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N°.18,582.] LONDON) MONDAY .-aj - 1852
ClAti
APRI
7

To THE ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH
AND rainsii OF LEOMINSTER.
Gentlemen,

Understanding that the only Candidate who asked for your sup-
port on Liberal Principles has withdrawn, I lose no time in soliciting
your Suffrages.
You are aware that on a former occasion I gave way, rather than
expose the Liberal cause to danger, by dividing its adherents, and
therefore I trust that you will not ascribe my present conduct to
any selfish motives, or to any views of merely personal ambition.
My claims are such as, whether I succeed or fail, my supporters
cannot be ashamed of.
Early convinced that the principles of Free Trade were founded
looni
g truthbeforea
lki
they received
I incorporated them with my political creed
received the sarction of the Legislature ; and at
present, when they are attested by the most conclusive evidence, I
own that to call u,:on the country to retrace its steps—to tax the
poor for the rich—aed to create artificial scarcity in this ove.-
peopled country for the imagised interest of a particultir class, does
miles ar to me an infatuation that the blindest disregard to the most
obvious facts can account for, but not at all excuse.
Any attempt, under whatei:er pretext, to impose a tax on corn,
shall therefore meet my determined and inflexible opposition.
The hideous and disgusting scenes of corruption which recent in-
quirks have disclosed, turnkb, in my opinion, .the supporters of the
Ballot with an argument that is unanswerable. What can be more
shocking to every man in whose soul every spark of probity and
honour Is not extingUlahed, than the means which-it appears are re-
gularly employed in many places to obtain a seat in the great council
of the nation ?
To such means I never will have recourse—if the .consequence he
a perpetaal exclusion from the House of Commons—to that exclu-
sion I will submit, for I was early taught to prefer the consciousness
of integrity to the most dazzling prospects of ambition. But to the
liberal and independent Electors of Leeminst,r 1 offer an opportu-
nity of asserting their right, and of returning to Parliament a faith-
ful and fairly chosen Representative.
As I holre on Tuesday or Wednesday to have an opportunity of
expla-ning my sentiments to you, I will not enter into any detailed
statement of them. I was the advocate of Law Reform, and espe-
cially of Reform in the Court.of Chancery, long before such opinions
were as popular as they are at present. . I am as anxious for the re-
moval of Ecclesiastical Abuses, and for a better distribution of the
Revenues of the Church, as I was when I last addressed you. Upon
the question of Maynooth my opiniona 'have undergone a consider-
able alteration. No man clings more tenaciously than Ido to the
great principles of toleration ; no man would more shrink from
speaking with disrespect of the creed .of the Roman Catholics. 'lO
make the Roman Catholic citizens, those to whom I most look up
have sacrificed all that could tempt human ambition ; I trust I
should imitate their example. But I do not wish to see them
more than citizens—and recent events have satisfied me that
to contribute to the support of Maynooth is to contri-
bute to the dissemination of ignorance, and •to the sup-
port of a tyrannrover the minds of the simple and illiterate, exer-
cised- brtho,se- irtny-,llave xlbstiwiteir—ALl4 Passionatelrittlated 'very
attempt made by EloVernment to enlighten and improve the people.

I will only add that I am for the Alo.ition of Church Rates; the
present state of our law upon that subject is scandalous to a civi-
lised people. In my opinion the Revenues of the Church—properly
distributed—are abundantly suffizient to repair and maintain ~ur
sacred edifices, without a tax which irritates a large and valuable
portion of the community.

JOHN GEORGE PHILLIMORE.

Stafford, March 15, 1852.

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THE JESUI l' IN INDIA. By the It.v. W.
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and of its re-establishment in 1831, describing the morta:ity amongst
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SHIP NEWS.

GRAVESEND, APRIL 11.—Wind moderate breeze,
fine clear sky.
Arrived—City of Rotterdam, from Dunkirk; Sir Ed-
ward Bankes, from Havre; Stadt Dordrecht, from Dordt;
Concordia and Ranger, from Rotterdam; Adonis, from
Bremen; Leon, from Harlingen; Fame, from Calais;
Elbe (for Hamburgh) returned; Gode Broeder,"from
Norway; Persia,. from Ceylon; Commonwealth, from
Calcutta; Panther, from Ostend; Seine, from Boulogne;
Isabella; Jeshna, from Hamburgh; Vicks, from Gotten-
burg; Inn, from Guernsey; George Anson, from Genoa;
C4ltsta, from Honduras; Mangalore, from Madras;
Vrienden, from Manilla; Dolphin, from Buenos Ayrea;
Leila, from Cadiz• Queen of the Isles, from Rio Grande;
Nap ,leon, from 'Gravelines; Perla, from Havannab ;
Charlotte, from Port Adelaide; Governor M'Donald,
from Gambia; Edinburgh, from Calcutta; Lucinde, from
Memel; Kato Kearney, from Africa; Charlotte, from
Pert Adelaide; Ambassador, and Bengal, from Alex-
andria.

