The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-12 00:00:00

Boor taarf o ß P l PT ol4 , SEPT. 10.—Arrd. Frederica, Atkinson, B,, A ttor Bermuda, leaky. Sld. 8, Lloyd's, Watt, Quebec. T SEPT.9.—Arrd. William Ash, Goulden, Quebec. oc'agnar, SEPT. 9.--Arrd. Rainbow, Evans, Pugwash. pFF new ratourn.—Oriental Queen, Jeffery, Mauritius. S ALeOIII34 SEPT. 10.—Persian, Mallard, Sydney, 1, South Wales. lli t l L T r, SEPT. 9.—Arrd. E x ile, Fordyc: , , Q ue b ec . D SEPT. 9.—Arrd. Mary and Ellen, James, Quebec. li e bo Wll:r u % A s L yr ' ic S k r. 9.—Arrd. Ann, Nickelson, St. John's, w IRGAL:n 8 "Ts SEPT. 9.—Arrd. Burman, Cann, St. John's, ru nswick, for Ballyshannon. ,Low s sl :?zos, SEPT. 10.—A vessel waterlogged, and with kil '°llß%rll' fo l'Th. ll ° o lll w Y i n s g ta d n a d y i , ng was passed 24th ult., in lat. 44 N., the `., and a boat ' marked " Four Sisters, of Wexford," in lat. 45, long. 30, by the Fantome, b ell 'arrired off here. SErr. 10.—A brig under jury mast, in ballast ' aPParently a north country vessel, with yellow sides tletk no head, bowsprit gone, foremast 12 or 14 feet above ti4it a iatilast standing, or the jury foremast or topsail, was f',l l 7 \r „eri or eight miles to windward, 23d ult., in lat 48 Ocea n, ` 8 W., by the Marian, Robinson, arrived off here. St john's New Brunswick. 1413touTrr S E PT. MfIi a, uE 11.—Wind variable and light.—Arrd. topißeid, Aux-Cayes. Off port, Amy, White, Pats ilohtals sailed 24th May, and proceeded for London ; Magnolia, „ e ty ° , l), Rio Grande, sailed 4th July. tire p ,s`"ls Strr. 10.—S1d. Fortitude, Robertson, Batavia; liewl,4_,Orallo.way, Demerara; Nautilus, Allison, St. John's, e:ranswick. 8 44 4 ' S=am. 9.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Bling, Stewart, Port tae ; Three Brothers, Anderson, Newfoundland. Off F a i' n awrence, Salmon, Arracan, and sailed for London; C O W' high, Lima, and sailed for Liverpool. gott v f a s, Sam 11.—The Transmerano Pola, arrived here br ie da - ra a a n g n e. ah, is come into the harbour, having received 1!‘ 39 3i 14 NKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY). (Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.) Thj s _ IN RE LEVY, OTHERWISE NATHAN. wankrupt, Nathaniel Levy, carrying on business tia te oteher, in" Butcher-row, Whitechapel, under the sit e P r Nathaniel Levy Nathan, came up to pass his last nati ft can. ▪ h;„ 1 ,7 4 e appeared to oppose, on the ground that 129/.; - ^ruPt had made a false entry of a payment of clae_us• to a catt l e dea l er name d G ar l an d. 4 80 p„ min tl Was called and produced his sale-book, and 40t r ":„." evidence that as to the sum of 129/. ss. he had D• i r - I , e 'ved it or any sum near that amount at the time. tSe b n *",uNcAN (for the bankrupt) urged that although kpp ea (34 s had been very incorrectly kept, there did not The to have been any fraud. Ill ow e a official assignee said that the books themselves Th e : r t he impossibility of the transaction. %e a , - L earned COMMISSIONER said he had never known do wse Where the result of the examination of the books, kfi e r e i r intricate or requiring explanation, was not be - I , to an h ones t man , or, in the case of a dishonest V' s l l t hat 6 it did not bring him to justice. In this case 'Alt a no hesitation in saying that the cash account and j° sheet were w ilf u lly f a l s e, and therefore that the It:nation should be adjourned sine die. I)uticAli trusted that the Court would grant pro ritak;n for a month, as the bankrupt might be able to °,tit a better account. %thi* '°OIKE said this was the fourth adjournment, and Thg,was likely to arise to clear up the acc grantounts. tteti o ; . l 4earLol COMMISSIONER refused to pro- OW -STREET.—(THIS DAY.) 111 0 1L -1. „. ic4 Nyland, the bricklayer who, on this day fort ing t ' vv 'vas remanded to this day, on a charge of throw and bricks from the roof of a house in the Strand, 41 13, 1 - I.' rt° uslY injuring two passengers, Mr. Harvey and N' t ` n ° l ll . kin s , was again brought before Mr. Jardine -rniu g , itop m a PPeared th a t th e wou nded parties, though in an 'Xl',"„ ve d state, were not yet out of danger. kitt e ase was again remanded, the prisoner being ad d to h ai l . P ete p augh who is charged with cutting and wound the ot ellb Haugh (his sister-in-law) and James Baugh, laui ti "r prisoner, who was charged with violently as this," her, were placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine t AZning, having been remanded from Thursday. ne 4 ,""e complainant was said to be unable to attend t iso ners were remanded till this day week. elder prisoner, who, though admitted to bail, had till ow tnatile to fi n d sure ti es , a pplied to the magistrate to lf,." 111 3 to be liberated on his own recognizsnces. t ake 11 J ARDINE refused to do this; but said he would tt eelfltiter bail, and would only require two sureties in tot ad ~ or one in 10/., instead of two in 101. Le could 1 , 4 rnit the other prisoner to bail. C urti ! ItonBERY AT THE HOLBORN BATHS.-- William ;,IlEtep.:: Who was remanded from this day week, on a go o ri of stealing, and Joseph Styles and Llizabeth r emanded from the same day, on a charge of re eoll,l-1 a gold watch, the property of Mr. Hetley, of i tkin - eu q u are, glass merchant, were this day finally ex -- and committed/or trial. T' GUILD HALL.—(T HIS DAY.) II- A Seat 4ALDERMEN AND THE PRESS.-011 taking his th e 'M " the b enc h t hi s d ay, accor di ng t o hi s place upon gentlethe r. Alder man WIT SON expressed a hope that would men present w h o re presented the public press w il tuct report hi s correction of a m i s - statemen t leh had ap p eared in one of the weekly news fromPer' of last Saturday, and had been copied ithat publication b the morning and evening papers. LI erroneous Of c, ll Paragraph was Inserted under the head business of Zile l'eotir:te'" and was to the effect that the oclock, • Was kept back usually until one Al.dermenti—c°llB€ (Nene() of the non attendance of the that on Saturday last, the chair was not Si de hi the court until one o'clock, when Mr. Alderman oaa 11? I ti tie tri s i , ttee hav u i n n ti g i been engaged on that hour, took tlethepl7tce was t (Mr. Alderman Wilson) whose duty the correction in his turn as he stood upon the rota. Now d "rection which he wished to make was, that he th 4 ,4 11 . 0 t neglected to attend to his turn on the rota, and 'n fact, the business of the court did commence on Ith 1111,,ra day last at twelve o'clock, the appointed hour, - t " in number of affidavits were sworn, and ot her 4of matters transacted in their ordinary course. 0 4 , kltnitted, id however, that the Alderman (Sidney) d th e ta ke his seat on the bench until one o'clock. So far ~,statement complained of was correct. te r 4 e3 h t e . eases heard this morning were of no general in- J/' Iier 4I "TON, SEPT. 10.—General Cumming left the t Z es terday afternoon in the Fame, en route to Paris. Ye Ster T d ENslvE ROBBERY.—lnformation was received °I th e s. 3', of the rubbery of a gentleman in Edinburgh, dr ew following bills and bank notes, viz., a 300/. bill, 2000ou Mes srs . M asterman an d Co., seven days' eght; r eyab litto, drawn on the same firm, seven days' sight, ° I Aug. 29, to J. Tandy, London; a 1001 . Bank 11,pa 9 3 nd note, issued at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, No. 276 ' a 501. ditto, No. 98,355 ; a 501. ditto, No. G G kti t a t 5 1- ditto, No. F 0 98,486 ; a 201. ditto, issued at kiti —e ster, Feb. 20, 1846, No K L 36 , 782 ; 100/. ditto, IN, sev eral small notes, the numbers of which are „ may AT T E MPTED SUICIDE BY A CHILD.— On Wednes tarl not more than eleven years old, was taken out brig SerPent . ne, below the iron railing, near Knights . %r barracks. She was in a very exhausted , and for he % k ti me helpless state, but the proper remedies having I lens e a PP l ied at the Royal Humane Society's receiving 4 24 1 she ultimately recovered. A gentleman who wit the 'eh the transaction said that she deliberately crossed ' e h railings, and flung herself into the water. tt e tpters OF RAILWAYS.—The extensive range of %. o „, in g.,. and coachhouses attached to the Bell and places Inn , . Holborn, are being converted into dwelling e oa 2, the introduction of railways having taken all the res off the road that used to stop at this inn. Isze_lttollTamort or FLOUR.—Yesterday morning the w ie 7: fork packet ship Wellington, Captain C. Chtte jsze_4ovas hauled in the St. Katherine's Docks, from ~,,"" York, with 1,000 barrels of flour, and upwards of e.e) co casks of oil cake, besides a large quantity of Indian r , t r! and cheese. ; IGEort FLYING MATCH FOR 51.—Yesterday two 'let:ma belonging to fanciers of South Lambeth, flew a hatch fr om B r i g ht on . The winning bird covered the d istan ce of fifty-two miles in sixty-eight minutes. SURREY SESSIONS.—The next Surrey Quarter 13 tssions will commence on Monday, at the Court House at Newington. SHEEP FROM SCoTLAND.—Yesterday afternoon the ste amship Royal Adelaide arrived alongside the St. with Dock Steam Packet Wharf, from Leith, b . ,„. lt h upwards of 500 sheep or. board, and about 60 ;71 1 eugers. The importation of sheep and oxen from natu re parts of Scotland has been of a very extensive -11 'e during the present season. B a , ; F RAUD OF THE MILLERS AND BAKERS.—Great dis oi‘gfaction has of late been expressed by the inhabitants t l owden and its neighbourhood, at the high pr i c es at Which bread and flour have been kept up by the millers j 4 halters. A short time ago, wheat having been re oced about 14s. per quarter, bread and flour were t r v ered in price two pence per stone ; but wheat having ell a few shilli ng s per quarter, about a fortnight ag o, % s e ° ld prices were again adopted ; and now that wheat 1 , 1 , a gain considerably lowered in price , there is no flog of any abatement in the prices o f bread and be n - „ r * To the labouring classes this is of no small con -lUenee, and should ' not be permitted • some enact- uf ought at onc e to be adopted by the Legislature, t e rg u lating the flour according to the pric e p er q uar te r wheat. W e h ear th a t sev eral families have procure d, tan' except fair and reasonable prices be charged, in- El to procure, their flour from Hull and other places. br e°l 4any, with a capital of 200,0001. is being esta tshed i n t h e metropo li s , t o su pply bread at 4d. the 41 b. ° sr, which will include a profit of five per cent.