The Sun. — London, England, 1840-10-06 00:00:00

VENING EDITION. e nter my house," and " I fear you are no ikely to ' meet them in my house," the latter of which he seems to think harmless, while the former he pronounces utterly destructive of his character, honour, and station, can I bring myself to discover any such material difference between them, except in coarseness of style, as will enable any honourable man to deny without a subter fuge the one, when he had, in fact, made use of the other. And very sure am I, ii I had accompanied my denial of the one expression by an avowal of the other, that Captain Reynolds himself would have been the last man to comprehend the difference between the two. If any prejudicial effect to any man's character or reputa tioniwere likely to follow from either, it must have been implied in his exclusion from my house and society—an admission to which, by the bye, I never before under stood to be so valuable ; and surely, therefore, as such exclusion is conveyed in both the phrases above-men tioned, both that used and that reported, the injury in flicted by either must have been very nearly on a par. But Capt. Reynolds does me far too much honour in sup posing that, in case of a difference between me and an other person, the world is sure to lay the balance of it at any other'door than mine. To pass, however, from this tri fling about words, into which Capt. Reynolds has compel led me to follow him, he well knows, or surely ought to know, that his propercourse, if he thought he had anything to complain of in the conduct of his commanding officer within the cantonments of his regiment, whether in pub lic or private, on duty or in society, in the field, the street, or the drawing-room, was to address to that offi cer an official request for redress, and if that were re fused, then to lay the whole offence, the request, and the refusal before the Adjutant-General, for the informa tion of she General Commanding-in-Chief. And so fur from the fact of my returning no answer to his private latter, and directing him next morning on parade to ad dress me officially in future, having the effect of stopping his mouth altogether on the subject of the report, it should rather have pointed out to him the only proper and legitimate mode of obtaining explanation and redress, for the alleged conduct of his commanding officer.' Then, again, Captain Reynolds has made it a subject of com plaint, that I selected the parade in the place of the orderly roam, as the place where I gave him my direc tions to confine himself to official communications, " Because," says Captain Reynolds, " I could not be permitted to answer his Lordship in the field, as I m'ght in the orderly-room." I will most readily at once avow to you, Sir, and this honourable Court, that this circumstance, of which the prisoner complains, was my principal motive for preferring the parade to the orderly roo m, wherein Captain Reynolds is well aware I have too often been subject to replies and insubordination, which have not passed unrebuked by the Inspecting General of Cavalry and the General Commanding-in- Chief. It I was wrong on this ground in making this selection, I must bear the blame. And yet I cannot but •tl►ink that on such occasions discussion not likely to he of a very amicable nature is far better avoided than invited. I anxiously desire to turn aside from aoy topics not strictly connected with this charge, likely e-gravate the case ag►inst Captain Reynolds, as far as such a course is possible ; but when he has chosen to convert his defence of himself into an attack upon how can I justify myself in reply, except by re torting ',pun hi►n the weapons which he has levelled agaio4t me ? And yet I trust that the Court will see that I have done my utmost to avoid this course, where it was not indispensable to my own protection. C vain Reynolds says, " Look carefully at the conduct of Lo'-d Cardigan which, according to his own state rn,,nt, was the result of reeketion." Again, I repeat statement, and I do so without shrinking from scrutiny which he urges into my conduct, hut recates tor b s or•n. " Scan not too closely," hi s en to say. " my letter, for this was the offspring aced teelirgo." Let us see what is the cvi of this excitement—of this absence of dell'o:ra bid, Captain Reynolds relies on in tetenuatton He hears the report by which riaved, on the 26:h of August, and re t lauelt. In the course of that eveni, communicates with his friend Captain John aid the next day dcsp it eLe3 his fiat lever tc Nica , , there is no react of deliberation r even of consultation here. When on the following morniee tft. it ~r C w - occerfingF. ks Limeif nd he should have been the last man in the world now to taunt me with the transaction, especially when he re members the load of obloquy I encountered on that oc casion on behalf of these officers. But I forbear from further comment. 1 have endeavoured throughout this prosecution, however inefficiently, to elevate the service to which I belong. The rest remains with you, Sir, and the other members of this honourable Court ; and in leaving the case in your hands, I will not follow the prisoner's example, by reminding you that the eyes of the public are upon you, because that is a consideration which I should feel as ashamed of urging, as you would he of being influenced by. But I leave the case, in the 1 fullest confidence that your decision upon it will be such, that while it does justice to all parties, it will en sure the welfare and efficiency of the regiment I have the honour to command, promote the interests of the service, and maintain the good order and discipline of the British army. The speech was then put in and marked P. The Court was here ordered to be cleared. Having remained in deliberation for about ten minutes, the public were again admitted. The Judge-Advocate then addressed Lord Cardigan —Your Lordship, as prosecutor, having applied to the Court upon a certain point, as to whether they would receive further evidence, the Court have decided that they can give no opinion upon such a subject, but have desired you to .ursue your own course. The Earl of Cardigan—Then as the Court will not of itself hear further evidence, I have no further evi• dente to offer. Judge-Advocate--Then your Lordship will not bring forward any further evidence ? Lord Cardigan—No. Judge-Advocate--Then the Court will be closed to deliberate, cad the proceedings are closed, so far as the public are concerned. The members of the Court continued in deliberation until twelve o'clock. The result will be communicated in the first instance to the Horse Guards, and will not be published until approved of by her Majesty. my communication on parade, in the pre pence of those otlicers only who Nere the proper persons. Ev :Tee t ortzni on such an 0 - !cavion, iv he left v wi:lout earnest and friendly trarnirg, before his nr x ,ut ad, ice, ,p is toter n? He has two conversatioos the course' of that cl..y with Captain Jones, who he now sneers at as •• ray friend ;" but who, on that occasion, gave Lim, according to his own acknowledgement, mast counsel—cautioning him against the desperate course on which he was about to enter, and warning him e nieviteble consequences which he was bringing en his head. Let it not be forgotten, while Captain te:o,cl, , is charging me with an urelue readiness to make use of private conversations to his disadvantage, that %seat I am now referring to was not brought out by - any rumination of Captain Jones by mc, but by the sue:- thine of Captains Reynolds himself. In defiance, however, tbis urgent and repeated warning he persists in writ ir g the second letter. He rejects the fri,ndly advice, tvhich pressed him at all events to take a night to con sider of it. No, his mind is made up, and the letter is accordingly in due time despatched. Is there any want of counsel or deliberation here? Captain Reynolds seem?: to tLink that he is justified in writing such a letter " provided that he does to at a time and in a scanner not to excite other officers and men to acts of insubordination." What a monstrous doctrine is this! Oae by which every officer and every man in the regi ment might daily address similar letters to their command ing officer, provided there was no proof they had shown them to any of their comrades. Ido not stop to exp ose the iatility of this principle ; but if it were ever so correct, does any oie suppose it to be applicable here ? or, after they have seen of the communications and consult ings on the first letter, that the second, if allowed to pass with impunity, would not have been, 1 would not say. exhibited in the barracks or mess-room, but almost posted in the streets of Brighton ? In truth, had I any option in receiving it, except at once to forward it to etie Horse-guards, for higher authorities than myself thereafter to pass judgment upon it ? With what face, if that remained unpunished, could I ever again have met Captain Reynolds, or any other officer under my eionmaand, or how hope to maintain any portion of that uuthority, which I had thus openly allowed to be de fied ? But putting aside all military considcratioes, and :twitting at that letter es a private gentleman, is there etty one member of the Court who would not shrink fr stn seeing his name appended to such a composition? Does the charge