The Sun. — London, England, 1840-06-08 00:00:00

ETENING EDITION. PUBLICATION OF BLASPHEMOUS WORKS. At the Manchester Salford Hundred Sessions, on Monday, Mr. Abel Heywood was indicted for selling Haslam's " Letter to the Clergy of all Denominations." Dr. Brown and Mr. Jonathan Peel conducted the pro secution, and Mr. Cobbett appeared for the defence. Mr. Heywood withdrew his plea and pleaded guilty. After some dispute between the Counsel, it was agreed that Mr. Heywood should stand in his own reccgniz. ;laces to appear when called upon for judgment. Dr. Brown said, acting there under instructions from the Treasury. he bad to state that the prosecution was in stituted by Government, not with any intention to re press free discussion in any manner, but to teach such pllrteans as the dettndant that no Government could al low pteblications of this kind. He would refer the Court to the law on the subject, and not state merely his own opinions. In Starkie's Law of Libel, page 135, it was stated, " There can be no doubt as to the ge neral right of inquiry and discussion, even upon the most sacred subjects, provided the license be exercised in the spirit of temperance, moderation, and fairness, w ith out a ny intenti on to i n j ure or af front." This was established in the prosecution of Paine's Age of Reason. In that trial, the Learned Counsel for the prosecution, Mr. Erskine, observed, " Every man has a right to investigate, with reason, controversial points of the Christian religion ; but no man, consistently with a law which only exists under its sanction, has a right to deny its very existence, and to pour forth such shocking and insulting invectives as the lowest establishment in the gradation of civil au thority ought not to be subject to, and which would soon be broken down by violence and disobedience, if they were: J. Peel said it was the more neces sary that some remarks should be made on this matter, in consequence of every wall in the town having been covered with placards in reference to this matter, headed, in large letters, " Persecution for opinion's sake." —Mr. Cobett said, notwithstanding the speech of Dr. Brown, he thought it necessary to address a few words to the Court, the more especially to introduce an affidavit made by the defendant to place himself in that situation before- the public in which he thought he ought to be placed. In it the defendant stated, that, having seen a discussion in the House of Lords relative to these publications, he looked over his stock, and then discovered what this publication was ; and from that time to the present he bad refrained from publishing any portion of these works. The Chairman said he was anxious to say a few words on this case, least the offence which was alleged to have been committed, and which was admitted by the defendant, should be con sidered lbss serious than it otherwise might be. The offence is a vary dangerous one. The prosecution, how ever, was not to punish but to prevent its being in ruturc committed ; and he had no doubt that they bad taken the course they had, because they thought it the best to ensure the end in view. The evil of such pub lications as this was very great ; and they all knew well from experience, that, however absurd a doctrine might be, that was no reason why it should not lead unwary persons astray. It was very satisfactory to bear the statements made on the part of the defendant, and they hoped that this publication would not in future be sold by him. Under these circumstances, they should re quire the defendant to enter into his own recognizances in the sum of 3001. to appear and receive judgment when called upon. The defendant then entered into his own recognizances, and was d;scharged.-31anches ice Guardian. FREN CII AND ENGLISH. COM MERCIAL TREATY. The Moniteur publishes the Bill for the new regula tions of the Customs. 'rile principal object of this measure is to confirm the ordinances which have been issued during the last three years affecting the tariffs. It also contains several new provisions. Of these the most important relate to flax or hemp threads, and to steam-engines for international navigation. The duties on threads, without any distinction as to hards (etoapes) are fixed as follows : Flax or hemp threads, without distinction of those in bards, and furnishing at the followine• rates : Bleached in Plain. Unbleached. any degree. Dyed. 6,000 metres, at least, per 100 kilos Exceeding 6,000 m., and net excCeding 12,000 m. Exceeding 12,000 m. ,and 16 26 36 not exceeding 24,000 m. Exceeding 24,000 m. .. ... Twisted. `24 34 44 40 50 60 70 80 90 6,000 metres at least ..... 36 54 114 Exceeding 6,000 rn. , and 44 62 122 not exceeding 12,000 in. Exceeding 12,000 in., and not exceeding 24,000 m. 60 71 138 Exceeding 24 000 ... 90 108 168 These duties are to extend to all numbers that arc of any interest for French productions, the protection of 10 per cent., which, according to the actual duties, ap plies only to common threads. The rates of this tariff are understood to he conformable to the propositions, which, with a view of reciprocal benefit, France has made in the conferences with the English Commis sioners, relative to the reduction of the Custom duties. The second part of the Bill reduces the duties on ma chines intended for international navigation to 10 per gent. THE DIGNITY OF LABOUR. I have faith in labour, and I see the goodness of God in placing us in a world where labour alone can keep us alive. I would not change, if I could, our subjection to physical wantr, our exposure to hunger and cold, and the necessity of constant conflicts with the material world. I would not, if I could, so temper the elements that they should infuse into us only grate ful sensations, thaz„ they should make vegetation so exu berant es to anticipate every want, and the minerals so ductile as to offer no resistance to our strength and skill. Such a world would make a contemptible race. Man owes his growth, his energy, chiefly to that striv ing of the will, that conflict with difficulty, which we call effort. Easy,pleasant work, does not make robust minds does not give men such a consciousness of their powers, does not train to endurance, to perseverance, to steady force of will, that force without which all other acqui sitions avail nothing . Manual labour is a school where men are placed to get energy of purpose and charac ter, a more important endowment than the learning of all other schools. They are placed, indeed, under hard masters, physical ,sufferings and wants, the power of fearful elements, and the vicissitudes of all human things ; but these stern teachers do a work which no compassionate, indulgent friend could do for us ; and true wisdom will bless Providence for their sharp ministry. I have great faith in hard work. The ma terial world does much for the mind by its beauty and order ; but it does much for the mind by the pains it in flicts, by its obstinate resistance, which nothing but pa tient toil can overcome, by its vast forces which nothing but unremitting skill and effort can turn to our use, by its perils which demand continual vigilance, and by its tendencies to decay. I believe that difficulties are more important to the human mind than what we call assistances. Work we all must, if we mean to bring out and perfect our nature. Even if we do not work with the hands, we must undergo equivalent toil in some other direction. No business or study which does not present obstacles, tasking to the full the intellect and the will, is worthy of a man. In science, he who does not grapple with hard questions, who does not con centrate his whole intellect in vigorous attention, who does not aim to penetrate what at first repels him, will never attain to mental force. The uses of toil reach beyond the present world. T'no capacity of steady, earnest labour is, I appre hend, one of our greatest preparations for another state of being. When I see the vast amount of toil roqu'red of men, I feel that it must have important connections with their future existence ; and that he who has met this discipline manfully, has laid one es sential foundation, improvement, exertion, and happi ness in the world to come. You will here see that to me labour has great dignity. It. is not merely the grand instrument by which the earth i s oversprea d with fruima tter tfulness and bcauty, and the ocean su bd ued, an wrought into innumerable forms for com fort and ornament. It ha s a f ar higher function which is, to give force to the will, cffieien,y, the capacity of endurance and of preserving to far-reaching plans. Alas for th e man who has not learned to work He is a poor creature. H e does not know himself. He depends on others, with no ca- I parity of making returns for the support they give ; and let him not fancy that he has a monopoly of enjoyment. E4se, rest, owes its deliciousness to toil ; and no toil is to burdensome as the rest of him who has nothing to task and quicken his powers.—Channinis Lectures on the Elevation of the Working Classes. LIEUTENANT WELLSTED'S TRAVELS TO TIE CITY OF THE CALI ems, &c .