The Sun. — London, England, 1846-10-30 00:00:00

IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDI TION OF THE LABOURERS OF DORSET. DORCHESTER, TUESDAY.—A highly influential meeting, was held in the Assize Hall here yesterday afternoon, under the auspices of the High Sheriff of the county the Lord Bishop of the diocese, and a host of county magistrates and clergymen, for the purpose of " esta blishing a Labourers' Friend Society for t he district, with the view of bettering the condition, morally and physically, of the rural labourers and working mechanics and artisans, by carrying out the field-garden allotment system, under judicious regulations." At thetim Bishop the High Sheriff took the chair, we noticed around him— The Right Rev. Dr. Denison , Lord of Salisbury; John Floyer, Esq., M.P.; Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Esq., M.P.; the Hon. and Rev. W. H. Sc o tt ; A. H. D. Acland, ohn Cree, F. B. Martin, Robert Williams, John Mansell, Esqs. ; Captain Foster, the Rev. J. A. Templar and John Venables, county magistrates ; the Venerable the Archdeacon of Dorset, the Revs. C. W. Bingham, .J. Lane, E. Ludlow, G. Wood, R. Smith, G. Fisher, N. Handley, Sanderson Robins, J. Philips, T. Thompson, J. Frenow, 0. Fisher, &e. Among the ladies—Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs. John Floyer, Mrs. C. W. Bingham, Mrs. Martin, &c. &c. The HIGH SHERIFF, after briefly touching upon the general objects of such societies as they had met to form, said that it had been generally understood from what took place at a large preliminary meeting of the committee, that the society would not confine itself to the objects specified in the printed advertisements, and he confessed that he hoped to see a considerable exten• aim of those objects. He hoped to see such an amount of funds as would enable them to give premiums for such things as domestic economy—for length of service—for those who had kept their children at school the longest time, and with the best results—for the best cultivated garden—for the best garden produce, &c. He felt a peculiar pleasure in presiding on that occasion, because he had occasionally to attend in that Court on much less pleasant business ; and if, as the organ of the quarter sessions, he had had to administer punishment for offences against the laws, it was now a very pleasing duty to preside at a meeting for the formation of a society which was to reward the honest and industri ous.—(Cheers.) The High Sheriff concluded by read ing letters from H. Ker Seymour, Esq., M.P., and the Rev. H. F. Yeatman, apologising for absence, and then called on The Lord Bishop of SALISBURY, who proposed the first resolution. His Lordship said he had listened with great pleasure to the observations with which the High Sheriff had introduced the business of the meeting, and in which he had in some measure anticipated some re marks which he might otherwise have been disposed to make. He would proceed at once to read a resolution which was entrusted to him, and which was to this effect;—" That it is obvious that the present state and condition of the labouring classes are such as to give oc casion for the immediate efforts of an energetic and well directed benevolence to produce a permanent and effectual improvement in their condition." Ile felt that this reso lution might more properly, in some respects, have been committed to the charge of those around him, who, from their own personal acquaintance with the condition of the labourers, and more especially with the condition of the labourers of this county, would be enabled to sup port the resolution by statements of facts which it would not be in his power to bring before them, and by argu ments which he had not the means to adduce. The calls of duty which laid upon him brought him little into immediate connexion with the labouring poor—with those whose interests it was the more especial object of the association which it was now proposed to establish to advance. But if on that account it might have been more fitting that such a resolution should have been en trusted to some other hands, he might be permitted to say that there was surely no man who was bound under deeper or more sacred responsibilities than himself, to have a deep and earnest sympathy with the condition of the poor—not only in this or that locality throughout the county, but in every individual parish and every lo cality, with each and all of which he was connected by a tie the most sacred and the most important. And, perhaps, in one respect it might be as well that he who had to move the resolution should not be connected with any particular parish or locality in that county, more es pecially than with the neighbouring county; inasmuch as it could not by possibility be supposed that in advert. ing to the condition of the labouring class in general, it was intended to imply that that condition differed from the state of the labouring class in any part of the United Kingdom, placed under similar circumstances; or that he had any intention to allude to those discussions that had been raised, and which had excited an angry feeling in the community. He was sure that it was not the in tention of this association to mix itself up with questions of that kind, and he believed such to be far from the wish of the committee who framed those resolutions. It was far from his own wish to assert that there was any difference in the condition of the labouring classes in that county, and in the condition of those in the other part of his diocese in Wilts, or in any part of the United Kingdom under similar circumstances. But by this resolution was implied, that the condition of the labouring classes was worthy to be a subject of more satisfactory contemplation than they allowed it to be; and he would put it to any man who understood the responsibilities under which they laid, whether it was not for their interest to better that condition by any means which experience could suggest or reason advise ? As with the social condition of the individual man, so was it with the condition of the social community. In both conditions it was found imprudent to stand still, for the nation and individuals were either advancing to improvement or tending to de gradation and decay. It might be that in the body po litic different actions might at the same time be going on in different portions, and that one member of the body might dwindle and waste away whilst other parts were subjected to an unnatural and unhealthy growth. No one that looked around him would fail to see that there was going on in this country a progress, and growth, and Increase entirely unexampled. Science was every day bringing to light new discoveries, which in their applica tion to the mechanical arts were giving occasion for the increase of capital and the growth of the na tional wealth. Knowledge was more widely distri buted. Agriculture, trade, commerce, each had in an astonishing degree increased. But it might be a subject of inquiry, whilst there was this growth of wealth, this accumulation of capital, whether the great mass of the community had their due and proper share in the improvement of the general state. If it were the case that there was in this country at the pre sent time a tendency of wealth, whilst it had increased, to accumulate itself in fewer bands—if there were such a tendency, that whilst the rich grew richer the poor grew poorer—that whilst the few had a large share of the luxuries of life, the labourers and the men who sup plied those luxuries, had a smaller portion of even that which their necessities required—this was a state which, while it could not but make the philanthropist grieve, must give uneasiness to the statesman and the politician, and it gave them the more readiness to avail themselves of any occasion on which such a tendency might be cor rected, honest industry be improved, and the labouring man be encouraged with hope in the exercise of his honest calling. And this he conceived to be the inten tion of the association which it was proposed to-day to found—not founded as if that or any association could take the place of the responsibilities of the individual man, or could do that which, after all, depended mainly upon the exertions of all those who wore conscious of those responsibilities in his own private sphere to carry out himself. He conceived that this society could not perhaps do very much in its own corporate capaci!y, but be conceived that every individual who united himself with that society pledged himself thereby, in his own particular sphere, to do that which. God placed within his reach for the improvement of those beneath him—to encourage their industry, promote their education, and raise as far as possible their social state. And, indeed, he might be permitted to state that they were already all members of an association which promised these things. They were already, by virtue of their incorpo ration into the church of Christ, under the law, that when one member suffers, all the members suffer with it ; and that when one member rejoices, all the mem bers rejoice with it—they were members of an associa tion, the rule of whose conduct was, "to bear one another's burden, and so fulfil the law of Christ."— (Applause.) The association which they proposed to found was but a practical means of carrying out the higher law. He conceived that they were in the path of duty when endeavouring by all means in their power to lighten the burden of poverty, and to stimulate indus try. to encourage honest exertion, to cheer depression, and by raising the physical state of the labouring classes, to give a better opportunity for the cultivation of their spiritual being.