The Sun. — London, England, 1846-10-06 00:00:00

IPIAP-KLT NEWS. —( THIS DAY.) S IrAlr MA RX }ITS. 31 M .,i TITFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 41; Clover ditto, lOs to Si; and Straw, Li 6s to 1/ lls per load. A full average supply, and a heavy demand. CumnEur.ANn.—Aleadow nay, 2112 s to 4125; Clover ditto, N lOs to 41 lOs ; and Stre, 1 17 8s to 1/ 13s per load. Sup ply tolerably good, and 'trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.—YIeacIow hay, 21 lOs to 4/; Clover ditto. 31 lOs to 5/ 5s ; and. Strad;, 117, to 11 Ils per load. Both flay and Straw rn,vve(l. off slowly, at late rates. SUGAR.—T COLONIAL. British Pl r only •:nere has been a limited business done in station, only 300 hlids having found buyers at previous. rates. Th e public sales have consisted chiefly of 10,114: bags Mauritius, 3,134 bags Bengal, and 1,592 bags 30 casts Pernambuco. The greater part of which sold (except ing the Pernambuco), but went off very irregular from former prices for the good and fine descriptions, whilst the low and mid sorts must be quoted fully 6d to ls'6d cheaper, the greatest reducti,,ti being upon the very lowest qualities : very low dark to good strong brown Mauri tius brought. 3" , s to 445, low to fine yellow ditto 44s 6d to As, and low to fine white Benares Bengal 50s to 565. The Pernambuco was c hi e fl y taken in at 41s to 46s for low br , , wn to mid yellow, being rather above the value, but P:ices. sulo,equ Privately 500 white liavannah have been sold at 29s 6d. The , quantity boxes of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 3,646 hhds, 436 tierces, 968 barrels ; there were taken for home con sumption 1,292 hhds, 130 tierces, 274 barrels. The stock in the port of London on the Ist inst. was 13,968 hhds 1,447 tierces, against 20,765 hhds 2,709 tierces at this time last year. COFFEE. —The stock of British Plantation in the port of London, on the Ist inst., was 3,426 hhds., 2,773 barrels and bagssp oning period against 3,449 oft" ' hlid•• 2,385 b arre l s and bags to the cor 13re 007 149 .845. Th e stoc k of East India was , bales 1,8, 35 a5t years' against 13,912 b a l es 107,720 bags at thi s t i me RUM. —The q u antity landed l as t week at tire East and West India Docks v ias437 puns. 5 hhd s . Th ere were taken puns. for home consumf :ion 124 puns. 34 hhds.; and exported 151 instant 3 hhds. T P 'e stock in th e P ort of London on the Ist 2 , was 1:1, L 147,5 puns. 2,844 hhd s , against 12,815 puns. ,186 hh Low.. to the co rrespon di ng period of 1845. 455. pe r ew - -P, Y. C. is 455. p er cwt , on the spot, and town TEA.---Tlitt market is steady, and the deliveries are CIT Y of LONDON REGISTRATION (THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. ARNOLD On taking hi s seat this morning, S r.M Arnold, the Levis .ing Barrister for the City of London, d e li vere d the f.oll ow i ng decision:— In going over the list of voters for the parish of St. Pe'cer-le-Poor yesterday, I observed the name of a pv,rty, with the nature of the qualification and the de !sf:ription of the property stated in a similar manner k.o those of Mr. Catherwood, and who had been ob .cted to, and whose name had been expunged. The name in question stands thus:—Robert Lewin Holt, Upper Norwood, counting house Old Broad-street, being a successive occupation with 3, Crown -court. There was no objection against Mr. Holt. In Mr. Catherwood's case the description of the quali fication stood thus:— ,------, (counting-house) Warnford-court, in:suc cerssive occupation with No. 3. It was proved that the counting-house he now occupies vas at No. 1, %Varnford.court, and that he moved there from another counting-house No. 3, in the same court. I thought I had power to insert "No. 1," as the number of the qualifying property, now in the occupation of the party, and a l so t h at the description " No. 3," might be "commonly under s t oo d" to mean No. 3, Warn ford - court, and that, so far, the party was not prejudiced by these mistakes; but I thought, that as there was no description of the nature of the qualification at No. 3, whether it was a " house" or a " counting honse," &c., that this was an omission which I could not supply, and that Gibbsthe case fell within the pi inciple of Bartlett and (1 Bar. and Am., 9S), and I therefore expunged t he name (In dealing with Mr. Holt's case, I found it necess ary i'o or . my own guidance, to look at the powers n glven by the 4th section of the Gth Vic., c. 18, by which it is oftened, that " wherever the place of abode, or the nature h the qualification, or the local or other description of t wholly omitted, the bare property of any person shall be such person from such liiiss list, shall expunge the name of , less the matter or matters so omitted be supplied to rister before he shall have completed the satisfaction of such bar such list, in which case the revision of the name in such list," and as shall then and there insert trred to supply the omission of the natureeovifdtTece was s ification or the description of the property occupied by q Mr. Holt, at No. 3, Crown -court, I was prepared at once to ex punge the name. The part of the section was not brought under my notice in Mr. Catherwood's case, but upon consideration, I am now satisfied that its provi sions apply to such a case, and that my former decision was incorrect, and I am the more glad that I have had an opportunity of re-considering the matter, as otherwise, there having been no notice of appeal, in that case Mr. Catherwood would in my 0 0 1 11011, have been improperly expunged from the list. Having no doubt that I might make the alteration, and read the description in the list in the names I formerly mentioned, the only question was whether I could supply the omission of the nature of the qualification with re gard to the premises occupied by him at 3, Warnford court—viz., " counting house," and inasmuch as that omission was supplied to my satisfaction, I think I ought to have inserted the same, and that the name should have been retained. I shall therefore re-insert it in the list, making the necessary alterations. On theer hand, in Mr. H o l t ' s case, if the matter omitted is not oth now sup plied, his name must be expunged. E LECTION OF LORD MAYOR. (THIS DAY.) STATE OF TIIE POLL. TEN O'CLOCK. Wood .. Carroll Hooper ... 1,436 ... 1,109 ••• 291 ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Wood .. Carroll Llooper ••• 1,456 1,174 ..• 300 TWELVE O'CLOCK. Wood .. Carroll lioopor ••• 1,493 ••• 1,247 ••• 304 .•• ••• ••• ONE O'CLOCK. Wood .. Carroll Hooper ... 1,530 ... 1,353 •.. 308 ••• ••• ••• TWO O'CLOCK. Wood ... Carroll Hooper ... 1,571 ... 1,440 -• 313 ••• ••• • • THREE O'CLOCK. Wood ... Carroll Hooper ... 1,602 ... 1,559 ••• 318 ROBBERY AT BIRAIINGLIAM.—A p of late c onsisting of spo ons o f various kinds quantit , knives and forks,, &e., amounting in value to upwards of 1001, was stolen from the Stork Hotel, in this town, on Saturday night last, between the hours of ten and eleven o'clock. It appears that the servant whose duty it was to collect the house plate, before convoying it to the safe in which it was usually deposited at night, left a basket containing a portion of th e art i c l es on a sideboard in the ball, oppo site the bar, but near the entrance door of the hotel. She then went into some other rooms to collect the re sidue of the plate, and on her return missed the basket, and immediately called the attentiuu of the Misses Smith to the loss. Search being made, neither the basket nor its contents could be found. Information was imme diately given to the police, but up to the present time they have not succeeded in obtaining any clue that is likely to lead to the detection of the thieves. Suspicion has f a ll en upon two strangers who came into the house a short time previously to the robbery, and proceeding to the coffee-room, called for half a. pint of sherry. They then commenced talking loudly and argu i ng, apparently as if they were commercial men transactin g some busi ness. When they had drank th eir w ine, one o f them ten Messrs. d ered a 5L note o f t h e b ank of Taylor and in Lloyd's in p ayment. The bar-maid, however, not know flg lined eithe r of the parties, and suspecting all was notrighhetr, taking the note, on which the party paid Is. Gd. , after having assured her that the note mr'asnquwiates c orrect. D ur i ng this transaction the other peso in th e passage and about the door, and it is supposed ._ that i n t h e interval the plate-basket was removed Birmingham Gazette. INDIAaI CORN. —It will be remembered that an im portation was noticed, several weeks since, of a large quantity of Indian. corn, in the ear, or attached to the stem or cob, amounting to 28,000 heads of the article, by a vessel named the Richard Cobden, which had arrived from South America (Cuba, we believe), and was cora mented upon, in a succinct manner, with respect to the singularity of the importation of the article in such a state in connexion with the remarkable name of the ves sel in which the same was imported. The whole of the parcel has remained in bond until the present time, and the owners now requiring the delivery of the corn for home consumption, a difficulty arose as to the mode of meeting the same for the duty to which it is liable, viz., one shilling per quarter, which of course it was impos sible to do in its existing state, and on an application having been made to the revenue authorities for the pur pose, permission was given, in this particular instance, fur the whole quantity to be thrashed in the warehouse, in order that the grain might be detached from the huge husk, cob, or stalk, for the purpose of being metered for the duty duo thereon. As this was the first importation of Indian corn in this remarkable state, these particulars of the operation allowed to be performed in the matter will be interesting and of importance. NORTH SUNDERLAND. -011 Wednesday, the 30th ultimo, the sea off this place d for miles soutb, was Completely red, on account, ewes uppose, of the "fresh" f ront the Tweed. It was never known fur the fresh water to extend so far south before. Several carts of white tarnips were picked u bei ng washed on s h or e . . at sea, b es id es great quantities CAPTURE or A WHALE. --(Extract of a letter from Clifden, Connetnara).