The Sun. — London, England, 1858-10-02 00:00:00

THE LATE COLLISION ON THE OX FORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER HAMPTON RAILWAY. After the despatch of our parcel on Thursday evening, the inquiry into the circuthstances attend ing the fearful collision on the 22d August was continued, and, as far as the evidence of witnesses was concerned, was concluded. The other wit nesses examined were— Mr. Markham, assistant-engineer on the Midland Railway, who said he considered the coupling that broke and caused the train to separate was of proper proportions, and that the iron was of fair average quality. The primary cause of the accident arose, in his opinion, from the defective weld in the eye of the coupling chain. He had examined the break-screw and nut in the care of Cook, and considered the nut was in the lowest position that it could have been in when the break was off, and he agreed with Captain Tyler, the Government inspector, that the break had never beck on at all ; and he believed the guard in the excitement of the moment had lost his presence of mind, and had screwed the break off instead of screwing it on. He attributed the sparks seen by the witnesses flying from the wheels to the friction of the flange of the wheel pressing on the outer rail of the curve. The company had adopted a safe course in dividing the return train at Worcester. He was of opinion that the train could be worked at 35 miles an hour safely with the couplings which he had examined. Considered the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton rolling stock was good, and it had been lately improved. Having heard Mr. Chilling worth's evidence, he did not think it possible to discover a mark as recently made upon a wheel unless the wheel had been a long way locked down an incline. He thought all the break wheels, if carefully examined, would show marks on the whole of their circumference from general use. Mr. Blackmore, superintendent of the traffic de partment on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, was examined as to the practice of managing excursion traffic on his line ; but from his evidence it was clear that the arrangements of the two com panies were different and could not bear a fair com parison. The company were continually running trains with breaks in second-class carriages with out a guard to attend them, but no passenger was allowed to ride in the break compartment. They had lately had such a crush of traffic at Leeds that the people not only crowded the carriages, but got on the tops, on the buffers, and on the foot boards, and all the exertions of the company's servants could not remove them. They generally used two breaks in a passenger-train of 50 carriages, one at each end. They had carried by excursion trains this summer on the Lancashire and York shire line upwards of 400,000 persons without an accident. Mr. Walker, the surgeon referred to in the evi dence of the witness Brett, examined earlier in the day, explained the position in which he stood with Brett. He said that .£5O had been paid to Brett, and that it was agreed he should be paid £1 a week until he recovered, but that he subsequently offered to take £lOO and release the company from further claim. This offer was not accepted, but was still in abeyance, and nothing more than the £5O had been paid him yet. This was the whole of the evidence, and the coroner then read it over to the jury in extenso. It was then arranged to adjourn for the last time to Tuesday next, then to decide upon the verdict. THE LATE FIRE AT GREENWICH. APPREHENSION OF MR. ROPER. Yesterday afternoon, Mr. C. J. Carttar, coroner for West Kent, resumed the inquiry, at the Globe Tavern, Greenwich, into the origin of the fire which consumed the premises of Kr. Richard Roper, corn dealer, of Royal-hill, Greenwich, and resulted in the death of his two infant daughters, on the morn ing of Sunday, 12th Sept. T .his was the fifth and most important inquiry, and do court was, as on former occasions, densely crowded by respectable inhabitants of the district. Mr. Ingle, solicitor; of Hibernia-chambers, Lon don-bridge, again appeared on behalf of Mr. Roper. At the commencement of the proceedings the coroner and jury proceeded to the house of Mr. Cowell, tailor, of Deptford, for the purpose of tak ing the evidence of Mrs. Roper, who is still in a very weak state, and under medical treatmevt. In reply to questions from the Coroner and Mr. Ingle, The witness deposed as follows :—On the morn ing of the fire, about 2 o'clock, she observed a strange smell in the room where she had been sleep ing with her nurse. She remarked this circum stance to the nurse, who replied that it was only fancy. Her husband immediately came into the room, and placed her and the nurse on the roof, and subsequently returned for the infant, which was also saved. Witness knew that her husband wished to let the business, and on the Tuesday before the fire a man whom she had never seen before came in and inspected the premises. He ultimately con sented to take the business for £l3O, and paid her husband two sovereigns as a deposit, it being ar ranged that the man would take possession on the following Wednesday week, and pay the remainder of the money. Witness subsequently told her hus band that as the business was let she wished some of the furniture to be removed, and Mrs. Cowell (the mother of witness) consented to receive a number of articles, which were sent away daily. Witness packed up the china, a dinner service, &c., which were sent to Mrs. Cowell's house by the ser vant girl. The witness was then examined with respect to pawning a number of articles of wearing apparel, and deposed she first commenced pledging last April. She then pledged goods to the amount of £2 to make up a sum due for rent. A short time before the fire witness sent her father to pledge several articles of clothing, and similar articles were also pledged by her brother-in-law at Wool wich. She pledged a number of these articles with out the knowledge of her husband. __ The Coroner—At is only fair to tell you that your father (Mr. Cowell) stated that the articles he took were pawned with the knowledge of your husband. What was your motive in keeping it a secret from your husband ? Witness—Because he was unwell, and I thought it would only worry him. Examination resumed—At Christmas last witness assisted her husband to make out an inventory of the furniture and stock for the purpose of effecting aninsurance. The man who paid the deposit of £2 stated that he came through Ilford, but did not give his name or address. Mr. Cowell, senior, father of the last witness, was then re-examined relative to paw n i ng a p or ti on o f the property, and his evidence was, as before, highly contradictory. A young man named John Abbott was then exa mined, and, in reply to questions from the coroner, denied that he had taken articles of clothing be longing to Mr. Roper out of pledge since the fire. His statement was then directly negatived by the production of the tickets, and it was distinctly proved that since the fire witness had redeemed clothing pledged at the shop of Mr. Parr, Green wich. At this stage of the proceedings it was communi cated to the jury that the directors of the Kent Fire Insurance Company had resolved to give Mr. Roper into custody on a charge of fraud, and the inquiry was adjourned for one hour ; the coroner directing the jury to reassemble at the Lecture-hall of the Literary Institution, on accTint of the ex citement which prevailed, and the impossibility of affording accommodation to the public at the room where the inquiry had been heretofore held. At half-past 5 o'clock Mr. Richard Roper was ap prehended and conveyed to the Greenwich police station, with the whole of the furniture which had been removed from his premises. A crowd of per sons assembled, and Mr. Roper, who was accom panied by several friends appeared to feel his posi tion most acutely. The accused will undergo an examination at the Greenwich police-court this day (Saturday). RESUMED INQUIRY. The coroner and jury re-assembled at the Lecture hall, Royal-hill, at 6 &clock. The utmost excitement prevailed, and the spa cious hall, which will accommodate about 1,000 persons, was crowded to excess. The following witnesses were examined by Mr. Ingle : William Gandy, of 14, Walbrook, City, deposed —On the Monday after the fire he was at Green wich, and returned to town by the train which left at 11.45 in the morning. Two gentlemen were in the same third c l ass carr i a ge,- and a conversation took place respecting