The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-20 00:00:00

FASIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.
Viscountess Howick, in Eaton-place; Lord Redesdale and
Miss Mitford, in Park-place, St. James's; Mr. Culling Smith,
at Beaufort Lodge, from Badminton ; Colonel Dawson Danner,
in Tylney;street, Park-lane ; Misses Berry, in Curzon-street ;
Mr. and Mrs. Bates and family, in Portland-place; Lady
Agnes Buller, in Henrietta-street, Cavendish-square; the
Chevalier Newkomm, in Carlton-gardens; his Excellency
Baron Hugel, Wurtemburg Minister, at Mivart's Hotel ;
Lady Strange, in Grafton-street ; Mr. Hope, in Mansfield-
street ; Mr. F. Courteney, in Chapel-street ; Mrs. and Miss
Morier, in Upper Harley-street; the Hon. Mrs. Yorke, in
Eaton-square ; Mr. Bennett Denison, in Duke- street, West-
minster; the Countess of Haddington, at the Admiralty;
Lady Granville Somerset, in Clarges-street ; Sir Charles
Shakerley at Mivart's Hotel, from Somerford Hall, Cheshire ;
Mr. and krs. Hudson, in Park-place, from their seat in
Shropshire.

RAILWAY BUSINESS IN
PARLIAMENT.

In the House of Commons on Monday night the petitions
for the following Railway Bills were severally reported from
the Committee on Standing Orders, and the Bills were ordered
to be brought in as follow :—Manchester and Leeds Railway
(Bradford Branch), by Mr. Hardy and Mr. Broadley; Great
Western Railway, by Mr. Charles Russell and Mr. Hayter ;
Manchester and Leeds Railway (Heywood Branch), by Mr.
Mark Philips and Mr. Milner Gibson ; Huddersfield Branch
Rai way, by Mr. Hardy and Mr. Broadley; Manchester and
Leeds Railway (Bury Branch), by Mr. Mark Philips and
Mr. Milner Gibson.

Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Bill, " for making a Rail-
way from the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway, at
Lancaster, to or near to the city of Carlisle ;" read a first time.
Newbury and Great Western Railway Bill, " for making a
Railway from the Great Western Railway to the town of
Newbury, in the county of Berks ;" read a first time.
We copy the following from the official Report of the pro-
ceedings of the House of Commons on Friday :
" Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale Railway.—Petition
for 13ill reported, and Bill ordered to be brought in by Mr.
Walker, and Mr. Wilson Patten.
" Leeds and Bradford Railway.—Petition of Thomas New-
sam, complaining of non-compliance with the Standing
Order, referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for
Private Bills.

" South Devon Railway.—Petition for Bill referred to the
Select Committee on Petitions on Private Bills.
" Xorthern Coal Mining Company.—Petition for Private
Bill referred to the Select Committee on Petitions for Pri-
vate Bills.

" Newbury, Basingstoke, London and Southampton Rail-
way.—Petition of Robert Fuller Graham, complaining of
non-compliance with the Standing Orders, referred to the
Select Committee on Petitions for Private Bills."