—Don eater Chronicle. THE PRICE or BREAD.—On Thursday n p Was a general rise of one 'halfpenny in t he 41b. hflug;,ig the seconds bread up to 70., and best to 2 1 / 4 ", being as high as it has been any time tbis year. a 4 - LILLIPUTIAN WAR STEAMER.—There is now e , t , ti n.g up in the East India Docks, under the supintend "ee of Mr. Houghton, a war steamer, which carries five TAPS,and draws not more than five feet of water. The African coast is to be its destination. STgelt- BOAT ACCIDENT.—On Thursday night, oeorui, was o' c lo c k, as the Locomotive, from Hampton ▪ uas discharging at the pier near London-bridge, a e ▪ rgo freight of men, women, and children, the Sons of the Thames, a Gravesend steamer, ran foul of her, and on e of the passengers was knocked overboard by the LinelleuEsien. He was saved with great di ffi culty, and en asho re i n a most exhausted state. The rudder was completely torn away, and the collision excited great ttalarm,, among the passengers. „ YPHUs FEVER.—Typhus fever is very prevalent it Leicester, at Laneham. At the former place 6 feVcr- house and is full, and numbers cannot gain ad- In 1820 there were 51,014 acres of land employed hop cultivation ; in 1830, 45,426 acres ; and in 1840, 4411 4' 40,000. - TUB SUN, LONDON, SATURDA EVE IN ING 2 _,S,PTEMPE'R, 12,_ COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, SEPT. 11. ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. SEPT. 5. Zephyretta schooner, Henry' Hope, Req., fi om Havre; Whim cutter, Charles Brett, Esq., from Plymouth; Wvvern schooner, Duke of Marlborough, from Scotland and Plymouth last; Charlotte cutter, Hon. Wm. White Hedges, from Guernsey and Cherbourg ; Lupa cutter, Lord John Scott, from the westward; Stormfinch cutter, Lieut.-Col. Bowers, from the western ports. 9. Brilliant schooner, G. H. Ackers, Esq., from Plymouth. 10. Adelaide cutter, Sir Robert Gore Booth, Bart., from So u thampton, and sailed for Plymouth and Kingstown. SAILINGS. SEPT. 4. Gulnare lugger, W. Peareth, Esq., for Sandgate. 6. Flirt schooner, Sir B. R. Graham, Bart., for the west ern ports. 7. Pearl cutter, Marquis Of Anglesey, for London ; Zephy retta schooner, Henry Hope, Esq.. for"Portsmouth,to lay up; Camilla schooner, Thomas Hallifax, jun., Esq., for Gravesend. 9. Stormflnch cutter, Lieut.-Col. Bowers, for Weymouth, and other ports; Albatross yawl, Sir Wm. Gallawey, Bart., for Cowes Harbour, to lay up. 11. Emerald cutter, J. L. Symonds, Esq, Cowes Harbour, to lay up. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Schooners—Brilliant, Maud, Gem, Fair Rosamond, Wy vern, Magic. Cutters—Charlotte, Sea. Flower, Whim, Forest-fly, Eliza beth, Amazon, Witch, St. Margaret, Turquoise, Spider, Gauntlet, Aurora, Adelaide. Yawls—Duchess, Susan. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. Her Majesty and the Court will leave Osborne House on Tuesday next, on their return to Windsor Castle. The Court is expected back for a short sojourn early in November. The new wing to Osborne House is to be occupied by her Ma jesty on Monday next, and great exertions are being used to get the building ready for her reception. His Royal Highness Prince Albert proceeded yesterday evening from Osborne House, in the Fairy, to Southampton, to attend the meeting of the British Association for the Ad vancement of Science. DEPARTURES.—The Marquis of Anglesey and family from Cowes Castle, on-Monday; Lord Cadogan and family, this day, from Adelaide Villa, for Jersey ; Sir Ralph Froward, Bart., and family, from Gothic Villa, for Berkeley-square. ARAIVALS.—Lady Farnham. from Beach Villa ; Lady Davis, at the Pavilion ; Lady. Ashbrook, at White Rose House; Mr. Mullins, at Gothic Hall. The Bishop of Jamaica has taken the 7th cottage; Mr. P. Erle, Beach Villa. The following fashionables are residing here :—Lady Wil ton, at Grove House; Lord Faversham, at Prospect House; Sir Bellingham Graham, at Grantham House; Lady Baynes, at Sea-View House; Sir Edward Paget, at Egypt House; Sir W. Heathcote, at the 9th cottage; the Hon. Mrs. Fleming, at the sth cottage; Mr. Powell, at Oak-bill House; Mrs. Bedford, at Beach Cottage; the Rev. Mr. Clever, on the South Parade; Sir George Dashwood, at ditto; Mr. White Hedges, at York House; the Marquis of Blandford, at Park Cottage. Her Majesty's ship Ajax, formerly a 74, one of the "Forty Thieves," has so far progressed in her conversion to a steam guard-ship, that she will be unlocked next spring tides from Messrs. T. and J. White's. On Saturday last the Surveyor of the Navy, Sir W. Symonds, minutely inspected her, and expressed himself highly satisfied with the work done to her. The inventor of the screw propeller, Mr. Smith, has also paid his official visit to this ship. The following is to be her future armament :—On the quarter-deck three heavy guns, namely, one 56-pounder, of 85 cwt., and two 8-inch shell mortars, of 65 cwt.; on the forecastle, one 56-pounder, of 85 cwt. ; upper deck, twenty-six 32-pounders, of 42 cwt., and on the lower deck an equal number of 42• pounders, of 66 cwt. each. There are two fine brigs building in the front yard of the Messrs. White, which will be launched this month, one called the John Wesley, for a missionary ship, and the other the Mary, destined for the Mauritius trade, belonging to Mr. Roberts, of Liverpool. THE MODERN OitLANDO. The following sketches of political leaders are quoted from this new poem, where they are introduced as the viva voce musings of that eccentric nobleman, the late Lord Dudley. LORD BROUGHAM. -" I hate all characters in leading-strings; like Br—gli—m's vigour, terseness, vehemence, When his fierce jests around the House he flings; ,2rovided always—not at my expense), His hurricane of words, shrewd wit, and bile intense. LORD JOHN RUSSELL. 0 Jack R--ss-11 charms me, with his quiet air, His simple phrase, and purpose undesign'd ; Smooth without langour, polished without glare; Feeling his way, until his coil is twined; Then, darting all his meaning on the mind! L—ndh—rst's is peerage-language—proud and bold; Yet proud howe er the tongue, the heart is kind; I know it, and the tale shall yet be told) A heart unstain'd by power—a tongue unsway'd by gold. REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH LANCASHIRE. DINNER TO MR. W. BROWN, M.P. WARRINGTON, FRIDAY.—A public dinner was given last night at the Nag Hotel in this town, to Mr. W. Brown, M.P., io celebration of his return as the re presentative of South Lancashire, and of the triumph of free-trade principles. The &air was occupied by W. Altcar, Eq., and there were present, besides the Hon. Member, about one hundred tried friends of commercial freedom. Among them were Mr. Thomas Bayley, jun., chairman of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Mr, J. Stubbs, Mr. J. Hardy, &c., &c. The customary loyal toasts having been given, The CHAIRMAN gave the toast of the evening, " The health of Mr. Brown," and warmly congratulated the county upon having a representative of such character and eminence in the mercantile world. Mr. BROWN, in rising to reply, was received with great applause. The Hon. Gentleman spoke as follows : I can hardly express to you, gentlemen, the pleasure I feel in meeting you on this occasion, to celebrate the triumph of truth over error. To our worthy chairman, who has spoken of me in so flattering a manner, and to you, gentlemen, for the response you have made to those remarks, I beg to return my grateful, my naturally grateful acknowledgments. It is true I have had the honour of being your representative but for a very short period ; but short as is that period,it has been productive of, and as your representative I have taken part in, some most important events. Taking, indeed, the whole ses sion together, it has probably been one of the most re markable, perhaps the most eventful, which this country has ever witnessed.—(Loud cheers.) And to give a cursory resume of what has been done, I will commence, as it is meet I should, with the corn-laws. (Loud cheers.) From the supporting arch of these laws, early in the session, by the exertion of our friends, we wrenched the key-stone, and the result will be—if it has not already been—that the rotten fabric of monopoly will go down, stone by stone, until not one vestige of the hideous mass remains.—(Cheers.) To Mr. Cobden— (Vast applause) —to Mr. Bright—to Mr. Wilson— (Cheers)— and to other gentlemen—we owe, for this great work, a debt of gratitude which this nation, great as may be the desire, will, I think, never be in a position properly to repay. These were men who, unceasingly and with prodigality, lavished upon the cause all they possessed—mind, purse, and health ; and we have now met to celebrate and glory in the success which they achieved. —(Cheers.) These were the - men who created the public opinion we have noticed; and public opinion in this, as in every other case, has proved omnipotent. That it was omnipotent who can doubt? It was the manifestation of this opinion which first induced Lord John Russell to write that marvellous and memorable letter of which you are all cognizant ; and it was that also which, later in the day, compelled the then Premier at last to be come a free -trader, to make the announcement which ste greatly gratified us, and so greatly dismayed and con founded the protectionists.—(Hear, hear.) For both the letter and the action we are grateful ; and we will cheerfully admit that nothing could have induced Sir R. Peel to sacrifice place, power, and to throw overboard so many of his political friends, but the conscientious conviction that he was serving, and serving well, his country.--(Great cheering.) This country and pos terity will, I am confident, do him ample justice ; for my own part, I consider him one of the greatest bene factors to mankind.—(Cheers.) I have little doubt that he will be amused, as we all are, by that small section of the protectionist party which is left. I say it is a small section, and sincerely do I hope, for its own sake, that it may soon grow beautifully less.—(Laughter.) Still, however, do they retain the hope of regaiaing their po sition, and their ground of renewed attack upon us will be that we have not at once created for them an El Dorado, that gold is not already to be picked up in the streets. We confess that in this, indeed, we have failed ; but let them exercise some common sense, and, calling to memory their knowledge of agriculture, not forget that it is usually necessary to sow the seed before reaping the harvest.