The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-11 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—The Cyclops steam-frigate, 6 guns, and 220 horse power, was commissioned here yesterday by Lieutenant Compton, of the Victory, for Capissin the Hon. G. F. Hastings, 1845, who is appointed to command her. She is ordered a compliment of 195 officers and men, for sea service. The following officers are also appointed to her :—Lieutenant A. Hodgkinson (1841) ; Paymaster and Purser, H. R. Cole (1842); se cond master, A. 0. West; midshipmen, E. A. Tweeddale, W. Simpson, and J. Goodenough ; clerk's assistant, J. Ch_fpman. The Driver steam-sloop, 6 guns, and 280 horse power, Commander C. R. Johnson, returned this morning from Aaterford to be paid off, and resume her former posi tco among the ,advanced steam squadron in this har- bcur. The Hecate steam-sloop, 6 guns, and 240 horse power, Commander Moorman, is ordered to be refitted, but not for the usual term. The Adventure, naval transport, Master Commanding Wellington, came in this morning from Plymouth to discharge stores and ship others. The Aid, navy lighter, also came in to-day from the eastward to dis charge stores. The F.,piry Rbyal yacht, Master Commanding Welsh, Brent to Osborne this morning with dispatches. The Earl of Hardwicke, Indianian, arrived at Spit bead to-day, outward bound. This morning early the body of a seaman was picked up at.§outhses Castle, washed ashore, bearing marks of vtelotce. An inquest is summoned for to-morrow. Four of the convicts who escaped from the York hulk on Thursday evening have been retaken and brought back to the ship. The Ajax, screw guard-ship (reseed 74), will be ready for trial about Thursday, when the Admiralty are ex pected to witness the experiment. Mt NEU' MAIL TO THE COAST OP AFRICA.-Her Majesty's steam-packet Dover, ofeoo-horse power, iron eenatinctiun, lately employed between Dover and Calais, is commissioned at Woolwich to convey the October mail to the wester coast of Africa. Her Majeety 3 s steam-sloop Devastation was spoken apeken with on the passage from the Cape of Good Hope for England, on the 3d of July, in lat. 33 15 S., lon. 14 40 E. The ambridge, 76 guns, and the Anatttlen, 20, will be put out of dock, at Devonport, on Thursday next. The Cape of Good Hope, flag-ship, Rear-Admiral B. Reynolds, was expected to hoist his flag ;on board his ship, the Southampton, 50 guns, in the Sound, at Ply mouth, on Saturday. PLeatorru, Sauer. 8.-Her Majesty's troop-ship Bel leisle, 24,. Captain John Kingcome, was paid off yester day; and her Majesty's brig Ferret, 8, Commander George Sprigg, to-day. The steam-vessel Hermes, 6, arrived on Thursday from the Cove of Cork, having in tow the Andromeda, store-ship. The lad James Morley, one of the few survivors from the steam-frigate Avenger, wrecked in the Mediterra neau, has been entered in the rope factory as a house , boy. Tho artizsns of the yard have made a subscription for him. The merehant-ShipWilliam Parker, Captain Smith, from Pert PhAftp the 27th of March, passed up Channel for Eondon last night and landed Messrs. Lemann and Ro bertson, her only passengers, with two mails. She has 300 tons of copper ore from Adelaide, and 1,000 bales of wool from Port Philip. When becalmed near the line, about two months since, spoke tire ship John Horrocks, from LiVerpool for Arioa, and saw thirty or forty sail of merchant vessels, chiefly outward bound; two weeks after the brig Narcissus, of Scarborough, from London for Ceylon, out thirty-four days; about the 30th of July the karqnes Winifred, from Hartlepool for Maranham, and Marx, from London, for Rio Janeiro; and on the 10th ef" August the ship Recorder, homeward bound, from Calcutta. Ilex Majesty's frigate Southampton, 50, flag of Rear4dmiral Reynolds, came in this morning from Chatham. The Andromache, 26, store-ship, master Commander Johnson, arrived on Wednesday night, from Ireland, and was towed into harbour by the Hermes, steamer, which vessel also arrived from Ireland. The Ferret, 8, Commander Spriggs, was paid yesterday. Commander Sprigg received the com mendations of the admiral for the internal appear ance of the vessel and the efficiency of the crew, particu larly, in gunnery; of eight shots fired, five passed through the target. The Amazon, 23, and Cambridge, 76. having under gone repair, will be put out of dock on Thursday next. The Indefatig able, 50, lately launched at this ,yard, is fitting as an ad vanced ship. IN EIARBOUR.-Sap Josef, 110, Captain Sir Thomas Vaitland, with the fl .g of Sir William H. Gage; Agin court, 72, Captain Mends, with the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir John Louis; Peterol, 6, Lieutenant Thomas Creser; and Andromache, 26, Master Commander Johnson. IN THE SOUND.-Caledonia, 120, Captain T. W. Cotter; and Southampton, 50, Captain Corry. APPOINTMENTS. Commander-Arthur Vyner (1843), who was severely wounded on the coast of China, when mate of the Blen heim„ 74, to the Royal NavaliCollege for study. Lieutenants-G. B. Laurence (1843), late commander of the Jack ;surveying schooner, and W. Mooney (1844), late of the Thunder surveying ship, to the Fiagard pen dant ship at Wool wich, to complete the drawings of their surveys; W. H. Hood (1846), to the Coast Guard ser vice; A. B, Hodgkinson, to the Cyclops. Paymaster and Purser-H. R. Cole, to the Cyclops. Secoixl Master-A. 0. West, to the Cyclops. Assistant -Surgeon-H. 11. Macieenzie, to the Penelope steam flag-ship on the western coast of Africa station. hater's Assistant-T. H. James, to the Penelope steam-frigate. Midshipmen-J. Goodenough, E. A. Tweedale, and W. Simpson, to the Cyclops. Naval Cadet-His Serene Highness Prince Victor of Holienlohe Langenbourg, to the powerful, B4-gun ship, at Portsmouth. Clerk's Assistant-Jabez Chapman, to the Cyclops. SIR WILLIAM PARKER'S FLEET.-At anchor off Naples, August 30: The Hibernia, 104 guns, Captain Wise, bearing the flag of Vice:Admiral Sir William Pager, K,C.8., Commander-in-Chief in the Meditera nean; and the Queen, 116, Captain Bruce. At Castel a-Mare: The Rodney, 92, Captain Edward Collier, C. 8.; the Vengeance, 84, Captain S. Lushington, C. 8.; the Howe, 120, Captain Sir J. Sterling, Knt.; the Vanguard, 80, Captain Rizh; the Superb, 80, Captain A. L. Correy. At Leghorn: The Thetis, 40, Captain H. J. Codring teya, C.B. At Palermo: The Odin steam frigate , Cap tnn the Hon. F. T. Pelh am . O n a cru i se: Th e Spartan, 26, Captain Symonds; the Harlequin, 16, Commander John Moore; the Terrible, 21, steam-frigate, Captain Ratriswy s i the Gladiator, 8, steam-frigate; the Sidon, 12, steatn-frigate, Captain W. H. Henderson, C. 8.; and the Spitfire, Porcupine, and Locust steamers. At the Pirmus of Athens: The Mutine, 12, Commander J. Pal mer; and the Meteor, steam- vessel, Commander Butler. At Constantinople: The Tartarus steam-vessel, Lieu tenant Skr Godfrey Webeer, Bart., R.N. The Superb wail 'about being detached from the fleet and sent to Pertsmoseh to be paid off. CHATHAM, SEPT. 8.-The Nerbudda, 12-gun brig, paid off on the 19th of June last at that port, on her ar savat from the East Indies, is ordered to be fitted for the nrdinary. The Boscawen, 70 guns, at Sheerness, is to be removed to Chatham, and taken, into dock for the purpose of hav ing her internal works fitted. An Admiralty circular to the Captain-Superintendent of this yard orders that the line-of-battle skips and fri gates now constructing on the slips shall not be launched until they are properly seasoned, or until required for sereeine. They are, however, to be completed in every respect as far as possible. Sailed.-The Aid, Smallmsn, with stores for Ports mouth; and remains, the Rochester, Sedgwick master, loading for Portsmouth and Devonport yards. SPIEIRRNESS.-The Miranda, a steam-sloop, of 250 horse-power, upon the paddle-wheel principle, was corn :amused building at Sheerness Dockyard on Monday Past. She is on the lines of " many parents," being upon upon the construction of the Committee of Reference on Shipbuilding. Her dimensions, as ordered, are as fol low: Feet. Inches. Length between the perpendiculars 196 0 Length of keel for tonnage Bxtreme breadth Breadth for tonnage Breadth moulded 32 10 Depth of hold 2O 9 Burden, 1,039 30-94 tons. Power. 250 horse. TRAMPB.—By an Act passed on the 4th instant, from and after the 30th instant until 30th September, 1849, tramps are to be relieved from the common fund of poor-law unions, and not, as against common sense at the east of the parish where the union-house is situated. It was reasonably expected that a more stringent law would have been enacted applying to tramps refusing to perform a. task of woiek and destroying their clothes in workhouses. USEFUL APPLICATION OF DISEASED POTATOES.— Sinoe the recurrence of the potato disease, those who visit the eotaages of the poor may often see a panful of potatoes ; partially decayed,'cut up into a small compass, in preparing for the daily meal, and where no pig is kept the refufse thrown away as utterly worthless. It blight; therefore, preserve many a bushel for a useful purlanse, if the 'visitor would inform the busy housewife Winter Store of arrow-root might be preserved for her ting Itp by a simple process, almost as easy as cut smell bole° bucketfull of potatoes into the space of a doubtless agePa°4a p rid c . ertaitnly more profitable. She is and p er h aps a ye rovided with a large earthenware , en the rim, andri eoarse cloth, of su ffi cient size to ret to the required alp like a bag into. The only addition pierced through apparatus is a small sheet of thin iron, the lielp of this she c a strong nail like a grater. With Pali Nrate and macerate the diseased potatoes previously , into a mass of pulp, which the cloth receives in the e gluten will soort pass pa ti n ar nearly full o f water. T he thrown awa she volt findokigh, and the wat e r b e i ng y , in lumps at the b o tt om o f the pan. In order to r en d er the ar!ow- root of a fine qua lity, should pour water on it a and stir it well up. After a quarter of an hour, shr ne st again throw away the water and then dry the arrow m - u ro o ut in the sun, or by athpueck of hour will the tire. One pound of this added t ghly dried, fluke an extra loaf. The pulp, when will keep any length of time, and if ground has the ap pearance ot brown meal, and would forma valuable ad junet to the wash trotigh; should she be f ortunate en g - enough to possess a tenant in the adjoining stye. W e h ave seen u specimens both of the brown meal and the arrow - root and they appelr to be excellent.