the fire. One of the gentle men said he had rendered assistance at the fire, and the other stated that he was in treaty with Mr. Roper for his business and had paid a small deposit. The latter gentleman was apparentlyabout 40 years of age, and had the appearance of a respectable tradesman. Last Monday witness was at Greenwich on business, and saw the handbills calling for infor mation as to the person who had paid Mr. Roper two sovereigns deposit. He consequently went to Mr. Ingle, and informed him as to the conversation he had heard in the railway carriage. Mr. Sayer, corn dealer, of Church-street, Green wich, who had been in treaty with Mr. Roper re specting his business, then stood opposite to the witness, who, in reply to the coroner, stated that he believed Mr. Sayer was the gentleman who spoke about the business of Mr. Roper in the carriage. (It must be observed that Mr. Sayer is not the person from whom Mr, Roper states he received two sovereigns as a deposit, and although this person has been advertised for, he has not appeared.) William Bull, assistant to Mr. Parr, pawnbroker, of Greenwich, proved that a coat and two vests were pawned at his master's shop in the name of Brown, for 12s. These articles were redeemed on the 16th Sept., the Thursday after the fire. Police-inspector Barry produced tv o vests, of silk and velvet, which he had found on searching the house of Mr. Cowell. The vests were the pro perty of Mr. Roper. Police-inspector Wilson proved that when he made an inventory of the property of Mr. Roper on the 20th September, at the house of Mr. Cowell, no mention was made of these vests. Mr. Murrell, corn dealer, of Creek-road, Dept ford, proved that Mr. Roper had dealt with him for flour, and witness had supplied him up to the Friday before the fire. Evidence was then given as to the pawning on the 28th of August and the 2d of September of various articles of wearing apparel and plate, the property of Mr. Roper, and at eight o'clock the Inquest was adjourned until Wednesday next. DREADFUL FIRE IN A COLLIER]: (From the Durham County Advertiser of yesterday.) _ . . It is this week our painful duty to record one of those fearful calamities which are of such painful frequency in this county and in Northumberland, by which the lives of thousands of men have from time to time been sacrificed, and sorrow and misery carried into hundreds of previously happy homes. The catastrophe which we are about to chronicle took place at " Page Bank," one of the Byers' Green Collieries, of which, we believe, Mr. R. W. Jackson, of West Hartlepool, is the principal owner. Page Bank is about four miles from this city, and about half-a-mile from the village of Brance path. The colliery, which has only been worked for about three years, is within a short distance of the river Wear. Yesterday morning, about 12 o'clock, messengers arrived in this city with the alarming intelligence that an explosion had occurred at Page Bank Col liery, and that the shaft of the pit was on fire. Knowing too well the nature of these dreadful events the intelligence spread through the city like wildfire. The city fire-engine, as well as the College engine, was at once despatched, and numbers of the inhabitants rapidly hurried to the spot. On arriving at the colliery we found the news, although perhaps not perfectly correct in detail, was suffi ciently appalling, and that no less than between 40 and 50 lives were, if not already sacrificed, hang ing upon a thread. A large crowd was assembled round the mouth of the pit, and up the shaft was issuing a dense volume of smoke. Water drawn from the river by the two Durham engines, and one from Auckland Castle, was being poured down the shaft, and the whole of the gearing and wood work at the mouth of the mouth was either burnt to cinders or had been exposed to the action of the fire. From what we could learn from the men em ployed above ground at the colliery it appears that about 9 o'clock in the morning they were alarmed at hearing a report like an explosion, and instantly saw flames leap out from the mouth of the pit, the whole of the woodwork being speedily one mass of fire. So soon as the alarm and consternation had in some degree subsided the mouth of the pit was covered over, and the flames above ground were soon exhausted or extinguished. This done, the great question arose how to secure the safety of those below. It was soon ascertained that not less than between 40 and 50 men and boys were under ground, and the smoke was so dense that no attempt could be made to descend the shaft, and therefore the best and in fact the only course was to pour water down the shaft, and by this means endea vour to extinguish the flames, which were then evidently raging below. The water, as we have said, was pumped from the river by the fire engines as well as by a variety of water-carts em ployed for the purpose, but this furnished by no means so large a quantity as could have been wished. Brattice cloth was nailed up to the height of about 15 to 20 feet above the mouth of the pit to try to create a current of air down the shaft. About 2 o'clock, the smoke having in some degree subsided, a man attempted to descend the shaft, in order to see if he could ascertain the locality of the fire, but after descending three or four fathoms he was compelled, in consequence of the density of the , smoke, to return without being able to discover anything. A similar step was attempted two or three times in the course of the afternoon, but with like want of success, and the only course left was to await the abatement of the fire, which was evi dently still smouldering in the shaft. The origin of the accident, so far as that has yet been ascertained, was given to us by Mr. Richard Johnson, the superintending viewer at the colliery, as follows :—The pit is 44 fathoms deep, and the principal shaft is divided by a brattice, or wooden partition, into three parts. The air goes down two of these partitions, and comes up the third to within about 20 fathoms of the surface. At this point it is carried through a drift up a staple at the side of the engine -house, and thence conducted along a drift to a large chimney, about 50 yards from the main shaft. There is no direct evidence as yet to show how the fire originated, but the probability is that it has been caused by a spark thrown from the furnace (used in ventilation), igniting the wooden brattice in the principal shaft. The fire, owing to the draught of air up the shaft, when once it had hold, increased to such a fearful extent that in an instant the whole of the brattice was burnt out and the coal in the drift leading to the staple caught fire. The brattice being destroyed, of course the ventilating power of the shaft has ceased, but it is thought, as the fire occurred some 20 fathoms from the bottom of the shaft, there may be sufficient air for the men to breathe for several days. But, even supposing this to be the case, should no access be gained for so long a period, there is the probability of death in another form presenting itself. The pit makes, on an average, 450 gallons of wat er p er m i nu t e , an d as the pumping apparatus has been destroyed by the fire, there is this large quantity of water accu mulating, in addition to what has been thrown down the shaft for the purpose of extinguishing the fire. The extent of the working is about 80 acres, and for the water to fill the colliery and stop all venti lation Mr. Johnson calculates will require about five days ; so that, should the unhappy men even linger until that time without assistance being rendered, there is the certainty of their being drowned. The fire was first discovered by John Kellett, one of the overmen who was at work. He thought he smelt fire, and accordingly descended the shaft and discovered the brattice burning. On reaching the bottom he found John Mould, another overman, to whom he communicated the disaster. Information was then sent to the men in the workings. The two overmen got into the cage for the purpose of examining the fire, but they had not been drawn up many fathoms when a large piece of burning timber fell and knocked Kellett out of the cage. ould was then drawn up and reached the mouth of the shaft in safety, but the flames began to in crease so fearfully that all further attempts do de scend were out of the question. Mr. Atkinson, the Government Inspector of Mines, together with Mr. Armstrong, of Wingatu colliery, Mr. R. Johnson, and other gentlemen con nected with mining in the neighbourhood, were present, and superintended the operations. A num ber of joiners