The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-20 00:00:00

10 0 . 1 ' ...- X5 l Miles di stant. 'Mall shoal, with 13 feet on it, to the eastward be rth ead of Bass Rip. The middle of this shoal bears (tru e nk atY Head S. E. by E. (mag.), and S. 65 E. ) - * - 6 miles distant. i,e, kVery small shoal spot, having only 10 feet of % e l 011 it, north o f B ass Ri p , an d one m il e di s t an t from ttoloold, discovered in the vicinity in 1847, aid now 14: 1 1 : L ed on the l a t es t coast surve y " preliminary of the Nantucket Shoals. This spot lacers from miles t Light S.E. lE. (mag.), an i S. 62 E. (true) ,distant. kihe ground to the northward and to the northward tere e ltttWard of the Old South Shoal is broken, den 11_4> and ma r k e d b y occas i ona l s t rong tid e -rips. do`'atters taking the outside way are advised to follow k ra the east side of " Bass Rip," and, passing over th e be it in four fathoms, to haul round under the south • f the " Old Man, " wh i ch ( i t i s always v i s ibl e ) i t , t h ei to keep i n s i g ht. H ere th e y w ill h a ve a good e tryl Ile Ch annel of at least two miles—i. e. from half a ,4to two and a half miles from the " Old Man." 16 , 13 taking this coaree with ah ebb (or westerly) tide ker ( hear the shoals in. a few hours. They will also have Item; IV 1° 01 32, and be more favoured by the prevailing ' Winds, Wan in the Sound. A. D. BACHE, Superintendent U. S. Coast Surrey. NEWS.-(THIS DAY.I .„,toRN EXCHANGE—MONDAY. tom B UPply of English Wheat on sale in to-day's 'Was trifling in the extreme, and of but middling th„Y. Although the attendance of buyers was small, dr,,,, ue rnand for all descriptions was steady, and Mon -14 ° Price s were well supported. Nearly the whole of ii4tiples were disposed of. The imports of foreign le tt e l i t; this week, have exceeded 9,000 quarters. Be 14p Parcels moved off steadily; other kinds slowly, at th t ,, rit tes. The duty is expected to fall to 4s to-morrow, 16 0 '„ w hich day the whole of the bonded stocks, about ti on w° o quarters, will be released for home consump -444' barley, the supply of which was limited, was a 4, 451 e. but not cheaper. The same observation may )4 131 . 4 d to Malt. In Oats, Beans, Peas, and Flour, aye no change to notice. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. 4%1 1 1 114 ..... ' • %Jim "• • • Wheat. 310 qrs. Barley. Oats. I Flour 60 qrs. I 230 qrs. 1,940 Malt, 1,320 qrs. WiIITECIMPEL. Ou k ti r market was rather heavy to-day, yet prices wore I, g ulprorted. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s Gd; Mutton, 11,1 uh. to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 4* to ss; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Pork, 4s 4d to 5s 4d per albs by the carcase. N e , BOROUGH BOP MAIMET. lip, 41 7 1,000 pockets of new Hops have arrived hither k ii ,Pleking was commenced. The demand for them 1 4 „Lidlen off, at prices ranging from 56s to 67s per cwt. ite at ling and old Hops so little is doing that the quo -241 - " 48. M/. are nominal. The duty is called 205 , 0001 to 9,480 3,870 p IPSWICH CORN EXCHANGE, SEPT. 19. of 1. ,,,r farmers looked for a greater advance in the price k k i "heat than the millers were disposed to give. The Il k e i l l tnade in five samples were at a trifling advance; it to , 4 ,d no improvement in other qualities. Barley sold oth; l 'Y at a decline of 2s per quarter. Spring Corn of W e ! descriptions remain unaltered in value. Malt is r ed at less money. Flour steady. PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER. 4t Ith h- * ............ 42s to 59. Beans 3 ls to 36s e tl N t Y....•....... 26s to 32-s Peas 32s to 40 s 4, 1 /•••• ........... 20 s t o 25 s M a l t 49s to 57s ':'. • ....... ... 28s to 30a Flour, per sack 42 s to 46 i -. NRAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 16. Wheat Barley Oats Rye B3 ~ 31s 3d. Peas 93 ~ 36s 7d. C ITY SMALL DEBTS' COURT. (THIS DAY.) ti lt (Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.) SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY V. SMITH AND T,_.A.NOTHER.—ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH CHARGES. 4 °lB was an action to recover the sum of 11. 7s. 2d. ti e f t° essages fcrwarded by the electric telegraph for the .4 4 11 cnts, Messrs. Smith and Atkinson, solicitors. tßush, the manager of the telegraph at the Len tilt station of the railway, proved that on the 20th of 1 4 /1 3' Mr. A t ki nson gave him a message for Messrs. ti t :" and Cresswell, Folkstone, to go to the station pN to communicate with him (Mr. Atkinson). The sil age Was transmitted at 4.48 P.M., in two minutes; k, e° crse there would be no answer unless sent by f eb , s srs• Layer. Two hours afterwards, at 6.14, de ern at him to send down again to know whe the messen g erg had been to Laver and Cresswell, two minutes he returned an answer in the affirma kilt:, but that those gentlemen were not at home. The t e N v a charge was then made, but which Mr. Atkinson t e j a ed to pay. Witness admitted that there was no ko h .s o f charges that the public could see, but any per -1(- I PPlying could have of e. He refused Mr. Atkinson t h e scion into the telegraph-room on a general rule, as I! . are frequently secret communications. of be clerk at the Folkestone station proved the receipt 1 04 e message, and that he delivered it to the first per bp came to the station to be spoken with. 5 4 3 4 r• Atkinson said he had been detained two hours, t ot then had to send a clerk the same night to Folkes s4s• He complained of the .delay, and denied giving b 2rd er f or t h e secon d message , an d had been waiting li t t ue answer to the first. ka.° Mr RUSH said it was a mere direction, and the mes h having been delivered, the matter rested with the 14 , 3 r. Atkinson then complained of the charges. iloNoun Waid it would be difficult to say what was 1,„ - , 4 1' charge , it depended so much upon circ umstances, 11;`ta this case' he thought the company had p erformed s i r contract, and that the charges were fair. u dgment for IL 7s. 6d. -- ~xtLBRO'-STREET— ( THI S DAY.) 20 , 11 6ert B e adl e , a young man belongi n g to the Wells et47.station of the Fire Br i g ade, was p laced before I, i '• Hardwick, charged with having assaulted Frederick ); Itt bh, a tin-plate worker, residing in Castle-street 4 t. 1 41 9 311 ?plainant stated that on the previous even in g he *h ut into the Ship public-house in Wardour - street , t k ti e ra•the fire occurred on Saturday night. The defen 6re t Was on duty there, and witness asked him about the , Defendant refused to answer him, and witness told he was not doing his duty because he would not O re him an answer. Some other words followed, end lii: n dartf became very abusiVe, and threatened to put h y "' out of the house. Defendant then took hold of him s trl t i he collar and pushed him down on the floor, and 0411 _ 0 ": him several times. Witness then ran out and "c 1 a constable, and gave him in charge. 1 14 "Pme additional evidence, corroborative of the abov e r ing been produced, Braidwood, the chief superintendent of the Fire b Brigade, said, defendant was on duty in the public house. kaa d u as sober, and had borne a very good cha racter , the time he had been in the brigade. lAv ,',rte accused, in defence said , he w a s sittin g in the Zio-house, when the complainant and another man h e *" in rather the worse for liq uor, and immediatel y e ,g 411 "chaffing him." He resented t he insult, and t alually tried to put him out of the hou se. In doin g io o ' w e n oroplainant struck him, and he then knocked him d x f • ILtunwucK said, complainant had brought all t i r t l himself by his conduct. He should, there fore dis laa the case. SOUTHWARK.—(THIS DAY.) Charlotte Halliday, a dissipated looking woman, with infant in her arms, was placed at the bar charged t ll attempting to stab her husband with an oy ster wife. The complainant said, that owing to the drun ken I tblts of his wife ho was compelled to leave her fo ur meta ago. She soon formed en intimacy with another 02; by whom she bad several bastard children, and ,?attse he (complainant) refused to support them , s he 0 .1 8 in the habit of threatening his life. On the pre 'mg day she rushed into his house , and h avin g drawn oyster knife from underneath her cloak, she at -I:;LPted to stab him with it. Mr. COTTINGHAM said he remembered having had the thoner before him on other occasi ons for threatenin g the ;_° of her ? husband, and that she mu st now find bail, or to , default be committed. .ITY OF LONDON REGISTRA TION.—(THIS DAY.) Mr. M'Christie resumed his sitting this morning, at tan o'clock, to revise the list of voters. Upon an objection being tendered by Mr. Brown, the Conservative agent, to the name of James Franks, of the Bakers' Company, a question arose as to whether the duplicate of the notice which was delivered through the post, objecting to the .voter's qualification, was a Proper duplicate under the Act. Under the 100th section it is required that the notice of objection and t he duplicate shall be directed to a postmaster, 'who shall compare them, and on being satisfied that they are alike in their address and in their contents, shall forward the one to its address by the post, and return the other to the party bringing the same, duly stamped, which shall be evidence of the notice having been de livered. In the present instance the duplicate contained tio address on the outside, and it being alleged by Mr. Smith, for the Liberals, that the notice delivered, in order to be a valid one, ought to have been so addressed, he contended that the duplicate could not be received, 1 0 compliance with the Act. Raving heard the arguments, Mr. M'Christie reserved his decision. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. REDDITCH RACES.—MONDA Y. The Howell Stakes of 3 sovs. each, 20 added, once round and a dis., were won in two heats b y Mr. Shirle y 's 4 N,evelist, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (A.llcott), beating Mr. J ones's Enchantress, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b, and Mr. Davenport's Vivan diers, 5 yrs, Bst 81b, by a length. The Hack Stakes of 2 sovs. each, and 10 added; winner to be sold for 401. Once round and a die. Mr. J ones ' s E nc hantress, 3 yrs, 105 t... ... 3 1 1 34 * , E. S. Davenport's Vivandiere, 5 yrs ••• 2 3 2 Mr. Cowper's Mirza, 4 yrs, lOst 71b 4 4 3 Mr. Sait's The Mease, 4 yrs, lis t 1 2 dr • • .. Won in a canter. The Hurdle Stakes of 3 sous. each, and 15 added, two miles, winner to be sold for 601., were won easily in two heats by The Mease, lOst 41b, beating Cythia, and two others; the winner was claimed. BETTING AT MANCIIESTER.—TUESDAY. CuAltzwara STASEL-.-11 to 1 apt The CUT (taken) THE N, -12 to 1 agst Surplice-12 to 1 agst Bachl iter-18 to 1 agst Palma-20 to 1 agst Loadstone (taken) -20 to 1 agst Dough (taken) -25 to 1 agst Escape-25 to 1 agst Inheritress (taken)-25 to 1 agst Panic (talten)-8 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's lot (taken). CAMBRII GESHIRE STAKES.-20 to 1 agst Pic Tic (taken) -25 to 1 agst Glencbmr (taken)-25 to 1 agst Foreclosu a (taken). Nothing done o❑ the Derby. INTELLIG ENCE EXTRA. CHESTER AUTUMN MEETING, 1848. Acceptances for the Trades Welter Cup of 40 sovs., &c. st lb st lb Go ifrey, eged NeAForestDeer,aged 11 oBrf by Dick, 4 yrs Foxwhelp, 6 yrs lO 10 Rally, 4 yrs Acceptances for the Chester Handicap of 15 sovs. each st lb ! st lb Marianne, 4 yrs Tallyho, 4 yrs ...... Ilianthos, 4 yrs 6 2 Vesta, 4 yrs 6 2 Sylvan, 3 yrs . . Fogleman, 3 y rs Luminous, 4 yrs Prince Charlie, 3 yrs 5 5 Ribaldry. 3 yis Reality, 3 y rs The Lamb, 3 yrs 4 10 Sorceress, 3 yrs 4 6 Wanota, 4 yrs Sharston, 5 yrs 7 6 Spithead, 5 yrs 7 3 Patriot, aged 7 2 Vanish, 5 yrs Gaffer Green, aged Master Downes, 6 yrs 7 0 Romance, 5 yrs 6 13 Hector, 6 yrs The Swallow, 4 yrs 6 11 Energy, aged Keleshea, 4 yrs 6 4, Betty Swipes, 4 yrs 6 AQUA REGATTA AT TICS. WOOLWICH. Some very excellent rowing took place yesterday at Woolwich, the competitors being six picked watermen of that place, who had won the prizes annually presented by the residents. The race was in five heats, and the extreme fineness of the weather, added to anticipations of good sport, produced a very large assemblage of spectators. First heat—John Warren (light blue), I ; John Southgate (black), 0; John Connolly (yellow), 0. The distance was from the Fisgard to Glenton's ballast wharf, twice round, and making a course of something like three miles and a quarter. A very capital start was succeeded by the men being for a few strokes scull and scull; then the winner drew gradually in advance, and retained it to the end, coming in first by some lengths. Second heat—Edward Round (pink), I ; John Bryant (red), 0; Joseph Bryant (green), 0. The heat was started at a great pace, but the two latter men soon " shot their row," and Round won easily. Third heat—J. Connolly (yellow), 1; Joseph Bryant (green), 2; John Southgate (black), 0. It was a capital heat throughout; they were scull and scull for some distance, and then the two winners showed in front. Won by a length. Fourth heat—Edward Round (pink), 1; John War ren (light blue), 2; Joseph Bryant (green), 0. It was a smart race for some distance, then Round went ahead and won by several lengths. Grand heat—Edward Round (pink), 1; John War ren (light blue), 0. Warren took the lead, and held it for about half a mile; Round then gallantly rowed by him, and ultimately won easily. The prize was a purse of sovereigns. CRICKET. ELEVEN OF ALL ENGLAND v. TWENTY OF LEEDS AND DISTRICT. Contrary to the general expectation, after the promul gation of a letter i❑ the early part of the season, from the Committee of the " All England Eleven," to the effect that, under no state of circumstances, would that body renew their annual " friendly relations" with the " Men of Leeds," the "Eleven" were, nevertheless, in spite and in the teeth of their own declaration, found on the Victoria Ground at that town (as heretofore) ou Monday. Having won the toss they also took the bat in the first instance, and when their last wicket was lowered they had run up a score of 117, almost the largest number they have been able to effect since they quitted town. At the close of Monday's play the scorer's paper presented the following appearauce:—All Eng land, first innings, 117; Leeds, first innings (with six wickets to go down), 9. GUTTA PERCHA WORKS . We lately visited the extensive works belonging to the Gutta Percha Company, in Wharf-road, City road, and confess that we were delighted and asto nished. The premises in which the business of the company is carried on cover a large area of ground. Several floors of the building are devoted to the operations of the workmen, amounting :to nearly 170 individuals, including a sprinkling of stout, hearty looking boys. The basement is occupied by two steam-engines, without whose presence the works would be by no means complete. These groan from " early morn till dewy eve," in turning lathes in the engineering department, in kneading the gutta percha, cutting out soles and heels for boots and shoes, rolling out driving-bands of every dimension, and heating the steam-chests, by which the gutta percha is ren dered pliable and fit for the hands of the workmen. On the principal floor there are several powerful hydraulic presses, used in the process of manufacture; and we had the good fortune to witness the produc tion of a complete dessert service of the most chaste and elegant pattern, and in imitation of gnarled oak. The subjects of adornment were brought out in high relief, and after undergoing the process of varnish ing, were surprisingly beautiful, light, and incapable of being fractured or broken by a tall or a blow. Some of these sets were of the vine-leaf pattern, in close imi tation to nature. These things were pressed out with some rapidity, but not without great manual labour, notwithstanding the aid of the powerful presses alluded to. Inkstands of the most beautiful character, were also fashioned in a short time ; indeed, all :sorts of ornaments, elaborated with the most ingenious de vices, were made during our stay. We observed a vast deal of ornamental work, intended to supersede the labour of the carver. There were frames of large dimensions ready for the reception of pictures. We were particularly struck with the appearance of one intended for a large pier-glass. The foliage was of the most sumptuous workmanship, and possessed a sharpness and finish which the hand of man could scarcely accomplish. A design for a bible c ov e r was e xhibited. The subject harmonised with the nature of the book it was intended to enclose, and was in bold relief. It is believed that gutta percha will, in a short time, be in general use among bookbinders, not only in the shape of massive covers, but to supersede the present cotton binding, which . has so pretty an appearance, but is not of that lastirg character as to induce persons to adopt it in cases where strength and durability are required. In other portions of the factory workmen were employed in making instruments used by surgeons , to beemployed in cases of a delicate nature; others were finishing off the nu merous objects just turned out of the moulds. Amongst the articles of curiosity we observed several yards o it f gutta percha rendered exceedingly thin by machi nery, and intended for ladies' dresses ; was of a light pink colour, by no means displeasing to the eye, and possessed of great strength. By the aid of deli cate machinery the gutta percha was run out into thread, to be used in the manufacture of ladies' work bags, fishing-nets, and for a hundred other purposes. Large tubing, and some with an inconceivably small bore, was run out to lengths of various dimensions. Waggon and cart harness, of enormous strength,com • bined with lightness, we observed hanging up in the establishment, besides gentlemen's riding whips, and thongs of every kind. Greatly as we were delighted with all these things, we had yet another treat to come, which infinitely surpassed anything we had seen. We were shown several specimens of enormous pannelling. in imitation of ancient oak, on which the carving of the original design was brought up with remarkable fidelity. Considering that gutta percha is an indestructible material, we have little hesitation in stating, that the mansions of the nobility will soon be decorated with ornamental work produced by this new system of multiplying objects produced by the ancients to their glory and eternal honour. The gutta percha works are under the direction of Mr. Frederick Moore, a gentleman of great intelligence and me chanical knowledge, and we advise all persons, who have a few occasional hours of leisure, to pay a visit to Wharf-road, and examine this really wonderful museum of curiosities. The utmost facility is afforded to visitors.— Weekly Dispatch. It is stated as a fact, that since the late insurrection in Paris, there has been a large importation of human teeth into this country, which have been taken from the corpses of the insurgents and their opponents slain during the battles of the barricades, the object of the importation being to supply the makers of artificial teeth with materials for their business, (to us, at least) a disgusting practice, and fraught, we conceive, with dan ger to those who wear them, inasmuch as it is quite pos sible they may convey any disease with which their original possessors were affected to their subsequent wearers. We therefore consider that the newly improved Mineral Teeth, just produced by Mr. Moggridge, the Dentist, of Old Burlington-street, which most accurately represents the human teeth in that peculiar bony pearly appearance which the enamel alway has, and is managed by colouring or tinting them so as to give the opaque and semi-transparent effect of the real tooth. Those, therefore, who require such things, need never fear their detection under any circumstances, while they are free from any of the dangers we before mentioned, at the same time they are perfectly incorrodible and free from any smell or taste. DREADFUL RAILWAY A ccinENY.