The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, _LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEIVIBER 9 1836 ° ailta eknew Captainßichardson, 41aLk-11 but not previous TIER MAJESTY'S SECOND VISIT bathe 19th August. On that day prisoner came to theout TO FALMOUTH. , an d went into the manager's room., He soon came FALMOUTH, SEPT. 8 —On Sunday, the 6th inst., at a g 3 in, and asked notes for 8001. in gold. The half•psst six P.M., the inhabitants of Falmouth were de notes prod T oe aced are those he gav e th e p r i soner for gold. lighted by the re-appearance of the royal squadron, on to eprisoner said that the manager bad given permission its return from Penzance. give notes for the gold. Yesterday morning his Royal Highness Prince Albert re „ Abbot, messenger, 26, Cornhill—Knew visited Truro, Carclew, the seat of Sir Charles Lemon, prisoner, Captain Richardson, having been employed Bart., and some of the copper and tin mines near theY him occasionally. On or about the 9 0th of August Hedruth, and on the north coast of the county. He re• ePrreiisgoner gave him a bag containing eight hundred turned at half past two P.m , and was escorted through ns, and directed him to go to the Bank of Eng- Falmouth by lite mayor and corporation, under laurel j.d ' and and get notes for it. He received fi ve one hundred arches, to the place of embarkation. A carpet was d a tt i P"nq notes, and six fifties. He (witness) gave the down the whole length of the pier, for the accomtno be aameCaptain William Richardson, 3, Royal Exchange- tion of his Royal Highness, who left the shorein w t ho 1 :, 1 : (14) ,ga• He delivered the notes to Captain Richai - d- royal barge amidst the acclamations of thousands • %yawn he met on the north a id e of th e Exchanger had gathered from far and near. After luncheon, corning towards the Bank. • her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Alber l t, Mr. Thomas Ager, clerk in the Bank of England, re- the Prince of Wales, the Princess 11 , o a ya , 14 eei , v enl gold to the amount of e i g ht hundred sore- and their attendants, proceeded in the iry ,igns, for which he gave notes to the same amount. up the beautiful river Fal, by Tregothnsn, the seat b of t „Thee notes produced svera the same th a t h e h a d given to the Earl of Falmouth, and nearly as far as . Truro; u porter (the last wetness) whom h e h a d see n before. time did not admit of their landing at either of those , Mr. Archibald Griffiths, clerk in the issue office of the places. They then passed down the river, and through -° aillt of E f or ngland--He had made an entry in the book Carrick • . Roads to Swanpeol, in Falmouth Bay, where notes which veere exchanged for 2001. in gold. they waited about half an I our, to watch the drawing r. Clarkson.—That will be no evidence. of a ground sean. The royal party then re-entered Mr. Bushe That notes were found in Captain Rich- the harbour, and reached the Victoria and Albert before fird " i n house dark. as „._ s continued—The notes produced were Witr4 es • • the This closed one of the most interesting days in the re -"Zs collection of the inhabitants of Falmouth. It was fortu r• Fry on of the solicitors to the Company, was nate that the weather was serene, both for the multitude esialrled into the w e itness box, but he was objected to by of deeply latlen boats that dotted the hat hour, and clus th • Clarkson, on the ground that the witness was at feted like a swarm of bees around the royal yacht,. and jr't time acting as solicitor to the company, of which for her Majesty's appreciation of the peculiar beauties of Mr rilichardson was an integral part. this neighbourhood. ti o " 4 • Clarkson afterwards gave way until the ques- It is exceedingly gratifying , to state, that both her itt hs _ . 6 . l ,orild be asked. . Majesty and her Royal Consort appeared 4.4 r raushe—Were you at a meeting of thedirectorslenthealth, 1. toe 25th August ? to be in excel and much interested in their excursion. • The royal squadron quitted the harbour this morning • Clarkson—Was Captain Richardson then in the under a royal chair salute, and, if the . weather proves favour- DI •? Witness Ile was, able, it is understood her Majesty intends visiting Fowey Clarkson--Were you • acting throughout as the and Torquay, and will reach Osborne House tomorrow solicitor for the company ? Witness—Yes, throughout. evening. 34r- the Then I object to any further illiestions. • Bushe th en repl i ed. the"-tr;• Clarkson rejoined, and it was decided that of E,,,.witness should n o t b e exam i ne d. n R obinson, clerk in the issue department, Bank giv e ii gla ud•--On the 20th August, he was applied to to 100/, :tes for 2001. in gold, which he did in one note for Ri e h ard ed tWo notes fur 50/. The name given was Wm. M r. - a s "- The notes were the same. , saushe stated that a communication had been ree i ito est from the manager of the National Bank in Ire untt, statin a g that he could not attend to give evidence 14 11 he received the sanction of the directors. Pa ine' Soares Willis, clerk in the office of Smith, and Co proved receiving a letter fram Captain ae . sa e ardson, requesting that they would credit his agent "',,th 300/. The letter was dated, Dublin, 3d of July. d• 'h. Stevenson, 37, Upper Grosven r-street„one of the p•ectors of the Tenbury, &c.., Railway—Knew Captain n'ejlardsen. He 4ttended several of the board meetings wh o ne and July. ,He did not recollect being present anpl three the ties werar, drawn for 104, one for 1001, p pe " one for 20/. He did not think he was la t i s , eht ,• Ile was "pr,sent at a meeting on the log o ° l ' July. On that day there was no minute regard he noes." He found that on the next day (July 15th) present. He w as con fid en t h e was no t pre - W as ta Ile knew he wa s not , b ecause Si r W m . Y oung t w ", e re, and h e (M r. S tevenson) had not seen him for had e ' ven aonth. (A letter was handed to witness.) He written ritten that letter, but there was no address on it. ,iicePulsford, secretary to the company, was called r eee ' letter produced was addressed to him, and he 15 4I e a d it on the IGth of July. He found that on the 4a _ ere were present at a meeting held of the directors, Ise tithe others Mr. Stevenson and Sir William Young. Put t hese names down before he left the board-room. att. s. ion Levenson came in very late. He could not say how bef ore he stayed there. On that day he laid no cheques the leetir' , Stevenson for signature. On looking up on , he found that Mr. Stevenson was not present. LnaeoLass.eatamined by Mr. Clarkson—He would not 13 %that Mr. Stevenson was present or not on the 13th. to Ybnlr. Bushe—On the 15th that gentleman appear, d Wit tier Present by the entry of his name by Aar s 5, On the 13th, 15th, and 16th, Captain Richardson lette a l)re sent, and the three cheques contained in the Almareceived by witness from Mr. Stevenson were 1 0 ;7 befor e the board. He handed the cheque for 20a a t a ° Mr. Whittal, then present. He returned the °ap t - •" e cliie himself, and handed the 101. cheque to earla!il Richard Son. On handing the 10/. cheque to th4",ain Richardson, he said, " Shall I get you cash for 'tate s Wa i r He said, "N o ; l et i t go in its own legiti frot4 Ir to the pers on it is d'sawn for."—(Th e l e tt er k r. . Stevenson was then - .read by Mr. Cl ar k son .) la m Pulsford' s ev id ence, ' oaken on a former day, was " Over . feainination resumed,--H e had never seen th e c h eque r 10s lar nee ' a th • St evenson recalled—He fou n d th e m i nu t es o f t h e heir J uly on the hook, but he had no reco ll ec ti on o f h e I.Preserit. On looking at his memorandums not signved that he was present. On that day he did cheques,neitherdid he on the 13th sign cheques. h_ received a letter from Mr. Pulsford inclosing three t o,v_clues for 20/., 104, and 100/. He received that letter th 'w enl ut Jun e or July, and after signing them returned theto Mr. Pulstord. The name Thomas Stevenson a. w cheque for d were the cheques , 5,0001. was in his handwriting, for 100/. and 20/. He never not on Messrs. Coutts for amounts tlrollected a chequ e to be changed to No. 11, and he 1-Je toyed it was He for e could swear positivel a small amoun t. y that one of was small amount. There were signa them ttu•e s to a for a all the Chequesbefore, he signed th, m . • Cross-extsnained by Mr. Clarkson —On his solemn oat h hrad never signed blank cheques on Coutts for ti i s eowaany. In the month of June, or about that h t ?;, captain Richardson called on him, a n d an interview. To the best of hie belief ti,aPtain Richardson did not hand over the ch•que-boo ~ae blank ch eque b e i ng s i gned b y Mr. Whitmorek., eV e a i, he said th at h e d i d not at any time sign h a pes where the sums, were not filled up. He no r recollection o f M r. Ri c h ar d son ' s sa yi ng bi,ntis are some c h eques, the amounts b e i ng you a ' wh ich Mr. Whitmore has signed, have ss e hn,l3; objection to do the same? He never did sign Unless other s• P - .1.e had freq uen tl y re f use d to s i gn chi ques Mr tames were affixed. that• 41Erckson then addressed the Bench, and con t en d e d the i n b Q offence did not amount to anything which htti ot ,!enility of Mr. Bushe could bring within the ope iiseet.t•a'.ef the statute of forgery. They had already a Npo s ,,,, lne d a that the cheque was signed by the persons teve,,,, - a r a e u, to do so. He would not refer - to Mr. Srasa i i ' - "s• l 3 evidence at that time, because that gentle qtiaad th at day sworn that he had not a tt en d e d a ti ev 4 - which it was perfectly evident h e did at t en d. a th e a s i d only question for, the chief magistrate to pate t er Was this —was the cheque which now stood draw for 000/. the very cheque which had been Pitsp e • for 101. ? He contended that, for the I nstr 4e of 4 1. tto le proving forgery, the . cheque, or . 1 . 