The Sun. — London, England, 1846-07-30 00:00:00

ate. limmramftif THE PHYSIOLOGY OF FLOGGING. Sir TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. : t - -lt may seem very hard if I say that the effect of zerAing is not f u lly apprec i ated even in my own, the medical pr ofession.. But I have studied the subject, and I beg to send you a few medical hints upon it. Every lash, like, every other kind of laceration or cutting, affects the power of the heart. A patient sometimes never rallies from the effect of a severe accident (such was the case with Mr: Husliisson) or a severe surgical operation. But this is not all. The skin, which some persons seem to think may be treated like an inorganic substance, has a spe cial relation with the internal °mann:— I. A 'current of air falling partially on the surface is suffi tirit IV' it s action on the skin, and the sympathy of this, through the ganglionic system, with the internal organs, to indtvze inflammation of: the lungs or of the heart, or of the Membranes which cr,ver these organs. 2. The same event occurs from burns or scalds. 3. The same e , ,ent occurs from flogging. It is not these that of the infliction merely which is to be considered, • much depends on the peculia r ity o f t h e consti tution_ The zeilthy are less affected than the unhealthy, the sober the.n the drunken. But any person may, as the effect of any of the inflictions to which I. have adverted, became dit;tased—diseased for life, or diz ed unto death; and no man -_n o medical person—can tell, a priori, who is to suffer or wto is to escape. Flaagging is not to be treated of, then, as a thing skin-deep. Ma-ny a soldier whom it was only intended to flog has been shun, unknown even to the inflicter of the punishment; for, I have said, the medical bearings of the subject have not been duly investigated.. It is somewhat singular that those persons who seem to bear a surgical operation best are precisely those whom it affects the most, and the most. dangerously. There are, besides, what we call idiosyncrasies, or pecu • linrities, which, besides the fact of ill health, or b a d h a b its, :ender an infliction, which might generally be borne with 'out risk, most dangerous In the tendency to disease of the brain, in disease of the heart, flagging 'would be dangerous ; an d t h is nunishment has actually indectad epilepsy and tetanus (or locked jaw). I may refer to the writings of the late P.ir. hose* ar.d Sir C. Bell,t of lir. Traverat &c., for exan;ples of internal dis accidentsespecia/ly inflammation of the lungs, induced by severe or operations; but if tlik.4 be true in regard to the tissues in general, it is specially so in respect to the skin. The great fact is, that as esposure to a current of air, so a disease, burn, and sa- , a flog g i ng , may induce disease— lingering and death. I am, F. , ir (in haste), your obedient servant, Load/Ai, Jul y P 47. CENSOR. * Merl Chir. Trans., vol. xiv., p. 251. f Quarterly Reports, p. 241. 0 1), Constitutional Irritation, vol. 1. p. 145. I.4TILITARY FLOGGING. ro THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR - ArtVirg observed a. late article in your paper, pro posing 'Mat a Society should 'he formed whose object should be the abolition of coroorarpunishment in the army, I would suggest; that they should also exert themselves to ob tain fur the soldier a greater degree of comfort in barracks, a better mess than Cur, miserable allowance of three quarters of a pound 4 meat, (including bone) per day, which, when cooked, seldom rsppears more than one third of the quantity which any perskr, whose means allow him would eat generally at one meal, rard, above all, an adequate pension on discharge, after ha vine *devoted his life to the service of his country in unwhol,:sero'3 climates. These, Sir, would induce a better class of rar.n to enter the army, and by raising the social condition of the soldier, avoid the necessity of having re course - tr, the lash. As tb ings now exist, men are crowded in their barrack roorr.s--not even a skreen for the married soldiers is allowed ; the rooms in winter are only lighted srifficiently to make darluvess visible, and the only accommodation for washing is tb.e. spout of the pump. The late fearful accident at I. , aoilianah sufficiently proves w much better the ends of. 'economy (putting common humanity out of the question ?night be answered by a trifling outlay in the first instance s With regard to the P,ogging at Hounslow, I beg to state that the mode of inflicting the punishment which has been so much animadverted upon, and for which, among other things, Colonel Whyte has been so severely blamed, is Usual in every regiment in the service. I have the 1t07..0ur to be Sir, your most obedient serv an t, July 26. AN OFFICER. DECKED WELLED FISHING YES SELS v. OPEN BOATS. The swiieriority of decked welled vessels ovev.• that of open bouts for conducting the fisbings in deep water, will readily be seen from the following Si7_ reasons ex tracted from Mr. Dempster's circulars:- 1. By employing vessels with well?, fish are taken alive into port, and, consequently, they are much fresher than it they had been a conFAde . ..able time dead, which is too frequently the case by the open boat system of fishing. 2. Decked vessels are much sase'r at sea in boisterous weather than open boats are (41Paen they do happ en t o be caught in a storm), and ir e ' all weathers at sea the men are rendered much mrre comfortable, as they have a berth place below deck, occasionally ato rest them .selves. a, With decked versels fishermen remain days, weeks, arid sometimes mo:iths, continually at sea pursuing their calling, catching and curing the fish as they are captured. By this system more of the men's time is employed at sea than is in open boats that return to the shore every one or two clays. 4. As decked vessels arc much more at sea than the open boat, the fisherman yields a better harvest, which enables him to maintain his wife and, family at home in the same way as any other coasting merchant seaman maintains his wife and family. The open boat fishers being less engaged at sea (so as to make both ends of a livelihood meet), they are obliged to call in the as sistance of their wives and families to work of exceed ing drudgery, such as hawkin g fish about the street and garnering bait amongst the rocks, &c. 5. On board of decked vessels the trawl net is worked acaurh more conveni_cntly than in open boats. English trawlers cast their nets in 45 fathoms and upwards, and at times catch ktrge quantities of soles and other descrip tions of ground fish. For example, there is a spot of ground in the Great Silver Pits, situated betwixt tht west end of the Dogger Bank and Well Bank, about 1c miles east of Flamborough Head ; it has lately bees discovered that great quantities of sol es i nhab i t that quarter, as a great number have been caught since this discovery was made ; the depth of water there, where the trawlers use their nets to so much advantage, is from 26 to 50 fathoms. There can be little doubt but on and around the edge of the Mar Bank, there are also plenty of soles. The exploration is well worth an attempt. Half-a-dozen proper trawlers on and about the Mar Prank would very boon fathom whether or not there are much valuable treasures there. 6. Decked vessels that use a, sail aloft to be furled, are much better calculated as nurseries for training youth to be effective seamen thar, what an open boat is that uses lug sails only, as 11 moving about deck and running up the rinsing, &e,., 'stimulates activity, as also men keep themselves warm by moving about deck, without being overbur_eened with c l o th es as i s requ i s i te to have on in an open Coat in a sitting position. N.B.—The only a',.uments used in favour of the open boat with lug sails over that of decked vessels with stand ing rigging are:---Open boats are light, and their mast and sails being easily shipped and unshipped, they are bandy for hailing up high and dry on shore when an a pproaching storm makes its appearance; as also they are handy for pulling about in calms, so as to take the fish quick. into port after being caught. In ansmer to that argument, the decked vessel is often times profitably employed at sea in boisterous weather, when the open boat cannot with such safely be so - and ; fish keep alive, i n good condition, for several weeks in a vessel's well, suppose the decked vessel is becalmed for a time, the fish (although confined in prison, as it were) a• - e still alive and swimming in their own natural ele ment, so that when the decked vessel does arrive at port, the fish are sent into market as they are demanded, taken alive from the well. An English cod smack of about 60 tons burden, her well contains about 1,900 head of cod. In disposing of them, her proprietor t a k es care never to kill more in one day than is demanded to supply the market. The English always kill their cod when taken out of the water, by knocking them on the head and breaking their back bone ; they find that by doing so the fish is snuck better for crimping or curing than if they are al lowed to, take their usual time of suffocation in the open air.. It is by this system with decked welled vessels that causes the London market to be always so well and re gularly supplied. POTATO PEEL AS SEED FOR POTATOEL—EarIy in the Ant week in May last, Mr. I. F. Conies, of this city, directed his gardener to try an experiment in planting potatoes. lie took three potatoes of rather large size, and peeled them—the substance of the peel not exceeding the thmkness of a shilling taking care in all cases to preserve the eyes perfect. The peel was divided into portions varying in size from the dimensions of a penny to a shilling. The gardener at first thought his master was joking; and did not anticipate that the potato peel would produce any fruit. It was planted in the ordinary Way; the soil (the garden is situated at Kingsholm) is light and suited to potato culture; bat the place selected was rather disadvantageous, being near a large and thick hedge. At the same time some sets of three other potatoes were planted in the usual manner in ground close adjoining. At the close of last week the latter were taken up, but owing to an accidental circumstance, the exact produce eannot be ascertained. On Monday evening air. Conies ordered the rows which had been sown with potato peel to be dug up; when it was ascertained that the produce of the peel of the three potatoes, which were of the commo n Cock u ney scat, am ounted to sixty-two o f goo d s i ze and excellent qality, besides florae smaller ones; the weight of the sixty-two being rather more than Sibs. We have ot seen, in fact, a better sample th; season, and it is stated that the produce from the potatoes planted planted In the ordina exPerirnent invent w was certainly not larger, if so large.. The The eatidg' although not perfectly novel, is interesting. be preserved for feed at ued at portion of the root may apparently , seed time—an important circumstance, to Ireland especially, where, in many districts, there is annually a " potato scar city." From what we have heard since we learned the result of Mr. Coule.'s experiment, we entertain doubts whether the plan would succeed with some species of potatoes—be invariably successful ; an d pro b a b ly the nature o f the soil is a material ingredient in the matter. howe ver, that hope, that this notice may lead to a series of experiments. Mr. Coulee exhibited a portion of the produce of his peel seed at our horticultural meeting last Thursday. It excited consi derable interest, and an extra prize was awarded.