The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-05 00:00:00

burtb (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH The Foal Stakes. Bird of Paradise Ferahill . THE LEAMINGTON STASES. Doctrine Sylvan Won by a length. The Cur a bad third. THE LONDON GAZETTE, (THIS EVENING.) BUCKINGHAM PALACE, SEPT. 5. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Marquis of Breadalbane, K.T., to be Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household, in the room of Frederick Earl Spencer, C. 8., resigned. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, Arc. 31. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. Alan Gardner Cornwall to be Chaplain in Ordinary to her Majesty. FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 2. The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Eveil lard, as Consul at Newcastle for the French Republic. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Collins Whittaker, as Consul at St. John's, New Bruns wick, for the United States of America. CRO WN- OFFICE, SEPT. 4. HEMMERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PAR LIAMENT. 8. - )rough of Leicester—John Ellis, of Belgrave, in the county of Leicester, Esq. Richard Harris, of the Cres cent, in the borough of Leicester, Esq., the last election for the said borough having been declared void. SEPT. 5. Borough of Cheltenham—Charles Lennox Grenville Beekeley, Esq., the last election for the said borough having been declared void. WHITEHALL, JULY 31. The Right Hon. Sir Thomas Wilde, Knt., Lord Chief Justice of her M a j es ty' s C ourt o f Common Pleas at West minster, has appointed JohnßobinsonLegge,of Houghton le-Spring, in the county of Durham, Gent., to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking tee acknowledg ments of deeds to be executed by married women, under the Act passed fur the abolition of fines and recoveries and for the substitution of more simple modes of as assurance, in and for the county of Durham. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Seem 1848. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Lieutenant John Thuilow Leathes to be First Lieutenant, vice Power, resigned, Aug. 17. BANKRUPTS. William Darby, confectioner, Bury St. Edmunds, to surrender, Sept. 12, at half-past eleven, and Oct. 17, at half-past two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwardes, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Bucha nan, Basinghall-stre e t. harles Cooper, grocer,Willenhall, Staffordshire, Sept. 12, and Oct. 14, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Whirmorc, official assignee, Birmingham ; Smith, Wolverhampton; Motteram, Knight, and Emmet, Birmingham. Thoimas Handley, dealer, Brecon, Sept. 19 and Oct. 17, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official , assignee, Bristol; Bishop, Brecon; Gregory and Sons, Clements-lane, London. Rosert Glover Benson and Nathaniel Kinsmen, linen drapers, Leeds, Sept. 19, and Oct. 10, at eleven, at the Leeds' Bankruptcy Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Jones and Co., John-street, London ; Earle and Clai'ke, Leeds. James Acomb, draper, Blackburn, Lancashire, Sept. 15, and Oct. 19, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Reed, Llngtord, and Marsden, Friday-street, London; Sale, WurtLington, and Shipman, Manehester. George Farnworth, Henry Farnworth, and James Farnworth, jun., Enfield, Lancashire, engravers to calico printe,rs, at the Manchester District Court, Sept. 19 and Oct. 10, at twelve. Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, King's Bench-walk, Temple ; Bennett, Manchester •, Hall, Accrington. Thorne s Stacey, coal merchant, Eckington, Derby shire, Sept. 18, and Oct. 9, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Walter and Pemberton, Chancery-lane, London; W. and B. Wake, Sheffield. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, SEPT. 2, 1848. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 397 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 38 •• Turbercular Di se a ses... • 144 Diseases of the B ra i n , N erves, and Senses... ... 95 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 24 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... .•• . 72 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion .• • •" •• • •• •• • Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and )Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations... ••• ••• ••• 119.8 Premature Birth ... Atrophy Old Age Sudden ... ••• ••• •-• Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemperance Catistas not specified ... DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES •4 • 63 ... 16 ... 8 ... 7 ... 3G ... 50 Ponulation Enumerated, Average weekly Deaths Deaths, 1843-7. in the Five Summers. Week. . 142 ... 147 . 182 ... 190 , 178 ... 166 219 ... 263 251 ... 232 1841. West Districts... 300,711 North D.,trints.. 375,971 Central Districts 373,653 East Districts ... 392,444 South Districts .. 501,190 Totals... ..... 1,948;66 972 Malea 4emales ... 528 ... 470 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females ... 688 ... 640 Total ... ... 1,328 COURSE OF EXCHA Amst.t.t am .•• • • • 12 1 Lt 9, at sight 11 1534 1 Rettc. - dam . • .... 12 1 yy, Antwerp •......... 95 75 JELunt,t,rgh .. •. • • M.B. 13 9U Faris, 3 days'slght • 25 40 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 70 Marseilles •• .......... 23 75 80urdeaux......... • 25 75 Talankfort on Maine.... 121% Petersburgh, Sll—lible •. 363 Berlin • • • • iNGE.-(THIS DAY Gibraltax.. •• .• .. •• •• Leghorn .............. 31 40 Itilan .• •• ..... . •• •• Naples ...... • • ...... Palermo, peroa .• Rio Janeiro .........• Messina .... ...... ... Buenos Ayres ........ New York, 21 days'sight Philadelphia ... . ...... MUSS OP BULLION, FBA 08. Foreign Gold in bars X3 17 9 New Dollars • • .. •• 0 I 0 Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons Silver In bars .. .. .. •• 0 4 11% Vienna, effec. fie— •• •• 11 10 Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 11 15 Cdr id • • • • • • • • • • 46 Cadif „ „ 4831 1 Barcelona •„ „ „ S4VUIe•• •• r. • . • • •• •• 3834 117 In the Nationa l R A AN ssembl C y E. yesterday, after a lengthened debate, the proposition of M. PAscAL Durnar on the subject of voting the organic laws was put to the vote. The President read the first article—" The National Assembly shall not dissolve itself without having voted the organic laws." M. KERDIZEL moved that the Assembly should confine itself to vote the electoral law. That motion was rejected. Another amendment, developed by VLSIN, experienced the same fate, after which the first article was voted by an immense majority. The second article, providing that "a special de cree, issued immediately after the vote of the consti tution, shall fix the laws to be framed by the Consti tuent Assembly," was adopted by the same majority. M. DESLONGRAIS next proposed an additional ar ticle, to the effect of postponing the election of th e President until th e v o te of the organic laws. The prosition, however, was unfavourably received by the A ssembly, and when put from the chair only sup poct;:d by ten or twelve members. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. WARWICK RACES. PIEDMONT. The Piedmontese Gazette of the 31st ult. publishes the following telegraphic dispatch received that morn ing by the Minister of the Interior An extraordinary movement was observed at Pia cents, on t h e 29th of August, amongst the Austrians. The ar tillery heel been sent outside the g at e o f th e P o , but i , t tubsequendy returned. M ars h a l d e Thun assein btrinhis officer s round him in order to communicate to acm e import ant commands. Several couriers ar rived and set out again during the night." G L az OMBAR D y . The Milan eof the 28 proclamation, issuedbyu Marti-il Ptrhinuceit.ScputivrblAisßhzeEsx! BERG, the Militar oavllernor of that city. The Prince c"9mrnanclexctyhepatt those natives of Lombardy re siding iu-Milan, eborn there, shall, within eight days, procure a certifiate of their birth from the district to which the furnished hotels are calledyon belong.t make . a The masters of return to the their houses. authorities of all persons residien The Pen,Tiero Italian() of the residing u ei t. states, from Switzerl an d attacked . the steamer with a few followers. This and other b...f Italian journals affirm that Austria had no right to ccmplain of the non-observance of certain articles of the armistice, since she herself has broken the spirit of it by occupying Parma, Piacenza, and Modena, contrary to the convention which determined that the limits of the two armies should be the respective frontiers. Baron DR KAISERSFELD, AliniSter of Austria in Switzerland, has informed the Federal Directory that ar shal RaDzizEr h as d ec id e d t h at al l political I THE STIN:,___I,4O,NPON, TUESDAY _EVENING,____SEPTEM BER 5, JB4B. refugees, subjects of Austria, are at liberty to return to their homes, without meeting with any obstacle, or being exposed to any judicial prosecution for their political acts. They are to present themselves to the authorities of the frontier, and to those of their place of residence, are not to absent themselves from their homes for any length of time without permission, and, under pain of severe punishment, are to abstain from any revolutionary proceedings. VIENNA. The Osservatore Triestino of Sunday, the 27th ult., announces in its official part that Vice- Admiral ALBIM, on the receipt of the open dispatch from his Government, declared that he would obey his instructions with all pos sible celerity, at the same time, observing that the required embarkation of the Piedmontese troops might occasion a delay of some five or six days, sup posing, moreover, that his communication with the main land was not impeded by bad weather. The Vice-Admi ra l, th ere f ore, prom i sed to communicate with the Military Commandant of the Illyrian coast by means of an express when the moment arrived for carrying his orders into effect. ART-UNION OF LONDON AND THE BOARD OP TRADE. - This morning (Tuesday) a deputation of the council of the London Art-Union, consisting of Mr. Auldjo, F.R.S., Mr. Britton, F.S.A., Lord Compton, Mr. Donaldson, Mr. Gaskoin, Mr. Godwin, F.R.S., Mr. Morris, Mr. L. Pocock, F.S.A., and Mr. Troughton, attended Lord Granville, at the office of the Board of Trade, to urge the objections which exist against the proposal of the Lords of the Privy Council, that prize holders should not be limited to the purchase of works of art from the public exhibitions of the year, but be permitted to buy them anywhere, provided only that they be in the possession of an artist, and even to give com missions. Sir Denis Le Marchant, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Northcote were also present. MARKET INTELLIGENCE (Frem the London New Price Current of Sept. 5.) SUGAR.