—" There has been a large whale it here yesterday morning by General Thompson; It is sixty-five feet long, and twenty-four feet broad, 1 1 4 d it has a fin about ten feet from the tail on the back. 11,115 whales about which I have read are not described nth this fin." ~f the The attacks o f th e sea, and the insidious workings land sprin gs, h ave taken effect upon the cliff at !I:ected Sid the ne ar C romer, on which the village church is . The and th e whole edifi tower i, in consequence, partly in ruins, ce is rendered unsafe. BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Commissioner EvAlis ) IN RE ---. Mr. ASIIURST, a solicitor, applied to his Honour und( r the following circumstances:—A fiat had been issued against a person Ns. ho had been in partnership, and the business was carried on by the continuing partners. The bankrupt, however, found that it was impossible for him to make out the accounts without having the books of the partnership lodged with the official assignee. This, however, was refused, and the present was an application for an order from the Court for the purpose. 'The Learned COMMISSIONER said he could not make any such order, but the bankrupt and his accountant were entitled to have free access to the books, and make any extracts they thought proper. It was then arranged that a room should be set apart in the house of business, in which the bankrupt could go through the accounts. BOW -STREET.--(THIS DAY.) Frederick Smith was charged, before Mr. Henry, with stealing a coat, value 21., the property of Mr. E mans, landlord of the Edinburgh Castle Tavern, in the Strand. Maria Kernes, servant to Mr. Emans, said that, on Tuesday last, she was going down stairs, from the second to the first floor, and met the prisoner with a coat under his arm going up stairs. She asked him what he wanted, and he said he wanted Mr. Wilson. She told him there was no such person there, and he went away. When he was gone she missed a coat, which had bee❑ lying across the bannister, and called out after the pri. Boner.' He was stopped at the foot of the stairs by the barman. The barman corroborated part of this statement, and produced the coat. The prisoner had told him that the coat belonged to Mr. Wilson, and that he was about to leave it for him. Mr. Emans proved that the coat was his property, and was worth 21. Policeman F 68, proved that in March last he took the prisoner into custody for stealing a tumbler and two towels ; he was then committed for trial at the Clerkenwell sessions, convicted, and sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment He then gave the name of Charles Jones. The prisoner said that the coat was given to him by a person who met him inthe streets, and offered him a shilling to carry it. He was committed for trial. CL ERKENIVELL.—(THIS DAY.) John Lloyd, a cab driver, was charged by the police with being drunk and upsetting his vehicle, whereby he endangered the lives of two persons who had hired it. Police -constable 39 N,'said he heard loud screams in the City-road about twel►e o'clock last night, and on proceeding towards the spot he saw the prisoner lying in the middle of the road, with his cab completely turned over. As he came up, two persons had just extricated themselves from the cab. llowe'rer, not liking the trouble of attending in the Court that morning they went away without giving their address. When the prisoner got up he seemed rather stupified, but as the constable thought this might have been caused by the fall, he allowed him again to mount the box, but he had scarcely got twenty yards before he drove the cab against a lamp-post, and again upset it. Mr. BROUGHTON sentenced him to pay a fine of 305., or be imprisoned for one month. HAYMARKET THEATRE. Holcroft's old comedy of the Deserted Daughter was revived here last evening, under the name of The Steward, and it met with great and deserved success ; a success owing entirely to the talents and the exertions of the actors for the comedy itself is the veriest common-place imaginable. As to the plot, to make use of the expression of a French gentleman who was present, but who is thoroughly conversant in English dramatic literature, c'etait tray Bien pour le temps lorsque on 1' a inventcs, mais c'est pourri maintenant. It is altogether " used up. " Item (admirably acted by Farren) is the rascally Steward of Mordent (Mr. Stuart), who is the guar dian of Cheveril (Mr. Hudson), a fine, high spirited, dashing young fellow, the husband of Lady Ann (Mrs. Clifford), a sentimental lady of fashion, and the father of Joanna (Miss Julia Bennett), the deserted daughter of a former marriage. Old Item, knowing that Joanna is legitimate, has placed her with his cousin, Mrs. Penfold (Mrs. Stanley), and, to secure to himself M or d ent ' s property, would fa i n marry the innocent Joanna. Lennox, a roue friend of Mordent, seeks her as a mistress, and Cheveril seeks her as a wife. The complications arising from the preten sions of these three furnish forth the love-plot of the comedy. Item has a nephew, Clement (Mr. Braid), a paragon of virtue, and a tool, Grime (Mr. Tilbury), a paragon of vice, in whose name he advances money, at a most usurious rate, to Mordent, and who app ears i n the character of " the remorseless creditor ;" but the remorseless creditor and the unjust steward quarrel as t o th e s h ar i ng o f th e pl un d er . Their quarrel is overheard by the virtuous country farm-bailiff, Jonathan Winter (Mr. Webster), Mor .dent's eyes are consequently opened, and Item hay. mg left a pocket book, containing " a full, true and particular account of all his villanies," on a table, which pocket-bouk, through the in tervention of Clement falls into the hands of Mordent, justice is done to all parties—that is to say, Mordent i s restored to his estates; Lady Ann, who is somewhat jealous of "a mysterious lady," is re stored to her peace of mind, inasmuch as the said mysterious lady turns out to be her husband's daughter, and not his lady-lave ; the daughter is re stored to her rank and to her lover, Cheveril, who has frequently met her as an unknown beauty in the Green Park ; and Item and Grimes are left to save Jack Ketch trouble by executing speedy judgment on themselves. In this outline of the plot, we have omitted to mention one character, which has nothing to do with the plot, but yet which contributes materially to the success of the play, Sarsnet, Lady Ann's lady's-maid, which was ad mirably acted by Mrs. Glover. The comedy was very strongly cast. Stuart, as Mordent, was full of energy and power, and Mrs. Clifford, as Lady Ann, was most artistical. Webster's Jonathan Winter was an honest, warm-hearted countryman, acted to the life—acted as Webster only can act it. Hudson, as Cheveril, was full of life and buoyancy; but we would just hint to him that it is not necessary to make every gentleman an Irishman, and that to speak through the nose is a great defect. Is Mr. Hudson a great snuff-taker ? From the tone of his voice we suspect he is ; if so, let hi m l eave o ff t h e b a d habit, and his v o ice will then recover that resonance in which at present it is lamentably deficient. Miss Julia Bennett made a most interesting heroine, and Mr. Braid, as Clement, exhibited great judgment. The character of the piece, however, was Farren's Item. It was perfection. Why does not Mr. Farren try the character of Sir Giles Overreach ? His success would be certain. It is a cognate character to that of Item, and in the same proportion that Massinger is superior to Holcroft, would Farren's Sir Giles be superior to his Item. He would give us a perfectly new reading of Massinger ; but we are inclined to believe that his reading would be more correct than that of his predecessors. ROYAL ADELAIDE GALLERY. This favourite place of public amusement, which has been for some time closed, was last night opened as a Casino for Promenade Concerts and Dancing, under the direction of M. Laurent, jun., when the following open ing address was delivered by Mr. Alfred Ormonde : " Ladies and Gentlemen, I am deputed by the manage ment to return their sincere thanks for the patronage you have so liberally bestowed this evening, and I also take the opportunity of saying a few words in respect of the future arrangements of this establishment. It will be unnecessary on my part to enter into any professions of a general nature ; suffice it to say, that it will be the earnest endeavour of the proprietors of this ' Casino' (of which they have the responsible charge) to maintain it in so efficient a condition in every respect as shall render it an attractive source of intellectual and refined recreation, worthy the community I have the honour of addressing. In pur suance of this object, they confidently believe that it will give general satisfaction to state that they have en tered into arrangements with the best available musical talent in the metropolis, thereby enabling the lovers of music to listen to the compositions of the great masters with that &hit to which they are entitled. The - orchestra has, therefore, been strengthened in every department, without incurring the sacrifice of the entire effect to the prominence of one or two performers. The want of an establishment similar to the Concerts Valentino, in Paris, and the Casinos which are to be found through out Italy, Belgium, and Germany, has long been the subject of remark among the many strangers who visit this vast metropolis, and the projectors of this entertain. ment, recognising the growing importance which at taches to public amusements, have determined to devote their energies to the progress and improvement of music and la dansc. Public amusements, such as the theatre, concert-room, and kindred institutions afford, are not to be suppressed ; nor, with all deference to those who think differently, does it appear desirable that they should be. Far from objecting