—(tluch applause.) Mr. FLOYER, one of the members for the county, seconded this resolution, and said he did so the more readily because he believed it required very few obser vations. It would be highly improper in him to make any particular mention of his interest in the labouring classes, which if he exhibited in that sphere in which Providence had placed him, might well be spared, and if he showed a neglect of that interest in his private sphere, such observations would be idle and fruitless. How the labouring classes might be brought to a parti cipation of those luxuries and comforts enjoyed by all other classes, was a subject which had rtceived much consideration ; but he thought if they wished to do real, permanent, and vital good, it must be through the means of the labouring classes and the mechanics themselves. It was known that the system generally adopted in the neighbourhood was for the cottage to have a garden at tached to it, and where that garden was accompanied by an allotment of potato ground in the field, ho believed this was one of the best means of meeting the wants of the labouring classes. He thought there were many reasons for coming to this conclusion, one of which was that (before this visitation) a lug of potato ground gene rally produced two bushels ; 20 lug would therefore produce 40 bushels, or a larger amount of food than he thought could be furnished by any system for the improvement of the labouring classes. He was not prepared to say that where this was carried out the allotment system was an improvement, but there was abundant room for the operations of this society if they left out of account all the places wh ere this syste m was followed. It was well k nown th a t adjoining th a t town there was a large p ar i s h i n w hi c h there were dwellings without any gard ens a t a ll, an d t h e incumbent of which had endeavoured in vain for a length of time to obtai n l and. He be believed there were many places to a certain extent in the same condition, and he thought that for the first few years a to do. they w ou ld h ave quite as much as they would be enabled Mr. A. H. DYKE ACLAND proposed the next reso lution to this effect :—" That it is evident fro re port of the Select Committee of th e House orflj' the on the utility of allotments of land to th e poor, a7raras v arious other authentic documents, th a t l an d allotment, or the field-garden system, under judicious regulations, tend to add to the resources, to increase the comforts, and improve the moral habits of the labouring classes." The speaker enforced by argument drawn from the re port alluded to the various principles enunciated in the reeolation ; and he did believe, he said, that if there were any two principles contained in these two texts of Scripture, " The earth is the Lcrd's and the fulness thereof," and " The poor shall eat and be satisfied " (Loud cheers.)—he held that he had sinned equily against God and his fellow-creatures who wasted ono single farthing on luxuries or needless things, or wasted a single acre of that land whose produce e as called for by starving brethren, and who had a right to ask that the land should be cultivated to the utmost possible extent. Now it was distinctly proved in that report that the la bourer could, with perfect faithfulness to his master, cultivate in his leisure hours his land to such an extent as to produce sufficient to support him, if he were quite without wages for thirteen weeks in the year. People were in the habit of coming to him—anrl God knew he felt for them when they did—end complaining that they were turned off in the winter. What was the farmer's story? lam obliged to provide my capital, and to have it ready to apply at the very moment when it is neces sary, and if I am bound to provide for all these men at all seasons, how am I to bring my capital to bear at the moment when it is required? He was not going to dis cuss that, for this was not the proper time for dis• cussing it, but here was an answer—that in a certain part of the year when a labourer could not be profitably employed by the farmer, here was a system by which provision could be made beforehand for the hour of necessity. There was one fact which cameunder his own notice bearing upo❑ the question. There was con nected with the gaol of that county a fund called the " charity fund," from which certain sums were given to persons who had been in the gaol, and on their libera tion worked continuously for the same master for three, six, or twelve mouths. At the end of the period they received rewards and clothes in proportion to the length of their servitude, it being provided that it should be shown that during that period they attended Divine service. That fund had been established 20 years. During the first 10 years there were only 10 applicants, but duriag the last 10 years 103 had received gifts from the fund, and of those 103 three only had been re-com mitted to gaol. It might be asked, what had that to do with the subject before them ? He thought it had much to do with it. It showed that get such a man into honest employment, and there was some security, under God's blessing, of his not reverting again to the path of crime, but ground for reasonable hope of his becoming au honest, trustworthy member of society. The Hon. and Rev. W. SCOTT, Rector of Maiden Newton, seconded the resolution, and regretted that the person through whom ho had had access to documents bearing upon the case was not present. He regretted it, because he was quite sure that the community had mistaken his views, and that the objections which they had taken to his views were most unworthy. He was sure that such restraints kept them closer to their duties than if their faults were passed over in silence. [Mr. Scott was supposed to allude to Mr. Osborne.] He thought they must admit that they were not on an equal footing with many parts of the country, for in the sister country there were no labourers receiving under 155., and during harvest they often received 205., and in Northumberland he was invariably hired by the year ; that he had his cottage rent free; that he had his thousand yards of potato ground provided by the farmer, and in addition to that he had the whole of his pay in goods, which in times of scarcity was a most valuable accom modation. The Northumberland "hind," as he was called, had invariably a cow kept for him, his four and a half quarters of oats, his three quarters of barley, his quarter and a half of peas, and his three bushels of wheat. In the parish of Nocton, in Lincolnshire, the wages were the same as those he had mentioned. That was not the case there; but let him tell them what would be the case, if they did not follow the example. The labourers were already leaving this country for the wilds of Australia and the great plains of America, and when they learned these things, as they must soon from the ready communication that took place between one part and another, he thought they would not remain there when they learned that they could obtain a better remu neration elsewhere.—(Cheers.) He was not desirous of laying the whole blame of this upon the farmer, for if he raised a body of labourers only one shilling a week, his outlay might be increased 30/. a year, and that was more than they expected others to give in charity, for charity it was, though it was a charity that would re dound to their own welfare. He knew it was said with a certain degree of fairness that the landlord must bear , his part in that increase of wages ; but he told th em i t must begin with the farmers, te landlord had it not in his power to raise the rate of wages ; but he did not mean to say whether the land of that country was not held at too high a rent—if so, let the tenant not offer too high.—(Laughter.) A heavy and deep responsi bility certainly rested upon the landowner with regard to the condition of the dwellings, but that would be the subject of another resolution. When he entered on the living of Maiden Newton he was i ron i ca lly congratu lated on his having got the worst parish in the county to deal with, and he himself was no less than six times in that very court as a prosecutor. In the last three years, during which allotments had been in operation in his parish, he did not think he had been seen there.— (Applause.) In the first year of the allotments two con victions took place, and there were consequently two forfeitures ; but from that time not one out of 80 hol ders had committed any offence to call them up before a magistrate, There was one result which, as a clergy man, he took especial pleasure in contemplating, viz., that when cultivating the soil the labourer might be in duced to think of the cultivation of his soul ; and that when he found that by due attendance to his garden he was reaping a reward, he might be led to consider that by attending to the cultivation of his soul he might reap the rewards thereof in the heavenly kingdom. The Rev. 11. URQUHART proposed the next resolution, which expressed the desirableness of obtaining the co operation of owners and occupiers of landed property, to promote an improvement in ventilation, draining, and internal accommodation. Mr. JOHN CUAMEN, farmer, of Charminster, seconded the proposition. The Rev. SANDERSON RomNs, without preliminary observation, moved the formation of the society, which Mr. J. F. HODGES seconded. The Rev. C. W. BINGHAM, in proposing that the Earl of Orford, the Lord Bishop of the diocese, and Lord Rivers, be patrons of the society, and that a committee be formed, said, in what was his parish (Syding) he en deavoured to establish the system, but for the first six years he tried in vain. He found that the landowner would not assist him; that the farmers were always against him; and it was only about two years ago that he was enabled to purchase land and carry out his inten tions. With respect to what had been said about the state of the dwellings of the poor, he would only re mark that he had been carried to Fordington, where he saw what he was sure would surprise those who knew Dorchester best. He saw there places where the people were crowded together i❑ a manner that he had thought was confined to the manufacturinc , district.. Mr. JOHN lIAYNE seconded the resolution; and after a vote of thanks had been given to the Lord Bishop and the High Sheriff, and acknowledged, the meeting separated. ROYAL SEA -BATHING INFIRMARY. The fifty first anniversary dinner of this charity was held at the London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill, yesterday evening. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor presided, being sup ported by Mr. Alderman Challis and Mr. R. NV. Ken. nard, Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, and other active friends of the institution. The entertainment itself was highly creditable to the Messrs. Lovegrove. After the cloth had been drawn, and the usual loyal and national toasts had received due honour, the Lord .Mayor proposed the leading toast of the evening, viz., " Pros perity to the Royal Sea-bathing Infirmary;" and, in order to show the increased prosperity and usefulness of the institution, stated that the number of patients admitted, which was, in the first year (1796), only 16. had increased in each succeeding year, until, during the past season, 716 persons had been received either as in-door or as out-door patients; a statement which elicited loud applause. It was further remarked, that although the bulk of the subscriptions had hitherto come from the metropolis, there was the greatest desire, on the part of the managing body, to derive support from the provinces, as well as to extend the beneEs of the institution to persons living in distant parts of the country. Amongst the toasts was that of "Mr. B. B. Calibell aad the Vice-Presidents of the Institution." In acknowledging the compliment, Mr. Cabbell observed, that one great impediment to the beneficial operation of the institution was the charge now thrown upon the patients of defraying the expenses of their board. Mr. Alderman Gibbs, the treasurer, expressed his desire to see this burden removed from the recipients of the benefits of the charity, remarking, at the same time, that, in order to effect this object, it would be necessary that about 30,0001. should be invested in the Three per Cents. The toasts of the evening in cluded " The Chairman," " Mr. Coulson and the Medical Board," " Mr. Alderman Gibbs, the treasurer," "The Sheriffs," &c. Mr. J. Paul, the secretary, announced several subscriptions, the aggregate amount of which was 5951. 16s. SALARIES OF THE JUDGES 01' THE COURTS OF EQUITY AND LAw.—The Learned Judges of the several courts of equity and law will resume their labours on Monday next, on the commencement of Michaelmas term. There are twenty-two judges of the superior Courts in E ng l an d , whose salaries amount to 123,577/. a year. The five judges of the Court of Chancery are paid 33,000/. The Lord Chancellor has 10,000/. Master of the R o ll s , 7 ,000 / .; Vice-Chancellor of Eng land, 6,0001. ; and the two Vice-Chancellors, Knight Bruce and Wigram, 5,0001. The six judges of the Court of Queen's Bench are paid 32,0001 The Lord Chief Justice has 8,000/.; and the Puisne Judges 5.000/. each. The six judges of the Court of Common Pleas have similar sums, as also the six judges of the Court of Ex- 1 chequer, with the exception of the Chief Baron, who has a salary of 7,000/. The judge of the Court of Admi ralty has 4,000/., and the average emoluments of the judge of the Prerogative Court amount to 3,077/., mak ing the number 22, and the united salaries 123,77/. EFFECTS OF Hula FARES.—The branch of the South-Eastern Railway from Margate to Ramsgate was not opened, as expected, last week. " Under other cir cumstances," says the Kentish Obserrer, " this would have caused much disappointment and inquiry as to the cause ; but so unpopular has this railway company be come, that few cared to ask if it were open or not, or as to the cause of its not being opened. There is no ques tion that the three towns of Margate, Ramsgate, and Broadstairs would have done rauch better at the latter part of the season had the fares not been raised ; and also that the Sou:h-Eastern Company, from their false step, have been sufferers in a pecuniary point of view. Few will travel from the Isle of Thanet by rail this win ter, unless the prices be lowered, the second-class car riages made more comfortable, and the third-class covered in. Th e voyage to London by steam-vessel is cheaper, perf orme d i n about the same time as running r to ou r r ieli by Ashford, and i s pre f era bl e, i n many respects, ridin g in the present second and third-class carriages. Passengers meet with civility and liberality from the captains and crews of the steam-boats." The same can- not be said of the railway, THE STTN, LONDON, FRInA Y EVENING, OCTOBE'it 80, 18i6. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of public business. ABOLITION OF THE PUNISHMENT OF DEATH, Mr. AsHunsT gave notice of a motion for the abo lition of the punishment of death in all cases. Mr. PRIOR brought up reports for granting 100/. towards the erection of a school in Whitechapel ; for granting 1001. in aid of the erection of a church and par sonage-house near the site of the Watermen's and Lightermen's Company at Penge; for granting 1001. to the Royal Orthopceiic Hospital, and for subscribing 300 guineas towards the relief of the sufferers by the fire at St. John's Newfoundland.—They were all agreed to. FARRINGDON-STREET AND FIELD-LANE. Mr. R. WILLIAMS (one of the members for Farring don-without ward) moved " That the greater portion of the houses being condemned by the district surveyor, under the Building Act, the same be included in the proposed Bill fu- the improvements at Holborn-bridge. He represented the subject as one of serious import ance to the citiz:ns of London, it/ismuch as ,Field-lane was one of the greatest ab.,minations in the whole metropolis, and it wes absurd to think of pi-weeding with the buildings in Farringdon-strcet until such nui• satire be removed." Mr. Low thought it would be unwise in the Corpora tion to encumber itself with the ground upon which Field-lane stood, and moved as an amendment that the question be referred to a Committee. After some dis cussion the amendment was agreed to. THE SURVEY OF THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TUE CENTPAL CRIMINAL COURT. IV ETV Coll RT. (Before the REconDErt end Mr. Alderman MusGnovE.) George Hor.ylbrtl, 19, a dyer, pleaded guilty to an in. dictment charging him with stealing fifteen skeins of silk, value 305., the property of Henry Le Livier, his master. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. ROBINSON addressed the Jury for the defence, and contended that the prisoner had no felonious intention in taking am ay the goods. After the LEARNED RECORDER had summed up the evidence at great length, the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to be transported for the term of seven years. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Mr. Alderman Hooper was engaged for some hours in the investigation of a charge of assault preferred by John M‘Nally against George Brown, City policeman No. 222, who has recently joined the force, but was formerly in the Metropolitan police. M.Nally was charged with rescuing from the officer a man who had assaulted him. A certificate from the house-surgeon of St. Bartho lomew's Hospital was put in, stating that M•Nally's wife remained a patient from the injuries she had received, and was in a state of danger. ft was understood to be an almost hopeless case, and therefore the magistrate took the evidence at great length. Ellen Connelly, of St. Dunstan's-court, 013 Bailey, stated that two friends came to visit her husband on Sunday. Their names were Grady and William Kelly. In the evening they ull went to the It. d Cow, King street, Smithfield, where they had some beer. On leav ing the house, about twelve o'clock, a quarrel took place between Kelly and some men who were passing. Brown, the policeman, came up, and insisted on all the persons going away immediately. Kelly crossed the road to bid his friends good night, and was followed by Brown, who pushed Grady and Kelly towards Smith field, and eventually took Grady into custody. A scuffle took place, and Grady got away. Brown then seized APNally, a friend of Grady's, who had accidentally come up. M'Nally's wife interfered to get her husband away, when the policeman knocked her down with his truncheon, and on M'Nally's endeavouring to lift up his wife he was also knocked down by the policeman, who struck him twice on the head while he was lying on the ground. The policeman said he ordered them to move on half a dozen times before he took Grady into custody. They moved a little way, and then stopped to wrangle ; such conduct soon gathered a crowd, and caused confusion in the street, which it was his duty to prevent. Grady pushed him several times before he took him into custody. On the part of the policeman, Maria Alder, of Little New-street, Gough-square, and Mrs. Isted, of 29, King street, who saw tho affray from the windows of their dif ferent houses were examined. They stated that there was a rush by the mob, and the policeman was knocked down three or four times. She heard the voice of a woman, who was very active in the rescue. She said, " Don't let him be taken ; the policeman is drunk." They thought the policeman's life was in danger. lie drew his staff and knocked a woman down, and flourished his staff round to keep the people off him. An extra policeman, named Murrell, who went to Brown's assistance, stated that he saw the policeman knocked down under the feet of some cattle. Witness took Mrs. M'Nally into custody. She would not walk, but stopped. Brown struck her on the shoulder with his staff. She walked in a stooping position to the station house, and thence to the hospital. He did not know she was hurt till he saw the blood running down her neck at the station-house. Sergeant Patterson proved that Brown was quite sober. Mr. Alderman Hoot'En said he would release John M'Nally on his promise to appear on Saturday wed:, and in the meantime he hoped the commissioner would in vestigate the conduct of the officer. An inspector said the commissioner had already ordered a strict inquiry. Mr. Alderman 1100 PER adjourned the further hearing of the case to the 7th of November. WORSHIP-STREET. William Willis, a carman in the service of a railway truck conveyance contrac:or at Whitechapel, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged with having by negligent driving seriously injured a married woman named Elizabeth Mills, and her father, Mr. Edward Bash field, a retired Custom-house officer, who is confined to his bed without hopes of recovery. Mrs. Mills, who was supported into Court upon crutches, and appeared to be in a very debilitated con• dition, stated that while proceeding through Devonshire street, Mile-end-road, on the 14th ult., leading her father, who is 85 years of age, and totally blind, a massive railway• truck carriage, drawn by three horses, suddenly came up, and turned the corner so recklessly, that one of its hind wheels was thrown upon the pavement upon which she and her father were walking, and before they had time to escape they were both violently struck and flung to the ground by it. The prisoner, who was seated in front of the vehicle, apparently asleep, and without any reins, or the slightest control over the horses, was instantly secured by a policeman. Witness was carried to the London Hospital, and her father was coveyed to his own residence, when it was ascertained that one of her legs had bee❑ broken, and that her father's hip had been so crushed that although he had been confined to his bed under surgical care ever since the occurrence, it was impossible, from his advanced age, that he could ever recover from the injuries he had sustained. In answer to the charge the prisoner said he was ex cessively tired, in cons quence of having walked a long. distance that day, and that although he was certainly seated in front of the truck, as the prosecutrix had stated, the occurrence, which he sincerely regretted, was purely accidental, and resulted from the circumstance of there being no post or kerb at the spot in question to keep vehicles off the Giotway. Mr. BINGHAM said that the case was far too serious for his limited powers to deal with, and he should there• fore direct the depositions of the witnesses to be taken, and committed the prisoner for trial at the sessions. GUN COTTON.