go too far, then, in denouncing it as 4 ` unlmcoming an officer and a gentleman." Why, then_ , should I detain-you any further, except by a few words to the generally-offensive and tyrannical conduct which Captain Reynolds is pleased to impute to mc? Upon this subject he has, in his defence, said much, though he. has proved nothing. He instances, indeed, my tone and manner upon parade, on the morning so often referred to as" offensive and irritating," and describes its effect upon him as " maddening and goading him beyond the bounds of patience," and he adds that Capt. Jones and the Adjutant must have observed it. How hap- T ens it, then, that when he had both these officers under cross-examination, he never bethought himself of asking them that question, which, if his statement be true, would have al once afforded some palliation for his ex citement, and, what he would no less rejoice in, have exposed me to censure. Not a question, however, does lie put in the remotest degree bearing upon that point, :Ind when he 'had the means of proving this allegation, if it were not unfounded, and yet declined to use them, I think 1 may Uri) , claim credit for temperance and calmness of tore and manner beyond his power to im pugn, From his failure to prove this assertion, of which the means were within his reach, the Court may judge what credit is due to Captain Reynolds' other allega tions, which you have decided to be irrelevant to this trial, and have therefore declined to entertain. He has accused me of insulting and irritating conduct in the regtment generally, and especially of arbitrary, tyrannical, haughty, offensive, and vindictive deporitnent to himself ever since I have been in command of thi_i reeiluent. A s no ev id ence o f th ese a ll egat i ons h as b een . yen, I may content myself with a simple denial of the fact asserted. I might, p er h aps , rem i n d C apt. R eyno ld s, on the he other hand, of se r vi ces d one b y me to hi m. W hen speaks tt of his service s i n I n di a h av i ng b een treated I, • y , me with contempt and re p roac h, h ow w i ll he recon ee that statement with the fact that after his return from India 1 spared no pains to reinstate hi regiment, and that in the face of many difficulties, and .. t n h d e to the disappointment of other officers It was tO"myhis princely property in the North Gee r , m r i b mi e Dukeof his visito f to Sutherland Strenuous exertions that h,e, which oe le a that position in the upe fords of 10,000/., due by his tenants who were in ar regiment, without purchase,up t o real Is to his Grace. this moment? Does this look like undervaluin n e ld l OF HORSES FOR FRANCE.— sT PTURCHASE serr:ms ? Is it the conduct of one who is6henlddivan3. The statement that very falsely to the public as speaking contemptucusly of hp ..rgvervouarrichna,ses SEPTEMBER horses were to be made in Germany chats officers ? But this is only one instance out of issr the many of the exertions I have used in support of thos e French Government is fully confirmed. French liorse.dealers have already arrived in this kingdom, pro- Indian officers whom lam charged with affrontieg, and ' , jaded iwith large sums for that purpose. whom or whose; services I declare I have never I might refer PRI,I?.PARATIONS FOR DOING HOMAGE. — word or action treated with disrespect. iEnurt. SEPT. 0 5.—The number of strangers here con to the friendly offices which, till his own conduct made I 51nb ' es ' i"c'ease , October, which is that fixed for the ceremony of doing ho them no longer possible, I have had pleasure in render- and it is supposed that by tbe 15th of usage, they •e will be 30,000 or 40,000 strangers here. Not hie Lim ; but l desist. Captain Reynolds says that our -.only are all the hotels alread full, but the price of lodg ten, being' on terms must necessarily have arisen horn my rings in t:r s iv e a a t , e e h t o a u k s e es lo h d as . so risen that many fami b lies m l e ts a v n e s conduct towards him. So far from that being the case, :been ad •of the iro.a railway, asgetonngvseantiePnottassdaimfwhich, tt is the result of a long system of unbecoming arraign •of Berlin.. Preparations are making which the • Estates and the City the entertainments meet of my conduct and insubordinate and disrespect-fur.'it were by means f, :r the gr eat fete of th fill treatment of my authority which he has of late pur- inll give to the King, and . , e vi e il Ibe present. Very large sums are sub e King the Palace, at which scfeci. One other observation on!y of a e b t a e v r o ta s i u n b ra s e e r n i t b 2 t ti n personal n3turi d fa notic-, earl that partly because it is put forward. ,ur, ~ ever Axurdly, as a justification of his letter, ark . ;1 Son 9 Mt tubers 200ba ugoilvlaerns,bayntdhesoEmsetnsr; leecituee I achnot I de " the feet referred te as larger • art ' 3 . i:c , C .e •- r‘p,..ats, is I f 113 de euce, to be true. I i l'l3E CROWN PRI .Doaa the refer; NCE.—HANOVER, SEPT. 27. nce made to certain eircumstentces that ' pea ce —We I) ear nothing positive: rrep ect i„„ , the success of the ter, myself arid Mr. Brent, or, as Cap- , Opera tt o , o a the Crown Prince. As more than Or( :E .Et " 6 , s him, "the miller of Canterbury." weeks h eve elapsed since the operation, and the banda t tire that upon some fracas bee i s a l ma , !y taken off, one should think it must now be clop, I.lll(i t er tt 11th ki nuara an d f l int gen tl e . parent ihEthef he wou l d recover his sight or n o t. Ti we h ear nothin g certain and ( A c id, on the sus tai noel that they were a beli e f w hi ch I then enter- fact that weed end offer to take upon the eggressers, step for_ 'et, is • considered by_many as clam o ring the great hop, upon myself th e renew _ t', e held out of the success to re t t he operation, but i -4 their conduct, , e e , t ee, h, • ;.-,s foolish as premature munce hopes, 'out no one kno rather than “ive ti ' ' h of the Crown Prince continues to be very good, tows this bett 7 who was the senier er than C„ pta i n et t ate as much danger was expected f rom tier of th • /cry fortan , , Ilunthergh papers, Oct. 2. at party, „ perat i;„ in this resrect• — • t J '1 this, 1::1 re ADLPHI THEATRE. Yates, the Indefatigable, commenced his winter campaign last evening. He has, during the recess, effected great improvements in the theatre. The exterior has been entirely rebuilt, and its handsome new Grecian frontage is a great architectural em bellishment to the Strand. The approaches to the theatre have also been greatly improved, the lobbi( s being much more spacious, and, which has hither' been a great desideratum at this theatre, a thorou,c and ef f icient ventilation has been secured. Ti performances last evening commenced by tl representation, for the first time, of a drams. entitled, Robespierre, or, Two Days of Cif: Revolution, from the pen of Mr. Bernard. The overture, composed by M. Pilati, is a most spirited composition, descriptive of a Parisian emeute ; and fro:n our own knowledge, having in cur " hot youth" assisted, as our neighbours say, at a " scrim mage" of the sort in the good city of Paris, we can vouch for the fidelity of the imitation, for we have introduced into this overture not only the popular revolutionary airs, but the shouts of the combatants, the tolling of the tocsin, and the firing of cannon and musketry. It was loudly aulanded, and its repetition called for. The piece opens with the festival of the Revolution, August 10th,1793, just at the period when Robespierre had secured his power by the fall of the Girondists, and before the horrors of the Reign of Terror had com menced. The interest of the piece turns upon the at tempt of Dumont (Lyon) to save Honore de Beauprie (Mrs. Yates) and her father, a ci-devant Judge of Arras, from the pursuit of Robespierre (Yates), . . who at last denounces Dumont himself, ii . lid has him arrested at a party on the night of the festival,, : l ust as he is about to escape from Paris with Ho nore and her father. His arrest terminates the first act. The second act takes place on the last day of, the Reign of Terror, July 2S, 1794. Dumont, who has remained in the revolutionary dungeons ever since his arrest, is ordered for execution by Robes p:erra. Honore, whose father has fallen a victim to the guillotine, and who herself has been secreted for months from the revolutionary tribunal by Morande (H. Hall), -a faithful old soldier, on hearing of Dumont's condemnation, adopts the des perate resolution of seeking Robespierre and be seeching him to pardon Dumont. He consents to grant Dumont's pardon on one condition—that Honore shall become his mistress. She rushes with the pardon to the Conciergerie. Dumont, on hearing the conditions, refuses to accept his pardon ; but at length they agree to destroy the tyrant, or to perish in the attempt. The plot is overheard by the gaoler, who arrests and separates them. In the mean time the memorable debate on Tallien's motion is going on in the Convention, which ends in liobespierre's fall. A tableau vivant, after Horace Vernet, of the Convention during that debate, is most effectively managed, and was loudly applauded. The fall of- Robespierre, of course, occasions the liberation of his victims, and all ends happily. The piece, which was pre-emincntly successful, is wellgot up, the scenery was magnificent, and the costumes critically