The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-17 00:00:00

FOREIGN MELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Monism of Thursday.)
Pains, SEPT. 13.•-•-At the rneniLat wa are
writing, the cornb:ned fleets mni have taken their
stations in the nediterranean. The part which the
diplomatist.; had to act seems to be finished. If that
of the 17arriors begin, it will be shorter; but we very
Much doubt that it will, have a beginning.
All eyes are now turned to Constantinople. Every
one endeavours to divine the secret of the Ottoman
councils. It cer•delnly is not impossible that they
may give birth to some haughty teisly. Thus, on
the eve of the battle of Antyta, Brozet insulted
Tamerlane, Thus on the eve of the battle of Les
panto, Os chiali and Ali-Perthan had a cottention
as to n'aich shonld have Don Juan tor his slave.
Cara Mustapha, while Sobieski was in pre-
stiles promised his Janissaries the pillage of Vienna.
But personal interest has often dissipated these
ebullitions of Mussulman pride, and more than one
reparation has commenced by btavadoes. Without
going back to remote periods for instances, it is well
known what resistance the craft of the Divan lately
opposed to the wishes of Russia, and what flexibility
the Tallish negotiators displayed in the conferences
at Akermann.
The character of European policy doubtless gives
Confidence to the Divan ; the moderation of the
Sovereigns encourages it to distrust their power.
How happens the Porte not to have reflected, that
this character, which is truly Christian, is not to be
reconciled with the extermination of Christians,—
that this very moderation adds weight to proofs of
dissatisfaction, and that the force most to be feas-ed
is that which has been longest repressed
The Divan will look more clv;eiy into its situa-
tion. Africa now belong; to the Potts only by
rmi.tue. This nominal st.aertivity is, however, some-
thing in a crisis, ar.d the Porte has already gathered
its fruits. Btt't what security is there for it ? What
the Greeks have dent from a spirit of religion or of
ye/leaflet, may not others do from ambition P Have
the facilities which might tempt the Pasha of Egypt
been well considered ? And the independence of
Egyrs once obtained, would that of Syria be long of
fonowing? Except Romelia, what European do-
'minion of the Porte can it consider as its own i
Yesterday we were told that Albania was in arms;
to-morrow we shall,perhaps, be told that Thessaly has
found another Ali Pacha. Amidst these wavering
fidelities, these successive demolitions, when three
powerful fleets shall oppnse a barrier to all the rein-
forcement which the Turks might receive,—when a
formidable army shall sound the fords of the
and measure, the heights of the Balkan, what ad-
viser, ho,:lever stupid or perfidious, will be able to
instige;ce the Porte to an audacity which would ren-
der even its misfortune ridiculous ? Every thing
induces us to believe that the Porte will submit to
this necessity, as it has to many others; that it will
exert all the resources of its policy to retard the in-
evitable epoch of a profound fall, which it is the
object of the intervention of three allied Powers to
postpone, and which the adoption of insane councils
would precipitate.

(From tine Gazette ck France, dated Sept. 15.)
COn'itANTINOPLS, Atm. 9.—The publication
made by the Russian Legation on the 21st of July,
is only a renewal of an order that existed before, but
it is very remarkable, at the moment of the arrival
of the Russian squadron in the Archipelago. It en-
joins the most strict neutrality between the con-
tending parties, and declares that the Government
will not interfere in any manner in favour of these
captains of ships who violate it.

(FILO3I A LETTIM OF TBE 21er OF AUGUST.)
On the 16th instant the Ambassadors of the three
Courts transmitted, by their Dragomans, to the
Porte, the treaty concluded at London on the 6th
of July, with additional notes, in which the time
fixed for the acceptance of the proposals is limited
*0 11 days.
It is stated, that on the Ist of August, the Egyp-
tian fleet of 100 sail, with 4,000 troops on board,
left Alexandria, bound to NaYarin.
(BY EXPRESS.)

AUG. 22.—The negotiations relative to Greece
are drawing to a close, and the moment of denoue..
merit is approaching. On the 16th of this month
the Ministers of England, France, and Russia jointly
presented the conventiln of the 6th of July, 1827,
which is to be considered as the Ultimatum. When
the Dragomans delivered the note to the Reis
Effendi, he asked them what were the contents of
the note, to which they replied that they did not
know. The Reis Effendi, without giving an ac-
knowledgment of the receipt, laid the note aside.—
The time fixed for the acceptance, which was at first
SO days, is now limited to IS.
It is related that M. Stratford Canning has re-
quested the Austrian Internuncio, Baron Ottenfels,
to advise the Divan to accept the proposals of the
three Powers, but that he declined to do so. M.
Von Millitz, the Prussian Ambassador, is said to
have counselled the acceptance, to which the Reis
Effendi is reported to have replied, that the Ulti-
matum was a bill of exchange which could not be
honoured. Such is the situation of affairs, and we
wait with the greatest anxiety for the 31st August,
when the time expires.

