The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-26 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, iRIDAY.—The Queen, Prince Albert, the Princessof Prussia, and all her Majesty's visitors, except the Queen Dowager, with the usual Ladies and Gentle men in Waiting, walked to Adelaide Cottage this morn ing, returning to the Castle in pony carriages. The Royal Children took exercise this morning in the grounds around the Castle on ponies. Her Royal High ness the Princess Helena was taken an airing. His Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by blis Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, with the Earl of Liverpool and Colonel Bouverie, went out shooting this morning. The Earl of Clarendon left the Castle this morning for town. The Earl of Denbigh also took his departure to-day. The Queen, Prince Albert, the Queen Dowager, the Princess of Prussia, with the illustrious visitors now staying at the Castle, and the ladies and gentlemen of the royal suite left the Castle this afternoon for a drive, the Equerries in Waiting attending on horseback. The august party occupied three pony carriages and four, and two pony carriages and pair. Earl Howe is expected to arrive at the Castle on a visit to her Majesty. The Queen will give a grand dinner this evening in ate Waterloo Chamber. The royal party is expected to include her Majesty the Queen Dowager, her Royal Higness the Princess of Prussia, their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, her Royal High ness the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, his Excellency the Prussian Minister and Madame Bunsen, the Duke of Wellington, the Lady in Waiting to the Queen Dowager, the Countess Haack, the Dowager Lady ' and the Hon. Miss Lyttelton, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Cambridge, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Earl Howe, the Countess of Westmoreland, the Earl of Liverpool, Viscount Clifden, Lord Edward Howard, Lord Robert Grosvenor, Count Puckler, Count Witzleben, Sir George and Lady Couper, Miss Couper, and Colonel Wylde. The band of the Scots Fusileer Guards attend during dinner, and her Majesty's private band afterwards per form in the Castle. The Queen will hold a Privy Council to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon, at three o'clock, at the Castle. A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock yester day afternoon, at the official residence of Lord John Russell, in Downing-street. The Ministers present were Lord John Russell, t'ne Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmer son, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Morpeth, the Earl of Clarendon, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town in the forenoon, from Hickleton Hall, Doncaster, to attend the meeting. The Earl of Clarendon and Viscount Palmerston arrived from Windsor. The Council sat two hours and a half. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE RICHMOND RACES.—THURSDAY. The Two Years Old of 30 soya. each, 10 fc ; for colts, Bst 51b, and fillies Bst 21b. Those who have run twice and not won allowed 3lbs. From the Grey Stone in. Mr. Pedley's Virago Mr. Jaques's Dipthong Mr. O'litien's Conceit • Mr. Hargreaves's Spem Greges ..... .•• 4 A fine race. The Stewards' Handicap of 10 sovs. each, b ft, with 50 added, the second saves his stake. One mile and three furlongs. (15 Subs, 7 of whom paid 5 sovs. each.) Mr. S. L. Fox's Fsalmsinger. 4 3 ra, Est 41b (Longstaff) 1 Mr. Kitching's Lucy, 4 yrs, 6st 21b Mr. Hargreaves's Advice, 5 yrs, Est 3 Mr. Meiklam's Trueboy, 6 yrs, Bst 4!b The following also started but were not placed :—Mr. Wharton's Cossack Maid, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Sir J. Gerard's Cu riosity, 3 yrs, sst 51b—Mr. W. Scott's Driflield, 3 yrs. sst 101 band Mr. J. Osbarne's Hopeful, 3 yrs, sst 101b.—Won easy. The Gold Cup of 100 'Guineas, for thre years old, 6st 121 b; 4 yrs, Bst 31h ; 5 yrs, Bst 101 h ; 6 yrs and aged, 9st 2lb ; geldings, or three and four years old mares allowed 3 lbs ; winners once of a cup or sweeps (not handicap) of 100 sovs. allowed 5 lbs extra ; twice, 7lbs ; thrice, 101bs extra. Once round and a distance. Mr. Stewarts Cranebroke, 3 yrs (G. Abdale) ] Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress, 6 ,yrs 2 Lord Milton's Hemp, 5 yrs Mr. Merritt nd The Lamp, 3 yrs Lord Zetland's Coheiress, 5 yrs .. Mr. Jaques's The Spur, 3 yrs 6 Won easy. The Wright Stakes of 5 sovs. each, p.p., for two yrs old; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b ; horses that have started twice, and not won allowed 31bs ; winners before entry, 21bs extra. From the Grey Stone in. (13 Subs.) Mr. Jaques's Dipthong (M. Hutchinson) 1 Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale 11r. Stebbings' Socrates 3 The following also ran :—NIr. Maxwell na Monk—Lord _ etland's Helias—Mr. E. Wright na George Stephenson— Ir. H aw k e ' s Th e N ew E ra —L or d N orman b y ' s Q ueen o f th e I t aY—Mr. O'Brien's The Field—Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor— VI Mr. O'Brien's The Emerald Isle. Won by half a head. Ile Corporation Stakes of 5 sows. each, and 25 added. Heats, once round. (5 Sobs.) )117,11 Peyton's Magnet, 4 yrs ( Bumby) 1 1 k r L'awson's The Old Boy, 3 yrs ( I '.. L. Fox's Wascholme, 3 yrs 2 3 3 4 k r Smith's Charley, 3 yrs • Bllckley's Hemp, 5 yrs \Von easy. WALSALL RACES.—WitimitsDAY. Syseepitakes of 10 soya. each, and 25 added, for two yrs old. T.Y.C. kr. Peel's Credential (Duflio) 1 tr, Green's fby Jereed, out of Maid of the Mist „ ...... 2 Won easy. The Birmingham Handicap of 10 sous. each, and 20 added. Twice round and a dis. (5 Subs.) B. Collett's Pal, 3 yrs, lOst h% Champagne Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added. Heats, once round and a dis. (5 Subs.) I t • Barton's Reliance, 4 yrs, lOst 61b (Walker) 1 4 0 1 Raworth's Engineer. 3 yrs, 9st 21b ...... 4 1 0 2 Ihvis's Kitty Wee, 4 yrs, 9st I 31b 2 2 dr - r• Green's bk in, by Dick, 4 yrs. 9st 131 b 3 3 dr Four well-contested heats, the third won by a head. THURSDAY. — ^Q- each sail Stakes of 10 sous. each, and 20 added. One mile and a half. Wal, Ist,. 11 ki --.. Peel's General Not 4t, yrs, 7st 121b......(Mar10w) 1 ' ..skrett's Exhort, 4 vrs, ist 10Ib .... 2 8 Won cleverly. IN Pstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added. Heats, once Ito b round and a distance. Al t ‘ 1 . 4 1 . .. 0 ii *uaker's Red Skin, 5 yrs, Bst 51b ... (Bradley) 1 1 ton's P • - 1' 4 - 7st 131 b.. -....... 2dr ..tincess ,ga, 4 yrs, ... ...... 4 ,` , reen's ch m by Dick, 3 3 rs, Est 91b c 'lc , 131,4_kirst et contestd ; second h a walk overstskeh a scf 5 sovs well . each, and 25 added. eat at Hes, one . mile ko, and a distance. Ite p, 'intors Princess Royal, 4 yrs, Sst 41b(Owner) 2 1 1 'Area's Exhort, 4 yrs, Sst 71b Ol ii, Won easy. NI e 4 - 1 -andicap of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added, once round 0 tt d .-- --.....p of 3 50.... —__ , . ig t , istance, was won cleverly by two lengths, after a fast Ntl 4 ll 3' Mr. Flintoff's The Ele, 6 yrs, Bst 41b (Owner), . 1 , 4 t g General Nott, Bst, and Idolater, 7st 91b. kt . 0 1) , Stratton BEPDFOI,ID RACES.—TittrusnAv. ark Stakes of 10 soy each, and 30 added. Twice round. (3 Subs). i f '. I, en ' s Chatham, 4 yrs, 84t It.. Loot's Tt-Bi g t, e 3 yrs 9st , 6st 41b tl tlley's h Patn i a, ad, 21b (Crouch) 1 o 2 3 _ . „, tt 11 1 Won by a neck. V. 4, 0 Queen's Plate of 100 Guineas. Three miles. ;''ltsbottom's Pine Apple, 6 yrs, lOst .... ( 3e11) 1 IN I`, 3 ,ttou's Sorella, 5 yrs, 9st 91b Q 4 arwi c k' s Gwalior, 4 yrs, 9.,t 11b . 4 1 U ngley's Queen of the Gipsies, 6 yrs, 10st t p ' Won by a length • Gwalior a good third. Ir eivell Stakes of 5 soya each, 3 ft, and 20 added. I t ' tf l , ) , Once round and a distance. lt ,-- -nson's Hawkfsbury, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (Sly) 1 sWlett's Libation, 3 yrs, 6 , 481 b - 2 • I t 1 , Won by half a length. .4 , 4 "rners' Plate of 601. Heats, once round and a dis. l qt„„,"liggin's The Pope, 6 yrs, 12st 51b ... (Owner) 1 ,W,toti's The Gardener, 5 yrs, llst 71b ' 4 4l z e. c \''s Solitude, 4 yrs, llst 101 b (: 11 „ . `z;‘ 3 TRY RACES—WEDNESDAY (CONC,LUDED). ' Stakes of 10 soya. each. Two miles and a quarter. '4 4 ,,, (8 Subs ) ', ty;,sh's Little Hanviton, 5 yrs, Bst 91b....(Francis) 1 'lik'e's ' e a Rochester, aged, 9st 21b.. .... , Ws , -0 11's Obscurity, 5 yrs, Bst 91b 3 4 ri , Won cleverly. 'I I, a t i i ) ;" ShrA shire County Members Plate of 50/ , added 1 4 ,, r , - ,, e , 3 •take P s of 5 sovs. each. Heats, one mile and a half. ) t k "' ,l l'a Little Hampton, 5 yrs (Francis) 1 1 tklileford's Carissima, 4 yrs, Bst %i w te r's Fair Rosam s o ond, 5 yrs e stry Stakef 5 sovs each and 20 added. Mile It o and a half. • 0 4 ct t Ytt,., 's Stream, 4 yrs, Bst 41b (Marlow) 1 I ' it ; Ikugustus, 3 yrs, ist 71b ille e 3 Alpha, 3 yrs Won by a length. • li L l 4 4 l ( Arn Plate of 501. Heats, one mile and a half l eor; ' , 4'B Little Hampton, s . yrs ..(Francis) 2 1 1 (4,2 Rochester, aged, 9st 21b 1 2 2 ' 3 Fair Rosamond, 5 yrs 3 3 dr k n Three well contested heats. , ott .:4 /43 ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.