The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-25 00:00:00

COURT CiRCULAkZ.

The
Queen and Prince Albert, walked yesterday morning
nadeade teathuereb-geareohu.nds of Osborne House, and also prune-
Th
d ere was no addition to the royal dinner party on Wednes-
-19 evenit
Pr
• ,eParations have been made at Norris Castle, for the re-
-oPbtift of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, and the
to salve and gentlemen of his suite. The King is expected
cis at Norris Castle this afternoon from town.
%vie!' Majesty the King of the Netherlands landed at Wool-
at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, from
.the Continent,
Admits • nal received by the Earl of Haddington, First Lord of the
lb
on:ireitY, Baron Dedel, his Majesty's Minister Plenipotentiary.
th e British Court, the Earl of Morton, Lord in Waiting to
Aue,„4:4l'een, Lieutenant-General Lord Bloomfield, Sir Francis
G,.°"hul Collier, and the Hon. Alexander Nelson Hood,
,;(1)141 in Waiting to the Queen.
R 0 e King, Baron Dedel, the Earl of Morton, and the
fotill• Captain Hood, entered one of the Queen's carriages and
RisrVh, ieh was in readiness in the dockyard, and left for town.
CaJelly's suite followed in several carriages and four.
koHiliailftelrajtehstteyeaor,reilvoeedk.at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street,
of tis alajesty is attended by his Excellency M. Boud, Minister
kici",.,e Colonies • Colonel Baron Coehoorn, Aide-de-Camp ;
onnt Bylandt, his Majesty's Chamberlain.
%xi'', Majesty will be attended during his stay by Vis-
ta cop is
Lord in Waiting to the Queen, and the Hon.
tam Hood, Groom in Waiting to the Queen.
ttt esterday evening his Majesty the King of the Netherlands,
liZteled by the gentlemen ot his suite, honoured his Excellency
Dedel with his company at dinner, at his residence in
let,`°,l-crescent. The Duke of Beaufort, Lord Fitzroy Somer..
fP4I General Fagel had the honour of meeting his Majesty.
ice Royal Highness Prince Louis, the Hereditary Gr.and
Pliee Baden, having spent several weeks at the watering-
fr "es °f Hastings and Brighton, for the recovery of his health,
414 the severe illness which he sustained at Antwerp on his
_ to t,
England, left Brighton yesterday for the Continent, by
al of D '
latdvi over and Ostend, to try the effect of the German spas,
'ft !led by his physicians.
bsid.e'r Royal Highnesses the Duk and Duchess of Cain-
stithee honoured the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster
iv. their company at dinner on Wednesday evening.
Portique the Venezuelan Minister, transacted business
Arda,Z at the Foreign-office.
d_eDue: u, ibson, M. P., the Town Clerk of Manchester, and a
-"LtLon, had an inerview with the Earl of Dalhousie yester-
?Nat the office of the Board of Trade.
~,,,"1„e Lord President of the Council and Mr. Kay Shuttle..
pw:du,,,receiv.ed a deputation from the Hullah Testimonial
Nat. wannittee yesterday, at the Council-office. The
ide-
sir'nn consisted of Messrs. Headland, Waller, and Mirfie d.
Charles Lemon and Mr. Pendarves had an interview
With ~
R. Peel yesterday.
seut latches for the Governor of Van Diemen's Land vvera
8.,s yesterday from the Colonial-office.
J. Macdonald had an interview with the Earl of Dal-
-I,,te yesterday.
Co,,,lSentint Canterbury arrived in town yesterday from the
ko""nent
Talbot, M.P., and Lady C. Talbot left Farrance's
'et yesterday for their seat in \Vales.