— Gloucester- I shire Chronicle. S 0 UTIT MPTOIV, JULY 26.—The Oriental steam-ship, Captain Soy, from Alexandria, arrived in the Docks at 9 a.m. this day, and landed the East India and China mails which were for warded to London by the four o' c l oc k train .. Her date.sare Alexandria 11th July, Malta 16th, and Gibral tar 20th. The Oriental brings home 113 passengers, and a fall cargo of miscellaneous goods, such as Indian corn, gum, and silks. - The Oriental was followed into the Docks by th e same Company's steam .ship Madrid, Captain Bingham, from Gibraltar,- which - landed her mails and dispatched them to London by the same train as the E as t India and China m a il s . Her dates are Gibraltar July 15th, Cadiz 16th, Lisbon 20th, Oporto; 21st, Vigo 22d., and Corunna 23d. The Madrid brinks a full "fruit cargo and fifty passengers. The Royal Tar, Captain Hamilton (late • chief officer of the ill-fated Liverpool), will leave the Docks for Gibraltar, with the usual ls, to-morrow, a full cargo of bale goods, and general average of passengers. The Lady Br uce emigrant alp will Or Adelaide on or about the Otlz ulst. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 26.—The defects of the boilers and tubes of the Scourge mortar steamer are to be made good at Woolwich, and she has gone thither for that purpose. It is expected the mortar which she now car ries will be removed, and that she will be armed with guns-, as originally intended, and then rejoin Vice- Admiral Sir W. Plater. The Eurydice has had her compasses adjusted, and is to go out of harbour on Tuesday. - The Contest brig was swung yesterday, and will be ready to go to Spithead ou Thursday. Commandet A. L. Montgomery, of the Grecian, has been promoted to the rank of captain, and Commander Louis S. Tindal, son of the late Chief Justice Sir N. Tindal, is appointed to her. Second Captain Henry James, R.E., is appointed director of works in this dock. yard, in place of Captain Denison, R.E , governor of Van Diemen's Land. This officer is to occupy the quarters of his predecessor, and the superior apprentices' school is to be removed elsewhere. The Constance, 50, Captain Sir B. Walker, is the only ship at Spithead, and is kept there until the Eurydice and Spartan are ready to have their trial cruise. The Recruit, Hound, and Bullog, fitting at the Eastern dockyards, are to call at Spithead for their final orders. SQUADRON OF EVOLUTION.—It is expected the fleet, under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir Wm. Parker, G.C.8., is now at sea. An officer appointed to the Trafalgar, was ordered to be at Cork on Saturday, or he would be left behind. Commodore Sir J. G. Bremer. R.C.8., has shifted his broad pennant from her Majesty's ship Queen, 110, to her Majesty's ship Trafalgar. Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker inti mated to the different captains of the ships, and by them. the officers were informed, that the various messes had better provide themselves with two months' stock, as it was probable they would not return to their re spective ports before the end of September—the cruizing and exercising ground, instead of being confined to the former limited space, will extend to Gibraltar; the ships will call off the Tagus, Vigo Bay, Cadiz, and Gibraltar, and all letters and dispatches for the Vice-Admiral will be sent to Lisbon, and a steamer, or one of the men-of war, is to go thither occasionally for them. The officers of the Superb, Rodney, and Canopus, in return for the hospitable attention paid to them by the numerous families at Cork and the neighbourhood, bad given balls and entertainments to some hundred of ladies and gentlemen, and the sailing of the squadron only prevented the St. Vincent, Trafalgar, Queen, and Vanguard, following their example. In a pecu niary point of view, the merchants and traders of COrk had found the sojourn of the ships most beneficial ; for, exclusive of the thousands that had availed themselves of the opportunity afforded of visiting and witnessing the arrangements of many noble men-of-war, and fitting them out with sea stock for a month or two, will cause no trifling outlay of money. The officers of the squadron speak in high terms of the civility and kindness which they had received, and it is satisfactory to know that the same feeling prevails with all those who went on board any of her Majesty's ships, an officer in each invariably attending the parties over the store-rooms, decks. mess place , &c. Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker will leave the squadron, on the termination of the cruise, at Gibraltar, return ing to his command at Malta. Commodore (probably by that time Rear-Admiral) Sir F. Collier will bring them to Spithead. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY. — The Eurydice, 26, Captain Elliott, was towed out of harbour to Spithead this morning by the Echo tug. She saluted on passing out, and presented a very beautiful appearance. Much credit is due to her master (Mr. Pascoe) for the very efficient trim in which the vessel now is, and for many advantageous improvements in her rig. We have no doubt but that the Eurydice will, thus well handled, achieve a victory over her competitors in the forthcoming trial of sailing. The Neptune, 120, advanced ship, was docked yesterday, to have her copper overhauled and cleaned. The Comet steam-vessel, Commander Pretyman, returned from Plymouth on Sunday evening with supernumeraries. The Pique, 36, was taken out of dock yesterday, to be laid up for the present, it having been determined to lengthen her by the bow 30 feet, for which purpose another docking will be necessary, but which cannot be given her until the ships now under process of refit are completed. All the men engaged in the block machinery department in this dockyard were regaled last evening at the King's.; head Point, at a sumptuous supper, given by Mr. Brewer, the inventor and patentee of the new block, to commemorate the adoption of that mode of manufacture by the Lords of the Admiralty for the use of the Royal Navy in future. The occasion afforded the patentee an opportunity of ex pressing his deep obligations to Mr. Joseph Hume, M.P. for Montrose, but for whose more than fatherly and inde fatigable exertions in his applications to the Government, Mr. Brewer said, his mode of manufacture might never have been adopted in her Majesty's dockyards. The Hon. Mem ber's health was drunk with three times three and one cheer more. The Seaflower cutter, Commander Roepel, arrived to-day from Jersey. The Agincourt, 72, Captain Johnstone, flag of Rear-Ad miral Sir Thomas Cochrane ; the Iris, 26, Captain Mundy ; and the Spiteful steam. sloop, Commander Maitland, were at Penang on the 4th of June. Mr. G. A. Stabb, late second master of the Volcano steam sloop in the Mediterranean, tried by a court-martial and dis missed his ship, on account of getting ashore with the Indian mail on board a few months since, has been appointed to the Trident steam-sloop at Chatham. Workmen from the establishment of Messrs. Cooke and Wheatstone, the inventors, commenced to-day to lay down the wires across this harbour from the Clarence-yard to the Port-Admiral's office in this dockyard, necessary for the pur pose of establishing an uninterrupted electric telegraph com munication from London into the Admiralty-house at this port, for the use of the Government. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT.- There is nothing definitely settled as to the Royal Duchess going abroad this autumn. The only rumour in circulation likely to be well-founded is, that after the visit of the King and Queen of the Belgians, her Royal Highness will go to Brussels for a month, on a visit to their Majesties, and at the close will return to this country. _ _ The marriage of Lord Henley with Miss Augusta Feel, daughter of the Dean of Worcester, will take place on Thursday next. THE ;ISTHMUS OF PANAMA LINE OF RAILWAY.— This railway is to be begun in November next, as Mr. Klein. the Chargé d'Affaires (!) of the company, has received every encouragement from the Government of New Grenada. The works will be executed under the superintendence of Mr. Courtines, a French enginear.—Builder. THE GOODWOOD tUP.—This piece of plate, which has just been completed by the Messrs. Garrard, of the Hay market, from the design of Mr. Cotterill, is an exceedingly rich and elegant vase. The lower portion consists of a nobly shaped cup, and the upper of a flagon, around which is re presented, in complete relief, the picturesque mythological tale of Perseus rescuing Andromeda from the sea monster. This is executed in Mr. Cottorill's best manner. The grace ful form of Andromeda, the beauty and spirit of Pegasus, and the terrible figure of the sea monster, form rich and agreeable contrasts; and the artist has displayed great judgment in so balancing the different masses of the compo sition that whatever view is taken of the vase it presents a symmetrical, though diversified figure. The whole is richly adorned with tastefully designed and elaborately finished ornaments; and the Goodwood Cup of this season may safely be pronounced one of the most chaste and elegant racing plates which have been produced of late years DEATH OF SIR. ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, BART.—We have to record the decease of the above Baronet, who expired at Garscube, North Britain, on Thursday, at the advanced age of 77 years. The deceased was son of the first Baronet, the Lord 'President of the Council of Session, better known as Lord Succoth. He was born in 1769, and married in 1795 Miss Balfour, eldest daughter of Mr. James Balfour, of Bal birnie, Fifeshire. In 1809 he was appointed a Lord of Ses sion, when he assumed the title of Lord Succoth, and subse quently was made Lord of Justiciary. In 1823 he succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father, and in the fol lowing year resigned his appointments on a pension. The late Baronet is succeeded in the baronetcy and family estates in Dumbartonshire by his eldest son, now Sir John Camp bell, born in 1798, and married in 1824 to Miss Sitwell, daughter of Mr. F. Sitwell. STALEYBRIDGE, JULY 23.