The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-02 00:00:00

THAMES.

CONVICTION FOR SMUGGLING.—George Hobbs, Joseph
De Gray, TVilliam Heard, Henry White, Robert Toby,
William Turney, Thomas Elliott, seamen belonging the
steam-ship Ceres, trading between London and R Ater-
dam, were brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with
smuggling 101bs. of tobacco.
Mr. Thomas Robb, a tide surveyor of Custom., stated
that, on searching the top gallant forecastle, he found
101bs. of foreign manufactured tobacco. It was con-
cealed under the forecastle. He asked each of the 7
men to whom the tobacco belonged, and they all denied
any knowledge of it, and said it did not belong to them.
The prisoners used and slept in the forecastle,
and he aid not think the tobacco could have been
secreted there without their knowledge and consent.
One of the seamen, in defence, said he knew nothing
about the tobacco whatever ; a second stated. the ship
carried passengers, and that four bullock man c^.me
over with the vessel from Rotterdam. There were also
firemen on board, and they had access to the forecastle.
Mr. Yardley read the clause of the Customs Consoli-
dation Act, which declared that every person found on
board ship where contraband tobacco and spirits were
discovered was liable to a penalty of 1001., or to be
sued for the value and duty, at the discretion of the
Commissioners of Customs.

The defendants said it was very hard upon them.
The officers only brought seven away from the ship,
and left the rest behind.

Mr. Yardley said he could only administer the law as
he found it, and if there was any hardship in it the
L,gislatura must be appealed to for redreizs. Every
man on board was liable to the penalty. Toe defendants
might be perfectly innocent, but be must convict them.

NEP E

He fined them 20s. each, and he was rather stretchirg
the law in doing so, because the act directed that he
Should levy a penalty not less than the duty and value
of the tobacco, which amounted to 3/. 13s. 6d.

HOCUSSING AND ROBBERY.—Mary Ann Brown, a
young woman, notorious for robbing sailors, and who
has been often in custody, was charged with hocussing
and plundering a seaman named Henry White. It
appeared that the sailor Was discharged from his ship
about 10 days ago, and shoray afterwards foil in with
the prisoner who invited him to her lodgings, where he
remained with her for a few hours and left his waistcoat
behind him, promising to call for it again and give her
some money. He went to her dwelling, No. 11, Henry-
street, St. George's-in-the-east, again on Friday and ro-
deemed his waistcoat. After giving her some money she
invited him to have something to drink, and sent out for
liquor, into which she no doubt infused some narcotic
drug, for directly he had partaken of a glass of it he be-
camestupefied. Oa recovering hissenses he found himself
alone in the prisoner's room and missed the whole of
his money, consisting of a 51. Bank of Eogland note,
a half-sovereign, and 8 in silver. He went out in
search of the prisoner, and gave information to the
police. Yesterday afternoon Kemp, a p )lice-constable,
No. 201 11, met with the prisoner and took her into
custody. She denied all knowledge of the robbery,
and said that a loafer (thief) picked up the sailor in
Whitechapel and stole his money.
The prisoner, in defence, said she was innocent, and
had never seen any of the sailor's money.
Mr. Yardley—l shall commit you for trial.

The prisoner—The sailor was Yery drunk, and broke
a lot of my things on Friday.
Mr. Yardley—That is no reason you should rob him.
You are committed.

M T NEWS.—;This Day.)

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Iicadow hay, 31 Os to 5 lOs ; clover,
41 Os to 6/ 103 ; and straw, 118 s to 1113 s per load. Trade
dull.

CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 33 to 5/ 12s; clover,
4/ 03 to 61 103; and straw, 1/ Os to 1/ 14s per load. A mo•
derate demand.

WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 31 N to 51 lOs ; clover,
41 Os to 6/ 10s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 11 13s per load.
Trade tolerably firm.

COLOrIAL.

TEA.—The market is very dull, and few sales have taken
place, either publicly or by private contract. There has
been no change in prices.
SUGAR.—Very little business has been transacted, and
prices are unaltered. Large public sales are announced
during the wcck. In the Refined Market paces have
ruled firm.

COFFEE.—The market has been firm, and good colory
plantation Ceylon has been in demand for exportation.
Other descriptions were steady.

RlCE.—This article has been rather depressed, owing
to the decline in the corn-market, and prices are almost
nominal.

Rum.—No alteration whatever has taken place in the
value of this article. The deliveries have been rather on
the increase.

