The Sun. — London, England, 1862-09-18 00:00:00

R. DISRAELI AI BUCKINGHAM. At the North-West Buckinghamshire Agricul tural Association's annual meeting, held yesterday, at Buckingham, Mr. Disraeli made his first public appearance since the prorogation of Parliament. After the preliminary exhibition of fat stock and agricultural implements the members of the asso ciation and exhibitors dined together in the Town hall, under toe presidency of the Hon. Percy Bar rington, who was supported by the Duke of Buckingham, Mr. Disraeli, M.P., Mr. J. G. Hub bard, M.P. , Sir John Hay, M.P., Messrs. P. Gervan Fitzgerald, R. P. Marsham, F. Beard, P. Box, W. Lowndes, W. Smith Wolston, and about 200 others of the principal agriculturists and Tory gentlemen of Bucks and the neighbouring counties of Oxford and Northampton, the borders of which the society embraces in its operations. _ _ The health of her Majesty, the Prince of Wales, and other members of the royal family having been drunk, and the usual honours paid to the army, navy, and volunteer force, The PRESIDENT next gave "The County Mem bers," mentioning in terms of eulogy the political services of Mr. Disraeli, and specially alluding to his position as leader of the Conservative party in the House of Commons. Mr. DISRAELI, who was enthusiastically cheered, said—l have the honour to thank you, sir, and gen tlemen, for the distinction you have conferred upon the members for this county in drinking their healths. I do so on the part of my absent colleague as well as myself, and, so far as I am individually concerned, let me thank you, not as the leader of the Conservative party in the House of Commons, but as knight of the shire for the county of Buck ingham, (Hear, hear.) This is not the first time I have had the pleasure of meeting my friends at the anniversary of an agricultural association in this hall. (Cheers.) Many years ago, and often since, I have had that gratification, but this is the first time that I have had the pleasure of meeting this society—an infant, but,as I am informed, flourishing society. I have always been of opinion that asso ciations of this character exercise a most beneficial inflnence upon every class and branch of the great landed interest. (Cheers.) I had myself the good fortune of being present thirty years ago when the first agricultural association was esta blished in this county, and I believe I may say in this country. I remember that it was at that time very much opposed and very much criticised, and even to this day there is an annual growl or grumble on the subject, in which captious observa tions on the'past are occasionally revived. But the complete and triumphant answer to the early hos tility these societies experienced, and to the criticism which even now they occasionally meet, is their complete success, and the fact that not only in this county but in every county in England their num bers every year gradually increase. (Hear, hear.) Originally we had here only one association, the (loyal Association; now we have at least half-a dozen, all of them exercising considerable influence in their respective districts, and all of them stimu lating that emulation among the various classes of the agricultural interest which we know to be always productive of public benefit. (Hear, hear.) It has been at times objected to these societies that the rewards they offer to the labouring class in agricul ture are founded on erroneous principles. Now I never myself could understand the soundness of those objections. At the present moment the pro prietors of the soil—as have the proprietors of the soil this very day—compete for prizes, and some of them have this day gained those which were offered by this society —as, for example, for producing the best specimens of cattle. The tenant farmer does not think it an indignity to gain a silver cup for exhibiting the best crop of roots, and I do not there fore understand upon what principle the labouring class are to be supposed to be insensible of that principle of emulation which is the origin and foun dation of all that is excellent in man. (Cheers.) Upon what ground, therefore, they should not be called upon to display their skill, and receive that recognition of public estimation to which the possession of that skill entitles them, I cannot understand. The hedger and the thatcher, and the shepherd, surely have a right to compete fo a prize, as well as the squire who wins a prize for showing the finest bull, or the farmer who gains perhaps a silver cup for ' producing the finest root crop. I cannot understand on what sound principle such an objection can be urged. On the contrary, I believe that by developing a proper principle of emulation in the labouring classes you are stimulating them to the achievement of ex cellence, and giving them that increased interest in their pursuit which is alike delightful to them as to those who occupy a superior position in the com munity. It has been indeed objected that there is one class of rewards given by these societies which cannot be defended, that is, pecuniary rewards for long services. There is an origin in all things which often accounts for what may appear anomalous ; and so here. When these rewards were first de vised, some 30 years ago, a long and faithful ser vice maintained in independence without appeal to parochial relief was the exception and not the rule. When these rewards were devised the pea santry of this country were in a state by no means comparable to that in which they are now. Owing to th e misadministration of the poor law they were in a state of compara tive degradation, and it was necessary to elicit among them a desire of emulation, to show that they could be independent of that maladminis tration of poor law relief. That was the origin of these prizes, and they have produced the effect desired, and that that effect is most beneficial in this county I can answer. Amongst the many e;.7,ricultural associations established of late years, though, perhaps, in most of them the old programme of prizes has been critically revised, and all objec tions urged against them duly considered, this is a prize that might possibly have been modified ; but the reason why it has not been withdrawn, and put an end to, is the most satisfactory one in the world. It is that the class to which it is offered feels an objection to the withdrawal of a prize which they have been so long accustomed to receive, and have learned to value. (Hear, hear.) And as one great object among others of these associations is to please the labouring class, there is no reason %shy you should consent to a great change to -which they would apply causes very different from those which would influence you in making it, and which among them would occasion suspi cion and discontent. Therefore the result of the practical experience of those who are accustomed to dealing with this class is, that as these prizes have been so long offered to the agricultural labourer for meritorious services, it would, under the circumstances, be most inadvi sa bl e and inexpe dient, and create discontent among those we wish to benefit, if they were to withdraw them.