The Sun. — London, England, 1840-06-24 00:00:00

EVENING E DITION. COURVOISIER. (From tire Times.) A circumstance has just been communicated to us which, were it not for the confidence which we have every rcaeon to place in our informant, we should consider wholly in credible. He assures us, upon authority which in such a case is unquestionable, that the miscreant who is now in Newgate under sentence of death for the murder cf Lord William Russell has confessed that he is also guilty of the murder of Eliza Grimwood, an u nfortunate woman, who, as it will be remembered, was found about two years sicec in a bcuse in the Waterloo road, under circumstances which left no doubt that a murder had been committed, although the utmost ingenuity of the police could never diseever a clue by which the criminal could be traced. It appeared at the time, from what meegre evidence could be procured, that the crime • had probably been committed by a foreigner; but the absence of any appa rent motive, or of any article of property by which the murderer could be identified, rendered it, as in the late melancholy occasion, impossible until now to connect any perscn with the crime. We give this information as we have heard it, but we are further informed that means have been taken to prevent this confession from being made known to the pnblic, and that the most strict injunc tions have been laid on all persons admitted to the prisoner to preserve the most scrupulous silence upon the subject. Now, what, in Heaven's name, can be the motive for this secrecy ? Why should not every circumstance coasected with the case be sifted to the utmost, and the statements of the prisoner be compared, while he is yet alive, with those of the witnesses examined at the inquest? Surely it can. not be the duty of any public functionary to impede the course of justice ; but that seems to be the in evitable result of the present proceedings. We have as yet no proof that there was not some other party impli cated in th i s horrible crime, and the public have a right to know that all means have been adopted to secure the ends of justice, and that no criminal is allowed to escape from any overatrained regard fur the fecliegs of the prisoner. A very general impression prevails that in the confession et his hat crime Courvoisier has not truly represented the circumstances which preceded the murder; and it is but just that his account of this former murder should be closely examined, and that the absence of an accomplice should clearly appear. It has been suggested that. the Sheriffs, in the course they have adapted, have been in fluenced only by a desire to avoid the excitement in the public mind, which might lead to confusion on the day of execution, but we can scarcely believe them so unfit for the duties of their office as to be actuated by such a motive. The assemblage will, under auy circumstances, eemprise all the amateurs of such awful exhibitions ; but, with the present police force and proper precautions, no danger need be anticipated. (From the Morning Advertiser.) Yesterday morning a female, who stated herself to be related to the unhappy man, and two youths, who were represented to be his cousins, applied at Newgate for permission to see the culprit ; but upon the fact of the ap plication beirg made known to the Sheriffs, those genti•r. men refused the applicants an order of admission. On Monday night the prisoner slept well, and his appetite has rot fallen elf since his conviction. His diet consists of the usual prison allowance; and the room in which he is placed is the same one as that occupied by Greenacrc, from the time that intervened between Lis conviction and cxecutioa. Tao towel with which Courvoisier endeavoured to Luffacate himself was allowed him to wash with, and since the ex traerdinary attempt he ha; been very narrowly watch , d by tha gaolers who attend him. The wretched convict has a ' , umber of religious works for his use, but he confines his r,adio3 ti a French Testament; and yesterday and Mon d , y he was engaged tee greater part of the days in fervent payer, and appears to feel the enormity of the offence wiiic'a be ha 3 committed. It is a matter of surprise to thoie well acquainted with matters of police, that no in quiries were instituted at the several foreign hotels and coffeehouses in London with respect to Courvoisier, and that the carving-knife was not submitted to the examina tion of some eminent professor, for the purpose of ascer taicing whether the spot which it is said was upon it was not a stain of blood. The prevailing opinion of the C;ty Aldermen with whom the reporter has con versed apocar3 to be, that this diabolical murder will lead to the establishment of a detective CRIMINAL COURT.-(TUESDAY ) OLD COURT. James Brown, aged 23, was indicted for feLnkusly cut ting ar.d slabbing John Allen, with intent to kill and mur der him. In another count the inteut was laid to Le to do the prosecutor some grievous bodily harm. The prisoner, who is a respectable young man, having cems into the possession of some property, went out on the night of the 9 la of May, in company with another young man, and in the course of the evening they drank to some excess, and at a late hour they proceeded to a disreputable house in Phoenix-alley, where a disturbance tock place, and in the course of the seed! the prosecutor, who was in the house, was wounded by the prisoner with:a knife.—Guilty of wounding the prosecutor with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm, but at the same time recommended to mercy. Timothy Tiffin, aged 55, was indicted for feloniously assaulting Louisa Ann Bowden, and with menaces cie • mending from her the moneys of her husband, James Bowden. Louisa Ann Bowden examined-1 ant the wife of Jan as Bowden, who resides at Stratford, in Essex. On the night of the 7th of June, between ten and eleven o'clock, I was retuening home with my sister, from Bow to Stratford, and when passing Canhall.lane, a man who bad something white over his dress, his hat completely over his forehead, and a handkerchief over his mouth, came up to me, and laid hold of my arm, and said, " I want your money." He then said, " Who are you ?" I said I was a poor woman, and had no money, and if I had, would give it to him. He frowned at me and said, " Then you may go." I ani my sister ran off, and gave informa tion to a constable, who brought the prisoner back, and I identified him. I was alarmed, and should have given the prisoner money if I had had any about me. George Frederick Duckett—Was a constable, and upon receiving information of the circumstance upon the night in qtesnee, he went after the prisoner, and took him into custody. Ile found that lie had taken his shirt off his back, and had torn off the collar, and part of the front, and had placed the remainder over his clothes. His hat was down over his eyes, and a handkerchief was tied round the lower part of his face, so that nothing but the tip of his nese could be sects. When he accused him of stop ping the females, he at first denied it, but afterwards said that he had only asked them who they were. Mr. William Bassey had known the prisoner many years. He was a native of Bockieg in Essex, where his connec tions were highly respectable, and he had previously been in extensive business in London, and be was always con.. ridered a man of integrity and character. Oi late years he bad appeal-el to be in a week state of mind, and he had COMM itted a great many eccentric proceedings. At the time of this eceurrenre, he was supported 'oy his friends. Mr. Edward Atkins, principal clerk at the K;ng's Arms, Leadenhal!_street, had known the prisoner 40 years, and I:ad bad extensive transactions with him in huei:iess, and always found him remarkably exact and punctual in all his transactions. Some years ago he experienced great losses in trade, and this circumstanr e affecled his mind, and be observed a very great alteration in his conduct. Verdict—Not Guilty. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WORSHIP STREET, The attent:on of the AlAgist•ate was occupied fur se veral hours in the investigszion of a case involv;ng a question of much public importance, but more particularly affecting the interests of licensA victuallers, in connce,ion with the domiciliary visits of the police. Mrs. Bray, the landlady of the Wi,ite Swan public. house, I..'ag-alley, Shoreditch, appeared to answer an la. formation laid by Inspector Robinson, of the G division, in which she was charg'd with having suld t.pirituus liquors during the hours of Divine service, on Sunday, the 7th inst. Prior to any evidence being adduced, Mr. Hunt, the solicitor for use defence, requested the Magistrate to cause copious notes of the evidence to be taken, as they would most probably form the basis of ulterior pro ceedings. George Forey, police constable G 185, was then called, who stated that between eleven and twelve o'clock in the morning of the day in question, he went to the defendant's house, which he found closed in front, but on going down a side court he saw a woman served out of the parlour wineo , v of the house with a quart of porter, which she carried away in the defendant's pot. lie asked her if there was any chance of his being served, to which she an swered " No, you can't, old fellow; it's no go." Il e th en went to the window, where h e saw te defendant's daughter, whoni he requested to serve him with three-pennyworth of hrandy, which she did. He drank the liquor, paid for it, and withdrew. Upon being cross-examined by the defeniant's solicitor, the witness stated that he was not dressed in his uniform on the occasion, but that he wore the garb of a bucher, pursuant to directions from his inspector. He positively denied having resorted to any stratagem to induce her to serve him. He did not tell her that he had a violent pain in his stomach ; neither did he put himself into an attitude indicating that ho was in a state of intern_q suffering. Mr. Hunt—Did you not visit Mr. Kftlm an's house in Long•alley before you called at the defendant's? Wit. ness—Yes, I did, but they refused to serve me. Mr. Hunt—Did you nut there represent yourself to be suffering from - pain in the stomach ? Witness—N u , I did not. _ _ _ _ • Mr. Hunt—Show us the exact position in which you stood at the time. The witness leant forward and placed himself in an atti. tude that certainly warranted the inference deduced from it by the Learned Gentleman. Mrs. Mary Anne James, the defendant's daughter, a vary respectable-looking young married woman, was called, who deposed that on the day mentioned, at about twenty minutes before twelve o'clock, she was washing her child at the parlour window, when the policeman presented him sdf dressed in a butcher': gown, and appearing as if he had just lett work. He approached the window in a stooping pasture, with his arms folded over his stomach, and begged r.er to serve him with a little brandy, as he felt very had in his inside. She told him that he must be well aware that she could not serve him until one o'clock ; upon which he 14newed the request with increased urgency, and she wai at length induced, out of compassion for his apparent 9 T or ings, to se' ply him with the spirits. She served no o:le else with Tither beer or spirits between the hours of eleven and ono o'c'ock. Mr. BROUGHTON observed that the case was a most ax. tra-irdinary one, and it was imperatively necessary for the vijrian to be forthcoming whom the policeman a ll ege d beer. Upon saw supplied with U p on being asked whether he was acquainted with her address, the policema n said t h at s he lived at No. 9in the court. The Magistrate thereupon directed Ha n l e y, t h e c hi e f usher, to proceed with the policeman to the woman , . raj. dence, and to bring her at once to the office. Shortly afterwards Hanley returned, accompanied by an elderly woman, named Catherine Crawley, whom the po liceman had pointeo out to hint as the person he bad al luded to, and whom he brought to the office, without divulging to her the object for which she was wanted. Upcn bcirg sworn, the witness stated that she recol lected having gone to the house for her dinner-beer some time after one o'clock on the day in question, and she had not beers in the house before on that day. The quantity she bought was a pint, and she took it home in her own jug, according to her invariable custom. She knew that it was past one o'clock, from the circumstance of her neighbours having brought home their dinners from the baker's, which was never ready until that hour. She met no person dressed as a butcher, neither did she hold corn • rnunication with any one whatever on her way. Mr. Hunt was about to adduce further evidence, when Mr. BIMGHTUN said that a complete answer had been given to the charge, and he should therefore dismiss He strongly reprobated such a mode of getting up an In formation, it being the duty of the police to prevent the infraction of the law, instead of tempting people into the commission of illegal acts for the purpose of punishing them for it. Mr. Hunt said that it was his intention on that very day to lay the whole of the proceedings before the Secretary of State for the Home Department. THAMES ROYAL YACHT CLUB. The two forthcoming contests among gentlemen's yachts belonging to the above Club, announced for to-morrow, create considerable interest in the aquatic circles. The prizes arc two very superb silver cups and covers for the first azd second class yachts of this distinguished Club, which boasts the patronage of her Majesty. The follow ing are the boats entered : FIRST CLASS. Yachts. Tons. Owners. Colours. Widgeon ... 20 T. E. Snooks and J. Cassel Red,with whi:e star Success..... 20 R. Hope Sabrina .... 2 I Lord Alfred Paget White before red SECOND CLASS. Lady Louisa 13 T. Smith Alarm ...... 18 T. Winhill Ada Jane... 18 T. G. Re) nell and H. Egan Red stars on white Of the first dais the Sabrina is the favourite, and the Ada Jane and theAlarrn divide the sporting interest in the second. Tae !tutor is a new boat, and one of much beauty , as far as epacarances go ; she is spoken of with great con fidence. Tae Royal Sovereign steamer will accompany the match. WEST INDIA MAIL STEA M PACKETS. A Copy of the contract whereby the mails to the West India Islands arc to be carried by steam naviga. tion has just been laid on the table of the House of Commons. The Company are . to be paid 240,0001. per annum in equal quarterly payments, and the contract is to commence on the Ist of December, 1841, and to continue in force for ten years. For this sum the Com pany engage to furnish a sufficient number (not less thaa fourteen) of good, substantial, and efficient steam ves sels, of such construction and strength as to be fit and able to carry guns of the largest calibre now used on hoard of her Majesty's steam vessels of war, each of such vessels to be always supplied with first-rate appropriate steam-engines, of no less than four hundred col.; icctive horse power ; and also a sufficient number, not less than four, of good, substantial, and effi cient sailing vessels, of at least one hundred tons burthen each ; all such steam and sailing vessels always to be supplied and furnished with all necessary and proper apparel, furniture, stores, tackle, boats, fuel, oil, tallow, provisions, anchors, cables, fire pumps, and other proper means for extinguishing fire, and whatsoever else may be requisite and necessary for equipping the said ves sels, and rendering them constantly efficient for the ser vice hereby contracted to be performed, and also manned with competent officers and a sufficient crew of able sea men and other men ; and all the said steam vessels to be likewise manned and supplied with competes-it and efficient engineers, machinery, and engines ; and to he in ali respects, as to vessels, engines, equipments, en gineers, officers, and crew, subject in the first instance, and from time to time, and at all times afterwards, to the approval of the said Commissioners, and of such persons as shall at any time, or from time to time, have authority under the said Commissioners to inspect and exanline the same. One of such steam vessels to start every fourteen days from some port in the Channel, and proceed direct to the Island of Bar badoes, to remain there not more than six hours, and forthwith proceed, taking the following course to the Island of Grenada, Santa Cruz, St. Themes, Nicola Mole in Hayti, St. Jago of Cuba, and to Port Royal in the Island of Jamaica. After remaining not more than twenty-Four hours at I Port Royal, such stean.-vessel shall proceed to Savan nah la Mar in the same island, and thence to Havanna') in the island of Cuba. After remaining there for a period not exceeding forty-eight hours it shall return, touching at the same places, and also at Samana in Hayti, performing the voyage from Barbadoes to the last mentioned place under ordinary circumstances, within twenty-two day r, and thence direct to some port in the British Channel. On the arrival of the Mails at Barbadoes from England, another steamer shill start immediately with the Mails for the Island et Tobaga, Demerara, Berbice, and l'Aramariba. in Dutch Guiana, returning by the same route, touching also at Granada to Barbadoes. another steamer shall also start from Granada on the arrival of the Mails from England, and touch at all the principal windward islands, passing thence to Santa Cruz, Tortola, Porto Rico, Samana, Curacao, Porto Cabello, La Guayra, Trinidad, and return to Gre nada always in time to oe ready to depart imme diately with the Mails from St. Vincent, and the other islands and places mentioned above. Another steamer, on the arrival of the English mails, shall start from Grenada, taking the con trary direction, by the island of Trinidad, La Guayra Jamaica, &c. &c., and the windward islands back to Granada. In addition to these, there are to be branch sailing packets from Havannah to Carthagena, to the Bahamas, and to certain other places wh ch the steam-packets do not touch at, with branch steam-packets from Ha vannah to the Gulf of Mexico, New York, and Halifax. Penalty for delay of twelve hours after the ap pointed time, by vessels from England and back, 500/. ; for not repairing vessels when necessary, 100/., and for employing vessels alter being reported unfit, 500!. The contract is to commence on the Ist of Decem ber, 1841, or at an earlier period, if mutually agreed, and to