7 A LITERATURE.
,„,-`4'7EUEGH REVIEW. No.CLXV. July, 1845.
4..)e
eh sluts the article on " Luther's Correspondence and
h araeter " which we have already alluded to, this
-etbk ;
rev uer contains some other interesting papers. The
of the book entitled " Vbstiges of tile Natural
to tort of Creation" is one of these. But, inasmuch as
eau;
i've extracts from it would only be to propagate the
bit s 7 and unphilos,phical speculations of a work which
of
°lv Luad the inexplicable good fortune, as it seems to us,
Q.tuai...n,g _ a fourth edition, we prefer quoting the fol-
•-g summary by the Reviewer, premising that we
antirl
th Y concur in its judgment :—" We conclude then
our author's work is not merely shallow and super-
-4141; but utterly false, throughout, to all the principle.s
1111,30und philusophy. Of all the books we ever read, t
ke`tilt4fore us the largest congeries. of positive misstate,
4141 But it is plea-
weand positively false cur
ll
-written." Mrs. Norton's " Child of the Islands" is
tiit,e'l•naerited eulogium on a very pretty poem by this
la a-,d,ladY• The "Bokhara Victims," by Capt. Grover,
but pleasant paper on the little volume of the amiable
Stod-Qinewhat excitable friend of the unfortunate. Colonel
of 1)431 and Capt. Conolly,—and the indefatigable ally
the Dr. Wolff. very hard on all the authorities of
kbrol°,reign-office and their diplomatic and other agents
Writc"' " Molie;e" is an admirable essay on the genius,
writ- ngBl and times of the greatest of French dramatic
Be s ; but we could not quote detached passages from
itijt,4 a Piece of dramatic criticism without doing great
Stitt. 2,e to the author. " Macgregor's Commercial
TlielsPes" we have ourselves reviewed at great length.
l'alutliinhurgh gives to the indefatigable author of these
of h:",ie collections a well-merited and unstinted measure
tior'''se• The concluding article on the Oregon ques-
timieis 0- _
, one that we regret to see in the pages of a pe-
!aid D.a, generally so justly renowned for the sagacity
14 rq;:i3l°(l spirit of its political speculations. This paper
of kJ a failure—and perverse one, too—on a subject
*ma national interest.

bk FLANDERS MAIL.
Itrirea!!'.B. JULY 22.—The Antwerpen steamer, Captain Jackson,
Inirebe 4‘ Antwerp yesterday morning from London, with a great
kis/ r Passengers, among whom were Messrs. J. Barnes,
..
ard She
ter. am rroan, J. Cappar, and Dance, the President, Minis-
lee-o.‘4_ Secretary of the English company which has undertaken to
also I: the railroad from Louvain to Jemappe.sur-Sambre, and
Itresirt; 8. Tarte, civil engineer. These gentlemen are coming
edto
for ihr° carry into effect'the measures that have been decid
.teiGe.l3l.°roPt execution of the railroad and its branches. .
the railiions of francs deposited before the passing
440 th law °n the subject, the English Company has paid
to
"Isle Public treasury one million five hundred thousand francs
34,41.;44e
„:le security required. Mr. E. Sherman,. who for many
`; Inlet ;rted on for his own account an extensive business
4 to% t: 'nage coaches on roads to the north of England, Is
fronl
L 3 e"e to 13e1 ium as managing director of the railroad
The cuotsitt So Jerngappe' ()Ur
bargai:Ywscu.ornreiriurdedci'davers .of the 22d says that the director
the
tot at London, on the 14th of this month,
280,onntreh wa' the object of his mission. He has purchased
`thed frame an iron steam-packet, fully equipped and fur-
to
-,°4li°ll to the latest models. This steamer is to be.read.y
44)odoe' -ea,,,.°11 the Ist of January next. It will be built in
the tit The contractors have besides promised to deliver to
tacKiele Government, for the sum of 1,0001. sterling, the
(at
Antwerp)
the house tw
(theyo
here (oxPciattc.kievteibyoats, which will be built at Antwerp,
.f
Cockerell. This house will have an establishmen
for building iron boats.
Lord

