The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-08 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, September 7 (Before Mr. Commissioner HoLuoYD.) :GEORGE WETENHALL'S BAbIKRUPTCY. The bankrupt in this case is described as a stock and tre-dealer, and the sitting to-day was for the choice assignees and proof of debts. The estate is not a I irge one, and few creditors were in attendance. An application was made to thu Court, under these circumstances, on behalf of a Mr. Hunter, who had had, it appeared, some transactions with the bankrupt. Mr. Hunter, attracted by an advertisement in the papers, sought an advance upon shares. An amount of 1201. was borrowed, and permission was subsequently given the bankrupt to dispose of_skimmber of them, bat not the whole. Repeated appriogiOns had since been made •o the bankrupt to deliver thein up, and after promising r had not kept his word. Having now failed, it was onnd, on inquiry at the official assignee's, that no such hares had been returned among the assets or effects of the bankrupt. The applicant, therefore, desired that the Court would allow him to ask Mr. Wetenhall what 'had become of the shares. The bankrupt plainly answered that they were sold, and declared that he received full authority from Mr. Hunter by the terms of the contract entered into. He could not now produce the authority, or state the actual date of sale, because his books were not yet made up. He should, however, on the next occasion, be ready to show the contract and give the full particulars of the transaction. He did not expect to have been called upon to do so to-day, or else he could have given a satisfactory explanation. The authority was among his papers in the custody of the official assignee. The applicant asked the official assignee if that were so ? The official assignee said the contract might be among the bankrupt's papers. There were a great many of them. Mr. Hunter denied that he gave the bankrupt autho rity to sell. Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD said the bankrupt evi dently was not ready with his accounts, and he wished to defer the matter till his books were before the Court. A person of the name of Bacon said—ln April last he went to the bankrupt for the purpose of selling some Portuguese stock, and the price being about 58, and he having purchased at 671, in order to avoid the sacrifice, it was agreed that he should receive an advance of 1501. upon it. In July last he went again to the bankrupt, pressing him to dispose of the stock, but he said, " You re a d—d fool—don't sell—they are sure to go higher—l'll make you a further advance." Having other Portuguese stock, he deposited another 3001. bond for 1001. advance, bat though he had since applied to the bankrupt to know what had become of it he could get no satisfactory infor mation. What he was told war, that he might apply "here (naming the court) and be d—d." Mr. Bacon thought it right, under the circumstances, to state his case plainly to the Court, to ascertain the best course to be pursued. He understood there was no account of th's transaction in the books at the official assignee's, nor did his name appear in them at all. He had asked the bank rupt to sell the bonds at any price they might fetch, and repay himself the advance, and hand him (Mr. Bacon) over the difference. Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD said the bankrupt would have to account for it in his affairs. The better course would be for Mr. Bacon to consult the official assignee on the subject, and then, if he could get no satisfactory information, to apply again to the Court. The bank rupt had already stated that the incompleteness of his books prevented him from explaining these matters at the moment. Mr. MICHAEL, for another party, said his client was told shares were sold, but they were not able to get the particulars of sale and prices. They did not wish, however, to impugn the correctness of the transaction. Mr. Commis3ioner IibLROYD said the official assignee would afford every facility for the investigation of these accounts. The first applicant now said he understood that only a few days ago the bankrupt had sold a large number of shares to Mr. Gompertz. These might include the very securities after which be was inquiring. Would his Honour permit him to ask the bankrupt the question ? Leave being given, The bankrUpt said he had sold shares to Gompertz, but what they were he did not precisely recollect, neither did he think that the applicant bad a right to put the question. He was perfectly free to sell shares to any one if he could find a customer. The applicant then stigmatised the conduct of the bankrupt as fraudulent. This the bankrupt indignantly denied. Because he would not sacrifice the money ad vanced by his clients, his dealings were alleged to be fradulent. In one case—that alluded to by Mr. Michael— s loss of 1,2001. had fallen upon the party who had ad vanced the money, and of course he was cautious in taking full authority subsequently to sell, with the view of protecting the interests of his friends. • ‘ 1 Hard words" having been exchanged between the parties, _ Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD interfered. He said he had given the applicant some license, and before he fur ther proceeded he ought to put himself in the situation of a creditor. Inquiries at the official assignee's would bring information. The bankrupt must, at the same time, understand that it was his duty to give every kind of detail respecting the state of his affairs. The bankrupt said Mr. Hunter now wanted his shares, because, having been for some time at a discount, they had recently gone up to a premium. But it was not likely, when their appearance was low in the market, that he would see his client's money wholly sacrificed. If, in the parlance of the Stock Exchange and the Hall of Commerce, be had been allowed to " make up" his account, he could have showed his creditors assets in full. Mr. JORDESON (for a creditor)—lf I understand rightly, your Honour, there is not a penny in the pound. Other creditors also said they never expected to gel a dividend. A few proofs were then admitted, and Mr. J. Brown, of Wapping, coal merchant, was chosen assignee. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. A young man of respectable exterior and good address, who stated his name to be Henry Smith (as he was given to understand), was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having annoyed Mr. Sparks, of the London Assurance Office, by asking for relief. Mr. Sparks said, the defendant had called at his office, asked for assistance, and refused to leave the place, con tending that as he had been frequently relieved before, he had a decided claim upon the person who had served him. Alderman GIBBS—Have you relieved him? Mr. Sparks—Certainly; several times. The defendant—He has, frequently; and I, therefore, considered him to be my friend. I took it for granted, The circumstances in which I am placed are rather un usual. I suppose that lam an illegitimate child; and I believe that Mr. Sparks, and Mr. Wilson, a respectable solicitor in Chancery-lane, know who my parents are. The gentlemen I have named have from time to time supplied me with money, and paid for my education, and it is admitted that their contributions have not been made by themselves, or from motives of charity. lam now in a state of actual starvation. I have been brought up as a surveyor arid engineer; but I have not had any thing to do professionally for the last four months, and I naturally called upon Mr. Wilson and Mr. Sparks, who know who I am, for I know not myself, to aid me in this emergency. Mr. Sparks says he has already given me money, and that he cannot give me any more. I know that he has supplied me with money, and I want to know whose money it is that he has been giving me. Surely that is not an unreasonable demand from an indi vidual situated as I am. Alderman Gxnns (to the defendant)—Have you ap plied to Mr. Wilson upon the subject ? The defendant —I have, and Mr. Wilson when I urged him to tell me who I am, said that he must see Mr. Sparks about it, and thus I am kept in the dark by those two gentlemen who must know all about me. Is it my father or mother who has paid for my support and education, or am I indebted to any one's charity ? Alderman Gums—Have you received money from Mr. Wilson? The defendant—Certainly, I have. Alderman GIBBS—WeII, Mr. Sparks, you hear what he says. Mr. Sparks—l do not know who his parents are at all. I know nothing about them. Mr. Wilson asked me, as I was more conveniently situated than he, whether I would pay Mr. Smith's school bills. I agrped to do so, merely as a favour to Mr. Wilson, to whom I have re ferred the defendant for information on the subject of his parentage. The defendant—What could Mr. Wilson mean by saying, he must see you before he could give me the in formation I required, if you knew nothing of the matter? I apply in my extreme necessity, and these gentlemen refer the from one to the other, and deny me either assistance or satisfaction of any kind. I was brought up upon their authority at the school of Mr. Pike, of Edmonton, and Mr. Sparks and Mr. Wilson paid for my passage to, and fitted me out for Australia. Did all this arise from a mere charitable feeling upon their parts towards me, and if such be the ease, why withdraw all feeling now, when, without misconduct upon my part, I am reduced to a state of absolute want? Alderman Gums (to the defendant)—Where did you live during the holidays ? The defendant—l remained at the school always. Upon one occasion I dined with Mr. Sparks. Hundreds of pounds have been expended upon me, and I wish to know whose money that was, but Mr. Wilson and Mr. Sparks answer me by referring me each to the other. Alderman GIBBS (to the defendant)—You have heard what Mr. Sparks has said. He has sworn that he does not know who your parents are, and thut he is merely the agent of Mr. Wilson, in defraying the expenses your education has incurred. The defendant—But why, my Lord, should Mr. Wil son say he must see Mr. Sparks, before he can tell me who I am ? Mr. Sparks—l have given the defendant money out of ray own pocket, to relies e him. Alderman GIBBS-I%d you any particular reason for doing so ? Mr. Sparks—lle has not the most ,distant claim upon me ; but I saw that he was a youth who was desirous to make his way in the world, and I assisted him for that reason. Alderman Gruns—Well, Mr. Smith, I must call upon you to enter into your own recognisances, in the sum of 50/., not to molest Mr. Sparks for t celve months. My advice to you is to apply respectfully to Mr. Wilson, who seems to me to be likely to be in possession of the in formation which you require. The defendant entered into his recognisances, bowed to the Alderman, and retired. SMUGGLING AND SUSPECTED ROBBERY. -Mr. Pot bury, of the office of the Solicitor of the Custom s , ap peared to sustain an informat ion against a man named John Andrews, who was summoned for having been found in possession of a quantity of foreign silver plate, upon which the duty had not been paide the plate bad been all seized, and the penalties sought amounted to 290 L 14s. The defendant, upon being called three times, did not appear, and the case was en tered into by Aldermen Gibbs and Musgrove. Jordan, an officer of the Customs, proved that on the 3d September he served the wife of the defendant, at the defendant's house in Spital-street, Spitalfields. George Maddox stated, that on the 27th July, as he was on duty, his attention was called to a skiff under the stern of the Columbine steam-vessel, lying off the Cus tom-house, and he stw a bag banded out of the stern window of that vessel to Andrews, who was in the skiff, and who placed the bag in what was called the state room of the latter, and began to row towards shore. Witness stepped into the skiff, and asked the defendant what be had in the bag? to which question no answer was given. Witness then asked him whether ho, had anything in the bag liable to seizure? and the defendant said, " Open it and you'll see." Witness accordingly opened the bag, and found that it contained 276 ounces of foreign silver plate gilt. • The Aldermen examined the plate, which it was evi dent, from the external figures and devices, had once belonged to a Roman Catholic Chapel. The border of one of the wine cups, of which there were three, was marked with figures of angels. Another of the cups seemed to be almost formed of medals, on some of which were apostolical figures and emblems ; and the third cup also bore evidence of pious application. There were five silver gilt basins, three dozen of silver gilt spoons of curious fabrication, four silver gilt stands, twenty-two silver-handled knives, three silver cork screws. Maddox said that he inquired of the crew of the Co lumbine whether they knew the defendant, and was an swered in the negative. He then seized the property, and deposited it in the Custom-house, and he took the defendant's address, according to the regulations in such matters. Alderman GIBBS asked from what place the Colum bine had come? Maddox replied, from Rotterdam. Alderman MUSGROVE said the probability was, that the plate belonged to some place of worship, and that it had been stolen as well as smuggled, and that if the par ticulars of the charge appeared in the press a legitimate owner for it might appear. Mr. Potbury said that such was certainly his im pression. The goods were then taken to the Custom-house. GUILDHALL. Frederick Winscom, a boy 15 years old, was brought before Mr. Alderman Wood for re-examination, on sus. pieion of having stolen about 251. he had in his pos. session. The prisoner was shortly examined before Mr. Alder man Wilson on Friday, when Henry . Gardner, a City policeman, said he took the prisoner into custody at a shoemaker's shop in Fartingdon-street, having heard that he had a quantity of gold in his possession, which he was spending as if it were his own. The prisoner told him he had a father residing in Winchester square, Winchester, but he bad lately been living with his bro ther, at . Bittern-grove, near Southampton. On search ing, he found on him nineteen sovereigns, eleven half sovereigns, and Bs. 6d. in silver. He had also a pistol loaded with ball, and a little stock of ammunition. Mr. Alderman WILSON questioned the prisoner how he came by so much money ? and he stated that he found it wrapped up in a newspaper in the road at Bit tern, about a month ago, and after hiding it for a time to see if the loss would be advertised, he came up to London. There were some discrepancies in his story, and he was further questioned, when Mr. Alderman Wilson remanded him, and directed that his father and brother should be written to. Yesterday the prisoner's father arrived from Win chester. He wept and appeared to be much affected at his son's situation. He said his son had done wrong, but he had made an arrangement with the parties, and he begged that the Alderman would deliver his son and the money up to his care. Mr. Alderman WOOD put some questions to ascertain some particulars of the offence, and what sort of arrange ment had bees made. The father avoided giving any information, except that the money was stolen, and that as the robbery was committed on Thursday, and he was apprehended in London' next day, he could not have spent much. He afterwards admitted the money was stolen from Mr. Halls, a publican in Broad-street, Portsmouth, where his son had slept for two nights. Mr. Alderman WOOD was apprehensive that the pistol was purchased and loaded with the intention of making a deadly resistance, if the injured person should attempt to apprehend him. He sympathised with the grief of the parent, but he must not be carried away by his feelings. The father might be a very respectable man, but it might be wrong to rely implicitly on his representations as to the extent and nature of -the offence. Besides, he could not order the money to be given up to the father, as that would leave the officer exposed to the liability of an action to recover it from the real owner, nor would it be convenient to summon the owner and his witness es to come from Portsmouth to London. Tho better course appeared to be to direct the officer to convey the prisoner to Portsmouth for examination. Shortly after the prisoner had been removed, the owaer or the money and one of the policemen from Portsmouth arrived with a warrant for the prisoner's apprehension. It would seem that there was no ground for alleging that there had been any compromise in the matter. They retired, to return immediately to Portsmouth. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTENT . I3ER 8, 1846. TVORSIIIP-STREET. Yesterday being the day appointed by Mr. Broughton to resume the investigation into the circumstances at tending the discovery of a quantity of human bones and broken coffins which were found exposed on Saturday morning in a piece of waste ground adjoining the Regent's Canal, Kingsland-road, several trustees of the parish of St. Leonard's, Shoreclitch, with Mr. Long, the churchwarden, and other local authorities, attended to watch the proceedings, which had excited the greatest interest in the district. The case had been adjourned for the attendance of two carters in the employment of Mr. Gould, the dust contractor, who were alleged to have removed the re volting substances from the vaults of a church in Friday street to the field in question ; but neither of those witnesses were now present, and Holland, the warrant officer, informed the Magistrate that he had called twice that morning at the residence of their master, whose niece had assured him that they should attend punctually at two o'clock to give all the information in their pos session. Finding, however, that they had not arrived at the time appointed, he called again at Mr. Gould's house, and was then told that the men were not there, and it was impossible to state when they would return. Holland added that there were several witnesses in attendance to depose to facts connected with the trans action, amongst whom was a lad named Henry Long man, who had been in the service of Mr. King, the owner of the field, but who had been discharged on Sa turday in consequence of the information he had fur nished to the police. Mr. BROUGHTON said he felt it but just towards Mr. King to intimate that he had received a letter from that gentleman, expressing his regret that such an occurrence should have taken place on his premises, arising irom his giving a general permission to shoot rubbish there, and offering to come forward at any time his presence might be required, and afford any assistance in his power for the elucidation of the matter. Under these circum stances, as the principal witnesses were not forthcoming, it was impossible at present to proceed further with the case, which he should accordingly adjourn until Friday next, and order summonses to be issued to compel the attendance of all persons whose evidence might be re quired. THE DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS, &c. It is impossible to describe the sensation that has been created throughout the neighbourhood of Haggerstone, Kingsland, and Iloxton, since Saturday morning, when the appalling discovery of hnman remains and pieces of coffins were made. ' Throughout the whole of Saturday and yesterday were to be seen in the immediate vicinity of Wallis's-fields numbers who had been drawn there anxious to witness the remains of those whom they feared might turn out to be some of their own relatives. From inquiries made since the case was brought before Mr. Broughton at Worship-street Police Court on Saturday, the following particulars were ascertained: Richard Pray, a foreman to Mr. Cold, of Worship street, said that Mr. Liddiard, churchwarden of one of the City churches, had employed his master to clear out the vaults of a church in Friday street, Cheapside, and that the human remains and pieces of coffin in question were brought from that church. Inquiries were then made in Friday street, when it was ascertained that the vaults of St. Matthew's Church had been cleared out as stated by the man, and that the building itself was un dergoing repair. Upon the church doors was posted the following notice, which also tends to confirm the statement made by Mr. Gould's foreman, as to who gave the order for the removal of the remains:—" St. Mat thew's, Friday-street. Notice is hereby given that there will be no service in this church on Sunday, the 6th day of September, 1846, in consequence of repairs. Dated Friday, September 4, 1846. Signed W. Liddiard and John Mair, churchwardens." Mr. Jeremiah Long, the senior churchwarden of St. Leonard's, Shoreditcb, has spared no pains in try ing to find out the perpetrators of, to say the least, such shameful desecration. He has also exerted him self to find out the friends of the persons whose remains have been discovered. There is no doubt that the publication of the names on some of the soffin,plates will bring, forward their relations this day at Worship•street, when the case is to be again beard by the magistrate. Waller, the beadle, was sent on Saturday by Mr. Churchwarden Long to take charge of all the pieces of coffins and remains of bodies he could find. Upon his return to the field, he found that a vast quantity of bones, pieces of coffin, &c., had been deposited in holes made in the ground. He, how ever, found about two or three bushels of remains, which he took possession of, and the same were interred in the consecrated ground belonging to the parish in the Hackney- road. The remains of the coffins prove that some of them were of recent construction. One is only eight years old. The plate has been cleaned, and has been found to bear the following !