continue in force tor ten years from the first day on which the first vessel shall put to sea for Bi rbadoes, and for a longer period unless determined by 12 mouths' notice in writing. THE FRENCH TRANSATLANTIC STEAM-PACKET NAVIGATION BILL. The following is a copy of the Tratratlantic Steam packet Navigation Biil, adopted by the French Chamber of Deputies on Thursday last : Art. 1. There shall be established a line of steam packets for the service of the mail between the ports of Havre and New York. The Minister of Finances is authorised to treat, within a delay of six months, with a commercial company, %bleb shall receire an annual sub vention, not exceeding 880 francs per horsr-power. The number of packets fur thin line to be at least three, and not more than five, each to have engines of 450 horse power. _ Art. 2. There shall be established for the mail between France and America two principal lines of communication by steam vessels of 450 horse-power, one line from Bor deaux every 20 days, and from Marseilles every month, to arrive at Martinique, and continue at Guadaloupe, St. Thomas's, Porto Rico, Cape Hayti, and St. Jago de Cuba, to the Havannah; the other line from St. Nazairo every month to Rio Janeiro, passing by Lisbon, Goree, Pernam buco, and Bahia. Three secondary lines, by vessels of 220 horse-power, shall be established, to continue the principal lines; the first to Mexico, touching at Vera Cruz, Tampico, Galveston, and New Orleans ; the sccor.d to Central America, passing by Chagres, Carthagena, Santa Martha, and Ll Guayra ; the third to Monte Video and Buenos Ayres. For this purpose there is opened to the Ministry of Marine, for the construction and ring out of 14 steamers of 453 horse power, and fair of 220 horse power, a special credit of 28,430 000 f. to be di. vided ovor the estimates of 1840. 1841, 1842. and 1 5 443. Of this sum there is to be on the estimates of 1840, 5,000,000 f., and those of 1841, 10 000.000. ERRATUM.—In the notice of Earl Ducie's death, which appeared yesterday in The Sun, for " Indian extraction," read "Norman extraction." OVERLAND MAIL-Parties interested in the local news of India, will find a great variety of interesting matter in this day's East Indian Telegraph and Colonial Observer, which may be had at Onwhyres, 4, Catherine -street, Strand. THE JEWS AT DAMASCUS.— At a very re spectable and numerous meeting of the Jews, held in the city yesterday, a subscription of 3,000/. was readily obtained for de fraying the expenses of the deputation of Damascus. We rejoice in being able to state that the Count de Survilliers (Joseph Buenaparte) has been declared to be out of danger by his physicians. THE 11 I RST POET LAUREATE.—The reign of Henry 111. affords the Poet Laureate, and the person then ap pointed to that office was styled Master Henry, alias the " ver sificator," to whom the king ordered 100 shillings to be paid out of the Exchequer, in discharge of the arrears due to him. It is stated to be very probable that this officer was introduced by the then Queen Consort, Eleanor of Provence, who was herself a poetess, and instructed in literatu. e from her youth. THE VETO QUESTION. —The Globe still con tinues to give publicity to the silly declamation and unfou n d e d s t atem ents of some mad Whig Non-intrusionist It may save itself the trouble. The farce is up in Scotland, and it can hardly be made available for party purposes in London. We would recommend our Contemporary t o Peruse the correspon dence between the Ea rl of Aberdeen and Dr. Chalmers, and say, then, whether the Liberals of Scotland h ave any reason to seem to act have put their trust in the Non-intrusion leader s . If the Lord Ad vocate priest-ridden '' them plainly that their policy .is " a worthless popularity-seek ing.Foxmatter,continuewho with completely policy," and that they are the pests and destructi on of the Herald. Commonwealth," they do not deserve the support_ ()f any man l y, 1 upright, or honourable Liberal. —Aberdeen BRADFORD FAIR.—The show of horned cattle' has been less than usual at this fair. There were some good, ones shown, and present calvers brought high prices. Lean on the market. cattle in considerable numbers, and were heavy There was an unusual show of good draught horses , and many chaajed hands, but the reduction in price from ;tot summer fair is very cousiderable.—Halifax Express. THE NEW NOVEL. T HE BANKER LORD, In 3 vols. post Bvo. , IS NOW READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Ma-lborough-stre.t. FIIS MAJESTY th e EMPEROR of AUSTRIA having AUTHORISED and GUA RANTEED several DISTRIBUTIONS of MONEY PREMIUMS, which (though they are NO LOTTERIES) iffer many possibilities of obtaining LARGE FORTUNES, HEINE BROTHERS, at lIAMBURGH, are NOW SELLING SHARES for the said DISTRIBU TIONS. Persons desirous to purchase, may receive, PRE VIOUS to giving any order, the PROSPECTUS and PAR TICULARS, upon addressing WITHOUT DELAY, a lice to HEINE, BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH. P. S.—THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION contains SEVEN HUNDRED NiONEY PORTIONS, Amounting to £72,170 Sterling. The Smallest Portion is £5O, And the largest Portion is £25,000. THE SUN, LONDONAWEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1840. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Increasing Success " The Factory Boy." Overwhelming ma jority for " The Ladies' Matrimonial Club." And anotl.er New Piece. THIS EVENING, JUNE 24' Will be acted Haines' New Drama, entitled THE FACTORY BOY; OR, THE LOVE SACRIFICE, Supported by the entire strength of the Company. After which, a Comedietta, called THE LADIES' MATRIMONIAL CLUB. The Address, Orders of the Day, Debating, and General Bu►i ness, Conducted Entirely by Ladies. To conclude with a New Melo Drama, entitled C A R 'F 0 U C H E, THE RENOWNED ROBBER OF }RANCE. Cartouche, Mr. E. F. Saville ; Pierre, Mr. Smith ; Ba sile, Mr. Buckingham ; Madelon, Miss Martin ; Camille, Mrs. Vining. • ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. BEETHOVEN'S BATTLE SINFONIA ! ! TO-MORROW. June 25. THREE GRAND PROMENADES ;MUSICALES ET C H AMP ETRES Will be given, when the celebrated Grand Battle Sinfonia, composed by Beethoven to commemorate the Battle of Vittoria, and vividly describing by musical sounds all the stirring inci dents of that famous Victory, will be produced with its original effect and grandeur, having been arranged from the MS. store, in the possession of Sir George Smart, for the Band of this Establishment, to which many eminent Instrumentalists have been added. The new animated illustration of Perils and Adventures in the Frozen Seas! CARTER'S " KONIAPHOSTIC." ERUPTION OF HECLA, &c., during the Evening. Admission, One Shilling. Concert commences at Six. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We are compelled by a press of other matter to postpone the remarks we have received on Mr. Cleave's hard case for a day or two. We will not lose sight of it. " Civis" To the verdict and sentence Undoubtedly. The audience felt satisfaction that the hardened villain had been subjected to the severest penalty the law could inflict. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning :it) minutes alter 9. Evening 6 minutes alter 10 The Publication of the Evening Edition of Tux SUN corn- menced at 45 minutes after Three. .., ; .;._•sz --4„..0:, r jc -,-;)* ~ A.= W r =4" - ~.4. I t/ '. 9: t -"'" % ti , . t..4-1:-TI.c• • • \l7. M'', ' %, At ' ''' ',-::••••-•:-: i O VAN :, _zo, 1;4 , ;,,,‘ -.., ) /....m, - -, ~ ../h. - - , .. , .:-.;•`•"- -, ..".:1: ~ .."..E.7--,- -. 4- ,,Are..6" : * • - ..- T--;,, , ..z-v t „. • '',-.- r" - ;f LONDON: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1840. The petitions last night prcsonted to the Peers were in favour of the Administration of Justice Bill, and for the removal of the Law Courts from Westminster Hall to Lincoln's Inn. Lord WYNFORD gave tnt'ce, through the mouth of Lord KE:sIYON, that in tic Committee on the Irish Municipal Bile he stlould move that Dublin bc omitted from the Bill. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY postponed a motion of his on the subject of the Ang:o-Sp an i s h L eg i on , on being assured that negotiations were going on which pi o mised to be successful. The Duke of WELLINGTON obtained the returns he asked for relative to the patronage cf the North Ame rican colonies. The Marquis of WESTMEATH is becoming one of the most intrepid and industrious of our law-makers. Last night it came out that he had somewhat surreptitiously placed a notice on the books to move for a Committee to inquire into the operation of the Poor-law in Ireland, without ever mentioning his intention in the House. Lord BROUGHAM, the Earl of WICKLOW, Lord EL LENBOROUGH, all deprecated the proceeding of the Noble Marquis ; the Earl of GLENGALL, however, sup ported it ; but the Noble Marquis postponed it from Thursday next to Friday week, not, we presume, to bring it forward this Session. Tic Noble Marquis was, however, very nearly grati fied by a piece of success. It appears from the state meat of the Marquis of N 0 IClff ATVS'S -that one Catholic pticat qua•-rcllcti with ;another, on which some violent language was used at the altar. The case was carried before a bench of Magistrates, who arranged the mat ter, fining the delinquent, and therefore the Govern ment did not prosecute him, or punish him twice over. The Marquis of WESTMEATH complained of this, and moved for the correspondence which had taken place concerning Priest O'REILLY. The Marquis of NORMANBY opposed the motion. Their Lordships divided on it, and the Marquis of WESTMEATH was beaten only by one. If he had carried the motion, he would have been a worthy rival of Lord RODEN, and might have boasted of his success to the end of his legislative career. It is, however, something new for the Peers to iaterfere in assault cases, and convert the most dignified assembly in the nation into a club for rehearing the squabbles between the Catholic priests of Ireland and their neighbours. After Lord WEST MEATH had almost achieved a victory, their Lordships adjourned. _ . Lord R. GROSVENOR'S motion in the Commons to dispense with a part of the Standing Orders, in order to allow the promoters of the Chester and Holyhead Railway to bring in a Bill next session, was lost on a division of 120 to 110. Mr. HAWES, emboldened by the success of Lord HoTmAst in getting the future Judge of the Admi s!ty Court excluded from Parliament, gave notice that to Tuesday next he would ask for leave to bring in a Bill making the holders of judicial offices incapable of sitting in Parliament. Such a Bill would exclude the Recorders of London and Dublin, and probably Mr. WAKLEY, from Parliament. Notices were given by Mr. Gur.oN for Thursday, for a ballot to determine the priority of motions over orders on certain days of the week ; by Mr. CRESS WELL for an address concerning the Danibli claims ; by Sir F. TRENCH, touching lighting the House with wax ; by Mr. WARBURTON for a Committee on Mediet.l Re form ; by Lord JOHN RUSSELL for a Bill for the Go vernment of New South Wales ; by, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER for a Bill to renew the Bank Charter (Ireland), and for a Bill to settle the Postage arrangements. Mr. KELLY brought forward his motion for die Abolition of Capital Punishments in all cases except treason and murder. Mr. EWART seconded the motion, which he did with pleasure, as it proceeded from a gentleman on the other side of the House. Lord J. RUSSELL diJ not think it expedient to make further alterations in the law till the recent alterations had been more fully proved. Mr. HUME was in favour of the plan. The AT TORNEY-GENERAL, not. M.. KELLY, however, ob tained leave to bring in bis Bill. Mr. PLUMPTRE, animAted with a true anti-Popish zeal, moved that after the present year no further grant should be made to itlaynooth. Lord MORPETH properly recommended Mr. PLUMP.. TRE to employ himself rather in teachin g his neigh bours in Kent th an i n stopping teaching in Ireland. Sir R. iNGLTs was n e t t l e d at an allus;on, however distant, to the clerical virtues of which THOM was the offspring, and reproved the Noble Lord for what he had said. Mr. SHIEL retorted on the representative of Oxford. After a short debate, in which Sr R. PEEL again threw overboard the bigots, and declared that he should vote against the Member for Kent, Mr. PLO MPTRE, finding his own friends against him, and finding that the principl e o f not vot i ng pu b lic money for a religion of which he conscientiously disv proved was turned against him, was ready to withdraw the motion. _ _ - - - Mr. HUME objected, and the House divided, when the motion was negativei by 121 to 42. The House shortly afterwards adjourned. Our readers must be convinced by our conduct that we have not the smallest inclination to disre gard the Judge's injunctions, and make the case of the boy OXFORD a topic of daily discussion. For several days we have said noilling of him or his atrocious conduct, being extremely unwilling t o gratify that diseased love of notoriety which contri buted to prompt his crime. Moreover, we have neither seen, heard, nor read any thing concerning him, except his appearance at the Old Bailey, and the postponement of his trial, subsequent to the first three days after his attempt; on which any reliance could be placed, or which added to the public information. We have therefore had no inducement since that time to say anything of him, and at present see no probability that any induce ment will arise. From the day of his attempt, whatever rumours may have been put into circula tion, so little authentic information has been im parted, that we have looked forward with some Impatience to a solemn investigation before the Jud ges , as t h e only means by which the facts of the case could be ascertained. As our own discretion has heretofore guided our conduct, and dictated our silence, w e w i s h t o s t a t e distinctly that the same discretion, and not the Judge's injunctions, will herelfter guide our con duct, and dictate our silence or our words. We know, we hope, what is due to the Judges, and we humbly but fervently trust that we shall never forget what is due to any man charged with an offence which involves his character and his life ; but as the Judges exert and hold their solemn inquests for the public benefit only, as an individ ua l i s never put on his trial for life but for that, as Judges Courts, laws, and all the whole contrivances of the State, are subordinate to the public benefit, we wish it to be distinctly understood that the coin . mands of the Judges shall not induce us to with hold any information which we consider of public utility, or any comment which may be necessary to place the conduct of any parties connected with the transaction in a proper light. When the Judges are called on, they are allowed to punish public writers. We deny their claim to ihfluence or dictate our conduct. The business of the Judges is, carefully to ex amine the facts which are brought judicially before them, and to administer the law with justice and mercy ; it is no part of their business to bring facts to light, or mould and influence public sentiment. High as they may think themselves—and some times their arrogance is supremely ridiculou.,—we beg to inform them that, to mould and influence the public mind is the business of the p ress , w hi c h can neither wait for the Judges' decision, nor, when given, admit its infallibility. To save society from their despotism, an appeal always lies through the press to the public. The Judges decide by the law ; the press decides by reason and justice, which are above the law. The press, therefore, without any of the arrogance which the poet ascribes to man, re-judges the justice of the Judges, and hold; itself their master. It is in fact the incarnation of the public reason, which reforms Courts, displaces Judges, dethrones Kings, and, in the end, reigns the supreme lord and master. We hog, leave, there fore, most respectfully, to inform the Judges, though we have not at present the smallest inclination to say one word of the boy OXFORD, that our silence is not dictated by any respect for their commands, and that we protest against the press being muzzled by aught save its own discretion. The number of persons who last night voted against any future grant to Maynooth, and are, therefore, complete bigots or friends to the voluntary principle, is forty-two. An other gentleman, who is generally classed with the former, and takes an active part in all Orange proceedings, Colonel PERCEVAL, disco vered, it is said, before the division a statute which exonerated him from supporting his friend Mr. PLUMPTIIE, and he therefore walked out of the House, and declined to vote. What will his Orange friends say to such untimely desertion ? When the very staunch, the faithful among the faithless, are also found falling, what will become of the Orange party ? The Times of this morning boasts of the victory of the Tories, and the defeat of the Ministers on the Bill for importing flour into Ireland. To boast of such a victory is proper in the Tories. It is a victory of monopoly over the starving people ; and in this case ob tained by something like treachery. Sir R. PEEL and Sir J. GRAHAM supported the second read ing of the Bil! ; they thought it a useful and good measure ; but, as its rejection might embarrass the Ministers, they walked out of the House, and allowed their followers to reject it. To get a party triumph they inflicted a stain on themsel ves and the House of Commons. We call public attention to a police case, which appears under the head of Worship -street, this day. In the course of the last six months we have been compelled to make animadversions on the ille gal, tyrannical, and intolerable conduct of the New Police force, and every fresh occurrence only con firms us in the belief to which that conduct has given rise, that the Metropolitan Police is the greatest curse that every afflicted a free people. According to evidence given on oath, a policeman is ordered by his Inspector to dress himself like a butcher, in a blue frock, and apply at public houses, during church hours on Sunday, for brandy. The policeman, evidently a willing agent, equips himself grut t.. where he is refused admission, though he pretended sudden and severe illness ; he proceeds to another, and is there