The Sun. — London, England, 1852-10-04 00:00:00

Viittb Übition+ TATTERSALL'S.--THIS EVENING, o'crLocx, A PEOPLE'S PARLIAMENTARY PARTY. Mr. Hume has addressed the following letter to the editor of the Hull Advertiser:— "Burnley Hall, Sept. 15, 1852. "My dear Sir,—l have your letter of the 11th instant, and I have read the article in the Hull Ad vertiser, on the importance of union a mongst . the Reformers, and with th e I r i s h . Lib era l party. I admit that is important for the caus e of good government and for the future welfare of England that there should be a people's party in the new Par liament. You must know, from all my speeches and efforts, that I have been long party formed; and f ur th er , you a nxious to see that should know that I have at the commencement of two new Parliaments attempted to form one. But you may as soon make a rope out of the sand of the seashore. There is no common principle of adhesion amongst those that have hitherto been denominated Liberals to join in the efforts which I have made to form a phalanx that would, early and late, and on all fit occasions, take the popular course, and support measures having the public welfare in view, and tending to increase the power of the people in the House of Commons. After repeated trials, and after grand promises, the most noisy in their professions have too often been the first to desert their principles, and leave the party to make, as it has always done, a miserable and shabby appearance as to numbers. I could give you lists of deserters on such trivial grounds and pre tences as would surprise you, and so frequent as almost to deter any man from attempting such an effort again. I am not easily driven dff my path when I am confident that my course is right and ought to be pursued, and I shall be quite willing again to, make the attempt, but not on the principles you have laid town (of tenant-right, Lac.) in the Hull Advertiser, as in all those matters there is such a di versity of opinion, that you could not muster 100 amongst the 654 Members in the House to unite. The people's league, or party, or union, by whatever name to be called, must agree on one point, say ballot ; and after a trial on one point proceed from step to step to other points—all important—until the attention of the public can be fixed to the proceedings of the party. But if my experience, as regards the Irish Mem bers hitherto in the House of Commons, is to be taken, the material is not likely to be of that sub stance to be moulded and kept in proper position, or tinder the influence of any leader ; and any party so formed, of forty or fifty Irish and fifty or sixty Eng lish and Scotch Members, would soon have some ex travegant proceeding from some of the Irish or other members as would damage and discredit the party, and also frustrate all efforts of the party, even in the best cause. You are all zeal and fresh from Ireland, and imbued too strongly with Ireland's_ wrongs and her eafferinge, to see anything. except through that ardent haze that will sometimes surround you after your intercourse with her sincere patriots .and honest reformers. Nevertheless, I shall be ready to co-operate in any measures that can forward the prosperity of our common country ; and, after I have had communication with the Irish representa tives, I shall be better able to judge what should be dene. At present, nothing, as far as I know, has been done towards a union of Liberals who may be doubtful of the nets of the Derby Administration ; and when I look to the hollow professions of those who preceded Lord Derby, and note their throwing up their cards rather than play out the • game for the popular cause by calling on the reformers to join them, I cannot have much confidence in anything .they may do to promote the union of parties. In deed, they must, I fear, b 3 left to chew the cud while the Derbyites are committing all kinds of misgovernment to forward their own cause, and to benefit their supporters ; and it will only be after a considerable time of such conduct that there can be any chance of a people's party being formed ; and, whilst the movement must begin with a few Radical. Members of the House of Commons, it cannot succeed until the people out of doors and the electors shall see the necessity of doing their part; and of giving support to the small party of the people in Parliament. There is nothing in this, or in any of my letters, that you should consider as private, and, therefore, my opinions which you ask for are freely given. Perhaps in some parts they may appear con tradictory for want of the explanation requisite to make the allusions known: In you we shall have an honest reformer, but tell me how-many editors will risk their support to a party that, as Parliament is now composed, can never succed to power ? "I remain, your obedient servant, "E. F. Collins, Esq., Hull. "JOSEPH Hume. ALLEGED BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE EXTRAORDINARY. Elopements (says the Leinster _Express) have been rather frequent in our district of late, and, as if to vary the monotony of such flighty occurrences, we have this week a breach of promise of marriage case more than in embryo. The affair was a piece of town and ceuntry gossip ten days ago, but we were deli cate in alluding tout, although it was public property, lest we should in any way prevent the principal par ties concerned cheating the lawyers, and coming to an amicable arrangement; however, if it was only to save the gentleman interested from the indignation of the ladies of the locality, who are under a false impression, in conse quence, of the exaggerated scandal gone abroad, we to do him justice, will give a full account of this romance of real life. At the same time, while we will do the hero a service in setting people aright in his neigh bourhood, we will not make strangers a bit the wiser by giving any names, so that the tale, without doing harm, will bear a most advantageous moral in induc ing any pining betrothed, who is b oun d i n l ove or l aw costs, to " go it " at once, if he intends to " go it " at all. Without fear of fortune or family—without any gammon or green nonsense come to the scratch, call for the priest, and tie the " nuptial knot," with as much nonchalance as if he was the re - doubtable hero of Ballinacrazy himself. Honest Mr. D. F—To a wealthy shopkeeper in Maryborough, who has seen about half a century of summers pass over his head, and is for some years advanced in sober widowhood, having, during his course through life, been considered a man of strict upright dealing, and the reverse of anything that is sensitive, sentimental, or watergruelish. Little Cupid, however, is a queer fellow, and no more to be trusted (comparisons are odious) than a brigadier or an habitual borrower of umbrellas, but the too sceptical man did not think so, and rashly defied the young archer, by throwing himself in the way of his inflammable darts, and the rosy boy, as if to punish him for his temerity, wounded him with one of the keenest bolts . with which his quiver was stocked, and left him low and languishing— his heart bleeding so profusely that nought but the soft sympathy of a maiden half his years could it assuage. But he did not surrender at discretion— and foolishly fought against an unlocked for, but im pending destiny —so that it was easy to see by his un usual demeanour that his mind was wrapped in doubt and perplexity. At last he came boldly to the fight, and she, after due consideration, and a little " billing and cooing" on both sides, being nothing loath, the day was fixed! I. ‘ Bright rose the sun o'er moor and mead, and with the sun," or probably a little after it, rose Mr. and proceeded, in a short time, in the com pany of a strapping Young Irelander, as bridesman, o f hi s " fair ladye ; but " the course of untr ue l ove nev er did run smooth," at any rate it certainly did not in the present instance. Evening arrived, lights gleamed en the hills of Knocknagrove-- 7 the guests were assembled —the banquet spread—all was con viviality and harmony—the priest was in waiting at the chapel—bibulous Delany, the violin per former, played" haste to the wedding," "and all went merry as a marriage bell , " But, lo ! look at th e briee groom, has his bread been baked, or has he devoured an anti-love potio n i n his apple pie ? Suddenly, an d with seeming horror, he dashes his plate aside, and shouts out his determination "never to enterthe bonds of wedlock, but if he did, he never would marry any body but her !" The young Irelander blushed, and lost the power of utterance! The guests stand aghast ! Had a thunderbolt, or the great sea serpent, fallen amongst them, they could not be more astonished. Surprise gave way to indignation. The intended bridegroom, his face white as the flour-dredged sage.of an amateur apparition, stammers forth an excuse. "He thought the lady too young"--much o'er young to marry yet—but as mamma not thinking ! so, the indignant friends were unappeased. But the lady rose with a spirit worthy of a Queen, and protected her truant knight from the impending w rath until he was far out of danger. O n l a st Tuesday, Air. D. the gentleman alluded r to was served with a l at i tat for breach of f p , or o . 