The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-20 00:00:00

TALLOW.

Notwithstanding the accounts received this morning
from St. Petersburgh are to the effect that the exports
of Tallow are falling off, on a comparison with those
which have already taken place this season, and the sup-
ply of home markets by no means good, the demand is
in a very inactive state ; but the importers are not will-
ing sellers at any reduction in value, as an active in-
quiry is pretty generally expected from the fact that
many of the large chandlers are short of stock. r. Y. C.
on the spot is 46s 3d to 46s 6d, and for delivery 45s 3d
per cwt. ; Town Tallow, 47s 3d, net cash ; Rough Fat,
2s Bid per 8 lbs.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
These sessions, the eleventh of the present
Mayoralty, commenced to-day, before the Lord
Mayor, the Recorder, Mr. Alderman Musgrove, Mr.
Alderman Marshall, the Sheriff, Sce. There are no
less than 232 prisoners for trial, of which number
58 are from the City, 116 from Middlesex, 4 from
Essex, from the Admiralty none, from Kent 11, and
from Surrey 44. The grand jury having elected
their chairman and been sworn,
The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his charge to
them. He said that from the calendar which con-
tained a list of the prisoners for trial at the present
sessions, the names of no less than 232 pi isoners would
appear, and he was fearful that that number would
be considerably augmented during the progress of
the labours of the grand jury. The calendar con-
tained a list of the various offences committed by the
prisoners, and several of those,offences, he regretted to
say, were of violence to the person, and cutting 'and
wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
There were no less than five persons charged
with manslaughter, and one of murder, in which it
was suggested that the crime of murder was com-
mitte d by causing poison to be taken. There were
nineteen cases of larceny from the person; there was
a case of shooting at a party, or an attempt to dis-
charge loaded fire-arms, with intent to do grievous
bodily injury or murder; there were also several

cases of robbery, said to be robbery with intent to
murder, &c. There was a case of bigamy, which
was a little peculiar in its circumstances, and to
which he would refer more particularly hereafter.
There were eight cases of forgery and uttering forged
instruments, four cases of uttering counterfeit coin,
seven charges of burglary, six of house-breaking and
larceny connected therewith, and a multitude of cases
of larceny, with or without violence. There were
also, he was sorry to say, several cases of rape, and
there was also a charge of arson—namely, setting
fire to premises in order to defraud an insurance
office. With respect to the charge of bigamy, it was,
as he had said before, very peculiar in its circum-
stances ; the party charged was the female, her former
husband being still alive, and from -the depo-
sitions it appeared to be a fact established
by the declaration of the party charged, as well as
by the proof of the previous marriage. He adverted
more particularly to this case, because he thought it
probable that the party who entered into the illegal
ceremony might also be called upon to answer for
his part in the transaction, the female being charged
with the bigamy. If it was proved that the man was
a party inciting the female to commit tke offence he
would be subject to punishment. It was right that
parties should know that such was the law in cases
of bigamy. The law looked upon such a party as a
principal in the second degree, aiding and abetting in
the felony committed. By the statute a party so
charged might be imprisoned twelve months and se-
veral times privately whipped. He had ad.
verted thus much to the case for the
reasons he had stated, and also because
he was sorry to say that the crime of bigamy
was now of frequent occurrence. As he had stated,
there were six charges of cutting and wounding, and
it was lamentable to observe that this offence was on
the increase. Not a session passed without some
case of a most aggravated nature being presented for
the consideration of the Court. By the statute the
petty jury might limit their verdict to a common
assault, if the fact of the case warranted it, but such
was not the province of the grand jury. There were
four cases of robbery, but they did not call for any
particular remark. There were five cases of man-
slaughter, and in one of the cases four persons would
probably be included in one indictment. That was
a case originating in a fight, and the charge was
against four men for causing the death of a
boy, by setting one boy to fight another, and
supplying them with beer to excite and encourage
them on. Now, to encourage a fight, and thereby
cause death, would, in his judgment, render the parties
inciting the fight amenable to the law on a charge of
manslaughter. The case of shooting or drawing a
trigger was one rather out of the ordinary course. It
appeared that a loaded pistol was presented by one
shop boy at another, the trigger was drawn, but, by
some accident or other, the pistol did not go off. The
pistol was afterwards found to be loaded. The party,
it was true, might not have known that it was
loaded. I imight have been loaded afterwards, and
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act
had been done, accompanied with extraordinary
expressions, it would be the duty of the
grand jury to put the case in a further course of in-
vestigation. With regard to the case of murder by
poison, that was in some measure a case of circum-
stances. There were certain statements alleged to
have been made by the party charged, and there
would be evidence brought before them that the wife
of the prisoner died from poison. In his opinion, it
was a case of strong suspicion, and one which he
considered the grand jury would think should be put
in a course of further investigation. The case of
robbery with menaces was a case of some peculiarity.
It appeared that money had been voluntarily given
by one young man to another up to a certain point,
and that, when no further money could be got,
threats and menaces were made to obtain it, and the
party was told, that if he did not furnish it, a charge
would be made against him that would end either in
transportation or death. This case he had no doubt
the grand jury would see the necessity of putting in
a course of investigation before the petty jury. The
Learned Judge having adverted to some of the other
cases in the calendar, remitted the grand jury to the
discharge of their duties.
The remainder of the morning was occupied by
the :swearing in of the petty jury, and the trial of
cases of no general interest in their circumstances.

