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

INAUGURATION OF TH.E BUST OF' PROFESSOR WILSON. On Thursday last the bust of Professor Wilson, executed by our accomplished townsman Mr. James , •Fillans, was. placed on its pedestal in the Paisley Coffee-roor a. It was raised to its place in the niche about one o'clock, covered with a beautiful fancy tartan plaid from the establishment of Mr. John Mac arthur. In about half an hour thereafter it was un covered. in the presence of a large assemblage of gen tler) aen, comprising the committee, the subscribers, and. their friends. The bust, which is considered the mint striking likeness possible of the renowned Christopher North, is indeed a masterpiece of art, And reflects the highest credit on Mr. Fillans. On this occasion its appearance was considered even more admirable than before by parties who had formerly an opperAmity of examining its merits. The niche prepared for its reception was declared all that could be desired, as regards position, size, &c., and the noble features so nobly chiselled looked like:life itself. The bust was executed some time ago by Mr. Fillans for a number of gentlemen con nected with Paisley, who have thus been the means of raising in town not only a monument to Professor Wilson, but as Sheriff Campbell very well remarked, a monument to the genius of the artist. It will long be prized by the community of Paisley as a faithful likeness of their gifted towns man, and as a memorial of the high genius of Mr. Fillans. Within these two weeks the artist has in augurated two works which must preserve his name in undying honour—the bust of Professor Wilson, and the statue of Sir James Shaw. After the bust had been properly placed on the pedestal, ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, Esq., of Barn-hill, late sheriff -substitute of Renfrewshire, and Chairman of the Committee of Subscribers, came forward and said —Gentlemen, as Chairman of the Committee of Sub scribers, for the erection of a monumental bust, in honotr of John Wilson, in this his native town, we are now arrived at the completion of that pleasant task, by giving its final stand to the chaste and ele gant piece of sculpture prepared by the hands of Mr. Fillans. Gentlemen, I hope you will sagree with me, that at this stage of procedure it is quite unne cessary to enter into any special details concerning the merits which have entitled Professor Wilson to this mark of respect from his townsmen. That is a matter long ago settled in the most satisfactory manner. You would not have taken measures for the erection of such a monument, unless you had been convinced bow well he had deserved that honour. It is enough that the compliment has been most cordially re ceived, and handsomely acknowledged by the Pro • fessor. Gentlemen, you are not ignorant that it has been the custom of all civilised nations, ancient and modern, to dedi ca t e some suc h memorial in honour of those who have deserved well of their country, by eminence in literature, in arts, or in arms. Ido not know that much can be said about Professor Wilson's warlike achievements, but incontestibly he has achieved for himself a distinguished name in the re public of letters ; and without making any special allusion to his works, I may say of him what is greatly to the credit of any man of literary genius, that his chief works in poetry and in prose, are - characterised by a train of tenderness and pious • feeling, and such of his other productions as ad mitted of it, by an abundant display of that sportive and humorous wit which he has at command. But perhaps the highest praise ,that can be bestowed on any author is one that may be given to him—that in the whole of his numerous publications there is not, in point of moral tendency, a single line " which dying, he would wish to blot." Gentlemen, it is a . great satisfaction that this bust of Professor Wilson has been produced in a manner highly approved of by himself and all his friends, and that competent judges of the art of sculpture have pronounced it to be a striking proof of the genius of the artist. Gentle men, the purpose of all such monuments is at once to discharge a debt of justice to the person compli mented, and to read a lesson to others, and more es pecially to the rising generation, leading them to emu late the virtues of those who have deserved such re wards. And to the people of Paisley, this bust will tell of one whose parent had here, by successful in dustry, raised himself to opulence and respect, and made the best use of his wealth by giving to his chil dren the advantages of excellent education, which, combined with the talents which nature gave, have placed our friend, his eldest son, in the high position which he now occupies, as professor of Moral Philo sophy in the capital of Scotland, unimpeachable in every attribute becoming a gentleman to possess, and ranking high in the literature of his country. Gen tlemen, there is another consideration which cannot be passed unnoticed. It is most gratifying for us to think that, while we have thus raised a monument to Professor Wilson, we have at the same time obtained, in this charming piece of statuary, one of permanent honour to James Fillans, the artist. I trust that the success of Mr. Fillans, in this happy effort, as in many others, will entitle him to that which is so justly his due—the notice and employment of 'those who have similar patronage to bestow. Gentlemen, Ido not know that I have anything further to add, except that I think we must all join in wishing that Professor Wilson may long and happily live to enjoy all the honour which Isis native town and his native country can bestow.—(Applause.) Immediately after the ceremony of placing the bust on its pedestal the committee and subscribers met in the Saracen's Head Inn. Alexander Camp bell, Esq., in the chair ; Robert Farquharson, Esq., croupier. Amongst the gentlemen present we ob • served James Fillans, E3q., the artist, his brothers Messrs. Geo s rge and John Fillans, Provost Murray of Paisley, Provost Crawford of Renfrew, Bailie Coats of Paisley, William Barr, Esq., of Drums, William Sharp, Esq., William Bissland, Esq., Captain Mait land, A. Gibson, Esq , William artin, Esq., of Davieland, Samuel Barrie, Esq., Madras, A. C. Holrns, Esq., of Sandyford, R. Lyrnburn, Esq., W. M'Gibbon, Esq., John Dunn, Esq., Robert R o d ger, Esq., John Auld, E sq ., John Smith, Esq., Hugh Mackenzie, tEsq., Robert Wilson, Esq., town clerk, G. W. Addison, Esq., J. J. Lamb, Esq., &c., &c. The CHAIRMAN gave in succession "the Queen," "Prince Albert and the rest of the royal family," " the Army and Navy," and " the two Houses of Parliament." The CHAIRMAN then craved a special bumper to the health of Professor Wilson. He (the Chairman) was glad to say that a few months' absence had not so completely expatriated him from being a towns man of Paisley, as to prevent him from drinking that toast with the zest of one belonging to the com munity.—(Cheers.) He was particularly pleased to think that on this occasion he had it in his power to say that the professor and all his family were highly pleased with this successful achievement of Fillans. It had been said by artists of acknow ledged standing, that they could not have believed that even Mr. Fillans would have produced such a noble work.—(Applause.) He was sure they would all look back with pleasure to the transactions of that day. He proposed "The health of Professor Wil son," which was drunk with all the honours. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the health of Mr. James Fillans, said it was a difficult task for those artists who in this country had to pioneer their own way by the exercise of their talents. Mr. Fillans had nobly struggled in his arduous profession, and they must all feel a strong desire that he might never suffer his attention to be distracted from that proles sion, but' that lie might go on adding to his successful efforts, until he attracted the notice of those in the higher circles of society in the capital of the country, who bad it in their power, if they had it in their will, to patronise his just claims.—(Applause.) Mr. FinnaNs in reply said,—Mr. Chairman, Mr. Croupier, and Gentleman, I must confess that the compliments just paid me, and paid me in feeling and eloquent terms, are more than I could have ex pected, and perhaps more than my merits justly deserve. I feel sincerely grateful for the good opi nions of any man, or body of men.; but I assure you that to be honoured by a meeting such as this, com posed of my fellow-townsmen, is highly gratifying to my feelings.—(Applause.) I owe much to the many kind friends among you, who have stimulated and encouraged me in my profession, and to none do I owe more than to your worthy Chairman, Sheriff Campbell. - Had it not been for him neither the bust of - Professor Wilson, nor the sculptor of it would have been here to-day. compliments have been heaped upotsase for the execution of the work which has this day — teen placed on its pedestal in your coffee room; but I assure you that had it not been that I had such' a noble head from which to model, I never could have been able to have produced s u c h a b us t. v eariest glimp se o f suc h a h ea d was enoug h to in ' he P° any man who s e sou l was no t ent i re l y d ea d ene d to all a • PPreetation of the beautiful or the sublime. As regard s the beauties of Professor Wilson's character I might ,say much, but I will forbear, fully conscious as I am that I can p oss ibr ou b are all as th oroughly acquainted as which have corked with the " Liglits and Shadows" and adorned the life of that great and gifted son of indeed most Scotia.plel could not have received Ills kindness to me was better treatment ° s ing. une x i s i o h n a g n ds although I had been one of his newt and li kn found him amiable in the highest degree not whether I err or not in considering 'his ki l nd a n s e s e ar w ss e s o me as a reflection of that gratitude which, 3 ,'„, 3 ' 0 j 1 7 he entertained subscribers to towards his townsmen. To ihe ' o e the bust, I am truly grateful for afforded me of &hiselling the noble feaPtrrtunity you noble son of genius ; and I trust I shall nreevseof such a entertain towards you those feelings of gratirtuc c r e se to respect which your manifold favours have calledanudp in my boson'. Before I sit down, I beg to be allowed the privilege of proposing a toast, and one I assur e you_ which I give with great good will. It is Prosperity to the town and trade of Paisley." To- ay, a short time before the c eremony of the Inankuration, I was told that it would be necessary to hasp the bust covered with some sort of veil. ; • P 0 LiCE IN TE LL I GEY - BO W- S TREE T. eninm CHARGE OF ARS6l4.