The Sun. — London, England, 1846-09-28 00:00:00

tion, illuminating the horizon in all directions from E. to N. round, through S. to N. by E. on the compass. Standing about 170 feet from the level of the sea, the light ought to be seen from a ship's deck in clear weather at a distance of about four geographical miles. " It will be lighted on the 30th of September, and be sub- Jed to the same regulations as the other Swedish lights as to being lighted and extinguished. (In the absence of the Consul-General), " W. TOTTIE, Vice-Consul. " To Wm. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's." MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY. Daring last week full average quantities of English Wheat Were reported ; but only a limited portion was on sale here, arising from many of the cargoes having been previously t i xPeeed of by land-carriage and sample. The receipts of arley and Beans were somewhat on the increase ; but those of all other articles of home produce were small; while the a ggrogate imports from abroad, as well as the arrivals both f rom Ireland and Scotland, were trifling. Fresh up a fair l uPPly of Wheat came to hand from Essex and Kent ; but that from our other counties was small. Notwithstanding t he number of samples of that article on offer was se asonably large, and the quality was good, the demand for all descriptions, arising from the large a ttendance . of buyers, was brisk, at an advance in born quotations obtained on this day se'nnight of 3s to 4s per quarter, and at which nearly or quite the Whole o f the parcels were disposed of. We had an increased S tiPPly of fine foreign Wheat on sale, yet the holders were urge firm, and by no means anxious sellers. However, some quantities —say, nearly 10,000 quarters—were taken by the dealers (partly on speculation) at a further rise in value of fully 35 per quarter. There was more inquiry for Corn under lock, although the number of foreign buyers in atten dance was not to say large, and we must quote the P r ices quite 2s higher than on Monday last. The exports of Wheat and Flour to France, Belgium, and Rolland, continue extensive. This circumstance, to gether with the unfavourable accounts which continue to reach us from Ireland, respecting the potato crop, is having r° /ssiderable influeace upon the minds of both buyers and , Se ders. The show of English Barley was very moderate, that of Foreign small. Fine parcels moved off steadily at d rY full prices ; but in other kinds comparatively little was ° jog, at barely late rates. 'With Malt we were moderately rll iPPlied. The best Chevalier qualities were in good request, 'lough we canaot call them dearer. The secondary and in ' erior sorts commanded only a moderate amount of attention, ' e t Prices were maintained in every instance. From all Darts the receipts of Oats continue exceedingly limited. 4 r fine dry and selected parcels we had a ready sale, , in some few instances, a further advance in the quotations 0 f 6 d per quarter. In the value of all other kinds we can „Obetice no alteration, though it was firmly supported. For 15e ans we had a slow inquiry, yet the factors succeeded in obtaining last week's prices for them. The sale for Peas of all descriptions was steady, at late rates. The Flour trade Was brisk, at an advance of from 3s to 5s per 2801bs. Ame bean Flour was 2s per barrel higher. CURRENCY PER DB Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red, New • • • • 54s to 62s Ditto,White, New 60s 70s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red..... 55s 58s Ditto, White . • • • • . 56s 60s Irish, Red.... • . —s —s . b Ditto, White • . —8 —s 'Y.—Old .. • 34s 36s New. ............ 36s 37s Ba rley —Grinding..... 305 32* Malting . ........ 375 42s Chevalier ........ 43s 445 '`Sit - ---Suffolk and Nor folk 59s 64s Brown ........... 52s 55s Xingston and Ware 64s 655 'ERIAL MEASURE Malt—Chevalier.... • • his to Gls Oats— Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feed. 27s 29s Potatoe .... 29s 321 Toughal and Cork, Black. .. 25s 28, Cork, White . 24s 31s Scotch, Feed. 26s 30s Beans—Tick .. 37s 40s Pigeons . . 48s 50s Pease—Grey ......• 42s 44s Maple . • • • 43s 44s White ... .•• • • • 568 58s Boilers ......... 598 Gls Flour—Town-made ... 50s 55s 5uff01k......445 5C3 Stockta & Norfolk 40s 42s SIVIITIIPXEMD. We ha ve a g ain t o report the arrivals of large numbers of fatt stock from abroad for our market, during the past week, for the most part, excellent condition; but we regret to State, that upwards of 100 beasts, and 50 sheep,which are not Iteluded in our table of imports, have been smothered on 'heir passage f rom Harlingen, and which loss falls entirely I .Pon the shippers. It will be perceived that the receipts r °ra Spain have re-commenced ; and we understand that rem' cargoes of oxen may be expected from Vipo ur in.: the next fortnight. The seventy-five on sale , el on riday last, were mostly disposed of at from 41 4, 181 each. Many of the Sheep on sale to-day *thibited decided signs of crossing with our Glou -I"ters and Downs. The following is a statement of the Port s since Monday last : LONDON. It o Prom whence. Oxen. Cows. Sheep. Lambs. Calves, tterdam 9O ... 215 .. 909 ... 71 ... 74 11,4111ourgli ... 30 ... 3 60 ... ... 986 ... 29 ... 70 4 °nninge n ...3o ... T0ta1.... 2OO ... G 32 ... 1,895 ... 100 ... 147 HULL. Itotterdain 5O ... 200 ... 400 ... ... 30 SpySOUTHAMPTON. PLYMOUTH: Spain s e above shows a total import of 3,783 head of stock. The 1 1nish Oxen, noticed as arriving at Plymouth, have sold 4 , uom 121 10s to 161 5s each. Their quality and condition n e re very similar to those received here vid Southampton._ '''_veral rather large purchases of store foreign Sheep have 7 1 1 lately made for grazing purposes ; and we learn that ba°Be depastured during the last month — though they eve consumed an immense quantity of food — have T_trned out well, but by no means profitably. to-day's market we had on sale about 220 Oxen and Cows : -.1 8 being from Spain, the remainder from Holland and Ger .:44'7-4,600 Sheep and Lambs, and 20 Calves from abroad, dearly the whole of which were disposed of. From our own L ii rs tricts the arrivals of beasts were large, and of greatly tu rovecl quality. On the whole a large business was trans ti-jd, at Friday's depression of 2d per Ms., the highest quo -4:8 being 45 per Sibs., and a clearance was effected. The th e from the north comprised 2,300 short horns, from i. tle,stern B,c and midland parts England 600 of various kin V i 7 - ts, and from Ireland and Scot l a n d 180 Beasts. ge numbers of Sheep were again large r ; but t he Mutton t rade was by no means active, yet previous rates were sup- Ported without difficulty. In Lambs, the supply of which Was larger, only a limited business was transacted, and prices were decidedly lower than on this day se'nnight. The Veal trade was tolerably steady, at full prices. Pigs were in good supply and fair request, at late currencies. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. a. d. s. d. to s. 7 t Wertor Beasts .... 210 3 0 Second quality ditto 4 2 4 4 I !cond quality ditto. 3 2 3 4 Coars e -w o oll e dditt e 4 6 4 8 !Ine large Oxen.. 3 6 3 8 Southdown Wethers 410 5 0 Vine Scots ...... 310 4 0 Ditto out of the wool I,,rge coarse Calves 310 4 6 Large Hogs •• • .. 3 8 4 6 Zritue small ditto .. 4 8 410 Small Porkers .... 4 8 410 Pickling Calves ..18 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 20 0 .4ferior Sheep • • . 310 4 0 Lambs ......... 4 8 5 8 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. Sheep. Calves. Pigs. I I 4,077 30,200 134 520 NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL. Irt consequence of the high prices. for live stock in the fo rth of England elsewhere, the arrivals of country-killed t e at up to our markets since Monday last have been smaller, having amounted only to about 80 carcases of Beef, 300 4 1 4 ° of Mutton, 80 ditto of Lamb, 40 ditto of Veal, and 100 h A itt ° of Pork. The Metropolitan supplies have, however, t -erl Seasonably good and of excellent quality. Mutton has ot her a ready sale, at a trifle more money ; but all , kinds of meat have moved off slowly at late rates. i n uent 90 carcases of haversfoeign Beasts, 300 ditto of Sheep, and ditto of Calves ppeared on sale. At per stone, by the Carcase. Rev , s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d . ,_ A. inferior.-- 2 A 210 Mutton, inferior .. 3 6 310 - "A Middling .. •• 3 0 3 2 middling.. 4 0 4 4 .._ Prime large 3 4 3 6 prime .... 4 6 410 441. prime small •. 3 6 3 8 i Pork, 1arge........ 3 6 4 4 ...... 