The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-05 00:00:00

---, ..... ~......... ;02,i-'41171.1- BONE .--(THIS DAY.) hi i - Ent —A s tylishly-attired young man, who glive e nam e George Pitzierbert, was charged with having -cirakeiitted robberies u ‘ pon jewellers and watchmakers.. t e " eVidetiCe went to show that the prisoner (an old frel a nce 4 rd had recently succeeded in purloining articles d that ;, 4113 shops of tradesmen at the ,West-en , and ere his Practice was, while examining articles at the titer, take care that another person should come pa rt 4 , ll(l : Pitt some question to the shopkeeper ; an op the " Ili tY Was thus afforded to the prisoner to hand to tta y sai d Party any article within his reach, and in this tte w a lig°11:1 Watch and a diamond ring had "made their Pe•"----Eernanded till Wednesday next. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ,„ I:3ECCLES RACES.—WEDNESDAY. kr. The 4 ne Gentleman's Purse of 50 soys. Heats. kr, ilebold's Chemise, 4 yrs (Cotton) 1 1 l it-, .eraberton's Et B 6 yrs able' • e ower, 2 2 8 Sir Fretful, aged Mr. Aw,ePgtakes of 3 toys. each, with 15 added. Heats. hip. ile' s s ir ~ , Edmund of Langley, aged (Roy) 1 1 kr. p 11"°'d's Chemise, 4 yrs - r. Itelabertott's Victoria, aged.. ,The ti,9swald's Maid of Barham fir.pi,"nttzs' Stakes of 2 sous, each, with 15 added. Heats. elt, ellTherton's Victoria, aged hit Dave ,4 2 k 0 e ,,., ~ a , ge ••• -• 2 3 -- •At ) ] e ' Th e Go arnor, 6 yrs . tier B ,,,Welce- le , ag , d 'h --j' ' \ll Si d A...Tli -e WEST SOMERSET RACES. -iia t THURSDAY. !•:...:I: 4 `lies' Plate of 201, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 toys. ~113,-)*ft• Three vrs ' old, ist 61b ; four, Sat 71b ; five, B . st N•ii pt.': sbc and agea, 9st 51b. Heats, once round and a dis. hglr, 1;11? Profton's Zulieka, 3 yrs (Moon) 1 1 ,b 4 ix . g Felix, 3 yrs .a f, Swee t r- t 2 11 ;;es ot 10 sova. each, 5 ft. Three yrs old, 7st „ur, a toi, ~v- e , 9st 41b ; six and aged, 9st 71b. thiats, once t4„;•',4 and a dis tkr.`,44l Crofton 's Zl' 1 a q -,..(M00n) 1 1 r.l-'"alirre'sisEAClasst,Sr'hi-urrielYe: a' 3YrY3r 4 2 2 3 3 ;i lt B licit Stakoscif 3 set's. ***** with 10 added, lOst each. t l:/olarsew,inner to be sold fol: 50/. Heats, once roun 3 d. 1 1 ..ir, Tam's-., 5 . yr. s .14Ptc, .._ kai intonia- i 6,- • ain rattore s , r• ' , ,1 S 1 2 3 t.! ' N. ° o3 3 . 's Uni x - ,:!DY, `lged .. fir' Cr o f t , •-•la, aged v. Kees' -, -Vs Strath-p y 5 yrs titt,s...,ly Polly a; e- ' ki. wil e ,. Will Watc ' h --e y V'l,-eh's Screw Driv'e6r yrs 7 0 dr h.L4ll',lters' Stakes of 3 -s each, with 20 added. Fotp•- krtes„4ld, 1 Ist ; five, list se elb ; six and aged 12st. Twice • I. , ) 40., k 41 8 Circes, ag ed kr.‘ 1 (14 :a •T - • 6yrs 2 V..,0 N ., , • rubadolir, ki c e 5 Speculation, 5 yrs N. 4,,5 Rarkawav, ag e d . - 'e Y dis S Gras s h o pp er , 6 y rs dis 4 ,- L,„, ~ 114 - 4 - ' ' MAJESTY'S CRUISE. lli„ T. lIELIER'S, aERSEY, SEPT. 3. 4 rtv er i " 2 wn is in the height of enthusiasm, as the Queen . kw. -' this evening met the roads, and will land to-m h or e 'tte iti:lv; general illiyuaination takes place to-night. Ter pas s , 40 Yt.:riegated arc h es un d er w hi c h her Majest y T 1,.. ......___ ill - -t it ti lt OICIDE NRY E • —The copper tube found h °le which J oseph Henry had in the cellar of t:ts,,S e was ope ne d yester d ay i n h i s presence, by r 8 ruagistrate app apersointed found for tha in p it, t urpose,and 0.444,0 drawn out of th e p and the pja e „given by Henryo the questions put to him on had Confor y inably to the indications fur ,meteneauY bin; there has been found a prolix and Zacteey,..leicount of all the: he intended to . do in order h t kl th e s Plans into execution. He describes before bat ruanner in the pistols were to be loaded. ap s e i c i u tres that h 0 should use no kind of projectile ; slu efsettiha_ts, in t ' order to give his mad act the appear -143, bei ee , u u ltee at he should recount the fable of the res!eld e , t from_ iron rod, rounded with a file, tao eee t ,.. s els finger the barrel of the pistol. He a:eP 4t leao the words which he should utter . at the 44 sal ° I his arrest, in order to give an idea that p arts atz eoreplices. This was a calculation on ejl in order to escape from the first outburst his Indignation. In short, this document, like . 4 e whiather writings, bears that . singular charac s,, geeete- b y medical men is admitted to exist with . e -1* ultraberof persons whose mental faculties eeted, • If 11411 Y Zee incoherent and • strange ideas, ra. n 4- ' 4 clearly expressed. It appears that Sf l t l d s e ha r3r e , hP -d . been - condemned to death, he his ti e contrived some means of making known b;eecution, the existence of those papers which his. • e " v e Proved that his attempt was not a serious one. 'ea this discovery would have inspired his judges Z:l ztvf te g a r_et . at havin g exercised the extreme rigour_ of 0 4, h ;vilest him, and would, to use his own expres- f IPttl. I t /1 g given a rude blow to the punishment o se - 11 0 d • • b n come to with re to -as et ee Sloe P e tition ecision for pardon. —Paris paper of Thurs gard day. 4 1) 1 -ttidge shooting commenced on Tuesday, with Zulk s e w eather. W e h ear some com pl ain t s o f bi r d s I .atitl e l, and also of barren pairs being found fr - h es it t ; but upon th e w h o l e b el i eve that the sport in e. mistrict has been tolerably good. Worcester '4%,),1{11,1e —ONDtAiNED CONVICT SY...ITHe--DEPUTATION "7„`,GEORCE GREY.—YOSWI'day, at two o'clock, a 't on waited by a oi - tment upon Secretary Sir "°4l ' " 21 of mmuta op ,to present the -. petition in favour aco Cli p „°i the senteence W on the convict John Smith. The t:qtie,qation cc , nsisted Of J. Masterman, Esq., M.P. ; Al rttn It. Hughes Alderman Sidney, Messrs. J. I. LCIe”, Samuel Gurney, jun.; James Millard, William rithorrow, R. M. Phillips, Common Councilma n of I,Z,ver; J. ti Barnard, Common Councilman of London ; tal , " r atties Walters. The deputation stated that they oth e rs l present a memorial from the merchants and byl)S ail , 0 € London, founded upon the certificate signed the jurymen who tried the prisoner, respectfully 1 / 4 es.rnestly pressing upon the consideration of the the e,,,r a ruent the pr o p r i e ty of extending the mercy of e rthel bsv ‘ .;l• °wD, by sparin g the life of the criminal, but to t he subj ec ti ng hi m to t h e highest penalty f or d eputation enforces next to capital . punishment.. ~ 4 0r uePutation explained that their application er eY Was in accordance with the ex s ie,ll f r " I vlsh Of the jury on the trial, and proceeded a ~st l ,tfe,- 1 ° , 1 4 the conviction that no premeditated revenge 411,e4texpirsitsed, although fm the nature of the case pre o giving legal evidence of the tle cl , tltlo ll he I t i ) a n d er rec r eived. Mr. Masterman and Mr. Z s aleo r e ,•` 44 , Sidney were the principal speakers, and the was signed by seventeen members of the . e r a, le Jury, six aldermen, thirty-four other magis itZet)!,,aeleven alik x ers, one . hudred merchants, and by le to a u, barristers, solicitors, and others, amount tettua,tie,;l2.9l3,, and upwards. The deputation were most amount- Vi it.e listened to, and were assured that the case t e , 4 l , e et , uergo the most anxious consideration of the ille t n t. The Home Secretary said the most 1 )u -sett: , ..for consideration was that the memorialists oP tl ialb:"'her excluded the question of abolition . of death a - 1; ti le - t e e ": The petition from Norwich, the birthplace sh t lff, i ict, is signed by the Mayor of Norwich, the ee glite ell members of the corporation, twtenti iltierergistrates, thirty-four clergymen, and six 4 tie g t he principal inhabitants. 4414. 1 Crr Aro DISEASE.—At the meeting of the 4 20 . o '.•:iety of Lodon, held at the Society's 4, w rd • ac dford-street, Covent-garden, last evening, t(ai.erle% rozioubleday, Esq., V.P. in the chair, Dr. P. B. 11441011:11_, dad a, Paper on the potato diseas . e. .The author th:q°Y a notice of the fungi which ie living eh; Plants. Those which infest living plants, as e;e ll ,sd u t - j e :nd br.ands, do . not, except when in very great i„Neh , destroy the vitality of the plants, while those hp bit mouldiness, to which the fung . u . s the leaves of the potato belongs, are chiefly d cli) ae cf the decaying vegetable matters. He -ha r ted ON that many of the black or brown spots on the i„ q oy n W ere destitute of fungi, but that in all probability 'a4seeettka Produced by atmospheric causes. He then .'`atti e . :ue effects of the disease of the leaves on the ;Ste e ,ad tubers, the deficiency of starch granules . u a m nd . '4 4 0 state of the tubers afford favourable lineresug keitpls for the production of common s d u e o cay t he use of stimulant manur o e r s,. a . u s u c y ommon of the r the chloride of potassiusn, indeed . 111 0 salts which act as stimulants to plants. The led to a very animated discussion. 114 1 15 E IN THE PRICE OF BREA D Yesterday the l i tit v 'otif was raised to 7d. by the c h e a p bakers in the vici str,, Of Clare-market and other poor localities, the price ke t ig ad. at the best bakers at the west-end of the th tt Volis I ,ek 4 ,,e's REGATTA TO CONCLUDE THE AQUATIC arrangements for the grand regatta at es tt t t ie, on Monday, amongst gentlemen amateurs,. to th aP the aquatic season, were completed last o e o. ven .s ing a tile n e t , Messrs. Searle's, Stangate. The follow' - e ( „ t . i he prizes and competitors: Pair-oared Match for I\4,lygilv.i: W herries. In three heats. First Heat—Messrs. a . r ict Murray, : Pa lord and Strutton, Duplan and ei tl ek ti S Hea ) t—Messrs. Ernest and Brown s , tlee e - h" f Y or ti a an i e ) d ee L i ay f ton, Rickards and Walford. Scullers' Gold Sculls. In three heats. First gsitot,h'.3lllessrsa. Ho o oke , Baldrey, Grove, and Basset. . otte't H eat —Messrs, Allan, Innes, and Con oa n rs Seti,;oared Match for Presentation Cup, and Silver 2leh'altider. In three heats. First Heat—The Cygnet t rhe :144 t " Nelson, and the Hearne. Second Hea 7 -• 'eter t h x, the Triton and the Ariel. The races w ex- flair e 4°l ° Putney to: Hammersmith, for the sculls . h and '`Xtte" 44 ; and to Chiswick Eyot, for fours an . d eig ts. I N added- to the above list will be a scratch with fours, 1,,i4 scratch with eights. t4 tl:l4 ° ,l ( ""CH CADETS.