The Express. — London, England, 1862-09-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, I MONDAY EVENIN'G, SEPTEMBER 22, 1862. THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. The anuouncement of thedefinitive arrangements fur the clo.mg of the Exhibition seems to have had no effect one way or the other upon the at tendance. Every day last week showed a decline as compared with the corresponding days of 1851, and the actuaries are puzzled in consequence, when they remember the extension of railways, the half nilliou increase in the population, and the greater facilities that now exist for foreigners reaching this couutry from over sea. The death of the Prince Consort, and the consequent absence of tho Queen, the cotton famine and distress in the manufacturing districts, must of course go for a good deal, nor must the civil war iu America be forgotten, but all these drawbacks should have been written off by the half million increase in Lon don people, and we should still have shown a gain from the increase of railway accommodation, and the wonderful attractions of the Exhibition fteelf. Instead of that, we have an actual numerical falling off, and that falling oft' is to be attributed to a cause which the calculators did not take into account —namely the wonderful number of rival at tractions that hid sprung up in Loudon since 1851. The Crystal Palace alone hag robbed the Exhi bition of hundreds of thousands of second visits, and there is nothing more generally heard in omni buses than declarations from strangers that they prefer Sydeuham to South Kensington. Then, there are all the short railways leading to Hamp ton-court, Richmond, Gravesend, and a dozen other places, which are now made available for sightseers, the consequence of which is that whereas in 1851 the Exhibition absorbed everything,we now learn that every place of amusement or curiosity is daily quite as much thronged as the building in South Kensington. Visitors come up from the country. on their ten days return tickets, and for the eight they are to spend iu London they have each day's work out out and arranged from the guide book. There is seldom more than one day for the Exhibition, and yet one day's visit only enable.' them to bring away a confused chaotic idea of a mass of splendid and curious sights, without any new fact or reflection established in the memory. The closing of the building as an exhibition on the Ist November seems to be generally approved of, as with November come in fogs, and darkness, and short days, and therefore few facilities for tli sminiog the wonders of science and art. Bat the supplementary season of a fortnight for sale of the goods is not quite so generally approved of. If the fee be five shillings the attendance will be thin, and as for sale, the great proportion of saleable goods have been disposed of already. Let any one take a walk through the western annex, and he will see five-sixths of its contents with "sold" tickets con spicuously displayed. The great engines of the Marlborough ask for no customers, nor any other of Messrs. Mandalay's goods, which take up a large section of the annex. Mr. Hetherington's mules and carding machines are all marked "sold," and the same may be said of Mestere. Platte and other great engineers. In the eastern annex the agricultural implement makers have done a tremendous trade, not only selling their exhibited samples, but taking orders for dozens of repetitious. The " articles used as food," in the same quarter, are merely speci mens and not intended for sale. Coming more centrally into the building, it is believed that the contents of the French Court have been sold over and over again, and that the exhibitors would he glad if the Exhibition closed to-morrow, in order that they might deliver their sales, pack up, and return to their beloved France. The great pianos have in the majority of cases found purchasers ; and as for the " trophies," it is not hoped that any length of season will tempt purchasers for them. The beautiful English glass and porcelain have found a flourishing demand throughout the season ; and with respect to the jewellery, the moat precious things were lent for the occasion, and for those which could be sold there will not be many purchasers left in town in November. The Golden Obelisk, the Majolica Fountain, the Skidmore Screen, are not for sale, and the eceleaio 14cal brawl ware has all, no doubt, been made to order. We do not apprehend that there will be a very sharp competition for that terrific peal of bells of the sound of which nervous visitors have so pain ful a recollection, and therefore we do not see that en the whole there will be much trade left for the supplementary fortnight. In one department there will be some articles offered to which the ladies will be obliged to us for calling their attention. We mean the Indian Court, where there are sonic mag nificent Cashmeres, Indian lace, embroidery, and Bric-i-brac, none of which is to go back to Blades tan. We have seen some scarves of great beauty which have alreadybeen purchased at extraordinary low prices, sod we thus early announce the import ant fact iu order that our fair friends may " be in time" for the remainder. Another idea to which the announcement of the supplementary fortnight has given rise, is that of appropriating special days to charitable purposes. Amongst other things, it has been proposed that a day should be given to St. George's Hospital, on account of the number of accidents that were re eeived there during the erection of the building. It ii quite true that death and mutilation were tolerably busy amongst Messrs. Kelk and Lucas's men during the progress of the works, more than a dozen having been killed outright, besides a great many more or less injured. But then Messrs. Kelk and Lucas considerately kept twenty one beds always rented for the use of their men in the hospital, and subscribed largely to its funds, whilst the accident& were going on. To them will belong the care of the cripples, the widows, or the orphans, who may have been made so during the purr of works which, in the opinion of "the Trade, must result in a profit of 100,0001. to the firm. Another proposal, and a more legitimate one, is to give a day for the dis tressed operatives in Lancashire. There is not a band in all England which would not be held up in favour of such a scheme, and we hope that if it assume a tangible form it will result in the largest attendance ever seen within the walls of this or any other exhibition. All discussion respecting the refreshment con tract is, we believe, put an end to, by the full and 'complete explanation of the Commissioners, and the foot that the composition offered has been for- Many agreed to by more than three-fourths of the creditors of M. Veillard. Mr. Morrisb, his sue *senor, has not as yet been able to fill the French . , " The resolution having been read to Mr. Herber, that gentleman, with a view to giving full effect to his intention, , desires now to state for the information of the public that his discovery ia the applicability of the fibres of the marine i plant known as • Zostera marina, or common gems wrack, to manufacturing or other purpose.." I The plant in question is one so common on the sea coast j that it it difficult to account for its having been overlooked, 1 unless extreme familiarity with its appearance has lulled perception to sleep. The following paragraph respecting it occurs in a populist work published by Messrs. Routledge, " Common Objects of the Sas Shore," by the Rev. J. O. I Wood, IL A. : I • A plant has been mentioned which does not belong to .1 the sea-weeds, although from its residence at the bottom of , the sea it is often thought to be of that family ; this is the Zastera s etarina, for • • drawing of which see piste J. fig. 2 ; • true flowerii.g plant, growing