The Sun. — London, England, 1858-10-21 00:00:00

COLLTNGHAM FARMERS' CLUB. NEWARK, TUESDAY. The annual meeting of the Collingham Farmers' Club was celebrated by , a ploughing match and dinner this day, at the little village of Collingham, near Newark. The ploughing match took place in the morning, and, n o twithstanding the unfavour able state of th e wea ther, the entries were more numerous than on previous occasions. The dinner was held at the Railway Hotel, in the afternoon, and was presided over by Mr. Barrow, M.P. The . Rev. Mr. Rennan, Mr. Chowler, Capt. Haffenden, Mr. Woolley, Mr. Millward, and a large number of the farmers of the district were also present. The usual loyal toasts having been given, The CHAIRMAN proposed The Army and Navy." Re thought the army and navy had done sufficient in former times to fully justify their health being drunk without anticipating anything they might have to do in the future. He was not one of those who had visited Cherbourg, and, consequently was unable to give them the result of his experience there, but he confessed he thought very little of Cherbourg as a standing menace. He had heard of standing menaces all his life, but he really did not think that they ever proved a source of injury to anybody. (Hear, hear.) In particular they could be of very little consequence to this coun try so long as we could bring into the field such run as we h a d hitherto done. He thought it of great advantage to the country that it should not be drained of its money in the shape of taxes, im posed either for the purpose of erecting what were called 'standing menaces, or of providing an enor nuras standing army. It was much better that the money should be fructifying in the pockets of the people, and that the country should at all times- be prepared to make exertions similar to those which were made in the time of the last Russian war. Probably, during that war more money was spent than was necessary if there had been better ma nagement, but we had at all times in Great Britain hearts and hands ready and willing to execute all the work that might be required of them, and above all, ready to defend their country at all times. Looking at the skill which had been displayed in the plough ing field that day, he was thoroughly convinced that it -would require no great length of time to e7.able the agriculturists to learn the use of arms. Considering the way in which science overtook and rapidly altered the character of the inventions of the age, it seemed to him that a proposal which he had seen in a public journal the other day, not only that our army should be furnished with the Enfield rifle, but that there should be 500,000 or 600,000 kept in stock, was extremely absurd. Seeing that the Enfield rifle had only been in existence about five years, he did not think it would be wise to in cur a large expense in laying by a stock of arms which might not be required for 20 years, and which when they were wanted might be found to have been entirely superseded by some new invention. Nor was it desirable that we should offer that stand ing menace to our neighbours which would be af forded if we were to make extraordinary efforts for war in time of peace. No doubt it was necessary that we should possess a good and efficient Channel fleet, but the same remark would apply to any ex travagant addition to our naval force as to the ma nufacture of Enfield rifles, viz., that we did not know to what science might lead us, and how soon the present description of vessels might not be superseded by others. A great advantage which this country possessed was in having at her command the power of raising the means of warfare at a very short notice, and of securing and in also possessing a body of people ready at an hour's notice to take the field in defence of their native land. (Cheers.) At the same time, he felt that the country were under great obligations to the army and navy for their services in times past, and he therefore had great pleasure in proposing their health, feeling perfectly satisfied that they would acquit themselves with their accustomed gallantry if they should ever come into action again. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the next toast, re marked that in former times it was very tender ground to talk of legislation in connection with agriculture, but he believed that much of the ten derness had now died away. There was a time when it was thought desirable to encourage the produc tion of food in this country by every possible means, and they employed legislation as one ofthose means, but only one. He was not at all sure that the same effect would not have been produced without the assistance of legislation, because he believed that a great portion of the success of the agriculturist at that period and even during the present time was owing to the ability and energy which the farmer had always displayed, and which had been deve loped and fostered by the agricultural associations throughout the country. (Cheers.) Those associa tions were formed for the purpose of rousing dor mant talent and exciting latent energy, and they had unquestionably answered the purpose for whick they were established. There could be no doubt that the energy and talent which had been ex cited and applied to agriculture had caused the farmers to suffer less from the change of our sys tem of legislation than otherwise might have been the case, and there was much reason to hope that science and skill would enable them to maintain their position, and relieve them from any possible danger. (Cheers.) He had observed in one of the public journals recently a letter from a large corn dealer, in which he said that we were in no danger of having much grain from America so long as corn was under 6s. a bushel; but in another corner of the same paper he found another mercantile man de claring that the agriculturists at the mouths of the Danube anticipated sending a large supply from that quarter. He (the chairman) believed the latter statement was perfectly correct, and that an impor tation of corn was quite as likely to come from the mouths of the Danube as from America. But, in whatever quarter competition was likely to arise, he trusted that the energy and talent which had been aroused in the country would be sufficient at all times to maintain the farmer in the prosperity which he so well deserved. (Cheers.) With regard to the utility of agricultural associations he believed they must all acknowledge the benefit which the Collingham Farmers' Club had conferred upon the agriculture of the district. No doubt, great central societies were necessary, and they were all indebted to the Royal Society for the experiments which it had made and the science which it had brought to bear upon agriculture; but for all practical purposes they must look to the local societies. He had there fore great pleasure in proposing " Prosperity to the Collingham Farmers' Club." (Cheers.) The toast was drunk amid great cheering, and there were loud calls for Mr. Chowler to respond. Mr. CHOWLER said he was delighted to see so good an attendance at the dinner, as it convinced him that the society was still prospering. There were a few things connectedwith agriculture which be thought deserved observation. In the first place he thought the farmers were not in quite so flourish ing a condition as they were a year ago. That as sertion might probably surprise many of them, as the harvest in that neighbourhood had this year been particularly good ; but there was a difference of opinion as to its productiveness. He had thought himself that there would have been a full average produce this year, but he had heard some doubts expressed whether the wheat would yield as much as in former years ; and with regard to barley, oats, and spring corn generally he believed there was a great deficiency. Only a few days ago he received a circular from a leading agriculturist in Lincoln shire which stated that the produce ofwheat in that district this year was one quarter of an acre less than last year. Indeed, the farmers had already been recommended in more than one quarter not to sell at present, as there was a great prospect of the wheat crop proving below an average. That was certainly not