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

con" tbv ,vr of ntire eMen o, ae the were Enna Mlw" Ditto New 201. lO ... . - - D itto Extension 6 par et- - . 20 ... . Do. G uaranteed 5% per ct. 6 •• .. - - Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 ...... - - ~ - Norther n Counties Union .... 4ff. - . North British - , o -- D4to Halt Shares__ - •• t.' - D). Q uarters 6 IA 4 1,4%... to - D.tto. Extension 49 - - D.tto Thi: da .... ........ ..... 4%...... - - North and Scuth-Western... 2 .. .. - .. - North Staffodffhire... .«..... 12%...... 7 3 4 ••• - I ' . - North Wales 354 ..... - , .... to - N orth Western ...... 834 - .... to - Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton - Re ading,Guildfd., & Reigate 10 - Royston and Hitchin ..... .. 1X...- 113...... to - Scottish Central - to - Scottish Midland ..- ....... .... 25 Ditto, New... - to - Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole 71,0 ...... _ ...... to - D O . do. (South Div.) 4 - to - S hrewsbury and Birmingham 9 - Ditto. ditto, Class B. 5 - 6 hrewsbury and Cheater (Nor. VV. Min.) - Ditto Halves. Ditto... 8 ... - •. ... to - Ditto, Oswestry l6 - to - Ditto ,New)... ........... ... 1 - - Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref.—. 10 - - , 811 -ropshire Union - oouth Devon - - Ditto, Preference 2 s •South Staffordshire ..• - South Eastern - Ditto, New, No. 1 Ditto, New, No. 2 22 - - Ditto New, No. 3 - Ditto ' New, No. 4. Thirds 10 - - South Wales - South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole 4 - ...... to - S wans. and Lo ug h or a nd Ca ,tueron's Sun. Coal ... . 6 - -to - T hames Haven Dock and ~,, Railway 17% - - , 4 aw Vale Extension „.v ale of Neath Watertord and Kilkenny 17% ...... - - Waterford and Limerick ... .. 45 ... .. - - Waterfo r d, W ex f or d,Wicklw, ..,._and Dublin • wear Valley 6 _1)e . r ..... C .. e . n .. t . . 4234 Guaranteed ... - Guaranteed 25 L' o • do. do. w est Cornwall 6 - to - west - hitehaven and Furness l3 ... .. - 4r indsor, Staines, and South ~ Western ... . 9 1 ,4 lO% to - rl'ilts.Sornerset,&Weymoutb 40 ...... - .. - 4° T .,tk, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 .. .. 28 1 / 2 x.d to - . UO . Original New & Ber'ck 25 - - ...o. Eaten. No. 1( Y. &N.) 15 .. 15 1 4 % x.d to - '-', O . do. No. 2, New & B. 15 Uo. G. N. F. Pur. or Pref. 8 ' ° ,r,k and North Midland .. 50 Ditto, rreference - ditto East and West Riding Extension - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 4tglo Italian ( late Italian g aud Austrian ........ ....... 4 1 4 - to - 20 .....• 6 tntral of France ( Orleans 1 1 aod Verzon) - to - ,e to - T ., 3on . . .. % - ituaerar a'' - - , - ,-:•••dre Valley ",rect Bombay and Madras ss. .... . u litch Rh en i s h „teat Indian 3 1 4 to I`'reat Indian Peninsular , !4 ...... „.... to : °n vain ala Sambre L u xerubourg 3 ' ° ns and Avignon (Con stituted) ladrid and Valenta O n iur and Liegeto 20 •61?ttlieru of France. l a le .ane aud Bordeaux ... . c• to ..-- , 13 and Lyons Piro'' Do. - 4%,.. Pars and Orleans... 2O a ris and Rouen .. gto tis & Strasbourg ...... ..... 8 ---- —", to -- s en and Havre knibre and Meuse Ntrmb r d Bale ..... ...... 14 I,_ Ilri„ an i u irs & Nantes ... .. ...... « 9 Q urnay, J ur bi se , Landes, R ind Hasselt e at Flanders B% — JOINT STUCK ZANKS. ' e tl . Bl ralasia - 014ri North American .... 50 .0i 0 %._, r , ..th u r n mercial of London 2O — I.llldon Joint Stock .... v 4 deri and Westminster... 20 ..... ... qeti onal Provincial of Engld. 35 ~ Ditto, New pttional of Ireland 22% tnvincial of Ireland 38% ..... to t llitto, New to 4 inn of Australia .... — 25 a ni on of L 0n d 0n ........ ...... 10 Ilion of Madrid ......... ... to 4 ° ...... MINES. kinglo Mexican 100 — to ‘sturian Mining Company... 13 ...••• 4 nstral' to b'aenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50 . ..... .h..elanos Scrip +ilium, 12 )1 . Iron . to to _— razillan Imperial ...... - **' c Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15 ..... tentral Mining to ' 4 , 4 1 del Monte, Unregistered . - --- 1, 1 -'O. Black Debentures — ' ii ted Mexican - to 14-1 0 yirsS HIPPING—(THIS DAY.) 4 NDON, SEPT. 11.—Wind N.W., strong breeze and S ae clea r weather. DEAL, SEPT. 9.—Wind W. to W.S.W.; W.S.W., moderate. 10. W.S.W., fresh and squally; P M., S.W. to .B *W. strong.—Arrd. Theodore, Arracan, and sld. for h ' i ltwerp ; Athens, Heron, Zanzibar, and sailed for Bre ieri; Arab, Hall, Bombay; William Thompson, Algoa 0.3 7 ; Alice Haviland, ditto; Zt.phyr, Anderson, Ber ,leP; Gibraltar Goulburn, Dominica; Champion, Anti "tilt:li, Union, Porto ' Wick); Helena, Pugwash ; Glenlyon, Quebec ; Mil Lothian, Fyall, Sydney, New South t i tel ; Minstrel, Manilla ; Lalla Rookb, Penang ; ItZ"' l lan, Thomas, Calcutta; John Hayes, Port Philip; 11.Yal Archer, Scott, Adelaide, S.A.; British 'al( dt s i tili ng; Colombo, Ritchie, ditto; Palmyra, Campbell, 4 4 °; Ilesbemy, iss, Madras; Athenian, Poyntz, 4!ft ta ; Mail, Gordon, Mauritius; Vulcan, Gambia; hj'eanus, Flight, Cape Coast Castle; Guinea, Callag )4ll_B4 Leone Hotspur, Rio Janeiro; Columbia, Co ; .Atnity Hall, Ford, Jamaica; William Hutt, 14; 111 ° 11 t, ditto; Harlequin, St. Domingo; Sir Robert A 0) Chad w i c k, N ew Y or k. Arrived from the River, TaX, New Zealand; Duke of Portland, ditto; Simon, n 6,/131°r, Twofold Bay, Now South Wales; Harrison, el t 1 4 ,0, Valparaiso; Henrietta, Trinidad; Mary hinnie, Quebec. Arrd. from the River and Md., Is ti e tlington, New York; Earl of Hardwicke, Bombay; C krs ert a, ditto. Arrd. Steadfast, China; Colony, Bertu, 3a - , e of Good Hope; Guiana, St. Leone; Cfesar, Evans, qbiee ; Z ite ll a ditt o; P a lmyra, Oval, Demerara; Mar- R (4 l % he r e Nyalker, Prince Edward's Island; Eleanor, liAritsasne, SEPT. 10. Wind W. by S. Arrd ° Mona, Johnson, Quebec. 1a.... 1/ OVER, SEPT. 10.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Dublin, n, Trinidad. .I.‘ j " DUNGENESS, SEPT. B. Gaston, Blanekie, New o r ' for Bremen; Halcyon, Allen, Pedants Annas. L. - "'Ev, SEPT. 9.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Frederick A l ,l Swedenburg, Akyab, and sailed for Antwerp, `"°rt, ditto ; St. Paul, Boljeton, Bahia, and sailed for eaburgh ; Sr. Paul, Scholor, Havannah, and sailed for (li tt i , tw erP ; Corinth, Smith, ditto; Grocus, Sturelevant, ai, - ; ° ; Maria Eulalia, Goetz, ditto; Dos Adelais, Ugarte, di'° , and sailed for London ;A. Tenness, Leawite, t ,t°; Churraca, Matanzas. 13 ""? DanTraottna.—V L Tatmagouche for ull. /t":LIMOUTH, SEPT. 9.-W ind S.W., strong.—Sld. '„ah, Adelaide, South Australia. FF PlLL.—British Queen, North America. g -LI VERPOOL, SEPT. 10.—Wind W.—Arrd. Manilla, a rrison, Calcutta; Hero, Henderson, Calcutta; John I s ,"rows, Walsh, New Orleans; St. Lawrence, Bowers, N W Orl eans; Forfarshire, Wakefield, Quebec; Pent . 47"; Todd, Bonny; Rothsay, Atkinson, Bonny; John ederson, H ugg ins, Porto Rico; Mortimer Levington, ti , 4 ,, r4t °°, Mobile; Robert Fulton, Apalachicola; _rictAre,s- N Hector, E Montreal. Sid. e ",„, nn, New York; New Orleans; Acadia steamer , B o ston and . 1Ito.1;41"; Queen Mab, Shanghae; Octean, New Orleans, t r -r A ll,e, New Orleans; Elizabeth, Montreal. The Maid s'leant, which sailed hence yesterday for Dania, put ack to-day with loss of bowsprit, from contact with an tit ward-bound vessel off the Light Ship. b ORTSMOUTII, SEPT. 10.—Wind W.S.W., strong.— r i'd- Prince Regent, Pill, Sierra Leone. Sld. Queen, p 'Edetatta. I'ALMoUTU, SEPT. 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Parse (rance, B e nest, Bahia; Tyne, Storey, Dalhousie for e . diff; Toronto, Simpson, Moulmain ; Virgilia, Barry, q`e' Janeiro; Thorwaldsen, Rio Janeiro; James Gibson, tn r i e en, Pernambuco. Off port, Mina ! Forrest, St. Do- G. Dean, Spuriog, Rio Janeiro, and sailed for - -ntw erp. I, l3lll B'l'oE —And. Sir H. Pottinger , C r o well, Quebec; ia lnaaur s , Havannah. x e A RDIFF. A;rd. Economist, Perry, Wallace, N. S. '''' l til! 4 llLES.—Arrd. Sir J. Lyon Goldsmid, Pitts, Cuba; p t i e r e,:t, ssian, Curren, Cuba, and not Helene, Hardy, as ' l ° l lsly reported. 4 ARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.I v CORN EXCHANGE—MONDAY. l k)ince Mo n day l as t, up to Saturday evening, the sup -11" of all kinds of Grain of home-produce, as well as °Ur, received for our market, were on a very limited I; 4 ;et though of somewhat improved quality. From "g lll nd and Scotland scarcely eny Grain reached us. '7 .,_ fffreign imports, however, were tolerably good, viz., d it l t 4 ' 7 quarters of Wheat, 9,610 ditto of Barley, 16,191 dittoof Oats, 20 ditto of Rve, 4,703 ditto of Beans, 706 of Peas, 555 ditto of tares, 3,817 ditto of Linseed, 4 ' l 9 ditto o f Rape Seed, 61 ditto of Mustard Seed , 51 a, l n of sundry Seeds, and 1,101 barrels, together with 1:; a7 sacks of Flour—the latter being mostly from . ; 41I ne• A fair average quantity of Wheat was re 4ved f resh up to our markets to- d ay, f rom E ssex a nd de nt, coastwise as well as by land-carriage, but from other quar ters the rec e ipt s w ere small. On the whole, the stands wer e well filled with samples, several of which were left ov er from l ast wee k , yet, ow i ng to th e var i a bl eness o f:the .eather for harvest work in the north, the demand for all : I nds of W h eat o f h ome pro d uce was stea d y,at pr i ces a b ou t ( 1 11 k1 to those paid on this day se'nnight, and at which 7...g00d clearance was effected prior to the close of busi "'all. The quantity of free foreign Wheat on sale, THE: arising from an anticipatt d decline in the duty 0 , Thursday next, was comparatively small. Really tin , parcels moved off ett adily, at fully last week' , prices. In the middling and inferior kinds onl, a limited business was doing, at late rates. On speculation, scarcely any business was &Amp No English Barley was at market, and the show 0 , Foreign was by no means large. The best qualitie• were held firmly, at full prices, but the second-rat , parcels, fit only for grinding and distilling, were slow sale, at barely stationary prices. Notwithstanding the show of Malt was small, that article moved (Ii slowly. In the quotations we have no change to notice Nearly the whole of the supply of Oats was compose; of foreign samples. Good sound Corn was quite a dear ; but the out• of-condition parcels were neglected. though we cannot call them cheaper. There was very little inquiry for Beans, yet the currencies were mostly supported. The sale for all kinds of Peas was in e sluggish state, at late figures. Indian Corn and Meal were very dull, and almost nominal in value. Th, Flour trade was slow, at late rates. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. 6'leat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier.. • • 63s to 64, Red. 50s to 57s Oats Yorkshire and Ditto,White, New 56s 64s Lincolnah., Feed. 21s 24 Norfolk and Lin- Potato coin, Red. • • 503 56s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White •• • . 55s 61s Black . •• . Its 20 Irish, Red •••••• • • —8 —8 Cork, White. 20s 23s Ditto, White •••• • • —s —s Scotch, Feed. • • Rye—Old .••• • • • ... s—s Beans—Tick .••• • .. 34s 37. Pigeons 37s 39r Barley—Grinding .•• .. 27s 30s Peas—Grey .. •• • 42< Malting .••• • .. 30s 33s Maple . Chevalier .. • • . 348 35s White. •• •• • • Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •• • • ... 40s 43s folk •.• • • • .... 57s 598 Flour—Town-made . • 50s 53: Brown .••••• . . • .• 4 . 88 55s Suffolk •••. • • . 45s 48 Kingston and Ware 60s 63s Stocktn & Norfolk 441 481 During last week, the imports of foreign stock into London were as follows: — From Beasts. Sheep. Havre ...... 55 ... Harlingen 166 ... 1,122 ... 13 21 Hamburgh ... 68 ... Rotterdam ... 510 ... 3,541 Ostend .... 70 ... Nieuport 143 ..• Antwerp Nieu Diep..... 73 ... Amsterdam ... 75 ... Lambs. Calvet. Pigs ...... -- 188 289 11 ... -• 435 11 825 .. - 592 ._ - Total 1,160 6,118 201 Corresponding week in 1847. .1,206 ... 4,985 ... 117 ... 500 120 Difference ... 461ess. 1,133 more. 84 more 651. 109 1. From the above returns it will be seen that the imports in the past week have been very extensive. The prin cipal increase has been from France, and we understand that, owing to the want of demand in the French mar kets, large numbers of Beasts will shortly find their way hither from the various ports. At Hull, Newcastle, &c., about 2,500 head of Beasts, Sheep, and Lambs, have arrived, chiefly from Holland. Two cargoes of Beasts are almost daily expected at Southampton from Portugal. We may observe that the Spanish and Por tuguese beasts, though light weighers, continue wholly free from disease. Our market was well supplied with foreign stock, the quality of which was somewhat im proved, especially as relates to the French Beasts. For all descriptions the demand was heavy, and prices were with difficulty supported. There was a decided falling off in the numbers of English Beasts, compared with those shown on Monday last, while their quality was by no means first-rate. For the primest Scots, Herefords, and Devons, the demand was steady, and, in some few stances. the prices ruled a shade higher. Still, however, the highest figure for Beef did not exceed 4s per Blbs. In the middling and inferior breeds comparatively little business was transacted at last we, k's quotations. At the close of business a total clearance was not effected. From the northern grazing districts we received about 1,000 short-horns; the eastern, western, and midland counties, 700 Herefords, runts, Devons, Scots, &c.; from other parts of England, 800 of various breeds; and from Scotland, 300 horned and polled Scots. The remainder of the bullock supply was derive d from abroad and the neighbourhood of the metropolis. The supply of Sheep was on the increase, yet it proved moderate for the time of year. There was less activity in the demand for all bretds of Sheep than on Monday last, yet that day's prices were mostly supported. Prime old Downs sold at from 4s 10d to 5s per 81bs. We were fairly supplied with Lambs, the "season" for which is fast drawing, to a close, yet a good progress was made in sales, at last week's prices. The supply of Calves was moderate, nevertheless the Veal trade ruled inactive at unaltered currencies, viz, from 3s 2d to 4s per Sibs. Prime small Porkers moved off steadily; other kinds of Pigs slowly, at our quotations. _ _ _ Ink the offal. Per Sibs. to at s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior 8e5.5tt...... 3 0 3 2 Second quality ditto 4 2 4 4 -c.cond quality ,•.. 3 4 3 6 Coarse-weolled ditto 4 6 4 8 Prime large Oxen— 3 8 310 Southdown Wether 410 5 0 ('rime Scots .• •... 310 4 0 Ditto eutof the wool 0 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves 3 2 3 G Large Hogs ••••• • 3 10 4 2 ('rime small ditto .. 3 8 4 0 Small Porkers .... 4 4 4 6 4iickling Calves ..17 0 24 0 Quarter old Pigs •• 16 0 21 0 Inferior Sheep • •3 10 4 2 Lambs •••••• • • • • 4 0 5 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I I Sheep. Calves. Pigs. 4,051 27.730 252 355 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Be 7 asts. I S 4 ,2 heep. I Calves. I Pigs. il 60 120 )57 EWG.A.TEI AND LEAD ENE ALI. A full average time-of-year supply of country-killed meat has been received up to these markets since Mon day last, viz., 200 carcasses of Beef ; 600 ditto of Mut ton ; 450 ditto of Lamb ; 400 ditto of Veal ; and 190 ditto of Pork. The supplies on offer slaughtered in London have been tolerably good. Prime Mutton and Lamb have commanded a steady sale, at full prices. Beef, however, has declined 2d per 81b. In the value of Veal and Pork, we have no alteration to notice. About 1,000 carcasses of Foreign Meat have been dis posed of. . _ At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. 2 8 210 Mutton, inferior •• 3 6 310 3 0 3 2 middling.. 4 0 4 4 3 2 3 4 prime •• 4 6 4 8 3 4 3 6 Pork, large .. ••• • 3 6 4 2 3 0 4 0 - small ••• • 4 4 4 6 Lamb. 4s Od t• 58 Od. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Reef ,inferlor • • • • • • - middling •• • • - prime large • • - prime small .. t'eal .............. Our markets continue to be very heavily supplied with Potatoes, in good condition. Selected samples move off treely at from 4/ 15s to 51 8s per ton. The middling qualities are a slow sale, at from 31 10s to 4/10s per ton. nOROUGII 210 P IVIAFLICET. A few pockets of new Hops have sold at from 95s to 105 s per cwt. Picking will become pretty general by the end of the present week. In yearling and old H i flops, exceedingly l ittle business is doing, and late rates are with difficulty . supported. Yearlings—Sussex pockets, 24 53 to 2/12s; Weald of Kent ditto, 2/ 8s to 21 15s ; Mid and East Kept ditto, 21 14s to 5/10s per cwt. WOOL. Last week's imports of Wool were comparatively small, viz , 750 bales from Hamburgh ; 600 ditto from Algoa Bay ; 106 ditto from Bombay ; and 150 ditto from various other quarters. A larg e portion of the Wool brought to public sale has been withdrawn from want of buyers, and the value of the secon dar y q ualities has been with difficulty supported. There are still about 20,000 bales to be offered. In the private contract mar ket very little is doing. TALLOW. A full average business is still passing in our market, and the late advance in the quotations is well supported. The deliveries are seasonably large. P.Y.C. on the spot is 45s 6d; Town Tallow, 45s 9d per cwt. net cash; Rough Fat, 2s 7d per 8 lbs. Letters from St Peters burgh state that a good business is doing there, at prices nearly equal to 46s laid down here. SURREY SESSIONS-(THIS DAY). These sessions commenced to-day, at the Sessions house, Newington-causeway, before Thomas Puckle, Esq , and a bench of magistrates. The grand jury having been sworn, The CHAIRMAN proceeded to deliver his charge to them. He was happy to say that the calendar of pri soners was very light compared with what it usually was at this period of the year. He did not know what was the cause of the small number of prisoners, but he was afraid he could not flatter himself or the grand jury that it arose from a decrease of crime. The cases on the calendar, which were only 33 in number, did not present any feature calling for any particular observations from him. Although it did not come within or affect the province of the grand jury, he might mention that since the Court last met, an altera tion had been made in the criminal law, an Act having passed the Legislature, by which all questions of law in that Court, or the Court of Assize, might be reserved for the consideration of the judges. William Holt, 19, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with stealing, at Camberwell, three silver forks and three silver spoons, the property of Augustus Coleman Crocker, and The CourtT sentenced him to six months' imprison merit and hard labour, and to be privately whipped. Thomas Marchant, 41, a labourer, was indicted with stealing, at Wonersh, a quantity of timber, the pro perty of Henry Drummond, Esq., M.P. The prisoner said, in his defence, that his wife had bought the wood for Is. and a gallon of beer. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but strongly re commended him to mercy. The prisoner's master g ave him a good character, and The COURT sentenced him to three weeks' solitary confinement. MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DA Louis Alphonse Pilou, a Frenchman, and Ernestine Chevalie, a young Frenchwoman, were placed at tho bar before Mr. Bingham, charged on suspicion of stealing fifty-seven yards of glace silk, the property of Mr. John Walter Pugh, silk mercer, 163, Regent-street. John Kingley, an assistant in the employ of the pro secutor, deposed that on the afternoon of the 31st of last August three Frenchwoni n ca me into his employer's shop, and requested to be shown some rich glace silk. He placed some before them, and they purchased two and a half yards, Rhich they paid for and went away. The following morning, on looking over the stock on the counter, witness missed a length of lavender-coloured glac c silk, containing fifty-seven yards, and worth about 151. 10s., which he had seen the previous afternoon lying on the counter close to where the females were standihg. The remnants of the silk produced are a portion of the length stolen from their shop, and witness id, ntified one remnant from its having his private mark upon it. Win. Penticost, shopman to Messrs. Harrison, pawn brokers, 25, Wardour-street, Soho, produced 12 yards of lavender coloured glat 6 silk, pledged by the male pri soner for 303., on the evening of the 31st of August. The prisoner gave the name of Alphonse, 26, Wardour street, Soho. Mr. Wfist, the linguist, of 8, Rupert-street, who at tended for the prosecutor, interpreted this portion cf the evidence to the prisoner, who could nut speak a word of English. The prisoner, through the same medium, admitted Y` SUN, LONDON, ilecleing the silk, but denied giving 26, Wardour-street, es his address. Alfred Heath, shopman to Mr. Young, pawnbroker, Pririci's street, Soho, produced a piece of silk similar to hat stolen, pledged on the 31st of August by the pri •oni r for 30s. He gave his name Mons. Alphonse, No. 2, King- street, Soho. Arthur John North, shopman to Mr. Lendton, pawn aroker, Green-street, Leicester-square, produced four o.en yards of silk, pledged on the Ist instant, at half est eight o'clock in the morning, for 305., in the name if Madame Degere. Could not identify the female es 'he person who pledged it. Madame Antonio Colon, No. 5. St. Martin's-street, Pave her evidence through Mr. Wilst, and stated that the male prisoner on Tuesday last came to her houso and 'tiered some lavender-coloured glac6 silk for sale at 6s. ier yard. Witness agreed to buy it at that price, and maid the prisoner 303. on Saturday last, and agreed to may him the remainder at 10s. per week. She had known the prisoner fifteen months, and had frequently eurchased articles of him. John Gray, sergeant C division, said, in consequence if information he had received, he went on Saturday -vening to Mr. Young's, pawnbroker, in Princes-street, ind found the prisoners in one of the boxes. Witness asked the male prisoner if he had pledged any silk at Nlessrs. Harrison's. Prisoner said he had. Witness then esk( d him where he got it from? Prisoner replied, chat he received it from a French lady, and he gave her the duplicate an d the money. Wit aess asked him if he resided at 26, Rupert-street, Ind whether the female prisoner was connected with him? Prisoner said yes, that was all right. Witness lien took them both to the station, and on searching them found 16 duplicates relating to articles pledged by he male prisoner. He also found the other duplicates referring to the silk produced. Witness subsequently went to 26, Rupert-street, and on searching the first floor front room he found the remnant of silk produced, of the same kind as that lost by the irosecutor. Witness then returned to the station, ind asked the prisoners where they got all the silk from. Dee male prisoner said, " a Frenchman came to him and asked him to dispose of twelve yards. Ho disposed .1 ten yards to Madame Colon, and the other two he kept himself." Witness added, that the reason he de tained the female prisoner was that numerous robberies had latterly been committed by a gang of Frenchwomen, who made it a practice to pay visits to silkmercers, jewellers, and others, in bodies of three and four, and while one of the parties contrived to keep the attention if the shopman, by purchasing some trifling article, the others managed to steal whatever laid most convenient for them to lay bands on. if she (the pri soner) was remanded, he had no doubt that other per ions would come forward and identify her as belonging to the gang above mentioned. In defence the male prisoner admitted pledging the silk. He often had things brought to him by Frenchmen to pledge, and he always pledged them at Mr. Young's, to whom he was well known. The female denied all knowledge :of any part of the transaction. Mr. BINGHAM remanded them for a week, but agreed to accept good and substantial bail for the female's ap pearance on Monday next. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WESTERN MEETING AT AYR.—FRIDAY. The Ayrshire Handicap of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and only 5 if declared, &c., with 50 added ; the second to save his stake ; two miles. Lord Eglinton's Plaudit, 6 yrs... ... walked over Sweepstakes of 5 SOVF. each, with 50 added ; three yrs old, 7st 71b ; four, Bst 41b ; five, Bst 101 b ; six and aged, Bst 121 b ; mares and geldings allowed two pounds; one mile. Lord Eglinton's Plaudit, 6 yrs ... (J. Prince) 1 I Mr. Ramsay's Henry, aged... ... ... 2 2 Free Handicap of 5 Goys. each, with 25 added. Once round and a distance. Mr. M•lienzie's John Harris, 6 yrs ... (Holloway) 1 Mr. Dawson's Hornpipe, 3 yrs ... ... 2 Lord Eglinton's Glen Saddel, 3 yrs ... .•• 3 Plate of 501. Three yrs old, 6st 71b; four, ist 101 b; five, Bst 21b; six and aged, Bst 71b. Heats, two miles. Mr. M'Kenzie's John Harris, 6 yrs (Holloway) 1 1 Mr. Dawson's Hornpipe, 3 yrs ... ••• ... 2dr The Scurry Stakes of 5 Sovs. each. list 7lb each. Half a mile. Mr. Hunter's Albert, 6 yrs ... Captain Fairlie's Zella, 6 yrs ... Mr. Harvie's Industry Mr. Hope's Fanny, aged ••• (Owner) 1 ... ... 2 ... ... 3 ... ... 4 LATEST BETTING AT THE WEST-END. ST. LEGER. 7 to 4 agst Lord Stanley's Canezou-2 to 1 taken 7 to 2 agst Lord Clitden's Surplice—taken to 2001. 7 to 2 agst Duke of Bedford's Justice to Ireland -4 to 1 taken 4 to 1 agst Mr. B. Green's Flatcatcher—taken GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 7to 2 agst Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor-4 to 1 taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Maid of Motherwell—taken DONCASTER, SATURDAY EVENING. HORSES ARRIVED, OR EN ROUTE. Maid of Mother- Montpensier well Pyrland I Canezou Oscar Henry of Exeter Wanota Gaiety Tiresome Vanish St. Antonio Cannibal Yardley Vanguard Chanticleer Attraction Van Tromp Christopher The Flying Dutch- Mirmillo man Crucible Astra.' Woodcraft Baby Executor Keleshea Fleur de Seine Panic (h b) Surplice Ellen Middleton Lady Wildair Queen of the May Sister to Arkwright Assault Chicot Maid of my Soul Distaffina Garrick Flatcatcher Cigarette DONCASTER, SATURDAY NIGHT. Saddle Justice to Ireland Springy Jack Wiasma Epirote Backbiter Corsican Sheraton Contessa Oddity Champion Windermcro Chantrey Escalade Miss Whip filly Canada filly F by The P r ovost,' dam by Actxon F by The Provost, dam by Comus Besborough Further arrivals—F by Bay Middi Devils, Loadstone, Honeycomb, Snow Raisthorp, Miss Harrison, and Miss lut will arrive in the course of to-day. leton out of Blue rball, Besborough, Sarah. Dawson's TO THE EDITOR OF 7HE SUN. SIR,--• Proclaimed an open field, and there shall be, I trow, no lack of champions." And truly a very open race will it be for the Great St. Leger of this present year of grace; a more open field I i never knew, at l eas t so f ar as regar d s th e quar t e tt e n the market. It is a toss up which is the best. Accord ing to public running Canezou is beyond question the winner, but the state of the ground at York and Good wood forbids any criterion being founded on the racing at either place; for Flatcatcher and Surplice's well-known aversion to dirt, and Justice to Ireland being entirely dark this side of the channel, leaves it a very open race between the four. Flatcatcher's undeniable blood and game qualities may help him on, but the severe work he has had this season must tell upon his understand ings, for "Legs are not steel, and steel is bent; • Legs are not rock, and rock is rent." Should he win, he will prove himself to be the most ex traordinary horse of his year. Juetice to Ireland I anticipate seeing either first or third, nowhere else. The Epsom victor, it is possible, may break the spell which, for eight and forty years has bound the Derby conquerors, preventing their accession to the style and title of champion of Doncaster. The following will, I opine, be all that are likely to start, with their jockeys arid relative positions at the finish : Surplice (Robinson) or Justice ... 