The Sun. — London, England, 1858-09-16 00:00:00

RAILWAY IN TELLIGEN CE. CALEDONIAN. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Tuesday, in Glasgow—Mr. W. Johnston, the'chalitnan, presided. • The report was held as read. • The • CrIAIRMAN said the directors would have beefi'hetter pleased if they could have proposed a larg& dividend. They were very well satisfied, upon the whole, that, notwithstanding the stagnation of business: consequent on the mercantile difficulties whieth*occurred during the half-year, they were _able to pay a dividend equal to th at of the corroesfptohnedaineg half-year, ending July , 1857. Thet ac sent half-year had fallen off considerably, an(l3 it not been for the nest works at' Greenock, Paisley, Gushetfaulds, and the increase on the Lesmahtgow Rail Way, it was believed the decrease would have been greater. These works had been made princi pally for mineral traffic, and their success would be apparent when he stated that the mineral traffic for the half-year ending July, 1857, yielded £101,878 ; for the half-year en ding Jan., 1858, £105,328 ; and the present half-year, £105,834. There was thus an increase for this half-year on the mineral traffic over last half-year, but a considerable falling off both in the passenger and merchandise traffic was shown. This reduction had, however, been met by dimi nished expenditure, and hence the same dividend. The interest on the debenture debt had also been reduced, and it was hoped would continue to be re• duced from time to time. . It. was intended imme diately:to proceed to the, formation of the Ruthere glen and Dalmarnock ,branch, and the Port-Carlisle branch, for which acts of Parliament were got last session, and the promoters of the Biggar and Broughton branch would immediately also make their lines so from those feeders or outlets an in creased traffic was expected. The - Motherwell de viation and the Gartcosh branch, for both of which separate funds were raised under act of Parliament; had been nearly completed, but the cutting of the tunnel near. Holy town was only progressing. When the works on. it were completed expense would be saved and danger avoided. Their stores were larger than usual, because they had bought an ad ditional quantity of iron and other materials, hav ing been induced to do so by the cheapness of price. On the other side of the account there was an item of about £3,060 . due to bankers. It had been re marked that,,instead of having any money on hand to pay the £83,000 of dividend, they actually owed the bankers money. This was quite true, but they were.not so neglectful as to allow money to be in bank at 2 per cent. when they could pay up deben tures with it, and thus save 41 per cent., seeing ' that th6Y &add again reborrow on these debentures in goad tithe to pay the dividend, as they had done in tip present instance. When the dividend was paid they 'would ' . o*e their bankers nothing, and, indeed, the £3,000 already mentioned was a loan only for a few days to pay off the guaranteed divi dends. The next subject he had to mention was the Langh.olin, and Hawick Bill, referred to in the report, and Jost in last session of Parliament, for the reason stated. Their proportion of the ex penses of it for session 1856-57 had been paid out of the revenue, and the expenses for last session were not - yet known, as the accounts had not yet been all received, but they would be considerable, and must be met out of the contingent fund or out of revenue, as might be ultimately decided. The directors much regretted that so much expense had been incurred on this bill and the contest con nected With it, but it became necessary to defend themselves against the attempted aggression of the North British Company, and to fulfil their implied engagements at the time the original Caledonian Act was obtained to supply the district with rail way accommodation. Parliament in 1845 or 1846 caused inquiry to be mado which was the best route for a railway between the west of England and Scotland, and it was found the Caledonian route was the best suited, and accordingly an act to make it was obtained. Afterwards the Dumfries line was granted to Gretna only as a local line, and the Hawick branch of the :North British was granted only to Hawick for local purposes, and several at tempts to extend it further had been frustrated in Parliament, while an act was given to the Caledo nian to occupy the district between Carlisle and Langholm. This line the Caledonian did not make, as circumstances put it out of their power to do so at the time ; but now they, along with their local allies, sought an act to enable them to fulfil their original intention, and in this they were violently opposed by the North BritiA. Company in session 1856-57; and, in consequence of this opposition and others, the .bill was lost. The directors and their allies renewed the application last year, and the North British brought in a bill for another route. The bill passed the Commons, while the other woo thrown out ; but, on a technical objection, the bill was lost in the Lords. It was understood that the North British would this -year bring in another bill for the same purpose; and, consequently, they pro posed' to bring in another bill also, along with their former allies in, the Carlisle, Langholm, and Hawick line. There would thus, it was feared, be another contest, and a large amount of expenses would be incurred. The chairman of the local committee made a proposal of compromise to the North British chair man, thf 'terms, of which were that the line should go by LanghOlm, because, made in that way, it would cost only £3so,ooo,while it would cost by Liddesdale £500,0D0, and would suit the district better than the other ; that of the sum necessary to make the Langholm line £120,000 should be contributed by the North British, the same amount by the Cale donian, and the remainder by the local promoters ; that each of the parties shouldhaye two directors at the board, that the Caledonian should work the new line for the first, 10 years:, and the local gen tlemen should determine 'how it was to be worked afterwards. This proposal was at once rejected by the North British chairman. At another meeting he told them that it was a sine qua non with him that the line should go by Liddcaviale, and that whoever- made it it should be open to through traffic from.and to all points. Mr. Hodgson that morning had . tendered them a compromise, the terms of which were, they should make the- line from ethe Caledonian to 'Canobie, and he would make it from Canobie to Hawick by Liddesdale. This proposed compromise was such as they could not accept; and despairing of getting any fair terms they entered into an arrangement with their former allies to xo for a bill on certain conditions for a line by Laugholm in next session of Parliament. They offered equal through rates on all traffics, and it was said they would be allowed to fix them. The Secretary then read the first resolution, ap proving the report, and declaring a dividend at the rate 431 per cent. on the ordinary consolidated stock, and the usual payments on the guaranteed and preference shares. The CHAIRMAN moved this resolution, which was seconded by Mr. SALKELD. Mr. MEIKLAM moved, as an amendment, that, as fully as it could be done with prudence, all prede termined work should cease on the Sabbath. The amendment having been seconded by a share holder, a show of hand s was taken, when the ' -reso lution of the chairman was carried by a consider able majority. Mr. JEFFREY then proposed that the directors be authorised to enter into arrangements with the pro moters of the - Carlisle and Hawick Railway, and concur with them in making such applications to Parliament as were necessary. Mr. CAMPBELL seconded the resolution, which was carried by acclamation. Messrs. Johnston, Ainslie, and Towers, the re tiring directors, were re-elected unanimously. On the motion of- the CHAIRMAN, the directors were were authorised. to create and • issue a debentu re stock at a rate of i n t eres t not exceeding 41 er cent. per annum, to pay off th;£2,ooo,ooop of debentures as they became due. - A resolution authorising the Lesmahagow -Rail way shareholders to receive a dividend was passed unanimously. The Meeting then separated. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW, On Tuesday the half-yearly meeting of thi s com pany wasi. held in Glasgow, Mr. Blackburn, M.P., in the chair.: The i , eport was held as read. The CHAI4MAN.I;aOTed the adoption of the report. He "Said;""the directors were sorry to t t the see p a fal falling off . in• the returns -of_ the h a lf y . 'ear cr ease was common 'to all the rail ways , an d h e thought it. unnecessary to detain them Ivit further remarks upon that point. There was a prOspect of a revival of trade, and the dire CtOr3 hoped that in the next half-year they would more than recover what they had lost during the last. Partly by di m i n Fthing .the number of trains and reducing the mileage they had endeavoured to , diminish the working expenses as much as possible, 'but railway work was a very expensive matter. Trains could not be well. run, and safely, for no thing, and the expense must b e fairl y met. The Rijn Of X 13,000 had been set aside for the Stirling. and Dunfermline Company. Only £12,250 was pdid on account of rent, and the balance of X7oo was paid off this year, so that there was £6,023 still to be met. The other charges had been met, in eluding those for' interest, which had risen consi derably. The largest amount on which interest had been 'paid was at the rate of 4 per cent., but tie average charge on that head had been chiding the Stirling and Dim bt, ..making -the debenture - charge 111 t which was a , medium between by the Calecloclian and. South-Wes -1.7.1 •4 • ---- • • . The directors honed they would cent.-in the loans to be taken up' would like to s ee some more o f th e i r 0 at' 4 - pet tent, taken up, and he • • advds-Av-Tm could honestly recommend it to any shareholder who' might have any spare capital as a good invest ment. The capital account required. only £20,200 to close it. With the lines and works they had in hand, they estimated that the total amount required Would. be £28,000_; and as £B,OOO o that had al ready been expended, they had no reason to doubt that £20,000 more would be sufficient to close the account. He certainly thought it very desirable that various charges which in some other companies were placed to capital account should be met by revenue. It was necessary that they should be paid somehow, and it was obviously better to - pay them each half-year than allow them to staid as capital account and accumulate interest. It was extremely desirable that all railway companies should close their capital accounts as soon as pos sible, and he hoped the shareholders would. second the directors in their endeavours to do so. It would certainly be a great thing, he thought, for the first and oldest railway company in the country to set the example, and to be the first to get their capital account closed. They had issued £450,000 to the Stirling and Dunfermline Company, and there was £30,000 standing in the name of the directors yet to be issued. The whole of the transactions with that companyhad been settled now, excepting some balances of accounts, which could easilybe arranged. The motion was seconded by Mr. DUNLOP, de puty-chairman, and unanimously agreed to. A dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on preference, and 3 per cent. per annum on ordi nary stock, was declared. The directors were then authorised to create and isue 4 per cent. guaranteed stock to the amount of £480,000, of which £450,000 was for the Stir ling and Dunfermline Railway Company and £30,000 to be sold by the directors at such time and price as they might deem advantageous to the company ; and also authorising them to borrow from time to time, on mortgam or bond, the sum of £160,0 00 , of which £13 0 , 000 should be applied in paying off the debentures and bonds of the Stirling and Dun fermline Railway Company, and-£30,000 to the general purposes of the company. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the pro ceedings. DUTCH RHENISH. The receipts on this railway for the fortnight ending Aug. 31 amount to £8,572, and for the cor respondiiik period of last year to £8,437, showing an increase of £135. The total receipts since the commencement of the present book year on the Ist of May, including the above, amount to £60,037, showing an increase over the corresponding period of last year of £4,084. The working expenses for the fortnight amount to £3,009, or 35.10 per cent. of the receipts, and from the Ist of May to the 31st of August to £22,389, or 37.29 per cent. The accounts for the last year having been kept upon a different system, no fair comparison of the fort nightly expenditure is possible, but the expendi ture of the year 1857-58 was 55 per cent. of the receipts. HADLEY AND COALPORT. On Tuesday the first sod of this undertaking was cut in a field in the vicinity of Hadley, Shropshire. This line, which is better known as the Shropshire Canal Conversion, beim - cgs to the London and North-Western Rail Way Company, and is 77,- miles in length. From the character of the district a very considerable amount of passenger and mineral traffic is expected. The first sod was turned, amid loud cheers, by Mr. J. E. Errington, the engineer. Refreshments were handed round to the company, and the proceedings terminated. THE FATAL PANIC AT SHEFFIELD.- THE INQUEST. An inquest on the bodies of the persons killed in the crush which took place at the Surrey Music Hall, Sheffield, on Monday night, was opened at the Surrey Music Hall on Tuesday evening, before Mr. T. Badger, the coroner, and Mr. H. P. Badger, deputy coroner. The jury proceeded to view the several bodies, after which evidence was taken as to their identity. W. H. Greaves, of Redhill, edge-tool fitter, said —I am 19 years of age, and came the Surrey Music Hall last night abOut a quarter to seven o'clock. I sat on the bottom seat in the lower gallery, and about two yards from one of the glass chandeliers. Finding a bit of cigar in my pocket, I said to my next neighbour, Wilfred Ledger, " I'll have a smoke." I got a match from my pocket, and whilst turning my head to Thos. Child, the brother of one of the deceased, I struck it. on the ledge or board in front of the seats on which the drinking glasses are put. An explosion of gas took place. imme diately I struck the match. That was about five minutes past eight o'clock. I know it was gas, be cause I had smelt it escape the whole evening, and one of Mr. Youdan's men had been twice and put some white lead on the top of the chandelier pipe. I told the man that the gas smelt very strong where I sat, but he would not take any notice. I said, " Bring the paste here, and put it to some of these nicks," but he did not appear to hear me. The re port of the explosion was very loud and burnt my right hand, and it gave me such a shock that I thought my arm was off. Immediately after the explosion I looked round for Ledger, and found him gone. At the same moment I saw a young man jump from the gallery on the stage, and in de scending his arm struck and,broke one of the glass chandeliers. Seeing the whole place in a state of alarm and rushing to the staircase, I ran there and tried also to escape. There was a great crush on the stairs, and a man's head pressed on my shoulder, so that I was nearly suffocated. I became insensible, and the next thing I remember was finding myself in bed at four this morning. I saw no firearms ; but when the explosion took place I thought I was shot, but on turning to Leger, found that a board in front of the seat had been blown off, and then it struck me that there had been an explosion of gas. I had left the gallery before Mr. Youdan came on the stage. I was about ten. minutes on the stairs before I became unconscious from pressure on the chest and stomach. ' Wilfred Ledger and Alfred Moss were nearest to me when I struck the match. Cigars are sold and smoking is allowed during the performances at the Surrey Music Hall. The jury proceeded with the witness to. the part of the gallery where he stated the explosion to have occurred. It was within a yard of the spot pointed out as that from whence the pistol spoken of by other parties was alleged to have been fired. On inquiry of the gas fitter, it was found that, after the confusion consequent on the catastrophe, a board in front of the spot indicated by Greaves was found loose, and was replaced. Another boy, named Wilfred Ledger, came forward and confirmed Greaves's statement as to the striking of the match and explosion, adding that the board, on being