--IS r e have to record the occurrence of an accident to the son of the eminent gun-maker of Bond-street, which might have been attended with seri ous consequences. Mr. Lancaster was engaged with Taylor in making some experiments on the projec tile power of gun-cotton, and several charges of 50 grains each, with If ounce of shot, had been fired from a strong 14-guage gun with perfect safety, when on increasing the charge to 83 grains and 1 ounce of shot, the gun burst with great violence. The sleeve of Mr. Lancaster's coat was torn through, and he received several slight wounds on the fleshy part of his arm, none of which, we are happy to add, are of a serious character. In some previous experiments which Mr. Lancaster had made with the cotton of Dr. Schonbein, in the presence of that gentleman and Professor Faraday, the same quantity of cotton had been fired with perfect safety. We, there fore, caution those who may be trying experiments with this powerfully explosive compound to be exceedingly cautious, as an accident has occurred even in such ex perienced hands. The gun used by Mr. Lancaster had been previously proved with an ounce of powder and a ball fitting the bore. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT LIMEHOUSE.—Last even ing, between six and seven o'clock, a fire broke out in the exteasive cooperage, belonging to Messrs. Gordon and Son, in Church-lane, Limehouse. The flames were first discovered issuing through the roof of the cooper age, a building nearly 150 feet long by 50 feet deep, which contained a considerable number of casks and staves. There were about twelve compartments in the premises, which were used as separate workshops. With such fury did the fire extend, that in less than ten minutes after the first alarm was given, at least one half of the s p ac i ous b u ildi ng b ecame enc i rc l e d i n fl ame . T he engines quickly attended, but by the time they could be set to work, the whole of the cooperage was on . fire, and Church lane and Oak-lane would become ignited, the heat being so intense, and the burning flakes were set flying over . theftw s p iina ri e sh ti e m i e w i r t ch w . as ß f y eared that the houses in was at length subdued, but not until the The which it betean were reduced to a mass of rums. stock in trade destroyed is also considerable. . PUMPKINS FOR Cows.—The South Australian R . e• hale-past eight o'clock vi.etr t i h is e ers fic n e from England, will remember the long-keeping . yister says,—" Many passage ßio de e iad ja th n e eir g o ec o e l l , ftohre iriernee were any. A similar supply of nutritive cliinge in fodder has been successfully resorted to by a Judi (s)tard for the milch cows, it tune p t i o d in c call l o i r n m a at n e s ne p a r u i c t t ;e:o n b r i judi cious colonist, who has laid by a store of pie-melons, which he cuts into small pieces, and gives at stated in tervals to his cows, by which this change of provender is devoured with avidity. This artificial metnod of in. creasing the quantity of milk, when the natural pits tures are parched and scanty, has been found to answer se well that in all probability the example will be ex tensively what ted immensehardly intimate supplies o t o f s o o e u i r t grown even upon sandhills or pie-melon will keep in high perfection spotsrkuiir; rural ooff fellow-colonistsffg ground hitherto t h ii t t \ h V e b r e t o considered . barren or unpro- E f fi e t n o 3 g m b l i a e n ; d ea . T so h n e to season, or even during a voyage to FATAL FlGllT.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. William Baker held an inquest at the Bricklayer's Arms, Char lotte-street, Curtain-road, on the body of Francis Lee, aged 29 years, a baker, residing at No. 7, Mills -court, Curtain-road, who died on Monday last from injuries he flail received in an affray with a man named George Tornkins, in East-road, City•road. It appeared from the his coat. . when s :m is ee k ya ni stated te t daw h ptt e ,iehtlda p heny o tdg t h i branr eetoaamtntthhaveifinco)f eualdage evidence that on Tuesday, the 20th inst., the deceased had been drinking with several companions, at various belonging etb t he o seto‘ t i nvdh.ceeetel between deceased iti u ci s eed e o. public-houses. Towards the evening he became very much intoxicated, and entered the Three Crowns, in East road, City-road. He went into the taproom and of fered to fight any one present, and divested hinis, If of was lying on the form, and while in that position the deceased struck him several violent blows. Tomkins mi nutes,rose from h e forms, deceased being . under Temkin:. The face of the deceased bleeding most profusely, and Tomkins procured a pillow and some water, and washed his fa ivleeyweLdbtaheek,deacieldassettlomhaocmhe. tonehiscolai s T r h o e w c n i deceased s s e u d rg fe e l o l n a , Tomkins, with the assistance of another man, con- . d abdomen, expiredmm e u a c . h c oa caused, sAedisfigured,o,nMonday ao a y n ad d fot e rbnt c o, o o m ni yp last,l complained fallinge H o e f inaßss Brown) o n wt h hn i e ; lodgings.n dt to M e r t worse, g d t a a t b tr le i b . u t i ed le death y returned utrhneedb uarsti verdictng of o f a bladder . "Justifiablei n micide."nehtchtolf, for several the TAIT'S MAGAZINE. —W e hear that this popular periodical has now become the property of those enter prising booksellers, Messrs. A. and C. Black, the original proprietor, Mr. Tait, being about to retire from business. —.Edinburgh Witness. --- MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY, THURSDAY. TIMES.—The market for Consols - was considerably influenced to-day by large speculative sales, which re duced quotations about five-eighths per cent. Various rumours have been circulated accounting for this sudden change in the appearance of business. Many of the dealers seem to apprehend ill consequences from the con-. templated Spanish expedition into Portugal; and others profess to believe some fresh movement has occurred in the French Cabinet inimical to English interests. Al. though no positive information has transpired which would give a clue to the real operating cause, the fact that the speculators who are supposed to receive ex presses from the other side of the Channel have been the chief sellers would lead to the inference that it is either Spanish or French events which have contributed to pro duce this decline. Consols opened at 947- for Money and the Account; they were done as low as 94 for Money, and 944 for the Account ; and left off respectively at 944 for Money, and 944 to for the Account. Spanish also experiencud a great change in value, sales of this stock being freely effected. The market for Portuguese dropped from the general heavi ness, and Foreign Securities, were altogether dull. A meeting of the shareholders of the Australian Mining Company was held to-day, at which the direc tors presented a very flattering report. The recent discoveries of minerals in the neighbourhood of Ade laide had prepared the parties interested for some very favourable details concerning the position of their pro perty. It seems that the directors are daily expecting official intelligence of the grant of 20,000 acres of land, situated near Reedy Creek, where large quantities of copper ore have been found, which intelligence was only delayed till the claim of " royalty" was settled. The samples of ore received yield an average of 30} per cent. POST.—There was to-day a fall of unusual magni tude in the public securities. The Government brokers purchased 5,000 Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. stock, at 95i, for account of the savings'-banks, 5,000 of the same stock, at the same rate, for account of the unclaimed dividends, and 1,200 Old South Sea Annuities, at 931, for account of the Commissioners for the reduc tion of the National Debt. At the close of business Bank Stock was quoted 2041 to 2051; Three per Cent. Reduced 93i- to 4; Three-and - -a-Quarter per Cent. Stock 95f to Consols 941 for Money, and 94f to for Ac count; Exchequer-bills 9s. to 12s. premium. The supply of money was abundant for all ordinary purposes, and, that the markets should have given way to the extent witnessed, was a matter of some surprise, particularly as there was really little appearance of business. Consols were at one moment as low as 94h- for Money, establishing a decline of fully i to ; a l per cent., and, sympathising with these, almost everything else was quoted nominally lower, such as foreign stocks of various kinds, and, in a very minor degree, rail ways and other shares. Different rumours were in circulation to account for the fall, but the ap prehensions of the public having been once par tially awakened by statements announcing impor tant movements in our arsenals and dockyards, there can be little doubt that an advantage was taken by un scrupulous speculators, of the opportunity afforded them of working as strongly as possible upon sensitive minds, by the employment of all kinds of inventions and ex aggerations for the promotion of their own selfish ob jects. The state of Portugal was the leading topic of the day. In the facts which have been made matter of newspaper comment, connected with the recent revolu tion, good reason is thought to have been found for the belief that there must now be a total severance of the amicable relations which have for so many years sub sisted between France and England. All the mischief is ascribed to the intriguing propensities of his Majesty the King of the French, and hence it is that a casus belli is considered to have arisen, which may adequately ex plain the motive for the increase spoken of in