to them the lively hope of the philanthropist is to see them made unobjec tionable, and the proprietors of this Casino sufficiently recognise their indestructibility to induce them to labour for their improvement and defence. Their first attention will be to endeavour to remove all prejudice that might possibly exist against entertainments of this description, bearing in mind that a generous public are ever ready to encourage the efforts of caterers for their amusement, as long as they are conducted with taste, propriety, and judgment. I may remark that M. Laurent, sen., was the first to introduce promenade concerts in this country, and his example was immediately followed by a host of imitators, and I think I may venture to assert that my friend M. Laurent, jun., first gave a popularity to that beautiful instrument, the Cornopean. Till to-night I was not aware our friend was a devoted disciple of Terpsi chore, as well as Apollo, yet he still retains his post to preside o'er the muse of the many twinkling feet. In short, to quote Byron— The fiddlers trembled as he looked around, In fear of some false note's detected flaw, The prima donna's heart would bound, Dreading the deep damnation of his bah.' Sophrana, basso, even contra ,alto Wished him five fathoms beneath the Rialto. In thus quoting, I do not for a moment imagine his musical friends wish him to descend so low in the world, and I have no doubt they, as well as you, will join with me in wishing that he may long occupy his present pro minent position, ch eere d and encouraged by the plau dits of a liberal and enlightened public. The entertainments we were glad to see were patron ised by a numerous audience. THE FAMINE ON THE COASTS OF IRELAND AND SCOTLAND. The Admiralty have ordered the ./Eolus, an old 42- gun frigate, of 1,077 tons, and the Blonde, another old 42-gun frigate, of 1,100 tons, the former at Sheerness, and the latter at Portsmouth, to be fitted immediately as depot ships for provisions for the distressed popula tion on the west coast of Scotland. The Madagascar frigate, fitted, as we have already stated, as a depot for provisions for the coast of Ireland, has been towed to moorings at Foynes, in the Shannon, by the Stromboli steam-sloop, Commander Fisher, which vessel will return to Cork, with her masts and gear, to be sent to Devonport, for another depot frigate, nearly ready to be navigated to the coast of Ireland. DEATH OF COLONEL LORD JOHN SOMERSET:.. We regret to have to announce the death of the Hon. Colonel Lord John Thomas Henry Somerset, inspecting field-officer of the Bristol district, which took place at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, in the afternoon of Sa turday. Lord John Somerset, who was much respected in Bristol and the neighbourhood as inspecting field officer, was the son of Henry, fifth Duke of Beaufort, and Elizabeth, daughter of Admiral the Hon. Edward Iloscawen, and was born on the 30th of August, 1787. and was therefore in the 60th year of his age. On the 4th of December, 1814, he married the Lady Catherine Annesley, daughter of Arthur, first Earl of Mount a e Mount morris, who is still living, and by whom hi s L ordship has left one son and three daughters. His decea se d Lord shipo7l y in w battle his na me is honourably mentioned. After Pa ss i ng through the age, and ser ve d on t h e staff t ere d b t a h t e tle ar o m f y lvrlo a a t an a various grades of military life his Lo r d s hi p received his commission as colonel in the army on the 10th of January, 1837, and was, upon the prom ot i on of Colonel Waterloo, Faunce to the rank of major -general, appointed as in specting field-officer and commandant of the Bristol dis trict. By his Lordship's death several noble families will be placed in mourning. Ills Lordship was brother of Lord Fitzroy Somerset, and uncle of the present Duke of Beaufort. MERSE Y .—O n S aturday night, eight o'clock b oat had left Monk ' s A s shortly uAl i T after ON T theHE R Ferry, she narrowly escaped a collision with the Wood side steamer, which was seen bearin g d own upon her with great speed. To all the loud cries of " Stop her !" which resounded through the boat, the engineer paid no attention, and the two vessels, to the great alarm of a crowd of passengers, barely cleared each other. As the Monk's Ferry-boat was rapidly running asho re , th e ser vices of the engineer were still required to stop the engine and reverse the paddles, but he remained deaf to all the orders so vociferously urged. The result was, that the vessel ran ashore southward of Woodside slip, and remained till the rising tide enabled her to paddle off. The passengers were loud in their expressions of dissatisfaction at the conduct of the engineer. It turned out, on inquiry, that " the fireman had gon e d ur i ng t h at trip to make his markets," leaving the engine in charge of one individual, who, when called on to stop the vessel, was below, attending to the furnace. The commissioners will, without doubt, make such arrangements as will pro vent a recurrence elbilnilitr ditbicia. THE SIN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEN ING, OCTOBER 6, 1846 INQUEST ON BARON DE BODE. An inquest was held, at a quarter past two o'clock yes= terday, at 18, Grove-end -road, St. John's Wood, by Mr. ' Mills, on the body of Clement Joseph Philippe Pen i‘i suddenly, r.A u o g n u s i t ;'r u i s d Fay , e i l le i n n i s n g( (son n s t. Baron de Bod e , age d 69, who died, as already stated, of the deceased) was sworn, and said that he resided at Whetstone. Very frequently visited at the baron's house. During his father's last illness, which commenced a month ago, he had remained with him continually. Deceased had fre quently complained of violent pains in the head and chest, especially during the last fortnight. He had been under the homoeopathic treatment of Dr. Epps, who had attended him nearly six years. Dr. Epps called on him in the middle of the day on Friday last, but had not visited him during the three preceding days, as the de ceased bad so much improved in health. On Friday witness was with his father during his supper, he was then in cheerful spirits, but presently complained of shooting pains, and observing that the supper had dis agreed with him, asked for a glass of water. Witness handed it to him, but while drinking it deceased fell back into his son's arms, and died almost instantly. Witness sent his brother to Dr. Shute, who came immediately, but life was extinct. Theodore Henry Shute, of 21, Wellington road, was called in to d ecease d last Friday evening, but when he arrived life was extinct. He had made a post ntortew ex amination, and considered the immediate cause of death to be loss of power in the heart, from ossification, and effusion in the pericardium. By the CORONER—CouId give no specific reason for death occurring on that evening, except perhaps in creased excitement. But still, from the extensive ossi fication displayed by deceased, death might have hap pened in the absence of all excitement. Mr. MILLS having addressed the jury, they unani mously gave a verdict of " Natural death from ossifica tion of the coronary artery, produced by natural causes, but hastened by anxiety of mind, consequent on the state of his affairs." TRAGICAL OCCURRENCE NEAR. FOLKESTONE. FOLKESTONE, OCT. 3.—During the last few days, the villages adjacent to this town have been most painfully excited by the commission of a double murder, in the parish of Elham, about ten miles distant, and the suicide of the murderer. The unfortunate victims were the wife and child of the wretched perpetrator of the deed, named Sharruck Richard Bragg, a bricklayer by trade. On Wednesday morning he rose at an early hour, and while his wife was in bed with an infant by her side, he struck her violent blows on the temple with a hammer, and then committed the like violence on a little girl, five years of age, which lay in a side bed, after which he de stroyed his own life by cutting his throat. The particulars attending the dreadful catastrophe may be gathered from the subjoined evidence which was adduced at the coroner's inquest on the bodies. It was held at the King's Arms Inn, at Elham, before Mr. T. T. Delasseux, one of the county coroners. William Jaggers, a schoolmaster residing in the vil lage, was first called. He said that he had lodged at the house of the deceased for about ten months. The family consisted of Sharruck Richard Bragg, his wife Mary, and her two children, the eldest named Ellen, aped about five years, and an infant aged four months. The conduct of the deceased man towards his wife and children was most kind. On Tuesday night, about half past ten o'clock, witness went to bed; the deceased, his wife, and children had retired before that time. About half-past five o'clock on the following morning he heard a heavy fall on the floor in the room of the deceased; shortly before which he heard the wife of the deceased groaning. The groans continued and at times grew louder. About six o'clock witness got up and dressed himself, and on looking out of the window saw a little girl knocking at the front door. He immediately went down stairs and opened the door, but the child was gone. He then discovered some blood lying on the floor in the front room, which is under the apartment occupied by the deceased, and on looking up he perceived more dripping through the ceiling. He instantly called up a female named Quested, and desired her to go and open the bedroom door of the deceased. Ann Quested, the wife of a blacksmith, was next exa mined—She deposed that at about half-past six o'clock on Wednesday morning she was called by the last wit ness to go into the deceased's room. She did so, and was horrified on seeing the deceased man lying on the floor covered with blood. She also saw the bedclothes saturated with blood. Being much alarmed, she hastened down stairs for assistance. Richard Foreman stated that he had known the de ceased about twenty years. For the last five or six years he had seen him frequently. During the last few complainedweeks h e o appearedwi witness e mh