The Press. — London, England, 1854-10-28 00:00:00

OCTOBER 28, 1854 The following is the list of articles purchased from the Esquimau:, said to have been obtained at the place where the bodies of the persons reported to have died of famine were found—viz., One silver table fork—crest, an animal's head with wings, ex tended above; three silver table forks—crest, a bird with wings extended; one silver table spoon—crest, with initials, "F.R.M.C." (Captain Crozier, Terror); one silver table spoon and one fork — crest, bird with laurel branch in mouth, motto, "Spero meliors;" one silver table spoon, one tea spoon, and one dessert fork— crest, a fish's head looking upwards, with laurel branches on each side; one silver table fork—lnitials, " H.D.5.0." (Harry D. S. Goodsir, assistant•surgeon, Erebus); one silver table fork— initials, "A. WD." (Alexander M'llonald, assistant•surgeon, Terror); one silver table fork—initials, " G.A.M." (Dillies A. Macbean, second muter, Terror); one silver table fork—initials, J.T.;" one silver dessert spoon—initials, J.S.P. (John S. Peddle, surgeon, Erebus); one round silver plate, engraved, Sir John Franklin, K.C.B. ;" a star, or order, with motto, " Neo aspera tenant, G.FL 111., MICCCIV." Also a number of other articles with no marks by which they could be recognised, but which will be handed over with those above named to the Secre tary of the Hon. Hudson's Bay Company. _ Dr. Rae had an audience with Sir James Graham on Tuesday, at the Admiralty, on the subject of his discovery of the probable fate of Sir John Franklin and his companions. The interview occupied a con siderable time, in the course of which, it is said, Sir James Graham announced the intention of the Government to send out early in the ensuing spring an expedition, in order to make further search for the remains spoken of by the Esquimaux, and the com mand of the expedition was offered to Dr. Rae. Des patches have been received at the Admiralty from Lieutenant Mecham, dated from Beechey Island, June 14th, 1854, and enclosing a series of reports of the proceedings of Captain Collinson and his crew, in the Enterprise, which were found buried at various points of the Princess Royal and Ramsay Islands. Captain Collinson and his companions wintered in Ramsay Island in 1851-2, and the last report depo sited by them, dated H.M.S. Enterprise, August 27th, :852, gives the following account of the expedition:— We left our winter quarters at the eastern end of this bay (a the sth instant, but have been prevented by the ice from making any progress until this day. (Signed) B. COLLINSON, Commander. ~• Whoever finds this paper is requested to forward it to tie Secretary of the Admiralty, London, with a note of the ime and place at which it was found. (A similar note in the French, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, and Zussian languages.) It a my intention to pursue the channel separating Wollaton from Prince Albert's Land, the entrance to which a in let. 70.80. ; hitherto the ice has been close in with th. shore, in lat. 71.5., nor have we been able to turn its western edge by pursuing a westerly route along the south fate of Baring's Land. All wel. voilittal an Otutrat. Tim rebtilding of the Junior United Service Club having beet commenced, Lichfield-house, in St. James's square, has been taken for the temporary use of the menbers. BY the preetnt arrangements a recruiting sergeant receives Ils. tir every man who passes the medical examination previous to admission into the army ; and such is the rtadiness with which men join that one recruiting officer has alone made 551. within three days. AT the late musical festival at Norwich the princi pal artists were )aid the following sums for four days' singing :—Mme. Clara Novello, 3001.; Mme. Bosio, 3001.; Signer Lablache, 150/. ; Signor Gar doni, 150/. ; Signor 3elletti, 1501. Mr. Sims Reeves asked only 1001. for his services, in consequence of its charitable object. At the recent opening of St. George's-hall, Liverpool, the following sums were paid to the principal artists :—Mme. Clara Novello, 3001.; Mme. Viardot larcia, 3001.; Herr Formes, 230 guineas; Sims Reeves, 150 guineas ; Signor Gardoni, 50 guineas; lime. Castellan, 140 guineas; Mr. and Mrs. Lockey, 125 guineas; Mr. and Mrs. Weiss, 80 guineas ; Sigmr Belletti, 125 guineas ; Mr. Blagrove, 301.; Mr. Sainton, 301.; and Sir H. Bishop, 150 guineas. THE MANUFACTURING TIADE, according to the latest advices from the industrial districts, is gene rally quiet, but at Birminghan there is more activity noticeable. The markets for cotton and woollen goods, &c., are very dull, the -eceipt of news from most of the foreign markets o' overabundant sup • plies, a limited demand, and falliig prices, naturally checking business. The mills ire on short time, and many are closed, whilst others are about to be stopped. IRON SMELTING FURNACES are tobe erected upon an extensive scale at Seaham Harbour, by order of Lady Londonderry. The ironstone f•om the Cleve -and hills can be brought across the ray to Seaham at a comparatively trifling cost, whilst her ladyship's numerous collieries will supply the smell coal which IS required in the manufacture, much )f which has hitherto been wasted at the pit's mouth. THE PRES A SAMPLE OF SILK FROM PORT NATAL has been shown in Manchester, being the first that has reached England from that