—Yesterday- I'm 1 ; tg ho d sl a coffee-shop ktieper;. in Long-acre,,wa L a the bar, before .111 r. Jardine, charged wit: to Mary Fitzgerald, her servant, •l° ' et :i re / nail ed an dwelling house, and a young man, , ei e st c t e e s n : l ~ was charged on -suspicion with be ll iv t ; before the fact. . Mr. Sidney, solibitor, of Hatton•garas' e : c ondo` { on behalf of th e W es t m i ns t er Fire•offiee, ;° the prosecution. = •stde' Mr. William Sic r, of King-street, Coven, 0 assessor to the Weatminster Fire-office, state."): on the 25th o f Augu s t a fi re t oo k place at Mirk Long-acre, w hi c h was then occupied by the o vel named prisoner as a co ff e e-house, and he Wa s 4 c s upon to assess the claims, on the part of the which amounted to 27‘)/. 165., made by the pos!re, Beaumont, from w h om h e r e ceived the letters Jo duced attesting the same. She put in her..bict within the last week on her own part, since time he had recei ve d f requen t communications :4 her upon th e su bj ec t, an d w i t h her professionhei viser. She occupied the entire house , O d d i n thi given to understand that the fire originat e e n' bar, and that the i n j ur y was con fi n ed to the opP ages of the coff e e- s h o p. Joseph Bagster, a porter in Covent-garden's° b$ deposed to the fact that the female pr isoner, r offered him 101. t o se t fire to her house, an d had tually paid him 31. on account. He also dello; that previous to the fire she had removed a great at of property fr om th e h ouse , an d h e admitted thabli gave information to the fire-office because she eb ,j refused to pay him th e b a l ance o f 71., although l !,a not set fire to the house. The male prisoneriq said, had bou g ht com b us tibl es f or the purpose e l the premises. stagy l The prisoners,* were, at the close of the examination, remanded. MA It YLE BONE. idislf Yesterday Mr. Charles Frederick Oldfield, re s at Fitzroy-park, Highgate, was charged beforelo, Broughton with ha v i ng assau lt e d two police -c° bles, and also with other misconduct. to til ° Hardley, 199 D, d e p ose d th a t h e was calle d ren d• " Scotch Stores," O x f or d- s t ree t, t o a rrest the d e, o o ant, who, as alleged, had refused to pa/ f or tte ris wine. Witness o bj ec t e d t o d o so , as the ni„ a ` feo cl' question was o ne mere l y of debt ; but as he Vies., 110 ant) was drunk an d extremely violent, it 0,;,. length found n ecessar y t o convey hi m to the st a ' s rs house. On the way thither he said, " Oh! 31toso going to take m e b e f ore th a t b-- y o ld Brag a ?, are you ? I know him well ;" and at the station -h while the charge was being entered by the insli ec he struck witness violently under the ear. 1 , 0 00 Totman, 393 A, proved that at the station defendant gave him a blow. ;i1 that be Defendant, in answer to the charge, - 5 3 .7 t ,d c 0 objected to pay a demand which he consider' o fbi' t exorbitant, and that the waiter took possessin i ! - 0 0; hat ; he was much excited, and was unease ° anything that might have occurred besides. Wpb, Mr. BROU GHTON fi ne d hi m in two penalties each, which be immediately paid. SOUTH W ARK. Mary Smith, a woman of loose cbaraclrbe' iog brought before M r . C ott i ng h am, charge d wit" concerned with two men (not in- custody) , I° ,e, ° mitting a hi g h way ro bb ery attended with vlnie"S' Charles Lawton, a tradesman, stated that , , e 'k, 0 turday night, betw een e l even and twe l ve o'cl ec or cll he was ret urn i ng h ome, in passing near al i o (a i of the G reenw i ch Railway at the lower Toole street, he was accoste d b oner , wanted to prevail on the pro abo accompany he r on him to . at i He desi re d h er to go away ; upon which shesgttio him by th e th roat, and while he was Oro biti disengage himself two men rushed out 11P° ° ,,kec! from the a rc h way, and while one of thew Its''' . et him dow n by a severe blow under the ear, th e etj oi l i ci stopped his mouth by holding his hand over itt oe l, ransacked his pockets of all the money they c°,9 t3 , 4 1 tb° He was rendered perfectly incapable of Ina'"`" t voc* least resistance, or giving any alarm during the t his When his assailants had plundered him of a," to t money they r an away. The complainant add' an d he was subse quen tl y discovered lying on the Vost in the place wh ere h e was k nocked down, an d eve when he was t a k en t o t h e station-house he there 10 0 such a description of the prisoner that S he taken into custody on the following night. oil The policema n sa id t h at the prisoner //r o c' known about th e wa t er s i de ; that she had ma le pee, ciates who genera ll y f ollowed her at some dist/oil and that when she picked up a person likely t ° „tea property a b ou t hi m, s h e led him to some un f re qn e t , -- s o spot, wh ere s h e and her accomplices would hav'The opportunity of robbing and maltreating him' !Ws prisoner h a d b een i n custody before, b u t 0- escaped justice. de' Mr. COTTINCHIAM said that r o bb er i e s of th is scription were not of uncommon occurrence, committed the prisoner to take her trial. WANDS [WORTH. John Groom, a journeyman shoemaker, li°,°'th the New-road, Knightsbridge was charged firing off a load e d gun, and thereby' ou n ding, Liam Bury and Th omas Simmoncis, Lo lads f er -b i employ of Samuel P oupart, a market gard e " Battersea. It appeared that on Saturday afternoon the Poupart, at work in an enclosed garden belonging it Ffrjo from the hiagnothldynreocfaelodloftslesethhatodeoti leading the fr obridge Wandsworthwhich ms,. when they heard the report of a gti n ' i ti er, beneath the right eye, ed Bury dha i n n d stan - mro ediat e s h ze o r n w th it e h a gun in his hand in the shoulder. Upon rising the boys saw the pt l mlweoanaysdi leaving o w g as e p also l e c : 0 : 1 0 : shots s etrate l h d is fdace, sbe_di; opposite side of the h . a t he saw they were wounded and c ig r h.rgo i: d b a e n d d id v°' by tempt to stop until he was compelled to d i o t : e rei r" police-constable Potter, 118 V, who was on au he had fired the the spot in I • a s i h n o c t, lot a h h e d s. h He then admitted that , posing that the boys 1 , n ot 50 werea aimedonth the t o a t h i e s; side offp ih r e . hedge. He accompanied the lads to the house °t' . Wing, and paid that gentleman's charges for ex tra mg the shot. The pri soner, who was much agitated, and ° ja ded ° deeply r egretted what had occurred, was rem ° ab for a fortnight, the Magistrate observing that sa b°ll° 'e there were no apparent symptoms of danger inl 2,„ u t i lla case, he h a d k nown an instance very similar present,. , when a b oy a f terwards died. Forlhhies r pr e. lsoner's own recogn i zance i n 10 1. visa )cep appearance. , 0. , AILWAY SHARE MARL ET' , BRISTOL, &yr. 4. A VI I° STOCK EXCHANGE.—Bu?iness to-da has been - a ►ere Y Share 4 e sales effected in Bristol and Exeter Third.. ona at 13 dis,—Ditto, Commarcial Rooms, at 14 per I LIVERNIOL, Sam 4. a V l‘. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Lancashire an a • Fifth* • shire (late Manchester and Leeds), 16%—Dittop „401 dis.—Ditto, 101. Preference, 6s. 3d. e. p.—London All" OW Western, 115 %—Ditto, New Quarters, 3s. 9d-6F• do.; chaster, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Eighths,' :t g . an" Shrewsbury- and Chester (late Shrewsbury, 0 31 7§atil' Chester), 8% dis.—Ditto, 101. Preference, 12,11. 74C. Eastern and Dover, 25 c. x d.—Ditto, No. 4, Ta" 74 —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase)' MANCHESTER, &Fr. 4. regt STocic ExcHANGE.—The sales are—Leeds, """, pfdh e ts 5-16 p.—East L ancashire, Preference, 3-16 Oa' fordshire, 4 3-16 dis.— Manchester and Birming" — ,, Quarters, 2 p.—S outh-Eastern 'and Dover, No. 4, 7 %' • • STOCK EX BIRMINGHAM, Sitrr. 4. of CMANGE.-- fhere was a trifling amount --- is v.- ness transacted to-d ay; prices remained the isonla Saturday. YORK, Sn. 2. OS A fri4lll 4 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacte... •,„.. so as follows: Great Northern 7 n.—York, New Berwick, No. 2 (late New Berwieks), 10% n.—Da t e N. E. Purchase), 8% n.—York and North Blidial l and West Riding Extension), 28. __.:.......te isitazt..v. /..schi'ret the On the 28th ult., at Ardpatrick-house, Ara.— lady of Robert J. Hebden, Esq., of a daughter. t, tile n• On the 31st ult., at Ki r b y - hall, Horton Kirby, ")-e- n ." wife of the Rev. H. B. Rashleigh, M.A., of a 8 011 %,,_ 4 Mork. On the Ist inst., at Hurworth-grange, the wuo v Ord, Esq., of a son. of the Isc l l On the Ist inst., at Great Cumberland-placer -- A. B. Smyth, Esq., of a daughter. of the 141 '' . ' On the Ist inst., at Wilton Rectory, the wife s i i n d s e t ,. , of . : lc, 11°°' Mrs. aso B. Beal, of Tollingten*Pa r , R. O S n . C t the 1 2 1 n cl sev-read, of a son. B~ On the 2d i ns t., at Edge-villa, Upper Avenue-road ' B gent's-park, Mrs. S. Hodgson, of a daughter. _____:....