s s u c troubledabout it. nehiswas m s i n, with d and h him for ad about three-quarters of an hour at his house on Tuesday evening. He was then low-spirited, but witness did not observe anything unpleasant between him and his wife. He left his house at nine o'clock. By a juror —Deceased always appeared very much at tached to his wife and children. James Bragg, brother to the deceased, said that, on Tuesday evening, about seven o'clock, he met his brother, and had some conversation with him. For the last month deceased had laboured under a depression of spirits. Witness was at work with him about three weeks ago, he was then strange in his conversation, and different from what he had been in the habit of being. By the CORONER—From what he had seen and heard, he believed that the deceased was jealous of his wife. He had heard the deceased say, " If I was to die, there is another man ready to marry my wife." Sarah Bragg, the wife of the last witness, was then called. She was one of the first to enter the deceased's bedroom on the alarm being given. She saw tho de ceased man lying on the floor. He was quite dead, and the upper part of his body was covered with blood. On a chair near his corpse she found a razor covered with blood. She then went to the bed and lifted the infant from it. The mother was perfectly insensible, and was groaning heavily. The little girl was in a side bed. She was covered with blood. They were both breathing. Mr. James Beattie, surgeon, of Elham, deposed to the nature of the wounds which the murderer had inflicted, and from which both his wife and child had died almost immediately after his being called in. The CORONER briefly summed up the evidence, and left it to the jury to state whether the deceased man was the master of his actions when he destroyed himself and wife and child. The jury consulted together, and then found " that the deceased Sharruck Richard Bragg killed and slayed Mary his wife, and Ellen his daughter, while in an un sound state of mind, and while in that insane state did destroy himself by cutting his throat with a certain razor." The catastrophe has created much sensation in the neighbourhood of Elham. The wretched man was in his 29th year, and bore a very good character. NARROW ESCAPE.—An accident of a frightful nature occurred in our cathedral on Tuesday last,during the performance of morning service. As our readers are aware, workmen are now employed in putting in new windows in the east side of the venerable building ; and at the time we speak of they were in the act of removing a mullion from the upper part of one of the old windows when, owing to the crazy state of that part of the fabric, some of the tackle gave way, and the stone, which would weigh nearly four cwt., fell through the opening into the choir below—the two men engaged in the work saving themselves from following it by catching at a cross beam, by which they hung for some time. The stone fell with a tremendous crash into one of the pews within a few feet of seats occupied by the Rev. A. Brown, the precentor, and singing boys? Fortunately all escaped without injury, there being only one or two persons in the cathedral beyond those engaged in the service. The seat and wood of the pew into which the stone fell were much broken. Until that day, the seat had been regularly occupied by a lady, a stranger, every morning for nearly a fortnight.—Carlisle Journal. NUMEROUS ROBBERlES.—Yesterday information of the following robberies was receiued by the police : From the house of Mr. Smith, No. 3, Chester street, Pimlico, two time-pieces; from a closet in the shop of Messrs. Buddell and Phipps, Sloane street, Chelsea, 35 yards of Irish linen, and several pairs of half boot fronts; from outside the shop door of Mr. Pringle, tea dealer, No. 77, Bishopsgate-street Without, a small chest of black tea; from the premises of Messrs. Grant and Company, pawnbrokers, Parkside, Knightsbridge, a brass bound box, containing watches, jewellery, &c.; from inside the doorway of Mr. Rending, No. 13, King street, Long-acre, a roll of Welsh flannel, measuring 60 yards; from the house of Mr. Ballard, No. 34, Wey mouth-street, Walworth, a canvass bag, containing a silver watch, with guard and gold ring attached, and five sovereigns, and a coarse canva ss b ag , con t a i n i ng 5 5 sove reigns and Bs. in silver. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A STEAMER.—ShortIy be fore two o'clocklyesterday morning the fine vessel known as the Promethea, from Cork, having reached Fenning's wharf, made preparations for slipping anchor opposite that establishment, when unfortunately the cable was found not sufficiently long, the tide being exceedingly high at the time, and upon an examination of the other anchor it was found that the chain was missing, and the consequence was, the steam being down, that the vessel, which was fitted with the screw propeller, began to drift rapidly in the direction of London-bridge, immediately in front of the middle arch. At this time the vessel was filled with a cargo of provisions of every description be longing to the Irish trade; and besides the crew there were on board a considerable number of Irish labourers with their wives and families. Notwithstanding the utmost activity on the part of the hands on board and the Thames police, to prevent the vessel from coming in contact with the bridge, the foremast caught the c rown of one of the arches, and the mast gave way, sweeping before it everything on deck, from which the passengers had fortunately been previously ordered by the captain. The funnel of the steamer next met the stone work of the bridge, and so great was the shock that the whole of the chimney was torn away with a tremendous crash; the hind mast was ripped down, and the stern posts cut off level with the floor of the deck. The funnel fell over board and sank instantly. Assistance was afforded as soon possible to the affrighted passengers on board, many of whom expected that the vessel would go down. But such was not the fact, and none of the crew or passengers are missing. The damage to the bridge is trifling, but to the owners of the Promethea it must prove of serious amount. STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCE.—A short time ago a resident in Dornoch had a hen which hatched four birds, and then died, leaving the little ones to themselves. In this dilemma one of the little birds was put with a cat who had kitteis, but took kindly with the orphans; and upon this being observed the other three birds were in trusted to the same nurse. This cat is now most zealous in her charge, defends the young brood from all aggres sors, and the little birds run after her through the hous e . If any other cat comes near, she defends the feathered foundlings, who come under at night, and, in fact, dis charges all the domestic duties to chueltiQ.—John o' Groat Journal. SOUTHWARK. -(THIS DAY.) James Dillon was charged before Mr. Seeker - with practising a very gross imposition on several tradesmen in the vicinity of this Court. It appeared that on the preceding afternoon the prisoner went into a public-house and called for half a pint of beer, for which he paid with a shilling. The change was given to him, and in a few moments after wards he said the landlady had given him sixpence short. Although the landlady was certain she had given him the full change, she was induced to give him another sixpence, he so pertinaciously declaring that he had not received it. He was afterwards watched into two other shops, where he practised a similar imposition, and when he was subsequently given into custody there was found in his possession abundance of copper money. When he was searched at the station-housetherc were several small articles found in his pocket, which he had obtained at other shops, in each instance having given a shilling, and although receiving his full change, declaring that the shopkeeper had made a mistake, and given him sixpence short. In the course of the examination, it was stated that a number of other charges of a similar description were likely to be preferred against him; and for that purpose he was remanded until to-morrow. WORSHIP -STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Charles Greville, a youth, about 14 years of age, was charged by Mr. Thomas Graynall, landlord of the Prince of Wales, Finsbury-market, as follows: Mr. Graynall stated that at about nine o'clock last night, the defendant and several other boys were making a great disturbance before his door. lie warned them off repeatedly, they however replied to his admonitions and threats by letting off a 'lumber of fireworks. He then ran out with the cane in his hand and applied it to the backs of several of them, and whilst doing so, he distinctly saw the defendant throw at him the half brick now produced which met him in the head, and for a time completely stunned him. The defendant ran off, but was captured. The defendant did not deny having thrown the mis sile at the complainant, but said that the latter was the aggressor, as.he had come out of his house with the cane in kis hand and beat the boys, who were quietly playing in the road, with it, without any provocation whatever. The mother of the defendant begged for mercy. Mr. BINGHAM fined the defendant 303., or in default, a fortnight in the House of Correction. RUNNING MATCH.-011 Wandsworth -common was decided yesterday the match between the celebrated run ner and walker, Chas. Westhall, of London, and Brook son, of Garratt. The distance was half a mile, Westhall giving Brookson ten yards' start, and the amount of the stakes was 201. The odds were in favour of Westhall, whose easy victories over some of the fastest runners in England, although at short distances, gave him a de cided advantage, in the estimation of sporting men, over Brookson, who is comparatively a novice. In the first quarter of a mile Westhall had gained the ten yards' start which he gave, and was by the side of 'Brookson, apparently winning easy. Both exerted themselves to gain a lead, but struggled nearly side by side until about 150 yards from home, when Westhall evidently ran wild and unsteady, as did also his opponent, who, however, landed himself first by two yards. GREAT RACQUET MATCH .41. T BIRMINGHAM.