8 410 I small .. Lamb. 4a 8d to 5s Bd. 110304011 AND SPITALFIELDS. ihere is creased quantity of Potatoes on sale, and of u tl eh better q ualityq than we have observed for some time past. 21 4 the whole the demand is inactive, at prices varying from h i 10 3 to 61 per ton. A few sacks have arrived from Havre good condition ; but they are offering at low prices. v p:eral cargoes are shortly expected from the north, and W hich will, no doubt, test the actual value in these markets. BOROUGH HOP MARKET. it Owing in a great measure to the activity in the demand the large provincial fairs, the demand here for most kinds of and, H ops — se l e cted qualities in particular—is ve r y steady, in some instances, the quotations have an upward ten -21 icy. A few parties are estimating the duty at from "M:100/ to 220,000/. _ WOOL. he past week's arrivals of Wool into London have been B fie, viz., 3,663 bales from Sydney , 796 ditto from Po r t lan d aY, New South Wales, and 100 ditto from various other )9allarters. The public sales—at which about 26,000 bales been offered and disposed of—have been brought to a ; o tclusion. and we consider the prices to have advanced rapared with those realised at the previous auctions) quite ~" fair lb. Privately there is more doing in English W ools, rates ; but foreign parcels are neglected. TALLOW. f r , T h e price of Tallow is advancing both on the spot and for Pard delivery. Fine Y C is 445. The last year's YC is 1 1 1 .' sold, and there is little Tallow here now except first sort. "Y C Town Tallow is 42s 6d, nett cash. DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—We remember no season respecting the commencement of which so great an in terest has been excited as on the present occasion. A newly-decorated theatre, a new ballet, with a new set of 'dancers, a new drop scene, and various other novelties, are certainly attractions of the very highest order, and 'e do not wonder that people are flocking to secure seats for such an interesting event. It is most gratifying to k nowthat the private boxes and stalls are mostly secured by some of our principal noble families. The Gallery in Leicester-square, so well known to our readers as being occupied by the late talented !Liss Linwood, is, we are informed, about being opened 7. an equally talented lady as an Exhibition of Tableaux Ivans. While we condemn, as public journalists, any thing with the least approach to an immoral tendency, Ze feel disposed to advocate the present exhibition, Rowing it to be tinier the patronage of many influential m embers of the Royal Academy. We would advise the blic to go and judge for themselves, as we feel confi dent their expectations will be more than realised. t&dam Warton's corps consists of a foreign importa on and Royal Academy models. Monday week is an 10unced for the opening. A promenade will be opened I ' f or the comfort of the visitors, and the musical depart -IV3nt is entrusted to a professor of known celebrity. We teit7T our readers for particulars to the bills of the day. 7 11 R NEW SnEnirrs.—Mr. Alderman Challis and 1 1 1 % liinnaird, merchant, were this day sworn into office ;" the Guildhall, with the usual ceremonies, as the for f or t h e Cit y o f L on d on an d C ounty o f Middl esex , lor the ensuing year. DETENTION OF THE LISBON MAIL.—On Saturday lernin g a not i ce was poste d at t h e G enera l P ost - o ffice, s tl t. Martin' s -le-G r a n d, that her M a jesty' s ship B u lldog, f or Lisbon and the Cape of Good Hope, with letters, 4 C., had been compelled to put back to Devonport, in iaree sequece of damage, and will be detained for two or t days. PATRIARCHAL AGRICULTURIST.—A local paper r ecords the death of Mr. James Collins, of Eastrington, tar Ilowden, aged ninety seven, and adds—" He was a Z. 411 Of temperate and regular habits, he seldom met with , 1 s equal in agricultural pursuits, and he invariably took Lae lead with the scythe, the sickle, and the flail. beven children, twenty-seven grandchildren, and eighteen great g r andchildren, survive him." The Learned RECORDER summed up, and the jury re. turned a verdict of Guilty. The prisoners were then sentenced to 15 years' trap• sportation. NE TV COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK and Mr. Alderman FARE BROTHER.) James Downes, a plumber, was convicted of stealing 81bs. of lead, the property of Thomas Fossey, his master, and sentenced 'to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. Edward Unwin, a labourer, was indicted, with a per son named George Fisher, who pleaded guilty, with steal ing 2,000 bricks and 6 loads of sand, of the value of 61., the property of George Banson and Edwin Gwyther, and Daniel Stammers was indicted with feloniously re ceiving the same, well knowing them to be stolen. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Robinson conducted the case for the prosecution ; and Mr. Payne, Mr. Ballantyne, and Mr. Iluddlestone defended the prisoners. From the statements of counsel, and the evidence ad duced, it appeared that the prosecutors were contractors for certain work, now in progress in the neighbourhood of Camden-town, by the London and North• Western Railway Company; that the prisoner Stammers was the foreman, and one of the members of a society called the " Friends of Industry," who were erecting houses in the same neighbourhood, and the prisoners, Fisher and Unwin, were employed as carters to Perkins and Co., who had contracted to cart the bricks to the works of the prosecutors. It appeared that the prisoners, Fisher and Unwin, instead of taking the bricks to the works of the prosecutors, took them to the building of the Friends of Industry, and left them there. Upon Stammers being told that the bricks were stolen property, he said he did not know that, that he bad bought them honestly; and told the party who stated they were stolen that he had better mind his owh business. Mr. Payne addressed the jury on behalf of the pri soner Unwin, and Mr. Ballantyne for Stammers, con tending that no case had been made against either of them. Several respectable witnesses gave Stammers an excel lent character, and stated that he was an honest and hard working man. Some of the witnesses had known him for upwards of 20 years. One witness gave Unwin a good character. Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK" summed up, and The jury, after some consultation, found the prisoners Stammers and Unwin Not Guilty. Fisher was then again indicted with stealing several loads of sand, and to this indictment he also pleaded Guilty ; and Stammers was indicted with receiving it, knowing it to be stolen. The jury also Acquitted the prisoner Stammers on this charge. Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK sentenced the prisoner Fisher, who has a wife and three children, to eight months' imprisonment and hard labour. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY). business in Cranbourne-street was not the prisoner's, but OLD CO URT. I his father's, and he assisted there. He said his brother (Before the RECORDER and Alderman Woon.) i had no authority to get the watches from Mr. De Lohne. ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.—Three men, named I This closed the evidence which was offered to-day on Brown, Morton, and Adams, and a woman named Jay, ' that case, and the prisoner was remanded until Saturday. were indicted for robbing a man named Dean of a watch, There are several other charges of a similar character and violently assaulting him. against him. From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor Frederick Candle, a young man, well dressed, de scribed in the charge sheet as a medical student, with and a female were proceeding together down Great ut a home, was placed at the bar on his own charge. Ann-street, Westminster, on the 17th of August, when o the female prisoner came up to his companion, and Police-constable C 152 said he was yesterday in asked her if she was in the humour to fight, to which Oxford-street, about two o'clock, and the defendant came she replied in the negative; after which the prisoner im- up and gave himself in charge for having stolen a 101. mediately struck her in the face, and when prosecutor Bank of England note from his un c l e , Robert Caudle, attempted to interfere, he was knocked down by the male 13, Gloucester-place, Brighton. He said he had taken prisoners, who robbed him of his watch and then de- it about five weeks ago. camped. They were, however, subsequently overtaken, Mr. HARDWICK—Is that tru e ? D e f en d an t—Y es . and given into custody. Mr. HARDWICK remanded the defendant till Friday, Several other witnesses were examined on the part of n order that they might communicate with his uncle. the prosecution. The female prisoner entered into a long detail, in which she not only asserted her innocence, but stated that the prosecutor had assaulted her and Brown. Brown made a written defence, in which he corroho rated the preceding statement. FLANDERS MAIL. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 25.—The grand military fête at tracted an immense concourse of persons on the espla nade and near the gate of Namur. Her Majesty the Queen, the Duke and Duchess of Cobourg, the Duke of Brabant, the Count of Flanders, and the Princess Char lotte were present at the fete. The two bas-reliefs which will be placed on the pedes tal of the monument in the Place des Martyrs were ex hibited; one represents the benediction of the victims interred there, and the other reprsents Belgium distri buting crowns to the glorious defenders. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 26.—The opening of the branch of the canal of the Compigne was celebrated with great pomp on the 21st. On no former occasion was so ani mated a spectacle witnessed in this city. Above 10,000 strangers, among whom were a great proportion of Dutch, were present at the fete. All the streets were planted with evergreens, ornamented with flags inter spersed with flowers and drapery, and almost all the horses were decorated with the national colours and streamers. The Burgomaster made a long oration at the opening of the canal, to which the Minister of the Interior made an appropriate afid very gratifying reply. ANTWERP, SEPT. 25.—For a long time we have not had so great a scarcity in the arrival of provisions from the colonies. The want of coffee especially is every where beginning to be felt. So great has been the falling off in the quantity of this article, that the greater part of the orders still remain unexecuted. They are expecting the arrival of several ships from Flushing to revive the drooping trade in this particular. Our corn market was pretty well supplied to-day, in regard to the minimum quantity generally exposed for sale. Not much business however was done, especially considering emergencies of the farmers. Rye was sold at 17.13f1. to 18.1313. of Brabant; wheat, 2011. to 21.176. per scale of 1 per tolitre ; 2211. were asked for wheat of the finest quality, and 19fl. for rye. There was a large supply of potatoes in the market, the prices were the same as last week. ANTWERP, SEPT. 26.—The leading question which at this moment engrosses the public mind is that of pauperism. Every topic whether polemics, politics, or commerce, bears upon this point. KIEL, SEPT. 16.