MADRID, Seri.. 10.—M. Recacho has been forced
to fly to Portugal, to escape assassination.
The accounts from Catalonia have made the Go-
vernment resolve to order the formation of an army
of 18;000 men, the command of which is confided to
the Count d'Espagne, and which is going to be sent
against the insurgent/.
(Prom the ConstautionneL)
(PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.)
MADRID, SIFT. 3.—The King received, early on
the morning of the 29th of last month, a report
(parted dated the 23d, respecting the state of
Catalonia; and his Majesty, who had previously
paid little attention to the insurrection in that pro-
vince, learned, to his great regret, that the rebels
amounted to 14,000 men, the pursuit of whom, in
the mountains, is extremely difficult. Estangs and
Caragol are eloquent, skilful, and brave, and they
gain over many of the country people and the
Royalist volunteers to their cause, so that the
numbers of the insurgents increase rapidly. The
King sent to Zamora, directing General Monet to
come express to the Royal residence. The General
arrived on the 30th, and had a long conference with
his Majesty. He has since proceeded towards
Catalonia, where he is to take the command of
10,000 man destined to act against the insurgents.
(FROM ANOTREL coARESPONDEXT.)
A meeting of the Ministers took place yesterday
at the house of the President of the Council, Sala-
zar : immediately after the breaking up of the meet-
ing, General Monet set off express to Catalonia,
with the title of Commandant-General.

According to the returns made by the three in-
spectors-General of Infantry, cavalry, and militia,
the number of troops designed to meet on three
points, to form the army of General Monet, amounts
to 5,000 men.
The insurrection is said to extend to several vil-
lages and towns in the province of Valencia►. It is
remarkable, that amongst the prisoners taken from
the insurgents by the Government troops, nearly
half are foreigners,—either Frenchmen, Italians, or
Germans.

(EXTRACT OF ANOrkiES PRIVATE LLTTEA•)
The greater the excesses of the rebels the more
painful is it to find persons of rank in communica-
tion with them. It is with surprise I hear that
Field-Marshal Sanchez Cisneros has been arrested,
and conducted to Seville for trial, charged with cor-
responding with the rebels.
We read in the Mercantile Courier of Cadiz,
dated the 28th. that on the 25th the guarda-eostas
Infanta Don Carlos, Infanta Don Francisco, and
another vessel, have brought into port an English
brig, mounted with six guns, captured between
Gibraltar and Algesiras. After a
sanguinary
con-
test, in which several were killed and wounded on
bosh sides, the brig, which is laArlaed the Lord

LONDON,
MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1827.

We received yesterday the Paris Papers of
Thursday and Friday, and the Gazette de France
dated Saturday morning. The Moniteur of
Thur.sday contains the article respecting Turkey,

to which we alluded in our publication of Satur-
day, and which must be considered as highly im-
portant, as conclusive of the determination of the
French Government that the illorea and the
Archipelago should be for ever lost to Turkey.
This article admits that some haughty reply
to the Ultimatum may be given by the Porte,
but it observes that personal interest has often
dissipated these ebullitions of Mussulman pride,
and that more than one reparation has corn-.
menced by bravadoes. Hence it argues that the
Turkish. Government «ill submit to the present
necessity as it has to many others—that it will
exert all the resources of its policy to retard the

levitable epoch of a profound fall, which it is

the object of the intervention of the three Allied
Powers to postpone, and which the adoption of
insane councils would precipitate. While, how-
ever, this article thus argues on the probability
of the submission of the Porte, it acknowledges
that the character of European policy gives con-
fidence to the Divan, and that the moderation of
the Sovereigns encourages it to distrust their
power. It reminds the Porte, however, that
this character, which is truly Christian, is not to
be reconciled with the extermination of Chris-
tians; that this very moderation adds weight to
proofs of dissatisfaction, and that the force most
to be feared is that which has been longest re-
pressed :—The part which the diplomatists had
to act, seems, it says, to be finished—if that of
the warriors begin—it will be shorter.

The French Government have thus announced
to the world, through the medium of their official
journal, that the refusal of the Ultimatum offer-
ed by the Allied Powers to Turkey will be the
signal for immediate hostilities; and if the intel-
ligence contained in the Gazelle de France of
Saturday, from Constantinople, which comes
down to the 22d ult. be correct, those hostilities
must commence on the 31st of August.

It appears by this communication that the
Ambassadors of the three Courts transmitted by
the Dragomans to the Porte on the 16th August
the Treaty concluded in London on the 6th
July, with additional notes, which limited the
time for the acceptance of the proposals to four-
teen days. When the Dragomans delivered the
Note to the Reis Effendi, the latter asked them
what were the contents of the Note, to which
they replied they did not know. The Reis
Effendi then, without giving an acknowledgment
of its receipt, laid the note aside.

