The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-06 00:00:00

THE NEW MINISTRY.

The first Cabinet Council of S:r Robert Peel's Admi-
nistration assembled at the Foreign-office on Saturday,
at three o'clock. The summonses for holding the Coun-
cil were issued to all the members of the Cabinet on Fri-
day night. •
I !Most of the new Ministers transacted official business
at their respective offices on Saturday morning. Sir
James Graham, Mr. Goulburn, and Lord Stanley were
early in their attendance. • „
On Friday, shortly after the return of the Earl of
Aberdeen from Claremont, a messenger was despatched
from the Foreign-office to Wynyard Park, requesting
the attendance of the Marquis of Londonderry in town.
We understand that the messenger was instructed, in
case the Noble Marquis should have left Wynyard Park
• before his arrival to participate in celebrating the coming
of age of Sir C. W. Wynne, that he was immediately to
follow him.

In the course of the morning several of the Cabinet
Ministers visited Sir Robert Peel in Whitehall-gardens.
The Earl of Shaftesbury had also a long audience of
the Right lion. Baronet.
Sir William Rae had an interview with Sir James
Graham, at the Home Office, on Saturday morning. We
may state, we believe, with certainty, that Sir William
has received the • appointment of Lord Advceate for
Scotland.

THE THIMBLE-RIG.-EXTENSIVE
VICTIMIZING.
At the Audit-House on Friday (yesterday), five fel-
lows, belonging to a gang of thimble- riggers, were placed
at the bar, charged with obtaining money and securities
to the amount of 1701. from a gentleman named Ed-
wards, residing at Millbrook. They gave their names
John Purcell, of Dudley, Worcestershire, glass cutter ;
Frances Varyer of Burford, Oxfordshire, cook ; Ben-
jamin Parrott, of Sheffield, file grinder ; Joseph Kemp
and James Curran, labourers.—Mr. Saunders attended
on behalf of Mr. Edwards, and stated the particulars of
the case, which will be gathered from the following state-
ment made by the complainant.—Thomas Spencer Ed-
wards deposed—On Tuesday last about one o'clock I
went to the Southampton race-course. A little beyond
the grand stand I saw some persons collected round a
table, on which a man was playing with three thimbles
and a pea. The prisoners Purcell, Parrott, and Varyer,
were standing round. The man with the table offered
to bet to any amount, from a sovereign and upwards,tha,t
the pea was not found. I saw several sovereigns won and
lost. The three prisoners were looking on. One of them
advised me to try my luck. I took out my purse,—in
which were one sovereign and a 501. note,—and put the
sovereign down, which immediately lost, by taking, up
a. thimble which. the pea was not under. Parrott said,
" try your luck again." I replied that I bad nothing but
a 501. note, and I would not change that. The parties
round the table went on playing for larger stakes, 10,
20, or 30 sovereigns. A man standing behind the
man who played the thimbles, whenever the thimbles
were moved, took up that which covered the pea and
said, " now's your time to bet, you're sure to win."
At these times, the thimble-player turned his head
away. The man put down 50 sovereigns, which he said
he would stake. I put down my note, and immediately
lost it. Before I did this, I saw several persons
win large sums. I walked away. Parrott followed me,
and said he was sorry 1 lost,—that I was too much agi-
tated, or I should not have lost. He invited me to go
and take a glass of sherry' with him, but I declined. Ile
said we had better go back and look on ; two or three
eyes were better than one. We ,went back to the table,
which had been moved a little distance. Parrott touched
me, and asked which thimble I thought the pea was un-
der. I pointed once or twice, and lie coincided, Varyer,
who, with Purcell, were still standing by, said, " Try
your luck again." I said I had no money. Parrott said
he had no money, but his friend would lend me some.
Varyer then took a handful of sovereigns out of his
pocket, which he almost forced on ine.,.l was induced by him
to take it and bet, and I immediately lost it. This was
done two or three times, until Varyer told me I bad had
701. -Parrott then said, " Come away, you have had
bad luck ; you are too timid." We went away to the
back of the booths, Varyer following.—(Mr. Edwards
went on to describe that the party got him to give his ac-
ceptance for 701., payable in two days ; that Parrott,
under pretence of friendship, remained in his company,
and managed again to fall in with the table, where Pur-
cell and Parrott induced him to play again, and give his
gold watch as security fur 501., which Purcell lent him,
and which was of course immediately lost ; and that he
then became awake to the trick practised on him. He
left the course, and, an appointment having been made
for the purpose of redeeming the watch and acceptance,
Mr. Edwards took with him Inspector Enright and two
police officers, who took the men into custody. The
other two were taken at their lodgings at the Nag's Head
Tap. Inspector Enright and Serjeant Terry deposed
to knowing the whole of the party, and to having ofteri
seen them on the race course. They were remanded until
Wednesday next.—Hampshire Independent.

CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER AT
DRAYTON PARSLOW,-
On the 25th ult., an inquest was held at Drayton
Parslow, Bucks, before J. W. Cowley, Esq.,und eighteen
respectable Jurymen, on view of the body of Solomon
Loveridge, a gypsey, aged twenty-three, whose death
was occasioned under the following circumstances :
The Jury having been sworn, the Coroner observed
that as the result of their inquiry might possibly involve
two individuals, named John and Joseph Smith, then in
custody on an alleged charge of slaying the deceased, he
should rive them an opportunity of being present during
the inquiry. ' They were accordingly called in, and
upon being asked whether they wished to be present, re,
plied iu the affirmative.
Kitty Millburn kept a public-house in Drayton Pars-
low. The two Smiths and deceased came to her house
on the previous Thursday night about a quarter before
ten. Deceased called for a quart of beer, which all three
sat down and drank. They remained about twenty mi-
nutes, and appeared on the best terms.' Deceased paid
for the beer. In a few minutes afterwards she heard a
quarrelling up the road ; supposed it to be among the
parties who had just left. They were rather fresh in
liquor when they quitted the house.
Ann Chappel resided in a cottage near Mr. Fountain's
rick-yard. About ten o'clock on Thursday night she
heard some men quarrelling on the road. Heard some
one say, "come and go in the rick-yard, for this is the
highway, and you will be run over." Somebody answered
"1 wont go, I will lie here and die first." She also heard
one say immediately afterwards, " Don't squash my guts
out."
Hannah Vicears examined.--On the previous Thursday
night, about half-past ten, ihe went towards Mr. Foun-
tain's rick-yard. There saw the tv o prisoners and the
deceased; they were dragging the latter along the road
toward the rick-yard. Josep Smith put his fist in her
face, and said he had hit the —on the jaw. Deceased
did not speak.
James Webb examined.—Was present when the two
Smiths dragged the deceased into the rick-yard. They
laid him under a rick and then left him. They ran
towards the church. maw John Smith go into the rick-
yard
the next morning between four and five. Did not
see him come out.
Other witnesses were called, who fully corroborated
the fact of Joseph Smith having struck the deceased on
the head, of his subsequent brutal treatment, and that on
Friday morning the deceased was found lying under the
rick quite dead.
John Thomas Wynter, surgeon, was of opinion the
congestion and effusion of blood were produced from the
bumps on the head, and they were undoubtedly inflicted
by some blunt instrument ; a blow from the fist or falling
to the ground was calculated to produce such an injury.
Was of opinion that deceased's death was c iused by the
injuries described. -Should say death ensued shortly
after the injuries on the head were inflicted.
The prisoners were apprehended on the Friday morn-
ing, about eight miles from Drayton.
The CORONER then addressed the prisoners, and told
them they were not bound to say anything while there,
and it was entirely at their option to do so or not ; and
it was his duty to tell them that whatever they said
would be taken down in writing, and produced in Court,
and might criminate themselves.
Joseph Smith expressed a desire to say a few words ;
he then stated as follows :—" We quarrelled on the
road •• deceased struck me first, and then I struck him."
The CORONER then summed up, explaining to the
Jury the differefice between murder and manslaughter,
and to what extent the present ease bore reference
to each.
After a short consultation the Jury returned a verdict
of manslaughter against Johu and Joseph Smith, and
the Coroner accordingly issued his warrant for their
commitment to Aylesbury gaol, to take their trial at the
next Bucks assizes.—Learmnyton Spa Chronicle.