—CUELTENIIAM , MONDAY.—An inquest has been held at the Compasses Inn here, near the Great Western Railway station, on the bodies of three railway labourers, viz., Joel Witts, *aged 32, William Bull, 24; and John Newman, 32, who were killed on Friday afternoon by a train passing over them at Ilatherley bridge, near this town. The men were engaged in laying ballast upon the line of the Bristol and Birmingham Railway, jointly used by the Midland and Great Western Railway Com panies (being constructed on the double broad and nar row gauge), when a luggage train of 54 waggons came down from Cheltenham, and while these men, and one or two others, were absorbed in counting the carriages, an up train came up on the broad gauge unnoticed by them, and, passing over them, killed three men on the spot, dreadfully mutilating two others, named Wilks and Ford. ' The coroner (Mr. Lovegrove) having addressed the jury on the nature of the injury, witnesses were examined as to the manner in which the accident occurred. The catastrophe having been proved to result from the care lessness of the men killed, the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." ALLEGED LUNATICS' FRIEND SOCIETY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—The committee of the Alleged Lunatics' Friend Society have to thank you for the publication of Captain W. M. Dixon's letter, with your own able remarks, in your paper of Saturday, and they only desire to explain in addition thereto what had been their course of conduct, and how entirely undeserving the epithets " prying, inquisitorial, vexatious, frivo lous," &c. The case was originally brought under the notice of the society by a gentleman residing at Bath, who had himself been much advantaged by the interference of the society. He sought us, and our very first proceeding was to acquaint the Commis sioners in Lunacy with our information. If the sub sequent proceedings have been attended with vexation, the parties have themselves to blame, hut that the grounds for our interference were such as to make them suitably characterised as "frivolous" we deny. If Captain Dixon will look at the account in the Bristol Mirror for Sept. 9, he will there see that Mr. Baron Alderson stated that "he had nothing to complain of the society for having brought forward the case," and as this report was prepared solely for Sir George Prevost's agents, who refused this society a copy of their reporter's notes of the Judge's decision on the case (it is an error to say that re porters were excluded), Captain 1). will hardly question its correctness. Mr. Baron Platt also, as appears by his letter of July 3,1846—0 f which we enclose a copy—was only withheld from honouring the society so far as to become a vice-president by the consideration, that cases might possibly arise which, as judge, he might have to determine, and in which the society might be interested ; but he lauds our object—" tovindicate the rights of the unfortunate objects of their benevolent exertions," and " relieving from the most odious imprisonment to which the hopeless can be doomed those whom circum stances may incapacitate from relieving themselves." We presume to offer the opinions of these two Learned Judges, as opposed to those of the captain's letters. The society acted on the affidavits of seven indifferent persons—the master and mistress of the house where Mr. Dixon had lodged for five years and eight months; their two servants, one of whom had been four, the other three years in constant attendance on the alleged lunatic ; his banker's clerk, bookseller, and chemist, who all agreed in their opinion of his sanity at the time of his imprisonment ; and it was only, as you have truly stated, by the very adroit subterfuge of discharging Mr. Dixon as cured about the 17th July, and certifying him a second time on the 26th, and then putting in the second set of papers to our complaint of the inaccuracy and insufficiency of the original documents, that they found means to justify their proceedings. As to Mr. Dixon's state when subsequently visited by the magistrates, no one acquainted with these places can wonder at the increase of his malady after two seizures and confinements in the mad-house within one month. Yet the writ of habeas was not sued out till all access had been refused by the reverend baronet in writing, and by Dr. Fox personally to Mr. Bolden, our solicitor, and Captain Saumarez, R.N., and till the refusal to supply his address after his so-called discharge of July 17th, was equally made by both these parties. Captain D. says, " the defects of the existing sys tem (if any do really exist) were not taken advan tage of in a wrong way." How stand the facts? On the affidavits of Dr. Fox's own servants, Robert Tabor, his butler, and Thomas Powell, his coach man (proprietors of private madhouses, can keep large establishments), it appears that they were sent by Dr. Fox to Bath on the 14th of June last, to bring away Mr. G. W. Dixon to the Northwoods Asylum, and they swear them • selves " that they had no authority with them." How would Captain Dixon himself treat such an attempt on his own personal liberty, by liveried agents, who had no authority to show for their pro ceedings ? Would he then think it a right, or a " wrong way ?" Was there not a milder course of treatment to be pursued, in the case of a quiet, ner vous, middle-aged gentleman, talented, highly educa ted, of independent means, and of mild habits, than hurrying him away to a private asylum for years ? The two men renewed their attempt the next day with one medical certificate (the law requir ing two), and compelled Mr. Dixon to accompany them, calling en route on the surgeon to tell him "to come to Northwoods to see Mr. Dixon." He came, saw, and certified him there, notwithstanding the Bth and 9th Victoria, c. 100, sec. 47, expressly states that such certificate " shall be signed by some other physician, surgeon, or apothe cary, not being connected with any such house." Mr. Dixon's increased infirmity from such oft repeated shocks on his nervous frame, and from which, whatever Captain D. may say, this society earnestly desired to save him, together with the amended d oc uments, caused the investigation at the Judge's chambers, and has added another victim to the private madhouse system. The committee trust they have sufficiently shown that they are not obnoxious to the attack of Captain Dixon, and were fully justified in the steps they took in this unhappy case, and that as long as " private wrongs are public injuries," they will receive the support of the public under similar circumstances. The society has been established three years, and its principal object is to procure an amendment of the law of lunacy, which shall compel a legal and judicial investigation previous to continued confinement. The publication and discussion of such cases as these, which so clearly show the necessity, will doubtless tend to promote the speedy improvement of the law. I have the honour to be, Your obedient servant, WM. BAILEY, Secretary. The Alleged Lunatics' Friend Society's Office, 44, Craven-street, Strand, Sept. 20, 1848. TO THE EDI7OR OF THE:SUN. SlR,—Having seen in Me Sun of yesterday a letter from the respectable firm of Messrs. Simmonds and Co., of Southampton-row, Russell. square, jewellers, impugn ing the correctness of the report furnished to you by me, on Saturday, from Clerkenwell Police•court, I think it will be no more than justice to all parties to state, that the report itself is in every respect true, except that the Mr. S. Simmons, jeweller, who was prosecuted in the case, does not reside in Southampton•row, but South ampton-place, Islington. YOUR REPORTER. SETTLING FOR THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER.' We have received a letter from one of the parties men , tioned in our report of the racing at Doncaster of Friday last, as one of the trio of defaulters, who had left Don caster without settling their accounts, and w h o a d o pt s i n his communication to us the soubriquct of the " Boy Jones," by which he is known on the turf. Th e " B o y Jones " declares it was incorrect: to state that he was one of the three that had altogether absented them selves on the settling morning, cr that he was at th e ro oms pa3ing as fast as ho received, until s eve r a l par ties pounced upon him and insisted upon being paid, whether he had it or not ; that he was g lad to g et out of "athte) would not listen to reason," or Ice had . to receive; that he wa s dtefaulter " before the idea entered hi s theirttahkues transfers clutches, made a a ovsa head;" that he was at least an hour " endeavouring in vain to appease their fears, one after another;" and th a t he was ut last oblige d to withdraw to an inn in the out to which he was pursued by two gal lants k out skirts t captaofins t oandn ' three other persons, one of them a pro fessor of pugilism. One of these pursuers stood over him with a poker, whilst another locked the door of the room, and he was compelled to write an I 0 U for 4001. He complains that some partie s found him " green," and " have had good pickings;" and as they have done all in their power to injure him, they may g et their money how they can, or at least wait his pleasure," parties not fre quenting Tattersalls excepted. Till he saw his name (the "Boy Jones") in the papers,ho intended to pay every one (why the insertion of his name altered his very laud able intention he does not explain) and that he had written a letter to two well-known sporting writers to that effect. Ile thinks this last fact proves his honesty of intention; but it is probable his creditors may re quire somewhat stronger evidence to concur in his opi nion.