The Express. — London, England, 1862-09-02 00:00:00

TDB DISTRESS IN LANCAgIIIRE. The 'executive committee of the Manchester Central Relief Committee assembled at the Town-hall yes terday, Sir J. P. LAY diIUTTLFIVORTH, the deputy chair presiding. Mr. ll•Chuax, the hon. secretary, read a letter from the Kiri of Ellesmere, regretting that be could not be postet in consequence of indisposition. A letter ems also read Irmo the Mayor of Liverpool, eoclosing the following rose lotions from the Liverpool committee : " Resolved—That this meeting approve of the action Lien by the meeting in Manchester t August :22), sod ac cept of the omumittee as proposed, to be the executive com munes for the distribution of such funds as the Liverpool committee niay from time to time appropriate to the re lief of the distress existing in the cotton di.tricts of Lanca shire and Cheshire. " Resolved further—That the treaaurer be requested to 101111 t the sum of 3,000 f. to the central executive committee at Manchester on the let of Sept., and at the same time to intimate to them that, although it is the Wish of the Liverpool caunruittee that the funds subscribed should as far as possible aid in preventing men from being forced to to el‘iya parish relief, they do not desire, in the first iustance, to fetter the central committee with soy distinct stipu lation." _ . A letter was also read from the secretary of a committee formed at a couut3 meeting at Warwick, announcing 1,000/. al a first instalment. The hoe. secretary was requested to acknowledge the letters from Liverpool and Warwick, and express the thanks of the to mittee for their efforts. A series of resolutions which lied been circulated in the preceding week to the several members of the central exe cutive committee was then laid before the meeting by the chairman. After a very full discussion, in the course of which some slight !alterations were made in the resolutions, they were generally approved. The Mayor of MANCHL,TRR proposed, and Mr. FARNALL seconded, that two circulars should be prepared, roe of them addremied to the boards of guardians and the other to the local relief committees charged with the distribution of the general funds, both of which circulars should be pre pared io coolorniity with them resolutions and considered at the next meeting of this committee. The resolutions listened to contain a declaration of the principles upon which relief should be administered, lath by boards of guardians and relief committees, so us to secure the largest amount of cooperation between these bodies respectively and to provide for the complete organisation of labour suit able to the age, strength, sex, and the opacity of the ap. ',bonito This organisation must be regarded as part of the satire scheme of operations of the executive central com mittee. by which it is hoped that in the course of a few weeks the operations of relief committees throughout the district will he brought into harmony and the funds con tided to them will be administered with the urns: efli oMn. Mr. cy FARNALI. was requested to write to the relief com mittees and to other sources of information, requesting them to give him information for the use of the coeval relief committee as to the amount of subscriptions raised in their respective localities, and as to the supposed amount of aid privately given by manufacturers in such localities, and also as to the ninu'oer of hands now fully or half employed or 'reemployed ; and finally as to the weekly loss of wages sustained by such operatives; and further, as to the firms of work employed by the said committee.' The MAYOR reported 201. as a brat instalment from the licensed victuallers of Halifax. A tof 20611;UinAde to Burley, and one of 1001. to Orompton. The bon. SECRETARY reported that there was 18,000/. now in the bank. RWHIDA LE. —Mr. Alderman G. S. A•liwo: - .11 haa this week appropriated the class rooms in connexion with the mill in which be is senior partner to the purposes of • mewing class. lhe rooms were opened on Wednesday, and 140 girls and young women, sent by the relief committee, were at once set to work under the superintendence of Miss Bellies, the average rate of payment being VI per day. Mr. Lord, woollen merchant, Lordstreet, gave 20'. worth of materials, other requisites have been purchased, and Mr. .fiabworth has induoed the guardians to become customers for the garments to bo made up. The relief committee are now relieving about 10,000 persona, the weekly distribution being about 9,6001 b. of bread, 10,0001 b. of oatmeal, and 3,700 quarts of soup, and all this is done at a coat of 2004 per week. The subscriptions to the fund have now r eac h e d 5,000/., including the recent grants from London and Man chester. The returns presented to the guardians on Friday show that during the week 7,4.16 persons had received out door relief at a cost of 543/. 13e. Bd. The number lest week was 6,888, at • cost of 5241. 3e. 4d. The cost of outdoor relief in the corresponding week of last year was 1091.8.. a STALEY BRIM:E.—The following return of the state of employment, &c., in Staleybridge up to Thursday has been prepared under the direction of Mr. William Chad. Vick, the chief superintendent of polies:—Cotton Mills (34, usual) y employing 10,438 hands) : 11 of the mills are working full time, but only part of the hands are em ployed ; 1,387 persons are working full time ; 12, five days per week ; 617, four days ; 11, throe and • half days ; 4,992 three days; 492, two days ;188, less than two days per week ; and 2,739 out of employment. Foundries and Machinists (28, usually employing 1,041 hands): 16 of these works are working full time, but only part of the hands are employed; 567 persons are working full time; 35, five days per week ; 100, four days per week; 2, three and • half days ; 34, three days ; 1, two days • 3, leas than two days ; and 299 out of employment. Total hands out of employment in the borough, 3,1818. The number of persons receiving parish relief is 4,319, at • cost of 202/. 18s. The number of persons relieved by the relief committee in 8,171, eta cost per week of 3634 The Manchester Relief Committee had granted the committee 1501., and the balance in hand is 360/. Hunar.—An open-air meeting of the working dames was held on Thursday evening at the top of Hurst road. Hurst, near Ashton-underLyne, to elect • oornmitke to distribute relief. It was numerously attended. Mr. Wil liams, connected with Mr. Oldham Whi ker's min', was elected chairman. The Rev. Mr. Wright, Mr. Edwin Whittaker, and several other gentlemen, were present. From the remarks made by the various speakers, it ap peared that there had been two:relief comniittees in Hurst, and some unpleasantness had arisen in consequence of the Bev. Mr. 11 right not having been put on one of the com mittees. One had been at the church school, and one at the mill of Mr. John Whittaker, and this had led to disputes. Hence this meeting had been called, that the working classes might themselves elect a committee. On the motion of Joseph Whitehead, • working man, seconded by shelter. Mr. Wright, it was agreed to form an entirely new com mittee, excluding all ministers of religion and all shop keepers. Thirty-five persons were appointed by the meet. ing, including Mr. Oldham Whittaker. aud John Whit taker. --- • OLDHAw.—The number of personA relieTed by the guardians daring the past week has beer 5,329, at a cost of 248/., against 4,814 persons relieved, at a cost of Z.P.2/., in the week previous. The number relieved in the corresponding week last year was 1,2 6 0, at a coat of 76/. The relief committee met at the Town-hall on Friday. From the report of the secretary, it appeared that the number of cases in which aid had been granted was 1,116, embracing about 3,81.X.1 persons, at an outlay of 178/. se. rid. Visitors had been appointed to examine into every cam brought before the committee, in order to prevent imposition. A number of additional subscription* had been received, in eluding a grant of raw, from the London fund, sod the total amonnt raised now ex z.eeded 5,750/. It was resolved that the various wanl committees should appoint canvassera to wait upon parties who have not yet oubszribed. Ey this means it is hoped to raise the fund to 10,000.'