were busily engaged in constructing long deal boxes for the purpose of making a tem porary air-shaft, to be placed in the shaft as SOOll as it is possible to get down to the return drift, which it is intended, if possible, to close up. The opinion of many of the pitmen engaged in the colliery is that the disaster is attributable to an explosion of gas. They say th a t th ere i s a " bl ow " of gas in the brattice about 25 fathoms down, which is conveyed to the shaft by a pipe, and that the fire had extended to this " blow," and h ence th e explo sion. The shaft of the pit has always been consi dered "fiery," and before the colliery commenced working two men were blown up th e s h a ft b y an explosion of gas. This being the case the men are only allowed to work with the Davy lamp, candles being prohibited, a circumstance of which, strange to say, we heard several of them complain. The anguish of the relatives and friends of the unfortunate men left in the mine may be more easily imagined than described. From one cottage which we chanced to enter there were four of one family—a father and three sons—among the hap less number confined in the mine. Telegraphic messages were sent to West Hartlepool, Darling ton. Stockton, and other towns for fire engines during the course of the afternoon ; and one from Darlington arrived by rail about 4 o'clock. Mr. N. Wood, and several other coalowners in the north, were also telegraphed for. Up to 7 o'clock, when our account left, there had been little alteration in the appearance of affairs, but the smoke ascending the shaft was visibly decreasing. DURHAM, OCT. 1. Instead of 40, upwards of 81 men were in tho Page-bank pit when the fire commenced. To-day they have been all been got out-71 alive and 10 dead. Many of the former are much exhausted, some of them having been in the pit 40 hours. The p 4 is still on fire at a blower of gas in the shaft. Eight fire-engines axe working. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—Oct. 1. MANSION-HOUSE.—James Evans, a well dressed young man, was charged with stealing £2, the property of his employers, Messrs. Hooper and Son, Queenhithe, wine merchants. Moss, a detective, deposed that on Thursday even ing he went to the prosecutors' premises, and re mained in a room over the counting-house till about half-past 7, when he heard a ring at the door bell, and upon the door being opened by the servant girl witness heard some one go into the counting house, and directly afterwards heard the lock of a drawer shot back, the chink of money, and then the sound of a lock being closed again. Witness told the girl to tell the person to go upstairs to him, and immedWely afterwards the prisoner aat e r ed the room. Witness inquired what he had ham- nto the counting-house for, and he replied to get a letter from his desk ; but when asked to produce the letter he had not got one. Witness then told him to take out from his pockets whatever he had there, and the prisoner immediatetly laid upon the table two sovereigns, which witness shortly before had marked and placed with other marked sove reigns in the till. He then told the prisoner to consider himself in custody, and upon goinc , to the till found that there were two sovereigns deficient. Upon searching the prisoner witness found a bunch of keys, one of which fitted the till. Mr. J. K. Hooper deposed that the prisoner had been in the employ of the firm as clerk for four or five years, and that from suspicions which arose ar rangements were made with the police to watch him. The two sovereigns produced were the property of witness and his firm, and prisoner had no right to go to the till whence they had been taken. The same system had been going on since April last, the whole amount lost from the till being about £26, in sums of £2 and £3 at a time, so as to cause a good deal of annoyance, from suspicion being placed upon other persons. Witness, however, for the sake of the prisoner's mother, did not wish to press harshly upon him, but was afraid he had got into bad company. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and expressed a wish that the case should be at once disposed of. The Lord Mayor inquired how he became pos sessed of the key of the till ? Mr. Hooper replied that some time ago the chief clerk was away-. The prisoner in his absence had charge of the keys, and probably availed himself of that opportunity to get one made like the one that belonged to the till. _ _ Mois, the officer, thought the prisoner had taken an impression from the key of the till, and had a duplicate made for his own purposes. Prisoner said it was not so. The key bad been made for a desk in the counting-house, and he acci dentally discovered that it fitted the till. The Lord Mayor—Well, we can dispose of the case now, as the prisoner has pleaded guilty and the Court is sitting in petty session ; but it seems to me a very bad case. These robberies, I suppose, were frequently talked about in the office ? Mr. Hooper—Oh, frequently ; and the whole thing was a great annoyance to all in the place. The Lord Mayor—That makes the matter worse, and it must not be forgotten that you, the prisoner, had no necessity pressing upon you, and that you wanted the money for purposes of dissipation. It shows, too, that you must have a bad heart, as you for so long allowed suspicion to rest upon those whom you knew to be innocent, destroying all confidence upon the part of your employers towards those in their establishment. Such conduct is entirely destructive of all trust between the em ployer and the employed, and without trust nothing can be done. Both I and my brother magistrate (Mr. Alderman Cubitt) think that we should not do justice if we sentenced you to less than six months imprisonment. BOW-STREET.---Wm. ff ardridge and Thomas Mayne, drivers of omnibuses belonging to the Lon don General Omnibus Company, were charged with furious driving. Mr. Beard, solicitor to the company, defended. Anscombe, 102 F, said, that about 25 minutes after 2 o'clock on the 25th Sept. he was on duty at Coutts's Bank, and saw the prisoners' omnibuses coming along the trand at a furious pace from the direction of Charing-cross. They were endeavour ing to overtake a Saloon omnibus which was a little in advance of them. He had not spoken to them about it, as they went on too fast to give him any opportunity. Mr. Beard said the men had no opportunity of bringing evidence in answer to the complaint, as they did not know what they had to answer for till that minute. Mr. Henry said it was impossible for the con stable to speak to them at the time, as they were going so fast, and if he had done so afterwards ob jections would have been made similar to those which had been expressed on the former occasion. _ _ Mr. Beard hoped his worship would deal leniently with the case, as it had occurred before the exami nation at which he (the magistrate) had expressed himself so strongly, and as there had been a marked improvement since. He appealed to Mr. Mackenzie. Inspector Mackenzie—We have had no reason to find fault since Monday. Mr. Henry would take these circumstances into consideration ; but the offence was a very serious one, and in no case could he mitigate tho penalty below 40s. each, or a manth's imprisonment. If the case had occurred after the warnmg had been given he would have sent them to prison without a fine, and this he would do in any future case. The drivers of two General Omnibuses and one Saloon were summoned for furious driving (racing), but the evidence being unsatisfactory the case was dismissed. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Mr. Benjamin Caunt was summoned before Mr. Bingham for having his public-house, the Coach and Horses, St. Martin's-lane, open at irregular hours, and permit ting disorderly conduct therein, on the 27th ult. Police-constable F 125, said he heard a great noise in the defendant's house at 20 minutes past one o'clock a.m., and in company with another policeman knocked several times at the door. For some time admission was refused, the noise con tinuing all the time. About five minutes he was waiting, during which he heard a voice call ou t, " Stand clear ; let them have fair play !" Five minutes after the door _was opened by Mrs. Caunt. He told her it was wrong to have persons in the house at that time ; there were two men stripped in front of the bar, and he told her it was very wrong to allow a fight there at that hour in the morning. Mrs. Caunt told him to go away about his business, and at the same time pushed the door to and would not let him enter. By Mr. Edward Lewis, who appeared for the defendant—The defendant was not present; he was sure of the time, for he looked at his watch, also at the house clock. Mrs. Caunt did not say her hus band was ill, but she did say he was in bed, and she could not clear the house, but did not say the two men had merely been quarrellin r 7 over their beer. One of the two m en was so badly injured in the fight as to be obliged to go to the hospital to have his arm dressed. Mr. Lewis submitted that, as a sporting house, there was none in London better conducted than, that of the defendant, which he had been the land lord of for 16 years, during which time he had only been twice summoned. Mr. Bingham said, the complaint, as shown by the evidence, was more against the defendant's wife than himself. Ladies were apt - to be impetuous and were not always so discreet in their answers as the other sex. The defendant was, no doubt, a man of judgment, but he must manage to close his house at the proper hour and rule his customers ; to do the latter he was certainly big enough. (A laugh.) The summons must be dismissed on payment of the, costs. ' SOUTHWARK.—Frances Caddy, a miserable looking woman, about 30 years of age, was charged with jumping off Blackfriars-bridge into the river Thames, with intent to commit suicide. William Pett, the master of a vessel called the Princess Royal, stated that he was on board near the Surrey side of Blackfriars-bridge about 2 o'clock that morning when he was roused up by hearing a heavy splash in the water close by. He jumped up and got into his boat, when he saw the prisoner struggling near him. He immediately pulled to the spot, and after some difficulty got her into the boat. He then called for assistance, when a police galley came up and took her away. The magistrate asked from what part of the bridge she jumped off. Witness replied about the middle arch, and it was a miracle she did not come in contact with the dies. When he reached her she was nearly ex austed. The magistrate asked him whether she said any :hing after he had saved her life ? Witness replied that all she said was, " Why did you not let me drown myself ?" Inspector Bett, of the Thames Police, said he re moved the prisoner into his galley, and took her to the workhouse, where she had remained until brought to the court. He asked her why she had made such a wicked attempt on her life, when she told him that distress had driven her to it, and she had neither home nor friends. She also said if she was discharged she would do it again. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said she was tired of her life, as she had no one to care for her. The magistrate told her he should remand her to prison until Thursday next, during which time she would have an opportunity of conversing with the chaplain of the gaol. WESTMINSTER.—Mary Kennedy, described as only , 15 years of age, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing several dresses and other articles of wearing apparel, the property of her mistress, Mrs. Augusta Olford, 70, Lupus-street, Pimlico. Prosecutrix said the prisoner entered her service on Saturday week, and on Wednesday suddenly absconded, taking with her dresses and other articles, to the value of £6. She was met on Thursday and given into custody. Mr. Paynter inquired how she could possibly take a person of such appearance as the prisoner into her service ? Prosecutrix said, that she was then very crcd ably attired in a clean cotton dress. Mr. Poynter asked whether she had had any character with her ? Prosecutrix replied that the prisoner's mother represented that she was a very industrious, well conducted kirl, who had never been out at service before, and upon that representation she took her into her service. A friend of the prosecutrix said that it had been ascertained that that representation was false, as she had been at several other places where com plaints had been made of her misconduct. The police said that the prisoner was well known to them. Although so young she had been a most troublesome prostitute, for which offence she had been committed, as also for drunkenness. The constable who took the prisoner into custody said she was wearing one of her mistress's dresses, which she tore into pieces in her presence. Mr. Paynter regretted to see a young girl so lost, and remanded her for a week. LAMBETH.—THE CASE OF BREACH OF PRO MISE OF MARRIAGE.—In consequence of an appli cation and complaint made to Mr. Elliott by a young woman, who represented that she had been disappointed in marriage, and that her intended husband detained property belonging to her to the amount of £6, Daniel Keeley, a constable belong ing to the L division of police, No. 62, attended before Mr. Elliott on Thursday to meet and an swer the complaint, when an inspector belonging to the division was present to watch the proceed ings. When asked by the magistrate why he had de tained the goods, Keeley replied that his reason for doing so was that the things were purchased by his own money, and being his he refused to part with them. The young womaa declared that this was not the fact, and being thrown on her proof she was sworn and gave her name, Bridget Eliza Ryan. She then stated that she had been acquainted with the defendant about 18 months, and that about twelve months ago he commenced paying his' addresses to her, promised her marriage, and from that time to the present carried on a correspondence with her. She had been a servant, and was in service at Brett's Hotel, Holborn, as her last place, but three months ago was induced to leave it by the wish of Keeley and his promise to make her his wife as soon as he could. The banns for their marriage having been put up, and last Monday appointed for their marriage, witness purchased some furni ture three weeks ago, which she put into the rooms that had been taken for their residence after mar riage. On Saturday last the defendant presented her with a wedding ring and keeper, pressed her in his arms at the time, kissed her, and said he loved her in his very soul. On Sunday they found that they could not be married by banns, as there was some mistake in the registration of their nam es , and the defendant sa idh e should purchase a license for their marriage, and her mother gave him a cheque for £3 to get a license. On the Monday he purchased the license at Lambeth Workhouse, and took it to her mother's house, but while there he threw it on the table and declared he should never marry her. He then asked for the rings he had given her, and she returned them to him, and he subsequently wrote out a paper to the effect that he had no claim on the property or the furniture. Mr. Elliott—What has become of that paper ? Witness—His sister snatched it away as he was about to give it to me, saying he must be a great fool for making such an admission. Mr. Elliott—You say the articles of the value of £5, which this man refuses to deliver up to you, were purchased by your money and not by his ? Witness—Yes, your worship, and here are the bills and receipts. He said he did not want to keep the property. Mr. Elliott—Then why did you not take it ? Witness—lt was after he said that he did not wish to keep it that he changed his mind and would not give the things up. Defendant—How can you stand there and say and swear that the things were purchased by your money, when you 4 m4st recollect that I gave you six sovereigns in the Westminster-road ? Witness—l say the things were purchased by me, and here are the receipts. What proof have you that you gave me any money; and you know that you kept me three months out of a situation. Mr. Elliott—That has nothing to do with it. The question is, have you had £6 from this man to assist in the purchase of the furniture ? Witness (hesitating)—l have not, sir. If I had, where is his proof; where are his witnesses ? Defendant—Will you take your oath that I did not give you the £6 ? Witness—l—l will. Two respectable females, the sisters of the defen dant, said the complainant had acknowledged having had the money for the purchase of the furniture from their brother. The complainant denied this, and wished her mother to be examined, but the latter declared she knew nothing whatever of the matter. Mr. Elliott expressed himself much dissatisfied at the manner in which the complainant had given her evidence, particularly with respect to the £6 which it was alleged had been given to her by the defendant, and adjoarned the case to yesterday, for the attendance of the landlady of the lodging that had been taken, and who heard the defendant state as