It is stated that Mr. STRATFORD CANNING
had requested the Austrian Internuncio to ad-
vise the Divan to accept the proposals of the
three Powers, but that he had declined to do so.
On the Prussian Ambassador having given this
advice to the Reis Effendi, he replied that the
Ultimatum was a bill of exchange which could
not be honoured. The haughty pride of the
Porte must therefore be lowered, and it will be
shewn that it is useless to resist the advice of the
three mighty Powers who have offered it, and
will insist on its being ultimately agreed to.
By the accounts from Madrid, it appears that
the King of SPAIN and his Ministers are at
length awakened to the dangers of the insurrec-
tion in Catalonia. Meetings of the Ministers

American Papers, to the 19th August, were
also received last night. The Philadelphia
Gazette of the 18th states, that no intelligence
of the ratification of peace between Brazil and
Buenos Ayres had reached Pernambuco on the
9th July ; but the Aurora Gazelle, of the 17th
August, has the following paragraph, from which
it would appear that the news of peace having been
definitively settled had reached Pernambuco, on
the 11th of that month :-••••
PIT.RNAMBUCO.—By the brig Susan and Phebe, which
arrived at Boston on Thursday, in thirty-two days from
Pernambuco, :intelligence is received that peace was de-
clared between Brazil and Buenos Ayres, two days before
its sailing, July 11th. Great rejoicings accompanied its
annunciation, and business wore a new aspect.
Extract of a letter, dated Pernambuco, July 9, l/37 :
The news of the treaty being ratified between Brazil
and Buenos-Ayres, bad net been proclaimed at Pernambuco
on the 9th of July. There is a large Brazilian frigate
lying off Pernambuco, waiting for soldiers, and the gangs
on shore are pressing all the country people who come
to town."

We received last night, by the Flanders Mail,

the ,Allgemeine Zeitung to the 9th inst. and
Brussels Papers to the 14th, from which we
make the following extracts :

TRIESTE, AUGUST 30.—Captain Tomanovich, of the
Austrian brig Feladelfo, who arrived here to-day in 20
days from Syra, met on the 10th, off Cerijo, two English
ships of the line, and the next day a man-of-war under
Russian colours. -Off Zante he was attacked by a Greek
schooner, which approached him under Russian colours,
and had with it an action of five hours duration. At
length his powder being exhausted, be was obliged to
yield, and to give up to the pirate a bale of silk and seven
bales of sponge, which he demanded for the damage he
had sustained, and with which he was satisfied, when the
resolute Tomanovieh threatened to set fire to the powder-
room and blow himself up with the captain of the pirate,
who had come on board with four men. Captain Tomano-
vich and three of his men were wounded in the action.--
At Syra it was reported that three ships which had sailed
from this port for Alexandria had been attacked by Greek
pirates, and carried into Spezzia, but had been set at
liberty by the Austrian frigate Bellona. All the Greek
ships of TM in the islands were dismantled except the di-
vision under Lord Cool:trim..

BUCHAREST, Auo. 21.—The latest accounts from Con-

etantinople, of the 13th instant, affirm, indeed, that no
change has taken place in the sentiments of the Porte with
respect to the intervention of the European Powers; but
here people are more and more persuaded that the Divan
will yield when the moment for deciding arrives. This
opinion prevails even among the Boyards, and at the
Court of the Hospodar.
BRUSSELS, SETT. I2.—We learn from Tournay that his
Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, on arriving on the
10th at Lisle, was extremely well received by, the King of
France and by the inhabitants of that city. His Royal
Highness accompanied his Majesty to a review of the gar-
rison. The King constantly gave him the right band.

It appears by letters received this morning
from Jersey, of the 14th inst., that the Friends,
JONES, had arrived there on that day from Rio

de Janeiro, from whence she sailed on the 22d
July, up to which date not any intelligence had
been received that the treaty between Brazil and
Buenos Ayres had been ratified. Many individuals
are in consequence apprehensive that this desired
event will nut take place ; there are, however, no just
grounds on which to found these fears, as suffi-
cient time might not have elapsed at the time of
the sailing of the Friends, to allow of the answer
respecting the treaty to arrive—the houses most
interested in this event, generally speaking, are
sanguine that many days will not elapse before
we receive the desired intelligence.

