The Express. — London, England, 1849-08-22 00:00:00

I ----- TILE MURDER IN BERMONDSEY. APPREHENSION OF MRS. MANNING. A portion of yesterday's impression of the Express coitsitted the intelligence of the appreheneiet of Mrs. The t oreuresteness eider which the arrest tank place may ba this &Melly related. Anhwei the edema nag /eyed to mace the inspected stardom , ' wee Bergsma Shaw, of the Jeteetive fonts. Prom inquiries made in the neighbourhood u ,, s i ni ti egaidenee, this Mime ascertained beyond • doubt that Maris Maiming left Minerva-plaws is the after woe el Mendel, the 13th i•••.. •• • oth. taking with kr three Of four large haws. Te And eat the driver of this ...wen was the n. dillseslM and all the offiest's efforts to acco mplish %bit failed, atatil Monday ensuing, when, in ma anomie' of information he obtained, Sham sought out and ...Arend • men gamed Kirk, driver of the hackney cab No. 1,1: , 6 This man cm beteg gasetioned admitted that hi bed been called from the stand in Joiner-street, Southwark, re take cep a fare in the neighbourhood of New Weston inset.He was unable to desevibe the exact spot, nor add Instate any pertkulen as to hie fare, except that it was a female el wry verpoetable exterior. On being taken to m i sson&pleee by_ the officer, Kirk at once rung ailed the bowie, No. 3. as the place where he took up w e taro; and he than detailed with rest minuteness the erste ste was driven by himself. He said that when she left Itiaerve.pleee she ha d with her three large boxes and • ear. pet big. She tint directed him to drive to the London statism of the South Eastern Railway; but, j oat as he Veil tarsier; late the road Wading from the Borough to the termites% she pulled the check-string, and bale him draw up his cab at the door of Mr. Ash, stationer and printer, of No. 6, Wellington-street, B.ronith. Having dons so, the woman alighted and went into the shop, where, it has been &seer tallied, she purchased hill • dozen plain white cards. A pen and ink having been handed to her at her request, she wrote directious on four of the cards. Upon one she wrote as to lows " Mts. Smith, pawnerr to l'aris. To be left till mile i fee." Upon another, " Mn. Smith, paseseger, to be left till ailed for ;" and upon the two other cards it is believed that only the words " Mrs. Smith, passenger," was written. navies paid lir. Ash for the cards, the woman re-estend the cab. end desired Kirk to drive her to the South Zones statics. Arrived there ' abs desired him to all • p nmm nee belonging to the railway, and upon one preeent leg himself. she requested him to obtain some tacks in order to wenn the direction cards upon her boxes. The porter ptheeutiy Cita 53, and ins his return she alighted from the csb, sad pcioeieg out the two largest boxes, desired the man to 'plead the two directions first quoted, viz., "Mrs. Smith, retailer to Paris, to be left till cAlled lor." and Mrs. Smith, .passenger, to be left till celled for." This wee dots as di rected, and t'ie two boxes, by the 'rowan's desire, were COliTeittl into the luggage edk• with direction. that they were to be taken ears eft natal gelled tor. The woman then r. -enured the gab, end was driven by Kisk to the Landon and North Western railway station, where she slighted about • quarter to six o'clock. Kirk saw her Isigage, consisting of one box and a carpet big, taken into use station, nod having been pool the amount of his km, drove away, and saw no more el her Th se circumstances baring beat communicated to Mr. the superintendent of the detective polies, that ease; . clan. at an early hour yesterday morning, proceeded to toe terminus of the South Linen Railway, where he for citadel, found the lames exactly as described, no inquiry having been made for them sins they were deposited on 31 inlay seek. The suspicions previously entertained by Mr. Heintz now ripened into certainties, and he at once sought en interview with Mr. G. 8. Herbert, the secretary to the ereepany, to whom he explained the whole matter, sad ezpresoul the necessity of examining the contents of the boxes. Mr. Herbert conferred with two or three of the direct: re who happened to be at the station, and the Gift noel errs if Police having backed Mr. Haynes's application by a request from themselves to the same effect, the bones were weaveyed into the secretary's office and there toned o pen. The lint glance at each disclos ed a quantity ed female wee& g apparel, which, epee exit:gamma, fenced to be marked with the name of Maria Rue, the =Men nano of Me'. Manning. A further examination discovered a quantity of articles belonging to the deceased, Patrick Ws:miser, and several letters written by him to the supposed mordents. Ansnspt other property found are 'several receipts for moues wreath had bean lent by the deceawd to various par tite, f tten from the deceased to the trimmer when she was Miss Rue. There was also the will of Frederick Omni bearing the date of the Gth of June, 1848. The att.:Awe ilifftellOr• to this document are Honey Poole (who was transported for the Exeter mail robberies) and Robert Sneed. The whole of the proomty is left to the prisoner. Mr. Ha) me immediately proceeded to the London and North Western Station, with the view of treeing Maria Mnniug. His inquiries here wore fortunately most sue r. semi : rn heist w. may elate that he ascertained • female pa.scooer. whose luggage was marked with the Dame of Smith, had left the Ewen &Won es the morning of Tues day the 14th inst., ley the 6.16 tit. train, having booked her place through to Edinburgh in • led class carriage. Tett: could no longer be any doubt as to the direction the suspected party had taken. and Mr. Haynes at ten minutes sl to , soe e'ock, telegraphed through to Edinburgh dieeet, a:Jr 'acing the superintendent of tile efty pollee, and Inform ki him of the etretonstaases above delailed, with a fell drirrirtion of the suspected party. Mr. Haynes had scarcely arrived at Sestland-yard, ea his return, when a mese snow treat the telegraplamffiee reached then, bearing tuteUtienee thet Maria Manning had been ensured upon the i n t o/ m.li= forwasded by Mr. Itayees. by Mr. Mexhay, th e chief entree of the Edinburgh conetabulary. The sanity displayed by this officer may be lodged of from the feet that asereely an hoer plead between the message ha been nut and the reply souundsoliag the ',ratifying intewgence of the woinau's arrest. At a fat tr hear last evening another telegraphic wt. reolvel from Ildieburgh connuunicttiug the re:11 s :: 'earth mule of the prisoner's person and luggage, from which it sp,wess that the following property was found upon ler :—Senni c -three pun igns in gold, awe 601. note, and Six 10!. notes, Ave of them latter beady the aumben a., suet , ud wo•terday as having been paid to Manning on Iletunlay, the 11th instant, on the presentation el ono of the deisesseu's cheques. In addition to this iftleftey there was 1413 toned in the woman's pomessiou all the IIIaSOINI snip of ne Sambre and Ileum and limaligne and Amiens Rail * oye &n.ser to have been in the poeseesion of the deceased men, and sons articles of wearizg apparel belonging to Lai. le obi dunce to instructions sent;down by telegraph, Mr. lO mina, low lett Minburih in company with his pfteenee, and aim be expected to arrive in town this men no &ceased ar:11, upon her arrival, be placed cuatody at tho Gartes'-lase Polies Stoke ; sad ',naught up to the chief peke office for examination probably to-morrow m ming. The boxes belonging to her I see Men brought from the South Kasten Railway maim t. S. okra-yard, where their contents underwent a second elm-nation Iwt night. A great deal of excitement pre vailed in ti.