—Notwithstanding the favourable state of the weather and the decline in bread-stuffs, still there was a decrease in the home demand for all sorts of Raw Sugar to-day, and prices were further depressed. West India Muscovado was dealt in reluctantly both for the pan and scale, whilst the rates accepted are in some cases 6d per cwt under those of Friday. The public sales of 193 hhds and 4 brls of Barbadoes went off flatly, and at rather lower prices —fine yellow sold at 40s to 41s, good 38s to 39s 6d, middling 37 to 38s 6d, and low 35s 6d to 365. 9 hhds and 17 brls crystalized Demerara went at 45s to 47s for good and fine yellow. The total sales to-day are 370 hhds and trcs. REFINED.—Today there was little desire evinced to operate in Refined goods for home trade purposes, sellers are willing to accept 51s 6d for standord, and 50s 6d per cwt for brown grocery lumps. For bonded Crushed Sugar the market is firm at 26s 6d to 27s 6d, and there are several buyers. MAIIRIFIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar met with little attention, and 2,206 bags at public sale sold in some cases rather cheaper—fine yellow sold at 39s to 41s, good 37s 6d to 38s 6d, middling 36s to 375; low 35s to 35s 6d, good and fine brown 34s to 375; low to fine grey 34s to 395, washed and syrupy 33s 6d to 38s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there wos little demand for Penang Sugar, and 80 bags 256 baskets at auction sold Gd per cwt lower ; good greyish strong yellow went at 34s 6d, mid 32s to 32s 6d, and low 31s to 31s 6d per cwt. There was no public sale of Madras or Bengal, and the small parcels sold privately were upon easier terms. FOREIGN.—The demand for foreign Sugar is exten sive for exportation, and the rates paid are equal to those of this day week; there is no advance to record. By yrivate treaty operations are 400 chests of brown and middling yellow Bahia at 16s 6i to 18s; 200 casks Cuba Muscova at 17a to 17s 6d; 6,600 chests of Havannab, brown at 17s to I7s 6d, yellow 18s to 20s: two cargoes of white for St. Peters burg, one at 28s, and the other at 31s per cwt. A good demand has been experienced from our refiners working under bond, but town and country grocers operated with caution, and which ,is to be attributed to colonial being cheaper than foreign. COFFEE.—This afternoon the market for Mocha pre sented a dull aspect, and merchants were more disposed to realise. At public sale 225 bales and 105 half-bales were offered, and sold 2s to 3s per cwt lower ; good middling greenish. clean, garbled, went at 48s 6d, mid dling 46s to 475, low middling 42s to 45 5, tr i age 22s to 31s 6d. F or Ceylon there was no increase in the demand, and of 210 casks 1,710 bags Plantation at auction, a small part only sold at rather lower rates ; fine went at 57s to GOs, good 51s to 53s 6d, middling 41s to 48s, low middling 38s to 40s 6d, fine fine ordinary 34s to 365, fine ordinary 30s to 335, low toped ordinary 24s to 295, pea berry 50s to 565, and damaged 20s to 425. For Native the market is dull at 26s 6d to 28s for sound. TEA.—On the part of holders of black there is firm ness, and they insist upon former terms; a good increase has been concluded during the last few days. For ord sound Congou the rates paid are Bd. and for good ord Bid to 9d per lb. Green cannot be obtained upon lower terms, but at present buyers manifest little de: sire to do business; the market is less freely supplied. The value of Hyson of low and mid qualito is Is Id is 6d to is 6d, good to finelsBd to 2s 9d, superior 2s 103 to 3s 3d ; Gunpowder Conton is 2d to is Bd. Hyson sort is is 9d to 3s 6d, very fine 3s 8d to 4s 4d, Imperial Canton is to Is 4d, Hyson kind is 6d to 3s, Twankay, ord 4d to sd, better sorts 6d to Is 16. For Pekoe and scented Teas the market has a dull aspect, and the supply is also far more than sufficient for the con sumption. Of 7,500 pkgs Tea offered at auction last week 2,300 feund buyers. RICE.— To-day the dulness in the East India Rice market further increased, and all sorts were offered at reduced rates, Bengal, middling white is to be obtained‘ at 12s, better sort 12s 6d to 14s 6d, cargo 9s to 9s 6d and pinkey white Madras lOs to lOs 6d per cwt. It i difficult to quote prices with accuracy, such is the dull state of the market. SPrarrs.—Prices are not higher for Jamaica Rum, but the demand continues good, more especially for home trade purposes, and about 200 puns have been sold; fine quality 34 to 38 per cent over proof at 4s to 4s 4d, good 3s 7d to 3s 10d, plain and midding, 28 to 34 over, 3s 4d to 3s 6d. Leeward Island is held with firmness, and a fair trade exists at is 7d to Is lid proof, and at is 8d to Is Bid for brown. In East India several purchases have been made at is 6d to is 7d proof, and there are not free sellers. Demerara finds a more ready sale at 2s 4d to 2s 10d for 28 to 38 per cent over-proof. Deliveries are get ting better, and forborne consumption now vary little from last year; but for export they are much smaller. Prices of all kinds are lower than in 1847; the excess in stock, is however, very considerable. Brandy is not much in re quest at present, either for home use or export, but the deliveries continue satisfactory, and there is not:a large stock. We quote Cognac best brands, of 11 . the vintage of 1846, at 4s 10d to 5s ditto 1847 at 3s 10d to 4s, inferior 2s 6d to 3s 7d, and Bor deaux 2s to 2s 4d. Geneva is held with firmness, and a fair demand exists; home trade sort at 2s 9d to 3s 6d, and export kind at 2s to 2s Id. For British made Spirit there is an active sale, and prices are firm; the supply, also, does not get larger. FRUIT. To-day at public sale 147 barrels red Smyrna Raisins, part damaged, sold at 32s to 40s; 15 drums dama ge d S ultanas were withdrawn; 580 b oxes 823 half ditto Valenaia taken in at 365; 255 baskets Denia Raisins and 100 boxes Jordan Almonds were withdrawn, and 114 packages damaged Patna Currants mostly taken in at 35s to 38a per cwt. SALTPETRE.—To-day there was no public sale of Rough, but by private contract a good business has been done, and the tendency of prices is to advan ce . The value of low to fine Calcutta is 25s to 28s per cwt. On the part of the holders there is also much firmness, and the deliveries keep getting larger. Nitrate of Soda wanted at 13s to 13s 6d. INDIGO.—The quarterly sales of East India has been fixed for the 10th of October, and already 5,896 chests are declared. The market has decidedly an improving appearance for all kinds, on the part of merchants there is also firmness. For home consumption several par cels have been taken, and sales to a fair extent were also made for exportation. Prices compared with those of the last quarterly sales exhibit a small advance. TURPENTINE.—For Spirits the demand has been brisk and prices have advanced to 38s to 38s 6d for British, and 39s to 40s for American. Rough sells more readily at 9s to 9s 3d for new. Tar is wanted, and the rates paid are 16s 6d to 18s 6d. OILS.—For Southern Oil there is much demand, and the rates by private treaty are fully equal to those of this day week. At auction thirty tuns were sold at 211 5s to 221 lOs for very low and ordinary, and at 241. 103 to 25/ 5s for middling and good, fine is worth 261 to 26/ 103 per tun. Seal has not risen in value, but there continues to be a desire on the part of the trade to operate, and several parcels have been sold. At auction 70 tuns were sold; straw and tinged at 24/ to 251, yellow and brown 22110 s to 24/. In Ccd purchases to a fair extent have been made. Of blubber 15 tuns at auction were sold at 9/ to 10/ 10s, Cod 51 5s to 51 10s. Sperm is in brisker request by private treaty, and prices have ceased to de cline, there is also a less quantity on offer. At auction 25 tuns of Colonial were sold at 69/ lOs to 69/ 15s for good, and at 64/. for low quality. The value of flue is 701 to 714 and of Headmatter 72/ to 72/. Of Fish Oils arrivals have again been small, whereas di liveries continue to get larger, and prices rule made rate in comparison with late years. For Linseed Oil prices remain the same as previously quoted, and that which a desire is shown to sell. For forward delivery little business has been done, and sales can be made at 22s 6d to 22s 9d. Rapeseed is wanted, and the market is firm. Palm has been in excellent request, and deliveries are exceeding arrivals; prices are on the advance, and rule at 31s to 32s for good and fine, and at 29s to 30s for middling. Cocoa Nut is little wanted, and prices are depressed as there is a large supply. For Olive a lively demand exists. TALLOW.