The Sun. — London, England, 1848-09-16 00:00:00

•• r &Inc, SEPT. 14.—Wini N.—Arr I. t- - a •,11 M tr;a, Fawcett, Quebec, with part of cargo throvm .)% erboard. SHIELDS, SEPT. 15.—Wind %), .S. al; Metcalf, Madras. SUNDERLAND, SEPT. 15.—Wini N.W.—A •r‘'. Mars. Redley, Quebec. Hum, SEPT. 15.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Royal Vic toria, Quebec; Sarah and Eliz ,Leth, Greenland. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) COVENT-GARDEN. Fruit:—Pine-apples, English, 2s 6d to 3s Cd per 'b; Apples, la to Is 9d ; Pears, Is 63 to 3s; and Plums, 2 s to 4s 3d per half sieve; Black Hamburgh Grapes, Is to 2s; and Muscat of Alexandria, 2s 6d to 3i 6d per lb; Peaches and Nectarine's, 6d to is 6d; and Apricots, 4d to 9d per dozen ; Melons, English, is to Is Gd; ditto Dutch, 9d to Is 6d each; Walnuts, 3s to Gs per bushel ; Filberts, 403 to 45s per 1001bs; Mulberries, 4d to 8d per pottle; Lemons, 5s to 8s per 100. Vege- tables:—Cucumbers, Id to 10d per brace ; ditto for pickling, 3s to 3s 6d per 100; Red Cabbages, 25 6d to $s 6d per dozen; Artichokes, 25 to 2s 6d per ii z• n; Spinach, is to is 6d per junk; Radishes, 6d to 8d per dozen hands; Horseradish, 2s to 3s per bundle; Small Salads, 2s per dozen punnets; Turnips, Is to Is Gd; Carrots, 2s 6d to 3s; and Onions, 2s to 2s 6il per dozen bunches; Potatoes, 2s to 6s per pushel; Celery, Set to is per bundle; Tomatoes, 3s to 4s per half sieve; Cape Brocoli, 5s to 6s per dozen bundles. lIIINGER.PORD. Our market was well supplied with most articles to day- Generally speaking, the demand was steady at full prices. NEWUATE .8.27 D Pork moved off readily, at improved currencies, other wise the trade was very firm. Beef, from 2s 8:1 to 3* 8d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; Lamb, 4s to ss; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 4s to 5s 2d per Blb by the csrc Geese, 4s 6d to 7s 6d; Fowls, is 9d to 2s 6,1; Capons, as to Si; Chickens, is Gd to 2s 3d; Ducks, Is 9 I to 2,6 d; Rabbits, 10d to Is 9d; Leverets, 2s 6d to 3s; Grouse, 9s to 2s 6d; Partridg , s, is 3d to Is Si; and Pigeons, ed to 8d each; Ostend fresh Butter, 10s to I Is, and English ditto, Ils to 12s per dozen pounds. Irish Eggs, 4s 8d to Si 6d; Ostend ditto, 5s 6d to 5s 8,1; Calais ditto, 6s to 63 6,1; Ilonfleur ditto, 6s 3d to 7s 3d; and English ditto, 7s 6d to 8s per 100. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8,1; Mutton, Ss 8d to 4s 6d ; Lamb, 4s to ss; Veal, 33 8d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 45 6d to 3s 4d per 81bs. 'UTICITEC IMPEL. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 6d; Lamb, 4s to 4s 10:1; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d; and Polk, 4s 6d to 5.1 2d per 81bs. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 3s to 8s; Brills, 6d to 2s; Cod Fish, 2s to 4s; Whitings, 2d to 6d; Lobsters, 6d to 2s 8d; Crabs, 6d to 2s each; Soles, 4d to 2s per pair ; Et.ls, ed to 9d per lb; Salmon, 8d to 10d per lb; Gr.), Mullets, 4d to Is; Red ditto, 3d to 6d; Haddocks, 3d to 7d each; Crimped Skates, 3d to 4d; Salt Fish, 3d to 4d; Dried ditto, 3d to 4d; Sturgeon, 4d to 6d per lb; Flounders, Is to is 6d per dozen; Whitebait, Is per quart; Common Oysters, 8s to 10s; Natives, 16s to 20s Per bushel; Fresh Herrings Is to is 6d per dozen. BREAD. The prces of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are from Bid to 9d; of Household ditto, 6d to 8d per 416 loaf. SIDE VIARIEET. Market Hides, 56113 to 641 b, lid to 2d; ditto, 6 41i0 to 721 b, 2d to '24d; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 2id to 21d; ditto, 80Ib to 881 b, 3d to 31d; ditto, 881 b to 961 b 3ifi to lid; ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 31d to 51d; Lamb Skins, (each), is 6d to 2s 8d; Calf skins 4s 6d to 5s ; Horse Rides, 8s 6d; Sl , earlings, is 3d to is 9d. BAY DIALRIVETS. SMITTIFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 313 s to 3/ 13s; New ditto, 21 8s to 318 s; Old Clover, 4143 to 51 ; New ditto, 3/ log to 4/ 10s ; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 10, per load. Both flay and Straw moved off slowly at late rates. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 5s to 31 15s; New ditto, 21 lOs to 3/ 91 ; Old Clover, 41 to 51; New ditto, 31 lOs to 4110 s; and Straw, 11 6s to 11 lOs per load. A moderate supply and a steady demand. WIIITECRAPEL.—OId Meadow Hay, 3/ 3s to 3/ 13s: New ditto. 21 8s to 318.; Old Clover, 4151 to 515.; New ditto, 3/ lOs to 41 15s ; and Straw, 11 6s to 11 lOs per load. Trade rather dull at ourquotations. COAL MARK ET. —YESTERTIAT. huddle's W. Hartley.. 16s Odi Belmont l6s Od Chester Main l4s Od'Braddyll's Hetton l6s 6d Hasting's Hartley l6s Od 13e11 Holywell Main ... ..... 