—ln these days of dull and flat common-place, it is quite " ref. eshing" to come upon arr tir eof s t range trave l and w i ld adventure like this, which d n re- eels t o m i n d the exploits of the old voyagers of Spain England when half the world was " tnidisovered," and the ether half unknown." Our traveller quits India by embarking on the Persian Gulf in a trading vessel bound for Muscat, and the first important features of his narrative relate to that re markable city. Here he commences slave-merchant, and embarks for tiambrun—visiting in his way thither, some of the singular islands in the Persian Gulf, arid particularly those where the pearl fisheries are established—of which he gives an interesting fiegcription. In due course he reaches Bagdad, the celebrated City of the Caliphs," remains there a considerable length of time, and affords many details of it that are not to be found in the narrative of any other traveller. Among the inwt interesting of his adventures are those which take mow , the Arabs of the Desert, particularly the Be dietine, with whom he passes a consider a bl e per i od ; and the c h arac ter of these proverbially wild" men, and of the womc who share their desert life, is full of interest. Another poin of great interest in these sketches is the celeb ra t e d c i ty of Da 21?I CUI, of ethich we have many graphic and ch aracter i stic sc riptions. The first volume concludes with a vi s it t o T r i poli bang, ,an d ABa lbec. The second volume is filed with a ! j o u en ey to the coast a of Arabia, and a comprehensive tour on the whole forming. a publicati on o f singuhir o f Socotra—the singular inteMt and entettainnrtnt.—Nro..a! and Milita)y Gssetie. LAW INTELLIGENCE. BAIL COURT, JUNE 6. STEELE AND WIFE V. PEARCE. Mr. PLATT stated that this action was brought to recover a compensation in damages for a most serious injury which the female plaintiff had sus tained in consequence of her having been bitten by n horse belonging to the defendant. The plaintiff is a compositor, and the defendant is a builder, residing in a place called the Coal-yard, in Drury-lane. On the 28th of October the female plaintiff was walking through the Coal-yard, in company with a woman named M'Gowan, and at the same time a cart belonging to the defendant was standing near the kerbstone, and some of the defen dant's servants were in the act of loading it. As she passed the horse the animal suddenly made a snap at her, and having caught her by the breast in his teeth, the vicious animal actually lifted her off the ground, and having car. ried her to the opposite side of the yard, dashed her down with great violence. She got up, and was again seized in i a similar manner when her screams brought some persons tio her assistance, by whom she was rescued from her pe rilous situation. A crowd of people were quickly at tracted to the spot, among whom was the defendant, who, on being informed of what had happened, said to his carman—" Why did you not put a nose-bag on this horse ? you know what a horse it is." Thus admitting that himself and his servants were aware of the vicious pro pensities of the animal. The unfortunate woman was, by the desiro of the defendant, who promised to pay the expenses, taken to a neighbouring surgeon, who, on exa mination, found that her breast was most dreadfully in jured by the bite she had received. A long time elapsed be fore she recovered, and even now it was doubtful whether she might not have a cancer in her breast, in which case the probability was that she would lose her life. In addition to the pain and suffering which she had undergone, she had been for several weeks prevented from attending to her own business (that of a map.colourer), and her hus band had been put to considerable expense for medical advice, which latter expenditure. notwithstanding his pro mise at the time of the transaction, the defendant had sub sequently refused to reimburse him. Some few weeks after the transaction the female plaintiff applied to the de fendant for some pecuniary compensation for the injury which she had sustained, but her application was refused in a very unfeeling manner; and a letter subsequently written by the plaintiff's attorney, stating that an action would be commenced unless he made the plaintiff a suit able compensation, remained to this day unanswered. Under these circumstances the plaintiffs had been com pelled to bring the present action, and he (Mr. Platt) trusted that the Jury would award her ample damages for the very dreadful injury which she had sustained. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, l 0/. ILFORI) PETTY SESSIONS, Before W. Cotton, Esq., Chairman, Major Ander son, and W. Pearce, Esq. LtattrATioN OF FAIRLOP FAlR.—This being the sitting appointed for trying the question as to the lega lity of holding Fairlop Fair, considerable interest was created. It will be remembered that summonses were issued at the instance of the Commissioners of Police, against the Hon. Mr. Wellesley, and other parties, call ing upon them to show, by what right or title the fair was held upon Hainault Fr:rest. Mr. Richards, the agent to the Hon. Mr. Wellesl e y, attended to answer the summonses. Before the case ;;;;;;;;IntO, the Chairman said he thought it would be better, publicly, to contradict a statement that had been made to the public, to tiv. effect that it was the wish and the object of the Magistrates to do away with the Fairlop fair altogether. This was not the case ; the gentry and clergy residing in the neighbourhood who had sent the memorial to the Com missioners of Police had no desire to interfere, unduly, with the amusements of the people, but they merely wished to keep them within the proper bounds, and to prevent the disgraceful and outrageous proceedings that had taken place on the Slbbath. So far as the Friday's amusements were concerned, the Magistrates had no desire whatever to interfere, and they might be conti nued, but the Magistrates were determined to put a stop to the fair being continued to the Sunday. Tile information and summonses were then read. Mr. Richards upon this addressed the Magistrates, and said that, upon a consultation with Mr. Wellesley, it had been resolved that he should avail himself of the provisions of the 40th clause of the New Police Act, by which he was enabled to enter into a recognizance in the sum of 2001., to try the question in the Court of Queen's Bench, and which proceeding would remote the matter altogether from the jurisdiction of the Ma gistrates, and place it in the hands of the Judges, who would have to decide on the legality of the fair. He added that he was now prepared to enter into the re quired recognizances, and the Magistrates would, there fore, not have the trouble to go into any evidence. The Magistrates said they regretted that such a step should be taken, because, although it might prevent any interference in the present year's fair, yet they were convinced that the ultimate result would be, when the matter c ►me to be argued before the Court of Queen's Bench, that the fair would be declared illegal, and would be done away with altogether. They coo -1 sidered it would be much better that some arrangement should be come to, whereby the question as to the le gality of the fair on the Friday should not be touched, but that the holding it on the other days should be alone declared unlawful. Mr. RICHARDS said that so far as Mr. Long Wellesley was concerned, he had no desire that the fair should be continued after the first day, and in point of fact the ground was only let for one day, lie did not, therefore, anticipate that Mr. Wel lesley would offer any objection to the fair being de clared illegal on the Saturday and Sunday. He doubted, however, whether the Magistrates could adopt that pro ceeding under the present summons. The Bench expressed an opinion that they were com petent to do so, and said that if Mr. Richards did not offer any opposition to the proceeding they would pro ceed to hear evidence t.s to the fact of the fair having been held on the Saturdays and Sundays, and they would then declare that the holding it on those days in future would be unlawful. Mr. Richards said that although he did not anticipate that any objection would be offered to such a course, yet he did not like to pledge Mr. Wellesley to a parti cular course of proceeding without consulting him upon the subject. After some further observations it was eventually arranged that fresh summonses should be issued for hearing on Monday the 15th inst, with the under standing that if no one should appear on that day to oppose the proceeding, the Bench would at once declare the fair illegal on the Saturday and Sunday, and take the necessary steps to prevent it from being holden in future on those days. Mr. Richards told the Bench he had no doubt that Mr. Wellesley would not offer any opposition to this proceeding, so that the matter may be considered as finally arranged in the way above stated. THE LATEST YANKEEISMS. The Boston Originator tells of an Indian found in the back woods with a face so black that charcoal makes a white mark on it. A QUICK RACER.—A Pat asked an emigrant Yankee, at the Maze races, if they had any such re marka , ily swift horses in America ?—" Swift !" said Jonathan, " why I guess we have ; I seen a horse at Baltimore, on a sunny day, start against his own shadow, and beat it a quarter of a mile at the first heat !" The Spificator says there is a man living in that city whose nose is so large that nobody can see it at once, they are obliged to look twice. The American ladies are all of Royal blood ; for the people are the Sovereign, and they are the daughters of the people. The New Orleans Times says the inquiry of a gentleman, if it was not " rather amusing" to edit a daily paper, reminds him of a question he once heard propounded by a moustached, wasp-waisted exquisite, to an emaciated wretch at work on the treadmill.