The Sun. — London, England, 1846-08-15 00:00:00

OBSTRUCTION OF MIDDLE-ROW, HOLBORN. Mr. Taylor, Mr. Mayes, Mr. Baldock, and Mr. White, M.D., Commissioners for paving the united parishes of St. Andrew's, Holborn above the Bars, and St. George the Martyr, attended by the clerk, Mr. Pugh, waited upon the Lord Mayor on Thursday, at the Mansion-House, for the purpose of soliciting his Lordship's assistance in procuring the removal of the dan gerous nuisance of Middle-row, Holborn. Mr. TAYLOR said that the petition which was presented a few nights ago in the House of Commons would put his Lord ship in possession of the subject in as brief a manner as pos sible. It was from the Commissioners of Pavements of the districts above mentioned, and was as follows : " That your petitioners, in the exercise of the duties imposed upon them by the Acts of Parliament, by virtue of which the paving of the streets of the Metropolis is entrusted to the con trol of parochial boards, have had their attention directed to the widening and improving of the public streets, and have out of the parish funds under their control made many improve ments in the thoroughfares in the district over which they have jurisdiction, and they observe with great satisfaction the efforts made by her Majesty's Government to open channels of communication and widening and improving the streets gene rally. That Holborn, which is one of the two leading avenues from the City westward, is impeded by an unsightly of buildings called "Middle-row," which reduces the thorough fare for foot passengers to nine feet, and renders the carriage way exceedingly narrow and dangerous. That the buildings in Middle-row escaped destruction at the great fire of London, and are extremely old, chiefly of lath and plaster, and without party walls, and two of the houses have lately fallen down, leaving others in a falling condition and dangerous. And, in the judgment of your petitioners, it would be most impolitic to rebuild or repair any part of the premises, and so favourable an opportunity for removing the whole r bstruct ion will not occur for many years if the houses are suffered to be rebuilt. That the removal of so large a pile of building is quite beyond the means at the disposal of your petitioners, and is a measure so important for the community at large. tha! your petitioners are not without hope your honourable House may, in your wisdom see fit, to cause the removal at the public expense. " Your petitioners, therefore, most humbly pray that your honourable House will not allow the present opportunity far re moving Middle-row or a portion of it, to be lost sight of, and hope you will deem the improvement the clearing away of this unsigntly obstruction wi.l cause of sufficient importance to claim your immediate attention in carrying out the mea urea of her Majesty's Government for affording increased facilities of transit in the metropolis." The object of the Commissioners was to obtain the favour able interposition of the Lord Mayor as one of the Commis sioners of Public Improvement appointed by Parliament to include the removal of so glaring an obstruction amongst the contemplated improvements in the metropolis. It was true Middle-row was not within the city of London, where his Lord ship's magisterial authority was available, but it was upon the borders of the city, and any improvement which might be affected there would peculiarly benefit the city. So excel lent an opportunity could not be supposed to be likely to occur again, and as the houses on both sides bad been condemned, and the property was not worth much, the expense of so essen tially improving the great thoroughfare of Ho/born would not amount to an item of any consequence amongst the vast mass of changes which are every day taking place. The LORD MAYOR admitted that a very admirable im provement would indeed be produced by the removal of Middle-row, but he did not think it was likely to be re• commended by the Commissioners of Public Improvements to be carried into effect, except the parishioners proposed to bear some portion of the expense. His Lordship then instanced some parishes which had come forward with offers to pay some part of the expenses incurred by the alterations necessary to increase the traffic and respectability and comfort of the vicinities. The Commissioners apprehended that great difficulty would be met with in the endeavour to prevail upon those who did not reside in the precise locality, to subscribe for an improvement which they might think would not in any degree affect them. For instance, it could be scarcely expected that the inhabitants of Bedford-row, and its neighbourhood, would pay a permanent rate to widen an approach to the City of London. It appeared to be, in an especial degree, incumbent u pon _ the City of Lon don to favour the projected alteration. The jurisdiction of the City extended to the widest part of Holborn, and at that spacious entrance began the contracted and broken thorough fare of Middle-row. With respect to the parishes which nis Lordship had described as having contributed to improvements in the more western parts of the metropolis, the advantages to all the inhabitants were so obvious, that not to con t r ibute for such purpose would show very great indifference, e ither to the public or the private benefits derivable from the widening of the thoroughfares. They believed that if Middle-row were re moved, the proprietors of Staple's Inn, which was a very ancient building, would at once rebuild their front. The LORD MAYOR asked whether the ommissioners knew the opinion of Lord Morpeth upon the subject? The Commissioners replied that his Lordship said that the projected improvements would he most important, and that all that was wanted was the money to accomplish it. His Lord ship had visited the spot on Sunday last, and his impress,on that the improvement ought to be made was considerably strengthened. Some gentlemen who were present during the interview of the Commissioners with his Lordship, but who did not belong to the deputation, said they were convinced it must be the wish of every one who passed the place that the whole of the nuisance should be, as soon ad possible, removed, nd that no thing was more probable than that Mr. Richard Lambert Jones, who had already done so much for the City to which he belonged, by the construction of magnificent approaches, would add his high authority to the evidence of the able men who had counselled the application to Parliament under such cir cumstances. The Loan MAYOR assured the Commissioners that they had his good wishes, and that his Lordship advised them to call a meeting of the parishioners, to take the subject into considera tion, and to determine to what amount they would assist the Government in the work of removing the obstruction. His Lordship intimated that the moment he had a pecuniary pro posal to make from the parishioners, he should, with great pleasure, place the matter before the Commissioners of Public Improvements, and recommend that the offer should be femur alentertained. The Commissioners expressed themselves greatly obliged by the warm interest his Lordship took in the question, and said they would, as soon as possible, cause the parishioners to be called together to discuss it. THE ELEUTHIC GUN. A series of interesting experiments with this powerful apparatus were performed on Wednesday, in King street, Westminster, by Mr. Benningfield, its inventor. The machine has on former occasions b en described in the public journals, so far as its external appearance is concerned, but as the principle remains a secret with its inventor, nothing beyond conjecture can be known of its construction. Its efficiency as a military e-igine was amply demonstrated in what we witnessed of its powers, whilst its susceptibility of being adapted to the purpose of modern warfare, has been expressed in strong lan guage by Sir Frederick Trench, Sir Edward Codrington, Sir Howard Douglas, Sir Charles Napier, and many other distinguished officers of both services. The electric gun, as it was exhibited to us, is mounted on three wheels, the third being placed =cross the direction of its length, so as to swing it round in the manner of a tra verse or swivel. A target of a quarter-inch iron plate is placed at a distance of about 30 yards from the gun, which was directed against it, and charged with small leaden bullets. Single shots repeatedly followed one another at imperceptibly small intervals of time, and apparently without the smallest effort on the part of those who " manned " the machine. The discharge of a volley from this gun is a matter of the greatest sim plicity ; nor does it appear to be more difficult to fire a hundred volleys successively than one. A continued volley was frequently poured upon the same spot of the target, with an accuracy and effect truly surprising. Of the initial velocity of the shot it would be difficult to speak correctly, as it has not yet been tested by the bal listic pendulum, or other instruments emplo) ad to de termine the momenta of projectiles. That a consider able velocity is easily communicated to a shot by the machine, there can be no doubt. The bullets flat ten up immediately on touching the target, and frag ments broken off bury themselves deep in the wooden frame. A piece of dry Scotch fir has been penetratei by one of the small bullets to a depth of two inches • and t w o of them were shown us, which, from the one having been fired directly up->n the other, were completely welded into one mass. The correctness of the aim is a peculiar feature of the apparatus ; for the barrel can easily be adjusted to any practical angle of depression or of elevation. In the short space of four seconds it can be brought to bear upon any two different points, and a tremendous quantity of lead showered upon the spit. For ricochet firing it seems to be admirably adapted, and there appears little reason to doubt t ,at as an ab solute concentration of intintry, whi h it in fact is, it would be found invaluable in either branch of the service. The fatal havoc that a machine of the kind could create in an ambuscade or in an intrenchment, can be easily conceived. It; rapieity of execution in clearing any curtain of a fortified place, a drawbridge or bridge of pontoons, in orting down a marching column, or in defending a breach or mountain pass, is also a matter on which no doubt ca t be reason ably entertained. In attacking a fortress the macho e appears capable of doing great service, by a simple son elegant manceuvre. Guns of this kind being drawn in tho rear of the advancing party, the files immediwely before it have only to separate sligltly, in order to allow f• ew volleys to be discharged, which would certainly unman the guns of a bastion, curtain, or breast-work. Its great lightness, the certainty of its aim, the tre mendous quantities of metal it,is capable of dischar g in g within the shortest time, and the extreme risk and diffi , culty of taking it, must render it alike the treasure of the service which employs it, and the terror of the enemy. THE WEATHER AND CROPS 9 IN COTI.AND.