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      IN the Prospeotus whioh the NORTH AMERICAN LAND AGENCY has already published their views , it is hoped , have been sufficiently explained as regards the promotion of Emigration to Lands and Estates , purchased through its intervention , ia Canada , &o . ¦ The Agents cosfidently submit , however , that the same views , more fully developed , may be made essentially useful , not only to the unemployed classes in this country , but also to those who aro possessed of some capital , though insufficient in amount to secure , of itself , their permanent welfare and prosperity . It will ba admitted that Emigration has heretofore been conducted on a system productive , in the aggregate , of much individual hardship and distress—and especially to the Emigrant of the poorer class ; for on arriving at his port of debarkation , he bas found himself , generally speaking , with little or no money , and no friends to assist him in procuring work , or even to point out in what part of the Province he would be most likely to obtain it , —while he who possessed some little capital has met with similar difficulties , in making choice of a location . Canada , though all things considered , perhaps the most important of our colonies , is virtually a terra incognita—simpl y because there iano one willing , if able , to afford the requisite information to those who seek it , and it is this deficiency which it is the aim and object of the Agents effeotually to remedy . j There are hundreds in Great Britain anxious to emigrate , but who , from want of sufficient means , are deterred from , or unable to do so . To suoh the Agents can oftVr j facilities heretofore unthought of and unattainable ; for example : —A man having no more than £ 100 , would not better his situation by , emigrating to Canada as an agriculturist—for the purchase of his Laud , and the unavoidable preliminary expenditure thereon , the exponce of conveyance thither , and his support , however frugal , until his first crops were gathered in , would absorb more than bis entire capital , even under the most favourable circumstances . Suoh a capital , on the contrary , would be found not only sufficient on the plan proposed by the Agents , as hereafter explained , but at the same time , immunity from the usual hardships and privations would be secured , and to the prudent and industrious a comfortable and permanent competentcy in the future . i But the great body of our emigrating population ia composed of persons Having no capital whatever , generally without even the means of paying their passago-money to a ; Colony , however approximate to the mother country . The sufferings whioh too often befal these poor people , are greater than would be generally believed—not on shipboard , for there th » y are now well-carod for , owing to the strictness with which tha wholesome regulations of the " Passengers' Act '' are enforced by the Government Emigration Agents here and in Canada . It is on their arrival in the Colony that ! the struggle really commences , a tru * gle not confined to the mere labourer , but more or less participated in by the small capitalist to whom reference was first made . : He must search for his Land in a country , to the localities of which , its soil and seasons , he is a perfect stranger ; and when selected , however judiciously , ho must live upon his own resources until the sensuing harvest . He must erect his own log house , clear and fence his ; land , wasting valuable time , and spending much of his already too scanty capital unprofitably , from inexperience in the work he has undertaken . \ Tho former , on landing at his destined port , applies for work , which if unattainable on the spot , he must seek for elsewhere , or starve . If without funds , he is provided by the Emigration Agent appointed by Government , with a free passage in a steam boat to wherever he chooses to go , and then every resource but his own labour ceases . It may not be irrelevent to mention , that the money thus expended in Canada in 1842 , wan £ 18 , 161 ; and in 1843 , nearly £ 9 , 000 ; Emigration in the latter year having fallen off 51 per cent , as compared with the former : a plain proof ot the generally helpless condition of our emigrating brethren , and that the distress alluded to is tar from being exaggerated . [ The Agents will now proceed to state as briefly as possible , those remedial measures which they ar sanguine enough to hope may remove in a great degree , if not altogether , ' tha evils complained of . It has been observed in the first prospectus * that , the Agent in London has for sale upwards of 600 , 000 Acres of Land in different parts of Upper and Lower Canada ; and it is in a great degree owing to the exceedingly low terms on whioh the Agents are authorised to dispose of aome of the best of these properties , that they are enabled to offer to tho consideration of the public the followine scheme : — The statement marked A shows , that with no greater capital than £ 77 , a single man , fobkhvg one ov a p arty of not LES 3 than tkn pamilies , ob r-RiNcir-AL 8 , will acquire in fee simple , or Freehold , Land to tho extent of 100 Acres . Tbat for a man and hid wife , or two single men , the capital required will bo only £ 07 , or £ 43 10 s . each ; with one child , £ 92 56 ., or £ 30 153 . each ; the amount per head decreasing as the numbers in a family increase . I It has been remarked , that with so small a sum at command as £ 100 , the agriculturist would not better his condition by emigrating ; and it is presumed that the reasons given are a sufficient evidence of the fact . The plan now submitted goes , however , to prove that even . this small stock of money caa bo made not ouly ample for ail useful purposes , but will leave a fund to meet contingencies . The statement marked 23 shows in like manner the capital required to entitle the Emigrant to . 50 Acres of Land in Freehold , and this scale is intended to apply to those who depend upon the assistance of others , partially or wholly , to enable them to emigrate . ; To this table the Agents bespeak tho especial attention of those who support Emigration from benevolent views . Looking at the brightest side of the picture , it has been , to tbe poor man , merely a transition from labour iu one country , to labour in another , with the prpapeot , if successful , of saving in the oourse of years , sufficient to procuro those advantages whioh ate herd offered him on setting foot in Canada . Not only will he bo exempt from the prospect of want , provided of course he be prudent and industrious , but he wUl bo spared those hardships aud privations heretofore inseparable from the change of home and country ; and secure to himself a state of comfort and independence beyond any expectations he could ever have ventured to indulge in . > The publio may fairly require some guarantee beyond the mere character of the Agents , that they have the power as well as the inclination , faithfully to carry out that which they undertake to perform . Suoh a guarantee they are prepared to offer , and in a form which ; they trust will be approved of They propose— 1 That when the purchase is made , the money contributed by each family or principal shall bo placed in the hands of tho Bankers of the Agency , in London , in the joint names o ^ . the Agent in London , and some one appointed by the Settlers , to be applied in the manner following , viz . : — 1 . To pay the purchase money of tho Land so soon as the Title Deeds of the same , legally executed in the Colony , are delivered over to the Purchasers . \ 2 . To defray tbe Passage Money of the Settlers in ihe manner usually practised in Emigrant Ships , and i 3 . To repay all other disbursements undertaken by the Agents , so as , but not before , the Settlers shall have arrived on their location , and are therefore in actual possession of the settlement prepared for them . North Amerioan Land Agency , RICHARD NORMAN , No . 2 , New Broad Street , London . ¦ Agent in London . STATEMENT A ! Table , shewing tho amount required to be paid by each Family according to the number of its members , to entitle them to a Freehold Farm of 100 Acres , a Free Passage to Canada ; three Months ' Previsions after their arrival at tbe Settlement ; and a participation in all the advantage offered by the Agency , whioh are as follows : — ; 1 . —A Log House to be . built ou each Farm . 2 , —Five Acres of Land to be cleared on each Farm , of whioh four acres to be cropped with Wheat , and one acre with Potatoes and other vegetables . ; 3 . _ The settlers to be furnished with the Deoessary tools , such as Axes , Hoes , Sickles , &c ; and also 4 f _ With one Yoke of Oxen for the general ase of the Settlement . $ . —A . foreman , and two experienced assistants , to be engaged and paid by the Agents For three months , to work with and instruct the Emigrants in clearing Land and fencing it ; and in the erection of Log Houses , of which five will , for that purpose , be built after the arrival of the Settlers . 6 . —Three Months' Provisions to bo supplied to the Emigrants after they have reached tbe Settlement , thus securing them against the possibility of want while their crops are ripening , and they are engaged in t he work referred to in tho foregoing paragraph . ; Under Above I Number Amount to be Paid . Members of each Family . 14 14 in n ' ~ "" 7 ~ YearB . Years . Family . T B J ?^ ch By each . J Individual Family . K « TT ~ £ s d £ s d A single man 1 1 77 0 0 77 0 0 No . 2 . A man and wife 2 2 43 10 0 87 0 0 ( No . S . I A man , wife , and 1 child 1 2 3 30 15 0 92 5 0 i No . 4 . Aman , wife , and 2 ohildren 2 2 4 24 10 0 98 0 0 No . 5 . A man , wife , and 3 children 3 2 5 20 15 0 103 15 0 No . 6 . i A man , wife , and 4 children , 1 child above 14 years 3 3 6 18 17 6 113 5 0 No . 7 . A man ., wife , and 5 ohildren , 1 ohild above HyeaTs 4 3 7 17 0 0 119 0 0 No . 8 . A man , wife , and 6 childreu , 2 ohildren above 14 yrs 4 4 8 Iti 2 6 129 0 . 0 i STATEMENT B ; | Table shewing the Amount required to be paid by each Family according to the number of its Member ? , ! to entitle them to a Freehold Farm of Fifiy Acres ; a Free Passage to Canada ; three Months ' Provisions after their arrival at tho Settlement ; and a participation in all the advantages offered by the Agency , which are as follows , vz .: — ; 1 . —A Lug House to bo built on each Farm . 2 . —Four and a Half Acres of Land to be cleared on each Farm , of whioh four acres to be cropped with Wheat , and Half an Acre with Potatoes and other vegetables . i 3 . —The settlers to bs furnished with the necessary tools , such as Axes , Hoes , Sickles , &o . j and also 4 . —With one Yoke of Oxen for the general use of the Settlement , i 5 . —A foreman , and two experienced assistants , to be engaged and paid by the Agents for three months , to work with and instruot the Emigrants in clearing Land and { fencing it ; and in the erection of Log Housob , of whioh five will , for that purpose , be built after the arrival of the Settlers . 6 . —Three Months' Provisions to be supplied to the Emigrants after they have reached the Settlement , thus securing them against tho possibility of want while their crops are ripening , and they ar& engaged in the werk referred to in the foregoing paragraph . j . . Undei Aboye Number Amount to be paid . Members of Eaoh Family . 14 14 i Q Years . ¥ ears . Family . By each By each ; Individual- Family . —— —¦ wo . i . •" ¦ s r ~ - & 9 d - £ 8 d A single Man m r- * 'fi ™ % \ 1 59 10 0 59 10 0 A MaaaadWife .. ^» .. » 2 2 34 12 6 69 5 0 A Man , Wife , and GhUd . » ...... « 1 2 3 25 0 0 73 0 0 ' jyio * 4 « A Man « Wife , and tw « Children ... 2 2 4 20 2 6 80 10 0 . No . 5 . A Man , Wife , and tliree aildrott 3 2 S 17 5 0 86 5 0 A Man , Wife , and four CWHrer ^ one ChUd above 14 jeare ... 3 3 6 16 0 0 06 0 ' 0 A Man , Wife , and five Children , one Child above 14 yeara ... 4 3 7 14 10 0 101 10 0 A Man , Wife , and six Children , two Children above 14 yeart 4 4 8 13 17 6 ill 0 0 r _ , — ¦ ¦ i ' J ' _ N . B .-A party desiring to hare » larger Farm than above described , can obtain Land in any quantity at , -. the luere coet of such Lfcnd , free from any increase in tho other items of expenditure . H «* nni . y , at