blown from its place, struck him on the chest. The idea as to the alarm having originated with the firing of a pistol had been so generally received, that some of the jury did not appear to have accepted the witness Greaves's explanation in the first instance. They asked if there were any marks of burning at the spot indicated, but none were found, Greaves explaining that the explosion was only like a flash, which scorched his hand and singed his eyebrow 3, but did not scorch. the youths Ledger, who sat next him: Having returned to the inquest room, Wilfred Ledger, of West John-street, aged 18, razor maker, confirmed Greaves's statement. . Inspector Linley—ln consequence of information brought to me about 8 o'clock last night, that the Casino was on fire, I sent some men there, and shortly afterwards went myself, along with detec tive officer Brayshaw. I found people going into the hall as usual. I went towards the lower gal lery, and when I got to the first landing . on the staircase I heard the cry of " Fire," arid immedi ately a great number of persons rushed down the stairs. The deceased Philip Child was one of the foremost. He slipped, and fell with his head on the stairs. I tried to gather him up, when a female, named Taylor, fell down the stairs and knocked me down, and. I fell into a corner. I got up as soon as I could. I then got hold of a child, who was under neath several other persons, and I extricated him, and gave him to some other persons. He was then dead, having, I believe, been suffocated by the number of persons that fell upon him. A young woman (Ellen Staley) fell over the people coming down stairs, and before I could pick her up several persons, forced on by the pressure behind, had trampled upon her. - I got her up as soon as I could, and passed her to others. She - groaned at the time. lmmediately aft er th a t I p i cked up Fre derick Morton, who had fallen down in the same way as Staley. I saw Alfred Dale fall head fore most on the second landing. He moaned and said, " Oh, dea r ." S evera l p ersons passe d over his body. I got him up, and handed him forwards as soon as I could ; and also two other persons who were severely injured. Many persons were trampled upon. I caught a child, which had come over the people's heads, and which appeared to have been thrown down stairs. Several persons in falling clown stairs turned summersajts. A quarter of an hour elapsed from the ti me when information of "fire" was brought to me at the Town-hall to the time I heard the cry of " fire" in the Casino. The inquiry was then adjourned to Wednesday week, the 23d, and the coroner, at the request of the jury, undertook to obtain the evidence of a as to whether it was po ss ibl e f or of has gas to have taken, place as alle ge d without leaving further traces of damage behi n d it . tshcieen explosion witness j u ry separated, at half-past eight, th e Mr. You an has announeed his intention to defray and to keep his place bodi Af e t s er w t e h re e the funerals , the expenses of removed to the homes of their relatives. have interred. all the deceased - will of entertainment closed till .been Friday, by which time THE SUN„ LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBEP, IG, 1858. THE RAILWAY 4!CCIDEST NEAR DUI ILEY. BRIERL WEDNESDAY, After our parcel w is despatched last evening . Mr. V e engineer and carriage and waggon amnidneLdi.ncol n`..aire ndSheffield, ent of the Manchester, I W. G . Craig, super Railway, was called and exa ...t.e said—l made some experiments on the Oxfe.iWorcester, and Wolverhampton line, a train of carriages being placed at my disposal for that . purpose. The experiments were made between the Round Oak and Brettel-lane stations, and took place on the 31st August: We started from Wor cester with 23 carriages, two engines, one a four , wheeled coupled engine, and. the other a six-wheeled coupled engine, a goods break van, two loaded waggons, six empty carriages, and 23 loaded with iron. I examined them all myself; there were 22 cwt. of iron put in each in a similar manner as when the experiments were made by Capt. Tyler, as I am in formed. The total gross weight of the train, includ ing vans and breaks, but exclusive of engines, was 183 tons. I was in the break-van when we commenced the experiments,having got into it at Brettel-lane. On ap proaching Round. Oak station at a speed of about five miles an.hour, No. 131 third class carriage, which was the 18th vehicle from the rear of the train, was uncoupled and allowed to recede down the incline towards Brettel-lane at a speed of about four miles an hour. The break of the van was ap plied and the detached carriages were brought to a stand in 16 yards, The gross weight of the 18 carriages was 101 tons 3 cwt. , We coupled the car riages again and went towards Round. Oak at a speed. of about four miles an hour. We uncoupled carriage No. 133, which was the 20th from the rear of the train, the gross weight of all being 112 tons 15 cwt. The detached. carriages were allowed to recede down the line at a speed. of about three miles an hour. The break was then applied., and. the detached carriages were brought to a stand in 88 feet from where the break was put on. In the next experiment we allowed the carriages to attain a speed. of 41miles an hour, and. when the break was applied. the detached carriages were brought to a stand in 88 yards: I then had. the break taken off, and allowed. the 20 carriages to recede at a speed of fully five miles an hour. - The break was then ap plied, and the train was-brought to a stand in 70 yards.. 1 then connected the 20 carriages with the front portion-of the train, and approached Round Oak at a Speed of about eight miles an hour. On nearing the station the speed. was reduced to six miles - an hour, and carriage No. 56, the 28th from the rear of the train, was detached. The 28 car riages weighed 154 tons 16 cwt., and they were allowed to recede down the incline at a speed of three miles an hour.. The, break was then applied, and the 28 carriages were brought to a stand in 218 yards. The train was again connected. and we re turned' towards Round Oak station at eight miles an . hour.. I then. uncoupled the whole train . from the engines, making 31 carriages,. weighing 179 tons 13 cwt. 2 qrs. They were then allowed to recede at a speed. of six miles an hour, when the break was applied, but the train could not be pulled up without the assistance of.the second. break. I then allowed the same train to recede at a speed of 3 miles an hour, when the break was applied, and the speed did not increase more than one mile per hour in 700 yards. After that the rate increased to 6 miles an hour, and the second-class break was then ap plied, and the train was brought to a stand. In the next experiment we travelled with the whole train towards Round Oak, when I uncoupled all the 28 passenger-carriages, weighing 160 tons 2 cwt. 2 qrs. and on finding that train receding I had the break applied, and it was brought to a stand in 10 yards. That experiment was repeated, and we brought up in 9 yards ; again, and we brought up in 7 yards ; again. and we brought up in 31 yards ; and the last time we brought up in 15 yards. After having finished. the testing of the breaks, I had the coupling of one of the carriages reduced in size, in order to see whether, when it was so reduced, it would bear the strain of an engine starting the whole train. I reduced it from 11 inch in diameter to 4 inch. The train was then started up the incline, with the re duced chain attached. to the 28th Carriage from the rear of the train. The coupling did not break. I also tested. the strength of one of the couplings, and found the weakest - part of it was equal to a strain of .13 tons, which the last experiment proves. It being now near 7 o'clock some conversation took place as to whether any further evidence was required. Mr. King (on the part of the company) informed the coroner that there were several other witnesses in attendance, and the directors would bring as many more as might be required. The coroner, however, after consulting with the jury, said. suficient evidence had. been given to en able them to arrive at a satisfactory conclusion as to the cause of the accident ; and. therefore no more witnesses would be examined; an adjournment, notwithstanding, would_ be necessary for the sum ming up, and the deliberation of the jury might occupy some time. The inquiry was then adjourned until Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock, when this protracted inves tigation will be brought to a close. INQUEST ON THE LATE THOMAS HUNT TIM CRICKETER. . An inquest wad held: on Thursday at the Fleece Rochdale, on the body of Mr. T.. Hunt, one of. the All Ensland Eleven cricket-players, who was killed by a railway train on Saturday .evening. Mr. James Clegg, who resides on the Freehold, and knew the deceased: well, stated that Mr. Hunt was 39 years-of age. The deceased came to witness after the match, on the ground, and asked for, his money, as he intended to go home to Manchester by the 7 p.m. train, to meet his wife at the Man chester station. About £2O was paid to him by Mr. Taylor, and after signing it, Mr. Hunt went round the corner of the pavilion and got on the line over the wooden rails. By going along the line he . the g ec nrlviteol cricket meldte Witnessngs a rh v osa e uadwn pd liberty J r h o ,A a l i p n i s . 