The Express. — London, England, 1862-09-06 00:00:00

PATAL G'OLLIBION ON THB MIDLAND RAILWAY. MARKET HARBOROUGH, FRIDAY. The adjourned inquest wan resumed at 9 o'clock this morning. The Midland Counties Company was again represented by Mr. Marigold, solicitor, and Mr. Needham, the superintendeet of the line ; and the Loaders and North V.'estern Company by„Mr. Metcalfe; and Mr. Ewins Ben nett, barrister, and Mr. G. H. Fisher, solicitor, appeared lorseveral of the injured paweeigers. Mr. Frederick Goodyer, the chief constable for Leicestershire, was also present. Mr. Thomas Large, watchmaker and jeweller, Melton Mowbray, who was a passenger in the second, or Manton, train, was the first witness, and was followed by the gate keeper at Little Bowden level crossing, two porters, and the station-master at Market Harborongh. The Rev. William Woods, of Leicester, was next called, and he prefaced his evidence by statiog that be did not know who had sent for him, but he was there to answer any ques tions that were put to him. He then stated—l was • pas imager in the second excursion train on the night in ques tion. Saw the first train several times on the journey. Saw it first at the Melvin station, but previous to that several passengers in my carriage bad stated that they had seen the train before them. 1 wee in the first compart ment of the second carriage from the engine. Between Ilitchin and Bedford I looked out and saw the' tail lights of a train before U. I cannot tell bow near it was, but it was sufficiently near us to make the passengers in our carriage feel nervous. At Bedford, as we entered the station, I sew the first train at the other end of the station. Inmy judgment it was standing still. Our train stopped at Bedford station. I have said at home it stared five minutes. If I bad known it would have stayed Po long I should have got out and refilled my bottle. (Laughter.) We took in water there. Mr. Metcalfe—The engine and you ? (Laughter.) Witnear—Nothing bat water. After I got into the car. ' Tine I stood all the time. I was so nervous that I could not sit down. I bad suffered once from • railway accident before. I saw the first train ahead of us between Bedford and Harborough. We had travelled from London to Kettering very carefully. After leaving Kettering we passed two stations very rapidly. By and by I heard the sound of the whistle. It was shrill and long continued. Then there was • slight pause. The whistle then gave several short, sharp cries, a alight pause, and then a prolonged whistle again ; then a succession of shrieks twice repeated. It seemed to me —I never heard the devil laugh—but it seemed to me like the laugh of • demon. It seemed like the mocking laugh of some demon. I turned to my wife and said to her, " Give me the child." I took it, and it seemed to me a sound like the crushing of • hat box, then a tremendous jerk that threw me on the oppositeside of the carriage. The carriage stopped. I opened the door. There was no one serioualy hurt. My thumb was hurt with coming in coo tact with the other side of the carriage. [He had his arm in a sling.] When I stepped out of the carriage I trod on the leg of some man who was under one of the carriages. We had no lights in our carriage. I got out and went towards the end of the train and k caked round. I did not at that moment see any one out of the carriages except myself. There were two great red lights at the station facing me. I looked in the other direction and saw what seemed to me to lies blue light. I went from carriage to carriage. At moat of the doors for the first fifteen carriages I said, "We have an accident ;we do not know what is the matter. Keep your Flame, we shall have lights presently." Some one came up and said, "Can Ido anything?" I said, "Get the people to keep their mats." I went to the end of the train, and some one said, "Let us have • fire." With my pocket handkerchief and some paper and wood we kindled a fire. I saw one of the passengers who was hurt. It was Mr. Morley, and lie asked me for water. I jumped over the fence and got a jug of water at the Railway Hotel. Another gentleman got • bottle of brandy. and be took the brandy and I the water, and we returned to the station. Some one said, " Your friend Stinson is dead." I went to the goods shed and found him there and his brother. I stayed till the last train departed, and then went on to Leicester. By Mr. Metcalfe—l wrote • letter to the Leicester Mer cury, and I suppose it was in consequence of that that I was sent for to come hare. We sensibly increased our speed after we pawed Kettering. We passed Desborough very rapidly. By Mr. Marigold—l do not know Mr. Bedford. Mr. *Amite said Mr. Bedford was an officer of the Lon. don and North Western Company, and was sent over to Leicester yesterday at his suggestion to procure the atteocl &nee of the witmes, in consequence of his letter which ap peared in the newspaper. By a juror —The first train appeared to me to start just an we entered the Bedford station. When we were half a mile from the Harborough station some one in our carriage ▪ "We shall have to stop at Harborougb, the signal is on." Before that time our whistle had been blown. By Mr. Fisher—l saw the first excursion train start from king's-cross. It started from 54 minute* to six minutes before the second train. I timed it by my watch. I wish to add that when the whistle was first sounded the breaks were on, and I looked out, and there was as it were a stream of fire rcen the breaks. Henry Hauer, the signalman, was then called, and after receiving the usual caution from the coroner that his evi deuce might be used against himself, and that he was not obliged to criminate himself, be said—l have been in the service of the London and North Western Railway Com pany as signalman eight years. On the night of Thursday, August the 11th, 1 came on duty at 7 p.m., at the Market ifarborongh station junction. I am sta tioned in a box seven feet high, at the south end of the station. I sig nalled several trains by, but do not remember how many. The signal worked quite correctly. At 10.53 there came down a Midland special passenger train. It gave the usnal signal, two whistlee. When we are all clear in the stations we lower the signals for the train to come in. I did so with this train. As soon as the train passes the distance signal, it is my duty to put the signal on again to danger, and I put it on when this train pared, and as soon as the engine ounce in front of the semaphore or mai t oanals, which are over my box , danger there also. When I put on the si at t the driver of e train pissed in front of my box, he said, "I am going to stop for water." I said, " All right." He also said, "I have shown the gatehouse man • red signal. I told him I am going to stop for water." After this conversation, I noticed my signals. They had gone beck. I could see the auxiliary light. It shows a green light. At two minutes past eleven another down special train came. It gave two whistles as usual. The distance and the main signal were kept at danger. When the driver of the second train came in sight of the distance signal he gave ore long whistle. I could see the train. He had passed the gate, but was at a considerable distance from the back signal. He then gave a number of sharp whistle., shriek., and both driver and guards applied the breaks, and the sparks Hew in all directions. He hept on with ;the sharp whistle till he got nearly into the first train, which was still standing in the station. In addition to my two signals, which I had on at danger. I had my hand signal lamp, which I waved violently in front of the driver. Some little time elapsed after the collision, and no one came near me until the station master. Mr. Rich, came and asked for the keys of the office. I noticed the distance signal spin after the collision had taken place, and • green light was shown. Sometimes we stand for an hour or two together looking out. At the time Mr. Rich asked use for the keys he asked if my signals were all right. I said yea, they were all right at danger. No one came near me after that, only • few wounded passengers. Then Mr. Rich came again and told me to pat a man out and stop all coming trains each way. He autho rised me to leave my box for that purpose. The Cormier—Was there any complaint made to you last Tuesday that the signal did not work? Witness—Mr. Rich came and told me that the signal did not work, and I told him it did work, and that I had found it