The Sun. — London, England, 1852-09-09 00:00:00

Animals ;" by Dr. Hodges, " On the Phosphadic Nodules of the Green Sand of the North of Ireland ;" by Dr. Penny, " On the Estimation of lodine ;" by ProLssor Tennant, " On the Koh-i-noor Diamond.'' SAMUEL BITEBON, Esq., read a very interesting memoir on Glynn and Appel's patent papar for the prvention of piracy and forgery by the anastatic pro cess. Mr. Bateson entered at length into a descrip tion of the process of transferring printed engravings, drawings, extracts, &c., by the process usually named the anastatic, which was introduced by Rudolph Appel of Silesia, about eight years ago. The facility with' which copies of bank notes can be made by this lioness, and the difficulty of detecting the forgery, .vas an objection to the general use of it, which every honest man could not but consider as almost insur mountable. The: remedy suggested by Mr. Bateson is one very likely to answer the purpose intended, and, from its simplicity and apparent effectiveness, must direct more attention to this novel and important tubject than it has hitherto met with at the hands of men of science. He recommended the use of a peca liar paper, on which the acids essential to the anastatic process take such an effect that bank notes or any thing similar cannot be copied with any degree of a•scuracy or perfection. At the conclusion of the discussion to which this paper gave rise, Professor Graham, who preskled during the day, announced that the present meeting of the chemical section was concluded. SUCTION C.-.-GEOLCGT. A report we.l made on Crag Formations and Copro ides, In a letter from Mr. Long ; and papers were teed by Mr. Smith, of Jordan Hill, " On the condi 'orls under which Boulders occur in Scotland ;" by 14. r. Bryce, " On the disposition of Granite Blocks in Argyllshire ;" by Professor Nicoll, "On the occur rence of Glacier Morains in Arran ;" by Major Vicary, of Wexford, " On the Geology of a portion of .he Himalaya Mountains," communicated by Sir R. I. Murchison ; by Mr. H. Twining, " On some pecu liarities of the Granite in certain parts of the Pyre nees ;" by Mr. Hennessey, " On some points in Geo logical Theory ;" and by Dr. Stanger, "On certain Furrows and Smoothings on the surface of Granite, caused by drift sand, at the Cape of Good Hope." Mr. Smith, of Jordan Hill, exhibited a fossil fish from Carinke, Lanarkshire. SECTION D,-ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY, INCLUDING PHYSIOLOGY. Papers were read by Professor E. Forbes, "On a new Map of the Geographical Distribution of Marine Life, and on the Homoiozic Belts ;" by the Prince of Canino, " On recent Additions to the Order of Birds and on their Classification ;" by P ro f esso r Owen, a "Demonstration of his views on the Cranial Verte bra" by Dr. Gladstone, "On the Influence of Light on Plants ;" by Dr. Martin Barry, On a singular Locality se l ec t e d f or Nest -building, by the Black Redstart ;" by Professor Hincks, " On an .An.o rnaly of Trifolium rep ent ;" by Professor Pickle, "On a Monstrosity o f Belli per ennis ;" by Munro, "O n th e Tra n smutation of tEg i lops into Triticum ;" by R. Ogilby, Esq., "On the Relation between the Organic Structure of Quadrupeds, a n d their Habits, Economy, and Intellects ; by Professor Balfour, " Remarks on the Flora of the South and West of Ireland ;" by Professor W.Wharton Jones, " On the force by whic h the Circulation of the Blood is carried on ;" by Dr. Fowler, " On th e quest i on, what is the State of Mi n d and Vitality durin g perfect Sleep, and the S lee p in which we dream ;" by Dr. John Barker, " On the part play e d b y the Cavernous Sinus on the Circulation in the Brain." SECTION E.—GEOGRAPHY AND ETHNOLOGY. The Rev. Dr. HUMS read a curious and entertain ing paper , entitled "Some Account of the Origin, Characteristics, and Dialect of the People in the Counties of Down and Antrim." The district, he observed, of which Belfast is the natural centre, is one which has exercised a most important influence on the destinies of the human race in these islands. In own the patron saint made his first convert, and there his ashes repose ; in Antrim the real Ossianic poems are supposed to have existed. In Down was the ancient Uhdia, from which the extended name Ulster is derived; in Antrim was the ancient Dalradia ' the name of which was applied to a large portion of modern Scotland. I re l an d was originally known as Scotia, or Scotia Major ; and, when the name was superseded at home, it was retained by our enterprising colonists to Argyle and Lorn, and afterwards extended to all North Britain, after the conquest by Kenneth in the ninth century. The line of kings descended from Fergus, the son of Ere, not only mingled his blood with Saxon monarchs of England, but was afterwards transferred to England ; so that Queen Victoria traces an authentic descent from the petty chieftains of this neighbourhood in the fifth century. More than a thousand years afterwards the debt of colonisation Was repaid, at the time of the plantation of Ulster. The Anglo Saxon population had been so long sepa rated into two branches, the English and Scotch, differing in country, laws, religion, manners, preju dice, &c., that they must be regarded as two peoples, and not one. If to these we add the remnant of the native Irish, there are three distinct elements, from the composition of which, in different quantities and localities, the inhabitants of the two countries are derived. Their localities are the following : the Irish in the hilly districts, as in the glynnes of Antrim, and the Irish-speaking population in the neighbourhood of Cushendall. There are a few in almost every parish, and several in the great towns. In Down, few occur north of Downpatrick, and Ballynahinch ; they then converge to the mountains of Mourne, by the parish of Loughinisland. In the past meration Irish was frequently spoken in the markets of Downpatrick, Castlewellan, Dromara, and and Ballvnahinch ; now it is rarely, iever, used as a separate mode of communication. In the districts of the Celts they preserve their traditional antipathies, though they assimilate in language; and the terms . "Irish" and "English" are used correctly by neigh bours, in reference to their ancestral origin. The Scottish immigration followed two natural routes — by the Mull of Cantyre to the county Antrim, near the Causeway ; and by the Mull of Galloway to the county Down, by Donaghadee. From the earliest t2Lniae, coracle, skiff, and coaster mu s t h ave p a ssed in r 3 Way, and th e t w o distri c t s t reams ran right a cross the counties. In Down, the Scotch current is traceable in Combar, Saintfield, Killileagh, and An nahilt, nearly to Hillsborough ' - also by Castlereagh and Pur d y sebeurne t o near Belfast. In the county of course Antrim th e is by Ballymoney and Bally mena, up to the town of Antrim, and over the back of Devia and t hve-laill The English settlers occupied mainly the low. countries, such as the basins of the Lough Neagh. andßelfast Bann and the banks of town, but its external incrweas originally b an English ase Lis a b s been mainly from practicalrne the two Scottish districts. Welsh colony ; it is now was a small to Z n a r i English town. A land s the popu- In one barony of Antrim of 128 lation is all of English origin ; and refus e to At various ghalee, Ballin derry, &c., look like parts of England. . andquarters in points the various races . meet, but mingle. There are English, Irish, and Scotch several towns, such as Downpatrick Carrickfer gus,near Lisburn, separat es the and the Lagan,two races. In one-half of the parish of Hillsborough the people are all Scotch, in the other they are ail Lag- . lish. A hill near Castlewellan separates the t wo races, and the island of Itathlin has its two prom o ,. tories occupied, one by the Irish, the other by the English and Scotch. The religion, habits, custom s , &c., may all b e d e d uc ed from this distribution. In religion, for i ns t ance , the rule is that the English are Episcopali ans ; th e Scotch, Presbyterians; and the Irish, Roman C a tholics. The lines of Scottish _ population may be marked on the map by a double chain of Presbyterian meeting-houses, while in the English districts they are rare or un known. About half of all the congregations in Ireland are situated in these two countries, or con nected with presbyteries that centralize in them• More than one-half of these ere in rural districts, un connected with villages, and called by the name of townlands ; showing that the Scotch were in general a griculturists, and less settled in towns than the ,_. English. In the English districts the church-and king feel - . _____ .l e b s g is strong, but, from the magnitude of the e al a r p l: i l ts and th the distance of churches from parti be to their' r P. are less attentive than they should the Roman - egieus duties. In the Irish districts twatoholic congregations are large, and those of them, habits of the Protestant Chiirch cr eed al co heir of the people, as well as their cr, indicate there is more comeorotringin* In the English districts oiadstidiness than we find else where ; for the man though hecottish ancestry does not enjoy life so well, Thd Scotchman is o f ten _ 'nay be actually richer. hlorer intelligent than his English neighbour, b ut arelcels him in weight of character. I n the Portadown,marketsthe e of Lurgan, Lisburn, Moire, and is known from the Antrim „ e, rather the Dow n farmer Scotchman from the Englishman, b or y his hardness in driving a bargain. The old E ng l ish 3 pastimes were kept up till recently at Larobeg,l?rts and of hiri a n e ii tl i. the (l Maypole is still known in Holywood, and . Piz?leads us to believe that certain mystery been performed in the district. The custom servants at stated fairs is followed in Antrim, „ ❑ . 