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      _October 27 , 1849 . _«" THE NORTHERN STAR . ' ¦ ¦ - ¦ ¦ i m $

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      FOREIGX INTELLIGENCE . ( Concluded from the Second page . ) TUSCANY—Tbe « Riforma' of Luccastates from Borence , October 11 , that the Tuscan government has _seized an edition of Mazzmi ' s letter to MM . de Tocqueville and Fallow , printed by the bookseller JBefltni . Colonel Forbes , who lately commanded a _detachaient of Garibaldi ' s troops , arrived at _Jloreaee taihelOtli with an Austrian passport . The Tuscan government has ordered him to leave Tuscanv . A letter from Florence of the 14 th inst . states that some crowds having been collected in the streets , the Austrian sentinels fired on the people , and several persons were wounded . __

      VENICE . —Letters from Venice , quoted hy the 4 _Constitutionale' of Florence , state that an _imo-ense number of passports had been applied for by inhabitants of Venice and of the Venetian provinces , hut that the Austrian government generally refused to give any . Although the city is not openly subjected to a war-contribution , the richest families _areprivately forced to pay large sums . The port and city are deserted , misery at its height , and commerce at a stand . The writer adds , that if the free port ol Venice is abolished , the city will he mined for ever . Tbe ' Patrie' of Corfu states that Messrs . Manin and Tomma _^ eo , and General Pepe , have been received with the greatest enthusiasm by the Ionians . Manin and Pepe are both well known . Tommaseo is the translator of the popular songs of Greece , and is celebrated as a man of letters .

      THE IONIAN ISLANDS . Accoidinj i to advices from Trieste of the 15 th inst . the disorders were net yet put down in Samos , and fresh detachments of troops were sent thither . In _Oephalonia order was completely restored . The Lord Commissioner promised toremove the embargo and martial Jaw , and to proclaim * general amnesty ao soon as the two ringleaders of the insurrection _vrere brought in .

      SPAIN . JAM . CI SARVAEz . Private letters from Madrid , dated the 19 th inst ., and received in Pari 3 on Wednesday morning , announce the fall of the Narvaee Cabinet , including its President . The letters announcing this strange news and that the coup ffetat had been long arranged at the Palace , and in the _profoundest mystery . A telegraphic despatch received in Paris on Wednesday , announces that the Narvaez Ministry , which had been recalled to effice on the 21 st had been again dismissed .

      GERMANY . BADEN . _—Fbeibuko , Oct . 5 . —We learn indirectly from the * Suabian Mercury , ' that the peasant girls of St . Joergen who strewed flowers on the graves of those Republicans that had been shot are still kept in prison . _Bastadt , Oct . 13 . —The soldiers , Gerbart and Doll , of the 1 st infantry regiment ( now disbanded , of course ) , were tried here to-day for mutiny , breach of fealty , and for taking part in fie armed insurrection ; both had used violence , but neither bad committed ninrder . The Judge-Advocate moved for

      ten years imprisonment against both . The court , however , in its thirst for blood , notwithstanding the formal protest of the Judge-Advocate against their decision , in which he expressly told them that they , the members of the court , could not legally go beyond the penalty he had moved for , actually sentenced Gerbart to death by a majority of four tb two . Since the sentence was not unanimously passed , it will have to be confirmed by the Ministry of War before it can he mit in execution . It remains to be seen whether the War Minister of Baden will date to _icject the sentence of a Prussian

      courtmartial . The 'KolnerZeitung' publishes an account of the reception which General Klapka met with at Hamburgh , where he arrived on the 17 th instant . Large crowds of people met the Hungarian General at the railway terminus , and accompanied him to his hotel , where he addressed them in the following manner : — " Gentlemen , —I thank you for your sympathy with a wretched nation , which was conquered while strafffflinsrfor its liberty . We , its champions _.

      are eslled ~ aiteftue combat . It is a © _OmTOrtlor mc and for all my comrades that the respect Of true patriots , and especially that of the inhabitants of Hamburgh , accompanies us into exile . " In the evening" General Klapka visited the Hamburgh theatre , when the manager and the audience received him as they might have done a sovereign prince . The orchestra struck up , and the public rose as one man when General Klapka entered the house .

      The 'Emancipation . ' of Brussels , states that _General Klapka does not intend to proceed to America , but to England . The 'Deutsche Zeitung' has letters from Rastadt of the 20 th inst ., informing us of the execution of Messrs . Jansen , Schrader , and Bernig au . These men were natives of Prussia , and had taken a prominent part in the insurrection in Baden , and in the combats with the Prussian troops . Besux , Oct . 19 . —Cjhazy , the civil commissioner at Comorn , and one ofthe most strenuous characters in thc revolution , aimed this morning , hy thc five o ' clock train from Bxeslaa _, together ¦ with " thirteen Hungarian officers . They were all obliged to quit Berhij two Lours after for Hamburg , from which port they will embark for England .

      AUSTRIA _AKD _HUKGAIU . The Pes ' Jier Zeitung records the execution of another eminent Hungarian , Csani , who has been _handed at Pesth . Nor is this the only victim announced . Baron _Jesserafc has been subjected to the same fate . Both of these victims a ttempted to address the crowd , bnt the roll of the drums drowned their voices . The Jack Ketch stripped the bodies to their linen . They were left banging for an hour , and then conveyed in a cart to the hospital . The dowry of the Countess Batbyany amounted to reven millions of florins , the whole of which has been confiscated to the Austrian treasury . The German papers state that the crown ot bamt Stephen has been sent to London . They assert that M . Szemere , the Hungarian minister , had M . _Kos-« , _« , '< _= _fnstniptions to take the Hu ngarian crown and

      _insigj'ia of the empire to Eng land . This statement explains and contradicts the late rumours which hare gone abroad in the Austrian press , of M . Szemere _Havingmbbed M . Kossuth . Letters from Pesth ofthe 11 th inst . mention the execution of M . John Gonzezky , chaplain to the military stnd ( _militargestut ) at Mozohegyes . He wa 3 shot on Sunday , the 7 th inst . The Vienna paper , JOby _d-always a doubtful authority—states that instructions have been sent to Pesth to prevent the further execution of capital sentences . It was never-« . „ _We f » rniM 4 etl that Messrs . Nvarz , Perrenzi , and

