The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-11 00:00:00

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Miall, had any love of learning, any regard for the literature of
your country, any reverence for the wisdom of past times, any
admiration for beauty of language, vigour of expression, vigour
of logic, and boldness of reasoning, though you might, like
myself, deem many of Hobbes' opinions erroneous, though you
might reject the whole of his doctrines, yet you would have ac-
corded praise, not blame, to me, for enabling the student to pe-
ruse the works of one of England's most illustrious authors.
No, like that Mahometan warrior and bigot who destroyed the
wisdom of ages, you would burn every work, and consume all
literature that in the slightest degree was at variance with your
limited notions—with your own Koran.--(Loud and continued
cheering, intermixed with dissent from Mr. Miall's friends.)
You have denounced me as the editor of an infidel work ;I have
challenged you, and again challenge you, to make good your
assertions.—(" He is an infidel.") I have called upon you
to point out one infidel passage, one single sentence derogatory
to Christianity in the works of Thomas Hobbes, of Malmes-
bury. Have you or have you not read those works ? if you
have not read them, what right have you to say that they are
infidel productions ? If you have read them, then point out
one infidel passage in them, one single sentence hostile to
Christianity.—(Cheers.) I defy you to it. You have shrunk
from the attempt. You have indirectly acknowledged that no
such passage can be found in those works. Would it not have
been manly and courageous to have acknowledged your error,
to have said that you have never read those works, and that you
had been misled with regard to them. Instead of doing this
you have had recourse to subterfuge. First, you have talked
about Gibbon. Now, tell me, acute logician, able reasoner,
what has Gibbon to do with Hobbes, or Hobbes with Gibbon?
—( Cheers and hisses. ) Two minds more dissimilar can hardly
be found than the philosopher of Malmerbury, and the
historian of the Roman empire—would you, the lover of know-
ledge, not only destroy the works of our greatest dialectician,
but the writings, likewise, of our greatest historian ?—( Great
cheers and uproar.) Would you consign to the same Games
the " Leviathan" and the " Decline and Fall of the Roman Em-
pire ?"—( Cheers.) Secondly, you have insinuated that some
of Hobbes' opinions lead to infidelity. Prove it, I say. Now,
I ask, is there a single work renowned in science, in literature,
or in art, against which a similar charge has not been brought
by some narrow-minded bigot ? It is a well-known historical
fact, that every great discovery in astronomy, in natural his-
tory, in chemistry, or in any of the physical sciences, that
everything which has made us better acquainted with the
heavens, with the earth, and with human na-
ture—that every acquisition of knowledge which has
tended to elevate humanity every attempt at free
inquiry, every effort to shake off the trammels of authority, has
been successively attacked by the ignorant and narrow-minded,
as leading to infidelity. Under this malignant and accursed,
plea some of the greatest spirits of the human race have been
persecuted and slain. Socrates was put to death as an infidel—he
who first said there were Antipodes was burnt. The followers of
Copernicus were persecuted as disbelievers, and the great
Galileo on bended knees was compelled to assert that the earth
was immovable.—( Great cheering.) Bacon and Descartes
were taxed with irreligion, the doctrines of Locke were said to
lead to materialism, Newton was accused of dethroning the
Deity for the discovery of the law of gravitation, a similar
,charge was made against Franklin for explaining the nature
of the thunderbolt, Priestley's library was burnt and
his person endangered on account of his religious
opinions, and, in our own days, Buckland, Sedgwick,
and the other geologists are accused of overturning re-
velation by their discoveries with regard to the past existence
of the earth.—( Cheers.) In short, in all ages, and amongst
all nations, infidelity has ever been the war-cry which the base,
the ignorant, the intolerant, and the canting tribe have raised
against the great, the noble, and the generous spirits of the
human race.—( Great uproar and cheering from Sir William
Molesworth's supporters.) That cry you, Mr. ahlialt, have
attempted to raise against the works which I have edited. I
now again solemnly call on you before these, the electors of
Southwark, whom you wish to represent in Parliament, I
challenge you to make good your assertions. If
you shrink from the attempt, or fail, as fail you will,
then I accuse you before your tellow-citisens of having brought
this charge against me for base electioneering purposes. I
brand you as a calumniator, and appeal to the poll 01 to-mor-
row. The Hon. Baronet, who was much interrupted in the
' delivery of his address, concluded amidst great cheering from
his friends, and every mark of disapprobation from the sup-
porters of the two other candidates.
Mr. PILCH a then came to the front of the platform, and
the shouting, which had died into a calm, was again renewed
with greater violence than ever. As nearly as we could hear
him, he said that the claims he advanced tar the honour of re-
presenting the borough were such as he thought would en•irle
him to their suffrages.—( Cheers, groans, and great confusion.)
He had the utmost confidence in the result of the election ;
for the good sense of the electors would, he was convinced, dis-
tinguish between the claims of a commercial man, whose yvhole
life had been spent in the borough, and who was therefore well
acquainted with its wants, and a theoretical philosopher,
or a student fresh from his closet.—(Cheers, groans, and cries
of " Pitcher for ever," answered by the opposing war-cry of
" Molesworth, Molesworth I") tie had filled, and he trusted
to the satisfaction of his brethren in the borough, net only va-
rious offices in Surrey, but in the city of London and in the
county of Middlesex.—(Cheers and hisses.) The objects
which he had in View in seeking this high distinction were
many—(Cheers)—and they might be inferred from his con-
duct during the past years of his life. He thought that he
had a claim higher than that advanced by any stranger—
( Hear)--for had he not supported, in his humble sphere,
their district charities—(Cheers)—their dispensaries, and their
hospitals ?—( Cheers and hisses.) Some had called him Tory
and souse Whig. He would himself, however, tell them what
he was. He was a liberal Reformer of every abuse connected
with the Government or institutions of their country.—
(Cheers.) He was the opponent of the poor-laws.—( Cheers.)
They had had his utmost attention, and he was opposed to
everything wrong or unjust in their operation. He was an
advocate for the removal of every tax which in the least
degree tended to restrict trade or commerce, and for that pur-
pose he would give his support to any measures which world
remove the evils of the present corn daws.--( Cheers and
cries of " You're a counterfeit.") Ile would be found the
unflinching advocate of every measure that would be likely to
give employment to the poor, by the consumption of the pro.
duct of British manufactures—by the increase of trade, or com-
merce on the river, in every branch of industry—(Cheer s)—
and particularly he would support the introduction of docks
into this borough.—(Cheers.) He would uphold Protes-
tantism in all its integrity, and would oppose all inter-
ference with the constitution of the Church as at pre-
seat established.—(Cheers.) He would not lee a party
to any spoliation of that structure which had de-
scended to them in trust from their fathers.—( Cheers
and hisses.) He would support any measure fur the
extenaion of education, and he hoped to see the time shortly
when every child of seven years old in the British empire
would be able to read the New Testament.—( Cheers. ) lie
was against the Nlaynooth grant—( Groans and cheers)—and
if any motion for the repeal of that grant were brought for-
ward, he should feel it his duty to support it.—(Cheers.) He
was also opposed to the income-tax, for he was of opinion
that a property-tax , was greatly superior. ( Cheers. )
He was an advocate for the repeal of the assessed taxes—
(Cheers)—because they pressed particularly hard upon the in-
dustrious classes. ( For several minutes it was impossible to
catch a word, and even the Hon. Candidate, who had hitherto,
with a manly fortitude, spoken a/ the reporters, seemed inclined
to give up the effort in despair. By dint, however, of great
exertion on the part of the " fuglernen" on either side, the
two black men already alluded to, peace was res.ored, and Mr.
Filcher was allowed to continue. It may be mentioned that
one of the negroes had seceded to the Molesworth
party.) But this obnoxious impost might, in his
opinion, be got rid of in another way ; the con-
version of six million acres of Crown land would produce at
least 6,000,00 N. of money, and this, certainly, would do away
with any necessity for an income-tax —(Cheers.) He would
ask, them, then, who could more effectually represent that
borough than a man whose interests were identified with
their interests, and whore home was their home.—( The wor-