1 1. 1 . the case in many other towns and places of E ng l and ;1 and while those who attend for the purpose at Car.. lisle carry a straw in the mouth, those at Antrim \ carry a little w hit e ro d i n the hand. The settlers on the Marqui s o f H ertford ' s es t a t e were in general 1 natives of the shires the Bristol Channel, i adjoining and as their ancestral apple district of district i 3 the England, s o the bene is the apple district of arony of Upper Massar I reland. After the lapse of 200 . years, the ancient custom f it were of yesterday. The supersticis preserved as i Hallo weep are still practised, and of May-eve and i in Burns's poem is negleted, i n e c t i not one of the ceremonies unknown. The names gof ed, though their origin is alsolighly illustrative of t 3 / 2 e te r anns and of places are A number of examples of r _pe,ople. Having given 44-IBq Hawes, Dr. Hume THE SUN, concluded his remarks with a viva' voce description of the Irish dialect in these two countries, and showed, by various quotations, its local characteristics and also its usefulness. From the fusion of many peculiari ties, and the mingling of provincialisms from various parts of the United Kingdom, is particularly useful in the illustration of old English literature. RICHARD CULL, Esq., then read a paper on the misapplication of the terms " development" and " evolution," to the formation of the inflections of a language; els° notes on Blumenbacb's classification of the human race. Mr. RINK, of Denmark, read a paper on the ice masses of Greenland, and on the icebergs in the Arctic Sea ; communicated by the Royal Geogra phical Society. The above were the principal papers in this section, which finally closed at three o'clock. SECTION F.-STATISTICS. Dr. MACORMAC read a paper on the moral duty of guarding against disease arising from atmospheric impurity. In the course of his observations he stated that every individual, no matter what his station, should, for the promotion of health, take a morning bath, pedestrian exercise, and breathe night and day a pure air. After showing how illness was produced and aggravated by atm os ph er i c causes a nd want of cleanliness, and alluding to the want of sanitary arrangements in Belfast, he stated that the respira tion of impure air was the sole cause of _consump tion, and that were a person to li ve night and day in the open air he could not become consump tive. To confine the consumptive person also in heated apartments was but to increase and hasten the disease. They ought to be kept as much as pos sible in th e open an d pure air, an ounce of oxygen being worth a ton of fish oil. Owing to perfumes and heavy hangings, the atmosphere of the houses of the rich was as impure as that of those of the poor, and the result showed that the rich were no more exempt from consumption than the poor. The lecturer then enf orce d the necessity of all houses being ventilated with large bodies of air, and of good sewerage and cleanliness, for the promotion of health. Dr. MALCOLM then read some practical sugges tions founded upon the sanitary statistics of Belfast. A short conversation ensued upon the subject, and, at the suggestio n of the Ch airman, a resolution was passed, recommending the publication of the above p a pers. M M.P., s t a t e d that the Health of Tows l Lill l e v x ° p ° ired next y ear, and as it would have tobern. Elr D renewed, if the Members took the matter up, it m ight be extended to Ireland. A subscription was then opened for the publication of the two papers. I t was headed by the contribu tion of 2/. from Mr. Heywood, and, before the close of the meeting, it amounted to ten guineas. Dr. STRONG then read a paper on the progress and extent of ste am - b oat b uilding on the Clyde, from which it appeared th a t i t was 40 years since the first steam boat ever sailed from it. In 1831 the number of steamers sailing from the Clyde was thirty-five, with a tonnage of 4,095 ; and in 1852 the number bad risen to ninety-three, and the tonnage to 11,902. There were, also, on the Clyde, five dredging boats, by which the average depth of water had been in creased from 10 to 17 feet. The number of persons employed in the construction and repair of steamers was 10,820, who received, on au average of men and boys, 16s. per week wages. There were also em ployed a large number of iron•founders, decorators, &c., in connexion with the trade, rendering it one of the most important in Scotland. _ The SOLICITOR. GENERAL called the attention of the section to a recent proposal for the establishment of steamers of a larger class, by which the passage between Holyhead and Kingston would be accom plished in two hours, and between Galway and Halifax in 4 days, and to the United States in six days. THE PRESIDENT'S DINNER. On Saturday ever.ing, at 5 o'clock, the usual pre sidential dinner of the members of the British Asso ciation took place in the Music-hall. Upwards of two hundred gentlemen sat down to dinner. Colonel Sabine, President of the British Association, occupied the chair. After dinner, The CHAIRMAN proposed the usual toasts, which were drunk with all honours. He then gave " Pros perity to the British Association." The Association, he said, was never in such a state of prosperity as at present, and he augered the best for the future. The CHAIRMAN - next gave, after a few complimen tary remarks, " The local officers and committee, Professor Wilson, Mr. Allen, Dr. M'Gee, and that most valued and steady friend of the Association, Dr. Patterson." At no period did he recollect seeing the arrangements so good—certainly not better than on the present occasion. —(Cheers.) Professor WiLsoN returned thanks. The CHAIRMAN next gave the toast of the eminent foreign gentlemen who bad honoured them with their presence, coupled with the health of the Prince de Canino. The Prince DE CANINo replied. He believed that however proud a man might be of his own country, however great might the love of the land of his birth, no greater compliment could be paid him than to be called a citizen of Britaln.—(Loud cheers.) He felt the compliment they had paid doubly increased, when he reflected that he had the honour to be associated with the Cuvier of England (Professor Owen)—not only the Cuvier of England, but the Cuvier of the age.—(Loud cheers.) Wherever he went he was in the habit of mixing a good deal with the people ; and he was delighted to find that in no town in England had he seen them taking so much interest in the British Association as the people of Belfast had done.—(Loud cheers.) That very morning, when coming from the shore, there were several per sons in the raiiway carriage who had the newspapers in their hands, taking a lively interest in the scientific discussions of the association; and he could assure them he heard a great many remarks that could be offered at any of their sections. Among them was a lady, who was telling him of a kind of section which she had in her own house—(Laughter)—and he had no doubt there were others who had the same. That circumstance reminded him that he had another reason to offer them. The same lady showed him, cut out in the profile of the mountain, the very resem blance of a relative of his own.—(Loud laughter and cheers.) He was struck very much with that re semblance, especially to the cast of Napoleon made after his death ; an d he (Prince Bonaparte) wou ld here observe th a t, th oug h Napoleon might not have had as peaceful intentions towards them as he (Prince Bonaparte) bad, he certainly carried to his grave as great a respect for them as he (the Prince) enter tained.—(Loud cheers.) Professor FOWLER, of America, also replied on be half of the foreigners. Dr. LLOYD then said it had fallen to his lot to pro pose a toast, because, he supposed, he was one of the oldest members of the association, and thereby had many opportunities of judging of the character and abilities of Colonel Sabine, President of the British Association.—(Cheers.) After the eloquent dis course which had lately been pronounced by a distin guished member of the association touching the choice of a president, it would ill become him (Dr. Lloyd) to say a word regarding Colonel Sabine ; but being so long associated w ith hi m , and united to bim by ti es ottriendship, he could not refrain from saying he fu lly concurred in everything that had been said of tahlieuirdeßresident on the occasion to which he had just them for o f the ° B • ri l:le therefore gave them, " The President eutish Association."