The Express. — London, England, 1851-08-07 00:00:00

Ttt 4f43rt%5 No. 1,545.] GH. • ca. In Grar.inn, at baltivad Ilaa- o'clock, pea.ell ASP day, lb.. kb Wotan., l carman? cquakd to moue, or au lainididelv With km .2 cad toady. Any tidy= Winch he MI have has Ird Will he larwicra, and be limy oanowai tow Madly revival. jDALLOR hem reerived tostrue , tone to DIS. POSE OF a IVAN L'FACTIMING BUSINES'i regal:WE. as bAtalf of the proprietor. no manual labour A comfort Air levee be be derived* two dew! application to the badmen ant factory. **pleats* who ember* hi* capital and would devote two or Ores days a week to c Arvid* ash and mins would, it a man of lanabiewti soon dwive a wentuctable inee.evadrow. THWELLERY. DoDD, BRoTHEtts, 40, tp Weakill nide), Jewell/my ailverenedka, and mmakmakere lea to oohed ea lasueetka of tbeir *Unwise dtkiollt. KENT of JET 0101 AM ENT& famty a Meek of Me Molted make sad newest Medan* la Mena, bemeben, keop memo % to be net mak t. imados. — l 4O, OeeasuL FLOOK CLOT HS.— sas quality. warranted Pinks .111.1 Turkey patient to. fd. do. do. Common Moor Uoth INDIA MATTING: COCOA FUME KaU and Matting. iowarr. mAruncruarm, 331. !OM OCVORD.sIitEICIL L A DIRS.—ROWLANDS' KA LYDOR, for tbs Ada a erwepkarlad—lt Is dietlardolted 1a Ita satramely YatL parltykse and IXNA Ain elVets a the sitaa sena*, by Its sedan Maya pens sad inmate • =rosy yawls, It esp.,* all liaperitise hem lhe foveae. allays every teadewsy to lallamanlion e sad Das sillistudly anima. .4 ell redoes., tas, pimples, mania, tnaskies. asiaralism, set ,aner eataileOUX visitations. The nallass Moen It Ripens be m libe , l4, th, same.. and delicacy wake It letteaes aR Ur beads red arms, render at indispensable to remtitles. O. IMO% Ow Ilkartech eta fled It sisy ad Meadow sad Senclerwsss et lie skin. of raider a eat, sassosh. eel pleasant. Osman ataperiass Ralyders lee sale. The words " Itnet.ade 'Clays'," see au the wrapper of the sensate artsele, and A. Rowland in iie Bottom cArdol,” an , also engraw.t the Iparclurral Plstnkntan an each bottle. Ilice ea Cd. nod ba Cel.—Seld by thus; and by Mamie. and Pertnntera IRELAND. DUBLIN, AVOCST 6. A very interesting meeting or conference was held yesterday. at the Mansion House, having been spe cially summoned by the Lord Mayor, for the pur pose of hearing from Mr. Horace Greeley, proprietor of the New York Tribune, and late a member of the American Congress, a statement of the views enter tained by him and his friends in America ou the sub ject of a packet station in Ireland. It would appear that the visit of Mr. Greeleyto this country had spe cial reference to the mutter, as he had just returned from Galway, whither he had gone for the purpose of reporting to his friends on the capabilities of that harbour for the purpose in question. His state ment amounted to this : that he and the Irish party in the United States reckoned on be ing able to induce the government there to cause their mail steamers to make a certain number of ex perimental trips to Galway, for the purposes of test ing the advantages of that port. Ile appeared to rely on the influence which could be brought to bear in America fur affecting this object, and seemed to consider that all that was netasoary on this side was to make such preparations as would eusare the speedy transmission of the mails on their arrival at Galway, from that place to Dublin. and thence to Liverpool and London. Mr. Enuis,the Chairman of the Midland Great Western Railway, who was pre sent, undertook on the part of that company that every necessary preparation for the purpose ' would bo made. Ito stated that the coin pony had already applied to the Cuited States government to make such an experiment as that now proposed but that they received a refusal. lie also stated that the company had offered a bonus of WV. to the master of any steamer who could make the voyage from New York to Galway in nine days, with an additional sum for every hour under that time in which the voyage inlaid be completed. ISLEWORTII APPEAL TO THE EDITOR OF THE Ex maul. 816,—1 shall feel particularly obliged if you will add to your report of yestenlay's pniteediugs, in respect of the sheen appeal, by outing that the inoiemement of Masers. Parnell's brewery and milting, 4201. rateable value, and Mr. C. Farnell's private residence ' 13.11. rateable value, were also confirmed at Quarter Sessions; which particu lars are omitted in your report. The correction is of t h e utmost importance to myself, inasmuch as Meurs. Fur nell's appeal had for its object the quashing of the rate made upon a survey performed by myself on the ground of in equality of the assessment of the properties quoted in com parison with their own; and when Mr. Couch (Messrs. V.'s counsel) applied fur rust., Mr. Serjrant Adams stated that as Messrs. .'. (the appellant.) assessment had been confirmed, if costs were given, such would have h-en in favour of the respondent.. As my prolessioual character was involved in the issue, your kind attention will be deemed an obligation conferred on, .ir, your obedient servant, T. D. PAIN E. 77, Ikesinghall-street, August 6, 1851. SCNDERIANI) DOCK COMPANY. —The annual I general meeting of the Suuderlasid Dock Company was i held in the duck offices iu that town on Tuesday at noon ; 1 Mr. Christopher Bramwell iu the chair. The report was ' read by Mr. Jos. John W relit, and was of a satisfactory character. *1!) SWIM) have, during the course of the last six months, entered the dock, 182,773 tons of coals having been shipped, and a large quantity of timber and other ' goods imported; after providing fur all salaries, interest, and working expenses, there remains a clear balance of revenue to the credit of the tompanv of !,6671. 9r. Id., which enables the directors to recommend a dividend at the rate of 21. per cent per annum, clear of income-tax, leaving a balance in favour of the soot half-year of 2111. Ills. Id. The directors anticipate a considerable increase of traffic by :nears of the Washer brwl' rapidly advancing, which will connect the docks with the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway. Thin increase of trade will not he attended with a corre sponding augmentation of the working expenses, the pre. sent stuff of the company being adequate to a vast additional traffic at a trilling extra cost. The contracts for making the sea outlet have been let to highly reepectible parties. The chairman congra tulated the shareholders on the protein prospects of their property. The dividend of 2 per cent., the first pay ment to be made in September, was adopted. A sugge► lion fur the erectien of two large graving decks was ro (erred to the directors. The folloviing directors were re elected, after a smart debate and considerable opposition : Mr. (leorge Hadaln, chairman ; Mr. N. Wood, Mr. Richardsou, and Mr. Jonassolin. Mr. Bartley was elected in the place of Mr. 