THE HUNTINGDON RAILWAY.
The subject of a railway to the town of Huntingdon has
been again mooted by some parties at a distance, and an ef-
fort is • being made to obtain support for the undertaking
amongst the influential of our townsmen. It appears that
certain persons at Norwich, 'desirous of getting a transit for
their goods into the north, have hit upon this notable scheme
—to unite a line from thence with the northern and eastern
line at Cambridge, then to skirt St. Ives, pass close by
liuntingdon, to Join the London and Birmingham at Thrap-
stun. Doubtless this might be an advantage to the makers
of crape and bombazines ; but how would the prosperity
of the town of Huntingdon be affected by it ? The
line proposed would place us within three hours' ride of
the metropolis, and as a consequence carry to the London
markets much of the custom which yet remains to us,
whilst it would give us no advantage at all equivalent to
this serious loss, the only return we should have being
a quicker journey to London when required, and a quicker
delivery of goods—two circumstances of trifling importance,
when put in the balance against loss of trade. The present
coaching system would be entirely annihilated—the inn-
keepers might sell their horses, and one of the large inns at
least out of the two might be turned into shops, which
nobody would want to occupy ? The agriculturists alone
might find a trifling advantage in disposing of their
produce; but as we shall in a short time be within sixteen
miles of a railway at three points of the compass, the boon
to them would not be so great as to justify the sacrifice which
their neighbours must make. Already, it is lamentable to
observe that that high feeling which was wont to knit toge-
ther the society in its own locality, and to make men rejoice
in each other's fair fame and prosperity, has been superseded,
to a great extent, by the besetting sin of the age ; and if self
can be advantaged, it matters not who is the sufferer. With
this absorbing feeling on the increase, who shall say what
would be the result in a few years to the majority of those in
the town now maintaining their families in credit and respec-
tability? But looking at the scheme as a speculation, it must
entirely fail, for what traffic would there be between Thrap-
ston and Cambridge, with a station :at Thrapston, Peter-
borough, and Ely besides, to pay the expenses of between 30
and 40 miles of road? We believe these yiews coincide with
thoSe of the majority of our townsmen ; and we hope they
will use whatever influence they'possess to nip the scheme in
the bud. If they want any confirmation of the truth of our
deductions, let them turn to Hertford, where the rail has
been lately introduced, and inquire there how much the inha-
bitants would give to get rid of it. After all it may be, we
trust. it is, the adventure of some luckless wight wishing for
a berth for himself and son; such a man was eager in pro-
moting a similar undertaking some years ago, and after
swindling a few and befooling the many, left them to the
quiet enjoymenf of their own reflections.—Cambridge
Chronicle.

SIGNAL FIRES.—We stop the press to announce that
the hills surrounding Nenagh are at this moment (eight
o'clock, Tuesday evening) all illuminated.-2Venagh Guardian
CHATSWORTH.—We are requested to state that
" Chatsworth ; or, the Romance of a Week," edited by
R. Plumer Ward, Esq., author of " Tremaine," " De Were,"
&c., in 3 vols., post Bvo., is published this day by Mr.
Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street,! and may now be had
at all the libraries. Mr. Colburn has also just published :-
1. The Secret Passion, by the author of " Shakspeare and
his Friends," &c., 3 vols. 2. Whitefriars ; or, the Days of
Charles 11., an Historical Romance, second edition,3 vols. 3.
The Brothers, by the author of "Oliver Cromwell," &c., 3 vols.
4. The Stage Coach, by the author of " The Old English
Gentleman," &c., 3 vols. 5. Jessie Phillips,'a Tale of the New
Poor-law, by Mrs. Trollope, complete in 1 vol., with nume-
rous illustrations by Leech, 12s. bound ; and 6. Windsor
Castle, an Historical Romance, by W. H. Ainsworth, Esq.,
1 vol., with 110 illustrations, by George Cruikshank, &c.,
price only 145., elegantly bound.
Died, on the 30th of December, at Comfort-hall,
Drummondville, Canada, after a protracted illness, Major-
General the Hon. Frederick George lleriot, K. 15., and C.B.
General Heriot had secured the attachment of a numerous
circle of friends and acquaintances both in public and private
life, by his kind and conciliatory manners as well av by his
benevolence and charitable disposition.