our naval and military forces. The marching of a Spanish army into Portugal, and the preparation for foreign service—the departure, in fact, of an English fleet, the throwing up of additional defences at Gibraltar, and the like, were among the subjects of the many agreeable rumours to which it was the fate of timid stock-holders to have to listen from about eleven o'clock until nearly the close of the markets. Eventually, however, a stand was made by influential parties, and the reports of the day being essentially vague, there was at length a rally, the home securities recovering themselves to the extent of about per cent. The intelligence upon which the earlier operations were based seems to have been derived almost exclusively from newspaper sources. As such is the case, our readers may be able to judge for themselves of the merits of the reports in question which have a political bearing. The condition of Ireland is still a cause of solicitude, and the foreign exchanges having turned against this country, there may be some exporta tion of the precious metals. We are of opinion, never theless, that the fears entertained on th e se, as well as on the other heads alluded to, have been needlessly great. THAMES. The following report was brought up, which csus ed a good deal of interest in the Court:— "We whose names are hereunto subscribed, your Committee appointed oa the 22d day of October to meet the Court of Aldermen or a Committee thereof, upon an order of the Court of Aldermen of the 29th September last, and to report to this Court, do certify that, having had a lengthened interview with a Committee of the Court of Aldermen appointed to meet us, we find that the recent view of the western district of the river Thames by the Lord Mayor and Aldermen was made by them under a resolution of the Court of Aldermen of the 27th of June, nearly a month prior to the standing order of the Court of the 20th of July, and upon referring to the several Acts of Parliament of the 24th George 11., the 11th, 15th, 28th, and 35th George 111., for the better carrying on and regulating the navigation of the river Thames and Isis, from the City of London westward to the town of Crichlade, whereby the Mayor and Alder men of the City of London are, with other persons, made Commissioners, and whereby powers are given to the Commissioners to view and superintend th e sewing, locks, weirs, and flood-gates, in the river, and to in quire icto the rates and tolls paid upon the same, the regulation of the water, and the navigation, as well as the cleansing and clearing those rivers, being also given to them ; the rights of the Corporation of London being nevertheless reserved, and under one of which Acts cer tain works are prohibited without the consent of the Corporation of London—powers material for the inte rests of the city, and necessary for the due protection of the river and navigation. "That after due inquiry and consideration of these Acts, your Committee are of opinion that benefits have been derived to this city from the recent survey. "That on the 15th of September the Lord Mayor laid before the Court of Aldermen a report of the proceedings on the survey, in which he stated that he felt it to be his duty to draw their particular attention to the various Acts of Parliament which have been passed from time to time for the improvement of the navigation of the river Thames, and Isis in the upper districts, and feeling fully confident that unless the navigation in those districts is properly attended to, the locks and other works kept in good order and repair, and suitable reductions made in the tolls and lock charges, it will be impossible for the barge-owners successfully to compete with the carriage of goods and merchandise by means of railways, and that consequently all interest connected with the above portion of the river must be most seriously affected, if not ultimately destroyed. And when the importance of the trade by inland navigation between the cities of London and Bristol, and the adjoining counties and dis tricts, is duly considered, and how essential it is to the interests of all parties concerned that every facility should be afforded to retain and, if possible, to increase the same, which can only be done by maintaining the line in the most efficient state, and by suitable modi fications and reduction of tolls where the same presses heavily on the public, it becomes obvious that surveys of a similar nature to the present, having for its view those desirehle objects, are both requisite and important, as well as tending to keep up a friendly communication and intercourse between the local commissioners and magistrates of the Corporation of London, who, by virtue of their office, under the authority of Parliament, are likewise commissioners of the upper districts of the river Thames. " The Chairman of the Upper Districts informed the Lord Mayor that whenever any of the private locks came into the market for disposal, the Commissioners endeavoured to purchase them for the benefit of the public. " His Lordship cannot refrain from alluding to the subject of toll., and particularly to the statement of the Chairman of the Commissioners, as to the necessity of reducing them upon the whole line, and his hope that the private lockowners would unanimously assent to a reduced toll throughout the entire extent of the navi gation. " The Lord Mayor also expressed his approbation of the state of the works generally, and of the improve• ment being carried on fur the benefit of the navigation in both districts ; and he avails himself of this oppor tunity to convey to his brethren of the Court of Alder men the assurance of the Commissioners, as expressed by their Chairman, of their satisfaction at visits like the the present, materially tending to keep up that mutual good understanding and friendship so essential to exist between all the authorities connected with the naviga tion of the river Thames. " That, on the 29th day of September, the Lord Mayor laid before the Court of Aldermen an account of the expenses of the view, amounting to the sum of 693/. ss. 9d., and the Court, in pursuance, thereof; ordered the payment, by the Chamberlain, of that sum to the Waterbailiff. " That on the Ist of October the order for payment was presented to the Chamberlain, but which he re fused to pay, giving the following reasons in writing, viz.:— " The payment of the sum of 6931. ss. 9d. mentioned in the order of the Court of Aldermen, of the 29th of September, 1846, hereunto annexed, and marked with my initials, without the previous authority of the Com mon Council, upon motion for that purpose, would have been in contradiction of a resolution and order of a Court of Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council assembled, held on the 20th day of July, 1846. I am, therefore, con strained to decline payment of the sum above mentioned without such previous authority of the Common Council as is above referred to. " Dated this Ist day of October. 1846. " A. BROWN, Chamberlain.' " That as it appears to your Committee, that the stand ing orders of the 20th day of July last, lead to the re fusal by the Chamberlain, we have considered such standing order, and particularly with reference to the report of the Committee on the City and Bridge-house accounts, of the 18th day of December, 1845, and the proceeding of this Court thereon, on the 19th of March of this year. And under all the circumstances, confirming; this inquiry solely to the matter referred to us, we re commend that the standing order of the 20th day of July last be suspended, so far as relates to the order of the Court of Aldermen of the 29th day of September la,t. "All which we submit to the judgment of this Honour able Court. Dated this 29th day of October, 1846. "THOMAS CORNEY, HENRY BURN, "T. 11. HALL. EDWARD HARRISON." " JOHN DIXON, Deputy CORNET, in moving that the Court should agree to the report, slid it would be necessary to have a Bill prepared, and brought in, establishing the right of the Court, and so framed as to unite the powers of the two Courts as to the expenditure of the Corporation funds. By that means future differences between the two Courts would be completely avoided. Mr. ANDERTON said he should always wish to see the rights and privileg. aof the two Courts untouched. The Chlmberlain harl acted with admirable independence and judgment, and certainly deserved the marked thanks of the Court. It would be necessary to pass an Act, and he would wish to have the question fully disdussed when the Bill was ready. Mr. ASUURST moved as an amendment that the amount of the expenses should be forths ith paid, and that the City Solicitor should be directed to prepare a Bill. Mr. Low (Chairman of the City Lauds Committee) brought up the report of the committee, setting fo r th a letter received from Mr. Charles Fowlr, architect, re questing to be informed, for the information of the Lord Chancellor, whether the Corporation of London would be disposed to sell the site of ground lately occupied by the Fleet Prison, or any portion of the lease, for the purpose of erecting thereon the new Courts of Bank ruptcy. The letter stated that the present courts could be given up to the City if it were considered expedient. The Chairman moved that the letter be referred to the Committee to examine and report, with power to confer with the Improvement Committee, and with the Lord Chancellor's surveyor in relation thereto. 'The only reason for applying at the present moment was to enable the Lord Chancellor to have the necessary Parliamen• tary notices given, which he was unwilling to effect unless under an arrangement with the City. Mr. T. H. HALL hoped the Committee would be care ful, in their communications upon the subject, to guard against giving any reason to believe that the City would willingly acquiesce in the removal of any of the Courts from a central position to one beyond or at the extremity of the city. He spoke of the great inconvenience to which merchants and men of business would be sub jected by attending, or sending their clerks to distant courts, with which they necessarily had so much to do. Mr. R. L. JONES expressed a similar opinion, adding that when upon a late occasion he had given evidence before a Committee of the Legislature upon the subject, he had expressly stated that he felt assured the greatest objections would be entertained by mercantile men and citizens generally, to any other than a centra position in the city for the courts of law and bank. ruptcy. The motion was then agreed to. BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF BLUES.