1 Canezou (Butler) ••• ••• ... 2 Justice to Ireland (Templeman) or Surplice 3 Flateatcher (Maroon) ••• 4 Spriv,,gy Jack (Nat); Bandit (Day); Aspasia (Marlow); and Voyager (Cartwright), will probably also start; won by a neck. There is but little doubt which way the Champagne Stakes will go. In the absence of Honeycomb, whos. , starting is very dubious, it is a certainty for the Flying Dutchman; should, however, the jacket of straw show, the " flyer " may have, perchance, to content himself with secondary honours. The field for the Great Yorkshire handicap will number about a dozen, to be selected from the fol lowing : st. lb. at. lb. Miss Sarah, 6 yrs ... 8 8 Miss Whip filly, 4 yrs 6 7 Lady Wildair, 6 yrs 8 6 Gaiety, 4 yrs 6 6 Yardley, aged 7 7 Alliance, 5 yrs .... . 6 5 Vampyre, 4 yrs 7 4 Sheraton , 5 yrs 6 4 Executor, 4 yrs 7 3 Maid of My Soul, Vesta, 4 yrs 7 0 3 yrs Mirmillo, 4 yrs 612 Oscar, 3 yrs Maid of Motherwell, Prince Charley, 3 yrs 5 3 4 yrs Keleshea, 4 yrs Executor and Vampyre, in my opinion, will be first and second, and Lady Wildair third. The Cup, value 4701., will not have more than four runners, the name of Van Tromp being quite enough to banish most opponents. This magnificent specimen of the racehorse possesses a " Perfect head and perfect frame; For in stride, for in limb, What can be compared to him?" " lie is free, And withal as light of spring As the arrow from the string." lie will be ridden by Marlow, and will win as before ; his most likely opponents are Brocardo, Ellerdale, and Chanticleer, who will most probably run in in the order named. ANTICIPATED RESULTS. STAKE. PROBABLE WINNERS. Cleveland—Saddle 1; Wanota 2; Miss Sarah, 3• Champagne—Flying Dutchman or Honeycomb. 100 Sovs.—Montpensier 1; Epirote 2. Match—Stronghow 1; f by Provost 2. St. Leger—Justice to Ireland or Surplice. Post latch—Sister to Arkwright. Great Yorkshire —Executor 1; Vampyro 2. Foal—Queen of the May (a walk over). Scarborough—Flatcatcher (a walk over). 10 Sovs.—Wiasula 1; Distaffina. 2. The Cup—Van Tromp. 300 Sovs.—Corsican or Canezou. Retriever—lloneycomb 1; Champion 2. Produce—Surplice or Loadstone. Park Hill—Canezou or Lady Masham. Gaseoigne—Justice to Ireland. Two Year Old—Flying Dutchman or Crucible. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Monday morning. :+;" MONDA Y EVENING, SEPTEMBER 11, 18-IP, A WORD WITH THE GOODIES" AND A GLANCE AT DONCASTER. BY GEORGE WIZARD, ESQ. " 11l blows the wind that profits noboJv."—Shakspere. " Oh never saw I promise yet of such a glorious fray." Macaulay. " The fiery steeds bound through the air, Each rider sits erect and fair, Then like a bolt from steel cross-bow Forth launched, along the plain they go." The Lady of the Lake. To all those members of the " world sedate," Who fancy virtue reigns but in their pate, And so dispense their censures on what they Themselves but practice in a different way. I first would venture a remark or two, So Chisel'em Anstey I'll begin with you. Now dost thou think, huwe'er our hopes may fall, That we as men are speculators all? For if you do, then wherefore should you blame Those who through choice prefer the " sporting game," Your tastes and theirs may differ, yet they tend In the long run, precisely to one end; For rest assured this natural love of gain In every human breast is found the same; Though some there be who'd strip one altogether, And, like attorneys, pluck off ev'ry feather. Yet the rich merchant has his hopes of gain, In some deep venture on the trackless main; The crafty trader, who looks sleek and slim, Thinks how much profit " Stock" is turning him; And the sly farmer, wheresoe'er he be (Inured from youth to peaceful husbandry), Though all retired, as each person knows, Watches the markets' various ebbs and flows With as keen eye as turfite e'er I wist Observed his favourites on the " Leger list." D.) I condemn this? no such thing, but prize That land which speculates, for it must rise Aryl shine amidst the nations as a star, Whose glorious lights reflected from afar. And Albion's sun will set in endless night When speculation from her shore takes flight. For what is all this wondrous speculation, But only hope in active operation. Hope! that's the monarch of the immortal mind, Who, by her influence, sways all human kind, Leading us ever by her varying will, Through devious avenues, to fortune still, And pointing out upon her own bright chart, The path best suited to each mind and heart. Then Anstey pluck this hope from out our breast, Ere Sou would stop our speculative zest, Or, being unable to accomplish that, Do kindly, pray, next session "hold your chat." But it is no wonder that each racing , 6 sweep" Should by its soubrique well nigh make you weep, When you remember what you've said and done, And the' foul sweep" you made 'gainst Palmerston. But to my task—now I have " had my say," I'll try a " sweep" at Fortune, come what may; And, as to her I always yield my thanks, I'm sure I'll draw more prizes out than blanks: First on my card the " Cleveland" comes in view, I see Miss Sarah with her jacket blue; While after that the " Champagne" foaming bright, Reveals The Flying Dutchman to my sight; And for the " Hundred Sovereigns," it is clear, Nought can compare with noble Montpensier. Ha! 'tis the great " St. Leger" race I draw, Which I, while slumb'ring, most distinctly s a w , Careering o'er my fancy, and which now I see as clearly as I did, I vow. Oh! 'tis a glorious struggle for the prize, And well nigh plucks the vision from my eyes As on they rush—while ev'ry nerve is strung, But Erin's Justice by a head has won. Come, Fortune, come, keep closely by my side, And let me clasp thee as I would my bride. Methinks I hear the whispering unto m e , have Queenlrertdy o o f v May. For the " Gcc at Yorkshire , " m ind, back Keleshea, And for the "Foal Stakes" 't is the "time of day" A (Thoughsfor theout Arid Master Flatcatcher is quite i n " clover;" And for the " Cup" on Friday , it i s clear The gallant Tromp cannot beat C h anticleer, Who o'er them all, I tell it unto you S o f c "Scarborough" r o o n ug t h o " 'tis a Will have the cry of " cock a-doodle-do." MANUFACTURE OF IRON. 7'O THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—ln your valuable paper of the 6th inst., you notice some of the objects of the ‘` Irish Amelioration Society," especially that of reclaiming bog land and purchasing turf, to give employment to, and improve the condition of, the Irish peasant. As many years ago I received great kindness and hospitality in Ireland from several gentlemen to whom I was a perfect stranger, I have always felt an interest in that land, and as, perhaps, I am in possession of in formation which may not generally be known, and which may be the indirect means of benefitting many, I beg to submit the following observations through your medium : I have for many years taken a considerable interest in, and seen the use of, peat as a fuel, for the manu facture of iron ; and therefore do not feel diffident in offering these remarks to those who may be interested in its consumption. In the south of Europe, peat is not only used for smelting iron from the ore, but refining, puddling, welding, and converting pig iron into finished bars and rods ; in fact, I have seen all the operations of a rolling mill carried on with peat alone as a fuel, un prepared in any way except being thoroughly dried, the construction of the furnaces and mode of firing differing slightly from the common method with coal; these operations were not as experimental, but in daily use in an establishment of many years' standing, the quantity of peat required to puddle a tons of bars being about 18 cwt. In another establishment (a large foundry) I have seen peat used in reverbratory furnaces to remelt iron for casting cannon of large calibre. I have also seen peat charcoal used in a loco motive, but not with a good effect. It is well known, from all the experiments that have been tried in England, that steel forged with peat charcoal is !in proved in quality. 'There is from the foregoing, therefore, no doubt that peat can be used for manu facturing iron instead of coal and coke. The quantity of hammered bar iron made with charcoal imported into England from Russia and Sweden exceeds 20,000 tons yearly, and a large quan tity of this is sold for making steel at 381. per ton, whilst the English bar iron is sold at about 61.! With these facts one may ask, why cannot iron be made in Ireland with peat charcoal to a profit ? as there is but little doubt but that the quality may be , made equal to Russian iron. From the many years practice I have myself had at home and abroad with a variety of fuels, I am satisfied that most metallur gical operations may be carried on equally as well with peat as with coal, and there appears to me to be no reason but the want of capital and enterprise, why manufactories should not be established in Ireland in favourable localities, where peat could be used as a fuel, to produce as great an effect as coal in England, and at a much less cost ; but I will not farther tres pass on your space but to say, it would give me great pleasure if any of the foregoing observations should be the means of introducing a new branch of industry into Ireland. Ido not suggest the establishment of large iron-works as in England, but many small ones, to manufacture hammered iron of the best quality, which would always ensure a ready sale at a high price, and give employment, in many parts of the country, to a multitude of workmen. September 9, 1848. Q. E. D. BIRTH.