--A match for 501. took place yesterday, in the largo Racquet court, at the Welsh Harp, Bath-street, Birmingham. The players were Young, of Birmingham, and Mitchell, of London. The best of nine games was the desired re quisite for the winner, and after some excellent play, and several closely -contested games, victory decided in favour of Young, who scored the five games to his op ponent's two. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT NEWCASTLE.—A fire was discovered about three o'clock on Sunday morning in the extensive premises of Messrs. Richardson and Coxon, linen-drapers, Grey -street and Market-street, Newcastle upon-Tyne. The fire was discovered issuing from the roof, and an alarm having been given, the engines were soon upon the spot, when it was ascertained that the premises adjoining, occupied by Messrs. Alder, Dunn, and Co., and known as the Albion House, were also on fire, which appeared to be confined to the upper part of the building. The engines were well supplied with water, and the exertions of the firemen being admirably supported by the police, the fire was subdued in the course of little more than an hour. The upper part of Messrs. Richardson and Coxon's premises was used as a warehouse, and nearly the whole of the goods in it have been injured or destroyed. The upper rooms of the Albion House were occupied as sleeping apartments, and the fire is supposed to have arisen in one of these, and to have spread to the next building. USE OF TIIE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH TO 'IRE FARMER.—At a meeting of the North Stafford Railway, held at Stoke-upon-Trent, Alderman Copeland, M.P., in the course of his speech, pointing out the advantages derivable from railway communications, related an anec dote of a farmer in Chesterfield, who received infor mation, through the medium of the electric telegraph, of an exceedingly short supply of sheep at Smithfield Market. The farmer had a hundred head of sheep in Smithfield on the following night. Trim SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY. —On Sunday the 4th of October, the moon being full at 10 o'clock in the evening, the wind blowing strong S.E. varying a point or two occasionally, we had a very high . tide, the gale bringing the waves on shore with unusual Nio - ; the effect of hich was apparent when the tide went back on part of the sea wall between Dawlish and Teignmouth, we believe a short distance on the Dawlish side of the Parson and Clerk Tunnel ; the only consequence is, that the trains have gone very slowly over the part which appears to be shaken. The train with third class passengers, which came up this morning, had the benefit of a salt water bath for nothing; the sea wall breaking the waves into spray, the wind blows tho spray over and on board the third class car riages in great style. We are informed by competent authority, that there has not bee* a gale for many years of such violence, at such juncture, or one that was more calculated to test the stability of the South Devon line. —Besley's Devonshire Chronicle. MILITARY INTELLIG 1 rICEe•-•CHATHAM3 OCT. J r This morning the 57th Regiment, recently returned from India, proceeded from this garrison, en route for Canter bury. The Ist division, comprising three arcompanies,marched at under 6laj division of S threehadfierutrupanies, com prising; m six the o'clock, luek command t a h n e d 2 o d f prsng. men. The the head-quarters, march to-morrow mor3n7intogf and the other two divisions on the two foll ow i ng days. under r urd strength ers of for r the ce), regiment lou,is expected to leav e thi s gar risonis 80 at the latter end of this 0 en. strength month. The Lit. this regiment is to be raised to 1,200 men, and out of depo t. TESTIMONIAL number they will form a The inhabitant s TESTIMONIAL T O A C L ERGYMAN. Rev. W. C. of Camberwell pari s h h are pr e sented the _ Hy elegantly bound co pi es o f D'Oyley and Manta and de with a beautiful chased siver epergne, also with Scott's Bibles, and a p urse o f 5001., raised by subscrip tion, as a testimony o f th e i r sense o f the zeal and fidelity with which h e h as di sc h arge d t h e d u ti es o f cura t e of the parieh, d ur i ng a per i o d o f twenty-:even years. IMPRISONMEN T FOR S TEALING WALNUTS. — A t Wandsworth Police-court, yesterday, two young men, named Thomas Chandler and Henry Elliot, were sen tenced to be imprisoned seven days each fur having knocked down some walnuts off a tree in an enclosed field at Barnes, belonging to Lord Lonsdale. The agent of his Lordship said it was not for the value of the wal nuts that he prosecuted, but on account of the Great damage done to the fences. Mr. Cobden has left the Pyrenees for Spain. From thence the Hon. Member goes to Italy. Dr. Wolff is about to give a course of lectures in Bath for the benefit of the PvliA Asavciativn. VISIT of the QUEEN and PRINCE ALBERT TO FOWEY. _ - - - - -- - Tuesday being the day appointed for celebrating the visit of her Majesty and Prince Albert to this port, the inhabitants, on the day preceding, were actively en gaged in decorati ng th e scene o f f est i v i ty. The dining room at the ship Inn was tastefully ornamented with evergreens and festoons of flowers, interspersed with ap propriate mottoes. The Town Hall vas also beautifully fitted up, under the superintendence of Mr. Peach, by the assistance of the ladies. Trees were planted in the streets, and flags hoisted, &c. The inhabitants assembled at the Town Hall, at one o'clock, and walked in pro cession, headed by the band of Messrs. Emidy, and amid the ringing of bells, to the quay, where the royal party triad landed. Here a large number of ladies and others were assembled, a n d th e process i on f orm i ng a semi circle, th e f o ll ow i ng a d dress was given by Captain Davis, R.M. : " Ladies and gentlemen, and fellow-townsmen,—We are assembled here this day for the purpose of commemo rating and handi ng d own to t h e latest poster i ty the visit of our beloved and gracious sovereign Queen Victoria, and her Majesty's Royal Consort Prince Albert, to this town and vicinity, on the Bth of September, 1846 ;. and having be en d epute d b y the unanimous choice of my fellow townsmen (in consequence of Mr. Treffry"s in ability to attend) to express their feelings and wishes on this memorable occasion, I think that I cannot more effectually or more appropriately do so, than by calling these steps on which her Majesty first landed, by ithe appellation of " TICTORIA STAIRS ;" and the quay, whereupon we now sta n d, " A LBERT Q UAY ," instead of Broadslip. But as the zeal of a few of our townsmen led them on t h e spur of the moment, immediately after the Queen's landing, to bestow the recognised rites of baptism o n th e l an di ng p l ace, nothing remains for US but to ratify, in a formal manner, the name already given of " Victoria Stairs," and which we will now confirm by three hearty British cheers. Her Majesty and Prince Albert having actually passed round three sides of the square of the quay in their carriage on their landing, and having walked over the fourth side on their em barkation, I think that a more appropriate name could not have been selected, and I very much question, out of the numerous places called after the Queen and the Prince in different parts of her Majesty's widely ex tended dominions, whether there has ever been any other similarly honoured, or more d eserv i ng of the ap pellation ; therefore, I declare, that from henceforth and for ever, the name of Broadslip shall cease, and give place to that of " Albert Quay," which is hereby ratified by the sprinkling of a bottle of good old port. I know of no instance on record where any town has been so honoured as this by its Sovereign's confidence as to walk nearly a quarter of a mile unattended by a single soldier, policeman, or even the constables of the town, through a crowded street, where thousands of strangers (unknown even to the inhabitants themselves) had assembled to have a sight of their beloved Queen, and which demonstratively proves, were proof necessary, th a t t h e b est safe-guard for a British monarch is by reigning like our revered Queen in the hearts and affections of her loyal and de voted subjects. Alf who were in a position to judge must have been satisfi e d, f rom h er Majesty ' s frequently stopping to acknowledge the enthusiastic cheering of " one and all" of her Majesty's faithful Cornish subjects, and by the frequent smile on her royal countenance, and the graceful manner in which the compliments were ac knowledged, both in passing through the streets, and even after her Majesty and Prince Albert had de scended into the royal barge, that pleasurable sensations predominated in their royal breasts; but, if any other proof were required, that is afforded by a letter which I have had the honour to receive from Lord Pal merston, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in which his Lordship assures me that her Majesty and Prince Albert were much gratified by their visit at Fe wey.'—lt now becomes my gratifying duty thus publicly to announce, that it is the wish that the inhabitants of i'owey, should erect, by subscription, a suitable me morial (as hereafter to be agreed upon) to perpetuate the day and year of her Majesty's visit to the latest generations, to be engraven on porphyry, as the most durable material, which Mr. Treffry will provide with out any charge to the inhabitants."—God save the Queen I ! ! After duly performing the ceremony of dashing the bottle, and some hearty rounds of cheering, with " God save the Queen" from the band, the procession retnrned in the same order. At three o'clock, a large party of the gentry and tradesmen of Fowey and its neighbour hood, and of St. Austell, Bodmin, &c., dined at the Ship Inn. In the ab sence o f Mr. reffry, the chair was taken by Captain Davis, R.M. The usual loyal toasts were drunk, appropriate speeches were made, and loyalty and hilarity went hand in hand. At five o'clock, the aged and poor inhabitants assembled in the Town hall, to enjoy the steaming beverage, liberal subscrip dons having been obtained for the purpose; and being joined by a large number who had purchased tickets, gratification reigned throughout the Hall, and many an aged countenance beamed with the smiles of younger days. The festivities closed with a ball, and dancing was kept up till a late hour.