with • real root at the bottom of the sea. Its entire character Mao completely terrestrial that ' , it can at once be distinguished from the alga." (Chapter IV.) ! , This plant, under the name of ales, is largely used by uphol sterers as a material for bed-stuffing. It has also been applied , with success in the manufacture of paper, for which purpose , a large trade in it has sprung up from the Mediterranean. This important fact his gone far to encourage sanguine anti. I , ciliation" of the results to be obtained from the experiments • now to be instituted. The circumstances under which this familiar plant has been " discovered," so as suddenly to be come an object of oath - mid solicitude. are both singular sod instructive. The gentleman to whom we owe the discovery is Mr. Henry Harben, of Oxford Villa, Haverstock-hill He was taking a sea-side holiday • few weeks back, when his attention was attracted to the scarcity of mate rial suitable for paper-making. Walking with his children along the shore, and seeing the quantity of seaweed lying idle and waste, it occurred to him to try what could be dune with it towards supplying the want he had been thinking shout. He made certain experiments with different kinds of seaweed, such as bladder-wrack, notched-wrack, &c., and fouod that they produced a small quantity of fibre. But on coming to examine the grass wrack he found it to ooeitain fibre to an extent that sur prised him. He immediately collected • quantity, sad, separating the filament, submitted it to a powerful micro scope. It was then only that the resemblance of what be saw to cotton first suggested the idea that here was something which might turn out useful as • substitute for that material. He at once made experiments which satisfied him of the value of the discovery, and his conviction of its importance was so strong as to induce him to note down on the spot the time and place " Dovercourt, near Harwich, 6th August, 1862." He submitted the material to Mr. J. H. Wrigley. in Liver pool, who, on being acquainted with Mr. Harbeu's intention to make a present of the discovery to the public, kindly fell in with hie views. Mr. Wrigley did not insist on hindliog the materiel or tasting its strength, but before he gave the report as to which some objection. have been made, the material was seen by another cotton broker in Liverpool, who confirmed Mr. Wrigley's opinion. Mr. Harben has been offered large sums of money by individuals who pro 'nosed to work the material by private undertaking. li tz manufacturers also made him most generous pro of pecuniary assistance if he would work it himse , and in one influential quarter it was most strongly represented to him that by reserving at any rate a smell royalty he might meltee a food for charitable purposes . which would itself be an immortal memorial of his disinterestedness To all these propositions, however, Mr. Harbin returned the same answer, that the adoption of any one of them might entail at least six niontta' secrecy and delay, while thousands of people were starving. He preferred to make the matter known at once, that the worth of the material might be tested universally mad immediately, and declares himself most thankful that he his been enabled to keep to his first intention, in fervent hope of the blessings that may flow from it. With respect to immediate supply of the ma terial, Mr. Harben suggest* that the unemployed operatives and their children might at once be transported to different points on all the ccesta of the United Kingdom, and be housed in temporary huts similar to those of navvies, to fled remunerative employment during the winter in col lectiog the plant. To ensure • future supply, he proposes that its cultivation in the estuaries ' of rivers, the lowlands of Lincolnshire and Norfolk, and the ! low sandy shores all round England, Scotland, and Ireland, should be protected by an act of parliament similar to that now in operation for the protection of oyster-beds. He be -1 Neves that in the Mediterranean and other sees the material , is to be had in great abundance. Ooe of the facilities to be expected is that the plant, like common grass, after being cut, will grow up agein, and yield two crops in the I year. Whatever may be the result, of the expaiment, it is impossible not to sympathise with Mr. Herbals in the sanguine hopes he entertains of the many advantages which may flow from his discovery. He is so sanguine himself of its value that ho believes, from its strength, elasticity, and . silky texture, it will be more likely to supersede altogether the use of cotton, than to prove • temporary substitute for it. department as completely as he has all along done his own, but he must have patience, and console himself with the reflection, that he has by his oc cupation of the premises at all events prevented the invasion of any new opponent into the refresh ment dominion. During last week there wan a very marked falling of in the number of visitors to the Exhibition, as compared with the corresponding week of 1851, the returns for the two periods being as follows : 1851. 1862. Monday (1a) 60,497 Tuesday (Is.). Wednesday (Is.) .. 53,757 Thursda) (Is.) .... 58,600 Friday (2s. 6d.1.... 21,488 Saturday (2s. 6d.).. 17,366 MONEY ORDER. OPTICEB.—On the Ist October the following alterations will be made, viz.:—Money order offices will he opened is Loudon sod the entombs at Caledo nian-road (No. 172), N. • Leather-lane, E.C. • Leinater-ter race Hyde-park, W. ; liathbone-place, Oxfonistreet, W. ; Streatham-oonsmon, S. ; Watling-street. B.C. ; West Ham, E. The money order office now known as " Bayswater, Coburg-place," Money Order O ffi ce will is future be called " Bayswater-temice, W." Money Order Office. Money order Oka* will be opened io the country at Adwy-r- Clawdd, bead office, Wrezhem ; Ballaugh, Douglas ; Bangor Iseoyd, Wrexham ; Chew Magna, Bristol • Cottenham, Cambridge ; Dynichurch. Follistone; Egert o o , Ashford ; Egleryabach, Conway ; }forborne, Birmingham; Haswell, Fence Homes ; Headoorn. Steplehurst ; Manchester Road, Bradford; Port Isaac, Bodmio ; and Roaster, Ashbourne. The money order office at Netley Abbey will be discontinued. Scotland: Crimood, bead office, Peterhead; Ladybank, Ladyberik. Ireland : Money order office@ will be opened at Daisy, head office, Bellisodare ; Forkhill, Dundalk ; Glea son, Athlone ; Knocklong, Kilmallock. Colonial : On the let October, end theoceforward, money orders will be issued by all money order office, in the United Kingdom on the undermentioned offices in South Australia, at the same rates of charge, and under the same regulations, as those already established with respect to Victoria, Western Australia, Queensland. sad New Zealand :—Adelaide, A ldinga, Aogarton, Aubern, Callingtoe, Clare, Oambierton, Oewler, Glenelg, Coolies, Gumeracka, Hamilton, Hind marsh, Radios, Kanyaka, Kapunda, Koorioga, Lysdoch, Macclesfield. Melrose, Mount Barker, Mount Pleasant, Nsime, Narrsooorte, Norwood, Peyote, Port Adelaide, Port Augusta, Port Elliott, Port Lincoln, Riverton, Robe, Bah.- bury. Strathalbyn, Tanunds, Truro, Willonga, Woodside, and Yankalilla. The following Cas have - been added to the list of poet-offices in New Zealand authorised to issue sod pay money orders Kaiapoi, Tuapeke, Wait/thous, Weatherstorie, and Whaegarei ; but for the present money orders cannot be drawn on Akarea Omani. The office of Stowell has been added to the list of in Victoria authorised to Mime and pay money Total 274,330 236,421 thus showing a difference of 37,909 in favour of 1851. _ _ _ The number of visitors on Saturday was :—Season tickets, 6,144 ; payments, 11,277—t0ta1, 17,421. The following are the total numbers admitted to the building from the Ist of May to the 20th of Sept. 