      Stutter would be executed on the ; Mtb . Vieska , Octobee 15 . -0 n the afternoon ofthe 12 th there arrived in Pesth a courier , with . instructions tbatin future no sentence of death should be Sited . It is accepted as a token of the' truth of _Stetementthat Paul Nyarz , Perrenzi , and _Stutto wufyesterday into the condemned cells of he _S bnilding , without theirexecution having . _i-i _„ i „„„ t « Jnv . as was expected . Iranzi , a

      tormer member of the Diet , is said to have been appre bended in Grate , on the 10 th inst Gazen Beoihy , an old man of eighty , of high parliamentary reputation in Hungary , bas also been arrested , and condemned to death . Beothy , for a series of diets , was alwiiys at the head of the radical opposition , and a strenuous separatist . He was one of the best speakers in the Diet after March , to which he was elected , in spite of all the exertions ofthe Austrian party ; and his powers of sarcasm were much feared

      by his adversaries . The Vienna papers announce the arrival of General Haynau at Gratz . The Wiener leitung publishes a sentence condemning one Paul Sontag to be imprisoned for two years ' , for having in October last assisted Gen . Bern in escaping from "Vienna . From Pesth we are informed of another bloody scene . It has lately become the fashion to force young Hungarians of birth and education to enlist in the Autrian regiments . A certain Baron Podmanitzky was thus compelled to be a common driver in the artillery , and it so happened that shortly after his joining the corps he was accused by his corporal of having on a march lost part of a bag of corn , and ] the young nobleman was sentenced to he flogged . On the morning after this disgraceful punishment had been inflicted on him , Baron Podmanitzky en-4 m _* _vi tha annrtment of his captain , and offering that

      officer the hhokeo f two pistols , he _chatiangeu mm to _fisrht adnel on the spot They _M « _JJegf taufwas _slightlv wounded . Baron rodmamtzky _Sofcoiise placed _underarrest , tried , and condemned to capital pumsment . Latterly the strictest orders have been issued lor _« i £ S the sale of prints representing the fS _^ nageTof the _Hungarian _revoluUem SK ofthis sort will be subjected to trial by court-martial . _„„„„ .. TURKEY AXD _RL-SSIA . On the 2 nd the Turkish army , _»? _^/ g neig hbourhood of Constantmople , was reviewed _ny ihe Sultan in person ; a sham fig ht took _Jj _* _j » _ _vhicb the whole ofthe troops too * part . » « _J Sr of soldiers on the ground was upwar ds _^ WJ _besides 150 pieces of artillery , and their appearance , * _iSl _« the enthusiasm thev showed on the oc-35 is _dSS bythe Constantinop le papers m C f _SteS The English , French , Prussian , and _^ _P _^ _lS _^ ors were present , on the occasion . aoatm

      The Russian and Austrian Envoys were ,. Letters . from St . Petersburg of the 9 th mention the arrival of Puad Effendi on the 5 th . He had not been at that date received by the Emperor , nor was the day of audience fixed , but he bad delivered a copy of the Sultan's letter to the Czar to . _Cowi

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      _Nesselrode , with whom he had a long interview No details are known of what took place at that inl terview . The Constantinople letters ofthe 5 th confirm the fectof Gen . Bern , Kmely , Slaen , and thirty other Polish and Hungarian officers having embraced the Mohammedan religion . The 'PAtrie' publishes a letter from St . Petersburg dated October 6 , which states that _Fuad Eftend _^ the Envoy Extraordinary from thc Porte , had not then been received by the Czar . The writer adds that , notwithstanding the impediment caused by the rumours respecting the movements ofthe Enghsh and French fleet _^ s the general imnression wasi that peace would not he disturbed that Fund Effendi will return with tho prospect of a possible arrangement . _r

      UNITED STATES . The later accounts bring the following from America : — Within a few days past it has leaked out that as long ago as May last Mr . Rush , our minister in Paris , wrote to our Secretary of State , that _Iouis Napoleon had declared if be went to war with any country it would be with the United States . This communication from Mr . Rush was dated the 3 rd of May , and it was on the 12 th of May M . Poussin made his uncivil demand on our government . This information comes direct from "Washington , and has got into our newspapers . Most of them think the remark has been misunderstood . I do not .

      Believing that a crown is the aspiration of the President , that he believes his popularity will carry him through everything , when events mature , I should not be surprised if he sought to g ive a turn to the popular French sentiment against this country , solely because it is a republic . If this was his intention , he has now the opportunity , fur General Taylor has taken his ground , and he will he supported in it by the country without respect to party . Our navy is panting for active service , and if France wishes to lose a few ships , and roll up a few more millions of francs debt , she bas the opportunity . 1 take it for granted that Manchester , Birmingham , Sheffield , and Leeds would have no objections to the exchange of a few blows between the United States and Frann _<» .

      The Astor-house rioters—the parties implicated in the riots arising out ofthe Macready-Forrest affair —have been found guilty , after a trial of fourteen days . Judson , the principal offender , has been sentenced to confinement in thepenitentiary for one year , and a fine of 250 dollars , the extreme punishment for his offence allowed hy law . The others have been more leniently treated .

      CANADA . The news brought hy the Cambria , from Canada is , as usual , of a sombre hue , the shades darkening with each successive mail—agitation and discontent more prominently brought forward by the dark background of the unpopularity of Lord Elgin . The elevation of Lord Elgin to the peerage had created no surprise , or , if any was created , it was smothered in indignation at the avowed determination ofthe Colonial-office to maintain him in thc course he had adopted . The feeling in favour of annexation with the United States is becoming more manifest . The proposed removal of the seat of government to Montreal is another snhject of violent discussion . The ' Montreal Courier' declares that no man in Canada now owes allegiance to a sovereign whose ministers are permitted to treat the Canadians as they have done , and declares that a movement i 3 on foot which will convince Earl Grey and Lord Elgin that then * policy is at an end .

      Consumption Of Smoke. This Often Wished ...

      CONSUMPTION OF SMOKE . This often wished for . but never realised improvement , may now be said to be effectually achieved . "We speak not from mere theory , but from actual observation . A short time ago Messrs . Chambers , of our city , erected a new furnace and chimney for a ten-horse power steam-engine , which moves their printing machinery ; and , with a view to remove all challenge respecting smoke , they applied Juckes ' s patent _smoke-comuniing apparatus . This apparatus resembles nothing else of the kind . It consists of what may be called an endless chain of bars , disposed

      not crosswise hut lengthwise , and this chain of bars forms the tottom of the furnace , on vhich the live coal blazes . The chain moves very slowly forward —not more than at the rate of an inch in the minute —from the front to the back ofthe furnace , carrying the fire along with it . At the back or bridge of the furnace , tbe chain of bars moves round , and comes back beneath . Thus it goes on endlessly from morning till night . The apparatus is fixed on a carrirge , which is run into its place ou a _speeies of railroad ; and the whole— _ihafc is . the whole bottom of the

      fiirnace—can he _dragged in or out at pleasure , by wbicb means every facility h presented for cleaning , renovation , Ac . The chain of bars is moved by connec ting gear from the steam-engine . The coal is laid on a hopper at the mouth ofthe furnace , and is carried forward hy the bars , the depth of coal that enters being regulated by an iron door , which is depressed or raised like a sluice . The principle of smoke consumption consists in the slow and regular admission of the coal . Instead of being heaved with a shovel , so as to produce continual gusts of smoke ,

      it is admitted , as it were by hair-breadths . The ignition is , therefore , little at a time , and what smoke is raised having to go over the bright fire beyond , it is necessarily consumed . Nothing gets up the ch _' mmy bnt a slight fume , scarcely perceptible to the eye . The apparatus , we are told , has the further advantage of economising ' uel and attendance , while it sustains the steam equally with the common practice of firing . The great beauty of the whole thing , however , is , that thesmoke is consumed . We have seldom seen any process of art more simple , and yet more ingenious and beautiful . —The Scotchman .