31 uot goovuo dnftr m ao w i lon n a u str t ho e peu s ' enrdf Nak. S station e v ctt l hlye sober. corner of the paviliOn with the bats, and supposed that he went on the line. Mr: Hunt had always gone that way, and on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday did so. Probably from having often gone this way the deceased was over-confident. The way from the cricket-field to the station would be difficult for a stranger to find. The deceased was not deaf. He had gone home every evening of the match by the seven o'clock train, his wife meeting him at the Victoria Station, Manchester, and both proceeding home by the Old Trafford omnibus. As a proof that he was not deaf, the witness said that a ball just touched Griffith's bat ; Hunt heard it, and caught him out. John Wild stated that he had worked on the line four or five years, but had lately been employed in She cricket-field. While carrying Mr. Hunt's bats upon the line he was about 100 yards in advance of the deceased. He met a luggage train, and after wards he turned round and saw Mr. Hunt lying in the four-foot, having been knocked down. by the passenger train from Manchester, which went coin pletelv•over him. When Mr. Hunt told him to go first, witness supposed that he would follow and keep to the right of the rails. George Hughes, engine driver of the passen . ger train, stated that he saw the deceased on the line, rather more than 100 yards before the train as it passed the cricket-field. Witness shut -off the steam and opened the whistle; but, seeing Mr. Huiit took no notice, he reversed the engine, keep ing the whistle sounding. Eventually the train ran upon the deceased, and all the nine carriages went over him. The deceased never turned round or seemed to be aware of the -train approaching him. Witness stopped the train as soon as pos sible, when the last carriage had passed 16 or 18 yards beyond the deceased. The line curves slightly there, and a goods train coming in the op posite direction prevented witness seeing Mr. Hunt as soon as he otherwise Would have done. By the Coroner—lt was impossible to prevent the train going over him. Its speed was ten or eleven miles an hour. 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I pushed him with my stick, and. asked him why he ran against me, when he iinmediately pitched the cask upon me. It struck my cheek, causing me to stagger a few yards, when, I fell down. He then said if I was not civil he would do it again. - Prisoner—My lord, he made a blow at my ribs *with that beautiful thing there (pointing to com plainant's walking-stick.) He severely hurt my inter nals. (Laughter.) I assure you I never said I would throw the barrel at him. I touched him in passing entirely by accident. The statement of the complainant was fully cor roborated by a coachman named Charles Bell. Prisoner—This man was not there at all, my lord. The only gentleman passing at the time was a very tall cove, generally called ".Bill the Long'un" in our market, and unfortunately he is not here. (Laughter.) I pitched the barrel not for the pur pose of injuring the complainant, but to find out who it was - that gave me such a tremendous dig in the loins. Sometimes, when we are going along,. mops are chucked after us ; and when we're nearly sinking into the earth with a load onnur heads, and are bent nearly double, we get a drive in the belly with a broom handle. (Laughter.) The Lord Mayor—All that is no justification for this cruel assault. If you had expressed contrition for your misconduct, and made an apology, probably should have inflicted a nominal fine, but you have attempted to justify your act. You are very much excited now. You no doubt had been to the public-house before you met the com plainant, and did not quite know "what you were about. The prisoner was sentenced to pay a fine of 205., or be impiisoned for fourteen days. Mary 1 - lnyley was charged with causing an ob struction in the public thoroughfare. The defendant was taken into custody on Mon day, when - fflhe was bailed, and instead of attending this court on Tuesday she went through mistake to Guildhall. H. Maun.drell, police-constable 404, said that on Monday afternoon he saw the defendant with a very large basket of fruit on the pavement in Wat ling-street. Having repeatedly cautioned her during the last few weeks, he tookher into custody. The officer added that several , women connected with the defendant had made use of the most dis gusting language to him. The Lord Mayor—Did the 'defendant do io? Officer—No, she did not. The Lord May or—She must not be held answer able for the others ; it is enough that she should be answerable for herself. • Defendant—l had only ninf pears to sell, and was just on the point of coming home when I was taken to the station-house. _ Officer—She was standing in the narrowest part of Watling -street. I had removed her four times on Monday from the same street, and directly my back was turned she returned to it. I was at last compelled to take her into custody. Defendant—l had only just come there. The Lord Mayor—lt is.very painful for me to fine you or others of your calling, and the officer is only doing his duty by taking you into custody. The public do not like going into the road when there is a footpath for their accommodation. No one wishes to interfere less with the honest and indus trious classes of the community than I do, but I have many complaints made to .me daily of the obstruction caused by baskets and barrows. You went by mistake to Guildhall yesterday, and have attended here to-day, and under these circumstances if you will promise not to offend again I will dis charge you. The defendant gave the required promise and was discharged. Sarah Finsbury was also charged with causing an obstruction in the street. Alfred Snide, constable 556, said. that on the pre vious day he saw the defendant standing on the foot-pavement in London-street with a basket' of walnuts for sale. He. had previously ordered her away five times, and she returned the instant his back was turned. He had cautioned her repeatedly during the last three weeks. The Lord Mayor—Has she ever been in custody before ? Officer—She has been repeatedly taken to the station-house, but has been released upon her pro mise not to obstruct the pavement any more. The pavement where she stands is not a yard wide. Defendant—l always move on when lam told. The Lord Mayor—The public must not be incon venienced by these obstructions. The officer says that he has repeatedly cautioned you, and that you have been taken to the station-house, although you have not been brought here. The public have an idea that the police act very harghly towards per sons of your. class ; but, on the contrary, they act very humanely; for they never bring people here for a similar offence to this without having first cautioned them many times—half-adozen times at least; and a very moderate fine is then inflicted. As you have been spoken to so frequently, I shall fine you Ys:,-or send you to prison for two days. ' The defendant paid the fine. BOW-STREET.