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..gat In their defence the prisoners declared that this was all a story concocted by the police, who had been the , aggressors. They were standing by the church, wishing each other good night, as they had to go in different directions, when police-constable K 308 Came up and pushed between them, and told them to Move on. They replied they were going; when he said, " Yes, I'll make you go," and kicked them. Two more policemen came running up, and K 310 knocked Thomas Thomson to the ground and then kicked 111 m. He lay on the pavement and groaned murder, and the policeman kicked him in the face. The other two Policemen seized his brother, Edward Thomson, a nd twisted hi s arms an d a l so ki c k e d him. • At the station-house they complained of the treat , tn ent 'ley had suffered, and exhibited their bruises tie sergeant who took the charge. This narrative Pas given in a very connected and straightforward Manner, and although closely questioned by the Magistrate, they persisted to the minutest particular in their statement. The sergeant who took the charge, K 32, was sent for, and, on his plhained of tbti arrival, said the prisoners had corn ill. usage they had received, and ornas ThoTlison showed a bruise on his right cheek. They were both drunk. , Thet % , reepolicemen were recalled, and on their T~ th • s denie d the prisoners' statement. K 310 said mamas Thomson, when he came up, was lying on 'As back on the pavement, crying murder and police, ~- and complained of a policeman kicking him in a caWtrdly manner, but there was no one near him. Mr. Y ARDLEY could not admit the unsupported 'Statement of two drunken men against the oaths of the three policemen. If the prisoners' statement were true, the officers had not only been guilty of Most outrageous and brutal conduct, but of gross tfrjury • if not, the defence was a most wicked one. e should fine Edward Thomson, 305., or ten days' imprisonment, and John Thomson, 205., or seven , days' imp r i sonment. They were locked up in default. ZGISTRATIONS.—(THIS DAY.) CITY OF LONDON. (Before Mr. T. Y. APCHRISTIE, Esq.) At the commencement of the proceedings of this Court, Mr. APCHRISTIS delivered the following decision, with respect to the question of the rights of persons to be placed on the register, residing on premises in Witi.ch the landlord also resides : LANDLORD AND LODGER. In the case of Moses Toms, of No. 21, Milton- Street, in the parish of St. Giles-without, Cripplegate, the question arose whether the claimant was to be considered an occupier within the meaning of the act, entitled to vote in respect of certain rooms which he occupies. The facts of his case are these :-- Ile has occupied for a year and three-quarters the first floor, consisting of two rooms, of the house in 'which he li ves , a t a rent o f ss. 6d. a week. His landlord occupies the shop and parlour on the ground floor, but does not sleep there (as the claimant states), nor has he a servant who sleeps in the house. Three Other parties occupy apartments in the house. There is but one outer door to the house, by which the landlord, in common with all the inmates, has ingress and exit. The landlord, the claimant, and the other threr, inmates have respectively a key of the outer door, d they all lock or unlock that door when and as they Pease. The door is never barred or fastened inside it night ; there is neither bolt or chain to it ; it stands open during the day. The landlord's shop door is inside the passage, which passage the claim ant has to pass along to get to the staircase that leads bp to his apartments, and which staircase is shut off from the passage by a swing door. There is a back kitchen at the end of the passage, in which there is It cistern for water, and from which all parties in the house are supplied with water. The outer door is opened in the morning by the party who has occasion first, and locked at night by whoever has last occa sion, either to enter or to leave the house. Now, where a landlord resides—that is to say, occupies, by himself or his family, a part of his house day and night, letting off other parts of the same house to other parties, there being but one outer door leading into the house, which is used by the landlord in common with all the inmates who oc cupy there, it is clear that until there shall be an alteration in the present view of the law, that land lord is the occupier of that house, and the other parties occuping parts of the same house are not entitled to be registered in respect of such their respective occupations. Mr. Smith and Mr. Brown both admit that to be the law ,• but Mr. Smith says it has not yet been decided by the Court of Common Pleas, that where a landlord occupies a part of his house for the purposes of his business, during the daytime only, and does not sleep there, all the other circumstances of disqualification as to others in the same house ex isting, that that disqualifies the other inmates. He, therefore, contends that in this case Moses Toms is titled to be registered, and wishes, if I should be of Opinion against him, to have a case upon that point to the court of appeal. Now to be an occupier, entitled to vote, the party claiming must have the exclusive and independent occupation of the house, premises, or apartments, in respect of which he claims to be registered ; and can he have that unless Ile has the exclusive control over the outer door, t hrough which he must enter to get into his castle ? ,ur law says he cannot. Here the claimant has not the sole control over the outer door; but Mr. Smith argues that he, the landlord, and three other inmates atm each, and that every one of them has the exclu sive possession of and control over the outer door, in that they have each a key to it. I can understand how it might be said that a number of persons in a corporate or co-partnery character or capacity might each have an exclusive possession of one particular outer door leading into a given house ; but how five different persons, totally distinct from and altogether unconnected with each other, in any transaction or character whatever, except sustain ing the relation of tenant and landlord, can each have an exclusive possession of the one outer door, through which all must enter—how five separate and distinct possessions are nevertheless one possession, and though one, yet five, is what I cannot very easily compre hend, as applied to human affairs. But to show that that is so, and to establish it, Mr. Smith refers me, amongst others, to the case of Bryan Kearney, decided in Ireland, and which, to be sure, he calls the Irish case. The decision in that case cannot govern the pre sent. The facts of the case are not at all alike ; but there are important dicta in the judgment given in Bryan Kearney's case, all conclusive against Mr. Smith's views of the present case. The learned Judge there says, the claimant must show that that which he seeks to be registered in respect of " is in his own exclusive occupation ;" and his Lordship goes on— " But he must also show that he is not dependent upon the good will or leave of another for any cir cumstance necessary to the full, free, and exclusive enjoyment of his house ; or, in other words, he must command the entrance to it and the exit from it. To effect this latter object he must have an exclusive right to, and control over, the outer door of his house ; if he have not, his occupation cannot be cell sidered as an exclusive occupation, since it will be in the power of some other person to disturb his possession without being a trespasser. The ques tion then, in this case, is, has the claimant, upon the evidence, shown an exclusive right to the outer door ?" And I ask here, has Moses Toms " shown an exclusive right to the outer door ?" He has shown that his landlord, and three other parties besides himself, have a key of the outer door, which he must enter and go out at, and with which they may all lock and unlock that door evey day, or at any hour any night. In the Irish case the claimant was the occupier of a shop, to which he entered through an outer door that led into a hall, and from which there was a door into his shop. The outer door of that hall was kept open all day. Another party oc cupied another part of the house, who had also to enter his apartments through the same outer door which opened into the hall, and both the claimant and that other party had a key of the hall outer door ; but the landlord had no' key of that outer door, nor of any door belonging to the house, nor does it appear from the case that the landlord had ever even seen the house; whereas here the land lord occupies the lower part of the house—he has his goods and furniture there—he is there every day—he has a key—he enters when he pleases, and although the claimant says he does not sleep there, yet there is nothing to prevent him from