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      WAR ANNIHILATED ! CAP 1 AIN WABKER'S INVEimO ^ r-EXPERIKENTS OFF BRIGHTON . THien Captain WamEr a fsw years ago annonncad that be eonW send a lias of battle Bhip or s whole fleet to perdition in & moment , annihilate a castle , a fort , or a town , "with equal ease and expedition . Its jhjNic tbongbt ba -spaa drawing tbe long bow . " Jfira ful&lxh opera stud , * raid t&ey , fcnt really this ia too gr&a * a demand upon our credulity . Thereupon Captain Warner to « eosrpelled to mako a demonstration of the lestrncfiTB power of his "invisible shell , *? "or bottled lightning , bat bis experiments being conducted before few witnesses , and tbongh successful , somewhat involved in mystery , he found the public mind to a great extent

      inaccessible to conviction . Sir B . Peel , Indeed , having witnessed the tearing to pieces of a strong boat fliled vp with timber , at Wsartead , in the spring of IS 42 , went so far as to say that Csptain Warner certainly did possess a fearful power of the easy and praeUcsA spplleability of which he regnlred farther proof . It will be wooIlBcted , that skortty after the present Premier cune into offiee , a commiwion ws » appointed to investigate and report upon the merit of Captiin Warner ' s discovery . That commission consisted originally of Admiral Sir Byam Martin and Admiral Sir El-ward Own ; bat thelatter being ordered to the Mediterranean , Sir H . Draglw W 3 s appointed in his stead . Some cod- j tranety of opinion led to the retirement of"boUith £ « e

      oommissLpners , and they -were succeeded by Colonel Chalmer and Captain Coffin . Meantime Captain War-Jier had urged upon the Government the purchaBS of bis eerei , and offered to exhibit its effects on a large scale , if the Government would defray the expense . He was -then requested to send is an estimate of tbe expense , Which he did , but the Government offered no more than one-fourth pf the required jum , and the intended great demonstration was therefore not made . No more was beard of the Batter , and people put down the " invigi . Be shell" as being , beyond a donbt , an exploded affair , nntiltbefaet was reported that a london shipowner liad presented Captain Warner with a large vessel with a polite request that be wouli do him the faTour to blow her to atoms if he could .

