyond it." Mr. Moore, the British Consul, has struck his flag, and retired on board one of the ships. Some English merchants have placed themselves under the protection of the American Consul with the intention of remaining. On Saturday evening last the Duke of New castle and Lords William and Robert Clinton, met with an accident on their return from attending a concert, at Aberystwith. His Grace was driving his favourite fast ponies ~ the night was excessively dark and foggy, and be ing without lights, his Grace diverged from the road, and the phaeton was upset near the Devil's-bridge. Prompt assistance was obtained , and a bru i se on the Duke's knee and side was the extent o f the injury. Lords William and Robert escaped unhurt. The accident was not of a se rious nature, but it has since confined his Grace to his Chamber at Htfod. NEWS FROM CIRCASSIA. DIVERSION OF THE LESCHIS IN FAVOUR OF THE CIItCASSIANS. CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 20.—The news we have received here from the eastern portion of the Caucasus is from the 13th of May to the 22d of June. At the former date General Golafief set out from Vniez..pnaia with 16 battalions (about 16,000 men), 500 cavalry, and nine pieces of artillery, for the purpose of repelling an incursion of the Lesghis. At seven leagues from the above-mentioned fortress he encountered them, under command of their chief Shamil, to the number of 10,000 warriors on foot, and 2,000 on horseback. After many sanguinary contests the Russians were forced to retire upon their fortress, and to leave exposed the whole of the northern and more open portion of the territory of the Tschertchenses, which they had pre viously overrun and occupied by numerous colonies. All the habitations and establishments of these colonists were committed to the flames by the Lesghis, who also caused those persons among the netives who were known to have become partisans of the Russians to be hung forthwith. During these operations, General Golafief made a stre nuous effor t to arrest them ; but he was again repulsed with considerable slaughter, and again forced to seek shelter in the fortress. The Tschertchenses now ral lied in great force around the standard of the victorious Shamil, who, in consequence of this accession of strength, was enabled to undertake more extensive operations. He, therefore, detached a portion of his large force to attack the Ruzsian military lines of communication that lead by V.adi-Caucasus into Georgia, and with the re :mender he crossed the Terek, and advanced upon Ki.e. liar. The ulterior result of these operations is not yet known, but the effects already produced are most import ant—the whole of Daghestan is in a state of insurrec tion, and such consternation has spread along the Rus sian frontier, that General Grabbe, who was making preparations for an invasion of Circassia by the line of the river Labs, has set out for Stavropol in forced marches towards the Caspian. Detachments of recruits, calculated to amount to more than '20,000 men, crossed the Caucacus in the course of the month of June to reinforce the army of Georgia ; 18 battalions of the 6th corps, which is stationed in the government of Moscow, are in march ;or Stavropol. A general and extraordinary recruiting is now being executed, and the preparations for war are on so extensive a scale that it is thought they cannot be intended against the Circassians only, however formid able they have shown themselves of late. The purpose of these preparations may become apparent before long on the Asiatic frontier of Turkey, when those persons in England who show such senseless alarm about the war like preparations of France, may find reason to be grateful that she has formed a just estimate of the true interests of Turkey, has perceived the quarter whence they would be most endangered, and has kept herself reserved and prepared to defend them. The following additional news is from the correspond ence of the Augsburg Gazelle of the 6th inst., which we have received : BESSARABIA, AUG. 19.