—The young gentlemen at- Om t el the Royal Military Academy on W oolwich afterell and in th e Royal Arsenal, returned yesterday, the t t 'a holid ays , to resume their military'duties, under You, leate nant- Gov e rnor, Colonel Parker, C.B. Twenty gentlemen were admitted as cadets, a similar Ord el ' h aving received their commissions in the Royal litlaace Corps. tea tli t 2 lGl , Al tr.—Yesterday,information was forwarded tln - ,. l°l iee that the remises of Mr. Turbyfield of No. s _ bt, 4 , ll eld.pi ace, Mile-end-road, had been burglarioul3 , 43 1Oti' e l i nd a great number of valuable silk umbrellas t r es. property abstracted. A party bi" 0 1' SHOT UPON STEAM-VESSELS.— _ ttleillilic)atoen andgentlemen, and officers of the naval and Wo„ltY service, attended yesterday afternoon upon the a ,teei„,Wich Marshes, to witness the experiments upon 'itll" tePresentiog a section of a war steam-vessel's . V ,.. e llted Wi P l the patent "Kaniptulicon" composition, in setite,,,uY Lieutenant Walter, of the Royal Marines, a :tile a ;'ati who for some time past has been assiduously k pos e 7 , ° , ll , l 'ing to surmount the many difficulties w ich ticso:eceraselyes in constructing steam-vessels for r- Parte - ; W ar. The trials were very satisfactory. The t h -e made by the shot immediately collapsed, prov t7steet Et vessel lined with the composition would be "atle asi'd'ght even if the enemy's shot were to penetrate 4 4 11 C eB ' A further trial, however, seems necessary, 14-Weetgets instead of one, in order to prove roc ' " 4 th 9 Ely ' ;Aiwa of Ow 9910Patti914 OVEII LAND MAIL 1 N I A. (From the Times.) We have received by express, from Marseilles, letters and papers from Bombay to the 18th of July. The rainy season continued, and the fall was such as to satisfy those who desired much of that most valuable element in India—water. Tranquillity prevailed throughout the whole of that continent, with, perhaps, one exception, viz., the unpaid and dissatisfied troops of the Nizam ; but they can do but little. The cholera has lessened its ravages at Kurrachee, where it destroyed several thousand persons during ten days. The troops had lost about a fourth of their number. Every praise was bestowed upon Sir Charles Napier for his kindness and attention to the sufferers. Only two officers had died—vi,z., Captain J. B. Seton, of the Bombay Fusiliers, and Lieut. Dawson, of the 12th regiment of Native Infantry. Gross exaggeration of the insalubrity, &c., of Sinde was, as usual, the theme of some of the Bombay newspapers. From the Punjaub there is no news. All was quiet there. The Governor-General and Lord Gough were at Simla, where the rain was falling in torrents. I heat had for the first fortnight of June been intense, but there was no considerable amount of sickness at the station. ,The 14th was a Sunday, and the atmosphere was more than usually stagnant and oppressive. A thick portentous-looking cloud crept up the sky when the troops were proceeding to church, and a sudden burst of wind threatened the buildings. It passed away almost as speedily as it came, and when the worshippers re tired the air was as still as when they as sembled. At that same hour did the pestilence ap pear. Before midnight nine of the 86th were at reet, and men began to be borne into hospital in such numbers that it was difficult to make arrange ments for their reception. It was a fearful night. With morning came the tidings that the pestilence was over spreading the town, and 50 had in twenty-four hours fallen victims. The 86th were the earliest, and continued to be the severest, sufferers. They and her Majesty's 60th bad for six months been in tents close to each other: they were the day after the disease appeared marched out for change of air, and encamped by the sea shore near Clifton. The Rifles were next attacked; then the Fusiliers; the artillery and native infantry began to suffer after this. For five fearful days did the destroyer lay his hand most heavily upon them, and in this time more than 1,000 men were carried to their graves! The pestilence now began to abate—it had done its worst, and seemed about to withdraw: within less than a fortnight 900 Europeans, including 815 fight ing men, were carried away; 600 native soldiers and 7,000 of the camp followers and inhabitants of the town had been hurried into eternity. The conduct of the Go vernor is stated to have been beyond all praise: anxiety for the sick conferring an alacrity on limbs the hand of time might have stiffened. He went about everywhere — counselling the healthy—seeing that the sick were cared for—cheering the sufferers, and comforting those hasten ing to another world. Pestilence, which too often gene rates recklessness and indifference, was here met with manly dignity and Christian composure and resigna tion. The men disregarded infection, braved every dan ger in waiting on :each other, and each seemed to feel that the tenderness one hour bestowed on a suffering comrade might be the next required by themselves. The feeling in too many cases was not slow in being realised. Calamity is apt to beget complaint—sickness to generate unreasonable querulousness. Yet on the present occa• sion no single murmur against the arrangements or con duct of any one has reached us during the currency of the pestilence. The appearance presented by Kurra chee after the fatality of the disease had passed is de scribed as very awful. The temporary sojourners in the town, and all who could get away, had fled panic-struck ; of the natives, one-half nearly had been removed by death. Tho soldiers bad been buried in their beds— there was no time for shroud or coffin—in pits of such depth as could be excavated in haste. The effluvium now arising from the remains of 8,000 festering dead— half-burned or half-buried—is described as fearful--fit to generate a second pestilence. Cholera had been heard of in the neighbourhood, and its appearance was not wholly unexpected. It seems now t o b e cree pi ng u p th e river, great apprehensions of its approach to Hydera bad being expressed. At Sukkur, again, a very virulent variety of fever afflicts the European soldier. In a few hours it is fatal ; and so severely have the men of her Majesty's 17th suffered, that arrangements were being made for bringing them down to Hyderabad by steam. The regular triennial visitation so fatal in Upper Sinde, is not due till next year. Such is the salubrity of Young Egypt in 1846 ! In the course of three years it has been the grave of nearly 6,000 of our troops I The financial returns obtained on the motion of Mr. Hume, appear to have attracted so little notice at home, that six weeks after the publication, the London papers were boasting of the value of a country shown to draw a million an nually from the revenues of India beyond what its own could supply ; and talking of 100.000/. a year sent to Calcutta, instead of ten times the sum having been with drawn from it ! Incomplete as are the returns, and heavy as are the items omitted in them—the Governor's salary of 10,0001. being amongst the first—the Bombay steam charges of 50,0001. amongst the second—the dis closures they make are appalling. The military charges for the past three years exceed a million sterling annu ally ; the civil charges average 125,0001. ; to which, if the defects above noted be added, they will amount to 185,0001.—a grand total of 1,185,0001. The total in come to meet this averages about 200,0001. ; the ad mitted defect is about 900,000/.—the actual one about a million and a quarter : as near as possibe the sum we have for three years past set down. Nor is there any prospect of a change for the better ; the country is not improving, and the Governor seems to begin to despair of improvement ; the blame is laid on the habits of the people. Most of the revenue is collected in grain, and to enhance its apparent value, this is sold at an excessive price to the army contractors, and purchased from them, at a charge of course equally excessive, by the commis sariat—so that India, in fact, pays doubly a portion of the netted income of which Sinde pretends to boast. This we are aware will be denied; but we speak on authority equal to that of the Parliamentary papers. An eminent political authority at home writes—" The grossest at tempts have been made to mislead, but the facts are these. Some dozen or two people are filling their pockets in Sinde at the public expense, and what care they though the country costs a million or two annually ?" " The fallaciousness of the reported remittances to Cal cutta have been fully exposed—and the immediate result has been that the Governor's salary has been raised from 60,000 rupees (7,0000 a year to 80,000 rupees (9,0001.) a year ! Such is Sinde, as known to all who wish to make themselves acquainted with its affairs—such the delusive aspect in which it is viewed at home." Were the cost of it to appear in the estimates of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and to be learned at home, the people of England might think :of the costliness, if not of the criminality, of the wrongs they have indulged in. So long as the poor, unresisting, overtaxed Hindoo provides the means, why should Englishmen trouble themselves about inquiry? They do not go on without wawarnin g. They may rely on it the day will come when restitution may be impossible—remorse and repentance unavailing. A