— Times. BURNING OF THE OCEAN MONARCH. —Yesterday there was a large crowd assembled at the Abney Park Cemetery, Clapton, to witness the interment of Bacon, the late master of St. Luke's workhouse, who lost his life on board this ill-fated vessel. He had been for many years the master of the above institution, but some few weeks back he deserted his wife and children, and, with the wife of the schoolmaster of the workhouse, started by the Ocean Monarch for America, with which place ho was well acquainted, having some years ago travelled nearly all through the States in search of the rate-col lector of St. Luke's, who absconded with several thou sand pounds of the parish money. The body of Bacon was washed ashore, about ten days ago, near Aber gavenny, and was buried there. Some papers found in n te i r si m n e g n t t h , e an e d lo t t h h e es bo f d ou y n w d a u s p b o r n ou h g i h m t , b p y r r oc ai u l r t e o d L h o is nd d o i his pocket were sent to to wn , an d hi s f r i en d s , recog itthse fi h n o a u l s r e e o s t f n a g.p relative la ce. u T n t h il e t b h o e d h y ou o r f for e c g o u n i v l e t y y i ipartnst: n e t t oor of his flight has not yet been found. ACCIDENT AT SAW MlLLS.—Yesterday afternoon a most severe and probably fatal accident occurred at the North Green Saw Mills, situate in North-street, City road. A boy named George Castles, about fourteen years of age, who was employed there, by some m eans got entangled in the machinery attached to one of th e saws, and was slightly cut in the hand, and while en deavouring to disengage himself; he unfortunately fell with one of his legs against the saw, which cut instantly through the centre of the thigh, completely severing the limb from the body. Such surgical assistance as c ou ld be had on the spot having been obtained to stop the effu sion of blood, he was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. EYE.—VACANT APARTMENTS IN YORES' TOWER. —lt is a gratifying sight to observe the doors of our borough gaol standing o p en, more particularly ju s t at this time, when from the influx of strangers waitir,g , f or the hop -picking to commence, and several rail way labourers who had come to reside here, a contrary re sult might have been expected. There has s t --,i ; b een a single prisoner in gaol for the last Ewe or SIX days.—, Sussex Advertiser. LONDON, WEDNESDAY NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Earl of Auckland, Rear-Admiral Dundas, Colonel Irvine, and Captain Eden, arrived here this morning at half-past ten, and after inspecting the new reception-rooms, or royal ter minus, in course of erection in the Clarence yard, em barked in the Undine steam•packet at eleven o'clock, and hoisted their flag, which was saluted by the Victory, and they left the harbour at 11 13 A.M., for Weymouth, whence it is reported they proceed in the Undiue to the Channel Islands and Plymouth. At the latter port they will find the whole of their colleagues, except Captain Milne and Mr. Cowper. with whom they will make their annual official inspection of that port. Sir Charles Ogle and Flag-Lieutenant Cochran attended upon their Lordships this morning with the other usual officers of the establishments. The utmost expedition is being used to get the Driver steam-sloop, Commander Johnson, the Sprightly steam packet, Lieutenant Commander K. Barnard. and the Dwart screw tender, off to the Irish coast. The dockyard men put upon them have been working meal hours and extra time besides to accomplish this. Captain Austen and Commander Stevens, of the steam squadron; Captain Yates and the officers and working party of the Illustrious, have been indefatigably en • gaged in equipping these vessels since they were ordered for sea. Lieutenant Osborne, late of the Coiling wood, commissioned the Dwarf this morning, although her decks were lumbered up with all kinds of materials, and men in masses were at work upon her. The Driver is ready, and will sail after sunset to-night, taking the 100 marines who arrived this afternoon by express train from the eastern divisions, and a supply of arms and ammunition. Commander Johnson has not been idle since he was told by. their Lordships at the George Hotel at seven o'clock on Saturday night to go off and hoist his pendant in the Driver, and " instead of going to dinner go and man her," as he has manned and fitted her since, and but for the embarkation of marinas and other hindrances would have been on his way to Cork at sunrise this morning. The Dwarf and Sprightly will sail to-morrow if possible. The Dover steam-vessel, Master-Commander Bolton, arrived this morning from Woolwich, and came into harbour to coal, and discharge stores and supernumera ries. Captain Superintendent Sir J. Bremer, of Wool wich, came in her with Lady Bremer. The Quail, navy lighter, arrived this morning, with stores, from Pembroke. The Termagant, new screw 24-gun frigate, was taken into the basin to-day, and the Kingfisher taken out, to be placed in ordinary. Wind N., light airs, and hazy weather. WooLwicir, SEPT. 19.—Captain Fitzroy assumed the command of the Fisgard frigate, and the vessels afloat at Woolwich, on Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, K.C.B. and K.C.11., leaving in the Dover steam-vessel for Portsmouth and Devonshire. Captain Fitzroy has also been ordered to assume the command in the dock yard during the Gallant Commodore's six weeks' leave of absence. The Pigmy steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Darby, was reported yesterday to the Admiralty, on her arrival at Woolwich, and instructions were then issued to prepare her for being paid off at this port. A subsequent order was also issued that 1 captain, 2 subalterns, 4 sergeants, 4 corporals, 2 drummers, and 96 privates, of the Woolwich division, should proceed by railway to Portsmouth, to embark in the Driver, re commissioned at that port; and the detachment of Royal Marines marched from their barracks at half-past six o'clock this morning, headed by the band of the corps, for Charlton-pier, where they embarked in one of the river steamers for conveyance to the terminus of the Southampton Railway for service in Ireland. CORK, SEPT. 16.—Sir Charles Napier's squadron is detained for the present by orders from the Admiralty, in consequence of the recent outbreak. Commander de Courcey has superseded Commander Smith in the He lena, 16, to-day. THE SALE AT STOWE. -- BUCKINGHAM, SEPT. 19.—The sale of the furniture of the Grenville rooms was proceeded with yesterday, at Stowe, Mr. Edward Manson officiating. There was a very good attendance of buyers, and ex cellent prices were obtained for most of the lots. The one calling for remark was thus described in the cata- logue:— " Lot 1,637. A needlework screen, a stool, and a foot stool." This needlework screen, Mr. Manson took occa sion to remind his audience, was formed of a portion of the celebrated Peg Woffington's petticoat. It was pre sented by herself to the Beefsteak Club, of which Peg was the only female member ever admitted. It passed, with a number of portraits, into the possession of Earl Nugent, the original president, of the club, immortalised as the Lord Clare of Goldsmith. This curious relic ex cited very little interest, and Mr. Manson's eloquence was thrown away, the lot having been knocked dawn to Mr. Walesby, of Northampton, for 21. The sale has been continued to-day, the furniture of the Temple Rooms forming the principal attraction. None of the lots, however, were of sufficient importance to call for any remark. The proceeds of each day have averaged 4501. On Thursday the sale will be of a more interesting character. THE CHELTENHAM ELECTION. It will be remembered that at the late election for Cheltenham, Mr. Craven Berkeley, who was unseated at the previous election by the decision of a Committee of the IL .use of Commons, of which Sir William Clay was chairman, applied some offensive epithets to that Committee. The following correspondence has taken place on the subject "The Queen's Hotel, Cheltenham, Sept. 9. " Sir,—Though I cannot divest myself of the convic tion that the decision of the Committee was erroneous, unsupported by evidence, and that, in consequence, I was unjustly deprived of my seat for Cheltenham, and in this conviction I am supported by the opinions of more competent persons than myself, I am nevertheless bound to state that under the influence of excited feel ings I made use of observations and expressions touch ing yourself which my cooler judgment totally disap proves of. These I lSog, therefore, completely to with draw, and to tender you my sincere apologies for having given utterance to them . —l have the honour to be you r obedient servant, " CRAVEN F. BERKELEY. To Roundell Palmer, Esq., &c. " F.S. You are at liberty to make what use you please of this communication; I have forwarded Lord Palmer ston a copy, accompanied by the enclosed note." " Killin, Loch Tay, Sept. 15. " Sir, —Being on a tour in Scotland, I did not receive your letter of the 9th inst., until after post-time yesterday. " I have much pleasure in assuring you that I accept with, tharks your - handsome and gentlemanlike retracta tion of expriotiii 'iv - hie', lam satisfied you would not have used except under the influence of a temporary excitement of feeling, and which from this moment will be entirely dismissed from my mind. " As I consider your letter no less honourable to your self than satisfactory to me, I shall not hesitate to use the permission you give me to make it public, together with this reply.