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
William Boreham was charged with violently as-
saulting Inspector Richardson, at the Stratford sta-
tion, on the Eastern Counties line.

The inspector stated that the prisoner came up in
the half-past nine o'clock train last night from Yar-
mouth. It is the practice on the line to collect all
tickets at Stratford, and all the passengers, with the
exception of the prisoner, quietly gave up theirs. He
at first said he had not got one, then that he had lost
it, and at last, that he had given it to another ticket
collector. This was found to be false, and witness
told him he must pay the fare, or leave the company's
carriage. Ile refused to do either, and when witness
laid hold of him to remove him he struck him a vio-
lent blow in the face, knocked him on to the plat-
form, and then fell upon him and kicked him severely.
Two more officers came to his assistance, but the pri-
soner was so very violent that it was with greatdiffi-
culty he was secured.
This evidence was corroborated by Thomas
Crocket, a ticket collector, who added that the pri-
soner kicked him and tore his coat.
In his defence, the prisoner declared that he had
beenlll-treated. The inspector and
theothmeorst grosslyofficer
s seized him, and banged his head
and body against the carriage in such a manner that
all the passengers cried out shame. He (prisoner)
was one mass of bruises.
The officers were recalled and totally denied this
statement.
Mr. YARDLEY fined him:2os., or eight days' im
prisonment.
was
a a
instantlysailor, paid.
lor, was charged with feloni-
ously cutting and wounding James Dow.
The prosecutor stated that last night he was in the
Blue Anchor public-house, and the prisoner, whom
he had never seen before
The fine
Thomson,
before, was there also. Prisoner
was tipsy, and was turned out of the house. Soon
aftewards witness and some friends left, and he had
scarcely got outside the door when the prisoner
seized him by the throat, and dashed him to the
pavement with great violence. He then drew out a
long knife, such as seamen carry, and stabbed him
twice in the left arm. lie was conveyed to the hos-
pital, where his wounds were dressed.
This evidence being corroborated, the prisoner, who
made no defence, was committed to Newgate to take
his trial for feloniously wounding.

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a( TllO foreman in the employment
o. Dplaying-card manufacturers of Bunhill-row, was
charged with embezzling various sums of money, the
property of his employers.
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C.
Mr. Fry, one of the partners in the firm, said they
employed a large number of foremen, whose duty it
was to make up the accounts of the workmen in the
several departments of the manufactory, and then re-
ceive the total amount from the cashier for distribu-
tion. Circumstances arose which caused them to
suspect the prisoner, and, upon examining the books
and making inquiries amongst the workmen, they
found that the prisoner had, in several instances, en-
tered and received from the cashier as much as one-
fourth more than he had paid to the men for
wages. So extensive had been the amount already'
discovered that if each of the foremen were to act in
a similar manner it would cause a loss to the firm of
between 3,0001. and 4,0001. He had been carrying
on this system of plunder for a long time in the most
systematic manner, and had gone so far as to enter
five months. He
who had not worked
would consent to
remand the prisoner for a short time, for
(111 r. Fry)
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magistrate
in order that
they might have an opportunity of establishing other
charges of embezzlement, which he had no doubt
he should be able to do to a large extent.
Mr. TYRWHITT remanded the prisoner to Thursday
next, and in reply to his solicitor, who applied to have
him admitted to bail, said the charge was far too
serious to grant the application.
The prisoner was accordingly removed in the van.