colony. The quality is con sidered good, though it is not quite perfectly reeled. There are sanguine hopes entertained that Port Natal may, with due care and attention, become a source for the regular supply of silk to the home market. THE PRONE ELECTION commenced on Saturday, when two candidates, Lord Dungarvon and Mr. Donald Nicoll, were nominated. The show of hands was given in favour of the latter. The poll opened on Monday, and was completed amidst much confu sion and some violence, windows being broken in great numbers and several assaults committed by excited partisans. At the close Lord Dungarvon was successful, the numbers being, Dungarvon, 181 ; Nicoll, 129—majority, 52. LORD BANGOR will succeed to the vacancy in the Irish representative peerage occasioned by the death of Lord Dunalley. THE HON. J. W. FORTESCUE has issued an address to the electors of Abingdon, and commences his canvass forthwith. Mr. Fortescue announces that the present Government will have his support and confidence. It is said that an address from Major Reed will immediately appear. AT THE 'ARON IRON WORKS AT Low Mom an order from Government was received last week for 100 guns of immense calibre, to throw a ball weighing 941bs. Besides this, the company have another large order for cannon, which they are exe cuting at the rate of eighteen guns per week. LORD DUDLEY STULRT, who took a severe cold on his way to Stockholm, has been lying dangerously ill, but is now very much better. THE CORN TRADE.—During the current and previous weeks there has been a great excitement in the grain trade, and wheat advanced in prices consider ably, both in the. London and at all the provincial markets. The shortness of the supplies from abroad, and the probability of their continuing so, thereby throwing the consumption upon home-grown wheat, caused holders to advance their pretensions considerably, and, millers being forced to comply, a total rise has been established of about 15s. per quarter, and at the country markets this was im proved upon, in some instances even to 20s. per quarter, with a proportionate advance on other grain. At Mark-lane on Monday last the market opened with a fair supply of wheat from most of the near counties, with but a moderate quantity of barley and other corn. The wheat trade ruled in a state of great excitement., and prices were together about 10s. in advance of those of the previous Monday, and for foreign very extravagant quotations were asked. Barley brought 3s. more money. Oats 25., and beans and peas each about 2s. higher than on the last market day. For barrelled flour an advance of 4s. to ss. was supported. A LETTER in the Dibats gives a less distressing ac count of Rossini's health than the one recently pub lished. It is written by his physician, and as follows : Florence, Oct. 12.—The news that I can give you arc altogether good and consolatory. Rossini has indeed suf. fered much during the long illness withwhich he has been afflicted during the last seven months, and even now it would be too much to say that he was perfectly recovered ; but, as to the lucidity of his mind, the illustrious convales cent is and ever has been as intelligent as when he gave his great works to the world. THE FRENCH MINISTER OP STATE has caused a regular action to be commenced against Mlle. Cru velli for the non-execution of her engagement at the Grand Opera : he demands 20,000 f. damages for the in jury done the theatre up to the present time, and I,ooof. for every day's delay in executing the engagement. It has been rumoured in Paris that Mlle. Cruvelli had fled to St. Petersburg. More probable reports state that she has left the stage, having married Baron Vigier. THE practice of allowing French soldiers to figure upon the stage in grand military spectacles at the Cirque and other theatres is to be discontinued, in consequence of express orders from the Emperor. THE RECEIPTS Or FIVE THEATRES nt NEW YORK. together with those of the Hippodrome and Opera, on one Saturday evening last month exceeded 11,000 dollars. THE GLAZIERS employed at the Paris Exhibition Palace on Saturday morning displayed a flag from the top of the grand aisle of the building, to indicate the complete termination of the operation of covering in with glass the gigantic edifice. MEYERBEER, the eminent composer, has just re ceived the cross of a Commander of the Order of the Crown from the King of Wurtemberg. This decora tion was transmitted to him by the Intendant, Baron Gall, at the banquet in the Hotel Marquardt, given by the Intendance at the expense of his Majesty the King. n!www•z - T.:-•ls'g=glitr ..~. -- Xabl nn Value. 