., • sum which, in the opinion of the general committee, will be re quired in Oldham—Previowi to the meeting separating, the Mayor (John Platt, Faq.) read a letter horn the Lnril Mayor of Loudon, calling attention to a report of the proceedings id the Manchester Central Relief Committee, fro:n which it appeared that one speaker stated that the London Relief Oommitteo had in more than a few cane been imposed upon. Serious attention was drawn to this allegation, and an ex. planatioo from the local committee was requested respecting the charge—'•a charge to which, after four mouths of care ful investigation and distribution, the London committee did not consider themselves liable."—Soine discussiou took place on this subject, at the close of which the secretary was instructed to return an answer to the deem that, in the opinion of the Oldham committee. DO instance laid occurred in which the London relief fund had Laell injudiciously applied. BtaraitiCHN.—Last week the guardian* of the Blackburn Union relieved no fewer than 14.457 penmen, of whom 5,611 were üble bodied, with 786/. Ils. 7d. against 13.840 relieved with 7421.95. 641. in the preceding week, awl against 2,394 relieved with 1271. Os. Bd. in the corresponding week of last year. This shown an increase of pauperism dining the year in the union of WU per cent., while the increase on the Blackburn dietr.ct alone is 950 per cent. Of the 11,457 persons relieved last week, 11,930 belonged to the district of Madill-nu. soil were relieved with 8761. 13s. 3d., of which sum, 4911. Ills. led. was chargeable to the common feed of t h e union ; 1,202 belonged to the district of Oawaldtwistle, and were re lieved with 554 le. 2d., of which 21/. 19s. 10d. was chargeable to the common fund ; and 1,255 belonged to the Damen district, and were relieved with frit n e , The increase of pauperism in the latter district is equal to 110, and that of Oswaldtwietle to 100 per coot. 'The workhouse returns show no increase on the year of 452, against 239 last year. In addition to the relief granted by the guardians, which is little over la. per heed, the relief committee have relieved about 14,000 penman with 27,992 lb. of good breed and 21,0001 b. of oatmeal. Boring the week the relief fond has been increased to 7,679/. 14s. 3d-, of wnich about 2,300/. is in hand. The recent sub scriptions include 2001. from the Manchester central com mittee, and 141. 17e. GcL from the Fire Clay Works, Hud dersfield. The chief constable's return shows that there are 14,206 operatives out of work in the borough ; that 6.194 are working full time and 6.255 short time. Of 71 mins in the town, 28 are working full time, 24 short time, and 30 are fully closed. A meeting of the ministers of the different religions denominations has been held at Damen, to hear a statement from the committee of operatives, ap pointed last week. The committee stated that there wee a falling off in the amount of weekly wages paid in Darwen of 1,659/. 3s. 2d, as compared with last year, and that about 2,400 looms were stopped. The nii&sters having previously waited upon the influential gentlemen in the town, and having received promises of support for the dieneend, told the operatives that they were pre pared to ,relieve all applicants who were in Metres,. kurrox-uNnim-Lir N IL—At the weekly meeting of Ashton-tinder-Lye Board of Guardians, held on Than day, it was stated that the total number of persons relieved during the week was 14,792; correspooding week last yeur, 1,410; increase, 13,342 ; and all Moreau on the week of 1, lit persona. 524 persons were in the workhouse, and 43 %%sweets had been relieved. A committee was appointed to inquire and report on the best method of meeting the pee seatil,streu as to employment, Sic. The Poor-law Board had written agreeing to relieve the union of the necessity of sending full particulars as to persons rectiiviog out-door relief. , u ell-attended nod inffueotial meeting was held at the Town-hall on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of taking into consideration the existing distress within the borough. The mayor, Beujumin Mellor Kenworthy, presided. After the question bad been discussed to detail it was tuunimously resolved—" That the work people shou , d be relieved through their employers at the different mills," sod the following subscriptious were an nounced in the room :—Messrs. Alfred and Frederick Rey nor, 1,0001. ; Mr. Hugh Mason, 51101. ; Mr. Jobe Ken worthy, Bee ch-grove, Harrogate, 2001. ; Mr. John Mellor Kershaw, 2001 . ; Messrs. Jonathan Andrew and Sous, 2001. ; Mr. Joseph Fletcher, 1001. ; and Mr. John Rosa Coulthart, 501. Other subsc riptions were promised as soon as some of the gentlemen present had conferred with their partners. The following return, prepared by Mr. Dal shrill, chief constable of Ashton-under-Lyne, shows the state of employment within the borough up to Friday : Cotton Mills, 36; 7, full tune, all hands • 1, full time, with pan hands • 15, short time ; 13, stop p ed . Total number of hands us ually employed, 10,9 M ; working six days per week, 1 , 273; five days, 862; four days ' 7:0; three and a half days, 84 • three days, 4,430; two and a half days, 570 ; two cis, 170; and totally out of employment, 2,811. Silk ill 1, working full time, and employiog 421 hands.—Machiouta, 6: Working full time with all hands, 2 ; full time with part Minds, 2 ; short time, 2. Total number of bands usually employed, 317 ; working six days, 181 ; four days, 67 ; and b 9 unemployed,—Bobbin Turners, 5: Full time with part hands, 2; short time, 3. Total cumber of hands usually employed, 142 ; working six days, 32 ; tour days, 20 ; three days, 28 ; and totally un employed, 62.—Collieries, 2: Full time, 1 ; abort time, 1. Total number of hands usually employed, 288 ; working six days, 85 ; and four days, 200. Total number working in the mills, lac., six days, 1,992 ; five days, 862 ; four days, 1,013 ; three and • half &yr, 84 ; three days, 4,458 ; two and a half days, 570 ; two days, 170; and out of employ ment, 2,942. It is estimated, however, that there were upwards of 4,000 persona who reside in the borough totally unemployed, and upwards of 6,000 persons receiving parochial THE POLICE COURTS. MANBION•HOIJSL Edward Benjamin, stub-salesman in Billingsgate-market, appeared before Mr. Alderman Challis, who was sitting yesterday for the Lord Mayor in answer to • summons taken out against him by Mr. boaring, the clerk of the market, charging him with having unlawfully placed • quAntity of barrels and boxer, and other empty packages, upon a certain part of the market, after the fish, which they had respectively contained had been sold or disposed of, contrary to one of the bye-laws, which states that, no empty box or package, &c., shall be placed or left in any part of the market by any person, after the fish which it contained shall have been sold or disposed of ; and that any person who shall so place any empty box, &c., shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding N." Mr. Kemp, barrister, appeared for the defendant. Mr. Dearing stated that on the 2.5 th August he was in the market, and he had occasion to complain to Mr. Benjamin for depositing empty packages on his stand. There were 18 barrels and six totem placed on the portion of the market which formed his stand. In singer to a question by Mr. Goodman, he said he did not recollect whether they were over the boundary or not. He spoke to the defendant, who then claimed the right of placing his empty Hsh packages on bin stood, and be then told him he should summon him, and he could try the question. On being croes.examined by Mr. Kemp, he said—The bye. laws, which included the one in question, were made some time back, when the business of the market was not near so large, and it was true the business increased greatly every year. The empty packages smelt very bad in warm weather. and it was necessary to have them removed as soon as poaaible. The barrels, were taken away, and after they were emptied they were brought back again. He did not know whether Mr. Iteojamin was in the habit of having a cart to carry the empties away to prevent them ac cumulating, but he knew that they did accumulate on his stand to such a degree as to be a serious inconvenience in the market. Mr. Kemp said his client did not attempt to deny that the barrels were on the steed, as alleged by the witness, for it would be utterly impossible to remove them barrel by barrel as the nab were sold out of them. Mr. Beopunin did an exceedingly