---v- MARRIED. Norwood, . E On the 31st ult., at All Saints' Church, NorTru- - %d 11' Saunders, Esq., to Marianne, - eldest daughter of .Edn''' — Burgess, Esq. On the 31st -ult., at St. Michael's Church, Highgate. L. Aspi na ll , E sq., of Ulster-place, Regent's-park, to E. o f beth Ann, y oungest daughter of Charles Oldfield, Vg ' Fitzroy -park, Highgate. bell , Oa the 2d inst., at St. Marylebone Church, T. Camel the Esq., son of the late Captain Thomas Campbell, Esq. of Royal Navy, of East Looe, Cornwall, to Sarah, only c o& C 2_2.___ . Trueman Esq. of Wesbourne-street, Hyde-parks On the 24th ult., .E' at Dieq D ,ll D a . vre de Pas, jersef,,,r: w i H. Wood, age d 36, foarth son of the late J. Wood, ''"° 'Westminster. On the 31st u lt., at H enley . on-Thames, Lucy, the wle Of 1 H. Jackson, Eml., aged 75. „„90. On the3lst ult., at Haznpstead, R. Houlditcb, Es ( l•A t Larb — ad- On the 31st u lt., a t W oo dh ouse, near Cheadle, Dw.„-opt, shire, Prudence, re li c t o f t h e R ev. W. Carlis l e, o f Bel "' perpetual curate of Ipstones, in the same county, rietairl On the Ist inst., at St. Thomas-square, Hackney, ---• l a te 11. Giberne, of th e B om b ay A rt ill ery, fourt h eon of tue -, . , Mark Giberne, Esq., aged 37. On the Ist inst., at Hanley Castle, Worcestershire , 11 „tf i v , Thomas, eldest surviving son of th e l a t e R e v. G. r; ~ ' ' D.D., rector of Lambeth, Surrey, aged 30. wife At Woolwich, on the 2d inst., age d 38, H anna h, t h e .., of Quartermaster William M arv i n , o f t h e R oya l ArtilL i eW 6 i, On the 28th ult., at Totte n h am , G eorge Stringer, age d formerly of Islington. ____......--!: i t London: Printed and Publish e d b y MURDO Y 017 1 4 1 66 • No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, __.,„ 4 " 4 " t ., Strand, in the Precinct of the S avoy , i n t h 4 09F , 9 , alkldlegar. Tuesday, Zepteraber 5, IH4B. .' ri ' . i 's ----'~- kiEWS THE SUN, LONDON, TIT.ESDAY EVENING, S_EPTEMB_ER e . ;s , 1848. DEER - STALKING.—The general ;news from the forests is that the red deer are numerous, with large, well-formed antlers ; but, except a few, all the horns we have seen are still covered with the velvet. From Inveresnie a splendid head of 13 branched antlers has been sent for preser►ation. At Glenmoriston J. M. Grant, Esq., Captain Grant, and J. Grant, Esq., shot each a stag in one day, one of them a beautiful royal head. At Stratbgarve Captain Downes shot a good stag with eleven branches on his horns; another, with eleven points and cup, was shot at Monar, by H, W. White, Esq : this was the first head of the sea son clear of velvet. Several others, also clear, have come to town ; one from W. Baillie, Esq., which he shot at Dochfour ; two from R. S. Holford. Esq., shot in Strury forest; and one from Redcastle, shot by E. Baillie, Esq. The same day and place, Robert Reid, Esq., got a red deer. A stag, with curi ously-formed horns, was shot at Achintoul by E. Wartle, Esq. In the forest of Freeoatee Captain Boyd shot, on his first trial,4 stag, a yeld hind, and a roe. At Brae more John La Touch, Esq., had two good days' stalking, killing a stag each time. —lnverness Courier. AMERICAN ‘, PUNGENT SENTI. - - - ME N TS." At the celebration of the glorious "Fourth," at Fitch burg, Massachusets (says the Rochester, U. S., North Star, of the 11th Aug.), several sentiments were given at the dinner-table which had a stronger flavour of truth and honesty than of the "patriotic" cant with which people usually befool themselves and others on that day. We subjoin a few specimens:— Liberty—The leaping waters of the Niagara outdone The sublimest sight in our day is the leap of the stave to the Canada shore. Says Mirabeau—Men live by one of three ways: by work, by begging, or by stealing. By which does the slaveholder live? The Gallows and Presidential Chair.—The highest gifts of the people. The one for the slayer of one man, the other for the slayer of thousands. Our Country. —Of doubtful virtue • as liberty and slavery are her twin o ff s p r i ng . May she go and sin no more. The Hero of Salem—Dia Crowningshield—Prevented by a premature death from being a worthy competitor for the presidential chair of this nation in 1 848. Peace to his ashes! THE POPULATION OP CANADA.—We understand that the result of the census just completed, of Upper Canada, will give that section of the province a popula tion of from 689,000 to 700,000 souls; while, by the census of 1842,3, it was only 401,061, giving an increase, in five years, of nearly 300,000. The last census for Lower Canada was taken in 1844, when the population was 699,806 souls, the increase upon which, during the last four years, is calculated, by reference to preceding terms at which censuses have been taken, to be about 70,000, giving this section of the province a present population of about 770,000. The po pulation of Upper Canada would thus appear to increase at the rate of about 40,000 per annum, and Lower Canada at that of about 17,000 per annum. Supposing these relative rates of increase to be main tained, the year 1852 will see Upper Canada with a po pulation of 859,000, and Lower Canada with only 846,000 1862 will give the former a population of 1,259,000, and the latter only 1,015,000 souls. The experience of the past, and the present condition of Great Britain and Ireland, will, we think, justify the belief that the in crease of our population by emigration will be greater during the next twelve years than it has ever hitherto been, and that the relative proportions of such increase will be largely in favour of Upper Canada, The pro bability, then, is that by the year 1862. the Western section of the province will contain 1,500,000 inha bitants, or one-third more than that of the eastern sec tion. We give these calculations for the benefit of M. ,l'apineau and his friends, who seek to upset the existing proportionate representation from each section of the province, settled by the Union Act, and based upon various elements, and to adopt, in its stead, that o numbers alone, irrespective of property, intelligence education, and enterprise.—Mentreal Herald, Aug. 8. ACTS or PARLIAMENT.—No Act of Parliament (except in special emergency) should take effect imme• diately on its passing, inasmuch as it is in operation and persons may innocently offend against the provisions of it. For example: the new Act applying to alehouses (which received the Royal assent en the 14th instant) publicans may, and no doubt have, infringed upon it both as regards the time of opening on Sunday last and as regards constables' powers to demand entrance any, time into the house. Unless in special emergency, no public Act should take effect Sooner than three months from the time of passing into law; by that time the public (through the medium of the press) may be come acquainted with its provisions. —From a Corres pondent. REDUCTION OF SPIRITS IN BOND.-43y an order issued by the revenue authorities some time since, it was directed that spirits may be r e d uce d i n strength in bond, by the admixture of water, after being turned from the original casks in which they were imported into a vat in the docks, or other bonding premises appro- priated to the,. purpose; but that such spirits were not subsequently to be cleared for home use on payment of duty, but must be taken for exportation. It has re cently been ruled, on the question being put, whether it is intended - also to prevent spirits which have been so reduced in bond from being taken for ships' stores, duty free, alien required by the owners to be applied to that purpose, that the order alluded to is only to prevent their disposal for home consumption, subsequently to the vatting and reducing process, being made available in bonding premises, and that no objection will be ma de to their appropriation as ships' stores when required. This decision with respect to the appropriation of reduced ura, &c., for ships' stores is of some importance. LONDON STREET BEGGARS.—The streets of Lon don swarm with mendicants, to the annoyance of pas - It is almost impossible for any well dressed person to escape their importunities. The tax thus levied upon the public must annually amount to a very important sum. In fact, these street beggars drive a very profitable trade, and in 99 cases out of every hundred they may be safely pronounced im postors. There is a well-known philanthropist who never gi ves one farthing in the streets. If he sees a seemingly distressed object , he inquires for the res id ence of the party; he has stated that in ninety-nine cases out of one hundr ed the addresses given are false. This is an setxraemkspleoarll persons should f e ll ow; the way to clear the while to vvobrkg t tars is to make it better worth their an to beg.—C'ity of London Trade P ro - Wawa Circular. I met a gentleman, of whom I asked what he thought would be most suitable for the purpose. He thought some description of muslin would answer best. I did not, however, consider that the poet was a muslin poet, and I therefore procured the shawl which is now placed at the back of our chairman, and this, gentlemen, is "the Wilson Shawl." Without detain ing you with any further remarks, allow me to propose " Prosperity to the Town and Trade of Paisley."