0 4 .I.llt itself, should bear some evidence, however tl ' Vi deo ) ;: it tt some alteration had been made . in it. By the ahnilets-' It appeared that the names as affixed to the were in a different order than as they i t e n w id s • t ' ell eri the cheque for 5,000/. Mr. Bushe them, no man - could tell better, that toterera 11° t in the power of any chemist in Londo . n h re What had been before written, and to substi sZe ea s lv- a itt „ they now found therein; and if such were c r oss 'nen he contended that Allis offence, however •11 !0a o - r ,ralid it might be deemed, could not be tortured I t t iqkoa a ' a se r :Y. If his Lordship was satisfied that the -4 ence was only committed, then he would hum s ,Tt that his client might be admitted to bail in such air' as his Lordship might think proper. s i t . tuabe said that the prisoner was indebted for the 1 " in which he stood to his own declatations. hins bth s elf stated that a for ger y h a d b een committed sitte al teration of 101. to 5,0001., he r e p eate d t h is state- C oo re than once, and therefore he th oug h t i t would 1 1114 Lord s hip' s b oun d en d ut y t o re f er the matter tense its prese n t as p ec t t o a nother tribu na l. H e con ,`" that if the 104 cheque had been altered, and th e th e r ' ll er himself said it was altered, then he thought Dte s e ' r gittnent a logical one that as the mass of evidence l fes - , s ,ed against the prisoner, he should be sent for trial to„` 4 e graver offence. Ile should, however, with his tio,.qship's leave, crave a remand for a week to get addi• Ire.l Ali a d important evidence from Liverpool and 411. and N I , • Pry was recalled, and stated, that he had used h Y h e ffort to ascertain whether Mr. Whitmore could 4 Q Id to attend before his Lordship, but 4, 241 , 1 d only ascertain generally that he was abroad. pea ce 4 isoltnsufP did not think that Mr. Whitmore's evi t.hattawas necessary, and his decision was, therefore, la g sus ' l e Prisoner be committed fur trial at the approach sio ns. 1140,e• Clarkson most earnestly requested that Mr. Whit -144 o °ll3 uld be h a d, i n or d er t h at hi s ev id ence s h ou ld b e etis oi ,i' the depositions. He did not think it fair to the the r that further and new Ritnesses should be heard , Ir th e ca se came before a jury. 11 • 13 nshe sa id t h at i t the reports which appeared in 4 14 w sPsper s did not b r i ng Mr. W h i tmore h ere, he ea That no other rower could. Itity Cl arkson said th a t m i g h t p oss ibl y i n d uce hi m t o /la, Was. 0f ..„4 ( Laughter .) H e re p ea t e d, th a t it was th e 1 Th e lu e prosecutors to produce Mr. Whitmore. c • ast an a se was ultimately remanded till Friday, the t, DEATH OF LORD METCALFE We regret to announce the decease of the above nobleman. His Lordship, whose sufferings during the past few months, from the effects of cancer in the face, have been very great, expired on, Saturday last, at Mal shanger House, near Basingstoke, whither he removed from town about three months since. It is with unfeigned regret we refer to the above an nouncement. That illustrious public servant has closed a long career of honour and usefulness, and, in this age of shilly statesmanship, we have all too much reason to deplore his loss. Singularly courageous and resolute in the assertion of principles in whose value he confided, acute, self-com posed, and undaunted by difficulties, he contrasted strik ingly with the public men to whom for so long our des tinies have been confided. It is, indeed, noticeable that •a Cabinet that sustained him in his bold and honest course in dealing with the seditious Radicals of Canada should also have approved the debile and faultering policy of Sir Charles Bagot. It was the fortune of Lord Metcalfe to have been trained in the school of Lord Wellesley., It was therein he learnt of how much worth nerve is to a statesman. It was therein he was taught that the first duties of a public servant are to the public, and that the obligation alight often devolve upon him of postponing all personal considerations to considerations of a public character. Those who knew Lord Metcalfe the best are conscious that not the least of his merits was a deep and abiding sense of duty, and a preference of its claims to all other reclamations. His career in India was brilliant. He entered upon public life, having scarce passed the years of boyhood, as assistant to the Resident at the Court of the bold Mahratta, Scindiah, the then Resident being .Mr. Henry Wellesley, now Lord Cowley. He accompanied Lord Lake during the war against Holka, and is understood, on one occasion, to have headed an assaulting party with a walking stick! Subsequently he was variously employed, and always acquitted himself with credit, until his appointment to the Residency of Delhi, where the last remnant of Mahomedan sovereignty still dwelt—nominis umbra. His conduct during the time he filled this important and responsible post obtained for him the respect and attachment of the natives and the confidence of his own Government. His unvarying good temper, his perfect self-possession, and his affable and courteous manners, enabled him with singular success to thwart the intrigues of the Durbar without involving the necessity of collisions that might have been fruitful of confusion, if not of bloodshed. His qualities so tested, he was promoted to the Secre taryship of the Supreme Government, from whence he was sent to Hyderabad, where the Nizam's affairs were involved to an alarming extent. It is not to be con ceal& that, in the adjustment of these affairs, Mr. Met calfe was resisted by those from whom he ought to have received succour and support. Still the firmness which the petulance of Jamaica patriots, and the bullying of Canada demagogues could not subdue, was proof against the solicitations of the Esplanade of Calcutta. Indeed, we should be glad, on many accounts, if, in tale Deccan, the interests of England were now as vigorously asserted as they were by Mr. Metcalfe from 1819 to 1825. As Lieutenant-Governor of Agra, as Acting- Gover nor-General of India, Sir Charles Metcalfe mace him self eminent by the wisdom of his counsels and the liber ality of his measures. The Metcalfe Hall, now a chief pride of the " Ditchers," is a standing testimonial both to his merits and their appreciation of the same. It was an evil day when he relinquished the trust of this mighty province—an evil day when his independent and heroic spirit surrendered the happiness of the vast and mixed population of Hindostan to the feeble and trembling hands of Lord Auckland. Perhaps one of the worst features of the polity which Whig sagacity bestowed upon our Indian empire was the regulation which forbade Lord Metcalfe permanently resuming the rule of a country with whose requirements he had shown himself so perfectly acquainted. In his Etc:ministration of Jamaica, Lord Metcalfe sus tained the high character he had previously acquired. A disturbed population —a divided Assembly—a passionate Governor, had rendered Jamaica a source of anxiety and perplexity to the authorities, whose dwell ing is at the bottom of Downing -street. Your West Indian climate is not the most favourable in the world to equanimity of temper, and Jamaica formed no ex• ception to the rule. Lord Metcalfe, however, dis covered himself equal to the exigency. He triumphed over every difficulty that opposed him, and the sub sequent prosperity of Jamaica attested the wisdom of his policy. Summoned to undertake the government of Canada, at that time beset with perils of no ordinary magnitude, Lord Metcalfe did not shrink from exposing his failing health to fresh trials. A constitution that had become enfeebled on the banks of the Ganges had to endure the climate that !Balks the shores of the St. Lawrence. Probably the time has not yet come when we can estimate justly the full value of Lord Metcalfe's Cana• dian policy. It is enough to say it was like himself, firm, intelligible, and national. If the principles of re sponsible government, which crochetty Lord Durham had made--as became him—so silly a fuss about, had been worked out in their intbgrity, under no one could they have been safer worked out than under Lord Met calfe. The " ribbons" would have been safe in his hands. Unquestionably his success throughout life was mainly due to his conciliatory qualities. Even those who op posed, respected and liked him. Against him the shafts of malice were not barbed. He had hardly one personal enemy. Possessed of great wealth, he used it nobly. Poverty found him a ready sympathiser. His purse was never closed against the claims of indigence. Sprung from the people, he has left behind him a name men will not willingly let die; and through many a country and in many an uncouth tongue will long be heard the merited and honestly purchased praises of Charles Lord Metcalfe ! His Lordship was the second son of Thomas Theophi lus Metcalfe, Esq., of Fern Hill, a Director of the East India Company, who was created a baronet in 1802. Sir Thomas married in 1782, Susannah Sophia Selina, daughter of John Debonnaire, Esq., and widow of Major Smith. He died in 1813,1eaving issue four sons and two daughters, the second son being — the subject of the pre sent memoir. The deceased Lord was called to the Peerage in 1845, (while Captain• General and Governor•in-Chief of all her Majesty's North American provinces) by the title of Baron Metcalfe, of Fern Hill, in the county of Berks. —Post. NARROW ESCAPE FROM COLLISION ON THE MID LAND RAILWAY.—The lives of passengers on this line of railway are being placed in extreme jeopardy, from the possibility of a collision between two trains that pass on the same line every day, in opposite directions, and within so short a space of time of each other, that the slightest variation from delay arising from any cause is certain to produce a most frightful accident. The trains alluded to are the sh. P.ll. train from Nottingham to Derby, and the express train, sh. sm. P.m. from Derby to London. The departure line from Derby till the sh. sm. train arrives at the turn to the junction at Red llill, is the same line as the sh. P.m. train from Nottingham to Derby passes upon, after reaching the turn nearest Derby to the junction. On Tuesday last the trains left the stations as usual, and, on the Nottingham train getting to the turn, the express train had only passed off the line a few minutes before, nay, it was thought a minute had scarcely elapsed, as the two trains were so near each other ; had the express train been two minutes later, or the Nottingham train the same time earlier, a col. lision,must unavoidably have occurred. The passengers in the Nottingham and Derby train, seeing the narrow escape they had just had, expressed themselves very strongly, and avowed they would not travel by the sh. P. 351. train again, till an alteration was made in the time either of that or of the express train, starting from the station, as they feel quite convinced a fearful disaster will inevitably take place. The directors ought imme diately to pay attention to this subject. On Wednesday the Rev. W. Harrison, one of the canons of Winchester Cathedral, expired at his house in the Close, without any apparent previous illness. The Rev.Crentleman, who was in his seventy-eighth year, went to bed in his usual health, and finding himself ill the next morning, got out of bed, and dropped dead a few moments after leaving it. Besides his canonry, he had, we believe, the livings of Farcham and Overton. The death of the Rev. W. Harrison does not occasion a vacancy in the Church preferment appertaining to the cathedral, as, under the provisions of the Church Tem poralities Bill, the canonry held by him will be abolished. —Rants Independent. Prince Frederick of Baden arrived on the 3d inst. at Strasburg, on a visit to the Prince of Montpensier. A grand review was held in honour of his arrival. Prince Frederick conferred the Order of Fidelity of Baden on the Duke de Montpensier, who presented to him in the name of the King of the French the grand cordon of the Legion of Honour. In the evening a brilliant ball was giYCA by the Aukobiteekte la9u9UXPf the MU% 41 4 , Va Lg FOR NEW YORK AND SOUTH A MERICA .