—CAPTURE OF A SUPPOSED MURDEREIL—In the month of September last, a soldier, named M'Pherson, of the 64th Regiment, then stationed at the Richmond barracks, was found in the Grand Canal, Dublin, with his hands tied behind his back with a black silk handkerchief, and his pockets turned inside out. No money was found upon him, although it was well-known he had 6s. put into his pocket on the night of his death. At that time an inquest was held on the body, and a verdict of " wilful murder" was returned. A navigator, named John Conroy, was the last person seen with the deceased, and ho immediately absconded from his lodgings and his employ at a late hour of the night of the murder, leaving his boots be hind him, and came to England. From information given to the Stayley-bridge police, this person was apprehended by Mr. Hickey, the deputy constable, and his assistant constable, Mr. Bodd, in Ramsbottom-street, Staley-bridge, about ten o'clock on Wednesday night last. When charged with the murder, the prisoner admitted that he knew the deceased, and had been drinking with him on the night of his death at a late hour. He was brought before E. Sidebottom, Esq., on Thursday, when a sergeant of the 56th Regiment proved seeing the prisoner with the deceased a short time previous to his death. He was remanded until the police, who are in possession of some important information had made some further inquiries. Major Brown, Commissioner of Police, Dublin, has been written to on the subject. SUICIDE OF AN ANTI-PREDESTINARIAN. —An in quest was held on Saturday evening at the West London Union workhouse, West-street, Smithfield, before Mr. J. Payne, the deputy-coroner, on the body of George Clayton, aged 62, a butcher. According to the evidence of the wit nesses, he deceased was very fond of metaphysical or philo sophical argument, and not long ago, while engaged in a controversy of this kind, one of the company argued in sup port of the doctrine of " predestination," a doctrine which the deceased strenuously opposed with the principle of "'free will." The discussion growing warm, and the deceased becoming excited, he pulled out his butcher's knife and stabbed himself in the side, in order to gain his point that man was a " free agent." He had been for a long time past living with a woman of bad character, the wife of his nephew, and on Saturday week stabbed himself in the same Ilace as before, in consequence, as he said, of the woman rob bing him of to al t l h h e? i o s m o u o n ds til an T d u r e u sd n a n y ing away. He remained ltreknedtakuLln his r w ar o g y rllh n o sa un where withouthed ied f e o n o dT, Thursday. d w a 3 a , s . Ve A rd N iet i , R " I T SII em N P OTIcrs of it.L."trErty. Edwargransporta- Lonergan was found guilty and senten ce d to fifteen tion at Waterford, last week, for burglary ailvelarros dears' p ro secutor, a poor farmer, stated that two men, theprisonerrYhe and another, broke into his house at night and demanded his money. One of them went over to the bed where his wife lay, and took a spraneen (a little i purse) from und er h er • v head ; but not satisfied wit h what t contained, fell tomeboeaetr ing the prosecutor with a stick to force him to discover "mouthing about" 'wvihmerewtahse a r e r m s t e o d f bwi with n h ' 1 o , , r 1 about" till he found in a bole in the wall 51. 55., with which aeybli4u'nasdecrbnuesehatiw. enTthe they decamped, telling the lawful owner that he was "a devil of a rogue to hide his money in that manner." DEATH OF DR. ÜBENI.—On Monday Mr. Joseph Payne, the Deputy Coroner, held an inquest at the King's Arms, Houndsditch, on the body of Dr. John Christan Übeni, aged 79, lately re siding at 19, Duk e - s t reet, S t. Mary Axe. C a th e rine Übeni said Inttteha C t h t ur he ch de o c f e E as nz ed la w nd, as an he d r father.alsoa do ielteowasr of medicine. amdocictoinreof H divinity hadinity been for many years one of the Governors of St. Thomas's Hospital. On the night of Saturday last, about tt half-past e ten o'clock, whilst she and r t.l answer, she went and shook his head, was sitting on the bed,. she &tiled to her, but receiving na was cold ; and concluding that he was either deadeiifound that Ids face and informed a man of the name of Gigg, residing or dying, she went street. Upon their return to the house they ig near Whitecross• ascertained doubt that deceased was dead. Other evidence havin. beyond a tlati thq ittint4 4 TOMO g " Naiad ihath." • --' been 44411C4d, _ - LIBEL-lIAMILTON V. lIOUCTITOIC. Mr. Noamssz opened the pleadings. In this case Alexander Hamilton was the plaintiff, anti John Hough ton the defendant. It was an action of libel. The li belous matter was a letter published in the Times paper, on the 6th of April, 1846. The defendant pleaded the general issue, a general justification, and also a special justification. The damages were laid at 2,0001. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, who was brought down special, stated the plaintiff's case. He said he was coun sel on behalf of Mr. Alexander Hamilton. Mr. Hamil ton was born in this county. He acts occasionally as chairman at the sessions in the barony of Banagh. lie has been several times a grand juror of the county, and he derives a livelihood by acting as agent for several properties. He is agent to Mr. Brooke. He is agent, also, to one of the most extensive landed proprietors in the county—to Colonel Conolly, M.P. He believed that none appreciated the service of Mr. Hamilton more highly than Colonel Conolly ; but, high as he stands in his estimation, if he is guilty of the foul deeds laid to his charge in the Ebel, he would be compelled to scout from his service, with ignominy and disgrace, the individual so acting. Mr. Houghton was also known to them. He is an Englishman. He resides in England, but, having an agency in this county, he occasionally and periodically visits Donegal ; and, according to the statement in the libel, he is himself one of the largest occupiers of land in the. United Kingdom. On the 6th of April last there appeared in the Times, in England, the publication which his client complained of as a libel. It was headed "Irish Jobbing," and it was addressed to the editor of the Times. [The Learned Attorney-General then read the letter.] The imputation appears to be distinctly this, that Mr. Hamilton has, as a magistrate, in conjunction with his principal, Mr. Brooke, drawn 651. a year of the public money for six years, for roads that were never in existence. Mr. Houghton also states that Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Brooke were unworthy of the commission of the peace. Mr. Hamilton was of course astounded when this appeared in the newspapers, and he thought it was the duty of a gentleman promptly to take notice of it. He, of course, immediately determined to take proceed. ings. But he first endeavoured to ascertain if it was written by Mr. Houghton. Mr. Hamilton immediately consulted his law agent ; and, on the 1 lth of April, five days after the libel appeared, Mr. Wallace, the respect able solicitor, wrote to Mr. Houghton, to know if he avowed the authorship. There being no reply from Mr. Houghton, on the 27th of April Mr. Wallace wrote to Mr. Murdock, defendant's solicitor, desiring to be in formed whether Mr. Houghton was the author of the letter or not ; but there was no reply to that letter from that day to this, and though they were prepared to prove the fact, yet they were put to the enormous expense of bringing over from London persons connected with the Times office, to prove a fact which ought to have been admitted if Mr. Houghton's motive was an honest one. Up to the present hour, nothing has been done by the defendant to indicate regret for his conduct. On the contrary, ha has taken the course of perpetuating on the record the charge he has made. This is an additional aggravation of Houghton's guilt. His attention was called to the matter. He was threatened with two ac tions, and he puts on the record that he has said nothing but what is true. Several witnesses were then examined on the part of the plaintiff, amongst whom were Mr. A. Dobie, solicitor to the Times, and Col. Conoily, M.P. Mr. BROOKE then stated the case of the defendant at considerable length. The Learned Counsel canvassed the merits of the case very minutely, and denied that there was any imputation cast on Mt. Hamilton, except preferring Mr. Brooke's interests to the public good. He likewiFe read two or three petitbni; and memorials to Mr. Houghton, complaining of the manner in which the county cess was expended in the barony of Danagh, and of the very defective state of the roads. After the examination of witnesses for the &fence, Judge Torrens charged the jury. The jury tht-n retired, and after remaining in delibe ration for about twenty- five zuintites, returned into court with a verdict for the plaintiff of 500 L damages, and Gd. costs. RUBBERY OF A N I NSURANCE - COMPANY.—The City aal Metropolitan palice have Leen for the last two or three days busily engaged in endeavouring to cpprehecd a clerk bc:ouging to the lar - erial Fire . and. Life Insurance Comp any, who Jigs embczzled a vEry c2ii,idcralle amount cf property from the Company. Up to the . time of this discovery the 'accused had borne a most respectable cLaracta, and his absence from the office was the sole calm of the 'Company twortaining thoix (,yet WikA9IYD) 19§k NIN G, JULY 30, 1846. 'THE SUN, LONDON, TII_URSDAY. MO ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Excter, July 27. The commission for this county was opened here on Saturday by Mr. Justice Erie and Mr. Baron Platt. On Sunday both the learned judges attended divine service at the Cathedral. The business of the assizes commenced this morning, Mr. Justice Erie presiding in the Nisi Prins Court, and Mr. Baron Platt in the Crown Court. The business is rather heavy, there being 27 causes entered for trial, of which six are marked for special juries. The calendar is heavy, there being 52 prisoners for trial, and many of the charges against them are of a serious nature. They may thus be classed :—Manslaugh ter, 4 ; rape, 2 ; arson, 4 ; unnatural, 1 ; assault with intent, 1 ; shooting with intent to murder, 1 ; burglary, 10 ; sheep stealirg, 4 ; borsE. stealing, 1 ; bigamy, 1 ; false pretences, 1 ; embezzlement, 2 ; larceny, 20. Or these only 5 can read and write well, 27 imperfectly, 16 neither read nor write, and of 4 th ,, re is no account. CROWN COURT. BEFORE MR. BARON PLATT. JaMes Hill was indicted for having feloniously stolen a ram, the property of William Manning. There was a second count charging him with killing the same with intent to steal the carcase. Mr. Cole conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Cox de• fended the prisoner. From the evidence adduced on the part of the prose cution, it appeared that the prosecutor was a farmer. re siding at East Ansty, in this county. On the 3d of May last, his shepherd saw his flock of sheep safe in a field near to a road, but on going to the field on the morning of the 4th, he found the gate of the field unbunr, and one of the flock (a ram