— (Applause.) The CROUPIER, in a few complimentary observa tions, proposed " the health of the Chairman," which was received with loud applause. The CHAIRMAN replied, and proposed" The Provost and Magistrates of Paisley." Provost MURRAY replied, and proposed " The Health of their Venerable Friend Mr. Bissland," who had acted as treasurer to the subscribers. Mr. BISSLAND replied. Mr. BARR, of Drums, proposed the thanks of the subscribers to the Proprietors of the Coffee-room, for having given the bust a niche in the building. The CHAIRMAN gave "The Provost and Magis trates of the Royal Burgh of Renfrew." Provost CRAWFORD replied. Mr. GinsoN gave "The Health of Mr. Dunn," who had acted as secretary. Mr. BARR gave " The Health of the Croupiers." The CROUPIER returned thanks, after which the meeting broke up. —Renfrew Advertiser. THE MOORS. Last week boisterous weather prevailed to such an extent as to render the birds very wild, and, in con sequence, there has been less sport. On the Dun driggan moors, D. C. Marjoribanks, bagged one day 31 brace, on another day 27 brace. At Killin, A. K. George, Esq., and friends, had shot, up to the 24th inst., 232 brace, mostly half-days, the sport being interrupted by heavy rains. From the Moy beg hills, J. R. N. Shaw, Esq., Mr. Corbete, Mr. Hughes, and Mr. Thompson, have bagged 272 brace of grouse, and 36i brace of other game, in all 617 head. At Inverlair the Rev. C. R. Hope, E. Wilmot, Esq., and party, shot on the 12th 92 brace, and on the 12th and 14th Sir Evan Mac kenzie, Bart., and Mr. Groggan shot, at Ledgowan, the first day 33 brace, the next day, in company with A. Mac kenzie, Esq., they bagged 44 brace. At Knockie, Mr. De Rodes, shot in one day last week 301 brace after twelve o'clock:, The Newtonmore party-4 guns—have killed in six days' desultory shooting 597 head of grouse, 22 hares, 5 ptarmigan, 7 snipe, and 2 wild-ducks--total, 633 head of game. Very few young birds have been seen, and the old birds are remarkably wild. On the Langwell moors, Mr. Wilson and party, at Ausdale, have had fair sport, and have fallen in with comparatively few diseased birds. The following should have been inserted in our last: —At Glenavon Forest, on the 11 th instant, Lord H. Bentinck shot three fine stags, and on the 12th bagged 106 brace of grouse on the Tomintoul moors. On the same ground Mr. King also bagged on the 12th, 80 brace of grouse. A woodcock was killed on the 25th in one of. the beats for black game at Skibo Castle. It was strong on wing and in good condition, although the usual want of feathers which follows hatching evidently showed that it was one of those birds which now breed in this country. We understand the black game at Skibo Castle have bred but little, if any, better than the grouse—that tape-worm prevails extensively in that game also—and that Mr. Wallace sees daily more and more plainly the wisdom of having tiraeously given a jubilee. Another woodcock was seen on the day following in another beat for black game at Skibo, at least four miles from where the one which was killed was found. Regarding the Perthshire moors the Perth Courier of Thursday says—" The returns have fallen off greatly this week, in consequence partly of the weather, which has been broken and occasionally stormy, but chiefly from the :great deficiency of birds. This is even worse than first anticipated, particularly on the Inverness-shire moors, and several have already left the grouse shooting who have deer-stalking in reserve. Lord Elcho left Falar with this view, on Fri day, for Ross-shire ; and others are about to follow his example. In many cases the parent birds are found hatching a second time ; and nests with some six or ten eggs are frequently met with. This holds out a good promise for next year, and with the view of preser v i ng the young br oo d, the moors ought not to be long shot over this season." HOUSE OF LORDS. September 4. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Their Lordships resumed at Five o'clock. COPPER AND LEAD DUTIES BILL. After a few words from the Earl of Falmouth, and a short explanation from the Earl of Desert and the Mar quis of Lansdowne, The Earl of MOUNTCASHEL denied that he was bound by any agreement which other Noble Lords might make, and he should, therefore, obstruct the Bill by every means in his power, as a measure injurious to the national industry of England and of Ireland. The Earl of FALMOUTH would move as an amend ment that the Bill be read a third time that day six months. Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and their Lord ships divided, when there appeared— Contents Not-contents ll Majority in favour of the Bill —l4 The Bill was then read a third time and passed. EXCHEQUER-BILLS BILL. On the motion that this Bill be read a third time, Lord MONTEAGLE entered into a statement re specting the income and expenditure of the country, which was very indistinctly heard in the gallery. We understood the Noble Lord to defend the expenditure of the Government, on the ground that it had been forced on them by their predecessors. The measure before their Lordships conferred a great power on the Govern ment, and one which ought to be watched with much jealousy. It enabled them to go into the market at their own will and pleasure, without any notice, without the competition of capitalists, and throw either Exchequer bills or stock on the market as they pleased ; and, more over, a clause in the present Bill virtually repealed the restrictive power of the Act of 1844. Adverting to the state of Ireland, the Noble Lord expressed a hope that the most careful attention would be paid to the state of that country, and it would not be forgotten that the amount of local taxation now raised in Ireland in conse quence of the distress existing there was unprecedented. He was happy, however, to be able to state that in the time of calamity the revenue from Ireland had not materially fallen off, and that the repayments which were being made of the sums advanced by the British Government had not only not fallen off in amount, but had gone on increasing. —(Hear, hear.) The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said that the mea sure before their Lordships had been forced on the Go vernment in consequence of the opposition which had been shown to an increase of direct taxation. With every desire to lessen the expenditure of the country as much as possible, the task of bringing down the ex penses this year was impracticable; for in the present circumstances of. Europe it was impossible to have les sened the naval and military force of the country; and his colleagues and himself would have resigned office rather than have been obliged to diminish their expen diture in this respect. They had, however, endeavoured to diminish the burdens of the country as much as they could with safety; - but they had been obliged to resist every attempt to reduce the expenditure below the sum required for the public exigency. It was true the Bill before their Lordships gave a great power to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, but it was only a necessary power, and it had been very well received in the City. There had not been a more marked rise in the funds—indicating public confidence—than on the day following that on which it was announced that the Chancellor of the Exchequer meant to borrow in the particular mode provided for by the Bill before their Lordships.--(Hear, hear.) It was gratifying to know that there never was a period when they had had greater reason to assume that their financial and manufacturing prosperity was in a sounder state than at present; and it was on that soundness and on his belief that the energy and enterprise of the people of this country would, at no distant period, place the resources of the kingdom on a basis as great and powerful as they had ever heretofore been, that he had rested his hopes of the future. Although there had been great incidental calamity, there was much permanently to inspire confi dence and hope, and to encourage them in the course of legislation which had lately been . pursued. With re ference to Ireland, no pains had been spared by the Lord-Lieutenant to make himself acquainted with all the facts relative to the disorder and distress in Ire land. It was impossible to say, even hypothetically, that in any one month or season the distress would be augmented; but if any dreadful emergency should arise, he hoped they should be prepared to meet it. The po tato did not appear to be so universally affected as had been supposed, and it was only that very day that he had received various accounts of instances in which the stalks of affected potatoes had assumed a new appearance, and given every indication of recent growth. More than this he could not say at present; and he would only add that the circumstances of Ireland, until the next meet ing of Parliament, would continue to excite the most anxious attention of the Government.—(Hear.) The petition was then ordered to lie on the table. Their Lordships adjourned at a Quarter past Seven until Twelve o'clock to-morrow (this day), the Loma CHANCELLOR intimating that the prorogation would take place at one o'clock, instead of two, as is usually the case. HOUSE OF COMMONS, September 4. 1 / 4 Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) STEAM-SHIPS. Lord GEORGE BENTINCK postponed the following question, in consequence of the absence of the President of the Board of Trade:—To ask the President of the Board of Trade a question with regard to the accuracy of the return last presented, as regards the comparative measurement of steam-ships under the old and new mode of measurement. WEST INDIA SUGAR Lord G. BENTINCK then moved for the following returns :—Return, giving a monthly detailed, as well as abstract account, of the entries of British West India sugar, with the names of the importing ships, as re ported in the Customs Bill A, of entry in hogsheads, tierces, &c., &c., for each of the months of the year ending the sth day of January, 1848, with an abstract, showing the total amount previously imported at the end of each month: corresponding return, showing the entries of such hogsheads, tierces, &c., &c., by weight, as subse quently entered in the books of the Custom-house; likewise returns, showing the average weight of each hogshead, tierce, &c., according to the entries in the books of the Custom-house, distinguishing the different colonies, and showing likewise the differenne, if any, between the quantity or weight as entered upon the ship's manifest, and that weighed out under the Queen's beam ; showing the average interval of time which has elapsed in each month between the declaration and exhibition of each ship's manifest to the officers of her Majesty's Customs, and the discbiii.ge- and weighing out of the cargoes of such ships at the Queen's beam; showing the quantities represented to have been imported in the corresponding periods, according to the published reports of the Board of Trade and Navigation; showing the date in each month of the first publication of the Board of Trade and Navigation Returns of the Imports of British West India Sugar of the preceding, and the number of days elapsing in each month, between the closing of the ac count by the Customs, and its publication by the Board of Trade: likewise, Copy of the heading and title of, and of the arms, if any, emblasoned on the Customs Bill A of Entry. The Noblo Lord said that he made the motion in order to ascertain whether or not ho had discovered a mare's nest, or whether the statements he had made were true. Mr. PARKER said he believed the statements made by the Noble Lord were true. The motion was then withdrawn. ADVERTISEMENT DUTY. Mr. EWART gave notice of his intention, early in the next session, to move the repeal of the duty on ad vertisements. THE AMERICAN STEAM-SHIP HERMANN. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, SEPT. 4.—This ship left New York on the 20th ult., and at three o'clock this morning, in a thick fog, run on a sand-bank in Gurnet Bay. This was about an hour after high water. Her bows are close in on the rocks, and there was only six feet water forward at low water, but more than ten feet aft. She sits quite upright, and a number of barges are gone down to lighten her. She is expected to get off this afternoon without damage. The weather is very fine and the water smooth. She is to the westward of and rather inside the buoy, between the berths of the Pottinger and Cyclops. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. The conduct of prisoners has been on the whole fa vourable, notwithstanding the greater temptation and in creased facility to bad conduct occasioned by the over full state of the prison. It will be seen by the returns in the Appendix that the number of punishments has been less than in the preceding year. The buildings have undergone many and great re pairs during the last year, and much yet remains to be done, partly from the natural wear and tear, and partly also from the necessity of providing increased room for prisoners, stores, offices, &c. An additional pump is in course of construction, to be worked, like the others, by prisoners, the existing pumps having been found insuffi• cient for the supply of the present necessities of the establishment. The staff of schoolmasters has consisted of seven, but the amount of time employed in clerkship on various occasions by two of them may be reckoned as the full time of one; thus virtually leaving the services of six schoolmasters only for the educational department. The inconvenience arising from the want of school-rooms is obvious and great, the passages in which the prisoners of the respective wards receive instruction being ill-adapted for such a purpose; thus the schoolmasters are working at a continual disadvantage. To measure the advancement of the prisoners would be difficult, if not impracticable, owing to the continual changes through the reception or removal of some por tion of the vast numbers which the prison ordinarily contains. Speaking generally, they have evinced full as great a desire for instruction as might be expected from men under their circumstances. Instances of misbeha viour at school have sometimes occurred, but not so fre quently as to detract from the foregoing remark. It is to be regretted that the amount of instruction afforded should have been so scanty. During the first quarter of the year the number of schoolings averaged only 11, second quarter 13, third quarter 19, fourth quarter 19. This comparative increase is attributed to the Mill bank Juvenile Class having been, in the beginning of August, absorbed in the general mass, and not as before, receiving instruction apart from the other prisoners. In addition to a full service on the Sunday, alternately morning and afternoon, the prisoners; male and female, have attended a daily morning service of the same cha racter as named in the last report. The prisoners located in the General Ward have had the benefit of two full services every Sunday. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper has been administered eight times in the course of the year, namely, four times respectively to such of the male and female prisoners as having ex pressed a desire to communicate, either already pos sessed, or who, under the means employed with them individually by the assistant-chaplain, attained to a competent knowledge of the nature and design of that holy ordinance. Table 1 in the Appendix (C.) refers to those indi viduals of the Millbank juvenile class who, in the course of the year, were sent abroad with conditional pardon. Table 2 refers to those who, ,having been expelled the class, forfeited their privileges. Table 3 refers to those who have been removed to other prisons. Table 4 refers to those who, though subject to the ge neral discipline of the prison, are still considered as be longing to the Millbank juvenile class. The schoolmistresses' report of the female prisoners is as follo ws : - The general subjects taught are - reading., writing, the Church Catechism, and the faith and duty of a Christian. The classification of prisoners and the books* used by the several classes remain the same as in the previous year. The improvement of the prisoners, considering their difficulties, arising from habit and :ignorance, continues to be encouraging. The conduct of the prisoners while under instruction is generally marked by obedience, attention, and thank fulness. Occasionally the hardness and headstrong im petuosity of the character of some among them will ap pear, but generally a little forbearance and manage ment suffice to check and lead them to acknowledge their fault. The health of the prison during the early part of the g usu th a e l amount of sickness, and an:.almost.unprecedented mor tality. It is not difficult to account for this great increase of fatal disease. For, besides the increase in the number of prisoners, there wore several causes in operation from which no other result could follow. One cause was the abandonment of the system which had been in practice for several years, of removing from Millbank Prison to an invalid hulk at Woolwich all those male convicts who, from infirmity, disease, or other cause, were not fit either to undergo transportation, to work in the dockyards of this country, or to be submitted to re• formatory discipline at Pentonville or Parkhurst. This practice was discontinued at the commencement of the year 1847. For several months later, convi c t s a d vanced in years, or labouring under various chronic diseases, were sent from the local gaols of England, Wales, and Scotland, to Millbank Prison; while of other convicts, apparently healthy when received at Millbank, a larger number than before, owing to causes which will presently be adverted to, became affected with serious chronic disease during their sojourn there. The consequence was, an accumulation of unhealthy and infirm prisoners, who for the most part required medical care and the com forts of the infirmary, and who, even if their original in firmities did not tend to a fatal result, yet were liable to suffer severely from accidental causes of illness which would have affected healthy persons but slightly. Another circumstance which has had considerable share iu the produ c ti on o f an increased amount of serious since of the f th t h middleo s e e c onvic t s consequent detentionof w ho year a t being 1 Millbank7 , e s i s s the almost tot a l di scont i nuance of the transportatio refmaleespecially l les b oict a nao n lgani kynevrdiPientrsi convicts, en n disease, and mor e p art i cu l arly of consumptive disease, in cases d their p h e e r a i l o t d h s y, than before. Thi s cause operated n of were less well fitted for dockyard labour; but, in rs measure, it .affected all the convicts; and it nearly doubled the length of the average term of imprisonment of the whole body of convicts. Owing to this circumstance, disease had time to develop itself in many prisoners who in former years would have loft Millbank in good or apparently good health; and this development of disease was the more frequent and rapid from the mental depression produced by the sentence of • The books referred to °are the Holy Scriptures, Cross man's Instruction, Faith and Duty, and the Broken Cate chism, with Ludlow's Class Reading Book for the better informed. Much benefit has been 'found to arise from the prisoners being required to exercise their memories in the repetition of the collects from the Liturgy, or some pf the hymns;com =ply sung in the chapel. , . MILLBANK PRISON. The following is the Fifth Report of the Inspectors of Millbank Prison, which has been presented to both Houses of Pat!lament by command of her Majesty : Prison, Au. , 1848. Since the date of the Millbank last report, Capta g 19 in Williams, one of the Inspectors of Prisons, has been associated with Mr. Perry in the management, the number of inspectors of Millbank Prison being thus limited to two. In consequence of the alteration, alluded to in the last Report, in the disposal of - prisoners, it will be seen in the Appendix that the only individuals sent to the colonies in a penal condition, in the last year have been women, 334 of whom have been transferred to the Penitentiary at Hobart Town. The male prisoners, 2,446 in number, have either been sent to the bulks in this country or at Gibraltar, whence they will be removed, after probationary terms of varying:duration, with tickets