—(Hear, hear.) Commerce is not a thing to be created in an hour. Give to it every facility, and, such, is its nature, it will still be the work of years, the labour of centuries.—(Hear, hear.) But we have not altogether failed ; if we can only manage to retain our present ground and pre-eminent position, if we can only so extend and sustain this trade we pos sess, as to supply the wants, and afford all comforts to a rising population, then we will assert that free-trade has done a great deal.—(Cheers.) And though the ultimate and final benefit is not yet in sight, we are nevertheless already gaining many advantages from the free-trade movement. The Roman Pontiff has liberalised his tariff ; the Two Sicilies have adopted the same wise policy ; the Emperor of Russia has given notice of some thing like an approximation ; and evenin his dominions I hope we shall ere long see " a step in the right direc tion."—(Cheers.) And, more than all this, I as fully believe as I am Lure that I exist, and that we are in this room, that if it bad not been for the shadowing forth of free-trade principles in the United States before we saw free-trade become the law of this land—that, with such a bone of contention between us as the Oregon territory, if it had not been for free-trade being thrown like oil on the troubled waters—we should at this moment have been at war with America.—(Cheers.) Further, I em convinced, that if we had not indicated reciprocity, Mr. Walker would never have been able to have car ried his free-trade tariff.—(Hear, hear.) What would now have been our condition had free-trade failed ? Were the protectionists prepared to have had their taxes doubled? A great authority has given us a great maxim —that England can never again have a little war ; and if that be the fact, were the protectionists prepared to add, and to be responsible for adding, 200,000,0001. to our national debt ?—(Hear, hear) When we go to war we must fight in right earnest, and sincerity in that kind of game is very expensive. —(Hear, hear.) They must have been prepared for all this, ready to sacrifice the blood and treasure of the country in a war which, in all probabilty, would leave us in the exact position from which we started.—(Hear, hear.) There can, therefore, in England, at least, be no very great regret at the dis ar pearance of the corn-laws. Next among the impor tant enactments of this session is the change in the sugar duties. I think that this change was equally im portant with the adoption of free trade in corn; it was important as the asseveration of a principle, as showing us that the present Government repudiate protection, that they repudiate all class legislation and all differen tial and prohibitive duties. The Government has laid down a broad and intelligible principle, and has de clared its intention to pursue one path only, to im pose only duties necessary for the maintenance of the revenue.—(Hear, hear.) This change in the sugar duities was, in my opinion, beneficial in two ways: first, as being the proper means of increasing the facilities of the people in purchasing what may be called a necessary of life ; and secondly,because I thinkit was the best means of adding to the revenue.—(Hear, hear.) The effect in this must be the same as in every other case. Look at the penny postage. There was a reduction of sd. on a letter, and yet the revenue derived from the charge of ld. a letter amounts nearly to what the revenue was when the charge was 6d. I might give you a dozen illustrations of the fact that low duties bring the greatest revenue I might point to the reduction in the coffee duties ; but tte most prominent and the best known is in the instance of the penny postage. The great objection urged against the new sugar law, which you sent me to Parliament to vote for, was, that it might possibly, nay, was certain, to increase and extend the slave trade. That objection, as an objection of principle, is worth nothing. We admit American rice, American tobacco, American sugar, American cotton, and coffee from slave-labour countries; and why then take this exception, and exclude the sugars of the Brazils and of Spain, merely because they happen to be produced by the slave-labour which produces every one of those other articles.—(Hear, hear, and applause.) And as an objection of fact, I must say that I doubt if it is of value. A great change of opinion has recently taken place as to the best mode of putting down the slave trade. Many well thinking men, and many of the anti-slavery societies, have come to the rational conclusion that the gcod work is not to be accomplished by coercion. —(Hear, hear.) We have 56 sail of vessels of war on the African coast, all more or less employed in the suppression of this ne farious traffic ; they number 800 guns; they are manned by 9,000 seamen, at the cost of 700,0001., and at the sa crifice yearly of many hundreds of our fine fellows dead or invalided.— (Hear, hear.) This is the cost of our humane attempt, and this attempt, I need not tell you, has hitherto proved a total abortion, a complete failure. Coercive measures will not do. What will do ? At an early period in my commercial life, when I resided at Baltimore, in the United States, I noticed that labour was very high—so high that the owners and captains of vessels found it their interest to resort to Ireland and to Holland, there to berth their vessels for passengers, with the statement that they were not only willing to receive those who could, but also those who could not pay their passage, the latter class with the proviso that on arriving in the United States they would consent— labour being . there so high—to sell their labour for one, two, or three years, thus to reimburse the ship. The plan succeeded; thousands of Europeans went out under the name of " redemptioners," and the result was, so much was free labour reduced, that the value of slave labour fell also, and the slaves became so cheap that they were sold to the southern states, where the price was higher.—(Hear, hear.) Now, it strikes me, that it a portion of this 700,0001. was applied to endeavouring to induce the hill-coolies, or others of the African races, to embark, free as " redeniptioners" in some of the colonies, the object we have in view, to deprive the slave nude of its profits, might be accomplished quite as effectually, and certainly with as much humanity, as b) the means we now adopt.—(Hear, hcar, and applause.) I believe that the middle passage between Africa and the Brazils is more open than we have any idea of.— (Hear, hear.) I spoke, not long ago, with a Dutch gentleman, who had resided on the ceast of Africa fourteen years, and he states that he has seen a fleet of twenty-six sail of slave ships succeed in landing their cargoes without passing a single vessel of war. We are aided by the French vessels and others, and yet the col lected force, as this fact shows, is altogether insufficient for the purpose. The cruelties, as he gave me to under stand, practised upon the slaves are fearful; when they cannot be disposed of, they are put to death ; and I think it would be somewhat more humane if our 700,0001. were applied to carrying them free to our West India colonies.—(Cheers.) At any rate, I don't think the new measure is calculated to increase the mischief. I may, before I have done with the corn-laws, mention a matter of some importance, Some three or four months ago, at a public meeting, I attempted to prophecy that a free trade being adopted, so far from there being any danger of Europe overwhelming us with corn, my only fear was we would not have enough. I was jeered and laughed at, a t the time, but now it seems I w as not far out. A gentle man of East Lothian, a protectionist, used, when he spoke in public, to tell the farmers, that if they lost protection they would be ruined, their fields would become sheep walks; and he added. the usual commentary about the total destruction of British interests, British industry in general, and British landowners in particular,—(Hear.) Now, what do we find him doing? An estate, the other day, was put up for sale in East Lothian, and it' was knocked down to this very gentleman at an en ormous price, :?7 years' purchase.—(Hear, hear.) This is arguing one way and acting another, and I only men tion the fact to prove to you that I was a better prophet and somewhat more sincere in my assertion than this gentleman.—(Hear, hear.) During the sport time I have been your representative, another question has oc cupied the careful attention of the House ; and I must confess, that on that question, I regretted being in a minority. I did regret that the minority was not a majority; but I am not sorry that I gave my vote as I did. I allude to the discussion on flogging in the army. —(Cheers.) I thought, and lam pretty confident lam right, that other modes of punishment might be adopted without in the slightest degree endangering the necessary discipline. Subsequently I found that the Duke of Wel lington, in the House of Lords, expressed a hope that he would live to see the day' when flogging, as a means of discipline, would be entirely abolished; and when I read the speech in which that sentiment occurred, I flattered myself that I had not done anything wrong in voting for the entire abolition of this digractful system. And now I may state the general views which I take, and according to which, as your representative, I will act. I, gentlemen, am for non-interference in religion. — (Cheers.) I think that every man has a right to worship the Author of his being in that way which he considers best, and which his conscience dictates.—(Cheers.) I am also for non-interference in commerce further than is required for the purposes of revenue.—(Cheers.) I am for non-interference in the political squabbles and con tests of other nations.—(Hear, hear.) I think we have had enough of that at Madagascar and the Rivcr Plate; and, for the future, I trust it will be thought wiser to leave the people of the continent and the Americans to settle their own differences in their own way.