      " iJobaO'Ganntf * "^ rar the . name of the devoted tbip . "She wa « a bark ottOO tons burden , three-masted , tall , full-bowed , atrong and seaworthy . She had recently letaroed from the Levant , wither she had been with Government stores , sad was , - it was said , to have gone out . again on a limilar errami . By direction of Mr . Sobibs , the doner , she was given np w Captain Warner in the early part of the present month , and on tbe 10 th instant sailed from the Thames , but on her arrival at Graveaend , the crew having learnt her destination , Siost of them deserted , under an . spprehenaion tbat

      they might . share her fate . After aome delay , other men were procured , and the was piloted for Brighton , where , as will he recollected , it was announced that fihe was to be blown up en Saturday , the 13 tb instant , and several noblemen , officers , and gentlemen proceeded thither on that day only to be disappointed , an adverse ¦ wind having compelled her to anchor in the Downs . This circumstance revived public ^ istrusi to ajjertain extent , and many persons who had come from London returned with a lariing . suspicion that they had been hoaxed , and that such was itte only way in which the " invisible shellJ > would ever go \ JL

      On Wednesday last , however , the "John O'Gaunt " was towed by a steamer to Shorcbam-roadg , off Brighton , aud moored there , the knowledge of which fact , lad the renewed assurances of Captain Warner that he -would fulfil his promise , excited the public curiosity afresh , and on Saturday , the day appoint- q for the explosion , all the world seemed to be at Brighton . The beach , the cliff j , the houses faeiDg theses , the chain pier , the steice , in fact lie -whole range of tbe coastfroB Shoreham to the upper fXtrenutyof "RTigiitfm , moon ifter noon presented a truly gsy and animated appearance , being lined irith ciowos of persons , wbo

      were fluked by a row of carriages and other vehicles . There was an attractive attendance of ladies , whose £ enerally fashionable attire , as they were esaled tx the windows and in tbe coaches , coupled with the elegant equipages interspersed , greatly enlivened the scene ; and the weather was extremely fine . Among other distinguished persoBS preeent were . Eirl Manners , XfOrd Brougham , lord Combermere , Viscount Ingestre . M . P ., Lord Rtaelagh , Marquis of Douro , " Lord J . Beresford , Lord 17 . Cowper , Lord Southampton , Marquis of Exeter , the Marquis of Xorne , Lord Aiford , M . P ., Lord Hungerford , Lord Lovaine , Lord Aylmer , lord Templeton , the Bishop of Oxford , Jtc , &c

      The battery , which is about the centre of the Steine , was ths grand position ; there most of the elite of the nobles , professionals , and fashionables took np their position ; and it was curious to observe them leaning across the long guns , with their telescopes painted towvrds Sboreham Roads , where tbe devoted bark was lying , and whither tsro steamers , tha Sir William Wallace ( oa board of which was Captain Warner ) and the Tees had gone . It was expected that the explosion would take place at three o ' clock , but it did not until three hours after that time , and the delay produced considerable dissatisfaction , and doubts were audibly fxpressed that , after all , there would be no explosion but of popular fury . More than an hour was passed in tbe removing from-the ship cordage and other stores which

      were not necessary for the experiment , ana in raisipg and detaching the anchors and cables . This "was a slow process , and unintelligiblfi to the majority of the spac--tators , who resolutely held up tfceir glasses , which gleamed in the sunshine like files of mnsittry , rnti ] they became fatigued , and impatiently wondered wh £ t in the world Captain Warner aiid Ms people could be about . Lord Brougham undisguusdly expressed his suspicion that the affair would end in nothing but smoke , and there would be no explosion . * Ton never intended to do it , " mid he to o = e of Captain Warner ' s friends . "Is it not extraordinary . ? he asked " that with a fair wind and two steamboats , they cansos bring tbe ship up that short distance ?" But every one is not bo rapid in his movements as the

      Uobleand Learned Lord ; who it must be admitted , ; was only giving utterance to the general feeling . But ; the fact was that there were net hands enough employed ' to do the work quickly . Lord Brougfe&ni said he should , go , ssd he would have gone , but just then Lsrd Inge&tre ! called out that the ship was in motion . This was ; about five o ' clock ; but the tow-line had not yet been \ attached , and ths vessel swung round and w& « drifting ; » way with the tiae towaras Shortham . Shortly after- ] wards , her xetrogads movement was observed to receive j % check , and the immediate appearance of a rope reach- j ing from her bow to the Sir William Wallace , which was ahead , indicated that at last her tardiness iB going to tbe place of execution would be ov&rcome .

      Meanwhile some oi the few men who had been left in charge of b / r descended into a boat and rowed off , as if for their Jives , to the Tees , which followed astern for tbe purpose of keeping off any persons who might be influenced by their curiosity to come within range of danger . The tide , as is obvious from what was said before of hex drifting , was againBt her , and . the distance she "was to be brought tetwetn fear and five miles , so that it was nearly six o ' clock before she was fairly towed to tbe position she was to eccspy , about a mile , and a quarter from the battery . . Now two men who hid re-¦ ginrr .. qd on bp&rd to xunage ler helm , or do anything else that might be necessary , homed out of- her , aBd went off in a boat with greater exptdiUon , il possible , than their shipmates had previously .

      It had been agreed between Lord Ingestre and other officers and Captain Warner , that he should hoist a 1 ^ JnionJack at the mast-head of the steamer when he : was ready to operate , and keep that signal flying irctil ) those on store should'hoist a TJmoB J&sk from tht flig- ' i staff on the battery , at any time they chose to select , t which would be replied to by Captain Warner hauling j dewn his signal , and then immediately the operation j 'would take place . The Sir William Walbce having let j go the tow-line returned abreast of the Jjhn O'Ctenni j for a few moments , but for what purpose we could not ] discover : she then took up her position about a quarter j of a mile ahead of the ship , while the- Tees went j ratfifr further astern . Captain Warner ' s signal had j been fiyisg seme time before it was answered from the j

      Battery , and then arose another delay in constqaence of j some adventurous persons in a small cutter , in spite : of the presence of the T « ts , and of two armed revenue cutters besides , to keep eff intruders , going close along- 1 ¦ ide the ablp . Captain Warner hauled the Union Jack ! half way down only until the cutter and its foolhardy occupacts were out of darger . Tbe Union Jack was '¦ then hauled down entirely . Every one now felt that ) the grand crisis had arrived . Every eye was directed ! towards the scene of operations , and ia less ! than five minutes afterwards tbe explosion took placa The instrument of destruction , whatever it was , ! seemed to strike the vessel mid-ships , for , from that ] point a hnge column of water , in which was iEtermicg- ' led some of the Bbingle of which her ballas ; was com-1

      posed , shot np perpsna-culaily into the air higher than ; her highest topmast ; her nnzai wen t by the board , i her mainmast , a new one , was shot deau out of her ; like ft rocket ; she heeled over to port to au angle of 45 degrees , and her main hatchway being open , daylight was visible through her bottom timbers on her starboard side , and probably h'a' larboard also , having been blown away , and ^ fi teemed to part asunder ! ss she went down , leaving nothing perceptible but lh& top of her foremast The tise which passed from her being -struck and her sinking could not have exceeded two minutes and a half . Some few of tbe more enthurl&Etio spectator * , chitfly prefesdonal men , raised a cheer , hut with the mass it was ante astonishment . Ids sjes " were livetted . on the last observable fragment of tbe large object that but the moment before floated gallant on the waters " like a thing oi Hie- " The expression on lie countenances of tbe multitude generally seemed

