The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-27 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

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PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY. —The Sapph O, 16, Commander
Gambier, was inspected and her crew mustered and
exercised yesterday, at Spithead, by the Commander-in-
Chief, who was pleased to express his unqualified satis-
faction at the highly efficient appearance and state of the
vessel and crew. Commander Gambier has made a
most remarkably quick passage from the Cape, the time
consumed in sailing from Simon's Bay to Spithead being
only 49 days. This fine brig, 428 tons, was built at
Woolwich in 1833, on the design of Sir W. Symonds,
and has always proved a fast sailer and good sea-boat.
Commander Gambier, having had the command of her
only since August, 1845, will, of course, have another
appointment speedily, or receive that promotion to
which the date of his commission (1827) and services
entitle him. The Sappho came into harbour yesterday
afternoon to be dismantled and paid off. By her we
learn, further, that the Cornwall freight-ship arrived at
Simon's Bay from Cork, on the 31st of August, with
400 troops on board for the Cape, Mauritius, and Cey-
lon, the whole of whom were ordered to Algoa Bay, to
join the Commander-in-Chief in his pursit of the Kafirs.
The Gladiator steam-frigate, Captain Robb, arrived
yesterday from Woolwich, it is said to embark Sir IL
Pottinger (the newly-appointed Governor of the Cape or
Good Hope) and suite for conveyance to the Cape.
The whole of the general service men of the St. Vincent
are ordered to be transferred to her for the reinforce-
ment of the Mediterranean squadron under Vice-Admiral li
Sir William Parker.

THE REGISTRATIONS.
MIDDLESEX.
Mr. Shadwell, on Saturday, was engaged at the Sussex
Hotel, I3ouverie-street, Fleet-street, in revising the lists
of persons qualifying for property situate in the various
' parishes of the city of London.
Mr. Payne attended for the Conservatives, and Mr.
W. H. Jamey for the Liberals.
The Rev. J. A. Roberts, rector of St. Alban's, Wood-
street, was objected to by the Liberals.
Mr. Roberts said. that he was possessed of a freehold
church and churchyard in right of his position as rector.
Mr. James asked Mr. Roberts whether he received any
tithes?
The Rev. Gentleman said he did not, but was entitled
to a certain fixed sum to be raised among the pa-
rishioners, which had been exacted by statute since the
fire of London.
Mr. James submitted that this stipend was a personalty,
and not a reality. By the Act of Parliament (44th of
George 111., c. 89) in the seventh section there was no
power conferred upon the minister to distrain, but only
those persons who make the rate; and if no rate should
be made, what power had the minister to get it? He
(I%lr. James) hoped that if the Barrister decided in favour
of the vote, he would grant a case for appeal.
The Learned BARRISTER referred to the Act, and said
the assessment was not made upon the persons, but on
" the several houses, buildings, and all such other here-
ditaments within the parish." Thus the minister re-
ceived the assessment out of the hereditaments of the
parish, and that could not be called a personalty. By
the 11th section, if any person shall neglect to pay his
assessment, the Lord Mayor or any other magistrate of
the city of London, on oath made of the default, may
grant to the officer appointed to receive the rate a war-
rant of distress on the goods and chattels not only of the
person liable, but also on those of the occupier of the
tenement. This was certainly a charge on land.
Mr. James said the question was still whether the
stipend was real or personal. He had consulted legal
gentlemen, who advised that it was a personalty. If Mr.
Roberts had claimed in right of his glebe, he might have
had a good qualification. He hoped the Barrister would
grant a case, as many votes were affected in a similar
manner.
The BARRISTER said he hardly saw any ground for a
case.

DUIVH MAIL.
THE HAQUE OCT. 22.—THE SECOND CHAMBER OF
THE STATES-GENERAL.—SevtraI projects of law, with
the explanatory memorial, were presented to the Cham-
ber in this sitting. Among them was that for determin-
ing the employment of the surplus of the colonial re-
venue for 1845, which, according to Art. 59 'of the fun-
damental law, is to be regulated by ten. It results from
this project of law that the excess of the surplus of the
year 1845 amounts to the sum of 4,718,311 c., which will
serve to cover in part the expense of the budget for the
same year. It appears also that the total revenue
amounted to 33,104,346 f. Another project of law was for
the propagation of the law of the 18th of December.
1845, containing measures to encourage importation of
provisions for the term of eleven months, that is till the
Ist of October, 1847. The nature of the pro-
pagation is stated to be, that " Though the
accounts which the Government has received res-
pecting the state of the harvest of this year shows that,
in all probability; it will not turn out so unfavourably
as last year, it is very far frosty being a good harvest."
The disease which has affected tld rye this year and
the repeated appearance of that which affected the po-
tato-crop last year, have had an unfavourable effect on
the produce, so that it is probable that they will not ex-
ceed the half of an average crop. Most other countries
ate affected in the same manner, in consequence of which
prices are everywhere high, and likely so to continue, for
which reason the Government feel it to be its duty, to
extend the law for the importation of various articles of
provisions euty free.
THE HAGUE, OCT. 23.--In the sitting of the States-
General of this day, a message was received from his
Majesty, with a project of law for completing the
budget of the 6th of March, 1844.
ARNHEM, OCT. 21.—T0. day several more rich per-
sons have passed through this place, with the intention
of emigrating to the United States of North America.
At the beginning of this week a miller, advanced in
years, with his wife and two children, passed through
for the same purpose. Most, if not all, of these emi-
grants complain that, on account of the pressure of the
many heavy burdens, they can no longer find a subsist-
ence in their own country,
THE HAGUE, OCT. 22.—His Majesty has been pleased
to select, from the three candidates proposed to him,
the Hon. Mr. Bruce, who was president last year. Mr.
Bruce, on taking possession of his seat, delivered an
address to the Chamber, expressing his gratitude and
satisfaction for this new mark of the confidence of his
colleagues, and of his Majesty's favour.