We received this morning the Journal de Si.
Pelersburgh to the 31st August, Hamburgh
papers to the 16th inst., and the Haarlem
Courant to the 14th, from which the following
are extracts

6T. PETERSBURGII, AUG. 29.
Yesterday evening, at nine o'clock, her Imperial High-
ness the Grand Duchess Helen was happily delivered of a
Princess, who has received the name of Catherine. This
event was immediately announced to the inhabitants of St.
Petersbnrgh by a salute of 201 guns from the ramparts of
the citadel. This morning Te Daum was performed on
the occasion in the Church of the Tanric Palace, in the
presence of the Emperor, the Empress Mother, and the
Grand Duke Michael. The Members of the Council of
the Empire, the Ministers, Generals, the Court, and the
Foreign Ministers, were also present at the ceremony. The
city was illuminated in the evening.
The number of ships arrived in the port of Riga up to
the 23d of August was 1,157; sailed, 1,006.

STOCKHOLM, Au r. 31.

On the receipt of the news of the death of Mr. Canning,
an express was despatched to the Minister of Foreign Af-
faits (Count Wetterstedt), at Finspang. The Count im-
mediately came to the capital, and arrived time enough to
be present at the fete given by his Majesty at Romedal, in
honour of the birth-day of the Crown Princess.
The Government has now resolved that the duty of two
per cent. on Swedish goods imported, and of one per cent.
on those exported to Swedish ports, levied for the benefit
of the town of Gottenburgh (according to an ordinance of
the year 1700) shall cease from the Ist August this year,
and that on foreign goods imported, with the exception of
those on which it has already been reduced to one per
cent., is to be continued for a short time.

The duty paid on corn since the reduction of the duty
last year, is said to amount to 50,000 Fix dollars banco.
The net amount of all the eustom-house duties in the first
seven months of this year was 1,251,266 rix dollars;
whereas, in the corresponding seven months of 1826,
it was only 816,108 rix dollars. The great difference
arises from the importation of corn.
The resolutions of the Norwegian Storthing for the
diminution of the salaries of the Governor of the kingdom,
and of the Norwegian Minister of State, residing in
Stockholm, have now received the sanction of his 111a-
jeety, who 113 reserved to himself to fix it at the end of
the year.
On oceaston of one of the late resolutions of the

Storthing, in which the King thought he saw a violatiun
of the royal prerogative, his Majesty has charged the Norwe-
gian Government to take care that the limits fixed by the
Constitution bo observed.

The Crown Prince possesses, in consequence of his mar-
riage, the Galiera Palace at Bologna, which contains a
choice collection of paintings, from the commencement of
the art to the middle of the 16th century, including speci-
mens of Guido, Albano, Carracci, &c.

STOCXHOLM, SEPT. 4.

The deputation of the 'Norwegian Storthing, after pre-
senting its congratulation to the Crown Prince and Prin-
cess, set out on the Ist, on its return to Christiania.

Madame Catalani arrived here yesterday evening.
BRU9SELS, SEET. 9

Though nothing has yet transpired of the contents of the
Concordat concluded with tlie Pope, we may infer from
an expression in the OPial Journal, published here, that
this convention includes the Northern provinces, as well as
the Southern, as we find in it the following phrase—" Let
us congratulate ourselves that the Catholics of the Northern
provinces will cg.ase to he under Missions, and that go-
verned by the same regulations as those of the South, will
make us only one National Church."

At a late hour this afternoon we received by
express the Gazette de France dated yesterday.
It contains no news of any consequence. We
have extracted the following paragraphs as being
the most important. The French Funds closed
at 72f 40c. :

GREECE.
(From the Gazette de France of yesterday.)

SYRA, AUG. 6.

Lei d Cochrane, who has been in our seas for several
weeks past, has obtained, by the mediation of the Primates
of Hydra and Spezzia, a loan of 20,000 talaris. The news
from Napoli di Romania is very afflicting. It has been
discovered that Captains Griva and Zaine had communica-
tion with Ibrahim Pacha to deliver up that fortress. Gen.
Church, with Colocotroni and the troops, remain true to
the Government, and have cut off the communication of
Ibrahim and that town. We learn from Alexandria,
that a brig-of-war (English) has arrived there,
with letters from the English Consul, and from
several merchants, for Lord Cochrane ; that the
Egyptian Meet, 80 sail, with 6,000 troops, were ready to
sail for Modon for, the attack of Hydra. A great move-
ment prevails in the European squadrons; the English
Admiral has sailed for Smyrna. Keutari Pacha has had
an interview with several Turkish Chiefs.

aANTE, AUG. 9.
It is reported that the Greeks have declared Patna and
all the coast opposite to Corfu in a state of blockade.

_
BARCELONA, SEPT. 5.
Five hundred of the rebels entered yesterday evening
Mataro, a town peopled by 12 to 15,000 persons.

Letters from Marseilles, state that an arrangement is on
the point of being concluded between France and the Dey
of Algiers.

We have received Lisbon Gazettes to the Ist of Sept.
They do not contain any new•, except the departure of the
Princess Regent from Cintra to Ajuda, and the nomiva-.
tion of Brigadier Vasconcellos to the post of Governor of
Elves.