—An inquest wa t ft "ednesday before H. Footner, Esq., at An i ij I nquire into the death of William Henry r toti ell i 2 on, aged two years and eight months, n c lr Henry George Denison, Esq., a gentleman , 1 Ail. Walnut Tree Mansion, Salisbury-road, Of D . r anile of Andover. It appears from the evi '4 s,is Masters, Esq., brother to the lady of NN,,,1 that he had only on Monday evening last Ylt, i, t() Pay his sister a visit; that on Wednesday IS k me (Vnediately after breakfast, about halt-past 4t llCtr- Masters) went into the drawing-room, ;) te l ,,'"ild followed him. After playing with the th: li nutes on the sofa, on an instant the child N corner of the room, where stood a loaded Ail R the ; • t 4 caught hold of the belt, and pulled From l u llards him, on seeing which Mr. Masters 4 01 t he sofa, took hold of the gun, and while 1 g ji b e Woollen case or cover, it suddenly went rt. s e Whole charge in the head of the child. i , ltli; i .ggied three or four times, and it is sup- It l u r. 0" or three minutes after the calamitous o", en ct Oina Hammond was sent for, who was 1; 4 ha,s ° l' eight minutes. On his arrival he found i t thj f been dead several minutes, from perfora qt h a read, caused by gun shots. One over Ll ) , l ' p elf completely crushed in the bone ; there I B.N., °r ations which would have caused death. "t 4 de llf l, a brief consultation, returned a verdict t S t ire death, from the discharge of a gun." fk ki f ItZtli o "la to feel acutely this unfortunate calls t\isk,;l43rottalieettnvtaenz nearly t. distracted at this sudd( n \ 1 Y . 43 ha p O N BOARD THE VESUVIUS STEA.M -.l„tireee much pleasure in announcing to the A '44 ? Nreeof friends interested in the officers and i , t i t l lcti a rty ins steam-sloop, Commander O'Cal lb_Croz:lT had proceeded to Melville Island on , al consequence of the fatal ravages of Athooard, that we have letters from her Nla_ of Anr...... _a_a,_ _ .t_ _a al_ _ a,--nal- LATER STILL FROM AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING. Arrivals crowd upon us to-day. We have now to announce the arrival of the new ship Anglo-Saxon, Captain Gordon, from Boston, with dates from that city to the sth, and bringing also New York papers to the 4th inst. Further accounts from Vera Cruz state that Gen. Paredes was put in prison by the orders of Santa Anna, and confined in the citadel of the city of Mexico, it having been discovered that it was his in tention to employ the army equipped for the north to oppose the progress of Santa Anna, from his landing at Vera Cruz. General Sales had convoked Con gress, upon theprinciples of 1824, to assemble at the city of Mexico on the 6th of December next. OPERATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES SQUADRON IN THE PACIFIC. The following important news from the Pacific has been received by special dispatches at Washington : It appears that Commodore Sloat entered the harbour of Monterey early in July, and on the 6th issued his proclamation to the inhabitants of California, calling on them to remain peacefuel, assuring them that he did not come as the enemy of California, but as their friend ; that they are destined to form part and parcel of the great federal union of the United Stat2s ; to enjoy the same rights and privileges as the citizens of those states. The proclamation is dated on board the United States frigate Savannah, in' the harbour of Monterey, and signed JOHN B. SLOAT, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Forces in the Pacific. In addition to this, Captain Montgomery entered the harbour of Yerba Buena, and issued his summons to sur render to the inhabitants of .the country, in virtue of instructions freiii the Commodore. This summons bears date July 9, 1846. We have also news that Colonel Fremont's advanced posts had reached Sonora, to the north of San Francisco. General Castro, the Governor of the province, ad vanced at the head of his troops to repulse them; but the gallant Colonel meeting him in person, the Mexican forces retreated. The Californians are greatly divided among them selves. A junta met at Sania Barbara, headed by Go vernor Pico, proclaiming California an independent republic; hereupon the Mexican Governor (Castro) declared the province under martial law.—(Telegraphic report of New York Journal of Commerce.) - To this statement the IV ew York Courier and Enquirer annexes the following; the first letter of which was also communicated Itte),ttraph, subsequently to that given above:— WASHINGTON, SEPT. 2, 1846.—The New Orleans Picayune, of the 26th of August, says—" From informa tion received at Alvarado, it would appear that the Ca lifornias were not taken by the squadron under Corn. Sloat, but that American citizens located in these pro vinces, combined with disaffected Mexicans, declared themselves indept-ndent of the central Government, and raised the flag of the United Statt a in token of allegiance to this country. This version does not appear to be identical with the rumour brought here first from Ha vannah, by the revenue cutter M`Lane, and next by a vessel from Kingston, Jamaica, whither it was ccnveyeci by the Daring, more than a month ago. Ihe version of the correspondent is confirmed by a Spanish letter before us, written in the city of Mexico on the Bth of August, in which it is given as news. The New York papers, and, in fact, most of those from other places which we have received by this arrival, are full of speculations as to what in fluence the accession of Santa Anna to power will have upon the course of events in the States. They are generally of opinion that he will make an easy peace with America, but it is not difficult to perceive that `the wish is father to the thought" of these writers. Weary of the expense and unpopularity of a war that might be indefinitely prolonged by their adversaries simply doing nothing but to leave the country bare of supplies, they conceive that the policy of Santa Anna will be to make a peace with them upon their own terms ; but in this belief we are of opinion they are deceiving themselves. The commercial advises are not important. The arrival of the Britannia at Boston on the 3d had made very little change in commercial affairs. The cotton market was steady. The rate Of exchange the same as before. THE STEAM-SHIP GREAT BRITAIN. The following letter was received at Lloyd's yester day morning " Great Britain steam-ship, Sept. 23, " Dundrum Bay. " Sir,—l have just time to inform you of the Great Britain steam-ship being on shore in Dundrum Bay, and shall inform you more particulars to-morrow. Crew and papers (180 or 190) all saved. Vessel so far not jured.—la haste, yours respectfully, " LEONARD WATSON. " Wm. Dobson, Eqq., Lloyd's." GLOUCESTER, ABERYST WITH, AND CENTRAL WALES RAILWAY COM PANY. An adjourned meeting of the shareholders of this company took place yesterday at the London Tavern. Nene of the officers of the company being present, neither the chairman (the Hon. H. Berkley), or any of the direc tors, solicitor, or secretary, shortly before two o'clock, Mr. Kxox was unanimously called to the chair, upon taking which, he animadverted in most severe terms upon the conduct of the chairman, the directors, and officers of the company, in the course they . had pursued, and unhesitatingly declared that the directors had been guilty of a breach of trust in the appropriation of the funds of the company. From the results of the accounts submitted to the last meeting, it would appear that the solicitors and agents of the company had been paid 8,2731., and that there was still due to them 9,5141., malt ing a total of 17,7874—(Cries of" Oh, oh.") The en gineers and surveyors had been paid 6,084/., and there remained due 4,0214, making a total of 10,1051.—(Oh.) There had been paid f r printing, stationary, and adver tising, 2.484/. Tradesmen's accounts, to the amount of 1,3371. had been paid, and 8721. was still due. For secretar)'s superintendence, office and house ex _ penses, 2,1641. had been paid, and 3001. remained due.— (Cries of " Oh, oh.") The assets nominally of the company were 22,434/. ; of this sum they had been t 16,0971. had been applied to the purchase of shares, about 4,000/. had been attached in a law suit, 1641. was due from another railway company, 1,8001. was named as the value of the lease and fixtures, and only 3744 was in their bankers' hands to meet claims amounting to 14,7161.—(Cries of " Oh, oh," and " Shame, shame.") In the circular addressed to all the original allottees the directors stated that they were prepared in February last to pay the necessary deposits into the office of the Accouet int-General, although they stated that they had invest( d 16,000/. Mr. John Bentley, Mr. G. D. Clarke, and Mr. John Clark, having been appointed scrutineers, on© of those appointed at the last meeting haring discovered he was nut a shareholder, Mr. G. D. CLAR KE r ea d the report of the committee of investigation appointed at the last meeting, from which it appeared, that a ll i n f orma ti on b y th e di rec t ors , the solicitor, and the secretary, w as re f use d to b e given to the committee appointed by the shareholders, and that that committee was treated with contempt and defiance by all the officers of the company. The report concluded by stating that the committee regretted that they were unable, in consequence of the course that had been adopted, to throw any light on the affairs of the company. The committee were, however, of opinion that every exertion should be made to ob tain a dissolution of the company, and to prosecute the strictest investigation into its affairs, as well as into the conduct of the promoters and managing committee. —(llear, hear.) But, after mature deliberation, the committee were not prepared to recommend that the dissolution should be taken to be an act of bankruptcy. They Isere, however, of opinion that out of the disas ' trous state of the company this consolation might be extracted, that the transaction of the so-called invest ment of 16,000/., and other circumstances, would enable the shareholders to recover the whole of the deposits (Hear, hear) and they would have the power to take measures to compel the directors to do them justice. The committee, in conclusion, ex pressed their unmitigated