(Cheers.) That is the real reason why these particular prizes have not been withdrawn. But it is a great fal key to suppose that because a person who is allowed I to have served a master faithfully for many years receives a small sum of roeney, that it is given to him as a reward for that service. It is a public recognition and not a reward, and as such it is received ; anl because it is a public recognition of private merit it is valued by those who re ceive it, and th a t i s th e reaso n why we are Unwilling th a t thi s c l ass o f rewar d s s hould be withdrawn. I venture to make these observa tions in vindication of the general principles of these societies, having been one of their first founders, and having seen in different parts of the country so many of them arise, some as recent as the present, which from experience and examina tion have followed pretty rigidly the original con stitution of these associations, and proving the soundness of judgment with w hi ch those arrange mentsea and agricultural t i k ir Tl a classes e dg e oftilr, f w e were ,[7,7figlit n d a i l i l a y bp s io l ts e s : co i s s fs e ct d hd , . There is one class agricul tural their fonnders the of rewards to the I.lbouring classes of tural world which I do not observe noticed in the programme of the Nor <h West Bucks Association, but which we have introduced in the south, and which I think well deserving of a ttention—that is, rewards to the cottager who keeps his cottage and his garden in a manner that merits approbation. (Hear, hear.) And I would propose, if agreeable to the gentlemen who manage the society, mycelt to offer a reward next year with that object. In South Bucks we have introduced such a prize, and it has worked extremely well, and has hid a very good effect. (Hear, hear.) There has been a great effort of late years, and a most successful one, I am happy to say, to improve the dwellings of the poor. I should say, taking a general view—:or upon these subjects you must take a general view, or you can not arrive at any result—that in this country the improvement that has taken place during the last quarter of a century in the dwellings of the labourers is very great. In South Bucks a cottage with a thatched roof can scarcely be found, and in the northern part of the county no doubt you have all been benefited by the example set in a neighbour ing county by the Duke of Bedford. The associa tion before us is carried on with great spirit, and from your enlisting so much of the sympathy of the youth of the country, there is no doubt that that that spirit will be maintained; and I augur from the operations of the society the most beneficial re sults to the district ; and although the central society does not at the present moment exercise so much influence in the county as it did, that is to be attributed, I am bound to say, not so much to want of energy and resources on the part of the association, as to the conviction in every part of the county—which, although not very large, is, from its geographical formation very long—that it is necessary to make more local effort than heretofore, and that a central society, however well managed, can, after all, only exercise an influence over a certain area. 'therefore we see in the extreme south of the county, as in the north- west, societies have been established which work admirably. (Hear.) Let me congratulate my friends _ . before I sit down on what I think I may venture to say, so far as the country of Bucks is concerned, is a very prosperous harvest. (Cheers.) It may not perhaps through every part of England, but I hope I may say that those gloomy anticipations, which were entertained in the early part of the summer, have disappeared. As regards the county of Bucks we have good reason to feel grateful to Providence for the lot that has fallen to us. In the south the harvest has been exceedingly successful, and from what I have heard from my friends to- day, I should hope that the contrast between the north and the south of the county is not very considerable. I think, therefore, we have reason to be thankful for the bounteous in-gathering we have experienced. But I cannot but be reminded, when referring to this subject, of the contrast that exists at the present moment between the agri cultural world generally and another great class of the labourers of England. (Hear.) This is a subject which I am sure must occupy the most anxious attention of us all. (Hear.) It is impos sible for us to contemplate the condition of the manufacturing population in the north of England, at a moment when we ourselves are experiencing the great blessings we daily feel, without a conviction that the time may come when it may become our duty to advance to assist our fellow-coun trymen. It is quite unnecessary, on this occa sion, to speculate on the causes of that unex ampled distress ; but it is a distress which we must remember has not been occasioned in this in stance by any follies of their own or by any visita tion of Providence, but by the passions of men. I would not presume, under any circumstances, to offer any opinion as to the probable duration of the terrible cause of their unexampled vicissitudes, still I cannot but remember that at all times civil wars have been very long wars, though all wars in history partaking of the character of civil wars —as, for instance, the thirty years' war, or the struggle between Athens and Lacedamon, were wars of unexampled duration. Wars that begin for indefinite causes and ,without any precise ob ject, are the wars that generally last the longest. (Cheers.) Hitherto the manufacturing population of the north of England have, in their great cala mity, been sustained by the beneficial action of the existing law, and by the natural and spontaneous charity of those who are locally connected with them; but if the war continues, it is impossible to conceal from ourselves that there must be an appeal to a more extensive area than those who are merely locally connected with Lancashire and part of York shire. lam sure that if that occasion should arise, the great landed interest, in all its classes, will re member what they owe to their suffering fellow countrymen, and that they will not, under the cir cumstances, only consider whether they were their best customers, but will remember that they are their brethren in misfortune—(hear, hear)—and in so doing they will prepare not only to fulfil the highest duty, but to experience the noblest gratifi cation. (Cheers.) In the present position in which we are placed on this subject with America, I think it is impossible as Englishmen to view what has passed in this country without feelings of more than ordinary emotion. Far be it from me to make use of any expression, here or elsewhere, which might be offensive to either of the parties, either here or in America, that are embarked in that fearful and almost unprecedented struggle which is now taking place. But whatever happens, whatever may be the fate of the United States, this may be said, that they have certainly increased our confidence in the energy of human nature, and that is a great ex ploit to have performed. (Hear, hear.) But, gentle men, I think we must all feel that their history has taught us that for a powerful and enduring commu nity something else is wanting than confidence in the energy of human nature. I think that Englishmen cannot but remember at this moment that while those who preceded us have achieved as great re sults as ever were accomplished in America, our predecessors established this state and this society on sounder and truer principles. (Cheers.) Happy the land, gentlemen, where freedom and reverence go hand in hand—(hear, hear)—and proud may England be at this moment, when experience has proved in so transcendent a manner that we have solved the most difficult problem of politics, and have combined, not only freedom with order, but progress with tradition. (Hear, hear.) This has been the source of our strength ; and although it does not become us in an ostentatious manner to proclaim it to America while we treat