The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-27 00:00:00

THE SUN,__ LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1848.

r By the COURT-4 might have said it, my Lord, but I
don't think I did ; I was always rather a friend to the
police, and that was well known. I won't be sure I did
not make use of such an expression, but I d aft think it
was likely.
By Mr. BALLANTINE—I don't believe I ver said to
Burn that I hoped to see the police assa inated, and
some good fires in London, and that at the same time I
showed a pistol, and said that was the thing for them ;
but I won't swear to such an occurrence never taking
place. I believe I did say to a man named Carter that I
wanted four desperate men who would do any kind of
work. I said, this in consequence of instructions I had
received at the Orange Tree. I don't remember hearing
Carter reply, " Then you won't have me." I dare say
I showed him the plan I had made. I did not tell any-
body on the 14th August that I was going to Australia,
and that I wanted an outfit. I did not say so to Good-
fellow—the man now produced—and I don't know the
man at all. I swear I never asked that man to go to the
Orange Tree on the night of the 16th August. (Mr. Bal
lantine here handed a small iron instrument with a pike
in it, calculated to lame a horse if thrown on the road or
pavement, and he asked the witness if he had ever seen
such a one, and he admitted ho had, and that he made
it.) He gave an explanation that at one of the meetings
which took place at Cartwright's, Brewster produced two
such instruments, and told him they were for the pur-
pose of crippling the cavalry and infantry, and he made
one himself, and gave it to a person named Mayne, and
he kept it.
Cross .examination continued I showed the one
I made to several people at Cartwright's, and threw it
down to show how it acted. I expected, when I
did this, that if they were made at Cartwright's others
would be produced.
Baron PLATT.—You diii it for a trap to try them ?
Witnesi—l did, my Lord; that is the solemn position
in which 1 stand.—(A laugh.)
By Mr. BALLANTINE .—I may have said these were
the things to throw among the troops. I did say I had
a great many more at home ; that wait false. I have
told several other falsehoods during these proceedings.
While Gurney was in custody I was allowed to go to
him in his cell, and I believe I told him that if he would
confess it would bo better for his wife and family.
Baron PLATT-Why do you say you believe, surely
you know whether you said it or not.
Witness—l believe I said it, lam not surd.
By Mr. BALLANTINE-I don't know whether a police-
man was standing outside the cell, and that when I went
out I said "it was no go." I believe I did tell Gurney
that his wife and family would be made comfortable for
the rest of their lives. I had no authority for saying
this.

Mr. BALLANTINK —Did you tell him a falsehood, then,
and endeavour to get him to say something, intending to
betray him ?
Witness—He was betrayed at the time.
Cross-examination continued—Gurney was placed in
a cell by himself, but I don't know that this was done in
order that I might have him to myself. I wanted him
to speak the truth, as I thought it would be better for
him. Thirteen years ago I went to America. I sold
out some money from the funds before I started. I swear
it was my own money.
Ile-examined—When I was at Cartwright's in the
evening of the 16th August I knew that the people had
been apprehended at the Orange-tree, and it was pretty
generally known at that time, and every body was talk
iug about it. Carter is a Chartist, and I should say not
a moral-force Chartist.
The witness was under examination for nearly eight
hours.

Jemims Huth, the wife of a coffee-shopkeeper in
Suffolk-street, Southwark, proved that shortly before her
house was searched by the police, the prisoner Lacy
and some other persons came there. They had four cups
of coffee, and resaained about half an hour. It was on
a Tuesday. She did not remember that Lacy came to
the house on the following morning, but she did not at
that time give him any pistols. There had been three
pistols in the house, but they belonged to her sister-in-
law, and there was also a powder-flask. These pistols
were given to her sister. She also bad things in her
house like constable's staves; they were made for special
constables, and a young man in her house painted them.
Cross-examined—Her sister's husband used to have
these pistols when he was employed on board ship, and
she had had them for twelve years.
Superintendent Pearse proved that on the evening of
the 16th of August he went with a body of constables to
the Orange Tree 'public-house, Red Lion-square. He
proceeded to a first-floor room, where there were eleven
persons—Richie, Gurney, Shepherd, Able, Richardson,
Greenslade, Burn, Scadding, Snowball,Martin, and
Small. On searching the room he found three fire-balls
made of rag and tow, and:one of them had printing type
tied up in it; they all appeared to have been saturated
with turpentine. Richie was sitting close to the place
where he found the fire-balls, and upon searching his
person he found two knives. Richie's hat also smelled
of turpentine. Inspector Marsh asked Richie where he
lived, but be refused to tell him, and he afterwards said
that he bad just come from France. The }door of the
room was unlocked, and, when the police went in, all the
men appeared to be conversing together.
James Thompson, a police-sergeant, proved that ho
searched a lodging occupied by Richie, in Cross-court,
Russell-court, Drury-lane, after he was arrested on the
evening of the 16th of August, and found 168 cartridges,
four bullet-moulds, four bullets, three combustible balls
made of pitch with a fuzee running through the centre,
a powder-horn, and some gunpowder in a quart wine-
bottle. He also found a bayonet, a ladle for melting
lead, a quantity of tow, some shot, a piece of lead, and a
quantity of percussion-caps. He likewise found a piece
of paper with some pencil writing on it, and some books
upon the subject of the Charter.

. .
Cross-examined—He searched Cuffey's garret, but he
did not produce when he was before examined some
papers which he found there.

Mr. BALLANTINE requested that they might be pro.
duced.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL said they should all be
banded over to the Learned Counsel in the course of a
short time.