indignation at the culpable in difference, or premeditated defiance, to their wishes on the part of the managing committee, which. they con sidered alike insulting to them, and the large body of the shareholders. A long discussion then took place with reference to the question of dissolution, in the course of which the conduct of the directors and all the officers of the com pany was most severely animadverted upon, and a de termination expressed to use every means to bring them to a:count for their disgraceful conduct in the affairs of the company. The scrutineers then proceeded to take the votes of the shareholders, and at five o'clock they reported that the number of votes they had taken was 7,763, that of that number 7,828 had voted for the dissolution, and 235 against it; that 1,833 voted for the dissolution being an act of bankruptcy, and 5,730 against its being so. The CHAIRMAN declared that there was not a sufficient number of votes present to constitute a meeting under the Act that could declare the company dissolved, and the meeting broke up, thanks having been voted to the Chairman. A meeting of shareholders was then held for the pur pose of considering what course should be adopted in order to compel the directors and committee of manage ment to account to the proprietors for the manner in which they had conducted the affairs of the company. Mr. Knox was called to the chair, and a resolution was unanimously passed that the committee of share holders should call a public meeting for the purpose of considering what measures should be taken to pro mote the interest of the shareholders, and obtain justice from the directors. The meeting did not break up till nearly six o'clock. EGYPTIAN COOKERY—TIPSY TURKEY.—I never tasted a better turkey, and, upon complimenting its great delicacy, I learned the Egyptian secret of render ing the flesh particularly tender. Half an hour before the bird is killed, a glass of brandy is poured down its throat, which produces complete intoxication, and the RAILWAY METROPOLITAN TER, MINI. The novel sight will soon be witnessed of many hundreds of men employed in the very heart of Lon don in the construction of a railway. The London and South-Western Company have now got pos session of nearly all the property necessary for the extension of their line to Hungerford-bridge, and the most active preparations are making for commencing the construction of the works without delay. There . will be a-magnificent station at Hungerford-bridge. The extent and style of the erection may be inferred from the fact, that its cost will exceed 100,0001. The expenses of constructing the extension line from Nine Elms to Hungerford-bridge, including the pur cha-e of property, will not, it is supposed, be under 600,0001., making with the station, 700,0001., or the enormous sum of 350,0001. per mile. The South- Western Company, though making their prin cipal station at Hungerford-bridge, do not mean to stop there, but are to extend their line to London-bridge, where means will be adopted to connect their station with that of the Lon don and Brighton, the South-Eastern, and the vari ous other companies, which have their termini on the east side of London-bridge. It is calculated that the expenses of extending the South-Western Railway, from Hungerford-bridge to London bridge will be about 400,0001., making the sum altogether expended . . by that Company, in carrying its linefrom Nine-elm; in to the centre of London, upwards of 1,000,000/. The extension to llungerford-bridge is expected to be finished in eighteen months, and that to London bridge in three years. Mr. Hudson, also, has it in contemplation to erect a new station at the Shoreditch terminus of the Eastern Counties, and which he is de termined to make the most handsome arid commodious work of the kind which has yet been constructed in this or any other country. The estimated cost will exceed 150,0001. ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR. A meeting of the friends of Alderman Wood was held yesterday, at the Crown Tavern, Bow-lane, Cheap side, for the purpose of adopting the means necessary to secure his election to the office of Lord Mayor for the ensuing year. Mr. Deputy MUDDLE was voted to the chair, and ex plained the object of the meeting, and stated also that some difference of opinion existed between the friends of Alderman Wood, with respect to his standing for the Mayoralty this year, but that the majority were of opinion that he should do so. Alderman Woon here entered, and was unani mously applauded. The worthy Alderman en tertd into a detail of the events connected with his private character, end alluded to the manner in which he had discharged the functions that had been vested in him by his brother liverymen of the ward, dwelling particularly on the way in which he distri buted the charities placed at his disposal by virtue of his office. Mr. Deputy LAKE then proposed, and Mr. WILSON seconded, a resolution to the effect that every person present should exert himself to the best. of his ability to secure the election of Alderman Wood to the civic chair. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, after which ;he meeting separated. MEETING OF SALT MANUFAC- TUBERS AT BLACKBURN. On Monday a meeting of the salt manufacturers re sident in Blackburn and its neighbourhood was held at the Hotel, King-street, to take into consideration the important question of the East India Company's salt monopoly. The meeting was most numerously attended. Mr. M. J. FIELDEN was called to the chair, and opened the business of the meeting by announcing that Mr. Stocgueler, the honorary secretary of the salt trade in this country, was present, and would explain the working and prejudicial effects of the existing system under the Hon. East India Company's salt monopoly, and suggest for consideration a course of action by which this meeting might aid in procuring its abolition, and consequent advantages. Mr. STOCGITELER then addressed the meeting, and entered at great length into the question of the ad mission of British salt into India on fair and reason able terms. He had not the least hesitation in ad vocat;ng the destruction of this baneful monopoly, be cause the advantage supposed to be derived from its continuance was purely imaginative, and at the most could only benefit a limited and very wealthy body, whereas its total abolition would be an unquestionable and immediate blessing to millions of our fellow-creatures in India, and would be followed by solid and lasting benefits to the manufacturing, the shipping, the commercial, in short, to all the interests in this country, of the poor as well as of the rich. The forty. six millions of persons who inhabit the districts within which the monopoly prevailed, and all those who lived in the countries into which the Company's salt was transmitted, were com pelled to pay for the article 75 per cent. more than it could be purchased for in Liverpool. The price charged by the Company at present for 8,200 pounds of salt was 9,360 pence, or above one penny half-farthing per pound. The price of Cheshire and Worcestershire salt, of a quality far superior to that made in India, was 20s. per ton, or twelve pence only for 112 lbs. ; something very much under half a farthing per pound. In England, when the salt which entered into our own articles of food was so concealed that we were almost unconscious of its presence, we could not form an adequate idea of the im portance of the commodity to the wretched Hiedoo rus tic. It was almost his o❑ly, certainly, his chief condi ment—and to obtain it, so miserably disproportionate were his earnings to his actual wants, that he sacrificed ten weeks' labour per annum, to obtain it. All he then obtained was 121bs. for each adult person, a quantity less by 3lbs. than the Government, judging by the sup plies to their troops, considered necessary for the poorest classes of Hindoos, and consequently leaving him none for his cattle, none for purposes of manure, none for any purpose but that of partially seasoning his own insipid food. After several other gentlemen had addressed the meeting, and advocated the necessity of destroying in a great part the present monopoly enjoyed by the East India Company, resolutions were unanimously passed, to the eff ct that the East India Company's monopoly of the manufacture of salt in the East Indies, was not only extremely oppressive to the :natives of that country, but injurious to the manufacturing interests of Great Britain, by limiting within very narrow bounds the capabilities of the natives to purchase the• other necessaries of life. An influential Committee was appointed to promote the object in view, and the meeting separated. NPUBLISHED LET T.b.at, of BURNS. (From the 4yr Observer.) Everything connected with the name of Burns pos sesses more than "an interest," whether it relates to his poems, his songs, or his correspondence. The in dustry which has marked the search for whatever wears the impress of his pen, leaves little, at this time of the day, to reward the labour of those who would add to his already voluminous correspondence: but occasion ally trifles are brought to light, which, if they contribute nothing to the great name of " Coila's Bard," fill up links, or at least show the interest inspired by the smallest remain of him. A correspondent (whose name has frequently appeared in the poetical department of our paper, and who seems to be an enthusiast in poetry, and in all connected with it), has forwarded to us a copy of an unpublished letter of Burns—the MS. itself being so jealously guarded by the posses.tor, that he will not intrust it out of his own keeping. The letter itself is of no great importance— perhaps (from incorrect copying, possibly) not altogether intelligible ; but still interesting as a relic of Burns. It is as follows: TO THE HON. HENRY ERSKINE, DEAN OF FACULTY, EDINBURGH. Two o'clock. Sir,--4 showed the in:losed political baliadL;YEord Glencairn, to have his opinion wl ether I should publish it ; as I suspect my political tenets, such as they are , may be rather heretical in the opinion of some of my best friends. I have a few first principles in religion and politics, which, I believe, I would not easily part with ; but for all the etiquette of, by whom, in what manner, &c., I would not have a dissocial word about it with any one of God's creatures, particularly an honoured patron, or a respected friend.