them with respect in their fearful struggle, let us as English men be proud Of the strong society of which we are members, the strength of which can only be attri buted to the wisdom of the principles on which it is established. (Loud oheers.) gave the he a lth o f th e b oroug h responded on MASIIAM m M em r b .B erS. B. H. Ver ney. H e re ferredSthlre last se ss i on, i nstance behalf of him self l‘ l a r n . H at 0 absentu t n h n e i t l i t eg D e i ' s o M l l a l e t .P a io g n ' ue o , f ing the Highways Bill and the Parcchial Assess ments Bill as successful and useful measures which would be likely to benefit the country. He also spoke of the proposition made by himself to the House of Commons for the m ore equitable adjust ment of the income tar, observing that whenever ()lutist it that ar argument was brought forward against' gument refuted itself. Though his proposal w as defeated in the past sessior, he promised that hav ing entire faith in its soundness he would renew it in the next. The cause of our excessive expendi ture was war; but although the expenditure was high and the taxation was heavy, the country had never been in a better position to bear it. The national wealth was increasing at the rate of from £60,000,000 to £BO 000 000 , , a vear, and although the expenditure amounted to £70,000,000 it was clear the country could afford it. It was true, we were not at war, but the apprehension of the possibility of war was sufficient ground f or providing against it, and there was no saying how soon the sus picion and jealousy with which this country was regarded in America might involve us in some way in the conflict now going on between the Northern and the Southern States. Last year he had ex pressed an opinion that the struggle on the other Bide of the Atlantic would not be a long One ; hut although he had been disfippoin tea, ho was dispop e d to renew his prophecy, and he did so under the con viction that the exhaustion of the Northern States in men, money, and munitions of war, would fender it impossible fcr them much longer to con tinue the struggle. America was not like Switzer -Ind, where all the people were soldiers, but their ttoopa were composed, for the most part, of Irish , men , Germane, and other foreigners, whose ser iieeg - would fail when the money failed. The South had proved its power of self-goverPraent, and of THE SUN, ;!LONOON, TETURSDAY VANINC4, SEPTEMBER 18, 1862. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CLERGY MAN IN JAMAICA. The Jamaica Watchman of the 11th ult. contains a correspondence between Geo. W. Gordon, Esq., _ _ and the Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica, as to the state of the lock-up in the parish of St. George's-in the East, at Morant Bay. Mr. Gordon made acorn plaint to the Lieutenant-Governor, on 7th May last, of the inattention of the justices in dealing with cases which he said were unnecessarily delayed ; and meantime the parties accused were confined in a lock-up, a place the most revolting and disgusting to human nature that could be imagined. Through want of cleanliness there was stench enough to produce immediate sickness and disease, and pri soners were frequently for days and weeks locked up together in one horrid room, where they all mingled together, eating, drinking, and sleeping, and doingeverything that nature required, and all imbibing the stench that must arise from human beings huddled together in such a manner. Mr. Gordon farther complained that the rector of the parish, the Rev. Mr. Cooke, sent a poor sick man, named Williams (on what authority he could not find out), to the lock-up, and the poor man had been confined there from the 26th April, actually living in the privy of this unventilated place. Mr. Gordon submitted that the Attorney-General had a good action against the clergyman, and begged his Excellency the Governor-General to institute an in quiry. Mr. Gordon also complained of the insuffi ciency of the means in the parish for the relief of the poor, there being no proper almshouse for their reception. On the 12th of May the Lieutenant- Governor promised an inquiry, and on the 17th of May Williams died, his death, as Mr. Gordon as- serts, having no doubt been accelerated by the causes he described in his memorial to the Lieu tenant-Governor, but no inquest was held on the body, which was buried without funeral rites by the rector's son, the parish clerk. On the 14th of June his Excellency wrote to Mr. Gordon, intimat ing that an inquiry had been made, that his charge against the rector of the parish was unfounded, and his general allegations as to the state of the I:,ck-up exaggerated, and demanding explanations of how he came to make such unfounded charges. The same day Mr. Gordon replied, reiterating his charges, and demanding further investigation ; in conse quence, a special session of the peace was directed to be held. This special sessions met on the 3d of July, and, according to the official report of the pro ceedings, the rector of the parish was again cleared, the lock-up (which in the meantime, however, had been cleansed) was visited, and declared to be in a proper condition, and Mr. Gordon was rebuked. Mr. Gordon, thus baffled, has appealed to the press, and publishes the whole correspondence and docu ments. He asserts that th ire has been an official attempt to stifle inquiry ; that he was first con demned unheard, and that afterwards, at the spe cial sessions, which only met in consequence of his persistence, and which, was, in fact, a meet ing of the parties implicated holding a court on themselves, he was not allowed to explain his case, and the witnesses whom he tendered were not examined. This seems to be borne out by a para graph in the minute of the sessions meeting, viz., " Mr. Gordon tendered the following witnesses to prove the past condition of the lock-up ;" but though the evidence of the rector and the keeper of the lock-up is given in full, there is no mention of those other witnesses being examined. Even according to the statements of the rector and the keeper, there was a most unsatisfactory state of matters at the lock-up at the time Mr. Gordon com plained, and there was some cause for Mr. Gordon's complaints, and for reform ; but, of course, the rector does not criminate himself as to his connec tion with the man Williams. He denies having given authority for his confinement, and says he merely directed him to the lock-up for shelter, giv ing him a shilling from motives of benevolence, and having no suspicion that the man was to be treated as he was; while the keeper asserts that the man of his own choice would stay in the privy, and re fused to come out. Which party is right as to the facts cannot be said, as there is only evidence on the one side ; but from the correspondence published it does appear that there has not been that full inquiry which might to have taken place into such a serious charge ; and the character of the Govern ment officials at Jamaica and the justices of the parish is gravely compromised. To vindicate them selves, Mr. Gordon, we hope, will be allowed an opportunity of bringing forward all the evidence he has to give. say to have his present certificate of service cancel led from this date for one year, at the expiration of which time he shall be permitted to apply to the Board of Trade for certificate of competency.