The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-21 00:00:00

GLASGOW, ➢fARCII 19

STOCK Excuarios.—The following are to-day's transactions :
Caledonian, Preference, 11—Eastern Counties, New, guaranteed 6
per cent., 11%—E dinburgh and Bathgate, 7% —Glasgow General
Terminus, 11N Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 49N Ditto,
Halves (No. 1), 6 —Ditto (No. 2), 61. 6s.—Glasgow and Greeno,ck,
Preference, 71. 148.—Great North of Scotland (Scrip), 4s. 6d.—
Midland, 78—North British, Preference, 245. 9d.—Wilsontown, Mor-
ningside, and Coltneis, New, 41%.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARYLEBONE.

Mr. Charles Dickens and Mr. Mark Lemon attended
at this court, the latter for the purpose of preferring a
charge of attempted robbery against Cornelius Hearne,
aged 19, and the former as a witness in the case.
Mr. Lemon, on being sworn said: I reside at No. 3,
Saint Anne's Villas, Notting-hill. Last evening, about
nine o'clock, as I was walking with my friend, Mr.
Dickens, along the Edgware-road, I felt a hand in
my coat pocket, and on turning round saw the prisoner
draw his hand therefrom. I gave him a rap with my
stick, when he abused me and ran away. I and Mr.
Dickens ran after him, and he was shortly afterwards
taken. He was extremely violent, and he kicked me
very severely on tho knee.
Mr. BROUGHTON—Did you miss anything from your
pocket? Mr. Lemon—l did not, Sir.
Mr. Charles Dickens—l live at No. 1, Devonshire-ter-
race, Regent's-park. I was with Mr. Lemon, and saw.him
turn suddenly round upon the prisoner, who speedilyran
away. We pursued him, and when he was taken he was
most violent. He was a very desperate fellow, and kicked
about in all directions. There was a mob of low fellows I
close by when he tried Mr. Lemon's pocket, and we were
determined that he should not effect his escape if we could
prevent it.
Police-constable 229 D—l was on duty last .night in
plain clothes, and saw the prisoner running, with two
gentlemen in pursuit of him. I also ran after him, and
he was at length captured, while progressing at a rapid
rate along Bell•street. I told him I was a constable, and
he walked a little way quietly with me, one of the gen-
tlemen also having hold of him. Prisoner said to me,
"Let me go, or I'll give you something you won't like,"
and he kicked Mr. Lemon and me severely on the legs.
On the way to the station-house he exclaimed, addressing
himself to me, " You --, if I had known it had been
you, I'd have given you more of it."
Berkley, another officer of the D division, deposed to his
having known the prisoner for years as a reputed thief.
He had been tried, and also summarily convicted, at this
and other police-courts.
Mr. Lemon—While going to the station, the pri-
soner said to me, " Don't say that my hand was in
your pocket."
Prisoner—l didn't say that. What I did say was,
"Don't do me a wrong by saying that it was i❑ your
pocket."
Mr. Dickens—l distinctly heard the prisoner use the
words, Don't say my hand was in your pocket."
Mr. BROUGHTON (to the prisoner)—What is your
answer to this charge? Prisoner —I was walking along
quickly, when the gentlemen suddenly stopped, and I
came against one of them; they turned round and
struck me, and I said, " What did you do that for?"
when they laid into me again. I got away, and they
called "stop thief."
Mr. Dickens—When at the station, I said I thought I
knew the prisoner, and that I had seen him at the House
of Correction.

Prisoner—Now, your Worship, he must have been in
" quod" there himself, or he couldn't have seen me. I
know these two gentlemen well; they're no better than
swell-mob men, and get their living by buying stolen
goods.—(Laughter.) That one (pointing to Mr.
Dickens) keeps a " fence," and I recollect him at the
prison, where he was put in for six months, while I was
there fur only two.

Both gentlemen seemed to enjoy amazingly the honour
which the prisoner had with such unblushing effrontery
conferred upon them; but, as may be readily imagined,
neither of them confessed to having any connexion
whatever with that " highly respectable" body—the
swell-mob, or to obtaining a livelihood by dealing in
stolen goods.
Mr. l3nouortToN, after remarking upon the consummate
impudence of the prisoner in making the allegations
which he had against gentlemen of so much repute in the
literary world, gave him to understand that if he bad
stolen anything, he would have been sent for trial, and
perhaps transported; as it was, he (the magistrate)
should deal with him at once as severely as the law
would allow him, and accordingly committed him to
hard labour in the House of Correction for three menthe.
" 13oz" and his friend then left the Court.