Sailed—Triton, for Boulogne; Sir Robert Peel, for
Dunkirk; Antwerpen, for Antwerp; Batavier and Earl
of Auckland, for Rotterdam; Lord John Russell, for
Harlingen; Diana, for Amsterdam; Elizabeth, for
Quebec; Walmcr Castle, for Madras; Fortuna, for
Algol Bay; Gallardo, for Rivadeo; Sarnia, for Ham-
burgh; Victoria, for Now York; Bosphorus, for Syd-
ney; Asia, for Quebec; Richard Cowl, for St. Domingo;
Mystery, for L4ghorn; Minerva, for Copenhagen; Ca-
therina, and Industrie, for Norway; Menai, for Calais;
Neptuee, for Harnburgh; Rhine, for OAtertd; Ocean,
for Rotterdam; Fearless, for ; Eglinton, for
Swan River; Antilles, for Trinidad; Margaret, for
Naples.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE LOSS OF THE BIRKENHEAD.

We are glad to state that the officers and ships'
companies of the ship{ and vessels at Spithead have
followed the example set by the Commander-in-
Chief, the Admiral-Superintendent, and the ships in
harbour, and have all subscribed a day's pay towards
the relief of the widows, orphans, and distressed
relatives of the unfortunate persons lost by the
melancholy wreck of the Birkenhead. A committee
will be immediately formed, •ive hear, consisting of
Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, Rear-Admiral H. Pres-
cott, Captain Chads, and other officers, to consider the
best manner of carrying out the philanthropic inten-
tion of the subscribers. A large sum will, no doubt,
be realised, which will be distributed in a .somewhat
similar way to that adopted for the relief of the dis-
tressed persons who lost husbands and relations in the
late Avenger.
At Devonport the following general memorandum
was issued by the Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir
John Ommanney,
- "Impregnable, in Hamonz©, April 9, 1852.
" The distress that Must be caused to many of the
families of the unfortunate sufferers in the Birkenhead
is a subject that cannot be viewed with indifference, but
must creats a sympathetic feeling for them, and a desire
to relieve their sufferings, so far as pecuniary aid can be
effective. These sentiments are in perfect accordance
with the ideas of Commodore Seymour, who with myself
is desirous of contributing one day's pay towards any
fund that may he established for that purpose.
" In bringing the circumstance to the notice of the re-
spective captains and commanders of her Majesty's ships
at this port, I hope they will ascertain from the officers
and :news under their command whether they may re•
spectively wish to make a similar contribution.
(Signed) " J. A. OMMANNEY, Admiral.
" To the respective Captains and Commanders, &c."

We are glad to hear that Mr. Scaife, who has been
;long serving is. Cleiltin the-royal yablitNiiitotra and
Albert; hs attained his long-merited promotion to
the rank of paymaster.
Commander Henry Downes died on the 3d instant,
aged 62.
Lieutenant George H. Godden died on the 31
instant, aged 27.
Paymaster Edward B. Robins, late of the Cormo-
rant steam-sloop, died on the sth instant, at South-
sea, from the effects of -illness contracted in a tropical
climate.

Clerk—Tobias E. Palmer (1848) has been ap.
pointed from the Jackal steam-tender, to be clerk in
charge of the Bloodhound steam-tender, coast of
Africa.

Fairy screw-tender yacht, and the Elfin-dispatch-
boat, will he taken into dock this day, to have their
Ixwoms looked at.

Hecate, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Hand, was on
Saturday dispatched from Devonport to cruise in the
chops of the Channel, to relieve the homeward-bound
ships detained by the continued easterly winds.
Jrickal steamer, Lieutenant-Commander Bedding-
field, was at Lagos on the 19th February, as also the
Penelope steam-frigate, Commodore Bruce.

Magicienne steam-frigate, Captain Ramsay, in
command of the steam reserve at Devonport, went
into the Channel on Saturday on a trial cruise. On
leaving the harbour she saluted the flag of the Com-
mander-in-Cbief, which was returned by the Impreg-
nable flag-ship.

Simoom steam troop-ship, Captain Kingcome, got
up steam on Friday afternoon, and :went into Ports-
mouth harbour, going alongside the Malabar, coal
depot, to complete her fuel. She is preparing to take
detachmentssto Halifax and Quebec; from the latter
place the will bring back a regiment.
Victory, Eig-ship at Portsmouth, having received
new chocks for her mooring bridles, was taken back
to her mooringe, off Common-hard on Friday evening.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 11.—The Retribution, 28,
steam-frigatet Captain Warden, embarked Mr. Staf-
ford, the Secretary to the Admiralty, and Colonel
Green, the Admiralty Engineer, yesterday morning,
and left with them for Plymouth.
The Vulcan steam troop-ship, Master Commander
Penn, was taken into. the steam basin yesterday to
have her defects rep3ired.

ters and pursers of her Majesty's navy has been signed
by the proper authorities. The details thereof have
not yet been made public.
The Duke of Northumberland, accompanied by
several members of the new Board of Admirely, will
visit the various dockyards during the present week.
Mr. Stafford, M.P., the secretary, Colonel Green, the
Chief Director of Work 9, and Mr. H. J. Grant, have
departed from Whitehall on an official visit to Ports-
mouth and Devonport.
Commander Shepherd M'Cormick (1841) died on
Sunday, the 28th ult., et New Roes, Wexford, Ire-
the late war, and was engaged in many
land. He served in many parts of the globe during
hard-fought
actions. He was last employed in the St. George,
120, and was superseded from that ship at his own
request.