—" E. C. Connell, died 21st of February, 1838." Another has the following inscription : " Master John Ingleby, died the sth of February, 1834." A third plate bears the name of " Ann Webb, died," the month, and also the year, are, however, not perfectly The police, and also the parish authorities, are making every endeavour to find out the friends of the deceased, so as to bring the offence home to the proper parties. We understand, from good authority, that the Hon. Adolphus Chichester, brother to Lord Templemore, and grandson of the Margnis of Anglesey, is about to lead to the hymeneal altar, the daughter and sole heiress of one of our wealthiest Commoners. This gentleman has just completed his 21st year. The marriage is to take place about the middle of November. SUPPOSED MURDER AT CHES TERFIELD. (From the Derbyshire Courier.) A most awful circumstance has been this - week brought to light, which has excited in Chesterfield and its neigh bourhood feelings of the greatest horror and alarm. The appalling discovery of a mangled human body amongst some night-soil in a vault in the heart of the town, has caused this universal excitement. From the exposed and dangerous place in which the body was found, it was at first surmised that some unfortunate wretch bad wan dered by mistake into the horrid place, and falling in, had been shortly suffocated ; but when the severed head was discovered, and a large fracture showed itself across the skull, a more terrible suspicion entered the mind, and that murder had been committed became the univer sal apprehension. Subsequent discoveries leave little room for doubting that a foul and horrid murder was committed on the 7th of December last, and that the mangled remains were those of the victim. But we will proceed to give a narrative account of this dreadful affair. On Friday last, some men were employed in emptying the contents of a large hole or pit upon the premises jointly occupied by Mr. Bunting, corn-dealer, and Mr. Towndrow, grocer, at the bottom of the Market-place, and which was used as a place for the reception of night soil. During their labour they perceived a substance which they conjectured to be the decayed carcase of a sheep, and it was carted to a field of Mr. Bunting's, in the parish of Hasland, along with the manure, and no further notice was taken of it at the time. Subse quently, however, one of the men who had assisted mentioned to a fellow labourer, named Green, that he had doubts respecting the putrid mass, in consequence of which, Green examined it on Tuesday last, and found it to be the trunk and bowels of a man. Mr. Bunting, accompanied by Dr. Walker, afterwards examined it, and were of a similar opinion. This led to further search, and the bones of the legs and arms were also found sepa rate from the body ; the garters were round the legs, as worn by the man when living, and this circumstance, as will be seen by the evidence given at the inquest, led to the body being identified. A good black coat, black silk neckerchief, and a silk pocket handkerchief, marked "G. C.," were also discovered among the heaps of manure which had been carted to the field, as well as a pair of trousers with braces affixed to them. These discoveries led to renewed search in the pit on the premises of Mr. Bunting, at the bottom of the market- place, when a human head was soon found, having on it very little flesh, but the whole of the teeth, and a portion of one eye, and showing a fracture about four inches long, extending from the top of the forehead nearly to the crown of the head. A silk hat was also found with a large incision in it. The whole of the re mains were consigned to the care of the authorities of the township of Hasland, and the body was soon identi fied to be that of George Collis, the son of Mrs. Mawkes, of Brampton, by a former husband, and of whom no thing had been heard since last December. He was about twenty- four years of age, about fire feet six inches in height, and good looking, and had been in the domes tic service of the late,Mrs. Lucas, of Hasland 'house, but since the death of his mistress had fur a time been carry ing on business as a butcher, in conjunction with a per son named John Platte. There were several circumstances which made the sudden disappearance of Collis little re garded. He had for some time been acquainted with a female named Beresford, residing in Beetwell street, Chesterfield, who had become pregnant by him, and it was thought this might have led him to leave the town, more particularly as he had arranged with a young man to accompany him to Manchester on the Monday after he was last seen; he had also told his mother pre viously that he should not write. But it appears that he entertained some fears as to the safety of his person, by stating on an evening some time previously to the female alluded to, that he was afraid of being murdered as he went homo that nigh't, on which her brother ac companied him home. A coroner's inquest sat on the remains on Thursday last, at Mr. Mather's, the Shoulder of Mutton Inn, Hasland, before Mr. J. Hutchinson, gentleman, coroner, when the evidence of Ellen Beresford proved the identity of the body; she also produced the fellow to one of the garters, which deceased had given her. On the follow. ing day, John Plato, a butcher, of Chesterfield, was taken into custody on suspicion of being the murderer. The mother of Platts, who is a widow residing at Durrant-green, has also been apprehended, as well as Henry Knight, his brother-in-law, the possession of Collie's watch having been traced to them. This watch Collis bought of Mr. Thompson, watch• maker, Chesterfield, who noted the number, &c., and it is a very suspicious circumstance that the prisoner Platts had pledged with Mr. Wilcocksor, pawnbroker, Chester field, a watch agreeing in number and in every other particular with the watch sold to Collis; this watch was redeemed by prisoner's mother as late as Thursday last, and she states that it has been since sent to Sheffield. A yellow canvass bag for money, having a division in the centre, and which is supposed to have been in Collis's possession when be left the female Beresford, has also disappeared, though seen by Cotterill, the constable, in the prisoner's box as late as Thursday. When Collis and Platts carried on business as butchers, they rented a shop in the shambles, not far from a dwel ling-house, from an inmate of which we have received the following sickening detail. Our informant states that he was going past the butcher's shop in question about seven o'clock on the night when the unfortunate man was last seen, and that when he got near the cross gutters in the shambles, he heard three or four tremen dous blows struck in the butcher's shop occupied by the prisoner, and which were immediately followed by loud groaning, which gradually became fainter, and then a snorting, as if some one was suffocating. He is certain that the sound of the blows did not come from any solid substance. He returned for his wife, who also heard the groans. They requested the parties inside the shop to open the door, which Platts, from within, refused, saying that he had had a glass of brandy at Mr. Frank's, which had made him sick. There was no light in the shop, and informant thought he had a female with him, with whom he was intimate. This suspicion he named to Platts; but when the church service was over, Platts took the female to their door, to convince them they were mis taken, saying she had been to church. At the same time, he requested permission to wash his band, which was bloody, and which he attributed to having cut his finger. He appeared to have been down on one knee. It is impossible to be acquainted with the foregoing particulars, without feeling the most horrible suspicions. That Collis was murdered there can be doubt—the frightful rent in the skull too surely proves it ; and that his body was afterwards dismembered, and conveyed piecemeal to the disgusting hole from whence it was dragged forth, does not seem to admit of a question. The following are the proceedings at the CORONER'S INQUEST. Valentine Wall, labourer, of Chesterfield, deposed that he was employed by Mr. Bunting, flour-dealer, Low-pavement, Chesterfield, to empty the privies at tached to his premises. While at work, about five or six o'clock on Friday morning week, about a yard below the surface, he found something which he thought was the carcase of a sheep. On his partner lifting it out, about three parts of it fell in again. Witness then found a hat, a large bone, several other bones, and two stakes. It was a very dark place ; had a candle burning. Robert Ashley, labourer, of Chesterfield, was em ployed by Mr. Bunting in the above duty, with Valen tine Wall : he found two leg bones and two thigh bones joined respectively at the knees ; he tried to separate them with a spade, but could not. Found something which afterwards proved to be a coat ; on lifting i something fell out. Valentine Wall then threw ou something like an arm bone, and observed to witness that a sheep must have been thrown in. He then ob served that they must be human bones. Witness stated that there was nothing to protect a perscn from falling in. On taking hold