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

- THE ARMY. Or A Saturday afternoon, Sept. 5, the Rliadamantbus stet' za.vessel sailed from the Victualling-office, Plymouth, for: Cork, with a portion of the 55th Regiment from St. r. ..Ireorge s-square Barracks, Davenport. The-Dee steam `vessel, after being repaired, will follow in a few days with the remainder of the regiment. The sth Fusileers, under the temporary command of. Major Johnson, arrived at Plymouth last Thursday, and marched to Davenport yesterday (Monday). Three companies have yet to arrive from Cork, which will be brought over by the Rhadamanthus in a few days. The total strength of the regiment is 1,060 men. The regiment last served in the Mediterranean, and will probably proceed to the Mast during the next year. The sth Regiment was highly distinguished in the Peninsular war, having served from Roleia to Toulouse. The regiments be longing to the Plymouth division werr, inspecteo. by Major-General the Hon. H. Murray, le.st week. The Reverend Aix. Mathias, who has succeeded the Reverend Mr. Gleig in. the chapl'Aincy of Chelsea, Hos pital, officiated for the first tiro-, on Sunday last. The salary attached to this office is 3001. per annum, with perquisites. Both clergymen, in early life, were com missioned officers. Mr. Gleig served while connected with the 85th in the Peninsular, North American, and the New Orleans wars, and received some severe wounds. Mr. Mathias was *at one period an officer in the 79th Higghlanders. EDUCATION IN TUE ARIVIY.—Some weeks since we announced that {she Government had directed attention to the general condition of the soldier, and that one of the first reforms about to be introduced into our military system was the establishment of normal schools at Chelsea, tor the training of teachers for the army in general. The Royal Military Asylum at Chelsea we s first es*Ablished in 1801 by the late Duke of York, 'the commAander-in-chief of the period. It affords acce; nuen _ dati.on to about 1,000 boys and girls, who are instructed on Dr. Bell's system. The boys on leaving have the f.Vtion of entering the army or going to any other em Vloyment suited to them, while the girls are placed out as apprentices. Tiie instruction now imparted is •fts simple as it was on the first establishment, an the inmates merely learn spelling, reading, writing, arithmetic, with little, if in .deed any, geography or history. It may be added that even in these branches the children are seldom profi cient, owing, no doubt, to the system of employing an irregular class of teachers. According to the War-office announcements, the edu cational staff at the new schools will comprise :—A head master, who must be a clergyman, a second master and juniors, &c., and all of whom must be efficient instruc tors in the higher branches of general education, including the first rudiments of the art of military theory, of field practice, &c. &c. An examination of candidates took place within the last few - days, but, we believe, resulted only in the selection of a person to the boys' school. The other appointmenta may not be made for some time. The Rev. G. R. Cneig,, principal chap lain to the forces, resigned the office of chaplain to Chel sea Hospital, which he also held about three weeks since, but he continued to - perform service at the institu tion np to Friday last, and on the following day made the necessary prepare:4lons for a visit to France, Prussia, Austria, &c., whe re he will make inquiries into the modes adopted fr Jr the education of the army in these countries. OD. his return he will make a report to the Secretary-at:crier, upon which, of course, will depend the movetrAents of the Government. The Rev. Gentle man will., for the future, be the inspector -general of militar.y schools. TESTIMONIAL TO THE BRAZI LIAN CONSUL AT LIVERPOOL. Liverpool, Aug. 10, 1846. Dear Sir,—The merchants and shipowners of this port connected with the Brazil trade, whose names we beg to hand you herewith, being desirous, on the occa sion of your leaving Liverpool for the metropolis, to mark their appreciation of the kindness and attention you have uniformly exercised towards them, and also their approbation of the efficient and courteous manner with which you have fulfilled your official duties during tea years' residence in this important commercial town, wad having deputed the undersigned to constitute a com mittee for the purpose of carrying their views into effect, we have much pleasure in presenting for your accept ance th© accompanying service of -plate, as a token of esteem, which we trust you will receive with feelings of gratification equal to those with Which it is offered. With best wishes for your future welfare and happi ness, we have the honour to remain, dear Sir, Your most obedient servants, _BENJAMIN DARBYSHIRE. J. M. BRAGA. WILLIAM HADFIELD. JOSEPH PATER. _ JAMES RYDER. ROBERT AKED. The Chevalier da Silva, Brazilian Consul-General, Liverpool. Names of the Subscribers to the Testimonial presented to the Chevalier da Silva, Brazilian Consul-General at Liverpool: —J. Bramley Moore, Esq. ; Messrs. Samuel Johnston and Co. ; M‘Calmont, Brothers, and Co. ; William and James Tyrer; Crabtree, Aked, and Co.; Cotesworth, Wynne, and Lyne ; Ashly, Brothers ; James Rider, Esq.; Braga and Co.; M'Tear and Had field ; Charles Ironside and Co.; Stewart, Ker, and Co.; Imrie and Tomlinson ; Harrisons and Latham ; Higgin and Lane ; James Dalglish and Co. ; Benjamin Darby shire, Esq.; Todd, Naylor, and Co.; Edward Jones and Co. ; William Moon, Esq. ; Lyon and Fynney ; Robert Singlehurst and Co. ; C. and F. L. Schwind.—Liver pool, 101 h. August, 1846. Liverpool, Aug. 12, 1846. Dear Sir,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of the letter which you did me the honour to address to me on the 10th instant, accompanying the service of plate which the merchants and shipowners of this important commercial town, connected with the Brazil trade, have deigned, through you, to present to me, as well as a token of their esteem, as a mark of their satisfaction of the manner in which I have, during a residence of ten years, fulfilled my official duties as Consul-General for the empire of Brazil in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. I have received with unfeigned pleesure and feelings of the greatest gratification these tokens of their esteem, which I shall cherish as long as I live, and regard as a proof of the approbation of so distinguished and inde pendent a body of the English nation. I only fear that the fulfilment of such duties, on my part, may have fallen short of the value which they so flatteringly have been pleased to bestow upon them. Before concluding, I beg to assure you that I shall always bear a lively remembrance of the courtesy and many acts of kindness which I have invariably received from you, and the gentlemen whom you represent, and that I shall deem it a pleasing duty to endeavour to merit their continuance. With these sincere feelings, and my warmest thanks, which I beg ypu to accept, and to convey to the sub scribers, with the assurance of my distinguished consi deration, as well as best wishes tor your and their wel fare, I have the honour to remain, dear Sirs, Your most obedient servant, ANTONIO DA SILVA, junior. To Joseph Pater, Esq., James Ryder, Esq., Robert Aked, Esq., Benjamin Darbyshire, Esq., 3, Marques Braga, Esq., William Hadfield, Esq., &c., &c. BARON PLATT A BUTLER.—The worthy Baron travelled nearly all night, in order to be in Wells as early as possible on the following morning. On reach ing one-of the inns on the road, finding that Boniface' had retired to the arms of Morpheus or his better half, his Lordship attacked the door with such vehemence that locks, bolts, and bars flew back, and admittance was gained in a trice. lla.vihg fortified the inner man, his Lordship was proceeding from the room be occupied to his carriage, when he met " mine host." " What have Ito pay?" he asked. "Oh, nothing, nothing," was the answer, "we don't charge butlers when they bring their masters here." The worthy justice shook his sides with laughter at the idea of her Majesty's representative being taken for a butler, and the sides of the generous host shook under very different emotions when he discovered that he had made so great a mistake.—Somerset County Gazette. How OLD IS OUit PLANET ?—Some years ago, some person or other (in fact I believe it was myself) published in this magazine a paper from the German of Kant, on a very interesting question, viz„ the age of our own little earth. Those who have never seen that paper, a class of unfortunate people whom I suspect to form rather the majority in our present perverse generation, will be likely to misconceive its object. Kant's purpose was, not to ascertain how many years the earth had lived: a million of years, more or less, made very little differ ence to him. What he wished to settle was no such barren conundrum. For, had there even been any means of coercing the earth into an honest answer, on such a delicate point, which the Sicilian canon, Recupero, fan cied there was, but which, in my own opinion, there neither is, nor ought to be (since a man deserves to be cudgelled who could put such improper questions to a lady planet)—still what would it amount to ? Wha t good would it do us to have a certificate of our dear little mother's birth and baptism ? Other people—people in Jupiter, or the Uranians—may amuse themselves with her pretended foibles or infirmities: it is quite safe to do so at their di s t ance; and i n a female planet like Venus, it might be natural (though, strictly speaking, not quite correct) to scatter abroad malicious insinuations, as though our excellent little mamma had begun to wear false hair, or had lost some of her front teeth. But all this we men of sense know to be gammon. Our mother Tellus, beyond all doubt, is a lovely little thing. I am satisfied that she is very much admired throughout the solar system, and, in clear seasons, when she is seen to advantage, with her .bonny wee pet of a moon trip ping round /ter like a lamb, I should be thankful to any gentleman who will mention where he has happened-to observe, either he or his telescope, will he only have the goodness to say, in what part of the heavens he has dis - covered a more elegant turn out. I wish to make no personal reflections. I name no names. Only this I say, that though some people have the gift of seeing things that other people never could see, and though some other people are born with a silver spoon in their mouths, so that, generally, their geese count far swans, yet, after all, swans or geese, it would be a pleasure to me, and really a curiosity, to see the planet that could fancy herself entitled to sneeze at our earth. And then, if she (viz., our earth) keeps but ono moon, even that (you know) is an advantage as regards some people that keep none. There are people, pretty well known to you and me, that can't make it convenient to keep even one moon. And so I come to my moral; which is this, that, to all appearance, i it is mere justi ce; b ut , sup posing it were not, still it s our duty (as children of the earth), right or wrong, to stand up f or our b onny young mamma, if she is young; or for our d ear o ld mother, if she is old; whether young or old, to take her part against all comers; and, to argue through thi c k an d which (sober or not) I always attempt to do, that she is the most respectable member of the Copernican system,. -Ds Quincey, us rain MailMne! THE MN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMfIER 9, 1t146. SINGULAR. ELECTION AT GALWAY, 'THE KING OF THE FISHERWAN.