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
TEWKESBURY AND GLOUCESTER RACES.
THURSDAY.
The Ham Stakes of 5 sows. each, and 30 added. Heats,
once round and a distance.
Mr. Clark's bf by Defence, out of Nike, 3 rs...(Treen) 1 1
Mr. Wall's Borrani, 3 yrs
Mr. Raworth's Kilgram, 4 yrs
Mr. Treen's Wild Roe, 3 yrs 4 4
Mr. Pearce's Jack, 6 yrs
The Gloucestershire Stakes of 25 sows. each, 15 ft, and 5
only if declared. About two miles.
Mr. Isaac Day's b g by Mazeppa, 4 yrs walked over
The Borough Stakes of 5 sows. each, with 25 added by the
Member. Gentlemen riders. Once round and a distance.
Mr. Parr's Minna Troil, 4 yrs .. (Owner) 1
Mr. Wales' Zela, 4 yrs
Sir C. Cockerell's President, aged
Mr. Pearce's Florine, 3 yrs
Sweepstakes of 3 sows. each, with 25 added. Heats, once
round and a distance. Winner to be sold f,,r 501.
Mr. Parr's Teetotaller, 6 yrs (Owner) 0 1 1
Mr. Wall's Boa, 3 yrs
Mr. Minor's Manasseh, 3 yrs
Mr. Pearce's Miriam, aged ...
Mr. Brailsford's Chevy Chase, 3 yrs ... 1 disq
Mr. J. Griffiths's Somerset, 5 yrs
Mr. Ballinger's Wellington, 4 yrs ... 0 dis
Mr. W. Tucker's Nelly Holmes, 4 yrs 0 dis
NEWTON RACES—THURSDAY.
The St. Leger Stakes of 20 sows. each, and 30 added. One
mile and a half.
Mr. Bennett's Hope
Mr. A. W. Hill's Ironmaster
The Golborne Stakes of 20 sows. each, with 50 added, for
two-yr-olds. Golborne course.
Mr. T. Worthington's ch cby Stockport ...(Whitehouse) 1
Mr. E. Peel's Twig
Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzwilliam
Mr. T. Dawson's Lord Harry 4
The following also ran :—Sir J. Gerrard's Brutus, Lord
Eglinton's Dolo, Mr. Mostyn's ch c by Hetman Platoff, out
of Miss Thomasine, Mr. Stephenson's Seaham, and Mr.
Thompson's f by Tory Boy out of Miss Fitz.
The Garswood Hunt Stakes of 10 sows. each, 5 ft, and 50
added. One mile and half. Gentlemen riders.
Sir John Gerard's Jessie, aged walked over
The Borough Cup of 100 sows, added to a Handicap of 20
sows. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. One mile and a
half.
Lord Warwick's Yardley, 5 yrs (Whitehouse) 1
Mr. A. Johnstone's Rowena, 4 yrs 2
Sir J. Gerard's Brunel, 4 yrs
Mr. Hornby's Cock Robin, 4 yrs, and Mr. Heaps Staley,
4 yrs, were not placed.
Sweepstakes of 20 sows. each, with 20 added. Golborne
course.
Sir John Gerard's Pluto, 3 yrs ... Walked over.
Plate of 701. Heats, one mile and a half.
Mr. Dawson's My Pet, 3 yrs (Wintringham) 1 1
Captain Boyd's Dog Billy, 4 yrs 2 dr
IPSWICH RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas was won in three heats
by Mr. Shafto's Metal, 3 yrs (Cotton), beating Lord Exeter's
Timbria, 3 yrs ; Mr. Theobald's Desperation, 3 yrs ; Mr.
Woodfield's Devil-among-the-Tailors, 6 yrs; and Sir Philip,
aged.
The Members' Plate was won by Mr. Robinson's Glee,
beating Timbria and Devil-among-the-Tailors.
The Gentlemen's Purse was won by Desperation, beating
Devil-among-the-Tailors, and Odd Mixture.
ISLE OF WIGHT RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
The Maiden Plate.—Both heats won by Medina; the first
by a head and neck, and the second by a length.
The Garrison Stakes.—A beautiful race won by half a
neck by the Fawn. Adrian was afterwards drawn, and left
Fawn to walk by herself.
The Ladies' 'Prize was won nobly by the Queen of the
Gipsies, the others barely saving their distance in the first
heat, and was left to do the work alone.
The Hack Stakes.—A pretty race in the first heat; Irish-
man came in by half a neck, Molly second, the other two
looking on and barely saved distance. Second and third heat
between Irishman and Forty-one, the latter coming in first,
and the former each time a good second. Won by a nick.
Her Majesty and the Prince were not on the course, but
observed part of the race from the road.
The King of Holland has been lent Norris Castle, East
Cowes, for a weekiby Robert Bell, Esq , and will arrive there
to-day.
Sir John Pelly is given directions for the erection of a
wharf at East Cowes, opposite the old Custom-hOuss. The
landing place is to be 60 feet square, with gates towards the
street, that her Majesty may land and embark without the
intrusion of the inhabitants and others;
DOWN ROYAL CORPORATION RACES.
(From the Armagh Sporting Chronicle.)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23.—The Queen's Plate of 100 SOW.,
was won by Mr. Maxwell's b c Johnny.
The Downpatrick Challengable Cup was won by Mr. Max-
well's br c by Turcoman.
The Free handicap was won by Croydon.

