The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-15 00:00:00

PARTY QUARRELS.

I was prepared to hear of impeachment against the
Ministers, but -I did not expect to find them compli-
mented by such men as the Duke of Wellington or Lord
Stanley.
Is, then, the Constitutional responsibility of Ministers
of the Crown extinct?—and is the Royal office now i mere
:Ministerial plaything ? Have the people, all this while,
been exerting themselves to get better Ministers, and
have they thus been annoying the Queen. by overruling
her predilections, and separating her from the Ministers
of her choice, merely that their places might be occu-
pied by their flatterers ? In short, Sir, has the national
" move" been a mere child's game at battledore and
shuttlecock, to get the Whigs out and the Conserva-
tives in ? If the Duke and Sir Robert think so, their
surprise will soon be as great as mine was when the
Duke of Wellington assured the House of Lords that—
" He had always considered that Lord Melbourne had
rendered the greatest possible service to her Majesty.
He had reason to know that her Majesty herself was of
opinion that the Noble Viscount had rendered her the
greatest s,rvice, not only as a public servant engaged in
the concleet of affairs, but in the assistance he had given
her Majesty in making her acquainted with the laws„
policy, and system of government in the country."
Now, Sir, the man lives not who has revered the Duke
of Wellington more than myself. His attachment to
the Monarch has been above suspicion ; but as a plain,
home-spun Yorkshireman, I am utterly unable to guess
how the Duke can reconcile it to his loyalty to aid in
t'feecing such a Minister to 'retire from the Queen's Go-
vernment. How thankful I am that I never was a
Conservative !" Then, again, in the House of Com-
mons we find how great is our loss (Lord Stanley being
the Judge), by ridding her Majesty of that mischievous
adviser, Lord John Russell. Lord Stanley says, respect-

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS-TUESDAY.
OMNIBUS RACING.
Edward Mmilder, the driver of a Fulham omnibus,
was indicted for assaulting James Denby, jun., the con-
ductor of one of his father's omnibusses from Putney.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor and
some of the passengers, that on the 14th May the prose-
cutor's bus started from Putney at a quarter to two
o'clock. They were overtaken by that driven by the
prisoner, which passed and dodged them along the
road. The prosecutor went upwards of a mile out of
the direct road, in order to escape, if possible, but
on coming into the road again they found the Ful-
ham omnibus waiting for them, and the same system of
annoyance was continued. On the arrival of the omni-
busses at the Regent-circus. the prisoner nearly run
his pole through the omnibus of the prosecutor. He
followed them down the Haymarket at such a pace and
so near the first omnibus, that the passengers al/ got as
far as possible from the door, being afraid the prisoner
would run his pole through the omnibus. On the arrival
at Charing-cross the prisoner again drew his horses
across the door of the rival omnibus, so as to
prevent any one from either going in or coming out.
The prosecutor attempted to seize the reins of the horses,
when the prisoner commenced whipping him with the
thong of his whip ; it broke off, and the prosecutor being
irritated, attempted to get him off his box, but the pri-
soner then took the butt end of his whip, which had a
heavy brass ferule, and struck him over the head; it cut
through the hat, and stunned the prosecutor, who was
carried off to the hospital. He was for a week
under medical treatment in consequence of
the injuries he had received. The Jury found him
Guilty, and the Chairman said it was of no use to im-
pose a fine upon persons connected with omnibusses, for
they were paid out of a common fund. He trusted the
punishment he was about to inflict would become known
to the fraternity to which be belonged, and at last put
an end to such disgraceful and wanton conduct. The sen-
tence of the Court was that the prisoner be imprisoned
for three months.
James Norris was found guilty of assaulting Henry
Howard, a barman, in the employment of Thomas Drake,
the landlord of the Coopers' Arms, Strutton-ground,
Westminster. On the evening of the 15th of August
last the prisoner, accompanied by two men and two wo-
men, entered the house and asked for a pot of stout.
The prosecutor, seeing that he was drunk, refused to
serve either him or the party; upon that refusal the pri-
soner seized a pint pot, took aim, and threw it with such force
that had it taken effect on the barman's head as was in-
tended, it would inevitably have killed him, however,
he stooped, and it passed over him; such was the force
with which it was thrown, that it broke off a beer pipe
at twenty feet distance.
The CHAIRMAN said—Considering that the pri-
soner had already been imprisoned for one month,
he would sentence him to be confined for six weeks
longer, anti as he had uttered various threats against
the prosecutor and his master ; he must then enter into
his own recognizances in 201. to keep the peace towards
all her Majesty's subjects for 12 months.
THE KING of THE BILL-STICKERS.-21/eXa72der Scott
was indicted for assaulting Wm. Green.
The prosecutor deposed that he was a bill-sticker,
and so also"- was the defendant. He had so
much business that he was usually called the
" King of the Profession."—(Loud laughter.) He had
issued a bill, in which he called himself "An External
Paper-bane-en" He rented the hoard in Trafalgar-
square for his business. On the evening of the 3d inst.
he had occasion to stand up for a few minutes against
the hoard. The prisoner came up, and without the
least provocation struck him on the face with such vio-
lence, that his shirt front was completely covered with
blood.