The Rochester navy lighter arrived yesterday from
Devonport with stores.
The Eurydice, 26, Captain Anson, sailed this afternoon
at twenty minutes past one o'clock for Plymouth, Lis-
bon, Gibraltar, Madeira, Ascension (with a mail), and
the Cape of Good Hope, to relieve the Conway, 26,
Captain Kelly.
The Rattlesnake, 26, Captain Stanley, and the Belvi-
dere provision-ship, Master-Commander Wellington,
were removed from the basin yesterday, the former to
her hulk, the Dryad, the latter alongside the shear jetty.
The Naiad coal depot for Callan is ordered forthwith
to be commissioned, with a complement of 46 men. She
will be masted to-morrow.

The Sylvia tender was docked yesterday for overhaul.
WooLwica, Ocr. 24.—The Amphion, 36 gun frigate,
fitted with a screw propeller and engines on Count
Rosen's principle, was brought out of the basin on Friday
and placed in the ordinary. She will be tried in a few
days with her stores on board, previously to being
commissioned.
The Garland, Dover steam-packet, Captain Smithett,
will be ready to leave Woolwich on Monday or Tuesday,
to resume her duties on the Dover station, her defects
having been made good.
The Manoeuverer lighter is receiving on board stores
for Portsmouth and Plymouth, and will sail on Tue.,day
for those ports.
The Sphynx steam-frigate, Captain, Robb, on her ar-
rival at Plymouth will be paid wages there in advance,
and then proceed to the East Indies.
Captain Brandreth, Royal Engineers, is appointed one
of the Commissioners for the Supervision and Regula-
ting of Railways, with a salary of 1,2001. a year. His
removal from the Director of Works Department of the
Admiralty at Somerset-house will be much regretted,
APPOINTMENTS.
Lieutenant C. A. Lodder, to the Sidon steam frigate ;
Mr. T. M'Gilton, acting second-class engineer, to
Sphynx.