TALLOW.—The market has been exceedingly heavy, and
prices have receded is to is 6cl per cwt. P.Y.C., on the
spot, 52s 63. Last three months, 49s 6d to 50s per cwt.

SPORTING EITRA.—His Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales came out as a sportsman for the first time this
morning, and made no bad beginning, having brought
down six birds in the first seven shots.

The Rectory of Limpsfield, Surrey, vacant by the
preferment of Dr. Baring to the Bishopric of Glocester
and Bristol, has been conferred upon the Rev. Samtie!
Charleswortb.

Her Most Catholic Majesty the Queen of Spain hav-
ing by an order in Council dated the 11th of August,
permitted the free importation of corn until the Ist of
June, 1857, has now, by a decree dated the 21st of
August, ordained that all vessels laden with wheat,
flour, barley, and Indian corn for the ports of Spain,
shall be exempted from tonnage and anchorage dues,
charges for loading or unloading, lighthouse, or other
municipal dues.

kg The Duke of Beaufort returned to BAdmiLtol, Glou.
cestershire, on Thursday last, from Scotland ; and,
after two days' cub-hunting with his crack pack of
hounds, left on Saturday last for Gopsall Hall, Leices-
tershire, to meet the Duchess and young family, who
are staying on a visit to the Earl and C•intess Howe.

Sir E. B-ulwer Lytton, Bart., has consented to preside
at the annual dinner of the Herts Agricultural Associa-
tion, which will take place at Hitchin on 'the 24th inst.
The Duke of Buccleuch left Edinburgh, where his
Grace was .called by the presence of her Majesty and
Court at Holyrood Palace, on Saturday last, to join the
Duchess and members of his family at the noble Duke's
beautiful seat, Drumlanrig Castle, Thornhill, N.B.
THE TREASURY.—Mr. Welby, of Trinity College,
Cambridge, Mr. Clement, of University College, Oxford,
and Mr. Q. Twice, of Christchurch, Oxford, have been
selected from among nine competitors by the examiners
of the Civil Service Commission, for clerkships at the
Treasury.
A TRAVELLING PALACE.—The new railway train
built by the Orleans Company for the Emperor is com-
posed of fiva carriages. No. 1 forms a dining-room and
saloon for the aides-de camp, with kitchen and dressing
room. No. 2 forms a kind of terrace, and is all made of
wrought iron polished, and of beautiful workmanship.
No. 3, which is the state carriage or reception salon, is
surmounted by the Imperial crown ; it is composed of
anantechamber, with folding sideboards for refreshments.
No. 4 is the bed-room ; it has been very ingeniously
divided. It comprises a bed-room for the ladies of
honour ; bed-room for the Enperor and Empress, with
a cradle for the Prince Imperial, dressing-rooms, &c.
No. 5 is a waitingroom for the servants, place for lug-
gage, aid also has a cupboard containing every kind of
tool that could be required in case of an accident. All
these carriages are decorated and furnished with the
greatest elegance.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION 07 THE HON. CAPTAIN
GRAVES, R.N.—MALTA, Aug. 27.—Shortly after noon
on the 25th of August, whilst this much respected indi-
vidual was entering a calesse in the Strada Reale, to
embark for England in the Ave, on leave, he received
two stabs in the stomach from a Maltese boatman, whose
motive for attempting his life was a supposed injustice
at the hands of Captain Graves, who holds the office of
superintendent of the ports of Malta. No serious con-
sequences are apprehended, 9.9 no vital part seems to
have been injured. The miscreant was immediately
arrested.

