The Sun. — London, England, 1852-10-05 00:00:00

A PEOPLE'S PARLIAMENTARY PARTY. Mr. Hume has addressed the following letter to the editor of the Bull- Advertiser : " Burnley Hall, Sept. 15, 1852. is My dear Sir,—l have your letter of the 11th instant, and I have read the article in the Hull Ad vertiser, on the importance of union amongst the Reformers, and with the Irish Liberal party. I admit that is important for the cause of good government and for the future welfare of England that there should be a people's party in the new Par liansent. You must know, from all my speeches and efforts, that I have been long anxious to see that party formed ; and further, you should know that I have at the commencement of two new Parliaments attempted to form one. But you may as soon make a rope out of the sand of the seashore. There is no common principle of adhesion amongst those that have ,hitherto been denominated Liberals to join in the efforts which I have made to form a phalanx that would, early and late, and on all fit occasions, take • the popular course, and support measures having the public welfare in view, and tending to increase the power of the people in the House of Commons. After repeated trials, and after grand promises, the most noisy in their professions have too often been the first to desert their principles, and leave the party to m a ke, as it has always done, a miserable and shabby appearance as to nu m b ers . I could g ive you lists of deserters on such trivial grounds and pre tences as would surprise you, and so frequent as almost to deter any man from attempting such an effort again. I am not easily driven off my path when I am confident that my course is right and ought to be pursued, and I shall be quite willing again to make the attempt, but not on the principles you have laid town (of tenant-right, &c.) in the Hull Advertiser, as in all those matters there is such a di versity pf opinion that you could not muster 100 amongst the 654 Members in the House to unite. The people's league, or party, or union, by whatever name to b e called, must agree on one point, say ballot ; and after a trial on one point proceed from step to step to other points—all important—until the attention of the public can be fixed to the proceedings of the party. But if my experience, as r egar d s th e Irish Mena bars hitherto in the House of Commons, is to be taken, the material is not likely to be of that sub stance to be moulded and kept in proper position, or under the influence of any leader ; and any party so formed, of forty or fifty Irish and fifty or sixty Eng lish and Scotch Members, would soon have some ea • travagant proceeding from some of the Irish or other members as would damage and discredit the party, and also frustrate all efforts of the party, even in the best cause. Yon are all zeal and fresh from Ireland, and imbued too strongly with Ireland's wrongs and her sufferings, to see anything, except through that ardent haze that will sometimes surround you after your intercourse with her sincere patriots and honest reformers. Nevertheless, I shall be ready to co-operate in any measures tbet can forward the prosperity of our common country ; and, after I have bad communication with the Irish representa tives, I shall be better able to • judge what should be done. .41,t present, nothing, as far as I know, has been done towards a union of Liberals who may be doubtful of the acts of the Derby Administration ; and when I look to the hollow professions of those who preceded Lord Derby, and note their throwing up their cards rather than play out the game for the popular cause by ..calling on the reformers to join them, kcaonot have much confidence in anything they, may do to promote the union of parties. In deed, they must, I fear, be left to chew the cud while the Derbyites are committing all kinds of misgpyernmeat to forward their own cause, and to benefit their supporters ; and it will only be after a considerable time of such conduct that there can' be any chance of a people's party being formed ; and, whilst the movement must begin with a few Radical Members of the House 'of Commons, it cannot succeed until the people out of doors and the. electors shall ace the necessity of doing their part, and of giving support to the small party of the people in Parliament. There is nothing in this, or in any of my letters, that you should consider as private, and, therefjre, my opinions which you ask for are freely given. Perhaps in some parts they may appear con tradictory for want of the explanation ' requisite to make the allusions known. In you we shalt have fin honest reformer, but tell me how many editors will risk their support to a party that, as Parliament is now composed, can never succeed to power ? "I remain, your obedient servant, "E. F. Collins, - Esq.; Hull." "JOSEPH Hums. ALLEGED BREACEt OF PROVISE OF MARRIAGE EXTRAORDINARY. Elopements (says the Leingter Express) have been rather frequent in our district of late, and, as if to vary the monotony of such flighty occurrences, we hava this week a breach of promise of marriage case more than in embryo. The affair was a piece of town and country gossip ten days ego, but we were deli cate in alluding to it, although it was public property, lest we should in any way prevent the principal par ties concerned cheating the lawyers, and coming to an amicable arrangement ; however, if it was only to save the gentleman interested from the indignation of the ladies of the locality, who are under a false impression, in conse quence of the exaggerated scandal gone abroad, we to do him justice, will give a full account of this romance of real life. At the name time, while we will do the hero a service in setting people aright in his neigh bourhood, we will not make strangers a bit the wiser by giving any names, sa that the tale, without doing harm, will bear a most advantageous moral in induc ing any pining betrothed, who is bound in love or law costa, to go it" at once, if he intends to "go it at all. Without fear of fortune or family—without any gammon or green nonsense come to the scratch, call for the priest, and tie the " nuptial knot," with as much nonchalance as if he was the re doubtable hero of Bellinaczazy himself. Honest Mr. D. F is a weatthy shopkeeper in Maryborougb, who has seen about half a century or summers pass over his head, and is for some years advanced iasober widowhood, having, during his course through life, beau considered a meta of strict upright dealing, and the reverse of anything that is sensitive, sentimental, or watergruelish. Little Cupid, however, is a que'er fellow, and no more to be trusted (comparisons are odious) than a brigadier or an habitual borrower of umbrellas, but the too . sceptical men did not think so, And rashly defied the young archer, by throwing himself in the way of his inflemmahle darts, and the rosy boy, as if to punish him for his temerity, wounded him with one of the keenest bolts with which his quiver was stocked, and left him low and languishing_ his heart bleeding so profusely that naught bat the soft sympathy of a maiden half his years could it assuage. But h e did not surrender at discretion— and foolishly fought against an unlooked for, but im pending dee:lily-3e that it was easy to see by his un usual demeanour that hie mind wigs wrapped in doubt and perplexity. At ]act he come boldly to the fight, and she, after due consideration, and a little "billing and cooing" on both sides, being nothing loath, the day was fixed "Bright rose the sun o'er moor and mead, and with the sun," or probably a little after it, rose Mr. D. F—, and proceeded, ice short time, in the com pany of a strapping Young Irelander, as bridesman, of his " fair Wye;' bat " the course of untrue love ne ver did run smooth," at any rate it certainly did not i n th e present instance. Eeening arrived, lights gleamed on the hills of Knocknagrove—the gu es t s were assembled—the banquet spread—all was con viviality. and harmony—the priest was in waiting at the chapel---bibulous Delany, the violin per= former, played" haste to the wedding," "and all went merry as a marriage bell," But, lo! look at the bride groom, has, his bread been baked, or has he devoured an anti-love potion in his apple pie? Soddenly, an d with seemin g horror, he dashes his plate aside, and shouts out his determination " never to enterthe bonds of wedlock, but if he did, he never would marry any body but her!" The young Irelander blushed, and lost the power of utterance! The guests stand aghast! Had a thunderbolt, or the great sea serpent, fallen amongst them, they could not be more astonished. Surprise ,gave way to indignation. The intended bridegroom, his face white as the flour-dredged vi sage of an amateur apparition, stammers forth an excuse. "He thought the lady too young" much o'er young to marry yet—but as minim a not thinking so, the indignant friends were unappeased. B u t th e lady rose with a spirit worthy of a Queen, an d protected' her truant knight f rom t h e impending wrath until he was far out of danger. On last