— 't • 1 44 ..Y,a notice was i ssue d a t th e G enera l P os t Offi ce , to tsn 1 )111 grt n s le-G r and, that the - Great Western would almail for New York via Liverpool on the 12th a nd that th e A nte l ope (O'Brien) steamer would ti°at Mails for B a hi a , P ernam b uco , an d R io J aneiro e rPt of on the 10th inst. t th• .-OENTATION OF BRECON.—In pursuance of a 117 , I siti en Ittki numerously and resp'ectably signed, L. V. 1 -911 vas' 14 ' of Pennsyre, has commenced an active ` Oll 3 of our borough. —Hereford Times. ,ltliwAßK PROTESTANT OPERATIVE ASSOCIA :'<i„-'4aSt evening, the annual meeting of this Asso held at - the National School room, Borough -1% 'ue meeting was numerously attended, a depute lee f r°l 4 the Protestant National Club being in attend tho Purpose of forming a union between the two th e f ie s. , i; The chair was taken by C. Shaw, Esq. After s t e b — n nv er3' of several addresses, enforcing the necessity ()hi c if °rt iog the Protestant cause ia this country, a 4° t in s as Passed for the amalgamation of the two li--, and the meeting broke up. f,....4.l.L.s.lettil(3vlrtTe, APPLICATION TO A MAGISTRATE.—At h 4 itaell " P olice-court yesterday, an old woman, a h "li ee et, who had been deprived of her basket by the " I .N , ollaPPlied to the magistrate to give her 2s..to , buy a e e , as her only means of support was selling fruit. "Ric s t i l l be, the magistrate, ordered an officer to go with W 9 1141%150 t 9 01415.9 hex cue. THE RIVER PLATE. (From the London Vazette of last Evening.) ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 7, 1846. Dispatches have been received at this office from Rear-Admiral Inglefield, in the River Plate, addreszed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, of which the follow ing are copies or extracts : 11. M. Ship Vernon, off Monte Video, June 9. Sir,—lt affords me the utmost satisfaction to have it in my power to acquaint you, for .the informa• Lion of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that by the arrival of her Majesty's stt , am-vessel Alecto from the Parana yesterday evening, I learned that the convoy, consisting of one hun dred and ten vessels of all sizes, had passed the batteries erected at St. Lorenzo, by General Roses, to obstruct their passage down that river, and had ar rived in safety at Obligado, with the exception of the British barque Caledonia, and two Monte Videan ves sels, which, having grounded opposite the batteries, were obliged to be burnt by our people to prevent their falling into the hands of the Buenos Ayreans. Captain Hotham's anxiety to 'communicate this in fdrmation to me, appears to have prevented him from seeding •me by this opportunity an official report of this operation, which cannot fail to reflect great credit upon all who tools part in it ; as scion, however, as I receive his report, I will forward it -for their Lordships' in formation. In the meantime I should mention, that the English and French steam-vessels were upwards of three and a half hours engaged with the batteries of St. Lorenzo, and although scarcely a vessel of the convoy escaped being hit, yet moat providentially not a single casualty occurred on this occasion on board any of the vessels. I am sorry, however, to add, that the satisfaction ex pressed in the foregoing part of my letter is not un mixed with great regret for the loss of life on board the Lizard on her passage up the river, of the, parti culars of which their Lordships will be informed by the accompanying copy of a letter from Captain Hotham, inclosing reports from her Majesty's steam-vessels Alecto, Harpy, and Lizard, of their passages from Monte Video to the Bajada of Santa Fe, the Commanders of which vessels appear to have acted, while passing the batteries, with great judgment and gallantry.—l have, &c. (Signed) S. H. INGLEFIELD, Rear-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief. H. M. ship Gorgon, San Lorenzo, May 30,1846. Sir,—l have the honour to transmit official reports from Commander Austen, of her Majesty's steam sloop Alecto ; Lieut. Tylden, of her Majesty's sloop Lizard ; and Lieutenant Proctor, of her Majesty's sloop Harpy, accompanied by a - list of damages of their respective vessels. It is my duty to bring the good conduct of these several officers in their engagements with the.hat t( lies of San-Lorenzo to your notice. The Alecto was especially placed at a great disadvan tage, her progress was retarded by towing three heavily laden vessels against a current of thr, e knots, and a head wind; she was exposed to the fire of seven or eight guns during an hour and a half, and unable from the height of the cliff to make much impression in return. The two little iron vessels, Lizard and Harpy, were enabled, fri;ra their light draught of water, to run close under the cliffs, and thus escaped many of the shots in tended for them ; the state of their hulls, and the list of killed and wounded, prove that, notwithstanding the precaution of their commanders, they suffered much ; and those officers deserve Credit for the able way in which their vessels were handled.—l have, &c. (Signed) CHARLES FIOTHAM, Captain. 11. M. Steam Sloop Alecto, River Parana, 9th April, 1846. Sir,—ln obedience to your orders, I have the honour (o report to you, for the information of the Com mander-in-Chief, that on the afternoon of Mon day, the 6th inst., whilst passing up the river in her Majesty's steam sloop under my command, with three schooners in tow, I observed the enemy assembled in force in the battery lately erected in the heights of San Lorenzo. At twenty minutes past two I commenced firing shell and rockets, with a view to disperse them. At half•past two the enemy opened a fire with round and grape from a masked eighteen-pounder, placed on the edge of the cliff, which was immediately followed by the rest of the enemy's guns, seven in number, all of them apparently long eighteen-pounders. The fire of the enemy was quickly returned from her Majesty's sloop under my command with shot and shell. In consequence of the current, and strong head-wind blowing, our progress past the batteries was very slow, enabling the enemy to keep up a smart, and, at first, a well-directed fire with grape and round shot, for an hour and ten minutes, within musket range. Her Majesty's steam sloop was struck by eight round shot in her hull, besides by numerous grape, but I am happy to say, that, on this occasion, we had not a man hurt. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. WRITE FIALL, SErr. 7, 1846. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. William George Nott, 13. A., to the vicarage of Sutterton, in the county and diocese of Lincoln, void by the death of the Rev. Charles Boothby. WAR-OFFICE, SErr. 8. .sth Dragoon Guards—Major W. H. Archer, from the 14th Light Dragoons, to be Major, vice King, who ex - changes, Sept. 8. 3d Light Dragoons—A. A.M. Campbell, Gent., to be Cor net, without purchase, vice Sale, whose appointment has been cancellep, Sept. 8. 14th Light Dragoons—Major J. W. King, from the .sth Dragoon Guards, to be Major, vice Archer, who exchanges, Sept. 8. Scots Fusilier Guards —Lieutenant and Captain the Hon. G. A. F. Liddell to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice J. I'. G. Taubman who retires; Ensign and Lieutenant G. W. M ercer to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Lidd e ll ; A. W. H. Bleyrick, Gent., to be 'En sign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mercer, Sept. 8. 12th Regiment of Foot—F. Sitwell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Drew, who retires, Sept. 8; H. Cole, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Sitwell, appointed to the 85th Foot, Sept. 9. 20th Foot—Lieut. G. Thomson to be Adjutant; Sergeant- Major J. M'Gee to be Quartermaster; Ensign W. H._ Dow ling to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Thomson, ap pointed Adjutant; R. E. W. Gordon, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Dowling, Sept. 8. 22d Foot—Ensign G. P. E. Morrison to be. Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Aplin; who retires; J. B. Gardiner, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Aborrison, Sept. 9; Sergeant.. Major W. Hughes to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hol brook, cashiered by the sentence of a general court-martial, Sept. 9. 27th Foot—Captain Sir A. Brooke de Capel Brooke, Bar, The schooners in tow were likewise fired into by the enemies, and were hulled in several places. lam unable to state what damages the enemy sustained from our fire. . I have the honour to inform you that, in passing Tonelero, where, on the 10th February last, we were engaged in her Majesty's steam-sloop Alecto with the enemy's batteries, and had five men wounded, I ob served a large party at work, erecting embrasures along the edge of the cliff. I was enabled to make out ten altogether, three of which are finished. From having suffered by the enemy's fire at the same place on a priiious occasion, and having reason to believe that guns were mounted on the three finished embrazures, I opined fire upon them with shells and rockets, but finding they did not return, after a few rounds I ceased firing. I inclose a list of damages received by her Majesty's sloop Alecto, from the enemy.