A RARE BIRD.—An addition of great interest to orni-
thologists has been this week made, through the libera-
lity of her Majesty, to the collection of birds in the Zoo.
logical Gardens. A large and brilliantly-coloured species
of turkey (Meleagris ocellata) has been known for many
years to inhabit the vicinity of Lake Peten, near the con
fines of the provinces of Vera Paz and Belize, Cenral
America; but so rare is even the skin of the bird in this
country, that a stuffed specimen is valued by dealers at
about 40 guineas. The late Earl of Derby,who was most
zealous in his endeavours to improve the breeds of birds
likely to be serviceable for food, went to the ex ier se of
sending oollectors out to Honduras, almost solely with
the view of procuring living specimens of this turkey,
for his aviary at Knowsley. For nearly 20 years his lord-
ship looked forward to the gratification of possessing the
species, but all attempts to bring it alive to England
failed. This, we are happy to announce, has at length
been accomplished by Mr. Skinner, the well-known
collector of orchideous plants of Guatema'a, assisted
by Capt. 'Wilson, of the West India mail packet Parana.
Mrs. Stevenson, the lady of H.M. Superintendent of
Biiiz., possessed a fine cock ocellated turkey and two
hens, which she was desirous of presenting to the Queen,
and Mr. Skinner undertook the delicate task of bringing,
them to England. By feeding them with great care dur-
ing the voyage, (and constantly bathing the head to re-
lieve the eyes of a mucous discharge, and through being
furnished, thanks to Capt. Wilson; with plenty of room
and air, the turkeys reached England on Monday last in
tolerable health. Immediately on their arrival being com-
municated to the Queen, her INlajtsty commanded them
to be presented, for the gratification of the public, to the
Zoological Society ; and they may be seen in the aviary,
on the left of the entrance to the gardens, near the peli-
cans and flamingoes. They are taller, thinner, and more
erect than the common turkey, with the plumate marked,
with iridescent peacock-like eyes, the legs being pink and
the head of a peculiar soft clear grey blue, crested with
clear, bright orange warts.—Literary Gazette.
A MEMORIAL FOR FRINBLIN.—Among the several
advocates for monuments to the memory of Wallace,
Cromwell, and other celebrated men of past ages, we
hear not a word breathed iu regard to a monuir.eot ire
memory of Sir John Franklin and his followers, the
heroes of Arctic history, who have perished in executing
the mission assigned to them by this country of explor-
ing the frozen channel and icy wastes of the Polar re-
gions. Franklin's successors—the gallant men who
were sent to prosecute the search for their missing coun-
trymen, and many of whom made important diec)veries
within the Arctic circle, setting at rest the long-dis-
puled question of a North-west passage—have been pro-
meted, decorated, and rewarded. Dr. Rae and his party
have received the liberal guerdon offered for tidings of
the fate of Franklin's party. Mr. John Barrow has
received, and very justly, a mark of respect from the
Arctic voyagers, for his zealous and long-continued
exertions in the cause of Arctic exploration. Lieut.
Bellot, the young French officer, who lost his life in
his zeal as a volunteer, has bad his memory recorded
at Greenwich Hospital. Surely, then, it is but
right that the hero aad martyr of the Arctic region—
Franklin, and his 138 followers, should have some suit-
able record of their services and fate erected at their
country's expense. When thousands have been spent,
in the last few years, on that ignis fatitus—the North-
West passage—a few hundreds, at lea-t, might be de-
voted to record the names of the gallant men who have
been sacrificed at the shrine of duty. The few recovered
relics of the famished party are preserved in the Hall of
Greenwich Hospital ; let, then, a fitting monument be
also raised there, in Trafalgare-quare, or in some other
suitable locality in the metropolis. Justice to these
naval heroes demands that a national tribute to their
memory should be raised ; and it would be a graceful
mark of respect to the noble widowed lady who has done
so much and spent so much herself in prosecuting the
search for so many years. There will be no lack of de-
signs for such a memorial. The locality, the subject, and
the graphic features of Arctic scenery will afford abun-
dant scope for ingenuity of design and tasteful execu-
tion. Let it not be a reflection on the British nation
that noble services and enduring surveying labours,
perseveringly prosecuted even unto death, can find no
k lasting record among us,—Building News.

INVESTITURE OPT THE MARQUIS OF
LONDONDERRY AS A KNIGI3T OF ST.
PATRICK.

LIN Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant, Grand Master,
held a Chapter of the Most Illustrious Order of St. Pa-
trick, at Dublin C tstle, on Thursday, the 28th ult.
The Chapter of Knights consisted of the Earl of Roden
(.vho wore the identical ribbon presented to him by
King George IV. at the memorable installation of 1821 ;
his lordship is the only survivor of the Knights then in-
stalled), the Earl of Wicklow, the Earl of Miltown, the
Earl of Rosse, Viscount Massareene, and Lore. Cremorne.
His Excellency the Grand Master wa,, robed in the
splendid mantle of the order—on this occasion made of
Irish poplin—which looked gorgeous in the extreme, far
more striking than any satin or silk beret lore worn. His
excellency also carried the collar of St. Patr;clr, and wore
the insignia of the garter. His excellency is the first Grand
:laster whohas carried out the intention of the r,)37:51 foun-
der of the Order of St. Patrick. One of the original or-
dinances require that the knights be robed in sit( or
satin "wrought within the realm of Ireland," but Lori
Carlisle, with his anxiety to promote native indus r
and Irish manufacture, is the first Viceroy who has car
vied this royal instruction into effect. Heret )fore, the
robes were made in London of French satin, now they
are the workmanship of Ireland's artisans—the silk
wrought in Ireland, and so famed and popular as LiAl
tabinet. Mr. Atkinson, the Lord Mayor Elect, has
been made poplin maker to the Order. The Dean of St.
Patrick's bad on his appropriate mantle, and wore his
badge of gold, pendant by a sky-blue ribbon. The
Ulster King of Arms (Sir Bernard Burke) was robed in
the costume of his ancient office, and wore over it the
crimson satin mantle of Knight-Attendant on the Order,
together with the Badge of St. Patrick, pendant by a
sky-blue ribbon.
The last installation was held when King George IV.
was in Ireland. Previously there were occa-tonally
similar ceremonials, but since that time no installation
has been held—letters coming after each investiture
(which is the preliminary ordeal) dispensing with instal-
lation.