—Hereford Jou rna l. , The. Duke of Wellington, as Lord Warden, c ame over from Waloaer Castle, on Thursday, to preside at the Harbour seisions. his Grace appeared in his usual good health and spirits. his Grace surveyed the har bour works, and expressed his satisffiction with the pro wess being made in them.—Dover Chronicle. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN. On Saturday the half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Edinburgh. Mr. J. Balfour, of Balbirnie, presided. The report stated that since the last meeting the whole of the line to Ferry-Port-on-Craig on the one hand, and to Perth on the other, had been opened for traffic. The first eleven miles of the Dunfermline Extension was on Monday last opened for passenger traffic, leaving little more than three miles of that line unfinished. The works at the Tay Ferry have been proceeded with vigorously, in order to insure permanent accommodation for at least a portion of the Dundee traffic in the course of the pre sent autumn. The branch to Kirkaldy-harbour is nearly completed, and the works at the Granton station are so far advanced as already to afford greatly increased facility for conducting the traffic in connexion with the pier and ferry. The directors deemed it the most pru dent course to drop their proposed branch to Queens ferry, at the same time that the Edinburgh and Glasgow and Stirling and Dunfermline Companies abandoned their schemes in the same direction. The Bills for ex tending branches into the various coal districts, and for improving the harbour of Burntisland, were proceeding with successfully; and the directors enter tain no doubt that, hereafter, the construction of them will add greatly to the revenue. The great depression in the value of all kinds of railway securities has placed difficulties in the way of realising, with punctuality, calls upon capital, and of obtaining loans on debentures. The demands on the proprietors have been made with great reluctance. The suspension of the works, after nearly 1,500,0001. had been expended, would, in the opinion of the directors, have been most unjustifiable, and would have rendered dormant this large amount of capital, al though requiring but a comparatively limited additional outlay to bring it into productive operation. The pre sent traffic returns afford no fair criterion of the real value of the line; it is for the substantial good of all con cerned that. the necessary parts of the works remaining unexecuted should be proceeded with and completed. The directors urge upon the proprietary the expediency of enabling them to carry on the Tay Ferry works, to complete the remaining link of line between Cross gates and Dumfermline. Since the opening of the line to Perth the average weekly receipts have been 2,205/., of which 1,8004 arises from passenger traffic alone. Looking to the inconvenience to which the com munication with Dundee is still subject, and that Danferm line has not yet been reached, the directors consider the state of passenger traffic to be most satisfactory, while the comparatively small revenue from goods and minerals is clearly to be attributed to the almost total want of accommodation for those branches of traffic at any of the termini. The directors are satisfied that when these impediments to the full development of the traffic are removed by the completion of the works, the , re ceipts will amply justify their previous expectations. They request that the power of making further calls, of proceeding against defaulters, and of raising money by loan on debentures, may be given to them. The di rectors do not propose at the present time to commence the execution of any of the branch lines hitherto sus pended, nor of those works for which legislative powers were obtained during the late session of Parliament. The number of passengers carried during the half-year amounted to 547,585. The directors proposed that the nett balance from revenue, 19,9481., should remain as a loan to the capital account till the close 'of the year. The shareholders in the late Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Company are entitled to receive a small sum as the proceeds of their line from the Ist of February to 15th of May last. The capital account showed that 1,722,213/. had been received and expended, including 327,778!. due to the bankers and others. The revenue account for the half-year stated that 34,0281 had beet received, and 22,921/. expended, leaving a balance of 11,1071, to which was added 8,8401., brought from the last account, making the total balance in favour of the revenue account 19,948/. The CHAIRMAN said, that since last meeting great pro gress had been made towards the completion of the main line, extending to Perth on the one hand, and to Ferry-Port• on-Craig on the other. The line also had been partially extended in the direction of Dunfermline; and, upon the whole, the traffic on the main portion of the line had been such as he thought to realise their ut most expectations, with regard to the traffic in passen gers. The Scottish ; Central Station at Perth gave there fair accommodation so far as passengers were concerned, and they had nothing to complain of on that account. The branch line to Dunfermline had only been opened within the last week, and he did not expect that the) would have any great addition to their passengers' re turn from this branch until the connexion was completed to Dunfermline. But, on the whole, he might say, with out hesitation, that the traffic in the last few months ga% promise of their being able to meet all the expectation: which were held forth to the proprietors. (Hear, hear.) The works at Ferry-Port-on-Craig were undoubtedly large; and they would enable them to carry on a consi derable export trade in coal, and also so as to place the goods traffic on an efficient footing. With regard to the station at Perth, their goods traffic there had been ex ceedingly limited. In fact, although they had an op portunity of carrying coals into Perth ever since the line was completed, they had not as yet carried a single tun of coals into that district, simply because they were not in a state to receive them at that station. The con trol of that station was in the hands of the Scottish Central Company, and therefore they were in a manner obliged to submit to the arrangements of that company. Negotiations were now going on, and he had no doubt, by a little management, they would be enabled to have matters satisfactorily arranged. The bills for extending the branches into the coal districts, and for improving the Barbour of Burntisland, had been carried through suc cessfully. He thought that these Bills would place them in an advantageous position. The neg otiations with the Dundee and Arbroath Company had b een 6 carried on by a committee of the directors in London, and they had ter minated in a satisfactory manner. Arrangements and negotiations were at present going on with a view to the amount of the toll that was to be charged by the Scot tish Central Company; and he trusted that they would be able to come to terms without any expense in the way of reference. They would meet the question fairly, and he had no doubt that they would meet with equal fairness on the part,of the Scottish Central directors. In conclusion, he had only to say that the attention of the directors would in future be confined to decreasing the expenses of the line, to the completion of the works al ready in operation, and to rendering the capital hitherto expended as productive as possible, and the property as safe as possible. The directors would carry on the af fairs of the company with the utmost zeal in their power ; and he had to inform them that it was their re solution to close the capital account at as early a date as possible.—(Hear.) The chairman then proposed a series of resolutions to the effect, that the report and accounts be approved; that the directors be empowered to borrow on mortgage or debenture, on such terms as they might consider proper, the sum of 126,6851.; and that the 20L and 25/. shares paid up be converted and consolidated into capital stock ; and with regard to such shares on which the arrears of calls had not been paid up, that the same be in like manner converted and consolidated into stock from time to time as these arrears were paid. Mr. JAMES AYTON seconded the resolutions. Several questions were pat to the Chairman by Mr. MACINTYRE and Mr. KINNEAR, in regard to the manner in which the state of the accounts had been made up, which were answered satisfactorily. Mr. MUNRO read a letter from Mr. Robertson, stating that ho was determined to oppose any attempt to saddle the shareholders with the payment of tho shares pur chased by the directors in the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway. He also objected to their proceedings in re gard to the Dundee and Northern Junction. He declared that it was illegal for the directors to take the funds of the company for such purposes; and, even although it might be said that the shareholders had approved of what had been done, yet, as the act itself was illegal, their approval of it could not render it a valid or a bind ing one. The CHAIRMAN said it was the intention to go to Parliament to obtain powers for the company to hold the shares which had been purchased in that line. Mr. ELLIS, M.P., vindicated himself and his colleagues in the direction for what they had done in reference to the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway. He expressed e M n r h . e ß h o a b d e r s s l e o y s h a o p u p l dr nowappr ov ed come for forward n a b e j n e t c object, he n h t last meeting of the course pursued by the directors. He showed that by holding shares in that line they were in possession of a check upon the Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Railways, and secured to themselves the traffic betweeen Dundee and Glasgow, upon which in no small degree