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London, England, 1832-07-17 00:00:00

CHOLERA MORBUS, OFFICIAL REPORT

CENTRAL BOARD OF HEALTH.
COUNCIL OFFICE, WHITEHALL.--(THIS DAY.)
DAILY REPORT of CHOLERA CASES.
COUNTRY.

Remaining at last Report, 480—New Cases, 169—Deaths, 62
Recovered, 93—Remaining, 494. Total Cases since the com-
mencement, 18,554—Deaths, 6,946.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TIVEL VE O'CLOCK

We are all on the qui vive in the City for further infor-
mation from the expedition of Don Pedro. Up to the
present hour not a single ship letter has been received, and
we should not be surprised if the next information from,
Oporto came by one of the French telegraphs.
Great anxiety and doubts are still expressed in regard
to the success of Don Pedro. An idea is afloat that the
English and French Governments may interfere to prevent
the destruction of the country and effusion of blood, and
cause the two parties to negociate. This, at present, is
only supposition.
The next account from that quarter will be of conside-
rable interest, and by which we shall no duubt be able to
judge what chance Don Pedro has of success.
By the French mail this morning, it is stated that the
French Government bad addressed an energetic note to
Austria, to respect the neutrality of Switzerland.

Accounts from Berlin state that various reports pre-
vailed there on the journey of Prince Guillume of Prussia
to St. Petersburgh. By some it is asserted, that his
mission was to settle the triple alliance which has been ne-
gociating for some time past between Prussia, Russia, and
Austria, but the most likely object of his jour❑ey is sue.
pected to be to solicit the Emperor of Russia to be more
lenient towards the Poles, and to grant a general pardon to
those unfortunates sent into Siberia.

THE FUNDS.
To-morrow
being settling day in Consols, the only bush
news doing is adjusting their accounts. Consols opened al
the price they left off yesterday, S 4 for the Account.

HAL-P-PAST ONE.
We continue in the same state as in the early part of
the day, in regard to information; not even a report afloat.
The Funds have rather improved. Consols, which
were are at present 841 85 for the account.
A letter front Lord Goderich has been received at Lloyd's,
stating that a small tax has been laid at New Brunswick
on emigrants.

TWO O'CLOCK.
We hear that an express has arrived from Paris, dated
Sunday evening, Which is of a favourable nature in regard
to the affairs of Belgium. The King of France is said to
have expressed at a party at his Court on Sunday evening,
his confident expectation of a speedy settlement of that
long-Pending question. Upon the above information,
Consols rather improved to B - 85.
THREE O' CL O CK.
Consols for account 84i 85.
FOUR O'CLOCK CLOSING PRICES.
Consols ....... Danish ...............
Ditto for Account 84 5 Greek, 1825.........
BBruazeniolisanAßyroensd.s.. —231
15,Ieerxuivciaann,
..
... 2.
........ 2181
Chili= Ditto.... Russian ...............
98
Columbian 1824 Spanish ........... 14?!

COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)

HEALEY V. JAGGER.

Sir F. SUGDEN inquired if it had been his Lordship's
intention to dismiss this motion for a new trial with
costs? He had marked on his brief that the judgment was
to dismiss it with costs, but he bad been told by the other
side that he had fallen into as error.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said he certainly intended
that it should be dismissed with costs.

PRICE V. PRICE.

The LORD CHANCELLOR had dismissed the motion
here for a new trial with costs, but upon reflectio❑ he
desired the parties to understand that the part of the
order dismissing with costs was not to lee taken at
present. He thought it very likely that what had taken
place at the trial, justified coming here, and there-
fore before finally disposing of it, he wished to have the
opportunity of conversing with the Learned Judge who
had tried the cause.

The LORD CHANCELLOR went into hie private room to
hear a matter there, where he said it was probable Le
might be detained all the morning—at least, until one
o'clock, when he would have to leave the Inn to attend the
Recorder's report.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.

ABINGDON, JULY N.

THE CASE OF COLLINS FOR ATTEMPTING
THE LIFE OF THE KING.

Considerable expectation existed in this town, that
Collins, the man under charge for High Treason, for at-
tempting the life of our gracious Sovereign, at Ascot
Heath Races, would be tried to-day or to-morrow, but it
is now understood that the trial will not take place until
the close of the present Circuit, that is, about the middle of
next month, August.
The Com►nission of Assize for this county (Berke),
was opened this morning by the Judges Mr. Justice
BOSANQUET and Mr. Baron GURNEY, who afterwards
proceeded, attended by Thomas Mills Goodlake, Esq.,
the High Sheriff of the county, to hear divine service.