—The Russian army in the Caucasus is still in action, but only for a short time. Most of the expected reinforcements have already joined the army of operation. The beds of the river, which afford the only possible means of penetrating into the interior of the country, are beginning to be shallow, and the heat is diminishing. Thus the main obstacles are removed, and it is thought that operations will soon begin. Meantime the Russians are fortifying their frontiers on that coast, and the line of the Kuban. I learn from good authority that in the beginning of September, General Grabbe will penetrate by the bed of the river Lobe, and lay waste the country on both sides ; and at the beg-inning of the winter again occupy his cantonments in the Kuban. At the same time with General Grabbe it is probable that General Ra jeidski will advance through the defiles in order if possible to support Gen. Grabbe, and to unite with him, which is a most difficult and dangerous operation. On the eastern side of die Caucasus, Shamil, the famous Chief of the Lesghis, has long since recommenced hostilities, and with his 1,200 or 1,500 men constantly harasses General Galatejew, who has been obliged to concentrate his troops, and this gave Shamil an opportunity to penetrate into the country of the Tschertehenses, and to excite them again to rise. But these trifling advan• tages of the Cireassians are only temporary ; a mass of 60,000 or 70,000 men will soon be assembled about the Caucasus, and the issue of the contest now beginning is not doubtful, though the dreadful fatigues, the heat and sickness, make fearful ravages among the Russians. The expedition against Khiva seems to have been given up for the year. The corps of troops detached for this purpose, and already on its march to Oron trers, is said to have to have suddenly received orders to go to Georgia, whether to be eniployt d against the Europeans or against Ibrahim Paella, is not known. DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS THE HAGUE, SEPT. 7.—His Royal Highness Prince Henry has returned in good health from his voyage. HAARLEM, SEPT. 7.—Letters from the island of Java, of May 19, continue to give favorrable accounts of the prosperity of the country. In Sumatra, too, the Governaient continues to be more and more organised, but from the nature of the case there are from time to time difficulties to be overcome. There is a reconnaissance in the district of Baroos, the brave Lieutenant. Colonel Boers was treacherously killed by a musket shot, hut the Dutch immediately revenged his death by making thi:mselves masters, by a charge with the bayonet, of two of the enemy's rintings, and putting all that were found in them to the sword. Lieu• tenant Bishop behaved on that occasion with great bravery ; he received eleven wounds, and was promoted immediately to the rank of Captain. HANOVER, SEPT. 3.—The operation on the eye of the Crown Prince was performed this morning. A bulletin signed by Doctors Jager, Stteglitz, and Span genberg, states this, and adds : " The operation succeeded in restoring the pupil, any removing the cataract ; but it was not possible to ex tract it entire." Till strength of vision will depend on circumstances ; the health of the august patient is such as is to be ex pected. His Majesty the King has not COMI to the city this morning, and dined quite alone with the Queen who has been looking krward with the most anxious expec ta!ian to this day. DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, SEPT. 8 Money. 13011. Actual Dsht, !2% per Cent Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. Amott Syndic,44;, per cent 8) 895 i Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent 74% 754 Commercial Company, 4' per cent 166 168% Ditto (1535 and 1837) 5 per cent. Loan 1837, 5 per csnt. Exchange on London, One month I 1 97% Two month.; Dutch Papers, Sept. 9. ri.EI.6IAN 1. UNDS—BRUSSELd, SEPT. 9. Actual Debt, ti per Cent. Rothschi!d's Loan, 5 per Cant 1; 87 ,4 Loan of Thirty Million!, 4 per Cent. 3 per Cent. — ~ K:,', Thirty.seven• . _ Lean of City, 1892, 4 per Cent — Society of Commerce, 4y4 p:_, Cent lO9 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent . B5 National Society. Exchange on London (short) —Srussels Papers, Sept.. 9. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, SLPT. 1 MC rrSents. Metalliques • lO7 Four pet Cents lO 36 Thr,2 pr Cents. Bank nharcs I7A —411,: - oneine Zeiturg, S ept. 6 HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, SePT. S. itif(s. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Snares An 10-Russian Loan .. It 87i . ~ ,:y Rms . = 5 per Cent. tst series, Certificate ..... 113 \ 1.3% Inscription, Ist Se.iPS IO3X : Russian 5 per Cent. Hop:: and Co. :Id and 4th Se: i. s Ditto iii Certificates Dutch :actual Debt, 2!,.; pe Cent 5l si) ip,..to - Polish Bond New i ickot Anglo-I)aiiiil) 1.0. in, 3 per Ctn.. • 75 74N Ncrwev,i,t) Lean, 1,34, 4 per C0a1.... lO2 101% Spanish NT PS. .4 ner Cent, • •-•— PRUSSIAN FUNDS.