Mr. James said, with the Barrister's permission, he
would mention the matter again in the course of the day.
In Allhallows-the-Less Mr. G. Hudson, the Railway
Icing, claimed for a share in a freehold house in Angell-
place. He was objected to by the Liberals, but a decla-
ration from him was put in, which was accepted as suffi-
cient to sustain the vote.
In St. Andrew's, Holborn, five rent-charges upon a
house in Plough-court, supported by the League agents,
were admitted.
In the parish of St. Anne, Blackfriars, several new
claims were objected to by the overseers solely on the
ground of their being such.
Mr. Payne and Mr. James both complained of the
conduct of the overseers in putting the parties to the
trouble of appearing to defend their votes, and suggested
that it was a fit case to disallow the overseer's expenses.
The BARRISTER said he would consider of it.
The Rev. T. Hartwell Horne, rector of St. Edmund-
the-King, Lombard-street, was objected to by the
Liberals upon the same grounds as the preceding case
of Mr. Roberts.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD CO 17R7.
The October sessions were opened yesterday. The
Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Aldermen Musgrove and
Farncombe, and Sheriffs Challis and Kinnaird, took their
seats on the beach shortly aftei'nine o'clock. The Court
was but thinly attended.
The grand jury having been sworn,
The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his usual charge.
He said, the calendar which lay before them contained a
list of upwards of 180 prisoners, but that number would,
in all probability,:be considerably augmented in the course
of the current week during the progress of their labours.
But such increased number, including those in the course
of examination at the various police offices, and who
might be sent for trial in the course of the week, would
not exceeed the ordinary number of commitments which
usually attended the sessions. The calendar contained
several very serious charges. One of those was the
crime of murder by the use of the knife, by a single blow,
and that blow struck in a moment of considerable excite-
ment. But it was his duty to tell them, that as far as he
could collect from the depositions, there was no ground
for reducing the charge below the crime of murder, and
therefore it appeared to him to be their bounden duty to
put the case, and the charge as it stood, into
a further train 'of inquiry, by submitting it
to a jury in that court. He abstained, therefore, from
entering into particulars, as they might prejudice, or
appear to prejudice, their ultimate deterniteation with
respect to the case; but as a matter of law, wherein it
seas shown that from the violent act of one party the
death of another had been occasioned, it lay upon the
accused party to excuse, extenuate, or reduce the crime
from murder to a lesser offence, unless it should appear
in the evidence for the prosecution that there were ex-
tenuating circumstances which reduced it below
the crime of murder. If the evidence adduct el
before them was the same as disclosed in
the depositions, it was his duty to tell them
that there was but one course for them to pursue,
namely, to put the case into further investigation.
Having said thus much to show the form of proceeding,
he should abstain from any further remarks, in order to
leave their minds unprejudiced ; the fact of the killing
having been proved to their satisfaction, unless there
was evidence to reduce the crime below that of murder,
it would be their duty to present it to the Court,-
The Learned Recorder then referred to the edetirge
against three men of having in succession committed
criminal assaults on a young woman. He said she was'
upon her own showing an unfortunate woman, but had
not pursued that living for a length of time, as she had
only recently come from the country. He was bound to
tell them that the fact of her being an unfortunate per-
son was no answer to the charge, if it was
made manifest to their satisfaction that the
act complained of was committed with violence,
and against her consent. Even if she was in-
duced to accompany one of the parties in ignorance of
whom she would meet, and of the treatment to which
she would be exposed, if from the moment of discovering
was in the company of three men, she from that
time resisted, the offence would as much resolve itself
into the capital charge as if perpetrated against the
most decent person possible. She was as en-
tirely under the protection of the law ; and it
was no answer to the charge to instance
her unhappy calling. He suggested the improbability
of her being a consenting party, and cited the authority
of East, Sergeant Hawkins, and older authorities, in
support of the view he (the Recorder) had taken of the
case. He then referred to the charge against a father
of criminally assaulting two of his children, one 12 and
the other under 10 years of ace, which he characterised
as cases of the most painful" and revolting character.
was surprised to find by the depositions that the magis-
trate before whom the case was brought admitted
the evidence of the wife
.against her husband. It
appeared that they were living 'apart. However politic
it might be only to admit the evidence of a wife against
her husband when personal protection was involved, he
had no hesitation in recommending them not to hear
such a witness, as it was wholly contrary to law to allow
the testimony of a wife to be used against her husband,
except where the protection of her person was concerned.
It was for them to say, whether a prima facie case had
or had not been made out with respect to
these disgusting and terrible charges. There were four
charges of robbery, and three charges of intent to rob,
and everything was done in one case except the actual
removal of the property, but still it would amount, if the
evidence was satisfactory, to an intention to rob. There
were three cases of cutting and wounding ; in two of
these cases the instrument used was a poker. In one of
these cases the circumstances were peculiar. It appeared
that the wife of the person so charged complained to the
police that she had been beaten aad ill-used by her
husband. Some policemen procured a key of the hus-
band's house, and as the husband refused to admit them
they entered the house and advanced up the stairs. Here
they found the man armed with a poker in the act of pro-
tecting his possession, and himself from being taken into
custody. He rushed upon them, and one received
serious wounds on the head, and the other several
wounds, but not of so serious a character.
He mentioned this because the charge was laid
under the Ist Vietbria, sec. 1., c. 85, by which it
was enacted, " that if any person should wound another,
with intent to maim, disfigure, or disable, or do some
other grievous bodily harm, lie should be guilty of felony,
and be liable to be transported for life, or not less than
fifteen years ; or imprisonment, not exceeding three
years." Now, in the ordinary course of things, the
charge of wounding another in preventing the lawful
admission of that party, would be easily dealt
with, but in this case, the questiou arose
whether the operation which he resisted was a lawful
one. If it amounted to manslaughter, still it would be
an act according to the determination of the judges, and
would amount to what was formerly known as an act
committed during the " protection of property." This
was, however, omitted in the Act, and the
construction to be put upon the law as it
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apprehension, inth.tois considerationactwasit w sahst the
put the case into further inquiry. It did appear to him
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an act rather of indiscretion to forcibly enter a man's
house against his will, upon an alleged , assault,
which was not witnessed by the parties so enter-
ing' who, consequently, took the person into cus-
accrue. There might be something in the complaint of
the woman, of which they were not at present informed,
Peril df whatever consequences might
to justify such an entrance, but from the depositions it
appeared that the parties incurred some risk, particularly
fighting being
es they, on their own authority, entered the man's house
against his will for an offence which the parties did not wit-
ness. There were 22 eases of petty larceny, and 4 cases of
manslaughter—one of them caused in an ordinary fight,
terminating in the death of one of the combatants. The
a fight amounted to unlawful
Wood, 24, ht« r ; that was the strict
mans aug
letter of the mitigating circum-
stances law but there were
in th
George e case. After stating that there were 32
cases of larceny by servants, 8 cases of receiving stolen
the offence of killing a man in
forged
goods, and 2 or 3 cases of forging and uttering
instruments, be remitted the jury to their duties.
Prince, 2G, were indicted for stealing a handkerchief
from the person of Michael Francis Power.
It appeared that theprisoners were seen prowling
about the City, and were pwatched by three constables of
the City police, w William Collor, 2G, and George
who observed one of them take the pro-
secutor s handkerchief from his pocket, while the others
covered his operations.
They were found Guilty, and sentenced to hard
labour for a year.