—The heavy fall of rain which accompanied the thunder storm of last - Friday was followed, as already stated, on Saturday forenoon by" ' a f e u: deluge to ivh' ther outpouring of the clouds, renewing the a the crops had so recently been exposed, and again layin g ). Mach damage has portion of the country nnder water. :were torn up ; bridal been sustained in consequence ; roads swept away; the soil washed off many lie2da, and others covered with mire and gravel brought down front the higher The crop was quickly laid down, but w brisk wind having sprung up on Sunday, much of it was again raised. Monday morning reapers were at farm in this neighbourhood and in work ot.' almost every East I.ooi AR. Yesterdaybreezy, dry, and mild, and nn day. ];very hand was at work, the whole a good harvest and evening showed, in the numerous av well stocked fields, and wages opportunity. that the most had been made o s f u t a h l, e fifteen,as high, with a sixteen Hands are more scarce than u and sixteen tendency to go still higher. Fourteen, shillings a week, with victuals, have been re and eve.t at this high rate hands are not abunda i n y t. Or the quality and Nield of the crop it would be premature to any decided-opini on ; but the small quantities which he have yet been brought to the barn floor, are a fair average, both ea respects yield, weight , and quality.— Caledonian Mercu r y. FEARFUL SITUATION. --A Mr. Gray, of Providence, painter of the congregational meeting-house, in Kingston, -. Rhode Island, last week ascended the steeple to take off the vane for gilding, and having left the ladders, climbed the iron spire to the distance of twelve or thirteen feet above, re lying upon the ball, half-way up the spire, to rest his feet on, .and from which position lie could take the vane off with his right hand. While he was in the very act, the ball on which his feet rested gave way and ran down the spire. At this moment be was raising the vane over the end of it ; es he did so, the spire growing smaller, made a convenient place 1 'or his thumb to keep the balancer in the gudgeon bore, t 'hen the ball gave way under him and sank. The vane f a (ling back with his thumb in the gudgeon bore, held him fi t s t, with his feet dangling in the air. He 'remained i n , .a its perilous situation until a man ascended the spire, an d placing his shoulder under h is feet, at once relieved 13:116. The Keno ree terrible tb beb9ll.4inerican raper, , AMERICAN AFFAIRS. NEw YORK, JULY 31.—Everything in relation to the Mexican war remains in the same state that it was when I last wrote. If any confidence is to be placed in the rumours from the city of Mexico, President Paredes is making pre paration to join the army as its Commander-in-Chief. It is also said that he is reinforcing it, with a determination to give General Taylor battle. Ido not believe that Paredes, or any other Mexican officer, will, if it can be avoided, meet General Taylor in an open field fight. It would be the ex treme of rashness. The season and the weather have pre vented, and will continue to prevent, until some time in September, the American troops from making any important advances into the country. By the latest accounts from the army, General Taylor must now have about 15,000 men under his command, and there are in addition thereto between 5,000 and 10,000 more on their route to join him. He is, as I believe, in much greater danger from starvation and disease than from the enemy. So far as it is possible to form an opinion of the views and determination of the President and his Cabinet, they are re solved to chastise the Mexicans in the severest manner. Unless General Taylor should meet with some extraordinary, and as improbable as extraordinary, disaster, nothing short of the most abject and unconditional submission of the Mexicans will sati,fy this Government. California must be given up. The United States, in fixing the boundary which is to separate them from Mexico, will hold no argument, nor will they suffer any interference. They will promptly settle all difficulties that have or may arise—" peaceably if they can ; flircibly if they must." The regiment destined for California is under the command of Colonel Stevenson. It has been recruited with great care, and is composed of men rather above the class of men who ordinarily enlist as soldiers. They are gene rally farmers or mechanics, and they have en listed not only as soldiers, but as settlers also. They are to receive at the close of the war about 350 acres of land for each man, and as settlers they agree to remain in the coun try. In short, the sole object the Government have in view in sending out Colonel Stevenson's Regiment is to take and hold possession of California. This regiment sails on the 15th of August, transport by sea having been provided. This war is very unpopular, because, in the opinion of the great majority, if not unjust, it was unnecessary: but the country being at war, its whole phy4tcal force and influence will rally to its support. The sentiment so often quoted— " Our country, right or wrong"— is practically sustained by every American, even by those who freely condemn the war. During the last fortnight, but more especially during the last week, great excitement has prevailed throughout the United States on the subject of the new tariff, and certain other measures connected therewith, such as the Sub-Trea sury Bill, the Warehouse Bill, &c. It might be amusing, but could not be very interesting, to your readers to enter into all the details which attended the passage of the Tariff Bill through the Senate. Hope and fear alternately, for several days, pervaded the ranks of the conflicting parties. At length, however, on the 28th the Bill passed the Senate by the casting vote of the Vice-President, Mr. Dallas. The Senate stood—Ayes 27, Noes 27. One absentee, Mr. Jams gin, and one vacancy, Mr. Heywood. Either the friends of this Bill or the Whig party are most egregiously mistaken as to the amount of revenue it will produce. If the Administration should be in error, they will feel the blow, because, according to their own estimates, they will want all the money they have calculated to receive from various quarters. Briefly, in the opinion of some intelligent Whigs, the Ad ministration have under- estimated their expenditure during the first ;year of the war at least ... $6,000,000 They have over-rated the amount to be realised , from the new tariff not less than .. ... 2,500,000 They have not taken into their estimate the amount of the debentures to be issued for goods to be exported having paid the high duty, and immediately re-imported ... 1,500,000 to pay t he low duty. Total amount, say .. $10,000,000 No provision has been or can be made to meet this defi ciency of :10,000,000 until Congress again convenes. Mr. Polk and his Cabinet deny that there is any probability of a deficiency, assertirg that ample provision is made to meet all contingencies. In the new, and to some unexpected position in which the public affairs of the United States are now placed, it is very difficult to form any opinion as to what will be the effect of this free-trade movement. If we are to judge of the future by the past, we should not hesitate to say that the Ameri cans are a peculiar people, and that they have a happy faci lity in conforming their business and their habits to sur rounding and controlling circumstances. But to effect this they require something like permanency. In the present instance there is no prospect of that. The war against the new tariff has already commenced, and will be co2finued with great bitterness and violence. The money market is quite easy. Few new engagements are making, and consequently but little money is wanting. The new tariff does not come into operation until December. The probability is, therefore, that not many entries will be made of goods paying the high duties, when the new tariff is so soon to take effect. It is not improbable that arrange ments will be made in Eng Lind, France, and Germany, to have cargoes of goods in our market to meet the new tariff; and it is probable that these shipments, in many instances, will prove most disastrous. Brother Jonathan, be assured, has" cut his eye teeth." If the Sub-Treasury Bill should be made to go into imme diate operation, it may, and probably will, change the face of the unmey-inarket It is, in effect, a declaration of war upon the banks, and if struck they will probably return the blow. When war was declined against Mexico, the Government had in New York banks something more than 6,000,(,00 dolls. ; they have now about 2,500,000 dolls; consequently they have withdrawn more than half their deposit, and all the revenue accruing and collected since the commencement of the war. General Kearney is moving forward to the conquest of New Mexico. He will halt at Bent's fort to recruit his men, and will wait there to be joined by Colonel Price's regiment. His whole force will be anout 3,200 strong, deemed amply sufficient for the object. The last advises from him were of the 10th inst. ' The Sub Treasury Bill was taken up in the Senate yes terday. Mr. Walker, Secretary of the Treasury, through Mr. Lewis, the Chairman of the Finance Committee, proposed so to amend the Bill as to permit him, without restriction or limitation, to draw upon the Sub-Treasury, which amend ment was rejected by the Senate—Yeas, 12; Nays, 30. —Times. A GENE VESE TRAVELLER. EXPERIMENTAL TRIP WITH THE AMPHION STEAM-FRIGATE. WOOLWICH, THURSDAY.—The Amphion steam-frigate, built at Woolwich Dockyard, and fitted with Mr. Smith's screw-propeller, and engines designed by Count Rosen, and constructed and fitted by Miller and Ravenhill, engineers, Blackwell, proceeded down the river at ten minutes before six o'clock A.M., to try her engines and speed. Some time previous to that early hour Captain Supe , intendent Houston Stewart, C. 8., of her Majesty's Dockyard, Vs oolwich ; Cap tain Price, Captain Halstead, R N. ; Captain Thornton, R.N., and of the Oriental Company ; Captain Schwabe, of the Rus sian navy ; Commander Smith, R.N. • Mr. Lloyd, Chief En gineer of her Majesty's Dockyard, Woolwich ; Count Rosen, the inventor; and Messrs. Miller and Ravenhill, manufac turers of the engines, embarked in this fine vessel to witness her capabilities. On leaving her moorings it was considered advisable to proceed at a moderate rate, and she performed the first four miles in thirty-five minutes, the engines making forty-six revolutions per minute. The Lightning steam vessel, Master-Commander Petley, left Woolwich at the same time for the purpose of showing the respective speed of both vessels. When opposite Purfleet, Massey's log was thrown overboard, one on the starboard and one on the larboard side of the Amphion, and after remaining an hour in the water, gave a speed of 6.2 knots per hour. The Lightning steam-vessel was then signalled to come up and proceed at full speed, which she did, and a grea'er quantity of steam being obtained in the Amphion, she accomplished 6.7 knots during the next hour, making 2,652 revolutions in that period, or nearly forty-eight revolutions - per minute, working remarkably smoothly and easily, although the engines were, in a manner, tried for the first time, the trial in the basin at Woolvyich having merely been made to ascertain if they fitted correctly. At seven minutes pist nine o'clock the Lightning hoisted her signals, to denote her number when opposite Sheerness, and at