Lieutenant Andrew Robert Dunlap (1842) died a
few days since. He passed seven years of his pro-
fessional career on the west coast of Africa, where
he was present at the capture of 34 slavers. Alto-
gether, he served 15 years in tropical climates.
While in the Eclair he was one of the first attacked
with fever, and although he recovered, his constitu-
tion received shock, the effects of which were never
removed. His last employment was in command of
her Majesty's steamer Acheron, on the coast of Ire-
land, in 1847, during the famine in that part
United Kingdom.
The brig Isabella, of *Whitby, Grainger, master,
bound for Rochester, got on shore on the Sheerness
Middle Ground on the Bth inst. at nine A.M., having
at the time all her canvas spread, including topmast
and topgallant studding sails. Shortly after, veering
of 'the
round upon tide, she let go her anchor. The hands
were ordered to the pumps, and she remained ashore
until eleven A.m., striking heavily. Whilst getting
in her anchor she again took the ground, but shortly
afterwards, floated off, and proceeded on ber voyage.
- -The schooner -Elizabeth and miyo4l2 Whitby;-
laden with a cargo of coal for London, ran on shore
on the morning of the 9th inst. on the Black Tail
Sand, a little below the beacon. Some hands belong-
ing to the smacks in the vicinity were employed to
lighten her, and a portion of her cargo having been
thrown overboard she got off at high water yesterday,
and proceeded on her voyage to London.
As a caution to the masters of vessels trading to
this port, we would strongly advise them not to at-
tempt to pass on the north side of the Sheerness Mid-
dle Ground buoy (which lies nearly midway between
the Great and Little Nore) before half flood, or after
half ebb tide, especially when the sea runs high, un-
less their ships are light. On the south aide of the
Middle Ground there is from 20 to 28 feet water,
while on the north side, at low water, there is only
from 13 to 17 feet water.

went round from E. to S.W., which I think was
enough to lose any ship."
I beg to remain your obedient servant,
Portsmouth, April 7. G. H. G.

PLYMOUTH, APRIL 6.—ln conversation with se-
veral of the passengers, per Propontis, from the
Cape of Good Hope, I have been informed that the
general impression i 3, that the melancholy accident
resulted from a variation of the compass, fur the Mr-
kenhead was presumed to be steering at least three
miles outside the rock on which she struck. That
part of the coast on which the Birkenhead was lost
was first surveyed in 1818, by Commander IValker,
of the Dispatch store ship, who carefully examined
the coast during 14 trip3aloag the S.E. coast of the
Cape colony, and made a chronometric survey and
chart from the Cape of Good Hope to Algoa Bay.
Captain Walker gave his name to Walker and
also gave its name of Point Danger to that projection
of the land, in consequence of the reef extending so
far off. The same coast has been since surveyed by
Admiral Owen with a surveying ship. The coast is
well known, and the awful disaster must hive arisen
from deviations of compass, occasioned by the local
attraction of the iron ship, which were in all proba-
bility erroneously corrected on Professor Airey's
principles. The loss of this steamer has created a
deep sensation in the community here, many of whom
are related to the unfortunate officers and crew.—
Shipping Gazette.

THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
Another reception of the public in the Crystal Pa-
ccomplished on Saturday ; and again, for
nbafle
a eft
nhcroeerdohours,
gbbh by the
itstll some
hevea thousandssrtegaroedregretful
sanguineul o
desolate
hopee
xp fe
expectation
etifastlriesoson.n s
olywe
f preservinghierte
Whe-
ther scatteredakhcfeeeer w
fabric,influenced
-IPeedizgraavaly—tba.aarns. unflagging 'apirit of admi-
ration seemed universally to prevail. The chances
of an unfavourable issue to the natural desire to re-
tain so brilliant a memorial of those triumphal scenes
which have so lately been the all-absorbing topic,
invest these later visits with melancholy anticipations
of a possible farewell. So thoroughly is the display
of 1851 associated in every mind with the building
itself, that the acres of vacant flooring suggest, even
to the most unimaginative, the recollection of what
has been and is now past. Whether the fame of the
Crystal Palace- is to rest upon that recollection, or
upon the realization of Sir Joseph Paxton's winter
wtioth
disparage unchallenged
may
garden, will in a short time be finally decided ; at all
events, its applicability to the purpose of a shltered
success
; n
promenade
have given it the name of the great glass greenhouse
in Hyde-park, it by no means follows that such a re-
treat would not be most agreeable during the preva-
lence of the bitter east winds with which this metro-
adhaaslthboeuegnh atetstetemdpts
metro-
polis is so favoured. Next to the genial temperature
which prevails in the Crystal Palace, nothing more
forcibly strikes the observer than the completeness
and simplicity of the arrangements for drainage and
ventilation. Although their ingenuity has been fully
detailed, it may not be out of place to remark that
they are comprehended at a
glance, now that the con-
tents of the building have been removed. Perhaps it
may partially be attributed to the absence of obstruc-
tions to sight, and greatly to the paucity of attiacs
tions, which before lured observation from less inviting
subjects. It certainly now presents a very different
scene. The transept is clear, excepting a solitary
fountain, a refreshment counter, and a few seats and
tables at the northern end. To some of the doors at
the principal entrance were affixed bills, announcing
a sale, to commence on the 26th instant, of several
powerful boilers and the steam-pipes which supplied
the motive power to the machinery. From one of the
pillars on the right, where the transept is intercepted
by the nave, hung the original and very pleasing and
interesting water-colour drawing of Mr. Louis
Haghe, which is to be published on the Ist of May
next, representing the transept and the principal re-
freshment court, with the magnificent trees, which
even now are budding, and were when taken, in full
foliage. The picture was greatly admired, and cer-
tainly forms one of the prettiest of the views of the
Exhibition. Underneath was one of the views of the
building, as proposed to be altered for a winter gar-
den, according to the plan of Sir J. Paxton, and to
which we have before referred. From another pillar,
and immediately opposite, depended a set of drawings
of the interior of the Exhibition, by Baxter's oil-
printing process; and here, too, crowds of the
visi-
tors lingered to congratulate'themselves on having seen
the reality which in these drawings is so truthfully
delineated. In one corner, ranged in rows, were the
watering-pots used for laying the dust; and in
another, an array of brooms and buckets, companions
in idleness of the 350 flagstaffs, all of which miscel-
laneous properties, including the flags of all nations,
will assuredly be applied by new owners to household
purposes, unless a fever to possess relics of the Ex-
hibition spreads rapidly amongst a discerning public.
There are twenty tell-tale turnstiles marked for the
coming auction, to pass which thousands and tens of
thousands of pounds, in shillings, have been so eagerly
and cheerfully paid. Mr. W. T. Best performed,
upon the organ, selections from Handel, Haydn,
Mendelssohn, Grano, Bach, and Mozart, between the
hours of three and five,-, commencing with portions
of the Messiah, and concluding with the grand
Hallelujah chorus. During that time the company
promenaded in the nave, ascended into the galleries,
mapped out the different sections from memory,
looked curiously at the maze of pipes exposed to view
in the machinery department, and, in fact, followed
the bent of their different humours ; and as the
declining rays of en unclouded sun shone unim-
peded through the transept roof, gradually and silently
withdrew.