large business, and employed • man with a cart to remove the empty packages, and before he returned fora fresh lot they bad accuiuulated considerably. Mr. Beojamin was not desirous to break the rules, and he had them carried away as soon as possible. The bye-law was there certainly, and it provided that no package should be left, but he did not think it should be construed so exactly to the word, as it was utterly impossible now that the business of the market had increased to such an extent Mr. Alderman Challis said he knew Mr. Benjamin to be • respectable tradesman, but at the same time any magis trate, looking at the bye-law, could not do otherwise than inflict a penalty. He knew there was oonaiderablo incon venience, but at the same tame he must inflict a tine. Be advised Mr. Benjamin to bring the matter before the next committee that met, and see if some means could not be found to relieve the salesmen from the inconvenience. He should floe the defendant 205., but would let it stand over until the committee met, upon his promise that he would not allow the barrels to aocumnlate in the meantime. M y. r. Benjamin mid he should be liable every hour in the da Mr. Alderman Challis said there was no doubt of that, if he left them in the market, and if be were summoned be fore him again he should have no alternative, looking at the bye-law ; there would be no alternative but to indict a tine of rd. Mr. Kemp said Mr. Benjamin kept a cart on purpose to remove them, but before the man returned from taking one load there was another ready for him. Mr. Alderman Challis said he should keep more carts, and keep them cleared away. Defendant said he might just as well not do business at all as do that, as his expenses in that case would exceed his commission. tdr. Dearing said the accumulation of packages prevented the market being cleitosed until a very late hour. Henry Farren and Bartholomew Roes, rho Hah•ealesmen in Billinpgate-market, were likewise summoned for a aimder offence. Mr. Kemp. who appeared for the defense in these cases also, applied that they might stand adjourned until after the matter had been brought before the comnuttee, as sug gested by the alderman. Mr. Alderman Challis consented to this course, and the summonses were •uljourned accordingly. Mr. Benjamin expressed his willinguma to pay the 20a at mice, but The Alderman said be had better let it stand over. WORSHIP-STREET. - Thomas Ec i , artia, a thick-set young fellow, previously convicted, w►s charged before Mr. Cse with having felo niously assaulted and robbed John Conway. The prosecutor said—l maids at New-inn-square, Mahone gate. On Friday morning last, the 29th of August, at near 1 o'clock a.m., while near my own residence, the prisoner stood before meand held up both his hands close to my face. I held up mine to protect myself, thiuking that he was going to strike me. At that moment I was seized behind by some person, who grasped my neck and pressed my head forward ; while in that position the prisoner took my watch, a valuable one, from my waistcoat pocket, it was att.ched to an Albert chain, both were stolen. I knew that the gripe round my throat was that of a man's from the pressure. I became senseless, and tell to the ground. When I recovered I was alone. My sandhi:its bad left me, and I was minus my hat, which with my other property has not been recovered. A small conquers which had been att.mlied to the chain of my watch, and which is now pro duced, was picked up near the spot. Gilroy, G I spoke to having seen the prisoner and two women talking together near the spot where the robbery was committed nearly two hours previously, and amain afterward+. . . —. Miller, 148 G, proved the apprehension of the prisoner in the neighbourhood of the rubbery. on the night of Sun day, the 31st. lie denied all knowledge of the theft. The prosecutor, immediately on seeing him, identified him as his assailant, saying, " You are the camp who rubbed me." The prisoner nab fully committed to the Central Criminal Court. Paisme. —Among the botanical specimens sent over from Japan to the Societe irAcclimatation by N. EugZae Shwa, there are a few young tams, out of the bark of which the Japanese make very good and strong paper. In China, the hark of the Brouuonnetia papyrifera, a kind of mulberry tree, is used ; that of Japan is a variety of the same enemies. to which Van Sieboldt has given the name of Erousammitia Kandeoki. Considering the daily increasing difficulty of meeting the demand for rags, which are sold at about 2f. per cwt., the bark of this tree, imported from Japan, would prove extremely valuable to the paper trade, inasmuch as is would not mat more than half that Trice. The Brotmloonetia Kamiophi triiht he easily accli matised in various parts of Europe; it prefers a stony soil, especially of a calcareous nature, and should be planted at intervals not exceeding three feet ; otherwise the branches would extend, whereby the bark would become full of knots, noising much loss of substance in the manu facture. The soil is not manured until the second year; in the autumn of that year the plant is lopped close to the root, and this operation, as well that of =unripe slightly, is repeated every mooed year. 100 lbs. of branches thus obtained, stripped of their litres, yield 10 lb.. of bark. The branches, on arriving at the mannfsctory, are put into hot water for half an hour ; the bark can them be easily stripped off with the hand, and is afterwards left in the sun to dry. It is next macerrted for three days in nver water,and bleached in the sun. These operation, having been several times re peated, the bark iv at last boiled in a lye of ashes for the space of three hours, then manipulated for some time to separate any epidermis that may have remained, and lastly, when dry, the masa is pounded fine and made into a p u lp with water, to which a glutinous liquid, extracted from a shrub called Neebooriko, probably the Amia It emu. is added, is the proportion of about two pints per cwt. of pulp. The latter is then made into sheets much in the usual way. THE SUICIDE IN LANCASTER GAOL. The inquest upon the body of the unfortunate man Wilson Moore, who committed suicide just previous to the bourlixed for his execution for the wilful murder of his wife, as reported yesterday, took place on Saturday afternoon. The first witness called was William Hayhuist. He said —1 am • warder in the gaol. Wilson Moore was is ins custody bat night. lie was a markt under sentence of death. 1 think he was about 35 or 36 years of age. I was in his cell last night with the con vict and James Bray. Bray is a prisoner. Bray was sleeping in the cell in ease I wanted any assistance. I went on duty about twecty minutes past six this morn. jog. leaving Moore in charge of Isaac Smith. a warder, aid James Bray, prisoner fur misdemeanour. I left them in the celL Dowelled was awake at the time I left. I shook hands with him. He seemed in good spirits. He seemed to be perfectly sane ; be wished me good morning, shook bands, and said, " I suppose you will be coming up about ten in the morning." 1 have been on with him since his conviction, and persons being in charge of him. He was to have been executed to-day, at twelve o'clock. I considered him per fectly sane all the time. Isaac Smith was the next witness examined, and he said I am a warder in the gaol, and moue on duty at a quarter past six this morning. I was left by Hayhurst in charge of eight convicts, along with a prisoner named James Bray. Moore remained in the cell about ten minutes afterwards. He then went into the convict-yard. lie could not get into the chapel-yard that he usually exercises in, on account of Mr. Liddell and another gentleman being in at the time. He remained in the inner yard from half-put six till five minutes past seven. lie then went to the chapelyard, where be has taken exercise since his sentence. He had no handcuffs on • he was quite free. There were myself and James Bay with him in the yard. He wished to go into the yard, and spoke of receivmg the sacrament. He went into the closet &bout four or five minutes after going into the yard. He said he would go into the closet for a minute. He had been into the closet frequently. The closet is a very narrow one. The door works with a , spring, and doom of itself. At the end of the closet is , snider°, about six or seven feet high, and perhaps two feet