148 6d Hetton .. New Tanfield l4s Od Lambton North Percy Hartley.. 15s Od Russell's Hetton Ord's Redheugh Tanfield Moor Butes... 12sanfield Moor 64ICaradoc ..... Townie,' l4s od)fieugh Hall Wall's End, &c. Fritodon Brow n ' s lr3s (*. Seymour Se Tees 15s 9d Benson Gosforth . • Hotspur ... • l4s 30 Bartley ................. 153 o , ' Hilda Riddell's l4s 64. Ships at market...l4s. Lainbton Primrose TWO EXTENSIVE FIRES, AND LOSS OF LIFE.—(THIS 1)AY). Shortly after two o'el,ek this m 'riling a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Penman, cabinet maker, At We-street, Buxton. No time was lost in obtairnn t evi ry assistance, and police were dispatched to the "4:ines of the Brigade and West of England and County C rnpatii, a; a speedy arrival of those bodies took place. but such v. as toe rapidity of the extension of the flames that only a short time elapsed befure the whole of the %rot kshops, together with the workmen's tools, were completely destroyed. On Wednesday night a like accident occurred on these premises, but was very extinguished, from what cause could not be a,i tertained. Mr. Penman is believed to be insured in the Sun Fire Com' any. Another tire, an, nth d with loss of life, happened at the residence of Mr. Watk:ns, haberdasher, 45, Mile "(1-toad. The flames t , pread most furiously, and, not nitlitanding ready assistance was afforded by the fire- ILI n ot the Loneon Establishment, under the manage- Ment of Mr. Superintendent Braidwoud and Mr. F , go, the furetnan of the A district of the London Establish ment, very shortly the shop, stuck, and every other "aluable were destroyed. The firemen, after the fire was arrested in its progress, ascertained that a lad was miss ing, for whom they made diligent search. Water in b oth instances was well supplied. The premises of Air. thinly, hatter, was also dammed. Both parties are insured; the former in the Sun and the latter in the Lugbil Insurance Company. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) ederick Bradli y, a broker's man, was charged with Bttaling some gold bodkins, the property of Mr. Edward Simmons, jeweller, of Southampton-row. It appeared that, on the 7th inst., the prisoner was put in possession On the prosecutor's premises under an execution on a distress, and remained until Tuesday last, when he was withdrawn. That evening he had a quarrel with is wife, of so violent a nature, that a policeman was called to quell the disturbance. To him Mrs. Bradley accused her husband of having robbed Mr. Simmons, and in proof (,f the , accusation gave up the bodkins in question, which she said farmed part of the property of Which the prisoner had charge. The policeman went to the prosecutor's shop, and there 85W Mrs. Simmons, who, upon hearing the eireum • atittices, said that she could not identify the articles, and th , it she would not have any thing to do with a Wile's prosecuting her husband. But Mr. Simmons, sub a‘quently, upon the examination of his stock, found that Other articles had been subtracted from the stock during t he time the distress wa s in the house. He had lost f rom one cis© several bodkins like those now produced, a nd he did not doubt that these were his property. The prisoner, in his defence, said that he found the b odkins with a quantity of o ld nails on a dust heap, but not on the prosecutor's premises. He appealed to the chief clerk, and other officers of the court, as to his chara cter . The MAGISTRATE thought that the evidence was rathe r weak, as the prosecutor's wife refused to identify , t he property. ut Simmons chose to prosecute be would hold the prisoner to bail in his own recogni titmice& of 301., to appear to answer any charge that might be brought against him. In the meantime, ho recam tnended the prosecutor to make search and inquiries About the other missing property. MILDRED VERNON, A TALE OF PARISIAN SO clETv.—As the station of the writer of this work will n aturally draw attention to it, and readers will be Cu.rious to know s om e thing of its contents, we caninform them that it is a book quite out of the common order. It may be characterised as a comparison of French and English society at the present day. The ep;graph in the title-page, from Byron, applies to the English in Paris, and not to the French people. The work is in direct opposition with th e general i ty o f E ngl i sh preju dices touching Foreigners in general and French people in particular, and gives a picture of French society both for good and evil. The political portion of the work tends to show that France can hope for nothing under any regime, unless her aristocracy sincerely c- put their Shoulder to the wheel "—that they had that responsi once,yonce, that they lost it by their own fault, and that they now have it again, and had it also under Louis Ph Ili ppe.