—l have, &c. (Signed) F. W. AUST,EN, Commander. Captain Charles Hotham, H, M. steam-ship Gorgon, Senior Officer. from half-pay 17th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Smith, promoted; Lieut. J. Lewes to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Sir A. Brooke de Capell Brooke, who retires; Ensign F. C. Herring to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lewes; Ensign E. Barnes, from the 67th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Herring, Sept. 8. 28th Foot—Lieut. A. Browne, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Stirling, who retires; Ensign J. V. Ellis to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Brown ' • L. S. Cotton, Gent., to be ' Ensign by purchase, vice Ellis, Sept. 8. •30thFoot—C. W;Clubley, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice D'Arcy, appointed to the 67th Foot, Sept. 8. 40th Foot—Lieutenant L. A. Forbes, from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Miller, who ex changes, Sept. 8. 41st Foot—Captain A. J. W. Northey, from the 51st Foot, to be Captain, vice Farmer, who exchanges, Sept. 8. 51st Foot—Captain T. M. Farmer, from the 41st Foot, to be Captain, vice Nor:hey, who exchanges, Sept. 8. • 67th Foot—Ensign W. D'Arey, from the 30th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Barnes, appointed to the 27th Foot, Sept. 8. 85th Foot—Ensign F. Sitwell, from the 12th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Thompson, appointed Adjutant, Sept. 9. 87th Foot—Second Lieut. H. S. Bawtree to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Cruickshank, who retires ; W. Murphy, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bawtree, Sept. 8. 92d Foot—D. Erskine, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase. vice Gillies, whose appointment has been cancelled, Sept. 8. 97th Foot—Ensign W. 11. Beatty to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Bindon, appointed Adjutant ; Lieutenant W. G. Bindon to be Adjutant; C. E. Stainforth, Gent., to be Ebsign, vice Beatty, Sept. 8. Rifle Brigade—Quartermaster P. Macdonald to be Ad jutant, with the rank of Second Lieutenant, Sept. 8. 3d West India Regiment—Captain J. Straker, from half pay York Chasseurs, to be Captain, vice J. P. Berry, who exchanges ; Lieutenant E. Poitier to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Straker, who retires;. Ensign B. D. Wemyss to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Poitier; H. Crofton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wemys s S ept . 8 . Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Lieut. P. W. Miller, from the 40th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Forbes, who exchanges; Cap tain J. E. Boggis, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Paymaster, vice Richard Jefferson, who retires upon half pay, Sept. 8; Lieut. and Adjutant H. G. Remmett has been permitted to resign his commission of Adjutant only, June 16. HOSPITAL, STAFF.--W. 1). Marchant, Gent., to be As sistapt-Surgeon to the Forces, Sept. 8. BREVET.—Captain Sir A. Brooke de Capell Brooke, of the 27th Foot, to be Major in the Army ; Capt. J. Straker, of the 3d West India Regiment, to be Major in the Army, Jan. 10; Lieutenant and Brevet Captain A. C. Pears, of the Madras Artillery (an officer to the Hon. East India Company's Depot at Warley), to have the local and temporary rank of Captain in the Army, while so employed, vice Thuillier, dated Aug. _2O. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire. John Fraser, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Cooke, plasterer, Bridge- terrace, Harrow-road, Paddington, to surrender Sept. 24, at eleven, and Oct. 20, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bank r uptcy. Alsager, offi cial assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill ; Will oug hb y and Jacquet, Clifford's, Inn. John Ditchman, builder, Thurlow -place, Hackney-road, Sept. 25, and Oct. 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Overton and Hughes, Old Jewry. William George Barley, draper, Northampton, Sept. 25, at twelve, and Oct. 20, at one, at th e Court ofßankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Mardon and Pritchard, Christchurch-chambers, kTewgate street. Richard Walton, hosier, Wardour-street, Soho, Sept. 17, at eleven, and Oct. 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Tayloe, Lothbury, H. M. Steam-vessel Harn, off San Lorenzo, Parana, 11 th May, 1846. Sir,—ln pursuance of orders from the Commander in -Chief, I beg leave to acquaint you, that I arrived here in her Majesty's steam-vessel Harpy, under my command, after experiencing, this morning, a galling fire from the forts of San Lorenzo, both of musketry, field pieces, and other guns, within a distance of about sixty yards. The fire was kept up with great determination for more than an hour, and we were followed up by field pieces. together with a large body of concealed troops, who lined the barks, firing musketry as we passed. About ten minutes before we passed out of gun shot, I was hit by a round shot on the fleshy part of the right arm, but am going on favourably, although inca pacitated from doing duty. I am happy to state no other casualty occurred on board. The Harpy is greatly cut up about the rigging, and has many musket balls and grape in her hull, funnel, topsides, and boats. I beg you will bring to the favourable notice of the Commander-in-chief, Mr. Bruce. mate, who took charge of the ship when I was wounded, and also Mr. Ward, second master, for his cool and steady conduct in attend ing to the steering of the Harpy; as also the other officers and men under my command, for the able as sistance they rendered in their respective duties; the pilot behaved with great credit, and has proved himself so far an excellent pilot. I am now repairing damages with all possible despatch, and shall be ready for sea very shortly.—l have, &c. (Signed) E. H. B. PROCTOR, Lieut. Commanding. Captain Charles Hotham, A.M. Frigate Gorgon, Senior Officer, Parana. Joseph Graham, wholesale stationer, Jewry •street, Aidgate, Sept. 22, at two, and Oct. 20, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard street ; Waller, jun., Finsbury- circus. Frederick Arnold, stationer and perfumer, Bond-street, Sept. 25, at one, and Oct. 20, at two, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Gell, Carlton-chambers, Regent-street. Edwin Augustus William Taylor, 'bookseller, Kirkgate, Bradford, Sept. 22, and Oct. 15, at eleven, at the Leeds Dis trict Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Jones and Co., John-street, Bedford-row; Harle and Clarke, Leeds. Joseph Dodsworth Browning, cabinet-maker, Bristol, Sept. 24, at one, and Oct. 22, at two, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, St. Augustine's-place, Bristol; Bevans, Bristol. Thomas Wright, cheese factor, Derby, Sept. 24, and Oct. at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whit more, official assignee, Birmingham; Smith, Derby; Reece, Birmingham. 11. M.'s Steam-ve6ssl Lizard, above Fort Lorenzo, River Parana, Five r.m., April 21. _ _ Sir,—l have the honour to state, for the information of the Commander-in-Chief, that this morning, at the distance of six miles from Lorenzo, I observed large batteries had been erected on a commanding point, and that the adjacent coast was lined with artillery and field pieces. At half-past eleven A.M. the southern batteries opened a heavy fire, and on ap proaching nearer, the other batteries and artillery commenced a quick and well-directed fire also, which was returned by the Lizard by rockets and the forecastle gun, until the rocket stand was shot away, and the gun could no longer be elevated suffi ciently to bear on the enemy; at the same time the heavy shot, grape, and musketry riddling the vessel from stem to stern, I ordered the officers and men to go be low, but the step, I regret to say, had not the desired effect, two officers being killed in the gun-room. _ . Benjamin Carreg Sothern, coal dealer, Liverpool, Sept. 24 and Oct. 15, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official a ss i gnee, Liverpool ; Kearns, Red Lion square. Holborn ; Tcdd, Liverpool. Christopher Dickinson Johnson, victualler, Liverpool, Sept. 18 and Oct. 16, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, offici a l ass i gnee, Li verpoo l ; N orr i s an d Co., Bartlett's-buildings, Holborn ; Toulmin, Liverpool. John Birley, card manufacturer, Lancaster, September 21 and October 14, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Barker, Manchester; Fisher and De Jers ey, John Hignett, s ack - manufacturer, Manchester; Sept. 21 and Oct. 14, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee; Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bart lett's- buildings, Holborn. James Tuckett, herbalist, Exeter, Sept. 23, and Oct. 14, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Terrell and Roberts, Exeter; Terrell, Gray's Inn-square. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. W. B. Pattinson, carrier, Liverpool—first and final div. of 20s. (and interest) in the pound, Oct 14, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. T. Fidgen, boot manufacturer, Liverpool—first div. of 4s. 4d. in the pound, Oct. 14, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. R. Foulkes, cattle salesman, Soughton, Flintshire—first div. of Is. 51d. in the pound, Oct. 14, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Morgan, Liverpool. J. Hilton, surgeon, Crofton, Lancashire—second div. of 4s. in the pound, Oct. 8, or any subsequent Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. J. Kewley, tailor, Liverpool —final div. of 21d. in the pound, Oct. 8, or any subsequent Thursday, at the office of Mr. Cazenove, Liverpool. J. Prior and H. Brady, brush manufacturers, Hull—a div. (on new proofs only) of ss. in the pound, Oct. 7, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Leeds. J. and J. Woodhead, worsted stuff manufacturers, Brad ford—second div. of 6d. in the pound, Oct. 7, or any subse quent Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Leeds. T. Fisher, linendraper, Selby, Yorkshire—a div of 3 4d. in the pound, Oct. 7, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Leeds. J. A. Boden, razor manufacturer, Sheffield—first div. of 3a. 4d. in the pound, Oct. 7, or any subsequent Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Leeds. DIVIDENDS. T. Henry, draper, Liverpool, Sept. 30, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—D. MacDougall, factor, Liverpool, Sept. 30, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Lythgoe, cooper, Liverpool, Sept. 30, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—J. Morris, auctioneer, Manchester, Sept. 22, at tw e l v e, a t th e Manchester District Court—J. Johnson, timber merchant, Salford, Sept. 30, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—R. Sutton, calico printer, Cheetham, Lancashire, Sept. 30, at twelve, at the Manches ter District Court—R. Gill, grocer, Richmond, Yorkshire, Oct. 3, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. T. I. Rayner, apothecary, Birstal, Yorkshire, Oct. 2—W. Watts, millwright, Doncaster, Oct. 2—T. Suger, corn mer chant, Hull, Oct. 7—M. Hobson, corn merchant, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, Sept. 30—T. D. Weaver, shipbroker, Liverpool, Sept. 30—A. and J. Alexander, opticians, Exe ter, Oct. 6—J. Parsons, edge-tool manufacturer, Wolver hampton, Oct. 17—J. Stavely, warehouseman, Manchester, Sept. 30—R. Dare!), timber merchant, Upper Lisson-street, Sept. 29—G..Wilkins, timber merchant, Upper Lisson-street, Sept. 29—T. Jackson, worsted spinner, Salterhebble, York shire, Sept. 29—J. F. Corbett, scrivener, Worcester, Sept. 29—E. Soul, bookseller, Tabernacle-walk, Finsbury, Sept. 29. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. E. Denham, J. Clark, and J. Smith, ship agents, Pud ding-lane, Eastcheap—R. Davis and W. Prebble, grocers, Hertford -terrace, Ilaggerston—G. G ra d well and J. Pyke, corn merchants, Liverpool—W. Hanco c k and M. Mirfin, scale pressers, Sheffield— G. Gray and R. B yron, builders, Nottingham —E. and N. - A Thomson, sc h oolmistresses, f C O Croydon—J. i o r n e — W. . Bayley Wilson and Burton and B. Shaen. cotton spinners, Man c h ester—R. Law rence, S. Lawrence, W. H. Cullen, and E. C u ll en, milleners, Old Kent-road—J. Monies and W. Wat son , l i nendrapers, and B J ; J. Wood, milliners, H an l ey, S taf- Morgan, painters, Cardiff—M. Bradford—D. Fridlington and S. R. Kemp, farmers, Louth, Lincolnshire—G. Baker and J. Wilkinson, corn merchants, Beverley, Yorkshire—M. and A. Wheeler, coach sm i th s , val, Wedshipbronesburykers, Philpot- r lane , Staffordshie—M. W ilkin, jun., an d S . Perci . SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. Alexander Dixon, farmer, Kingston, Haddingtonshire, Sept. 15 and Oct. 6, at two, at the George Inn, lladdington. Robert Bridges, engineer, North Berwick, Sept. 12 and Oct. 3; at twelve, at the George Inn, Haddington. Juhn Paton and Company, wine merchants, Glasgow, Sept. 12 and Oct. 17, at twelve, at the office of Mr. Jefirey, Glasgow. The Lizard received seven shot between wind and wa ter, besides nine cannon, fourteen grape, and forty-one. musket balls in the hull and bulwarks, and seven cannon and grape in the funnel and steam pipe. The boats, main mast, and rigging, fore and aft, are shot through and through by cannon. I hoisted three ensigns before we entered the fire, and rejoice to state came out with two flying, only having one 'at the main shot away. The firing commenced at half past eleven A.M., and continued with rapidity until twenty-five minutes past one P.M., the wind and current strong against us, and great quantity of water in the hold, delayed us much in passing. I beg to say the officers and crew evinced great coolness, particularly John Trillia, the pilot, who conned the vessel with great judgment through the whole of the action. _ _ _ A list of the killed and wounded are named in the margin. • KILLED. Mr. Barnes, clerk in (barge. Mr. Webb, master's assistant. - William Fox, A.B. Charles Williams, A.B. SLIGHTLY WOUNDED. Mr. Miller, Assistant• Surgeon, and three men. (Signed) have, &c. H. M. TYLDEN, Lieutenant, commanding the Lizard. SUICIDE BY A LUNATIC.._ Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held before Mr. W. Baker, at the Cock and Magpie, Worship-street, on the body of Mary Ann Abrahams, aged forty, a married woman, residing at No. 4, Clifton -street, Finsbury. It appeared from the evi dence that the mind of the deceased was much affected, and she had been confined to her bedroom. On Satur day, the Bth of August, she procured a knife out of a closet in her room and inflicted a severe wound on her throat. Her daughter immediately ran to her assist ance, and she was subsequently removed to St. Bartholo mew's Hospital on the same day. She remained there for upwards of three weeks and then returned home: She became much attenuated and expired on Monday last. Verdict, " Temporary insanity." CHILD DROPPlNG.—Yesterday information was received by the police, that a female infant, apparently four days old, had been abandoned by its unnatural parent in the passage of the house of No. 19, New-street, Golden square, in the occupation of Mr. Pennington, a broker. The child was wrapped in an old blanket, is of fair complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair. A SHIP AGROUND OVER TLIE THAMES TUNNEL._ On Sunday morning last the tide ran out so low in the Thames, that the Venezuela steam-ship, bound to Havre, soon after leaving the St. Katherine Dock Steam-packet Wharf, being deeply laden with passengers and goods, grounded right over the tunnel, where she remained for two hours, when the tide flowedanrdigshhet Ogvoetrunthdeertuwnenigelh, and no again. Some alarm was felt for the safety of th e t unne l, but not a brick was started, although the V enezue l a , whic damage which isa v whatever eryla rges was hip'_laid done to the works. At Southwark Police-court, yesterday, Robert Smith, the driver of a horse and cart, was fined 40s. and costs fer having driven over a boy thirteen years of age ill the Difidif64lll9o? 94 the 5QT . 4910 glulappu, IRELAND. THE WHIG REPEAL COMPACT. DUBLIN, SEPT. 7.—The attenti on o f th e gen tl emen , young and old, Composing or lately composing the war party in the Repeal Association, is respectfully solicited to the annexed paragraph from the Mail of this even ing:— " His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, representative of our Most Gracious S overe i gn , h as ma d e a spec i al party of kindred spirits to do honour to the man whom Lord 'John Russell and the Ministers honour—Daniel O'Connell, the agitator. A grand banquet is to be given to the demagogue by Lord Besborough on Thursday next, in commemoration of his abandonment of repeal; and Mr. George Roe and other anti-repeal Whigs have been invited to meet the Liberator (!) on the auspicious occasion. The Premier and the Viceroy are playing their game well—Dan, too, is looking cautiously to the main chance; but Heaven help the poor dupes and gulls throughout the country who still permit themselves to be cheated into the belief that repeal is not cast to the winds by their treacherous leader." REPEAL ASSOCIATION. The usual weekly meeting of the members of this Association was held to-day in the Conciliation-hall. There was a tolerably large attendance in the body of the building, but the members' seats, and the seats ap propriated to ladies, w e r e almost deserted. At one o'clock, Mr. O'Connell, M.P., Mr. Nicholas Maher, M.P., Alderman O'Brien, M.P., Captain Broderick, and Messrs: Clements, Steele, Fitzpatrick, O'Dowd, and other members of the committee, entered the meeting, and met with their customary reception. Upon the motion of Mr. O'Connell, the chair was taken by Mr. Charles O'Connell. The CuAritivreze addressed the meeting at some length to show that in his county, the county Clare, there were no " Young Ireland" men, and that all repeaters there were supporters of the moral force doctrines of the Libe rator, his illustrious namesake.—(Hear, hear.) The Learned Gertleman also stated that the Roman Catholic bishops and clergy were the warm advocates of peace able agitation in that county, and expressed it as hir opinion that the speeches delivered by the seceders from the Association had, before they left, given expression to sentiments which he believed not only to be bloody, but treasonable.—(Cheers.) Mr. STEELE gave his testimony% to the extraordinary patriotism of the " county Clare boys," and said it was all owing to the exertions of their respected chair man.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. O'CONNELL said that a word had fallen from Mr. Charles O'Connell which he wished to have corrected, for he was sure it was unintentional inaccuracy.—(llear, hear.) He had stated that treasonable language bad been used in that hall by some of the:" Young Ireland " party. Now he (Mr. O'Connell) never heard treason able language used in that hall. The CHAIRMAN (interrupting)—l said used by them " out" of the hall.—(Hear.) Mr. O'CONNELL—Then you are perfectly .right- IMARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of September 8.), SUGAR.—Today importers of West India Sugar insisted upon former rates for all descriptions, and there was a good desire evinced to operate, but the private sales were 500 hhds and tierces, and the offers made at lower prices were rejected. REFINED.—To-day Refined goods were in much better demand for home consumption. but the refiners were com pelled to accept 62s to 62s 6d for standard lumps, and 61s to 61s 6d for brown grocery lumps. In the value of Bonded Cruihed Sugar there is no variation to notice, but there was little business transacted. At public sale 30 boxes of Refined Sugar imported from Calcutta sold at 61s for loaves of fair colour and quality equal to standard lumps, and damp at 60s 6d per cwt., and were considered cheaper. MAyarrtus.—This afternoon at public sale 1,224 bags were offered; the good and fipe yellow sorts went at full rates, but inferior and brown sold upon rather lower terms— fine yellow fetched 525, good 50s, middling 45s to 465, fine brown 41s to 425, good 395, middling 37s 6d, low dark 34s to 355, washed 34s to 51s 6d, and syrupy 36s to 42s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there were six public sales of Bengal sugar, con'isting of 5,960 bags; the white and better qualities of 'yellow sold at the former value, but the brown and lower sorts went a little cheaper. FOREIGN.