'inclusive (21 weeks-1.23 exhibition days), compared with 1651 : lemon ticket up to lad week During leek week Payment. op to list week During hat week Total 1851. Seesuo tip ketd. up to last week During last week /smog% up to last week lturlog last week 3.975,437 186,716 4,412,161 Total 4,011,60S Frms the above btatement it will be seen that Se admiaxione by semen ticket& in 1882 exceed those of 1851 by 114,812, while the numbers paying , SlVltTllvet lArßLLltitillei, at the doors in 1851 exceed those of 1862 by, --4--. 347,562. i THE LATE DONCASTER MEETING. It will also be seen that while 256,715 visitors . --- were admitted by payment during the past week of TO Tith =DRUM or stilt garages. 1861, the number in 1862 is only 209,615, or 47,100 81g,—The Muenster meeting concluded as sue- . has. It is very possible that the extension of time ceseh dkr •• it beg'', and was productive of some important results, the Derby crack, Loral Clifilen, perfroming " won during which the Exhibition is to remain open will den," while several urvoireo i m b so d thiro b r id ges o ire modi , . be productive of uo financial advantage, but will dates showed iu their true colours for about the first time. rather lead to increased expense, as the numbers The appearance of the complete lists of acceptances for there , was LOG mpg for a instead of being crowded in during a month will be lot of betting, ad had out thlkstone perfumed so well latter handicaps ou Thursday even ing spread thinly over six or seven weeks. during the &Item-on it would have been even more spirited; The highest temperature on Saturday, as shown however,theopinion was universal that the handicapper Ind by Negretti and Zambra's patent thermometers, achieved one of his greatest triumphs, and the manner in was :--111 the nave, 65.4 deg. ; in the galleriee, 67 which he adjusted the weights at Doncaster was also in every deg. ; iu the western annex, 71 deg. The read- way worthy of "The Admiral." In the Fitzwilliam Stakes Silkstone ran in front all the way, but was sedvely Mg. were taken at 3 o'clock p.m. I noticed, as the King of Diamonds won so easily. Seeing she ten lam at lfilb, and there is 37115. between ' them in the Cambridgeshire, Silkitone ought to hold THE PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE POE COTTON. him safe there, great as the King is at the distthoe. She —a-- should also prevent any we dreaming of either Wallace or On Saturday afternoon the following official the King in the Cesarewitch, and the former appeared Ms =of after the race for the Cup. Fur the Champagne, report was published from the committee of inquiry re- Staroford bad purchased Armagnac of the French con spatting the properd substitute for cotton : ' federacy with theridea, probably, that he would beat Lord "A meeting has been held to-day in the rooms of the Clifden, who was not quite up to the mark, and the defeat Chamber of Commerce, Manchester, at the request of Mr. of the Lerby favourite was confidently expected by many. When he got away so badly from the starting post copious Harben, the discoverer of a new fibre, as reported in the haveodes is to o b: . had, a e n d a yet h u te d was rtn so y a rd. v as t ly m uni superior e, a s andto Times. Mr. littiliT ABIIWORTH, president of the chamber, in the chair. The following gentlemen were resent :—Mr. Badly win easily. Armagnac never looked so bloomiug Thome Baxley, ILP., Mr. K. R. Jackson. Mr. Joseph before, and showed himself a good hone by deft:atilt; Karly Leese, Mr. Hugh Mason, Mr. James Burton, jun., Mr. H. Purl so far for second place ; so that, looking at his two .1 . Lerma', Mr. H. Nicholls, Mr. S. Hollins, and Mr. Mal-two daring the week, Lord Chides is fairly 0.1.. R.... entitled to the call in the Derby, as, when not half . pee "pared, Amiaguac was within two or tome wimple ot Seams- Mr. HAMM, on being introduced, stated that he was rometer and Blue Mantle at Newmarket July, not se inventor, but a discoverer. He then, first, showed en d b ee improved at m eet loom. aims. wad fibres on paper, a few threads only ; second, small sped- quite disappointed hi anxious friends, and a good twalear mans in the grey state, as picked by band, with a smell old lie will never make, whatever he niay eventually turn specimen dyed • third, dried specimens of the plant, exbi- out; but time will do more for Fiancee, of the two, and biting the natural and fibrous state. The discoverer stated Trojanus will never be able to fill the place vacated by Lord in confidence the name of the plant which furnished the Clitden in Wadlow's stable. Lord St. Vincent's purchase fibre exhibited, and then exhibited specimens of the plant has turned out a very cheap one, great as was the sum be in its natural state. Mr. Harben suggested that the unite- gave for the Champagne winner, and it is to be hoped *yea should at once be occupied in collecting the material, nothing befalls the colt, for a more enthusiastic and liberal. He stated, in reply to an inquiry, that he had not gone into mMded sportsman than Lord St. Vincent does sot grace the particular calculations of expense ; nor had be made any turf, and his lordship, short as his career has been, is quite expennients as to the mode of rendering the fibre available deserving of being adorned with the blue rihand. The form for cotton spinning ,machinery, his wish being that, on re - . displayed by Queen of Trumps and My Mary in the Revival commendation of the committee, chemista, spinners, and Plate was first-rate, as they were running ' t attoo at lilb and others may further investigate the properties, with a view glb fur the year respectively, and if My Mary could but to public good. ' stay she would be even a better investment than Silkatthe ' Mr. Harbert then retired, when, after deliberation, the , for the Centrewitch, considering she gave the Portland Plate following resolution was adopted : , victrix 51b, and ran her to half a length over her favourite "Moved by Mr. 8a7.1.ET, M.P.; seconded by Mr. MALCOLM . course. How the Great Yorkshire Handicap might Roes:—Resolved : That this committee have hoard with have resulted had not Bedouin (who had his head much interest the statement of Mr. Harben, sad have ex- turned the wrong way when the flag fell) been left at the amined the samples and specimens of Pinata end fibres sub - poet it is bard to say but there is no doubt Cowley won nutted. This committee not having been asked for any with a lot in hand, so il he will have to be taken great GTO decision on the merits of this discovery, do not express ally of in the Cesarewitch, even with fist Lb, for I fancy the opinion in its favour or otherwise, and Mr. Barbels having course will suit him better. Doefout, Conundrum, Had expressed his wish, without reference to any pecuniary ad- di ng too, Patrick, and May Gosling had their preteosious vantage to himself, that the discovery should be given to apparently settled for the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire, the world with a view to chemists, manufacturers, and ma- as Cowley must beat them again in the short race, and chinists seeking out the best mode of making it avarlable A non y ms , th a t ran seined to bun, in the long one. E xcept for the general interests of the trade, this committee that Geriutha sad the Wasp colt bad some difficulty in best acknowledges the disinterested conduct and candour with. log Bohemia and Gentilhomme iu the Filly and Glasgow which Mr. Harben has communicated his discovery and Stakes, the remaining contests on the first day are unde-' views. ! serving of cummeut ; and nothing of note _ took —. _ place on the grand day prior to" the St. Leger. This brought out • capital field, the only absen tees of moment that were on the card compris• ing The Knave, Biondells, and Bertha; and of the fifteen that started, only Lady Alen Hawthorn could be set down as thoroughly bad, although neither Hurricane, Colwell, Bonny Breast Knot, Knowsley (the Stockwell