Five per Cents. 10l f. 50e. ; Three per Cents. 72(. 15c.

The Plover, packet brig, has arrived with a
Jamaica mail. She sailed from Carthagena on

the 27th July, from Jamaica on the 7th Aug.,
and from Crooked Island on the 14th.
By this opportunity we have news from New York to
the 21st of August ; from Philadelphia to the 20th : Ja-
maica to the 7th, with papers and letters ; from Bogota,
to July 21. El Constitutional of July 12th, has a long
article, regretting the representations addressed to the Pre-
sident by the battalions, Teradores and Bravo Apure, the
squadron of Bravos, Lanceres de Venezuela, and the
brigade of Artilleria, forming the garrison of Carthagena.
It also states that from the contents of the private lettere
and other intelligence received, that tranquillity would be
restored in the southern departments. The project of dis-
membering the departments of the south, and effecting
their junction with the Republic of Peru, is still said to
be one of the designs of the leaders of the Colombian Di-
vision, but it is again as unreservedly contradicted by others.
Extract of a. letter horn Honchiraa to s Gentleman in
this city, dated 18th June :—" The Superintendant has
issued a Proclamation, prohibiting the importation of North
American produce from 01110t1 or Traxillo. These is a
Spanish 14 gun brig cruising off Truxillo and Omoa. Her
intention is to capture the Republican droggers.

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY)

CITY, TwSL►L o' Ctocx.

By the arrival of the Jamaica packet this morn-
ing, we have papers and letters from the following
places :—Nev York, Aug. 21, Philadelphia, Aug.
20, Norfolk, Aug. 14, Jamaica, Aug. 7, and Bogota.
July 21. There is not any intelligence of import-
ance from these quarters.

In the English Money market there has been but
little fluctuation this morning; Consols for the
account opened at BGi 87, declined to 86i, and are

now 86i 87; Exchequer Bills 60 pm.; India
Bonds 93 pm.
The affairs of Turkey and Greece appear to
occupy the attention of the Jobbers, and specula-
tors, and induce them to observe considerable cau-
tion in their operations; the article in the Moneteur
has been duly weighed, but many of them do not
eonsider it so warlike as was at first apprehended.
The conduct of Messrs, Baring and M. Rocafuette
continues the subject of general conversation. Mexi-
can Bonds were 46, sellers, but have since improved,
the nearest quotation at present is 48/ ; Colombian
26; Greek 151; Spanish 91 to 10; Brazilian 631.
Anglo-Mexican Mining Shares 50 dis.; Brazilian
23 prem ; General Mining 31 prem.; Real del
Monte 20 prem.; United Mexican 20 dis.

Two o'Croca.
Consols are now 87 to 871. Mexican Bonds
48k to 48g. Colombian 271.

THREE 0' CL OGM
Consols, 87 k; Mexican, 48i ; Colom-
bian, 27 E.

FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES.

Consols 87 i Danish Bonds 62
Do. for Ac. 87 i Greek Do. 1825, 15i
Brazilian Bonds 634 Mexican Do. 1825 491
Buenos Aires Do. Peruvian Do.
Chilian Do. 241 Russian Do. 92
Columbian, 1824, 27 Spanish Do. 10

Prince ESTERHAZY, the Austrian Ambassador,

the Marquis de PALMELLA, the Portuguese Ambassador,
and the Count de VILLA REAL, the Portuguese Minister,
on a special mission, had interviews, on Saturday, with
Viscount DUDLEY, at the office of the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs.
Viscount PALMERSTON has left town for his
seat at Woodlands.

DOVER, SEPT. 13.—This morning at ten
o'clock, his Excellency the Martinis of HERTFORD, arrived
in the Crusader Post-office packet, Captain UNE, from
Calais, on the termination of the special Embassy with
which his Excellency was charged, for investing
.his Ma-
jesty the Emperor of RUSSIA with the Order of the Garter.
His Excellency, after taking refreshments at Wright."
Hotel, immediately set out for London.

NORWICH MUSIC MEET! N G.—The Grand
Festival commences on Tuesday next, and, independently
of the usual strength, there will be some new vocalist, ;
Madame Pasta, Caradori, Mies Stephens, and Braharn,
will be there. On Wednesday and Thursday sacred
music, on Friday a brilliant ball, and on Saturday a
breakfast.

The point d'honneur runs so high in the
French army, that a soldier once degraded can never re-
enter the service in any capacity ; any attempt to force him
into it would produce a mntiny among the men. For the
same reason, a soldier never receives a blow, even from his
officer, without resenting it sur le champ. If he did, in
the first place hie comrades would no longer keep company
with him ; and in the next, the officer• that committed the
outrage would inevitably be put to death.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS--(THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.