—The demand continues to increase for Rus sian on the spot, and prices are still on the advance; from both town and country dealers the demand has been brisk, and 45s Gd to 45s 9d per cwt. are the rates paid for fine P. Y. Candle; on the) part of holders there is mach firmness. For delivery within the last three months of the year many contracts have b e d en conclud e d, and there are few sellers under 45s 9. extent have For th early p art of next year sales to a fair been made sit 46s to 46s 3d. Town Tallow sells readily, and at higher rates, 453 6d to 46s net cash having been currently paid; but there continue to be a plentiful supply. A rise is apparent in the ,value of other sorts of Tallow, and there is a greater demand. 159 pkg s S outh American, good and At public s a l e 145 casks of Odessa tamp were sold a t 443 3d to 448 6d; - fine, 44s to 46s 3d, low to middling 41s 3d to 433 9d, 33 casks New South Wales, good and fine 43s 9d to 45s 3d, and middling 43s 3d to 433 6d per cwt. The value of Rough Fat isi 2s 7d per stone. For auction 1,000 pkgs of Tallow are declared. Australasia .......... Britah North American Ceylon .. .. .... ...... 3ommercial of London Oolonial.. .. .. Gloucestershire .. • . • . lonian . Londn and Westminstr London Joint-Stock ... Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New. •....... National of Ireland .. Nat. Provncial of Eng. Ditto, New..... .... South Australia ...... Union of Australia.. .. Union of L0nd0n..... Union of Madrid Name of Company. Charbrg-crogs Southwrk, Nw Sub. Av. . Ditto Nw of 7%p. c. Waterloo ...... .... .. Ditto Old Ann. 0(81. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall .... •• • Ay. ZNSII: Name of Company. Albion .. Alliance Brit. and For, Ditto Marine Atlas ....• British Commercial .. Gen. Life C3unty.............. Crown •• •• •• •• • • • • • • ag 1 •• •• •• Eng.& Scot. Law •• • • European Life ...... Family Endo/mu t Soc. Freemasons' . • • Globe Giardlan ............ Imperial Fire Imperial Life ........ ladeinnity Marine.... Law Fire ............ Law Life Legal and General Life London Fire ........ London Ship ........ Med. Invlid& Gen. Life National Loan Fund.. National Life.... Palladium Life Pelican Phoenix .. Pi otector Life.... . Pruvident Life Rock Life Royal Exchange Spin Fire.. Ditto Life ..... Universal Life Vlaoria Life .... Name of Company. Birmingham. •• •• •• •• East London •. Grand Junction ...... - - , New Illy!' Ludu Brdge 1 Vauxhall •• •• •• 1 West Middlesex . . • Name of Coaapaay. Cimmercial .... East and West India East Country •• . London ...... Ditto 80nd5.... • • S t.Katharine .. .. .. Ditto 80nd5•....... Southampton • ....... GAS-LIGHT Name of Company. British .............. Ditto Provincial.... Bristol ...... • . • . • ... Brighton .....• •• • • •. City of London ...... Continental Consolidat. Ditto, New Equitable.... • ....... Imperial ...... • • • • • • Independent ....... •• L0nd0n.............. Phoenix . Ratcliff ........ United General Westmißster Chartered Ditto, New .... 51. per cent. 71. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per sent. 61. par cent. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 355. per cent. it. is. 4d. 11. 21. 2d. It. 17s. A s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 Amount of Share. X. a. d. 632 12 6 50 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 3 A i. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 - 20 0 0 - 13 0 0 - 10 0 0 - 25 0 0 31 10 0 0 22 10 0 - 35 0 0 - 10 0 0 - 22 10 0 - 25 0 0 - 2 10 0 - 10 0 0 1( 40 0 0 - Paid Z. a. d. 25 0 0 60 0 0 2 , 40 0 0 2 'CM COMPANIES. Dividend per Annum. 31. 10.. 61. per cent. 6/. per cent. 136.6 d. pr sh. 7s. per share 5 pr ct,& be. 1 51. per cent 554 per cent 41. & be. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 12 per ccut. 128. 11. sh. & be. ..... IL 161. 04/. per ct. 51. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. p. sh. & bs 51. per cent. 11. se. 5/. per ceat. 61. 105. 11. 6s. 10% pr cnt. 'A.TEIt- Dividend per Annum. 21. 10s. 21. 10s. 151. per cnt. 61.0 a. pr cnt.l DOC. Dh'idend per Annum. Amount Share. X a. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 • 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 1 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 2000 00 00 5 0 0 Stock. 00 0 0 '031.3[8, 41. per cent. 61. pr cent. 255. per sh. 51. pr cont. 41. per cent. 4 per cent. 4341. pr cent. 21. per cent.l Amount or Share. Z E. el. 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 raid. 100 0 0 s. d, 25 0 0 Amount of Share. X 5. d. Stock. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Stock. 50 0 0 Paid. IPI Z. s. d. 40 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 X s. d. 50 0 0 :PIiNIES. Paid. X. I. d. 18 0 0 , 11 1 19 0 0 2 11. Ba. 101. per cent. 51. per cent. 101. We. pr share 85s. pr share 45x. pr share 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 261 39 5 0 - 37 10 0 50 0 0 I 31 50 0 0 I 61 40 0 0 6; 40 0 0- 50 0 I - 51. per cent. 51. and bns. 4341. pr cent. 31, 12a. 46 0 0 90 0 0 71 50 0 0 1: -51 10 0 0 11 a CANALS. :0 Names of 0 Dividend! ~.,. Names of r; Dividend it Companies. A per ` "" Companies. .: Price 16 II: Annum. Annum. o - - - l X / i Ashtn& Oldh 97 71. p c 80 Macclesfield . 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 81. 11 Barnsley.... 160 121. 180 Neath ...... 3rknk&Abrg 150 6/. 85 Oxford.... • • 100 201. 190 Birmingham 35 41. 80 Peak Forest. 78 - _ I, r E C I, Coventr y ... se v r bre e y n r t e r i y t.c ... h. . 4. . 11 1 300 00 3 2 46 5 11. 7 . . 46 - 83 Regent's Bßoome hr tiec .. o .. . 4 . .. 1 185 3 50 3 , : I / . ill :: .. 15 3 3 8 04 0 E:en ash . • • 100 32i. - Do.LkFd St s 2 I 6L p. c. C, GrandJunctn 100 51. 77 Stff rd & Wore 90 140 281. 290 4 Grand Surrey 100 - 35 Shrewsbury.. Grand Union 100 11. 10 s . 25 Stourbrldge 201. 235 - 145 125 2 01. '' Grantham . • 150 1 21. - Severn and 1 3 Kenut & AVIS 39 71. 6d. 4% Wye Itail.,S 26 11 . BC 26 - S Leeds& Livrp 100 341. - Warwick& t Leicester - - 140 101. 75 Birmin g . j ' OO 1 1. 15 Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 86 Warwick& 1 ' Loughboregh 112 1 701. - N ap t on. • 3 100 - 46 • Monmouthsh 1001 81. - Worcstr lc} 78 21. 39 I Aintgemrysh 100; 61. - Bi rm i ng . i MeltnMwbry,loo 101. - Wilts & Brks - 11. 11 I LIST OP SCOTT/SEE COMPANIES' PRICES. I Dividend Amount ' Name of Company. per of Paid. Prim. Annum. Share. X d. X s. ' Bank of Scotland 0 0 100 0 d 0 163 British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 195 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Bank Clydesdale Bank.... • • 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12% Commercial Bank •••• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 160 Eastern 8ank...... • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 C 91.195. Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 5% Exehangeßnk of Scot 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 40 Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 National Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13% Northof Sootiandßank 71. percent. 20 0 0 6 0 0 31.155. North British Bank - 50 0 0 10 0 0 2% Royalßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 11854 Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 80% 'Pester' Bank.... . • • • 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 69 Aberdeen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 2 0 0 234 B. Accord. Life and Fire - 20 0 0 0 11 0 95 Od British Guarantee Ins. - 10 0 0 1 0 0 9s Od Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of Bngland Ins. - 50 0 0 2 0 0 2 City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 4 s Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 17 East of Scotland Life 115.0 d. Eng. & Scot, Law Lif e bl . per cent. 50 0 0 2 17 6 46s 6d Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 11 Insur. Co. of Seetind- 51. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7 Life Assoc. of Scotland 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 7s Mercantile Life - 10 0 0 0 10 0 ss. Od. National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 1203.6 d North British Insur. .• 53% Lpr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 i 22 North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 175.0 d. Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 0 11 0 ss. Scot. Mad. and Gen. Life - 1 0 0 0 15 0 108.0 d Scottish Union Inarnce. 6%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. Is Stan lard Llfe ...... • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 9u United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 123.0 d MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. X. s. d. A. s. d. Australian Agriculturl - 100 0 0 30 0 0 - Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 4s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 16 Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 2 10 0 Canada ......... • • .. GL per cent. 100 0 9 32 10 0 Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - - City 80nd5.......... 3%1. pr cent. - - 82 Comp. CpprMars Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 1 70 0 0 - i Gen. Revers. & Invest. 5 p. c.