—Wednesday even ing the half- yearlygeneral meeting of the members of this society, which is com p ose d o f gen tl emen w h o rece ived their education at Christ's Hospital, was held at the London Tavern ; J. Perkins, Esq., in the chair. The report stated that the receipts for the half-year amounted to 4281. 18s. 6d., including a previous balance of 107/. subscriptions, 1641. 17s. interest on stock (amounting to 6,100/0, &c., and deducting the disbursements, a balance of 115/. remained. There are at present 14 pensioners on the funds. The report stated that his Royal High ncss the Duke of Cambridge had consented to preside at the next annul festival. ISLE OF JERSEY RAILWAY AI°TD PIER COMPANY. A special general meeting of the shareholders of this company took place yesterday, at the London Tavc rn, for the purpose of receiving the report of the directors, and to consider the propriety of proceeding with or abandon ing the undertaking. The Right lion. G. R. DAWSON took the chair shortly after one o'clock; upon doing which, he stated that the company was a peculiar one; it did not come under the provisions of any Act of Parliament, and it would be a dead letter till it received the fiat of the States of Jersey. The company had been formed about the present time last year. Pro spectuses were published and subscriptions received. Upon the completion of the preliminary business it then became the duty of the directors to proceed in the usual course to bring the matter before the authorities of the country. The company had been obliged to con sult two important departments of the Government—. the Ordnance and the Admiralty; they had been obliged to consult the Ordnance D,partment because it was proposed to carry the line through a large portion of land belonging to that department, and it became ne cessary to consult the Admiralty in order to enable them to build their harbour and pier. Surveys and valuations had been made, plans had been drawn out, and as much expedition as possible had been used. Some delay, however, had taken place in consequence of the difficulty of obtaining engineers, Mr. Walker, who had been first appointed, declining to act, thinking it not consistent with his duty as engineer to the Admiralty. Ulti mately, however, Messrs. Sherrard and Hall were em ployed. Those gentlemen made their report in February last ; and upon the receipt of that report the directors put themselves in communication with the Ordnance Department, and he was sorry to say the result of that communication was unfavourable to the undertaking. Reference had also been made to the Board of Admiralty, and to that reference the direc tors had not received any answer. A chang,e in the Government having taken place, it was thought, per haps, that the new Board of Ordnance would take a dif • fereut view of the question; another reference was made to the new Board of Ordnance, to which an answer was returned on the 14th of the present month, which was equally unfavourable to the undertaking, the new Board stating that they were of the same opinion as their pre decessors; no ans wer had been received from the new Board of Admiralty. Now, until the objections of the Ordnance and the Admiralty were got over it was utterly impos sible to proceed to refer the matter to the States of Jersey. Their directors had done all they could to bring this undertaking to a favourable issue, and they had nothing more to do then than to ask the opinion of the proprietors as to the propriety of dissolving the company. The ECRETARY then read the report of the directors, which stated that the receipts were 9,7251, and the disbursements 3,6481., with a probability of 5001. more' and recommended that the company should be dis solved, a return made to the shareholders of 10s. (20s having been paid) a share immediately, and a final divi dend paid when the directors were able to do so. Upon the question of the adoption of the report a long and somewhat angry discussion took place with re spect to the bills of the solicitors, the insertion, as it w: s said by the directors of an advertisement in the Times newspaper to puff up the shares, and the great expense that had been incurred in the initiatory proceedings of a line that was only 101 miles in length, which ended in the adoption of the following resolutions : " That the report of the directors be approved and confirmed. " That the directors be enabled to take such measures as may be necessary for the immediate dissolution of the company. " That the meeting approve and confirm the proposal of returning immediately the sum of los. per share, and such further sum as the directors may be enabled to make, as soon as all the claims upon the company shall be examined and discharged." Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD RAILWAY. Fellow-Shareholders,—Our property is in peril On Friday an attempt will be made to amalgamate our undertaking with the Dudley line. Beware of consenting to it. I doubt not the directors, deeply in terested as they individually are, will be provided with proxies to carry the union, unless a determined stand is made. If it is consummated we shall be placed entirely in the power of the Great Western. The London and Birmingham Company ire, I am told on authority, ready to guarantee us nine per cent. If united to the Dudley line, they cease to feel an interest in offer ing any terms. Pause, then, at least until you know whether the Great Western will give us a better offer. No danger can arise from delay. Once allied, our power of negotiation is gone. Let us adjourn the decision. London, Oct. 28. A PROPRIETOR. EXTENSIVE ROBBERIES AND COMPLICATED FRAUDS AT ABINGDON. ABINGDON, WEDNESDAY.—Considerable excitement has prevailed in this town for some days past, in conse quence of the discovery of several extensive robberies and frauds, in which have been eng, , agd many persons holding respectable positions in the town and neighbour hood. The depredations have been principally corn mitted upon the corndealers, malsters. and brewers, re siding in Abingdon and its vicinity; the property stolen, amounting in value to several hundreds of pounds, con sisting chiefly of malt, hops, barley, and wheat. Several examinations of the persons engaged in the p!under have taken place before the mayor and borough magistrates, the last of which was held yesterday, before 1). Belcher, Esq., in the large room at the house of Correction, which was crowded during the lengthened proceedings, which occupied upwards of live hours. No less than seventeen persons, some of whom were of apparent respectabiliay, holding respectable positions in society, were brought up in custody, and placed in three rows, before the sitting magistrate. Their names are : —William Hazel!, John Hazel!, Joseph Edney, Charles Trinder, Benjamin Blagrove, William Peed. Richard Jones, George Bowler, George Hayeroft, John Seymour, William Westbrook, Joseph Dutton, James Edney, Geo. John f h w n whom were charged as either and Mary Huggins, Williams, barrister-at -law, of the Oxford the. examination of the numerous C prri i eis l r l:n e t rwku u r a ; .i i p p fr t le , ja p ' hl e w : la jom r t she.radessVePwfrcr,iiml) accessories. retained on the part of the Crown witnesses, that the brewing establishment of Miss Spen quantities of malt and '7°peratnstels)stem of robbery three ' or four years. had p e s b, h ea a en d nd b i been e h n aetxrii plunderedsmteonscte( ifor rpt deeply funned It further appeared that the principal portion of the plunder had been disposed of to pers ons i n a respecta bl e way of business residing within a circuit of ten miles of Abingdon. At the conclusion of the inquiry, the whole of the prisoners were remanded for further ex am i nat i on (war rants having been issued against several other parties not yet in custody), .and conveyed to the borough gaol. The case excited the greatest interest. The mayor and magistrates have expressed their d e t erm i nat i on to i adopt the most nefatigsble means t o b r i ng t h e whole of the guilty parties to justice. Warrants have been issued against three men who were amongst those who were the most act i vely engaged They ar e now suppose d to b in removing large portions of t h e stolen property in boats from the premises of the corn dealers and malt st".seengagednti guo s as to navigators the . on some r a il way wor k s. Their names are:—William Butl er , a li as Turkey, alias Tincy, aged 40, about i 5 feet 4 i nc h es high ; Thomas eo Gilts, 40, 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high; and William Faulk ner, alias Perch Faulkner, 40, dressed in a shooting jacket. The prisoner Benjamin B!agrove, who was one of the first 4.f the batch who was taken into custody, has con fessed to several robberies in which he was engagsd, connected with the cases against the wher prisoners. KILLED IN ESCAPING FROM 'IAN WELL ASYLUM t r h ia e te ll o a n nl N v i e l) l n L da u y na e t r e n A ing sv N iu i r r n . Mills , on th h e eli b i od l y n t i o n f (.l u P e h s 1.1 at p Watson, aged thirteen. From the evidence of the offi cerstia'inev ecedoaurilnnyttyroa gh t ,ioe and ns i ed i s t ) t whenu c t i t o ) r n or ne o lc) n r : of the asylum, and fr om t h at of deceased's mother, t ti i th o eß n i . )4l .l 2l l ro e eft 'T o sut that t i sl he f es a t was tt f i ro r mr a e t et five years old he began to earn a living by standing on his head, b ea ti ng ti me w i t h his feet, "and singing Jim Crow. The continual practice of these feats causing un natural pressure of blood On the brain, deranged it so much as to render him violently irritable imme diately after hi s per f ormances, and i f h e did not consider himself sufficiently remunerated for them, he would throw missiles at the crowd and break windows. For having done so he was committed to the House of Correction for a mont h . On b eing lib erate d, i ns t ea d o f being corrected by the discipline of the prison, he became worse, an d from tum b ler a d vance d t o pick pocket. I n his new vocation he stole a watch and chain, and was sentenced to twelve months' impri•zonment for felony. Whilst undergoing the sentence of the House of Correction his conduct became so palpably tinged with insanity that he was sent to the above asylum, from which he had escaped twice, and was continually , medi tating es cape. In conseqne ' nce of this he slept in the escape ward," so called from the difficulty there is in escaping from it. All the inmates of this ward, about twenty in number, are requ i re d i n s tripping for bed to place their clothes outside the doors of their sleeping cells. On Friday evening, at the usual hour, the ward keeper saw deceased get into bed undressed and found outside his door a parcel containing, he thought, deceased's clothes, but which turned out afterwards to be portions of the clothes of others he had cleverly Purloined hiding his own clothes, no doubt, unde r the mattress of his bed. The following morning, about six o'clock, he was found dressed in his own clothes on the pavement, about forty feet beneath his cell window. H lle was quite dead, and in one of his pockets w as f ound an iron spoon, which he had used to unhitch the b o l t of the shutter of the cell window. A water pipe r an b y the window, and circumstant i a l evi dence proved that th e d eceased fe ll an d was killed in trying to slide down this pipe, and so escape. The Jury recommended th a t t h e windows' of the escape cells should for the fut ure b e more firmly s ecured, and. the authori ties of th e asy l um having romised to carry the recom mendation i nto immediate effect, a verdict of " Acci dental death " was returned. INCREASED INCREASED CONSUMPTION OF MILE.