      Prevention Of Mine Accidents. At The Mee...

      PREVENTION OF MINE ACCIDENTS . At the meetin ? ofthe British Association recently held in _Birmingham , the attention of the members was invited to a patent apparatus invented by Mr . Foudrinier for _tbviating the risks which attend the breaking of the ropes or chains attached to the corves or cages in which the miners descend into and ascend from the pits . Such _accidents not only cause destruction of human life , but in shafts which are fitted up with gu des , according to the most improved practice , _occasion considerable damage to the shaft fittings . The abject ot Mr . _Foudrinier _' s invention , is to fix , in all such cases , the corve or cage { whether loaded with tubs of coal or with its daily and far more precious freight of human beings ) firmly and instantaneously to the guides , through the instrumentality of

      selfacting springs , levers , and wedges , attached to the top and forming part of the corve or cage . These come into action when disengaged through the breaking of the rope or chain—that is , in the very instant at which the accident occurs . The apparatus is so admirably contrived that , through the operation of simple mechanical principles , tbe tightness with which tbe wedges hold increases in proportion to the increase of weight in the cage . There is in mining operations another source of danger in the liability of the load to he drawn up against the pulleys , through the negligence ofthe engineer—an accident attended with next to certain death to the men as well as great damage to the shaft . The risk attending such an accident Mr . Foudrinier also obviates by attaching to the rope or chain a disengaging apparatus , such as that made use of in the pile-driving machine , the

      corve being , at the moment of disengagement , left affixed to the guide at a certain distance below the pulleys . In this ease also the apparatus is self-acting . Mr . Foudrinier is known to have perilled his own safety ( if , indeed , any feim implying risk can be employed ) in order to test the efficiency of his apparatus . At the Usworth Colliery , in the county of Durham , where it has been in operation since the lGth of April last , it has more than once t era subjected to very severe trials , and a _number of colliery viewers and engineers having seen the cage , though loaded with two full tubs , and weighing about 2 _| tons , stopped instantaneously upon the _disengaging of the rope , have come forward to bear public testimony to the value and completeness of the invention . The apprehension which some persons had entertained wiih _inference to the fall of a portion of the rope ,

      when broken , on the topof thecorveor cage , appears to have been removed hy a communication from Mr . Elliot , the owner of tbe Usworth Colliery , which was published in the 3 £ ning Journal of the 28 th of July last . Mr . Elliot there states , that in tbe Usworth Colliery , a broken rope , of about 200 fathoms in length , and weighing about 37 cwts ., had in that month fallen on a cage top there in use , consisting merely of a three-inch _Memrl plank , without any injurious result . This he explained by the circumstance that the fall of the rope is distributed over several seconds of time , and that , consequently , the latter does not acquire the momentum which would he acquired by a mass of the same weight when descending in a compact and solid body . The numerous experiments made at Birmingham with this apparatus afforded the highest gratification to many of the distinguished persons who attended the meeting ofthe British Association ; and Dr . Bucklaud and many _ntiw _fentlemen expressed a high opinion of its value .

      The columns of the Mining Journal , during _tue past year , show that , throug h the breaking of ropes or chains ( the fatal results of which are . effectually obviated by Mr . Foudrinier ' s invention , ) _eightj-ome human beings prematurely met their end ; and this See , it must he observed , is taken from a return _fathered from nine counties only m _^ f _™'*™ not alluding to a sing le accident ; in Scotland . Under such a state of circumstances , the necessity of introducin « So their mines either this or some better aStus ( if better can be found , morder to prevent _^ recurrence of such casu alties , cannot be too strongly _fmSedon the owners of mining property . . _Mea-SsTotsilv adopted , and so obvious _^ r req » preserve tbe lives of a large number of oarte . low Errymen , ought to need _co other recommendation _rpS interest , p HIauthropy ? orinteU , euce .

      A Balloon Frozen.-A Voyage In The Air. A...

      A BALLOON FROZEN .-A VOYAGE IN THE AIR . A correspondent says , " Mr . Gypson , ( he aeronaut , being engaged hy some gentlemen of Bedford to make an ascent with his silk balloon , the Ro-al Albert , made his hundreth ascent at a quarter before five 011 the evening of Friday week . Mr , Gypson was accompanied in his voyage by Mr . Henry Smith , the engineer of the Bedford Gas Works , by whose exertions the machine was supplied with an aseending power far superior to that generall y obtained in pro racial towns . Two residents of Bedford were candidates for aeronautic honours , hut the terms they offered Mr . Gypson declined and a large of

      , cargo ballast was deposited in the car . The balloon rose m hie perpendicular style , and acted upon by a high wind , speedily outstripped the railway trains in its progress to London . The aeronauts shortlv after quitting theeanh enlered the clouds , and became invisible to tbeir friends on terra fima _, piercing the dmic massy clouds that hung suspended like Mahomet s coihn between earth and heaven . The _voyageurs were saluted with a sharp shower of sleet , or fine snow , that drifted over them in all directions , and froze as fast as it fell , till the aeronauts became encased in a spangled shroud of ice . The balloon winged its way with the rapidit y of lightning throug h the massive bodies of snow-charged vapour with which it was surrounded , still _ascending . It was at this time

      the aeronauts witnessed the remarkable phenomenon of the sun , which had set before they left the earth , assuming a retrogade action . The most gorgeous blending of red andv purple stretched across the sky , as slowly and progressively the setting sun rose iu the west , floated on thin air , and subjected to the rays of a glorious sunshine . The gas that had been in a condensed state the whole of the day was now two mile 3 and a half above tbe clouds , assailed by a rapid and powerful expansion , so that it became necessary to open the valve and relieve the halloon ofthe extreme pressure that was thus inflicted upon the whole surface of the silk . But here arose an extraordinary incident—tlie hose of the safety valve , which had been tied before leaving

      up _theeavthto prevent the admission of atmospheric air , was found to be frozen quite hard , so tbat it became quite impossible to extend it to allow the superfluous gag to blow off . Under those circumstances Mr . Gypson endeavoured to open the valve at the crown of the ba loon , but that , too , from the peculiar description of luting with which the valve was inted , was found to be inseparably frozen . As such Mr . G ypson had but one alternate-he quickly passed himself through the hoop , ami , with his knife made a large incision in the lower part of the balloon ; the gas streamed forth in one continuous stream through a two-feet opening , and , singular to relate , the gas that had been passed into the silken globe an invisible vapour , rushed out as white as the

