The Sun. — London, England, 1846-10-21 00:00:00

kli, 41".1 """~".......-----............. gr ,„, .......—.....--.. 1(c.1: NEWS. —(THIS DAY.) thtN . .......„........_... 4 4,CCHANGE— WEDNESDAY. r aver r c k r . age supplies of English Wheat have arrived li.sp i t . in 6 _ 14 present week from Essex ; but the receipts llit hee,°ll arnbridgeshire, &c , have been small. -da 1441 t! th e " of s amples of that article was moderately good; 111 i 0 as c14 .- lil Y Was by no means first-rate. The - best de w...other i ci Ted off fr eely, at fully Monday's quotations. e it.rsth e _ 3 next to nothing was doing, at late rates. W likotlitibelitti,cantily supplied with foreign Wheat, both free l, r3 eak i e ' although the amount of business doing was by 044 Xlensive, previous rates were supported in every ke Ntr, e ' t There was fair avrage quantity of Barley on .n Cltlotatiec sale active, at fully the late advance 1 - 41,-"avalena• The Malt trade was steady, without alters , ot said of Oats very little was doing, and the same °, 'Jeans, Peas, and Flour. ARRIVALS. .. I ;In 910eqrs. t. I Barley. N..... , 330 qrs. Oats I Flour. 130 qrs. 2,030 sks 5,710 I 500 59() I - 00 e 84 Malt, 340 firs. • 3:47 pph es RZ TH.A.PEZ. kk t re e , atu th°4 , each kind E M e at o f on sale being on the Say tortmall i n to! weather extremely wet, the general de eef flerY inactive state, and prices were not sup -6{l to 4 ' 3 01 1 . 2s 8d to 3s 6d ; Mutton 3s 8d to 4s 8d; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d per Blbs. / ii r , _ . oat REET DA Y .--(THIS ) 4Ntiedltdatht foret7fr.ttilnry will lad o f about 18 years of age, was I 'llef. t , 44, the stealing a silver w o. at , e 3 h ; property. of Thomas Staples, t 144 41),:!_eat, Covent-garden. I,lt.Pre'l that the prisoner had for some time u lodged or ;..!hia °B(teet trs house. On Friday last the pr e o r se d c isa t p. VlNiar k i e h , and on the same day the . prison ; Poli eeh , was not seen or heard of till he was taken I, I II Y loth': a a V 135 last night. The prisoner, on the 1 :1i 14 natinhouse showed the policeman a chain, hit otil 8.44 belonged to ' the watch, and which waskafd hmldentified by the rosecutor. ae i. bt eoine of the is atc P h, he would not make s any ail ai oner being bitt e M a asked what he had to say, replied, taikt4br of great indifference " Nothing at all. , - 4 to Nlty--you seem to be a ' very . hardened person, he It is a T s tr eet the 'natter with great indifference. ,li e e ase. et r"er smiled contemptuously. ' tisay__ N ie l setto ti I shall remand him for a week, and in ot k `-rt. lll ,„ e the_, officer can endeavour to trace the Cd/ 9 , 4 s ~',,•••A ar-eordintrlY ed , 11“'"ail, who has been several times re clitheit,a the charge of uttering a forged cheque_ IP f 4 )„ ivageT(„of Messrs. Coutts and Co., in the name of clebittis'l'fie,l alarehioness of Queensberry, was brought Ipttp;Natitiation, and Villiers Pearce was placed . etch her, as accessory h tt, i l e vitle o both before and after i gle ti i to.d a . „ e e given on the former occasions was rien !lloes, -7 ' and Lady Queensberry herself was ot i ' , tibd„, ski! herllll3...stated that the cheque was Wi l i 7ritin 4thiwriting She thought she knew the produced t 1411::14,3the be_el;ll:v;ennge.e oftri • liott ti a i a 'eyed to be the same. received letters in a hand Sullivan was committed for trial. d 1 11,, against the prisoner Pearce was then en tii it , , „ 411 Ipp4lhic4 last 9l, said that the prisoner was pointed 44 " N(1 11 . ni t, and he was desired to . watc . a 1 tlitt 11,41. " • followed him to his lodgings, Zet: t 'es- lii Itness A ct 04 h . al in charge. He found `tf Yg o lal, which were now produced. , ke: e t o l)). maneea asbez.rry Villiers said that she had known r V h i efore Nti l il e e t Pvito n _t°r many years but hands ntehetitetwa:rthieaosr had she any r n m et e . a 4 tlti le , tit?' fr°11:1 rdelileieT(llleaorce, 411, n o e f ve knowing She had often and had answered I 'Poo l i,4 correspondence had existed betwee Ahtylhn wi'leit she could know and swear . to his qiidl htie I,F . , The cheque produced was in a hand t Vs;4l : out she could not positively swear . to. tre,tten.letters to Villiers Pearce, directed h 17, I I :sea , natten-garden, and also to several ot d e 1 ` / 1 4(f tb her :P l e of which her Ladyship enumer!ite ). ' th e ? vii. letters which she produced were in the ttr,-: hatilders Pearce. Eight cheques on Messrs. . e alt 11-',. Par Porting to be signed by her Ladyship, . Kl'e eitio,Villrderslled' and she gave . her opinion that they ii 'l4 her e• handwriting. They certainly t 1 . .:1 e i e e„ an , r, B * ' 1 j;`,l4iti,•matinson, (detective force), said that he had '' Id ju, Yehi n t at the various addresses mentioned by Afp' e l atT,„ l 2 4 had found that the prisoner formerly tol',' "Int e - 've of them. I. i l -' Skid :,11 builder, living in the neighbourhood of ti,7 tam - ': I/1 in T uly last the prisoners called upon " inquiries respecting a house which L h e ! Nh' ' Ab , , it ia t ettill %it the 12th or 14th of August they be- 'AC e id h tve,k B tB, and remained so ever since.A gett er 44 ir , a go the female prisoner disappeared,'h lived tl 4 not g o her since till to- day. Th. te e wife, and e rea e lli heiu . ett In" ad, halways knew her as e 41 agai 4 all the evidence that could be produced at . itt e ate, ut r i tat the prisoner, Mr. Bust, who appeared 1 alit t Prisol)o,4l 4 PPted for a remand. s4ll,,evidoo„r,34ct that he kr,iTistitie, to justify a remand, especially thought there was n a o s t tshueffire ta 4 1 ' P r oof of the h ndwritirg. e t itt i, ll ' atil:lthl„he'llght the evit a lence sufficient to . justify:a Attie ,111 he would therefore remand also that the the prisoner till Th Pe ison 110 thought it advisable . 'ti e prisoner sheuld be brought up again on Tuesday. eft•liaelier e:l4earce then made a long 'll te e tie llaale Ili' 111 ° 1 he first became acquainted with . ii h4 -eat his°lle; about six years ago, and of their . AI °Ilselnad:1:?. About six years ago she became ') 1 1 , 1 fatnh, its Wife having just died and left bi n_ t tl ' i , p ''e beic' of six children, who required her atte as t,trl?rter, fit'aelipied the whole day by his t business b ut had, : ils_thel ti , _e kad since fallen into . pover_y e •, n _ e h went . .e e,pe. retained her up to the time when ; t here u,°f,Good Hope, having a Governmenthsaivtuinag p,'4tl I; had " hen he returned he married her, !'a tlia,4 two children by her. It was on the 17th litt,...‘ they were married. She had made ‘i e t e . lt . f et ?f having received the note from a gentleman k um , .., in order to prevent his name from being ,f;„ic, and his character impugned, on account of 0 4.. H e wa s ready to swear that he had not , ,the note produces, nor any other paper, in the 111:10Oess's name. She had acted very kindly to him. 1 v ptisoner was then remanded to Tuesday week. 'l l , 41 7 --- ----- • ‘ 4 4,,, tRO -STREET.-(T HIS DAY.) t 4 ' -kid Thomas Henry Newnam, and John Carter, tb4(14,111:t4)0t fellows, in smocks, leather southwesters, Ind kittl'sh4teving every appearance of being. hard-working ofttivtcea, were charged this morning before Mr. Iti t ,he tfri with fraudulently obtaining money by means , '44,7, e_,g petition. 11'10141441i the Mendicity Society's officer, said, in kto t t4 thel/be' of some information which he had received . oietts, 44.ttler of the Hon. Mrs. Ager about the pri -44, %t f r , l a description of them, he had been on the th,4iday"! kite days, and saw them all three together tflyt4,,i4tolai_Leicester-square. The witness followed . juteKi'l,l,'.4y „, a n oose in Newport-street, and heard Reid areces collecting money on behalf of a poor 41,, ‘°llr orphan children, who had been left des- I ''',1118" the death of their colleague, John 14Np' 'l)4o,e°oporter, who had been thrown off k' t 4011'411'e The the swell of the steamers, +t, ' ll es s tj : c y then presented a petition which 4t:lttl, p,,14001,-,,eao,,,tafdreyna. them, and took the parties them- The petition bore the genuine fm c l. 4 several respectable individuals for the gross ,Qt 4,,,a114,i 16asides those of the carmen and the clerk 4„:1,4ti00,, Lt ?„,,r a sum of 20s. more, which appeared to . ktlYth'.',,,toki)u, fir hen the officer asked them where this . 4 °1 ) . 1 abo-o-t,id, they could none of them tell him nr e , 4 114,41 uer. 4 1 414, utisle, butler to the lion. Mrs. Agar, 1, Dean er,'ettlhea Audley.street, said that Carter, with an totkihetitnad . 4 1 ", came to the house on the 9th of Oc hilvalf 0f , 1,,,te the servant a petition, be gging m ° n e h y t l k, 4 1' be ,t7ra• Hawkins, and suspecting there t mmoigrn ti4tvirstNten c l . ), 4!iion, he bade them return nex 4, 14 ti le ,' bu t ,Luek. He in the meantime spoke to kll i J W e , l'e petitioners never came again. They 'kid f kit ,„a ins ti, betab ob Al l .. ..e employment of Mr. Kitson, coal , -titl 0 , - Witn ess , ab t i tti,., .‘at m_ „ . w, nt to the . wharf this morning, '4oe, ', t aoli hr. iiitson had retired from that busi o liartett , t , 8 ago, and that no accident whatever lot . -efendll ''.us wharf. t i, it, tll4B severally denied knowing anything oteetitl, 114 an ‘ , 4 4 'a l iroi4,-.11/tek senten d each of them to three ti°ll : ts°lleaent and"hard labour in the House of eli,,.eor9e te ‘ Nt'd I, 9 Na OVira-1.,„1-1th spa as placed at the bar this morning, ce ng a coat from Mr. King's stables, ' I - itin l ,„,' thy. t str No s from - - so t p '...., said he lives at 1, Union-place,. th tt'h tb Oxford-said 'Av ° eib l A 'street and happening to be looking N ell oiler '4l3w about six o'clock this morning, sa th e r til 1 : Promi n tl 4 t 'ta, m a g about Mr. King's stables. He h :4 4 4 ' , and sa w him enter one of the stables by l k • Pat c°ll te out with a coat, which in a short it,lato cy st tki :tad .„. tl l '',. l '. It i od y. "'lade off. He followed him and gave 4iidd-1-413Wlett • • 1 at esek sessi,,c_c)ranaitted the prisoner for trial tt. it ""• 4 't*o 1 It N liri - i )0,44e derly feteal 1.41,......4T Hls DAY.) _ i t it 41,4 d let' hu e % °I. respectable appearance, name d k op ' Williain ]vere charged with violently assault 'ltttl allti 0 - "ha Smith, the proprietor of the t,, en rai n ,. , Ow hips a i s r ' . 