subscription having been opened for the purpose of purchasing in the jewels and ornaments of the Princesses of Hyderabad advertised for sale amongst the Sinde prize booty, with a view of restoring them to their owfiers, above 6001. were almost immediately set down. Some of the officers have determined to decline touching their prise -money at all. The departure of Sir George Arthur from the Go vernment of Bombay was fixed for the sth of August. A long continuance of ill-health is the cause of his retirement. Mr. L. R. Reid, the senior civil servant in the Bombay Council, was to succeed him until a Governor nominated in London shall have arrived. There is a hope expressed that the Court of Directors will grant Sir George Arthur a pension. The retirement from the bench of Sir Henry Roper, which is expected in November, has given rise to much talk respecting his successor. The want of the three judges allowed by the charter is much felt in Bombay. The result of the penury in the Court of Directors which saves the salary of one judge, is to throw the whole decisions of the Court into the hands of the Chief Justice. It was expected (with how little reason our readers are aware) that Sir Erskine Perry, the puisne judge at Bombay, would become the next Chief Justice : his judicial conduct had given great satisfaction. Lieutenant-Colonel Martin, Deputy-Adjutant- General of her Majesty's troops in the Bombay Presi dency, died at Poonah on the 13th of July. We take the following from the Bombay Gen tleman's Gazette, principally on account of the attention which has been directed here to the appointment of Mr. D. Pollock as Chief Justice of Bombay : " The return to England of Sir George Arthur, the Governor of Bombay, long expected from the infirm state of his health, is now finally determined on, and we believe Sir George will leave our shores about the first week in August. We regret to say, repeated and severe attacks of illness have much debilitated our departing Governor, who strove long and courageously to put off the evil day, but the suggesstions of his friends, the strong recommendation of his medical advisers, and the anxiety of his family, have at length prevailed, and he has reluctantly yielded to their united wishes. We shall take an opportunity, after his departure, of saying what we think of his government—contenting ourselves for the present with expressing a hope that he may find in his native land that health which he has lost amongst us. We are perfectly conviced that Sir George Arthur's intense application to business has been the cause of those attacks, which render is return to England, in the midst of the monsoon, a measure of ab solute necessity. Another subject of very great interest to all of us is the appointment to the seat on the bench of the Supreme Court, about to be vacated by Sir Henry Roper, Chief Justice. Many are, and have been, the speculations on this subject; and the public anxiety is very great to learn whom Government will appoint to fill an office of such high trust and responsibility. The constitution of the Supreme Court, as contemplated by the charter, required the appointment of three judges. From pecuniary corkiderations we have only two, and one of the consequences of this parsimony is, that when ever there is a difference of opinion the Chief Justice has the casting voice, and a decision, without a majority of voices, gives little satisfaction to the profession or to the public. This is a grievance where appeals are so few and so restricted. Bombay is increasing every year in importance, and ought not to be deprived of every fair and legitimate advantage, to which the charter and the general feeling of the community deem it to be entitled. Again, the climate is so very hurtful to the European constitution, that frequent absence from Bombay, and short trips to more healthful localities, are imperatively necessary to keep the judicial mind and body in working vigour. Here there is no long vaca tion—the whole year requires the presence of at least one judge. Every Monday and Thursday throughout the year a judge sits in chambers, and to discharge the minor duties of the bench. One of the judges, under such circumstances, will be found a s frequently wbteucoi tu a ol b n :s l e ya n fft t wo o ro n d a kind of quasi si c k l eave as h e can w i t h out detriment to quite h ou e iatl p el ouwbl anotheri onec. t I of questiont b h e e c r o e m weree generallywh t e h n r e w e judgese areabsent, 'allowed becomes It will be obvious, that under present circumstances the individual who is to fill this hi g h o ff ice is anxiously re garded by all of us, and we hop e s i ncere l y that Govrn ment will well consider the qualifications of candidates before they decide a question of such grave importance. The succession to the Chief-Justiceship has, of late years, taken place from the Puisne Justiceship, and we know of no sounder principle of succession. The cir cumstances of the country seem to require it. In Eng land a barrister practises at either the equity or com mon law bar. He is comparatively ignorant of the branch in which he has never practised. Either a com mon law man, or an equity man, coming fresh from the English bar to the Indian bench, would, immediately on his arrival have to preside, if appointed Chief Justice, over equity, common law, admiralty, ecclesi astical, insolvent, Mahometan and Hindoo laws, with all their ramifications. For the efficient discharge of such various duties a practised judge is required. A fresh importation from the home bar must be at least two years in this country before he can be considered efficient. If, then, Government appoint any barrister to the Chief Justiceship, he becomes for two years an in efficient president of the court, and having the casting voice to determine all questions, wherever he and his more experienced junior judge happen to differ. Our humble sug,geston to the home authorities would be—if we flattered ourselves that they would attend to any suggestion from a source so humble and so distant— constitute your supreme courts in India after' this fashion; send us out one equity judge, one common law judge, and promote our present puisne to the chiefship. We shall then have our number complete, as contem plated by the charter, and confidence from the profession and the public reposed in men who have each acquired a knowledge of this pecular branch of the law. It would be not only unwise, but disgusting to the legal profession in Bombay, to see a man placed over the head of Sir Erskine Perry, who, for upwards of five years, has applied himself with the utmost diligence to make himself tho roughly conversant with his judicial duties. How far he has succeeded would ill beoome us to presume to express an opinion upon ; and we probably shall have little thanks for going so far as we have done into an honest consideration of his just claims to promotion." (From the Bombay Times.) Sinde supplies almost the only topic of news for the month. The seaport of.Kurrachee, the healthiest and the favourite military station, has ever since it became known tows been visited triennially by cholera. In 1839, and again .in 1842, the amount of suffering occasioned by it was terrible, yet blight compared to that which it has just endured. Between the 13th and the 23d of June, above 8,000 human beings were cut off by it, in cluding 895 Europeans, of 'whom 815 were fighting men. Besides this, 595 sepoys, and it is believed about 7,000 natives, camp-followers and inhabitants of the town, have died. The pestilence had quitted Kurrachee, and was apparently creeping up the river. Fever of a very fatal kind had made its appearance amongst the European soldiers at Sukkur—its triennial visit is to be looked for next year. Her Majesty's 17th had chiefly suffered : it is said they were to be moved down, while her Ma jesty's 86th were to move up to Hyderabad. Official returns of the finances, revenue, and mortality in Z_sinde confirm all that has been said by the Indian papers —confute most of what has been urged by those at home. The acknowledged expenses of Sinde in excess of its returns amount up to the present time to about three millions sterling ; and when the Governor's salary, and expense of steam between Bom bay and Kurrachee, and cost of troops destroyed by the climate, are added, we shall have a current drain on the finances of India equal to between a million and a quar ter and a million and a half annually, with no prospect of return. Somewhere about 3,000 Europeans and half as many native troops have in four years perished from the effects of climate. At home a peerage is claimed for the author of blessings so unbounded I The good accounts of the Government, and the public improve ments by great works in Sinde, reach us in India through the home newspapers ; they exist nowhere save in print. The Punjaub and newly-acquired terri tories continue tranquil ; scarcely a word worth repeat ing ever reaches us from either. The Governor-Gene ral and Commander-in-Chief continue at Simla, and all things throughout India much as they have been since the setting in of the rains. An extremely dry season has been followed by an unusually wet one ; and the want of water, so severely felt, is now abundantly sup plied. Betwixt the 9th of June and 17th of July up wards of 35 inches of rain have fallen. The Governor of to the 25th of May. As might have been anticipated, however, the amount of Trersury draughts received by this opportunity was again insignificant, and quite in adequate to produce the slightest beneficial effect. In Exchange and Government Securities, we have but few operations to report, the greater portion_ of the bills going forward by the present opportunity having, we be lieve, been contracted for previous to the last dispatch. In those reported, however, our last