THE UNITED STATES.—The Missouri, French
Transatlantic steamer, arrived at Cherbourg on Wed•
nesday last, from New York, whence she had taken her
departure on August 31, and consequently made her
passage in fifteen days. She brings nothing but dupli•
cater of letters and papers received by the Cambria.
RETURN OF THE COURT TO OSBORNE.--OrdErS have
been given for her Altijesty's steamer Lightning to be in
readiness to convey her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the
royal children, to the Isle of Wight on Tuesday, should
the Fairy not arrive in time. The Fire Queen is also to
be here.
Viscountess Palmerston came to town on Satur-
day, from visiting Viscount Melbourne, at Brocket Hall,
Herts. The Noble Viscount returns to London this
after
noon, with her Majesty and Prince Consort, from
Scotland.
Lord and Lady Brougham are entertaining a select
circle at Brougham Hall. The Marquis of Douro has
arrived on a visit to the Noble and Learned Lord, from
his shooting-box, in the Highlands.
Admiral Shirreff is to be the Superintendent at
Portsmouth Dockyard, in succession to Admiral Hyde
Parker, whose period of service expires on the Ist of
next month. Admiral Phipps Hornby will immediately
assume the command in the Pacific. Captain Toup
Nicholas has been appointed Superintendent of the Naval
Hospital at Plymouth.
ROBBERY AT APOTHECARIES' HALL.--011 Satur-
day information was given that a chest in the large
room at Apothecaries' Hall was on Friday robbed of
three dozen dessert knives and forks, with silver han-
dles, engraved with crest, " a Rhinoceros."

HER MAJESTY'S TOUR TO THE
HIGHLANDS.
(From the North British Mail.)
LOCH LAGGAN, WEDNESDAY NOUN.
Yesterday Prince Albert Kent to Corryarder, a.nd
after enjoying excellent sport returned to the Lodge
with five brace of ptarmigan, eight hares, and a golden.,
plover. His Royal Highness wore a philabeg of
shepherd tartan. Her Majesty and the royal children
walked in the grounds during the day.
In the evening a servants' ball took place at the
Lodge. The people residing in the vicinity of the
Loch were invited generally to attend. The Queen
and the Prince graciously honoured the company
with their presence. Her Majesty wore a white
crape dress, and a plaid of the Macpherson tartan.
His Royal Highness wore a Highland dress of Royal
Stuart tartan. The royal couple were spectators of
the ball for a considerable time ; and af,er they had
retired, the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn,
the Marchioness of Douro, the Duke of Norfolk, and
other members of the Court, returned to the ball-
room, and mingled with great affability in the dance.
The festivity continued to a late hour.
Prince Albert proceeds early to-morrow morning
to Loch Lochy, where the Fairy will be in waiting to
convey his Royal Highness up the Caledonian Canal.
The Northern Meeting holds its annual games this
week in Inverness; and as a great number of noble.
men and gentlemen connected with the Highlands
are present, it is said that a grand reception will be
given to the Prince on his arrival in the capital of the
north. Several messengers have travelled between
Inverness and Ardverikie during the last two days.
His Royal Highness will return down the canal on
Friday, and join her Majesty and the royal squadron at
Fort William. Her Majesty will leave Ardverikie
about midday on Friday, and proceed (Erect to Fort
William through Glen Spean. The Black Eagle,
the Undine, and the Garland, will sail round the
Mull of Cantyre to Ardrishaig on Friday, in order to
be in readiness to take the Queen on board when her
Majesty passes through the Crinan Canal on Satur-
day. The royal yacht, the Fairy, and the Scourge,
after conveying the royal party to Loch Crinan on
Satarday, will move thence round the Mull to Camp-
belton, where, as I stated yesterday, the whole
squadron will rendezvous on Saturday night.
FORT WILLIAM, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Preparations are going.on here for the embarkation
of her Majesty on Friday. A large luggage van,
drawn by four horses, and several carts loaded with
trunks and boxes, arrived to-day from Ardverikie,
and their contents have been conveyed on board the
vessels composing the royal squadron. The towns-
people are also making arrangements for a demon-
stration on the occasion of her Majesty's de-
parture
are Highlands.
course
ofre-erection
T he
;and n
arches ofe
evergreens
practical efforts will be spared by the populace to
from the e
demonstrate their loyal attachment to the first So-
vereign of the Hanoverian line who has evinced a
warm admiration of the country and traditional cus-
toms of the Celts.