the prosperity of the Edinburgh and Northern depended. Mr. LYON, a shareholder, also justified the directors for what they had done. The Chairman's resolutions were then agreed to. MAIXIAND lIERIOT proposed a motion to the effect that no trains be run on the Sabbath-day. This was met by an amendment of the previous question by Professor Dick. On a vote being taken the amendment was carried by a majority of 404 votes to 142. The meeting then broke up. IFATAL TERMINATILON OF ANELO . PEMENT An excitement of a very extraordinary and painful nature has been occasioned in the parish of St. Luke's, Old street, by the elopement of Mr. Bacon, the master of the workhouse, and Mrs. Walter, the workhouse school mistress, both of them married persons with families of young children, and now known to have been amongst the passengers on board the ill-fated emigrant ship Ocean Monarch. Bacon had obtained leave of absence for a fortnight upon a plea of urgent private business to settle in the country; and a few days after his depar ture, Mrs. Walter, the schoolmistress,:also obtained leave for a short absence, alleging that she had been sent for by her mother, who was dangerously ill in Devonshire. A few days afterwards certain circumstances led to in quiry, which resulted in the discovery that the missing pair were together, intending to take flight to America. Walter, the husband, who was the workhouse school master, had no opportunity of observing any of these movements, being a prisoner in the -House of Correction for a misdemeanor. Mrs. Walter took with her her youngest child, leaving the rest. The respective rela tives have ascertained beyond doubt that the fugitive pair embarked on board the Ocean Monarch, and together with the woman's chill, nerished when that ship was de stroyed by fire. The number of bakers in Paris is 601, divided into four classes, according to the amount of their business. The first class consists of such as bake upwards of four sf.c a k n s of fbur a day, and the fourth such as bake less than two. p a r l oti e t c o it i y lf ef Paris b accords T a premium of llf. per sack, so that a first-rate baker thus gains 44f. a day, of a baker ia set down at bound .to furnish to the or sufficient to supplycityyaborenatdl.s,ohoo.o f v !lu r e ac o h f th b e ak s e t r cc i k s Each time the thepiice cording to his business, (iif theilo flour from 50 to 130 sacks, se giving a totalof 12,118,830 kileg. augmentsfor if. twenty-five 3oc . th e d al e s . . zrical quintal,capital k the kilogramme. price of bread is raised one centime THE SIJN, LONDON, THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. BIRMINGHAM, SATURDAY EVENING.—The adjourned investigation concerning the death ofLieutenant-Colonel Baird, who died from the shock sustained by the late accident at Newton-bridge, on the line of the London and North-Western Railway, was resumed this morning, at nine o'clock, at the Queen's Hotel, before Dr. J. B. Davies, the coroner for the borough of Birmingham. The proceedings excited great interest. Captain Sy monds attended to watch the proceedings on the part of the Government; Captain Huish, and Mr. Carter, soli citor of Birmingham, represented the London and North-Western Company; and Colonel Nicholls at tended on the part of Miss Baird and other friends of the deceased. Prior to the resumption of the evidence, Mr. Carter observed that as the jury had expressed a desire to view the spot where the accident happened, he begged to inform the coroner that the company had made arrangements to convey the jury in a special train to the place, and that every facility would be afforded them for that purpose. He would suggest that the earlier they went the better, as it would interfere less with the ordi nary traffic of the line. The CORONER said. the plan he proposed was first to take as much evidence from passengers as possible. The jury would, after refreshment, then proceed to Wolver hampton, and examine the line up to Newton-bridge. This done, he would then take any further evidence which might be offered, in order to conclude the inquiry that evening. A juror trusted they should not be taken to view the line when it was too late to see it. The CORONER said he would take care they should have every opportunity. The court was then formally re-opened, and the panel having answered to their names, The Rev. George Yarnold Osborne was first examined —I reside at Thames-house, Worcester, and was a pas senger in the express train from Manchester on the evening of the 2d of September. I did not remark any thing before coming to Stafford; but there was consider able delay at that place. I should judge that the delay was certainly more than ten minutes over the usual time for stopping. I have very often travelled on the line, and by that train. The cause of the delay was a passen ger's luggage being sent by the Trent Valley line in mis take, instead of to Wolverhampton. After leaving the station we stopped for a minute and a half on reaching the bridge; but I do not know why we stopped there. We reached Wolverhampton at the usual speed, and left that place exactly at a quarter to eight o'clock. I knew that was the time by my watch, which was correct by railway time. We left that place at rather an increased speed, but not much, to the best of my belief. There was a slight oscillation, but not more than that I have usually felt at that rate, and by express trains. I was in the centre compartment of the middle carriage. There were three carriages. I first noticed the oscillation close to Wolverhampton; but nothing else attracted my at tention. There was no " bumping" of any sort. The five passengers in the compartment in which I was were thrown together rather forward. I think it was five minutes to eight o'clock. It was just before the accident happened that I looked at my watch and saw the time. The passengers being thrown forward was the first notice I had of the accident. We were all thrown from our seats. I was sitting in the centre seat, facing the engine. When we recovered ourselves, which was in a moment, we got ont of the window. The carriage was then off the line, and thrown towards the left. The other car riages appeared to be thrown to the same side, and with the same inclination. (A plan of the position of the carriages after the accident was here handed to the wit ness, which he said was quite accurate.) I cannot state the length of time that elapsed before the pilot-engine came up and the crash took place, but lam sure it did not strike the first of the carriages. I should say be tween three and six minutes, but it is impossible to say accurately. Being at the time in a field off the line, I did not see the pilot-engine coming, but the first thing I heard was the crash. I was not on that side of the lice, and therefore my attention was not drawn to it. 'I af terwards saw the pilot-engine lying upon the line. In consequence of there being but little assistance at the Newton station, of course but little could be ren dered at first; but afterwards everything possible was done, and the kindness on the part of the neigh bours was beyond description. Having stopped to look after some luggage belonging to some ladies, I cause on to Birmingham in the second train. At the time of the accident my impression is that the train was going at the rate of from 40 to 45 miles an hour. I think we came seven miles and a halt in ten minutes. There did not appear to me to be an acceleration of speed just before the accident. I did not experience it in the position in which I sat in the carriage. If there had been any great acceleration of speed just before the accident I am sure it could not have escaped my notice. If there had been any " bumping" I must have felt it more sensibly, as I was sitting for ward in my seat. lam convinced there was not. I was told the rails were torn up, but I did not see them. I travelled down by the express train a fortnight previous, but it is four months since I came up the " up line" by express, but on neither occasion did I observe the line to be out of order. By Mr. Carter—l am aware that the line descends from Wolverhampton to Birmingham, and that there is more oscillation at that part than any other, on account of the descent. lam not aware that the line is on the ascent between Stafford and Wolverhampton. By a Juror—l experienced no oscillation up to Wol verhampt,m. I know there was a separation of the train at Stafford, one portion going by the Trent Valley line, and the lightest to Birmingham. I know the distance from Wolverhampton to the scene of the accident by the time bills of the company. The engine, tender, and lug gage van were thrown on the other side of the rail, on to the down line. lam aware that a short train is more subject to occillation than a long one. Robert M'Cullum (valet to the deceased colonel, who was examined on Wednesday last) was here re-called, as the Ceroner said he understood a juror wished to ask him some questions. He said—l got into the second class carriage at Stirling, and changed the carriage at Stafford. I did not observe any " bumping" between Stafford and Wolverhampton, but I observed it about two miles on this side of Wolverhampton. When I first heard it it was very slight, like three short blows, then a second and third time after we had got about half a mile further on. The bumping was repeated four or five times before (the accident happened. There was so much shaking that I thought the bottom of the carriage was coming in, and I was obliged to lift up my feet from it. By a juror —There was no increase of passengers at Wolverhampton, only an exchange. I think the engine went off the line before any of the carriages. I cannot say what passengers were in the same carriage with Colonel Baird, excepting Miss Baird and another lady. My reason for thinking that the engine went off the line first is, that it was much further away from the line than the carriage in which I was, and which was very close to the rails. By the CORONER—I perceived a great increase of speed between Wolverhampton and the place of the ac cident as compared with what I had before observed. Mr. G. Last examined—l am at present staying at the house of Mr. Kell, of Monument-lane, Birmingham, and am a