Mr. J. Bowline deposed, that on the 15th of August
he was put in possession of the Orange Tree public-
house. On the following day, about three o'clock in the
afternoon, a phrson came to engage a private room for
the same evening at a quarter to five o'clock. Two
persons came first, and nine afterwards, and they were
all there by twenty minutes past five o'clock. They
wanted to have a bagatelle-board, and when this was
done it was found there were no balls; one of the men
then took a piece of chalk, and stuck it into the five
hole, and then said "That's a ten—that's a red ball fire
this night by —." The police came soon afterwards,
and all the men were taken into custody. On searching
the room the next morning he found a card of the ad-
mission of Henry Small as a member of the William
Tell brigade of the Chartist Association. A paper was
also found denoting that Greenslade and Burn had
been appointed delegates from the Thomas Payne
brigade.
At seven o'clock the Court adjourned.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Jarman and Harlow, stokers to the Ranger steamer,
'rem Rotterdam, were brought before the Lord Mayor
under the following circumstances:—
The master of the Ranger, which trades between Lon-
don and Rotterdam, stated that the prisoners belonged
to his vessel when he joined her, and that they suddenly
deserted on the 28th of August at Brewers' Quay on the
river Thames. At the time they abandoned the vessel
there were eleven days' wages due to them, but it was
soon ascertained that their disappearance arose from the
discovery of 1401bs. of tobacco which bad been smuggled
and hidden in the engine-room, and on account of which
the penalty of 100/. had been adjudged against the mas-
ter, but subsequently reduced to 25/.
The LORD MAroa—Were you obliged to pay that
amount of penalty? The Master—l was obliged to puy
it ID) self.
The LORD MAYOR—And you did not sanction the de-
parture of these men from the vessel? The Master—
Not at all. They never thought of going till the disco-
very of the smuggled tobacco took place.
One of the prisoners said, he had merely gone for an-
other job, which promised to be more advantageous to
him; and the other said he had left the ship because he
heard of the seizure, and although he was wholly inno •
cent of any offence against the law, he feared that he
should have been implicated with the guilty.
The Master—They made off just as I was going to
pay them their_woges.
Mr. Coleman, of the office of the Registrar-General of
Seamen, said the defendants had assured him that they
had been regularly discharged.
The LORD MAYOR—Let them produce their discharge
tickets.
The defendants said they were sorry they could not.
The. LORD MAYOR. said the case was one of much
gross misconduct, and sentenced each of the defendants
to imprisonment for thirty days fur having deserted the
vessel.
The defendants remain subject to prosecution for the
other oifence.
J. Bracher, a seaman, was prosecuted for desertion;
he had engaged to serve in a vessel bound for Calcutta,
and failed to join her.
The defendant said he had certainly signed articles,
and had of course intended to perform his contract, but
he found it impossible to leave his wife and children—
one of whern was dying—without any means of support;
and although promised an advance of money he had not
succeeded in obtaining it. He avowed his readiness to
go in the vessel, for he had sailed with the captain, and
wished to serve under him.
Mr. Coleman asked whether he had not received an
advance note?—The defendant said that such was the
case, but it had proved of no use to him, as it had not
been stamped. Ile had taken it to the broker, who ob-
jected that it was not stamped, and ho then took it to
Somerset-houie to get it stamped ; but the gentlemen
there not only refused to stamp it, but took down all the
names and particulars, and said they would prosecute
the captain for issuing an advance note without being
stamped.
The LORD MAYOR said, the advance note was not only
intended for the benefit of the seaman himself, but when
'or more than 21. it was no doubt intended to confer ad-
vantage upon his family; and it was rather hard that sue!:
a class of persons, to whom a shilling was an object, should
be subject to a tax. As, in the present instance, it ap-
peared that the defendant intended to go in the vessel,
and that he was only prevented by the desire to make
some provision for his family before his departure, the
decision was that he be discharged.
MARYLEBONE.
Three young men, named Feeny, allis, and Pichley,
were, together with two women, named Cousins and
M'Donald, placed at the bar before Mr. Long,
charged with having been concerned in a most brutal
outrage upon the police.
The evidence in support of the charge, and which was
gone into at considerable length, was to the effect, that
on the previous afternoon as Church,l29 D, was passing'

