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      Mb. George Thompson, M.P.—The Boim Ukrat...

      ^ SOLICITOR CHARGED WITH ARS 02 J . On Tuesday , at the Mansion House , Mr . James jlnjrgins , a solicitor , was brought before Alderman -flire upon the charge of having set fire to the prejnisjs Jfo . 52 , Lime-street . —James Bradley , of tggtey-square , St . Mary-axe , fireman of the bri-* ^ e ' said—On Saturday , the 31 st of May , I was f Ent for to the prisoner ' s , No . 52 , Lime-street . I ^ ent there at six minutes after eleven o ' clock at niffht , and got there immediately . I found the prejnfses full of smoke . Upon opening the door ofthe passage I found the flames coming through a trapdoor , and I succeeded in extinguishing them so far 3 S to enable me to open tho trap door . I descended jnto tbe cellar , and the smell of smoke appeared to

      me to he like the smell of turpentine or camphine , and I found certain articles which attracted my attention . The first article I found was a wooden block , with an iron funnel , having a hole in the side to admit air , and a flanched hole in the centre . I found a piece of a wax candle inside the block , and after the fire was extinguished I found another p iece of wax candle in the cellar . Tbe block was placed under the steps of the ladder of the cellar . I found besides two iron troughs , and one of them contained some wadding saturated with spirits , which appeared to me to be spirits of turpentine . It was directl y above the candle in the funnel of the wooden block ; and within a few inches of the canule , so that a train could he laid , if any person

      were so minded , from the wadding to the bottom of the funnel . There was a bit of wire in the hole in the bottom of the funnel . ' I found a hole in the block corresponding exactly with the hole in the tabe . I produce the second iron trough , which I found lying alongside the ladder under the flooring and joistings . The wadding in the second iron trough had been burnt to tinder . The rafters underneath the trap-door were burnt , and that was the direction which the flames would have taken supposing that the burning bad taken place from the wadding in the two troughs . I also found in the cellar a decanter , which was empty , but it smelt exactly like the smell which attached to the wadding in the iron troughs . — "William Kemp , Coldharbour-Iane , Brixton , carpenter , said I know Mr . BuEgins . About the 1 st of May he called upon me 2 had done some jobs for him before that time . It \

      was to make such an article as this ( pointing to the wooden block and the funnel ) . I was to turn the centre part of the funnel to fit to the block . I did so . This is the block , to the best of my belief . There is a small hole in the centre of it . The entire was made by me to order . I took it to 2 fo . 7 , Loughborough Park Cottages , Brixton , and left it there for Mr . Hoggins with the servants , within the first week of May . I saw Mr . Hoggins a few days afterwards , I think passing my place , and I asked him whether tbe block suited bim . He said « res . " —Elizabeth Strong ; , wife of William Strong , eaid I reside and have resided at the bouse TSo . 52 , Lime-street , upwards of two years , with my husband . I was in the house on the night of the fire on the 31 st _ of May . My husband first discovered it—The prisoner , who said not a word during the examination , was then remanded .

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      White, Simey Packet-Ship , By Firb. The ...

      WHITE , SIMEY PACKET-SHIP , BY FIRB . The intelligence of this deplorable loss was received on Monday at Lloyd ' s . The Mary "White was a fine barque-rigged vessel , nearly 400 tons burden , commanded by Capt . T . H . Walker . She was from Sydney , New South Wales , with a general cargo , and several passengers for London , a small mail being also on board . From all tbe information gathered relating to ber destruction there appears to be no doubt that the fire arose from accident—evidently through spontaneous combustion of the cargo . Among the articles there was a great quantity of wool and linseed oil . The opinion entertained by the officers of the ship was , that the wool had , by a leakage of one of the oil casks , got saturated , and being closely pressed in bales , soon heated , and eventually burst Into

      flame . The fire was first discovered about midnight on the 14 th of May last ; the seamen in the forecastle observing a vapour or steam arising from below , called the attention ofthe chief officer , who was on duty at the time , to tbe circumstance , and the master being aroused , all hands were turned out , and a strict search was made to ascertain the cause . Portions of the cargo were overhauled , and every place was examined , hut nothing could be { raced . 2 fo heat was experienced , and tbe conclusions the men came to were that the vapour they had seen must hare emanated from a quantity of damp hones and hides tbat were known to be in tbe lower part of the hold . The next day the vapour was again noticed by tho men , and as the evening set in there was a strong smell of burning wood united with it . The master now became convinced

      that the cargo was on fire , and the passengers having got acquainted with the truth , naturally evinced much alarm . The boats were got ready , and provisioned in case of emergency , while tbe scuttle and fore hatch were closely fastened down . The ship was then in lat . 37-2 2 v ., Ion . 29 . 30 , tbe nearest port Terceira , being 246 miles distant . The weather was fine , with strong breeze , and all sail was made for the land . Boxing that and the succeeding night and day the smoke and heat increased tenfold , indicating too clearly tbat tbe fire was gaining rapidly . The pumps were kept going all

      the time , and tons and tons of water were discharged into the hold . By ten o ' clock on the night of the 27 th of Hay the heat and smoke became intolerable . For safety tbe boats were got oat , and hauled alongside , ready to jump into at a moment ' s notice . Another night was passed in awful suspense . About fire o ' clock the crew joyously descried sail astern . Signals of distress were made , and in a short time she came up to the burning ship . She proved to be a Russian brig , called the Freciosa , M . Weikman , master , from Bio to Abo , in Finland . The moment she came up , Captain Walker sent off his chief officer to communicate the

      perilous condition of bis vessel , and to ask if they would take the passengers on board . The mate had scarcely reached the brig before the fire burst forth from the fore part of the vessel . As quickly as possible tbe passengers were placed in the boats , the females being seen first in , and were taken to the brig forthwith . The crew were compelled to abandon the vessel within a quarter of an hour afterwards , and seek refuge on board of the Russian brig . Her decks , as it were , blew up , and she apjieared in flames from stem to stern . The Russian brig landed the shipwrecked sufferers some days after at Fayah The ship and her cargo were in-Sured . The loss is said to exceed £ 25 , 000 .

      Wreck Or The Kepiosb Steamer.—This First...