merchant. I was a passenger in th© train in which Colonel Baird was at the time of the accident. I t w o : n e d latet o t a r t a v s e t l a ff by o r r d a , d a w n a d y for fte r t h l e n a l v a i s n t g f o t u h r a m t p o I n a t e h e s : got into the train at Li verpoo l , and have been accus a w i a n s er a n n ase inc o r f eas tn e n of sp s e p e e d ed. wa l s a W nd between Wolverhampt on an d the place of the accident, We s l ho o u b i s d erv s e a d y th t a h t a t t he t r h e e not sudden but progressive. It became more so minutestn ibtesfontraexitmhnem acciden t ,sp d just sat and before me a to bee t fiveto increase accident took place. From the moment we got off the rails to the period of the accident two elapse. I knew the carria ges were oir minutes did not the rails by find ing the one in which I was thrown over n on e side. TherZ) was great oscillation o f t h e carria ges° ately before the accident. I was i n theiddilemmedi partment of the leading first- c l ass carriage at the Tin- When the accident took plac e thi s carr i age was th t me. over completely on its side on the u p-li ne of rown rail s. The first intimation I had of an accident having happened was hearing a crash, but it was al most simultaneous with our own carriage falling over. I sa t i n the lefts hand corner of the carriage, with my back to the engi ne . I felt the carriage in which I was move somewhat after it had fallen over on to the ground. There were two other gentlemen in the same compartment of the car riage with me. In consequence of the fall I had my hand hurt, and the tendons of my wrist sprained. Wh en I got out of the carriage in which I was, I saw a gentle man lying near the buffers of the second carriage. (The witness here described the position of the car riages, and on being shown a plan which had been taken, said that, to the best of his belief, it was correct.) Evidence continued—After theaccident I walked down the line towards Newton-bridge, and I found the line torn up in several places, and an engine and tender lying across the rails. By Mr. Carter—The crash of which I have spoken might have been the settling down of the other two car riages to which ours was attached. It is my impression that between Stafford and Wolverhampton we were run ning at a greater speed than 35 miles an hour to make up for lost time, but I cannot speak positively as to the rate of speed. By the Foreman of the jury—After the accident I was not conscious of the noise of another engine going down the line. There was no bumping of our carriage till we got off the rails. The gentleman I saw was lying under the buffer of the carriage. Ido not believe that such a shock could have been produced by an engine striking us running at the rate of 40 miles an hour. Colonel Nicholls here stated that he was commissioned by Miss Baird to express her acknowledgments to the authorities of the London and North-Western Company, and particularly to Mr. Robinson, the station-master at Birmingham, for the unremitting kindness and attention which had been bestowed on Colonel Baird and herself. He begged to say, that although that lade had been de prived of her only friend, she had no desire whatever to put the company to any trouble or expense. The CORONER—The course which the company have pursued is highly creditable to them. Mr. John Percival examined—l reside at No. 1, Bel grave-place, Bristol-road, Birmingham. I was a passen eer by the Liverpool express train to Birmingh am on Saturday last. I got into the train at Wolverhampton. train was then 25 minutes behind time. It arrived et Wolverhampton at a quarter to eight o'clock. Shortly ifter starting I observed that the train was going at very rest spend; greater speed than customary. Shortly Liter that I felt an unpleasant reeking in the carriage, -Ind it was immediately followed by a knocking of the carriages together, both before and behind. I was in the same carriage with the Rev. Mr. Osborne and three other passengers, and as soon as our carriage, which vas the middle one, turned over on its si de, one gentle inun broke the window, and we jumped out and got into in the field about half a field. After I had been Dimity I saw an engine coming down from Birmingham, MONDAY EVENING , SEPTEMBER 11, 1848. and in a minute I saw it was upset. After my first alarm I returned to the spot, and then saw a gentleman, who, I have been informed, is Mr. Shuard, lying under one of the carriages. The carriages themselves appeared much shattered. CORONER—What time do you suppose elapsed between your feeling an unpleasant sensation in the carriages and the period of the accident? Witness—l should say about one minute; but I had felt that the carriages were not running so easily as usual for five minutes be fore. I had not observed any bumping. On going to Wolverhampton in the morning, I observed that the rails at some portions of the line appeared to be very rough and ragged at the edges, as if they had been clipped. This was some few miles up the line ; but whether six or eight miles I cannot say. It appeared to me a dangerous thing, but I cannot say that it was so. By Mr. Carter—l have never seen similar appear ances of the rails on other lines. lam not aware that laminating is common on railways. The violent rock ing :was only a minute or two before the accident. I cannot say if it was such a sensation as would be caused by the last carriage getting off the line. By the Jury—lt appeared to me that the outside rails were split as I have described. The extent of these appearances might have been for about a quarter of a mile. The CORONER here remarked that, with the exception of a gentleman named Powell, and the unfortunate gen tleman, Mr. Shuard, he believed all the passenger evi dence Was finished. Mr. Shuard was lying in an upstairs apartment of that hotel, and he would, in the course of the next half-hour, endeavour to ascertain the nature of the evidence he was likely to give. If it was very impor tant, and the jury felt strongly the necessity of having it before them, they would have to proceed to the apart ment of the unfortunate gentleman. Considering, how ever, the violent nature of the injuries he had sustained, it might be deemed advisable not to disturb him. He should like to be informed what was the nature of the injuries. Mr. Robinson, the Birmingham station-master, re plied Mr. Shuard's thigh was broken, that it had been set, and that Mr. Shuard was goin on very favourably. Mr. George Powell, of New-street, Birmingham, linen draper, was next examined —I was, a passenger by the express train from Manchester on Saturday night last, and have been accustomed to travel a great deal by rail, chiefly by express trains. The only thing I had to complain of was that there was great delay both at Staf ford and Wolverhampton. I noticed nothing myself until after the accident had occurred. I was awake. I was in the middle carriage, and got out through the window into the field opposite. Our carriage was not flat upon the ground; it was prevented from falling quite flat by the embankment. I did not notice any thumping in our carriage. At this stage of the proceedings the summoning offi cer, who had been directed by the coroner to proceed to Mr. Shuard's apartment to ascertain the nature of his evidence, returned and announced that Mr. Shuard had nothing whatever to say. Evidence of Mr. Powell resumed—When I got out I noticed the first carriage of the train, and one compart ment appeared to be completely torn off. I did not ob serve that we were going beyond the usual speed of ex press trains immediately before the accident. Imme diately .after getting into the field I saw an engine coming up the line, which ran right into the train, as well as I could see. This engine went on for about 200 yards, and then turned over. I should say it was going at the speed of ordinary trains at the time it struck the carriage. I should think that the single engine was not proceeding with that degree of caution which it ought to have done, as a pilot-engine sent to look after an accident. By Mr. Carter —If it was not the case that such en gine was sent to look after an accident, then there was not so much blame attaching to the driver. At the end of the carriage which appeared to be torn out you could walk into the carriage without opening the door. It was not so at both ends of the car riage. The carriage. appeared to me to be completely cut in two between the front and middle compartment. If the pilot-engine had damaged either of the carriages it must have been the first compartment, cut in two as I have described. The plan of the accident shown to me does not:show the accident as I saw it, or the division of the carriage to which I have alluded. As far as I can judge, the end of the carriage torn out was that attached to the other carriages. By a juror—l can form no opinion as to the cause of the accident. Mr. Francis Trevethick examined—l reside at Crewe, and am locomotive superintendent of the northern divi sion of the London and North-Western Railway. I went out on a pilot-engine on Saturday night last from Birmingham at from a quarter to ten minutes before eight o'clock. I went out to observe the working of the line. I did so on my own suggestion, and I may ob serve that the driver of the engine, Joyce, remarked to me that he wondered if the express train would be sufficiently behind time to render it necessary for him to go out in search of her. It was ray intention to have gone to Wolverhampton or to Stafford, had the accident not happened, and I told Joyce to take the engine out, and asked him if he could catch the express down train, and he replied, " No." A luggage-train being moved prevented us going out for about five minutes, and we then went out without fur ther remark. I beg to say that when we started I had no thought whatever of attempting to catch the express train, knowing that it had been gone 25 minut es . W e started and went at the rate of about 35 miles an hour. On entering the Newton cutting, the engineman shut off a portion of his steam. No remark was made, nor did anything further occur until the engine turned over. I instantly got off on my legs, and the engineman re marked that there was no signal up. I ran