along York-court, Crawford-street, he was accosted by
Feeny, who exclaimed, " Now you b—Church, I'll either
be hung for you or you shall for me,"and at the same mo-
ment gave him a blow; they both struggled and fell, and
whilo upon the ground, Feeny, after kicking him vio-
lently, cried out loudly, "Now, my lads, come on, this is
the time to kill old Church." Upwards of 150 men and
women then rushed out of the court, when Church was
dreadfully maltreated by being kicked and pelted with
stones and other missiles. Several of his brother officers
came to his assistance, as did also Franklin, usher of
the court, who happened to be passing by, and while
Feeny was being conveyed to the station-house Wallis
and Pickley behaved in a most brutal manner to three
or four constables. The female prisoners took an active
part in the affray, and attempted to rescue Feeny by
laying hold of him and pulling him with all their might,
in
,addition to which they inflicted personal violence
upon the police. The whole of the prisoners were, after
much difficulty, properly secured and locked up.
The defence set up was, that Church had interfered
with Feeny without any necessity, and that he and other
officers grossly ill-used him; thence had arisen all that
subsequently took place.
Witnesses were examined, and
Mr. Lora) ultimately came to the conclusion that the
police, taking into consideration the brutality of the at-
tack made upon them, and the trying and dangerous
position in which they had been placed, had not acted
with snore violence than was necessary for putting down
the disturbance and capturing the prisoners; and ac-
cordingly convicted the whole of them of the offence with
which they were charged.
Feeny was sentenced to hard labour in the House of
Correction for a month, and the rest of the party were
fined 20s. each. They were all then locked up.
CLERKENW ELL.
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Joseph Edward Worrall and Cecilia Wanton Chandley
appeared on their recognizances, and were placed at the
bar before Mr. Combe on a charge of having cruelly ill-
treated four children belonging to the former prisoner.
The unfortunate children, who were evidently much
improved since the last examination, but who still bore
marks of violence on their persons and were in a very
weak state, were brought into court attired in the work
house dress. When placed on the desk before the ma-
gistrate their appearance drew forth a burst of indigna-
tion from the auditory.
Mr. COMBS directed that the eldest child, Henrietta
Maria Cecilia Worrell, nine years of age, should be
brought forward, when she was questioned as to the na-
ture and obligation of an oath, which she answered amis-
. factorily_ and intelligently, and repeated the Lord's
Prayer.
On being sworn, she said that she fell down stairs and
, .knocked hr eyes against the handle of a door ; her fe-
-1 ther afterwards hit her with the back of his hand, and
blackened her eyes because she did something wrong.
Mrs. Chandley, whom she called her aunt, was present
at the time. She slapped her for " missing " messages.
Her father made her say•her prayers for lying.—(The
father here shed tears.) He beat her on the thighs with
a cane, and made marks upon her. Mrs. Chandley used
to beat her with the cane. She was beaten by her father
for taking potatoes, bread and butter, and sugar. She
never stole unless it was something to eat. Her father
beat her on the night before ho blackened her eyes.
The father questioned her with a view to show that
he beat her for stealing and telling lies; but she an-
swered that she only took the baby's dinner after she had
eaten her own. The child cried convulsively whilst being
questioned.
Mr. Courtenay, surgeon, of 5, Finsbury-terrace, de-
posed, that he saw the four children now present on the
19th inst.; the eldest child, Henrietta, had two black
eyes; she had several marks of violence on her person
from blows, especially on the thighs. The severity of the
blows had broken the skin. The child was in very bad
health, and appeared to have been starved. The stomach
was in that weak condition that it would not retain any
food. By proper treatment she much recovered. Emma
Austin, a younger child, was covered with bruises, and
emaciated through starvation. Fanny Austin Worrell
also presented marks of violence ; and Annie Worrall,
the youngest, two years and nine months old, had marks
about her person; they -were also emaciated through
starvation,' but they were now recoiering by proper
treatment. It was evident that the whole of the chil-
dren had been subjected to great neglect, as they were
in a most filthy state when he saw them.
John Tyrrell proved acts of neglect and cruelty to the
children.
Mary Walker, nurse in St. Luke's workhouse, said
that when the children were brought to the workhouse
they were covered with bruises, filth, and vermin to such
a degree that she could hardly tell whether they were
human beings or not.
Mr. COMM said the children would be taken care of
by the parish. He would commit the male prisoner for
trial, and leave it to the parish authorities to consider
whether they would include the female prisoner in the
indictment. He ordered Worrell to find bail to appear
again at this court on Tuesday next, and he would bind
over Mrs. Chandley in her own recognizance to appear
on the same day.
Worrall—l am subject to aberrations in my mind. I
assure your Worship that extreme poverty and wretched.
ness have sometimes driven me to insanity.
Mrs. Chandley begged to be passed to her parish, St.
Pancras; and the parish officers consented to keep her
in their workhouse until she was regularly passed, and
also to take care of the children.
Worrell was,then locked up, and Mrs. Chandley was
protected from violence by the police.

WORSHIP-STREET.
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A powerful fellow named Nicholas Kelly was charged
before Mr. Hammill with an unprovoked and violent as-
sault upon Mr. John Keen, landlord of the Greyhound
public-house, Old-street, St. Luke's.
The complainant stated, that on the preceding
evening the prisoner entered bis house and asked to
be supplied with liquor, but as he had evidently been
drinking freely witness refused to serve him, and re-
quested him to quit the place. The prisoner refused
to comply, and after assailing him with the most
scurrilous epithets seized him by the collar, and drag-
ging him to the street door flung him heavily upon the
pavement. They were followed out by the wife of com-
plainant, who endeavoured to interpose between them,
when the prisoner instantly knocked her down and
kicked her in a brutal manner as she lay on the ground.
The prisoner then renewed his attack upon complainant,
and in the struggle that ensued, they both fell to the
ground, but the prisoner immediately got up again, and
planting his foot upon complainant's neck commenced
beating him over the eyes and nose till they streamed
with blood, and afterwards kicked him about the body
and legs, which were covered all over with bruises. A
policeman fortunately' came up at the moment, who
rescued him from further ill-treatment and took the
prisoner into custody.
Police-constable, G 51, corroborated the latter part of
the complainant's evidence, and added that, observing
blood proceeding from a cut in the prisoner's head, ap-
parently caused by the fall, he conveyed him to the
residence of a surgeon, who was about dressing it, when
hi* pugnacious patient gave vent to his exasperated
feelings in a furious attack upon the doctor and his as-
sistant, who were compelled to use forcible means to
eject him from the surgery.
In answer to the charge the prisoner said, that he
half been drinking to excess, and had no recollection
of having conducted himself in the manner imputed to
him.

thrr. HAMMILL said, that the outrageous conduct of
prisoner was without the slightest palliation, and
he should order him to pay a penalty of 51, or com-
mit him in default for two months to the House of
Correction.
Henry PrcAtage, described as a commercial clerk, re-
siding in Cumber!and-street, Hackney 'road, was charged
with having criminally assaulttd Sarah Tate, a girl 12
years of age.
It appeared from the evidence of the girl that she was
engaged atiout six weeks since by the prisoner, who is a
married man with three children, as an attendant
upon his' wife, but she had only been a fortnight in
his service, when he came down to the kitchen where
she was at work, before his family were up, and perpe-
trated the offence complained of. She was deterred
from communicating what had happened to her mis-
tress in consequence of the threats held out by the
prisoner, who told her that he would kill her if she
mentioned it to any one. A few days after the occur-
rence she became very ill, and the prisoner procured
some medicine of a peculiar description, which he di-
rected her to take, but she derived no benefit from it,
and her sickly appearance having subsequently elicited
some inquiries from her father, she made him acquainted
with the vile conduct of the prisoner, and he immediately
gave, instructions to the police for his apprehension.
Ur. Coward, the divisional surgeon of police, gave
evidence which went fully to establish the commission
of a capital offence, and embraced other particulars,
tending materially to aggravate the flagrant nature of
the case.

