The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-21 00:00:00

TALLOW.

During the past week there has been a fair business doing.
The price on the spot has receded, whilst for the autumn the
prices are maintained ; for the last three months, 40s, and
for separate months, 40s 6d to 41s. Town Tallow is 39s 6d
net cash. The letters received from St. Petersburgh this
morning are up to the 12th inst. Prices were firm, and a
moderate amount of business going on.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)

John M' Carthy was brought up in custody on a warrant for
feloniously receivinz one gold bracelet, of the value of 50/., the
property of the Hon. Colonel Pepys. 7he prisoner was ap-
prehended this morning, on his being discharged from the new
Ni'estminster Britiewell, where he had been imprisoned for
fourteen days for drunken and disorderly conduct.
It will be re,ollected that about three weeks ago a quantity
of plate and the bracelet in question were discovered to have
been stolen from Lord Cottenhasn's residence, No. 16, Park-
lane, and on the Bth instant a man offered for sale the bracelet,
broken into pieces, at the shop of Mr. Louis Kel zor, of Tot-
tenham-court-road, dealer in gold and silver,i'w ho. suspecting that
it had not honestly been come by, told the man to wait in
the shop, and went for a constable to give him into custody.
The man, however, during his absence, decamped. In the
course of the day a female, who has since given the name of
Mary M'Carthy, and proves to be the prisoner's wife, went to
Mr. Keyzor's shop, and asked for the money for the bracelet,
on which she was given in charge, and being brought to this
court has since stood remanded.

The police tracing out that the male prisoner was i■
Westminster Bridewell, Mr. Keyser Rent there, and imme-
diately identified him as the person who had offered the
bracelet for sale.

The prisqners have for some considerable time past kept a
petty marine store and rag shop in Peter-street, Soho.
The police having obtained some clue to the parties who
actually committed the robbery, there will, as a matter of
course, be a further remand.

ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WES-

TERN RAILWAY.

BRISTOL, SATURDAY MORNING.—An accident occurred on
the Great Western Railway yesterday, to the two o'clock down
train, which it is marvellous did not lead to the most fatal re-
sults. The train, which was driven by the Mazeppa engine,
left London at the ordinary time, and arrived at Bath without
the occurrence of anything of an unusual character. After
leaving Bath, it proceeded onwards towards Bristol, till on its
arrival near Salford, when it ran into a timber waggon, which
was overturned on the down rail. The shock, as may be ima-
gined, was a very severe one, and the passengers were thrown
against each other violently. The utmost confusion and alarm
for a while prevailed. We are happy, however, in being able
to state that, with the exception of a gentleman named Ken-
nett, who was slightly cut over one of his temples, none of the
passengers experienced any injury. The stoker was less fortu-
nate, as, in attempting to escape by jumping off the train, he
was dashed with such violence against the ground as to occasion
a fracture of his shoulder. He was immediately picked up, and
medical assistance promptly sent tor.
The cause of the accident is thus stated by the Company's
officers at the Bristol station :—A limber of trucks, laden
with timber, were sent up the line, as is the case two or three
times a week, when, on their reaching Salford, a wheel of one
of the carriages broke, by which means it ran off the rail, and
turned over upon the down line. Almost upon the instant,
and before any notice could be given, the two o'clock down
train approached the spot at its usual speed. All possible
means were used to arrest the notice of the engine-driver,w hot,
upon perceiving what was a-head, signalled the guards, and put
on the breaks. It was, however, too late to avoid the accident.
truck.' With the
The progress of the train could not be stopped, and the engine
and tender ran into the overturned timber
exception of a second-class, which was much broken, none of
or overturned. the carriages in the train were dfao
Twaagrded on to Bristol, and
In-
formation of the occwencemwras
Martin, proceeded to the spot
the deputy-superintendent,
with a train of empty and brought down the pas-
sengers, at about nine o'clock, to the
who arrived
i carriages,o
f i
numerous friends and relatives.
great comfort and relief o
- -
tis oity

suicinE By A !=oLDIEn.—On Friday evening the
3d of the Grenadier Guards was thrown into some
x battalionen
hearing the report of fire-arms. On rushing to
xt by
ynce the sound issued, the body of Charles Sa-
, of the sth company, was lying at length on the floor,
with his head nearly blown to atoms. It appeared that the
deceased had tied a cord to the trigger of his musket, and dis-
charged it with the muzzle in his mouth. No reason can be
as,igned for the rash act, other than that the poor fellow had
promised to meet a few friends at, a public-house, but, being
to,, late for evening parade, he was not allowed to iesve the
barracks. On Saturday an inquest was held on the body by
Mr. Wakley, when the jury returned a verdict " That the
deceased destroyed himself, but whether he was in a sound state
of mind at the time he committed the deed there was no evi-
dence to show."

~~

IR ELAND.
• THE COUNTY OF CAVAN PR''CL AIMED.
DUBLIN, JULY 19.—The Dublin Gazette last night con-
tained the following pr, elamation, extei,ding the provisions of
the Peace Preservation Act to the County of Cavan, %Ilia is
declared to be in a state of disturbance, and requiring an in-
creased eitabli3hment of pelice:—•

" By the Lord Lientenant std Council of Ireland.
" A Proclamation.

" Heytesbury,
" Whereas by an Act passed in the sixth year of the reign
of his late Majesty King William the Fourth, entitled' An Act
to Consolidate the Laws relat.ng to the Corstabulary Force in
Ireland,' it is atnong,t other things enacted, that it shall and
may be lawful to and tor the Lord Lieutenant, or oti'er chief
governor or governors of Ireland, by the advice of the Privy
Courted in Ireland, to declare by proclamation. that an) c,unty,
county of a city, or county of a town in Ireland, or any barony
or baronies, half barony or half baronies in any county at. large,
or any district of leas extent than any barony or half barony to
be therein specified, is or are in a sate f disturbance, and re-
quires or require an additional establishment of police :
" And whereas it hath suffic'enly appeared to us that the
county of Cavan is in a state of disturbance, and requires an
addit.onal establiAmert of police.
"Nov; we, the Lord Lieutenant, by and with the advice of
her 'Majesty's Privy Council, by virtue of the said Act, and
the powers thereby vested in us, do, by this our proclamation,
declare that the said county of Cavan is in estate of disturbance,
and requires an additional establishment of police.
" Given at the Council Chamber in Dublin,
this 18th day of July, 1845.
"R 1). DUBLIN. DONOUGHMORE. town. MEATH.
" CHARLES KILDARE. F. BLACKBURNE.
"E. BLAKENEV. FRED. SHAW.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN."
There is in the same Gazette another proclamation, direct-
ing that additional police shall be placed in three or four ba-
ronies of the county.
This proceeding the Lord Lieutenant is enabled to adopt by
the existing law ; which, if impartially and vigorously enforced,
as it had been by the Whigs, will speedily restore tranquillity
in the district.

The Tory magistrates of Cavan, in their memorial, intimated
to the Lord Lieutenant that they would not be satisfied with
the mere " proclaiming of the county ;" they require martial
law. But it is well known that his Excellency is opposed to
such extreme measures, and Mr. Justice Jackson, in his recent
charge to the Leitrim grand jury. stated it as his conviction,
that the ordinary law is quite sufficient. If the magistrates of
Cavan cordially co••operate with the Government, their munty
would soon be freed from the violence and excitement produced
by the Orangemen as well as the " Molly Maguires."
'I here is now a strong military force in Cavan and the other
disturbed counties, and troops are regularly encamped at Drum-
shambo, in the county of Leitrim.
VERDICT AGAINST THE POLICE IN CAVAN.
The inquest on the body of Thomas Tierney, shot by the
police at Lavey, comity of Cavan, on the night of the 12th of
July, terminated on Wednesday evening. The deceased, a
young man, aged 20, was the only son and sole support of s
widowed mother. The evidence went to show that no provo-
cation whatever had been given for the firing ; and the jury,
composed of Protestants and Roman Catholics, unanimously
delivered the following verdict, which is virtually one for mur-
der :—" That deceased, Thomas Tierney, came by his death
on the night of Saturday, the 12th of July instant, in the
townland of Levey, in the parish of Levey, and county of
Cavan, in consequence of a gun-shot wound inflicted by Win.
Farmer, constable in the constabulary, and it does not appear
there was a provocation given."
The correspondent of the Dublin Evening Post says—
" The event gave very great satisfaction to the friends of the
deceased, and also to a large concourse of country people who
were present, and will tend more to restore peace to this part of
the country than additional police or threatened coercion.
" The Coroner immediately issued his warrant for the arrest
of constable Farmer for murder. It is rumoured here to-day
that Farmer, instead of being sent to gaol like any other per-
son, is to be kept in the police barrack until the Government
order him to be bailed.
"It behoves the Government not to give the people any
cause to think that a constable, secured of a serious 'rime, will
be treated differently from one of themselves under similar cir.
cumstances."

ORANGE PROCESSIONS—INQUEST AT AR NIA G H.
THURSDAY, JULY 17.—The Coroner took his seat this
morning at nine o'clock._

William Kelly examined-1 am sub-inspector of police.
Early on the mornirg of the 12th July,, about eleven o clock,
I think, being informed that some Orangemen had come
into Armagh, I employed Coulson, a policeman, to watch
them, in order to tell me when any number should assem-
ble. Coulson was a sort of running orderly. Having been
informed by him that a party were assembling at Barrack-
hill, and were preparing for a movement, I went over,
being at that time in the Court-house, to Mr. Paton,
the magistrate for the county Armagh. He was sitting in
a grand jury-room. I said to him, " Sir, the Orangemen
are assembling, and I think it would be well if you would turn
out the troops." He shook his head, saying, " Oh, there is
no occasion," or words to tLat direct effect. Sir George
Molyneux was sitting in the window near him. I can't say
which I heard. I stepped back and said, " Oh, very well,
Sir." I said this with marked emphasis and gesture, intend-
ing that he should mark the consequences. I had stepped
backwards a pace or two in the act of returning, when ha
turned round and said, " Mr. Kelly, are there many of them ?
are they moving" I think these were the words he used.
Why," I replied, they are actually moving." " Oh, then,"
said he, "go into the secretary's office, and get me a sheet of
paper." I asked Mr. Anderson (county inspector) to get a
sheet of paper for me, as I must fly off immediately and get
out my men, telling him at the time the object of it. Seeing
that Mr. Anderson did not know the direction of the secre-
tary's office, I went to get the paper and two pens m) self,
fearing the consequences of delay. I got the paper and
pens from Mr. Davison, I think. Mr. Paton was at the
dour of the jury-room, into which he walked leisurely. I
saw him head the paper with the date, and the words " City
of Armagh." I said I could not wait for it, and added,
" Sir, 1 must be off to my men, and I'll leave one of my men
to wait for it." I went down stairs. I left one of my
men (Daly) to wait for the document ; I ran down stairs to
College-street, and up to English-street, and saw an Orange
precession pass, with banners and music. I had not at that
time made any calculation of the number; seeing Head-con-
stable Lodge at the corner, I took him with me to watch the
movements of the procession. I took him with me to Ban-
brook-hill, being in the direction of Loughgall. Mr. Anderson
and a party of police were immediately in the rear of the whole
party ; having seen them almost out of sight unmolested, clear
of that part of the town, so far as I could see the banners
waving, Mr. Anderson gave orders to countermarch to the
barracks. I saw two of the party, at that early hour of the
day, very drunk. One of them was Mr. Sling—he is very
seldom sober. I don't know the second one. Sling had an
Orange sash. Perhaps Head-constable Lodge does, as I pointed
him out to him, and I said, " I should not wonder if something
happens, bye-and-by, from that fellow's being drunk." Head-
constable Lodge remarked that he feared something might
happen when those persons returned in the evening, to which I
replied, that all we had to do with our small party was closely to
watch their movements ; there were not more than eight dia.
posable men at the time, the rest being employed at the Crown
solicitor's office, as witnesses, to be examined, preparatory to the
assizes. I stationed a man at the same office to give me
word whenever he heard a drum in the distance ; in the course
of the day, I asked Mr. Robinson, J.P. if anything happened
in the course of the evening with regard to the Orange pro-
cession, where and when I could have his services. He re-
plied, " Oh, you shall have my services—you'll most likely
find me at my house." At the same time he deprecated or
found fault with it. " 1 have made it a matter of neck or
nothing with some of my tenants, if they cone in to join this
enjoyment," and these were the words Mr. Robinson used, I
think. It was before I saw Mr. Paton that I spoke to Mr.
Robinson. The witness went on to say that Laving then
heard drums in the direction of Banbrook, he proceeded in
that direction. Saw the Orangemen defiling at the head of
Mill-street. Did all in his power to induce the Orangemen
to go back. Saw one of the Orange party with a long pistol,
firing and resting the pistol on his knee. He took deliberate
and murderous aim. Thinks there were sixty shots fired.
Witness here expressed a wish that Mr. Barnes had renderd
him the assistance he said he did. He caught hold of Mr.
Barnes by the breast and implored him, for God's sake, three
or four times, to go for a magi-trate, but he did not go. On
his (witness's) sacred oath, he believed sw:h harm would not
have been done if he had gone.
Mr. Anderson, county inspector, was the next witness;
but his evidence was not material.