'Thomas Brown, resigned. Mr. C. S. Moon was re-elected an auditor. LAUNCH 01 , A SCREW Srv.tatilt.--A new auxili ary screw steamer of 6110 tons register and 1.50 horse power, was launched on Saturday last, from the building yard of Meters. Alexander Denny and Brother, of Dumbarton, who appear rather favourite litfilders with our Liverpool folk. Although remarkably yacht-like in appearanee, still, for strength of construction, her builder, hate challenged all competitors. 11cr plates throughout are double rivetted, and she has a larger scantling thin any other steamer we have seen. Her intended station I. the Mediu.. mason. She in the tint of an intended line of new iron screw steamers fir the Levant, under the management of Wears. Preston and Watson, of this town, who have adopted all the most recent improvements in naval architecture, and who, seeing the daily increasing demands of the trade, are by this means securing their former prominent position is the Turkey rede.—Lireepoof .11e.reurg. LDIOnisOuL DUCk Tat's/T./ft.—An important meeting of the Liverpool town council took place at the Town-hall, yesterday, for the purpose of electing 12 =ni ters of that body to act in coujuuctiou with 12 other gentlemen to be elertot by the dock ratepayers, as trustees and managers of the Liverpool dock estate. Very great interest WAS attached to these proceedings, and a number of li sts were pesspo s ed by various weathers of she council, re• suiting in no less than 10 several divisions on the respective amendments. Mr-Lloyd deprecated all compromise, and Mr. Jones expressed his willingness to retire; but, after the opinions of the majority had been pretty clearly elicited in indirect votes, the following list was put by the mayo r, _ arid carried without a division :—Aldermen Thomas Dover, Edward Langralale, and Thomas llotrinsou councillors James llolme,Thonias I.ittledale, Charles Turner, Edmund Molyneax, Matthew Gregson, John Bigham, Oliver Holelen; Bernard Hall mid James Aspinall, Eels. The elec tion of the other 12, from the ratepayers, will take piles on Wednesday nest, in accordance with the provisions of the new act passed in the present session. There was a great deal of other business before the council, but the above pro ceedings having lasted until past Tour o'clock, an adjourn ment took place until Weilneeday next. TIM:TOTAL I/EMoksittATtoNs.—Yeaterday morn ing about four hundred of the teetotallers now in London, who have been recently engaged in demonstrations and emeriti meetings, breakfasted to et the London Tavern, Biehopegate-atreet, under the presidency of Mr. S. Buckingham. - The r pest concluded, tine Chaureta* deli vered inappropriate address, and then introduced ether orators to the sisenibly. Su bsequently, the entire party adjourned to the Surrey Zoological Gardens, whale they ' moot eke altarooon. GLUT :NORTHERS RAILHAT.-..NRW ROUTE TO CMCIPILIDOL—By the epeatni of this eenipony's lineup Sbepreth, a new rage Is tarnished between CiniWifts and • •:/: f •.. .. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1851. THE TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. i the sky was of the most intense violet, and appeared very near, and, to crown the whole, the north-west and ncrth- The following letter has been addressed to the east heavens were occupied by broad bands of light of • editor of a morning paper : sinking into the unnatural purple of the sky at greater alti- Sir,—Having, in a former letter, addressed to you, en- tudes produced en effect that will never be tinned from my deavoured to describe the various phenomena recorded in recollection, though I feel that I can convey no just idea of previous eclipses of the sun, perhaps you will allow me to its awful grandame. I envy those observers who were not state very besellv the results of my own observations during compelled, in their character of *streamers to withdraw the eclipse on the 28th of last month, which were token th e i r e y e s from the contemplation of these as tounding plies under favourable eireusastasoes at a point within the zone of nomena on the earth and in the atmosphere to view the totality. I had originally fixed upon Varlskrona, on the less imposing though doubtless, not less remarkable al,- east COOK of Sweden, as an advantageous position from pearimees which the teleaeope ezhibited round the sun. A which to view the eclipse, that plate being near the central , taw seconds, however, were sufficient to fix the general line • but, on arriving at Ysted, the difficulty of reaching: aspect of nature in my mind, beyond the chance of for- Carikrona in time for 'he observations appeared so gnat: getting it as long as my life lasts. that I resolved to retrace my steps by way of Oormiliss I I saw no stars or planets myself, bat on my journey lune gen to Helsingberg on the Sound, teem which Owe an was frequently assured of their having been distinctly seen, excursion up the country could be made on the day of the sows at Capaohairea, where the eclipse was not total. It eclipse, far enough from the southern edge of the t , mann .in this city, that persons had diffieulty in shadow so give about two minutes of total obrieuratiow' each other In the streets. remarkable I accordingly observed at a small village called Ravels- of accuracy of astronomical • . ns relative burg, one mile north of the pretty town of Lep& ffise oellene mania to my knowledge. Aoncisato the best p 4lng horn in Sweden and about 18 English miles from dawdle alba ssweaA sew se j the Nl*, sislehl fmee been Helsingborg in the direction of the central line. totaled lisktiselsrgoa iliseweildisilleselbi lisoo but The view item this place was very extensive, Kellen I partial sots qm die 4.10111.0 tout, at l and the Point lying west south-west with the intervening bay of ' ca pt a i n ar s swain-boa; passing at the t hat n these Eagelholm, while the landscape to the north included many I p l aces , and about half ama from Helescribes miles of hill and dale over which to note the effects of the th e curious effect prodaeld the country being dark in total eclipse. At haltpaat one o'clock the day was very Sweden, the clone the further the ere was 1. fine. Light clouds of the modification termed Carergli directed from th e come t• wino in Denmark the sea was spread over the horiaon in nearly every direction, a light evidently shining daring the continuance of the ft* cirrus cloud covered the south-west sky to an altitude of eclipse in Sweden. The southern limit of the shadow worn about 15 degrees, the zenith and the heavens for 40 de- therefore have passed over the Sound rather nears to the around it being perfectly clear. At 10 minutes Swedish than to **Danish coast—precisely as predleimL gene before 