—(Cheers.) health had The t i' l ' e uimArt said he felt deeply thankful to beeextremely kind manner in which his guished cornp a n n the honour theyYja proposed and received by that distin adAll he would now say was, that tinuance of that just done him was only a con ceivedGenratiof the British Association. d eth ness which he had always re pose to f rom 3, o u the"the s7 , :a i l ' : The Cuantscats— nen, I now have to pro- ayor and Corpora whom xv ur thanks are emi. of ) the o za tion of Belfast."—(Cheers. by them in a e were invited to this town ; d bu ue t o to ur th t e h m aL b s y are • particularl d for the admirable arrangements mai !, ue to them nently o f ways for our reception.—('6 of us can visit Belfast without being struck) None variety one useful improvements that are being made the . every respect, and which promise that befor e 1 ' ll Belfast will be among the most remarkable towns ° I I the empire. It is under the mayor and corporatio - are going on ; and none 4 that these improvements . ca n doubt that under the same auspices improvements will continue to go on. I ther efore propose, " The Mayor and Town Council, and prosperity to Belfast." Mr. GORDON THOMSON, in the absence of the mayor, returned thanks. He trusted the town_vim. ofl Belfast would soon b e h on oured by a second from the association. ' The CHAIR MAN th en gave " The Queen s Colleg e of Belfast." In no place had they been so well ac commodated, and he regretted that they could not carry the Queen's College with them.—(Laughter.) Rev. Dr. HENRY replied. The chairman had re ferred to the Queen's College in terms of regret that he could not take it away with him, but he (Dr. Henry) thought he would no t b e a bl e to t a k e awa y with him the brick, and stones, and mortar that con constituted the exterior of the greatly • , mistaken, however, or they would have with them the hearts and , that to thinkinstitution. It afforded them much satisfaction , that they were succeeding in the question ~, education, es re garded the Queen s Gallege, and he re gard to the c that, in the face of all opposition in re tuate in the Queen's Colleges, the effort would even tuate and the eparodmotion of peace, harmony, and good- The clurazancement of science.--(Applause.) Universities aor -- "I have now to propose " The Learned S oc i e ti es o f the U n it e d Kingdom."—(Cheers.) Thi s i s a toast, on which I names of two most(l' hav e. s coupled with the toast the Britiab Association _ ..,_tin guished members of the 7 n"914 L MI sure yoU will hear LONDON, with delight and pleastire—Dr. Lloyd, one of the Senior Fellows of Trinity Collage, Dubli▪ n, and Pro fesvir Owen, a gentleman who nes been named the Cuivier of the age, by whom the soci▪ eties of the United Kingdom will be proud to be represented (Cheers.) I therefore give you kingdom." " The Universities and Learned Societies of the United De. LLOYD said it would iii become him, at that late hour of the evening, b occupy much of their time. He thanked them for the kind manner in which they had received the toast of the universities of the United Kingdom. Of the University of Dub lin, he could say it had made progress, and had n o t d eser t e d the duty for which it was founded in its own immediate sphere of action. It was c us t omary f or the older universities to have their office somewhat limited, but at present they had a un i vers i ty i n Du bli n which took its place in th e hi g h er wa lk s o f sc i ence ; and in proof of the truth of that assertion, he needed only to refer to such men as Hamilton, M'Cullagh, and others, who were all alumni of that pn b c e oi l fp i e ls v eo e , d o wo t oh h ee a nw t a it thh u e n au i l v i e ni r it un iversity.—(Cheers.) sity should ho a l o d ti f o o g rt o h o th th e T at h la e p m y ri of Dun b y fa e e i r a l s o ca i d t s y t : o oDulutibvliatne ftahileedvartioousdobrtahnaothedsutoyf—sowiehneone_it when it turned out that it had no person competent to teach certain sc i ences, i t b ro k e t h roug h i ts estab lished usages, and a ssoc i a t e d w ith it some o f th e most eminent men of the day. He need not name such men as Apjohn Ball, &c., who were now connected with the university, but were not in corporated with it. He m i g ht o bserve that one of the happiest meetings of the British Association was once held within the walls of the University of Dublin, and it was long the wish of the members of that col lege that the association should again revisit it.— (Cheers.) He believed that none present would sup pose it was from want of inclination that a request had not come from the University and Societies of Dublin for the association to visit it. The cause was a simple one ; it was for want of that element of power which had been alluded to that night—juxta position. The meeting in Dublin before was a pros perous one, but it wanted one element, and that was, that the different sections of which the association was composed were widely separated. In the Uni versity they had not sufficient accommodation to afford the association, but as soon as they got new lecture rooms added to the building, an invitation from the University, backed by the various societies in Dublin, would be sent to the association to pay a second visit to the metropolis of Ireland.—(Cheers ) Professor OWEN also returned thanks, and con cluded by observing that the spirit of the association was not confined to their own empire ; it extended much further, and bound in one brotherhood the nations of the whole earth.—(Applause.) The CHAIRMAN—I am sure I should not be fulfil ling your wishes if I did not respond to the observa tions that were made by Dr. Lloyd regarding our meeting in Dublin.—(Cheers.) We have received pressing invitations to go to various places in England and Scotland, and I may remark that, in deciding at which place we should meet next, we will be in fluenced very much by priority of invitation ; and I would beg Dr. Lloyd to remember, that the sooner the invitation from Dublin is given us the better. — (Laughter and cheers.) The CHAIRMAM gave "The Harbour Commission ers and Railway Boards," coupled with the names of Mr. Whitla and Mr. Allen. Mr. Allen replied for the railway boards ; Mr. HEYN, in the absence of Mr. Whitla, for the harbour commissioners. The concluding toast from the chair was " Pro fessor Phillips," who replied, after which the pro ceedings terminated. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—We have lately heard a great deal of Mr. Moore, who is Registrar of the Prerogative Court of Canter bury, and we know he is a son of Archbishop Moore. But I wish to ask some of your readers to aeswer this question—Who is Mr. John Mott? Is he son of an archdeacon, a proctor, or a registrar?—for I find, in the famous return No. 711 of 1850, to which public atten tion has been so often directed, great mention made of this gentleman. It appears that in the diocese of Lich field there is an almost innumerable quantity of those now notorious tribunals called " ecclesiastical courts," and I find the name of " John Mott" as holder of the following offices:—ln the Bishop's Consistory Court he is deputy-registrar and sealer; in the Dean's Court he is registrar and sealer; in the Dean's Court of Harting ton he is registrar, sealer and auditor; in the Pre bendal Court of Colwich he is registrar, sealer, and auditor ; in the Prebendal Court of Ec cleshall, the same three offices; in the Prebendal Court of Gnosall, the same; in the Prebendal Court of Hands acre and Armitage he is registrar; in the Prebendal Court of Prees ho is registrar, sealer, and auditor; in the Prebendal Court of Whittington and Baswich he is the same; in the Royal Peculiar Court of Penkridge, the same ; in the Royal Peculiar Court of St. Mary, Shrewsbury, the same; in the Royal Peculiar Court of Tottenhall, the same; in the Royal Peculiar Court of Wolverhampton he is registrar; and in the Manor Court of Burton-upon-Trent he is registrar, sealer, and auditor ! Thus it appears that John Mott holds no less than thirty-seven offices in ecclesiastical courts, which, according to their return, vary in annual value from 1,1231. 1 is. lod. to a small sum. Who is this wonderful man, John Mott? and how does he get through his arduous duties? Yours, &c., LAICIIS. PRACTICE WITH MINIE RIFLES. A SOLDIER SHOT. PARSONSTOWN, TUESDAY EVENING.