      Wreck or the Kepiosb Steamer . —This firstclass splendid steam-frigate , known as the London and St Petersburg steam-ship Keptune , has been wrecked on a formidable reef of rocks in the Sound of Elsineur , while pursuing a voyage from tbe Thames to the northern capital . It may he recollected she was specially selected to convey tbe numerous packages of Russian mannfactnra and produce for the Great Exhibition , which are now in the course of arrangement in the building , and having taken on board almost as valuable a cargo , was on her return voyage when the unfortunate accident befel her . It appears she left her moorings off Irongate Steam Wharf , St . Katherine ' s , on the morning of the 27 th ult ., having on board about forty passengers , a general cargo of merchandise , and some four or five carriages which were placed on deck , she made the Elsineur light about halfpast ten o ' clock on Sunday night week , the wind

      blowing rather fresh from the 2 fNW ., but beyond tbat there was no unfavourable circumstance . Nothing occurred to create the least alarm until she had steamed some eight or nine miles further , when suddenly she "bounced" into a dangerous reef of rocks off that part of the coast , called Swine Bottoms , off Logamas . Tba engines were backed , and every stratagem was retorted to to get her off , but without avail . Attention was prudently directed towards saving the lives ofthe passengers ; and tbe ship ' s signals being fortunately seen several craft came down alongside of tbe wreck . Some were landed on the Jutland coast , and others on tbe opposite shore , Sweden . Tigorous efforts were made to save several bales of indigo , and other valuable portions of her cargo ; in this the crew were successful . During the following day , owing to the heavy gale of wind , tbe ship sustained serious damage : bo much so as to leave but little bope of her being got off .

      _ „ . . . Three Large Steamers , the Ganges , Teviot , and Trent , from different and opposite parts of the world , viz ., from Egypt the West Indies , and from Brazil , came up Southampton Water one after another on Sunday morning . Snch a sig ht is rarely wi tnessed . To see these immense steamers rounding Calshot Castle was a novel and interesting sight . They brought mails and news from tho East Indies , " ^ est Indies , Mexico , Portugal , the Cape of Good Bope , Brazil , and Buenos Ayres . Nearly 300 passengers from all parts of tbe world landed from these steamers at Southampton . The hotels in that town were crammed , and the railway terminus *« like a fair .

      A TowK-CooKcrxaus ok BnisPBsrc isn Lotaltt . r-TheReading Mercury says : — "At tbe last meeting of the Town-council , Mr . James complained of the high charge of £ 3 as . for tbe crier ' s hat . He also wished to take tbat opportunity of saying tbat the crier ought not , at tho end of each cry to say God save the Queen . ' It was very improper . — The 3 iayor : Say ?—Mr . James : 'God save tbe Queen . * * ( A laugh . )—The late Lord Mayor : I ^ faya say « mien' when I bear him . ( Laughter . ) rrMr . James : It ought not to be suffered . Its "lasphemy . " Ox the night of the 6 th instant the heath on Scorroosh mountain , the property of the Earl of Woifiair , was maliciously fired . The progress of we fir * was-arrested , thereby preventing its extenj ^ a to the valuable wood , which otherwise would tave been destroyed .

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      Whit-Monday. Drury-Lane. Old Drury Was C...

      WHIT-MONDAY . DRURY-LANE . Old Drury was crowded in every part on Monday evening . A new romantic drama , in five acts , called Ingomar , the Barbarian , was the chief attraction . The scene is laid in Massilia—the ancient Marseilles—at the time when it had not been long colonised by the Greeks . Myrom , ( Mr . Cooper ) , a Massilban armourer who is blesed with a comely wife and a daughter whom he doats on , is captured by a party of Allemandi—a marauding race who infested the neighbourhood , and his ransom is fixed at thirty ounces of silver . His daughter Parthenia ( Miss Vandenboff ) in vain applies toall her father ' s friends for assistance , and to the Timarch of the city ( Mr .

      Seville ) , but be quotes an old law to the effect that the state cannot protect its citizens beyond the shadow of its walls . Lastly , in her despair , she offers to marry a doting old miser , one Polydor ( Mr . J . W . Ray ) , who had been pestering her with his suit , hut whom , in spite of his wealth and his descent from the gods , she bad disdainfully rejected . The hoary ruffian laughs at her distress and jeeringly tells her to try the effect of her eloquence upon the barbarians . "Many a true word is spoken in j est . " She immediately seeks the camp of the Allemandi , and k introduced to their chief , Ingomar ( Mr . Anderson ) . She offers herself as hostage for her father , and as Ingomar is scandalised at the perpetual weeping of his male captive , and as the

      proposed substitute promises to be cheerful , to amuse him with tales and songs , as well as to be serviceable to tbe establishment in various house wifely ways , the barbarian consents to let the " old baby , " as he irreverently termed her father , depart , in order to earn the ransom . Myrom , of course , is loth to accept the terms , but the rude followers of Ingomar quickly spurn bim from tbe camp ,- and Parthenia is left alone with the chief . Tbe first thicg she does is to make him a very saucy reply , and , as he appears to be almost as fond of opposition as wicked satirists declare women to be , she is considerably raised in his opinion by this mark of her spirit . Ingomar , who is as perfect a stranger lo love as he is to fear , is amused with the pretty

      plaything ; and she , by an auroit mixture of imperiousness aud coaxing , soon makes bim aware of the nature and properties of " wild fancy . " His love-making , however , becomes a little too warm but by offering to save herself from insult by suicide , she teaches him to keep at a respectful distance . An interchange of personal observations follows , and Ingomar is so incensed by those which fall to his share , that be orders her to quit the camp and return home . She does so , but a party of the brigands seize her with the intention of selling her for a slave . Her cries reach her lover , who bounds upon the spoilers with the impetuosity of a lion , slays a couple of them , and so rescues her from their clutches . A fierce altercation with the other

      members of his band ensues . They complain that he has neglected bis duty ; whereupon he resigns , and purchases tbe rights of the rest in the pretty cap . tive by yielding up his share of one-fifth of tbe entire booty which they had taken . Then be accompanies her home , learns the manners and customs of Massilia , and even submits to tbe degradation of being shaved in order to obtain ber band . Presently bis late companions appear outside the city , and the Timarch . in great alarm , promises feira not only tbe maiden but a house , land , and silver , if be will betray them to the soldiers of the city . With noblo disdain he rejects the offer , and , refusing to stain himself with treachery , is ordered to quit the city . Even Myrom and his wife close their

      door upon bim , but their daughter takes an opportunity of bringing him bis sword , acknowledges she loves and swears never to forsake him . Her parents witness the tender scene that ensues , and interfere . Parthenia , however , quits them without the slightest hesitation ; ana just at this juncture old Polydor steps in with Myrom ' s I 0 U * s and other liabilities amounting to 213 drachmas in his band , Myrom can ' t pay ; so he , his wife , and daughter become the old villain ' s slaves ; and to add to their discomfort , the aged couple are informed tbat they will be sold «« for rubbish , " while their daughter will not now even be married to her despised lover . Ingomar almost annihilates the intruder , and makes bim accept himself as slave ,