—On the 6th instant, a Leasam-house, the wife of E. B. Curteis, Esq., of a daughter.—[Tho death of Mrs. Curteis was inserted in the obituary of the Times of the 1 1 th inst, in error on the part of the person who left the above advertisement at the Times office for insertion]. MANSLAUGIITER.--On Saturday an inquest was held by Mr. W. Carter, at the Canterbury Arms, Upper Marsh, Lambeth, on the body of Eli zabeth Shields, aged 60. The deceased lived at No. 11,, Upper Marsh, and her daughter, Mary Ann West,together a few doors from her. On the 30th ult. they were fighting in the pas sage of the house, when the decea sed fell, striking her head with gre a t violence against t he Ste p of the do or . On the saute afternoon, a brick was also thrown by the daughter, which hit deceased on the back of her head, and the effect o f th e i n juries caused her death on Thurs day. The jury returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" against Mary Ann West, and the coroner made out hi s warrant for her committal. FORGERY.—MA N CHESTER, SATURDAY NIG HT . F. M'Naughton, who forged the ch e q ue on the Bank of England, purporting to be signed by A. and S. Henry a nd Co., for 3,5001., and who escaped to Newfoundland, HOUSE:TreERMr. Bedford was brought up at the Borough Court this. morning. A gentleman named Newman, from the office of Mr. Fr'esh field, solicitor to the . Bank of England, attended to pro secute, and, at his request, the prisoner was remanded until Wednesday next, when . such evidence will be pro duced as will warrant a committal of the prisoner. Ac a C n lD i E nci N u T est AT wa ß , ii h r e D ld GE b w ei s.. o at St. George's Hospital, on the body of Thomas Keane, aged 43, a stone-mason, who . died from injuries received On FATAL Saturday, at Bridgewater House, in the Green - Park, the new edifice erecting for the young Earl of Durham, Wil liam Box, a mason, said that on Wednesday last b e was with the deceased, assisting the stone sawy ers. A large block of stone, weighing 25 cw t., had been c u t i n half, and they were slinging i t b y a chain to attach it to the traveller, when it overbalanced and fell towards the deceased, jamming him against another stone. His legs were frightfully crushed, and he was placed on a shutter and carried to the hospital: H Ile died th e next day. Verdict, " Accidental death.' This is the third fat a l ac cident that has occurred during the erection of Bridge water House. Colonel Somerset, Lieutenant-Colonel Cloete, and Lieutenant-Colonel Mackinnon, are appointed Com panions of the Bath for their services in the El'itir war.— bbserver. Dup.BAR HERRING FISHING, SEPT. 6.---This fish ing is now drawing to a close. For the last three days it has been partial and light, and a good Many of the stranger boats have left. The tak e durin g the season has been regular and good, and remunerative to most of the crews. It is gratifying to add, that there has been no accident to property, excepting the usual loss and tear of nets, and of this there has been less than in most sea sons. To-day's take has been wholly sold to the cadgers. —Caledonian Mercury. FRAN CE. The approaching elections fin. Paris were used on Friday by the speculators on the Bourse as a means for preventing a more considerable rise in the funds than actually took place. They contended that those elections will be Anti-Republican, and that the first name in the returns will be that of Louis NAPO- LEON, the second that of EMILE DE GIRAILEIN. They also referred to an article by the latter, published in La Presse of Friday, of a most violent character, to prove that the Government of General CAVAIGNAC is, and deserves to be, unpopular. The following is the article which appears in large characters in the Presse. It is signed by M. EIeILE DE GIRARDIN. "To exist thus is not to exist. . . It is to demand of the charity of the Government the alms of a petty liberty. Rather than thus to strain the pen there are none but cowards who would hesitate to break it. To beg one's bread is not a disgrace; to beg our liberty would be ignominious. . . . Resistance becmies noble in presence of danger, but resistance degrades itself in presence of that pity which suffers you to live under the sword ever suspended over your head, which tells you it is ready to strike—which menaces you but does not strike you. . . Journals which may be sus pended are, in fact, suspended. Under such a regime to be silent is to speak—to speak is to be silent." early as 1804, and has served 45 years, during 26 of which he has fa en in command of regimcnt,, and is the oldest commanding officer on the list. He has serve 4 on the Continent, iu the West Indies, anti North and S tuth America. Daring the whole of this long an I varied period of service he has been on full. pay. His Majority was won in the field ; he served in the American war; he more than once received thanks fur the re-organization of corps, and the excellent discipline of the troops under his command ; and also for his services when acting as Governor of St. Lucia and Demerara. He had not the good fortune to follow the great commander of the age. It was not possible for officers, however eager to share in the glory of those memorable campaigns, to choose where they should serve, nor for the whole army ' to be upon the Peninsula. We are the more pleased with this appointment as being an instance (in exception to the majority) of the just acknowledgment of long and meri ; torious regisnen.al service ; and we may fairly claim fur ourselves the merit of being the zealous advocates of such 1 a system of appointment. We have this week to record the death of another flag officer, Rear-Admiral Mauritius A. N. de Starck. The deceased entered the navy as a midshipman of the Bar flour, bearing the flag of Vice-Admiral Barrington, in 1780, which ho left to serve the Hon. Captain Conway (afterwards Lord Hugh Seymour), and with him was present at the relief of Gibraltar in 1782. After leaving the Latoua in 1783, Mr. De Starck served successively in the Ganges, Grampus (on the coast o f Af r i ca ), Irre sistible, and Pearl; and during the Spanish armament of 1790, he served in the Canada, 74, from which ship he nas promoted to the rank of lieutenant. In 1797, during the mutiny at the Nore, Lieutenant De Starck volunteered his services to aid in its suppression, and was appointed to command the gun-brig Eclipse, armed with Dutch 24-pounders, and manned with Volunteers, great part being soldiers. The mutiny having in a manner worn itself out, the services of the Lieutenant were not on this occasion called into active play, and he was next appointed to command the hired armed lugger, Suwarrow. In this vessel, and in the Liberty and Millbrook, he served actively in the Channel until the peace. On the recommencement of the war he was again appointed to the Millbrouk, and in October, 1803, assisted the Merlin at the de struction of a French privateer near Calais. In May, 1804, the deceased obtained his Commander's rank, and was shortly afterwards appointed to the 18-gun brig Avon. In 1806, while conveying the British Ambassa dor to America, he escaped from the French 74-gun ship Regulus, under circumstances of peculiar difficulty. This officer's Captain's commission bore date 25 Sept., 1806, but wanting interest of the right kind, was never subsequently able to obtain a command afloat. The late Admiral was the author of a published monody on Lord Nelson. NEW HELMET.—A new helmet for the Gentlemen-at- Arms, devised by Lord Foley, their Captain, is now in preparation, and will, we believe, come into use at the commencement of the ensuing year. As far as we can judge from an incomplete pattern, it promises to be a very handsome piece of head gear. It is of burnished gold, elegantly ornamented—in shape corresponding with the Life and Horse Guards, surmounted by a white plume. - THE MEDAL.—It is a fact that has long since passed into a proverb, that private individuals are always better served than the Government by those whom they employ. Whether it is that Government pays less liberally than others, or that the chain of official communication, and the consequent diminution of direct responsibility, is productive of delay and indifference we do not profess to know ; but there can be no doubt, whatever, of the superiority of the work resulting from private enterprise, and the greater rapidity of its execution, Take as an example the fact recently mentioned in the papers in connexion with the preparation of a medal in honour of the praise worthy exertions of the gentlemen who were near the Ocean Monarch when she took fire. Within one week a gold medal was voted, ordered, and completed, and the Times was enabled to bear testimony to the excellence of the work. This medal was ordered by private indi viduals at Liverpool. On the other hand the Peninsular Medal, intended by Government for the heroes who fought and bled in honour's cause 35 years ago, has only lately been struck, and is still going through the tedious progress of completion ! Commentary on these circum stances were superfluous. We could only wish that it had bee❑ left to a committee of private gentlemen to pro vide the decorations of our veteran warriors. NEW RAILWAY BRIDGE. BIRMINGHAM, SEPT. B.