& bs, 2/ 100 0 0 1 100 0 0 - i Equitable Reversienry sf. pr cent. 100 0 0 I 100 0 0 91% i Gen.SteamN av i gat i on 11.8 s. 15 0 0 14 0 0 19 I London Institution ... - - - 10 I Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 54% 1 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Royal Mail Steam •••• 3341. pr cent. 100 0 0 60 0 0 44 c South Australian IL per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 16 r Van Dieman's Land., 100 0 0 23 0 0 - V - Universal Salvage • • •• - 25 0 0 5 0 0 -t, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the mea sure before their Lordships had been forced on use Go vernment in consequence of the oppo,ition which had been shown to an increase of direct taxation. With every desire to lessen the expenditure of the country as much as possible, the task of bringing down the ex penses this year was impracticable; for in the present circumstances of Europe it was impossible to have les sened the naval and military forco of the country; and his colleagues and himself would have resigned office rather than have been obliged to diminish their expen diture in this respect. They had, however, endeavoured to diminish the burdens of the country as much as they , could with safety; but they had been obliged to resist every attempt to reduce the expenditure below the sum required for the public exigency. It was true the Bill before their Lordships gave a great power to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, but it was only a necessary power, and it had been very well received in the City. There had not been a more marked rise in the funds—indicating public confidence—than on the day following that on which it was announced that the Chancellor of the Exchequer meant to borrow in the particular mode provided for by the Bill before their Lordships.—(Hear, hear.) It was gratifying to know that there never was a period when they had had greater reason to assume that their financial and manufacturing prosperity was in a sounder state than at present; and it was on that soundness and on his belief that the energy and enterprise of tho people of this country would, at no distant period, place the resources of the kingdom on a basis as great and powerful as they had ever heretofore been, that he had rested his hopes of 14 the future. Although there had been great incidental calamity, there was much permanently to inspire confi dence and hope, and to encourage them in the course of legislation which had lately been pursued. With re- Price, ference to Ireland, no pains had been spared by the Lord-Lieutenant to make himself acquainted with all the facts relative to the disorder and distress in Ire -9% land. It was impossible to say, even hypothetically, 3 that in any one month or season the distress would be augmented; but if any dre a df u l emergency should arise, 4 5 he hoped they should be prepared to meet it. The po t tato did not appear to be so universally affected as had been supposed, and it was only that very day that he had received various accounts of instances in which the stalks of affected potatoes had assumed a new appearance, and given every indication of recent growth. More than this he could not say at present; and he would only add that the circumstances of Ireland, until the next meet ing of Parliament, would continue to excite the most anxious attention of the Govt,rnment.—(Hear.) The petition was then ordered to lie on the table. Their Lordships adjourned - at a Quarter past Seven until Twelve o'clock to-morrow (this - day), the LORD CHANCELLOR intimating that the prorogation would take place at one o'clock, instead of two, as is usually the case. HOUSE OF COMMONS, September 4. On the SPEAKER again taking the Chair, CRIME, &c. (IRELAND). • Lord G. BENTINCK inquired whether there would be any objection to lay before the House an account of the number of outrages in Ireland during the two years preceding and the two years subsequent to the Ist of July, 1846, and the number of convictions, the number of stand of fire-arms, pikes, and other weapons, powder and amntunition,seized by or surrendered to the Govern % meat of Ireland, subsequent to the passing of the Act 11 Vic. c. 2, to the latest period of which the Govern ment have information; also, a return of the number of deaths in workhouses in Ireland since the 21st July, 1846, to the latest period to which the same could be made up? % Sir G. GREY replied that there would be no difficulty as to the two first returns. There was every month a return laid before Parliament of the number of offences, duly classified under their different heads. With re gard to the number of seizures and the other informa tion required by the Noble Lord, as it would be necessary - to communicate with Ireland on the subject the returns l« could not be p resen t e d b e f ore th e p rorogat i on ; but if the Noble Lord would move for them they should be prepared during the recess, bringing the information down to the latest period. • The returns were then moved for and ordered. Mr. Q. DICK, on the motion for adjourning the 5 House, read a communication confirmatory of the state ment of Sir J. Tyrell on a previous evening, relative to the tearing down, by a Roman Catholic priest, of the Lord-Lieutenant's proclamation at Templeknowe. The House adjourned at a few minutes before Seven o'clock till half-past Twelve to-morrow (this day). THE MARYLEBONE CLUB AND GROUND v. THE AUBERIES, WITH WISDEN. ' The annual match between these two celebrated clubs was played last week, at the Auberies, the beautiful seat of Mr. C. Alexander. The Marylebone Club enlisted Hillyer, Diver, and Lillywhite; whilst the Auberies played but one player, Wisden, whom he has had in his service during the season. Still the latter gentleman's - club eventually proved victorious. They gained the toss at the outset, and went to the wicket first, commencing with Mr. Layton and little Wisden. The small man of o. Sussex ran a long career, notwithstanding Hillyer and Lillywhite did their best to displace him. He was not removed from his wicket until he had obtained 38, in which there were one four, two threes, seven twos, and a prolonged string of singles. The score of Mr. Lay ton amounted to five. The Hon. E. Grimston, who will be • recollected to have been one of the finest bats Lord's has • ever possessed, followed, bui ivas boa led before he could ' make even a single. This gentleman was succeeded by his brother, the Hon. F. Gribiston, by whom eight runs t were scored by a four, a three, and a single. The Rev. F. French then came, who luiving made two singles and a four from Hillyer, was sent to the right about by Lilly- I white. Then came Mr. Hammersley, who, after dinner, i placed a four and two twos on the paper, and retired at i the bidding of White. Mr. E. Walton was then got rid of for 2, when the wicket was protected by the Rev. H. Pickering, whose efforts resulted in 4 only. Mr. Jones Nash amalgamated the like number (not out), but the " donor of• the feast" made 7, whilst his brother was Ice. stumped without any addition to the general score. This innings amounted to 83. The Marylebone then went in and opened with the Hon. R. Grimston and Mr. Hartropp. The former made 8, the latter 2, the one being bowled by Wisden, the other falling a victim to the slow bowling of Mr. Jones Nash. Mr. Harence and Diver were the next to handle the bats, and between them there was some very good play. By the one 14 were told up, by means of a three, two twos, and a balance of ones. Diver obtained 17, in which were one three, two twos, and the rest singles. Mr. Kynaston told up 9, but the Hon. E. Bligh was re moved without any score. The Hon. F. Ponsonby fol lowed, and in the end, as he has often done before, carried out his bat with a score of 19 attached to his name. Hillyer made 7, and Mr. Vigne, who was the next, contributed 11. The Earl Darnley did nothing, and Lillywhite but 4. This hands in its total was 99, or 16 above that of their adversaries. The Auberies then, on the following day, opened heir second innings, but their efforts did not realize more Paid. I Prim. I than 64 runs, of which the only two-figured scores were those of the Rev. F. French 19, and Mr. Jones Nasy 10. The result of this total was to cause Marylebone to go in for 48 to tie or 49 to win. Neither of these ends did the Marylebone eleven achieve, f or w h en t h e i r l ast w i c k et "%' fell eight runs were yet required to enable them to as .% sume the position of tyers. By that number, as the ac ' companying score will demonstrate, they were vanquished I t The Auberies— First innings. 83; second innings, 64, Marylebone—First innings, 99; second innings, 40, 5 5. ' 4 THE VERNON GALLERY.—The trustees of the 2%, National Gallery directed their architect, Mr. Penne % thorne, to examine and report upon the facilities 34 for placing and exhibiting the Vernon Collection % in the lower rooms of the gallery in Trafalgar oa square. We understand his report to be, that the Od rooms in question are tot a ll y unsu i ted to the recept i on ! of the pictures with regard both to light and space. The 0 space required for their proper display is three thousand osquare feet. Mr. Pennetho rne h as, we believe suggested G d s to the trustees to erect a plain, temporary building in i one of the parks—a building that will not be required to ' last more than ten or twelve years; and to apply to Purlia -73 od. went for an annual grant of 15,0001. or 20,0001. to accu• ea mulate during these ten or twelve years, by which means a fund will be formed for the erection of a National Gal lery; and the site he recommends is Cleveland-row, the ed leases of a number of houses in which will expire about le the year 1860, when the ground . will become the property ),,h . of the C rown . Th e per i od during which the public will ."a be admitted to view the Vernon pictures, at 50, Pall Mall will expire on the 9th of September. On the Tues - days and Thursdays since the commencement of May, the :,, zooms of Mr. Vernon's house have been always crowded, usually between three and four hundred persons having availed themselves of the admission, for which there were generally applications of at least thrice as many. It is gratifying to state, that up to the present moment, not the slight est i n j ury — we m i g h t a l most say incon venience —has been sustained; and although Mr. Vernon with ose weaccommodationgratitude,forthe and pleasure o f t h e pu bli c. % We trust th at P arliament will not have separated with out . conveying t o t h e donor of h y munificentbo inconformity n i o f fu t us t re o ms the iotyn w nation e s d b the 23d of May. — Art Journal. generally of public signified pusbig THE OCEAN MONARCH AND THE FIRE ANNIIII LATOR.