also refused ; but, on pressing his hands to his stomach, stooping as if from great pain, and assuring the landlady's daughter that he was'' bad in his inside," she mercifully yielded, and handed ont a glass of brandy, to cure this butcher-po liceman. What was the return ? He went and informed against the house to which this kind creature belonged, and swore before the Magis trate that she had not only served him with brandy, but also a woman with beer during the prescribed hours. The woman was sent for, and her evidence left not the slightest doubt that the charge was utterly destitute of foundation. The case was dismissed. And is this all ? A fabricated charge, and a wicked scheme of an inspector, to entrap innocent and kind-hearted people, are passed over as common day occur rences. We are utterly at a loss to divine what Lord NoRmANBY means by suffering the Go vernment to which he belongs to be damaged, almost beyond recovery, by a system of police which would disgrace the most unprincipled Go vernment in Europe. We trust the enormous grievances to which the inhabitants of the me tropolis have been subjected by the New Police force, a n d th e New Police Act, will be taken up without d e l a y by some Member of Parliament. The Government, and the House of Commons de ceive themselves much, if they suppose that the public are not determined to wreak vengeance on them the first opportunity, for a systematic attempt on the liberty of the people, unkilown in the worst Tory times. We have received a file of the South Australian Register, to the 29th of December inclusive. Oa that day the Governor and party was expected to arrive at Adelaide after a successful exploring expedition up the river Murray. During the week, ending on the 221 a December, six English vessels had arrived at Adelaide, carrying out eleven hundred settlers, This accession to the population of South Australia ap pears to have delighted the colonists. Great complaints are made in the Colony of the de fectiveness of the survey system. On the 19th of Do• comber a public meeting was held, at which the Sheriff presided, when resolutions, reprobating the system, and a memorial to her MAJESTY'S Government, praying for redress, were adopted. It anpears that, in many instances, purchases cf land made by persons in the Co lony four years ago arc not yet allotted! No stronger proof is required that the system calls for instant amend ment. We were enabled yesterday to anticipate all the im portant news in the French Journals of Monday. The Presse of that date staffs that M. GGizoT, to the great surprise of his colleagues, has vetoed the appointment of M. ODIL LON B ARROT to a sea t in the Cabinet. The words o f th e P resse are —" W e learn fro m an authentic source that M. GulzoT has replied to seve ral communications which have been made to him, that he would resign his functions as Ambassador at London on the day when M. ODILLON BARROT should take office. This letter has been the more fatal to the projected Ministerial combination, which we spoke of yesterday, that it was quite unexpected." M. GUIZOT'S objection to have M. ODILLON BARROT for a col league must surely be personal. On political grounds M. ODILLON BARROT can no longer he offensive to the most starched courtier at the Tuileries. Ever since the appointment of his brother to office, the Hon. Deputy's republican zeal has been obviously cooling ; and we doubt not that a word from the KING would produce an attestation that the temperature of his politics would harmonize admirably with the political views of his Excellency the French Ambassador at the Court of Londen. Nor is great blame to be attributed to M. ODILLON BARROT for hearkening so readily to the overtures made t o hi m on t h e part of the Ccurt. Ho may not be, required to th row t h e El ectora l R e f or m question overboard, as notwithstanding the gene ral and culpable apathy of th e French people, so shrewd an ob server as L OUIS PHILIPPB must perceive that, sooner or lat er , t h e Cabinet must take measures for the extension of the franchise. The Hon. Deputy has moreover, reason to be dissatisfied with the leaders of his pnrty, who failed to second his most strenuous ef forts for electoral reform in 1834 and 1836 ; and even the subordinate members of that party have acted throughout as if they were half indifferent to the reali zation of their o wn v i ews. Of the strong a ll uremen t s of office to a lawy er not over-a b ound i ng in the gifts of fortune. it is n ee dl ess here to say anyt hi ng . Th e mere st allusion to t h e subject will suggest to every reader a volume of co mment . The ordinary news from French Africa is not so late as the intelligence brought by the despatches published in 7'he Sun of nisterday. It is not, however, without interest. In a letter from Algiers, dated the 13th inst. we find the following appalling account of tLe spirit which hosti.ities are carried on between the French and the Arabs : The plain still continues to be enveloped in flames. The horizon is the Tartarus, whence fire and thick smoke is bursting out. The Arabs absolutely desire to burn the earth because it supports us. They are satisfied to perish provided we perish, and the lowest amongst them would willingly expose himself to a thousand swords in order to carry destruction among the French. What a war 1 And bow is it to end? What will become of the heroes of the scene ? What will become of the conquerors ? Is it the part of a conqueror to annihilate an entire'population? Is it the part of a hero to put an old man to death whose last cry is a maledi 'Con? But it Is enough to set one mad ; the poet Orestes ought to have inhabited Algiers. Letters from Algiers of the Ilth inst. state that Ge iteral DuvlviEtt, by pretending to evacuate Ntedeah, encouraged the Arabs to enter it, when he made a terrible slaughter of thtm. A masked battery near one of the gates of the town opened ou them point blank, and killed about 1,800 of them. Such a ruse de guerre is mote likely to exasperate than terrify the followers of ABD-EL-KA DER. We suijoin horn the Paris Papers of Monday the latest ordinary news from Spain . We have received the Lllowing letter : " PERPIGNAN, JUNE 16.—" General Segarra, the Chiaf of the Catalonian faction, since the death of the Count D'Espagne, has made his submission to the Queen's Go verment, presenting himself in person to General Caibo, commanding the Christino troops at Vich. " Cabrera is now at the head of 20,000 men, including 12 or 15.000 cavalry. He has cau , ecl the valley of Aran to be occupied by 800 men, which seems to indicate an in tention to enter France by L'Ariege, in case he should be found by Espartero, of whom we do not yet hear anything. " The Bishop of Orihuela is still at Perpignan ; he is accompanied by the Carlist Colonel Goi, of the cavalry, an 3 by a Lieutenant-Colonel of the same party. As for his suite they are still in prison. " Yestci day we witnessed the arrival of a cavalcade of priests and canons in disguise, escorted by gendarmes. They were conveyed to the prison of the city, and kept in close confinement, where they will remain till the day of their departure. " Our private Correspondent at Perpignan writes, on the 17th, that Arias Fej,,ira, the Minister of Don Carlos, who has succeeded in escaping from the prison of Berge, where Cabrera had caused him to be confined, arrived at Perpignan on the 16th. " The Bishop of Orihuela had left Perpignan for Nar bonne, accompanied by a police officer, who went in the diligence with him." The Impartial, of Nancy, contains the following state ment, the whole resoonsibily of which we leave to it. " A private letter from Treves received at Nancy, yesterday, announce that the inhabitants, and the authorities of that city refuse to take the oath of allegiance to the new King of Prussia, and to acknowledge him for their sovereign." Ac cording to this letter Treves manifests an intention to be long to France.—Le Commerce. The Augsburg Gazette represents the situation of the family of Don Carlos as critical. The Princess of Beira has been compelled to sell her jewels to raise the funds necessary for her support. Don Carlos had anew refused to accept the terms offered him by the French Government, and would, it was believed, be sent a prisoner to the Castle of Blaye. A letter from Vienna, dated the 14th instant, states that Prince Metternich had postponed his journey to Bohemia. Prince Esterhazy had not yet left the Austrian capital. Duke Ferdinand of Saxe Coburg had arrived from Paris. The Duke de Bordeaux arrived at Gratz on the 31st of May. The Princess Theresa of Oidenburgh was, on the 9th instant, delivered of a princess at St. Petersburgh. The Archduchess of Tuscany was, on the same day, con fined of a princess at Florence. The Emperor of Russia had left Frankfort for St. Petersburgh. BOURSE. P AkIS, MONDAY, JUNE 22. I' irst Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Price. Price Fend) 5 ~e r Cents ll7 5 ... 117 'A .., 117 5 ... 117 15 4% per Cents lO5 10 ... 1 5 10 ... 105 10 ... IV I 3 peas ents ... 81 65 ... 84 70 ... 84 60 ... 84 :0 tank oi franee 3575 _7575 ...T. , 70 _2570 .ziffitte Batik 1,000 f: Sh ll l ,l ...111.1 ...1110 ...WO 5,000 f. Sh 5215 ...5215 ...5213 ..5215 :elgian Bank 5 lwer Cents 3er Cents....., 76 50 —. 