work correctly all the evening. I asked him was it off, and he said " No." By • juror—The distance signal works by the hand. There is • lever which stands up when the signal is at danger. When we take it off we pais the lever down to wards the ground, and that causes the white light to show. It will stop down of itself. To replace the signal at danger we raise the lever. A juror —When Mr. Bich came to you and asked if your signal was all right, did you look Witness—l looked and saw the green light. By Mr. Metcalfe—When the lever is down it is much in the way in the box, so that for my own convenience I should put up the signal at danger, which it always stands at except when it is lowered to let • train in. The main signal is worked by the foot. The driver of the first train did not tell me there was another train coming. The signals were not moved after the accident, nor till the next morning. always find the distance signal work correctly. I do not remember when it was last repaired. but it is within the last twelve 'north,. The sparks were flying when the second train was coming. That indicates that they are going at a rapid speed. I have been working those signals in that box five years last May. By Mr. Fisher—l em on duty twelve hours at rt time. One week at nights, and one week in the days. lam eighteen hoary on on the Monday. Suppose I had been on all night I should go off, and then came on again at dinner time. I am never on duty more than twelve consecutive hours. By a juror—l bare never had an accident through the irregular working of the signal. r. Samuel Symington—l am a commercial traveller, and inside at Little Bowden. There in • signal post about 1211 yards from my house. [The auxiliary, or distance signal. in question.) (At Thursday night, about eleven, my attention was attracted by the usualtwo whistles given on the approach of a trails. A sheet time afterwards I beard a short or danger whistle. lam speaking of the second train. I had seen the first train go by. My impression was it had passed seven minutes when the second train came up. but I hear it was longer. I observed tomy wife, "There will boa smash." and I went oat of doors to look at the signal. I then saw the light which I had always supposed to be • reflec tion from the rod light, but which I now know is a green light. I than saw the train about ten or twenty yards *oath of the sign/ I then went into the side garden, with the object of seeing if the first train was standing outside the station, as I supposed it was. Finding it was not, I went into the pod. and saw the train. I could not see the collision, bat I board the noise. I have so doubt what ever that the dagger signal was on before the second train Lad passed. linen I west into the side garden the train easy just caugaing the bridge, some 50 yards pant the signal, and 1 saw the sparks Sy, from the breaks being applied. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1862. A juror —Can you judge at what speed the train was ? ing go W iteess—l shouldsey at 25 miles an hour when it primed the bridge. By Mr. Marigold—l know nothing whatever of the practical wisdom of the signaL 1 have known the nivel for five years, and have watched it when I have been at home. It always exhibits a red and white light. Since the accident I have been up to look at it. There were some gentlemen came down on both sides, and they disputed my word, and since the accident I have satisfied myself that it is a green light and not a red light. By Mr. Metcalfe—lt is difficult at my house to make out exactly what is the colour of the signal light. There is no difficulty about it when it is white. In oar home when it is not white we call it the dull light. lam certain it is the danger signal. There was a continuation of the danger signals from before the time they passed the signal-post down to the time they reached the station. Mr. Gold Symington—l am son of the last wawa. I was going to bed when I heard the second excursion train coming. I was half-undremed when I heard the denies" whistle. I ran to the window to see what was the matter. I saw the train coming over the bridge at the rate of about 20 miles an hour, with all the breaks our, and then I watched it till it ran into the other train. I did not see the signal. I cannot see the signal from my bed-room window. I heard the collision. . _ A juror —ls it anything unusual to bear the danger signal? Witneu—lt ie. We seldom hear it there. When I first heard the train, I heard two whistles. The sparks were flying from the breaks. The inquiry war then again adjourned until half•put nine tomorrow morning. Fawley, Bucks—E. Bairstow and S. Lister Bradford, Yorkshire, cab proprietors—H. Hinckley and It. Hinckley. Queen'sroad, Pimlico, cheesemongers—L W. Fogarty, 11. D., and .1. Bartlett, Perey-circus.Pentooville, sai*eons—J. B. Roberts and L Smith, Rood-lane, City, engravers—C. Davison and J. Davison, Man chester joiners —J. J. Wolff and F. Touchard, South.cretwent. Tettenhamcourt-road, manufacturing jewellers—H. Wild and J. Whitehead, Oldham, Lancashire. manufacturers—O. W.Lamb and C. Parsons, Launceston and Liskeard. Cornwall, veterinary surgeons—K L. Bullock, A. H. Bullock, and T. W. W. Bullock, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, coalmasters, so far as regards A. H. Bullock —T. Hughes and A. Dart s Guildford, Surrey, hotel keepers-11. lioldsworth and G. K Ashburner, Sheffield, and New Broadatreet, London, hardware manufacturers—Joseph Stevenson ;deceased). and John Stevenson, Sheffield comb ma nufacturers—ill, Lowe and J. Knowles, Brampton, Derbyshire, earthenware manufacturere—C. P. Pitt and H. !Pick, Bir mingham, japanoesi, SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. /AXES CROINLET, jun., Paisley, yarn printer, Sept. It at the County Hotel. Paisley. ALZIANDIER CARLYLZ SOMNIRVILIX Edinburgh, draper, Sept. IS at Chapman's Rooms, Edinburgh. JAXIS ROBERTSON, North Mains, of Letham, farmer, Sept. 13, at the White Hart Hotel, Arbroath. THOMAS Slavic. CLARK. Glasgow, clothier, Sept. 13, at the Faculty Hall, Glasgow. JoEl CsKelilLir Wills, !Krone, Argyllishise, baker, Sept. 11, at the Faculty Hall. Glasgow. THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION•HOU9g A respeetable.looking man, who gave his name as Jobs Penne, and described himself as • perfumer, residing at 1, Russell-terrace, Old Kent-road, was brought before the Lord Mayor, in the custody of Packman, a detective officer, with having in his possession in the shop of Mr. Char es Hasa 15, Fenchurch-street, money changer, • Bank of EngtAid note for 10/., which had been stolen, without giving • satisfactory account of the same. The Lord Mayor said the prisoner had not given such an account as to clear him from very grave suspicion, and even if he were innocent he felt that the evidence was such that he ought not to discharge him without another examination. He bad stated that he took the note in Baden Baden, and he them comes to London to get it changed. There were so many suspicious circumstances in the ease, that he thought he was quite justified in detain ing the prisoner, and he should therefore remand him, in order that the officers might make some further inquiries, and ascertain, if ppoossasible, something farther respecting the prisoner's antecedacte. Mr. Wontner hoped that his lordship would allow the pri soner to go on bail, but his lordship said that, even if the prisoner were innocent, he had placed himself under very grave suspicion by the amount which he gave of himself, and under all the circumstances he would decline admit ting the prisoner to bail. The prisoner was then remanded. A rather good-looking young woman, having the appear ance of a trpay, who gave her name as Isabella Bartlett, was placed at the bar charged with stealing a child, aged three years, named Maud Oraveur, from the door of her parents' residence, 7, Duke-street, Aldgate. It appeared that the child's parents, Mr. and Mn. Oraveur reside at No. 7, Duke-street, Aldgate, and on Thursday evening the servant took the child for a walk, and returned at half-past seven, and was sitting on the door step with the child in her arms. Mr. Gravear went out, and the child seeing him went after him to kiss him, end the servant happened to look round a minute after and saw the prisoner walking up the street with the child in her arms, end the child's bat on her head. She followed her up the street, and as they pared one of the houses a young man, named Joseph