—Evenieg Paper. " The Beehunter ; or, Oak Openings,' by the autho r of " The Pilot," " The Last of the Mohicans," f‘e., 3 vols. post Bvo., is published this day by Mr. Bent 'ay, New Burlington-street, and may be had of all book sellers. Also " Amymone, a Romance of the Days of Pericl es ," by the author of " Azeth;" " Sadness and Gladness" by the Hon. Adela Sydney; " Harold, the Lr_lst of the Saxon Kings," by Sir Edward Bulwer Lyt -I'4l, Bart., second edition; and " The Rival Beauties," Julia Pardee, author f " Confessions of a Pretty Woman." ROSHERVILLE GARDENS.—Although the tints of autum n begin to warn the visitor of the fleeting year, this delightful retreat still offers attractions to the florist as will as to the pleasure-seeker. From an announce aient in another column, it will be seen that a combina tion of the former entertainments upon the gala nights is t '? be given next Monday, and as the weather is so in 'ming. we doubt not but that the attendance will amply reward the exertions of the spirited proprietor. b ONCASTER.—Copious particulars of the four days' r aces, with a Portrait of the Winnner of the St. Leger, will appear in Bell's Life in London, September 17, lAA is published in time on Saturdays to be sent "3 all the mid-day railways. A sixpence enclosed to Clement, jun., 170, Strand, will ensure a copy by retur n of post. The regular sale of B e ll' s Lif e exceeds 27,000. CHESTEH AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the Wed ended Sept. 9, coaching traffic, 1,7011. 13s. Si.; St . boats, 1991. 14s. ; Parcels, 721. 4s. ; Goods and cattle, 1264 7c 7d.; Total, 2,1064 19a. 3d. THE SUN, LONDON, DEFENCE OF LANIARTINE. (Continued from The Sun of yesterday.) FOURTH ACCUSATION. I was an accomplice in the manifestation of the hun• dred thousand men on the 17th of March ; I was feeble and undecided on the 16th of April. I will now give you a slight narrative of the 17th of March. Its prircipal characteristic was, that it was directed against myself. Open the Moniteur and read the menacing addresses of the leaders of the insurrectionary clubs; it was against my name that their harangues were chiefly opposed. Read my reply ; read the desultory dialogue which ensued, after the conclusion of this event, between myself and several of the more moderate men of the manifestation. I again transcribe (from the published reports) :—" One of the citizens advanced and said to M. de Lamartine, ' Be assured that the people who are assembled yonder are only assembled to support the members of the Provisional Government.' M. de Lamartine re sponded, I am convinced of that; but the nation may be deceived as to the fact. Beware of such as semblages as these, however beautiful they may ap pear. The 18th Brumaire of the people may per chance he only productive of the 18th Brumaire of despotism ; and that result is desired neither by your selves nor by the Government.' " Is that, I ask, the language or the bearing of an accomplice ? FIFTH ACCUSATION. I have given evidences of inquietude and indecision ; I neglected to take precautionary measures on the famous day of the 16th of April. Upon this subject the public had of itself no suspicion whatever; but such was the construction put upon the deposition of an honourable General, a brilliant but subordinate actor upon that occasion. Now, examine the whole of this day of the 16:h of April, scrutinize it carefully hour by hour. Each hour has its elucidation; each circumstance its wit executed two hours before by the Minister of the Interior, had been obeyed. My four battalions arrived. 'The General disposed them in proper order, he harangued them, he filled them with that military enthusiasm with which he was already inspired. The injustice which he has dis • played towards me will not render me unjust towards himself. He was burning with ardour. M. Marrast, on his part, had, with the utmost deci cision, taken in the surrounding quarters every possible measure of a defensive nature, and had done every thing in his power to concentrate the forces which remained at his disposal. The Hotel de Ville became every successive minute more strong and almost im pregnable. I wrote to the legions of the suburbs to hasten inwards with the utmost rapidity. Some of the scholars of the Polytechnic were the bearers of my commands. The workmen of the faubourg of St. Antoine, the workmen of Belleville, the Lyonnais who had been already assembled to gether by M. Marrast, the vat ious depu tations of the pupils of the Polytechnic School, of St. Cyr, of a;-ts and of manufr.ctures, the students of law and of medicine, were already hurrying forwards, I addressed them as they arrived