his own opinion, but he simply gave it as an opinion which had been expressed by others who were likely to be well-informed upon the sub ject. Whether the price of money operated upon the price of corn he was unable to say, but it was quite certain that for the last 12 months there had been nothing more than a consumptive demand. There had not been that speculative demand which generally had a tendency to raise prices. (Hear.) Nevertheless, in spite of these drawbacks, he was happy to say th a t th e l a b ourers, as a b o dy, were well employed, and generally speaking at fair wages . They were certainly not working for less than 2s. a-clay. (Hear.) He had heard it remarked a year ago that the farmers of England had always been in the habit of treating their labourers as mere machines. Now, he did not think that they were open to such a reflection. On the contrary, the Poor Law returns for last year showed that though prices had been low, therehad been a steady decrease of poor rates throughout the agricultural districts, and a fearful increase in some of the manu facturing districts. (Hear.) Had the farmerstreatcd their men as machines they would certainly have followed the example of the manufacturers and stopped the machinery, leaving their workmen to obtain relief from the parochial funds. Such, how ever, had not been the case, and he hoped it never would. The nature of agriculture was such that the operations not only of the field, but of the stack yard must go regularly on, and the moment they got in one crop they were obliged to prepare for another. Not only had the position of the agricul tural labourers been advanced of late years, but their habits had also become improved. Their habi tations had been rendered more comfortable, and the people themselves were more cleanly and their fur niture and clothing much better. If any person would contrast the state of the agricultural labourers now with what it was 20 years ago, he would see that there had been a remarkable im provement, and it would become manifest that, in stead of having been used simply as machines, they had been looked upon as fellow-creatures. . The relations between master and servant were very dif ferent now to what they used to be. Many of the servants were boarded out, and indirectly the mas ters were not so responsible as they formerly were. He could not say that he altogether • pproved of that, and, though it had been said that the servants were difficult to manage, perhaps the real reason was that the masters and mistress s were not so much among the servants themselves as they ought to be. (Hear, hear.) Having made these observa tions concerning the agriculturists and their la bourers, there was one other subject which he thought, as a practical farmer, he was bound to notice, and that was an article which appeared in the Times a short time ago, throwing ridicule upon these agricultural associations and the prizes awarded by them to labourers. The writer of the article seemed to think that the farmers were taking upon them selves a province which did not belong to them ; that in point of fact they were putting a moneyed value upon virtue. He (Mr. Chowler) denied the charge in toto. The farmers of England had originated these societies for the purpose of rewarding their servants, and they had a right to reward their dependents and servants in any way they chose. However humble the money value might be, it was in many cases much more acceptable to the reci pient than a medal would be. (Cheers.) During the Crimean war he had seen soldiers paraded be fore her Majesty in great pomp, and then rewarded with a medal. In point of fact, the advisers of her Majesty seemed to have such a poor opinion of the soldiers that they thought they could keep a medal where they would waste any reward that might be given in money. The farmers had no such opinion of their dependents, but gave them money, which was much more useful to them than a thing to look at. (Laughter.) When a labourer received a money reward, whether small or great, if he had exigen cies which required assistance, he could apply it usefully, and he (Mr. Chowler) certainly thought that that was by far the best mode the farmers could adopt among themsel ves for rewarding integrity andindustry. (Ch eers .) I n three societies in that neighbourhood, the Collingham, Grantham, and Waltham societies, they gave away annually £ll6 2s. 6d. in money and $3O in cups. He would ask any person of common sense whether that sum dis tributed among an industrious people was not wor thy of consideration. For his own part, he could not conceive why any writer should say it was valueless. They might be legion who wrote the maoic " we, " but who ox ' what they were, or what their object was, he was at a loss to conceive. (Laughter.) His own impression was that they attacked these societies simply because they had originated with the agriculturists. If they had ori ginated with the towns, probably they would have been all right, but having originated with the coun try people it did seem to him that nothing suffi ciently strong could be said in their disparagement. Captain HAFFENDEN next gave " The Health of the Chairman." The CHAIRMAN, in responding, said he entirely concurred in the observations which had fallen from Mr. Chowler in reference to the value of these societies. If the writers of the articles which had been alluded to were in the habit attending agri cultural meetings, of seeing the manner in which the men received the prizes awarded to them, and the value they appeared to attach to the cards and testimonial s given to them, he believed the public would not be troubled year after year with the remarks which were made in disparage ment of agricultural societies. He was quite satis fied that the labourers received the prizes awarded to them gratefully, that they valued them very highly, and that they considered them as testi monies of the goodwill which ought to exist between the employer and employed. (Hear, hear.) Several other toasts having been given, the pro ceedings terminated. THE ATLANTIC ROYAL MAIL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. The Belfast Banner of Ulster contains a long article on the establishment and future prospects of this company, from which we extract the following: " We feel assured we are correct in stating that a Belfast gentleman, not less distinguished for his commercial knowledge than for his successful enter prise as one of our leading manufacturers, was among the first—if not the very first—to direct public attention, in a practical and telling' manner, to the peculiar advantages certain to result from the selection of Galway as a packet station in an im proved communication between the United King dom and America. "We must, of course, regard John Orrell Lever, Esq., of Liverpool and Manchester, as at once the father and pioneer of this great national enterprise. To him it really owes its origin ; and to his public spirit, commercial foresight, and ample capital, judiciously employed in a new field, its immediate and almost startling success must, with all the honour which so noble a specimen of the British merchant prince' deserves, be attributed. " We have the highest satisfaction in publishing to-day, in the business department of our paper, the prospectus of the Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company (Limited).' The proposed capital is £500,000, in 50,000 shares of £lO each ; and we have no doubt whatever that within a rea sonable time the subscription list will be filled up, and the shares at a premium. Belfast, if we know its present tone and temper, is prepared to 'come down' as becomes its position as the first mercantile city of this country, and as likely to benefit more largely than any other town in Ireland from the advantages which the new route to the west will ensure. The capitalists of other places in Ireland who do not take rank below their rivals on the other side of the Channel in uniting ' cash and sense' will be equally eager to become shareh o ld ers —while the leading moneyed men of England and Scotland, as well for their own interest as on public grounds, will, we feel certain, come forward in a cordial manner to aid in the advancement of