      to say—What was it ? An illnsion ? A dream ? A ¦ agical trick ? a work of destruction bo sudden , so nightful , so stupendous , appeared utterly imposible for a ttomeat even to tbe thousands that witnessed it itWMlikfl an awfil nysttry . Thar * were none of the ordinary circumstances which accompany similar cat ** tr » pb * s , There was . no smoke , there wsjbo fire , there « ii bo noise , save the low groan of theWaWtfasber * sjsdthesuceeedingJiuih of the waters as . they rolled 0 T « r the instantaneous wreck , and then arose ' a melane&telj leeling , tor" it wm v irapatabJe to prevent "tilO Jmi ^ fiiiion depbHng the terriac effrct * of such an ex * ploekm npon a peopled ship , tbus silectlj and suddenly perishing . ; To convey the . effect in \ rotis is difficult—« xtremelj difficult Language is inadtquate for the description ; it cannst flow fast enough , and a single Bentence is too long to tell the tale .. It was like a dte-slvur view . At one iostoct jon fee . tb& tali skip riding

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      proudly en the wavas ; at the nt-xt tha is enveloped in ike elements of her perdition ; another moment only , and her shattered limbs are engulfed in tbe deep ? Many a one loitered on the shore pondering over a sight more wonderful than any they had beheld before , however strange . It was the only topic of conversation ¦ with high and low , gentle and rude . " S 3 veral persons went off in boats to have a closer inspection of the grave of tbe luckiest YwieL Tto boatmen plek « d up frag meBtBOf the &tbri $ , which they hawked abont the lows and sold as relics to tbe curious Baring the night the greater portion of the wreck was carried away , and on the following morning nothing could be seen bat the foremsst standing a little above the water , the only monument of the lost ship . The depth of , tbe water where she sunk was abont 35 feet .

      So far as tbe destruction of the vessel is concerned , the experiment was completely sueeessfuL The object of Captain Warner was to shew that , If chased by another ship , he had it in his powef at any time he choose to annihilate bis enemy , suddenly , at once , and without any warning- But the question was asked , and will he-asked on every hand : " How was it done V A very natural question , but not altogether a very just one : for If Captain Warner disclose his secret he will go profitless . But still the question to a certain extent might be answered . Of course the nature of the composition is hot expected to be revealed without a competent reward j but is it necessary that no one should

      see the external form of this " infernal machine , " the mode or patting it into operation 1 Where there Is nnjch mystery there is generally a proportionate degree of mistruiti and this feeling has already operated to tbe prejudice of Captain Warner . Tbe answer , however , which he gives to all such questions is : " That is p * rt of my secret , and therefore I cannot tell you anything at all about it" No doubt he has confided his secret to some of those friends who so sealously encourage and assist him ; if so , that is a fact in his favour . But after the surprise produced by bis experiment of Saturday last has subsided , there will be many suspicions and conjectures afloat Even on tbe same day and on the spot they were pretty rife .

      Some persons wished to go on board the John O Gaunt previous to her destruction to inspect her , in order to satisfy themselves and others that there \? as no magazine concealed in her . They were not permitted : the answer was , that if one were permitted ten would desire the same favour ; and if ten , a thousand ; that would be most inconvenient . Again , it was said" Were you to go , you might come away as wise as yon went ; for , if any agent of destruction were hidden in the thip , it might be under the billast , or in fifty places , of which yon and a hundred other persons would never dream . " But the experiment itself is esteemed by tbe Captain ' s friends as tbe best answer ; for , say they , the agent of dealmctlon was palpably applied externally : had there been a rnagsz-oe on board or within her , th * effects would have been very different , and her deck would have been blown np , which was not tb 6 cue ; her deck did not burst until she wss sinkiog , and then in the usual manner when ships are suddenly submerged .

      Some persons conjectured that the instrument of destruction was conveyed from the s ' eamer to the thip by means of a tbj > b . We used a strung telescope , but Raw e » rope but tbe tow-line , which when let go hung loosely over her larboard bow . Others thought that the agent being attached to a line was suffered to float vith the tide against the ship , and that then the line being pulled let off a trigger and produced the explosion . More scientific individuals imagine an electrical battery to have been nsed : others , an air-gun ; others , lh ° > t & substance is put to float without any guide on the water ; others , that a submarine shell is sent in the direction of tbe ship ' s bottom . Bat though every body to -watching , and watching narrowly , -with all ths aid that optlesd instalments conld afford them , the mode of operation is , we belibve , still as profound a secret to the world as before "this public experiment We believe Captain Coffin wss in one of the revenue cutters , yet he was unsatisfied .

      Csptain Warner was asked to permit a few gentlemen to be with him on board the steam-boat ; but , for the reason before stated , he declined . Even tbe crew of the steamer were all Bent below before be began to operate , and kept there until the explosion took place . It iB useless , therefore , to attempt to tell what we do net know . But one thing is clear , Captain Warner is in possession of a marvellous engine of destruction ; and though it may be regarded by some persons as s horrible invention , if it become known it may be taken as a harbinger of universal peace . A wax carried on with such agency would be indeed a imr of extermination—a war of extermination to both parties , and therefore useless . Of necessity , then , men would appeal to reason and not violfcEoe .

      Captain Warner received tbe congratulations , personally , on Saturday evening of Lord Brougham and the other noblemen and officers who remained in Brighton , and Mr . Somes , who says he fully expected that Captain Warner would destroy his ship when be gave it to him , has expressed bis willingness to give him another for the furtber proof of the Captain ' s powers , if the Government are not now satisfied , cr will not provide one to satisy themselves . —Time * . The Explosion . —From an account furnished by another correspondent of the Times , we fire the following description of tbe explosion : —At last the Union Jack waa fairly lowered , the steamer ' s head was turned somewhat towards the shore , and the devoted John OGaunt followed in bet wake . We may say , without exaggeration , tbat tb » suspense of all present was painful : tbe silence was deep and unbroken . A smoke seemed suddenly to envelope the John o' { Jaunt , her mainmast shot np perpendicular from her deck , no

      noise save that of the rending of timbers was beard , and on the apparent smoke ' s clearing away , the smitten chip heeled over to port , and sack . We say apparent smoke , because we have since ascettained that what we and a majority of those present apprehended to be smoke : was hi reality cisplactd water sent up in a huge column into the air . A similar phenomenon was reported to have been exhibited in an experiment petformed by Captain Warner before Sir Bobert Peel , Sir George Hurray , Sir Henry Hardinge , and others , in the year 1842 . When the John O'Gaunt heeled over on her larboard side , we saw through a powerful telescope , and Captain Dickenson slatted to us tbat he saw tbe same , threugh the main hatchway , the sea on the starboard side—& plain proof tbat the ship's starboard bilge was carried away . The decks , however , were not blown up , but remained eDtire when the ship sank—a dear proof that the force , whatever it was , and from whatever quarter it proceeded , was external , and not from within the cavity of the ship .