(THE
THE ORANGE SOCIETY.—The following resolutions were
passed unanimously at a meeting held in Coleraine, on Mon-
day, February 12, 1844, which was attended by the repre-
sentatives of upwards of ten thousand Orangemen from the
counties of Antrim and Berry :
" Resolved—That- the Grand Lodge of Ireland having
dissolved themselves, the district masters here present do
form themselves into a lodge, to be called the Grand Lodge
of Ulster.'
" That, in consequence of the dissolution of the Grand
Lodge of Ireland, and the consequent disorganisation of the
Orange system in this country, it is expedient that the same
powers and privileges which were vested in the Grand Lodge
of Ireland, during its existence, be now vested in the Grand
Lodge of Ulster.
" That a Committee be appointed to carry out the above
resolutions.
" That, as Orangemen, we are bound to preserve unshaken
loyalty to our Gracious Queen, being Protestant, and to
support her against all her enemies, foreign or domestic ;
that we will stand together to defend with our properties
and lives the integrity of the empire, as cemented by the
Legislative Union ; and that we will, by the grace of God,
to the best of our ability, maintain the Holy Scriptures as
the standard of faith and morals.

" That the Orange Institution commenced when this
kingdom was threatened with invasion by foreign enemies,
and rebellion by internal foes; and that our brethren in the
year 1798, and-at all other times, have proved by their acts
as yeomen and Orangemen, the strong attachment they have
held to the Sovereign and our once glorious Constitution.
_

"That we have, for some time past, witnessed with alarm
the rebellious spirit which has shown itself—and that we are
determined, as Protestants, to unite more closely in those
bonds, that will enable us in this time of peril to resist the
attacks of our inveterate enemies, whose sole aim is our extir-
pation from this country for ever.
" That the Grand Lodge of Ulster do receive into union all
lodges in the province which may wish to join themselves to
it, and that all county masters be ex-qfficio members of the
Grand Lodge of Ulster."
D- M •G

OF ..AJOR-GENERAL GOODMAN.—(FTOID
the Guiana Herald, Jan. 3.)—This day the melancholy duty
devolves upon us to record the death of Major-General
Goodman, C. 8., K.H.—a sad, but, we believe, not wholly un-
expected event, which occurred last evening, about nine
o'clock. General Goodman, besides considerable service in
the Peninsula, was present at the "great and crowning day"
of Waterloo. •
The composer Ricci is at present at Paris, to super-
intend the rehearsals of his forthcoming opera Corrado
d'Altamura, at the Italian Opera there.
A SECOND DANIEL LAMBERT: On Sunday after-
noon was buried at St. Bride's church, Fleet-street, a well-
known character, named Charles Cole, aged 42, who was
found by his wife, on the morning of Tuesday last, dead
by her side. Cole, though not more than 5 feet 7 inches in
height, was of extraordinary bulk, weighing nearly 24 stone
(141bs. per stone). He had been in the capacity of cook at the
Rainbow, in Fleet-street, nearly 14 years, and during that
period he gave eat satisfaction to his employers and others.
A short time before his decease, however, he had grown
enormously fat. A slight mistake, it would seem, had been
made made in the dimensions of the coffin, it being upwards
of 6 feet 3 inches in length, done probably for the purpose of
taking off the appearance of its bulk, but on being brought to
the grave it was found to be much too long; this occasioned
some delay : it was, however, speedily rectified, and the
ponderous mass was soon consigned to mother earth.
THE CASE OF SUPPOSED TRANCE AT DEPTFORD.—
Upon instituting inquiry yesterday, as connected with the
supposed trance of the young man, William Francis, who lies
at the Oxford Arms, Church-street, Deptford, Dr. Arthur,
and other medical gentlemen, who have watched the case.
say decomposition is already manifesting itself in the neck
and abdomen.

DAILY PRAYER.—In the English Churchman there
is a list of all the churches in England, with the exception
of the cathedrals and some metropolitan churches in which
daily prayers are read. The list extends to the number
of 190.