—We have the honour to be, my Lords, your very obe dient servants, _ " WILLIAM STEEDMAN, J.P. " JAMES WATT, J.P. " We concur in the above report, Hy. HARRIS, ROBT. SCOTT, nautical assessors." maintaining its independence, and he trusted when the fitting occasion should arrive, this country would be enabled to recognise their independence without involving ourselves in any quarrel with the Northern States, with whom it was our desire, as well as our interest, to remain on terms of friend ship. The health of the Duke of Buckingham as high steward of the borough having been given and duly honoured, His GRACE returned thanks, expressing the greet gratification he felt at being present and bearing testimony to the great benefit associations such as that conferred upon agriculturists of all classes. Having watched the progress of agriculture for many years, he was satisfied that in no trade or manufacture in the country was progress more needed, or in which so much progress remained to be made. He spoke of the importance of adapting machinery more extensively to agricultural pur poses, and pointed out the advantages the manu facturers had obtained from improvements in mechanical appliances. HEALTH OF LONDON .DURING THE WEEK. (From the .Regzstrar-General's Weekly Reim).ll.) The deaths in London from all causes in the week that ended last Saturday were 1,138. If the deaths from epidemic cholera in the thirty-seventh week of 1854 are excluded from the returns on which the calculation is based, it will be found that the average rate of mortality for the weeks corre sponding with last week in the ten years 1852-61, gives 1,133 deaths, a result with which the actual number very closely agrees. Diarrhoea continues to decrease. The fatal cases of this complaint declined from 123 in the third week of August to 64 last week. Of this number, 59 occurred to children. A man died in Westmin ster Hospital of sporadic cholera, after 27 hours' illness. The widow of a blacksimith died in West minster, at the age of 72 years, of cholera. A tailor, aged 63 years, died at 4, Cartwright-street, Alcigate, of Asiatic cholera, after an illness of three days and a half. A labourer died at 3, Rich-street, Limehouse, of cholera (9 days), consecutive fever (6 days). Five deaths from diarrhoea occurred in the sub-district of Christchurch, Marylebone. There were 85 deaths from scarlatina, and 10 of these occurred in the district of Pancras. There were 4 from the same disease in the sub-district of London-road, and the same number in Lambeth Church, second sub-district. The oldest person whose death was recorded in the week was a female, aged 95 years. Last week the births of 913 boys and 859 girls, in a 111,772 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1852- 61 the average number (corrected) is 1,765. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.891 in. The reading rose to 30.03 in. on Friday, and fell to 29.70 in. at the end of the week. The mean tem perature of the air in the week was 58 deg., which is 0.5 deg. above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day temperature was 73.4 deg. on Tuesday; the lowest night temperature was 40.4 deg, on Thursday. The range of temperature in the week was, therefore, 33 deg. The mean daily range was 19 deg. The range on Friday was 27.3 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point tem perature and air temperature was 4.9 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 85, com plete saturation being represented by 100. The wind blew almost constantly from the south-west. Rain was measured to the amount of 0.36 in., all of which fell on Wednesday. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 62.1 deg. ; that of the lowest was 59.9 deg. In the day the temperature of the Thames was 6.3 below, in the night 10.5 deg. above, the tempera ture of the air. THE RECENT FIRE AT THE LIVERPOOL WORKHOUSE. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. Mr. Driffield, the Liverpool deputy-coroner, re sumed the inquiry into this catastrophe at 11 o'clock this morning. Mr. Curwood, deputy town clerk, appeared to watch the case on behalf of the Corporation, and Mr. Bremner, solicitor, on behalf of the parish authorities. Mr. Carr, the governor of the workhouse, was again examined. He stated that he was alarmed at about ten minutes past two in the morning, and immediately set to work in getting out the water hose. In less than 15 minutes the first hydrant was turned, and the water began to play at the south end of the building. Had no opportunity of seeing to what height the water was forced in this instance. Almost immediately afterwards another hose was brought round, and the water was poured upon the supposed seat of the fire, the male infants' school room. Two other hydrants were afterwards turned on, and the hose was carried on to a point west of the burning building. A very short time elapsed before all the hose was in operation. No time was lost, and two sets of men were working. At the time of the fire there was a pile of clothes lying in the infants' school-room not far from the passage leading to the dormitories, and in the school-room also was a cupboard (containing books, bonnets, &c.), and a wooden gallery where the children sat. When he first noticed the fire it appeared to be coming from the direction of the cupboard and the pile of clothes. Witness ran up the ladders before the hose was brought round, and looked through the dormitory windows. The fire had not then reached the children, and they were lying in their beds as if asleep; they were asleep in death, for witness believed they must have been suffocated before this time, as the smoke was so dense. The dispensary and drug stores were under the dormi tories, and fearing the most disastrous consequences if the fire extended to them, witness directed the • efforts of the firemen against this portion of the . building rather than against the church, conse quently the drug store was saved and the church destroyed. Miss Kennan, schoolmistress, was next examined —She slept near the children's dormitory, and was awakened on the morning of the fire by a strong smell of smoke in her room. She told some of the children to run through the establishment and shout " Fire !" From the first sho thought the fire a very serious one, and gave the alarm to the go vernor. As she crossed the iron grid covering the passage between the church and the dormitory she felt it was warm, and when she returned from the governor's house she found the heat had greatly increased, and that dense volumes of smoke were rising through it. On going upstairs again she heard cries, but was not able to advance far into the room in consequence of the densityof the smoke. Creeping on her hands and knees into the room, and feeling a child's foot, she took hold of it and Succeeded in rescuing the child—Jane Mitchell. In endeavouring to go into the room again, to some one who called her, she became insensible, and Kn ew nothing more of what had occurred until she found hers e lf l y i ng a t th e f ron t doo r b e l ow . Major Greig, h ea d cons table of Liverpool, who was next examined, said that when he arrived at the scene of the fire, about three a.m., he found that of water f rom th e hydrants was wea k, then dsthat is in s situated on very high ground) the water consequence of the low pressure (the u p could not be thrown direct from the hose as high as the windows of the dormitory. M r . J. Hewitt, superintendent of the Liverpool Fire Brigade, corroborated this ev id ence . The Coroner having s ummed up, The jury returned a verdict that the deceased werercse n accidentally suffocated, accompanied with a p the inglifficient preEsare and defi ciency of the carter filipply, ien t , o n LADVERTISEMENT.I-llolloWay'S Pills—Sick Headaches. Thousands suffer from this worrying annoyance when the body and brain are