- neiAbboarhool of Scotland-yard last evening, in e n.ec i tie Lee of a report that the accused had arrived in London, and a crowd of panne surrounded the station up ti a late hour. .5/1005114 lethal at large, and we fear we mast add that no clu.: to hie retreat has been discovered, Then can be no d .utd, how. vie, that he has very little money to his pores sioa and this eireumstance, it is hope], wil lkave the effect of destroyieg all chance of his mime. TILLEOILLPILIC 31 tas••• BAL7•PAST 11 P.M. The pclice have just received the following telegraphic leteletre: "Is Manning in custody ? Send back an imme sh at answer." It is laferred from this that the Edinburgh polies have Mee Mee to a person answering his description. PARTICI:LARS RESPECTING MANNING. TUTaDAT NIOKT 11 O'CLOCK. The Co mm issioners of the Metropolitan Police, owing to itformation which they have just received, ars ‘selined to it rue that Manning has not left the metropolis, but is Wetted is some of the bye-struts is Deadest. It will be remembered that a person named Wright, who states that ks is par. ~sally acquainted with Maiming, and that he went into the Sank of England Tavern, near the Great Western Ride/ay, with him, where tioy b oth partook of some re. fushatins that Wright went to the door for the purpose of &liar in s policeman and giving the party into custody. W:ilst, however ha wanso engaged, Wnght states that Mann:sag left tha house and ran away. At first this appeared quite impnbablv. and nothing more was thought of it than sa idle rumour; but from what has subsequently transpired there is every reason to believe thet the statement made by Wrigtit was cornet, in consequence of which the COMMlS ii,m.rs last night issued privately the following notice to the force: " Manning has a brother named Edward, living at 30, I Franeuserest, Neeiagton Butts; a brother-in-law named Ralph, living at No. 2, Lea's Mewe, Sheppard's-court, Grosvenor square ; ands brother named Joseph staying with Mr. Ralph. Also another brother-in-law named Mandell, chores/4es at Taunton, as wall as a brother named James, 'midis/ at Whadessomb, in Somersetahire. lle has also a sister, who la landlady of the Cutter Inn, at Weymouth. The mileages of all these parties are to he closely watched tone whether Manning applies for shelter at say. Mecums knurly lived at No. 6, Pr ui tt -terrace, Paddington." A great number Of the private clothes have been despatehed to the places .renamed, and from al: that tea truspired, it is quite likely that by the time the female la pke.d la the dock, her husband will also be apprehended. ILLBE93 OF THI ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. —We testa to kern tiat the postponement of the re-open leg of our pariah dusk i 4110saimsed by the indisposition of Its grree the primito.—Maidteono Journal. A Nsw STAMP-OFFICE.—If what is said be not It mere newspaper wit dit, we may now look forward to a great arcnitecteal baprOVeltleSt by a now stamp.otfice being erected in Wellington-street, adjiicent to Waterloo-bridge, en es to all up the gap there, and shut out from sight wha'. ever *inte the formation of the bridge has been one of Oe went eye eons in the metropolis. When Somerset hues we, erected, the architect himself bad no idea that the wee: side would be exposed to view u for a long eerie, of yens it has been, disgracing by its ehabbinen the ap proach to the flout of our metropolitan bridges, and eon ladirtine the grandeur aimed at by his own river front and lit terrace. With that front it is intended, we pre sume, that the new range of building shall accord—et lust that it shall be so far is kw ing with it as to prodace suffi cient unity of entomb,'.; erhsreas King's College cuts but a Poor igen by the olds el Chamben's work. Plans for the new sump -ofdoe haws, it is said, been proposed and sent in hut curiosity as to who is to be the architect is not gratified by OA olistioa of say aszsa—Atitsaawn. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY MEETING OF THE. SUNDERLAND DOCK COMPANY. Oa Monday, the ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held in the commission room, &wham-buildings, Sanderland, " for the purpose of electing four directors and an auditor is the plane ul those who retire by rotation, or who wen eligible for re-election, and trannothig other business. In the absence of Mr. G. Hudson, CERISTOPIIRE Baiunram., Esq., deputy chairman to the cowpony, was ailed to the chair. Mr. WRIGHT read the directors' report, which having referred to the position of the docks at the last meeting of the shareholders, congratulated them on the great pro wess of the undertakieg, and on the probability of die docks being opened at the end of the year. The revert next alluded to the efforts made by the direst= tie nue to some definite arrangement with the York. ilmmarft, ad Berwick Railway Company, motive to almost of coals conveyed on their sev.ral branch and other Yens: &c., the di- D'Etoll of tie no* Company stating that the time bad ar rived in whi:in unless some agreement wen sew to, the in termit* of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Cam paay must suffer considerably. In calling, therefor*, for an extraordinary meeting of the Dock Company, the directors intended to submit a negation, seeking to invest them with authority to condole as arrangement with the Railway Company, relative to these important subjects. Mr. WRIGHT ant reed the engineer's report, which entered into a brief detail of works completed, and those in progress. After adverting to the e nof swain. drops, Re., for the shipment of coals, the engineer expressed his opinion that the dock miiiht be opened at the end of the present year, although some of the mien works would still remain unfinished. In compliance with huarantions, the engineer had made his observations and soundings to ascer tain the cost for the construction of the southern cutlet, and until this plan was completed, be would not pledge himself to any defined scheme ; loathe thought that 60,0001. or 60,0001 would be required to finish the entire works in progress. The CHAIRMAN, is moving the adoption of the above re ports, congratulated the shareholders on the state of forward ness of the undertaking in which they were all so deeply . in terested. He also referred to the advantages to be derived from the opening . of the docks, not only to the port of Sunder land ht to the immediate district. When they considered that that port exported 1,600,000 tons of coals, and employed 12,000 nese* *ere could be no doubt whatever that bat the quantity Wands and vessels would return 6 per cent *- tenet on the capital employed. The chairman *ea eon. Boded by moving the adoption of the reports. The CHAIRMAN then moved the re-election of those directors whose term of case had expired, with thenception of Richard Spoon, Req., who bad reaigosd, Robert Benefield, Esq. being nominated to supply his place. This having terminated the business of the General Meet ing, the meeting then resolved itself into an EXTRAORDINARY GRNERAL RESTING. Mr. BRAJd WELL, having been continued in the chair, explained that it w is necessary to invest the board of direc tors with powers to enter into an arrangement with the directors of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company, by which they shall give to the latter a fair and fell benefit for their Maths and drops now along the river side, on condition that they ship in the docks the coals brought along their lines, and hitherto shipped in the river. The directors desired to ntik* such an arrangement only as would be fair and equitable to both parties, and, unless it were made speedily, the dock works would be retarded. Certain preliminary arrangements had been made, bat the directors could not proceed without further powers. Mr. WRIGHT, before reading the resolution about to be submitted, would refer to certain resolutions respecting this question, in the published report emanating from the com mittee of investigation of the York, Newcastle ' and Berwick Railway Company . He thought it proper to state that all negotiations referred to in that report had taken place with committees from the board of directors, who were authorised oily to receive propositions for discussion. huh proposition had been received. but the question had never been fully entered into by the board. The ehareholders were conse quently not ca lled upoa to confirm any definite agreement, but simply to empower the directors to make an arrange ment such as would be desirable to the interest of the company. Mr. Wright then read the following resolution, which was proposed by the chairman