Two Suffolk pigs, the property of Mr. James
Ward, Haughley, were killed this week by Mr. John Denny
of the above parish, the extraordinary weight of which has
excited considerable curiosity. Their united weight was
83 stones, 1 pound, fourteen pounds to the stone ; the length
of each; 8 feet 3 inches. Weight of first, 42 stones, 4 pounds,
and of second, 40 stones, 11 pounds.—lpswich Earess.
CONFESSIONS OF A WHITEFOOT:—.4t is impossible
to read this remarkable book which, though dealing in facts,
is as profoundly interesting as a well-wrought work of
fiction, without feeling that it is likely to be beneficial to all
classes in Ireland. The " Confessions' are a striking repre-
sentation, by an Irishman, of Irish 'crimes, follies, and weak-
nesses, as they exist not alone in the lower orders, but in the
proprietors of the"soil. - In exhibiting the numerous evils of
which he treats, the author shows how they maybe averted.
He proves that "much may be done by the landlord, much
by the magistrates, much by the Legislature—and, what is
more important than all, much by the people themselves."
Independently of the value of the " Confessions," in a social
point of view, the work possesses the most absorbing power
of entertainment as a narrative; and no reader can open its,
impressive pages without eagerly perusing them to the end.
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS AT WASHINGTON.
—ln the House of Representatives the proceedings concluded
with a fight. The account of it may interest our readers, and
even surprise some who do not read the American papers.
A Mr. Weller had told a Mr.'Shriver that certain written
statements were incorrect :—" To this Mr. Shrives answered,
that he wrote them from his own observation, or informa-
tion, and that if Mr. Weller said they were 'false, he told
falsehoods, •or was a liar. Weller then struck' him, and they
clinched, fell against one of the windows, broke it (this was
just behind the Globe reporter's desk), and down went one
or both of them. Several Members rushed up, some tried to
separate them, others cried Let 'em have a fair fight ;':and
one Democratic Member said,' If there'sanybody that wishes
to take his part (alluding to the Whigs), I shall take a hand
in the matter myself.' Finally, after several blows had been
struck, Mr. Broadhead, of Pennsylvania, separated them.
Mr. Shriver went to the Police-office, got a warrant for Mr.
\Yeller, and held Mr. Weller to bail."

HORRIBLE RENCONTRE.—A slip from the Harris-
burgh Chronicle, dated Friday, announces a fatal rencontre
that day between Mr. J. Prince, of that place, and Mr.
T. P. H.-Loud, attorney-at-law. There had been some diffi-
culty between them arising out of some legal business trans-
acted by the latter for the former. On Friday morning, at
about eleven o'clock, the parties met near the corner of Third
and Walnut-streets, and Mr. Prince inquired of Mr. Loud as
to the truth of certain derogatory language which he (Mr.
Prince) had understood Mr. Loud had made respecting him.
The latter denied his right to question him, and was about to
move on, when Mr. Prince, who was armed with a heavy
walking-stick, caught him by the collar, and applied his care
to the shoulders of Mr. Loud. Before he had struck the third
blow Mr. Loud drew a double-barrelled pistol, took deliberate
aim, and fired. Both balls entered the body of his antagonist
just below the left breast, causing instant death. Mr. Prince
was a highly respectable citizen, has left a wife and four chil-
dren, and the scene, when his lifeless corpse was conveyed to
his family, is described as most heartrending. Loud imme-
diately gave himself up, and was undergoing examination.—
New York Paper.
THE BRIGADE or FOOT-GUARDS.—The half-
yearly change of quarters of the under-mentioned battalions
of the brigade of toot Guards will take place on the Ist of
March, as follows ;—Grenadier Guards, second battalion,
from Portman-street Barracks to St. John's Wood Barracks;
third battalion from Windsor, three companies (head
quarters) to Kensington Barracks ; one company to Maga-
zine Barracks ; one company to Buckingham Palace Bar-
racks ; one company to St. George's Barracks; and one
company to Wellington Barracks. Coldstream Guards.—
First battalion from Wellington Barracks to Portman-street,
Barracks; second battalion, from St. John's Wood and de-
tached barracks to Wellin„lon Barracks. Scots Fusilier
Guards.—Second battalion, from St. George's Barracks to
Windsor. The change of the first battalion of Grenadier
Guards and first battalion of Scots Fusilier Guards will not
take place before the 6th of March, in consequence of the
assizes, at Winchester.