—A painful sensation was created in the military barracks here yesterday afternoon, a report having reached that one of the soldiers of the 16th depot had been shot dead. On inquiry it was ascertained that at two o'clock a party of four men of the depot, accompa nied by Captain Peacocke and Lieutenant Higginson, proceeded to Clonoughill bog, about two miles from the barracks, for the purpose of practising with the Minie rifle. The practice was at a distance of 300 yards from the targets. After about 100 shots had been fired, one passed through the mound and hit the bugler Nugent in the back of the head, when he exclaimed, " Oh, my God, lam shot !" and died instantly. The corporal who was at his side made si gna l s t o th e party, when the firing immediately ceased, and Cap tain Peacocke with others ran up; but Nugent had then ceased to exist. The ball lodged in the oppo site side of the head, smashing the skull to atoms. The body was then removed on a cart to the bar racks, and Private Thornhill, who had fired the last shot, was placed in custody to await the result of the coroner's inquiry. SEABORNE MA IL S. [N signifies that the mails aro sent from the General Post-orde by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.] When made up Dal From what PLACES. General Post-office' port die- When London; patched. due. America (by Brit. pkt.)N Sept. 24 .. .. Liverpool .. Sept. 11 America (by U.S. pkt.) N,Sept. 10 .. • • Liverpool .. Sept. 14 America (by U.S. pkt.) M' Sept. 17 .. Sonthampt. Sept. 9 Australia (via South ampton) M 20th ofeachrronth Southampt. Sept. 24 Ditto (via Marseilles) N,24th °reach month Dover .. Sept. 19 Ditto, via C. of G. Hope Nl2d & 14th each mo. Plymouth.. Sept. 29 Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth Uncertain Alexandria* • • ...... N 1915 & 30th of mo. Dover .. Sept. 18 Belgium • . .. •• N, Daily • • .. .. Dover .. Daily Brazil .. • .. 3119th of the month Southampt. Sept. 12 Buenos Ayres • • .. 31,9 th of the month Soathampt. Sept. 12 Califomia(viaChagrei)Mld & 17th of montb Southampt. Sept. 16 Cape of Good Hope N i 14th of the month Plymouth.. Arrived Cape de Verde .. N 2d of the month .. Plymouth.. Arrived Constantinople* •• If 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Sept. 10 Central America .. M 2el & 17th of mon. Southampt. let ea. me. Channel Isles N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Tu. Th.iiat Chili .. . 3f,2d & 17th of math Southampt. ,Sept. 16 France .. M NlTwice daily .. .. Dover .. rl`vricedaily Greece* •• Nlth 17th27th of mo Dover .. Sept. 19 Hamburgh N Tuesday & Friday London ..'Toes. Sat. Holland M Wednes. & Satur. London .. Sun. Thais Honduras . N 17th of the mouth Sonthampt. Sept. 16 Ireland •• M & N Twice daily Holyhead .. Twicedally India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Sonthampt. Sept. 24 India (via Marseilles) N BthSv24th efmonth 'Dover .. ;Sept. 19 India, via C. of G. Hope N 14th of month !Plymouth.. Arrived Maaritius N l l4th of month !Plymouth ..Arrived Mediterranean (via Southampton) .. 11,20 th of the month Sonthampt.lAng. 28 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) .. N Bth&24th of month Dover ..,Sept. 19 Mexico 3,112 d of the month.. Southampt.,lst ea. mo. Madeira • • .. M , 9th of the month Southampt. Sept. 12 Malta* 7th,17th,19th,27th Dover Sept. 19 & 30th of month Naples'" N sth 15th 25th ofmorDover .. Sept. 12 Papal States* N sth 15th 25th of mo, Dover .. I Sept. 12 Peninsula .. • . M 7th 17th 27th of mo ' Sonthampt. Sept. 16 Peru .. Mld & 17th of math ! Soathampt. !Sept. 16 Tuscany* .„ N sth 15th 25 th of mo Dover • • ,Sept. 12 West Indies 3f 17th of the month Sonthampt. ,Sept. 16 Naples* .• .. .. Papal States* .. .. Peninsula .. •• •• Peru •• •• •• Tuscany* •• West Indies •• West Indies (except Savanna & Nassau) M r„.rench pac* l'he malls to those r- c In- I2d of the month ..18outhampt. onntries thus marked (*) are conveyed by l aab o t Aut twoT itTe a ll; d riTao: : ifh-street w jeweller, Mr. Potter, EV Priory Alills, javerfordwest, in go:brie:C:or A YOUTH.—On Saturday a er lad than swim,assist ofseized litchinge at o f . . i u w o a or bt h hdf the spot where Hitchingrs hadBwirnnung' instantly swam to disappeared, and upon his endeavoured to pull hi m llitchings grasping Pratt by hi s lee, but in consequence of rageous efforts of the latter neutrt not "1Y vrere the cou was placed in imminent danger. used, but his own safety Both struggled the water, and at length Pratt succeeded in disengagingtogether in self from the grasp of Hitchings, but still him - life was in danger, and • seeing that his c ornpanion'b peril from which be had himself escaped, he made the another effort to save him, and, grasping him by the hair of his he a d actua lly succeeded in bringing Ilitchings safely to terra firma, and no doubt saved him from a watery grave. Welshman. PARIsIAIf SWELLMOMMEN IN LIVERPOOL.--The ordinary routine of proceedings in the Liverpool Police -court was yesterday varied by the co mmittal tor trial of t w o mem bers of the Parisian swell mob, named Louis Montagnat and Edouard Malvert, who, unfortunately for themselves, had been making a trial of their skill in Liverpool. The pri soners had plundered at different t imes the Eagle Hotel, in Lime-street, and the Queen's Hotel. At the latter place they rifled a Pcrtmanteau, au Lri&l gentleman% of about 01. in 1 notes. Fir 4„.„, et) Iro I_4 t t4k it+ TA ITERSALL'S.-TIIIS EVENING. Six O'CLOCK. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 4 to 1 agst Knight of the Garter 10 to 1 egst The Twin CHAMPAGNE STAKES. 500 even on The Reiver ST. LEGER. 3 to 1 agst Songstress—taken 3 to 1 agst Stockwell—taken 7 to 1 agst Trousseau—taken ITALY. Letters from Turin of the sth inst. state that several of the French refugees residing at Nice had been removed to the interior of Piedmont at the re quest of the French Government, their presence so near the frontier being considered dangerous during the visit of the President to the department of the Var. General Pepe and a French General arc to assist at the manoeuvres of the Sardinian army in the plain at alarengo. M. His de Buttenval, Minister of France at Turin, had arrived at Chanibery, where he intended to re main until the arrival of the President at Lyons. The Duchess of Orleans and her two sons had left St. Gervais for Eisenach. THE LEVANT MAIL: By the Levant mail we have received Constanti nople journals to the 24th ult., and Athens to the 29th ult. The Journal de Constantinople, of the 19th ult., says:— • " It is with pleasure that we announce that the diffe rent questions pending between Turkey and France re ceived,spirit of equity of the Subli me P o rt e , and the good rela tions which h on Mondayst betweenst, a solution in conformity with the which will no doubt h ave f or effect to draw those rela wexila the two States. This solution, rela tions still closer, was transmitted the same day to the Marquis de Lavalette, Ambassador of France, who, the day after, at about five o'clock in the evening, sent off the steamer the Chaptal to convey it to his Government." We read in the State Gazette — His Imperial Majesty the Sultan having taken the h a ppy resolution o f placing the T anz i mat i n v i gour i n " Egypt, as in all the ot h er prov i nces o f th e E m pir e , s ent, some time ago, Fund Effendi to Egypt, charged with the mission of concerting with the Governor-General on the modifications required by the state of the province. Fuad Effendi, after his arrival in Egypt, discussed with the Governor-General the different modes of executing the Tanzimat; and when his mission was fulfilled according to the will of his Imperial Majesty, he returned. After the conference which took place here on the state of Egypt with Edhem Pacha and Hairedden Pacha, who were summoned to Constantinople in virtue of an Imperial ordonnance, a series of regulations was drawn up, and the firman relative thereto has emanated from the Imperial will' Afif Bey, Vice-Chancellor of the Imperial Divan, has been char ge d to convey this f i rman to Egypt, and the mission of Edhem Pacha and Hairedden Pacha being terminated, they have had the honour to present their homages to his Imperial Majesty, who has been kind enough to allow them to return to Egypt, and to give them on the occasion a mark of his munificence, in ac cording to eac h a snuff-box set with diamonds. The zeal and ex ert i ons of Abbas Pacha on the occasion of the bringing into vigour of the Tanzimat in Egypt, have confirmed the sincerity of his submission to the Imperial throne, and have conseqnently deserved the high satis faction of his Majesty the Sultan, our august master." Bands of brigands, fully armed, continued to com mit numerous robberies and crimes in Constantinople, and they had violently resisted the police. Energetic measures had b een taken by the new Minister of Police, Hairedden Pasha. Namik Pasha had been nominated Grand Master of the Artillery, and Salim Pasha General-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard. Said Pasha, son of the late Mehemet Ali, had had an audience of the Sultan, and had been very kindly received. Troops had been sent off to Candle, and their arrival calmed the agitation which had for some time existed in the island. The Journal de Constantinopl e announces the arrival in the Dardanelles, on the 17th, of the English cor vette, the Modeste, 20 guns, from Corfu. On the 19th it saluted the fort, and the salute was duly re turned. She waited for permission to proceed to Constantinople, and having obtained it, errived there on the 20th. From this it appears that there is no truth in the statement of some of the German jour nals of her having been fired on by the Turks, for having attempted to go up the Straits without per mission. There is no political news of importance in the Athens journals. The new Synod had been formed by Royal ordinance; it consists of three Archbishops and two Bishops, and the Archbishop of Athens as president. Further accounts of the grape blight represent the ravages as very considerable. At Patras only 1 ,000,000 will be obtained, instead of between 15,000,000 and 16,000,000 as usual ; and in all parts of the country the quality is bad. DRINKING.