successively. All that youth proved themselves three months afterwards to be at once the strength and the wisdom of the Republic. Crowd succeeding crowd, poured along the staircases and into the halls. All the administration of Paris, every one officially connected with the ]lfoniteur, were there. I ask any one of them to de clare whether I betrayed, even for one single instant, either hesitation, or lassitude, or feebleness ? if a single measure that was at all available was omitted ? if a single word of mine was faltering? if a single question indicated trepidation ? Up to the very mo• ment in which the National Guard, debauching at the same moment from the various quays and bridges, came to assure us of the most beautiful of all victories —the victory gained without combat ! I love and I resyect the military uniform ; General Changarnier were it on that day nobly ; but the uniform not the only garb privileged to cover the bosoms of men of courage. • My colleagues, collected together in another part of Paris, aF4isted, on their side, in arousing this grand resurrection of the civic power. From that day forth Public Order was clad iu armour. Behold here the narrative of the lGth day of April. Where, I ask you, is the defect revealed in regard to the necessary measures of defence and precaution ? There was indeed one measure which I was counselled to take by those who evinced the most impatience, and that measure I resolutely refused to employ. Mad I done so I should have involved triy country and the National Assembly in the horrors of civil war, and I wished only to preserve to them both the possession of Peace. LAW OF LUNACY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. FRANCE. [The following appeared in our Third Edition of last night]:— The Chief of the Executive Government has just instituted in the Alinisty of Public Works a central commission of railways, to replace the old general commission instituted by ordinance of 6th April, 1847. The central commission is to be con sulted on the line to be taken by railways, the establishment of he iron railroad and accessories, the materiel, the technical and business work ii.g, the establishment of stations, the regulations of the police, and generally on all questions concerning the relations of companies with the Government. The Conseil Gemiral des Pouts et-Chaussees is to remain exclusively charged with questions relative to the taking of lands, the execution of earth works, and works of art, and the regulations of the accounts of contractors. On Tuesday a proposition was laid on the bureau of the President of the National Assembly by M. Lempereur, representative, to the effect that in order to secure the suppression of the taxes on patents, salt, and liquors, a tax of one , tenth shall, from Ist January next, be established on the nett revenue of each Frenchman and Frenchwoman enjoying his or her fortune, atter deduction made of charges proved by authentic deeds, but only if such revenue exceeds at least by a tenth the minimum which shall he lixed according to the population of the communes. On Tuesday evening General Cavaignac held a re ception, which was most numerously attended. The Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby, the Charges d'Affaires of Sardinia and Spain, M. and Madame de Lamartine, the President of the Assembly, and Ma dame Marrast, and all the Ministers, Deputies of all shades of opinion, many Generals, and a great number of National Guards of all ranks were present. General Cavaignac conversed a long time with Lord Normanby, General Lamoriciere, and several Members of the National Assembly. A grand military orchestra in the garden executed several pieces of music. This was the first time music was introduced at the General's soirees. About ten o'clock, the report of a firearm was heard in the garden, and it caused certain agitation among the guests, some of them rushing to the spot from whence the report proceeded, others gathering round the General. It was soon ascertained that the report was occasioned by a sentinel having let his musket fall. No injury, however, was done. Tne National announces that the Central Demo cratic Committee fOr the elections of the Seine have adopted as candidates M. Edmond Adam, M. Horace Say, and M. Gervais (de Caen). This, we believe, may be regarded as the list adopted by the National. AUSTRIA. The Vienna Gazette of the Bth announces that the Minister of War had received a letter from General Wendel, 'dated the Ist instant, stating that friendly negotiations with the Pope were still in progress; that the Pontifical Government had acknowledged its being satisfied that the movement of General Wendel against Bologna had no other object than to drive away the