irg him.—
" I fully give the Noble Lord the credit of having been
influenced by no consideration but the sense of duty
which, with a man of his high honour, must be para-
mount to every other. Every one who has watched his
conduct, must regard it with no sentiments but those of
admiration of the great zz.al, perseverance, ability, and
talents with which, not only in the duties of his own de-
partment, but in the management of the political busi-
-ness of the House, the No'bla Lord has uniformly con-
du Aed the very arduous: and difficult task which was as-
signed to him."
Every Englishman must now naturally ask, " If this
be really so, why should we have been excited to require
the expulsion of these Ministers, by leaders who, after all,
,ara their admirers, and compliment them when certain of
succeeding to their places?" Do not mistake me ; I know
as well as any man what courtesy requires, aye, and what
gallantry demands, from the conquerors to the van-
quished ; but I have yet to learn that flattery is a requi-
site in the character of a soldier or a statesman. If all

that the Duke and my Lord Stanley havl/4.4., said is true,
it will be difficult to convince men of any party that the
'Conservatives have not been guilty of a grave offence
against the Queen and the people, in forcing these ser-
viceable, dutiful, honourable, admirable, zealous, perse-
vering, able, and talented." Ministers to resign their
offices, and the Queen to accept their resignations—thus
depriving both of the services of such honest, faithful,
and excellent advisers. It has been disingenuous work
from beginning to end ; and, by the showing of the
Conservative lenders, I fear that it is likely to turn to
bad account.—OastLr's Fleet Papers.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—In the course of
quarrying operations in sinking a well in Arnott's Park,
Ito the east of Cupar, for the use of the New County Gaol
about to be built there, an accident of a melancholy
nature took place on Saturday afternoon. under the fol-
lowing circumstances:—Two of the workers had been
busy boring and clearing in the well (which is now
about fifty feet deep), during the day, and in the
afternoon, preparatory to their leaving off work,
they charged a bore, and lighted a match, but un-
fortunately it missed fire. Anxious to proceed with
the work, the two again descended, accompanied by a
young weaver, who had been idling away the after-
noon. Accordingly they were proceeding to repri:ne
the bore, the straw in which had burned down, and
one of them, a young. man named Jackson, residing in
Cupar Muir, was putting the spindle in the bore for that
purpose, and the other, whose name is Nathan Duncan,
vas applying the hammer to the top of the rod, when
it accidentally atruck fire, and off the shot went, shat-
tering roor Jackson's left hand in so dreadful a manner
that it has been amputated, and his body was otherwise
considerably bruised. Duncan got several of the fingers
of his left hand severely bruised, the middle one of
Iwhich has since been taken off. The boy Arthur Lees,
'mho had been looking on, immediately that the explo-
-sion took place, turned round his files to the earth, and
escaped with a bruised ankle, and a cut oa the head.
The excavation is only about eight feet square, and it is
in,..ieed a miracle that any V them were got up alive.—
IYfe Herald.
ACCIDENT AND NARROW ESCAPE OF THE
DUNE OF BITCKING11:01.—On Thursday morning last
his Grace the Duke of Buckingham experienced a nar-
row escape while proceeding in his carriage from the
Pendley station of the London and Birmingham Rail-
way. His Grace arrived from town by an early train at
Pendley, where he took his carriage, which was waiting
to convoy him to Stowe ; he had not proceeded many
miles when the horses (his Grace's own), ridden by
postilions, shyed at something on the road, and over-
turned the carriage in a ditch near Broughton-lane.
His Grace received a bump or two from the fall, but
vas soon extricated unhurt. Assistance was immedi-