We regret to state that the Earl of Granard and the
Marquis of Donegal, who were both to have been in
vested, were prevented attending by severe illness. In
the absence of the Archbishops of Armagh and Dublin,
the prelate and chancellor, the declarations were admi-
nistered by the Regi,trar, the Hon. and Very Rev, the
Dean of St. Patrick's. The household attended in full
costume.
Lady Fanny Howard and children and Mrs. Mallet
were present, and amongst the compony we noticed :
Lady Seaton and party, the Marchioness of Londonderry,
the Countess of Wicklow, Viscountess Massareene Coun-
tess of Meath, Viscountess Avonmore, Lard ilonck,
Mrs. Ennis and the Misses Ennis, Mr. and Mrs. G. Tur.
ner, Gen. and Miss Costley, Gen. and the Hon. Mrs.
Con yogham, Gen. and Mrs. St. J. Clerko, Lieut.-Col. H.
F. Ponsonby, the Hon. S. Carew, the Hon. S. Daly, Mr.
Deedes, M.P., and Mrs. Deedes, of Sandling Park, M-.,
Mrs., and the Misses C Lady Burke and Miss
Burke, Mrs. Larcom, Lady Talbot de Malahide, the
Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Mr.
and Mrs. B. L. Guiness, the Very Rev. Dean Meyler,
Viscountess Netterville, Sir J. R. Euqace, the Right
Hon. Sir T. Estuonde and Lady Esmonde, Chief Justice
Monahan and family, the Deputy Governor of the Irish
Society, Mr. Turnley, the Lord Chancellor and family,
the Countess of How th and party, Mr. and Mrs. O'Con-
nor Henchy, Capt. Esrnoade, M.P., Mr. Griffin, Mrs.
Chaplin, Lord Avonmore, Col. and Mrs. Browne, Capt.
Cocks, Lieut. Breton, of the 4th or King's Own Regt.,
who, as well as a great many officers, were decorated
with honours of the Crimea.

At half-past 3 p.m. the Knights were called over by
Ulster, and proceeded to the presence of the Grand
Master, who was seated in the chair of etate, and, with
the usual reverences, took their respective seats at the
table, according to their stalls.
His Excellency then commanded Ulster to read her
Majesty's letter, authorising the chapter to be held,
which being done, the Marquis of Loud inderry was in-
trodsiced by the Gentleman-Ush.•r and 'Ulster King of
Arms, and kneeling, received the honour of Knighthood,
and then retired.

His Excellency the Grand :Master then c,)mmnnicate
to the Chapter that her Majesty had been pleated to
nominate Sir Federick William Robert Stewart, Knight,
Marquis of Londonderry, to be a Knight Companion of
the Most Illustrious Order, and to command that his
lordship be invested with the Ribbon and Badge on the
present occasion.

By command of the Grand Master, the two Junior
Knights present, attended by the Ulster King of Arms
and the Usher of the Black Rod (Sir George Morris),
proceeded to the door of the Chapter Room, and con-
ducted the Marquis of Londonderry between them to the
right of the Chair of State, Ulster bearing the Ensigns
of the Order before them on a velvet cushion, where his
lordship made and subscribed the declaration appointed
by the statute.

His Excellency the Grand Master, assisted by the two
Senior Knights Companions present, put the ribbon
with the badge over the Marquis's right shoulder, pro
flouncing the admonition ; after which the Marquis was
congratulated by his Excellency and the Knight pre-
sent, and took his seat at the table.

The Chapter being ended, Ulster, Knight Attendant,
called over the names of the Knights Companions pre
sent, who each rose from his seat on the pronunciation
of his name, and the Chapter broke up.