— " Fellow," said the perfumed and ringletted copy of humanity, " doint you foind that demmed excel'rating aixercise ?" Rum, when in HoGs-heads, is capable of doing but little mischief ; but when it gets into MEN'S-heads, look out!! DEATH OF THREE YOUTHS FROM DROWN ING.—On Friday afternoon. between four and five o'clock, three youths were rowing iu a boat, opposite Lambeth Palace, when they came in contact with a barge, by which the boat was upset, and two out of the three perished. One of them was the son of Maynard, the well-known waterman of Lambeth. About the Fame hour on Thursday afternoon, a fine youth, aged 10 years, the son of Mr. Skinner, distiller, of Princes -street, Lam beth, while playing on some barges at Nag's Head Wharf, fell into the water, and was carried away with the tide. None of th e bodies have, as yet, been found. On Monday morning, about ten o'clock, a boat yoii containing AO barrels of oats, the p ro p er ty o f M a tth ew Red drycentieq:, of Tonigreany, while waiting f or th e s t eamer at Gar b dy harbo ur , on its way t o Li mer i c k, was b oar d e d by a large of the t populace, who, as e are informed, possessed themsel ves of part of the grain . Th e po li ce were sent f or t o n Killaloe, b ut (lid arrive in time to capture any of the people or save the proyerty. We are extremely sorry to have to say that the state of the poor in Listowel is awfully deplorable. Potatoes are one shilling asid fourpen ce p er s t one !— an d, me lancholy to relate, thereis no employment in the country.— LintA highly rric k nep in Reporter. teresting discovery has been an nounceda strong 'da•oyusi:agp, e m eo a l d ei e g b ist, hi D r . Lund, to the Northern ise m ov ' er w y h b il e e g by the Danish engravedd Runic excavating an‘v in the AeliTological Society, as m ent ofa neighbourhood ilag. s o t f o Brazil. e, ca v e r This dw i y d t h . i.hh ch t a h ra e c f t r e a r g s: e t c o lp t l h ie e ri i n , g o s a e n v d e i r s a i l , but greatly injured. Having succeeded in words, which he recognized as belonging tongue, he extended his researches, and soon came on the foundations of houses in hewn stone, bearing archi tectural resemblance to the ruins existing in the nor e t n h , ern parts of Norway, in Iceland, and in Greenland. Thus he went resolutely on, and at length, after several ging, found the Scandinavian God of Thunder, Thor, days' dig. his attribit.es—the hammer, gauntlets, and magic girdle. The Society has commissioned Prof. Rafn, who first established, in an authentic manner, the existence of ancient relations betwee n Iceland and Northern America, anterior to the discovery of that part of the world by Columbus, to report on the subject of Dr. Lund's letter, and to publish his report, with a view to direct the attention of the learned to this very interesting dis covery, which would seem to prove, that the ancients of the North had not only extended their maritime voyages to Southern America, bat even formed permanent ettahliguxents in that actuary. COURT OF REQUESTS, TOWER HAMLETS. Shortly after the opening of the Court an extraor dinary looking little personage rushed forward, and thrust a card into the hands of one of the Commis sioners, upon which was inscribed : " Herr Schrumwich, chiropodist to the Emperors of Austria and Russia, the King of Prussia, Mehemet Ali, and other potentates." COSIMISSIONEK (handing back the card)—l don't doubt your abilities, Sir, but I am not troubled with corns myself, and therefore have no occasion for your services. Applicant—Dat ish not vhat I mean. I vants shustice. At this moment the crier of the Court shouted— " Schrumwich against Hicks." " Dat ish me ! Dat ish me !" exclaimed the chiro podist. _ _ _ The sum sought to be recovered was 7s. 6d., for the " professional services" of Herr Schrumwich. Herr Schrumwich, the plaintiff in this "action," was originally a Jew clotbesman in Houndsditcb, but after wards gave his " closhepag" the " sack," and turned chiropodist. His first step in ascending the ladder of fame was the invention of some infallible corn plaster, warranted to eradicate the most obstreperous corn that ever took root and flourished on the foot of man or wo man, even thongh the root might rival in length the tail of Herschell's comet. The plaster speculation suc ceeded to admiration, and induced Herr Schrumwich to aspire to " greater things." After practising upon an old shoe for a month, he started as a corn-cutter, and like most adventurers in this country, who have nothing but their impudence and ig norance to recommend them, obtained abundance of pa tronage. His announcing himself as the " chiropodist in ordinary" to various European Sovereigns, materially added to his success ; for what plebeian afflicted with corns could, " for the honour of the thing," possibly avoid being operated upon by the personage who had pared the imperial feet of the Emperors of Austria and Russia, the King of Prussia, Mehemet Ali, and, pro bably, the Emperor of China into the bargain. No : it was irresistible ; and although Herr Schrumwich had, probably, never been half a dozen miles from Petticoat lane in the whole course of his life, he reaped the benefit of his ingenuity, for he was blessed with a face of invul nerable brass, and assumed the airs of " the monkey that had seen the world." Indeed, such has been his success that it is possible, ere long, he will cut the " Herr" and dub himself " Baron" Schrumwich. The defendant, an old gentleman named Hicks, in formed the Commissioners that be had been troubled with corns for forty years, and having heard that the plaintiff was able to remove the most. inveterate excres cences of the kind, he applied to him for advice, and after using his `• plaster for six months, he found his feet in much worse condition than they were at first ; in fact, in his opinion, Herr Schrumwich was nothing more nor than less than a quack, and knew as much about corns as he did about the philosopher's stone. Plaintiff—Sare, vhat you mean. Vould de first Soverigns in de world allow me to cut dere corns, if 1 vas a quack ? Herr Schrumwich here banded the defendant his card, on which were the names of the Potentates already men• tioned. . The old gentleman, in reply to this, quietly pointed the fore finger of his right hand over his left shoulder, and emphatically uttered the word " gammon." The Commissioners gave judgment for the defendant, and thereupon Herr Schrumwich shrugged up his shoul. ders, and left the Court. KILKUSH PETTY SESSIONS. " Earthenware an' cheny, Earthenware an' cheny ; Won't you stop to view the shop Of bulky Nell Delany? Cups ov every patthern, Cups ov every patthern, Be the pow'rs o' del /'are on the shelf, But she's a dirty slatthern." " Hear to that, my lord an' gintlemen, hear to that," gasped out Mrs. Delany ; who, puffing like a wounded whale, had kissed the book eagerly, wiped her fore head repeatedly, and charged the clerk to read the satire, of which she was the burden, most sonorously. And a burden Nell Delany undoubtedly was, and well she merited the soubriquet of " bulky." " This paper was wafered to your window,ma'am ;" and his worship put the question as though, like the engineer, he apprehended being " hoist by his own petard." But there was an agreeable disappointment, and the response was given in a subdued key, as though Mistress Nell thought herself sure of her victim, and ' would fain daily with him. " Bad look to 'em for poits," she exclaimed, " what work it is that people can't put up a little flesh but there's to be a verso regardin' it. ' Bulky Nell Delany,' indeed, swishy., high hangin' to you, Grindber Grady, what a genius you're on our hands this blessed mornin'. Arra! how bad me little shop is ; ov I had a hould o' you now at the door iv id an' leave to fasten that in your hair.' And here Mrs. D. extended and twisted the fingers of a fist which the " Champion of England " need not have blushed for in his, palmiest d , ty. MAGISTRATE—What have you to say, Grady ? It appears, accordinc , .to this woman's stateme n t, y ou not only lampooned her, b but abused her by word of mouth, and threatened to strike her. Mr. Grady, better known by the Tuscan adjunct of " Grinder," from the forward state of his front masti cators, declared that " he'd lave it all to the binch ; lie was a little overtaken that evening, having been to the fair, an' met a friend, an' indeed it must have been thro' his sleep he composed the disparagement on Nell De lany, because she wouldn't let him shake off his dhrow siness in her back kitchen. So she wouldn't ; an' to tell God's treuth, when the dhrop was in, there was no bounds to the inspiration ov his intellect."