that time the Amphion was about the eighth of a mile astern, making excellent progress, and exceeding the most sanguine expectations of the designer of her engines and the constructors, who would not guarantee a greater speed than five knots per hour, owing to the small compara tive power of the engines, 300-horse power to a frigate of 36 guns, built for a sailing vessel, although subsequently adapted for a screw-propeller. This speed was maintained nearly throughout the entire distance of her outward trip to the south-west reach, beyond the lighthouse on the Maplin Sands. At 35 minutes past twelve o'clock the Amphion turned round in the short space of five minutes on her pro gress back to Woolwich, answering her helm with the greatest nicety, and in the face of a very strong breeze which had set in, made admirable progress. The engines having become smoother, the number of revolutions reached 49, and, in sotne instances, 50 per minute, without heating in the least degree, and in scarcely any instance have we witnessed more perfectly adjusted or better working engines. The great advantage of Count Itosen's engines are, that they will be upwards of two feet under water, calculating the upper part of the boilers as the highest elevation. The engines are apparently on the locomotive principle, and the action of the pistons horizontal instead of perpendicular. as is almost invariably the case in steam-vessels with paddle. wheels. The diameter of the screw-propeller of the Amphion is fourteen feet. She is the largest vessel yet tried on this principle, and the result has been so satisfactory as to place it beyond doubt that the screw-propeller will ultimately be come universal for war-steamers. The speed to-day cannot be consieered a fair criterion of the velocity that may be ob tained, as the Ampluon was only immersed about sixteen feet ten inches, but will, when ready for sea, be nearer twenty one feet, and, consequently, give the screw-propeller a far better purchase and greater velocity. The engines are more compact, and occupy much less room than the engines where paddle-boxes are used ; and the weight of the screw -propeller being only about three tone, is far le=s than the ponderous wheels requisite for vessels of great magnitude. The Am phioa passed Gravesend, on her return, at ten minutes bef ore six o'clock, and shortly after having loosened one of the joints of her feed pipe, the steam was allowed to escape, as it would have taken about an hour to mend it, and she was towed by the Lightninr, to Greenhithe, where she anchored for the night, her depth of draught of water preventing her further progress up the river during the ebb tide. This simple occurrence does not in any way detract from the principle of the machinery and general performance during the day, which gave entire satisfaction. Captain-Superintendent Houston Stewart, and the party who went down the river in the Amphion, returned at twenty minutes past six o'clock from Greenhithe to Woolwich. COPY HOLDS. The following is a copy of the fifth report of the Copy hold Commissioners to her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Act 4 and 5 Victcria, c. 35, s. 3:— "Copyhold Commission, Aug. 3. "Sir,—We have the honour of presenting to you our fifth report. The number of enfralichisements have again consi derably increased. " For the details of the business done we beg to refer you to the list which is appended. "Some of the transaczions included in it are large and im portant. " Enfranchisements in manors held by ecclesiastics are steadily increasing, and in those manors there is a fair pros pect of copyhold tenures being ultimately extinguished voluntarily. "In manors held by laymen the progress is slower. Ter mini of railroads, and the increasing population of the towns, lead to building speculations. Builders find that they can rarely sell with a copyhold title, and the number of enfran chisements from those causes will almost necessarily increase steadily. " We believe, however, that it would be a public benefit if the Legislature were to sanction a compulsory extinction of some of the copyhold incidents, more especially of heriots. " We have the honour to be, Sir, "Tour faithful and obe bent servants, " W. BLANIIRE. ."T. WENTWORTH BULLER. "R. JONES. OTo the Right Hen. Sir UM & : MI BLP., eFc." IRELAND. DESTRUCTION OF THE POTATO CROP. DUBLIN, AUGUST 12.—The calamity is univeral. A vast amount of the potato crop has already been destroyed in every county, and the remnant is rapidly decaying. It is stated by the Limerick Reporter that Professor John ston, who is arrived in that city to lecture at the cattle show, "counted upwards of 140 fields between Limerick and Dub lin in which not a single stalk escaped ; and the same de struction has been observed between Belfast and Dublin by Dr. Rogers, and other gentlemen coming to the cattle show." In the county Of Mayo the crop has suffered terribly, and the people are in a state of consternation. The following letter is from an intelligent and experienced agriculturist : " WESTPORT, AUGUST 10 —There is an end of the potato for this season. From the Killory to this town-18 miles both by sea-board and by mountain, between this and Newport—in fact, on every side, this country presents a most awful appearance. Judging by their looks, the fields, one would think, had suffered from a severe frost ; aid, worse than that, all vegetation is at an end. To add to the misery of the poor, we were visited on last Friday night by a most dreadful fall of rain, and many houses in town had their cellars filed with waver. In the country the effects have been most serious, roads cut up, and crops along the river sides c‘tversd by the mountain fl,tods with stones and vravel. Nothing can equal the dismay amongst all classes; such a visitation as this no person living recollects, and how the famine is to be averted God only knows. Our fair was held on Thursday last, and cattle could not be sold except at a ruinous sacrifice. Even rnilch cows fell 30s a head, chiefly owing to the attempt to force sales at any price, to raise funds to meet the coming evil. Oatmeal ad vanced at Castlebar, I understand, to 18s. per cwt. from 145., and potatoes to 6d. par stone. There is a dreadful calm—a feeling of despair—mind and energy are prostrated ; and I have no dsubt, if means be not adopted by Government to meet the evil in time, a loss of life by starvation will ensue which it is tearful even to contemplate. A whole country starving cannot be relieved by individuals." At an extraordinary sessions, held in Castlebar on Friday, the following resolution was adopted:— " That we, the magistrates and cess-payers assembled at special sessions for the barony of Carra and county of Mayo, cannot separate without expressing our unanimous opinion that the almost total failure of the potato crop of tne present season, and the destitution which must consequently ensue amongst the labouring pspulation, renders it absolutely necessary that timely precaution should be taken by the Government to prevent the awful sacrifice of life and property which must result therefrom. " JOHN C. GARVEY, Chairman." The Rev. Robert Potter, a clergyman of the Established Church, in a letter dated "The Glebe, Louisburgh (Mayo), August 6," makes the following remarkable statement : " The potato crop in this place has become so much worse since my last communication, that I now feel bound to assert in this public manner, and without the least hesitation or doubt, that nothing but speedy and well-sustained exertion can save the people from all the horrors of famine. It will require fony thousand pounds sterling to avert this calamity, with all its attendant evils, in the parish of Louisburgh alone. The early crop is such, that in some cases you will find one stone of potatoes out of three (the remainder rotten); in others not one out of six; and every day growing worse. In some fields the proportion is not yet quite so bad; but they are very few. Some people, hitherto very comfortable, de scribe themselves as quite wearied in digging potatoes so as to get so much as will be sufficient for one meal for the family, and that all rise from breakfast and dinner almost as hungry as when they sat down. This is the condition of the people as to the early potatoes, but as for the large or late crop, there will not be any potatoes whatever to - be found. I assure you most positively that already many are suffering hunger. In another week the number will be greatly increased, and in the course of one month or two there will be absolutely no potatoes at all, unless, perhaps, with two or three families out of one hundred. It is the mere necessary that all prepara tion should be made without delay, because, if not, this whole district will be a scene of the most horrid confusion, every kind of fraud will be carried on in the management of the public works, a system of injustice and favouritism will prevail, and the most feeble and destitute will be trampled down, and left to perish. I can say for the people of this parish, with whom I have lived on the most kind and friendly terms for twenty years, that it would be no easy matter to exasperate their minds against their natural protectors, but I very much fear that means may be taken to kindle up unkind and bitter feelings. Let the people, therefore, see that the Government and such of the nobility and gentry as are placed over them will not be slow to attend to their calamity at this awful crisis. The first thing to be done is to make a searching inquiry into the real state of these people. This cannot be by circular letters to a few clergymen and others; that is all nonsense. Other steps should be taken." The Tipperary Vindicator, in describing the rapid progress of the disease in that county, says :—" The leaves and stalks appear tainted as if with a corroding mildew, or as if vitriol or some caustic material was thrown upon them. We learn that linen left out to bleach near Puckawn, last week, was found much injured, in almost a similar manner, next morning." From numerous other districts the same gloomy reports are made. Meantime great progress has been made with the corn harvest. Wheat is described as a very good crop gene rally; but in various places oats has turned out a short crop. * DISTRESS IN CORK.