Tout, inasmuch as no arrangement has been entered fate or sanctioned by the directors of this company with retie yenta to all or any of the special matten authorised to be considered and decided at tills extraordinary meeting, the oirecton of this company, at a board meeting amembled, or the major rut of tutu, shall have and are hereby invested with lull power and authority at any time or times hereafter to enter into any arrangement or arrangements they may think advisable for the interests of this company with the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company, or the directors thereof, on behalt of such company, for or relating to the shipment in the Sunderland dock, of all coal, cinders, coke, and cults, or other articles or merchandise which, after the sail dock is ready for the reception of ships or vessels, shall be led, brought, or conveyed clown the Durham and Sunder land branch of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick Rail way, or the Muscled Pusher branch. or any other railway belosging to the said York, Newcastle, and Berwick Company, or for or rettieg to the landing of timber or other articles from any ship or Tugela for conveyance along the said railways, and for the pur chase and removal by the said Sunder land Dock Company of the Malts, drops, timber erections, machinery, or other materials now in use et the said Dor ham and Sunderland branch railway shipping places on cr adj lining the river Wear at Sunderland aforesaid. And miss m to or relating is the amount of the dues and charges to be made for the shipment or unloading of said coals, cinders, coke timber, tar other articles or merchandise In the said d o ck, or in the ships or vessels entering the said dock fur the purpose of loading or unloading the same, or in anywise coanected therewith. la reply to Mr. Jost Aznocx, the Commute stated that no specific nun bad yet been proposed for the materials of the Martha and drops. Mr. CHARLTON observed that the railwa investigation committee had repudiated the agreements ma de by the rail way directors. air. WRIGHT replied that the committee had not done so; they had aim. ly requested the directors to postpone con sideration of the qu-stum until th- board should be recon structed. The dirt tun of the railway had power to stake else contemplated arrangement without going to their share. holders; this the directors of the dock company could net do, and hence testy required to be plaeed on an equal footing with the former. limit were to be shipped at the dock, it was necerary to erect staiths, and the time had now arrived for determining on the matter. There was great reason to believe that not only the railway company, but the investi gwion committee, would see the necessity, if they would consult their own aterests, of snaking an arrangement such as thee proposed. Mr. JONASSOHN made some remarks to the effect that the arrangement wo -Id be to the metered benefit of both par ties. The railway company had much of their us cur tailed for want of accommodation sufficient to ship all the costs brought along their line. In the present position of the company, he believed the completion of the Jarrow dock would not take place till a distant Jay, and in that event they would be campel!el to find additional room for ship.. ping coals elsewhere. It would therefore be their interest to agree with this company. The resolution was then agreed to. Mr. WRIGHT next real the following resolution, which also was moved by the Chairman. That the directors of this company, at a board meeting us/tub:id, or the major part of them, shall have and are hereby invested with full power to make and enter into any arrangements they moy decor expedient with Geo. Moduli, Roh rt Davies, and Jar. Richardson, Esquires, for or relating to the 2,34.5 shares of this company now standing in their joint names. And also with any other persons respecting any share er shares of this company now standing in their names, and of which any call shall now be is arrears and un peet' and either for the purchase, forfeiture, or transfer of such shaves or any of them to this company, or to any tarts or trustees in trust for this company, and to release or discharge unpaid and future cats on such shares or any of them, or otherwise in the way of compromise or arrange ment respecting any such shares in any manner such di rectors shall, atter a consideration of the circumstances con nected therewith, deem advisable. A long cliecurion, in the form of question and answer, en sued, the purport of the replies of the chairman to Mr. Wright being as follows:—One or two of the directors had not taken up their calls on the 'bares held by them indi vidually, and proceedings had bun instituted against them simueaneonely with proceedings spinal ordinary share holders. Those directors had now accounted satisfactorily for their calls, and, therefore, the resolution did not *rely to them. Those respect to the 2,315 shares, standing in the names of Means. Hudson, Richardson, and Davies, end which, as all present were aware, had been taken on behalf date York, Nowecstle, and Berwick Railway Company, by Mr. Hudson, and upon which 41,0001. had been paid up, it was expedient for the directors to be empowered to accept the offer of a umprontise from those gentlemen,' by which the directors shall take back, without refunding any part of the money paid up, a proportion @Ellie said shares in full dis charge of all further liabilities on the part of the gentlemen so transferring them—the shares so taken back to be vested in trustees, and sold at a future period for the advantage of the company. The directors were induced to ask power to make this or any other arrangement that may be desirable, and which does not involve repayment of the money paid up ; filet, In order to pre vent litigation; and, second, to facilitate an arrange ment with regard to the shipment of coals at the dock. The chairman further stated that Messrs. Hudson, Richardson. and Davies would pay over, as part of the b a rgain, a sum of money—he believed out f their own pockets—and enable the company to borrow money on ite own debentures. The motion was finally agreed to, u were also other two resolutions arising formally out of it. Another resolution, empowering the directors to borrow 60,0001. on mortgage or bond, at • rate of interest not ex ceeding 5 per cent., was next proposed by the Chairman, and agreed to. A vote of thanks was then given to Mr. Bramwell, for his conduct in the chair, and the meeting broke up. TRADE OF SINGAPORE.—Tho Cakulta Englishman condenses from the local papers the substance of an algid return of the number of vessels and the amount of tonnage visiting that port in the official year 1848-49. The number of arrivals is 674, and the teenage 235,313 ; showing an increase 0123 vessels, and 5,566 teas above the preceding year. The de partures are 646 ; tonnage, 220,749 ; &hewing a deans, if 10 vmels, and 2,269 tont. Including Mtlacca and Penang, the whole number of arrivals is 827 ; of which 569 were ' British, 117 Dutch, 46 American, and the remainder of various nations. The Dutch are apparently enionial ectagers, since the 46 Americans cured them in avant el tomege. The number of native vesicle arriving in the pass GSM year is 2,061; tonnage, 61,693. The en—veseels, 2,609; tonnage, 71,960. INDEPENDENCE OF HUNGARY. MEETING AT STAFFORD. A numerous mooting_ of the burgesses of Stafford was held in the Comity in that town oe Monday to express their sympathy with the Hungarian nation in their present struggle spinet the Reasians. The chair was taken b 7 the Mayor, JANIS TIIWOCY, Eq.. at 7 o'clock. In the proceedings. " fflot ig HATOß Minded to the partithlan of the peseta pointing eat the reasons why that nation hal a F L t'ths t=g i d es this country ; and impend bil l Is the recth bevel itioa which led Mated ft hiss this meeting. The Hes. Mr. STEERS earth forward to move the ant beast Ws The nano why this meeting, and suet meg, rails se Mash he seal. bed hem held, was Lot a defies le threlto theallein of iireign nations, or to interfere In englingllM eases, but the desire of England was to see