The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-09 00:00:00

F4ATAL ACCIDENT.

An inquest was held on Wednesday, at Bidde-
, -,tone, before W. Aovr,, en the body of John
r;ibtts, n'ie of the gamekeiliers or Paul Methuen,
L',(l Corshato 'louse. It appeared that Mr.
nceoroparth,il by his son (a your Gentle-
man about 17 or lb years 'a age), and two of his
gamekeepers, had, on the preceding day, been
shooting in the parish of Biddestone; and that Mr.
Methuen, and one of the keepers, were a short dis-
tance before his son and the deceased, when they
heard the report of a gun.. Mr. Methuen turned
round and saw the deceased'fall backwards a corpse.
Mr. Methuen, jun., it appeared, had given him his
gun (having previously taken the precaution to un-
cock it), for the purpose of assisting-him (Mr. M.
jun.) over a hedge. The deceased, it appeared,
had then got upon the hedge, and gave the butt-end
of the gun to his young master, holding the other
end himself. In a moment, a branch in the hedge,
by some means, forced back the cot.k, the gun went
off, the contents passed into the heart of the keeper,
and, without uttering a word, he was a corpse.
Upon hearing the facts, the Jury returned a verdict
of " Acciiental Death ;" expressing their unani-
mous opinion that every possible precaution was
used, and that not the slightest blame was attribut-
able to any one. None can more deeply regret the
sad accident than both Mr. Methuen and his son ;
and Mr. M. it is understood, has generously express-
ed his intention of providing for the wife and fa-
mily of the deceased.—Salisbury Journal.

A LADY POISONED IN THE ADMINIS

TRATION OF MEDICINE.

On Friday last Mrs. Charlotte Phillips, -a respec-
table lady residing at Finchley, died very suddenly.
From the fact of the lady being of a good consti-
tution, and from the symptoms produced by a me-
dicine prescribed for her, Mr. Phillips had great
doubts as to her having died from natural causes.
Information was accordingly forwarded to Mr. STIR-
LING, the Coroner, for the holding of an inquest,
which was fixed for four o'clock on Monday after-
noon, at the Torrington Arms, on Finchley common.
Mr. Henry Phillips, the husband of the deceased,
was first sworn—l am a surveyor, and reside at
Finchley. I had been married to the deceased only
five months. On Sunday last she complained of
slight indisposition, and proposed sending for Mr.
Snow, surgeon, at Highgate. In my absence from
home in the course of the day she sent a young
female, who was in the housemakingdresses for her,
for Mr. Snow to attend. That gentleman being in
Hertfordshire a Dr. Twedie attended for him, and
called to see my wife; the result of his visit was,
that two pills, a draught, and a box of ointment,
were sent to her. The accompanying direction was
" The pills to be taken at bed-time, and the draught
in the morning." The orders were strictly ad-
hered to. On Wednesday a mixture was sent, di-
recting that three table spoonfuls were to be taken
three times a day. On Thursday Dr. Twedie called
again,and in the evening another mixture came, with
the same direction. On Friday I left home early,
having business to transact at Barnet. At that time
my wife appeared quite well. On my return about
eleven o'clock at night I was informed by my sister
and brother-in-law, who were in the house, that
Mrs. Philips had been very unwell, and had retired.
I understood at this time that Mr. Hammond, a sur-
geon, residing at Whetstone, had been sent for; but,
being from home, his assistant came, who, on seeing
Mrs. Phillips, said, " That the drowsiness was pro-
duced by the mixture she had taken, and that she
would be better in the morning." I went to bed,
and at that time my wife appeared in a sound sleep,
and I did not disturb her. On awakening in the
morning I laid hold of her hand, and said, " Char-
lotte, how do you feel yourself ?" No reply was
made. On looking in her face I was shocked at dis-
covering her a corpse. I instantly got up, and de-
spatched messengers to Dr. Twedie and Mr. Ham-
mond. This was about eight o'clock. Mr. Ham-
mond arrived before nine. Mr. Bisset, another sur-
geon, also came promptly. Mr. Hammond examined
the last mixture that came, and said, " That it was
chiefly composed of laudanum, and that no doubt
Mrs. Phillips's death was caused by her taking an
over dose of the mixture."

By the Jury—l am convinced my wife had no in-
tention of laying violent hands upon herself. She
was particularly careful of her health.