from the upper portion to the ceiling. The cistern is two or three yards in length, and about a yard in breadth, and supplies the water-closets. There was about three feet of water in it this morning. Moore was out of my night two minutes ; certainly not more. At the end of that time I opened the door, and found he was missing. He had left his clogs and cap upon the seat. His clogs he bad kept untied alone Sunday. On looking into the closet after a minute or two we found the place vacant. I ran to the door and called for the other officer, and Peington came to my as sistance. Bray then got into the water-closet, and another prisoner named Beaks. Peington got into another closet and assisted, and together we got the body out. The pri soner had to climb to get to the cistern. There would be great difficulty in getting into the cistern in any way except head first. It took Bray a minute and a half to get into the cistern. Moore's body was found in the cistern. In answer to jurors the witness said—When Moore was in the closet the other days he stood and talked to him. I spoke to him when be was in the closet this morning, and he did not answer. That was the reason he entered. From the top of the cistern to the root of the closet is about 18 inches, and through that opening the prisoner must have gone. Immediately after the recovery of the body the surgeon to the gaol was sent for, and in the mean time we rolled the body about the yard to get out the water, and also applied hot water to the feet. Several other warden gave similar evidence. At the end of the investigation, at the suggestion of the coroner, a verdict was returned that the man Wilson Moore died by his own hand, and while in a sound state of mind. The greatest excitement is caused throughout North and Fast Lancashire by the occurremm ' and no doubt is felt that some inquiry will be instituted by the Home-o ffi ce. At present Lancaster Castle is without a governor, in coos.. quenoe of the death of Captain Hsnabrow, whose officio has not yet been filled up ; Mr. Liddell, bookkeeper to the establishment, seeming to be at present the responsible officer. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1862. VICTIMISING AN EMIGRANT. John Marshall, alias Davies, was charged at the Liverpool Police-court on Saturday with having defrauded Richard James, an intending emigrant, of 1801. is love. reigns, by the old dodge of "ringing the changes." The pro secutor (who in appearance is • much sharper fellow than this affair has proved him to be) intended to emigrate to New Zealand, and came to Liverpool for that purpose at the beginning of August. On the ith of that month be was on board the ship Champion of the Seas, then lying in the Coburg Dock, when be met with the pri soner, who managed to engage him in conversation, and they then left the vessel and started off for a walk through the town. In the course of their perambulations they called at several public-houses, and at one of them a second man made his appearance, introduced himself, and the three had some drink together. This "gentleman," pretending to be • perfect stranger to Marsha ll , coinmeuced talking about money matters, and informed his newly found "friends" that lie had recently come into possession of a large property—several thousands a year- and was consequently very free with his money. Having invited hie companions into another public.bouse, he produced two purses, saying he had purchased them from an old woman in the streets, and he considernd them of an excellent description. He presented one to the man Marshall, and pl-ced • sovereign in it "for luck," and at the prisoner's request gave one also, containing • sove reign, to Mr. James!, advisiog them both to keep their money in these purses, "and then," raid be, "it would be sale." The prosecutor, "at this stage of the proceedings," proved himself to be remarkably verdant. He produced his money (1801. in gold, and no troublesome notes with the numbers known, perhaps), and the prisoner kindly un dertook to place it in the puree for him. This was done very nicely, and a purse filled with "California sove reigns," or "jacks," was handed to James in the place of his hard-earned gold. Easy, unsuspecting, confiding fellow, be put the purse and tho contents into his pocket without examination, and the three worthies resumed their peregrinations. Soon after they had done so, however, the inheritor of the immense estate proposed that as they bad had so much drink they should now " have something to eat," suggesting beefsteaks as something they would relish. ,He generously o ff ered to "stand" the steaks, gave Mr. James a half-crown, and de spatched him to purchase them, it being arranged that Marshall and his wealthy friend should await his return in the street. The prosecutor willingly undertook the com mission, but, on returning with the steals to the spot where he expected to find his late companions, he discovered they had vanished. He very soon made a still more im portant discovery—that instead of • pocketful of gold he had nothing but worthless brass. luformation of the swindle was given to the police, and the prisoner was apprehended in Manchester by Detective Smith. When the latter first seized Marshall he struck the officer on the side of the head, tripped up hie heels, threw him down, and attempted to snake his escape, but Smith knocked him down and secured him. As the detective was bringing him to Liverpool, Marshall apologised for assaulting him, saying, " You know, Smith, when a man's right fur fifteen years, you can't expect but what he'll do the best he can for himself." He subsequently remarked, "1 hope I shan't be tried before the recorder, for he's mocha hot 'un." Marshall had been remanded in the hope that the police would get hold of Lis accomplice, but they Lave not yet been able to do so, and the prisoner was committed for triaL—Lie, rpuof Mercury. PROPOSED REMOVAL OP 4 JUDGE. The South Australisu parliament has addressed the imperial government, praying it to dismiss Judge Boothby, for erroneous judgmenta. The Duke of New castle submitted the matter to the law officers of the crown, who conclude an elaborate report by saying, "that on the question of Mr. Justice Boothbv's removal, we have to observe that, although Mr. Buothby has in some instances, as it appears to us, mistakes the law (as, for example, with reference to the lteal Property Act, which we think not invalid. on the ground on which he rests its inva lidity, of the governor's assent being contrary to the royal instructions), yet in some other respects he has been right ; and the fault has been with the governor in not reser ving' acts for the royal meant which were expressly re quired by statute to be so reserved. Moreover the ' houses of parliament,' in the addresses by which her Majesty is , prayed to remove the judge, were sot, in strictness, when they so addressed the crown, a lawful parliament, although they either have been, or shortly will be, legalised as from the beginning ; and under these circumstances, we thiuk that the crown would not be well advised to acoede to the addresses. We see no objection to a separate address to this effect being presented by each house, or to the absence on the face of suet. address of a statement of specific charges, provided that the crown is by any means satisfied of the rea sons on which the address is founded. We think that the crown is invested always with a discretion as to compliance or non compliance with such an address. But we entertain no doubt that the crown might properly remove a judge on the address of both houses, if satisfied that, owing to his perver sity or habitual disregard of judicial propriety, the admi nistration of justice might be practically obstructed by his continuance in his office. No appeal to the Privy Council or any other court or tribunal would lie against such a re moval of a judge by the crown. No instance of the removal of an English judge by the crown on the address of both houses of parliament has occurred since the passing of the sth Geo. IL, c. 23.