—A correspondent of the Builder says—"l am sorry to find on inquiry, th a t, a l t h oug h thi s us eful and desirable object has b een p a t ente d severa l years i t zs not yet to be purchas e d at any price. At a publ i c meeting I In St. Pancras, we w ere i nformed that four or fi ve annihi lators, thrown down between decks into the Ocean Mo narch, would have at once converted the deadly vapours of the fire into innocent steam--would have saved 173 lives, and have p reserved as many more human beings from utter ruin and wretchedness, besides the preserva tion of 50,0001, w ort h o f pro p er ty. But, Mr. Editor, whose fault is it that 5/. have not been expended to so good a purpose? Does the law allow any one to tie up by patent that which i s essen ti a l to the wellbeing of man kind? With the highest respect for ability, I cannot bring myself to think that it should be so, and I would press upon the gentleman who has made so great a dis covery, that to disseminate health and happiness is far more meritori ous than to ma k e ingenious discoveries, and like Paracelsus, deny them to his fellow-creatures: I would even put it to him, how far may rest upon him the resp ons ibili ty of every disaster from fire that, through his negligen ce or arbitrary proceeding, occurs nightly in this kingdom." FREE SCHOO L FOR ADULT FEMALES.—In the pa rish of St. Clement Danes a number of humane ladies have generously und e rtaken to impart instruction in reading and w r i t i ng, every Monday evening, from seven to nine o'clock, to females upwards of twenty years of age. The court-room of the vestry-house has be en kindly placed at their disposal for this purpose. MILLBANK PRISON. The following is thu Fifth Report of the Inspectors ef Milisank Prison, which has be en present: d to both Houses of Patliament by command of her Mr.jesty : Millbank Prison, Aug. 19, 1848. Since the date of the last report, Captain Williams, one of the Inspectors of Prisons, has been associated with Mr. Perry in the management, the number of inspectors of Millbank Prison being thus limited to two. In consequence of the alteration, alluded to in the last Report, in the disposal of prisoners, it will be seen in the Appendix that the only individuals sent to the colonies in a penal condition, in the last year have been women, 334 of whom have been transferred to the Penitentiary at Hobart Town. The male prisoners, 2,446 in number, have either been sent to the hulks in this country or at Gibraltar, whence they will be removed, after probationary terms of varying:duration, with tickets of leave or conditional pardons to the Australian colonies, or to the prisons of Pentonville and Parkhurst, there to undergo their probationary disci pline, or to certain other prisons in which conveniences exist for carrying i 1 2 4.0 effect strict separate confinement. The other prisons alluded to are those enumerated be low, in which the magistrates have contracted with the Government for the probationary residence of the num ber of convicts placed opposite to their names; re spectively :—Wakefield 400, Leicester 120, Northamp ton 50, Reading 40, Leeds 40, Bath 24. Notwithstanding the relief afforded by these several means, the number of prisoners has gone on increasing to an unprecedented extent, the average number having exceeded that of the previous year by 151. During the past months of the current year, the excess has still further increased, the average number during the first seven months having reached 1,354, of whom 1,210 were males, and the number in the prison at one time during that period having sometimes amounted to 1,473 males and 98 females. To provide accommo dation for this increase of numbers with as little risk as possible to the health and security of the prison, the inspectors have converted, by the permission of the Secretary of State, the whole of the upper floor of one of the pentagons into large rooms, four in number, in which 320 males are lodged under the con stant supervision of officers, whilst the cells which were removed for the construction of these rooms accommo dated only 84. All the appliances of the most perfect ventilation and cleanliness have been adopted to guard against the injurious consequences of an over-dense po pulation; but it cannot be concealed that the excessive accumulation of human beings in a locality which is not of the most salubrious character is a measure by no means desirable. Nothing but the extreme necessity of the case arising out of the difficulty of providing tem porary accommodation for convicts, would have justified its adoption; and the inspectors hope that the opening of the barracks for convicts at Portland and other outlets in contemplation will soon relieve them from the necessity of its continuance. The observations which were made in the last report, on the greatly increased amount of duty required of the whole staff of officers, in consequence of the increased number of prisoners, may be now repeated, and with far more force. The inspectors have seen with much pain the oppressiveness of the duty of some of the su perior offioers, and they have been compelled most re luctantly to increase the staff of supernumerary inferior officers, from time to time, to meet the necessities of the occasion, in order that the sacrifice of discipline might not be added to the other evils of an over-.'all prison. The onerous duties of the Governor, chaplains, medical officers, and secretary, have been most cheerfully per formed, and the inspectors feel that they cannot speak too highly of the manner in which they have been executed. The number of officers temporarily employed, owing to casualties and the great influx of prisoners at parti cular periods, has been so considerable, that the item for salaries has much exceeded the estimated sum. The extra dirt also of prisoners, and the other expenses of the infirmary, are very much larger items than they were in the previous year f r om th like cause, as also the expense of heating the prison. The victualling of prisoners has greatly exceeded the estimate, each male prisoner having cost 11. 19s. 4id. and each female 1/. 10s. 9d. on the annual average, more than estimated for. This excess has been mainly caused by the high price of flour during the greater portion of the year. The conduct of prisoners has been on the whole fa vourable, notwithstanding the greater temptation and in-- creased facility to hid conduct occasioned by the over full state of the prison. It will be seen by the returns in the Appendix that the number of punishments has been less than in the preceding year. The buildings have undergone many and great re pairs during the last year, and much yet remains to be done, partly from the natural wear and tear, and partly also from the necessity of providing increased room for prisoners, stores, offices, &c. An additional pomp is in course of construction, to be worked, like the others, by prisoners, the existing pumps having been found insuffi cient for the supply of the present necessities of the establishment. The staff of schoolmasters has consisted of seven, but the amount of time employed in clerkship on various occasions by two of them may be reckoned as the full time of one; thus virtually leaving the services of six schoolmasters only for the educational department. The inconvenience arising from the want of school-rooms is obvious and great, the passages in which the prisoners of the respective wards receive instruction being ill-adapted for such a purpose; thus the schoolmasters are working at a continual disadvantage. To measure the advancement of the prisoners would be difficult, if not impracticable, owing to the continual changes through the reception or removal of some por tion of the vast numbers which the prison ordinarily contains. Speaking generally, they have evinced full as great a desire for instruction as might be expected from men under their circumstances. Instances of misbeha viour at school have sometimes occurred, but not so fre quently as to detract from the foregoing remark. It is to be regretted that the amount of instruction afforded should have been so scanty. During the first quarter of the year the number of schooling; averaged only 11, second quarter 13, third quarter 19, fourth quarter 19. This comparative increase is attributed to the Mil bank Juvenile Class having been, in the beginning of August, absorbed in the general mass, and not as before, receiving instruction apart from the other prisoners. In addition to a full service on the Sunday, alternately morning and afternoon, the prisoners, male and female, have attended a daily morning service of the same cha racter as named iu the last report. The prisoners locatedin the General Ward have had the benefit of two full services every Sunday. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper has been administered eight times in the course of the year, namely, four times respectively to such of the male and female prisoners as having ex pressed a desire to communicate, either already pos sessed, or who, under the means employed with them individually by the assistant-chaplain, attained to a competent knowledge of the nature and design of that holy ordinance. Table 1 in the Appendix (C.) refers to those indi viduals of the Millbank juvenile class who, in the course of the year, were sent abroad with conditional pardon. Table 2 refers to those who, .having been expelled the class, forfeited their privileges. Table 3 refers to those who have been removed to other 4 prisons. Table refers to those who, though subject to the ge neral discipline of the prison, are still considered as be longing to the Millbank juvenile class. The schoolmistresses' report of the female prisoners is as follows : The general subjects taught are"reading, writing, the Church Catechism, and the faith and duty of a Christian. The classification of prisoners and the books* used by the several classes remain the same as in the previous year, The improvement of the prisoners, considering their difficulties, arising from habit and :ignorance, continues to be encouraging. The conduct of the prisoners while under instruction is generally marked by obedience, attention, and thank fulness. Occasionally the hardness and headstrong. im petuosity of the character of some among them will ap pear, but generally a little forbearance and manage ment suffice to check and lead them to acknowledge their fault. The health of the prison during the early part of the year was as good as in former years; but during the autumn and winter months there occurred an unusual amount of sickness, and an::almost unprecedented mor tality. It is not difficult to account for this great increase of atal disease. For, besides the increase in the number of prisoners, there were several causes in operation from which no other result could follow. One cause was the abandonment of the system which had been in practice for several years, of removing from Millbank Prison to an invalid hulk at Woolwich all those male convicts who, from infirmity, disease, or other cause, were not fit either to undergo transportation, to work in the dockyards of this country, or to be submitted to re. formatory discipline at Pentonville or Parkhurst. This practice was discontinued at the commencement of the year 1847. For several months later, convicts advanced in years, or labouring under various chr on i c di seases, were sent from the local gaols of England, Wales, and Scotland, to Millbank Prison; while of other convicts, apparently healthy when received at Millbank, a larger number than before, owing to causes which will presently be adverted to, became affected with serious chronic disease during their sojourn there. The consequence was, an accumulation of unhealthy and infirm prisoners, who for the most part required medical care and the com forts of the infirmary, and who, even if their original in firmities did not tend to a fatal result, yet were liable to suffer severely from accidental causes of illness which would have affected healthy persons but slightly. Another circumstance which has had considerable share in the production of an increased amount of serious disease, and more particularly of consumptive disease, in Millbank Prison, since the middle of the year 1847, is the almost total discontinuance of the transportation of mule convicts, and their consequent detention at Millbank fin. longer periods than before. This cause operated especially in the cases of those convicts who, being less robust and healthy, were less well fitted for dockyard labour; but, in a measure, it affected all the convicts; and it nearly doubled the length of the average term of imprisonment o f t h e whole body of cinvicts. Owing to this circumstance, disease had time to develop itself l in t many prison ers w h o i n former years would have ef Millbank i n goo d or apparently good hea l : h ; an d this develop ment of d i sease was the more frequent and rapid from the me n t a l d epress i on pro d uce d b y t h e sen t e nce of ' The books referred to 'are the Holy Scriptures, Cross man's Instruction, Faith arid Duty, and the Broken Cate chism, with Ludlow's Class Reading Book for the better informed. Much benefit has been 'found to arise from the prisoners being required to exercise their memories in the repetition of the collects from the Liturgy, or some of the hymnscom monly sung in the chapel. expatriation being now aggravated by the anxiety and doul - it which the convicts Mt with respect to their ulti mate destination. The sichnets and mortality were further increased by the fever and iiithienza which during the autumn arid winter were epidemic in the me:ropolis and in other parts of the country. Prisoners generally, owing to the de. pressed state of their minds and bodily powers, are espe cially liable to suffer severely from fever ; and the convicts in Milbank Prison were in the late epidemic attacked by it in large numbers, in several instances with a fatal result. The influenza did not affect a dispropor tionate number of the prisoners. Only thirty-six, out of a population of 1,243, required infirmary treatment on account of it; and in no instance did it alone cause death, although it hastened the fatal termination of two cases of consumption. The total mortality in the year was thirty-three deaths, or 28.646 per 1,000 prisoners (see Appendix I), Table 1); in the previous year, the mortality was only 13 . 026 per 1,000 prisoners. On referring to the causes of death (Table 2), the excess in the rate of mortality , during the year 1847 is seen to be due to the great num ber of deaths caused by consumption and fever. Of the thirty-three deaths, eighteen were caused by the former, and seven by the latter disease. The remaining eight deaths were severally due to the following causes:— epilepsy, chronic bronchitis with gangrene of the lung, diseased heart, dysentery, cholera, diseased cervical ver tebra, childbed, and suicide by hanging. Fifteen prisoners were pardoned on medical grounds in the year 1847 (see Table 2). Four of these laboured under consumption, and eight under other chronic bodily diseases or infirmities, rendering them unfit for trans portation. Two were the subjects of mental delusions ; and one had recently been afflicted with insanity, and his pardon was recommended from the fear that con tinued imprisonment might induce a return of his mental disorder. Amongst the deaths and pardons there were twenty one instances in which the prisoners at the time of their reception were evidently affected with the diseases a hich caused their depths, or formed the grounds of their par dons. These twenty-one prisoners, together with an in firm old man who sank under a slight attack of fever, would in former years have been immedia'ely trans ferred to the invalid hulk. Of these, too, who died of consumptive disease developed in Milbank prison, several would likewise have been sent to the hulk ; and the result of this would have been, not merely to transfer mortality from one place of imprisonment to another, but really to prolong and even save lives; fie undoubtedly many instances have occurred where dis , ease, tending progressively to the destruction of life, has been wholly arrested, and health been restored, on the patients being transferred to the hulks, where they have had the advantage of a purer and freer atmosphere, and where their minds have been in some measure relieved from the depression and anxiety which had before exerted so injurious an influence on their bodily health. The urgent necessity that exists for a healthily-situ ated and well-ordered criminal invalid establishment is shown by the fact that, since the commencement of the present year, 18 deaths have already been caused by pulmonary consumption, or other forms of internal scrotulous diseases, and that pardons have been granted to eight other prisoners who, in all probability, would have died of the same disease had they remained in prison. It would be easy to show that this great mortality from consumption is not peculiar to the Millbank Prison; that the same disease is everywhere produced by impri sonment sufficiently prolonged, more especially when the imprisonment is attended with circumstances calculated to produce much mental depression; and that the pro portional mortality from all diseases must be excessive in a prison serving, like Millbank Prison, as a depot from which only the healthy convicts are taken for dis tribution to other places of confinement. It is not, therefore, from the desire of diminishing the apparent mortality at Millbank that the evil results of detaining convicts long in this establishment in a state of suspense, and the desirableness of an invalid criminal establish ment, have been insisted on, but simply from a convic tiou that the present state of things is productive of a sacrifice of lite which might to a considerable extent be prevented. The statement that the removal of diseased and infirm convicts to the invalid hulk was discontinued at the be ginning of the year 1847, may appear at variance with the fact that, in Table 1, 44 convicts are set down as having been transferred to the hulks on medical grounds in the course of the year. It is necessary, therefore, to explain that only 20 of that number were removed in January, 1847, to the invalid hulk at Woolwich, and that no more than 6 of these laboured under disease of fatal tendency. The remaining 24 were men removed to a hulk at Portsmouth in the month of June for the benefit of change of air, who were affected merely with external diseases, and were, for the greater part at the time of their removal, capable