The Sun. — London, England, 1848-10-19 00:00:00

g7iIWIJ 7j2bition TATTERSALL'S—TI.IS EVENING. six o'CLocx. CRITERI ON. 4 to 1 agst Silistria 5 to 1 agst any other CAMBRIDGESIIIRE. 7 to 1 agst Dacia 7 to 1 agst Lanesborough 7 to 1 agst Backbiter 10 to 1 agst Chanticleer 11 to 1 agst Geraldine 20 to 1 agst Wanota 25 to 1 agst Miss Sarah 28 to 1 agst Buscot Buck 40 to 1 agst The Moor 49 to 1 agst Dulcet DERBY. No betting. THE P. FOR PAISLEY'AND HIS CONSTITUENTS. On Friday last, Mr. Archibald Ilastie, the respected representative of Paisley, was subjected to a " heck• ling" by his constituents in the Exchange-rooms, Moss-street, in that town. The meeting was a public one—the Provost in the chair. Mr. Hastie gave a lengthened and interesting address, illustrative and explanatory of the votes he had given during the past session, which sometimes was received with cheers, and sometimes with disapprobation. From the discussion which followed, and which was characterized by as much ill-nature as good-humour, Mr. Hastie appears to have given mortal offence to his constituents, or at least to a part of them, for not going sufficiently far as a free trader in sugar ; and, second, for not going the whole hog in support of Mr. Joseph Hutne's motion for household suffrage, vote by ballot, triennial Parlia ments, electoral districts, &c. Mr. Hastie agreed to several of these points, and would even go the length of a W. franchise in the burgh, and 101. in the county, but he would not swallow household suffrage, and hinted to the meeting that it might take a good lesson from the helter-skelter pace at which the universal suffragists were moving to destruction on the Con tinent. The reasoning of the Honourable Gentle man, however, did not satisfy his constituents, at least those who were there ; and after some fur ther sparring, the Rev. Dr. Baird moved a left handed vote of censure, concluding with the " re quest that Mr. Hastie shall re-consider this subject, and support the motion for Reform (i. e. Joseph flume's) when again brought before Par liament ; or, failing this, he shall adopt such a course as his own sense of honour and justice may prompt, that the constituency may not he misre presented on a subject which they deem of vast im portance, not only to them but to the empire at large." Mr. i3rown was a degree plainer, and moved as an amendment, that Mr. Hastie had lost the confidence of the meeting altogether. The electors then went to the vote, when, tellers having been appointed, the division was declared to have been as follows :—For Dr. Baird's motion, 160; for Mr. Brown's amendment, 167 ; majority in favour of the amendment, 7. The announcement was received with loud cheering, both by the supporters of the amendment in the room, and the large body of non-electors who thronged the stairs and passage outside. So the matter rests, and it remains to be seen whether Mr. Hastie will take the hint to accept the Chiltern Hundreds, as the result of a division in a meeting composes of 327, while the almanac sets down the tots! constituency at 1,086. While en this subj-et, we may state that we have seen some Paisley folks who are not at all ill-pied that their member has declined to dance &rain hill, arm- in-arm with the fast politi ciama of that town. They express themselves as nut blind to the fact that the French Chamber is elected aeccrrding to the " six points," and even something beyond them; and yet a most unpromising concern it is ; and they are aware, too, that universal suffrage has pitched into the German Parliament or Diet a parcel of men, as legislators, who cannot write their own names. It is said that in the event of Mr. Hastie's resignarl'on, Mr. Vincent is willing to under take the representation of the burgh on genuine principles —Glasgow Herald. IORTIINATE 11bCAPB.—Laq. week the second mate r_jr.,,e packet sh,l; Gipsy and a passenger were going on hoard !ph* vessel from the Waterloo pier-head by means ol i ft ladder, when it suddenly snapped. The mate fell i to the water, but being able to swim, he supported hire ,•lf, ;purl was picked up by a boat. The passenger, how •ver, slir,ped with one leg between the steps of that portion of the ladder next the pier, and was suspended he, - 1 downwards. By the prompt assistance of several bystat:de;:. he was ultimately rescued from his perilous p. , sition without sustaining other injury than some slig t brui: , .es.—Liverpool Courier. sae BITBR lirrrtm—A rather amusing incident secuntly occurred connected with the visits of the Sub- Sheriff in tie discharge of his duty to the North Riding of Tippermry, which certainly are by no means similar to " augel visits" in frequency and number. On one of thoc occasion: having to pass through a bohreen or lane, whose ruts and stones threatened destruction to the springs (if his fashionable drag, that functionary was obliged to deseend from his seat, and, throwing the reins to a servant, proceeded eon: pedihus suss, accompanied by a posau of bailiffs, to the scwne of his professi, nal lab,trs. The operation of unhousing the inmates of the se74-al eirbins having been gone through—the fires being qu , •nalied and the roof trees levelled—ho repaired to Vivre he left his servant with the "drag." But what was his dismay to find it distrain , d for arrear of county cess, and surrounded by the county cess collector and his bailiffs. An explanation was demanded and given, when it appeared that the servant brought the vehicle and horse into an adjoining field to await the return of its The field was deep in the county-cess collec tor's book, who seeing such an opportunity of clearing off the arrears, and judging that so valuable an article Would not again be on the lands, pounced on the drag for the sum due. The disconcerted officer paid the rimouat, and drove off in high dudgeon.-7ipperary Vindicator. A raonicsomn Hoasn.—As Mr. Barrett, colt breaker, was attempting to ride a horse through the street at Totnes, on Thursday, the sth inst., the animal refused to move one step onward, but went back ward, reared, and sprung from one side of the street to the other, insomuch that most of the shopkeepers put up their window shutters. A crowd of persons soon assembled to witness these freaks, and some of them endeavoured to pull and others push the animal for ward, but all thiir efforts were in vain. The shop window of Mr. Kinsman, saddler, not being secured by the shutters, were broken in by she horse suddenly run ning again-.t it. At last the horse galloped off on the \ah burton-road. Is appeared that those mad tricks are not owing to any natural viciousness in the animal, but are the fesults of a bad education, it having been trained to carry the famous Billy Button" in an ex hibition of horsemanship.— Western Ftying Post. GEOLOGICIT , DiscovEar.—A. cdrespondent of the: Fife ileraid states that " A section of limestone rock has been lately laid open by the cutting of the E(linburgh and Northern Railway at the Nswburgh station, which belongs to the Cornstone of the old red sandstone formation. The face exposed is , about a hun dred feet in length by upwards of twenty feet in thick ness, and very distinctly stratified. The beds are broken near the centre, which causes their edges to slip down and dip in opposite directions, inclining on the one side at: an angle of 28 degrees towards the north-east, and on the other approaching to nearly a vertical position wto ards the north-west. What adds to the geological im portance of the discovery is the fact of the gray sand stone, or Carmylie fessiliferous pavement stone teing found in the immediate vicinity of the calcareous deposit. The representative of the Cornstone in England, it is well known, is extremely ricEin fossils, particularly of the genus Cephalaspis, while not a fragment has as yet becn detected in may of its numerous localities in Scot land. The colour of the limestone is that of a dark flinty gray, with innumerable white thread-like veins of carbonate of lime, both vertical and longitudinal, and which cause the rock to split up into thin bands of larger and smaller rhomboidal masses. The deposit is subcrystalliue, of an extremely hard and chesty te::,ture ; it is not nodular or compound, as in so many othor places, but of a close uniform homogeneous struc- tura."' RAILWAY SLIP.