—His Lordship, seems to think the piece may appear in print, but de sired me to send you a copy for your suffrage. I am, with the sincerest gratitude for the notice with which you have been pleased to honour the rustic bard, Sir, _ _ Your most devoted humble servant. ROBT. BURNS. We have searched the whole correspondence of Burns, and find no communication with Henry Erskine. The present discovery, therefore, opens up a new connexion. As to the " political ballad" which the letter conveyed, we are of (pinion that it is as yet unpublished. Of all the productions of the poet, we cannot fix upon one likely to be that referred to. As to the time when the letter was penned, there is every reason to believe that it was immediately after Burns's visit to Edinburgh, in the winter of 178 G. Sir Walter Scott says that the :Hon. Henry Erskine was one of those who stirred them selves actively in favour of Burns immediately after his arrival in Auld Reekie. Taking this fact in connexion wi h the other—that no correspondence between Burns and Erskine is published—the above letter, trilling as it is, acquires some importance. The letter itself is upon a common sheet of paper; and the characters cannot be mistaken for those of any other band than that of Burns. It is in the possession of Mr. Alexander Campbell, Miramichi Buildings, Port- Glasgow—a distant relation, we are given to under stand, of the lamented Mary Campbell. Baron de Moncurvo, the Portuguese Minister, trans acted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. COD FISIIIYG.—On the Ist instant, the " Janet Hay," Captain Paterson, arrived at Lerwick from the Davis' Straits cod fishing, with about 30,000 fish of a large siz.. Some of them, w ben they were drawn, weighed 791b5., and when headed and gutted, about 601bs. It is supposed that she will have about 48 tons of dried fish, and 7 tuns of oil, from the fish liver. It is anticipated that it will be a gooo.. Messrs. Hay ana THE SUN, LONDON, SATU:RDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1846. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 25, 1846. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. Sir Charles Edward Grey, Knt., to be Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of the island of Jamaica. _ _ Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint William Reid, Esq., Lieutenant-Colonel in the Corps of Royal En gineers, Companion of the Most Ilonourabie Military Order of the Bath, to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the islands of Barbadoes, Grenada, St. Vincent, Tobago, and St. Lucia. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Charles Elliot, Esq., Captain in the Royal Navy, to be Governor and Commander-in Chief in and over the Bermudas or Somers Islands. Her Majesty has further been pleased to apoint the Right Hon. Sir Henry I'ottinger, Bart., Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Major-General in the Service of the East India Company, to be Governor and Commander in Chief in and over the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope. WAR-OFFICE SErr 25 . _ 24 Regiment of Foot—Ensign - Richard Ormerod Potts to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Otwav, who retires; Robert Holdsworth, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Potts, Sept..2s. 20th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon James Morrison, from the 89th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Teevan, promoted, Sept. 25. 25th Foot—Henry Daniel Parrott, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Strange, whose appointment has been cancelled, September 25. 29th Foot--Lieutenant Edward Thomas Fitzgerald, from the 3d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Henry, who retires, September 25. 30th Foot—Mark Walker, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Butler, promoted in the 60th Foot, Sept. 25. 47th Foot—Sergeant-Major William M'lntosh to be Quar termaster, vice oWonnell, deceased, Sept. 25. 64 Soot—Lieutenant William Baillie Jopp to be Captain yiuratase, vice Fownes, who retires; Ensign Neville Hill Shute to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Jopp; Henry Robert Crewe Godley, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Shute, Sept. 25. 69th Foot—Ensign Charles Eyre Butler, from the 30th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Carmichael, appointed Adjutant ; Ensign George Bagot to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mundell, who retires; James Smyth, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bagot; Lieutenant Charles John Carmichael to be Adjutant, vice Moore, promoted, Sept. 24. 71st Foot—Ensign William Stratton Prince to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Domville, who retires; 'William Nathaniel Micklethwait, Gent„ to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Prince, Sept. 25. 84th Foot—Ensign Alexander Macbean, from the 97th Foot, to be Ensign, 'without purchase, vice O'Brien, pro moted, Sept. 26. 87th Foot—Second Lieutenant Frederick Thomas Patter son to be First Lieutenant, without purchase, vice John Wentworth Austin, superseded ; the Hon. Augustus Murray Cathcart to be Second Lieutenant, vice Patterson, Sept. 25. 97th Foot—Alexander Macbean, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Peat, who retires; Richard Francis Holmes, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Macbean, ap pointed to the 84th Foot, Sept. 25. 3d West India Regiment—Ensign Charles Frederick Amiel to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fitzgerald, appointed to the 29th Foot; William Ivers Lutman, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Amiel, Sept. 25. _ _ STAFF.—Lieutenant John Sabine, from half-pay Royal African Corps (repaying the difference), to be Paymaster of a Recruiting District, vice Lucas, deceased, Sept. 25. STAFF.—Staff-Surgeon of the First Class John Hall, M.D., to be Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals; Staff Surgeon of the Second Class Thomas Atkinson, M.D., to he Staff Surgeon of the First Class; Surgeon Stevenson Teevan, M.D., from the 20th Foot, to be Staff Surgeon of the First Class, vice Thomas Smith, M.D., who retires upon half pay; Assistant Surgeon Andrew Ferguson, M.D., from the 18th Foot, to be Staff Surgeon of the Second Class; Assist ant Surgeon Frederic Roberts, from the 59th Foot, to be Staff Surgeon of the .t'econd Class, Sept. 25. To be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces—George Waterloo Pennington Sparrow, Gent. ; Edward William Thomas Man deville, Gent.; William Thomas Black, Gent.; William Cameron, M.D. ; Brinsley Nicholson, M.D.; James Simpson Grant, M.D. ; Frederick Burton Phillipson, Gent, Sept. 25. _ . Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. George Bowyer, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant, Aug. 18. dOmmission by (lie Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall. Thomas James Agar Robartes, Esq., to be DeputiLieu enant, Sept. 16. WIIITEHALL, SEPT. 12. _ _ The Honourable Sir Thomas Wilde, Knt., Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, has ap pointed Robert Holyland, of Brierly, near Barnsley, in the county of York, Gent., to be one of the Perpetual Commis sioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married women, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and recoveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the West Riding of the county of York. BANKRUPTS. John Cramp, cowkeeper, Carlinge, Kent, to surrender Oct. 5, at half-past one, and Nov. 9, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry chambers ; Goren, South Molton-street, Oxford-street. Edmund Garbett, banker, Skinner's-place, Sise-lane, Oct. 7, at two, and Nov. 5, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Owens and Andrews, Moorgate-street. William Miles Morley, warehouseman, Bread-street, Cheapside, Oct. 8, at one, and Nov. 5, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing hall- street ; Hardwick and Davidson, Weavers'-hall. John Wallace Falshaw, grocer, Farringdon, Berkshire, Oct. 6, at half-past one, and Nov. 10, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane; Norton and Son, New-street, Bishopsgate. Frederic Shaw, eating-house-keeperr-Manchester, Oct. 5 and 29, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hob son, official assignee, Manchester ; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, Bedford-row, London; Chew, Man chester. James Brett, grocer, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, Oct. 7 and 28, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Kynaston, official assignee, Hull ; Jones, Sise-lane London ; Blackburn, Leeds. William Morgan, draper, Treforest, Glamorganshire, Oct. 13, and Nov. 3, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Grover, Cardiff. James Lewis, butcher, Dawley-green, Shropshire, Oct. 13, and Nov. 3, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy official assignee, Birmingham ; Smith, Birmingham. William Clemson, victualler, Dawley-green, Shropshire, Oct. 13 and Nov. 3, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Smith, Birmingham. Hewson Dutchman, ship. owner, Tosteth-park, near Li verpool, Oct. 20 and Nov. 13, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee; Sharpe and Co., Bedford-row, London, Miller and Peel, Liverpool. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the pro duce of the British possessions in America, computed from the returns made in the week ending September 22, 1846, is 325. 8 1 Ad. per cwt. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. M. Cooke, builder, Manchester2firstcTiof 8 1 ,4 d. in the pound, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, or any subsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. J. Nield, woollen manufacturer, Manchester—first div. of Is, PAd. in the pound, on Tuesday, Oct. 13, or any subse quent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser, Manchester. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. G. Sex, livery-stable keeper, Stone-cutter-street, Earring don-street, Oct. 17, at one—T. Simmons, corn merchant, Buckinghamshire. In the Country. J. 11f. Stark, bookseller, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Oct. 28, at ten, at the Town-hall, Hull—T. Gough, commercial tra veller, Porrishead, Somersetshire, Oct. 16, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—J. Sansom, wheelwright, Arnold, Nottinghamshire, Oct. 23, at eleven, at the Town-hall, Sheffield—M. Pennington, cabinet maker, llnddersfield, Oct. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—M. Horsley, farmer, Deighton. Yorkshire, Oct. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—J. Sutcliff, carrier's agent, Halifax, York shire, Oct. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—C. Hirst, farmer, Hangingheaton, Yorkshire, Oct. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—W. Ward, constable, Rother ham, Yorkshire, Oct. 23, at eleven, at the Town-hall, Shef field—A. Taylor, cloth manufacturer, Leeds, Oct. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court—E. B. Clarkson, de signer, Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire, Oct. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. W. Ash(',own, ironmonger, Chatham, Oct. 16—I. Bird, grocer, Harrow-on-the-Hill, Oct. 16—J. C. Hill, grocer, Reading, Oct. 19—E. Sewell, batter, Old Bond-street, Oct. 16—E. B. Smithis, glass merchant, Great Dover-road, Oct. 16—J. Biggs, undertaker, Houndsditch, Oct. 16—T. Court, bootmaker, Brighton, Oct. 16—J. Reid, ship broke), Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Oct. 20—W. Wood, wine merchant, Shrewsbury, Oct. Bury, calico printer, Manchester, Oct. 19—W. Holdsworth, apothecary, Ripley, Yorkshire, Oct. 16—W. H. Osborn, stockbroker. Leicester, Oct. 16—L. George, furrier, Downham-road, Kingsland• road, Oct. 16— W. Morphew, linendraper, Sevenoaks, Kent, Oct. 15—J. Dutt, builder, Upper-street, St. Mary, Islington, Oct. 16.--C. F. Came and M. Telo, merchants, Liverpool, Oct. 16—T. Bointon, money scrivener, Pickering, Yorkshire, Oct. 16—J S. Walters, surgeon, Bakewell, Derbyshire, Oct. 16—A S. Syer, grocer, Sudbury; Suffolk, Oct. 16—J. Senior, c ommon brewer, Salf ord, Lancashire, Oct. 16—W. Bradley, flax spin ner, Leeds, Oct. 16—G. Wharf, potato dealer, Boston, Lin colnshire, Oct. 16—C. Ball, linendraper, Cheadle, Stafford shire, Oct. 16—T. Oakley, farmer, St. Alban's, Hertford s hi re , Oct. 16--J. Seaton, farmer, Fri ckley-cum-Clayton, York shire, Oct. 16—C. H. Stonehouse, ship broker, Newport, Monmouthshire, Oct. 16—W. Walker, dealer in potters' materials, Eastwood, Staffordshire, Oct. 16—J. Martin, fringe manufacturer, Wood-street, Cheapside, Oct. 16. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. and T. Barker, razor manufacturers, Sheffield—M. and K. D'Oyly, milliners, Wakefield, Yorkshire—W. M. Town son and J. Ryan, tailors, Liverpool—J. and J. M. Edelsten, pin manufacturers, Warrington, Lancashire—F. Jordan and S. W. Ackerley, commission merchants, Liverpool—W. Joni, and W. Haley, gold-chain makers, St. James-street, Clerken well—F. E. Folkard and J. Cobbett, grocers, Brighton—J. Russell and G. R. Hoolsey, coal proprietors, Newport, Mon mouthshiro—J. Atkinson and G. Hearon, builders, Leeds—J. Cartwright and R. Tilley, engineers, Wigan, Lancashire—J. Turner, It. Parkinson, J. Hayhurst, C. Walmsley, and 11. Smithies, engineers, Blackburn, Lancashire—R. Bennett and S. Smith, bricklayers, Liverpool—J. Taylor and T. Smith, joiners, Bradford, Yorkshire—A. Ferrer and H. P. Jenkins, wine merchants, Cross-lane, St. Mary-at-Hill, City—C. N. Ponten any. G. Bean, hosiers, Cheapside—D. Howard and D. Barker, corn dealers, Dorset-place, Pall-mall East—J. D. and E. Roche, commission agents, Liverpool—W. Dyson, J. Dyson, and T. Dyson, woollen clothiers, Huddersfield—T. Cope and J. Critchley, woollen drapers, Wolverhampton—S. T. Jones, A. Jones, A. Munkittrick, H. A. Smythe, H. A. Garrett, L. Thomas, and J. Heard, Manchester (so far as regards H. A. Smythe and A. Munkittrick). SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. John Manton, founder, Edinburgh, Oct. 1 and Oct. 22, at three, at the Waterloo-hotel, Edinburgh. THE BITER BIT.—A well-dressed man, passenger by the third-class train leaving the Euston station at seven o'cicck on Thurs-day morning, took Punch from out of the hands of Mr. John Gibbs, the station newspaper vendor, just as the train wss in motion; and when it had left the platform at journe!ing speed had the bravado to shake the copy at him. Dlr. Gibbs, feeling that he was impudently tricked, followed him by the next train, at half-past seven, to Watford; at - which station he over took the trickster, and demanded the munor r-- - also his fare to WatrArA '" THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. FARRINODON-ROAD, SEPTT24.—The jury re-assembled this morning and resumed the inquiry, when The CORONER said—Gentlemen, at our last inquiry we thought it necessary to summon an eminent engineer from Bristol, with a view to his examination of the broken iron of the luggage van, to ascertain the cause of the accident, which the witnesses have hitherto been unable to state. The Coroner then briefly detailed the nature of the accident, and the jury proceeded to view the broken second-class carriage, which had been brought down from lliicot for the purpose. The whole of the first body of the carriage was broken to pieces, and presented the appearance of a complete wreck. and had still the marks of blood, &c., about it, from which it became evident that Mr. Sargent's head had been severed while the unfortunate gentleman was standing up. The following witnesses were then called:— Henry Stevens sworn—l am superintendent of the Farringdon-road station. On Monday evening I was on the the platform of the down line when the train was coming ic. I was sufficiently near to see what happened. I was standing back on the platform, and I heard a crash just as the train got to the bridge. I im mediately ran forward to the edge of the platform, and saw the fire flying out from each side of the train, and the luggage van raised upon the first passenger car riage ; the engine parted away from the train, that is, I mean, went quite ahead, just as she approached the platform. I could not distinguish if the engine broke away at the first concussion, but I think there is no doubt of it. The luggage van had four wheels. The a hole of the van, with the exception of. the partitions, is composed of iron. The passenger carriage which goes next to the van is not different from the others—its body is wood. The luggage van contained from 10 cwt. to 15 cwt. of bullion and the passengers' luggage; it was pretty full. I judge from the weight of one box which was left behind, and there were ten of those boxes. Im mediately after the accident I sent for Mr. Barker, the nearest surgeon, and he was very soon on the spot, at least within half an hour. One of the bodies (Bonner's) had been removed before he came. I heard the crash, and as the train came on near the platform, there was another check from the crossing at the platform, which arose from the van being partially off the line, and by which check the van was forced further on the passenger carriage. The crash was at the bridge. Richard Fuller sworn—l am clerk at the Farringdon road station. At the time when the accident happened on Monday night I was on the down platform, watching the train coming in. I saw something rise in the air under the bridge just as I heard the noise. It was the luggage van, as I afterwards ascertained upon the train reaching the platform. I afterwards examined the van; it bad four wheels, and the off fore-wheel spring was broken. The effect of that would be, I should suppose, to tilt the hind part in the air. The other spring might have been broken. The ironwork was much torn away, and broken a good deal. I cannot account for the break ingof the spring. By the Foreman—l think Mr. Sargent was killed at the bridge instantaneously. By the CORONER—I believe, from common observa tion, that the effect of breaking the spring was to raise the van up at the end. If I were told that if the spring broke it could only fall three inches, I should say it could not raise it as it was raised, which was five or six feet ; but I suppose the ironwork to have become detached, and that the axle slipped more to the middle, which would tilt it up more at the end. The height of the arch of the bridge is perhaps five feet above the carriage when the van is in its proper position. A juryman —Then it could not have fallen that dis tance, and yet that it struck the bridge is evident from the piece which is broken out