the project. " We have, with some attention, made a scrutiny of the directory and officers of the new company, and find that, in all the requirements necessary to in spire confidence, the list is unexceptionable. We find, at the head of the trustees, the Earl of Shrews bury, one of whose brothers is private secretary to the Premier, and another (Viscount Ingestre) pri vate secretary to Lord Stanley. Among the &rec tors we find the Right Hon. Viscount Bury, son of the Earl of Albemarle, late commissioner on Indian affairs in Canada ; Sir P. H. Fleetwood; the cele brated Sir Allan Macnab, Prime Minister of Canada; J. A. Roebuck, M.P. for Sheffield (not less distin guished in his sphere) ; T. Howard, Esq., Manches ter, one of England's millionaires ; G. P. Lascaridi, Esq., London, head of an eminent Greek firm, who are owners of lines of steamers to Malta, Constan tinople, and Odessa; and T. 0. Stack, Esq., of Lloyd's, the leading underwriters. The general manager is A. M. Weirof London, a gentleman pos sessing extensive knowledge of European and Ame rican steam shipping affairs, brother to the Hon. Mr. Weir, of Halifax, N.S. The brokers are Messrs. Cazenove and Co., Threadneedle-street, London, the most extensive brokers in the world. L " The mere incontrovertible fact that the voyages of the Lever line have been materially shorter than those of the Government mail steamers known as the Cunard, and even considerably shorter than the United States mail line, the Collins, is sufficient to prove the advantage of the Galway route. By this line, undoubtedly, the Transatlantic mails will ere long be transmitted. Economy, convenience, and the requirements of trade, will force such an ar rangement upon the Government. The conveyance of the American mails, b o th t o th e United States and the British colonies, has hitherto been per formed at a figure from which the Anmieans them selves in the case of the Collins line of mail steamers, shrank back, and let their pet steamers go to the hammer. By the arrangements of the company the Transatlantic mails, including the United States, the Canadas, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Vancouver's Island, California, Newfoundland, with Prussia, Belgium, Sweden, and Denmark, yielding £900,000 per annum—could be carried by this company for half the sum, which would pay the expenses of a weekly line to America, without reference to pas sengers and goods at all. lalway has now a telegraphic communication with all parts of Europe which will probably yield £30,000 a year. If the Transatlantic cable were in proper working order it would increase the postal intercourse between the United Kingdom and Ame rica sixfold, thereby rendering necessary more speedy communication by steamers. By adopting the Galway route an immense amount of loss in property and human life will be annually avoided. The official records show that in the Channel navi gation upwards of 1,000 lives and over 500 ships are lost annually. " A connection has been formed between this company and the American E 'Tress Company,' which have their central office in New York and 800 station s i n th e western continent. This junc tion gives them the greatest facilities for transmit ting passenger s an d merchandise between Europe and all parts —ev en th e most remote—of intluding the new go ld fi elds of British Colmumenbciaa: " We hail the present visit of Mr. Lever to Bel fast as an omen of increased prosperity, not only Galway and the northern metr o p o li s , b ut to the kingdom at large. Imperfect as our railway com munication with the far west of Ireland is, we have already found our advantage in sending our staple products across the land to that point for tranship meat to our American consignees." SUICIDE OF A CAPTAIN-WRECK OF THE 'BARQUE HENRY PORCHER. John Calder, late boatswain of the above vessel, narrated, as follows, the suicide of his superior officer (the master), and the subsequent wreck of the barque, while on the voyage from Quebec for Grangemouth, with a cargo of timber : " I cannot remember the day the ship left Quebec, but the ship brought up in the river 10 miles below Quebec on the 27th August, where she remained anchored five days, during which time the captain went on shore every day, and returned the worse for drink. One night he remained on shore, and on coming on board the following morning he was ex cited and his face was cut. The pilot left the ship on the Bth of September. I heard the captain say to him either to mind the money or to get the money. After the pilot left and we had got to sea, the cap tain shot himself. Hearing the report of firearms, I and the mate ran to the cabin, but on trying the door we found it locked, but after knocking some time it was opened by the captain, whom we found bleeding from a wound in the breast. He had shot himself with a revolver. The mate asked him what he had done it for. The only answer he made was that he had done it, and would do it again, for what he had done. He added, there was no remedy for him, and he knew he must die. Two men were placed in the cabin to watch him ; he died about six o'clock the following morning. Twelve hours afterwards we committed his body to the deep. Nothing particular occurred till we came off Cape Wrath, when one of the crew fell over board off the foreyard, but we succeeded in picking him up. We bore down for Thurso Bay amidst very thick weather, rain, and blowing hard. The ship was brought up off Littlehead, where she had not rode long before the chain snapped. We let got the anchor and brought her up, the wind still blowing hard. The weather at night moderated, and we got the other anchor and shifted maintop sail and mainsail, on account of the other ones being split. Next morning a gale from N.E. ; let go the other anchor. While we were in the act of sending down royal and topgallant.yards, the starboard chain parted. All hands were called down from aloft, when the other chain parted, and the ship drove on shore. In the course. of an hour afterwards a line was thrown from the 'shore, and by means of a cradle we were (15 in number) all landed safely." Respecting the state of mind the captain was in at the time of his committing sui cide, the steward, James Carlaw, has made a depo sition to the following effect :—" One night the captain, on coming on board in liquor, said one had given him a glass, and another had, and he thought he was fashed with the blues.' He several times took me to the ship's lockers, where the bread was kept, and asked whether I heard the noise. There was none that I could hear. He answered there was—that the sailmaker was fighting with the blues. I thoroughly believe that the captain was mad when he shot himself. He had declared he would destroy himself. The act was done on Sunday night, the 12th of September." THE LATE DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN NEWPORT. The inquest on the bodies of the father and three children, suffocated by gas in a cellar last week, an account of which appeared in The Sun, was resumed on Tuesday, before Mr. W. H. Brewer, deputy coroner. MarylA. Dunsten was the first witness examined. She safd—l live in Church-street. On Friday, about ten o'clock, I went down to the house of Chas. Webb, and found that he and the family were not up. He and the children are always very early risers, and I wondered they were not up. I tried the door but it was locked, and I then looked through ;the window. I went back again after breakfast, and saw Webb, his wife, and children, in bed. Webb looked very black, and I thought he had been out at work the previous day, and had not washed himself. The child looked dirty, and Mrs. Webb was all in a sweat. Thechild's head was partly raised against the head of the bed, as if it had been trying to get up. I went to Mrs. Flinn's, next door, and told her, and she said, " Let them alone." About half-past 12 my daughter went down and broke open the window. She came back and said the family were all dead. I rubbed them with brandy. Dr. James was sent for, and he did all he thought necessary. The priest was there, and tried to restore the woman. About six months ago I wrote to the gas company about a smell of gas, and gave the note to the man who lit the