3 o'clock clouds of the same character had some- I remain, sir, your most obedient servant, what arisen in the southwest, hut the sun was still quite J. It. HIND. free. Mr. Bishop's Observatory, Regent's-park, Angled & At 2 h. 59 min. p.m. local mean time the first contact of the limbs of the sun and moon took place. The definition of the limbo; was beautifully sharp and clear, beyond any thing I ever witnessqd, even under the most favourable circumstances, in this country. As the moon advanced I remarked that her edge was extremely rough, the morn. tains on her surface near the limb being numerous, and some of them of considerable altitude. A tine line of light along the moon's limb off the sun was suspected for an arc of about 20 degrees 8 minutes after the eclipse had commented. At 3h. 12min. the diminution of daylight was perceptible upon the surrounding landscape, and at its. 30inin. the distant hills looked dull and misty. At this time there was no appearance of illumination of the moons limb, though I looked very closely and atten tively. The clouds iu the south-west had risen considerably, but the sun was perfectly clear. At 3h. 3.smin. I noticed a tinge of colour upon the moon's service, usually red or reddish purple, but it appeared variable and at times of a dark olive hue. Soon afterwards it was remarked that the diminution of daylight was very sensible, particularly un the sea and mountains of Kullen Point, the mistiness of distant objects increasing. At 31i. 40:nin. I remarked that the moon's disc was certainly of a dull coppery red, and suspected there was a slight illumination of her outline. At Sh. 43min. a great diminution of light, particularly towards the south, as much as a dense cloud would cause if it overspread the sky ; gloomy out at sea, and towards Su llen Point. At 3h. 46inin. the whole of that RAILWAYS. THIS DAY. Two o'CLocw, The share market presents a decided re:actionto- day, being mach firmer, at higher prices. The official announcement made this morning that the ' directors of the Midland railway have decided upon recommending a dividend at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum upon the consolidated stock for the last I half-year, has led to a a recovery from the causeless pale of yesterday, the market being further assisted by the increase shown in the traffic returns (as noticed in another column). As compared with yesterday's rates, Midlands have risen 305.; Great Westerns, 11.; London and North-Westerns, 108.; South Easterns, Ss.; besides an improvement in most other descriptions. York and North Midlands opened 17k to 1, but aro marked 181-. SHARES AND SrOCIESUNGUARANTSED. :larlag plow Totesday. Si is i~-~-=~- Leiter - T 'last* mol East Auntie:4i ... OlemWaly. *Siam:Yell/5 Lanceshlre aim. Jas. hue 131.04.11.1. It. IL NI to l 5 36 Omer ail Hallbsed I rig/Alas!! ihilm,Pir isTairtheTers and Lk D).. . . I Do. (LLB IL Ewen tlnici:chi; A::: s. elsee B sad C ditto Gast Lances/lbw D,. 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Bhepretb Extext.(dltto, SoeUtpailisdebire(lismedi to Mr. 114:340rt Wear Volley. 4 p. et.ese Owed to litOClllallatthif Willa, SOISCII*4 (teased to lira Western! 33 $l4 11 3pm 03 145 314 44 111 14 [lOl 103 II 114 ea ;$ 3 4 24p 14 If 33 57 4 Spa 43 43 • 3 pat 111 2)1 ri Pp., ll 101 161 17 121 641 1 f 3 141 491191 In! , 3 23i II 4le 1u lie 6 dig Si $ die U 26 X 34 46 BIIA :---- Etc' 10 Caledonian £lO el 6/ 13 l5 Motor and Ilolybond 14 1 1 31 61 , an Dundee, Par% end Aber.' dean Junction dsa 1111EastanglIas(31.10.)4.Ct., 11 2 41, 01.boalersConnsles Eatem., 5 per Cr.. No. I par pm SI Dino do. No. 2 dlw ii.ar 10 10 - Do. New•pw Oist Roe\ 10 10/ 1121 6 3 2961abargl. and, Dosilsk 61 par -. I 4 die per 1241 12;,Grant MOW' paraint. 131 131 61 1 3 ',o2.2lllAWOMen(l)lOffigr i 1 I/ pin 20 i lAnoaltiralklreaba. ais Nt. 100 Miro • Cana nook 11.0isoi,1 /Prat. al guy! 50 50 DI? "' St. luo IDitte Om • par M I 50 6 LoadalniftWastorn New' 23 . /3 11101.119112.12U5e. /dulls' 15 10 Dn. new flO . I dl. 100 ' br.il3.4p.Ct 26 1 20 Nark& Itatandos Do. 61 per Oast St. 3 North 1, 16 4 Wad. Watiolar,.. WaDar•dr 1 6 Per ! • • .111=21 91 10 10 22 1 II 21 27 . ilibieTikkCbistetp(ar.W.l loath Doves /I per 0ra1... —I York, Newcastle:a Beres, 1 I Ot.rturth of Eng persk.l I 1 666 II $ 24 iII n ni n i s Pn 1$ 16 I :1 r 1 I 3 6 Pei 16! In 31 1 13 Is It 1 43 3 4 181 111 46 Si ►ot i 13i I lei a it i es Int • VOISION RAILWATS. 20 30 'lloodias sad Anises_ .. 1 101 11 30 20 'Centre' plinlee 0111,1111101 171 171 10 $ 'Dutch Undid .• .. I 4 4116 10 16 lion ladlaa . 21 it pa S Great load Peak/dila.. 1 I • Do. Do. ...I 3 41 20 8 Loseidosso 1 1/ W 10 Dt. „. ~., 31 31 1,31 , 171' Darla Adana 10 10 1 741 Div at. New 3 U r 30 n crt dus bsra al T and de .„ ..t 14 4 6 6 4 1, , 30 i I Nade . SO ! 9 ,Orloun ad larded ...1 4 1 de 20 ,Parts sag Origami „.; 14 al 30 "Park mod Nam SS • 14 36 17 !Pang ad anion ... 11 11 din 10 , 39 Inceeasni Hans 0 4 10 00 19salettaniMeass.„ „. 31 31 2.1 14 !Thar, aml Nantes 91 9 dls 1, 81 Wait NlOll 2 11 SMITHFIELD HAY MARILET.—THIS DAY. Wads. Cooper aaa Davis dyad a good apply, at the fallowing gsdations :—Prians Meadow Nay, Um. to 806. ; Istafar diNte, Ma 0,68 a. ; saw, 68.. to 72.5. ; Clover, old, 011 a to Mkt orgy Mu to SOL il9vaw,2ol to 141 f 4f Ile 6 ARRANGEMENTS AT THE OPENING AND PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. The report of the committee presented to tho House of Commons last night by Lord John Ituosell, is as as follows The select committee appointed to settle the order in which members shall accompany Mr. Speaker on all occasions when her Mttlesty shall command the house to attend her Majesty in the Rouse of Peers, have considered the matters to them referred, and have come to the follow ing resolutions, which they have agreed to report to the house. Resolved,—That it is the opinion of this committee, that in order to ensure regularity I in the order of proceeding from this house to the house of Lords on occasions of opening or proroguing parliament: That every member desirous of attending Mr. Speaker do communicate his intention in writing to the clerk of the house, in cane the house be not sitting, before the hour of live in the afternoon on the day preceding ; and if the house be sitting, between the hour of three in the afternoon and the rising of the house on the day preceding. That on the house being summoned to attend her Majesty, the cabinet ministers present do immediately follow Mr. Speaker. That on the day of ineeti iig,or prorogation ;bet'. we any other business be entered upon, the names of the other members so sent to the clerk, be put into a glass, and arranged according to the order in which they shall be drawn forth therefrom ; when the house is summoned to attend her Majesty, the members' names, so arranged, shall be called over by the clerk, and the members shall proceed in such order to the House of Lords, in ranks of four. That after this house has been summoned to attend her Majesty, no member of this house do remain in, or cross, or pane through, any of the lobbies or passages leading from the door of this house to the door of the House of Lords; and that the sergeant-at-arms attending this house do keep the said passages clear of ratinbers.