Alexander Twedie, M.D., of No. 40, Ely place,
Holborn--I wrote a prescription for Mrs. Phillips,
which I believe was made 'up by Mr. Hill, the as-
sistant. I saw Mrs. Phillips on the Thursday, and
from such was induced to make out a second pre-
scription. (The mixture sent on the Thursday was
produced and examined by Dr. Tweedie, who said
that it contained a large proportion of laudanum,
and was not prepared from his last prescription.—
There was no laudanum in the composition of either
of his prescriptions.) I have opened the body of
the deceased. I am of opinion that the deceased's
death was occasioned by her having taken an over-
dose of laudanum. Three table spoonfuls of the
mixture now produced taken three times a day would
account for the deceased's dissolution.

Mr. Swan Hill, assistant to Mr. Snow—l pre.
pared Dr. Twedie's two prescriptions for Mrs. Phil.
lips. There was no laudanum in either of them.

entered them in the day-book. I enclosed a label
with the bottle, which was wrapped in paper.—
Proper directions were annexed with the medicine,
The first medicine I sent by the postman. The last
bottle of mixture was fetched by Mrs. Phillips's ser-
vant boy.

By Mr. Phillips—The ingredients composing the
medicines made from Dr. Twedie's prescriptions for
Mrs. Phillips consisted of leaves. There are no
bottles of laudanum on the shelves in .the shop. I
did not make up any other prescription on the Thurs-
day besides Dr. Twedie's.
Mr. Phillips here observed that the medicines
that were sent on the Tuesday were all in separate
packages. The postman did not deliver them. They
were brought by some women.
Both the CORONER and Jury observed, that it
was evident the medicines were sent in a careless,
slovenly manner.

The CORONER observed, that it was a most mys-
terious affair. How such a deadly mixture as that
contained in the last bottle sent to Mrs. Phillips
could have left the shop of Mr. Snow he was at a
loss to know. There was one thing beyond all
doubt, that was, that the unrottunate lady had been
deprived of existence by taking the contents of the
bottle which was sent from the shop of Mr. Snow
on the Thursday.
The Jury consulted a short time, and then re-
turned a verdict--" That the deceased's death was
occasioned by an over-dose of laudanum taken me-
dicinally."

The deceased was a very accomplished woman,
was thirty-one years of age, and had only been mar-
ried five months.

On Sunday night an aviary belonging to Mr.
LANGTON, Dulwich, was plundered of two cock pheasants,
(a gold and silver one) and 2 I canary birds,

• •
The rapidity with which thieves acquire in-
' formation, and the facilities they possess for accomplishing
their schemes,- Are evidenced by the following circum-
stance, which occurred early yesterday morning :—Thr
former occupant of a house in Isabella-row, Broadwall,
Lambeth, removed on Monday, and as the now tenant
could not occupy the house the same day, the landlord ad-
vised him to secure his house, as thieves were in the neigh-
bourhood, and might attempt carrying away the fixtures.
To prevent this the tenant employed a man to sit up during
the night, which passed away without any appeak,ance of
t!deves ; but just after dawn of day, whilst the man was
enjoying his pipe, lie heard a key thtost into the lock of
the street-door, and imagif.ing it Was the tenant, he voci-
ferated rather loudly, I'll open the door," and
instantly did so, lut to his surprise he found no one there.
runningo n looking down the r
away,
ay, at)
and turning
r ,
to however,
tdooll o
door
otbsseerryvte,:il
aa man
key,
which, on removing, proved to he a E. ke;eton one, which
had every appearance of having just been laboriously file
down to gt the dot h.

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6"?iltlT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