lamps. He said it should be remedied, but it continued up to the time of the accident. When the opening for the drain age was made, the gasfitter came by and said there was an escape of gas. I was ill all one day from the effects of the smell, and when the men dug about the pipe one of them took up some earth and said he would take it to the Town-hall ; the smell of gas in it was strong. This was some weeks before the accident, and we suffered dreadfully from it. Last Thursday night (when the accident occurred) we could not open the door for it, it was so bad. A sewer has recently been opened. Alfred Williams said—l am engineer of the Newport General Drainage Work, and town sur veyor. I produce a plan and other drawings of the late lamentable accident in the court near Church-street. A sewer has recently been con structed, under the general drainage contract in the portion of Church-street near which the accident occurred, as shown on the drawings.. It was a very difficult work to execute on account of the tides, the land-water, the soil, the narrowness of the street, which is only thirteen feet wide, the close proximity of railways, houses, pipes, inefficient drains, &c. I consider it probable that the fracture in the gas pipe found in Church-street occurred in consequence of the unequal settlement of the ground, portions of the pipe being in solid ground, and other portions in newly-made ground over the sewer. The floor of the dwelling lately occupied by Charles Webb is below the level of high water extraordinary springs. It is the duty of the con tractor for the drainage works to protect all pipes and other works, properties, &e., that may be affected by the drainage works, and to cause any damage to be repaired, but I do not know of any measures which would render the breaking or dis location of a pipe improbable under such circum stances. It had come to my knowledge that there was an escape of gas in Church-street, and I spoke to the engineer of the Gas Company (I think about a day or two before the accident) and directed his at tention to it on the ground. I had, however, no antici pation of an accident such as that which has occurred, nor had I any knowledge that the gas affected the dwellings in the court where this house is situated. The sewer was finished and the surplus earth re moved before the accident for a distance of about 12 yards beyond the break in the pipe. The dwelling in which the accident happened is unfit for human habitation. The rooms have the fol lowing cubical contents :—Kitchen, or living room, 950 feet ; front sleeping room, 280 feet ; back sleeping room, 205. It was built before the Public Health Act was passed. The dwellings in this court are entirely shut in from light and air on every side, excepting that in which a door a n d t wo small windows • for each dwelling open on a con fined court. They are 41 ft. below the level of, and have no communication with, or opening to, Church-street, where the gas main is situated. I believe that if the room had been ventilated no life would have been lost, as, in my judgment, only a small portion of the gas which escaped could have got into it, the fracture in the gas pipe being 9 ft. 3 in. from the outside of the wall of the dwell ing on the Church-street side, where there is no apparent opening. There is, however, a crack in the wall. Breakage of gas pipes is not uncommon, even where no works are in progress, as the pipes are of thin cast iron, and not laid deep. About two months ago I was annoyed for some time by an escape of gas from a fracture in the main pipe in front of my house. I have discovered this morning a crack in the wall of the house, through which the gas doubtless passed. I have also dis covered a drain under the flag stones, and although that is dry in itself, yet it communicates with sewers which have gases in them. I think it very de sirable for the gas company to have a man to look after the pipes, and see that they sustain no damage. James Ellis said—l am Inspector of the Drainage Works. On Friday morning Mrs. Dunsten told me that there was a man and two children bad in bed. I asked her if it was the gas, and she said, " Yes, but we think there is a little fever in the house as well." She said people who live in the cellars can't be as clean as they would be. She asked me to attend to it, and I said I would. As I was going into my house some one came up and said to me, " Master, you must come back directly— there be three on 'em dead in the house." I went to the place and found three persons dead and two living. I found a division in the gas pipe of an inch and a quarter. Perhaps the pipe had been broken about thirty hours. I cannot account for the frac ture of the pipe. During the progress of the drain age works I have called Mr. Bryan's - attention to the escape of gas in several parts of the town: They generally attended to the complaints, and Mr. Bryan said he should at all times be very glad of my speaking to him about escapes. • Mr. Wm. James, surgeon, Commercial-road, said —On Friday, between 12 and one o'clock, I was called to Chas. Webb's house. I went down imme- diately, and found Webb in the yard dead. I went into the house and found two children there dead. Outside were Mrs. Webb and another child in an insensible state. I applied remedies to these two to restore them to animation, and partly succeeded in about WI hour or au hour and a half. I asked the landlady of the Tredegar Arms whether she would allow the woman and child to be taken there, and she said ".Yes." The child died about 3 &clock on Saturday morning. The woman is now living. I found the house mueh impregnated with gas, and could hardly stay there. The houses have always been unhealthy, fever and diseases of the lungs being almost constantly there. There is not a worse place in the town. They are not fit for human beings to live in, there being no ventilation at the best of times. On Saturday I made a post-mortem examination on Chas. Webb. There wgre no exter nal marks of violence. The face and neck appeared much congested with blood, and had a dark lurid appearance. On opening the head I found the vessels of the brain very much gorged with blood. On cutting the substance of the brain it be the brain very Yain much congested likewise. Onremoving I examined the base of appeared the skull, and there I found a quantity of fluid. In the upper part of the spinal canal there was a quantity of blood. There were no symptoms of apoplexy on the brain. I then examined the chest. I found the lungs completely gorged with black blood, as if it had not been charged at all. On cutting the tissue of the lung, it appeared to be one mass of black blood. I then opened the heart and found the right ventricle and auricle filled with coagulated blood. Asphyxia from carbonated hydrogen gas was the cause of death. Henry Edmunds, smith, said—l examined the pipe after the accident. I could not tell how long it had been broken. It had dropped from half an inch to an inch. The drainage works were not carried on satisfactorily. The coroner here said the inquest must be ad journed for the evidence of the woman who is re covering. An adjournment for three weeks was accordingly ordered. POLICE INTELLIGENCE--Oct. 20. MANSION-HOUSE.