—We have, lee., "W. ATHERTON. " ROONDILL PALMER. " His Grace the Duke of Newomtle. lee." A discovery of great interest with regard to the natural history of France in by-gone times was made some days ago at Verrieres (Jun). In that part of the country there an great numbers of deep fuonslabaped cavities, called "Datums," some of which have never been thoroughly explored. Last weak M. Lavaur, station-muter at Verrihvis, determined to see what they contained. Ac cordingly, acoompanied by two friends and provided with ropes and torches, he went down one of these " baumes," about 80 feet in perpendicular depth, and at the bottom found an open purge presenting a gentle descant, which they proceeded to examine. They bad not advanced far when they found a quantity of bones of various animals, and smoog them the skulls of two elks with antler of enormous size. This discovery will doubtless lead to • minute examination of all the "betimes" in the neighbour hood. THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN CORN TRADE. (From the Mark La te EXPreio The weather of the pant week was just what the country wanted, and • considerable quantity of wheat and other grant bas aconrdiogly been stacked in better order than the first gatherisgs. With such a very variable and on the whole defective crop of wheat, this has been a great blowing : the grower 1., more power to sell when be pleases millers have a better choice, and the public better food. The disappointment eusuiug on the first Loudon soles has made buyers very cautious since, sod new wheat has further declined in value, notwithstanding the general belief in a abort crop ; and even old English and foreign have scarcely maintained their former value On the continent the tendency of prices generally has been downwards. At Datzig and lionigaberg there has been a reduction of le. to 25., and great hairlines. Odessa has tended towards • decline, as well as Egypt, and the Italian markets have also given way, but not seriously. In France there has bees very little difference, local prices depending on the greater or less supplies. In Holland they have been firm, and some places in Belgium note an advance. Is Spain prices have been I steady or calm. A very large export has continued at New York at about the same prices as lately current, its destina tion being principally to this country, and the last shipments of wheat about one-third greater then the liberal supplies cf 1861. It is well that the general reports of the new gatherings in America are favourable, though some localities have suffered severely by the ravages of insects. The new wheat, by the prices realised, seems to excel the quality of the pre vious season ; but if the curse of war is to continue to sweep off the labouring population, and the sword is to stop the course of the plough, the famine of cotton must be followed by a famine in corn. The yet remaining savage., of the wait will thus find themselves outdone by the descendants of colonists from civilised and Christian Europe. The arrivals off the coast since 22nd August were 33 cargoes, of which 14 cargoes were wheat, 16 cargoes maize, and three beaus and rye. The Maine's reported was as follows :—Banat wheat at 51s, Danube, 40s. 6d. ; spring American, 495. 3d. ; winter, 1525. 6.1. and fish. ; amber on omega, 48s. ; maize, 28s. 6d. to 31s. 3d. ; Taganrog barley, 255. • Dsri, 2b. • millet, 24e. . . Tiro sales not ed but week were 42,620 qrs. Wheat at 575. 9d. against 65,45 qrs. in 1861. The London averages were 61s. 6d. on 1,323 qrs. The imports into the United Kingdom for the week ending 23rd of August were 199,025 qrs. wheat, 120,286 cwt. flour. Monday in Mark-lane commenced on a small English and foreign supply of wheat. The show from Kent and „x during the morning was very moderate, and chiefly consisted of new, very few parcels of which were really fine or in good order. The jer-valuation of the previous week, and failure of delivery to sample, so far as condition was concerned, produced a very depressed market as regards new wheat, and very little progress was made in sales till the clue of the market, though offers on the part of factors were made at a reduction of fully 2a. per qr. ; 3s. abatement being finally consented to, there was some clearance. In old there was dulness but no reductioo, excepting the lowest qualities of foreign, which lost the advance of the previous Monday. Cargoes afiudt; unaltered in value. On Wednesday there were 1,040 quarters per coat, with 33.0.30 quarters foreign. Some of the over-left new samples of Monday, together with those of the day, were disposed of at ls. reduction on the previous currency. In the foreign trade business was exceedingly limited, and rather easier for low sort,. Friday's returns were 1,350 quarters per coast, and W,210 quarters foreign. The weather having been very fine all the week, prices of new further gave way, making the decline from Monday 2s. per quarter, and the few parcels of old on show were hard to selL Some males of foreign were made at former rates, hut it was cheaper to sell in quantity. There was about the usual quantity of country flour on Monday, with good average euppl.es. Norfolk*, unless of the best marks, scarcely maintained former rates. It wan the same with merican barrels, which could not be placed in quantity without a reduction of 61, but town prices not having been raised previously were unchanged, 5111. being still the top price. On Wednesday there were 360 racks per coast, with 510 sacks 26,390 bat foreign. This day wu exceedingly heavy, and th Norfolk, were not offered at lower rates, American was of at tid. per bit less money. Town aorta were unchanged. Friday's quantities per coast a ere 990 sacks, with 513 sacks 27,990 Wis. foreign. It was then impossible to get on freely with country sorts without some decline, and brls. were 6d. to per brl. cheaper, more especially the medium low sorts. The barley supply on Moudsy was altogether short, but few English new samples having been brought to market, and the foreign arrival was very moderate. All sorts of Eng lish well supported former rate., and it was the same with foreign parcels. both for distillation and grinding, with a fair 'Non). On Wednesday there were 10 qrs. per coast. with 670 qrs. foreign. The smallness of the supplies kept prices of all descriptions at their former range. Friday's returns were 10 quarters coastwise, and 1,760 quarters foreign. The little English on show found buyers at folly as much money, and foreign, both stout and thin sorts, was unaltered in value. _ The malt trade was very steady on Monday, and prices of fine quality were firm. There was no subsequent change. There was a large arrival of foreign oats on Monday, though the home contributions were mall, especially in Scotch and Irish qualities. Bureau sorts being plentiful and in excess, and several more vessels being reported during the morning, these were rather in favour of buyers, but all froth Baltic sorts were steady, though the sale was not so free as of late. On Wednesday there was nothing per coast, nor any Irish, but 12,230 quarters foreign. This was a quiet day, notwithstanding the small supply of foreign and the absence of other sorts, buyers having pretty well supplied themselves when the market wasfull, but prices were without alteration. Friday's returns were still no supplies per coast or from Ireland, but 17,270 qrs. foreign. Though arrivals of home growth had gait* ceased, and foreign were not plentiful, this was the quietest day of the week, and parcels wanted out were cheaper to sell. There was a fair supply of English beans on Monday for the time of year, and the f.reign arrival' were good ; there was, however, a steady trade in English and foreign quali ties at fully the rates of the previous week. The trade was unaltered up to Friday. The supply of peas on Monday was short both in English and foreign sorts ; there was, however, but a quiet trade both in hog feedand old foreign white, with almost nothing passing in new white for boiling. Prices remained at the week's close as on Monday. With moderate arrivals of linseed the trade continued to exhibit an upward tendency, though the export' during the week were small. Cakes about maintained former value. Rates remained firm on Friday. The seed trade was in calm. The weather lately has been more favourable to a crop of red clovenieed, but holders of the small stock of foreign were nevertheless firm. White seed was neglected, foreign offers being too high for busi necs. CarAryseed of fair quality was fully es dear. Other seeds were without quotable change of value. The prevalence of new wheat at some markets and of old at others prevents an accurate account this week ; suffice it to say that the London decline, followed by very fine wea ther, caused a general dulness in all qualities, though where new samples made their first appearance, and were in fair condition, but little change could be noted ; yet there was more reserve set on fineold samples.. Several marketa noted • decline of Is., as Beaten and Bristol, while Newark, Bury St. Edmund", Portsmouth, and Market Ranee were Is. to 2s. per qr. cheaper. The last markets were generally 2s. to Is. lower. Liverpool, on Tuesday, wan influenced by the floe weather, there being a general dulnes► in all grain. wheat being 2d. to 3d. per cent►l cheaper, and maize difficult to quit unless at some reduction. On Friday, with Hoe weather continued, the lower description., of wheat were again cheaper, and flour was. lid. per brl. down, maize being neglected. Spring corn this week has very little ch►nged in value. Edinburgh was down in. per qr. for wheat, and ls. to 2a. for inferior Mtn. At Glasgow 6d. less per boll and brl. was taken for wheat and flour, oats declining to 6d. per boll. The new corn arrived at Dublin being mostly damp, both wheat and barley brought irregular prima, sod maize was but a vary slow tale ; oats, on the contrary, went off briskly. The flour market at Paris, without animation, has maintained former rates, the quotations for the first qualities being still CA to 65 francs per 157 kilos. (equal to 391. to 42a. per 28011 w. Boglieb), some millers holding rather higher. Gillet's sales of flour went oil well, rates being from 52f. to 601. 50c. per 157 kilos. (345. to 39a. &I. per tkiolbs.) Moos. Dice obtained as much as 611.25 c. (40e. per 29011 w.) The four and six marks closed at 621. 500. (403. 9i1.) for disposable ; for Sep tember, 621. (40a. The wheat trade closed dull, after remaining unaltered through the week, growers showing more disposition to sell, even with some cencession. De Moutereau bail brought 31f. per 120 kilos. (575. per qr.); I Du Centre and De la Loire to 36f. (Ms. 6d . per qr.). The highest price of growers from neighbourhood was 37f. 25c. (575. 6d. per qr.). Very little old was offering, and that at 331. to 341. 50c. (50s. 6d. to 53e. 6d. per qr.) Rye had found more favour, and advanced 9d. per qr., the top quoß,tiou being 201. 50c. per 116 kilos. (325. per quarter.) Sellers for delivery were scarce. New barley was but scantily offered •. price 16f. 250. to 16f. LOc. per 100 kilos., old to 151. 50c. per 100 kilos. Fins oats remained unaltered. the highest quotation being 28f, 50e. p er 130 kilos.. 'denim down to 261. Rapeseed still 45f. to 46f. per 100 kilos., with little for sale. The salami for trifolium was about over. The wheat market in the couutry showed little variation from the previous rates; but Houdan and Gallardou were Is. 6d. per qr. higher. Bordeaux was firm ; Marseilles, Havre, and Nantes were calm. There having been heavy rains in Belgium, some of the markets were rather dearer. This was the case at Bruges. when wheat was quoted 51e. to 64e. tid., rye to Ids, oats 18s. to 245. 3d. Antwerp was without change, 60a. being paid for Pomeranian wheat, and 30a. for Stettin barley. New wheat at Ghent to 60s. ; old, to 63e. 6d. Liege was per qr. dearer for new wheat, and 13d. for old. A quiet retail trade obtained at Amsterdam, with prices just the same, the range for wheat being 42a. 6d. to 625. 6d. No ebonite was noted at Rotterdam ; the beet new rye there was worth 39a. The new wheat at Streubing was lees satisfactory, the beet on the market only bringing 423. 6d., while old rivalirad46a The best native wheat at Cologne wee worth 55e. ; foreign to 60s. The gathering of the oat crop was proceeding very favourably, the yield and quality being reported as splendid. Lambotte flour was selling at 425. per 2801 be. With favourable harvest weather, wheat at Romp' berg was Is. to Is. 6d. per qr. lower. Rye also was somewhat in buyers' favour. There were general complaints of the yield and quality of the new wheat in Poland. Still, not withstanding this, great heaviness prevailed is business at Dancic, and prices i MANCHESTER CHAMBER or COMMERCE. during the week bad yielded from Is. to 2e. per qr. About 8,000 gra were sold in the week at from bbi. to 61s. ; rye 4,000 qrs., 30,.. to 3.5 e. ; peas 100 qrs., 355. to 365. A meeting of the directoni was Lehi yes:. ,•i..) News being less favourable from Loudon and Marseilles, There were present Mr. M. (ILADeTUNL, li.e vice. , e rn •. e. Odessa bad been very dull, without, however, much change (in the chair), Mr. eliestbans. Mr. Cassells, Mr. Esters. • of value. Soft wheat brought 32a. 6d. to 395., Ghirka to Mr. legatees. Mr. lappos, and Mr. W. K. Wood. 38.. 6d., rye to 19a., maize 21s. Though but few ships were The BECRETAIIT (MEAL FitteinE) fled the dish of e direogeg4 freights were dull. memorial praying the goveriaueut to expedite the lase. Stocks of grain at Uoustantionple were too low for eaten- mission of correspondmioe between this vuotry, Brazil, and sive busitess, to which there was no inebucement by European the River Plate. prices. The draft was adopted, and the document ordered to ! Wheat at Alexandria heed been giving way, but the decline engrossed. brought an extensive demand both in Behan and Saidi quell- . THE BELGIAN 71ILATT. ties, for December delivery. Sales of the latter had been ' A letter was read which bad been received is. Mauch., le, made at 295. 6.1. to 30s. :3a. For beans, to deliver in Ciao- from a hrm at Brussels, calling attention to :, thr.ateeed her and November, contracts had been made at 265. Barley limitation of the benefits of the new B e l g i an tisety. .b. was 3d. to 61l per qr. lower, but as high as 19e. had been heavy complaints of the Belgian manufactur re of . are slut made for November delivery. The shipments to the United oottoo goods having wrested from the Belgian Tiaietei a Kingdom in a fortnight were 56,039 ardebe wheat, and 16,573 promise to "try to obt a in" from th e E ng l is h governm en t ankle beaus. Freights 6s. to 7s. per or. the restriction that this clam of gouda el.+ll not en '. , v the The Trieste market noted a further declioe in wheat , and advantage of the new treaty before a period uot execraw: 4 . greet calm, but freights were the same. Banat and Hun. (it is believed) two years. priau wheat, 78. 70c. to M. 35e. per staja. Stocks, 72,000 It was resolved that a letter he addrerert to the Beard .4 staja. 34 stajaequal 1 or. ; the florin, le. 71.1. per qr. I Trade, praying that attention might be gives to the, matter. Without any marked decline at Venice the corn trade I woe dull. The week's sales included 5,000 pa. native wheat CO/TON CCLITHE :N MULL at 48.. to 57.., to deliver. Romagna, to deliver in October, 1 Mr. Money had an interview with the directors, i t , t h e 50s. Gd. to 53e. ; Danubian maize. oa the spot, 1,000 qn,,, , course of which he submitted a scheme for the pro 30s. 61 ; also, 3,300 qra., to deliver in the new year, at motion of cotton culture is India. 321.6 d. to 33e. 6d. I Mr . MONET argued that th e ma in oietacle to the .x No fine soft wheat had been offering lately at Algiers. I tensionand improvement of the Indian cotton cultur e Ordinary merchantable qualities 27 to 28 franca per 100 . by European buyers on the spot was the wee from kilos. (46 .. 6d . to 51, 61 per qr . ) ; WA , 24f . 28r. per no fraud and litigation, and which wee sine to U... 'sot kilos. (Ha. to 513. Gd.); western barley, 17E C.oe. per 100 .of ooOttoood offietel eunfieirt •Itm••• lb• coin! matal , . kilos.; from the plain. 17f. Oats to 18f. 150. ; beans, 21f. !of 'weave monopolists. .His phis wee to emirs tbui cun• per 100 kilos. Flour to 41e. per 2801 6 e. I tinned support by making the European °Woe huyer a ported firm ; but From Castile the wheat market. were ,government receiver of the land tax, thus giving him ~I. Santander was very dull fur flour, re with almost pc, order. i influence over the ryota is: counterbalance that of the eau... Barcelona was dull ; but there was some demand for the money lender. He (Mr. Idocey) would aerate the hum...it Mediterranean AL Alicante. of the local European officials by giving them a per ve..1. 4 .