quotations have been maintained. In Bank Stock we have not heard of any sales, but the directors of the Bank of Bengal have just declared a dividend for the half year, at the rate of 13r. 6a. per cent. per annum. In produce there has even been less doing; but this is generally the case when, as in the present instance, two mails are dis patched. and one received within a week. Another reason, however, undoubtedly is the scanty supply of sugar (the only article in any general inquiry) in our bazaar, good Benares being still readily saleable at our last quotations; other staples have continued neglected, but without any decline in prices, with the exception of saltpetre, which has been obtained to a moderate extent at rather easier rates. In imports, also, little has been done, and without any improvement in prices. In fact, the dealers have apparently gladly availed themselves of the unsettled state of the weather to keep quiet, and our markets are in almost exactly the same position as on the 2d. Consignees have been showing rather more anxiety to secure cargoes, but no material decline has as yet been established in the rates of dead weight to Great Britain. As there is every indication of the constant rain ex perienced in Calcutta during the past two days having extended to most of the indigo districts in lower Bengal, we are in hourly expectation of receiving complaints, as it must have done considerable injury wherever experi enced. A letter from Rajeshaye, dated the Ist, states that a gale was then blowing which had retarded the progress of manufacture, as well as reduced the produce. From the neighbourhood of Ghazeepore, also, accounts are lest favourable ; not only from a want of rain, but also from the difficulty experienced in negotiating draughts on Calcutta, on which many planters had relied for their supplies, a continuance of which would doubt less cripple their operations very materially. Exports from the lit instant up to date have been as follows : Great Britain. N. America. Saltpetre 2,100 mds. Sugar Raw Silk 295 Corahs pcs. ...... Hides Safflower Cowries Horn Tips .... Rum 8,047 galls. Jute .. Mustard Seed MEMORANDUM OF THE CARGO PASSED THE CUSTOM HOUSE FOR VESSELS LOADING FOR EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA, UP TO THE EVENING OF THE STH JULY, 1846. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) CALCUTTA, JULY 9. The six days which have elapsed since my last have been productive of little that is interesting. From La hore we have nothing of importance. Soondur Singh, the ci-devant Commandant of Rote Kangra, had been presented at Court, and received without any signs of violent displeasure for causing us the trouble and ex pense of moving a battering train and a large force to coerce him. Rumours are afloat that Lord Hardinge is determined to remain at Simla and its neighbourhood during the whole of his sojourn in India, and that the Council are to go and join him, leaving Calcutta and the Government of Bengal in the hands of a Deputy- Governor, or, may be, this designation may be changed to that of Lieutenant-Governor, placing the Bengal and Agra provinces on the same footing, the Legis lative Council remaining where they are. This arrange ment would be productive of good even now, as the Government would receive intelligence from England as soon at Simla as at Calcutta, or in a few days more ; and when railroads are established at Cal cutta and Delhi there can be no doubt but the residence of the Supreme Government in the interior would be productive of great good to the country, be cause as there would always be a tendency to progress from the seaports to the seat of Government, the inter mediate space would benefit by the increased communi cation between the extremes, which would be the result of the Government being stationed on the north-west frontier; and while the transit of goods from Europe to the interior of the country would tend to preserve to the whole seaboard the activity which now prevails, the attraction of the seat of Government would give such an impetus to the said transit as to insure a larger portion of goods being carried into the far north-west, by the establishment of entrepOts for the supply of the coun tries beyond the Sutlej and Ilimmalayas. I must now revert to a very painful subject—the ap parent disregard of the Government for the comfort of the brave men who have so lately faced death in their country's cause. The 16th Lancers and the 31st Foot have been put on board of wretched straw-covered boats and sent down the Ganges at the most stormy and burning season of the year, when the light, dry, and fiery sandbanks everywhere found in the de scent of the river, are blown about with the irresist ble fury, so as to fill the hair, eyes, &c., with scorching sand, with the thermometer at 110 degrees and the. chance of having boats dashed to pieces by the " north westers," which invariably prevail at that season of the year, instead of being retained in some of the many vacant barracks at Meerut or Cawnpore till the rains had fairly set in, or put on board the Government steamers, and brought down quickly and comfortably, which ought to have been done, instead of, as alleged, the latter being employed in making money for the State by carrying merchandise for individuals. The result of this indiffer• ence of the Government to the comfort of their gallant defenders has been great destruction of life by sinking of boats, and in one instance the loss of about eighty wounded men by the foundering of the hospital boats. Surely when Lord Hardinge and Lord Gough hear that these noble fellows, who faced death to win their laurels and pensions, have been drowned through their own want of care for them, their hearts must sicken at the thought, and their satisfaction in the contemplation of their own good fortune be greatly diminished. It is to be hoped that when private enterprise shall have supplied steam transport sufficient to enable the community to dis pense with the Government boats, these boats may be applied to the conveyance of troops, to the entire discon tinuance of the present dangerous and uncomfortable country boats ; and I am happy to think that private en terprise is fast supplying the means of transporting mer chandise from Calcutta to Allahabad, and from the latter to the former. A short time ago, that is on the 26th ult., the Inland Steam Company launched their first river steamer, and the day after the Ganges Steam Na vigation Company launched their first. The first boat is intended to tow two accommodation or baggage boats, but the latter will carry her passengers and freight in her own hold. She is to be immediately followed by three others belonging to the same company, while the Inland Steam Company will have, I believe, an equal number. Other companies are forming, I hear; so that in the course of a few years I hope we shall have an abundance of steam tonnage on the Ganges. Among the improvements of the day talked of at head quarters is ,a suspension-badge across the Sutlej at Be laspore. .• Bombay continues severely indisposed, rumours every now and then gaining currency that he is about to re turn to England. Cholera, in one of its most frightful and deadly forms, has just visited Kurrachee, and in the course of ten days carried off one-fourth of the troops and one-half of the inhabitants of that station. Ever since the conquest the sea-port of Sinde has enjoyed a comparative exemption from those maladies which have been so fearfully fatal in the upper country, so that the fact escaped us that Kurrachee was subject to triennial visitations, and that if in 1839 and 1842 the disease was the same, only less fatal than in 1846, the circumstances most probably de pended on the smaller volume and lesser density of the rum pf hump inings on whom it 114(1 to act, Who THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDA EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1816. freight, shipments have been made, though to no great extent, both to E❑gland and China. The stock in the place is now reduced to a small compass, and the quality of it is very inferior. Subjoined are the current rates: — Broach and Jumbooseer 83 rupees to 84 per candy. Surat Dollerah Oomrawuttee Barsee Coffee--Mocha has advanced to 8+ rupees per maund, while Malabar has slightly declined. Opium—The price has latterly somewhat given way, and it may now be quoted nominally at 1,100 to 1,200 rupees per chest, according to quality. Wool —There is no Khorassan or Mekran wool now in the market. We quote Marwar at 100 to 105 rupees per candy, and Cutch at 120 rupees, the small parcel of the latter at present here being of superior quality. Senna Leaves—Some purchases of Senna have been made at 6 rupees per cwt., but the article is of an infe rior kind. to 75 In other articles of Eastern produce we have heard of no transaction, but some variations in price will, on re ference to our quotations, be found to have taken place in them. These, however, it is unnecessary particularly to enumerate. By the latest accounts the Company's ships were as follows:—viz„ the Thames at Grenada, on the 9th of August, proceeding to Trinidad ; the Eagle at Barba does, on the Bth of August, proceeding to Tobago and Demerara ; the Reindeer at St. Thomas's, on the 14th of August, returning to erenada ; the Tweed at Grenada, proceeding to Jamai c a ; th e A von a t Jamaica, on the Bth of August, to follow the Dee to England, via St. Thomas; the Medway at Havannah, on the 9th of August, pro ceeding to the Gulf ; the Severn at Bermuda, on the 29th of August, proceeding to Nassau, Havannah, and Jamaica; the Lee schooner was gone to Honduras on the Bth of August; and the Larne at St. Thomas's on the 14th of August, proceeding to Grenada. The Jamaica Despatch of the Bth of August states' that the whole face of