DeAal,,,f,roseduanyistesdizzfaomuorunsits:dertso
3dli3ne3d,eatrosg.ertil,lheer
r_at
Ininiscences of youthful and bye-gone
pleasing topic of their convycrosuattiiionvv.;
learned when the bloom of
Ntso' e rteh
enostufroprrgi(s)etteann,
dbugtreaatcifihcaitnio days formed the.
u sas
inlellpttrisheaseentigtli.iietac.isslo(enilitFess,
n of
heartily wish them many such anniversary meetings.—
Dover Chronicle.
degree
IRE ART OF TERRIFYING
;11e1311: ‘tVh. e—t 121111 1
talent
eoßfeilelolrsesk on-s'esAsetNl toA aGnil emi-
nent a ghost-s •
large party one evening the ladies drew their chairs
P°s -t >ry• At a
around him, and exclaimed, " Do, Prince, terrify us a
little." Upon this the Prince ordered the lights to be
extinguished,
with the exception of one, which was left
burning in an adjoining apartment, the door of which
p
remained ajar. The narrator commenced his tale, which
turned upon the apparition of a horrid phantom, ad-
vancing slowly, in the midst of darkness visible, towards
a person in bed. For the last ten minutes the Prince had
kept his hand extended on a marble table, his voice as-
suming a sepulchral tone. All at once he applied his
icy hand upon the bare arm of his hostess, who uttered
a piercing scream. The terrified auditors rushed into.
the other room, and, in. their confusion, extinguished the
solitary light. The sudden darkness redoubled their
panic. At last the servants made their appearance with
flambeaux ; and the Prince, who began to be alarmed at
the success of his experiment, succeeded with some dif-
ficulty in calming the apprehensions of nis fair audience.
" Ladies," said he, " 'tis all your own fault ; you re-
quested me to terrify you a little, and I like to make
myself agreeable."
OBJECTIONS TO COUNTY VOTERS. The
number of objections to county voters whose qualifica-
tions are situate in the. township of Leeds, served by the
Tories upon the Liberal party, is 397, and the number
of objections served by the latter upon the Tories is 812.
The last mentioned number is much larger than as com-
, pared with that of the last three years ; but we believe it
' arises from the fact that the Reformers have hitherto
acted too liberally towards their opponents. by neglect-
, ing to make objections to parties where the circumstances
were such as fully to justify them iu doing so. —Leeds
I Mercury.

MORNING SUN

RAILWAY RETURNS.
\Ve extract from the Railway Magazine the sums
received on the principal Rail Ways of Great Britaiu
for the week ending on the day of the month prefixed
to each. The return applies and includes the money re-
ceived for passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, mails,
and merchandize : d',+„: S.
Aug. 28. Birmingham a,nd Derby Junction 1,414 O. 4
27. Birmingham and Gloucester 2,016 2.. ?
29. Dundee and .Arbroath 393 59/
29. Eastern Counties
.. Glasgow and Ayr
28. Glasgow, Paisley and Greenock 1,133 1 11
21. Grand Junct. & Chester &Crewe 10,311 9 ' 9
30. Great North of England 1,586 7 6
• 29. Great Western
28. Hull and Selby ' '
28. Lancaster and Preston Junction 593 3 7, 9
27. Liverpool and Manchester
28. London and Birmingham 18.214 4
Sept. 2 London and Blackwall 1,268 10 6
2. London and Brighton
1. Ditto Shorehiun Branch 230 11 5i
0
31. London and Croydon
2. London and Greenwich 1,003 11 10
23. London and South-Western 7,442 8 6
.. - Manchester, Bolton, and Bury... .........
30. Manchester and Birmingham
23. Manchester and Leeds ....... ..„- 5,937 7 1°
28. Midland Counties 2,927 6 7
,
28. Newcastle and Carlisle l,BOl 17 2
29. Northern and Eastern
28. North -Midland - - 4,895 15 31
27, North Union 1,428 11
28. Preston and Wyre 635 L 3
22. Ulster, 179 8 10
30. York and North Midland 2,006 6 7
NAIAL—INTELLIGENCE.
(From the 14Inpshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 4.—Vice- Admiral Sir Charles,
Adam, K.C.8., re-hoisted his flag on Tuesday, on board
the Pique, 36, Captain Yates, which arrived on Sunday
from the Eastward, and sailed yesterday to assume the
command of the North America'and West India statiml.
Sir Charles is accompanied by Lady Adam and family,
Lord Sydenham, the Governor-General of Canada, Oa
Commoore Douglas will return to England in the
Pique, as ,soon as the Admiral has transferred his 1141°
the Winchester.
The Impregnable, 104, Captain Forrest, C. 8., wig. __. _. ._ _