Dr. Colvan deposed that he examined the deceased, and
found that he had received a gun-shot wound in the right groin,
from the effects of which he died.
A woman, named 111.1(enn, deposed that she saw an Orange.
man, named Rice, fire the fatal shot.
At half-past, &even e'elock the public were excluded from the
room. The jury remained closeted until about ten minutes to
twelve o'clock, when they unanimously agreed to the following
verdict :—" That on the 12th of July last, at Thomas street, in
the city of Armagh, a party of Orangemen, to the number of
150, were matching in procession with banners and music, and
armed with pistols and swords, and that divers persons com-
prising that procession (that is to say, 31 Orangemen, whose
names are set forth on the face of the verdict), aided and as-
sisted by a man unknown to the jury, made an assault on the
peraon of John Boyle, since deceased ; and that the aforesaid
person did, then and there, in Thomas-street, as aforesaid,
inflict on him, John Boyle, a gun-shat wound, which caused
his death, and of which he died."

DUBLIN STOCK EXCHANGE.—JULY 19.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.—Three per Cent. Consols, 98% ;
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Stock, 101% 14 ; Six per
Cent., reduced to 4/. sterling per annum, 68k.
MISCELLAICEOUS.--eity of Dublin Steam Packet Shares,
104: City of Dublin Steam of 1836, 50i ; Wicklow Copper
Mine, 18.

RAILWAYS.—BeIfast and Ballymena, 6% 3/4 ; Belfast and
County Down, 31% ; Cork and Bandon, 6% 34 ; Dublin
and Belfast Junction, 7% 8 ; Dublin and Drogheda, 101%;
Dundalk and Enniskillen, 2% 3 ; Great Southern and
Western,' 231%; Ditto, Extension, 1214 % •, Midland Great
Western Railway and Royal Canal Company, 3% ;
Irish Great Western Dublin, to Galway, 314 ; Kingstown
and Bray, 61,x ; Killarney Junctions, 2 A ; Londonderry
and Enniskillen, 3%s 3 ; Newry, Warrenpoint, and Ros-
trevor, 3% • Ulster, 521/2 ; Waterford and Limerick,
6% 1,6 ; Waterford and Kilkenny, 21/2 ' • Wexford and Car-
low, 2 ; Waterford, Wexford, and Dublin, 1%.

SUNDERLAND ELECTION.—The members of the
Anti-Corn-law nionutnhceedrooCmoloonfelLTorhdomiiposwoniekas,
,
their.h ovenerable father, has succeeded to the
title of Earl Grey ess
gisalonlanotthceorlonLeilbehraasl icsasuneddidaatneaidnd
beayn
tdhi de adt
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t fohLr eoafg
hisue Sunderland, haven
to the electors. the
field, Mr. John Bagsbaw, of London, who is announced as a
thorough free-trader. The Conservativs have not as yet made
an announcement, but itis stated that they are about to start
There The
Mr. J. J. Wright as a candidate. His chance of success will
be greatly_increased by this unfortunate division of the Liberal
part Why do not the electors of Sunderland follow the ex-
cellent example set them by Marylebone in 1841 ?
THE UoLossaum.---We sere glad to find that this
splendid exhibition continues to attract company of the first
quality, and within these few days it has been visited by the
following nobility :—The Duke and Duchess of St. Albans, the
Duke of Rutland and family, Earl Rosslyn, Earl of Essex and
family, Dowager Countess of Essex, Earl Browolow, Lords
Auckland, Foley, Seymour, Egerton, Ladies Courtenay, New.
borough, Chichester, Countess of Mornington, Baron
Brunnow, the Turkish Ambassador, &c. &c.
DEPARTURE OF THE CAMBRIA.—The steam-stip
Cambria, Captain Judkins, sailed from Liverpool on Satur-
day morning last, in full equipment, with the semi-monthly
mails, and her usual complement of passengers, for Halifax
and Boston.

THE SinoN STEAMER—The engines of this vessel,
to be built at Deptford upon a plan of Commodore Sir Charles
Napier, are to be of 560-horse power ; she is to carry 800 tons
of coals in her boxes, being about twenty-five days' consume.
tion. There is to be no cast iron used in the machinery above
the light load water-line, the material above being of gun
metal. The engines are to be upon the direct action prin-
ciple, and* the boilers are to be tubular. Her paddle.
wheel is to be 28 feet 6 inches in diameter. The whole
weight of the machinery, &c., will be nearh 400 tons, and the
engines are to he constructed by Messrs. Seaward'
and Cape',
at a Cost of about 30,0001.

Government have purchased Kinterbury estate,
near Devonport, for 23,000/.,-on which a new powder magazine
is to be erected.

W4M

,

THE LtNACV LAWS.

THE TaNVOIVIE-TAX.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN

!?cture on this important, hut, -unfortunately, much
subject, was delivered nn Thursday by 31r. Perceval, at
British Coffee-hous, Cockspur-.trees. llr. Perceval
-fly referred to the laws which have been made from the year

.itt,-lAs the income schedule returns are now again
in the course of circulation throughout the ountry, it
will not be out of time to to for c-rnp!aint again.
That it is manifestly unjust to tax tro.tht-men, clerks,
and book-keepers, equally with the real p.operty man
and the fundholder, no honest persoa w venture to
deny. Sir Robert, by way of excuse, took t upon him-
self to say there would be a "difficulty" in drawing a
line. Not the least could there be were he inclined to
act equitably. He might subject the real property and
the funded property holders to a duty upon 1501., and
the tradesman, clerk, and book-keeper, to 300/. ; or, if
that did not suit him, make a difference in the ratio of
duty as between the landholder, the fundholder, and
others.

: 14 with regard to lunatic as}luals, and the in-utficient means
(aken to prevent cruelty to the patients la such institutions.
These laws, like the Bill now before Parliament, are all mo-
delled upon the original plan of a Board of Nletropolitan Com-
missioners. This plate had failed, and he adduced recent facts
which proved that no Board hat failed more signally than the
present one. Yet the same defective system was 'to be per-
petuated by the new 8111. He also quoted several cases of ill
treatment of patients in asylums, and of the confinement of
some peratna for sinister purposes. In support of his assertions
he read a letter to the Lunatics' Friend Society, from a per-
son who had been employed as a keeper in a private mad-
house, from which we will make a few extracts :
" Gentlemen,—l beg to state that I have had many years ex-
perience with the insane, and have seen much cruelty prac-
tised by men called keepers.'
" I have seen a man strapped down on a bed and beaten with a
chair, because he was not quiet,—l mean beaten with conti-
nued blows till wounds have been inflicted which he will carry
to his grave. I have also known a man knocked down by the
keeper when he has attempted to move when the keeper has
been reading the paper, but, I must say, for these acts, in both
instances, the keepers were discharged ; but it was by mere
chance it was found out.
" I also know a gentleman farmer who was pot in an asylum
on the pretence of insanity, and, like all others, because he had
property, and he told me himself that if he had cerrinued there,
the thoughts of the place and the confinement would have
driven heri mad. His friends interfered, and he was got
oat after a great deal of trouble. I mean by the word
friends,' his acquaintances, for tho!e who ought to be his
friends were the persons who put him there. Gentlemen—
the conclusion I have come to, for many years, is, that there
is vva,:ted a society for the protection of the supposed insane.
Nothing would give me greater pleasure than to subscribe my
mete to such an Institution. In fact, I have often wished to
have an opportunity of suggesting the usefulness of such a
Society. " Gentlemen, I remain. &c. _

Sir Robert knew his landholding majority would sup-
port him in his injustice, but he may not have them at
his back another whole year. I think he will not, from
the events which are forecasting their shadows ; but at
any rate he must be still reminded of his income inflic-
tion.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
A LOVER OF RIGHT.
July 16, 1845.

ON THE IR,SFI GREAT WESTERN
RAILROAD FROM -DUBLIN TO GALWAY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—As you were kind enough to insert some letters
from me on the all absorbing question in the west of
Ireland, the railroad from Dublin to Galway, permit me,
through your columns, to congratulate my friends in Ire-
land and the empire at large, at the triumphant manner
in which this great national undertaking has pissed the
House of Commons—a measure fraught with untold ad-
vantages to the trade, commerce, and industry of this
country, and sure to bring employment to thousands
upon thousands of the half-employed peasantry of Ire-
land, " willing to labour but no man to hire them."
Here, then, is a fund of employment for years to
come ; for this railroad across Ireland will lead to
numerous branches ; in fact, Athlone, on the river
Shannon, at the centre of Ireland, will be the point at
which all the railroad, north, east, south, and west will
gain their traffic. The magnificent harbours on the west
and south-west coast, which surround Ireland, will be
approached by railroad in a few hours from the metro-
polis (Dublin), which, as well as Belfast, Drogheda,
Wicklow, Wexford, and Waterford will be the points,
as ports opposite England, Scotland, and Wales, from
whence railroads shall convey to Cork, Galway, and
Sligo. By the Galway Railroad (when steam vessels,
now building for the purpose, shall be finished) the
metropolis (London) can he brought within tight days
of New York, certainly within teu days • and the inha-
bitants of thel north of Europe will find their way to
America and the southern world through Ireland, along
this very line. Surely the House of Lords will give
their sanction also, and thereby afford our gracious
Queen the happiness to put, within one short month,
her seal to a work, looked forward to, by so large a por-
tion of her devoted and loyal subjects in Ireland, as es-
sential to their happiness.
The Grand Canal, a private company, alone now oppose
this great measure. Let that company adopt an improved
system of tractage on their Canal, so as to reduce their
charge to one penny a ton per mile, which they can do,
and have a profit, and they need not apprehend competi-
tion in the legitimate carrying trade for this Canal. At
all events opposition from interested motives must not
be suffered to bar the passing of a measure that has
been prepared for the identification of the good of Eng-
land and Ireland.
I attended the House of Commons' Committee on the
two Bills, now so happily gone to the Upper House—
one the Dublin by Mullingar to Longford, the other
the railway I have just mentioned ; and I am happy to
tell my countrymen that five fairer specimens of honest
independent gentlemen, anxious to hear the truth and
come to a good decision, could not be found, and it must
have strupk those who like me attended the Com-
mittee for fourteen days, that every point that
could be made favourable to Ireland, seemed
most highly to gratify them, and I would not hesitate
to leave in such hands the settlement of national affairs
of the highest importance. Ireland must not forget the
exertion of the talented member for Roscommon, who,
with his party, chalked out this excellent line, and suc-
ceeded in passing it in the House of Commons against
the united opposition of the Grand Canal Company.
Since 1830 I have never ceased to advocate this measure,
and others like it, at a great sacrifice of both time and
money. I have now every prospect of meeting the only
reward, namely, in the perfecting a work calculated to
promote peace, union, concord, industry, and commerce,
in my native land, which, though hitherto oppressed,
has now a fair prospect of an advent of great prosperity.
—I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS BERMINGHAM.