the island has been blessed with most abundant rains. The entire aspect now wears a change almost indescribable. The rapid growth of the sugar-cane is most amazing, and plants which in many districts were conceived to be entirely burnt out of the ground are now making great strides towards advance ment. Next year's crap will be very early, and a large increase on the present. The appearance of the coffee fields is most cheering, betokening a growth of wood which must yield very large returns at maturity if at ter.ded to; while the new crop promises a fair—we do not think an excessive, but a considerable advance on the last. The native labourers had not resumed their work after the August holidays, but the Coolies were em ployed and conducting themselves in i very satisfactory manner. The Trinidad Gazette of the 31st of July mentions a violent gale from the south-west, which had done con siderable injury to the roads and bridges. Dysentery was very prevalent in the island, and many deaths had occurred from it. _ _ - The St. Kitt's Gazette of the 7th of August says— We do not remember for a long period past to have had the delightful and continuous showers of rain that have fallen during the last few days. The appearance of the country is exceedingly gratifying, and we have no doubt that the young canes will be materially benefited." Throughout the whole of the West India Islands there seems to be an unmixed feeling of satisfaction with the weather and the appearance of the crops. The Dee passed on the 31st of August the General Parkhill, American ship, in lat. 46 deg. 41 min. N., long. 19 deg. 16 min. W., and on the Ist of September the American barque Wallace, of Boston, steering to the westward. On the 2d of September passed a barque standing to the N.E., painted with a white streak, under jury-sails ; made no signal of distress. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Calcutta Overland Price Current of July 7.) Tho few days which have elapsed since our last issue have not been productive of any amelioration in the state of our money market, or, in fact, of any alteration in commercial affairs generally worthy of comment. The Precursor steamer arrived off town on the even ing pf the 3d, wad put us ill possession 9f louden dates FREIGHTS. A further decline has taken place in the rates of freight, which may now be quated at 2/. to 21. ss. to London and Liverpool, and 5i- rupees per candy to China. There is a good supply of tonnage. MONEY MARKET. Subjoined are the current rates of the different Govern ment Securities. 5 per Cent. Loan of 1825-26 4 per Cent. Loan of 1832-33 4 per Cent. Loan of 1835-36 5 per Cent. Loan of 1841-42 4 per Cent. Loan of 1842-43 EXCHANGE. • • • • 110 r. ... ... 99r. ... ... 105 r. The rate on England has again advanced, and we may now quote it at 2s. 0:1d. for six months', and 2s. for 30 days' bills. There has been another sale of Govern ment Bills on Calcutta, to the amount of 5 Lacs of rupees, and 102 rupees 7 annas per 100 rupees was the average rate realised. PRICE OF BULLION. Sovereigns, each ... ... .• } 111 rupees. Bank of England Notes, per .£ QUOTATIONS OF THE BOMBAY EXCHANGE MARKET.—JULY 17, 1846, FOUR O'CLOCK. Bank Shares—Bombay Bank, no sales. May be quoted for without dividend,' to sell at 40} to 41 per cent. premium. Oriental Bank, old—Ruling from 30i to .11:4 to buy, but to sell rather neglected. Oriental Bank, new—Some shares have been sold during the week from 261 to 25 per cent. premium. Agra Bank— No sales to report. Nominal 54 per cent. premium. Madras Bank—No sales to report. Nominal, 53 per cent. premium. Commercial Bank—Little doing in this, from 91 to 91 per cent. premium. Transferable at limited time of the bank, nominal, 3i- per cent. premium. Steam Navigation Shares—Bombay, nominal 20 per cent. discount on 500 r. No sales to report. Calcutta, nominal 16 per cent. discount. No sales to report. Railway Shares—No quotation. Nothing having yet been done, these remain stationary. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 5 per cent. Transf. Loan for sa. rs. nom. 117 rs. per 100 sa. Ditto ditto sa. 1825- 6 rs. 1091 „ Ditto ditto 5a.1829-30r5.1101 Ditto ditto Co.'s rs. 1051 100 Co.'s. 4 Ditto ditto sicca 99* to 991 „ Ditto ditto Co.'s rs. 951 to 961 EXCHANGES. London—Six months' sight, Bombay and China drawn, negotiated from 2s. old. to 2s. Old. per rupee. Calcutta—Co.'s draught at 60 days' sight 2/ per cent. pm. PP at sight ff Shroff's bill at sight 3 Pt I 2 months' sight 1 1 month's sight „ Merchants' 1 per cent. less than Shroffs rate. PRICES OF BULLION. Sovereigns—Old, 1 Ir. 2a. each, to sell ; new, 11r. each. Bank of England Notes—Per .Z., 108 to Hr. Spanish Dollars—Per 100, 2204 r., to sell. German Crowns—Per 100, 2144 r., to sell. Sycee Silver—Large boat, none, retail price, 106ir.; small boat, none, retail price, 105 r. 15a. Gold Leaf—Per tola, 16r. to 17r., range of quality ; 97 Standard, per tola, 17r. Gold Mohurs—Bombay, 16r. each, to sell ; Calcutta, old, 20r. each, to sell ; new, 17r. each, to sell. Gold Tomauns-16 wals in weight, 64r. each, to sell. Gold Gubber-12 wals in weight, sr. 3a. each, to sell THE WEST INDIA MAIL. The Royal Mail Steam Packet Company's ship Dee, James Fuller Boxer, R.N., Commander ; Lieutenant- Commander W. South, R.N.,Admiralty agent, arrived at Southampton at half-past ten o'clock yesterday morning. She brings on freight 252,040 dollars on merchants' ac count, but none on account of the Mexican dividends ; 17,708 ounces of silver, 64 ounces of gold, 37 ounces of gold and silver amalgam, 440 ounces of gold-dust, 625 franc-pieces, and 1,0351. 7s. 6d. silver coin ; also 1,230,250 cigars, 9 cases, and 99 bales of leaf tobacco, 83 cases of ditto, 1 bale of bass, 75 cases of pine-apples, 13 casks and 9 cases of preserved turtle, 20 head of live i turtle, 6 barrels of arrowroot, 63 bales of sarsaparilla, 22 gourds of aloes, 8 cases of plants, 5 cases of succades, and 55 packages of sundries—the largest amount of cargo yet brought by any of these ships. The Dee brings mails to the following dates :—From Tampico, July 22 • Vera Cruz, August 2 ; Havannah, 10th ; Nassau, 12th ; Bermuda, 20th ; Jamaica, Bth ; Jacmel, 10th, Porto Rico, 13th ; Honduras, July 20th ; Demerara, August 3d ; Tobago, sth ; Trinidad, sth ; Barbadoes, Bth ; Grenada, 9th ; St. Vincent, 10th ; St. Lucia, 10th ; Dominica, Ilth ; Martinique, 11th ; Guadaloupe, 11th ; Antigua, 11th; Montserrat, 12th ; Nevis, 12th ; St. Kitts, ,12th ; Tortola, 13th ; Porto Cabello, sth ; La Guayra, 7th ; St. Thomas, 14th ; St. Jago de Cuba, sth. The Dee also brings fifty-three passengers, as follows, viz. :—from Nicaragua, Don J. Costerica; from Chagres, Captain Loit, Gen. Col.. Superintendent of the Royal Mail Steam-packet Company, and servant • Messrs. A. de Boon, T. A. Bareau, P. de Quiros and Pridham ; from Santa Martha, Messrs. Mackirdy and Klein ; from La Guayra, Mrs. Andral, daughter, and Mr. Foulguce ; from Havannah, Senors Urbano, F. de Sotomayor, S. de Martiartu and servant, A. Kleinwort, J. F. Lineros, and Mrs. Scull and daughter • from Ja maica, the Rev. J. C. Hall, lady, and family, Messrs. Westmoreland, R. Moss, Benite, and P. Blake, and Mr. and Miss Read ; from Demerara, Mr. Foster ; from Barbadoes, Miss Stopford ; from Trinidad, Messrs. Le guin, Bowen, and Armstrong ; from St. Vincent, Capt. Griffin, R.A. ; from Dominica, Messrs. Hockin and. Scott ; from Guadeloupe ' Mr. Le Dentu and two chil dren, and Mr. Couchimbert ; from Montserrat, Mr. Buchan ; from St. Kitt's, Messrs. Barr and Turner ; from Bermuda, the Right Hon. Lord James W. Butler and servant, Mrs. Ross and family, and Captain. Powell of the 20th Regiment, also two Government in valids, one Company's invalid, and three distressed Bri tish subjects. Our letters from the city of Mexico are dated the 30th of July. Most of the troops had left for the north, and General Paredes was about to place himself at their head, having transferred the Government to General Bravo, the Vice-President. All the Ministers had resigned. The new Cabinet was not yet formed. An amnesty to prisoners accused ofpolitical offences had been published. • The insurgents at Guadalaxara still maintained their position in the centre of the city. General Arevalo had been killed. The Americans appeared to be waiting the ter mination of the rainy season in order to resume hos tilities. The blockade of Vera Cruz and Tampico continued. The ports of Vera Cruz and Tampico still remained blocaded by the American squadron, consisting of one corvette at Tampico, and two frigates, one corvette, two brigs, and two steamers, off Vera Cruz. The Ameri can commodore's frigate (Cumberland, 60, guns) had gone on shore on the Anton Lizardo shoals, and been obliged to get all her guns out ; she got off with the loss of her false keel, and other serious damage, and it was expected would shortly sail for the States to repair. The town of Vera Cruz had declared against the Government, and in favour of Santa Anna, on the 31st of July, and a deputation left in the Dee to invite him to return and resume the command of the army. He left Havannah with his family, General Almonte, and a number of other followers in the Arab steam-vessel of Liverpool, on the evening of the Bth ult., cleared out for Sisal, but it was supposed he would go direct to Vera Cruz, having been assured that no obstacle would be offered by the American squadron to his landing. The light on the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa was re lighted on the 23d of July, and continued so every night during the Dee's stay. The Endymion and Rose (all well on board) were the only English vessels of war at Sacrificios, the Vesuvius steam-vessel having been ordered to Bermuda from having severe sickness amongst the crew. The Alarm and Daring were daily expected. There was one Spanish frigate and a