colt), nor Old Calabar looked sufficiently up to the mark to contest so severe a race. Cariabrook, the Mar quis, Backstone, and Argonaut, were decidedly the pick of the basket, from appearances ; aria the start being an even one, with no mishaps of moment in the race, the Marquis auiluckstone proved themselves as notch the superior horses as the betting and the positions in the Derby iodi cated, the Whitewall crack and Challouer just " doing" Furilbam and Buckstooe by the shortest of heads. Thus the St. Leger resulted in accordance with public running, which is contrary to its usual custom ; and yet some of its details are very similar to those of last year, when Ogler On created such a sensation. It is nut only remarkable that Challooer should win by • head again, but there was the sone supplementary nice for third place as oc curred between Janus and Kildonan, and Walls just lost the " plaice" money by a head un Argonaut, as he did on the Baron's hone in 1861. Fordhain, great as are his talents, was never so near winning one of the great races before, and there are many who opine he was cc the best bone, but lost the race through changing his whip from one hand the other • few strides from the chair ; however, they seemed to overlook the fact of the Marquis having come , into collision with Argonaut in the early part of the race, which must have lost him two or three lengths, as he blundered on to his head, and some have it be received such injuries as to prevent his running for the Cup on Friday. But not seeing the horse after the race, the crowd sur rounding him being so great, I cannot vouch for this, and can only venture the opinion that had nothing occurred he might have beaten Buckstoue about as far as he did in the Derby. John Scott's luck with the St. Leger seems extraordinary, he having trained au fewer than sixteen wieners of this valuable stake in the space of thirty-five years, making it nearly even betting on his stable ass rule ; and in many coca be brought off the coup by the aid of outsiders—to wit, with the Berea in Itios, Newminster in 1851, Warlock in 1856, Imperieum in 1857, and Gamester in 1859. There was not so much money won sod loot on the race as usual, the followers of Caractacus having nothing to do but back the neat best to him in the Derby when they discovered their game was up, and it was one of the most quiet settlings ever seen at Dirocaster on • Thursday morning. The Corporation Plate over the mile was a scrambling affair, and Dictator hung so much upon My Mary and Cacaos that he was disqualified, after the judge had placed him first by • head ; end the subsequent running of My Mary proved that but for the hindrance she should have won easily, as Canace is a much superior filly to the Orphan. My Mary ran the latter over the same course to less than • length for the Eglinton, giving her 281 b; and as she was only placed a head before Come at 171 b, the latter would be 71b superior to the Orphan. Name should also have beaten the Queen of Trumps in the Portland Plate, instead of receiving a stone beating, for she ran the Queen therein at about the same weights as she did My Mary in the Corporation, and the latter ran • superior filly to Queen of Trumps, considering the impost., on Tuesday. The defeat of Caller On by Gorse was a more startling circumstance than her triumph over ' Kettledrum last year, except to these who watched the market, which plainly showed there was something wrong, as the most enthusiastic of " fielders " must have been out of their senses to stand the field at 7 to 4 if the mare were well and wanted. for Gorse woe the best of her opponents, and she nut " nowhere " in the Great Yorkshire Handicap at bet 61b. Thuredey's proceedings pro duced nothing remarkable until the Orphan won the Eglinton, she having been started to assist her companion, Zetland. My Mary ran so well in the race, that had she been entered for the Cambridgeshire in addition to the Ceorewitch, the short race must have been • really good thing for her, and there is no proof yet she can not stay the two miles and a quarter. Ace of Clubs added nb to his Cambridgeshire weight when he upset the two " pots " in the Cleveland, but accomplished the task so sorrily that he is still formidable, es would be also the Portland Plate victrix, the Queen of Trumps, could she get the course, she possessing • wonderful turn of speed forge furlongs. The new race, called the 1001. Plate. only pro duced three runners, and was reduced to a match between Tim Whiffler and Asteroid, the issue being precisely the ' same as at Ascot, when it was thought Sir Joseph's hone ' . bad a holiday. Bilkstone was scarcely thought of before ; the start, but ran well with the pair up to the ! distance, and the Ccearewitch and Cambridgeshire look almost at her mercy, especially when it is recollected how highly she was tried before the Chester Cup. Going amiss, however, just on the eve of the race, and losing start besides, she did not run very well, and has been kept so quiet since that "The Admiral" let her in at ' sst 101 b and Est 41b. While Polynesia woo the Dooming Stakes on Friday she looked squally formidable at sst 12Ib and Est 516 in the two Newmarket races, as Argonaut and Buthenham were among her opponents ; but she soon lost her reputation again, when running nowhere to Imparatrioe and Hurricane in the Park Hill &Aces, and even after ignoring Argonaut's performance on account of his showing tLe white feather when having the race in band, the utter defeat of Lord Chesterfield's filly was rather surprising. Wingrave ran kindly enough in the Don Stakes to beat Johnny Armstrong, and prove him to have been an over rated horse ; and Argonaut cantered away from the two "rips" opposing him in the 200 sore. Sweepstake. The Maid o f Naaham filly wee so close to Imperatrice and Hurricane in the Park Hill as to show they obtained their deserts when running " nowhere" in the St. Leger ; and that the lot contesting the great race were not of a very first rate stamp was proven when Tim Whiffler defeated Buckskins so easily for the Cup, which will make him a 10Ib better bone than the Marquis! He won under the most trying circum stances, for making strong running from end to end he was never approached. and finally woo in a common canter, doing the two miles and five furlongs in four minutes and 43 seconds, within a very small fraction of as good time as was ever made in the Derby or St. Leger, being at the rate of a mile in about one minute and 50 seconds, which King of Diamonds could not equal in his mile race on Tuesday, or the Knave in the Scarborough Stakes, both these horses being considered very fast far a abort distance. 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Sittiiia days appoitited for the present week. WZIPTIIINUTILX, St. Martuis-law,—Tuesday, Sept. Ti; Wednes day, 24: Thursday, r 6. MARTLIBONE, arylebooe.road. —Monday, Sept 22 ; TAUT. 26. BNOSIPS at, bitehe.adugrove.—Wedonaday, Sept. Thurs day, 25. Friday, it BA1:11701.1,. —Tuesday. Sept. 23. Chaititentstu, Lhusoan-terrace.—Tuesday, Sept. 23 Wednes day, 24. Mr. day, N. SkIOKEDITCII, 01dritreet-road.—Thursday, Sept. 25. Bow, Sow-road.—Friday, Sept. Lb; Saturday, 27. SOUTkIWARE, Swan-street.—Monday, Sept. 23; Tuesday, S 3; Wednesday, 24; Thursday, 26; Friday, M. Wasnowoartt, South.street.