With respect to the means now being taken to ar-
rest the sentence of demolition, the petitions to both
Houses of Parliament, lying in the building, received
an immense number of signatures. At three o'clock
a general meeting of the committee took place in the
large room near the south entrance, and resolutions
were unanimously adopted to organise district com-
mittees and get up public meetings in various parts
of London, so that the metropolitan public generally
may have an opportunity of expressing their views and
opinions upon the subject. Meetings with this object
will take place in the course of next week, and on
Monday the 19th there will be a general public meet-
ing of the people of London.
For the country the annexed form of petition has
been suggested, and a great many already circulated
in various towns, cities, awl boroughs :

" TO THE HONOURABLE THE COMMONS OF GREAT BM-
TAIN AND IRELAND, IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED.
" The humble petition of the undersigned inhabitants
of the borough of --,
" Showeth,—That your petitioners have heard with
great regret or the intention to take down the Crystal
Palace in Hyde park; that they regard that structure as
the object of the world's admiration, and they believe it
to be capable of being adapted to many purposes of
public utility and enjoyment.
" Your petitioners therefore humbly pray your Ho-
nourable House to take such measures as will ensure the
preservation of the said palace, and its dedication to the
use of the public.
" And your petitioners will ever pray."
The Commissioners have addressed the following
reply to a memorial of the local committee of War-
rington on the subject of the appropriation of the
surplus funds of the Exhibition :
" Palace of Westminster, April 3, 1852.
_

" Sir,—l am directed by her Majesty's Commissioners
for the Exhibition of 1851, to acknowledge the receipt
of the memorial signed by yourself on behalf of the War-
rington Local Committee, praying that the sums .sub-
scribed to the Exhibition fund by the various provincial
towns may be appropriated to public objects connected
with the progress of art, science, and education in the
town from which subscriptions have been raised; and in
particular that the sum of 1501. remitted to the Com-
missioners for the borough of Warrington may be ap-
propriated to the building fund of the Warrington Isla-
scum and Library.
" The Commissioners direct me, in reply,. to transinLt
to you, for the information of the Warrington coply
mittee, the accompanying copy of a report addressedsite
them to her Majesty on the subject of the diwsp 1
y :uld more
surplus funds in their hands; and
especially call the attention of the the-mmittee to the
passages in .that report in which they
thew,
eetfhe_renodte,intthhvvaetha.anlh-1
nouncement originally put forward
s shoulda notiebe
subscriptions must be absolute and definiut
they express their opinion that the surrsal,
or local
applied to purposes of a limited, 13
cha-
racter; and they do not therefore feela themselves. tobe
in a position to comply with the application ewlauncil ja
the memorial.
y
likely the coal"
" With respect to the statement advanced b
mittee, that they understand that it is the surplus
z
fund will be appropriated to' the erection
of
a building
in :or near London for the purpose of a ntuseum or
picture gallery,' I
am directed to acquaint you
that there
has been no declaration on the part of the Commis-
sioners to justify such an opinion; that the enclosed re-
port is the only document relating to the surplus that
exists; and that no other report on the subject, of its
disposal has been made by the Commissioners.--I have
the honour to be, sir, your obethent servant,
" EDGAR A. BovnuNG.
" Benjamin Pierpont, Esq., Ste."
••••••,,,

_ -
The commander of the Janus, Commander Powell,
has been permitted to accept the Spanish Order of K.C. of
Charles the Ilird, and the officer Second in command au
inferior grade of the same Order, tor
the pirates on the Aar CIA% their conduct against

[PRICE SD.