      steam from a steam-engine , such was the effect ofthe frosty air upon the gas . And thus the aeronauts were rescued from the jaws of destruction ; for had not such an expedient as the knife been adopted , nothing could have prevented the silk giving way to the extreme force then acting upon it , at three and a half miles from the _eirth , for such was then tlieir altitude , as shown by the sinking of the mercury in the barometer . The mercury at starting was 28 2-10 and at the highest altitude 14 110 . The escape of the gas in the aperture made by Mr . Gypson wiih h » knife was the dismissal of danger ; and the adventurous voyagers , regaling themselves with a little cognac , congratulated themselves on their providential escape . True , thev had an abundance of ballast

      in the car , bnt with the silk frozen as hard as a wet linen cloth on a winter ' s night , it would have , availed them but little had the silk been beyond the reach of an incision . They had now a tendency downwards , and _becan to shake off the glittering ice or frozen snow that had rendered their garments a coat of mail . The mercury now rose to 19 3-10 , which showed a mile lower than their _h'ghest elevation , still descending , but very little warmer . They again tried the valve , but could not open it ; and in their _efforts to accomplish the object , repeatedly brought down the crown of the baboon , the valve obstinately refusing to give way . The rays of the sun were now lost ; Sol had taken his final departure for the night , and a rapid condensation of the gas was the

      consequence . Ballast was brought in _Requisition and thc downward tendency checked , rs it became highly necessary to have full command over the valve before the final descent was attempted . Mr . Gypson and his friend describe the Immense masses of cloud over which they were floating in appearance as most magnificent , undulating like hill and dale , here a silvery tinge on the higher range of the snow-like mountains , and there the frowning scowl on those memblirg dingy , dirty ice—in some places they _opened and displayed the beauty of the scenes below . The travellers were now within a mile of the earth , the temperature ofthe air much warmer , so that the silk resumed its accustomed softness , the valve opened with a very slight effort , the _grappling-iron and cable were extended ; the wind carried thc balloon across the country with great velocity , the grappling iron took hold of a quickset hedge , tore it up by tbe roots and rapidly approached the buildings of a

      farmhouse ; bags , ballast , and all were thrown ont to avoid it , and the balloon cleared all obstructions by ascending again . A second descent was accomplished with safety , though not without violent oscillation , near Ottmoor , in Oxfordshire , fifty-nine miles from Bedford , and the time occupied in the journey was forty-four minutes . Not a soul was to be seen , and the travellers had nearly emptied their aerial vehicle , when a ploughman , approaching the monster of the air , took a sly peep , aud _likewise took to his heels ; entreaty and persuasion were useless , nothing could induce him to return . Mr . Gypson and his friend , after much delay , succeeded in " setting a conveyance to take them to a railway station , and reached Bedford at cleren o ' clock the next morning . After all the perplexities and hazards of the trip , the aeronauts affirm they would give balloon travelling the preference by far to either coach or rail . "

      W Wreck Of An Emigrant Ship.-Ninetv Mne ...

      w WRECK OF AN EMIGRANT SHIP .-NINETV MNE LIVES LOST . The Boston ( American ) Evening Journal of the 8 th inst . has the following : — A severe gale from N . E . commenced Saturday _evening ( Gth inst . ) , and raged with g ; eat fory during thc whole of the night and throughout the day on Sunday . The gale was probably the most severe of the season , and we fear has proved very destructive upon tbe coast . The British brig St . John , Captain Oliver , from Gahvay , Ireland , anchored inside iHnot ' _s Ledge about six o ' clock , a . m ., on Sunday , dragged her anchors and struck on the Grampus rocks about nine a . m . Captain Beale , of thc steamer Mayflower , gives us the following particulars . He _understood that tbe brig struck on the rocks known as the Sea Ledges , a little to the west of Minor ' s Ledge

      light , about one mile from the shore , and immediately went to pieces . There _appeals to be different statements in relation to the number of passengers on board . The captain says there were hut 114 while the passengers who were saved say there were 150 . Of those saved aud arrived at Cohasset , ten in number , seven were females and three males . Six of them were provided with quarters at the house of Captain Abraham H . Tower , aud the otl . tr four at Mr . Lathrop ' s . All of these came ashore on pieces of the wreck . Two of the women it _i- * thought will not survive , one being badly cut on the head by a piece of the wreck . The other woman it is said has a husband residing in this city ; slithad three children on boird with her , all of whom were lost .

      The captain and one ofthe mates , we are informed arrived in tbe city from Cohasset in the noon train to-day . The following statement is from Captain _Olivtr himself : — "Saturday , five p . m ., pased Cape Cod with a light S . E . _wind—leather thick ; hove to with head to the N . E . ; at four a . m . wr ae ship and stood south ; at half-past six made Minot ' sLedge . Not havingroom to wear ship , ventured to run _n here we saw a brig at anchor , inside of the light . The violence of the gale and heavy sea caused us to drag our anchors , when we cut away the roasts , and held on for a short lime . The gale increasing she di agged again , . struck and thumped heavily for about one hour b _e fore she broke up . Previous to breaking up , the jolly boat was hanging by the tackles _alongside , when the

      stern ringbolt broke , and the boat fell mto tne waier . The captain , second mate , and two boys , jumped into her to clear her , when about twenty-five passengers , jumped in and swamped hrr : the passengers , together with the second mate and two boys , perished . The captain caught a rope hanging over the quarter , and was drawn on board by the first mate , ihe long boat was got clear shortly after , and a heavy sea coming on board cleared her from the vessel , wnen a number of passengers jumped over to swim to her , but all perished . The captain , first irate ( Mr . _Cumnierford ) , eight of the crew , and two passen gers , swam to tll 9 boat and reached the shore in safety . Ten others , seven men and eight women , came ashore en part of the deck . Total loss of life , 9 Jsaved , 21 . Twenty-five bodies have been washed ashore this morning . "

      Sin Jonx Feasklix's Expedition.—A Letter...

      Sin Jonx Feasklix ' s _Expedition . —A letter from St . Marie River , dated September 24 , announces the arrival ;* on his way to England , of Sir John Richardson , from an unsuccessful search after Sir John Franklin's expedition . The latter mentions that after reaching the Arctic Ocean he travelled 500 miles along the coast ; and also that Sir John speaks confidently of thc existence of a northern passage , the practicability of it , however , being exceedingly doubtful , the summer lasting only from thirty to sixty days . The _Reiout Courteous . —A Prince , laughing at one of his courtiers , whom he had employed in several embassies , told him " he looked like an owl . " "I know not , " answered the courtier , what Hooked like ; but this I know , that I have had thc honour several times to represent your Majesty . "

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      Mosrpat. -Tho Central Criminal Court Res...