The marriage of the Earl of Mansfield with the
lovely Miss Baillie is finally arranged.—Court Journal
NORTH NORTIIUMBERLAND.--A report is very Cur-
rent in the county that Lord Ossuiston is about to retire from
the representation of the northern division, and that George
Burdon, Esq., of Felton Park, is to be brought forward by the
Tories to supply his place.—Newcastle Chronicle.
THE LATE COUNTESS OF ELGIN.—The Jamaica
House of Assembly has evinced, by a unanimous grant of
300 guineas for a tablet to be erected in the cathedral church
of Spanish Town, to the memory of Lady Elgin, the high
opinion entertained of her Ladyship by the members of that
House.

THE SPITALFIELDS WEAYERS.—Last night, at
eight o'clock, a general meeting of the journeymen broad
silk weavers, of Spitalfields, Bethnal-green, and the vicinity,
i• was held at the Crown and Anchor, Cheshire-street, Water-
, 100-town, to hear the report of the committee relative to
their interview with Mr. W. E. Gladstone, President of the
Board of Trade. Mr. Gale having been called to the chair,
• briefly stated the object of the meeting, when Mr. Sher-
• wood, one of the deputation who waited on the Board of
Trade, said, that at the interview there were present Mr. W.
E. Gladstone, President of the Board of Trade, the Earl of
Dalhousie, and Mr. G. Shaw Lefevrc, with whom they re-
mained two hours, and by whom their representations were
listened to most patiently. The object of the deputation was
to show the intense privations and sufferings endured by the
labourers in consequence of the operation of the principfes of
free trade. They pointed out that in the year 1797 the
weaver at Manchester received 265. Bd. per week, whereai
the wages of the weavers now were 3s. 6d. They urged that
the Government should, as formerly, give them some legis-
lative protection. In the reign of Edward IV, they stated
that a law was passed to protect the working man, and in
every successive reign to that of Elizabeth the same system
was adopted, when the sheriffs and magistrates were em-
powered to see that the price of food and articles of necessity
should not exceed the means of the labourer to purchase
them. The effect of the present system of free trade was,
that the manufacturers amassed immense fortunes, much
larger than was ever in the power of the farmers to obtain.
Mr. Gladstone directed the attention of the deputation to the
difficulty of giving legislative protection, but assured them
that Government would be most anxious to take their re-
presentations into consideration. The report was agreed to,
. and a resolution was unanimously adopted, advocating a
legislative enactment for the protection of labour. Another
resolution was carried, thanking Mr. Oastler for his exer-
tions in their cause. The meeting separated about 11 o'clock.
EXTRAORDINARY DEATH.—The Rev. Jeffery Da-
, vies, curate of Cadoxton, Glamorganshire, met hiS death last
week in a most extraordinary manner. A small but rather
deep hole had been made by the side of a new sawpit at
Neath, for the purpose of inserting:a post, and into this hole
the Rev. Gentleman at night fell, and he was discovered dead
in it next morning. The hole in which the body was found
was only 2i feet in diameter at the surface, two feet at bot-
tom, and six in depth. The body was in a sitting posture,
but, from the narrowness of the hole, nearly doubled up ; the
feet were elevated above the level of the head, which was
pressed down on the chest. From the sandy nature of the
soil, the deceased's heels could get no purchase, although his
efforts to extricate himself appeared to have been most vio-
lent, from the quantity of loose sand which lie had displaced
from the sides of the hole and deposited in his lap, and which
partially filled his mouth and eyes.
AN ATTACHED SERVANT. Mr. 11. ANlallurn,
aged 85, died last week at Castle Donington, for 72 years a
faithful servant to the late lamented Marquis of Hastings and
his ancestors. When the sad intelligence arrived of his be-
loved Lord's death, it was too much for his feeble frame, and
his grief became excessive. After the remains of the
were placed in the vault, he descended,Marquisand
toonk, offand exclaimed,
flung himself in an anguish upon the
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the
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month.—Notts Mercury.
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thiaetierdortchleer olfstke tlh6et 11( oinn2situain"t
tsltilerYlicivrieanavFnlo)yt; Mr. George Thomas Adams. Custom-house
agent, be revoked.
The barque Lady Bute, which sailed on Saturday
evening last for Calcutta, carried one of the moat valuable
cargoes which hal ever left the Clyde, being estimated
mere than 40,000?.