'o live f o rna ' rriage, laying damages t o th e amount o the issue to be tried in D u bli n next No vember term. EMIGRATION - FROM LIVERPOOL. The number of ships dispatched by the Government officials during the month was 62; containing in all 23,280 passengers, including 1,770 emigrants, princi pally Scotch, from the depot at Birkenhead, all o f whom ar e b oun d f or A us t ra lia. Of these the A nn Thompson took 250; the Allison, 330 ; the James Brown, 490; and th e Sh ac kamaxon, 700. The last named two are A mer i can vesse l s, o f a superior class, and containing excellent arrangements for the com fort of the emigrants. Previously to the passengers leaving the depot on Saturday night week they were addressed in an impressive manner by the surgeon, who was greeted with three hearty cheers at the conclusion of his remarks. The same token of good feeling was manifested towards the emigration officers, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the superintendent and matron of the depot. Four other vessels are to leave Birkenhead during the present month, the Bee japore, the Priscilla, the Thames, a n d the Arabin. The Beejapore, which is the largest ves se l ever dis patched to the antipodes, is now alongside the depot, frip'^.2-74Xf3117' AND COIC,II COIIIP.B.NIrS'. Dividend Amount 7.7rr. .-, i Corn; any. per of Pail. Prico., Annum. Share. - - illiPri I X. 8. d. I A'. R. 2. British •••••••• • • • • - - ! - 1 - - Ditto rrevinclal.• •• 11. Bs. 2O 0 0 20 0 0 19 Brighton •••••• • • • • •. N. 120 0 0 20 0 0 16 City of London ...... 61. 1100 0 0 150 0 0 125 Continontal (Tbi dIC ap.) 41. i 75 0 0 4:3 10 0 67 Equitable-. ••••.. • • •• 50s. 150 0 0 60 0 0 26 Great Central: •-• • • 10 per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 14% Iraperis' .. • • ........ 31, ez bonus. 50 0 0 50 0 0 85% Independent ....... •• 61. ,!!40 0 0 40 0 0 46 London• • .... •••• • • • • - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Do., Parl. Preference 61. per cent. 125 0 0 25 0 0 25 Pllo3nix .••..- • • • • - W. per cent.l 50 0 0 49 0 0 26M P.9...1117..... .... _ . United General ...... 51. 'lOO 0090 0 0 - U. 50 0 0 60 0 0 24 WestmiusterCkartered , 51. per cent, 50 0 0 50 0 0 86 Ditto, New ........ 151. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 6IA zasT 07 SCOTTISE COMPANIES' FSLIC= Dividend Amount ;Jame of COmpan7. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---.................. __. ___ _.- -. Bonk of Scotland British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 100 0 0 210 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank 51. per cent. 10 0 10 0 0 101 Clydesdale Bank.... • • 61. por cent. 20 0 10 0 0 121105 Commercial Bank •• • • 71. por cent. 500 0 1100 0 0 181 Eastern Bank - ... •• • 6/. por cent. 25 0 1 10 0 0 10 Edinb.leGlasgow Bank 31. per cont. .5 0 50 0 4N Emchangeßnk of Scot.. - 100 0 31 5 0 9s. 0(1 National Bank 6% per cent. 'SOOIIO 0 0 16 Northof Scotlandßank 51. per cent. 20 0 210 0 3 Royalßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 10q 0 100 0 0 134% Union Bank of Scotland 8/. per cent. 100 0 50 0 0 92%, Western Bank •••• • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 50 0 0 71 Alliance Fire and Life 8% Lpr cent. 10 0 10 0 0 21% British Guarantee • 41. per cent. 10 0 1 0 0 18s 6‘.1 Caledonian Firo Incur. 1 01. per cent. 100 0 10 0 0 24 City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 2 0 0 1/. 155 ColOnial Life ...• Edinburgh Life In 61 percent. 100 0 15 0 0 1 23% Eg.& Scot, Law Life 6/. per cent. 50 0 217 6 1 3% Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/. per cent. 10 0 1 10 0 131. 17s National Fire and Life 61. par cent. to 0 10 0 (30s. lid 20 0 0 34% 1 0 0 325.9 d 7 0 0 12% li N q te c o a rt tntd h i :hr ßritish du t iiofan ~I ncur..n .s.r.n . c. a . . • . 7 6 5 4 1 .. 1 : . e ep r r r ol. cent. t.. 2 2 0 50 0 0 ( (I i United Den. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 1 1 0 0 ,19s rd rfasemlot....o.NEcrus. Dividend ' Amount Name of Company. per or Paid. Price. Annum. EiLlre. ---------. ..----. 4 _ c , AASAITI Tea ••..•• . • •• - 50 0 0 20 0 0 - Auctien Mart •••• • • • • ,21. sa. 50 0 0 - 26 Australian Azriculturl 1/. 100 0 0 35 0 0 32 Australian Trust •• .. 6/. par cent. - 35 0 0 - Australian Royal Mail - 10 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 103. 10 00110 0 0 22 British American Land 15s. - i3BlO 0 Canada ......... •• .. 61. percent. 100 0 o'B2 10 0 50 Do. 5 per cent Bonds Si. per c 311 t. -•-• F -..- Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. percent. - - 115% City Navigation Bonds 3i per cent. - - 97 Electric Telegraph (A) - 25 00,20 0 0 19% Ditto ....... . (R) - 25 0 0 710 0 - Equitable Reversionry 5/ pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 119 Ditto New - ...... - 50 0 0 10 0 0 Gen.Revers.B4 Invest. sp. c•Lbs ' 21 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 Gen•SteAmNavigation 10 p. et. 15 0 0 14 0 0 29% Hudson's 8ay........ _. Stock• -- 220 ilungerford .........• 2/. 58. ,100 0 . 0 100 0 0 47 London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 5 London Itcversionary 53. per cent. 15 0 0 15 0 0 15 Ras-ell Institution.... - - 12 10 0 - SouthTßl ' r uo r i: s a e t i ' s azzn P rud a as t it L i er n osa a t tuno C aa a ncr n n c : l n i . . : Co.. 101. 5411., cp p e . r e s r s hi : aa r ,, : ee t . . 1. 2 2 0 0 50 00 0 0 17 In 0 25 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 105 0 60 0 0 79 0 25 0 0 - 01 UPPer Clnad:l , • •• ,_•,. ,20 0 0 3 0 0 CESAREWITCII. 8 to 1 agst Knight of the Shire 12 to 1 agst Ariosto—taken 12 to 1 agst Lally Evelyn—taken 16 to 1 agst LF 'Tuf 20 to 1 eget Bird on th© Wing 30 to 1 agst Candlewick 30 to f agst Lady Amyott 40 to 1 agst King Charming CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 12 to l itgst Knight of the Shire 20 to 1 sgs. Convulsion 25 to 1 sgst Ephesus CLEARWELL STAKES. 2 to 1 agst Sittingb9urne THE PRENDERGAST STAKES. 6 to 4 agst Cheddar FRANCE. The Journal des Debats gives the following par ticulars of a dreadful affair which has caused a most painful degree of excitement in Paris : " Friday evening, towards nine o'clock t h e quarter of the Madeline was thrown into cons t ernat i on by the re ve/ation of a crime whi c h h a d j ust b een - committed, and which had occasioned the most ra j a h:ll impression. Mr. Bower, aged 38 years, native of England, and cor respondent of the Morning Advertiser Allived with his viile and his children R ee -e a Sesa, No. 2. Some months ago one of his countrymen, Me- Morton, aged about 35 years, correspondent 'of the Daily News, and who lived in the neighbourhood of the Boulevard des Capncines, .lake. 22, became intimate wit h him, and paid him rreqtlent visits. His assiduities having some time after.: wards excited some suspicions of jealousy in the mind.of Mr. Beier, the latter prohibited him from visiting the house. But a reconciliation took place, and the inti macy was renewed. Unfortunately, a particular (Arcane. ' stenos halTeund to revive his suspicion. M r . B ower ' s Vi e ; already the mother of four children, was con fined about a month ago, and soon after became de lirious!. On Friday evening, in an excess of delirium, s he t read to her husband she would not see h i m any more ; that he was the devil; that she did not love him, and had never loved him; and she added that the infant was not his, but Mr. Morton's. This' strangq revelation produced a terrible effect on the mind of Bower. However, he repressed his emo tion, and towards eight o'clock sat down 'to table. He had hardly began dinner when Morton ebt.red. At sight - of ilea he burst into , fury, ordering Morton to quit.. TO latter not leaning quick enough, he rose from table with his knife in his heed, and pursued him one flight dowa stairs, when, after an exchange of a few words, ho dealt him a downed stab on the left aide of the head, under the ear, which killed him instantaneously. The knife has been found. It is a dinner-knife, -round at the end, the blade of which is bent in the middle by the fetes of the blow. The commiseaire of , police, with his agents, repaired at once to the' spot, •and searched the horse from the roof to the cellars,-while the saprurs pompiers examined the roof's of the neighbeurtne- houses • without effect. The agents luteieg heard that Mr. Bower had his four chil dren in a lodging at St. Cloud, repaired there; but as he did not appear, the . telegraph was immediately set in m otion in all directions. His cook having avowed that she hid favoured his escape, has been put provisionally under arrest. All efforta to find him have as yet proved vain. Mrs. Bower has been removed to the niaison de sante pt . Dr. Blanche, at Paisy." it way be proper to add, says the correspondent of the Morning Herald, that the ravings of poor Mrs. Bower, whose madness was so violent as, in the opinion of her doctor, to warrant a straight waistcoat, are not considered to be conclusive proof—if indeed proof at all—of criminality on her part. There is a story current tart in one of her fits she laid violent hands on Morton, who happened to be present watch ing her with the greatest anxiety. The truth is that deep commiseration is felt for all parties. Mrs. B. has quite recovered her confinement, and was up and well when, either from having caught cold or some other cause, she was seized with fever. The children had been removed to St. Cloud, owing to the mother's sensibility to noise. There is reason to believe that, up to the moment of the un fortunate language of the