of active convict labour. Two insane prisoners were removed to the criminal lunatic asylum in the course of the year. One of these, a male convict (J. L.), was manifestly insane, when he was received. The other, a female convict (E. 0.), had been four months in the prison when the first symptoms of disordered intellect were observed (see Table 4). Three other male convicts laboured under delusions at the time of their reception; two of these (G. S. and H. R.) received pardons on account of the state of their minds; the third (P. II.) recovered under treatment in this prison. Another male convict (E. S.), after being more than seven months in the prison, had a slight attack of in ) sanity, from which he soon recovered. But he subse quently relapsed, and since the commencement of the present year he has been removed to Bethlehem Hospital. , The prisoner who co mm i tte d su i c id e i n t h e year 1847, had only been four days in Millbank Prison. And in this instance, as in several previous ones, the act appears to have been the result of the disturbed state of tho feel ings caused by the prisoner's ri cent conviction and the sentence of transportation passed on him. It has already been stated than an unusual amount of sickness occurred in the later months of the year 1847. The average proportion of sick for the whole year was thereby rendered greater than it had been in the several preceding years. The average number of sick in the infirmary, which in 1846 was 49'9 per 1,000 prisoners, was in 1847 67'3 per 1,000 prisoners ; and the average daily number of the cases of casual sickness, which in 1846 was 17.0 Rer 1,000 prisoners, was 20.6 per 1,000 prisoners, in 1847. The causes of this increase of sickness have been ex plained. It remains only to remark that, even if these causes be removed, the greatly-increased number of pri • soners confined in the establishment, supposing this in• crease be permanent, will of necessity cause the number of sick requiring treatment in the infirmary to be much larger than it was at former periods ; and that, under these circumstances, a new infirmary will be indispens able, the part of the prison at present used for that pur pose being inadequate in extent. as well as exceedingly inconvenient in construction. The net profits of the manufactory, although exceed ing by nearly 4001. those of the preceding year, fall very far short of the amount which they might be made to attain if an additional number of trades' instructors were engaged. Even under !he disadvantage, however, of an insufficient staff, they amounted, as will be seen detailed in Appendix E., to 4,2981. 2s. JOHN 1. PERRY, WILLIAM JOHN WILLIAMS, Inspectors of Mil!bank Prison. CHELTENHAM ELECTION. CHELTENHAM, MONDAY EVENING. —The poll was opened this morning at eight o'clock, and closed at four. Mr. Berkeley took the lead at once, and in sporting phraseology, " maintained it to the vvinnieg post." The following was the state of the poll at the close : The lion. Granville Lennox Berkeley 990 Mr. Escort 842 Gross majority for Mr. Berkeley —l4B Mr. Escott's committee, however, make a very diffe rent result. They have published during the day state ments of the poll showing a difference of 100 between their list and those published by Mr. Berkeley's com mittee, and make the gross majority of Mr. Berkeley about fifty only. The returning officer had not made his declaration when the last train left. There can be no doubt, how ever, abont the return of Mr. Berkeley. SEFUL HINT ABOUT C HOLERA.— (From a Cor respondent).—A writer in a weekly medical journal, who saw much of the cholera in 1832 and 1834, sug gests a very simple, and, as he asserts, a very valu able prevention against the susceptibility of the di ease. The weakened state of the stomach, he says, which predisposes to cholera, is so decidedly ob viated by eati ng freely of common salt with our meal's' that it is believed that three-fourths of the cases which would otherwise occur may be prevented by this simple addition to our food. The writer recommends for an adult a ninth of an ounce (about a small tea spoonful) three times a day, at breakfast, dinner, tea, or supper. It may be eaten with fish, animal food, poultry, game, bread, toast, or bread and butter. h The same beneficial result is not obtained with salted meats, broths, soups, &c., in which salt is dig. x. solved; because by the action of heat, or long admix- ture of the salt with other matter, a changeis n :p7 l - 2 duced in its properties, and the preventive .power,. When reference to this particular use of it, destro2ed cholera prevailed in London the writer exposed to its influence, and only used of this plan pre ventive measure. The beneficiall effect stimulating the diges tivepro- bably depends, first, upon the saltperfect digestion and assimila tiontwhes ahtwe constantly organs to produce a secondly, ffe o upon blood; maintaining for a i s more l than of ns theua usual l y fund; salinean d, conditionr of cholera is to known that one of the FALL.--At a select party in THE RISE AND A • " the re was an ancient lle o st u th e p 'en Bodies, deprive the blood of its I s , n a a line matarials. Edinburgh of retired from business, leaving their shop in town, couple present who had had made a competency in a small But John, af ter a few years had failed in the only son a and successor to the shop, free from every incura brance. world, and his misfortunes became th e t h eme of discourse. Mrs. A.—Dear me, Mrs. 11., I wonder your , Tohnnee did sae ill in th e same shop you did so well in. Mrs. ll.—lloot, wo man , i t ' s nae wonder at a'. Mrs. A.— Wee], how did it happen ? Mrs. ll.—l'll tell ye how it happened. Ye mun ken, when Tom and me began to merchandize, we took par ritch night and morning, and kail to our dinner. When things grew better we took tea to our breakfast. And weel woman, the age mended, and we sometimes coft a lambkin for a Sunday dinner, and before we gae up, we sometimes colt a chuckie, we were doing sae weel. Naw ye maun ken, when Jonhnee began to merchandize, he began at the chuckie first. POTATO DISEASE IN IRELAND A CENTURY AGO.— Lord Chancellor Jocelyn, writing from Ireland in 1741, to his brother Chancellor (Ilardwicke) in England, "mentions the distressed state of the country at that period, owing to the entire failure of the potato crop which had occurred, and which was followed by famine and disease to a frightful extent." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, September 4. (Continued from our Third Edition of last night.) EXCHEQUER -BILLS BILL. On the motion that t his Bill be road a third time, Lord MONTEAGLE entered into a statement re specting the income and expenditure of the country, which was very indistinctly heard in the gallery. We understood the Noble Lord to defend the expenditure of the Government, on the ground that it had been forced 'on them by their predecessors. The measure before their Lordships conferred a groat power on the Govern ment, and one which ought to bo watched with much jealous. It enabled them to go into the market at their own will and pleasure, without any notice, without the competition of capitalists, and throw either Exchequer bills or stock on the market as they pleased ; and, more over,reAseent toßf lilBl4v4i.rtuAaldlyverretpineagletdo thethe restrictive a u p s o e w h t reful attention would be paid to the st a t e o f t e mos ca state of Ireland, the Noble Lord expressed a hope th at in n r of til e the p that country, and it would nut be forgotten that the amount of local taxation now raised in Ireland in conse quence of the distress existing there was unprecedented. lie was happy, however, to be able to state that in the time of calamity the revenue from Ireland had not materially lallen off, and that the repayments which were being made of the sums advanced by the British Government had not wily not fallen off in amount, but had gone on increasing. —(Sear, hear.) PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISEIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON. TUE SDAY, TOTNT-STOCK Name of Company. Dividend per Arinum. SEPTEMBER 5. 1311.NICS. Amount of Share. Paid. 25 0 0 100 0 0 SO 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 SO 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 5000 40 0 0 BRIDGES Dividend per Annum. AND COZE CO: Dividend Amount I per of Annum. Share. Paid. aE s. 4. 50 0 0 1 11 0 0 ' 50 0 5 6 8 17 50 0 10 0 0 ! 10 0 0 5 0 0 50 0 12 6 All paid. 40 0 30 0 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 • 2 10 0 • 10 0 0 • 2 0 0 4, 12 10 0 1 12 10 0 1 15 0 0 - 2 0 0 2 10 0 - 50 0 - 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 9 0 01 25 40 0 - POLICE INTELLIGENCE. -' BOW-STREET. CHARGE OF 2 RSoN.—Yesterday Emily Beaunzon a coffee-shop keeper, in Long acre, was placed sl the bar, before Mr. Jardine, charged with soliciting Mary Fit zgera ld, h er servant, to set fire to het': dwelling-house, and a young man, named James Frit -- was charged on suspicion with being an accessol before the fact. Mr. Sidney, solicitor, of Hatton-garden, attended on behalf of the 'Westminster Fire office to conduct the prosecution. Mr. William Storr, of King-street, Covent garden, assessor to the 'Westminster Fire-office, stated, that on the 25th of August a fire took place at No.. 5 3 1 Long-acre, which was then occupied by the first', named prisoner as a co ff ee -h ouse, and he was ca ll e d Upon to asses the claim 4, on the part of the office, which amounted to 2721. 