      instead , of the disconsolate family . Tbe prospects of the young couple are now blanker than ever , but the Allemandi send ambassadors into town , which leads to the Timarch ' s becoming acquainted with tbe affair . He orders Polydor to set Ingomar at liberty ; but the latter declares that he cannot avail himself of the opportunity of regaining his liberty unless tbe old man be fairly paid , and tbe magistrate is not slow to take tbe bint . He is requested to assume the rank of Timarch over the barbarians , to erect a nei ghbouring city on land to be granted by Massilia , and to swear perpetual peace . This is done ; the lovers are restored to each other , and everything ends to the satisfaction of everybody ,

      especially of the ambassadors , for the Timarch has ordered the miser to be laden with bis wealth and thrust out of the city . The piece is an exceedingly pleasing one , but rather fails towards the end . The manner in which the maiden tames the rough warrior is admirable , and the piece stands hardly in need of its farcical portions in order to keep the interest alive . At the fall of the curtain tbe authoress , a Mrs . Lovell , was loudly called for , and at length bowed her acknowledgments out of her private box . Miss Vandenboff and Mr . Anderson , on whom the principal responsibility rested , received a similar honour twice . The entertainments concluded with Azael ike Prodigal , for the seventy-first time .

      LYCEUM . On Monday Madam Testris resumed ber original character in King Charming , for the first time since her indisposition . OLYMPIC . A varied bill was got up in honour of Whit-Monday , and the theatre was crammed . ' Mr . Sterling Coyne ' s clever version of La Femme de quarante ant and the late Mr . Leman Rede ' s drama of the Devil and Dr . Faustus were revived , and there was a new farce entitled the Fast Coach . The incidents of this last-named production did not show any deviation from a track frequently tried , but tbe dialogue was occasionally smart , and Mr . Compton had an effective part as a roughish servant of the old school , who disguises himself as a College tntor , for tbe purpose of aiding a hopeful youth in deluding a " governor . "

      ADELPHI . There was no novelty at this theatre on Monday nig ht . Indeed there was no need of any . The popular drama of the Green Bushes , and tbe new comic opera of Good night Signor Pantalon , were attractive enoug h . The house was crowded in every part , and the audience appeared thoroughly to enjoy the performances .

      ASTLEFS AMPHITHEATRE . Eleanor the Amazon ! Queen of France and 2 ruj land , the plot of which we gave on its first representation on Easter Monday , was performed on Monday evening . The story includes the departure of tbe French court in the reign of Louis VII . for the Crusade , the subsequent marriage of Henry II . with Queen Eleanor of France , and the history ( altered and adapted for melodramatic effects ) of the « ' Fair Rosamond , " who instead of drinking poison , is lucky enough to be rescued by the Lady Abbess of Godstone , who removes her at once from the notion m freely offered by the Queen , and from the nerndyof her falsa lord , Henry . A Mdlle . Gardoui astonished the audience by her very unique and graceful performances on the tight rope . The scenes in tbe circle were much applauded ; and , as a matter of contrast , the riding of Mdlle . Albert ! , the

      of Paris , on "her highly-trained steed of menage , " was highly pleasing . . Barry the clown , charmed " the gods / ' and so did Wheal , the gymnastic buffoon . The performances closed with a grand hippo-dramatic sketch , " called A Nightin Persia , or the Fete of the Shah . This was made the vehicle for introducing serpent charmers , sprites , target-players , posturers , mandolin players , almas , nymphs of the veil , ladies of the harem , dancing girls , guards , lantern bearers , by numerous auxiliaries ; silver sprites ; or aerial acrobats ; the serpentine ladder , polandric phenomenon , Egyptian juggler * , musicians of the Royal band , the globe equilibrist , the pas de cocoa by the dancers of Senegal ; the dance of the floating veil , by thc almas ofthe Ganges ; wild dance of dervishes , as the serpent charmers of Koordistan ; waltz Oriental , by the bayaderes of Thibet , Ac .

      VATJXHALL GARDENS . Notwithstanding that Whitsuntide was ushered in with its usual severity , this deservedly favourite resort attracted a crowded attendance on Monday evening , when amongst other entertainments provided for tbe holiday-makers was an aerial ascent by Mr . H . Bell , in his patent locomotive balloon . The ascent was an excellent one , but owing to the high wind prevailing at the time , Mr . Bell was unable to bring into operation those peculiar apnliances by means of which , in very calm weather , control and the motion and

      he undertakes to guide the course of his extraordinary aerial machine , which , unlike tbe balloons hitherto m use , is of an oblons cy lindrical shape , and has its car furnished with an Apparatus suited to act on the air , somewhatin the capacity of a rudder . Mr . Bell , we nndmbmd undertakes to rise in his aerostatic SomoK ' fSn the gardeus , direct his course across the Thames , wheel about in mid-air , and across tn e xuai ^ in - 5 ght ofthe gay throng beStte oof Stion Sf the atmosphere re-S 3 being a certain degree of calmness , so that StSS of tbe air may not be too strong o overcome his leverage of guidance . Ine ouer enteKments comprised concerts , vocal and in-

      Whit-Monday. Drury-Lane. Old Drury Was C...

      strumental , dancing , equestrian feats in the circus , fireworks , and the various other standard recreations of the royal property . The evening closed with a brilliant pyrotechnio display . The crowded assemblage was gay , cheerful , and animated , notwithstanding the lowering sky and menacing aspect of the weather—a result no doubt attributable to the excellent arrangements of Mr . Wardell , who is usually so successful as a caterer for the public .

      SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS . In spite of the unpropitious state of the weather on Monday evening these delightful gardens attracted about 9 , 000 of tbe holiday folk to witness the entertainments provided for them on the occasion . These entertainments , always of a varied and inviting : character , were rendered unusually grand and effective for Whit Monday , no expense being spared by the liberal proprietor of t ' no gardens to invoke all the adventitious aid available . GREENWICH FAIR . This town was crowded to repletion , five or Six hundred well-dressed people debarking every ten minutes from the over-freighted steam-boats , whilst four times per hour the immense aggregate of "humans" was increased by fresh arrivals from the railroad .