wife, , under the circum stances described, no suspicion whatever had been en tertained by the husband, and the old quarrel alluded to by the Debats was not, according to other ru mours,founded on jealousy. M. Jourdan, of the Siecle, announces that he has appealed to a higher tribunal from the harsh sen tence pronounced against him and the director of the paper. M. Jourdan, although not allowed to state, much less discuss, the charge tried by the court, yet affirms the perfect honour end mode =Lion of his conduct. He only complains that an exception should have been made in his case, no " warning" having been given according to the new mode of dealing, but a prosecution at once instituted. This was the more extraordinary considering that while even the Constitutionnel has, been twice " warned," and is liable to suppression, and the Pays over-warned, the Siicie never incurred any sign of blame. The Court, too, refused to adjourn the case for a week to allow his counsel time to return to town, so that only the evening before was his case com mitted for the first time to a strange counsel. TURKEY. The Constantinople correspondent of the Ost- Deutsehe Post writes, under date Sept. 18, " The English fleet is expected at Smyrna to support the negotiations which are now going on between the Porte and the maritime Powers relative to the right of their men-of-war to pass the Dardanelles and Boa phorus. The Powers demand free passage through the straits, that privilege having been granted to the French war-steamer Charlemagne. The excuse made by the Porte i 3 that the French Ambassador was on board the vessel, which hoisted a white flag. To this the reply is, " We too will always have a white flag flying whenever we pass the Straits." It is considered highly probable that a Russian fleet will appear before Trebizond and Varna. AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. Teo following reply to the memorial of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, remonstrating against an Act recently passed Jamaica for the purpose of encouraging immigration into that island and t o p romote the inAustrY of immigrants, has been receiv e d f rom t h e Foreign-Office• " Foreign. office, Sept. 28, 1852. " Sir,—l am directed by the Earl of Malmesbury to ac knowledge tile rcceio of your latter, received en the v 21st instant, recapitulating various subjects relating t o the African slave trade and to slavery, which the Brith h :end Foreign Anti -Slavery Society has at differ.3nt times brought trader the notice of her rylljesty's GOV.: Mmett. " tl.nd lam now to state to you, for the information of thit society, that her Mhj.tsty':..; Government -win continue to take such measures for the suppression of the idave trade, and for the liberation of negroes wrongfully held in slavery, as may be compatible with existing tresties between Great Britain and foreign states , and with the law of nations,--I am, Sir, &c., (Signed) " STANLY. "John Scoble, Esq." GLASGOW AUTUMN CIRCUIT COURT. GLASGOW, FIEIDAL—The Autumn Circuit Court was o pened hereon Monday last by L o rd s C oc kb urn and i vory, who, in terms of the n ew A c t, sa t i n sopa rato courts, with the view of expediting the business, which i formerly used to last from ten days to a fort night, greatly to the inconvenience of jurymen and witnesses, w ho were detained all that peri o d f rom their ordinary avocations. On this occasion the calendar consisted of 80 cases, in which 163 persons were features i ofnterest or implicated. None of the califiS presented any peculia r aggravation, if we except charge s of a disgusting cha rud er, which s eem t o b e on the i ncrease. Three men were convicted of rape, or intent, and sentenced variously to imprisonment for six months , transpor tation for seven year s , an d t rans portation for fourteen named Mary Gray, years. A girl, was sentenced to transportation for life f or comm i ss i on o f the crime of incest with her father, Daniel Gray. Tho man had absconded, and was outlaw e d. Another map, named Smellie, also accused of the crime of incest, was outlawed for non-appearance. The most interesting cases were those of eng i nemen charged c ulpable homicide, or culpable ne g l ec t o f d uty. C as es of death by negligence of this kind ha ve o f late largely increased in the mi n i ng di s t r i cts, and the authorities seem determined to put a stop to them if the law can effect it.. On Thursday, Robert Rowatt, engineman at the coal-pit at Rawyards, New Monklands, was charged with culpably losing command of bis engine, by which three men, named Martin, MtLachlan, and Marshall, we re dashed to the bottom in the bucket. Marti n was killed on the spot, and the two oth e r s severe l y in jured. After a long trial, The jury brought in a verdict of culpabl e neg l ect o f duty, but at the sametime recommended the p r i soner to mercy on accou nt of his previous good character. Lord COCKBURN passed sentence of impriso nmen t for twelve months, stating that if the jury had found the man guilty of culpable homicide the sentence would have been one of transportation. Previous good character on the part of a prisoner should no doubt be considered, but at the same time they should not forget that a very decent man by a single act of negligence might turn a railway switch the wrong way, by which hundreds of people might be hurried to destruction. Thomas Morton, engineman at Hamilton Farm, was brought up on a similar charge of losing com mand of his engine,Welter which a man namedWelterr Anderson was killed by the bucket and rope filling on the top of him. This p - inel was alio convicted of culpable neglect of duty, and sentenced to one year's imprisonment. waiting, for her passengers. She will carry out 750 adults, equal to about 920 souls, exclusive of officers and crew. The following vessels have also been dis patched to the Australian colonies by the owners or their agents, and, of course, are not included in the Government list :—The Alciope, Minnesota, Lucipara, Sewell, Mercurius, Cleopatra (steam-ship), Sarah Sands (mail screw. steamer), Woodstock, Ben Nevis, and Catherine Mitchell; Among those which have been or will be dispatched in the course of the present month are--the Lady Ebrington, Birman, Security, Constance, Anna Paulowna, General List, Lucia Maria, John Knox, South Sea, Edmund, Nor thumberland, Baltimore, Anne Elise, Athlone, Alba tross, Lady Russell, &c. To give our readers an idea of the creature comforts provided for the emigrants during the voyage, we give a list of the principal stores on board the ship Constance, which sailed on Saturday morning, with 395 passengers, for Port Philip :—Bread, 2,5001 b. ; flour, 18,9001 b. ; peas 6,7001 b. ; oatmeal, 6,8501 b. ; ri ce , 3,8001 b .; b ee f , 7,6001 b. ; pork, 10,3001 b. ; preserved meats, 8,1501 b. ; currants, 4501 b. ; raisins, 3,8001 b.; suet, 2,9001 b. ; sugar, 6,8501 b. ; treacle, 3,8001 b. ; tea, 5001 b.; coffee, 9601 b. ; butter and cheese, 3,5001 b. ; pre served raw potatoes, B,ooolb. ; and 50,000 gallons of water. In addition to which is a large supply of " medical comforts," such as arrowroot, sago, &c. For strength, beauty of model, and genbral finish, the Constance has not been surpassed by any ship that has sailed hence for the colonies. She was built by Messrs , . W. and R. 'Wright, of St. John's, for Mr. James Beazley, and is commanded by Captain M. M, Milward. We understand that Captain Patey, the prin cipal emigration officer of this port, has recently re turned from the metropolis, and that he is of opinion that the majority of the Liverpool ships are far superior tothose of other ports for second and third-class passen gers, being generally larger, and having greater height between decks, and consequently possessing better ventilation. The parochial authorities of Liverpool are using exertions to obtain a voluntary rate for the deserving paupers to emigrate to the antipodes. o ipd o f e a s ing . di They have recently availed themselves of a balance of an old voluntary aid for this purpose. On Thursday they succeeded in sending away 20 hearty young girls, by the Catherine Mitchell. Be fore the vessel left the river ten of them had been engaged as servants by families on hoard. PRICES OF SHARES iN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTIIER COM- PANIES' STOCK. From the O f ficial List, PUI3LISUED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. L' ?DON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1. VOMIT-ISTOCIC Bilatr2Lll. Dividend AmMt Same of Co npany. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. .41 a. d. £ a. d. Australasia • • BritshNorth American 6. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Commercial of London 61. per cent, 100 0. c 20 0 0 - Colonial.. •••• - lonian - Load. Ch ar. Bk. of Aus. - i2O 0 0 210 0 3% London and County .. 61. per ci.nt.! 5.) 0 0 20 0 0 - Loldn and 17estminstr Si. per cent. 'lOO 0 0 20 0 0 3134 London Joint-Stock... 161. per c-mt. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Provincialof Ireland.. et. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto, New......... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 'l O 0 0 1734 :rational of Ireland •• C. per cent. 50 0 0 22 iC 0 - Nr.t.Provrteial of Eng. Gl. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 -- Ditto, New. •••.• •• 61. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0. - Oriental Bank Corpora. 81. p. ct.l. bs. 2 5 0 0 25 0 0 - i South Austra/la • • 6t • p. pt.& la. 25 0 0 25 0 0 _ Union of Australia.... v • p. et, 8,1 ) s 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 1 A Ditto •• • • ...>•••• .. sg , per cent. - 210 0 Union of Londoii; .. 17/,, p o r cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 171, !Union of Madrid ..... - 40 0 0 40 0 0 - IL/11161TRA2IMEI con,:w•JINIEB. ...._._, Dividend 1 Amount , Name of Company. Per ' of Paid. Price' Annum. Shaxa• -..........-- -___ , ----•-• --..... ......._. 1 x 0. d. X e. d.' Albion .............. 31. 105. SOO 0 0 s') 0 0 86 Alliance Brit. and For 17/. 14s.6d.bs. 100' 0 0 11 0 0 22% Ditto Marine. ••• • • • 6/. p. c .& b s . 100 0 0 25 0 0 42 Anchor -..--• • • • .. 6 per ce n t. 5 0 0 1 0 0 - Atlas .-- • • - ..... •• 13 e .60 . 50 00115 10 0 19% Argue Life ....... .. 41. per cent. 100 0 0 16 0 0 - British Commercial .• 7 3 , Gd. 50 00t 5 0 0 7 Cleriel,Med . & Gen. Life spr O.& b 5. 100 0 0 lO 0 0 2034 County .............. 4 1 . 100 0 0 10 0 0 1 02 143. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16M Eagle .. •• .. Egity and Law ...... 4 34 per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 5% ...•• •• • • 61. per cent. E uropean Life •• - . 15 51 121, per cent , 0 . 20 0 0 All paid. 14 General . • •••• • • • .... _ 5 0 0 12 7 1. per cent. 500 St4 O ck. o 50 0 0 12455163434 Globe. I, G;ardianloo 0 0 43 0 58 Imperial Fire .... ............ ............ c Imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 0 0 lO 0 0 191 Indemnity Marine •• 11.01. & %•31. 100 0 0 20 0 0 53 Law Fire • .....• Law Life .. ...... .... - 100 0 0 10 0 0 47 Le 43.1 and General Life - 50 00i 2 0 0 5% Loadca Piro .....• •• 10e. & be. 25 0 0 12 10 0 30 Loudon Ship Marine.. .......... 15s.per share 100 0 0i 15 0 0 1 7 34 Med•lnvlld&Gen.Life 4341. per et. 50 00 1 20 0 2% Minei re ............ sp. ct. & be. 20 0 0 i 2 0 0 5 Monr*ch ............ - 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 208.00 National Lean Fund.. 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - Palladium Life 5l. per cent. bp 0 0 2 0 0 2% Pelican - - - 45 I' ccenix ... • • . .... - - - 173 professional Life.... •• PrevidentLite ...... Etoc:: Life ...... .. .. Copal Eachanze 6l. e.ct. & be. Stock. ail 235 inn Ore.. ..... - •, 211 Ditto Life - 55 United Kingdom .... 41. p. ct.ikbs. 20 00 1 41; 0 434 Universal Life........ 21.55. per ih. 100 0 01 10 0 0 45 Victoria Life , ........ 51. per cent. - ; 412 6 5% IDOC=2I. Dividend Amount Warne of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ..-----. Lad'. S a. d; Commercial -••- •• - 41. pr cent. Stock. - 105 East and West Indla... 6341. pr cent. Stock. - 168 East Country - .•• •.. 20s. per eh. 100 0 0 - - London •••••-. • • • • • • 51. pr cent. Stock. - 130 DI tto Bondl.. •• .• •• 41. per cent. - -•-•• St. Katharine ••• • - - 4 per cent. Stock. - 96 Southampton ........ 1/. per cent.; 50 0 0 50 0 0 34 Victoria .. ••..•• •• .. . - 120 0 0 20 0 634 011.17193.21. Names of ce Dividend' pe a I .1 I .; Dividend • i al , v. Companies 4 . 'I Companies. .0 lAnnum. Price . • ic Annum. eo , —_,..—... ....... ------. 1901 ,71. p. ct. 140 Z Ashtn& Oldli ( Nl4 : a c t c kle t . 3 .f i .e! d. .. 10 00 0 i 21. 16 10 1. 5. s_o Barnsley—. 160 1 __ Brkak&Abrg 1501 51. 85 ;Oxford.. •• • • 1001 13!. 135 Birmingham 40j 41. 101 ;Peak Forest. 78 ' 31.182. 70 Coventry.. • • 1001 151. 200 !Regent's •• • • 3 3 11. Os. 17 Derby .• •• • • 100 6/. 63 'Rochdale.... 55 21. 42 Ellsmre&Chs 69,2 N p. ct. 331.6 remrset Coal 1 5 0 GrandJunctn 100 3/. pr. ct. 59 Do.LkFdSt 1 2 3D0., 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. pr. ct. l 11% Stfrrd &Wore 140 281. 405 Grand Surrey 100 2/. 10s. , Shrewsbury.. i 2, Grand Union 100 11. 10s. f 24 Stonrbridge.. ` 5 201. 290 Kennt& Avn 39 4s. Od. 7 Severn and ln" 71.08. 24 Lancaster . 1001 Wye Rail. t 26 Loeda&Livrpj 100, 201. 500 Warwick& / Leicester .. • • 1001 51. 66 Birming. 1 100 'IL 40 Lstestr &Nth 83 41. 44% Warwick & 1 100 31. 28 Loughborogh 142 701. 510 Napton.. Monmouthshi 100 Worcstr al ~3 . i. 33 Mntgemrysk 100 Birming..l ' ' 3feltrtMwbry 100 • Wilts & Brks —10 s. Od. 7m WEST CUMBERLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. • The annual meeting of this society took place at Whirehaven, on Thursday last. The show of stock, implements ' and produce, was considered, in ail re spects, satisfactory. After the show a dinner was held at the Globe Hotel, and was numerously attended. The Earl of Lonsdale was in the chair, supported by Captain Lowther and Mr. Irton, the members for West Cum berland, and other gentleinen. Mr. Brisco occupied the vice chair. The loyal toasts having been drunk, The Earl of LONSDALE then said, the next toast I have to propose is "The Army and Navy."—(Cheers.) There is an event that has recently occurred which I cannot on this occasion pass over in silence—it is a melancholy fact—the loss, the death of the Dako of Wellington. No country, I believe, has ever possessed a general who has attained to such a reputation and enjoyed such wide-extended confidence in his own country.—(Cheeri.) The eyes, not only of England, but of Europe, have been upon him for the last half-century, owing to the very distinguished services which he has rendered in the East Indies up to the present time. His cereer has been not less re markable for the success which attended it than for the continued and ever increasing respect which it geve him, not only for his military but for his political services. He hes rivalled all the generals that have ever passed in the history of the world. His skill and his prudence have been remarkable. With out the drawbacks end weaknesses of other great commanders, he has been the safeguard of the consti tution of England, end her protection from without. No one was more respected for his talent and deci sion of character. He raised himself to the most conspicuous position in spite of extraordinary diffi culties, and I believe that his name will live among men as long as the history of this country is known on the earth.—(Cheers.) There can be no English man who does not heartily respect the memory of that eminent man who has so lately gone from among ns.—(Cheere.) Gentlemen, I beg leave to give you the " Army and Navy ".—bearing in mind theee re collections of the Duke of Wellington. The Noble Earl concluded by coupling the toast with the name of Dr; James Barry, army physician. Dr. Eaaay responded for the army, and Captain PEW on behalf of the navy. Mr. IRTOIC, M.P., gave " The Health of the Earl of Lonadale, Lord Lieutenant of the County.— (Cheers.) On the present occasion they had to view him as an agriculturist. The great improvements he had effected on his land, particularly in the matter of draininz, afforded a noble example to all parties in this country. The Earl of LONSDALE replied. He said—l feel flattered by the complimentary remarks of my friend Mr. Irton—flattered, indeed, that my health should be drunk as an agriculturist.—(Cheers.) With all respet for the Queen, whose commission I hold, lum very glad on an occasion like the present to be recog nised in an agricultural nhareeter.• I felt something refreshing td-dey in reviewin g the show-field while at the sto c k, an d a l so a t some of the produce. A relief I assure you it was from the study of the dry deteils of the official papers I have had to super intend es regards the approach of the cholera and va rious matters of education. - Agricultural matters I feel quite pleasing and refreshing.—(Cheers.) Hove ever,- speaking of agriculture, "think we in the north of England have to think ourselves fortunate - that our. crops are considerably better or more profitable, or that there is nothing to complain des compared with results this year in the south. I • understand that here the hay - vvas en average- crop, that there is nothing to coniplain of as regards the grain—that the turnips are very promising, and that•the only cloud among tie is as regards the potato: s. We have a great many fancies—a great deal said about agriculture at the present time. I do not" mean to speck lohelly ; but generally throughout EnglatO, there tire two classes of farmers—one class who true!: to 'what nature will give them withont much cultivation, and another composed of enthusiastic and fenciful expectants, who say that they will even g . row turnipst off a deal board. —(Laughter.) Between the two, however, there is a middle come to pursue, which le that of common sense.—(Cheers and continued laughter.) .We all know that land responds and answers to a certain de• gree the prins of cultivation. If we duly assist nature she will be productive; and without entering into the visionary views of those persons who coincide with a rev. gentleman who stated that he could grow tur nips on a deal board, but which by the way was only applicable with his own manure—(Laughter)—with• out entering into such views, I believe there is an intermediate course, and by exercising vigilance end assisting nature, by discharging the lend of its cold, chilly water, and of it's weeds—l believe that then a fair crop Trey be expected at a reasonable coat. The prudent course to pursue will be that of encouraging nature, and in this way encouraging the natural increase of fertility in the soil. The true science of developing the fertility' of the soil is to assist nature, because we all have to come to nature at 13St.