-.BERLIN, SEor. 5. __ bilis. Money, St. Schuh!. Sch., 4d, per cont. 104% 1113 Pru•siau English Loan, 1530,4 per cent 102% 102 1 ,1, lizch,nge on Len ton, three months 6 17X —Prussian Slate Gazette, Sept. 6. POLICY OF MEHEMET ALI. ACCOUNT OF EVENTS AT ALEXANDRIA, COLLECTED BY A CORRESPONDENT AT MALTA FROM THE ORAL COMMUNICATION OF A PASSENGER OF DI2TINC ' TIoN ON BOARD OF THE PACKET. Admiral Stopford appeared on the 24th of August with the Priec,ass Charlotte before Alexandria. He immediately moored his ship in line with the Bellero phon, and the two Austrian frigates the Medea and the Guerriera, in front of the Rassettin, the Viceroy's Pa lace. On his arrival the allied squadron saluted him, and Col. Hodges went out to him in the Hydra steamer. The Colonel gave an account o f everyt hi ng going on here. An Egyptian transport brig, which arrived off the port in ballast after the Colonel's visit, was allowed to enter. In the afternoon the squadron was joined by the Austrian corvette La Clemenza, which cast anchor beside the other vessels. At night one of the boats of the allied squadron approached close to the batteries of the port ; the troops preserved the most pea feet coolness, expecting.an attempt to land, in which case they would have fired. 03 the 25th the English sloop of war Daphne joined the squadron. She had been in sight the day before. Afterwards the Papin, French steamer, arrived in nine days from Toulon, and was allowed to enter the port. She brought journals containing, among news of the Bth of August from London, the declaration of Lord Palmerston, that France would not go to war with Eng land and Europe for the Oriental question, and that peace was certain. The French, who hitherto had n o t fiiled t o i nst i gate t h e P ac h a to maintain his pretension s , were deeply nurtified, and felt themselves, as it were, degraded by this news. M. Cochelet went, in no haste, in the afternoon, to tell him his news. He found the Paella in an imperturbable state quite surpraing, a n d havin g an a i r o f ca l mness which might be called terrible. Great supplies of powder are put on board o f t h e Viceroy's ships. Arrangements are made for 40,000 quintals. His ships of war guard the entrance to the port. Around them ply a number of boats always realy for action. t, the morning of the 25th M. Laurin and Colonel Hodges waited on the Viceroy, They advised him to yield, as the period of ten days granted by the treaty was about to expire ; but they found the Pacha immo vably fixed in his resolution to resist. Mr. Hodges observed, that even ii hostilities were to take place, he would remain at Alexandria as a private individual ! I know not what the Pacha replied to this. On being also waited on by Count Aledem, who paid his visit un accompanied by any person, he said—" I recognize the superiority and the greatness of .the Powers. I would have yielded to one of them sing but I will- not to the four united together. There is always a becoming manner of doing things. But before I arrived at Alex andria the Consuls were endeavouring to excite alarm in the country. They wanted to make the sailors revolt. They have brought a fleet here in great haste without waiting to know what my answer would be. Finally, they wished to annihilate, to extinguish me, hut 'Mehemet Ali is not in a humour to be extinguished, even for the gratificati in of the worthy Consuls. They lately said that they in tended to go away ; now it seems they wish to remain here." Such are the s.:-ntiments of Mehemet Ali. Those who wish to deal with him as if he were a mere com monplace man have no right idea of his character, and unfortunately much blood will be shed. In consequence of Mehemet Ali's refusal to make any concession after the ten days stipulated in the treaty, it is pretended that all Syria ought now to be regarded as having no legal governtnew, and, according to the Consuls, the a:lies are endeavouring to restore these provinces to the Porte, with the Regencies of Tripoli and Tarsus. It remains to be seen what means they will employ to accomplish this object. What is certain is, that tor rents of blood must be shed in the contest. The Peeb t goes to Cairo, but the people of Alex andria would prefer that he did not undertake the jour ney. They wish him, especially under the present cir cumstances, to remain in their city. NEWPORT RIOTS. COMMITTAL OF WRIGHT BETTY. NEWPORT, SEPT. 9.