—(Great laughter.) " An' deth a nekuns,'' growled Nell, " why should I be bothered wid the like ; a sthray, tipsy poet. Cock him up wid a restin' place, indeed. That I mightn't go back to me childer, gintlemen, but he'd bother a rookery, so he would ; an' what could I expect, whin 'tis the self same capers he cuts in his own house, he do be so blazin' dhrunk, that he won't go to bed, and he won't sit down, only muttherin' an' braggin' ov his ganius an' industhry. Grady, Grady,' he cries to himself', You're a bright inspiration ov a man, an"tis you keeps your family's head above wither. Aye, Grady, aye ; but your own too much above punch.' That's his conversation, gintlemen, an' he keeps it up so fast, you'd give the vermint 'twas mass was goin' on." —(Great laughter.) " Oh ! bless my sowl, who ever gave audience to the like ?" murmured poor Grinder ; " E' thee, Nell Delany, of what materials are you composed at all, that you can't allow for the eccentricities of ganius?" Mrs. D— Here's more ov id, your Worship, here's another volley of disparagiri' language. Is there law or justice at all, at all, amongst ye I' The bard made the amende honorable., in reply, paid the cost of the summons, and promised to " sing no more," POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. EXTENSIVE FORGERIES.—A man of very respectable appearance, named John Carlin, was brought before the Lord Mayor on Saturday, in the custody of Daniel Forrester, the officer, charged with having uttered a forged acceptance for the sum of 891. 12s. The pri soner was clerk to Mr. Gould, a stay-maker in Cheapside. Mr. George Houghton, of Threadneedle-street, mer chant, stated that on the 24th of January he received the bill produced for 89/. 12,., purporting to be drawn by Thomas Gould, and accepted by Thomas Hastings, of Peterborough, from the prisoner. When the bill was due it was presented, and returned dishonoured. Wit ness was informed that Mr. Gould was out of the way, on account of some embarrassments, and he went to that gentleman's house and inquired for Mr. Carlin, whom he had known long, and with whom he had had many dealings. He subsequently saw and had a con versation with Mr. Carlin, who said, upon being asked about the bill, " I am afraid they are all bad—they aro all forgeries." Witness said to him " You don't mean to say that the bills 1 have are forgeries ? ' To which he replied. " There is no use in denying it, they are all forged." Witness observed to him " I don't envy your feelings, Mr, Carlin." " No," said he, "if feelings could be any return to you for the injury you have received, they would not be wanting." Mr. Humphreys, who conducted the prosecution, asked Mr. Houghton whether he knew the prisoner's hand-writing ; and handed over a paper to him, the contents of which were not read.—Mr. Houghton replied, that he had no doubt the paper was in the hand-writing of the prisoner. Mr. Hobler, jun., attended for the prisoner, and ask e d Mr. Hought on w h et h er the prisoner had not said that the bills were accommodation bills ?—Mr. Houghton No ; he said distinctly that they were all forgeries. I have not the slightest doubt on the subject. Mr. Humphreys --I wish your Lordship to be so good as to remand this c ase , w hi c h i s one of greaterimport ance than is imagined, for a week. Mr. Hobler submitted that that was too long a delay, and that any witnesses required from Peterborough might be produced in a couple of days. Mr. Hump ;revs—There is a great deal of inquiry be made. The Lord Mayo r w ill j u d g e of theimport ance of the case when 1 assur; him that 24,000/. worth of these bills have been negotiated through the country. Mr. Hobler, jun.—Surely you do not mean to say that my client uttered all the for cries to that amount ? Mr. Humphreys —I say that bills of this kind to the amount of 24,000/., are all over the country. Ido not at present charge the prisoner with having uttered any more than this one bill for 89/. but I think the Lsrd Mayor will see the propriety of granting my request as to the postponement. the Loan MAYOR—Certainly; the case appears to ire to he one that requires the greatest care. Mr. Houghton, who appeared to feel very much for THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1840. the prisoner, requested that any accommodation which could be afforded in prison might be given to him. The prisoner was then remanded for a week. Mr. Spinks, a pawnbroker residing in Gracechurch street, was summoned upon an information charging him with having neglected to write in legible charac ters the full name and address of the party pawning, and the designation of the article pawned. The informer was Birch. William Atkinson, who stated himself to be a public informer, appeared as the informer's witness. He stated that on the 11th of May he pawned a handkerchief for eighteen-pence at Mr. Spinks' shop. A boy inside the counter asked in what name? To which witness replied distinctly, " Atkinson," without mentioning the,Christian name. The boy then filled up the ticket with the name of " John Atkins." Witness was not asked where he resided. Witness was not in partnership with Birch, nor had he any interest whatever in the decision, but he drew up the information. Birch would have the moiety of the penalty if any were inflicted. Mr. Humphreys said that the error in the name was a mere mistake, and there was not the least intention to defraud manifested in the business. Alderman Gibbs dismissed the case, and Birch de clared that be should apply for a mandamus. BOW-STREET. STABBING.—Jamcs Browne was charged with mali ciously cutting And maiming John Allen. The defendant who had been admitted to bail, sur rendered in discharge of his recognizances. The prosecutor was brou g h t from Charing-cross Hospital to give evidence, and was in so weak and ex hausted a state, as not to be able to stand. He stated that be was a turner by trade, and lived in Phcenix court, Long-acre. On the evening of the 4th May, he returned home, when he saw the prisoner and another man endeavouring to force their way into his house; he ran up, and endeavoured to prevent them from doing so, when the prisoner caught hold of him ; a scuffle en sued, and ultimately a regular fight took place between them, in the course of which, he (prosecutor) suidenly received two severe blows, inflicted in rapid succession in his left side, on which he immediately fell senseless to the ,round, and on recovering, he found himself lying on a bed in Charing-cross Hospital, with two severe wounds in his side. The prosecutor having given the above evidence, was so completely exhausted, that it was found necessary to convey him back to the hospital im mediately. Ann Taylor stated that on the evening in question, she saw the prosecutor and the prisoner fighting in the street, the former fell suddenly, and at the same mo ment she saw the prisoner throw away a knife. (The knife was here produced, and identified by the witness.) Richard Oldham stated that he saw the fight, and the prosecutor suddenly reel, and as he was falling to the ground witness caught him in his arms, and after placing him on the step of a door, fetched a policeman and gave the prisoner into custody. The prisoner was re:nanded until Saturday. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 6.—Our accounts from Malta of the 25th ult., mention the departure of Admiral Stopford for Naples, on the 17th, with the Princess Charlotte and the Implacable sail of the line, and the Carysfort frigate. The British vessels of war then lying at Malta were t h e C as t or , D ap h ne, J aseur, Zebra, and Ceylon ; and the steamers Gorgon, Hydra, and Rhadamanthus. No fresh cases of plagus had manifested themselves among the crew and passengers of the Acheron steamer, who still remained in quarantine. The Dido frigate, Captain Davies, was lying at Constantinople on the 17th ult., and expected to re main there a month or two longer, when it was believed the Talbot, now on the Corfu station, would relieve her. The Blazer steamer left Constantinople on the 16th, and arrived at Smyrna on tire 18th. The British squadron, under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir J. Louis, was lying at Smyrna on the 19th. Admiral Lalande, was expected there with his squadron, to celebrate the Queen of England's birthday on the 24th. The Bonotta, Lieut. Dechamps, !arrived here on Sunday, from the coast of Africa, and soon afterwards proceeded to Chatham, to be paid off. She has been four years on the coast, during which time she has cap tured thirteen vessels with 1,600 slaves. Only six persons have returned to England who left in her four years ago. The Brisk brig arrived at St. Helena on the 18th April, from the Western Coast of Africa. The Fantome sailed from Ascension on the 6th April, for the Cape of Good Hope, with the despatches for Admiral Elliot to take the Indian command and pro ceed to China. The Scout sailed on the 18th April, from St. Helena to the Coast of Africa. Her Ma jesty's discovery ships Erebus and Terror sailed from the Cape of Go Al Hope, on the 7th April, for the South Pole. The Pilot, sloop of war, Commander Ramsay. was at. Veluseo. (Texas) on the Ist of February. The Griffon, Lieut. D'Urban, and Flamer, steamer, Lieut. Robson, left Barbsdoes on the 9th and 11th of April. The Athol troop-ship, Mr. Bellamy, was at Barbsdoes on the 14th of April. The schooner Victoria, prize to her Maj esty's brig Ringdove, and the schooner Louisa, and 279 slaves, prize to her Majesty's ship Cleopatra, were condemned at the Court of Vice-Admiralty, held on the 28th of February, in Jamaica, the first for being fitted up as a slaver, gad the latter for being engaged in the nefarious traffic. The Crocodile, 28, Captain Milne, arrived at Ja maica, from a cruise, on the 22d of April. The Dee steamer left Jamaica for Carthagena on the 23d of April. The Comus, 18, arrived at Jamaica on the 19th with 50,000 dollars. The Hornet schooner left Jamaica for Chagres, April 21. The Charybdis brig, Lieut. Tinling, arrived