      The following is from the Morning Chronicle ' * report : — Suddenly , and with the quickness of lightniog , a brown murky cloud surrounded the ship , and , mnaccompanied by any noise except the dull crashing of riven timbers , sent up from its bosom high into the air the mainmast and all its attached spars splintered into fragments , and falling in a shower of debrit around the vessel on all sides , but principally abaft . The cloud ¦ was immediately blown away by the strong bretz ? , and the ship was seen lurching so heavily to port , that persons on shore could eee throngh the hatchway that a large portion of her starboard side was blown away , the principal direction of the force having taken effect under the main chains ; her m ' s ; n-mast also had

      broken short off a few feet from the top , but the foremast , foretopmast , and foretop gallant mast still remained , tbe foremast being held by tbe foreatay , which withstood the shock that instantly destroyed all tbe other standing ringing . In a moment after the lurch she righted , and settled down rapidly for a few seconds , and then Bgain heeling over to port , she snnk in five fathoms water exactly in two minutes and a half after she had received the stroke of this strange and unaccountable force , and the tall ship , which a few minutes before floated so proudly on the waters , was now lying at tke bottom a shattered wreck . Up to this time

      astoui&bment had held people nearly mute , but aB soon aB the vessel bad sunk under the waves three thundering cheers weregiven for Cjptain Warner . Nothing could be imagined more striking than the sudden , noiseless , and complete destruction of the ship . It inspired a feeling almost of horror , occurring , as it did , without any of those coueomltant incidents which usually are the accompaniment of a destructive exploska . No shell was thrqirn—nothing was ostensibly propelled from the steam-boat ^ -no human agency appeared to he engaged against tbe vessel , and yet she crumbled to pieces more quickly than if struck by the whole broadside of a man-of-war .

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      BlQAMl— ISADMISSIBILITY OF THE WIFE 8 EVIDENCE . —Ediububgh —On Monday , the 15 ; h , the following case was tried before the Lord Justice Clerk , lord Cockbnrn , and Lord Wood : —John Armstrong was charged with the crime of bigamy , in having , on or about ibe 15 'Ji of May , 1828 , or at some other time on or about that year , been lawfully married to Margaret Saedd&n , then residing in Borrowstousess ( or having , prior to the mouth of Jane , 1839 , been lawfully married to the said Margaret Sneddan , by mutual consent and cohabitation and common repute as married persons ); and having again , on the 19 lh July , 1839 , the said Margaret Sneddan being alive , enterea into a matrimonial connection with Elaibtth Wilson , with whom he had since Iivbd as his wife . The Solicitor-General

      was proceeding to call the first wife as a witness , when Mr . M'NeUl objected to her adralssibility , aB contrary to all the principle * of law laid down by the court in former decisions , by writers on the criminal l » w . The Court , after consulting for some time , unanimously decided tbat by the settled rule of law the evidence was not admissible ; on which , the Solicitor-General said that though he might be able to produce fragments of evidanee in support of the first tearrisgsf ba&H , ' after what taken place , that be ought not to take up tb * time of 0 » jn » 7 longer , « 1 » could not ; expect » « bn victiraby the * vid « c « he hid to lead . The Lord Justice Clerk havirg directed tb * jary : accordingly , a verdict of Hot Guilty -was . nnwalmously agree * to , and tbe prisoner wsa dfsmiised from tha his . - -

      ABSOK—KOBTHAMMOK , JBLY 11—Wm . Gardener , aged fifty-two , was capitally indicted for having , on tbe 18 lhof March last , at the parish : of Cbacombe , in this county , unlawfully , feloniously , and maliciously set fire to the dwelling-house of William Hoilier , in the night-lime , tbeie being no less than six peitona at the time atleep therein ia their beds . The Jury , by

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      their foreman , presently returned a verdict of Guilty , he stating that most of them recommended tbe prisoner to mercy , on account of his distress at the time . The prosecutor also recommended him to mercy on the same ground . Lord Denm&n proceeded to pass sentence . The jury and the prosecutor had recommended him to mercy on account of his state of destitution and distress . Bat the bonae was that of hia former master and mistress , the latter of whom he had himself admitted to have been bis benefactor * . They and all their family were asleep in their beds . Yet , in deference to the recommendation to mercy of the jury

      and the prosecutor , be should not recommend that his life should be foifeited upon the scaffold , atrocious as was the crime of which he had been found guilty . The Legislature had declared that many offdoces recently capital shovldbeso no more ; bnt this offence , where the lives of persons were so endangered , still remained bo , and probably , bat for the recommendation of , the jury and the prosecutor , founded upon bis extreme state of destitution , and that alone , his life would have been forfeited upon the scaffold . Sentence of death would be recorded , bnt that sentence would probably , be not carried into effect , but he would be sent for the remainder of bis wretched existence to a

      penal colony . Akson—Huntingdon , July 17—Samuel Baxter , a respectable little boy , aged ten years , and not unlike the celebrated General Tom Thumb , having pleaded guilty to a charge of firing four straw stacks , tbe property of Robert Dalntree , of Bemiogford Abbots , on the llth of May , Mr . Wells , on the part of the prosecutor , begged to recommend tbe youthful incendiary to mercy . His father was his farming bailiff , and had filled that position for eight years with the greatest credit The prisoner himself Was always considered a very deserving boy , and every one was surprised at his having confessed to the perpetration of this crime . His Lordship thus addresasd him—Samuel Baxter , your case has given roe

      great pain and difficulty indeed , but I cannot exercise any discretion as a judge . It is for the Crown to do tbat We most make the same example for boys as we woild for men who commit such an offence as that to which you have pleaded guilty . What circumstances there may be in your favour which her most gracious Majesty the Queen may see , I know not ; but her advisers may see some such which may induce them to recommend the display of mercy towards you . I can only say that you shall have the benefit of my most favourable recommendation to mercy . At present I can exercise none , bat must pronounce the sentence of tha law , which is , that you be transported for fifteen years , and I hope that other boys will take notice of it .