'''ROBERT DIVELY."

Mr. PzaczvAt pointed out several reasons why, he con-
tended, that the proposed Bill for :he regulation of the care of
Lunatics, was insufficient for its purpose, and would not pre-
vent the repetition of the cruelties practised in madhouses.
These abuses might be prevented, or at least mitigated, if
the matter were less in the hands of the medical men than at
present. There ought to be a clergyman appointed to visit
every private mad-house at least once in every week, with
power to visit as often as he pleased. Mr. Perceval gave
several reasons for this; not the least striking of which was,
that a large class of the really insane persons confined in
madhouses are mad from religion, either sinking into
a state of melancholy, or exhibiting their insanity in
fanaticism. The reasoning of a sensible clergyman might
in either case restore the patient to reason. There was one
provision required in the new lunacy Bill which would cause
a great improvement ; it was a clause to the effect —that every
certificate of insanity made out by a medical man should state
the grounds on which he believed the patient to be insane. Mr.
Perceval concluded his address by calling the attention of the
audience to a petition which lay on the table for signature, and
which was to the following effect :
" To the HONOURABLE the COMMONS of the UNITED
KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND, in
PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED.
" The humble Petition of the undersigned Inhabitants of the
City of Westminster (and other places)—
" Humbly ehoweth—That a Bill is now before your Honour-
able House, entituled, ' A Bill for the Regulation of the Care
and Treatment of Lunatics in England and Wales.'
. .

" That your petitioners, whilst they freely admit that a spirit
of improved legislation pervades the Bill now before your
Honourable House, nevertheless, with great respect and defe-
rence, beg to assert there are many deficiencies therein, and
to which your petitioners are most desirous to call the atten-
tion of your Honourable House, but which the lateness of the
present session of Parliament prevents them doing, either with
Justice to the important subject or to your Honourable House.
"Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray, that this most im-
portant subject (including points in which the dignity of our
common nature as well as that of your Honourable House be-
come involved if legislation is not effective) may be altogether
postponed until next session of Parliament ; and
" That a Committee of your Honourable House may he ap-
pointed to inquire into past legislation and the present condition,
care, and treatment of lunatics in England and Wales, whether
paupers or otherwise.
" And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray, &c."
Mr. Bailey and Captain Digby, R.N., two gentlemen, who
had been confined as lunatics, even after the soundness of their
minds had been admitted by medical men, came forward after
tha lecture and detailed their cases, and complained heavily of
the contumelious and inefficient manner in which the Commis-
sioners performed their duties, which was a matter of notoriety
to those who had been unhappily placed in Lunatic Asylums.

ADDRESS BY ROBERT OWEN,
ON LEAVING THE UNITED STATES FOR EU-
ROPE, JUNE 1, 1845.
(From the New York Herald.)
Americans,—After an absence of fifteen years I have again
spent nine months in your States, and nearly four months of
that period in the city of Washington, during the last session
of Congress. I have seen in my travels through New England
and the middle States, and presume the same has occurred in
the south and west, a great increase to your cities, to your
population, and in the extended cultivation of the soil. I have
also ascertained that your means to increase wealth and power,
for good or evil, are illimitable for many hundreds or thousand
of years, and you could now beneficially absorb into your
Union the present popnlation of Europe.
You have also progressed in a most extraordinary manner in
new discoveries in science, and in mechanical inventions, to
render manual labour of diminished value, and to open the path
to a new state of things, which will make labour of little or no
commercial value, or unsaleable, for the rightful support of the
industrious.
In proportion as your scientific power to create wealth has
increased, individual competition has increased ignorant selfish-
ness, vice, crime, and misery among the masses, so as to make
all parties blind to their present position of high capabilities and
to their interests as individuals and members of society.
Your statesmen are occupied in unprofitable and nationally
injurious politics.
Your politicians in petty local party contests, useless for the
attainment of great results.
Your capitalists and extensive merchants are overwhelmed
in speculations, hazardous to themselves, and of little compara-
tive benefit to their country or to the world. There is no
foresight, wisdom, or order—no permanent, prosperous fu ure
in any of their proceedings.
Your traders, wholesale and retail, are is as'ing, most in-
juriously, much of the capital, talent, and industry of your
country, and at the same time keeping the mind and morals
of the Union upon a low level, most disadvantageous to every
class.

Your most industrious classes are kept unnecessarily in toil,
ignorance, and consequent degradation.
Senseless superstitions pervade the land without a particle of
real charity being created between any of the classes, sects, or
parties, possessing any one of these monster obstacles to human
progress, for any who have been made to differ from them ; and
religion is perverted to worldly purposes.
Your prisons and punishments increase, and the necessity for
more, while the present state of things continues, will daily be-
come stronger.
You have already, to a great extent, throughout the Union,
ignorance, poverty, division, and misery. And yet, as the
causes of these evils have beea discovered, they may be now
easily removed.
For you are in secure possession of a most magnificent
country ; of a territory, even now, more than sufficient to
amply supply the population of the world ; more than sufficient
to,ensure high comfort and elevation of' mind and feeling for all.
You have all the materials to effect these results in illimita-
ble masses, and surplus power to obtain and apply them.
There is nothing in your position deficient but the know-
ledge how, peaceably and beneficially for all, to apply the means
to accomplish these glorious results.
Bow important is it then that this knowledge should be at-
tained in the shortest time in order that the incalculable evils
which necessraily arise from ignorance, poverty, division, crime
and misery should be made to terminate.
But how can this change be speedily effected ?
It is now ascertained that public opinion governs the world.
This change then may be effected by speedily creating a new
public opinion i,s its favour.
But how is new public opinion to be created?
The answer is obvious.
All great improvements commence with one or a few, and
these, by judicious measures, interest more and more, until a
sufficient number unite to accomplish the object.
There is an admirable spirit abroad anxiously looking out for
the right commencement of this change, and bold truths an-
nounced in the pure spirit of charity will now accomplish that
object.
Let then the proper measures to create this public opinion
be now adopted, and let all good men of every class, sect, party,
and state, unite for this God-like purpose.
To this end let a Convention be called of delegates from
every State and territory in the Union, to consider what prac-
tical measures can be immediately Carrie.' into execution to
apply the enormous means to secure prosperity fer all the
people of these State's, that they may become an example to the
world of what, with sound judgment, in peace, with order, and
the least injury and the most benefit to every one, from the
highest to the lowest, may be done.
But what is every one's business is no one's in particular,
and is too often neglected by all. I, therefet e, feeling a deep
interest in the immediate improvement of our race, recommend
such Convention to be called the " World's Convention," to
consider what measures of a practical character can be
adopted to ensure the immediate benefit of every class,
without violence, contest, or competition, and especially
what can be done to well educate and empl :y the unedu-
cated and unemployed, to fit them fir the superior state of
society, to create which, for all the means are now so super-
abundant, net only in these States, but wher ver men need to
live; or it may be celled 't The World's Convention" to
'emancipate the human race from ignorance, poverty, division,
sin, and misery.
The chief business of my life has been, so far, to prepare all
classes, from the highest to the lowest, for this great change in
the condition of humanity in this world, and thus, in the best
manner to prepare it for all future changes, whatever they may
be, after we shall have done all in our power to insure
knowledget goodness, and happiness in our present mode of
existence.
I live but to put into activity the meant to accomplish this
change for my suffers g fe.low.tnen ; and to see in progress
the necessary measures to effect this object I leave your
country un the let of June for Europe, iatending to return
here about the middle of September.
Being of no class, or sect, or party in any country, but a
sincere friend to all, and being most desirous to abolish all
party distinctions, I recommend that the " World's Conven-
tion," previously mentioned, be held ie the City of New York,
to commence on the first day of October next, and to continue
until the great and good work of establishing equal and just
rights among men, and insuring the progressive improvement
and happiness of shall be well understood.
It will be found on full tat
investigation there is bat one
interest amongst all the human race; and that is, that each
one should be the best taught from birth, the best
rap 10
through life, and that the inferior circumstances of maen'sje tcrea-
tion should be replaced from around all by those only of
a
superior and permanent character, whether animate or Mani.
mete ; for as these are, so will man become.
These measures have nu individual interest or object in view; •
fea, therefore, earnestly requested, for the good of humanity,
that the press will advocate the call and object of this Convention,
and prepare the minds of the public for the gre at and glorious re-
sults which may, by these measures, be speedily obtained for all
of every class in every country. ROBERT OWEN.
New, 24th May, 1845.
- - -
okpi...VEsTu T.—The minute of the
tg' tee to investigate the charges
against tth Comnitssioners of Sewers by 11r. Leslie,
.w*Ou'Satu'reley Confirinepky a large majority. At the same
Ivestry_it wasiesnlyed to • e'nt a deputation to wait upon all
tht(rnetropolitan and s•bent Members of Parliament in
tittbc`ll9, to urge t, to give their support to Sir
114 pier's mod.. , the House of Commons on Tues-
day Arr rlnsergatjt ord Ashley's Lunacy Bill, the sixth
:louse, byg iqte.lohe- arge metropolitan parishes were ex-
empted 31 Vthe operation of the Bill, which had
been expunged Cin the bringing up of thti report,

The CHAIRMAN expressed his gratification at the confi-
dence which the agriculturists of the county had reposed in
him.

Lord HATHERTON proposed the health of the labouring
classes, not merely of those connected with agriculture, but
the labouring classes in every department of industry in the
United Kingdom.—( Applause.) He called on them to omit
no opportunity of promoting the comfort of the labouring
classes, and in that respect to imitate the example set them by
the Noble Duke in the chair.

The CHAIRMAN proposed, "the Highland and Agricultural
Society of Scotland, and the Royal Agricultural Improvement
Society of Ireland."
The Earl of MAwsrigLa responded to the toast, and said it
was true that this Highland Society was the parent of the Eng.
lish Agricultural Society ; but the efspr:ng had outgrown its
parent.—( Hear.) From the end of England to the end of
Scotland, he declared that all felt the greatest interest for Ire-
land—that they felt that they were all one people, and that
they hoped the people of Ireland would become their rivals in
all that could advance the physical or moral interests of man-
kind.—( Cheers.)
Lord Clay.): proposed, in complimentary terms, the health
of Lord Portman, the President-elect.—( Hear. )

Lord PORTMAN expressed his acknowledgments. He hoped
that as many of them as could would do him the honour to be
present at the meeting of the Society next year at Newcastle.
The Noble Chairman then retired, and the company sepa-
rated, evidently gratified with the proceedings of the day.
There was a ball in the evening, which was well attended by
a fashionable company.
There is to be an auction of the cattle to-day, and it is ex-
pected to be well attended.

LLO YD'S SHIPPING.

NOTICE TO-MARINERS.

LIGHTS ON THE NORTH COAST OF FRANCE,
The following has been posted at Lloyd's.—
" Hydrographie-office, Admiralty, July 2, 1845.

" The French Government has announced that on the
13th of next month the following lights will be established
on the N. coast of France :

" 1. FLASHING LIGHT OF ILE VIERGE.—This bright
light will be varied every four minutes by a red flash,
and each flash will be preceded and followed by short
eapses. The lighthouse stands 110 yards from the
eastern extremity of Vierge Island, and two miles
E.N.E. and compass from the outer anchorage of Aber-
vrac'h, in lat. 48 deg. 38 min. 23 sec. N., lon. 40 deg.
34 min. W. The light is 108 feet above the level of the
sea at high water of spring tides, and may be seen at the
distance of 15 miles.
" 2 AND 3. Two LIGHTS OF ABERVRAC'II.—The wes-
ternmost of these lighthouses is placed on Vrac'h Island,
which lies to the eastward of the entrance of Aber-
vrac'h, in lat. 48 deg. 36 min. 57 sec. N., lon. 40 deg.
34 min. SO see. W. The light will be red and fixed, and
will stand 59 feet above the level of the sea at high
water of spring titles ; it will be visible in fine weather
at the distance of four miles. The easternmost light is
fixed, but bright, and will be placed on the tower of
Plonquerneau Church, nearly four miles S.E. by E. by
compass from the above light on Ile Vrac'h. It will
stand 226 feet above the level of the sea at high water
of spring tides, and may be seen at the distance of 10
miles.

THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY OF ENGLAND.
SUREWSAURY, JULY 18.—Yesterday being the first day o
he cattle show, the town was crowded from an early hour.
THE DINNER.
At four o'clock the great dinner of the Society took place in
a pavilion erected in the Quarry-fields, which are situated close
to the town. The temporary building in question, which is
the same that was erected in Southampton last year, is capable
of accommodating 1,200, and there were at least 1,000 persons
present.
The Duke of Richmond presided, and Lord Portman, the
President-Elect of the Society, officiated as Vice-President.
The Noble Chairman was supported on his right by the Mayor
of Shrewsbury, Lord Hill, the High Sheriff of Salop (St.
John Charleton, Esq. ), Viscount Clive, the Hon. Thomas
Kenyon, the Earl of Chichester, the Earl of Sheffield, Lord
Berwick, Lord Mostyn, &e., &c. On his left sat the Duke of
Cleveland, Earl Powis, T. J. Smithman Edwards (the late
Mayor of Shrewsbury), Lord Kenyon, Lord Netherton, Earl
of Aylesford, Lord Southampton, Lord Forrester, Viscount
Newport, the Marquis Delitreo, Count Potocki, Captain S.
Carr, Major Gravenitz, and the Earl of Mansfield, the Vice-
Chairman.
Among the company we also noticed Earl Spencer, Earl
Talbot, Mr. D. Barclay, M.P., Mr. Bellew, M.P., and Mr.
E. Buller, M.P.
The cloth having been drawn, the usual loyal and patriotic
toasts followed.
The Earl of Powis said, that if the toast which had
been allotted to him to propose required anything like elo-
quence to recommend it to the consideration of English
farmers, he should have wished it to have been proposed
by some person more used to public speaking than he was,
to make it palatable to them. But the toast which he
would have the honour to submit to their consideration
would not require anything to recommend it in such a com-
pany as that which he had the honour to see before him. It
was, " Success to the Royal Agricultural Society of England"
—( Applause)—and in promotion of which that goodly com-
pany had been assembled. The Noble Earl, after alluding to
the power which England had obtained through the scientific
qualifications of such men as Watt, Bolton, and Arkwright—
one of whose descendants was, he was happy to say, present
on that occasion—then asked what would have signified the
labour and the skill of these men if the agriculturists had not
been at home to feed the vast population to which their engage-
ments gave employment ? (Hear, hear.) He begged, in con-
clusion, to propose the toast which he had already announced,
and which he was sure they would drink with enthusiasm.—
( Applause. )
The Duke of CLEVELAND proposed " The Deputation from
Mecklenburg present."—( Hear.) If they had no other claims
upon the hospitality of the Company, it was enough for him
to state that the greatest kindness had been displayed to
Mr. Handley, one of the oldest members of their council, by
the people of Mecklenburgh, upon the occasion of his paying a
visit to that State.—( Hear, hear. ) He would not further
detain them, but propose " The deputation from Mecklen-
burgh."—( Applause. )
Captain CA RR, one of the deputation in question, shortly
expressed his acknowledgments.
Earl SPENCER then said—Gentlemen, the Committee
have selected me to give the toast—( here the bells struck out,
and interrupted the Noble Earl, which caused great laughter)
—of " Agriculture, manufactures, and commerce." ( Here
the bells struck out again, and the laughter was increased.)
The Noble Lord proceeded—The reception which you
have given me is undoubtedly far more agreeable than
the reception which I. have received from the bells.—
( Laughter, in the midst of which the bells again chimed
forth, which created immense mirth, and was greatly in-
creased by a person calling out, " Silence that dread-
ful bell ; it frights us from our propriety.") I have
(said the Noble Lord) been called upon to propose the
next toast.—( Again the bell renewed its noise, the inter-
ruption from which was borne by the Noble Earl with the
greatest possible good humour. At length it was silenced,
and his Lordship proceeded.) I propose the toast entrusted
to me with the greatest cordiality. I feel that the toast of
" Agriculture, manufactures, and commerce," is one which it
must be the fullest wish of every one of you to receive with the
greatest satisfaction. —( Hear, hear. ) My only difficulty is in
proposing such a toast, where I know I have the cordial con-
currence of all those whom I have the honour to address. The
greatest difficulty with me is to select the topics on which
I shall address you, or on which you will not anticipate
me in feeling everything I can sly. This country de-
pends—the greatness of the country, the prosperity of
the country, the happiness of every class in the country
—depends upon the pr sperity of agriculture, manufactures,
and commerce, and if I could conceive that there was any
Englishman who was an enemy to either of these classes, I
re-
should look upon that man as an enemy to his country.— FoREIGN WINES AND SPIRITS.—A return
cently made to the House of Commons shows that in the year
( Hear, hear.) I shall take the toast, or rather the parts of
ending Janmary 5, 1845, the total quantities of foreign wine
which it is composed, in an inverse order from that in which
I myself feel their importance. I shall begin with mann- imported into this country amounted to 8,534,586 gallons, of
which 1,662,788 gallons were re-exported. Upon 7,077,451
factures—the manufactures of the country are the sources
of employment to vast masses of our fellowcountrmen
gallons duty was paid. The quantities retained for home con-
their prosperity depends the actual existence, illy
anything
'On
sumption, after deducting the amount exported subsequently
like comfort, of the greatest number of the labouring to the payment of duty, amounted to 6,638,648 gallons,
population of this country.—( Cries of " No, no," from Lonrl
Ken) on, whose interruption was drowned by the cheers viz., 349,257 gallons of cape, 473,789 gallons of French,
2 887,501 gallons of Portuguese, 2,478,360 gallons of Spanish,
of the company.) What (exclaimed the Noble Earl, with 111,577 gallons of Madeira, 53.1'65 gallons of Rhenish,
great earnestness) sloes any gentleman say to vou—that look- 20,650 gallons of Canary, 158 gallons of Fayal, and 463,527
ing at the manufacturing districts—looking at the employment gallons of Sicilian, &e., wines. The quantities remaining
of such enormous masses of the population—does any one say in warehouse under bond on the sth of January last amounted
that it is not for their advantage that manufactures should to 10,367,781 gallons, viz. 6,186,256 gallons in London, arid
prosper ?—(Cheers.) I really, when I began, could 4,181,525 gallons at other places. It will be seen that the
not conceive it possible that any one, whatever might principal wines consumed in this country are those of Oporto
be his means of knowledge, would say no to such a and Xeres (port and sherry) ; that the Cape, French, and
proposition as that. If we look to the millions of our Sicilian (Marsala) wines are pretty much on a par, whilst the
fellow-countrymen—of our poor fellow.countrymen—of our consumption of Madeira is almost incredibly insignificant. The
honest, industrious labourers, whose existence, whether in
t atpon a
meeting the prospeorfity of
farmers our a quantities of foreign spirits imported in 1844 amounted to
comfort
5,786,;787 gallons, the quantities retained for home consumption
to 3,-67,878 gallons; the quantities exported to 2,352,635
manufactures, or i n
I m ust
depends
profess
doubt should be expressed whether it was for the adean-
t that u
agallons; the quantities shipped as stores to 387,859 gallons ;
togs of the country that prosperity In manufactures should and
~the quantities delivered for the use of the navy to 359,92 i-
exist, is to me one of the most extraordinary things I everl
ga i ins. Toe quantities rem lining in band on the sth of Jan.
heard. Who are your consumers . 9 Who buys your produce ? last amounted alt igether to 5,383,467 gallons, viz., 3,276,687
of the agriculture gallons in London and 2 6 708 11 , ga ons at other places in the
Who is it that encourages the improvement • United Kinedo ' Amon
of this country ? We all know that when there is prosperity
for dom • ' m.
•
gst the 3,267,878 gallons retained
concurrent advantage estic consumption, there wer 1 98
e , ,8,988 gallons of West
in the manufacturing districts, there is a
there India and colonial rum 10 •,t 4,324 gallons of East India rum, and
to the agricultural interests.—( Hear. ) We all know when
105,185 gallons of Wes
we feel it in ourlndia, East India, and Mauritius rum,
is a failure in the manufacturing interests, all vatted together, making
prices, but, above all, we feel it in the encouragement which
of rum. There were al- a. grand total of 2,198,592 gallons
4retamed for home use alone, 1,023,073
is given to agriculture.—( Hear, hear.) What country, I
gallons of braedy, 14 87i gallons of geneva, 6,077 gallons of
should be glad to know, ever arrived at a high state of
other foreign and colonial''
sp:rits, and 25,272 gallons of Channel
perfection through the medium of agriculture alone P Is.an,,, •-•
1 : a: spirits.
This is a
. great counts __rich in every line —great iii every
it
L SURREY 7
line—skilful and industriousin .00LOGICAL GARDENS.—The
ever line to which it has applied
its energies; and this energy' of the country been approaching flower-show, on the 23d inst., is likely' t
given us to improve to iin I
_f
cli) has
unusually attractive. The society give sixty five oloclpr7de
that we have yet arrived prove. . sky . or f . net say ,
, silver medals; and Benjamin Hawes, Esq., N.I.P , vgp '''
at anything like erfention— bet
pre-
to improve agriculture, ie which I have doubt at ' sents flve pounds for the best miscellaneous collection; ---.bcke
Dick-
present occupy a position superior to that no
f any thwren ' son, Esq., two cep', valqe five guineas each; and several other
Lion in the world. So that in addressino 1., 'o e a.
members extra prizes.
g En of
every description, if I were to speak to them of he pe , DFATII of WADE, TIIE COMPOSER.—Mr. J. A,.
of manufactures, I should expect they would be readl- et
' Wade,'the composer of the opera of The Two Houses of
y to
applaud; but in addressing an assembly of farmers, I feel I Grenada, and of " Meet me by Moonlight alone," and a '
still more confident they must applaud the sentiments to ' variety of other popular airs, expired on Tuesday. He has
which I givfA uttorance.—(Hear! bolls.) T. commerca of loft a widow tptalli unrovided for.