enter ing at any hour of the night, or from sleeping there if he should think it well to do so. And, therefore, the cases, as I have said, do not appear to me to be at all analogous. Then Mr. Smith refers m e to Mr. Elliott's quotation of Lady Ponsonby's case, who oc cupied apartments in Hampton Court Palace, and where it sought to make her Ladyship, in virtue of her occupation of those apartments, liable to be rated to the relief of the poor; but neither is that case ap plicable to the present. Hampton Court was at one time a royal palace, but as my Lord Chief Justice Denman, in giving judgment on that very case, States, it has ceased to be so for the purpose of a re sidence of the S o vereign. It is true that there the Queen has a housekeeper, to take care of her Picture Gallery, and of some other apartments ; but there are, I suppose, nearly 200 persons who occupy apartments there as private individuals, under war rants from the Lord Chamberlain, and who have to provide at their own expense all the household furni ture and fixtures which they may require for their occupation of those apartments, some of which have exclusive outward entrances opening upon the public high road and Barge-walk, and who unquestionably are liable to be rated to the relief of the poer. But what has that to do with this case, where the inquiry is, not as to the liability to be rated, but simply, has Toms the exclusive command over the outer door of the house in which he lives? Lord Hale says, "As to an inmate who goeth in at the same door as the owner of the house, he is in the nat ure o f a l o d ger , an df his chamber be broken open it is a burglary, TAB U - N, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING-, OCTOBER 12, 1847. but the indictment must be laid for breaking the dwelling-house of him that let it, and not of the inmate." And again, " Where inmates have separate rooms in a house, if they enter at the same outer door as the owner, the rooms are not the dwelling house of the inmates, but of the owner." It is true that in the case of Lee v. Gansell, it is said that, " where a bur glary is committed in the apartments of one who lodges in a house, the circumstance of the owner's living in it, or his occupying only a shop or cellar in which he does not sleep, makes a very material diffe rence as to the form of the indictment ; for in the latter case, the lodger has the outer door entirely to himself, and the burglary in such a case must be laid to be in the house of the lodger; but it is otherwise in the former case, and there it must be laid to be in the house of the owner." But the simple statement of this claimant, without any thing more, that the land lord does not sleep in this house, if that were the sole question, would never be held sufficient to support an indictment. Besides, there are the circumstances in this case, that the landlord occupies a shop and parlour in the house, that he is continually there in the day time, that he has the key . of the outer door, and that he may be there any night and every night if he thinks proper. Who, therefore, can say that the claimant here "has the outer door entirely to himself?" Certainly, lam not to restrict the franchise, but I cannot make the law, and I can not give the franchise where the law has declared the claimant is not entitled to it. According to my view of the law, the relative position of the claimant and his landlord is, that the landlord remains the occupier of the house, and that the claimant is a lodger, and not within the contemplation of the Act. This case has been so clear to me from the first, that I should not have said so much about it as I have done, had it not been that Mr. Smith has wished to appeal from my judgment. Mr. Brown, how ever, on behalf of the claimant, has informed me that he will not respond to the appeal. If Mr. Smith continues seriously to think that this is a case he ought to take to the Court of Common Pleas, and Mr. Brown will now pledge himself to me that the claimant will respond, I will grant a case ; but I have so little doubt that I am now correctly adminis tering the law as it exists, that if the claimant con tinues to decline to respond, I shall not put the parish to the expense in this case of defending an appeal by ordering the overseers to be the respondents; and in that event, therefore, you can have no case. Mr. Sidney Smith contended that this was a case which ought to be brought under the consideration of the Court of Common Pleas. The REVISING BARRISTER— I am so convinced of the correct view I have taken on this question, that I do not consider I should be justified in putting the overseers to the trouble, and the parish to the expense, of an appeal to the Court of Common Pleas. Mr. Brown said he should not become respondent. Mr. Sidney Smith submitted that he was legally entitled to have a case. A conversation ensued between the agents on each side, after which The LEARNED BARRISTER said, if the overseers appeared, he would furnish them with a copy of his judgment, and if they would become respondents he would grant a case to the Common Pleas. SPORTING IN TELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING. MONDAY. Match, 300, 100 ft; 7st 101 b. First half of Ab. M. Duke of Bedford's Fietiana received forfeit from Mr. Ford's Shahzadee, and walked over. Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, 30 ft; for three yrs old D.M. (12 Subs.) Duke of Bedford's Bridle, Bst 41b ... walked over Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each; for two yrs old, 6st 71b; three, Bst 41b; four, Bst 121 b; five and upwards, 9st 21b. T.Y.C. Winner to be sold for 2001., &c. Lord Albemarle's Radulphus, 4 yrs ... (Robinson) 1 Mr. Barnes's Blackcock, 3 yrs The following also ran :—Mr. Mostyn's Winchester, 5 yrs—Mr. Worley's Headsman, 4 yrs—Colonel Peel's Vert Vert, 3 yrs—Mr. Cheshire's Ellen Horne, 3 yrs— Lord Exeter's Tippet, 2 yrs—Mr. Death's Lady Frances, 2 yrs—and Colonel Anson's Spanish Chestnut, 2 yrs. Betting-7 to 4 agst Blackcock, 9to 2 agst Winches ter, 5 to 1 agst Vert Vert, 7 to 1 agst Headsman, and 8 to 1 agst Tippet. They started in a line, and ran almost head and head to the cords, where Radulphus took a slight lead, Blackcock, Lady Frances, Winchester, and Vert Vert lying up. The race home was remarkably close, Radulphus winning. only by a head, and Lady Frances and Winchester, who were not beaten a neck from the winner, finishing so close together, that the judge could not place a third. Vert Vert was also well up. Run in 1 min. 19 secs. Match, 200, h ft, last half of Ab. M. Duke of Bedford's Villiers, Bst 131 b, received forfeit from Mr. Osbaldeston's Vice Consul, 7st 131 b. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sot's. each, and 5 only if declared; for three yrs old, &c. T.Y.C. (15 Subs., 7 of whom declared.) Lord Albemarle's Radulphus, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b ... 1 Mr. Drinkaid's Moodkee, 3 yrs, sst 101 b ... 2 Mr. Worley's Headsman, 4 yrs, 6st 61b ... 3 The following also started:—Lord Orford's Prussic Acid, 4 yrs, Bst 101b—Lord Enfield's Garry Owen, aged, Bst 51b—Colonel Peel's Oregon, 3 yrs, 6st 101b—Mr. Wesley's Elimea, 4 yrs, 6st 61b—and Lord Chesterfield's Cherry, 4 yrs, 6st 51b. Betting-3 to I agst Garry Owen (taken), 7to 2 agst Headsman, 4 to 1 agst Cherry, sto 1 agst Radulphus, and sto 1 agst Moodkee. Radulphns made nearly all the running, and won easy by a length, Moodkee beating Headsman by two lengths. Run iu 1 min..ls sees. Mr. Robertson's Torn Tough, aged, 7st 61b 3 Mr. Merry's Marian Ramsay, 5 yrs, 7s 71b ... fell Won by three lengths. The Two Yrs Old Stakes of 25 sovS. each, 10 ft, with 25 added; for colts, Bst 51b; and fillies, Bst 21b. Three quarters of a mile. (7 Subs.) Mr. M. Dawson's Liston ... ... (J. Duncan) 1 Mr. Merry's Aspasia 2 Won by three parts of a length. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas. Four miles. Mr. Meiklam's Lightning, 6 yrs, lOst (Templeman) 1 Mr. Merry's Pilot, 5 yrs, 9st 91b ••• ••• Mr. Little nd Cable, aged, lOst 3 Won by a neck. Handicap of 5 sous. each, and 50 added, gentleman riders. Once round and a dis. (5 Subs.) Mr. Nicol's Moscow, 4 yrs, lOst 71b...(Capt. Pcttat) 1 Sir J. Boswell's Sweetheart, 4 yrs, lOst 31b... ... 2 Mr. Merry's Marian Ramsay, 5 yrs, list 71b ... 3 Mr. Nicol's Roland, aged, list 71b 4 Mr. Wilson's Bessy Bell, 4 yrs, 9st 71b ... 5 Won by half a length. Plate of 501. Heats. Two miles. Mr. Binnie's Titus Oates, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b ... I 3 1 Mr. Merry's Badinage, 5 yrs, 7st I Ilb ... 2 l 2 Mr. Meiklam's Susanna, 3 yrs, Est 41b ... 4 2 3 Mr. Wilson's Bessy Bell, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ... 