the flag orßear-Admiral Sir.Prancis Mason, sailed yei-
terday for Malta. The Electra, IS, Commander Gestlink
sailed on Thursday for the West Indies. The Sc
16, Commander Larecm, sailed on Tuesday- for
touching at Plymouth. The Siren, 16, Commander 1';
Smith, is ordered to the Coast of Africa. The Ilazaol'
18, Commander (Captain) Elliot, is ordered home frool
the Mediterranean to be paid off. The Southampton'
Clio, Partridge, Camelion, Linnet, and Spider, were
Rio Janeiro on the 2.2 d June. The latter was to Sail
the following day for the Rio de la Plata, with the niai`,i
The Rose was at Bahia, the Pearl at Buenos Ayres, and
the Grecian cruising there.
The Belvidere, 36, has this week been commissioned
by Captain the Hon. George Grey ; the North Star, 26
by Captain Sir J. E. Home, Bart. ; the Driver, stool'
frigate, by Commodore Harmer ; and the Pantaloon, l°i
all at this port. The Volage, 26, has been commission,„
at Chatham, by Captain Sir W. Dickson, Bart. ; and a`""
Heroine, 10, by Lieut. T. D. Stewart. The Viper, ,'
has been commissioned fur a packet in South Americs'
by Lieut. Boyce.
The Alban steamer arrived on Thursday, with a pfd
of the 38th Regiment on board, en route for Hull, all
sailed yesterday.
The Vixen, steam frigate, has this week been comull''
sioned at Woolwich, by Commander Henry Boyes.
PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.
PROMOTIONS.- Commanders-Francis Moira Crozier
(1837), of the Terror ; Hon. Joseph Denman (1835), °f
the Wanderer; Granville G. Loch (1837), of the Vesw
vius ; and John C. Fitzgerald (1829), of the Racehorse;
George St. Vincent King and John PengellyParkiu,
the rank of Captain.
Lieutenants-Edward Joseph Bird (1827), of the Ve..
bus ; Benjamin Fox (1838), of the Nimrod ; Ilcoq
George Shute (1838), of the Modeste ; Peter Ftslle
(1838), of the Herald ; Sir Frederick Wm. Nieholsea,
Bart. (1837), of the Blonde ; Edward Norwich Tr°ll:
bridge (1338), of the Southampton ; Arthur Lowe (18371'
Gunnery Lieutenant of the Hastings ; and Richard Ir/a
Pritchard (1807), of the Avon, steam vessel ; Edwa
Dixon, W. N. Russell, W. L. Skeringham, W. LOriog'
and E. G. Fanshawe, to the rank of Commander.
Mates-Alexander John Smith (1835) of the Erebilli
John Palmer (1832), of the Southampton ; E. J. „f
Clarke (1834), of the Mastiff; Peter Cracoft (-1835), h"e
the Southampton; R. B. 2Eneas M'Leod (1837), 01t,„,
Thunderer; David Robertson (1837), of the Howe; 'v
",,"0
Mottley (1837), of the Wasp; R. Moorman (1831), of t-a
Calcutta; A. J. Burton (1838), of the Winchester; ntv,i,
H. W. Hire (1836), of the Pilot; G. P. Mends, P. )
Stenhouse, A. G. Edye, P. M. Godfrey, Henry Berndt"t
and F. W. L. Thomas, to the rank of Lieutenant. be
Assistant Surgeons-Charles W. White (1829), 01
Ceylon; William Graham (1832), Ordinary 1), pot -.1,
Plymouth; R. T. C. Scott (1833), of the Britannia;
of
C. Bowman (1834), of the Illustrious, to the rani‘
Surgeon.
Second Masters-R. 0. Stuart (of the Royal oeorgwel;
H. Paul (of the Atholl), and R. Godden (of the Apo,l'l,o
.T. 11. Ashton, of the .Lightning steamer ; and .I,‘)r,
Jarvis, of the Dasher, steamer, to the rank of A102t;.•,,,;
APPOINTMENTS.-Captains-David Hope, to That''. t•
John Parker, to the Vestal ; T. W. Carttr, to the ":-;:r
Chester ; Sir J. E. Home, Bart., to the North Star ;
W. Dickson. Bart., to the Volage ; John C. Fitzgell'.
to the Magnificent ; Edward Boxer, C. 8., to be Cetolllo,
dore at Jamaica, vice Douglas ; W. W. Irv:1(10P°
C. 8., to Victory ; lion. George Grey, to Belvidera•
Commanders-Samuel Harmer, to the Driver stealt;lo
vessel ; E. B. Tinling, from the Magnificent, to
Racehorse ; Edward Norwich Troubridge, to the I`'a,
derer„vice Denman, promoted ; Henry Boyles, to Vito
steam -frigate.
Lieutenants-W. P. Crozier, of the Wasp, to 6Omllin
'V ern'