" NoTE.—The red light of Ile Vrac'h in line with
Plonquerneau light will be the leading mark for running
into Abervrac'h creek from the sea, but it will pass
within 80 yards of a rock called the Petit Pot de Beurre,
which lies in the outer anchorage of Abervrac'h, and
which must be heft to the northward. The lighthouse
on the Ile Vrac'h will be painted white, so that the above
mark will be equally conspicuous by day.
" It is intended to establish two small inner lights, for
the purpose of guiding vessels not only into the princi-
pal anchorage of Abervrac'h, but up to Anges and St.
Antoine. which is dry nt low water.
" It is high water at full and change in Abervrac'h at
4h. 17m., and ordinary spring tides rise about 25 feet."

the country is another point to which I wish to call yollif LAW INTELLIGENCE.
attention. The commerce of the country is one of the great f VICE-CHANCELLOPS' COURT July 19.
elements of our prosperity. To the commerce of the country ,
CHAPPELL V. PURDAY.
corn-we owe our present naval superiority, and upon co- ,
The particulars of this suit, which was instituted for the
memo that superiority must depend and, in asking ask purpose of estabishirg the right of the plaintiff to the copy-
to drink prosperity to the commerce of the country, I
rirr,ht in the opera cf Fra Diduolo, have often been before the
you to drink a toast which I am sure you will all concur in.—
public. Upon the hearing of the motion for an injunction to
( Hear. ) I now come to agriculture' and I address you with
restrain the sale of the work, the Court refused the inunction,
perfect confidence on that subject. Without agriculture our j
but gave the plaintiff liberty to bring an action at law. Uon
manufactures could not go en—(Cheers)—without agrieul- the trial of this action in the sittings after Miehaelroas Terpm,
tore our commerce would languish—without agriculture our 1844, a verdict was given for the plaintiff generally. The
people would he miserable.—( Hear, hear.) I have always
' defendant obtained a rule for a new trial, upon the grounds—
been desirous to promote, to the utmost degree, the im- first, of surprise; then, that the verdict was against the evi-
provement of the agriculture of the country.—( Hear, hear.) dente, on long affidavits impeaching the credibility of the wit-
I concurred with my Noble Friend in the chair, and with nesses at law on behalf of the plaintiff; and, lastly, on the
my friend Mr. Handley, in establishing this Society—l law of the case. The case was argued again, and upon all the
think the Society has done a great deal of good, and I grounds but the last the defendant failed, and the rule, so far
think it will yet do a great deal more good than it has yet as it was moved on affidavits, was discharged with costs ; but
done, in promoting the improvement of agriculture. The as to the law of the case, as to whether the plaintiff had any
agriculture of the country is of the greatest possible im- copyright in the music, the Court were of opinion that the
portance. I have already stated what I feel, with regard plaintiff had no copyright, and directed a verdict to be entered
to manufactures. I have stated what I feel, with regard to accordingly. The result, therefore, was that the case made
commerce; but then I feel that this applies to only parts by the plaintiff in equity had been established ; but the Court
of the country, while agriculture applies to the whole— of Law decided that the plaintiff could have no copyright. The
(Cheers)—and, therefore, it is of the greatest importance to application now made was that, if the plaintiff's bill were dis-
every interest in the country—it is of the highest importance missed, it might be dismissed without costs.
to every person who is engaged in trade or occupation in Mr. Bethell appeared in support of the application, and Mr.
the country, that the agriculture of it should prosper.—( Hear.) Anderrlon against it.
'
Our prosperity, however, depends upon our own exertions.—
The Vicx-CHatecxtLoa said no doubt prima facie the rule
( Hear.) We must improve agriculture in every way we can,
' was, that if a plaintiff's bill were dismissed, it would be so with
with a view to obtain the greatest amount of produce out of the costs; but there were many cases in which Lord Eldon and
smallest amount of outlay. It is impossible to describe the other judges had departed from that rule owing to particular
effect of agriculture upon the happiness of the community. I feel, circumstances. In this ease it appeared that, although the
as you all know I do, that it is a most agreeable occupation•
point of law was in favour of the defendant, the defendant had
I feel that I can pursue its various interests through all thought fit, by way of support to his argument, to set up long
parts of the year. There is no part of the season in which statements of facts which compelled the plaintiff to enter into
an agriculturist may not find full and entire employment. I
won't say evidence as to these facts, and a false scent was consequently set
the defendant by this course had unnecessarily produced
tion.—( Laug up
that it is—at least lately—a profitable occupy-
hter. ) lam too much of a practical farmer to
a great portion of the expenses. The defendant had virtually
tell you that—(Hear)—but although lit has not been as
failed on all the facts, but had succeeded upon the dry point of
profitable as I could wish it to be latterly, yet I don't think,
law. The bill must be dismissed ; but he thought it a very
so far as I am concerned, that it has diminished in its in-
, fair case for dismissing it without costs.
terest at all.—(Cheers.) It is also a most agreeable occupy- .
tion, and suits every man, whatever his disposition may be.
—( A laugh.) If a man ikes to look at the dark side of
things, then there is scarcely any kind of weather which is
not bad for some part of his crop.—( Hear, hear.) I can-
not say that I am fond of looking at the dark side of the
picture. But on the other hand, if a man like to take an
agreeable view of matters, then the same weather which is
injurious to some part of his farm, will, he knows and feels,
be good for another. (Loud cries of hear, hear.) Therefore,
I say that farming suits everybody's taste. Those who like
grumbling, can lied in it plenty of opportunity for grumbling,
and those who like to be pleased, can always find something in it
to please them. (Hear and a laugh.) I will not detain you
further, but will propose at once, " Success to the Agri-
culture, Manufactures, and Cotamerce of the country.b—
(Cheers,)
The Earl of CHICHESTER. proposed " the health of the
Mayor and Corporation of Shrewsbury."
The Mayor returned thanks.
Earl TA teoT proposed, in complimentary terms, " the
health of the Noble President," which was drunk amidst loud
cheers.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Worcester, July 17.
Lord Denman opened the Commission for this county
on the 16th, with the usual formalities ; and Mr. Justice
Patteson arrived from Oxford late in the afternoon.
There are only three causes entered on the list, and none
of them to be tried by a special jury. The calendar con-
tains the names of forty-four prisoners, of whom six are
for housebreaking, two for burglary, eleven for larceny,
three for unnatural offences, one for rape, two for man-
slaughter, one for embezzlement, one for forgery, four
for cutting and wounding, one for horsestealing, one for
sheepstealing, and three for robbery with violence.
This morning their Lordships attended Divine service
at the cathedral, when the as,ize sermon was preached
by the Rev. Mr. Claughton. After leaving the cathedral
the judges proceeded to the County Hall, where, this
being by ancient custom the first county in the Oxford
circuit, Lord Denman, as the senior, presided in the
Crown Court, and Mr. Justice Patteson took his seat on
the Nisi Prius side. Nothing occurred in either Court
which is worthy of being reported.
BURGLARY AT ABBERLEY.—John Harris, 50, shoe-
maker, James Wood, 28, nailor, and Joseph Bingham,
35, nailor, were indicted for having broken into the
house of Sarah Coundley, at Abberley, on the 4th of
December, and stolen fourteen sovereigns, eight crown
pieces, eighty shillings, and forty sixpences, her pro-
perty.

Mrs. Coundley deposed—l lire at Abberley, and am
a widow ; I occupy a cottage which is my own pro-
On the night of the 4th of December I went to
bed between eight and nine, having locked the door and
made the windows safe. In the night, about midnight,
I heard some one in the house, and I called out " John,"
thinking I should frighten them. Two persons then
came to my room ; Wood and Bingham are the men.
One of thin said, " You called me ; I am John, and I
am come." I said, " Well, my dear, what brings you
here, and what be ya come after." "We be come after
yar body," said he. " Well, what do ya want with my
body." " Oh, the doctor wants yar body, and we must
take you to him." I said " Well, give me time to pray
for my soul." They said " Pray away." They then
asked me if I had any money, and then began plunder-
ing a box by my bedside, which I had pointed out to
them ; there was some money in a linen bag, and one of
them asked me if there was any more, and I saia there
was, and he took that away also. They then said " The
place is your own," and I told him we had paid for it by
our own hard labour. The tall one then went down ;
I could see their faces well enough by the candle they
had. What they meant about her body was, as they
said, the doctor of Wolverhampton had offered 50/. for
her body, and if they could not find that amount there
they must take my body to him. They also spoke of a
rope in the house, and threatened to hang me. When
they were gone, I missed my purse-bags and 81. in silver
and 141. in gold. I found a cap in the kitchen next
morning, and a sraall iron bar in the scullery. The
window had been taken out, and the door unlocked from
inside. My boxes were broken open, and the things
Were about ; the wicket was thrown off the hinges. I
keep a cow. _

dross-examined by Mr. YARDLEY—I cannot say
exactly when I went to bed. I had a clock in the house.
I had been asleep before I was disturbed, but can't tell
how much time had elapsed. I had never seen the men
before ; and when I saw them afterwards they were in
the hands of the police. Harris was then brought to
me, but I did not know him, as I had never seen him.
I wag not frightened when the men came in my room. I
was never alarmed in my life. I was ready to die. My
protector was above. They were there a considerable
time.

Re-examined—l heard the clock strike twelve just
after they were gone.
By the JUDGE—I am quite sure of the two men. I
knew their voices, when before the policeman, as well as
their features when I had time to recollect. I am be-
tween 65 and 66. Ibe a conscientious person, and I can
swear to them ; and I give to God the glory that they
were ever brought before me, likewise to my earthly
friends. There was nothing over their faces at the time
of the robbery.
Mrs. Cartwright, landlady of a beer-shop at Oldswin-
ford, remembered the prisoners being at her house on
Sunday, three weeks and three days before Christmas ;
they were in the parlour, and had some drink. Harris
went for John Jones, and they all then remained in the
parlour, and had three jugs of ale. They then went
away, leaving Jones behind. On the following Friday
I saw Harris at the same house ; prisoner's wife asked if
witness would sell him a ton of iron. Harris was a very
poor luau, and witne-s recommended him to a person who
could sell him some.

John Jones, a nailer, corroborated the last witness as
to being in company with the three prisoners ou the day
in question, when Harris proposed to go and "do a rob-
bery." I told him at last I would go with him. He
said he had some matches, a candle, and eight yards of
rope. They said it was to go to an old lady's house at
the back of the Hundred House. They were all to-
gether at the time of this proposal. They said the old
lady kept a cow. I did not go with them. We were to
meet at the Black Star, Stourport, that night, and start
from there when we thought proper, to go by the way
of the " Dog," at Dunley. Wood and I were to take
some nails with us, and the others had sane other
articles. Some days after, Bingham asked me the rea-
son I deceived them, and I ziatd I would not go with
them. At, the time of the conversation Harris told use
he had a mask ,a;l,• out of an old hat.

Policeman Thornton, who apprehended Wood and
Bingham, near Bridg.iorth, deposed that they both came
from a field as he was passing by, and when they saw
him they ran away, but he secured them, on which Bing-
ham said he meant to give himself up at the assizes, but
did not wish to be in prison before that time. Witness
had been nearly two hundred miles after them.
Samuel Poole, a labourer, at Tipton, mot Wood at
his sister's house, a beer shop, at the Lye Waste, Stour-
bridge, just after Christmas, and in talking about money,
Wood said he and Harris and Bingham had robbed a
house near the Hundred House, and had got some
money. They then had some more drink. Two or
three weeks after witness saw Harris and Bingham,
who owned to the robbery after a little hesitation.
Bingham showed him a purse, saying he had got a good
bit of money in it.
Other witeesses having been examined, whose evi-
dence tended to connect the prisoners with the burglary,
the jury found a verdict of Guilty against a:l the pri-
soners.

His Lord:mm[l,, in passing sentence, remarked on the
extraord:nsry nerve and presence of mind of the old
woman, the prosecutrix, and then said tht• law should
take its full force. He sentenced them all to fifteen
years' transportation.