MALTA, OCT. 14.—There is not an incident of interest
to relate since my last.
Her Majesty's ship Fantome has come into port from
Beyrout, and will, it is thought, shortly proceed to Corfu
to relieve the Tyne, ordered home.
Her Majesty's steamer Locust has returned from
Tripoli, having on board Messrs. Tidy and Italo, who
left this place some fortnight since with dispatches for
the Pacha.
His Highness the Bey of Tunis is about to proceed to
France and England in his new steamer the Dante, re-
cently presented to him by his Majesty Louis Philippe.
We, who know the steamer well, and acknowledge her
both in age and slowness to be valueless, admire the
cunning of those who devised the gift, and upbraid the
fully of the receiver of it.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer the
Ariel has arrived here from England, and proceeded on-
wards to Alexandria. She arrived on the 5 h instant,
and astonished every one by the rapidity of her passage,
having occupied little more than eight days on her out-
ward trip. Her destination is secret, but it is presumed
that she will take a few trips between Alexandria and
Marseilles to test the advantages of the Trieste route, so
ably advocated by Lieutenant Waghorn.

Mr. Fitch (who assisted Mr. James) contended that
the assessment under the Act was not such a quali-
fication as to entitle the rector to be on the register, as
it differed materially from a rent charge granted in lieu
etf tithes under the Commutation Act.
The BARRISTER. observed, the &v. Gentleman claimed
fora " freehold benefice."

Mr. Fitch replied, still it must come to the same ques-
tion. In the 11th section the rate was charged upon the
occupiers of land, and irony person should neglect to pay,
the Act pointed out a certain course to be adopted, viz., by
a distress upon the goods and chattels of the occupier,
and not, as under the Commutation Act, by seizing the
goods of the tenant, who must charge 'the amount again
to his landlord. He (Mr. Fitch) contended that if any
occupier left certain premises in arrear for this rate, his
successor in the occupation would not be liable to a dis-
traint for the amount.

The collector here observed that he had often done se.
Mr. Fitch—Then you have done quite wrong. The
rate is charged upon the occupier, and not on the land.
The BARRISTER—Supposing a roan takes a house,
there being 1001. owing in respect to this rate from the
former occupier, is not be liable to lose his goods for the
arrear ?

Mr. Fitch submitted that he would not, and he thought
that those persons whom the collector had so served
should have brought an action for trespass. The words
of the 11th section, " the occupier fer the time being,"
meant the occupier during the time of the accruing of
the rate. The mode of recovery also differed from that
of all other rates. The collector could not, as in the case
of a rent-charge in lieu of tithes, go in immediately upon
default, but must go before a magistrate of the city, make
oath of the debt, and then obtain a warrant to enable
him to distrain.

A SUSPICIOUS CRAFT.
The following is an extract of a letter received at
Lloyd's on Saturday, dated Rio Janeiro, August 22:
" The British brig Medora fell in, on the coast of
Patagonia. lat. 40 S., in June or July last, with a
schooner of about 150 ton; named the Sovereign, with
six brass guns, the commander of a hich stated her to be
one of her Majesty's ships, but he had no pendant
Hying. She was standing to the northward, and was
bound for Liverpool., The officers on deck appeared in
naval uniform.'
The Medora also reports that two other similarly
armed schooners, but rather larger, had visited the coast
of Patagonia where British ships were collectinc, guano,
and were offered freight to take guano to an island, for
the purpose of shipment, but refused, stating that they
had other objects. The master of one of the vessels
wrecked on the coast of Patagonia stated that he Str.W
schooner leave Liverpool last November, similar to the
above, pierced for, but not showing, gun=, and full of
men; but her destination seemed unknown.

The BARRISTER said the only thing was, did Mr.
James wish for a case, as he was quite of opinion the
qualifiCation was sufficient.

Mr. James said he certainly did.
The BARRISTER then asked whether Mr. Horne pos-
sessed any other qualification which might render a de-
cision upon this particular point unnecessary.
The overseer said Mr. Horne was entitled to a yearly
sum of 1001 derived from houses in Bir,hiu-lane, under
a decree in Chancery.
Mr. Fitch examined the decree, and said the 100/. was
left by a Mr. Long to the rector conditionally upon his
performing divine service every Sunday evening. This,
he contended, could not be considered as any part of the
" freehold benefice" for which Mr. Horne claimed.
The BARRISTER, however, thought otherwise, and re-
tained the name upon that ground.
It was ultimately agreed that a ease for the Court of
Common Pleas should be drawn up on the facts of the
Rev. Mr. Roberta's claim.

AWFUL STORIII.—LOSS OF LIFE
AND PROPERTY.
LLOYD'S, SATURDAY AFTERNOON.—This afternoon's
post has brought to hand accounts of a most fearful
storm occurring off the western coast during Thursday
and Friday. The loss of life and property has been
truly frightful, and no doubt by the next mail more ap-
palling disasters will be communicated. At Newport
the gale burst forth about ten o'clock on Thursday
morning from N. W. Late in the evening the brig
Charlotte, of this port, and the schooner Union, White-
haven, both bound for Glasgow, were driven from their
cables on to the beach, near Poolgwaelcm, and became
total wrecks.

The Court rose shortly after five o'clock, having dis
posed of all parishes up to the letter K inclusive.