—Yesterday afternoon her Majesty passed by Kiel; she endeavoured to avoid the city, but was met at the Breetzer convent, at the boundary of the Kiel territory, by Count Reventlow Preetz, and the Burgomaster. Although the Queen had promised to visit the former more than twelve months since, she de clined his reiterated invitation under the present cir cumstances. The Burgomaster briefly alluded to the unhappy state of the country, and entreated her favour able intermission with the King. Her Majesty was very loudly cheered at her departure. VIENNA, SEPT. IL—Prince Luitfrold, of Bavaria, arrived here from Munich the day before yesterday, and purposes to remain here some days to witness several manoeuvres. The arrival of the Prince of Salerno is fixed for the 25th inst. The Archduchess Sophia is expected in the course of the day, and her Majesty the Empress-Mother will come in a few days ; and the Archduchess Maria Louisa and the Prince of Prussia are expected here on the 24th. TYROL.—The King of the Belgians, who, as we stated before, bas been ordered to drink goats' milk in the Tyrol, will probably remain about three weeks in the beautiful district of Meran. His Majesty is travelling in the strictest incognito under the title of Count d'Ardennes. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Ymnia, SEPT. 19. 5 per Cent. Metalliques •.• . • • ••••• • • • • • 110% 4 per Cent. ditto • . •• •••••••• • • • • • • • • 101 3 per Cent. ditto.. . • •••••. • • • • •• 7314 Loan, 1834 .. • • • • • • • • .• • • 1 5 7 Ditto, 1839 •••• • • • • Bank Shares . • 1368 Esterhazy's Loan •••• • • •• •-•.••• •• •• •• RAILWAYS. The Northern, or Ferdinand .. •• .• •• • • . 173' Gloggnita • . • ............. 1344 Vienna—Milan • • .. • ...... •. • . • • . • • 116 Leghorn 1o5 1 (~ Grosetto . . . . Apenninen ••• • • • • Pesth Bridge .. ........................ —Allgemeine Zeitung. Sept. 21. BELGIAN FUNDS.—BRUSSELS, SEPT. 26. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent Rothschild's Loan, Five per Cent ...... Loan •• of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent •• • • Ditto Three per Cent Ditto Thirty-seven Millions, ditto Ditto,ditto,lB4o.. •• ••• • • • ...... •• • 100% Ditto,ditto,lB42...• •• .... • ..... Ditto, 1844... • • • • • • • • Ditto, 1836... .... •..••.••••• • • • • • • • • • 96 Ditto, 1838 .... • ........... • ... • 74 Ditto of the City, 1832 Ditto, 1843 99% Bank ofßelgium...... ................. 930 •Britssels Papers. Sept. 27. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—It is very generally believed about the Houses of Lords and Commons, and at the west end of the town, that Parliament will meet for the dispatch of business on Wednesday, the 4th of November next, the day to which it now stands pro rogued. BURSTING OF A WATER•PIPE.—The inhabitants of Acton-green were alarmed, on Saturday, by the burst ing of one of the large water-pipes which convey water from the Brentford water-works to the Regent's-park and neighbourhood. The noise was that of a frightful explosion, and a large rent seven feet in length was made in the ground above the pipe. The accident is supposed to have been caused by the force with which the large volume of water is impelled through the pipe. . . A MAN FOUND WITH THE BODY OF A DEAD WOMAN IN His ARMS.—A tall man, named James Butler, was brought before the Mayor, George Good man, Esq., and Thomas Benyon, Esq., at the Leeds Court-house, on Tuesday, to answer to a charge of hav ing been found in the street with the body of a dead woman in his arms. Policeman Joseph Lees said that about twenty minutes past twelve on the preceding night he was passing along York-street, and found the prisoner sitting upon a step with a woman beside him, on whose shoulder he was resting his left arm, and was holding one of her hands in his own. The woman was then quite dead. Witness had previously seen them together twice the same night in Call-land Kirkgate, and had ordered them out of the street, owing to the disorderly conduct of the deceased female. The prisoner, on being asked by the Mayor to give some account of the matter, said he met the young woman (deceased) a little after dark. They had two pints of beer together, one of which she paid for and he for the other. When sent from Kirkgate by the policeman they went down Marsh-lane to the bottom end of York-street. Just as they were passing by a door she said she felt ill, and at that moment she would have fallen deadly on the flags, had he not prevented her and kept her in his arms. He thought she was in a fit, and he put his arm under her neck and took hold of her hand, and held her in that position until the policeman came. A woman who had been to them previously said sho was in a fit. Police man Rycroft said he saw them together in the position described, and went over the street to them. The woman appeared to be in a fit. Witness told them they had better go home, and took hold of one side of the woman, and the prisoner took bold of the other, in order to hold her up. But it was of no use. Witness also went for a glass of water, but that was of no use. The Mayor said that he did not see that the prisoner need be kept in custody. Mr. James said Mr. Price, surgeon, had examined the body of the woman. At present he could not say there was anything amiss with her. Prisoner— lam a stranger; I never was in Leeds before. The Mayor—What are you? Prisoner—l have been in the army. The Mayor—You will be remanded until the inquest on the body of the deceased is over. The pri soner was then removed from the dock. An inquest was held on the body of the deceased female on Wed nesday: morning, at the Leeds Court-house, before J. Blackburn, Esq., the Leeds borough coroner. It trans pired that her name was Caroline Clarke, and her age from 25 to 26. She was from the neighbourhood of London, and had for some time cohabited with a travel ling conjurer, at a house in Marsh-lane. In accordance with the evidence of the surgeon, the jury returned a verdict of "Died of an affection of the heart." The man who was found with her was of course liberated. BROADLANDS.—Viscount and Viscountess Palmer ston arrived at their seat near Romney, Hants, from visit ing her Majesty, at Windsor Castle, on Saturday last. Lord and Lady Ashley were to arrive on a visit to the Noble Viscount and Viscountess on Saturday from Hyde, Isle of Wight. There have never been but three Lord Chan cellors of Ireland who were natives of that country. The first was the celebrated Fitzgibbon, the first Earl of Clare ; the second the equally celebrated and still living Lord Plunkett ; and the present Chancellor, Mr. Maziere Brady. RE-PAVING CIIEAPSIDE WITHOUT A STOPPAGE.— On Saturday orders were issued from the office of the Commissioners of Sewers for the re-paving of Cheapido with stone instead of wood. This order was given in consequence of the commissioners believing the wood pavement would not stand throughout the winter, from the fact of a portion of it having floated during the storm of the Ist of August. To prevent interruption to business, the contractor will finish one side of the street before he commences work on the other, so that vehicles will be able to pass along one side of the street in the same manner as usual. It is calculated that the re-paving will occupy five weeks. THE POTATO DISEASE.—Many of the farmers in Dorsetshire have commenced the autumn planting of potatoes, in accordance with the recommendation of many agriculturists and chemists, who assert that this is the best, if not the only method, of checking the prevail ing disease. FIRE AT PORT GLASGOW.—We are informed by a passenger who came up by the last train from Greenock, that a large ship, from which a cargo of hemp was disloading, had taken fire at Port-Glasgow harbour, that the masts were burned down and the hull on fire, and that part of the sheds had been destroyed.— Glasgow Con stitutional. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MEV)ENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1846. GUILDHALL.-(THIS DAY.) A woman-servant of middle age, named Maria - Platt, was charged with stealing several dessert and other silver spoons, and a valuable ring, the property of Mr. Charles Burls, from his house in New Bridge-street, Blackfriars. It appeared that on Sunday evening last the prisoner, being out of place, but engaged to go into a family on the following Wednesday, paid a visit to Mr. Burls' cook, who entertained her and lent her two pounds to equip her for her service. The prisoner ungratefully purloined the property on that occasion. The coinci dence that on a former evening of Platt's visits to the house property of the same description disappeared, her friend's suspicions were turned to her, and she ac cordingly proceeded with a policeman to the house in Connaught-terrace, into which the prisoner had just been received as a servant, and the duplicates of all the missing plate were found in her boxes. She was accord ingly taken into custody, and although she had nothing to say in her defence, she was remanded to Friday, for the attendance of another witness. OBTAINING GOODS BY FORGED ORDERS.—AR elderly man of respectable appearance, named Evans, who was formerly in the employment of Messrs. Sewell and Cross, Compton-street, Soho, was brought up upon remand, charged, together with a young man named Jones, with having obtained a large parcel of goods from the firm of Messrs. Lecil and Co., Old Change, upon a forged order, purporting to come from the firm of Messrs. Sewell. The handwriting of Evans in the forged order was positively sworn to, and Jones did not deny his share in the transaction. They were committed to the sessions. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Mary Ann Murphy was placed at the bar before Mr. Hall, charged with creating a disturbance in Crown• street, Soho, and obstructing policeman F 145 in the execution of his duty. The policeman said that, being on duty in Crown street yesterday evening, he saw the prisoner quarrelling with a man and some women who were standing with her under an archway, where they were taking shelter. He told them that if they could not be quiet they must go away. The man and the other women went away, but the prisoner refused to stir. Witness said she must go away, and if she did not he must take her into cus tody; but she still refused to go away, and he took her in charge. — Mr. HALL—When the other people went away there was no further necessity for interference. It was all at an end then, and there was no need for sending her away ; besides, it was raining. Why did you wish to send her on? Witness—Sir, she told me she would see me before she would go on. Mr. HALL—It was very wrong for her to use such language as that, but you should not have meddled with her when the man and women had gone on. Well, go on. The witness then stated that on the way to the station house the prisoner resisted violently, called him indecent names, and struck him in the face twice. Mr. HALL-You said nothing about that last night at the station-house. Witness—No, I did not. Mr. HALL (to the prisoner)—Under the circum stances I will discharge you; but, remember, you ought not under any circumstances to use abusive language to the policeman or to assault him. Prisoner—l did not do either; what he has said is false. Mr. HALL—WeII, you are discharged now. CLERKEN WELL- 7 (T HIS DAY.) Clarissa Wright was charged With being drunk, and claiming the proprietorship of a house called Milford House, in Barnsbury-square. It appeared that the prisoner had been several times in custody on the charge of being disorderly and an noying the owner of Milford House, by saying it was her property, and taking her station• at the door for hours together, but upon each occasion she was dis charged, on the promise of abstaining from the annoy ance for the future. She was now brought up again, when the constable having established the charge, Mr. COMBE sentenced her to five days' imprisonment. Upon Waddington, the gaoler, attempting to remove her to the cells, she attacked him like a fury, and be fore they could get her out of the Court it took a whole posse of policemen, whose faces bore evident marks, on their return, of her powers of manipulation. MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) James Bow, a cutler, was charged with committing an assault on Mr. Clough, a licensed 'victualler, living in Oxford-street, at the corner of Dean-street. Mr. Clough was not in attendance: a surgeon's certifi cate was produced, stating that he was confined to bed in consequence of the assault, and was unable to be present. John Wells said he was just leaving the bar of Mr. Clough's house with a friend, on Saturday evening, and his friend chanced to strike against the defendant's toe, who was sitting in front of the bar. On that ho rose and wished to fight him; but Mr. Clough, who said he and, not allow it in his house, was in the act of pushing the defendant out, when the latter turned round and kicked the landlord, who fell into the wit ness's arms. The defendant was ordered to find two sureties of 101. each, to appear to answer the charge on Saturday next. James Bruce was charged with obtaining watches and jewellery to a large amount, under false pretences. Christian Gottlieb Fred. Alluding said he is a watchmaker, in the employment of Mr. De Lolme, 48, Rathbone-place, and was at work in the shop on the 16th of September last, when the defendant came in about mid-day, and represented himself to Mr. De Lolme as from the firm of Bruce, in Jermyn-street, St. James's. The defendant wished to have two watches on appro bation, which he meant to sell, and said he would re turn with the money on the following day. The watches were given him, and an account. lie came again on the 18th inst., when Mr. De Lolme w as at dinner, and wished to have three more. This witness showed him some watches, and he selected three, which were given him with the approbation of Mr. De Lolme, who was sent for on purpose. Mr. De Lolme after this, when the prisoner did not return, sent down to Mr. Bruce's, and found that the prisoner had not been authorised to get the watches. It was said they knew nothing about it. Mr. Bruce's agent was present to watch the case, and asked the witness whether the defendant did not repre sent himself, the first day, as having been in business in Cranbourne-street ? Witness—l believe he did. Agent—Did be say he was from the firm of Bruce the first day he came ?—I am not sure, but he made that representation to me the second day, and I made out the account so. _ _ William Bruce, being sworn, said he managed the business for his mother, who is a jeweller, in Jcrmyn• street, St. James's. The prisoner at the bar was his brother, and at oue time assisted hint in the,shop. The THE GREAT BRITAIN. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, HALF-PAST 4 P.M.—A com mittee appointed by the passengers on board the Great Britain, bound for New York, on the morning following the disastrous accident by which she went ashore, arrived here yesterday by the Belfast steamer, together with 40 of their fellow passengers. This morning, at an ad journed meeting, the chairman of the committee ap pointed, reported the result of the interview with Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., to the following effect : That the committee waited upon Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., according to appointment, and saw Captain Claxton, from Bristol, who stated that the di rectors had, as soon as they heard of the accident, and before they had received the communication of the passengers, unanimously resolved to restore the passage money received from the Great Britain's passengers. It was unanimously resolved, 1. That the passage money be received. 2. That the thanks of the passengers be given to the Great Western Steam-ship Company for their great prompteess and liberality in returning the money. 3. That the thanks of the meeting be given to Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., for their liberal offer to negotiate (as our agents gratuitously) in obtaining another ship. 4. That the Committee, with Messrs. Millbank and Holland added to their number, wait upon Messrs. Myer and Co. to know if they will provide a ship, and on what terms. 5. That the meeting do now adjourn to meet again at two o'clock P.M. this day, to receive their report. JAMES RENNIE, Chairman. MR. PIKELEY, Secretary. At two o'clock the passengers again met, when they were informed that Messrs. Mgver were from home, but have been written to on the subject of chartering the Acadia, and an answer will be returned on Monday morning at ten o'clock. The accounts received to day from the scene of the disaster to this noble vessel are satisfactory, and an nounce that up to eleven o'clock yesterday morning the steamer lay upright and uninjured on the sands in her original position. The following communications, from Lloyd's agent at Tyrella, contain the most authentic report we have yet seen.— " Great Britain steam-ship, Dundrum-bay, Tyrella, Sept. 24. " I arrived here yesterday at three o'clock P.m. from Warrenpoint, and wrote to you a ;few hurried lines, which I forwarded by express to Warrenpoint, to reach the Hercules to leave for Liverpool last night at nine o'clock, acquainting you of the stranding of the splendid ship Great Britain on Tuesday night, about ten o'clock She now lies upright on the sand, and apparently has received no damage to the hull, with the exception of the rudder. In consequence of the wind shifting to the north-east last night the vessel did not alter her position, and must now remain until the next springs. Meantime Captain Hosken is arranging to sell all the coal on board, and otherwise to lighten the vessel as much as possible previously. I suppose the cargo will be landed, and re shipped for Liverpool. " We will require considerable assistance in the way of steam-tugs. All will depend on the state of the wea ther. Ido not apprehend the vessel can receive any fur ther injury. A steam-tug arrived this morning from Belfast, and is now employed securing out a bower anchor and chain the whole length to the E.S.E., in order to hold the vessel, and prevent her getting further on shore. Every exertion is making in order to preserve and save this fine vessel. Captain Hosken wrote fully to Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., yesterday. Captain Hosken speaks in praise of his crew since he left, and have no doubt they will continue to do their duty. I have nothing further to communicate on this truly un- ' fortunate occurrence.---I am, Sir, Sce." "Tyrella, Friday, Sept. 25, 11 A.m. "I refer to my letter of yesterday's date, and have now great pleasure to inform you that the Great Britain, as she now lies, does not appear to have received any damage. She was nearly drynll around this morning's ebb. " I would strongly recommend an anchor of three tons, with a chain 100 or 120 fathoms to correspond, to be forwarded over and to be ready to run out, and also ad ditional hands on board the tug steamers, in order to have sufficient strength on the next rise of tide. However, we cannot depend on the hands to assist from the shore. " To-day we commence discharging a portion of the coals from the centre of the vessel. Captain Hosken is preparing to get the rudder to act. The vessel will now remain quietly until the tides put up. " I am, Sir, yours respectfully, "LEONARD WATSON." A powerful steam-tug has left this port for the Bay to render assistance. The Dreadnought has also left for the coast. (From the Liverpool Journal.) We have been favoured with the following particulars by a gentleman of Montreal, who was on board the Great Britain when she went ashore:— He says that he was in bed and asleep at the time the vessel struck. He was awoke by the concussion, and, on jumping up, heard loud screams from the ladies' cabin. He ran on deck. The night was stormy, and tho sea was breaking over the ship, which still continued drifting, and it drifted, he thinks, fully a mile. There was a light visible, and Captain Hosken said it was about a mile and a half distant, and, in reply to a question, said that they were near Ardglass. An officer of the ship was examining the compass, and the Rev. Mr. Tucker, of Bermuda, seeing that it did not work, asked him the reason. He