CRICKET.
THE GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND P. THE PLAYERS 0.. F
ENG L AND.

At length this match has been brought to a conclusion,
and, as the score will show, in favour of the Players. The
singular part of the affair was that, although there were six
wickets to go in, the whole only produced seven runs ; and

yet they were all good wickets,-ard what is termed "likely
and promising for runs ;" the more so as they had been un-
fortunate in the first innings. The bowling of Lillywhite and
Dean was splendid, and nearly every time at the stumps, to
which cause probably may be attributed the ineffective play
with the bat. The final state of the score was as follows :

PLAYERS.
Lillywhite, b Bathurst 0 ... c Bathurst, b Mynn ... 0
Barker, b Taylor lO .. b Mynn
Martingell, b Mynn
Pilch, c Nappor, b Bathurst 44 ... b Bathurst
Guy, b Taylor
Bushby, b Taylor
Sewell, b Mynn
Dorrington, b Taylor
Box, b Taylor
Hillyer, b Mynn 4 c Pickering b Bathurst ... 18
Dean, not out
Byes 4, wide (Mynn 8,
Byes 7, wide ( Mynn )3, no Taylor 1, Bathurst 1),
balls (Mynn) 7 ......
- Mapper 1, Mynnl ), 7.. 21

127
THE GENTLEMEN.

J. A. Anson, Esq., 1b w b Hillyer ...... ll c Hillyer ... 6
C. G. Whittaker, Esq~ c Dean
E. Napper, Esq., b Lillywhite
A. Mvnn, Esq., b Lillywhite 0 b Dean
C. G. Taylor, Esq., c Dean
N. Felix, Esq., b Lillywhite 43 b Lillywhite 6
R. Kynaston, Esq., b Lillywhite ... 3 b Lillywhite 0
E. M. Dewing, Esq., b Lillywhite
F. Pearson, Esq., run out...
W. Pickering, Esq., not out 7 Not out 0
Sir F. Bathurst, b Lillywhite
Byes 6, wide
Byes 7, wide (Dean) 2 9 (Hillyer 2,
Martingale
1), 3 ... 9

The Players thus won by 67 runs. It was stated, and we
have some knowledge, to a certain extent, of the truth of
the assertion, that many thousands of pounds were not only
dependent on the issue of this match, but changed hands.