The calendar contains the names of twenty-five prisoners,
one of whom is for rape. The number of causes for trial
in the Nisi Prius Court is much greater than usual.
At half-past twelve o'clock, the proceedings of the Court
were commenced by swearing in the Grand Jury. The
King's proclamation against vice and profaneness having
been read by the Clerk of the Arraigns,
Mr. Baron GURNEY proceeded to charge the Gram!
Jury in the following words :—" Gentlemen, I am very
sorry to see so large a number of prisoners for various
offences, who have to come under your notice on the pre-
sent occasion. The institution of the Grand Jury seems
to be one of signal use to the country, accompanied as it
is by so many salutary regulations. There is on the pre-
sent occasion one case of a very extraordinary description
to which 1 cannot sufficiently call your attention. I
allude to that of Denis Collins, who is charged with HigL
Treason—with no less a crime than a direct attempt on
the person of our most gracious and beloved Monarch,
William the Fourth. You doubtless well know, Gentle-
men, that charges of high treason depended originally on
a Statute made in the reign of King Edward the Third,
which declares that the punishment for compassing or
imagining the death of the King shall be that of death,
and that it so remained until the year 1796. I cannot
do better than use the words of one of the best and
most eminent Judge. that this country ever possessed.
Sir Mathew Foster, on this very subject, says, " The prin-
ciple on which the law relating to high treason is founded
is obvious. The King, in his sacred and civil capacity, is
the head of the body corporate; they are united together
by a sort of compact, and consequently every stroke level-
led at his sacred person is a direct loss to the state. The
law therefore takes almost a heavenly care of him." The
events of the years 1791 and 1795 led to the passing of
the 36 Geo. 111., and upon that Act rests the present
state of the law on the subject of high treason. By the
Act it was enacted that if any person, after the 18th of
December, 1795, during the natural life of his Majesty,
and until the end of the next session of Parliament after a
demise of the Crown, shall, within the realm or without,
compass, imagine, invtnt, devise or intend death or de-
struction, or any bodily harm tending to death or destruc-
tion, maiming or wounding, imprisonment or restraint
of the person of the King, his heirs and succes-
sors, within this realm, in order by force or con•
straint to compel him or them to change his or
their measures or councils, or in order to put any
force or constraint ul.on, or to intimidate or overawe both
or either House of Parliament, or to move or stir any
foreigner or stranger with force to invade this realm, or
any other of his Majesty's dominions under his observ-
ance, and such compassing. or imaginations, inventions,
devices, or intentions, or any of them, shall express, utter,
or declare, by publishing any printing or writing, or by
any over act or deed, on being convicted thereof upon the
oaths of two witnesses upon trial, or otherwise convicted
or attainted by due course of law, such person shall be
deemed a traitor, and shall suffer and forfeit as in cases of
high treason. In the present case, Gentlemen, the in-
formations detail the circumstances of an attempt by the
prisoner on the life of his Majesty, in open day, by throw-
ing two several atones, one of which hit his Majesty on
the head, and consequently placed him in imminent
danger of his life. The prisoner has admitted the com-
mission of the offence, and it is difficult to imagine a person
twice throwing stones so large as those used by the prisoner
without some particular malicious intention. The Learned
Judge proceeded to state, that the Grand Jury, as Gentle-
men in the Commission of the Peace, had, from their local
association, almost boundless power in their bands of di-
minishing the number of crimes and misdemeanors, to
which their attention was continually turned, by giving to
the poor in their respective districts full and proper em-
ployment, and paying them sufficient wages. He did not
mean that they were to encourage the practice of giving
larger wages to married men than to single, as that too
often induced the labourer to enter upon a state of care
and expense which often ultimately ended in driving the
husband and wife, and a helpless family, to the workhouse;
but a system of remuneration for labour which should be
sufficient to lead the working-man to become a moral
member of the community. He earnestly recommended
them to undertake all the official employments that their
engagements would allow, in order that they might be in a
situation to enforce the proposed observance of the Poor
Laws, and check the illegal expenditure of parish funds.
By so doing, they would have it in their power to dis-
courage idleness and vice, to countenance industry and
virtue, and incalculably diminish poverty and crime.
" If, Gentlemen," continued the Learned Judge,
" you find yourselves enabled to do what I have here re-
commended, I do not mean to say you will abolish all the
gaols in the county, but I am satisfied you will materially-
conduce to the diminution of crime and the number of
prisons.
_ _ _

The business of the Court was then proceeded with.
COLLINS, THE SAILOR, BROUGHT UP.

On the motion of Mr. SWABEY, Collins, the man unda
charge for high treason, was brought before the Court.
The Lcarned JUDGE addressed the prisoner, and told
him, that for the purpose of his having delivered to him
a copy of the indictment and a list of the witnesses and the
Jury who were to try him, his trial was postponed till
after the present Assizes; and that be would have the
liberty of choosing any Counsel to conduct his defence.
The prisoner, by the advice of his solicitor, named Mr.
SWABEY and Mr. CARRINGTON.

The prisoner seemed to be a. man somewhat in years, and
had at times rather a wild expression of countenance.

IRELAND.

LEINSTER CIRCUIT.

The Commission was opened on Monday, the 9th inst.,
at Wicklow, by Mr. Justice TORRENS and Baron FOSTER.
There were no trials of public interest except the follow-
ing :—Thirty or forty persons were indicted for tumul-
tuously and riotously assembling in different parts of the
county about mounds or bills of earth, which they bad
some time previously erected, and there asserting the right
of the people to contravene the laws of the country when
oppressive and burtlen-ome. They were all found Guilty,
and sentenced to punishments proportioned to their dif-
ferent degrees of offence. The leader is to be imprisoned
for two years, and pay a fine of 501. ; the rest to less im-
prisonments and less fines.