— Of Java a large quantity having been brought to market and the demand not having been active, a fall in the value of Is per cwt has taken place. At public sale 694 bskts and 2582 bags, duty paid, have been offered; white was nearly all withdrawn, in consequence of the duty not being finally arranged between the merchants and Custons. COFFEE.—This afternoon 647 casks, and 277 bags Cuba Coffse were offered at public sale, but nearly all taken in above the value. Jamaica met with more attention and 82 casks 22 barrels and 26 bags at auction all sold at full rates. Mocha is little wanted, and 189 bls at auction only in part sold at about the former value. For Ceylon the market has a dull appearance, and 464 bags at public sale only in part sold at about the former value. TEA.—The market has a dull appearance for both green and black; none has been offered at public sale since this day week, and privately little business has been transacted, although there are sellers upon rather lower terms. SPICE.S.—To-day Pimento met with attention, and 222 bags at public sale sold at full rates. 71 barrels Jamaica Ginger went at 4ls to 48s for low and mid, and 51s for good mid; 26 packages cultivated Bengal at 22s 6d to 23s for com mon, and at 21s 6d to 24s 6d for sea damaged. 12 cases Mace fetched the full worth; 4 bags of Nutmegs brought firm rates; 4 cases 1 bag Cloves fetched 2s to 2s 3d for Ben coolen, and is 2d for broken; 54 bags Sierra Leone Pod Pep per taken in at 955. SPlRlTS.—Jamaica Rum is offered upon rather lower terms; still only a limited business has been transacted, and the quantity taken has not exceded 100 puns since Tuesday last. Leeward Islands is little wanted, but at present holders are enabled to obtain 2s 5d to 2s 6d proof strength, owing to small supply. Calcutta has been in moderate demand at is Ild to 2s proof with certificate, but there is a larger quantity on offer. The market for Demerara is quiet, at present how ever prices remain at 3s 2d to 3s 5d for strong qualities. Brandy has been largely dealt in, chiefly by the home trade, old sorts fully sustained the former value, whilst young Brandies broaght rather higher prices. Ge neva is wanted for export, common at 2s 3d to 2s 4d, and fine by the home trade at 2s 8d to 3s. British Corn Spirits have been in good demand ; English at lOs 4d net cash, and Scotch and Irish lOs 3d to lOs 4d per gallon. English Gin, 22 per cent. under proof, 8s 10d, and 17 under, 9s. 4d. Hors.—The duty for the kingdom is estimated as high as 200,000/. New Hops are arriving at market in large quan tities, in prime condition and of excellent quality ; the factors are ready to make sales, and accept moderate prices for all kinds. misunderstood you.—(Cheers.) The . Learred aentle , man then handed Captain Broderick an address from the corporation of Waterford, presented to him a few days since, approving of his moral force doctrines, and asked leave to read it. He said he did not ask to have it read from any feeling of private vanity, but in order to let the world know what were really the feelings of thc people of Ireland as regarded the policy he was pur suing.—(Hear, hear.) Captain Broderick having read the address, Mr. O'CONNELL moved its insertion on the minutes, and said he was proud of a document-of such a nature coming from so respectable a body as the corporation of Waterford.—(Cheers.) Mr. MAHER seconded the motion as a " peaceable man."—(Laughter.) The resolution having passed, Mr. O'CONNELL stated, that the Bishop of Waterford and the clergy under him, he was happy to say, agreed with the laity; and he read the following resolutions adopted by them on the subject. " Resolved—That we are unshaken in our long maintained conviction of the necessity of a domestic Legislature for the peace and prosperity of the Irish nation, and that we are determined to adopt every legal means consistent with religion, and with our sacred pro fession, for obtaining it, no matter what party possess the government of the country, or what other measures they propose, or promises they hold forth. " Resolved—That we believe the principal means to so desirable an end is union in mind and effort with O'Connell, whom alone we acknowledge as our guide and leader in all the political concerns of Ireland, and in whose fervent attachment to our holy religion, wisdom, integrity, and disinterested love of country, we have a most thorough and unreserved confidence. "Resolved—That certain opinions put forth in the avowed organ of a party, denominated the • Young Ire land' party, have a tendency to infuse into the repeal agitation a spirit with which we cannot sympathise; that we are sincere and uncompromising professors of the doctrine of moral force, and have joined the Associa tion on the faith of this doctrine being its foundation, and shall remain members of it so long only as it con tinues to be so. "Resolved—That we tender our gratitude and praise to Mr. John O'Connell, for the prudence and energy which he displayed in the meetings of the Association on the 27th and 28th of July, and on the many other occasions that he has shown himself worthy of his coun try and of the name he bears. " Resolved—That our warm 'thanks are due to our venerated bishop, for convening and presiding over this meeting, and that he is requested to transmit the fore going resolutions to the Liberator." These resolutions were also entered on the minutes, after which Captain BRODERICK, at Mr. O'Connell's request, read the following document from the Bishop of Clogh( r, ap proving of the course pursued by the Association in opposition to Mr. William S. o'l3ritn and his party:— " Clogher, Sept. 5. "My dear Mr. O'Connell,—lt affords me the greatest pleasure to have to forward to you the accompanying resolutions, which, within the last few days, have beet unanimously adopted by the clergy in their conferences, over which I have had the honour of presiding. On the subjects to which they have reference, I have good rea son to know that these resolutions tot only speak my own opinions, and the opinions of the clergy, bat also the opinions and feelings of the whole body of our people in this part of Ireland, who, having always placed them selves under your peaceful guidance, see now more than ever the necessity of adhering with unshaken fidelity to the principles of peace and order in which you have so long and so successfully laboured to promote the true interests and happiness of all classes of the community. I constantly pray that the Almighty God may long pre serve you to promote these important objects, and bestow his choicest blessings upon you in this life and in the life to come.—l have the honour to be, my dear Mr. O'Connell, your most faithful and most obliged humble servant, " f C. MACNALLY." RICE.—To-day Bengal Rice was in brisker demand pri vately, and 17s 6d to 19s 6d paid for low to fine white. SALTPETRE.— To-day Rough was sought after, but stiffer rates being insisted upon, checked business, and at public sale 1,698 bags Calcutta were all taken in rather above the value. Oirs.—There has been a good desire evinced to operate in Southern Oil of all descriptions, and the parcels disposed of privately were at rather higher rates. Cod has been only in limited request, but owing to the small stock, merchants in sist upon 27110 s to 28/, and refrain from bringing any to pub lic sale. Seal is held wigs firmness, and the operations are upon a more extended scale. For Sperm the market has a dull appearance, and prices are drooping, the quantity on offer being larger than it was. Cocoa Nut Oil has been pur chased with increased freedom, and brought advanced rates, although the market has been more freely supplied. Palm has been in good demand, and prices continue firm, notwith standing the large stock. In Rape Seed Oil several purchases have been made, but no further advance in the value has taken place. For Linseed Oil the market has a firm appear ance ; large parcels have been taken by the home trade : some shipping orders were executed, and the crushers obtained 24s 6d per cwt. In Olive Oil a good business has been done. The stock is not so heavy as it was, and the consumption is going on satisfactorily. American Lard Oil has been spar ingly dealt in at 331 to 40l per tun. TALLOW.—The market has a firm appearance for Russian, and the trade are still inclined to increase their stocks ; on the spot large sales have been made, and 42s 6d paid for New Petersburgh Yellow Candle of the first quality, 42s per cwt for old, and there are not free sellers thereat. For forward delivery a good business has been transacted, and 42s to 42s 6d given for the last three months of the year for new. Home made has been largely dealt in at 41s to 41s 6d net cash, but there is still a plentiful supply. All other kinds of Tallow are wanted, and brought stiffer rates. THE POOR-LAW AND WAGES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUE. SIR,—You have with great liberality from time to me allowed me a space in your journal when the spirit has moved me to write upon important subjects. I am induced to offer a few observations on the above, trusting they may be deemed worthy of a like indulgence. I fear that the sad disclosures on the Andover Committee may lead the nation into trouble, by turning the current of sympathy into a demand for the old vicious system of out-door relief, with all its concomitant evils. The principle upon which the old poor law was enacted was, to find, or rather to make work for the, able and willing who could not otherwise find employ ment. In the course of its workings out-door relief became a most serious and alarming evil, so alarming as to threaten the very source of relief, by swallowing it all up. I need not for a moment dwell upon the frightful miseries and crimes of the old law, how unglincipled farmers, &c., took advantage of it, and made the rates pay half their wages, while the pauper was trampled upon in every way that human caprice and depravity could devise. To correct the monster evils of the old poor-law, and to better the condition of the poor, the New Poor-law Amendment Bill was enacted. How it has operated it needs no aid of mine to depict, but if anything can sully a nation's honour, the manner in which the poor of England have been treated does so in a serious degree. Why is this? Is it from a deliberate intention of the supporters of the new poor-law to " grind the faces of the poor?" I question it much if even the Times, in its sober moments, would assert that Russell