,
If the improvements in tne social state of the
sister kingdom have not kept pace with the san-
guine anticipation of a well-intentioned but un-
reflecting class of politicians, we are at least
assured that at no period in our annals was- the
attention of the Members of the Administration
directed to a greater variety of' topics connected
with that important object. We shall enume-
rate some of those actually in progress, as well
as those which we have good authority for hr.
lieving to be in contemplation ; the misce!-
laneous nature of the catalogue will probably
surprise many of our readers. The reforms in
the Law Courts, and in the nature and amount
of fees, founded on the suggestions contained
in the Reports of the Commissioners, have been
in many instances carried into practice, and arc
in progress in others ; a similar observation ap.
plies to the two great leading branches of the
' public Revenue ; the Post-office system has un-
dergone revision, and very many important al-
terations are (if we may be allowed the expres-
sion) in a course of experimental probation ; an
accurate and scientific survey of every county in
the kingdom has made considerable advances
under the auspices of the Board of Ordnance,
and in that portion of it which is completed it
has already served to correct innumerable errors
in the antiquated Down Survey, which has hi-
therto been the standard authority on the sub-
ject of the territorial divisions of the kingdom—
an inquiry, entitled at least to the appellation
of semi-official, into the state and amount of
Church Property, is quietly progressing (as our
Trans-Atlantic brethren would express it) ;
and, not unnecessarily to extend the catalogue,
we shall observe generally, that a system of
consolidation with, or assimilation to the English
practice, has almost universally been resorted to,
in all possible cases. When, in addition to
these extensive innovations, made with a view to
practical
amelioration,well-informed
addiv individuals
that t
hwa
te t
zeare
syass
tem of Grand Jury Presentments, and County
Burthens of all descriptions, is to be submitted
to the consideration of Parliament early in the
next Session, by a gentleman of high official sta-
tion, who has been for some time in Ireland col-
lecting information on these important subjects,
that a still more essential improvement, the in-
troduction of a modified system of Poor Laws,
will be ably urged, and strenuously supported in
quarters and by persons entitled on all accounts
to respectful attention--s-that the Irish Banking
system is at this moment undergoing a minute
and critical examination by the President of the
Board of Trade ; we think we have established
our assertion as to the variety and importance of
the measures either in active execution or in a
course of preparatory experiment. We have,
for sufficient reasons, excluded from our cata-
logue the alterations in progress for the improve-
ment of the administration of local justice, and
the purification of the Magistracy. They are as
yet too partial in their applicaion and of, too re-
cent enactment to form a fair criterion ; but if'
we have not dwelt upon them, it is not from a
want of a due sense of their paramount import-
ance. We shall reserve them for another oppor-
tunity.—Morning Chronicle.
We have copied from the Dublin Evening
Post of Saturday last ati article on the state of
the South of Ireland, in which an outline is
given of the speech delivered by the Rev. Mr.
Spain, on the Sunday preceding, at the altar, on
his return from the Tipperary Assizes. Our
Dublin contemporary, in the course of the article,
observes, " We believe, and we have endeavoured
to show, that the course taken by the Crown
Prosecutor at the late Assizes in Clonmel,
though manifestly dictated by the best motives,
was not calculated to bring about that desirable
consummation (the peace of the country). Yet
we hope, that in spite of' the -grievous mistakes
which were made, the peace of Tipperary will be
preserved ; and if it be; we shall have no hesitas
tion whatever in attributing the blessing-not to
the Solicitor-General—not to the Protestant
Jury who tried the Borris-o'kane cases—not to
the influence of the Grand Jury—and by no
means to the collective wisdom of the Magis-
trates, who are to assemble, it seems, on Monday
next, to take the state of the country into their con-
sideration, with a view, we understand, of calling
for the re-enactment of the Insurrection Act---in
which they will certainly be disappointed ; wet
shall not, we say, attribute the continuance of the
tranquillity in Tipperary to such causes as these,
but to the energetic, persevering, and judicious
conduct of the Catholic Clergy—to the conduct
of such men as the Rev. Mr. Spain, and to the
diffusion of such sentiments as that gentleman
delivered to his flock on his return from the
Assizes at Clonmel." We are far from wishing
to undervalue the services of judicious Clergy,
men ; but we should rejoice, notwithstand-
ing, to hear the peace of the South of ire-
land rested on a more secure foundation than
the good-will of Clergymen, whether Catholic.
or Protestant. They who have power to influ-
ence the people one way have power to influence
them another. What we wish to see in Ireland
is a people interested, and believing themselves
interested in the preservation of peace ; and till
this state of things is brought about we shall
never consider the country safe. Thar
the
very gr
ne think eat
raesit ntiy;
pi6Bpetsaristonobte,
u lei
rcee
mofadtehPtoPar
evident, from tile continued existence up to this
day of the factions of Black Hens and MaoieS,
against which we must presume the Priests
have constantly exerted themselves, The peace
of a country in which a Man must in se/f-des
fence belong to one or other of the factiens, and
in which, when he is met by a body of the
opposing faction stronger than that in which he
life,
si es laawpieeasesehaibmitt-s
mwourstthbomstetcrliiouaslty tgilre
aphpelesdt.
happens to be, he is in imminent danger of' his
with. Who, that could live elsewhere, wotsk
think of' living in a district- where he is stsls'iees
to all the caprices of a reckless pew' t
• ry
They • must be taught, by severity
sary, that they are not to indqigs in the savago
neces-
freaks of which such revQlking accounts are given
in the Courts of Justice. They 'ought to have
been taught this ere now ; gut the disputes
about religion were in ihe way. • However,
begin we must, if we-slO not wish that the time
hperoliiiciej;usttiocesitiostasia: the great
for the attempt should pass away. The same
! " The great fault of the Crown Prosecutors, Paper, on Thursday last, observed—
sstem of their. admi-
fault of the Government, is the disp,olshitiisonisonaalflaouoci:
which inars, and arty general destroys their
making the people dissatiall..eti wi
:eipvtaehisleiiiicotlyhan,psesrntftne.tserik:o4riieuntegtgtn:lttihhireaeemt.
enthiaretefni to the them, to comfort, to aid and protect them,
nistration,
We contend that hutehis(
this
the-re isno course. A Polieema
,t 4 is not such a ?era aril that
his place, if he be dismissed or punished, or eve
hanged, may not be n
1.1. •
readily or e tuen,ly snppliea,
A klotisan4---tgri thousand Police constables. mmt.