MILITARY EXPEDITION
AGAINST ECUADOR
The following letter on the subject of the military ex-
pedition against Ecuador has been sent by the committee
of the South American and Mexican Association to the
Foreign-office :

By the latest accounts the Martha, of Yarmouth, was
a total wreck; captain and mate drowned. A schooner,
bound fur Southampton, lost, with all hands, seven in
number. The Sir Peregrine, from Bangor for Cork,
foundered in shallow water during the hurricane. The
crew took.to the rigging, and were in that critical posi-
tion for eight hours exposed to the full force of the gale
cre they were rescued. Eleven heroic fellows manned
the life-boat, and preserved them. The beach for miles
is strewed with pieces of wreck. The coast on ea-7h
side of Aberystwith has been the scene of many awl ill
disasters. So heavy a storm has not been experienced
near this port fur years.
On Friday afternoon a brig and a schooner wen it
ashore at the mouth of the Dovey, and it is sadly feared
that several of the seamen have perished.
At daybreak a barque was seen boating on the low
-
sands. Tao life-boat was instantly dispatched to the
assistance of the crew ; but whether it had succeeded in
saving them could not be ascertained, as the bunt had not
returned when the particulars were sent off. The Corn-
wail coast, especially near Padstow, suffered severely.
To the westward of that harbour a brigantine, named 1
the Samaritan, from Liverpool to Constantinople, went
ashore and was lost, the master and seven of the crew
perishing with her. She was laden with bale goods, and
therefore her loss will be very considerable.
Many fearful wrecks took place near Milford. A
barque of fu,l 500 tons burden was wrecked about four
miles to the eastward of St. David's Head, and as nothing
has been seen of the crew, it is supposed that they have
all been lost. A small box has been washed ashore, by
which it appears that she is the Buctouch. of London,
from Archangel. Her cargo consisted of tar, pitch,
tallow, deals, and mats. During the height of the storm
the Briton, of Cardigan, was hurled on to the rocks in
St. Bride's Bay, and became a perfect wreck.
At Swansea, Exmouth, Cardigan, Bideford, and Port-
land, the damage is described to have been of the most
lamentable character. At each of those ports many
,necks occurred, some being attended with loss of life.
Some parts of the Irish coast, it appears, experienced
the gales severely. A letter from Limerick, dated Oct.
2 1, states that they have occasioned the greatest damage
amongst the shipping. It blew terrifically from II
N.V. At Boulogne it is said to have blown a hurr,
cane. Five vessels were lost near the harbour.

" Austinfriars, Oct. 21.
My Lord,—The committee of the South American
and Mexican Association take the liberty to address
your Lordship in consequence of the proceedings now
actively going forward for the purpose of sending a
military expedition from Spain against the republic of
the Equator.
" This armament is got up for the avowed purpose
of restoring the political administration of the country
into the hands of an eminent individual who, for several
years, exercised the office of President of that republic,
but who has for some time past ceased to do so.
"The committee do not presume to offer any remark
on the merits or position of the respective political parties
in the republic in question, with which, as British sub-
jects, they have nothing to do ; but this proceeding pre-
sents for the first time since the republics of Spanish
America have established their independence the spec-
tacle of a foreign force being brought into the country in
aid and support of one of the political parties struggling
therein. And in this point of view it engages the seri-
ous attention of parties carrying on commercial pursuits
in that quarter of the world.
"It is obvious that, if one political section in any- of
"these states can succeed in attracting foreign interfer-
ence to its aid, another may do the same, and that a
'course of civil warfare and anarchy may be opened de-
sstructive of the prosperity of all commercial pursuits.
" The committee do not venture to suggest that her
I\tajesty's Government has any power to control pro-
eeedings which may be taking place in a foreign state;
hut it appears that means are being used within the
Bzitish empire for taking part in this military expedi-
ion, the effect of which it is much to be apprehended
will be to convey to the people of Spanish America the
i mpression that the British nation both encourages and
Sar.ctions this hostile movement. It is notorious that
hrids have been placed in this country from Spain for
t he purpose of purchasing military equipments and ship-
ping, and that the enlisting Of men under the pretence
of emigration is going on in Ireland also for the purpose
or this expedition. The manner in which this latter
Proceeding is going forward in Ireland, namely, the
c lding out to parties engaged the promise of land on
tli eir arrival, and yet at the same time forbidding them
to• take !heir families for the present, has so far attracted
thee notice of the magistrates of Limerick as to cause
!rn to issue a public warning against the offers which
ha' ye been thus made.