of the bones, the flesh fell- off into his hand. Thomas Green, was employed by Mr. Bunting to take the manure to a field last Friday : he observed some bones and old coat in the cart ; it was impossible to re cognise what sort ; had to mix the bones with some clay ; observed a handkerchief tied as if it had been round a person's neck ; found a pair of trousers torn in the seams, also a coat, some bones, apparently leg bones, with garters round them ; one garter was red, -, the other nearly white ; found portions of braces and of stockings. Told Mr. Bunting his suspicions that the bones were human bones ; was present when Mr. Wyatt, butcher, examined them ; was not satisfied that they were human bones until Dr. Walker examined them, The constable of Hasland then took charge of the bones. Afterwards found a silk handkerchief ; thought it was black with a red stripe. Mr. Bunting. flour-dealer, Low Pavement, Chester field, deposed that it was an open, but a private yard from his house to those conveniences. The yard door was kept locked. For emptying them there is a covered passage (about four feet wide and five or six yards long) under some buildings. Nothing to protect it except a rail at the front. Ashes were deposited in the passage. Has frequently seen people in the passage. On Friday last ordrred the ashes to be got out and taken to the land. On going to see how the men were getting on, was told by Valentine Wall that they had got out the body of a sheep. It had been carted away. From what witness had heard from Green, he (witness) went to the fi-ld with Mr. Wyatt, butcher, where witness found a coat and trousers; braces were fastened to the brace buttons of the trousers. Witness also saw some fragments of garments and a quantity of bones. Both witness and Mr. Wyatt directly concluded that the bones were not the bones of an animal. On two bones, which appeared to be leg bones, were fastened garters. Wit ness then went home. Afterwards accompanied Dr. Walker to the field. He (witness) examined the pockets of the coat and trousers in the p re sence of Mr. Wyatt. They were empty. Saw a neck handkerchief rolled so as to fit a per son's neck. From what Dr. Walker said, or dared a further search to be made in the place where tht. bones were found, when the skull, some other bones, and a hat were found. Was present during this search. The hat was cut in the side. There appeared to be a severe fracture on the front of the skull. Would not be positive wheth,r the cut in the hat was in the front or in the side. It was an olcl silk hat. Saw a naked foot in the field. Should a person walk into the passage straght forward and fall in, he could not fall against the opposite wall, as it was seven feet nine inches across; he might fall against the wall if he were thrown sideways. Thomas Wilcockson, tailor, Chesterfield, deposed to having on Wednesday seen some clothes in the posses sion of the constable of Hasland, a single breasted black frock coat, lined in the skirts with figured Orleans; black cloth trousers, black silk neckerchief, another handkerchief, which witness supposed to be a pocket handkerchief, it was silk, striped with red; there was edging to the coat; the trousers with braces buttoned behind. The coat would fit a man of eleven stone. Trousers would fit a man about five feet six inches. On the silk pocket handkerchief were the letters "G. C." worked with silk about the middle of the edge of th, handkerchief. The pockets of the coat were in the plaits. Thomas Cowley, labourer, of Chesterfield, cleaned the convenience the time previous to this. It was about fourteen months ago. It was perfectly emptied. Ellen Beresford examined—She knew George'Collis ; he was a young man ; he was a gentleman's servant ; believed that she was on very intinsate terms with him. Saw him last on the 7th of December in witnefs's house, when he had on a black cloth surtout coat, black cloth trousers, and a canary coloured waistcoat ; he had a black silk handkerchief with, a red stripe, his initials "G. C." were on the side ; had hemmed a black hand kerchief for him ; knew his garters, one was red, the other was white ; knew the pocket handkerchief perfectly well ; recognised the clothes directly ; has the fellow to the white garter ; he was five feet 64 inches in height ; he was then wearing a silk hat which he had purchased at Sheffield ; he had on boots laced at the sides ; he left witness at 25 minutes to seven in the evening of Sunday ; they were good friends when they parted ; he promised to see witness again on Monday evening at six or half-past six o'clock ; never saw him afterwards. The witness also detailed other circumstances, which we suppress at the request of the coroner, lest justice should be defeated by their publicity. The inquest was then adjourned until Thursday next at ten o'clock, a.m. DEATH FROM ALLEGED STARVATION. An inquest was held at the Thurlow Arms, Brighton, yesterday morning, on the body of James Allen, a labourer, who died on the previous Thursday. He had lately undergone an imprisonment of eight months' duration with hard labour, and occasional solitary con finement, in the Lewes House of Correction, and the inquest was held in consequence of his relatives alleging that he died in consequence of bad treatment in the prison. The first witness examined was Robert Allen, his father, a labourer, at 33, John -street, Brighton. He stated that his son was 22 years of age, and up to the time of his going to prison, had never had a day's ill ness in his life. He saw him in prison at the end of six months, when he appeared very ill, and said he was very weak. He came out of prison six weeks ago last Saturday very ill. He was attended by Mr. Verrall, but he died on Thursday evening. CORONER—Did he ever spe ak to you of his treatment in the prison? Witness—Yes, frequently. He told me that he was in a very weak state, and that the food was not enough for him ; that he several times told the doctor how ill he was, but that he was still obliged to go to his work ; that one day he was too ill to go to the treadwheel, and that he was then put into the woodhouse to chop wood, when the flesh peeled off his hands, so that he was unable to continue a t th e wor k ; t h at he then mentioned it to one of the officers of the prison, who threatened to put him in confinement, and that he had requested both clergyman and doctor to keep him from hard la bour, but that he was told he must work. CORONER—Did the deceased think that he was very ill when he made this statement to you ? Witness—He told me that he never expected to get over the illness ho said so nearly every day from the time he came home up to the time of his death. Is yours a consumptive family ?—No. • Are they subject to any other particular complaint ? —No. He said that in the prison there was nothing but medicine and go to work ; he told me that the food was a skilly, and like cow's udder chopped up fine ; that he took what was given to him, but that he could have taken more, if he had it. Martha Elizabeth Stimpson, wife of a blacksmith, at 13, Ivory-place, Brighton, deposed that she was sister of the deceased. She fully corroborated the evidence of the last witness, described his complaint on leaving the gaol, which appeared to be diarrheas, and added th a t hi s wife was confined just b e fore he died. The deceased had further told her that while in solitary confinement his bed was taken from him from four o'clock in the morning till six at night ; that when he could not sit on the side of the bed any longer he was obliged to lie on the cold stoats of the floor of the cell ; that he thought he should have died ; that he asked the doctor for some , thing for the weakness in his inside, and that he gave him a box of pills which did him no good ; and that when he went to the chapel he was so hungry that he couhl not listen to what the chaplain said, and that he would have been glad to have had the water in which his sister's puddings were boiled at Christmas. When he told her these things he considered himself a dying man. Mr. William Verrall, surgeon, depos d tharafter he came out of prison the deceased complained to him of the bowel complaint and a bad cough. Witness (who is parish surgeon) examined him minutely, and found such to be the case, and was satisfied there was no chance of his recovery. The disease of the chest had existed for some time--the diarrhoea for some days before he left the prison. Witness treated him up to the time of his death. The diarrhan, was much decreased by the medicines which witness gave him; but it returned, and had not left him when he died. Insufficient diet, in the case of a man with diseased lungs, would be likely to cause diarrhoea. A man with diseased lungs was not a fit sub ject for either har.l labour or solitary confinement. Paucity of food would tend to aggravate the disease. Disease of the lungs and diarrhcea require a generous and nourishing diet. Witness had that morning, in conjunction with Mr. John Lawrence, jun., made a, post morteni examination, the result of which was merely a confirmation of the opinion which he had previously formed. Mr. John Sanders, governor of the Lewes House of Correction, deposed that the deceased came into his cus tody on the 27th of November, 1845, on a sentence of eight months' hard labour, except the first week of each month and the last week of the sentence, which were to be in solitary confinement. He was thin in flesh; he appeared to be in good health, but was not robust. Pri soners on entering the goal underwent a medical exa mination. They were afterwards seen twice a week by the surgeon; and a prisoner who was not well could call the surgeon at any time, and he was then attended to specially. Witness saw deceased at least once, and fre quently several times a day. He never complained to witness of insufficiency of food or inability to work. If he had complained, his case would have been attended Co. The hard labour diet was lilb. of wheaten bread made from seconds flour, a pint of gruel made from lioz. of oatmeal and flour mixed in equal quantities in the morning; a pint of soup for dinner made from 3 oz. of meat without bone to each pint, an ounce of mixed meal to each pint, with about 2oz. of boiled potatoes, and a quan tity of onions and shrubs to flavour. In the evening a pint of gruel, the same as