—August G, 1851." part of the moon near the sun was strongly illuminated with • coppery light, gradually shading oft, and strungest at a short distance from the sun's border. Objects looked very dull. I thought the outline or the moon could he traced for some degrees by the difference of colour between the coppery red of her surface and the neutral tint of the field of view. At 3h. 40min. objects towards the north pre sented • very peculiar appearance, as though they were il luminated by a trivial dash of lightning, or the electrical light. At 3b. 61mia. a chilly leading in the air, the horizon looked closer in every direction, and the daylight now di minished very perceptibly. A thin cirrus cloud began to form about the sun, but it was of so slight a character as not to interfere in the slightest degree with the observations. The ARRIVAL OF TIIF. COURT AT BUCKINGITAM PALACE. entre blue of the sky bad very much deepened, particularly —Her Majesty. accompusied by Prince Albert, and at teeth of the zeuith, where it was of a deep violet. The tended by a numerous suite, left Osborne House, Isle of ,ealam's limb appeared very uneven, quite a gap on Wight, at an early hour this morning, and arrived at the 5 her south edge. At 3h. .smin . everything very gloomy— Vauxhall - s tation twenty minutes before one o'clock. the air felt chilly and damp , the sky of an intense blue ALDER3IAN FARM:01111, THE LATE LORD MAYOR, colour. From this moment my eye was applied to the it is said, will very Aunty have conferred upon him the telescope until the sun had gone out entirely. J ust before dignity of a baronet of the United Kingdom. the commencement of the total eclipse a considerable mountain on the moon's edge appeared to shoot forward krECLINE UP THE METHODIST HODY.—The returns and join the suet's limb, thus cutting off a small portion of submitted to the late mecang of the Wesleyan Conference his disc near the southern cusp. About 20 seconds before show a defection of nearly 60,000 members of the society. the totality the sante appearance presented itself with res. TIM Loss OF THE JOSEI'II ANDERSON.—PLYS pect to many other isreaularities upon the moon's edge, Merril, AVG. 4 —One of the surviving crew, recently m end instantaneously " Bauly's beads' were formed. The tensed home, gives the following account of the loss of this only visible portion of the sun resembled a string of tine schooner. She belonged to the Devonport Coal Association, luminous beads, separated by irregular intervals, and clearly registered fi33 tons, and was commanded by . It. Holten, a caused in the present instance by the sun shining between respec t a bl e iimiewho had hadelung experiencem thecowiting the mountain peaks and along the valleys on the apparent trade. Having taken in 147 tons of coal at Newport she left edge of our satellite. The same exquisite definition of the for Plymouth, on Saturday, the 12th July, at 8 o'clock in limbs of the sun and moon, to which I have before alluded, the ev e ning. Th e wind w as from W . N. V., all sail set ea continued during the partial eclipse, and the phenomena of rcpt the flying-gib and gaff-topsail; the master, unfortu " the beads " were seen in all their beauty, until the nately, went too far out of his course, and at one o'clock on beginning of toed eclipse was marked by their instantaneous Sunday morning the vessel struck on a bank of salad ; this disappeareace. was supposed to be One-fathom Bank, which is about a Up to this moment I had employed a dark glass, throw- mile in diameter, and the flood being young, an effort wee ing a neutral tint over the field of the telescope, and my ma d e t o run the vessel over it. She ploughed the and he attention was no arrested by the unexpected distinctness of an hour and a half, continually striking, and the ohm " heads" that I omitted to remove the shade for a wished to take to the boats, but the captam objected. laripliti kw seconds after they had vanished, and thereby lost the they would soon run over the bank. However, able view of the sudden formation of the corona, or " ring of ing fora lung time, one of the heeds wept forward and glory," round the sun ; and when 1 looked without the covered the water up over the forecastle deck, the cabin was dark glass, certainly not more than fire of me seconds after full also, awl the hatches, which were not nailed down. the extinction of the sun, the corona and red lames were blew off. It was now evident that the vessel was or the already conspicuous. With respect to the former I should Culver Sands, which are the or six miles long by • mei describe it as a luminous ring, very much brighter towards broad, and the crew, about half-past two o'clock, breadth" the sun, and gradually fading away to a distance of about yards bye, she swung on her heel which caught her half the diameter of the moon, where its light become lost and taking a sheer she went off the Culver, the edg frb e li t lin the ground colour of the heavens. Its colour resembled which is like a wall, and Immediately sunk is imp that of tarnished silver ; but lam inclined to attribute this water, about twelve miles from the shore. Thu smite to the intervention of • very thin cloud, and think it very and two of the hands were nesse seen again; the master sat probable that in the absence of this cloud the corona would on a ben-coup, and the cabin-boy gut hold of a ship's fender, have appeared perfectly white. There was a flickering or a spar end; the former continued for half-an-hour, when unsteadiness in its light, but nothing resembling circular from exhaustion he let go, and was followed by the lad, motion. Divergent rays of a somewhat paler colour than whose youth sustained him for nearly four hours. Matthew the corona itself appeared to stream elf in every direction Crake, seaman, seized two topmast studding sail booms, and from the border of the sun, and I thick their extremities Charles Sweet, apprentice, in his trowsers andshirt only, had were frequently visible beyond the limits of the corona ; hold of MIMI: too* spars. With such feeble support these those portions nearer the sun appeared to be shining unfortunate mariners managed to sustain themseaves for through this luminous ring• hours, but they were not the only survivors; the ship's dog The rare—coloured prominences described so minutely by swam around and dodged about from one