—(Hear, hear.) The Quixotism which we once practised is not only absurd, but we cannot atfird it—(Hear, hear)—we cannot afford to spend English money, and lavish English blood, when no advantage is to be gained; and so long as you honour me with your confidence, so long will I use my utmost exertions, fulfilling my responsible trust to preserve the peace, and thus best benefit our country. The Honourable Gentleman concluded amidst loud cheers. The health of Mr. Cobden (warmly received), of Mr. Thomas Bayley, of Mr. Stubbs, and of several others pt esent were then drank, and the company separated. THE MURDER AND lIMTILATION IN DERBYSHIRE. VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER. HASL,!ND, NEAR CHESTERFIELD, FRIDAY. —After the account of the adjourned inquest on the remains found in a mutilated state at Chesterfield had been dispatched on Thursday afternoon, the following evidence was taken : Henry Knight (brother of the prisoner by the mr,ther't side), a horsebreaker in Chesterfield, had got the watch produced from Platts on the 30th of January to pledge. Witness pledged it in his own name for Ils., and gave Platts both money and ticket. On the 22d of February bought from Platts the pair of boots produced, which witness had worn up to Saturday last. William Beaumont, alias Lanky Bill, denied that he had ever sold Platts a watch. James Kirk sworn—l am a butcher in Chesterfield, and reside in the shambles. On the 7th of December I was sitting in my own house with my sister, between seven and eight o'clock. My sister came to me, and said, "Jem Jem Jem ! run out, there is somebody very ill in this shop, come directly." I ran down bang against the door, and said, "Open the door, you little beggar, you have got Hannah in." He never spoke, and I said, " Open the door, ill have her ont" He then opened the door, and came. I said, " Bring her out," and he said " No, James, she is not in." I said she was in, and said, " What have you been making this noise at ? " He said he had been having some liquor, and had been throwing up. He then went into my sister's house, and I saw no more of him. When I ran to the shop the door was bolted. Ann Platts sworn—l live jn Chesterfield, on Durham green. My daughter lives with me, and my son, John Plato, the younger, used to live with me. He is turned 22 years of age. I have another son, Henry Knight,• who has lately left Chesterfield. Platts gave me a pawn ticket, a week ago, to fetch a watch out of pawn. He gave me 12s. 6d. to redeem it. I went to Mr. Wilcock son's to fetch it out. I left it on the dresser of Mr. Thompson's kitchen. William Sharp, policeman, Chesterfield, described the finding of the bones, &c. ...Humphrey Belfit, sworn—l am a shoemaker. On the 17th of June I asked Platts where George Collis was, and he said, "The - was gone to Manchester with a woman, and he had seen him there six weeks ago driv ing a cab." Platts also said that Collis owed him 5/., and he wished he had never known him. I asked him if te would get anything from him; and he said, "Hold :hy noise, I've got a pain in my stomach." He then ooked very ill. I said nothing more to him. He had not complained of any pain before, but was then all of a tremble, and seemed a good deal confused. Ellen Beresford sworn—l saw Co watch just before he left our house; he pulled it out to see what o'clock it was. It was on Sunday night, and he said he had pro mised to meet the butcher, John Platts, at half-past six o'clock, at the Old Angel. Collie said he was going to settle with him, and that Platts owed him money. He said he had promised to pay him this time and the other time; and added, " I'll make him pay me to-night." The watch produced is the one which George Collis had when he was at our house on Sunday evening, Dec. 7. Mrs. Mary Thompson said—Ann Platts was my char woman, and was with me on this day week. She brought nothing in the house that lam aware of, John Platte called about ten o'clock. He asked for his mother, and they spoke to each other ; after which she said she wanted to go on an errand. She was away half an-hour. About eleven o'clock he came again, and as soon as she saw him she said, " Jack, it's on that white table 1" and be went forward and took something off ; he then want away. I did not know what it was. I never saw her bring a watch into the house. John Metcalfe said—l am constable of Hasland. Mr. Bunting has a field in our township. In consequence of someting I heard, I went to that field on the 2d of this month, and found a quantity of bones, a coat, two handkerchiefs, and part of a pair of trousers, braces, and two garters (one red and the other white). The clothes are the same as I have shown this day to Ellen Beresford and Mary Mawkes. I fetched the skull from the House of Correction, one hat, and one arm-bone. I have heard Collis say that Platts owed him money. Mrs. Mawkes was recalled, and identified the watch, which she said was her lad's watch, and nobody need be afraid of swearing to it ; she had it many a time. She never paid John Platts any money, nor did he ever come for any. He never came to her house to ask for him after he was missing ; he had frequently come before that time, but never since, a rascal. She asked him if he had seen George, and he said, " Yes, but it is a good bit since." He said, " I want to see him, to have a bit of settling with him ;" and then he turned his back, and never said another word. Dr. H. E. Walker, surgeon, in Chesterfield, said—At Mr. Bunting's request, I went to his field on the 2d inst., and found a spine, pelvis, and bones of the extremities, except the hands; at that time, also, one foot was want ing. I observed them to be the bones of a human skeleton. From the lower bones of the body I have no doubt it was that of a male. It must have been above 23 or 24 years of age, from the development of hi' teeth. The teeth in the front part had been extracted the day before. Had the teeth been left, the body might have been recognised. What remained of the soft parts of the body were converted into a substance— a fatty substance—and was chiefly attached to the spine on the left side of the pelvis. The bones were quite dis jointed. The ligaments had given way, but not from any violence. Neither the ribs, nor long bones, pre sented any marks of violence. On Examining the head, it was separated from the spine—the soft parts were in a great measure removed by decomposition, except in the orbits in the eye sockets and some cavities at the base of the skull. That in the right orbit was further advanced, and in a different kind of decomposition, On the inner or nasal edge of the right eyebrow was a large fracture, half an inch in length, and in direction upwards, and towards the left side ; the edges of this fracture were separated about the eighth of an inch, as if something had passed in to a cer tain extent. From this fracture were three others of smaller extent, one extended into the right orbit above the eye, a second pas:ed across the forehead into the left eye, and the third passed up the fore head, about five inches in extent. The small bones forming the nasal side of the eye-socket were very much broken—much comminuted; the brain was in a very de composed state, a semi-fluid. The inner surface of the frontal bone—a portion of it—was depressed about one inch and a quarter in length and an inch in width; it separated or dropped out when I washed it; when re placed in its proper position, the centre would nearly correspond with the fracture over the right eyebrow. Half way across the base of the brain was another frac ture extending half way across the base of the skull. It would require - great violence to commit such an injury on the skull; it must have been of long standing; from the discoloured state of the contents of the rig ht eye socket, I should surmise that the fracture was caused previous to death. The edge of a butcher's axe would be sufficient to inflict such a wound; such a blow would render a man insensible, and I should say he would never be conscious afterwards. It was quite sufficient to cause death. The head might have separated from decomposition. The hands, the ribs, and part of the vertebrae are still missing. I am of opinion that the body was not cut up before death, and that it was thrown into the soil with the trousers on, from the fatty substance adhering to the inside. From the length of the thigh-bone, the man would be about the middle height. Charles Cotterill, inspector of police at Chesterfield, said—On this day week, when the inquest was adjourned, John Platts, the prisoner, overtook me on the road, and asked me if I knew bow they had brought it is? I told him it was adjourned to that day week. I said, " John, when was the last time you saw Collis?" and he replied, On the 6th of December, that was on Saturday in the afternoon, when he came to my stall, and asked me to let him have 21. 10s., and I let him have it; he also came fur two pounds of steaks, and I let him have them." He wished Platts to go and have some wish him at night; he added that they had agreed to meet at Franks's on Sunday night, to have a settling; and that he had gone and waited up in a room with the ringers, and was never out of the house within the time he was there, which was from six o'clock to eleven. I asked if Collis met him there, and he said " No, I never saw him." I said, " If you had met and settled your accounts, how would the balance have been?" and he said, " I should have to receive from him—he owed me 9/." Wilcockson said, " How came you to lend him 21. 10s., if he owed you 91.?" He said. " I thought he was honest, and would pay me again." I said, •' If he were living now, how much money would he owe you?" and he said, 'Fake 21. 10s. from 91." and Mr. Wilcockson added, " There remains 61. 10s." Prisoner said, " That's what he owes me now" (having evidently deducted the 21. 10s., instead of adding it to the 91.). From suspicion I entertained I apprehended him, and he said, " Oh, I can prove where I was." I went to :search his box on Monday, and observed a purse similar to one which belonged to the deceased, and on the following day it was gone.