of the arch. Mr. Bush, the engineer, thought that could easily be accounted for. By a juror—The buffers of the van were broken. They were broken off as it fell. I did not know what they struck against. The buffers of the tender were broken, but not much. By the CORONER-If the buffers of the van were broken downwards, it could not be by striking the ground. I cannot say what was the cause of the break ing of the buffers. Robert Matthews, police•constable, No. 395, of the Great Western Railway Company, sworn—On Monday Light, when the accident happened, I was passing under the bridge to go to the signal-post, which is just on the other side. I gave the usual signal for the train to come in, and I remained at the signal-post until the train had passed. While I was passing under the bridge there was a great shock, and I saw a quantity of fire flying from the luggage van. In consequence of the fire and smoke I was so stunned that I could not tell what it was. CORONER—Do you mean fire and smoke, or sparks and dust? Witness—l should say it was fire. I was so enveloped in smoke or dust that I was obliged to grope my way to the signal-post, and there I remained until the train passed me. I heard a great crash, but at the time I could not say what it was. I cannot say where the fire or sparks, or what it was, came from; but it came from some of the carriages. I became enveloped with a cloud of dust or smoke, but I believe it to have been smoke. Mr. Thomas Bush sworn—l am a partner in the firm of Bush and Beddoe, engineers, of Bristol. Having heard the evidence of the engine-driver read, Mr. Bush wished him to be recalled. Robert Patterson, the engine -driver re-examined— Preceding the accident I was looking for signals to the policeman, and not to the train behind me. Mr. Bush examined—l-have examined the spot on the line where the accident ocurred. I observed the line for some distance between the bridge and the platform, and also beyond the bridge. I observed from the bridge to the platform, and for about 20 feet beyond the bridge, a slight indenture in the permanent timber, caused by two wheels being off the line. I have also seen the broken passenger luggage, the luggage van, the broken springs, the wheels, and the ironwork belonging to the luggage van, with the exception of one connexion, which more properly belongs to the tender. I have also examined the buffers of the tender. The luggage van is composed of an iron front and back, and wood sides ; it is as they are usually made of that class ; it is a class commonly in use on this railway; this is the common van for luggage; the generality of vans have four wheels. On examining the broken springs and the ironwork, I find every part was in a sound state previous to the accident, and there is no appearance of flaw or old fracture. I did not ob serve any part that had been weakened by use. The springs are composed of spring steel. They are fastened in an iron box in the centre. Nothing that connects the spring together is broken. The boxes are cast iron, with brass bearings. The axles are wrought iron. The hangings which are connected with the springs, but which I call brackets, are of cast iron. That is usual in luggage vans and carriages not generally used for pas senger traffic. A juror—l consider that they ought to be made of the best charcoal iron. _ Examination resumed—The only parts that are cast iron are these brackets or hangings and the axle-boxes; there are many of them used ; wrought iron is generally safer than cast in anything. By the Foreman—Then if these had been made of wrought iron the accident might not have happened ? Witness—l do not attribute the accident to this at all ; for the duties which they have to perform they have generally succeeded well on the Western line ; but wrought iron is better ; if I were going to make a car riage of this description, throwing expense out of the question, I should use wrought iron certainly. By a juror—When they are of cast iron they are very liable to break, I should say, on a sudden stoppage?. By Mr. Bush—The axle-guard ought to relieve that strain ; in the event of a cast iron bracket breaking, no serious injury would ensue from that breakage ; the axle-box would merely fall into the axle-guard, and thereby the carriage would run without springs, free from danger. From the examination I have made I attribute the cause of the accident to be that the engine broke away suddenly, unobserved momentarily by the engine -driver, and then the train running into the tender just under the bridge, the consequence would be the buckling up of the train by the carriages running over one another. My opinion is that the springs of the van did not give way in consequence of any weight plated in the van, but that from some cause, with which I am unacquainted, the screw connexion between the van and tender must have broken probably at or about the time when the steam was first let ofly and that the tender and engine being loose and in advance of the train from some sudden check at the bridge, the train with the luggage van in front, by their own weight and im petus, ran into the tender and thus threw the luggage van up in the air against the bridge, causing a great con cussion and crash. Unless I saw the screw connexion I could not undertake to say that the accident could not have been guarded against. Mr. John Gibson, of Paddington, superintendent of the carriage department of the Great Western Railway, sworn—Every carriage, van, &c., is thoroughly exa mined, oiled, and screwed up before it starts, and they are also oiled and examined at every station by the men who go round with the grease-boxes. It is their duty. The screw connexion belongs to the tender; they hook it on, and they would examine it at Slough, Didcot, &c. I attribute the accident to the same cause as described by Mr. Bush. I think if anything had been wrong in the screw connexion while at Didcot it would have been noticed. It could not have then been broken or the train could not have started. In the vans and trucks, which have cast iron spring scroll brackets, the axle guard is so formed as to touch the box each side, and lead or drag the wheels, so that no lateral or longitudinal strain comes upon the cast iron brackets. Of course, they have all the vertical weight. All our carriages are of such a construction that if every spring under the various carriages were broken the train would go along safely, but not so easy. Mr. Seymour Clarke here explained that the examina tion of the carriages, screws, &c., at the various stations would be only a general one. Mr. Walter Barker, of \Vantage, surgeon, deposed to having been sent for on Monday night to the railys On my arrival I saw the body of Bonner, who was dead, but not cold ; the immediate cause of death was dislo cation of the neck. There were bruises also about the neck and upper part of the trunk. Immediately afterwards I saw the body of Sargent, it was in the broken carriage. The btly was erect, the front F4rt being towards the back athe carriage. It was retained in that position by the hand, which was through the roof, and there slightly confined. I observed that the head had been severed from the body by a force acting from the front Part of the body backwards and upwards, the =l;,-- in or under the carriages ; that was the cause of the delay in its removal. The CORONER then summed up. His remarks would be very few, seeing the very g-eat attention they had paid to the case, and from the fact of the great experience of their foreman as a 'county magistrate. The cause o death, it was perfectly clear, arose from the accident on Monday night last. The Coroner then read the evidence of Tuesday, and said, that at the close of the day he had felt it a duty due to them, the public, and to himself, that the passenger carriage, which he thought had been improperly removed, should be brought back for 'their inspection, and that an eminent engineer, unconnected with the company, should be examined as to the cause; and with that view it was that Mr. Bush was summoned. They bad seen the carriage, with the blood on it; and from it, it must be evident that the unfortunate man must have been standing up when his bead was cut off by this sudden and violent concussion. They had heard that the ends of the van were of iron; and his ow n opinion was, though he confessed that he was unac qainted with railway matters—but his opinion was, that while the ends of the luggage van were composed of iron there should be some greater protection than mere wood to the end of the first carriage next to it. He however merely stated this as his own opinion. Mr. Bush had then given his evidence as to the cause of the accident. —it was for them to take these matters into their con sideration, and to say whether they thought the accident arose from circumstances over which there was no control, or otherwise.' The Coroner then alluded to the abolition of the law of deodand, and concluded by saying that he felt the fullest confidence that they would, as indeed they would under any circumstances, give a foodless and im partial verdict. The jury, after a few minutes' consideration, returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." MANSLAUGHTER IN LIVERPOOL OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAND. The particulars of this case, so far as they had trans pired, were published in The Sun yesterday. An in quest was held upon the body before the borough coroner on Wednesday. Bridget Smith was the first witness caller'. She said— I am daughter of James Smith, and am at present living in the house of the deceased. Her name was Catherine Tully. Her husband's name is Owen Tully. They re sided in Thomas-street. On Monday