depressed by warm d amp weather. Holloway's purifying Pills present a ready means o f cure for indigestion, billionsness, faintness , and flatulency. I n debilitated constitutions and nervous habits these Pills are tbe best restoratives : they correct all the unpleasant conse quences of torpidity of the liver, they remove distension, and never'fail to obviate obstructions of the bowels, and to induce their regular action. For all abdominal ailments Holloway's Pills are the safest possible medicine; they at once give case and comfort, and naturally strengthen the whole series of organs concerned in the process of digestion, and will be tonna useful in eTery household.. THE FIGURE OF THE EARTH. We have all been told at school that Sir I. New• ton first proved the earth to be a spheroid gene rated by the revolution of an ellipse round its minor axis, so that its figure is somewhat that of an orange, depressed at the poles; the ratio of the polar diameter to the equatorial one being as 229 to 230. Newton arrived at this conclusion, first, by supposing that the same conditions which determined a depression at the poles in Jupiter, must have ope rated equally on the earth; and secondly, by ima gining that originally the earth was but a fluid, which assumed a spherical form just as a drop of water does while falling. Admitting it then to be fluid endowed with a motion of rotation round its own axis, it was easy to conceive that its particles furthest from the axis of rotation, viz., those near the equator, would be animated by a stronger centrifu gal force than those nearer the axis, viz., around the poles. Hence, while the prccess of consolidation was still incomplete, the sphere would bulge out at the equator, and on the contrary remain sensibly the same at the poles. Such, according to Sir Isaac, was the cause of the depression ; but brilliant as this theory is, like everything emanating from so great a philosopher, we must not forget that in science we do not seek brilliancy, but truth, and we have therefore carefully perused a volume just published, by Johannes Von Gum pach, entitled " The True Figure and Dimensions of t t h o e e s a t author h r t e h f e u s t t e a s r N t i e n w g t p o n r " e n i n d e a w v h o i u e r h s t t h he e o E ry a , r a t n h d , o position, that the earth, instead of being depressed, is elongated at the poles,having, in fact, the shape of a lemon. Our author finds it easy enough to cast a doubt on Newton's theory by simply taking the assumption of the earth's original fluidity for what it is worth. What evidence have we indeed of the existence of this original fluid state? What, if the mass of the earth, instead of being fluid, was rigid and solid ab initio ? Geologists, indeed, assume that the earth is still fluid in the centre, where an intense heat is supposed to keep terrestrial matter in a state of fusion; and what is one of the arguments adduced in favour of this assumption ! Why, the existence of volcanoes! as if it were pos sible that the lava issuing from them could force its way through its infinitesimal narrow channel 4,000 miles in length. If volcanos really communi cated with the centre of our globe, the sea would inevitably rush into the craters of submarine vol canoes, penetrate into the very midst of the central fire, be there instaneously transformed into steam, 'and thereby cause an explosion of the whole globe, like powder in a bomb-shell. This is admissible from the mere fact of its not having yet occurred ; and we are therefore forcibly reduced to embrace the only remaining hypothesis—viz., that the fire of volcanoes proceeds from subterranean cavities not more than a few miles at most below the surface. The assumed fluidity in the centre of our globe iv, therefore, a mere assertion, devoid of proof ; and a fortiori Newton's hypothesis is more than doubtful. But Mr. von Gumpach does not rest his arguments on this ground, but proceeds to show mathemati cally, following calculations and measurements made by others, that, the supposition of a depres sion at the poles being untenable, the other, of an elongation at the poles, is possibly true. Here we must have the reader to judge for himself by the perusal of the volumef since, from the very nature of our Messenger, we are debarred from entering upon polemical discussions. The chief editors of the three Italian journals the Opinione, the Espero, and the Gazette de Turin, have been condemned each to three days' imprisonment, and the first to a fine of 50f,, and the two latter of 20f., for an " in sult.to the person of Napoleon 111. in having reproduced the speech said to have been delivered by Garibaldi at the Italian forum of Palermo." ALPINE CLIMBING.-ALARMING ACCIDENT. A private letter, which we have received from Chamounix, describes recent glacier adventures in that neighbourhood: — Since the 6th inst., there has been, fin conse quence of the favourable change in the weather, a rush of travellers—Russians, German, French, English, and Americans—to this charming locality. For a fortnight the weather has been most capri cious ; here, as in other parts of Switzerland, heat and cold, sun and rain, have been most provokingly coquetting with each other. However, for a week or ten days, the weather has been, with slight varia tions, beautifully fine, and the hotels and their de pendencies have consequently been most disagree ably crammed with tourists. Mont Blanc has looked glorious and grand during the last week. In the present season there have been twelve successful ascents of the " Monarch of Mountains," without an accident, In consequence, however, of a recent and heavy fall of snow on the whole range of mountain peaks, the members of the Alpine Club and other adventurous and ambitious tourists have not thought it prudent to attempt the summit of Mont Blanc. A few days back, regardless of the fall of snow, two plucky young gentlemen (sons of Dr. F. Winslow) accompanied by guides, ventured to ascend the mountain, but only succeeded in reaching the Grand Mulets, returning to Chamounix late on the same evening. Any further ascents of Mont Blanc on that day would have been extremely dangerous, in consequence of the great:fall of snow that had taken place on the previous night. An accident occurred within the last week in this neighbourhood, which providentially did not result in sad loss of valuable life. Mr. Longman, the well known London pub lisher, was crossing with his son, F. W. Longman, one of the glaciers between Chamoun'x and the Tete Noire. Suddenly young Longman disappeared from the group. An immediate and anxious search was made for him. The guides were not long in disco vering that the unfortunate gentleman had fallen down a deep crevasse. One of the guides being tied by a rope was lowered into the crevasse, and on reaching Mr. Longman he seized him by the collar of his coat, and they were both pulled up a portion of the way. The horror of his father can well be con ceived when he saw the guide come to the surface of the ice alone. He was able to drag Mr. Longman up a certain height, but in consequence of his great weight he was obliged to let go his hold, Mr. Long man falling still deeper into the crevasse. A rope and strap were then lowered to Mr. Longman, and he was requested to place the latter round his body. This, he replied, he was unable to do in consequence of the benumbed state of his hands. The other and stronger guide then descended by means of the rope into the crevasse, and happily succeeded in bringing Mr. Longman's son safe to the surface, very little if at all injured. A fatal accident occurred to a youth