volunteers, and that the said G ove r nment was itself proceeding to disarm these volunteers, as was proved by a decree issued on the 22d ult. by the Minister of the Interior. FRANKFORT. nesses. The elections were approaching. The factions which wished to overthrow the Government of the moderate Republic, and to confiscate the Republic to the clubs, and to the dictatorship of certain con spirators who employed those clubs as their instruments, began, after a few days, to meditate a most desperate adventure. A hundred thousand men, under their immediate direction, began to assemble upon the Champ-de-Mars, prEpa ratory to marching in a dense mass upon the Hotel de Ville, for the purpose of expelling from the Pro visional Government those members who resisted the domination of the clubs, of proclaiming a Com mittee of Public Safety, of inaugurating a Dictato rial Government—a reminiscence of the Despotism of the Convention—a parody of the 31st of May against the Girondists. We were informed of these preparations. We had already made the most pa thetic appeals to the populace, with the intention, if possible, of deadening the menaces of this insensate attempt against the sovereignty of the people, and especially at the very moment when that sovereignty was on the eve of evidencing its existence through the exercise of universal suffrage. We did not suc ceed in our endeavour. The coup detat of the clubs was inexorably resolved upon. We were only ig norant of the day upon which it was to be adven tured. At six o'clock in the morning some zealous men, having escaped with difficulty from the very midst of the conspirators, came to inform me that the direc tors of the clubs had passed the night. in deliberation . that they had declared themselves in permanence : that they had, above all things, and at all price, de cided upon my ostracism; that they were furnished in abundance with arms and cartridges ; that sentinels were posted at the doors to prevent ingress and egress; that a committee of public safety had been proclaimed, a committee composed of certain members of the Provisional Government, designated on their suljugation, and of other names which were already invested with a certain degree of influence in promoting agitation. They added that these clubs and their affiliated accomplices had ar ranged to place themselves at the head of the worketen who were to assemble for the purpose of some elections on the Champele-Mers, to lure them to wards the Hotel de Ville, and there to consummate their enterprise against my colleagues and myself. Thence they were to proceed against the club of Blanqui, and to defeat that rival for the dictatorship over the people which he disputed with themselves, and which thereby caused extraordinary embarrassznents to their plans. It will be seen later why it was that Blanqui rood thus alone against all, and why it was that all were on the other hand leagued against Blanqui. I took, on the instant, those few defensive measures of which the crisis of the moment still admitted, Tne National Guard, at that time hardly reorganized, had not as yet been once re-assembled under arms. I cominubicated at once with certain chiefs and agents devoted to my policy in the faubourgs of Saint-Antoine and Saint- Merceau. They held themselves ready to call together the workmen of those quarters, men admirably intentioned in their opinions, and to hasten at the first signal to the de fence of the Hotel de Ville. For the facilitation of this project I had placed videttes on the look cut upon the Place de Greve. Those of my colleagues who had been warned like myself took pat t in these dif ferent measures. At eleven o'clock, at the very moment when I had completed all the foregoing ar rangements, the Minister of the Interior was an nounced. He informed me of all those circumstances which were already known to me in regard to the conspiracy. He added that the conspirators had so far injured him that they had inscribed his name among the members of the Committee of Public Safety, but that he was res.)lved never to betray his colleagues, and that he came to concert with me those measures which were most advisable to be taken to oppose the insurrection. We convinced ourselves in a few words that it was incum bent upon him as Minister of the Interior to order the rappel to be beaten, whilst I proceeded to General Duvivier to obtain four battalions of the Garde Mobile, and to hurry them immediately to the Place de Greve. " I will hold out three hours at least in the Hotel de Ville," said I to my colleague, " and if by that time the National Guard has not responded to the call for their assistance, I will suc cumb. If, on the contrary, the National Guard rises!, it will come