4 a v ern , in Cross -street, Hatton se Ij 4 a iril ar„lctli having used such violent threats se 1% W "anger 4 ' ye ' i ''' his Wife as to cause them to consider b:tlitor, a ttelio, • ',Nit ' stat e d '' who appeared on the part of the pro bt„itiles ha.d that within the last two months the tl,O b ow , , by „(3, taker' ver.," opportunity of annoying Mr. la y g k ie . g to his house and breaking whatever they I,iotte Et4titute,tr beads on, and using the vilest lan efoa_they ~,,veats towards him and his wife. Last ilt hcil 4, 84et into the shop, and Mr. Smith having ti'ster 41 , her' ve them with a ny liquor, they both rushed eye eod r e e , ty ll e had time to get from behind the coun tle...l '. q., °tired to dig their nails and fingers into , pe en ed s wo .u ,. ll : l p" e .p Y also assaulted Mrs. Smith, and a gen a,,e ylv ettit, who welt to assist Mr. Smith, and i ''r k ih l lr. i ' v u , id it have the life of the latter before a 'euer4l3 %tea eling said no reason could be ascribed to fill, t and , geous conduct on the part of the pri -41,q. tiuot gi_e.,ealled upon the Bench to require them eu eh ~ Cop as Would protect his client. beitiaitz th e r,4,txtonce ordered them to find two sureties 1114,, 111 4 ,„. ,0 i nc ur x months, but no person present 11%4 ea to p r t .. , . the responsibility, they were coni vil in default. Pot Stllpss„--;--__ to 4,eilit'orgallt ThtultratEonE, B.T. --(THIS DAY.) 3 N, applied this morning ughton, the sitting magiA rate, under the following very melancholy and somewhat peculiar cir cumstances : SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. TIMES.—The notion of a dictatorship has been lately revived and pushed to a considerable extremity by those who think only of the classical form, and who hail it as an escape from the wise precautions of government, and the safe delays of legislation. A crisis of unexampled urgency has come upon us, if not unawares, at least unprepared. It is an agreeable solution of the embar rassment to declare the whole commonweal bankrupt, and resign all its affairs to some great official assignee, some Cmcinnatus, or even some Cress'', who, with a slight amplification of the Roman precedent, shall take and pay without limit or check, compel the benevolence of the rich, and hear the prayers of the poor, and, pro hac vice, do everything that the Constitution has hitherto forbidden to be done. The storm once over, the dictator is to retire, and all is to go on as before. The dictator is to do for the emergency, while time is to corrects its own evils. Nothing is more natural, nothing more comfort able, than such a dream. One thing only is wanting, and that is something like a parallel in the circum stances of the two cases. If the potato blight was only an invasion of the 'Volsci, and Celtic degradation was only a Catilinarian conspiracy —if sixteen days would suffice to rescue the state, or one glorious consulate to I reinstate and reform all the affairs of the empire—then we might all take our rest while one mighty mind was giving us a new lease of tranquillity, justice, and power. But, unhappily, the evils which have now come to a head, and which must and will be redressed, being partly the growth of centuries, and partly common to all climes, are such as cannot be stayed by a few Treasury minutes, or any amount of mere pecuniary relief. But the idea of a dictatorship is the natural fruit of the crisis, and has a right to be gravely con sidered. How far does it apply to a great, an an cient, yet a complex, and to some extent an unsettled constitution ? It indicates that something may and must be done corresponding to the greatness and im portunity of the occasion —something which, though always good, yet in ordinary times the state would hardly be sufficiently trusted and supported to do. The facts as well as the day prove as muck. Starving mil lions present themselves before the officers of the Crown, and demand a relief which cannot be effected, even for this once, without an enormous departure from usages and even the every-day maxims of the state but which it is evident must be granted, n o t on l y for this once, but for all future time. A disorganised realm is reduced to a multitude of heads. The historical kingdom, of Ire land, with its plantations and pale's, its vast territo rial sovereigns, its absentee lords, its rapacious agents, its hungry subdivisions, all seems to disappear before the eye of the statesman, and a nation of Iri-hmen is to be provided for by any lawful or possible means. The state, not to say the rights of property, must be remodelled. The people stand first ; and, after them, all that Providence or man has ordained for the people. This is a simple account of the crisis, such as all parties agree—nay, even vie, in describing it. The titled pro prietors of Ireland, the sworn maintainers of Protestant ascendancy, the very men who are most forward to de mand the sword of the state to protect the rights of the landlord and the sovereignty of religious truth, are now coming forward and requiring that the state shall feed that vast and fainting multitudelby a miracle of consti tutional power—by any sacrifices—at any expense—by any precedent—with any stretch of authority—at any danger to commercial prosperity —even at the risk of a famine to the whole of these islands—at all events to feed the people. What is this but a comprehensive commission, after the Roman formula, "to see that the commonweal suffer no harm ?" It proceeds from those who have usually been thought most deeply interested in the maintenance of existing in stitutions. The appeal embraces within the range of the, desired interference not merely those three or four millions, but all that inhabit these isles, every subject of this empire —it embraces all who are affected by the perils of the crisis, by the cost or the risk of the reme dies demanded. It is impossible to say how far the scope of such a commission extends. But it clearly is safe to make a large use, perilous to attempt a small use, of so great a responsibility. As for the idea that the state really can employ and feed so vast a population from any inexhaustible resources involved in the fiction of an overflowing treasury, that is as baseless as the wealth of Aladdin's lamp, or any other childish fable. The state has nothing of its own. It only exists as the mediator between all the interests and resources of the nation. The question simply is, on what men, on what property is to be thrown the duty which must be dis charged both now and for many years to come, of main taining certain necessitous multitudes in Ireland and Scotland ? Such, at least, is the present question —one which has not been suggested by writers and parties, but which Providence has thrust on the Legislature. Are millions upon millions of Scotch and Irish paupers to be thrown upon the Consolidated Fund ? Are the heredi tary tenants of the Dukes of Sutherland and Argyll to be maintained, and a hundred Anglo-Irish potentates to be supported by " public works," and fed on charity wages by the industrious and orderly population of England, in addition to its own proper burdens ? It is unnecessary to argue against so absurd, so indecent a proposal. It will not be done. It will not be attempted. The proposal is only taken as an admission that some fundamental change in the relations of the Scotch and Irish poor to the land on which they and their fathers were born, and to the chiefs to whom they and their fathers have paid tribute, is imperatively and instantly required. We think we shall not err in describing the great point to which the crisis and the importunities roused by that crisis all tend ; the great point to which the extraordinary responsibility and presumed " dictatorship " of the Legislature should now be directed is such an amendment, and, if necessary, recon struction of the rights of landed property, as shall most encourage the investment and consequent production of capital. It is impossible to feed without food, or to give profitable employment without the existence of mercan tile and agricultural enterprise. If the Treasury were ever so incontinent of its borrowed resources it could not go on long affecting to provide for half the popula tion without taking some effectual steps to replenish the store it was wasting. The land must be made to produce all it can. Amongst too many otber restrictions and burdens on agricultural improvement, such hereditary curses on the fruitfulness of the soil as that the opera tion of which our Scotch Commissioner this day describes must be removed. Nearly half Scotland is in bondage to a law which condemns the soil to barrenness, the owners to poverty, and the bulk of the inhabitants to degrading destitution. Taking away all inducement and even all power to im prove, to build, to drain, to enclose, to manure, or to bestow upon the soil the smallest aid of human industry and skill, it accomplishes but the unnatural result of leaving everything unaltered on the face of a world upon which the Almighty has marked the destiny of perpe tual progress. Such is the inevitable operation of a law which, four centuries ago, England found it her interest, if not to repeal, at least to evade ' • but which has only been amended in Scotland to make it still more intole rable and ruinous. Thisis one of the reconstructions which comes within the just authority and " dictator ship " of this crisis. The whole population is thrown en masse on the state. Land, also, must now be regarded as a whole. In a certain constitutional sense, it must be resumed by the state and granted anew to its pro prietors, newly enfranchised and conditioned. Starving millions demand it, the common weal demands it, the great body of landowners themselves virtually admit the necessity. HERALD.