—James - White and Thomas Scott, two omnibus drivers in the employ of the London General Omnibus Company, appeared to answer police summonses charging them with creating an obstruction by what is called " nursing" an omnibus belonging to a rival company. It appeared from the evidence' of policeman F 48, and waterman 63 (Burleigh-street rank), that a little before twelve on the 4th inst. a Saloon omnibus was passing alo ng t h e S tran d , c l ose l y attended by the two oimiibuves of the defendants. One would keep beside or before ' and the other be hind it, in such ,a manner as t o hinder passengers from getting in. The Saloon omnibus being hailed. by a lady near Ilurleigh.-street, the other so im peded her that she gave up her intention of riding at all, being determined not to ride in the General omnibus. Mr. Beard, who attended for the company, con tended that the defendant* only stopped to take up the passengers in the smile way that the rival omnibuses stopped for the same V purpose. They could not tell which omnibi t the lady intended to hail. He also complained that the constable at the time gave them no notice of his intention to sum-: mon them. Mr. Henry pointed out the impossibility of giv ing notice to several di rapid rate. vers when going on at a 1? 154 had cautioned the defendants frequently, almost daily, as to the practice of " nursing," but it could. not be done at this time. Mr. Henry said that the practice was so much on the increase, and there were so many complaints,. that the police had been obliged to take the matter. up. On the previous day he (Mr. Henry) took a. ride from the Strand to. the Bank expressly. : to satisfy himself. on the point. It was about nine o'clock, a time at which there was a '' ()Teat deal of traffic, and therefore a time which each party was very anxious to . get to itself. He saw precisely what had been described at least. twenty times .on the journey, the omnibus he WAS in and another being in constant attendance on the Saloon omni bus. There had been great difficulty in getting at the truth wh en th e drivers were charging.eadi other, but now that the police had taken up the matter they would be in partial and independent. He was determined to put down the system, and if fines did not answer the pUrpose he would take away the men's, license's, and leave the company without drivers. He had no doubt the men acted under instructions from employers, but if any of them avowed that, he would make them witnesses, and summon the employers for causing the men to do it. A gentleman who had attended to give a charac ter to the defendants observed that the men were entirely in the power-of their masters, as if they were once discharged by the General Omnibus Company they had no chance of employment, to so great an extent had the trade fallen into the com pany's hands. The . faCt was, the men who " nursed" the Saloon omnibuses were paid higher wages for that special service. - Mr. Beard s a id th ey were n o t t o ld t o crea t e ob structions. B u t th e Saloon Co m p any emp l oye d clever and experienced drivers, especially that they might employ th e i r s k ill in an n oyvag t h e company. They would put on two oinnibusos to the com pany's one if they had the means. They had the disposition, and their men behaved worse than the company's. Why did not the police summon them as well -as the company's men ? Mr. Henry said this was the first case since the police had taken . the matter up, He should take care that the strictest impartiality should be Shown,. and whoever was i n th e wrong should be sunimoned. Mr. Beard said the company had spent large sums of money purchasing the goodwill of former proprietor's in certain routes and. times, and now the Saloon Company wanted to' come in and take the best times for nothing. It was natural that the Gerkial Omnibus Company should try to keep what they'had bought and paid for.. Mr,. Henry said, that'*fael*, but they must not do so at the public inconvenience. The compa nies had much better come to some arrangement. There was quite traffic enough for them both on this route. At all events he was. determined to put. down the system of nursing. It had the effect of frightening many people away altogether, and he believed that they really lost by it in the end. It was impossible to maintain a monopoly in this country. _ _ . Ti;: Beard would represent what his worship had said to the company. Mr. Henry alluded to a recent case between the two companies which he had adjourned on the pro mise of counsel and attorneys that an arrangement should be made. He would now allow this case to stand over to the same day, as he had no wish to deal harshly with these men if the system was dis continued, but he was determined that if it was not it should be put an end to, if necessary, by strin gent measures. WESTMINSTER.—Mary Ann Walters, a re spectable-looking middle-aged woman, was charged under the following circumstances : Police-constable Atherton, 164 B, said that on the previous evening he was called to the Hope Coffeehouse, at Pimlico, to remove the accused, who was under the influence of drink, and very disorderly. He removed her, and she went a little way,' after which she refused to go any further. A crowd collected, and witness found it necessary to convey her to the station. Her husband there pre sented himself, and. offered to take his wife home, but she refused to go, although permission was given her to depart. She implored the inspector on duty to detain her, and informed him that if he Jet her go he would be answerable for her life. She ' was then detained, and on her"way from the station told witness that it was fortunate she had not been set at large. Mr. Poynter (to defendant)—What have you to say Defendant—All I have to say is to request you ; earnestly to send me - to prison. Mr. Paynter—lt is certainly a very unusual and strange request. Defendant—l hope your worship will grant it. Mr._Paynter—What is your reason for making it? Defendant—l feel that - I have no proper control over myself, and that it will be very dangerous for me to be permitted to .go at large. Mr. Pa - ynter--Why - ? Defendant—l feel that I should immediately commit suicide. I made an attempt on my life in the station. Mr. Paynter—What has brought you to this state of feeling ? Defendant—Drink, and nothing will wean me from drink but depriving me of the means of get ting at it. I implore you to send me to prison—. there I can't get drink--tUere I shall get rid of the horrible feeling by which I am now overpowered. I shall come out a better woman, and then all may go right. Mr. Paynter committed her for ten days. - Defendant—Thank you kindly, sir ; it would have been very cruel to_ have let me gone loose. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.--John Morris, a tailor, was charged for committing a rape in Hyde park on Eliza Bennett, a very prepossessing girl, 'about 14 years of age. • The prosecutrix said she was a dressmaker living with her parents, and had known the prisoner about a week. Had seen him from the window in Bond street, where she worked, the prisoner being at work opposite. On Monday week she agreed to walk out with the prisoner, and had walked out with him two or three times since. She was under the belief that the prisoner was paying his addresses to her. On Monday laSt she met the prisoner lijr appointment at half-past 7 o'clock. Was in the park about three hours with the prisoner, walking about and then sitting down. When she had been seated about five minutes the prisoner proceeded to take improper liberties. She resisted as well, as she could, and cried out, but the prisoner threw her on the seat, and, notwithstanding her resistance and cries, he effected his purpose. As soon as she was released she went towards home,.and as the gates in the park were closed she was obliged to be as sisted over by the prisoner. The prisoner said he hoped she would not take any notice of what had happened, as he had not hurt her. She replied that he had ruined her, and then 'the prisoner again bogged her to take no notice of what had occurred. She got home about 11 o'clock, and found her mother had been out seeking her. She did not tell her mother what had occurred, but said she had been out for the lady she worked for. She went to bed; and the next morning she told her mother of the prisoner's conduct. Mrs. Bennett, the girl's mother, said her daughter came home very much agitated, and with her frock torn. She (witness) was in such a passion with her being out so late that she sent her off to bed immediately. The next morning her daughter came down stairs in a deplorable condition, crying, and