the borough, while they can hardly Ise said to have es-
caped from persecution on Recount of their ofinions—for the
Universities are not yet opened to them, and access to many
high places in the State is practically denied them—have be-
gun to persecute Sir William Moleswortb, net exactly on ac-
count of his own religions opinions, but on account of the opi-
nions of another man whose works be edited. Much to the
credit of Sir William, he has employed his leisure and
his fortune in giving to the world a complete edi-
tion of the works of Thomas Hobbes, known as
" the Philosopher of Malmesbury." Hobbes lived in
troubleus times. His youth was Cut in the unquiet days
of the Commonwealth, he lived amidst the dreadful fanaticism
and the political disorders of that period, he suffered too from
them, and was for some time an exile from his country. Living
in strange times, and having only a partial experience, he
formed somewhat strange opinions which are not now and
never were popular. They are however the opinions of a pro
found and reflecting mind. In truth, Thomas Hobbes had one
of the strongest minds of the day, and he is one of England's
greatest worthies. In mathematics be was second only to Des-
cartes, the greatest mathematician of the age; in metaphysics
he was superior, all things considered, to Locke • and in general
literature he was nearly equal to the polished Bolingbroke.
But he was too profound and reflective a philosopher to please
the light-minded and light-dreading wits and priests of his own
time, and he has come down to us with a fame somewhat
tarnished by a reproach, wholly undeserved, of being an irre-
ligious man. We are believers in many of his opinions. To
his political doctrines, evidently the offspring of the disorders
in the midst of which he lived, and which teach,
like Lord Brougham and the clergy, that society must
be ruled with a rod of iron, we, having seen
and learned something of the natural order of society,
are most determinedly opposed. But we are still more deter-
minedly opposed to the doctrine which makes man accountable
to man for his religious opinions, and inflicts on him tests and
civil disabilities because he differs in his uncontrollable belief
from ourselves. If belief be at command, we see no reason why
a sovereign may not prescribe a universal State Church, and
compel conformity. fhe voluntary system of Church govern-
ment, of which Mr. Miall is the champion and the Dissenters the
aggrieved supporters, is founded on the uneontrollableness of
man's belief and on the right of every man freely to entertain
and act on his own religious opinions. In direct opposition
therefore to the very principles for which Mr. Miall and the
Dissenters profess to battle, in defiance of charity, in degrada-
tion of our national renown, better founded on such worthies
as Hobbes than on Marlboroughs and Wellingtons, the Non-
conforming editor has been assailing Thomas Hobbes as an
infidel, and holding up Sir William Molesworth to
religious opprobrium because be has edited his works.
Thomas Hobbes an infidel I That is, an unfaithful
man—a man in wheal no confidence can be placed,
who scorns his God and contemns his fellows ! Why, a
truer man, a man more sincere and honest, never broke
bread in England ; and for a Dissenter to enlist religious
bigotry against Sir Wiliam Molesworth on account of
his having edited the works of such a man is the most
scandalous appeal to vile prejudices in opposition to the dis-
senting creeds and dissenting sufferings that we ever heard
of. They who conspire to make it prove that they are
slaves in heart and mind, and that they have learnt nothing
from the persecution they have undergone as Nonconformists
but how to wield the dreadful weapons from which they
have suffered. It makes us almost dread that the spirit of
persecution is natural to them, and almost inclined to say that
they were properly kept in slavery by test acts as the only
means of preventing their being unscrupulous tyrants. In the
name of the good cause of liberty utterly desecrated by such
Miall dissenting appeals, we feel called on to reprobate this
use of religious bigotry and religious persecution as a means of
securing its success in Southwark.