—The accounts from the naval ports speak of sudden and urgent orders for the preparation of men of-war, small and large, for immediate service ; and speculation is busy as to the objects of this heavy arma ment. Alarmists point to the Spanish marriages, and hint at a possible rupture with France ; others of the same nervous class strain their vision towards California, and oracularly ask if it is likely that Lord Palmerston will permit President Polk to take possession of that fine country, and thereby acquire the power of controlling the navigation of the Pacific ? We believe that we can considerably moderate the fears of these sensitive lookers-out for squalls. There is little danger of break in upon that entente cordiale which is so beneficial alike to England and France ; or that we shall quarrel with the United States about a naked and distant tract of country, which, under existing circumstances, cannot add strength to the aggressive republic, though it might make a large addition to its permanent ex penditure. The last news from Portugal is evidently the cause of our preparations. It is well known that on the 12th instant the Cyclops war-steamer hastily left the Tagus, and that Lord Howard de Walden, the British Minister to the Court of Portugal, came home in her. He has, of course, conferred with Lord Palmerston since his arrival, and pointed out, pro bably, that the recent changes in Lisbon go a long way towards a revolution. England, as the old and faithful ally of Portugal, has a double duty to perform. Sh e h as to protect her from self-violencn—that is to say, from the madness of internal faction ; she has also to take care that Spain has no just plea for interference. It is not too much to say that the Spanish Government has long shown a disposition to busy itself inconveniently retire. there pre ve m nt i i g o h n t i f; e always m e with Portuguese affairs. A Spanish army is not very formidable ; but were it once in occupation of the stron g d po iffi si c t u ir ty s i w n h p ic e h rsu th adi ec n o g i un t try afiord s to bett erwills thanhow at c o u n r c e e . t o ß t y h e a pom p internal t and externaldemonstration En England enemies l a n ot her ally that she is, as usual, quite ready for actio n . I n a word, that she will exert her power to prevent complica tions which might place the peace of Europe in jeopardy. CHRONlCLE.—Considering our enterprising and commercial character as a nation, our neglect of several valuable markets within our reach may well excite sur prise. The fact, however, is susceptible of explanation. Almost exclusively devoted to the study of what is called practical knowledge, we are apt to narrow the signification of those terms, and content ourselves with a very imperfect theory of whatispr iactnicaplroapnodrtwiohnat to not. Nations are often hard to move in propo r ti on to their power and grandeur, as bodies their bulk ; and the same remark should be appli e d to the regulation of public opinion s the breadth an d d epth of whose current may be said to indicate the Her culean labour of those who seek to impart to it a new direction. We have already, on former occa sions, pointed out in what way, and by what means, the Straits of M a l acca to new settlement on Pulo Lahuan isanlidkeolyt. t t h o os p e rove ser viceable to the trade of this country; and have hi n t e d, vast that among other good effects it iesxplielecetleydtothpesreoduc and eis f t e h r e ti o le pe r n e i g n i g on o s f e t x h t e en p d o i r n t g s o f r f o J ni a p t a h n e , ee l s a t n a y blishment of Singapo re; taledconse quencesedoi nr directly e l y s f . o o l o r l o f w n C d from indirectly, y t h , that event has exercised much influence over the predilections and traffic of the Hindu. Chinese nations. But commerce, like everything else, has its caprices, and it may be inexplicable, according refer being cheated by th e of the st a t es i n qu estion p , Chinese to carrying on honest and to the ordinary laws of reasoning, why the inhabitants pailful dealings with other merchants. Events, however, of recent occurrence in Siam, to which we shall barely allude at present, scarcely allow of room for doubt that among the was shot through the palm of his left hand, after which, it is said, he killed three of the enemy, and whilst he was getting upon his horse he was shot through the back ; his brother Her manus declared he would not stir from the side of his brother, they having promised each other, he said, to die together, and he would not leave him—force, it is said, was attempted, but of no avail, he remained behind; J. S. Basson was shot through the back of the neck as he was getting on his horse, and Haushamer's horse was shot under him. He unfortunately concealed himself in a bush, which was the last time he was observed by the Party. Many daring deeds are reported to have been done by this brave little band of burghers, and we have heard Mr. Bredenkamp, the adjutant, spoken of, amongst others, as having shown great determination and pre sence of mind. He saw two Kafirs mounted on the horses of the Messrs. Villiers, and watching his oppor tunity, he fired when they were abreast of each other, and dropped them both ; it is also said that whilst he was loading his gun, after having shot a Kafir, he heard a rustling below him, and on looking down perceived a Kafir on the low ground a few feet under bim, in the act of firing ; Bredenkamp immediately reversed his gun, which nearly touched the Kafir's head, and blew out his brains. Another man named Reid, late a private in the 27th Regiment, who is trumpeter to this force, was close to a Kafir, be snapped his gun at him, which missed fire, and he instantly closed with the Kafir, striking him with the butt end of his gun, which broke the stock ; Lieutenant Briers at the same instant shot the Kafir with " loopers" in the head. Many Kafirs must have been killed. The fol lowing persons had narrow escapes—Messrs. H. L Bos man and A. P. Cilliers had balls through their hats, just grazing their heads. The remaining ten men eventually got out of the bush, literally fighting their way through the Kafirs, leaving their dead behind. They went to the camp for a reinforcement, and soon returned with 65 burghers and 27 Fingoes, with whom they proceeded to the spot of the former conflict, where they found the Kafirs still strongly posted, but the bodies of their com rades were removed. A fierce conflict again ensued, in which many Kafirs were shot; 10, it is said, were seen lying dead in one place, and 69 head of cattle and 10 horses re-captured. Amongst these cattle were 10 head belonging to Messrs. Fichat and Lowen, which must have been taken the previous evening by the very Kafirs from whom the waggons belonging to those gentlemen were re-captured by Messrs. Meurant and Roux. The same evening Captain Neethling returned from the Zuurberg, and instantly sent off an express to Commandant Onk ruydt, who had that morning just returned to Riebeek. The gallant and worthy commandant, immediately upon receipt of this dispatch (one o'clock Monday morning), got his men saddled up, and proceeded to Niemand's krall, where he arrived at daylight. A large party went into the bush, but only saw five Kafirs, upon whom they fired. They, however, suc ceeded in finding all the bodies of the unfortunate men who had fallen. Haushamer appears to have been taken alive, and had 22 assegaais stabs in his back ; Her manus Villiers' leg was broken, and he had received several assegaai wounds ; the bodies were undressed, and one man had a finger cut off, apparently to get a ring ; another man, we think Piet Villiers, had his af l / 4 ;ht arm dreadfully burnt, a fire having evidently been made under his arm. The sergeant stated that on Saturday week last a young woman, named Margaret Wooster, otherwise Herring, aged about 24, threw herself into the Regent's Canal, near the Cambridge-heath bridge, Hackney. She was, however, taken out in a short time afterwards, and brought to a sense of consciousness, and subsequently conveyed to the Bethnal-green workhouse. She sur vived, however, a week only, and an inquest having been held upon the body, a verdict was returned by the jury of " Temporary insanity." Upon the person of the de ceased were found Bs. 6d. in silver, and a number of duplicates relating to property belonging to herself, and others belonging, as he understood, to that of her master. At the inquiry he (witness) asked of the coroner and jury what he was to do with the property mentioned, and received for answer that he was to retain possession thereof until r.e had consulted the magistrates as to its disposal. Witness had discovered that the deceased had been a servant in the employment of Mr. Osborn, sofa manufacturer, No, 232, Whiteehapel-road. Mr. Osborne deposed that the deceased had been a servant of his. He had occasion to absent himself from home for a short period, leaving behind him his father, who was upwards of 90 years of age. On his return he found the deceased had not only robbed his father (who is somewhat imbecile from advanced age) of all the cash he had in his possession, but that a quantity of linen and other portable articles had been pledged by the de ceased, whom, on his return, he had also found tipsy; he therefore requested that the Magistrate would order the articles and money found upon the deceased to be delivered over to him. Mr. BROUGETON said that he could not possibly, under the circumstances, entertain anything of the sort. He (Mr. Broughton), however, directed the police sergeant to hand over to Mr. Osborne those duplicates which related immediately to his own property, but what remained, together with the money, was to be placed in the hands of deceased's relations, who appeared anxious themselves to bury the body, instead of the authorities of the workhouse, where it is still lying. The sergeant said that Mr. Osborne was in possession of a bundle which belonged to the deceased. What was to be done with that? Mr. BROUGHTON-It must be delivered to the friends, most certainly. Mr. Osborne, evidently dissatisfied with the decision of the Magistrate, then withdrew. Informed that on Sunday evening, just before sunset, a waggon belonging to Mr. Richard Simpson, on its way from Fish River (Abraham Espag's) to town, with furniture, whieh had been hid away before that lager was burnt, was attacked by Kafirs about three quarters of a mile on this side De Bruin's poort. It is most likely these were the Kafirs who had just been driven out of Hell Poort, and were on their way through De Bruins at the time. The driver was knocked down at the first ♦olley, and Mr. R. Simpson and another person escaped into the bush, seeing the driver, as they imagined, killed. The leader had his arm shattered by a ball just above the elbow joint, and was seized by the Kafir who had shot him, when the driver, recovering himself, ran to his assist ance and felled the Kafir with the butt end of his mus ket. One of the party then seized the leader and dragged hint away into the bush. These three were closely fol lowed by Kafirs, but managed to secrete themselves in the bush, where they remained all night, being obliged to cut the throat of their dog to prevent his barking, as they could hear the Kafirs all round them during the greater part of the night. Just before dawn they crept along towards Niemand's Kraal, and on emerging from the bush into the waggon road, they saw the Kafirs on the ridge on the look out for them. On reaching Onk ruidt's camp they were joined by Mr. Richard Simpson, and his companion, who had also been all night con cea.led in the bush. The Kafirs were seen to drive off the waggon, which they had turned round, back again towards De Bruin's. The wounded man arrived in town last night in the same waggon with the bodies of the Stellenbosch Burghers. Mr. Simpson was also wounded in the hand and leg with buck-shot. The party attacked consisted only of four Europeans, Richard Simpson, John Kemp, Lewis Boshof, and Benjamin King, and two Hottentots. Four Kafirs were seen to drop. TUESDAY.