replied, after some time, to the effect that there was something the matter with it. The same officer then examined the compass in the fore part of the ship, and an opinion prevailed that the compass was the cause of the disaster. On hearing this, Captain Hosken solemnly declared that there was nothing wrong with the compass. On the vessel striking, and during the remainder of the night, blue lights were burnt and guns fired, and the scene on board was most distressing. The great majority of the passengers were very ill; the Viennoise children kept crying violently around Madame Weiss; and several passengers, who ought to have shown firm ness, betrayed lamentable weakness. Captain Hosken continued cool and composed, and several times referred to his charts. No one retired to rest—all were full of fears; but it was found next day that one passenger had never awoke until morning. At four o'clock in the morning boats came alongside, and several persons went ashore, and as the tide receded men waded alongside and carried passengers ashore on their backs; several, however, wished to remain on board, but Captain llosken insisted on their leaving the vessel, as he could not be answerable for their lives. _ In reply to a formal application he advised them to repair at once to Liverpool, and apply to the agents;—he could give them no money, guarantee nothing. Hundreds of men appeared to act as porters; but as several American passengers refused to pay them, re ferring them to Captain Hosken, dispute and confusion were the consequence. The coast guard behaved admi rably, protected property and passengers, and the wife of the watchhouse•keeper (the watchhouse was within one hundred yards of the vessel) not only cooked for the ladies, but gave them all the provision she had, and re fused to accept one farthing in return. The passengers purpose rewarding her. The country people around showed equal kindness, but the porters and carters were most exorbitant in their charges. The coaches charged only usual fares, and the hotel-keepers and publicans were equally mode rate, but the housekeepers in Downpatrick charged a guinea for a bed 1 NAV AL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.— The remains of the late Earl of Yarborough were removed from Cowes on board the Kestrel, which left about one o'clock for Grimsby or the Humber, whence the corpse will be conveyed to the fa mily seat at Brocklesbury for interment. The Royal Yacht Squadron battery and the yachts at and about the station fired minute-guns as the Kestrel got under way and left the port, her colours half-mast, accompanied by the Myrtle steam-vessel, Master-Commander Balliston, also with her ensign dipped ; the Myrtle attended as far as the Nab light, when the breeze freshened, causing the yacht to head her steam attendant, which then returned to port. The Lightning steamer, Petley, master, will meet the Kestrel in the Downs and conduct her to Grimsby. Every vessel which passed the Kestrel, men of-war included, lowered their colours as a mark of respect. Captain the Hon. D. Pelham, R.N., second son of the deceased Nobleman, accompanied by his cousin, Captain Tennant, R.N., proceeded in the Kestrel, and the Earl of Yarborough, accompanied by Sir J. Copley, Bart., proceeded to Brocklesbury by land to meet the remains, which will be committed to the carat in the most private and unostentatious manner, in compliance with the wish of the deceased. Tho Fairy tender was undocked yesterday morning, and at noon the Champion, 18, and the Serpent, 16, were taken into the same dock. The Avenger steam-frigate, Captain W. J. Williams, arrived at Devonport on Friday from Egypt, whither she had conveyed his Highness Ibrahim Pacha from Spithead. She has many defects to repair before she can perform any further efficient service. The Prometheus steam sloop, Commander Hay, put in Ascension on the 25th of July, and left on the 31st for a cruise. The Dido, 20, Captain Maxwell, arrived at Madeira, from Devonport on the 27th of August, and sailed on the same day for Rio. The Hecate steam sloop, Commander West, captured a slaver on the Bth of July off Point Padron, having 500 slaves on board. The prize was sent into St. Helena in charge of First-Lieutenant Hancock. She was a brig, named the Relampigo. The Larne, 18, Commander Brisbane, made prize of a fine slave schooner, named the Segunda Concarce de Maria, off Loando on the 6th of July. She was sent into St. Helena for adjudication in charge of Lieutenant Whyte. The Maria Somes transport arrived at Algoa Bay from the Mauritius on the Bth of July, and sailed on the 11th for Simon's Bay. The Naiad coal depot was undocked on Friday after noon, to make room for the Hastings, 72, one of the ad vanced ships, which latter was ducked fur overhauling yesterday morning. APPOINTMENTS. 11. S. Hawker, Lieutenant (Grappler). W. 11. O'Bree, Master's Assistant (Rattlesnake). P. C. Moss, Master's Assistant (Tartarus). J. G. Messum, Clerk (Rattlesnake). John Powell, Gunner (Rattlesnake). Lieutenant Thomas Strover, Agent for Mails. Lieutenant William Still, Agent (Mariner transport). PT. 25. Our s u p N p V I Al{ K o E r F w t h E a p t t h C i O s I t w N e e kiNilsAvnetir very ET, T, larg e , SE and we have an extensive demand for this article at an advance of is. to 2s. per quarter. Barley is now more plentiful, and sales cannot be effected 'unless at ls. to 2s. per quarter re duction. Beans are fully as dear. Oats are rather lower. A Chinese, in his native costume, made his appear ance in the Palais Royal the other evening. lie was followed by such a gaping mob that he was obliged to take refuge in a cab. It was the first time that a China• man had ever been seen in this capital. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Yesterday afternoon the Queen held a Privy Council at the Castle. It was attended by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord John Russell, First Lord of the Treasury; Sir George Grey, Secretary of State for the Home Department ; Viscount Palmerston, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ; and Sir John Hobhouse, President of the Board of Control for the Affairs of India. The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. Sir George Grey, Sir John Hobhouse, and the Hon. W. Bathurst, arrived from town to attend the Council by the Great Western Railway. The Lord Chancellor and Lord J. Russell arrived together at the Castle, the former fr om Copse Hill and the latter from Wimbledon. Lord J o h n Russell remains at the Castle on a visit to her Majesty. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge took leave of her Majesty and the august circle at the Castle yesterday morning, and proceeded to the Slough Station, travelling to town by the Great Western , Railway. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, took their departure yesterday for Kew. This morning their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Prin cess Alice, took pony exercise in the gardens surround ing the Castle. Her Royal Highness the Princess Helena was taken an airing at the same time. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort took their usual early morning walk. The Queen and Prince Albert, her Majesty the Queen Dowager, her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia, her Majesty's visitors, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the household, attended Divine service to day, in the private chapel of the Castle, the Hon. and Rev. C. Leslie Courtenay officiating. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived in town on Saturday, from Windsor Castle. His Royal Highness went to his residence at Kew in the afternoon. At the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday, the prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. llelmore, and the lessons by the Rev. Mr. Hall. The sermon was preached by the Rev Dr. Sleath. The anthem was " Praise the Lord, omy soul" (Croft.) The solo part was sung by Mr. Lockey The :Marquis of Thomond and Lord de Mauley were among the nobility present. SIXTH REPORT OF THE COMMIS- SIONERS ON THE FINE ARTS. TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. We, the Commissioners appointed by your Majesty for the purpose of inquiring whether advantage might not be taken of the rebuilding of your Majesty's palace at Westminster, wherein your Majesty's Parliament is wont to assemble, for the purpose of promoting and en couraging the fine arts in your Majesty's United King dom, and in what manner an object of so much import ance might be most effectually promoted, humbly report to your Majesty that, having on a former occasion, viz., in our report of the 7th August, 1845, recommended that six arched compartments in the House of Lords should be decorated with fresco paintings ; having, at the same time expressed our opinion that it would be de sirable to proceed gradually with the execution of such fresco paintings, and that, in order to judge of the effect of the work in the locality aforesaid, one fresco should be completed before others should be commenced ; we, accordingly, and with the sanction of your Majesty, com mitted the execution of such first fresco painting to William Dyce, A.R.A., the subject being that of the cartoon exhibited by him, viz., the Baptism of Ethelbert. We have now humbly to report to your Majesty that the said fresco painting was completed in the month of July last, in the centre compartment of the south wall of the House of Lords, and that we have inspected the same. The design having been before approved by us, our attention was chiefly directed to the work as an example of fresco painting, a method in a great measure new in this country, and in which we deem it probable that some defects, arising from want of experience, might be apparent ; defects which time and practice might in future efforts have removed. We have, however, the satisfaction to state that the work in question presents no evidence of such imperfections; that, on the contrary, it evinces great knowledge of the process of the fresco