—Much excitement was pro duced here in the beginning of the week, by the report that the lurking place of " Jack the Fifer" had been discovcred, and that he w6s in th. 3 custody of our police. The rumour turned out to be incorrect, it having originated in the capture of Wright Betty, who, al though not quite as daring a rebel as Rees, yet took so prominent a part in the insurrection as to induce the Government to offer a considerable reward for his ap prehension. Having been taken and brought into Newport, he this day underwent a public examination before the Magistrates. The first I;itness called on the part of the prosecu tion was Mr. John Lewis, of Tvdec, in the parish of I 3 tz !alley, who deposed that he was a tin-plate manu facturer. His residence adjoined the Tram-road. At between six and seven o'clock on the morning of the 4th of November, an armed mob of about 1,500 men came opposite to his house ; some of them came into the house and : asked if there were any arms there. Witness refused to give them any. The pri soner said if there were any there, he would have them. Witness ordered them to leave the house, and took hold of the prisoner to remove him, upon which he said he might as well be civil, and took a pistol out of his pocket and said, " What do you think of our blood now ?" Witness replied that he had never said any thing about it, and advised him to be cautious what he aid, as he was known. He then put the pistol back into his pocket, and having taken his gun from the man who held it, he and the armed mob went away. Mr. T. Philpotts, jun., who defended the prisoner, cross-examined the witness very ably, but failed in elicit ing anything material to his client. kifrcd Tibbs deposed that he was clerk to the Mon mouthshire Iron and Coal Company, and was in New port on the morning of the riot. The prisoner, who was well known to him, came down Stow-bill with the rest of the rioters ; they wheeled round towards the West gate Hotel. The prisoner, who was in front of them, fired into the window of the hotel. The prisoner declined c4lling- any evidence in his be half, and he was committed to take his trial for the of fence, and the witnesses bound over to give evidence. THE LUDLOW OUTRAGE. (From the Shrewsbury News.) By the time this reaches you Misters will be in Sh%wsbury ; be is committed for trial. 9th September, 1840. _ Misters looks better to-day than he has any time since his arrival in I.ud ; his cheeks are fuller, though still pile, which appears is his natural com plexion, the addition of a clean shirt has given him a more respectable appearance. There is something ex tremely remarkable in his eye which is deep, brown and perhaps, if the beholder were free from prejudice, might be called a well firmed expressive eye ; but there is certainly something about it to cause a feeling of mistrust under any circumstances. The situation of the unfortunate creature may in some measure be the cause, but certain it is, that no one ever looked upon his eye or his mouth without being struck with the wild and peculiar expression of the one, and the clear indication of determination, if not ferocity of the other. Mr. M mkteth's entrance to the room, in which the Magistrates had assembled did not in the least discom pose the prisoner. This gentleman possesses a most pre possessing exterior, he is extremely dark and well pro portioned. The prisoner, in comparison, it is evident, would stand very little chance in a struggle with the wounded gentleman under equal circumstances. The scars (and happy we are to say that they are but scars), are literally from ear to ear, in a direct line from the corners of the mouth to the centre of the whiskers on either side—these marks are turned upwards towards the ears, causing an expression essentially different to that which would have appeared had the line of the mouth been lengthened downwards. This is happy for the unfortunate gentleman, fot according to a pria ciple, well known amongst artists, the ghastly and me lancholy appearance of a line so drawn from each side of the me - .th would have been as distressing to the be holder as afflicting, to himself. As it is, however, Mr. Mackreth's countenance, which must have been hand some before the brutal attack of the assassin, does not suffer so much as might have been imagined, though the mark will never be effaced. We understand the wounds in his throat are doing as well as those we have described, and it must be highly gratifying to the feelings of Dr. Lloyd, as well as creditable to his professional abilities, that so complete a cure has been accomplished in so short a time, and under circumstancces so sudden and appalling. RESCUE OF A PRISONER, AND AND MURDER OF A CONSTABLE. BRISTOL, WEDNESDAY. An inquest was held this day, at the Dolphin