— West Briton. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, MONDAY.--The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning on the terrace of the Castle. The Royal Family took an airing this morning, ac companied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton, on the ter race and grounds adjacent to the Castle. Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of shooting this morning. Lord Waterpark and Colonel Seymour were in attendance on the Prince. Viscount and Viscountess Falkland, and Lord and Lady Bloomfield left the Castle to-day. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Lady in Waiting to her Royal Highness, the Baroness de Speth, the Marquis of I)ownshire, Viscount Can ning, Mr. George Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, and the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenry. The band of the Scots Fusileer Guards attend during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attend at the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, and his Serene High ness Prince Frederick of Hesse, accompanied by Mrs. De Burgh, honoured the performance at the Lyceum Theatre with their presence yesterday evening. Ilis Royal Highness Prince George has left town for Ireland. Prince Callimaki, the Turkish Minister, transacted business at the Foreign-office on Saturday last. His Excellency the Portuguese Minister transacted business, yesterday, at the Foreign-office. Edib Effendi, the Turkish Charge d'Affaires, took his departure for Constantinople, on Saturday last, on board the steamer Tagus. Mr. and the Hon. Emily Pennefather have arrived at Farrance's Hotel, Upper Belgrave.street, from Ireland. WINDSOR--MONDAY. His Royal Highness the Prince Consort, attended by Viscount Canning, Lord Waterpark, and Colonel Sey mour, went out to shoot in the neighbourhood of Nor folk Farm this forenoon, and returned to the Castle at two o'clock. Viscount and Viscountess Falkland, and Lord and Lady Bloomfield, took leave of her Majesty and the Prince this morning, and left the Castle for London. This afternoon, between three and four o'clock, the horses were brought round to the quadrangle for her Majesty's usual ride, but a heavy squall of rain coming on, they were ordered back to stables, and about five o'clock, the weather having cleared up a little, her Ma jesty and the Prince drove out together in their pony phaeton and pair, attended by outriders and the equer ries in waiting, Colonel Buckley and Colonel Seymour. About the same time the royal children were taken out for pony exercise in the Home-park. The following distinguished personages are invited to join the dinner party at the royal table this evening : Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Lady In Waiting to her Royal Highness and the Baroness de Speth, the Marquis of Downshire, Viscount Canning, the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay, Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Anson. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. The advance of the Terrier was the only ,movement of any consequence in the Cesarewitch betting—from 20 to 1 he sprung to 14 to I, leaving off second favourite, and with several " enquiring friends." Tom Tullock was steady at 7 to 1, but the Baron and Jonathan Wild, who figured so conspicuously in the quotations last week, were sadly at a discount ') nor were Sir Tatton Sykes or Sting in any de mand. The general betting extended over a large field of horses, but was in small amounts, and without any other feature worth speaking of. THE CESAXEWITCH STAKES. 7 to I agst Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock—taken 14 to 1 agst Mr. Croekford's Terrier—taken 16 to 1 agst Mr. Mytton's The Baron—taken 16 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Wigram's Kesheng—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting 20 to 1 agst Lord W. Powlett's Fort William 25 to 1 agst Mr. Parr's Dulcet—taken, and aft. offd. 25 to I agst Sir J. B. Mill's Giantess 25 to I agst Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren—taken 25 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Khondooz 25 to 1 agst Lord Miltown's nd Flahowlagh—taken 28 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Glossy 31 to 1 agst Lord Eglinten's Plaudit 30 to I agst Lord Exeter's Sis. to Pergularia 33 to 1 agst Mr. Pemberton's Tugnet 35 to 1 agst Mr. G. H. Moor's Wolfdog—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. B Green's The Conjuror—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Mytton's Sorella 50 to 1 agst Lord Sandwich's Plantagenet. TILE CAMBRIDGESIHRE STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Col. Anson's lago—taken 15 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting 25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair 25 to 1 agst Mr. Roll's Evenus 25 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Khondooz 40 to 1 agst Mr. Pemberton's Best Bower. DERBY. 40 to I agst Col. Anson's Bingham—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Liberator —taken 40 to 1 agst M. Bowes's Lunedale—taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's West India Planter—taken. PRISON -BREA KING. — Yesterday morning, a man, named Edmund Pithers, who had given himself up as a deserter from the 28th Regiment of Foot on Saturday last, effected his escape from the Windsor Borough Gaol, by breaking through the ceiling and roof of the room in which he was confined, and then letting himself down into the back premises of the Five Bells public. house, which adjoin the prison. Mr. Parker, the landlord, see ing a man come rolling over the roof of an out building in his yard, and quietly walk out into the road towards the Great Park, immediately gave information to the gaoler, when the prisoner was pursued, retaken, and more securely confined, until the order arrives from the Horse Guards for hi 6 removal to the regiment from which he deoerted, tir NUMEROUS AND FATAL ACCI- DENTS. Yesterday several accidents occurred, which, from the serious nature of the injuries sustained, will, in all pro bability, terminate in loss Of life. The first occurred to a man named William Smith, aged twenty-nine years, residing at No. 28, Upper Marsh, Lambeth, and a youth, named John Wood, aged sixteen years, living in the same neighbourhood. They were employed in painting the front of a mansion at Balham-hill, Surrey, and whilst so engaged the man Smith, who was standing on the top of a ladder, missed his footing, and fell to the ground with great violence, and in his descent some portion of the scaffolding fell upon the youth. The former was raised up, and was found to have received a fracture of the right leg and severe internal injury, together with fractured ribs. The other person was likewise most se riously injured, several ribs were fractured, and his body much contused. They were removed to St. Thomas's Hospital.—Another accident happened to a man named John Trassall, aged forty-six, of Cherry-garden-street, Rotherhithe. He was ostler at the Golden Ball Inn, Bermondsey New-road, and while carrying a pail of water from the yard to the front part of the house, he slipped and fell down a flight of steps, whereby he sus tained a compound fracture of the left leg.—The third accident occurred to William Frost, aged forty years, of Friday-street, Cheapside. He was a carpenter, and while engaged with several men in altering a shop front in Watling-street, he fell off the cross planks placed.be tween two ladders into the carriage way. When raised from the ground he was found to have received a frac ture of the left leg and contusions. He was carried to Guy's Hospital.—Another accident took place to a young man named Frederick Belcher, aged twenty years. H e was in the empl o y o f M r . iones, tallow-melter, Kent-street, Borough, and while turning the handle of a crane, it slipped from his grasp, and inflicted a frightful wound on the scalp of great length. He was conveyed to Guy's Hospital.—lnto the same hospital was carried a man named John Whitehead, aged thirty-five years, of Green Dragon-court, Tooley-street. He was assisting in one of the hop warehouses in St. Saviour's Dock, when one of the pockets fell from one of the loop-holes and severely injured the spinal cord and other parts of his body.