Tuesday, Mr. D. F —, the ge n tl eman alluded to above, was served with a latitat for breach of promise of marriage, laying demages to the amount of 1,000/, the issue to be tried in Dublin next No vember term. EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL. The number of ships dispatched by the Government officials during the month was 62, containing in all 23,280 passengers, including 1,770 migrant?, princi pally Scotch, from the depot at Birknhead, all of whom are bound for Australis. Of these the Ann Thompson took 250; the Allison, 330; the Ju ne , Brown, 490; and the Shacksmaxon, 700. The last named two are American vessels, of a superior class, and containing excellent arrargements for the com fort of the emigrants. Previously to the passengers leaving the depot on Saturday night week they were addressed in 'an impressive manner by the surgeon, teted with three hearty cheers at the I his remarks. The same token of was manifested towards the emigration tr. and Mrs. Smith, the superintendent the depot. Four other vessels are to sd during the present month, the Bee iscilla, the Th ames , and the Arabia. , which' is the largest vessel over dis antipodes, is now alongside the depot, THE SUN, waiting for her passengers. She will carry out 750 adults, equal to about 920 souls, exclusive of officers and crew. The following vessels have also been dis patched to the Australian colonies by the owners or their agents, and, of course, are not included in the Government list :—The Alciope, Minnesota, Lucipara, Sewell, Mercurius, Cleopatra (steam -ship), Sarah Sands (mail screw-steamer), Woodstock, Ben Nevis, and Catherine Mit c h e ll. Amon g those which have been or will be dispatched in the course of the present month are—th e L a dy Ebrington, Birman, Security, Constan ce , A nna P a ulowna, General List, Lucia Maria, John Knox, South Sea, Edmund, Nor thumberland, Baltimore, A nn e Elise, Athlone, Alba tross, Lady Rus se ll, S t c. To give our readers an idea of the creature comforts provided for the emigrants during the voyage, we give a list of the principal stores on board the ship C ons tance , which sailed on Saturday morning, with 395 passengers, for Port Philip .—Bread, 2 , 5001 b.; flour, 18 , 9001 b.; peas, 6,7001 b.. ; oa tmeal, 6,8501 b. ; rice, 3,8001 b.; beef, 7b. pork, 10,3001 b. ; preserved meats, 8,1501 b. ; currants, 4501 b. ; raisins, 3,8001 b. ; suet, 2,9001 b. ; sug ar, 6,85 01 b. ; treacle, 3,80016 .; tea, 5001 b.; 6°°l 96 01 b.;coffee, butter and cheese, 3,5001 b. ; pre served raw potatoes, 8,0001 b.; and 50,000 gallons of w ater. In addition to whi c h i s a l arge supp l y o f t. medical comforts," such as arrowroot, sap, &c. For strength, beauty of model, and general finish, the Constance has not been surpassed by any ship that has sailed hence for the colonies. She was built by Messrs. W. and R. Wright, of St. John's, for Mr. James Beazley, and is comman d e d b y C apta i n M . M , Mil ward. We understand that Captain Patey, the prin cipal emigration officer of this port, has recently re turned from the metropolis, and that he is of opinion that the majority of the Liverpool ships are far superior to those of other ports for second and third-class passen gers, being generally larger, and having greater height between decks, and consequently possessing better ventilation. The parochial authorities of Liverpool are using exertions to obtain a voluntary rate for the purpose of aiding deserving paupers to emigrate to the antipodes. They have recently availed themselves of a balance of an old voluntary aid for this purpose. On Thursday they succeeded in sending away 20 hearty young girls, by the Catherine Mitchell. Be fore the vessel left the river ten of them had been engaged as servants by families on board. w• s gre( Pr 3.,.... .n of 1 DAV . s , •Ai l .-.' . d g 1,. '', VA b i ll ' •,.-.(l&Vw,. of i i,..... ~..r4c.::77;;—., i #het . \ VT..141 .4 1 ,! Fr i .... :,, f , ;••• • ore, l '; I ' 4l ~ o the g Si ' '" FRANCE. The Journal des Debats gives the following par ticulars of a dreadful affair which has caused a most painful degree of excitement in Paris : "Friday evening, towards nine o'clock, the quarter of the Madeline was thrown into consternation by the re velation of a crime which had just been committed, and which had occasioned the most painful impression. Mr. Bower, aged 38 years, native , of England, and cor respondent of the Morning Advertiser, lived rwith his wife and his children Rue de Seze, N 0.2. Some months ago one of his countrymen, Mr. Morton, aged about 35 years, correspondent of the Daily News, and who lived in the neighbourhood of the Boulevard des Capucines, No. 22, became intimate with him, and paid him frequent visits. His assiduities having some time after wards excited some suspicions of jealousy in the mind of Mr. Bower, the latter prohibited him from visiting the house. But a reconciliation took place, and the inti macy was renewed. Unfortunately, a particular circum staece happened to revive his suspicion. Mr. Bower's wife, already the mother of four children, was con fined about a month ago, and sopa after became de lirious. On Friday evening, in an excess of delirium, she said to her husband she would not see him any more ; that he was the devil; that she did not love him , and had never loved him ; and s h e added that the infant was not his, but Mr. Morton's. This strange revelation produced a terrible effect on the mind of Bower. However, he repressed his emo tion, and towards eight o'clock sat down to table. He had hardly began dinner when Morton entered. At sight of him he burst into fury, ordering Morton to quit. The latter not leaving quick enough, he rose from table with his knife in his hand, and pursued him one flight down stairs, when, after an exchange of a few words, be dealt him a downward stab on the left side of the head, under the ear, which killed him instantaneously. The knife has been found. It is a dinner-knife, round at the end, the blade of which is bent in the middle by the force of the blow. The commissaire of police, with his agents, repaired at once to the spot, and searched the house from the roof to the cellars, while the sapeurs pompiers examined the roofs of the neighbouring houses without effect, The agents having heard that -Mr. Bower had his four chil dren in a lodging at St. Cloud, repaired there; but as he did not appear, the telegraph was immediately set in motion in all directions. His cook having avowed that she lad favoured his escape, has been put provisionally under arrest. All efforts to find him have as yet proved vain. Mrs. Bower has been removed to the enaison de sante of Dr. Blanche, at Passy." It may be proper to add, says the correspondent of the Morning. Herald, that the ravings of poor Mrs. Bower, whose madness was so violent as, in the opinion of her doctor, to warrant a straight waistcoat, are not considered to be conclusive proof—if indeed proof at all—of criminality on her part. There is a story current that in'one of her fits she laid violent hands on Morton, who happened to be present watch ing her with the greatest anxiety. The truth is that deep commiseration is fit for all parties. Mrs. B. has quite recovered her confinement, and was up and well when, either from having caught cold or some other'cause, she was seized with fever. The chifdren had been removed to St. Cloud, owing to the mother's sensibility to noise. There is reason to believe that, up to the moment of the un fortunate language of the wife, under the circum stances described, no suspicion whatever had been en tertained by the husband, and the old quarrel alluded to by the Debate was not, according to other ru mours, founded on jealousy. M. Jourdan, of the Siicle, announces that he bas appealed to a higher tribunal from the harsh sen tence pronounced against him and the director of the paper. M. Jourdan, although not allowed to state, much less discuss, the charge tried by the court, yet affirms the perfect honour and mode ration of his conduct. He only , complains that an exception should have been made in his case, no " warning" having ,been given according to the new mode of dealing; but a prosecution at once instituted. This was the mere extraordinary considering that while even the Constitutionnel has been twice "warned," and is liable to suppression, and the Pays over-Warned, the Siècle never incurred any sign of blame.: The Cone, too, refused to adjourn the case for a week to allow his counsel time to return to town, so that' only the evening before was his case com mitted'for the first time to a strange counsel. TURKEY. The . Constantinople correspondent of the Ost- Deutsche Post writes, under date Sept. 18, " The, English fhet is expected at Smyrna to support the negotiations which ara now going on between the Porte and the maritime Powers relative to the right of their men-of-war to pass the Dardanell2a and Bos phorus, The Powers deinand free ,passage through the straits, that privilege having been granted to the French war-steamer Charlemagne. The excuse made by the Porte is that the French Ambassador was onboard the vessel, which hoisted a white flag. To this' the reply ie, " We too will always have a white frag flying whenever we pass the Straits." It is considered, highly probable that a Russian fleet will appear before Trebizond and Varna. .A RICAN SLAVE TRADE. The following reply to the memorialcTfthe British and Foreign Anti-Slavery S iciety, remonstrating against an Act recently passed in Jamaica for the purpose of encouraging immigration into that island and to promote the industry of immigrants, has been received from the Forcign-oflice. "Foreign-office, Sept. 28, 1852. " am directed by the Earl of Malmesbury to ac knowledge the receipt of your letter, received on the 21st instant, recapitulating various subjects relating to the African s l ave trade an d to s l aver y, w hi c h the British ;and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society bas at different times brought under the notice of her Majesty's Government. " And I am now to state to you, for the information of that society, that her Majesty's Government will continue to take sach measures for the suppression of the slave trade, and for the liberation of negroes wrongfully held in slavery, as may be compatible with existing treaties bet Ween Grec; Britain and foreign states, and with the law of nations.