—Sunday last, after mass and evening prayers, the fishermen of Claddagh proceeded to the election of an Admiral and Vice-Ad miral for the future government Of the interests of their colony. Impressed with the 'importance of the issue to their welfare, this pran'Aive people determined upon making their choice from the most impartial and experi?nced among themselves, and to conduct the elec tion with the utw'ost decorum and propriety. At the appointed hour the very Rev. T. D. Folan, 0.P., prior of the W est Convent, with the Rev. Messrs. Mul lins and Meath, 0.P., Bernard Murphy, Esq., solici tor ; CeAnsellor Fitzpatrick Patrick Joyce, Esq., Do reiniffic-street ; Bernard M`Donnell, Esq., solicitor ; Mt. Joseph Murphy, Mr. Finarty, of the town, proceeded to the new piscatory and national school in the district, to preside over and witness the election. The Very Rev. Mr. Folan requested our respected townsman, B. Murphy, Esq., to receive the votes and place them to the credit of the respective can didates. The fishe rmen h av i ng taken up the i r pos i t i on outside the school, where a piper was placed to amuse them with some old Irish airs, a person was placed at the door to ad m i t on l y one at a t i me to enter to recor d his vote. The proceedings occupied about two hours and a halt Previous to the close of the election, the Rev. George Commons, P.P., of Claddagh, the Rev. B. J. Roche, P.P., St. Nicholas East, and the.; Rey. Dr. O'Tool.e, principal of St. Mary's College, made their appearance, and expressed themselves big:illy gratified with the exemplary conduct and de e'Jrum of the poor people. No fisherman was allowed to vote under eighteen years of age. Before closing the election, the Very Rer. Mr. Folan directed a per son in attendance to visit every lane in Claddagh with a bell, and to invite the presence of those who might wish to vote ; but the answer returned was that more than half of them could not come for the want of clothing. The election having concluded, Mr. Murphy acknowledged the votes in favour of each can didate, when it appeared that Bartholomew Hynes as admiral, and Owen Jones as- vice -admiral, had an overwhelming majority in their favour. Hynes is a very respectable old fisherman, and does credit to the choice of the poor people. The other candidates were then appointed as a council, with whom the admiral and vice-admiral are to consult upon every important question affecting the interests of ,the colony. The Rev. Mr. Folan having communicated the result to the fishermen who were in waiting, the name of their king was hailed with loud cheers, the piper striking up " Garryowen." The Rev. Mr. Commons then addressed them in Irish, telling them as the admiral and vice-admiral were of their own choosing, it was imperative on them, in everything in which their fishing interests were involved, to render them implicit obedience and act upon their advice, to which the poor people responded with hearty cheers. They then quietly returned to their homes, and as the even ing turned out wet, were prevented gracing the oc casion with the amusements which they had in con templation to celebrate the election of their sovereign. They, however, erected a bonfire in front of the con vent gate. The following evening (Friday) the Very Reverend Mr. Folan went in the Admiral's boat to remain fishing with them during the night ; and we ale glad to mention that there was a very general though rather small take of excellent harvest herrings on the occasion, which will afford some temporary re lief to numbers of the poor creatures, who have . been for a considerable time in the most wretched condition imaginable, and who, the moment this relief ceases, will, unless other means be found to assist them, be in as pitiable a plight as ever.—Galway Vind i cator. BELFAST PROTESTANT ASSO CIATION. The third annual soirée of this society took place on Thursday night, in the Music Hall, Belfast. The at tendance was numerous. Orange banners were placed round the walls, on which were inscribed appropriate mottoes. The flags belonged to the following lodges of the Orange Society—viz., Nos. 631, 1,033, 182, 132, 347, 586, 246, and 245. The stewards and a large proportion of the meeting wore orange and purple scarfs, collars, and rosettes. The favourite tints were also very pro fusely displayed on the dresses of the ladies. The refresh ments, consisting of tea, cakes, and fruit, were of the very best description, and in great abundance. _ There was a brass band in attendance. We observed the fol lowing gentlemen on the platform :—William Blackwood, Esq., J.P., Saintfield House; J. D. R. Cleland, Esq., ex-J.P., Rathgael House; J. R. Biers, Esq., ex-J.P., Bainbridge; J. Bates, Esq., W. Seeds, Esq., J. Wilson, Esq., D. M'Connell, Esq., Dr. Mulliolland, Dr. Beck, James Rogers, Esq., S.T.C.D., Henry Cooke, Esq., T.C.D., Rev. Daniel M'Afee, Rev. Mr. Pierce, Lis naskea, and the Rev. Mr. Hamilton. William Black wood, Esq., was called to the chair. The secretary then read a letter from W. G. Johnson, Esq., apologising for his unavoidable absence, and en closing 11. towards the funds of the society. Letters of apology were also stated to have been received from Lord John Chichester, M.P., enclosing 1/. ; Earl of Roden, enclosing 1/. ; Earl of Rathdown, Lord Adam Loftus, Earl of Enniskillen, the Very Rev. the Dean of Dromore, Colonel Bruen, M.P., and Rev. J. M. Bellew, Drogheda, enclosing 21.. The chairman, in a brief in troductory speech, stated that he had great pleasure in meeting the members of that association, inasmuch as they had shown their deep-rooted attachment to the glorious principles of the reformation at a time when the rulers of the land and the leaders of the people had apostatised from the truth and the integrity which charac terised the deeds of their heroic fathers. After calling upon the electors not to vote at the next election for any candidates who would not pledge themselves to Protestant principles, the speaker exhorted them to ex hibit in their lives the evidence of Christian faith and freedom. He besought them to be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might, and to be ready, if need be, to lay down their lives in the defence of the cause of civil and religious freedom, the cause of Protestantism, and the cause of God. The chairman then proposed " The Queen, long may she enjoy health, hap piness, and prosperity ; ever mindful of those principles —religious and political—which placed her illustrious house on the throne of these realms."—(Cheer s .) " Prince Albert, and the rising scions of the house of Brunswick. (Cheers.) " The Reformation and the Revolution ; and no surrender of the blessings be queathed ,to the Protestants of these lands, as well as all others, by those glorious events." (Tre mendous cheering.) Mr. Rogers responded in an eloquent speech. " The Protestant Established Church of the empire, may it be made and kept pure from all Popish and Tractarian leaven, and thus maintained as a blessing to our land."—(Great cheering.) Air—" The Boyne Water," Rev. Mr. Pierce briefly replied. " The Sister Churches of the Re formation; long may peace and brotherly affection unite them together in the truth of the Gospel."—(Cheers.) Rev. Daniel M'Afee, of Derry, responed. " The Earl of Roden and his fellow-defenders of Protes• tant truth in Ireland."—(Prolonged cheering.) " The Protestant electors of Belfast." John Bates, Esq., re sponded. During the course of his speech, he reviewed the struggles of the Protestant electors since 1832, and stated that they were as ready at the approaching dee- • tion to gain the victory, as they had frequently shown themselves before. J. D. R. Cleland, Esq., was then called on to preside, when the thanks of the meeting were voted to Mr. Blackwood, for his dignified conduct in the chair. At twelve o'clock the numerous meeting terminated.—Belfast .News Letter. COLOSSEUM.—On Saturday the Princess of Prussia attended by the Countess Ker, Lord Denbigh, Count Puckler, and Baron Bunsen, visited the Colosseum. Her Highness was accompanied through the establishment by Mr. Bradwell, who had the honour of explaining the various admiiable attractions, so agreeably distinguish.. ing this valuable exhibition, to her Royal Highness and suite. ART-UNION EXHIBITION.—The works of art se lected by the prize holders of the year 1846, and re cently exhibited to the subscribers at the Suffolk•street Gallery, were on Monday thrown open to the public gratuitously. Until the 12th of the present month the exhibition will be open from ten o'clock in the morning until six o'clock in the evening, and in order that those persons whose business occupies them all day may have an opportunity of seeing the works, the rooms will be opened on the Bth, 9th, 10th, and 11th from seven until ten o'clock in the evening. Tickets will be required for the evening exhibition. The visitors on Monday were extremely numerous. WOOLWICH, SEPT. 7.—MILITARY MOVEMENTS:— Brigade-Major Cuppage's company, 9th battalion Royal Artillery, left Woolwich this morning, at half-past three o'clock, for the Nine Elms Terminus of the South- Western Railway, en route for Southampton, having received - orders to embark on board the mail steam packet which leaves to-morrow for Gibraltar, to relieve Captain Shone's company, sth battalion, stationed in that garrison since August, 1840. As Brigade -Major Cuppage does not proceed with his company, the com mand will devolve on Second Captain J. B. Dennis. THEFT OF BOOKS FROM GRAY'S INN.