—(A juryman observed that at the first portion of the inquest Platts was in an adjoining room.) The purse had a division in it, and a pawn-ticket, for which the watch was pledged for lls. I searched again on Friday morning, and the purse was gone. Richard Parsons said—l am a blacksmith at Chester field. I remember being at Terry's public-house in December last, and Harvey coming in and telling me a story about some noise he had heard in Platts' shop. Next morning I saw Platts himself ; he came into my shop and brought two locks to be repaired. I said, " Jack, there is strong suspicion that you murdered some one last night." He said, " Who told you so ?" and I said, " Tom Harvey." He said " I had some meat in the shop and opened the shutter, and was going to put it down again, when it overwhelmed me, and I fell down, and cut my hand on the lantern ;" he also said he had 3d. worth of rum at the Old Angel, and it made him rather sick ; he said he had made some kind of a noise that caused people to suspect him ; he blushed very much at ae time, but I thought him then innocent. This concluded the evidence, at about half-past seven o'clock in the evening. The jury, after deliberating about 20 minutes, returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder" against John Pious. DREADFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT GREENOCK. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY NIGHT, ELEVEN O'CLOCK.— The Princess Royal steam-ship, which arrived this morning before nine o'clock, after a splendid run of fifteen hours and a half, from Greenock, brings intelli gence of a sad disaster. Fairrie and Co.'s sugar-house, Cartsdyke, Greenock, took fire yesterday morning, at two o'clock, and the greater part nes consumed. The damage is estimated at from 50,0001. to 80 , 0001 . Th e sugar-house was situated contigu ous t o severa l s t ree t s , and a building-yard, where two of the ne w Atlantic steam -ships are building. One life was lost. FOREIGN WALNUTS.—Yesterday, several hundred baskets of walnuts, imported by the Will:erforce from Antwerp, were sold by auction, at Ada ms ' s , Pudding lane. The quantity of foreign filberts and walnuts im ported this season exceeds that of any former year. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, IN BANKS, ASSITRANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From tie Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. I per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ----- .ustralasia ...... •• • • £s.d.,.£ s. d. . 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 22 BritshNorth American 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 43% •Commercial of London Si. per cent. 100 0 0 2O 0 0 - 'L'olonial • • Lencln and Nirestnainstr 61. per cent 100 0 0 20 0 0 - London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Metropolitan ......... - 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 48 Ditto, New... .. .. 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - National of Ireland • . 5/. per cent 50 0 0 20 0 0 Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent 100 0 0 35 0 0 -- Ditto, New.- -•• • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia.... 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Union of London... •• 1 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 11% INSURANCE COINIPANZES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. Albion •.•..•• • • • • • • • 31. 105 500 0 0 53 0 0 75 Alliance grit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 18% Ditto Marine.. ••• • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 - Atlas ... .. .. ..... .• . • 13s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16% British Commercial • • 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 7 % olerid,Med.&Gen•Life 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 , 2 10 0 6% 3/. 100 0 0 1 10 0 0 Crown -••• • • • - Eagle . Eng: & Scot Law •• •• N. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2% European Life •.• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' ... -•• • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 G:obe ••• • • • 61. per cent. Stock. - 135 Guardian •••.•. • • • • • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 48j4 Imperial Fire imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 15% Indemnity Marine •• • • 1/. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 31 Law Life-- -••• • .. H. Ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 6% Landon Fire .••• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14% Landon Ship •.•• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14,1' Marine -•• • • • ...... 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% Med. Invlid & Gen. Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life •• • • Collodium Life 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 21. Os. Phcenix .. • . ..... .. - - 205 Protector Life.... •• • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 - Provident Lif- .... • • 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life.... -- - Royal Exchange - - Sun Fire.. - - 210 Ditto Life - ... • • 11. Os. - - 49 Universal Life - C.ILIT.A.Mis. 4 I 4 Dividend Names of le. ,Dividend Price. Names of 1), per Price. Companies. :4 per - " Companies. As Annum. in Annum. co £ X Ashtn & Oldh 975/.55. p e 70 Monmouthsh 100 V. - Ashby-d-la-Z 1131 4/. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 51. - Barnsley •• • • 160 12/. 180 Macclesfield . 100 - .- Basingstoke.. 100 - 1 1 - Neath lOO 17/. 340 Brknk&Abrg 150 5/. 85 Nottingham l5O 121. r - Cromford ... • 100 141. - Peak Forest 7B 31. 40 Dudley lOO 4/. - Regent's .... 33 1/. ss. - Derby .• •• • • 100 6/. 73 Rochdale ..• • 85 41. - Ellsmre&Chs 133 41. 55 Shropshire . • 125 81. - Erewash •• • 100 32/. - Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clyd 100, 41. - Do.Lk Fd St I 2 61. p. c. - GrandJunetn,lool 71. 86 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 295 Urand Union 100, 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Glamorgnsh . 172 13%1. - Stourbridge- 145 20/. 315 i4lstr&Brkly, 'OO - - Strtfrdon Av 79 11. 10s. - Glrantham • • 150 121. - Severn and] 26 11. Bs. 32 Huddersfield. 57 - - Wye Rail. Kennt & Avn 39 7s. 6d. - Trnt & Mr-2 50 301. - Lancaster 147 IL 10s. - sey, % sh. Leeds&Livrp 100, 341. 520 Thams &Med 19 - - Leicester ..•• 140' 101. 105 Worestr SD 178 21. 43 Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 52 Binning. Loughborogh 142 701. 850 Wilts & Mks 67 11, 1 11 36OCKS. Name of Company. Dividend Amount per of Annum. Share. Paid. I Price. £ s. d. £ s. d. Commercial .. . - 80 East and West India 6l. pr cent. Stock. - 141 East Country - 21 I_ anion . Si. pr cant. ; Stock. - 114 St. Katharine ••• • • • • 5 per cent. i Stock. - 100 Southampton • • ...... 1 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - W.ELTEI7.-WOILIES. - Dividend Amount - Name of Company. • per of i Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. East L0nd0n.......... 81. 100 0 0 - 204 Grand Junction .• •• • • 3/. 10s. 41 13 4 - 90 Kent.- • ... •• •• •• 21. 10s. 100 0 0 - - Vauxhall ............ 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 - 57 West Middlesex . - 130 LIST OP SCOTTISIC COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. i Price Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 , 171 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. -- 100 0 0 1 158 British Linen Company Si. per cent. - 100 0 0 223 Commercial Bank .• • • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 164% National Bank 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 14% Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. - 50 0 0 92% Western Bank .• •••• • • 6/. per cent. - 50 0 0 85 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 7 1 1 4 Clydesdale Bank ••• • • • 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 13/.75. Eastern Bank.... •• • • 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 11 Caledonian Bank - 2 10 0 4/. 4s. Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 6!. per cert. - 5 0 0 71. 4s. Oity of Glasgow Bank . Si. per cent. - 10 0 0 13/. 8s Scottish Union Ins. CO. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245. 9d llercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Insur. Co. of Scatind • . Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 94i North British Incur. • . 534 1. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 27% Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22 Edin4urgh Life Insur. 61. per cunt. 100 0 0 12 10 0 is 1 4 Edln. &Glasg. Railway I /.10s. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Ditto, 4 Shares•-• 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 17% Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 •.:0 0 0 - Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 76 Glasgw & Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 .511 paid. 16% Gisgw &Garnklrk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 40 Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 37 Standard LifeAssurnee.l 51. per cent. 50 0 0 210 0 1 9 LORD MELBOURNE. Ah, M—lb—rne ! pleasantest of pleasant men! Without an enemy, though born a wit. What caged thy pinion in the treasury den, In Fashion's gayest sunshine formed to flit? Apollo saved thee from the fate of Pitt In six months more, thou would'st have spoil'd thy style, Grown statesmanish, and never made a hit ; Nay, parted with (if possible) thy smile, And slept in state, and stone, in Westminster's old pile. LORD 111ORPETH. Dear 11—p—h, in thy world of ormolu, Sleeping on rose-leaves, fed on turtle-soup; The beau-ideal of Life's chosen few 1' \c, hat demon toss'd thee upon G--bd—n's croupe ? Thou Cavalier among that Roundhead troop ! Take my advice, and sleep on rose leaves atilt; Play Cleopatra on thy gilded poop; Breathe odours, toy with pencil, string, and quill, But cut (without delay) the Cyclops of the Mill! LORD STANLEY AND THE DUKE. " Then a grim pause ; then follows—' St—nl—y's clever; Solid, yet bright—a diamond-facet mind. R—chrn—ncl talks gallantly. Young Gr—y for ever! Forgetting (always) that we have not dined. The Duke! not Time itself that glance can blind; Far-sighted in debate as in the field; Still en avant; he scorns to look behind : By Genius, Fame, and Fortune, triple-steel'd, Ev'n when repulsed at last, unknowing how to yield.' " RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the respective returns are made, together with the re, week in the previous year:— 1 Receipts of Rail date to which the !celpts of the same Week ending a Fib d ~~' U .r..l' NAME OF RAILWAY• Sept.— Arbroath and Forfar ••••••• • • • • • • • Bristol and Birmingham . • • • • • • • • • . • . Chester and Birkenhead . • • .......... Dublin and Dr0gheda............ Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • • " Dundee and Arbroath •• • • Durham and Sunderland . • • • • • • • • • • • • Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• • • • •• • • • • Eastern Counties and North Eastern • • Eastern Union.. • ... .• . • . Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • • Glasgow and Greenock.... ••• • • • • • • Gravesend and Rochester• • • • • • • • • • • • Great Western . ..... ........ Hartlepool . . London and Nerth Western, &c..... London and Blackwall.• • • • • • • • • • • • . London and Brighton . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Londoa and Croydon . • • • .. London and South Western . • • • • • • • • Manchester, Bolton, and Bury • • • • • • Manchester and Birmingham.. • • • • • • Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.. Midland Counties Newcastle and Darlington • • • • Newcastle and Carlisle.. Newcastle and North Shields.. • • • • • • Norfolk • • • • • • • ...... • . • • • • • ........ North British .. • • • • • North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans • • • • ...... Paris and Rouen. • • • • Preston and Wyre • • • • • • • • • ..... • • • • Richmond • •• • • • • • .. • ...... • • • .• • • • • Sheffield and Manchester • South Eastern • • • • • • • • • • • • South Devon Taff Vale Ulster. • .. York and North Midland . .......... Last week. 953 1,446 479 4,488 9,637 424 3,006 1,216 336 21,940 643 47,099 1,431 10,696 8,599 1,350 8,333 21,078 3.326 2,146 855 954 1,264 340 534 3,276 6,056 1,705 2,013 2,676 1,149 328 19,516 76J 8,344 1,375 1,276 8,868 1,146 8,604 18,262 3,005 1,823 MIS 1,258 7,952 938 2,036 12,0,8 1,144 1,325 1,449 8,046 1,124 692 7,736 565 6,194 SUDDEN DEATH.-On Wednesday morning las Mr. Chapman, linendraper, of Seymour-street, Somers town, who had been to make some inquiries at the Lon den and Birmingham Railway station as to the time of starting of the trains, by N% hich he had intended to pro ceed into the country, had scarcely reentered his own door, when he was seized with sudden illness, and died in a few minutes, leaving a widow and seven children. ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS.—Thursday this insti tution, in John-street, Adelphi, was closed, in order that some repairs may be effected in the building, and no time has been appointed for its re-openir g. TriE WELLINGTON STATUE. —Wednesday evening at high water, a Government barge from the Royal Arsenal, at Woolwich, was moored at Grosvenor-wharf, Milbank, where there is a powerful crane, having on board the leviathan carriage which has been purposely made to convoy the statue of the Duke of Wellington from the artist's to its place of destination. The car riage has excited a greet deal of curiosity. It weighs about sixteen tons, and is made of iron. The wheels are twelve feet high, beautifully cast, but with every atten tion paid to strength. KINDNESS OF HER, ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT.—A few days since, on the morning of the day the 3d battalion of the Grenadier Guards left Windsor for the Tower, the wife of a sergeant, named Robinson, with an infant six weeks old, was thrown from one of the baggage waggons, as it was proceeding from Windsor to London. The infant was unfortunately, killed, and the woman so seriously injured that she was conveyed to the Hope Inn, at Frogmore, near to which the unfor tunate accident occurred, where she was compelled to remain for several days. Intimation of the lamentable occurrence having reached the Duchess of Kent, her Royal Highness immediately sent Lady Couper to Mr. Byles, the proprietor of the Hope Inn, with instructions that the poor woman was to have every necessary com fort and accommodation provided for her at the Duchess's expense, so long as she might be compelled to remain, and that the professional services of Mr. Holdernoss, surgeon, of Windsor, would also be defrayed by her Royal Highness. Mr. Tebbott, undertaker, of Windsor, likewise received instructions to conduct the funeral of the deceased child, the expense of which was defrayed by the Duchess. The remuneration made to each party by coramand of her Royal Highness, through the medium of Lady Couper, was extremely liberal. The poor woman, who has since been enabled to leave Frogmore to join her husband at the Tower, has expressed herself deeply grateful for the kind benevolence manifested towards her by the Duchess of Kent. C HE ee.—A match of chess is now going on between Messrs. Staunton and Al. Ilarrwilz, two of the most cele brated chessmen in Europe. The match excites much interest among the chess-playing world. DISEASE AMONG PIGEONS.—In the course of the last fortnight a great number of pigeons about London, especially on the Surrey side of the water, have died from a peculiar disease. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert took their accustomed early walk yesterday in the pleasure grounds of Os borne House. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice went yesterday forenoon to the beach, and took their usual exercise. Mr. Aglionby, M.P., and a deputation on the subject of emigration, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday in Downing-street. Mr. Laing. from Berbice, had an interview with Earl Grey yesterday at the Colonial-office. Le Commandeur Marques Lisboa, the Brazilian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign office. The Right Hon. George Dawson, Deputy Chairman of the Customs, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. Dispatches from the Governor of the Mauritius were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. The Earl of Clarendon arrived in town yesterday from Grove Park, Herts. Viscount and Viscountess Fielding arrived at Far rance's Hotel yesterday from Brighton. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY, FIVE O'CLOCK. ST. LEGEIt.-3 to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes (taken), 5 to 1 agst Brocardo (taken), Bto 1 agst Fancy Boy (taken), 9to 1 , agst Traverser (taken), 10 to 1 agst Grimston (taken), 11 to 1 agst lago, 18 to 1 agst Cranebrook, 20 to 1 agst Sting (offered), 20 to 1 agst Pc,ynton (take 22 to 1), 4 to 1 agst Mr. O'Brien's two (taken). 1 CHAMPAGNE STAKES.-7 to 4 agst Slander, even on Slander agst Van Tromp. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.-6 to 1 agst Ennui, 7 to 1 agst Quadruped, 7 to 1 agst June, 8 to 1 agst Morpeth, and 1.0 to 1 agst Fair Rosamond. Cur.-7 to 1 agst The Hero for Queen's Plate and Cup (t). YARMOUTH RACES—TxrunsDAY. The Vauxhall Stakes of 5 sovs. each. and 30 added. One • mile and a-half. (5 Subs. ) Mr. Pemberton's Tugnet, 3 yrs, 7st (Pettit) 1 , Lord Stradbrcoke's Boarding-school Miss, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b 2 Mr. James Rovall's Sir Fretful, aged, Bst 121 b... ........ 3 Mr. John Drake's Bold Archer, and Mr. llowlett's Liba tion, bolted...;--.Won by a head. The Norfolk and Suffolk Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only if declared ; the second to save his stake. Two miles. (20 Subs.), 11 of whom declared. Mr. Drake's Bold Archer, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Dunn) 1 Mr. Theobald's Chemise, 4 yrs, 7st 41b Mr. Gurney's Cautley, 3 yrs, Est 121 b Mr. Leslie's Britannia, 4 yrs, 7st 71b Won by two lengths. The Borough Members' Plate of 50/. The winner to be sold for 2001. Heats, one mile and a half. Mr. Pemberton's Best Bower, 5 yrs, Bst 9lb (Pettit) 2 1 1 Lord Suffield's Alvanley, 5 yrs, Bat 12Ib Mr. Abel's Edmund of Langley, aged 9st lib Mr. Royall's Sir Fretful; -aged, 9st 4 dr Won by two lengths. Match, 50 soya. Once round and a distance—Mr. Davey's Governor, 12st, beat Mr. Beaumont's Little John, 12st. CURRAGII SEPTEMBER MEETING. This meeting opened on Tue:day, under new and favour able auspices, such ready access to the field of sport being al forded by means of the Great Southern and Western Rail way. Two special trains, at 11 a.m. and 11% a.m., were dispatched, and well freighted they were with the lovers of the turf. The weather was everything that could be desired, bright and clear, showing off to the utmost advantage the noble plane, which has been almost from time immemo rial aQsociated with the most brilliant sporting events of the Irish turf. The stand-house exhibited a brilliant display of beauty and fashion, and the course was more than usually crowded with anxious groups of siitizens, and the inhabitants of the county for twenty miles around. Amongst those present were the stewards (the Marquis of Waterford, C. St. George, Esq , and John Maher, Esq.), the Earl of Howth, the Earl of Miltown, Lord Rusborough, Hon. Captain Foley, George Watts, Esq., Robert Browne, Esq. (ranger), E. Irwin, Esq., J. Preston, Esq., and a number of officers from the gar risons of Dublin, Newark, Naas, &c. The racas did not commence until some time after the special trains had arrived ; the stranger visitors, many of whom bad never been on the "short grass" before, had ample time to see the extent of the plane, and the direction of the various race-courses. The first race was fur Scurry Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added. Anglesey Post. 2 sovs. each for entrance. Mr. Nolan's ch m Miss Nuttin, 5 yrs, 7st 13Ib (Murphy) 1 Mr. Irwin's br h Warp, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b Lord Waterford's ch g Henry, aged, Bst 31b 3 The following also started but were not placed I—Lord Waterford's Vaudeville, Mr. Armstrong's Star of Erin, Mr. Knaresboro's Hark-over. Won easily. The Anglesey Stakes of 10 soya., pp, for two yrs old; colts Bst 41b; fillies, Bst. Anglesey Post. The club to add 50 sovs. ; second horse to save his stake. The winner of the race to give three dozen of champagne to the club on the day of the race. Mr. Colgan's The Horn of Chase, by Harkawav—Victoria 1 Mr. Preston's The Irish King, by Conjuror—Emily 2 The following also started, but were not placed :—Colonel Westenra's Watch Dog, by Ratcatcher, out of Isora—Mr. M'Donnell's b f by Freney, out of Amine—Mr. Whaley's Cal cavella (late Sauterne)—Mr. Bynde's b c by Philip—Mr. Maker's Souter Johnny—Mr. Armstrong's Vesta—Mr. Irwin's Hideaway, by Harkaway. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) DONCASTER RACES. DONCASTER FRIDAY NIGHT.