—About seven o'clock last evening a boy named Edward Cooper, aged ten years, whose parents reside in Isabella-street, Waterloo-road, was crossing the carriage way facing St. George's Church, Southwark, when he was knocked down by a cab, and before the driver had time to stop the horse, the near wheel passed over his body. He was taken to St. Thomas's Hospital, where it was ascertained that he had received serious internal injury. DREADFUL MINE EXPLOSION. THREE LIVES LOST. On the morning of Saturday last the inhabitants of West Bromwich were thrown into a state of great excite ment by the report that an explosion of sulphur had taken place in one of the coal-pits of the late Mr. Horton, at Lyttleton Hall. Great crowds of persons immediately proceeded to the mouth of the pit, which is situated about half a mile from West Bromwich, on the Oldbury road. On arriving at the spot, it was found that the rumour was but too well founded. The most intense anxiety was entertained by the friends and relatives of the miners in the pit, a great many of whom had de scended but a few minutes previously, aggravated by the circumstance of the rush of air consequent on the ex plosion having forced two hats belonging to some of the unfortunate men up the shaft of the pit, and to several hundred yards' distance. Their fears for the safety of the miners were unfortunately realised; and the whole circumstances connected with the melancholy catastrophe were speedily ascertained. It appears that Mr. John Baylis, the " doggy," or manager of the pit, had gone down, as usual, with the miners, to the number of twenty-four men and boys, As was customary, be tried the workings with the safety lamp; and in the first side of the work he discovered an accumulation of sul phur. He set the colliers to disperse it, and shortly after went to the other side of the work to ascertain whether any sulphur had been forced into it out of the first. In about ten minutes after the explosion took place. It is impossible to tell how it occurred; but the probability is, that it was through the carelessness or negligence of some of the colliers, who are always anxious to get to work as soon as the sulphur is dispersed, taking a lighted candle into the workings—the reckless individual pro bably paying the penalty of his imprudence with his life. Its effects were very afflicting. Seven of the unfortunate men who were engaged dispersing the sulphur were dreadfully berried, their bodies in some parts being literally roasted by the flame and blackened by the clouds of vapour. Suspended in the skip, about eighty yards down the shaft, which ,is sunk to the depth of three hundred yards, were John Robinson, the engineer, and William Hadley, a workman engaged in repairing the shaft when the explosion took place. The hot air, which rushed up the shaft with irresistable violence, carried the skip and the men for some distance upward, when it became unhooked from the rope to which it was attached, and these two unfortunate persons were pre cipitated to the bottom of the pit, a depth of nearly 800 feet.. They were awfully mutilated; and, in their blackened, shattered, and mangled remains, it would have been diffi cult even to trace the outli ne o f humanity. Their remains, as soon as possible, were gathered up and removed ; and the sufferers by the burning were conveyed home. A lad named Joshua Cash, about seventeen years of age, was dreadfully scorched. He had been at the bottom of the pit at the time, and was completely en veloped in flames. Mr. Baylis fortunately observed his condition, ran to his assistance, and succeeded in extin guishing the burning clothing, which hung about his body. He was carried home, but his injuries were of such a nature as to preclude all hope of recovery, and after enduring intense agony, death terminated his sufferings on Tuesday forenoon. The other men were also at tended to with the least possible delay. Their names are John Watson, John Smith, Peter Brown, Levi Fletcher, J o h n Wilkinson, and James Wallett. With the exception of Watson, who lies in a very dangerous state, hopes are entertained of their ultimate recovery. What adds to the poignancy of the infliction, is the cir cumstance that, with the exception of Wallett, they are all married men, having families. On Monday an in quest was held at the Star and Garter, West Bromwich, before George Hinchliffe, Esq., on the bodies of Hadley and Robinson. All the evidence went to show that there was no criminal negligence on the part of the managers of the pit, and that the dreadful occurrence which had deprived these men of life had been purely the result of accident. A verdict to that effect was accordingly re. turned. An inquest was also held on the body of Cash at the Rising Sun, West Bromwich, before Mr. Hinch• liffe, when a precisely similar verdict was returned.— Birmingham Journal. LEAPING OFF A TRAIN.—A case was beard before the magistrates on Saturday of much importance to all travellers on railways. On the 17th ult. a passenger bot.ked from Allonby to Dalston, on the Maryport and Carlisle line, but instead of alighting at that station, re mained upon the step of the carriage until the train reached the holme near Cummersdale, when, while it was in motion, leaped off ! The engine was stopped, and the young man picked up insensible, but he soon reco vered, and was found to have escaped with a scratch on the face and a " shake." The train was delayed, in con sequence of the foolhardy "lark," and Mr. T. C. Hey sham, one of the directors of the company, hearing of the circumstance, determined upon making an example of the offender. The law awards a penalty not exceed ing 20s. to any one who shall ride in a railway carriage without paying the usual fare, or without procuring a ticket, and the passenger, not having booked at Dalston, rendered himself liable to conviction under this clause. He pleaded guilty, and on the recommendation of the directors, who wished to bring the case forward as a caution to the public, the magistrates fined him ls. and costs. DESTITUTION IN THE HIGHLANDS.—At Inverary, on Wednesday last, the 30th ult., a meeting was held of the county of Argyll, to take into consideration the pre sent critical state of the poor and labouring population, in consequence of the failure of the potato crop. The Marquis of Breadalbane was called to the chair. His Lordship, after alluding to the bleak prospects before the poorer classes, stated as his opinion that the proprie tors of land must in a great measure provide for the exigency which had arisen; and .until each of them in the county had done his utmost to meet the urgency of the case, they would only go to Government with little chance of success. The preseat was, therefore, empha• tically the time to commence improvements on their property, and thus afford employment to the poor. The Marquis of Lorne said the proprietors of Argyll would not shirk the obligations which lay on them to attend to the welfare of those on their estates. At the same time, considering that the pressure would not fall equally on all the proprietors,_ he did think they had grounds to call the attention of Government to the question, with the view of asking its assistance towards two or three im portant objects. Two of these were emigration and the encouragement of the fisheries; and, as to the third, he thought the attention of the Executive should be espe cially called to it. This was the providing a supply of food for those who were able and willing to purchase it, thereby affording the same justice and favour to the people of the Highlands of Scotland—who, although less unruly, were suffering as much from destitution—as to the people of Ireland. A committee was then appointed to draw out resolutions to meet the case; when, after a brief delay, a string of resolutions was unanimously agreed to, and a committee appointed to carrythem into effect. The meeting then broke up. DAVIS' STRAITS FISIIERY.—Advices have been received by the cod-fishing vessel Diligence, Captain Straiton, from Captain Harrison, of the Lady Jane whaler, belonging to Newcastle, dated August 14, stating that the fishery has been an unsuccessful one, and giving the following account of the ships : —Newcastle—Lady Jane, 3 fish. Hull—Abram, 3 fish ; Truelove, 2 ditto ; Princess of Wales, 2 ditto ; Lord Gambier, 1 ditto. `, Bo'ness—Alfred, fish. Kirkcaldy—Chieftain, 2 fish ; Caledonia, 2 ditto ; Regalia, clean. Dundee—Horn, 6 fish ; Princess Charlotte, 4 ditto ; Advice, 4 ditto ; Alexander, 3 ditto. Aberdeen—St. Andrew, 3 fish ; Pacific, 3 ditto. Peterhead—Traveller, 1 fish ; Joseph Green, 1 ditto ; Resolution, clean ; Superior, ditto. Captain Harrison states that he never before saw so much ice in the Fishery ; that he had been north as far as lat. 74 10., and south to lat. 65 50., and could see no prospect of a passage to the westward. The floes of ice were exceedingly large and heavy. He had just got at liberty from being beset in lat. 69 40., and was proceed ing to the south to make another attempt to get through the ice. When last down, on the 23d of July, in lat. 66, there were 130 miles of ice, and he could not ap proach the west land. There had been some strong gales of wind, which it was hoped might open a passage to the laud. At the date of this letter the 19 ships had only 43 fish.—Aberdeen Herald. TIIE SALT MoNoroLY.7—As illustrative of the operations of the salt m.nopcilv. it may he stated that the cost of a car g o of salt in Liverpool is fifteen shil lings p er ton. On this small suns the impost levied by the E as t I n di a C ompany 8/. 3s. Gd.—Liverpool Albion. PROCLAMATION OF THE COUNT DE MONTEMOLINT Basques and Navarrese,—The revolution, involved in the chaos of its fatal measures, urges us on towards the abyss in which it hopes to bury your liberties, rights, and privileges—those precious gifts derived from the virtue and heroism of your ancestors. Not content with having traitorously and shamefully violated the most sacred of your venerable institutions, it has proved false to the very promises with which it deceived the incau tious, credulous, and docile children of Biscay and Navarre, and trampled under its ignoble foot that con stitution which, if its theory had been realised, might have conferred happiness on a nation with Liws less wise and well considered than those of heria. The Govern ment under whose yoke you groan, and which, whilst you were armed, promised you a hundred times the pre servation of your privileges, is about to strike a mortal blow at your dearest interests now that it thinks you powerless. The tributary system, the offspring of error and mis conduct, is about to plunge you into the most abject poverty. Your sons and your brothers, torn from their hearths by the Quints, are about to swell the ranks of your oppressors. The disloyal and anti-national banner unfurled within your provinces is a perfidious snare to deprive you of the most vigorous of your youth. The extraction of salt, the culture and preparation of tobacco, the free exercise of your industry and commerce, are about to be abolished by a stroke of the pen. Your forests, which have hitherto given you such rich profits, are quickly destined to pass into the power of your ra pacious governors, not to be applied for the benefit of the country ; in short, you will see yourselves deprived of your deputations, which constitute your power and the wisdom of your legislation. You will