—On Tuesday and Wednesday last, rsilwiv travellers on the Great Western Chelten, hem brae di', and the Bristol and Birmingham line, were subjected to great inconvenience in consequence of the oecarrence of a slip in the Widg;worth embankment, near the four-mile post between this city and Cheltenham. The last Great Western down train on Monday night was the first, we believe, that came up after the bank gawe way, and got into a difficulty. We have hei..rd more than one version, but shall content our selves with stating that the passengers were neces sarily subjected to much delay. a\ll traffic on one doehle gauge line of rails—i. e. the Great Western " down line," and the Birmingham " up"—was of course immediately suspended. A large gang of men were em ployed in strengthening the embankment, and materials we s ee conveyed from other parts of the lino for that purpose. The whole of the traffic of both companies, up and down, was therefore dri ven on erne set of rails. Great and commendable care was exercised, with great success, to secure the pubhe safety; but the number of trains both ways led, as may he supposed, to serious delays occasionally. Each train was " piloted" by a special engine, which had so much work to do, that, for example, the passengers of the 9 A.M. train from Chel tenham, cn Wednesday, were actually two hours on the i r j ourn ey, i. e., two hours in the train. On Wednes day night the slip was repaired, the lino rendered safe, and again worked. al large number of labourers are sell employed in strengthening the embankment, which is, we see, to be drained fn the best manner practicable. '-he very heavy ries which we have recently had have ' Si; '.' f A tie: 0 test any embankment. — Glou c e ster Chron. ' - '''- • ' iti rItOVEMBNTS.—On Tuesday the Commis s.o,,erela rrying out the contemplated improvements witain,'L .-'' yof London gave notice that on the 25th jest. tfiiii l Id commence the removal of the houses ,: it 0/1 the is ' side of Cannon -street, next Dowgate-hill and Walbreiik, for the formation of a new street from leas;- Williern• street, Leredon-bridge, to Queen-street, teeutiwark;bridge. The thoroughfare of Little Bell alley, Grecechureh-street, is to be widened by pu llin g down thalousea on the north side. TH THE CHOLERA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—The enclosed was drawn up for the us• of my own private patients, but, as one part of the treat ment therein advocated I have not seen mentioned else where (I allude to the hot saline bath), and as I con sider it a point of very great importance, I have for warded it to you for the sake of publicity, should you consider it worthy of insertion in your widely-ex tended paper. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, A. TOULMIN. " Asiatic or malignant cholera differs chi•fly from the English malady of the same name in its intensity, and in its assuming an epidemic rather than a sporadic form. _ . " The essential cause of the complaint consists in a certain miasm, or malaria, which for the time being pervades the atmosphere around the places it visits. The poison is consequently in a gaseous form, and possesses a certain density, which appears to be some what greater than atmospheric air, inasmuch as it follows the course of rivers rather than passing over higher ground. " The disease is not contagious, and its infectious character is denied by the majority of the profession.* The inference is, that those who suffer from the com plaint have been exposed to its morhific influence, and have not caught it by attendance at the bed-side of the sick. " Everything that tends to improve the general health will likewise tend to render the individual less susceptible to its influence. Hence, cleanliness, temperance, and a regulated diet are most im portant. " The first should be directed not only to the per son, but also to the house and surrounding locality. The body should be spunged over with cold or tepid water on rising in the morning, or in lieu of this, the shower bath may be used. The house should be kept perfectly clean and well ventilated—all drains and cesspools shonld be emptied—all decaying or putrid substances removed—and, if possible, all stagnant waters in the neighbourhood be drawn off. " The diet shauld be of a sustaining character, consifting of bread and meat (roast rather than boiled), milk, rice, and farinaceous food in general. All vegetables, fruit, acids, salted meats, and pickles being avoided. Spices of all kinds are useful and should be taken freely. All light wines, and ill fermented beer avoided. If wine,be drunk, a glass of sound sherry will be the best, and in constitutions of lax fibre, a table-spoonful of French brandy in as much water may be taken during dinner. " Where habits of intemperance have been indulged in the stimulus must not be wholly withdrawn, but limited. " Early hours, and the absence of all depressing passions, will tend greatly to sustain the health. " The cause of death in cholera arises from the animal fluids being all drained off, in the continued diarrhoea which takes place, until the blood is left of the consistence of tar; in consequence of which the circulation becomes greatly impeded, if not suspended, and the blood black from being loaded with carbonic acid. To this the coldness of the body necessarily ensues, because the blood ceases to be arterialized, or, in other words, heat ceases to be generated. " The medical treatment must be left in the hands of the profession ; but:as in this disease time is most valuable, I would strongly recommend what will be found to be a most important improve ment on the practice of applying dry heat—namely, putting the patient at once into a hot saline bath at 100 deg. F., in which two or three pounds of common salt, of bicarbonate of soda, of phos phate of soda (the very salt of which the blood has been robbed) may be dissolved. In this he may be kept from the first moment of the attack until reaction is fully established; and when in the bath, the heat may be raised to 105 deg., or even higher, provided his feel ings will admit of it. " Three important objects will be thus gained. A degree of heat will be maintained over the whole sur face of the body higher than that of the blood, and, therefore, the vital heat cannot be dissipated. A quantity of fluid will also be absorbed, replacing that which has been abstracted, and along with it the blood will regain the alkali it has lost in the continued drain from the system. " In many cases diarrhoea will be the precursor for days before. This ought never to be neglected. At this time, half a wine glass of brandy, with twenty drops of tincture of opium, may be taken ; but pro fessional assistance should be obtainod. " Should the disease become fully established in the interval that must elapse before such aid can arrive, and of rhich time not a moment should be lost, I would recommend the following medicine to be kept in readiness in the house : Take of— Tincture of opium d. j Tincture of cardamoms ... d. iv Aromatic spirit of ammonia .. d. j Compound spirit of sulphuric tether d. ij Cajeput oil m viij Oil of peppermint ... m ij Best French brandy ... .. oz. iij " Of this a fourth part may be taken every half hour, in as much hot water, until as.iistance arrives. " A. TOULMIN, M.D., M.R.C.S.E. " Wilton House, Blackheath, Oct., 1848. " P.S. To render the bath more completely effective it should be made for the purpose, for none of the present make are intended for a long continuance in them. One end should incline at such an angle as to enable the patient to recline on it with perfect ease, bearing in mind the utter prostration of strength that occurs in cholera. It should be padded with vul canized India rubber, and be raised on a platform, about a foot high, and supplied with a tap, so that, when needed, the water may be drawn off and re tided, without the patient being disturbed. Every perish should keep half-a-dozen of these baths in readiness in case of need." I confine the term contagion to its true meaning— namely, to diseases induced by contact or inoculation; and infection to such as where the miasm is generated in the body of the patient suffering under the complaint, and therefore may he imbibed or inhaled by those in at tendance. For example, the vaccine virus is simply con tagious—the small-pox both contagious and infectious— while the measles and scarlet fever are infectious only. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. BLISWORTH, OCT. 16.—An inquest was held this morning at the Railway Hotel, Blisworth, before Mr. Hick, one of the coroners for the county of Northampton, on view of the body of Richard James. Mr. Bedford attended to watch the proceedings on the part of the company. The deceased was a porter in the employ of the com pany, and at the time the accident happened he, with three other porters, named Mellish, Goodman, and Leper, had been turning a carriage-truck on to a siding, after which deceased proceeded to cross the line, on the London side, at the time the five r.u. train was coming in. The driver and fireman were keeping a good look out, but the police man's hut and the signal-post intervening, they could not see the deceased in sufficient time to avoid coming in contact with him, and the consequence was that the off buffer struck the deceased on the hip, and drove him about six.