correct. Mrs. Yates made her first ap pearance on this occasion since her late illness, and was welcomed with enthusiastic cheering ; wreaths were also thrown on the stage on her appearance. She appeared quite overcome with her reception, and for a time seemed scarcely able to speak. Honore is a most pathetic and beautiful piece of acting. Yates was Robespierre himself—a cold, calculating, heartless despot, actuated only by love of power for the sake of revenge—one who is so deeply dyed in hypocrisy, that at last he plays the hypocrite, even when alone, and almost deceives himself into a belief of the purity of his own mo tives. Lyon was effective as Dumont. The comic part of the piece was well sustained by Bedford, Wilkinson, and Wright, who, as a revolutionary gaoler, and patriotic cobbler, and a member of Con vention, were amusing. The latter gentleman, who took the part of Herault Lechelles, danced the cachouca in the ball scene in admirably gro tesque style, and elicited roars of laughter and applause. A witty punning address having been spoken by Mrs. Yates, a piece of fun, entitled the Flip : flap Footman, followed. Wieland, who is engaged at this theatre, Night ingale, the best mimic of the day, and Mrs. Keely, sustained the principal characters, and a very admi rable piece of fun they made of it. It, however, requires curtailment, and then the farce will have a roil. The new curtain and drop scene by Telbin arc exceedingly beautiful. We are glad to see H. Hall has joined the Adelphi company. He is an excellent actor, whose merits have not been properly appreciated. The house was, as the Adelphi ai m ys is, crowded. RAILWAYS. The Great North of England Railway, which ex• ten ds from York to Darlington, will be opened to the pub lie on the 25th of next month. I t is understood that a preliminary agreement has been come to by the Directors of the York and North Midland Railway, and those of the Leeds and Selby Rr:ilway, which, if sanctioned by the shareholders of tb a Companies, and by Act of Parliament, will have the effect of transferring the latter line, for a period of 31 years, to the York and North Midland Company, and ,:losing the Leeds end of the railway, except for mi- The Bristol and Exeter Railway Company have dc t -ermined to lease their line to the Great Western Rail % ray Company for a term of five years, to be computed orn the time of its final completion to Exeter.—Our City Correspondent. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1840 BEYROUT. The following are the opinions of the Paris press on .he bombardment of Beyrout. (From the Journal des Dcbats of Saturday.) The facts which the telegraphic despatches convey to us are of the highest importance. A port of the coast of Syria, after having been bombarded for nine days by the British, or allied squadron as it is called, is now occupied in the Sultan's name by British soldiers, who are accompanied, for form's sake, by some thou sands of irregular Turks, and followed by about a hun dred of Austrian soldiers, representing by themselves alone the moral concurrence of Europe in the work of destruction. That is no doubt termed, according to the London treaty, preserving the integrity of the Ot toman empire, and effecting the permanent pacification of the Levant. In the meantime, what we know is that Soliman Pacha (Colonel Selves) has bravelylkept his word to Commodore Napier not to leave Beyrout but as a mass of ruins and ashes. If it be true that such a small town, which was not fortified, resisted for nine days, and which was played upon by an immense park of artillery, that means to say that nothing but the ruins could be abandoned, even if by withdrawing the town had been fired, as Soliman stated he would do, and as he may have done, though the despatches communicate nothing on that score. That obstinate resistance, which was supported but by field works hastily con structed, for Beyrout is an open town, proves also on thee , ert of the Egyptian troops a vigour and solidity e should not have expected from them, espe cially when the weakness of their probable re sources is compared to the powerful means which the attack had at its disposal. We are not yet acquainted with the details of that action ; we know, however, according to the last news which reached us by the usual channel, that Commodore Napier was at Beyrout, mith two ships of the line and one frigate, and that Admiral Sir R. Stopford, leaving the passes of Alexandria with three line-ofsbattle ships, had sailed for the coast of Syria, where, no doubt, he came to as sume the command of the expedition. Therefore, the British squadron, making a deduction for small vessels, was composed of at least six large ships of war, which presented a broadside of two hundred or two hundred end fifty pieces of cannon of the heaviest calibre. A nine days' defence against such powerful means, and under the circumstances in which the Egyptian soldiers were placed, must very much modify opinions as to the real valour of the Arabian army,;and prove that it will be a much more difficult thing than it was at first ex pected to cause the one hundred thousand men which Ibrahim has at his disposal to evacuate Syria. If it is now asked why the British have attacked Beyrout rather than any other point of the coast of Syria, but one reply can be found for the question—the hope of resuscitating the insurrection which has al ready failed in Lebanon. Beyrout, an open town, with out harbour, at the extremity of dangerous roads, and situated at the foot of mountains which command it, is of itself a point which offers no resource to an in vading army. Being a little relieved from its ruin since Mehemet Ali's vigorous administration has rend• dered the roads safer for trade, that town became, in consequence of its proximity to Damascus, from which it is about thirty leagues distance, or four days' march for the caravans, the principal European trading depot in Syria. Latterly there were about eight or ten thousand inhabitants, and a great number of Euro pean merchants. They must especially have suffered by the bombarding, for it must not be forgotten that the Colonial trade was almost null at Beyrout, being carried on almost exclusively by land, by following the eastern range of Lebanon, while Beyrout is situated at the foot of the western range. The only reason which has caused the British to attack that point is on ac count of its proximity to the Druses and Marmites, hopes being entertained ot rekindling the insurrec tion, Will it be successful this time ? And, if it be successful, the English, who call themselves Christians, will they be able, after having excited them to revolt asainst an Ottoman Prince,, to make the Christian Maronites and Druses, who have always espoused in dependence in opposition to the Sultan, amendable to the law of the successor of the Caliphs? At any rate, it will he seen events are progressing rapidly in the East. A notification has been made to Mehemet Ali of the forfeiture which the treaty of the 15th July has pronounced against him. The - Consuls of the Four Allied Powers have left Alexandria, which is going to be more closely blockaded than ever. Oa the other hand, the presence ot a body of 30,000 men, which advices stated were assembled at Balbee, and the intention which Ibrahim has put forth of attacking Beyrout in his turn, gives every reason to suppose that. in a few days the news of important events will be received. A. contradiction, not of facts, but of dates, which must, no doubt, only be attributed to the rapidity of the transmission, may be remarked between the first and third despatches (From the Presse.) It is impossible for us to express the deep emotion which the perusal of the telegraphic despatches has caused. Our susceptibility vanquishes our reason, and it will be shared by all France, who, with one voice, will exclaim, •' This, then, is war !" Yes, for in point of fact, after the language held by the Ministry and heard by Europe, this execution of the Treaty of Lon- don, which is so rigorous that the English and Austrian squadrons have not waited to burn Beyrout and block ade Alexandria for the French agent Who accompanied Rifaat Bey to quit Constantinople. This is war ; for between a foolish war, the terrible extremity of which we have attempted to prevent, and a humiliating peace, France has now to choose. It is now of little conse quence whether the July treaty was or was not an in sult to France. A threat includes not the less an offence. The Ministry has threatened, and it has no longer to deliberate, but to act. Twice yesterday it met. We do not doubt that to-day's 414oniteur will contain the ordonnance convoking the Chambers. A single day's delay on the part of the Cabinet would be an additional fault, for, amongst the serious conjectures which the flippancy of its conduct and the imprudence of its language have given rise to, Europe must not for one moment question the energy of France. M. Thiers wrote, August 1, these words, which all the Chancelleries have enregistered, which have re sounded through the entire world : " The Cabinet holds the ordonnance of convocation quite ready for the first danger. " There :s one word, one decisive word which must be held to Europe with calm but memorable resolu tion :--` If certain limits arc paased, it is war, war to the last extremity." (From