and Peel, that Hume and Brougham, with a host of other good men and true, did deliberately combine in order to crush the poor or save the rates. That there was no such criminal intention I do really believe—in how far blame and censure lies, for experireentalising in the dark, and causing so much misery, I am not able to judge; I leave that to others, while I, as powerfully as I can, endeavour to call public attention to the moral of the case, to see if we cannot gain instruction from the past, and so lessen, as far as possible, the amount of future misery. The promoters of the new poor-law imagined that it would be an easy matter to keep the unemployed poor out of the market by keeping them in the workhouse. By doing this they thought to lessen competition, or, rather, to remove morbid competition from the labour market. By doing so they trusted that wages would advance, that happiness would increase, and that ulti mately they would meet with fame, and all manner of grand things, from a once mistaken but now convinced nation. They have, however failed in this ; and now comes the question as to how and why they have failed? Could we discover this even the new poor-law had not been passed in vain. The new poor-law is, to a great extent, founded on the science of political economy. Now, one of the most clear points admitted by the whole school of economists is, that the average rate of wages is governed by the com parative amount of capital to population ; consequently they imagine that if they can but increase the re lative quantity of capital to population, all further care of the labourer may in a measure cease, as, under t such circumstances, his wages will naturally rise in jus proportion, &c. &c. With this theory full in my mind—with a great fear of the deceptiveness of facts, so far as I have been able to watch them—l have, after a seven, years' anxious study, and as long a period being actively mixed up with wages receivers and their trade societies, been more and more convinced that the comparative amount of capital does not regulate wages—that it influences wages, but does not regulate them. I fear that I am not able to point out the importance of this point, but I am sure it is vital. Indeed, I believe on the clearing up of the principle which regulates wages rests - the only hope of ever having a proper poor-law. Wages apparently rise and fall in the market just in proportion to demand and supply, but really they do not so in the same ratio. A slight depression in trade serves to reduce wages, which frequently become fixed for long periods at low rates, although demand mean time may be much brisker than before their fall. This I know to be practically the case. Theory, I know, treats practice as an ignorant brother ; but when theory her self is at fault it is not wise to despise practice. Sir, I believe one leading error of the new poor-law to be—that it tries to better the mental and physical condi tion of the poor by depressing those who are in the workhouse, in place of endeavouring to elevate the condition of those who are out of the workhouse. This elevation cannot be accomplished without a full under standing of the principle which regulates wages. I fear that your space cannot concede greater length. have, however, mooted the subject, and should you approve of my endeavour, I shall try and complete the case in another letter. I am, Sir, most respectfully, A TIN-PLATE WORKER. 30, Kingsgate- street, Holborn. "DIOCESE OF CLOGIIEIL "On the 27th and 31st ult., and on the Ist and 2d of this present month of September, the following re solutions were unanimously adopted in the Clogher, En niskillen, Clones, and Monaghan districts, by the clergy assembled in conference; the bishop presiding:— " 1. Resolved unanimously—That we deem, it cur duty, at this particular juncture, to express our warmest approbation of the principles on which the righful claims of Ireland are advocated by our beloved Liberator, Mr. Daniel O'Connell, who possesses now, as he has always possessed, our fullest and entire confidence; and that we ar6determined to co-operate with out people in supporting him in his exertions to obtain for Ireland a restoration of all her rights, and more especially of domestic lcgis lation, by purely peaceable and constitutional means— the only means which he ever contemplated or we could sanction. SUPPOSED INCENDIARISM.—A destructive fire took place at Piddington on Monday. The out-premises and some ricks of hay, the property cf Mr. J. Holt, farmer, were destroyed. The fire broke out in a barn which was stored with corn. The barn, a cowhouse, sheds, &c., and some ricks of Hay, were burnt down. The villagers exerted themselves admirably, and the dwelling house and some hayricks were saved. The cause of the fire is unknown. Expresses were sent to Neuter and Wotton House for engines. These calls were immedi ately responaed to, and both the Biccster and the Duke of Buckingham's engines were dispatched to the scene. It is feared that the fire was the act of an incendiary. Mr. Holt's stock was not insured. " Resolved unanimously --That we likewise deem ii our duty, at this time, not merely to offer to Mr. John O'Connell, the worthy son of the Liberator, the warmest expression of our gratitude and thanks for the zeal and ability, and uniform integrity of purpose, with which, since his first appearance in public life, he has on all occasions advocated the true interests of Ireland; but also to express the joy with which we behold him sustaining the peaceable and constitutional views of illustrious father, and walking in every respect in hi, footsteps, creating thereby a well-founded hope that the name of O'Connell will long be a bond of union and strength to all who desire the peace and happiness of the people. " 3. Resolved unanimously—That we have seen with pain and disappointment the late session of the Imperial Parliament come to a close without the repeal, or Leven a change or modification, of the odious Bequests Act and Irreligious Colleges Bill, measures which were adopted, and which have been partly carried into opera tion, in utter disregard of the feelings and opinions of the great body of the Catholic bishops, clergy, and people of Ireland; and that we, therefore, most earnestly entreat the liberal constituencies of Ireland, at the next general election, to instruct their representatives to prevent, so far as they can, all improper legislative in terference in the concerns of our holy religion, and, above all things, to guard us against the mockery of having offered to us as boons measures which involve the compromise of the dearest interests of religion, and fill the minds of the Catholic people of Ireland with disgust and abhorrence. " ' 4. Resolved unanimously—That, notwithstanding our anxiety for the diffusion of knowledge, we can never give our co-operation and support to any system of educa tion intended for our people, in which the authority of their pastors will not be fully recognised, and that no system of education can' or ought to give confidence and satisfaction to the Catholic people of Ireland, which will not be based on Catholic principles, and placed under- Catholic control. ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday afternoon last, Mr. Philip Warburton, son of John Warburton, Esq., J.P., of Crinkle, earsonstown, met with a ver y ser i ous accident. Ho had been shooting, and afterwards par took of luncheon at the residence of John Ryall, Esq., at Kilmain. When leaving the house, the gun of a young gentleman named Orr, who was in his rear, by some means went off, and the contents passed 'through Mr. Warburton'R thigh. The femoral artery is not cut, but it is left bare for three inches, He now lies in a very prec4riva " C. MTALLY, " ' FRANCIS MAGUIRE, Sec.' " Besides the subjects comprised in our resolutions, some matters of the utmost importance regarding the national system of education, engaged our molt serious attention at our meetings ; and, although in obedience to the instructions of the Sacred Congregation, we ab stain from publishing any resolution or discussion thereon, it may be right to state, that it is the unanimous prayer of the clergy that the archbishops and bishops of Ireland would, at their next general meeting, take the whole subject into their consideration, with the view of enforcing the conditions and recommendations on which the national system of education has been tolerated by the Holy See." Mr. O'CONNELL moved this document's insertion on the minutes, and alluded to the separation with the " Young Ireland" party. He said that the first difference with them arose on the question of education; and he differed with them on the subject of the infidel Colleges Bill, because the heads of the Holy Church, of which he was an unworthy member, disapproved of it, and he never attempted to disagree with them, for he knew that they could not be wrong—and the propriety of the protest against that measure was fully borne out by the news they had lately - received from Rome.—(Hear, hear.) cluiztiv i e secoded the motion, which was passed. Mr. RAY read a letter from a Mr. Charles Edward Stuart, enclosing 51. as his subscription to the A ssoc i at i on. Mr. O'CONNELL stated that this gentleman was a Scotchman, and a descendant of the unfortunate Charles Edward Stuart, for some time King of Scotland. Mr. GARDINER handed in 131. 2s. ed. moral force money from St. Paul's Ward.—(Hear, and laughter.) Mr. O'CONNELL then rose to make the speech of the day. He said he wished to draw the attention of the Association to the position of Ireland, and to-congratu late her on her social and political position.—(Hear, hear.) The first matter he had to allude to was a lament.. able one, and that was the state of Ireland as regarded the failure of the potato crop. He hoped it would have no bad effect on the people, or drive them to crime in any locality. He would implore of them to commit no violence, and he would promise them food.—(Cheers.) The Government would feed them, and he would assist the Government ; and, in order to do so, he would move "That it be referred to the committee to draw, up and publish a short synopsis of the mode necessary to be adopted to procure relief from the Government in those districts where it was required." Now, although the Act had not reached Ireland yet, he co u ld give them an idea of what it was, which ho was sure would be satis factory.