-011 Satur day information was received by the police, that a num ber of bound volumes of Acts of Parliament had been abstracted from the library of Gray's Inn. EXTRAORDINARY AGITATION OF THE SEA—From a paper read at a late meeting of the Penzance Natural History Society, by Mr. R. Edmonds, jun., it appears that, on the Ist ult., the day on which the awful storm occurred in London and other parts of England, about four o'clock in the morning an extraordinary agitation of the sea was observed by the labourers employed in excavating Penzance Pier, the tide being then about five hours ebb, and the sea very calm. The water sud denly returned towards the shore to the depth of between one and two feet, and, after an apparent pause, rushed back " like a river " to, its former level ; the time occu pied in the influx and the reflux, including the time of the water appearing to be stationary, was about six minutes. The influx and reflux was observed only once. It appears from the same paper that, with only one ex ception, all the shocks of the earth and extraordinary oscillations of the sea in Cornwall during the present century, whose dates aro known, have happened nearer to the moon's first change, or quarter, than at any other. West Briton. A VALUABLE MONKEY.--Some time ago a monkey kept in a stable yard of the hotel at Launceston, was observed to be scrutinising the inside of an old glove, with an air of unusal mystery and importance. Upon examining the glove it was found to contain a 101. note, and the pieces of about five 11. notes, of the old Tamar Bank, dated ten years since. This became the property of " boots," who sold his bargain for 31. 10s., and the pieces were secured by the ostler. The monkey must have selected the glove from a quantity of rubbish Which had been lying in the yard for seven or eight years. The Tamar Bank has merged into the U n i on , WhiOil latter gm 126 fix cotes. REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE. Although the weather has throughout the week been highly favourable, and rapid progress has been made with the harvest in the north—which would, under ordi nary circumstances, most probably have produced a further depression in the corn trade—business has al ready in some degree rallied from the temporary inacti vity of last week. This must be wholly attributed to the continued spread of the potato disease,,respecting which the most alarming accounts pour in from all parts of the kingdom. What portion of the crop may be ulti mately saved in a condition fit for human food it is yet impossible to say ; but from the rapidity with which the disorder is extending, the most serious apprehensions are entertained. In many localities, where a few weeks ago all was thought safe, the fields now present a black and burnt appearance, the air around being tainted by the stench which arises from the decomposition. We still hope that the failure may not turn out so complete as is at present feared will be the case ; but that the yield of potatoes will be exceedingly deficient admits of no doubt. Taking into consideration the fact that this useful coat, besides affording support to a large propor tion of the population, is extensively employed for feed ing cattle, it is difficult to form a conception of the vast extra consumption of grain which must be consumed by a failure, or even great deficiency, in the yield thereof. Already the value of bacon and other sorts of animal food have risen considerably, under the impression that, in consequence of the apprehended scarcity of potatoes, the cost of fattening pigs, &c., will be greatly increased ; and there is too much reason to fear that prices of all sorts of provisions will be high during the coming winter. Some influence was produced on the Wheat trade by the dull advices from Mark-lane on Monday last; and at all the principal markets held in the early part of the week prices gave way about two shillings per quarter. The fall was, however, only temporary ; and the value of the articles has already in some degree re covered from the depression. Contrary to expectation, a falling off has taken place in the arrivals of wheat into London, only 12,610 quar ters having been reported up to this (Saturday) evening. The quantity exhibited at Mark-lane by land carriage samples from the home counties has also been small. On Wednesday the show consisted of what bad been left over from previous receipts, there being little or nothing fresh up either from Essex or Kent. This imparted con fidence to factors, and they were less eager to press sales than was the case at the beginning of the week. Buyers, on the other hand, manifested more disposition to purchase, but found they were unable to do so on as easy terms as before; and a clearance was effected at rates not previously obtainable. Later in the week the inquiry for English wheat became more active, and the little offered on Friday was easily placed at an advance of from is. to 2s. per quarter. Foreign wheat having been held relatively high er th an th at of home growth, and the superior condition of the new rendering a mixture of old less necessary than in ordinary seasons, the transac tions in foreign have been on a res t r i c t e d sca l e through out the week. On Friday there was, however, a some what improved demand for fine Danzig and Rostock, at prices which could certainly not have been realised on Monday. The inquiry for bonded wheat on French account has rather increased than diminished; and had holders been more reasonable in their pretensions, rather extensive operations would probably have been entered into. The prices asked have, however, been too high to admit of the execution of the orders received; and the actual business done hes, consequently, been unim portant. The duty is still at the maximum point, and is likely to remain there for some weeks; but if the potato crop should really turn out so deficient as is ex pected, and an importation of foreign wheat become necessary, prices of the articles will, later in the year, rise so as to cause a material fall in the duty. Town-manufactured flour has been in moderate re quest, at the recently enhanced terms; and there is now no prospect of the millers reducing their quotations. The arrivals of this article coastwise have been quite trivial; and towards the close of the week good Norfolk Households were held Is. per sack higher than on Mon day last. For American flour the demand has been active; several parcels have changed hands, in bond, at 245. to 245. 6d. p er b r l. ; an d f or goo d brands of Western Canal 235. to 295. per brl., duty paid, was asked, and in some cases obtained, on Friday. The stock of free foreign flour has already been greatly diminished; and as future arrivals are likely, in the first instance, to be stored under lock, the probability is, that what is now free will bring higher prices than those at present current. Indian corn has met a ready sale at 345. to 355. per quarter, being is. per quarter more than it was worth last week. REVIEW OF THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE. We have advices from New York of the 20th of Au gust, being six days later than the news per Hibernia steam-ship. Harvest operations had been nearly brought to a close in the United States, and supplies of new wheat were coming forward freely. At New York a fair extent of business had, it appears, been done in flour for export to Europe; and prices had, on the whole, rather rallied; for fine brands of western canal 4 dolls. 64c. had been paid, and superior George-town and Brandywine had realised 4 dolls. 184 c. to 4 dolls 25c. per barrel. Wheat and Indian corn had also been taken for export; good qualities of the former at 81c. per bushel, and the latter at rates varying from 51e. to 54c. per bushel. The Philadelphia market, on the 17th of August was tolerably well attended, and several par cels of flour were taken for shipment at 4 dolls. per barrel. Of wheat, 3,500 per bushel prime old Penn sylvania red had been taken at 85c. per bushel. The next accounts from America will most probably inform us of a material rise; as the advance which the value of wheat underwent here about the middle of August would, no doubt, occasion holders on the other side to raise their pretensions. All over the continent of ,Europe the value of wheat ran up immediately it became known that England would in all probability require foreign aid, in conse quence of the failure of the potato crop. Prim are nearly as high now at Baltic as they were previously at Mediterranean ports ; and there is certai n ly no t muc h prospect of busin ess being done unless a further and material advance takes place here. . Letters from Dantzic of the 29th ult. state that a great deal of excitement had prevailed there, and that sellers had hardly known what prices to ask for the finer kinds of wheat. Fine high-mixed could certainly not then have been bought below 495. per quarter free on board, and other sorts were held equally high, 455. had actu ally been paid for secondary sorts of mixed wheat, weighing only 601bs. to 611b5.. per bushel. •The exports to France, Holland, and Belgium had caused a very ma terial decrease in the stocks, and it was estimated that of the 9,000 lasts remaining, little above 1,000 lasts con sisted of fine quality. In Lower Poland the wheat crop was not well spoken of, but in the upper provinces both the quantity and quality would, it was thought, prove satisfactory. Rye had produced very badly ; and the crops of most kinds of spring -sown corn would, it was expected, be de fective. At the Lower Baltic prices of wheat have run up in the same proportion as at Dantzic ; and, notwithstand ing the late important rise here, quotations are still re latively lower at Mark-lane than they aro at any other market in Europe. From Hamburgh we have advices of Tuesday last. In wheat there had not been much doing, the demand having been almost wholly of a local character. Fine 62ilbs. Marks was then held at equal to 48s. 9d., and lighter qualities at from 445. to 475. per quarter free on board. A good many contracts for barley and oats, to be shipped from Denmark, had been closed since the previouspost clay. For the former article prices varying from 225. 