forthwith to the deliverance of the seat of Government; and the Republic, surrounded by such an imposing force, will be definitively con stituted." The Minister of the Interior then departed ; he went himself to cause the rappel to be beaten. I also left the Hotel de Ville at the same moment. I went to the residence of General Duvivier. The Gene ral was absent. The principal officer of his staff, his chief secretary, and myself then selected the four battalions; we wrote out the necessary orders, and dispatched them to the various bar racks therein indicated. At this instant General Duvivier returned. I caused him to participate in my arrangements, which he thereupon slightly modi fied. I inquired of him whether the battalions were supplied with cartridges, and found that they were entirely destitute of them. I then took upon myself the responsibility of seeking out the principal staff of the National Guard. Gen. Courtais:arrived there at the same time that I did myself. lie came to give, with ' out any hesitation whatever, the necessary order fir the sounding of the rappel. It was about half-past twelve. I hurried on loot to the Hotel de Ville to await and dispose the battalions. While I was thus taking every measure of defence, Gen. Changarnier, who had been only a few days pre viously appointed the Ambassador to Berlin, reached the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to acquaint me with all the intelligence which he had acquired as to the progress of the insurrection. Rumour had informed him of much that was passing, and had incited him to seek me at the Hotel de Ville, in order to place at my disposal as an additional defence the concurrence of a brave and experienced warrior. We encoun tered each other at the official residence of the Mayor of Paris. The Mayor of Paris and myself at once authorised the General to take upon himself officially the direction of the forces which were about to arrive. We were just then informed that the rappel had not yet been beaten in all the quartets. We dreaded lest a counter-order might have been issued. In consequence of this the Mayor of Paris instantly wrote out a new order of an urgent cha racter. We sent this order to the Carrousel. It was this second order which General Changarnier caused to be enforced, and which order might, without doubt, have been rendered unnecessary if the first order, ISIR, —ln your paper of the 9th ult. you animadvert in strong terms on the law as regards lunacy, and on the certificate system, and mention the case of Mr. G. W. Dixon, a gentleman who had been confined (in the as) loin of Dr. Fox, at Northwteals) under that system, at the instigation of the Rev. Sir George Prevost, Bart., a cousin of the above gentleman. As the public have had the Rev. Baronet's name brought forward, and in a very questionable light (tor the ease was only partially reported as far as the charge brought by the " Lunatics' Friend Society"), it is quite right that the termination of the case should also be made public, in order that Sir George Prevoet's character should not suff r unjustly. The " Lunatics' h Hefei Society," who had heard of Mr. Dixon's confinement, instituted an inquiry into the case, and although there was ample medical evidence, most c:inclitsivelv establishing the necessity for the step taken by Sir G. Prevost, yet they persevered in dragging the whole of an exclusively private* matter before the public, and placing a wrong conclusion upon the pro crediegs. Not content with bringing the case be'ore Baron Alderson, the society contrived to have Mr. Dixon examined by the visiting justices of the couety and a physician who attended them. This latter gentleman made an affid4vit, and the visiting justices signed a re • port, and both the affidavit and the report, speaking to the result of their official examination, were to the same effect as those of the medical men who signed the certi ficates under which Mr. Dixon was placed in confinement. The Judge, utter reading over the whole of the affi davits made in this case, has very properly discharged the , writ of habeas corpus, and has stated that Sir George Prevost's con, uet was highly praiseworthy, and not in the least to be blamed, and also that the conduct of Dr. Fox in the tran,action has been perfectly blameless. I am not advocating the law of lunacy as it at Feet nt stands, or the certificate system, but simply wish to show that the defects of the systi m (if any do really exist) were not taken advantage of in a wrong way, as your remarks would rather lead any of your readers to believe, hut that under any system, the unanimous ' , pinion of so many medical men of the first note, would have justified the course pursued, and ought 'to have