      MUBDBB—CHELWSFOBD , JULT 18 TH . —Elix * bfctb Belcham , 22 , a good-looking young woman , vu indicted for the wilful murder of her male illegitimate child , by casting it into the waters of the Cbelmer river , and thereby suffocating It Mr . Clurkson Addressed the jury , and from his statement and the evidence adduced ; it appeared that the prisoner bad resided with her mother at Soutbminster , in this county , bat about twelve months ago she became acquainted with a man named Dean , a carrier at Cbelmsford , and eventually went to live with him , her friends being induced to believe that they were married . They continued to cohabit together for several months , when the prisoner proved in this family-way , and it appeared tbat when this became apparent Dean behaved very unkindly to

      ber , and at lez > gth turned her ont st doors . The prisoner returned to her mother ' s house , where she was delivered of a child , tbe unfortunate infant in question , about five weeks ago ; and it appeared that she bad several times applied to the father of tbe child for assistance , but could Dot obtain any from him . On the morning of the 5 : h ef July the prisoner left her mother ' s , house , taking the infant with her , and jaat as Bhe was about to depart , she told tbe nur&o to kiss the baby , tor perhaps it raigtit bs the last timo she wonld have an opportanity of seeing it The prisoner stated that she was going to take the child to Chelmsford , to place it with a wet-nurse . She was traced along tbe road , and at a beer-shop in the evening , at a short distance from Chelmsford , she had some beer and a biscuit , and

      she was seen to chew a portion of tbe latter and give it to the baby . The last time she w&s seen with the infant alone was about ten o ' clock the same night , at which time she was going towards tbe river , and at eleven she went Into a public-bouse , where it was observed her clothes were v « ry wet , and her boots were also wet and covered with gravel of a similar description to some that had been placed on tbe banks of the river . The next morning a labouring man , who went to the river to water bis master ' s horses , found the dead body of an infant in the water . There were no marks of violence upon it , and it had evidently died of suffocation . To prove the identity of tbe deceased it was found necessary to call the mother of the prisoner as it

      witness for tbe Crown , and she was obliged to admit tbat the deceased was tbe tffjprisg of her unhappy daughter . The nun was also examined , in order to proye that the dsy before the dead body was discovered in the river the prisoner wrote a letter te him , to tbe fffect that the child was no more , and that it had died on the previous night An additional fact , tending to show tbe Identity of the deceased , was also proved by the medical man , who said that upon opening tbe stomach of tbe deceased he found in it a portion of masticated biscuit . Other facts were a'so disclosed , which made out a very stronq case ot suspicion against the prisoner . Mr . Baron Paike having summed up , the Jury , after a short deliberation , returned a verdict of Not Guilty ;

      Manslaughter . —Northampton , July 17 . —John Marriott was charged , upon the Coroner's inquisition , with killing and slaying James Plowright . Ann Plowright deposed that she was the widow of tbe deceased , James Plowtight , and daughter of the prisoner . She had bees married oot quite five months . Her husband , who was twenty-one years of age , bad a fit about a fortnight before his death . They lived in the name house with the prisoner . Three sisters and a brother slept in tbe same room with the prisoner . The eldest is fourteen , the youngest is six . On the 25 th of June last ber husband returned from his work about seven o ' clock , and they went to bed about nine . Heard her father and mother talking . Heard ber father say to her mother , " If you don't speak I'll throttle you . " ?

      He then callBd out at the door , Is your party in bed ? Are you listening to me ? " He was nut answered . Heard ber mother fall on the floor . Her sister Ann ran in and called to witness ' s husband . Witness ran in first to her father ' s chamber , and her husband followed , but he fell down stairs as he went . On going iBto tbe room , aaw tbe bedclothes on the floor . Her ftther had hold of her mother . The deceased struck her father , and took bet mother from his arms . Deceased told her father to sit down , and tell her civil what he meant to do . He said , " I have told you , and I mean to do it to-night" He then went up to the deceased , and took him by tbe feet , and threw him backwards . They both fell , the father uppermost . Deceased scratchtd his father ' s face , while witness , her mother , and Bister , endeavoured to draw

      him off , but could not move him . In two or three minutes he got up and went down stairs , and deceased got op . Be threw his arms round his mother's neck , and said , "Oh mother , mother , he ' s done for me . " Ho then took witness round the waist , and said , " Oh < lear , I can't see you ; I can't hear you , " and fell down Insensible , and never spoke afterwards . A surgeon was fetched , bat he died before the surgeon arrived . There was no cause of quarrel between him and her father , who had several f . mes attempted to destroy himself . In the month of May he bad attempted to out his throat , but was prevented by the deceased . Several pereons , members of tbe county police and otherwise , gave the prisoner a good character for beiug an honest , Bober , ana industrious man . He was found Guilty , and sentenced to twelve months imprisonment .

      The Mueder ot Lord Norbury . —As early as eight o ' clock on Thursila-y morning , the Court House of Tullatnore was densely thronged by the country people and a great number of respectably-dressed perBonBj who manifested tbe deepest interest in the trial of the persons charged with the mysterious murder of the Ill-fated Earl of Norbury . Peter Dolan . who was dressed in the garb of a labourer , and apparently about thirty-flra years of age , was then put forward and arraigned for thu murder of Hector Toler , Lord Norbuty , on the 1 st of January , 1839 ( in the second year of the reign of Q-iosn Victoria ) , by firing ot him with a gnn , loaded with powder and ball , and giving him a mortal wound , of which he languished for two days , and then died . Gill , who was indicted

      as a conspirator , was put back , the Solicitor-General having stated that it was not his intention to try him along with Dolan . The Solicitor G . nerul britfly stated tbe case , observing that th 9 principal wituesB in the case was a person named Day , who was open to the imputation of being one of those conspirators himself , and who , therefore , camo before them in the questionable character of au ; pprover . However , he would be so fail ; corroborated in all the material facts of tbe case as , in bJs ( the Silicitor-General ' e ) opinion , would leave no doubt as to the guilt of the prisoner . Michael Dsy , who was examined by Mr . M'Donagh—I know the townland of Ballybot : it is on the estate of Lord Norbury . Some time btfore bis Lordship was shot , the prisoner , James Gill , and John

      Gill were in my bouse , and they were talking about the tenants who were to be ejected from that towniand ; this was about ten days before the murder . I was one of the persons to be torneJout ; ind Gill asked me was I in trouble ? 1 said I was . He told me not to fret , as something would happen to the family before we should be turned oat Dolan , the prisoner , asked what could b « done ? Gill said that Lord Norbury could be shot Dolan said it would be a pity to sheot Lord Norbury and leave Garvey alive . Gill said it would be impossible to shoot either ; that Garvey wore a steel jacket , and his Lordikip . walked very fast when ho was out My wife said it would be better to seive his Lordship with a threatening letter . Gill or Dolaa said , if & notice

      was served , his Lordship would leave the country , and then that Garvey would do real destruction to the tenant * . On the day his Lordship was shot I was in the demesne . ' I saw the prisoner there , standing with JamesGill , . fttthe- ooiner-of the ; pl&oUUou . J . did apt speak to them . I then went home fora broken reaping hook , audio the wood to cut rods , and as I went into it I saw amtta going down along ' tbe ditca ., I did not see bis face , and did not know who it was . He stood awhile , at the breast of the ditch , and soon after I saw smoke and heard a shot I then saw the man running away , and he came to where I stood ; I then saw ? him quite plain . The prisoner at the bar is the man . I was ¦ within about eight . perches of him . He wore a light coloured dress ,- and bad a cap of the same ' ,