back until I saw an engine with her front out towards Birmingham on the down line. Matthews, the driver, was on the en gine. I asked him what was the matter, and he replied that they had got off the rails; I then looked at the scotches, and found a passenger confined, under one of them. I procured a screw jack from the pilot-engine, and proceeded to rescue him. The wounded passenger, was placed in a carriage, and brought on to Birmingham by another train. CORONER—Did you notice what caused you to go off the line ? Witness—Yes ;it was in consequence of the rails being removed from the down line. The engine which was attached to the express train was called the was quite destr o y e d on t h e nort h side of 4 , C o l one l." On going to w h ere t h at eng i ne lay I found that the road the "Cillonel engine for a sp ace o f twenty yar d s at least. CORONER—Is it necessary for the proper management of the line to have special engines running about the railway ? Witness—There are five used for this special purpose between Birmingham and Liverpool, one every 30 miles, or thereabout. There is nothing in their use to compromise public safety ; on the contrary. I think there can be no objection to such a practice. I consider it was a' portion of my duty to inspect the working of the line, as sunrintendent of the locomotive department. By the CORONER—I Should say that the rocking of carriages might begin on the narrow gauge at from 45 to 50 miles an hour. I have never been on an engine on a narrow gauge line that could exceed 60 miles an hour. I think we can run safely at 50 miles an hour. I think that no oscillating motion would be given under 55 miles an hour if the rails were in fair running order. The reason of the engine and carriage being on opposite sides of the rails would be a natural result, from the hinder part of the train being heaviest, the greater mo mentum of the engine carrying it further on. Evidence resumed—Having lately passed over that portion of the line where the accident happened, I have no reason to suppose there was anything wrong about the rails.lThere is no selection of engines made to draw express trains. They are all supposed to be in perfect order, a minute scrutiny taking place every other day; that is, after every journey. After working one day, they are taken into the engine -house the next, properly cleaned and examined, and, in the evert of anything being wrong, it is the duty of the men to report it to the foreman of the station. I never knew an accident occur from the wheel of an engine being worn. By Mr. Carter—The express train is due at Bir mingham from Liverpool at a quarter before eight. We started from Birmingham before that train was due. We did not go out with the pilot with the expectation of meeting an accident. We were going at the rate of thirty-five miles an hour. That is not even express speed. I observed the carriages after the accident, and I have no reason to suppose that the :pilot engine touched either of the carriages. My impression is, that it did not. The position of the engine and the carriages, as described in the plan produced, is just that which I should expect in the event of the last carriage of the train having got off the line first. I consider such en gines as we use (six-wheeled outside cylinder engines) would run with safety, and net get injured, at fifty or sixty miles an h our . I did not go out to ca t c h th e d own expre ss t ra i n. My speed o f t hi rty -fi ve miles an hour shows th a t. be ad v i sa b le for th e jury to The C ORONER h ere sa id th a t he thou g ht th ey h a d now arrived at that staCFO of the 'proceedings when it would go and view the spot where the accident took place, and also the engines and broken carriages. He believed that such proceedings would occupy theta the remainder of the day, and therefore that it would be utterly impossible to conclude the in quiry. Under these circumstances, he would adjourn the investigation till Tuesday morning next, at nine o'clock. The jury then proceeded, accompanied by the coroner, Captain Symonds, and the authorities of the company, in a special train to the scene of the accident, where a minute exa mination of the line, as well as the broken carriages, en g i ne, and tender, was made, and on their return the inquest .was again adjourned till Tuesday next, the 12th inst. ATTEMPT TO MURDER. —.cm — TUNBRIDGE-WELLS, FRIDAY NlGHT.—Considerable excitement prevails in this neighbourhood at the present time, in consequence of a man named Samuel Tompkins having cut the throat of his wife with a razor, and so seriously injured her that it is doubtful whether she will ever recover. It appears that a few days back, as the superintendent of p olice was passing by the house occupied by the un fortunate female, the husband came up to him and said that his wife had cut her throat. The officer entered the building and found the female lying on the floor in a pool of blood and three wounds in her throat. The man said, " So help me God, I did not do it." A surgeon, h av i ng b een called in, examined the wounds, and a t once pronounce d them to have been in h in flicted, not b y the female, but by anot her p art y . Upon bei ng questioned, th e woman, as well as she could articulate said that her husband had cut he r throat with t h e razor which was lying at her side, and , which was cov ere d w i th bloo d. The man having was, therefore, taken into cu s tody , and, been taken before the magistrates, he was re manded for a month, to seo whether or not his wife will recover. MURDER BY A LUNATIC. - - • -- - WOODRRIDGE, SATURDAY MORNING.—AR occurrence of a very painful and unparalleled character has taketi place in the lunatic asylum belonging to Mr. Shaw, situ ate in the Woodbridge-road, and known as Belle Vue House, by which one of the inmates came to a sudden and violent death. The circumstances attending this lamentable case may be thus briefly narrated :—A fet male, named Mary Bullman, of unsound mind, but gene* rally of a quiet and peaceable demeanour, who had been a patient of _.Mr. Shaw's for some years, was on Monday last placed in the yard used for exercising the patients with a girl about 12 years of age, named Susan Bennet, a confirmed idiot, and, from her distressing affliction; perfeetly helpless—in fact, she was unable to talk, walks or feed herself. During the temporary absence of one of the attendants, Mary Bennett, a nurse, went into the exercising yard, when she saw the deceased lying ori her back on the grass; the chair on which she usually sat was standing up, and Bullman was leaning over her. On getting nearer, she found that an apron, worn by the woman, was twisted round the child's neck. She was quite still, and appeared dead Tho moment Bullman saw the nurse, she tooli the apron off the deceased, and wrapped it round het arm. The nurse commanded Bullman to go to her room; when she replied, " No, I will stay and see if the dies. I will stay and see the last of her." When re. quested the second time to go, she replied, " Oh, non: sense, do not talk so silly; if you do, I will serve yoti the same," at the same time showing t he apron-strings` and added, "these are what I did it with." Medica aid was called in, but life was found to be quite extinct. Dr. Durrant, the visiting physician to the asylum, said that the woman was in such a state as to be unable to distinguish between right and wrong. An inquest was held on the body by Mr. Jackman, the coroner, and the above facts having been sworn to, the woman Stillman was placed before the jury, and she at once admitted to them that she had strangled the child,! but assigned no reason for so doing. The jury having consulted, they returned a verdict "That the deceased was strangled by Mary Bullman, and that the said Mary Bullman, at the time she committed the act, was of unsound mind." The deees-sed and - her murderess were both received from the Newarket union-house. SUICIDE. An inquest was held a few days ago, at Herstmonceux, on the body of Caroline Crowhurst Peckham, aged seventeen years, who, it appeared, had been for some months in the service of Mr. Davis, brewer, Herstmon ceux, but who WAS, missed, and on search being made, was found down a well quite dead. The following evi dence was given as to her state of mind at the time she committed the act:— Francis Davis, who lived with the deceased's master, deposed—The deceased told me, a few days before, when I said she was thoughtless, and did not fix her mind on her work, " I know I don't, I shall be better after a week or so; for Jim (meaning James Winbourn, at Mr. Gorham's, at the shop) is going to leave, and I shall be better after that." About Thursday last, she said that she passed the brewery office, and one of the men read some poetry which she had sent to Winbourn. I asked her if she wrote anything more; she said, " Yes, a few lines," and she had written her name to it. She said she felt as if sho could not pass the brewhouse again. In her general conduct she was very cheerful, and easily excited, and was all mirth. Ames Everest deposed—On Friday night James Winbourn showed me a letter he had received from the deceased. He showed it me in the shop. William Tupper was there, and we all read it. It was afterwards, on Tuesday, put on the wall and exposed. It contained a lock of hair, and some verses. " For ever faithful, fond, and true, My love I am to you." There was a good deal of laughing and chaffing among us and the other youths who saw it. I afterwards burned the letter the same day. James Winbourn deposed—l am assistant in the grocery shop of Mr. Gorham, and the deceased was in the habit of coming to the shop, as other servants do. I used to have joking conversation with her and others there, but I never walked or kept company with her. On Friday night, the 4th of August, she came to the shop, and put a letter into the scale, directed to me, and asked me if I would have it. I told her I did not want the letter nor her either. She left the letter. I read it with two other youths whom I called in. There was a lock of hair and a ribbon, which I burned, and I and llonisett together put the letter on the wall at Davis's brewery, where she lived, and there was a good deal of chaffing about the letter. I saw her at the shop several times- after, and she 'asked me if I would forgive her. I asked her what for? On Thursday night last I was at Mr. Davis's gate with Ilonisett, and she came out and said "James, can you say —yes or no?" and "I should never have another opportunity." I said I did not mind, and came away. Next morning, being Friday, about nine o'clock, she passed me, returning from taking the children to school, and she said good morning to me, and I said good morning to her, in passing; this was all the conversation we had. She appeared cheerful then. I never saw her after. I thought and always heard of her being simple and weak-minded, differing from other young women. The truth is, I put the letter on the wall of the brewery. Verdict—" Drowned herself in an unsound state of mind."