thy candidate was for some time rendered inaudible by the tu-
multuous cheers of his partisans below him. ) We understood
him to say that he was a commercial man, identified with com-
mercial interests. He had the support of the working men of
the borough, and he was proud also to say that he had the sup.
port of the ladies.—( Laughter on the hustings—renewed
up-
rear in front.) If his friends would come early to the poll te.
morrow, ho would promise them a certain victory.—(Cheers.)
Mr. MIALL then came forward, and it is scarcely necessary
to say that the execrable commingling of discordant sounds from
the vast multitude below him rendered him even less audible
than the previous speakers. To this we must add that, as he
studiously addressed himself to the reporters, we should have
been able to colle A a great part of what he said, had it not been
for the zealous demonstrations cf his friends upon the hustings.
These gentlemen, of whom many appeared :o be clergymen,
occupied the portion of the hustings next to the reporters.
They were not satisfied with this advantage, but unceremoni-
ously, and often very uncivilly, walked over the desk at which
the reporters wrote, and trod upon their note-books and
other papers. [During the whole of the time that
Mr. Miall was delivering his speech, those gentlemen
kept up a fire of coarse, awl by no means witty, repartee with
the hired partisans of the other side, whereby they to a gi eat
extent neutralised Mr. Miall's efforts to be heard, and oar ef.
forts to hear.] He was understood to say that he was glad this
day to meet his antagonists face to lace. But he scorned en
that day to make any reply to the personalities with which he
had been assailed. He would only say, for himself, that it
was his wish, according to his ability to do good to his fellow-
man ; and it did nut concerti him whether his name " went
down to oblivion, or was banded up to the admiration of pos-
terity." He had not referred to Sir Win Molesworth, as the
" Editor of Hobbes," until he himself (as we understood) had
been attacked on account of his religious opinions. lie now
averred, and he was ready to prove, that the whole tendency
of Hobbes' works was opposed to Christianity and civil liberty.
That was the opinion of Duckworth and of Hallam, of Dugald
Stewart and of Sir James Macintosh. He condemned
the endowment of Maynooth College. The Established
Church in Ireland was the bane of that coantry, and resulted
in a combination of the priests of both Churches to repress the
aspirations of the people for civil and religious liberty. It was
unnecessary for him on that occasion to detain his friends by
an exposition of his principles and sentiments, which he had
already explained at sixteen meetings in the borough. He
concluded by expressing (as we understood) his personal in-
difference to the result of the contest, and his anxiety only for
the real independence of the borough.
Mr. MAYNARD then made a vain attempt to obtain a hear-
ing, when
The Htoft-BAmirr put the names of the candidates in suc-
cession, and took a'show of hands, the dense meeting at this
time extending beyond Union-street, and numbering between
ten and twelve thousand.
For Sir William Molesworth the show was about two-
thirds of the whole.
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p. ,e
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For Mr. Filcher positively not twenty beyond the hundred
gio hold up
their hands.
The lima BAILIFF then declared the election to have fallen
on Sir W. Molesworth, Bart.

SOUTHWARK ELECTION.

MEETING OF MR. MIALL'S FRIENDS.

On Tuesday evening a meeting of the friends of Mr.. Miall
was held in the ,Literary Institution, Borough-road. The
theatre was well filled.

pri,oner last September? Witness (hesitating)—Not posi-
tively k last September, tut certainly in October.
The CHAIIIMAN said that if the statement laid before the
bench by Mr. Keene, the Governor of the gaol, was correct,
the witness was committing wilful and deliberate perjury, for,
according to it, the prisoner was undergoing an imprisonment
of three months in the House of Correction, at the time the
witness represented him to be otherwise engaged.
Mr. Keene was then sworn, and he stated that the prisoner
was tried on the 9th of September last, and sentenced to three
months' imprisonment in the House of Correction, at which
period he went by the name of Robert Taylor.
CHA/R.MAN (to witness)— You hear what has been stated
by the governor of the county gaol, and I now wish to know
how you have had the audacity, while on your oath, to utter
that which you must be aware was a wilful and deliberate
falsehood ? fhe witness, who was very much confused, said
he had nothing to say. Upon which,
The CHAIRMAN ordered him to be taken into custody, and
e was forthwith conveyed round to the gaol.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty againt Shaw, and
The CHAittstesr, in passing sentence, observed, that the
guilt of the prisoner had been greatly aggravated by the de-
fence he had set up. It was useless to allow such a person to
remain in the country, and the sentence was that be be trans-
,rorte for seven years.