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      description . He then went into the Jfood , r . nd I saw him no more . I then went tom « J . I did not see Lord Norbury on that occasion at fill . Cross-examined by Air . Gorman—I am about fifty years of Age , and have been all my life , up to a few years » go , living upon the estate of Durrow . I had heard of several persons having be « n accused of tbe murder , but I said nothing about the matter until the month of April , 1842 . I heard of a large reward having been offered , but that did not induce me to come forward . I do expect something now , bat it is likely I may be dl 8-appointed . I told this story first . to Mr . Barry , parish priest of Clara , but after that I told it to Captain Vignolles . I have been supported by the Government I

      never spoke to Rich about the matter before I went to the priest . Rich is clerk of ths sessions at KUbeggan . The May after Lord Norbury was shot I was pat oat , and in about a year after that I went to tbe priest 1 cuonot tell how long it was from that till I gave sworn informations . It was about half-past two o ' clock when I Baw the prisoner first , on the day that Lord Norbury was shot ; it was about four o ' clock when I saw him on the second occasion . I did not know what was going on that moment , although I knew it was intended to shoot Lord Norbury or somebody else on that day . ( The information of the witness were here read , and there appeared a material difference between them and his testimony on the table ; in the first instance , he swore

      that be never saw Dolan till he was attracted by the aboi , and looked round ) . Witness , in continuation , said , be had a conversation with bis brother about the matter , but he did not recollect what he said . He believed he teldhim he knew who did it He never said that be did not know the man who committed the murder , but tbat still he wonld go on with it if be took it up ¦ , at least , If be said so , he had no recollec- tion of it . He did not recollect any person he met the day Lord Norbury was shot except a man named Gill , who baa since gone to America . Lord Norbury was a kind man , and would be ranch kinder only for Garvey , bis agent : be always treated him kindly , and he was sorry for his death that he could not eat bis dinner when he

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      heard it ; still he gave no information about it for three or four years . ( Was taken up for suspicion himself { he night of tba day the murder occurred . , He said then , * as a matter of course , that be knew nothing of it . After tht » case for the prosecatiou had closed , Mr . Gorman addfes £ ? d the jary in a very powerful speech on behalf of the prisoner . At the conclusion he produced Day , tbe brother fit the approver , examined on the part of the Crown , vtbO contradicted in express terms some . of the important &oti detailed by him . These witnesses wera confronted , acd the former maintained his original statement . Two 6 ih * r immaterial persons were produced , and an ansucceMfc l attempt ^ at an alibi was made . At the close of the charge the jury retired ,

      and in abont twenty minutes they returned to court with a verdict ? f Not Guilty . Dolan & . id Gill were then ordered to tbe discharged , and the assizes for the King's County terminated . There was a lar ^ e crowd of country people collected round the Conrt * hoott , > who hailed the acquittal of Dolan With suppressed cheek * . The Bradford Murder . —York , July 18 .- — John 0 Bryan , Thomas Ragan , Daniel Power , William Quinn , and Daniel Donovan , were indicted with a person named M'Cann , who was not in custody , for the wilful murder of Benjamin Gatt , at Bradford , Mr . Bliss , Mr . Wasney , and Mr . Overend conducted the prosecution ; Mr , Heaton appeared for O'Bryan andJUgan , and Mr . Wilkins fer tbe other prisoners . Mr . Bliss

      1 I ' < < ] < t ( 1 ' < ( briefly stated to tbe Jury that on Whit-Monday th « ra had been on Orange Lodge procession in Bradford , which was accompanied by a band , who were attacked by a mob , amongst whom were the prisoners , when Benjamin Gott , one of its members , was killed . The particulars of this case have been recently laid before our readers : it Ib ) unnecessary to repeat the evidence , tha hearing of which occupied the greater part of tbe day . Tbe case for the prosecution being closed , Mr . Heaton addressed the Juty for O'Bryan and Ragan ; and Mr . Wilkina for the other prisoners . Mr . Heaton called witnesses to prove an alibi- Mr . Bliss replied , and the Court adjourned the farther hearing of the case . Friday . —Mr . Justice C / eeswell summed up the

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      evidence in the above case , at the cenclnsion of which the . Jary then retired , and , after an absence of an hoar , returned with a verdict of guilty of man * slaughter against all the prisoners . The sentence was deferred . The Sheffield KtexEBS . —William Maton , George Taylor , aud Richard Winter , was inclined for feloniously cutting and wounding John Maasey , at Sheffield , on the 4 th July , with intent to do him some grievous bodily barm . The evidencein this case must also be within the full recollection of our readers ; it is

      therefore unnecessary to repeat it here . Tbe principal witness was the prosecutor , John Massey .. Thomas Bras slngton , John Pearce , Richard Roe , and James HalL all Miners , and who each sustained more or less injury daring the proceedings of the rioters , gave testimony corroborative of the statement of Massey . ** Witnesses were also examined to identify the prisoners . Mr . Welkins addressed tbe Jury for t&e prisoners , and called some witnesses , who gave Mason an excellent character for peaceable behaviour . The case being summed up , the Jury , after a short deliberation , returned a verdict of Guilty . Sentence deferred .

      Sentences—Saturday , Jul * 20 . —Wm . Jackson , John Taylor , John Turner , and Nathan Thompson , who had b&en formerly convicted of sheep stealing , were brought u'P for Judgment , and sentenced to be trans ported for ien years . Young Ward , convicted of a burglary in thff house of Mr . Atkinson , at Hanalefc , was sentenced to be transported for twenty years . Wm . Mason , Geerge Taylor , and Richard Winker , the col * Hery rioters who were yesterday convicted of wounding John Massey , wer . e severally transported for fifteen years . Thomas Raga 7 > , John O'Brien , Daniel Donova n , W . Qalnn , and Daniel Power , convicted of manslaughter at Bradford , were brought np for judgment Mr . Heaton stating tbat be had to move in arrest of judgment on several objections which be wished to take to the indictment , tbe further proceedings in the ease wan postponed .

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      Borough op Lambeth—The overseers of the parish of Lambeth have caased large placards to be posted through the parish calling upon lodgers and other persona paying four shillings per week , and upwards , to send in their claims for registration , ia oro > r that the greatest possible effect may be given to the intentions of the Legislature , and the late decision in the Court of Common Pleas ; tbe result of which notice has been the service upon the overseers of more than one thousand claims of the nature referred to in the Bill ; and if only one in three , or one-third of the whole , should succeed in establishing tbe right to vote , the Chartists will have ths balance of power in the borough .