The Fairy has moved up to the mouth of the canal,
to be in readiness to receive Prince Albert at an early
hour to-morrow morning. The magistrates, council,
trades, and inhabitants generally of Inverness have
resolved to walk in procession when his Royal High-
ness enters the town; and the county has been sum-
moned by the convener to meet to-morrow at twelve,
for the purpose of framing an address to his Royal
Highness. lam sorry to say that the weather to-
night is wet and stormy, and threatens to destroy the
pleasure of the Prince's voyage along the Canal unless
a favourable change takes place ere the morning.
I mentioned in a previous letter that a steamer
would sail this week for the first time between Fort
William and Liverpool. The Finn MacCoul, which
has plied for some years between Galloway and Lan-
cashire, is the vessel which has the honour of opening
this new communication between the Highlands and
the manufacturing districts of England. She sailed
to-day with a cargo, the principal item of which is
70 scores of sheep, which have been purchased in Glen
Spean, by Mr. Rodger, an extensive farmer in Wig -
tonshire. This fine flock will be fed for some time on
turnips, on Mr. Rodgers's farm of Penkhill, near Gar-
liestown, and, when fattened, will be conveyed to Li-
verpool market. The Finn MacCoul has not succeeded
in getting a cargo direct to Liverpool on this, her
first trip; and any one who takes the trouble to travel
through the extensive tract of country between Fort
William and Loch Laggan, will have little difficulty
in finding the real secret of the failure. Thousands of
acres are lying in moss, or in a state of sheer waste,
or in almost equally unprofitable pasture, which, if
cultivated, would grow as luxuriant crops of turnips
as any other part of Scotland. Were these wastes
turned to proper account, a great proportion
of the sheep reared on the mountains might
be fattened in the valleys immediately adja-
cent, and as a necessary consequence the
Highland farmers would receive an addition to their
present returns equivalent to the difference between
the price of lean and that of fat sheep. The in-
crease of money which would thus be brought into
the Highlands, would be divided among labourers,
farmers, and proprietors ; and a nation of consumers
would also partake largely in the common benefit ; for
the supply of mutton and other farm produce offered
for their use would be greatly augmented. But the
Highland landlords prevent all this circula- '
tion of money and interchange of advantages.
To please their fancies, the land must lie in a state of
waste—the sheep must grow lean on grass and
heather, and at last be sold at lean prices to some
south country farmer, who pockets as much for two
or three months of turnip feeding as the Highland
farmer gets for the trouble of as many years! Is
there any wonder that under such a state of things '
there should be no circulation of money in the High-
lands, and that the people should be poor and famine-
stricken ?