George Haig, aged 18, was indicted for forging
and uttering a cheque upon Messrs. Coutts and Co.
for the payment of 301. with intent to cheat and de-
fraud Henry Baldwin.
At the request of the prisoner, after the jury
were sworn, the trial of this man was put off till
Wednesday next, on the ground of not having had
his witnesses ready.
James Soper, aged 31, was capitally indicted for
stealing in the dwelling-house of Mary Gigues, on
the 18th day of July last, 60 printed books, of the
value of 9/., the property of James Hollis and
Henry Yarwood.
James Hollis, No. 14, Lower Union Place,
Maiden-Lane, Battle Bridge, a bookseller, in
partnership with Mr. Yarwood.—On the 18th
July had occasion to go to the tap-room of the
Sunderland Arms public-house, where witness saw
the prisoner, who was a solicitor for orders of peri-
odical publications. Witness asked permission- of
the landlady's daughter to be allowed to leave his
goods all night, and that he would call for them
in the morning. The partner was in the adjoining
room at the time in company with prisoner. Left
the 60 books in question, value 91. Witness's
partner called for the books on the following
morning, but was told they were gone. Witness had'
given no authority to any person to call for them
except to his partner.
Henry Yarwood is not now, but was in partnership
with last witness at the time the books were lost.
Was in company with the prisoner when last witness
left the books, but did not see them delivered to the
landlady's daughter. Applied for the books next
day, but was told they were gone. Gave no person
any authority to receive them.
Cross-examined by Mr. PHILLIPS--Has two
ehristian names, viz. Henry William.
By the BENCH.—Has always gone
,by and
signed the name of Henry Yard. Was 32 years of
age. Had never made use of the name William,
but knew he had that name from the registry.
Mr. PHILLIPS took the objection of misnomer in
the indictment.
Mr. Justice GASELEE considered the only ques-
tion to be, whether the Court would stop the pro-
secution here, and send the prosecutors before the
Grand Jury again, or whether the prosecution ought
to go on.

Mr. PHILLAPS said, at least, on an average, two
indictments during a Session failed on this point,
and he thought it highly important the point should
be settled.

The COURT overruled the objection; it thought
the name by which a prosecutor generally went or
was known, was sufficient to sustain his prosecu-

Elizabeth Cook, lived at the Sunderland Arms,
Saskville-street, parish of St. James. Liar mother
kept the house. Knew the prosecutor; recollected
Hollis, in July, leaving the two parcels of books;
they were left to be called for. Did not think the
time at which they were to be called for was men-
tioned. It was between seven and eight in the
evening. Between eight and nine on the same
evening a person called for them. 'fas not quite
certain who called for them. Was busy at the time,
and could not say whether it was the prisoner or not.
Had seen the person before who called for the books.
Thought she had seen the prisoner before. Did not
look at all to the person who called for the books.—
lie said " I was to call for those books." Told him

to take them, which he did. He took them to a
chandler's shop close by. He came back for a pint
of porter ; but I did not take sufficient notice of him
then to know him again.
Catherine Fawcett, a servant at the Sunderland
Arms; saw the prisoner in the morning in question
at the house with the prosecutors; saw him at the
house again in the afternoon; saw him again in the
evening; saw nobody with him in the afternoon;
saw litim in the evening take some books on his
back and go out with them. Last witness was
in the bar at the time, he went away laughing with
another man ; saw him call also for the pint of
porter.

Catherine Alcock, lived at the Man in the Moon

public-house in July last; saw the prisoner there in
July; he came to the bar and had a glass of liquor,
and requested to leave two parcels; asked him if
It would be long that he meant to leave them ? He
said no, about ten minutes; he left them and went
away with another man, but did not call again • the
parcels contained book; ; Hollis afterwards Called
for them and got them.
Hollis recalled.—Received about thirty books of

the sixty he had left at the Sunderland Arms, from
the last witness; knew them by the make; had no
doubt of their being a portion of the books left at,
the Sunderland Arms. Nine pounds was the
amount for which witness considered he could have
sold them ; about 44 10s. was the cost price.

Mr. PHILLIPS now submitted that Miss Cook had
a special property in the books, that she parted with
them of her own accord, and that therefore the in-
dictment, in its present shape, could not be sus-
tained. The prisoner might be indicted for having
obtained the goods under false pretences.
The JUDGE said, the Jury might consider the
point.

The prisoner declared he had never had the books
in his possession. He called several witnesses who
had known him almost from his infancy, who gave
him a good character for sobriety and honesty.
Mr. Justice GASELEE left the case to the Jury.
The only point he considered deserved their consi-
deration was the value of the property, as it did not
appear to him there could be a doubt of the prisoner
being the person who got and took away the books.
The prosecutor had said he felt it necessary to charge
cent. per cent. on the new books he sold, because of
their very soon suffering deterioration when left on
hand, and therefore it would be for the Jury to say,
whether they'thought the books taken were or were
not of the value of W. _ _

Verdict—" Guilty of stealing in a dwelling-house
goods under the value of N."