of leave or conditional pardons to the Australian colonies, or to the prisons of Pentonville and Parkhurst, there to undergo their probationary disci pline, or to certain other prisons in which conveniences exist for carrying into effect strict separate confinement. The other prisons alluded to are those enumerated be low, in which the magistrates have contracted with the Government for the probationary residence of the num ber of convicts placed opposite to their names re spectively :—Wakefield 400, Leicester 120, Northamp ton 50, Reading 40, Leeds 40, Bath 24. Notwithstanding the relief afforded by these several means, the number of prisoners has gone on increasing to an unprecedented extent, the average number having exceeded that of the previous year by 151. During the past months of the current year, the excess has still further increased, the average number during the first seven months having reached 1,354, of whom 1,210 were males, and the number in the prison at one time during that period having sometimes amounted to 1,473 males and 98 females. To provide accommo dation for this increase of numbers with as little risk as possible to the health and security of the prison, the inspectors have converted, by the permission of the Secretary of State, the whole of the upper floor of one of the pentagons into large rooms, four in number, in which 320 males are lodged under the con stant supervision of efficers, whilst the cells which were removed ,for the construction of these rooms accommo dated only 84. All the appliances of the most perfect ventilation and cleanliness have been adopted to guard against the injurious consequences of an over-dense po pulation; but, it cannot be concealed that the excessive accumulation-of human beings in a locality which is not of the most salubrious character is a measure by no means desirable. Nothing but the extreme necessity of the case arising out of the difficulty of providing tem porary accommodation for convicts, would have justified its adoption ; and the in s p ec t ors h ope that the opening of the barracks for convicts at Portland and other outlets in contemplation will soon relieve them from the necessity of its continuance. The observations which were made in the last report, on the greatly i ncrease d amount of duty required of the whole staff of officers, in consequence of the increased number of prisoners, may be now repeated, and with far more force. The inspectors have seen with much pain the oppressiveness of the duty of some of the su perior officers, and they have been compelled most re luctantly to increase the staff of supernumerary inferior officers, from time to time, to meet the necessities of the occasion, in order that the sacrifice of discipline might not be added to the other evils of an over-full prison. The onerous duties of the Governor, chaplains, medical officers, and secr e t ar y, h ave b een most cheerfully per formed, and the inspectors feel that they cannot speak too highly of the manner in which they have been executed. The number of officers temporarily employed, owing to casualties and the great influx of prisoners at parti cular periods, has been so considerable, that the item for salaries has much exceeded the estimated sum. The extra diet also of prisoners, and the other expenses of the infirmary, are very much larger items than they were in the previous year from the like cause, as also the expense of heating the prison. The victualling of prisoners has greatly exceeded the estimate, each male prisoner having cost 11. 19s. 4id. and each female 14 10s. 9d. on the annual average, more than estimated for. This excess has been mainly caused by the high price of flour during the greater portion of the year. - It would be easy to show that this great mortality from consumption is not peculiar to the Millbank Prison; that the same disease is everywhere produced by impri sonment sufficiently prolonged, more especially when the imprisonment is attended with circumstances calculated to produce much mental depression; and that the pro portional mortality from all diseases must bo excessive in a prison serving, like Millbank Prison, as a depot from which only the healthy convicts are taken for dis tribution to other places of confinement. It is not, therefore, from the desire of diminishing the apparent mortality at blillbank that the evil results of detaining convicts long in this establishment in a state of suspense, and the desirableness of an invalid criminal establish ment, have been insisted on, but simply from a convic tion that the present state of things is productive of a sacrifice of life which might to a considerable extent be prevented. The statement th a t th e removal of diseased and infirm convicts to the invalid hulk was discontinued at the be ginning of the year 1847, may appear at variance with the fact that, in Table 1, 44 convicts are set down as having been transferred to the hulks on medical grounds in the course of the year. It is necessary, therefore, to explain that only 20 of that number were removed in January, 1847, to the invalid hulk at Woolwich, and that no more than 6 of these laboured under disease of fatal tendency. The remaining 24 were men removed to a hulk at Portsmouth in the month of June for the benefit of change of air, who were affected merely with external diseases, and were, for the greater part at the time of their removal, capable of active convict labour. Two insane prisoners were removed to the criminal lunatic asylum in the course of the year. Ono of these, a male convict (J. L.), was manifestly insane, when he was received. The other, a female convict (E. C.), had been four months in the prison when the first symptoms of disordered intellect were observed (see Table 4). Three other male convicts laboured under delusions at the time of their reception; two of these (G. S. and H. R.) received pardons on account of the state of their minds; the third (P. II.) recovered under treatment in this prison. Another male convict (E. S.), after being more than seven months in the prison, had a slight attack of in sanity, from which he soon recovered. But he subse quently relapsed, and since the commencement of the present year he ha s b een remove d to Bethlehem Hospital. The prisoner who committed suicide in the year 1847, had only been four days in Millbank Prison. And in this instance, as in several previous ones, the act appears to have been the result of the disturbed state of the feel ings caused by the prisoner's recent conviction and the sentence of transportation passed on him. It has already been stated than an unusual amount of sickness occurred in the later months of the year 1847. The average proportion of sick for the whole year was thereby rendered greater than it had been in the several preceding years. The average number of sick in the infirmary, which in 1846 was 49'9 per 1,000 prisoners, was in 1847 67.3 per 1,000 prisoners ; and the average daily number of the cases of casual sickness, which in. 1846 was 17.0 per 1,000 prisoners, was 20.6 per 1,000 prisoners, in 1847. The causes of this increase of sickness have been ex plained. It remains only to remark that, even if these causes be rem ove d, the 'greatly-increased number of pri soners confined i n th e esta bli shment, supposing this in crease be permanent, will of necessity cause the number of sick requiring treatment in the infirmary to be much larger than it was at former periods ; and that, under these circumsta nces , a new infirmary will he indispens able, the part of the prison at present used for that pur. pose being in a d equate i n extent , as we ll as exceedingly inconvenient in construction. The net profits of the manufactory, although exceed ing by nearly 4001. those of the preceding year, fall very far short of the amount which they might be made to attain if an additional number of trades' instructors were engaged. Even under the disadvantage, however, of an insufficient staff, they amounted, as will be seen detailed in Appendix E., to 4,2981. 2s. 34d. JOHN G. PERRY, WILLIAM JOHN WILLIAMS, Inspectors of Milibank Prison. CHELTENHAM ELECTION. CiELTENIIAM, MONDAY EVENING. --The poll was opened this morning at eight o'clock, and closed at four. Mr. Berkeley took the lead at once, and in sporting phraseology, maintained it to the winning post." The following was the state of the poll at the close :•-••• The Hon. Granville Lennox Berkeley 990 Mr.' Vscott 842 Gross majority f or M r. Berkeley --1,18 Mr. Escott's committee, however, make a very diffe rent result. They have published during the day state ments of the poll showing a difference of 100 between their list and those published by Mr. Berkeley's com mittee, and make the gross majority of Mr. Berkeley about fifty only. The returning officer had not made his declaration when the last train left. There can be no doubt, how ever, about the return of Mr. Berkeley. USEFUL HINT ABOUT CHOLERA. (From a Cor respondent).—A writer in a weekly medical journal, who saw much•of the cholera in 1832 and 1834, sug gests a very simple, and, as he asserts, a very valu able prevention against the susceptibility of the di ease. The weakened state of the stomach, he says, which predisposes to cholera, is so decidedly ob viated by eating freely of common salt with our meals that it is believed that three-fourths of the cases which would otherwise occur may be prevented by this simple addition to our food. The writer recommends for an adult a ninth of an ounce (about a small tea spoonful) three times a day, at breakfast, dinner, tea, or supper. It may be eaten with fish, animal food, poultry, game, bread, toast, or bread and butter. The same beneficial result is not obtained with salted meats, broths, soups, &c., in which salt is dis solved; because by the action of heat, or long admix- ture of the salt with other matter, a change is pro duced in it s propert i es, and the preventive power, with referenc e to this particular use of it, destroyed. When cholera prevailed in London the writer was constantly exposed to its influence, and only used the above pre ventive measure. The beneficial effect of this plan pro bably depends, first, upon the salt stimulating the diges tive organs to produce sy perfect digestion and assimila tion of the food; and, secondly, upon maintaining a more than usually saline condition of the blood; for it is well known that one of the earliest effects of cholera is to deprive the blood of its saline materials. TEE RISE AND FALL.