At half-past seven the lion. Candidate, accompanied by
several members of his Committee, entered the room, and was
received with loud cheering.
Mr. STAFFORD ALLEN was called to the chair, and after
some brief observations, introduced Mr. Miall to the meeting.
Mr. MLtLL then proceeded to say that it would be idle for
him on this, the sixteenth time he had appeared before them,
to declare again his political opinions, for he had hidden none
of them behind a mist; he had answered every ques-
tion which had been put to him without hesitation or
shuffling. But on this, the day preceding the nomination,
the Whig papers had opened upon them a heavy fire.—(" Oh,
oh.") They had charged him with having some concealed
object in this contest. They charged him with playing a
game into the hands of the Tories.—(A voice, "A very true
charge.") He would ask them who had let in the Tory fur
Sunderland? Was it not the Whigs? He should '
deeply deplore the introduction of another Tory to
Parliament, but the fault was chargeable upon the
Whigs themselves. He and those who agreed with
him had a duty to perform, and they would do it in
spite of all the vituperation and all the contumely attempted
to be thrown upon them by the Whig-Radical press.—
(Cheers.) Mr. Miall then in detail explained his idea of
' religious liberty. He was opposed to all State endowments,
and most decidedly opposed to the doctrines of absolute
monarchy inculcated in the works of Hobbes. The Hon.
Candidate then adverted to what he termed the philosophy
of the Whig-Radical school, and characterised it as a system
subversive of all the social tie► and all the better feelings of
humanity. Opposed to that philosophy, and foremost in the
ause of the suffering people, had arisen a new school, which
boasted the Times and Punch as its organs...{ Laughter and
cheering.) It had been affirmed that he (Mr. Mialll had
not the remotest chance of success, but he would recommend
the parties who so prophecied not to triumph until after the
election ?—(Cheers.) Even if they were the lowest la the
poll, they would at least have shown that there was a section
of sincere and honest-hearted men who at least preferred
their principles to their party.—(Cheers.) Mr. Mien con-
eluded by calling upon the electors of Southwark to show,
by their votes on Thursday that they were determined to
ti.ght for those principles to the uttermost.—(Cheers.)
Mr. NEWSOME then proposed a resolution, pledging the
meeting to support Mr. Miall at the forthcoming election.
A Butcher, of Herculean proportions, here rose to move
an amendment, and, amid shouting, hissing, laughter, and
cheering, threw his cap into the sacred circle around the
chair, and leaped in after.
Mr. STAMBUILN seconded the resolution.

The person who had acted in the eccentric manner already
alludeded to rose, but sat down again after giving utterance
to some incoherent and foolish charge..
Mr. Mint.t again rose, and wasted half an hour breaking
this fly upon the wheel. At length, even his admirers, being
tired of the display, in compliance with their murmured dis
approbation, he resumed his seat.
After some remarks from Dr. Price thanks were voted to
the chairman, and the meeting broke up.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 11.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fowszawcanic.)

IN RE LEATHWAITZ.-OPPOSITION IT TRLIIITIZI. ♦ND LOAN

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

Jahn Haddon, Andrew Haring, henry Burkett, and John
Ilethand were brought up before Alderman Keily and Alder-
man Lucas, charged with being disorderly and creating a dis-
turbance in Golden-lane.
Police-constable James Ellis, 142, said that about two o'clock
in the morning he heard a great noise in Golden-lane, and on
proceeding there he saw the two first prisoners had a couple of
half gallon cans each, which they were clashing together and
making the most horrible din. 'I he third prisoner had a large
teaboard, which he was beating at a great rate, and Holland
was shouting with all his might. Witness desired them to
move un, which they did until they imagined they were out of
the bounds of the City, upon which one of them said, " Now
we will kick up a row ; the Peelers have no sight to in-
terfere in our amusements." They immediately commenced
the noise again, when witness seised hold of the teaboard, upon
which Holland snatched it out of his hand and ran off. He
pursued him, and when about to catch hold of him, he threw
the teaboard at his head, but fortunately missed his aim. With
the assistance of another constable, they were all taken into
custody.
The prisoners said they had been at a wedding, and were
going for more beer, when the policeman came up. They
were not aware of the time, and were rather intoxicated.
Alderman Kew r said he should fine Harlow, Burkett, and
Haddon, so., or seven days' confinement each, and commit
Holland for fourteen days for the assault on the police.
CLERKEA WELL.
AriMatu•Sullitetn, a butcher's boy, was charged with driving
over Mr. J. Saunders, a respectable tradesman, residing in
John's-row, St. Luke's, and also over h s two children, Edwin
and Alfred Saunders, whose lives are in danger.
Mr. Saunders, who seemed to be suffering pain, deposed that
about two o'clock on the previous afternoon he was standing
near his own door, in John's-row, St. Luke's, when he saw the
prisoner ariving 'down the street at the rate of ten or twelve
miles an hour. His little children were in the street, and he ran
to save them, but such was this velocity of the vehicle, that before
he could get them out of the way he was himself knocked
down, and the wheel passed over his body. Little Ed-
win was likewise knocked down by the horse and trampled on,
.iut Alfred was most seriously injured. In running across the
street he was knocked down, and the wheel of the cart. passed
over his chest, so that when he was raised up his chest was
quite fattened, and he could not breathe.
A certificate was produced from a surgeon, stating that the
life of Alfred was in great danger, and that Edwin had been
seriously injured.
The prisoner,who treated the matter with the greatest levity,
was told by Mr. Mould, the clerk, that he might be trans-
ported for life if the child died, whereupon his conduct was a
little more becoming. He was perfectly sober at the time, and
was unable to offer anything in mitigation of his conduct.