at Jamaica from Santa Martha:. The Magicienne, 24, Capt. Michell, and the Jupiter troop ship, J. Fulton, Esq., Commander, will go out of harbour on Monday next. The latter is laden with provisions and stores of every description, for the squa dron in the East Indies. She also takes out 30 super numerary boys, and a sergeant's party of marines for the squadron, and will sail about Wednesday next. The Crescent, slave depot, arrived at Rio Janeiro, on the 6th April, from this port. The Athol and Sapphire, troop ships, were to leave Barbadoes, with the 67th regiment on board, for Canada, on the 22d of April, and were then to bring the 15th regiment to England. The Victor, 18, Commander Dawson, went out of harbour on Thursday, and will proceed to Jamaica direct in a few days. A new brig, the Rapid, 10 guns, was launched from this dock-yard on 'Wednesday. The Vesuvius, steamer, Lieut. Blount (acting), brought the depot companies of 72d regiment, on Sun day last, to this port, from Leith, a distance of 600 miles in 50 hours. The 20th and 86th regiments are ordered to be re moved from England to Ireland : for which purpose the Vesuvius, steamer, Lieut. Blount, proceeded to Liver pool on Thursday afternoon. - The Echo, steam tug, attached to this port, has her steering-wheel placed before the mainmast, and imme diately under the control of the officer carrying on the duty o❑ the paddle-boxes. The Buffalo store-ship, Mr. Woods, Master, with the Canadian convicts on board, arrived at Hobart Town on the 12th of February ; and having landed her pas sengers, she sailed again for Sydney on the 19th of the same month. so r d w e o r r e k d i n t clu t t e \ A T All e s - i A x t d h m r i a r t a e l s Si h have r v: r e h a o n m i a n s c r u e a a s r e v eoy i o f five y Officers in lieu of a like numb er o f A. B.'s. gPe bec to preside at a Court-Martial on Commander Drew, on charges preferred against him by Capt. Sandom. Captain Hendry has been permitted by the Admiralty to build a brig sloop-of-war of about 400 tons. We much wish this permission had been granted for his large steamer to carry 20 hollow v - y shot -pgonunns 32-pounders, tahnadt,airfeslaoboopust of-war are wanted, they s hould be of a size commensu rate with the Am o e n r g ican and French corvettes, whi c h carry 20 or 22 l 800 tons burth en . W e ou ght to have such vessel s i n the serv i ce , an d none o f a s maller size should be sent on foreign In RoyalHlm service. r b o ur George,Br t .A a i n a n g i c , io V n i n c e to , Victory, Vanguard, Adventured, Excel ent, naval transport, Echo steamer. At Spithead—Victor. vor P n ßo N m n o t ir t: oN i s Surg jonoxTenonos—mpsJoonhn Reid, cunni C ha lia nl r K Cunningham, joht e li Ferrier, Robert Dutno Michell, George Burn, M.D. AProrcirmENTs—Secretary—Alexander Kent, Esq. (late Secretary to the Hon. Sir Bladen Capel), to be Secretary to Rear-Admiral Sir Edward King, appointed Commander-in-Chief on the Brazils, and not Cape of Good Hope station. Lieutenants—W . P. Jamieson and W. A. F.-llowes, to the Winchester ; G. G. Otway (from the Excellent) to the Southampton. Purser—T. Kerrigan, to the Packet Establishment at Liverpool. Clerk—W. S. Biddlccombe (from the Victory) to the Victor. Mates—Charles J. Ewart, to the Excellent ; W. J. Bate (fro as Britannia), to the Wellesley. Third Engineer—Andrew Witham, to the Victory (for Echo), rice Bain, to Hecla. , . THE BAN KER LORD.--The title of this rorth_ cooling novel seems to suggest the entirely new character among our fashionable novelists, of a high-born aristocrat, forced by family circumstances to bend himself for the time being to the habits and manners (so abhorrent " to his exclu sive" nature) of City life—a sort of pendant to the favourite pictures among our satirical nevellists, of the wealthy parvenu who seeks in vain to fix himself in that place in high society which nothing but birth anti ancestry can secure, and w'no o!'en (like the foolish animal in the fable) breaks his heart i n ilk! abortive atttempt. If such be the subject of " The Banker Lord," it possesses admirable capabilities in. compe tent hands. Wednesday week his Royal Highness Prin ce Albert visited th e gar d en of the H or ticultural Society, at Chis wick, and was attended round the grounds by Mr. Monro, the intelligent head gardener. The Prince appeared to take great interest in the different departments of the gardens, and is eTi. deafly a great lover of horticultural pursuit 5. THE MURDER OF LORD WILLIAM RUSSELL. We give the following gossip from the Observer Yesterday a considerabl e sensation was created at the west end by the circulation of reports that some thing of a most important nature had transpired rela tive to the murder of the late Lord Wm. Russell, by which the identity of 019 perpetrator of the dreadful and horrid deed would be likely to be proved to con viction. In consequence the number of persons in Norfolk-street was more numerous than on any of the preceding days during the week, as were also the appli cations at the late residence of his Lordship, to ascer tain the truth of the reports ; but the answers to all the inquiries were, that no information could be given on the subject. The activity, however, displayed by the officers engaged in prosecuting inquiries into the cir cumstances connected with this most mysterious affair tended greatly to strengthen the authenticity of the re ports, one of which was, that it had been ascertained a person had been seen leaving his Lordship's residence at an early hour on the morning of the murder, and that there was a probability of that person being identified. Anodic,' of the reports was to the effect, that it had been ascertained that some portion of the property, which up to the present moment has not been discovered, had been removed from the premises prior to the com mittal of the dreadful crime, which, it would appear, is the opinion entertained by the relatives of the Noble deceased, and of their legal advisers, from the circum stance of the circulation of the following printed hand bill, a copy of which was yesterday left at the shops of most of the silversmiths and pawnbrokers in and round the metropolis:— " FIFTY POUNDS REWARD. " TO PAWNBROKERS, SILVERSMITHS, AND OTHERS. " MISSING.—From the house ofr the late Lord Wil liam Russell, No. 14, Norfolk -street, Park-lane, sup posed to have been disposed of between the 24th of April and the sth of May last, the followieg articles : Four silver table spoons, old fashioned, with slight nar row stems, two of them arc a little thicker than the others, four silver dessert spoons, plain stems, with double thread down the handles, front and back ; four silver din ner forks, plain stems ; two silver teaspoons, plain stems, with double thread down the handles, front and back. The whole marked with a crest, a goat waking. Who ever will give such information as will lead to the dis covery and production of the above articles, or any portion of shall receive the above reward, on ap plication to Messrs. Wing and Twining, solicitors, No. 1, Gray's Inn-square, Holborn." It will be seen that the above handbill does not in the slightest manner even allude to the murder, or to the probability of the articles enumerated having been stolen by the murderer ; and from the fact of the large reward of 501. being offered for the production of any one of the spoons, &c., it is evident that it is con sidered by those most competent of judging, that the production of even one of the most trivial of the articles will lead to important discoveries, and probably throw a new light upon the as yet impenetrable mystery in which the murderous transaction Is enveloped. Up to a late hour last night, however, nothing definite was known on the subject. The valet Francois Benjamin Courvoisier, we under stand, maintains since his incarceration in Newgate the most perfect composure and self•possession. He enjoys good health, and whenever spoken to on the subject of the murder of the late Lord William Russell, is mcst earnest in his declaration of innocence. He has one of the turnkeys, in the apartment in which he is confined, with him night and day, and although a most strict watch has been kept over him, no appearance of dis turbed dreams have been discovered, his sleep being perfectly calm and sound. He has been visited since his committal to Newgatc by the Swiss clergyman, on whose ministry since his residence in this country he has been in the habit of attending, and Mr. Flower has been permitted to see him. The next sessions of the Central Criminal Court do not commence to-day, as has been stated in some of the papers, but on Monday, the 15th instant., and it is an ticipated, should a true bill for the murder be returned by the Grand Jury, the trial will not come on before the Thursday or Friday following, when, from the large number of witnesses to be examined, and owing to the evidence being circumstantial, the time each witness, particularly the principal ones, will be under examina tion, it is expected, it will occupy two days. Sarah Mancel and Mary Houston, the housemaid and cook, are still staying at the house in Norfolk -street, as are also Inspector Tedman of the D division, and Ser geant Pullin of the C division, who will remain in charge of the premises until after the termination of the trial. The former accompanies the two females whenever they go out on business or for health. said that at one o'clock that morning, he was called to attend the deceased, and found her seated in a chair in a dying state, and he administered some brandy, but she died almost immediately. He had since examined the body, and found the neck broken, which occasioned death so suddenly, and this injury had, he had no doubt, been occasioned by her falling down stairs. Coroner—Had you any conversation with the hus band as to how it happened ? Mr. Hopker—Yes, he said she had thrown some water at him, and she had fallen down stairs. Coroner—He did not say he was a party to the fall, or occasioned it? Mr. Hopker--No, he did not ; but I think his conduct and manner at the time was such as became him. He was sober. There was a wound upon the right temple, which had been occasioned by the fall on the pot, and the injuries, he had no doubt, had been occasioned by the fall. The Coroner, in summing the evidence, told the Jury they might, if they pleased, leave the ques tion open to any further period, if stronger evi dence could be adduced, that the husband might be in dicted for manslaughter, by returning a general ver dict ; but be confessed it did not appear to him that the case amounted to anything beyond one of Acci dental Death.