      CREMORNE GARDENS . Notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the weather these beautiful gardens could boast of their fair share of holiday visitors on Monday . In truth , one could saunter away hours in these gardens with pleasure , apart altogether from the necessary amusements provided by the spirited proprietor for the delectation of his numerous guests . With excellent judgment the entertainments commence at an early hour , and thus those who are anxious for their fill of gratification may enjoy a delicious rus in wrbe from three o ' clock until eight , and can subsequently wander through all the varied scenes of the imagination of childhood—illuminated gardens reminding one of those

      visited by Aladdin when seeking for the lamp—the desert island of Robinson Crusoe , with illustrations of scenes never to be forgotten , and sundry other reminiscences not the less dear because of the contrast they exhibit to the world of realities in which we live . To enumerate , however , half the attractions which these gardens present , would be to exceed our limits . Let it be sufficient to say , that there is a perpetual succession of entertainments from the time the gardens open until the display of pyrotechnics closes the scene , sending home the spectators gratified with all they have seen , and only regretting tbat such scenes should terminate . We may , however , remark that the Bosjesmen of South Africa , the astonishing feats of the brothers Elliot and the terrific globe ascent—the ballet

      entitled The Star of Beauty—the Panorama of Ninevah , showing the city in its glory and its ruin—the Ethiopian Serenaders , with all their humorous originality—the concerts , vocal and instrumentalthe gipsy and her cunning ofyirt , and the many other successive attractions each accumulating in interest as the hours flew on—left not a minute unoccupied , nor a moment undelighted . The public are evidently fully satisfied , but Mr . Simpson is not —for already a very beautiful arena has been raised in which M . Franconi and his troupe of French equestrians are to exhibit their extraordinary and world-famous performances on Monday next . Whatever be the result of the season , tho proprietor must have it conceded to him , that even should he not have commanded success , he has at all events deserved it .

      The Thousands Of Holiday-Makers Who , In...

      The thousands of holiday-makers who , in spite C unpromising weather , left London under the ampf and easy arrangements of tho railway and steam boat companies , left behind a crowd of sight-seer more numerous , perhaps , than ever found amuse ment within the metropolis on any previous Whi Monday . The subjoined figures will show the im mense numbers who visited on Monday our fre public institutions . The British Museum , th large library of which was for tbe first time throw ; open to the holiday-makers , was inspected b ; 27 , 634 persons ; the National Gallery entertaine ' 17 , 347 visitors ; Marlborough House , in which i deposited the Vernon Collection , was seen by up wards of 23 , 700 persons ; and more than 5 , 00 persons availed themselves of the opportunity t inspect the House of Lords .

      Westminster County Court. Hates V. The O...

      WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT . HATES V . THE O ' OORMAN MAHON , M . P . —TAllOB ' s TARIFF . This was an action brought by the plaintiff , a tailor , to recover from the defendant , The O'Gorman Malum , M . P . for Clare , the sum of £ 6 8 s . for goods supplied and work and labour done . £ i 10 s . had been paid into court . The defendant said he had paid only that sum into court , being all he considered tbe plaintiff entitled to . In the first place he was induced . to patronise the plaintiff by seeing one of his circulars , wherein be proposed to make a dress coat for £ 210 s ., and wishing to save a better one , be gave him an order and was charged £ 3 . He then gave him cloth to make a Chesterfield for £ 1 Is ., but was charged £ 110 s . ; and on showing it to some friends at the "house , " instead of a Chesterfield it was pronounced by them to be a " sack . ' ( Laughter . ) In the next place , he supplied cloth

      for a pair of trousers , and for spoiling the cloth plaintiff had charged 8 s . 6 d ., besides 2 s . fid . for altering and respoiling them by stitching up the front part instead of the back . ( Laughter . ) The other items were similarly exorbitant . —A witness named Whitney thought £ 1 Is . for making the Chesterfield a fair charge . Plaintiff said that tbe coat was a fulldress blue body-coat , and a regular wedding coat . ( Laughter . )—Defendant : A wedding coat ? Plaintiff : Yes : you told me it was to attend a wedding in —( laughter)—and you wore the trousers for twelve months . — -Defendant : Why , I declare that I never wore them ia my life , for I couldn ' t get into them . ( Load laughter . )—His honour , having inspected the plaintiffs bill gave judgment for 30 s ., io addition to themoney paid into court . HAVES V . O ' lfOORE .

      In this case the same plaintiff sued the defendant , who was not present . —Judge : Do you know he Uvea where you have stated ? Plaintiff : I have given bis address at " Tbe O'Gorman Mahon ' s chambers , No . 4 , Arabella-row , " where I have every reason to believe he resides , for be is an inseparable companion of the O'Gorman ' s , both out of doors and In . ( Laughter . )—Judge : You must be able to swear exactly where he does live before I can make an order , and to give you time to ascertain tbat I will postpone tbe case . Adjourned .

      The Harwich Election.—The Second Electio...

      The Harwich Election . —The second election for the borough of Harwich , it appears , is not to pass by undisputed , for on Friday evening , the 6 th inst ., a petition against the return of Mr . Crawford was presented to the House of Commons . The document alleges , as to the foundation for the petition , tbat the poll was closed on the day of voting before four o ' clock prematurely and unlawfully by the returning officer , without any sufficient excuse for or notice of such closing ; tbat a number of voters were then waiting to vote for Mr . Henry Roby Prinsep , but were prevented from so doing by the premature closing of the poll ; that the proceedings at the said election werebefore the closing , of the poll , interrupted

      , and obstructed by open violence ; that many persons not properly qualified had voted for Mr . Robert Wigram Crawford , and that their votes ought to be struck off ; that divers persona had voted for Mr . Crawford , who had asked , raised , and taken money or other reward , and were therefore disqualified ; that tbe agents of Mr . Crawford had been guilty of bribery , treating , intimidation , and other unlawful acts and practices in order to procure votes ; and tbat the votes of properly qualified persons had been refused for Mr . Prinsep ; that under all these circumstances , the election of Mr . Crawford ought to be held null and void .

      Discovert op the Ruins op Memphis . —At last , not only tbe precise situation , but some ofthe rums of this renowned city of ancient Egypt have been discovered . At the last sitting of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences of Paris , a paper was read from M . Mariette , a gentleman charged with a literary and scientiBc mission of the French government in Egypt , in which he stated that having caused excavations to be made in the spot on which Memphis stood , he found , at a depth of from two to twelve yards , several monuments of Egyptian and Grecian architecture , and amongst them the Spmoenm mentioned by Strabo . Having had the

      avenue leading to the latter cleared , M . Mariette discovered a considerable number of statues ranged in a semicircle , and representing the tphnx , &« d all sorts of Grecian and Egyptian figures . Accomnanvine the communication of M . Mariette were drawings of his discoveries . The statues are describedas of great beauty ; and ml ) , it > s expected , throw great lig ht not only on Egypt . an art but on Egyptian history also . Itis needlessit . say that the important announcement of M . Mariette caused the liveliest interest ; and the Academy at once resolved that M . Guizot , as its president , and M . Walekenaer , the perpetual secretary , should in its name be deputed to request the Ministers ot Public Instruction and Foreign Affairs to award to M . Mariette pecuniary means for continuing his excavations . The ministers unhesitatingly made the promise that the French government would find an needful funds , and afford the enterprising and intelligent discoverer every assistance in its power . — literarv Gazette

      . Hesry Bf . il Brown , the Wesleyan Minister who was convicted in the sum of £ 5 for ill-using his servant girl , has been suspended from tho ministry . The Stirling Observer " calculates" that a working man may visit London , to see the Exhibition , and return , for £ 2 4 s . 3 d ., taking with htm bis pockets full of cold meat , « fcc , for consumption at seal

      The Harwich Election.—The Second Electio...