in the morning. If the pri soner remained under sentence for a longer period than three months he had 2lbs. of potatoes per day extra. The diet in solitary confinement was 111 b. of bread a day, and the pint of gruel morning and evening as be fore, but no animal food, except when the prisoner was under medical treatment. The prisoners were never put to chop wood as a milder punishment than the wheel, but in chopping wood, pumping water, and cleaning the prison all the prisoners took turns. Mr. Turner and the Rev. Mr. V Burnett, surgeon and chaplain of the House of Correction, deposed that the prisoner never comp!ained to them of inability to work or insufficiency of food. The Rev. Gentleman also stated that the prisoner had voluntarily attended the school which he had established in the gaol, after the hours of labour, and had learned to read, and acquired consider able intelligence. In summing up, The CORONER said, that from the evidence of Mr. Verrall it was clear that the prisoner was labouring under disease, which rendered him unfit for solitary con finement, or to be placed upon the wheel. The question was, was there any negligence on the part of the officers of the prison? According to their testimony, the pri soner had not complained either of inability to work or insufficiency of food; and then arose this further ques tion—was his illness so apparent as to induce a convic tion on their part that he was so unfit? He would add, from his own personal knowledge of the mode in which the gaol was conducted, greater humanity could not be shown to persons in the unfortunate situation of de ceased than was uniformly exhibited at Lewes. The jury, after deliberating some time, returned - a verdict, " That the rigour of the sentence being fully carried into effect, and the insufficiency of the food, de stroyed the constitution of deceased, in consequence of ' which he died." THE RAILWAY PIONEER. - - • --- The claims of Thomas Gray, the far-seeing projector of that magnificent system which is now bringing into close communication th e mos t remote parts of theking doin, are daily gaining on public attention. • In the Railway Jiword of last SAturilay appears the first of a series of articles entitled "memorial of Thomas Gray, the pioneer of the railway system," and intended to set forth the special and peculiar claims which Mr. Gray has on the railway world. We give the following extract:—" In the short space of nineteen years—dating from the first-fruits of the new system in the incorpora• (ion of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company —we have upwards of eighty railways either completed or in progress in this country, involving a capital exceed ing eighty millions sterling. We have seen, in the Par- litimeiitaiy session of 1843, an array of schemes with a capital amounting to ninety-six millions. We have had in the session which has just closed a capital involved in the railway department of legislation at present beyond • the reach of accurate estimate—vast manifestations of the enterprise of the age. Grand though the result— equalling the wealth-creating powers of the genii and enchanters of Eastern romance—not less strange and true is the fact that the name of him who designed it is unknown to the world, That man was Thomas Gray, whose claims as the great Pioneer of the Railway System it is the aim of these memorials to set forth, as a humble call on the gratitude of his fellow-countrymen." The remainder of the paper is occupied with a brief sketch of the rule state of the rail or tram-way at the time Mr. Gray directed his enlightened and ingenious mind to the subject. In their next number they propose to narrate the first labours of, Mr. Gray. From the same paper we also extract the following very gratifying paragraph We are glad to learn ' that the gentleman whose letters strongly advocating the claims of Thomas Gray, recently appeared in our columns, has after much labour, established the nucleus of a pl an h av i ng f or its object to secure so me testimony of public gratitude to cheer the declining days of that ill-requited indi v id ua l . T he p l an w ill, in a few days, be submitted to the v ar i ous • R a il wa y Boards in the king dom; and w e h ope, not be so sub m i tte d in vain." and confidently believe, that it will REPRESENTATION OF NORTH LEICESTERSHIRE. is understood that at the next general election Lord Charles Manners will resign the representation of the northern division of this county, in favour of his ne phew, the Marquis of Granby. This will create a vacancy in the borough of Stamford, which will be filled by Lord John Manners, w h o will leave Newark, for which b oroug h t h e succe eding candidate will be John flenry Manners Sutton, Esq., of Kelham Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of Gibraltar. THE LATE M. HAREL. The vicissitudes of a player's life were proverbial, even before Golthmith's charming narrative of the strolling comedian, with which, we presume, no Eng lish reader is unacquainted. Far more interesting, how ever, would be the details of the hopes, and struggles of the eventful life, just closed, of the highly-gifted, but unfortunate, gentleman named above. We hope some pen worthy of the task may, before long, give his me moirs to the world; but, in the meantime, the reader will not be displeased to read the following biographical sketch of the deceased, which we borrow from a con temporary, and which, from his long connexion with the drama, is not inappropriately placed here:—" M. Harel, who died about a fortnight ago, was born in Normandy, in 1790. He was of a good family, and was, when very young, made Sub Prefect of Soissons. On the return of Napoleon from Elba, M. Harel, who was then only twenty-three years of age, was made Prefect of the department of the Landes, but on the Restoration he was exiled, and was not permitted to return to France until the year 1821. ,M. Harel wrote succeesively for the .Nain Janne, the Minerve, the Cour tier Francais, and the Constitutionnel up to 1827, when he contracted a liaison with Mlle. Georges, and took an interest in theatrical affairs. In 1828 he obtained the privilege for the Ochisen Theatre, and in 1832 purchased the Porte St. Martin Theatre of M. Crosnier. In this speculation, note ithstanding occasional successes, he was a great loser; and at length, all his pecuniary re sources being exhausted, he was overwhelmed with debt, and judgment was obtained against him by 150 creditors. In order to preseve his personal liberty, without which he could not carry on the business of his theatre, he took care never to go out until after sunset, but the remedy was ineffectual, for the recors (Anglice, Sheriff's officers), accompanied by the com missary of police, frequently found their way into the theatre during the rehearsels. The danger having become imminent, M. Harel had a trap made near the prompter's place, and it was so contrived, that by press sing a spring with his foot, it would lower, and carry him with it into the regions below. As soon, therefore, as one of the myrmidons of the law made his appear ance, M. Harel pressed the 'spring, and disappeared. In vain would he have been searched for in the place to which he descended. But, in order to prevent any officer from venturing upon the stage in pursuit of him, he got a paragraph inserted in the newspapers, stating that there were traps all over the stage, unknown except to the performers, and that an unfortunate recors, whilst pursuing M. Harel, had fallen through one of them, and had broken his leg. This was quite sufficient to pre vent any attempt being made in that Ray. In order that M. Harel might be apprised when any new judg ment had been obtained against him, nearly halt the clerks of the huissiers were in his interest, for he gave them free admissions to his theatre. His pier send liberty being secured, it was next necessary to prevent a seizure being made at the theatre, for this would have prevented his bringing out his pieces, and he was constantly going on, in hopes of a picas. He had an inganious mechanism made, by which all the dresses, properties, &e., could in an instant be re moved from one flight to another. Thus, when an officer came to effect a- .seizure, he was shown into an empty space. On his leaving that to proceed to another part, everything contained in it was whisked off to the place that he had quitted, and so on, until the officer, finding nothing worth seizing, went away The receipts of the theatre being almost nominal, M. Harel was about to strike his flag, when he heard of the arrival of Van Amburg and his lions at Havre. M. Harel engaged him, and for a time there was at the Porte St. Martin what the French call a succes fou. But as the novelty wore off the receipts di- minished, and some new gag—to use a theatrical term — was to be tried. It was announced in one of the journals that a superb lion had been landed at Havre, of such a ferocious nature, that even Van Amburg would not dare to undertake the taming of him. Two days afterwards the same journal stated that Van Amburg's pride had been roused, and that he had set off for Havre to under take the task. A third article announced that he had succeeded, and would appear the following evening, at the Porte St. Martin, with the now lion. The theatre was crowded to the ceiling. A fine black lion appeared and obeyed all the orders of his master. The shouts of the audience were tremendous. The lion was only one of his former menagerie, which had been dyed black for the purpose. The trick was never found'out, and MeHarel had a few more good houses on its strength. It is related of M. Harel, that one day, when completely destitute of funds, he went to the Minister of the Inte rior, to implore M. Thiers to advance hire 10,000 f. M. Thiers sent out word that he was too busy to receive him. M. Harel, who was in the cabinet of the Secre tary, wrote—" I am a desperate man—l have a brace of pistols with me, and if you refuse to receive me, I will blow out my brains here." M. Thiers was alarmed, re ceived the applicant, and gave him the 10,000 f. At length all the expedients of this extraordinary man were exhausted. He was compelled to give up the theatre, and went on a strolling eipec'ition into the country with Mlle. Georges, and a wretched company of tragedians. He had, indeed, previously