brig, and a French brig at Sacri ficios. _ _ The Vesuvius was off Bermuda on the 9th ult., with 27 cases of yellow fever on board. She took in 100 tons of coals, and sailed for Halifax. Information had been received in the Pacific of the blockade of the Mexican ports by the Government of the United States. The feeling it seemed to produce was that it might tend still further to complicate our re lations with the latter power. The news of the peace able issue to the Oregon question had not, ; however,, reached Peru or Chili at the time the mail's were dis patched. Her Majesty's ships Daphne and Sampson (the latter a steamer), a French corvette and a brig of war, were lying at Valparaiso. The Grampus, 50 guns, Captain H. B. Martin, C. 8., sailed for Ca llao on this 28th of June, there to await the arrival of the Europe an mails, due on the 7th of July; and after receiving her dis patches, she put to sea on the 11th, to join the Admiral, whose " whereabouts" every one seemed to be 'igno rant of. The United States squadron were supposed (with tri*a exception of the frigate Constitution) to be off the coast of Oregon and California. The latter vessel bad pro ceeded homeward, her timbers, it is said, being in a de cayed state. There was a French corvette at Callao. A silver mine, lately discovered by a watchmaker named Teare, of Corocore, iu Bolivia, was greatly spoken of. Its ore is said to contain an unusually large propor tion of silver, and anticipations had already been hazarded that this mine would surpass in vamp th© far famed Potosi mines. We learn, moreover, that arrangem en t s h ave b een made by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company for conveying treasure from the Pa . :e to Europe across the Isthmus of Panama, and ths::, the project is looked %TM with DM* Your 914 th? 1 ,;00 Calto COURT CIRCULAR. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge returned to his residence at Kew on Thursday afterncon. The Bailiff of Guernsey had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office. Dr. Gillkrest, Inspector General of Army Hospitals, bad an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Co lonial-office. A deputation from the City of London, headed by Mr. Masterman, M.P., had an interview with Sir George Grey at the Home-office yesterday. Mr. Edward Rice, MA?., had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday in Downing street. Lord Ashley had an interview yesterday with Sir George Grey. Mr. Francis Baring had an interview with Earl Grey at the Colonial-office. Mr. Harrington had aL'o an in terview with the Noble Earl yesterday. Dr. Lindley had an interview with Sir George Gray yesterday. Mr. Hickman had also an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet at the Home-office. Lord and Lady John Russell left town yesterday on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, at their seat, the Grove, Watford, Herts. Mr. Tufnell, the Secretary to the Treasury, has left town for some weeks on a visit to Lady Wilmot, Horton, in Derbyshire. SHOT AND SHELLS FROM RUSSIA.—We remarked some time since the arrival of a parcel of bomb- shells from Russia, by a vessel arrived in the London Docks, from the Russian port of Odessa. We have now to mention another arrival of a similar character by a ves sel which has just arrived a( the port of Bristol, from the same place, Odessa, named the Randall, having, in addition to a general cargo, comprising upwards of 500 casks of tallow, 77 bags of Indian corn, and 120 tongues, the large number of 4,836 packages of shot and shells on board. The latter-mentioned articles, the subject of the present notice, were consigned to " order," and their importation from that quarter alluded to is very remark able, and deserving of especial mention. TESTIMONIAL TO SIR THOMAS PHILLIPS.-011 Monday week Sir Thomas Phillips was presented with a testimonial of respect by the workmen and others of the parishes of Mynyddyslwyn and Bedwelty, Mon mouthshire, who have received benefit from the esta. blishment of the Court-y-bells Schools, founded by that gentleman about five years since. The testimonial con sisted of a splendid silver salver, weighing about 80 ounces.—Hertford Journal. On Wednesday evening, about eight o'clock, as the Bachelor iron steam-boat was nearing the pier at Waterloo-bridge, to discharge passengers, a man got over the side rail of the steamer, and threw himself into the river ; alarm was instantly given, and every effort made to save him, but the darkness of the evening and the rapidity of the tide prevented its success ; he was heard to exclaim, " Oh, dear," and instantly sank. WIDENING OF TELE GREENWICH RAILWAY. — ERECTION OF THREE ADDITIONAL LINES.—The South- Eastern Company have determined that the extensive works for the widening of their branch line, the Green wich Railway, for which they obtained the sanction of the Legislature during the past session, shall be pro ceeded with forthwith. The works comprise another viaduct, built on brick arches, the entire length of the Greenwich line, so as to provide for three additional lines of rails; one of which is for the Atmospheric Rail way, and the other, two for the North Kent line. Half the work, we are informed, is under contract, and the remainder will be let in the course of three weeks or a month. It is executed under the direction of Mr. Peter W. Barlow, the company's acting engineer. The joint station at London-bridge is also to undergo important improvements, and will be enlarged nearly to twice its present dimensions. The contracts for widening the Greenwich line include the works at the station. Mr. Cobden arrived at Bordeaux on the 30th ult., and was received by M. Duffour Dubergier, the Mayor, who had, in July last, met with a cordial reception from his present guest at Manchester. Mr. Cobden accepted an invitation to a grand banquet, to be given in his honour on Sept..l, by the Free-Trade Association of that place. THE NATIONAL GALLERY.—This institution will close on the 11th inst. for six weeks, for the place to undergo a thorough cleansing, after which it will remain open till next September. A FINE OF 3,0001.—At a special Court of Commis sioners of Sewers for the liberty of Westminster, held yesterday, Mr. W. H. Jenkins, of Paddington, builder, was sentenced to pay the large fine of 3,0001. for setting the orders of the Commissioners at defiance. HIGH TlDE.—Yesterday, at about one o'clock, the River Thames presented a singular appearance, the tide having attained a height of several inches above the usual mark. A great deal of damage was sustained in consequence by the several sand and lime wharfs along the river side, from London-bridge to Battersea and Wandsworth. DISCOVERY OF A DEAD MAN IN A DIRT-HOLE.— SUSPECTED MURDER.—CHESTERFIELD, WEDNESDAY NlGHT.—During the whole of to-day much excitement has existect in this town, consequent upon the discovery of the body of a man in a public manure hole, in the Fal con-yard. During Friday last a man was employed in carting the contents of the sass-pool or manure-hole in question, into a field a little way past the residence of J. Charge, Esq., Spittall. Thomas Green, the Dian who led the soil away, observed some bones and cloth, but thinking them rubbish that had been thrown into the hole (which is a very dangerous one), he did not take particular notice of them until Tuesday night, when in turning the soilover, he found a quantity of human bones, part of the carcase of a man, a pair of trousers, two silk handkerchiefs, and a pair of garters. The coat and trousers are of black cloth, and appear to be of fine texture ; the latter are in several pieces, and are a good deal cut at the bottoms. One of the handkerchiefs is black, and the other a dark coloured one. The garters are different colours, ene being white, and the other made of a sort of webbing. The hat, skull, and some more bones were found in the hole on Wednesday morning ; the hat- was crushed in, and the skull fractured. A purse has been found, but with no money in it. The case at present remains involved in mystery ; the ex citememt in the town is extraordinary.—Nettinghanishire Guard ilan. SERIOUS ACCIDENT NEAR THE ROYAL EXCHANGE —Last night, shortly after ten o'clock, the following very serious and dangerous accident occurred to a young gentleraan, named M'Donald, between Cornhill and the Poultry, nearly opposite the Royal Exchange. The un fortunate gentleman, it appears, who is a surgeon's assistant, residing in Oxford-street, was crossing the road, when he was knocked down by one of the fore most h orses of one of Smith and Co.'s coal waggons of Banksi de, Southwark, and before the animals could be stoppea, two had trampled upon him in a drt adful man ner, ca using a compound fracture on his right leg, and also a fracture on three of the lower ribs of the same side. Mr. M'Donald stated that the accident was caused by his own want of foresight. A CONFIRMED DESERTER.—John Codling, a soldier in the uniform of the 57th Regiment, was brought up by a military escort from Chatham Barracks, and placed before the county magistrates at Rochester, as a deserter from the 90th. The prisoner enlisted into the 90th on the 4th April, ;1844, at Edinburgh, and deserted from it at Hull, on the 4th February, 1846 ; that he then en listed about a month afterwards into the 57th, and joined the depot of that regiment at Chatham Barracks, and again deserted in the month of April, and enlisted very soon afterwards into the Chatham division of the Royal Marines. lie had .not been in that corps many days before he was discovered to be a deserter from the 57th. lie was haaided over to the provisional battalion, and he was tried fel - the offence by a court-martial, and was sentenced to three months' imprisonment at the military prison, Fort Clarence. The term of his imprisonment kialring expired, the prisoner was sent to Chatham 13, N rracks to join his depOt, when, after a few days, he ga ve himself up to Corporal Patrick Marnott, of the 50t1:• as a. deserter from the 90th. The Magistrates being informed that the 90th were lying at Chester, the pr i soner ws.s committed to the county gaol at Maidstone, to await an order for his removal by the Horse Guards. THE LION QUEEN.