—(Hear, hear.) In ibis part of the country, we cannot, perhaps, grow some kinds of grain—we can not grow some descriptions of white crops to the same advantage as they do in the southern counties. We have not the same force of the sun, and no art can give us that ; but we have, from the moisture of the soil, and likewise by the proper and efficient application of manure, the power of growing the best green crops in the United Kingdom.—(Cheers.) I will be bound that, take ten miles of country about Whitehaven and you will find that no ten miles of country in the king dom can show the same quality of green crops which I have seen here.—(Cheers.) 'Really, gentlemen, these are the products to be encouraged, for, under the circumstances in which we are placed it may not be so advantageous to grow wheat; but if we look to the markets and consumption of the country—if we look to the exports of the country, there seems to be no limit to the demand for mutton and wool. There fore, though the farmer formerly gained by his wheat crops, there is at present an appearance that he may attain the same advantage by another road.—(Cheers.) I shall have other opportunities of saying something upon other subjects, and shall only now return you my thanks for the honour you have done me in drink ing my health ra lord-lieutenant of the county, as an agriculturist, on the present occasion.— (Applause.) i The Earl of LONSDALE then gave "The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese."—(Cheers.) The Rev. Canon PAElfulsox, in returning thanks, assured the meeting of the interest which the clergy felt in the prosperity of agriculture. lie condemned the practice of the half-yearly hiring of male- and female servants, and recommended the adoption of the system of a month's warning or a month's wages, The VICE CHAIIIMAN propos( 1 "The Health of the Members for tlaj Western Division of the County." The east had chosen Free4.radere, and the west had returned Protectionists. This difference he attributed to the difference in the soil of the two divisions. The east was much better adapted for the heavy produc tion of wheat at less coat than the west. The west was best adapted for barley, grass, and tuenip culti vation. He gave "The Members for West Cum berland.—(Cheers.) Captain LowTHER, M.P , bi:efly acknowledged the compliment. _ _ _ _ Mr. IRToN, M.P., in returning thanks, remarked that in many parts of this country the cultivation of wheat was more general than beneficial. In many cases where a crop of wheat was taken it would be much better if a crop of oats succeeded. We had here a less portion of sun, and could not produce that quantity of wheat which they did in the south. — (Hear.) Then there existed a too extensive use of guano. Nobody had benefited more from guano than he had, but he was afraid that its application was, generally speaking, too extensive. Ho recommended that guano should be used mixed with farmyard ma nure. Mr. Brisco had been kind enough to propose his health as a Protectionist.—(Hear.) He w6ul.d be sorry on such an occasion to enter on any political question. He knew not what proposition, if any, the Government might intend to make for the relief of agriculture.—(Hear.) Of this, however, he had now a very strong opinion, that in the feeling and temper of the present times, it was not expedient for Government to propose such a duty as would, from its amount, prove of beneficial effect to the farmers in general. The Earl of LONSDALEI-1 have now another toast to give, and after that we shall enter on the business of the evening. The list of awards will then he rend. From my experience at these meetings. I find it has been customary to driak " Success to the West Cumber land Agricultural Society."—(Cheers.) In pro posing that toast, it is usual to make some introduc • tory observations. In reading over the account of what took place at Carlisle and in Penrith, I think that these have been two most instructive meetings, as to the truth of what was asserted at those places.— (Hear, hear.) There were certainly two eminent and distinguished men at Carlisle—the Earl of Car lisle and Sir James Graham.—(Cheers.) The policy of draining and of deep draining was fully admitted by the Earl of Ca r li s l e, w h o emp l oys t h e same engi neer that I do—na me l y , Mr. Parkes, for as to drain ing, it is only an engineer that understands it. And Sir James Graham avowed that ho had begun as a shallow drainer—(Laughter)—but ha thinks from experience, that the deeper deainirea t' is the only draining that will d o . I n matters o f improvement. the ack COME'S from the neighbours of the par ties Your improvements are always looked first att improving. at by them on the black side. After the avowal of the Earl of Carlisle and Sir James Gra ham as to the effezts of deep draining, I look at the question as settled. After all the little spites, and criticisms, and old fashions, your eighteen inch draining is all banished—all buried in oblivion. —(Cheers and laughter.) Drains of two feet and two feet three and three feet, have had their day. The 11 0 „Airs have gradually gone up step by atop, end , I think that hereAtter drains of fecin for to six feet will only be advocated, so that body of the water may be taken from the roots of the plants. At Pen rith the subject of feral-yard. manure was touched en. Now, I look upon that as the real and substan tial suppert of a farm, as the greater quantity of ferm-yerd manure the termer can make the better. As was very justly observed, guano suits a grain crop. It brings bad uncultivated land forward quicker than any other description of manure will do, but the farm-yard manure is the assemblage of all kinds of what Lord Palmerston said very pro perly was dirt in its right place.—(Laughter : ) There is in it animal, vegetable, liquid, and solid manure brought together, and it is what stimulates, and nourishes, and brings forth the greatest amount of sustenance to the vegetable kingdom. It is that on which a farm chiefly relies, or ought to rely. With respect to guano, it is exceedingly valuable, especially on the tops of our hills, where other manure is difficult and expensive to be carted. It is a substitute, but it is not the real solid nutriment of the land, which farm yard manure certainty is ; and I should recommend, speaking generally, where you see on farms dung heaps, with the liquid manure running away to the gutters, that the greatest care should be taken to pre serve it. I will say that no one here despises more than Ido ail those visionary ideas put forth by the Board of Health as to the sewage of Whitehaven being worth 9,000/. a year, when I see in the Times of this day that they make a triumph of disposing of the sewage of Richmond for 10e. a year.—(Laughter.) Now, Richmond is a town nearly as large as this. It has from 14,000 to 15,000 inhabituts, and if any one will consult the Times of this day they will see it is made a subject of triumph that a person has agreed to dispose of the sewage of Richmond for 10e. per annum. The real substantial old English view by which I would estimate the ability and willingness of a farmer is the largeness of his manure heap pro duced by his own stock—it is the gathering together of all manure of his cattle—all the rubbish or dirt about his place into his general farm-yard heap; and this, I believe, will do more good to the land, and keep up batter ids capabilities of yield—keep up the quality and quantity of the productions of his farm better than anything else in the shape of manure. To be sure we speak of guano as a certainty ; but I think it is a very uncertain article. We have had the advantage of getting it in abundance of late years, but recently disputes have arisen about these distant islands of the Pacific, and there is also some dispute about the quantity these islands can produce. We must look into all these matters ; and it would be well for all farmers to calculate against passing events, and rely to a certain degree upon manure of their own manufacture. This brings me further to say that, as regards the manufacture of manure, a great desideratum would be to have all your stock in a narrow compass, so that the manure might he col lected. When fed at home the cattle are in better health than when they are allowed to stray over large fields, where they get a por tion of all kinds of feeding. We know than no lend of an inferior quality, either light, or clayey, or wet, can produce sufficient artificial grass to keep a large stock at home. There are circum stances which have arisen from my observations from which some may dissent ; but I think it right on this occiesion to express my opinion, with the little expe rience I have had on these questions. It is proper that I should do so at this meeting of the West Cum berland Society, in which I have naturally so deep an interest, and I may add that if any one can point: out to me nay improvement, I shall be happy to adopt it. I entirely agree with the observations of Mr. Parkinson upon the labourers of this county, and in proof of it, upon my legs this tithe last year (although I did not then take such an enlarged view of the subject as Mr. Parkinson) I observed with regard to the list of prizes to be given to labourers who had lived the longest in their places, I was serry to see so limited a sum appropriated to the industrious labourers and labourers of good character. I pledged myself then to add 101, to it; but I find that by some omis sion or other, or by some want of attention on the part of the committee, it has been entirely forgotten. I offered the 101., and I thought my word was as good as a letter; but I see there is :still only the li mited amounts of about 71. or 101. given to the indus • trious labourers of good character, And I mention this to remind the committee against another year that lost year I pledged myself to give 101.