—The majority of the horses e ngaged at the forthcoming meeting will not be here until to-morrow, or Sunday, and Dawson's and John Scott's, it is supposed, not until the following day. A few, however, have come in, and from our inquiries we are led to believe that the muster, before the commencement of the races, will be tolerably good. The following list is confined to horses 01 whose appearance no doubt is entertained, many others, how ever, ate expected :—Phillip, June, Rowland Hill, Brocardo, Tom Tullock, lago, Sheraton, Hoorrali, Kismet, Joanna Colt, Bingham, Glossy, Vanish, Ukraine Jeannette, f by Touch stone, out of Caststeel, 2 yrs—Witsend, Wilderness, The Hero, Blind Hookey, Miler's Boy, 2 yrs—Romance, Bur . lesque, Spem Gregis;Planet, Slander ' Gabbier, Crozier, Dew , die, Ennui, Red Robin, Miss Sarah, Charcoal, Foreclosure, George Hudson, Duke of Richmond, Sir Tatton Sykes, Erin go -Bragh, Bravissimo, Cranebrook, Queen of T y ne, Fair Rosamond, Neb the Nigger, Prince Alfred, Captain Rouge. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. ROBERT LATOUCHE. Just as this race had terminated, a most awful and melancholy catastrophe took place. Mr. Robert La touche, second son of of the late Robert Latouche, of Harristown, county Kildare. Esq., who was standing upon the upper leaded roof of the stand house, suddenly dropped down beside his friends, with whom he was conversing in the full enjoyment of good spirits a few moments before. From the instant he fell he betrayed but little signs of life, and although medical aid was in stantly at hand, and every possible means resorted to for his restoration, he expired with u slight motion of his eyes and mouth. The immediate cause of his death was supposed to be disease of the heart. A sudden and solemn gloom pervaded all parties when the melancholy event became known, an d t he majority crowded to the impressed with the so lemn f e ll upon t hi s hi g hl y estimable member of so p rac tically t le e m ni n po a r n a d ry su s d ta d benevolent, useful, and beloved a family. The l amented gentleman was t e i n on vi a si t ta D tio u n bl W in h , about thirty two or thirty-three years of age, and was unmarried. There were some matches to be run off, but they were, with great propriety, postponed. ASCENT OF MR. HAMPTON'S BALLOON. This evening, at four o'clock, Mr Hampton made an ascent in his splendid balloon, the Erin-go-Bragh, from the Rotunda Gardens. The evening was very tine, and the intrepid aeronaut effected a successful ascent in first rate style. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant was ace= panit d by Lady Georgiana Bourke and her two infant children, the Hon. Gerald Ponsonby, and the Hon. Mr. Daly, A.D.C. The attendance w as numerous and fashionable, by vth m his Excellency was received with every mark of respect. The balloon took a south-easterly direction, and, after a sojourn in the realms of air for about twenty-five minutes, Mr. Hampton safely descended on the strand between Irishtown and Sandy mount. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 10 . —The Hamburgh ship F ranz i s ka, Captain Berndt , arrived here last night, from Rio de Janeiro, for orders, whence she sailed on the 10th of July, and reports that the packet Petrel would sail about the 20th of that month. E xc h ange 27 d. on London, and on Paris 350 f. No political news. The Empress's accouchement was daily expected. Nothing new from the River Plate. Money was ver y scarce . Th e coffee market - bad been brisk for about a fortnight at 31 50 to 34 50, equal to 30s. to 325. 6d.; but when' the Franziska sailed the market WAS cleared, at a decline of 100 raja. MARKET INTELLIGENCE (From the London New Price Current of September 11.) SUGAR.—To- day importers of all descriptions of Colonial Sugar displayed more firmness, and generally the home trade were more desirous to operate. A fair demand existed for West India, the quantity sold amounting to 400 hhds and tres by private treaty, and the rates paid were equal to those previously current. At auction 10 hhds of Jamaica sold at 49s for good yellow. FOItEIGN.—This afternoon few purchases were made pri vately in Foreign Sugar. At auction 381 baskets 63 bags of Java were only in part sold at about the former value, fine strong yellow at 54s to 565, good 49s to 50s, middling 46s to 475, low 44s Gd, middling grey 47s to 48s, damp and washed 463 to 52s per cwt. REFINED.—Furt4r reduced rates having been submitted to for all descriptions of Refined Sugar, have tempted the home trade to come forward more freely, and a good business has been transacted. Pieces still find willing buyers, but the refiners are desirous to sell. Bastards are heavy of disposal, and the refiners are desirous to reduce their heavy stocks. Treacle at present cannot be had on lower terms, the demand being active for all descriptions. The value of Treacle is l4s to 14s 6d, but there has not been much business done. Dutch Crushed Sugar is little wanted. Loaves made here under bond have not improved, though a good business was done, and supply not large. MAußmus.—This afternoon the quantity of Mauritius Sugar offered at auction was large, and amounted to 7,847 bags. Merchants, however, were firm. and insisted upon former rates for all kinds, at which the chief part of the Su gar was sold at and after the sale. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the quantity of Bengal Sugar offered at public sale amounted to 4,621 bags; the demand was good, and the whole sold at full rates. COFFEE.—This afternoon 846 bags of Ceylon Coffee were offered at public sale, the Native of which sold at previous moderate rates, viz. good ord yellowish at 40s, and sea da maged 27s to 38s 6d ; but the Plantation only partly found buyers. 26 bls of Mocha sold at 618 6d for pea berry, 28s 6cl for broken, and 27s Gd to 40s 6d for sea damaged. 641 bags of Sumatra went at 22s 6d to 23s for ord brown mixed with blacks, and one lot 225. 28 casks of Jamaiea sold at 37s to 44s for good to fine ord mixed. 169 barrels of Rio went at full worth. _ _ RICE.—No further advance has taken place in the value of Bengal, but the demand has been brisker, and the rates paid have been equal to those of this day week; several parcels, in all 7,000 bags, were sold privately for home consumption and exportation at 18s to 20s for low to fine white, and cargo 15s to 16s 6d. Holders haveconfidence, and supply the market sparingly; only 2,825 bags having been offered at auction, and which went at 19a to 19s 6d for good middling and good white, 18s 6d to 20s for middling, and 12s to 18s for damaged. Of Java there is none in the market, it is wanted, and would command stiff rates. There are several buyers *4 Madras at 14s 6d to 16s, but the supply is nearly exhausted. Cleaned Rice has met with ready purchasers. There are se veral orders unexecuted for all kinds of Rice : the stock ex ceeds that of last year. SPlOES.—This afternoon the public sales of Nutmegs, consisting of 16 chests, went at full rates. Mace is Net wanted, and 11 chests sold at stiff rates. Of Cloves - 21 chests fetched 2s to 2s ld for good bright Bencoolen, and one lot of very fine 2s 6d. 537 bags Penang Pepper sold at 21d for good light brown earthy and dusty, and lid to 20 for damaged; 108 barrels and 6 pkgs Jamaica Ginger sold at 42s to 49s for mid to good mid quality. COCIIINEAL.—This afternoon 266 bags of Honduras Cochineal at auction were nearly all sold—silvers at 4s 7d to 5s 10d for low to fine, and mid to good black 5s 9d to 6s 3d, being full rates for the better sorts, but Id per lb lower for common. Srffirrs.—There has been a brisker demand for good and fine descriptions of Jamaica Runs this week, and full rates have been paid, the quantity sold being 150 puns. Holders of Leeward Island are reluctant to lower their prices, but the market has a dull appearance. Demerara has been sparingly dealt in, but 3s 2d to 3s 5d are the rates insisted upon for strong sorts. Calcutta is wanted, but prices are firm at is lid to 2s proof with certificate. Brandy has been in excellent demand, and holders display firmness, the home trade are still the chief operators. The deliveries here continue to increase, and the stock diminishing. Geneva has been in increased request for export, and prices have risen to 2s 4d to 2s sd. British Corn Spirits have been in excellent request, and the market has a firm appearance. English Gin 22 per cent. under proof at 8s 10d, and 17 under 9s 4d. On.s.—Southern Oil has been in excellent request by pri vate treaty, and, in consequence of the falling off in the supply at market, a further improvement in the value has taken place for all descriptions; low to mid quality bringing 23( les to 24/ 15s, and good to fine 25/ to 26/ per tun. For Cod, prices remain at 27/10s to 28/, but only small pur chases have been made. Holders of Seal have confidence, and supply the market sparingly with all descriptions. Sperm is still plentiful ; but the demand has been limited, end holders experience difficulty in obtaining 771 to 79/ for good quality, and 73/. to 76/. for low to mid For Rape Oil prices remain much the same. Linseed Oil has been in extensive demand by the home trade and a further improvement in the value has taken place 24s 9d to 25s per cwt having been currently paid on the spot. For forward delivery a good business has been trans acted, and at improved rates. Cocoa Nut has been much in request, and the market has been nearly cleared at advanced rates. For Olive the demand has been very good for all de scriptions, and the tendency of prices is yet upwards. TALLOW.