Mr. IlsramiLL expressed his intention to commit the
prisoner for trial, but ordered him to be brought up
again for the completion of the depositions.
A donation of ss. from " S. or L. II.," was received by
Mr. Harnmill (or the benefit of Sarah Ladd, the dis-
tressed sempstress, whose case has been so fre-

quently noticed in our paper. The magistrate also
announced his receipt -of the half of a 51. note, No.
56,729, from a lady, adopting the initials " A. 8.," who
wished it to be applied for the relief of a friendless and
destitute orphan boy named William Deane, who was
last week most brutally treated by a ruffian in Spital-
ftelds-market.

THAMES.
Hamilton Murray, a broker, of 11, Angel-gardens,
Shadwell, appeared before Mr. Yardley, charged with
assaulting Eliza Gregory, and putting her in tear, and
also with levying an excessive distress in the cottage of
her husband, Joseph Gregory, of 1, Church-road, Step-
ney. Murray attempted to break open the door of the
house with a thick piece of wood, but after thumping
away for some time he was unable to do so; another
man, named Peter Russell, a broker, next thumped at
the door with no better success. TO door was then
forced, and the lock broken off by Murray and two others
with an iron bar. Murray no sooner entered than he
took a pistol from his pocket, and presenting it in the
direction of the inmates, consisting of Mrs. Gregory and
three .other women, swc.re with a tremendous oath he
would shoot the first person who interfered with him in
the execution of his duty, and that he had been to a
magistrate who authorized bite to carry firearms for the
protection of his life. The women were overwhelmed
with terror and clung to each other. Mrs. Gregory, who
was very ill, sank down OA her bed, and Murray directed
one of his men to remove it, and rudely pulled her off
the bed. An inventory of all the goods on tho pre-
mises was then made ott, and _the broker and his com-
panions were about taremove everything off the pre-
mises, when Mrs. Grezory Balled in Mr. Jenkins of the
Royal Duke, close b,, who acted the part of a good
Samaritan by redeeming the- things for 2/. 4s. costs.

Mr. YARDLEY sari, the distress-was deeidediliiiegal,
and that Murray liao.no more right to break into the
cottage Lion abroke' would have to .force opeu the door

of a gentleman's mansion after obtaining an entrance
into his park. A more unwarrantable and oppressive
proceeding he had neverileard of,._and he made an order
on Murray for the return of the money paid by Mr. Jen
kins, and to pay the whole of the costs. He was not
quite satisfied that Murray had legally committed an
assault in exhibiting the pistol, and he would be
dis-
charged as regarded that part of the case, but if it had
been proved that he actually presented it at Mrs. Gre-
gory or the other women he would have inflicted a very
heavy penalty. As it was, he considered the defendant's
conduct most tyrannical and improper, and he warned
him not to exhibit a pistol again when he levied for rent.

Patrick Collins, an Irish labourer, who has been in
custody a fortnight, was brought up on remand, charged
with feloniously wounding a young man named George
Baggs, with intent to murder or to do him grieyous
bodily harm.
The prisoner, in defence. said he was drunk at the
time the affray took place, and did not know what he
was about.

Mr. YARDLEY committed the prisoner fur trial for the
felony.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 26.—Tbe frigate Indianian
Blenheim, 1,400 tons, an addition to the splendid fleet
of Messrs. T. and W. Smith, of Newcastle, arrived at
Spithead yesterday, from the Thames, and will sail to-
morrow for Calcutta direct. The Blenheim has been
launched about two months, and was, as.usual, duly sur-
veyed by the surveyors department of the navy, in order
that her capability as a first-class fighting frigate might
be tested with a view to her conversion into a man-of-
war, if necessary, at any future time. Her extreme
length is 206 feet; length, on the gun deck, 175 feet;
breadth, 42 feet; depth of hold, 14 feet 9 inches; has
ample capacity for stowing six months' provisions, water,
&c., complete for 500 men. At present she has on board
about 1,100 tons of weight of various character, with
which she draws, upon an even keel, 191 feet, and
carries her midship port sill 8 feet 11 inches out of the
water. Her framing is all of English oak, and her
planking of African and Indian teak, thoroughly copper
fastened, as if built in a royal yard. The
gun-deck bow is fitted up entirely with cabins;
she carries fifty first-class passengers,. has Brown's
new patent stoppers, and is fitted with Massey's patent
pumps, which eject foul air, u well as watcr, from the
hold; she has Lang's tubes; and every berth' is fitted
with brass slides, to admit the air in fine weather, and
generally to ventilate the ship, an admirable invention of
one of the Meters. Smith.' She is flush decked, like the
,modern-built frigates of the navy, and her bow and stern
ports are so constructed as to admit of firing the usual
number of guns from each deck even with the keel; in
short, she is fitted with' the newest appointments and
improvements introduced into modern ship-building of
the first class. Unlike the generality of ships of royal
dockyard construction,-the Blenheim has required no re-
pairs or alterat.ons aloes she was launched, and has not
leaked a bucketful of water since she left the stocks. It
remains to be seen what she will do in sailing, but, if
anything may be judged from appearance, we should say
few sailing-vessels' afloat will beat her. She is corn •
manded by one of the most experienced sailors in the
Indian navy, Captain Close.
The Cyclops steam-frigate, Captain the Hon. G. F.
Hastings, arrived this morning from Waterford, having
transferred the 200 Royal Marine Artillery she took
hence to the Dragon and Rhadamanthus, at Waterford,
on Friday last. She left those vessels and the Driver at
Waterford on the above day, and came into harbour
this afternoon to complete her fitting for the coast of
Africa, to which station she carries the mail on the Ist
proximo, and will relieve the Amphitrite, 25, Captain T.
R. Eden.
The Hecate steam•sloop, Commander R. Moorman,
was paid off yesterday,
The Lightning steani,tender, Petley Master, sailed to-
day for Sheerness with the officers and men who were
employed in bringing the Defence to this port. She
took with her in tow the Fanny, Admiral's yacht,
which has on board a large juantity of the effects of
Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., whose tenure of office
as Commander-in-Chief at this port expires on Saturday
next.