—The room was then cleared, and the Jury after a short consultation, returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." The husband of the deceased, who appeared to be a man of calm temper, was in the room during the in vestigation, and is under the surveillance of the police. It appears, that on Thursday night he had joiled party to start for Epsom early on the following morn ing, and this was the cause of his absence. CORONER'S INQUEST. ALLEGED MIIRDEIt OF A WIFE BY HER Iles- BAND.-On Saturday, shortly after ten o'clock, Mr. Baker, the Coroner, and a Jury composed of the most respectable inhabitants of the neighbourhood, assembled at the Royal Crown public-house, in Ratcliffe-highway, to inquire into the circumstances attendant upon the death of Mrs. Mary Hardy, the landlady of the house, , whose death was alleged to have been occasioned by the violence of her husband, Mr. Laurence Hardy. Alter the Jury were sworn, they proceeded to the sitting room adjoining the bed-chamber on the first floor, whet the body was laid out, Lnd on their return to the in quest-room the following evidence, as accounting for the death of the deceased, was adduced : Bartholomew Collins, on being sworn, deposed that he was potboy at the Royal Crown, which is kept by Mr. Laurence Hanly, who is husband to the deceased. His master and mistress appeared to have lived happy and comfortable, so far as he could see, until the night before. On Thursday night his master went out to supper, and did not return until between the hours of twelve and one o'clock on that (yesterday) morning, and during his absence the deceased served at the bar. On the Friday afternoon the deceased was rather intoxicated, but not so much so as to be inca pable of attending to her business, but appeared much troubled at the absence of his master. Nothing parti cular happened until Mr. Hanly came home, about half-past twelve. On his master knocking at the door, he (witness) was about to open it, but his mistress de sired him not, and went to open it herself ; and the in stant she saw it was her husband, she gave him a vio lent blow in the face, without having previously said a word. He did not see Mr. Hanly do anything previous to the blow to provoke it, beyond his stopping out. The deceased then took up a pint pot, and aimed a blow at his face, but he warded it off. She called him a blackguard for stopping out, seemed much excited, and ma le several efforts to strike him with the pot ; but some persons who were in the parlour came out, and separated them, and the deceased walked into the kitchen. His master followed her into the kitchen, and told the deceased she was drunk. The deceased again called him a blackguard, and she instantly fell on the rug, and began to cry out " murder !" He (witness) could not say whether his master had struck the deceased so as to cause her to fall on the rug, as had been stated. Witness entered the kitchen on hearing the deceased cry " murder" twice, and found his mistress on the hearth-rug, supporting herself by her right arm, and her husband standing by a table, about two yards off. His master was perfectly sober at the time, and appeared quite calm and cool, and immediately afterwards took a candle, and went up stairs to bed. Deceased followed him, and witness afterwards heard her knocking at the sitting room, through which she had to pass before she reached the bed-room. She con tinued knocking at and shaking the door for about two minutes, and at the end of that time he (witness) heard the deceased tumbling down the stairs. Juror—Did you hear any scuffling between the knocking and the tumbling down stairs ?—Witness : No. Examination continued—There is about three yards from the sitting room door and the top of the stairs down which she tuxblcd. Juror—lf she had been knocking at the door at the top of the stairs, must you not have seen her ? Wit ness—Yes, I must, for I was standing at the bottom of the stairs r.t the time. She fell down the stairs with great violence, and pitched upon her head at the bottom. A pint pot which she had in her hand was under her head, and her feet were on the stairs. He could not say whether she had taken the pint up stairs with her, but on immediately going to her assistance he found she had hold of it, and her temple rested on it; edge. (The pint pot was here produced ; it was much brat, and the edge on one side was deeply stained with bind ) The witness said he found a candlestick under the head of the deceased, but could not say whether his mistress had taken it up with her or not. Juror—Where was your master when the deceased fell ? Witness—He was upstairs, but cane down im mediately. On my lifting up the deceased, she breathed heavily twice, but did not speak nor move. His mas ter, on coming down stairs, seemed much affected, and desired him (witness) to go for Mr. Hooker, a neigh bouring surgeon, who attended immediately. The de ceased had a wound on her right temple, and another on the left ear, which had been occasioned by the fall, and caused her death. Juror —How soon after you took up the deceased did she expire ? Witness—ln about three or four minutes. Juror —Did your mistress seem much excited in the course of the day at the absence of her husband ? Witness —Not much until about the evening. Juror —Did she expect :him home on the Thursday night ? Witness—Yes, Sir , she did. Peter Ril ey said--I was present in the bar when Hanly and saw the deceased throw a came Loom, pint of beer at him, but could not say whether she struck him or not. Tho t iNeased did not open the door f or her husband, b ut h "could not say wh o did. Manly was sober, and did not appear at all ex cited, t h ough he might be annoyea . at having th e b eer ' thrown at hi m. The decease d appeare. 1 much ex c i te d, and he (wit and went i nto the room beh i nd the door (wit ness) then w en t away . I Another witness was called, but his evidence public hats la - len material. ce ‘..a. Mr. Hopker (the surgeon) was next examined, and stuffed at For the ensuing session of the Central Criminal Court, which commences on the 15th instant, '230 persons have been already committed for trial, anal previous to its close that number will probably be increase 4 to 400. The trials of Courvoisier and Gould are expected to occupy more than two days, so that the jurors, may xpect to be called on ruelu sition for at least ten or twel-e days PURCHASE OF ESTATES BY NEGROES.— The purchase of another estate by the labouring population is announced in the Guiana Chronicle of April 6th :—" Fifty thousand dollars have been subscribed by some negroes working on the plantations Lusignan and Anandale, east coast of the river Demerara, fur the purchase of an estate called New Orange Nassau, the property of J. A. Holmes, Esq. The cash will be paid in silver dollars within the space of a fortnight; when the plantation will be turned into sugar cultivation, cot • ton and plantains being its present produce." . • . " We look upon this second purchase as an omen of the grow ing prosperity of the colony, and as tending to advance mate rially the cause of immigration. Here have two estates been purchased in the space of a year and eight months from the termination of the apprenticeship, by a few labouring men who were lately slaves ! Why, when this is heard in America and the West Indian islands, we defy the stepfage of the stream of immigration into this province. ' In the course of the week several complaints have been made to the Lord i%layor of the great danger caused to the lives of numerous children from the overloading 01 watermen's wherries at London-bridge and other places. It appears to be a common practice on Smiday for some boatmen to take in each of their boats IS or 20 children, and to give them a row for a penny apiece. His Lordship was also in formed that many of the boats are unlicensed, ana he wrote to the Waterman's Company to request that they would take im mediate measures to suppress the illegal and dangerous practice. This is the exact period of the angler's May - d) • (so called, although its period of appearance is from the cmn- meneement to the middle of June). It is th e m ost short lived, in its perfect state, of any of the insect