9d. up to 245. 6d. per quarter., according to weight, &c., had been paid ; and for 38ilbs. Danish oats equal to 19s. 9d. per quarter, free on board had been realised. A letter from Bruges, dated Ist instant, states that the quality of new wheat grown in that neighbourhood was generally approved of, but that in point of quantity the crop was decidedly below that of ordinary seasons. Barley, rye, oats, and potatoes would all prove short, and of inferior quality. From France the reports respecting the harvest are as bad as well as can be ; and in Italy, and other southern countries, the yield of corn seems to have greatly disap pointed the growers. The value of wheat has risen to a very high point at all the leading ports in the Mediter ranean ; and the high value of this article has caused a good deal of attention to be directed to Indian corn. At Marseilles as much as 275. 9d. per quarter, free on board, had, on the 29th of August, been paid ; and a large vessel, capable of carrying 2,000 quarters, had been charged to load for Great Britain at ss. per quar ter, with 10 per cent. and 10 guineas gratuity.--Mark lane Express. ASIIBURTON.—PEAT GAS. —A company, of which Mr. Vargo is the principal, has taken a certain portion of the moor from the Duchy, for the purpose of cutting peat for gas. They have made their experiment here with the most complete success. The consequence has been, that they have taken the Ashburton gas-works from the old company for five years. They will com mence lighting at Michaelmas, and they engage to supply the gas at 2s. per 1,000 cubic feet less than the present company. The light is said to surpass that made from coal or any other combustible material. It is a patent, we believe; and in the manufacture of the peat thero is a mixture of. coal, tar, and rosin with it. The company will have in their employ about 60 men, who will be engaged cutting peat during the remainder of the season. It is possible for a good turf cutter to obtain under favourable circumstances as much as 30s. a week. —Devonport Telegraph. TRANSMIGRATION Or SOULS IN SCOTLAND. —Once upon a time, we will not say how long ago, a carter, in the exercise of his vocation, was leading a cart of coals for a spirit dealer called Weir, in the Brigton of Glasgow. Previously to discharging his cargo of black diamonds, the horse gave a significant look and a low neigh, or,' as it is expressly termed in the Doric, a niggher, which arrested the attention of a weaver named Johnny Auld, then passing. The honest wabster was as struck with the sound as if he had heard some long forgotten air which had been buried in his memory since boyhood. He stood gazing a minute at the musi cal quadruped, then disappeared a little, and returned with his hat in his hand, filled to the brim with oats. Giving them to the horse while the carter looked on, thinking he was demented, be gave a clue .. his benevolenc e by say i ng, " Oh , man ! (strok s O head of the humble Bucephalus affec .. t n i e one i. : n.eityh s e "l:_ kre t i ' g h n e .t ling sync as weel as ony me in the same ton o' Glasgow. He wFough , : . "6 . itner, and our l ooms were as shiop for e i g ht years the";finer, near ano anither :Is you au' me. Oh, sir ! (to the carter) y a maun use him weel, for he was a good weaver in his caus day, ie ! an , d , as flue a f a ll ow as ever keepit the crown o' the anecdote,n a its nts is lit,erally true, This having been told to us by an essential cy p e oi and ' ear witness. Our informant did not learn how the weaver accounted for the strange transmigration of his former coppa,nion At tlitt 10001.--Duntfries Reandan4 RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. SOUTH-EASTERN. Extensive improvements are being made on this line and its branches. At Dover the work consists in the enclosing, by a seawall of 200 feet long, a space of ground for the erection of an hotel. The wall is being formed under the direction of Mr. P. W. Barlow, the company's engineer, in compli ance with an agreement with the Commissioners of the Harbour. At Ashford capacious buildings are being constructed for the stowage and repair of the locomotives employed, and when com - pleted it will be the company's principal locomotive depot. The works were designed by Mr. Stephenson, but will be carried out by Mr. Barlow. Their estimated cost is 100,000/. In the immediate vicinity of the station, the company are building a church and cottages for four hundred workmen. A breakwater has been erected in the Whitstable Harbour, which has been singularly sue ccssful in its action, having deepened the entrance and the harbour from four to seven feet, and will enable it to be used by colliers of any tonnage. An ex tensive coal-pier is also in course of erection, as the harbour is now certainly the best for the supplies of the county of Kent with coals. It will be the coal harbour of the railway. The object of the opera:ions at Folkestone Harbour is the deepening of the entrance so as to enable the continental steamers to enter and depart at low water. The work at present in hand is the removal of the rocks which lie under water immediately at the entrance. It is proceeded with by a staff of divers, who fasten chains round the prominent portions of the rock, which aro then raised by cranes in barges. From sixty to eighty tons per day are removed, and are used in the construction of a pier at the east end of the harbour, which operates as an improvement to the entrance by retaining the shingle; or beach. On the rocks being entirely displaced, the entrance will be further deepened by dredging and by a proposed backwater at the upper part of the harbour. The wall of the upper basin or backwater will form a station to which passengers will be brought by the branch line to the edge of the quay where the steamers are lying, thus avoiding the inconvenience attending their conveyance in omnibuses from the upper station. The whole of these works have been designed and are being carried out by Mr. Barlow. The Tunbridge Wells Extension is a work of a very interesting charac ter, from the difficulty of the country and peculiar posi tion of the town. It is situated in a basin formed by a ridge of hills, which nearly surrounds it, and the rail way is extended from the present station, which is out side the ridge, by a curved tunnel, to a station in the centre of the basin, which is remarkable for its central and convenient position in the town. In the extension to Hastings, the railway will pass a second time through the ridge by a tunnel. The railway is nowhere above the surface of the town, and the station may in fact be said to consist of an enlarged part of the tunnel, so that the line passes through the very centre of the town, with the existence of a railway being scarcely perceptible. BIRMINGHAM, LICHFIELD, AND MA N- C HESTER. BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY —A special meeting was held at Dee's Royal Hotel this day. The chair was taken by Mr. Spooner, M.P., chairman of the board of directors. There was a tolerable attendance of shareholders. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the meet ing, read the terms of the agreement entered into by the directors of the Birmingham, Lichfield, and Manchester, and of the London and North-Western Companies, the latter company agreeing to purchase the shares of the former company by paying any sum not more than 16,0001. for the, expenses of the company's su - ccessful application to Parliament, and a further sum of 20,120/. for a bonus of 21. per share on those allotted and paid up; the London and North-Western Company agreeing to proceed with the works of the proposed line, and com plete them within the specified time. A SHAREHOLDER inquired when it was probable the 21. per share bonus would be paid. The CHAIRMAN explained that the London and North Western Company would have to give four weeks' no tice of the meeting of their proprietory, after which be did not doubt that the affair would be speedily ar ranged. Mr. R. C. CHAWNER, of Lichfield, informed the meet ing that he had recently been assured by Mr. Swift, on behalf of the London and North Western Railway Corn? pany, that as soon as their meeting could be called, and the arrangements confirmed, the money would be paid over and the affair settled. Resolutions confirming the above arrangement were then passed, and powers given to the directors to complete it, and attach the seal of the company to the transfer. STATE OF THE LAW. (From the Commercial Magazine.) The parliamentary session having drawn to a close, and the fate of many of the railway projects being now ascertained, parties connected with them are naturally anxious to understand their legal position, and the nu merous cases which have been investigated and decided in our law courts during the last few months, render the present a favourable opportunity to present our readers with the following brief summary of the best established principles affecting the liabilities of the different parties who are concerned in railway proceedings : L RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF ALLOTTEES IN ABANDONED SCHEMES.-It is now clearly established that an allottee who has paid his deposit upon shares in a scheme which is abandoned without applying to Parlia ment, can recover back his deposit from the promoters of the scheme, without any deduction for preliminary ex penses. Thus, where the promoters have failed to allot the requisite number of shares, or having allotted them, have abandoned the scheme without applying to Parlia ment, or have induced the public to apply for allotments by means of fraudulent representations, in all these cases the entire deposit may be recovered back, and the expenses must fall upon the managers. In most of them the allottee may bring an action at law, or file a bill in Chancery, against any one of the promoters who has acted, or held himself out to the world as acting, in the formation and carrying out of the scheme. The allottee of shares in such an abandoned scheme cannot be sued for the payment of the deposit, if he have not paid it, nor can he be compelled to contribute towards the payment of the debts and expenses which the'pro moters have incurred: - • 2. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF ALLOTTEES IN SCHEMES WHICH ARE NOT ABANDONED BY THE PRO moirEns.