sheep) missing. Upon this the prose cutor went to his field, and on examination found tracks of where the sheep had been caught and.killed. Tracks of blood were then found, together with the footsteps of a man, leading along the road towards a cottage where the prisoner lived, and one drop of blood was found on the stairs in front of the cottage door. A search•war rant being obtained, the house of the prisoner was searched, and in a jug in the cupboard some ram's mut ton fat was found, and also two pieces of mutton. Fur ther examination of the premises being made, tracks of a man's footstep were found leading frcm the back of the cottage across the garden into a ploughed field, and over tne hedge into a furze brake, and under a furze bush was found a bag containing about thirty pounds' weight of mutton, which had been recently killed, and which appeared to be ram's mutton. Of this one piece matched exactly with one of the pieces found in the cottage, and a witness was called, wf.o identified the bag in which the mutton was found as a bag belonging to the prisoner, and which had been left at his master's house by the prisoner for some days. The constable who apprehended the prisoner also proved that one of the marks of the footsteps found where the sheep was killed corresponded with a track made by the boots which the prisoner wore, and was also precisely similar with the track which led to the furze bosh from the prisoner's cottage. Mr. Cox then addressed the jury for the prisoner, and Mr. Baron PLATT having summed up, the jury found the prisoner Guilty. A former conviction for felony was then proved against him, and he was sentenced to be transported for ten years. This is tl7 o only case worthy of report in the Crown Court, and nothing of the slightest public interest has been taken at Nisi Prius. HOME CIRCUIT. Lewes, Tuesday, July 28. The Commission for Sussex was opened on Monday. The calendar and cause list are both very light, there being only twenty prisoners for trial, and fourteen com mon jury causes on the civil side. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PARKE.) Daniel Steer, 28, was indicted under the statute, for having feloniously threatened to charge Percy Burrell with having committed a felonious assault, with the in tent thereby to extort money from him. Mr. Clarkson, Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Johnson con ducted the prosecution. The prisoner had no counsel. Mr. CLARKSON stated the case for the prosecution, and the circumstances appeared to be of rather an ex traordinary character. The prosecutor is the eldest son of Sir C. Burrell, M.P., and is also related to the family of Colonel Wyndham. The defendant is the son of one of the lodge-keepers to Colonel Wyndham, and the transaction which led to the present prosecution was re presented to have taken place in Paris three or four years ago. It appeared that Mr. Percy Burrell had been travelling on the Continent, and while at Paris met the prisoner, who introduced himself to him as having formerly been connected with the establishment of Col. Wyndham ; and, upon his representing himself to be in distress, Mr. Burrell gave him a small sum of money to help him home, and soon after this a parson named Bowyer, who acted as an attorney at Petworth, made a communication to the solicitor of Sir C. Burrell, as from the prisoner, to the effect of charging Mr. Percy Burrell with the offence in question, and it appeared that upon the prisoner being subsequently confined in gaol upon another cause, he confessed to the chaplain that the charge against Mr. Percy Burrell was without founda tion, and that he had been instigated to make it by Mr. Bowyer for the purpose of extorting money from Sir C. Burrell. Mr. Clarkson, in the course of his address, said that of course all along the family had scorned any idea of compromise, and the moment they obtained the neces sary evidence, they instituted proceedings against the defendant, and also against Mr. Bowyer, but he at the same time told the jury that there was reason to doubt the truth of the story told by the prisoner as to Mr. Bowyer having been the original instigator of the of fence; and as the share taken by that person in the transaction would no doubt have to be investigated by another jury, who would form their own opinion upon the evidence that would be adduced, he should refrain from saying anything that might prejudice that inquiry, and would merely observe that doubt was entertained whether the prisoner told the truth when he stated that Mr. Bowyer was the person who incited him to make the charge. The Learned Counsel having concluded his ad dress, the following evidence w as add uc ed : — The Rev. Mr. Langshawe deposed that he was chap ' lain at the Petworth gaol. He remembered the prisoner being brought there to undergo a sentence of six months' imprisonment. Shortly after the prisoner came into the gaol he made a communication to him in reference to the charges he had made against Mr. Percy Burrell, and ultimately, after having been cautioned with regard to the serious effect of the admissions he had made, he per sisted in them, and witness took his statement down in writing, and the prisoner signed it, and the same paper he now produced. The statement was then put in and read. It was of great length, and commenced by a solemn declaration that the charge he had made against Mr. Percy Burrell was utterly false, and a most wicked fabrication. He then went on to give a detailed statement of the share Mr. Bowyer had in the transaction, and asserted that he had first instigated him to make the charge, assuring him that it would be the means of getting a large sum of money from the Burrell family, and sufficient to make them both" gentlemen." .113 also declared in the state ment that Mr. Bo% , yer had written letters for him to copy as from Mr. Percy Burrell, in the feigned name of John Smith, and that, in fact, all he had done was by his advice and instigation. The prisoner likewise admitted that nothing more took place at Paris between him and Mr. Burrell, except that he received 15 francs from him, upon his representing to him that he was in great dis tress, to assist him to return to England. Mr. C. Coppard deposed that he was a solicitor at Horsham., and acted as the local agent and attorney for Sir C. Burrell. In the month of January, 1845, he was at Psetworth, when Mr. Bowyer made a communi cation to him, and, afterwards handed to him two letters which he now prciguced: Mr. CLARKiON called upon Mr. Bowyer to produce the letters in question, and he did so; and they were handed to Mr. Straight and read as evidence. The first letter was dated Paris, December 23, 1844; and the second, December 29, in the same year, and the latter distinctly made the charge against Mr. Burrell referred to in the indictment. Mr. Coppard's examination was then proceeded with —lie said that Mr. Bowyer also produced a third letter, signed " John Smith," which he represented to be the name assumed by Mr. Percy Burrell in his communica tion with the prisoner. He also asked witness if he was sufficiently acquainted with Colonel Wyndham to get an interview with him, and he told him he was not. Mr. Bowyer then asked him if he knew Mr. Percy Burrell, and he replied that he did, but not intimately. Witness commtmicated what had taken place to Mr. Walter Burrell, the brother of Mr. Percy, and subsequently bad an interview with Sir C. Burrell. Mr. Jo ANSON asked the witness whether at this inter view anytthing was said by Mr. Bowyer about the eum of 1,0001 ? Mr. Ccippard said he did not recollect that any par ticular srim was mentioned, but Mr. Bowyer said that the mattor was one of very great importance, and the sooner something was done to hush it up the bettor, He also suggested the propriety of his being sent to Paris to see Mr. Percy Burrell, and ho said that he thought Sir Chortles had better entrust him with some money, and he be lieved the sum mentioned was 1,0001. He also said that if when he saw Mr. Burrell at Paris he was not provided with sufficient money of his own, he (Mr. Bowyer) would propose to advance the money out of his own pocket, and would take his note of hand or pro missory note for the amount, which he would endorse to Sig C. Burrell upon his return to England, for him to hold as security against his son. Witness mentioned the proposiltion to Sir C. Burrell, omitting that portion of it respecting the advance of the money, which be was quite sure would not be agreed to, or even listened to, and Sfr Charles repudiated it altogether, and said h e did not believe the charge, and he would not give the tenth part of a farthing to hush it up, and the - whole matter should, on the contrary, be fully investin - s.ted if any charge was made. The witness then stat ed that Mr. Bowyer distinctly represented that the letter signed John Smith was written by Mr. Percy Burrell. Mr. :Baron PARKE here interposed, and expressed an opinion that upon the evidence as it stood at present, Bowyer was made out to be the principal in the trans action, and the only share the prisoner appeared to have taken was that of accessory before the fact. Mr. Bonxtrt said that the case for the prosecution was, t h at the prisoner's statements with regard to his being instigated by Bowyer, were all false, and that he had merely acted as his agent. Mr. Baron PARLE said that did not alter the facts. The charge was made by Bowyer by the production of the letters, and he also suggested the advance of money to enable him to go to Paris, as he said, to hush up the business ; and if the evidence amounted to anything it made :aim a principal. "11;.-CLARKSONegplained that a difficulty had been throicn. in the way of the prosecution by tilt) letters being withheld by Mr. Dowycr until that mo men t. A. 3 i t was u ncertain,. therefor o, as to thn Course that migbt be talzen, he begged to culy to thr: Court to order th 2 iet:ers and all the other ducumcnts that had been produced, to be impounded. 