July 18.
The first cause terminated this morning, and the other
wo engaged the attention of the Court for a short time
oily, the one teeminating in a nonsuit and the other
being referred to arbitration. Soon after eleven o'clock
Mr. Justice Patteson began to try prisoners.
James Welsh, who, Clough described in the calendar
as a labourer, in point of fact was a chemist and seedsman
at Stourbridge, was indicted for the manslaughter of
Jane Genevar.
Mr. 'Whitmore appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Yardley for the prisoner.
It appeared that the deceased, who was only about
box
some
five years old, had been suffering from ringworm, and
that in consequence of this her mother took her, on the
11th of April last, to the prisoner's shop. The prisoner
gave
to be ointmenttaken of
e a
very dar kc. ll
The treatmentour, to be rubbed
of
into the child's he id ev,,ry mo mt• rni and evening, and
oDa e a
powders night.
he recommended was adopted, and with apparent suc-
cess. On the 18th the-child was again taken to the pri-
soner's shop, when he said the disease was killed, but to
make all safe a little more medicine was requisite, and
he put into a phial, which he had directed the child's
mother to take with her, two colourle3a liquids, and
added to them a substance resembling saltpetre, which
he had ground to powder in a mortar. Ile said it was
a poison, hut that if his directions were followed, there
was no danger. The directions were to rub a third part
of the contents of the phial into the scurf, until it was
quite ab.i..rhed, and then to comb it out. Th+ mother
mar ecerno m, about half- past three, rubbed a am 311
portion of the fluid on the child's head, but it produced
anything but a sanative effect, for great pain and un-
easiness seemed to be the result. Jane, the deceased,
became very sick, and all night
was very ill, and con-
tinned to complain of her head and bowels until the
Monday following. On the Monday small blisters ap-
peared on her forehead, and after great anguish the poor
child died on the Saturday following.
Mr. Cooper, surgeon to the Stourbridge Dispensary,
stated that he was called in to see the deceased, era l that
her head 1V,:5 inflamed and blistered all over the fore-
head ; that there was fever. and that all the symptoms
of salivation ware present. II also perl'orined the post
treortern examination, and in his opinion. which was cor-
roborated by Dr. Fox and another medical gen:l-man,
Mr. Giles, who were present at it, ,iea,iiwas a.,trioutit!de
to sloughin4 in the rtloath, prol , uced " "xe"'""
dose or a powerful mercurial preparation, called corro-
sive sublimate, which had been externally applied and
beeu Wien into the system b 4bsorptiou, the medical

witnesses declared that no application of sr rength suffi-
cient to produce such results as were u•pparent here
ought to have been made in the case of the deceased.
They also, however, admitted that oceNsionally very
minute portions of mercury would, under peculiar cir-
cumstances, produce the most violent an d unexpected
effects.

sir•. YARDT,EY addressed the jury for the prisoner.
After a eluplete summing up by Lord DENMAN, the
jury Acquitted the prisoner.

July 19.
Thomas Nutley, carpenter, was charged With having,
on the 2d of May last, violated the person of Elizabeth
Welch, a girl of between 14 and 15 years of age.
Mr. Lutwyche appeared for the prosecuti on, and Mr.
Huddlestone for the defence.

It seemed that about nine o'clock on the, evening in
question the prisoner, who worked for Mr. Wilkes, a
carpenter, living at Bredon, called at his master's house,
and asked Mrs. Wilkes to give him some cider. Although
he had apparently drunk too much already-, Mrs. Wilkes
gave him two pints of cider, is hich he drank off. Soon
after he had left the house, the proseciarix was desired
by Mrs. Wilkes to go with a messaip to a neighbour
named Mason, and upon her way to execute her com-
mission, the girl was seized by the prisoner, a powerful
yoang man, and carried into a hovel, where, as she
swore, he perpetrated the offence described in thy indict-
ment. It appeared that, although this occurrence took
place on the Friday night, she made no complaint of ill-
usage from the prisoner until the afternoon of the Tues-
day following, and that in the. interim she had repeatedly
denied that anything improter had taken place between
theta. She said that she had not told the truth about the
matter before, because she was afraid of her father, who
was a very passionate man, and she certainly seemed to
be not quite so quick-witted as children of her age
usually are. The prisoner, upon being taken into cus-
tody, and acquainted with the nature of the charge made
against him, observed that lie supposed he should get
" three months" for it, or have to pay 21. or 31., which
he did not mind.

The jury, after some consideration, returned a verdict
of Not Guilty.
Nothing of present interest occurred in the Nisi Prius
Court, where Mr. Justice Matteson presided to-day, and
assisted in trying prisoners.
The business of the flattest assize known at Worcester
for 25 years terminated at two o'clock this afternoon.

Stafford, July 19.
The Learned Judges have arrived here, and the com-
mission having been opened, business will commence at
nine o'clock on Monday morning. From the number of
venire"; returned, it seems probable that there will be a
tolerable amount of civil business ; and the calendar is
decidedly heavy, there being already seventy-four pri-
soners for trial.

NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Cambridge, July 19.
The commission for this county was opened yesterday
by Mr. Sergeant Byles, in the absence of the Learned
Judges, who did not reach Cambridge till a late hour of
the night.
Their Lordships having attended Divine service in St.
Mary's Church, opened their respective courts at eleven.
The cause list is a very sorry affair indeed, containing
only four common jury cases, which may truly be said
to be of no possible interest to any one save the parties
therein concerned, and were speedily disposed of.
The calendar is also very insignificant both in the
number of prisoners and the character of the offences
imputed to them.

(Before Mr. Justices WILLIAMS.)
Joseph Mills and James Filby, both aged 21, were in-
dicted for having burglariously entered the dwelling-
house of Thomas Wells, and stolen therefrom a number
of articles, on the night of the 113th of June last.
Mr. Burcham was counsel for the prosecution, Mr.
Naylor defended the prisoners.
The prosecutor is a a tradesman dealing in "sundries,"
at a village about three miles from Haverill, and it ap-
peared that the inmates of his residence were roused in
the middle of the night with the alarm of " thieves." On
looking out of his window the prosecutor espied three
men making off across his garden into the fields with
large bundle., evidently containing plunder. Shouting
out for help, he immediately gave chase, but could not
come tip with the burglars, though he traced them for
several fields by the dropping of cigars, caps, candles,
and other articles, some of which he was enabled to
identify as his property. At break of day the constables
when set on the track discovered several cigars on the
road to Ilaverill, one of which was lying just against the
abode of one Betty Banks, an ancient dame, who ac-
commodates lodgers and travellers at very small charges
for a night's rest. Without hesitation, the back yard of
this abode was entered, and in a detached room were
found the two prisoners half dressed, and sound asleep.
On being roused to a state of consciousness, Mills said to
Filby, " My eyes, if we ha'nt made a fine job of this at
any rate ;" and well he might, for underneath the bed
on which they laid were discovered a box of cigars cor-
responding with those lost by the prosecutor, and other
property, which was recognised by him as his property.
The Learned JUDGE having summed up the case to
the jury, both the prisoners were found Guilty of the
charge imputed to them.
Joseph Mills having been previously convicted of fe-
lony, was sentenced to fifteen years' transportation, and
Filby to twelve months' imprisonment.
VIOLATION OF A CHILD.—John Hall, aged 20, a com-
plete " clodhopper," was charged with a felonious assault
onLetty Meade.

Mr. Metcalfe conducted the case for the prosecution,
and Mr. Pryme defended the prisoner.
From the evidence of the prosecutrix, a girl not yet
12 years of age, it appeared that on the day named in
the indictment she was sent into the fields with her
brother's dinner. On her way she passed a field in which
were the prisoner and another young man at work, and
again on her way home. On the latter occasion the pri-
soner, despite the intreaties of his companion, followed
the poor thing, and, according to the very confused ac-
count which she could give of the affair, accomplished
the offence with which he stood charged, having, in the
first instance, deliberately tied her hands behind her
back. On her arrival at home she wept bitterly, and
complained to her mother that " Jack [Tall had been
meddling with her," but her parent did not seem to
have entered very warmly into the cause of her injured
child, for she contented herself with being " quite taken
aback," and omitted to send for a medical man.
His LORDSHIP having summed up the case to the jury,
left it to them to say whether they thought it had been
clearly made out.
The jury, after a short deliberation, acquitted the pri•
soner of the felony, but found him guilty of a common
a- ; whereupon he was sentenced to 12 months' im-
prisonment.
As might have been expected, the business of these
assizes was brought to a close in the course of the day,
so tf at the bench end the bar may disport themselves on
Sunday and Monday in the walls of Alma Mater, or on
the banks of the sedgy Cam, as the commission for Nor-
folk is not " due" till Tuesday.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—York, July 18.
(Before Mr. Baron ROLFE.)
THOMPSON V. DODGSON.

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—This was an
action for breach of promise of marriage. Mr. Baines
and Mr. Hew appeared for the plaintiff. The action was
undefended.

BAINES stated the case. The plaintiff, who was
then 26 years of age, was the daughter of John Thomp-
son, who formerly kept an inn at Gisburn, and was now
a maser c-a.rier at the same place. The defendant was
a person of about the same age as the plaintiff, and he
rented a farm of 1501. a year, at Newsome, under Lord
Itibblesdale. The intimacy between the parties com•
inenced as far back as 1838, when he was received as a
suitor, and he stated that it was his intention to marry
the plaintiff. In 1840 she gave birth to a child, and• in
1842, in consequence of her father being unfortunate in
business, she went to reside at Manchester as a house-
keeper. The defendant had written a number of letters
to the plaintiff down to the middle of last summer, which
left no doubt that the defendant had promised to marry
her, although he had neglected to fulfil his engagement.
The Learned Counsel then proceeded to read a number
of letters, in which the defendant stated that the plain-
tiff was

" His nightly thought,
His morning care,
His evening song,
His morning prayer."
—(Laughter.) He also stated his desire" to lodge where
she lodged, to eat where she ate, and to rest where she
rested." In another letter he slid :
" Your hand and heart I wish to claim,
Oh, make me happy with the same,
In pity yield to my request,
And in your smiles let me be blest !"
—(Loud laughter.) Mr. Baines observed, that it was
quite clear promises of marriage had been made by the
d,,fendant and broken, and he therefore submitted that
the plaintiff had a right to recover considerable damages.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da-
mages, 501.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(SATURDAY.)
GUILD ti A I, L.
William Smith and Edward Pollen, who were understood
to be ,liord scholars, lodging at the King's Arms Tavern,
Snow-hill, attended to answer the complaint of Mr. Coleman, a
straw bonnet manufacturer in New Farringdon•street, for
assaulting his wife. Two other young gentlemen in court were
pointed out as associates of the defendants, but whose names
did not transpire.
Alexander Sanderson, a policeman, stated that on the sth of
July he was on duty on Holborn-hill, about eleven o'clock,
when Mr. Coleman accosted him, and pointed out the defend-
ants and two others, saying they had insulted his wife; but
there not being sufficient to justify him in taking them into
custody,. he merely required them to move on, and they went
away. Mr. Coleman then lodged a complaint against him for not
taking them into custody, and he therefore summoned them.
Mrs. Coleman said that they had come to her shop, and one
of them put his arm round the neck of her shopwoman, and
said that he wanted to buy :a bonnet ; and another, who she
was told was a young clergyman, pushed against her, when
she slapped his face. They then rang the shop bell ♦iolently,
and, being enceinte, she was greatly excited. Mr. Coleman
then came down, and they went away.
It was stated that they had offered 3/. as a compromise, but
Mr. Coleman would not take less than Si. for the poor-box.
He stated that he believed one of them to be the person who
had been fined 5/. for kicking a waiter down stairs at the house
where they were now lodging.
One of the defendants observed that that had nothing to do
with this case.
As none of the defendants could be identified, Mr. Alder-
man fluaxxs said that Mrs. Coleman had taken the livr into
her own hands, but he would grant a summons against the
party who pushed her if required. This house appeared to be
frequented by disorderly Oxford students ; but he warned them
that no frolicking would be permitted here.
They were discharged.

BOW-STREET.
An old woman, named Mary N‘Mahon, who has for many
years kept a fruit-stall at the corner of King-street, Holborn,
was charged with having attempted to commit suicide by hang-
ing herself.

It appeared from the evidence of a young man, that at an
early hoar on Friday morning he saw the defendant enter the
palings surrounding one of the houses now being built at the
east end of Oxford-street, and was from her manner induced to
watch her. He went round and saw that she had fastened one
end of a rope round her neck, and the other to the area rail-
ings, and before he could prevent her, had thrown herself off;
he, however, cut her down immediately.
Mr. JARDINE ordered her to find bail for her future good
behaviour.

MARYLEBOIVE.
Lieutenant-Colonel Alder, residing at 16, Hawley-street,
Kentish Town, was brought up on a charge of having threat-
ened to horsewhip Mr. Henry Andrew Pearson, his next door
neighbour:

(Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.)
The Court was occupied the greater part of the day
in trying cases of rape, the details of which are not fit
for pubdcation. In the first case, Henry Bland was ac-
quitted ; in the other Jonas Bower was found guilty, and
transported for life.
Mr. Granger, Mr. Overend, and Mr. Johnstone were
for the prosecution ; and dr. Miss for the defence.