—At Donnybrook fair last w eek, the chief " lion " of the fair was a certain Mrs. lii vg, - who is cal2ed the " Lion Queen," and exhibits at Wokubwell's. She enters the den of three lions, and whips them about at a great rate. She also enters the den of r two ferocious hyaenas, all of whom are evidently in great ,dread of her. A pleasant time Mr. King must hate of if. FOR LONDON By the Boyne, 2,542 maunds of khaur, 278 maunds of castor-oil, 5,154 maunds of sugar, 2,683 maunds of lin seed, 3,381 maunds of saltpetre, and 214 maunds of mus tard seed. By the Plantagenet, 6,336 maunds of saltpetre, 2,897 maunds of sugar, 231 maunds of sapan wood, and 58 maunds of silk. By the William Gibson, 844 maunds of red wood, 10,050 maunds of khaur, 10,104 pieces of hides, 17 maunds of lac dye, 729 maunds of jutes. By the Greenlaw, 1,359 maunds of saltpetre, 3,145 pieces of buffalo horns, 2,644 maunds of sugar, 110 maunds of tallow, 1,700 maunds of molasses, and 9,144 gallons of rum. By the Kelso, 4,481 pieces of buffalo horns, 1,400 maunds of molasses, 810 maunds of sugar, and 80 maunds of silk. By the Lucknow, 147 maunds of silk, 638 maunds of khaur, 6,101 maunds of sugar, 10,527 pieces of corahs, 210 pieces of tussers, 1,265 pieces of choppas, and 252 maunds of safflower. By the Coromandel, 1,700 maunds of molasses, 74 maunds of red wood, 26,763 gallous of rum, 18,180 maunds of sugar, 57 maunds of tamarinds, 34 maunds of tallow, 2,911 pieces of torahs, 1,480 pieces of choppas, 117 maunds of silk, 101 maunds of safflower, 23 maunds of castor-oil, 200 maunds of wool, and 120 maunds of Bucha leaf. _ _ By the Asia, 3,068 maunds of sugar, 3,400 maunds of molasses, 804 maunds of saltpetre, 293 maunds of red wood, and 85 maunds of cowries. By the Charles Jones, 5,025 maunds of sugar, 147 maunds of red wood, 19 maunds of sapan wood, 402 maunds of mustard seed, and 11 maunds of bees'-wax. By the Oriental, 1,795 maunds of saltpetre, 5,106 maunds of sugar, 428 maunds of indigo, 372 maunds of safflower, and 312 maunds of cowries. By the Advocate, 192 maunds of red wood, and 1,368 maunds of sugar. By the Tartar, 104 maunds of silk, 1,750 maunds of sugar, 4,117 maunds of saltpetre, and 102 maunds of indigo. By the John Grey, 1,500 maunds of molasses, 9,664 maunds of sugar, 59 maunds of hide cuttings, and 50 maunds of silk. By the Sultan, 20,369 pieces of hides, 200 maunds of rice, 8,624 gallons of rum, 10,651 maunds of sugar, and 4 maunds of silk. By the Duchess of Baccleuch, 1,500 maunds of mo lasses. By the Buteshire, 1,500 maunds of molasses, and ,364 maunds of sugar. By the Lloyds, 4,280 maunds of sugar. FOR LIVERPOOL. By the Airey, 6,323 maunds of sugar, 198 maunds of sapan wood, 80 maunds of castor-3D, and 6,218 gallons of rum. _ By the Ganges, 2,243 maunds of molasses, 185 maunds of caster-oil, 1,298 maunds of jute, 4,317 maunds of salt petre, 478 maunds of khaur, 11,993 gallons of rum, and 7,504 maunds of sugar. _ _ By the Margaret Skelly, 7,083 maunds of sugar, 167 maunds of deer horns, and 515 pieces of torahs. By the Thomas Fielden, 681 maunds of sugar, 2,736 maunds of rice, and 231 maunds of horn tips. By the Patriot Queen, 174 maunds of red wood, 281 maunds of tincal, 5,961 maunds of sugar, 2,188 maunds of jute, and 170 maunds of horn tips. By the Hope, 225 maunds of sapan wood, and 3,129 maunds of sugar. FOR 'IAMBI:MIMI. By the Fortuna, 2 r , O 6 R 2 s ß nar s ti T u 47 :l T dls of saltpetre, 5,306 maunds of rice, 317 maunds of red wood, 201 maunds of horn tips, 845 maunds of cutch, 60 maunds of tamarinds, 3,576 pieces of hides, and 44 maunds of shell-lac. By the Thomas B. Wales, 2,682 mau nds of saltpetre, and 1,150 pieces of hides. FOR NEW Y ORK . By the lierselia, 823 maunds of salpetre. THE BOMBAY MARKET. From the Chamber of Commerce Overland Price Current.) BOMBAY, JULY 18.—. The, business transacted since our last has been of a very limited and unimportant na ture, as is usually the case at this season of the year. The monsoon continues favourable. In Bombay itself, the fall of rain up to the present time has been consi derably beyond the average, while in the agricultural districts, there has been, from all accounts, an ample supply for the purposes of cultivation. Should this satisfactory state of things continue, commercial opera tions will no doubt be resumed with spirit on the ter mination of the rains. Metals—There has been a slight speculative demand for some descriptions of these, and a few sales in them have been effected by holders. In copper, braziers, sheathing and raised bottoms, exhibit no change in value ; a sale of the first-named variety appears to have taken place at our quotation. Tile is nominally lirs. to 2rs., and American 2rs. higher than before. British bar and rod iron have also improved in price. Considerable transactions in the former have, we believe, had effect at 31irs. and 3Ors. 14ans. per candy : the latter price having, as we hear, been accepted during the last few days for a parcel f 700 candies, probably of an inferior assortment as to sizes. Our present quotation is 31rs. to 31irs. for fair assortments. We are informed of a sale of 620 cwt. square, and 400 cwt. round, nail-rod, at 47krs. per candy, and a transaction in square :alone, at this same price, has, we hear, taken place, though not communicated to us for pablication. Swedish bar is said to have been disposed of at 50rs. Sheet and hoop are both nominal in value, nothing appearing to have been done in either. Some considerable sales of steel in tubs are reported to have been, made, at prices ranging be tween 9rs. 14ans. to lOrs. per cwt., and we give the latter rate as the quotation of the day. In lead the only trans action which has come to our knowledge is a sale (made to Government) of 275 cwt. pig, at lOrs. Hans. per cwt. The market price, however, is only lOirs. as quoted. Spelter has somewhat declined in price, as will be perceived from our quotations. Both quicksilver and tin plates may be considered unchanged in value. Cotton Manufactures—The business in cotton piece • goods continues almost wholly suspended, the only in quiry being for fabrics that happen to be wanted fur local consumption. We are informed of a sale of apo pieces of grey madapollams, 24 yards by 33 inches, at 3rs. 2ans. per piece ; and some white shirtings are also said to have been disposed of at a slight advance upon previous rates. Beyond this, so far as we can learn, nothing has been done; and the feeling in the bazaar is unusually dull for the season. Yarns—We hear of no transactions either in mule or water twist, and prices are quite nominal. Turkey red yarns are still neglected ; but for orange there has been some inquiry ; and llians. per lb. has been refused for No. 40's. Woollens are quiet unchanged in value, and no sales in them have taken place. Marine Stores—There has likewise been no alteration either in the price of, or demand for, the arti c l es un d er this head. Beer—We are apprised of sales of " All so pp' s " to , at 60rs. per hogs dust 5 00 hogsheads of of at the same rate. Thi s d 0 t hhoa gt about reduction of price has induced dealers to su p p l y t h em . selves freely. h" the e Ba hogs head, extents, s s d, havewo e f u beennde aboutr t disposeda7 n 6 Spirits—We hear of no transactions ; but gin has again declined in value, and a very large quantity of brandy is held in stock by importers, which will keep the price of that article down for some time to come. Red Lead—Has slightly improved, whilst white has receded in price. There appear to have been no sales to any extent. Cochineal—We have reduced our quotations for this article, some parcels of it having, as we hear, changed bands at 3rs. 3ans. per lb. Bottles—Quarts are unchanged, but pints have some what declined in value. We are informed of a sale of 100 gross of the former (Liverpool), at 18 annas, and 265 gross at 17 annas per dozen. EASTERN PRODUCE. Cotton—The prices of this staple have risen slightly DIXICE) our litst, but owing to the roduction iz the row Qt <4- ettrb Mbittolv, LEICESTER AND BEDFORD RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the shareholders in this Railway Com pany was advertised to take place to-day, at the London Tavern, at one o'clock, for the purpose of determining whether the Company should be dissolved or not. At the hour appointed for the meeting to take place there were a great number of shareholders present. Robert Linsdell, Esq., was unanimously called to the chair, and after the necessary forms had been :zone through, and Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Lowry, and Mr. Old tore had been appointed scrutineers, The CHAIRMAN stated that, in consequence of the indisposition of their Chairman, the duty was imposed' upon him of reporting to the meeting the proceedings. that ha,l taken place since the last meeting, and also the. present p osition of the Company. After having passed'. through the severest ordeal, and obtained the unanimous: decision of ,N Committee of the House of Commons in,. their favour, ,they had been defeated in a quarter where , they had the l'east reason to expect it---(Hear, hear) -4 and under circumstances upon which he would note dwell. Their f e .ilure had not been occasioned by` any want of ,Nttention on the part of the directors, or of skill in their professional! agents, but it was to i'e attributed to the peculiar and. unfavourable constitution of the tribunal by which their cause had been defeatee l . The question now was, whether they should prosece'te their scheme or dissoilve the Company?