• The prices of flour were lower at New York for certain en the result of that reoeiver'e operation. Mr. Mee., system himself, as au wiped qualities ; but thereremained every extensive export demand would establish and direct the for wheat-especially for spring sortie of which the stock member of the supreme executive council in India, cleise..i principally consisted. TEe harvesting of the winter wheat tog to the wooer of the plan for his own reoluortattou was completed, and was very generally well reported. Extra from "mall sham of th, percentage. State flour, fit for export, was getting scarce. Baltimore, Tho board h*..ttoll attentively ttotfood to Mr. 11 " he, ' a 5 dol. 30e. to 7 doL (equal to 21s. 9d. to 28s. 9.1. per barrel); steams", a s l294 °.Manin. Wan aPriatid to Conu'k: it. Chicago wheat, 1 dol. 12c. to 1 dol. 20e. per bushel (375. 4d. to 40s. per qr.); Milwaukie club, 1 doll lee. to 1 doL 22c. (38s. Bd. to 40s. Rd.) ; amber lowa, 1 dol. 22c. to 1 dol. 24e. (40a. M. to 41.. M.); green Bay ditto, I doL 25c. (41s. Bd.) ; winter red western, 1 dol. 29c. to 1 dot 34c. (435. to 44e. 8d.); amber Michigan, 1 dol. 35e. to 1 doL 36e. (45e. to 455. 4d.) ; white, I dol. 41e. to 1 dot 42c. (475. to 47e. 4d.); white Kentucky, 1 dol. 50e. to 1 dol. 55c. (50e. to 51s. Bd.-all per qr. of 4801 b.). Maize, 51e. to Mc. per bushel. Exports from the Ist to the 12th of August :- Flour, 144,155 barrels ; wheat, 1,448,324 bushels; maize, 389,313 bushels. AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS. Tbere bar been a continuation of most favourable weather throughout the week, and a great breadth of land has been cleared of corn, in generally fine condition. Our &deices on the whole are more encouraging than those pre viously received, and another week of such weather will finish harvest in all the early districts. The wind has mostly prevailed from the N.N.E., with at times a strong breeze drying the sheaves nicely. The only stoppage arose in the north, from some thunder showers, which from Thursday would prevent carting. On Tuesday, from Suffolk, our advioes stated :—" Gene. rally since our last we have bad fine harvest weather, sod but for the fact that the corn exposed to the late rains required much field room to dry it, a very large clearance would have taken place. Carting to-day in favourably." From Yorkshire, on the same L7 P ir was remarked We shall have some good wheat and bailey in these parts, but more especially on the medium soils. Yesterday, on going round some dia -1 tance in the corn districts, the crops were found better than previously expected, and all ready for cutting. Har vest work throughout Yorkshire may now be said to be in full operation." From Devonshire, on Wedonday, the following informa tion was communicated :—" During the pest ten days the weather has teen all that could be desired, and harvest is ErMg most vigorously. Should there be no rain, one flhe wheat well be safely housed at the close of this week. As regards theyield it I, an impossibility to give any account as yet, as none has been thrashed ; but I think, from various information obtained, the yield will not, with the increased breadth under cultivation. be found to turn not much below an average crop. Barley and oats are ge nerally cooaidered the best for many years, and decidedly above the average. Beans end peas a fair and full average. Potatoes are said to be diseased in many districts, but as yet not much amiss. Turnips and mangel-wurzell are looking very floe." From Suffolk, on Thursday, our informant says :—" We have had a week of brilliant weather, and all the wheat carted since Monday last has gone up in fine condition. Barley harvest is making rapid and with this grain we promise to take our us ly hig h position. Our reports this aide wheat thrashing are s till exceedingly un- favourable ; quality varaide and yield bed."—From Wor cestershire, on the rune day, our correspondent remarks : "If my ideas of the crop be worth your notice, I give you them without reservation, but they do not comprehend any territory beyond this county of Worcester, and my own parish and two or three adjacent in South Shropshire. I have examined much wheat in the fields during cutting. What little white there was came early to the sickle, but was a good deal blighted, and has proved wretched in quality WA yield, though the total of that growth is insignificant. Red wheat is our staple, and none of any moment having become ripe until the 11th to the 20tb, I consider the bulk of it will prove goodie quality, and could it be housed in floer condition. There has been no rain in my parish, save eight hours (which kept our root crops alive) on the night of August 6th, for five weeks past, and very httle in the aggregate since June 30th, though we had frequent showers for the first three weeks of July. Now, as to our crop of wheat, it suffered much on retentive clays from the wet of March, and subsequeutly . in June aid July, from gales of wind, accompanied by nun ; but the improvement in wheat sad barley (the latter especially) since the 20th July, when the temperature got higher, is truly great. There are mono acres of wheat lad fewer of barley in this county than I ever remember. We now know well the produce of our 1861 wheat crop. I call it four-fifths or eighty hundredths of an average. 1862 will be per acre, as far as I can thus early judge, 15 to 20 per cent. better than the said 1861 crop, but not fully up to it in quality. Barley will be 20 per cent. under the crop of 1861. Beans very good. Peas a partial failure. Oat, an average crop. Splendid weather. I think more than half the wheat of Worcestershire will be secured by the evening of the 30th inst." From Lincolnshire, on Friday, it was remarked :—" We have had magnificent weather of late, and a deal of wheat is stacked in good condition hereabouts, but scarcely any barley. The quality of the wheat in also find rate ; yield said to be foie, though scarcely equal to anticipation. Saturday proved a favourable day and • good finish to the week's work in the harvest field. The wheat first secured may have to remain io stack, or if now thraabed the sample will be damp; whilst that secured this week will be in the primest order pcesible ; and if dry weather continue, the thrashing machine may be busily occupied next week. In such (DSO the first large delivery will take place within the next fortnight, when millers will have an opportunity of replenishilig their exhausted stocks, eullieg and picking out the best qualities, and leaving inferior samples for the starch-makers. The quality of the flour made from this year's wheat will, in our opinion, be superior to that of last. —Mark-lone Express. - 2,120 NIL —Avom .tu. Pr. Sleek lea. 148,031 5hi1101,063 151,871 3,04 7..174 I mow !MOW 44,007 Mal /3 . 7 1 t a l 31.438 60,7111 - 413 1t fM •WA AM. 11,04 41114 1. UM NAM 10,270 WAR AOAINST THE PIGEON& —We understand that upwards of 1004 boa bean alreadysubscribed by tenant fanners is East Lothian towards a fund for the purpose of extirpating, or at less; keeping within doe bounds, those most destructive of field pests—wood pigeons. That this comparatively large sum should have been collected in a fortnight without having nearly exhausted the list of per sons who, it is expected, will most readily subscribe, is very strong testimony as to the disastrous effects these gluttonous birds have upon the growing crops. It is to be hoped that the conference which the committee of the East Lothian Apiculture] Society are to hold with the proprietors as to the beet means of ridding the country of these destroyers will be a satisfactory one—that the latter will not only encourage the attempt, but afford liberal aid in carrying it out. In • bad year, as the present is certain to be, following the only middling re turns of last season, farmers can ill afford to ha put to ex pense in protecting themselves from an enemy which friendly co-operation on the part of proprietors would soon free them from. How best to.et about their destruction is • s t uestiou that must be left to the landlords. Either they can encourage the breeding of magpies and nrvens, which devour the eggs of the pigeou, end this perhaps would be • speedier nuAri ; they mightiostruct gamekeepers to shoot the birds anatomy the nest, ; or permit, wider soy necessary me trictions, boys to go into the plantations and destroy the eggs. That pigeons were originally migrants to this coun try during the winter months is • pretty generally received opinion ; but there can be no doubt that whether, owing to the great extension of the growth of those pleats npoo which they delight