ately obtained from Mr. Fowler's farm, and the carriage
got out, when it was found that it had sustained but
trifling injury, and accordingly his Grace again took his
seat, and proceeded on his journey.—Bucks Gazette.
HALIFAX MAIL STEAM-SHIPS.—We under-
stand that Mr. Cunard, the contractor with Government
for carrying the Halifax mail, has had the allowance
raised from 60,0001. to 80,0001. per annum, the mails now
running twice a month each way ; but as soon as he
shall run every week he is to have 160,0001. per annum.
The addition made to the sum received from Govern-
ment is 24,0001. per annum, which will make the whole
sum 84,0001. This addition has, we believe, been made
,on condition of the contractor doing, at the requirement
'of the Government, certain extra services in the con-
-veyance of the mails., Last year only one mail was de-
spatched in the month of November, this year there will
be two. But in the month of March next, instead of
two mails being despatched, there will be only one mail
forwarded. In March few passengers offer, and the
-voyage is rendered rather dangerous from the ice which
usually, at that period, floats in the.track of the steamers.
POISONOUS CATSUP.—The public should be
-upon their guard against the catsup hawked about the
streets, much of which is coloured by copper, in order
to give it the green hue desired by purchasers. Where
this sophistication exists, it can readily be detected, by
adding a few drops of liquid ammonia to the suspected
liquor, which, in case of any copper being present, im-
mediately becomes blue.

In his cross-examination he admitted, that although he
was of a peculiarly mild temper, he had been fined five
times for assaults.
A witness called on the part of the defendant, swore
that the prosecutor was engaged in cutting down the
prisoner's bill, and when challenged with the fact he
struck Scott a backhanded blow on the mouth, on which
Scott struck him in return.
The Jury found a verdict of Not Guilty.
Daring the trial, the prisoner said his father and
grandfather had followed the " profession " since 1745,
and one of them was tried for sticking up Lord George
Gordon's proclamation in 1780.

SURRE Y SESSIONS-(TUESDAY.)

(Before Mr. PurcsLE and a Bend; of Magistrates.)

Jane Williams was indicted for feloniously stealing, at
Lambeth, on 26th August last, a quantity of lace the pro-
perty of Wm. Kings ton. It appeared from the evidence that
the prisoner entered the shop of the prosecutor, who is a
draper, and requested to be shown some remnants of
lace, and while the shopmau was serving her, she took
the opportunity of secreting three cards of lace 'under-
neath her shawl, where they were found when she was
searched.

Mr. HOBBY addressed the Jury for the prisoner, who
received a good character.
The Jury found her Guilty, and she was sentenced to
six months' imprisonment with hard labour.
David North was indicted for stealing 251bs. weight of
honey, 1,000 bees, and a bee-hive, the property of Wil-
liam Ware.

Both the prosecutor and the prisoner are bee-breeders,
and reside at Frimley, near each other, and on the
night of the 24th of August last the wife of the prose-
cutor saw the prisoner in the act of removing the hive
in question, with its contents (bees and honey), from her
husband's garden. She said nothing to the prisoner, as
she was alone in the house at the time, and was afraid;
but on the return of her husband she informed him of
what she had seen, and the next morning the prosecutor,
accompanied by a constable, went to the prisoner's house,
and found there a hive recently taken, and. marks of
honey smeared about. There were foot-marks found in
the road, leading from the house of the prosecutor to-
wards that of the prisoner, which resembled those made
by the right shoe of the prisoner, from which a portion
of the tip had been broken off.
The JURY found the prisoner Guilty, and a previous
conviction having been proved, he was sentenced to six
months imprisonment, with hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.