3dr Three well-contested heats. A Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, gentleman riders, catch weights, half a mile, (4 subs.), was won by Mr. Fairlie's Zela, 4 yrs (Captain Pettat) beating Giraffe, Fair Jane, and Lord Ailsa's b g by half a length. The Produce ►takes of 50 soya. each, 2 ft. Two miles. (2 Subs.) Sir J. Boswell's Marianne, Bst ... Walked over. MAIL STEAM-PACKETS. At Malta, the Flamer, Commander Lavie ; and the Ardent, Lieutenant-Commander Baker. En route from Malta to Marseilles, the Volcano, Lieutenant J. Craig. En route from Malta to the lonian islands and Greece, the Locust, Lieutenant Power. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S FLOTILLA. _ At Southampton, the Oriental, Achilles, Ripon, Tagus, and Indus. En route to Gibraltar and Southampeon from Malta, the Tiger. En route from Gibraltar to Malta, the Canopus, the Thetis, and the Sidon steam-frigate, and Achilles, Peninsular and Oriental Company. En route to Constantinople and ports of the Black Sea from Malta, the Erin. En route to Alexandria from Malta, the Hindostan, At Malta, the Ariel and Sultan. FOREIGN SHIPS OF WAR AND PACKETS IN PORT. French steamers, Leonidas and Osiris. Yacht, the Louisa. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 11.—We have the pleasure to announce the promotion of a deserving young com mander to the rank of captain, the Earl of Auckland having conferred one of the vacancies caused by the deaths of more than three captains on Commander Cospatrick Baillie Hamilton (1844), who lately paid off the Frolic, 16, after a long commission on the Pacific and south-east coast of America stations, when his ship and crew were in such a high state of efficiency and discipline as to reap the reward of universal praise from all who had an opportunity of inspecting her. At daylight this mor n i ng th e H owe w eighed with a light air from the eastw ar d, ma ki ng signal at the same time for the Scour ge t o we i g h an d take her in tow. By the time the st eam o f t h e l a tter was up, and her anchor at the bo ws , it was 20 m in. to seven. The rest of the squadron were in the meantime pre paring to weigh, and tripped their anchors successively as follows :—Arab, at 656 A.M.; Nautilus, at 7 15 A.M. ; and Amphion, at 7 20 A.M. By this time the Scourge had got hold of the Howe, and was towing her briskly out to the S.E., so that the whole of the squadron started nearly together. The Howe rounded the light vessel at the Knab at a quarter past eight, and was finally lost sight of at a quarter past ten, still in tow of the Scourge, and with no other sail set but her jib and spanker, a moderate breeze from S.S.E. and steering S.W. The breeze still continues. The rest of the squadron were in sight till nearly noon. The Fire Queen steamer, Lieutenant-Commander C. R. Johnson, was sent after her with letters and papers, and left the harbour at thirty-four minutes after nine A.M., and overtook her, delivered her dis patches, and was in the harbour again ten minutes before one The Hermes steam-vessel, Lieut. Bridge, arrived to-day from Cork, and came into the harbour. The Vixen steam-sloop, Commander A. P. Ryder, went to Spithead to-day. The Alban steam-transport, Master Commander M. Bradshaw, sailed to-day for Plymouth, with a floating fire-engine in tow. Extract of a letter from the brigantine Kestrel, Lieutenant-Commander Baker, dated Aug. 7, 1847 : —" We left England on the 4th of May, and arrived at Madeira on the 25th, after rather a long passage, owing to head winds the whole way. There we found the Thetis, from Lisbon. On the 27th we sa il e d f or Rio, the Thetis, 36, Captain Codringt o n, h av i ng l e ft the morning before for St. Michael's. I forgot to add that we lost a first-class boy (James Sangman) over board on the 12th of May. The Peterel packet, from Falmouth, left Madeira on the 24th. We arrived at Rio on the 24th of June. where we found the Griffon brigantine, but the packet had not yet arrived. The Peterel arrived on the 25th, and we started on the 29th, at daylight, with the mails for the squadron at Monte Video and Buenos Ayres. We had three pampiros on the passage, and arrived at Monte Video on the 11th, where we found the Raleigh, 50, Com modore Sir Thomas Herbert ; the Eagle, 50, Captain T. B. Martin ; the Melampus, 42, Captain J. N. Campbell, under way for the Cape of Good Hope ; the Firebrand steam-frigate, Captain Hope ; the Alecto steam sloop, Commander Massingber ; the Harpy iron steam- vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Tomlinson, and the Lizard iron steam-vessel, Lieutenant. Commander Pearse. The Comus, 16, Commander D'Eyncourt, was at Maldonado ; the Grecian, 16, Commander Findal, was blockading Buenos Ayres ; and the Satellite, 18, Commander Rowley, was at Colonia. We arrived at Buenos Ayres on the morning of the 13th, after a splendid run of 13 hours from Monte Video. " On the 16th we left, and arrived at Monte Video. On our return voyage (on the 18th) here, we heard of the English blockade being raised on the 13th, that the Rattler had left for England with the news, and that in all probability the French would do the same. The Alecto was sent up with the news on the morning of our arrival at Monte Video, and both she and the Grecian are now at this anchorage. There is apparently a very strong feeling against Lord Howden on account of his raising the blockade. He was to sail from Monte Video for Rio on the 26th of July or thereabouts, in the Eagle. We were de tained at Monte Video three days by a very strong pampiro, and left on the 23d in the evening. The Charte French frigate, from France viii Teneriffe and Rio, arrived on the 18th. We arrived at Rio on the 3d of August. On the 7th the Seagull sailed for England. The Eagle arrived from Monte Video in the night of the 4th , with his Excellency Lord Howden on board. He landed under a salute next morning. The Racer, 16, Commander Reed , sailed on the Bth for Buen os A yres an d Monte Video, and we await the next mail from England. The only foreign man-of-war here is the American Columbia, carrying a commodore. I re-open this to tell you that the Brazilian frigate Constitution is off the harbour from England, Lisbon last, with the mother of the Emperor of Brazil on board. His Ma was afloat yester day,jest the 6th, when a ll the men•of-war saluted him. He inspected the fort o f S anta Cruz ." The death of Capt a i n E dward B oxer , 1814, Places another promotion t o th at rank from the commanders' y list at the disposal of the First Lord of the Admiralty. Five o'Clock, P.M.—Wind S.E. by E., moderate breeze ; weather fine. WOOLWICH, OCT: i I . — The Tartarus steam-vessel , -* was commissioned t o -d ay at Woolw i c h b y Lieutenant Sir Godfrey Webster, Bart . , who will comma nd her. The Banshe e steam-vesse built by M. Thompson at the Comm erc i a l Dock Pier, Deptford, from a de sign by M r . cl 1, TV Lang, jun., assistant to the master shipw r i g h t at Sheerness D o ckyard, was to be launched at half-past two o'clock, P.M. The first cheer, after the bottle bad been broken on her bows, had scarcely ended when the vessel stopped on the slip after having glided onwards about forty feet, Every exertion was subsequently made to set her in motion again, and continued until half-past four o'clock, when the tide had receded so much that it was considered necessary to shore the vessel up and wait for the afternoon tide of to-morrow. The Mon key steam-vessel, Master Commander William Bryant, was in attendance with a number of the crew of the Black Eagle steam-vessel, to assist in navigat ing her after the launch to Messrs. Seaward's shears, where her boilers are to be put on board, and the crew of the M on k ey attached a seven-inch hawser to the Banshee to aid in towing her off; but on the power of the Monkey being applied the hawser broke as if it had been a piece of thread, and the Banshee did not move in the least degree. It is supposed the stoppag® arose from th e cr adle having become riband bound, owing to the guide planks laid upon the way s being narrower near the river than they are at the starting point; and this is snore likely to be the cause, as the united powers of the Monkey (Government), and Unity (hired), steam-tug, in a d dition to a powerful screw at her bows and a large tree used as a battering-ram, with levers to raise the fore -port, did not move her nearer fortunate sh e did not pro ceed she would in that case have been injured, but at pres en t s h e i s qu i te safe, may furtherthe river. and then although it It w st a o s p, as cause some trouble to get her afloat. A and is a remarkably firmly put together although lliol.yhead mail packets, light ;in her outline to the eys‘ She is intended to _power, 350 - Tfi ru nh n ee and is of the following dimensions :—Length, 189 vesselas Banshee oneino of iphspeebraurmial appearance, eols Majesty ( s ) f 9 ee f t e ; et de pth, broad 4 feet 6 inches ; ; and as her draught , 1 paddle-wheels 26 is only nine feet her pa ddle_ . _ boxes appear a great height above her deck. The bran band of the Royal feet