been sufficient fora society professing to act on purely philanthropic principles, as the Lunatics' Friend Society. In my opinion, the working of such self-c.,nstituted societies, supplementary to the ordinary law of the land, is infinitely more to be objected to and resisted by every one. The vexatious interference on frivolous grounds, to gether wan the pying and inquisitorial (to say nothing worse) inuthod of ()wattling inturmation un tatnily mat ters which lets dtract. ri*ed the present proceedihgs of the hoc i ty , are unfavourable to tha purify of no five and singleanindedness which ought alone to be 'their true gutd&s. In the present case the society had not a single tuedi• cal opinicn, that , I am aware of, to put against the many which appeared t.n the other side, and they have entailed annoyaiice.and expense to a high-minded, upright gen th man, who had a sufficiently painful task to perform without his motives being made liable to such miscue structi, n, and his character assailed through the instru mentality of en officious st,cietY. The Judge's justifica tion of Sir G. Prevost is hardly suffici, nt to meet the attack upon his character, and the injury he has thereby sustained, more particularly as the reporters for the press were excluded at the last hearing. I hope, therefore, you will find room to insert the above remarks in your columns, as it is strictly due to the parties concerned.—l am, Sir, your oh( diem servant, W. Vii. DIXON, Captain, Royal Artillery. September 11, 1848. * This word is omitted n► the 1, tier, but the context shows evidently that it was meant to be inserted. THE NEW COD FIsHERT IN DAVIS'S STRAITS. It will be in the recollection of our readersthfiattatiitgi outttie m onth of May last considerable interest was felt in th e shipping and mercantile circles of Hull by the of two vessels, the Seaflow , r schooner, of 113 tons, and the smack Bee, of 70 tons, for the Davis's Straits cod fishery—a trade never previously embarked in by Hull merchants. Many were the arguments advanced against the speculation by the " knowing ones" in maritime affairs. The length of time required to reach the fish ing, grounds, together with the boisterous nature of the sea to be traversed, were obstacles urged as being likely to render the trade anything but profitable. The success which has attended the Bee, however, proves that those tears were groundless. It Icing a matter of more than private interest to know how this expedition has mic e, eded we give the following particulars:—The Bee, which was formerly the revenue cruiser on the Humber, was substantially repaired, and set sail from Hull on the 30th day of May last, with a picked crew of nine men, all accustomed to the northern regions and to the fishing trade. They were well provisioned and well paid, and although they have been absent only three months and thrn e days, and have scarcely had a fortnight's fine weather during the voyage, they have returned with a full cargo of 8,000 cod-fish, one cask of halibut, and about three quarters o It tun of cod oil. Captain Weldon, of the Bee, states that he left fishing the Seaflower, which vessel bad caught 6,700 fish ; she may be very shortly expected with a full cargo. He also left on the grounds, and still fishing, the Janet Hay, a stout schooner, with a crew of 20 men, having on board 30,000 fish, of which she had taker 23,000 before the arrival of the Bee. The Electrn had, when the Bee left, 23,000. This vessel had also a crew of 20 men. The Bee will not return to the fishery until the spring, but will probably be employed in the r no o, l i 3 to a hu l e t br i t c ut o h:ar N to h o t : hu t e h , sSs and uc a cd t e r ss a sh d t e poor u w n to t h i ei l then. rs t s e; ,o . Theme turn enterprise thei their will a at tie b ndu n e ti on to Advertiser. AWFUL MURDER IN HEATON NORRIS.—This morning (Friday) we have to announce an awful murder in Hope-street, iteaton Norris. It appears that James K , lly, an Irishman, " a self-acting minder," employed in the mill of Alfred Orrell, Esq., has for some time been paying his addresses to a young woman, named Elia i Faulkner, a throstle spinner at the same mill. It appears that Kelly requested to see Faulkner last night, and shy not having conceded to his request to meet him, he waited for her this morning at her own door, and called to her when she came out to go to her work. He seized hold of her immediately with his left hand, and as she iurned to escape from him he drew a large pi cket knife across her throat. A boy named Sleigh was openin g shutters close by and saw the occurrence, and screaming out brought his mother to the door. She fell on Mrs. Sleigh's arms, and died immediately, the prisoner stand ing ny. The murderer was iuotnediat, ly arrested by the bystanders, and he expressed himself satisfied that he had committed the act. On his way to the police-erne, he requested to see deceased again. He has be en d e• prtst•ed in spirits since his arrest. The hedeceased w as a very respectable pii g woman. The inques t will h e afternoon e a rin our third d t at four io _ . part iculars m anee st of paper hw h ic h ti t hisOf will ) apsterday. DEATH OF A FOx•HUNTER.