      MosrpAT . -Tho Central Criminal Court resumed its sittings to-day , before the Bight Hon . the Lord Mayor , the Recorder ; Aldcrmhn Gibbs , Sydney , _Fynmsand _Musgrovc ; Messrs . _Nicoli and Lawi _f Jif ' , sheriffs , and their deputies , Messrs , Mil lard and Wire ; and the other usual Citv officers . it appears by the calendar that thero were 203 prisoners alread y committed for trial at this sossion . The Recorder then delivered his charge to thc grand jury . * _Mmdmiwkob . —Thomas _Ashton Cockayne surrendere d to take his trial upon a charge of _misdemeanor . _-Mr . W . Cooper prosecuted ; and Mr . Bodtun and Mr . Ballantine wore for the defence .-The nature of the misdemeanor imputed to the _defendant , wno it appeared was a person very respectably _wnniweu

      , and Who holds the office of " deputy master of the Western Grammar School at Brompton , was that of having committed an indecent assault upon a pohce-constable of tho S division , named Charles Angel . The offence was alleged to have been committed on the ni ght ofthe 7 th o ! Sep . _?!«» _tt are of course _"ot St for publication , butthe story told b y the constablo was of a very improb able and unsatisfactory character , and w . ? JSiSH ltra i dlct , ed in sorae _material portions of hs testimony by the other witnesses in the case . Upon cross-examination , the prosecutor , who , it _ap-K _}^ ? , l l _MoUwhum _, _> " Wiltshire , admitted that ho had been ebarmd with

      mansiaugnter ; and although he _rcfnsedTto answer many of the questions that were put to him with regard to his former habits and associates , it was pretfy clear _Siintfl _^ \ Cter WM . «« y indifferent . Notwithstanding this , however , it would seem that upon his amvai m London ho very speedilv obtained the appointment of pohce-constable . —Mr . Bodkin made a most eloquent and forcible appeal to the jury on behn f of tho defendant , and several highly respectable witnesses were then examined , all of whom confirmed tbe statement of the learned counsel with regard to the character for morality and honourable conduct enjoyed by the defendant . —Tho jury , without hearing any more evidence , said they ' were satisfied that no case had been made out against

      the defendant . —A verdict of "Not Guilty" was then recorded . —The Recorder gave directions to the inspector of police on duty at this session to report to the proper authorities the fact ofthe jury having expressed an opinion that tbe prosecutor was unworthy of belief . At present he was in tho position of a protector of the public , and it was therefore very necessary that the opinion entertained of him by tbe jury should be reported in the proper quarter . He had no doubt that it would be so , but he felt it right to state publicl y what bis opinion was upon the subject . Robbery . —James Somers , a respectable-looking young man , surrendered to take his trial on an indictment charging him with having stolen the sum of £ 100 , in soverei gns and half-sovereigns , in the dwellin g house of Richard James . —Mr .

      Prendergast and Mr . Eagle appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr . Ballantine and Mr . O'Brien for the defence . —It appeared that the _pvosccutc-y is a cheesemonger , living in Victoria-road , Pimlico , and was acquainted with tho prisoner , who is the son of a butcher in the neighbourhood , he having about three years ago been in prosecutor ' s employ . They _wei-e both on terms of friendshi p , and prosecutor having lent prisoner some money , which the latter could not pay , he agreed , in part liquidation ofthe debt , to whitewash his kitchen , which he began some time before the day ofthe robbery , but had not completed . On the 10 th of last August the prisoner called on prosecutor to see him , and at that time prosecutor was in thc parlour counting

      out some gold , in the whole £ 383 . Prisoner asked him what he was about to do with his money , and the reply was , invest it in Consols . Prisoner then asked him to come out and have a g lass of ale , to which prosecutor assented , and having returned his money to the cash-box , placed it on the top shelf of the parlour cupboard . Whilst at the public-house prisoner looked over the paper , and observed that as Consols were then very high , prosecutor had better defer the intended investment until there was a fall , which prosecutor agreed to do , and returned h < me , and having tied his money up in bags , put it where lie usually kept it , in a cupboard in MS bed-room . Shortly after the prisoner came , and expressed his intention offinishinjr the whitewashing

      job , for which purpose he went down stairs , but left again without doing anything . On the next day he was in the bouse for the same purpose , but left _witlieut being observed , and it was then found that ho had not at all forwarded the job , neither was any subsequent attempt made to do so . Prosecutor not requiring to go to the cupboard where his money was did not miss any until thc 27 th of the same month , when he discovered that one of the bags , containing the sum named in tho indictment , haU been abstracted , the cupbeard having been forced and closed again . Having made the fact of his loss known to those in the house , he learnt that the servant of a lady living in the upper part of the house had seen the prisoner on the 17 th come

      down on tiptoe trom the upper part ol the house , and that he left by a door that was not used by tlie prosecutor or any of his friends . lie then appeared to have something heavy in his pocket , which he tried to conceal . Prosecutor subsequently told him of his loss , and lie said it would be better if lie i ; cpt it a secret , ns the knowledge of tho loss would cause his neighbours and tradesmen to . suspect he was not able to keep up his credit , and that it would not do him any good , as he could not identify the gold . Prosecutor said ho did not care for his tradespeople , as be was quite independent of them . Prisoner then said that ho must take care his lodger did hot hear of it , or she might leave . This raised prosecutor ' s suspicions , and ho communicated

      them to the police , who advised him to Keep an eye on the prisoner , which he did ; and subsequently , going out with the prisoner , and seeing him inadvcrtantl v pull somo gold from his pocket , and knowing him " to have been in bad circumstances , spoke to him of it , and asked him to let him have a portion of what was due . The prisoner said he ivould try and let him have a half-sovereign the next day , which he did , and prosecutor at once identified it as one of those he had packed up , from the fact of its being marked with his teeth , prosecutor having broken one of his teeth in trying whether it was a good one . Prisoner having also been seen with much money in his possession by other people , tho police apprehended him , and having denied that he bad any money about him , he was searched , ami seventeen half-sovereigns and some sovereigns were found on him , which he said were his mother ' s . — For the defence it was contended that the identity

      of the half-sovereign was insufficient , and that as the prisoner was managing his mother ' s business , he had ample opportunity of being possessed of the money spoken of . —A number of witnesses were called " to prove the payment of small sums to tho prisoner , but not one accounted for the number of _half-sovereigns found on him . —In answer to tho Court , prosecutor said thovo were a great number of half-sovereigns in the bag , and that prisoner well knew where bo kept his money . —A number of highly respectable witnesses were then called to character . —Mr . Prendergast having replied , Mr . Bullock summed up . —Tho jury having consulted some time in the box , asked to retire , aud when they returned , having been locked up for a great length of time , acquitted tho prisoner . —The announcement was received with a loud hurrah by thc numerous friends of the prisoner who were waiting outside .