- teen yards, throwing him across the rails, when one of the waggons caught his foot, and dragged de ceased under the other waggons, separating his right foot, and severing his head from his body, besides otherwise mangling him in a frightful manner. The deceased was about twenty-six years of age, and he had been at the station only about five weeks. Ills mother and sisters and a brother were standing on the platform at the time, having come to visit the unfortunate man, and thus witnessed the accident. The obstruction caused no fewer than nine waggons and the tender to be thrown off the line, blocking it up to such an extent that it was not cleared till after ten o'clock, whilst deceased was so dreadfully mangled that his remains were not cleared from the waggons and road for nearly an hour and a quarter. This is the first fatal accident that has occurred at this station since the opening of the line, and the jury were of opinion that the present might have been avoided had signals been given by the driver. Mr. Bedtord stated that such was the regulation of the company, the engine-drivers being instructed to sound the whistle a quarter of a mile before entering a station, but, unfortunately it was a common practice amongst many of the porters, &c., to disregard this, and thus the majority of the accidents that occurred were caused, not by the engine-drivers neglecting their duties, but by the carelessness or recklessness of the servants employed on the lines. The jury, after a lengthened consultation, returned a verdict that deceased came to his death by accident; but, at the same time they thought that more caution ought to be used by the drivers in approaching to or passing. by a station, particularly one of such an extent as that at Blisworth. EXTRAORDINARY FEATS.—The Fife Herald nar rates the antics of a steeple and chimney climber on the top of a chimney stalk at Newton of Abbotshall, 136 feet high. Ile fixed n plank te❑ inches broad, and projecting about twelve feet on each side, on the top of the chimney. In the centre of this plank he placed a pole sixteen feet high, having a small piece of wood on the top. which he climbed up and stood upright on, holding a flag in his hand. After doing so, he descended to the top of the stalk, when he walked out to each end of the plank, and struck an axe into them. He then turned about towards the centre, and, to the great alarm of the assembled multitude, stood on his head tor some time, and, returning to his feet, he stamped firmly upon the plank on each side of the chim ney. He then safely descended head foremost. LORD GEORGE BENTlNCX. — Yesterday, at a meet ing of the Liverpool Constitutional Association, an ad dress of condolence to the Duke of Poltlacd, on the death of Lord George Bentinck, was unanimously adopted. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. Is. (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.) IN RE RIMLESS, SKERRATT, AND CO. These bankrupts, who were woollendrapers, carry ing on business in St. Martin's-lane, applied for their certificates. The balance-sheet embraced a period of about four years, and showed that the debts were 5,5001., and to meet which the assets were stated at about 2,7001. The profits were 6,4981., and the trade expenses 1,1891., private 1,9871, housekeeping 8571., and losses 2,2941. Mr. Linklater, for the assignees, opposed, and Mr. Lawrence supported the bankrupt. The grounds of opposition were, first, that the bankrupts commenced trade without capital, and were now involved to the extent of 8,0001., having only 1,300/. to meet it ; secondly, that in September, 1847, when they compounded with their creditors, they gave a fraudulent preference to certain persons who were debtors to their estate ; and, thirdly, that they (the bankrupts) obtained from Messrs. Wise goods under the false pretence that they should be paid for at the time. Mr. LINKLATEa then proceeded to detail the facts of the case in corrohation of the allegations made to the bankrupts' application for their certificates, show ing that they had actually lost 6,0001. in less than four years, and concluded by submitting that gentlemen, who left their situations to embark in trade without capital, living on their creditors, and then corning to this Court with a large deficiency, should not be allowed to re-enter trade without censure from the Court; and with regard to living on their creditors, they had paid a large amount of interest for the loans of money to enable them to go on. In September they called their creditors together, then knowing they were in a state of insolvency ; they went to Mr. Taylor, a tailor, who had accepted a hill for them, but was largely indebted to the bankrupts, who told him that he had better come down to their premises, and fetch a sufficient quantity of goods to meet the bill, which Mr. Taylor did, and now the bill (for 1801.) was unpaid to the extent of 701. There was a similar tran'action also with a Mr. Absalern. Mr. Dawson (the agent of Mr. Wise) was exa mined by Mr. Linklater, and said that his employers were creditors in September to the extent of 4001., and consented to accept the composition of 14s. in the pound, only one-fourth of which had been paid. In January, 1847, Mr. Skerratt applied to be allowed to re-open the account with Mr. Wise, who refused so to do, but.upon a subsequent application they ob tained some goods, on the understanding that it should be a ready money transaction. They had not been paid for. After some discussion, Mr. LAWRANCR was heard in a lengthened and able address to the Court on behalf of the bankrupts, con tending that it had not been their intention at any one period of time to depart from the rules of fair and honest trading, and that they were now entitled to their certificates, more particularly as they had been out of trade for upwards of six months since the fiat was issued. Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQITD, in giving judg ment, said that he did not consider the bankrupts had been guilty of reckless trading ; but they certainly had conducted their trade in a very irregular way. It was an every-day practice to begin without capital, and therefore the Learned Commissioner did not at • tach much weight to that point; but yet, when men did commence business without capital, they should conduct that business within moderate compass and with great care. With respect to the bankrupt Bous field, his Honour would at once grant him his certifi cate. Then, as to the transactions between the other two bankrupts and Taylor and Absalem, the latter had paid the bill, and therefore there was an end to the question ; but as to the former, the Court felt bound to designate it as an irregular transaction, and not a fraudulent preference—yet they deserved Lying strongly censured. Then there came, incidently, a number of preferences, by some composition creditors getting a preference over others. Without going into the question of the policy or impolicy of compositions, it might be said that when creditors were allowed to make conditions for themselves to the disadvantage of other creditors, it would be deemed a fraudulent preference, and always considered most irregular, most improper, and fraudulent conduct on the part of the bankrupt or bankrupts. Next, as to the transaction with the agent of Messrs. Wise, the Court did not think that any false pretence was intended by the bankrupt Skerratt, although it had no doubt but that Mr. Dawson considered it to be a ready-money transac tion. It was not likely that Mr. Skerratt would bla►t his future hopes in trade by committing such a paltry fraud ; but it was probably an irregular transaction. Mr. Skerratt appeared to have been the active man, and there was no specific objection urged against Mr. Regless. Therefore, taking all the cir cumstances of the case into consideration, the judg ment of the Court was, that the certificate of Regless be suspended for three and that of Skerratt for six months. Mr. Liwitkisca—Will your Honour grant pro tection ? llis Hosouit—Yes. Suspended accordingly. IN BE W. CLONES. The bankrupt, a pawnbroker of I3rydges•street, Covent garden, applied for his certificate. llis lloNotia said that the report of the official as signee was very favourable, and granted the applica tion forthwith. IN RR PEACU. The bankrupt, a discount broker, came up to pass his last examination. The solicitor to the assignees applied that the case he adjourned in order to examine Messrs. Bailey and Co., the bankers at Monmouth, with whom the bank rupt had had large transactions. His Horiouu granted the application. JUDGES' CHAMBERS, Oct 18. (Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.) GHISLIN V. DBEN. This action, which was reported a few days back under the head of the " Sheriffs' Court," came before Mr. Justice Williams, on Tuesday afternoon, on a question of some importance to tradesmen. The plaintiff, as proprietor of the Satirist newspaper, sued the defendant, a tailor, in Oxford-street, for Cl. is. for advertisements. It was complained that the ac tion should have been brought in one of the superior courts, where the costs would considerably exceed the debt, and a summons was taken out to deprive the plaintiff of his costs. The parties attended before Mr. Justice Williams, and it was urged that if such an action was allowed, the County Courts Act would be a nugatory enactment. On the other side it was contended that the publi cation was printed in the City, although published within the district of the Westminster County Court, and therefore the County Court Act could not apply. The Learned JUDGE ordered the debt (6/..55.) to be paid within five days, and stayed all further pro ceedings until next term. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. William Treirbridge was brought up for final ex amination upon the charge of having stolen a port manteau containing paletets, vesting:, and other goods, the property of Messrs. Nicoll, drapers and tailors in the City, on the Eastern Counties Railroad. Mr. Cross, traveller to the prosecutors, returned from Ipswich to London on the 30th of September. Having deposited the portmanteau in the van train, at the former place, upon his arrival at the Shoreditch terminus he looked for the portmanteau, but it was not to be found. Haydon, Story, and Webb, of the City police, were immediately employed to investigate the robbery, and they ascertained in their own pecu liar way, that the prisoner, who had been frequently observed on the platform at the Shoreditch terminus, had recentiy sold pieces of goods answering the de scription of the stolen property, in different parts of the town, at prices far below their wholesale value. They also learned that he had, upon finding that in quiry was made after him, suddenly abandoned his old lodging, and taken up his quarters at a public house at a great distance, and they succeeded in getting possession of several of the articles, which he had disposed of upon the terms described, and which proved to be part of the goods of which Mr. Cross had been robbed. The persons to whom the prisoners had sold the articles believed to be the property of Messrs. Nicoll, proved that he had calle d upon them soon after the day on which the robbery had been committed, and offered it for sale, and that he had also offered to their choice some coats with pockets of an entirely new construction, the invention of the firm, which, how ever, they did not make. These witnesses, who were closely questioned by the prisoner, stated, in answer to him, that they had known him as a dealer in cloth for some time, and bad been customers to him. Kinnerley, an Eastern Counties officer, stated that he had often seen the prisoner on the platform of the terminus when trains were coming in and going out, but never had seen him go into a carriage. lie re collected having observed the prisoner on the platform about the time the robbery was committed. Story (City police), upon apprehending the pri soner, told him for what offence, and the prisoner, who had mentioned to the customers alluded to that the clothes had been brought over from Boulogne and seized, and sold to him at a Custom-house sale, stated that a man had given him the coats to dispose of, and he had purchased the vestings in Petticoat-lane. The witness had seen the prisoner at Guildhall Police-court six month& ago upon a charge of felony, but the bill against him had been ignored. The prisoner, who showed complete self-possession during the examination, remarked to the Lord Mayor, that the evidence as to the identity of the articles was by no means conclusive, and that no portman teau at all was produced, although he was dis tinctly charged with having stolen that as well as the clothes. The LORD MAYOR—Do you wish to say any more ? The prisoner—Why, no, my Lord. I see you are determined to send me for trial, and so there can be no use arguing.—Committed for trial. Isidore Lipman, a German Jew, was brought up on a charge of having forged the acceptance to a bill of exchange for 101. The case was an odd one. Solomon Marks, a tradesman in the City, had a dealing with a person named Kracow, who paid him with a bill purporting to be the acceptance of Julius Lipman, the brother of the prisoner. When the bill became due Mr. Marks presented it at No. 82, Mark lane, the offices of Mr. Julius Lipman, where it was made payable. He there saw the prisoner, who in the course of conversation told him that there were no orders left for the payment of the bill, and that the acceptance was written by him (the prisoner) and not by his brother Julius. Mr. Marks stated that he afterwards had an interview with Julius Lipman, who positively asserted that he had not authorised his brother to sign his name to the bill ; that he believed the signature was in the handwriting of his brother, who of course must be responsible for the act. The witness further stated, that several persons were pre sent when Julius Lipman denied that he had autho rised the prisoner to accept the bill in his name. The Solicitor for the prisoner said that Mr. Julius Lipman was in the neighbourhood, ready to come forward to prove that he had authorised the prisoner to accept the bill.—(Laughter.) The LORD MAYOR—Then Julius Lipman had bet ter pay the bill at once to Mr. Marks, as the bill was his if his brother was authorised by him. After some time Julius Lipman made his appear ance, and was examined.—He said he bad given his brother Isidore authority to sign bills in his absence. He did not specially authorise the prisoner to accept the bill in question ; but the bill was included in the general authorisation. He did not tell Marks that he had not authorised the prisoner to sign the acceptance. All he had said was, that "the bill had been accepted without his knowledge. Marks solemnly repeated his statement. The LORD MATOR—I cannot detain the prisoner after the statement made upon oath by his brother. You may prosecute the brother, if you choose, for perjury. GUILDHALL. Mr. John Norman, of Castle-court, Budge-row, was summoned before Alderman Gibbs for refusing to pay the fare for riding in the complainant's omnibus. It appeared from the evidence of William Edwards that the defendant got into his omnibus at Red Lion street, Holborn, and rode as far as Queen-street, Cheapside, and on alighting tendered 3d. He was at once told that the fare was 6d., but Mr. Norman refused to pay it, in consequence of which he took out the present summons. Alderman GIBBS asked if the proper table of fares was painted inside the omnibus according to law. Edwards replied in the affirmative. Mr. Norman, jun., attended instead of his father, and said that his parent did not intend to dispute the amount, and admitted that he was wrong in not look ing at the fares inside, he having only taken the one outside as the proper one, and it was purely on public grounds that he refused payment, knowing that there were a number of omnibuses who on their journey frequently changed their plates, and it was to prevent further imposition that he allowed himself to be sum moned, so as to place omnibus travellers on their guard for the future. Alderman GIBBS said that as the fare was not dis puted, his decision was that he (the defendant) should pay the 3d. in dispute, allow the man 4s. for loss of time, also paying two shillings expenses, and be fined one shilling, making a total of 7s. 3d. It was immediately paid. Mr. Rowell, the proprietor of an Alton ale house, in Cheapside, was also summoned by the same omnibus owner for refusing to pay his fare under similar circumstances : _ _ It appeared that he got on the outside of the omnibus, in Cheapside, for the purpose of going to wards the west-end, and on arriving at Chancery lane he tendered 3d., but the conductor demanded 83. He refused to pay it, as he thought he was being im posed upon, and also as he did not see any list of fares outside. Alderman Canss—But did you look? Defendant ...I can't say that I did. Alderman GIBBS asked the conductor whether he had his fares painted up according to the Act of Parlia ment ? James Dempsey replied that they were, both inside and out. The omnibus was one running to the Great Western Railway, aid he dare not take less than sixpence for any one, as the Railway Com pany would not allow his master, under any circum stances, to run for threepence, thinking that if such were the case the omnibuses would be so crowded as not to afford accommodation to railway passengers. It was not the wish of his employer to attempt to cheat any one, which was evident from the fact of the fares being so painted that passengers both inside and out could inspect them. Mr. Rowell said that it was to prevent other per sons being imposed upon that he permitted this step to be taken, but he could not help saying it was the duty of the conductor to show him the list of fares. Alderman GIBBS thought not. It was defendant's duty to look ; and if the fares were not painted up, then summon the proprietor, who would be heavily fined. Under the circumstances, he must order him to pay the fare, expenses, loss of time, and fine, the same as the last. Mr. Rowell at once paid the 78. 