—l am, Sir, &c., (Signed) " STANEY. , " Johu Scoble, Esq." GLASGOW AUTUMN CIRCUIT COURT. GLASGOW, FRIDAY.—The Autunan Circuit Court was opened here on Monday last by Lords Cockburn and Ivory, who, in terms of the new Act, sat in sepa rate courts, with the view of expediting the business, which formerly used to last from ten days to a fort night, greatly to the inconvenience of jurymen and witnesses, who were detained all th a t p er i o d f rom their ordinary avocations. On this occasion the calendar consisted of 80 cases, in which 163 persons were implicated. None of the cases presented any peculiar features of interest or eggravation, if we except charges of a disgusting cha racter, which seem to be on the increase. Three men were convicted of rape, or intent, and sentenced variously to imprisonment for six months, transpor tation for seven years, and transportation for fourteen years. A girl, named Mary Gray, was sentenced to transportation for life for commission of the crime of incest with her father, Daniel Gray. The man bad absconded, and was outlawed. Another man, named Smellie, also accused of the crime of incest, was outlawed for non-appearance. The most interesting cases were those of enginemen charged with culpable homicide, or culpable neglect of duty. Cases of death by negligence of this kind have of late largely increased in the mining districts, and the authorities seem determined to put a stop to them if the law can effect it. On Thursday ? Robert Bewail, engineman at the coal-pit at Rawyards, New Monklands, was charged with culpably losing oomwand of his engine, by which three men, named Martin, M'Lschlan, and Marshall, ; were dashed to the bottom in the bucket. Martin was killed on the spot, and the two others severely in jured. After a long trial, The jury brought in a verdict of culpable neglect of duty, but at the same time recommended the prisoner to mercy on account of his previous good character. 'Lord CocsnuuN passed sentence of imprisonment or twelve months, stating that if the jury had found the man guilty of culpable homicide the sentence would have been one of transportation. Previous good character on the part of a prisoner should no doubt be c9nsidered, but at the same time they should not forget that a very decent man by a single act of negligence might turn a railway switch the wrong way, by which hundreds of people might be hurried to destruction. Thomas Morton, engineman at Hamilton Farm, was brought up on a similar charge of losing com mand of his engine, by which a man named Walter Anderson was killed by the bucket and rope falling on the top of him. This pinel was also convicted of culpable neglect of duty, and sentenced to one year's imprisonment. LONDON, TUESDAY MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Oct, 4 The October general quarter sessions commenced at Clerkenwell, but the only business before the Court was the receipt of the jury lists from the high con stables of the divisions and hundreds of the county. The magistrates present were—fir. Pownall (the chairman), Mr. James Rae, Mr. Gould, and Mr. Woodward. The applications for the renewal of old and the granting of new licences for music and dancing will be heard on Thursday. There are 48 applications for the renewal of licences for music only, and 59 for the renewal of licences for music and dancing. There are 42 new applications of the former character and 10 of the latter. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Edward 111‘Dowell, who had several years ago been a constable in the City police-force, was charged with having begged under false and fraudulent pre tences. Mr. T. H. Jones, clerk to a silk merchant, said— On the 25th of September the prisoner came to my private house, and said he had officiated on the beat of my employer's premises as a policeman, but having been subject to fits, was rendered incapable of per forming duty, and was going about for the purpose of getting money to purchase a licence as a hawker. He told me he had collected 4/. which he had depo sited for security in the hands of the vestry-clerk of Cripplegate, and I gave him 25., believing his repre sentation to be true. On Saturday last he came to the counting-house of my employer, not knowing that I was connected with the establishment, and inquired for Mr. Pattison, saying that he had carried a board for the late Mr. Pattison at the City election, and that he had been a policeman upon Broad-street beat. By this time I had ascertained that I had been imposed upon, and that instead of his having been lately a policeman, he had been discharged from the force ten years ago, and had been frequently in cus tody upon charges of fraud committed upon chari table persons. The prisoner —I own that I was not on that beat, and that I have been in custody, but not for two years ; that I have not been in the police for ten years, and that I h ave d one a s I ought not to ha ve done, but I promise you if you discharge me now that neither you nor the city of London shall ever see my face again. The LORD MAYOR—You are in consequence of your former position one of the most dangerous of mendicants; and I shall try what two months of hard labour and poor diet will do for you.—Committed. Richard Collins, a well-dressed and well-known pickpocket, was charged with having attempted to pick a gentleman's pocket. Mr. F. W. Stevens said, that while waiting in Aid gate, on Sunday evening, for an omnibus, he was told that his handkerchief bad been stolen by the prisoner, who was in the company of two other well-dressed men. He spoke to the prisoner, and immediately afterwards he saw his handkerchief on the ground. He picked it up and called " stop thief" after the pri soner, who rat up Church-row. Webb, the detec tive officer, who caught a glimpse of the fellow, slipped round and directly ran into his arms as he came capering along towards Houndsditch. " I knew the prisoner, and he knew me," said Webb, and he asked me, when we came together, whether I had seen a thief running awa y. " Yes," said I, " and I have just caught him."—(Laughter.) The LORD MAYOR—Have you known him to be a bad character for any length of time ? "Webb—He has been to my knowledge the associate of thieves for some time. The prisoner —I admit that I have some low ac quaintances, but I have not lately been with any, and really I haven't done this thing. But suspicion is quite enough. The LORD MAYOR—Nobody would think from your appearance that you were one of a gang, and you are therefore the more dangerous. The sentence of the Court upon you is, that you be imprisoned in the House of Correction, with hard labour, for two months. MARLBORO UGH-STREET. Thomas Stacey was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having committed a burglary in the house of Joseph Thompson, licensed victualler, One Tun, Arundel •street. Joseph Thompson said on the 21st of March, on coming down stairs, about nine o'clock in the morn ing, he found his bar and parlour had been ransacked, and among other property stolen were about 201bs. of cigars, six silver spoons, three coats, about 18s. in. money, a gun, and other articles. Witness found the street door on the latch. He had bolted the door on the previous night. Among the property 4tolen were two counterfeit shillings which he had marked. A counterfeit shilling, afterwards traced to the prisoner, was one of the stolen shillings. William Saunders, cab-driver, said, on the 21st of March last he was with his cab on the Haymarket stand. About six o'clock in the morning the pri soner, who came from Arundel-place, called him, and after putting into the cab a bundle aad a gun, told him to drive to the Strand. Witness drove there, and was then ordered to Wild-street, Lincoln's Inc. The prisoner got