—OPEN-AIR MEETINGS. Referring to the projected open-air meetings in the county of Cork, the Cork Reporter of yesterday deprecates such assemblages, and warns the peasantry to consult their clergy before attending them. But still that j ,urnal considers those contemplated meetings of the labouring classes as the effect of "the utter annihilation of the whole potato crop of the district." That failure, with the stoppage of supplies from the depots, has driven the people to the unwise courses upon which they seem bent. The linnets' and the labourers' wives wait by the ditch sides in despair, looking on while their husbands break up the ground, in the vain labour of seeking for the day's sustenance. IRISH MUNICIPAL REFORM. At the meeting of the Corporation of Dublin yesterday, Mr. O'Connell said—" He thought himself safe in announcing that a •ery considerable change in the constitution of the Corporation would take place at probably an early period of the next session. As matters stood at present it was ex ceedingly likely. This was not a thing that would pro bably operate in a party way; on the contrary, he trusted hereafter to see more of the gentlemen who differed with him in politics in that assembly. It was most material to the working out of the new system that all the citizens of Dublin should have confidence in the Corporation—that there should be a body established for the supervision of taxation which would give satisfaction to every class. It was time that there showd be an end of party distinctions. He thought• that they were in better temper towards each other now than they were at the beginning of that Corpo ration. That was a spirit which he was sure the gentlemen on the other side would be ready to cultivate—for his part he would be ready to de so. The powers of the Corpo ration would be increased, and it would be then for them to show that they were really a reformed Corporation, and that the citizens of Dublin were to be benefited by their exertions." ILLNESS OF THE MARQUIS OF WATERFORD —The Marquis of Waterford is dangerously ill. The Surgeon-General lett yesterday by express for Curragbmore, county of Waterford, the seat of the Noble Marqui.. PARTY PROCESSIONS. On Monday last Mr. Steele left town for Ballyhaise, county of Cavan, where the Orangemen had determined upon a procession, and the Catholic peasantry threatened to havo a counter procession. Al r. Steele has been quite suc cessful in inducing the Catholic party to abandon their in tention ; and it appears by the following that the Orangemen have also abandoned their exhibition " ORANGE MEETING AT BALLYHAISE.—At a meeting of the district masters and masters of Orange Lodges, held in Cavan this day, the following resolution was unanimously passed : " Resslved, That in obedience to the recommendation of Lord Farnham and other friends, to whose opinion we are bound to defer, we have come to the determination of having no procession to-morrow. We have come to this decision solely because it is the conviction of those influential friends that such a meeting could not take place without great risk to the public peace. (Signed) " ARTHUR PATTERSON, D.M. 66 6 WILLIAM MAGEE, D.M., Arva: " August 11, 1846." BROMLEY UNION WORKHOUSE. liettirns have just been printed, pursuant to order o; the House of Commons, relative to the diet table now in use in the Bromley Union Workhouse, &c. The follow ing are extracts therefrom : DIETARY, •kLTERATION OF. Brom], y Union, January 17, 1846. Gentlemen,--I am dir , et.d b the Bus.rd of Guardians to ihform you that they resolved at their meetmg yes terday to make the following alteration in the existing dietary of the union workhouse : Wednesdays and Saturda) s, for dinner, one and a half pint s , up and four ounces bread, in lieu of seven ounces bread and one ounce chrese ; ail classes. _ Thursdays, for children's dmucr, meat pudding, in lieu of br, ad and chrese. The Board of Guardians request that you will sanc tion this arrangement. I subjoin a copy of the report from the medical officer of the union workhouse on the subj..et. I have, &e. (Signed.) HENRY NOTTINGHAM. Clerk to the Guardians. The Poor-law Commissioners. To the Committee on the Dietary. St. Mary Cray, Dec. 10. 1845. My Lard and Gentlemen—Having been requested to offer my opinion on a proposed alteration of the diet tables ter the able-bodied and children, by the substitu tier', two days in the week, of soup and br,-ad tor bread and cheese, I beg, at your request, to repeat in writing the substance of what I have stated verbally. During my six or seven years' attendance (id est, from the first foi illation of the union), upon the able-bodied pour at the Chislehurst House, my attention was much directed to the diet of the inmates, anti I always found it sufficient to preserve a healthy person in health; and I am, moreover, of opinion, atter seventeen or eighteen years' observation of the agr , cul.ural poor at their own dwellings, that an able-bodied labourer, having a wife and two or three children, does not obtain more, if so much solid refreshment as the diet table affiirds; but I am of opinion that the f :rm in which 'hat solid nourish ment is given in the diet table is not the best, though I believe it was chosen from its approximation to that of the labourers of the district. There is nothing warm be tween breakfast and supper ; the solid food is not insuf ficient, but in the winner especially some warm dunk is desirable, and in the Chislehurst Heuse was to a certain extent atrirded, though not named in the diet table; I therefore strongly advise the alteration proposed. The above is equally or more applicable to the chil dren. I have, &c. (Signed) THOS. H. SMITH, Surgeon. On the 12th February, 1846 (atter some correspond ence had taken place on the subject), the following let ter was sent from the Poor law Commissioners to the clerk to the guardians of the Bromley Union : Poor-law Commission-office, Somerset House, February 12, 1846. Sir,—l um directed by the Poor-law Commissioners to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the Bth instant, on the subject of the proposed change in the dietary table of the workhouse of the Bromley Union. I am now to state, in reference to this matter, that the Commissioners agr, Q in opinion with the committee of the guardians, a copy of whose report was forwarded with your letter, and consider it inexpedient to make the proposed change, always keeping in view, however, the power of making temporary alterations in the diet of the inmates, on the r, commendation of the medical officer, which is vested in the board of guardians by the workhouse rules. I am, &c. (Sigued) E. CII4.I:AVICK, Secretary. TARIFF OF THE PAPAL STATES. It would seem that his Holiness the new Pope, in addition to the many other claims his clemency and liberality have given him upon the affections of his subjects, is about also to appear in the character of a commercial reformer. Th following translation of an cacial notice, publb.hed on the 2d ult., will be found to a nnounce some important• reductions : SUFFOLK PETTY SESSIONS. GROSS AND INSULTING MISCONDUCT OF A GAMEKEEPER. At the Petty Sessions on Wednesday last, Edward F. - !"-man, gamekeeper, of Hengrave, charged George o, a stout and respectable-looking labouring man, with having assaulted him. On the 30th ult. the plaintiff was passing on his pony a field, when he saw some men cutting barley in what he thought an improper manner, and he accordingly got off his pony and went into the field to remonstrate with them, when the defendant came up to him, tripped him up, and he fell backward. Plaintiff never spoke to de fendant, except asking him, after being thrown down, chat he meant ; and the question was scarcely out of his mouth when Herrington up with his fist and knocked him down a second time, and when on the ground shoved his knee into his body several times. Edward Herrington, brother of defendant, John Holmes, Abraham Spalding, Thomas Partridge, and Joseph Fir man stood close by. Defendant said, the fact was, his brother having some beer he went to him to partake of it, and hearing the gamekeeper talking to the men in an insulting manner, said, it talked to by any man in such a manner he (de fendant) would knock him down. The gamekeeper then came up to him, shook his whip over him and spat at him, whereupon, he would confess, he knocked Mr. Foreman down. He had plenty of witnesses who would convince the magistrates that he was not to blame. John Holmes. an old man living at Flempton, deposed that he saw Foreman come by the field where he was at work, on his pony, just before the men left in the even ing of the day mentioned. He stopped, got off, and came into the field, saying, if thcre was anybody who wished to drum him out of the field, he was there, and they might take it out of him if they could. Witness said nothing, but kept on mowing, and Mr. Foreman then came up to him, took his scythe from him, and com menced immitating mowing, but he seemed in such a state that he couldn't mow. Took the scythe from Fore man, and the latter then went to the men and began flourishing his whip over them. G. Herrington came down the field for some beer, and said, looking at Fore man, who was still swinging his whip to and fro, " Why do you stand it, ? I wouldn't stand it." Foreman then said, " 0, it's you, is it, that won't stand it," and went up to Herrington, brandishing his whip. Herrington said, "If you do so to me I'll knock you down." Foreman Replied, " Then I'll see," and went up to Herrington and spat at him. Herrington immediately knocked him down. Witness could not believe the gamekeeper was sober, for he was a good mower enough at other times, but on that evening he only seemed to be imitating mowing. Foreman whisked his whip over the other men also. A man named Spalding deposed it was getting on for sun-going-down when Forman eagle it to the field and addressed them by saying—" Well, poachers."- Wit ness asked him what he meant by calling them poachers? they NA ere hard working men, and no such thing as poaching was ever proved against them. Foreman then brandished his whip over witness, and he (witness) was just about striking him, but forbore. The BENCH said there was no occasion to carry the case further. It was evident that the complainant bad brought the castigation on himself. If he chose to go into the fields where men were working, and flourish his whip over and spit at them, he must expect to be knucked down, and he well merited what he received. The case was dismissed, and Mr. Foreman had to pay th© expenses.— Bury Herald. A MURDER THIRTY YEARS AGO. The following romantic narrative appears in the Kilkenny' Moderator:—" During the last week a circumstance was brought to light in this country, which in horrific interest vies with, if does not exceed, the celebrated case of Eugene Aram, nd requires but such another cordial fictionist as Sir ft. Bulwer to weave it into a tale most supassing in romantic kffect and tragical excitement. It appears that on Tuesday, the 4th inst., some labourers were engaged in removing a large heap of stones which had remained piled together, beyond the memory of man, in the demesne of Lossenarra, the residence of Mr. William Morrell Reades, when they discoveted con cealed within the heap, the perfect skeleton of a man, whose flesh and clothes were entirely rotted away, with the excep tion of a pair of brogues that were upon the feet, and which are stated to be of a fashion and construction not in use for the last 25 years. On the following day an inquest was held on the remains at Kilmagannv, by Mr. T. hod, county coroner, when it appeared from the evidence of Dr. Peile that the deceased had been murderd by a blow inflicted on the skull. No ether positive testimony could be procured, but amongst the country people the extraordinary circumstances of the case are accounted tor as follows :—lt appeal s that about 30 years since, three men named Cornelius Cahill, his son John. and L—y were committed to our county gaol on a charge of being concerned in the burning of a farmhous-t. Cornelius Cahill escaped condemnation by becoming an approver, and, if the story of the peasantry be correct, his evidence actually hung his son, but L—y was acquitted for want of sufficient evidence. The