The dockyard riggers are employed sin rigging the
Encounter steam-sloop as an advanced steamer.
Wind S.E., fresh breezes and cloudy weather.
WooLwws, SEPT. 26.—The Atholl troop. ship, Mas-
ter Commander Pearn, arrived at Woolwich at eleven
o'clock .k.x. to-day, with two companies of the Royal
Artillery, from Quebec, under the command of Captain
Collington. The companies landed at the dockyard, and
marched to the garrison at four o'clock ♦.l[.
The Princess Royal transport, having embarked two
companies of the Royal Artillery, and one company of
the Royal Sappers and Miners, was towed down the
river this morning on their passage to Gibraltar. Cap-
tain Adye, of the Royal Artillery, commands the com-
panies.
The Vulture steam-vessel was taken to Sheerness
yesterday to be refitted, and will return to Woolwich to
have her engines put on board.
The Sharpshooter, Lieutenant-Commander Bailey,
will leave this port to-morrow for trial with screw pro-
peller, and with sails, and if found to, answer will proced
to Portsmouth.
The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Lord Ame-
lists Beauclerk, is ordered from the Cove of Cork to
Dublin.

The engines of 60 horse power, made by Messrs. Ren-
nie, are now ready for the Wasp steam-gun-vessel, build-
ing at Deptford. The Wasp is on the same lines as the
Reyaard and Plumper steam-vessels.
PLYMOUTH, Snrr. 25.—0 n Saturday, after examin-
ing the ships in ordinary, the Lords of the Admiralty
proceeded to Saltram, the seat of the Earl of Morley,
which lies about two miles east of Plymouth, and there
partook of that nobleman's hospitality, returning after
dinner to their quarters at Moorhead's Royal Hotel,
Devonport.
It is stated that one of the objects of the Board in
visiting Saltram was to inspect a piece of contiguous
shallow water, called Blackstone-bottom (part of the
Upper Laira) propilsed to be reclaimed by the Earl of
Morley.
Yesterday (Sunday) Lord Auckland and all his col-
leagues attended church service on board her Majesty's
ship Caledonia, 120, Captain Thomas W. Carter, in
the Sound, and after service returned to dine at their
hotel. _ _

- --
This morning their Lordships embarked on board the
Admiralty steamer Undine, Lieutenant-Commander
Henry P. Jones, and, under salute, made a formal visit
of inspection on board the Caledonia. They minutely
examined the ship, and mustered the crew. They next
visited Bovisand, which forms the eastern boundary of
the Sound. On the Bovisand-pier at Statton-point a
half-moon battery has been recently completed. This
fortification was examined by the Board. It is mounted
with eight 56-pounders, and on the round towers at
revolving platform, com-
mandinget to the Sound. Inside the
occupied by a lieutenant and
beaa ct
ther i end
ea
at is
rh
eea
newe large
a steastern
aer gun
renet
kron as ,
a detachment of Royal Artillerymen. From Bovisand
the visitors proceeded to the breakwater, and having sur-
veyed that stupendous work, with its recently erected
I the ain embarked on
Royal William Vic-
they again
and tour o'clock, and con
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ritdiheogt uh s)e,eauraden
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veyed their Lordships to the dockyard.
This evening they dine with Admiral-Superintendent
Sir John Louis, and afterwards patronise the ball at
Moorshead's, in aid of the funds of the Naval and Mili-
tary. Female Orphan Asylum, the only institution of the
given
of only
sort in the kingdom.
The foundation-stone of this establishment was laid
in April, 1846, by Earl Fertescue, and completed in 1847,
at an expuso of 4,000/, raised by subscription. It
affords space for 100 orphans, but, through insufficient
to 60, who aro the
seamen, soldiers, and
dockyard artificers dying in the public service.
destitutemean accommodation
children principallyi s
This afternoon a dockyard lighter ran into a Plymouth
trawling-sloop, called the Mary, about two leagues west
of the name fiend. The hull of the Mary was much
damaged, and her boom, guff, and mainsail carried away.
She was taken in tow by three other fishing smacks,
the Jane, Fawn, and Pilot„ and brought into Sutton har-
bour this evening.
Wind, easterly; strong breeze, cold, with rain.