—Prices rule firm for Russian on the spot, and the demand has been active from the town and country trade, fine new Petersburgh yellow Candle bringing 42s 6d, and old 42s per cwt. For forward delivery many purchases have been made in new P. Y. Candle at Oa tai i~h ilia last three months of the rear; and 42s ad for separate months. LEICESTER and BEDFORD RAIL- WAY. In consequence of there not being a sufficient number of scripholders at the last meeting of the mpany, hell a week ago, an adjourned meeting took place yesterday, at the London Tavern. The object of the meeting was for the purpose of ascertaining the sense of the share holders as to the dissolution of the Company. R. LINDSELL, Esq., took the chair shortly after one o'clock, upon doing which he stated that the directors and a committee of the shareholders had had an inter view with Mr. Hudson, at Derby, on Wednesday last, at which a long discussion took place, and in the course of which Mr. Hudson stated that if the directors wished to do anything with him they I must abandon the whole line and leave it in his hands. • The directors thinking the adoption of such a course in compatible with their previous arrrangements, declined to accede to it, and stated to Mr. Hudson that they had • only half the line to dispose of, upon which Mr. Flud '3i s .on declined to enter into any arrangement, stating it was his intention to adopt the best line between Leicester and London, giving equal advantages to the Eastern Counties Railway and the Direct Northern. The result was, that no arrangement was entered into with Mr. Hudson. At that interview Mr. Hudson had stated to him (the chairman) that he was in error in stating that there was a division in the Committee of the Home of Lords, and that the rejection of the Bill was carried by a majority of one only, for the fact was, the Committee were unanimous on the rejection of the Bill. All that he (the chairman) could say with respect to that was, that he had received his information from a gentleman of undoubted respectability, and upon that information he made the statement he did to the meeting. The worthy gentleman concluded by moving a resolution that the Company should he dissolved. Mr. CORRIE, one of the deputation to Mr. Hudson from the shareholders, thought that the interests of the shareholders would have been best consulted by adopt ing Mr. Hudson's proposition, and not pursuing the course that had been pursued. Some considerable discussion then took place, in n.hich Mr. Franklin and Mr. Richardson, two of the deputa tion, joined, and which ended in the adoption of the resolution for the dissolution of the Company, that reso lution not being considered an act of bankruptcy. The CHAIRMAN in the course of his statements, in answer to the observations that had been made, stated that he had no doubt that the communication with Mr. Hudson would be renewed ; not at the suggestion of the Leicester and Bedford Railway Company, but at that of the South Midland.—The meeting then separated. BANDON and BANTRY RAILWAY. A meeting of the scripholdrs in this Company was held yesterday, at the London Tavern,;for the purpose of determining whether the company should be di sso l ve d. .... ..._ The Rev7Somers Payne was voted to the chair. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, scrutineers were appointed, and during their investigation, _ _ _ Mr. STEVENS read a report, from which it appeared that in consequence of the resolution come to by the shareholders on the 6th of June last, the directors had resolved to withdraw the Bill. It appeared further that the committee received a deposit of IL 7s. 6d. on 17,156 shares, being within 150 of the entire number mentioned in the Bill. This produced a sum of 24,552/. Os. 10d., to which was to be added a sum of 1371. 17s. hi. for interest, making together 24,6891. 17s. ld. The actual disbursements up to the present time amounted to 12,233/. 4s. 3d., leaving a balance of 12,4561. 12s. 10d. The directors regretted they could not make satisfactory arrangements with their solicitors and engineers, the demands of the latter being so large, that they did not deem themselves justified in discharging them. They were, therefore, unable to declare a final dividend of the depo sits ; still, not wishing to keep so large a sum in hand, they proposed to pay immediately ss. per share, and the remainder when the accounts should be finally closed. Against the above named sum of 12,456/. it appeared that there were claims to the amount of 11,413/ The report concluded by stating that the directors felt extreme regret at the abandonment of the line, which they believed to be a bona fide un dertaking, and which they had little doubt would be car ried out, as it was in continuation of the Cork and Bandon Railway, and in that case that their present works would be available. It was then proposed that the Company should be dis solver, and the resolution having been seconded, was carried unanimously. It was then proposed, seconded, and carried, that the dissolution of the Company should not be considered an act of bankruptcy. Some of the shareholders expressed themselves as dis satisfied with the manner in which the affairs of the Company had been conducted, and thought they should have made the dissolution an act of bankruptcy. The scrutineers reported that the number of shares present was only 3,141, which not being the requisite number, the meeting adjourned after some desultory dis cussion. HEREFORD MUSICAL FESTIVAL HEREFORD, FRIDAY.--'The attendance at the cathe dral yesterday morning was unprecedentedly numerous, the noble edifice being tilled in every part. Among the company was a numerous attendance of the vice-presi dedts, vice-patrons, and stewards, with their ladies. The morning's selection of sacred music consisted of two gems ,t the first water, Mozart's " Requiem," and Spohr's Fall of Babylon." 'The introduction to these was Mendelssohn's overture to " St. Paul," which was ex quisitely rendered by the hand. The Requiem was, on the whole, very satisfactorily executed, though in parts there was a little falling off. Spohr's oratorio (which was divided into two parts) followed, and was done ample justice to by the stars, instrumentalists, chorus, and all engaged in rendering this sublime composition. The whole of the music occupied five hours, the audience not having quitted the cathedral until past four o'clock in the afternoon. The collection at the doors of the cathedral for the benefit of the charity for the relief of clergymen's widows and orphans amounted to 2001., being a total already received for the charity of 5001. The evening concert at the shire hall was also well attended, and presented a brilliant contrast to the attendance of the previous evening. The concert opened with a selection from Weber's fairy opera of Oberon, the whole of which was -almost without ex ception perfectly rendered by the artists engaged in it. The brilliant overture with which the selection was introduced was played with a precision and unanimity of feeling on the part of the band which could not have been surpassed, and the wonder was, that with so small a band such beautiful effects could be produced. The first chorus, " Light as fairy foot," was rather faulty ; and in the scents "Yes, even love," Mr. Lockey seemed out of his element. The succeeding recitative and air, by Miss Birch, " Hush, gallant knight," was perfec tion itself ! The duet between Miss Birch and Miss Dolby was also beautifully and effectively given. Miss Dolby sang the song, " 0, Araby," in a style which drew forth the approbation of the whole room, which was re newed on the magnificent quartett, " Over the davk blue waters," being given by Miss Williams, Miss Dolby, Mr. Lockey, and Mr. Phillips. The splendid wens, " Ocean, thou mighty monster," by Miss Birch, thrilled through the whole audience. We have now pointed out the chief features in the fairy selection. The only thing which marred it was the rendering of the concluding chorus " Who would stay," which was out of 'une. The second part of the concert consisted of a selection from the works of Beethoven, Donuizetti, Handel, and Hatton. The Misses Williams gave the elegant duet from the Semiramide—" Serbami Ognor"— with great taste, and they were equally successful in their favourite duet, " We are two merry, gay laughing fairies," by Hatton. Miss Dolby was ncored in Linl!y's popular ballad, " Thy spirit of love;" and Miss Birch sang to the air from Donizetti, Linda di Chamouni," in a manner which the most critical critic could not quarrel with. Beethoven's symphony in C minor, was given by the band, perfectly. Mr. Phillips sung " Th e Husbandman," from the " Seasons' (Haydn), with good taste ; and the chorus preceding it, " Com e gent l e spring," was smoothly and effectively given. To-day there is, as usual in the provinces, a great popular desire to be present at the performance of the " Messiah," which will be given entire, at the cathedral, and hun dreds are now flocking to the sacred edifice to listen to the inspired strains of the great composer. SERIOUS NAIL CART ACClDENT.—Yesterday whilst one of the General Post-office mail carts was waiting outside the branch post-office, at Morley's Hotel, Charing-cross, the horse, a restless, spirited, and valuable animal, took fright at the sudden appearance of an immense advertising van. The animal proceeded at a furious pace round Trafalgar-square and Pall-mall East, and was not stopped till it reached the Haymarket. when it ran against an omnibus. The horse was stunned by the shock and the light gig attached to it smashed to pieces. In the progress of the afrighted animal several persons were knocked down and very seriously injured. I\T/tan o -t t sh v ter e E seet s r : v Niacvie>eE— so.trm sr e i s e t r e , rdt took Wright, khni his afternoon m tmaster's a gre e ngrocer, er , 3 s o h u or n is g rei N man, ars h i a n m and cart into the river at the Horseferry dock, Millbank. For the purpose of washing it. The young man allowed the horse to go out of its d: pth, when it began kicking and plunging in a fearful manner. The lad was thrown out of the cart, aid sank, but rose again to the surface, when he was rescued from a watery grave by a water man. The poor animal was still struggling hard for life, but it could not get free from the cart, and was drowned. The escape of the young man may be con sidered almost miraculous. SUICIDE AT WATERLOO-BRIDGE. —Shortly after twelve o'clock on Thursday night, a man dressed in the garb of a foreigner precipitated himself from the parapet of Waterloo-bridge, and was drowned. He was observed by some females walking to and fro in a hurried manner, and suspecting from his behaviour that he intended to commit suicide, they proceeded in search of a constable, but they had not gone many yards when they saw him climb over the parapet of the third recess from the Surrey side and plunge into the river. An alarm was instantly given, and the boats put off, but the body was nowhere to be seen. Drags were als o use d b ut without s uccess. He had written on the parapet the following words—" I am a poor foreigner." CORONER ' S INQUEST.—FATAL FALL.—Yesterday Mr. Wakley, ALP., held an inquest at the Elephant and Castle, Camden-town, on the body of John Roberts, aged forty-eight. It appeared that the deceased, who acted as occasional ostler at the Brecknock Arms, on th e . night of Tuesday week l ast , f e ll ac cidentally from a loft, a depth of eight feet, on to his head. For some days after ho was seized with fits, and subsequently was removed to St.the Pa n braincr a e s n w s u u e r d k , hoofu whichse, w h e h r e e d e i x e d t r a o v n a s ly a t e i d o n n e o s d f a b y l , !) o+l e o r n . diet, " Accidental death."