to the other, °c observers of the total eclipse of 1842 formed by for the casionally perching on a fragment of the wreck, but at most striking feature during the eclipse of the 28th ult. length approached. Crake and several times nearly drowned The most remarkable one was situated about a degrees him by treading and turning the ends of his booms. Being north of the parallel of declination un the western limb of driven away he made to Sweet,. who, having more spars, the moon. It was curved like r sabre near its extremity, received him, and thus rende ring mutual warmth, they but perfectly straight throughout two-thirds of its length. continued together. The flood bearing with greater force The edges were deeply tinged with ruse-red, which laded on Sweet's larger float, began to separate him from his off towards the centre, but I saw no violet colour about companion iu distress, and they could only see each other this prominence. On tint viewinz this remarkable object as the waves happened to throw both up at the same mo through the telescope, a few seconds after the commence- went. It was now gaping on towards the change of the ment uC totality, I estimated its length at about 46 seconds tid e , w h en th e y wou ld - have been carried into the Atlantic, of an are, and being moat desirous to obtain a confirmation and supposing nature strong enough to sustain them longer, or otherwise of the observation at Honolulu, described in their chance of rescue would, in that case, have been my letter of July 10, I watched attentively for any alters. almost hopeless . Providentially, at eight o'clock on Sun tion of sire that might be apparent, and in less than 30 I day morning, Crake was picked up two miles from the seconds found that it had lengthened considerably; for' shore by the Ganymede yacht, and having reported the though it had remained perfectly stationary, I now esti- I position of the apprentice, a mile and a half off, she bore mated its length at sae minute anal • half, or twice I down and took him and the ,log on board also. Landed at as great as at the first glimpse, the dark body of the I Weston-super-Mare, the kind treatment of those in the moon having appeared to move away gradually, and I Ganymede was well followed by the hospitality and attaa leave more and more of the projection visible. About 10 1 Lion received at Purmell'e New Market Tartlet, from degrees south of the principal prominence, and at • distance I whence, after recovery, they were brought back to this of one minute of arc from the moon's dark limb, I saw a In- port. minus triangular spot of the Lune colour as the great dame, I r. yet perfectly detached from the limb ;it was evidently of sAIATtGE OF MAPISLIXGIITED AT SUNDERLAND.— .On Monday morning last there was considerable the same nature as the large prominence, and must have excite existed in the upper regions of the solar atmosphere. The rnent among the commercial classes of Sunderland, owing edges were of • bright rose pink—the centre paler. With to the sudden death of Mr. Christopher John Spence, ship broker, who was reported to have died from the effects of a the exception of a gradual receding of this spot from the blow received during an altercatioa with Mr. Joseph Bu rnooses limb as oho moved arrow the sun 1 could distinguish chanan, ship-builder, of Sunderland. It appear* that no change. Its form, appearance , and position, relative to the large projection, continued exactly the same as long as both the gentlemen were on the best terms, and on Friday I could discern either. On the dark limb of the moon,l week then both went into the bar of the Bridge Hotel, on the side near the horizon, there appeared an succession of rose-coloured inequalitie where, while drinking together, au altercation ensued, and interrupted un- Mr. Buchanan seized a large drinking glass and threw it at s, Mr. Spence's head, it hit hiin on the right temple, and the which seemed to be in a state of fluctuation, though wound bled freely. They irritated, and Mr. Spence went not to such an extent as materially to change their • number and positions. The tops were o f a raja cps home and had his wound dressed, and felt himself better, red, but their bases presented a bright violet tint, which and walked out next morning, and again met with Mr. Buchanan, and they walked together on terms of friend. appeared to spread along the limb of the moon. Near the s h ip.l?•rha The next day Mr. Spence grew worse and took to western extremity of this lone range of "rid dames" there was an isolated one of about 40 seconds' altitude, and his bed, and, mortification having taken place, ha! expired on Monday morning last. On the afternoon of that day a another of eituilar maguitude, at an angle of 14a dogs. from warrant was issued for the apprehension of Mr. Buchanan, the north towards the east. I was too closely occupied in and the seine day he was taken into custody mil brought watching the larger prominence to pay much attention to before the Mayor of Sunderland , charged be Mr.W. Brown, the mealier ones during the short time allowed me, and I superintendent of police, with killing and stayiug Mr. Chris am consequently unable to state from observation whether topher John Spence bro'ker. a n d s a id solicitor, appeared they-unaerwent the same gradual variations of apparent on behalf of the pri ' sener, and said t hat his client felt the magnitude. The moon's surface was decidedly reddish- deepest sorrow for the unfortunate circumstance, and that purple soon after the beginning of the total eclipse; but lie bad walked with the deceased the day after the quarrel, Ittlf a minute later it seemed to hose lost the reddish Mite and he had also visited him the day before his death; and, and assumed a dull purple colour. The position of the under all the circumstances, he hoped that the mayor and *PPr"dtiag r"PPearsaw o f the g un w" indicated th e magistrates magistrates would allow his client to find bail ; but the ma• • 4* • bright glow , lihe t w il i gh t, on that part of the gistrates declined , and the prieoner was remended until limb of the moon were the continuous range of rude- a sr ' The have been held on the body of the ouloured projections had'preeented itself, and a few seconds . T dieesseeL he widease The usas ioquest to .h wr w he tka ld on t no Tue 9 tda sli y eto , at Sunderlan d. as afterwards the beads were again noticed, not innumerous as before , bat larger and more brilliant ; live seconds more '' read a il the eif Mr. J. Buchanan towards the de ll" 11111 halWaWla a PP ftruum eft h i ' dwa • she sun re-a PP ew ceased, sail OM the glass had been throwa merely as • is as se emulously narrow but rapidly widening crewcut. e lark!. Both the deceased and Mr. 3. Buchanan with the ten spituttee enbsegoently clouds began to form mar I very iamb Anted in consequence of- a bargain in which the sum , and beaten soon bidden frost this cause, so that • had hien apa had dr . k no opportunlty IrWri worded of watching the declining an i mmt. L it . .. g. surgeon, wid — ou L7 In Ar cs i phases of the tape. had sada, post modern examination of the guth are Ike Pradial fAtietoot Phenalnen., which,__ Cylt 3, Spence, and gave it as their opinion that the was fosusWas• *Mgt *waft*, 4 it ' "`"" death had been occasioned by the wound indicted Ey Mr. J. a gnl e ..."'"" Te k 4l/1 * *WI 09141.1 "4 .1 P e r " 1/7 Bothanan. At the sonclusion of the coroner's chance the Sho eve and in humans urogg jury retinal:mit minutes, and gave • unanimous waist 'the colitif the Mtuleclipse. ' The entire landscape of " Manolaughter" agar that deadens . The coroner 'was overeprialllithair unnatural gloom near nte m•de pia warrant for the anat. masiated Cadaverous mrset--Mir Slisi" is the "."'