He was remanded.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Tax CHARGE oe Sucierseo. Cheeks Taylor, who, on
Sunday morning, the 24th ult., while firing at a mark with a
rifle, in a field mar the Hackney•road, accidentally lodged his
rise ball in the neck of a young man named Charles Chapman,
who was in his garden near the spot, was re-examined before
Mr. Bingham on Monday.
Sergeant Godfrey produced a certificate, signed. by three
surgeons, who stated that the young man Chapman is gradually
progressing towards health, and may be pronounced out of pre-
sent danger ; but that as the ball had not been extracted the
ultimate conclusion of the case must he considered doubtful.
'l'he pris
bailone as before.wastherefore again remanded for a fortnight
an thesame
THAMES.
THROWING MISSILES AT STEAM-BOIT PASSENGERS.—
On Tuesday 11 iiliam Bignell, the master of a sailing barge,
called the Lucretia, belonging to Brentferd, appeared before
Mr. Broderip, to answer a charge of " assaulting Captain John
Jenkins Large, the master of the City of Canterbury, Herne
Bay steamer, and divers of her :Majesty's subjects" by throw-
ing a large coal among the passengers as the vessel was pro-
ceeding down the river.
It appeared from the evidence of Captain Large, which was
confirmed by Mr. Rohrs, the secretary of the company, and R.
Major, one of the crew of the vessel, that on Friday last the
steamer was proceeding down the river with 260 passengers on
board, and she met with the sailing barge off New Crane,
Shadvrell, and the engines were stopped for the purpose of
avoiding mischief, and in doing so some water trom the paddle-
wheel went over the barge's gunwale. The man at the helm
of the barge used language of the most revolting description,
which Captain Large said he could not mention in a public
court, and which annoyed the passengers very much, and the
fellow then took up a large coal which he threw at Captain
Large, who was stationed on the bridge, between the two pad-
dle-boxes. It missed hint and fell among the passengers on
deck, striking a child in its descent on the forehead with great
violence.
Mr. Rohrs, the secretary of the Herne Bay Steam Packet
Company, said the passengers travelling by their steamers had
been so much annoyed by the bad language and insolence of
bargemen on the river, and missiles had been so often thrown
at the people on board,"that the company were ;determined to
prosecute in every case, and would spare neither pains nor ex-
pense in bringing offenders to ju-tire. He picked tip a coal
the size of a man's fist, which had been thrown by the defendant
from his barge.
Mr. lieoneeir said, the company did quite right to prose-
cute, and that he would render all the aid in his power to abate
the evil. He then requested the defendant, who was laughing
at the witnesses, to conduct himself with decency, and said
there was nothing to laugh at
The defendant said he was not laughing.
Mr. Beoveeir —Do you mean to tell me that I was looking
at you and did not see you laughing ?
Inspector Flekbrook, of the Thames Police, said the de-
fendant admitted to him he was at the helm of his barge, and
that he had a piece of coal in his hand, which he threw at s
man in the fore sponson, without any intention of hitting the
captain or any of the passengers. He also said that if he was
fined his governor would pay it, and treated the matter with
great levity.
The prisoner, in his defence, admitted he threw a piece of
coal at one of the men on board the City of Canterbury, and
that it was in his hand before the steamer fell in with him.
He alleged as an excuse for his conduct that his barge was laden
with 63 tons of coals, and was in danger from the rapid speed
of the steamer; that one of the men ridiculed bins by putting
his finger to his nose ; and that on a former oecasion the City
of Canterbury ran foul of his barge, knocked him overboard,
and nearly drowned him.
Captain Large denied that any of his men misconducted
themselves, or that he did any mischief to the barge.
Mr. Bennettsr took a very serious view of the ease, and
said he should not deal with it summarily. He should be
wanting in duty to the public if he passed over such an outrage
as this with the mere infliction of a money fine. There were
nearly 31X) persons on board the steamer, and the defendant,
who had treated the charge with so much levity, would no
doubt be surprised when he told him that, if any ono had been
killed by the coal which had been thrown among them, he
would have been put on his trial for wilful murder. It there
was any foundation for the defence set up, the defendant ought
to have appealed to the laws of his country for redress, and not
have thrown missiles among a number of unoffending people.