EXCURSION TO PARIS IN EASTER WEEK:A
plan for an expedition, on a large scale, by way of re-
turn for the late visit of the French National Guards, is
now in active organization. The French Government
have offered every facility for the gratification and ac-
commodation of the visitors. A number of individuals
will constitute a committee of surveillance, and be al-
lowed the privilege of granting pass cards to the visitors,
free of all charge, and without trouble. The arrange-
ments are of a nature to promote a pleasant excursion at
a moderate expense.
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Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London.
SUDDEN DEATH AT LIVERPOOL.--Yesterday a
general gloom prevailed in the Liverpool Change, in
consequence of the sudden death of Mr. Priestley, of the
well known firm of Priestley, Griffiths, and Cox. He
was unexpectedly seized with a fit of apoplexy, and died
before surgical assistance could be procured.
Dispatches were received yesterday, at the Colonial-
office, from the Governors of Van Diemen's Land, New
South Wales, and Gibraltar.

The royal mail steamship Europa, Captain Lott,
arrived in the Mersey yesterday morning, and we were
enabled to publish yesterday a summary of the Presi-
dent's inaugural address to Congress in part of our im-
pression.
General Taylor reached Washington about four P.M.
on Friday, the 23d February, and took up his temporary
residence at Wellard's Hotel. On the morning of the
26th the committee appointed on the part of tho Senate
and representatives to count the votes of the electoral
colleges, waited upon him with the official announce-
ment of his election. In the course of that day the Pre-
sident elect, accompanied by Mr. Clayton, called upon
President Polk at his official residence. Mr. Polk held
his last levee on the evening of Wednesday, and left the
White House on Saturday, the 3d of March. He was
to leave Washington with his lady for New Orleans on
the evening of the 6th, and the Secretary of the Trea-
sury was to accompany him so far.
The inauguration ceremonies took place on Monday
the sth. The doors of the Senate Chamber were opened
at 10 A.m., and the ladies' gallery was immediately
filled with the fair sex. The reporters' gallery was also
crowded to suffocation. There was great struggling and
pressing, and thousands were forced to leave without
a nadn
a entrance.
resolution
The Senate
assembledadnptedtnatsenaattoeve
Senator
o'clock,
obtaining
chison take the chair. The new Members were then all
sworn in, with the exception of General Shields. A
resolution was adopted to refer General Shields' cre-
dentials to the committee on the • judiciary. The
Honourable Millard Fillmore, Vice-President, and
George M. Dallas, then came in, arm in arm. Mr.
Atchison swore in Mr. Fillmore, who took the
chair, and delivered an eloquent address. All the
Justices of the Supreme Court, and about forty mem-
bers of the diplomatic corps, including the attaches,
then came in, the first occupying fifteen seats in the
area, at the left of the Vice-President, and the latter at
the right. Messrs. Buchanan, Johnson, and Toucey, of
the old Cabinet, came in and took seats in front of the
diplomatic corps. It was now nearly twelve o'clock, and
the President and ex-President had not made their ap-
pearance. Considerable impatience was manifested until
about half-past twelve, when the President and ex-Pre-
sident came in, and occupied seats with George M.
Dallas and R. M. Johnson. President Taylor entered
into a brief conversation with Chief Justice Taney and
Judge M`Lean. The President then proceeded to the
eastern portico, where he delivered the address. The
crowd in the square was immense, and probably num-
bered 10,000. There was great cheering and discharge
of cannon before and after the delivery of the address.
It was agreed that a daily hour meeting be held every
day at twelve o'clock until otherwise ordered. General
Shields' eligibility will be the first business before them,
after the Cabinet nominations. On motion of Mr. Day.
ton the Senate then adjourned.
The following is the address of General Taylor:—
Fellow-citizens and Members of the Senate and
House of Representatives—
Elected by the American people to the highest Ake
known to our laws, I appear here to take the post pre-
scribed by the Constitution, and, in compliance with a
time-honoured custom, to address those who are now
assembled. The confidence and respect shown by my
countrymen in calling me to the chief magistracy of a
republic holding a high rank among the nations of the
earth, have inspired me with feelings of the most pro-
found gratitude; but when I reflect that the acceptance
of the office which their partiality has bestowed fin
poses the discharge of the most arduous duties, and in-
volves the weightiest obligations, I am conscious that the
position which I have been called to fill, though suffi-
cient to satisfy the highest ambition, is surrounded by a
fearful responsibility.
Happily, however, in the performance of my new du-
ties, I shall not be without able co-operation. The le-
gislative and judicial branches of the Government pre-
sent prominent examples of distinguished civil attain-
ments and mature experience, and it shall be my endea-
vour to call to my assistance in the executive departments
individuals whose talents, integrity, and purity of cha-
racter will furnish ample guarantees for the faithful and
honourable performance of the trusts to be committed to
their charge. With such aids, and an honest purpose to
do whatever is right, I hope to execute diligently and
impartially for the best interests of the country the ma-
nifold duties devolving upon me.
In the discharge of these duties my guide will be the
constitution which I this day swore to preserve, protect,
and defend.