      SEAMEN ' S AND MINERS' NATIONAL CONFERENCE . ( Concluded from our last . ) Thft P ^ f T ?« mBBAY . 8 SITTING . + hAmin «* I er l oassernbled a * " o ' clock , when Sfnf Jin ° f ^ e Previ 0 U 8 day . ™«» a few altera-K ™ confirmed . Correspondence was read ?™ fv u Ports and M'ning Districts , which was d tffSLu gh fe « 8 f « ctory . It was then moveu by Mr . Danie hs , seconded by Mr . Smith : MiEa ; nn »« - ° 8 eamen and fcwo miners be elected as ? . ffl . u \' , or anise the Ports and Mining Disi'infc ., »• - chos < m ° yballot - Eactl Port »«<• Colliery or Mining District to elect the same ; but that this Conference put the following in

      nominao t £ V " MoDSTMS ' ec ndeu by Mr . Chalk : " /^ «*• & Holm . ™ , ofthe port of Hartle-! ¥ „ ' f- Robinson , of the port of South Shields ; Mr . J . u Oliver , of the ports of . Hull , London , and £ ri & /? . es Fl ' a 8 Dr ' of the P ° rts of Abcr-£ £ . Vnd Montrose . Mr- -r , ^ W ) it 0 } the por a of North Shields , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , andBlyth ; Mr . E . McKinzey , of the port of Middlesoro ; and Mr . A lexander Crookshanks , ofthe P l td " en be piJt in nomination ; two to be

      Moved by Mr . Holman , seconded by Mr . Fbasek : — ioat after the votes of the respective Ports and Lodges are taken , the result of tbat ballot be transmitted to the General Corresponding Secretary , stating the names of tho persons highest on the poll , in such Port or District ; should the votes bo equal , the Executive to decide . " « mu X ^ u Mr > Smitii > seconded by Mr . Chalk :-that the different nominees address the different Ports from Hull to Blyth , previous to their election , if desired . "

      « £ l 5 ' Jfr GmLK > seeonded' by Mr . Fkaskr : — That the wages of tho missionaries bo , for the first three months , £ 1 la . per week , and 9 s . per week for expenses , their railway expenses and postage ! also to be paid . That such missionaries shall send in a fortni ghtly report of their proceedings to the General Board , such Board to issue instructions to them , from time to time , as circumstances may occur . "

      mEKNOON SITTING . " That the following persons be nominated for elections , as missionaries for the miners ; two to be elected : —Mr . Alexander Stoves , of Newcastleupon-Tyne ; Mr . James Price , of Lancashire ; Mr . W . Kelsey , of Staffordshire ; Mr . W . Daniells , of Derby shite ; and Mr . George Brown , of Yorkshire . One missionary for tho miners and one for the seamen , always to travel together . The votes of the two persons elected by . each county , to bo sent , as in the election of Missionaries for the seamen , to the Executive Council , who shall inform all Ports and dutricts who are elected . "

      A long and spirited discussion here followed , as to the propriety of sending deputations to London to wait upon Her Majesty ' s Ministers , and on members of the Lords and Commons , seeing that tbe petitions and memorials to Parliament and the Board of Trade , have been disregarded ; ultimately it was Moved by Mr . Mountain , seconded by Mr . Smith : — " That a deputation of four persons be elected by this Conference , to go to London , for the purpose of waiting on Members of the Lords and Commons , and explain to them the grievances under which seamen are suffering , also the iniurious

      working of the' Mercantile Marine Act ; ' and that Mr . R . Holman , of Hartlepool ; Mr . J . II . Oliver , of Hull ; Mr . J . Chalk , of Sunderland ; and Mr , Fraser , of Aberdeen , be hereby elected to form such deputation ; each port represented in this Conference to pay equal shares in the expenses of sending the same . " Moved by Mr . Dasiels , seconded by Mr . Fkaser : — " That it bo left to the Executive , aided by correspondents from the ports and districts , to fix the routes of the Missionaries ; and that tlie voting papers , from all ports and districts , be sent in , on or before Wednesday , July 9 th , and that no voting paper be received by the Executive after that date . " —Adjourned .

      pmdav / b sitting . The Conference re-assembled at nine o ' clock ; the roll was called over , and all the delegates were found to be present . Letters of importance were read from London , Liverpool , Yarmouth , Sunderland , South Shields , Hartlepool , Tfarth Shields , ic . The question of endeavouring to effect the abolition of monthly wages among seamen , and the substitution of payment by the voyage , was then calmly discussed ; and the following recommendation was subsequently passed : Moved by Mr . Mountain , seconded by Mr . White : — " That this Conference recommend that in all Ports where ships are employed in the Coasting Trade , the agreement between masters and men be

      by the voyage una not by the month . " Moved by Mr . Chaik , seconded by Mr , Fraser t — " That this Conference strongly deprecate the idea of any measures being adopted that would lead to a strike among our seamen or miners until every means have been tried , legally and constitutionally , to obtain a redress of the grievances of which we so justly complain . " Moved by Mr . Mountain , seconded by Mr . Smith : — "That the petition to the House of Commons , to repeal so much of the act of 20 th Geo . II ., cap . 38 , and 4 th and 5 th Wm . IV ., cap . 52 , as relates to the levying of forced contributions on Seamen for the support of their necessitous members , their widows , and children ; also for tho repeal of all

      clauses in the 7 th and 8 th Vic , cap . 112 , relating to Seamen ' s Register Tickets ; and for the total and unconditional repeal of the 13 th and 14 th Vic , cap . 93 , known as ' The Mercantile Marine Act j " —which petition has just been read to this Conference , be hereby adopted and signed in every Port . "—[ For the petition see No 3 ofthe Mariner ' s Journal . ' ] A long debate now followed , as to the propriety of bringing out a conjoint journal to advocate the cause of miners and seamen , and on tbe best means to be adopted to carry out the same . It wasthen Moved by Mr . Wm . Daniells , on the part of the Miners , seconded by Mr . Chalk , on the part of the seamen : — " That this Conference are of opinion