ffeistops la pease ; and it was with reference to this end that then ezpressises of public opinion, that mighty engines which had been always so efficacious in all great questions twee font the world, bad been called forth. He Hateght that if the chivalrous spirit of the Hungarian maim were grafted upon the stack of European society pea !benefit would sense to Europe from that intermixture. Me was en slash a lover of peace, although be detested war M sandt so say the. as to my that war was the greatest evil. No; bi lima& that the crushing of such a nation as the Hmearian, whose history was full of so many stifling remi nieeseees, and so many noble deeds, was a much greater evil than any war. The rev. gentleman concluded by moving the folowing neohatioe: "That this meeting views with the deepest respect end sympathy the present struggles of the Hungarian nation for the right of self-government, which they hid foe many Cen turies wisely exercised; and forth(' pledges itself by every legitimate and propa means to testify such sympathy, and to support the cause of the Hungarian people." Tee Rev. Mr. HILL seconded the resolution. He was delighted to see all parties and all sects uniting, not only at the meeting, but also all through the kiagdom, to express their sympathy with struggling liberty. Mr. METRYARD, who wm greeted on his appearance by repeated cheering, came forward to move the next re, .M -tise. He thought that he could not better introduce him self to the meeting than by reading to theta the prayer of Norma over the dead bodies of the Hungarians slain fight ing for their country's freedom, which was received by the meeting with repeated and enthusiastic cheering. The boo. gentlemen then proceeded to describe to the meeting the de tails of this struggle up to the present moment. The hon. gentlemen concluded by moving the following resolution : " That this meeting solemnly protests against the inter ference of Rosen, and the slaughter by her armies of the Hungarian people, who had in no way given any reuse for woe; and further, to express their abhorrence of the in- Stems cruelties and crimes committed by the Austrian generals and troops upon a brave people, who have resorted to arms only as a last resource to maintain the indefeasible right of all men—self-government. And, also, that this meeting 'apneas if- admiration of the great generals and statesmen, who have so nobly directed the Hungarian cause —Kossuth, Gomm, Bens, Dembinski, Aulich, end others : and fervently desires that a condonation of the sense resolute wisdom and undismayed courage which have hitherto distin guished their efforts, b y the divine seesaws may be brought to a succesefel issue. " Mr. COOPER rose to move— " That a petition be prepared, to be signed by the ch3ir man of this meeting, humbly to petition her Most Gracious Majesty, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affiirs, to acknowledge the independence of Hungary, sad to take such massacres u in her wisdom she may think most fit is maintain the rights of the Hungarians as • free people." He begged to ecogratelate Stafford on this expression of opin , on open each • mighty struggle, which was so nearly connected with the question of our own liberties and freedom. Mr. PEPLOW seconded the resolution. The CHAIRMAN then put the resolutions, which were carried unanimously amidst loud cheering. After • vote of thanks to the Mayor for his conduct in the chair, the meeting separated, with three cheers for the Hungarians, and three groans for Russia, heartily given. EXECUTION Ow TIIE MURDERESS GEERlNG.—Yes tardily the, execution of Mary Ann Gaming, who was found guilty, at the Lewis anises, of the murder of Benjamin Ueoung, her husband, by the aciministriuou of arsenic, took place, at Lower. On Thursday last the wretched woman confessed to the chaplain that she was guilty of the murder of her husband, and she subsequently, by little and little, stated to him that she had also administered arsenic to her eons James and John, who had died of the effects of it, and that she afterwards attempted to destroy her son Benjamin by the same means, but he recovered. The drop had boss greeted inside the gaol, but abutting on the street, which runs parallel with the wall, and facing an. othe t e t which runs at right angles. There was not a very large crowd, there not being more than from three to four thousand people, which comprised, as usual on these cc. aaions the seam of the population. At a quarter to 12 o'clock Mr. Ciill and Mr. Palmer, the under-sheriffs, accom panied by Calcraft the executioner, proceeded to the con demned cell. The prisoner was sitting at the aide of the bed, wringing her hands, and appearing to be la great agony of dad. Caleraft placed the halter on the bed, and then proceeded to plums the culprit— an operation which she submitted to parively, occasion ally ejaculating "Oh Lewd Jesus, have mercy oa me." Whmi the planning was completed, she complained that the rope hurt her wrist, and Celerity loosened it a little, so ne to vase her. Tillie optratios, performed, she was led te tae bus wt tue module, the chaplain reading the burial service, and the prisoner continuing to utter fervently the I p ills; Lord, bare mercy on me." She walked with a pretty arm step, but in ascending the steps of the scaffold she faltered, and wee supported by two turnkeys. When she arrived at the top of the sca ff old a murmur ran throagh the crewel, but there was no nand save that. Calends drew the cap over her face, then adjusted the rope and drew the bolt, and the guilty womdn died. The crowd, a ft er gazing on the speetaca fcr • few minutes, slowly dirpersed. , • - - STATE OF ORATZTARDS IN CLERKENWELL.—In no plies is • reform more necessary than in the district ef Cleskenwell, where they are completely hemmed in and closely abutted on, on all sides, by dwelinr hour s and workshops, in many easels deriving light and ventilatiox solely from these pestilential graveyards. The overcrowded state of one of them has been made the subject of a govern ment commission (I allude to Spafields) ; the Ohne (four) are scarcely in a better condition ; an examination of thins is imperatively aromas ry. My attention, as district surveyor, has lately been ruled to the state of the vaults in St. James's church, where, through quite open gratings, piled in rows, are to he seen coffins seven or eight deep; the graveyard is literally crammed. Strange to say, interments still go on. Extensive workshops are being erected on the adjoining pro- pertles. The attention of government is now being directed to this subject, and the nuisance must be sumer - ally dealt with. Any further interments shoul I be interdicted, the anul•e sealed, and two tint of concrete placed over the grave. yards.— The Builder. CRIME IN STOCKPORT.— Tho Stockport Mercury says: "At the adjourned sessions held at Knutsford on Monday last, the calendar contained the names of 70 prisoners or upwards for trial from the county; the number in custody charged with offences committed during • period of six weeks. In this calendar we find on examination that only two of the prisoners in the list have been sent from the borough of Stockport for trial at then seniors. And be it remembered that the population of the Cheshire side of our borough amounts to upwards of 4.5,000, and the Heaton Norris aide to about 13,000, making a total of 53,000 persons. There is not a single individual for hid at either Salford or Kirkdale, and only one person, we believe, was sent from the borough for trial at the lest Salford Sessiocs. How does this happen ? Are the pimple in other portions of the county where there are fewer inhabitatin, morally ROM than thaw of Stockport in this awful proportion ? Or is the system of g:svernment of the police, or the adminirtra tion of justiw, different in Stockport to that of otter parts of the county ? To whatever canto this disparity of commit meats is attributable, it is very satisfactory, and the more so as the decrease is, we believe, a true index of the state of crime within the h, as we are happy to say, that such things as burglaries, h ussy robberies, and a long eats