—The Springfield (Illinois) Register re lates the following :—" In March last three men in this city agreed to drink themselves to death. The first died in April, the second in May. The survivor on the happening of the last event showed signs of breaking the compact, and he kept sober two or three d a y s a f terwar d s , b ut h onour re vived, and he died in June. This is literally true." ON MANN-ING THE NAVY. 1. Give back the pensions to the w:' - ows of warrant officers, Pay, and allow them to retire at an pensions o f petty off i cers and the i r y their with good pension. 2 i hd t os h that of th e A .B. G i ve the men back serveand half a pound of meat a d a y more. out p.: atlronl g earlier together increase ha peserer with ot any more preserved meats to t t h h e eN m irotg t e i L l l l l D i o t fO notcrnia ti nhe insured of better quality. e them a f i present or ourteen instead of seven years. n :Ytem of naval apprenticeship, their preparatory school too 4. Simplify sec ondar y punishments, and institute fines, some thi ng like the packet servi ce , an d put th e power in the hands of a ship court- martial (three commissioned l a o n n 3d. g , and n dEnl a notrg enter keep ete n p t e h officers), to b e held weekly; and make it easier to get rid of incorrigible characters. 5. P a y your men more regularly and oftener; and give leave, whenever the service will admit. 6. Do not harass and o ver-exercise them, for it is too much the present custom to look t o secon ds in e vo l ut i ons , instead of doing it quietly, and well (as a golden rule); work with the watch, when possible; this cannot be done in many screw vessels, which are most inefficiently manned for their spars and sails. In conclusion, make Your navy self-supporting, and do not trust to the merchant 'service either for men or officers, for though many of the latter in that service doubtless are gentlemen by birth and education, yet this is far from being the rul e , neither have they been brought up in those strict habits of discipline and im plicit obedience which form the soul of our profession; besides, though it may be an error, I cannot help think ing that gentle blood tells, and I terefore agree with o fficers, one of our best w ho, when he commanded the R-y, used to say , " Give me a gentleman, and I will make an officer of him; but I must have a foundation to go on." Jack also likes a gentleman, for he is essentially aristocratic in his ideae, Oat of all the captains' list select men who are not belonging to th© bilious temperament, as the liver, if out of order in the captain, deranges the whole system of the ship he may command. I hope naval tyrants ar e nearly extinct; if a ny are left d o not employ t h em . J ack . ghand if ht he is consistent, Do n ot does not mind a t' make him cut his hair close like a felon, or bo too exact ing in the rows o f t a pe round t h e collar o f hi s frock. j could say much on this subject, but these are service secrets. If these suggestions were carried out there would be no want of men for the navy, and the expense would be trifling. So says a lieutenant R. N. N.B. Flogging would not then be requisite. of August. In p t e h l e it m an ortality deaths f the years 1842-51 HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE IVEEK. (From the Registrar - General's Report ) considerable registered in decreaseth In the week ending last . Saturday 966 deaths w ere districts, showi ng a the ten corresponding the average number ofwas 1,143, which, with a correction for increase of population, becomes 1,257. In comparing the deaths of last week with this ave rage, it is proper to bear in mind that the latter i s t o r n ° much increased by the cholera that prevailed at this season in 1849. In the epidemic class of diseases it will be per- In that small-pox has become much less fatal in London than it was at an earlier period of the year. Twelve cases were registered last week, and am ong these is recorded the death of a labourer, at the age a 45 years, in Upper Holloway, who had caught the disease from one of his children who had not been vaccinated. It is omitted to be stated whether vacci nation had been performed in his case. Last week diarrhoea carried off 89 children, and 16 persons o f more advanced age ; cholera wasto ~., R persons, 4of whom were adults. It is fatal satisfactory to obs erve that these complaints, usually so fatal among chil dren during the summer m onths, are now on the decline. The registrar of Fulham, however, calls attention to the great prevalence of diarrhea at the present time in part of his district, and also to the bad sanitary condition of the locality. Fifty-three deaths are returned as caused by scar latina. In Hoxton Old-town' at 8, Old Ivy-stre e t, the three sou s o f a apectacle-m a ker, aged respectively 7 months, 2 years, and 4 years, died of scarlatina maligns, each after 5 days' illness. Two of the deaths occurred on t h e I s t o f September , one on the 2d. Mr. Pearc e , the registrar, remarks, in referen ce to these cases :---." In this house there are frequently very offensive stnOls, arising from imperfect drainage, an d having a t en d ency t o produce infec t ious disease, The above cases were in a state of collapse when the medical attendant was first called in. The fatal re sults might have been prevented by proper attention to cleanliness and seasonable medical aid: The following are the returns of the 8 cases of cholera r,gistered in the week. " Surn,iier" has been sub*tttwed in 3 cases tor " Enghsh" cholera; in 01 the other cases the medical certificates are followt-cl:— In St. Mary, Paddington, at GO, Westbourne-ork villw, on the 27th of August, the widow of a g,ntle man, aged 87 years, "summer cholera (3 days)." In Kensington, at the Potteries, on the 31st August, the son of a labourer, aged 7 weeks, " cho lera infantum." „ . In Chelsea, south subdistrict, at 15, Queen's-road East, on 2d September, the daughter of a tailor, aged 2 months, " cholera infantum (5 daYs)." In Belgrave sub-district, at 125, Tachbrook-street, on 31st August, a spinster, aged 35 years, " summer cholera (1 week)." In St. Giles, at 170, Drury-lane, on 31st August, a newsvender, aged 70 years, "summer cholera (1 week), fever (5 days)." In the subdistrict of Whitecross-street, at 4, White's-yard, on 28th August, the daughter of a painter, aged 24 days, "summer cholera (24 hours)." At 5, Lark row, 13:dhnal• green, on 30th August, the widow of a cow keeper, aged 72 years, " summer cholera (12 hours)." In Bromley, at the City of London Union Work house, on 2d September, a female foundling, aged 5 weeks, "cholera infantum (4 days), want of breast milk." In St. Giles, at 4, Neale's-yard, on 30th August, the daughter of a labourer, aged 1 year and 9 months, died of diarrhea. Mr. Faulkner, the registrar, re ports that "this child died in a most unhealthy house, crowded with people, and dirty; the deceased was extremely emaciated, which is not to he wondered at, considering the wretched place where it lived. At 14, South-street, Islington East, on 30th August, the son of a hatter, aged 7 years, died of "exhaustion from diarrhoea." Post mortem. (Inquest.) Mr. But terfield mentions that "there are some unfinished streets in this neighbourhood, the roadways of which are made the receptacles of all kinds of filth ; on the evening of the inquest the smell from them was very offensive." At Dawes-lane, Walham-green, on 31st August, the son of a bricklayer's labourer, aged 4 years, died of ",pneumonia, diarrhcea, and low fever (4 weeks)." The medical attendant states that " that the houses in this lane are crowded to excess ; each room in nearly every case is occupied by a family of from 4 to 6or 7 individuals. There is no drainage, and the smells are most offensive. Diarrhoea is very prevalent there now." Mr. Knight, the, registrar, adds, " The medical officer of the NValham-green district informs me that the whole of his district is suffering severely , from diarrhcea and a low sort of fever, which he at tributes to preventible causes, such as the overcrowd ing of cottages, want of ventilation, and deficiency of sanitary arrangements." At 9, James-place, Kennington, on the 28th of Au gust, the son of a porter, aged 9 years, died of " ty phus (2 weeks)." Mr. Boult, the registrar, reports that " there is at the back of the house a very bad open ditch, and the medical man believes that to have been the cause of the fever." At 62, Ely-place, Haggerstone West, on the 30th of August, the daughter of a waiter, aged 8 years, died of " low