Meyers, knew the child, and seeing her in the pri soner's arms, stopped her, and asked where she was taking her to„ and the prisoner replied that she was only taking her for • walk, as she did other people's children. The servant told the prisoner she bad the child's hat on, and she said she knew she had. Mrs. Gravour was then sent for, and upon the arrival of • policeman the prisoner was given into custody. triaL The prisoner, who had nothing to say, was committed for George Sheen, a young man apparently about nineteen years of age, was charged with burglariously breaking out of the warehouse of Messrs. Fisenden, No. 1, Idol-lane, fruit brokers. At about three o'clock yesterday morning police. constable Moseley, 588, was on duty in Idol-lane, when be heard • noise as if a door were opened. He drew into the shade of a doorway, and heard some one whisper, "It's all clear," and the next minute he saw the prisoner jump from the loophole on the first floor of No. 1, Idol-lane. He followed them down to the bottom of the lase, where they separated, and he followed the prisoner, who, seeing him, ran away. He followed him twice round St. Dunstan's Churchyard, and on the road the prisoner dropped a dark lantern. He was, however, ultimately stopped by police-constable 525, in Botolph-lane. He wee taken to the station, and on being searched 229 pency postage stamps, one receipt stamp, 3e. in money, and two bundles of cigars, were found on him. On the warehouse being examined on the arrival of Mr. Fisenden, it wee found that two desks had been broken open, and about 21. in postage stamps, 21. 16.. in money, four bundles of cigars, sod some smaller articles, were missing. A chisel was found in the counting house, which erectly corresponded with the marks on the desk. An entrance, it appeared, had been effected by the attic window, to which a plank wee stretched across from • new building opposite The prisoner, who seemed to treat the matter with perfect , indifference, wee committed for trial. Witness—The left-hand barrel. lir. Yardley—What with ? Witness —Powder and hell, and there was a cap on the nipple (witness held up the pistol for his worships inspec tion. It was an ordinary sued pistol). Mr. Yardley—ls the barrel loaded now? Witty—. o air. The charge was drawn at the station. He then produced the ball taken from the left-hand barreL Mr. Yardley—Who has the other ball? Witness—The surgeon, your worship On searching the prisoner at the station we found on him LIMO percueince cap two bullets, and a peso° warrant Mr s, . Yardley—A pesos warrant! Let me look at it. After looking at it, his worship said it had been granted from this court upon the complaint of the prisoner's wife. Mr. Henry Smith hood surgeon to St. Mary's Hospital, said a woman named Barkly was admitted into the hospital, suffering from a pistol shot wound in the chest. She all in a the W very condition, from the wound being so near ag. Mr. Yardley—Did von extract the ball? Mr. Smith—Yes, sir. (He now produced it, and it fitted the pistol °sadly). Mr. Yardley—Can the wife attend here in a week ? Mr. Smith—No, sir. It will be at least a month, if she recovers at all Prisoner was then remanded. HAMMIUMMITII. Stephen Joseph Messy, wbo was described in the polies sheet as the editor of the Lancashire Free Press, was brought before Mr. Dayman for re•examinatton, on a charge of obtaining goods by false pretences. On this occasion Mr. H. F. Wood defended the prisoner, who appeared to be suffering from illness, and was allowed to be slated in the dock. It will be recollected that the prisoner wu charged with obtaining goods on the faith of letters purporting to hue been sent to him from the Audit•office of the International Exhibition, in which be was made to have a sum due to him from the commissioners for advertising in the Lancashire Free Preu newspaper. The letters bore the signature of a Mr. Henderson, for Mr. J. J. Mayo. The first witness examined on this occasion was Mr. John Joseph Mayo, who stated that he was the chief financial officer of the Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1862. He was shown two letters dated the llth and 21st of Anguet, and he stated that he knew nothing about them. They had not been written by the commissioners or his authority. They had no officer of the name of Henderson iu their ser vice. He had had no dealing with a person of the name of Maury, and he believed the commissioners had not. The two letters had been written on their forms. In cross-examioation the witness said that all letters which were sent out of his department were written on paper of the description of the two letters produced. There was an office in the building not connected with the com missioners, where the public could write letters by paying a fee. He had never been in that office, and he could not state what description of paper was used. The paler on which the two letters were written was exclusively supplied to the commissioners for the use of their offices. So far as he knew the paper was only used by the commis. doziers and their officers in the building, and not anywhere else. There is a room used by reporters. They &resup plied with the paper in question. That room was one of the offices of the commissioners. He did not know any gentleman connected with the press of the name of Henderson. Mr. Dayman inquired whether the commissioners had wed in ' • - advertised in the Litileadirc Pme Press oewspaper. Mr. Mayo said be was no aware that they had. He bad been informed that the newspaper had not been published for some months. In answer to further questions, Mr. Mayo said that moat of the advertisements weed through his office, but not all. lie, however, could produce the advertising agent to swear that no adve rtisements had been sent to the Lancashire Free Press. Mr. Wood submitted that there was no evitesce to show that the letters had not been written by Maf. Ilendorson. The paper in question was used all over the building, and any person could obtain it. Daymao said it would be a question for a jury to consider whether the letters were of the apparent genuine character as to induce tradesmen to part with their goods on credit. Police-constable Smart, of the D division, was next exa mined, and he created some confusion in the case respecting the finding of the two letters. Ultimately, he explained thatone wee found upon the prisoner when he was taken into custody on Saturday night, the 23rd ult., and the other was handed to him by one of the prosecutors. It appeared that the second letter was found in the prisoner 's room two days after he was taken into custody, by the landlady's son. Sergeant Warren made a statement which confused the case more. Be was at the station when the prisoner was brought in. He at first hesitated to take the charge, but on the production of one of the letters he entered the charge. The letter was found on the prisoner. and it was dated the 21st of August. The prosecutor, John Martin, in the name of Mr. Whitby, a stationer, of Westbouroe-grove, stated that it was on the strength of that letter he was induced to let therrisouer have the church service. The avifauna of the witness Martin was that the transac tion took place on the 16th of August. Police•constable Smart further stated that on Wednesday last he searched the prisoner's room, and found in his trunk several of the commissioners' blank forms. Mr. Wood appealed strongly for the dismia►l of the case, on the ground of the discrepancies in the evidence, and also that there was no false pretence. He said it was simply • cue of credit. Mr. Dayman fully committed the prisoner for trial on the three charges ; but at the request of Mr. Wood he formally remanded him for eight days, to pass over the next serious. Re consented to accept two sureties in btll. each. THE FATAL ACCIDENT IN LONDON-WALL. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Payne, City coroner, held an inquest at the ward school-room, London-well, upon the body of Joseph Gilbert, a builder's labourer, who was killed by the fall of a wall OD the site of a building now in on the south side of London-wall. progress testimony was to the effect that the deceased had died from suffocation, sod the jury, attar a patient investi• gation, returned a verdict of " Accidental Death," the Co roner advising that the men on the work should be cautioned not to remove any such boarding in future without express instructions from the foreman. NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY, Sam s.