—l remain, Sir, your very obedient servant, " ROUNDELL PALMER. " The Hon. C. F. Berkeley." A precisely similar letter having been addressed by Mr. Berkeley to Sir William Cl a y, William's answer: — the following is Sir " Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, and can have no hesi tation in stating to you in reply that I consider it a full reparation for the observations and expressions to which it refers. " I willingly admit that the position in which you and the were placed by the decision of the Committ ee, circumstances under which you spoke when the ob servations in question were made, were both of a cha racter to produce not unnaturally much excitement of feeling on your part; and as you now state, with an explicitness that does you honour , that in your cooler judgment you regret and disavow the expressions of which, under the influence of that excitement, you were tempted to make use, you may rest assured I shall think of them no more—they will henceforth be to rae as if they had never been uttered. " I abstain from any remark on the opinion you ex press upon the merits of the decision of the Committee, the rather that I perceive that it is your intention to bring that decision by petition under the consideration of the House of Commons; but I may state, without impropriety, that the result of a review of the whole case, as brought out in evidence, was to create in the mind of, I believe, every member of the Committee, re gret at the decision which they yet felt—and as I think rightly felt—they had no alternative but to adopt. " I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, " W. CLAY." PENITENT FEMALES RErUGE. — Yesterday the nineteenth annual meeting of the friends of the above institution took place at the asylum, Cambridge-heath, Hackney. Mr. J. Dobie in the chair. The secretary read the report, from which it appeared that the income of the charity for the past year amounted to 1,4971. 18s. 4d., showing an increase on the previous year of 1451. Ss. Bd. This addition to their income had enabled the managers to increase the number of inmates to the fullest extent which the size of the present building oc cupied by the charity permitted. Th e y contemplated, however, either building or purchasing more commodious premises, and it was stated that a sum of 3004 had been already invested in the funds, which it was intended to devote to that purpose. The report further set forth that since the formation of the society 945 females had been a dmitted, and that in the past year 49 had been received, who, with 31 left in the asylum at the period when the last annual report was made, make 80 persons who have been on the foundation of the charity during the last twelve months. Of these 25 had lost both parents, and 30 bad only one parent living ; and of the entire number only 26 were above 20 years of age. Of the 80 females who were received into the house, 14 were placed in situations, 15 were reconciled and restored to their friends, 2 left at their own request, 1 was dismissed for bad conduct, and 1 died. 'I he report having been adopted, a committee of management for the ensuing year, and a ladies' visiting committee, were ap pointed, and the meeting s e p arated. MONEY MARKET.—The premium on gold at Paris is 10; per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex. change of 25.41; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 35, it follows that gold is 0.24 per cent, dearer in Paris than in London. By adeices from iHamburgh the price of gold is 4361 p er mark, wh ich , at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, g i ve s an exchange o f 13 . 10 i; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.101, it follows that gold is 0.23 per cent. dearer in Hamburgh than in London. On Saturday night, the police made a descent into the tapis-francs, near the environs of the ladles, and ar rested a great many repris de justice, and men who could not give a good account of theNtielvos,—Galignani. EVENING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1848. Post-office contract. The stipulated interest upon the preference shares, of course, commenced on the Ist of April last. For the sake of conve eience, your directors recommend that the payments to both classes of shareholders should be brought down to the same date, namely, the 30th June last. If this recommendation be sanctioned by the meeting, you will have now to declare a dividend of 4s. lid. per share on the preference shares, which your directors recommend to be made payable on the 25th instant. The payment of interest on the original shares to the 30th June last, they propose to make payable on the same day as last year, namely, the 10th of October next. " Your directors deeming it necessary to take steps to compel payment of arrears of calls, amounting in the aggregate to 70,1501., and being desirous to act with impartiality towards all parties in default, have issued circulars to all shareholders who are in that predi cament, apprisng those who have been long in arrear. that unless pa) ment be made on or before the 10th October, the directors will be compelled to put in force the powers of forfi iture with which the are in vested, as well as such other measures, in order to coratel peyn ent, as they may be advised to adopt. The shareholders who have not been so long in default, have received notice that their arrears are likewise required to be paid immediately to prevent the forfeiture of their shares. With refer, nee to the state of the money market in regard to railway property more especially, your directors have taken these measures with great reluct ance; but acting us the trustees of the general body of shareholders, they have fat it to be their duty to pro tect those who have punctually discharged their liabili ties, from any hazard of suffering from the default of' the comparatively few parties who have not fultille,l their obligations in the like manner. In conclusion, your directors whilst deeply regret ting the present extreme, yet, as they are persuaded, undue depreciation of your property, feel that they are entirely warranted in assuring you of your conviction that with the completion of the line, and the return, under the blessing of Providence, of that public prospe rity which has now been so long denied to these king doms, your income will be such as to justify the enter prise which planned this great undertaking, and the pa tience with which you have awaited for its fruits." The following report of Mr. George Stephenson, the engineer of the company, was also read. The only works now remaining to complete are the following : About two miles of the Bangor Contract; the second tube of the Conway- bridge; the Britannia-bridge. The completion of the Bangor Contract has been much de layed by the want of arrangement on the part of the contractor, together with the circumstance that the three tunnels, although constructed in hard rock, have, since the exposure to the action of the atmosphere, indicated the necessity of arching being introduced; this is now in a forward state. In the Llandagai Tunnel about eighty yards will require lining to be made perfectly safe. In the Bangor Tunnel about 140 yards of side walls, and 400 yards of arching yet remain to be done. In the Bel mont Tunnel, out of the entire length (700 yards) about 200 3ards will require lining. The other works of this contract are very inconsiderable, and consist only of a portion of permanent way, dressing slopes, and finishing the entrances to the tunnels. In the course of November all may be completed. The construction of the second tube of the Conway-bridge is tar advanced ; the castings at the ends are partly inserted, preparations are being made for floating it into its place, and there is no doubt that it will be ready for removal by the middle of October. The pontoons have been strengthened, the capstans re-erected, and every other arrangement in a forward state for that purpose. The state of progress in the masonry of the Britannia-bridge will be gathered from the following statement : Cubic feet. Carnarvon and Anglesea Abutment finished. Carnarvon Tower—Stone set at present date 185,368 Required to complete 22,627 Britannia Tower —Stone set at present date Required to complete .. 