76 55 —. 76 50 —. 76 55 •)utrli 2% per Cents 54% ... 54% ... 54.. ... 54% Spanish Ac ire.. Passive 6% ... 6% ... 614 ... 0% New Pt ferret Old Deterred 6% ... 6% ... 6% ... 6% Sreepllitan ioniin 1034 ... 164 ... 112%, ... 104 RAILWAY SHARES. cersailles, It. B 531 ... 5311 ... 570 ... WO LB. 220 ~.. 1%30 ... 520 ... 350 ;Weans .. Mulhausen to Thann .. ...... 485 ... 4115 ... 485 ... 485 , t.r.ssourg to Bale EXTRAORDINARY EXPRESS FROM PARIS. The following important intelligence, received by Extraordinary Express from Paris, is, copied from the Second Edition of the Post of this day : ATTEMPT OF THE CARLISTS TO SEIZE THE TWO QUEENS OF PARIS, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TELEGRAPHIC DESPATCH. Bayonne, June 22. THE GENERAL COMMANDING THE 20TH MILITARY DIVISION TO THE MlNisTrn OF w&a. On the 151 h seven Carlist battalions and nine squa drons, who were destined to attack the escort of the two Q.:eens, were completely defeated between Si guenzt and Medina-Coll, by the division under Gene ral Conch. The rebels commanded by Palacios suffered severely ; 1,400, including five officers and three principal chiefs, ere taken prisoners. Private correspondence from Catalonia states that Cabrera, with 15,000 men, on the 12th occupied Pons and the adjacent villages. Espartero was at Lerida, General Leon at Tarrega, and Castaneda, Balegnes, Ros d'Erolcs (Carlist) Organa on the 13th, and Ei tartres near Campredon. Madrid Papers of the 15th are unimportant. Constantinople letters of the 3d reached Paris on Tuesday. Tile resignation of Chosrew Pacha is not confirmed. One of the Sultanas has given birth to a daughter. Advices from Tabriz of the 3d of May state that the Shah with his army remained at Ispaban. Count de Sarcens, the French Ambassador, was about to return by Bagdad, d•sgusted and disappointed at the treatment of the Shah. The Moniteur of the 22d inst., Monday, pub lishes a telegraphic despatch announcing that a Car list force, consisting of seven battalions and rime squadrons of cavalry, which were destined to an at tack on the troops of the Queen, was completely defeated between Siguenza and Medina-Coli, by the division of General Concha. The rebels are sat to have suffered immense loss in killed an wounded, and 1,400 prisoners taken ; of whic 105 are officers, and three are chiefs.— Herald. —JUTISH AND FOREIGN ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY.— The annual meeting of the British and Foreign Anti- SlAvery Society took place at Exeter-hall this day, his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex in the Chair. The great room of Exeter-ball was crowded to excess long before the commencement of the proceedings. Her Grace the Duchess of Sutherland, accompanied by Mrs. Fry, appeared on the platform at half-past ten o'clock, and both ladies were loudly applauded. Shortly after eleven o'clock it was proposed by Mr. S. Gurney, and seconded be M. Guizot, the French Ambas sador, that his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex should take the chair. His Royal Highness, who was most enthusiastic:3l.y received, then addressed the meeting. At the conclusion of his Royal Highness's address, Mr. O'Connell appeared upon the platform, and was greeted with loud cheers. There was an at tempt made at disapprobation by a little knot of per sons at the back of the room, but it was instantly drowned by the most enthusiastic applluse. Tie senerable Thomas Clarkson was then introduced, ac companied by his widowed daughter-in-law and his grandson, the only male representative of the family of the venerable father or the Anti• Slavery cause, and addressed the meeting in a most characteristic speech, which was listened to with toe most intense interest. We shall give a full report of the proceedings to morrow. THE BISHOP'S PETITION. " The Bishop of London is compelled to give up his house in St. James's-square, having only an income of vienty thousand pounds a year."—Vide Morning Paper. Pity the sorrows of a poor old Priest, A mitred Priest, oppressed with woes severe, Whose ghostly income, at the very least, Is only twenty thousand pounds a year I Helpless and hopeless is my lot, I trow, Fit theme for national commiseration ; Like Dives, once I rolled in wealth, but now, Like Lazarus, I'm destined to starvation. No more Dean, Rector, Pluralist, shall flock To my town-house in proud St. James's-square; A bill is in the window! What a shock, To think that they must go and dine elsewhere 1 Ah me 1 misfortune knows not where to stop; Henceforth I must—for so my mind presages— Dine at some 'Cub -house on a mutton-chop, And put my servants all upon board-wages. Oh pensive Public, little do you dream Hew great, i,ow undeserved is my affliction, Or, sure, yGa a ould (a most sagacious scheme), Soothe a ll my sorrows by a large subscription 1 Subscription, blessed phrase I—Ope wide the door Of charity„ all ye who can afford Your mite, for he that giveth to the poor, Lendeth— so says the Scripture—to the Lord 1 NAVIGATION OF THE LIFFEY.—We perceive by the Irish newspapers, that Mr. Steele is about to publish a letter to General Sir John Burgoyne, developing from some engineering eleneestts, perhaps not heretofore observed, a plan for opening water communications from the heart of the city of Dublin, through the delightful scenery of the valley of the Liffey, towards r►nsa►n. THE MARKETS-(TIUS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. There have been few an it - 2.1s of Engli,h grain fresh up since Monday, but a fair quantity of foreign. The wheat trade is dull at last quotations. Some business has been do be in fine first Oats, at Monday's prices. Other grain unchanged in value. Flour extremely dull in sale. NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. A large supply with a languid demand, and prices the same as on Saturday last. Game and Poultry in fair supply, and the trade bought rather largely at the following prices :—Guinea Fowls, 4s. 6d. ; Ducklings, 2s. Gd. to 3s. 6d. ; Goslings, 4s. Gd. to 6s. 6d. ; Leverets, 2s. 6d. to 55.: Chickens, 2s. to 3s. ; Surrey Capons, 125.; Fowls, 3s. Gd. to ss. ; Pigeons, 6d. to 10d. ; Rabbits, Is. Live Stock for Shipping—Turkeys, 605.; Guinea Fowls, 545. ; Hens, 18s. ; Ducks, 20s ; Geese, 545. per dozen. Eggs, 4s. 6d. to ss. Gd. per 120 ; Plover, 55. per &ten. COLONIAL MARKETS. There was not moth life in these markets, but prices were firm for all articles, and a fair business was transacted, chiefly to supply the wants of the home trade. The public sales were well attended. Sugar sold at late rates. Coffee found few buyers, but prices were supported. The arrivals were to a fair extent. TEA MARKET. The market was inactive, but prices were steady. Com parWs Congou, 2s. Oil cash. Some ships with Tea are near at hand. TALLOW MARKET. Not much demand, but prices remain high. P. Y. C. is worth 525. 6d. on the spot, and 535. 3d. fur arrival in the last three months. SPIRIT MARKET. Rum held firmly, but not much demand ; proof Leewards 3s. 7d. per gallon. Brandy dull of sale, and prices rather lower. METAL MA RKFT. Iron and Lead in fair request, and prices rather firmer, but in other articles few sales to report, and prices were rather lower fur spelter. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY). DEAL, JUNE 23. —Wind W. S. W,—Arrived the Cato, Scott, from St. Vincent's. Sailed the Waterlily, for Jamaica. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 23. Wind W.N. W.—Sailed the St. James, Lebor, for New York." LIVERPOOL, JUNE 23. —Wind N.—Arrived the Bebe, Shetland, from Monte Video; Vesper, Johnson : Agnes, Bainbridge ; Tarolinta, Smith ; Vandalia, Soule ; and Trento, Snow, Mobile; Lady Stormont, Griffiths, ald Havre, M• Known, New Orleans ; Coronet, Bute, Walter, Boyd, and Damascus, New Orleans. Off part the Sc, bia, lrom Mobile. Sailed the Forth, Glen, for Cape de Verde and Monte Video ; Algongust, Finley, Philadelphia ; Mary Muir, Payne, Montreal ; Jane White, Walker, St. John's. New Brunswick ; Freeman, Sullivan, Jamaica ; William Goddard, Potter, Mobile; Sylvanus Jenkins, Seymour, ditto; Higfield, Ward, Africa The fiche, Sharland, arrived to-day from Monte Video, sailed April 18, and reports that the " Blockade of Bucuos Ayres still continued." SHIELDS, JUNE 22.--The Baltimore, Taylor, which sailed hence 19,h inst., for Boston, put back to-day, to discharge part of hor cargo, being overloaded. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWELVE O'CLO(,'K. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET OF TITESDAY.—We have had a moderate demand for Cotton today. The sales are 4,000 bags, of which 1,000 have been taken on speculation at steady prices. LIVERPOOL SUCK EXCHANGE, TUESDAY.—Shares rather heavy, with a limited demand of business, and at reduced prices :—Brighton, 29 ; Midland Counties, 96 ; Grand Junction, 255-6 ; Lancaster and Preston, 324; Eastern Counties, 154 ; South Western, 595 ; Chester and Crewe, 674 ; York and South Midland, 67i ; Bank of Liver pool, 214. THE FUNDS. Consols which left eff yesterday 91i for the opening:, are not quite so goad at present, and may be quoted 911 i; Reduced, 914 ; Exchequer Bills, 23 25 prern. ; India Bonds, 2 4 prem. ; Bank Stock, 1754. There was an improvement in the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon. . . . . _ In the Foreign Market Spanieb Active, 26 R 27 ; Deferred, 121 ; Passive, 61 i; Portuguese, 358, same as they left off ; Three per Cents. 