Eir
„loam
Ratrnoughtm leaves town on Sunday for
SAL% ~, ~,..
Z'ci,„l, '" ALTXRALL GARDENS.
o-_-..... Vauxhall Gardens, comprising about nth r with the extensive properties attacYth to
elevene
de s ewredar
were put
of
ft
ul onepand,
Public corn • '
tooni b . Petition at the Auction Mart, by Mr.
.Gadsden,estedthine
theatrical eing ull', attended by capitalists and others inter
Itelreethold,baraaueernents. The property, which was nearly equal_tso.
g collhold of inheritance, of the manor of her Ma-
of of Co Lady of the manor orKennington, in right of her Duchyd
ornwall, subject to a small quit-rent of about7f
the
pa're,i,. was divided into three lots. The first lot consisted o
7 . v lion, of 66 feet long, with the portico in front,
en coluns, forming the ante-chamber to the spacious suppeir-r
orwl the range of covered walks, surrounded by " semi-eirchuirah
supported by
)1, ,1 ni, Calculated for 118 supper.tables; the orchestra, w
()eon remodelled and decorated by the present proprietor ; the
aPlendid or ; the spacious rotund; with the stage, orchestra,
atid arena, c the picture-roono ; the Turkish saloon, 117 feet long
4_14,148 wid e. the ballet theatre, erected for moving performances,
Sint''Pe'danoint , with the tire Work gallery, capable of accommo-
nearly tw.o thousand per-sons : also, of the private residence,
tnbtel and co/flees, with the business appurtenances." The auc-
-4:ll"ecr stated, that the property enumerated in the first lot was
1 rrhased by Messrs. Gye and Hughes, for 28,000/. It had been
Xtely lease for a term of six months from Lady.day last, at a rent
W 850/ t
~, _ o Mr. 11. Wardell, who had entered into an engagement
-"u elPend 1,2001. in improvements; but who had exceeded that
Itkln by 8004 Under the spirited management of the proprietor
17 alterations had been so extensive that many applications have
freeon make for a lease of the property ; and there was no doubt,
14,4' the talent of the present lessee, that it would be still further
Proved. From tround.rent alone, where houses may be built
'Without i . .
t.,„, injuring the gardens, an income of 5001. might be ob•
twined
nietiThe first offer for this lot was 10,000/., when, after much
tion, it was knocked down for 17,7004, but at which price
::e auctioneer said it was not sold. The other two lots, consisting
f'4l..aplot of building ground at the west end of the gardens, and a
~_"'HY residence at the south-east corner, let at 100/, a year, were
"g° withdrawn.
4 ..
_-.91 e ensuing shooting season promises to he pro-
7`_'ctie. of abundant sport, especially as to partridges, which are
o;eed,o in* numerous in this part of the country, in consequence
....._ many birds remaining last year. We hear that the young
70.4 are already strong, and that sportsmen will find plenty of em•
,° IMent when the time arrives.—Brighton Gazelle.

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY
_EVENING, JULY 25, 1845.

respect of a through communication, but that it, as
well as the Swinfon line, did compete with the Wakefield branch
of the London and York. They, moreover, adhered to the original
resole on of prcceeding immediately with the clauses of the
latter Bill.

Mr. AUSTIN wished, before the consideration of the clauses was
proceeded with, to understand aright the decision of last evening.
Either the Bill still remained undecided on, and its preamble as a
whole unproved, or the Bill was in its amended form—viz., by the
erasure of the word, empowering the construction of the Wakefield
and Sheffield branchts, declared as proved.
The CIIA IRMAN (who appeared astounded at themanifest dilemma)
read the minute of their decision yesterday, by which it appeared
that the Bill was declared proved, omitting the branches in dispute
which had consequently been erased.

Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAAI contended that though the branches
were omitted in the favourable resolution of the Committee, it did
not preclude thcir being subsequently considered.
Mr. AUSTIN, Q C., urged that the matter was quite clear; if the
Bill was declared proved, and the branches had been struck out,
they had no longer an existence.