—Arrof ortmEorts.—Lieu tenants IL L. Dunlop, to the Narcissus ; W. M. Moger, to the Forte ; W. H. Hall, to the Nile ; and W. Binningtou, to the Bacchante, additional. for disposal. Master's Ainiatant A. Thomas, to the Itattlemake. Second Masters J. G. Liddell, to the Liffey; W. H. Purvis, to the Severn, commissioned ; aid R. Jackson, to the Rattlesnake, connuisaioned. Paymaster W. S. Crealock, to the Vitali°, commissioned. Naval Cadets E. B. Wallace and R. C. Mamie, to the Edgar. WOOLWICH, Harr. 4. ROYAL ARANAL.—Upwards of 1,200 persons, the majority of whom were provided with War-office tickets of admission, including several hundreds of foreigners, visited the Royal Arsenal this day and in- spected the several departments. Amongst the visitors were Earl Roses, six officers from the empire of Id orooco, and a larp number of cadets belonging to the Imperial Navy of Franm. The latter were accompanied over the establishment by Major Shaw, Assistant Superintendent of the R al Carriage Department and Captain Majendie, of the Royal terns. CHATHAM, Barr. 5. An order was this afternoon named from the Brigade-office, by direction of Major-General Eyre, an nouncieg that the 7th company of Royal Engineers, whose period of colonial service has expired, will embark at Hali fax, Nova Scotia, on beard the Himalaya, in which vessel they will return to England. The 7th company will land at Gravesend and proceed direct to this garrison, to join head quarters. A notification has likewise been issued for the 22nd (Captain Frankland's) company of Royal Engineers to be held in readiness to embark for China. PORTSMOUTH, Sgrr. 4. The Chinese screw gunboat Amoy (late Jasper) sailed this morning for the Thames. The Fairy, royal screw yacht, Master David Welch, arrived this morning from the eastward. The Rhadamanthus, 4, steam store-ship, Master Cora. mender F. R. Stordee, sailed last evening for Woolwich. The oommander.in.chief at this port, Admiral Bruce, arrived at Portsmouth at 5 o'clock this evening in the Fire Queen, Master Commander F. W. Paul, from the Channel Islands, whither he has been on his annual visit of in spection. ANOTBER SCIENTIFIC BALLOON ASCENT. Yesterday another scientific balloon ascent was made from Wolverhampton by Mr. Olaisher, the bal loon being again under the guidance of Mr. Cozwell. The weather was very capricious, being now fine and than ' lowering again, until et the time of the meant and afterwards an afternoon's rain appeared to be inevitable. The ascent was commenced exactly at 1 o'clock, and the balloon coasted off in a Routh-westerly direction. As on previous occasions it was not quite filled, on account of the expanding effect of the atmosphere at a few miles altitude. The quantity of gas it contained was about 60,000 feet. In addition to the instruments taken on the previous occasions, Mr. Wigglier took with him a camera in order if possible to take photographs of the different phases of the clouds. That gentleman also took a newly invented barometer, to enable him to take more correct observations of the state of the atmosphere than he was able before to make. These obeer. ration" have been formerly taken by Gay Lwow's syphon barometer and an aneroid, but as the correctness of the readings of the syphon mainly depended upon having a per fectly calibered tube, and as the large size of the general barometer tube renders perfect calibration impossible, Messrs. Negretti and Zemke have constructed a barometer expressly for the purpose of checking the observations which have been made, in order to test their correctness. With this view a good tube was selected, six feet in length, and the mercury boiled through the whole of that length. A cistern was then blown on its lower extremity, and a stop cock added, by which means the mercury was allowed to decrease inch by inch from the tube into the cistern, and the rise which took place was afterwards accounted for in dividing the scale. The upper part of the tube was used to construct the barometer, and by this instrument a direct reading is obtained without any corrections being necessary for the displacement of the surface of mercury in the cistern down to eight inches. The difference, if any be found, will be owing to the inequality of its tube. Lord Wrottealey wss present at this ascent, as upon the previous °cessions. Colonel Sykes was prevented attending by an appointment in town. WOLVERHAMPTON. FRIDAY NIGHT. Mr. Malabar has landed near Ludlow. The altitude attained was six miles ; the temperature minus 5, and very dry. The ascent was estistactory. VEGETARIAN SOCIETY. The fifteenth annual meeting of this society was held yesterday at the Crystal Palace, when the members partook of what was described as "an elegant and ample repast," consisting of tea and coffee, with the fruit in an. Mr. Alderman HARVES, of Sa lford, occupied the chair. The CHAIRMAN said that he had been led to abstain from flesh many yeah ago by the example of his father-in-law, the late M.r. Brotherton, M.P. for Salford ; a n d h e h a d found both his health and his temper greatly improve. Dr. TRA LL, of New York, entirely agreed with the saying of the philosopher, that a man was to be accounted rich, not from the multitude of his possessions, but the fewness of his wants. For his own case, if he were robbed of his purse, and bad nothing else to depend upon, he could live oo the refuse of Covent-garden for three months. (Hear.) Addresses expressing similar sentiments were also de livered by Dr. Roth, Mr. Houghton, J.P., of Dublin ; Mr. Joseph Bormand, of London ; Mr. Ward, of Ross ; the Rev. W. Sharman, of Melvero Link ; Mr. J. Gsskill, of Manchester ; and the Rev. Jos. Clark, of Salfonl. ANOTHER HIATT( IN THE HIGHGATE PONDS.— Yesterday afternoon the Central Middlesex coroner held an inquest at the Elephant and Cutl e , C am d en -t own , on th e body of George Pritchard, piancifore maker, aged 52 years, residing at 7, Olive-place, Armwood-street, Camden-town. It appeared from the evidence adduced that the deceased left his lodgings on Tuesday morning last, about half-put six o'clock. and was discovered dead in the Highgate ponds on Wednesday morning, between eight sod nine o'clock. Several witnesses deposed that deceased was • sober man and not at all likely to commit suicide. Police-unstable Crt S stated that a stretcher was taken to Highgate ponds as aeon as application was made at the police-station. He searched the body, and found seven farthings, some keys, two duplicates, and a county court summons. It did not appear that his pockets had been picked. The m e di ca l evidence proved that the cause of death was suffocation from drowning ; and the jury returned a verdict that the deceased was found dead in a pond, but how he got into the pond there was not sufficient evidence to prove. THE CHATH4M lidranza. —Robert Alexander Burton, eighteen years of age, now s prisoner in Maidstone Gaol, awaiting trial for the murder of • boy, eleven years of age, on Chatham-line, and who gave himself up to the police, and confessed to that mime, having evinced certain symptoms of insanity, is under the constant surveillance of two warders, being kept apart from ad other prisoner., and is rarely allowed to be seen or spoken to except by the vi siting magistratee or the prison officers. The chaplain, the Rev. Shirley Wilmer, is moat assiduous in his attention on the youth, who has furnished to a gentleman who bas con versed with him on two occasions particulars of his pan history and the cause of has committing the crimes re questing that they may be published after his trial. There is a general feeling that the prisoner was inane at the thee the deed was committed, and that Lis insanity is boroditory, his mother having been an inmate of St. Luke's flosplial ow two mahatma, PROM LAST NIGHTS GAZETTE. BALNLRUPTB. NADIRS OP SOLlCrfOltri AND FORTH= PArrIOI7LARI TO BS OHTAISID AT Till 011201 OF TER CHIRP 000e2 Or ssNr.zurroi. RAMIGHAIL-1221112.1 MATWILL Kmorrurr HORLOCI, Cornl3lll, general merchant, to surrender Sept. 0.11 12. Joimlitatt26,lierbertnbedge.,Waterloo-rd.labourer,BeptlLatll. RICHARD HALL WV AIT, Waltham/new, clerk, Sept. LI, at 12. noises Ives, Hillingdon, Middlesex, contracto r Sept. 2., at It ALFRoitso CoLLIROWOoD Church-street, Hackney, cheese. monger, Sept. 22, at It MU T PLAVertD,lllgh-street, Borough, hop factor, Sept. 23, at 11. %lan Oisauts„ Murray-street, ox Se and Chapel-street, Hackney-road, cabinet , manufacturer, Sept. 