24 i; Colom bian, 271; Mexican. 314 321.; Brazilian, 'WI ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half, 541 -; Five per Cents., 1021. Shares—Great We.tern Railwa.., 36f 374 prem. ; London and Brighton, 6 k discount; BI ickwall, 1 4- prem. ; Birmingham, 98 100 prem. ; Southampton 59 60 per share ; Croydon, Ile Ili per share ; Greenw.ch, 8f 9f per share. Extract of a letter dated Tahiti, December 13, respect ing the proceedings of the French in the South Seas:— •' The French frigate, which left here for the Sandwich Islands in June last, has been there, and succeeded in getting twenty thousand dollars. The Captain threatened to commence hostilities in three days in case of non-com pliance with his &minds, but offered protection to all foreigners as far as he was able, except the Protestant clergymen. The officers of two American ships of war, just arrived from Tahiti, drew up a paper, and circulated 1,000 copies, proclaiming disapprobation of the French Captain's proceedings, and asserting that the Missionaries were entitled to equal protection with their fellow.citirms. It is probable that a memorial will be presented to the American Government, representing such cruel and arbi trary proceedings." PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Rank Stock l7sk 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cents. Con. 3i per Cent. India .St .ek ...... Ditto Bonds ...... South Sea Stock ... Old Annuities ...... Ditto Red New 4 per Cent. ...... 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities to expire Ditto ...... 5001. 23 241n0. Jan. 5, 1860... 13 13-164 Ditto Small Oct. 10,1859. ... 13 9-16 Ditto Commercial Jan. 5, 1869. ...... Ditto Advertised ... pm. Jan. 5, 1880. April 5, 1830. ... Jan. 5, 1870. FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds Belgian Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Account — Portuguese Bonds — Brazilian Bonds ... — Ditto New Bonds Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bo n d s — Ditt o , 3 per Cent ... Ditto Account — Ditto Account ...... ... 24 Chilian Bonds — Prussian Bonds ..... ... Ditto Account Columbian Bonds Ditto Account. - Columbian Bonds, 1824 Sp an i s h B on d s . ..... 261 Ditto Account •— Ditto Account 27 64 Danish 13onds ...... ... .. Passive Ditto Account Delerrod Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1825 Ditto Account — - 3 per cent... —f. —c. Mexicanßonris,s per cent Exchange... —f. --c. Ditto Account .. Dutch, 24 per cent ... 5-Ilk Ditto,6 per Cent —.— Ditto Account Ditto Account ...... ... Ditto, 5 per cent lO2ll Neapolitan - PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. .f.'.. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. Paid. Per Share ..d5 lO2 ...... to .. 80 .. 35 ..... 28 .. 90 189 ..38; 59 ...... t o .. 13 4 ll ..... to 11 4 .. 30 ... 23 kNGE YESTERDAY. Gibraltar 4B Leghorn 3O 35 Genoa Milan RAILWAYS. Great Western Ditto New London and Brighton London and Birmingham London and South Western London and Croydon (Trunk) North Midland, (New) South Eastern and Dover COURSE OF EXCEL Amsterdam CF. 12 5 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam 2U. 12 51 Antwerp ....... ....... 12 5 Hamburg... ...... M.B l3 12 Altona Paris, 3 days' sight 25 40 Ditto, 3 months 25 65 Marseilles Bourdeaux Frankfort on Maine l5Ol Petersburg, 3 Us 37i Berlin Wien oa, effee. EL 3 Al_ 10 7 Trieste, ditto lO 8 Madrid Cadiz 37 Bilboa Barcelona ... Seville ... ... Venice 47 Naples 4oi Palermo, per oz 122 Lisbon s4i Oporto 541 Rio Janeiro 2t3 Bahia Buenos Ayres New York, 21 days'sight. 46i Philadelphia PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ. Portugal Gold, coin £0 0 0 Foreign Gold, bars... 3 I 7 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 10I j Silver in Bars 0 5 01 HALF-PA ST ONE. The Funds continue in the same dull situation us in the , arty, part of the morning, and up to the present time there does not appear any spirit for speculation either in the British or Foreign Markets. Money continues light, and it is the opinion that no al teration will take place until the dividends are paid. Consols arc not so good as in the early part of the morning, and have receded from Pli to 91i for the Ac. count ; Reduced, 014- l ; Exchequer Bilis, one shilling lower, 23 25, 22, 24 prem. ; India Bonds nothing done ; Batik Stock 1751. In the Foreign market Spanish Active, which was 27k, has receded to 26i; Deerred 12 ; Portuguese 351; Dutch Twe-and-a-Half, 54} ; Five per Cen►s., 102 k. Shares little doing, and are not quite so firm, —Great Western, 102 ; London and Brighton, 2811; London and Birmingham, 189 ; South Western, 59} ; North Midland (New), 41}. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Princesses Augusta and Mary, take their departure for Germany the last week of next or the first week of the ensuing month. We believe it is ar ranged that the Duchess and Princesses will stay three months with her relatives at their chateau, near Frankfort, after which go to Italy for several months. The Duke of Cambridge will make a tour of visits while on the Continent. It is said their Royal Highnesses will not return to this country until the spring of next year. Their extensive establishment will only be par tially broken up. HARVEST PROSPECTS.—AII our accounts from the country continue exceedingly favourable. The crop 3 of all kinds are in a forward state, and, according to present appearances, the harvest is likely to commence at least a fort night earlier than usual. This would be productive of great benefit to the poor— first, by bringing the new food into market so much sooner, and next, by causing the remnant of last year's potatoe crop to be thrown into consumption. We understand that the breadth of Wheat sown this year is much snore limited than heretofore, but Oats have been very exten sively sown.—Dublin Evening Post. Fanny Elssler has created a wonderful sensation here : our citizens contrive to find a plenty of money for her, and this reminds me of a conundrum or two. Why is she like a brewer? Do you give it up ? Because she gets her living by hops. Why is she like an old woman at her wheel , Do you give it up ? Because she is spinning on her tow (toe.) Why is she like an old hen in cord weather ? Do you give it up ? B ecause s h e often stauds on one foot. Why is she like a Government defaulter? Do you give it up? Because she carries off lots of the people's money. Why is she like this letter when her performance is finished ? Do you give it up ? Because sh e i s j ust ready to go uff.—Letter in the Liverpool Mercury. EVENING EDITION. COMMON HALL.-(THIS DAY.) A Common Hall was hell this day for the purpose 0 1 electing the Sheriffs and other ( - Beers for the year ensuing. The COMMON SERGEANT read the names of the gentle men eligible for the office rf Sheriff, and on a show of hands the election was declared to have fallen on Mr. Ai Lerman Gibbs and A. Galloway, EA. A poll was then demanded on the part of Thomas Farm. combe, Esq. UNIVERSITY OF LI)NDON. B. A. EXAMINATIONS FOR HONOURS, JUNE, 1840• Certificates of Honour have been granted to the follow ing candidates : IN MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL PHILOSOPHY :--- Hargreave Universlty College. IN CLASSICS:- 1. Greenwood 2. Mason 3 Hargreave 4. Jones King's College. 5 Shaen The University Scholarship in Clwiks (501. r t annum for three years) has been adjudged to Mr. Green. wood. LITERATURE. 3 pm MUSICAL BOXES of high quality, the mecha nism beautifully finished, conveying the idea of the Campo ° with surprising perfection and accuracy. A Catalogue of the various Airs, Overtures, &c., &c. ‘ a rtd the prices of the Boxes is now published, and may be l a gratis, or will be forwarded, post free, in answer to a post Pia application. T. COX SAVORY, Goldsmith and Silversmith, 47, Cornhill (Seven doors from Gracechurch-street), London. BIRTHS. On the 21st inst., at the Oil Mills. Twickenham, Mrs' Fluckton, of a son, still born. On the 21st inst., in Wilton-crescent, the Lady Howard, of a son. On the 20th inst., in Portman-street, the lady of Lieutenant' Colonel Knoilys, Scots Fusilier Guards, of a sot , . At Edinburgh, the l a dy o f W. F. Campbell, of May, Esq. r M. P., of a son. On the 23d inst., the Countess of Lincoln, of a son. On the 22d inst., at Grenville-street, Brunswick-squarer Mrs. Henry Nichols, of twin daughters. MARRIED On the 18th inst., at Heavitree Church, Devon, Thonla° Henry Bullock, Esq , Captain in the service of his Highneo the Nizam, to Susanah Juliana, eldest daughter of the Rev , Prebendary Dennis, of Polsloe-park, Devon. On the 22d inst., Mr. Robinson, of Chichester House, wands worth-road, to Anne, eldest daughter of Samuel Padwink , Esq., East Meon, Hampshire. On the 22d inst., at St. Mark's, Kennington, Henry Martyrs Faulkner, Esq , of Trinity College, Cambridge, to Annie, youngest daughter of the late John Harding, E sq ., of St. James's-street, Westminster. DUBLIN REVIEW. No. 16. Dolman, London. 