hardly able to walk. She questioned her daughter, and then was told what had happened. Mr. Beadon asked if the girl had been taken to a surgeon ? The mother replied that both herself and husband had been so overwhelmed with - grief at what had happened that they were not in their right senses. The father came forward and said he had caused_ a surgeon to examine his daughter that day. Remanded for the evidence of the surgeon. ,THE 211ARTELLO TOWER AT LEITIL This tower is about to be fitted with cannon, and three guns, 32-pounders, have been sent from Woolwich Arsenal, and • are: now in the docks. There has long been word of putting this fortifica tion into a defensible .state, but • somehow nothing was done till n0w . ... . The ItoWer . Waa erected during the late War, and 'cost £19,000.. - •Of course the building was intended to defend . the entrance of the harbour of Leith ; it ought to have been to: keep back shipping 'whoSe object was a cannodade of the town, for the harhour is tidal; and was at the period very shallow, precluding the entrance of large vessels. But invasion being the grand idea, the purpose might have been to pummel transports containing an enemy's troops. The form of the tower somewhat resembles a peck, broader at the base ,t,14 - at• the; top, .and- somewhat oval in confor mation... The work is not high, and, indeed, being intended to operate against ships in the offing, alti, .tude was opposed to the object in view. The cannon,- says the Greenock :Adreitieer, are not protruded through embrasures or worked in casemated chambers but are placed -on what may be termed the roof of the 'Underlying barrack and magazine,' accessible by a doer above the flood-tide level. The ordnance will no doubt be mounted on swivels, and by this means a large power be available froin a very contracted platform. A tower stood at a place called Martello, which gave singular trouble to some war-shills, and suggested the creation of such struc tures in this coun'try. A number of these works are set down on the English eoast,libut we apprehend they were rather , intended for signals in case of danger than defehce • against an enemy. On the other hand, the tower at Leith. is to be held a small fort. What kind of resistance might be made by the work to an enemy is of course untested, and can 'be but reasoned from , analogy. Only a part of the - platform has any bearing or defence, as the rest faces the sands to the south-east, where it is unlikely even boats could navigate. • And it looks as if a few cannon Well:. painted from a war-ship would sweep the roof of cannon and artillerymen, while a replacement . ef The - inateriel: would be precluded. Still, that result ekaped from, three well-plied can non would give annoyance, though not forinidable . as an agency of destruction.. To protect thoroughly :a waterway against-a squadron of ships requires a large number of guns, and those in • the best posi: Lion, for the work of obstruction must be quickly done, else, under favourable conditions, the bat teries may be passed, and= especially may this im portant movement be quickly made by war steamers. In short, there would require to be an iron shower descending in a plump—heavy and flush, and even red-hot balls, so as, it; possible, to reach the maga zines of the craft and effectuate a blow-up with its devastation. Hence the ponderous and many de fences of Sebastopol and Cronstadt, and the nu merous forts of Cherbourg, not only sweeping the approaches, but precluding an advantgc on any . single point. The castles of the Dardanelles, near Constantinople, fulfilled a similar service, and the squadron of Admiral Duckworth was successfully obstructed by the huge marble.balls of the Mussul man gunners—there being in the expedition no land force to reduce the works' on shore. Leith is fur ther guarded by a battery or fort near Newhaven. but the works are anything ha:formidable, and miserable mouldering ridges of mud seaward are really a sorry sight in strategy ; indeed, owing to changes in harbour arrangements, this affair seems less fitted than ever to be of service. A strong free stone platform fronting the docks, and which is now removed, had more the appearance of efficiency than the MartellO Tower, or the " Battery," near Newhaven.: It has been proposed to fortify the island of Inchkeith, and, at one side at least, heavy batteries would be specially serviceable for the de fence of Leith Roads, and the harbour and docks. DROUGHT IN RUSSIA.—The St. Petersburg jour nal state that in consequence 'of the extraordinary drought and heat which have prevailed in different part of Russia this summer, extensive fires have taken place in several forests and plains. In the neighbourhood of St. Petersburg woods have been burntdown, and large cuttings have had to be made in others to check the progress of the conflagra tions. In the vicinity of Narva, Isloscow, Roschentwenski, and Poulowsk great.damage has been done. The telegraph between Novgorod and TVer, on the St. Petersburg to Mos cow line, was destroyed in one of the lbaes, SPORTING I.2ITTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER MEETING. TUESDAY'S RACES CONCLUDED. The Revival Plate of 100 sovs in specie, for 2-yr-olds and upwards. Weights for .age, with allowances and penalties. Red House in. (5 fur. 152 yds.) - Mr. Craven's Newcastle, 2 yrs, 7st (Plumb) 1 Lord Clifden's Brother to. Chanoinesse, 2 yrs, 6st - 51 b (Bray) 2 Mr. Shelley's Life Boat, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b ('Wells) 3 The following also ran :—Marseillaise, Miss Stewart, Massacre, A-up, and Shafto. THE SUBSCRIPTION ROOM AT NIGHT Although the betting on the St. Leger was very limited, yet towards midnight some unimportant demonstrations were made After 7to 3 had been offered on the field, and 8 to 1 bar one, layers became bold, and 2 to. 1 might have been obtained about Toxophilite, and 9 to 1 was laid several times against East Langton. This movement, however, was caused by the sudden rise of Knight .of Kars, who from 20 `to 1 was advanced to 12 to 1, taken freely. - It was reported that he had just become the property of Lord Clifden, who had purchased him for £2,000, withhalf of his engagements. As our list of quotations will show, both Sunbeam and Eclipse declined several points. The Hadji was inquired about, and at one time a disposition was evinced to back him ; but bookmakers were shy and cautious. From 40 to 1 Kelpie rose to 30 to 1, taken. The prompt publication of the acceptances for the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire caused operations on the handicaps to be resumed with spirit. The prices at the close of business were as under : ST. LEGER. 2to 1 agst Toxophilite (offered) 9to 1 agst East Langton (taken) 12 to 1 agst Knight of Kars (taken) 12 to 1 agst Volta (offered) 12 to 1 agst Governess (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst Sunbeam (offered) 16 to 1 agst Eclipse 100 to 6 agst Blanche of Middlebie.(offered) 100 to 6 agst The Hadji (offered) 30 to 1 agst Kelpie (taken) ' 40 to 1 agst Br. to Bird on the Wing (taken) 50 to 1 agst The Farmer's Son (taken) 100 to 1 agst Courier . CESAREWITCH. 100 to 8 agst Roman Candle 15 to 1 agst Rocket (taken) 100 to 6 agst Princess 25 to 1 agst Warlock (taken) 30 to 1 agst Poodle (taken) 33 to 1 agst Underhand (taken freely) 33 to 1 agst Turned Loose (taken) 50 to 1 agit Black Tommy (taken) 50 to 1 agst Jordan (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Costrel (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Night Ranger (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE 40 to 1 agst Goelette (taken) 40 to 1 agst Ventre St. Gris (taken) 50 to 1 agst Bald-faced Stag (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Zouave (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Sedbury (taken) ' WEDNESDAY—THE ST. LEGER DAY. The Stand Plate Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; lithe second t9,,save his stake. Red House in. 11 subs. Mr. Thompson's Blackthorn, 3 yrs, 7st 41b.... (Bullock) 1 Baron Rothschild's Scribbler, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (Bray) 2 Captain Christie's Kestrel, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b (Wells) 3 The following also ran :—Turret, Sans Culotte, Lady Alice, Tiara, and South Western. Betting-5 to 2 agst Kestrel, sto 1 each agst Blackthorn and Scribbler, 6to 1 agst Turret. Won by two lengths, about six lengths between the second and third, the other s scattered. The Corporation Plate of 100 soya in specie, added to a han dicap stakes of 10 sous each, 5 ft. Winners extra. The second to receive 15 sovs out of the stakes. _T.Y.C. subs. Mr. Barber's Lord Nelson, by Coßingwood, 4 yrs, 7st 91b . den 1 Mr. R. Sutton's Eurydice, 3 yrs, 7st (L Snow (Plumb) 2 Mr. Gulliver's Contract, 2 yrs, 4st 121 b ...