23, at IR aICHAID WHRATON, Tottenham, merchant a clerk, Sept Mat 11. THoIIAS HAMLIN', St. John ' s -square, ClerkenneU, gold beater, Sept. 23, at 11. HURT HAIGH, Enstemroad, vocalist, Sept, 22, at 11. Itomier CLIPPOID DOTI, Cannon.street, City, iron merchant, Sept. 23, at 11. (MOROI WILLIAM 816011, Park-street, Camden Town, late beer seller, Sept. 18, at 11. RICHARD Cuomt, Slne-lane, City, agent, Sept. 25, at le. Jolts 11Killy KUM, Great Edward-street, Regent's-park, late cab proprietor, Sept. 25, at 11. Jambs TIMOR, Wilson-at, Stepney, late ropemaker, Sept 25, at 1. HMI Jolla FOWLS, Bt. Johnetreet, Clerkenwell, and Spencer terrace. Islington, draper's &Walnut Sept. 26, at 1. JOHN Boulfiss, Slough, Bucks, plumber, Sept. 25, at IL ARCHIBALD ROBIIMI . CRAIG, Brixton, schoolmaster, Sept.. 25, at IL Josumi I:LOWLY, Northampton, boot manufacturer, Sept. 26, at 2. Wli.usei SMITH, St. Alban r, Recta, builder, Sept. 15 at 12. fisnotlJosarti TUaskst,Oldetreet-road,salrmaker,Sept.2s,4ll. (aineos Mlntlinur, North Brixton, dealer in beer, Sept. 26, at 11. Jams HAWN HOPPeR, Moorgateetreet.chainters, Lily, and Brunawicksquare, Bloomsbury, accountant: Bush-lane and King's Arms-yard, City, general merchant, Sept. 25, at IL JAHR° Stowe. Yrinceest, Walworth-rd., grocer, Sept. 21, at 11. HisarJaxis Moos,Tystet.,Vauxhall,generaldealer,Sept.2s,at 1. CHLRIAB Pastossin GRIATORIX, liirchfield, Stagordshire, grocer, Sept. 29, at 12. Wittlax 811tra, Wlrbworth, Derbyshire, farmer, Sept. 16, at 11. JANIS Coons, Burton, Leicestershire, miller, Sept 16, at 11. JOHN 110DOIDISON, Old Bastord, Notts, Sept. 16, at 11. laitnEMC SANDIIRSON, Nottingham, architect, Sept 16, at 11. OCOTAVE Lure, Bristol, wine merchant Sept. 15, at 12. RICHARD WDLIJNOTOII, Truro, Cornwall, builder, Sept. 17, at 12. JAuss Knows, Jan., Wakefield, herring curer, Sept. IS, at 11. ARDILRW THORSON lionsirnsi Dstitst, Huddersfield, commer cial traveller, Sept. 18, at 11. Joint BootH, Shelield. retailer of beer, Sept. 20, at 10. WILLIAIt Erroll, North Thoresby, Lincolnshire, farm bailiff, Sept. 24, at IS. Jan® ll•Wiurns, Birkenhead, baker, Sept. 18, at RICHARD SPIRO= WRITS, Liverpool, oil merchant, Septle at 11. Joss WVinrirris, Liverpool and Bootle, Lancashire, baker, Sept. 16, at 1. Owns THosiss,Yortdinorwie, embryonal., grocer, Sept. 19, at 12. EDWARD HOWARD and IiDwARD BUTCHER, Liverpool, cabinet makers, Sept. 18, at 11. JAHNS 1114 Le, Liverpool, licensed victualler, Sept. 16, at 12. WALT= THOXAS BIOHLIT, Liverpool, timber merchant, Sept. 18, at 12. Swab Sin,! BOWER, Patricroft, near Manchester, late corn factor, fr i t 35, at 11. ROGER W Broughton, Landuthire, farmer, Sept. 16, at IL THONAB Wn.wox, Birmingham, butcher, Sept. ad, at 10. JOSEPH PAID RIIBBILL, Birmingham, refreshment-house keeper, Sept 20 at 10. JOHN Stun, Uverpool, steam tug-boat charterer, Oct. 9, at 4. THOMAS Wrour, Derby, carpenter, Sept. It, at 12. JOHN ELCOATE, Stockton, Durham, butcher, Sept. 12, at IL Jamas 11.065, South Stockton, Yorkshire, grocer, Sept. 15, at 12. JENEJNO Patio's, Middlesbrough, Yrshfre, clerk ; and Redcar, Yorkshire, brewer, Sept. 17. at S. SARAH J ELIA CANTWILIONT, Ilartlebury, Worcestershfte, beer house keeper, Sept. 24, at 10. JOHN WORTON, Cradley, Worcestershire, weigher of paddled Iron bars, Oct. 6, at 10. JOHN OMSK Kingswinford, Staffordsh., alanghterman, Oct. 6, at 10. JOHN ASHBY JOHNSON,Kinver, Staffordshire, butcher, Oct. 6, at 10. JOHN BRAZIER, Kingswinford, Stan ordsh., wire roller, Oct. 6, at 10. RICHARD BENTLEY', Hallfold and Courlougb, Lancashire, inn keeper, Sept. 29, at 11. EDWARD DAMES, Old Marton, Salop, fanner, Sept. 27, at 11. THOMAS FAIRER, Warwick. fruiterer, Sept. 19, at 10. DAVID MORLEY, Old Bent, Yorkshire, woolsorter, Sept. 25. at 10. liiouAmier THOMAS OssairoTr, Southsea, Hants, commission agent, ;rept. 20, at 12. OMORGE Snit; Ascot, Decks, blacksmith, Sept. 13, at 11. ALM= ADAMS, Southampton, coach builder, Sept. DI, at 12. THOMAS Cooi, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, schoolmaster, Sept. IS, at IL STEPHEN BORINSON, Croft, Lincolnshire, farmer, Sept. 17, at 11. Wuziax TanzLovs, Posenhall, Salop, Sept. 13, at 12. Wu,uau (pica, Muddiford, Devonshire, tailor, Sept. 16, at 12, BJCHARD WONERSLRY, Northampton, late hatter, Sept. 27, at 10. EDWARD WRIGHT, Daventry, Northamptonshire, upholsterer, Sept. 11, at 12. Roam? Fowls' ElAwnot, Aldershott, bootmaker, Sept. 20, at 12. Owens WILLIAM STECTT, West Hens, Pose; farm bailiff, Sept. 20, at 1K FREDERICK JOHNSON, Leicester, plumber, Sept. 20, at 10. 13SOMJS Peron, Leicester, French polisher, Sept. 20, at 10. JOHN GRIMM% Newcastle-under-Lyme, innkeeper, Sept.lB, at 10 THOMAS Gowan, Torquay. Devonshire, fly driver, Sept. 16, at td, LAST EXAIifINATiONL Sept. 25. H. Weymouth, Maze-pond, Southwark, shipowner- Oct. 10. T. Cock, Putney, Surrey, carpenter-Oct. lit D. P. Croke, Auderton's Hotel, City, surgeon-Oct. 10. H. W. Browne, Tery ford-street Caledonian-road, general dealer-Oct. 17. C. T. Jan sen, Polygon, Somers-town, commission agent-Oct. 17. H. Howard, St. John's-wood, Marylelxine, and Devonshire-place, Edgware-road, commercial traveller -Oct. 24. T. 8. Orchard, Park-road, Peckham, butcher-Oct. 24. G. Collis, Bichmond-ter race, East-street, Walworth, brushmaker-Oct. 24. H. Adams, Clarendon-place, Wyndham-road, Camberwell, accountant-Oct. S. Anna Martina Hiscock, Southampton, veneer cutter-Oct&C.T. Affirm, Hallifordetreet, Islington, commercial traveller-Oct. 3. W. Sedwell, Bushy-heath, liertfordalaire, hay dealer-Oct. & It Drake, Chatham, tailor-Oct. 10. G. Shirley, Bromley, Middle sex, plumber -Oct. 10. J. Jay, Ronsfork Faso:, bricklayer-Oct. 10. W. Harding, Itowling.green.square, Whitecrossoarret, dairy man-Oct. 10. B. B. Hill, Southend, Kent, 'Donley's clerk-Oct. 10. T. Mann, Southampton, grocer--Get 10. J. Osborn, Brook row, Bagnigge-wellaroad, timber dealer-Oct. 10. J. Bye, Para dise-cottages, Southgate-road, clerk in an insurance office-Oct 10. B. Hart, king-street, Akigste, dealer In foreign hale-Oct. 10. C. Davis, jun., Mount-street, Lambeth, butcher-Oct. 10. C. Thompson, John-street West, Edgware-road, assistant to a mil liner-Oct. 10. A. Hill, Norwich. chemist's asrlatant-Oct. 17. C. Baddeley, Centraletreet, St. Luke's, machinist-0ct.17. W. Vale, King John-street, Stepney, attorney's clerk-Oct. 17. J. G. Hall, Grafton-terrace, Kentish-town. draughtsman-Oct. 17. J. Donck. ley, Cheirsaton, Northamptonshire, publican-Oct. 17. H. N. Fowler, Edmund-place, Aideragsteatreet, messenger In the General Poet.office-Oct. 10. W. H. Thompson, litamsgato-Oet. 17. J. M'Ohee, George-street, Bloomsbury, and Wellington-Bquart, Gray's tnn.road, statuary-Oct. 17. R.. J. Adams, Townaendetreet, Old Kent-road, omnibus driver-Oct. 24. M. Nathan, Leman street. Whitechapel, journeyman tailor-Oct. 24. L Wright, Brighton. Rumex, late bath proprietor-Oct. 24. J. Arnold. Bothurstrnews, Hyde-par ~ foreman to a cheesemonger-Oct. 24. Sarah Dickenson, Barnes, 'surrey, baker-Oct. 24. H. Bennett, Whitmore-bridge, Boston. mantle manufacturer-Oct. N. J. Pickering, New Bridge-street, Blackheart, and Snareebrook, Essex, contractor for public works, and West Bromwich, Staf fordshire, brickmaker -Oct. 24. 8. Clifton, oulldsborough, Northamptonshire, draper-Oct. 17. W. Dallibar, Fulham-turd, Chelsea, whitesmith - Oct. 17. J. South, Richmond-road North, Westbourne-parr road, stonemason-Oct. 17. J. Tubb, Fawley, Buckinghamshire, farmer-Oct. 17. S. Beans, Trigg-lane, tipper Thames-stmt, iron merehant-Oet. 17. E. F. Porter, Surbiton, Surrey, carver-Oct. 24. C. Taylor, River-cottage, Hornsey, bookseller-Oct 24. H. K. Brown, Carlisle-street Lambeth, asalstant doorkeeper at the House of Lords-Oct. 17. J. Appleby, Kilburn,Middlesex, clerk to an auctioneer-Oct. 24. 