It appeared that the Gallant Colonel had sent to borrow a
shilling of the complainant, and, upon being refused, had thrown
various articles into his garden, which were thrown back again.
The defendant then stood by the wall which separates the two
houses, and declared with an oath that he would horsewhip com-
plainant whenever he caught him out. It appeared, as the
defendant indeed himself admitted, that he had been under the
care of a keeper a few months back. He said that tke expres-
sion was uttered in the heat of the moment, and he humbly
begged Mr. Pearson's pardon, and promised, on the honour of
a gentleman, that it should not occur again.
Mr. Lowc ultimately liberated the defendant on his own re-
cognisance in 1001. to keep the peace for six months, but inti-
mated that, in case he again threatened the complainant, ho
would be rigorously dealt with.

SOUTHIVARK.
Mr. Roberts, a solicitor of Church-street, Trinity-square,
whose wife was brought up to this Court on Thursday, charged
with making two attempts on her life, waited on Mr. Cotting_
ham, for the purpose of relating the circumstances under which
he refused to contribute in any way to her support subsequently
to the disgraceful affair which led to their separation upwards
of four years ago.

Mr. COTTID7GHAM, addressing Mr. Roberts, detailed the
facts which came out before him relative to the two very de-
termined attempts his wife had made to destroy herself, and at
the same time said that, although he (Mr. R.) was legally
exempted from any claim upon him, yet nevertheless, as the
unfortunate woman was reduced to such an extreme state of
distress, were it his case, he would allow her something to save
her from destruction.
_ _

S9UT 11 WALES ClRCUlT.—Ccvmarthe.,,,J,ily 18.
David Jones, Esq., banker, of Llandovery, high She-
riff of the county of Carmarthen, proceeded last evening
with Isis retinue of javelin men, &c., to escort Mr. Jus-
tice Coltman into this town, where he arrived between
eight and nine o'clock, and shortly afterwards his L-_Ttl-
ship proceeded to the Guildhall, attended by the Sheriff,
&c., and the corporation officials, when he opened the
commission of assize for this county. The calendar of
prisoners for trial is unusually light, there being only
about half a dozen on the list ; this, no doub', arises from
the circumstance of the Quarter Sessions having recently
taken place; yet a general impression prevails that of
late there has been a considerable diminution of crime
in most of the Welsh counties. It was very doubtful
whether his Lordship would reach Carmarthen in time
to open the commission, on account of the mass of evi-
dence adduced in the heavy case of Lord Dunraven v.
Malins, in which Sir T. Wilde and Mr. Cockburn were
specially retained. The subject-matter of this action,
which terminated in a verdict for the plaintiff; was in
respect of certain mines, which have a,realy been the
subject of much litigation, and in which a second action
of Mslins v. Price stands adjourned.

- -
nE.
114 OF MR. BUTLER, TIIB TrtAGEDIAN.—Mr.
Butler, the eminent tragedian, died suddenly at Manchester,
on Thursday last. He was giving a reading of Halilet, at the
Athenaeum, on the evening of Wednesday last, but at the con-
clusion of the 4th act, he was taken so ill that he was obliged to
be conveyed home immediately, and he expired on Thursday
evening. Thn deceased gentleman, who was much esteemed
in the profession, was in his 41st year.
Lord.Wharncliffe, Lord President of the Council, left town
on Saturday, for the Isle of Witiht.

Mr. Roberts said that he was at all times anxious to conform
to any recommendation which fell from so humane a Magis-
trate as Mr. Cottingham, but that he (Mr. Roberts) felt that
were he to allow his wife anything it would amount to con-
donation, and prevent him from obtaining a divorce, which he
eventually intended to procure ; that at the period the unfortu-
nate circumstances happened he (Mr. R.) had a nourishing
business, but he regretted to state that since then, owing to
the train of misfortunes which ensued, his business had fallen
off materially, but still, by industry and perseverance, he hoped
to gain his former position—the trouble of mind he had under-
gone, and the heavy expenses to which he had been subjected
in punishing his wife's seducer—all conspiring to affect consi-
derably his professional avocations ; that the children which
his wife had were born long since their separation, and he could
not bring his mind to contribute support to the illegitimate off-
spring of another man, and that if he rendered her assistance
that must be the case; that subsequently to his separation
from his wife she had an asylum afforded her at her sister's
house, but that the latter was compelled to discontinue it in
consequence of her misconduct, and that since then she had
been reduced to the condition which induced her to make the
two late attempts upon her life
Mr. Cottingham said he was aware of the situation in which
Mr. Roberts was placed with regard to his wife, but still he
thought he might indirectly assist the unfortunate outcast. Most
undoubtedly the parents were the parties upon whom now she
had a right to the strongest claim, and that he (Mr. Cotting-
ham) had written to them upon the subject, but had not yet
received an answer. Until then, Mrs. Roberts would remaintin
custody, for want of the required sureties, to prevent a repeti-
tion of the attempt upon her life.
Mr. Roberts, having expressed his obligation to the magis-
trate for the humanity he had evinced throughout the distress..
ing affair, then withdrew.
GREEIVIVICH.
David Passmore Taylor, of Blisset-street, Greenwich, soli-
citor, was brought before Mr. Trail!, charged with an assault
of an improper character upon Eliza Spain, a little girl aged
nine years and eleven months, who did daily work as a servant
in his house. It appeared that the assault complained of was
committed on Tuesday week last, in the absence of the prisoner's
wife.

Mr. Suter, solicitor, of Greenwich, made a forcible address
in the prisoner's favour, and pressed for a summary punish-
ment ; but Mr. Traill said that it was his duty to send the case
to a jury ; but he would take bail for the prisoner's appearance,
himself in 801., and two sureties in 40/. each. The bail not
being obtained, the prisoner was ultimately conveyed to Maid-
stone Gaol.

THE LATE DREADFUL DEATH
OF A YOUNG LADY DURING AN INQUEST
ON HER BROTHER..
On Saturday forenoon, at ten o'clock, Mr. Wakley, M.P.,
pursuant to adjournment, resumed his sittings at the Masons'
Arms, Devonshire-street, Portland-place, on the body of Mr.
Ellis William Delisser, a medical student, aged 19. Mr.
Brearey, surgeon, of 73, Great Portland-street, having proved
that the death had resulted from natural causes, a verdict to
that effect was recorded.
The jury were then empanelled to inquire into the death of
Miss Adelaide Delisser, aged 15, the sister of the last-named
deceased, the unfortunate young lady who fell from the second-
fluor window of the mansion, No. 1, Devonshire-street, on
Friday, whilst the inquest was being held on her brother.
Elizabeth Jeff was the principal witness called. She said she
was the lady's-maid in the family of Mrs. Delisserr the widow
of the late Dr. Delisser. At the time Miss Delisser fell from
her bed-room window, witness had just come out of the next
room, and was standing at the door of the young lady's apart-
ment. She then saw her kneeling en a chair and looking out
of the window under the blind, which was down at the time.
All of a sudden she heard deceased exclaim " Oh my," and on
looking towards the window found she was gone. She had seen
her but a few minutes before sitting in the same chair, and
looking out of the window, which she was in the habit of
doing. Witness slept with the deceased, and had never any
reason to suppose that her mind was in the slightest degree
affected. She cried very much at her brother's death, but it
did net seem to affect her mind. The instant deceased fell,
witness ran down stairs screaming,and on reaching the area s w
deceased being raised from the flag stones by the cook. She
appeared lifelsss and covered with blood, which was pouring
from her head. The medical gentlemen arrived immediately,
and she was conveyed to her apartment, but died in about an
hour and thirty-five minutes after.
By the CORONER—I have no doubt whatever but her fall
was accidental. She had been cautioned by one of her brothers
not to look out of one of the side windows the same morning.
Elizabeth Nicholson, another servant, proved having seen de-
ceased sitting on the chair but a few minutes before the sad
event, when she appeared quite cheerful.
The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death."
A gentleman named Childs here stepped forward and com-
plained, on the part of the deceased's family, that their sad
affliction was not enough, but their feelings were to be still
further harrowed by a gross imposition which had been prac-
tised on the Morning Post and Morning Advertiser news•
papers that morning, in which papers a paragraph falsely de-
clared that Miss Delisser had committed suicide.
The CORONER said that such a statement was not only false
but disgraceful, and no doubt the party who had written the
falsehood made a business of it, and delighted in misrepre-
sentation.
A gentleman hoped the jury would take the matter up and
-write to the editors of the two papers mentioned, exposing the
imposition.
The CoaciwEa thought it better that some friend of the
family shouid communicate with the editors, as they might
depend upon it the author of the misrepresentation would not
contradict his own effusion. There was not the slightest
ground even for a supposition that deceased had committed
Suicide.
Mr. Childs and other friends of deceased expreesed their
determinatien to act upon the Coroner's suggestion, and the
proceedings ended.

[ADVERTISEMENT.] —AN AUTHENTICATED CURE
OF A FEARFUL CASE OF PILES BY HOLLOWAY'S PILLS
AND ChwrmENT.—John Thompson, Esq., the very respectable
editor and proprietor of the Armagh Guardian, an Irish news-
paper, vouches as to the fact of an extraordinary cure of a
case of piles of the most distressing nature, and of some years'
standing, which was effected by these medicines, when every
other means had failed. The person alluded to is a gentleman
of large estate and great influence in the county of Armagh.
No one need suffer very long from piles, fistula, and what is
termed " a bearing down," if they have recourse to these far-
famed remedies. Sold by most of the respectable chemists
throughout the civilised worl,i, and at Professor Holloway's
Establishment, 244, Strand, London.
SOCIETY FOR TUE PROTECTION AND EMPLOYMENT
•r DISTRESSED NEEDLEWOMEN.—On Saturday a public
meeting of the supporters of this charity, which is established
to protect and employ distressed needlewomen, and for clothing
the poor, was held in Exeter-hall ; Lord Ashley, President, in
the chair. Mr. Jefferies read the report, which chiefly con-
sisted of a very el-iquent and strong appeal to the nation in
behalf of the society, and a relation of the ill-paid overworked
condition of our females. According to the report 12,227
females were assisted by the society, and the receipts amounted
te 1.0781. 75., while the expenditure only left a balance of
41. I lg.—Messrs. Luke Hansard, Crewe, and several other
gentlemen, moved a series of resolutions favourable to the
society, after which the following subscriptions were an-
nounced :—Miss Copeland, 5/. ; Alderman Farebrother, 5/. ;
Lord Dudley Stuart, 51. ; Luke Hansard 50/. ; Dickinson,
Esq., 10/. ; &c., and the meeting separated.
LOSS OF TILE TRITON, FRENCH PACKET-SHIP.—
The total loss of this fine vessel, and a cargo valued at 90,000/.,
has been announced in the City. She was from Bordeaux,
with a cargo of sugar, rum, wine, brandy, and different other
articles, bound to Cuba. When about four degrees north of
the line she sprang a leak, and, notwithstanding ever; attempt
on the part of the crew to stop it, the water gained on the
pumps considerably, and eventually the men were obliged
to abandon her. They (the crew) were pieced up by the
Young King, which arrived safe at Southampton in the early
part of the week. There is no doubt but the ship foundered
loon after they left her.