evening last the deceased and her husband sat down to tea together, and while they were taking it two women came into the shop, and Mrs. Tully went to serve them. After they had done tea, Mr. Tully said to the deceased, " It's no use me trying to keep a shop when you have• so many women coming about you drinking when my back is turned." The deceased then said, " Am I drunk now?" and he re plied, "Yes, you are." She then answered; " Well, if I am, let it be so." He then struck her on the side of the head with his fist while she was sitting on a' chair. He went out into the yard, and deceased_ called out, "Oh, my head." I sent a little girl for Mrs. Murphy, a sister of the deceased, and she came, and said to the deceased, " Sally, mend you, there's always women here when I come in." Mrs. Tully then got up to strike Mrs. Murphy, and Mr. Tully got up and made a blow at the deceased over Mrs. Murphy's shoulder, but the deceased stooped down and avoided it, and he then gave her a kick about the lower part of her abdomen. Two women came in and put her on a chair, and I then saw a large quantity of blood on the floor just where she had been standing. As soon as she got the kick she gave a great scream. The deceased was taken up stairs, and soon after she died. The deceased was a little in liquor, but Mr. Tully was quite sober. She was not in the habit of getting drunk. I have not seen Mr. Tully since. The deceased and her husband used occasionally to fall out. John Taylor—l am a surgeon, and have made a post mortem examination of the body of the deceased. On the external parts of the body I found lividness on the lower parts of the abdomen, and an abrasion on the lower part of .the right buttock, and the left labium was engorged with blood. Internally I found a detachment of the placenta, from which an immense quantity of blood had flowed before death. The whole of the organs of the body were quite blanched, and free from the ordinary quantity of blood. Loss of blood was the immediate cause of death, and the result of external violence on the geni tal, such as a kick or a blow. After a brief address from the Coroner, a verdict of manslaughter was return against Owen Tully, of whom no tidings have as yet been heard. The foreman said the jury had just been handed ls. 6d. a-piece (18s.) for their services, and he begged to ask the coroner whether he had any objection to send that sum as a donation to the Blue Coat Hospital ? The Coroner said he should be happy to transmit it. On putting the question, however, the foreman was surprised to find that only six of the jury would relin quish their individual claim to the ls. 6d. A donation of 9s. and an additional shilling from the foreman, making 10s. in all, was therefore sent to the hospital. The Earl of Denbigh had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. Dispatches from the Governor of the Mauritius, and also from the Governor of Van Diemen's Land, were re ceived yesterday at the Colonial-office. Viscount Palmerston left town yesterday afternoon on his return to Windsor Castle. Lord and Lady Alan Churchill left Farranco's Hotel yesterday for West Hentington, York. A person of fashionable exterior, calling herself the Hon. Mrs. W—, who had been staying several days at one of the principal hotels in this town, took her depar ture somewhat abruptly on Friday last, without paying her tavern bill. She had wormed herself into the con fidence of some of our tradesmen (one of whom, a stable-keeper at the eastern part of the town is minus about 501. by her patronage!) by a free use of the name of .a distinguished pianist who has recently returned frOm the continent to resume her professional avocations in Brighton. The Hon. Mrs. W— has also recently returned from Paris, where she went by the name of Mrs. R—. It was there she accidentally met with the lady in question; but we are informed that her conduct was so unbecoming that she was ejected sans ceremonie from the hotel. She then came to England, selecting Brighton as her next place of abode, and having male herself acquainted with the tradesmen of Madame —, succeeded in incurring some bills, which afterwards she forgot to pay. She assumed all the manners of a lady of fashion, and acted her part admirably. She went off very suddenly last Friday, by one of the trains, and no thing has since been heard of her.—Brighton Gazette. COLLISION AT SEA.—About half-past eight o'clock on Wednesday evening, the night being pitchy dark, the Phcenix steamer from Tenby, was run into by the Herald steamer, outward bound, whilst in the narrow channel of the Swash, at the entrance of our river. The iron rails and stancheons of the Phoenix were carried away, and the Herald received some slight damage. The noise of the crash eccasioned considerable alarm to the pas sengers, and the feelings - of those on board the Phcenix were most painfully excited, when, after the collision, it was discovered that Sir William Symonds, the celebrated surveyor of the navy, who had been on board, was miss ing. It was rumoured here that the gallant officer was drowned, but we are rejoiced to be enabled to contradict the statement on authority. Sir William had, however, a very narrow escape. He was in the bows of the Phcenix at the time the Herald ran into her, and when the vessel parted was carried off astride of the cutwater of the Herald, to which he clung, until his situation was perceived, and he was taken on board and landed at Clevedon, from which place he proceeded at once to Bristol to relieve the anxiety of his friends. Isle is now stopping at the Royal Western Hotel, and is quite well, not having received the slightest injury. No blame attaches, as far as we have learnt, to the commanders of either of the vessels, both of which had lights out, and their coming into contact was to be attributed to the extreme darkness of the night, and the narrow channel. in which they met ; both vessels were also at the time moving at a very slow speed, otherwise, no doubt, the consequences would have been much more serious.— Bristol Garotte. ST. BOTOLPU, ALDGATE.—CHURCH-RATE. — On Thursday morning a vestry meeting . was held at the com mittee-room, Aldgate, to elect a parish-clerk and sexton, and to make a church-rate. Mr. Churchwarden Wright in the chair. Mr. John Biggs, of Houndsditch, was proposed and chosen as parish-clerk. Mr. Bunting then proposed a church-rate of one half-penny in the pound, not for any great regard for the Church as a Church man, he was a Dissenter. He did not believe the volun tary principle could be carried out in the parish, for there were the London Dock and the St. Katherine's Dock Companies, and also the Blackwell Railway Com pany, and he thought they ought to bear their fair proportion of the expenses for which the money was required ; the St. Katherine's Dock Company onc e voted 501. in a very handsome manner when a church rate was refused, but the only way for all to bear their fair share was by a rate. Mr. Wood seconded the motion; and said it was pleasing to see the rate come so well recommended, the meeting having been convened in accordance with a resolution agreed to at the last meet ing. He knew well that there was more good feeling in• those parishes where church-rates were paid than where they were made a cause of party strife. Some other gentlemen having expressed similar sentiments, the motion-was put from the chair, and carried almost unanimously, there beiug only two dissentients. On the motion of Mr. Christie, the election of sexton was ad journed, there king no candidate for the office resident in the parish. Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the meeting separated. SINGULAR DEATH FROM SUFFOCATION IN A WATER TANK.—An inquest was held at the Globe, Lower -road, before C. J. Carter, Esq., coroner for West Kent, on the body of Mr. Robert Wade, an extensive builder, who was found quite dead in a water tank at the rear of his premises, in the Broomfields, on Wednes day morning. The inquiry created the greatest interest, as the deceased was well known and respected in his neighbourhood. Michael Goodman, a labourer in the service of the deceased, stated that he saw his master shortly before six on Wednesday morning, standing at the back door of his house. There was some defect in the water tank, and it might have been necessary to do something to it after the rain of the previous night ; after breakfast be returned to the premises, when he found Mrs. Wade very uneasy, as deceased had not come to his breakfast. He went to several places to see for the deceased. but not succeeding in hearing anything of him returned and searched the premise. A --- (iimmett - _~^ LAW INTELLIGENCE. SECONDARIES' COURT, September 2 (Before Mr. Secondary JANES ) FISHER V. DUNFORD. This was the only cause set down for trial, but jury being called none of the parties were in attene The Learned SECONDARY said it was very inc nient for persons to appoint times and not be presc, The plaintiff's attorney arrived in a few minute neither the defendant nor his attorney appeared, alth a plea had been put on the record. The plaintiff's attorney then stated the case. plaintiff is a brush-maker, and a part of the claim for goods ordered by defendant to be sent to a perm Ringwood, in Hampshire ; partly for goods suppli( defendant himself ; and 3/. for money lent ; but plat would admit a set-off of 4/. 17s. 4d., which would 11 a balance of 4/. 7s. sd. The SECONDARY said that it was a pity some pei was not present for the defendant ; but as it was would see that nothing but strict evidence was admit Witnesses were then called, who proved the order delivery of the goods, and an admission of the loan. The jury thereupon gave a verdict for the halal claimed, 4/. 