borol Issue dotter serious es with which our ears were for merly astounded an scarcely ever heard of latterly." MELANCHOLY DeATII3. A few days since, Mr. James Staples, builder, of Leicester, and his eon, James, a clerk in the bank of Messrs. Pagets and Kirby, left home for a pleasure trip to France. On Sunday morning, while at Boulogne, the former was seized with etolera, upon which he drank some brandy ; but finding that this did not afford him relief, be sent for a medical practitioner, who attend:d him, bat unavailingly, for he died in the evening of the day above named. On Monday evening, the corpse, en closed in a coffin, was placed on board a steamer, to be con veyed to this country, under the care of the son of the de canted, who, however, himself died on Tuesday morning. The holy of MrStaples, gen., was brought on to Folkestone ; and thence conveyed to this town by rail, on Thursday morning. It was buried in St. George's churchyard in presence of a large number of spectators. In the course of Wednesday, a message was forwarded to Boulogne to say that, should the body of the younger Mr. Staples not have been seat away, it was desired that it should be buried in the Cemetery there. The landlady of the house (the British Hotel), where Messrs. Staples were lodging, has also since died ; and it has bona &Med by the math-aides. What adds to the melancholy nature of these deaths, is the fact that Mr. Staples has left • family of seven fatherless children, while in the prime of life and energy, and in the midst of a successful business career.—Leicester Chronicle. INQUEST.—ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH KENT RAlL war.—Before Mr. Carttar, coroner for West Kent, at the Cutts Inn, Woolwich, on the body of Hannah Murphy, aged 64. The deceased and her husband had come down 1 from London to spend the day, and went to the terminus of the railway at Woolwich shortly before half-put 3in the evening, and had taken tickets for London. The down train to Oravesmd arrived about 26 minutes past 8, and was just starting when the deceased, who was slightly under the in fluence of liquor, attempted to get in, mistaking it for the up-train, and fell between two of the carriages. Four of the carriages passed over her, crushing her chest and arm in a dreadful manner, and caused her momentary death. The train was stopped about 20 yards from the spot. The only question before the jury was, whether the door of the car- Ana into which the desoomed attempted to enter was open— the party with the deems& maintaLaieg that it was i while Mr. Remington, the etation-master, and the porter, inaisted it was shut. The coroner, in summing up, remarked on the excellent manner in which the arrangement. of the South Eastern Railway were conducted. The jury returned a vet diet of " Auld/Mel ;USA." EVENING, AUGUST -22,- 1849. OUR REPRESENTATIVE SYSTEM CHELTENHAM. *The queen of English watering places" was en lhatieblese by the Reform Act. It conferred upon the a parish of Cheltenham" the privilege of returning woe representative to parliament. Great was the re ighting in Cheltenham thereupon—almost as re- t as the joy . there would be now if the " - ; ,1% wee called, were abrogate.. en e ge as it The Cheltenham o f 1832 Was not altogether the Cheltenham of 1849. It had not then attained an.y thing like its present magnitude. Lansdowne, Mont pellier, and Bays-hill, now in some respects the most important parts of Cheltenham, were then =built— we might almost say unthought of. The town now depends upon a swarm of dieters from far and near, —people who come and go, and are never seen, or beard, or thought of more. Formerly it relied upon a widay different class; a small circle of elite who eamedownthere every season as regularly as the season came. There was a sociality about the place and its society that seemed elsewhere in England to be en tirely unknown. And what a brilliant sparkling so ciety it was! Had London been picked in the season, and all the best men and women been brought to gether, it would scarcely have been possible to have formed a more delightful circle than used in those days to frequent the rooms at Cheltenham. In a very remarkable degree all this was owing to the influence of Col. Fitzhardinge Berkeley and his brothers, who resided: more or less in Cheltenham every year, and were the leaders of its ton, and the chief promoters of its gaieties. The Berkeley hounds were kept here, and afforded some of the best sport in the kingdom to the hunting men ; balls were given every week under Berkeley patronage, and assemblies held, of which they were the stars. The theatre was indebted to them foe the whole of the support that it received. A prettier little theatre at that time was not to be found in England. It was to Chelten ham then what Madame Vestris's Olympic was to London afterwards. Occasionally, the enter , tainments there were varied by amateur performances. The Berkeley, played in comedy and farce, and they brought out with them such an abundance of ability that the amateur performances at Cheltenham be came famous through the kingdom. The popularity of such a family in such a town as Cheltenham may be easily conceived. The entire population felt under obligation to the Berke- leys. Colonel Fitzhardinge was the prince of the place. Barring the fact that personally he had not a farthing's worth of property in it, he was to Cheltenham precisely what the Grand Doke of Nassau is to Wiesbaden, or the King of Wurtemburg to Wildbad.l To have lost the Berkeley' as residents, would at that time have been thought by every resi dent in Cheltenham the certain doom and ruin of' ! their rising little town. When Cheltenham was declared a borough, a dozen gentlemen presented themselves to the constituency, each as the most fit and proper person to represent their interests in parliament. Eleven of them took' measures, more or less decided, to secure the voters suffrages. The candidate who seemed to have the greatest chance was an old gentleman named Gard ner, at once a brewer and a banker in the town, who was liked as a townsman and who had many private friends. Mr. Gardner was taking measures to pro mote his return, when it was gently suggested to Ye that Lord Segrave (Colonel Berkeley had been made a peer) would like his brother Craven to get in for Cheltenham. Well, then, I am sure, said Mr. Gardner, none of us ought to stand in the ' way of him. The Berkeleya are the greatest bine , factors to the town, and not a man in Cheltenham but should be glad to make one of them its represen tative. In this spirit Mr. Gardner and all the eleven can didates retired from the field at once, and left it clear for the lioo. Craven Berkeley. He was elected amid manifold rejoicings, and without the expression of a murmur of dissent. Probably in the annals of electioneering there rarely has been so unanimous a return. All Cheltenham was proud to have got him as a member, and every one augured the best re sults, political and local, from the choice which they had made. Mr. Craven Berkeley's course in parliament was nearly all that could be wished. He proved himself an able member. and • isont.d a steady liberal. On all the great divisions ho was right, and he was far more frequently in the house than even his moat business-like constituents expected. In 1833 Mr. Craven Berkeley was able to render up a good account to his constituents. On their part they expressed entire satisfaction with him. At the husteogs, however, a second candidate was nominated. It was a Mr. W. P. Gaskill, son of a gentleman of property in Gloucestershire, who was an ultra-liberal, perhaps a chartist. He came forward merely, as be mid, to give the electors an opportunity of expressing their opinions. With this object he went to a poll, and rcceiv.d 25 votes against 411 for the former member. An opposition so ineffective only strength ened the great Berkeley influence. There was about this time, however, a coerce of some dissatiafactitm in the town of Cheltenham, which did not show itself openly, bat which doubtless opt rated much. Lord Segrave had become the Lord- Lieutenant of the county. It had devolved upon