1019 Szvuta. small shopkeepers residing near Marl borough-street Police-office have been summoned there on charges of having exposed fireworks for sale. The proceedings were instituted by the police, and, although the defendants pleaded ignorance of any legal prohibition against the act, they were de clared liable to penalty, and fined in a mitigated amount of 10s. each. As the sth of November is at hand, this decision of Mr. Hardwick may be taken as a warning by the dealers in other localities. Jour; GARDINER, a licensed hawker, was charged by James Brilter, a sailor, with having stolen a quan• tity of household furniture and other property. The defendant had also, it seems, run away with the com plainant's wife, whose complicity in his offence was such as to place her also at the bar of Worship street Police Court:— The complainant, a sturdy, weather-beaters fellow, stated that he was a seaman in the merchant service, and in the early part of the present year be had the misfortune to become acquainted with the woman at the bar, at a seaport town in Wales, and after a short courtship she induced him to marry her. Shortly after his marriage, he was compelled to sail upon a trading voyage to Quebec, but found sufficient time to provide his wife with a snug haven at a cottage near Newport, which he furnished at cowl derable expense, ana rigged her up with everything necessary to ensure comfort and happiness. Ile only returned about a fin t night since, but, on reaching his cottage, was astonished to fled the place deserted, and ascertained from the neighbours that his wife had eloped with the male prisoner to London, and had carried off the whole of his effects. Ile gave chase to the 11igitives, and succeeded in tracing them to a house in King.street, Nagger stone, where he discovered the greater part of his property, and, finding the prisoners living together as man and wife, gave them both into custody. Mr. HAserm.: Did you find your wife in company with the male prisoner at the tine you entered the house ? Complainant: Lord bless your honour, I found them both as loving as dolphins; but, while I was having a bit of a talk with madam, there, who told me as how she had given him the traps, the fellow cleared out of the place like a lubber as he is, but 1 soon took him in tow and laid him up in limbo. (Laughter.) lu answer to the charge, the male prisoner positively denied having taken any active part in the removal of the property, which he was perfectly willing to restore to the prosecutor, to gether with his wife, as he had no wish to conduits the connec tion. The complainant : I want nothing more than the traps, which cost me so much money; and, as for the other article, you may keep her and welcome, as she and I shall never sail again under the same colours. The complainant was congratulated b 3 the magis trate on his luck in recovering his property and losing his wife. The prisoners were discharged. JOSEPH WINDLE COLE, formerly a merchant en gaged in extensive business in the city of London, was tried at the Central Criminal Court on Wednes day for fraud and forgery. The prisoner not long since became bankrupt, but had previously, it ap peared, availed himself of the implicit trust reposed in his character as a merchant to defraud several firnis with whom he dealt of large sums, through the means of forged dock and warehouse warrants. His assistant in this fraud seems to have been one Maltby, a warehouseman, who has absconded. Alto gether the sums thus obtained exceeded, it is sup posed, 100,0001., his total dealing with some of the parties who were defrauded being from 100,0001. to 250,000/. The prisoner was found guilty, and sen tenced to four years' penal servitude. ON THE TERIONATTON OP 7RE LONG VACATION, fin Tlielday the lists of the rules in the common• law courts for the foretell/Ift Michaelmas Term were exhibited. Term citinuneeties day, the 2nd of November, with " arrears " of a racier. The three courts number only 48 rule. ad dealirna— they formerly exceeded 200. In tbo Queen's Bench consisting cf three rules for new trial., which had been over for other proceedinge. In the special paper thethen , including demurrers for argument, and the enlarged rode eilits - bet five. In the Common Pleas there are five rules in the re menet paper, and one new trial role referred ; three cases are for judgment, and only three demurrers were entered. In the Ex chequer the number is precisely the same-12, comprising one rule in the peremptory paper, four in the special paper, three new trial rules for judgment, and four for argument. With the powers conferred on the common-law courts by the New Proce dure Act there will be no arrears, and matters may be speedily deeded. The business of the inferior courts has lately increased, and a further increase is anticipated. ONE HUNDRED AND FITT! ARTICLED CLERK. have een notice of their intention to apply at the ensuing Micha elmas Term to be admitted attorneys. Last year the duty was redneed. and it was expected that the number would increase both as to attorneys and articled clerks. THZ AUTHORITIZO A? ?HZ Noss OrrICZ have in timidated to the coroner presiding over the Gates head inquest that Professor Taylor,of King's College, has been instructed by them to proceed to that town and give evidence as to the cause of the explosion. The subscriptions for the sufferers now comprise a sum exceeding 7,0001. As ALARMINO FIRE occurred on Tuesday afternoon opposite Covent-garden Theatre, in the oil and Italian warehouse belonging to Mr. Thomas Crisp, No. 22, Bow-street. The flames originated, it is supposed, from an overheated stove, and spread to the contents of a warehouse on the upper floor, threatening the destruction of the entire range. By great exertions, however, the conflagratian was con fined to that part of the premises in which the mis fortune commenced, the roof being also partially consumed. Fortunately the sufferer was insured in the Sun Fire-office. Isa • ri- d t • 'or of ed ) a as ed 671- he hat art Led fter !Ur I to 311 ff Al l 3* y to t- llrtl his ric d gar- tad, lern the as with 3t 1 I I