165., made by the prisone r Beaumont, from whom he received the letters pro- Aced attesting the same. She put in her claim within the last week on her own part, since which time he had received frequent communications from her upon the subject, and with her professional ad viser. She occupied yie entire house, and he was given to understand that the fire originated in the bar, and that the injury was confined to the append' ages of the coffee-shop. Joseph Bagster, a porter in Covent-garden maliketi deposed t o th e fa c t t h at the female prisonett'hau offered him 101. to set fire to her house, and had se; tually paid him 3/. on account. He also depose that previous to the fire she had removed a great des' of property from the house, and he admitted that he gave information to the fire -office because she bad refused to pay him the balance of 71., although he had not set fire to the house. The male prisoner, it was said, had bought combustibles for the purpose of firing the premises. The prisoners were, at the clos e o f th e w it n ess's examination, remanded. MARY LE BONE. Yesterday Mr. Charles Frederick Oldfield, residing at Fitzroy-park, Highgate, was charged before Mr' Broughton with having assaulted two police-consta• A bles, and also with other misconduct. Hardley, 199 D, deposed that he was called to the ' r " Scotch Stores," Oxford-street, to arrest the defend' ant, who, as alleged, had refused to pay f o r some wine. Witness objected to do so, as the matter is question was one merely of debt ; but as he (defend' ant) was drunk and extremely violent, it was et length found necessary to convey him to the station house. On the way thither he said, " Ohl you are going to take me before that b--y old Broughton , are you ? I know bins well ;" and at the station-houset while the charge was being entered by the inspector , he struck witness violently under the ear. Totman, 393 A, proved that at the station-house defendant gave him a blow. Defendant, in answer to the charge, said that be objected to pay a demand which he considered wa s exorbitant, and that the waiter took possession of bia hat; he was much excited, and was unconscious °I anything that might have occurred besides. Mr. BROUGHTON fined him in two penalties of 2 03 / each, which he immediately paid. SOUTH WART: Mary Smith, a woman of loose character, ire s brought before Mr. Cottingham, charged with being concerned with two men (not in custody) in corn' mitting a highway robbery attended with violence- Charles Lawton, a tradesman, stated that, o n Sr turday night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, as k he was retu rn i ng h ome, i n passing near an arc", of th e G reenw i ch Railway at the lower end o f Tooley-street, he was accosted by the prisoner, who wanted to prevail on him to accompany her home' He desired h er t o go away ; upon which she greet'', him by the th roat, and while he was atruggling, ,`° disengage hi mse lf two men rushed out upon 1 0 1 from the arc h way, and while one of them knocked him down by a severe blow under the ear, the other stopped his mouth by holding his hand over it, and ransacked his p oc k e t s o f a ll the money they contained' Ile was rendered perfectly incapable of making the least resist ance , or g i v i ng any alarm during the saw:: When his assailants had plundered him of all h" money they ran away. The complainant added that he was subsequently discovered lying on th e growl° in the plac e w h ere h e was knocked down, and thst • when he was taken to the station-house he there gm' such a description of the prisoner that she was taken into custody on the following night. The policeman said that the prisoner was we ll known about the water side ; that she had male ass° . ciates who generally followed her at some distance, and that when she picked up a person likely to bap' property a b ou t him, she led him t o some unfrequentea spot, whe re s h e an d h er accomplices would have an opportunity of robbing and maltreating him. Th e prisoner had been in custody before, but alsor escaped justice. Mr. COTTINGHAM said that robberies of this de' scription were not of uncommon occurrence, en d committed the prisoner to take her trial. WANDSWORTH. John Groom, a journeyman shoemaker, living in the New road, K n i g h ts b r i dge, was charged with firing off a loaded gun, and thereby wounding Wit' Liam Bury and Thomas Simmonds, two lads iu the employ of Samuel Poupart, a market gardener at Battersea. It appeared that on Saturday afternoon the boi l/ were at work in an enclosed garden belonging to Mr: Poupart, and c l ose to t h e bridge which divides h from the high road leading from Wandsworth to Nin e Elms, when th e y h ear d the report of a gunt an d Bury instantly felt shot penetrate his face, shoulder, and hand. One of the shots was lodged i mme diatelf, beneath the ri g ht eye. Simmonds was also wounded in the shoulder. Upon rising the boys saw the pri soner with a g un i n hi s hand leaving a piece of stuk'. i ble on the opposit e s id e of the high road, and althoug h he saw they were wounded and crying, he did not et' tempt to stop until he was compelled to do so bf police-constable Potter, 118 V, who was on duty nea r the spot in pl a i n c l othes. He then admitted that "'" had fired the shot, and had aimed at a lark, not sup' posing that the boys were on the other side o f the hedge. He accompanied the lads to the house of Wing, and paid that gentleman's charges for extranw ing the shot. The prisoner, who was much agitated, and said be deeply regretted what had' occurred, was remanded for a f ortn i g h t, the magistrate observing that although there we re no apparent symptoms of danger in Burt s _ case, he h a d k nown an instance very similar to t h e present, when a boy afterwards died. The prisoner's own recognizance in 10/. was ta ke° for his re-appearance. RAILWAY' SHARE MARKETS BRISTOL, . 4. STOCK EXCHANGE. — Business SEPT to-day has been dull, a n d the sales effected in Bristol and Exeter Third Shares wer ° , one at 13 dis.—Ditto, Commercial Rooms, at 14 per share../0 LIVERkOOI„ Suer. 4. York shire EXCHANG E .—Th e sa l es are—Lancashire an d (late Manchester and Leeds), 16 1 / 2 —Ditto, Fifths,t dis.— Ditto, 10/.P re f erence, 6s. 3d. c. p.—London and Nor th- Western, Western, 11 5 1 / 2 —Ditto, New Quarters, 3s. 9d. 1?•, — ,, 31 4 111 2, - chester She ffi eld, and Liecolnshire, Eighths, 64 "'; d Shrewsbury and Chester (late Shrewsbury, OsweetrY,,... , Chester), 8% dis.—Ditto, 10!. Preference, 12:A- 0 ° L1 „ Eastern and Dover, 25 C. x d.—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 7,11 c" —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), MA.NCHESTER, SEPT. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Leeds, 5-16 p.—East Lancashire, Preference, 3-16 p.—No Staf fordshire, 4 3-16 di s .—M anehester and Birmingham (C). Quarters, 2 p.— S ou th - E astern and Dover, No. 4,7 IA• BIRMINGHAM, Surr. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.— Mere was a trifling amount of busi ness transacted to-day ; p r i ces rema i ne d t h e same as 00 Saturday. frrtertee YORK, SEPT. 2. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day wafi as follows: Great Northern, 7 n.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 (l a te New Berwicks). 10% n.—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 8 1 / 1 n.—York and North Midland (Emit and West Riding Extension), 28. iYI Rrli.S. On the 28th ult. , at A rd p atrick-house, Argyleshire, the lady of Robert J. Hebd ei l , Es q ., of a d a u ghter. Greati i u r w ocr Cumberland -place, h m - On the 31st ult., at Kirby-hall, Horton Kirby, Kent, the wife of the Rev. H. B. Rashleigb, ALA., of a so n . g be r r a l l : e dip th la e ce w , :h e e of la M dy ar o k f °Ar.Bol;nn. theSmyth, Ist i n E s sq t . : , at t f awdiaitt tßere.ctory, On the 2d inst., Mrs. E. B. Beal, of Tolltihneg:voinfe ianinint;:atat Edge-villa, 0 u Et thels. ,ilossftt R.. O S n . t Cher he 2 inside, . , o of t a_s oE o d n d . g ser-fead,, of a son. Par gent's-park, Mrs. S. ilEsa?fi!daughter. Upper Avenue:rfok'tandeo, 110:1 MARRIED. On the 31st ult., at All Saints' Church, Norwood, Ed tr ia Saunders, Esq., to Marianne, eldest daughter of Edmund ". Burgess, Esq. On the 31st ult., at St. Michael's Church, Highgate, d. L. Aspinall, Esq., of Ulster-place, Regent's -park, to Eliza h Ann, youngest daughter of Charles Oldfield, zroy-park, Highgate. On the 2d inst., at St. M arylebone Church, T. Ca 11, Esq., son of the late Captain Thomas Campbell, Esq, of of Royal Nary, of East Looe, Cornwall, to Sarah, only childoll. C. Truernan, Esq., of Wesbourne-street, Hyde-park-garde On the 24th u l t., at Die DIED. q, Havre de Pa.s Jerse Mr• H. Wood, aged 36, fourth son of the late J . Wood, y, Esq. - Westminster. On the 31st ult., at Henley-on-Thames, Lucy, the Wif e of H. Jackson, &q., aged 75. On the 31st ult.. at Hampstead, R. Houlditch, Escl- e d t wi r - 90. or d- On the 31 s t u l t. , at Woodhouse, near Cheadle, o ° l nt shire, Prude nce , re li ct of the Rev. W. Carlisle, of Belo" - perpetual curate of Ipstones, in the same county, On the Ist inst., at St. Thomas-square' Hackney, C a P l .O H. Giberne, of the Bombay Artillery, fourth son of the m• Mark Giberne, Esq., aged 37. On the Ist inst., at Hanley Castle, Worc erhire, Thomas, eldest surviving son of the late R ev . G. D \4l D.D., rector of Lambeth, Surrey, aged 30. At Woolwich, on the 2d inst., aged 38, Hannah, the rife of Quartermaster William Marvin, of the Royal Artillerfib On the 28th ult., at Tottenham, George Stringer, ag e " formerly of Islington. London: Printed and Publi s h ed by i at IURDO YOVAIs, No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sups Office, 1446 %,",ni Strand, in the Precinct o f the Savoy, in she co"' &dam; TioublYi September 3, 1843. - MI Ity.T