reepeetable men too, as they are called, may be bad
for asking. \% hat occasion therefore is there to be
so chary, so very particular as to the conduct and
character of these persons ? Why take it for
granted, vrima facie, that the Police are always
right, and the people always wrong? And when a
gross offence is committed by that body, where is
the sense of moving heaven and earth to save them
from the consequences of their transgressions ? We ,
have always been advocates for the principle of the
present Constabulary. We think, in the dream-
staa‘ces of -Ireland, and in the present state of so-
cicty in this country, that a Constabulary is ghee-'
lately necessary for the conservation of the public
pence. But in making thi4 admission, we must say
that the discipline of the Police has been shamefully
relaxed, and that it would conduce more effectually
to preserve the peace and satisfy the minds of the
people, if the individuals of whom it is composed
considered themselves, and were considered by the
people,as under a rigid and equal ada,inistration of
justice. Neither party would in such a case, after
a short lapse of time, and a few salutary examples,
look upon each other as enemies."
Now, though if a Policeman were hanged his
place may be readily supplied, and ten thousand
Policemen may always be had for the asking, we
su'pect the lesson taught the body by hanging
one of their number would he any thing but sa-
lutary in the present state of the country. It is
admitted that in Tipperary the law can only be
executed through the instrumentality of the Po-
lice—that the Police anti people are natural ene-
mies. Till we have in Tipperary the people in-
terested in the preservation of order, all who
execute the law must be odious to them. How
is it possible, in a country in which a combina-
tion exists against the landlords, and where the
chief employment of the Police is the executing
of distresses, ejectments, &tea that they should
not be hateful to the people? We are no ad-
vocates for this state of things. On the con-
trary, we contend now, as we have all along
contended, that the Legislature should interpose
between the landlords and the people, by the en-
actment of a Poor Rate, in order that the ex-
cessive competition for land may be prevented,
and the landlord, or others possessing beneficial
interests in the land, be driven to mea-
sures for preventing the growth of beg-
gars. But in the meantime the Police, who are
entrioted with the execution of the law, must
he protectefl in the execution of their very disa-
greeable duty. The hanging a policeman, who
merely discharged his duty, would, HO doubt,
teach other policemen to be on better terms with
the peasantry. To hang a man in the Pre-
ventive Service, now and then, would be very
agreeable to the smugglers, and would also tend
to produce a better understanding between the
1-milcglers and the Preventive Service-men.
Wlteie a policeman has grossly misconducted
himself, the Government ought, DO doubt, to
bring him to punishment ; but in all cases where
the officers of the police approve of their con-
duct, it would be the height of madness in a
county like Tipperary, were Government to lend
itself to proceedings instituted against them for
acting as well as they could in such affairs as
that of Borriseo'-kane. We admit to the fullest
extent the difficulty of dealing with a population
like that of Tipperary. But if we have any
knowledge of the character of people in the
stage of civilization in which the peasantry are,
they are not to be coaxed into good order. It
is very well in the Reverend Mr. Spain to wish
it to he believed that the peace of the country de-
penile, on him. We shall believe this, when we
hear theta ti&cr can be charmed from his prey
by ..caresses.—lbid.
The Lisbon Papers, which arrived yesterday
tea the 22d ult , say nothing about the expedi-
tion to Terceira, though the following extracts
from our correspondent's letter make it evident
that the Government had received accounts of
its disastrous result. This studied silence may
probe-lily be considered as the strongest expres-
sion of Court alarm. The preparations of the
armament were so ostentatiously proclaimed, the
anticipations of victory were pronounced so in-
fallible, and the menaces of extermination against
the poor Constitutionalists were so unblushingly
avowed, that the announcement of defeat must
aggravate the feeling of calamity by the shame of
Imiebied arrogance. The teturned of the shat-
feted vessels to the Tagus, after ;caving the
trocos, whom they carried, prisoners at Terceira,
would be a galling evidence to the Usurper that
his authority is still disputed, end might lead to
aone renewed attempt at commotion in the ca-
pital. This, at least, seems to be the expectation of
our correspondent ; but. it does not appear to
strike him, that, without beuefitting the cause of
fleedom, the feeling of exultation which it would
produce among the oppressed might lead to an
aggravation of their oppression. Oaf former
occasion, when a rumour was spread that Don
.I.lliguel was to be stripped of his power, and
expelled from his throne, by an expedition from
ngland, the only effect that it had was to awaken
a more cruel jealousy among his partisans, to cram
his prisons with additional victims, and to
heighten the tortures of those already in chains.
It seems evident that his Government, however
hateful and oppressive, is more than a match
fur the unaided diode of a disorganized party,
ivhose chief leaders are in prison or in exile ; and
that partial insurrections, without aome assistance
from Brazil, would lead only to a useless effu-
sion of human blood. Unless something more
is done than appears now to be in preparation,
even the gallant affair of Terceira may turn out
to be only a barren trophy of patriotic intrepi-
dity and military skill. Though that island
were as impregnable as Gibraltar, and posseaaed
internal resources which would enable it to laugh
at a continued blockade, the efforts of its brave
garrison would be useless for the liberation of
their countrymen on the continent, if abandoned
by the father of their young Queen, who has
hitherto done nothing to aid them. It is la-
mentable to think of the present depression of eo
good a cause ; but it cannot be dissembled, that
the departure of the young Queen from Europe,
anal the disposition of some Counts to renew
their former relations with Portugal, have thrown
a gloom over the prospects of the faithful and
honourable men who have staked their all for
their legitimate Sovereign, and their national
charter. The late partial success in a distant
island, unless followed by an immediate rising
at Lisbon, is no counterbalance to these unfor-
tunate circumstances. As the Courts which
withdrew their Ambassadors front the person
of the Usurper profissed their resolution to
take no farther steps in his family quarrel, no
active interference can be expected from them,
nor can even- this display of their diseatisfac-
tion be continued for ever. A nation cannot
always be excommunicated ; and other nations,
consulting their own interests, must renew their
intercourse with the Government of Portugal,
into whatever hands it may fall. If diplomatic
agents are necessary for the protection of trade,
and the maintenance of business relations
with a country under a legitimate sovereign,
they- are as necessary with the same country
under a ruler whose reign began in usur-