whilst crossing the Gemmi. The mule on which he was riding slipped over the side of the road, and the unhappy young man (a peasant's son) was hurled down a frightful height, and dashed to pieces. At Geneva the weather has been wet for nearly three weeks. Notwithstanding the rain, all the hotels have been crowded. At Zermatt for a short period the weather has been favourable, and the Ribble and Gorner Grat have had a succession of visitors. At Thur and Interlaken the wet weather has greatly interfered with the enjoyment of tra vellers. Many tourists are going into Italy, hoping to run into fine weather, and to bask in warm and sunny days. Very few Americans are travelling in Switzerland this year, and nearly all of these are Northerners. Among the present visitors at Cha mounix are Lord and the Hon. Miss Stanley, Lord Cranbourn and suite, Princess Catherine Drontskoy, Lord Pelham, Count de Polbone (Turin), Lady Rosslyn, Sir Patrick Keith Murray, &c. LOSS OF THE STEAMER LEITH-SUSTENSION OF THE MASTER. The lengthened inquiry which has been held at Edinburgh in this case terminated on Tuesday, when the Court made the following report to the Board of Trade : "My Lords,—Pursuant to your lordships' direc tions, we, the undersigned, being two of her Majesty's justices of the peace for the county of Edinburgh, have made an official inquiry, as sisted by Captains Harris and Scott, into the circumstances attending the loss of the screw steamship Leith, which took place oft a reef off the Island of Oesel, in the Baltic, about 6 p.m. on the 7th of July last, and we have now the honour to report that the Leith was a screw steamship, built at Leith in April of this present year, and was registered at the port of Leith as being of the burthen of 1,311 gross tonnage. She was owned by D. R. Macgregor, and was commanded on the voyage by John Lindsay, who held a certifi cate of service, dated February 6, 1851. She carried a general cargo, principally of iron and machinery, was well found and properly equipped, and manned with a crew of 35 persons, all told. She carried seven passengers. The Leith left this port on the 2d July last, bound to Cronstadt. Nothing of any importance occurred till after passing Bornholm on the morning of the 6th July last, shortly after which a thick fog seems to have settled down on the ship, and so continued, with slight intervals of partial clearing, till the ship was wrecked. During this thick and dirty weather it appears no precautions were made to verify the course made good by sound ings, neither were the latter ever taken, nor the speed of the vessel, which was about 81 knots an hour, ever slackened, although at times the fog would appear to have been very thick. At 5 p.m. on Monday, the 7th July, the first true soundings appear to have been obtained in 18 fathoms water. The master, at this time, states that he supposed these soundings to have been on a small bank in the channel, lying between Gothland and Oesel,:which, had it been so, he admits would have placed him 20 miles to the southward of his supposed course, and which, as this bank is very small, might readily have been verified by another and immediate cast of the lead. Nevertheless, the ship was kept on at full speed for three-quarters of an hour, when, the water appearing unusually smooth, it was only then deemed prudent to use the lead. A cast was taken, and only five fathoms found. Under these circum stances, it appears to us that the most prudent course would have been to have backed astern, whereas the concurrent testimony of all the engi neers shows the vessel was put on full speed. As might have been expected, she shortly afterwards struck. The engines were reversed, and there is reason to believe that the ship came off, and orders were given to go on again full speed. In a short time she struck again, and became fixed, and though many and apparently laudable exertions were used, they proved fruitless, and the vessel ul timately became a total wreck. Fortunately no lives were lost. At 2 a.m. of the Bth July the mas ter left the ship with the passengers, taking with him his lug ; age—a line of conduct which we con sider very reprehensible, as we conceive there was no real necessity for his leaving his ship at that time, as the second mate was fully competent to land the passengers in safety, and might have obtained assistance as readily as the master. About half-past 5 a.m. of the Bth, finding nothing more could be done for the preservation of the ship, the sea then breaking over her, and the holds, with the exception of the engine-room, full of water, th e chief mate and the remaind er of the crew took to their boats, and reached the small island of Lam land in safety. It appears they saved a part of their effects, but the logbook is stated to have been lost. This circumstance has caused us some difficulty in reconciling the courses said to have been steered, which are only g i ven f rom m emory, and canno t be relied on with very great accur acy, considering the time wP hi h 1 elapsed sin ce the disaster. Re viewing all the circumstances antecedent to the wreck, we have come to the conclusion that the master showed a great w ant of prudence and ca re in not resorting to the use of the lead when th e thick weather occurred, and neglecting th e ordi slowing the speed of hi s vesse l nary precaution of it 'being in evidence th a t two in fog g y weather , hours after the lobs of the vessel the weather cleared up. W e are therefore of opinion that the vessel was lost by default of John Lindsay, her master. We have accordingly, with the full concurrence of both our assessors, sentenced the said John Lind- A BULL FIGHT A 7 BAYONNE. A letter from Biarritz gives the following account of the bull fight at Bayonne last week, which was honoured by the presence of the Emperor and the Empress : " Their Majesties were loudly cheered as they passed through the streets of Bayonne to the circus. When the Imperial visitors had taken their seats, the whole personnel of the establishment went in procession round the arena, and saluted their Ma jesties. El-Tato, the first espads, then knelt, and asked the Emperor's order to commence the perfor mance. His Majesty accordingly threw him the key of the stalls in which the bulls are kept, and the sport began. The first bull was brought down by El- Tato after a rather sharp struggle; the performer missed his blow the first time, but killed the animal the second; The next bull was a still more formidable antagonist, for immediately on entering the arena it tossed a picador and his horse into the air, and both fell stunned and bleeding to the ground. Neither man nor horse, however, was much hurt, and both were removed before the bull could attack them again. The second espada now entered the lists, but as the bull was a most formidable adversary, the public insisted on El-Tato being sent to give the final blow. This demand was not acceded to, and the espada, apparently disconcerted by the clamour, made ineffective attempts before he killed the animal. The scene was still more dramatic when the third bull was let loose. El•Tato en tered the arena this time, and when about to deal the fatal blow, the bull lowered its head, the sword missed the mark, and El-Tato was knocked down. The piccadors and banderillos rushed to his aid, and drew off the bull's atten tion till he recovered his feet. The struggle then recommenced, and the taureador displayed a cou rage and coolness which were loudly applauded. When the bull was pursuing him with great fury, he suddenly stopped, stooped and regarded the beast with a steady gaze, which seemed to