This ruinous system has a fatal influence on the
prosperity of the Highland towns, and no place suffers
more acutely from it than Fort William. Situated
in the centre of a vast sheep and cattle country, and
commanding, by means of the Caledonian Canal
and the western ocean, direct and rapid commu-
nication with the most secluded valleys on the
one hand, and the most crowded seats of popula-
tion and manufactures on the other, this village
might soon become a vast depot for the ex-
change and transmission of the produce
peculiar to both. But as there is little stock
prepared for the market in the neighbourhood, there
is no demand for vessels to convey it, or for mer-
chants and agents to effect the exchange. The
flocks of lean sheep reared on the surrounding hills
are sent to the south in droves, and the most retired
routes are preferred. No labourers are employed in
reclaiming the adjoining tracts of waste land. There
is, consequently, no expenditure of wages, and no de •
mand for goods of local manufacture. Every channel
of prosperity is cut off, and, instead of increasing daily
in wealth and population, Fort William pines in the
middle of an artificial wilderness. It is not even al-
lowed room enough for the small trade which it pos-
sesses. The village is the property of Sir Duncan
Cameron, of Fassifern. This old gentleman went to
bed one night a Whig, and rose next morning a
Tory ; and because the feuars in the village could
not undergo an equally rapid metamorphosis, he
has subjected them to petty annoyance ever since.
No new fens can be obtained for love or money.
When a person wishes to build, he must expend as
much in purchasing old houses as would nearly
suffice to put up the new erection ; and, of course,
as old houses are thus demolished, the lower classes
of the population are crammed into murkier and
more crowded dens. From this suffocating pro-
cess there is no escape ; for while Sir Dun-
can pinches the unfortunate villagers in the centre,
the Government and Lochiel enclose them on each
flank. The former refuses to yield an inch of its
ground, though the necessity of a fort does not seem
in these days very urgent ; and the latter cannot give
a foot of his, because it is fettered under a law of en-
tail. Both have a certain excuse, but Sir Duncan has
none : and with an admirable consciousness that he
will leave behind him no affectionate memorial in the
hearts of the people, this provident old chieftain is em-
ployed, like Absalom of old, in erecting for himself a
monument of stone.

Let us hope that Parliament will afford a speedy
remedy for some, at least, of these manifold evils. In
the meantime, the opening of a steam communication
with Liverpool is an auspicious event; and if pursued
with adequate perseverance, it may arouse proprietors
and farmers to a more enlightened and energetic
development of their resources.
CALEDONIAN CANAL, THURSDAY, 101, A.M.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived at the
south-western end of Loch Lochy this morning about
nine o'clock, after a drive from Ardverikie of about
30 miles. The Fairy, under command of Captain
Robinson, was waiting at the end of the Loch from
an early hour, and, immediately after the arrival of
the Prince, proceeded along the Canal. The weather,
up to this hour, has been very unfavourable. Heavy
showers have fallen the whole morning, accompanied
with cold blasts of wind, and very rarely interspersed
with temporary gleams of sunshine. As the day
advances, however, there are some symptoms of im-
provement, and good hopes are entertained that as
soon as the Fairy has escaped from the proverbially
rainy district of Lochaber a drier atmosphere and a
fairer sky will be experienced.
The sail up Loch Lochy is grand and imposing in spite
of the mists and the clouds with which the scenery is
enveloped. The dark-blue water and varying outline
of the Loch, enclosed on each side by an unbroken
range of green mountains, whose steep and tempest-
furrowed sides are washed by a thousand cascades,
are calculated to strike the imagination under all cir-
cumstances, and are even invested by the showers with
attractions which in more genial weather could not
have been exhibited. The tiny streamlets which
on a dry sunny day would have oozed down
lunseen amid the stones and brackens, are swollen
by the rains into white foaming torrents which

cast an air of bewitching beauty over the unvaryi:
surface of t.e.l Few human habitations are c
servablc on th t sides of the Lerch:. Glenfintaig Cottage,
a very neat and elegant etonntry residence, occupies :(
fine site in th 8 south-eastern edge of the Loch; av,l
on the oppoAte. silo, a fine view is obtained of tl:,±
glen, itt ri hich Aoknacarry,the residence of Lochic
is situated. The &mall inn of Letterfinley, and a
few shepherds' huts, ,ire the only other dwellim:-
which meet th e eye. b'ut the sides of the mountaii,
are covered wit fine flocs of sheep, which find ricl,
pasture as well as bzood she: ter in the numerous ar
spacious conies.

I must not indulge, Tlowev,'r,
-7 in funther descrip-
tions, as the steamer from
nviC•ness cannot now Le
.
far distant, by which I expect to get these few lines
forwarded to Glasgow- in time for p„,iblicatien on a-
turday morning. I will return to ,the subject in A
future letter.