tofeetnll ;a in g b r eadt h ,e,6o diameter : h2 b °7r y s a Sappers and Miners were pr esent , and thou san d s o f spectators remained un til they ascertained that no further attempt would be made during the afternoon to launch her. THE COURT, r iv e afternoon by h her &c,--WlNDeelt, MONDAY' EVENING. is Majesty rode out Royalin Highness the Prince Consort, another o p en carriage following with —At tr four pony °'c p l h ° a c e k to t n ii , i d s the lady in waiting and the maids of honour. Colonel Seymour and General Bowater attending on horseback. Previous to her Majesty descending from her private apartments an accident occurred which for the moment caused considerable alarm. One of the l e d h orses , a beautiful grey from the Prince Consort's stud, broke away from the groom who had care of him, and galloped furiously round and round tho great quadrangle, becom ing more and more excited every moment at the attempts made to stop him. At length, while dashing across the pavement under the clock tower, he fell with such force as to slide several yards on his side, but he was then secured and sent back to the stables uninjured, and without her Majesty having been made aware of the accident. Her Majesty returned from her ride about six o'clock. Tranquillity having been perfectly re-established in Galicia, the Austrian Government has given orders to place the troops there on a peace establishment. ANDOVER.—We regret to hear that our late re spected Member, Ralph Etwall, Esq., is confined to his house from an injury received by being overturned in his carriage.—Hants Independent. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MONDAY.—The Queen and Prince Al bert took their accustomed early walk. The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took walking and pony exercise this morning, on the eastern terrace and! slopes. Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of shooting this morning, accompanied by Lord John Russell. His Roy al Highness was attended by Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Gen. Bowles, and Col. Seymour. His Serene Highness the Duke of Holstein Glucks bourg, his Serene Highness the Prince William of Holstein, and his Excellency Count de Reventlow, are expected to arrive at the Castle to-day, on a visit to the Queen. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston and Lord Edward Howard are also expected to arrive on a visit this evening. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening is expected to include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, his Serene Highness the Duke of Holstein Glucksbourg, Prince William of Holstein, his Excellency Count de Reventlow, Lord John Rus sell, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, the Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of Kent, the Baroness de Speth, Lord Edward Howard, Miss L. Dawson Darner, and Sir George Couper. The band of the Grenadier Guards attended during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards at tend in the Castle. Earl Grey arrived in town last evening, from the seat of Earl Fitzwilliam, near Rotherham, Yorkshire. Sir George Grey arrived in town yesterday even ing, from his seat, Fallodon, Northumberland. The Duke and Duchess of Buccleich returned to town on Saturday night from Gosport. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governors of New South Wales and Cape Coast Castle. ACCIDENT TO THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE PRINCESS ROYAL. An accident, which was fortunately not attended by any serious results, occurred to their Royal High nesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, yesterday morning, in Windsor Home Park, while their Royal Highnesses were taking their usual equestrian exercise upon the Shetland ponies, be tween nine and ten o'clock. A Lilliputian Java pony, not more than twenty-seven inches in height, which was presented to her Majesty by Lord Charles Wellesley about three years ago, generally accom panies the Royal Family during their rides in the Home Park. The Java pony, while the Prince and Princess were taking their exercise, attended by the grooms and one of their governesses, having dis played some curious antics, the two Shetland ponies, ridden by the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, started off at full speed, before the grooms had the power to secure them, bolting across the park in different directions. The Prince of Wales fortu nately retained his seat, showing great skill in the management of his steed. The Princess Royal, how ever, not having the same command over her pony, was thrown from her seat, providentially alighting upon the turf without. sustaining the least injury. The royal children lost no time in proceeding to the Castle, arriving there before the news of the accident had reached the ears of her Majesty or the Prince Consort. Not the least blame is attached to the grooms in attendance, who exerted themselves most praiseworthily in rescuing the royal children from the danger in which they were involved. Orders have been given that the Java pony, which was the cause of the accident, is not to be permitted to be in the Home Park for the future during the time the Royal Family take their morning rides in the vicinity of the Castle. DEPARTURE OF THE QUEEN DOWAGER. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY. - The Queen Dowager sailed in the Howe, 120, from Spithead, this morning before seven o'clock, accompanied by the Duchess Ida, the Prince Edward, and the Princess Amelia and Anne, of Saxe Weimar, and attended by the Dowager Lady Clinton, Colonel Sir Horace and the Hon. Miss Seymour, Lord Scott, Colonel and Mrs. Cornwall, Lieutenant Beding, R.N., Sir David Jones, the Rev. J. Hudson (chaplain to her Majesty), and thirty-six domestics. The Lightning steam-packet was sent out with dis patches, but returned without putting them on board, and the Fire Queen ultimately took them out and de livered them when the squadron had got twenty miles from the port. The Amphion, Nautilus, Arab, and Scourge (the latter towing), accompanied the Howe to sea. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. MALTA, OCT. 4.—The three line-of-battle ships still remain in port, and will not quit it until the three large vessels from the Piraeus have arrived here. It is then thought that the fleet will sail together for a cruise to the eastward. Her Majesty's ships Rodney, Albion, and Van guard have left the Pincus of Athens on the 21st ult., and may consequently be hourly expected to arrive in this port. Her Majesty's ships Canopus, 84, the Thetis fri gate, and the Sidon steam-frigate, have left Lisbon for Malta, and may be hourly expected here to join the Admiral. The screw steamer Levantine, from Liverpool, ar rived here in safety on the 24th ult., having, in con sequence of the accident which we recently described, occupied 35 days on her passage. She pursued her voyage to the Levant on the following day. The French steamer Egyptus, from Beyrout and Alexandria, arrived here on Friday last, and con tinued her route to Marseilles direct on the same evening. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ariel arrived in port on the 25th ult. with the India mail and passengers from that country. They were immediately transferred to the Tiger. The Ariel is now performing her quarantine. The French steamer Cerbere, having finished her quarantine, left port on the 25th ult. for Tripoli and Bengasi. Her Majesty's steamer Volcano, with that portion of the Indian mail dispatched through France, via Marseilles, left port on the afternoon of the 25th ult. for Marseilles direct. The French Government steamer Pericles, from Marseilles and ports of Italy, arrived on the 27th tilt., and on the afternoon of the same day continued her route for the Levant. The French Government steamer Caire, from Mar seilles direct, arrived on the above day, and proceeded shortly afterwards on her voyage to Alexandria and Beyrout. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Tiger put to sea early on the morning of the 26th ult., with the mails and passengers which arrived here on the preceding day by the Ariel. The Tiger re mained a few hours in port awaiting the arrival of her Majesty's steamer Flamer with mails from the lonian Islands and Greece. The steamer Scotia left port on Monday last for Tunis. The French Government steamer Mentor, for Mar seilles and ports of Italy, left the harbour on the 26th ult. The French steam-frigate Panama left port on the 28th ult., for Naples, with dispatches. The French Government steamer l'Euphrate, from Algiers, arrived on the 29th ult. in our port. She is the first of the vessels intended to ply between the coasts of Africa and Egypt, and carried 160 Arab passengers. Her Majesty's steamer Flamer, with the mails from the lonian Islands and Greece, arrived in port on the 27th ult. About six hours after her departure from Corfu an accident occurred, which, but for the zeal of her captain, his officers and men, might have been serious, and even attended by fatal consequences. Whilst the men were engaged at general quarters, an awful report was heard from the engine-room. The engines were immediately stopped, and the vessel brought to the wind. It was then ascertained that the connecting rod of the starboard engine had broken in the lower joint, and the end of it (the con necting rod) had broken through the top of the air pump cover, and also injured one of the valves; the disabled engine was immediately disconnected, and the ship proceeded with one engine to Samos and Patras. At the latter place the known defects were made good in about three hours ; the engines were then tried, when it was found that the piston was cracked, and having no spare one on board she was obliged to proceed with one engine to Malta. The first en gineer displayed great zeal, remaining up the whole night to get the air pump cover patched in such a way as would take the ship to her destination ; it was, unfortunately, however, of no service, as the piston being cracked the starboard engine became useless. The Flamer is under repair, and will pro bably be out of the hands of the dockyard authorities about the 15th instant; but it is doubtful if she will be able to carry on the next Indian mail to Mar seilles, as she will have to be tried after her repairs are completed, and then take in her coals, which will occupy her at least a day more. It is more than likely the Indian mail will arrive here by the 13th at the latest. which into ot o l t e h f hMes Bap l ea t a yw o ao n sf p u t t h 14th, s h e e d F b French n rsr c tir h vees s ds t eoaaftmw- Marseillespeaatchkee r to Nil , o o t h b e l T i Diaaancoun (Sardinia). Her Majesty's ship Harlequin had quitted Smyrna, and was watering at Vourlah, by our last advices. The Harlequin is destined, -we understand, to relieve the Fantome at the Pincus. After leaving the roadstead, on passing the nar rows, she took the ground, but got off again without any injury. Her Majesty's sloop Fantome arrived at Smyrna on the 17th ult. Her Majesty's ship Volage, Captain Graves, arrived in the roadstead of Smyrna on the evening of the 16th ult. Her Majesty's sloop Bonetta was paid off on the 16th ult. by Lieutenant F. Robinson. Her Maj esty's steamer Hecla took pratique on Sa turday. It is thought she will proceed to Trieste in a fortnight, and convey his Excellency the Hon. Sir S. Canning to his post at Constantinople. She will also carry a five months provisions to the Meteor steamer, and probably remain some time at the station under orders of the Ambassador there. The Indian mails (overland) arrived by the Ardent on the 2d inst., and were conveyed to Alexandria on the same day by the Hindostan, which arrived here, via Gibraltar, on the Ist inst. The Locust steamer left port yesterday with the mails for Corfu, and also with copper for the Spitfire steamer, which had been ashore at Patras, and provi sions for the Mutine brig. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Sultan is just arrived. She will proceed to England, via Gibraltar. A frigate from the west is announced. She is sig nalled as the Thetis. HALF-PAST THREE P.M.—The three line-of-battle ships, the Rodney, Albion, and Vanguard, have made their numbers. They are coming from the eastward, and will moor about five o'clock. These last advices announced these ships to have left Athens on the 21st ult.—a very doubtful cir cumstance if we consider the length of time occupied on the voyage. The Thetis has just come in. She came in with her royals set (a light breeze blowing) and has fired her salute. DISTRIBUTION Or THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON. In Malta Harbour—The Hibernia, 120, Captain Peter Richards, C. 8., bearing the flag of Vice-Ad miral Sir W. Parker, Bart., G.C.8., the Commander in-Chief ; the Trafalgar, 120, Captain Nott ; the Superb, 80, Captain Corry; the Ceylon, 12, receiv ing ship, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir L. Curtis, Bart., second in Command and Superinten dent of Malt Dockyard; the Gladiator, war steamer, Captain Robb ; the Heels, war steamer, Commander C. Starmer ; and the Wee Pet steam tug. On Surveying duty—The Volage, 22, Captain T. Greeves, and the Research, Lieutenant Spratt. At Gibraltar—The Virago war steamer, Com mander J. Lunn. At Beyrout—The Spartan, 22, Commander A. E. P. Wilmot. At Smyrna—The Fantome, 16, Commander Le Hardy. At Constantinople The Meteor, Commander Buller. At Corfu—The Spitfire, Lieutenant J. A. Mac domald, and Mutine, 12, Commander Tryon. En route from Smyrna to Athens, the Harlequila, Commander Moore. En route to Malta from the Piraeus of Athens, the Albion, 90, Captain C. H. Fremantle; the Vanguard, 80, Captain G. W. Willes ; and the Rodney, 90, Captain E. Collier. The Bulldog steamer frigate, en route to Leghorn and continental ports, on special service. In Port—The Thetis frigate, 36, Captain H. J. Codrington. Match, 200, h ft. T.Y.C. Lord Eglinton's Nerissa, Bst 7lb (Marson), beat Mr. Boyce's Dr. Goodall, Bst. 61b. Even betting. Won in a canter by two lengths. Run in 2 min. 35 secs. Match, 200, h ft. T.Y.C. Duke of Bedford's Sable, Bst, received forfeit from Mr. Moore's Wilmot, Bst 71b. Match, 200, h ft. D.M. Lord Stradbrc,ke's Marpesus, Bst 51b, received forfeit from Lord Glasgow's f by Retriever, out of Canada, 7st 81b. Match, 200, h ft, last half of Ab. M. Duke of Bedford's Villiers, Bst 81b, received forfeit from Mr. Osbaldestone's Vice Consul, 7st 131 b. Match, 500, h ft. T.M.M. Duke of Bedford's Weatherbit, 9st 31b, agst Mr. O'Brien's The Liberator, 7st 101 b—off by consent. 501.; for two yrs old colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 51b. T.Y.C. Lord Chesterfield's br fby Don John (h b) (Butler) 1 Duke of Bedford's Minto, by Plenipotentiary ... 2 Mr. Lother's Glutton .. .. 3 The following also started, but were not placed:— Lord Exeter's Tippet—Mr. Payne's Panic—Mr. Green's Pet of the Fancy—Mr. Marson's Pius IX.—Mr. Osbaldeston's br c by Lanercost, out of Queen of Beauty —Mr. Stephenson's b c by Dromedary, dam by Mulatto —Lord Spencer's Lanista—and Mr. J. S. Douglas's Sam Hood. Betting-10 to 6 agst Pet of the Fancy, 9 to 2 agst Glutton, and 6 to 1 agst Panic. Minto made the running, followed by the Dromedary colt, Tippet, and Glutton, the half-bred filly waiting on them; they came thus to the cords, where the half-bred went up, headed Minto, and after a pretty good race, won by a length; two lengths between second and third, Panic a bad fourth. Run in 1 min. 20 sec. 501.; for three yrs old, 7st 71b; four, Bst 71b; five, six, and aged, Bst 121 b. A.F. Mr. Stephenson's Zisks, 3 yrs Lord Lonsdale's Jericho, 5 yrs (Mann) 1 Lord Glasgow's Miss Sarah, 5 yrs ... Mr. Sandford's Kimblesworth, 3 yrs... —...._ _ Sir J. Hawley's Millwood, 3 yrs ... ... ... 5 Sir G. Heathcote's Timour, 3 yrs ... ... ... 6 Betting-7 to 4on Jericho, awl sto 1 each agst Miss Sarah and Ziska. The favourite went off with the lead, and, followed by Miss Sarah, made steady running to the bottom, where they were joined by Ziska, who left them half way up the hill, and won easily by a length. Run in 2 min. 26 secs. Match, 200, h ft. R.M. Mr. Greville's Mirmillo, 7st 11Ib (Nat), beat Lord Orford's Craftsman, Bst Mb. __ Betting-7 to 4 on Mirmillo. Won by a length. Time, 1 min. 54 secs. _ _ Our anticipations of a change in the weather have been realised, as a more favourable day for racing could scarcely have been desired. The card, too, although deprived of its " fair proportions" by several walk-overa and forfeits, afforded a fair amount of sport; the attendance was not so numerous as was expected, nor was speculation by any means brisk. BETTING ON MONDAY EVENING. CESAREWITCH STASES. 6to 1 agst Geraldine 25 to 1 agst Cossack 7to 1 agst War Eagle 25 to 1 agst Tufthunter 9 to 1 agst Reminiscence 30 to 1 agst Cawroush 10 to 1 agst Rob Roy—t 30 to 1 agst Giselle—taken 13 to 1 agst Ulysses—t 30 to 1 agst St. Demetri 14 to 1 agst Miss Whip f— 40 to 1 agst Wood Pigeon taken 40 to 1 agst St. Lawrence 20 to 1 aget Bingham—t 18 to 1 agst Mr. Drinkald's 20 to 1 aget Inheritress lot—taken. 20 to 1 aist Lady Wildair I NEWMARKET, MONDAY NIGHT, ELEVEN O'CLOCK. ENTRIES FOR TUESDAY. Handicap of 15 Bova. each. D.I. Sheraton, 4 yrs, Bst 101b—Widred, 4 yrs, Bst—Mar quia of Conyngham, 7st 71b—Pillage, 3 yrs, 7st. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each; winner to be sold for 70/. Rutland Stakes Courso. Winchester, 5 yrs—CaptainPhebus,s yrs—Rosaura, 5 yrs—Elia3ea, 4 yrs—br f by Alpheus, out of Black bird's dam, 3 yrs—b c by Don John, out of Game Lass, 2 yrs. LATEST BETTING ON THE CESAREWITCII. 