fever (6 days)." Mr. Bowring, the deputy registrar, mentions that " these houses have very small yards, and for a long period there has been stagnant water, caused by the drain being choked." In the sub-district of Camden-town, at Weller's court, Pancras-road, on the 25th of August, the SON of a general dealer, aged one iyear, died of " pneu monia convulsions (six days)." dr. 1011, the regis trar, remarks that " the houses in this court and the whole locality are old, much dilapidated, and dirty— indeed, scarcely habitable. Diarrhoea has been very rife, and, should the cholera unfortunately visit us, no doubt it would make sad havoc here, as it did in 1849. Sanitary measures which were then adopted have been neglected, and the inhabitants are in the same deplorable state as at the time of that out break." A chain-cable maker, aged 49 years died in the in firmary of the workhouse, St. Pancras, of " disease of the brain (14 days)." The deceased had come from the cou n t ry to take leave of a friend who was about to emigrate; the parting had a great effect on him, and on his reaching the station of the Great Western Railway to return home a paroxysm seized him ; the police took him to a place of safety, whence he was removed to the infirmary. In Whitechapel North, Thomas-street, on 2d September, the son of a servant, aged 2 years, died from " imperfect oxygenation of the blood from in haling impure air." At 8, St. Martin's-place, a gen tleman, aged 62 years, died of " low fever, the result of numerous inflammations ; carbuncle (17 days)." A woman, aged 22 years, died of St. Vitus's dance. The widow of a sawyer is stated to have died at 5, Salmon-street, Limehouse, at the great age of 106 years. STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEER'. SUNDAY.—One-fourth part of the sky was covered gene rally during the morning, and the greater part was clear at other firms; cumuli and cirrostrati. MONDAY.—Three-fourths of the sky were covered with cloud till otter noon, and the whole was generally clear afterwards; cumuli , cumulostrati, and haze. TUESDAY.—At noon the sky was almost covered with cloud, and shortly before this time a slight shower of rain fell. At other times the sky was clear. WEDNESDAY.—The sky was for the most part covered with cloud till noon; three-fourths were covered until 3h. r.m., and clear during the remainder of the day. TILURSDAY.—The sky was cloudless; haze was prevalent. FFIDAY.—The sky, with slight exceptions, was clear. SATURDAY.—One-third portion of the sky was frequently covered with cloud during the afternoon, at other times of the day it was generally clear; cumuli, cumulostrati, and haze. ELECTRICITY.—Sept. 2d, positive, and tension moderate during the afternoon. Sept. 3d, Ph. A.M.—The electrical apparatus was under repair from this time until the end of the week. The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main mast of the Dreadnought Hospital Ship, and read each day at 9h. A.m. was 63.7" ; and the mean reading at 9h. P.m. was 59.2 Q ; the mean readings at the Royal Observatory for the same times were 62.9 Q and 57.7 Q respectively. The reading of the barometer increased from 29.88 in. at the beginning of the week to 30.02 in. by 9h. r.m. on the `'9th; decreased to 29 . 83 in. by 9h. A.m. on the 31st; In creased to 30.12 in. by 9h. A.M. on the 2d of September; and decreased to 29.95 in. by the end of the week. ALLEGED OUTRAGE near ROCHESTER. ROCHESTER, SEPT. B.—Cornelius Hennesy, an Irishman, 21 years of age, remanded from a previous sitting, charged with criminally assaulting and ill treating Mary Costin, aged 13, at Halling, on the night of Wednesday, the Ist inst., was brought before the county magistrates for final examination yester day. The case excited much interest, and lasted several hours. On the prisoner being placed in the dock, the pro secutrix, after being cautioned as to the sanctity of an oath, again most positively swore that the pri soner was the man who had criminally assaulted her. She then narrated the circumstances of the case, which have already appeared. She added that she did not discover any blood on her clothes until the next day, and that was on the back part of her linen. She did not recollect meeting any one after it had happened until she got home. The next morning she called her mother upstairs, and then for the first time told what had happened. By the Court—l knew the prisoner by sight, having seen him reaping in the barley field a few days before, when he asked me what o'clock it was. Elizabeth Spriggs, mother of the prosecutrix, wa s next sworn. She said that on the night in question she was sitting by the fireplace in her own house, when prosecutrix came home. She said to her, "Mary, where have you been so long?" to which she replied, " I don't know ; a man has frightened me so," and fell on the stairs and began to cry. Witness asked her twice wbat was the matter, and could get no answer. Prosecutrix was in a fainting state, and remained so until seven o'clock the next morning, during which time she was noisy, and it was as much as two men could do to hold her. As soon as she revived witness asked what had happened to her. Prosecutrix at first said she could not tell her, and continued crying, but at length did tell her. Witness did not examine the linen she was wearing at that time. It was given to her on the previous Sunday, and she had never worn it before. Captain Baker (one of the magistrates) said it seemed most extraordinary that, seeing the state the girl was in, her mother did not make any examina tion, as she might even have been stabbed and have been bleeding to death. The Rev. J. Formby, another magistrate—Yes ; and when I went there and directed her to examine the child, she said her linen had only two or three spots of blood about it; and she now produces linen, saturated from end to end, as if it had come from a slaughter-house. Witness—lt came off from her. Mr. Formby—But when I was at your house I saw a sheep's head, and the Lord knows what on the table, and it does give me the idea that you must have wiped the table with that linen, as you told m e previously that it had only two or three spots upon it. Captain Baker suggested that the surgeon should now be examined, before further evidence was g one into. Mr. Wiblin, surgeon, of Strood, was accordingly sworn, and deposed that on Friday evening prose eatrix was brought to his house by her parents, and at their reques t h e p rocee ded to make an examination. She was very reluctant, and screamed, and kicked about so, that he was obliged to call in the assistance of a third person. There were no marks of violence of any kind, neither bruise nor scratch, nor any ap pearance whatever of recent inju r y . . Captain B a k e r—Front the examination you made of the child, you are of opinion that the marks on the the linen could not have been caused at the ti me al leged ? M r . Wiblin—lt is morally impossible. I am of opinion that there must have been some appear. ante of bruises had such been the case. I asked the mother at the time whether there w ere any bruises about the child, and sh e said Imo Whatever. John Merchant, of Hailing, a boy 14 years of age, who cout:: nei.her read nor write, s,,id he passed the prosecutrix on her way hAne on 'Wednesday night. She said, " Don't you know me ?" and bade him good night. She was welling fast, but did not appear flurried. Prosecutrix still persisted in stating that she had no recollecrdou of meeting any one, except the man and woman and Francis. George Francis, being sworn, deposed to meeting the prosecutrix on her way home on Wednesday night, and said he bade her good night in passing. His evidence, however, was very contradictory ; for, at first, he said he heard of it on Tuesday night, al though it did not occur until the subsequent evening; then again he said h e was no t acqua i n t e d with it until Friday, when he heard of it through Rosebridge, the constable; and at length he admitted that his wife had told him of it on Thursday. Sarah Spriggs, an old wid ow , was the last witness examined, whose evidenc e was a fl a t con tradiction of that given by the prosecutrix. She stated that the prosecutrix left her house about seven o'clock in the evening, and denied that she had any refreshment there, as prosecutrix had alleged. The court was then cleared, and on re-admission of the public, the Rev. Chairman, addressing the prisoner, said, " You are discharged ; it is the unani mous opinion of this Bench that you are not guilty of the charge that has been brought against you, and we do not believe one word this girl has said." The prisoner, who throughout had protested his innocence, thanked the magistrates, and left the court amidst the hearty congratulations of a large body of his associates. Scorrism CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the Week ending Sept. 5, 1852: Passengers (16,689), parcels, horses, and carriages ... ... ... £1,594 19 9 Goods, cattle, &c. ... ... ... 786 15 0 Total .. 2.381 14 9 Corresponding week in last year... 2,244 11 8 Perth, Sept. 8, 1852. SALE OF TWO COUNTY PRlSONS.