He ordered that the defendant should find good bail, himself in
501. and two sureties in 251. each, to answer the charge at the
sessions.—The defendant was committed to prison in default
of bail.
SIEUGGLING OF COALS.—EVADING THE CITY DUES.—
Tuesday Henry Thomas Lewis, the master of the Medway
sailing barge Severn, appeared before Mr. ilroderip, to answer
an information exhibited by the City Solicitor, under the 78th
section of the Ist and 2d Wm. IV., cap. 76, for having broken
the bulk of a cargo of coals before the City dues were paid, by
which he had incurred a penalty not exceeding 25/.
Mr. Martin of the City solicitor's office, said a man named
Archer, the master of the coal ship William, was fined 3/. for a
similar offence, on Saturday, and that person had discharged
137 tons of coals in the river, without paying the dues, for the
amount of which the Corporation of London would proceed by
action. He was sorry to appear before the Magistrate again so
soon,butwould abstain from making anyobservations which might
prejudice the defendant. The gentlemen of the Coal Market,
who were much interested in the question, and were anxious
the law should be enforced, thought, as he understood, that he
had not brought forward the evils of the system so prominently
as he ought to have done ; but he was quite satisfied in leaving
time toe in the hands of the Magistrate, who, he was quite sure,
woald protect the City in the exercise of its rights, and prevent
imposition on the fair traders, who were deeply injured if pew-
sans evaded payment of the duties, and sold coals at a cheaper
este than those who did pay them.
Mr. Thomas Plant Rose, inspector of City coal dies,
stated that ha saw a cargo of coals being discharged from
*he barge Severn, of which defendant was master, into the
Priaaese Royal, a Sheerness steamer, of the Adelphi Pier,
in the parish of Lambeth, on the 2d instant. The defendant
'man board tilling sacks with the Coals, and carrying them on
board the Princess Royal. He saw the same barge in Lang
Reach, near Gravesend, with 30 tons of coals in her, on the
Thursday previous.
Mr. Baosixie—W here was the barge when you last saw
her? Mr. Rose—Near the Suspension-bridge„ in the parish
of Lambeth, opposite the Watermen's Agielphi Pier.
Mr. William Moseart Russell said he was collector of the City
dues on coals, and that he had not received any on account of
the cargo of the Severn. The duty on 30 tons of coals, at the
rate of I3d. per ton, amounted to 11. 12s. 6d.
The defenaant, in reply to the charge, said he was hired by
Captain Cunningham, the master of the Princess Royal
steamer, which runs between the Adelphi Pier and Sheerness,
and who was also the owner of the barge, to convey the coals
from Chatham to the river Thames, and he was directed by
the same party to put the coals on board the steamer at Lam-
beth.
Mr. BRODER:F—But the dues were not paid upon them,
and the City has been defrauded of them.
The defendant said he knew nothing about the dues.
Captain Cunningham employed him as a coal•porter and
lighterman to carry the coals to the steam-bout. lie put
aventy. five tons ut coals on beard the Prince's Royal.
Mr. Banns:ale said the defendant was the master of the
Large, anti the party respon-ible, and was liable to a penalty of
25/. for this offence. Case after case had come before him,
and although he was disposed to be as lenient as possible, he
could not, consistently with the rights of the City and the
interests of the fair trader, inflict a less penalty than 51.
Parties must be taught that they could not make a good specu-
lation by attempting to evatle the payment of the duties on
coals. The offence was becoming so common, and the City
had been so often defrauded, that heavy penalties would in fu-
ture be indicted. unless there were very strong mitigatory cir-
cumstanees established.
The defendant hail not the means of paying the fine, and
was committed.
MOST AUDACIOUS ROBBERY AND OUTRAGE.--On Tuesday
a woman of loose charaetar, warned Margaret Cifford, was
brought before Mr. Broderip, charged with stealing a purse
containing three sovereigns, from the person of Mr. George
Hugh. s, the master el the Hertford sailing barge Victoria, in
the Fir free puhlic-house, Back Church-lane. Whitechapel.
The prosecutor stated that he went Mtn the Fir Tree be-
tween one and two o'clock that morning with a woman, named
Jane Burton, and two male acquaintances. and called for a half-
pint of gin. The prisoner was then standing in front of the bar
with a young child in her arms, and forced herself on the atten-
tion of himself and friends, and said she should like a drop of
gin too. He pulled out a black canvass bag, which contained