the Constitzttionnel.) The bombardment of Beyrout was necessarily the first step in direct hostilities. Our Cabinet never for an instant supposed that the Cabinet Council in Lon don could have for result the suspension of proceed ings in the Levant, neither have our armaments been suspended. The destruction of Beyrout, however, does not materially advance the conquest of Syria to the pretended profit of the Sultan, but it cer tainly is a great step in the question of the East. This event, although foreseen, adds to the gravity of the position, and the duties imposed upon France become more urgent. We do not know whether the Powers act directly against Alexandria ; but we ;must be prepared for every thing. There are amongst the Allies two Powers which have more interest burning fleets than cities. (From the Temps) However grave (says this journal) may Lir the fact of the taking of Beyrout, there would be great danger in exaggerating its importance. From the moment when the treaty was signed our Government must have understood that it would eventually be carried into execution by force of arms. Four Cabinets do not propose a common object not to follow i 3 up, and the Power which is not included in the alliance must be prepared for all the incidents to which it may give rise. It is, however, now clearly proved in the eyes of Europe that France did not alarm herself without necessity, and that she penetrated as far as possible into the views of this Holy Alliance. She is now ready alike for the hour of negotiations or that of bat tle. Her diploma , :y has not been less prudent than her arms would be powerful. But, if Be) rout has been taken, and the vassal of Turkey has been put at ban by his Sovereign, does it necessarily follow that we are to consider the causes belli to have occurred as regards France ? This is the real question. We do not think it has arrived. We have already said that France, however kindly disposed towards Egypt, has never tied up its policy to that of the Pacha, and even when be was negotiating with his Sovereign, France reserved to herself full freedom as to subscribing to the conditions of their arrangements. In a word, it was French policy, and not Turkish or Egyptian policy, that we advocated in the East ; it would, indeed, have been highly imprudent to make our conduct and interests subordinate to interests which were not those of our own nation." (From the Sieele.) The bombardment of Beyrout will reverberate to the e xtremities of Europe and the world. There is not a Frenchman worthy of the name who has not felt already the rebound at the bottom of his heart. It was not a very glorious act for England, with her Allies, to have forced a poer open town to surrender after a bombardment of nine days, and we must rather admire the courage of the Egyptians who defended it, and who did not evacuate it until it was reduced to ashes. But it there was little glory, there is great temerity in this coup de main; it is the signal of war in the East, and probably o f a war which will not long be con fined within these limits, however vast they may be, from Smyrna to the Euphrates, from Alexandria to Constantinople. We de not say what our Govern ment ought to do to-day or tomorrow. It has at i's disposal fleets and armies, a:;t1 it is nob for the purpose of leaving them inactive. Let it choose the place and the time. It has the secret of events, and being responsiole for the future must commit uo fault which can be avoided ; but it must learn that the French nation does not 'make preparations, in order that they may at a tistarwe look on and witness the fah of allies who have confided in their protection. The Government must learn that the nation have heard the cannon of Beyrout, and will reply to it if neeessaQ on the Continent as in the Mediterranean. (From the Courtier Francais.) The bombardment of Beyrout reminds us of that of Copenhagen, and the burning of an open town without a declaration of war was a savage an d o di o us act. As to France, which it has attempted to humiliate by precipitating the execution of the treaty, she cannot submit or pass under the yoke. We have carried our moderation far enough ; the moment for firmness is ar rived. Europe must not think that it is sufficient for four to unite against one. France has never considered the number of her enemies when she was strong in her right. The Powers have reckoned France for nothing'; they have regulated the destiny of the Ottoman empire, and, consequently, that of Europe, without consulting her, and, regardless of her oppositi on , d e t erm i n ed to attack her rights and her interests. The degradation of France, however, is the last extremity to which the generation of the resolution could consent, The duties of the G o vernment appear t o us to b e trace d ou t by the situation of things. Our support will be given to those Ministers only who will know how to fulfil them ; if there are any others, they may f rom t hi s mom ent look upon us as their avowed enemies. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. (From the * Globe.) We agree with the view which appears to be adopted in other quarters, that the taking of Beyrout, and the deposition of Mehemet Ali by the Sultan's firman, may have the effect of convincing him of the policy of timely submission. One of our Morning Contempora itnhteo it is the weap on usua ll y d rawn out o f Contempora ries observes that ` ` it must not b e i mag i ne d t h at t h e sentence of deposition is really intend e d t o b e carr i e d armoury of the P orte aga i nst her rebel lious Pachas ; but in this instance it is evidently d e i x p e le e m ut a io ti n e ; in tended to employ it as an instrument of intimidation, and for the accomplishing the great object of the treaty." Another Contemporary says, " The Pacha will now see that the Allies are in earnest ; and, as the Sultan has named no successor to him in Egypt, as if with a view of leaving a loct.s penitentice, Mehemet Ali, instead of further provoking the Allies, may throw himself on their mercy, and solicit their good offices for his restoration to Egypt." As the above extracts are taken from the Times and Chronicle, they indicate a natural unconcerted concurrence on the state of affairs. For our own part, we should think it a crime to in flame or exaggerate the present state of difference be twixt England and France ; but we do not think we are doing so in exposing the latent extravagance which we find in all the ostensible grounds put forth for in dignation against England. That we have leagued with the Font' Powers to settle the affairs of the E ist without and against France, is the common cant of all the organs of unpopular feeling. Without France, certainly—unless France shall again draw near, after withdrawing herself. Against France— how ? Only upon one hypothesis—that her professions of disinterestedness are wholly illusory—that her pre lessions of wishing to see the encroachments of Mehe met limited, if it could ho done without coarcive means —are mere pretests. The treaty has been made against France, only if France is Mehemet Ali—and Mehemet Ali de jure the hereditary ruler of Syria Now this, extravagant as it may se , 3l-n, is precisely the ground which is taken by the organs of the real war party against England—such as the Commerce and the Na tional. Mehemet Aii, in their view, is the Eastern re presentative of French revoiutionism, and the indepen dence of Mehemet Ali essential to the honour of France of the Revolution ! Tnis is extravagant, but it is the only logical ground of irritation in our neighbours. (From the Sialidard.) THE DESTRUCTION OF BEYROUT.—The extent and importance of the intelligence from the Levant, from India, and from the Chinese Seas, by which our columns are this day occupied, warn us that we must not at pre sent trespass upon our readers with uncalled-for obser vations. The destruction and capture of Beyrout, be tween the 9th and 2Cth ultimo, as will be seon below, are confirmed, though it is doubtful whether the burning the town was the effect of the bombardment or of the desperate revenge of the Egyptian com mander. The principal affair seems to have been ac accomplished with comparative ease and safety on the part of the Allies. An unsuccessful attack upon the fort Gibel, near Beyrout, in which 150 sailors and marines attempted to storm a well-garrisoned and carefully-fortified work, casts a shade over the achieve ment. Six British were killed, and seventeen wounded in this unlucky enterprise. Among the wounded were two officers :—Lieutenant Gifford, of the Cyclops, severely in the wrist, and Lieut. Adair, of the Marines, slightly injured. Both the gallant gen tlemen, we are happy to say, were doing well and con sidered as altogether out of. danger. No officer was killed. At present it is not very - clear with what pur pose this attack was made, as the Egyptians aban doned the place the day after their successful defence of it. This first step in actual bostilties can in no respect affect the state of the question at issue be tween France aad the other European Powers. It was known from the first that the Allies would compel Mehemet Ali's submission to the terms of the Treaty of London by force—if other means should fail ; that such was their determination was proved by their send ing an armament to the Egyptian and Syrian coasts ; an armament, which, if not mere braggarts, they must use upon the proper occasion ; and, in truth, all the reasoning of the diplomatists and journal ists in Europe during the last three months has proceeded upon the hypothesis, that what has oc curred at Beyrout must occur, should Mehemet Ali remain obstinate in his rebellion and usurpation. This is the view of the matter taken by the most rational of the French journals, the Journal des Debats. Al though, however, the actual event to which we refer has not altered the state of the question, it is by no means impossible that the consequences of that event may lead to its speedy solution. It is difficult to be lieve that Mehemet All ever thought the Allied Powers to be in earnest. ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR. The polling commenced ye..terday morning at nine, and proceeded very languidly until three. The friends of Alderman Harmer were, as usual, loudly cheered by the bystanders, and those of his opponent; greeted with yells and hisses. The weather, which was cold and wet, appeared to have produced its effect on the Livery, and to have damped the spirits of both parties. Shortly after two o'clock Mr. John Joseph Stockdale entered the hall, and mounted the hustings. For some time he was unrecognised, but the instant it became known that he was in the Hall a terrific yell of execration burst from the persons assembled. This was followed by cries of " How's Harriet Wilson ?" " Turn out the old rascal !" " Come forward and show yourself !" The object of all this came forward at first, as if inclined to add►ess the noisy assembly below, but he almost immediately retired to the very back of the Hall without saying a word. Shortly after three the following was exhibited as the state of the poll : Harmer ..... 2,089 Pirie 2,563 Johnson 2,533 Towards the latter part of the day by far the greater number of votes recorded were in favour of Alderman Harmer. After the numbers had been exhibited, Mr. Alderman HARMER stepped forward, and was received with loud cheering. He said that the Times hadto n ed not , and St an d ar d h a d re p ea tedly told the public that he would n o t d are to s h ow his face on the hustings. That was . one lie a mo ngst many others which they had mentioned and bandeetnhaatbassesnetrtiforoin the hustings nhehadfalsified for one.—(Ch eersO He e hour n during the whole of the polling.—(Cheers.) This was the sn!th day, and there he stood before them , with undiminished health, and unbroken in spirit.--(Loud cheers)—and, please God he remained in health, he would continue with them until the close of the p o ll to-morrow.— (C on tinued cheering.) A battle w as never lost until i t was wo n.—(Cheers.) The current had t u - ne d a li tt l e i n his favour that day— (Cheers)—and h e on l y wan ted a spring - tide to bring him up to th e top o f the independ en t sp i r i t unpolled i yet, and they did their p O l 1 . - -(Cheers, and cries of You'll b e t h ere yet. " ) T here plenty of men of were duty he should see t h em to-morr ow, and then his posi tion on the p o ll wou ld b e reverse d.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. ME EK th en stood forwar d, and was received with groans an d hi sses Mr. A. M OORE also m of " Go to your friend Stockd a l e. " Afterand cries making a vain attempt to ad dress the H a ll, h e po i nted to t h e announcement of the state of the p o ll, and retired.ade a attempt to speak, but soon . gave it up, i n consequence of the hootings and hisses with which be wa s received. Mr. Secondary POTTER th en adjourned the Hall until tomorrow. After the ad•ournment of the Hall, Mr. John Joseph Stockdale j t od forward to address the Livery ; his appearance stood the signal for the most vociferous Yellin.. hissing, hooting, hooting, and uproar, vain as he gesticulated, which was, hoiv " e ' ver, soo g n , changed into roars of laughter, when it was perceived how the orator was accoutred. Some one had attached. a long paper . tail to the collar of his cast, the undulations of v!hich,. beard, p reduced the most ludicrous effoct. At length as the patience of the audience became exhausted, they commenced peltingfirst with paper, and then and pulled him off the hustings. in his' Attempts to make himself these last the with apples, and then " witli him, halfpence ; orator collected carefully, and put in his pocket.. While thus engaged some one fastened a rope round his . waist would have been roughly handled, had not . the police In this situation he interfered for hie protection and the preservation of the public peace. It is said th a t a Afatiras ca valry officer, nephew of a Peer, and near l y related to man y noble English families, has wo n an i mmense sum upon Launeelot, having taken the odds up on hi m f or t h e Leger immediately after his defeat for the De r b y , at Epom. THE MAYORALTY. MEETING AT ANDERTON'S. Last evening a numerous and most respectable meet ing of Liverymen was held at Anderton's Coffee-house, Fleet-street, for the purpose of promoting the election of Mr. Alderman Harmer. The Chair was taken at seven o'clock by Mr. Deputy Blacket. Mr. ANDERTON in moving the first resolution said, that although he had been designated as the bustling Common Councilman of Bridge-street, the landlord of that Inn, and a person who had nothing to do with reli gion or politics, yet he was not to be deterred from doing his duty honestly, fearlessly, and independently.— (Cheers.) If he said that he was not disappointed, he should say that which was not true ;! for he had thought that men would be found amongst the Livery of London, and in great numbers, who would not be deterred by calumny from placing a worthy man in the office to which he was entitled by his public and private character, and his previous services. In all the attacks that had been made upon Mr. Alderman Harmer, no individual attempted to throw the slightest censure upon his personal character, private or public.—(Hear, hear.) In the early part of his life he belonged to a branch of the legal profession, which was not consi dered very reputable until he took it up and made it honourable and respected. As a husband, parent, and friend, his character was well known to them all. —(Hear.) They knew he had discharged his duties as their representative in the Court of Common Coun cil—( Hear, hear)—and for his conduct in the office of Sheriff' he had received the unanimous thanks of the Livery.—(Cheers.) How could those who joined in that vote of thanks say that he was unfit to represent them in the Civic Chair ?—(Cheers.) He (Mr. A.) did not think it was too late to regain the ground they had lost, and he still hoped and trusted his worthy friend would be placed to-morrow in the station to which he was entitled. Mr. Anderton concluded by moving— " That Alderman Harmer, in all the relations of life, public and private, has manifested a strict confor mity to the duties and obligations of a Christian. As a man, he has always been honest, upright, humane, and. charitable ; as a husband and parent, kind and affec tionate ; as a friend, warm-hearted and sincere ; in his practice as an Attorney he was honourable ; and es a Magistrate be has proved himself at all times intelligent and independent, awarding strict justice alike to rich and poor." Mr. WOOD seconded the resolution. It was unne cessary for him to say anything in the defence of Mr. Alderman Harmer's character, for his enemies had not dared to impugn it, and they acknowledged in their ad vertisements that the question was not with him. Yet they sought to sacrifice the man and they called that religion.—(Shame, shame.) On their own showing they were convicted of hypocrisy and. cant. They said that this was a question with the .Dispatch. But would the citizens of London allow themselves to be dictated to by the Times and 2,500 Liverymen, who wanted to put down the Dispatch, because it circulated to the number of 65,000 a-week ?—(Cheers and laughter.) Was the Times become so powerless that it could not exist along with a weekly journal of such a circulation ? And was it necessary to sacrifice a man against whom not one word could b. said by themselves in order to get at the newspaper ?—(Cheers.) This question was really one of civil and religious liberty, and if every friend of that cause which Mr. Alderman Harmer had supported throughout his life, exerted himself, there would be no difficu:ty in placing him at the head of the poll.—(Cheers.) Their opponents stated that the Livery amounted to upwards of 11,000 ; but he was sure that the number was not more than 9,000 or 10,000. It would be easy to poll to 1,000 or more in one day, and to gain such a triumph as the Livery had gained (in the case of Mr. Alderman Thorpe) when the Tories were in their full sway.—(Cheers.) The resolution was carried by acclamation. Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR regretted that he had been absent from England when this contest commenced, for nothing could have given him greater pleasure than to have fought with them in so holy a battle.