131,323 Anglesea Tower—Stone set at present date Required to complete Taking the progress which is now making as the guide, and I do not think that it can be materially accelerated, we may reckon upon being ready for lifting the first tube in the course of March or April. The iron work at the lirittannia-bridge has progressed even more rapidly than was expected, and the four large tubes are just approach ing completion. The whole of the central portion of the tubes is finished, and the castings at the ends are now being inserted. The temporary piers are in course of construction under the first tube to be removed , which will probably be completed and resting upon them in the course of six or eight weeks. The scaffolding for the end tubes on the Anglesea side is com plete, and a large proportion of the iron is already punched for their immediate commence ment. The scaffolding necessary for the tubes on the Carnarvon side will be erected immediately, to open the line throughout as rapidly as possible. Every arrange ment is being made for floating the tubes, as soon as the masonry is ready. The extra iron pontoons are partly constructed, the additional hydraulic press required is also in hand, and the excavations under the tubes will be commenced immediately, so that the operation of raising might take place in January, provided the masonry were sufficiently advanced. The works throughout the whole of the line are standing in the most satisfactory manner. The tunnels, sea wails, and viaducts for carrying the line round the promontories of Penmaen Bach and Penmaen Mawr have effectually resisted the action of the sea during several heavy storms, and will, I have no doubt, continue to do so. The daily passage of heavy trains through the Conway Tube for tour months, together with a series of careful observations as to the effects produced, have completely established the correctness of the views upon which the designs for this and the Britannia were based. I regret that the cost of these structures has very much exceeded what I originally calculated upon; on re-considering, however, he whole subject, and taking into account also the numerous suggestions that have been made for carrying a railway across the Menai Straits, I am satisfied that the method which has been adopted in the present state of our knowledge is certainly the most eligible, if not the only practicable one." After some discussion, both reports were agreed to. The CHAIRMAN, in answer to the question of a pro prietor, said that the company had now three steam boats running, and one nearly ready to run. Mr. WILLIAMSON was anxious to know who was the present secretary of the company? He was also desirous of knowing the cause of their late secretary's resignation. The CHAIRMAN said that the secretary, pro tem, was Mr. Gifford. With respect the cause of Mr. King's re signation, one was a domestic affliction. Mr. WILLIAMSON said that a rumour had gone abroad that the cause of Mr. King's resignation was the undue interference of one of the directors. The CHAIRMAN observed that when Mr. King sent in his resignation there was a unanimous feeling of regret expressed by the board. Mr. King had been pressed to retain his situation, but he said it was impossible, used the death of his father strengthened that determination. He could assure the meeting that the resignation of Mr. King was regretted by every gentlemau in the direction. A resolution empowering the directors to grant de bentures instead of preference shares was unanimously agreed to, as was also a resolution declaring a dividend of 4.. lid. on preference shares, payable on the 10th of October. Thanks were then voted to the chairman and directors, and the meeting separated. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY., OLD COURT!. Mr. Justice Erie and Mr. Justice Vaughan took their seats on the bench shortly after ten o'clock. CASE OF RAPE.—Theodore Piedfort, a respectably attired foreigner, described as a hairdresser, aged 41, was indicted for the commission of a rape upon the per son of a young woman named Rose Harris, aged 27, a kitchen-maid in the service of Lady Dundonald, on Thursday, the 29th of June last. It appeared that the prisoner, who was in the habit of dressing her Lady ship's hair, proceeded about one o'clock on that day to a house occupied by her Ladysip at Hampstead, h er was in the care of the prosecutrix alone, and there p petrated the offence, after using much violence, accord ing to the testimony, which was unshaken, in a search ing cross-examination by Mr. Clarkson, who appeared for the prisoner. Mr. CLARKSON made an able appeal to the jury on behalf of the prisoner. Several respectable persons gave the prisoner a high character for morality and decency. Mr. Justice ERLE carefully summed up the evidence, and explained the law to the jury. After an absence of an hour and twenty minutes, the jury returned into court with a verdict of Guilty.—Sen tence deferred. THE CHARTIST TRIALS. John Shaw surrendered to take his trial, charged with sedition, and with havinglattended an unlawful assembly. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated the case against the prisoner. The defendant was an undertaker, carrying on, he believed. a respectable business, and therefore, in stead of inciting other classes to violate the law, he should have set them an example of obedience to the law. It was the duty of the jury to see that the Govern ment did not by these prosecutions interfere with the liberty of the subject, but on the other hand it was their duty to see that the machinations of wicked and designing persons were not allowed to menace the administration of the laws and the Government of the country, in which case they would be placed under a government of tyranny. The meeting was held in the Milton-street Theatre, Cripplegate, on the 28th of July, the day following the unfounded rumour that Ireland was in rebellion, and the object of his address was to foment re bellion here. The meeting was called by placard, and in vited the Irish of the vicinity to attend, and the prisoner was called to the chair. (The Attorney-General then read the speech which, since it has recently appeared in the papers, will be no doubt fresh in the recollection of our readers). Mr. White, the short-hand writer, deposed to attend ing the meeting, and taking the speeches delivered at it in short-hand. About 500 people were present at the bo4inning of the proceedings, but the number increased to 1,000 before their close. The majority present were Irishmen. The witness read the speech from his note book. Persons named White, Collins, and Waddington, spoke. Mr. Cope produced a copy of the Times of the 27th of July, containing the statement that Ireland was in open rebellion, and said,there were rumours in London to this effect on the day in question. Mr. PARRY addressed the jury for the defendant, and remarked that mt.ny persons had been convicted of the offence laid to his charge and were now undergoing puniAment, but yet it seemed that the justice of the country, in the view of the Government hasl not been satisfied. It was true the defendant was a man of respectable character, but he complained that he had been brought before them as a Chartist—as one acting in conjunction with persons calling themselves Irish con federates; in fact they had been called upon to convictthe tbirb Wbitton CHESTER AND HOLYIIEAD RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) The ninth half-yearly gei.eral meeting of this com pany was held this day at the company's offices, 61, Moorgate-street, City. After the usual preliminary business, the Secretary read the following report : " During the six months that have passed since your directors last met you, considerable progress has been made in completing the link in the great chain of com munication between London and Dublin which it is the object of your incorporation to supply. On the Ist of May last your line was opened for the conveyance of passengers between Chester and Bangor; on the Ist of the following month the carriage of goods was under taken; and on the Ist of August the whole line from Chester to Holyhead was brought into use, with the exception of a break of about four miles at the Menai Straits, across which the passengers are cart is d in conveyances provided by the com pany. Simultaneously with these operations, youa di rectors were engaged in carrying through Parliament a Bill empowering the company to run steam-boats from Holyhead to Dublin. This object, which had been de fected in the present session, your directors bad the satisfaction of accomplishing on the 22d of July last, when the Royal assent was given to their Bill, notwithstanding the strenuous opposition offered to it by parties interested in confirming the stream of traffic to other aid less eligible channels. And they are satis fied that this decision of the Legislature will confer at least as much benefit upon the public as upon the company, whose interests in the rapidity and certainty of the whole journey are indeed identical. The vessels having been prepared, in anticipation of this successful issue of their endeavours, your directors were enabled to begin running them on the ht of August, on which day, and since, notwith standing the break in the line above adverted to, the entire journey between London and Kingstown has been performed with regularity in little more than thirteen hours. And w hen the short gap in question is filled up by the completion and opening of the Britannia-bridge, and other facilities of the railroad are matured, it may be expected that the time will be reduced to twelve hours. The efficiency of the steam-boats that have been built for the service of the com pany have greatly contributed to these satisfactory results. Their speed and accommodation have fully realised the promises of their builders, and the expecta tions of your directors. The quickest passages have been from Holyhead to Kingstown, three hours and thirty-two minutes. From Kingstown to Holyhead three hours and thirty-four minutes. And the average of the six weeks of their employment from Holyhead to Kingstown three hours and fifty minutes; from Kings town to Holyhead three hours and forty-five minutes. Your directors are happy to believe that these vessels (the speed of which is considerably in excess of the rate which a few years ago was thought to be possible) have given quite as much satisfaction to the public, who have had occasion to make use of them, as to themselves. " At your last half-yearly meeting you were informed that the Tube through which it was intended to pass the line across the river at Conway bad just been floated to the foot of the piers prepared to receive it. It was placed in its position without any accident or difficulty; and, from the Ist of May last, the whole