—(Cries of " so, no.") He would ask whether, bearing in mind the proceedings that had taken: place, five gentlemen of the Hoeise of Commons were not as likely to come to a right conclusion on a ques tion of commercial enterprise as e 7 similar number of Peers of the realm ?—(Hear, hear.) It should. also be remembered, that whilst the decision of the House of Commons in their favour was unanimous, the decision against them was carried only , by one, and that individual happened to be the bosom: friend of their successful competitor.—(Hear, hear.) Hes thought it would be necessary to dissolve the present; Company, ia order to reconstruct it upon more favour able terms. Notwithstanding the arduous contest in which they hod been engaged in Parliament, their ex penses would not exceed ice. per share; consequently they would be able to return to the proprietors 6s. per share. A proposition had been made to them by . the London and York Company, if they would join with them, to find half the capital to carry out the scheme, and also to .. nay half the 1 expenses. They proposed to allow the funds of the united companies to be credited to .half the ex penses. This would render it necessary to i -educe the shares of the present scheme from 201. to 101., a. 'id a call of Gs. per share in addition to the 6s. proposed to be re turned would make the value of the new share 's 20s. The worthy chairman concluded by proposing, " That the present Company should be dissolved, for the Vett.- pose of being reconstructed upon the terms proposed." faMr. A se'eLL, the Chairman of the London and Yorik Company, sectonded the motion. Mr. FRANKLIN then addressed the meeting, and read . : a letter he had addressed to Mr. Hudson, the Chairman. of the South Midland, suggesting to him the propriety of endeavouring to ecete to some terms with the Leices ter and Bedford Railway Company, to which Mr. Hudson had replied, that if the meeting thought proper to appoint a deputation to meet him upon the subjectjui would endeavour to make an arrangement if possible... Now, what benefit did the proposition of the directors; hold out to the meeting ? Why, that their property . wottld be made worth 20s. He had no doubt, if they came to an arrangement with Mr. Hudson and the .Mridland Railway, their property would be worth, 305., insteeti of 20s. He trusted, under these circum stances, that the meeting would be adjourned for a week, and that a devutation would be appointed to meet Mr, Hudson.—(Heml. hear.) The Hon. Gentleman con eluded by moving, ,as an amendment, that the meeting should adjourn for a 17eek- Some considerable docussion took place upon this, which ended in the amendment being withdrawn, and the original motion for the e iissolution of the Company was declared to be carried unal.limously, that dissolution notto be considered an act of banisZeuptcy. It was also agreed that Mr. Rici2ardson, e Nfr. Corrie, and Mt‘. Franklin should, together 'with the ,directors, form a deputation to wait upon Mr. Hudson. The meeting then broke up. DERBY ELECTION. OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL., DERBY, FRIDAY MORNING, ELEVEN O'CLOCK.—;Cho official declaration of the poll has just been made by the Mayor, in the presence of a large body of inhabitants, .'it the Town-hall, and the bells of the different churche.t are ringing merrily. The satisfactory result of the elec tion has given pleasure to the vast majority of the town. Mr. Strutt was received with plaudits on entering the Town-hall at ten o'clock this morning. Sir Digby . . lifaCkworth did not make his appearance. The MAYOR having cast up the books, declared the state of the poll to be as follows: Strutt 835 Mackworth Majority for Mr. Strutt —276 The announcement of ale numbers was received with loud cheers. Mr. STRUTT then rose, and was received with loud applause. He said, the electors had again placed him in the proud position of one of their represent atives in Parliament, and with most grateful, most heartfelt thanks did he receive this renewed proof of their confi dence. Not only had he to thank them for the honour they had thus done him, but he had to thai:k them still more for the proud position in which they hod placed him on the poll—(Loud cheers)—a position which had proved most unequivocally to the whole country that the town of Derby had not swerved from the principles which it always professed, and that it had boldly an swered the appeal that had been made to it.—(Renewed cheers.) Notwithstanding the differences of opinion that had been manifested on some subjects during this election, he thought they would all be agreed in this, that as on the one hand no pains had bum spared to pro pagate charges against him, so, on the other hand, he had not flinched from meeting those chazges.—(Loud cheers.) He had retracted nothing—(Cheers)—he had equivocated in nothing—(Cheers renewed)—and there fore !.here was no mistake—(Cheers) —there was not a doubt about this, that the electors had answered the appeal that had been made to them.— ' (Cheers.) At the commencement of the present con test he expressed some regret that on his account the electors of Derf , v should have to incur the trouble and inconvenience of 01 election ; but he did now rejoice that the attempt ha,-1 been made, for the result of tbia struggle was of the gveatest importance to the cause of Liberal principles, and the cause of religious liberty, not only in this borougN, but throughout the whole country.—(Cheers.) At tho nomination their opponents told them that the eyes of the country were upon them. If the eyes of the country were our witnesses in the day of trial, they were turned upon us in the hour of vic tory—(Cheers)—and he was cotoinced that the struggle that had been made would have its influence in other places as well as in this town.—(Loud cheers.) Let him now congratulate them—and if his friends who had been arrayed in the ranks of his opponents (for many of whom he felt personal attachment) had been present on that occasion, he should have wished also to congratule them upon the re spectable manner in which this election had been conducted. It had been conducted in a manner credit able to the town, creditable to their opponents, as well as to themselves.—(Hear, and cheers.) If Sir Digby Mackworth had been there he would have said that the fair and gentlemanlike conduct of his hon. and gallant opponent accorded with the high personal character he bore. One of his (Mr. Strutt's) opponents on the day of election did him the justice to say, although be was elected by only one part of the electors, yet that, on all matters connected with their local or general interests, he gave the same attention to his political opponents as to his friends. He now begged to say, as he had said on former occasions, that although he would never flinch from the due assertion of his political opinions, yet he never wished to carry them beyond their due sphere, and on all matters where he could promote their interests he wished to be considered the representative not of a part, but of the whole constituency.—(Hear, hear.) Upon that principle he had acted, and would continue to act. And now, in taking his farewell, they must permit him again to return to them his most grateful thanks for the honour they had done him, and the exertions they had made in his behalf. He trusted, that although this contest bad been a strong one—and a strong one it certainly had been—that it would not leave behind it one spark of animosity.—(Cheers.) He retired from the contest wits grateful thanks to those who had supported him, but without one unkind feeling to any one of his oppo nents.—(Much cheering.) Mr. STRIITT again rose, and said he had now the pleasing duty to perform of proposing a vote of thanks to the Mayor for the able, efficient, and impartial man ner in which he had conducted the business of the elec tion.—(Much applause.) Mr. JESSOPP bad much pleasure in seconding the motion. The MAYOR returned thanks. Three times three cheers were given for Mr. Strutt, and the large audience dispersed. The affability and courtesy of Sir Digby Mackworth pleased opponents as well as friends. The Honourable and Gallant Baronet has left the town. THE PICCADILLY PAvmuns.—Will you kindly ex plain (asks a correspondent of the Builder), for the sates- - faction of the public, why it requires exactly two men and a boy (literally) to square, on the spot, the many thousand worn paving-stones which have been, or which still remain to be taken up ?—or why it would not bo better to employ some half-a-dozen carts, and a full complement of men, to take them all away, and bring back the required paving-stones ready hewn, all which could be accomplished in a comparatively short time ? and why, while a sprinkle of workmen are employed at the lower part of the street, others should not be atwork, lowering and preparing the ground at the upper ? The Animal's Friend Society, of 18, Strand, last week, by means of its officer, Murray, charged William Dauber, the driver of the cab 8,280, before Mr. Cotting ham, at the Southwark Court, with having very cruelly beaten and kicked a horse (alleging that it was blind and obstinate), and with having put a nosebag ou it to prevent its snorting from fear of the blows. Ho was fined 20s, and costs. Ar USEFUL M.P.—Last Thursday morning the passengers on board the William Jolliffe steam-boat, on her passage from London for Yarmouth, were informed by the captain and stewardess that they might shortly expect an addition to fneir number, one of the female passengers baying been taken with the pains of labour. The unexpected addition at length took place, a well known medical Member of Parliament acting as doctor and midwife on the occasion. Both are " doing as w en as can be expected."