3d. BOW-STREET. A young servant girl, named Ann Keen, was charged with stealing a gold watch and chain, the property of the Rev. W. 11. Payne, a clergyman, of Much \Venlock, residing in lodgings at 14, Surrey street, Strand. The prosecutor deposed to having missed the pro perty on Sunday morning, the 16th of July last. Mrs. Low, the lodging-house keeper, proved that the prisoner was in her service at the time, and waited upon the lodgers. A police-officer deposed to having found the watch in her possession at a house in Neville'srcourt, Fetter-lane, the prisoner having previously taken it to a watchmaker, named Barrett, to be repaired. Some of the other lodgers in the house, who had missed articles of wearing apparel and other pro perty, at various times, were also in attendance. A victorine, worth 31, which had been found on the prisoner, was identified by Miss Evans, a lodger, as the property of her mother. The prisoner entered into a long statement of an extraordinary character. It is proper to add that the case was partly heard before the same magistrate one day last week, but the prisoner made no such statement then. The Rev. Mr. Payne remarked that there was a gold chain attached to the watch, but no trace of it had been discovered. Mr. JARDINE ordered the prisoner to be committed for trial. Edward Cullingford, a respectable-looking young man, was charged with forging two bills of exchange, and thereby defrauding Mr. Swinford, of the Strand, of 201. and 281. 10s. respectively. Mr. Swinford stated that he was a lithographic printer, living at 272, Strand, and that the prisoner had been occasionally in his service as a writer. The first bill was cashed by him to oblige the prisoner a few months back, at a discount of 31., and witness cashed the other for him, on his representing that his furniture was likely to be seized for rent. He afterwards ascertained on presenting the bills, that the acceptance (which was in the name of Mr. C. Manby, of George-street, Westminster), was a for gery. A letter was subsequently received from the priso ner, at Gravesend, acknowledging that the accept ances were fictitious, and promising to make up the amount at his earliest convenience. As there appeared to be some probability of other similar charges being brought against the prisoner, he was remanded till Tuesday next. CLERKELV WELL. Edward Murney, was charged by Mr. John Dempsey , house decorater, Polygon, Clarendon square, with feloniously breaking and entering his dwelling-house, and stealing a silver watch, a quan tity of jewellery, and other property. The prisoner was also charged with having violently assaulted Mrs. Fanny Morgan, under the following circum stances : Mrs. Fanny Morgan deposed that she is the wife of Mr. George Rossiter _Morgan, and is aunt to Mr. Dempsey, the prosecutor, and at present resides in his house. On Tuesday e vening last, about seven o'clock, she was in the kitchen, when her attention was attracted by a noise as if the street-door was opened. She instantly went up stairs with a lighted candle in her hand, and on entering the parlour she saw the prisoner with two boxes under his arm. She inquired his business, but he seemed agitated and made no answer, but knocked the candle out of her hand. She seized him by the collar, and held him tightly whilst she called out "murder, police, ro b. bery; thieve s i n th e house." He commenced and continued heating her until he dragged her into the passage in the dark, and he knocked her about dread fully, whilst he attempted to get to the street door to open it; but she resisted him, and succeeded in keep. ing him back, as she retreated with her face towards him and her back to the door, until she opened it, and then she called out " murder 1 robbery 1 1 and begged of the neighbours to come to her assistance. The prisoner then threw some of the property into the street, and she kept him at bay until the police and some of the neighbours and inmates of the house came to her assistance, and took the prisoner into custody after a resistance. The watch which the prisoner threw into the street was picked up near the door. The prisoner, who acted with the greatest indiffe rence during the investigation, threatened the wit nesses. Mr. COMBE, after the usual caution, asked him what he had to say to the charge ? Prisoner—l shall re aerve my defence for a jury. The prisoner was then fully committed for trial. Sarah Andrews, the wife of a compositor and shop keeper, Clerkenwell-close, was placed at the bar charged with excessive cruelty to William Andrews, a poor cripple, between fourteen and fifteen years of age, by which he was seriously injured. The unfortunate boy, who was supported into court in a crippled state, was perfectly attenuated in consequence of the ill-treatment, exhibited marks of violence on his head, &c., and was placed on a seat while he gave his evidence. Mr. King, hairdresser, of 27, Clerkenwell close, said that the defendant was the com plainant's mother-in-law, and for a length of time past she had exercised the greatest cruelty towards him, and his cries and screams frequently alarmed the neighbours, until he (Mr. King) determined, in con sequence of her conduct towards the boy last Monday, to bring her to justice, and ever since he had had the boy under his protection, he having obtained a war rant against her. The boy deposed that on Monday last the defen dant ordered him to wash out a room in the upper part of the house, when she complained that he was slow about it, and he must have been fast asleep. She beat and kicked him on the body, side, and head. She seized him, and he could not get away from her. After he had finished the room she beat him, when he escaped from under the counter. She seized him by the arms, dragged him out, and dashed him on the floor. she then knelt on his stomach, forced her hand into his mouth to prevent his crying, and knelt upon his stomach with all her might, and he now felt great pain. She also bit his middle finger nearly through and he bled very much. A geatleman entered the place and took him away. Here the poor boy was so much exhausted that his head dropped, and he fell into a stupor. Mr. Bayliss, the usher, said that when the applica tion was made for the warrant, the boy was bleeding profusely, and he was in a weakly state. Mr. Comae asked the boy if his mother•in-law was in the habit of serving him in this way ? He answered in the affirmative. Bingham, 80 G, the warrant officer, proved the ap prehension of the prisoner. She said nothing. Mr. Comm' asked her if she wished to say anything to the charge? She said, "I did not throw him down or kneel upon him " She was fully committed for trial, and the boy was taken to the workheuse. SU DARING ROBBERY. On Thursday night one of the most singular and daring robberies we ever heard of was committed in this town. Mr. Filmer, proprietor of the Temperance coffeehouse, Week-street, after having retired to rest at a late hour, was awoke from a sound sleep by find ing a man's hand placed forcibly over his mouth, and another over his eyes, pressing his head down on the pillow, while, at the same instant, some person got on him as he lay in bed and held him down. A hand kerchief was then passed round his head, and tied tightly over his mouth gagging and almost suffocat ing him ; his hands were tied together with a stout twine, and a cord was passed across his body from one side of the bed to the other, completely tying him down. All this time the poor fellow was so com pletely prostrated by surprise, fright, and the vio lence used towards him, as to be totally incapable of the least resistance. Being pinioned and gagged in the manner described, one of his assailants said to the other, in a feigned voice, " Don't hurt the I know he's got some money here." His eyes were then released, and he saw two men leave the room, one of them had under his arm his cash box, which on retiring to rest he had placed on the floor near the bed. One of the fellows had on a velveteen coat, with his face covered with crape ; the other wore a fustian jacket, and had his face blacked. It was moonlight, and they were distinctly visible. They were afterwards heard in the front room ad joining the bedroom, where they broke open a cup board and took away some clothes and a timepiece, and also down stairs, where they emptied two chil drens' money boxes of their contents, about 125., and carried off an old silver watch with a broken hand, which hung on the mantelpiece. The cash box unfor tunately contained upwards of 601., being a sum pre pared to meet a payment