—The farmers is Lancashi re and Cheshire have near l y discontinued making che ese and butter, in consequence of the increased demand for milk , which ' is attributed to the increased consumption of rice, Indian meal, and oatmeal , owing to the scarcity of potatoes.—Liverpool l Imes. Mr. John Scott, the father of William and John Scott, the celeb rate d tra i ners an d jockeys, diedin this town on Thursday last, at the advanced age of 96. Mr. Scott was formerly a jockey himself.—Brighton Gazette. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS MANCHESTER, OCTOBER 29. STOCK ExcHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 14 p.-Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 1/ 4 p.-Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 5% p.-Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 34 p.--Caledonian, half Shares, 7-16 dls.-Eastcru Counties, York Extension, 1 34 p.-East Lancashire, 414 p.-Ditto, New, 3 1 4 p.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 9s. s. dis.- Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 234 p.-Leeds and Thirsk, 4% dis.-Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 3% p.- Leicester and Bedford, 4s. Gd. c. IL-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Pres ton, 3% p.-London, Manchester, and Birmingham, Quarters (A), 794 p.-Ditto, ditto (C), 7% p.-Manchester and Leeds, Halves, 1134 p.-Ditto, Extension, 134 p.-Manchester and Southampton, 15-16 dis.-North British, New, 17s. p.-North Staffordshire, 2% c. p.- Preston and Wyre, 36%-Ditto, Halves (A), 4% p.-Ditto, ditto (13), 34 p.-Royston and Hitchen, 34 p.-Sheilield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 2, 23% -Ditto, ditto, No. 3, 14 dis.-Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, IA dis. -West Riding Union, 1 11-16 p. -Wharf dale (late North-Eastern), I 3-16 dis. LEEDS, OCTOBER 29. Srocs EXCRANGE.-The sales are -East Lancashire (Blackburn and Preston), 314 p. - Ditto, No. 1, New, 3% c. p.-Ditto, ditto (late Liverpool, Orin kirk, &c.), p.-Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 5% dis.-Iluddersfield and Manchester, 2% c. p. - Leeds and Bradford, 43% c. p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, 3 5-16 p.-Ditto, Branches, 365. p.-Ditto, Extension, 7s. dis.-Leeds and Thirsk, 414 dis.-. Ditto, New, 2% dis.-Manchester and Leeds, Extensions, 21s. p.-Man chester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 16s, c. p.-North British, Halves, 434 p.-Ditto, Quarter Shares (late Carlisle Branch), 433. 6d. p.-Ditto, Extension (scrip), 16s. p.-Wharfelale Junction, 20s. dis.-York and Newcastle, Preference, 3% p.-York and North Mid land (East and West Riding), 13% p.-Ainbergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 10s. p.-Direct Northern, 14s. dis. 8.-Glasgow and Dum fries, 20s. dis.-Malton and Driffield Junction, 12s. p.-North West ern, par-Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 2s. 6d. db.-West Riding Union, 31. 13s. 8.-Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 41s. 6d. dig. HULL, OCTOBER 29. STocs EXCHANGE..-Our market to-day has been quite as buoy ant as yesterday, although rather less business has been done. Most stocks dealt in arc done at improved prices. Ambergates and North British, New Quarters, close firm. The sales are-Greath North of England, New, 2134 -North British, Quarters, 656.-Ditto, New Quarters, scrip, 175. 3d.-York and North Midland (East and West Riding), 18-Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, &c., 645.-Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, lbs.-Leeds and Dewsbury, Branches, 1% p.-North Wales, 205.-North Western, 6d.-West Riding Union, 3% -Derby and Gainsborough, 17s. 3d.-East Coast, I Is. SHEFFIELD, OCTOBER 29, STOCK ExcirAwor.-The sales are-Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston,% p.-E a st Lancashire, New, No. 2 (late Ormskirk), p . -Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 5% dis.-Ditto, Extensions, 40s. dis. -Ditto, Quarter Shares, 245. 6d. dis.-North British Extensions, scrip, 2% p.-Sheflield and Lincoln , 22 5. 6 d. dis. - Ditto, Extension, 235.6 d. dis.-Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, % db.-West Riding Union, 134 p.-Leicester and Bedford, 1 4 dig. YORK, OCTOBER 29. Rroce Excaarroz.-The sales are-Eastern Counties, York Exten sion, 3/. Bs. 9d.-London and York, 1/. 19s. cx div.-Manchester, Buxton. Matlock, and Midland, 2%-Newcastle and Berwick, 26 14 - North British, Half Shares, 15%-Ditto, Quarter Shares, 41. 4s. cum new-Ditto, Extension, 134 - North Staffordshire, 434 -West Ri ding Union, 3/. 135.-York and Newcastle , New , 16 % cum new-Ditto, Preference, 3/. 13s. 9d. p. -York and North Midland (East and W est Riding Extension), 181. Is. 3d. cum new-Ditto, Preference, G% p. EDINBURGH, OCTOBER. 28. STOCK ExcrlAsoE.-The sales aro-Caledonian, 2314-Ditto, New, 40s. 6d.-Direct Northern, 31s. 6d.-Dundee and Perth, ex new, 23-Ditto, New, 7 -East Indian Railway, 16s -Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 1814 -Edinburgh and Northern, .Iw, D334-ul-m)itftrcibe,sN„enwdi New port, 58s. Gd. -Edinburgh and Perth, 38 G Carlisle, 37e, 6 1.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and A r d rossan, 3:s. 6d,- Great Southern Madras, Gs.-North British, 35-Ditto Quarters, cx new, 655.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip), 275. 6d.-Scottish Central, 2074 -Stirling and Dunfermline, 18s.--Strathern Junction, 50s. GLASGOW, OCTOBER 28. STOCK Excnawor. -The sales are-Caledonian, New,410.52-E2ttle o - f, burgh (N ande (Newport), ort ) donian and Dumbartonshire, 274.-Clydesdale Junction, 33 Fife, 19s. 6d.-East Indian Railway, 1G5..3d.-Edinburgh Glas gow, Quarter Shares, 17%-Edinburgh and N ort h ern 604.-Edinburgh and Perth, 405.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 6314-Ditto, ditto, 331.-Ditto, Quarter Shares (5 per cent. glm), 17 % -Ditto, Halves, 71. 125.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 325, 6d.-Glasgow and Greenock, 163 - Glasgow, Kilmarn oc k , and Ar. drossan, 30s.- Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction, 325.--Great North of Scotland, 205.-Great Western of Bengal, 71. 9d.- Mad r Nellore, and Arcot, 3s. 9d.-Midl an d, 137 % - North British, 35% 7' Ditto, Quarters GBs. ex new -Ditto, New Quarters, scrip, 255. Gd --- Scot:ish Central, 2014 -Stirling and Dunfermline, 20s. 6d.-Stra them Junction, 50s. TESTIMONIAL TO MISS lIELEN FAUCIT.—MOSt Of our readers will remember that, upon the revival of the Greek drama in Dublin some two years ago, a number of gentlemen, distinguished in literature and art, and admirers of Miss Helen Fancies noble impersonation of Antigone, presented her with an address expressive of their high estimation of her talents. With this address was intended to have been presented an ornament, a de scription of which, from the design of Mr. Burton, we gave on a former occasion. This ornament, which is in the form of an antique brooch, has, owing to the costly and elaborate nature of the workmanship upon it, been necessarily a long time in the artist's hands. It has, however, been completed for some months, and the delay which has since occurred arose from the desire of the committee to present it to Miss Faucit in person, on the occasion of her next visit to Ireland. On Friday, there fore, it w as presented by a deputation from the sub scribers, when Miss Faucit expressed her extreme gra tification at the beauty of the ornament, and returned thanks for what she considered the proudest memorial of her professional career. The brooch is entirely of native gold, and measures about three inches in dia meter. In the centre is an exquisitely formed figure in high relief of Antigone bending over the urn of Polynyces, set in a concave disc of white enamel, bearing the word " Antigone" around it in ancient Greek charac ters. On either side of this medallion are tragic masks of Antigone and CI eon, entwined within the coils of the Cadmian serpent, surrounded by a concave fillet, in which are set three large emeralds of the finest water ; the whole enclosed in a wreath of the sacred olive. In dependent of the classic elegance of the design, it is a specimen of workmansihip, and that too of the highest order, of which any couutry may be proud, and speaks well for the present rising condition of the arts amongst us. It reflects great credit on the house of Mr. West, and particularly on Mr. Teare, who, we understand, is the workman who has thus so successfully carried out the original design. A suitable inscription, expressive of the admiration which the lovers of the drama enter tain of Miss Helen Faucit's embodiment of the highest and noblest conceptions, both of our own and ancient times, will, we hear, be engraved on the reverse of the ornament. We recognised the brooch as clasping the folds of Antigone's drapery on Saturday night last.— Dublin Freeman's Journal. 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S Au nf 1101 9, Bedford-street, Bedf or d- squa re, Lott a p, aIS Matriculated Member of the University et Edi n ,; IP" - Member of the London H os pit a l M e di ca l Soeie'''' Apothecaries' Hall, London, &c., &c. suje Ci / . CONTESTS OF THE TuNATise. _,, b its o yat i f CISAPTER 1. On the l'kilosophy of Marriage, w i _L a til o ,o%st and Obligations, and en Infelicitous and Unpreu; tee s',,, u tl, Cuarren. 