6 to 1 agst Geraldine 25 to 1 apt Tufthunter 7 to 1 agst War Eagle 30 to 1 agst Cawroush—t 7 to 1 agst Rob Roy 30 to 1 agst Giselle--taken 9to 1 agst Reminiscence—t 30 to 1 agst St. Demetri t 13 to 1 agst Ulysses 40 to 1 agst Slande r —t Whip f 50 to 1 agst St. Lawren ce 'lBliiisigshWau—t 50 to 1 agst Wolfdog 2 1 0 4 t t o o 11 agst agst 20 to 1 agst Cossack 18 to 1 agst Mr. Driukald's 20 to 1 agst Inheritress . lot—taken 20 to 1 agst Lady Wildarr Any odds agst Wood Pigeon. 95 to 1 agst Pillage —t CAL EDONIAN HUNT RACES. — FRIDAY. The Caledonian handicap of 25 sovs. e ach, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 150/. added. Two miles. (22 Subs., 7 of whom declared.) Mr. A. Johnstone's Annandale, 5 yrs, Bst 71b Lad Eglinton's Plaudit, 5 yrs, Bst llb ~. 2 STRAND THEATRE. The manager of this little theatre, determining not to be behind hand in the production of novelty, last night put forth three new pieces—a drama, a ballet, and a farce. The first, taken from C?uickshank's latest production, called The Bottle, is by the prac tised pen of Fox Cooper, and is well put upon the stage; the tableaux were received with great applause. The principal characters in the drama were admi rably sustained by Messrs. Archer, Yarnold, Huntley, and Rogerson ; Misses Atkins, Terry, Jane Coleman, Kent, and Mrs. Wollidge : it was a decided hit. The ballet, a very pretty one, called The Camp of the Wilderness, followed, in which Mlle. Louise Blanche, at Marietta, a vivandiere, was quite fascinating ; la Truandese, danced by this lady, was very pretty in deed, as also was a new polka, in which she was assisted by the corps de ballet, there was also some graceful dancing by Mrs. Kirby. The male charac ters were well sustained by Mr. H. Cooper, and Mr. Huntley. The scenery, music, and dresses were ex cellent, indeed it was put upon the stage in a manner that reflected great credit on the management. The evening's entertainment concluded with a new farce, under the quaint title of Where's Elisal To those who wish to find this mysterious personage we direct them to the Strand Theatre. The house was crowded. MARYLEBONE THEATRE. Mrs. Warner is pursuing her course at this now delightful little theatre judiciously, and, we are happy to add, successfully. Hamlet was produced here last evening in a style, and with a completeness, to which of late, we have not been used. Mr. Graham acted the " Prince of Denmark" with great power ; and if he would cure himself of his Macreadyisms, he would be an excellent actor. As it is, his elocution is any thing but good. Mrs. Warner, as Gertrude, was very fine. She looked " every inch a Queen ;" and in the play scene, and the closet scene, her acting was of the very highest order. Miss Huddart was the Ophelia, and her rich contralto voice told with immense effect in the beautiful snatches of ballad with which the part is interspersed. Mr. James Jehnstone acted the part of Claudius, the King, with great effect and judgment. He certainly made more of the part than we have ever seen made of it. He most judiciously restored the celebrated soliloquy, "Oh my offence is rank !" which he declaimed beautifully. Mr. H. Webb, as the grave-digger, was quaint and full of true Shaksperian humour. The tragedy was admirably put upon the stage, and the scenery was beautiful. The platform scene, particu larly, was a perfect diorama. The disappearance of the ghost was admirably managed, and a change was made in the management of the funeral procession of Ophelia which we hope to see adopted at all the theatres for the future. Instead of the black pall (the introduction of which in the days of Hamlet is an absurd anachronism, the body of Ophelia is borne in by maidens. The effect is beautiful exceedingly, and the whole is certainly more in accordance with the manners of the age in which Hamlet is :supposed to have flourished. The house was crowded, and nothing could exceed the attention with which the play was listened to. Even the "gods" were charmed into silence. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY, MONDAY EVENING. Arrivals of gold took place to-day from Paris and Hamburgh, to the extent of 150,0001. A further arrival is expected to-morrow, of about 200,0001., from St. Petersburgh. The letters from the country this morning are free from tidings of disaster. At Liverpool, Saturday next is the period looked forward to with most anxiety, he which wereas o n remitted that from h ew York draughts b w y i t l sil m teabnned a oc t nmu u oeclm r ; e rd: of. the Ist of August. The failure of James and William Morley, Man chester warehousemen, was announced this morning. The house was of about forty years' standing, and the liabilities, it is supposed, may amount to about 60,0001. or 80,000/. The immediate cause of the suspension was the circumstance of their holding acceptances of Rickards, Little, and Co. The private letters by the Washington contain no facts of any importance in addition to those which have been published. Five failures are mentioned as having taken place in New York, but they are none of them to any large amount. Amongst the number are Muir, Taylor, and Co., who have also a house at Montreal. The suspension in this and in one of the other cases was caused by returned bills from Eng land. In the three remaining instances —one of which was for about 30,00 U—the event was the tbye consequencethe affairsreceof fto Prime, ea s s p y e l la a vt t e i a. o ro n df s , in tahn ed CN rail way Co ., had Yorkashdanreost market. The anticipations as to the liquidation of more favourable.—Tinies. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 11.—It is reported in naval circles that Vice-Admiral the Hon. D. P. Bouverie, for merly Admiral-Superintendent of this dockyard, is to succeed Vice-Admiral Sir F. Austen, K.C.8., as Com mander-in-Chief in the West Indies and North America. This officer's time expires in December: DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE. Last evening, at a quarter-past seven o'clock, the premises belonging to Messrs. Whitaker and Co., the furniture brokers, of 28, Water-lane, Blackfriars, were discovered to be on fire. The building, which was three floors high, and contained in the lower por tion a great quantity of furniture, was in a very few minutes in flames. At the time of the outbreak, Mr. and Mrs. Whitaker were from home, but Mrs. Ham bleton, one of the lodgers, and her three children, were in one of the upper rooms, and it was with great difficulty that they escaped. With as little delay as possible the engines of the parish, London esta blishment, &c., arrived in rapid succession, and there being an abundant supply of water flowing from the mains of the New River, several engines were set to work, and a powerful stream of the antagonistic element was thrown upon the burning mass ; notwithstanding the flames continued to travel, seizing upon everything of an ignitable character, until the premises were nearly gutted. The fire, it is to be regretted, has been attended with fatal con sequences to an elderly female, who lodged in the upper part of the house, and known as Miss Purday, a teacher of music. At twenty minutes past nine o'clock, whilst Flemming, one of the brigade men, was examining the premises, he came to an object in the attic which he at first imagined to be a feather bed, but upon closer examination he found to be the body of a female, most shockingly burned, so much so that none of the features could be recognised. It appears that she lived in one portion of the second floor, and when the alarm was given she was in her sitting-room. The poor creature was told by one of the females that a fire was raging below, and that she must make the best of her way down; instead of doing so she ascended to the upper floor, where she was eventually discovered by the fireman. Police constable Harrison, who first discovered the out break, immediately had a ladder brought to the spot, and two constables, at the risk of their own lives, mounted the roof, and inquired at the windows whether or not any one was therein. No answer being received, it was at that period concluded that all the inmates had effected a safe retreat. A shell was immediately procured, and the body was lowered from the top of the building with as much privacy as possible and placed therein, and taken to the dead house, where it awaits a coroner's inquest. AWFUL CATASTROPHE. DESTRUCTION OF LISSANOURE CASTLE BY GUNPOWDER. An awful and almost unprecedented occur rence took place on Tuesday last at Lissanoure Castle, near Ballymoney. Mr. George Macartney, the proprietor of Lissanoure, previous to the reduction of the yeomanry force was captain in the body, and was in the habit of storing large quanties of gunpow der in the castle for the use of the small staff when called out to practise. There were from eleven to thirteen barrels of powder lying in the mansion for a considerable length of time. It was usually kept, as being most out of the way of danger, in a dark and narrow passage