001'
THE CUSTOMS AT LIVERP
Under the new arrangement of the Landing Department°.
the Customs at Liverpool, to which we alluded a short tits,
since, the following alterations have been made." to
The number of Landing surveyors increased from seveno,
nine, and the maximum salary raised from 4001. to 5001. a Ye of
The searchers' department, strengthened by the additioneo
twenty a ,xiliary landing waiters, with salaries of 150/. a
each, and the maximum salaries of the searchers increased g'
3001 to 3501. per annum.
The important duties of the gauging department at Lifer.;
pool have been hitherto performed by the landing waiters s'-
searchers. It has now been deemed expedient, in order to ens
t
sure uniformity of practice and a competent knowledge i/f
business, that a class of officers should be established at Lives,
ofjeb,
pool, as in London, to whom the duty of gauging should be el,
elusively entrusted ; and a new department has accorslinf
been formed, consisting of an inspector and eight subordinate
with salaries from 150/. to 4001. per annum.
Twenty. four additional superintendents of lockers have 110
been appointed.
The increased expense occasioned by this new arrangement icl°
about 7,0001. per annum. But the vast increase of trade'%
the pressing demands and reiterated complaints of the rnerelo%
of Liverpool have imperatively called for such an augmentere
of the e.tablishment as absolutely necessary, not only to g:,
the requisite facilities for trade; but to afford adequate
curity for the protection of the revenue • and it is to be hope"
that the completion of this long-delayed arrangement v."' -
length give satisfaction to all interested in the trade and e°lll.
merce of that most flourishing port.— Observer.

UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTIOI.
On Saturday at two o'clock, a special general meeting 0f tho
members of the United Service Institution, Whitehall-yard, Ili%
held at the museum of the institution, to hear the report of t"
committee on certain propositions submitted to their consider`'
i,
tion. There were present Lieut.-Col. Elliott, Lieut.-Cer.
Campbell, Lieut.-Col. Sykes (Bombay army), F. R. S. , Sir c,
Malcolm, the Hon. E. S. Knox, Lieut.-Col. Hanmer, Sir
Forbes, Lieut.-Gen. Sir H. Douglas, Bart., G. C. B. Sir
Eyre, &c.
Lieut.-Gen. Sir H. Douglas, Bt., G.C.8., presided, and
briefly stated the objects of the meeting.
Mr. L. W. TONNA then read the report which recornto° ,
the postponement of the question of applying for a royal obeere
ter of incorporation, as the probable expense would be obeA
4001. It also suggested, that in order to increase the funds,'"
officers after the first of Jan., 1847, on becoming member*
shoutd pot), an entrance fee of IL, in addition to their subscrir
tion, and that the secretary be directed to open a book to reco
donatbns towards building a lecture room, and other improve'
ments.
The Secretary next read the names of the subscribers toweral
...
the building fund, &c. The total donations amounted "
327/. 12s. 6d.

The report having been adopted,
Captain Grover moved, and Sir C. Malcolm seconded, & "to
of thanks to the Gallant Chairman.
Sir H. DOUGLAS, in acknowledging the honour, obserie,
it was of the utmost importance that, as early as possible, If,
lecture-room should be completed. When that was saw,
plished, they would then be able to raise the funds to obtain
charter of incorporation.—The meeting then separated. ,b•
Great and extensive improvements have been made in `„h
arrangement of the museum, which has been lately 0;(1
enlarged by the addition of several curiosities from China;
it appeared that, to promote the extension of science, Govefr,
ment transport have received directions to convey contributio
from abroad to the institution free of expense.

Fox CLUB.—On Saturday last the noblemen and
gentlemen of the Fox Club had their annual white bit
dinner at the Crown and Sceptre Tavern, Greenwir
There were present—Lord Charleruont, in the chill
Lord Zeeland, Lord Scarborough, Lord Sudeley,
I3esborough, Lord Marcus Hill, Lord Oranmure, Loo4,
Edward Howard, Mr. Langston, Mr. John Abel Snilt"'
Mr. Stevenson, Mr. George Stevens Byng, Mr. Alst°l3'
Dr. Lushington, Mr. Denison, Mr. Cavendish, Mr. P2i
berts, &c. &c. Se,•. The party embarked at-the Ade/re
Pier on board the Watermen's steamer No. 30, at
o'clock, and proceeded down the river, landing on
floating pier thrown from the tavern, and returned to
town about half-past ten, by the same conveyance,
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—Ladies, whether temporara
exposed to the scorching rays of the summer sun, °t
frequenting the crowded saloon, or close assembly, 11.10
0
find Rowland's Kalydor a most refreshing preparati°,
and auxiliary to comfort, dispelling the cloud of 191,
guor and relaxation from the complexion, and itame4el
ately affording the pleasing sensation attending rector.„
elasticity of the skin. The numerous varieties of c",
taneous eruptions, sunburn freckles, tan, and dislotile
Lions, are pleasingly eradicated by the Kalydor, and tv,„
skin rendered delicately clear and soft. Its purifyil*
and refreshing properies have obtained its selection bid
the Court and the Royal Family of Great Britain, glibe
those of the Continent of Europe, together with te,
elite of the aristocracy and haut top. The high t
putation it bears causes unprincipled shopkeepers ic
n:1
offer their spurious " Kalydors" for sale, co1)00A of
41
the most deleterious ingredients, containing Mir o,
astringents, utterly ruinous to the complexion, and
their repellent action endangering health. It is Oleo
fore imperative on purchasers to see that the W°4
"Rowland's Kalydor" are on the envelope (an engriall-1.0,
of exquisite beauty, from a steel plate by Masisot
Perkins, Bacon, and Co.) All others are fraudtl'e •
conitterfeits.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—SPLENDID AERANGEME..7,.r '
o'r' LOOKING-GLASS, producing the effect of a long arc
and so bewildering as to cause a doubt whether you $
in London or in old Rome.
" Arch follows arch, and pile succeeds to pile."
This unique apartment is devoted to cutting and arrsli
ing the hair in, and with another having a besoti t,
view of Naples, are on the ground-floor. In calling
eg.
teution to their establishment, Ross anel Sons bet
to notice the advantages of their system—viz., t-sbe
never take: apprentices nor young men fr•ni
country, nor object to customers asking for the saw
man to wait upon them ; every person has clean brusii
they never being used twice, without being wash° io
and parties are not pressed to buy things they do as,
want. Address, Ross and Sons, 119 and 120, Bish4
gate-street.
[ADVERTISMENT.]—THE EYES.-39, Albemarle.
street, Piccadilly.— Optical Improvements to enable Pei,
sons at an advanced age to read with ease, and to discriloto
nate objects with perfect distinctness, and Small Aeolis,
Instruments for relief of extreme deafness, &c. Mesbet,
S. and B. Solomons, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-itreebe
Piccadilly, have invented Spectacle Lenses, &c. of
greatest transparent power. The valuable acivantl
derived from this invention over the Spectacles aciivad,
common use is, that instead of vision becoming strained
heated, weakened, and in numerous cases seriously led
jured, it is preserved and strengthened, and very goo
persons are enabled to employ their sight at the ref •
minute occupation, and can see with those Lenses °,to
much less magnifying power, and that which is a matt
of the greatest consequence is, that they do not requ'Ao
the frequent changes to further helps. Also, Achrorn
Telescopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes Invisible, ape
kinds of Acoustic instruments for relief of extreTi,
deafness. Caution.—Messrs. S. and B. &downs, Of 0
cians and Aurists, are not in any way connected wit
or
person of the same name in their immediate neighb°lo,
hood ; nor in any part of the country. To prevent in,
g
takes, be cautious, and observe—Only to be had at
Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel'
$0
EXTRAORDINARY SPECIMENS OF MOSAICS._--"Mpe
example of the extraordinary minuteness of the work in 6:i cl
mosaics, we may state that there is one specimen, a porersiore
Pope Paul V., in which the face alone consists of
Do
than a milllion and a half of fragments, each two
larger than a millet seed; and from this size up t° yo.
inches square, pieces are employed in various ways. 4'-or•
Cher celebrated specimen is that which Napoleon is
dered to be made when his power was paramount, 01
Italy. It was to be a mosaic copy of the celebrated `:"*; 0
Supper," by Leonardo da Vinci, and to be of the same 515;.01t
the original, viz., 24 feet by 12. The artist to whom the, ""ai..
was entrusted was Giacomo Raffaelle, and the men under his 0s
rect on, eight or ten in number, were engaged for eight lead
on it. The mosaic cost more than seven thousand pounds,is,
afterwards came into the possession of the Emperor of lost"
The Builder.
!Ina
I\i ENV STEAM BASIN AT PORTSMOUTH.—The
and buildings required for the formation of this extensive and e"0,
Work are at length in the hands of Government, and the space ei:/ei
prises nearly all that part of Portsea heretofore known as the
the
Buildings, and shuts the town out from all communication wilbnif,
harbour on its north side, excepting by a hard or landing place °-nti
The business of removing about one hundred and thirty occUlf,
from their various localities has been most ably managed by
id
J. Newton Robinson and Mr, Edward Wells, the AdMir°A.
surveyors and valuers; and Government has testified much co‘P.ittj
deration and liberality in the progress of these ejections. the
one or two exceptions, the properties were of small value, and tect
principal purchase was that of Collins's brewery, which aTn°ulti:
to nearly 18,0001., but was nevertheless settled without diffeuto
The entire purchase money, we believe, is riot quite 60,00014
now the bosses are down their site shows a very considerable
indeed, we find it comprises as nearly four acres as possible.
Hampshire Telegraph.
,
IMPROVED SCAFFOLDING.—There are some booth
!h
building at Kensington Gore which have a contrivance worth'
of being imitated by builders, where space will admit °f iv
being used : it is a series of inclined planes, to enable le..eat
bourers to reach with more ease to themselves the differ ; is
stories of the building with bricks and mortar. A labeureiee
more fat.gued going up one day by the ladder than he is the
on the inclined plane.—The Builder.

3IRTIIB. tile
On the 16th inst., at Bilting House, near Godmershaol,
lady of C. H. Master, Esq., of a daughter. !JO'
On the 17th inst., at West Heath House, Erith, Kent?
Renshaw, of a daughter. of
On the 17th inst., at Dudley, Mrs. Oscar Leslie Step be`'
a daughter.
, e P'
On the 17th inst.., at Camberwell, the wife of the ive • '
Moore, of a daughter. Nee,
0: the 18th iust., Mrs. William Davenport, of Ely-P
ot a son.
hole"
r
On the 18th inst., at Grove-hill, Camberwell, Mrs. ~-
Phillips, of a daughter.
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MARRIED.
On the 17th inst., at Ashburton, at St. Andrew's (I'oll',
mK
by the Rev. R. G. Maul, A. Gribble, Esq., solicitor, m of
lopton, to Laura, widow of the late Re cu
Rev. J. K. Fiew'
Manchester.
On the 17th inst., at the parish church at Ecclesu'J
Daniel Phillips, Esq., of Hornsey, Middlesex, to Sarah, sec,,e3t
daughter of T. A. Payne, Esq., of Loxley House,
Sheffield.
ohr/
J
On the 17th inst., at Tor Church, Torquay, Frederick ,est
Corder, Esq., of Greenwich, to Harriet Kearsley,
daughter of Charles Chitty, Esq., of Upper Claptor2:____/

/if ~.,;_t.i.
On the 12th inst., at Stareton, Mr. G. Jones, aged 79.. t or
On the 16th inst., at Ingatestone, Catherine Al ary, rellool'
the Rev. G. I'. Edison, Rector of Stock and Rams
house, Essex. of
On the 16th inst., at Southshore, Thomas Wright, 5(1.'
Hill-top, Lancashire.
-Floase'
On the 16th inst., William Watkins, Esq., of Badley
NorLamptonshire. 110 j.
On the 16th inst., at Clapton-terrace, Upper Chapter',
dies
Oex, Mr. John Clark Spence, aged 69. ,
Oil°
On
the 16th inst., at Sultnouth, Devonshire Harric--tt 1
of William Larkins, Esq. job°
On the 17th inst., in Bernard-street, Russell. squar"o '
Dntlield, Esq.
Or'
On the 18th inst., Robert Ward, Esq.,Abs
of the —I
Piccadilly..... 4

• i-riut4(l KVA biistku by ALURDO 10,jtj... 119
No. 112, St* ape, rrintvr, r.t. The :we Office 9
Strand. in the Precieet of the Savoy, In
14idaleue; Illowlay, July 21, 1545.