EADVERTISEMENT.]--The Triumphs that are Daily
Achieved by Worsdell's Vegetable Restorative Pills,
prepared by John Kaye, Esq., of Dalton-hill, near Hud-
dersfield, are truly.wonderful. The following remark-
able cures of nervousness and indigestion are taken from
several hundreds as illustrations: —Mr. Thomas Darrel,
of King-street, Dawley•green, writes, " Sir,—l was very
ill for the space of three weeks with a violent pain under
my left breast, a bad digestion, much hoarseness, and such
debility that I could scarcely attend to my employment;
but by taking
a few doses of Kaye's Restorative Pills.
four each time, I was restored to perfect health." Mr.
Pulford, farmer, Kirby Cane, Norfolk, was afflicted for
ten years with great weakness and extreme pain, in
consequence of indigestion. By taking Kaye's Res-
torative Pills the distressing pain in his chest was re-
moved, and his health is greatly improved. Observe that
the arms of John Rye, together with a fee-simile of
his signature, are printed on the directions for use
wrapped round each box. Sold by all respectable Che-
mists and Medicine Venders, price Is. lid., 2i. 9d., and
4s. 61 each box.

THE IRISH REBELLION AND UNION.-THE
CASTLEREAGH PAPERS.—We observe that Mr. Colburn
announces for publication, on the 30th instant, " The
Memoirs and Correspondence of Viscount Castlereagh,"
edited by his brother, the present Marquis of London-
derry, printed uniformly with the Wellington and
Nelson dispatches. This important work is likely to
excite extraordinary interest at the present moment, on
account of its revelations regarding the Irish Rebellion
and Union.

MILDRED VEENON.—The Examiner appears to be
quite in the secret respecting the originals of the leading
characters in this extraordinary book. It would not
be difficult (says the reviewer) to penetrate the disguise
of most of the social figures introduced. Others, promi-
nent as authors or politicians, are introduced in their
proper persons ; but it is quite as easy to discover M.
Ttiiers as M. Cruixot, and, to any one acquainted with
Paris scandal, Balzae and Berryer are not more recog-
nisable by their names than Madame de Contades,
Madame Cub a,us, M. Manuel and Madame do Boigelin,
through the veil of a De cevezes, Ferrieres, Chavigny,
or BuislamberL Of these various personages the most
elaborated is Madame de Ce,ezes, drawn with unscru•
pulous pencil as a perfect specimen of the Paris lionize.
Mildred Vernon is an uncommonly clever book. As a
sketch of some of the phases of Parisian society, it con-
tains cleverer scenes than any similar novel we have
read for some years."
SALE or SHEEP.—Seven hundred half-bred Down
and Norfulk ewes, the property of the late Mr. Raven,
Summerfield House, Dorking, Norfolk, were brought to
the hammer on Wednesday last by Messrs. Beck and
Son; the shearligs averaged 503. each, the two-shear
sheep 54a., and the 400 three-shear 465, each.

y

SPIRIT DEALERS ACT.

-
We have been favoured with the following analysis of
this Bill, made by order of the Protection Society,
which we readily insert for the information of our
readers ;
Analysis of the Act 11 and 12 Victoria, c. 121, en-
titled, "An Act to alter the laws and regulations of Ex-
cise respecting the survey of Dealers in and Retailers of
Spirits, and respecting the sale and removal of spirits by
permit from the Stock of such Traders ; and respecting
the Distribution of Penalties and Forfeitures recovered
under the laws of Excise." Roy :l assent, Sept. 4, 1848.
Clause 1. Recites 6 Geo. 4, c. 80, and 9 Geo. 4, c. 45,
and repeals so much of them as relates to dealers and
retailers of spirits, and also repeals all other Acts re-
pugnant to this Act.
2. Provides that this Act is not to affect former pro-
visions respecting licences or magistrates' certificates, or
regulations of police respecting retailers of spirits, or
the removal of spirits by permit from the distiller or
rectifier, or between the three parts of the United
Kingdom.
3. Enacts that *very' dealer in or retailer of spirits
shall make an entry of every place used for keeping of
spirits, and of every vessel or utensil, and of all casks
for keeping spirits, and all shall be distinguished by a
particular letter or number, and shall be open to the in•
spection of any officer of Excise; and for every default
the parties shall be subject to the penalty imposed by 4
and 5 Vict., c. 20.
4. Enacts that fixed casks used by dealers or retailers
of spirits stock, shall have the quantity it is capable
of containing painted, cut, or branded thereon on some
conspicuous part, under the penalty of 501.
5. Enacts that dealers and retailers shall mark the
true strength and quantity of compounded spirits on the
casks containing same, under penalty of 501., besides
forfeiture of the casks and contents.
6. Enacts that dealers and retailers shall cut, brand,
or paint, on the outside of both the ends of moveable
casks, the quantity each is capable of containing, under
the penalty of forfeiture.
7. Enacts that every retailer of spirits, not being li-
_

censed as a dealer, sending out spirits to any rectifier er
retailer, shall incur a penalty of 501., and inflicts a like
penalty on every dealer, not licensed as retailer, who sells
less than two gallons of spirits of the same denomination
at a time to the same person.
8. Enacts that no retailer shall be concerned in any
distillery, &c., within two miles of the premises at
which he is licensed as a retailer ; and no person shall
be licensed as a retailer in any place having a private
communication with a distillery, under the penalty of
200/.

9. Enacts that any person licensed as a dealer in
spirits nnder the 6th George IV., cap. 81, may take out
an additional licence to sell, by retail, any quantity
(the same not being less than one reputed quart bottle,
or in the bottles in which the same may have been im-
ported) of foreign liqueurs, not to be drunk or consumed
on the premises.
10. Enacts that the duty on such additional license
shall be two guineas, to be paid to the Excise.
11. Enacts that such licence shall be in such form as
the Commissioners of Excise direct, and shall be
granted by the officers of Excise.
12. Enacts that every dealer in or retailer of spirits
shall provide a book for entering therein the particulars
of spirits received and sent out by him. Penalty on re-
fusal or neglect to provide the book, or to make due
entries therein, or fraudulently concealing any part of
such book, or any entry, or making any false entry, or
hindering any officer of Excise from examining such book,
or making minutes therein, or extracts therefrom—for
every offence 1001.