I THE INSURGENTS OF BEZIERS,
A court-martial assembled at Montpellier on the
18th ult. to try the chiefs, fourteen in number, of the
insurrection at Beziers, department of the Herault, in
December lest. The names and occupations of the
accused were—Peret, a distiller; Ceutelou, plasterer ;
Saileles, cooper; Faret, shoem eker ; Cceurdecier' con-
tractor for public worke; M me, landowner •ir C,f,S•
sous, agent de remplacement, militaire; Lauren`,
street sweeper ; Vidal, gardener ; Croielerd, stone -
cutter ; Pegeq, tanner; Oalibert, alias Le Ow, far-
mer; Boyer, favour; Salvan, cooper. la the body
of the court were a quanrity of mink. t,, ee‘ th,e,
poignerds, pitchforks, pistols, sword 4; h4moiPpz,,ticke,
axes, ecc., &C., together with tUille cl,,thes vainer
with blood and dirt. The indictment, which was very
long, wet forth the following faces :—Toe news of tlie
coup d'ilat at Paris reached Beziers on the 3.1 De-
cember, and was announced to the populitioa by pla-
cards of the authorities. It caused considerable agi-
tation. Some men known to belong to the s,2cret so-
cieties, which for sometime before had existed in dif-
ferent parts of the department, went to cafe, and pub-
lic houses, and there heid exciting language, calcula-
ted to inflame the passions of the people. The sub-pre-
fect and other authorities took measures for preserving
order • the troops were ordered to be kept in their
barracks ready to act; and a detachment of 25 men
of the 12th Regiment were sent to the sub-prefecture.
The next day, at an early hour in the morning, the
agitation became more menacing ; men in arms
appeared in the streets, and a meeting of the chiefs
of the revolutionary party was hell at the house of
Peret. Presently a column of about 6,000 men,
armed with muskets, scythes, clubs, pistols, kitchen
spits, cutlasses fixed on sticks, and all sorts of weapons,
marched to the sub-prefecture. They uttered fierce
cries and brandished their weapons. The Mayor,
who had been up the greater part of the night, on
seeing- the eelarnerpese,--hurriaelta,the-Floteeete-Wthee
where he found every one asleep. He caused defensive
measures to be taken, and then hastened to the sub-
prefecture. The sub•prefect had also been up all
night, and had received alarming news from the
adjacent villages, especially from Villeneuve. He
had just before sent off some gendarmes to the latter
place to assist the Mayor in quelling an armed insur-
rection which had just commenced. Whilst the Mayor
was still in conversation with the sub-prefect a slip of
paper was brought to the latter, containing the
following words :
" In the name of the Sovereign People, in the name of
the violated Constitution,
" You, its representative, are summoned to give up
your powers, on account of the violation of Art. 51 of
that Constitution, which declares that the President
forfeits his power if he dissolves the Assembly—and it
appears from the dispatch placarded on the 3d that be
has done that.
" Deliberated in the public streets, this 4th Decembtr,
1851.
" THE PEOPLE."
The sub-prefect's first impression was that this do-
cument had been seized by the police ; but, on
leaving his room to make inquiries respecting it, he
found a deputation of three men waiting for him.
lie asked them what they wanted ? and they said,
" We are the delegates of the people, and you must
resign at this very moment your functions to us,
and withdraw." " I hold my powers from a re-
gular government," said the sub-prefect, s, and I
will not give them up to a deputation of the erneute."
" Do you count on your soldiers ?" said one of the
deputation. " Well, if you do, I tell you they will
not fire. They know as well as we du that the Con-
stitution has been violated, and that the people have
regained possession of their rights. Therefore all re-
sistance is impossible. We are ten thousand in
number, ready to march." "If I only had two
men," said the sub-prefect, " I would not hesitate
to get myself killed with them sooner than do what
you want ; and I ask you. if you were in my place,
would you do otherwise ?" One of the men, who
seemed much affected, remarked, "No; and, in short,
I should not be sorry to shelter you with my body
from a bullet." The sub-prefect then sent to the
barracks for an additional force, and called the detach-
ment at the sub-prefecture to arms. Shortly after a
detachment of soldiers arrived, and with the others
prepared for resistance. Some minutes later the co-
lumn of insurgents appeared, and the soldiers pre-
sented their muskets. The insurgents cried, " Vire
la ligne !" They were headed by some of the pri-
soners. Summonses were made in the usual form to
the insurgents to disperse in the name of the law, but
they responded by a discharge of musketry. The
troops returned the fire. Eight of the insurgenti were
killed, 16 wounded, and the others took ,to flight,
throwing aside their arms, and abandoning their vic-
tims. Meanwhile other bands committed gross ex-
cesses in different parts of the town ; and one of these
band shot at and attacked with scythes two gentle-
men named Bernard and Vernhes—the former a
landed proprietor, the latter registrar of the Tribunal.
Bernard was so dreadfully injured that he died on the
spot, and M. Vernhes still lies in a dangerous state.
Some of the insurgents threatened a female, who
keeps a tobacconist's shop with death, and others
cried in patois, "To the lantern with her! To the
lantern !" Meanwhile the troops turned out, and
attacked the insurgents with great vigour. Attempts
were made to form barricades, but they were pre-
vented ; and after a short resistance, all the insurgents
were dispersed, and order was re-established. The
prisoners who had distinguished themselves in the
fray, or were known as chiefs of the revolutionary
party, were subsequently captured. The number of
witnesses called for the prosecution was very great.
They established all the important facts stated in the
indictment, and disclosed others of deep interest. It
was proved that secret societies existed at Beziers and
in the neighbourhood, and that the persons who were
received into them had to take an oath to obey their
chiefs implicitly, and bound themselves to put to death
any members who should betray the secrets of the
society, or refuse to obey the instructions of their
officers. The obligations of the oath, administered by
order of the central committees, were that all the
means and energy of the members should be directed
Ito the establishment of a democratic social Republic,
but out of those societies there sprung up others, in
which the members were organised with a view to
pillage, and with an understanding that, in the event
of a conflict, the working classes should fall indiscri-
minately upon and massacre every man above their
own class, whatever might be his politics or hisposi-
tion. The murder of M. Bernard, and the dreadful
wounds inflicted upon M. Vernhes, could only be
and
ascribed to the men composing these societies,
several of the witnesses declared their
cn
they
that these gentlemen were attacked,
not because
they were of
were personally obnoxious, hut because
transpired in the
the class of the bourgeoisie. It
course of the trial that scrotalt to appear in the
persons had re-
ceived a friendly warning .nol
streets during the commotion, as the insurgents
had resolved to fire upon person not wear-
ing a blouse or the dress of a
working man. That
pillage was intended
was proved by the fact that
b insurgents
a considerable number
place pen_
of
tethey intendedweerne
vided with bags, in which
ts by some of the the booty. The accoun given
and cruelty of the wit-
nesses of the ferocity insurgents
horrif •
towards their victims were. Ylng. They were
not satisfied with
gmer
inflicting death, but when
M. .Hernard and * Vernhes were lying on the
ground and impendg mercy, the wretch again
fired again
one of them fired upon them,
had shown
conflict that be
ek
71
his patriotism by plung-
inghis
pitchfor into the very bones of his victim.
All the witnesses agreed in describing M. Peret as
the chief of the democratic party at Beziers, and it
was proved that meetings had been held at his house,
at which the rising Ras determined up on and from
which orders were issued t • ' •
o the different chiefs and
officers of the secret societies to call out their men
and proceed to a fixed place of rendezvous. Most of
the witnesses for the prosecution, however, expressed
an opinion that M. Peret was opposed to massacre
and pillage, and regretted the excesses which the
insurgents had committed. For the defence, several
witnesses were called for
the purpose of proving an
alibi in favour of some of the prisoners, but the at-
tempt failed, and four of the witnesses prevaricated to
such an extent that the president of the court-martial
ordered them to be taken into custody with a view to
a prosecution for perjury. When the evidence had
closed, however, the president had these persons
brought before him, and informed them that although
they had exposed themselves by their false testimony
to the penalty of imprisonment for life with hard
labour, he was disposed to take their ignorance into
consideration, And to suppose that they had been
guilty from a feeling of humanity towards the
prisoners. He would, therefore, order their dis-
charge from custody, leaving them to the justice
of God and their remorse of conscience. After
the pleadings of the different advocates for the
defence, and the reply of the commissioner of the
Government, the president, on the 29th ult., the trial
having occupied 11 days, ordered the court to be
cleared, and the deliberation commenced on the ques-
tions, one hundred in number, brought forward by
the prosecution. The deliberation having closed, the_
fourteen prisoners were brought forward to tr.
their sentences. They were all declaredndt "Y
-, Bed
Chomac, Vidal, Cadelard, and Pages were
Boyer were
to death ; Perot, Coutelou, Galibert, and
. i
sentenced to transportation in a fortified
Salleles, Mame, And Salvan to PuPP place ;
,_ hy oransporta-