      Tuesday . _—Chauge of Attempting to Extoet Moxev . —John llarpur Jones surrendered to take his trial for misdemeanour , in having unlawfully threatened to publish certain libellous matter , with intent to extort money . —Mi ' . Glarksoit and Mr . Bodkin were for the prosecution ; and Mr . Ballantine and Mr . _lluddlestonc appeared for the defendant . —The money attempted to be extorted by the prisoner was won by gambling on various occasions from the prosecutor , a young gentlem & w named Francis Itobert Newton , who , at the time of the tt ans : iction ,,. tuid svt present holds the rank of lieutenant in the Royal Marines ; it appeared that he is not yet of age . The debt of " honour" not

      being paid , the prisoner wrolo to prosecutor ' s colonel apprising him ofthe affair , and also a letter to the prosecutor , a copy of which the prisoner stated he would publish . There did not appear to be any evidence in support of tho accusation that there had been unfair play on the part of the defendant , and the prosecutor admitted that upon one occasion when he wished to play at whist for £ 13 a game , the defendant refused to ' do so . — Mr . Ballantine having addressed the jury for the defendant , they almost immediately returned a verdict of " Not Guilty . " Tub BKRMOXDSKrMuRDEn . —The grand jury came into court and informed tlie Recorder that they were about to enter into tbe inquiry relating to the unfortunate affair of the Mannings , and they wished to know whether tbey mi g ht have thc assistance oi Mr . Hayward , the solicitor of the treasury , while

      they were proceeding with it . —Tbe Recorder said he did not see any objection , and ho thoug ht it likely very much to facilitate the inquiry if tbe witnesses were brought before tbem in the order in which tlieir evidence would apply . —The Grand Jury said this was the object for which they wished the assistance of Mr . JJayward , as lie was well acquainted With all the details ofthe case . —The Recorder said that Mr . Hayward should attend them , but it was customary in such a case to swear the solicitor for the prosecution , and place his name on the back of the bill as a witness . —Mr . Hayward was accordingly sworn and tho grand jury then retired , and proceeded with the consideration ofthe bill , and about an hour afterwards they returned into court , finding a true bill for murder against both prisoners . BioAiiY . —Patrick Crook was indicted for intermarrying Mary Bourke , his wife , Johanna Crook , being at that time alive . —It was proved that in 183 . 7 , tho wisoner was married to his first wife , by Father

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      Colter , an Irish priest for the district of Bandon , in the county of Cork , and that she was seen alive in that , her native place , as late as May last , and that on the 4 th of February , 1 S _47 , lie was married at St . John ' s Waterloo-road , to _Mai'V Rourko . — ilm prisoner , _in his defence , said he " loft his wife in the year 1837 , and not having heard from her in answer . to his letters , thought she was dead . —The jury found the prisoner " Guiltv . " but recom meuded him to merey , —Sentence , twelve months _' - _imprisonment .

      Higuway RoBBErx—A well-known men : her of the swell mob , named Smith , and a woman of the town , named Stewart , wero convicted of being concerned in stealing Is . and a knife from the person of James Hall , on the 12 th Oct . —Thc prosecution was instigated by the civic authorities , for whom Mr . _Rylnnd and Mr . Laurie appeared , and Mr . Payne for the male prisoner , —The _CilSO , which was ele . irly proved by Michael _Haydon and Brett , the wellknown officers of the City detective force , was of the ordinary character of these class of robberies . The female prisoner was one of those class of prostitutes who hang about the street for the purpose of decoying gentlemen into secluded places and there plundering them , and , should any resistance be offered , calling upon a man following in the rear to aid them in tlieir designs . —Tho male prisoner was sentenced to ten years' _transportation , and the female to twelve months' imprisonment ,

      Wednesday . —The _Claimum Murders . —James Weston , 37 , was then put to the bar to plead to two indictments , one of which charged him with the wilful murder of his wife , Maria Weston , and the other with the murder of his daughter , Maria Elizabeth Weston , at Clapham . —When the indictment charging the prisoner with the murder of his wife had been read , Mr . Bodkin , who was with Mr . Clerk instructed on the part of tho Treasury to conduct tbe prosecution , saidth . it he felt it his duty to state , that , from the information received by those who conducted the prosecution , he believed there was no doubt that the prisoner was at that moment in such a state of mind as rendered him incompetent to understand or to plead to cither of

      the indictments that had been preferred against bim . —Mr . M'Murdo was examined as in the previous caso ; and he deposed that he had constantly seen the prisoner since his committal to Newgate , and , in his opinion , he was of unsound mind , and not in a fit state to plead to the indictment . —The Chief Baron : You are of opinion that ho would not understand what be was charged with , to be able to defend himself?—Mr . M'Murdo : Certainly , my lord . He has not had a single lucid interval " since he has been in the prison . He has no idea that he himself committed the act , and fancies that I did it . and that the doctor who attended him did it . I

      have no doubt that he is quite insane . —The jury returned a verdict to that effect ; and the same order w . _ib made as in the case of the former prisoner , Bird . Robbery by a Clerk . —Edward Gracie , aged 25 , clerk , was brought up to receive judgment , having upon the previous evening pleaded guilty to an indictment for stealing two separate sums of money , the property of his masters , Messrs . _Riviucton . He also , this morning , pleaded guilty to a iurthcr indictment for stealing 895 printed books , valued at £ 157 3 s „ the property of the same firm . —He was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment .

      Obtaining Goods under False Pretences . — Henry Stanbridgc , aged 28 , coal dealer , pleaded guilty to several indictments for obtaining goods amounting in value to above £ 100 , the property of Messrs . Wilkinson . —The Common Sergeant ordered him to be transported for seven years upon each indictment . _Attemptbo MrnDEn in Dulwich Woon . — Stephen Alfred Jordan alius Dowland , 17 , was indicted for Ihe capital offence of feloniously cutting and wounding Sarah Francis Ewings , with intent to murder her . Mr . Bodkin and Mr . Cleric conducted the prosecution , instructed by Mr . Hayward , for the Treasury . __ The prisoner had no counsel . Mr . Bodkin briefly opened the case for the crown , and

      the following evidence was thon adduced . The prosecutrix , who still appeared to be suffevir g severely from the injuries she had received , and who was unable to speak louder than a wisper , deposed , that _slie was a single woman , and she bad been acquainted with the prisoner for fifteen months . De had promissed her marriage , and in September last she was in the family way by him- On the 16 th of that month she wrote a letter to the prisoner , in which she told him that she had left all her friends for his sake , and if she did not hear from him before Thursday following she should write to her grandmother , and tell her how he bad deceived her . On the 18 th she received a letter from the piisoner , in which he made an _nmiointment to meet her on the following night .