—At a select party in Edinburgh of " Bien Bodies," there was an ancient couple present who had made a compet ency i n a small shop in town, and retired from business, leaving their only son a successor to the shop, free from every incurs brance. But John, after a few years had failed in the world, and his misfortunes became the theme of discourse. Mrs. A.—Dear me, Mrs. IL, I wonder your Johnnee did sae ill in the same shop you did so well in. Mrs. 11.--Hoot, woman, it's nae wonder at a'. Mrs. A.—Weel, how did it happen ? Mrs. tell ye how it happened. Ye mun ken, when Tom and me began to merchandize, we took par ritch night and morning, and kail to our dinner. When things grew better we took tea to our breakfast. And weel woman, the age mended, and we sometimes coft a lambkin for a Sunday dinner, and before we gae up, we sometimes coft a chuckie, we were doing sae weel. Naw ye maun ken, when Jonhnee began to merchandize, he began at the chuckie first. POTATO DISEASE IN IRELAND A CENTURY AGO.— Lord Chancellor Jocelyn, writing from Ireland in 1741, to his brother Chancellor (llardwicke) in England, "mentions the distressed state of the country at that period, owing to the entire failure of the potato crop which had occurred, and which was followed by famine and disease to a frightful went.' expatriation being now aggravated by the anxiety and doubt which th e conv i cts f e l t with respect to their ulti mate destination. The sickness and mortality were further increased by the fever and influenza which during the autumn and winter were epidemic in the metropolis and in other parts of the country. Prisoners generally, owing to the de • pressed state of their minds and bodily powers, are espe cially liable to. suffer severely from fever ; and the convicts in Milb an k P r i son were i n the late epidemic attacked by it in large numbers, in several instances with a fatal result. The influenza, did not affect a dispropor tionate number of the prisoners. Only thirty-six, out of a population of 1,243, required infirmary treatment on account of it; and in no instance did it alone cause death, although it hastened the fatal termination of two cases of consumption. The total mortality in. the year was thirty-three deaths, or 28.648 per 1,000 prisoners (see Appendix I), Table 1); in the previous year, the mortality was only 13'026 per 1,000 prisoners. On referring to the causes of death (Table 2), the excess in the rate of mortality during the year 1847 is seen to be due to the great num ber of deaths caused by consumption and fever. Of the thirty-three deaths, eighteen were caused by the former, and seven by the latter disease. The remaining eight deaths were severally due to the following causes:— epilepsy, chronic bronchitis with gangrene of the lung, diseased heart, dysentery, cholera, diseased cervical ver tebrae, childbed, and suicide by hanging. Fifteen prisoners were pardoned on medical grounds in the year 1847 (see Table 2). Four of these laboured under consumption, and eight under other chronic bodily diseases or infirmities, rendering them unfit for trans portation. Two were the subjects of mental delusions ; and one had recently been afflicted with insanity, and his pardon was recommended from the fear that con tinued imprisonment might induce a return of his mental disorder. Amongst the deaths and pardons there were twenty one instances in which the prisoners at the time of their reception were evidently affected with the diseases which caused their deaths, or formed the grounds of their par dons. These twenty-one prisoners, together with an in firm old man who sank under a slight attack of fever, would in former years have been immediately trans ferred to the invalid hulk. Of these, too, who died of consumptive disease developed in Milbank prison, several would likewise have been sent to the hulk ; and the result of this would have been, not merely to transfer mortality from one place of imprisonment to another, but really to prolong and even save lives; fOr undoubtedly many .instances have occurred where dis ease, tending progressively to the destruction of life, has been wholly arrested, and health been restored, on the patients being transferred to the hulks, where they have had the advantage of a purer and freer atmosphere, and where their minds have been in some measure relieved from the depression and anxiety which had before exerted so injurious an influence on their bodily health. The urgent necessity that exists for a healthily -situ ated and well-ordered criminal invalid establishment is shown by the fact that, since the commencement of the present year, 18 deaths have already been caused by pulmonary consumption, or other forms of internal scrofulous diseases, and that pardons have been granted to eight other prisoners who, in all probability, would have died of the same disease had they remained in prison. BALTIC TIMBER. Cas)ll Lord G. BENTINCK moved for a return, showing he prices of Baltic Timber, and of Quebec Red and Yellow Pine Timber, as shown by the public auction sales in London, in. the first week of January last. N EW WRIT FOR BOLTON. On the motion of Lord G. BENTINCK, a new writ was ordered for the borough of Bolton, in the room 01 the late Wm. Bolling, Esq. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. A messenger from the Lords brought up the City of London Sewers Bill, with amendments, with which their Lordships desired the concurrence of the House of Commons. The amendments were agreed to, and the House ad journed at Three to Six o'clock. On the SPEAKER again taking the Chair, CRIME, &c. (IRELAND). Lord G. BENTINCK inquired whether there would be any objection to lay before the House an account of the number of outrages in Ireland during the two years and fire.a t r the s n , um pikes,ber preceding an d t h e two years subsequent to the Ist of o a f nd co o n th vi e c r ti w on e s a , po t e h s e , number of Ju l y, standlB4o6e and ammunition,seized by or surrendered to the Govern ment of Ireland, subsequent to the passing of the Act 11 Vic. c. 2, to the latest period of which the Govern ment hare information; also, a return o f th e number of deaths in workho uses in Ireland since the 21st July, 1846, to the latest p er i o d to which the same could be made up? Sir G. GREY replied that there would be no difficulty as to the two first returns. There was every month a return laid before Parliament of the number of offences, duly classified under their different heads. With re gard to the number of seizures and the other informa tion required by the Noble Lord, as it would be necessary to communicate with Ireland on the subject the returns could not be presented before the prorogation ; but if 'the Noble Lord would move for them they should be prepared during the recess, bringing the information do wn to the latest period. for and ordered. The returns were then moved Mr. Q. DICK, on the motion for adjourning the House, read a communication confirmatory of the state ment of Sir J. Tyrell on a previous evening, relative to the tearing down, by a Roman Catholic priest, of the Lord-Lieutenant's proclamation at Templeknowe. The. House adjourned at a few minutes before Seven o'clock till half-past Twelve to-morrow (this day). THE WEATHERAND THE CROPS. Six days of splendid harvest weather have been of in calculable benefit, at this most critical sason, in saving the crops. On Saturday last the prospects were very gloomy. Since Sunday, however, the weather has been sunny and breezy ; the barometer has been constantly on the rise ; and every day has seen vast quantities of corn safely housed. In Yorkshire a great quantity of corn has been conveyed to the stack or barn; much is now in the field, ready to be carried; and comparatively little remains uncut. The importance of this favourable change in the weather, especially in the existing circumstances of the country, is beyond all calculation, and calls for the live liest gratitude to Divine Providence. We believe the grain is in fair condition, though the yield is not above an average.—Leeds Mercury. HARVEST OFERATIONS.--The late gloomy harvest prospects have, since Sunday last, been followed by glorious weather, and harvest operations, during the last few days, have made uninterrupted progress. To the north of Driffield, towards the Welds, nearly the whole of the wheat, fur miles round, has been cut, and looks very promising. Within the last few days large quanti ties have been secured in fine condition. During a journey into tho country on Tuesday, the writer saw teams busily engaged on every farm, and stacks were rapidly rising in every stack-yard. A large portion of the spring corn, which has been very backward, will also this week bend beneath the scythe. The weather has been very trying to the potato crop, and in many places they have been found to have been seriously affected. The present dry weather, however, is highly favourable, and it is to be hoped that the fearful devastation of this useful article will, in some measure, be arrested, as it is now quite clear that the potato disease is caused by no thing more or less than atmospherical influences, viz., alternate wet, and brilliant sun, and scorching winds from the west. The groups of harvest labourers are not so numerous as they were a week or two ago, and it is to be hoped that many of them have succeeded in getting employment. Some of the nsore disrespectful seem to have already earned money ; for on Sunday evening last great numbers were seen in a state of in toxication at the north-end of Driffield. Several pugi listic encounters took place, and a great concourse of idle persons were assembled. At the market on Thurs day last the number of labourers had considerably diminished.