tradition goes on further to state, that a man named Bratty, known by the ,obrigriet of ' the Tresher'—a Tipperary boy, who did occa sional handy jobs' for the people of the district—had been engaged by the before-mentioned parties in burning the house. Shortly after the escape of old Cahill and L--y, he came to the neighbourhood for the purpose of demanding a reward previously promised to him by them for h 4 services. The hushed-up story amongst the peasantry at the time, and still well-remembered, was, that the parties having refused the re ward, the man threatened to become King's evidence and hang them, whereupon they murdered him, and according to one report, burned his body in a limekiln, whilst another, and, as it now appears, more correct rumour, pointed su! the very place in which the skeleton has been now found, as the spot where the murdered remains were secreted. Old Cahill died some time since at the age of 100 years, but L—y is a sm a ll f armer , still living in the neighbourhood, and bears the character of having since the occurrence alluded to, conducted himself very properly. Strong, however, as the evid nee of tradition is upon the subject, it is not probable that sufficient tight will be thrown on this singular tragol to bear out furtier its re sembluce to the case of Eugene Aram, by the bringing of the perpetrator of the deed to condign punishment. The ver dict of the jury was That deceased was murdered a long time since by some person or persons unknown. That the injuries affecting life were a heavy fracture on the left temple, and the left nutter bone; and that the skeleton had shoes or brogues on, and was discovered under a heap of stones, on Tuesday last, on the demesne of Rossenarra in this county.' " EXTENSIVE FIRE AT WELLTRORPE, NEAR BRENT FIELD.—On Wednesday morning, shortly before daybreak, a policeman of the Wellthorpe, division whilst going his rounds near the mansion of Major P. F. Henderton, of Hadley Lodge, Wellthorpe, observed a bright glare from one of the house windows; he immediately alarmed the inmates, and on the servants proceeding to examine the premises it was ascertained that a room on the first floor adjoining the library was on tire. In the alarm and hurry that ensued the doors of the various rooms and passages were thrown open, and the large plate glass of the ignited room was broken in order to admit the water from a garden engine, but unfortunately the draught caused by the admission of air increased the volume of fire, which quickly communicating with the adjoining library, spread with fearful rapidity. Several enginesfrom Brentfield and other places were brought into requisition with every possible dispatch.'buttheir united efforts, combined with a plentiful supply of water, were un availing in arresting the progress of the fire. In less than an hour's space the entire of the left wing of the building was envelopes in flames. A number of the country people assisted in removing such articles of furniture and valuables as could be come at. By half-past four o'clock the fire had extended to a large portion of the main building, where it continued to rage until the whole was almost entirely con sumed. By great exertions the fire was prevented from communicating with the remaining wing of the mansion, con sisting of the servants' offices, stables, &c. Several accie dents occurred during the progress of the fire. A fireman, attached to the Wellthorpe parish engine, fell from a ladder placed against one of the windows and fractured one of his legs, One of the female servants, in endeavouring to save some valuable property, became surrounded by the flames in one of the rooms. The woman rushed to the window, from which she dropped, but her person coming in contact with an iron verandah below, several of her ribs were dreadfully fractured, and her person otherwise injured. Another of the servants is missing. The property is supposed to be insured, but in the absence of Major Henderton, who is at present on the Continent, nothing certain is known about the matter. ASCENTS OF MONT BLANC.—AcCoUntS from Cha mounix inform us, that the very fine weather which has pre vailed there for some weeks past has led to several attempts (most of them successful) to explore the summit of Mont Blanc, and the even more perilous assent and passage of the scenery in all the glory of its wild grandeur. On the 30th of June a French Count Alfred crossed the Col du Geant, with five guides, to Cormayeur, without accident. On the 13th of July Count Bouille reached the summit of Mont Blanc, haying experienced rouul weather. On the 16th of July, another French gentleman, in attempting to cross the Gikint, with five guides, was caught in a snow storm, and, after wandering about the ice and snow for 14 hours, the party fortunately got back to the Montanvert, where great apprehensions were entertained about them. On the 2nd of August Messrs. Greene, Popham, and Dutton, with eight guides, crossed the Col du Geant in 17 hours, having nearly lost one of their guides, who was precipitated headtoremost into a crevice in the ice, from which he was extricated by lowering down another guide by a rope, his further fall having been stopped by his mountain pale catch ing luckily in the ice. A large mass of the Glacier du Tacul also fell in close to the party during their passage. On the St h of August Messrs. \Volley and Hurt reached the summit of Mont Blanc, with six guides, led by the veteran Coutet, who thereby performed his 17th ascent, 12 of which suc ceeded. The weather during their ascent was so clear that the party were distinctly observed from Chamonuix arriving at the summit. The courage and skill of the guides in all these expeditions. and their considerate attention for the safety of the travellers, are highly spoken of. Professor Forbes, who has been staying for the last fortnight at the Montanvert, engaged in scientific researches, is about to ex plore the Tacul Glacier and the Col du Geant, for the same purpose. It is also currently reported that Mr. Robert Peel, son of the late Premier, is daily expected in Chamonnix, with the intention of ascending Mont Blanc. THE LATE STORM—MELANCIEOLY OCCURRENCE AT Mallow HousE, Peamico.—On Wednesday, Mr. Bedford, the Coroner for Westminster, held an inquest at Albion House, Shaftesbury-terrace, Pimlico, on the body of W illiam Mawby, aged 25, whose death took place under th e follow ing circumstances :—lt appeared , from the e vidence, ,iarwickshire, that the deceased, who was the son of a farmer in had been in the service of Mr. Smith, the propri etor of the above establishment, for a period of four months. During that time he had slept in one of the rooms on the basement floor. On Sat urdey week, owing to the heavy storm that visited the metropolis, the lower floor of Mr. Smith's pre mises was laid upwards of twenty-nine inches under water, in consequence of which the deceased was obliged to occupy a room at the top of the house. Not feeling satisfied with the apartment, he returned to his former bedroom on Sunday last, where he slept for the night. The following day he complained of having a bad cold, and it was agreed upon by his mistress, that a charcoal fire should be made up to air the room. On Monday afternoon, some charcoal was placed by the cook in a patent stove, and put in the deceased's apartment, and at half-past eleven at night he retired to bed, but whether he was aware of the stove being in the place, or knew the danger of the same, coald not be learned. On the following morning, on the cook going to deceased's bed-room t o ca ll him, coushld obtain c ld obtain no answer. Having obtained assistance, the door was forced, and deceased was found in bed, app are ntly in sensible, with a violent moveme nt o f t h e whole fram e.. Bay nton, a surgeon, was called in, and he did all that was possible for deceased, but without effect, and he died the same day at one o'clock. The cause of death was congestion of the brain, brought on by inhaling the carbonic acid gas generated by the charcoal. The jury, after hearing the evidence, returned a verdict, " That the deceased died from inhaling a noxious gas, generlited by burning charcoal incautiously placed in bii bed-room 11' a tellow-servant," LAW INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, August 14. The House sat to-day at Three o'clock, for the purpose of giving judgment in several appeals. BOYLE V. FEERALL„ Their Lordships gave judgment in this case, sffirmirg the judgment, of ►he Court below, with costs. THE MARQUIS OF SREADAT,BANE V. SII4CLAIP.. Their Lordships also gave judgment in this case, reversing he judgment of the Court below. ALLAN V. GLASGOW. Their Lordships also gave judgment in this apr eal, affirm- Lng the interlocutors appealed from. MAUL! V. SIR TIIOI2AS ISIONCILIEFFE. Judgment was al o given in this case, affirming the inter locutors of the Court below. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN CIRCUIT.—WeIIs, Aug.ll. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice Eut.z.) W. Cowley Catterell was indicted for stealing a post letter, the property of the Postmaster• General, containing a cheque for the payment of 29/. 2s. 6d., the property of Henry Davis. By other counts the charge was varied. Mr. Poulden and Mr. Prideaux conducted the case for the prosecution, and Mr Stone and Mr. Bailey defended the prisoner. _ The prosecutor, Mr. Henry Davis, was a solicitor, residing at Western-super-Mare, and the prisoner had been for three years his managing clerk, but left him on the 13th of June to go into the service of a Mr. Smith, at Walsall, in Stafford shire. On Monday the Bth of June Mr. Henry Davis drew a cheque on Messrs. Stuckey's bank at Wells for 291. 