138:92 Passe aid colgulY; he 61144 Gag them to be impounded in order that they might be pro duced on any future occasion if they were required. James Brooker, the constable of West Grinstead, was then called, and he deposed that in April, 1845, the prisoner, whom he had previously known, came to his house, and after some conversation had taken place between them, he made a charge of a certain descrip tion against Mr. Percy Burrell, and at the same time said he would make him pay dearly fur what be had done. Mr. Baron PARKE said that this evidence did not carry the case any further. The statute, in his opinion, only applied where the charge was made directly to the person accused of the offence, and that it would not do where it was made to a third party. He would, how ever, take the opinion of Mr. Justice Coltman upon the poin t. His Lordship accordingly retired to the other court to confer with his learned brother, and upon his return he said that Mr. Justice Coltman concurred with him in the opinion that the present indictment against the prisoner, as principal, could not be supported, and that the course that ought to have been adopted was to indict Bowyer as the principal and the defendant a 3 an ac cessory before the fact. The prisoner must therefore he acquitted on the present indictment ; but he should 'order him to be detained, so thnt another indictment, charging him as an accessory before the fact, might be pref( rred against him at the next assizes. Mr. Wishaw inquired whether the Court would give any directions with regard to Bowyer. Mr. Baron PARKE said he should make no order with regard to him. The parties would proceed in the ordi nary way before the Magistrates. Mr. Bodkin said that the grand jury had returned a bill against Bowyer and the prisoner Steer, for con spiracy, and he now applied to the Court to fix the amount of bail to be entered into by the defendant Bowyer. Mr. Baron PARKE said that the amount must be larger than in an ordinary case, and the defendant Bowyer must enter into his own recognisance in 2001., and find two sureties in 1001. each, and give 48 hours' notice to the prosecutor's attorney, in order that the sufficiency of the bail might be inquired into. Boyer, who had been in Court during the trial of the other defendant, was then called upon to plead, and, having pleaded not guilty, he was ordered into custody. NORTHERN CIRCUIT,—Durham, 17t1,11 27. CROWN COURT.--(Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.) Jchn Bell, aged 26, was indicted for having feloniously, and against her will, c -tntnitted a rape upon Jane Ste venson, his own szsiv; njrl of 17 years of ago. Mr. Otter appeal - e prosecution, and Mr. Bliss and Mr. Matthews for the prosecutor, who is a married man, carrying on the husincs of master coachmaker, in the town of Barnard Castle. The prosecutrix, upon being examined, said that she came into the prisoner's service on the 23d of last May, and that on Sunday, the 28th of June, her sister. who lives at Staindrop, had been over to Barnard Castle, when, in the afternoon, at about four o'clock, the sister being on her return home, she, the witness, went about two miles with her on the way. Having left her to come back to Barnard Castle, she met the prisoner, who had followed them, and he, after some persuasion, represent ing that there was a nearer road across some fields, caused her to accompany him that way. She soon found when they had got some hundreds of 3 ards from the road that he was leading her where there was ro public path. He said, how ever that they should come to one a little way on, and that induced her to accompany him into sonic fields, where, taking anvatrage of the loneliness of the place, he began to take liberties with her, and finalty by violence accomplished his purpose. She said that she had a long struggle with him, which was perceptible from the state of the ground in a grass field where this happened, and in which the grass was beaten down for about five yards. He afterwards forcibly detained her there for upwards of half an hour. Bet in the mean time she had once made her escape for a distance, having ran into a corn-field, and there trodden down a good deal of the corn in her endeavours to get away. The girl, who was a person of most respectable ap pearance for her station, then said that she had men tioned the matter immediately on getting to the town, towards which the prisoner accompanied her. She had not told it to the first female she saw, but did to a Mrs. Raines, with whom she was better acquainted. That she had done so was proved by Mrs. Raines and others. A surgeon was called in to see her the same night, and an officer, sent to look at the spot, confirmed her as to the condition of the grass-field and the corn-field. In her cross-examination the prosecutrix admitted that she had stolen 25., about two years ago, from a Mrs. Railton, having as she proceeded to say, obtained the money by breaking into the window of the house. She had also been charged with stealing 2s. in the same way from another person. She now admitted that she had committed that theft also, and in the same way, by get ting in at the window. Mrs. Railton, one of the witnesses for the defence, swore that she would not believe the girl upon her oath. It had been asserted by the witnesses for the prosecu tion that the girl was much disturbed and distressed, and and that her bonnet and dress bore evident marks of violence, when she came home on the Sunday. Other witnesses, for the defence, denied both these, and several of the prisoner's witnesses, stated that they had pre viously seen the prosecutrix and the prisoner upon such terms of familiarity as to occasion jealousy between the husband and his wife. After his Lordship's summing up, the jury were about an hour in deliberating upon their verdict, when they came in, returning a verdict of Not Guilty, adding, that they entertained a doubt, and gave the prisoner the benefit of it. MIDLAND ClRCUl7'.—Derby, July 28. CRIMINAL COURT. (Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) DAMAGING A STOCKING FRAME. Samuel Scottern, aged 42. was charged with having, on the 23d of June last, damaged, at Stretton, a stocking machine, the property of Messrs. Ward, at Alfreton. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Nothing of importance had transpired on the Nisi Prius side up to the time of sending off our dispatch. IRISH ASSIZES. COUNTY OF DONEGAL—Lifford, July 24. Judge Torrens entered the Court shortly after nine o'clock, A.M. As the important libel cases against Mr. Houghton, agcat for the property of the late Mr. Mur ray, were appointed fur trial, the Court was greatly crowded. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday a great deal of interest was excited by the examination of a young man, named John Pryce Hum phrey, who was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having uttered a forged acceptance, purporting to be the acceptance of Hugh Stamford, Esq., for 181. 188., there being no such person as Hugh Stamford, Esq., in existence. Mr. Vyner, solicitor, of Ironmonger Hall, attended for the prosecution, and a solicitor, appeared for the prisoner. Mr. B. Knight, clerk to Mr. D. Birkett, jun., of Bill court, Mincing-lane, wine-merchant, stated that, on the 11th of -March he received from the prisoner the bill of exchange produced, dated 7th of March, drawn by him and purporting to be accepted by Hugh Stamford, Esq., Ivy-cottage, Hampton Wick, - and made payable two months after date, at 78, Park-street, Grosvenor-square. The prisoner endorsed the bill in presence of witness, who received it on behalf of his employer, in part pay ment for goods sold, either wine or guano. Wheat the bill became due, witness sent a letter directed to Hugh Stamford, Esq., Ivy-cottage Hampton Wick, Middlesex, but the letter was returned, endorsed "no such person of that name at Ivy-cottage." Upon his cross-examination the witness said be could not swear that he received the identical bill from the prisoner, for he had received a great many bills on that very day, but he believed that such • was the case. It was certainly paid into the house. The prisoner's solicitor—There is no question as to its -being paid into the house. Mr. Vyner, solicitor to Mr. Birkett, jun., then gave evidence=-He had, in consequence of instructions from Mr. Birkett, applied to the alleged acceptor for payment, and-upon the return of the letter unopened, he went to Ivy Cottage, but could get no information about Hugh Stamford, Esq., either there or from the postmen or some old inhabitants of the place. The prisoner, he learned, was known in the neighbourhood, having dealt in guano and other articles there. The prisoner's solicitor said he could prove that the acceptance was no forgery; that it was in the hand -1 writing of Mr. Hugh Stamford. Mr. Arthur Burke, clerk to a solicitor, proved that he knew a gentleman of the name of Hugh Stamford, and swore tha: the acceptance was in the handwriting of Mr. Stamford, who was what was formerly called a sharebroker, but what was now called a stag.— (Laughter.) Witness knew the prisoner, but bad never done bnsiness with him. Mr. Hugh Stamford went by the name of Thorn in London, and Stamford in the country. Witness took persons to him who wanted to sell scrip letters, and get a commission upon, tl , e business. " I never," said he, " work without being paid for it." I have an impression that his name was Thorn. Before this business, my impression was that his bona fide name was Stamford. but now my impression is that. his name is Thorn. When I introduced parties to him for the sale of letters, the name of Thorn was on the counting-house door. I al ways treated Mr. Stamford as the principal. There was a grey-beaded man there whom I considered to be his cicr's. The LORD MAYOR said the witness just examined had proved the case for the prosecution. Mr. Thorn was the acceptor of the bill. The prisoner's solicitor submitted that it was clearly shown that his blient had committed no offence. Mr. Hugh Stamford, as the prisoner knew the gentleman, was the acknowledged acceptor of the bill. The Loan MAYOR—Produce your other witness. Mr. Herbert Wall, - of No. 4, Cross Keys-square, Little Britain, was then called for the prisoner. He said, lam now out of business. I was in the wine trade some years ago. I know a Mr. Hugh Stamford. I knew him when he resided at Chapel-place, Poultry, and after wards at No. 21, Nelson-street, City-road. He is a dealer in shares. I have seen him write many times. This acceptance is his. I have known him by the names of Stamford and Thorn promiscuously. Cross-examined by Mr. Vyner —I have seen him write in the name of Thorn. I have seen him both ac cept and indorse bills in that name. He is now at Good wood races. lie is a sporting man, and has been very fortunate this year on the Derby. Ido not know that he had any christian name, for he was never baptised. The prisoner's solicitor said the evidence of Mr. Wall confirmed the fact of his client's innocence. If it pleased Mr. Stanford, he might have gone in the name of Thomas Williams, or John Thomas, but he accepted the bill in the name by which he is known to Mr. Humphrey. There was no pretence for saying that the prisoner had uttered a forgery. Mr. Wall's cross examination was continued—Mr. Hugh Stamford first came up to London in the name of Thorn. I was not aware that he then used another name, but he came to my office as a clerk in the name of James Thorn. I was then a wine-merchant in Hart street, Mark-lane. It was seven or eight years ago. He was with me seven or eight years ago about a couple of years. I have known him, in the share market both as Hugh Stamford and Thorn. He took a manor in Kent last year, and I always addressed letters to him there as Hugh Stamford. I called upon him in Chapel place. He went by the name of Thorn in London, and by that of Stamford in the country. I have addressed letters to him et