leading from one wing of the castle to the other. In this passage, very little traversed at any time, some of the gunpowder had become damp, and was ordered by Mr. Macartney to be laid out to dry. What quantity was taken from the barrels is as yet unknown, but it must have been consider able from the effects which ensued. The powder had remained for some days spread out in the passage. On Tuesday morning Mrs. Macartney, the lady of the proprietor, having occasion to pass through the passage, took with her a lighted candle. Whether she knew that the destructive material was in the situation described, no person can tell ; but she had scarcely been a minute in the place when an ex plosion took place, the roar of which was heard like a burst of thunder, and in an instant, with the excep tion of the opposite wing from the spot, the castle was a mass of ruins, the unfortunate lady being blown to atoms! It is impossible to know how the melan , choly event primarily ensued. Whether Mrs. Ma cartney had stumbled and fallen with the light among the powder, whether a snuff had fallen from the candle, or whether it had accidentally dropped fri m her hands, are matters that will in all human hood remain a secret for ever. The state of mi into which Mr. Macartney has been thrown by t..e lamentable occurrence, the strongest terms for ti e deepest agony would be weak to describe—reason for the moment seems to have tottered under the weigl of the calamity. Although there were a number o servants in the castle at the time of the explosion, nu one was injured save their lady, they being in the wing situated at the other extremity of the building The lady who met so sudden and violent an end was universally esteemed. THE RECENT EXECUTION Al DUNDEE. The following letter was addressed by Leith to hi. six children on the day preceding his execution, to bt delivered to them after his death : " Dundee Prison, 4th October, 1847. " My beloved Children,—Before changing film , for eternity, I sincerely tender you this parting dress as a lasting memorial of a father's love. 'The solemnity of the occasion before me deeply impresses my mind with every feeling of parental affection and care for you, whom I am about to leave without a parent in the world. Before many hours pass away, I will be launched into eternity, as a spectacle to the world. By the laws of my country I have been con demned to die for the death of your mother. But, my dear children, I earnestly implore you to suffer with Christian resignation the reproach of mankind. God is a just God, and bath dealt justly with me ; but men have not done so. I have in the near pros pect of meeting the Almighty at his tribunal, already solemnly ,affirmed in your presence, as I now do in this address, that I am perfectly in nocent of having taken any part whatever in the death of your unfortunate mother. A short time may show the truth, and convince the world of my innocency. Oh I my dear children, let your first study and care be to seek your Redeemer in the days of your youth—read your Bibles attentively—study the truths they contain—obey their injunctions and ordinances—keep the Sabbath-day holy —attend the house of God regularly—and listen attentively for edification to the pastoral addresses of the ministers of God. aße constant in prayer, serving the Lord. Be guided by the valuable counsel and instructions of your aunt, Janet Leith, whom the Lord has in his wisdom raised up to supply the place of your unfor tunate parents, who have been hurriedly summoned to render their eternal account. May' a she be a blessed instrument for guiding you in the paths of rectitude and holiness. Be guided also by the advice and in structions of my friend Widow Roy, for whom I entertain the highest respect. I beseech you to shun evil company ; abstain from the use of drink of every kind, and be free from the pernicious and ruinou. consequences thereof; act honestly, and let no temptation whatever seduce you from the ways of uprightness and godliness. Be careful of what books you read. Let your Bibles be your chief study, and substantial, valuable works your next ; avoid scrupulously the use of novels, and above all the use of the writings of unbelieving men, who dare cast a shadow of doubt upon the in spired revelation of the Almighty. My dear Thomas, it falls to your lot, as my eldest son, to perform the part of a father to your brother and sisters. Be particularly careful in fortifying the minds of your sisters against being led astray from the paths of virtue. And should it fall itoe the lot f of any of you to be joined to a partner in If , be careful to pray that the Lord will bestow such a one as will be congenial to your dispositions in all that is right and holy. In conclusion my beloved children, farewell : and may the Lord guide and protect you through time, and prepare you for an eternity of bliss : and God grant that we may all be assembled around his throne in heaven. I remain, my beloved children, your affectionate father, " THOMAS LEITH." _ _ The eldest son of the unfortunate man has written to the local papers, denying the truth of the statement that either himself or any of his b ro th ers were present at the execution of their unfortunate father. He says, he wishes to set the public right onlthe matter as they must think, if the statement be true, that their feelings must be coarse indeed. NEW SCHOOL or ART.—Yesterday . , at the new School of Art, founded by the Incorporated Society of British Artists, at their gallery in Suffolk-street East, a class was form e d f or l a dies for the study of drawing from life from classically draped figures, ender the direction of Mr. J. J. Hill. The school for male artists and ama teurs commenced operations on the sthinstant, and the prospects of success, from the encouragement already received, has exceeded the most sanguine expectations of the Society. During the past week more than thirty students have been admitted, and several liberal dons, tions from admirers of the fine arts have be en rece i ved. The objects of the Society are the adaptation to the wants of the student acquiring the rudiments and prin ciples of art, and also the artist oc cu pyi ng an advanced position in his profession, by providing for the study of anatomy, the a ntique, the li v i ng mo d el, painting and sculpture, and for courses of lectures on every subject connected with the arts. A library is also in course of formation. The annual char ge t o t h e student i s at pre sent two guineas, which will b e fi rst mod i f i ed, and then discontinued, as soon as the society finds it practicable to do so. THE LATE COLLISION ON THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON A ND S OUTH C OAST R AILWAY.—An investi gation into the circumstances attending this accident took place yeste r d a y at B r i g h ton, b e f ore a b oar d o f directors. The result of the inquiry has not transpired, though it is stated to relieve the signal-man from any charge of neglect. The investigation before the magis trates will, however, it is stated, be gone into. We understand that the Legislature of Trinidad has voted a pension to the Hon. Mr. Scotland, who has been superannuated, in consequence of which his office is vacant. We regret to learn that the Chief. Justice of Mountserrat has died. This place is also vacant. TRIAL OF M. DE . BEAUVALLON. On Saturday the trial was resumed, and the Court was as much crowded as on t. preceding day. M. Capo de Feuillide appe, tred as the advocate of the prisoner, but some considlin.able time was taken up with what in England we uld be considered an irregular discussion upon aim , ost every point in the case, and many indeed which had no apparent con nexion with it. Several with esses, however, gave evidence, in addition to that which had been pre viously received, of the prisoner 's having practised at a mark with the pistol used` in the duel up to the very moment appointed for the t neeting. M. de Thorigny then common ced his requisitory, and after ably summing up the evidence against Beauvallon, demanded his conviction. M. C apo de Feuillid e repl i ed i n behalf of the pri soner in a speech in which he recited, in the most glowing terms, the hist or y o f hi s client from his very childhood, pointing out the precocious marks of ge nius which had distingnitihed in him while still a, boy the future journalist and man of f ee li ng . H e proceeded to defend the an tiquity of the Beauvallon family, and although check( 4:lby the P res id ent, who remarked that no one denied it, he ingeni ous l y suc ceeded in explaining that his family was the most respectable in Guadaloupe., that the best road in the island bore its name, that there were two cannon there which had li t smbarded an English frigate, and that these two million had been com manded by the father of Beauvallon. He deprecated the harshness which would punioh immorality in a boy like the prisoner, a journalist, who, at twenty three years of age, had become the director of the literary department of an important newspaper, and who had written a book which had elicited a compli ment from Chateaubriand. He reminded M. Meynard that he had had a brother shot in a duel ; and after a pathetic appeal to his client that he would never again fight a duel, to which he replied, " Oh, never, never !" concluded by supplicating the compassion of the jury for a man whose friendship for his second had alone induced him to put himself in danger by presenting himself as a witness in his defence. Beauvallon was then asked if he had anything to add, and having answered in the negative, The President asked the jury to retire and consider their verdict. In ten minutes the jury returned, finding the pri soner Guilty, but with extenuating circumstances. The Court then retired to deliberate on its sentence, and on returning condemned the prisoner to eight years of imprisonment (reclusion), and to the expenses of the process. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, OCT. 11. This being the first day of term, a convocation was holden. The Pro-Vice-Chancellors, who were nomi nated on Saturday, qualified for that office. Those officers of the University whose office is annual were re-elected. There were no candidates for degrees, which has not been the case on the first day of term for a great number of years past. Congregations will be holden for the purpose of granting graces and conferring degrees, on the fol lowing days in the present term :—Thursday, Oct. 21 ; Friday, Oct. 29 ; Thursday, Nov. 11; Thursday, Nov. 25 ; Thursday, Dec. 2 ; Friday, Dec. 17. No person will on any account be admitted for the degree of B.A. or M.A. (without proceeding through Arts), whose name is not entered in the book kept for that purpose at the Vice-Chancellor's house, on or before the day preceding the day of congregation. The Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History proposes this term to read " Eusebius," and " Eva grins." The lectures are open to all who have passed the B.A. examination ; and those persons who wish to attend either course are requested to call on the Pro fessor between eleven and one o'clock on Saturday, Oct. 23. CAMBRIDGE, OcT. 11. FRESHMEN.—The entries at the various colleges this term fall short of those of last year. Returns from all the colleges have been made up, with the exception of Downing and Trinity Hall. Taking the number at these two to be the same as last year, a decrease of 22 on the grand total is shown. The relative numbers are as fo -- 1846. 1847. Trinity St. John's [low : 1846. 1847. Jesus Trinity Hall ll ... 11 King's 3 1 Sidney 3 ... 13 Downing 3. . 2 St. Peter's Catharine Hall 6 ... 21 Christ's Clare _ . Pembroke . . 5 ... Coypus Caius Queen's nmanuel ... 25 ... 23 Magdalena ... 9 ... 17 499 477 TRINITY COLLEGE.—The undermentioned gentle men were on Saturday announced to be the successful candidates in the late examination for Fellowship at this College, and have been elected accordingly : A. R. Grant, H. Holden, and F. Lushington. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE.—The names of the follpw ing freshmen were exhibited on Saturday, as those of the successful candidates for sizarships in the late ex atnination :—Mr. Brumell's List—Davis, Hardwick, Ilaslewood, Howard, Jeckell, Rowe, Seed, Torre, Whitehead. Mr. Hymers's List—Callendar, Collins, Dowland, Dusantoy, Hutchinson, Owen, J. New land Smith, Whittle; Booth and Edwards for re examination. UNIVERSITY OFFICERS.-At a congregation holden this day, being the first of the term, the following University officers were appointed : Proctors—The Rev. \Vm. Percival Bally, M.A., Clare Hall, senior ; the Rev. Henry Griffin Williams, M.A., En - manual, junior. Scrutators—The Rev. John Mills, M.A., Pem broke, senior; the Rev. John Cooper, M.A., Trinity, junior. Taxors—The Rev. Wm. Fowler Kingsley, M.A., Sidney College, senior; the Rev. George Fearns Reyner, M.A., St. John's, junior. Moderators—The Rev. George Gabriel Stokes, M.A., Pembroke, senior ; the Rev. T. Gaskin, M.A., Jesus, junior. _ It is - expected that the Rev. Dr. Phelps, of Sidney College, will be the new Vice-Chancellor, he being the only unsuperannuated D.D. who has not held the office twice, with the exception of Dr. Philpott, now fulfilling its duties. At the same congregation the following degrees were conferred : Master of Arts—A. L. Bromhead, Caius College. Bachelor of Arts—James Stratton, St. Johh's Col lege ; Robert Barry, St. John's College ; G. F. Smith, Trinity College ; Edmund Leachman, St. John's College ; Thomas L. Braithwaite, Peterhouse College; Moses Hetherington, Christ's College ; William Campbell, Christ's College ; Allen Thomas Edward's, Catharine Hall ; Thomas Croft, Christ's College ; G. C. White, Trinity College. Notices.—Notice has been issued this day that the medical examinations for the present term will com mence at ten o'clock on Monday, November 1 ; also, that the Regius Professor of Physic will commence his lectures on the principles of pathology and the practice of physic at the anatomical schools, on Mon day, Nov. 8. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT WEYHILL FAIR.—OR Saturday, during the temporary absence of the shep herds, some party, dressed as sheep drovers, went to the pens, containing 101 wether and 1 ewe lamb, the property of Mr. B. B. Hart, of Wishford, near Salis bury, and drove that number of sheep away. On the servants of Mr. Hart returning, they found the sheep gone, yet they, knowing that a dealer was in treaty for the same, supposed that their master bad sold them, and made no further inquiries. On Mr. Hart going to his pens, in about half an hour, he missed his sheep, gave information, and sent men in different directions, but up to this time (Monday) they have not been traced. It is thought they have been put into a large drove and sent on towards London across the country. Accom plices, it is said, induced the shepherds to g o to a bo oth to take refreshment whil e others drove away the sheep. STEPNEY CHURCH.—OId Stepney Church has been completely gutted, preparatory to a general restoration. The galleries which projected in front of the arcade columns are taken down, and although there are still to be side galleries, they are to be set back from the columns and supported independently. The a lterations will, as far as circumstances admit , be in accordan ce w ith an cient arrangements , mosttherebycongregation e ecclesiastical ffi ce n tly he eomf E DINNER TO MR. GIBSON TH E CULPTOR.—MY Johu Gibson, of Rome, the celebrated sculptor, whose fine classical statue o f t h e late Mr. I i H r komu House, w Finlay s enter tained at dinn e d on Wednesday, by the committee of subscribers and a selec t w a s last week placed i n the Mer chants ' party of friends. Sheriff Alison was in the ch a i r, and Mr. John Leadbetter, croupier.— Scotch Reformers' Gaze tt e. SEIZURE or AN EXTENSIVE ILLICIT DISTILLERY. — On Saturday night, from information received, Messrs. W. Bayford and J. Lewins, Excise officers, proceeded with all necessary assistance to premises, No. 3, County terrace-street, New Kent-road, where they found a very extensive illicit distillery in full operation. In a back room was a copper still, capable of containing about 100 gallons, which was charged, with file under it, and running off spirits of wine fifty per cent. over proof, and the usual apparatus for carrying on business on a largo scale. Several hundred gallons of fermented mo lasses wash had been prepared for continuing the process of distillation, which was destroyed by the officers on the premises. A valuable capture was also made of about fifty gallons of very superior spirits, all ready for sending out. Considerable difficulty was experienced by the officers in gaining admittance, and there can be no doubt that when they first approached the premises several parties were within, and during the time ()en! pied in forcing an entrance contrived to make their escape, as the appearance of the place clearly indicated that several persons had been most unexpectedly dis turbed in the midst of their illegal occupation. A van being procured, the still, stoc k, and apparatus. were on being to the Excise warehouses in Broad-street. Letters from Frankfort mention the death of the Marquis de Chasseloup-baubat , Envoy• Extraordinary • and Minister Plenipotentiary from Franee to the Ger manic Confederation, on • the 6th instaht. He had bees - long a severe sufferer. i s to 57s ,760 ,773 k of idon uns, ame hds, ding bags e of 14s, deed y all 'mer ai 's Gd 's 6d Od 10 Oar Y.) 3r Act vere hich case idg esex any the n an tent, then this 1, at reet, .% of con ,rac- and mei' ered ould a to i g ht 'rout reral ture the bet Were y to ling iedt ,urt aill eea of >hiP Ater all lent (.) ;ecl it id )11 I * .b:~