8. NatcA well, Langham-street, Portland-place, cabinet maker-Oct. 20. L Darin, Hanley, Staffordshire, crate maker-Oct. 20. W. Allen, Longton, Staffordshire, currier-Oct 20. B. Watkins, Worcester, builder-Oct. 21. J. Hetterley, Leicester-Oct. 7. F. J. Evens, Totnes, Devonshire, furniture broker - Oet. 10. J. G. Lovell, Bristol, merchant Sept. 26. J. H. Smethurst, Manchester, letter press printer-Oct. B. W. Duckworth, lianchester,cotton spinner- Sept. 29. G. Pelson, Oldham. Lancashire, cotton spinner-Sept. 26 S. Ogden, Oldham, Lancashire, cotton dealer-Sept. 22. E. Jones, Liverpool, cart owner-Oct. 2- A. Dean, Blackpool. Lanca shire, dealer in fancy goods-Sept. if& G. Snowdon, Liverpool, pickle manufacturer-Sept. 22. .7. Owen, Brynllys, Carnervon. shire, smith-flept 22. A. E. Oakes, Lir pt. 22. J. F. Williams, Liverpool, victualler's ass ista nt-Oct. 2. J. Jolly, Man chester, bookkeeper-Oct. L J. Graham, Busholme, near Man chester, bookkeeper-Oct. 2. P. Bracegh dle, Chorlton-upon. Medlock, commercial traveller--Oct. 1. W. Hill, Manchester, butcher-Oct. 2. F. Denby, Manchester, toy d al 1. A. Whittaker, Manchester, maker-up-Oct. 7. W. H. Ainsworth, Manchester, grocer let. 2. J. Gibson, Manchester, wheelwright -Oct. 8. J. M'Nulty, Mancheoter, tripe dresser-Oct. 7. G. Beech, Manchester, brewer - Oct. 9. W. Smith Manchester, Journeyman baker-Oct. 23. W. Clark, Wakefield. Yorkshire, joiner-Sept. 111. J. Wills, Wedmore, Somersetahire, labourer- Sept. 2a. Elimbeth Honey, Stoke St. Mary, Somersetshire, late farmer-Oct. 8. J. Tribe, Newtown, Banta, pig dealer-Oct. 8. .7. Wilson, Burley, Yorkshire, Innkeeper-Oct & W. Dobson, Ball. don, Yorkshire, assistiffitoverlooker-Sept. 27. J. Sutton, Shard. low, Derbyshtne-Sept. 27. T. Season, Kilburn', Derbyshire, farm bailiff-Sept 27..7. &arson, Kliburne, Derbyshire, farm servant -Sept. 27. J. O. Tarr, Derhy--Sept. 27. B. Wood, Derby, joiner - Oct. 2 7. W. H. 034Pring, Eckington, Derbyshire, form servant -BoA 16. .7. Anderson, Stockton, Durham, contractor-Oct. 1. T. Atidnson, East Cottingwith, Yorkshire, butcher--Sept. 36. W. Atherton, Preston, Lancashire, cowkeeper-Sept. 10. T. Tip ping, Walton.le.Dele, Lancashire, late farmer - Sept Et Crickett, Margate. bathing assistant-Sept. 30. W. B. Blytb, Norwich, boot maker-Sept. 30. B. Denew, Hethersett, Nor folk, labourer-Sept. 24. W. Haddock, Cookley, Worcestershire, lomeman-Sept. lel A. F. Nallard, Horsham, 911/14ex, coach maker-Oct. 16 J. Kemp, Kingsbridge, Devonshire, cordwainer -Sept. 30. T. Nees, Kingswinford, Staffordshire, boiler maker- Sept. 16. M. Davis, Frifoley, Surrey, poulterer-Sept, 22 W. Dawson, Fakenham, Norfolk, watchmaker-Oct. 30. G. Alloock, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, late licensed victualler- Oct. 30. 1. H. Godfrey, Old Stratford, Warwickshire, attorney's clerk- Sept. tn. D. Evans, Cardiff, beerhouss teener-Oct 15. H. Gibson, Berwick-upon-Tweed, innkeeper-Oct 2. S. Watson, Sheffield, aping knife manufacturer-Sept. 16. F. Brook, Ben sington, Oxon, surveyor of taxes-Oct. 28. .7. Davis, Carlton, Notts, market gardener-Sept. 22. W. Jones, Carmarthen, rail way porter. BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Septil. WULLIAX LL.I'D HUGH /73, Y/4/ 7 / 1 77, Glamorganshlre, DECLARATIONS OF DIVIDENDS. JOSEPH Hr01111;, - WilCidte;:it - tsiran - m . .n - i - if7iit;r7r-lst dividend of Is. Sid., any Tuesday, at Hernaman's, Manchester. JOHN BARRER, Manchester, machine manufacturer-Ist dividend (cm new proofs) of is any Tuesday, at liernamates, Manchester. JANIS WOIRLLL, Buerstil Head, near Rochdale, licensed vic tualler -Ist dividend of is, any Tuesday, at lierneinan's, Manchester. EDWARD EARRATT, Taunton, Somersetahlre, livery stable keeper -Ist dividend of ad., any Tuesday or Friday, at Hirt:era, Pieter. FRANCIS LocE, firldrrater, miller-lit dividend of 9c1., any Tuesday or Friday, at Hartzell. Exeter. DIVIDENES. Sept, 19. T. Avery, Tawstock, Devonshire, lookeeper—ftt. A. O. Matas, 01111agham, Dorsetshlre, hotel keepect. 1. D. B. Watd.gr ve, Ja n ., Spilsby, Lincolnshire, draper—Oct. 1. T. B. Gie, a-upon-Bull, ale merchant—Oct-1. J. Taylor, lilrtoo-ln•Liodoey, Lincolnshire, brewer—Sept. 24. 1. Booth, Baty, lancaahlre, tallor—Sept.TY. D Brownie, Norwich, seedsman, DINSOLIiiID.. I. Blackwell, 171;v4, and W. Fowler, itain . ford, Lancashire, coal proprietors, so far so regards R. Parry—R. Parry and W. Fowler, Liverpool, coal merchants—J. F. Young and J. Okell, Liverpool, surgeons—J. Bret. and KBriumdenburg, George-street. Minorles, hotel keepers—J. L Thompson and H. Lee, South Weida, Durham, ship brokers—J. B. Reed and D. Sole, Birming ham, wholeWe oonloctioners—T. Harding and Z. Archer, Gar lick-MIL City, importers of docks and colours—Mary Ann ford and J. Ford. Manchester, cap mannfactorere-0. R. Bull and R. P. Walker. Birmingham. surgeons — W. H. Everist. 0. A. Braid, H. Reerist, and 0. Mathews, Oreenatreet, Blackfrlarn read. ma inakors, so far its regards H. Itverist and O. A. iveLt—C. W. Hanel and H. Calcina, Manchmter, commiallon merchants-0. Sandeman and G. Short, York-place and Three Crosmaquare, Southwark, ironnoongers—J. Baker and T. Baker, Models* Lancashire, ironfoundem-0. S. lieu and C. A. Shaw, BOW-STREET. Samuel George ',Won, aKail;fica potter-carrier, was brought up . on remand charged with stealing two 5/. notes from a registered letter in his delivery. It appeared that on the 19th August, a clerk in the office of Messrs. Lawson and Co., Hope Fouodry, Leeds, regis tered a letter enclosing a remittance of 10/. in two Bank notes of IL, sod addressed to Mr. Cotton, agent to the firm, Newington-crescent, Walwortb. That, and another rems tared letter, addressed to a Mr. Jones, were sorted to the pri soner at the Walworth office, at 8 a.m. on the 20th, and he should have delivered them during his 8 o'clock delivery. He did not tiJuver Mr. Jones's till the 10 o'clock delivery, nor Mr. Cr .ton's till half past 4 in the afternoon. li e asked the servant for the usual receipt, and while she was giving it to him Mr. Cotton discovered that the letter did not contain the two 5/. notes which, according to its tenor, ought to have been in it. He mentioned that circumstance to the prisoner ' who replied that he did not know what was in the letter. Mr. Cotton gave information to the Post office, in consequence of which an investigation took piece, sod several questions were put to the prisoner by Mr. Gardner, one of the senior clerks. He first stated that he had received the two registered letters after he bad tied up his bundle, and that he put them in his hat, and " must have" forgotten them until three o'clock. He was re minded that be bad delivered the letter to Mr. Jones with the 10 o'clock delivery. He replied that he found that letter io bin hat when he was going round with his " tens " (10 o'clock letters), and that he then delivered it. On returning to the Post-office he perceived that he bad signed entries for two registered letters, and be imme diately ran home to get the other, and deliver it, but his attention was called off, as he had to cook his own dinner, and he again forgot it till the 3 o'clock delivery. Being asked bow he spent the interval between the deliveries, he said that he lay down on the sofa after dinner and went to sleep, and that he did not go out except to his deliveries. He was eked if he had been to the Bank or into the City, and he said " No." _ _ A clerk horn the Bank of England proved that the two notes were paid into the Bank about two o'clock on the 20th, but he could not say that the prisoner was the person who presented them. Witness gave in change for them ten new sovereigns. Albert /Jerrie, clerk to Mr. Wei:do:my, land surveyor, of the Poultry, stated that a little after two o'clock on the afternoon in question the prisoner called to pay some ground rents which he bad collected for Mr. Wentney. They bad been due since the 24th Jab, end Mr. Wantner had written to press for payment. The amount was U. tie. 2d., and the prisoner paid it with six new sovereigns and se. 2d. in silver. Since, the officer, proved that he found four new sove reigns is the prisoner's possession. The prisoner said that when be denied baring been in the City he forgot that it was the day he had been to Mr. Wantney's. He was committed for trial. MARYLEBONE. John Barklu s groom, was charged with firing a pistol loaded with bail at his wife, and wounding with intent to murder. _ _ The first witness called was George Amos, who said—l am a public carriage attendant, No. 59. la st night I was on duty at the cab nu* in London-street, Paddington. About half-past ten I saw the prisoner go to No. 34, Stanley-street, which is kept as a general shop. I saw a woman come from the shop and put up a shutter. I believe there were two or three up already. Al the woman was placing up the shutter which I had seen her bring out I heard the report of a pistol, then saw the shutter fall, and beard the woman scream. I ran over, and the woman said to me, "My husband ham shot me." Primmer at this indent came out and said, " I give myself up to you, as you will do as well as a policeman. I have shot my wife. lam the roan who did it." I helped the wife to the door, as she was in a fainting state. I did not see the pistol