—On Wednesday one of the nt'w wrought-iron bowstring bridges, constructed for the Blackwell Suspension Line, under the superintend ence of the engineer, Mr. Locke, M.P., was publicly tested at Messrs. Fox, Henderson, and Co.'s extensive establishment, the London Works, Smethwick, near Birmingham. There were present, Captains Simmons and Wynne, IRE.; the Government Inspectors of Rail- ways; Lieut. Galton, the Secretary to the Govern ment Board of Commisioners; Mr. G. F. Munts, M.P., and Messrs. C. Vignoles, Fairbain, J. Whitworth, C. B, Kerr, J. C. Stanton, C. H. Wild, Professor Cowper, and between 70 and 80 scientific gentlemen and engi neers. The bridge rib had been erected ready for proof in an open space in front of the London Works, and pre sented a clear span of 120 feet between the bearings. It is constructed entirely of wrought iron, and consists of an arch of boiler plates and angle iron tied across at the ends by horizontal bars, and the tie bars are con nected with the arch by vertical standards and by a double system of diagonals, which have the effect of distributing over the whole curve of the arch the action of weights placed on or passing over any point of the bridge. The ribs lira adapted for large spans, in cases where either headway is of importance, or where suffi cient abutment cannot he obtained without very heavy expense. Bridges of this description may be employed, it is affirmed, with perfect safety for very large spans—say 120 or 130 feet—in precisely the same manner as ordi nary girders are used for small ones; but in spans of 400 feet it would be necessary to use four ribs instead of two, and to brace all the four ribs together overhead, so as to obtain additional transverse stiffness. The ribs are supported at each end on cast-iron shoes fixed at one end to the piers, and mounted on the other on sliding frames and rollers. By this arrangement an important advan tage is gained, as it provides not only for expansion and contraction, but also for motion under a very heavy load. Experiments have shown that the action of these parts is perfect. - The proof of the bridge rib was applied by loading it with 240 tons of rails, bars, &c., and it produced the fol lowing satisfactory result:—The 240 tons weight pro duced a deflection at the centre of the arch of 3 11-16 inches. The proof weight was placed at 240 as being duuble the greatest load which the bridge can by any possibility be required to bear. It is scarcely nec e ssary to add that the trial gave great satisfaction to all parties. The numerous company of gentlemen present were afterwards invited to partake of the hospitality of Messrs. Fux, Henderson, and Co., in a large marquee on the ground, and were additionally gratified by an inspection of their extensive establishment, with its many interest ing scientific productions. MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MA- GISTRATES. At the meeting of the Middlesex magistrates on Fri day, Mr. Maude, the deputy-clerk of the peace, laid be fore the Court the reports from the Visiting Justices of the various prisons. The report from Coldbath-fields Prison stated, that it contained 955 male and 250 female prisoners, exclusive of 14 children, making a total of 1,219. The general state of health in the establishment was reported good. One death had occurred since the last report. The report from the Westminster House of Correction spoke favourably of the general health of the prisoners. There was a total of 783 inmates (556 males, 217 females, sad 15 children). The report from the House of Detention stated that that prison contained 118 prisoners. The total number of prisoners confined there since its opening in October last was 7,546. of Thhee committee Deputy CI e r f k ur o f a t c h o e o unfs Pea c e and then general read p the u r r p ep os o e r s t . The committee recommended the coroner's accounts to be paid as follows :—Mr. Wakley, for 147 inquests, 4331. ss. ; Mr. Baker, 140 inquests, 459/. 15s. The com mittee directs the attention of the Court to an item in Mr. Bedford's account, connected with an inquest on the body of Mary Ann Theresa Dore, the infant whose mo ther and grandmother were charged with having poisoned it. The report stated " that in the 'vouchers for the disbursements in this case there was a charge of four guineas for sundry analyses of the stomach, in ad. dition to which there was a charge of two guineas paid to another medical witness for making a post-mortem ex amination." The latter sum was the natal one allowed, with or without an analysis, as authorised by the Act 6 and 7 William IV., c. 89. The committee, therefore, considered they had no power to allow the larger item, and recommended the court to strike it out of the account. This was acceded to by the Court; and Mr. Bed ford's account was ordered to be paid thus—for 54 in quests, 1664 3s. Mr. ROTCII stated that the treadwheel labour had r now cet i for a , some ras f time etale en abolished in the Houses of Cor oprisoners were concerned, and the change had been attended with the most beneficial results; one of which was, that at the present time there was more productive labour for the female prisoners than could be got through. To obviate this, more room was required, and ho therefore proposed that the Court do order two of the treadwheels to be removed, the space occupied by them to be converted into rooms or work shops, the cost not to exceed 2004 This motion was agreed to, and subsequently a similar one with regard to two treadwheels in the Westminster House of Correction was also carried. Mr. Iturcu then proposed that the Court should execute a mortgage on the county rates of 10,000/. for the additional Pauper Lunatic Asylum now building at Colney-hatch. Mr. FRESHFIELD said he must avail himself of the present opportunity to make a few observations. The Court would recollect that in 1845 it appointed a com mittee, of which lie was chairman, to inquire into the county rental, with the view of making, by a new as sessment, a more fair and equitable county rate. The labours of that committee extended over a space of two years, and they heard a great mass of evidence upon the subject. The result of their investigation was that the Court made a new assessment, a smaller rate, upon a much larger amount of rental than had been assessed before. It followed that under the new assessment cer tain parishes or districts might be rated at an ov er - est il mated amount of rental, and a p rr a i r h i ,e s h h eca m se ight be able to amount of St. t. of rental James s w ho e w stin t i h n a s t te s r u , eli ,as wa a s n t i h n e st f a a n et c . e. assessed in that parish under the new assessment was much larger than under the old, and the parish au thorities, in their duty to the ratepayers, 'mo lested against the new rate. Inquiries had been - - instituted, the result of which was, that thouall the palish still conten.lcd they seer,. over rate d, they admitted that they were not rated before in a tie gree equal to the real rental. Now, under thes4 circum stances, the Court had on piwer to make any-44eFat1so in the assessment of that parish without matitteiftew general assessment. The objectiik of his rems Uow was, to show the Court the necessity that t,xlated for its possessing such a power, and, be hoped that a com mittee would be appointed to consider whether it would be proper to ask the Legislature for an Act to enable them to amend the assessment upon certain places without interfering with the general assessment of the county. Sir: P. LAURIE said his honourable friend was out of order in going into these details now. Mr. FRESHFIELD said that the subject was so illl portent to the magistrates and the rate-payers that he had hoped for the indulgence of the Court. Subsequently a n o ti ce o f mot i on on the subject was given by Mr. B. HALL. The mortgage was then executed. Mr. BOTCH moved, " That the 106th standing order of the court, which directs that no person shall be put on trial as warder after the age of 35 years, unless a com missioned or non-commissioned officer, and then not ex ceeding 45 years, be amended with respect to the age of persons wh o may h ave been commissioned or non-com missioned officers, by substituting 40 for 45 years."— Carried. Mr. ROSE moved that an assistant-chaplain be ap pointed at the Westminster House of Correction, at a salary of 200/. per year. Captain BAGUE seconded the motion. This subject has on several occasions been before the Court. On the first, Mr. Hind, the chaplain, applied for an increase of his present salary (4001. a year) on account of the very heavy duties he had to perform; but the Court rejected the memorial on the ground that an additional salary was not required, and that if the duty was too much, it would be preferable to give Mr. Hind an assistant, rather than grant him the increase of salary which he asked for. Mr. ROSE here stated that in 1842, the daily average of prisoners attended by the chaplain was 339, while now the average was 750. Mr. BLUM supported the motion, as did several other magistrates. Mr. ROTCH opposed it on the ground that Mr. Hind had not in the first instance complained that the duties were more than he could discharge, but had merely ap plied for an increased salary. 