painting and great skill in its application; that, further, as regards the effect of fresco painting in the locality, we consider that it promises to agree well with the ar chitectural and other decorations therein adopted or to be adopted. We therefore beg leave to confirm our former recommendation, and to propose that the remain ing five compartments should be decorated with fresco paintings, when the several designs for the same shall have been approved. And being also of opinion that the satisfactory effect of Mr." Dyne's fresco is io be referred in a great degree to the style of design and colouring which he has adopted, and considering it desirable that a certain conformity of style and execu tion should pervade paintings employed in the decoration of architecture, and which must be seen together ; we deem it important, without wishing to impose undue re strictions on the invention or taste of the other artists commissioned or to be commissioned to execute the re maining frescos in the House of Lords, that such artists should be recommended to adapt the size of their prin cipal figures, their style of colouring, and the degree of completeness in the execution of their works, so as to make them agree sufficiently with each other, and with the specimen already executed. We have further humbly to report to your Majesty that having, from time to time, been furnished with drawings by the architect showing the possible extent to which compartments in the various localities of the Palace at Westminster might be decorated with works of art, we are of opinion that it would not be expedient, with reference to the encouragement of British art or with reference to the claims which may hereafter be urged for the commemoration of great events, to com plate the series of paintings on the walls of the said palace at the present period ; that, nevertheless, in ac cordance with the principles which have already guided us in deciding on the plan of decoration in the House of Lords, viz., with reference to fresco paintings, stained windows, and statues, proposed for that locality; and also in the selection of statues proposed for St. Stephen's Porch, St. Stephen's Hall, and the royal ap proaches; we conceive it to be the duty of this commis sion, for the better guidance of present and future artists, and in order to maintain a character of harmony and unity worthy of such a building, to determine a complete scheme for the future decoration of the Palace. We are of opinion that in determining such scheme, the especial destination of each portion of the building should be at tended to that, in the selection of subjects, the chief ob ject to be regarded should be the expression of some specific idea; and the second, its illustration by means of some well-known historic or poetic incident adapted for representation in painting. We humbly subjoin as an appendix to this report some papers treating in detail various matters connected with the subject of our inquiry. ALBERT. LYNDHURST. SUTHERLAND. ASHBURTON. LANSDOWNE. COLBORNE. LINCOLN. C. S. LEFEVRE. J. RUSSELL. ROBERT PEEL. PALMERSTON. J. R. J. GRAHAM. MELBOURNE. T. B. MACAULEY. CANNING. ROB. HARRY INGLIS. MA H ON. B. HAWES. ABERDEEN. SAMUEL ROGERS. WILLOUGHBY THOMAS WYSE. D'ERESBY. Whitehall, August 4, 1846. THE CASE OF CAPTAIN RICIIARDSON.—The unex pected termination of one of the most extraordinary cases of alleged forgery that has occurred for some years in the commercial world, by the grand jury sitting at the Central Criminal Court having ignored the bill which had been preferred against Captain William Richardson, must cause every fact connected with that event to be read with interest. Although committed by the Lord Mayor on the charge of forgery, Messrs. Bushe and Mullins, the solicitors to the prosecution, considered that it would be advisable to have two counts introduced in the indictment, the first for forgery, and the second for fraud, so that the prisoner might not escape upon any technical informality. To support the two counts it was found necessary to have the names of no less than thirty witnesses upon the back of the bill, and to prevent any failure in their attendance, Wednesday afternoon, at halt past two o'clock, was fixed upon to go before the grand jury. At half-past two o'clock the first witness was called in, and while under examination, it was discovered that one witness was labsent, who, fortunately, turned out to be the principal one, and to go on was to abandon the prosecution; but in as there was a p ro b a bili ty that ho would arrive, witness after witne ss was mar shalled the absence of the 'Missi ng w it ness , w hil e messengers were dispatched to vari ous pl aces f o r him, who, it was stated, had to come from Brighton, and to the terminus on that line more than one person was dis patched in the hope that he would be found in time. At length the last, making the twenty-ninth witness, was called in, and upon the yeoman who attends on the grand jury, inquiring if there were any further wit nesses to be examined, a mournful negative was the reply: Whether the absent witness was bound over in his recognizances to prosecute could not be ascertained, at all events he was not called upon his recognizance. Upon this result being known, and as the grand jury immediately afterwards broke up, Messrs. Bushe and Mullins, and Mr. Fry, solicitor to the company, entered the grand jury room, where they expressed their sur prise in strong terms. Some of th e . members of th e grand jury who happened to remain said the reason which caused them to come to the conclusion which they did was, that they had attentively examined the cheque, and that they were perfectly satisfied that the word " ten " had never been written, nor had any al teration been made; that they were satisfied that it was a blank cheque, and that it was in evidence that the prisoner had authority to fill up blank cheques; that they had caused Mr. Stephenson to be called twice.—As Captain Richardson is discharged, he, as a matter of course, will retain the 3,22:51 taken from his possession. —Observer. THE VISCOUNTESS HAEDINGE.—We are happy to learn that her Ladyship has so far recovered from her late illness as to be capable of being removed from Bromham Hall to her residence in town, where she arrived this day in one of Marks' invalid carriages, accompanied by Dr. M'Catin and the Hon. Miss Hardinge. DEATH OF SIR EDWARD SMITH LEES, K.B.— We regret to state that Sir Edward Lees, late Secretary to tho Postmaster-General in Edinburgh, died very suddenly on the morning of the 24th inst., at his cottage at Broughty Ferry, near Dundee. Sir Edward had suffered for years from a complaint of the heart, and it is supposed that he died in his sleep without a struggle. ITALIAN AND AUSTRIAN RAIL- WAY. A meeting of the shareholders in this company was held on Satruday at the London Tavern, Mr. Jackson, chairman of the company, in the chair. The SECRETARY read the report of the pro ceedings from the date of the last report down to the present day. From this document it appeared that considerable progress had been made with the works on the railroad from Florence to Pistoia. Mr. Brunel had communicated a report to the directors of the company, which he had received from Mr. Bab bage, resid e nt eng i neer, w hi c h expresse d a conf i dent opinion that the first 101. miles, from Florence to Prato, would be opened during the next summer if the neces sary materials required for the plant and permanent way shall have been received in proper time from England. The directors having been furnished by the company in Florence with funds for the requisite purchases, had lost no time in entering into contracts for the proper supplies. The Tuscan Goiernment had agreed to permit the im portation free of duty of everything to be used in the construction or the working of the railway. Tile in terest due on the Austrian and Piedmontese bonds, forming the deposit with the Tuscan Government, still remained in the hands of the Government with the ori ginal deposit. The total amount of interest received and due on this and other investments to the 31st of December would amount to 8,700/. The half-year's interest, at 4 per cent. paid and due on the company's shares to the 30th of June last, was about 2,7001., and a similar sum would be payable on the 31st of December next, staking together 5,400/. Deducting this latter sum from 8,700/. there would remain a surplus of 3,300/. of interest in favour of the company, available in reduction of the expenditure, which, calculated' up to the 31st of December, 1846, would be about 8,1001. The amount of the funds in the hands of the directors, after paying 44,6861. 4s. 9d. instalments on the Florence and Pistoia Railway, was 4,443/. ss. 6d. •, and as further instalments on these shares must shortly be paid, the directors had resolved to make a call of 11 per share on the company's shares, payable on the 19th of October next. It was estimated that this call, in addi tion to the payments already made, amounting alto gether to 41. a share, would afford sufficient capital to complete and stock the line from Florence to Pistoia. The SECRETARY then read the financial statement, which exhibited an account of 145,0951. 105. 6d. on the debtor side, and on the credit side a sum of 66,8092 13s. 7d. ; deposited with the Tuscan Government, by cash in hands of the company's bankers, at interest in Italy, 15,523/. 13s. Bd., &c. The CIAIRMAN said 'that this report, coupled with that before submitted to them, gave a full ac count of the proceedings of the directors from the commencement of the undertaking. The directors had obtained for the shareholders a con cession—a line which ran through a rapidly improving district thickly inhabited. They had formed an al liance with the most wealthy capitalists of Italy, and they now stood in a position that would render it very difficult to shake their stability. With respect to the portion of the line to Ancona and Rome, it was rather a delicate subject to enter upon. The late Pope threw obstacles in the way of all railways being intro duced into his domi n i on: . Th e present Pope, however, took a different view, and they had now every proba bilty of success for the undertaking in the states of the Church. He thought it right to mention that it was the intention of the directors to call the company together, probably in a short time, and he could assure the meeting that they would take no steps with out consulting the wishes of the shareholders in that company.