CUTTING AND MAIMING.
James Jones, aged 71, stood indicted capitally for
prosecu-
tion. tiomaliciously cutting Margaret Merritt, with intent to
murder or to do her some grievous bodily harm.
Anl." B
hu o louicx statedt livedthe V
case
eth Margaret
fortie
Mer-
ritt, though unmarried, for about 25 years. On the
27th May last, he had attacked her in the most Te prisoner had
fe-
rocious manner with a poker, and which, in all pro-
bability, would keep, as it had hitherto rendered, her
blind for life. The Learned Counsel supposed the
point of insanity would be raised, particularly as the
prisoner had been in a mad-house during the year
preceding; the Jury would deal with this as
fit, but the overseers of Shore-
proper to institute this
prosecution.
Margaret Merritt had lived with the prisoner for
Shore-
ditch theyitc i should
parish
think
ha thought
twenty-four years as his wife. 'Witness is blind.
On the 27th of May last, witness and prisoner had
dinner very comfortably together, but afterwards
she did riot feel well ; snid she would lay down
awhile, am! if he liked, she would make out the bed
for him also. He said he was going to take a walk.
Left him sitting at the fire. Witness soon after-
wards fell asleep and forgot herself for awhile.—
Heard a noise at the fire, and raising herself up, and
looking towards the fire saw the prisoner coming
towards her with the poker which he immediately
struck her with across the eyes, and she had never
since been able to see. She put up ner hand to her
fare, and received another blow over the fingers. Re-
ceived other blows,but could not say bow many. The
prisoner then went away. Witness called out
Murder !" two or three times, and cried. The
landlady
.afterwards came to her. She heard that a
little girl had come into the room first. Had had no
quarrel with the prisoner. They had been living
very comfortably. Prisoner had been ill in his head
for some time before, and was confined in a mad-
house for some time about Christmas. Supposed
the prisoner was not well used in the mad-house,
therefore witness got him out under an order of the

Chnr4Wardens. Arta he got out of the mad-halo!!
for three months he was very ill with a disease jab'
bowels, and had two doctors attending him. The
27th May was on a Sunday; on the day before go
the prisoner a sovereign to go out to buy somethl
for the Sunday's dinner. When he returnel
he did not give back the change, but s 8
he could keep money in his pocket °'
as well as witness. Witness said she did not coo!
how long he kept it, provided ha made a good use 01
it. Subsequently, he gave it to witness, observiog
that if he got a little beer he might give away the
shillings for the coppers. Lived in Long-8110
Bishopsgate-street. Had been in the hoSpital.
Cross-examined.—The prisoner was a tailor
He might be about seventy-three years ofd
age. Ever since witless knew him, he hail
been subject to flightiness when he got a little
beer ; had for some weeks before been afrai
of his doing her harm, and left him two or three,
times, but he was always so unhappy afterward''
that she was obliged to take him back again; lud
always lived on terms of the greatest affection; had
one child alive; was quite blind.
E. J. Warren, one of the house surgeons of St
Bartholomew, saw the last witness when she wst
brought to the hospital on the 27th May;
there were four wounds on the heed, a coo'
tused wound across the nose, and a contort
ed wound across the hand, with a fracture '7'
two fingers. She had lost her sight as the conse•
quence of the contused wound across the noie•
The wounds on the head, had the character of haying
been incised wounds, made by a cutting instrumeat•
Witness attributed the loss of the sight of both eye
to rupture of the coats of the eyes, occasioned I/
the blows.

Benjamin Burgess saw the prisoner going -ont,
and thought he heard him saying, " she has got -it
now, I have done for her." Went up stairs with
• two of the witnesses, and saw the prosecutrix all
avered over with blood.

, Elisabeth Burgess, the wife of Benjamin, keeps
the house where the prisoner lodged; they had
lodged there for about five weeks before the
27th of May ; Faw him going out about three
o'clock on the Sunday, and heard him speaking
to himself, saying " I have done for her." Wit-
ness went immediately up stairs, and found the
woman covered over with blood. Rice, a lodger
in the same house, came into the room ;
the poker, lit was bent; there was a little blood
and hair on it; witness sent for a surgeon, who
sponged the head and exhibited wounds on it.

Cross-examined—Did not see the prisoner again
ill she saw him at the Police-office.

Sarah Burgess, between 9 and 10 years of age
did not know whether it was a good or a bad thing
to tell a lie ; it was good to tell the truth. These
who told lies would go to hell.—(Laughter.)—Saw
the prisoner at dinner time on the Sunday. Witneeg
fetched the dinner, Mr. Jones gave her a halfpenny
for having done so. Saw the prisoner going out, and
heard him say he had done for her. Went np stairs
with her mother, to Mrs. Jones, because she heard
her crying.