CART ACCIDENT IN KING WILLIAM-STREET.-011
Saturday afternoon, about five o'clock, a frightful acci-
dent occurred in King William-street, City, to Mr. R.
Kipling, a commercial traveller, in the firm of Messrs.
Robertson, Faithful and Co., wholesale merchants, Wat-
ling-street. The unfortunate man was crossing the
carriage-way in King William-street, with a brown
paper parcel under his arm at the time a heavily-laden
cart was passing, when he dropped the parcel, and in
attempting to recover it he slipped, and fell under the off
1% heel, which passed over the right leg, crushing the
lower part of the limb quite flat. Ile was extricated as
s( on as possible by the foot passengers, and carried to
:it. Thomas's Hospital. The driver is in custody.
ENTERTAINMENT AT MANCHESTER TO ME. MAC-
GREGOR OF THE BOARD Cr TRADE.--OR Friday, the
directors of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce
availed themselves of the presence of Mr. Macgregor in
that town, for the purpcse of attending the Athenaeum
soirée, to express their high estimation of his personal
character, and deep sense of the advantages he had con-
ferred on British commerce, by entertaining him at a
public dinner at the Palatine Hotel. The Right lion.
M. Gibson and Mr. M. Philips, the Members for the
borough of Manchester, and Mr. Brotherton, were pre-
sent, and the entertainment, in all respects a most sump-
tuous Ind elegant one, was a becoming acknowledgment
of the merits of their distinguished guest by gentlemen
well able to appreciate Mr. Macgregor's services in the
cause of commercial free.icm.

•" The committee humbly suggest that, in order to
ren love all doubt as to the conduct of the British nation
irr this matter, it would be expedient for her Majesty's
Go vernment, either by proclamation, or in such other
yas it may think tit, to call public attention to the
pro visions of the Foreign Enlistment Bill, and to give
ins tructions for the rigid enforcemeut of its provisions.
"I have the honour to be, my Lcrd,
"Your most faithful servant,
"J. D. FOWLES,
"Chairman of the South American and Mexican
Association.
I‘ The Right ion. Viscount Palmerston, M.P., one of
her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State."

LOUGHI3OROUGH AGRICULTURAL SHOW. The
at inual exhibition of the Loughborough Agricultural
asociation took place onFriday last, and as the weathc r
F roved favourable an 'unusual degree of interest pre-
y' ailed throughout the whole of the proceedings. The
p toughing matches were well contested, and the show of
1,1 ock was, according to general opinion, larger and far
s r.aperior to any in preceding years. The dinner, at
fe-aich nearly one hundred members and friendi of the
so ciety were present, was held in the evening.
FALLING OF A WALL.—On Saturday afternoon a
fearful accident happened at the Carlton Club House, in
Pall-mall. A piece of ground by the side of the build-
as is to be built on to extend the mansion, and in dig-
ring out some of the earth a wall give way and buried a
n tan of the name of Cullen underneath. As soon as he
ec tuifi be extricated, it was found he was suffering from
so nu serious injury, and on being carried to the West-
mi nse ter Hospital one of his thighs was pronounced to be
extol sively fractured.

TOBACCO rOlt TUE ROYAL NAVY.—Notices have
been pos:ed at all the receiving-houses at the east-end
of tt.e metropolis, that the Lords Commissioners of the
A,,frairaby have been pleased to direct that tobacco shall
be issued as formerly to her Majesty's ships when in
harbour.

(Before 3'Miri.
_ The Middlesex gilt' ratn'
-_- -
111),113711,14E21 s Ed X
full tSn
bench
l'essions was held yesterday,
by adj 4urnment, at duildelri 11 Westminster.
lji‘la!istrates.)
William Knapp, a Guildhall,
soldier in the Grenadier
Guards, was indicted fop!. assaulting Robert Kennett and
Rebecca, his wire,
Rebecca Kennett stated her husband keeps a public-
house called the Hoop and Grapes, in Queen-square,
Westm.inster, and on the evening of the 14th October,
the prisoner came into the to room, with two other
soldiers, and swore he would be revenged upon the land-
lord because he had sent a female friend of his to the House
of CorreCtion. The prisoner then began smashing the
tables and forrnsr and upon witness interfering to protect
the property he struck her a severe blow, and bit her in
the arm. Her husband came home at the moment, and

M. Ouvrard, the distinguished financier, died in
London, on Saturday, aged sevEnty-six. He 'figured
prominently in finance during the great events of the
French Republic, the Consulate, the • Empire, the
li.;:stonition, and the Revolution cf 1830. He was the
confidential agent of Charles IV. of Spain; and became
the partner of that monarch in the exclusive commerce
of the Spanish possessions in the New World during the
war with this country.
Prince Louis Napoleon was at Bruges on Tuesday
last. The Prince intendcd to go to Brussels by railway.

E 3 TRAORDINARY COLLISION IN LEITH ROADS.—
/ The 3 French frigate La PI 6voyante,and the French gun-
brig: La Chevrotte, sailed on Tuesday morning from
their anchorage in Leith-roads. While proceeding on
dif ieret.'t tacks they fell foul of each other, when the
fri gate sank the lighter vessel in 25 fathoms water. The
un tot tuctate collision took place at the eetrAnce of Dun-
b'Ar h, •lrbour. We understand that four lives were lost,
the re st of the crew of the corvette being picked up by
the, bo, sts of the frigate.—Edinburgh Chronicle.