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ORANGE CLUBS REVIVED.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
STANDARD. Men of all parties are asking how it
was that the Noble Mover of the Irish resolutions in the
House of Lords was left " alone in his glory" by every
member of the ex-Cabinet ! Lord Ripon's speech cer-
tainly reduced them to a pitiable condition. According
to Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Lansdowne
was taken ill, and as he intended to speak,
the debate was courteously adjourned from Tuesday
to Thursday. Thursday came, but not a word
came from Lord Lansdowne 1 This was passing
strange, after the adjournment and the rea-
son assigned for asking it. Not a word from any
one of the ex-Cabinet, though the debate originated
with a member of that Cabinet. Of course Lord
Lansdowne must have intended to speak, as the
adjournment took place chiefly to give him an op-
portunity of doing so. What a tribute, then,
was it to Lord Ripon's excellence, that after
a day and night's consideration, by far the most elo-
quent of the Whig Cabinet relinquished his intention of
replying to it. But there was some law involved in the
discussion, at least it was so enunciated by the Whig
organs. This was clearly a mistake, or the ex-Chancel-
lor of Ireland would assuredly not have been silent. His
whole professional life was spent in the courts of common
law—he was 12 years Attorney-General for England. In
matters of law there is not to be found a more com-
petent authority. Surely, then, the doctrines of the
Irish Chief Justice could not possibly have received a
stronger or more flattering assent than that acorded by
his silence. After all, the division might just as well
have taken place on Tuesday. Of course, the absence
of the Noble Lord who left the House ill was the " sole"
cause why it %I not. Others assign a different reason.
Was Lord Duicannon unluckily, absent from town, with
the Whig proxies in his pocket, or locked up ?
GLOBE.—The Pro-Corn-law League has met with a
repulse in one of its strong-holds. Somersetshire, agri-
cultural though it be, has pronounced against the Corn-
laws, adopted a free trade resolution, and a petition to
the Legislature founded upon it. The meeting at which
these reiults were obtained was a legitimate county
meeting, convened by the High Sheriff, in pursuance of a
requisition presented to him, numerously signed by the,
principal landowners of the county, and several of their
tenants.. -Most pf, the representatives of the leading
families and alarge number of clergymen were present.
The meeting, which:was held at Bridgewater on Friday
last, consisted of at least 4,000 persons. Notwithstanding
the manifest advantages to the landowners from a
meeting so convened in such a county, the defeat of the
monopolist resolutions was decisive. The effect of such
a defeat upon other county meetings will be most dis-
couraging. The Premier's declaration in favour of the
sliding-scale, and his determination to stand or fall by
it—wrung from him, as that declaration was, by
the demonstrations got up by the landlords to fright
him into . a pledge in favour of protection—has fallen
powerless upon the confederation formed against mono-
poly. The Premier may pledge himself; and the land-
lords may take counsel together how best to counteract
its influence on the country ; but their united efforts
will be vain. The question has taken too firm
a hold upon the sympathies of the nation to
be settled by such means as they propose. The
mischief's of the sliding-scale will be made the more
manifest by their efforts to bolster it up against the
assailants ; whom they have provoked by their perti-
nacity, and encouraged to persevere by their senseless
refusal to be instructed by what is taking place before
their eyes. There is not now a practical man in the
country who does not see that it is utterly impossible to
maintain the existing system. The question has re-
solved itself into a moderate fixed duty upon corn im-
ported from foreign countries, or a total abolition of all
duty. Every week, almost every day, furnishes some
fresh proof of the danger of delay. Within the House
of Commons, and outside its walls, one influential indi-
vidual after another declares that, as between the pre-
sent system and total abolition, the preponderance
of advantage to the public interests is vastly in
favour of the latter. The thinking portion of the
tenant-farmers, were they polled to-morrow, would
affirm the same truth. The conduct of Sir Robert
Peel on this subject has infused a spirit of mutation into
aoricultural pursuits, and given rise to well-founded sus-
picions of his sincerity, and more of his ability, to sus-
tain the position he has assumed by his recent decla-
ration. And yet, amid all these portentous indications
of impending destruction to their cherished system, the
monopolist body, incapable of estimating their position,
vainly hope that the fast-sinking vessel, in which they
have embarked, will weather the storm, right itself; and
again get into smooth water! Sir Alexander Hood was
the champion to whom the monopolist party committed
their cause. The worthy Baronet duly appreciated the
honour thus conferred on him, and certainly exposed
himself most gallantly in its behalf. He felt as-
sured of triumph, and congratulated the gentlemen on
the hustings, by whose means the meeting had been
called, that " they found themselves supported by the
yeomanry, the tenantry, the gentry, and he would say
the labourer too —(' No, no,' and great uproar)—in de-
nouncing what could be called by no other name than
the revolutionary proceedings of the League.—(Cheers
and groans.) He rejoiced : it was one of the happiest
days of his life to see the yeomanry of the county of So-
merset coming forward and, like men, prepared to take
their stand, if needs be, foot to foot and breast to breast,
against the enemies of their property, their peace, and their
prosperity." Sir A. Hood evidently feels that the hope of
the landowners rests upon their purse, rather than upon
any principles they can put forth, or any arguments they
can employ against free trade. Hence he invoked large
pecuniary contributions—contributions which must be
'• much larger than those the Anti-Corn-law League can
obtain." How these contributions are to be employed
be said not. It is evident, however, that the worthy
Baronet has an eye to the old Tory practices at elections,
by which the monopolist-upholding majority in the
House of Commons may be kept up.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
CLERKENWELL.