Jan:les-Rico corroborated the evidence of the trot

kvitness.

Jonathan Lovate, a watchman, at about half-past
three on the Monday morning, the 28th of May,
saw the prisoner coming towards his lodgings, and
took him into custody. He said, " I know you
want me; is my poor wife dead?" Witness said he
did not know, but believed she was. He said,“the
Lord have mercy on mei I am done for ; I hope the
Lord will receive her soul. She should not aggro'
vete me so; I did it in the heat of passion." Wit-
ness asked him if he had done it all with a pokes 7
He said, "yes—he had had no knife."

Joseph -Walton, the head borough, received the
poker from the surgeon who first saw the woman,
which he marked, and the poker now produced is the
same. Believed the surgeon was the assistant of Mr.
Robarts, of Sun-street, who was now out of town•
The prisoner being called on for his defence went
over all the circumstances of the ease, pretty much
in the same manner as they had been stated in
evidence, except as to the inflicting of the injury
and with respect to that he said he had got a couple
of glasses of rum, that he had had a difference with
the prosecutrix about some petticoat he thought
she had improperly brought away from some house,
and that he knew nothing about what he had done.
After knowing what he had done, he had lamented
it with the deepest sorrow ever since. He hoped
the Court and Jury would have mercy on him, for
he was often perfectly deranged in mind.
Several witnesses were then called, who proved
that they had long considered the prisoner insane et
times.

Mr. Baron VAUGHAN summed up, and the Jury
returned a verdict of " Not Guilty," beingrinkiane
at the moment at *chich the act was done.

Mr. Baron VAUGHAN said, that he would take
care he should not have the opportunity of commit-
ting such an act again.
NEW COURT.

The Court did not sit till ten o'clock this morn-
ng, in consequence of the execution of Mary Wit-
:enback.

Pedro Yosef Alvarez was indicted for felony, but
not being able to speak English, the custom of trying
foreigners by a jury composed half of Aliens was
communicated to him by an interpreter. Six Aliens
not being at hand, however, the trial was postponed
till to-morrow.

Simon Smith, aged 16, was convicted of stealing
a handkerchief in a skittle ground, from a young mart
named Birch, on the 4th of July last. It appeared
to have been his first offence, as he previously bore
an excellent character.

Mr. J. ALLEY defended the prisoner, who was
fined one shilling and discharged.
James Clark, aged 21, was indicted for stealing a
piece of printed cotton on the Ist of July from the
shop of NN'illiam Dickinson at St. Leonard, Shore-
ditch. The property was instantly missed. John
Robinson, knocked the prisoner down, another man
" took him up," and the Jury now found hint
" Guilty."
Henry Smith was indicted for stealing some sill:
and other articles, the property of William Sweet,
Bryanstone-street, Marylebone.
The prosecutor keeps a lodging-house, and having
lost property, inquired at a pawnbroker's where the
prisoner had pledged the silk, now produced, and
identified by the prosecutor's wife.
The prisoner Raid he had witnesses to prove that
he had bought it. of a stranger, but his witnesses
were not in attendance, although called several times•
Just, however, as the verdict of " Guilty" was pro-
nounced, one of them, named Henry Saunders was
found, and swore that he saw a similar piece of sill:
exposed for sale, by an elderly man, at the Sting'
Gate, on some day in July, but he could not swea►'
to the day. The verdict not having been recorded
before the witness entered, the case again went to
the Jury, but they returned the same verdict.

SINGULAR FACT.—The following singular
circumstance occurred here yesterday in a:gentleman's ware-
house in the Murraygate. A porter, on pulling out solve
heads from a mat of Riga flax, discovered in the heart of ooe
of them an animal which he thought wain. serpent. It turne4
eat to be an eel, about 15 to 18 inches in length.
showed symptoms of life, and on being put into a tub al
water became in a short time as lively, and continue! s'
as if it never had been out of its natural element. 'nil
shown how tenacious of life the eel must be, as the vessel
by which the flax came has been about a month from Riga'
and it is uncertain how long it may have been among tile
flax before it was shipped. There appeared to be 0°
damage or wet in the mat from which it was taken.--
File Herald.
We are sorry to learn that Mr. Britton, the
indefatigable illustrator of the History and Antiquities at
England and Wales, has met with a serious accident at
Gloucester, where he is sow engaged in pursuit of his pr°.
fessional duties. While driving a gip,/ the horse took frigb:'
and Mr. Britton was thrown out, and had his leg fracture 1
A celebrated Counsel, we hear, has given it Ot
his opinion, that any member of a committee of a house a
which gambling is carried on, is as much subject to an ir
dictrnent for keeping a common gaming house, as the si"$i"
eged proprietor himself. Morning Paper.