—Wednewlay, Sept. 24; Thurs. da&i tS. tral Criminal Court, Monday. Sept V. JUDGE'S CHAMBERS, SERJEANTS'-INN. Bum 19. (Before Mr. Julia, Mellor.) THE QUlrat r. GOULDING. This was an application to liberate on bail Martin Gould iog, mariue-stare dealer, Tarporley, Cheshire, who had been recently committed on a charge of having wilfully murdered his wife. Mr. felntyre appeared for the prisoner, and Mr. Mullen for the prosecution, the committing magistrates and the next of kin of the deceased wife. . . . . Mr. Thomas Richard Lewis, of Chester, superintendent of an assurance society, had been acquainted with the pri soner for upwards of ten years, and had always found him straightforward and honest in his dealings, and quiet and inoffensive. The prisoner was powered of considerable pro perty ; be bad four children to maintain, and it was most improbable that be would abscond to avoid taking his trial on the charge of having murdered his wife. Mr. Thomas Sheen, one of the coroner's jury, had n.oet minutely examined the body after hearing the evidence, and was satisfied that the death had arise° from natural causes. He also testified to the inoffensiveness of the prisoner. After other evidenoe of a similar character, Mr. Henry Chance, coroner for South Cheshire, deposed that the jury had found the death of the deceased to have arisen from natural causes, in which verdict he entirely concurred, Mr. 'Sullen, in opposition to the application, called Mr. Willis/ Tomkinaoo, of Wellington, who deposed that he was one of the committing magistrates in the ease that :he deceased bad been before him many ' , inlet with complaints of her busbioti's violence and ill-usage. On one occasion, two of her teeth had been knocked out by her husb and. The prisoner bad been frequently brought before him, and always produced witnesses for his defence who were of a class that deprived them of credibility. On the examination of the prisons upon the charge of wilful murder neither deponent nor his brother magistrate, Mr. Heywood, could believe the witnesses for the defence. The primmer was committed by deponent and Mr. Heywood no • charge of murder, upon the authority of " It. v. Treater" (1 Ste. 499, Foot. 292), as quoted in Archbold's Summary of the low relating to pleading and evidence in criminal cases, where it is laid down that in all cases where " upon • sud den provocation one beats another in a cruel and unusual manner so that be dies, it is murder ;" and deponent and Mr. Heywood considered that the prisons' having kicked the deceased when near her confinement, and death having ensued, his case came under that denomination. Deponeot was of opinion that the ends of justice would be defeated if the prisoner were admitted to bail. Several othor witnesses wine celled. _ HIS Lordship said the evidence that be had to con sider was that which was given before the magistrates who committed the prisoner, and he was of opinion that it certainly did not make out a case of murder—indeed he r:oubted whether it would obtaia a conviction for man• slaughter. The question, therefore, which he had now to consider was, whether, if the prisoner were admitted to bail, there wasa probability of his surrendering to take his trial on the charge. Iu order to ensure such surrender be would require the prisoner to give heavy bail. The prisoner would be liberated on entering into his own reccgaisances for 8001. and procuring four sureties in 1001. each. COURT OF BANKRUPTOY.-13wr. 20. (Before Mr. Commimioner Faso.) ]UPPNN BROTHI/18 V. VVLLLRD. This was a trade summons issued by Messrs. Mappin Brothers, the well known silversmiths and cutlers, against M. Veißard, one of the contractors in the International Exhibition Refreshment Department. MOSUL Mappin, who had determined upon the strictest investigation in the matter, had retained Mr. Lawns*, to represent their interests, but it was understood that, acting upon that gentleman's advice, they allowed the trade debtor's summons to fall to the ground, a stringent Inquiry being hereafter instituted into tha debtors akin under the deed of composition. Mr. Wood, from the of of Mr. Aahley, who Weeded ' }lour met little attention, although offered at lower rata for the °Gainsay, proceeded to state that deteidaut ; on the Grinding !salty uuchauged. Malt, unless hue neglected. 25th ultimo, seat • parcel by rail traffic to Bishop Wort- B.ns awl pros i n mo d erate d eman d. o ats very sparingly ford Station. which when placed on the platform there dealt in, altlion,A reilicti,,u of fully Is. per qr. would was in a state of ignition a n, conaequently thereby might h a v e coocc o.,,i qua,tny had buyers appeared. The have endangered the w hole contents of the break. Veer arrivals the week are : heat, asetwee, 3,076 qra. • fo namely, • vast quantity cf goods of various desarptioas, as reign, 4,20, B ai l ey. tiAi; foreign, 200. gait, also the lives or safety of the carriage passengers. When coastwise, 110. (Mtn, coastwise, 1.097 ; foreign, 22e. Pees, opened the package iu question was found to contain • large foreign, 12. Flour, coastwise, 1,91.15 racks; foreign, 610 brls. quantity of -fused," the outer portion being newspapers. ladies corn flour, 115 sacks. There was an absence of any information as to the actual NORWICH, Seer. 20.-From the very large arrivals of contents of the parcel, and had ignition take. place at an • foreign wheat sal flour which hare lately entered the dif earlier stare of the journey it was probable that the case- fermi grain porta of the kingdom, today's market was dull quences would have been disastrous. Taus the matter was for wheat at 2a. per quarter lees money than on this day important, and it wee imPeretiee to impress ° W I We " - se'finiglit for all descriptiona. The supply was good. There ant and others the absolute requirement of all packers sent wua far quantity of barley ofienug, and prices remained per rail for transit being accurately labelled. I about the same. In oats, basin, and peas little doing. Flour Mr. Beard said that the defendant was an inochtent lustre- ls. per qr. cheaper. New white wheat ( weighing 5711,.. to merit in the hods of • tradesman named Vigor . Mr. 6:111 .. ). 51e. to see . Dew red ditto ( weighing 5716.. to of obliging his customers by enclosing smaller package* in Roberts, a highly respectable tradesmen, was in the habit &me.), 44e. re 52e . , Dees chevalier mating barley (weigh. ' tug Shiba. to 55Th*.), 364. to 375. ; runs chevalier ditto his conveyance of newspapers to the country ; and 4 (weighing 5211b5. to raimi.). 345. to 3.e.; distilling ditto was in this wa that he received the pared which was the subject o y f the present investigatiou. Mr. Vigra (weighing 50lbs. to 5211. a.), 30s. to 32a per qr. Flour Mc per sack. Averages :-W beat, 2696 qrs., 535. lid. ; barley, who really was the only delinquent, now attended to prows 521 Ts., sg e. ; rate, 32 q ., ed. ; pea, 11 qrs., 43e. that the objectionable goods were so sent by him, and he - The deliveries of barley may DOW be expected to exhibit a (Mr. Beard) asked for an adjournment, in order that the large increase, as the waiting aorta r about to commence. company might proceed against the right party. After considerable discussion Mr. Leigh sad that by the I ' . words of the act the sender was liable, and it aras pre- there was a fair Strr 20. -At our corn exchange to -day supply new wheat, but only few samples sumed that he knew the contents of the package; but :of old came to heed. Prices were generally Ea. per quarter under the peculiar circumstances of this case perhaps Mr. lower than teat week ; now w h ite wee q uoted et Me ' t° 661 '; Vigo* would consent to pay the penalty. I old, 58s. to 645. ; new red, 50s. to 57a. ; old, 575. to 625. Mr. Vigos declined to resume such a revocability. per 3 Mr. Leigh, upon this, remarked that Mr. Roberta was 36 stone. The supply of barley was tolerable, bat the demand was by no means active at the prices of last week ; really the penal amenable. The act did not require proof now mailing,t 41 ' 4. • to 42e . ; nee foreign, 38 a to 42 a per of a guilty knowledge, but it should be understood that Mr. quarter ; 0 eetedielf. 81 . to 32 a _ ; eaw old e . Vigor was also liable, and that defendant might recover to hand more freely rd moved on a t barely l ate from him any penalty he might be called upon to pay. If the 'maid framer of a parcel war to be looked for, a railway !ms. to 31a. ; new, Ms. to . 