traffic of the line has passed through it. This experience, now of nearly five months' duration, has tested with the most satisfactory results the entire soundness of the views of the eminent engineer who had the boldness to project, and the ability to construct, this extraordinary work. Since the Tube has been carrying the trains across the Conway, no deflection has taken place. The passenger through the Tube is not sensible of the slightest vibration, and the noise of the transit certainly does not exceed, if it is equal to, that experienced in an ordinary tunnel. Your directors, therefore, have the gratification to be able to report that the issue of this remarkable experimen t has been signally successful, and such as to justify the most entire confidence, that the same method of transit which it is intended to employ, upon a much larger scale, at the Menai Straits, will equally answer its important ends, and raise still higher Mr. Ste phenson's character. The tubes for the last mentioned structure, and the stupendous piers of masonry intended to support them, are advancing to their completion simultaneously, and as rapidly as is consistent with the safety of such a work; and your directors trust that early in the ensuing spring, the pas sage across the Britannia. bridge will be open. When this object has been achieved, and the magnificent struc ture has been placed on a site, the natural beauty and grandeur of which admirably suit it for the location of one of the greatest works of art, your directors are satisfied that it will become an object of the highest in terest to men of science in all parts of the world, and that none of these, nor any travellers of enlightened curiosity, will visit England without inspecting the mighty . work with which Mr. Stephenson's name and reputation will be inseparably connected. "Her Mejesty's Government having commenced the railway for carrying the stone from the Holyhead mountain to the harbour of refuge and packet pier, your directors expect to be called upon shortly for the first instalment due from this company on account of these works; but they do not intend to proceed with the ex tension of the line to the new packet pier, until some considerable progress shall have been made in the works undertaken by the Government, as above adverted to. You will have perceived from the statement of the receipts and disbursements of the company, which has been for some time hi the hands of the shareholders, that whilst the latter amounted on the 30da of June last to 3,007,101/. 18s. Bd., the receipts fell short of that sum the extent of 24,827/. 10s. 4d., being only 2,982,274/. 8 , . 5d., which amount includes the whole of the subscription which the London and North-Western Railway Company were authorised to make, both in the original and the preference shares. Of the 42,000 pre ference shares created under the resolution which you passed in August last, only 31,256 have been taken up. " Your directors estimate at 200,000% the sum that will be necessary during the next six months, over and above what may be raised upon the original shares, to meet the liabilities which have been already incurred. Of this sum the London and North-Western Company have undertaken to advance 120,000/., being the amount of capital which they are further authorised to subscribe by the Act of this session, alluded to in the commence ment of this report. The remainder your directors trust to be able to provide either by the issue of debentures, or by the further sale at par of the preference shares al ready sanctioned; a price at which they would certainly have been eagerly sought for, but fur the unexampled depression of railway property, in common with all com mercial investments. Should it be found expedient to issue debentures instead of these preference shares, your directors now solicit your sanction to their taking that step. " The results as to the traffic of the partial opening of the line that bas hitherto taken place have been satisfac tory to your directors, and appear to them, as they trust that they will to you, to afford a good prospect of very considerable farther development as soon as the line is completed throughout, and time has been afforded for personal intercommunication, and trade to flow into the new channel thus afforded to them. As long as the line was open to Bangor only, and the company's fast steam vessels had not been placed upon the passage across St. George's Channel, the traffic, as might have been ex pected under the circumstances, was almost purely local, ,he original Parliamentary estimate for which was as 'ollows: _ . Passengers Mercbandize and Agricultural Produce 100 ~ Minerals " This estimate your directors are hap l py l :t l o oo report was exceeded within eight weeks of the opening of the rail way, under all th e di sa d van t ages inseparable from the first operations of such an undertaking, in a part of the country where the inhabitants may be supposed to be more ore than ordinarily b a ckward to avail themselves of a iovel means of locomotion, or of carrying on their trade, having amounted from that period to the end of July, to an average of 1,2051. 4s. 93. per week. On the Ist of August, as above stated, the line was opened through Anglesea, and the steamers were placed upon St. George's Channel. From that date the accession of through traffic has been encouraging, the whole returns having averaged during the weeks from the Ist of August to the 9th inst., 2,2071. 13s. Bd. per week. The full ad vantages of the line cannot, of course, be appreciated, nor its value ascertained, until the improved means of intercourse which it affords are more generally known — until the considerable break at the Menai Straits is filled up—and until the mineral traffic has been in some measure developed. With a view to the latter important object, your directors have made arrangements with the Mold Railway Company to become the purchasers of that line after its completion, which will bring to your railway the produce of an important mineral district. Hitherto the traffic in minerals can hardly be said to have com menced, the first consignment of slates having been brought upon your line at a very recent date. On the whole, your directors feel that they can safely assure you that, whilst the past traffic under the qualifying circumstances above adverted to, and the general de pression of the country, has surpassed their expectations, so they see reason to believe that it will increase in a highly satisfactory ratio as the line is perfected, as its capcities unfol themslves, and as the eople for whose ' use it w as c onstructed e become cognizant of its advan- tages. The sums above given as the results of the traffic, neither include any payments from her Majesty's Go vernment on account of the Post.office service, nor from the Shrewsbury and Chester Company on account of toll. The contract under which her Majesty's Govern ment is to pay 30,0001. per annum for a term of years on account of Post-( ice service, will not, it is believed, commence till the line is opened throughout—a con structiun of the agreement which, of course, equally postpones the conclusion of that term. Meanwhile, the amount which the Yost-ollice is to pay for the single mail, carried daily each way, is to be settled by arbi tration. "At present, the passage between Holyhead and Kingstown, and Kingstown and Holyhead, are limited to t o each way daily, one journey being performed by the Admiralty vessel which carries the ail,m and are the other by the vessels o f the company. Ne g tn pending with the A dmiralty for undertaking, on your behalf, the whole Post-office service between the two countries by the Holyhead route, including the transfer to the company of all the establishment connected with that service. " After a full consideration of all the bearings ofthe case, in respect to the claim of © ori win gi nach l th Arlineshareholders for interest for the period during ened, you r directors deem it equitabl e b een partially op that such interest should be continued until the line is opened throughout, being the same coustructiou as has been put by her Majesty's Goverainent upon the defendant not upon the evidence but upon the issue t he was a Chartist. If they gave a liberal construction to the words of the defendant they must acquit him. The Crown expected their verdict before they were em pannelled, they relied upon the disgust which they naturally, as tradesmen, entertained towards the proceedings of Socialists and others in France. Why, Mr. Shaw was no more a Socialist than the At torney-General. The word had been introduced to prejudice the defendant with the jury, because he depre cated those notions of division of property which others entertained. It was not fair, therefore, to have lugged it into the matter. However, this was an evi dence of weakness on the part of the Crown. If kings were driven from their homes to exile, and if rebellion existed in other countries, people must talk of them. Never, since the world began, did the people complain of grievances that had no existence. People must talk of them; and were speeches made in our exciting period to have their wards measured, or the same rule applied to such addresses us was in use in the House of Commons, where you must not say Sir John Jervis, but Mr. Attorney-General, or the Hon. and Learned Member for Chester.—(Laughter.) The case had not concluded when we went to press. NEW COURT. (Before the CONMON• SERGEANT And Alderman Sir JOEIN KEY.) ROBBERY AT THE EARL OF A UCKLAND'S.