(A. Edwards) 3 The following also,ran :—Rosa Bonheur, Lord of Lorn, Greenwich Fair, Meta, Swale, Garnish, Northampton, Queen Charlotte, Lottery, Paul Jones, and Empty Bounce. Betting-4 to 1 agst Contract, sto 1 each agst Lottery and Northampton, 7 to 1 agst Rosa Bonheur, 10 to 1 each agst Lord of Lorn and Queen Charlotte, 100 to 6 each agst Eurydice and Lord Nelson. Contract made play with a slight lead, Eurydice being second, with Lottery and Lord Nelson leading the ruck, which, owing to the badness of the start, presented a long tail. At the straight Lottery was beaten, and Lord Nelson took up the running at the distance and won in a canter by three lengths, four lengths between the second and third, Queen Charlotte was a bad fourth, Northampton was fifth, Lord of Lorn and Rosa Bonheur were next. The St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 21b. The second to receive 100 sovs out of the stakes. St. Leger Course (1 mile 6 furlongs 132 yards). 138 subs. Mr. J. Merry's Sunbeam, by Chanticleer, Bst 21b (L. Snowden 1 Mr. T. Dawson's The Hadji, Bst 71b (Aldcroft 2 Mr. J. Merry's Blanche of Middlebie, Bst 21b (Withington 3 Lord Derby's Toxophilite, Bst 71b (S. Rogers 4 The following also ran :—Compromise, Prince of Den mark, The Farmer'ii Son,Longrange, Volth, East Langton ; The Courier, The Knight. of Kars, Brother to Bird on the Wing, Governess, Gildermire, Eclipse, Kelpie, and Ment more. Betting at Starting-2 to 1 agst Toxophilite, 7to 1 agst East Langton, 8 to 1 agst The Hadji, 12 to 1 each agst Volta, Long-range, and Knight of Kars, 100 to 7 agst Governess, 15 to 1 aggt Blanche of Middlebie, 100 to 6 agst Eclipse, 20 to 1 agst Sunbeam, 25 to 1 agst Brother to Bird on the Wing and Gild&mire. THE RACE The start was preceded by two failures, but at the third attempt they quitted the post in compact order. Blanche of Middlebie was first to show in advance, and directly in her wake Gildermire, SunbeaM, and Prince of Denmark. The Hadji, East Langton, Mentmore, Toxophilite, Longrange, and Volta, as nearly as we could make out, in the order named. Soon after settling on to their legs.the running was taken up by Gildermire, but she shortly after gave way to Prince of Denmark, Sunbeam, and Blanche of Middlebie, nearly side by sidei - next ; and just behind them were Toxo philite and The Ucisiji,:fho extreme rear being brought up by Farmer's Son and Knight of Kars. At the top of the hill the Courier •dreiv into the fourth place, and no note worthy change was made until reaching the wood, when the front rank showed several alterations. At the bend Prince of Denmark dropped away beaten, and The Hadji and Toxophilite joined Gildermire, who disappeared from the front in the next few 'strides, and Sunbeam, The Hadji, Toxophilite, and Blanche of Middlebie only were left in the race, Governess and the Courier heading the beaten lot. On entering:the straight, Sunbeam came to the fore,. Toxo philite compounding at every stride: At the diStance, Blanche of Middlebie joined The Hadji and Sunbeam, and the three ran a•most exciting race home, Sunbeam winning cleverly by half a length ; the second beating the third by, a neck. Two lengths off Toxophilite was fourth, Long-range fifth, Brother to Bird-on-the;Wing sixth, and Volta seventh, -finished together, clear of Lord Derby's horse. - Governesg, :East Langton (who never got through his horses), Mentraore, and Gildermire, were next ; Cou rier, The Farmer's - Son, Prince of Denmark, and Eclipse formed the last lot, Mr. Howard's horse being." absolutely" last. Mr. Merry declared to win with Blanche of Middlebie. Sweepstakes of 10 8017 s each, h ft, with 50 added; for 2-yr olds, 7st ; and three, Sst, 101 b. The second to save his stake. Red House in. 12 sibs. Mr. T. Stevens's Ardour, by Archy, 2 yrs, 7st .. (Bray) 1 Mr. 'l'. Bell's Marseillaise, 2 yrs, Est llb (Grfmshaw) 2 Mr. It. Chilton's Archduchess, 2 yrs, 6st 41b (Chillman) 3 The following also ran :—Zitella, La File du Regiment, Adulation, Newcastle, Hesperithusa, and f by Teddington. Betting-7 to 4 agst Ardour, 4to 1 agst Archduchess, 100 to 15 agst Newcastle. Ardour made all the running, and won by two lengths ; a neck between the second and third. 'he Municipal Stakes of 200 soya each, h ft; for 2-yr- olds; colts, Bst 71b.; fillies, Bst 41b, The second to save his stake. Red house in. 4 subs. Mr. W. S. Crawfurd's Chapelier, Bst 71b (Wells) 1 Lord Derby's Boomerang, Bst 41b (Flatman) 2 Bett.ng-7 to 4on Chap elipr, who waited upon Boome rang to within the distance, Where he came away and won by half a length. The Portland Plate. Ancient Briton Lottery Filly by Teddington, dam by Gladiator Twenty-seven ran. Queen's Plate. Ignoramus ....... ... .......... ............................ ............ 1 ...... 2 Bettina Fisherman .......... to lon Fi s herman. Won easily b y two lengths. 5 Never were the s t r eets of Doncaster so thron ge d on any Theg re a t crowdN or Northern e o r n n thecsportingour course satur nalia—the se d although by the erection of a new stand a preceding anniversary f ac an eom modation - was provided, y e t th e space al alinSti.vLeresgarY o er-d:; 1 . 1e ' the spectators was barely sufficient t o meet their li:undtdtueitirdeinett en ts. Although the bettin g on t h e St. Leger was l re ve g ry circumscribed, yet the force with which the Knight of Kars was brought in i t n o t h t hee prices mark market otheron T u a e n s i d m a a y h4 n , i s g u h s t_, t a a n in d e t d he th ‘ e ‘ fleuxectilitealtrtnnst'ith which the race was regarded. Lord Derby's horse 'Toxophilite encountered much hos tility ; the cognoscenti disapproved of his style of going, and all except the Yorkshire folk, who adhered with un diminished confidence to Lord Derby's colours, expressed their doubts respecting his ability to get home. A favour able trial caused Blanche of Middlebie to supersede her stable companion, Sunbeam, in the betting. The result of the race, however, not only attested the glorious uncer tainty of the turf, but showed how the mOst seemingly ac curate calculations may be Upset. The reversed his Epsom running with Toxophilite. The success of Sun beara_was hailed_with prolonged cheers, but the defeat of. Toxophilite seemed sorely to disappoint the spectators—Mr. Merry won a very "nice stake," but not a very large sum. A finer day for the enjOyment of sport could not have been _ . desired. GREAT AMATEUR ROWING MATCH. A great contest among the members of the celebrated London Rowing Club for an outrigger presented by Messrs. Herbert, Ilayford, and J, Vertu, and for which no leap than 18 men were enter, ad, came off yesterday evening, and nearly all the - members t.'l' the -club, 1 elides many other, were present. The rowing, although c. iaracterised by many accidents, was on the whole very g00d.,. FIRST TIEAT, Mr. N. H. Vertue Mr. C. Grace Mr. A. B. Rocke Mr. Grace took the lead, but immei 'lately rowed into a boat, and Mr. Rooke coming on to him , Mr. Vertue had it all his own way. SECOND HEAT. Mr. W. H. Lowe . 1 Mr. D. Smith 0 Mr. W. Shirreff Mr. LOwe took the lead, and w is never headed. The others made a splendid race all tb e way to the Crabtree, Mr. Smith leading all the way; bi itt Mr. Shirreff ever and anon came up, and was only I eaten by two or three Lengths. THIRD HE ir. Mr. 'V. Burgess • r Mr. J. J. Iles •Mr. W. M. T. Drake Mr. G. W. Hutehinson ;.. Mr. Iles took a slight lead, a - ad then Mr. Burgess drew away, MessrS. Iles and Drake Wing ; but when Mr. Iles got clear he pressed Mr. Burg( ;ss so closely as to leave it doubtful whether he would n( st have won but for the acci dent.. Mr. Burgess won by a 1 ength or two. Mr. Ilutchin 7 son was nowhere. FOURT7'; HEAT. Mr. W. Dunntig,e ' Mr. G. Hunt Mr. G. Raphael Mr. J. T. Cbsser.... Mr. Dunnag•e'tiok - a — slif slit lead, and towards Searles's got well away. Messrs. Rs iguael and Hunt made a splendid race to the Crabtree, wheife,the latter got away. . FINIAL HEAT. Mr. Burgess Mr. Lowe Mr. Vertu Mr. Dunnage • • • • . . A splendid race. L2w...