the Pantaloon; William Mottley, to the Wasp, Vice %%to
zier ; William N. Boyce, from the Poictiers, to
Vixen ; T. 1). Stewart, to command the Heroine
S. Sotheby, to the Madagascar ; W. Maclean, 1°
Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral Mason ; F. W.•
Bouverie, to be Flag Lieutenant to the Hon. lies
Admiral Bouverie ; Edward Simmons to be D'r to
tor of Police, Chatham Dockyard ; •H. W. Hire, et
the Racehorse ; A. J. Burton,, to be Flag Lienteaar
to Acting Commander-in-Chief in West Indies, C°l,l,
modore Douglas ; E. M. Hogge, to the Belvidera !le;
Sanderson (b), to Malabar ;C. H. Caldwell, to AD t' H. Downes, to Driver ; Day. to Victory; for let,,
vice of the Cuckoo •, J. Thurburn, to Queen ; J. Ca' ,be
to Viper ; C. A. Petch, to Victory, for service of
Wildfire ; C. R. Johnson, additional, to Powerful ; voo
ward Tatham, to Belvidera ; Charles Jenkins, to Ay to
steamer, vice Pritchard, promoted -; David Buchanan'
Vixen ; Thomas Sibbald, to Siren. to
Masters-4. N. King. to Cambrian ; 11. J. loud°ll' to
Spartan ;
.J. C. Hutchinson, to Belvidera ; J. JarYL6'
Driver. or
Secretaries—Henry Price, to be Secretary to Ile De
Admiral Sic Francis Mason ; R. A. Cummings. 1(1,0;
Secretary to the Acting Commander-in-Chief in "
Indies. • ~-,
Pursers—Thomas Hookey, to North Star ;
Simpson, to Belvidera ; R. T. Crispin, to Driver.
. Surgeons7—Harr3 Goldney, to Spartan; John STi„,cf,,
(c), to Cambrian; Dr. A. Allen, to Belvidera; N
to Pique, vice Folds, sick; J. M. Brown, to North its
W. Houghton, to Driver; J. Drummond, to Queen;riall
Assistant Surgeons—N. L. Dolling to Can'v pr.
(acting) ; -William M'Mahon (acting), to Spartan ;
W. Dickson (acting), to Queen, for Haslar
A. M‘Donald (acting), to lielvidera. Weft,
Mates—F. P. Porteus, to Malabar ;J. P. 11'1
to Royal George ;L. G. Pigott, to. Cambrian. .j c'
Midshipmen—at. Beale, to Queen ;G.A.E. ni
to Scout.
erk „,„01
Cls—J. Cleeve, to Pique ; J. M. Hobbs, to C/11'"
Geo. Singer, additional, to Belvidera. •
er
Volunteers Ist Class---P. Herbert, to Vestal; A.li
ston, to Calcutta ; J. Trevenew and W. Da4, to Pelel:
dera ; T. Bates, to Howe ; C. B. Hope, to Warso r:
J. Burgess, to Pique ; J. Rowley, to Magnificent'
Lakin, to Formidable.
Royal Marines-Captain Layton, Lieutenants 1-4e,;:el°
and Goold, to the Formidable ;• Captain Nepe,,,,-45'
Warspite ; Lents. Spalding and Forbes, to 2,10'
car ; Lieut. Sayer, to Excellent. \\ell°
Mr. Stephen Francis Douglas (of the xce