2a. •. old foreign *Ms. to 275. per tell! b and d oapany might seek for 20 persons before the y got bold of 24 stone. Beau were • loin • ow, yas . as heretofore; old, 41a. to 45a. per 36 stone. Super flour, 425. the right one. Defendant must be convicted, but it would to 470 . ; fine, 374 - t°4la per 20 atone. be in one-fourth the penalty. °remit), Seer. 20.-A large quantity of corn of all Mr. Wood contended that the magistrate had no power kinds on offer, chiefly new, and a general indisposition to to mitigate the penalty of 201. purchase unless at a reduction of price ; the few business Mr. Leigh said that he had under the provisions of Jerrie's transactions, therefore, may be quoted a little under last Act, and ultimately this point was rad in abeyance for I week's rates. fin potato disease, wean glad to fled, has decision. not spread since our last notice of it. Oa all bands we hear that the yield is immense, sod the quality has never been better. PETERBOROUGH. SEPT. 20.-We had rather • large show of wheat here today, sod prices were is. to 3s. per qr. below those made last. week. Very little spring corn. Free malting barley made full prices. New oats were easier to buy. Ilry new beans made 405. par 36 atone. READING, SEPT. 20.-To-day the attendance was not large, and the supp ly moderate for the season. At the commencement of the market very few sales ot wheat had been effected, but as the morning advanced there was more business doing, but the trade ruled dull at last week's quotations. The quality was not fine except is a few instances. The supply of today was limited, and there was some difficulty in obtaining led week's rates. In other grain but little doing at late prices. Rocesserts. Barr. 20. -The attendance of farmers and dealers at this corn exchange was very large for the season of the year, but owing to the unfavourable character of the news received from Mark-lane and the other leading mar kets business was exceedingly dull. For the best samples of this ear's wheat, former rates were well supported, but other kinds were Is. to 24. per qr. cheerer ; best new white, 565. to 110 a. ; and red, 52* to 56a. ; beat old white, Ma. to 58.. ; and inferior, 52e. to 545. ; best red, 50a. to 56a. • in ferior, 48s. to Ws. There was little barley offer, an d the domed inactive ; best samples of this year's growth Inella• taloa former quotations, but other samples were la to 2e. per qr. cheaper. The oat trade was very dull, but prime lees maintain their former rates. In beans and pew Ise goo able alteration. WISBECH, Seer. 20.-We are well applied with wheat at market to-day, sod but very little of other grain. Wheat meta a dull sale, and 2s. to 3s. per qr. lower. All spring 1101 M maintains its value. Prices to the grower :-Wheat, white, 50a. to 52a., 631 be. par bushel ; red, 485. to 51e, 631 a. per bushel. Oats, 110. to ls. id. per stone. Beans, 445. to 45a. per 19 stone. WORCESTER, SEPT. 20.-At this day's market, owing to a fair yesterday, there was a very small attendance and • short supply of English wheat, which sold on the terms of this day se 'might, Forego. Is. per qr. lower. No altera tion in the value of cam, barley, or beans. White peas about le. per qr. dearer. YORK. SEPT. 20.-We had an average supply of wheat at our market to-day, and new ports came to hand in varied condition. Bake proceeded slowly, at 2s. per quarter lea money. White made 584. to 625. ; red, 54e. to 58s. per 38 stone. Barley came to market mere freely, and the inquiry proud slow, at • decline on the currencies of last Saturday; malting, 344. to 38s. per quarter ; pinding, 305. to Irte. per 30 stone. There wee • fair show of rata, which met a fair demand, and prices for good sort, were mallard-245. to 28s. per 24 stores. Beans were in request, and the supply being scanty extreme teems were sustaioed-40s. to 44a. per 38 aton e rye, 34a. ; malt, 64a. to 665. par quarter. Flour, 40e. to 425. per 20 omi. KIRKCALDY, Starr. 20.-The weather &dog the past week him bees fine throughout, and harvesting operations Sr. sow pretty At our country markets this week, we had littfrw e re l a . t offering. Prices la. to 2s. per qr. lower. Oats much the same se lad weak. Barley-a few parcels of new offering. Prices irregular. Here, to day, we had small supplies of all kinds of grain. Wheat and barley Is. to 24. per qr. lower. Oats unchanged. Wheat, 48s. to 575. per qr. ; barley (new), 245. to 325. ; oats, 255. to 30a. brilliant weather, which has enabled our farmers to secure WATERPYID, Scar. 20.-We have had another week of mod of their outstanding crops in very fine condition. Sup plies of Irish grain come to hand very sparingly, and we have only moderate arrivals of foreign to report. Our mar ket continues devoid of animation, with a downward ten. dewy in prices of foreign wheat and Indian corn. Farmers wheat being wanted by our millers for mixing brings fully previous rates, but foreign we note 3d. to 6d. per barrel lower. Barley and oats quite as dear. balm corn is fair request at decline of 3d. per barrel Flour unaltered in value. Imports this week :-Wheat, 2,348 qrs.; India 97 barrels; barley, 1.188 barrels ; oats, 107 barrels; flour, tors, 5,960 ; flour, 180 sacks. Exports this week :-Wbeat, 30 sacks ; canna, 48 sacks. CATTLE—C*Imm.; Sem 20.—Our market this morn tog presented a desolate appearance, the Sands being, with the exception of about a 'cove at lambs and about half.a dozen small lots of Irish cattle, completely deserted. The beside were of the very poorest description, and doubtless the jobbers had not thought it worth while paying the carriage for them to Brough BilL There seemed but little inquiry for them, no buyers being on the ground. There was no improvement noticeable to our pig market compared with last week, the show being both equally small and mixed. Good animals sold quickly, but the poorer lots remained longer on hand. Prices for all descriptions were unaltered from last quotations. ODTMAIAD AMERICAN MAIL. QUEENSTOWN, SEPT. 21.—The Royal Mail steamship Europa arrived bare at 9 a.m. to-day, embarked the mails. pasesegers, and tele grams, and proceed for Halifax sad Boston at 4 p.m. All well. DISPATCH OF AMERICAN M AILA—OD Saturday the Cnoard royal mail steamer Europa left Liverpool for I Bosnia, with mails for the United States mad British North America, together with passengers, cargo, ke. Os Wedoes day Next the lumen steamer City of Washington will leave the Mersey for New York, with mans for the United States. The box at the Liverpool Poet-office will be open ea that day for the receipt of letters, fro., to be despat6ed by thin mail, vii Oork, till 8.38 p.m. CITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL role DISEASES OF THE CHEST, VicrozzA-rAsc—llve number of patients relieved at this inatitutioe during last week was 1,048, of which 184 0411, 01•11111. . Iwrowrino TEA without colour on the leaf pre vents the Chinese pausing a Inferior leaves as In the used klnas. tee Is uncoloured, therefore alma, rod alike. Sold by . 11,1%0 Agents Adverldsement. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. ASKEW.—September 18, at Montague House, Upper Sydenhara. the wife of the key. J. Askew, of a sun. BARN A RD.—September la, at Stringers Court, Stroud, the rife of Mr. J. E. Bernard. of a daughter. VAEDlONE.—September U. w. St. George's-place,l( MOW bridge, the Marchioness e'Aud, of a son. OATlBl.—September 17, et ChaWsm, the wife of G. E. Oates, Kyseyy, of a daughter. HElLBEBT.—September 17, at Wrockwardlne Ball, Salop, the lion. Mrs. R. Herbert. of &daughter. LlTTLlS—September 17, at Quemiegate.terrace, the wife of Colonel Little, C.ll , of a son. PARKINSON --September 17, at Elms Route, Leatherbead, the wile of F. C. J. Parkinson, lip., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. suss—TENTos.