out at Lincoln's-court and paid him two shillings for bis fare. Witness looked at the money and saw that one of the pieces was bad. He returned the bad shilling to the prisoner and received another shilling in exchange. When he got home he gave his master the two shillings, who, on looking at them, saw that one of them was counterfeit. His master gave him back the bad shilling, and witne ss kept it wrapped up until police-constable Johncock took it from him in order to make it evidence against the prisoner. Police-constable Johncock took the prisoner that morning as he was coming out of the House 01 Correction. He received a bad shilling from the last witness, and this shilling was identified by Mr. Thompson. _ _ _ The prisoner denied his guilt, but was fully com mitted. CLERKENWELL. Jelin Sully, a rough-looking fellow, who was de scribed as an omnibus conductor, badge No. 3,072, was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwbitt, charged by Ellen Brown, a young woman residing at No. l, Holborn-buildings, with the following cowardly and brutal assault:— The prosecutor deposed that on Sunday morning last, at about half-past twelve o'clock, she was in Gray's Inn-lane, when the prisoner came up, and without the least provocation knocked her down and kicked her while she was on the ground. He was continuing his violence when her cries of "Murder!" brought assistance. The prisoner ran sway, but he was pursued and taken into custody. In answer to questions, she said that the prisoner kicked her on a dangerous part of her person, and swore that he would murder her. She never saw him before to her knowledge. Edward Hicks, 40, G division, said he was on duty in Gray's Inn-lane, when he saw the prisoner following the prosecutrix, swearing that he would cut her -- head off, and using other violent language towards her. He (witness) remonstrated with him, and advised him to go home. Witness had not pro ceeded far when he heard a heavy fall, and the cry of murder." On turning to ascertain the cause be saw the prosecutrix lying on.' the ground, and the prisoner was ill-using her. To avoid w it ness th e pri soner ran away, but be (witness) p ursue d hi m as f ar as Field-lane, Holborn, where he took him into cus tody, and locked him up in the station-house. The prosecutrix was assisted into a public-house, much injured. The prisoner, be was informed, had jumped from behind the omnibus of which he was conductor to assault her. Mr. TYuWHITT said that this was one of those un manly and brutal assaults upon unprotected women which he, as well as other magistrates, were deter mined not to let pass without severe punishment. He fined him 31., or in default of payment six weeks' im prisonment with hard labour. '. Charles D ay Berry, THAMES a private of the 2(1 battalion of Coldstream Guards, stationed in the T ower , was brought up on remand before Mr. Yardley, charged with sending a most abusive and threatening letter to Lady Dyke, of Luningstone Castle, Kent, in whose service the prisoner's wife has been acting in the capa city:of wet nurse for the last four months. The prisoner, when he was before the magistrate on Saturday, stated in his defence that he had written several letters to his wife which had not been an swered ; that he wrote the letter which was the cub ject of this prosecution under very excited feelings, caused by the unjust treatment he had met with when ha called at Lullingstone Castle to see his wife, on which occasion he was violently ejected by the butler and atwther, wlio threatened to put EVENING, OCTOBER 5 him into a fish pond. He also alleged that his own child had been grossly neglected and nearly starved, and that he took it away from Lullingstone, where it was under the care of a dry nurse, and brought it to London, and that his wife hul refused to contribute any part of her earnings towards its support. In consequence of this defence Mr. YARDLEY said, although there could be no doubt whatever that the letter was a most improper one, and ought not to have beeen written under any circumstances, the way in which he should dispose of the case would depend very much on the truth or falsehood of the prisoner's defence. He, therefore, desired that the prisoner's wife and her child should attend. Yesterday Mr. John Hayward, solicitor of Dart ford, who conducted the prosecution on the part of Sir Percyval Hart Dyke, again attended, and said the prisoner's wife, Mrs. Chapman, head nurse to Lady Dyke, Mrs. Miirtin, the housekeeper, and the butler, were :11 in attendance. Police-constable No. 131 H said that be had seen the prisoner's child, which was in care of a woman in Kent-street, Southwark. The child appeared to be very well and in good condition, but the person who had the charge of it said it WAS much better now than it was when first brought from the village of Lullingstone. The nurse had promised to bring the child to the court at one o'clock, but had not done so. Mr. YARDLEY said it was highly desirable he should see the child, to which Mr. Hayward assented. The Magistrate adjourned the case for its produc tion till three o'clock. Mrs. Berry, the prisoner's wife, then stated that she has been wet nurse to Lady Dyke, who had treated her and her child with great kindness for four months. No constraint was ever put on her intercourse with her husband. Lady Dyke did not prevent her seeing him. Her husband took her child away from Lul lingatone a month ago. It was then thriving very well. Mr. YARDLEY—Your husband said it was in a very bad state when it was take❑ from Lullingstone. Mrs. Berry said there was only a little eruption of the skin, a kind of rash. The doctor at Lullingstone said it was a very healthy child. It fell off a little on being weaned. She had as much affection for it as the one she was nursing. Her husband had written to her repeatedly to send him money, and because she had refused to do so he took the child away, and she was kept in ignorance of where it was placed until that day. Mr. YARDLEY—I can't help thinking that Lulling stone was the best place for the child. Mrs. Berry then put in a packet of letters she had received from her husband, asking for money. They were all received after the child was removed from Lullingstone. Those she had received previously also demanded money, and she had lately destroyed them. When her husband demanded her child she said he might take it, but he must not expect any money from her for its support. Sbe was then quite satisfied with the treatment of the child, but he was not. Mr. YARDLEY thought it was quite natural for the prisoner to write to his wife for money for the main tenance of the child after it was taken from Lulling stone, for it was perfectly ridiculous to suppose the prisoner, who was only a private soldier, could main tain it out of hisipiy. A sergeant of the Coldstream Guards said there were men in the regiment supporting their children. One soldier, a widower, was supporting three children. The prisoner obtained 4s. 3d. per week, and had op portunities of making more money. While the regi ment was at Windsor all the soldiers were allowed to go and work in tha fields, and gat the harvest in, and earned from 105. to 12s. per week. The prisoner sail he only wanted 20s. from his wife to ,pay a debt to a person with whom they had formerly lodged. Mr. Hayward put some questions to the prisoner's wife, who said that she paid ss. weekly out of the wages she received from Lady Dyke for the mainte nance of the child at Lullingstone, and that her Lady ship provided food and clothing for it when it was first brought down to Lullingstone, and she had since displayed Es much anxiety about it as shs did for her own infant. Her husband might have seen his child as often as he pleased at Lullingston - e. Her husband only wanted her wages. He had illused her, and brought home loose women when she lived with him. The prisoner said his wife had been bribed to say all this. Mr. YARDLEY could not understand how any one, and particularly a person in the situation of Lady Dyke, could have any wish to bribe her. Prisoner was acting very absurdly, for the necessary conse quence of his conduct would most probably be the loss of the young woman's situation. His impression was, if Lady Dyke had consulted her own conve nience, she would have discharged the wife on the receipt of the offensive letter; but she did not wish to visit the sins of the husband upon her. _ _ Mr. Hayward said the prisoner was a most violent man, and had been tried by court-martial four times, and convicted for military offences, and once tried by the civil power for sending a threatening letter to his sister, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment. Mr. YARDLEY was of opinion that there was no direct threat made use of, and that the case did not come within the statute. It was, however, a breach of the peace to send such a letter; but he thought it was written under an excusable warmth of feeling, and, upon the whole, if he received an assurance from the prisoner that he was sorry for what he had done, and would not write