shown a desire to live a More tranquil life, and had written an 'Eulogy. on Voltaire,' fur which he obtained the chief prize at the French Academy, and some theatrical pieces, which were rather successful. Ilis strolling expedition was a miserable failure; he returned broken in health and stricken in spirit, and the curtain finally tell upon his 'strange eventall history' in an asylum for the insane, whenshe died at Chatillon, near Paris, in his fifty-sixth y ear. Many witty things and clever sa..ings are attri buted to Al. Hare!, and there are many, the credit of which has been taken by other men, but which were really his —as, fur instance, the remark so long earl• huted to Talleyrancl, that La parole a etc donne a filename pour diguistr sa pensde" DEER, STALKING AND GROUSE SIIOJTING. The gay and festive soene of the Northern Meeting last week brought together a greater number of sports men than was ever seen at once in Inverness. Although for a time the moors gave place to the b,All-room, still the deeds on the mountains were not forgotten. Th( subjoined notes of sp..rts have been received since our last notice.:—On the Eskadale moors, Mr. Hutton 'thou on the 24 . h, 30 brace of grouse, on the 25th, 37i brace. and on the 26th, 22i brace. At Invercassley, Ross shire, Mr. Robertson and the Messrs. Christie have. bagged 700 head. During a few days tour in the island of Lews, Major Houston and Mr. Denys bagged 210 brace of grouse. In the Corries of Dundreggan, Sir H. Meux, Bart., stalked and shot 2 .tags. At Lochlaggan. the Marquis of Abercorn captured 3 stags. From the forest of Fasnakyle, Lord Bateman took 2 deer, killing them right and left, at once. In the forest of Glen- Strathfarar, Lord Lovat, the Master of Lovat, the Hon. A. Fraser, and Captain Mostyn, have had excellent sport among the red deer-12 large stages, one of them with 14 antlers, were stalked ; and on the moor, in one day, Captain Mostyn bagged 54 brace of grouse ; the fol. lowing day, 43 brace and 2 hares. The sport at Invere shie has been first-rate. W. Evans, Lg. M.P., and friends, have bagged nearly 800 brace of grouse, and have stalked 13 stags on their deer grouni. On the Diebdale moors, Mr. Forde 'shot on the 12th, 42 brace of grouse, 3 plovers, 1 hare ; on the 17th, 37 brace, and on the 19th 35 brace of grouse. At Strathvaich, Sir St. George Gore, Bart., continues to get excellent shooting. On the 22d, he shot 64 brace of grouse and 13 hares ; on the 24th, 90i brace, a snipe, and 6 hares • on the 25th, a double shot of stags—killing b o th ; an d on the 27th, 81i brace of grouse and 6 hares. At Belleville, Mr. Mackildowny and friend, on August the 12th, bagged 651 brace of grouse and 2 hares ; Mr. M'G. Casement and friend, 524 brace ; 13th, Mr. Macgil downy and friend, 34+ brace and a hare—Mr. M'G. Casement and friend, 41 brace ; 17th, Mr. M'G. and friend, 73 brace and 2 hares—Mr. M'G. Casement and friend, 51 brace and a hare •, 19th, Mr. Macgildowny, 34 brace and 2 hares —Mr. M'G. Casement and friend, 43 brace and a hare ; 26th, Mr. M-G. and friend, 19 brace and a hare—Mr. M'G. Casement and friend, 11 brace and a hare ; 22d, Mr. AVG. and friend, 36 brace— Mr. M'G. Casement and friend, 344 brace ; 24th, Mac gildowny, 31 brace—Casement and friend, 37 brace ; 23th, Mackildowny and friend, 16 brace.— lnverness Couriet. LORD Rosses ^ MONSTER TELESCOPE. —ln the course of the lecture on Lord Rosse's Monster Teles . cope, delivered a few days ago at Whitby by the Rev. , Dr. Scoresby, of Bradford, the reverend gentleman described the appearance of the heavens. He remarked that the nebula already observed were between one and two hundred, which was a great deal, considering how often observations were prevented by cloudy nights ; and that the telescope, although erected about eighteen months, had not yet been in complete operation more than three or four months, already several of the nebula hitherto not fully examined were dis Covered to be a col lection of suns ; and with regard to the moon, the Doctor stated its appearance to be magnificent. It appeared like a globe of molten silver, and every object of the extent' of 100 yards was quite visible. Edifices, therefore, of the size of York Minster, or even of the ruins of Whitby Abbey, might be easily perceived if they had existed. But there was no appearance - of any thing of that nature, neither was there any indication of the existence of water nor of an atmosphere. There was a vast number of extinct volcanoes, several miles in breadth; through one of them there was a line in continuance of one, about 150 miles in length, which ran in a straight direction like a railway. The general appearance, however, was like one vast ruin of nature ; and many of the pieces of rock, driven out of the volcanoes, appeared to be laid at various distances. The Doctor said he expected it would soon be competent to Daguerrotype the image of the moon upon the speculum, which could not be done at present, as the moon was not stationary, but the Earl contemplated a niece of mecha nism to move the telescope to a certain distance, with a motion corresponding to the movement of the moon. The Doctor enlivened the lecture with many interesting anecdotes of the Earl, all of which were calculated to raise him in the estimation of his countrymen, and con cluded with an exhortation to the upper classes to sup port institutions like the present, as calculated to promote good feeling and to benefit society. EXTRAORDINARY INTREPIDITY..—A correspondent in Swansea gives us the particulars of a remarkably cou rageous action performed by a Mr. Thomas Shepherd, lately a chemist, in that town, who, returning to his lodgings, on last Tuesday evening, was surprised to find his family, and that of Mr. Rowe, in whose house he lodged, shut up in different rooms, from which they were afraid to emerge, in consequence of a dog belonging to Mr. Rowe -having suddenly become rabid. Mr. Shep herd instantly determined to attempt the destruction of the furious animal, and having provided himself with a heavy hammer, and guarded his hands, he scaled the garden wall, and, watching his opportunity, threw some bed furniture over the dog, and while entangled in it, grasped him by the throat with his left hand, and in flicting several heavy blows on his head with the ham mer in his right, speedily dispatched the ferocious animal, to the great delight of the household and his neighbours.—Sunday Paper. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—Yesterday morning the Lords of the Admiralty, accompanied by Sir Charles Ogle, Col. Jones, and a distinguished party of officers, left the George Hotel, in carriages provided for them, and pro zeeded to Cumberland-fort to inspect in field exercise, &c., the Royal Marine Artillery Corps, under the com mand of Lieut.-Colonel D. A. Gisbsone. Their Lordships first proceeded to the fort, and wit nessed practice from an 8-inch howitzer and a 12- pounder medium gun with common shell, at a floating target, range 1,350 yards; practice from a 24-pounder howitzer and two 12-pounder howitzers, with spherical case, at a floating target, range 900 yards; practice from four 6-pounder guns with round shot, at a floating target, range 900 yards. The whole of this was most perfect practice, the targets being riddled at every discharge, and highly creditable to the officers attached—Major Castieau, Captains Westley, Logan, and Holloway; and Second-Lieutenants Davies, Meade, and Baynes. After the above their Lordships witnessed practice from a 32-pounder sea service gun, mounted within the fort, with common shell at a floating target, range 1,500 yards, which also elicited their warmest approbation. Captain Dwyer was the officer attached. Their Lordships then proceeded to the usual place of exercise adjacent to the Coast-Guard station, and wit nessed practice from three ten-inch land service mortars, in rear of an epaulement, at the flag-staff ; range 560 yards. In nearly every case the shells pursued an astonishingly accurate direction, much to the gratifica tion of the gallant and distinguished officers assembled. Officers attached—Captain Westley and Second Lieute nant Meade. Practice from a 68-pounder, three 32-pounders, a 24- pounder Congreve, and 32-pounder carronade, with round shot, at a target ranged at 450 yards, concluded the inspection. Officers attached—Major Castieu, Cap tains Parke, Logan, and Holloway, and Second Lieute nants Davies and Baynes. This was undoubtedly as per fect shot practice as could be at the present day wit nessed. The target was blown away at every discharge. with one or two exceptions. The ivhole must have been highly gratifying to the assembled spectators, and was we know especially so to the Earl of Auckland, who, as did his hon. and gallant colleagues, expressed the warmest satisfaction at the highly efficient state this imprtant and invaluable arm of the naval service has attained, and complimented Cul. Gibsone thereon prior to leaving the ground, which was about halt-past twelve. On leaving, Sir Charles Ogle inspected the coast guard force under the command of Lieutenant Robert Taylor, of the Langston-harbour station. At 1 P.m. they embarked at Sallyport, with the Port-Admiral and Rear-Admiral Parker, in the Lightning, and proceeded to Ca!shot Castle, with the Dasher, surveying steamer, Commander W. Sheringharn, to select a spot for a steamers' coal depot. The two Admirals here took a final leave of their Lordships, going from the Lightning to the Dasher. Their Lordships left Ca'shot in the Ligtning at 3 P.M. for Southampton, the Dasher return ing with tie Admirals into the Harbour. The Lightning, after landing the Lords of the Admi ralty, returned to the harbour in the evening. The Scourge, steam bomb-vessel, Commander J. C. Catlin, arrived yesterday from Woolwich, and came into the harbour. The Orestes, 18, Commander E. St. Leger Cannon, completed stripping last evening, and will be paid off on Tuesday or Wednesday. The Nautilus, 8, Lieutenant-Commanding J. Mac donell, sailed on Friday evening to resume her station off Brighton for the protection of the fishery. The Manceuvrer lighter arrived with stores from Ply mouth yesterday. Captain Alexander Milne, son of the late Admiral Sir David Milne, late Commander-in-Chief at Devenport, is appointed to succeed Captain Sir Richard Grant, as flag captain to Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., the Com mander •in-Chief at this port. A system of punishment similar to that pursued in military prisons in the cases of bad soldiers is under consideration by the First Lord of the Admiralty for adoption in the cases of refractory seamen, to supersede in a great measure flogging in the navy. The sugges tion emanated from a gallant and humane Admiral, and we trust will be carried out, to his lasting honour. The Avenger, steam-frigate, Captain Williams, was at Malta in quarantine, on the 28th of August. A private 1-ater dated the 26th states, " We left Alexandria on the 20th. Daring our stay there the officers and ship's company were4upplied with every luxury by the orders of Ibrahim, who, prior to our departure, presented the following officers of the Avenger with a valuable Turkish sa,hre:—Captain Williams (and also a splendid shawl); Lieutenants Crawley, Sibbald, Rowles, Hawkins, and Tate (R.M.A.); Mr. Tucker, master ; Mr. Mackay, ,urgeon ; Mr. Brickwood, paymaster and purser; Mr. Speed, naval instructor ; Mr. Robinson, assistant-sur geon ; Mr. Moore and Mr. Yound, midshipmen ; Mr. Cleveland, master's-assistant ; Mr. A. W. Chimmo, clerk; Mr. Rowe, clerk; Mr. Phillips, naval cadet; and Ir. Brooker, clerk's-assistant. His Highness also pre sented the ship's company with 5001., besides an immense quantity ot sugar, rice, coffee, and other articles of consumption. His Highness invited all the officers of the ship to a sumptuous banquet given at his palace, placing at their disposal carriages and horses and attendants. Altogether, so prince or potentate could have been more splendidly feted than we have batn. His Highness appeared to 'cal that he could not seem too grateful for the wtention ;hewn him in England. We expect to sail about the 20th of September, and to arrive at Portsmouth about • the latter end of that month; when there the defective siato of our boilers, &c., wipl detain us two months at least before we can proceed on any further service." By an extract from a private letter we have learned that her Majesty's ship Inflexible arrived at Madeira in six days and 19 hours. The distance by the patent log is 1,240 miles. This extraordinary run was accom pli,hed, notwithstanding delays occasioned by being compelled to stop more than once to arrange the bear ;ng,s and expansion valves, during which time they were compelled to disconnect, and were forced to run under sail for some hours. The gross quantity of fuel con sumed has been only 86 tons, which is rather more than lcwt. per hour. The Inflexible was worked on the 6th 'or last grade of the expansion nearly the whole way, and yet, with this small consumption of fuel, and the wind a head a great part of the way, she averaged 7 knots 7-10ths per hour. At the time this letter left the lu flexible, she had just fallen in with the trade winds nlowin fresh from E.N.E. It was expected she would sail direct for the Cape, and would arrive in 35 days. APPOINTMENT. Lieutenant Robert Willcox, to Recruit. THE MARQUIS OF WORCESTER AND HIS CONSTITUENTS AT STOW. The Marquis of Worcester dined with a party of' his constituents at the Unicorn Inn, St)w-on-the-Wold, on Friday, Aug. 28. The festivity partook both of a sport ing and of a political character. It was formerly an an nual custom with the late Duke of Beaufort, when' he hunted that part of the country, to send a present of ve nison as a compliment to the farmers over whose land he hunted ; but that custom has been discontinued for seve ral years until the present time, when a renewal has been thought politic, having an eye to the possible contingen cies of a general election. Accordingly, in the early part o f last week, the following note of invitation was sent to a very large number of the Tory residents within a range of eight or ten miles of Stow : "In consequence of his Grace the Duke of Beaufort having sent some venison to Stow, as a compliment to the yeomanry of this district, the Marquis of Worcester has expressed his wish to meet with his constituents and to dine with them, at the Unicorn Inn, on Friday next, at four o'clock in the afternoon, when the pleasure of your company is requested. " Stow-on-the-Wold, Aug. 24, 1846." The gathering, however, was not by any means so nu merous as was expected, and as a political demonstration it was a signal White. Thirty-eight gentlemen and farmers sat down to the dinner; the company including Lord Redesdale, who was in the chair, H. E. Waller, Esq., of Farmington, about six clergymen of the neigh bourhood, a few professional gentlemen, three or four tradesmen, and the remainder consisted of a sprinkling of farmers and some old sportsmen who formerly hunted with the duke's hounds. It was a comfortable " venison dinner" enough, but the marquis's " wish to meet his constituents" was certainly a disappointment. The ho nour of a visit from the self•invited nobleman, even though the privilege of a cut at a haunch of venison was superadded, was not a sufficient attraction to draw the agriculturists from their useful occupations in their fields ; and if he is wise, the most noble the Marquis of Worcester will take this circumstance as a hint that the electors of East Gloucestershire are not so enraptured 4ith their representative as to make hi, re-electon et all a matter to be very confidently calculated upon.—Glou cester Journal. WILLS. TUE LATE LORD RoDNEY.--The Right Hon. and Rev. Spencer Baron Rodney, Clerk, Fellow of All Souls College, in the University of Oxford, has, by his will, bequeathed to the warden of All Souls a legacy of 1001., to be paid to the Benefactors' Fund; leaves to three of his nieces 1,0001. each; devises his real estates to his brother, the Hon. and Rev. Henry Rodney, M.A.. Prebendary of Hereford Cathedral; also leaves to him the residue of his personal property, valued for probate duty at 9,0001. His Lordship was in his 61st year, and was only presented, in 1844, by th e C o ll ege of All Souls, with the rectory of the Isle of Elmley, under their pa tronage. Robert Vaughan Richards, Esq.. Q.C., late of White hall-place, and of the Inner Temple, died possessed of personal property to the amount of 60,0001. the residue o f which, after the payment of certain legacies, and pro viding for annuities, he leaves to his daughter and only child, whom he has appointed his sole executrix, and de vises to her all his freeholds. He bequeaths his law books to his nephew, Edward Vaughan Richards, and to his nephew and godson, Robert Temple Frere, a le gacy of 5001., and a like legacy to his niece and god daughter, Catherine Ri c h ar d s . A n annu i ty o f 100 1 . to his clerk and to others ; also a liberal annuity to his coachman and to his coachman's father for their separate lives, and legacies to each of his servants. All bequests free of legacy duty. This eminent barrister, though ap parently of a robuit constitution, had been compelled, from ill health, to retire from a most extensive practice. He executed his will in October last, and only lived to the age of 53, having been a widower the last twenty years. - The late Mrs. Elizabeth Fry, wife of Joseph Fry, Esq., of Upton, Essex, enjoyed a life interest over certain trust property, under the respective wills of her sisters, Priscilla Gurney and Rachel Gurney, with a power of disposition over the same, by deed, will, or otherwise, and of which there was remaining unappropriated, and at her disposal, a sum of 11,0001.; this she has directed to be applied for the benefit of her family, in the following manner:— The interest of 6,0001. to her husband for lite, and after wards the principal to be divided equally amongst her children. To her daughter Katharine Fry, always lived with her, but to whom no provision I's, hitherto been made, she leaves the interest of 4,0001.D.11u, 2,0001. on her marriage, and the remaining 1,000/. to II!! son Daniel Henry Fry. The bequests are entirely ot, fined to the trusts under which she was empowered ,u 1 the deeds of disposition. She executed her will in 1 84 " appointing her sons, John Gurney Fry and Joseph 113 jun., Esqs., ex ecu t ors , t o w h om spec i a l l e tters of 0 , nistration with th e w ill was grante d, th e husband a° seining. She was in her 66th year. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE• ST. LEGER. 3 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tatton Sykes 6 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo—take n 8 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's The Traverser 9 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's Fancy Boy—taken 10 to 1 agst Col. Anson's lago 10 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's Grimston 12 to 1 agst Mr. Cranstoun's Cranebrook 15 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Free Lance 20 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting 40 to 1 agst Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock 50 to 1 agst Mr. Skerratt's Romance. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 6 to 1 agst Mr. Wormald's Quadruped 6 to 1 agst Mr. L. Fox's June 8 to 1 agst Mr. Robinson's Morpeth 8 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Ennui—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Cranston's Cranebrook. DERBY. 1000 to 30 agst Mr. O'Brien's Liberator—taken De gt It is proper to remind speculators on the St• that Thursday west is comparing day. SALE OF THE LATE BENTINCK ST II - 13 ;ur. The first division of th e L ev i at h an stud lately 'istS chased by Mr. Mosty n , o f L or d George Bentitic ' 0 , 15 11 sold yesterday by Messrs. Tattersall; it was ntav er fe w of attended—excited a good deal of competition fur 5 , c tori the grime lots, and on the w h o l e rea li se d t h e sa tlo -of total of 3,195 guineas. The following are particulsr2 the various lots:— s Goo _ • Pl' Nightcap, 4 yrs, by Bay Middleton, out of ChaP eati 49 d'Espagne ................................................ 9,6 Alva, 5 yrs, own Sis. t o Mora ......................... The Dutch Girl, 3 yrs, by Bay Middleton, out °' Flamanda ................................................... Lupine, 4 yrs, by Bay Middl e t on , out o f Marrow 3 1 Yawn, 5 yrs, Sis. to Gaper ......... 41 Pula, 4 yrs, by Bay Mi .dleton, out of Puce ....... ; . Ratifa, 4 yrs, by Bay Middleton, out of Camarina 5 6 0 darn ........................................................ 