—Received information from Fort Beaufort, that 1,400 sheep, belonging to Mr. B. Trollop, were taken by Kafirs from Fort Beautort, also thirty or forty cattle, the property of the contractor, with a number of others belonging to different people. A party was sert out the same day, and recovered 900 sheep, and a Fingo received a severe assegaai wound in the back. On Sunday about forty head of oat t 1 e and 400 sheep were on their way from the Tarks to the contractor at Fort Beaufort, in charge of six Hottentots. These men were waylaid by Kafirs, at a drift near Hermann's Place, Blinkwater, who fired a volley amongst them, but without effect. The Kafirs afterwards surrounded them, and rushing on them with their assegaais killed four and wounded two. One of the wounded men was pursued for some distance, hut fired on his pursuer and killed him. Another party was sent out in pursuit of the marauders on Sunday. Fort Beaufort is represented as being in a defenceless state. A muid of meal lately fetched 51. 4s. 6d. on the market. • . . At a late hour last night the bodies of the five Stellenbosch Burghers who were killed on Sun day were brought into town by Lieut. Skead. The ex pense of their funeral will be defrayed by the public. Their remains were borne this afternoon to their last resting•place, the Episcopal churchyard, and were fol lowed by their respected Commandant, Mr. Onkruy dt, and their comrades, and a very numerous throng of the townsmen, anxious to pay all possible honour to the slain. The funeral procession consisted of at least 500 persons. A This ti b rz e r i v ng En t s h A e ß 4 Y ls o t F a T im n i t V vers l a C ry TO o ll f Y th o e r TR. — r m A e L m G o A ra lt. e vl u e l t ) o . r c 3 e , l o e b f r T a r t e a fa i t l g a i n r, , v s a e r v i er ou a s l o p f a r t t h s e o s f u r t v h i e v i n u g n heroes will ing dom, by dining together. Though death has, since the day of the engagement, made heavy havoc amongst the officers that took part in the contest, some hundreds still remain, the most distinguished. being Admiral of the White, Sir Edward Codrington, who on the occasion was captain of the Orion, Vice-Admiral the Hon. T. B. Cassel (then captain of the Phoebe), Rear -Admiral Sir Charles Bullew (captain of the Britannia), Captain Cla veil, who was senior lieutenant of Collingwood's vessel, the Royal Sovereign. This officer, whose services were officially commended, was wounded severely. Captain J. Pasco, who was senior and signal-lieutenant of the Victory, was also wounded. Captain Thomas Dick inson, on the occasion midshipman on board the Royal Sovereign, was wounded, &c. FUNERAL OF LADY ANNE HAMILTON.—The re mains of this lady, the descendant of a long line of illus trious ancestry, were yesterday morning removed from her late residence, No. 80, White Lion-street, Penton ville, to their final resting-place in Kensal-green Ceme tery. Although the deceased lady lived in her obscure retreat in the strictest privacy, she was not unknown in the neighbourhood, and many will have reason to lament the loss of a liberal benefactress. Her Ladyship's age was 81. 111 ARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of Lady Charlotte Elizabeth Herbert, second daughter of the Earl and Countess of Powis, and Mr. Hugh Mont gomery, of Grey Abbey, county Antrim, son of the late Mr. William and Lady Amelia Montgomery, was solem nised yesterday, at St. George's, Hanover-square. Th e Venerable presence Archdeacon a largeCl Clive c e officiated of relatives i the a tiv ceremony, es ofboth in the families. The Earl and Countess of Bowls gave a sump tuous dejeuner to the wedding party. The happy couple sStchoett honey moon.lllur t n ly ea p r ro G c r e e e a d t e m d r s a u y b, ' s s e (i s e u a e t n , _ . a t o r l o ll w a , n ß e s u fi c e k i t o M p r a . s POLAND.—DEATH OF COUNT PLATER.—A letter from Posen announces the death, at the age of 72, of one of the most esteemed men of Poland, Count Louis Plater, and one of the last companions ha arms of Kozciusko. TRAVELLING FOR THE MILLION.—The Joint- Stock Omnibus Conveyance Association commences operations to-day. Three of their vehicles will run from the Hero of Maids, Maida-hill, to the Bank. The fare, 2d.; and the carriages are so constructed as to eisrry more persons than the other omnibuses. DEATH OF THOMAS NEPEAN, ESQ.—We regret to announce . the death of Thomas Nepean, Esq., the son of Sir Molyneux Nepean, clerk of the Crown and clerk of the courts. Our correspondent, alluding to the event says—" He was a fine strong young man, but relied too much upon the strength of au iron constitution. He died of dysentary or inflammation."—Jamaica Morning Journal. FIRE AT MESSRS. ERARD ' S FACTORY....-Last evening between the hours of seven and eight, a fire broke out upon the extensive pile of buildings belong ing to Messrs. Erard and Co., harp and pianoforte manufacturers, Marlborough-mews. The flames were first discovered by one of the workmen issuing from the windows, both back and front, of that portion of the fac' tory termed the bracing and veneering shop. Owing to the indefatigable exertions of the firemen, the flames were attacked just as they were rolling up the staircase into the floor above. Both compartments contained a large number of instruments partially finished. Those in the bracing shop are either consumed or rendered worthless by the action of the fire, and those in the floor above are considerably damaged by beat and smoke. The loss will fall upon (we understand) the Westmin ster and Globe Offices. It could not be learned how the outbreak happened ; when the workmen left, a few minutes previously, everything appeared quite safe. ANOTHER RISE IN THE PRICE or BREAD.—Yester day the bakers in the metropolis again advanced the price of the 41b. loaf one halfpenny. The price of what is termed the best bread is now by most of the full priced bakers charged at 11d. per loaf of 41b., though some charge but 10d.; the lowest price is 9d. These prices are upwards of one-fourth higher than twelve months since. The opening of the Margate branch of the South- Eastern Railway is to take place to-morrow, the 22d. WINTER. —The Ochils were on Wednesday clad around their summits with snow. In 1836 3 b 6 snow E w di a n s 6 s u e r9 en h pponatehr.e Grampians on the 3d of 6epte THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNES_DA EVENING, OCTOBER 2.1, 1846. first effects of hoisting the British flag at Labtian will be the ecquisition of large trading privileges among the Hindu-Chinese communities, whose so versigns, in imitation of Mohammed Ali, are desirous of transforming themselves into merchants, and long for the possession of steamers, to enable them to conduct their operations with the greater rapidity and profit. Hitherto Europeans have carried on little direct trade with Bankock or Saigun, though several attempts have been made to overcome the prejudices of the people, or the barbarous reluctance of the Governments to be en riched by the affluence of strangers. Among the causes of failure may be reckoned the influence of the Chinese, who, along many thousand miles of coast, have enjoyed for ages something like monopoly; and, like the Dutch at Nangasaki, are beyond measure jealous of such Eng lish, French, or Americans as display an inclination to interfere with their gains. For this reason little reli ance is to be placed on any information they may sup ply to our envoys or political agents, or even to our mer chants, in such matters less likely to be deluded. No thing more is needed to show the great value of success in this quarter than a knowledge of the im mense number of junks which set sail thrice a year from Hainan, Quangtung, Foquien, Chekiang, and other maritime provinces of China, for Tonquin, Cochin China, Cambodia, and Si a m, w h ere t h ey easi l y di spose o f t h e i r rich cargoes at large profits; after which they return home with the valuable and varied products of that im mense line of coast. On another occasion we may pass in review the principal exports of these regions, which have always been greatly coveted both in the East and in the West. Here, formerly, the junks of Japan sought ivory, and ebony, and camphor, and cinnamon, and wood of aloes, and that precious perfume called lialam bak, on which the grandees of the Celestial Empire still set so high a value; and here also the European traders of the seventeenth century habitually obtained many of those costly commodities by which large fortunes were realised in a few voyages. For many years past European intercourse with these countries has been on the decline, chiefly, as we have said, through the predominance of Chinese influence, acquired for the most part through intermarriages. ADYERTISER.—The Bishop of London delivered on Monday his triennial charge to the clergy of his diocese. It is, we admit, an able address, but farther than that our commendation cannot go. It is pervaded by a controversial spirit, and goes out of its way to load indirectly with obloquy all who venture to think that good may be done beyond the pale of the Establishment. The Right Rev. Prelate, we are bound to believe, is not ignorant of that portion of revealed truth in which a certain class of persons are cautioned against condemn ing in others the very things they have done themselves. It were well if he were to take out the mote which is in his own eye before referring to the mote that is in his brother's eye. Dr. Blomfield arraigns the conduct of those clergy in the Church who have, either by their preaching or their practices, been parties to the seces sions from Angilionism which have been so frequent of late, and which, there is every reason to believe, will ere long be of still more common occurrence. " Wherein, in this matter, thou judgest another," may it please your Lordship, " thou condemnest thyself." We boldly and broadly assert that the Bishop of London has done more to unsettle men's minds, and show them the high road to Rome, than any other person of the present day, al ways excepting such men as Dr. Pusey and Mr. New man—men who have devoted the last twelve years of their lives to the one great object of un-Protestant ising the Church of England, and prevailing on her children to throw themselves unreservedly into the embraces of Catholicism. Has the Prelatic Lord of Fulham House forgotten his memorable charge in 1843? Does he not remember what was the burthen of that charge?