—The position of an allottee who applies for shares in a scheme which the projectors do not abandon, but carry out so far as by prospectus they may have con tracted to do,'or so far as the conduct of the allottees will enable them to do, is somewhat different to the position of those who have formed the subject - of our first division. These allottees, if they make default, may probably be liable to an action to recover da mages from them for the breach of their contract with the promoters, or to a suit in Chancery for the double purpose of recovering the deposit, and enforcing the execution by them of the Parliamentary contract and subscribers' agreement. 3. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF AiLOTTEES IN SCHEMES 'WHICH ARE REJECTED BY PARLIAMENT.— Before a scheme is brought into Parliament, the usual deeds are invariably signed by *the allottees, and these deeds confer upon the promoters ample powers to carry on or abandon the scheme, and to pay all necessary ex penses attending the same. Therefore, in cases where the promoters have clone all that is necessary to place the merits of the scheme before Parliament, but Parlia ment rejects it, the allotteec must submit to the terms of the deed they have signed ; and probably the only power they possess is that of checking the promoters in any improper payment or dealing with the funds of the company. But where the allottee has signed the usual deeds, but the proper number of shares are not sub scribed, or any fraud was practised upon him by the promoters, or the scheme is abandoned in an unautho rised manner, ho will have the same remedies against the promoters as if no deed had been signed by him. 4. RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF SCRIPHOLDERS.—A mere purchaser of scrip, or of letters of allotment, or of bankers' receipts, has no rights against, and incurs no liabilities to the promoters. If the schegie in which he has acquired an interest be abandoned, he must look to the party from whom he bought, and it is very doubtful whether he has any implied rights against him. The case of Thomson v. Sanders, which appears to establish such rights, is not relied upon by lawyers, although it has not yet been expressly over-ruled. It is, however, possible that the holder of these documents may have a right to use the name of the original allottee for the purpose of proceeding against the promoters, but there are many difficulties in the way of such a step, and the point has yet to be decided. 5. RIGHTS OF CREDITORS TO SUE THE PROMOTERS, ENGINEER, SOLICITOR, OR OTHER OFFICER OF A SCHEME.—The creditors, like the allottees, may sue any one of the promoters who has acted, or held himself out to the world as acting, in the formation and carrying out of the scheme. These parties constitute the company, or project, or scheme; and each and all of them is or are liable for all debts properly incurred for the advance ment of the common design. The engineer, solicitor, secretary, or other officer of the company, may, by their conduct, render themselves personally liable; but the mere circumstance of their holding office in the company, that is to say being the servants of the company, cannot render them responsible for the debts of the company, their employeri. On the other hand, they have no power to bind the company by virtue of their offices alone ; such a power must be expressly conferred upon them. There fore, the engineer's assistants or the solicitor's clerks, or any other sub-contractors, cannot sue the project ors or company. If this were suffered the confusion it would cause would be indescribable. It would be just as ab surd as to allow all a tailor's workmen to sue a customer who had ordered a coat from their master for wages due to them from him for making the coat. 6. RIGHTS OF DIRECTORS OR PROMOTERS.—The di rectors or promoters may recover contribution from each other for all expenses connected with the scheme which they are called on to pay. At law they may recover the proportionate part of each, with reference to the whole number of promoters, but without any regard to the sol vency of the others; thus, if there are ten, and one pay dbu( b t ti,nonecilyuaitytenatn equalhcanb e c r o e n c t o ri v b e u re ti d on fro er. m a etr e h of i' de oth s ~ coca fro "-- all the sol vent part i es, without any number of promoters. The - .c and tO tCie original whom all the contree' entered into. --ss eotineettd With the scheme are of contr.-- -Limy nitlAt all of thefil site for any breach A- on the part of the promoters are ninnOrons t 4nd have in most cases undergone changes, it will be difficult to maintain proceedings on such contracts; because the same generally parties must sue with whom the contract was made, and the mere fact that one director is elected to succeed ano ther in a scheme which has no charter or Act of Parlia ment, will not give the party so appointed any power to sue upon his predecessors' contracts. Hence appears the indiscretion of entering into contracts by a general name of-office, as "Committee," or "Directors," &c. It Vei. ::engi fe n t e h e e rs: a o r r tie e s t others. will be important for the future to have contracts with companies of this kind made with a certain small num ber of persons as trustees. After the act is obtained, the directors have groat and summary powers given to them to recover deposits from shareholders, and to act gene- rally in the affairs of the company, which will be found in the general and special acts relating to the subject. They must, however, be careful not to exceed these powers. The recent act for facilitating the dissolution of certain railway companies (9 and 10 Vic. c. 2S), will also require attention, but we must reserve our notice of its provisions for a future paper. easy to see that the avenging spirit was already dying within him. WORSHIP-STREET; !Valiant and Reuben Bray, two muscular labouring men, and Mary Anne Bray, wife of the first-named pri soner, were placed at the bar for final examination, charged with having assaulted and wounded police constable Hussey, H 214, whereby his life had been seriously endangered. Several witnesses were_examined, fvm whose evidence . . it appeared, that between five vans six o'clock in the evening of Tuesday, the 26th ult., as police constable, K 196, was on duty in Manchester-street, Bethnal-green, he observed the three prisoners knocking violently at the doors of several houses, and on requesting them to desist, he was att ac k e d by one of the male prisoners with such ferocity that he felt it necessary to hasten off for assistance. Having met the constable Hussey in an adjoining street, they both returned to the spot, where the prisoners' still kept up the same riotous behaviour, and the second officer was about to seize the mo it Violent of the three, when the prisoner, William Bray, wrested his truncheon from: him, and struck him such a violent blow on the head that he was felled to the ground, and rendered insensible. Finding himself unable to contend against such powerful assailants, the other officer has tc.ned once more to procure further aid, but before he returned several other policemen yery opportunely ar rived, and found the three prisoners beating and kick • ing the officer Hussey, who was lying on the ground completely helpless and covered with - 'blood. After a severe struggle the prisoners were ultimately over powered, bat it required the united efforts of nearly a down policemen to convoy them to the station-house. Mr. Mears, the divisional surgeon, described the na ture of the injuries the cflicer had received, from the effAlts of which he had ever since been confined to his bed, and continued for several days in a state of immi nent danger. Mr. Heritage, who appeared for the defence, stronzly urged. the Magistrate to deal summarily with the case, in consideration of the previous good character of the pri,ioners, but Mr. BROUGHTON said that the offence was of far too serious a character to be summarily disposed of, and he should commit the two male prisoners to Newgate for the assault, but permit the woman to be discharged. In the course of the day, Mr. Thomas Grueber, soli citor, of Billiter-square, accompanied by two of the churchwardens of St. Matthew, Friday-street, who were alleged to have'sanctioned the removal of the extensive deposits of broken coffins and human bones from the vaults of the church, in Friday-street, to the field ad joining the Regent's Canal, where they wore found pub licly exposed, presented himself in Court, and intimated to the Magistrate, that in consequence of the serious statements which had appeared in the public papers relative to the above transaction, his clients had felt it their'duty to come forward at once, and express their readiness to furnish every information on the subject whenever their attendance was required, and they confi dently expected to put quite a different complexion on the case, and to afford such an explanation as would be considered in every respect satisfactory. Mr. BROUGHTON said that it would be premature at present to offer any observations on , the subject, as the investigation would be resumed on Friday next, when every opportunity would be afforded them to offer what ever explanation it was in their power to furnish. WOOLIVICIL Captain John Patterson, of the ;ilier brig Volllnteer, from Cardiff; appeared to show cause why he re!used to pay- three of his crew,' named Charles Smith, John Chapman, and John Thomson, able seamen, their full wages. Charles Smith, who acted as spokesman for his mess mates, stated that on the 10th of August they shipped on board the Volunteer at Cardiff, for .14ndon and back, at 4/. 