—(Hear, hear.) The only liability to which they were subjected was the retaining of the shares, and if this were not complied with the shares might be forfeited. By paying the present call of 1/. a share, they would have two-thirds of the stock in their hands. The directors had stipulated to deposit 60,000/. in Tuscany. The line would be opened in August next, and would be completed in eighteen months at the farthest. The Chairman concluded by proposing that the present as well as the preceding report should be adopted. A. discussion of some length here ensued as to the legal position of the company with reference to responsibility, which terminated in the resolution, which was seconded, being carried, and another resolu tion, that the directors should not make any further advances with the line without the sanction of the share holders. Thanks were then voted to and acknowledged by the Chairman, after which the meeting separated. THE MAILS: SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 27.—The Peninsular steam-packet Royal Tar, Captain Hamilton, arrived here yesterday at four o'clock P.M., and landed the usual mails; which were forwarded to London by this morning's early mail train. Her dates are, Gibral tar, Sept. 17; Cadiz, 18th; Lisbon, 20th; off Oporto, 22d; Vigo, 22d; and Corunna, 23d. The Tar brought home a detachment of artillery, women and children, and about forty passengers, also a cargo of almonds and raisins, grapes, parcels, &c. Her Majesty's steamer Phoenix was at Gibraltar. The experimental squadron, Hibernia, Trafalgar, Queen, St. Vincent, Rodney, Van guard, Albion, Superb, Spartan, and Eurydice frigates; Terrible, Retribution, Cyclops, Polyphemus, and Rattler, were at Cadiz. Her Majesty's ship Canopus, French brig of war Cyne, and the usual Portuguese squadron were at Lisbon, and at Vigo the Spanish frigate Isabel 11., and Villa do Bilboa, and Cologne corvette, and Blasco de Caray steamer. The Arid, Captain Colbeck, left the docks yesterday for Malta and Alexandria with a full cargo of goods and passengers ; she will r ema i n out for the newly arranged passage between Alexandria and Marseilles for the purpose of establishing the facts as to which practically is the shortest route for the India mails. The Queen steam-ship, Captain Russell, will leave this port to-morrow with the mails, a good cargo, and passengers for Gibraltar. A very fine new iron steam-ship (Tiber), Captain Olive, leaves this port on the 30th instant, en route for Italy, Florence, Rome, and Naples; she will take out a large cargo of Manchester and other goods, and a fair number of passengers for a first trip. The Oriental, Captain Soy, is hourly ex pected at the Motherbank with the India and China mails; she left Malta on the 16th. CONFLAGRATION AT LIMEHOUSE..--OR Saturday night, between nine and ten o'clock, a very extensive fire broke out in a house, No. 71, Fore-street, Limehouse, in the occupation of Mr. Talbot, boot and shoe manufac turer. The flames originated in the first floor, from some cause which could not be ascertained. Although an alarm was raised, and several persons were instantly on the spot to render assistance, very few minutes elapsed before the fire had extended throughout the whole of the upper portion of the premises, and when it broke through the roof, it completely illuminated, not only the imme diate district, but the more distant portions of the metro polis. With all possible expedition, several engines of the London Brigade( with Mr. Braidwood, the superin tendent, attended; and a plentiful supply of water being soon obtained, the engines were set to work; but, not withstanding, the flames continued to spread with more than usual rapidity, so that before eleven o'clock every part of the spacious building, together with the furni ture and stock-in-trade, was blazing away most furiously. Whilst the firemen were engaged directing the branches of the engines through the front windows, the floorings gave way, and fell with a fearful crash. The shock caused the outer walls to topple over into the street, and it was with the greatest difficulty that several of the fire men escaped being crushed to death. The engines were worked with full vigour until half past eleven o'clock, when the firemen at length got the mastery over the fire, but by that period the place was gutted, and several of the adjoining premises were very extensively damaged, more especially the residence of Dr. Barnard, next door. HOSTILE COLLISION.—The Pilot of Saturday evening furnishes the following piece of bellicose intelli gence:—" On this afternoon a hostile attack was made upon Robert Dillon Browne, Esq., M.P. for Mayo, of a most flagrant character, and we believe quite as unex pected as it was flagrant. Mr. Browne was driving up College-green, just entering upon Grafton -street, when he was accosted by Mr. William Thomas Kelly, of Mount joy-square, solicitor to the Irish West Coast Railway. Mr. Kelly was on horseback. A few words of an un pleasant nature passed, when Mr. Kelly raised his hand, and struck Mr. Browne with his whip with his whole force over the head three or four times. Mr. Browne sprang into the street, and seized the whip of a carman just passing at the time, which the latter held fast, wh e n Mr. Browne caught at the cane of a passenger, which he succeeded in seizing, and turning upon Mr. Kelly, he perceived the latter, though the action did not occupy the time we take to recount it, had ridden off. Mr. Browne jumped on a car, and immediately drove after his assailant. We should not omit to state that when Mr. Kelly struck Mr. Browne, the latter, as we have been told, remarked—" Kelly, you —, you know I am bound to the peace, or I would annihilate you." The fact, we believe, was well known to Mr. Kelly, for if we be not mistaken he was Mr. Browne's attorney upon the ' occasion of that gentleman's being bound over, upon the application of Mr. James C. Coffey, for having sent the latter a hostile message." FALL OF A HOUSE IN THE OLD JEWRY.—On Saturday morning, between the hours of four and five o'clock, the inhabitants of the Old Jewry and imme diate vicinity were alarmed by a tremendous crash re sembling the discharge of several pieces of ordnance, and which was ascertained to have been occasioned by the fall of a party wall and part of a large five-story house, let out in offices, and situate at the corner of the Old Jewry and Gresham-street. The only occupants were the housekeeper, an elderly woman, and her daughter, who fortunately escaped in their night-clothes and without injury. The cause of the building falling , was the removal of an adjoining house in the Old Jewry, lately the office of the Bank architect. Every pre caution has been adopted by the police to prevent danger during the necessary preparations for removing the remainder of the building. ESCAPE FROM BRIXTON GAOL..—A reward of 10/. has been offered for the apprehension of a man named Thomas Finn, a prisoner who effected his escape from the Brixton House of Correction. It appears that the fugitive was a most desperate character, well-known on the Surrey side of the water by the police for his dis sipated habits and ferocious conduct. He was convicted at the Central Criminal Court for an assault, for which he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. He effected his escape a few nights since by dressing himself in some of the watchman's clothes, which he had contrived to procure. FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE LONDON Docx.s.—On Saturday Mr. William Baker held an inquest at the Royal Crown, Ratcliff.highway, on view of the body of Henry Blohm, aged twenty-eight, a sailor on board the merchant ship the Glory, of Hamburgh, who was drowned in the London Docks. It appeared that on Thursday evening last, about ten o'clock, the deceased was at the bow=head of the vessel, in the act of raising a pail of water from the docks, when he fell overboard. The drags were instantly employed, but the body was not found till the following morning. Verdict, Acci dental Death. THE RECENT CHARGES AGAINST THE AUTHORITIES OF ST. PANCRAS WORK HOUSE. On Saturday afternoon, at two o'clock, a special meet ing of the vestry of St. Pancras was held at their rooms in Gordon-square, for the purpose of considering the report of the directors and guardians in reference to the recent charges made against them at an inquest held by Mr. Wakley, M.P., on the Bth and 9th inst., on the body of Mary Ann Jones, aged 19, a pauper, who, it will be remembered, destroyed herself under the painful cir cumstances detailed in the morning papers of the 10th. The meeting was numerously attended, and Mr. E. Wagstaff, the junior churchwarden, was called to the chair. Mr. WGAHAY, the vestry clerk, read the minutes of the previous meeting ; and some other routine business having been gone through, The CHAIRMAN said that they had now arrived at the special business, which was the reception of the report of the board of directors in reference to tho recent serious charges made against the general management of St. Pancras workhouse by the coroner's jury. Mr. PITT, the accountant agent of the board of di rectors, here read the report, which has already appeared in the columns of this journal. Mr. Churchwarden HOWORTH then rose and addressed the meeting. He had much pleasure in moving the adoption of the report just read ; and in doing so, al though he believed the facts were already before the public in connexion with the late inquiry, he thought it necessary to make a few remarks to the vestry upon the subject. lie begged to assure the vestry that the board of directors had entered into their inquiry with every feeling to do justice towards the poor in the workhouse. Their investigation had been, as the vestry were aware, into the general treatment of the paupers, and they had also minutely inquired into the character of the toed provided. It was true that when the rations were shown to the paupers there was considerable dissatisfaction manifested ; but it would be found always amongst paupers that if the food were of the finest quality, and ten times the amount, yet there would still exist a grumbling on their part, consequent upon the restraint to which they were subjected in a parish workhouse, and all the luxuries that could be obtained for them would not suffice.