for grocery, which was due on quarter day, and to raise which Mr. Filmer had been making the greatest exertions for some months previously. Mr. Filmer continued in the position we have described, unable to move or speak, till a lodger named Savage, who slept in the room above, came down in the morning, when, hearing Filmer groan, his bed room door being left open, he went in, and was thunderstruck at see ing what had happened. He hastily released his head - and hands, and ran off to give in formation at the police-station. On the ar rival of Inspector Faucett with two constables, they completed the release of Filmer, who was too faint to help himself, and commenced an examination of the premises. In the passage was found a bundle of clothes and the time-piece tied up, but apparently dropped in the retreat of the thieves, whose entry had apparently been obtained through the back room window, a pane of glass in which had been starred, and a hole made in it large enough to introduce a finger and pull back the fastening. Unfortunately no clue has yet been found to discover the thieves, though strong suspicions exist. To Mr. Filmer, who is a most hardworking industrious man, and who has always borne an unimpeachable character, the occur rence is almost ruinous. Independently of the pecu niary loss, which is very severe, as he had only been in business a few months, and was just overcoming the difficulties of a new undertaking, with every prospect of success ; his health has been greatly affected by the fright and excitement of the midnight assault upon him, added to the personal injury he en dured. We sincerely hope that the efforts which are being made to investigate this mysterious affair will be successful, and that the offenders will be brought to justice.—Maidstone Journal. AMERICAN PRO VISION S. The following large and numerous arrivals of provisions have taken place, the produce of the United States of America :-The vessel Sardinia. from New York, has brought 14,875 bushels and 3,159 bags of Indian corn, 680 barrels and 88 other packages of lard, 17 barrels of bread, and 186 barrels of flour and meal; the Lebanon, from New York, 8,205 bags and 1,805 sacks of corn, 10 barrels of beef, and 65 boxes of cheese; the Harvard, from Boston, 396 barrels of Indian meal, 9,128 bags of Indian corn, and 253 barrels of flour ; the Anglo-American, from Boston, 600 barrels of corn meal, 6,826 sacks of corn, 64 barrels of bread, 22 of flour, and 204 casks of lard ; the Sea, from New York, 23.500 bushels and 434 bags of Indian corn, and 1,379 barrels of flour ; the Pacific, from Philadelphia, 288 bags of wheat, 6,032 bags and 10,513 bushels of Indian corn, 32 casks and 70 barrels of oil cake, 250 barrels of Indian meal, and 44 barrels of bread; the Pioneer, from Alexandria (American States) 13,552 bags of Indian corn and 200 barrels of flour ; the Douce Davie, from New Or leans, 300 barrels of pork and 1,420 barrels of Indian corn meal ; the Uriel, from New Orleans, 246 bags of Indian corn ; the Native, from Baltimore, 10,352 bushels of Indian corn ; the Elsineur, from New York, 19,624 bushels of corn, 2,900 bushels of wheat, 150 barrels of lard, 47 barrels of bread, and 36 barrels of meal and flour ; the Mary Pleasants, from Baltimore, 12,453 bags and 11,646 bushels of Indian corn; the New York, from New York, 3,647 bags and 9,832 bushels of corn, 193 tierces nil 51 barrels of lard, 5 tierces of pigsheads, 1,722 bags of wheat, and 264 barrels of flour; the General Taylor, from New York, 11,680 b ags o f I n di an corn ; the Boston, from New York, 2,591 barrels of flour, 5,535 bags and 844 sacks of Indian corn, and 4,271 bushels of corn ; the St. George, from New York, 2,500 barrels of flour, 2,142 b ags, an d 1,472 bushels of corn, 734 boxes of c h eese , 31 pac k ages o f mea l , 11 tierces of beef, 57 tierces of mutton :hams, 540 bags of wheat, 99 packages of butter, and various other articles ; the Mississippi, from Baltimore, 660 barrels of cornmeal, 220 barrels of flour, and 14,499 bushels of Indian corn ; the Helen M'Gaw, from Philadelphia, 7,922 bags of corn, 11,432 bushels of Indian corn, and 390 barrels of Indian meal ; the Europa, from New York and Halifax, 4,182 packages of cheese, and the large number of 738 barrels of apples of the kinds known as American Newtown pippins and lady apples; the Sarah Bridge, from New Orleans, 2,118 sacks 2 barrels of wheat; the William Larrabee, from Boston, 389 barrels of corn meal, 3,021 sacks of corn, and 280 barrels of flour; the Gladiator, from New York, 2,232 boxes of cheese, 65 barrels of pork, 1,500 barrels of flour, 701 packages of lard, 50 barrels of apples, and the very large quantity of 160 tons and 8 hhds, and 579,3181 b. weight in bulk, of oil and linseed cake for cattle ; the Queen of the West, from New York, 1,381 boxes of cheese, 7,335 barrels of flour, 10 bar rels of apples, :140 of seed, 15 of bacon, 96 of beef, and 100 barrels of pork ; the Berlin, from Philadel phia, 6,635 bags, and 1,505 sacks of corn, 10,050 bushels of Indian corn, 1,620 barrels of Indian corn meal, 283 casks of oil cake, 431 sacks of wheat, 28 casks of beef, and 60 barrels of bread stuffs ; the Susan G. Owens, from Baltimore, 13,255 bushels and 2,780 bags of wheat, 5,023 bags of Indian corn, and 16 bags of flour-the whole the production of the United States. SERIbUS ACCIDENT.—An accident which might have been attended with serious results took place at Kingston-on-Thames, to the gig of Mr. Sudlow Roots, surgeon, of Kingston, on Tuesday night, from the reck less driving of a flyman, who ran into the gig and literally smashed it to pieces; fortunately, Mr. Roots was not in it, but only his groom, who, with a valuable horse, escaped with only a few bruises. No blamelis to be at tached to the groom, who did all he could to prevent the collision. NAVAL INLLIGETENCE. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—A. sad accident hap pened yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, on board the Grampus frigate, stripping to be pail off in this harbour. It appeared that about the above time a seaman, named William Colebrook, was engaged with others on board the ship irs getting the water tanks out, when the rope strap that supported the spar or derrick broke, and the spar fell upon the head of the man Colebrook, jamming it against the ham. mock netting and literally smashing it, of course killing him instantaneously. An inquest was held upon th• body this afternoon, by Mr. William John Cooper, the coroner for the borough and waters of Portsmouth, before a jury composed of twelve of the ship's company, when it was elicited in evidence from the boatswain and others that the rope used was of the usual kind for getting out the tanks from the hold; that the tank which was at the time of the accident being raised was a ton and a half in weight when full, and half a ton when empty ; and that the rope used in this case was of the necessary strength for the purpose ; in which opinion Lieutenant Dorville, First Lieutenant of the ship coincided. By the di rection of the last named officer, the rope, after the accident, was given into the custody of the sentry, a marine, named Rudge, to take care of, in tke event of its being wanted by the coroner at the inquest. It passed from the charge of that sentry to that of of another sentry, named Scott, who stated that it was lost while he was on duty, and notwithstand ing every inquiry for its production by the coroner, the rope was not found. A verdict of " Accidental death" was returned. The body of the unfortunate deceased, who had served the whole term of the ship's commission, will be interred to-morrow. Another serious accident happened soon after the above to a man named Edward Donally, also a sea man, who fell from the foretop, whereby he sustained a compound fracture of the jawbone. He was to-day conveyed in his hammock to Hasler. This accident cannot be accounted for in any other way than that the man was intoxicated at the time he went into the top ; he was warned by his shipmates not to venture, but disregarded their advice. The annual promotions of the officers of the Royal yachts came down this morning. Lieutenant Bed ford is promoted to the rank of Commander, and Messrs. Atkinson, Lethbridge, and Elphinstone, the three mates are made Lieutenants. Mr. Welch, Mas ter of the Fairy, has received a costly gold seal and a portrait of the Duchess of Kent as a mark of her ap preciation of the character of that officer, and of his attention to her Royal Highness during her sojourn at Osborn, in the absence of her Mnjesty in Scotland, when the Fairy was left under the command of Mr. Welch, to attend upon the Duchess and the other members of the Royal family then residing upon the island. The Committee of revision now overhauling the dock)ards is expected here this evening, to commence their reduction of this establishment. It is not pro bable much will be done here in the way of cutting down, as the amount of wages paid to the poor arti sans has already been reduced by 2161. per week, and there appears no probability of the office of Assistant Master Attendant being filled up at present, Mr. Ali Donald, of the royal yacht, who was supposed to be destined for that appointment, having been ap pointed to fill another office of a similar character at Woolwich. The Bellerophon, 78, Captain Baynes, C. 8., sailed this afternoon to join the squadron under Vice-Ad miral Sir William Parker, G.C.8., off Naples. She left with a rattling breeze at N.N.E., which showed her off to great advantage. The African steam-tug arrived here from Sheerness this morning, with a portion of the late crew of the Amphion, 34, recently paid off there. Wind, N.N.E.; strong breezes and cloudy. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 17.—0 n Saturday, the 14th inst., Mr. Wood, Chief Commissioner for Emigration visited and inspected the four emigration ships now lying in the Sound, viz., the Harbinger, Trafalgar, Candahar, and Thetis. Mr. Wood was accompanied by Mr. Carew, the local Government emigration agent, by the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Wellesley, and by the Rev. T. C. Childs, minister of St. Mary's Devonport, an indefatigable clergyman, who takes a lively interest in the spiritual and temporal welfare of all emigrants, English or foreign, leaving the port of Plymouth, and voluntarily ministering to their comfort. The Harbinger, of 760 tons, belonging to Mr. Chapman, of London, is a fine new ship, having seven feet six inches between decks, usefully and substan tially fitted throughout with swinging stoves, and all modern improvements. She brought 161 emigrants from London has embarked 105 here, and will take about twenty more. The single women are placed aft under the cabins, and have a portion of the larboard quarter of their compartment screened off for an infirmary. The married people and young children are midships, and there is a compartment forward for the single men. A dietary scale is stuck against the mainmast. Adults have half a pound of beef or pork, and three quarts of water daily ; bread, flour, rice, raisins, &c., in proportion. The list of medical comforts, at the discretion of Mr. Barnes, her surgeon, includes arrow root, sago, lemon juice, brandy, wine, porter, and preserved milk. The emigrants appear healthy and happy. An addition was made to their number on the passage off the South Foreland, by the birth of a boy, which has been christened by Mr. Childs. The most interesting sight on board this ship was a school of 69 of the children of the emigrants under a course of instruction in reading and writing by a clever teacher, named Palmer Kemp. These children were ranged in classes, and, among'other things, were actively studying the elements of geography, a science in which they were about to take an extensively practical lesson on their passage to Sydney. 'Mr. Wood expressed himself highly gratified with the condition of the Harbinger. The dietary and most of the arrangements on board the other ships are similar to the above. The Tra falgar, for Port Adelaide, which is a Government ship, brought 193 from London, and will ship 82 here. The Candahar, for Port Adelaide, is a private ship, belonging to Captain Ridley, of London, whence she brought 205, and will take in 32 at this port. On her passage down, when off' Deal, she sent ashore an intermediate female passenger for confinement, and brought the husband on. The Thetis, for Port Philip, is a Government vessel, belonging to Mr. Duncan Dunbar, of London; she embarked 116 emigrants there, and will ship 105 here. Her pas sengers are principally from Aberdeen and the Clyde, a few from Yorkshire, and ten or twelve from London. 'Those on board the Harbinger came from Yorkshire and the West of England. It would be more econo mical to the Government, and more convenient to the emigrants, if all were embarked at Plymouth. The above four vessels made an average passage from the Thames of nine days, during which they have to be fed. A difficult passage down Channel sometimes disgusts emi:Jants so much thpt they abandon the more extended voyage. At Plymouth there are clean, airy, and substantial depots close by the water side, and after leaving the port the land is usually cleared in about 24 hours. CHATHAM, OCT. 18.—The Chatham yacht sailed this morning for Sheerness with the Pay Clerks, and there paid off the Comus, 18, Commander Ed win C. T. D'Eyncourt. One sergeant and two pri vates of the Royal Marines from this ship joined their head-quarters at this division, and one corporal, one drummer, and 16 privates proceed to join the Wool wich division. The Black Eagle, Admiralty steam-yacht, Com mander S. B. Cook, embarked from this yard th• committee of the Admiralty yestcrday afternoon, those gentlemen having completed their examination of this depot, and at four o'clock proceeded to Sheer ness, where they remained all night, and this morn ing the yacht sailed for Portsmouth with the com mittee. This morning one sergeant and ,eight privates of the Royal Marines of this division proceeded en route to Woolwich, for the purpose of proceeding to the Island of Ascension. Woormicn, :OcT. 18.—The Lightning steam vessel arrived at 'Woolwich yesterday afternoon, and. his Excellency Count Reventlow will embark to morrow in her for Copenhagen. The Vivid steam-vessel, Captain Smithett, em barked the Countess of Westmoreland and suite at Dover on Monday afternoon, and left the harbour immediately for Calais. The Countess, with Lady Fane, were on their way to join his Excellency the Earl of (Westmoreland at Berlin. The voyage to Calais was performed by the Vivid in the extraordi nary short time of 81 minutes, or one hour and 21 minutes, being the quickest voyage on record between England and France. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —It is not possible adequately to speak of the wonderful efficacy of the celebated Ve getable Restorative Pills, prepared by John Kaye, Esq., of Dalton-hall, near Huddersfield. The testimonies that pour in from all parts of the United Kingdom, prove that astonishing cures result from their use. Mr. Adams, of Cheddeston, near Bungay, writes that he suffered for seven years from indigestion, which brought on extreme debility, but that the use of the Pills has wrought a com plete cure. Mr. Peter Tivier, of 6, Stephen-street, Li verpool, says, "I have been cured by one box of Kaye's Worsdell's Pills of rheumatism and eruptions of the skin." Robert Woaster, of High Wycombe, bears testi mony that for ten years be was afflicted with scrofula in his leg and knee, and that for five-and-twenty weeks he kept his bed; by perseverance, however, in the use of this wonderful medicine, he is now quite well, and works for fourteen hours a day. Sold in boxes at Is. lid.; 2s. 9d.; or 4s. 6d. each, by all Medicine Venders. To prevent imposition by spurious imitators, observe that Mr. Kaye's coat of arms and a fsc-simile of his signature are printed on the directions wrapped round each box. Ars OFFER TO Louis PHILIPPE.—" e are as sured," says the Journal du Havre, "that M. 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Spasm of the glottis ensued, and it was deemed necessary to perform an operation. Deceased, however, died on the following day, the immediate cause of death being pneumonia resulting from injury to the"windpipe.— Verdict, " Accidental death." The second investigation related to the death of Elizabeth Walker, a little girl, twelve years of age, who was burned to death yesterday morning. It ap peared from the statement of her father, Walter Wal ker, a carpenter, residing at No. 6, Gulston-cottages, Vauxhall bridge-road, and who was deeply plunged in grief whilst giving his evidence, that between eleven and twelve o'clock he left his child alone in tke house in an up-stairs room, the only . . room in which there was a fire, peeling potatoes for his dinner. He returned home about twelve o'clock, after an absence of about three-quarters of an hour, when he found his unfortunate child lying at the bottom of the stairs, denuded of the whole of her clothing, and burned almost to a cinder. She was then alive, but expired on her way to the hospital. She was an extremely handy and domesticated girl, and had been in service. No doubt her clothes had taken fire, and hence the distressing accident. Ver dict, as in the former case, "Accidental death." The third investigation concerned the death of Elizabeth Gundry, a young woman, aged 22, in the service of Mr. G. Bailey, of Hanwell, who expired on Sunday last, at Saint George's Hospital, Hyde Park. The circumstances were of a particularly , painful character, occurring as they did in a mo ment of innocent hilarity. It appeared that so far back as the 6th