An able-bodied young man, named William Lynn,
who has been for some time known to the police as a
person for whom " nothing could be too hot or too
heavy," was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged
with the double offence of picking a gentleman's pocket
and knocking a policeman down.
The person whose pocket was picked stated, that as
he was walking along the street he was called to by
Pamplett, the policeman, who informed him that his
handkerchief had just changed hands. Upon feeling his
pockets witness found that his handkerchief had gone,
and upon looking at the prisoner, who was struggling
on the ground with the policeman, he saw that it had
got a new master. The prisoner fought hard on the
ground, and endeavoured to get the policeman under the
-wheels of a cab, but by the aid of another of the force,
was mastered. The prisoner, on his way to the place of
confinement, although guarded on each side, was deter-
mined to pay off his first accuser, and made a most
vigorous effbrt to fling Pamplett under the wheels of the
vehicles which were rapidly passing, but he was lodged
safely in the Compter, where he was recognised as an
old guest.
The policeman who assisted Pamplett said that the
struggles of the prisoner were of the most desperate
kind, and several of the officers stated that the fellow
was a most determined and incorrigible rogue.
The LORD MAYOR said it would be most desirable to
get rid of the prisoner altogether, an event to which
they might reasonably look with some hope, as he was
so well known to be formidable as a thief and a fighter.
The Prisoner—l hope you won't commit me this
time. I was intoxicated, or I would not have done any-
thing of the kind. Do let me off this once. I will never
attack the police again, I do assure you, my Lord.
The LORD MAYOR—NO ; you must go to a Jury. You
are getting too strong for us.
The prisoner, who declared that the police were pre-
judiced against him, was then committed for trial.
A young man, of good address and respectable ap-
pearance, named James Hall, was charged with having
robbed several tradesmen.