For the interpretation of that instrument I shall look
to the decision of the judicial tribunals established by
its authority, and to the practice of the Government
under 'he earlier Presidents, who had so large a share
in its formation. To the example of those illustrious
patriots I shall always refer with reverence, and es-
pecially to his example who was, by so many titles, the
father of his country. _

The command of the army and navy of the United
States, with the advice and consent of the Senate to
make treaties, :and to appoint ambassadors and other
officers, to give Congress information of the state of the
union, and recommend such measures as he shall judge
to be necessary, and to take care that the laws shall be
faithfully executed—these are the most important func-
tions entrusted to the President by the Constitution, and
it may be expected that I shall briefly indicate the prin-
ciples which shall control me in their execution.
Chosen by the body of the people, under the assurance
that my administration would be devoted to the welfare
of the country, and not to the support of any particular
section, or merely local interest, I this day renew the
declaration I have heretofore made, and proclaim my
fixed determination to maintain, to the extent of my
ability, the Government in its original purity, and to
adopt, as the basis of my public policy, those great re-
publican doctrines which constitute the strength of our
national existence. In reference to the army and navy,
lately .employed with so much distinction en active ser-
vice, care shall be taken to ensure the highest condition
of efficiency; and in furtherance of that object the mili-
tary and naval schools sustained by the liberality of Con-
gress shall receive the special attention of the Executive.
As American freemen we cannot but sympathise with
all efforts to extend the blessings of civil and political
liberty; but at the same time we are warned by the ad-
monition of history, and the voice of our beloved Wash-
ington, to abstain from entangling alliances with foreign
nations. In all disputes with conflicting Governments
it is our interest, not less than our duty, to remain
strictly neutral, while the geographical
position, the
genius of the institutions of our people, advancing
civilisation, and, above all, the dictates of religion,
direct us to the cultivation of peaceful and friendly re-
lations with all other powers. It is to be hoped that
no international question which a Government considers
its own strength, and resolves to protect, can now arise,
that may not be settled l-y negotiation; and it eminently
becomes a Government like our own, founded on the
morality and intelligence of its citizens, and upheld by
their affections, to exhaust every resort of honourable
diplomacy before appealing to arms.
In the conduct of our foreign relations I shall con-
form to these views, as I believe them essential to the
best interest and the true honour of the country. The
appointing powers vested in the President imposes deli-
cate and onerous duties. So far as it is possible to be
informed, I shall make honesty, capacity, and fidelity
indispensable requisites to the bestowal of office, and the
absence of either of these qualities shall be deemed suf-
ficient cause for removal. It shall be my study to re-
commend such constitutional measures to Congress us
I may be necessary and proper to secure encouragement
and protection to the great interests of agriculture, com-
merce, and manufactures; to improve our rivers and
harbours, to provide for the speedy extinction of the
public debt, to enforce a strict accountability on the
part of all officers of the Government, and the utmost
economy in all public expenditure.
But it is for the wisdom of Congress itself, in which
all legislative powers are vested by the Constitution, to
regulate these and other matters of domestic policy. I
shall look with confidence to the enlightened patriotism
of that body to adopt such measures of conciliation as
•
may harmonise conflicting interests, and tend to perpe
tuate that union which should be the paramount object
of our hopes and affections. In any actions calculated
to promote an object so near the heart of every one
who truly loves his country, I will zealously unite
with the co-ordinate branches of the Government.
In conclusion, I congratulate you, my fellow-citizens,
upon the high state of prosperity to which the good-
ness of Divine Providence has conducted our common
country. Let us invoke a continuance of the same pro-
tecting care which has led us from small beginnings to the
,
eminence we this day occupy, and let us seek to deserve
that continuance by prudence and moderation in our
councils, by well-directed attempts to assuage the bitter-
ness which too often marks unavoidable differences of
opinion, by the promulgation and practice of just and
liberal principles, and by enlarged patriotism which shall
acknowledge no limits but those of our own wide-spread
Republic.
A New York correspondent has forwarded the follow.
ing authentic statement of the composition of the new
Cabinet
John M. Clayton, of Delaware, Secretary of State.
William M. Meredith, of Pennsylvania, Secretary of
the Treasury.
Thomas H. Ewing, of Ohio, Secretary of the home
Department.
William R. Preston, of Virginia, Secretary of the
Navy.
Jacob Collamer, of Vermont, Postmaster-General.
George W. Crawford, of Georgia, Secretary of War.
Reverdy Johnson, of Maryland, Attorney. General.

CANADA.
CANADIAN EXCITEMENT.
The Canadian subjects of her Majesty Queen Victoria
have, just at this time, three several and prominent
topics of discussion before them--Ist, the question of
Free Trade, or Protection, including the repeal of the
navigation-laws ; 2d, a great, project of combined rail-
roads, the' particular question being the extension of
Government aid to their construction; and, 3d, the pro-
posed compensation of parties who suffered loss in the
rebellion. The especial point of excitement in regard to
this latter is, that losses sustained by men who acted
with or favoured the rebels_ are proposed to be compen-
sated, as well as those of the purely loyal; and this stirs
up much violence of feeling among those who call them-