10s. per month. They signed articles on these terms. As soon as the brig reached London "the master (Patterson) discharged them, leaving them to get back to Cardiff in the best way they could. The defendant offered them the wages due to them, but left them to get home to their wives and families as they pleased. On telling the defendant of the agreement entered into he threatened to,kick them over the side of the vesel. Captain Patterson produced the articles, and said that it would be seen nothing was mentioned of the voyage back at all, and that there was their mark attached to it; he bad only acted in accordance with his orders from the owners. Smith said the captain read the articles over to them very differently, and they signed their marks (not being able to read and write) with the understanding that the voyage was from Cardiff to London and back. This was always their practice. They had been five days without money to purchase food. The defendant at length offered to ship them home, but they refused to go after such treatment. The cap tain said he was bound to • act by the magistrate's deci sion, but the owners desired him to discharge them at the end of the voyage. Mr. TRAILL said that articles ought to be read over in the presence of the crew, then defendant could prove by one or more of them. The magistrateithen ordered the residue of the wages to be paid. The balances ing paid, the parties withdrew. lIAMMERSIIHTII. John Welham alias Greenwood, George More, George Gardener, James Gardener, and John Jackson, alias Smith, five members of a gang of thieves, known as " Greenwood's Westminster Gang," were brought up before Mr. G. Clive, the sitting magistrate, for final examination on the following charge of burglary:— Thomas Sapp deposed that he was one of the park keepers, residing at Hyde-park- gate, Kensington. About five o'clock on the morning of Tuesday, the Ist inst., tie left the gate-house and went within the park, by ti e side of the high road, to unlock the gate by the Half way house. On the way he saw the prisoners Jackson and More by the nursery of Messrs. Gray and Co., on the other side of the high road. The prisoner More had a picture in a gilt frame under each arm, and Jackson was on a little before him. On passing Park-house they turned into the meadow at the side of the road on which Ennismore-gardens aro about to be built, and as he passed he saw them standing behind some pales. Wit ness then went on, and unlocked the gate by the Half way-house, and as he returned he saw the same two pri soners together at the end of Park-house-wall, without the pictures. They then came out into the high road again, and went down it until they met the other three prisoners, a distance of about one hun dred and fifty yards, and after a little conversation they turned back, the five together, and walked towards the meadow. Witness was at that time unlocking the small gate opposite the Countess of Blessington's, after which he went home and unlocked the carriage gates. He then went out into the high road, when he saw the five prisoners coming back from the direction of the meadow along the high road until they came to Gore-lane, lead ing to the Brompton-road, down which - they turned, and witness lost sight of them. Witness went immediately in search of a policeman. Witness assisted the police to sea rch in the meadow for the pictures, when they found the two produced under a large mortar board, which was covered over with a number of tiles. Witness had no doubt but they were the two pictures he saw the prisoners More and Jackson carrying. Witness also found one of the handsome china chimney ornaments and the roll of brown holland produced in Hyde-park, within the rail ings, just under the coping-stone. All the prisoners bad passed and repassed the spot. Dunbar, T 91,, corroborated the evidence of the pre vious witness as to'the finding, of the pictures. Witness also found the ivory work-box produced, and in it several letters addressed to " Henry Duesbury, Esq., No. 1, Upper Gore, Kensington." Witness accordingly went to Mr. Duesoury'a house, which was about 200 yards distant. He found ono of the drawing-room win dows open, and on going into the drawing-room he saw both foot and hand marks on the window-sill, both out side and inside. Amos, T 151, deposed to having assisted the two previous witness in searching the meadow, both on the morning of the burglary and on the following day. On the latter, witness found the china standing dish, the chimney ornament, the card case, four D'Oyleys, and four damask table napkins, produced. The latter have Mr. Duesbury's name on them: Sergeant Skelton, B 4, gave testimony as to the ap prehen,ion of the prisoners. Sarah Hailes deposed that she was cook in the ser vice of Mr. Duesbury. The drawing-room windows look into the high road. On the Monday night witness shut the drawing-room doors. It was not the custom to shut the drawing-room window, it being sixteen feet from the ground. The next morning she found the room had been entered by means of the window. The pictures, china ornaments, and other articles produced were all the property of Mr. Duesbury, and were of the value of 50/. and upwards. The prisoners all denied any knowledge of the rob bery, and behaved with the greatest levity. The police said the prisoners Jackson and Welham had been before convicted, and the others were well-known thieves. The prisoners were fully committed to Newgate for trial. PUNISHMENTS 11l Tag FRENCH ARMY.—An official report on the in the French army, during 1845, contains the. followin g :--Of 334,091 men, corn prising the municipal guard and the fire-brigade, such being the effective force of the army, 4,100 men had rendered themselves ameanable to punishment, or a proportion of 1 in 84. Of this number 2,987 were sentenced, which gives a proportion Of 1 to 112. The number of condemnations to peines afflic• tines et infamantes, that is to say, death, imprison• meet, herd labour, solitary confinement, was 420. Con demnations to peines correctionnelles were 23567. The peines infamantes iliiNteti were as Ito 795. The peines correctionnelles 1 in 130. Of 00 capital sentences, 85 were commuted by the royal inerC7- Of the five who suffered death, one was for the assasi7illitti°n ofa Frenchman in F r a n c e , one f or th e mur d e r of a French man in Algeria, one for insubordination, in Algeijal and two for acting as spies against the French in Algeria. Among the volunteers the proportion is 1 accused in 27, and 1 condemnation in 35. Among the recruits the pro portion is 1 accused in 103, and 1 condemned in 148. Substitutes, 1 accused in 51, and 1 condemnation in 68. In the cavalry, 1 condemnation in 134 ; in the infantry, lin NO, Artilleryrl in 104; in the engineers lin 231. Among the' veiang 1 in 177. Athong the staff and scholars from military schools not a single case of repri mand. lii the fire-brigade at Paris 4 condemnations in 653 men. The municipal guard only had 3 condeinna tions in an effective corps of 3,158 men. Among the gendarmerie, in 15,000 men there was only one case of reprimand and one condemnation. SLEEPY VV ETEEANS.—A curious notice is posted on the chapel door of Greenwich Hospital, stating that complaint has been made that many of the pensioners ,are in the habit of sleeping during divine service. The atswains are therefore directed to wake them, unless tht y are very old and infirm, and especially during the reading of the creed, and to report all such offenders to he captain of the week. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Befure the Assistant-Judge, Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, and a Bench of Magistrates.) The September general session of the peace for the county of Middlesex commenced on Tuesday at Hicks's Hall, Clerkenwell-green. The calendar contained the names of .118 prisoners for trial, of whom 100 were committed charged with felony. Of that number twenty two prisoners were between the age of 16 and 10 years. A NARROW ESCAPE.—Erevious to the opening of the court the prisoners whose trials are expected to come on in the course of the day are conveyed from the prison ran to a cell beneath the court, to which there is a com munication by'a private staircase. By some accident the door opening into the dock was left unbolted, and one of a batch of prisoners just placed in the cell, after reconnoitring the position, finding egress easy,_and the coast clear, quietly put on his hat, and passing through the court, succeeded in making his escape. The pri soner's name was Rice. He was charged with stealing goods to the value of -Ws., and, it appeared, was an old offender, having been previously convicted on two occa sions. He would doubtless, if again found guilty, have been transported for ten years. JUVENILE OFFENDEBS.-- 14 7 illiim. Brown, aged ten years, was indicted for stealing a cap, value 2s. 63., the property of George Massey, the elder. The prisoner pleaded Guilty. The Learned JUCGE briefly referred to the previous sentences which-had been proncunced upon this boy for criminal offences of a comparatively trivial character, and which he had committed in all probability from the ab;ence of parental, control and instruction, for he was unfortunately an orphan, and appeared-neither to have friends nor relatives to interest themselves in his behalf. These were circumstances which led the Court particu larly to eofnmisstrate the case, and to regret the state of the law which rendered it imperative upon the Bench to consign the child to a prison. There was only one satisfaction which the magistrates of the county expe rienced, that they had done everything which was in their power to render the time passed by such children within the walls of their county gaols of advantag9- to their intellectual, moral, and religious improvement, but that object it was most difficult to effect without losing sight of the discipline and wholesome fear which should be inseparable from criminal punishment. The truth was, the two objects were incompatible ; but until the Legislature provided asylums properfor the reception of this class of children, the Court had no other course to adopt. They had established good schools in their county gaols, but if a proper education, with other ad vantages, were given to all criminal children of tender years incarcerated in them, it was impossible not to see that that would be a premium for the commission of offences, that the gaols would be divested of a wholesome terror, and diverted from the purpose for which they were erected and maintained. The prisoner was sentenced to imprisonment for six calendar months in the Westminster Bridewell. Henry Fachrell, aged 12 years, was indicted for steal ing four sovereigns and other moneys, the property of Joseph Fackrell. The boy pleaded Guilty. The Learned JUDGE inquired into the circumstances of the case, and finding that the prosecutor was the child's own father, he questioned him as to his method of training the boy. The father said he had educated him, and that he had previously displayed thievish propensities: The mother was living, and ho had three children younger and one older than the prisoner, The Bench consulted, after which, The Learned JUDGE said that he was almost inclined, whenever a parent thought it necessary to bring his child to that court, to pass a very severe sentence. _Some parents thought it a very fine thing to bring their erring children before a magistrate, and rid themselves of the responsibility of their punishment and reformation, for getting that by so doing they stamped the brand of a criminal upon them for life. The Court sentenced the Prisoner to confinement with hard labour in the House of Correction for six, calendar months, one month of which was to be spent in solitary confinement. ROBBERY AT Bow FAIR.