rare,oul x.sfri, five hours from the period of its emergence from the at tThehbeatitloe rosfe Waterloo,vi iic h t a h n e d e which dic o d f n O 3t r l aL, g o_e sin,a t mounted e ` , erne age of thirty-eight years and seven Tontb , has bh been ilrussels, by order of his Royal ll , gliness, the -'milted to see it. EVENING EDITION. WEsT INDIA MAILS. Return to an Order of the Honourable the House of Commons, dated May 7, 1840, for a Copy of the Instructions of the Lords of the Admiralty, for regu lating an inquiry as to the comparative advantages afforded by different Ports in the Channel, as Ports for the Departure and Arrival of the West India Mails : Admiralty, May 20, 1840. Sea—The Chairman of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company having submitted to my Lords Com missioners of the Admiralty, that Southampton be fixed on as the port for embarking and landing the mails to and from the West Indies, &c., I am commanded by their Lordships to request you will act as Chairmen of a Committee to examine into the claims of the different ports in the British Channel, and to report to my Lords which port may be considered most elieible for the pur pose—with regard to facility of access at all :items— aud with reference to the internal arrangements of the Post Office for despatch in the transmission of mails. Captain Drew, an elder brother of the Trinity I-louse, and Mr. Lawrence, Assistant Secretary to tho Post Office, have been requested to associate them selves with you in this inquiry ; and, in the event of your undertaking the investigation, my Lords wish the Committee, in the first instance, to call on the Direc tors of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company to place before them the reasons for their selection of Southampton ; and then to consider the memorials from any parts in the English Channel (notice of the inquiry being previously given to each port), and if deemed necessary, to call before them any individuals who may wish to be examined as to the points set forth in such memorials. The committee are also to examine into the advan tages of selecting any other port in the English Chan nel, other than those which shall have come before them by memorial, and for such purpose shall give such pub lic notice as they shall think necessary, and shall ex amine evidence if they shall think fit. The principal points for consideration, after having ascertained the draft of water of the vessels to be em ployed in the service, will have reference to facility of access at all times of tide, and safe moorings for the vessels in the harbour ; as also the prevalence of winds and currents at all periods of the year, along the coast adjacent to the harbour. The committee are to consider all objections raised by the company, and will, as far as possible, consult ttie interests of the company, so far as they may be consistent with the public service. The facility of transmitting letters by land to the port of departure is an important advantage, which, if combined with naval security, should considerably in fluence the decision of the committee ; but as the safety and regularity of the service will much more depend on naval considerations, the committee will giee particular attention to this latter object. The report of the committee will decide where the mails shall be placed on board, the company having the power to start the vessels from any part they please, provided they can be at the port appointed at the hour agreed on.—l am, &c., (Signed) R. MORE O'FERRALL. R'ar-Adm. Sir Jas. Gordon, K.C.8., &c. &c. H. F. AMEDROZ, Chief Clerk. Admiralty, May 20, 1840. METROPOLITAN PATENT WOOD PAVE MENT.—We hear the principle of this kind of wood pavement is getting into considerable public estimation. The piece • laid down in Whitehall has been reported on by Mr. Toogood, surveyor to the Commissioners for Paving Regent's-park, Re gent's-street, and Whitehall districts, as highly satisfactory ; and the 2.000 yards laid down in Oxford-street 7 have been so much approved, that an equal quontity more has been con tracted for, and is in course of construction. The principle appears, also, from the meetings lately held at Liverpool and Manchester, to be taking deep root in other parts of England. MR. O'CONNELL AND MR. BUXTON.—We fear that Mr. Buxton has been misled from the path of honour and of duty, by an ovenNecning desire to obtain the sanction of certain aristocratic and sacerdotal names to an undertaking that requires for its successful reselt not only the influence that wealth and station can contribute, but the power which lies only in the mental resources, ane moral energies, of such men as he who has been thus neglected and insulted. It is every way desirable to see the bishops, the clergy, and the aristocracy, identify themselves with this great moral movement; but if their countenance is only to be purchased by the sacrifice of old tried friends, we tell Mr. Buxton plainly that he much mis takes the relative value of that which he would woo, and that which he would divorce. Mr. O'Connell, on a moderate com putation, is worth the entire bench of bishops in a cause like this. We say this advisedly, regarding him merely as a man ; but, if we enlarge our view, and regard him in his true posi'ion as the great legate and herald of the Irish people, we may safely snperadd the entire peerage to the scale, and yet see it kick the beam when we have done.— Carnarron Herald. AN ADVERTISING SEDUCER.—Advertise ments hare appeared frequently of late in a Morning Paper, for a young woman to act in the capacity of general servant, and it is particularly enjoined that she should be moral and reli gious ; it is subsequently stated that a Dissenter would be pre ferred, &c. We have good authority for believing that in more than in one instance the hoary-headed advertiser has endea voured to seduce the girls he has thus entrapped. If this beastly nuisance be not abated, we shall feel it our duty, at all risks, to give the particulars of a case within our own know ledge. As the principles of the young woman happily shielded her from contamination, we, in the hope of seeing no more " advertisements," abstain from going farther at present. — Sunday Times. INFALLIBLE BAIT.—The full roes of the sal mon were placed in a large basin of water. The particles were carefully separated, and the blood thoroughly washed from them. Having, after the cleansing, carefully drained the roe through a cloth, I put about two pounds of common salt upon them, working the salt well in by the hand. I then tied the whole in a cloth, and suspended it in the air, while the preparations for my refreshment were making. In two hours I tied the mass up in a handkerchief, and placed it in my basket. The next day I potted it carefully down. This proved, on the ensuing season, some of the finest roe-bait I have ever possessed.— Sportsman in Ireland and Scotland. IMPROVEMENT IN THE SMITHERY AT CH ATHA al DOCK- YA nn. —Last week the newly-constructed machine for blowing, and which has been some months in pre paration, was put in operation, and found to answer beyond the most sanguine expectations. It is composed of fans shailar to these of a winnowing machine, and is worked by the steam-en gine employed in supplying the yard with water, and in pumping out the docks. The engine is some distance from the smithery. The current of air is therefore conveyed by an arched brick drain or culvert, perfectly air tight, under ground, which passes all round the shop, and from this drain pipes convey the air into the back of the fire, at the point formerly occupied by the bellows. A valve is placed on the pipe, and acting on the the same principle as a common cock, the workman is enabled, by means of a small handle at the side of the fire place, to turn on as much force as he requires ; and such is its power, that when full on, the whole of the tire can be blown out. It is found that when turned one-third on the blast is equal to any purpose required, except when taking welding heats, and then one-half is quite sufficient. By this invention a saving of labour is effected, by dispensing with the services of the men hitherto continually employed at the bellows. All the old bellows have of course been laid aside.—Dover Chronicle. THE ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY On Tuesday evening the last conversaziono for this session was held at the chambers of the Institution No. 35, Lincoln's Inn-fields. The meeting was one of the most crowded description which we have witnessed here ; and amongst the members and visitors present were—the Earl de Grey, President of the Institute of Architects, and several distinguished members of that Society ; also the Dean of Hereford, Count Rosen, the Honourable Colonel Fox, Honourable Colonel Grey, J. Walker, Esq., President of the Society of Civil Engi neers, W. Pickcrsgill, Esq , Dr. Roget, Re". J. Hunter, Captain Parlbv, David Pollock, Esq., Sce. Mr. GRELLIER read the Report of their last year's. proceedings, up to the present period, from which it appears that the Society has increased considerably in numbers, and that their funds are amply s ufficient for all the purposes of the Institution ; and tha t the attendance of members and students at their lec tures was also much greater than it has been hereto fore. It then enumerated the various courses of lec tures given, either by professors in the various arts and sciences, or by the members, all of:whom were men tioned. It regretted that the students had not taken all the advantages they might have derived front th e great sources of information pos s e sse d by the Socie ty solely for the use of its members ; b u t th a t those "n o had assiduously devoted their tim e to th ose s tudies ha d shown themselves worthy of th e r ewar d s b es t o wed of' 4lll them. It then mentioned the d ona ti on . o f works i n literature and art presented to th e S oc i e ty by variou s members—namely, Owen Jones, E sq , th e Alhambra; J. I3ritton, the Chronology of Briti s h A rc hit e cture, . s :e• It then remarked on the prosperous stat e of the Society ; and closed with a resolution of thanks to W. 