his reason for not giving up the property that he had given £6 towards its purchase. Yesterday the complainants were again in at tendance, when the complainant, in cross-examina tion by Mr. Neale, for the defendant, said she left Brett's Hotel in June last of her own accord, and from illness brought on by being so much over the fire. She denied having been discharged for dis honesty or impropriety of conduct, and might say the defendant was the real cause of her leaving. She admitted going to Woolwich with a young man, a baker at Brompton, but denied that any impropriety took place during the day, or that the baker had travelled either in the railway carriage or in an omnibus with one arm round her waist, and her hand placed in his. On leaving her place she received two sovereigns and some silver • it might be altogether £2 3s. 9d. The ch eque which her mother had given to the defendant to purchase the license she got from a gentleman whose house she kept. She did not know of her own know ledge that the £3, the amount of that cheque, had been returned by the defendant on Monday night, but heard so, and believed the money was so returned. Bridget Fitzgerald, the wifo of Thos. Fitzgerald, who is a constable in the V division, was next sworn, and said that when her daughter came from her situation she handed her a purse containing seven sovereigns and some silver, and this sum she ' gave to her whett . she was- going to purchase the furniture. She knew nothing at all about the £6, or whether it was given to her daughter. Mrs. Elizabeth Whiffin said she was present when the complainant asked the defendant for the furniture placed in a room in her (witness's) house, and heard him (the defendant) refuse to give it up on the ground that he had given the young woman £6 to purchase it. A young woman, who was one of the IVo3lwich party, described the conduct of the baker and the complainant to have been very familiar, and heard the former say of the latter, " This is he who shall be my partner for 20 years." She further said that during the journey in the omnibus from Lon don-bridge to Brompton, the baker had one hand round her waist, mid the other with Miss Ryan's hand clenched in it. Witness also heard Miss Ryan request one of the sisters of the defendant, who was in the omnibus at the time, not to tell her brother anything of what she saw. Police-constable 89 L said he accompanied the defendant to Brett's hotel that morning, and learned that the complainant had been discharged from there for bad temper, quarrelling with her fellow servants, and uncleanly habits, and that at the time of her discharge she received £2 3s. Bd. The defendant was here desired to get into the witness-box, and when sworn he said he had been a sergeant in the 97th Regiment, and served in the Crimea. It was his intention, he said, to have married the complainant, and he would have done so had he not been told of the story of her conduct with the baker, but this, together with her having a most offensive breath, determined him in break ing off the match. In conclusion, he swore posi tively that a fortnight ago he handed her six sove reigns Kir. Elliott commented with great severity on the evidence of the mother and daughter, and said he had very little doubt, on the day before, that the complainant had the £6 from the defendant, and he was now confirmed in that opinion. He then discharged the complaint as groundless. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FnmAy. CESAREWITCH. 13 to 1 agst Prioress (taken) 100 to 7 agst Roman Candle (taken) 100 to 6 agst Underhand (taken) 20 to 1 agst Happy Land (taken) 25 to 1 agst English Rose (offered) 20 to 1 agst Malacca (taken) 100 to 3 agst Julia (taken) 40 to 1 agst Queen Bess (taken) 50 to 1 agst Janet (taken) 50 to 1 agst Tunstall Maid (taken) NORTHALLERTON RACES-THURSDAY. The Two-Year-Old Stakes of 6 sovs each, with 25 added; cults, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b ; allowances and penalties. The second to save his stake. T.Y.C. (9 subs.) Mr. T. Bell's Marseillaise, by Bay Middleton,.Bst_Blb . (Grimmer) 1 Mr. It. Chilton's Archduchess, Bst 81b. (Challoner) 2 Mr. G. White's Shafto, Bst 121 b (W. Abdall) 3 The following also ran :—Trepan, Slow, Eskdale, and Assignment. Bating-6 to 4 agst Archduchess, 2to 1 agst Marseil laise. Marseillaise made all the running, and won by four lengths, six lengths between the second and third; the others beaten off: The Great North Riding Handicap of 10 sous each, 5 ft, and 3 only if declared, with 50 added. The second to save his stake. Winners extra. Two miles. (9 subs, 1 of whom declared.) Mr. V. Surtees Maid of Derwent, by Flataltcher, 5 yrs, Bst 71b Mr. C. Dresser's Cornboro', 3 yrs, sst 71b.... (Challoner) 2 Mr. E. Gill's Ducrow, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (inc. 3113 extra) (Grimshaw) 4 Betting-7 to 4 agst Cornboro', 2to 1 agst Ducrow, 3to 1 agst the Maid of Derwent. A good race in, won by a neck, same distance between the second and third. Ducrow was beaten about two lengths from the third. The North York Nursery Handicap Plate of 100 sous. Winners extra. T.Y.C. Mr. Waller's Basilisk, by Counaught Ranger, 6st Slb (J. Snowden 1 (Bullock 2 (Austin 3 (Ducker) 4 Mr. Dawson's Gaylass, 7st. Mr. J. Gray's Maggie, 7st 21b. Mr. Gill's Surprise, 7st 51b Betting-5 to 1 agst Gaylass, 7to 1 agst Malachite, Bto 1 agst Layton, 10 to 1 agst any ether. A close race in from the distance ended in favour of ilasilisk by a head ; a neck between the second and third, and a head between the third and fourth. Assig,mnent was drawn after going to the post, his owner refusing to start in conFequence of the long delay, more than an hour being cut to wl tste. Withington, Little, Austin, Madden, J. Snowden, Due Aker, Challoner, Grimmer, Bullock, Grimshaw, Peacock, Swainson, and Hardcastle, were fined £5 each for disobeying, the orders of the starter. The Selling Plate of 20 sovs, adder 1 to a sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds and upw.irds. T.Y.C. (8 subs.) Mr. I'Anson's Howtowdie, by Chat iticleer, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (no) Mr. Hayward's Amazon, 2 yrs, sst 71b (£2O) (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Johnson's Weardale, 2 yrs sst 101 b (£2O) .. (Baker) 3 Betting-2 to 1 agst Howtowdie, 3to 1 agst any other. Won cleverly by a neck; a length between the second and third. The winner was sold to Mr. Peart for 40 guineas. The Harewood Plate (handicap) of 30 soya. Winners extra. T.Y.C. Mr. J. Osborne's Alfred by Birdcatcher, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (Ohalloner) 1 Mr. Gill's Adventurer, a yrs, Est 71b (J. Wood) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Little Agnes, 2 yrs, sst 21b (Grimshaw) 3 Mr. T. Dawson's Awful, 2 yrs, 6st 71b (Madden) 4 Betting-3 to 1 agst The Peer, 4to 1 agst Awful, 6to 1 each agst Griffin and Alfred. Won by four lengths, a head between the second and third, good fourth. FRIDAY. The Grand Stand Stakes of 5 soya each, with 25 added 2-yr-olds 7st, 3 Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings allowed 31b winners extra ; the second to save his stake, and the win_ ner to pay 5 sovs towards expenses ; T.Y.C. ; 11 subs. Mr. R. Chilton's Archduchess, by the Cossack. 2 yrs, 7st 21b (including 51b extra) (Challoner) 1 Mr. T. Bell's Marseillaise, 2 yrs, 7st 81b (including 51b extra) .. (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. G. White's Shafto, 2 yrs, 7st 51b (in. 51b ex.) (Abdale) 3 The following also ran :—Hesperithusa, Mouravieff, Slow, and Trepan. Betting-5 to 4 agst Shafto, 2to 1 agst Marseillaise, and 6to 1 agst Archduchess. Won by a length; three lengths between second and third. The Two Year Old (Selling) Handicap Plate of 50 sous, given by the fund ; winners after Sept. 25 51b extra ; the winner to be sold for 30 sovs ; T.Y.C. Mr. J. Scott's Coal( o' the Walk, by Chanticleer, Bst 71b (Pearl) 1 Mr. T. Dawson's A Pony, 7st 101 b (Bullock) 2 Mr. J. Osborne's Birdcatcher, out of Blemish's dam, 7st (Challoner) 3 The following also ran :—Fabius, Mushroom, and Wear dale. Betting-7 to 4 agst A Pony, 3to 1 agst Fabius, and 3 to 1 agst Mr. :Osborne's filly. Weardale came in first, but in consequence of a cross the race was given to Cock o' the Walk, who was sold to Mr. Bayley for 50 guineas. The Northallerton Handicap of 10 sovs each h ft, and only 3 if declared with 50 added ; the second to save his stake, and the winner to pay 10 soya towards expenses ; winners of any handicap, value 50 sovs, after Sept. 13 51b, of two, or of a handicap value 100 sovs 81b extra, or of