      at eight o ' ekek , at Brixton Church , as he said he was _gni ! g to take her to Cro . _wlon , and be requested her not to tell her landlady whrre she was f oing or who she was going with , and ho twice said in the letter , that she was not to come at all , unless she brought the letter with her . She got to Brixton Church at the appointed time , and the prisoner immediately asked her to give him his letter , and _fhe did s " . He then said that lie had taken lodgings for her at Croydon , and he had brought paper and ink , and she must write a letter in her landlady to tell her that she should not be home for a day rr two , and she must also wiite a letter to him to " the same effect , which he wight be aMc to show in case her friends should make any inquiry of him respecting

      her . Tbe prisoner then produced pen , ink and paper , and also tlie covn- of a book , and witness wrote upon it the letters in the terms the prisoner had dictated . He then said tbat he was going to take her over Penge Common , and she replied that she bad not sot any clothes , and he said tbat did not signify , as she could go and fetch tbem in two or three days . The prisoner then asked her hew she came _t-i write him such a threatening letter as she had done , and what she meant , and she replied tbat she did not mean to threaten him , and told not to think any more about it , as she haA only written the letter to frighten him . They walked away _together towards Dulwich . and when they came to a wood , the prisoner said , "This is

      Dulwich wood ; '' and they got over a stile and went into it , and the piisoner told her not to be frightened it she heard any rustling in the bushes , as there were a great many rabbits about . He then took hold of her hand , and they walked on through the wo-d _, and the prisoner stopped three times ; and , on her- asking him what he stopped fur , he n plied that he thought he heard somebody coming , and said that perhaps it was the gamekeeper . It was quite dark at that time . The prisoner put his arm twice round her neck , and kissed her as they were ' walking along ; and , upon his doing so , a third time , he at the same moment thrust a razor into her throat , and threw her to tlie ground . The prisoner then knelt on her side , and put his two fingers to her

      throat . She struggled , and _succeeuett in getting upon her knees , and the prisoner then knocked her down again with the butt-rnd of a pistol . The _struggle between them continued , and she succeeded in getting hold of the razor , which broke in her hand , and the prisoner then continued to beat her on the head with the pistol . Alter this she became insensible , and when she came to herself the prisoner was gone , and the managed to drag herself to a cottage close by , where she obtained assistance . The prosecutrix added , that during the deadly and protracted struggle between them the prisoner did not utter a word , and when she endeavoured to exclaim , " Oh yon wretch , " he prevented her from doing so by holding hev throat tightly . The prosecutrix also stated that the prisoner promised to marry her in July l ? st , a » d that at his request she gave the usual notice to tlie registrar , and she left

      her _situation in order that she might be married , l ut the _prfconer refused to perforin his piomi _.-e — The piisoner put a few questions to the piosecu'rix , but _nwic of them tended in any way to invalidate the . testimony she had given . —Two or three other _witn & ses were examined , and the constable who apprehended the prisoner , deposed that upon his asking him if he Lad been in Dulwich Wood on the previous night , he replied that ho knew what he wanted him for , and told him to say no more about it . —The prisoner , when called upon for his defence , told a rambling story about his intimacy with ihe prosecutrix , and denied that he had ever promised her marriage , or that he was the father of the child of which she was j regnant . —Mr . Justice Cresswell having briefly summed up , the juiy immediately returned a verdict finding the prisoner "Guilty of wounding tbe prosecutrix with intent to murder her , " — -Spiitnnce was deferred .

      Railway Parcels' _Rodbery . —G . Barton , 19 , a tailor , W . Barton ( his father ) , and — Banbury , an elderly looking man , were indicted for stealing a quantity of parchment and paper , valued at above it-jo , thc property of Messrs Chaplin , IioniC , and others , the well-known railway carriers . Mr . Clarkson and Mr . Bodkin appeared to prosecute ; and Mr , Cockle defended the younger prisoner _, 'i'ho facts of this caso were these : —The elder prisoner , Barton , who is a well-known old thief , and had evidently carried on thc same . game as the present for smnc time , had been in tho habit , in conjunction with thc other prisoner , of stealing lawyers' parcels that had been sent by rail , and the iilan ailoDted on this occasion was this : be had

      watched ' the porter carrying tbe parcels , winch being deeds and papers were tied np in a peculiar way with red tape , from the prosecutor ' s carts which delivered them in town after their transit by rail , and having made up some false parcels to represent them , sent his son , on the morning of the 27 th of September , to Messrs . Gregory and Faulkner , and also to Home , Loftus , and Youngs , two well-known firms , to effect tho substitution of the one parcel for the other . The parcels being left at an early hour and before business commenced , thc younger prisoner came attired like a porter with a book in his hand and the fictitious parcel , and asking if his fellow-servant from the railway had . been there , said , " Oh I he has made a mistake , and left the wrong parcel , " and having obtained possession

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      of the one just left gave the false one in its place , leaving word tbat when the porter who was moposeu to have made a mistake called again ho was to come on to him at somo public Iiouso ho named _, in this instance they had retuniDu the parcel in an anonymous manner , the deeds not being of any value to them , and thero being no probability of a reward being offered for their return , tho younger Barton being then in custody . The jury found them all " Guilty . "— ' 1 'he Common Sergeant said , they evidently thought tbat the parcels contained money . Por the hid who had been instigated by his father , he should order him to be imprisoned for six months ; _Hnnbury , who had aided in the offence , to seven years' transportation ; and the elder Barton , who was the prime mover in tho affair , to fifteen

      years . Charge op _Fo-hgert _aoaixst an Ixsase Person . — John Willia m Bird , _a-i , surgeon , was placed at tho bar , to plead to an indictment _charging him _li'ith unlawfully forging and uttering a certificate , _purporting to be a certificate that he was a member of tho Royal College of Surgeons , with intent to defraud James Sedgwick Lean . —Mr . Ryland , who with Mr . Laurie was instructed to conduct the prosecution , on behalf of the City authorities , said that in this case he had reason to believe that the prisoner was not in a fit state of mind to understand or plead to . the indictment , and he proposed , in accordance with the provisions of the statute , to produce evidence to that effect , and the prisoner would then

      he dealt with m the manner directed by thc law . — Mr . G . M'Murdo , the surgeon of Newgate , was then sworn , and he confirmed the statement ofthe learned counsel as to the prisoner ' s condition , and the jury at once returned a verdict that tbe prisoner was of unsound mind . — The learned Commissioner gave directions that the prisoner should be detained in safe custod y until her Majesty's pleasure should bo nwle known respecting him . Forgery . —James Wentworth , _afi ' as Green , was indicted for forging two bills for the several sums of £ 60 and £ 70 , with inten t to cheat and defraud Henry Reynolds . Mr . Prendergast appeared for tbe prosecutor , and Mr . Rebton for the prisoner . From the speech of thc learned counsel for the prosecut

      ion , it appeared tbat thc prosecutor , who " is a surgeon in Cambridge-terrace , having a house to let in Saville-row , ivas applied to by tho prisoner , who , representing himself as a civil engineer , and son to Mr . Godfrey Wentworth , of Woolly-park , near Wakefield , expressed a desire to become the occupant of the house . He further added that he had but just returned from India , where he had been for some years making a survey , which bad not yet returned from India , having been detained in Egypt , and that he was in communication with government on the matter . He also claimed an acquaintance with the Lady Augusta , and several persons known by name to the prosecutor , and said that he ( the prosecutor ) had only to inquire in the City , and at