THE SLIM,- LONDON, TUES:)AY MORNING, OCTOBER 27, 1846

the witness having stated the facts to him, she appealed
to a poor old blind man, who was in the shop, in con-
firmation of her statement as to the disgusting epithets
used by the prisoner towards her, when he (the prisoner)
immediately rushed at the unfortunate blind man,
and struck him a violent blow on the eye, which
knocked him down. Air. Kennett, seeing the prisoner
was about striking the man again interfered to prevent
him, when he was knocked down himself twice. Owing
to some new regulations the police have orders to ab-
stain from interfering with soldiers, except in particular
cases, and the result was that a long time elapsed before
a picket; could ha brought from the barracks, and the
result was that he was at last taken into custody by the
police. _

- Several witnesses having confirmed these facts, the
jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty, when the
Sergeant-Major of the regiment stated that up to the
present charge the prisoner had borne a most exemplary
character amongst his comrades.
Mr. WITUAM, in passing sentence, said, with respect
to the police abstaining from interfering with soldiers
when guilty of misconduct, he could see no grounds for
such an exception in their case any more than any other
of her Majesty s subjects. 'He then sentenced the pri-
soner to be imprisoned six weeks for each assault.

SURREY SESSIONS.
The Adjourned Sessiohs for the county of Surrey
were opened yesterday morning at the Court-house,
Newington, before Mr. Puckle and a Nll bench of Ma-
gistrates.

In the course of his address to the grand jury, the
CHAIRMAN stated that one of the cases which would
be submitted to the Court was of considerable import-
ance to the puhlic. He alluded to that in which a
clergyman and another were charged with a gross
assault in a nilway carriage. It might be a matter of
conflicting evilenee, but as the parties would, in all
probability, surrender during the day in satisfaction of
their bail, he trusted there would be no difficulty in
coming to a decision.
The grand jury having left for the consideration of
the bills, the petit jury were duly sworn.
The first case taken was the indictment of George
Bennett, a pauper, and Joseph Evans. an officer of the
City Union, at Marlborough House, Peckham, for an
assault on Mary White, on the 4th of May last.
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Robinson were retained for
the prosecution, and Mr. Charnock appeared to defend
the prisoners. The circumstances of the case, which
have already appeared frequently, having been stated
by the leading counsel, and the several witnesses called
to prove the facts as stated,
Mr. John Jones, the secretary for the Poo Man's
Guardian Society, at whose instance the prosecution
was instituted, was called to show the position
in which the girls were placed, and that they
had no personal interest in obtaining a verdict against
the prisoners. He stated that the society had been ori-
ginated by Mr. Cochrane ; that Lord Ranelagh, Lord
John Manners, Mr. B. Bond Cabbell, and several other
persons of distinction, were members • and that the
runes had been supplied without any solicitation by the
public. The girls Smith and Jones had been discovered
by handbills, and the society had voluntarily taken up
this and similar prosecutions.
Mr. CHARNOCIC called several witnesses for the de-
ence, and Mr. CHAMBERS summed up. -
The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a ver-
dict of Not Guilty.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.
Charles Wood, a young man who lives by going
round to public-houses and practising tricks of con-
juring and legerdemain, was charged before Mr. Hall
with being concealed in the house of Mr. Richard Emery,
of Chanclos-street, for an unlawful purpose.
The prosecutor stated that at a late hour on Saturday
night last he discovered the prisoner in the further end of
the hall of his house. He gave him into custody.
Mr. HALL recognised the prisoner as having been
committed from this Court about ten months ago for a
felony, for which he was tried at the Old Bailey, and
sentenced to nine months' imprisonment.
The fact is, the prisoner has been but three weeks out
of prison. He was now again committed for one calendar
month upon the pre:,ent charge.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Robert M'Kechnie, a decently dressed individual, was
placed at the bar charged with interrupting Divine ser-
vice in Percy Chapel.
Charles Mason, the verger of the chapel, said the de-
fendant was cn the staircase of the chapel yesterday, be-
tween six and seven o'clock, drunk, swinging himself to
and fro by the hand-rails, and singieg. He put him out
and urged him to go home. Five minutes after that he
was sent for to take the defendant out of the north aisle
along which he had walked, talking aloud while prayers
-were being read, disturbing and disgusting all about him.
The defendant—The case is bad enough, don't make
it worse.

The complainant said he turned him out again, and
bade him go home, but in less than ten minutes after,
the defendant had walked down the south aisle, taken a
seat, and again commenced talking during the time of
prayers. When the complainant went down to remove
him, he refused to rise, and could only be got out by
sheer force.