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A poll was demanded on the part of the other candidates,
which was fixed tor eight o'clock to-morrow morning.
The several candidates, amidst considerable noire and confu-
sion, r,turned thanks for the attendance of their followers, and
urged them to be early at the poll to-morrow morning.
PILCHER then moved a vote of thanks to the High
Bailiff for his impartial conduct on the occasion.
AlontswoßTH seconded the motion, which was put
&PA carried amidst great applause.
The HIGH BAILIFF said he was deeply indebted to the gen-
tlemen present for the mark of esteem they had just given. He
was much pleased at the orderly and regular manner in which
they had conducted themselves—(lronical cheers from Mr.
tliali's friends)—and he trusted the good understanding
which had hitherto prevailed would be maintained up to the
close of the poll. He would now leave them, trusting in their
good sense that nothing would transpire to mar the good name
that Southwark had obtained for its conduct or, electioneering
matters.—(Loud cheers. )
The multitude, after several rounds of cheers for their re-
spective candidates, quietly separated.

SOUTHWARK AND RELIGIOUS REPROACII.
(From th 6 Briyhton Guardian )
A contest is going on for Southwark in which Sir William
Atoleavvorth is the Whig candidate, :Mr. Aliall, the editor of the
Nonconformist, the Radical and Voluntary system candidate,
and Mr. Filcher, the Tory candidate. Respect for our own
cloth, respect, too, for our own opinions, which are opposed to
those of the Whig candidate on the Church question,
would dispose us rather eagerly to embrace and
support the cause of Mr.
but, unfortunately, this
a h.
Nonconformist editor and Miall;
Nonconfoneist brethren in

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1845.

three sovereigns and a half, and took out the half-sovereign for
the purpose of paying for the liquor he had ordered, and was
about to deliver it to Jane Burton for the purpose of obtaining
charge, but the prisoner forestalled her, took the half-sovereign
from his hand, and said " I'll get change for it." She then
passed her child to another female, and as she gave him the
change, 9s. 6d., she adroitly slipped her right hand into his left
hand trousers' pocket, where he had just before deposited his
bag and money, and drew it out. The moment he felt the bag
withd:awn from his pocket he made a " grab" at her hand, but
could not catch it. He exclaimed to his friends, "My money
is gone," and he was surrounded in an instant by several per-
sons and hustled. The prisoner rats away, and he followed
her through the mob as well as he was able, and upon reaching
the door caught her by the skirt of her gown and detained her
until a policeman arrived.
Jane Burton a woman of the town, stated that she accom-
panied the prosecutor to the Fir Tree, and that directly Mr.
Hughes put the change of the half-sovereign into his waistcoat
pocket, the prisoner took the bag, containing three sovereigns,
out of his trousers pocket. She told her that would not do,
and that she was determined the prosecutor should not be
robbed in her presence. She had no sooner uttered the words,
than several persons surrounded her. She was struck twice,
and her bonnet was torn off her head. She got away from her
assailants—went out at the side door, and met with a police-
man immediately, who stopped the prison, r at the front door.
Henry Wilbourn, of Ilomerton Marsh, was with Hughes,
and saw the robbery committed. Hughes rushed towards toe
prisoner, and witness was about to follow him, when he was
knocked down by some person ; and on recovering his feet, he
was knocked down again and kicked, and his fiat was taken
away. He got up again and followed the prisoner, whom Le
found in custody at the door.
John Ross, 50 It said the prisoner was searched at the sta-
tion-hi.use, and no money was found upon her.
The prisoner denied having committed the robbery. and in-
sinuated that Burton was the tine!.
The piii,oner was committed for trial ; and she addressed
the Magistrate as fellows:—" Please your W,rship, I nave Kit
a 'baby five months old. may I take it with me ?"
Mr. BstonEarre who, it is supposed, did not hear what the
prisoner said, made no answer to tie application.
The gaoler led the prisoner away immediately, and her v ry
reasonable request was no doubt complied with as a matter ol
course.

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NAVAL INTEL LIGEN CE.