—Yesterday, at Garraway's Coffee-house, the House of Correction for Brixton, and that of Guildford, were brought to the hammer by Messrs. Farebrother, Clark, and Lye. The sale consisted of the freehold sites, and the whole of the materials forming the building of the gaols. The prison at Brixton covers an area of five acres, extending from Brixton hill to Bleak Hall-lane, and was erected about twenty-five years since at a cost of nearly 40,0001. After some spirited biddings it was sold for 8,450/. The Guildford House of Cor rection occupies a space of about two acres, and was erected about the same period as Brixton at an outlay of 20,000/., and was sold, after a somewhat tedious competition, for 7,1001. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBORO UGH-S TRE ET. Edward Andrews, a footman in the service of Dr. Elliotson, 37, Conduit .street, waa brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing a Post-office order for the payment of 21s. The prisoner, who had not a word to say in defence, was remanded till Friday next. Since Monday last upwards of seventy young teen have been sworn in at this court to serve in the East and West Middlesex Militia. The term of service is five years, and the whole of them received 103. each, being the first instalment of the bounty of 61. WORSHIP-STREET. Yestsrdav Mary Anne Wilson, an elderly person of ladylike appearance and address, who was stated to be the widow of a captain in the East India Company's service, was brought up before Mr. Hammill, charged at the instance of the authorities of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, with the following determined attempt at self-destruction : Sergeant Harvey, of the G diviston, stated that on the morning of the 16th of June last he received in formation that an elderly lady had attempted to de stroy herself by cutting her throat at the Metropoli tan Coffee-house, in the City-road, where she had engaged an apartment for the night; and upon pro ceeding to the house he was shown into a room on the second floor, where he found the prisoner sitting up in bed, with a frightful gash in her throat, from which the blood had gushed in such profusion as nearly to fill a washhand basin, which she had deliberately placed before her to receive it. Not observing any instru ment about the place with which such an injury could have been inflicted, he questioned her upon the subject, and was informed by the prisoner, who was scarcely able to articulate that she had committed the act with a table knife, which she had flung out of the window, and that it would be quite useless for him to trouble himself at all on her account, as she had pre viously taken also a quantity of arsenic, and at the same time pointed to an empty phial, with the word " Poison" printed upon it, which was lying upon the bedclothes at her side. Witness instantly sent for a surgeon, under whose directions she was at once re moved to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where she had ever since remained, and in the course of subsequent visits to her at that insti tution be had ascertained from her that her late husband, who was the captain of an Indiaman, had died of cholera at Calcutta about two years sin ce, and that her only son, who was also a junior officer in the Company's service, had shortly after fallen a victim to the same terrible visitation. She then went on to state that at the time of their decease she wes herself residing in Devonshire, in comfort and respectability, supported by a handsome income to which her husband and son jointly contributed, but which altogether ceesed in consequence of that calamity ; and after disposing of the whole of her jewellery and other valuables for subsistence, she was reduced to such a state of distress and privation that she was compelled to make her way up to the metro polis on foot, in the hope of discovering a sister, from whom she had been a long time separated, but who she felt satisfied was in a condition to render her as sistance. This toilsome journey she completed on the night of the 15th of June last, but upon reaching town, completely exhausted and footsore with inces sant walking, she was grieved to find that her small stock of money had been so reduced that she had scarcely sufficient left to provide her with a night's lodging, which she engaged at the coffee-house be fore mentioned, but was so completely overcome by a sense of her forlorn and friendless position that she made up her mind to terminate her life and her wretchedness together. Mr. Thomas Sparkes, steward to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, intimated to the magistrate that the case of the unfortunate woman had excited considerable sym pathy and attention on the part of the committee of that institution, who had exerted themselves with a view of discovering her friends, but without effect; and, as her mind had evidently been seriously im paired by the calamities and sufferings she had un dergone, and she had recently been heard to express her determination to destroy herself at the first op portunity, they felt it to be their duty to give her into custody, that some means might be adopted for her future protection. The magistrate put several questions to the priso ner with a view of eliciting the state of her mind, and she in each instance returned such a rambling and incoherent answer as to render it perfectly manifest that she was labouring under mental aberration. Mr. HAMMILL said that it was certainly a very melancholy case; but, as the unhappy woman was at present clearly not in such a condition es would justify her being intrusted with her liberty, he should order ber to be remanded for a week to the House of Detention, that the state of her mind might be posi tively ascertained, and proper means adopted for in suring her personal safety. CLERKEN WELL. Yesterday Sarah Dunn, 18 years of age, wes placed at the bar before Mr. Currie, charged with at tempting to commit suicide. It appeared from the evidence of Mrs. Margaret Poole, of No. 5, Lizard-street, St. Luke's, that she was formerly acquainted with the parents of the pri soner. Her father was a respectable solicitor in the City-road, who gave her a liberal education. He died about nine years ago, and her mother four years since, leaving her destitute, when the prisoner was com pelled to obtain a situation as servant, but she was obliged, through illness, to leave her service, and witness was induced, from motives of charity, to re ceive and protect her under her roof, but she was constantly in a state of melancholy. Yesterday morn ing she was informed that the prisoner had taken a quantity of oxalic acid, which she (witness) kept in the house for the purpose of taking out stains. She found her suffering under the pains of the poison, which she admitted having taken. She immediately had her conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where she was attended to, and sbe was subsequently brought to this court. The prisoner had no friends or relations to assist her, except witness ; and, her cir cumstances not being sufficient, she had urged the pri soner to go into the workhouse. Sarah Jones saw the prisoner with the poison, which she had threatened to take. She advised her not to do such a foolish thing ; but she mixed it with water and swallowed it off, when witness made an alarm. The prisoner, who had been supported into court in a w ea kl y state, was allowed to be sea t e d during the examination. Mr. COERCE addressed her in a mild g manner, and told h e r that sbe ought not to give to such depr ess i on . If s h e was in distressed assistance circum stances it would be better for her to from her parish than resort to a rash seekatandfeewlinatempt upon yg her life • or come to a would be done fur her. —I went to the in Prisoner (bursting mag i s trate, when s ome t h iug s parish, and they would dto tears) oomne clothes to try to getething for me. Th e y would not even give m e something to do. Mr. CORRI w ill send you to a place where every care will be t a ken of you until you are more in composed your mind, and in the meanti me t h e . parish authorietiedeesmeufsetrbyeocu.onsulted, and ev e rythi ng proper shall be He g ave orders th4t Mrs. r owe should be allowed _ ------ - to visit her in the House of Detention, in the infirmary , and that every care and attention should be afforded her. The übfortunate creature was the n supported out of court in strong convulsions, and the utmost sympathy was manifested towards her. MARYLEBOIVE. EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF ROBBERY BY AN EXCITY POLICEMAN. --Yesterday Wiliianz Barry, forme rl y a constable in the City police, was brought up b y Lockerby and Bow, active officers of the S division, and placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, charged w ith having robbed the houses of two licensed vic tuallers of property to a considerable amou nt ; and it is imagined that the prisoner has for some time car f ried on his system of depredation in various parts o London. Mr. W. Howell, Moreton Arms, lientish-towe road, deposed that on Friday evening last, about seven o'clock, he went up to his bed - room to dress himself, a nd that when he left the said apartment shortly a fterwards his property therein was all safe. At nine, in consequence of information which he bad received, he went again to his room , which be ascer tained had been entered and a vast number of articles abstracted therefrom, consisting of three sets ofher gold stud., five shirts, and several waistcoats, toget a pair of razors, many pairs of gloves, &C. Thomas Clark, the potman, stated that at eight on the evening in question the prisoner entered the p i p : lie room upstairs, and was t here served with gin and water ; upon his paying for it he remarked that be was going out for a short time, and asked witness t.