—Thomas Avery, a fish hawker, was brought up on remand, charged with uttering a counterfeit half-crown in Billingsgate market, under circumstances which favoured the suspicion that he had been engaged in circulating similar coins in an extensive way. The Mint Solicitor, who now attended, said there was not sufficient evidence to ensure a conviction, and he should not, therefore, proceed further in it, and the Lord Mayor was about to discharge the prisoner with a caution, when it was intimated that there was a more serious charge against him, and his lordship accordingly desired the witnesses in that case to stand forward. Charles Preston—l am a coal-merchant, at Chert sey, and have known the prisoner for six or seven years. I saw him on the 25th September last at Chertsey fair, when he asked me to change thr ee notes for him, which looked like Bank of England notes for £5. I got one of the notes changed at the Swan, and the others were changed for me by Mr. Harrison. I gave the prisoner the change, deducting £1 10s. which he owed me. A few days after Mr. Harrison returned the two notes he had changed as being bad. I went to the . prisoner and told him they were bad, when he said he was sorry for it, and that he would give me all the money he had about him then, and see what more he could do for me on the following Tuesday, when he should again be at Chertsey. He gave me £2, all but fourpence, in silver, and I returned him one of the bad notes. I asked him if the other note, which I had changed at the Swan, was good, and he said, yes, for what he knew ; he expected so. He cam e again to Ch er t se y on the following Tuesday , morn ing, and said he could do nothing for me then, but would call again in the afternoon, but he did not call again, and I saw no more of him till I heard he was in custody. A few days after that Tuesday the third note was brought back to me as bad, from the Swan. The two notes now produced are two of the three which he gave to me. A solicitor who attended for the prisoner cross examined the witness, with the intention of show ing that the prisoner had stated that he found the notes in the fair, but the memory of the witness was by no means clear upon the point one way or the other. Morgan, the officer who had charge of the pri soner, said he had two witnesses in court to whom the prisoner had offered the notes, stating that he picked them up in the South Eastern Railway station. The Lord Mayor said the features of the case were such as to prevent it from being fully gone into then. The prisoner had originally been given into custody for passing counterfeit coin ; but, although the circumstances were very suspicious, he must be discharged so far as that charge WAS concerned. But the charge of uttering the forged notes had sprung up so suddenly and unexpectedly, that he must be remanded for full inquiry. The prisoner's solicitor said he was himself quite without instructions upon which to meet the new charge, and he agreed, therefore, in the propriety of a remand; but at the same time he must apply that a sum of money taken from the prisoner on his apprehension might be given up to his wife. The Lord Mayor refused to make any such order, as the money was probably a portion of the pro ceeds of the forged notes, and the prisoner was then remanded. Hanalambo Laganos and Antonio Jatros, two Greek sailors, were brought before Alderman Car ter, charged with threatening to stab Elea Micha lapaulos, Captain of the ship St. Spiadion, now lying in the Commercial Docks. None of the parties could speak English intelli gibly, and Mr. L. A. lonides, son of the Greek Consul, who attended to watch the case on his father's behalf, was sworn to act as interpreter. The prosecutor said he was master of the St. Spiadion, and the two prisoners at the bar were sailors on board that vessel, and that he had given them into custody because, both at the Consular office and at the Italian coffee-house, they had said that they would go to the ship and get their clothes, and that if he (the captain) opposed them, they would fight him, and, perhaps, stab him, so that he was afraid of his life. He owed them very little wages, and as the contract, when they entered the ship, was that they should return with him to Con stantinople, and as several Greek sailors had deserted their ships here, he had been advised not to pay them their wages in full until they had returned to Greece. He would not, therefore, pay them the balance due to them, but would take them back on board his ship, if they would give the simplest gua rantee for their good conduct ; but they had refused to sail with the vessel again. Alderman Carter—Would it not be better to discharge these men, and get others in th e i r p l aces ? Mr. lonides—We should not be able to do that probably, because at this time of the year there are no return cargoes, and only Greeks will go in con sequence. He says he is only afraid of these men so long as they are in England, as they have got among bad associates, and he has no doubt they will behave well enough when once they get to sea again. Alderman Carter—Well, hear what the pri soners have to say. Mr. lonides—Jatros says he entered into no con tract to return to Constantinople with the ship, and he wants to know why he should be compelled to do so. Alderman Carter—Well, if there is no contract, why should he ? Mr. lonides—The signature of the men on the ship's books, attested by the consul at Constanti nople, amounts to a contract according to Greek law, to return by the vessel. Alderman Carter—Well, as the representative of the consul here, what would you undertake to do with these men if they remain here ? Mr. lonides—But he is only afraid of them while in England. Alderman Carter—Tell them, then, that unless they consent to go on board and do their duty, I shall be obliged to send them to prison for a week, or perhaps longer. M. lonides—Laganos says England is a free country, and they can do what they like in it, and leave the ship whenever they like. Mr. Goodman (chief clerk)—Just ask them whether they will go back to the ship or go to prison ? M. lonides—They say now that the captain dis charged them from the ship, but the captain says he did not. Here Jatros threw out a flood of volubility, in a mixture of languages which nobody could under stand. Mr. Goodman —What does he say now ? Mr. lonides—Oh, that's English. Mr. Goodman—No, it is not. At all events, I cannot understand it. Mr. lonides—And I cannot understand it if it is Greek. (Laughter.) Alderman Carter—Well, tell them they must find good security in £5 for their good behaviour for a week, or go to prison for that period. Mr. lonides—Jatros says, Very well. He can find somebody from some of the Sailors' Homes. Mr. Goodman —Some of the crimps who enticed them away from their ship I suppose; but tell them they will go to prison till somebody comes to give bail. They grumbled a good deal upon hearing this, and were led below to be locked up. GUILDHALL—John Griffiths, vendor of cats' meat, was summoned before Alderman Finnis for neglecting to maintain his wife and three children, whereby they became chargeable to the West Lon don Union. Mr. Buchanan, of Basinghall-street, appeared for ;he defendant. ElizabOth Griffithsaid--I have been married to Defendant—No, sir ; I would not have her at any price. (Laughter.) Why her face is enough to frighten any one. (Renewed laughter.) Alderman Finnis—l should not think of ordering the children to be taken from the mother, as they appeared to be well cared for, and I have before me the highest testimonials as to her character. I think 10s. per week is the least that the defendant should allow his wife. Complainant—The fact is, sir, he is living with another woman. Mr. Buchanan—There is your tongue win. (Laughter.) The defendant is living with his sister. Complainant—But he keeps a woman elsewhere. The summons was then ordered to stand over, for the defendant to come to the arrangement sug gested by the alderman. Mr. Jopp, one of the relieving officers of the City of London Union, accompanied by Inspector Hamil ton, of tde City detective force, and Superintendent Evans, of the Thames police, attended before Alder man Finnis with six female lunatics under the fol lowing extraordinary circumstances. Superintend ent Evans stated that he hadbrought the six females here by the direction of the Chief Commissioner of Police, acting under instructions from the Secretary of State. They were lunatics resident in Paris, but as they were found to be British subjects, the English ambassador at Paris had sent them over, and according to his instructions Superintendent Evans took care of the unfortunate persons as soon as they arrived. Alderman Finnis inquired where they landed. Superintendent Evans said they landed that morning at Fresh-wharf. Aldermaß Finnis wished to know what he was required to do. Mr. Jopp said he should want his order to send these parties to a lunatic asylum, but that at pre sent he was not provided with the necessary medi cal certificates. Alderman Finnis then recommended Mr. Jopp to take the females to the union, and have them examined by the proper medical officer, and as soon as he was prepared with the certificates and other documents to bring them before him again. Mr. Jopp said he would receive them as casual paupers, and he would send them at once to the union at Bow. The six females, all of whom appeared to have moved in a good position in society at some remote period, were then removed—one ladylike person, who claimed to be the daughter of a post-captain in the navy, who died at Montmavtre, evincing ik lively disposition on parting with the French doc tor who accompanied them from Paris. BOW-STREET.