The defendant said he was sorry for what had
occurred. It was no disposition of his to annoy persons
in a place of worship.
Mr. HARDWICSe said it was disgraceful that people
should not only be int rrupted, but subjected to the in-
decency and scandal of a person in a state of intoxica-
tion, walking into and desecrating the place of worship
by his presence. Ile ordered the defendant to enter into
his own recognizance in 201, and find two sureties of
101. each for his good behaviour for one month.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE
NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.
SUNDAY NH UT.—.Since the publication of the programme
of the ensuing week's racing, the following horses have
strived :—Laundrymaid, Buttress, Red Robin, Secundus,
Tit-bit, Sorella, Ervx, Sotades, Thersites, Her Highness
filly, Circassian Maid, Chance, Refraction, Planet, Halo,
Crozier, Projectile, Pantasa, Farthing Candle, Grimston,
Louisa Newell, My Mary, The Slayer's Daughter, Fitzwilliam,
Curiosity, and a tew others, whose names we have not been
able to ascertain. It is plain that should the sport fall short
of expectation, it will be solely from a continuance of bad
weather. The entries for to-morrow are as follow :
Handicap Sweepstakes. D.M.
Wood Pigeon, 4 yrs, Bst 71b Sam Slick, 3 yrs, Est 101 b
Campanile, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b Curiosity, 3 yrs, Est 71b
Free Lance, 3 yrs, 7st 51b Japan, 3 yrs, Est Glb
Three others declared.
Sweepstakes of 10 soya. eac
yrs h. Criterion Course.
Bishop of Romford's Cob, 6 —Queen of the Gipsies,
6 yrs—Miss Burns, 6 yrs—Dr. Husband, 5 yrs—Winchester,
4 yrs—Due-an- Darras, 4 yrs—Blackie, 3 yrs—Joy, 3 yrs—
St. Demetri, 3 yrs —Hared*, 3 yra.
LATEST BETTING ON THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE
4 to 1 agst Alarm 20 to 1 agst Lady Wildair—t
11 to 2 agst Joanna colt--t 23 to 1 agst Sting
12 to 1 agst lago 30 to 1 agst Sis to Pergularia
15 to 1 agst Conspiracy 33 to 1 agst Buttress
16 to 1 agst Red Robin i4oto 1 agst Everms.
20 to 1- agst Best Bower—t Isoto 1 agst Pantasa.
About 28 or 30 expected to start.

ACCIDENT AT THE BLACKWALL
serious accident took place at the Blackway Railway
orks on Saturday, to a man named Edward Flemming,
aged 31 years, residing in Lant-street, Southwark. Ile
was employed in the engineer's factory as a labourer,
when he by some means fell with a heavy load of iron,
receiving a fracture of the leg and severe contusions. He
was taken to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he is going
on favourably.
IMMENSE SALE OF THE BIBLE.—At the annual
meeting of the Manchester Auxiliary of the British and
Foreign Bible Society on Tuesday, the report which was
read stated, that previous to the present year the num-
ber of copies of the Bible distributed in that district an-
nually amounted to from 5,000 to 10,000, whilst this
year no less a number than 96,000 have been disposed of,
being equal to the number disposed of in the previous
12 years.
SEDUCTION AND SUICIDE.—On Friday night, at a
late hour, an inquest wasiheld at the Blue Pig, St. Mary
Axe, before Mr. Payne, for the purpose of inquiringinto
the circumstances connected with the death of a young
female, aged 16, named Mary Green, who committed
'Weide. The evidence taken proved that deceased had
been living in the service of a gentleman named Wit-.
kinson, at No. 7, Jeffrey-square. On Friday morning, at
a quarter-past ten, she was found in the front kitchen
of tier master's house, hanging by the neck to the water
pipe that crosses the ceiling, life being quite extinct. It
appeared the deceased had formed an attachment to a
married man, and that she was influenced to commit the
sad act by ascertaining that he was so situated. The
jury returned a verdict of temporary insanity.
On Saturday morning, about half-past seven
o'clock, the body of a man was observed to float through
Putney-bridge, towards Wandsworth, arid was picked
up by a Fulham waterman, named John Kelley. The
deceased had attempted to cross the bridge not an hour
before his body was found in the river, but, having no
money to pay the toll, was turned back. It would
appear that he then went to the Bishop of London's
meadows, and deliberately walked into the river, as the
tide was then at a very low ebb. The deceased ap-
pears to be about 55 years of age, is bald-headed, and
five feet four inches in height; he has a sallow com-
plexion. The dress consisted of a brown over coat
with fur collar, black body coat, red and black waist-
coat, and black and brown ribbed trousers. There were
found in his pockets a small quantity of bread and
cheese, some memorandum-books, some sample locks,
and several ironmonger's price cards. From a letter
found upon him it has been since ascertained thattt
he
has a wife and daughter in Wolverhampton, that
was travelling for an ironmonger of that town,
had become distressed in consequence of the slackness
of business.
The last pension granted by Sir Robert Peel was
one of 251. per annum to John Lloyd, in consideration of
the services rendered by his ancestors to King Charles
It. in his escape after the battle of Worcester.
THE GREAT BRITAIN.--It is stated 'that Mr.
Mackintosh, the contractor and army accoutrement
maker, has undertaken to float and bring off the Great
Britain from her position in Dundrutn
and offers were accepted, in preference
to those. ofhisiesvpeiraanl
the committee of the ingenious competitors, by
pro-
prietary of that ill-fated vessel.
DOVER, OCT. 22.--The weather during the past
two days has been exceedingly rough and boisterous, so
much so that the Boulogne steamers
have been prevented
leaving that port with the usual regularity, This
morn-
ing, although the sea was still very high at the entrance
of Boulogne harbour, that fineleft
Boulogne
steamer the Ma-
gician, Captain Mortimer, with 40 passen-
gers ; and the Queen of the French steamer followed.
The passage nn this occasion was made to Dover in less
time than to Folkestone. Thereie was an unusual number
of persons collected on -the
rto witness their depar-
ture from Boulogne. Sailed,3_ at 10 o'clock .t.m , the
Belgian Railway steamer, with the mail, one carriage,
and 33 passengers, for Ostend.