° inform a person named Stone, in the event of his cab ins, that he should be back in a quarter of an hour; w ho be: In twenty minutes after this the prisoner, not been seen to go out, rang the bell, and had sorn more gin and water supplied to him, and shortly the pr e - fore nine o'clock he made hi s e g ress from mises, carrying with him a bundle. Other evidence was gone into, from which it ar peared, upon inquiry being instituted by Lokl, and Bow, that the gold studs had been pledged...for. the prisoner for ten shillings at the shop of 13 '„, Harrison, Somers-town. Finding that the Po,;','''' . .. were in quest of him, a party called on Pl' Howell with the view of coming to an arrange ment, about the studs, and it was understood that be (P o r ti l s soner) was to call for that purpose on the previous day (Tuesday); he did so, and was then custody, Lockerby having by arrangement g ive° 1 ;c1 himself in the place. In his lodging in sear! n. street, St. Pancras, were discovered the razors, as also a great portion of the articles etolen. ( laced bi The studs and other property were Pr° - h the the pawnbroker and the officers, and identified O r prosecutor.deni ed The prisoner, in answer to the charge ed having been at house on the night of the all e g the robbery, and said that he bought the studs spa net rest of the things spoken of from a man whom be I LI in a public-house. Stellingto _ agai nst the There was a second charge preferred ,..0f prisoner, and the evidence given in support went to show that about a fortnight ago the Seymour was at the house of Mr. Charles Gibson, the Serli.vria Arms, Upper Seymour-street, Euston-squared that he quitted the premises between eight a u , the o'clock. Shortly before twelve, Miss Gib S° : j e Se" daughter, found that a bed-room door upon ' cond floor had been burst open, and that a velvet cloak, as also several dresses and mantles, and ul t o rasol had been stolen. Some of them had belongelosi, and a silk dress were produced by a tf?eor_er her, and others to the barmaid. The velv et c A nd identified. They were pledged by the Pris °ne the 26th ult. ld b e Lockerby said that in all probability Neil silo° , ure , able to bring forward other cases of a similar eav the and in order to afford time for further inquirlt prisoner was remanded till:Wednesday pelt* ____,......—. ~ pawnbroker, r 0 LIV T E H RP E OOL - -i f- -c , yr , C OUN TRY MARD--La - and rather unsettled, consequently holders he' ,_,. t the There SEPT. 7.—The arrivals were vedrifirsoly.. was a fair attendance of buyers to.day, "",;1 og demand was limited. Wheat and flour sold is re t n,er l about rriva F is r : i_day's rates. Oats and oatmeal down e rla °tin doiwer. Beans were scarce, and 61 per qr dearer . ee d. Arrivals:—lnland corn wiatsidainndlimanitdedeeraesqtwueisset,_awndhevaatlr o ne" left 78 ; malt, 1,027; oats, 1,226; flour, 686 s ale'49lb i :er 3 t V; v 6 ery . go A od;t 407; pease, 37. Foreign wheat. 968; ditto oats , "_- 0 0, secondhat the e p d o e r m t a s n t d at f e o s r ditto 4s flour, 1,620 sacks and 8,477 barrels; ditto D o " ----0 a reduction of ld on fine, and 2d per 70 lbs on ini ti e : at but 113 : e i r 0 ri?r; that flour of prime quality was scarce, was only 11011(4_ tamed its value, and inferior neglected; al , " beal3 b 9 orlsh wh tE at ED at s, th S is Er m T a . rke scarce, and is per qr dearer; and that P ea !' ~. and malt, were sold in retail at last week'd P r f e- o f old t today;7.—There wtrat:deavif'9 9 °VI at ' fair lIIIPP YETiday'S that wheat th e attendee! , r . P i, aim ng for prices. The arrivals of new wheat were 911-- e for millers; 36s to 41s per qr for red, much quiff, white; the latter kind, for which h was ln t a ° was scarce. O. - -There fik NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, SEF T. 7 ' th e only a small supply of wheatfrom tho &rulers; , _, a nd eol n ',l greater part of which was in (Ilion 0 poor con 1 , lOx prices varying from 30s to 4' uarte . Is per q .to rates wheat there was little bee' ' beefiness cel° BR done, but p _ln NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, S alid were realised. .Barley about maintained its value. other articles no change. 424Seasa., The d e : mand for beef was good, and former rates ' w ere e- 0 - ,r i e l d obtained, and all were sold. Sheep, all breedt,, 133 6 00. off u' kly at improved rates. Beasts,sbe e P' a lto , P 5 ices — c Beef, 5s Od to 6s Od per stone of 14110; la wOhaet wheat ditto, from u 7sH HAY tweN Bsn 6 S d za p e A r d_ 6d; lamb, 5d to 6d per lb. EDINBURGH SO T ' 7. 1 ,tones_ tr _ ,;d. _ Bs Od to 9s Od ; barley ditto, 6s Od to 'l , ' Hay, from 9d to lld per stone ; new ditto, 7d ThereBd. 0 , io ra NEURGH MEAL MARKET, SEPT. 7.-- weiinag the eal market to-day 5 sacks oatmeal, ea ch lids 64, 2801bswk e m M p A I e )1 locf)11'6 imperial, which sold thus:-1 at 11 9s► lit oll! lat • 1/ 8s Od, and 2at 1/ price' f the 7s 6d ; average o 11 8s Id 2-12ths. IS , a were DALKICITH. MEAL MARKET, SEPT. 6.---Ta er- Of a r e the market t , to-day 25 bags of oatmeal, which met, _ t hird, demand. The first quality brought 27s , second, 26 0 6 " '„f lee t 25s 9d, being an advance of 6d per ba • over the prices r ot, market. There was no barleymeal or :ot-barley in th e al.. ----- COAL MARK :T. —YNEITXRDAT . the close of them arge.l;„ Lambton .............. oa Pensher ................. !rs Russell's Iletton •...... ; 45 6 . Richmond ..... ....... l4s 3 ‘; Scarborough ......... " •. 155 Stewart's ••• -" . t; c 4 i C_assop .................... iss btar tl e pool ......... Kelloe lo' 00 1 . • South Sartlepool ..... 6a Thornley . ............. 150 ° I Seymour Tees ...... •• Tees .... ......... "' . iss 64 Cowpan..artley ...... „„s Cwm Garnant Stone d Nixon's blerthYr . 211 0 3 Cardiff .............. 71 ...... Sold, 51. Prices of Coal per ton at Davison'sWest Hartley 15s 6, North Percy Hartley 14s 6d South Peareth l2s Od Tanfield Moor 12s 3d , ranfield Moor Butes l2s Od, Wall's End, &c. Harton Hebburn Heaton Lawson l3s 6d Leverson ..... Whitiredge's W. Hart; 14s 6d Wellington Hartley l3s 9d Eden Main .... l4s 9d Hetton Haswell lss Od Keepier Grange Ships at marke t -----7--- ----- TS. RAILWAY SHARE Taff Vale, 170% exBdRivI.STOL, SEPT. M A RK g wore active STOCK EXCHANGL—Our share market Wll lO3 div---. to-day. Bristol and Exeters were dose at 8 ' / LIVERPOOL, S m ' T• to -day w as I , e e STOCK EXCHANGL — Th e b u siness d°"cl tendency. Th. limited, and prices generally had a dowill (late Chester 03 transactions were as follow :—BirkenheaEast Lancashire, Birkenhead), 199/s —Eastern Coun ties, ill London V. North' 18% 3 —Lancashire an d Y or kshire, 8 A 1 1 4 --Mi — Western, 2 y • dland, 77 7 / 8 - crT 8. e% ° BIRMINGHASf, '-' . t today was ma STOCK EXCHANGE.—The Share rd tendeeci• tremely depressed, and prices Class a down wa rd tric _ ac teil Shrewsbury and Birmingham ( B), were DP at 6%. — "'"'"'" --.--- ' 7"----------_ [ADvEwrisEmENT.]—flolloway's Pills Debin' for .... 0 tated Constitutions, Disordered Liver, and Indigestlozo gOO wonderful efficacy of this salutary medicine, an d t of t b effects produced en patients suffering from disel_ot jll stomach, c liver complaints, bile, and indigestion, are f the cure, reible if it were not confirmed by daily Pr °Ms 0 f osa the' effected , by them, and the permanent benefit derived r ;Ili e a° use. 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On the sth inst., aotFlVAlaprlAbouraollugirlil-h.ill, St. joh n'- ' 4-W°Sli ,grOV ih then tfheeosftEh.inss.tC.,reinasytjxEfosrqd. p ion-bill, l e i l t l , , A A l i r r s s .. J J. .E s ..L s o c i r o c t t. On n n t t h h e e 5 29 th th in u et 1t .: , a a t t c Lynmouth, the wife of Captain A V. W. L nn e tt d hh d ee e 4,1 tt hh s 9 : nn t liss inst., -____ Parker, Esq., son of the lateyi‘vviCr MARRIED. Brorupton Co Ole ° 1121.uprjc.a.hrlk,'.erli:58°E5:127---., off 4 , 1 , _ f the l l a le te rk T s . , u to un N ni e n v g i. , ll E ia sq., Emelia Donnelly, onlyt daughter 0 ra of Brompton-crescent. . Pollard, the 4th inst., at Chisledow, Wilts, the Rev.ind:olllo - shire, rector of Evedon, and vicar of EwerbY,a- j3atb• hire, to Miss Mary Anne Hedges, of the North-par (le, ------11 :E D W. On the 4th inst., at Willan Rectory, Herts, the Rev. W. PYre, M.A., aged 60. 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