The COMMITTEE declined given any interpretation of their de.
cision, as Parliament must put their own explanation upon it.
The discussion of the clauses being then proceeded with,
Mr. AUSTIN, on the 2d being put, said—My Lord, before the
Committee go further into this case, I wish to make a remark
which, though of Vast importance, will occupy but a few moments
of your time. While I entertain the highest respect for
the intelligence and impartiality of this Committee, and do not in-
tend to impugn the justice of their decision—for God forbid, that
I should ever utter one word disparagingly of any tribunal
in the land—l must, on the part of the York and
North Midland, the Midland, and the Eastern Counties C. ropanies,
protest against this Bill being further proceeded with. And my
Lord, I base my p-otest upon these grounds :—first—
Just at this critical juncture of the Learned Counsel's address,
when excitement was at its highest, and the greatest astonishment,
not to say dismay, was depicted on the countenances of the London
and York adherents,

Mr. DARBY, who had shewn grea signs of restlessness during these
few remarks, whispered the Chairman, who whispered Mr. Scrope,
who passed the word to his neighbour, 3fr. Wall, and the conclave
remained in anxious deliberation some fifteen or twenty minutes.
Mr. Creed, the clerk, was then summoned to their counsels, and the
whole body impetuously withdrew to the adjoining room.
After the absence of somewhat more than half an.hour they
returned, and the CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee
refused to hear any further observations from Mr. Austin, which in
the present stage of the proceedings were wholly irregular.
Mr. AUSTIN attempted to remonstrate, but it was useless ; the
Committee were obdurate, and the counsel was compelled to submit.
At length the clauses of the
LONDON AND DILL

were entered on. And after all those which were unopposed were
agreed to,
Mr. WILDE, on behalf of the trustees of St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, opposed the 16th clause, which empowered the Company
to make the railway according to the deposited plans. The plans
specified 60 acres as requisite for the purposes of the line at
a point which interfered with the property of the hospital, and
the Learned Counsel disputed the necessity of such an amount.
Mr. Cubitt deposed to the absolute necessity of that quantity of
land being taken.

Mr. Hardwick, the architect of the London and Birmingham,
and Great Western lines, deposed to those Companies not requiring
more than twenty or thirty acres for their stations.
Mr. PAGET offered to effect a compromise, and give the trustees
the right of pre-emption of any land which the Company might
not require.

The Committee reserved their decision till to-morrow, and ad.
iourned at a quarter past five o'clock.

CHAINING FEMALES AGAIN AT

KINGS WIN FOR D.