—Hull Advertiser. Although the reign of St. Swithin, which commenced on the 15th of July, and ought to have ceased on the 24th inst., after the spell (or :pill) of 40 days which is claimed for him, he would appear to have corrupted his fairer brethren, for since that time up till to-day not a day has passed without rain in greater or less quantity—throwing a damper on the progress of e a f o p s r e e , h misty,e n a i o s a h s o t w o e t r h y e , the result harvest, o f i t . s and growing day, an ae d txu b erdi e t f ai o Yn r g e wg m laos i o d ra n l i - ght a perfect deluge of rain descended. It must have extended over a wide district, for the rivers next day were roaring wth un wonted flood from bank to brae. - On Sunday the skies were more propitious, and there was almost uninterrupted sunshine; but the sun set with a fiery glare; black clouds were driving about, and the fears of more rain were realiseed before midnight. In the forenoon of Monday heavy showers fell, but the day cleared up in the cour s e of the aftern oon . O n Tues day and Wednesday there was more rain, but not an entire ahsence. of sun ; the high wind, however, which accompanied it would prevent serious damage to the country. Yesterday exhibited a little im • provement, but as yet there is no appearance of the weather taking up. Shearing in this neighbourhood has progressed but languidly. There is a la rge b readth of land un d er stook, and cutting in the intervals of dry weather goes briskly forward; but little grain has as yet been carted. 'Reapers offer themselves in large numbers. Many have returned to Ireland (whence they cane in the hope of profitable employment) in consequence of the low wages, which do not exceed Is. 63. a day, and are frequently as low as a shilling.—Carlisle Journal. The weather improved exceedingly in the early part of the week, and continued fine, with few exceptions, until Thursday afternoon, when a violent thunder storm and a heavy fall of rain took place, but hope again revives with a clear sky this morning (Friday). We quote the fol lowing passage with reference to the prospect of the har vest from a very intelligent agricultural gentleman of upwards of half a century's experience in this county:— " With respect to the wheat, in consequence of the great he avy l of rain whi c h f e ll in M arc h an d July, the lands t h n r ds t h s f is unto s much sprouted a s man y p e ople suppose, neighbourhood cror.w iI 1 1 n t h o i t n ky there d esr m et hoi not e th a s n o cold ward r a r i e n s s u , I t as i s w not i s t o is l i h k o e t ly a t n o d c onsequence of the great fall of rain in J u ly, t h e y i e ld will be one-third deficient, t e a h k o e w p e l r a y c . e The h e continued barley is rathe r a h eavy crop, b ut i n from the quantity o f s t raw . Beans to show the sa me resu l t o f d e ficiency. an average crop."—Monnieuthshire andopuetass will are proneli kely SINGULAR CIRCUMBTANOS.:7—A few days ago, the • following circumstance took place at Cwm Amman:— A cottager there possessed a little hen and chickens•, whilst they were sauntering about, a huge hawk espied the chickens, and pounced on one of them. The hen perceivi ng the destroyer, immediately ran to the assist ance of her offspring, and succeeded in retaining her hold of the hawk until the cottager's attention was attracted to the spot, when the bird was 'secured. Ho is now in "durance vile," and is considered a fine specimen of the tribe.—Cambrian. . ixiacwt;QL. l / 1 .1 THE CORN TRADE. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—The duty has declined this week Is. per quarter on Wheat, and Gd. per quar ter each on barley, oats, rye, and peas. The weather has been exceedingly favourable for harvest work all this week, and a great proportion of grain has been carried in this locality, and in better condition than could :be expected after so long a spell of unsettled weather. There was a thin attendance of miller§ and dealers at our market yesterday, and the business done in any article was quite limited. Wheat declined 3d. to 4d. per bushel on both free and bonded. Sack flour was 2s. and barrel flour Is. lower. There was no change in the value of oats, barley, or oatmeal. Egyptian beans were is. per quarter cheaper. Peas were unaltered. At a decline of Is. per quarter there was a better demand for Indian corn than on Tuesday to inferior millers and for shipment for Ireland. A few Irish new oats sold at 3s. 6d. to 3s. 7d. per 451 b. Owing to the fine weather the trade was very dull to-day, and prices without change for any article except Indian corn, which is held for Is. advance. MANCHESTER, SATURDAY.—During the present week the weather has been of a decidedly more favourable character, causing great inactivity in the trade generally, with a tendency towards lower prices. The imports from all quarters into Liverpool and Runcorn, excepting about 15,000 quarters of Indian corn from America, con. tinue on a very limited scale. At our market this morn ing the transactions in wheat were at a decline of 2d. to 3d. per 701 b. on the currency of this day se'nnight. Flour was freely offered at a reduction of is. per sack, but without inducing purchasers to come forward. Oats and oatmeal met a slow sale, and barely supported their previous value. STATE OF TRADE. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, S EPT . I.—A s usua l during the progress of the London sales, there is a per ceptible falling off in the amount of business doing in this market. Prices, however, are very firm, and both in Germany and at the London auctions, advanced rates are being paid. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, SEPT. I.—There has not been any variation of moment in this market during the present week. The manufacturers buy cautiously to supply their current requirements. Prices are stationary. LEEDS.—With a return of a more favourable state of the weather, our cloth markets improve. More business was done both on Saturday and Tuesday than had been the case the last feW weeks, and more goods have been delivered off the .market day than of late. Prices remain about the same, and the stocks in the mauufacturer's hands much less than usual at this season. There has also been more business done during the week in the warehouses. Many country buyers have been in the town, and they hare purchased winter goods more freely; there is also more business doing for the contingent than has been the case at any period of the year. HUDDERSFIELD MARKET, TUESDAY.—There has been a moderate attendance to-day of buyers from the Lon don, Scotch, and Irish markets, and although we have not heard of any extensive orders having been given, still considerable purchases have been made. The in quiry is chiefly for cloths of the better qualities, of which there is a great scarcity. • There has been a steady busi ness doing in the warehouses during the week. The weather has been fine, in consequence of which the har vest prospects are brighter, and as the reports of the potato blight become less conflicting, the spirit of confi dence becomes more emboldened ; and a better state of things is more confidently looked forward to. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.--WOOL. —There is no Change worthy of notice since our last report. Stocks are fully maintained, and in prices no alteration. The colonial wool sales in London are progressing with more animation than was anticipated, considering the immense quantity (36,000' bales) which will be offered before the sales terminate. YARN. —Both coloured and plain yarns continue to be freely used by the manufacturers for the home trade, but there is no improvement with the shipping houses. Prices remain stationary. PIECES.— The brisk demand for fancy coloured goods, as well as for Parimattas and Orleans, still continues. There are no stocks in the market, and the manufacturers are prin cipally working to order. Prices generally are very steady, and a satisfactory business is doing. LEICESTER...-..A regular demand continues in the warehouse. The harvest takes a great many workmen from the frame, and but little is now producing. Yarns and wool remain without alteration. Norristorram.—The cotton stocking trade continues in a tolerable condition, but rather depressed to what it was a few weeks since; the better kind of cut-ups made by thread carriers being in the best state.—The cotton glove trade is rather depressed, and a few hands are out of employment; neither has the silk glove branch rallied. —The drawer, pantaloon, and shirt branch is in rather an improved state.—The silk knotted hose trade is in a flourishing condition, and, were the wages better, the hands would have nothing to complain of. On the other hand, the plain silk hose branch is in a very low condi tion, being half extinct.—The bobbin net trade is gene- Prallv considered (though heavily depressed) to be in, rather a more active state, but this is only in some quar ters; the German and French houses are certainly upon the move, as is the machine lace trade in the north of France.—The silk net is much better than the cotton in the plain trade.—The warp lace trade, whether silk or cotton, is certainly not worse, but the latter is lamentably depressed. The attempts to make worsted lace suddenly failed.—Leeds Mercury. ~---- - 4 81 z Li' 144 Lo ha l :: rai n ton. E tom; 4 ot it;b3 -. nu ! 11141