Ta vern, Marlborough-street, before J. B. Griudon, Esq., Coroner, and a highly respectable Jury, on the body of James Pearce, a constable of the parish of St. George, county of Gloucester, who died in our infir mary on the evening of the 7th, in consequence of in juries he received on the 16th of last month, from some ruffians who rescued a prisoner from his custddv. It appeared, from the evidence adduced before the Jury, that for some time past the premises and pro. perty of Mr. S ttnuel Gough, brick and tile -manufac turer, Upper Easton, near this city, had been sub jected to various depredations, in consequence of which a watch was kept, and at about two o'clock on the morning of Sunday, the 16th of August, Mr. Gough, jun., succeeded in defecting a young man, named John Thomas, as he was in the act of plundering the garden. He apprehended him, and having called upon the deceased to assist him, they took Lim to the station-house of the St. Phillip's division of Bristol police (the nearest lock-up) for the purpose of getting him se cured for the night. When they got there the officer on duty refused to receive him, alleging as a reason that the cells were full, and that the robbery having been committed in the county it was out of his juris diction. They then asked for the assistance of another constable, which having been refused on the same grounds, they (Mr. Gough and deceased) proceeded to wards Hanham, for the purpose of lodging him in th e Gloucestershire station-house. When they got opposite to the national school at Redfield, they were overtaken by John Thomas, the prisoner's father, William Thomas, his brother, and a companion named James Porter, who set upon theta for the purpose of rescuing him ' from their custody. James Porter picked up a large stone from the read, and seizing hold of the deceased, and making use of gross language, he beat him with great violence over the back of the head ; William Thomas then went up to him and knocked him down, and the elder Thomas beat his head against the ground. They continued their assault for some distance, beatin and kicking deceased and Gough till they came near to a public-house called the George and Dragon, when a painter, n tined Underhill, and a black smith, named Fussel, who had been alar med by their groans and cries of " Murder," came to their assistance. Porter, who had retained possession of the stone, Oa n fell upon Gough with it, and the father, John Thomas, rescued his son from the custody of the deceased, whom he knocked down, and, seizing hold of his head, again beat it with brutal violence against the ground. The prisoner upon being released, joined in the affray, and attacked Gough, but ultimately, by the assistance of Underhill and Fussel, the latter of whom was armed with a large stick, the ruffians were beaten off, and the deceased, who appeared to be very ill, taken home. The widow described the appearance of his person when brought home, and said he told her on the Tuesday fol lowing how he had been injured. He said, " Every body has something to bring him to his end, and th e blows 1 rect feed have injured my head." Mrs. Gough, by whom he was also seen during his illness, said he told her on the Sunday morning that JVENING IDITION they had beaten his head all to pieces, an Thomas had given him h's leath-h!ow. The deceased continued to get worse, and at lengt h ; by the advice of the medical gentleman who attended,. him, was removed to the infirmary on the 31st 0! August, and placed under the care of Mr. Nathaniel Smith. He was in a state of total insensibility , f; °111 that which he did not recover, and died on the night of Mov day last. Mr. Smith having described the appearances which presented themselves at the post mortenz exemipation: and expressed his belief that the deceased died in con' sequence of if:juries received in his bead, The CORONER summed up the evidence, and The Jury, after twenty minutes' consultation, re, turned a verdict of Wiifui Murder egainst James Fe d. ter, William Thomas, and John Thomas the e lder, a! principals ; and against John Thomas the younger, A' accessary. CHURCH OF ENGLAND TEMP'6. RANCE SOCIETY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SU I V,,., n London, Sept. 9 !I .I"v• pci SIR,—In your paper of this day I see a letter, sig n ' by " Theophilus A. Smith," in which he informs e g A that " the Church of England has at length ara li r O f herself, and come forward to aid in this great %or: 0 - f moral reformation." Strange thing that the Char e " England should not have been aroused long before ! fear that her arousing is not from any love of the tamp ranee cause, but from the bold and important Pe s , t : v e that the Roman Catholic priesthood and the IsitY, lb- „ v s taken in the matter. The Church of England 091 7: 0 waits till it is discovered that any voluntary asa nciat° o is popular, she hen tries to get hold of the direetled of the feelings connected with the association, f pockets the cash by bamboozling the understandits.