—Sussex Advey tiser. DESTRUCTIVE FIRES. Yesterday'forenoon a very alarming fire broke out in .he oil and colour warehouse belonging to Mr. Denton, 27, Bolingbroke-row, Camberwell-road. It appears that Mr. Denton took a lighted candle for the purpose of ex amining the cisterns containing the turpentine, in order to ascertain whether any of them leaked, as a large quantity of that spirit had escaped on to the floor. Whilst he was so engaged, the candle fell into the tur pentine, which becoming ignited the fire spread over the shop with fearful rapidity, doing considerable damage, and nearly enveloping the inmates. The parish engines, with several belonging to the London Brigade, and West of England attended with all promptitude; but they were unable"to ,get the fire extinguished until the stock in trade was seriously damaged by fire, and the furniture by removal. At the -time of the outbreak there were lOOlbs. of gunpowder in the balk of the premises, and 101bs. in the window ; fortunately; -the flames did not touch either ; if they had th e consequences - would have been fearful in the extreme. Mr. Denton was insured in the Phoenix Fire-office. Last evening, shortly before five o'clock, the premises belonging to Messrs. Wookey and Co., known as Cran bourne House, near Leicester- square, were discovered to be on fire. The building, which was very extensive, was fitted up in a costly style,.witb plate-glass, and was occupied as a lace and millinery warehouse. The shop alone contained a (Wel of valuable property, and when the first alarm was given, the ground-floor was in a blaze. Information of the outbreak having been con veyed to the proper quarters, in a very brief period the engine belonging to St. Ann's parish arrived, followed by several others belonging to the London Establish ment, and West of England Company. Two or three engines were immediately set to work, and vast bodies of water were scattered into the fire, which had the effect of preserving the upper part of the premises, but the whole of the valuable stock in trade, chandeliers, mi rrors , and plate-glass i n th e s h op, were destroyed. On Thursday evening, between eight and nine o'clock, a most alarming fire broke out in the extensive railway carriage establishment of Messrs. Dunn, Son, and Co. (at the Sugar-honse-alley-branch of it) in this town. The watchman was on duty, and some of the workmen were about, when the smoke, and next the flames, ap peared in one of the rooms. Alarm was instantly given, and without loss of time Mr. Superintendent Wright, with his engine and firemen were on the spot. Mean while the fire raged terribly, and threatened the destruc. tion, not only of the premises, but of the adjacent pro perty with which it is enclosed. For some time there was a difficulty in getting a sufficient supply of water, the whole having to be fetched in buckets. As soon as possible the canal was turned off into Germany-street, and the supply was improved. The roaring of the flames and crashing of timber was fearful, and the fire spread rapidly throughout the interior, which was filled by car riages in different stages of completion, steam machinery, and a vast variety of valuable property, all of which, not withstandingln walls fell in, and, the flames were checked, as usual, t t h h e e r m e o e s f, t unwearied e i x t e e r e t n e s e , w f a t s h d e e i s e t r t o e y r n e e d l when this happens, but it required hard work to keep them under. On the first alarm, Messrs. Dunn had promptly sent off to Preston, and we understand that in forty-five minutes after notice was received the efficient fire brigade of that town, with their engine, had arrived by train, and were at work. Though the fire waspretty well got under by that time, their services were of the highest value, everybody admiring the ellicieat manner in which they went about their work. By great exer tion, a range of building, newly erected, was saved, to tbhfeueernpn n r i e se , ens b s e u o ;f t h to gether with the carriages in it. So awfully alarming were appearances at one time, that all 'the inhabitants . of but we understand it is impossible, at present, to guess at the amount of loss. We rejoice to hear that the pro wr destructionaesm confined oved t h h et a s tor t m h it e e p s p u s i r e l s y i g . 3 t h h b e u o n u c n o r n fi T g a h g e h r r a o e t u i t s o h e n e s Ipoesrstymiuss, tomust . b a e v co e n ry sid s e e r r a i b o l u e s. extent T he , in s t s e u a r m e e ; n b g u i n t t i i s l de the . stroyed, and the saw-mill rendered useless. At present (Friday afternoon) the fire is smouldering in a large body, but the engine is on the spot ready to act in case of its breaking out. The building is a mass of ruin. We known by the name of Mutford, crowd behaved very well, the Mayor (T. Howitt, Esq.) understand that, generally s vieferori royrnu esexa s ntd p ea, e it l a uas speaking, o n e u:gtec. occurred ru h srri e es being early on the spot, and showing an admirable ex of is ample.—Laneaster Gazette. a Fne situateBAo Francis e c Wa a tthy g em r t a h ap t e i na : rf n iaas nr o hm f d Buntingford. The' farm is held on a long lease by Mr. be tween 300 and 400 acres. The homestead and farm buildings were necessarily very large, the barns alone occupying an acre of ground, the whole forming one of the finest holdings in the county. It appears that a loaded gun was handed to the bailiff, with directions that he should clean it. Instead of drawing the charge, the man, about half-past two, fired at some sparrows which sat upon one of the stacks. The wadding, which we have heard, was made of patent felt, set fire to the stack, and in about two hours from that time the whole premises, with the exception of the dwelling -house, which lay to the windward, and a wheat-hovel, were burnt to the ground. As soon as the fire was discovered messengers were sent to Buntingford for the engines, and an alarm was spread through the neighbourhood. The fire soon spread from stack to stack, and barn to barn, and by the time the engines from Buntingford came, which was at half-past tour, almost every erection of the homestead, whether barn, shed, or hovel, was in flames. The engines were of little use, as the fire had taken such hold, so thespecta mdt assembledniol consisting s o.wf frome d tors exerted themselves, and among the rest the gleaners, to save as much of the property as they could. A little of the coin - was saved, but an immense quantity was destroyed, A large hay stack, and six barns full of wheat, and barley, oats, beans, and peas were burnt. All the cattle were fortunately out at grass. The imple ments and carts were saved. One man, a soldier in the marines, who was down on furlough, met with a severe fall. Every ladder was burnt, and as there was great chance of a wheel-house catching fire, he climbed up in side to the roof, and mad e hi s way throughl the thatch. Then he attempted to haul up a bucket of water by a rope, in order to put out a fire which was kindling on the thatch, but accidentally fell to the ground. Being much hurt, be was carried home, and medical assistance was sent. The conduct of the labouring people at the fire merits the highest praise. We are glad to state that the property was insured nearly to the full amount in the County Fire Office.—Hertz County Press. POLICE INTELLIGENCE, GUILDHALL CITY POLICE COMMITTEE. On Saturday Mr. J. Frost, a tradesman living in Wood-street, was summoned before Aldermen Lawrence and Challis, by Acting-Sergeant Knight, No. 437, of the City Police Force, for driving through a rank of police men and otherwise obstructing them in the execution of their duty. The complaining officer stated that on the 3d of Sep tember a rank of policemen, eight in number, were crossing Mansion-house -street, on their way off duty, when the defendant drove up in a horse and gig and at tempted to pass them. He was called on to halt, but no notice was taken of the order, and he persevered in driving through the rank. Mr. Alderman LA.WRRNCE—Why could not you have waited? Officer—lt is our orders to proceed. Mr. Alderman CHALLIS--You are the servants of the public, and it is your duty to wait for them, and not they for you. Why, upon this principle, you would stop the traffic of an entire street so as to let your small rank of eight constables pass. I think you have done wrong. Suppose there was a continuous line of omnibuses and other vehicles in the Poultry and Cheapside, would you stop all of them to enable your men to go across the road in a rank?—The officer nodded assent. Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE—Then such cannot be al lowed. You must walk in such a way as not to incom mode the free traffic of the public streets. A police -sergeant said the men, when in rank, walked so close to each other that they could not possibly avoid going together when passing across a street. Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE—That shows the necessity of going wider apart, both for their own safety and not to interfere with the traffic. Mr. Alderman CHALLIS—I once heard a lieutenant colonel in the Tower warmly condemn the practice of his men marching across the public streets, and so place their guns sideways as to prevent vehicles passing. He had given orders for them on all occasions to give way to the public, and he (Alderman Challis) trusted the police would adopt the same course. They were the servants of the public, and it was their duty to promote the public convenience, and not think, because they had a blue coat on, and consequently had a little authority, that they could delay the public traffic in the way it had been described in this case. The complaint was dismissed. MANSION-HOUSE. A woman of respectable appearance, named Ann Trinham, was brought before the Lord ,Mayor, charged with having leaped into the Thames with her child, a girl between five and six years of age, in her arms. The child was drowned. The prisoner, who appeared overwhelmed with grief, was led to the bar, and placed on a chair by policeman No. 58, who had taken her into custody. The crowd assembled to hear the circumstances felt deeply for the unfortunate prisoner as the evidence proceeded, George Brice, of No. 29, Trinity-lane, Tower-hill, waterman, said—Friday night, a little before eight o'clock, as I was rowing a boat on the Thames down towards Queenhithe, I saw the steam-boat called the London Pride suddenly stop, and I heard the captain halloo out, " Sculler ahead," and I turned round my boat and rowed towards the place as fast as I could. There were numbers of people in the steamer, and they cried out, " There's a woman overboard ; and there she is" (pointing t o th e pr i soner, who was in the water) I caught hold of her by the gown. Her head was them under water, but I kept it above the water and hal looed for assistance as loud as I could, for I was alone in the boat. She had when I saw her a child clasped in her arms. I saw the child, and when I laid hold of the pri soner's dress she let the child go, and it appeared to me to sink. At, that moment the pierman, from. Paul's wharf came to my assistance in a funny, and got into my boat, and, with his help, I pulled her in. She walked to the station-house on Garlick-hill, and was taken in charge. The LORD MAYOR—Did you see her fall in the water? Witness—No, my Lord, but I was given to understand that she had been on board the steamer. It was dark at the time. She appeared to me as if she had been kept floating by her cloak or mantle. The child was under the water, and so was the woman's face. I could when I went over to her see the top of her bonnet above the water, in which she might have been three or four minutes. The LORD MAYOR—In what way did those on board the steamer act? Witness—The steamboat stopped sud denly, and turned astern, and the captain and passengers hallooed out for assistance. The prisoner groaned frequently while the witness was under examination; and, upon being asked whether she was desirous of saying anything, shook her head. George Whitcombe, a letter-carrier in the Post-office, said—l had just completed my duti©s at the Post-office, and I went on board the London Pride, at the Hunger ford pier, at five minutes before eight o'clock. It was quite dark at the time, and I believe I was the last pas senger on board. I sat at the head of the boat, at the right hand side, and after we had passed through Black friars-bridge, and were nearly opposite to Paul's pier, 1 heard the captain call out that a woman had jumped overboard with a child in her arms. I did not see the woman at the time, but it was stated that she was at the head of the vessel. I then discovered her bonnet, and I saw the waterman who has just given his evidence Making towards her. Ido not know whether it was a scarf or part of her dress that kept her up till another Waterman came up. I had jumped to a barge, and I went to the pier and assisted in getting the boat on shore and taking the woman out. I supported her to the station-house. She clung to me and grasped my hands very tight, and asked me what had become of her child. I was not aware whether the child had been picked up or not. The LORD MAYOR—What did she say to you as you went along ? Witness—She thanked me for my assist ance, and she told me that she was in great trouble. I did not try to get any words from her, fur I saw that she suffered greatly. The LORD MAYOR—Did she appear to be troubled at the loss of her ,child ? Witness—She said she was in great trouble, but she did not give any further ex planation. The LORD MAYOR—Was she much agitated? Witness —No, she was very little agitated. The LORD MAYOR—Did she appear to know what she was saying ? Witness—Yes, she was very col lected, and upon entering the station-house she asked for drink, and she assisted in taking off her bonnet and ca. 'The LORD MAYOR—How long do you think she was in the water ? Witness—Nearly five minutes, I should think. The LORD MAYOR—Do you recollect seeing her on board? Witness—l do not. I saw two or three women with children in their arms, but I have no recollection of the prisoner. Mr. James Gray, of No. 74, Crawford -street, Mary. lebone, tobacconist, said—l have known the prisoner from twelve to fifteen years. The last situation she held was that of cook in the house of General White, of Cum berland-street, Hyde Park, and she left it about three or four months ago, because she was of unsound mind. She then went to reside in Croydon-street, Crawford street, at private lodgings. I knew she had a child, named, I believe, Anne, and I think she was a single woman. The child was between five and six years old. I saw the prisoner yesterday at two o'clock at my own house. She called on me with her child dressed for ft walk, which she said they were going to take. (Here the prisoner cried out several times, Alice, where aro you, my child?") The Witness—My wife asked her to sit down, but she would not, and she and the child went away. The LORD MAYOR—How did she appear to be ? Witness—She appeared as usual very low in spirits. The LORD MAYOR —Are you aware of any cause for the depression ? Witness—l am not aware of any par ticular cause. We saw her about once a month. She has a brother, and I believe her brother and his wife with one or two children are entirely dependent on her for support. "Alice, The The Loup MAYou—And she has no means but what are supplied to her by service? Witness —None what. over. lam sure she principally supports her brother, his wife, and children. She has stated to my wife that the father of her child had not acted kindly. I, how ever, know nothing of that matter. The LORD MAYOR —Have you known her mind to be affected? Witness—l have known her to be occasionally very flighty. She was so, I think, a year before the birth of her child, and has been frequently so since. (Here the witness stated that he had seen the body of drowned child, and he had no doubt as to the identity.) John Buckley, 41, Thames Police—This morning, t between fiv e an d s i x o ' c l oc k , as I was row i ng by he Temple-pi er i n a b oat, I was ca ll e d b y a coa lporter, who pointed out to me th e body of a childt the time;lyingpart under ase a barge. The barge was aground at soon as it was afloat I to o and a carriedsil k pe it s teo, The up h . the Ship publichouse. ech t t h ld e b h o a d d y a plaid frock, a white cotton and flannel petticoat, soc k s , and low shoes. There was no bonnet upon the head, which was much disfigured by the pressure of the d t t , h , e 2a l l a . s e t h w i . l i d t barge. The prisoner (ieser was ibing ness ch w i a li s i , thegreatly bo d body, agitated and m u w t t h e i r i e s Alice, where are you ?" : my y lt was here stated to the Lord Mayor that two per sons who had seen the prisoner go overboard, and who had cautioned her on the subject, were obliged to leave town, but would be in attendance on W e d nesday. • he prisoner was accordingly remanded until that day. The LORD MAYOR gave special directions as to the at tendance of the medical officer upon the unfortunate creature, who now and then appeared to be unconscious of p what was going on arou n d h er, and betrayed evident symptoms of insanity, - - B-01V-STRE.RT. Mr. Deane, a shopkeeper residing at 316, High Hol born, was summoned for having erected a shop front which extended beyond the distance allowed by the 57th George HI, sec. 72. Mr. Parry appeared for the Commissioners of Pave ments, and M r . B odkin attended on behalf of Mr. Deane. Mr. Parry stated the facts, and called Mr. Robert Southgate, the surveyor of pavements, who stated that one end of the shop front extended 11i inches beyond the house, and the other end waa 131 inches. It was 4 new , front, and he had given notice to Mr. Deane to alter it' By Mr. Bodkin—He gave maize that the front pro; jetted too far before it was finished. The old front hoe extended the same distance. In fact, the new one en' cupied exactly the same position. It was not the Pre tics of the commissioners to interfere with old frel l i ts , i' which exceeded the width a ll ow ed by law, as it wen put many tradesp eo pl e to inconvenience; but when APO front was erected, they gave not i ce to have it so eon' strutted as not to infringe upon the foot pavement. T4e old front at Mr. Deane's might have existed for mote than 20 years. It was originally a gun-maker's all and witness remembered the old front as long as he COw recollect anything in the parish. Mr. HENRY, on hearing this, said that, as the een i " missioners admitted that the front had existed for yet° in the same position as the new front complained of, til e present one being ha f ac t equ i va l ent to a repa i r o f t he old one, he did not think they had any right to require Mr. Deane to remove it; he therefore dismissed the case. Mr. Parry wished to k now w h et h er h e cou ld s pPeel against the decision, but was informed by. Mr. Henri that there was no appeal. The parties then left the court. THAMES. On Saturday Julia Lennard, a masculine lookini woman, was brought before Mr. Ballantine, charge d with assaultin g William Ebblewhit e on t h e Queene highway, putting him in fear, and stealing from ..bi g person four sover e i gns , a wa t c h , an d four gold seals, Dl' property. It appeared from the ;evidence of the prosecutor, ne elderly robust man, a clerk in the Insolvent DebtOrl; Court, Lincoln's Inn fields, that he had been dining wit h some friends at the west en d o f t h e town on Friday, et.