pation. Even Buonaparte was acknowledged
by all the Governments of Europe—our own
among the rest—before he was two years an
Emperor, though nobody could deny his cha-
racter of usurper. When on this subject, we
may mention that a rumour prevailed on Satur-
day, that Lord Strangfcrd was about to set out
on a mission to Lisbon. To this report we can-
not give credit, even though we were convinced
that the Ministry were disposed forthwith to end
our present anomalous relations with the Portu-
guese Government. His Lordship, from the
. rank to which he is raised, and the diplomatic
posts which lie has held, cannot accept of this
mission but as full Ambassador; and having
great confidence in the economical professions of
the Noble Duke at the head of the Government,
we cannot believe that such a wanton expense as
a Lisbon embassy can be again incurred. We
never had any 'Minister but one of the second
order at the Court of Lisbon until the return of
the late King John from Brazil; and surely Don
Miguel does not deserve an additional charge of
several thousands a year to purge the usurpa-
tion, of which we had so much reason to
complain.
" LISBON, AUG. 22.—1 t is now 26 days since
Miguel's expedition sailed from St. Michael's against
Terceira, and though Government has received de-
spatches 12 days later by vessels arrived in eight
days, nothing has been published. All that could
be learned is, that the expedition arrived before
Terceira on the 26th of July,—that on the 30th it
drew up in line before Villa da Praia, and that up
to the Btb, when it was lust spoken to by one of
those vessels, no attack had been attempted. The
reason alleged was, that more small boats for the
landing w ere wanting ! But when it was well
known that above ,;0 large open boats from St. Mi-
chael's. followed the expedition, besides the mune-
rcus boats belonging to the squadron, it is obvious
that Admiral Prego, the Commander-in-Chief,
could not be retarded in his operation by a deficiency
of the means of landing.
" Many and different are the reports that circulate
daily about the successful and unsuccessful attacks
upon Terceira, but as I cannot trust their source, 1
shall abstain from stating Ahem. What leaves no
doubt is, the concern arid importance attached by
both parties to the fate of that island ; but by . the
sullenness of the Niguelites, and their silence, when
hut a few weeks ago they were all swelled with
ideas of easy conquest, it may be derived that they
have altered their opinion about it. In fact, if the
expedition had been successful, it would have been
known long ago. However, all doubts will be re-
moved before long, as by the end of this month the
mist of the Azores are no longer tenable. The shock-
ing (-Get that the ineffective return hereof the expe---
(boon would produce against Miguel, is in part colr] ter-
acted hy the news of the change of Ministry in France,
which the Miguelites hail as their salvation, declar-
ing this change to be entirely the work of their friends,
for the Russians and Turks are nothing in the world in
comparison to them and their Sultan Miguel. Be
it as it may, there is no doubt that this Holy King,
notwithstanding his election by Cortes of his own
mabing and selection, is already acknowledged by
the Jesuits, and so far it would not be at all to be
wondered at that the new Flo:ltch Ministry, which
belongs to its order, should soon obey its dictate.--
The fact is, that a great deputation of Jesuits is ar-
rived here from Madrid, under the presidency cf
Father Joseph Delvaux, to acknowledge, compli-
ment, and assist Miguel. They are most hand-
somely treated, by order of the usurper, in the con-
vent of Riafoles. This monkish deputation con-
sists of eight—six fathers, and two lay-brothers, all
French,—the most Jesuitical set that can be wit-
nessed. Their language is nothing but honey; their
words are soft, and with their hands on their hearts,
nothing can be more striking and curious than these
impostors, who mingle consta itly the sacred name
of Heaven, with that of his Majesty King Don