----Edward. Cummings, an emaci ated little creature of about twelve years of age, and in a deplorable state of filth and raggedness, was charged with stealing a quantity of potatoes from sacks belonging to salesmen in Covent-garden market. The prisoner's mother attended, and entered into a long complaint ;of 'his misconduct and disobedi ence. Mr. Henry—He says he was going to take the plunder home. The mother denied this with some vehemence, and declared that her boy's conduct was breaking her heart. Mr. Henry (to the constable)—lnstead of taking this child into custody I wish you had followed ,him home, to see who received the potatoes. If it was the mother, I would have committed her for three months. The mother—Ah then, your honour, do you think I would send him there ? Mr. Henry—l do. I have very little doubt of it. The market beadle entering at this moment, said that the woman had herself been several times in custody for similar offences. The mother here turned angrily to the beadle and demanded why he " brought that up"—it occurred years ago. So violent was her manner - that it became necessary to put her out of the court. Mr. Henry—l do not like to send so young a child to prison. I will let you go this time, but if you do it again I must punish you. The boy was accordingly discharged. CLERKENWELL.—Thomas Piper, the land lord of the Two Brewer s publishouse, No. 9, Vine street, St. Andrew's, and Tryphena Piper, his wife, surrendered to their recognisances before Mr. Corrie, on the charge of having two dresses, the property of Mrs. Eliza Cazotte, and a large quan tity of other articles, in their possession, well know them to have been stolen. Mr. Lewis, jun., attended for the defendants. _ _ From the evidence it appeared that two women who lodged in the house of Mrs. Cazotte robbed her to some extent, and when taken into custody, from information Sergeant Egerton, 14 E, received, he ;went to the house of the defendants and found the two dresses. The defendant, who, in addition to being engaged in the victualling line, carries on the business of a wardrobe keeper, said at once that she had lent a woman named Ross ss. on them. The police, suspecting that all was not correct, took away a large quantity of goods of every description, and some articles have since been identified as the proceeds of robberies, but none of a recent date. The police who have the charge of the case now said they had no further evidence to offer. Mr. Lewis said his clients were respectable tradespeople, and the coats and other articles had been partly purchased at sales by the female de fendant to carry on her business of wardrobe keeper. If any party could fairly identify any article, it would at once be given up. A remand of a fortnight had been given, and the police could produce no further evidence. Mr. Corrie said that the articles identified might have passed through a dozen persons' hands before they came into the possession of the defendants. The defendants would now be discharged. The defendants then left the court with their friends. SOUTHWARK.—Mary Ann Hollis, a decent looking female, was brought before Mr. Burcham, charged with attempting to drown herself in the river Thames at Southwark-bridge. Police-constable, 308 M, said that on the previous night, about half-past 11 o'clock, he was on duty in the Southwark-bridge-road, when he, saw the pri soner run down the steps of the bridge and throw herself into the river. He ran after her, and fortu nately caught hold of her clothes just as she was about to disappear under the water. He then called out for assistance, and with some difficulty suc ceeded in rescuing her from a watery grave. Mr. Burcham asked why she attempted such a rash act? She replied that her husband had lately ill-used her, and in a moment of excitement she rushed from home to the river. Mr. Burcham asked where she resided? She replied, at 10, Castle-street. Her husband did not know that she intended to commit suicide, neither did she think he was aware she was in custody. Mr. Burch= asked her what her husband did for a living 7 - She replied that he worked in the Borough market. She felt very ill, but she hoped he would-give her a slight punishment, as she had no wish to return to him again ; in fact, she wanted to have a separation. Mr. Burcham remanded her for a week, and during the meantime inquiries would be made re specting her. WANDSWORTH.—A young man, who gave ,he name of John Williams, was brought up on. re- the defendant 12 years, but we have been separate a . wand, charged with the following impudent for the last six years, during which time he has al • robbery : ) lowed me 12s. per week for myself and children. He 1 Jane Greenwood, a young woman living with her ceased that allowance a short time back, and on i brother, Mr. Charles Durden, a cheesemonger, of Monday last I applied to the union for relief. Beasley-terrace, Wandsworth-road, stated that on Mr. Buchanan—Now, Mrs. Griffiths, just tell us Monday night, the 11th inst., she was in the shop, how much you can earn per week ? when she suddenly saw the prisoner outside having Complainant-At's nothing to do with you, hold of a ham, which was suspended from a hook. Alderman Finnis—But you must answer this He jerked it up twice, and succeeded in lifting the gentleman. ham off the hook. He walked to the kerb, when Complainant—He is the second lawyer that has , 1 2. e jumped off and ran away. Witness followed come between me and my husband—(laughter)— l tim immediately, and then saw the prisoner run and I should like to know what business it is of his se rocs to the other side of the road. She never lost what I get ? sight of him until he was stopped. Mr. Buchanan—What do you earn yourself, Mr. Ingham inquired if the ham was found. Mrs. Griffiths ? The witness said it was not. Complainant—Well, I get 10s. a week when I Mr. Ingham then asked her if she was quite cer have full work, and 12s. if I work from four o'clock taro the prisoner was the man ? in the morning until nine at night. The witness said she saw him distinctly. There Mr. Buchanan—Then why have you applied to 1 vas a brilliant light outside the shop, and she could the union while earning 12s. per week ? ] ioint the prisoner out from a thousand. Alderman Finnis—But she only gets that amount - Arr. Ingham wished to know how she accounted when she has full work, and works overtime as for the ham not being found. well. It shows she is an industrious woman, but it The witness believed that the prisoner had a does not relieve the defendant from his liability to confederate, to whom he must have passed the ham maintain her. , directly he took it down. The complainant stated her husband had sent 9s. The constable who took the prisoner into custody last week, but on her asking him for more he took said he had made inquiries about him, and could the money back and kept it. not find that he was known. Alderman Finnis—This woman appears to have Mr. Ingham asked the prisoner if he had any kept the three children very creditably, and, al- thing to say ? He said he would plead guilty, and though we know what she can earn, I should like he implored his worship to be merciful to him, as to know what the defendant earns, it was his first offence. If he would let him go he Mr. Buchanan said the fact was the woman had. would enlist for a soldier directly. taken the eldest daughter from an institution where: The worthy magistrate said it was a very impu she was being_ educated, and the father had cautioned l .ent robbery, and he should sentence him to be im her not to do so. He was most anxious to have hi: i prisoned for three calendar months, with hard labour. children well brought up. Alderman Finnis said—lt all comes to this, the defendant must support his wife and children. Mr. Buchanai—He is willing to allow her 9s. a week. Alderman Finnis—That is not enough. Defendant—l will take the children myself. . Mr. Buchanan—Will you take your - wife home., too ? HAMMERSMITH.