— (Cheers.) He had been detained in a distant part of Europe, and the first he heard of the progress of the election was upon his arrival off Gravesend yesterday. Ho fully concurred in every word of the resolution which he held in his hand, and bore the strongest testimony to the great worth of his excellent friend Mr. Alderman Harmer, in all the relations of life. Much of the improvement of the criminal law and the diminu tian of capital punishments, since the time when Sir S. Roinilly commenced his labours to effect that ame lioration, was owing to the exertions of Mr. Harmer, and to the enlightened and practical evidence which he gave before the Committees of the House of Commons.— ( Hear, hear.) The charitable disposition, the libera lity, the love of justice, and also the legal experience of that gentleman eminently qualified him for the office of Chief Magistrate. Next to the unworthiness of raising a malignant outcry against such a man would be that of deserting him in his persecution, and, for his part, he (Mr. T.) would stand by him with all his power.— (Cheers.) He concluded by moving—" That Alderman Harmer, by his public and private conduct, has shown himself eminently qualified to fill the office of Chief Magistrate of the City of London, and this meeting is well assured that if elected to that station, he will dis charge the duties attached to it, with honour and credit to himself and satisfaction to his fellow-citizens." Mr. CHARLES cordially seconded the resolution, which was carried amidst much applause. Mr. PRITCHARD said that the real object of the ma lignant attacks which were made on Mr. Alderman Harmer had been lost sight of. There was nothing personal is that object, as indeed his enemies avowed. It was a deeply political object—(Hear, hear. hear)—and if the, Livery allowed the opponents of their political rights and liberties to succeed on this occasion, they would find it very difficult to return their four Liberal representatives to another Parliament— ( Hear, hear.) It was not, however, too late for ex ertion. The numbers polled altogether was so small in proportion to the whole body of the Livery, that be could only account for the little interest mani fested by supposing that people generally thought the whole question was purely personal between Mr. Al derman Harmer on the one side, and Mr. Alderman Pirie or Mr. Alderman Johnson on the other.—( Hear.) He was satisfied that if the Livery could be made aware, even to-morrow, that a great political object was at stake, they would rush to the poll and give their ene mies a compete and signal overthrow.—(Cheers.) He concluded by moving—" That this meeting invite their fellow-Liverymen and citizens (particularly those who are resident in the ward and neighbourhood of Farring don Without) to join the friends of Alderman Warmer in procuring his return as Lord Mayor, whilst there is yet time to do so, and thereby prevent the disgrace to the City of London which would follow the success of the calumny and hostility which have been excite against him." . _ _ - Mr. MORTON seconded the resolution, which, like the preceding, was-carried unanimously. Dr. MARSDEN then moved thanks to the Chairman, after which the meeting separated. MEETING AT THE SALOPIAN COFFEE HOUSE. Yesterday evening a highly-respectable meeting of the friends of Mr. Alderman Harmer was held at the Salopian Coffee-house, Charing-cross. The Chair was taken at 7 o'clock by Mr. THOMAS DE VEAR, who, in an able speech, observed that the elec tion of Mr. Alderman Harmer was made a mere party question. They should recollect that the Lord Mayor elect had an influence over at least 500 votes in the City, and thus it was probable the rejection of Mr. Alderman Harmer might cause the return of four Tory Members for the City. He still did not despair of Mr. Alderman Harmer's return, and he would car nesCy entreat the gentlemen present to attend early to-morrow morning, and by their exertions place him at the head of the poll. Mr. WILSON proposed the first resolution, and in doing so he begged to bear his strongest testimony—a testimony founded on a close acquaintance of thirty years' standing—to the honourable and humane cha racter suntained by Mr. Alderman Harmer. This was admitted oven by those who voted against him. He could assure the meeting that this day the worthy Alderman could command the votes of 500 Liverymen, at 10s. a head. After some further observation, Mr. Wilson proposed the following resolution : ‘‘ That the election for Lord Mayor as far as it has at present proceeded, has convinced this meeting that Mr. Alderman Harmer is a gentleman of untarnish e d honour, and that there have been no facts produced which affect his character as a gentleman, or his im partiality as a Magistrate." Mr. F. LE PLASTRIER seconded it. The next resolution was proposed, after an excellent speech by Mr. Rees. It was to the following effect : " That this meeting see with sorrow and alarm that the question of the election of. Lord Mayor has been made a political one, and in many instances a feeling of malignity manifested by those opposed to Mr. Alder ma❑ Harmer." A gentleman, whose name we could not catch, se conded the resolutioc. Mr. SMITH proposed the next resolution. He said It would be unfair to hold Mr. Alderman Harmer ac countable for a ll th e doctrines promulgated in the Dispatch. He (M r . S m i t h) h a d a pro p er ty i n se v e r a l provincial papers, and even Mr. Alderman Pirie himself was the part propri e t or o f a ne w s p a per; yet it would be unf a i r to make them responsible for every line these papers might publish. After a very able and eloquent address, Mr. Smith proposed the following resolution : "That it now becomes the duty of every Liveryman tostiow whether he will protect the City from annual successive elections, and continue tile Mayoralty as the reward for honourable conduct and successful industry, or whe ther he wishes it to kicome subservient to political pur poses and party animosities." Mr. HEATH moved the next resolution, which was seconded by Mr. Smith. It was as follows That Mr. Alderman Harmer having at great expense, and in the most munificent manner, served ad tlt , preliminary offices, and proved himself a diligent and impartial Ma- gistrate, and being admitted by all Lo 1,2 an it is the duty of every honest Liveryman to support him to the utmost of his power." Mr. HEATH proposed the next resolution, which was to the effect—" That 7,000 liverymen being still un polled, the meeting still en'ertains strong hopes of Mr. Alderman Harmer's return, and earnestly entreats an early attendance of voters at the hu.stinc7s to-morrow." Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting separated, after three cheers for the worthy Alderman. CROYDON PETT 'V SESSIONS. (Before Mr. SAMUEL ELYARD and Mr. WARINGTON.) A well-dressed young man, a notorious member of the swell mob, named David Fitzgerald, was brought before the Magistrstes charged with the following daring robbery in the fair : It appeared from the evidence of a female named Eliza Franks, servant to a gentleman at Chiselhurst, that on Friday evening she and three of her fellow-ser vants were walking close to the entrance of the fair, at the end of George-street, when the prisoner pushed up against her, but seeing he was a well-dressed young man, she had no suspicion he intended any thing wrong, and she walked on and took no notice. The prisoner immediately afterwards thrust his hand through the pocket-hole into her pocket and snatched out her purse, in which were a half-sovereign and two-pence halfpenny, and he then darted away like a deer. A police man ran after the prisoner, and after a smart chase, came up with him, and the prisoner then turned round to the constable, and pointing in an opposite direction, said, " There goes the man that robbed the young woman ; be quick, or he'll get away." The con stable was not, however, to be caught so easily, but he collared the prisoner, and told him he thought he a onld do as well as anybody else for what he wanted him for, and upon his being searched the purse and its contents were found in his possession. The MAGISTRATES asked the prisoner what he had to answer to the charge ? He replied that he could ' assure the Bench that he was a very honest young man, and that it was all " a mistake." The Be ch thought it was a mistake that ought to he rectified before a Jury, and they committed the pri soner for trial. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. An Irishwoman, named Mary Cumming, was brought before the Lord Mayor, under the following eireum stance:— Cumming, the husband of the defendant, had been committed to Bridewell for three months for deserting his and their children, and when the three months were expired the Messenger of the Guardians of the Poor of Bishopsgate attended at the doors of Bridewell for the purpose of obliging him to go with his wife and children to Ireland, as the family had no claim in this country, and had already cost the parish a large sum of money. The defendant was with the messenger at the tirm: with her two children. The moment, however, the hush nd got outside the door of the prison, he ran away as fast as he could from the messenger, and, at the same time, away ran the defendant in another direc tion, leaving the children in the street with the mes senger, who was compelled to be their nurse as far as the poorhouse. Mr. Booker, the relieving overseer, said that the guardians were determined not to grant any further support to the family, and as the father was not to be found, wished to pass the woman and her children to Ireland, where the New Poor-law was in operation. Mary Cumming said that she had been away from Ire !and twenty-two years, and had no relation there to look to, and she knew, that if she was landed in that country, she would be shipped Off as soon as possible for this, as had been the case before. She would, therefore, sooner die in Ea;land at once, than be obliged to go where she was a total stranger. Mr. Hoblei—The children were born in the coun try. The Lord Mayor would wish, before he inter ooses, to be satisfied that they, being British born, can be legally removed to Ireland. Mr. Booker said that. Mr. Smart, the vestry clerk, had authorised the application to the Lord Mayor, and would produce the necessary authorities. The wo man's case was looked to with the greatest interest by several ocher Irishmen in the parish, who had children similarly circumstanced ; and the expense incurred by the poor from that country was becom , ... so very oppres sive to the City, that a decisive course was necessary in order to prevent the citizens from being absolutely over whelmed. In this instance the father contrived to get employment, and to spend all his earnings upon himself, and the defendant begged about the street with the children. got drunk with the contributions she levied open the public, and whenever she ,thought proper threw herself and her children upon the parochial bounty. She managed to visit her husband whenever she found it necessary, and actually laughed at the guardians. The LORD MAYOR said it appeared to him that the case was one of much more than ordinary importance, and directed that the vestry-clerk should attend to prove that the children could be passed with their pa rents to Ireland. Mr. Smart, the vestry-clerk. accordingly waited upon his Lordship. He stated that by the 59th Geo. 111., cap. 12, the legitimate children of Irish parents who had no parochial claim in this country, were compellable to go, in the:event of becoming burdensome, with the parents to Ireland, as they constituted part of a legal family. There was a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, for the latter being in law nuthis file , were chargeable to the parish or parishes in which they were born. _ _ Mr. Hobler asked whether there was any proof that the children of Mary Cumming were legitimate ? He apprehended from the state of the law when she was married, that although the blame was not attributable to husband or wife, the marriage might not be legal. Mr. Smart said that he h, d, some time ago, most minutely examined the case, and ascertained that the marriage was legal, and of course the children must go with the parents. The LORD MAYOR (to the woman)—When and where were you married ? Mary Cumming—About 14 years ago Cumming and I were married in a Chapel in the Borough, by the Rev. Mr. Doyle. Mr. Smart—Yes, in the Church in the Borough. Mr. Hobler—Was it in a Church or in a Roman Catholic Chapel ? Mary Cumming—ln a Roman Catholic Chapel, to be sure. Mr. Smart—Then you were also married in a Church? Mary Cumming—Never ! 1 never was inside of a church. I was married by Mr. Doyle, and nobody else. Mr. Hobler—lf it be as the woman says the mar riage is certainly a nullity, and of course we cannot send the children to Ireland. Mr. Smart—She certainly has been legally married. She had, I 'remember, when the case was originally discussed, one illegitimate child, which I passed to the parsh, I think of Coleman-street, and I sent her and her legitimate children to Ireland, and back she came here. Mary Cumming—And back I'll come again if you send me off again. Why did not you keep hold of my husband when I .pointed him out to your mes senger ? The LORD MAYOR then directed that Mr. Smart should, on a future day, attend to prove that the mar riage was legal, and that in the meantime the woman should be received into the workhouse. His Lordship believed her to be an idle unprincipled woman, and that she and her husband acted upon a private understand ing, and he pitied the poor children, who were merely made use of to be the means of supplying gin and to bacco. BOW-STREET. GIVING POSSESSION OF DESERTED TENEMENTS.— A gentleman, who said he was a solicitor, applied yes terday to Mr. Hull to assist him in obtaining posses sion of certain tenements which have been deserted by the tenant upwards of six months, as he understood that a power had been given to the Magistrates at the different Police Courts, under the provisions of a late Act of Parliament, to put the landlord in possession, upon his showing that six months' rent was due, and that the premises had been deserted during that period. Mr. HALL said it would be necessary to have the entire of the case proved to his satisfaction to enable him to interfere ; he was aware that under the Act of George 11. and the 7th George 111., County Ma gistrates were granted the power, upo n a sta t ement being made by the landlord or the receiver of pre mises, that six months' rent was owin g , t o g i ve possession forthwith, but by the late Act (2d and 4th Vic. chap. 84) Magistrates attached to police courts were prevented leaving the Court, and the course for them to pursue was, to direct an officer to inspect the premises, and if the circumstances turned out as repre sented by the person making the application, to give possession, which could not. be done unless upon the oath of some disinterested person, and not by a mete written statement, as was formerly the case, that the person to whom the premises ha] been let owed six months' rent, and had entirely deserted aim. The applicant observed that it would be very difficult for him to prove by another person that six months' rent was due, although he could easily get a person to show that from Midsummer last the premises had been de serted. Mr. HALL said that would not be sufficient, unless he also proved that full six months' rent was owing. The applicant inquired if Police Magistrates had riot still the power they were vested with under the old Act. Mr. HALL said they certainly had the same power as t hey had before the recent Act wa s p assed, by affixiag the usual notice upon th premises. 5. 17 0 a m s e th ffi police The applicant said that there was lty in obt a i n i ng th e attendance of county Magistrates . to act iii such cases, and his i m pression , Magistrates, who were alway s to be found, had the power. Mr. HALL said that unless it could be proved in a satisfactory manner by some disinterested witness that suci) r rit c::, due, th:: , rink eoti,•:? to he '?'" u c l ~ tr) go to county Magistrates and get them to give possession, as they had the power under the old Act. The applicant thanked the Magistrate and withdrew. EVENING EDITJUN• THE MARKETS. PRICE OF BREAD. The highest trice cif Bread in the Metropolis is led fir lb* 4 1 • T4,tf. Good Bread may be had at Si. PRI; E, OF SEEDS. Per Ca't, i Per Quarter. N. w E . g 1 sh Rei , C10ver...5 9 s FA's St. Fein ... - ..... . ...... PI" s 56s _ ?Os -5 -4 Old i it , i Ditto -s s s Rye G ass ............... -.. , New Foreign Dtto -s 50s 75s Percy Grass ............... - 456 54 01 Di to Di to -s -s -s L,i,seed, for fe di g ...s ~,,, 70 , ,ew White Clover 15s 5 1 's iOs I)it o, fo. sowing .... -- - s 7, t: 4-5 4 4 . 5 Old Ditte Ditto ,,.-sDitto, for crushi g ..- -s New Treoil Old Pitt° -s 20s :Ws Canary ...................... -s bus . l'r folium s 45s 70s Per B. she!. -s •,.iSs 4•2 s am, ..................... ..,..-5 3_ 6 s_ ~,s , E glish Carraway -s 50s his White Must rd.... 4s Od to lis ilr Foreign l'Azto -s> 4 1 (:) 2 s , 4 1 . 6 ,31 p ra rc re w , n .. D ... i . t . t . o . .................. I 4. oriander76: 6 01.1 t t c o lig!, d 0... PRICE JF OIL. Rape Oil, brown, per ton Dino, refined Linseed Oil Lins. ed Oil Cake at the Mill Ra r e alte, per too PRICE OF TALLOW Town Tallow £. Id 61 Yellow Russil White ...... o 0 1. Soap Ditto 0 0 0 ..........................« £1 ° ............................... ............................... 1 (per ION) .............. 4`.' u ....................... 1, • SOAP, &c. per 1121b. ' 0 M e lting 5tuff............ 6 tt ' Ditto Hough .................. 1 , 0 Graves ........................ 5 0 Good Drags .................. 'AT, per stone or 81b3. rallow Melters) ........... ' A It KET s inarkct-day, 2(9. PRICE OF RAW F. Price of 'falow (as stated by the '1 COAL M (hips arrived since I s. d.' Adair's Id lywed Ma n l9 6 Leaz's Mie n . „ I , :usselPs High Main Kylam l9 Wal's Ebd Bell and Brown 22 3 Walls E d 1 -, eanc , e inleC . 22 3 W.ills End Brown's...: Wills End .4osforth .2! 3 Walk End Hilda 21 9 Walk End Hotspur Walls End Icillmeworth 2 11 Walls End Belmont -?33. W. E. Braddyll's Hetto . 23 f Walls End Hetton 24 0 Walls End , Hedl-y 2l 6, Walls End Lamhton cg. gd' 5 . d. Walls End Pemberton ...... , 3 Walls End Stewart's ......... 1 :. 0 ‘ Walls End Hartlepool ....... 24 6 %Valls End Kelloe ............. ,23 6 Pennant's Hart1ep001......... 2 . 3 4 WA , End Adel, ole '. . ~..... 0 6 Walls End '4arrington *Tees 2 1 n Wall, Endßieharclson'4 Teer.ll X 'Valls End South Durham.. 21 ''„' Wall , End Tce.3.. ............... f 7 '6 Fordel Splint ............. .... • 17 0 (Stanley vv Howard's Emn da : Nettie (n. .i.iff............ ..31.a....1..n........... I, : : • ....... ig 6 Stavely Main ...................... . n . 0 Walls End Elgin ...... . ........ 