Miguel.
" The illness and death of the worthy old
Princess Donna Maria Benedieta have caused a ces-
sation in Court intrigues. During the whole week
nothing has transpired about the war declared against
the Intendant-General of Police, who, on the other
hand, appears to have transacted with the Queen
and her gang, as he has stopped short in the release
of ptisoners : however, his kindness towards all
those who apply to him, is such a contrast with the
language and system of Berate, his predecessor, that
petitioners feel much less their sufferings. But his
hithience in stopping persecutions does not go be-
yond the suburbs of this metropolis, for everywhere
else the magistrates act in direct contradiction to
bin', or at least to the system lie observes here,and
which we are inclined to think is in him general for
the whole kingdom. In the provinces the same
disorders continue, but they ate not of so salt-
guieary a character, the Royal volunteers beginning
to dread the menacing silence of the people to their
vociferations and acts of brutal violence ; nay, the
instances of motley having been refused by poor
common country labourers for them to assist the vo-
litnteers in their atrocities, have been almast gene-
rid, as is. their answer, ' We may have been dell,
and taken in once, but not a second time, by such;
lows as you are.'
" Don Miguel has been returning even to his for.,
mer rufliaely associates. Two of them, one the ce-
leheated Vtrissimo, serjeant of the police, and as-
sassin of the Marquisof Louie, and anotherscoundrel
called Caiero, otithe return of Miguel, obtained'
from him special commissions to purse and impristin
all his enemies ; and in consequence these t wo,
wretches have been the two greatest scourges of hu-
manity, going about day and night imprisoning
people according to their fancy. As every one ex-
pected, they were to be liberally remunerated by
Miguel for such execrable services, but never to the
wept now publicly avowed, for he has appointed
them hotb fientlemen of his Royal Chamber, in
permanent service to his Roya person; that is to
say, that they are lodged at the palace, and are in
constant atterdance on him. Peohably these fel-
lows, !Ike Berber fires, will receive the gift of the
(.reign miler:, when Miguel is acknowledged.
" General 13eeesford, who so cleverly organized
the military system in Portugal, and uprooted the
shameful old doses that exis:ed when he took the
aornmend of the Portuguese army, cannot be much
flattered with the last decree of Miguel, by which
Lord I3ereaford's aysttm is brought to the around
at once, and the old one reeeetablished, taking away
the numbers of the regiments, and giving them the
names of their usual gar iion.
“ A, few days ago came into our harbour the fine
American whaler-ship, prize to the blockading squa-
dron off Terceira. fihe !same in, it is true, under
American colours, but entieely ;penned by Portu-
guese, and with twenty-four soldiers besides the
crew, whilst the Amerir a r crew remains in prison
at St. Uiehaers. The American Consul, who is a
much more eaerzptic Yankee than the Charge
d'Affaires, has taken up the claim of the vessel
and crew, as well as of damages; isna to this day
not the least answer has been given him. The ship
lies before the marine arsenal, where only Govern-
ment ships a.ad prizes are allowed to anchor."—Tinzes.
The partial and imp9rfect administration of
justice in Ireland had long been 4 fertile source
9f declamation to what are called the i; liberal
Jourilas" in that country. We so far agreed
with them as 4; express an opinion that the
sitvage habits and sanguinaiy fends of the pea-
santry wgre in some measure encouragea and
kept alive by t.lla favouritism which Magistrates
in many places exerciscl4 too wards the ringleaders
of particular factions, or the timidity that made
them connive at local outrages, which a firm
' performance of their ditty would have effectually
repressed. The " Liberal Journals," however,
that used to descant so vehemently upon the
necessity of a pure anti impartial admilliqration