no longer- have those fathers of the provinces who represent your rights and defend your interests. All your,prosperity is ithout to vanish for ever. You well know, by experience, what credit ought to be given to those deceitful promises of peace and liberty. Soon will you experience the re sults of your generous but imprudent confidence, if you do not hasten to throw off the yoke which is attempted to be imposed on you. Will you ever consent, Basques and Navarrese, to such degradation? Wil4 you suffer an outrage which is a stain on your nobility, yetl'r loyalty, and your reputa tion? Will you longer bear this tyrannical, and at the same time shameful oppression? Oh! forbid that your enemies should complete your slavery and ruin! Beware, lest, once enchained, itlmay be difficult to break the fetters which bind you. • Basques and Navarrese! at the words "Laurac-bat " let the four provinces rise like a single man! Come, fly to enlist under the banner of your lawful,Wpce, whose sovereignty is the representation of your liberties, your wealth, and prosperity ; of the august_ young Prince, the prisoner of Bourges, whose paternal rand beneficent sentiments you know. He has sent the olive branch ta his enemies! nobly and generously offering himself as the holocaust, as the expiatory victim. The enemies of the country, presuming, without dciubt, on our peacefui and conciliatory aspect, in exchange for the kiss of peace which we offered them, have replied by insults and•sarcasms, with which their odious journals are daily filled. Instead of receiving the olive branch as a pledge of concord, they have rejected it with arro gant contempt. Basques . and Navarrese, we have fulfilled our duty by this offer of peace! Let 'the responsibility of the evils which are about to ensue fall with all its weight on those who excite them. Eternal war to the malevolent who have refused peace'! Let us unfurl the standard of true liberty, order, and justice. i Charles VI. is the envoy of Providence to restore to you prosperity and happiness, of which you have been so many years deprived. It is he who can make you happy, who has promised you a noble, benignant, ind protecting Government worthy of your sentiments. Basque s and Navarrese, Charles Louis is not: a despot, the antagonist of progress and of sound liberty, as his enemies have asserted. This youthful Prince, an exile from his most tender years, has learned'-to govern in the school of misfortune ; in it he has tuclied the wants of his generation, and the means of satisfy ing them in conformity with duty and justice. His knowledge, his frankness, his amiability, and his mail virtues are known to you. Who but he has cif . tims.to your love and loyalty ? To whom but to him is. it given to put an end to the evils which afflict you ? Basques and Navarrese, let union and decision be our device ! Let us forget old• feuds, if, indeed,- any re. main in our memories. Let us know, for once, what are our real interests, and save our country and our honour from the disgrace which - threatens them. Long live the King ! True liberty for ever ! Long live our ancient Constitutions ! Long live our Fucror ! Camp of Honour and True Liberty, • at the foot of the Pyrenees, Sep tember 14, 1846. A CHILD SUFFOCATED AT ITS MOTHER'S BREAST.- Yesterday Mr. W. Carter held an inquest at the Surrey Arms Tavern, Thomas•street, Kennington, respecting the death of Harriet Lloyd, aged five weeks, whose parents reside at No. 25, James-street, Camberwell New-road. The deceased was the daughter of a com positor. On Wednesday afternoon last the mother 141 asleep on the sofa with the deceased in her arms, and when she awoke sometime afterwards she discovered the child quite insensible and black in the face. She imme diately conveyed the deceased to the surgery of Mr. Carr, in the Camberwell Nevv-read, who pronounced that life was extinct. He subsequently made a post mortem examination of the body and found that death had arisen from suffocation, most probably frorx Tres,- sure against its mother's breast whilst lying on the sofa. The jury returned a verdict of " 4ccident4l death." ANOTHER RISE IN THE PRICE OF BREAD.—Yester day the bakers of the metropolis advanced the price of the 41b. loaf to 10d., with an intimation that befpre the termination of the present.week a still further advance in price will take place. At Most of ►he second price shops also, the 7d. loaf was increased to Sd., but some trades. men were selling at 7d. In the Balliriasloe Star, just published, the follow= in appears:—" ALARMING HUMOUR.—Just as we were . going to press, a report, which has rapidly spread through town, reached us, to the effect that Mr. Monaghan, of Heath Lawn, the father of the Solicitor•Gencral, was . fired at last night. We have made every inquiry which' our brief time renders possible, without being able to learn the particulars, but we are led to believe that there is no further foundation for the rumour than the fact• that Mr. Monaghan has been threatened." ON THE PARALLAX RECENTLY DISCOVERED OF AN' ANONYMOUS STAR IN THE GREATER BEAR.—Since beautiful and original observations of the illustrious astronomer of Konisberg, the late M. Bessel, of the dis tance of the star No. 61, or Sigma, of ,the constellation Cygnus, it is not to be wondered at if, excitekby a noble . emulation, some other distinguished ustronMers have also applied themselves with great exertion to a kind of . . . research, which, like this, unfolds to the astronomers of future times a field fit to produce fruits of the Most wonderful discoveries. With a method still better, and of short solution, M. Faye ' of Paris, announces his having found the parallax of the star 1830 of Groom bridge—an anonymous star of the constellation Ursa Major—of which the proper movement of seven seconds yearly had been already recognised by M. Argelander. If the observations of Faye are exact to the minuteness, which all the examinatory trials seem to confirm, this star, which moves the most rapidly of all, is, moreover, the nearest to us of all those that use know of. Its parallax is not less than a second and six hundred parts of a second (1.06). Thus the distance of this star from the earth is equal to 195,000 times the mean distance of the earth from the sun—a spice which light travels in about three years.—Raccolta Scientifica di Roma. TIJE CASE OF TIIE RAJA OF SATTARA.—Last evening a public meeting was held in the Vestry-room of St. Pancras, Gordon-square, to hear a statement from Runjo Bapojee, the accredited agent of the deposed Raja of Sattara, relative to the deposition of that Sove reign, with the view to excite the sympathy of the public in his favour, the exertions of the agent and others on behalf of the exiled PrirfCe with the Govern ment, having hitherto proved unsuccessful. There was a very respectable attendance. Mr. T. P. Healey, bar rister, was called to the chair. Several gentlemen ad dressed the meeting, and resolutions were unanimously passed, sympathising with the Raja, .and recommending to their representatives in the House of Commons to bring the case before Parliament, in order that his High ness might obtain speedy and effectual redress for the wrongs he has suffered. The meeting very warmly ap plauded the various speakers, and the appearance and statements of Runjo Bapojee in particular excited much enthusiasm. DISTINGUISKEID VISITORS Is YORK.—During the present week this city has been honoured with the pre sence of several distinguished personages from France, Consul (ll‘sj:s.in7: f e o ei r France who are making the tour of this country, to inspect the railways and other great public works. The party , com. prised his Excellency Monsieur Dumont, Chief Secre tary of State for the Department of Public Works; Monsieur Monsieur Girod de l'Ain, private secret, , ry to jil' of the x celieney; Monsieur Tei,serenc . de Burt, e H a Chamberay Department;of l)eputi Deputies, Monsieur and Kocher, on re ll r e ° r c a ti l l a e Cour des Comptes; Monsieur Pillion,_ s , ie T ur he D H el o es n: a f to receive them. They have e e t l ree been officiallybs Newcastle ; e) p c o e t S h a u e p n p f d lo r 3 e i nr s r es e l fi a d ee n cu o t tr l f , otGlbf.' their e t t e :'. l l l l L!'i d u in' e t d i P d s o Ma v i c i s s i n . t S ( Cl , . , thishsvtng came t vi visited various specia l lyUSpt rt S o f Scotland, and arrived rid New castle in this city. On Monday they were o cc upied throughout the day in inspecting the immense factory and buildings of the York and North, Midland Railway Company, and they appeared highly delighted with the various works, and the order and regularity which is maintained throughout the establishment. Afterwards they inspected every other object worthy of attraction in our vete rable and important city. In the evening, dinner. our tlrrog.uaettblinsdeliti,itibi zrn , t iaf (01 ,, ,i r rIpc(d t ioa a ria i ib i tin, i yu r ae.p d ycio: t rsd h ruo e bf‘gys d yieiv i tclo s th, t uri i lke n tn, : hit i :ll l ,sy i . s t hsaa r i:pa a l i de g t.taegh e r r .eG: s dehrn a eoayd t i they he all the v !i i i e tlie offi cers o f t h e Y or k s hi re H ussars. On the follow ing theyg , attended proceeded by the y a L n or e d ar i l i ) l . a t y ri o a r n a t n o d H. l)a Scarbo rough, where they partook of an elegant breakfast, fur nished by Mr. Hill, at the refreshment rooms. After making a hasty survey of the delightful scenery at this fashionable resort, they returned to this city, and from thence proceeded to Leeds the same afternoon. Mr. Hudson having an important engagement at Derby on Tuesday, was unable to attend his guests to Scarborough. They expressed themsel% es greatly gratified by the polite attention and hospitality of the lion. Member fur Sun derland, and the general kindness evinced by the other gentkmen connected with the York and North Midlands Huila ity. 04 Wednesday the distitig . uished - party ar rived a, Sheffield. w ifirlow, engineer of the Midland Railway, a they proceeded on a trip of inspection over th _ undertaking, and its Varilaas branches, a* fur a*Bristvi.— y Lim, gigan tic • C