—Edward Boweren, a gen tlemanly-looking young man, who stated that he had no profession or business, was brought up on remand from Monday, charged with creating a disturbance at the house of Mrs. Julia Colley, a widow, residing at 3, Alexander-terrace, West bourne-park, and also with assaulting three police constables of the D division while in the execution of their duty. It appeared from the evidence that in July last the prisoner was introduced to complainant, who is a lodging-house keeper, with a view of purchasing her furniture, and he ultimatety s ig ne d an agree ment to give her £l5O for it. He stated that he should have the money from a reversionary interest which had been placed in the hands of Messrs. Broad and Pritchard to sell, and until it was settled, the complainant, at his request, allowed him and his wife to board and lodge in the house, at the rate of £2 per week. He got five weeks in arrear, and he then gave her a bill of exchange for £3O odd, for what he owed her, including the board an d lodging money lent, with a bonus of £5. This bill was dishonoured, and he was afterwards allowed to remain in the house on sufferance. He, however, behaved as he thought proper ; but at last he was taken for debt, and was liberated on Friday last. He returned with his wife on Saturday night in a state of intoxication, and the complainant then re fused to admit him. He threatened to break his way in, and by his violent conduct he caused a mob to collect, and he was eventually given into custody. He resisted the police, and kicked one constable very severely upon the groin, and also assaulted two others. The prisoner was remanded at his own request, for the attendance of Sergeant White ; but when that officer was called, he was unable to prove anything in his favour, as the assaults were com mitted before he came up. Mr. Ingham said, with respect to the case of Mrs. Colley, he should now call upon the prisoner to find two sureties in £25 each, or one in £5O, to keep the peace for the next three months. As to the as sault on the police, if the prisoner had been a man wearing a common fustian jacket, he should have had no scruple about committing him for 14 days' imprisonment. He thought that because the pri soner was well dressed, and had the appearance of a gentleman, it ought not to make any difference, and it should not, for he sentenced him to 14 days' imprisonment, without the alternative of paying a fine. The prisoner implored his worship to impose a fine, and read a long statement, in which he set forth that he thought Mrs. Colley's house was his own, and that he should not have resisted the police if they had not used him roughly. Mr. Ingham refused to alter, his decision, and th* prisoner was accordingly locked up. MELBOURNE AND ITS SUBURBS. (From the dlielbourne Age of Aug. 16.) The corporation of Melbourne, who some time since had granted to them a sum of £25,000 for the repair and. formation of streets, have appor tioned the amount in a manner more or less judici ous. The corporation, notwithstanding, cannot be stated to be in funds. They have no endowment of lands from which, a revenue can be derived, and the citizens are impatient of increased taxation. As the inhabitants generally have no confidence in the management of the corporation, a strong dispo sition has been manifested by the various wards of the city proper, to separate themselves into distinct municipalities. One of the outlying wards—that of Fitzroy—has already procured the concurrence of the Governor and Council to assume its own management, as soon as its proportion of liability under the Gabrielli loan shall have been deter mined; while an adjoining ward is about to join with a new suburb named Carlton, in order to pro cure the same privilege. Not less than £90,000 h as recently ;been paid into the Treasury by the pur chasers of building sites in Carlton ; and as these persons have expended large sums of money in the erection of business and other premises thereon, they are naturally anxious to obtain from Govern. ment a grant of money for the formation of the streets as soon as the levels shall have been struck by the proper authorities. So legitimate an appli cation cannot be refused by the Government, who, it is probable, will also grant the prayer for sepa rate incorporation with Smith Ward. The Melbourne Gas Company is in a flourishing state—a dividend of 6 per cent., and a balance in favour, of 17,818 ls. 10d. having been declared. Within six months 40 miles of new mains are in tended to be laid. Sixty additional public lamps have been erected within the city. The price of gas, however, remains very high, and the suburban municipalities are taking means for supplying themselves with gas at a lower rate, by the erec tion of works in their own localities. It only re mains a question with them whether the proposed companies shall be conducted by private enterprise or by the municipal bodies. We may mention that several of the interior towns are also lighted with gas, or are taking means for its introduction. In one instance the gas is procured from the leaves of the eucalyptus or gum tree. The great water works at Yan Yean, which for some months have been supply the requirements of the city of Melbourne to the satisfaction of the inhabitants, have been subjected by th e S ewage and Water Commission to analysis by Dr. Mac adam (Government chemist), and several other gentlemen supposed to be competent to pronounce on the subject. Their reports are understood to be conflicting and unsatisfactory. The commission have resolved on despatching samples of the water to Europe for analysis by the most celebrated savans. Meanwhile the public are content to make use of the water, and are not sensible of its pro ducing any ill effects upon their health. Water works on a large scale are being established at Sandhurst, Ballarat, and Beechworth. A commission has been formed to report on anew site for the public lunatic asylum, that at the Yarra Bend being, pronounced inadequate both in point of size and situation. As the proposal involves the purchase of the new site at an enormous expense from a private hand, it is not very favourably re ceived by the public. The new wing of the Melbourne Hospital has been opened, and affords accommodation cotn ai to s ab b o e u ds t 140 patients. The entire buildin g n for over 350 patients. The medical staff, stipen diary and honorary, has recently been enlarged, in order to meet increasing claims on the benefits of the institution, which is managed in the most ad, mirable manner, and liberally supported. The number of writs issued from the office of the Prothonotary of the Supreme Court, Melbourne, from the Ist Jan. to the 21st July, 1857, was 2,296 ; those issued in the corresponding period of the present year are greater in number by 717. The coroner has introduced the practice of hold ing inquests on fires in eases where there is anv doubt or suspicion as to their origin. The Zoological Garden has now passed from the hands of the private company who formed it to the Government, who granted the land and the subsidy of £3,000 for its fo rma ti on. As the Botanical Gar den on the opposite side of the river has all along been public property, and under certain restric tions free to all 'visitors, it was obviously de sirable that the Zoological Garden should be equally . accessible. The gardens have therefore been consolidated, and Dr. Mueller, the Government botanist, made director of both ; in fact, as they are now connected by means of a bridge across the Yarra Yarra, they are practically* one garden, and will enabl e the director to select the most suitable sites for plants and animals. It is the intention of the directors to obtain a subsidy from the Govern ment for the purpose of introducing the llama, the camel, and the dromedary ; the former for the sake of its wool, and the latter two for use in explora tions of the interior. COUNTRY MARKETS. NEWCASTLE--OC T . 