'rite, Esq " their President, for his zeal in promoting the interest o f this Society. The PRESIDENT then addressed the meeting, and gave a discourse on that class of public buildings by ng denominated " Exchanges ;" but which generally , e a the Continent, are called Les Bourses. He gave ad tailed explanation of the causes th a t l e d t o the adepii ^ ! of this class of buildings, and in doing so went ba ck to ancient Tyre and other Oriental cities where com merce flourished, and where such places of resort were built, as in Europe afterwards, for the comae" convenience of those engaged in commercial inter course. Those of Greece and Rome were nest de scribed, the former being a plain open space, the latter divided into two parts ; and he observed that the Roman Fora had much resemblance to the mo de l exchanges. They were of an oblong form ; those the Greeks were square, and they were at that ea rl y time places of assembly for merchants, of whom the re , was a college in Rome associated in the Temple orf Mercury. The Rialto in Venice was not the plae e e ° exchange, but it led to the first island that was jowl !sited, in which was St. James's church, and before the church was the place of exchange. In the Net her i lands a bourse was erected at Bruges in 1531 , e a , those of Antwerp and Amsterdam were aftertorus erected. From these the French borrowed their ideas' and adopted them at Rouen and other corameretel cities. It was not until 1566 that the first stone w as laid of the first Gresham Exchange, which appears t o have been in a great measure copied from th at 0 11 Antwerp ; and in 1571, Queen Elizabeth in Pe i rs F ts conferred on it the name of Royal Exchange ; an d i ts plan was adopted in that of Amsterdam, A. D. 18v66, Te old Gresham Exchange was burned down io 16t and the late one was erected by Edward Jarman, nat. by Sir Christopher Wren, as is commonly rep ortea d The Exchanges of Paris, St. Petersburgh, and Glasgow, are covered in, but that of Liverpool 1)0 an open larea of large dimensions. After this discourse the President proceeded to del: liver the rewards to the successful candidates as f a lows :- 1. To Mr. Horace Jones, for an original design Of 11 concert-room—a pair of silver compasses. easruirved: 2. To Mr. William Padmore, for the best m drawings of the Burlington House Colonnade —Si Chambers's Architecture. moot 3. T a o nd M i r io . t s i ss c r e t s hu o r f J t o b h , ;t le G c r tu ce r n es , d fo c r ijy t c h r e ed b_est rr a h b e r fil t i; vol. Britton's Antiquities. signs A fo n r tiq tl u te itie b s es o t f sAketiticehness. ofs.i:d_ne: When the premiums were distributed, the Pr,ete'nna pointed out to the meeting a number of vahoal si o f . very interesting works placed in the rooms, se v cra hici which were sent by the friends of the society , for sv and thanks were returned. This closed the ;eas t t h e the company then took refreshments and k e P t ck ec o conversational amusements until past eleven when they all retired. THE MARKETS. NEWCASTLE CORN EXC El A NOE. Red, White. Wheat, Northurnlserland s2g. 59s s3s. PIA Norfolk and Sultolk 7l.ts. 72,...... 73.. 7 4 '. .-- Berwick and 5c0rch.......... Ms. tii. . —, Bes. Foreign fibs. 'ilk. -.... (19s. 731. Rye, Norfolk and Sultolk 'l;is 30s Foreign 283 34s ,.. Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Sultolk... Sys. 4:3s , t. Grinding And Feeding 3l)s. 3:!a. gait, Norfolk and Siittiilk t.4± 735. —s. —s. "3 -, ' Beans, Small ?case, White 423. 444. . ... " 4 ..... 1: ---- Gray ......, Oats, Northumberland, Polatoe ...... ... ‘29s. N 05....... —s• ` a. .... 5.. ., ..t +— Foreign i'iour (par sack) sla. 55 0 ..•..^ — " WA KEVIELD COItN MARKEP. fine 7 26 Wricat, Red, Norfolk ana Stiftlk -- Lin. and Can.' --- Yorkshire —s 455. to L 8 s. fine (...... ,h!. White . e 701. _----- Foreign, fted --4 645. to tills. fin ;48. White —s. ....... to 72,1. tote Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk ;$B,• Lincolnshire —s. this. to 6, 713 4 . e :3'2 f • Yorkshire %Vold ~... Foreign 47r• Beans, New fine NO. .. ..... • • . • 50e -- Old ~.. Oats, Potato .... -..e. to 20i. fi . n e : . 'f : .-- -... Poland . —s. —s. to 30s. fine • •-•' vriezland and Small ----'• • -. • Stone . --- h.:•ali ng .. ••••* • " .LOA' Shclling • 35b, to 408. td. per , Maltper I,oae• —.0.44 8, fine 495. , ~,t . . . Rapeseed . to ,-, i , nffes. SCOTCH MARKETS. ____ i _ ;; ____---- - ' arne3i : ..._ Wheat. Barley. OatJ. ( Beans ....................- -- &herded)... 7C to 80 21) to 31 25 to 27 —to -- s',„" -° 46 Berwick 5O 43 31 '26 20 2' , '23 30 '.•' ...- Coldstream Cupar (Fife) 48 65 2(3 31 18 2'2 t 2'2 2 6 „, 4i? Dunbar lB 68 20 49 23 27 40 42 4 . ..... Elgin Inverness - Kelso ...... 34 50 24 27 19 '2 O 3 . . ) 3 ,1 A 3 "'' Kirkaldy Perth . ..... r.e - .. The size of the measure varies throughout HADDINGfON CORN MARKET. Roa ns Wheat. Barley. Oats. t'stase. ......, Od First lOs 00 40s Od 31e 00 47s 00 ,00 Second 620 110 ais C 0 i'ils 00 ', 4s Od g O6 Third s3s Od 33s 6.1 21(s 00 I 40, (10 --- Average '3l. :.5,5 I 2 12015. DALKEITH CORN MARKET. I;e' nh Wheat. Barley. 1 Oars. ['ease. O4 First 7O, 02 a/s Od 34: tid m), Od '. ea 4s , second 193 ed 34s 0.1 3315 4d 43s Od ,s 0 , Third WOMEN IN CHINA.—In China polvgamY,P,ea sails virtually, if not by name ; and the sovereign, sel f-imPr''° sp d in his golden. roofed palace, with his one empress, three hundred (or, if he please, three thousand) COncubtibose reflects, on the great scale, the domestic establishme nt °1 A ain among his subjects whose wealth may permit the irrationa:_ye, diligence of their pa , sion or their pride. The female siicith who, at the head of a band of inferior slaves , is dignified beep the name of superior (adequate to that of wife) , who b " t ar purchased with gold, and may be returned, if o n trial proved, is not deemed worthy to eat at her master's ta Lady Morgan's Woman and her Master. s ix quensno, SILVER PLATE.—Now published g rato , r, will be sent post free, if applied for by a p aid irtstepoOs Pamphlet of I'. CGX SAVORY'S Prices of Siller,oser and Forks, with Drawings of the Patterns, Tea and C"rpierd vices with Designs, Presentation Plate, Silver-edgea, Forks ' Ware, the new Plated on White Metal Spoons A"" clocich Ladies' and Gentlemen's Gold and Silver Watches, t'oings Jewellery, Cutlery, Ladies' Gold Yea Chains, with P" of the New Patterns. Atied up The ground floor, first, second, and third floors are for the exhibition of an extensive stock. T. COX SAVORY, „ o litsrc le Goldsmith, 47, Cornbill (Seven doors from Gres' street ), London. -.00110 BIRTHS. , ick ipit On the 2d inst., in Stamford-street, Mrs. F. O. of a sow. oislop Afri• On the 31st ult., at the Priory, Elm-grove, r , ec.., Charles Gent, of a daughter. . ----- IitARRIED. hf the On the 6th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Clzeltenharn,j,logal Cousens, 8.A., T. Taylor ESQ., of the 'e" late Civil Service, to Eliza Marcella, only 'daughter of t " Lieutenant- Colonel Lockett, Resident at Ajmeer. 11, V ' On the 4th inst., at St. Giles's Church, CamberVelde,t Capes, Esq., of North-terrace, Camberwell, to Ana.' daughter of John Ratliff, Esq., of Camberwell. b At. Ilenares, East Indies, R. Price, Esq., Lieut. 67t ir , to Sophia,daughter of Major Anstruther, 6th light 0,11-'g'.ent- On the 6th inst ,at Barnes, Mr. W. Ratcliffe , °' a the street, to Ann, second daughter of Peter Emani,'" above place. 1 Wor- On the 4th inst., F. Parsons, of the Sea-Hou se 14F)te lills, ° 1 thing, to Ellen, third daughter of the late Mr. E. 1% Brighton. D 1 El). al On the 7th inst., at his house in Wilton Crescent. Gen,,eort, Sir Henry gigot, G.O M.G., Colonel of th e 38th regini' aged 90. Bight On the 2d inst., at Lathom House, Lancashire, the lion. Lady Skeltners4,ale. Hon - On the 27th u l t. , a t East Lo dge , Enfield-chase, the Mrs. Fullerton Elphinstone, aged 84. On the Ist inst... T . Spencer , Esq. , of the Plantation. Acorrib' near York, aged 70. the l a te On the Ist inst. , Emily , the youngest da u g hter of Rev. 'F . Burnaby, vicar of St. :Mar ,-aret's, Leicester. 1 0 Stab , On the 3d inst., in Trelliek-terrace, Pimlico, W• Esqon ~ aged 78. the 4th inst., at Stoke Newinmton, 0, , the , : ar tl a l gT i a n u st : . t , oi llarriet, only daughter of T. Vaughan, Esq., aged 29. of North Brixton. Or. the Ist. inst., in Connaught-square, Captain J. Thornr s : 1 1 0 1 0:: 1 e t t: I l!' e ath inst., at the Royal Azaderny, Woolwich, N3tba niel, third son of Colonel Sir C. W. Dance, K. l-I. ' .___-,....... loif'aMl:r.r.''ll,ll,l:iLrgigji,tilyr-e, London: Printed and Published by MI1111)0 1OuNl;,.0• No. 11'2, Strand, at 2'he (bike, No. 11.2, Strar.do the county of Middlesex. --Monday, June et, 1840.