7

tion and ifiFtegredation ; and Fare., Cosurdacier,
and Crassous to ten years' imprisonment and civic
degreriation. The Court ordered that the execution
of the four persons condemned to death shall take
Place publicly in the town of lieziers. These metli
on bearing sentence of &a.th were dreadfully affected.
Choumac exclaimed, " I will appeal 1" Vidal and
Pages stamped on the floc,r, and, putting their hands
to their heads, cried "On what a stain for our
families!"

EXCISE INFORMATIONS.
ALARM IN THE WHISKY TRADE.—A, very curious
brought before the sheriff substitute hero was brou
on Friday week, whereby hangs a tale, in which the
town of Crieff has z‘eted a very prominent part. It
is said that information has lately been lodged with
the Excise that a distillery concern in that quarter,
which had become bankrupt a few yerirB ago, had
been largely invc;ved in the purchase and sale of
smuggled ; and zio spternatically h- ,d the trade
been cdrried on that regular entrie:, of the- illicit
Eranf2ctiOrts were wade in the books of the concern.
A summons via, :teconi i gl y served upoii thf.!
ill Auction of
at theot Ex(:•ie, for :he
The b-n oiurt, ; wheil the agent in the
t.k.quf,sratiori ntt,l-1,1•:d pleadt,idtlw the beaks
forin-d part of but:ii,zuvys e6tat,, wcith wtis pc=r-
swmily vested i:r the trustee, and could not be surn-
marily dtm4nded. Ai proceedings in Excise are
conductiA under BritiA lac, the intervention ot a
jury was 11eCTSSary to determine the point in qui.O.ion,
arid Friday laSt w:;:i appointed for the purpose. In
the meantime the ruirlour got abroad that legal evi-
dence of a long-continued and extensive illicit traffic
in whisky with individuals not only in Crieff, but
with several towns in this and the adjoining counties,
was contained in the bankrupt's books, and a
panic .took place in the former place, as in-
tense as if some fatal epidemic bad broken out. The
subject engrossed public talk for some days, and the
office of the law agent in which the innocent cause of
all this consternation was deposited became the centre
of interest to all who had had transactions with the
bankrupt. At an early hour on Thursday morning
last it was discovered that the office referred to had
been broken into and the corpus delicti carried off!
This, it appears, had not been a difficult work to
achieve, as the office was on the ground floor, at the
back of a house along which there was a thorough-
fare ; and upon a precognition the same day by the
procurator fiscal, an old woman who lives in a neigh-
..bookiug,llolswBo4l.4at..being aw-akausitiu.thate&Whe
of the night, she happened to look out, the
by the
light of the moon observed four men with a lighted
candle leaving the premises with books under their
arms. The intelligence rapidly spread, and it was
soon apparent that a great weight had been taken off
the minds of the lieges, and the relieved feelings of
the community got vent in mirth and music, a band
perambulating the streets in honour of the victory
over informers and excisemen. Here the mysterious
affair rests for the present, so far as we can learn, or
until clairvoyance discovers if the tell-tale documents
are still in existence, or where screted.—Perth
Courier.