°a had taken sufficient wine to m a k e hi m d run k , though u° would not admit that he was so. He hired a cab to convey him to Whitechapel, and alighted at a house nearly opposite the church, when a dispute took place between him and the driver of the cab, relating to a pane of glass he had broken in the vehicle. He wep t into the public-house, changed a half-crown, and paid V' for the window ; after which he proceeded to his own home, in Nottingham-place, Stepney, but had not pil e , far down the Whitech a p e l- roa d w h en four women , 0' whom the prisoner was one, surrounded him and began to hustle him. He raised hi s um b re ll a an d t h rea t e ned to beat them with it. They separated, and two of thel walked in advance and t wo b e hi n d hi m. He ha d rese beu the corner of Fieldgate-street, opposite Mears's bell; foundry, when he received a violent blow on the back r 4 his head, which caused him to stagger, and he fell. The, women immediately fell u p on hi m and ro b bed hi m of his money, watch and seals. He was insensible for short time from the effects of the blow he received, an d when he recovered a Jew boy, named Benjamin Beni! . min, who appeared to have acted a very noble part in the transaction, delivered to him his watch, which ba d been separated from the guard, and led him to hishome• The lad Benjamin pursued the prisoner, and with gue st courage and determination seized her and called for the police. She struggled with him and threatened to men' der him unless he quitted his hold. The boy, hovreyer' resolutely held her fast until a young man -carne who secured her, and Benjamin snatched the watch out of her hand. Some of the woman's male cncoPal lit g s then came to her r escue , an d s h e succeeded in nu•-• ing her escape into her own house, in Crown-cour t, ' Whitechapel. Benjamin repaired to the :station - ha l° in Leman-street, and gave information of the outrage and robbery. Police-sergeant Kelly, H 7, then Pr °- ceeded with the lad to the Rose and Crown public-house'' in the Whitechap e l- roa d, w h ere he pointed out the P re soner, who was in the company of several notorione thieves, and he took her into custody. Kelly was then beset by a number of ruffians, whom he b ea t o ff. On e fellow, named Francis Cutterell, who hurled a stone i t him, was apprehended, an d sentence d to i mpr i son mee' for one month. Another known character, named Janie; Furlong, struck B en j am i n a v i o l ent blow on the bee while on the way to the station-house. The MAGISTRATE being informed that Furlong ' then in court, ordered his immediate arrest, and be / f at once placed in the dock. Benjamin identified Furlong as the person who hs. struck him, and a dd e d t h at he (Furlong) was in th e Rose and Crown public-house both before and after th e robbery was committed. Mr. BALLANTINE committed Lennard for trial, A nd remanded her paramour for a week. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS STOCK EXCTIANGE.LIVERPOOL--The share market has not been good today as yesterday. The sales are—Birkenhead, 1. 111 2: cashire, and Cheshire Junction, 311. Shares, V. ls. Bd.r int.—Caledoni an , P reference, I4s c. dis.—Cheste r an d 1 10 V: head, 26% di s .—L ancas hi re and Yorkshire (late hit, chester and L ee d s) , 17% dis.—Ditto, Fifths, 2% London and North-Western, 1111 /—Ditto, New Quartet %c. dis.—Mancheste r , Sh e ffi e l d, and Lincolnshire, Eights' 6AI dis.—Midland St oc k, 86 x. d.—Ditte, New Halves, !..,1 dis.—North Western, 8 dis.—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, T T. Chester, 8 1 ,4 dis.—Yo r k, N ewcastle, and Berwick (G. E. Purchase), 1/ dis. STOCK EXCHANGE.—T MANCHEShe sales are—London and North - Western, 40/. Shares, 41/ p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 101. P re f erence, 10—Ditto (Grimsby), FT, Shares, 27 dis.—North B r iti s h, Thi rds, 2% .—North Sup. fordshire, 5 dis.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Ridins. Unions, 6 dis.—Caledonian, Preference, 1-16 c. dersfield and Manchester ( unpa id up), 8 dis.—Sonth-Eastw' and Dover, No. 4,6%. BIRMINGHAM, SEPT. 9. • STOCK ExciraieroE.—There was no alteration of any lin portance in the share market to-day. Prices ruled muat thi same as yesterday, the local lines being chiefly ix:demand. YORK, SEPT. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day."' as follows: Great Northern, 63/4—Nortb: British, Third* 40s.—York, Newcastle, and derwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 8 ' GLASGOW, SEPT. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Caledonian, Prole' ronce, 4 4 s.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 10%1 Edinburgh and Newpo r t, 6% — G lasgow, Kilmarnock, a nd Ayr, Halves, No. 1, 51. 1 4s.—Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 54 74 ° ; Ditto, Preference, 60s.—Great N or th ern, 6%—Midland, °I —North British, 5?4 —Ditto, Quarters, 86s. CUCKFIELD.--DEATH OF THE PLUCKLET PROPRIT — our Slaugham c orrespondent informs us of the d e a th on. Thursday, at that place, of Couchman, the "Be ck ; ley Prophet," and the b e li e f of his followers, of whe,r e , he poss esse d a f ew to the last, that he will shortly ro again I The impositions of this man have long been 11 " scandal to the country and to the age in which we ho e ' At one time numerous persons in a respectable sphere life —some from this townbelieved in his powers " effecting miraculous cures, and some allowedd - tEeir er e- ' dulity to carry them so far as to believe, after, W B3 ,,, sla ri: reery, that they were cured —a belief, howbfer, "'- quickly faded away -before painful experience to th e ' contrary. A short time ago, it will be recollected, a ' highly respectabl e f emale came from London to u treated by him, an d di ed in being conveyed from:e house. An inquest was held, and the " Prophet " a narrow escape from a verdict of manslaughter. reign was nearly over when he died; the crowds trip used to beset hi s quarters had dwindled away, and o d him with only a few choice disciples. It is be hoP e that death will not revive the absurd and to scandaloe „ ' farce of which the Pluckley Prophet was the herae" Brighton Herald. SALE OF CHELMSFORD GAOL.-011 E ,4,l mersbe sale of th e a b ove large and once important pile o f bun lags took p l ace at the Black Boy. The large recto I I the above hotel was quite filled, there being not less $l2O- 200 or 300 p ersons present, amongst whom were n3 inl strangers from a distance. The property having be e described by "M r . B ea d el, who suggested various P e. , poses to which it m i g h t b e advantageously convertedgt , stated his esti ma t e o f t h e value of the.materials at a b o ut' 2,300/, and the gr oun d at 1,4001. - A bid of 2,0001., 11 . then made for th e w h o l e , an d after a spirited copilot tion, advancing at 501., and latterly at 20/. per bid, it w e knocked down to Mr. Parker, of Folkestone, for Messrs. Price and Son, of Limehouse, at 4,2004 • rADVERTISEMENT.]—THE E ARL OF ALDBOB O UOO AND HOLLOWAY'S Pmts.—An astounding cure by this mirficut; medicine, after every oth er means had failed. See extract from " Feb.Q l Lordship's letter, dated " -Villa Messina, Leghorn, 2l, 184 Ow' baps Professor Holloway—Sir : I b eg to acquaint you that your PL.! effected a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach all ihc" — t eminent of the faculty, a t h ome and all over the cont4nent, h ad not been able to effect ; nay, not ever the waters of Carlsbad er rienbad. (Signed) " AiDaortorou." These wonderful Pills w 'r y e liver r,sstEomstaabeh li shm.—Stdt, ( 21: 9 e P u ro e fe o ss f o th r by all medicine vendors throughout the civilised world. O cur in e tm a A n n y t) 442 at srandlloraU BIRTHS. • On the sth i ns t., a t the Vicarage, Netherby, the wife o f the Rev. R. Pulteney of a son. On the 6th, at Blackheath, the lady of E. Barlow, Esq.' of a daughter. On the 6th inst., the wife of the Rev. J. Y. Hughes, curate of Greenwich, of a son._ _ _ a dOkinu g t h h t e er 6 . th'inst., at Upper Clapton, Mrs. T. B. Moats, of On the 7th inst., at the Rectory, Clapham, the wife of the Rev. W. Bowyer, of a daughter. W. Weedon o On the 7th inst., atf a son Temple, Great M ar l ow, the lady of B. On the 7th' Esq., inst., in Charlotte-street, Bedford-squarer th e wife of E. G. White, Esq., of a son. On the Bth inst., at West bourne-terrace, the lion. MO' R. Denman, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the sth inst, at St. Ma rtin's-in-the -Fields, G. W 3- * Repton, Esq., M.P., to the Lady Jane Seymour Fitzgerald , only daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Leinster. On the 7th i ns t ., at Sidmouth, George Gutteres, of Ovington-square, London, to Caroline Mary, eldest daughter of Major-General Slessor, of Broadway, Sidmouth. Ben Oni n the 7th m insthall., at BatteNea, Robe r t Harrison, Es(l-, nghole, Yorkshire, of Sir W. St rut h , of Bognor. to Emily, yo un g es t daughter On the 7th inst., at Leamington, John Carnegie, EEL:: younger son o f th e l ate Sic David Carnegie, Bart., of Soutbes', to Elizab e th S usan, daughter of the late Colonel J. Grey, ° I the Royal Scots Greys. -WE& - On the 2d i nst., at the Grand Parade, Brighton, J. Jone s ' Esq., aged 80 . On the 3d inst., aged 87, James York, Esq., of Westi Shanklin, Isle of Wight. On the sth inst., at Ebury-street, Pimlico, Edward Esq., aged 83. On the 7th inst., at Cottage-house, Clapham-common, Tehbitt, Esq., aged 23. On the 7th inst., at Hastings, Sussex, Jan e W a lker, wif e of S. Tomkins, jun., Es q ., of Albert-road, Regent's-park. On the 7th inst., at Hastings, aged 81, Charles Lutwidg. port 01 Esq., late C o ll ect or o f h er M ajesty ' s Customs at the Kingston-upon -Hull. On the 7th inst., at Trigon-terrace, Clapham-road, Robert Howe, Esq., late Clerk of Works, Royal Engineer Depart ment, Chatham, aged 61. On the Bth inst., at Bruce-grove, Tottenham, Mr. Miles Sim [mon. On the 6th inst., Mr. W. Lake, printer, of Fleet-street. On the Gth inst., at Thurlow-place, Hackney-road, Tyler, 45. London: Printed and Published hy MURDO YOUNG, 6 „' eo. 112, Strand, P r i n t er , at The Sun offiais, No. 1 1 7 trand, in the Precinct of the S avoy. in the count: , liiicgoax, Monday, Septonkbor 11, 1848, CO The; the I notice. they N I lONTI Ind t o ?cried The llPPlyli of her Cr to tl Ittsiele No t t• 300 Sfi The et th e Rottee i n the t _ hel iron Tam s Llli Pen for Ni Cat ---.. 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