PORIEMOUTH, SEPT. 9.—The Rhadamanthus steam-sloop,
Master Commander Imris, arrived at Cork on the 3d, at
three o'clock, P.M., with supernumerarice, whom she trala-
shipped to the Daring the same evening, being for the most
part newly-entered men for the President, fitting out at this
port for the Cape station. She sailed on the morning of the
sth fur Cardiff in Wales, to embark six companies of 75th
Regiment for Waterford, whence she rroceeds to Paler, in
Wales, for the remainder, and will take them to Waterford.
The Daring, 12, Commander Matson, sailed on the morn-
ing of the 4th from the Cove of Cork for Bristol, for volun-
teers, with whom she will proceed to Plymouth.
The following were on the Irish station en the 4th inst.:—
At the Cove of Cork.—The Crocodile, 26, Captain Max-
well, flag-ship of the Commander-in-Chief, Rear. Admiral
Sir H. Piga.
At Waterford—The Lucifer steam. vessel, Commander
G. A. Frazer, on surveying service.
At Kinsale—The Tartarus steam-sloop, Captain Wolff, on
surveying service.
At Kingstown—The Pluto steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Com-
mander F. Lowe, on particular service.
At Tarbert—The Stromboli steam-sloop, Commarder
Fisher, on particular service.
The Nautilus, 10, Lieutenant-Commander Macdonald, is
refitting her rigging at her moorings, off Blockhouse.
The Aid, Smallman master, sailed yesterday, for the river
depots, with stores
The Princess Royal, transport, is hourly expected from
the South American station, with invalids, &c., from the
squadron.
The Prometheus, steam-sloop, Commander Hay, was
cruising in the Congo River on the 20th of July; she ex-
pected orders to leave shortly, for another part of the coast—
alit well.
The Inconstant, 36, Captain Freemantle, sailed from
Smyrna for Corfu the 24th Ult.
THE CAPE OF 0001) HOPE STATION.
The Cleopatra, 26, Captain Wyvill, sailed from Table Bay,
to cruise in the MezambiqueChannel, on the 17th of June.
The Helena, 16, Commander Sir C. Rickets, Bart., and the
Mutine, 12, Commander Crawford, arrived at Simon's Bay,
from Mozambique, on the 14th of June.
The Espiegle, 12, Commander Thompson, sailed from Si-
mon's Bay for Hong-Kong on the 15th of June.
THE WEST INDIA STATION.
The Imaum, 72, receiving-ship, and the Hermes, steam
sloop, Commander Carr, were at Jamaica on.the Bth ult.
The Lark, 2, Lieutenant-Commander Lawrence, was at
Nassau on the 13th ult.
The 'fhunderer, 6, Commander Barnett, was at Bermuda
on the 20th of August.
The Pique, 36, Captain the Hon. M. Stopford, was at An-
tigua at the Fame date.
The Eurydice, 26, Captain Elliott, and the Persia, 16,
Commander Coryton, were at Vera Cruz on the 2d ult.
The Romney, 30, receiving-ship and slave-depot, Lieu-
tenant-Commander M'Clure, was at Havannah on the 10th of
August.
The Vindictive, 50, Captain Seymour, flag of Vice-Admiral
Sir F. W. Austin, was at Halifax on the 20th ult.
The President, 50, Captain Stanley, has nearly completed
rigging. Her crew is a very smart one ; she will conse-
quently speedily be ready to sail to her destination, the Cape
of Good Hope.
Additional works of defence are about to be erected at this
port for the protection of the harbour and approaches thereto.
These will be constructed on the left side of Broad-street
(" Point"), from the old sallyport at the bottom of High-
street, and will extend from the semaphore to the round
tower, embracing the entire space now occupied by the Vic-
toria pier and the military prison adjacent, the sallyport gate
and bridge, and 22 houses, commencing at the Sun Tavern
and extending to " Tower-court," with the same number of
tenements in the rear thereof, facing the harbour; a length
of upwards of 600 feet next the water, where a double-
banked battery will be erected in lieu of the one at present
standing from the sallyport to the round tower. The Board
of Ordnance yesterday caused notices to be served upon the
owners of the property above mentioned that such would
be required for the defence of the port, and requesting that
they would send in estimates of the value of their respec-
tive properties on or before the 15th instant. The fort
at Blockhouse is being " doubled" and otherwise mate-
rially strengthened. On the north side (next the har-
bour) a barrack is being erected for the accommodation of
two companies of the Royal Artillery. Indeed, the most
prompt and prominent measures are being adopted for
putting teis place in a state of competent defence. The
Royal Artillery companies quartered in the garrison are
daily exercised on the various bastions in the several evolu-
tions connected with gunnery, which they appear to perform
with considerable alacrity.
Devoerroar.—The Urania, Sicilian frigate, 46, Captain
Letti,ri, arrived on Sunday from Spithead, and anchored in
the Sound.
The General Palmer, transport, arrived on Sunday morn-
ing from theriver, with victualling stores.
The Netley, tender, sailed on Saturday for Portsmouth,
with volunteers for the President, 50, fitting out there
The Conuance steam-vessel arrived on Sunday, with Mr.
Henderson and those who navigated the Avenger steam-
frigate to the river.
The Heroine, 6, Commander Edmunds, is equipping very
fast, and will soon be ready for sea.
Wooewicn, SEPT, 9 —An order has been received at
Woolwich Dockyard to expedite the building of the Royal
Albert, of 120 guns, and a number of shipwrights commenced
work upon her yesterday. The Atephion, of 36 guns,
converting into a steam-vessel with screw propeller,
is ordered to be completed as soon as possible for
commission ; and tee Niger steam-vessel, ordered to be
built at this dockyard, is to be proceeded with. 'these
works require a number of hands, and instructions have
been issued to employ 60 extra shipwrights, 12 blacksmiths,
and 6 joiners. A similar activity prevails at Sneerness to
expedite the works at that dockyard, 68 shipwrights, 12
blacksmiths, and several joiners havii:g been recently added
to be employed on task work.
The Grampus, 74. razeed at Woolwich into a 50 gun ship,
is progressing rapidly in the basin. Her masts are all put
up, and the rigging attached and being tightened. The main-
mast weighs 14 tons 6 cwt., and the whole of her masts and
rigging upwards of 64 tons. Vice-Admiral Matson visited
this vessel to day, and appeared greatly pleased with her ex-
cellent condition.
'the Terrible steam-vessel has a number of workmen em-
ployed upon her, and her (Beers' cabins are nearly completed.
She will soon be ready fbr commission.
The Monkey steam-vessel, Mr. W. Bryant master-com-
mander, proceeded to Portsmouth on leaving Antwerp, with
several of her Majesty's carriages to be landed there.
The Avon steam-vessel has a number of bands employed
upon her in the basin at Woolwich, and will soon be ready
for sea.
The Phoenix, screw propeller steam-vessel, is in King
William the Fourth's dock for the purpose of being com-
pleted.
The Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry visited the dockyard yes-
terday, and went over the factory and on board the Grampus
and Terrible vessels.

MARKET NEW.-(YESTERDAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE

Since Monday the arrivals ofEnglish Wheat up to our
market have been but moderate, and principally of the pre-
sent year's growth. To-day the show of samples of that ar-
ticle was rather limited ; hence the demand for most descnp-
tions ruled steady, and full prices were obtained in every in
stance. Comparatively speaking. the supply of fine foreign
Wheat was small. The best quulities of both red and white
sold steadily, at full rates of value. In other kinds very little
was doing, yet prices were supported. Corn, in bond, was
mostly held at full prices. There were several parcels of
new English Barley. on sale. The Barley trade
ruled firm. and previous rates were generally paid.
The supply of Malt being somewhat more than adequate to
meet the wants of the dealers the Malt trade ruled dull, at
barely stationary prices. Very few fresh Oats were on offer.
The best potatoe qualities were in fair demand, but other
kinds were somewhat neglected. Beans and Peas ruled dull,
and were considered the turn lower. The Flour trade WAS
dull at late rates.

ARRIVALS.
Barley.
310 qrs.

I 1,260
Malt, 2,790 qrs.

Oats. Flour.
—qrs 4.310 sks.
780