Lurbiton and Hampton Wick in the hit ter name. They were letters which I re-addressed or put in an envelope, which had been sent to his country house in the name of Thorns or Thorne Brothers. Never received any letters from him from Hampton Wick. The landlord took possession of the premises I believe, for rent, either in December 1844 or 1845. The body of the bill is one in my handwriting. I drew it at 78, Park-street, Grosvenor-square. The LORD MAYOR—Knowing that he went by two names, did you not ask in which he intended to accept ? Witness—The prisoner asked me to draw the bill, and I did so by his dictation. I put the address, Ivy Cot tage, Hampton Wick, by the prisoner's direction, and I saw Mr. Stamford sign the bill in the prisoner's pre sence. I did not see any money pass at the time. The LORD MAYOR—And you knew at the time that bill was accepted in the name of Stamford, that it was accepted by your old clerk Thorn ? Witness—l did. I knew him in both names. I beard him say that ho was not baptised, and that he might take any name he pleased,--(A laugh.) The prisoner's solicitor said it was quite impossible that after what had been stated his client could be sup posed to be guilty of having uttered a forged acceptance. The LORD MAYOR said he should remand the case till Saturday, and refused to take bail for the appearance of the prisoner. His Lordship directed that Mr. Wall and Mr. Burke, the witnesses, should attend upon the next examination. THE COBDEN FREE TRADE DOCKS. The supporters ,of the free-trade cause are determined not only to' bestow upon ' their champion, Richard Cobden, the personal munificent tribute now being sub scribed for throughout the country, as u public token of approbation for his laborious exertions in behalf o 7 free trade, but also to hand down to posterity some national record of utility connected with the cause itself, that will perpetuate this great commercial advantage, and open a legitimate channel for the investment of capital. An Act of Parliament has recently passed for the for mation of docks at the mouth of the Thames, adjacent to Carwey Island; and about thirty-six miles from London, to consist of 200 acres; and it is the intention of the pro moters of the Cob len Free-trade:Docks—composed prin cipally of ship-owners, merchants, honkers. coal-owners, and other eminent capitalists of Landon, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and the northern districts—to make such arrangements as will empower them under that Act of Parliament to construct docks forthwith, to be called " The, Cobden Free-trade Docks," that will afford accommodation to vessels of all nations, with separate docks for the British and foreign steam-boats, and the collier ships from the north. These docks will be accessible at all times of tide, from the great depth of water at that spot. There will be also an extensive steamboat pier and landing wharf, for the accommodation of passengers embarking for the con tinent and the watering places on the Kentish coast ; which, by this route, will effect a great savieg in time, distance, and expense. A short branch railway will be made from the docks to join the Eastern Counties line at Romford, and unite with the Blackwall Extension line at Stratford, thereby affording a two-fold terminus in the very heart of London (the Blackwell terminus being contiguous to the corn, coal, and fish markets), so that in one hour, passengers will be on the sea journey for the continent; and the steam-boats to I.larrate, Ramsgate, Herne-bay, Sheerness, and Southend, will be able. to make a double voyage by day-light. This route will also be the neatest for the landing of the Indian mail by forty-six miles in distance, and a saving of two hours in time, aid Ostend. The great increase of the shipping trade requires that additional dock room should be immediately afforded, and the further het ease of vessels laden with free-trade preduce will tend more and more to add to the present requirement; and at this very juncta, when every free trader is rejoicing at the victory gained, and the pro spect before him of the benefits to be derived from that event, what can be so consistent a national memento to record the victory, or so legitimate a national invest ment of capital, as the Cobden Free-trade Docks?—the commencement of which is proposed to take place next month. GREENWICH WATERMEN'S PIER. ;At an early hour on Tuesdaymorning, a number of persons assembled at Garden-stairs, Greenwich, to witness the pro ceedings taken by Mr. Saunders, the water-baff, in remov ing and taking. forcible possession of the gatermen's pier. • the proceedings, it appears, arose out of a summons issued in October last to William Watkins, and 16 others, for plac ing certain barges in the Thames, so as to cause an obstruc tion. The question had been adjourned from time to time, had been argued by counsel, and ultimately referred to the navigation committee. On Saturday last, Mr. M. Saunders, the water-bailiff, caused notices to be served on the defendants, that he should on Tuesday morning attend and take steps to remove the pier to the Commercial Docks. • On Tuesday morning, at an early hour, the watermen were in attendance at Garden Stairs, awaitiog the arrival of the water-bailiff. Precisely- at seven .o'clock the Michael steam tug, and the Peacock Li gliter : brought to opposite the Salutation Tavern. At this time Mr..~.alla leux, the superintendent of the R division of police, was on the spot with a few men under his - orders; having a large body in reserve at the station house in case of an outbreak, which was anticipated. On the water, a number of police galleys followed the steam tug, and kept at hand in case their services were needed. The houses in front of the river were fully occupied hy per sons expecting - to see force opposed to the removal of the pier. Such, however, was not the case, and a dozen of the pierowners let go their chains and anchors and removed the stages, when the floating pier drifted with the tide upon the dummies and steam-boats lying in front. the water-ballift placed a rope from the tug and drew them outside. Those on board the monkey barge, believing they were being taken to the Commercial Dock, one of their number with a hatchet cut the hawser by which the barge was attached to the tug, and thus left - themselves drifting with the tide down the river. - When off Greenwich Hospital they threw out a spare anchor, and were brought up. The next flood tide saw their moorings shifted to an anchorage opposite Garden-stairs, where, at particular states of the tide, passengers embark and land over the Queen steamer, placed near the stairs for a receiving vessel. Parties connected with the pier attended before the navigation committee on Tuesday, to .obtain per mission to replace their pier, but without success. A public meeting will shortly be held on the subject, at which the Members for the borough have promisedt3 attend. lit the mean time the greatest excitement prevails. KING'S COLLEGE llosrtrAL.—The first meeting of the Committee for promoting the building fund was held in the Library of King's College, cn Saturday, the Duke of Cam bridge, President of the Building Committee, in the chair. A most favourable report, with reference to the funds al ready raised (amounting to nearly 3,0000 was read. His Royal Highness was pleased to express his interest in the success of this Hospital, and at the same time stated his in ' tention of doing everything in his power to foward the proposed plans for enlarging the building and increasing the usefulness of the institution. It was remarked by his Royal Highness, that it was most desirable that there should be a large Hospital in such a central part of the metropolis, and be expressed his astonishment that amidst a popula tion so dense there had not been, long before, any insti tution of the kind, between such distant points as Bar tholomew and Charing-cross. His Royal Highness made many particular inquiries regarding the medical school at King's College, and the business of the meeting having been completed, proceeded to inspect the various museums within the College, in all of which he seemed to take great interest. His Royal Highness was conducted over the e stablishment by a large body of 'the Governors of the Hospital ; and on leaving expressed his intention of presiding ag ain, so soon as the Committee should intimate that his presence would be of service. RoIMERy AT MESSRO. BARNETT AND ITOATtv,''S.— On Saturday, about one o'clock, a gentleman named John son went into the banking-house of Messrs. Barnett, Hoare, and Co., to receive cash for a cheque of 1951. He received bank notes to the amount of 100/., which lie placed in his pocket-book, and deposited In his coat pocket. The re mainder was paid in gold, which Mr. Johnson also placed in l.is pocket, when he discovered that his pocket4uok, with 100/. in notes, was gone. This must have been stoleil from bins by some parties while he was counting the gold. :60 or three of the swell mob had been previously observed near' the spot, and as they are known the police expect shortly to have them in custody. Payment of the notes was imme diately stoppsd at the Bank. THE WELLINGTON STATUE.—On Saturday the further erection of the scaffolding over the triumphal arch at Eyde park Corner, intended for the raising of the colossal statue of toe Duke of Wellington, was suspended by order of Lord Morpeth, the new Chief Commissioner of Woods and Fortsts. It is now fully believed that the site chosen by the committee, upon which several hundred pounds must have Ucn expended, even in the present scaffolding erected, will bi• given up, and that the parade in St. James's-park will be the place on which this trophy to the Lucite of the illustrious Dalio will ultimately In LATEST PRICES OF SHARE'S IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COett- PANIES' STOCK. From tie Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY ETF-515°- LONDONA TUESDAY, JULY 28. ZOZZIT-STOCN. ndELNIKS. , Dividend Amount Fc.co Name of Company. per o f Paid. Annum. Shar --- e. ----- ..... ........- X s. d. X 5. ( I. ,oi 44' Australasia .... ••.. • • 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 0 2 Britsh N orth American 51. per cent. 5 0 0 0 50 0 0 23 Commercial of London IL per cent. 100 0 0 20 9 s 16 Colonial.. W. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 ','‘ 0 .01 Londu and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 I 2 , 1 4 . 7 7 s London Joint-Stock .• • 6/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 o Metropolitan ... •.• • • • - 25 0 0 7100 , 4s Provincial of Ireland • • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 °, , 1 9 Ditto, New... .. •• • • 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 ,. 00 National of Ireland • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 t . i 6 Nat. Provncial of Eug. Si. per cent. 100 • 0 0 35 0 0 Ditto, New. •••• • • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 26 Union of Australia •• • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 11,;, Union of London. •• • • , Cl. per cent. 50 0 0202 3 --- INSIMANCM COMPANXL ii....