—the great purpose, seemingly, for which it had been prepared? The main object of that address ap peared to be to bring about a compromise between the Church of England and the Church of Rome. In rail way phraseology, his Lordship sought, to all appearance, to efft.ct an " amalgamation" between the two Churches, and thus to convert their past enmity into future amity. And, to a great extent, Charles James succeeded—only that the amity, like Irish reciprocity, was all on one side. Rome neither felt, nor affected to feel, any friend ship for the Anglican Church; but the latter began to form and cherish an intense friendship for the former. On this point there was no room for doubt. The clergy gave, in various instances, the best possible proof of the sincerity and strength of their new-born friendship for Rome, by throwing themselves into her arms. But while the Right Reverend Prelate thus sent numbers over to Catholicism, we have never heard of any whom his " Charge" of 1843 prevailed upon to quit the Romish territory, and take up their abode within the pale of the Episcopal Establishment. He cannot have forgotten his earnest recommendations to them, amounting almost to imperative injunctions, to recur to the forms of service which were observed in the Church in the early part of the seventeenth century, and how he expatiated on the solemn obligations under which they lay to put on the surplice—to be especially parti cular as to the postures of their persons in the various portions of the service—and on no account to neglect the offertory, nor the prayer for the Church militant, as pre scribed by the rubrics. And yet the Right Rev. Prelate now comes forward and declaims against Romanism and everything tending to Rome, just as if he had not himself, three years ago, made virtual proposals for a sort of semi-amalgamation with her. He enjoins on his clergy that they enter, in their pulpit ministrations, into controversy with the Roman Catholics on the points on which the two Churches differ. The deep earnestness of his manner, and the great length at which he presses the adoption of this course, would almost justify a sus picion that he is, in his heart, after all, still friendly to the Church of Rome; for, undoubtedly, he could pre scribe no better method for thinning the ranks of Angli canism and swelling those of the Romish community. Assaults on the Church of Rome from the pulpit, in con junction with the Exeter Hall .onslaughts of the M'Neiles, the M . Ghees, and the Sullivans, have, we verily believe, proved on e o f th e pr i nc i pa l causes o f t he rapid spread of Catholicism during the last ten years. If the clergy of the English Church would confine them selves to the simple preaching of the Gospel they would soon find a great diminution in the number of " conver sions" to the Church of Rome. THE CASINO, ADELAIDE GALLERY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In your paper of Thursday evening, under the head of Pace reports " Bow-street." A young man applied to Mr. Hall for advice for being turned out of the Adelaide Gallery by the check-taker, and called a thief and rogue, &c.; which report is incorrect. He was removed by the police officer, and his money re turned. May I, therefore, request you will correct the same as respects myself. Your compliance will oblige, your obedient servant, T. BENNETT, Check-taker. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester re urned to town yesterday, from a tour of visits in the north. Her Royal Highness proceeded to her residence at Richmond. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge arrived at Richmond i❑ the afternoon, from a tour to pay a visit to the Royal Duchess. Count de Reventlow, the Danish Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. His Excel lency, the Brazillian Minister, also transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office, from the Governor of Sierra Leone. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO CA S H lOBURY PARK. The Queen and Prince Albert took their customary early walk in the pleasure grounds yesterday morning. Shortly before ten o'clock her Majesty, accompanied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and attended by the Countess of Gainsborough, the Earl Howe, and the youthful Ladies Adelaide and Emily Curzon, left the mansion to inspect the extensive gardens, orangery, &c. The Queen and party subsequently went to the dairy at the home farm, with the arrangement of which her Ma jesty seemed highly pleased. His Royal Highness Prince Albert did not go out shooting, as was anticipated. Sir Horace Seymour, Mr. G. E. Anson, and Colonel Seymour enjoyed a few hours shooting in the preserves before luncheon. At two o'clock luncheon was served, the circle being confined to the royal guests of the Queen Dowager and the members of the Court. The carriages were ordered at half-past two, and shortly after that hour three pony equipages and four, with outriders, came to the front of the porch to convey the illustrious company for a drive to the Grove and the Priory. The Queen Dowager was accompanied, in the first carriage, by the Queen and Prince Albert, and her Se rene Highness the Princess of Hesse. The Countess of Gainsborougb, Lady Clinton, the Earl of Morton, the Hon. Miss Mitchell, the Hon. Miss Daw son, &c., were in the other carriages. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Earl Howe, the Earl of Denbigh, Sir Andrew Bar nard, Sir Horace Seymour, and Colonel Buckley and Colonel Seymour, the Equerries in Waiting on the Queen and Prince Consort, followed on horseback. The august party proceeded direct to the Grove, to honour the Earl and Countess of Clarendon with a visit, and remained there nearly an hour. The Earl of Clarendon duly received his illustrious visitors, and conducted the party over the house. The Earl and Countess Spencer were at the Grove. On the departure of the royal party, the carriages were commanded to go to the Priory, at Stanmore, the seat of the Marquis of Abercorn, and after viewing all the attractions deemed worthy of notice at that beautiful retreat, her Majesty, with the Queen Dowager and party, returned to Cashiobury Park, where they arrived at half-past five o'clock. The royal dinner circle last evening was the same as the previous day, with the addition of the Earl and Countess Spencer, who received an invitation to join the party. Throughout tho morning parties of the respectable inhabitants of Watford and vicinity congregated in the park, with the object of obtaining a glimpse of the Queen and Prince. It is due to those present to say that they conducted themselves decorously, so that royalty could not complain of any intrusion. DEATH OF REAR-ADMIRAL WALPOLE BROWNE.— We have to announce the decease of another veteran flag-officer, Rear-Admiral Edward Walpole Browne, who died on the 15th instant, at his temporary residence near Spittal, Berwick-on-Tweed, at an advanced age. He was a native of the county of Kent, and for many years resided at Walmer, one of the Cinque Ports. He entered the naval service at a very tender age. His commission of lieutenant bears date so far back as November 9,1790; June 25th, 1799, he was made com mander; April 29th, 1802, captain; and rear-admiral, August 17th, 1840. SOUTH W ARK.THIS DAY.) A few days since an interesting looking young female was brought up to this Court, charged with making two very determined attempts upon her life, by throwing herself into the river at Waterloo-bridge. In the course of the examination it turned out that she had absconded a short time previously from her friends (respectable people at Windsor), and had been leading a vicious course of life in town, which led to the attempts she had made upon her life. She was committed by the magis trate for want of bail, and remained in gaol until this morning, when an aunt of the unfortunate girl came up from Windsor, and describing that she had seen an ac count of the circumstance in the newspapers, requested that her niece might be permitted to accompany her home. Mr. SECHER immediately granted the request, and gave an order for the girl's liberation, and on her pro mise not to repeat such a rash act in future, she left the Court with her aunt. Pickard Smith, an adroit young thief, was charged with the following impudent robbery:— It appeared that on the preceding day the prisoner entered a tradesman's shop, in the Southwark Bridge road, and, asking for a trifling article, took advantage of the momentary absence of the woman who was serving in the shop, jumped over the counter, and pulled out the till. He was in the act of " bolting " out of the shop with the till when the female, coming in at the moment, seized the prisoner, and a struggle ensued, during which the closed the door and held him until a policeman came up, into whose custody she gave him. The prisoner was committed for two months. Margaret Scott, a masculine looking woman, was charged with attempting to rob a gentleman named Price. The complainant said that in walking near St. George's Church the preceding night the prisoner wanted him to accompany her home. He refused, and at the moment he felt her attempting to get his watch out of his waistcoat pocket. He tried to get from her, and in the struggle she fell down, and, on recovering herself, swore she would get two of her men to give him a good hiding. In the course of the inquiry complaint was made of the number of female thieves infesting that thorough fare, who were assisted by their bullies, always on the alert to assault and maltreat those who attempted to re sist them. The prisoner was committed for a month to hard [abour. THE KAFIR WAR. Intelligence from the Cape of Good Hope , to the 19th August inclusive, has been received. From the scenes of hostilities in Kafirland, there is not much news of particular importance. The events are, how ever, distressing, though the general aspect of affairs is not greatly altered. A day or two more were ex pected to bring all the divisions upon the Buffolo Poort, where it was confidently believed that the main body of the Kafirs would be assailed and brought to action. His