till this morning. At this time a policeman had arrived, and I gave the prisoner into his custody. The wife was shot in the nape of the neck Deer the collar bone. She was bleed ing. The ball pained along the nape of the neck down the collar bone. and I saw the surgeon extract it.. Mr. Yardley (to prisoner)—Have you any questions to ask this witness! Prisoner—No. Police-oonstable Albert Florlock, 112 D, deposed—l was on duty in Prated-street when I was informed that a man had shot his wife, and on going to 34, Stanley-street, I saw the prisoner standing in front of his house. He said, " I am the man that shot my wife, and I meant to have mur dered bee." I then conveyed =im to the station-house. Yr. Yardley—Did you fled the pistol? Horlock—The next witness can speak to that. Henry Drinkwater, police constable 291 D, stated—About half- tlO o'clock last night I was in my lodging at No. 2, &coley -street, and head the report of firearms. I put my hat on end ran out, and on looking across to No. 34 shop I saw several persons there, and among them the prisoner in custody of last witness. He told me he had shot hie wife. He said, holding up a double barrelled pistol above his heed, " There is another barrel loaded." I took it from him. At the station it was found that the right hand barrel had hew discharged and the left was still loaded. After anneting the wife into a cab 1 helped to convey t h e prison e r to th e station. Mr. Yardley—Which barrel do you say was loaded! GREAT EIRE IN LAMBETH. A fire broke out at 12 o'clock lent night in the extensive range of warehouses occupied by Messrs. Phillips and Sons, wholesale rag merchants, ill Duke-street, Stam ford-street, Blackfriars-road. According to custom Mr. Phillips, jun., who resides next door to the warehouse, upon retiring [to bed went round the premises with the night watchman soon after 11, at which time everything appeared perfectly safe, there not being even a smell of fire. Mr. Phil lips and family bad not been in bed more than a few minutes when they were alarmed by the reflection of a strong light through the windows of their bedrooms, and on looking out to ascertain the cause, discovered the centre warehouse to be in flames. The alarm was at once given, but before a ny assistance could he obtained, the whole range of ware homes, containing 700 tons of rags, were in one mass of flames. The warehouses being surrounded by • number of small dwellings, the greatest excite ment and alarm prevailed, and in a abort time Duke-street, Thomas-street, Princes-street, and Broad wall, were filled with the furniture brought oat of the surrounding houses. By this time several engines had ar rived, but owing to the scanty supply of water but one of them could be brought into play, and was totally useless to stem the progress of the flames. In half-an-hoar from the fire breaking out, the whole of the warehouses and their contents were entirely destroyed, together with the stabling in the rear, in which were three valuable horses, which were burnt, the rapidity of the flames preventing any possi. bility of saving them. The fire had by this time attacked the dwelling-house of Mr. Phillips in Dukeetreet, which was speedily gutted. The houses on the south aide of Thomas-meet, Nos. 1 to 10, next caught, the back I portion of which were destroyed before the engines were provided with a sufficient supply of water. Several small house' in Maiden-mews, Broadwall, next fell • sacrifice. About 1 o'clock the whole of the engines were got ilto play, and • great body of water then poured oo the is all directions prevented any further destruction, which, however, bad already been very great, considering the short time that bad elapsed. The cause of the fire is supposed to be spontaneous combustion. The whole of the books and papers belonging to the firm were destroyed. Mr. Phillips estimated his loss at about 7,0001. He is in sured in the Sun Office, but not to that extent. The inhabiting the houses burnt in Thomas-street and l mews, all working people, were generally uninsured, sad the loss to them will be very severe, as hardly anything could be saved, owing to the rapidity with which the flaw spread. THE CONDEMNED CRIMINALS AT KIRKHAM— Wm. Robert Taylor, the Manchester murderer, will be banged next Saturday, at lifirkdale. near Liverpool The execution will take place at 12 o'clock at noon, and with Taylor will also be hanged—unless a respite is granted them, aid that is improbable—the men Burke and Ward, who murdered a policeman named Jump at Ashton-under- Lyne, on the 28th of June last. Since his con demnation Taylor has not paid very much atten tion to the chaplain of the Ilirkdale gaol, who has been most earnest in his endeavours to bring the criminal to view aright the awful position in which he is placed. For the first few days after his committal, Taylor busied himself in drawing up a petition for presentation to the authorities in London, and has endeavoured on several occasions to pt it forwarded to the metropolis, though each attempt has been unsuccessful. As the time for his execution draws near his sullen and morose manner seems softened, and he is more attentive to the claims of re ligion ; yet still there is no remorse—at least to all appearances; and no humiliation exhibited by him, while he manifests no pity f or th ose w h om b e h a s so deeply wronged. His fiendish spirit of revenge seems to animate him to the last, and we doubt not that what he said was true, namely, that he would commit the same act spin under similar circumstances. Mr. Wright, the prawn philanthropist, has visited Taylor ; but his ministrations to such a man are almost labour in vain. He has sot yet eon famed bow the children wars murdered, and intimates that be does not intend to do so.—With regard to Harks and Ward, their conduct is far more bsoomimg their position. They are extremely penitent, sod are making the moat of the time allotted to them in this life to make their peace with heaven. Burke is a Roman catholic, and has been consequently attended by the Rev. Mr. Gibers, • priest of this religion. A petition is being set on fool to have the lives of Burke and Ward spired ; and at the Antis field psttv 011 Thureday,Mr.Rehertn, of Manchester, - made an applicaties to the magistrates to sign the widths', but the =giants' refused is do an. The wives of Burnt and Ward have visited their haeliands during the week. The interviews with their wives sewed greatly to console the prisoner& MARKETS. MAR.—The average price of brown or Muscovado sugar, the produce of the British poseresioss io Amerim, for the week ending Sept. 2, is Ms. Od. per cwt., exclusive ci the customs duty.—No return of the price of brown or Muscovado sugar, the produce of the Mauritius, fur the week ending u above.—The average price of brown or Muscovado sugar, the produce of the Fut ladies, for the week ending as above, is 2Ee. 94c1.—TLe ge price of the two foregoing description, of sugar jointly is 2:14. Sid. par listsroL, SEPT. s.—The market has become very quiet this week, and only very few sales have been made. Prices are with difficulty supported, and have tendency down wards. Renner,' produce is cheaper, and sales mall. Rum, no males to report. Logwood : A Ferrel of about 60 tone Jamaica, of direct import, has been sold at 6/. per ton en ship. TALLOW.-Pmat Evunfo.-The market was quiet to-day. Spot, new, 49x;1861, Y.C., 48a. to 48a 3d.; October to December, 495.; December, 49e. ed. ; January to M arc h , 495. 9d. Delivery to last evening, 797 casks; arrival', 402 auks. Town tallow, 475. to 475. 3d. At the public auctions of 1,494 casks offered 1,178 were sold : Awandian beet, fair to fine, at 45e. to 455. 6d.; inferior, 438. to 441. ; South Americo, first piper, 47•.; pure yellow, Or. to 48s. 3d.; Taganrog sheep, 48s. 6d. to 49a. No beet offering. Cocoa nut oil steady-CoAie at 56e. ; Ceylon, 535. od. to 545.; Sydney, fine, 535. 6d. ; middling, 525. to UN. 31. Yahn oil quiet, at 43e. to 43a. 6d.; Accra, 41s. to 405.; palm nut oil, middling to fine, 425. to 435. ; black, 40r. to 415.; horse-grease, 38a ; rough fat, 2s. 6d. COTTON.-I.lvearool a s.