the North- Riding Handicap 101 b extra (extreme penalty) ; one mile; 18 subs, 3 of whom declared. Mr. C. Dresser's Cornboro', by Flatcatcher, 3 yrs, sst 41b (Grimshaw) 1 Mr. It. Wilson's Captain Wedderburn, 3 yrs, sst 91b (Challoner) 2 Mr. E. Gill's Bourgeois, aged, Bst 91b (Aldcroft) 3 The following also ran :—Waterloo, Hegira, The' Cheery Chap, and Bradley. Betting-5 to 2 agst Hegira, 3to 1 agst 'Waterloo, 4to 1 each agst Captain Wedderburn and Cheery Chap, and 6 to 1 agst Cornboro'. Won by a neck, the second boating the third by a head. The Innkeepers' Plate of 20 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, for two-year-olds and upwards ; weight for age, &c. ; T.Y.C. Mr. Hayward's Amazon, 2 yrs, sst 71b (20 sovs)) (Grimshaw) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Lady Lambkin, 2 yrs, sst 71b (20 ,ors (Challoner 2 Mr. Smith's Howtowdie, 3 yrs, 7st 31h (20 sovs) (Ryan 3 AQUATICS. SCULLERS' RACE FOR £lO, A very spirited boat race was rowed yesterday, between Charles Haiilins, of Westminster, and William Johnson, of Pimlico, for the above amount (£5 a-side), from West minster-bridge to Battersea-bridge. Hawkins had the best station on the Middlesex side, but his opponent was the favourite at 5 and 6 to 4. The umpires and a referee having been appointed, the men got to their stations. In getting away Hawkins had a slight advantage, but it was trifling and momentary, and then his opponent became scull-and-scull, and off Lambeth-pier had drawn his stern post level with Hawkins's thwart. The pace was exceed ingly good, but Johnson continued to draw his boat gra dually away, and, maintaining the lead throughout, went in a gallant winner by nearly three lengths. His opponent's spurts were very good, but only lasted a short time, but in tote his was one of the pluckiest stern wagers ever seen. PAIR OARED RACE FORISILVER CUPS. A very interesting pair-oared race for the above prizes was rowed on Thursday afternoon, among the members of the Fulham Unity Club. The distance was from Chelsea to Putney, the following being the res u lt s : Red 1 Mr. Allaire. J Mr. Potter. C. Bate, coxswain. Blue Mr. Oliver. 1 Mr. Grimshaw. E. Dixon, coxswain. Pink .... Mr. Shaw. Mr. Woodroffe. H. Webb, coxswain. White 0 Mr. Campbell. J Mr. Johnstone. F. Clark, coxswain. Red and White were the favourites, White having the best station. A capital start was effected, Red taking the lead, which they maintained throughout, closely pressed by Blue, who were only defeated by a length, Blue beating Pink by a length and a half. The race for third place was very spirited, Pink only beating White by half a length. GENTLEMEN'S SCULLERS' RACE. A scullers' race, which had created some speculation amongst the members of the Great London Rowing Club, came off on Thursday evening. The competitors were Mr. Burgess, the late winner of the club scullers' prize, and Mr. Stahlschmidt, a very promising gentleman amateur, of the same club. The distance was from Putney to Hammersmith-bridge, with tide, and the race, which was a private one, was for a sil ver cu p. M r . Stahlschmidt be coming entitled to the choice of station took the north side. They both started at the same moment, and were tolerably level for a few strokes, when Mr. Burgess took a lead which, despite the exertions of the other, he never forfeited. It was a smart race for some distance, but ultimately Mr. Burgess won easily. FROM THE GAZETTE OF YESTERDAY. WAR-OFFICE, OCT. 1. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Rear-Admiral Sir Henry John Leeke, C. 8., sometime Commander-in-Chief and Superintendent of the Indian Navy, to be an Ordinary Member of the Mili tary Division of the Second-Class, or Knights Commanders, of the Most Honourable Order of Bath. Her Majesty has also been graciously pleased to make and ordain a special statute of the said Most Honourable Order, for appointing the undermentioned Officers in her Majesty's Army to be Extra Members of the Military Division of the Third-Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable Order, viz.:— Colonel Lord Mark Kerr, 13th Regiment; and Lieut.-Colonel Robert Henry Lowth, 88th Regiment. DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 28. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Brumell, James Thomas Vaughan, and William John Jeffrey, Esqs., to be Commissaries of Taxation in the colony of British Guiana; and Donald Young, Edward Read, Hugh Fraser, Thomas Robert Gordon, Charles Baker, William Ferris Mercier, Edward Hugh Watson, James Thomas Green slade, Samuel Rawlinson Harris, and Alexander Fraser, Fags:, to be Sub-Commissaries of Taxation in the said colony. • Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint S. Butler, Esq., to be a Member of the Legislative Council of the Island of Ceylon. Gent., to be Ensign; Henry C ox Wilki n , nsign, vic e G o ldi cutt, promoted. MEMORA.N. Gent.,r enc e to Webbe lc -M.—The Commission of Mr. Lawrence William Tou bp, ; II as Ensign in this Regiment has been cancelled. B ANTS. -RTIPTCY ANNULLED. Henry Markinfi 0, d Addey, bookseller, Henrietta,street Covent-Garden. BANKRUPTS. William Done: ister, builder, Wandsworth, to surrender Oct. 11, at two, a nd Nov. 11, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Henry Frearso, i .Clarke, lace manufacturer, Nottingham, Nov. 11, at ten, a t t he Birmingham District Court. Samuel Sewell fl "ilson, builder, Burton-street, Eaton square' Oct. 11, at b aif-past one , and Nov. 11, at two, a t the Court of Btinkru: ptcy. George Dawson, gunmaker, Grantham, Lincolnshire, Oct. 12 and Nov. 11, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Thomas Ellis, brit 'kmaker, Tymawr, . Glamorganshire, Oct. 11 and Nov. 1.5, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. John Elworthy, dealer in coal, Crediton, Devonshire, Oct. 12 and Nov. 3, at one, at the Exeter District Court. George Moyle, ' William Hunter, and Alexander Hunter, glove manufacture rs, Nottingham, Oct. 19 and Nov. 11, at half-past ten, at tl ie Birmingham District Court. John Edwards, lb Tendraper, Bath, Oct. 11 and Nov. 9, at eleven, at the :Bristol District Court. William Darby, .travelling, comedian, Harrogate, Oct. 12, at eleven, and Nov . 9, at one, at the Leeds District Court. Richard Jukes, iron master, Liversedge Iron Works, Yorkshire, Oct 12 , at eleven, and Nov. 9, at twelve, at the Leeds District Cot irt. Dowager filly and Seaurdale also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Scaurdale, 3to 1 agst Lady Lamb kin, and 4to 1 agst Amazon. Won by a neck, the second beating the third by a head. The winner was sold to Mr. Peck for 36 guineas. The Ainderby Plate of 30 sous (Handicap), for three-year. olds and upwards ; winners after sth Sept. 51b extra T.Y.C. Mr. J. Osborne's Alfred, 5 yrs, 9st (ine. 51b ex.) (Osborne) f 1 Mr. R. Wilson's Captain Wedderburn, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (Challoner) f 2 Mr. J. Thompson's Laird o' the Dale, 4 yrs, Bst (Hardeastle) 3 - - Montague, Adventurer, and Clara Seyton also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Alfred, 4to 1 agst Laird o' the Dale, 5 to 1 agst Captain Wedderburn. Alfred and Captain Wedderburn ran a dead heat ; Laird o' the Dale a bad third ; after which Alfred walked over, and the stakes were divided. lORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE MENTS. On the 25th ult., at 1 p.m., Warlock out of all his en gagements. On the 25th ult., after 6 p.m., all Mr. W. Smith's horses out of their engagements at the First October Meeting. On the 27th ult., at 9 a.m., Brusher out of the Revival Handicap at Chesterfield. On the 27th ult., at 9 a.m., Caviller out of the Hopeful Stakes, Newmarket. On the 27th ult., at 9 a.m., Supple Jack out of the Eastern Counties Handicap. On the 27th ult., at 9 a.m., Loyola and Schismatic out of the Eastern Counties Handicap. On the 27th ult., at I'ls p.m., Tillaret out of Hopeful and Eleventh Triennial Stakes at Newmarket. On the 27th ult., after 6 p.m., Brusher out of all engage , ments at Harrow. On tho 28th ult., at 9 a.m., Chanoinesse (dead) out of all her engagements. On the 28th ult., at 9.51 a.m., Merryman out of all en gagements this year. On the 28th ult., at 19.45 a.m., The Argosy o u t o f all her engagements Harrow. _ _ On the - 28th lilt, at 5.10 p.m., all Mr. T. Brown, jun's, horses, out of their engagements at Harrow. On the 29th ult., at 4.55 p.m., DuHingham out of all his engagements this year. On the 30th ult., at 3.45 p.m., Olympias out of all en gagements this year. On the 28th ult., Chaucer out of the Nursery and Stewards' Plate at Harrow the instant the weights ap peared. 