— William Warren was in dicted for stealing a watch, value 31, the property of Henry Trower, from his person, upon the 25th of Au gust last. Mr. O'Brien defended the prisoner. The prosecutor, accompanied by his wife, it appeared, walked into the fair in the evening, and had nut been there many minutes when they were surrounded by a gang of ruffians, who hustled the prosecutor, and upon his attempting to get away from them one of their num ber seized his watch chain, and drawing his watch out of his pocket, twisted it off the guard. He never lost sight of the prisoner till ho gave him into custody. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. The Learned JUDGE said that he was a very notorious character, and had only recently been sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. From the circumstances which had come to his knowledge, he evidently belonged to a desperate gang. The sentence of the Court was, that he be transported beyond the seas for the term of ten years. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. On Saturday last, a fellow named Dennis Shine, who had been sentenced to imprisonment for the term of'lB months for a most desperate assault, contrived to escape from Giltspur-street Compter, after having undergone nine months of his sentence. He had, while the brick layers, who have been at work at the top of that prison were absent, managed to reach the roof by their means of access, and after having stripped off his prison jacket and shoes, to slip into a neighbouring house at the garret window, and to escape through the houie and out the hall door without interruption. Shortly after one o'clock the escape was discovered, and officers were dispatched to watch the different neighbourhoods in which the friends of Shine resided, as he had not a far thing in his possession, and would have been compelled to seek the assistance of those who knew him, or return to his old quarters or perish. The calculations of the police were correct. After having undergone incon ceiveable fatigue in evading pursuit, he gave himself-up on Sunday morning, and was reconducted to the Comp ter. He contrived immediately after his escape to reach the house of one James Conway, with whom he had been well acquainted, and to obtain a coat, waistcoat, and hat there, with which he expected to be able to dis guise himself, but that manoeuvre put Conway to incon venience without in the slightest degree benefiting Shine. Conway was apprehended - and charged with having been an accessory after the fact, to the escape of Shine, by accommodating him with the clothes. The state ment of the witnesses went no further than proving that the prisoner called at Conway's lodgings, and prevailed upon Conway's wife, by operating upon her fears, to let him have the clothes, and that at the time Conway hills self was absent. It appeared, from what took place during the exami nation, that even amongst the friends of Shine there was so great a terror of his savage disposition, that affection could have had very little to do with his absence from the place to which justice had consigned him. Indeed, he admitted, as was stated by one of the officers of the prison, that fatigue, sore feet, hunger,, and that sort of awkward sensibility whi c h " makes each bush an officer," completely beat him. Conway, who said he had no notion that the man had escaped until informed of his visif, and of the free dom which he made with the wardrobe of the family, was at once discharged. Mrs. Ann Tomlinson, the wife of Mr. Tomlinson, of Lower Thames street, was charged with having used a candlestick and a chair upon his head and back on the the night before, by way of correcting him. The complainant stated that his wife returned home . on Sunday night in a state of the most awful intoxica tion, disturbed every one in the house, used the weapons he had described in the way he mentioned, and threa tened to set fire to his bed, and to burn him and every one else in it except herself to death. Alderman WILSON—What did you do all this while ? The complainant—l ran out naked into the street and sprang a rattle. Alderman WlLsoN—What! naked? The complainant —As naked as a bird or a babe just born. Alderman WlLsoN—Why, I wonder you were not taken into custody by the police yourself for such an act. The complainant—l couldn't run after her in any other way at the time, for she tore every stitch off me. She was so violent that she didn't leave a morsel of a shirt on me, and I wasn't going to let her escape, when I knew my life was in danger. I wonder she didn't tear the skin off me at the same time. The defendant, in a very mild tone, denied the cor rectness of her husband's accusation of her, and recri minated upon him the charg6 of having kept her upon short allowance, while he was pampering himself with civic luxuries. The complainant—My Lord, she is quite angelical when she pleases. She Wohq talk above her breath, but by this, (striking his fist violently upon the table), she'll murder me if you don't protect me 4 The defendant, in a still tnilder voice than that in which she began her defence, submitted to the Magis trate that her husband was only displaying a little of his gentleness of disposition, and that some, nation might be formed of his conduct at home, when he could not control it even in the presence of the Magistrate, be fore whom he had brought so degrading a charge against his wife. The complaihtnt—There it is, my Lord. You see how kind and pretty her words are.--(Great laughter.) But, my Lord, yntt Mist come home to see her in her real charart-,-, She is, and no mstake, the devil him -a.—(Laughter.) Alderman WILSON regretted to perceive such symp toms of animosity, and asked the complainant whether he could swear that he considered himself in danger from his wife's violence ? The cotnplainant—ln danger 1 Why she was near knocitiiig hie over head and heels wtth the chair. I swear, solemnly, that ray life's not worth a button While shv's .at liberty, In danger 1 Why I have nO Chance with her at a Alderman WILSON—WeII, I shall restrain her for some time at any, rate. I shall make her find sureties to Itheti the peace tower& you tor three months. The defendant—l thank you, my Lord. Alderman Mum—She must find two sureties in 101. each to keep the peace towards you for that term. But you'll come here in a few days and beg to have her dis charged. —(Laughter.) The complainant--No, I won't. Alderman WILSON—Yes, you will. You'll bail her out yourself. I know you will. The complainant (striking the table, but not a hard knock)—No, never. lie then walked solemnly out of the 0 4§filrg a glance at his wife in which it Was COMMISSION OF LUNACY MRS. CUMMING. FOURTH DAY. %trfO r The proceedings in the above singular an i u e gap dinary ease were resumed yesterday ate lido Tavern, Kennington, at which the lady (Mrs Cole was present, as before—Mr. James and ur pearing as counsel for the commission ; dud tersilortf, with Mr. Parry, on the part of Mrs lace, The first witness examined was a young In a Y ff,2 o Lucia Wrixen, of Quebec-street, Montague -43 stated, that having seen the reports in the nwirttPer, i seti of the first part of this inquiry, she wrote to her ta°,,,ced and was consequently brought to town, and introlos to Mr. Dangerfield, solicitor to the commission, by w ge she had been subpoenaed. In the spring of 1842 eta Cumming called on her mother relative to a chilraSer of a servant, and she remained about four hours' She conversation and conduct appeared very flig. ht l g : 0 41 not only sat on the sofa, but in every chair lo,the room. She talked incoherently, frequently losine 000 thread of her conversation, and running f r i , o3j e subject to another. " She expressed a w is 'sj the witness, "to make our acquaintsece , Toe s vited zts to her house, at Maida Vale. ova with any no sther and sister. She called f or us ' is to took us in her carriage. We were shooliolt the drawing-room, in which I was veri except surprised to fled there were no c hair' w i l e, one—an easy chair—anti she to:4 us to make oloyiug comfortable.(Langhter.) She left the roost] , away half an hour or more, and we were keg_ t A s ,.%! wer e all the while. She then returned, and some en,-„Islie; brought, and she afterwards brought some tea ' .f " sif bedroom, and also a plate, with shrimps. Til er ; ,P 6 about a dozen shrimps in the plate.—(Lang, s h s ter s'Sl ll l were about two hours and a half. at tea. o ,l° -I honours of the table. She poured out the first cup, honours after about an hour and a half (Mrs. Cumadn,g,,t: se' all the while) she gave us 'the second cup.- -- n• e s° laughter.) She said she kept the hens in her be v so f and 6he brought an egg from her bedroom, saY, i : g s she saw all the eggs laid before her, and tha t --casl tl cost her half-a-crown. She took a silver sals'er fbee ° sideboard, and fed the cats upon it, saying t ha e, - , Q were always fed upon silver. On that oeer:v111), spoke to us of her family, saying that she'lla n Off, child, a daughter, seven years of age, whoa` beautiful and very accomplished, and was a e o° V s b' a colonel and his family. title called upon u n '' cheater-street, times afterwards, at our residence i r dtev once to abuse the. servant. .