7s. sd. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sept. 2l (Before the CHIEF COMMISSIOrER and Mr. Comm sioner PP/MPS.) IN RE jr 'MACLEOD. The insolvent in this cash was described as the repri sentative of a chieftain's house in the north-west i Scotland.. The amount of his liabilities was 61,00 Opposition was originally entered by a creditor to t 4 amount of 81., which had been since withdrawn. Mr. COOKE, who appeared for the insolvent, state' that the property of Mr. Macleod in Scotland was valtt at 77,0001., which would have paid all the creditors of the schedule. The property had been sold, but did r. 1 - fetch so much as was ex p ec t e d, whi c h was th e reasan the insolvent appearing here. It Ras stated to the Court that debts to the amount of 44,000/. had been registered against the property of the insolvent. 'lnc Learned CHIEF COMMISSIONER ordered the in solvent to be discharged. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. THE HAMMERSMITH JEWEL CASE. - Archibald .111' Neill, 22, chemist, was indicted for stealing two chains and other articles of jewellery, value 101., the property of Ann Church. Mr. Doane prosecuted, and Mr. Ballantine defended the prisoner: The circumstances under which this charge was made against the priSoner, will be fresh in the recollection of the public, as they have been recently given very fully in the repeated examinations of the prisoner, with a person named Kennedy, before the magistrates at Hammer smith Police-court. It will be.recollected that a lady, named Riley, lodged in the house of Kennedy, who carried on the profession of a surgeon at Hammersmith, the prisoner acting as his assistant, and shortly before her death, which took place on last Easter Sunday, she gave a number of valuable articles of jewellery to a lady named Church, who placed them in a drawer, and shortly afterwards she discovered that they had all been stolen. The prisoner-was proved to have dealt with a portion of the stolen articles by pawn ing them some time afterwards ; but it appeared that bn had, from the commencement of the transaction, all along declared that he had merely acted as the agent of Kennedy in so pawning them, and that he was innocent of the robbery. Mr. Kennedy was called as a witness, but he did not appear. Baron PLATT intimated his opinion that there was not sufficient evidence to convict.the prisoner. lie had al ways stated that Kennedy gave him the things to pawn, - and certainly Kennedy had as good an opportunity to take them as he had. The jury immediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty, and the Learned Judge ordered the prisoner to be imme diately discharged. (Before Mr. Justice MAULE and Mr. Baron PLATT.) MANSLAUGHTER ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAIL- WAY.- Wiliam Clare, late an engine-driver on the Eastern Counties Railway, surrendered to take his trial on an indictment charging him with<having, on the 18th of July last, caused the death of William Hind by careless and wanton driving. There were other counts in the indictment varying the charge. The Attorney-General, Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Clark, and Mr. Ballantine were for. the prosecution ; Mr. Montague Chambers, Q.C., m r . Clarkson, and Mr. Parry attended for the defence. The ATTORNEY• GENERAL, in rising to address the jury, said that he need only remind them of the nature of their duties in order to induce them to throw aside every preconceived opinion, and to judge of the case by the evidence which would be adduced before them. The jury would have gathered from the indictment that the defendant was charged with manslaughter, in that he, on the 18th of July, did, by his careless conduct, while in charge of a locomotive engine, cause the death of a gentleman, named William Hind, by throwing him out of a carriage on to the platform of the Stratford station on the Eastern Counties Railway. He need not refer at length to the cases which were recorded, and which bore a striking analogy to that under their consideration, but he might incidentally mention a judgment by Lord Hales, who laid down that a person who wantonly rode an ungovernable horse into a crowd, and who caused death thereby, was guilty of murder; and if he rode carelessly into the same crowd, and death ensued, he was held to be guilty of man slaughter. He (the Attorney-General) was of opinion that this rule would govern them upon this occasion. He would not detain them further wiii preliminary obser vations, but at once proceed to state the circumstances which they were that day called on to consider. The defendant was what was called a " fitter" and occa sional driver on the Eastern Counties Railway. He was generally stationed at Stratford, and this the jury would observe would form a particular and important feature in the case. He wa■ in the habit of driving an engine for a considerable time before from Stratford to Rom ford, and crossing a bridge not far from the station, where the telegraph could be distinctly observed by the person entrusted with the engine. On Saturday, the 18th of July, the defendant was instructed to take an engine over to Romford, and lie was accompanied by a fireman of established character and conpetence,who had been engaged in the company's service for two years before. While the prisoner remained at the Romford station the train for Ipswich left, and the prisoner, whose engine, with five or six empty trucks, was on a siding, followed in five or six minutes after. The pri soner at first went, in obedience to orders, cautiously enough, but soon after, as he (the Attorney-General) would be in a condition to prove, he was ob served driving at a furious speed, although he was aware that the train was only a quarter of a mile before him. He came in sight of one of the signal , , which wasso arranged as to show that he was to' go on at a more moderate speed, and the prisoner while in sight of the signal-man did go slower accordingly-. He (the Attorney-General) would row point out the dis tance at which the signal nearest the station could be seen before arriving at Stratford. This distance was above four hundred yards, and Captain Coddington, who was ordered by the Board of Trade to examine into the matter, proved by the very engine that was driven by the prisoner that there was ample power to stop the carriages before arriving at the Stratford station. The prisoner had neglected paying attention to the signal which was exhibited, and the result was that the engine rushed into the train which still remained at the station, and the death of Mr. Hind was the melancholy conse quence. Having thus briefly detailed the circumstances of the cage, he would now call witnesses to prove the facts as they were alleged by him. James Backhouse, coach-spring maker to the Eastern Counties Railway, proved that the death of Mr. Hind resulted from the injuries (mused by the concussion at the Stratford station. Mr. Bush corroborated this evidence. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—There were now more porters at the Stratford station than before the accident. Some additional porters were put on next day. The " staff," at the time of the accident, was the station-master, who also acted as clerk. The signal man assisted as porter when they were busy, and be also attended to the " points." Since the accident there was an additional station-master and signal-man ap pointed. Since the accident there was an additional signal post placed further down the line towards Ilford, so that it might be seen at a greater distance from the station. At the time of the accident he was signal-man at night, and he also attended to the mail train which oc casionally stopped there. Mr. Francis Fobin, surgeon, Clapton, and Mr. Bransby Cooper, had made a post morbem examination of the body of Mr. Hind, and they were decidedly of orinion that his death had resulted from the injuries received on this occasion. Mr. Benjamin Richardson, a station-master at Strat ford—Had been seven years in the company's service. He was on duty on the 18th July. The Ipswich train, which was due at the Stratford station at ten minutes past four o'clock, was on this particular day some ten ot twelve minutes after time. It consisted of about twelve carriages, the last being a second-class carriage. At the time the men were taking in water, on looking down the line, he saw the Fire-fly engine, under the charge of the prisoner, coming in at a rapid rate, between the signal post and the station. The signal was at that time down, which meant that any other engine coming up should, stop. lie ran up to the driver of the Ipswich train, calling out to "go on, go on," but it was too late. The prisoner's engine came in, and the accident was the con sequence. He bed known the prisoner for three years. Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—There had been an increase of hands at the station befora the time of the accident. lie had known the prisoner in the company's service for twelve months before. He did not know how often the prisoner had driven an engine. He did not know that the prisoner had only driven an engine twice. lie could see that he had only one eye. The proper signal-man had been ordered to do something else, but Es lad, 18 years of age, had been appoinn-d to the duty of attending the signals. Witness observed, some minutes before the Ipswich train came in, the lad was sitting on the windlass, and looking up towards London, instead of towards the country, whe,ace the train was expected. The train was some ten or twelve minutes _after time. Ile appoint-- , .• • - it bout four o'clock. Tho train ue aainutcs to four. He had • 1 1-.- aatav aniaa boean et..