________--- • Dividend Amount Pric e Name of Company. per of raid. Annum. Share. _____-.-, X s. d. £ s. 4 . 74 Albion Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 ' ;'4 Ditto Marine. • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 1 6 14 Atlas .••••••• • • • • • • • • 13s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 i'S British Commercial •• 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 Oi Clericl,Med.&Gen•Life ' Si. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 County ••••••• • • • • • • • 37. 100 0 0 10 0 0 _ Crown .......... -• • 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 -- 0 Eagle ...... .. . ... Eng.& Scot. Law .• • • 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 . 20 ' European Life ••• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. Freemasons' .•••• • • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe . .... •••••• • • • • • 6/. per cent. Stock. - 13 4 Guardian ............Si. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 , s 4B Imperial. Fire •••• • • • • 61. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 l a r imperial Life ...... • • 12s. 100 0010 0 0 3 0 ' 0 7 ' Indemnity Marine •• - 11. sh. & be. 100 0 0 513 1 2 Law Life.. •••• • • • • Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 ~,,,, London Fire .••• • • • . 10a. 25 0 0 12 10 0 0 4,1 at London Ship •.••• • • • 105. 25 0 0 12 10 0 IC'S Marine .• .•• • • 51ed. Invlld & Gen. Life 4 1 ,6/. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 . 2 )4 National Lean Fund• • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 , 2 !‘ National Lifo...' B/. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 ~ 'O, Palladium Life • ..... • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 02. . Phcenix . 20 . 3/. p. ct. & hs. - - a s' Protector Life. •• • . Provident Life •.•. . • • 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 '''' 4 , 4 Rock Life •••••• • • • • • • 4s. 5 0 0 0 10 0 It oyal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - 10' Sun Fire 6/. 10s. - - 2 1 a Ditto Life ....• • • . • • 11. Os. A 9 - - 0 Universal Life ......... CANALS. ...... _..• Dividend! .„,' Names of L. Dividend Price. Names of 4 Companies. fi per 1 • Companies. 04 A r um Eh Annum. m -. -----"" X X a AO Ashtn&Oldb 97 51.55. pc 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. A -90 Ashby-d-la-Z 113 4/. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 51. 35 Barnsley.... 160 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - r WI. - 340 Basingstoke.. 100 - - Neath .... • • 100 171. --- Brknk&Abrg 150 5/. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. 40 Cromford ..• . 100 14/. 150 Peak Forest. 78 31. o 5 Dudley lOO 4/. - Regent's ••• . 33 11. 5 s- *7l Derby .• •• - 100 6/. 73 Rochdale.... 85 41. : ..... Ellsmre&Chs 133 4/. 55 Shropshire - 125 81. 1 30 Erewash . Forth & Clyd 100 4/. - Do.LltFd St 12 6/. p. c.- .1 4 5 GrandJunctn 100 71. 95% StffrdiNWorc 140 281. i ; 2 - 3 ' 0 Grand Union 100 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbziry.. 125 151 . Glamorgnsh. 172 13%1. 210 StourbridgJ.. 145 201. 1 315 Glstr &Brkly .00 - - Strtfrdon AC 79 11. 10s. , Grantham • • 150 121. 100 Severn and/ . 26 11.88. 32 Eluddersileld. 57 --- 1 Wye Ball. liennt & Avn 39 7s. 6d. 9X4 s Trnt St Mr-1 50 301. -- Lancaster ..- 47 11. 10s. - eey, 4 sh. 3 .... Leede&Livrp 100 341. 520 Thams &Med 19 - Leicester ... • 140 10/. 105 Worcstr & 78 2r / 4 4 - Leicstr&Nth 83 4/. 60 Blrmbag. 11 Loughborogh 142 70/. 850 Wilts & Brks 67 11. ---- Oi 44' , 23 % 16 DOCIW. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Annum. Share. £ s. d. B. d. Commercial .. .. ••.• . 31. per cent. Stock. East and West India... 61. pr cent. Stock. -- East Country Lmdon .. 5/. pr cent. Stock. St. Katharine •• • • 5 per cent. Stock. Southampton •••• • • • • 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 ,0 WILT E FL-NIV*O ItIZS . 1 i 13 10.1 ;4 .17 - 50 0 '0 Dividend Amount Name of Company. per I of Pal. I Annum. I Share. j STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY, JULY 28.—The recent in telligence from the United States, comrennicating the fact of the passage of the Tariff Bill by the House of Representatives, and the probability that that important measure will also pass the Senate ; catis,cl some im provement in the demand for printing cloth to-day, and produced a generally improved feeling in the goods market, but without causing any advance in prices. For yarn, the demand continues very languid, and rather lower rates have been accepted for some numbers of mule twist suitable for the Eastern markets. Prices, generally, are now so unremunerative that some of the spinners, particularly those in the neighbourhood of Blackburn, have begun to consider the propriety of working short time. ROCHDALE, MONDAY, JULY 27. We have had a very limited demand for pieces to-day, and a thin attendance of buyers, considering it has been the fortnightly Mon day. The wool market has been inactive, and the dealers complain of the little bnsiness transacted. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY, JULY 28.—There have been a good many buy ers to-day, both for home and foreign markets ; aad large purchases have been made in the Cloth Hall, of every description of fancy woollens. Greater activity has also been felt in the warehouses during the past week. LEEDS, TUESDAY, JULY 28.—There was a very fair attendance of buyers at our cloth halls to-day, but, from want of the articles mostly in demand, the transactions were necessarily limited. Our manufacturers, are, how ever, pretty well employed in executing orders, and, upon the whole, trade is in a sounder state than at this time last year. Fortunately, none of our merchants are interested in any of the failures which cast such a gloom over the Manchester markets last week.—Manchester Guardian. MYSTERIOUS CASE OF SELF DESTRUCTION. _ A coroner's inquisition was held at eight o'clock on Satur day night, the 25th instant, at the house known as the Beef steak House, at Shorne, by the deputy-coroner, John Clabon, on the body of Mr. Thomas Swatland, who was found hanging to a tree in a wood abutting the turnpike road leading from Rochester to Gravesend. The body was first discovered by Mr. Luke Richard Sykes, a gentleman connected with the London and Westminster Bank, who was walking from Gravesend to Rochester, on Thursday afternoon, the 28th instant, and on hii rising Shorne-hill. shortly after three o'clock, he turned from the turnpike-road into a cop pice, and haring walked a few paces, he saw a man standing, and apparently looking up a tree, with his hat on, and as his position was somewhat strange, he stepped up, and found him suspended with a rope round his neck to the limb of the tree. Heimmediately cut him down, and on the rope becoming loose, a noise proceeded from the throat, which was the escape of the confined air from the body. Ile immediately went to the nearest house for assistance. The body was stiff and cold, and was not touched until the arrival of a parish officer, when on searching him 191. 10s. in gold, a 51. Bank of England note, and 1/. 19s. 6d. in silver, was in his pockets, also several letters and papers, and a short pipe. His walking-stick was standing against the tree. In the hat was his address, which led to his discovery. When first found the toes of deceased touched the ground. The branch of the tree was about seven feet from the ground. Mr. William Banston, partner with deceased, to a ques tion from the jury; said, he never knew of any improper conduct of the wife; the deceased generally called his wife A.shie. A letter produced is in the hand-writing of the deceased. The CORONER then read it : " My dear Ashie,—You and I have disagreed, and it bas broken my heart and spirits; that I cannot any more come home to see you, and I bid you farewell, and hope you will find a better partner than I have been. You have done well by me ; disagreements have done all this, so farewell from your loving husband, " THOS. SWATLAND." After some desultory conversation between the Coroner and jury a verdict was returned '",That the deceased de stroyed himself by hanging, while ilia state of temporary insanity." The deceased was forty-four years of age. Cnenetec-caoss HOSPITAL.—On Tic's' ey the twenty fifth annual meeting of the governors and friends of this insti tution, founded in ISIS, was held at the hospital, Charing cross. The Rev. George Hall Bowers, 8.D., rector of Sr.. Paul's, Covent-garden, presided. The report stated that the ameliorating influence of the charity had been greatly ex tended during the past year, in the course of which 9,129 in digent sick persons were admitted on the books for relief, at a cost of 2,4651. 17s. 10d. ; of .these, 1,128 were in-patients ' and 8,001 were out-patients, many of whom were visited at their own homes, and the greater part were restored to the bless ings of health and to their occupation for the support of their families.. Tbe.eases of accident amounted to upwards of 1,100, 303 of whiCh were so dangerous as to require to be immediately admitted as patients. The receipts amounted to 2,8231. 19s. ; the expenditure, less by 354/. The report, which spoke very highly of the medical school, was then adopted, and the chairman acknowledged the piece of plate which had been presented to him. A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the proceedings. PRICE OF GOLD.—The premium on gold at Paris is 15% per. mille, which, at. the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10 1 / 2 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 54 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 72%, it follows that gold is 0.72 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 4.35 per mark, which e atthe English Mint price of 81. 17s. 10%d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 10; and the" exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 11, it follows that gold is 0.46 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange at New York on London is 108 per cant., and the par of exchange between England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 1.58 per cent. against England. But the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, tke interest must be deducted from the above difference. THE MOPS, YESTERDAY.—Frorn the Sussex planta floss we learn that generally tbs bine is short, that the hops are coming into burr, and it seems tile prevalent opinion that there will be a full crop, although the late winds have s li g htly damaged the tips of those bran 'cites which bear the m ost hops. From Kent the accounts •.a Te of a similar cha racter, the hops having improved.conside.7ablY since the last week, and promising. more than an averawe good crop. TE a only complaint is tardiness of coming into - time in some few quarters. THE MURDER AT NEWCASTLE.