fascinate it. The two antagonists stood thus facing each other for some seconds, after which El-Tato drew himself up and dealt one of his famous blows, which felled the bull to the ground. This feat was hailed with repeated rounds of applause. Three more bulls were afterwards let loose and killed without any remarkable incident." showed them, and noticed that the prisoner Willis had a large slit in the front of her dress. On his his back for a moment he missed the piece turning of silk in question. They looked at several pieces of silk, and they bought one for which they paid. £3 4s. Bd. - He cleared the other pieces of silk from the counter, and then told Mr. Carruthers what he noticed of their proceedings. He required the pri soners to walk into the counting-house, upon which the prisoners consented to do zo, but on their way there the piece of silk fell on the floor, just under Willis. Mr. Brown saw it drop and picked it up. He followed them into the counting-house, and in the prisoner's presence s Caruthers had seen it fall from Willis's person ; but Mr. being in front, distinctly heard the silk rustle under Willis's dress, and heard something fall. They were then both given into custody. After an ineffectual struggle by Mr. Pater against the evidence, The Jury found both prisoners guilty. Mr. Payne sentenced Lisburne w be kept in penal servitude for four years, and Willis to be imprisoned for 18 calendar months. SURREY SESSIONS. (Before Mr. Baggallay, Q.C.) Daniel Dacombe, 48, a singular-looking man, was indicted for unlawfully and maliciously cutting and wounding John Taut, with a chopper and butcher's knife, at Newington. Mr. M'Neven prosecuted, and Mr. Lilley de fended the prisoner. The prosecutor, a little man, whose Lead and left hand were bandaged up, and who appeared to have been suffering severely from wounds, said he was in the employ of Mr. Glover, pork butcher, Wal worth-road. He had known the prisoner some years as an imbecile, but always considered him to be harmless. About eight o'clock on the morning of the 26th ult. witness was unloading his master's cart at the shop-door, and by some means he acci dentally brushed against the prisoner, who called out, " What did you do that for ?" and, following him into the shop, took up a 71b. NN , eight, with which he attempted to strike him. He avoided the blow by running into the back shop, where he re mained until he was gone. About twelve at noon he brought some goods into the shop, when he saw the prisoner there again, but took no notice of him. The prisoner, however, on seeing him, snatched up a chopper, and flung it at him with consider: ble violence, striking him on the left arm, but not with the sharp edge. The prisoner then seized the large knife, and rushed upon him, making several thrusts at him with it. Witness closed with him and threw him down, with the view of disarming him, bat the prisoner used the knife with such dexterity as to wound him frightfully. He cut a piece off the top of his head, part of his left ear, and when witness put his left hand up to protect himself he actually' cut the ends of two of his fingers off. He also in flicted two deep gashes on the top of his head, and cut him on the left shoulder. Had not assistance come he would have murdered him. Witness was carried to the hospital, and was still under medical treatment. Cross-examined—Did not purposely run up against the prisoner with a pig, neither did he provoke him in the least. He joked with him as usual about his wife, and that was all. William Bollard, another man in Mr. Glover's employ, gave corroborative evidence. Mr. Lilley then addressed the jury at some length for the prisoner, whose family connections were highly respectable, and who was well known to all the tradespeople and inhabitants of the Walworth road for his kindness and humanity. He should be able to show that he was aggravated by Taut, and. annoyed in such a manner as to provoke him to com mit an act he would not otherwise have done. The learned counsel called four witnesses, who said that they saw the prosecutor excite the prisoner, and push him about on the morning in question. They said he was in the habit of doing so, well knowing his weak intellect. A number of highly respectable tradesmen came forward,to speak on the prisoner's behalf, and The jury returned a verdict on the second count, for unlawfully wounding, recommending him to the mercy of the court. The Chairman observed that the jury had come to a proper verdict, and he should consider the re commendation by sentencing the prisoner to six months' imprisonment in the county gaol, where he would have the careful attention of the surgeon. COUNTRY ILARKEIS. NEWARK WEDNESDAY. The greater part of the wheat crop is safely garnered, and the yield will prove better than was expected. Barley is a prolific yield, but the grain is discoloured. White wheat new, 56s to 61s Barley, grinding.. 30s to 33s Red do. s6s to 58s Oats, old, .. 2Bs to 320 Old white 6os to 63s New do 24s to 27$ Red do. 57s to 60s 1 Beans. 4 2 s to 450 Barley, malting....37s to 40s 1 Beans, new —s to —s Peas, ....39s to 408 MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Sept. 17. (Before Mr. Sergeant Gaselee, Q.C.) Charles Lee, 32, was indicted for feloniously em bezzling the sums of £1 Os. 10d., L 2 Os. 10d., and £1 25., the moneys of Wm. Morden Bernard, to whom he was servant, and for whom and on whose ac count he had received the same. _ _ _ -- ----- -.----- Mr. Dale prosecuted ; Mr. Kemp defended the prisoner. The prosecutor is a china dealer, carrying on business at 12, Hampstead-road, and the prisoner was in his employ up to the 25th of April last, when he absconded. He had been in his ser- vice for 17 months, and had to receive money on account of his master, and to account for it imme diately on receiving it. On the 10th of April he received from Mr. Alfred Hewitt, of Harp-alley, Farringdon-street, the sum of £1 Os. 10d. on account of Mr. Bernard, and he gave a receipt for the money; but this money he had never handed over to his master. On the 16th April he received £2 6s. 10d. of Mr. Curtis, of Stingo-lane, for which he also gave a receipt. This sum was not accounted for. On 10th Jan. ho re ceived £1 2s. from Mr. Arthur, of 38, Little Pul teney-street, and gave a receipt for the money, which he never accounted for. Mr. Kemp made an able defence on the part of the prisoner, but the jury found him guilty. Mr. Bernard said the total amount of embezzle ment by the prisoner was upwards of £95, which had been effected by abstracting small sums during the whole period he had been witlr him. Mr. Sergeant Gaselee sentenced him to be kept in penal servitude for three years. Rachel Harley, 24, and Emma Clark, 25, were indicted for stealing a watch, value £6, the pro perty of Victor Guidice, from his person. Mr. Dickie prosecuted ; Mr. Pater defended the prisoners. This was an ordinary street robbery. The prose cutor was accosted by the prisoners in the Hay market, and they asked him to treat them. While talking to him they managed to abstract his watch, with which they made off, but were subsequently taken into custody. Mr. Pater audrassed the jury for the prisoners. The jury, without hearing the summing-up of the learned judge, returned a verdict of guilty. Several previous convictions were proved against Clarke. Mr. Sergeant Gaselee sentenced Clarke to be kept in penal servitude for three years, and Harley to be imprisoned for six months. Thomas Green, 18, shoemaker, was indicted for stealing 19 silver and gilt watches, value £2B, the property of Geo. Attenborough, in his dwelling house. Henry Hutton, in the service of Mr. Geo. Atten borough, said on the evening of Sept. 5, at about 8 o'clock, he was about closing the shop, when he found the prisoner secreted in it. He asked what he was doing there, but was told "Nothing." Not being satisfied with this answer he went out to seek for a policeman. When he got back he saw the prisoner slip out of his jacket while being held by a fellow shopman and run away. Witness followed him calling out " Stop thief," and he was stopped and brought back to the shop. Upon ex wh am e i r n e a t t h io e n pr h i e_ found on a ledge of the window near soner had been standing a dish containing 19 silver and silver-gilt watches, worth £2B, which had been removed from the window. John Harrison said he lived at No. 15, Bucking ham-street, Strand, and saw the prisoner running without his coat in John-street, pursued by the last witness. The prisoner told him not to stop him, as he was running after another person, but he was de tained and taken to prosecutor's shop. The prisoner, on being given into custody, said nothing in answer to the charge. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he having pleaded guilty to a previous conviction he was sen tenced to be kept in penal servitude for five years. James Day, 19, and John Spellacy, 20, were in dieted for stealing 111 b. of lead, value 25., the pro perty of the Charing-cross Railway Company. Mr. Dickie prosecuted ; Mr. F. H. L ew is de fended Spellacy; and Mr. Ribton appeared for Day. Spellacy was acquitted, and Day was found guilty, and sentenced to 9 months' imprisonment. (Before Mr. Payne). Joseph Farard, 20, and ice-shop keeper, of Pro vidence-place, St. George's-in-the-East, was in dicted for unlawfully and indecently assaulting Sophia Wilson. The pi osecutrix and another little girl went into the prisoner's shop to have a penny ice, and while there the prisoner comm itted the assault upon her. The prisoner was found guilty. Mr. Payne, after severely censuring the conduct of the prisoner, sentenced him to be imprisoned for six months. John King, 32, and Susan Clayton, 36, were in dicted for unlawfully attempting to pick pockets at the International Exhibition. Mr. Hawthorn prosecuted; Mr. Best defended King, and Mr. Dickie appeared for Clayton. The detective officers, Sergeants Townend and C o l e , watched the prisoners at the Exhibition, and saw them attempt to pick the pockets of several persons. The case lasted a long time, and Mr. Dickie called Mr. Goddard, a medical man, to prove that the female could not conveniently use her left arm, as her arm had been broken some time before, while the prosecution called Dr. Smiles, surgeon to the House of Detention, who flatly contradicted the evidence of Mr. Goddard. The jury found both prisoners guilty, and they were sentenced—King to two years imprisonment, and Clayton to one. Phoebe :Elizabeth Willis, 28, and Eliz_abeth Lis burn, 22, were indicted for stealing 7,) : 1 ,- yards of silk, value £l6 19s. 9d., the property of Ann Har vey, and others. in their dwelling-house. Mr. Orridge (instructed by Mr. Warrand, solici tor to the Association for the Prosecution of Shop lifters, &c.) prosecuted ; Mr. Pater appeared for the prisoners. It appeared from the evidence that on the let of September, about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the pri soners went to the shop of the prosecutors, Knights bridge, to look at a silk dress. They had been there many times before. As Mr. Brown, one of the shop men, had his suspicions of them, he watched them. lie kept count of tho number of pieces of silk he BOSTON—WEDNEsDIY. Reports vary respecting wheat, but upon the whole an average crop may be anticipated. Oats, barley, and beans promise well. White wheat.. , ..56s to 60s I Barley 33s to 37s Red 548 to 60s I Oats, new, 22s to 29 8 Beans ....42s to 4 6 s I Peas 40s to sus HULL-TUESDAY. A moderate supply of English new wheat on offer to-day, and last week's currencies may be quoted. Wheat.... Old white per qr. s7s Od to 608 Od Old red New white .. „ New red .... , Dantzic, Konb , ' &c. old white 588 Od to 63s Od Dutch, Belgian, and French. 688 Od to 62si Od Baltic and Hamburg, red s4s Od to 66s Od St. Petersburg and Riga, old sos Od to 52s Od Barley.... English malting 34s Od to 37s Od Grinding Saal and Oderbruck . 3os Od to 35s Od Holstein and Danish 348 Od to 368 Od Grinding Oats 268 Od to 27s Od osl2lcl to 13d Archangel English, n e a w n d . ..... Riga, per .... .... .. .. Friesland and Du tch osl3d to 08131c1 Swedish and Danish Osl2id to osl3d Beans ....45s Od to 46s 0d 42s Od to 44s Od New tick New pigeon old, per qr Egyptian 3ss Od to 36s Od Pea 5...... Foreign breakers Grinding Tares ~ .. Spring. —s Od to —s Od Indian Corn Linseed, feeding crushing . 4os Od to 52s Od Linseed cakes (Hull) Foreign Bl5 oto 9 0 0 Rape cakes 6 0 oto 6 5 I) 1 Bones 5 5 oto 510 u FOREIGN MAIL .PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Aus'oralia, and Mauritius, via Southampton. Sept. 184 via Marseilles .. Oct. 13. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Oct. 4. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Oct. 2. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Sept. I°' via Marseilles ...Sept. 27• Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Sept. —,' India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Sept. I°' via Marseilles Sept. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton Sept. ----•— via Marseilles Sept. 2 3 . Lisbon Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Sept. .---•— via Marseilles Sept. 2 3. Newfoundland .. Sept. 17. Oporto and Vigo .. U. S. and British N. America, ty Brit. packet Sept. 2 0 . by U.S. packet by Canadian packet. Sept. 1 9 ' W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Sept ---• Bahamas, via New York Mexico .. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 S ep t. 29. California, and British Columbia. BIRTHS. ABBOT.—On the 16th inst., at Marlborough - place, the wife of John Abbot, Esq., of a son. BABSaSslsNinGgilhaAlVlEn.—, ofO ncrtilipeol.e2gtahtei,nosft., a s t o h n e . wife of Mr, Wra. CARR.—On the 14 th inst., at Bedford-park, Croydon, Mrs. W. I. Carr, of a daughter. FOWLER. —On the 13th inst., the wife of Commande r Fowler, R.N., of a daughter. LAwserr.-On the 15th inst., at 2, Russell -terrace, Clyde" road, Liverpool, Mrs. W. L. Lawson, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. HORN—VEvnus.—On the 16th inst., at Saint AlPh e ' G r eenwich, Thomas W. Hor n , E sq. , arc hi tec t, of Hat oh cham-park, S.E., to Mary, the eld es t d au ghter of 07- Vevers. Esq., of Greenwich. MERTON — WAGG.---On the 17th inst., Henry M. Merto% Esq., of 14, Queen' s - gar d ens , t o E m ily R ac h e l, young e b daughter of John Wagg, Et,q., of Gloucester - p lace' Portman-square. DEATHS. DENNIS.—On the 16th inst., at Thornten-heatb, Surre'Ci Mr. Henry St evens Dennis, Chief Clerk to the Marsba of the Admiralty, Doctors'-commons, aged 41. DAvrEs.—On the 15th inst. , at Colnbrook, Richard Vs/:,', Davies, Esq., F.R.C.S., formerly of Harcwood-Olu3" London, aged 57. HAWKSIIAW.—On the lOth inst., at his res idence V °l ; 7 " arliogton, Ireland , Ma j or-Gen eral John 110;10119. R.E., aged 67. Moss.—On the 15 th i nst. at Kensington-park-gardeo' ' A r thur Moss, Esq., aged 55. TREBY.—On the 12th inst., at Goodamoor, PlyroPt°ll2 Devon, Paul 0. Treby, Esq,, aged 76. L ON DON: Printed and Publi s h e d by JOHN CHA PI 'd of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tin: SUN Office I° l °' pf Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in theSouu ti 141tidlem.,—Thursday, September 18, 1862.'