—Anna Smith, a very respectable young female in appearance, se indicted with stealing, on the 30th of November last, several articles of jewellery, a minature of the pre sent Earl of Auckland's father, a quantity of lace, and Indian work, the property of Frances Harriet Eden, the sister of the present Earl of Auckland. It appeared from the evidence adduced that the prisoner had been in the service of Miss Eden, as her Lady's-maid, and that upon her leaving her service, she went to reside with an old lady named Neville, at Richmond, and took her boxes there. Suspicion being excited against the pri soner, her boxes were searched, and the property laid. in the indictment found in them. That property was sworn by Mrs. Wright, the housekeeper of the Earl of Auckland, to belong to Miss Eden. Mr. CLARKSON defended the prisoner, and stated that she had informed him that the property had been given to her by Miss Eden. The Learned Counsel remarked strongly on the course adopted by the prosecutor in not bringing forward Miss Eden, and handed up a letter from that lady to the prisoner, in which she stated that she had no complaints to make against her when she left her service. _ _ . Several persons gave the prisoner an excellent cha- ratter. The COMMON SERGEANT summed up, observing that if the prisoner intended to set up the defence that the property was given to her by Miss Eden, she ought to have produced that lady in Court to prove the fact. The jury Acquitted the prisoner, stating that they thought Miss Eden ought to have been in attendance. The COMMON SERGEANT—She would have been a great goose if she had. The prisoner was again indicted with stealing 31 towels, the property of the Earl of Derby. This property was found in the prisoner's boxes. The housekeeper of the Earl of Derby proved the towels to be the Earl's property, and stated that Miss Eden was in the habit of visiting at Knowsley, the seat of the Earl of Derby, and was upon one occasion attended by the prisoner. The officer who took the prisoner into custody stated that she told him that she had bought the towels eight years ago from a person of the name of Fletcher. Mr. PARRY addressed the jury for the prisoner, in the course of which he remarked strongly upon the impro priety of a judge making the observations the Learned Common Sergeant had done to the jury in the last case when they had delivered their verdict, especially when there was another indictment against the prisoner. Such observations were most improper, and likely to prejudice the case of any prisoner. The COMMON SERGEANT summed up, in the course of which he stated that he had made the observations he had :done not for the purpose of disparaging the verdict of the jury, but in order to justify the magistrate who had committed the prisoner. The jury, after a long consultation, found the prisoner Guilty Land, The COMMON SERGEANT sentenced ber to seven years' transportation. The mother of the prisoner, who was in court, upon hearing the sentence, immediately fell into hysterics, and was carried insensible from the court. TURKEY. Letters from Smyrna of the 2d of September state that the cholera was making great ravages, but it was hoped that it had passed its culminating point. The deaths which for some days amounted to upwards of 100 daily, came down to the 29th to between thirty and forty, and the last accounts were satis factory. At Magnesia, Cassaba, Salonica, and other places, the ravages of the epidemic were also ♦ery great. A letter from Salonica of the 22d of August says— " The cholera is proceeding here in a frightful man ner. Yesterday between 100 and 110 bodies were car ried to the cemetery. For several days past the greatest mortality reigns among the Jews and Greeks. The deaths among them have beeh forty, fifty, and even as high as sixty per day. Yesterday and the (lag before it was the Turkish and Armenian quarters which suffered the most. There are also several Europeans dead, but there are no English among them. The whole of the family of M. Toselli, the lgian Consul, have been attacked. Two of the daughters are dead, another has had a narrow escape, but is recovering, and Madame Toselli is in great danger. The panic is incredible. Fathers run away from their children, and children from their parents, to escape the dreadful contagion. Among the Jews and Greeks the dead bodies have in many cases been left for 30 or 40 hours unburied. The English, French, Austrian, Sardinian, Spanish, and Dutch Consuls have not quitted their posts, thogh great numbers of the inhabitants have fled. At Larissa, Serres, and Bitalia, the cholera is al:o raging with great intensity, and great umbers are dying." Letters from Beyrouth, of the 25th of August, state that the cholera is decimating the inhabitants of Aleppo, Damascus, &c. TIIE HOP-PICKING.—This county is just now suf fering its annual Irish invasion ; thousands of shoeless, shirtless, almost clotheless poor creatures have been swarming about during the past week, either seeking employment, or besieging the doors of the union-houses for casual relief. Placards, we understand, are posted in some parts of London saying that hop-pickers are wanted iu Kent ; the consequence is there are hundreds more than can get work. At Farleigh alone we hear that there are full 500 half-starved creatures whom it will be impossible to employ. At Coxheath union, on Satur day night, there was a mob of from 500 to 800, of all ages, clamorous for admission, and threatening an entry by force if denied. The difficulty of providing any sort of accommodation for such a host of vagrants may be imagined, and the unavoidable delay enraged them to such a degree that apprehensions were felt for the result. A messes 4er was sent to the barracks at Maidstone, with information of this state of things, and the troops were kept in readiness to turn out at 'a minute's notice: Hap pily they were not required. In consequence of the alarm caused by these circumstances, and also by several attacks on individuals and plunder of property, applica tion was made at a special meeting of the magistrates of the district, at the Toven-hall, Maidstone, yesterday, to adopt measures for the due protection of the public. when a number of persons recommended by the parish officers were sworn in as special constables for the neigh bouring parishes.—Maidstone Journal of yesterday. STATE OF TRADE.—MANCHESTER. —The remark ably fine weather has as yet failed to produce any fa vourable reaction in our market. During the week trade has been remarkably dull, and yesterday no disposition to operate was manifested on the part of buyers. Fears are entertained that the season will have passed away for large shipments to the Continent before confidence is restored. The feeling generally is more gloomy than last week. Prices cannot be quoted as quite so firm; for some goods lower prices have been taken. The ac counts of the forthcoming crop of cotton being so very favourable, that article has given way in Liverpool. As a consequence our buyers here were cautious. On the w hole very little business has been done. Spinners are talking of returning to short time when their present engagements are completed. The home trade is more satisfactory than the foreign, and during this month and next a fair return is looked for. The return of the state of employment is not so favourable as last week. There are 513 tewer hands at present in work, a decrease of 510 working full time, and of those working short time 57. Last week the total number at work was 41,164; this week it is only 40,631. Working full time last week 38,539; this week 37,989. Short time last week 2,605; this week 2,682. THE ROYAL GENERAL ANNUITY SOCIETY.—Yet.. terday evening a meeting of the board of directors of this institution was held at their offices in Basinghall street, City, for general business. The report congratu lated the subscribers on the steady progress which was being made, there being at present ten male and nine teen female annuitants; the former receiving 21. 55., and the latter 1/. 10s. per month. These persons comprise decayed merchants, bankers, professional men, trades men, master manufacturers, and their widows, and single females, daughters of persons of such classes. The directors also bad the pleasure to state that the former rule, limiting the benefits of this important charity within twenty miles, was altered, leaving it open to ap plicants from all parts of the kingdom. The receipts for the past year were 1,396/. 3s. 2d.; the expenditure left a balance of only SOL singular ala S un Tß it e ,g NG lt e cc A ide c n c t in o e c a cu T r . — led A nt the church and somewhat alarming f the Holy Sunday , on Sd Trinity, Bishop's - road, Paddington, ay morning, during; a i the ehiticl time over Divine service. e b s a e e r l s t le r e as .ilßy some g m al e le a r n y in s , or the recess 01 the window, head of indow, on the of a lady below; but fortunately the violence of the fall was so broken by the prejection of the wall about midway, that neither party received much damage. COACH ACCIDENT AT ROTIIERIIAM.—On Tuesday an alarming accident happened on Rotherham bridge by the upsetting of the old Pelham coach, which runs between the Masbro' Railway station and Gainsbo rough. The coach, with a good many passengers, left the station us usual, in the afternoon, on the waive( of certain trains, and on reaching the declivity of Rother ham bridge one of the off wheels came off, in conse quence of which the coach capsized. The passengers were of course much alarmed, and several were wore or less hurt, but all were able to proceed with the coach as soon as it had been righted, with the exception of a woman with an infect, who had been violently thrown from the top of the coach, and, nt'gh eting her own safety fur the sake of that of her child, had suitained considerable injury. The persons inside the coach escaped entirely unhurt.—Sheuield Times, hat ,N, 1