John Wasty, a private in the 49th regiment of infantry,
was charged with stealing two silver forks, the property of
John Spurgin, Esq., M.D., 38, Guildford-street, Russell-
square, and Duplands, Bradwell, Essex. • '
The prisoner has lately returned with his regiment from
China, and wrote to Dr. Spurgin, on his arrival in Ports-
mouth, where the regiment was quartered, informing him
that he *as the son of his old coachman, and soliciting as-
sistance. The doctor replied in a favourable manner ; and on
Saturday morning last the prisoner came in his military
uniform, to Guildford-street, and having shown the prose-
cutor's reply, was admitted into the kitchen, where he was
hospitably treated. When Dr. Spurgin returned home at
four o'clock, the prisoner introduced himself to him, and
having been recognised as the son of an old servant, received
a sovereign. The prisoner stooped for the purpose of
placing the money in his magazine (a little pouch for per-
cussion caps) when the Doctor saw the handle of a silver
folk projecting from his waistcoat. He rang the bell, and
the butler, on examining him, found the two forks concealed
beneath his waistcoat.
The prisoner on his way to the station-house was base
enough to say that Payne the servant had placed the forks
in his dress.
The prisoner said he was drunk at the time, and knew not
what he was doing. He prbduced his furlough, and declared
that his conduct as a soldier had received the approbation of
his superior officers. -
Mr. GREENWOOD, after observing on the baseness of the
the prisoner's attempt to criminate an innocent man, com-
mitted him for trial.
John Evdns, a stout-built young man, was charged with
creating a disturbance at the Clerkenwell workhouse.
George Smith, porter at the workhouse, deposed that at
eleven o'clock on Saturday night last, the prisoner came to
the door of the workhouse, and applied for a night's lodging.
Witness refused to admit him, because he had been insensibly
drunk On the Saturday before. -
Mr..GßEF—Nrwooo—That was a very bad reason.
Witness--He transgressed very much on various occasions.
Mr. GREEarwoon--But surely a man should not be allowed
to starve to death because he behaved ill on the previous
week.