him to recommend its magistrates. In a place like Chel tenham, where there are so many idle men, it must necessarily happen that but few of those who desire the doubtful distinction of being put in the commission can altogether be satisfied. The disappointed e xpeetants, of curse, averred that the Lord Lieutenant never did put any one in the commission who was not his own partisan. This is said of nearly every Lord Lieutenant, and, of meet of them, with truth. In Lord Segrave's case it might be partly tree, or it might not—we are not called on to decide. But as time pawed on, there came to be a good deal more complaint about the ma gistrates. Cceltenham has no municipality ; its justice is therefore all to be administered by county magnates ; and of course all those against whom the county magistrates decided were full of grievances against the constitution of the bench. It was in 1837 that the feeling upon thus matter was first of all exhibited. The town by this time had istatased. Persons had come into it who were less stemected with the Berkeley' than the residents of biz years previousiy. Lord Segrave, too, as a peer and lord-lieutenant, did not associate to much in its society us he had done antecedently. All there things told on the electoral position of the place. Some parties who called them selves conservatives determined on bringing out a candidate. Toey nominated Mr. Jonathan Peel, a first cousin of Sir Robert's, who was living in the town or near it, and with this gentleman for a can didate, the first real contest occurred at Cheltenham. The Tories had no chance, but nevertheless they made a manly fight, and they did far better than they expected. They poled close upon 300 votes; the numbers being for Berkeley 632, Peel 298. It was the result of this election that deter mined the conservatives to try their strength again in 1841. On this occasion they brought forward a candidate who was par ticularly calculated to obtain support. Mr. Gardner, who was mentioned as a candidate in 1832, was dead ; his influence and property had descended to a nephew of the name of Agg, who had adopted the additional surname of Gardner, and who resided in the town. In many respects Mr. Agg Gardner was personally popular, and by purchasing of the Sherborne family the lordship of the manor of Cheltenham, he had acquired a position in connexion with the town which give him some title to look to the honors cf its representation. He came forward on moderate con servative principles, and was supported by a great deal of the respectability of Cheltenham. The battle which was fought, however, was not, we regret to say, merely fought on principle. At this election public houses were thrown open, and a very lavish expendi ture was incurred on both sides. Walking cursorily through such a town as Cheltenham, it seems asto nishitg why these practices should be resorted to. The place would seem to be made up of residences of a superior class—the abodes, evidently, of persons far above pot-house associ ations. But, on the other hand, if you take the list of voters, you will find that the inhabitants of these large houses by no means form the constituency of the borough. The great majority of the stuccoed villas and plastered lodges are let furnished by the week, or month, or quarter, to families who care in finitely more about; their glass of water at the Old Well than , about the representation of Cheltenham, or anything affecting it. The real elector is the greengrocer who supplies ' " the family at Minerva-house " with pota toes, and the chairman who wheels the delicate lady at " Sion CAtage" through the promenade. You will find the abodes of these voters, (and they form a very large proportion of the electorate) in the shuns of Cheltenham, should you ever penetrate into their recesses,—in the back streets behind the perizt: church, towards the west. and 1 cl* t f the R." ; road "' e:anesea tog on o _ ,ue East—q uarters in whichyon will discover also multitudes of public houses end small beer shops, the owners of which yon may conclude, with tolerable fairness, to be all, at an election time, look ing out for their own interests. - In 1841 the scenes of drunkenness and debauchery which were rife in the lower districts were sufficient to drive many of the respectable residents from home to escape the annoyances of such electioneering orgies. It is on record in one of the reports, on the PIC( l'ent authority of a resident physician, that at this election "one poor man was so debauched from drink that he got into a scrape and lost both his eyes by it. He is now a living monument of those disgraceful puts ices." But, beyond extensive treating, we do cot know that there were any practices in 1841, which could fairly have been made the subject at complaint. The parties, in fact, were not sufficiently close to render bribery necessary, Mr. Berkeley belting his competitor by in votes, the numbers being—for the successful can didate, 735; for Mr. Gardner, 620. We have thus for the third time seen the Berkeley interest paramount at Cheltenham, and the first member for the borough successful on the poll. But the reader will have seen from the numberspollod on this occasion that that interest, though prominent for up wards of nine years, bad certainly not kept pace with the increasing power of the other side. Mr. Berkeley polled 100 more in 1841 than he had polled in 1817 ; but the tory candidate had polled an addititional 300. The liberals found the muse of this in the local influence of Mr. Gardner; but there was another reason which they failed to take into account,—the declining influ ence of Earl Fitzhardinge. The tories always averred that they should have polled more upon this occasion if the spell of private friendship had not neutra'is.id many of their party. Circumstances which followed 1841 broke this spell entirely, gave increased im petus to the downward tendency of Fitzhardinge popularity, and had well nigh extinguished that powertd influence at once and altogether. As those circumstances concern the reputation cf a lady whose fame at any rate no one is entitled to mix up with the politic of Cheltenham, we may refrain from entering into the unpleasant details. It is the lees necessary to do so, as the facts have been made a mutter of public notoriety through the medium of an assize court, and as consequently any one who wants more particulars respecting them may have them for the trouble of turning over an old file of newspapers. Suffice it, Lord Fitzhardinge and the dons of Chelten ham were at issue on a question of " proprie . y." Lord Fitzhardinge. on his part, rejected all entreaties to give way; whilst, on the other hand, "the moral dignity of Cheltenham" professed itself offended. The tories fanned the flame, and anxiously anticipated an early dissolution. It came ; but not before Mr. Craven Berkeley him self bad increased, in several various ways, the un popularity of his personal position. The watching, paving, lighting, and drainage of the town of Cheltenham is directed by a body ot commis sioner. The commissioners are seltelective, anti the majority always has been tory. Tin so commissioners fancying (or their clerk, which is more likely, wishing them to fancy) that they bad not sufficient !cell powers, determined, a few years ago, to apply to parliament for a new itet. The " Cheltenham Improvement Bill' was brought in, and Mr. Craven Berkeley opposed and threw it out. Of course, the bill cost something, and must be paid for. The commissioners, in order to pay for it, made a rate. A local hero, of the name of Shillitee, appealed against this rate to the Court of Quarter Sessions. All the county magistrates came down, and through the Berkeley interest the rate was quashed. Pending these proceeding's, the whig commis sioners had ceased to attend the board. Non attendance amounted to a disqualification. Tne "costs" were therefore thrown on the few commie sioners who stuck to their poets, and they were lead ing tories. These gentlemen were obliged to go any lengths to avoid paying the expenses out of their own pockets. They carried the proceedings, at great cost, to the