4 0 Kitty, 4 yrs, by Bay Middleton, out of Pussy ...... . ; Papal°, 5 yrs, by Bay Middl e t on , ou t o f P o b P darn ................... . ................................... 70 Mora 4 yrs, by Bay Middleton, out of M a lvins.... 10 0 , Charlotte, 5 yrs, by Liverpool, out of Brocade."". 50 Clink, 5 yrs, by Glaucus, out of Jin g l e .............. • 91 Charming Kate, 5 yrs, Sis. to C0r0nati0n.......... All-round-my-Rat, 5 yrs, by Bay. Middleton, ca l ' 5 0 of Chapeau d'Espagne ................................ The Maid of Orleans, 5 yrs, by Jereed, out ° Anchorite's darn .................................. , My Dear,' 5 yrs, by B a y Middl eton, out of Jai' . 5 : Letty ........................................... . .......... Phantasima, by Phantom ............................. 3 9 , Skill, 5 yrs, by Bay Middl eton , out o f Skilful ..... , §ouvenance, 7 yrs, by B a y Middl eton , out °I 6 9 Souvenir Discord, aged, by Mulatto Clumsy, 4 yrs, by Bay Middleton ..................... 110 Pug, 4 yrs, by Bay Middl e t on . ....• •• 600 Princess Alice, 3 yrs, by Bay Midd1et0n............. 3'20 Blackbird, 3 yrs, by Plenipo ..... Marquis of Conyngham, 3 yrs, by Slane Sombrero, 3 yrs, by Bay Middleton .................. 9,00 Comrade, 4 yrs, by Bentley .............................. 1 0 0 A bay yearling colt, by Eli s , out o f Mi ss P e tworto 10, A bay yearling colt, by C o l w i c k, out o f Skilful •••: 11 A chesnut yearling colt, by Bran, out of Katheri"„fter The sale of the two 7 year-old s t a k es place thi s ‘" noon. RAILWAY 811. atE MAR KE TS MANCRESTER, SEPTEMBER, 7. STOCK EXCIIANGE.-The sales are-Blackburn, Dar,".°'..--A ton, % dis.-Boston, Stamford, and Bir m i ng h a m, 10s. 6d. ' s e donlan, dis.-Cambridge . and Okford, 3-16 ,d, 1",.013 Blythe, %p.-Eastern Counties, York E x t en sion, 1% P:-„,. 1 001. 1 cashire (late Blackburn and Preston), 9% p.-Great Dock Extension, 1% dis.-kludderstield, 11-16 p.-Lancashire and North Yorkshire. % , 44 f, ' le Birmingham, % Ormskirk, and Preston p...,3t0, Halifax, and, a ster n London, Manchester, and Birmingham, Quarters (B) , , s t chester and Leeds, Fifths, 8 p.-Ditto, Extension, 2 chester and Southampton, 15s. c. dis.-North Western, 5 -1 7 6 gpe® ei i ham Districts, % IL-Oldham, Birkenhead, &c., 1-16 di'• and Manchester, Quarters, No. 2, 25%--Shropshire I/ 11 1 °14 )i Trent Valley Midlands, &c., 11-16 p. - We , t L anc ashire U o '" .„y, LEEDS, SEPTEMBER 7. yoly STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are -Eastern Counties, „Id tension, 365. p.-East Lancashi re , 9/ . G s. 3d. p.-Hud ders,-1/04 Manchester, l c. p.- Leeds and Bradford, 43% p.-Leeds 61.1. bury, 3 % p.-Ditty Branches 1 1 4 p.-Ditto, ExtensionZ:'oritl!,,, -Leeds and Think, 3% diS.-Ditto, New, 2% dis.--tomlfila4. Carlisle Branch, 575. p.-Ambergate, Nottingham, and °2 6d. dis.-Grand Union, 15s. 6d. dis.-Lancssiiire r „, 255. n o. shire, 12s. 6d. a. dis. -Lancashire and North : 9t e e ster and 0000 Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 10s. lid. "" sod fold, 7s. dis.-Liverpool, Manchester, and INe‘'" 10s. dis.- Liverpool, onnskirk, and Preston, 414 9 ' s. 50. York, 7s. Gd. dis.-Melton and Driffield west e '';Diro chester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 275. -Shr ° P, 6d. p.-Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 12s. 6d.„ : ",,",„ . Union, ss. dis. -Welsh Midlands, 34s dis.-Westi"'" - Is.-Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 40s. dis. foa HULL, SEPTMBER 7. vottingll os STocit ExcnasmE.-The sales are- Ambergate r , Boston, 40s. 6d.-East Coast, 1 Is.-Fleetwood, Riding, Bs. 9d. - Glasgow and Dumfries, 335. 6d. Halves, 50% -Leicester and Bedf-rd, 14x.-Leicester worth, 415.-North British, Carlisle Branch, 845.-10,1.„,,tht t -West Riding Union, 41. 195.-York and Selby, _r i - e i s u l 0 1 ; i a i i r d i d - s T e 2lO l Df Riding, 13, SHEFFIELD, SEPTEMBER 7. 3llolcifitel.. STOCK EXcgarsoz.-The sales are - Sheffield 1 11 -,„,,,0, 2;y, ( 11.4. Quarter Sha res , N o. 3 Scrip, 1 ,4 p.- Grimsby and Slie'rZ sc g, Vida' -Ditio, Extension, 170..6d. dis.-Ditto, Railway a.iid o d - Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 13s. dis.-Mancliester 45 , p coin Union and Canal, 198. 6d. dis.-North West er ' ' ' Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 7s. dis. YORK, 7. ie. STOCK ERCIIANGE.-The saIes SEPTEMBER are -Leicester „a' n ., A u , Ir I4s. 6d.-Leicester, Tam w o r th, R e., 21 . Os , 6d.-Lona o ,' 13.11;! 21. 35. -Mallon and Drifileld Junction, 3/. 28.-Ikfaucheste,,„ll,7ol Matlock, and Midla n d, 31. 1 I s. -N orth British , Ralf Sari'orl'.oo), Ditto, Carlisle Extension, 41. 35.-West Riding Union. J,.. s.t eas l North Midland, z.eitiy, 70-Ditto (East and West Riding 131. Is. 3d.-York and Newcastle, New, 101. 18s. 9d, 6J'/,1 EDINBURGH, SEPTEMBER 5. 3V.„ STOCK EXCEIANGE.-The sales are -C a l e d o .dan, Direct Northern, 375.-Dundee and Perth, 25-E'40,511, Northern, 10%-Ditto, Ne w p or t, 52 5. 6d . -North D.` Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, fits. 6d.-Ditto, New ., 934. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and L 4ci f f isil Wood left Grove Park, Hens, yesterday. e n : JO the Duke and Duchess of B e df or d, at Wobor" Bedfordshire. n" SHAKING HANDS WITH A DFIKE.-----, 1 1 of e s t evening, an enthusiastic admirer of the Du" irot r ' ir e lington, he.tring he had, on going throug h to f stopped at the Stars, ran with breathless baste P.oe shot into the truth of the matter, when the follow' Db, ' OO colloquy took place :—Enthusiast (breathless);;lliogteg, dear Miss Webb, is it true that the Duke of t," i•ot stopped at your house to- day ? Miss Web u ,,. - fi thli S › Sir, it is true, for I shook hands wi th him; ,'"ds ots —My dear Miss Webb, have you shaken e i l ti vetii withE nEnthusiast—Then, anybody umsei a. s s t i_n A c nT e d?h immediate]el‘nl,isms y W deebabyr— MissgNa voe, Webb,i n h d e t r e a d, bd S eo t a r s te b se ; o o ci f s t the hand, and on the Sunday - morning was 1 . 40, 0 7" post, almost rampant, to have a real gran) of the Noble Duke ;we believe that be 5°- e ffil Devonshire Ch ron i c l e . DX: 0$ [ADYERTISEMENT.I—CURES OF FEAR- -rja v vstS -- ;; 61 5 t SORES IN MALTA, BY lIOLLOWAE'S PILLS AND O I doe. Thi ~ Duncan, whose husband is employed in her 31s.les t Y; sore s rye he t Malta, suffered for more than two years from ulceroted by feet. 'She formerly resided at Corfu, and was tr e 't, o d °,,, ° 1101, practitioners there, from whom, however, she de r :. o f 1 1 "„ of is whatever, wren, after using five or six boxes and 1 1 ,Z 0 trot', Pills and Ointment, a perfect cure was effected. f Woo C '" statement Is so notorious in Malta that the editor o _ 9 0 f $ O,l Mail" newspaper was induced to insert the particultist% in his paper of October 31st, 1845.—501 d by all h°drool'. ofessor Holloway's establishment, 244. Strand. I , th e BIRTHS. tv Of On the 2d inst., at C as tl e B ernar d, oat , a Viscountess Bernard, of a daught er . of 40 On the 26th of June, at Bahia, Mrs. W. On the 29th ult., at the Vicarrge, East 1 an o of the Rev. A. G o ld ne y, o f a son, st ill = b or n. ar k, 1 414 ' On the 30th ult., at S ussex - p l ace , Regent '6-P ad' 6cl ' D. Mac Vicar, of a daughter. a pt al On the 3d inst., at Wi nc h es t er , th e l a dy of aoclff e l of a daughter. y o f On the 4th inst., at Newark, Notts, the lad ia tlf Tallents, Esq., of a p On the 4th inst., at Landport-terrace, Son ths Tstil l io'Oe l of John W. Finch, Esq., Lieutenant R.N., ofe s : na nt-C ° On the 4th inst., at Newry, the lady of Lieut lacif Leslie, C.., of a uhter. • On the sth sth inst d , a at Yarmouth, Isle of Wlgt, the h Harry Burrard, Esq., of a son. --------- mc A u t m t b h a e a p t aarfishTocdhinuracrhd,ent:oLchadaacEaleDs,h'itrhe.eStria:oelosJbulbs '°'..'' g 5 e u ran ; : 3: i i0 , 11:5 00 A: cl e• On , pdaei(ir)rgillittehreofstthhe inst.,Rev D a r t . Msto.leusewaorrtehi,Vicar of Itci ca kiii i°ll) Perrin Brodribb, Esq.. of Bloomsbury-square, to Sa s ,tos ir r e ' cond daughter of Charles R ASkin E qof the sln„, e ,.)) 11 ; On the sth inst., at St . 51a l ryl% 5 e"Church, J3-1-",i,ibe,',' Ulph, of Upper Marylebon.e-street, ° l n o Miss S. T• -- Pr secs id daughter of the late W. Belcher, Esq., of Marlboro Wilts. t Irl l DIED On the 20th of June last, at Umbal lah, in the BO - Co r m Captain Charles Digby Dawkins, 11 t h Bengal CavalrY' mandant of the Governor-General's Body Guard. . us off On the Ist ult., on board her Majesty's ship Vestivlp'ori A lcer g a us C tu r a uz ii , aGideoearg,eafHdal,a,,er3:aoturenegt.est son of the Rev et On the 28th ult., at Mornington-crescent, ..""- Dw W iae h lti e rs e ic l e e : r im . ~,f ; „„ garg ir On the a l go s ue t dr in wB s 6 t o .., rs a i t e Ne E wport, Isle of Wight, Charle s C°fil. sq., aged 69. -"c o . 10° (11 On the Ist inst., Y' at Lesson-grOVO North, l'' Tbottle' s GoOdsneithe Esq.,3d a i g n e s d t., 74 i . n Richmond. place, Ilereford, no fe d O uy n i:p t ae h gr e eß 3 d d a2r i 7n n .g s b t u ., r b y l . e s r t y r i e A e 4 n Ann, Islington. thew ife of 11i r• Th ° PI iLg Torpitit Jolla ° ell' On the 3d inst., in Wilton-crescent, the rrev• 0 the infa nt 11° On the 3d inst., at Harrogate, Cecil Henry, of Arthur William Woods, Esq., of Epsom. 1 9 ; of - - telec - London: Printed laid Published by METED° YOtb , i ,: t us Pr- o r Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, ti 0.112, Str aucl „' of the Savoy, in TOW' the County of Bliddlet ext Umber 8, 1848! TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. Only in two instances will the odds g i ve n below be found to vary to any ex t en t f rom t h ose qu oted at War wick. Sir Tatton Sykes, as a market price, roaY be $ turned at 3 to 1, although, as we were inform 10 hedging bet was b oo k e d on terms more favourabledi the backer. 6to 1 was laid to several hundred Po u P„t against Brocardo; 9 to 1 to two or three hundred WM', Fancy Boy; 20, 18, 15, and finally 12 to 1 against Ci?lin,, brook. Plenty of off ers t o l ay aga i nst Mr. O'B ri t e te horses, but no backers ; th e i r p r i ces , th ere fore, mu art looked upon as nominal. We are unable to ma ke ! quotation against Poynto n; 500 t o 10 was laid till", the early part of the d a y, b u t no suc h o dds 03111 01 obtained afterwards; 30 to 1, perhaps, would be 11 the msrk. Closing average:—