to feed, or to Dome other cause—they are now largely resident amongst us. Every plantation and coppice attest their presence during the breeding months ; and the large flocks that are popularly supposed to have come from Norway when the winter sets in have in man cases, we believe, had oo farther flight than from the high wooded grounds of Peebles or other elevated county whose woods supply the necessary summer shelter, but fail to yield the requisite winter food. All proprietors who have wooded policies may readily convince themselves that they're each in his measure responsible for the propagation of the species. We have seen a letter from that distin guished naturalist, Sir W. Jardine, to a well-known East Lothian fanner, in which be states the belief both of bite self and Br. Selby, of Northumberland, that wood-pigeons do not come from Norway at all. But, without den their migration, it may be safely asserted that, if those bred in the country were destroyed, the farmers themselves would easily dispose of the interlopes without aping upon the proprietors for assistance. Tim terrible ravages from the enormous flocks of pigeons thst have this year settled upon the fields, when not kept oil by ociastaot watching sad discharge of fireanns, may be imagined from the feet that pigeons is Esst Loth= have been abet with betimes 700 and floo piles of barley in their gullets, and with as many as a dozen young potatom.—Scottiek Partner. 411.4 t/ I 24.414 MIS W. , 11 0.04‘ ; 330,:49 con ; 3,544 Mated rid Palelleltal b Wfteux Ise HAM e 1 5 0 .. L Loadrattatireet, la the qty Lulea. Printer. ." Mee, la Loinbardatreet, in the Predate of Wletdriert.... BlTMliaa t o IYR MARKETb. LONDON WEEKLY DOCK I thapored.. tiluaka—W. I. Mast Ira; 11 surltlus bags' East bulls _ bags, 3,377 1,000 060 KeaMa bi&s .— Hama baps, : 2,724 Cabe bores! 1 3 , =plasocpeado casks, , 1,1 .5 packages Do bap Corm—West Timbal 7 Do..brla & ! Ceylon II tin Do. brla& bap: teak Mocha Other L India package* 41 Brasil &Crate Rks bap' 261 Cocoa Fortdgm e= l 8702 Rum Do. Ma RIM LI tom' 2,G13 Rmnimmia— NNLATZ o{o 2,092 4,644 4,42'2 50 2.72 I 2,000 1,386 WM 1,4A3 3,totri. 1,107 teal 412 POTANI tons, 463 TALLOW. -The tallow market continues steady, with a a moderato bueiness doing. From Petersburg it is quoted quiet, 481 to 48 silver roubles (endusege. 3 4 1 to ; 2.00./ casks dooe. Maimed off-1862. 17,066 ; 1861, 16,621; 1860, 72,760: 1859, 34,830. Our quotations ere-Spot, 48s. ; all September, new, 484.9 d. ; October to December, 49e. to 495. ad. ; separately, 495. 6d. ; January to March, 50e. ; March, U. 3d. Taganrog sheep, 41te. 3d. to 6d. No beef. Australian beef, 465. 6d. to 46e. 9d. fine ; 44a. 6d. to 435. low &oil inferior. North American, 481. tid. to 48s. ; South American, , s7s. 63. let pips.; 47e. to 46. lid. yellow; town tallow, 471. net cash. Cocoa out oil steady. C.hin, 555. 6d.to 565. ; Ceylon, 53e. 6d.; Sydney, 51s. 6d. to 7:4. Palm oil quiet, 435. to 435. 6d. Lagos; 41s. to 40s. Ames. Palm nut oil, 41.5. to 42e. ; black, 365. ; bane 38s. ; rough fat 2s. 68 .-{ From the circular of i r.a Masan. Smith and Charles, dated Monday evening. ] COTTON. Lrmraroot., Barr. I.—We have had a good demaod to-day, with a further advance in pricer. The ales are 12,000 ink*, including 3,750 American, at 21d. to 30d. ; 4,500 Surat, at 17d. to 24d. ; 2.500 Baptism, at 23d. to 31d. ; 500 Pernam, at 28d. to 30d. ; 710 Bahia, at 260. to 27d. ; of which 10,000 are for spoculatio• and export. The week's import le 114 bales. CATTLE.—LivnaPooc, Surf. I.—Tbis suppl of cattle is much larger than oa last lioaday, the v at very full prices for best quality ; inkldliag auerrni ed ssi s o; rather lower. Sheep a slow sale, at full pries. for best, lower for middling. Lambs dull, at lower prime. COALS.-LogDoi, Sm. 1.-Brass's Bedside West Hartley, 115 a. 3d. ; Carr's Hartley, 15s. 3d. ; Cragheed Steam, 13s. 6d. ; Lambert's West HarWy, I'a ; tt alkar Primrose, 12a. 3d. ; Wait Wylam, 14s. 9d. ; Wylsm, 16s. ; Walls Eod Wharocliffe. 15s. ; Eden Maio, 15a. 3d. ; Walla End Braddylls Hettoa, 15a. 6d. ; Walls End Framwel!;.m. 13a. 3d. ; Walls End Heston, 16.. 9d. ; Walls End Espial Grange, 15s. 3d. ; Walls Eod South Holum, IG.. 94. ; Walls End Taustall, 15e. ; Walls End Cassop, 15a. ; Walls Eod Caradoc, 15s. ; Walls Mod Hartlepool, lee. ; Walls End Heugh Hall, 15a. 3d. ; Walla End Keno., 15a. 9d. ; Walls End South Hartlepool, 13e. 3d. ; Walla End South Kelloe. 15e. 11d. ; Walla Fad Triados Hanle. pool, 16s. ; Walhi Eud Trinidon Thoeuley, 14e. 9d. ; Carway and Dairen Anthracite, 21 s. ; Camay and Daffrya Malt. log, 24 ; Gowpeo Hartley, 15a. 3d.-Mblps at market, 102 ; 72. TRAFFIC RETUItIfB. Mlles Pas- Mer- Total, Total, 1116111A111 open sewn, chandlee leB2 min Week ealiag August lb. A Buffalo and lAke Han, . 1131 i I,S . 1,0'.N Wee* ending August 30. London, Brightuu, sad S Coast 1.4873 3,003 u.nes South &Merit — %071 3,74 Z 30,344 ::6,343 EXTRAORDINARY TARR OP FlN:l.—Dilring tit, last week or ten days, according to the Cork papers, the heehaws of Cork, Kinsale, Yongbal, Ballycottoa, Ardmore. and Courtmuherry, had more fish of the most valuable kinds for the market than within therms period io human recollection, showing that fish of almost description i■ in vast abundance more than usually close to the land, and that it only requires the means of taking and conveying it to market, or curing it, to ensure to the fishermen on the soothers coast a moat abundant harvest. The means, how ever, for catching the fish are of the most primiti►e sad slovenly description, and no efforts are making to effect an improvement in them. ROYAL FREE H.OXPITaL, lißAY'st-INN-ROAD. —The number of patients relieved at thin hospitr.l during the week ending August 30 was 2,949, of which 1,096 were DOW aro. [Ad vertisemeutd—HouowAY's Onsrmiurr Asa PlLLS.—Comfort, Health, and liafety.—Tbese blessings are he yond all price In money value—possessing these, no reflestiec person will complain of his position or pecuniary circumstances. Holloway's far-fainted remedies can everywhere he purchased at , a trifling cost, and, with them at hand, most disorders may be imniedistely set right, and moat disewes defied. Rhin farce d n s, sores, ulcers, superficial and leep~•samd inlaufmations, with Oat of other aliments, readily succumb to the virtues of his Ointment, while internal complaints yield with like facility to his Pills, which are purifying, restorative, tonic, and aperient llolloway'r esteemed medicaments present to the axed and infirm the means of relief from many of the discomforts which their own misery and augment the solicitude of their friends. BIRTHS, NARBIAGIND, AND DEATHS. BIRTH& Al2l2ll&—August 29, at A 19,291994 the wife of Captolu AA.ra, ..„ R.R., of a eon. BKRKSFORD.—Augnit 28, at Holy Rectory, near Lef, ectcr. t`c wife of the Rev. U. Herndon). of a son. FILILND.—Aagnet to, at Stirlen Howie, areville road. Kilburn. the wife of H. T. F. end, of & daughter. HILLMAN.—Angust 211, at %V estbourne-yark road, the wlf, of . 1 . Hillman, Roy., of a eon. LOWNHES.—August 27, at Brannstoo, NorthanigiMuiliira the wife of Lleut.-Colonel Locrudic. of a eon. PARLEY.—Aucuat 29, at 11 e llll. ek. Wiudermire, the •ile Caappttdalp AWey. R. N., of RICHMOND.—Antptet f 9, a t mow Hull, the of Captain 11. Richmond. Staff Moor, of a danghter. NOMEL—Autrust Ds, at ilburn, the cite of Y. Romer, Kaii , of a ton. XARIIUGES. CASTLE—GATEHOUSE—August 81, at St. James's, Frciworth, Hants, by the Rec. W. Sheppard, Mr. W. H. R. Castle, I I: ,• r . of Lendport, l'ortsmouth. to Harriet, &wetter of the lAti ilf. J. It. Gatehouse. of Ern...meth. LAWRENCE—KENNEDY.— Awing 83, at St. Anne's (bur h• Dublin, by the Rev. E. Hamilton. Mr A. H. Lsweenee, Bengal Chit terrier, to Alice. daughter or Z. Kennedy. req.. M.D.. of Upper Dierrion.stmet, AUCllEANE—HORSFALL—Augustint,atthoparishehurch Whit• kirk. Yorke/dm, by the Rev. Canon Atilt), D. D.. the Re' J H M•Cheane, M.A., Incumbent or Holy Trinity Chturti. Leedi. Whitkiric mma, daughter of A. iiorstall. In., of the Manor Ilona,. DILATRIB. APPLITON.—Augguat 29, at the Yount. Bydenham ‘10) Sophie Lynam, relict of the late B. W. Appletoo. aged 68. BA LT.—Awed 19, at Tavietaek, Elizabeth, wif e of Mr. ,• Bayly, of Plymouth. 27, at the Pricey, Dicester, Oxford. th• Bee . W. W. Maai , a, ILA., &setae al Aellaimm with !..tal.W. Kk altoe BATO N L. at Ilfracombe, B. Eaten, Esq., of Wilms - EOM mod ft..