any more letters, he would take his own recognizances, but in a very large sum, to keep the peace. _ _ Mrs. Chapman, head nurse, expressed her fears of the prisoner, who had applied the most opprobrious epithets in the letter sent to Lady Dyke. She was afraid of the prisoner's violence. Mr. YAMDLEY said the prisoner should also be bound over to keep the peace to Mrs. Chapman for a very long term. The prisoner entered into a long defence, and said he had been badly used by the domestics of Lady Dyke, who had turned him out of Lullingstone Castle. After some further discussion, in the course of which the Magistrate gave credit to the prisoner for the feel ings he had exhibited towards his child, he ordered him to enter into his own recognizances in the sum ofloo/. to keep the peace to all her Majesty's subjects for the space of two years, and warned him seriously that if he committed any further breach of the peace or wrote, another letter of a similar description to the one be fore him he would have to pay in person if he could not in purse. The prisoner —Can I write a civil letter to my wife ? Mr. YARDLEY—Certainly you can, but not such a letter as this, full of bad language. I cannot let this case, which has lasted a very long time indeed, ter minate without saying that Lady Dyke has done everything that could be done, and has acted in the kindest manner towards the prisoner's child. If Lady Dyke bad consulted her own convenience she would have changed her wet-nurse at once, but she had not done so, but retained the young woman and sent her domestics and her own child to that court at very great expense. I cannot conceive anything more kind than the manner in which Lady Dyke has acted, and the prisoner could not do better than leave his infant, for which he expressed so much regard, under the kind protection of so excellent a lady. SEABORNE MAILS. [N Itgatles that the mails are sent from the General Post-ens by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.) When made up is From what When PLACMS. GeneralPost-ofilce port die- tine. London: J patched. America (by Brit. pkt.)N, Oct. 8 .. I Liverpool .. Arrived America (by U.S. pkt.) N Oct. 5 .. • • I Liverpool .. Oct. I 3 Amarica (by 17.5. pkt.) M;Oct. 3 Southampt. Oct. 7 Australia (via South ampton) 51,20 th ofeach m onth- Sonthampt. Oct. 24 Ditto (via Marseilles) N ; 24th ofeach month Dover .. Oct. 17 Ditto, via C. of G. Hope N l 2d & 14th-each mo ' Plymouth .. Nov. 30 Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month l Plynaouth Alexandria* • • ...... Nll9th & 30th of mo. Dover .. Oct. 18 Belgium ..N~Daily:Dover .. Daily Brazil .• Mi9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16 Buenos Ayres • • .. 31, 1 9 th of the month ,Southampt. Oct. 16 California(viaChacres)sl,2d & 17th of montb Sonthampt. Oct. 16 Cape of Good Hope N,l4th of the month Plymouth.. Sept. 26 Cape de Verde N 2d of the month ..,!Plymouth.• Sept. 26 Constantinople* .. . • N Ith 17th 27th of mo 'Dover .. Oct. 10 Central America .. 51,2 d & 17th of mon. ;Southampt. Oct. 16 Channel Isles • • • • NMon., Wed., &Fri.lSouthampt. Ta. MAW Chili M 2d & 17th of moth 'Southampt. Oct. 15 France .. Mt NI Twice daily .. .. Dover Twicedally Greece* .. • 11:7th17th27th of mo Dover .. Oct. 19 . Harnburgh N Tuesday & Friday 'London .. Tues. Sat. riolland .. • • .. Wednes. & Satnr. London .. Sure. That s Honduras .. . N 17th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16 Ireland .. 31 & N Twice daily .. .. Holyhead.. Twicedally India (via Soutbemp.) M 20th of the month Sonthampt. Oct. 24 India (vialgarseilles) N Bth&24th efmonth Dover .. Oct. 3 India, via C. of G. Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. Oct. 29 Mauritius .. •N 14th of month Ply mou th.. O ct. 29 Mediterranean (via Southampton) • • M,2oth of the month Southampt. Oct. 24 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) N, 3 th&24thofmonth Dover .. Oct. 3 Mexico .. 5112 d of the month.. Sonthampt.(lst ea. mo. Madeira .. • • .. M 9th of the month Sonthampt. ( Oct. 16 1 Malta* 7tll,l7th,l9th,27th over oet. 10 & 30th of month Naples* . N sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover .. O ct. 12 Papal States . * N sth 15th 25th of mo DOT .. Oct. 12 Peninsula .. • • .. M 7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. Arrived Peru M 1d & 17th of mntb Southampt. Oct. 16 Tuscany* •• N sth 15th25thof mo Dover •• Oct. 12 West Indies M 17th of the month Sonthampt. Oct. 16 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M 2d ofthe month .. Southampt. Tha mails to those countries thus rsancd (*) are convoyed by French. Socket Via Marseilles. BOILER EIPLOSIOIL—On Tuesday morning a vio lent explosion took place at Walker Mill, by the side of the NevrcaAle and Shields Railway, and about three miles from the. former town. The mill•was working double shifts, and at. six o'clock on Tuesday morning the engine was stopped to 'allow the fire to be cleared. The fireman, James Robinson, had cleared out the " scarles," and the miller was just about setting the engine away again, when the boiler exploded with great violence. The boiler-house, warehouse, and en gine -house are totally destroyed; the fireman and one half , of the boiler were thrown over a hedge into an adjoining meadow, and three other men were more or less injured. The fireman was much scalded, and was removed to New castle Infirmary, where he lies in a precarious state, and th• I destruction of property is considerable. The boiler was an I 0 Id one, but there is nothing to indicate how the explosion 4 - 4 ►ginated. ir IRELAND. porAncir. HARANGUES FROM THE ALTAR. DUBLIN, SUNDAY.— Ebe TUCIM Herald publishes a lengthened correspondence which has passed between the Rev. Peter Conway, the Roman Catholic curate of Ballinrobe, and the Lieutenant• General command ing the forces in Ireland, arising out of circumstances which, unhappily for the peace of the country, are but of too frequent occurrence of late years to invest them even with the poor charm of novelty. It appears that on some Sunday in the month of August last a detachment of the 9 h Regiment of Infantry, under the command of Ensign Taylor, attended Divine ser vice in the chapel of Ballinrobe, where the Rev. Mr. Conway officiated; and the latter having incidentally touched upon the recent election for the county of Mayo, Mr. Taylor withdrew his men, under the natural impression that the priest was about to favour his auditory with a political harangue. Forthwith Mr. Conway wrote a long letter of complaint to Sir Edward Blakeney, the tone and - Christianlike temper of which may be judged by the following paesages : " St. Mary's, Ballinrobe, Sunday, Aug. 29, 1852. " Sir,—Durinee the celebration of the lloly Sacrifice of the Miss, and immediately before reading the gospel of the day, I proceeded as usual to announce the parochial arrangements for the ensuing week; while doing so, En sign Taylor, 9th Foot Regiment, stood up at the far end of the church from where his men were placed, and swaggered in the most unbecoming manner through the people, and ordered out the soldiers, thereby cresting great disturbance and confusion. Being obliged to sus pend my discourse until the noise had ceased, I expressed in a few words dissatisfaction at the extreme impropriety which had been observed by this stripling, without, how ever, alluding to the men, who manifested every reve rence, and remained some time in their places on ac count of their seeing no cause or grounds for his ex traordinary conduct. Still he continued to disturb, confuse, and annoy the entire congregation. Sir, were' this the first and only occurrence of this nature which had taken place here, I should feel in clined to overlook it, but coupling this with repeated instances of the same character which have occurred, I feel it is high time to put an end to the abuses, and to .call attention to them in the pro per quarter, and in the name of the Catholic soldiers stationed here, who feel they have been insulted, and in the name of the parishioners and myself to request your earnest and immediate attention to the matter, and in the present case to demand a full investigation. The instances to which I allude are—first, when my respected pastor was interrupted, and on another occasion when I myself officiated. When I compare, Sir, the conduct observed upon this occasion with me gentlemanly, the decorous, and reverential demeanour observed by other officers in her Majesty's service in the like circum stances, I must conclude that it is not seal in their pro fession which inspires those malignant, sectarian, end anti• Christian demonstrations in those ill-mannered and offensive jackanapes. I forbear to characterise their con duct further, but I must again complain that on this oc casion the officer in command has practised, not against me, but against the religious feelings of a well conducted community—against the conscientious convictions of an orderly portion of her Majesty's subjects, and, above all, against the majesty of God, an unpro voked insult and an unwarrantable outrage; it would appear that in the Catholic Church alone, and towards Catholics, such conduct could be tolerated with impunity. I will, in conclusion, say, should any repetition of such conduct ensue, I shall feel it my duty to comply with the wishes of the parishioners, and close the door of the chapel against any officer who will not conduct himself in a proper manner. The chapels, thank God, are our property, and not that of any stamping official. I would regret much to have re course to any such unpleasant alternative; but, Sir, there are at present stationed here about 60 Catholic men of the very best conduct, and they feel they have been insulted. It is too bad that Catholic soldiers, who have fought your battles and devoted their lives to the services of the Crown, should not at least have their religious feelings respected; even some of the Protestant soldiers have told me they feel grieved when they hear of such conduct as was pursued by Mr. Taylor in our church." The postscript, like that to a lady's letter, contains the marrow of the communication : " P.S.