      The Case of Mr . Dtce Sombre . —Mr . Dyc » Sombre is & gentleman of about 33 years of age , and some time ago represented the borough of Sadbury in Parliament . He marriecl a Miss Jervis , of tbe family of the Earl St . Tineent , and is possessed of considerable property , the principal part of whiob consists of real estates in India . He may be almost denominated a native of India , be bavins been bora there , and his father being a half-cast , snd his mother a native . His education has been considerably neglected , and bis mind is deeply imbued with all the superstitions and prejudices belonging to the country in whidh the early and larger portion of bis life bas been passed . These prejudices extend particularly to female conduct , it being deemed disgraceful , and equivalent to an

      adulterous intercourse , for any married female to converge alone with a mnle , to toncb his bands , or to sit upon tbe same sofa with him . We are well aware that nothing is more difficult to accomplish than to eradicate from the mind those notions and sentiments instilled into it from tbe very birth , and encouraged daring growth upwards , by » perpetual contemplation of their effects around . Mr . Dyce Sombre came to England a prey to all those erroneous opinions , and totally ignorant of the courtesies and amenities of our civilised life . His fortune procured him admission into what is termed " the beat society '' ( bad , however , being often tbe best ); and probably tbe earn e cause j&commended him to the notice of Miss Jervis . He became enamoured of ber , and solicited her band . His suit was accepted ,

      and be generously proposed to settle npon her £ i , 0 Q& per annum , and aecare to her half his personal pro perty . Previously to the marriage , however , frequent quarrels took place , ia consequence of Mr . Sombre COT ' sidering that the conduct of Miss Jervis was too free , although , in reality , she merely conducted himself according to tbe habits of " fashionable life . ' * On bae occasion he actually broke off the contemplated match , and absented himself ; but at length a letter from Miss Jervis brought him back to ber feet again . The onion took plaoe ; but the day before the ceremony , Miss Jervis wrote her intended husband a letter , wherein she laid down certain rules for his future conduct , desiring bim to trust hei in all matters , and place no reliance upon himself—almost taunting him with his

      ignorance of European customs—and pretty plainly hinting that be was nothing but a vulgarian whom sh « ¦ would moBt graciously condescend to take in training . After tbe marriage , frequent disputes ensued : Mr . Sombre was jealous , and Mrs . Sombre ' s delicate nerves ( she is such a fine lady , and all fine ladies in '' high life" are very delicate indeed ) were perpetually agitated by his vulgarities , eccentricities , and jealousies . One day a violent altercation took place between tbem ; and he , in a moment of passion , threatened to cnt her nose off . Now the English law permits a man to thra » b Mb wife with a stiek ef a certain regulated tbicknesa , bat does not permit bim to menace tbe amputation of a feature . Accordingly Mrs . Dyce Sombre endeavoured to place her husband under restraint , she being

      fully convinced of his insanity ; bnt he made his escape , and proceeded to Paris . There be conducted himself most rationally ; and eminent French physicians have pronounced bim perfectly sane . His English legal advisers recommended his return to England ; and proceedings in Chancery were commenced . Mr * . Dyce Sombre is anxious to obtain possession of her husband ' s property , and now puraasa bim with a spirit most vindictive , selfish , and unrelenting , —at least so says her husband ' s counsel . Sir T . Wilde . She wishes to have him locked up for life , and tbe administration of his property taken from him . Now , the fact is , that he is most careful in money matters ; and certainly that is a grand proof of sanity . He is eecentrje , and imbued with strong and indestructible prejudices ; bot

      when absent from the causes which provoke ebnllh tions of passion , be is perfectly composed and tracqait How can he be termed insane , in tbe comprehensive meaning of that word ? If the man who yields to tbe impulse of prejudices imbibed at his birth , be mso » hot ? many people in England are sane ? Every one bras some particular point , or hobby , upon which fas is enthnsiaotic—sometimes fanatic and obstinate ; and yet it would be nniust and monstrous in the extreme t » overlook the general sane and rational conduct of tnoia persons , and pronousce them mad in consequence of the one foiling , foible , weakness , or prejudice . Thera can be no doubt in this ease , itaat Mrs . Dyce Sombre has not endeavoured to suit herself , her con duct , and sbe

      her opinions , to toe disposition of her hatband : bas not eBM 9 ea '' * : tb- ' 'ici 6 adlFato ^ yieIil |( V ';> Q «'' !^* f ?' sued an imperious and uncompromising line of iaaaaot ; and , in tbe words of Sir Tbomss Wilde , " she nM been endeavouring to | goad bet husband on to snaa * ness .- Hne wm aware of bit pecultar cnarieter bewr she married bint .- « h « took ; him tor toeltita *** wwj « f andsbe nowftttempte to make the falling ! with wDWB bub wm bo weUaoqaalnt&fl , a gwund fot ptaota ? »» under restraint . It is disgraceful to ' oor ; oonnny au a law-conit «* 6 hld entertain snob a ea « e : tbewno ifl proceedings on the part of the lady are cruel to a <«« J * f and we sincerely hope that Mr . Sombre , will . oj > taift justice , and be ; allowedtopass theremainde * of bis days trannnllir « r >*» f : r « mt W « h « . instead Of loving ana ¦

      cherisafng fifing pewecufeei and oppresw him . j ¦•«" case against the ' alleged lunatic is still going on in tw Court of Chancery . —fTeaWy DUpaUA .

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      "»*» ^ - " - "'' " "¦¦» " » ANNIVERSARY OF THE STORMING OF THE BASTILB . The sixth Festival in Londo n , in commemoration of the above event—one which has been always honoured by suoh re-unions in every town in Franca —took place at the Grown and Anchor Tavern , on Monday , I 4 th July . The meeting which was in the large room , and numerously attended , was remarkable for the perfect harmony which subsisted , in an assembly composed of such various elements as the natives of different European nations tins brouebktogether . A

      new and peculiar characteristic was exhibited by this festival , in the cordiality and fraternity of sentiment displayed by the natives of nations but recently considering themselves enemies . A gratifying snd unanswerable proof wa ? thus exhibited , that a people who are guided solely by their genuine feelings , and alive to their true interests , have no difficulty in understanding one another , in effacing the prejudices which have separated them , and which governments have basely endeavoured to perpetuate among them .

      The numerous patriotic addresses pronoanced ia the principal European languages , and especially those sentiments which invoked tbe nnion of all nations in the same bonds of morality and fraternity , were received with the highest enthusiasm and reiterated plaudits . Patriotic songs and hymns were sung , in which all present joined in chorus . So many working-men—the representatives it may b © aaid , of the chief continental nations—thus united , as it were in one family meeting , and in whom amity and cordiality were displayed no less in words than in looks , tones , and gestures , formed a trnly

      delightful and exhilarating spectacle . The evening ' s proceedings redound to the honour of those true cosmopolitans , who have too much good sense and humanity to permit their government and a corrupt press to foment strifes and jealousies among them , and who have showed evidences of a universality of feeling , which appeared to make the natives of each particular country think he had found his home . It was an evidence of no ordinary liberality and delicacy of sentiment j that the president , elected by the conductors of the meeting—themselves Frenchmenand assembled on a French anniversary—was a natira of another nation . A collection was made in the oourse of the evening for the Spanish refugees . It was also unanimously decided that an association be formed for the assistance of foreigners in distress in all countries . —Movement .

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      6 _ THE NORTHERN STAR . j July 27 , 1844 ,

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    • Northern Star (1837-1852), July 27, 1844, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1273/page/6/