—september 17, at Manhunt, Gloucester shire, by the Bev. A. itinith-Slauters. H. Burr. Km.. of Buenas Ayres, to limit', daughter of the late • Captain lentem, bouts Onrys. 0011BAM-111tOWN.—September 18. at 11017 Trinity Church, Liverpo d by the Bev. 11. Loma*, Captain A. W. Cobham, .24th Regt., to Louisa Brows, daughter of the late A. Brown , Ea t .. of liellby Orange, Yortahlre. CO PX- 01 KR—September 17, at Rt. Pei Ws, Southwark. 1.7 the Rev. W. M. Mangum, 0. A. Cope, Esq., of Port Baud. South Africa, to Ann Frances, daughter of lie. S. Dyke. o f Southwark.bridge-road. DEATHS. AMTS.—September 18, at Kingstree!, ht. James's, Maier' General J. Aires. aged n. ASllSON.—Peptember lb, at Ca , onbury, Mazy, wife of Mr. 0. Ashton, aged 111 00Lia614ID.—September 16. at Xingsroad. Brighton. Gertrude Blisatieth, wife of S. Golciamid, Esq., of Ideeklenburgh-elaW• Joll7Bo7l.7Beptember 17. le Johnson, Kay., of Northstreet, Westminster. 81111.30 N.--September 18, at Misted Villa, Ewa, Mr. W. Samp son, aged .V. BTON —fieptember 17. J. Stone, big., of the Fir►, Ctsi•ha l, Mnfleld. aged 70. WoLsl Y.NUOLM g.—At Woburn Lodge, Torque), Edward Breton Wolstenholme, rag., in his 81st year. Prided NM PaWdbed D 1 Wnximi Kam Hain, of No. =-street. he the Cay of London, Printer, at the . 7 1 Lomberdetreak In the Precinct at Whlterro ,- 11oftwt,8wriotszi It WA. THE POLICE COURT& MANSION-HOUSE. John Fenne, who has already undergone two examination t=a charge of having in his possession in the shop of Mr. money changer, Fenchurch.street, • 10!. Sank of England note, which was stolen, with two others, from • Mn. Blackburn, • lady residing at the Betheal•green.road, on the 15th August, was placed at the bar to undergo a final examination upon that charge. Mr. Poland appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Sleigh appeared for the prisoner. It will be remembered that on the last examination another of the three missing notes was proved to have been changed by the prisoner, with a number of others for foreign money, at the shop of Mr. Vaughan, pawnbroker and moneychanger, Strand. The previous evidence having been read over, Mr. Sleigh put some questions to Mrs. Blackburn, and that lady said she went to the station when the prisoner was in custody, and as soon as the prisoner saw her he said, " Is this the lady who wants to see met" She was masked by one of the officers if she had seen the prisoner before that day, and she believed she answered that she had some recollection of seeing him somewhere, bat she could not tell where. A witness from Messrs. Twiniog's bank was then called to disprove the prisoner's statement as to his being in Baden Baden at the time the notes were stolen, and be maid the prisoner called at the bank on the 16th of August with • bill on that bank for 1004, payable three days after sight, and be was told that the bill must be left to be accepted, and he called oa the 22nd and received the money for it. and endorsed the bill "John Watson." On being cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh, the witness rid the bill was drawn by a banker at Baden Baden upon Mean. Twining. Witnesses were then called, who proved that the prisoner bad lived at different places in Camberwell. under the names of Mons. Murray and Mona. Fenne, and that at one house, in King's-road, Camberwell, he had a brass plate on the door, with "Mons. Murray, Professor of Oymnutiques Medicale" on it. Mr. Poland then asked the Lord Mayor to commit the prisoner for trial. Mr. Sleigh addressed his lordship on behalf of the prisoner, and contended that the case was not more strengthened against the prisoner than it was on the last examination. and that the evidence was such that no jury would convict upon it. His lordship, however, said whether the jury would con vict or not, he felt he would not be doing his duty if he did not commit the prisoner for trial. MARYLEBON& Mr. Charles Porterar, da;cribedUl7l gentleman, residing at 13, Duke-street, St. James's, was brought before Mr. Yardley upon the following charge of assault. Butler, 65 D, deposed that at 2 o'clock on the same morn ing, while on duty in Miltonatreet, Dorset-square, be saw the prisoner, who was evidently the worm for drink, in the company of three or four girls, who were all shouting and singing "In the Strand" at the top of their voices. Wit ness desired them to be quiet, when prisoner said he should I leave off when he thought fit, and gave witness a severe blow on the atomsch, which knocked him down. He still felt the effects of the blow. Meadows 337, and 124 D, corroborated the above evi dence. The prisoner, on being asked what he bad to say, denied the tumult ; the fact was, that he was not making any noise, and that the policemen, after whispering together, sprang upon him suddenly and laid hold of him. He was about to take the number of the fint (Butler) and was then lugged off to the station-home ; he believed that their object was that of getting something from bim. Mr. Yardley told him that if his statement was correct it amounted to a gross conspiracy against him on the part of the police, which, if preyed, would render them unfit to remain a day longer in the Ice. He should send the case to the 'elisions, when he (prisoner) would lisee the opportunity of being defended by counseL The prisoner said it was a very serious matter for him. He had no witnesses to call in his behalf ; but if the con stable wee struck by him it was quite unintentional After some further proceedings the prisoner, who ex. pressed a wish to have time allowed for the production of witnesses as to character, as., was remanded till Saturday next, his own recognisance, in 801., and another surety in the like amount, being given for his appearance on Satur day next. WORSH I P-STREET. Mr. James Roberts, a news-agent in the conduct of an ex tensive business at 105, High-street, Shoreditch, attended before Mr. Leigh. the sitting magistrate. to answer • sum mons preferred against him by the authorities of the Great Eastern Railway Company. known as the " Eastern Counties Railway Company," for having sent, or caused to be sent, thereby certain quantities of combustible matter, being goods of a dangerous manufacture, without distinctly notifying the character of the same on the outside of the package, or giving notice to tho bookkeeper or other servant of the said company, with respect to the contents thereof. The proceedings were taken under the 100th section of the Railway Clauses Consolidation Act, and Mr. Leigh, on referring to the section of the act named, observed that by its provision not any person was entitled to convey or require the company to convey gunpowder or any goods of • like kind which, in the judgment of the company, might be of a dangerous character, without marking the same as such, under a penalty or forfeiture of 20/. for every such offence, and asked if the object of the prosecution was to recover such penalty. 777.418 111.808 - 804,884 .... 11474.976 _ __•-_ .... 209.616 '1,884,500 4,038,844 671,826 17.616 089,441 THE MURDZE OP A SHIPMASTER. NORTH SHIELDS, Barnum , / Mon. This afternoon Mr. Reed, the ooruuer for South Northumberlaod, opened an inquest in the Town-hall upon the body of Mr. Richard Sprague, master and owner of the schooner Dexterous, of Bnxhsm, who died from the effects of violence received by him on Saturday night List in the Borough-road. After opening his court the coroner intimated that unless the reporters would undertake not to publish the evidence until after the verdict was returned he would sit with closed doors. But without attending further to anything that occurred in the coroner's court, toe following will be found to be the facts of Mr. Sprague's death. His vessel had arrived us the Tyne last seek, and was taking in a cargo of coals in the Tyne Docks. He on Saturday night had come down to Shields to the Sweet Army, a house of call for west country captains, and alter staying there some time had gone to an eating house, end had sou.