1. t t o o 4 19 1 1 i Barley,_ HAMBURG MARKETS. GRAI. 90 2 10 tO Wheat. Marks ---' Magdeburg : 6 6 00 -- Anhalt, white 3if•l to 405.---- Holstein ........ r is , _85 4 --- red -- Brunsnick -.460 to 3 , i Oats, Eider ..-.. -•"' 13$ to r t i Mecklenburg 3 0 to 39:, -- NlecKletiburg •••' 2 6 to i - _,. Polish 3:io to rsq, -- Holstein ............ „. 3 to x 1 lolstein 'ls2 to 3901-- Esst Frie•lan d, •• 2 1 10 to 0 14 toy Rye, Mecklenburg .... 240 to 276 Pease, Mecklenburg... 30„ -- Dantzic icelinuurtirhg. h .. 9 0 2 1 t tee, 2 t•I to 261 Beans ...... .............. .... 60 0 !. , Z, -- Elbing and Ko- Buck- W heat ............... 4 44 tor . , nigsburg -- Upland .„,, w ip -- Big a COTTON. 714 t°B 54 Carolina ;lid Tennessee 7t A to te% Maranhani ............ . .... .0. Georgia, Ist suit ... 4 Z .., '2l 2d and 4th .., 5 6 . , Donniigo ..... ......... 4 COFFEE. 43 1 to 4 _., Mocha I'3 to 1 i Domingo ............. 4 , E, II Batavia - 11,,4 Sumatra Rio 4% 54 Bahia SUGAR.— (Wit: -.6 to 9 Porto Rico ............. 4 Havannah .................. P e uL'rtvol: ' - v l z - ci o ; 1,1;:en• 5 5 „ 7 . Havatina 871, Mccount.) Bat White ....... 5% t°7 l ..5 lh, Wh ...„ White ....... Brown 5 ii% Itio, White 5►,4 654 Brown Manilla, Brown, sto (i% • WO expected to take place yesterday, has had The wretched miscreant,' whose execution r i g oro__ commuted to transportation fur life to the most we under, penal settlement. Intimation to this effect was, stand, sent to the Sheriffs from the Home-office sT ne .: ll 4- !ince. The Home Department have acted wisely in -- °be ing such an abominable exhibition as the execution of t his sentencue, monster. have, The Bristol and Exeter Railway Corn Pall Yease of by a very considerable maj say, agreed to grant a l we b o ar their line to the Great Western Compaq. u pon , little to acid to the remarks which we made last wee? cu m" the subject. We st:ll think that under ail the uS i l iolo . stances the step which has been taken is veil , ho , and we are glad to find that Mr. Divctt, M•: e sl oe moved the adoption of the lease, took precisely ten_clely, iew of the case as was taken by us last week, g that " the Great Western Company were induced rtoo_enttbere into the lease not from what they might derive f ' who a Bristol and Exeter line as a line by G r eat they would derive by taking the traffic to th e t' e . tor Western line." Now that the lease has be"agrductring we trust that whatever animosity has been displaye d e ass o, the agitation of the question will be allowed to d ie oh s and that the proprietors will cordially and unau ltu ra t he second the efforts of the Directors to carry forwarcany a line .pith the least possible delay. The railway is valuable one, and ought not to be allowed to langul" Railway Times. eon, ° f itself, but from On Tuesday last, Mr. David Owen, surg . _ con , Monmouth, met with an accident whilst shooting. 5 wa „, sequence of the gun bursting, by which his left ha very much shattered. e is nOW THE TRIBE OF ii BENJAMIN-„__r beipate,arch, living in the town of Chepstow, a venerable ° id o f big named Benjamin Greening, who is in the 85th yea r e o f t , gt., standing at the head of a numerous fam' l Y' ing of 10 Five sons and five daughters-in-law ................. 4 Two daughters and two sons-in-law OO Ten grandsons and ten grand-daughters-in-lase••• 12 Six grand. daughters and six in grand-sons • lacy -. ••• Grand-children, unmarried Great grand-children l4 og The old gentleman told our informant, that these vie rs n the whole of his descendants, but h e c o u ld n ot at Pr" - enumerate the rest. —Monmouth Merlin. E HARVEST IN IRELAND.--A s ing,i, is considerable portion of the Oat crop is still stan "de extremely fortunate that the weather has becom e a° t he cidedly favourable to harvest operations. Ootubear'plog period for the poor man's harvest, has commence*" con' auspiciously ; and if we should be blesse d with awe tinuance of fair weather for two or three weeks, our will be fully realised.—Dublin Evening Post. :nd and Patronized b th • the KI" ) en. Majesties too Queen of Hanover, and their Royal Highnesses the Pr' pot- Augusta and Sophia, her Serene Highness the Prine e r h osage r hazy, the Princesses Mary and Rosa, her Gra ce the of caw Duchess of Bedford, and their Graces the ArchbishoP terbury, and the Dukes of Devonshire and Manchesrneir addition to the above distinguishedpatronag e t° c°ll-' V oi ce invented Spectacle Lenses anst Invisible Operative v so' Opticiaso. 76, doctor, the Messrs. S. and B. Solomons , Aurists, No. 39,. Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, an d lesso r° King William-street, Bank of England, feel greats! 001 in stating that their valuable inventions have also bur yr y the sanction and unqualified approbation of above, 000; dred of the principal members of the medica l pro who bar e also of numerous individuals of high distinction, . 4 ,0 lu" been greatly benefited by their use. Immediately IPrapet:feet proved Spectacle Lenses are placed before estro a n d °rig ° . vision, it is at once brought back to its natural mo st nu state, every object becomes clear and distinct, and t " . " Is col b tnas note particle is seen, either by clay or candlelig thousa and distinctness. Their Voice Conductor, by vo ie "„t thel eag ,, are not p iee of deaf persons have been greatly benefited , perceptible, nor more uncomfortable, than havingre ass ernb i l wool in its place, and the faintest whisper at a P ub I v (°P'. i ik is heard with exact distinctness.-39, Albemarle -b eet, posite the York Hotel), and 76. King William-stre No connection with persons of the same natne. , se t' 11 ES, • SETS of PLATED CORNER Dlo" F o ur D i sh es . or without Warmers. The price of the Set ' Eight t' ss „ sloe and Covers, whout Wamers, varies from Guineas. The Warmers r are from Five to Nine GunTi , po st Set. Engravings of the various patterns will be for iete free, if application is made, post paid. The dishes are ol a ri ths themselves without warmers, and the handles take off ' covers thus forming four extra dishes when required. T. COX SAVORY, front Silversmith, &c., No. 47, Carnhill (Seven (1 0 •L' Gracechurch-street), London LADIES' GOLD WATCHES, Eight and a ;t l 601 Guineas Each. These Watches are London-made, anti gol" vertical movements, jewelled; they have engine-turne or cases, and ornamental gold dials. The performance I'S ranted. Price Eight Guineas and a-Half each. A. B. SAVORY and SONS, tope Goldsmiths and Watchmakers, No. 9, Cornhill, London site the Bank of England), SUPERIOR LONDON TAB LE Ki" with Ivory Handles, 14s. per dozen ; Dessert Kuit e : ',' e hoe' Carvers, sa. 6d. per pair ; Table Knives, with vvirrs,3l'' handles, Sc. Bd. per dozen , Dessert, 6s. N. ; Cg rl• o haae g s per pair ; Globe-shape Tea-urns, 4 quarts , 27 5 . ; net e o at 395. ; Papier Mackie Tea-trays, gothic shape, 60a; t. " full sizes. NOW. t:atalogues, containing the price of every article in ing ironmonger and cutlery, gras. treet* RIPPON an y d BURTON, We ti lls-street, Oxford -6- Established 1820. ...mum.... '.. 13 II?THS. On the 3d inst., at Vinters, the Lqdy of Charles je°l4 Whatman, Esq., of a daughter, still born. fli sil On the Ist inst., at Carbrooke, Norfolk. Airs. Scott , ° AI . of . On the 2d inst., at Dartford, Kent, Mrs. C. C''' l Y" ' daughter, still-bern. ref the On the 31 lust., at Ensisleigh-street, Tavisteck-gl es • lady of R. salemons, Esq., of Old Change, of assn. ~viddorih Ou the 3d inst., at Holloway, the wife of Jehu ''' Air s Esq., solicitor, of a daughter. , it the On the 3d inst., at the Vicarage Gosfield, Es se n the of the Rev. C. W. Lloyd , o f a daughter. ogee, On the 3d inst., in Weymouth-street, Portland -1 lady of C. . Erecting, Esq ,of a daughte r. Atilt, Sr' It On the 4th inst., at Grove Cott a g e, Stamford H. H. Barnes, of a son. „ 0. On the 4th inst , at Clapton, Mrs. F. Toulsain, 0 ' - ..; ° A OP' On the sth inst., the lady of Mr. 111. L. Phillipson,l6oo.. On the sth inst., the lady of A. Dumrnler, Esq. , s lane, Camberwell, of a son. , Ay el . J °l ' n On the sth inst., in Looer Seymour-street , the .5-/ Lamont, Esq., of a son. __.-----"----- , .. --- M.4RRIED. 'Nfr. • 1 ' ot ig" . On the 17th ult., at Christ Church, St. Mary10)00- A • Emden, of John-street, Fitzroy-square, architect, Ti.by, relict of J. Tilby, Esq. Coun t ' Od, On the Ist inst ,at St. Anne's Church, Sohn , Aron J 13oratynski, to Eliza Anne, eldest daugh ter of Esq , M.D., of White Cross, Berks. -------"--------- _ '___—.------- of her of O si n 3a t r i k le s 4th l i i o r 5 , e t , at n i to k Newington.e DlA D . •ti the 24th car w ile age, eter a few days' illness, Isabella, the tenderly NO/ On the 3d inst., at Blackheath, Captain W. L iinbre) i I ' s ' ,R a .rf: g at.' -street, Reading, i\lartha, relict atilt la ! e ht. Kirkpatrick, Ecq., of Newport, and Scafield, Isle of ‘ 414 Nell' Off the 4th inst., Mr. J. hewer, of Buteherhall-lane, FrO CI° sptre, O r,er r t l y: t s l o ic tf.t , i lt ei h a l l. o : s sA t . ., Messy, the eldest daughter of IV lr ' , I x l ej o ,o t : e ig i , ~ ei ta l i 1 i‘6 a 15 n ri : i p , d t o e i s t C v o a u c r t o . s t a . , i ri n . , 0 f c a ,tl e - se ___.—...........e.rr , .?irr" la - L )„,i -0,1 : 1 runed and P b üblished y 11111W0 Y 0" I t o No. 10 40, , St r9 " " th county Str. of Middleg2x.—Tuesday, Oct ober 6, 18