`: h e o r elde rs 'o was, very absurd, her mantilla falling oft:' her l 'a 50 4 and her bonnet covered with flowers in s- : sve':; out. She Was not particularly clean ; her 1 0-s 0 1 dirty, and her nails particularly so. At her holl°useo had a littls girl, whom she said was an orphan , ' 61 ,110 3 to tremble in her presence. She said t h e ,little some property, and that her aunts were ccm,, t j e nc!, i ' bothering her to get her property away. We a' 4 5r discontinued her acquaintance, and when she calle"' , refused her admission. b a ll ° The witness, in her cross-examination, said ts r o sole object in coming forward voluntarily so ° t° 01 ) '14: this lady's insanity. With respect to Mrs. Cin°"oo`4 bonnet, there were not so many flowers in it as they tiPs" in Covent-garden, but they were of as many varieties. Her eyes rolled most particularly ; not show the jury how, but there was no one 1 " o tr' whose eyes rolled like her's, nor had she seen ay) persons do so who were of sound mind. CO ' On this witness departing from the Court, 3,r -mine. proposed to kiss her. der Lot. DI Pritchard, one of the commissioners 1 311 „ co': Ashley's Lunatic Act, stated—l went with anc' t ,:is t fotl missioner to examine Mrs. Cumming, at to nY n r tr; and after examining her I was decidedly of 01 3113 t0 5 0 ' she was of unsound mitul. The witness went ea , e ve the ground of his opinion, which was similar t o ' vious medical nothing There was material in the other eid de-gce 90 duced, and the inquiry was again adjourned. RAILWAY SHARE MAR OO O . I MANCHESTER, SEPTEMBER 8. , The roei „riv STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Blackburn, Co,','„__Cl l ',o 1 5-16 dis.-Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham, 11$. and Blythe, par-East Lancashire (late Blackburn an s.llcyd 9 4p.-Exeter and Exmouth, % c. dis.-Goole, Doncaste r , , ,, , V &c., 9-16 dis.-Groat Grimsby and Dock Extension, 13± p itio, derstield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 2% P. „bari, c ieft tension, % p.-Leeds and Thirsk, dis.-Leeds, DeW' yeicy Manchester, 3% p.-Leicester and Birmingham, % dit: 8 Tamworth, Coventry, &c., % dis.-Liverpool and Ditto, New Shares, 1 13-16 p.-London and York Exten7oter,o4o -Manchester and Leeds, Extension, 2 7-16 p.-Pla ne Southampton, 13s. 6d. dis.-Norfolk, Extension, 76„,fotooito Eastern, 1% dis.-Oldham,. Birkenhead, &c., 1-16 clis• -- "i' o 6-- 9 , 0 ,! Wyre, Halves (B), 546 p. -Sheffield and Manchester, 4, 4 Quarters, No. I, 4 p.-Shropshire Union Railway and Can t 3 t ' o4 lo? South-Eastern and Dover, Consolidated, N 0.3, 4% p--D,.1-t a No. 4, % p.-South Staffordshire Junction, % p.--Trem ' lands, &c., 7.16 p.-West Riding Union, 2 11-16 p. P LEEDS, SEPTEMBER 8. e ' s ; , 4 „ 914,J Swim ExcitArmx.-The sales are-East . Lancasm-, 00,op Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarter Shares, 7s. 6d. dis' p---Y; field and Manchester, 2% p.- Leeds and Dewsburt , - 0 -, 3 • s• , "' Branches, I p.-Leeds and Thirsk, dis.-Ditto, ems, -Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 2/. Bs. 6(1.13. -41° - aaii 3 }l l ' Berwick, 12% p.-North British, Carlisle Branch, 6 05. P",-, o ste i V Newcastle, New, 9% p.-Ambergate, Nottingham, and ••••• -Buckinghamshire, 6s. 9d. dis.-Glasgow and Dunifril od? Great Eastern and Western, 1% dis.-Leeds, Di/ e dis• P land, 10s. 6d. dis. -Leicester and Bedford, Gs. 6d. 641 , .tot b Ormekirk, and Preston, 41. 3s. p.-London and York, , „ 0 :„. , oa) s i, -Malton and Driffield Junction, 17s. Gd. Manchester,-001 Matlock, and Midland, 275. Gd. p.-North Western , 6s- er io , Witney, and Cheltenham, 18s. dis.-Sheffield, Eotdl Goole, dis. -West Riding Union, 51. Is. s. • 10 3* EBLL,SEPrxmaza 8. Ar o o, 4 ` i STOCK EXCPIANGB.-The MI% are-York and - I K-- -fltinfr, t ; Selby, 70%-Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 10% - Z -- ,m, Clithcroe, &c., I %-Boston, Stamford, and BiraminP" - )157 5 , Buckinghamshire, % dis.-East Lincolnshire, 12e. 4; Dumfries, and Carlisle, 325. 6d.-Leicester and Tainw„ ° ,;" North Western, ss. Id. p.-Shropshire! dis Union, '4/. 19s. 3d.-Armagh, Coleraine, and -PertiV:_soati l and Bantry, 9s. 60.-Leicester and Bedford, 143 L. land, 13s, Gd. p.-South and Midlands Junction , S. NE WCASTLE-UPON-T E, SEPT -- ExtcriSi O :,te , STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Caledorfla i h,d L e eds l• dis,-Leicester and Tamworth, par.-Manchester " 1 "" sion, 2% p.-Newcastle and Darlington, 17% 1 3 - V)l5 SHEFFIELD, SEPTEMBER 8- ratinties, STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Eastern w Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 2% dia.-Ditto, Doell, Ditto, Extension, % dis.-Midland, New, 12% P--Leetid id and Midland, 12s. dis.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, 1S- * 1% p.-North Western, 4s. Gd. p.-Sheffield and South Yorkshire Coal Railway, 9s. dis. DO ' YORK, SEPTEMBER 8. ,Nottl os sifii STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sa l es are -- G ran d Union a sa / and Lynn), 135.-Ipswich an d B ury, 8 % -Ditt o (Carabridgi,e 1% -Leicester and Bedford, 14s. 6d.-London and Y‘l'arcs, Mahon and Driffield Junction, 3-North British, Half - Ditto, Carlisle Extension, 4/. 3s. Gd.-North Staffor u rias , .ol West Riding Union. 5-Y or k an d N ewcas tl e , New, , 1 , 0 ": t 01 4 • York ‘l and North Midland Extension, 38%-Ditto (r , ""' Riding Extension), 12A . EDINBURGH, SErrxxisxx 7. I Gat"' 1 1 Srocs ERCRANGE.--The sales are-Ab er deen, 91. -- and Bathgate, W. 17s. 6d.-Arbroath and Forfar, 280 ,,. -- h ire, t il l* Shares, 15/. 10s.-Ayr and Galloway, 11. Gs.-13an"' - 0.--' o id', British and Irish Union, p. 2s. 6d.-Caledonian, 161- 28- co jeo.,"'„,, New, 11. 13s. 6d.-Caledonian Extension, 1/. 12a. 6d. - ; 05. ...-113 1 , and Dumbarton, 1/. 25.-Clydesdale Junction, 29/. evi , Northern, 1/. 178.-Dundee and Arbroath, 37/.- I)l t l° ' fi ata„,, IN.-Dundee and Perth, 250.-East of Fife, 11. 10.-I,llii Bathgate, 2/. 158.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 731.-Ditto, ,70,-15,/ 180.-Ditto, Quarters, 17/. 10s. -Ditto, ditto, New, 170 ' '2l/-„1 burgh, Lei th, and Gra Mon, 190.-Di tt o, Preference , 0/. 1)7 IF Edin buret arid Northern, 10/. 10s. -- 1 iit te, ewport, , 4 * 444 1.:1 -Edinburgh and Perth, 2/. is.- Forth and Clyde -fun e ,'"'?ito,, -Glasgow and Ayrshire, 771.-Ditto, New Stock, 421- ---- `";/ 4 1 0 40 ter Shares, 181. 155.-Glasgow, Dumtries, and Carlisle, ' 0.4 0 -Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 1/. 13s. 6d.-Glasgew.,, , K kirk, 39/. 10s.-Glasgow - and Greenock, 161. 10s.-Ditto, , 8/. 155.-Ditto, Preference 1/. lbs.-Great Nort of ~°` le/ -Granton Junction, ifs.--Inverness and Elgin, h 17s. 116-*/. o. and York, 2/. 55.-North British, 381.-Ditto, Halves , It t rof Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 41.25.-Perth and Inverm - i4jl l o / 6d.-Scottish Central, 19/. 102.-Ditto, New, 91. 10s.-Sc 4g. 1 tral :lad Caledonian Junction, 1/. 10s.-Scottish Midland' Scottish Scottish Southern, 1/. 175.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 11. 65 GLASGOW, SEPTEMBER 7. 4 , STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are - Caledonian, New , 3 ;;;:aini dee and Perth, 25% -East Indian Railway, 16s. tal.-Edi";C,l o l, Glasgow, New, 18% - Edinburgh and Northern, 10% , 4 , / , , y; General Terminus, 9 1 4-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr:;grioVi New, 41% -Glasgow, DumiTies, and Carlisle,36s G.'" - " ol s marnook, and Ardrossan, 335.-Glasgow. Airdrie, and fi r Junction, 395.-Lanark and Lothlans, 455. 6c1.-Manc' -hest lie , Southampton, 245. 6d.-North Briti s h, E x t ens i on to O a " -South Midland, 555.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 268. 1 .01 1 SUDDEN DEATH OF A THEATRICAL rEA -- e — ng M a r g . ed .Pa a tr t ic t k he Su p tc a l b iff lia w T h h o ea h tr a e s , b w e a e s n a for fe m sy 3 ol l3 ",'r l Pi: c ; since found dead in his bed. A 0 ,1 " ADVERTISEMENT.]--A LIVER AND —l. fik".y . „' COMPLAINT.--WONDERFUL EFFICACY. OF HOLLOWA ll 'stOV,ir The son of Mr. Thompson, national schoolmaster , of had been in a most precarious way for upward,' to years, and at last became so consumptive as t o rently in a dying state. Three fistulous cores foils m 0i . .0, chest, so that the stomach usually rejected both food re-Ats:, dicine. Mr. Robert Calvert, chemist, Stokesley, bears a ' ro r f 4 that by tile use of Holloway's Pills, the youth is now o c , e siy: of his ailments, his appetite and digestion being good , „ffer e d o gaining strength and flesh; yet, be it remembered, this s? nearly at death's door. Is .not this truly extraordinalll, Pills arc sold by all druggists, and at the Proprietor's E 5 7.... . )" 244, Strand, London. ------, ' tb' BIRTHS. fa $ Ol On the sth inst., at Brighton, the wife of Willil l " sot Esq., Royal Engineer Department, of a son. On the 6th inst., at Caversham, Oxfordshire, the 06 Mrs. John' Gellibrand Hubbard, of a SOD. i e el a On the 6th inst., in Devonshire-street, -r j lady of the Rev. J. H. Butterworth, of a daughter. t he On the 6th inst., in Queen-square, Westminster? if of T. Elde Darby, Esq., of a son. o el ' On the Gth inst., at Greenwich, the wife of SO ol d liams, Esq., of a son. o f 0 On the Gth inst.,-at Beomond, Chertsey, the wifa tr Malden, Esq., of a daughter. . o f $ 0 On the 7th inst., the lady of Henry Cohen, Esq. , wick-crescent, Hyde-park, of a son (4 1 MARRIED. P' On the 29th ult., at St. Giles's Cripplegate, of Camden-town, to Elizabeth, relict of Damel Peal 3 "o l/i ef ? On the 29th ult., at St. Mary's, Kilkenny, Charlea.Dt Tupper, Esq., 7th-Fusiliers, to Frances Letitia, cill'vr ° Sir Wheeler Cuffe, Bart. 04" On the 3d inst., at Islington Church, James Johavb son, Esq., High-street, Wapping, to Harriet, only y of the late Thomas Faulkner, Esq. tOd DIED , P ---- A On the 29th of June, at Kurrachee, Lieute nant Joh" Dawson, 12th Regiment of Native Infantry. •015 On the sth inst., at Malshanger House, near Bas t the Right Hon. Lord Metcalfe, aged 62. ,to On the 28th ult., at Freshwater, in the Isle ot W 1 Miller, only child of G. Miller, Esq., aged 15. .. 04 tli f On the 28th ult., Mr. William Henry Pim, of JP-- ham, near Dublin. 0:1 the 30th ult., Mr. George Wynne, lat e of tho . 1 0 Theatre. On the Sl.st ult., William Taylor, Esq., solicitor , ,c ll Great Queen- s'izeet, Lincoln's Inn-fields. on On the 3d inst., at Bridge House-place, Nevrin& ,- , 10 ' way, Thomas Nests Wody, Esq., surgeon, aged 3 0 ' A l a i On the 4th inst., at Fatmfield - place, Sussex? * 6 " i V Donovan, Esq., aged 70. 0 . ....,,, I t , On the sth inst., at Pit House, Beddington, A- o ' 4 e the late John Williams Bristow, Esq., aged 85. On the sth:inst.," Mr. William Tayler , of G real. `. ~ 1' D' street, Bloomsbury, aged 75. On the sth inst., at Bournemouth, Charles, on ly ° .l Beaufoy, Esq., of Upton Gray, Odiham. .rol''l j.. On the sth inst., Mr. John Green, of Parsonage ,g 0 gton, Surrey, aged HO. i v fif ''' in On the6fl inst., at Woolwich, eol l / - ' ~,,,T o , of N il London: Printed and Published by 3,..11:TRD0 YOv A -- in tb:',..f, Strand, Printer, at The Sun 0111ce, N 0.112, Strat',l,2o o " Of the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex, on r "-- two= 8, 1846. . - - . , • .. Ot.