*"'""""'"'i s innid rod—Olitawholast Masaatben CALIFORNIA AT rlOME.—lhe herrings cieught in Aloasowa moue I•4•9lrmio Jewbe the rg the Wiek bard ci.dnietthealoaa in en tw ened o g days oifaiXetirweeealtichno realisedst sot i lis r a.at aimasbelaTO l llmilhi lta r g esostp: in that[ 10'0001 stetline7sersissoet :Martian% . ;~,,- „ .; : m I 7 to ! 43 30 • 30 St.; 23 95 • .0 25! 9 II: 40 izq In, I°f MONEY MARKET. THIS DAY. Two o'Ctocit. Quietude, combined with much firmness, continues to be the characteristic feature of the English stock market, and the general absence of movement in this department gives occason to somo remark in the City, as being unusual at this period of the season. Features almost identically the same arc also presented by the Paris Bourse, but of this the totes now in progress in that city afford sufficient explanatioy„ Railway shares are the only security that at preseul occupies any amount of speculative attention; and in the movement that has for some time been going on in this department, it does not appear that the public has taken any prominent part. the transac tions chiefly passing between the jobbers. A parcel of Consols has to-day been purchased on public account at and the price has been firmly maintained, at 961 to both for cash and Tuesday next. Business is officially reported as follows: Three per Cent. Consols, 96Z, ; ditto for account, 96i, I. Three per Cent. Reduced, 973,„ New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 99, 9/17,, 99,t. Bank Stock, 215. India Stock, 203, 201. The slight improvement established in the price of Exchequer Bills is maintained, and the market wears a steadier appearance, sellers no longer offering in such numbers. All classes of bills have been dealt in to-day at 495., 468., and 495. prem. Indian Bonds are very quiet. The prices of foreign bonds continue well sup ported, with the exception of Spanish, which are again flatter, the prim of the Actives having re ceded to 204. Business remains very languid, and gives occasion to little fluctuation, as is evinced by the subjoined, which comprises the sales of the day up to the present hour, viz.: Brazilian Old Five per Cent. small bonds, 92. Danish Five per Cents., 104. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 60; ditto Four per Cent. Certificates, 931. Peruvian Deferred, 4:34. Russian Five per Cents., 1822, 114. Spanish Active Five per Cents., 202; ditto for ac count, 15th Aug.. 20f, ; ditto Passive, 5;; ditto Three per Cents., 381. The railway traffic returns issued this week arc ' again of a very favourable character, most of the chief lines, especially the London and North-West ern, Great Westerns, South-Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Great Northern, exhibiting a large increase over the corresponding week of last year. The London and North-Western re-1 turn is 60,560/., against 51,4921. in laso—increase, 15,0681.; the Great Western,2'J,27ol., against 18,301/., increase, 10,969/. ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire, 17,653/., against 10,0111.—increase, 1,642/. ' • the Lon don and South Western, 19,13 0 !., against 14,383/. increase, 4,747/.; the Bristol and Exeter, 6,166/., against 4,92 ll.—increase, 1,245/. ; the York, New castle,and 8erwick.16,374/.,a,gainst 15,4611.—increase 913/. ; the Great Northeni,l3,B79/.against 3,389/..-in erease,lo,49o/.; the North Staffordshire,4,9BB l . against 4,796 k—increase, 192 L the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 7,5771. against 6,137/.—increase, 1,4401.; the Shrewsbury and Chester, 1,838/. against I,739l.—increase. 99/. The York and North Mid land and the Midland returns continue to show a falling off: on the former line the receipts are stated at 8,438/. against 9.942/. last year, show ing a decrease of 1,504/. ; whilst on the la: to they amount to 22,732/. against 24,146/.—decrease 1,394/. The amount of bills drawn by the East India Com pany on the respective presidencies of India, from the 24th ultimo to the 6th instant, is as follows Rate of Exchange. Bengal £8,450 7 1 it, Old. c • Madras 3,686 16 9 jpe r o ' * rupee' Bombay -- Total £12,762 310 In accordance with the almost unanimous desire on the part of the proprietary of the Agra and United Service Bank, that a special examination should be made into the various departments of the institution, with a view to makings fair statement of its claims to public confidence, at a time when so' much uneasiness has been created by the loose sys tem discovered to be prevalent in many of the East Indian banking establishments, three auditors have been engaged in the scrutiny at the head office, the audit of the branches being deferred till the end of June. The result is highly satisfactory. Under the head of assets, the only items to which exception is taken, are nine loan accounts, amounting to 56,596 raises (or say 4.660/.), and of these a considerable portion may eventually be realised. 