2s. 6d., in favour of Mr. Horatio Davis of Bath. The cheque was put in a letter, which letter was copied by one of his clerks, and on the 9th of June the letter in which the cheque was inclosed was put into the post-office at Weston.. It was addressed to Mr. Horatio Davis, at his residence in Bath. On the 16th of June Mr. Henry Davis, not having heatd of the receipt of this letter by Mr. Horatio Davis, made inquiries re specting it, and be then found that it had never been re ceived by Mr. Horatio Davis. Upon this Mr. Henry Davis wrote to the post-office and also to Messrs. Stuckey's bank at Wells. He was told by Captain Giles, the manager of the bank, that the cheque had been paid on the 11th of June. Captain Giles gave a very minute description of the party to whom it had been paid, which description exactly corres ponded with the appearance of the prisoner. Further in quiries were instituted, and then it seemed that on the evening of Tuesday, the 9th of June, the prisoner and two other clerks left the office of Mr. Davis shortly before seven o'clock. The up-train left Weston at ten minutes after seven, and the prisoner, accompanied by another person, went by that train that evening, and if he had asked for the letter addressed to Mr. Horatio Davis, at the Bath post-office, it would have been delivered to him, because the place where Mr. Horatio Davis lived being without the 'district which was within the evening delivery, the letter would not have been delivered where it was addressed until the next morn ing, unless it had been asked for at the office. The down luggage train arrived at the Weston station about two o'clock in the morning, and immediately after its arrival the pri soner was seen on the platform, accompanied by the person with whom he had been seen in the train on the previous evening. On the Wednesday the prisoner was at Mr. Davis's office, and he said to his two fellow-clerks that he wanted to go to Bristol the next morning, but he did not wish Mr. Davis to know of it, and he therefore requested them not to mention it to him. On that day he was absent from Mr. Davis's office, but-at ten o'clock in the m ruing he went to the Greyhound. Broadmead, Bristol, and there saw Mrs. Slocomb, the landlady, and Miss Williams, the barmaid, and lie then stated that he wanted a horse and gig to go to Wells and one was procured for him, and a man of the name of Richard Jones drove him to the Swan Inn at Wells. The prisoner told Jones he would go to the bank and do his busi ness. He was absent ten minutes. Captain Giles, the ma nager, and Mr. Gill, the cashier, were at the bank. The prisoner went in and presented the cheque in question. Mr. Gill asked him if his name was Davis? Ile saiu it was, and the amount was handed to him. He returned to the Swan. and Jones then drove him back to the Greyhound at Bristol. He ordered a bed there, and then went out, but did not re turn till the following morning. He had another conversa tion with Mrs. Slocon.b, and he paid for his bed and refresh ment, and went away. He returned to Mr. Davis's, and on the following day they settled all their matters, and he left. fur Walsall. Mr. STONE, for the prisoner, contended that the jury could not say it w.s a post letter, because there might have been a mistake as to its having been put into the post-oflice , but that as regarded his having stolen a piece of paper, for it was no cheque, not having been drawn within fifteen miles of the bank, he would not insult them by saying a word. Mr. Justice Emit having summed up, The jury found the prisoner Guilty of .stealing the letter from the post-olliee.—Sentence, seven years' transportation. Martha Plummer was indicted for stealing 20 gold rings, the property of Thomas Crouch ; and Mary Wallis and Martha Candy were indicted for feloniously receiving the same, knowing them to have been stolen. Mr. Prideaux was counsel fur the prosecution, and Mr. Saunders for the prisoners. The prosecutor was a travelling jeweller, and on the 17th July he dropped a small casket containing these rings out of his pocket in a road. It was not long before he discovered his loss, and he immediately gave notice in the villages around, and particularly in the village of Writhlington, near which he thought he had met with his loss and he offered a reward of a sovereign. He, however, heard nothing until the 26th, when he fouiAl several of the rings had been pledged by the prisoners Wallis and Candy, and it was ad mitted that they had received them from Plummer, who also admitted that she had found them. Mr. SAUNDERS, for the prisoner, submitted that this did Lot rmount to a larceny, because it had been laid down that a person finding property and, being ignorant of the owner, yet keeps it, could not he guilty of a felony. Mr. PRWEAUX said the question was, whether Plumtner had a knowledge of the owner, and whether she intended to convert th' property to her own use. Mr. 311.tice Eici_x considered that if a person fiund pro perty, and knew that there must I,e an owner for it, but in tended to appropriate it to her own use, she was guilty of a larceny ; and the Learned Judge, in summing up the case, said the question for the jurywas, whether Martha Plummer intended to convert this property to her own use, and wile-. ther she knew that an ownercotilu be found, and then would arise the question whether the two other prisoners knew that these rings were in the possessioa of Martha Plummer un lawfully. The jury found all the prisoners Guilty, and they were sentenced to one month's imprisonment, the Learned Judge stating that persons who found property and did not take any steps to discover the owner, were guilty of a want of common honesty as well as of a felony. NORTHERN ClRGUlT.—Lancaster, Aug. 12. The assizes fur the northern division of the county of Lan caster commenced here to-day. Their Lordships sat fur the dispatch of business at twelve o'clock • Mr. Justice Cresswell on the civil side, and Mr. Justice Vightman in the Crown Court. Thirteen causes are entered for trial ; one of these, an issue directed to try the sanity of a testator, will, it is expected, occupy two days. The calendar contains the names of eleven prisoners, of which five are charged with burglary, and one with feloniously cutting and wounding. Nothing of public interest occurred on the Civil side. Three causes relating to a disputed right of water were re ferred, and the Court was engaged the greater part of the day with a question of disputed liability for some timber, the ‘'etails of which were not such as to call for particular notice. (Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN George Kelly was indicted for burglary in the house of Edmund Sharpe, at Poulton, on the 7th ut August. Mr. Drinkwater appeared for :he prosecution. _ _ The prisoner is a man of rather respectable appear. ance, and conductedhis defence with a good deal of clever ness and self-possession. The prosecutor, it appeared, had been absent from home on the 6th of August, and the other inmates of the house re tired to rest about ten o'clock. They were not disturbed during the night, but, on the servant going down stairs on the following morning, it was found that the house had been entered by one of the windows, the shutters of which had not been fastened. A drawer iu the room had been broken open, and two telescopes, a pencil-case, a waistcoat, and other articles, taken away. The two telescopes, which were now produced and identified, were on the following morning seen in the possession of the prisoner, at Lllel, near Poulton, about eleven o'clock. He was then offering them for sale to a person r. tom he met at the public. house. He was offered 4s. 7d. for them, which he at that time refused ; but late in the evening he was again met by the same parties at the same house, and agreed to take the money offered. He was apprehended the following day, at the Lancaster races.— Verdict, Guilty. His LORDSHIP, in passing sentence, said that the prisoner was evidently a person of more than ordinary : intelligence, and apparently not inexperienced in courts of justice.. The offence of which he had been convicted was a very serious one, and he was too dangerous a person to be permitted to remain in this country ; and sentenced him to be transported for seven years. . _ _ Several other cases were disposed of during the day, which, however, presented no point of public interest. ENLARGEMENT of BUCKINGHAM PALACE. An estimate of the sum proposed to be voted in the year 1846, on account of works required for enlarging and improving Buckingham Palace, her Majesty having been for some time past subjected to sy,reat inconvenierce from insufficient accommodation which it affords to her Majesty and her family. The cost of the several works required for enlarging and improving Buckingham Palace (agreeably to the plans submitted to the commissioners appointed for that purpose, at a meetiug held on the 6th of August, 1846), including New East Front to the Palace, clearing out and re-arranging rooms in south wing, altera tions in the north wing, new kitchens and -other offices, with ball-room over, decont• tions and painting, taking dower the mar bl e arch, alteration of drains, On account of which it is proposed to &c., is e stimatedvoatre a n ; £150,000 20,000 the present year . ..... . provided in future year 5........ £130,000 Leaving iier m t a o b 3 esetyhasbeen graciously pleas e d t o s i gn if y her consent h to B with the grounds and b ui ldi ngs attached to should be offered for szl e , an d t h e produce th e same, Brighton, applied sa towards e the expenditure to be incurred for alte rations and improvements at Bockingham Palace, in diminution of the sums to be voted in future years. 0am,...,,T,...••.__.__...•_......................._ DIED.—On the 13th inst., at his h Ebbs, of Nos. 14 and 15, Great Thomas No. 3, Tufnell Mr. lliam Hawkins Park-road, Upper Holloway, e t d . 40,h ouse se N'Ti THE MAYOR OF - LIVERPOOL th AND THE Apos ii tl o e N , City. THE or KNIGHTIIOon —On Wednesday Lo rde J. layor of Liverpool re ceivedh e had her e r Ma j esty ' s communication dignity t ß o u: a tel a l, cc s e ta p t t i ao ng ce th th a e t commands fl.orn to offer of knighthood, and requesting to know if it would b u e d3 a . gr or e w ea e b o l t e u t p o him to have it conferred upon him. The to London, where he had business, the same evening, an d h av i ng waited upon the Premier, and expressed his sense of her Majesty's kindness of making him the offer of such an honour—at the same time his worship intimated to Lord John that if it could be done 'without impeaching his own loyalty and that of the town, or offending her Ma jesty, it would be more agreeable to himself to remain in his private station. Her Majesty has since signified to the Mayor, through Lord John, her pleasure, under the circum stances, to waive pressing the offer. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —PALPITATION OF THE HEART, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND GENERAL DEBILITY, CURED BY HOL LOWAY'S gentleman of the name of Spencer, residing for the present in Sackville-street, Dublin, and Who was for many S'ears in the East India Company's service, fell into 111-health, and was even at death's door, the action of his heart being frequently so violent as to cause, when lying down, the very bed to shake; and, again, from shortness of breath and debility he could scarcely walk twenty yards. This gentleman may now be seen out hunting, in the fullest enjoyment of health, having been cured by the surprising virtues of Holloway's justly celebrated Pills, which are sold by every chemist, Mid a% Prvressor Holloway's stsblifilaaorit, 244, Itrimu,Quec. " OFFICIAL DOCUMENT. " His Holiness our Lord, with the view of applying use ful reforms to sundry articles of the existing Customs' tariff, whilst he has ordered us to confirm the generous premiums established in favour of the manufacturers of woollen cloths by the notifications of the 21st of August, 1835, and the 11th of April, 1842, has authorised us, viva *ace, to publish the following resolutions:— " The, import am export duties on the articles enumerated in the following prospectus are reduced to the rate therein indicated. " This modification will take effect in the declarations for dnty which shall be presented at the Custom-houses dating from the 7th of the current month. From the said day thenceforward the introduction and deposit of any finished article of clothing whatsoever will no longer be allowed in the ports and the tree cities of Anemia and Civita Vecchia, under pain of immediate confiscation. " The same arrangement will take effec Sinigaglia in future years during the fair. PROSPECTUS.—IMPORT Di for the city of Articles, Duties. Remarks. Woollen cloths of every descrip tion, per 100 Roman lb. net • • 2. Common woollen manufactures 3. Pure silk manufactures, per 100 Roman lb. net .