of July last, the deceased. with the gardener, coachman, lady's-maid, and children of-Mr. Bailey, in all nine persons, were upon a load of hay, the last load of the season, called " the harvest home load." All were merry and cheerful. The waggon moved off amidst the cheers of the assembled haymakers, Mr. Bailey's coachman driving, but they had not proceeded twenty yards when one of the wheels getting into a drainage furrow in the field, the waggon tipped, and three persons were thrown off, all of whom were severely injured. The deceased was admitted into the hospital on the 25th of July, where she expired, as already stated, on Sunday last. The melancholy occurrence was purely accidental, and the verdict was given accordingly. The last inquiry was into the death of William Draper, aged 26, a groom, who fell from a horse in Mount-street, on Monday morning last. The horse had some time before the accident occurred been kicking and plunging violently, but at the time of the accident and for some minutes previously, it had been perfectly quiet. The deceased fell upon the back of his head, and died before he reached the hospital. It appeared probable that he fell from his horse in a fit, as it was found upon examination that the heart was very much diseased. Mr. Gee, the house surgeon, stated that the heart might have ceased to beat before deceased fell from the horse, and that such an occur rence would be rendered more likely by any jolting or excitement. The wound upon the back of the head also would have been sufficient to cause death. The jury, after some deliberation, found "That de ceased died from disease of the heart, accelerated by previous excitement." - OXFORD, WF.DNESDAY.—This morning an inquest was held before W. Brunner, Esq., the city coroner, on the body of William Grainger, a servant of Exeter College, who was fotind drowned in the Cherwell. It appeared from the evidence of one of the gardeners belonging to Christ Church, that soon after seven o'clock he found a hat on one of the seats in Christ Church meadow, which it was soon ascertained be longed to deceased. Search was immediately made for the body, and in about two hours it was . found•in. that part of the Cherwell called Deep Martins. Se veral of deceased's fellow-servants were present, and stated that while waiting in the hall yesterday they noticed something very strange about deceased's man ners, and that he had expressed to one of them his fear that he should not be able to get through his work this term. Beyond this there was no cause assigned for his committing suicide. The jury, in the absence of any evidence showing how deceased got into the water, returned a verdict of " Found drowned." The Rev. Mr. Ley, one of the senior fellows of Exeter College, was present at the inquest. Deceased, who was highly respected both by the authorities and students, had been a faithful servant of Exeter College upwards of twenty-three years. [AnvErtTisEssENT.]--A Life Guardsman, one of the Heroes of Waterloo, Cured of Rheumatism by Hol loway's Ointment and Pills.—M r . Thomas Brunton• landlord of the Waterloo Tavern, Coatham, Yorkshire, was afflicted for many months with rheumatism and rheumatic gout ; his legs were dreadfully painful and disfigured with colours of every hue, frightful to behold; for ten weeks he was wholly unable to walk. The treat ment he received from several medical men, not only failing to do him any good, but leaving him, in fact, in considerably worse condition. At this juncture Hollo way's Pills and Ointment were resorted to, and by their sole means he has been restored to health and strength. Sold by all Druggists, and at Professr Holloway's Esta blishment, 244, Strand, London. POOR LAW (IRELAND.)—It appears from a volu minous return yesterday printed by order of the House of Commons, dated the 28th of August last, that the gross total amount of the valuation of the poor-law unions of Ireland during the year ended the 25th of March, 1848, was 13,013,6631.; the amount to be col lected by rates made during the year ended the 25th of March last (exclusive of previous arrears), 1,719,7801.; the amount of arrears of previous rates uncollected at the commencement of the year ended the 25th of March, 1848, 257,889/4 the total amount of rate for collection during the year, 1,977,832/ ; the amount actually col lected during the year of the total rates for collection, 1,296,476/4 the amount of rates declared irrecoverable during the year, and struck off the books in consequence. 15,0911.; and the amount of rates remaining uncollected at the close of the year ended the 25th of March, 1848, 661,164/. The gross total amount of the liabilities of the said unions on the 25th of March, 1847, was 379,346/. and the total liabilities and expenses together 1,676,2091. The total assets for the year ended the 25th of March, 1848, was 1,372,762/. The amount of rate uncollected on the 25th of March last was 655,184/. ILL- TIMED LEVITY PUNISHED. —On Tuesday morning last, a couple presented themselves in front of the communion rails, in our cathedral, for the purpose of being " joined together in holy wedlock." But while the officiating clergyman was proceeding with the ceremony in the usual course, his attention was arrested by a most unbecoming show of levity on the part of the bride groom; and this continuing, the clergyman closed his book and lectured the man rather severely on the ittl" propriety of his behaviour. The bride, who seemed much shocked at the thoughtless conduct of the .man to whom she was being united for life, at length interrupted the clergyman to ask if it was absolutely necessary that the ceremony, after having gone so far, should proceed to completion. The clergyman replied, " Certainly not; unless you desire it." The lady, on learning that option still remained to her, thought better of the natter, and absolutely refused to proceed any further with the ceremony, arid quitted the building with 111er friends, leaving the di sa pp o i nte d " groom, " no l o nger laughing, but looking very disconsolate at this unex pected result of levity, as ill- t i me d as i t was ill-placed. —Manchester Guardian. The Earl of Clarendon is expected to arrive at his seat, The Grove, Hertfordshire, on Saturday next, his family liming resided there for some months pot. The Noble Lord will ♦isit London on Monday, and re' main in town for a few days. iSittith.l. On the 13th inst., at Aberdeen, the wife of Alexander Pirie, jun., Esq., of a son. On the 14th inst., at Cotesbach, the wife of the Reit.); P. Marriott, of a son. On the 16th inst., the wife of Robert Pryor, Esq., o f Gloti" center-plaee, Portman-square, of a son. On the 16th inst., at Ramsgate, the wife of E. Lonsdale, Esq., of a daughter. On the 16th inst., a t O x f or d , the wife of the Rev'. 1.• • Gawthern, of a son. On the 17th inst., Mrs. F. F. Jeyes, of Bedfo i rd-rovit of daughter. MARRIED. On the 11th inst., i n U pper R ut l an d- street, Dublin, Jose,R,ll Burke, Esq., As s i s t an t- S urgeon 50 t h (Q ueen ' s O wn ) Keg'" ment, to Juliana, se con d d aug ht er o f th e l ate W. 01:18°` Esq. of Sandycove, Kingstown, county of Dublin. On the 14th inst., at the Abbey Church, Bath,.the Rey George De Carteret Guille, incumbent of Alderney, to Sol'"_';" eldest daughter and coheiress of the late Thomas Ste'r'" Esq., of Cross, Devon. 0, On the lith inst., at Whippingham, Isle of Wight, ,• Estwick, youngest son of Richard Estwick, Esq., of X!,. 13 1. ton, Surrey, to Sarah Elizabeth, second daughter of • Nunn, Esq, of Broadlands, Newport, Isle of 'Wight. .1. On the 11th inst., at Prestwich, William, eldest son Grant, EN, of Nut tall-hall, to Jane, eldest daughter of Jo' Clegg, Esq., of Butt-hill, Prestwich. r. Writ On the 3d inst., at St. Marylebone Church, Mr. J. 4,8 o f to Eliza, third daughter of the late James Hunt, Half Moon-street. DIED. On the 14th inst., at Brighton, aged 91, 11. Brooker , E 5(1 .4 On the 15th inst., at Clifton, Caroline, relict of St ew " Crawford, Esq., M.D. 2. On the 15th inst., at Walwo r th, Mr. J. Churcher, age d to On the 15th inst., Sus an , y ounges t d a ughter of the f ' Captain Thomas C o l e , R.N., o f P ar k- s t ree t East, liege nt t park. , T. On the 15th in s t., a t K ens i ng t on , E mm a, the Wigs H. Plasket, jun., Esq., aged 33. R i c hard On the 16th i ns t., at I s li ng t on , age d 56, Mr. r - Crosby, son of the l a t e M r . B . Crosby, of Stationers' -cou r On the 16th inst., age d 17, Elizabeth Ludlow, the dat i g ter of Gabriel Shaw, Esq., of Blackheath. n the • On the 16th inst., at Verulam-buildings, Gray's . 11- ' go infant son of A. Sarod, Esqet . On the 17th inst., at Barn, Mrs. Mary Worsterti! c _ i i 4. London: Printed and Published by MURDO YO,, No. 112, Strand, Print e r, at The Sun Office, 0 Strand, is the, Precinct of the Savoy. in the ccupy Waddles's", Thursday, October 19, 1848. - • 4 .jr I