Excellency the Governor was on the Bth of August at Pierie, ready to move either upon the Amatola, or upon the upper spruits of the Buffalo. There had been a good deal of skirmishing with the Kafirs, but n o general engagement. The results do 0.. appear to have been very important. The ac counts mention 70 of the enemy as killed by Colonel Hare's division, and 67 by Sir A. Stockenstrom's ; while the loss on our side is said not to amount to more than ten or twelve killed, and a few wounded. Both Colonel Somerset and Captain Wright, aide-de-camp to the Lieutenant-Governor, had been struck with spent balls, but not injured. A rather sharp affair took place on Sunday, Aug. 9, betwee n some Stellenbosch Burghers and the Kafirs, in the notorious Kloof called Hell Poort. The hand ful of brave men were hemmed in by the Kafirs in a narrow footpath, from both sides of which the savages poured upon them a deadly fire, and five fell mortally wounded. The interesting details will be found below. We learn by this arrival that Sir Cornwallis Rickets, of her Majesty's ship Helena, had recovered from his severe indisposition. Several of the crew were seriously ill in hospital. We are also apprised of the death of Lieutenant Lewes, 27th Regiment, at Fort Cox. (From the South African Commercial Advertiser of August 19.) The latest intelligence from head- quarters is dated 7th August. The forces, estimated at 3,000 infantry and 2,000 horse, were moving in three columns on that district of rugged country at the sources of the Buffalo, where the main strength of the Gaika Kafirs is supposed to be concentrated. A few days more will settle this point. I❑ the meantime, it is reported that a body of Kafirs are attempting to interpose themselves between the troops and the colony, with the view of intercepting convoys, and acting by small parties on various parts of the frontier. In this last they have been, unhappily, successful, for though their parties generally suffer great loss in killed and wounded, they have carried off great numbers of cattle and sheep, and the loss of life on the side of the colonists has been unusually severe—five brave young men of the Stellenbosch levy having fallen in one skirmish. At the above date, the General was encamped on the Buffalo Mountains. On the sth Colonel Somerset left head-quart ers to co - operate with Colonel Hare, in a movement on the Kafirs in the Amatola. Very little seems to have been done by the troops. Colonel So merset was struck by a spent ball in the leg, but only slightly hurt. Captain Wright, of the 91st, is said to have been beset by Kafirs, and also to have received a slight . hurt. Colonel Some rse t was expecte d at F ort Peddle, all the troop horses were to be sent there, being quite unfit for service. The General, it is stated, was going into winter quarters in Kreili's country. (From the Frontier Times of Aug. 11.) MoNnAY.—Yesterday, during the morning service, the mournful tidings were received from Niemand's kraal that five of the Stellenbosch Burghers had fallen on that morning in an encounter with the enemy in the neigh bourhood of the favourite Kafir haunt, " Hell Poort." The particulars of this tragical event are given below. This is the heaviest casualty that has been sustained at one time on our side in the c c l ony s i nce the war com menced. Immediately upon th e rece i pt of th i s intelli gence Major O'Reilly dispatched a detachment of the C. M. R. under Ensigns Harvey and Sali s t o t h e spot, and subsequently Captain Samson, of the Liberated African Corps, and Lieutenant Skead, o f t h e M alay Corps, with a party of their people, volunteered to go out and render any assistance in their power. On Sunday morning last, 9th August, Li eut . B r i ers, who was in command at Niemand's kraal du r i ng the absence of Captain Neethling, to the Zuurberg, seat out a foot patrol of twenty coloured persons, who, it appears, fell in with the spoor of :ome Kafirs which they followed through De Bruin's poors, and came up with five Kafirs near the Fish River, driving fifteen head of cattle and one, horse. The shot ono Kafir, wounded another, and re took the cattle and horse. They also took the gun of the Kafir that was killed, who had a large powder-horn more than half-filled with powder, and sixteen bullets. Shortly after the patrol had left, Lieutenant Briers went out with a mounted patrol of 15 men in the direc tion of Hell Poort, where they shortly fell in with the spoor of th e K a fi rs an d c attle. This they followed into a very bushy kloof, with a rugged stoney ridge in the centre, upon which they kept, the ground being more open, when they saw some cattle in the ravines below. At the same moment nearly, a volley was fired upon them from the bush, and one man, Mr. D. Rossouvv, of Wagonmaker's Valley, shot through the stomach, the ball passing thro u gh hi s p ouc h, and penetrating the back. He fell from his horse, and his comrades, who now found themselves surrounded by at least 200 Kafirs, drew his jacket over his head, and left him either dead or dying. The Kafirs had by this tme quite surrounded the little party, who had to fight every inch of their way back out of the bush, in doing which they lost four more of their number, viz.—Mr. P. F. de Villiers, late of Langeberg ; his brother, Mr. Hermanus P. de Villiers, lately residing with Mr. Esterhuizen, in Wagonmaker's Valley ; Mr. 3. S. Basson, of Kosberg ; and Mr. I'. Haushamer, of Zwartland. Mr. P. F. de Villiers MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of October 20.) SUGAII.—To-day the market presented a firm appearance for all kinds of Raw Sugar available for home consumption, the trade being inclined to get further supplied, in conse quence of a report gaining ground that sugar is to be allowed to be used without restriction in the distilleries and brew eries. There was a good desire evinced to operate in all kinds of West India Muscovado for refining and grocery purposes, but merchants insisting on an advance on the rates of Friday of 6d, tended to operate against business. REFINED.—To-day refined goods were largely dealt in by the home trade, and further advanced rates were paid— indeed, the supply at market is nearly exhausted. Brown grocery lumps fetched 63s 6d to 645, and standard lumps 65s to 65s 6d. Bonded Crushed Sugar can be easily obtained at 33s for first quality, but to-day verylittle business was done. MAunvrius.—All descriptions have been in increased re q9est, and although the market has been much better sup plied, still holders in some cases have succeeded in obtaining stiffer rates fur the parcels disposed of privately. 6,402 bags atublic sale were all s o ld. FAST INDIA.—This afternoon there were six public sales of Bengal Sugar, consisting of 5,175 bags; the trade were desirous to operate, and nearly the whole sold at full rates, indeed the better kinds with grain in some cases went 6d per cwt. dearer. FOREIGN.—The home demand has fallen off for all kinds of Havannah Sugar, and a decline in the value of 6d to is per cwt. has taken place, the market having been more freely supplied. Privately there has been little passing, and at auction a part only of 1,610 chests and 50 hhds of yellow found buyers. Brazil is offered upon rather lower terms, but little business has been done privately in any kind, and at public sale 91 chests of Bahia only partly found buyers at easier rates. Porto Rico is less wanted, and a fall in the value of 6d per cwt has occurred for good and fine yellow, and is per cwt for all inferior and brown kinds, but 380 hhds and 150 barrels at auction were all sold. Foreign Sugar for exporta tion has been sparingly dealt it, but holders are not inclined • to submit to any further decline in prices. COFFEE.—This afternoon Singapore Java met with little attention, and 7,766 bags at auction, nearly all taken in at moderate rates—ordinary brownish at 30s, low ordinary brown 28s 6d ; the part sold went at 31s to 32s for good ordinary yellowish, 28s to 31s for sea damaged first class, 26s to 29s 6d for second and third class, being rather under former rates. Of other kinds none were offered at public sale. Ceylon met with attention privately, and the parcels sold were at stiffer rates, and fetched 38s 6d to 39s for good ordinary pale native. Several public sales are declared. TEA.—To-day the market bad a quiet appearance. 844 packages Assam were offered at public sale, and the whole sold in consequence of moderate rates being taken ; Robes only fetching sid to 10id, Congou B+l to Is 2fd, Souchong Is 4d to Is I Id. Pekoe is lOid to 2s 9d. Of 1,648 pckages from China, only 583 sold, and consisted nearly all of catty boxes of Congou with all faults, and fetched Is to is 9 d; sound Congou in half chests was taken in at 9d. Privately there is little business transacted in Black er Green, moderate as prices are. The quantity upon which duty was paid at this port amounted to 561,6001bs during the past week. SPlCES.—Jamaica Ginger has been in excellent request, but prices have been prevented from further advancing in consequence of the market having been well supplied; the parcels offered at auction were all sold, and amounted to 538 packages. Of Calicut 500 cases at auction were withdrawn, but 378 cases 488 bags and pockets sold at stiff rates. Cassia Lignea has been in good demand privately, and previous im proved rates are well sustained, the supply at market being small. Pimento has been purchased with avidity, and previous improved rates are fully supported. For Nutmegs a good de mand has existed, and rather higher rates have been paid privately for all kinds. Mace is wanted, but higher prices being insisted upon, only small parcels have been sold. Although Black Pepper can be obtained upon rather lower • terms, still exporters and the home trade have operated with caution privately in all kinds. White Pepper is little wanted, and can be obtained upon easier rates. For Pod Pepper the demand has been brisker, and prices are firmer, the supply being less than it was. Cinna mon has not been so _ much in demand, but former rates are insisted upon. _ _ SPIRITS.