Queen's Bench. After a considerable lapse of time the Queen's Bench reversed the deci sion of the Court of Quarter Sessions, and established the validity of the rate. The acting commissioners thereupon found plenty of persons willing to serve with them. They filled up the it number under the authority of their act with a body of thorough torics and opponents of the lierkeleys. Now, it happened that in 1847 one of the itinerant surveyors who was getting information for the Health of Towns Association, called in at Cheltenham and proceeded to report upon its health. Of course be drew up as unfavourable an account as possible. That was his business, and no doubt he did his duty. The general result of this gentleman's inspection was, that Cheltenham was one of the worst drained towns in England, and consequently one of the least healthy. When the Health of Towns Bill came on for dis cussion in the House of Commons, Mr. Craven Ber keley made a speech in support of it. He would na turally have a fling at the Cht ltenbam commissioners if he could. He did so, but by no means after & judi cious fashion. lie quoted the opinion of the itinerant inspector, and by implication affirmed that all he said was true. Now, in the first place, it was scarcely true, but in the second, if it had been, it was anything bat wise in the member for Cheltenham to acknowledge it. If there is one reputation which is more essential than another to a watering place, it is its health-promoting and disease-repelling character. Mr. Berkeley, in allow:ng that Cheltenham was full of bad odours and miasmas, had aimed, so said the tones, a heavy blow at the trade and reputation of the town. Abuse of the commissioners might have been popular; but in attacking the commissioners the hon. gentleman hal gone one step too far. Every lodging-house keeper was in arms, every livery stable' man evinced a strong disposition to kick, the trades people looked blank and surly, the very donkey drivers were irate. There are two venomous tory papers in the place. Of course they made the moot of the embroilment. Another parliamentary speech of Mr. Berkeley's greatly added to his ill repute. Mo dest little Mr. Spooner had introduced a "Prostitution Bill." The measure was a silly one, but Mr. Berkeley in opposing it, with some indelicacy and sad want of judgment, treated it as if the fate of nations was dependent on it, and made himself quite the leader of the orpoeition by which it was defeated. The strong religious feeling of Mr. Close's congregation was ex cit—many moderate friends were alienated. Another incident occurred which dissatisfied a greater number. Mr. Berkeley voted in favour of the 31synooth grant. Some rabid dissenters protested and remonstrated. Mr. Berkeley on the very next occasion gave his vote against the grant ! This his enemies called " vacilla tion," and took care to make the most of. In 1847 a railway difference divided Cheltenham. The Great Western have a branch into the town. The narrow gauge folks ran a line about a mile from it called the Birmingham and Bristol. The broad gauge wanted to go through the town. To this the Cheltenham tradespeople objected. The leading local newspaper, a journal of wbig politics, was in favour of the narrow gauge. Mr. Berkeley was chairman of the committee to promote the broad. The contest between these interests ran high and strong. A towns meeting was held upon the subject. At this meeting a young gentleman, a Mr. Jones, was called upon to speak. He was the son of a Sir John Jones, a military officer, who had settled at Cheltenham and bought a house at Pittville. Sir John was dead, but his widow, Lady Jones, still resided there, her eldest eon, Sir Lawrence Jones, being at this tame travelling in Greece. It happened that the broad gauge line would interfere with Lady Jones's pro perty; and Mr. Willoughby Jones, her second son, who was a barrister in London, came down to the meeting to represent his mother's interests, and to do his best to offer opposition to the scheme. The broad gauge was defeated, and Mr. Willoughby Jones gained some éclat for the pert he bad taken at the meeting. It had been only over a very little while when news came from Albania that his elder brother, Sir Lawrence, had been assassinated by tome robbers in his travels, and Sir Willoughby Jones suc ceeded to the baronetcy with a considerable income. Some of those who led the opposition to the broad gauge line went to London to bring down a candidate in opposition to the Berkeley.. They wanted a mo derate conservative. Lord Lincoln was applied t i. Tho deputation represented to him the circumstances of Mr. Berkeley's unfortunate position, and all the varied causes that would operate against him. Lord Lincoln was pre-engaged himself, but mentioned other partial. His nominees, however, were not thought well of, and the deputeion returned to Cheltenham without a candidate. It was on their way down, or soon after they g:.t home, that one of them men tioned Sir Willoughby Jones, who was applied to hastily, and, afttl a f.:w hours' consideration, ac imPlew me offer to become a candidate. It was late in the day before he appeared, bat Mr. Berkeley was taking it easy, and popular feeling was against him. Sir Willoughby Jones.was put forward as a young man of ample fortune and much ability, resident in the town, of moderate opiniots, and un married. The ladies were highly excited. They canvassed night and day for him. On the poll he was successful beyond every anticipation, the numbers being for Sir Willoughby Jones, 1,015 ; for Mr. Craven Berkeley, 907. To the joy (we regret to say it) of the town, the Fitz ardinge influence was beaten by upwards of 100. The mode in which this battle was fought, the cir cumstances that attended it, and all the curious events which followed, we shall reserve for detail on another opportunity. PASSENGER TRAFFIC WITH IRELAND. y.,, iihnpheruoaiwt: A document has been issued by the Lode of the Privy Council, enforcing a new code of regulations in eels tiers to the carriage of passengers between Ireland and the British shores. foe nonmunication is dated from the Councd.chamber, Whitehall, August 7, and contains the following clauses : "1. The number of dvci passengers to be culled by a paddle steamer, having no cargo on deck, shall be one pas senger to every ton of the builder's tonnage. "2. The number to bs carried by a paddle steamer, having cargo on deck, but none of it stowed abaft the paddle-shaft, shall be one passenger to every registered ton. 3. The number to be can:o 1 when cargo (not live ani mus or poultry) is stowed abet the peddle-shaft, shall be three passengers to every two square yards of clear space abaft the paddle-shaft. "4. The number to he carriet when live animals or poultry are stowed abaft the paddle-shaft shall be hied with reference to the arrangement of the vessel and cargo, so as to provide, 2 3 nearly as poui'de. two Noire yards tor every three passengers, in a part of the vessel separate frem the cattle and live stock. " 5. Screw steamers, in wlt:th the deck p•secngcrs are allowed to go below, and are accommodated with space on the lower deck for one half their numbers, or on that on which the bulwarks are raised, and a spar deck constructed so as to afford protection to tae passengers on deck, shall be licensed to carry the same number of passengers in each cue as paddle steamers. 6. Screw steamers on which ;Lc sii provisions arc not made shall be licensed to carry ot,ly tine peasengcr to every i tens of the registered tonnage. " 7. The proportion of paw:igen to be carried in the months of November, December, January, February and March shall be two-thirds the number allowed in the other months." Captain Denham has also addressed a memorandum to the owners of steamers employed in the conveyance of passen gers, recommending additional regulations, as follows : " Custom.house, Liverpool, Aug. 10.