1:i. Enacts that all spirits sold by dealers shall be ac-
companied by a certificate, cut out from a certificate
book, and the same also by retailers when the quantity
exceeds one gallon ; that before the certificate is cut out
front thee book a counterpart entry shall be made ; that
the certificate book shall be kept on the premises for the
inspection of the Excise officers ; and when the book is
filled, or when demanded by the officer, the same shall
be given up to the officer, who shall give a receipt for
the same, under the penalty of 1001., and forfeiture of
spiritssentout without a certificate.

14. Provides that dealers in spirits under the addi-
tional licence, may send out foreign liqueurs in quanti-
ties not exceeding one gallon without a certificate.
15. Enacts that any dealer or retailer using a certifi-
cate for any purpose other than for the actual removal
and delivery of such spirits as are therein expressed
shall forfeit 5001. and his licence.

16. Enacts that no dealer or retailer shall receive any
spirits which are not accompanied by a permit or certifi-
cate, under a penalty of 1001., and forfeiture of spirits.
The permit or certificate to be cancelled, by writing the
word on it "Received," under a penalty of 501.
17. Enacts that permits and certificates shall be pre-
served, and delivered to the officer who first inspects the
premises after the receipt thereof, under the penalty of
30/. for every permit or certificate.
18. Enacts that the Commissioners of Excise shall
provide the plates and types for printing certificates on
paper used for permits. Unauthorised persons counter-
feiting, or having counterfeit plates or types, or im-
press►ons, to be subject to punishment, under 2 and 3
William IV., c. 16.

19. Enacts that no dealer or retailer, receiving any
spirits in less quantity than a cask containing 50 gallons,
shall break bulk, or add anything thereto or in any
respect allow the same to be interfered with, until one
hour after they have been received, under a penalty
of 50/.

20. Enacts that any officer of Excise, of rank not less
than a supervisor, may at any time take the stock of
any dealer or retailer, and any excess found shall be
forfeited, and a penalty of 20i. per gallon of such
excess incurred. Penalty] upon neglect to assist the
officer, 301.

21. Enacts that persons licensed as dealers and rec,
tifiers, in the same or adjoining premises, shall be Bur•
veyed as rectifiers.

22. Enacts that no spirit shall be purchased by any
dealer or retailer, except from licensed traders, under the
penalty of 500 Z _ _ _

23. Enacts that no British spirits, except spirits of
wine, shall be kept or sent out of stock by any dealer or
retailer of any strength exceeding the strength at which
distillers and rectifiers can send out; or any spirits of
wine at less strength than 43 per cent. above hydrometer
proof, under penalty of forfeiture.
24. Enacts that no spirits exceeding one gallon at a
time, of the same denomination, for the same person,
shall be removed without a permit or certificate, under
the penalty of forfeiture and 1001., or treble the value of
the spirits.

25. Enacts that persons removing spirits in any quan-
tity exceeding a gallon, and refusing to produce a pro-
per permit or certificate, may be arrested, convicted, and
fined 100/., and on non-payment of penalty, imprisoned
and kept to hard labour for not more than six, or less
than one calendar month. No penalty to be mitigated
by any Justice below 10/.
26. Enacts that all former provisions and penalties of
Excise, not inconsistent with this Act, shall be applied
to the Act in the same manner us if here re-enacted.
27. Provides that all penalties and forfeitures of this
Act shall be recoverable under the laws of Excise.
28. Enacts that no officer of Excise shall have any
interest in any penalties or forfeitures under any law of
Excise.
29. Enacts that Act shall commence from 10th Octo-
ber, 1848.
30. And may be amended or repealed in the present
Session.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the L London
ydon the
New
market presented a firm Price Current of Serpmt. 2
aspect 6.)
SUGAR.—
T 0
for both free and slave-made Sugar, and there was no
increase in the supply. West India Muscovado was in
good
demand for both the pan and scale, whilst the rates
paid are fully equal to those of Friday for all sorts. The
quantity sold amounted to 584 hhds, &c., including
150 hhds 6 trcs Barbadoes at public sale, which went at
full rates ; fine yellow realised 41s to 425, good 39s to
40s 6d, middling 37s 6d to 38s 6d, low 36s to 37s
per cwt.
REFINED.—To-day refined goods were readily dealt
in for home trade purposes, and prices again advanced
for all sorts, brown grocery lumps selling at 49s to 50a,
standard lumps 50s 6d to 51s, and Wet lumps 48s to 50s.
For Bonded Crushed Sugar the market has become quiet,
and 26s to 26s 6d is the value of first and second sort.
Matramos.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was
dealt in with greater freedom, and 927 bags at auction
sold at full rates ; low syrupy yellow went at 34s 6d,
middling 34s to 365, fine brown 33s to 345, middling 31s,
low 28s to 28s 6d, washed 303 to 34s 6d per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was a brisk de-
mand for all sorts of Bengal Sugar, and at the public
sales of 5,398 bags rather higher rates were obtained,
and the whole sold. Of Madras 180 bags at auction
went at stiffer prices; low damp brown 28s, middling
29s 6d, good 30s, fine 31s, low yellow 325, and middling
33s per cwt.
FOREIGN...—. To-day there was no public sale of
}Weigh Sugar; but privately two cargoes of white Bshia
were sold at 18s 6:1 to 193 6d per cwt.
MOLASSES.—BengaI Treacle finds a more ready de-
mand at 15s to 16s per cwt, and a less quantity is on
offer. Honey is not much wanted, and sellers are willing
to accept 40s to 605 per cwt for Jamaica, and 20s to 255
per cwt for Foreign.
COFFEE.—This afternoon only - a limited demand
was experienced for Plantation Ceylon
and 803 bags at 'auction only in part found Coffee,
and
buyeers,
at the former Value ; fine went at 605t0w
mido7os
good mid and good 50s to 555, mid 44-3 to 48
triage
41s, fine fine ord 38s to 403, fine ord
325: to Bg.
l begs of 24s to 275, and damaged 15s to 321. 3
Com-
pany's Java went upon very low terms;4;o.2r9ds26s,46fidn' fine ord
ord 27s to 27s 6d, real good ord 290
305 6d to 335, fine fine ord 34s 6d to 35s 6d, and damagud
22s 6d to 295.
TILL—The quantity
sent year is 26,560,0001b5, remind
whilstatthii_ns ploBr4t7foirt thereached pre-
ilts to 33,962,0001b5, lust
for deliveriesful ly
30,693,0001b5; the stock a
year at the same time 35m,869,g0r0e0elnlasa.
for theyear 26,690,00011)e.
last week were 523,0001b5,
reThkeield
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done. There is much dulness in the market for Jamaica,
and a disposition is shown by merchants to sell on
account of an excessive stock. Demerara met with little
attention; the rates accepted are 2s 21 to 25 9d for 24 to
38 per cent overproof. 0: Brandy the stock is still getting
smaller, and a good demand exists, whilst holders show
much firmness, and obtain for Cognac, best brands of the
vintage of 1846, 4s 10d to ss, ditto 1847, 3s 10d to 4s, in-
ferior 2s 64 to 3s 6J, and Bordeaux 2s to 20 4d. Geneva