The witness then said the prisoner was drunk, and that he
witness had directed him to go to one of the overseers. He
said he would continue knocking until he was let in or taken
into custody, and as he commenced to knock afresh, and
with violence, witness gave him into custody. At the
station, witness perceiving that he was passing his hand
across his throat m a very strange manner, seized him, and
found that he had been endeavouring to cut his throat with
a case knife, which he held in his hand.

Police-constable, 112 G, confirmed Smith's testimony, and
added, that so determined did the prisoner seem to destroy
himself, that it required the combined exertions of three
policemen to disarm him.

In answer to further questions from the bench, Smith said
the prisoner had been working in the Yard of Industry on
Saturday, and earned a shilling, ninepence halfpenny of
which he hail in his pocket when arrested. Had never con-
sidered him insane.

Mr. GREENWOOD asked the prisoner why he attempted to
destroy himself ?
Prisoner—l would have cut my throat sooner than be put
in prison, where I never was before. I earned a shilling on
Saturday, but some days I do not earn more than sixpence
or sevenpence in the Yard of Industry. I was not drunk.
The prisoner having promised the Magistrate to go back
to the workhouse, was discharged, Mr. GREENWOOD telling
the porter that the prisoner's having been drunk was quite a
sufficient reasan to refuse his admission. The Magistrate di-
rected the police to withhold the knife.
Joseph Murray, an ill-looking fellow, was charged with
violently assaulting Mr. Neville, a bootmaker, residing in St.
John-street, and committing a robbery at his house, in con-
junction with Alfred and James Beevy, now in custody.
On Saturday morning police constable Redmond, EF 24,
accompanied by Inspector Barton and another officer of the
G division, arrested the prisoner in bed in a house in Wych-
street, Strand. Redmond told him of the nature of the
charge against him, upon which he said, " Oh, that is it, is
it ?" On his way to the station-house, the prisoner, when
informed that two other persons were arrested for the offence,
said eagerly, " Who are they ?" and having been told, in-
quired if any of them had turned Queen's evidence? In the
outer coat which the prisoner wore was a quantity of skeleton
keys; an article of the same kind was in his trousers' kt.
Inspector Barton found in a drawer in the prisoner ' poe e
rnent a life-preserver, similar to one which was pr°(lsucapeda on
Saturday. and a large number of house-breaking implements.
The prisoner at the station-house remarked that he
must
out of it the best way he could. Ile was taken to Mr. get
out and the wounded man identified him as the person who
had struck him twice with the life-preserver on the head, and
knocked the candle out of his hand. Theprisoner quietly
exclaimed, " Oh, you may be mistaken now.,
Mr. Macey, Superintendent of the G Division, produced a
surgeon's certificate of the state of the prosecutor, and added
that the poor man seemed very ill indeed.—The prisoner was
remanded.
Amelia Leman was charged with robbing her master, Mr.
Stephen White, a surgeon, residing at No. I, Lamb's Con-
duit-street, of plate and wearing, apparel, to a very large
amount.
The prisoner entered Mr. White's service about three
months ago, and from the very first week carried on an .ex 7
tensive system of plunder I "silver, spoons, books, and even
the very blankets off the bed, were transmitted to the pawn
shop. The robberies were ctscOvered last. Sunday by Dl*
White, who found a large number of duplicates in a stocking
underneath the prisoners bed, which related to the -stolen
property. When arrested she gaVe up eighteen other dupli-
cates. She had brought-a false character to Mrs. Whites fox'
she subsequ,mtly confessed herself a married -woman, Mitt
alleged that liter husband's name was Reeves.
The prisoner was sent for trial to the Old Bailey.