—I am commended by the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to strongly impress upon the owners of steam-vessel? employed in the conveyance of passer gcre the propriety of i,edaraiytnh, necessity crwetaanuht they dytry closets mferi might exists the difor: mating some provision for the health aud cleanliness of those tarpaulinswawashing yhti.ogni:kf to i ,t ph theseet protect t ,p them eron a li : f u r ., s o from on board, by furnishing them with a su ffi cient supply of ei pea till .g iiet, t h ti a e , y , iew s hould t 0 fbueture compli e dleg i slatio n , their use. Although my kn.!! have not thought it nett,. they nevertheless attach great importance to them, and will sbi)teiyoa r e f using e they subj ft; certifi cat essubject in y more stingent provisions to compel the adoption of these reasonable measures. H. M Detesum, Captain R.N., Steam Navigation Inspector." 111 A FIGHT STOPPED BY A COW.—On Fraley last two answers who had been paying a visit to Montrose with an excursion train, happened to quarrel near the loth side; and as nothing but an appeal to physical force would satiety the parties, each took his pace, and a ring was formed. A cow happened to be driven 0 the loch at the time for the purpose of drinking. She stood and looked on for a moment apparently interested in the scene before her. Soon her eyce brightened, and every feature of her face indicated that she was enraged to see two bipeds sparring in a circle, surrounded by men, women, and children. Forward she came, u p se t a wheelbarrow: in her progress, and holes d right into the middle of the crowd, determined to oct the part of a policeman, ES none was at hae.d. The sparring gentlemen, thourth busily engaged, soon discovered that the spectators wer e taking to their heels ; and their surprise may be guessed when a black cow rushed in between them, first viewing the one and then the other with a stern glance, and a very eignifi• cant croon. It was no use standing in the attitude of Cribb and Molyneux ; Boddie was not to be put off, having fully made up her mind to stop a brutal strife in which she herselt had never indulged since the was a calf. Without standing, therefore, to reason with the bipeds, she gave chase to one; and he, poor fellow, sounded a retreat, showing a red nese and a white shirt, instead of the white feather. Peals of laughter came from all quarters from the spectators who tad got into pleat aof eafety. Some scrambled up to the tops of dykes, and some were compelled to go over hedges ; while the two knights of the fist ran down toe Brechin road, curs ing the cow, and seeking a place of refuge. Several parties complain of great injury from the effects of long-tustained laugl.ter, but otherwise no casualty happened. Had it not been for the cow, many would have lost the train, for she had scarcely cleared the 'ground when the railway whistle sonaded.r l Montrose Staneket. THE MOORS ANiIPORIIiTS.—The opening of the ; grouse-shooting season has I e.n marked by most unpropi , tiuus weather, Lt least in the reelity of Inverness. Monday morning dawned in clouds and A , 017119, and drenching rains ' prevailed throughout the day over a wide extent of the • ceunty. Nor was Tuesday much more favourable. The • morning, it is true, was fair, and may have permitted some of tho keener sporttmen to try their dogs and Runs, hut heavy rain set in early in the forenoon. On Wednesday morning a change for the better took place, and tome flit shooting may have been enjoyed, but showers fill • about mid-day, with a high wind. The wet state of the moors marred the sports of many of the parties who went out, end under these untoward circumstances our list of snort cannot be other than mall. The first grou , c seen io town were eight brae from Moyhall, which arrived at the coach.oflice here by midday on the 13th, awl we understand that the Mack in:osh's gamekeeper (Donald Macbean) killed sixty brace of grimes and two hares on the moors smiled Moyheil, on the 13th. Sir Francis Tyrell, at Liked dd, shot 15 brace. H. Martin, E q., at Errogie, had 15 brace. John Wood, Esq., at Flitchity, had 61 brace in two hours. Mr. at Kingillte, had 10 brace. A. M'Mahon, Esq., at Curry hroughmere, had 31 brace, and D. Fullerton, Esq., 17 brace. S. lloulderson, Esq., and friends, were out at Erciitess Castle in two parties of two guns each. SCOTCH LAW OF ENTAIL—The Duke of Rich mend, availing himself of the new act for the amendment of the law of entail, has applied for authority to diacotail the whole estates of the Marquisate of Huntly ; of the estait s of Glenlivat and Kierara, and of the baronies of S•rathnaven, Kincardine, and others, in the counties of Aberdeen, Bat if, Moray, and Inverness.—Scolaman. THE EXCAVATION , ; AT MOUNTSORREL -- F. r several weeks past considerable interest has been excited in this town in consequence of an attempt which is making to explore certain supposed remains of the ancient and once formidable castle which stood on the rock overhanging the town ; and we are sure that some account of the proceed ings will be interesting to our readers, whether antiquaries or not, especially when we state that the laborious task has been planned and carried on by a party of quarrymen. There has always existed in this place a tradition that a secret subterranean passage still remained which bad once led from the cantle into the town, and frequent attempts have been made to discover it, but the extreme amount of time and labour requisite for such an undertaking bar caused them to be successively abandoned. A few entee prising young quarrymen (eight in number) baying resolved upon another trial, commenced in earnest about a month since, and having been kindly supplied by Mr. Statham, the oyerlooker at the quarries, with the proper sinking tactile and tools, there is now some prospect of the question being settled as to the existence of this secret mode of access to the castle. The men work in the evenings after their day's task is over, and have been so zealous in their exertions as sometimes to keep on till eleven o'clock at night. The shaft, which is about 12 feet by 11 feet wile, has been lowered. about 50 feet, or between 60 and 70 feet below the surface of the hill; it has been cut out of the solid granite, and it is supposed that nearly 290 tons of material have been thrown out, including a quantity of timber and free-stone. The timber is oak, and some of the beams are 17 feet lung, and perfectly sound ; the free-stone is cut in various shapes, and has evidently formed part of the old castle: on 011 J of the blocks are eculptured two flowers. Bones of different wai -1 mils, nails, bricks of the quarry form, and other curiosities, have also been found and carefully preserved. The quarry men have doubtless been partly induced t 3 persevere In their laborious undertaking by the hops of eventually receiving s,me substantial reward for their exertions; as yet, how ever, they have got nothing, except occasional donations from their richer townsmen and the visitors who have been attra3ted to the spot; and these have been sufficient to en courage them to continued perseverance.—The opinion that this shaft was convructed as a means of secret communica tion is strengthened by the discovery of an opening in a back yard on the side of the street nearest to the hill, which has all the apoesranee of being of ancient construction, and has been ascertained to run in the direction of the shaft; and it seems very probable that this opinion may be proved correct. The shapes into which many of the blocks of stone thrown out of the shaft are cut, lead also th the supposition that they may ha ,, ,e formed part of a winding staircase, by means of which the ascent into the castle was made. Other secret passages are also traditionally believed to exist, but no vestiges of them have yat been discovered.—Leicester Mercury. WRECK OF THE BRITISH BAR Q BR PRINCESS ROYAL. —The barque Princess Royal, Captain Sinclair, from Hong-Hoeg Its, this port, struck, at term o'clock, on Saturday morning, on Lowidale Reef, outside the Heads, and became a Meal wreak. Fortunately no lives were lost, the mew having succeeded in getting on shore in the long boat and cutter, whida were the only things belonging to the vessel that were med. The came of this disaster was the light being placed calks loner Mitsui of the outer head. •41Albourn• Weel,, Fab. 16.