is in fair demand by exporters at 2s to 2s id, and fine is
small parcels fit for duty realises 2s 8d to 35 6d per gal-
lon. For British-made Spirit there is a firm market ad
a good demand exists.
Cocoa.—For West India the market bas become
quiet, and in consequence of an increasing stock.
Holders experience difficulty in obtaining former rates.
Only small parcels have been sold privately, and at auc-
tion 45 bags were only partly disposed of; Fort AP iS
little wanted, and 150 bags at auction were bought
355 for fine red Bahia; the value of Para and.:•GPaYqui
is 30s to 34s per cwt. - • ;
COCHINEAL.— ro-day there was a limited 'detna'
and 60 bags Mexican at auction only in part sold at the
former value; black at 4s to 4s Id, silvers 35 8d to 35 Scit
and 2 bags very fine 4s 2d to 4s 3d per lb.
TURPENTINE.—Rough is not much wanted, but fig
the supply is less plentiful holders will not accept lower
rates, and ask 85 6d to 9s. Spirits met with little at-
tention—English can be obtained at 37s to 37s 6d, and
Amvrican 38s 6tl to 395. For Tar a good demand exists,
and the rates paid are 15s. to 18s per barrel. ,
SALTPETRE.—TO-day Rough was in less demand,
and
the public sales of 1,941 bags found buyers as a declito
on former rates of 6d per cwt—middling strong grey
Calcutta, Si to 34 per cent, went at 25s to 25s 6d, gOd
54 to 3i 26s to 26s 6d, and not retracted 24s to 265 per
cwt.

SPICES —Of Nutmegs large parcels hare been re'
ceived since our last report, and buyers show little deslret
to do business ; prices are on the decline ; there are
sellers of low brown at 24 3d to 26 sd, middling 2+ 6cl
to 2s 9d, good 2s 10d to 34 4d, superior 3s 6d to 3s 8d;
limed, ord to fine is 6d to 2s 9d. Of Mace there
is -an enlarged stock ; orders are small, ..a
last week's rates cannot be obtained. Cloves continue la
limited supply, a brisker sale prevails. Pimento met
with greater attention, and, in consequence of a decreased
supply, buyers are compelled to pay an advance on for-
mer rates of -id per lb. At auction 81 bags were sold.
For Black Pepper the market is quiet, and in consequence
of an increased stock prices tend downwards. Eastern
can be obtained at 2d to 2-11 per lb. At auction
1,009 bags Malabar sold. White is in steady demand
at 4d to 6d, and the supply dces not get larger. Ginger
is in. good request, and the public sales of 9 casks and
63 brls Jamaica went at firm rates. Cinnamon has been
dealt in with caution.
INDlGO.—Prices continue to rule under the past as'
son for all kinds, and in second hands stocks are small.
For public competition the quantity declared is 9,141
chests. A steady home and export demand has been
experienced this week for all kinds whilst the rates paid
exhibit a small advance on the last quarterly auction,.
There is decidedly an improving demand for all par:
poses, and prices are looking up. In Spanish the busi-
ness concluded has been upon fully former terms, and
only a small quantity is on offer. The value is from
is 10d to 3s, and 3s 3d to 4s per lb fo r better sorts.
TALLOW.—A further advance is visible in the value
of Russian on the spot, and a large demand has been
experienced from the town and country trade. The
rates paid are 47s 9d to 48s for New P. Y. Candle
and holders display much firmness. For delivery
a good business has been concluded for the last
three months of the year at 47s 6d to 471 9d,
and sales have been made at 4Ss 3d to 48s 6d for the
early part of 1849. For home made there is an active
sale at 47s to 47s 6d nett cash, whilst the consumption
is greater, and supply less plentiful. Other kinds have
advanced in value, and a large business has been con-
cluded. At auction 121 casks Odessa were sold. For
auction 700 casks of Tallow are declared.
OlLS.—This afternoon there was not more demand for
Cocoa Nut Oil, and 150 hhds Cochin, at auction, were
taken in at 42/ for fine.