—Pending this investigation, and until I have the honour of hearing your decision, the officer who may accompany the men to mass cannot get the usual accommodation. He will remain standing inside the door on the ground-floor. `• P. C." To this Rookite notice Sir Edward mildly re plies : . . " Royal Hospital, Dublin, Sept. 2, 1852. "Rev. Sir,-1 am directed by Sir E. Blakeney to ac knowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th ult., and to inform you that Sir E. Blakeney has sent your letter and the report of the officer commanding the troops on the occasion referred to to the Major-General commanding the district for investigation and report. And, with reference to the postscript of your letter, I am desired by the Lieutenant-General commanding to add that he trusts the.usuat accommodation will be given both to the officer and men in your chapel. "I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, " R. GREAVES, Mil. Sec. " The Rev. P. Conway." Upon receipt of this, Mr. Conway addresses a letter to Captain Fenton, the officer commanding the detachment in Ballinrobe, repeating his complaint against Ensign Taylor, the "ill-mannered and offensive stripling," and stating that, in compliance with Sir Edward Blakeney's expressed desire, the officer, pending the promised inquiry, should get his usual accommodation in the chaFel. Some further letters follow between the priest and the military au thorities, and the correspondence thus closes : Cavalry Barrack, Sept. 10. '; Major Borten held the investigation, and at the end of the Rev. Mr. Conway's examination he replied, that the second repon of Ensign Taylor agreed precisely with the letter of Mr. Conway to Sir E. Blakeuey, and that he saw no necessity for calling in any further testimony from either the military or civilians. He said that he wished that the Rev. Mr. Conway should understand that the °facers were most anxious to live on terms of kind feelings with the Catholic priesthood of Ireland; and that he regretted that any such unpleasant eircum stancets as the present should occur; that Mr. Taylor was deaf,' and he thought the service was over; and he (Mr. Taylor) thought when he (Mr. Conway) announced to the congregation, that if there should be any dying calls during the ensuing week from the poor house or the town, the people should call early in the day, as he the country p ort i on of the fl oc k gett i ng -- g an d when h e (M r. C onway) said he t w h o P u ir l d a sh ff e er a i m og o re gretted much he could not accept any offering from those few persona who voted at the l ast e l ect i on against their religion and country,he thought th a t M r. C onway was commencing a political discussion." 46 AgBIILT OF THE INVESTIGATION. On the 20J) of September C a p ta i n F enton called at St. Mary's on the Rev. Mr. Conway, and read for him the following communication: — , c Assistant Adjutant - General's-office, Limerick, 17th of Sept., 1852. " Memorandum. " The annexed copy of a latter, recei ve d f rom th e Deputy Adjutant-Genera l,is transmitt e d f or the i nfer- Illation of the officer commanding the detachment of the 9th Regiment of Foot stationed at Balli nre b e, who will be pleased to communicate Sir Edward Blakeney's do cision to the Rev. V. c onwa y, by p ersonally calling upon him and reading to him the Deputy Adjutant-General's letter herewith annexed. "By order, 66 R. N. DOUGLAS, "Lieut.-Colonel, Assist. Adjt.=General. "The Officer commanding the detachment 9th Foot, g a llinrob , , , ." (Copy.) 66 Adjutant-General's-offico, Dublin, 16th of Sept., 1852. "ir,—l have had the honour to submit your letter of the 13th inst. to the Lieutenant-General commanding, who has directed mo to re que st that you will inf orm the Rev. P. Conway, It‘ rm en Catholic curate' o f Bailin ' robe, that after a careful perusal of the minutes of the investigation made at Ballinrobe on the 10th inst., Sir Edward Blakeney concurs in opinion with Major Borten, 9th Foot, that although Ensign Taylor may have been somewhat indiscreet and hasty' in withdrawing the Roman Catholic soldiers from the chapel on the 29th ult., there can be no reason to suppose - that he was actuated by any other motive than a desire to confor m with the instructions contained in the circular, dated Adjutant-General's office, Dublin, September 14, 1843. In making this communication, the Lieutenant-General thinks it desirable that you should acquaint the Rev. Mr. Conway with the substance of those instructions, and at the same time inform him that when the Rom an Catholic soldiers wero withdrawn from the chapel o n the 29th ult., Ensign Taylor was under the impression that the services were concluded, as was distinctly stated in the report he made on tho subject on the same day.—l have, &c., Si i jowl EDEN, D.A.G.' " R. N. Douglas, L.O .A.G.' " EXTRACT FROM THE DISTRICT STANDING ORDERS GIVEN TO TILE REV. MR. CONWAY 3Y CAPTAIN FENTON. " The soldiers, however, are not to remain after the conclusion of the service to listen to exhortations on any subject not of a religious tendency. When the priest preaches in Irish it is not a sufficient reason for with drawing the soldiers, unless the officer is aware that the clergyman introduces other subjects unconnected with religion, and of a political or party nature." THE BATTLE OT THE RIVAL PORTS. According to the Limerick Chronicle, the Rev. Peter Daly, of Galway, has received a letter from Earl Derby, conveying his assurance that no an nouncement respecting the proceedings of the com mittee appointed to inquire into the merits of the va rious ports as a Transatlantic packet station had trans pired by the authority of Government. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH ROME. The Galway Packet has the following statement with reference to the alleged negotiations between the Courts of England and Rome : " It was currently rumoured that tho Archbishop of Tusm, the Bishop of Cloafert, and some of the other Prelates who are at present in Paris on business con nected with the Irish College in that city, were about to proceed to Rome for the purpose of counteracting any erroneous impressions which might have been created there by Sir Henry Bulwor during his late diplomatic interviews with Cardinal Antonelli. Bat wo have reason to believe that this rumour is entirely without founda tion, and that these prelates will return about the 14th inst. The spirit evinced by the Cardinal Secretary of State on the occasion of the English Envoy's interview has rendered any further eiplaustions on the part of the Irish prelates altogether superfluous." 181i 63 , THE FER3IO2 MURDER. The Cork Constitution says Subjoined will no found a letter from a correspondent in Fermoy, giving an recount of what has been doing in that town towards discovering the authors of the butchery of the unfortunate soldier Deegan. It will be remembered that the morning after the murder con stable Cudmore, of the city of Cork constabulary, ar rested, near the Great Southern and Western Railway terminus, on suspicion of being implicated in the atrocity, a Ballyhooly farmer. Subsequently, important dis closures were made as to the names of persons who were concerned in the brutality. This information was re ceived tan days ago, and it is unaccountable why the persons were not taken up by the police till now:— " FERMOY, WEDNESDAY E♦ENING .