—(Cheers.) I agree with Mr. Parkinson, that it is desirable to put an end to the injurious system which at present exists of six months' hiring:. lam sure we all agree that it would.be more beneficial to the state of the county if the servants should be hired for a much longer period, so that they might really have a home, and not be continual traveller:: as they are at present. A number of other toasts, customary on such occa sions, followed, after which the company broke up. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. CLERKENWLLL. Mrs. Susan Kcal, the wife of a gentleman residing at 27, Culford-road, 'slingLon, was re-examined on the charge of hating eauzed the death of Mary Mar garet Ann Jones. Mr. llobler conducted the defence. A daughter of the deceased had been suddenly dis charged from the service of Mr. Ideal, and the mother went to inquire the cause ; and it is alleged that an altercation took place, and that the prisoner pushed her down a flight of steps into au area, where she re ceived injuries causing her death in St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where an inquest was held on the body on Friday last; but no verdict was arrived at, the jury disagreeing, and being discharged. Mr. TvawniTT observed that it was a melancholy and strange affair, which he should refer to a higher tribunal, and he committed the prisoner for trial at the Old Bailey. THAMES. . private in the 2d battalion of Coldstream Guards was charged before Mr. Yardley with sending a scurrilous and threatening letter to Lady Dyke, of Lullingtou Castle, K en t. M r . ;jay ward, solicitor, of Dartford, appared to proaecute• It appeared that the prisoner's wife had been wet nurse in Lady Dyke's service f o r f our or five months past. Oa the 9th ult. prisoner called at Lullington castle:and conducted himself in a most violent manner, and w ° bilged to be remov e d b y t h e b ut l er. S i nce as then the prisoner had written letters to his wife and ot h ers, an d on the 29th ult. the one which formed the subject of this prosecution was received by Lndy Dyke herself. M r . H a yward handed the letter to the Llagietrate. Mr. y aturd , r y having perused it, seid the letter was a long one, an d had evidently b een wr i tten under st7ong feelings. The p ri nc ipal threats were the following:- 4, if Illy wito i s not bore soon there will be bloodshed, and, by H eaven , thouga I am a noldier, I will have re venge, though m y life shall be th e f or f e i t; I will get a brace of pistols a nd come for mywife, and then those 'tat dare to kop her from me I will revenge on." The remainder id the letter con s i s t e d o f a tirade of abuse and invectives egainat Mrs. Chap Man, the head nurse, Mrs. Martin, the housekeeper, and the butler who had removed him from the house. The prisoner in angwer to the charge said he bad done all he could during his wife's confinement to make her comfortable as far as his means allowed, but he found that s he bad left the house, and accepted the situation of wet-nurse in Lady Dyke's family. He wrote her several letters, but they were not an swered, sand wishing to obtain information about his child, he went to Lullington Castle to see his wife, and directly be saw her he was forcibly ejected by the butler and another man, and was struck by the butler, who threatened to put him in the fish pond. He afterwards found the child was in the vil lage near the castle, and that it bad been grossly neglected, its flesh being like raw beef, and if he had not removed it the poor little infant must h ave di e d . w Mr. YARDLEY asked birohere the child now was? The prisoner replied in Kent-street, Southwark ; and appealed to the magistrate to do him justice, and not allow him to be crushed by rich and titled people. Mr. YARDLEY said the prisoner should have jus tice done him, and in this co untry no rich or t i t l e d persons could oppress the poor mare The letter he had written was an improper one to be sent to an y person, but if the prisoner's story was tru e , th at h e. had been prevented seeing his wife by order of her mistress, and that his child was nearly starved to death, it would make a material difference in his de ciding the case. The prisoner was then remanded till Monday for the attendance of the wife and other witnesses from Kent, and also the child. 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They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat pocket, and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly. Opera and R ace course glasses, with wonderful p owers ; an object can b e clearly seen f..om 14 to 16 miles d istant. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, Opticians, have invented invaluable preserving Spectacle Lenses, immediately they are placed before im per feet vision, every object appears clear and distin c t, th e ' most aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, is broug ht to its youthful, natural, and original state. Th e I nv i s ibl e Or ganic Vibrator, and all kinds of Acoustic instruments for relief of extreme deafness.-39, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, ob serve opposite the York Hotel. Accounts from Cataro state that a water-spout, which broke over the district, has committed great ravages. The fields are inundated, any?the streams have o'er' ii4W94 then bwo, IJESTREJOTI YE FIRES. A serious fire broke out last night (Sunday ), about seven o'clock, in Spite Wields. The scene of the diseeter was a large space of ground, whereon was erected a number of houses forming Bell-lane, Cocks'-equere, Petticoat-lane, and other thoroughfares leading into Bishopsgate. Amongst the more promiment buildings were the Jews' Free School and premises belonging to Mr. Dimsdale, a builder and contractor. The last-named were unfortunately doomed to destruction. The premises of Mr. Dimsdale occupied a considerable space, the carpenters' workshops alone being 250 feet in depth. The steam-sawing department was almost as large, whilst sundry piles of timber filled a large yard. Owing to the number of courts and narrow streets which surrounded this property it soon be came apparent- that unless the fire could be subdued in its • incipient stage, many thousand pounds' worth of property would be destroyed. Police constable 51 if was the first to make the discovery, at which time one rack or pile of timber only was on fire on the eastern side of the yard, nearest some paint and turpentine stores. Mr. Superintendent Stead, of the H division, with Inspectors Miller and Black, and Sergeants Price, German, and Foay, together with a strong body of police, soon arrived, and took possession of the approaches to the blazing premises. The crowd, however, was eo great that they had con siderable difficulty to clear the street, a number of persons were thrown down, and two or three trampled on by the mob. The engines of the London brigade, parish, and West of Edglend office nrrived at the spot with all possible expedition, when the firemen found the whole of the carpenters' shops, joiners' houses, steam-boiler house, and the saw-mills, in flames. The first thing sought to he accomplished was to direct the water from the engines against an immense pile of deals end veneers standing perpendicularly 'in stacks against the steam-engine house, and extending to within a few feet of the Jews' Free School. For. some time the labours of the firemen appeared to be crowned with success, but the wind suddenly shifting, drove the flames into the middle of the timber, and the whole became wrapped in flames. Suddeniy the railings that bound the whole together gave way, and timbers toppled over in a thorough state of ignition ; and about the same time one of the lofty walls fell. Every one at that period looked upon the scene with dismay ; for an extensive building belonging to Truman and Hanbury, the br-wers (formerly a sugar house), and which contained a vast number of pockets of bops, became find at the end overlooking the bhizing tirr.bor. A large number of houses faced this structure in the front street, and it was apparent that if the contents of this establishment caught fire, the houses opposite would share in the ruin but a number of persons very courageously entered, and having thrown the principal portion of the stock out, the same was carted to a place of safety. Whilst-the fire was at its height it became known that several draught horses belonging ,to Mr. Dims dale were in the stable, which was so surrounded by the flames that no one could enter by the regular way. Wood, the conductor of the Royal Society's fire escape, and Sergeant Price, having cut a thick wall away, they were enabled, under the direction of Mr. Boddilly, the inspector of the society, to save the lives of the whole of the animals, which ware of considers able value. By half-pest eleven o'clock the firemen bad suc ceeded in obtaining control over the conflagration, as far as coy further (xtension was concerned, but there seemed no chance of its being entirely subdued for some hours longer. The loss will amount to several thousands pounds. Independently of the destruction of Mr. Dimsdale'a premises, many of the contiguous houses are da maged. Mr. Dimsdale was insured, but not to the extent of his loss. ONE O'CLOCK; A.M.