°l the people. The most excellent Theophilus adds, t he she soon take the lead in this moral reformatio n people,' a sincere wish no doubt on the part el thed Church ; but then mark the mod e sty of the c° i 0• part of the sentence, " as she does in ' their relig ious struction." bag Every one knows that the Church of Engler—r the not taken the lead in the religious instruction ° 'the people ; she has been driven to " arouse" herself b y „a exertion; of \Vesleyans, Independents, 80 6 , 515 ; 4 0' others, and then she followed in the wake of de tive forerunners, and the miserable failure she has a c• is seen in her National (I) Schools, which are Ina n " c bil• tories of a spurious reverence, to be felt by tb v e r i - d, dren, to those " black bodies, who," as Fox, th e ui said, " form an eclipse between God and men' s s e : i j t ; But what an acknowledgement this " The e P —i makes. He acknowledges that the " religious ia'rros. tion " is a matter quite distinct from " moral refer her tion." Tae Church of England has been forelet ig creed down people's throats for ages, but oc' ff „!rbee' beginning to think of their moral reformation. philus," why were you not silent ? , So. But still this Church of England Ternperalle,, or ciety will be an excellent Society. There are tae to three persons that are most earnestly recornmenu:e the " Mr. Theophilus A. Smith," for the first lessons ipr, temperance exercises. They arc—the Re v. the Molesworth, Vicar of Rochdale, and the Messrs. tea Churchwardens of Chelmsford, who have pe r Pe t% the imprisonment of John Thorogood. Their ma tion is not at present known unto all men. Your obedient servant, J. E., A Member of the Temperance S°cl.;el/‘ • , . BISHOP SHUTTLEWORTIL TO THE EDITOR OF THE SE LI -1, per. SIR—I am rather surprised that the Liberal . 1 31 0 ,, t h should have announced the elevation of Dr.Shuttleviento to the see of Oxford without prefixing any callnlees upon so extraordinary an appointment. Not that r Wtll is any personal objection to Dr. Shuttlewortb, ro) 01, his talents disgrace the mitre—his learning is p „to and his life has been consistent with his professiof. he is well known to be a staunch Conservative perhaps of the Roden cast ; but still his Toryism;oo marked and avowed that Sir Robert reel,., first have elevated him to a Bishopric tu p ' ed e ' vacancy, had be not, fortunately for the a-rcon' been compelled to abandon office. The Wh i g s Jo ust* stantly complaining that they do not receive acle',,ased support in the House of Lords ; yet they h t _aT e ac know" a man thereto, who, in accordance with ," s f f er 00 1 !edged opinions must, as he doubtlessly wi"P. t i on ; Ana and their principles the most strenuous Or' s ' t b of 213 thus they willingly increaso the numerical strengt unab i l opposition with whose power they are at pre-en,ssiorle to compete. And mark ! this has not bee n io for through the lack of qualified men in their own , d ; 5 whilst a Hampden, an Arnold, a Sedgwicikt ver host of as able men remain unmitred, this can ""tiirl be the case. These are the men whose elevation satisfy the just expectation of the people, men vib ° ,.;tb vleated Liberal principles before Reform " walked oe b in her silver slippers," and when to acknowledge t doctrines was to destroy at once and for ever al! Or e of preferment. , fir What, then, is the secret of the appointment O5 ports have recently been current th a t th e G o vern- e r are seeking the formation of a coalitionary Adt n e st ri r e , tion ; and recent events justify the supposition. then, to regard the elevation of Dr. Shuttlevitloig the precursor of the publicly attested amitY Or° and Conservative ? or is it but a mode of fec"'''' let public pulse on the subject ? If such be the cas'e6'/ t ba the Whigs reflect before the scheme is matured t 1 formation of such an Administration the Wh i g g ,, ro iriffr fill ; and that not amidst the requiems of a m ° , -- but amidst the execrations of the betrayed P"P' e L l t i f ' such a Ministry cannot be—honour must pre even if principle be disregarded. I am, Sir, your's truly, 1-' Sept. 10, 1840. J. E. 11Y lONIAN ISLANDS. r e no , MR. VILLETTA cAucino PULO'S I N DUCTION AT COURT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SIR, --When SU N" ! 