-At ten o'clock last night Sub•lnspector S)mervillo, on some informa tion which he received, started from this town with thirty of his man, and, after some trouble, succeeded in arresting some ten or eleven persons residing on and around the mountains of Ballyhooly, who IlqN 7 o been, directly or indirectly, implicated in the above murder. On their return they give Mrs. M Grath, the landlady of the hotel where poor aegan met his untimely fate, a ' friendly' call, and requettad her to accompany them to Fernley, where they arrived this morning at half.. past seven o'clock, considerably fatigued, and deposited their charge in the police-barrack here, where a private investigation is taking place before Mr. Neill Browne, R.NI., and some of the local magistrates, the result of which will not be known for a few days.' " THE EXODUi. The Galway papers continue their mournings over the scenes daily witnessed there of emigrants leaving the railway terminus by the early trains to encounter the perils of a voyage either to America or the more distant region of Australia. The cry is everywhere " They go." The mania, it seems, has extended to the men employed in the constabulary force. The Belfast Chronicle observes— " We find numbers of this force are daily resigning for the purpose of emigration, even with some years' service, and it strikes us that unless greater encou ragement be given, the ranks will soon be thinned without a chance of replacing them with any men, much less of that yeoman class which made it so re spectable. We are informed that recruits cannot be had without solicitation, and that the original arrangement e IF. (and indoe -•et of Parliament) has been cancelled in practic , mitting persons in a rank of life for bidden till o te. In the army, privates unfit for promo tion get additional pay for service and good conduct, but in the constabulary, we are informed that a constable of one years service gets as much pay as those who may hare served 20, although to the satisfaction of all his superiors. Surely this is no encouragement, when men spend the best part of their lives in a highly responsible situation, and are unfitted for active life afterwards; be bides, even where there is intelligence, education, and everything required, still no vac incy offers fur promo tion. It would bo a good addition to the statistics of such matters to find out the average promotion of all ranks, for we are of opinion that when ufficers and men have done their work, and could retire on full pay, it is an injustice to the public and the service that such mem bers should continue an incubus to the advancement of their juniors." SALE OF ENCUMBERED ESTATES. The two remaining lots of the Kerry estates of Messrs. John and Morgan O'Connell were sold in Tralee on Saturday, subject to the final approval of the Commissioners of Encumbered Estates. The purchase-money for both lots amounted to 4,520/. The new proprietors of this remnant of the property are Dr. Barry and Colonel Thomas Bourke. THE GREAT FIRE IN SPITALFIELDS. OFFICIAL REPORT. The fire which broke out on Sunday evening in the premises of Mr. S. Grimsdell, Bell lane, Spitalfields, reported in this journal of yesterday, was far from being wholly extinguished at six o'clock last evening. The property that has been destroyed by this disas trous event is much more serious than was anticipated. During yesterday a very searching inquiry was made by Mr. Dimadale, and also by the Brigade au thorities, for the purpose of ascertaining, if possible, how the fire was caused, but without anything satis factory being obtained. " Sunday, Oct. 3, 1852, called at 71 P.M. to a fire at the premises of Mr. S. Grimsdell, builder, Bell lane, Spitalfields • the cause of fire unknown. The engines that attended were six of the A, three of B, and one of D sections of Fire Brigade_; those of the parish and West of England Fire-office. The stabling burned down, the joiners' shops and contents destroyed, the engine -house burned out, the machinery spoiled, the fitting shops over and stock in open yard consumed. The window frames of the workshops and mahogany lofts scorched, also the counting-house and glass broken. "Messrs. Truman and Hanbury, the brewers—. Insurance not known. Back windows burned and glass broken in the granary. "The Jews' Free School—Building supposed insured in the Sun and Alliance Fire-offices. The side walls broken and school damaged by water. " The Master's house (Mr. Angel)—Building and contents severely damaged by fire, water, and break age. Insurance not known at present. " Cox's-square, four houses, let cut in tenements— The roof of each severely damaged by breakage, and the furniture of the occupants by hasty removal. Not insured. "No. 8, London-buildings, Petticoat lane—Roof 01 premises seriously damaged by breakage, &c. Insu• ranee not known." ROY AL ARTILLERY. GENERAL ORDER. WOOLWICH, SEPT. 21.—The Master-General di rects the accompanying letters from the Horse Guards, dated respectively the 10th of September, 1852, con veying her Majesty's pleasure on the proceedings of a general court martial, held for the, trial of gunner and driver T. Gibbings, No. 2,979, and gunner and driver D. Paine, No. 2,982, both of Captain Warburton's company, 6th battalion, Royal Artillery, to be pro mulgated to the regiment and read put at three parades. H. PALLISER, Lieutenant- Colonel. " Horse Guards, Sept. 10, 1852. "My Lord,—Field-Marshal the Commander- in- Chief having had the honour to lay before her Ma jesty the Queen the proceedings of a general court martial holden at Woolwich-barracks on the 12th of August, 1852, for the trial of gunner and driver D. Paine, No. 2,982, of the Royal Artillery, who was arraigned upon the undermentioned charges, viz. : " Ist. For having when on picket at Walton on the 14th of July, 1852, disobeyed the lawful command of Corporal J. Lythgoe, R.A., his superior officer, then being in the execution of his duty, by refusing to assist the said corporal in conducting gunner and driver T. Gibbings to his barracks at Landguard Fort. " 2d. For having at the time and place stated made use of mutinous and threatening language to the said Corporal J. Lythgoe as follows If you interfere with either gunner and driver Gibbings or me it will be worse for you,' or words to that effect. " 3d. For having while a defaulter and confined to barracks absented himself without leave from his station at Languard Fort on the 16th of July, 1852. " The Court having maturely considered the evi dence, &c., is of opinion that the prisoner is guilty, which being in breach of the Mutiny Act, they do sentence him to be transported as a felon for the term of seven years. " I have his Grace's directions to acquaint your Lordship that her Majesty was pleased to approve and confirm the finding and sentence of the Court, &c. " I have the honour to be, &c., " FITZROY S OMERSET. " Lieut.- General Viscount Hardioge, G.C.8., Scp." " Horse Guards, Sept. 10. " My Lord,—Field-Marshal the Commander-in- Chief having had the honour to lay before her Majesty the Queen the proceedings of a general court4martial, holden at Woolwich-barracks on the 11th of August, 1852, for the trial of gunner and driver T. Gibbings, No. 2,979 of the Royal Artillery, who was arraigned upon the undermentioned changes, viz.:— " Ist. For having when on picket, when at Walton on the 16th of July, 1852, disobeyed the lawful com mands of Corporal J. Lythgoe, Royal Artillery, his superior officer, by refusing to return to quarters. " 2d. For having, at the time and place stated in the first charge, drawn his bayonet, and used the fol lowing threatening language to the said corporal Ido not care a d— for you, and if you come near me it will be worse for you, or words to that effect. " 33. For having absented himself from his station at Languard Fort on the 16 th of July, 1852, and being brought back by escort, having been apprehend. e 3 by the police at Ipswich. " The Court, having maturely considered the evi dence, &c., is of opinion the prisoner is guilty, which being in breach of the Mutiny Act, do sentence him to be transported as a felon for the term of seven years. 46 I have his Grace's directions to acquaint your Lordship that Her Majesty was pleased to approve and confirm the finding and sentence of the Court, &c. " I have the honour to be, &c., " FITZROY SOMERSET. "Lieut.-General Viscount liardinge, G.C.S. &c. SHIP NEWS. GRAVESEND, OCT. S.S.E., storm, with heavy rain Arrived—City of Rotterdam. from Dunkirk; City of Paris, from Boulogne; Havenshourne, from Antwerp; Diana and Ocean, from Rittordom ; Lion, from Harlin gen; William Joliff', from Havre; Odin and Middle ton, from Hobart Town; Vero, Point, Blanche, Fan tome, Modern, and Warrior, from Jamaica; Emulona, from Granada; Margaret, from Trinidad; Earl of Dur ham, from Ceylon; Terzsh Vihilia and Ugo, from the Black Sea; Caroline, Eliza Ki,khride, Fortitude, M ary, and Viola, from Quebec; Anne Elizabeth, from Alsing; Flora, from Sutiusaald; Shamrock, from Havant-ay ; Ailsa. from Bombay; Pet from ; Corsair Brno, so d Nestril, from Algoa Bay; British Lady, from Odessa; John Medley, from A ntwerp; Ipswicn Labs, from Denia; Plowlhboy, from St. John's, Newfoundland; Christiana, from Now York; St. Vincent, from Malt,; Hippogriff, from —; Lucy, from Granada; Earl Grey, frvia Pombay; Elizobeth Ilybou, from Amos Ayr, -, 3; Elerkpr6 Monk, from .Llnclna; Cicoro, from the Bkek Sea, ()al a, iron Boston. Sdiled—Vii3nds2hip, for Sidney; Tirr, for Ton . ningen. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Petrel, from Old Calabar foe Liverpool, Sept. 2, in lat. 12 N. Ascendant, from Liverpool for Sydney, July 17, in lat. 19, Ing. 44. Minstrel, of Boston, bound for Calcutta, July 28, in lat. 24 S., long. 29 W. Kent, cf London, for Port Philip, out forty-eight days. Zie, from Liverpool for the Mauritius, July 31, in lat. 21 S., long. 30 W. Fancy, of Bristol, from Rio Grande, August 15, in lat. 35 N., long. 41 W. Alexander, of and for London, from the Mauritius, S,pternbe.r 16. in let. 41 N., long. 28 W. Countess of Zetland, from Trinidad Lr Liverpool, in let. 44 N., long. 26 W. Eii.z I, of Frazerburgh from London for Port Philip, August 3, in Ist. 13 N., long. 22 'N. Jenny Wren, from Arran= for Falmouth, September 3, in lat. 11:N., long. 24 W. Enchantress, from London for Port Philip, September 6, in let. 13 N., long. 26 W. HOP INTELLIGENCE. MAIDSTON E , OCT. I.—The pknters are rapidly clearing their grounds, but the picking has for the last few days been much interfered with by the heavy rains. The bops come clown well, but there are places where the mould has been destructive. A heavy duty is talked of, even 270,000/. The samples are very good. BOUGHToIi MONCLIEL3EA.—W e are proceeding with the picking as fast as the weather (which has recently been very unfavourable) will permit. We shall produce a very fine sample, but much difference of opinion exists as to the average growth per acre, some thinking that 15 cwt. will be obtained, while others say the average will not be above 10 cwt. CHART SUTTON.—We are proceeding with the p;.cking as fast as the weather will permit. There has been much rain, and that does us no good ; gene rally speahing, however, there will be a large crop and a fine sample. LEEDS.—The crop in our neighbourhood fully answers the expectations of the growers; the yield is very good. We are picking as fast as we can, but are interfered with by continuous and heavy rains. YALDlNG.—Picking is fast proceeding; but we feel the effects of the heavy rains and winds. There is a quantity of mould. MARDEN.—The picking is going on very satisfac tory. The hops came down in excellent condition. We shall have a good sample, and pay a heavy duty. BRIGHTLING, SEPT. So.—The high winds are bat tering us about and we shall not finish picking till the latter end of next week. Upon the whole we shall get as many as we expected. The duty will not, in our opinion, pay anything like what some people suppose. GOUDHUTIST, OCT. I.—Hops are still going on satisfactorily, notwithstanding we have bad consider able rain, which, in many seasons, would have seriously injured them. The quantity is, in general, above what was anticipated, the colour and condition good. - ASHFORD, SEPT. 30.—The hops come down re markably well; a good crop and free from disease. IVEsTnAm, SEPT. 29.—The hopping is drawing to a conclusion, and the quantity will come somewhat short, owing to their weighing light at the commence ment. The quality is very superior. FARNHAM, SEPT. 30.—The grounds are nearly all cleared; those planters, though, who have not cleared their grounds, we expect, will lose for quality, as the hops are " going off," although they had not begun to pick them before they were ripe. Duty 240,0001. —Surrey Standard. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. The following is the official statement of the quantities of corn, &c., received in the port of London from the ports in Essex, from the 27th Sept., 1852, to the 2d Oct., 1852, both inclusive : ti °A 4 • Ai 614' 4 g Colchefiter 155 11l 280 1135 32 372 Harwich Leigh 217 72 5 8 Maldon 1208; 70 383 29 135 186 1205 CHELMSFORD, OCT. I.—Prices to-day were as follow: Wheat, white, old 46s Od to 54s Od, new 42s to 525; red, old 40s to 465, new 35s to 40s; barley, 263 to 295; chevalier 27s to 325; grinding 215 to 275; malt 558 to 565; chevalier 55s to 58s ; oats 19s to 25s ; peas, partridge, 30s to 365; white, 30s to 32s ; boiling , 35s to 375 ; dun, new 29 s to 31s; beans, tick, 32 s t o 34 5 ; harrow ticks, 31s to L'6s ; mazagan, 29s to 325. COLCHESTER, OCT. 2.—Wheat, white 40s to 50s ; red 30s to 45s ; oats, 17s to 235; ,beans, mazagan 28s to 325; middle and small 32s to 365; peas, white 345 to 365, grey, 30s to 32s ; barley, 28s to 32s per qr. KIRKALDT, OCT. 2.—The following are the quotatiors for grain : Wheat. 'Barley. I Oats. First 47s Od 27s 6d 22s Od Second 428 Od 25s 6d 1 2ls Od Third 2ss Od 225 Od 193 Od Oatmeal, per bag of 2801b8 imperial, HADDINGTON, OCT. I.—The following grain at our market today:— Wheat. I Barley. First Second 43s Od I 26s 10d Third ... . Total quantity of Wheat in market De. Barley do. Do. Oats do. Do. Beans do. Beans. —s Od Peas. -s Od 1 s Od —s Od 28s Od to are the -3 Od I—s 03 ON 03, prices of Oats. Beau. 23s Od 35s Od 2ls 2d 333 8d 19s Od 33s Od 653 qrs., 624 sold 420 qrs., 420 sold 465 qrs., 362 sold qrs., sold 00AL MARKET. —YRsrlsrtrar. Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market : Bate's West Hartley.. 155 6d Keepier Grange Huddle's W. Hartley.. 16s Od!Lambton Chester Main lss Od Lurnley Davison'sWest Hartley 168 3d Russell's Hetton Hasting's Hartley ... 16s 6d,Richmund l6s Hedley'd Hartley l6s 6d Scarborough 163 Howard's W. 11. Neth. 16s Od Stewart's .. ... .... ... 17s North Percy Hartley.. 15s 6d Whitwell New Felton Main l3s 6d Cassop Ravensworth'sW.Hart 16s 6d Hartlepool . l7e South Peareth fantield Moor Butes... 13s 9d Heugh Hall Townley Wylsm ... Wall's End. &c. South Kelloe ... 16s Gosforth .. .. Horton Hedley Morrison - - Northumberland Riddell Walker ~ ... kI Eden Main ....• 16s 9c Lambton Primrose l 6, 6o Belmont l6= 9, Braddyll Baton Haswell l7s 6 Ships at market, _ SSSSS Brown's Deanery ...... South Durham......... St. Helen's Ti W 15s est Tees l7s Richardson's Tees lss B ire grove Graigola 2os Llanginneeh Nixon's Merthyr and Cardiff 145 Sold, 107. 'ees ..... RAILWAY SHARE MA.RICTS. 6d 6d Od Od _ - BRISTOL, Our. 4. STOCK EXCEIANGE.—The share market continues very inactive. The only transactions reported to-day werc b'ristol and Exeter, 101%—Wilts, Somerset, and Wey mouth, LIVERPOOL, OCT. 4. STOCK ExcrraNGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 6% dis.— Ditto (late Chester and Birkenhead), 21 %—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 83—London and North-Western, 116,4—Mid land, 75 3 / B —South-Eastern and Dover, 21%—York and North Midland, 24%—Dublin and Drogheda, 51—Dutch Rhenish, 1 dis.—Great Luxembourg, 6 dis. M INCHESTEtt, OCT. 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market presented an im proved appearance to-day, and prices generally had a ten dency upward. The transactions were as follow :—Chester and Birkenhead, 211 / B —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 82 v s —. Ditto ( West Riding Union), 2 3 4 dis.—London and North- Western, 117 %—Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire, 30%—Midland, 76—So u th-Eastern and Dover, 21%. [ ADVE RTI B DMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pills a certain Remedy for Debilitated Constitutions, Loss of Appetite, and Lowness of Spirits.-111r. Richard White, of No. 8, Albion square, Mancherer-road, Bradford, was afflicted for several months with a bodily Is eakness, loss of appetite, and lowness of spi r it s, an d for a long t i me a p a tient at the dispensary, bat derived no benefit whatever and was told b y the medical at.. tendant that he was in deep, decline, medicine being of no fur ther use to him. About this time he was recommended to t r y Holloway's Pills, and this invaluable medicine speedil y e ff ected a perfect cure, and he has ever since enjoyed the best of health, now nearly two years. —Sold by all druggists, and at Profes sor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. According to the Gateshead Obser ver , th e arr i va l s . and ssilings from the Tyne, the course of each twelve month, are actually larger in number than those at either London or Liverpool. .1121LTHS. OF A SON. On the Ist inst., at Wellington, Somerset, the wife of Benjamin Trencher, Esq. On the 29th ult., at Lauriston-house, Kincardineshire, the wife of Alexander Porteus, Esq. • OF A DAUGHTER. On the Ist inst., at Arlington-place, Clifton, the wife of Henry Duncan Skrine, Esq. On the 30th ult., at Park. lodge, Putney, the wife of J. A. Elmslio, Esq., of Gloucester-place, Hyde-park. AMRR. On the 30th u lt., at St. John IED Wembley, Charles White, Esq., of Oxney-hall, Watford, to Emma, second daughter of the late George Trenchard, Esq., of Aspen-lodge, Sud bury, Middlesex. On the 30th ult., at!Edgersten, J. Roddam Tate, Esq., RN., to Violet, third daughter of William 0. Rutherford, Eeq , of Edgerston. MEI). On the 30th ult., in I.3lUndfOrd-square, Rear-Admiral William Fisher, aged 72. On the 30th ult., the Rev. William Alderson, aged 80, rector of Aston, Yorkshire. On the Ist inst., aged 82, the Rev. Sir Samuel C. Jervoise, Bart., of Hanover-square. Oil the Ist inst., at Belsizs-park, Hampstead, the wife of S. G. Martinez, Esq., aged 94. On the 2d inst., at East-hall, Bermondsey, Henry Dudin, Esq., of Sydenham, Kent. London: Printrd and Publisbf:,d by 7 , IURDO YOUI' of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Pa Stt” Office, Fe. 112, Strand., n. the Precinct - of the Sevng, iu the county of - l'utoday, 009bix 5, 1652.