—(Hear.) It was an unlimited Act ; by it 20,000,0004 of money could be raised, if necessary, to keep the people from starvation.—(Hear.) It was not, however, to be given as a gift, but was to be advanced as a loan, and to be repaid in work.—(Cheers.) The Bill began by stating that if the Lord-Lieutenant should hear of any district being par ticularly destitute, that he should step forward and put the Act in force.—(Hear, hear.) The first thing to be done was to inform his Eicellency—and anybody might inform him, either clergy or laity—and then he was to perform his duty ; for instance, Lord Bcsborough had received 14 letters during the past week, and he had proclaimed sessions to be held under the Bill for their re lief—the first time he (Mr. O'Connell) believed anything good was ever proclaimed for Ireland.—(Cheers.) When these proclamations were issued, the magistrates were to meet, to set work on foot in their baronies, and the funds wouldebe supplied by Government to pay for them ; and if the magistrates refused to do so, the Lord-Lieutenant was 'enabled to refer to the Board of Works and procure relief.—(Hear.\ By thiOmployment would be given, which would be well paid for, and which would be un limited. Now, he (Mr. O'Connell) calculated that it would take at least from 10,000,0001. to 13,000,000/. to feed the Irish people that year. That, however, was a subject which would be more properly calculated by the committee which he had moved for to draw up appli cations for relief.—(Hear, hear) It would, he thought, take 10,000,000/ a and it was not to be paid back that year.—(Hear.) The Bill gave twelve months for its repayment—gave a year's credit, so that the poor people weld have a chance of a good harvest to pay for it, and the very poor would never have to pay tnything at alb—(Hear, hear.) All persons holding tenements under 51., as rated by the poor-law, were to be exempt from repayment; and persons holding tenements .hove that sum so rated, would be obliged only to repay three-eighths of the money borrowed, whereas the land lords would have to pay the other five-eighths. At this the landlords of course had begun to grumble already, end some of them he bdievedhad a good right to Jomplain,—he alluded to good landlords—but many of 'hem deserved it.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. O'Connell) knew men who were good landlords, and took care of their tenants; and they complained that the tenants of had landlords shotild come to them for assistance.— (Hear, hear.) But still, although they had lost by it, they would be satisfied at - bearing a burden which all landlords would be obliged to bear.—(Cheers.) Bad landlords would grumble at paying this money, but he had a remedy for them, and he would tell them what it was.—(Hear, hear.) If they would come to that ball and read his son John's book, and see what England. owed Ireland, they would come and join him in look ing for justice, and thereby become good men and good landlords.—(Cheers.) The English people were com plaining at their getting 1,000,000/. for drainage at 3i per cent.; but they did not remember that they got, at the same time, 2,000,000/. The Learned Gentleman having stated that he believed it was_the intention of the Government to do all in its power for Ireland, if allowed to do so, said he would support them, but still stated that no concession or no remedy could supply the place of repeal. He then, in conclusion, announced his inten- tion Of going to Darrynane in the course of the week, of writing to the Association every Monday, and prepar ing during his sojourn three Bills to be proposed next session, for the regeneration of Ireland—(Cheers)—and he also stated, that when he departed this world he hoped that the only epitaph engraved on his tombstone would be, " Here lies the man who obtained repeal ;" and if he did not live to see it carried, " Here lies the man who struggled all his life to obtain repeal."—(Loud cheers.) Mr.Ri . ir then read a communication from the repealers of Manchester, enclosing 17/. Os. 3d., and expressing some very complimentary terms to Mr. O'Connell, and wishes for his happiness. A voice—Amen. Mr. O'CoNNELL—I am very much obliged to that gra uitous clerk.—(Laughter.) I move, sir, that the letter 'roan Manchester be inserted on the minutes. The resolution was then put and carried. Mr. O'CortNELL then announced the state of the city registry, showing a majority for repealers of 212. Mr. N. MAnEn handed in 151. from Dr. Sinnott, of St. Peter's College, Wexford.—(Cheers.) The com munication enclosing the remittance was ordered to be inserted on the minutes, and the thanks of the Associa tion passed to the vriter. A AIEMBER, whose name we could not learn, here ad dressed the Association from the rear of the chair, and occupied no inconsiderable part of the time, if not the attention, of the association. Referring to the late de parture of the " Young Ireland " party, he termed them politicallymad who dared to dictate to the Liberator—the greatest man in the world. What very fine boys they were:—(Laughter.) The speaker concluded by express • ing a hope, in the language of the poet, that he should see his country— " Great, glorious, and free, " first flower of the earth and first gem of the sea." Mr. RAY thou read a letter from Mr. Michael Joseph Barry, who requc:.!ted his name to be struck off the roll, but declined entering i.n.to the merits of the late question of physical and moral force. Mr. O'CONNELL said the letter was a most proper one ; it was the letter of a go.ntleman whom he was sorry to lose, but his name was alrly oft Mr. RAY was proceeding to read a letter from Mr. D Lane, expressing asimilar w*, when Mr. O'CONNELL said—Oh, he's off too ! Mr. STEELE handed in an address to Mr. O'Connell from St. Luke's Ward, London, which was ordered to be inserted on the minutes. Mr. O'CONNELL having announced the rent for the week to be 1421. 155., Counsellor Fitzpatrick was called to the chair, when a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Charles O'Connell, and the meeting adjourned for a week. THE ALLEGED ROBBERY OF NINETEEN BRASS GUNS FROM WOoLivicii ARSENAL.—A considerable time since, nineteen brass howitzers were missing from the stores in the Royal Arsenal, and although a strict inquiry was made at the time, they were not traced. Suspicion, however, fell on two privates named Freeman and Campion, of the Royal Sappers and Miners, who were apprehended, and taken before Mr. Grove, the sit ting magistrate, and underwent a rigid examination, but were ultimately discharged, nothing being discovered to impeach their character. The Board of Ordnance then offered a reward of 1001. for the recovery of the property and apprehension of the thieves. It has since been dis covered that the guns were not stolen or lost, but " that they had been cast into a portion of the Nelson monu ment, and that through an error they were omitted to be entered in the official returns." It is but justicel to state that these innocent men have been discharged from the service, after twenty-one years' 'service, upon a liberal pension, and are now employed in the same esta blishment. THE PONIATOWSKI GEMS.—Yesterday, lir. Price submitted to public competition. at the auction rooms, Chancery-lane, Mr. J. Tyrrell's entire collection of proof impressions from the antique gems of the late Prince Stanislaus Poniatowski. They consisted of very beautiful medallion "casts of the principal scenes and events throughout the "Iliad," the " Odyssey," and the " dEneid," together with the principal fabulous feats of the mythological characters of ancient Greece and Rome. The first portion offered related chiefly to the higher divinities, and the whole of the lots of the first-class realised seventy•two guineas. SUPPOSED CASE OF POlSONlNG.—Yesterday, Mr. Baker resumed and concluded an inquiry at the Cock and Magpie, Worship-street, St. Luke's, on the body of Mrs. Mary Ann Stroud, aged forty-seven, who formerly hept an eating-house -in the above street. The evi dence adduced was very lengthy, from which it ap peared that onfi Saturday last deceased was suddenly seized with dreadful pains and vomited much. Sus picion arose that she had been poisoned, and a surgeon was sent for, before whose arrival she had expired. Mr. Bowyers, the surgeon, had made a post mortem exami nation, and stated that her death was produced by natural causes, A NUMBER OF PIGEONS DESTROYED BY FIRE About twelve on Monday night a fire broke out in the pigeon shed belonging to Mr. Maynard, hoop binder, Hodden's-place, King-street, Old Gravel-lane, Wapping. The fire burned through the roof and destroyed a large number of valuable pigeons, notwithstanding every' effort was made to save them. It is not known how the fire originated. The building sustained considerable injury. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A SOLDIER-At the. County Office, at Rochester, on Monday, the magistrates were engaged for some time in the investigation of case, at at the instance of Colonel Weare, Commandant of the Provisional Battalion, against George Cupitt, a drummer in the 9th Regiment, which it was at first sup— posed would end in a charge of forgery, the prisoner having obtained 10s. from Barnet Harris, a clothes dealer in Chatham, by means of a forged order, pur.. , porting to come from Sergeant Goodall, of the 31st Re. giment, an invalid in the Military Hospital at Port Pitt. The prisoner was committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions at 'Maidstone on a charge of obtaining money under false pretences. TDB BALLOON ASCENT AND DESCENT.—The Royal Nassau balloon, which on Monday night ascended, with Mr. Green, the veteran aeronaut, and eleven ladies and gentlemen, from Cremorne Gardens, and by which were suspensed two parachutes, in each of which was a monkey, went in a northerly direction. After attaining an altitude of about a mile, the aerial machine got into an easterly current, when it was carried 'towards Hendon, where it desanded in a field in lizael green, after a rather boisterous passage. On the separation of tho parachutes there was no apparent oscillation of the bal loon. These fell in a field the property of Mr. Rubigall, Little Chelsea. Sir Charles Slingsby, Bart., has It ft iinigbtsbi idg Barracks, for his f eat in Yorkshire., ' 4l 1p r e th 9 et UptS e o' 9%; if i r ntOnF 3' ''. 4 )11°' I 10 1 1 [lc