There are men on whom wholesome advice is entirely thrown
away, on whom even threats produce no effect, who set law,
justice, and humanity at defiance. The brutal treatment of
Eliza Price called forth from Sir J. Graham a declaration that
chaining a female was illegal, 'end-that the party guilty of such
an outrage should or ought to be indicted. Pubic opinion con-
demns the practice, and yet, after the formal inquiry insti-
tuted by the Home Secretary into the allegations contained
in the petition of Eliza Price, and ere the public indignation
consequent on that inquiry is allayed, we have to record
mother case nearly, if not quite as disgraceful, in the same
locality, and by some of the same parties. It having become
known that two girls were in the custody of Onions, the con-
stable, at his own house, an inquiry was instituted, and the
following statement was taken on the 15th lost , in the pre-
sence of a magistrate, who also directed Capt. Roberts, In-
spector of Police, to make inquiries and report to Mr.
Hatton, the chief constable of the Staffordshire poliee.
Margaret Perry states as follows :—Ay sister, Susannah
Hill, aged 14, was taken into custody by Onions, the con-
stable, on Wednesday, the 9th of July. I heard of it, and be-
tween eleven and twelve o'clock went to Onions' house and
found my sister in the back kitchen; Onions was
at 'Egg's public-house; I went to him and asked him
to let my sister have a bed ; he said he had not a bed,
and if he had, he dare not put her in it. I asked him
if he would take bail for nay sister's appearance, he
said he would not; I then left; I went to Onions' house the
following morning between eight and nine o'clock, and found
my sister in the back kitchen with a handcuff on her wrist,
and a chain fastened to it, the chain being fastened to the
grate. She was sitting on a stool, and had not been in bed
all night, but chained in the kitchen. I left her. I went
again on the Friday morning between seven and eight o'clock.
My sister was then in the back kitchen, chained to the
grate. Emma Woodhall was handcuffed to her, rod both
chained to the grate. I left them there. My sister told me
she had not been washed, and asked me to take her some soap
and a cloth to wipe herself with. After the first night they
were allowed to lie on the ground upon some bags, against the
grate, with the handcuffs on and chained.
Mary Rowley states—Emma Woodhall is my sister. She is
eleven years of age ; she was taken into custody by Onions on
Thursday morning. I went to Onions' house between eleven
and twelve on Thursday morning and found my sister with
Hill in the brewhouse. Onions said he was going to take
them to the Cross Inn, Townsend. I went with them (more
than two miles). I saw Mr. Lea, the magistrates' clerk. There
were no magistrates at the Cross Inn, and Onions brought
them back to his own house. Between nine and ten the same
( Thursday) night I went to Onions' house, and saw both the
girls in the brewhouse. I took my sister some supper. I went the
next (Friday) morning between S and 9 o'clock. No one was up
at Onions' house. I waited till 9 o'clock before I was let in. The
wo children were sitting upon a low bench against the grate ;
they were handcuffed together and chained to the grate; they
said they hail sat there all night. There was the remains of
some fire in the grate. There was no appearance of bed or bed
clothing. I did not see Onions; I understood he was in bed.
I remained until ten o'clock. I went with my brother to Wol-
verhampton, more than seven miles, on Friday; Onions told
me he was going to take them there that Cay. When Onions
got to the public office at Wolverhampton the magistrates
had left. He then left Wolverhampton and brought them
to the Cross Inn, Townsend (seven miles). Onions left them
at the Cross Inn, whilst he went up to Mr. Briscoe's, at Sum-
merhill ; he was away about half an hour. He then took the
children back to his own house and told me they were going to
the Cross Inn the next morning. On the following morning
( Saturday) I went to Onions' house and saw the children. they
informed me they had ben chained and handcuffed during all
the previous night. I went to the Cross Inn, with Onions and
the children ; we stopped there more than an hour, and then
went to Mr. Briscoe's house, at Siimmethill. We saw
Mr. Briscoe ; he was lying on a sofa with pillows on it. Mr.
Briscoe asked the girls if they had ever been at Stafford ; he said
they must go now. Mr. Fothergill, the prosecutor, was there.
There was another person at the same time at Mr. Briscoe's
house. He was committed to Stafford by Mr. Briscoe. A police.
man took the man away to the station-house; Onions took the
two girls to his house, and on the way passed near to the
station-house, where they could have been left in custody of
the police. Onions told me that Mr. Briscoe ordered him
to keep the girls in his custody till the Monday following.
I saw the two girls in the brewhouse on Saturday evening. I
went again on Sunday morning • they were then in the brew-
house, and said they had been chained, as usual, in the kitchen
all night. I saw them again on Sunday evening ; they were
in the brewhouse. I saw them on Monday morning; they
were in the brewhouse. They said they had been chained all
the previous night, as usual. On Monday night the girls were
removed to the station-house. I saw Onions taking them.
He told me he was obliged to take them, as somebody had
been telling the Stourbridge magistrates of their being at his
house. He took them to the station-house at Brierly-hill, and
delivered them to policeman Simmonds. Simmonds told me I
had better go to Stourbridge, and he would go with me. I re-
monstrated with Onions about his chaining the children. He
said he would not chain them any more so heavy. This was on
Friday. My sister complained, saying the handcuffs and chains
hurt her wrists, and asked me to name it to Onions.
This is the statement of the sisters of the unfortunate chil-
dren ; and we are further informed that on the warrant of com-
mitment there is an endorsement, authorising Onions to detain
them in his custody till Monday ; and also that on Wells, the
policeman who had charge of the man committed by Mr.
Briscoe, asking Onions on Saturday whether the children were
committed, he said no, not at present.
Our readers will naturally inquire, with what dreadful crime
were these girls charged? Surely it must be one of fearful
magnitude .—murder, arson, or some such heavy offence. But
no, gentle reader, it's not quite so bad ; " the head and front
of their offence bath this extent—no more," that they had each
stolen coals of the value of one halfpenny ; and this in a dis-
trict where picking small coals from the pit-bank is scarcely
looked upon as an offence, and of which, till of late years
scarcely any notice was taken.— Worcestershire Chronicle.