'fhe various amounts stated under the head of liabilities are also certified as correct, the report extending to the 30th April. The report concludes by expressing the " high opinion" entertained by the auditors of " the order, regularity, and efficiency of the system under which the whole affairs of the bank have been con ducted," and which they " consider to reflect great credit upon all connected with the management of the institution." In view of the advantages con ferred by the Registration Act and the additional security it affords to shareholders, it has been de cided at a special meeting of the proprietors that the bank shall be registered under its provisions. Bank shares have met with a fair amount of business this week, additional confidence being felt with the passing over of the meetings, and prices are in all eases well sustained, whilst in some eases higher rates have been conceded. Union Bank of London shares have been in much request, and have risen considerably, the price being now tirm at 14. The sales of the week comprise :—Bank of Austra lasia (401. paid), 351; British North American 501. paid), 451, 45, 1: London and Westminster ( 201. paid), 28 1 ,- ex div. ; Provincial of Ireland (251. paid), 43; • South Australia (25/. paid), 23 1 i, 21; Union of Australia (2at. pad), 351 cx div.; Union of Loudon (101. paid), 131, 14!, 14, a, ;-; ex div. Prices of dock shares are steady, and St. Katha rine stock has advanced V., being now held at 78. Commercial stock is worth 84 ; East and West India, 1411 ex div.; London, 112; Southampton, 171. Steam-boat shares are firm, and attracting more attention. Royal Mail steam have experienced a de cided advance, being marked 78, 78,f, 80, and 70j. For Peninsular and Oriental the last price quoted was 684, but the views of buyers and sellers are now rather dissimilar ; the new shares, on which W. has been paid, are quoted 9.1. General Steam Naviga tion shares mark 27k, 1. The market for insurance shares has been a trifle less steady since our lest notice. Clerical. Medical, and General Life, and Royal Exchange shares arc better, whilst British Commercial are not quite so firmly held. The present quotations of the market are as follows :—Albion, 86; Alliance, British and Foreign, 21Z ; ditto, Marine, 374; Atlas, In cx div. British Commercial, 6 1 ; Church of Eng land, 21, 3 ; Clerical, Medical, and General Life, 25 ; County, 84 ; Crown, 15 ; Eagle, 61; Equity and Law, 44 ; English and Scottish Law Life, 2I ; European Life, 12 ; Genera], 5; ; Globe, 133 cx div.; Guardian, 55, 51, cx div. •, Impe rial Fire, 245; Imperial Life, 18;; Indemnity Marine, 301; La w Life, 3; Law Fire, 46; Legal and Gene ral Life, 41; London Fire, 19; London Ship, 19 ; Marine, 16; Medical, Invalid, and General Life, 2i; Monarch, 1 cx div.; National Loan Fund, 2Z ; Phoenix, 136 ex div. • Professional Life, Z ; Provi dent Life, 30; Rock Life, 61; Royal Exch ange, 2214; Sun Fire, 209; ditto, Life, 48; United Kingdom, 4 ; Victoria Life, 5, 54. Shares in the General Reversionary and Invest ment Society are quoted 92 to 93; Equitable Rever sionary, 1091 ; London Reversionary, 44 ; Reversion ary Interest Society, 1004 ex div. Miscellaneous shares arc quoted as follows in the official list :—Aasam Tea Company, 8; Australian I Agricultural, 15; Australian Trust, 20 ; Anglo. Mexican Mint, 25 ; Canada Company, 49 ex die.; ditto Five per . Cent. Bonds., 95i; Hudson's Bay Stock, 205; Price's Patent Candle Company, 22 ; South Australian, 244; Van Diamen's Land, 1. ç,.._ :, (THREEPENCE. Bank Fitoek, 21617 3 pee Ct. Redueol.l4l 3 per Ct. Condit& 966 i 1 . 1): 6 (1t. Cossole, 96i 9 for OWL. 961 ,011E10: 49 per Ct. lleleldn, Pt 4 S per Ct. be 99 Do. New, 9914 6 we Ct. Buendr Ayres, 535 6 per Ct. Chiliad, PA 3 per Ct. Civilian, di 6 3 per Ct. Dudek 76 1 2t per Ct. D Dutdch%. 63 lt9l 60 • 4 por ut Eoustelor, 39 1 per Ct. Greer* 194 161 Sardinian 5 per LATEST FOREII [DR.—Tuts DST. 1 Lang Anitultion6l 1.1/‘ rtt ck, 141 Ditto 8 Euttequer tt84.1.0004 .46,49. pat. • rrvsns._ 3perCL3fetteari. 31 4 pur Ct. PertpLu, 99 90 Ditto. Pefcrred, 43 4 $ per Ct. Portugucm, I per Ct. Medal,. 112, 14 pte CL IQ 2 5 lour Ct. 4 pankh, Active, 29j j 3 per Ct. SiLieloli, 37j If IperM. Pswive. 5t j r si Ct. Venezuela, 39 2 Po. Deferred. 111 It. !tot, y .11.. I pm. • IN EXCHANGES. Pat 11•00611 L ___.../ PARIS, Ato.B. 1 kr i MOWri• • Webleg I LOMA . Chia& --4--.44 157 43 67 30 57 IS g 7 U 57 it, per Cents. per Cro - a. ... ..... 1 1,6 0 03 d 3 93 0 03 $3 93 . per Cents. do. New Inas ' 83 0 .. PIT C el r . `. 1 I . ... • ::: . -_ -. , _ . _. . 3 pair Cleats. 5 per Clea%. .._ t per Crank 46 do. New Lau , U • , 3 per Oen% 1 _ . II ... • ... . &Usage es Landau: at alpbt, 25 24 ; 90 day., 27 43. Belgian, S. MU Do. 5, 1641 Do. St Treoovry Bonds Iladvitont S p.Ct... 131 SO ... I Doak Shares PARIN, AOO. 6.—Nenailles (right bank) ' 270 ; ditto (left book), 230; Paris and Orleans, 1147 in; Park MI Itotaal, bls 73; Douro and !Lam, AS; Ilarneilles and Arigrom, 215; Stroaboarg and 11.91 e, 133 73; Cont,.e 1,0; Doulo.ne ono Arnim., 270; Orlesaa and Bortl,us 3,7 SO; North, 170; Pars and Strasbourg, US; ?oars and Nantes, 275; Montereatt and Troyeo, 115 ; Dieppe and Feeamp, 200. MADRID, AUGUaT 6.—Three per Cents., 36 ; after Balsa, 36 paper. Four per Cents., 151. Five per Cents., 12i;'. after 13014 a, 171 cash. Coupons, 81; after Holm, 81 paper Passives, 6 11-141; after Bolsa, 6 11-16. Bank of St. For* dinand, 100 cash. Exchange on London, 50.9.5. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. MINCING LANE - THIS DAY. SUGAR continue' dun ; 1900, boxes of yellow Ilavatutale landed; 1,819 bold in publie tale at rather lower prices, 345. to 39A., duty paid; 350 hbds. of Cuba were offered and all bought in, 3 is. to 39.. Gd. ; 230 eases of brown Bahia also' , bought, 2.95. f.d. to 390. fed. Refined stoady, but not active, grocery lumps.4Gs. fal. to 495. . . . . public sales of 300 casks phintation Ceyloin arc progressing with spirit, at full prices. Good ordinary native Ceylon firm, at 40s. TEA.— The market is firm. Cotton.—The demand continues good, and the tone of the market decidedly strengthened. SPICES are unaltered. In other articles no material alteration. TALLOW MARKET.-THIS DAY. The market is very quiet to-day for arrival, ►ut there is rather more demand on the spot. Prices ranee as follows; Town Tallow, 375. ; Petersham Y.C. on the spot, 375. 9d, to litia.; last three months, lls.; Jan. and March, 395. titl. LOCAL SHAKE MARKETS. LortneooL, Aro. 6.—The market continues depresset4 with prime sill tending lower. Birkenhead, Laneaehire, and Cbs. shire (121. AhAfeS), 7 d.—Ploat Lancnshire wrel. 1 olives), 34 —Mtn. burgh end Glasgow, 294—Lancashire and Vookobire, 404 I Ditto (fi ft h shares );81 d.—London and Nnrth W,ortrn, 1224—Ditto (new 1 shares), p. 401 4—Ditto Ij shares, 211 "teeth E lateen and Dover, 221 1 211 2 14—York, Newcastle, and Her. wink (preference, unpaid up), 34 d.—iork and North lb. Leans, AUOVST 6.—'f he market this morning has to some extent recomered turn the extraordinary inactivity of the past few dayo, red an average amount col business has been done though yeses rally at a slight decline on homer pratiokr. The cloning rake were as follows:—Grist Northern, 17 ; East Lan-arhirts, 141 ; Lancsi shire and Yorkshire, 4111; Midimd Stork, 411 • MM. Midlando, die ; Tack and North Midlands, 1$; Leedo and Thireke, MANCH R+TElt, Afro cur 6.—There was rather more tiusi. yea thin on the previous day, but priors were again lower. teed, slink declined from 44 to 4$ 7-14. Act:. 6.—Thin market was very tint to day, and all dooriptiona of ahem; were marked lower. Most of the transactions took place he telegraph with the London market. There is a krone feeling here on the ribjeet of the delay which taker( place in the holding of the half.yrorly meeting!. 