• .. • • . • • • • • • • 4. 3tanufactures of mixed mate rials, silk, &c., per 100 Romani 5. Cotton manufactures, per 100' Romanlb. net.. • • • • • • -• •• • • 6. Sugar, raw and refined, per 100 Roman lb. gross • •.. P. Coffee, per 1001 b. gross ...... • • EXPORT White or coloured cocoon silk,' per 100 lb. gross .... •••• • • • • Ra tartar, per lOOlb. gross . • • • Scud!. Baj. 25 0 INo alteration.l 100 0 DirnEs. o 60 0 50 Formerly half, now doubled. " Given from our residence of Monte Citorio, the 2d of July, 1846. " GIACOMO ANTONELLI. " Treasurer-General. " ANGELO M. VANNINI, " Commissary-General of the R.C.A. " FILIPPO APPOLINI, " Secretary and Chancellor of the R.C.A." AFFAIRS AT OTAIIEITE. We have been favoured with another letter (dated April 15th) from Otaheite, written by the intelligent young officer on board one of her Majesty's ships a Papiete, whose former interesting communication re specting Otaheitean affairs was given in our columns on the 7th inst. That letter (which had been received only the preceding day) was dated January 22, whereas the present (written nearly three months afterwards) reached England only a week later—a eurious proof of the irregularity of the arrivals from that portion of the globe. The following are interesting extracts from the said letter (for which we have to thank Mr. Brindal, of the Haymarket Theatre) : " I have just received a whole " batty" of letters and papers by a French man-of-war brig, this day, from tin Marquesas, where they had been brought from Valpa raiso, by the Mearth. they are dated respectively March 30, May 16, June 16, and July 13 (latest d rte). It is now nearly 14 months since we received any letters before this; I shall, therefine, leave you to imagine what our feelings were upon the receipt of these to day. I have such a deal of news to tell you, that I scarce know where to begin. I am sorry you express s our intention of sending me no more letters or papers. on account of the letter you saw (relating to her Ma jesty's ship Talbot) in the Times of July 6, 1845. 1 saw the same letter myself, and I am surprised at you , believing all you see in the newspapers; for I can aesurr yon there is not at present the slightest probability of our even leaving Otaheite, much more coming home; every ship on the station is distributed, and we cannot leave here without belie , " relieved. lam afraid it will be a very very long time before I shall have the ph asura of seeing you ; and now fer the news. " About five o'clock on the evening of the 20th March, the natives, who have been (and are still) encamped without the town of Papiete, suddenly made an attack oe the town; we instantl) called away every boat to fetcl. off the British residents, missionaries, &c., and the fir ing was kept up with great spirit and resolution by th• natives ; they set fire to several of the heuses of thi French, and those natives who bad shown thernselete. traitors to Pornare. One old chief was actually riddlefi through and through with bullets. Of course the ship was crowded with people from the shore. The French had several killed and tvounded, the exact ;lumber not known ; however, the natives have con tinned annoying them from every hill, every day regu larly (except Sundays.) We have seen several killed, and they persist in saying that they had had no cne hurt Their spleen is directed particularly to us (who they imagine excite the natives, and supply them with ,arm , and ammunit;on). You recollect my speaking of Mr. Havery, surgeon ; a ruffianly French native shot him it. the head the other day, can shore, m, st deliberately ; he escaped by a miracle, the ball passing through his cap and scraping the ski:ll clean, taking with it the hair and scalp. law glad to say he is now quite well ; the man was tried by the French, and acquitted, of course, al though it was clearly proved on the trial that he took deliberate aim. In consequence of this row, the officers are compelled to be off to the ship every night at sun. set. Some amusement was required, so we started a small branch of the drania in this desert, which has thrived wonderfully. There are some ladies here (and pretty ones), daughters of an old captain who settled here some years ado. who, of course, have never seen any thieg like a play ; they were, there fore, delighted, amused, and wonder-stricken, to be introduced to the features of Mr. Grimaldi ; and I'm sure its the first time the 'orests of Tahiti have been awakened by the echoes of Hot codlins,' &c. On Mon day next we have Bombastes, under the immediate pa tronage of captain and officers, not forgetting Mrs. H., who has made Distaffina a dress. " P S. I had almost forgotten to mention that the French marched out to attack the natives on Sunday last ; they lande.l at Taponaa, and lost about eighteen bands ; the natives having defeated them, taken their boats, and three prisontrs—a most disgraceful affair. If Punch could have seen them march in again, it a oWel have affiirded him a fine sketch. We sieg Rule Bri tannia' every night, enough to c::ack our throats, which annoys the French considerably. They don't allow any ships to sing after sunset, but can't stop us, for Bri tons never, never, never, &c. You know the rest."— Advertiser. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.—CHATHA3I. AUG. 12. Colonel Sir Thomas Wilshire, K.C.8., Commandant of this garrison, has issued garrison orders to Colonel Thomas Weare, K.H., the officer in command of the provisional battalion, to hold the undermentioned detachments in readi ness to embark at Gravesend en the 15t11 inst., on board the ship Alfred, for Beng 1, viz., 6 men of the 24th Regiment, 5 men of the 29:h Foot, 66 men of the 51st King's Own Light Infantry, 10 men of the 61st, 38 men of the 80th, and 47 men and 1 boy of the 94th Regiment, making a total of 173 per sons. The following officers are under orders to embark with the troops : Ensign H. E. Fardell, and Ensign H. R. Browne, of the 9th Foot; Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Mackey Macbeth, of the 29th ; Lietvenant Reed, of the 32(1; Major F. Main warren, Captain R. D. Baker, Captain E. 'sham. Lieutenant David Stephenson, Ensign S. G. Carter, Ensign It. G. S. Mason, Ensign Arch. Robertson, Ensign Marne, Ensign Conge and Ensign Edward O'Callaghan, of the 51st Light Infantry; Ensign R. J. E. Reed, of the 62d ; Ensign the Hon. J. H. Montague Browne, of the 80th ; and Ensign G. Colclough Pemberton, of the 94th regiment. On Monday, the 10th inst., a board of field officers assembled in the officers' main guard-room, at Chatham Barracks, for the purpose of inquiring into several complaints made against the canteen-keeper, for overcharging in the price of different articles of provisions LE. T. court-martial rl t ttyth h -e m,er ryasma u t rah s ts e ei ta o , f rra: t r: h ori:f, e , et barrack- master, -bht s oldier s ; in.lee ad spEt on the teashn i oecd u ne t al e Loi n lvi te a ahßu n s at t ie - tngn C tsaia o tvin. l i:( ti nn n i.B e n l io) ytnThAdh:Aor general jeic a stnt, s tirernri ct court-martial room, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Stevens, 1{.111., president, for the trial of private Gideon Euspin, of the 3rd Light Dragoons, charged with desertion fr. m the cavalry depot at :Maidstone, and making away with his regi • mental necessaries. The prisoner was dreesed as a sailor, and deserted at the time he was under orders tie. embarkation. The case against the prisoner being dosed, Thomas Strutton, a private of the Bth Foot, was then tried ter desertion. The Court then adjeurned, and again assembled on the following morning, when John D'Alene', a prisoner belonging to the 18th Foot, Royal Irish, was tried for being found asleep on (R his post, whilst on duty is her Majesty's ieke ard at Chat. ham ; after which, Sergeant Th o mas Bentley , of the Wool wich Division of the Roe al Marines, was tried for being drunk, he being in charge of an escort with two prisoners, for the military prison aeFort Clarence. Evidence was given that the prisoner was intoxicated on his arrival at the prison. The sentences against the prisoners are not known. EXCISE RESTRICTIONS ON CHE3IISTS AND DRUGGISTS. —A meeting of chemists and druggists was held on Wednesday, at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, for the purpose of receiving a report from the deputation appointed to wait on the Chancellor of the Exchequer , to obtain the amend ment or withdrawal of the Spirit Lic enses and D uties Bill recently brought into the House of C ommons. Mr. Drew took the chair, and stated the proceedings and result of the deputation. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had received them with great courtesy, and, after r eceivin g their sugges tions, referred them to the Board of Ex cise. The d eputation went accordingly, and upon the rep resentations m ade to the Board, several of the most obj ectionable cl auses in the u,as Bill were how eNe,eitrl,iermoesxtpoabnngoexdiQuos% one striking feature amended. Th e Bill in it being that above sixty articles used in the business would be under the supervi•ion of the Excise, though the articles in the pharniacopia had been ex cluded from i , s operation. Mr. Baron, Mr. Davy, Mr. Roper, ,dr White, Mr Mowbray. Mr. Morson, and Mr. Iludson addressed the meeting, urging the necessity fir opposing the Bill, and resolutions ageiest it. were carried unanimously. One of the resolutions was to the effect that the frauds upon the Excise, which it was the object of the Bill to suppress, would be best prevented by the reeistrati in which stills were used. At the close of the proceedings a petition against the Bill was numerously signed f on i of all butetings CURE NOR THE C ATE RPILLAR. —A surface round the roots of gentleman at Galashiels has discovered that ex hauste d bark spread on the gooseberry bu shes is an effectual to be mucn remedy for caterpillar. His garden use tested by these destructive insects, which he had tried various modes Of rooting out without success , until a hu ky chance led him to try the effect of refuse ba rk from the tan-yard. Two years ago he spread a considerable q uantit y of it round the roots of all the bushes in his garden. except one or two. Those missed were seriously iejure.l by the caterpillar; all the others were eerfectly saved. The next year hr neglected to renew the bark, and every bush in the garden was afTecled with the disease. This year he again resorted to it, and not a single caterpillar is to bee seen. A more simple and cbeap remedy could scarcely be wished for. A cart load of the bark, which costs about OLlyenCel is MAOy sufficient ((Sr the largest garden. !Formerly 60 sc., re reduced 58 1-3 p.c. No alteration. Formerly 100 sc., reduced 50 per ct. Formerly 12sc., re duced 23 1-3 pr ct. Formerly 3sc., re duced 40 per cent. Formerly 25c.751b., reduced 13 per ct. MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAY. CORN43.7LCSANO3II. The present week's arrivals of English Wheat have been on a very limited scale, consequently the show of samples of that article here was small. Although the amount of business actually transacted was by no means important, the demand may be considdred fair, at very full prices. There was more doing in Foreign Wheat, at, in some instances, an advance of Is per quarter. A few, floating cargoes were sold for export to Holland and Belgium, but at very low prices. No new Barley at market ; grinding and other qualities lin. altered. Superfine season .made Malt went otT steadily, at full prices. In other kinds very little was doing. Owing to the unfavourable accounts received front Ireland respecting the potato crop, the Oat trade was active, at an advance of is per quarter. All other articles as last advised. ARRIVALS. Barley, 400 qrs. Wheat. 