IRELAND.
THE EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON.
DUBLIN, J umr 23.—The Government contractor for provi-
sioning the navy at Cork has received orders to have a supply
of beef, &c , for the use of the experimental squadron, which,
it is notified, may be expected to arrive in the harbour of
Cove about the latter end of the week.
DUBLIN STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 23.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.—Three per Cent. Consols, 98% ;
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, 101% 34 ; Bank
Stock, 208.
MiscELLA:slEous.—Grand Canal Debentures 6 per Cent.
Reduced, 68 ; Four per Cent. Reduced, 45111 ; Four per
Cent. City Debentures, 931/2 ; British and Irish Steam Com-
pany,Rtis.vMining Company of Ireland, 14.
1-4 ; Belfast and
County Down, 314 %; Cork and Bandon, 7% 81/4; Cork
and Youghal, 3; Cork, Elackrock, and Passage, VA ; Dub-
Nll7 ,4k ;
sr.—Belfast and Ballymena, 71./z
Dub-
lin and Belfast Junction, 98% ; Dublin and Drogheda, 105
106; Dublin and Kingstown, 239; Dundalk and Enniskil-
len, 2% 3 ; the Midland and/ Great Western Railway and
Royal Canal Company, 31/8 %; Great Southern and Wes-
tern Extension, WI ; Irish Great Western ( Dublin to Gal-
way), 31/ K gls\troewx
ford
radn da
nßdr acya,
1.6101/4w, 21A ; Waterford,
; Killarney Junc-
tion, 27', 3 ; Limerick, Ennis. and Killaloe Junction 51A ;
Limerick and Ennis,2 ; Londonderry and Enniskillen,
4 ;
31A ; Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor, 314; Waterford
''),\ll:rdexif'oimrde,raienid', 7Dal;in,

—Early On the morning of Tuesday
was discovered that
.Langloan Iron Works Store had
and betwixt seven and eight pounds of
money carried off by
.some thieves. Intimation of the affair
having been communicated to Mr. John. M'Lachlan, sheriff-
officer, Coatbridge, that active. genius lost not a moment
ibe te;i Quickl; ro‘it. e n into,
in making the necessary inquiries and arrangements,
and forthwith Mr. Rankine (manager of London Works)
and he were mounted and off to Glasgow, where, in the
course of their wanderings, they seized upon two well-known
w the mi,st
characters, on suspicion, at the entrance to the old poor house.
The seizure and search was .almost instantaneous, and
thefortu-
son9fatatehlfayetw isnh
iwlihi
lessngo than
whole
ofan si as
n,g property, with the exception
got on the persons of the two captives;
se hours from the commission of the rob-
bery the guilty parties were secured, the money recovered, and,
finally, the. thieves conveyed from Glasgow to Airdrie, and
from Airdrie to flamiltlM prison, where they now lie to await
the reward of their habitual crimes.— Glasgow Argus.
FATAL ACCIDENT.--Oil ',N, edneAay a fatal. acci-
' employed in watering the roads, and whilst
dent occurred in the London-road, near the Elephant and Castle, to
a young man named Henry Christmas, aged twenty-three years. It
asepapteedarsonthtahte front
ewnat
of the cart, by some means he was jolted off
into the road, and fell beneath the near wheel of his loaded ve-
passed over the lower part
of his body. He was con_
,s Hospital, where he expired in a few hours after his
yheicyleed, wtohiGchuy
admission.
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Clayton, Bart., has
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