passed for seamanship on dneda la
Mr, J. W. C. Williams Wise apposintey st, d to the E%ceooo
as a Marine Cadet.
The London papers are in error in appointing • 901
tail' J. W. Deans numbs to the Impregnable. a
likely the gallant officer will again go to sea except ll'
flag-officer.
uP
THVBSDAY,- SEPT. 2.—Sailed .on S,
d (lay last (after post) the Champion, 18,
—otrunantif," 01.
Byron, for South America ; and the Bittern, 16, Good
wander Hon. B. C. P. P. Cary, for the Cape of "%nti
Hope ; also the Carron steamer, to have her boiler is'
machinery
examined.-The
nrFriday,byLie Lieut.
C11:1Aa Mi. alabar,
Mathis was c°itl,~ain
on,
Sir G. R. Sartorius,—The Dublin, 50, Captain ~;ileci
Tucker, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Thomas,
,s-atal
on Saturday for South America— Lieutenants Y.,i`ei the
Ellis, with a party of marines, embarked on boa' i;,'o
Cambrian on Tuesday. The Spartan, 26, was'
.t3,001'
into dock on Tuesday to be coered, and she wa;ietil.
missioned on Wednesday. The Nightingale, 6, ~
Southey, arrived from Bristol on Wednesday foal
Scout, 18, Commander J. P. D. Larcom, arrived
Portsmouth on Wednesday. 111'
In Harbour—Caledonia, San Josef, Malabar,
brian, Spartan, and Meteor.
In the Sound—Nightingale, Scout.

_DRNEO.—Mr. Brooks, a member of the
of Wight Yacht Club, and an active corresponding vie%-
ber of the Zoological Society, has been makiog ow
ploring expedition in the eastern seas in his yacl::, tho
Royalist, and has made several valuable additions toyed
museum and menagerie. At Borneo he was ettil" ;eel'
in a diplomatic capacity by the Rajah to mediate bt'',
111
two rival chiefs who were in a state of hosti,eliiti'lli'outtior
which he was so successful that he was receis
high favour, and allowed to explore the interior,
never before conferred Upon a white man. Ile
had ceded to him the sovereignty of an island 15
reside.
in extent, in which it is his intention in future t° 1.„- no
The results of this cannot but be of great conseqt,--1
in a commercial, as well as scientific point of Yts;to:...
opening, in this great island, nearly pti entina PeW 'dog
net for enterprise under such curious and inWr-5
circunistances. , „vest
TIIE I-TARN-EST.—A week of brilliant iti”
weather, uninterrupted only by a few hours' r"i1,11.,(,),49
Tuesday, has enabled the farmers to make good l'rt,ri the
in clearing their fields. Another such a week:Lips/lire
greater part of the wheat will be secured.- fl
-
Independent.