400/. a year was quite enough for a gaol chaplain, and if Mr. Hind could per form the duty with an increased salary he could do so with his present one. The learned gentleman concluded his remarks by alluding to prison discipline, and urging the adoption of separate cells as the best means of re forming criminals. Sir PETER LAURIE said he felt bound to offer a word or two with reference to his honourable friend's recom mendation for more solitary cells. Solitary confinement was the nurse of lunacy, as the following figures would show. In five years, from 1843 to 1848, there had been sent from the Millbank Penitentiary to Bedlam 19 lu - natic3; from the Model Prison at Pentonville, 10; from the hulks, 20; and one from the Westminster House of Correction—making a total of 50. Not one had been sent from Coldbath-fields, and all the other gaols in En gland had sent only six in the same time. So much for the solitary system. Several magistrates then spoke upon the motion, when Mr. Weir urged Mr. Rose to withdraw it. Mr. ROSE consented to do so, but Captain BACUE, as the seconder, insisted that it could not be withdrawn without his consent, and he was determined to bring it to the vote. A long discussion ensued, and eventually the motion was carried by a majority of four, and the situation or• dered to be advertised. The committees were then re•appointed, and after some oilier routine matters had been disposed of the Court adjourned. BRISTOL. SUGAR MARKET SEPT. B.—Ab ou t 200 hhds. West India h ave been disposed of this week at steady prices, and i t other descriptions of sugar the transactions are unimportant. The refined market is steady, but not active. Rum continues dull.—Bristol Mercury. OFFENSIVE CONDITION OF THE SERPENTINE.- The above evil has now become so monstrous, as to have caused the so•called river, and even that part of the park in which it is located, to have become positively deserted by their usual bathers and promenaders. " The total number of persons who have bathed in the Serpentine river throughout this year (1846) exceeds 350,000, ac cording to the daily returns made by the superintendent of the Humane Society."—(Twenty-third Annual Report of the litunanc Society, p. 15.) So great is the falling oft; however, that the daily number of bathers has not, throughout the present summer, on an average, exceeded 50, which, even reckoning for the six summer months, is only about one thirty fifth part of the number previ ously quoted. The medical men residing in the neigh- Lourhood have strictly ordered the families which they attend to avoid this great tank of malaria. Another in stance of the extent of the nuisance, and of the necessity of its speedy removal, is afforded in the case of a lady, who, on merely passing over the bridge at the eastern end of the river, found the stench from the river so effensive, that she did not get rid of it fer several days, and it gave rise to a violent attack of diarrhoea. With such startling facts as these, it is to be hoped that as soon as Sir John Rennie (to whom the subject has been remitted) has discovered a remedy for the evil, that the same will be forthwith supplied. Such con cessions, when requested not by the lawless and dissf ft•cted, but by the public generally, are, on the part of i the authorities, not le ss expe di ent t h an they are mpera tieoty called for. On Thursday morning an old man named Prince and his daughter were discovered murdered in their cot tage at Malherbes, commune of Saint Gavin, arrondisse ment of 131 aye, in the department of the Gironde. They were lying on the floor horribly disfigured. The old man's son, Jean Prince, was the murderer, and on being arrested his clothes were found to be stained with blood, and even patches of the brains of his victims ad hered to them. He had committed the crime with an agricultural instrument called a tranche, is use in the d tric t.—Par is paper. SALE OF THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE DR. COT TON.—The sale of the curious library of the late Dr. Cotton, ordinary of Newgate, was on Friday concluded by Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson, the auctioneers, of Wellington-street, Strand. None of the books, although curious, were deserving of a special not i ce, b ut they sold remarkably well, especially the books upon angling, and some manuscript sermons on condemned prisoners, &c., by Dr. Cotton. The latter were all purchased by mem bers of the family. COMMITTAL OF TEN CHARTISTS FROM BRADFORD. —BRADFORD, FRIDAY.—The whole of the Chartist pri suners at Bradford, who stood remanded until this day, were brought before Messrs. J. P. Tempest, John Rand, J. Clayton, and Robert Milligan, in the magistrates' pri vate room, at the court-house, and the following were committed for trial at the next York assizes, viz. : James Helliwell, wool-comber, aged 30 ; Eli Wilaian, ditto, 30 ; Joseph Redehalgh, weaver, 21 ; Thomas Ibbetson, woolcomber, 20 ; William Wood, ditto, 30 ; Adam Straiten, ditto, 30 ; Thomas Wilkinson, weaver, 42 ; Edward Power, woolcomber, 42 ; Daniel Linden, joiner, 34 ; George Hirst, 42, woolcomber. Tho first nine prisoners are committed on charges of conspiracy, and George Hirst, fur drilling. The following were re mandcd :—John Smith, cordwainer, Horton, John Bent ley, Nathan athan Smith,, and John Sugden, woolcombers , Bradford. ER ear is un U iv e cr iv siu s b i a T v v e a o u r u a L a o e exdp thatoN.— t the ee he Council re ent f this examination .0 rthe degree of Bachelor of Arts for present until t e he c e 0 26 nt Theh. Monday, subjects October ap pointed tocommn Thursday, l a o n g d i c. n a a t n u d r a lmphilosophy, physiology, iaongiy7 history,physi s man. The examinati on f or h onours will I,o a ,i r rc e et m )c.,h at ao h In e n d m s s G a i o t c i s c r, commence on Monday, October 31, continuing until Fri day, November 17. The Council have fixed the remain ir; examinations for degrees in the present year as fellow :—For the degree ot Bachelor of Medicine, Mon day, November 6; for the degree of Bachelor of Laws, Monday, November 13; for the degree of Doctor of Laws, Monday, November 13; for the degree of Doctor of Medicine, Monday, November 27. THE NORTII•WE ST EXPEDITION.—A Montreal pa pir has the following extracts from a letter of Dr. Rae to his broth e r, g i v i ng a s k etch of the progre ss made , b the north- west exp e diti on i n searc h o f Sir Johnrank lin. The letter is d a t e d f rom C e d ar Lake, near the l west 8 :—"Having end of Lake Winipeg, 10th June, had not gone fifty taken strum e o n n ts, tboardtaking u s o g m s e o p m r a o v s is h i o o t n e a andud ball left 1 someiBn4st instead, a d c cases w s e otfoiouk our departure again on the 6th, and f t em a mile in ex. miles w hen large floes of ice, some o ain h o pposed our pre terit, and two or three feet thick, g came from getting in by sage for us. We are now liic p h has raised too heavy a sea day strong breeze a-head, a w n h d en cle a are b d re p e a o s - f Q u s d s ffwseh were e op d p e o ta r i t n u e n d ely a e byfl o i n t , distressing report at Norway leg. We learnt a ii e de ni t g r b a t v , e a rs s e t o b f e the i in l d ak is e, n nbwutfawlie t t, expectallowtoUdsotsoo very of the expedition men, who are Norway house, regarding four a snow storm and perished. said to have lost their way m du a r k i e ng a f the former being too slight, andthe latter - spoken o , piece over a portage, whereas you well Neither the men nor boits m from England are favourably to carry only one k n ow that the usual load is two. We are in hourly ex _ pt.ctation of meeting the Saskatchauin brigade of boats, by which we shall hear authentic accounts regarding the expedition party, and we depend a good deal upon them for a supply of pemiccan, dried meat, and tongues to com fort the inner man." :t h i e; n CHILD MURDER. —On Sat ur d ay evening Mr. Higgs, coroner, held an inquest at the Shi p, E ssex a m g o e t d he b r e , tw A e i e i n n i‘i\vehaarfn,donsixthyeenbrso,di•orofwAholiscee T r deathinh Triuham, stands charged with wilful murder at the Mansion House, as will be seen by our police report. The only additional evidence was that of Buckley, Thames Police-constable, No. 41, N% ho, after having proved the finding of the body, stated that while on the way from the Mansion Rouse to the Cempter with the mother of the deceased, she said, " I act only sorry that I did not go with my child, and I should not have done it if I had not been driven to it." Inspector Bridges, of the Thames Police, said that on a future occasion he should have important evidence to bring forward. The steward and stewardness of the Fawn, Margate steam b at, ho was informed, saw the woman deliberately open the bar o f th e l ar b oar d s p onson , an d with her child plunge into th e wa t er . F or this and other evidence the inquest was adjourned until Tuesday. USE OF THE DAGUERREOTYPE.