—At this hour the fire is far from being extinguished, there being no fewer than nine engines of the brigade, and that of the West of England at work. Several boys and a man named Tornkins are very much injured by being thrown down and trampled on by the crowd, but from the inquiries made by the officials of the brigade, it ap pears that none of the firemen had been killed, as was at one period anticipated. Many of the oc cupant° of the houses in the surrounding streets are serious losers by the hasty removal of their fur niture, &c. Last night whilst the fire was raging in Spitalfields, another, which was attended with considerable damage, broke out in the premises of Mr. Lewin, dairy and butterman, situate in the New North Road, Islington, near the North Pole tavern. The flames were not discovered until they had obtained a firm hold of the building. The necessary alarm havi❑g b eon given the various engines of the London bri gade and West of England office attended, and a good supply of water having been obtained, the engines were set to work ; but the firemen were unable to get the flames subdued until some hundred pounds worth of property was destroyed. The origin of the mis fortune could not be escertainede but, fortunately, the enffeeer was insured iu the Union-ofilet'. The adjoining houses sustained some damage, bat not to a serious extent. Last night (Sunday), whilst the fire wes raging in Spitalfields, a fearful explosion occurred on the pre mires of Mr. Holyhead, a firework maker, situate in Long-alley, Eldon-street, Finsbury. It appears that a number of boys and men have been engaged for several days preparing a quantity of fireworks, to complete a large order for Guy Fawkes day next. During the night, whilst one of the hands was filling a squib case it exploded, and the sparks falling on a quantity of gunpowder, the latter also exploded with a fearful noise, and the heap of composition placed for the use of another was likewise blown up, and in an instant the room became filled with flame, and three persons, who were unable to escape, were completely pros trated. The cries of the unfortunate individuals were pitiable in the extreme, but owing to the fury with which the fire was raging it was with considerable difficulty that any one could enter. Some one, how ever, more courageous than the others rushed into the apartment in question, and succeeded in throwing one of the lads out of window, and at the same time another jumped out with his clothes on fire ; and a third was, it is understood, also thrown out. The poor creatures were immediately collected together and removed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Every thing was done for them that surgical skill could de vise, but upon inquiring at the hospital at half-past two this morning we were informed that one of the sufferers, viz., John Howard, had expired, and that Cornelius Conolly, another of the workmen, together with the persons who jumped out of window, were not expected to L.urvive the night. The moment the alarm was given information was sent for the engines, and forthwith those of the brigade and parish attf nded ; and owing to the exertion of the pollee and neigh bours the fire was subdued, but not until considerable damage was done to the building and its contents. It is understood that neither the premises nor their contents were insured. THE COUNTkt MARKETS. - LIVERPOOL, OCT. 2.—Holders of flour are firm to-day, but no change is pricer. MANCHESTER, OCT. 2.—The demand for flour during the week has been languid; but for oatmeal of choice quality a steady consumptive sale has been experienced, and while the value of the former has rather tended downwards, that of the latter was firmly maintained. Into Liverpool and Runcorn the chief arrivals from Ire land consist of about 3,000 quarters of oats and 6,700 loads of oatmeal; and from abroad of fair supplies of wheat, beans, and flour. Our market this morning was of an inactive character, and both wheat and flour must be noted the turn in favour of buyers. Oats and oatmeal were in fair demand at the full currency of this day se'nnight. NOTTINGHAM, OCT. 2.—A considerable quantity of grain has this week been brought forward in most of our local markets, but without depressing the price of any article. On the contrary, wheat•is firm, while bar ley and beans have each generally sold at about 1 s a quarter more money. Tho demand for barley is just now very considerable, for the purposes of malting, par ticularly at the famous malting town of Newark, Not tingham, Retford, and Worksop also require considerable supplies. Yesterday, at Derby, there was a plentiful supply of wheat, but an insufficient show of barley. The former sold slowly at late rates, and the latter was dis posed of readily and at preview prices. Beans, old and new, were in ready request, at is a quarter more money, There was no other change. Wheat, red, 4 d,24s to 44s Os to4 pr 3 e s; new, 38s to 425; white , 46s to 48s; new, 36 stone. Barley, for malting, 293 to 33s imperial measure; for grinding, 27s to 29s per 30 stone. Oats. old, 21s to 24s per 24 stone; new, 18a to 225. Beans, old, 38s to 41s per 38 stone; n ew , 33s to 355. Flour , 30s to 325; superior, 32s to 34s per 20 stone. Our great fair commencing to-day, we have had at the Not tingham Corn-Exchange a very full attendance , a nd a nu merous show of sampl es, part i cu l ar ly of wheat and barley. The price of wheat was well maintained; fine malting barley was fully Is a quarter dearer. Oats and beans kept up to their former value. WORCESTER, OCT. 2.—English new wheat was • of fered at 149 to 14s 6d per bag of three bushels. Old maintains former rates. Malting barley is saleable at 4s per bushel for good qualities. Other grain nominally as last week. At Stourbridge market, on Friday, there was a good attendance of both farmers and millers. Old English wheat sold at 4s 4d to 48 8d per bushel, and new 3s 9d to 4s 2d per bushel. Barley averages 3s 9d to 4s 3d per bushel. Oats, 33 4d per bushel, and dull of sale. Beans about 4s 3d to 4s 6d, and peas 4s 9d to 58 3d per im perial bushel. At Stratford -on-Avon market, on Friday, there was only a limited supply of grain. Best old Feiglish wheat w as 15s to 16s per bag, and new, 13s to 149, with an average business done. In barley there was more doing, prices 269 to 30s per quarter, 'according to quality. No alteration in oats or peas. Good old beans, 14s to 14s 6d, and now 12s 6d to I3s per bag of three beshels. At Wolverhampton there was a moderato supply of wheat, and both old and new brought the rates of the previous matkeaday. Old E3glish white, 53 81 to 68 pea 621 b, and red, 53 4d to 5a 61; Dan 41 to 51 per 621 b. Malting barley found purchasers at former rates, 283 to 323 per imperial (3tarter. Old English beaus firm at 143 6d to 153, and new 12 to 135 6d, per 1964). Eag !it'll oats about as before, 20s to 22s per 312th; Irish ra ther cheaper, say 183 to 19s. liumxi, OCT. I.—We had a steady demand to-day for every description of grain, without any quotable aP.oration in th ecurroncies of Tucsday. White wheat, 24s to 25:.; rod ditto, 213 6d to 23s 6d; barley, new 12s 6d to 14s 01; bore, new 9s Gd to 109 3d; oats, old 10a Gd to lla 63; ditto now, 8s 9d to 103 Gel; rapeseed, per barrel, 18.9 Od to 21s 01 ; oatmeal, 10s Gd to lls 6d; bakers' flour, per cwt.. 12s 011 to 15s; Indian corn, psr 4801bs 293 to 30s. ATIZADEEN, OCT. I.—Grain—Oats 163 Od to 163 6d ; 401bs per bushel; oats (new), 17s Oct to Os Od, 401bs per bushel; barley, 21s Od to 22s Od, 52Ibs per bushel ; bear, 21e Od to 22s Od, 521bs per bushel; wheat, red 40s to 41s; ditto, white 40e to 4113, 62Ibs per bushel; oatmeal, 12s 6d to 13s (id per boil; flour, 31s to 33s Gd per sack. Provisions—Beef, 5d to 7d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 5d to 7d; veal, ditto, 5d to Ucl ; pork, per ib, 4d to 6(1; lamb, per lb., bd to 7d ; tallow, per stone, 33 lid to 3s ed ; new potatoes, per peck, Od to 6cl; salmon, per lb, Os Od to Os; hares, each, Os to Os Od ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per ib, 9d to 10a; eggs, per doz, 8d to 9d ; cheese, per cwt, Os to Os Od ; hens, per pair, 2s Gd to 3s Od; chickens, ditto, 2s ()d to 2s 6d; ducks, de., 2s 6d to 3s ; ducklings, ditto, 2s to 2s 6d ; turkeys, per pair, 7s to Ss Od; geese, ditto, 7s to 8s; butter for exportation (present cure), per cwt, OOs to 735; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, Od to 51d; 41b loaf, 6d; 21b loaf, 3d; pork, per stone of 141bs, 03 Od to Os Od; pork, fine small, Os 6d to Os Od ; pork, large 3s ed to 4s 3cl; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs, Os to Or. Meal—Oatmeal, Is 3d to Is 4d; barley dust, Od to 9d; peasemeal, is lld to 2s Gd; aids, Od to (id ; beremeal, Is 41 to is 5d ; flour, Is Sd to is 9d; barley, per lb, 1d to 2d; barley fieur, Is 5d to is 6d. DA LKKITH, SETT. 30.—The relative weight per four bushels of the three prices of wheat were Pat 121 b, lBst 41b, and Itist 111 b. Oats, 13st 11b, 12et 51b. and 1 Ist 41b. Barley, 16st 4111. 