-t o py a good start, Burgess having the worst of it. Tlfe`tkilien. all became level to the Point, where they began to gloarbi`fe - as abode. Burgess only won by a length ; Lowe was a lc od second, and Dunnage on to Vertue all the time. COUNTRY MAR KETS. NEWCAS7CLE-SEPT. 14. The market was well sui plied with wheat, but the trade was dull at late rates. Foreign and south country.quali ties in limited demand, but former prices fully supported. Spring corn in fair request, at previous quotations. HULL--SEPT. 14. There was a large supply of new English wheat in mar ket tO:.atiy, which sold at a decline of fully 2s per quarter. Use - ft:a red samples sold at; 42s to 44s—extra difficult to place at 45s per 5041 b., the quantity offering far exceeding titecleniand. Old foreign firm at late rates. Barley, both malting and grinding, in good request, in favour of sellers. Beans and peas unaltered; Oats a slow sale, and rather lower rates. ROCHDALE—SEPT. 13. Wheat, flour, and oatmeal met a steady consumptive demand at unaltered rates. BELFAST-SEPT. 13. The attendance to-day was moderate, and the business was very limited. Prices remain, without any quotable alteration. CORK-1 EPT. 13. There was a moderate trade in grain at market to-day, and the following prices were obtained :-- ' Wheat ..22s to 23s Oat 5.... White ..22s to 24s Beans ..--s to ---s Barley .11s to 16s DUBLIN-SEPT. 14. There was an increased supply of new grain at market to-day, but in cousequence of the late rains the condition of the wheat and barley was not satisfactory. The prices of Friday were fully Supported for everything, and in some cases the best samples of wheat, 'oats, and barley were 3d to 6d dearer. Indian corn firm for higher rates, but actual transactions very few. • BRISTOL SUGAR—SEPT. 15. But very little business has been done since our last re- • port. Prices are, however, without alteration, and are ex pected, to be maintained. COAL MARKET-SEPT. 15. (Prices of Coal per Ton at the close of the market.) Davison's West Hartley, 16s: Od ; .Holywell, Od• ; • Howard's West Hartley Netherton, -s. Od. ; T an field Moor, 13s. 3d. ; Tanfield Moor Butes, 13 s 3d.; Wylatn, 14s. Od. ; Newcastle Hartley, .14s. ; Byass's Bebside West Hartley, 165.; Walker Primrose, 12s. 9d. Tyne-Main,--s. ' Od.; Hastings Hartley,. 15s. 9d. ; Haswell Gas, 13s. Od. ; Lambert's West Hartley, -s. Od.; West Wylam, Od.; Ward's West Hartley, 146: Od. ; West Tantield, -s. Od. ; Nixon's Merthyr, .21s. Walls End-Riddell, s. Od. ; , Eden, -s. Od. ; Benson, 16s. Od. ; Thorpe, -s. Od. ; Bell, 15s. 6d. ; Russell's Hetton, 16s. 6d. ; Framwellgate, 16s. Od.; Haswell, 18s. Od. ; • Hetton, 18s. Od. ; Cassop, 16s. 6d; Bradyll's Hetton, 16s. 9d. ; Gosforth, 15s. 9d. ; Dryburn. Grange, 16s. Od. ; Heugh Hall, 16s. ; Lambton, 17s. 6d. ; South Hetton, 17s. 9d. ; Acorn Close, -s. Od. • Wharn -s. Od. ; Kepler Orange, 17s, Od. ; . Shincliffe, -s.; Hunwick, 14s. 3d. • Whitworth, 14s. 3d.; South Durham, -s. ; Nixon's Duffryn, 21s. Od. Ships at market, 60 ; sold, 49. :LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL--SEPT. 15. Thnmarket was quiet at the-opening., and, after a slight improvement, gave way a little, closing, however, steady, without much change in price. London and North-Wes terns are in demand, and closed 91 buyers, and Caledonians have advanced 1 per cent.—Birkenheads, 65:1 61—Eastern Counties, 121 5-16--Caledonians. 87 I—East Lancashire, 914- 1---Chester and Holyhead, 341 4- 2 :l3lackburns, 11 Great Western, 511 2—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 95 Sheffield, 351 I—Midland, 96i I—North British, 551 Berwicks, 92a 1 31—Dovers, 21 9-16--Dutch Rhenish, 3/ d• —Leeds Northern, 47 I—York and North Midland, 731 41 —Great Western of Canada, 18 I—Grand Trunks, 9 k• MANCHESTER-SEPT. 15. There was a strong market as to prices, with a moderate business. The principal sales were in Sheffield stock. Midlands 97—Sheffields, 351 f—Leeds, 95—D overs , 21 Trunks, 9—North British, 50 I—Eastern Counties, 12 East Lancashire, 91i—Union Plate . Glass 7 21f • BIRMINGHAM-SEPT. 15, The market was dull to-day, and not much business waS, doing,-although price s were fi rmer . S e lle rs o f L on d on an d North-Western at 901—Buyers of Midland at 97 —Birming ham Canals were done at 92. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—.SIGHT AND HEARING.—SPEC' TACLES.—PowE7IFUL TELESCOPES..---OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES.—S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Alberroarle-Street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel, W. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent fpr valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race-course? Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances. These Telescopes possess such extraordinary power that some, three and a half inches, with an extra eye-piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moon, Saturn's rings, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three and a half miles distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. For the waistcoat pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. The Royal Exhibition, 1851. A valuable, newly-invented, very small, poweifal Waistcoat-pocket Glass, the size of el walnut, by which a person can be seen and known one a nd a half mile distant. They answer every purpose on the, Race-course and at the Opera-houses. ..Country s cenery ' and ships arc clearly seen at 12 to 11 miles. They are in valuable for shooting, deerstalking, yachting, to sportethent gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, Camp,Per spective, and Race-course Glasses, withmonderful pO,Nel7t: —lnvaluable persevering Spectacle Lenses of the gret4es' , transparent power. The great advantage derived from this invention is, that vision impaired becomes preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation—can see with those lenses of a much less magnifying power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Persons "can be suited at the most remote part of the world by gliding one. of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter; and • stating the distance' from the eye, they can read small print w i ith t, and those who have not made use of spectacles by stating their age. Deafness:—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an ex ,- traordinarily powerful, small, newly-invented instrument ceptible. It enablei assemblies;dtdnhethfiorsos for deafness, 'entirely different from- all. others; surpassing anything of the kind that has been, or probably can be, pro duced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not per e yd a r r bok i ioH s v t e i nosdtecnital desired.-39, n y al stdi7o 9 .int Albemarle-street, church singingr e d m eh s all l l n e d - t s h a 'ntertoeiPu, public assistanceplin66 persons possiblyi t the a t oa entirelyt unpleasant t' BIRTHS. ADAMS.—On the 14th inst., Mrs. John Adams, Hyde Vale, Blackheath, of a eon. CRABBE.—On the 15th inst., at Langham House, Twicken ham, the wife of George Crabbe, Esq., of a daughter. TYNTE.—on the 13th inst., at Brighton, the wife of Col. liemeyv Tynte, M.P., of a son. MARRIAGES. LucAs—LucAs.—On the 14th inst., at St. John's, Uppe r Holloway, Mr. William Lucas, of Brighton, to Marga; ret, relict of Mr. James Lucas, of Tunbridge-wells and Loudon. ------- • WEEDON—MILES.—On the 13th inst.. at the Chapel, Charterhouse, London, •by. the Rev. Charles Rowland Dicken, M.A., -Wm. Wcedon, Esq., solicitor, Reading, Barks, to Elizabeth, second surviving daughter of J Ollll Miles, Esq., M.D., Charterhouse. DEATHS. BATCHELOUR.—On the Bth inst., Frederick Batehelour, Esq., late of 72 and 73, Bishopsgate-street Without, in the 39th year of his age. BEDDOME.—On the 14th inst., Mr. William Becidome, °f Gresham-street, aged 71. BOWEN.—On the 9th inst., Jane, wife of Mr. W m . Bowen) 54, Grove-place, Bompton. CLEVELAND—HOPE.--On the 6th inst., near Berne, by the upsetting of a pleasure boat; Lady Adelaide Maria Cleveland, of Dalgannon and Belgrave-sq u are, _aged and, at the same time and place, Florence Mada, sister - of H. P. St. Hope, Esq., of Oxford-square, aged 18. EASTER.—On the Bth inst., Captain Jeremiah Easter, lat e _ LieutZnant of the 23d Light Dragoons, aged 73. 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