—In Jamaica Rum there has been a good business transacted by exporters and the home trade, prices are look ing up, and the quantity sold since this day week has been 400 puns common and middling, 30 to 36 per cent. over proof, at 3s 3d to 3s 6d, good 3s 8d to 3s 10d ; fine, 34 to 36 over, 4s 2d to 4s 6d, and very superior 4s 8d to 4s led per gallon. Leeward Island has met with less attention, but holders are firm. In Calcutta a good business has been transacted, and holders manife-t firmness. In Demerara a fair business has been transacted. Brandy has been in brisk request. Geneva has been in excellent request for exportation, and prices further advanced, common selling at 2s 8d to 2s 9d; fine has been in request for home consumption at 3s to 3s 3d. For Corn Spirits the demand is as brisk as ever, and prices are very firm; the distillers have more orders on hand than they will be able to execute for some time. In English Gin a large business has been transacted. Faurr.—New Valencia Raisins have been much sought after at 45s to 465, but none to be had out of first hand. Turkey Figs have been in excellent request. Of Currants there are none in the market at present. In Muscatels a good deal has been done. Red Smyrna Raisins are wanted, the stock being nearly exhausted. Hors.—Although there are sellers of all descriptions upon further reduced terms, still only a limited business has been transacted, the large quantities that are: yet brought to market causing the trade to operate with caution. The duty for the kingdom is estimated at 220,0001. Cocntriza.L.To-day the demand was good, and at public sale 108 bags of Honduras were all sold at rather higher rates, and went at 4s. 4d. to 5s 3d for very ord to good silvers. . INDIGO.—The October public sale, which commenced on the 6th instant, has terminated. The quantity declared for sale was 21,393 chests, of which 795 lots were not printed, leaving 20,598 chests for sale. We do not remember so small an attendance of foreign and homebuyers, and so uneven and fiat a sale; this is not, however, to be wondered at, when we look at the enormous quantity declared, which threw a sort of panic amongst the general class of buyers, and nullified the effect which the late advices from Calcutta, representing the crop as not likely to exceed 90,000 maunds, would have had under ordinary circumstances. Ons.—The market has a firm appearance for Seal Oil. there having been a large business transacted, and the rates paid have been fully equal to those on this day week. Cod has been purchased with more freedom, and holders have succeeded in obtaining better prices, although arrivals are on the increase, and 271 have been given for several par cels. Southern has been in excellent request, chiefly by the home trade, and the quantities disposed of privately were at prices rather above those previously current; the quantity brought forward has been again to a moderate ex tent only. Sperm has met with increased attention, and the parcels sold by private contract were at an advance on pre vious rates. The arrival of Fish Oils have been to a fair ex tent since this day week, but the deliveries are going on largely, and greater than last season. Although Linseed Oil can again be obtained upon lower terms, still the home trade have operated with caution on the spot, large as the consumption is, and moderate as prices are, but there is a large quantity being produced, and the crushers are in clined to realise at 24s to 24s 6d per cwt ; the shipping orders are still falling off, and have become trifling. Rape Seed Oil is at present not much wanted, and prices are easier. Palm has been in excellent request, and the tendency of prices is upwards. There has been a good business transacted in Cocoa, Nut Oil, and owning to small supply, quotations are look ing up. TALLOW.—Russian on the spot has been purchased with eagerness by soap-makers and chandlers; the arrivals conti nuing to be small and much less than they were last year, a further advance in prices has taken place, fine new P.Y.C. curreutly bringing 48s Gd per cwt, and at which high rates there are not free sellers, owing to the small stock, and the quantity to arrive being much less than last season. For forward delivery the operations have been upon a large scale, at advanced rates. Home made is much wanted, and the supply being insufficient for the demand a further advance in prices has taken place. All other sorts have been in ex cellent request privately, and prices are yet on the advance. TUESDAY NIGHTS GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, Ocr. 15, 1846. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Acdrew Colvile, James Cavan, William King, Charles M'Garel, Henry Barkly, and Charles Cave, Esqs., to be her Majesty's Com missioners for borrowing, raising, managing, and expending the funds to be borrowed and raised by them, in pursuance of an Ordinance of the Governor and Court of Policy of the colony of British Guiana, intitled " An Ordinance to authorise the raising on loan of the sum of five hundred thousand pounds, for immigration purposes." Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Henry Edward Sharpe, Esq., to be Chief Justice for the Island of St. Vincent. +ler Majesty has further been pleased to appoint John Sealy, Esq., to be her Majesty's Attorney-General for the Island of Barbadoes. FOREIGN OFFICE, Ocr. 16. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Balthasar Henry Christiansen as Vice-Consul at Hull for the Grand Duke of Meeklenburgh-Schwerin. WAR-OFFICE, Ocr. 20. Bth Light Dragoons—Assistant-Surgeon Henry Somers, M.D., from 73d Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Blake, promoted on the Staff, Oct. 20. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Ensign and Lieutenant Campbell Munro to be Lieutenant and Captain, by purchase, vice Viscount Stopford, who retires, Oct. 20. 12th Regiment of Foot—Frederick Bagnell, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Fogerty, whose appointment has been cancelled, Oct. 20. 13th Foot—Ensign William Henry Kerr, from the 89th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Airey, who exchanges, Oct. 20. 16th Foot—Lieutenant Archibald Fergusson, from 79th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice M'Barnet, who exchanges, Oct. 20. 22d Foot—Ensign and Lieutenant Frederick Hankey, from the Scots' Fusilier Guards, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Evans Gordon, who retires, Oct. 20. 27th Foot—Lieutenant Frederick King to be Captain, by purchase, vice Maclean, who retires; Ensign the Honourable Frederick Beauchamp Pakenham to be Lieutenant, Tapur chase, vice King ; Alexander Chancellor, Gent., to be Eirsige by purchase, vice Pakenham, Oct. 20. 41st Foot—William Crouch, Gent., to be Ensign without purchase, vice Johnston, appointd Adjutant ; Ensign William Johnston to be Adjutant, vice Eman, promoted, Oct. 20. • = r 61st Foot—William Henry Wall, Gent., to be Ensign; without purchase, vice Greene, whose appointment has been. cancelled, Oct. 20, 11"-`• 72d Foot—Ensign George Stewart Mackenzie to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Pakenham, promoted in Ist West India Regiment; James Erskine Paterson, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Mackenzie, Oct. 20. 73d Foot—John Foster, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Somers, appointed to the Bth Light Dragoons, Oct. 20. 79th Foot—Lieut. A. C. M'Barnet, from 16th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Fergusson, who exchanges, Oct. 20. 80th Foot—Ensign T. Airey, from 13th Foot, to be En sign, vice Kerr, who exchanges, Oct. 20. 83d Foot—Lieutenant Duncan Campbell to be Captain, without purchase, vice St. Aubyn, deceased; Ensign John Dennis Swinburne to be Lieutenant, vice Campbell, Oct. 3; Sergeant-Major William Blackburn to be Ensign, vice Swin burne, Oct. 20. 89th Foot—Lieut. Henry Edmunds to be Captain, b y ( purchase, vice Campbell, who retires Ed ward Mulloy to be Lieutenant, by purchase , ;Ensig v n ic A e r E th d u m r un E d i s, Oct. 20. 91st Foot—James Lamont, Gent., to be ensign, by pur chase, vice Aitchison, appointed to the Scots' Fusilier Guards, Oct. 20. 96th Foot—Lieutenant Richard R. Currer to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet Major Robertson, who retires; Ensign Charles Octavius Eardley Wilmot to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Curror; Charles Anderson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wilmot, Oct. 20. Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant the Hon. Charles Reginald Pakenham, from 72d Foot, to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Bowyer, who retires, Oct. 20. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Assistant-Sargeon Isidore Anthony Blake, M.D., from Bth Light Dragoons, to be Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Peter Daly Murray, who retires upon half - Pay ; Assistant-Surgeon Richard Humphrys Garret, M.D., from 49th Foot, to be Staff Surgeon of the Second Class, Oct. 20. BREVET.—C a pt a i n n Lewis Coker, of 29th Foot, to be Maj or In the army, Oct. 20, To be Lieutenant-Colonels in the Army—Major Giles Van deleur Creagb, of 81st Foot ; Brevet Major John Hankey Bainbrigge, half•pay of 41st Foot, Fort Major at Guernsey; Major Samuel E. Goodman of the 27th Foot, Oct. 20. To be Majors in the Army—Captain William How 'Tennis, of the Royal Artillery ; Captain Robert Miller Mundy, of the Royal Artillery, Oct. 20. ADMIRALTY, Ocr. 10. Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant and Adjutant John George Augustus Ayles to be Captain, vice brevet Major G. E. Balchild, deceased; Second Lieutenant Walter Burnett Haberfield to be First Lieutenant, vice A`•les, pro moted; First Lieutenant Augustus Dover Lyddon Farrant to be Adjutant. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Pembroke. Royal Pembrokeshire iiilitiaLLieaenan i;;;dAdjutant John Holland to the rank of Captain, Sept. 5. WHITEHALL, Ocr. 10. The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Penrice Bell, of Cheltenham, in the county of Gloucester, Gent., to be a Darter Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. Henry Huggins, coach maker, Oxford, to surrender Oct. 27, at two, and Dec. 1, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Spencer, Vernlain buildings ; Brunner, Oxford. George Woolcott, jun., and Edward Woolcott, builders, Doughty-street, Middlesex, Oct. 26, and Nov. 30, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman. street; Letts, Bartlett's-buildings, Holborn. Daniel Baseley, cheesemonger, Bolingbroke-row . , Wal worth, Oct. 30, at one, and Nov. 27, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook court, Basingliall-street ; Wellborne, Tooley-street. William Morton, draper, Cannon-street -road, Co rn mercial road, Oct: 30, at eleven, and D ec . I, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-build- ings ; Soles and Turner, Aldermanbury. Richard Gaunt, farmer, Ingmanthorpe, Kirk Deighton, Oct. 31, and Nov. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court Kynaston, official assignee, Hull; Walker, Furnival's Inn, London ; Gill, Knaresborough ; Bond, Leeds. John Rawlinson, tailor and draper, Spalding, Lincolnshire, Nov. 6 and 27, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Edwards, Spalding; Partridge and Taylor, Birmingham. William Isaac Baker, auctioneer, Sunderland, Oct. 30, at eleven, and Nov. 30, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon- Tyne; Ranson, Sunder land; Dixon and Co., Boswell-court, London. John Mears, builder, Bristol, Nov. 5, at half-past twelra , and Dec. 1, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acra man, official assignee, Bristol ; Daniels and Co.. Bristol. IDENDS DECLARED. W. Durtnall, ironmonger, Dover—second div. of 2s. 6d. in the pound, on Saturday, — OCt. 17, annwo following Satur days, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Frederick's-place, Old Jewyy, T. Cooper, umbrella manufacturer, Bond-street—first div. of 4s. 6d. in the pound, on Saturday, Oct. 17, and two fol lowing Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Edwards, Frederick's place, Old Jewry. - J. Blacket, flax spinner —second and final div. at the rate of 3 3 %d. in the pound (in addition to ss. 2:r 4 d. in the pound previously declared), on any Saturday after Oct. 23, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. DIVIDENDS. At the Court 3f Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. Turner, jeweller, Ludgate-hill, Nov. 12, at one—W. Thurnell, upholsterer, Windmill-street, Coventry-street, Piccadilly, Nov. 12, ahalf-past one—R. Tebay, plumber and glazier, Winchester, Nov. 12, at two—W. Brydon, druggist, Abchurch-lane, City, Nov.lo, at eleven—W. Griffin, jeweller, Cornhill, Nov. 10, at half-past eleven—A. Matthews, apothe • cary, Robertsbridge Sussex, Nov. 20, at twelve—W. C. Carter. druggist, Ashford, Kent, Nov.-10, at half-past twelve —O. Staite, lace warehouseman, Wood-street, Cheapside, Nov. 10, at half-past one—R. Knight and A. Knight jun., stationers, Budge-row, City, Nov. 12, at eleven—W. Vickers, bill broker, Carter-street, Walworth-road, Nov. 10 at one. In the Country. R. Baxter, tab!e-knife manufacturer, Sheffield, Nov. 13, at eleven, at the Town-hall, Sheffield—J. Gill, wine merchant, Liverpool, Nov. 11, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court—B. Fen wick, linendraper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nov. 13, at eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—W. Fordyce, bookseller, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nov. 13, at half. past twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—J. Reid, ship broker, Newcastle- upon-Tyne, Nov. 13 at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. _ _ _ F. B. Kettle, horse dealer, ➢righton Nov. 10—I. Grant, printer, Woolwich, Nov. 10-E. W. Phillips, glass dealer, Bishopsgate-street, Nov. 10-W. Giles, boardinghouse keeper, Brighton, Nov. 10-W. Pannell, grocer, Poplar, Nov. 10- W. M'Dowall and R. Brown, printers, Pemberton-row Gough-square, Nov. 10-T. R. Hart, victualler, Lea-bridge, Essex, Nov. 10-E. B. Smith, timber merchant, Scarborough, Nov. 10- W. Menzies, draper, Gloucester, Nov. 12- C. Davi s, currier, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Nov. 13-C. D. Johnston, victualler, Liverpool, Nov. 10-E. Mundy, house agent, Liverpool, Nov. 13-B. C. Sothern, coal dealer, Liverpool, Nov. 12-R. Kirkpatrick, ironfounder, Manchester, Nov. 12 -Michael Shackleton, printer, Manchester, Nov. 11-S. Reading, button maker, Birmingham, Nov. 14-J. Lead, innkeeper, Wellington, Shropshire, Nov. 24-J. Russell, coal dealer, Kidderminster, Nov. 10-C. Airs, innkeeper, New port, Isle of Wight, Nov. 10-F. C. Gray, lodginghouse keeper, Dalston, Nov. 10-T. Court, shoemaker, Brighton, Nov. 10-W. Bradshaw, cattle salesman, Gretton, Northamp tonshire, Nov. 10-R. Bone, grocer, Durham, Nov. 10-E. Brailsford, musicseller, Brighton, Nov. 10-R. Fennell, yarn merchant, Aldermanbury Postern, City, Nov. 10-P. Corless, grocer, Wigan, Lancashire, Nov. 10-T. I. Rayner, apothe cary, Birstal, Yorkshire, Nov. 10-F. H. Church, surgeon, Southampton Nov. 10-W. Kirby, hotel keeper, Liverpool. Nov. 10-W. Lonergan, wine merchant, Liverpool, Nov. 10 -T. P. Derham, linendraper, Bristol, Nov. 10-T. B. and J. Waller, grocers, Ipswich, Nov. 10-J..Evans, silk mercer, Bristol, Nov. 10-W. Wonnacott, grocer, Bath, Nov. 10-J. C Hill, grocer, Reading, Nov. 10-J. Parsons, Wolverhamp ton, Nov. 10-B. Fenwick, linendraper, Newcastle-upon- Tyne, Nov. 13. PARTNERSIIIPS DISSOLVED. J. and J. Barlow, razor manufitcturers, Sheffield—C. Brun ton and F. Whiting, attorneys, New-Inn, Strand—H. Ham mond and G. J. Lacey, glass merchants, Tooley-street—A. W. Hart and H. Coleman, stockbrokers, City—J. Moon, E. Moon, and R. Moon, merchants, Liverpool—J. Dwyer and W. Broster, builders, Tranmere, Cheshire—S. and G. Langs dale, hose trimmers, Lenton, Nottinghamshire—M. N. anti 8, Paget, milliners Bruton-street—A. Tolleth and C. S. Rey nolds, shoe-makers, Liverpool—R. and P. Smith, woollen manufacturers, Walbridge, Gloucestershire—A. and H. S. Spong, tile makers, Staplehurst, Kent—R. Seddon and H. Andrew, cotton dyers, Smedley, Lancashire—S. Barker, J. Beatson, and J. D. Beckitt, ironfounders, Rotherham, York shire—J. and E. Blundell, millers, Lower Milton, Worces t3rshire—W. S. Colyer and R. Winder, builders, Dover. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. William Frater, Edinburgh, Oct. 23 and Nov. twelve, at the Shakspeare-hotel, Edinburgh. John Macleod, fish curer, Dunbeath, Caithness-shire, Oct. 28 and Nov. 11, at twelve, at the Wellington-hotel, Wick. , at William Bisset and Son, and Mrs. Margaret Bisset, mer chants, Aberdeen, Oct. 26 sistd Nov. 14, at twelve, at the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen. William Melven, cabinet maker, Coatbridge, Oct. 24 and Nov. 14, at twelve, at the chambers of Messrs. Strathern and Douglas, Glasgow. _ _ David — Dafglish,lnsurance brAer, Glasgow, Oct. 28 and Nov. 17, at twelve, at the chambers of Mr. Macdonald Glasgow. THE CRUELTY TO AN INSANE - - PAUPER IN THE RISBRIDGE UNION. HAVERHILL, TUESDAY EVENING.--This day, at one o'clock, Sir John Walsham, Bart., the assistant poor law commissioner for Suffolk and adjacent counties, met a very numerous meeting of the guardians attached to the Risbridge union, at the Haverhill workhouse, for the purpose of instituting an official inquiry into the treat ment of the deceased John Webb, late a pauper in the union, whose ill-usage was the subject of much condem nation by the coroner'e jury who recently investigated his death. Sir Jorm WALSIIAM briefly explained the reason it had not been entered into earlier, in consequence of his being on the continent, through ill-health, when the charges of ill-usage towards the deceased pauper ware first made. Mr. Eastcott, medical officer of the union, stated that as medical officer, he had had no occasion to complain of Slater's conduct to the poor. None of the poor com plained ever of being ill-treated by Slater—at least, ho had never heard of such being the case. Such complaints were never made to him. The Rev. William Hicks, the chaplain of the union; stated that he had not had any reason to complain of Slater's conduct. Had there been any complaint against him he would have heard of it. Never heard Slater speak one word of improper language. He (witness) would not say by any means that Slater might not have used such language or acted in the wax - sworn by parties at the late inquest. Had encouraged - Slater's kindness, by many presents at different times, for his humanity to the sick paupers confided to his charge. John Hall, Esq., one of the guardians, deposed that he had never heard any complaint, nor had any reason to find fault with the practices adopted in the union. Some of the paupers in the infirmary were next ques tioned as to the treatment they had received, but were so infirm and imbecile as not to be able to give any satis factory answer to the inquiries put to them. Abraham Bigmore, another pauper, who at his own entreaty was excused from being sworn, stated that he had seen Slater slap Webb's face now and then. He had heard Slater swear. (At this juncture of the proceedings, in consequence of ~the lateness of the hour, the report was dispatched so as A meet the train.) Dr. John Thomson, late Professor of Pathology in Edinburgh University, died in the vicinity of that city last week. He was in bis 82d year, was a native of Paisley, and about ten years since, from ill health and increasing years, resigned his Professorship. his pub lished Forks are not many, the prin ci p al one being a translation of "Fourcoy's Elemen ts of Chemistr y ." tinlab the o parish of of the Bradin, labours MUNIFICENT DONATION.—Her Majesty the Queen Dowager having been i nformed b y Mr. Alderman Hughes IsHughesleof W i ghtth t Sa(ntdhoewn scene Church,ote late Rev. Legh Richmond), erected at a cost of 2,1001., i waiting for consecration solely from a deficiency of 200/., has generously transmitted to that gentleman a donation of 20/. towards supplying such deficiency. FATAL ACCIDENT. Two LIVES LOST. —On Thursday morning, during a heavy storm, two men, be longing to the " Moorsome" engine, employed in bring ing coals down Mr. Powell's branch, sought shelter from the rain under the engine which stood at the junction of this branch with the main trunk of the Taft' Vale Rail way. While thus resting iu apparent security, the Red mine train came up,'and in consequence either of tho pointers having been turned wrong, or a stone impeding their movement, left the main line, and went up the main branch, shivered to pieces the other engine, and so severely_ injured the two men that they have since died. The driver and stoker of the Redwine train, foreseeing the consequence of the misdirection of the pointers, had the presence of mind to jump off the engine, and escaped unhurt.—Monmouthshire Merlin. THE FLEET DITCH.—The removal of the houses in Mutton-hill, Clerkenwell, which fell down from their foundations, being undermined by the heavy rains in August, has disclosed to view a large portion of the Fleet-ditch still uncovered. The district through which it runs, between Ray-street and Clerkenwell, is one of the most thickly-populated and unhealthy of any even in this part of the metropolis. This, the last open por tion of this extensive metropolitan sewer will shortly be covered in by the Commissioners of Sewers.