51b, and llst 111 b. Peas and beaus, 19st 61b, Ost 01h, and lBst 71bs. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 344 V< heat .........£2 7 6 aE2 2 0 RI 13 0 1307 Oats ... 1 3 0 1 0 8 0 16 0 724 Barley 21) Peas and Beans 1 10 0 0 0 0 1 13 (1 Average of wheat 40s 2d. COItK, OCT. 1, Tho native produce daily sent to market is generally in good condition, mad the respective qualities of wheat, barley, and oats, are quite an average—the prices of wheat and oats have both advacced on the week, and barley fully maintained its price —the week's receipts comprise -2,471 barls wheat, 17s 6d to 225, average 203 3d; 7,254 bath barley, 115 to 11s Bd, average lls 6d; 301 harts bore, average 10s; 17,324 barls oats, 85(4d to 9s 2d, average 8s 6d. The price of prepared oats free on board being above the ideas of buyers, there have been no sales this week, but after the cempleticn of the sales for the past month, there may be a slight reaction, particularly if our deliveries increase during the present month. The barley trade seems pretty much confined to the distillers and brewers, although there is some in. quiry for grinding lots from the other side of the channel. Thu foreign wheat trade continues very fins, and consi derablo sales have been made since our last, fully a previous rates—and the general feeling seems to be, this prices will not go lower. Indian corn in rather better &mend at last week's rates, say 712 s 63 for Galatz, and 71 per ton for Derail. During the week 8,800 qrs maize, and 5,500 qrs wheat have been entered for Cork. A very small portion of the large fleet has remained hare, the majorities of the cargoes having been sold before arrival. Since this day se'nnigiit the arrival at Queens town were 63 maize, and 22 wheat, and the sailings 39 cf maize and 11 wheat. There is no doubt from the very short turn out of the late potato crop, and the high prices maintained in the market,' that the consumption of Indian corn and coarse flour will, this coming winter, prove a very large item. Barrels. Currency. 10 White wheat 21s Gd to 21s (Id 003 Od-20 stens 219 Red wheat ...170 (H to 19s 6il 217 Ditto l9s ed to 20s Gd 201 3d-20 do 9i; Ditto 2os td to 2ls Od ) 296 Barley Bs Gd to lls 4d eIU Ditto lts 4d to lls 6d Ils 61-40 do 311 Ditto , ..... lls Gd to 12s Od ed to 00s 04 OOs Od 1775 Oats Bs Gd to 8s 7d • 1340 Ditto .., 8.3 7d to Ss Pd 8s 6d-0 do 639 Ditto 8 Pigs 341 Od to 35s Od 00$ Od per cyst Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:—. 3 barrels white wheat; 47 red; 56 barley; 0 here; 10 oafs; 0 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week r,... Wheat, 2,561. Barley, 5,499. Bere, 0. Oats, 14,628. Pip, 0. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CUARINCY. First quality Second quality Third quality . 70s Third quality 6lO Fourth quality Fifth quality Sixth quality 483 Sixth quality Return of Cattle sold for week ending Sept. 25. Pigs, 475. Sheep, 326. Cows, 115. CORlC.—Ficur—First 126 6d to 13. 6d; extra 140 Od; seconds, lls to 1260 d; households 9a to lOs 6d; thirds, 75 to 96 per cwt. Oatmeal 1063 d to 106 6d ; Tudianmes.l763d to 7s 6d; wheat meal. Os 6d to 10s per owt. Indian corn 71 21 6d to 715 s per ton. Bran 80s to 82s 6d per ton. Hay Farmers 1610 d to 30s; average 245; dealers 28, Od to 386; average Crisper ton. Straw— Farmers 126 Od to 186 Od ; average 14s; dealers 23s Od to 00s Od ; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to Od; housenokl loaf bd to Od per 41b. Fresh butter, 9d to 10d per lb. Eggs-4s Oil to 4s 2d per hundred. Coals— Newport 153 Od ; Lydney 15s ; Landore 00s ; Culra 12s 6d per ton. Tallow 40s Od to 42s per cwt. ti hilky, 25 o. p., Es 9d per imperial gallon. Mee t —Boat 4id to 7d; mutton rid to 6i l d ; veal 4d to 7d ; pork 4d to Od ; baebn 6d to 7d ; sausages 5d por Lb. Hops 7110 s to 01 Os per eat. Bangor slates 2117 s 64 to 3/ Os per ton. Bark, red 71to 81 lOs per ton. Fleece wool I6s to 00s per stone. Hemp 291 to 34/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 163 to 00s; red ditto, 24s to Os per barrel ; Newfoundlrid, 10/ Os to 11/ per ton. Timber—Memel, 70s per ton; red pine, 3/ 5s •' yellow ditto, 31 Iss per ton; deal 6, 151 to 181 per 100. Hides— Mark it 221 to 28s; salted 23s to 30s per cwt • calf skins 3d to Od per lb. Potatoes, white 9d to 1 04; pinks, Od to Od. Guano—Peruvian, 101 101 to 11/ per ton. Ter-•• Ardis ugel, 19s per barrel. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Ocr. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market continues inac tive. The only transactions reported to-day were—Great Western, 04%—South Devon, 20. LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 2. .... .... STOCIC EXCHANGE. —The share market was quiet to-day. Little btlsiness was transacted, and there was only a truing variation. from yesterday's quotations. The sales were— Birkenh ead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 6% dis.—Ditto (late Chester and Birkenhead), 21—Eastern Counties, 11 La.ncash ire and Yorkshire, 833—Laneaster and Carlisle, Thirds, 10% p.—London and North-Western, 117 3 4—Ditto, Fifths, 3 U, p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 307 a —Midirid, 76 , 4-- : York and North Midland, 24%. MANCHESTER, Ocr. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Blackburn (No. 1), 6 11-16--Caledonian, 22% Chester end Birkenhead, 201. Shares, 3% dis.—Lancashire and York shire, 83 1 / 2 —London and North-Western, 117 1 / 2 Manchester and Birmingham (C), Quarters, 1 9-16 p.— Midland, 76%—Whitehaven and Furness, 7%. BIRMINGHAM, Oar. 2. STOCK :E xcan NGE.--The share market was somewhat firmer to- d sy, but few persons were anxious either to buy or sell. South Staffordshire were done at 5% dis. c. Among the elosinl quotations were Birmingham and Oxford Junction ( cabs duly paid), buyers, 3011—Birmingham, Wolverhampton. scud Stour Valley, buyers, 10, sellers, 10 , 4- -Hull and Selby, buyers, 1 13-11Iidland, buyers, 76 % North Staffivdshire, buyers, OA, sellers 4% dis.—Shrews bury and Rirmingh fan, 7 Shropshire Union, buyers,. 5 a. 6s. 30., sellers, 3 1 / 8 die. RACING FIXT URES FOR 1852. 113E14 Handsworth Chester Royal Caledonian Hunt and Edinburgh Club. 6 York Union Hunt 6 Monmouth 6 Wrexham Harrogate NOVE' Newmarket S. 0. Perth Pontypool ... lB Holy well Hunt Richmond Stretford Autumn 2l Lanark , t . 22 Newmarket Houghton.. 25 Worcester Autumn 2 Epsom.... 4 Liverpool Autumn lO Cowbridge, Hunt ' lO IRISH RAC. Nor thallerton .... . ll Aberystwith 22 Shrewsbury Autumn 23 Kilkenny 2B S TO COME. OCTOBER. Curragh Down Royal Corp 2O Carlow HE Pa.—Agreeably to annual pan- TRIAL OF T. tice, the pia, or etuality of the silver plate assayed and marked at the Edx üburgh Assay Office, during the year 1851-2, was tried by' the Assay Master of the Incorporation of Goldsmiths, in pl esencq of the Court of Wardens, on Wednesday, and th e came was found to be of the st an d ar d appointed by Act of Pth-liament. The letter for th e ensu i ng _THE EARL OF A LDBOROUGH g t lis his h. miraculoull year was directed to be ei: an as g t e o d un to d h Y 2g , c O u l r d e E by n E o llviTAl/B ''' EllPlE:T o L tb si:—. e 3 r An mea ns had failed. See ext rac t from WS AND rAD HoL medicine, atter every Sir : I beg to acqu.tint you that your pills have ' ef fected etter, dated " Villa Messina, Leghorn, Feb 21 1845. a d Y is — order in my liver and stomach which all the most at home and all over the continent, had not " ALnsolouun." These wonderful pills wil e Professor . ent t scare the o 1 olof faculty,v Holloway—Sir been able to effect; nay, not even the waters of Carlsbad or Ma- Z n e t t d 'y dis (Si gs e e l) of the liver or stomach.—Sold (also Holloway's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, *Ail by all medleinnveryterc throughout the civilised world_ BIRTHS. OF A SON. On the 30th ult., at Ebury-etreet, the wife of the Rev. Brymer Belcher. On the 20th ult., at Ardbeg, Bute, the lady of Major F. C. Scott, H.E.I.C.S. ' OF A DAUGLITEIL On the 30th ult., at Langley-park, Bucks, the Marchioness of Chaudos. On the 29th ult., in Eaton-terrace, Lady Elizabeth Romilly. At Bath, on the 30th ult., Lady Wade. MARRIED. On the 30th uit., at Godmanchester Church, the Rev. 'William Latimer, son of the late Edward Latimer, Esq., of Headiugton, Oxfordshire, to Sarah Matilda, eldest daughter of the Rev. W. Pearse, rector of Hanwell, Oxfordshire. On the 30th uh., at St. Ann's Church, Wandsworth, John Hornby, Esq., to Sarah, third daughter of the late A. H. Dry, Esq., of Cambridge-street, Hyde-park. DIED. On the 28th ult., at Alfred-house, Hampton, James Mackenzie, Esq , aged 86. On the 29th ult., at Wells, aged 52, Frances, wife of Samuel Hobbs, Esq. On the 27th ult., at Weston•super-blare, Margaret Miller, the only surviving daughter of U. Sealy, Esq., Bristol. At Tyneholm-house, East Lothian, on the 236 ult., Captain Thomas Gordon, late 74th Regiment, son of the late General Gordon Cuming Skene. London : Printed and Published by MIJRDO YOIJNG, o f No. 112, strand, Printer, at The Burs Office, No. 112, strand, in the Precinct of the SaiNay t in 6110 county of Middlesex, Alouclity, Octobox 4, OA 11 '"" facture Public offering This the ki n all resr, Be r Which i actory, serve tl of each C' Fare elate Br landed E Charing end, 6d. 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