      that a conjoint newspaper be brought out , to be called The Miners and Seamen ' s Advocate , to defend the rights and expose the wrongs of these two useful bodies of men ; that this opinion be laid before the respective constituencies , and that their approval or disapproval be requested to be sent as speedily as possible to the General Board . Should tho Ports and Districts agree to bring out such paper , they must send in their opinions where such paper be published , who is to conduct the same , its price , and whether it is to be a Stamped Newspaper or not . Such Newspaper to be the bona-Adt property

      of the Miners and Seamen ' s Association . On the Executive Council receiving the opinions of the ports and districts , they shall take immediate steps to bring out such newspaper , ( if decided upon , ) by issuing a prospectus , laying a levy , and adopting other necessary measures for the proper carrying out of this resolution . " Moved by Mr . R . Holman , seconded by Mr . Mountaih ;— " That at each succeeding Conference the votes and delegates for each port and district , and the sum total of expenses of such Conferences ( except board and lodging ) be borne equally by the ports and districts represented by such Conference . "

      aftehkoon sitting . Moved by Mr . Smith , seconded by Mr . White : — " That this Conference strongly recommend to the ports and districts , tbat Mr . Wm , Daniells , on the part of the miners , and Mr . J . H . Oliver , on the part of tho seamen , be tbe joint Editors of the ifintrs and Seamen ' s Advocate . Moved by Mr . Fraser , seconded by Mr . Chalk : — " That tbe next Conference be held in the port of Sunderland , on Tuesday , the 9 th day of September next ; and that no Conference shall be held in one place a second time until it has been held in ever ; other port or district in rotation ; each Conference to name the place and time of meeting ofthe next . " Moved by Mr . Dawels , seconded by Mr . Smith :

      — •» That the Executive Council prepare , and cause to be printed , a Programme of Business to be brought before the next Conference ; that they forward the same to each port and district , at least two weeks before such Conference takes place ; and that each port and district shall send in their opinion as to the alteration of any of theso resolutions , or the framing of new ones , to the Executive three weeks before the Conference takes place , so that every port and district may have a voice in , and know what is the business to be brought before such Conference , and thus be able to instruct their delegates to vote accordingl y . " Moved by Mr . Whits , seconded by Mr . Fraser : — " That no person shall be allowed to vote at , or take any part in the proceedings of any Conference ,

      unieasj uuey are properly accreuitea aeiegaies , chosen by a public meeting , convened by five full days notice . " The financial business of the Conference was then settled , the secretary giving a receipt to each delegate . It was then moved by Mr . Mountain , seconded by Mr . Chalk : — "That a cordial vote of thanks be given ( in nautical style ) to our worthy president and secretary , for their valuable ana efficient services to the Conference and to the cause ofthe seamen and miners generally . Alter tho transaction of other essential business the Conference closed its sitting ; the president and secretary being requested to look after the getting up and printing of thc minutes . J . H . Oliver , President . William Daniells , Secretary . Sheffield , June 6 th , 1851 .

      Many Gilt Sixpences Have Lately Been Pas...

      Many gilt sixpences have lately been passed as half-sovereigns in thc town aud neighbourhood of Stamford .

      Many Gilt Sixpences Have Lately Been Pas...

      SAILORS' GRIEVANCES . On Friday evening , the 6 th instant , there was a meeting in the Halt of Science , for tho purpose of enkindling a more general sympathy on behalf of the oppressed seamen of this country , Capt . Ou ter , of Hull , took tho chair , and informed the meeting of the results of the Conference , which had been held during the week , the particulars of which will be found in another column . Tho object was to devise the best means for removing the burthens under which they laboured . Mr . White , the Newcastle-upon-Tyne delegate , was the first to address the meeting . He forcibly drew attention to the hardships of a sailor having to pay a fee both before ho could be employed , and after he received his wages . The Mercantile

      Marine Act lately passed prescribed these terms , and also ordered tbat no seaman could make a bargain with , or receive wages from , a captain , without the intervention of a government officer . The register ticket regulation , which imposed a badge of slavery upon thc sailors , was next referred to , and the ay wipatby of tho public generally was feelingly appealed to by thc speaker . Mr . R . Holman , from Hartlepool , next spoke , and showed the glaring abuse which existed with respect to the Merchant Seamen ' s Fund . All sailors when in employment were forced to pay a shilling a month to it , but their chances of being relieved were scarcely worth mentioning . The income of this fund mi ght be estimated at £ 135 , 000 , but it certainly was not spent for relieving either shipwrecked seamen or their wives or families :

      several instances were mentioned where tho most unfeeling treatment had been visited upon most deserving applicants . The aet said that the fund was to be managed gratuitously , but tho last balance-sheet showed upwards of £ 3 , 000 for management . The quarterly allowance to a sailor ' s widow , after a great deal of petitioning , might bo about is . 6 d . a quarter , or d $ d a week . Tho speaker concluded by advocating an union between all classes of the working population , as by that means each would be sure to obtain its rights . Mr . Fraser , from Aberdeen , next referred to tho contemplated Conscription Act of Sir C . Napier , and advocated in a very able manner the propriety of establishing a National Sailors' Protection Society , as a common bulwark for those who toiled either upon land or sea .

      Mr . Daniells , who represented the miners of DarbyaUire and Nottinghamshire , spoke of the common protection league which they had formed with the sailors , with a view to mutual co-operation . He showed the necessity which existed for labour in mines being limited to eight hours , and advocated the right of the miners to have their weekly work estimated not by measure , but by weight . At present , by the measure system , a miner hail to give from twenty-seven to twenty-nine and half hundred weight to the ton . It was unfair that while the owners sold by weight , they should insist on buying by measure . Mr . Daniells instanced cases of extreme hardships , which showed that the mining department had yet much need of being improved , as far as the treatment of the men was concerned . He strongly advocated the necessity of a common sympathy between the working classes generally .

      Mr . Swaixow , who represented the miners of the Cheshire district , followed on the same subject , and pointed to the utter inefficiency of tbe staff oi Government Inspectors of Mines appointed under a recent act . There were from three to four thousand mines in England , Scotland , and Wales , and yet there were at present only four Government Inspectors . A considerable amount of legislative protection was yet required , and he trusted that the united exertions of his felloe-men would yet be successful in tho great cause of social improvement . Some other members of the Conference next briefly addressed the meeting , which did not terminate till rather a late hour .

      The necessity of a conjoint system of action was forcibly dwelt on , and many facts were elicited , which showed in tho clearest manner , that both the seamen and miners laboured under grievances which all well-minded men were bound to the utmost of their power to see redressed .