0 Ill,—Wh en Mr. Altavilla Viletta Calichiollreoi.. announced to have arrived in London as the „ re' dent of th e l on i an A ssem bl a" and therefor e 35 t"- the presentative of the ran k, talent, and influence Eag er loniaas, I confess that I, in common with EnaL I J A per' fish noblemen and gentlemen who had official ne', o oo sona lknowledge of the lonian Islands, did not w e iot that such an announcement would escape th e t e a r larlY and searching remark of the London Press, P ill- se' : ci t e. a atr ti oan m s e when the attention of all Europe i 3 ' VI e ae se. la l lly directed to what is passing in the Mediterra a b' the Couiruntosttl'oletfhpJeluria "atenees .000 Sof C , va ri. e bs f lt o iicc r surprised e e j , ionuirinisa l own at he country p h e a r u t n: e , „ r o :i iii •eh r times passed against Mr. Viletta CaliehloP al° 't the even at the remarks which the Morning 14th of August, appended to them. 0 0 But mY astonishment exceeded description, tha t taking up the Herald of the `)od of August, to fi eci f t oni letter, joy Mr. Villetta had addressed to that Paper a Paris, in which he endeavours to do away With the pression which those sentences have created aga dli in the shellseys of all honourable men • a 01 . I A leave to a discerning public the clue st 'l l sa Ir. Villetta's character, and shall not enter tir ie t he answer G to his defence in which he denominete u s A s o Herald, o f t he that preceded that of Sir Howard 1.)°,110, despotic, and the Judges who co ndemn ej h le amongst whom were t wo di s tinguished Enes 011' tires, Sir R o b er t F orrester an d T. Kirkpatrick, a s o er just . men, and the willing tools of arbitrary powe r ' o re' will I make any remark as to his election to th e ' te r sent seventh Parliament, which was the act of a 0 rifled constituency, nor to his ap" in telle al ° war j " President" of that Assembly by k) Sir I : ta ° :CClf Douglas, whose ear he most unhappily 011' ser and whose confidence be has abused , b Y An d ting that w or thy. m i n d e d, b ut somewhat haststir headstrong p ersonage a t enm i ty w ith the most a' v a t gwished and influential citizens of the Islands. to 1 cannot allow Mr. Viletta, without animadversie%ol brand as '° persons of low character, of ambitious ci, interested motives," the best men and most etni,nenic.tari, tizens of the loni an I s l an d s , suc h as Count Pu": 00, President of th e f ormer S ena te ; the Counts, 'bellir Valsamaehi, Viaro ; Dr. Plessa, Dondi, N. id'"lier G. Petrizzop u l o , &c., and amongst them the enr c iav Mustoxidis, f or w h ose European reputation, n °ble e Lora ratter, and exalted worth I refer you to the late 03 Byron, who has in his works made honourable Ine°„01 G l ee° ' „ of him, to all the distinguished scholars of re , Italy, to the most eminent literati of your nw" C wb ii , here, 0 d and to a number of distinguiihed noblemen on his late visit to London on the affairs of his °PP,, re o fao 3 country, hastened to honour and show every a t '„ - the to the learned scholar who had re-illumed e " 11 'eat Athenian altars of the muses the fires of their a- Ci learning. At the end of his rigmarole Mr. Villetta bs s I ;a . a , ''' allusion to some one he calls a '. 'serable ePaata and most incorrectly " an agent" m ' ose d taC , - ,i which his imagination his . s r p e r n i ( t leuv ( p m a r t i r n i 0 0. t .: the true of .a, aath disinterested cot"; .%sty'i ihniffithfoopatriotism, to place beforeher ale. Government lonian a aeos- I am glad to fiad that that to o rt b p e tt s lo has stung hi m• have the honour ir, Colonial Cub, sth Sept., Your obedient humble servant, s AN lONI A ' ,_-_-_ p oECI . DONCASTER RACES.—ST.LEGER Pit ° 'c r , c lsl AND DOND next, se CASTER CIT.-Belts Life in _London of 1 t aa September 13, will contain the propbeeY we' winner t' ) o f t be 3t _,7 d , i6,,nt 0 the great St. Leger—an engraving the Doncaster Cu with tholate. !na most important intelligence connected with the r ac6s , '0 . • Londog ; 1 5 on Sunday, the 20'1 '.l instant Bell's Ly - ezn ee r '.. le contain a portrait • • 1- ' J. F. cf t :e wiener of the great St. the. 3.-- r Herring, Esq., with the fullest and most 51 . 1 a i s c • particulars ar of the ' ; ' do•ngs" in the Doncaster week, Early ly orders to agents are indispensable.--Price ot A' L;fe, Ftvepcnce Off . ice, 170, Strand. created. of t Ahae srue:popt reptile Akh