WORKING MAN'S MEMORIAL TO THE
LATE SIR ROBERT PEEL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlE,—The committee appointed at the public meeting
held on the 7th of August, 1850, at the Whittington
Club-room, to collect subscriptions from the working
classes for a memorial to the late Sir Robert Peel,
have closed their labours • and the auditors havicg, on
the 6th inst., examined all the accounts, and certified
their accuracy, it may be satisfactory to your readers
to know the result.

Including the subscriptions begun at the Belvidere
Hotel, Pcutonviile, there has been received the sum of
1,7371. o.i. 6d., chiefly in penny subscriptions ; and
that amount has been paid into the Bank of England,
to be invested in the Three per Cent. Consols, in the
names of three trustees; and in the course of the
next month the committee will decide in what manner
that sum shall be employed, so as to confer the
greatest possible benefit on the working classes.
The committee have already decided that the yearly
interest of the fund shall be applied to educational
purposes, under the title of the " Working Man's
Memorial to the late Sir Robert Peel ; and they will
spare no endeavours to render its application judicious.
It appears, on examination, that these subscription;
have been received from upwards of 350 towns and
villages ; while in other towns the subscription that
was commenced for this fund became sufficient in
amount to establish a local memorial, which the com-
mittee in every cane encouraged.
The number of individual subscribers is about
250,000, among whom are English workmen at St
Petersburgh, who have contributed Si. towards the
fund.

The expenses of the committee for printing, send-
ing out between four and five thousand circulars, and
answering applications for books, lists, office charges,
&c., amount on the whole to 2951. 14s. 9d. up to the
present time ; and the committee intend to defray the
whole of that amount by contributions from their
own number, and from other friends of the late Sir
Robert Pep], so that the entire amount of subscrip-
tions collected shall remain applicable for the purposes
above stated.

A complete list of the names of the persons and
places from which subscriptions have been received,
and of the amount subscribed at each place, has been
prepared ; and should there be funds sufficient, this
list will be published, so as to satisfy every subscriber
that his mite has been received, and will be applied
for the objects intended.
I remain your obedient servant,
JosE" Hums, Chairman of the Committee
Bryanstone-square, April 10.

ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB.
The opening trip of the season of this club is to take
place on Saturday, the 24th inst., when the commodore,
James Goodson, El., will heist his flag on board his
yacht, the Avalon, off Blackwall, at four o'clock r.ic ,
and accompanied by the vice and rear commodores in
the War Hawk and Mouse, will proceed to the new club
house, at Erith. The first match of the season is to take
place on Saturday, the 29th of May next, and is for
small-class vessels (not exceeding ten tons) only; the
course is from Erith to the Lower Hope Point and back,
season and the prizes are 20 guineas for the first yacht, and 5
guineas for the second. A steam-boat will be engaged
by the club for the accommodation of the members and
their friends. The second match of theea2es
n will w
for the larger-class vessels only, and thefrom
Erith to Southend and back; thecourse
bi pill
b 4
o
prizes
guineas for the first yacht, and 10 guineas for the se-
cond. The day is not yet definitively fixed,
be either the middle or end of Juno. but it will

ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.
The usual monthly meeting of this distinguished club
was held on Wednesday evening, at the Piazza Hotel,
Covent-garden. For the first few minutes the chair was
taken by Mr. Green, who:vvas quickly succeeded by Lord
Alfred Paget, upon whom the main business of the even-
ing devolved. The minutes of the previous meeting
havi2g
been read awl confirmed, it was determined that
the
second and last match of the season should take
place on Saturday, June 12, entries to close on the even-
ing of the 2d. The secretary then read a communica-
tion from the Russian Consul, announcing the great
reget' a of St. Petersburah ter June 27, in which royal
yaeht3 of all nations are invited to contend for a prize
of 850 gs., the rued to extend from Cronstadt round the
Neva Island. - The letter was expressive of the warmest
desire for the St. Petersburgh Imperial Yacht Club that
gentlemen of the Royal Thames Yacht Club would ho-
nour them by entering the lists. The distance to be
sailed is 160 nautical miles. Lord Alfred Paget pro-
posed that the annual donation of 51. be subscribed
by the club to the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society, a
proposal which it is almost unnecessary to say met the
hearty concurrence of the club. Mr. George Russell
was then appointed agent for the Royal Thames Yacht
Club at the Isle of Man. Captain Wheeler announced
that the Ruby had been chartered to accompany the races
of this club, as affording, from her size, superior accom-
modation to members and visitors. Gentlemen stewards
having been appointed for the receipt of tickets and
other duties on board the steam-boat, several members
were elected, and others proposed for ballot at the next
meeting.