ILFRACOMBE, SEPT. 11.—This day the Earl
and Countess of Fortescue landed at the peir from Ire-
land, accompanied by the Hon. John William Fostescue.
An immense concourse of the fashionable visiters at this
alolightful bathing place were present, who, together with
the townspeople, gave them a hearty and cordial wel-
come. The noble party made but a short stay, proceed-
ing on to Castle-hill, the seat of the Earl, about 16 miles
from this port.
THE LATE COLLISION IN ERITH REACH.
—Yesterday the inquiry into the death of James Wal-
ters, late seaman on board the Topaz steam-boat, was
resumed for the fourth time at the Town-hall, Gravesend.
The circumstances of the case have already appeared in
The Sun. No additional witnesses appeared, and the
Coroner having summed up, the Jury returned the fol-
lowing verdict:—" The Jury are of opinion that the
deceased James Wailers came by his death through being
drowned by the collision between the Topaz and the
Beacon, and they levy a deodand of one shilling upon
the Topaz. The Jury cannot help expressing their una-
nimous opinion that great blame attaches to those in
command of the Topaz on the occasion, in not making
immediate inquiry, or look out to ascertain if any per-
son had gone overboard from the collision. Also, their
condemnation of the practice of captains of steam-ves-
sels leaving, the deck during so short a passage as that
between Gravesend and London, and also that it is to be
regretted that earlier measures were not adopted by the
mats, who
hadthe command of the Topaz, to prevent
the collision.
The
Gloucester Musical Festival terminated on
Friday,. last- _ We have already given some account of
the principal
neformances. The choral band consisted
of 54 trebles, 46 tenors, and 50 basses, and the entire
orchestra of between three and four hundred voices. The
attendance was very numerous, and included the princi-
pal families of the county
and neighbourhood. " But in a
_
pecuniary point of view,"
observes the Gloucester Journal,
the festival, we are sorry to say, has not equalled ex-
pectation, the collections at the Cathedral on behalf of
the charity having fallen nearly 2001. below the receipts
of 1838. The following is astateraent of their amount:—
Tuesday, 1301. 12s. 4d.
Wednesday, 1261. 7s. lid. ;
Thursday, 1551. 6s. 2d. ;
; Friday, 1211. ls. 4d. ; Total,
5331. 7s. 9d. In 1838 the total was 7041. 16s. sd.' show-
ing nn the present occasion a falling off of 171/. Bs. Bd.
On Tuesday the actual collection at the door was under
501., but it was increased to the amount above stated by
checks and donations received from friends of the charity
who were unable to be present."
Mdlle. Fanny Elssler, according to the terms of
her engagement with the French Opera,
was to return,
and make her appearance on the 15th August, 1840, but
her leave of absence was prolonged till the Ist January
last. This period elapsed, and still the anxiously-looked-
for dansatrice remained on the other side of the Atlantic.
In consequence the directors cited her before the Tri-
bunal de Commerce, first demanding a vacation of the
contract, and, secondly, damages for its breach to the
amount of 60,000 f. The cause came to a final hearing
on Wednesday. The counsel for Mdlle. Elssler pleaded
to the jurisdiction on the ground that the matter in
question was not an affair of commerce. This plea
being overruled by the Tribunal, judgment was suffered
to go by default, and a decree to the full extent of the
claim of the plaintiffs was pronounced.
The Viscountess Melville expired on Friday last
at Melville Castle, near Edinburgh. The deceased, who
was daughter and co-heir of the late Mr. Richard H.
Saunders, was married 29th August, 1796, to Viscount
Melville (then the Right Hon. Robert Dundas), by whom
her Ladyship leaves issue four sons and two daughters,
namely, the Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Dundas,
C. 8., born 25th February, 1801; the Hop. Captain
Richard Saunders Dundas, R.N. born 11th April, 1802;
the Hon. Robert Dundas, Storekeeper of the Navy, born
14th September, 1803; the Hon. Miss Jane Dundas, born
14th April, 1805; the Hon. and Rev. Charles Dundas,
born 11th December, 1806, married Ist August, 1833,
Miss Louisa Boothby, eldest daughter of Sir William
Boothby, Bart.; and the Hon. Miss Anne Dundas, born
.sth January, 1808.

Mr. Walberen, of Watling-street, warehouseman,
stated that the prisoner applied for and received in the
name of Messrs. Smith and Monteith, of Oxford-street,
by whom he said he was employed, several pieces of
Saxony cloth.

Janies Lockyer, shopman to a pawnbroker produced
the pieces of Saxony cloth described by the last witness,
and stated that they had been pawned by the prisoner.
The LORD Mayon—Who did the prisoner say he was
when he went to pledge this property ? I suppose you
asked him the usual questions ?—Witness replied that
the prisoner said, in answer to the usual questions, that
his name was George Evans, and that his brother and
he carried on business at Notting-hill, that they bought
the goods at Leeds, and that they were pushed for a
temporary supply of money. Witness entertained no
doubt whatever of the young man's honesty.
Mr. Hobler—He was very kind to give you the pre-
ference. He must have passed a great many pawnbrokers'
shops to pay you the compliment.
The LORD MAYOR—Are you sure the prisoner is the
man who pawned the goods? Witness—No doubt at all
of it. He said that we might go and see his stock at
Notting-hill if we chose.

Mr. -mith, of the house of Smith and Monteith, of
Oxford-street, stated that the prisoner was unknown to
the firm, and had not been sent by them for any goods.
The pawnbroker's man said that his employer was
willing to give up the goods at once to the prosecutor
without the ceremony of a trial at the Old Bailey.
The LORD MAYOR—No. I understand that the pri-
sorer has been convicted already of procuring goods in
this way, and it is absolutely necessary to get rid of so
dangerous a character. You must be bound over to give
evidence to facilitate his departure from this country.
Mr. J. P. Foster, a partner in a hosier's house in
Wood-street, Cheapside, stated that the prisoner called
at the warehouse and asked for and received a quantity
of kid gloves and hose, in the names of Messrs. Smith
and Monteith, of Oxford street.
These goods, which had been pawned, were also pro.
duced, and the prisoner was identified as the individual
who had pledged them.
The policeman who apprehended the prisoner said that
the prisoner had admitted that the goods were pawned
in the place where they were found.
Evidence as to another robbery of a similar descrip-
tion was also given.
It is proper to state that upon the first examination of
the prisoner it was mentioned by those who were plun-
dered that instead of meeting the facilities which they
had reason to expect in a respectable house when seek-
ing the means of bringing a most dangerous offender to
justice, they encountered many impediments at the shop
of Mr. Dempster, a pawnbroker, of Blackfriars-road.
Indeed so strongly did one of the prosecutors feel upon
the subject, that lie requested to know whether he could
be supplied with a search-warrant, the pawnbroker hav-