      Death Op One Op The Guarus Op Napoleon W...

      Death op one op the Guarus op Napoleon while at St . Hblkka . —On Sunday last an old retired soldier , named Charles Gaskell , died in Salford . Be was an Englishman , but in 180 B he enlisted in Cork , and his regiment was shortly afterwards sent on board three transports , for conveyance to Portsmouth , previous to being sent for service on tbe Continent . When the transport on board which Gaskell was had sighted the Needles , a vessel hove in sight , which was generally believed by those on board the transport to bo a French privateer ; but the captain of the transport had a different opinion , and allowed the French boarders to leap on his deck without having made an attempt to escape or a preparation for resistance . Gaskell ,

      with the other soldiers , was first lodged in a prison in Brest , and afterwards moved into the interior of the country . He suffered many hardships , consequent upon several forced marches when the prisoners were suddenly removed , and remained a prisoner until the general peace in 1814 , when Napoleon had taken Right to Elba . Returning to England , Gaskell was next shipped with his regiment to Bermuda . The vessel was recalled in consequence of the Emperor ' s sudden re-appearanco in the field , but arrived too late for the troops to take any share in th « victory at Waterloo , although intended to have been instantly despatched to join

      the Duke of Wellington . Meanwhile Napoleon had placed himself under British protection on board the Bellerophon , Captain Maitland , had been brought to England , and afterwards transferred at Torbay to the Northumberland for transportation to St . Helena . Gaskell was one of those selected to go out in the Northumberland , as the guard under Col . Lowe , and he has often narrated incidents which occurred while he was on duty at Longwood , the residence ot the Emperor , and boasted that after eight years' imprisonment in France , he suddenly found himself occasionally the sole guardian ofthe man who bad ruled the country in which ho was so long incarcerated .

      Tub Hon . Horace Greeley , editor of the New York Tribune , has inserted in his journal an amusing narrative of his voyage across the Atlantic . Ho is confident that of every hundred who cross the Atlantic , for the first time , two-thirds endure more than they had done in all tho five years preceding —more than they wovld do during two months ' hard labour , as convicts in a State prison . "Of our two hundred , I think fifty did not see a healthy or really happy hour during the passage ; while as many more were sufferers for , at least , half the time . " Sub-Mabinb Telegraph . —A company has been formed for tbe purpose of organising a regular communication by sub-marine telegraph between England and France . It will be recollected that last autumn an experiment was made which , as far as it tested the practicability of the undertaking , was quite satisfactory ; owing , however , to the

      slenderness of the lino , the wire with the gutta peroha covering not being more than half an inch in diameter , it was found to be badly calculated for a certain permanent communication , and the new company proposes to remedy this by encasing the wire in a covering capable of resisting the action of the anchors of the largest ships . Mr . Jacob Brett , who laid down the line from Dover to C . ipe Grine « laet autumn , has obtained from the French government the exclusive right to carry on sub-marine communications between England and France for ten years ; and all his rights are to be vested in the company , Tho success of the company is not merely a question of national but European interest , and we all look forward with interest to the day , when by its means , a conversation can be carried on between London and Paris , or with the difference of a second or two between Liverpool and Trieste .

      Charitable Purpose Debds . —A Bill has been brought into the House of Commons , by Mr . Mullings , Mr . Coles , and Mr . Heald , " for further remedying a defect in the titles of lands purchased for charitable purposes , and for obviating difficulties as to copyhold or eustomary lands conveyed for such purposes . " The principal clauses of the bill are to the effect , that purchase deeds of lands for charitable purposes should be valid , although formalities of tlie Mortmain Act should not have been complied with ; that bona fide purchases for charitable uses should not be

      void merely by reason of reservations , & c , to the grantor ; but other formalities and requisitions will not be dispensed with , and tbe Act will not dispense with formalities in future deeds . In tbe ca > e of copyholds or customary hereditaments being made over to charitable purposes , it will be sufficient that such charitable uses be declared by some deed forming part of the transaction , and properly attested and enrolled . Tbe Act will not extend to deeds avoided by suits . Two Englishmen at Belgrade , are treating with the Servian government for the construction of a railroad from Servia to Scutari in Albania—that is ,

      to the coast of the Adriatic . A large number of wealthy inhabitants of Cassel having determined on emigrating , the startled Elector has ordered the chief magistrate to report immediately on the subject . . In consequence of tho publication of the Concordat with Rome , a royal order has been issued at Madrid , suspending the sales of the convent property , hermitages , & c , which had continued up to the present time . ^ A committee of the French Assembly have visited the principal cathedrals of France , and found them generally in an afflicting state of dilapidation . The iron bridge , 230 feet span , for carrying the Great Northern Railway over the Newark dvke , has been taken by tho firm of Fox , Henderson , ' and Company . In 1 S 11 , the population of Edinburgh was 1-11 , 411 ; it is now 100 , 08-1 ; increase , 18 , 073 .

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      GKEAT DISTRESS AMONG THE FRAME WORK-KNITTERS OF NOTTINGHAM .

      On Friday evening , the 6 th inst ., a public meeting was held in the Corn Exchange , Nottingham , the largest room in the midland counties , in order that the present distressed condition of the framework-kni tters mi ght be made known , and means devised to alleviate it . The chair was occupied by the Rev . . . W . Brooks , M . A ., vicar of Saint Mury ' s parish , fveral other clergymen being upon the platform and taking part in the proceedings . Tbe room was tolerably well filled , there being about two thvmsand persons present .

      Tbe Rev . Chairman , in stating the object of tbe meeting , said various causes were assi gned for the existing distress , amongst which he mi ght mention the great improvements recently made in the rotary machines . He had also heard it attributed to the general stagnation of trade , but whether any one would trace it to the operations of free trade , he could not say . Having expressed bis strong sympathies with these operatives , th ' : rev . gentleman called upon Mr . Dormax , a machine-holder , who said he had been applied to by some of ibe workmen who were in a state of destitution , te render them some assistance in getting up the meeting , in ortbr that

      their real position might be made public , s « tbat the sympathies of some of the influential classes might be awakened , and au effort be made to ameliorate the sufferings under which many hundreds were labouring . The meeting was not called for heaving disputes between the employer and tho employed . Many suppositions had been started as to the causes of this distress , but it was a matter of fact that very great numbers were destitute ot employment , and consequently of food , a fact to tbe truth of which many in that room could bear testimony . ( Loud cries of " Hear , hear . " ) In his opinion , the causes of distress were—the comparative derangement , in the first place , of our monetary