—The ;adjourned in quest on the body of Robert Lowthin was held on Monday night, and adjourned for a week, there being, no evidence of a satisfactory character elicited. The man who was appre hended has been discharged, as the superintee teient of police was unable positively to identify him as being the person he saw with deceased at two o'clock on Saturday morning,h re. and o the man sufficiently accounting for himself els trace of the deceased's watch has yet been di a ma have as he was intoxicated at the time , it is thought e-cc be bv v y ered, but the water accidentally. At present tho been robbed of it -by loose women, and afcteasrvireairsclsintiliTedinitno mystery, but the police 911;:mensnie:::actively pursuing inquiries re specting it, and an adje for one week veas deemed necessary to afford them CRITICISM EXTRAOALL I, o r f Saturday last—it out eht to be k is unnecessary to pit ty-goers, appears in tthhoenelghtetere irinettn that Perrot is a dancer, an d certainly never exerted his " loveliest voice" on any stage, nor indulged in "high falsetto notes," or false steps _Furittakti, which was given for M. Perrot's benefit on Thu rsday evening, enabled this rapidly rising artist still further' to show the progress he has recently made. lie sung the L Ist act in his loveliest voice, and with admirable expression, but he is too fond of at tempting a fac-sinzjle of Rubit ai's high falsetto notes--in this,needlessly subjecting himself, ;re the charge of imitation." ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE.— SALE OF EFFECTS.—The great end of the League having be era achieved, the goods and chattels in the office of the executi see were on Tuesday dis posed of by public auction, on the premises in Fleet-street. Much competition was expected, from the circumstance of the various articles submitted tot he public for sale having been in the use of the indefatigable leaders of the League; this, however, was not the case; for many of the valuable pieces of furniture went under the hammer of the auctioneer at almost less than half their on vinal value—the auction room, nevertheless, was crowded I kya large body of sales men. Among the articles which a died forth the warmest ;ittding were e the model of a printir press, presented to the Lee site Bazaar, held at Covent- g arden Theatre; after a b sharp contest, the model - was sold to the highest somewhes A set of Spanish mahogany dining-tables, bidder for 465. 4 as a Council t Able by the B o a rd, were which had been use., ancient-carved oak chair, and sold for 13 guineas. e tir is several office-stools, for 235. . and is upwards of a century old, alpon beautifully Scotland v P arn its richly carved c ed ras as a present to the League ;it bears , 11 "17 43." The hand panel the initials "J. R.," and the 44' e , astle for the Bazaar, some wherry " Leander,"-made ;I.o i having reached the was put up for competition, and after vhen the bidder was price of ten guineas was knocked down, welve o'clock, and non est inventus. The sale comrAenced atA tomilaaVol ohyrtly ate; Our. £ a. 100 0 41 13 100 0 AR 19 29 26 2t. Os• 20' 5 11. 3 5. 23 4 Jo. oct 49 2, ...... Pric e ' 130 .260. LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' P 1? Dividend Amount Name cf Company. per of raid. Annum. Share. - X s. d. X s. Bank of Scotland ••.• • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 . Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 0 British Linen Company U. per cent. 100 0 G Commercial Bank. •• . 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 National Bank. ..... 61. per cent. 10 0 0 Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. 50 0 0 Western Bank.... • 6l. per cent. 50 0 0 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 Clydesdale Bank.. •. • • 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 Eastern Bank ... ••• • • 5/. per cent. T 10 0 0 Caledonian Bank Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 6/. per cert. 5 0 0 City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. 10 0' 0 Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 w 0 0 Insur. Co. of Scetlnd. • 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 All Pall; North British Insur. • • 5%1. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 Caledonian Fire Bosun 0 10/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 Edin',urgh Life Insur. 61. per cant. 100 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 , Edin. & Railway 1/.los. per e. 50 0 0 50 Ditto, 5i Shares • 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 AU'i Did' Edin., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 0 0 Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. Waspy &Greenckßall. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 All p aid. Glsgw&Garnkirk Rail. N. per cent. 25 0 0 All Ix o.d. Dundee & Arbroth Rail. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 Ail pi dd. Standard LifeAsintrlics. Si. per cent. 50 0 0 2 10) 0 Pi 101 156 22 3 , 1641 103 92S 85 14 1 4}4 734 2 , Is. 9d 14N 9% 28 22 14 14 1534 1644 75_,U 4036 'ER DA MARKET N EWS.-(YES CORN EXCHANGE. Notwithstanding the show of English Wha tt at morning's market was very small, the demand for that al c, cle, owing to the continued fine weather for Ilan "est sc...„°rif i and the thin attendance of buyer s . w as heavy, at ba , - ; Monday's quotations, In Foreig n Whe a t so little was d l l *o that previous rates were a l mos t nom i na l. Th e in ports d week have been small. G r i n di ng B ar l ey ma y b e :onsidel o steady, at full prices ; but other kinds were a mere. drug. Malt very few sales were concluded; nevertheless , preloo lo rates were supported. The Oat trade was in a vex, Y ul a v e e l a ,q, state, at barely the late dep r es s ion in v alue. 13a and Flour commanded very little attention. English ...... Irish ........ Foreign ...... Wheat. 2,640 qrs. ARRIVALS. Barley-. 630 .111' Oats Vote. 80 qrs., 1,970 250 • 4,120 2,110 1,740 Malt, 3,910 ors. - NiTHITECHAPEL. # 00 We had only a moderate supply of each kind of. Bl,eti n g sale to-day, yet the demand ruled heavy en the fs )111 17 1 - to terms :—Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s ; "„,,cl 38 10d; Lamb, 8d to 5s 8d; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d; '- Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d per Blbs. by the carcase. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT GLASGOW.—It is OS tr Pa. lir/ b 73' duty to announce one of the most disastrous fires t ha,. b ;o3 e, taken place in connexion with this locality for s om g ior viz., the destruction of the largest of the cotton mill s a t Drhe tocher, belonging to William Dunn, Esq., of this c ity • At, mill, which forms half a square, and is six stories i leigot was discovered to be on tire about seven o'clock 1 ast• (Sunday), and intelligence having been received in ti us en between eight and nine, the West of England and cit 1„ t ly gines, including the new engine " The Clyde," were lust t d - hy dispatched, drawn by four horses each, and accom; )anit some of our police force, to the scene of the fire ; but by ,old time of their arrival it was evident that their efforts we only be of use in saving the adjoining property, in wh on are glad to say they were in a great measure succossfa 1. our arrival at the tire almost all the floors had fallen laf from the appearance of the fianie:s through the wind ow , the mill, accompanied by ,tbet• roaring of the dev, ouriLto element, the effect was Most-terrific. When we left, t he P i ` had, to a great extent, been gOt under. By this sad °caf e rence, we believe, about nine hundred individuals NI II thrown ont of employment ; but those to whom we 51 ) ,`" b t seemed as much concerned about the effect the disaster 113 `g o s have on their venerable and much-respected ma,sl ,‘„ not° about their own fate in being thrown totally idle.—(:4 ; 45 , 0- Argus. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT—THREE PERSONS Dito —On Saturday evening last, St. Boswell's fair-day, ala mt s e l; choly accident occurred, by which three persons lost . U . ' o f lives in the Tweed, at the Burnfoot, behind the viii Lessudden—viz., James Scott, blacksmith, Bemersy( h 31 !,: t i wife, and daughter, about 14 years of age. It is sui P°7,, that on returning from the fair they had attempted to l o ti the river, which was running rather full at the tim , !, . 0 a bad been carried off their feet down the water.— Cala kit ° • • Mercury. ft [ADVERTISEMENT.] UNPRECEDENTED CUR' ; ,cr L lioLowAy'B PlLLS.—Thomas Symonds, formerly of Ch a th a m r yard, residing in Gravel-lane, Southwark, had !Alen unable t his work for three years. Ilis lungs were supposed to be to Yet kph having a distrwsing cough, with feet and legs swelling, besides Nr• he could scarcely ever keep anything on his stomach, and was rally so weak and ill as to barely have power to stand ; yet in 7 - 1 ' months this poor man acquired almost a new constitution by te6l‘ tle Holloway's Pills, and is now become so strong and well as 0 1 s able to undertake the l a b or i ous duties of a carpenter on boa t vessel about sailing to New South Wales. These invaluable Pllll l 7 0 , sold at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, Lor and by all dealers in medicine. BIRTHS. On the 25th inst., the lady of Dr. Cross, Leicester-ocl g of O n 4 the 25th inst., at Gatehouse, near Ryde, Isle of W the wife of James Norton Smith, Esq., of a daughter. On the 25th inst., at Ladham House, Goudhurst , Oakden, of a son. On the 23d inst., at Cardiff, South Wa'es, the 101 Major Francklyn, 37th Regiment, of a daughter. Bea' On the 24th inst., Mrs. Walford, of Charlotte - stre et, ford-square, of a son. On the 24th inst., at the Grove, Stratford, ftirs. Felt, of a daughter. On the 24th inst., at Lonsdale - square, the lady of P hil Gray, Esq., barrister-at-law, MARRIED. Ref' On the 25th inst.,at Woodmansterne, Surrey, by the r rd . C. I. S. Crawford, Rector, Mr. Patterson Boyle , of 1,1 4 tt, street, London, to Lavinia, eldest daughter of Mr Job° - late doorkeeper of the House of Commons._________/ riIED. ergo On the 13th of May , in the East Indies, Captain ~ Hart Dyke, of the Bengal Artillery. gather' On the Isth inst., at Lucerne, the Hon. Carolinevincatt wife of Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. John 8t• ` ."- Saumarez. On the 20th inst., at Derby, R. W. Haden, tag' w, , ,gign• On the 22d inst., at Castle Fraser, C. M. Fraser. ... turo — Id, On the 24th inst., in Upper Harley-street, Georg e '''''- __ . On the 26th in5t....__:::t:._..................att0i ..................i.pari ... Mary V o Wellbeloved, of York. the son of Edmund repys, second 4. , se. On the 25th inst., Anne, daughter of the - ilia, w ire of Sir Thomas Baring, Bart., aged 72. o f ITO. I 12 ' ' Printed and Published b lIITBDO YOUNG'', —Amer London: at Strand, Printer, The Bun Office y , N 0.1 1 3. 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