—Before Trinity . College church, Edinburgh, was taken railwaydownor buiidija g purposes, every stone was numbered and the i 1 was daguerreotyped, that it may be rebuiltin some other part of the city. The cost of staves for the special constables in Liverpool, during the late anticipated disturbances, ex ceeded 6401. THE HARVEST. The weather having been uniformly dry and favourable since Thursday last, an immense breadth of grain has been cut, and a much larger quantity placed under " thack and rape" than could have been anticipated. Up till Tuesday the weather had been dry and bright, with just enough of wind to prepare the sheaves for the stack-yard. The mercury in the barometer then fell rapidly; the wind blew un steadily from point to point with increasing force till yesterday, when it blew quite a gale, which no doubt has shaken to a considerable extent the ripe crop. There was no cessation of labour, however, reaping and leading having been carried on without interruption. In this neighbourhood, and in other early districts, from a half to two-thirds of the whole white crop was cut, and fully a third placed in the stack. The bulk is less equal, and less on the whole than was calculated on, but as the yield on the barn floor is expected to be good, the general result will be at least a full average. The quality is unexceptionable. The potato disease has made no progress during the past week, having been arrested by the dry weather, and until there be a fall of rain, which seems at hand, will no doubt remain stationary. That the seeds of it exist, although in an in cipient state, it were vain to deny—but the ext en t o f it s ravages will most probably depend on the weather. If the atmosphere be dry, mild, and breezy, the loss will be comparatively small. If we shall have a track of rainy weather, or if frost set in before the tubers are thoroughly ripened, the loss will be considerable. It should not be forgotten, however, that even in the most favourable year, and before the disease was heard of, the loss from rot was seldom less than from 10 to 15 per cent. Looking to the great breadth which has been planted, a loss of double that amount would not be felt as a very serious matter, and, indeed, may al most be looked for. There is little probability that they shall he so cheap during the winter as to admit of being extensively used, as in past times, as a substitute for bread; nor ought this result to he a matter of general regret. While used as a mere vegetable along with butcher meat or fish, they serve their highest and best purpose, but when substituted for bread, and lepended on as an article of food, they are clearly nisemployed, and both as regards their perishable nature, and innutritious quality, the cultivation of them or any other purpose than that of an excellent and delicious vegetable, and as a wholesome and valuable accompaniment to animal food, ought to be discouraged.—Caledonian Mercury. Yesterday (Tuesday) was a delightful day, and must have cheered the heart of the farmer, but the warmth would bring the sweat to the brow of the reaper. The week has been dry, and the only draw backs were the heavy winds and cold nights. " The wind that shakes the barley" is not always the friend of the husbandman ; and both wheat and barley have suffered from the severe shaking which the ripened grain received. Indeed, we believe we are correct in saying, that this cause has materially affected the re turns of these kinds of grain ; and that in Nairnshire and parts at least of this county the crop will turn out less profitable than was expected a week or two ago. Oats, not so far advanced, have not been injured, and promise to be a splendid crop. The opinion of several agricultural gentlemen with whom we have spoken is, that although the crop may not equal that of last year, it will still be fully an average. Less is said of the potato disease. It undoubtedly appeared three or four weeks ago, but whether checked by the frost, which itself blackened many fields, or from some other causes, it does not appear to have spread. The crop, too, is unusually large and fine.—lnverness Courier. SAFFRON WALDON.—The weather has continued delightfully fine throughout the week, acting most beneficially on the late barley, and bringing it to r p a e n rf t e e c d t . ion lt so h o a n s e n r o t w ha m n o a s p t p ly ear f a ll n a s and been carried i n goo d con diti on , th oug h p ro b a bly b at e f o o r n e e t t h i e m s ° c; v t a h r e, the sample will not turn out so fine for malting pur poses as could have been desired. Our farmers have ample cause for satisfaction in the produce of their fields; a few more fine days will see them cleared of their precious produce. The green crops are luxuri antly rich, affording plenty of grazing for the cattle, and a good prospect of winter food. The rain has not been excessive in this district during any part of the season, and followed by dry winds, has proved exceedingly refreshing and beneficial to the ripening corn and green crops in particular, potatoes unfortu nately excepted. In our market on Saturday, the finest samples of wheat (old and new) suffered a decline of 25., and the inferior and damp descriptions from ss. to Gs.—Essex Standard. DEVIZES.—During the past week we have had several very fine days ; indeed, from Thursday to Tuesday not a drop of rain fell in this immediate neighbourhood. Of course great progress was made in the harvest work, and we believe we may state that in this county all the wheat is now secured, and in very decent condition. The barley, too, is nearly all cut, and a large proportion of it is carried ; and although the sample will be coarse and dark, the crop is not very materially injured.—Wiltshire Inde pendent. STOURBRIDGE.—The last few days of fine weather, so long desired, have not been suffered to pass away unimproved by the farmers in this district, large quantities of grain, both wheat and barley, having been safely housed in very tolerable condition ; in deed very few crops of wheat remain in the fields, either cut or standing. The crop of barley is far better than was anticipated during the period of the last unpropitious weather. On the whole, the har vest prospects in this district have assumed a much more satisfactory appearance than, under late circum stances, might reasonably have been expected.—Ten Towns Mess enger. GAINSBOROUGII.—The continued fine weather per mits the latter harvest to be gathered in, in excellent condition. The reports respecting the potato disease are of an extremely conflicting character; on the whole, we may predict, as we did last year (and which the result verified), that the damage done to the crop is not nearly so serious as has been repre sented.—Lihcoln Mercury. C ‘ISIOR.—For the last week the weather has been all that the farmer could wish. Nearly the whole of the wheat in this neighbourhood has been carried, in splendid condition ; and should the same favourable weather continue for a short time longer the whole of the spring corn will be also secured. The potatoes to a certain extent are bad, but from the great breadth planted, and the productive yield, it is considered by many experienced growers that in this neighbourhood this valuable esculent for the poor man's table will be found sufficient to meet the demand during the winter. —Lincoln Mercury. The weather, since our last notice, has continued exceedingly favourable for the business of the harvest, which is in full operation in every quarter. A great deal of corn has been cut and a considerable quantity housed ; but a large breadth of land yet remains to be shorn. We fancy we have perceived some symptoms of the besetting sin of north-country farming—slug gishness in getting the crops off the ground, after they are ready for leading. We should think that there are not a hundred acres of unripe corn in this county ; and we trust we shall next week have to announce that there is not so much out of doors. The reports as to the potatoes continue satisfactory.— Durham Chronicle. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette.) THE COLONELCY OF THE 83D REGIMENT. Major- General Sir Frederick Stovin, K.C.8., K.C.M.G., has been appointed to the Colonelcy of this regiment, vice Lieutenant. General Fraser, who goes to the 61 s t, vacan t by the demise of Lieutenant-General L'Estrange. CHATHAM GARRISON. The Detachment Hospital being about to undergo some extensive alterations, with a view to increase the accommodation and comfort of the sick soldiers in the garrison, the men under treat ment have been removed to the Artillery Barracks until the necessary alterations have been completed. It is understood that the building will be raised an additional story. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.— Staff Assistant-Surgeon Shegog, M.D., has been relieved from duty at Chatham, for the purpose of preparing for embarkation, on service, to Barbadoes ; and Staff Assistant -Surgeon Manifold has been appointed to do duty at the Detachment Hos pital at Chatham until further orders. MAJOR- GENERAL BGNBURY.—We have much plea sure in announcing the appointment of Major• General Bunbury to the command at Jamaica (which , we lately stated was vacant by Genera l Macdonald 's appointment to the Irish Staff), to wh ich his length of service and ability, both in civil and milita r y capacities, fully entitle him. He obtained his commission iu the field so ~r ..r... , ¶~•4 was ) 50. 1 cic- BS • xtile 'oral pre- ?the 4 of heel' &us. with dig* quilt rusty )tec 'ma pop two Pit with Ac-