DESERTION OF A WIFE BY HER HIISBAND.-011
Saturday, at the Brentford Police-court, John Keeley, an
elderly and respectable-looking man, valet and courser to
Colonel Caulfield, of St. James's-street, was charged by Mr.
Lewis, vestry clerk and overseer of the parish of Isleworth,
with having deserted his wife, and left her chargeable to the
parish. It was stated that the defendant, who had been
courier to many of the nobility, and who was now in the re-
ceipt of as much as 2001. per annum, had deserted his wife
while she was on a sick bed. That he had not contributed
anything towards her support for many years, but she h,
obtained a precarious living by going out nursing. The .
de-
fendant now refused to allow the poor woman A flti,l. :
and said that she was well able to make her ONTllll.ret'nish.,
The chairman said the defendant richly desery_eawirnuce, he
ment, and as he refused to make his wife any 0)
should commit him to prison under the Vagraan
rogue and vagabond. t Act as a
„,, Royal snail steam-
LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—ALe from the Mersey at
steam-ship City of
ship Asia, Judkins, commander, sailed
,h the usual mails and a
iiTasiled from the Mersey this
a large freight of menufac-
-12.,10 roc to-day, for New York,:
screw
large number of passengers.
Glasgow, Wylie commandesii
afternoon for Philadelphia, w r .
She will be,
The Pacific Mail Ste
tured goods and 70 Pagaeni"-eshlP Bogota, Hall am"
commander
ship Company's new
will take out
next for the Pacift
darisrpivaetcdhaetdth:i_ne.
c, calling at
Stone commander, with advises front
Rio
of above-namedpo.woarrets4y.nre,74deidnyadylrfraelmpartahieso:ayand
h f the places. The Royal Mail
mails Mad e :Madeira,
ea,....
steam-ship j'l 30th ult ,
New York to the
from _.,.Burton to the 31st, and tele-
graphic via. Halifax, to the lit
graPh'c be expected to arrive at ' • this rt on Monda (this
The United States' mail
just
,I:ogriccounts -A ew 1
nder, with advices from New
day)ysteam-ship
0 the
3d Pacific
iIl e
t., Nyemay
coma
be looked for Wednesday morning next.
ND
HIGHLAND ROADS AND BRIDGES:
RIDGEs.—On Saturday
the 38th report of the Commissioners
and Bridges (presented to Parliament) printed, extend-
ing to 30 page,,,,. Thewhole on Highland Roads
arl4Teent)
wasmehts on the ooun•
ties of Scotland for the y arloBsl amountedassess
to 4,0481.45. 514
only, showing a decrease of 6551. below tIION Of MO, ant
4704 beloTir that of Is4l.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPIIITHEATRE.
Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his /toys] HighneSS
Prince Albert.
Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty.
'The most successful and popular Theatre in London.
THIS EVENING,
Will be presented a new grand Military Spectacle, which is now
exciting all Paris, entitled BONAPARTE IN EGYPT ; or, the
Battle of Aboukir.
To be followed by Batty's Inimitable Seenesiof the Arena.
To conclude with THE LOTTERY TICKET.
Tickets to be bad at the Box-office from Eleven till Four daily.
Stage Manager. Mr. T. ThomPson-
,

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
23 min after A
Tun DAY —Morning 42 rain. attar I I Evening
To-Moe/kw—Morning 6 min. after 9 I Evening 51 Min after 9

THE WEATHEIL—S'" OFFIcA
TuEratoairries, isr ram SISADB.
51--highest since noon ye3terdaY*
—lowest this morning and during the night.
,
4Q—this day, at noon.

.PR7L

B.earzyzrEß, 30.35.
Wnm S.E.--fine sunshiny weather.

DAILYWBA'r FIER TABLE.
State of the Wind. and Weather at each of the following
places at Nine o'clock on Saturday morning.—The Etationii
arc arranged in order of latitude.
Pr.xxoura—Wind E.. strong breeze--partially cloudy.
riAsruios—Wind E.N.E., fresh breeze loudiels.
SonTs..kurros—Wind strong breeze—cloudless.
Foziourrosm—Wind S.E., Pght breeze—cloudless.
TI srzETDoir—Wind N.E., gentle breeze--cloudless
G KEEN' W ICH—W ind E., gentl,,. breeze—cloudle:so.
STzooD—Wind N.E., gentle breeze—cloudless,
SwnrDox—Calm—cloudy.
COLCHESTER— W i
Wind
Wnd S.E., gentle breeze—part]ailycoluoduydy.
cAKBRIDoa.--., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
The returns from the following places indicate the state of
the wind and weather on Friday morning at nine
o'clock
pLymotrrii—Wind S.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy,
POOLE---Wind E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
PORTSMOUTH—Wind E., gentle breeze—overcast.
HAsnlNGs—Virind N.E., fresh breeze—overcast.
SouTtwarroN—Wind strong breeze—partially cloudy,
, gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
FOLKESTONE—Wind E.
swmpos—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
corkTrEsTE3,—Wind S.E., strong breeze—partially cloudy.

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