01 the railway coml.- deo. It 1.4 'aid, and .t would se . 111 with some Dionne, that if the vamp ivies can publish their traffic return+ 14.-.0.h ouch apparent seas: racy \very week, so they oeght to be euableil within • fortnight at the expiration of the half year to be in r liorition to send out a states went of accounts in order that rharehoblers might fee the enact poois tiun of affair, There Romani to br no more reason for delay in thy me. liege of railway enimoantes th in In three of joint stock which are over by the tins wire In the stand month oP s :1 half year. Th. obeence of thin sort of principle in railwins ia gene. rally regarded hers as most prejudicial, and by wee pareels. as a roe gutsily orgonioct swindle for stoskyolhing viewer. To take acme in point as regards dividends. the North Staffordshire Carnpany held its meeting laet Wednerilay ; the directory admit that they hare • certain sum in hand, lint the thrideed dry is postponed until the lot of ileptenther, the try verge of ururth,r quarttroolay. If the directors home the money as hood os tkelared, why is it kept out of the handy of the shareholders! These I idies In eat way management, creating doubt and misgivings on the part eithareholders, um operating moat prejudicially In the mote id railway speculation, hod ologusting the many respectable persons who would teherwise invest their malign in this dearriptuna of pmparty. lihareholders want to one melanin at least within • tort nightafter the closing o 4 the hook, at the end ~teach half-year. Buteroc, Act:. G.—There is no alteration in the share market today, and but little bueineor was dune. SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT THE VAUXHALL STATION or THE SOUTH WEST EILN RA I L WAY.—This morning, about lialtpast eleven o'clock, au accident occurred in con sequence of the down-train and up-train coming in colli sion, which caused about 20 persons to be seriously injured. Medical assistance was promptly at hand, and some were, after a short time, able to be removed to their house% in cabs, but some, who were not able to be removed, remained at the station at the time of going to press. THE WOLVERILAMPTON TIN-PLATE WORKERS.— A public meeting was held lest evening, at the National Hall, Holborn, "to receive a report from the dele gates appointed by the London Central Defence Committee, to watch the proceedings on the trial of • The Queen on the prosecutions of Edward Perry and Richard and G. Hs Perry against Henry Rowlands and eight others, for con spiracy to obtain an assimilation of wages amongst the master tin-ware manufacturers of Wolverhampton.' t There was a crowded attendance, consisting chiefly of working men. Mr. Thomas Holmes, shoemaker, of London, was VOW' to the chair, who addressed the meeting at some length upon the subject, sod contended that the workmen were convicted of no violence, nor of any offence, beyond that of persuasion, or of yielding to persuasion, neither of which was before understood to be crimes in law. Several speeches were made and resolutions moved by working men, expressing sympathy with the prisoners, and a determine, tion to obtain redress for them. Among the speakers was French tin-plate worker, who with mono others had beet brought to this country by the Jlesars. Perry, but who had left when they discovered the real nature of the dispute between the workmen and their employers. His address was loudly cheered. SINGULAR FATALITY, —Yesterday a highly res. spectable master butcher named Vamell, living at 47, Firm street, Wilton-street, Chelsea, expired in St. George's hos pital from the injuries caused by an accidental stab, which occurred in a most singular manner. On Saturday evenitis Mr. Yarnell had been talking with another master butcher, a neighbour of his, and the latter having sharpened hla knife, placed the handle against his stomach so that the blade was forward, anal in a few seconds afterwards the de ceased, who probably was not aware of its position, or from the darkness of the night not seeing it, suddenly turned round towards the other, and the blade of the knife was ig an instant forced into the stomach. Tho injured man was taken directly to St. George's Hospital, where he was placed under the eare of one of the nrincipalsurgeons, but although he had every all that skill could afford, he expired yester , day from the effects of the injury. ATTEMPTED RODIIERY AND MURDER. Ott Saturday evening a young man named Stone, a seaman on board a ship just arrived at Sheerness from a foreign station, having got leave of absence to visit his father, who lives in Union-.treat, Maidstone ' was walking from Ro chester, and on arriving about half-way between Bridge, wood gate and the Upper Bell, was assailed by a fellow who jumped out of the hedge demanding his money or his life, and at the same time making a blow at his limed whiok he parried with a stick. Another man thee appeared who discharged a pistol at him, the contents of which took effect in his right ear and the palm of his hand, his arm being raised in the attitude of delence. lie exclaimed, " You don't mean to murder me," and began to lay about hint mootvigorously, when the cowardly villains made off into the wood, which was searched immediately afterwards for them, but without effect.—Maidstone Journal. A FIELD ON PHIL—The extraordinary spectacle of a field on fire was entneseed on Tuesday at Cheethain. It was, however, not the indigenous produce of the field that thus became ignited, but the produce of American fields brought there to ha dried, but not intended to be dried so annihiletingly as great part of it yesterday became. A. quantity of cotton, waved from a fire in Liverpool, had been purchased by Mr. John Blair, cotton breher ; and being wet and requiring to be dried, and dirty and requiring to be picked, Mr. Blair bad it laid lightly, about six inches deep, over a field at Ogden's farm, Cheethara Hill, and set some sixty personsto picklt. A spark from the pipe of one of these persons is believed to have caused the loss which Mr. Blair has now sustained by the burning of two-thirds of the whole stock ; there bras about 3001. of cotton, and only 1001. worth of thin has been saved. Assoon as the fire broke out, the fire-engines from Clarence-street, Man chester, were sent for. Mr. Rose and his men obeyed the summons, and took three machines tb the burning field ; but as, on arriving, they FoUnd that there was no water to be had tbr the supply of the e'ngines, they could merely be of use in Iniggesting theminakt tapered= of the uuburnt from pa the burning portions sod tbireareyintoflhe toll a ss ca aes.— 4111004. 061 ' 4210 1 1 1 1 * a .a.l, • "' 4 , r• 100 1. • 6 •. ^ , * ° 1 ".1 16 , 0/, t . ... 1•••• 4 • . so •iv 4,