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology a ` fa yielf,4 , o Organs, their functions, structures, and secretions , P;, - ,ees l ,`7oo 4 1 Mental and Physical Power are dependant upon th e , o fteel o stlo —CieaeTea 3. On Solitary Habits; their variou s 00 OA Animal Economy; the concealed cause of Debility t o ol, of the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general:AO., c o Mental Faculties. CIIAPTEIL 4. On the Secret Dish I ' A i. and Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous and n c r e , Mental Debility, and Premature Decay.—CnArra a the Disorders arising fro m indiscriminate E....1 c ! —:, " AO Gleet, Strictures, and eth er Di seases of the UretnP" Aar ERVIEWB or Tao WORK. ~ iitae" . _.4ol o ol "The author of this singular and talented work .e . ,, oral e fled medical man, who has evidently had censiderenns 170,1' sp the treatment of the various disorders arising f ra o o „lett d e frailties of early indiscretion. The engravings ar m s, Irr,,re dition, by demonstrating the consequences of esTd,iffri 0 act as a salutary warning to youth and maturity', r o dinh ,e 1 many questions may be satisfactorily replied to, that „ors' 'O , peal, even to the most confidential friend."—Era• M. re Ol 7.A 0 100 Published by the Author, and nay be had at " — nu / es a , ' from Kent and Richards, 52, Paternoster-row; fl ai Oorr ef er Oxford-street; Starie, Tichborne-street, Quadr ant; _,„ w ee t, ' fr so Leadenhall-street, London; Newton, 16, Chureo"'"" u at , or and by all Booksellers. Ta ll fi fo ei? At Home for Consultation daily, from Nina If te,iq . B o Five till Eight ; and all letters immediately replie d 0 the fee of 11., for advice, Sr.z.-9 BEDFORD-STBA' 4 BOTTA RE. LONDON' i O "• p i A POPULAR TREATISE on the HEALT H, LI. as el of the BODILY FUNCTIONS' Yos t O lii Il NINETEETH EDITION, price 2s. 6d. ; Free by ' l WO; Envelope) 3s. 6d., &CIO r oe. T HE SILENT FRIEND. A Al e s ue O t t oe6o r en the loss of the reproductive powers i ; e l v e l e th eiti 7,-,t i e s S to tr i t ? o,4 l - 10 Ben. The baneful effects of Indulgence, cendary Symptoms, &c., are fully pointed out. ev" d, gravings ; followed by o b servations on Marr iage' reSl a joill . PERRY and Co., Consulting Surgeons, London. t the l cotti o lie* Published by the Authors, and may ke ha d a " 146, a e, Sold by Strange, No. Si, Paternoster-row ; Gordon, 146' street ; Purkie, Compton-street, Soho ; Hannay's!'" .1/10.,e Street, and 37, Royal Exchange ; and all bookseller s i o te00 .. ,,' of rp Part I. of this Work is particularly addressed OP, prevented from forming a Matrimonial Alliance, thro gi a ,trod ..i tain disqualifications, and will be found an available 00 d the means of perfect and secret restoration to m au l i f diSe a lho e ; - / Part IL treats perspicuously upon those font's 7 fe tioa . ,, , 4, in their primary or secondary state, arising from c al P' 0 hew numbers who neglect to obtain competent in`"" ette upon themselves years of misery and suffering. „,i I.9,„ a uP ies., A o The CORDIAL BALM OF sYItIACUM is eXcle —f w e ep—A r - „,e the cure of nervous and sexual debility, irregalari t l,:bi t "'„sf ' renness, loss of appetite, indigestion, consumptive ii . " A t ;P• te ties arising from venereal excesses, Ste. Price I is. ea" - Or I v c e E - po N T u n u d l c i a E s cases may iE b T e E had s 1 usual,a y s E r 0 .... . 0 • 4 ~, 0;01 r ALI 1 tle ihe Th c e O l N ' nsyeprehatliitclocnrteammeidnyatfloorn,sesacurcrl47 blotches t te a h t e id s pounrioly,://7_,,,tirielaworbee, aadcrit,ll; ulcerations, and those painful affections aliens , secondary symptoms, ment ' 0 , , ie. it and all ernetions of and 335. per bottle. , iSentst PERRY'S PURIFYING SPECIFIC PILLS, P- -- Iny" e' nedf fa r ° bel t° and lie , per box, are the x e most effectual re ,a- -a , sm, withoti• _, O 05, flammation, irritation of the bladder, business. ,tall of r if f s 4 /0 Consultation fee, if by Letter, 1/. A minute e- # t heir 'oh cessary. Messrs. Perry are In daily attendance a' ea till tile SO 19, Bernere-street, Oxford-street, London, treat el,„„ i_____ _,/ five till eight; and on Sundays from eleven till OW" 400 . ! _.............., TIIE NEW GOVERNOR OF THE CAFE pu;Wiej HOPE AND TII E AB ORIGINES. —On •• w dn Ay— o v, Henry Pottinger recei ve d a d eputat i o n of tr 0 the 1 1, Protection Society. The addr ess presented the . sion of his accepting the office of Govern or to i 0 40 4/ f of the Cape of Good Hop, contained an 9 ,PP T - 0 pi of the native tribes, who, in times paste to endure. It advocated the systematic ii m P fn r W o f,r these people as more effectual than severity " c ellet i b ";te peace and prosperity to the colony. M 9 ' ' ' ' tbs t a courteous manner, assured the deputati ° _,l ll 4 „ tered on his o ffi ce perfectly unbiassed towa r d se e 'f . ol He pledged himself to no plans until be Tore LP" judged for himself, but said that the Iv, rev - ' natives, consistently with their restraint rr o— 4,3 P would be an object of his care. 11 0 4 THE OVERLAND.—TIIE AD E MARSEILLES - ROUTES.—The present overland mail was,c;aile°lll4" Bombay by th e steam-ship Atalanta, whic h !," bor, P.M. on the I s t instant, and reached Suez on es r e , r, ten A..3t. The express through Egypt l eft and a half after the steamer's arrival, role", 0,0 01 1 .1 half-past five o'clock in the evening'. andAerdeat'osilAr five P.M., on the following day. Rap . — te belb pate / 1 5 408.re w is t veying, we presume, Mr. Waghorn's diePa',4 b r t olr, for Trieste with a portion of the dis twelve o'clock at night, and the Ariel, b e i _ l° ();'o' e _do,, Peninsular and Oriental Company, to "' Pic of debted for this intelligence, started a quart er ti ;jO lll afterwards. The Ariel reached Alarseil l f s oc i r ;lo s o'clock in the e ven i ng o f t h e 26th. On vitugirseiß therefore, it would seem th a t th e rou t e by 1,1 1 the advantage. I In the Court o f E xc i se, yesterday, sev"„ r :d 61) A were fined various sums for retailin beer - Iv o , unchartered fairs near London. r 0 1 09, [ADVERTISEMENT.J—SENT INTO TH E — l .) upi c e ror dcar l , UPON APPROBATION. -39, Albemarle-street, = • ,t 9 vented Spectacles, powerful Telescopes, Opera ' IP 0 , &c.—Patronised by his Majesty the King of liaticv e l;looloii Dowager Duchess of Bedford, their Graces the Atr e ,, i ; f e, I;3' ° ., terbury, York, and Dublin, the Dukes of Devoli , " vit ete. gyle, Marlborough and Manchester, Bishops 0 ,,f "" to gton h c olrd Cork, Kilmore, and Kildare. Messrs. S. and B. ° c ' s — , no r sV a and Opticians, have invented Spectacle Lenses UFO: ", - ,010 01 , 4 1,5 Lion. Immediately they are placed before imperfe c "„ear OA; F A day or candlelight, that mist and dullness which AP , o ci I t ek," eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clea r n ' d vli ct o/ that the most aged defective sight becomes bright , is brought to its youthful, natural, and original state. o Sio" powerful Achromatic Telescopes, Opera Glasses , 'fa eft " Invisible, and all kinds of Acoustic Instrument s, „ m most extreme deafness. C au ti on —M essrs . 5 Opticians and Attrists, are not in any way connect ed o od, 13- 0 of the same name in their immediate neighbourlotoolvoiti part of the country. To prevent mistakes, be eA ut . a l ial, e l l Ao ll' Only to be had at 39, Albemarle -street, fic e4-- 'L o p York Hotel. sACl i or{64' [ADVERTISEMENT.]—LIVER AND 1,0 0 90 ; PLAINTS. —EXTRAORDINARY CUftEs IN INDIA JUll 1 10' r.,1 Extract of a letter, dated Beeder, Central IndiA,fttellotr "To Professor Holloway. Sir,—l have great sa u .,%rollA t til e ftl you that I have seen your pills ised here in or,c o ; where the liver and stomach were disordered, A' o o , o, t pcotA, wonders in many hopeless inst..nces. I tried the , ~, t . l O/14 servant of ours, whom we thought we should 10 , s `, this tainly saved his life. Many of the native tamille7,100•1.000, hood prefer sending direct to Calcutta for their rn `,,,jc3 ll t "J. Browning." Debilitated constitutions are ' , s o a t by these celebrated pills.—Sold by all druggist'' Ilolloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. d a Of IP , the ~,o , BIRTHS. On the 26th inst., at Larkhall-lane, ClaP 111 " fu . ' je 0 Mr. George Harris, of a daughter. th b lej &e t'? On the 26th inst., at Nenagh, Tipperarn -- e tai C. Norris, 64th Regiment, of ada On the 26th inst., at Upper Clapton, 0,...', boa 0 1' u gb ia terL c oir .. o o. ,s o min, of a son, wko survived his birth only a J e ; sli'' o f On the 26th inst., the lady of 0. W. Lee '' lec l l't. Majesty's Dockyard, Chatham of a daughter. t he dye`, On the 27th inst., at Hackth ' orn, near Lincellbson $a . „ 10 0 1 ' Gervaise Tottenham Waldo Sibthorp, Esq., Fatea'' , oi ly I On the 27th inst., at Lower Belgrave-st ree " k tb ° the wife of D. Davies, Esq., of a son. „ de -, • On the 28th inst., in NOolk.crescent, u.Yue-''' _.... of Colonel Maclean, of a son, still-born. et ,0 1 4 o le MARRIED. On the 29th inst., at Chichester, Mr. a ° _ l ; v Airs 1 0, street, London, to Frances, only daughter ul mt ot," worth, of Chichester. ir nai* bIP On the 25th of August, at St. Mark's , daug Thomas Archbutt, of Brompton, to Sarah Lam', the late 'l'. L. Atkinson, E s q., of Watford. lierts. lo ser,' DIED. , t veig: 0 1 st( On the 18th inst., at Thornburg, in his 9 .n i s i 'ot e i c o p ,a r t o flume, Esq., for many years a well-kn°" d i o g 0 1 til e- t o scientific chemist in London, and correspon 00 no eot o most of the learned societies of Europe. , a s be lj l‘e g. valuable discoveries will long be remembered 0 Sfole mankind. i $ ter n° tiO On the 26th inst., at Bl th hall, Lady 3 -$ c sigb Y I te 0 , e r On the 17th inst., Miss Mary Brigg 3, ' 5- hOf vale, Woolwich. Sar ti " t 011 the 25th inst., at Norwood, Surrey, g ra ' t°- Se c sine i o noo n oc le , nrinni‘, w itttt i hhihh d t eecee o : 2222 v :8761 ; 1:i ih f - h a •l‘' lii.ig i nntni r ess: . dtttt... J ::: ni . 9aanj .,.ttaged eeOverton,Lo Plymouth,d g e d t: S ee : IR . t:v. ~T charlotte. of Bridest owe, De; 69.l3uile r E ' oPij Brixton, Surrey, B • aged 69. y, °Phinccaldlliidig3g.,e,4LEßs°:.,erotsf°lllletbli 9156 L o os nii r ta o t i n n ed : 10,10 C1 County 4;:f 141441" ber 30, 1846, sv P ar ri vi jo i l l ty t e e ir d , ina u t ud Theth l'u ,s t:t offi d c b e y T P : .041