of justice, have recently given the most extraor-
dinary example that modern times afford of an
audacious attempt to pervert the due course of
justice, and make the majesty of the law submit
to the degrading influence of popular intimida-
tion. The trials of the policemen for firing
on the infuriated mob that asssailed them with
desperate violence, while in the discharge of.
their duty at Borrisokeen, exemplify the- sort
of justice which the " liberal Journals" in
Ireland wish to have enforced. It is, in fact,
that sort of justice which dispenses with the
consideration of evidence—the dignified and
dispassionate exercise of the functions of a
Judge and Jury, and the sanctity of an oath.
'I he Journals in question, with a rapidity of
decision worthy the era of the French Revolu-
tion, returned a verdict of guilty, and pro-
nounced sentence of death upon the unfortunate
culprits before the Jury was impanelied. The
old maxim of a man being presumed innocent
until declared guilty by the verdict of a Jury be-
longs to the " wisdom of our ancestors," which
has been sufficiently sneered at by modern
" philosophers" to be entitled to nothing but
contempt. The Liberal and Popish Journals
having decided upon the fate of the policemen,
nothing remained for the Court to do than to
register their decree with all the formalities of
justice. Lest the Court and Jury should not
be such passive instruments in carrying into
operation the sovereign will of the newspapers as
they were required to be, the Press worked the
passions of the multitude to the highest pitch of
excitement, and public vengeance was openly
threatened if the rage for blood should be
disappointed of victims. When the
first trials ended in acquittal the friends of
" liberalisin," so !far from assuming a decent con-
cealment of their mortification, gave open ex-
pression to the bitterness of their feelings. One
Dublin newspaper, which particularly distin-
guished itself in the savage outcry for judicial
murder, went so far as to say, that perhaps the
people might be appeased by the conviction of
Ledger. This was the individual who was tried
for shooting some of the mob at the funeral of
one of their slain companions, they attacked his
house, attempted to break into it, and, if he had
wanted the courage and the means necessary to
self-defence, would have buried him in its ruins.
niat man was put twice, or, we believe,
thrice upon his trial, and each time acquitted.
The Jury believed, from the whole of the evi-
dence, that he had killed his assailants under
those circumstances which constitutes what the
law calls "justifiable homicide," which negatives
all presumption of guilt. Notwithstanding his
repeated acquittals, he was still designated as a
murderer by the Press, and further mischief was
threatened if he should venture to return to
his home ! Now, for our own part, we
care not whether the men on trial were
Potestants or Roman Catholics—this is not
a question of politics or religion, but
one of mere justice. If the Protestant Press
had cried out in the same way as the Popish
Press (lid for the blood of men on trial for their
lives, we would have felt and expressed the same
horror that we now experience at such a neflirious
attempt to destroy the right which every man has
to a fair trial. Of all modes of human destruc-
tion that by judicial assassination is the worst,
and of the most pernicious example. When a
man falls by the dagger of private revenge the
individual only perishes ; but when he is mur-
dered under the forms of law great principles are
destroyed, the most sacred rights are placed in
peril, the security of every man is shaken. What
matters it whether a despot or a mob intimi-
date a Court of Justice, and order the forms of
law to be subservient to the unreasoning passion
of revenge ? The injustice is the same, the
mischief to society as great, the danger of the
precedent as alarming, whether justice be prosti-
tuted to gratify the sanguinary appetite of a Jef-
freys on the Bench, or an infuriated populace
shouting a la lanterne. May such examples
from the worst (lays of England and France
never be repeated.—Morning Herald.