19. At to-day's market there was a good show of wheat from the growers, and the sale was .steady at fully Satur day's rates. South country qualities in moderate request at previous rates. Foreign held for quite as much money, but the trade ruled slow. Flour traaltered. Good malting barley saleable, but inferior sorts wer e neglected. With a good show of oats the demand was flat, and prices had downward tendency. Other descrip dons of grain without alteration. HULL-Our 19. - -- - There was a rather short supply of wheat at market to day, which sold steadily at fully is per qr dearer. Foreign in better demand, at the advance, quoted during the week. Malting barley continues but litide inquired after, while grinding commands somewhat hig her prices. Beans fulls is per qr dearer. Peas and oats firm at last week's rates. Linseed cakes slow of sale. The inquiry for flax has lately been very animated, and a large quantity has gone into consumption, leaving stocks at tlai s port extremely low. Wheat.... Old white per qr ,. . 44s Od to 48s Od Old red ) f •••• 42s Od to 45s Od_ , New white .. „ . 448 Od to 48s Od New red .... , .. 4os Od to 43s Od Dantzic, Konb., &c. old white 50s Od to 54s Od Dutch, Belgian, and Prench 47s Od to 48s Od Baltic and Hamburg, red St. Petersburg and Riga, old 4os Od t o 42 s (i Barley.... English malting .... — 32 s Od to 36s Oa Grinding ., ... 30s Od to 32s Od Saal and Oderbruck . 33s Od to 35s Od Holstein and Danish.. 32s Od to 33s 0(1 Grinding .. 27s Od to 29s Od Oatg English, old . . 26s Od to 28s Od Archangel and Riga, per st.. is 0/cl to is 1(1 Friesland and Dutch.. is lid to is 2d Swedish and Danish'. Osllid to is I_,d Beans ....English, old, per qr. 46 s Od to 48s Oa New pigeon 42s Od to 43s Od New tick Egyptian Peas . . Foreign breakers Grinding 4os Od to 41s Od Tares ....Winter Bss Od to 90s Od Indian Corn Linseed, feeding . 548 Od to 57s Od crushing Linseed cakes (Hull) £9 12 6to £9 16 0 Foreign BlO oto 9 0 0 Rape cakes 612 oto 615 0 Bones 615 oto 517 6 IPSWICH —Oar. 19. The supply of- wheat to-day was small, and the millers were more inclined to take it at the extreme rates of Last week. Barley very abundant, and the best qualities found buyers at 44s to 46s ; common 501 b runs, 26s to 275. Wheat, white 46s to 48s Beans, Mazagan..4os to 41s red 40s to 45s I Middle & small —s to Barley 44s to 46s White peas 4ss to 46s I Oats 3 ss to —s Grey.. —a to ^-4 ROCHDALE—OcT. 18. The trade in most articles is stationary, but, holders of oatmeal conceding a reduction of ls, a fair quantity changed hands. In the provision market there was a large show of potatoes, and the trade was heavy, with lower prices at tile close. Flukes, 10s; radicals, 9s per 2521 b. GLASGOW-OCT. 18. - - We had a fair supply of wheat, and trade was again brisk. The best samples realised the full prices of last week. Beans less in demand, with a downward tendency. Barley in improved demand. and oats quite as dear. CORK-OCT. 19. The following were the quotations this morning :—Red wheat, 18s Od to 21s 6d ; white, 20s to 23s 6d ; barley lls to 16s Od; oats, 10s 8d to 13s 2d. In the butter market upwards of 2,700 firkins were on sale. Prices—First quality, 104 s; second, 100 s; third, 935; fourth, 89s ; fifth, 755.; sixth, 50s. BELFAST—Ocr. 18. At this morning's market there was very little doing in g:ain, and prices remained without much change. DUBLIN—Ocr. 19. The supply of all kinds of grain at market to-day was but moderate. Wheat must be quoted 3d to 6d dearer than on Friday. Oats and barley fully supported that day's currency. In a few cases the best mailing samples of the latter brought a trifling advance. Nothing doing in Indian corn, and our quotations are only nominal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d• Wheat, white 22 6t025 0 Do., new ... 11 6t013 0 Do., red 2l 6t023 0 Bere ll 6t012 6 Do., new .... 21 6to 24 6 Rapeseed 26 0t 0 26 0 Barley Oats Do., black ll otol3 0 Indian corn .. 30 0t032 0 COAL MARKET-OcT. 20. (Prices of Coal per Ton at the close of the market.) Buddle's West Hartley, 15s. 6d. ; West Tanfield, ; Howard's West Hartley Netherton, -s. Od. ; Tanleld Moor, 13s. Od. ; Tanfi e ld M oor B u t es , 13s Ocf.; Wylarst 14s. 6d. ; Earsden Hartley, -s. ; Byass's Bebside West Hartley, 155.6 d.; Walker Primrose, 135.; Holy well, 15s Od; Birchgrove Graigola, -s. ; Nixon's Merthyr, 21s. Od. ; bavison's West Hartley, 15s. 9d. ; Haswell Gas, 13s. Od.; North Percy Hartley, 14s. 6d ; Tyne Main, -s. Od. ; Bates' W. Hartl e y, - s Od ; L am b er t' s West Hartley, 15s 6d ; Powell's Duffryn Steam, 21s. Od. Walls End-Acorn Close, -8. Od. ; Benson, 18s. Od• ; Hunwick, 14s. 9d. ; Whitworth, -s. Od.; Shincliffe, Od.; Haswell, 21s. Od. ; Hetton, 21s. Od. ; Cassop, 20s. On; Bmdyll's, 19s 6d; Ed en , - 5. Od . ; G osforth, 18s. Od; Northumberland, 15s. 6d ; Lambton, 20s. 6d. ; Wharn cliffe, -5. Od. ; Kepier Grange 19s 9d. ; Tees, -s. Od. ; Russell's Hetton, - s . Od . • liarton, -s. Od. ; Drybnrn Grange, -5. Od ; Heugh Hall , 19s. 3d. ; Brandon, 20s. 3d. South Hartlepool, 19s. 9d. Ships at market, 98-sold, 80. [ADVPRTISEMENT.—HoIIowars Pills.—Bilious head aches and aff ec ti ons of the system that result from depraved or insufficient or superabundant bile are relieved with won derful celerity, and most thoroughly, by these mild aperient pills. They are •not, however, aperient only, but have peculiar and specific influence upon the blood, which they at once purify and enrich. 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They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking , yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, game keepers, and tourists. Price 30s.—Spectacle Lenses of the greatest transparent power. The great advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons a re 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 send ing one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and stating the distance from the eyes they can read small print with it, and those who have not made use of spectacles by slating theirage. Deafness.—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordinarily powerful small newly-invented instrument for Deafness, entirely different from all others, surpasses anything,of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies; the unplea sant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely re- , moved, and it affords ail the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe opposite the York Hotel, W BIRTHS, AUSTIN.—On the 19th inst., at Bingfield House, Byfleet, Surrey, the wife of Robert Cecil Austin, Esq., of a son. Durvis.—On the 19th inst., at the Vicarage, Richmond, Surrey, the wife of the Rev. Harry Dupuis, vicar, of a daughter. LONG.--On the 20th inst., Lady Bisshopp, the wife of Walter Long, Esq., M.P., of .a son.. POWELL.—On the 18th inst., at Bath, the wife of Captain Hungerford Powell (late 54th Regiment), of a daughter. _ _ MARRIAGES. ACTON—BROWN.—On the 19th inst., at St. Pancras New Church, Middlesex, William Acton, Esq., of Hay, Breconshire, to Mary, second daughter of the late Geo. Brown, Esq., of Green-end, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. EVETT — SIMMONS.—On the 19th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Humphrey Evett, sq., of Admaston Hall, to Georgiana Emma Simmons. of Park-street,Wel lington, Shropshire, daughter of the late Josh. Simmons, Esq., of Moor-green, near Birmingham. D E. A T H S. Charles Chappl e, Esq., aged CHAPPLE.—On the 19th inst., at his residen ce , Manor house,Mrs. M ar y Eli za b e th 67, Riverhead, Riverhesd, Kent, Mornington-crescent, C U c N u l n N i n 7 h A a l m f . 00fn 3, Albert - street, b l9 e s v s e t t . aged 84. DA;.—On the 19th inst., George Game Day, Esq., at hie residence, 19, Gloucester-gardens, Hyde -park, formerly Q i f E Bt pOn the 17th n St. Ives, Hants, tsagist., aged 63. FRNat Camberwell, Jno. Friend - , Esq., aged 68. JOHNSTON.—On the 27th July last, at sea, on board the Cheetah, on his passage from Wellington to Sydney, C. A. Johnston, Esq., of th e Stock Exchange, London, aged 33. KETTLEWELL.-0/ 1 the 18th inst., at Park House, Peck ham, Mr. Harry Mason liettlewell, aged 58. 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 ICddlesex, Thursday, October 21, 1858. L rHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1858.4