1840. The utmost we can say in praise of this Nun:herr: the Dublin Review is, that it is not the worst we have seen. Its principal defect consists in the length and prolixity of the makirity of its articles ; w hi c h are besides, devoted t o suc h su bj ects as no t on e reader out of ten can be exp ec t e d t o ta k e t h e s li g ht es t interest in. Who—unles s h e b e a zea l ous C at h o li c , a ll whose thoughts and feeli ngs cen t re i n hi s Ch u rch—can derive entertainme n t f rom t h e E ssa y en titled " Did the Anglic a n Ch urc h re f orm h erse lf?" which is a dry, theological disquisition, and penned not in the most tolerant spirit ? " Civil Sod Religious Education in Belgium is a much better ar ticle—well-written, too, as regards style ; but the subject is far from new, having already been discussed in man)" of the Monthly and Quarterly Journals. Speaking of the present state of Belgium, the Reviewer observes , arid we believe with perfect truth, that " it is at this moment the only Catholic country in Europe where the true principles of civil and religious liberty are really and successfully carried into practice. In Belgium, the freedom of the press, liberty of conscience, and its grand corollary, the liberty of public education, are not fictions of the constitution, as in France; these things are stern realities, and the celebrated promise of Louis Philippe, La Charle sera desormais une verile, has found its ac complishment in that highly-favoured country. Sin e° the period of its glorious revolution, official prosecution s against the public press are unknown." 'The notice of " Fraser's Travels in Koordistan" does justice to the good-humour, sagacity, and perseverance of one of the most intelligent and enterprising of modern tra. yellers. The extracts from Mr. Fraser's volumes are numerous, and very judiciously selected. The " Temperance Movement in Ireland " s peaks of the great m ora l revo l u ti on now i n progress throughout that cou n try, as one th a t i s by n o means °( a transient or superfi c i a l c h arac t er , b u t sur e to be per manent, and to prod uce th e most aus pi c ious results. " We have it u p on ev id ence not to b e di s p u ted," ear s the Reviewer, '°that a very large number of perso ns say at the least fiv e h un d re d th ousan d, have scroP° lously adhered t o th e pl e d ge d ur i ng a per i o d of thre s months. Here is a fact not t o b e d en i e d. That som e may relapse into their former bad habits, is bighlY probable ; but we think that there are not a f ew guarantees for the permanence of the change that bes taken place. It is too soon yet to shape out all the political consequences which must follow from the moral changes now in progress through every part of Ireland. Te i r: perance must beget wealth ; wealth, self-respect , eei . government, knowledge, pow er , t ranqu illity, .the am a f gamatton of all parties into one p eop l e , d ie promotion of Ireland from a province to a nation." headed " Mo res Catholic:" is an o th er o f those pro lix ' wearisome essays, against whi c h we h av e already en tered our protest. We may sa y t h e sa me of the ac count of the theologi c al di s p u t e b etween the " Re v ' Mr. Percaval a n d th e D u bli n R ev i ew ," S o me particu lars respecting th e " P ersecut i on i n t h e E as t" cooled , the Number. Th e article A LANCASHIRE SCHOOLMASTER EXT RA. ORDINARY.—The subjoined is a literal copy of large bills which have been extensively circulated, in the borough and neighbourhood of Oldham, to announce the opening of school. It is an extraordinary specimen of profound ereditl of a village pedant:—" Ecce ! consulo Lie sum, " 1 " - t stuhium,scisistud nisi rericulum ferceris—Meros arnicus, in quibus Jubco ut a Fontisbus potins hourinant in rtvuk.;* contectentur.—lsaac Ogdan, Master of Reading in all its Atti e Doctor charm. Precepter of wrighting plan, and ornamental, of Grammer in all its classic purity,—and Professor of the science, of Mathematics in its diversified Branches, --being wishful to remove their illiteracy—to furnish to writers ea" rectness, freedom, and despatch ; to Grammaticise both their posting tongues and pens, and to enrich their mind with ull the pro fundity of Mathematic lore apprizes with due submission the enterprizing residents of Oldham, and it s v i c i ne d we ll ers , that is Seminary in St Domingo street is now open where a knoll' ledge of his terms may be acquired, and if requested, his un. questionable scholastic qualifications submitted to the most rigid test.—N. B. A Night School fcr Adults. Oldham, June 16, 18 , 40 "—Liverpool Mercury. THE NAKED 'TROTH.—Recently a miller'S man, employed near Marske, Yorkshire, was sent out with cart-load of flour. On his return, aucl when near Coatham, he, thought that a bathe in the sea wou ld b e very pl e asant; an d he forthwith indulged himself accordingly, first depositing his clothes within the cart. When he had concluded his ab' lutions, he proceeded to the cart to dress; but the horse, not recognizing its driver in the costume of an ancient Briton, baulked him of his intention by " going a-head" at a tremen dous pace. The poor fellow pursued with all possible speed. vociferating " Whoohoa! whoohna ;" and the faster he ran. and the louder he shouted, the more furiously the animal loped, fear having lent hi m t h e spee d o f a Bees' wing." Through the town of Redcar, the brute rail helter skelter, to the terror of the inhabitants, who, they flocked to the windows at the noise, were astonished to behold the barefaced and breechless miller in fell chase of the runaway racer. The young ladies vanished at the sight, and the old fishwives clapped their outspread finger' before their eyes, excl a i m i ng , "Oh ! t h e nasty f e ll o w." Th e horse, regardless of all remarks, kept Mr. Apollo Belvidere Oa the run to the very door of the mill, where the second best racer was permitted to re.urne his dress. He stated, in reply to the jokers who gathered sound him, that his chief annoyance arose from perceiving .hat he must pass two damsels on the sands; but he was obliged to push onward, and as he declined to see them, he hoped they wcre equally considerate as to him. —Leeds Times. REMARKABLE DISAPPEARANCE.—On Ss' turday morning week, a young woman, in her eighteenth ye , ssho resides with h er p arents i n t h e v i llage of Crookes, I ab sconded from her home un d er very s i ngu l ar c i rcumstan ces. s appeared, that having some disagreement with her father, to a book she was reading, she, on the above morning, before the rest of the family were up, attired herself in her brother s clothes, and decamped, first taking the precaution to cut Off het; hair, to p reven t th e di scovery o f h er sex.. It is said that she had often expressed her intension of going to sea in disguise, but her friends supposed that en thos e occasions she vas merely talking in jest. Active search has been made for her by her friends, both in Liverpool and 1 - I` ll , l f but hitherto without success. H er parents, we understan d, are persons of great respectability o f c h aracter. —Si n ce the above was in type, we have heard that the fair runaway has returned to Sheffield. It appears that a gentleman going to Hull, was told of the above circumstances, and requested to make inquiry respecting her. Accordingly, on his arrival there, he did so, and found her fortunately at the very house he usually stopped. They slept in the same room (though not in the same bed, we presume), and in the morning, from the description given him, he charged her with decamping from Sheffield, which she stoutly d en i e d , an d professed to b e a na tive , of Hull. He told her she mus t go b ac k w i th him, but s h e post" tively refused ; upon th reaten i ng to send for the police,low ever, she was more settled, an d agree d to come back w i t h big"; and they arrived in Sheffield on Su n d a y morning. She ha d passed her brother sev era l t i mes i n t h e streets of Hull (he had gone to seek her), but wou ld not ma k e h erself keown • and ha actually engaged hers e lf f or a s i tuat i on on b oard one o f the ves self lying there. —D er b ys hi re Ch ron i c l e. ! The Cork Reporter informs us th a t th e number of emigrants from that port this year amounts to 4,870. Th e average of the six preceding years amounted to . 4,934. D On the 17th inst., in Norfolk-street, Robert Harcourt Wes ton, Esq., aged 78. On the 18th inst., at York, Fanny, wife of William George Maude, Esq., R.N., and daughter of C apta i n Maude, R.N., of Ab i ngdon- street, Westminster. 10th On'the ssa rs. 19th inst., at Covent r y, C aptain John Rowley, of the Hu On the 20th inst , at Bru nswick.plcce, Lucas Birch, Esq., of Cornhill, aged 74. On the 20th inst., Augustus William Frederic Mac Donogh, E sq ., late of her Majesty's llth Light Dragoons, aged 29. On the 21st inst , Elizabeth, eldest daughter of John Smith, E s q., of Lewes. On the 22d inst., in Blackheath-park, Henry, the only sou of Henry R an ki ng, Esq. London : Printed and Published by 1111111,410 YOUN C. of No. 112,- Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112 Strand,in the county of Middlesex.—Wednesday, hole 24, Is4o, I