—Tbe market continued its upward course from Friday last until Monday, and on the latter day a further advance had been established of about 3d. per lb. on American, Brazil, and Egyptian, and about 2d. on East India: a penis then ensued, and the sake on Tuesday did not exceed 8,000 bales. On Wednesday a change of wind leading to the expectation d an immediate and considerable arrival of Surat' produced a more marked effect, and the market was brought almost to a stand pester. day, when only 1,000 bales were sold. There is a re-action from the extreme prices realised on Monday of id. to ld. per lb. on American and Surat (quotations of which are to a great extent nominal), with scarcely sufficient business to test the market fairly. Brazil has become neglected, and the quotations show an advance of about 2d. per lb ; prices must be considered nominal ; the same remark will equally y appl to Egyptian. Speculators have taken 49,990 bales ; 15,470 American, 790 Persians, 5,070 Bahia and Mamie, 320 Maranham, 10,570 Egyptian, 130 Smyrna, leo., 17,080 Surat, 310 Madras, and 250 Bengal ; and there are reported for export, 5,580 bales, viz., 830 American, 570 Perham, 30 Bahia, 290 Egyptian. 10 Smyrna, 3,700 Surat, sod 210 Bengal. The market to.day opens with a better tone and more inquiry. There are seven! buyers of Swats to arrive at some recovery from yesterday's decline. COTTON GOODS. filmr. 5. —The =Met for yams has been remarkably firm, without the learnt giving way in prices. Some spinners are asking even higher prices than oo Tuesday. This is more particularly_ the case for home-trade yarns, which are dearerby ld. to 2d. per lb., and cheap lota offering have been taken rather eagerly. For cloth the market has been exceedingly fiat. The much quieter state of the Liverpool cotton market for a few days past has reacted upon this, and yesterday speculators were generally rather inclined to sell at a slight decline of prices. There were some exceptions to this feeling so far as price was concerned, but there was very little dis position to purchase. This morning the feeling of distrust was increased by • telegram from Liverpool posted ,in our Exchange, which mid :—" At a meeting of cotton broken, just held, a proportion to take stock was negatived by 24 to 15." The report canoed a little ruseasi nein for some hours among heavy holders of cloth on speco latioo, and offers were made to sell at ls. to 2s. per piece decline. The alarm, however, was hardly general, and the market recovered this afternoon. As a rule, sellers do not appear anon to sell this evening, and buyers are rather cautious. The real transactions of to-day have been on • very limited scale. What has been done has mostly been for specula tion, and we hear of little or nothing doing in the shape of orders to make. Manufacturers do not care to name prices for goods in the loom, but prefer to wait till they are rawly for market and take their chance of the prices then ruling. CORN.—BiumroL, Sm. 4.—We had a good of English wheat at our market to-day, chiefly from the new ; the trade ruled very dull, and farmers bad to submit to a decline of 2s. to 3s. per qr. out new munnles, and Is. to 2s. on old, from the prices of this day se'onight. Foreign in very limited request, and all qualities except Amersean were Is. per qr. cheaper. Barley without much inquiry, but bat week', prices were about supported. Oata tending down wards ; new tawny sold at 235. per 3041ba. Indian corn in limited demand for feeding purposes. Arrivabi :—Wheat, coastwise, 299 qrs.; foreign, 6,834 qrs. Oats, Irish, 783 qrs. Barley, Irish, 99 qrs. Flour, Irish, 1.) sacks ; coast wise, 5. • CHELMSFORD, Sm. s.—There was a good Impply of new wheat today, and a large demand at prices rather below those of last week. Red 50s. to 55e. ; white, 545. to 58s. The weather is spin unsettled, which will retard the late harvest. LINCOLN, Sarr. 5.—A large quantity of rain has fallen in this district this week, which has very much impeded hatred operations, and prevented many the farmers from thrashing the corn. Owing to this. our supply of wheat at market to-day has been small, but still sufficient for the wants of our millets, who were enabled to buy at • mds tion of L. per qr. Red, 535. to 565. ; white, 56e. to 59a. Very little new barley offering, but the quality la likely to prove over OLD average. _ _ lavaarom, Bar. 6.—With • moderate atteadsace of buyers at this morning's market wheat met a fair consumptive demand at a decline of 2d. per rental on the week ; red haviug • better sale than white. Flour moved slowly at a reduction of 6d. per barrel and sack. Indian corn may be quoted 9d. per quarter cheaper on the week, with a fair in quiry. No change in oats and oatmeaL Beans and barley steady at full prices. Peas Is. per quarter dearer. The market closes with firmness, but if the weather keep tine next week the large arrivals will try it. WAXER:ILA Bar. s.—Wheat quiet ; new vary much in quality, and good dry samples only !lathing burin at la to 2s. less than last Friday. Old only in retail demand. New barley not much in supply, and prices still rather high. Oats rather cheaper. Beans and other articles without change. Average for the week ending Sept. 1 :—W beat, 1,183 qrs., at 60e. 2d. ; beans, 11, at 455. ; peas, 25, at 475. 00ALS.—Lownoz, evr. s.—Hutiap Hartley, 16..; Holy well Main, 16s. ; Tanfirdd Moor Bats,; Walker Primreae, 12.. 3d. ; Wylam, 16.. ; Walls End (Worth, 14s. 9d. ; Walls End Hadley, 14a. 93. ; Wall End Blade. 14.. 9d. ; Walla End Frantwellgate, 13s. 3d. ; Walls Eod Haswell, 16.. 9d. ; Walla End Hatton, 16.. 9d. ; Walls Eod South Hatton, 16s. 9d. ; Walls Bed Stewart's lee. 3d. ; Walls Eod Cando', 15s. 9d. ; Walls End Hartlepool,l6s. • Walls End !Cellos, 15.. 9d. ; Walls End South pool, 13s. 3d . ; Walls End Trirodon Hartlepool, 16s. ; Canny and Duffryn Anthracite, 21a. ; Carway and Driffryn Malt. in, Ms.—Ships at market, 46 ; sold, a TRAFFIC RETURNS. RAILWAY, Wiles Pas- Mee- Taal, Toad. open sewers &midis@ 11n MI Week ending Awed U. a. a a & London, Tilbury, & gonth end kixtension Ottoman 60 360 171 Week ending August 26. Belgian Nesters Junction . lie 114 173 287 23 Ditto, Rept. II Wending Augu Qst DO 11,7 a 10.307 17,361 1013 The JURY BYr:sm.—To-morrow and tho w followieg Sundays the jury lists will be placed on all church and chapel daces, with a notification as to when objections are to be heard. Within the last seven days of the present month justices are to hold petty serious, and to bear claim of exemption. Persons 60 years of age and upwards can be excused by sacertaning whether their names are i a the lista, and attending the petty sessions to have the some removed, otherwise they will be liable to serve for the pest twelve months. By the new Jury Act, by which persons can be summoned by letters prepaid, chemists and manotallt clerks to solicitors and proctors are not requited to serve 111 jurors ; and as the lists of the various comities will now be exhibited, all persons should look to the same, in order that a correct return may be made to the sheriffs of the tn sportive counties. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BICKRILNTLTH.--fleptambor 4, M Rodney-street, Liverpool. the wife of K. R Biekerstel, Eq.. of a son. CAMPUKLL—Septembse t, at KnaphlU, Woking, Surrey the wife of Dr. J. Campbell, R.N., of a son. GALLlK—September 3, at Wyndham-place, Plymouth, the sae of J. L. GalW, Faq., of a son. KELDAY.-Beptember f, at Colotnerelat-.....—_, Ishtar, req., of a son. MACDONALD.-Beptember 2, at Cower-street, Bedford-wrist , . tlss Ws of J. Macdonald, Rsq , of a son. MAlLKß.—espitamber I, at Clifton-gardens, Mahla-hill, the • it , of Mr. B. Marla, if a daughter . E, the rife of A. lIABRIAGER. ATWOOD—BAOOT.—fiIetemI;;S7 at — St. George's, Hanover' by the Rev. D. T. Atwood. M.A , Thomas, eon of J. J. Atwood, Req. of Fronbartioe, Aberystwith, to L aura . daughter of J. Bacot, Bat of Portunatatreet, Oromenoraquare. BLACCRIT—ILL OT.—September 4, at St. James's, Pferaddly. the Rev. 0. A. F. Hart. Montagu. son of the lame. Blactett. Vi of yiam, Northumberland, to Mums Mary, daughter of Very Rev. 0. Elliot, Dean of Bristol. BRYANT—WALROND.—September 3, at All Sainte*, Finchlef reed, by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Sierra Leone. T. Bryant, Bp , of Finabary.agoare. to Adelaide Lonlea, daughter of the late B. Wairoed, Neg., at Friendly Hall, Barbadoes DEATHS. Butts,—September V., at Oriental-place, Brighton, Mr. P. CAlSPl2i.—September 1, at Grove House, Stoke rao. IL. Cris =N•. aged be. .Mwfte gosh, wife of Yr. B. Gamble, of Heetitelreat, Ilarogateed aged 76. Printed said Puttlied titer wisatAit Itrie HALM of O. 8, Lcodiemletireeit. In the City of Landon, Printer, at the Oak% In Lealtar4eireet, to the Precinct of Whitetriars. -- Berman. Sznusaisi, net r i If I , I s F % ) 1 • 1 1