—(Cries of " Oh, oh.") The law only compelled them to supply the poor with a sufficient amount of good and wholesome food. As far as the parish of St. Pancras was concerned, that bad been the case in their workhouse. If the regulations of the house had not been carried out in the manner they ought to have been, he felt it did not rest with the directors.— (Renewed cries of " Oh, oh.") He could assure the vestry ever since be had been a member of the board every desire had been evinced to see to the comforts of the poor of that parish. He would confess his surprise at the conduct of Mr. Cooper, the medical officer, who, entertaining an opinion of the insufficiency of the diet, ought to have reported it to the board. He (Mr. Howorth) considered, under all the circumstances, the hoard of directors were wholly unworthy of any censure, and he trusted that the vestry would be of a similar opinion. Mr. GOODWIN seconded the motion. Mr. MANN was much astonished at the arguments which had been adduced, in calling upon the vestry to adopt that report—a report which he considered wholly undeserving of adoption by that body. He contended that the report was diametrically opposed to the evi dence. From the evidence, as it had appeared in the press, Mr. Howorth had thought fit to make a personal, and as he (the speaker) considered, a most unjustifiable attack on Mr. Cooper, who, he thought had given his testimony in a fair and impartial manner. Did they mean► to tell him that directors who had themselve been in office for many years were not aware of the condition of that place in which the refractory females were kept? —(Hear). He considered it a farce to fall back upon a medical officer, and to shrink from the responsibility which was clearly attached to the directors themselves. He felt it his duty to /call upon the vestry to appoint a committee to investigate the whole management of the " house," as well as of the duties of all the officers en gaged therein. It was proposed in the report to erect a new building. Now he was strongly opposed to the erection of the new vestry rooms, and still thought it would have been much more creditable to the directors if they had spent the money in food to comfort the poor. —(Cheers.) The project of Dr. Bermingham, with re ference to the exhibition of diet before the board, was, to use the words of some of the papers, " the greatest failure that was ever attempted." He would now move, as an amendment to the adoption of the report, that a committee of ten or more members of the vestry be ap pointed to inquire into the whole management of the workhouse, as also the duties of the officers therein em ployed. Mr. BONTLING seconded it. Mr. HATToN said, that he had at a meeting of the board of directors moved that the master should be brought forward to give an explanation of the difference of the rations of food. In one of the meals there were two very nice slices of beef and seven good potatoes, whereas the quantity distributed on the same day to the paupers consisted of beef of a very different natnre and only three potatoes—(Cries of " Shame, shame") — and the latter ration was brought into the board room too. Mr. T. H. Sstrrn said, that although he had no desire to shrink from any inquiry which the vestry might think proper to make, he could not as a director vote against the adoption of a report of which he had already approved. Dr. BERMINGHAM said, in doing as he had done he was actuated by the desire to see the poor had proper diet, and for that purpose he had visited the workhouse twice. He added that the food placed before the board was pre cisely of the same character as that he (Dr. Berming ham) had tasted in the house on the days he accidentally called in. Now,. if such was not the case, they could only arrive at ono of two conclusions—namely, that either the board in having those rations placed before them had been most grossly deceived by the master, or that the paupers had uttered falsehoods. He then sup ported the character of Mr. Cooper, and complained bitterly cf the attacks upon that gentleman in some of the newspapers. Mr. E. F. SMITH could not think that such a report as that proposed by the directors could either be consi dered satisfactory to them or to the ratepayers at large . The report did not say one word of any grievances which existed in St. Pancras Workhouse—grievances which had existed for so long a period. Mr. Smith then de tailed several instances of neglectful and oppressive treatment of the paupers. Amongst other incidents, ho stated that on going into the boys' school-room, in order to test the quality of food, there were upwards of 95 boys at their dinner, out of which number only thirteen had partaken of the gruel that morning, whilst not more than fourteen were able to eat the broth. After some further discussion, the motion was put by the Chairman, and the amendment was negatived, there being but 5 in its favour, and 23 against it, and out of that number the majority contained about 18 directors of the poor. MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE. PROMENADE CONCERTS.—In addition to M. Lllien at Covent-garden Theatre, it is stated that Mr. Allcroft, the monster concert speculator, has taken the Lyceum, after the close of the present season, for a month's pro menade entertainments, for which voealists have also been engaged. At the Adelaide Gallery, under Mr. Laurent, jun., promenade concerts are to be given. THE NEW MUSIC-HALL IN LIVERPOOL.—We an nounced, some days since, under the head of " Music in Liverpool," that the Philharmonic Society had resolved to build a music -ball, capable of holding upwards of 2,000 persons. The first stone was laid on the 23d instant, by J. B. Brancker, Esq.. When St. George's Hall is completed, Liverpool will boast of two immense music rooms, one to hold 5,000 and the other 2,000, whilst London is without a single concert-room of any. dimensions. Paris is about to have a music-hall con structedmanner b y t hat a s system will s it ;ein of holdco contracting n o g r 5000 a auditors pleasure,inatsuch a space by partitions. • Such an edifice is sadly wanted i n the British metropolis. Hanover-square rooms, with 800 persons, is a Calcutta black-hole, and Exeter Hall, confined as it is to sectarians only, is not adapted for musical sounds. Music IN PARlS.—There has been no novelty. At the Academie Royale de Musique, Mdlle. Dameron has appeared in Valentine in the Huguenots. Madame Stoltz left Paris on Tuesday to sing at Lyons. Halvey's Mous quetaires de la ileine continued to draw the public to the Opera Comique. Mdlle. Berthe, a new vocalist from Brest, has appeared in the Pre aux Clercr. She is de scribed as being very pretty, but having little voice. Madame Persiani had arrived in Paris, to open the Italian Opera in Lucia, on Thursday, Oct. 1. LA SCALA OF MILAN.—For the, next Carnival, Mo riani, Marini, De Bassini, Rovere, Madame Tadolini, and Mdlle. Angri have been engaged. Of these artists, Marini, a young basso, as gigantic in person and voice as Lablache Rovere, the great buffo, and Mdlle. Angri, the contralto, are engaged for Covent-garden Theatre for the season 1847. Perrot and Fanny Elsaler are en gaged at the Scala. A new one-act opera, called La Sultana, composed by M. Maurice Bourges, has been quite successful at the Opera Comique, in aris. . _ _ _MADEMOISELLE PLUNKETT.—At length the engage ment of Mademoiselle Plunkett, which was to expire at the end of December, has just been renewed for a year, and from this moment she bears the title of Premiere Danseuse. Her name, therefore, will appear for the future in as large letters in the playbills as those used for Carlotta Grisi. On the Ist of December the graceful " Ballerme" departs for Turin, to dance for three months at the Carignano, a theatre of the first rank. She will still have two months conga, between March and August, 1847. Already numerous proposals have been made to her, and London, seemingly, will have the preference. — France Musicale. . ehaveJready announced, Madlle. Plunkett is engaged at Drury-lane Theatre. TuE HEREFORD FESTIVAL.---The Festival passed off so satisfactorily that four out of the eight stewards havo already accepted the office for 1849 ; one of the four is the Earl of Oxford, who has served before, but who in the handsomest manner volunteered to fill it again ; the other three are Sir Velters Cornewall, Bart., Sir Thomas Hastings, and the Rev. Canon Musgrave. This liberal spirit augurs well fur 1849, and as we expect that the restoration of the noble cathedral will by that time be completed, and there will be a railroad to the city, we look forward for brilliant success.—llereford Times. recording the s'sTilE —We h ave muc h pleasure in liberality of man agers t owar ds their faith ful and attached servants. Mr. Emden, the indefatigable stage director of the Princess's Theatre, has been pre sented with a silver snuff-box from Mr. Maddox, the lessee, as a token of esteem for his attention and assi duity. Mr. E m d en h as b ee n three years in his present capacity, and is universally respected. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH.—A few days ago Mr. Kennifrez, brother- in-law'of Mr. Pierce Mal ony, dropped dead from his jaunting car as he was driving tlitroligh Sackville-street, Dublin.