EXPECTED DEBARKATION 01' THE
QUEEN AT FLEETWOOD.
(From the Manchester Times of Saturday..)
LATEST I-ARTICULAR&
It is now definitively arranged that the Queen than
arrive at Fleetwood to-morrow (Sunday) night. She
would leave Ardverikie with the two royal children
vesterday afternoon, and was expected to arrive at Fort
'William about six o'clock. Her Majesty would embark
either in the royal yacht or the Fairy, but the officers
did not expect that a distance further than Lismore or
Oban could be accomplished the same evening. This
morning the royal party proceed to the Crinan Canal,
and will move through the artificial water in the royal
barge, as upon the occasion of the arrival. In the
mear.time, the Black Eagle and Undine steamers
will have proceeded round the mull of Kintyre to
await the arrival of the royal party at Lough-
ghilphead, on the other side of the canal, from which
the Black Eagle will convey them that day as far
as Campbell town, in Argyleshire, where anchor will
be cast for the night. Although her Majesty is not
desirous of proceeding on Sunday, the officers are of
opinion that in order to reach Fleetwood in a favour-
able tide, the remainder of the journey must be
accomplished during that day. An official notifica-
tion has been received at Fleetwood that the Queen
will arrive at that port at six o'clock, that being the
hour of flood tide, and the royal squadron is to anchor
in the bay, the Queen and her royal consort re-
maining on board all night. On Monday morn-
ing, at eight o'clock, her Majesty will land, and
proceed direct to London by special train.
The train is now in readiness, and consists of the
royal carriage, the carriage of the Queen Dowager,
and two new six-wheeled carriages, four car-
riage trucks, and two luggage vans, belonging to the
North-Western company. The royal train will
proceed from Fleetwood via Preston, Parkside, and
Crewe, to Stafford, where it will leave the line of
rails and pass over the new Trent Valley line, arriv-
ing in London about three o'clock in the afternoon.
Her Majesty, it is said, will proceed thence imme-
diately by the South-Western line to Southampton,
and reach the Isle of Wright the same evening.
We are informed that the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Railway Company are providing every accommoda-
tion in their power for visitors at Fleetwood. A list
of beds and accommodation at Fleetwood not yet
taken up is made out, and on personal application at
the station there, visitors will be directed where to
find these places. It is expected that the Irish, Scotch,
and Isle of Man steamers will make up near 250 beds
for the accommodation of such parties. The royal
squadron, consisting of six large steamers, on Mon-
day morning, after her Majesty's departure for
London, will sail out of port, and it is expected will
form a spectacle for the visitors second only to the
sight of it on Sunday night, when entering the bay

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO LANCASHIRE.

(From the Lancaster Guardian of Saturday.)
Official intimation reached Fleetwood on Thursday,
that the royal squadron might be expected to arrive
in the Wyre, about six o'clock on Sunday evening.
Our Fleetwood correspondent, to whom we are in-
debted for this intelligence, further states that her
Majesty's debarkation will not take place until the
following morning, when she will proceed direct to
London by special train.
All the steamers belonging to Fleetwood that are
in port will sail to meet and accompany the royal
yacht. Amongst these, by a happy coincidence, will
be, " Her Majesty," and " The Prince of Wales," the
former plying regularly to Ardrossan, the latter to
Belfast.

At a public meeting of the inhabitants of Fleetwood,
on Monday last, an address to the Queen was unani
mously adopted, :and Sir Hesketh Fleetwood, Bart.
appointed to present it. The gentlemen deputed
to accompany Sir Hesketh are the Rev. St. Vin-
cent Beechy ; Frederick Kemp, Esq. ; Daniel Elliot-
son, Esq , and James Crombleholme, Esq. The High
Sheriff of the county palatine, William Gale, Esq., of
Lightburne House, Ulverston, proceeded to Fleet-
wood on Tuesday, to attend upon her Majesty during
her stay in the duchy.
The preparations making by the railway com-
pany, and the authorities, for the reception of the
illustrious visitor, are on a very comprehensive
scale.