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Barry Du Barry, & Co., 77, Regent-street, London, and through all chemists and grocers in town and country. Important caution against the fearful danger of spurious imitations : The Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood granted an injunction on the 10th March, 1854, against Alfred Hooper Nevill for imitating "Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food," BOROUGH OF LEOMINSTER. The Gazette of last evening contains a notice that, in. Consequence of John Pollard Willoughby, Esq., having ac cepted the office of Member of the Council for India, a new writ will be issued for the election of a new member, at the end of 14 days from this date. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, OCT 1. 9th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Cornet R. F. Th onger to be Adjutant, vice Grant, promoted in the sth Light Dragoons. 17th Light Dragoons—Brevet-Major Robert White to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet-Lieut.-Colonel W. Morris, C. 8., deceased; Lieut. Walter Digby Seymour to be Captain, without purchase, vice Whit e . 2d Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Francis John Jessop has been superseded, having absented himself without leave. 4th Foot—Ensign Francis Walter Blake to be lieutenant without purchase ; Ensign Charles Robin Hammond to be Lieutenant, without purchase. sth Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensi g n James Ephraim Perrin, from the 88th Foot ; Ensign Samuel Richards, from the 74th Foot; Ensign James Vaughan Cooch; Ensign and Adjutant Charles Sutton. 6th Foot—Lieutenant G. 0. Lewis to be Adjutant, vice Malan, promoted ; Assistant-Surgeon Edward Acton Gibbon, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon. Bth Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign J. W. Hughes, from 66th Foot ; Ensign J. E. H. Wheeler, from 94th Foot ; Ensign J. M. Lovekin, from Ist Foot ; Ensign W. T. Butler, from 72d Foot ; En sign J. E. F. Aylmer, from 33d Foot ; Ensign C. D. Baynes, from Ceylon Rifles. 9th Foot—Ensign Archibald Shaw, from the 59th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase ; Ensign Chas. Smith Perry, to be Lieutenant, without purchase. 10th Foot—To be Captains without purchase—Captain It. W. Davies, from 3d West India Regiment ; Lieutenant Marr Ward, from Ceylon Rifles; Lieutenant George Ernest Bulger, from 69th Foot. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Lieutenant H. Wayne, from 57th Foot ; Ensign William Betson ; Ensign Theophilus Scott; Ensign M. J. F. Kenny. 11th Foot—To be Captains, without purchase—Captain C. R. Richardson, from 61st Foot ; Lieut. M. Tighe, from 58th Foot; Lieut. J. H. Nott, from 35th Foot; Brevet- Major John Macpherson, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, repaying the difference ; Lieut. Marcus L. M'Causland to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet- Major Macpherson, who retires. To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign B. 0. Johnson, from lot Foot; Ensign J. H. Bamfield, from 72d Foot; Ensign G. Edge, from 50th Foot ; Ensign F. J. S. Whiteside to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice M'Causland. 12th Foot—To be Captains, without purchase--Lieut. D. W. Martin, from the 75th Foot ; Lieut. G. G. Newton, from the 27th Foot ; Lieut. E. Marcon, from the 69th Foot ; Lieut. I. C. Munro. To be Lieutenants without purchase—Ensign Theophilus Henry Oliver, vice Munro; Ensign S. G. Huskisson, from 80th Foot • Ensign Wm. Keough, from Ist Foot; Ensign J. 0. Johnson ; Ensign R. B. Moorhead ; Ensign E. J. Dudgeon ; Lieutenant Francis Augustus Fitz Gerald to be Adjutant, vice Munro, promoted. 13th Foot—Lieutenant William Knox Leet to be Adjutant, vice the Hon. J. C. Dormer, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 14th Foot—To be Captains, without purchase—Captain Edward Dyne Fenton, from half-pay unattached ; Lieu tenant William Joseph Gorman, from Ceylon Rifle Regt.; Lieutenant Henry Cowell, from 75th Foot; Lieutenant Gage Hall Dwyer. To be Lieutenants, withoutpurchase —Ensign A. R. K eog h, f rom 80th F qo t ; Ensign E. J. Briscoe, vice Dwyer. .sth Foot—Ensign G. B. Beers, from 62d Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase; Ensign Charles Swin hoe, from 56th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase. 6th Foot—To be Lieutenants, without purchase—Ensign F. J. Rogers, from 66th Foot ; Ensign J. Pyne, from Ist Fdot ; Ensign Abraham Anderson, from 44th Foot, vice Newbatt, whose promotion from 10th Foot, has been cancelled. Bth Foot—Lieutenant John Bland Sawyer, from 76th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Beachey, who exchanges ; Ensign W. H. James, from 31st Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase. 21st Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Walsh, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon; Quartermaster George Thompson, from a Depot Battalion, to be Paymaster, vice Shuttleworth, appointed to the 51st Foot. 22d Foot—Ensign W. C. Plunkett to be Lieutenant, without purchase ; Ensign F. S. Chichester to be Lieu. tenant, without purchase ; Ensign F. E. Edwards IVib son to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mant, who re tires. 36th Foot—Lieut. F. X. de Courcy Orange to be Captain, by purchase, vice Shaw, who retires ; Ensign E. D. Newbolt to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Orange. 54th Foot—Paymaster Wm. Marriott, from Depot Batta lion, to be Paymaster, vice Daniel, who exchanges. 68th Foot—Ensign C. H. S. Jones to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Tighe, promoted in the 11th Foot. 61st Foot—Lieut. Stephen McDonough to be Captain, with out purchase, vice Brevet-Lieut.-Col. Otter, decease ; Lieut. Thomas George Dupre Payn to be Captain, with out purchase, vice Richardson, appointed to 11th Foot ; Ensign Miah Murphyto be Lieutenant, withoutpurchase, vice McDonough; Ensign Arthur Jolliffe Tuffnell to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Payn. 65th Foot—Lieutenant A. B. Token to be Instructor of Musketry. 69th /loot—Ensign Redmond B. C. Daubeny to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Bulger, promoted in 10th Foot. 73d Foot—Ensign W. Clerke to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Farrington, whose promotion by purchase, on the 16th July, has been cancelled. 74th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Currie to be Adjutant, vice A. D. Bell, who resigns the Adjutancy only; Arthur Merdith Duff, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, in suc cession to Lieutenant Ingles, promoted in the 16th Foot. 75th Foot—Ensign John Thomas H. Butt to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Martin, promoted in 12th Foot Ensign Augustus L'Estrange to be Lieutenant, vice 76thC F owe o l o l t__ , pro u m eu o t t e e n d a in 14th R. mr Foot..Beachey, from 18th F oo t , to be Lieutenant, vice J. B. Sawyer, who exchanges. 3d West India Regiment—Lieut. Robert Wm. Harley to be Captain, without purchase, vice Davies, app o i n t e d t o 10th Foot; Ensign Thomas Davies Mahon to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Harley. DEPOT BATTALION.--Paymaster Samuel Daniel, from. the 54th Foot, to be, Paymaster, vice Marriott, who ex changes. HOSPITAL STAPP. , —The appointment of Mr. E. Brown as Acting Assistant-Surgeon, which appeared in the Gazette of the 17th ult., •has been cancelled. • BREVET. Lieut.-Colonel Robert Henry Louth, 86th Foot, to be Colonel in the Army, for distinguished service in the field. Lieut.-Colonel J. W. S. Smith, C. 8., of a Depot Battalion, having completed three years' actual service in the rank of Lieut.-Colonel, to be Colonel in the Army, under the Royal Warrant of Oct. 6, 1854. Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Stopford Claremont, C. 8., Major on half-pay Unattached, her Majesty's Mili tary Commissioner at Paris, to be Colonel in the Army, under the Royal Warrant of 6th October, 1854. Brevet-Major John Macpherson, 11th Foot, to be Lieu tenant-Colonel in the Army. Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel John Macpherson, 11th Foot, to be Colonel in the Army. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Wm. Speke, jun., Esq., to be Captain, vic Browne, resigned ; Cornet Francis George. Bernard to be Lieutenant, vice Lucas,' promoted. 2d Royal Lanarkshire Militia—Jolm Edward Thomp son, Gent., to be Ensign, vice William Benjamin Wilkin, promoted. West York Rifle Regiment' of Militia--William Law- SC , OTCH BANKRUPTS Gillies and lia.epherson, leather merchants, Glasgow. Dougald Blair, crocer and provision merchant, Glasgow. Thomas 31‘Creat h, farmer, Bellesleyhill, Ayrshire. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar com puted from Returns made in the w ee k en di ng the 28th day of Sept., 1858; 'excluilve of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Per cwt.. From the British possessions in America 27s lld Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 2Bs 9id Muscovado, the produce of the East Indies 22s lld Average price of the foregoing 29s 91d BANK OF ENGLAND, An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending opt Wednesday, the 29th day of September, 1858: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued £ 33 7 101 ,355 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Go Id Coin & Bullion 18,626,355 Silver £33,101,355 £33,101,355 BANKING D Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- E?AItTMENT. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £10,980,684 Other Securities 15,234,491 Notes Gold and Silver Coin 604,124 counts) . • 8,886,870 Other Deposits 11,543,876 Seven Day and other Bills 798,148 £39,482,889 N. 21,1 X 39,482,889 lIARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated Sept. 30,1858. COUNTRY MARKETS. LI VEEP 60 L--0 cx. 1. The market to-day had merely a slender attendance of millers and dealers, and the transactions were few. Good wheat and flour fully sustained the prices of Tuesday. Irish new oats, oatmeal, Indian corn, and Egyptian beans, each gave way-a trifle in value, under a limited demand. RIPON-SErT. 30. There was a good supply of grain, and a fair amount of business at the annexed, prices :—White wheat, from 5s 6d to 5s 9d per bushel; red, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; barley, 32s to 37s per qr ; oats, 24s to 28s. WAKEFIELD—Oar. 1. There was a moderate trade in grain at market to-day, the supply of which was fair, at fully Saturday's rates for the best samples. Inferior parcels were in limited request. Fine malting barley made more money. Beans in favour of the buyer. Oats a steady sale. Peas scarce. Flour in limited demand. Averages for the week : Wheat 3,050 qrs., at 42s 6d. 8ar1ey......... 448 „ 37s 91d Oats — 99 —s Od Beans 6O „ sos lid Peas • • 79 —s Od Rye —. ~ —s Od EXETER—OcT. 1. At this day's market there was a short supply of wheat from the farmers, and all qualities of English declined is per qr. Barley unaltered in value. Wheat, white.. 5s 3d to 5s 6d Barley.. 4s Od t o 4 s 6d I Ditto red 5s 3d to 5s 6d Oats ..... 2s 9d to 3s Od Flour, fine, 30s to 31s ;. seconds, 29s to —s per sack. CATTLE.—The market was well supplied with stock, and the attendance was numerous, but business appeared to be small. Fat beef, p score, 10s to 108 6d Pork caresses, do 8s to 9s 6d Lambs, per lb Od to Od Rough fat, Ewes, per lb .... 6d to Od Wethers, d 0...... 61d to Od Fat calves, d0....61d to 7d 4d per lb. BRISTOL SUGAR—Ocr. 1. There is a very quiet demand for sugar this week at barely previous rates. Holders, however, are generally firm and seem indisposed to offer their stocks at any abate ment in value. Floating cargoes are held for prices above the present currency, and transactions are consequently checked. Refiners' produce is unusually dull of sale, although offered at very moderate rates. R um s t ea d y an d firm. COAL MARKET—OcT. 1. (Prices of Coal per Ton at the close of the market.) Grey's West Hartley, 15s. Od ; Eden Main, 16s. Od. ; Howard's West Hartley Netherton, —s. Od. ; Tanfield Moor, 13s. Od. ; Tanfield Moor Butes, 13$ Od.; Wylam, 14s. 6d. ; Newcastle Hartley, —s. ; Byass's Bebside West Hartley, 16s. Od.; Walker Primrose, —s. Od.; Tyne Main, —s.; Buddle West Hartley, 16s. Od. ; H aswell Gas, 135.; Lambert's West Hartley, 16s. Od.; W es t Wylam, —s. Od.; Ward's West Hartley, 15s. Od. ; West Tanfield, ; 13s. Od. ; Birchg,rove Graigola, —s. ; Nixon's Merthyr, 21s. Od. Gawber Hall Hartley, 15s. Od. ; Nixon's Duffryn, 215.0 d.; Powell's Duffryn Steam, 21s. Od. Walls End-West Hetton, 16s. 6d. ; Byron, -s. Od. ; Hunwick, 14s. Gd. ; Whitworth, 14s. Gd.; Shincliffe, -s. Od.; Haswell, 18s. Od. ; Hetton, 18s. Od.; Cassop,,lGs. 6d; South Kelloe, 17s. ; Stewart's, 17s. 9d.; Coundon, 15s 6d ; South Hetton, 17s. 9d. ; Acorn Close, 16s. 3d. ; Wharn cliffe -s. Od. ; Kepier Grange, - s Od . ; T ees, 17 s. Gd. ; Bradyll's Hetton, 16s. 9d. ; Gosforth, 15s. 9d. ; Dryburn Grange, 16s. 6d; Heugh Hall, 16s. 3d. • Lambton, 17s. 6d. ; Framwellgate, 16s. ,• Harton, -s. Od. ; Eden, 16s. 3d. ; Benson, 15s. 9d. •, Bell, 15s. 6d. •, Belmont 15s. 6d. Ships at market, 69 ; sold, 56. LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL-OCT. 1. The market was quiet from the opening, and very little business was transacted, with little change in prices. Sheffield, 35i 6—Midland, 98k I—North British, 57f 8— Eastern Counties, 12 11-16—Caledonians 88k 88—Great Western, 54 541—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 961 961 Berwicks, 91 sk—Dovers, 24—Dutch Rhenish, 3 9-16 d. —Leeds Northern, 481 9—York and North Midland, 77 I —Great Western of Canada, 18a 18 1 —Grand Tru n k s , 10 3-16—Chester and Holyhead, 36 37—Blackburns, 101 11—Birkenheads, 68—London and North-Westerns, 92 921—East Lancashire, 931 94. MANCHESTER—OCT. 1. A fair business was doing in the market to-day, and prices were steady. Sheffields, 354—Midlands, 98—East Lancashire 6 per *Cent. Pref., 138I—Dovers, 22 1-16— Eastern Counties, 12 18-16—Leeds, 96f—Tranks, 10 5-16 —Londons, 92t—Canadas, 181. BIItMINGHAM—OCT. 1. Prices were' firm to-day, but little doing, as follow s : London and North-Western, 921 /—Ditto Eighths, 11 Great Western, 511 I—Midlands, 981 1--Birmingham and Derbys, 71. LADVERTISEMENT.J—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills-- A Perfect Safeguard.—No one who takes the trouble to examine the pamphlets used as 'wrappers for these prepara tions can be 'the victim of imposture. If genuine, the water-mark, " Holloway, London," will be found on each leaf of the pamphlet. The test is simple, and should not be neglected. We learn that the "mothers of America" are almost universally adopting these wonderful medicines —the ointment as a cure for sore breasts, scald head, rashes, scabious, eruptions, cuts, sores, burns, &c., and the pills as a swift and certain remedy for complaints Incidental to hot weather and tropical climates. BIRTHS. BREWER.—On the Ist inst., at 14, Bernard-street, Rus sell-square, the wife of the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D., of a daughter. PHrLirs.—On the Ist inst., at 4, Glocester-square, the lion. Mrs. Philips," of a son and heir. SPELL:—On the 29th inst., at Richmond, Mrs. Edward Snell, of a son. Wrlcx.—On the 28th ult., at Appleby Hall, Lincolnshire, the wife of Rowland Winn, Esq., of a sou. MARRIAGES. LECIniERE---HAIGH —On the 30th ult., at St. Peter's, Eaton-square, Sir Edmund A. H. Lechmere, Bart., of Rhy-dd Court, Worcestershire, to Loui sa Rosamond, only sur viving child of the late Joh n H a i g h , Esq., of Whit well Hall, North Riding, Yorkshire. LONG — PENGRIEFF.---011 the Ist inst., at St. John the Evangelist, "Westminster, by special licence, John Long, Esq., engineer, Paul's Work, Edinburgh, to Julia, only daughter of the l a t e J o h n P cngr i e if , o f Marsham-street, Westminster, S.W. DEATHS. DALLAS.—On the 30th ult., John Peter Grant Dallas, Esq., late of 28, Inverness-terrace, Bayswater, aged 47. ELsEy.—On the 29th ult., at Ilkley Wells ' Yorkshire, J. Ravenscroft Elsey, Esq., of the Bank of England, and late of the Grove, Highgate, aged 66. HUNTER.—On th? 28th ult., at Leamington, Alex. Hunter, E sq ., W. S• , Edinburgh. INVERARITY.—On the 23d ult:, at Rosemount, James Inverarity, Esq., of Rosemount, Forfarshire, aged 80. MOTT.—On the 28th ult., at Norwood, Mr. Brexton Chas. Mott, aged 29. Tnint.--On the 25th ult., at Swiss Cottage, Iver Heath, Bernard Tribe, Esq., aged 50. WESTROPP.—On the 29th ult., at Melford-place, Long Mefferd, after a long illness, Anna Maria, the wife of Charles Westropp, Esq. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Saturday, October 2, 1808. 255, D~ market LECTI To3IY, gramm, SOPITI Author AL] Aresil A in her graph lett, the Julia "I nerr.P( Adml 4 s. ; res o booking RO sioN c TINS Orehesti Messrs. and Ma m & hotnp s binson, appea r talented the•Equi Clown, roteehni, before ai O n to F r i pe a, tainmen Perform ren, Si refresim THE Great 13 TRURS 'will b e r CONTR "Victual' Viz. NOM Indite eat ' Nervo l Neural Itenu m Spa AM Sorkin. 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