      sjaVevo , —( bear , hear , )—tbe very Wgb price at which the raw material bad been held , which had prevented the manufacturers from employing their machinery ; the unprecedentedly mild and open winter , and the improved principles in machinery , combined with the increase in quantity . ( Hear , hear . ) They were not there to attempt to throw back arts , science , and improvement ; they wished the intellect and genius of man to be developed , but they were anxious that the public at large should be participators in their benefits . ( Cheers . ) The meeting was composed chiefly of operatives connected with three staple branches of hosierythe drawers' and sbirt branch , the cut-ups , so *

      called , and tbe silk glove branch . These were the staple branches of hosiery in this town and neighbourhood , and as to the amount of distress consequent upon these men being thrown out of employment , be would give a few statistics . Ia the drawers branch there were 250 men out of employment , the greater portion of whom were family men , many of them having five , six , or seven children , others four , three , or two ; hut U they took the average at four , they would find , in connexion with that branch , 1 , 000 persons destitute of the common necessaries of life . ( Hear , hear . ) la the " cut-up" branch more than 500 workmen were

      destitute of employmeU , and , by a parity of reasoning , 1 , 600 persons lacking the common necessaries of life . Here was a picture of Nottingham in this day , unprecedented in the history of the country , all circumstances considered . ( Hear , hear . ) They bad had to pass through panics before , but the causes were then different , for provisions were high and money was scarce ; but now they were in the height , and glory , and boast—of what ? 0 / what was denominated " free trade , " with cheap bread and a starving population . ( Loud cries of " Hear hear . " ) The speaker , before concluding , gave some heart-searching narratives of individual cases of distress which had come under his own observation .

      The Rev . J . Collisson , curate of St . Mary a , in a brief speech , moved , " That this meeting sympathises with the framework-knittera ' of this town and neighbourhood , who have been suffering and still continue to suffer privations , arising from a variety of causes over which they have no control ; and recommends tbat a subscription fund be forthwith opened , for tbe purpose of administering temporary relief . " Mi . Httwm , pt ' miet and stationer , in a feeling speech , seconded the motion , which was carried unanimously .

      Mr , Blacktvell , a framework-knitter , in stating some facts connected with the silk-glove hands , said there were about 500 workmen in Nottingham engaged in that branch of manufacture , including a few spun-silk and cotton ; out of which number nearly 200 were totaiiy unemployed , the remaining 300 being but partially employed . In the three counties of Nottingham , Derby , and Leicester , there were at least 3 , 000 gloveraakers , of whom not more than 200 had anything like full employment . Perhaps 500 or 600 averaged from 5 s . to 7 s . per week ; and there were hundreds more who were barely getting from 2 s . to 3 s . and 4 s . a week , In the village of Bulwell ( near Nottingham ) there were

      600 glove bands , about eighty of whom did not get anything like 6 s . per week . In tbe three counties there were nearly 50 , 000 framework-knitters—i . e „ men employed in frames , besides those dependent upon them , such as stitchers , seamers , and winders , He would suppose tbat on tbe average these 50 , 000 would make five dozen per week , which was a pretty fair average taking the gloves cut up . If wages were reduced 3 d . per dozen , there would be a loss per week of £ 3 , 135 ; and supposing the men to be employed twenty-six weeks in the year , which some thought a fair average , at a reduction of 3 d . per

      dozen there would be a loss to the workmen during thot time of £ 81 , 250 . This injured others besides the workmen ; the money was withdrawn from circulation , and it was impossible to say where the injury ceased . ( Hear , bear . ) In conclusion tbe speaker moved— " That this meeting deems it expedient to appoint a committee , consisting of seven in number , which shall be empowered to receive aud collect subscriptions for tbe purpose of constituting a relief fund , tbe treasurer to he appointed irom amongst themselves , and the sole power of administering relief to be invested in them . "

      The Rev . George Cuthbert ( of St , Paul ' s ) seconded the motion . A vote of thanks having been accorded to the chairman , the meeting broke up , it having been previously announced that he had beaded tbe subscription list with a donation of £ 5 .

      Intbnden Compulsory. Repayment Bt Stamps...

      iNTBNDEn Compulsory . Repayment bt Stamps oj Prepaio Letters . —The whole of the postmasters in the kingdom are now allowed an immense stock : of postage stamps of all descriptions on credit , and they are compelled to ascertain daily tbat every letter receiver in their official districts has a sufficient supply on hand for the accommodation ofthe public . Tbe value of the whole of these stamps now furnished on credit to the various officials in the country is not less than a quarter of a million of money . This plan has been adopted preparatory to a general measure being put in operation for the compulsory prepayment , by stamps , of all prepaid letters posted in tbe United Kingdom . The accounts to be kept with the country postmasters in consequence of these regulations will cause a considerable increase of business to the stamp department , but they will ultimately cause a material diminution of Post-office labour .

      Tub St . Alban ' s Election . —The Missing Witnesses . —Tho hiding-place of tho witnesses in the St . Alban ' s case for whoso apprehension the government some time since proclaimed a reward of £ 50 each , has been discovered . Inspector Beckerson , ofthe A division of the metropolitan police , has traced three of the missing parties to Boulogne , where he found them living at their case , and evidently well supplied with funds . The officer having introduced himself , suggested to the delinquents the necessity of their return to thciv native shore in his company ; to this , however , the parties demurred , and on an appeal to tbe French authorities , it was intimated to Mr . Beckerson that if ho persisted in apprehending the men they would bo reclaimed from bis custody and sot at liberty . Under these circumstances the inspector has ' returned to report progress at head-quarters , and thus tho matter at present stands .

      Serious Rbvolt of Slaves at Old Calamr ..-A copy of the following news was posted in the Underwriters' rooms at Liverpool , on Monday last ' -Camaroons , Feb . 9 .-A boat from Per-JTioykf !!^ ¦ a rive ' bvin S intelli gence of tho slaves of Old Calabar having revolted , and being in possession of every thing on shore . ll . M . steam-IrtgiUe Glnjhator JO ) , Captain Adams , aud a sailing sloop wont oyer immediately , and a dispatch was sotit to Mr . Becroft to bring him down from tho Ualuimoy country . Tho revolt , it is feared , will entail serious damage to the British vessels tr »< iii » g there , the slaves having possession of every thing onshore . "

      The Marquis of Westminster has boug ht the furniture for four rooms , from Vienna , exhibiting flt thc Crystal Palace , at a price of £ 1-1 , 000 . h is announced that it literary S ? " ^"""! ?* % ccster has invented u typo-eomposmg nw « . huw .. u , superior to that contrived in l-ranco .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), June 14, 1851, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns2_14061851/page/3/