* supper, and strolled on the New Quay, and from thence into the Ilorough.road, where he had got into the company of a woman. It appears that she took him for lonely part of that road, and then, with the assistance of an accomplice, she attempted to rob him. He was a powerful man, and successfully resisted them, but the ruffian who had attacked him picked up a brick and felled him with it to the ground. Before, however, they could succeed in robbing him two men were seen coming up the road, and they lied. Mr. Sprague had nearly 2W. upon him and a gold watch and guard, but his murderers gut neither. The poor fellow was taken to the Sunset Arms by some persons who came up the road. Medical men were sent for, and it was found that his skull was extensively fractured, amid during the time he lived he was never suffi ciently conscious to give • clear statement of the attack made upon him, except that the man who struck him wore fustier' cloth. The comeer's inquest has been adjourned uutil the Ist of October, to give the police time to trace out the murderers. The fifth man who attacked Mr. Erskine Mather near to where the captain was murdered was appre hended by the police last night. His name is John Fore man, and be is brother of one of the men already in custody. MARKETS. TALLOW.-BArganAT Evurcro.—The market was quiet to-day. The closing prices were as follows:—Spot , 48e. to 48s. ed. ; October to December, 48e. 6d. ; December, 495. ; Jas. to March, 495. 3d. to 495. 6d. Delivery to last even ins, 1,346 casks ; arrivals, 2,761 casks. COTTON.—LryzarooL, Sur. 20. —We have had a limited business to-day, with a very firm market. The males are 2.501 bales, including 780 American, ra. to 29d. ; 1,500 Sant, 16d. to 19d. ;80 Egyptian, 26d.; Fermat, 26d., of which 1,500 are for speculation and export. COTTON GOODS. —MANCHESTER, Herr. 20.—We have no change in the market thin morning. Looking back at the operations of the week there is raison to believe that exceed ingly little business has been done either in cloth or yarn. Here and there a speculator bat been found rattier anxious to be relieved of his liability, and has made the namely sacrifice ; but as • rule holders of cloth and yarn have been exceedingly firm. The very quiet state of the Liverpool market, in which the sales for the week ending on Thursday only reached 19,000 bales (of which 12,000 were reported for speculation and export), at a decline of id. to ld. per lb., has been very discouraging to holders of goods in this market, I but xt the same time such holders feel security in the feet ' that cloth is relatively much lower than cotton, and could not be produced at the prices now quoted. Those who have the capital, therefore, bold with much firmness, still believing that as there are no prospects of an early terminative of the struggle in America, while some time must elapse ere much cotton arrives from India, the value of their holdings moat increase. In fine yarns, made from Egyptian, Sea islands, or South Ametiuth cotton, prices continue very firm. Holders of Indian and China shirtiogs are naturally awaiting the effect upon these markets of the greet use in value which took place here • few weeks ago, and some few additional purchases have been reported during the week in these goods on speculation. HARDWARE.—BIRSINCILAff, Bin% 20.—The tad. of this town shows increasing animation ; it is only in the fancy trades that much of the languor which so lung pre vailed is still expenenced ; in all the bast of the staple trades the manufacturers are most of them enabled to keep their men on full time, and there are a greater number of °niers on the books than there have bees for many mouths; in fact, there are so few of the artisans is this town who are out of employment or partially employed, that although business is nut brisk, there are very slight grounds for com plaint of any kind iu relation to it. The factory report that orders on account of the country trade are increasing. and that ea soon as the harvest is over a further improvement in that direction may be esp'cted• In the adjoining district there is also some reaction, but especially in the iron trade; the demand fur finished iroo is increasing, especially fur plates, and the melts and forges of all the principal makers are all of them in full work ; the second-class makeis are also doing a batter trade, as the Liverpool houses are again ru the market ; and from the nature of the specifications of late it is pretty certain that the demand for iron for export generally is increasing. la some instances the South Staffordshire pigutaliters are demanding advanced prime. CORN.-CAMBILIDG; San. 20.-We had a very homy market for wheat, at a reduction of 2s. to 3a. ; barley, la. Wheat, 48a. to :ale. Barley, Ms. to 38A Oslo, 22e. to 28.. Pats, 44.15. to 42e. Tans, 56e. to 60e. CA/WAILS, 81.wr. 20.-There was a small supply of all kiwi. of grain at our market today. A conaiderahltm tioo of the wheat shown was new, the °audition of was touch improved by a week of uninterrupted fineW tiler, though the quality of must ia very deficient. Wheat WWI slow of sale, the top price of old being about 6.1. under last week's rates. New brought rather more money, owing so the improved coodition. Oats met a fair detuaud at late rates, the new samples befog very fun. Barley unaltered is value. Wheat, white, new, 18s. Od. to 21a. 61. ; old, Us. 6d. to 24a. Od. ; red, new, 18s. Od. to 211 s. Od. ; old, 21s. Oil. to 22a. 6d. Barley, new, 13e. 6d. to 14a. 6d. ; old, 13s. 6d. to las. 6d. Oats, potato, new, 10e. 6cl. to lls. 6,1. ; old, Ila to 12a. ; du., common, old, 10s. Od. to 10a tit. Rye, 14a. Od. to 16e. Ocl. COLCHESTER, SEPT. W.—A good supply of wheat Sid g barley, and moderate of beans and peas. Wheat declined ls. to 2., also barley. Beaus and peas unaltered. GUILDFORD, Sun. 20.—Though the supply of new wheat is stall limited, it is more than sufficieut tot the require ments of the trade, and though offered at 2. less money, a considerable portion of inferior quality was left over. A few prime samples, as well as old wheat, realised hut week's values. Wheat, old, tile. to 66. • sew, 445. to 60s ; burley, 32. to 38s. ; oats, 23e. to 2 95. ; rye, 32. to 32. ' per qr. - LEICESTER, Scrr. 20.—There was a tolerably good show of wheat at our corn market today, moat of the wimples being oi the new crop. The quality of the samples was variable. The demand was by no means active, and prices were reduced 2s. per quarter ; old red, 57.. to 61a. ; new, 545. to 675. • old white, 60e. to 63e. ; new, lige. to 59e. par 36 stone. The show of barley was increased, mid sales took place at prices quite as easy as those of the weak previous ; malting, 365. to 425. per qr. ; feed sorts, 30s. to M. per 30 stone. The demand for good old oats was steady at full pricea, while new were rather lower; old, 26e. to 30s. ; new , 225. to 265. per 24 stone. For beans (which were in short, supply) the inquiry was firm, and high prices were paid ; old, 41k. to 41s. per 38 stows. Fine flour, 43e. to 445. ; second, 41.. ; thirds, 395. per sack. Newcanne.crort-Tege, Seer. 20.—At our market this moron,' we had a moderate show of wheat from the grow ers, which consisted chiefly of the new crop, condition for the most part indifferent, and it sold from 425. to fels. per qr. ; old fmmers' samples being fully le. to 2e. lower, and in slow request. South oountry new must be written 2a. to 3e. cheaper, with a moderate inquiry, Ha. 6d. per 11041 be., being an esteem* quotation for choice yellow. In old south country or fonts little was dope, although each might have been bought at a decline of Is. to 2.. pergr. For high mixed Denteic,l s es o at ing 611t5., a few retail sales won wade at 590. pee .~ I i ~~ I