      Otiyn ' s , the bankers , which he did , and tbey imagining the inquiry to relate to the son of Mr . Godfrey Wentworth , gave an account of bis high respectability . In consequence of this , prosecutor became very friendly with him , and the result was , that he let him the house , and as security took the two _promissory notes in question ; as soon as prisoner got into the house he engaged Messrs . Cubitt to make some alterations in the place , which amounted to about £ 100 . It was in consequence of _tl » is that seme suspicions was created , and the result of the inquiry was that the prisoner was not named Wentworth , but Green , and that ho had been but a very few months out ofthe House of Correction , where be bad been for two years taking a survey of the walls and bars cf that establishment . —

      Mr . Rebton , for the defence , contended that the prisoner having changed bis name after leaving prison , bad a right to give a bill in that name , without committing any legal offence . —The Common Sergeant , having conferred with the learned judges in the other court , said the defence might have held good but for the fact that the prisoner had represented himself as the son of a well-known respectable gentleman , which , being a false pretence , established the forgery . Thc jury found the prisoner " Guilty . " There were other indictments for obtaining ' goods by fraud , and it was proved that , besides the imprisonment alluded to , which was for fraud , lie had hecn previously imprisoned twelve months for conspiracy . He was then transported for fifteen years .

      The Bebmokbbey Murder. Trial Of The Mann...

      THE BEBMOKBBEY MURDER . TRIAL OF THE MANNINGS . This important trial commenced * on Thursday morning at the Old Bailey . As might have been expected from the interest which the caso had previously excited , the court presented , long before the hour ibr tlie commencement of tlie proceedings , a very unusual appearance ; but the crowd outside was by no means strikingly large . The arrangements made by the under-sheriff were so excellent as to prevent tho possibility of confusion . Amonsgt those attracted to the court to witness the proceedings _, were the following : On the bench were

      tlio Swedish minister and his secretary , Count Colloredo ; thc Austrian minister and his secretary , Baron Kohlcr ; the secretary of the Prussian legation ; the Marquis of Azeglio , the Sardinian charge d ' affaires ; thc Marquis of Hertford ; Lord Strangforil ; Alderman Garden , JMagnay , and LawrcilCC ; the Lady Mayoress ; Mis . Wilkins , the lady ofthe learned sergeant ; the Rev . Mr . Gibson , rector of St . Mary Magdalen , Bermondsey . A considerable number of ladies sat on a line with the judges , and in the raised scats of thc court , and exhibited in tlieir countenances an expression of anxious expectation and interest .

      Av nine o ' clock several prisoners were arraigned at the bar , in the ordinary course of procedure , preparatory to their trial . The legal gentlemen engaged in thc case entered the court shortly before 10 ; and _; at five minutes after thc Lord Mayor , who was immediately followed by the Lord Chief Baron , Mr . Justice Manle , and Mr . Justice Cresswell , by whom the case was tried . The prisoners were simultaneously placed at the bar . There was nothing remarkable in the appearance which they presented . Theis expression was very calm , and while the indictment was being read over both looked down fixedly towards f ho hnv

      The counsel for the prosecution were the Attor * ney-Goneral , Mr . _Clm-kson , Mr . Bodlun , and Mr . Clerk ; for the male prisoner , Mr . Sergeant Wilkins and Mr . Cliarnoclc ; for thc female , Mr . Ballantine and My . Parry . The prisoners were described in the calendar as " Frederick George Manning , 30 , traveller , " and " Maria Manning , 28 , married . " The charge placed injuxta-position to their names being "thc wilful murder of Patrick O'Connor . Tho prisoner Manning took up his position at one ofthe front corners of the deck , and Lis wife almost at thc opposite extremity . Manning was dressed in a suit of black ; tho female wore a plaid shawl , and on her bead a sort of white lace fall , covering only about half the head _.

      and having a large flowing tie extending down to the waist . The hair was arranged in long crepe bands . She had lace ruffles on her wrist , and wore white kid gloves . Tho indictment Laving been read over by the clerk ofthe arraigns , the usual _question , " Guilty , or Not guilty , " was addressed to the prisoners . Manning replied in a firm voice , "Not guilty ;" tbe female made the same reply in a lower tone . Mr . _Ballastixe then rose , ns counsel for Maria Manning , and objected to her being tried with her husband , claiming for her a separate trial on the ground tbat she was a alien , and as such entitled to the benefit of the statute of Edward the Third , Be medictate lingua ; under which , besides being tried separately , half of thejury must be foreigners .

      The AiioKNi _' Y-GEXEnAi . contended that , as tho wife of a natural born British subject , although originally au alien , the prisoner had no right to a separate trial . In order to plead tho statute Be Medktate lingua- , she must _luivc the disabilities as well as the ri ght ot * aliens . By this 7 th and 8 th Vic , chap . GO ' , sec . 1 G , any woman married too- _, natural born subject , or person naturalised , must be deemed to be herself naturalised . The learned counsel then referred to Bar ' s caso in Move ' s Reports , in support of his proposition . Mr . Ballasiixe said the words of the 7 th and Sth Victoria , being in the nature of implication , could not be held to abrogate the important right claimed bv the prisoner .

      Mr . _Pahuv followed on the same side . The 7 th and 8 th of Victoria conferred on aliens who were married to British born subjects , but it did not deprive them of any privilege previously conferred on them by act of _parliament , if possessed by them ilt common law . No prisoner could be divested of the privilege in question without the authority of parliament . The learned counsel limn referred to the case of doe dem Francis Ackland in support of his view . j \ ftcrsonic further discussion , the Chief Baiiow said that tbe Act of Victoria was a complete answer to the application ; but ho was not disposed then to lay down any general rules on the subject without more consideration . By that statute , however , a foreign lady by marrying a natural born subject becomes naturalised—the quality of an alien disappears , and sho becomes an Englishwoman . It _appealed to him , therefore , right that the trial ought to proceed .

      Mr . Ballaxtine replied that the plcaof thc female prisoner that she was an alien , and ought to be tried by a jury do medktate Knmice , should be entered on the record . [ This application is , no doubt , made for the purpose of obtaining a writ of error , to be argued before all the judges !] The _Attor"sey-Gexeral objected to the proposed endorsement on the back of thc indictment . The Chief _Bahon said the question must be bo framed as to carry it to a court of error , or , if pre * ferred , to the Iiouso of Lords . The option was given to Mr . Ballantine to take tho matter before

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Oct. 27, 1849, page 7, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_27101849/page/7/