Cii ESTE R.—W heat, per 75:b. 10s. 3d. to los. fxl. , Bailey, 33 qrts.
ss. 3d. to ss. 6d. ; Oats, 491 b. Ss. 34. to 4s. Od.
NANTWICIL—Wheat, per 7511 b. I Is. 64. to Ils. 9d. ; Barley, 38
qrts. ss. 9d. to 6s. Oil. ; Oats, 564 b. 3s. Cd. to 4s. Od.

GLASGOW MARKETS.
(From the Glasgow Herald of Monday.)

The sales made in Haw SUGARS this week amount to
785 Idols and t,s., and very full prices were realised for
all descriptions except Jamaicas, which in general sold at
an advance of Is., and the market very firm.
The sales made in COFFEE, by auction and private con-
tract, are, 70 trs. Jamaica middling, 58s. ; good middling
645. ; and fine middling 695. a 70s. ; 77 trs. Berbice,
Triage, 225. ; ordinary and broken mixed 355. a 265. ;
good ordinary 435. 6,1. a 48s. 6d. ; and 21 brls. and 148
bags Demerara, Triar, 265. a 265. 6d. ; ordinary 3Ss. a
41s. ; good ordinary 425. 6d. a 475. ; and fine ordinary
518.

Nothing done in PIMENTO or GINGER.
Rom remains quite neglected ;'nominal prices of lanai-
cas, 16 0. P., 3-. to 3s. 2d., and Leewards 21d. a 22d.
for proofs.
For CorroN there has been ir.ore demand. 1,185
packages have been sold at last week's rates, the particulars
of which are, 4 Stained Sea Island at Gad. ; 529 Boweds
at btd. a Gd. ; 249 Orleans at 5-ad. a6d. ; 50 Pernam-
buco at rod. ; 252 Egyptian at 6p. a 7.0. ; 82 Deme-
rara at 61d. a 614. ; 19 Surat at 4d. a 4-id.
In DvEwoolis there has been nothing done.
The sales made in Pot Asugs have been confined to re-
tail parcels at 335. 6d. a 345., and Pearls 335.
Tunacco remains very fiat, and prices without variation.
Y. C. TALLow is selling steadily at 40s. a 40s. Gd.
Fish Ons are selling in small parcel, Whale, 241. a 24/.
10s., and Pale Seal, 231. a 23/. 10s. per tun old measure.
The supplies cf all descriptions of GRAIN have been on
a limited scale this week. The weather, upon the whole,
has been very favourable for the harvest. The tran.actions
in Wheat and Oats have been rather limited, and prices are
barely out ported. Barley, Beans, and Pease, are without
variation. Some parcels of Scotch New Bailey waa
brought to market, and sold at 331. a 345. per boll; and a
small let of Dublin New Wheat, that brought 345. a 355.

DUBLIN MARKET NOTE.—Fa
From
3,172 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 24 0
399 Bei e 16 stone 12 0
10
2,495 Oats 11 stone 11 0
7,123 Cwt. Flour 9 stone' 6 0
:All Oatmeal 11 stone 13 0 '
Sold to Liaker4 only,
4,8C6 Cwt. Flour 18 8 I 30 0 I 22 4!4
Average price of Wheat and Flour 345. 4J. per sack.
Recei pas of Flour 10 063 Firsts, from 20s. Od. to 30s. ext.
,
from 18s. Od. to 235. Od.
Sales of Do. 7,125 Thirds,-- from tis. Od. to 17s. Od.

WAY, Sept. 4.
To N. P.
Y 7 0 28
15 0 14 3
—0 0
16 0 12
28 0
18 0 I IS 9

PRICE OF LIiFAIL

Quartern Loaf, 41b. 30z.......104d. I Hal faluartern, 21b.