2,050 qrs. English •• •• •• Irish Foreign Oats I Flour. 770 qra. I 1,440 sks. 11,210 1 ---- 9,060 j --.0 5,550 _ 2,940 I Malt, 2,260 qra. SMITHFIELD. Our market was, on the whole, moderately well, but not to flar heavily, supplied with Beasts, the demand for which was steady et fully Monday's quotations. There were on offer about 250 foreign Beasts, and 500 ditto of Sheep and Lambs, in middling condition. The supplies of Sheep were good, yet the Mutton trade was somewhat active, at full prices. In Lambs, a full average amount of businall was doing, at late rates. Prime small Calves sold readily; other kinds of Veal slowly, at our quotations. Pigs moved off heavily, and prices were with difficulty supported. Milch Cows were very dull. at from 16/. to 191. each, including their small Calf ; Suckling Calves, 18s. to 28s. ; and Quarter-old' Store Pigs, 16s. to 18s. each. Beasts, 680 ; Cows, 142 ; Sheep and Lambs, 12,400 ; Calves, 480 i Pigs, 350. ZZEINTGATE AND LEIADENMEILX.. We had a very steady demand here at full prices. BOELOUGH HOP IVIARMET. Our market still continues in a very inactive state for all kinds of Hops, and last week's prices are with difficulty supported. The lo" counts received from the plantations to-day are very favourable. owing to which the duty is backed at 155,0001. Sussex pockets. 51. to 61.; ent ditto, Si. ss. to 61. 10a.; Mid and East Kent ditto. • 61. 6s. to 81. 15s. (From the London New Price Current of August 14.) SUGAR.—To-duy West India Sugar was in good request for grocery and refining purposes; prices are stiffening, and the sales amounted to 560 hhds and trcs, and the rise during that time is per cwt. The market closes with a firm appear ance for all descriptions of Colonial Sugar. REFINED —To-day Refined Sugar was in excellent request by the home trade, and higher rates were paid, brown gro cery lumps fetching 633 to G 33 6d,and standard lumps 64a 6d per cwt. For Bonded Crushed Sugar prices remain the same, but few buyers are to he met with at present. EAST INDIA.--This afternoon Bengal Sugar was in excel lent r:qu . est, and 1,613 bags at public sale were sold at 6d per cwt advance. MAUBITIUS.—A considerable increase has taken place in the demand for all descriptions for refining and grocery pur poses; an advance in the value of 6d to is per cwt has oc curred, although the market has been better supplied with all kinds. Privately several parcels have been disposed of. FOREION.—To-day there was more desire evinced to operate in white Havannah ; 1,936 chests were offered at auction, damaged, of which the chief part consisted, all found buyers at stiffer rates. COFFEE.—To-day Ceylon Coffee met with attention, alld privately several transacti o n s took' place ; good ordinary pal' Native brought 41s to 42s per cwt. Of Penang 182 bags were offered at auction, and the sound was taken in rather above the value. TZA.—There has been a falling off in the demand for Black and Green, occasioned by the announcement of large public sales tor Tuesday. It is expected that nearly 50, 00° pkga will be offered. Congou has been purchased with caution during the last few days, and lower rates have been taken' Pouch Ong is not cheaper, but the demand has been limited at 4d to 9d for low to fine quality. In the value of Brea little variation has taken place, but few sales have been made. There are selle, s of yellowish leaf Twankay upon lower terms; for brightish leaf t•nd Hyt.on sort former rates are required, but little business has been done, Gunpowder and Imperial are little wanted, you prices are on the decline, excepting for fine sorts , for which they rule firm. For Scented Orange Feko . o ‘ . and Flowery Pekoe the market has a dull appearance, and a parcels were to be pressed for sale, a fall in the value would be the result. None has arrived this week, still the stoic yet much exceeds that cf last season, but every sort i 5 simper. Sflces.—To-day 557 bags of Penang Pepper at auction were taken in rather above the value—good light greyish 51 2/01 to 2d, and dusty at 2itl per lb. Sayers. — Importers of 'Linke Rum manifest firmness, lu id , requite full rates for all descriptions, but the demand hs been limited from exporters and the home trade, only sof t, i parcels having been disposed of. Demerara has been in ge demand, and fetched full rates; the private sales amounting to l 0 puns at 3s 5d to 3s 6d for 36 to 38 per et t .: over proof. For • Leeward Island the demand n"" been only for small trifling quantities, but the Sup, being scanty, holders insist upon former ra te : that is to say, 2s 5d to 2s 6d for proof strength. In Cale uttis there has been lit le passing, and proof with certificate ca be obtained at is lid to 2s. The arrivals of Rum have been , upon a small scale only since this day week. For Bra ndy J. the demand has been good, chiefly from the home tr aol S: old kinds have been the most in request, prices are hr u ' d Geneva has been in good demand for exportation; tin British Corn Spirits have been in active request. cted 111m,assEs.—There has been very little business transacted in West India, although there are sellers of all sort s up :e, further reduced terms. The stock is still on the increane. but is not equal to that of last year. Bengal Treacle is glected, and it is difficult to quote prices with Wu'..acv. Honey eritVul, and prices on the decline. RIM— To-day Bengal Rice was in excellent rentl t ,: au a oe a . 2,703 bags at public sale were sold at 3d per cwt a I'r Oscs some parcels were disposed of. ; 0 the de" rotbidt:rable increase has taken plac e r i ee s have mend for Olive Oil since our last report, and,P av i ng been advanced 40s to 70s per tun, extensive parcels " demand' disposed or. Rapeseed Oil has met with a brisk t h e decrease. prices are still on theadvance, and the supply on - r: Linseed Oil has met with more attention , and prices , a b _ firmer ; ,aies to a fair extent have been made on the spot tine the home trade at 23a 6d, and for forward delivery operations have been on a more extended scale at 235 9tl tO 24.; tor exportation the demand, however, is still trifling. , The cri.shers con , inue to work freely, notwithstanding th e small profits they are getting. The consumption still oto ceeds that of last year, yet prices are lower. Palm is not to he obtained upon lower terms, but the demand has been lel active. The supply of Cocoa Nut Oil is still scanty, there are several buyers. Of Fish Oils there are flan arrivals; still holders, for the most part, evince firmness, an, refrain from pressing sales. Seal has been in good detnall.",, but lulders have been compelled to take previous rates. u7_ is little wanted, and the supply at market is yet sin Southern has met with attention. Sperm has been sold t_`l),,a fair extent, bat not at better prices, there being still t! .. ' ci supply. For American Lard Oil the demand has been limned at 331 to 401. This afternoon Southern Oil met with at'it s i tion, and 130 tuns at auction were all sold at advauc' rates. • tic e ' TURPENTINI —For Spirits the demand has been ac and prices are firm at 44s 6d t o 455. American has be selling at 39s to 40s. In Rough a good deal has been 0., at 9s to 9s 3d per ba rre l. T ar i s wan t e d, and in con to quence of the small supply buyers have been compe lled for pay 163 for St oc khol m , a nd 17 s 6d t o 18s per barrel I Archangel. esg; TALLOW. — Holders of Russian on the spot evince firral.l the trade have come forward more freely, and a good btle:vnarct has been transacted, chiefly by the chandlers. For fl i er fo re delivery many pu•chases bave been made, ea u podle 41s to 41s 31 per cwt paid for fine Yellow s'_.: r tiee for the last three months of the year ; indeed, some r nu ist will not sell upon those terms; notwithstanding the ,r,110 ( state of the market at St. Petersburgh. Home made 'OO has been in lively deinand, and prices are firm. Ang,t r : 4 a re is wanted, but the supply ha s b ecom e s m a ll, and 1 11. ` c— doe 8 firmer. In American business to a fair extent has bee' i s on at 34s to 41s 6d for low to fine quality, and the suPf a i the decrease. BAIN IS, OF (From last Ni ; An Account, pursuant to the Act the Week ending ou Saturda: ENU-LAND., fight's Gazette.) n 7th and Bth of Victoria. ea a s y, the Bth day of August, 19 PAnTMENT. ISSUE DEI Notes i55ued........ 29,336,305 1 00 Government debt • . 11.0a1";90° Other securities • • „ 9 ; 6 "' 2 6 Gold coin and bullio.n. ';'" ' 4 1 9 Silver bullion ••• • • • `: -5(48 X 29, 366 306 X 29,386,305 ifated the 13th day of August. 1 84. J. 6 It. ELSEY, Deputy lOC ° tr. IrPARTMEN T BANICING Z. Proprietors' capital • • 1 . 4,553,000 Rest 3.603.653 lic. —deposits eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts).. 5,014,200 Other deposits ... • .• 12,456,737 Seven day and other b 1113.• •• 952,056 .' ' Government securi ties (including Dead , 96 •• 70 s ig Weight Annuity) • • ; 3 9e3 4 ,61) Other securities • • • Notes .. . • • • • • Gold and silver coin.. 3 6,b79,61 J. R. ELSEY. 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' v.-- that In most severe c . _ o bse , use e sna ases deafness cannot o' ()nes "`' sns most powerfhl newly-invented Achromatic r 9 OptiCh• - 9 008 Telescopes. Caution. —Messrs. S. and B. solollo%'oo of ih t be NO , " Aurists, are not in any way connected w ith ,2,,, P r er par t ° A f nly .-o to I'6 name in their immediate neighbourhood, nor ILL„v;"." rve ---- 14.10)• trY• To prevent mistakes, be cautious, and ‘-'" - -'l,l , ork -- „.-•• bad at 39, 4Ubemarle-stroet, Piccadilly (opposite to _________________ --............._,................;,,-;---- ard li. BIRTHS. On the sth inst., at Beverley , the lady o f Edir Hutton, Esq., of a daughter. ..1- hill, gip. the 9th inst., at Struan House, Have rstou " " stead-road, Mrs. Richard Madigan, of a son. ~,_- Gustav °. On the 10th inst., at Newcastls-on-Tynet "'— Coulson, of a daughter. iviri onl o l , On the 11th inst., in Regent-square, Mrs. John '. of a daughter. the Is d i On the 11th inst., in Brunswick-square, Brighten, A* of the Rev. Dr. Morris, of a daughter. the w ife of Vo On the 12th inst., at Westbourne-terra ce, -----' Hussey, Esq , of a daughter. Duke Coleridge MARRIED : us_ Jobr i , On the 11th inst., at Freshwat . r, Isle of ~V i g h ► '~ „ r 0 the Rev. G. T. Seymour, of Farringford, Isle of Wighrawsitt On the 11th inst., at Twist 11, Kent, the Bev. f the Kaye Burney, M..A to Emil a I) 3 e lla d"Zhter ° late Rev. G. 11 " tt a , . Esq., to Jane FOretescue, third daught i oore, Canon of (Anterhury. On the 28th DIED. Utt., Caroline Carden, the younges of William Murphy, Es q. M.D , South• mall, Cork. Est On the Bth inst., at En'sham, Oxfordshire, 3 . - S w rri:. la t° On the 9th inst., at Bognor, El i zabeth, relict of .'-- , . vr . 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