jug refused to let him see the goods, although they were
acknowledged to be on the premises.
The Loan MAYOR, upon being informed that so much
difficulty had been experienced, said Ito was surprised to
hear that a man who, as stated by Mr. Hobler to be an
old tradesman, had so far disregarded the established
principles as to throw obstructions in the way of the
prosecution of such a delinquent.— The prisoner was
committed for trial.
A poor lad, about sixteen years of age, named Ed-
ward Chesterton, was brought up, in the absence of the
Lord Mayor, by the beadle of one of the hospitals, hav-
ing been discharged, after every skilful treatment in the
admirable Institution.
The boy appeared with but a small portion of the nose,
and with the skin of his forehead drawn over a silver
plate, which was so placed as to cover the upper part of '
the head, and afford a double protection to the injured
skull. Great compassion was felt for Chesterton when
he mentioned the particulars of the dreadful accident
by which he was so dreadfully disfigured.
The facts were briefly as follow :—The ship Eliza-
beth Ann, bound from America to Plymouth, encoun-
tered a gale of wind. in the river St. Lawrence, and car-
ried away her foremast. The boy was in the cabouse
at the time, and had just put coals on the fire, when a
spar came across him, and forced him headforemost into
the fire. The Captain heard his cries, and dragged him
out by the legs, dreadfully burnt, and in great agony.
His nose was burnt off, and his forehead was stripped to
the bone, but the captain immediately got some flour and
oil, and poulticed the whole face, and all the crew treated
him with remarkable humanity. All that medical skill
could do had been done for him. The doctors at the
Hospital had contrived to make up a sort of nose for
him, and propped it up with wonderful skill, and they
had made him a silver forehead, against which he could
knock his- knuckles as hard as he chose, and he was
thankful to God and to them, that after he thought his
whole face was burnt off, there was a good part of it
remaining. He felt particularly grateful for the preser-
vation of his eyes, which came off unhurt.
MR. HOBLER asked to what it was considered attribut-
able that the eyes had escaped 7—The boy replied that
it was owing no doubt to the accident that he had just
before put coals on the fire, and his eyes when he
dashed into it came in contact with the fresh coals.
Mr. HOBLER asked him whether he still thought of
the sea ?—The boy replied that he was anxious to re-
turn to the business. He was in good health, and cared
little about being disfigued, as it was no fault of his.
Mr. HOBLER desired that the poor lad should be taken
care of in the Hospital until the case should reach the
ears of some of the friends of humanity.

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

WHITEHALL, AUGUST 19.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Jo•hu% Brown,
of Ilminster, in the county of Somerset, Gent., to be a Mas-
ter Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.

CROWN•OFFICE, SEPT. 14.
MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT
PA RLIA➢IENT.

BOROUGH OF TAMWORTH.—The Right Hon. Sir Robert
Peel. of Drayton-manor, in the parish of Drayton Bassett, in
the county of Stafford, Bart.
CITY OF EIETER-.—Sir William Webb Follett, Knt.

[The following article is substituted for that which appeared
in last Friday's Gazette]:—
MASTER OF THE HORSE'S OFFICE, SEPT. M.

The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Colonel
Charles George James Arbuthnot to be Equerry in Ordinary
to her Majesty, in the room of the Hon. Alfred Paget (com-
monly called Lord Alfred Paget), resigned.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1841.