—John Chapman, E, , q. the celebrate d fox-hunter, died on the 31st ult., at Hui— mead Hall, Hertford hire, aged GS. He was enthusi astically fond of fox-hunting, and even, within six mouths followed the bounds. SATURD'AY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1848. The Lieutenant-General of the Germanic empire has published the following decree The law of 28th June, 1848, ha, defined the attri butions of the Central Power, as well far the direction of the army as for international rel a ti ons an d the exer cise of the ex e c u tive power in all affairs connected with the safety and well-being of Germany. P aragrap h 14 of this law imports that, in measures of execution, the Central Power is to place itself in accord with the plenipotentiaries of the governments. On July 15, the Central Power declared that it relied upon the co operation of the German Governments . in th e exerc i se of its rights and in the fulfilment of its duties ; and that they, in concert with it, should pursue one and the same end. F.iithtul to this declaration, and seeing that all the Plenipotentiaries are named, it proclaims as follows:—The Central Power acknowledges the grandeur and importance of its engagements—it knows that the solution of difficulties depends upon the strength and firmness of its measures, and in cases where cer tain rights of separate states may be infringed, those of the German Union ought to prevail. These are the principles upon which must be founded the relations between the Central Power and the plenipotentiaries. They will facilitate the execution of the deci siens of the Central Power without having the right of controlling them by exercising a collective ac tion. The Central Power reserves the right of placing itself, according to circumstances, in relation with the Go vernments of the separate states and their organs, ex pecting that they will act iu like manner with regard to it; but tor carrying into execution measures resolved upon, the Central Power will address itself to the Pleni potentiaries, and receive their communications in writing. The Central Power will keep itself constantly informed by these communications with the Plenipoten tiaries, of the wants, the wishes, and the desires of the separate states, so far as they may be compatible with the interests of Germany in general." HUNGARY. Letters from Pesth of the sth instant announce that the deputation of one hundred Hungarian re presentatives, who proceeded to Vienna to have an interview with the Emperor, had returned that day, announcing that the Emperor had refused to receive them. The greatest agitation prevailed at Pesth. A ccmrnittee had been appointed to prepare two manifestoes—one to be addressed to the nations of Europe, and the other to the inhabitants of Hungary. Commissaries were to he dispatched into the provinces by the Diet. It was likewise intended to appoint a committee to negotiate with the Croatians, and to make to them all reasonable concessions. In the meantime the war continued between the Hungarians and the Croatians with various success. In the last engage ment the Croatians had been defeated. WALLACHIA AND MOLDAVIA. The Paris National publishes a letter from Bucha rest of the 24th ult., stating that a Constituent As sembly was to meet in that city on the 11th Sep . tember. It was to, be elected by universal suffrage, and to consist of 2.50 members. Turkey was, it ap pears, ready to consent to the union of Moldavia and Wallachia into an independent kingdom, with a view to raise a barrier against the encroachments of Rus sian Panslavism, but the Sultan did not find himself sufficiently supported by England and France. Soleyman Pacha had recognised the Pro. visional Government elected a third time by the people of Bucharest. lie only required, in order to propitiate Russia, that the number of its members be reduced from five to three, and that it should as sume the name of " princely lieutenancy." Those changes being once effected, he addressed a circular to the Consuls of the Foreign Powers, inviting them to open official relations with the Provisional Go vernment, which he undertook to defend against the attempts of the reactionists, by placing the Turkish army, if necessary, at its disposal. PIEDMONT. The National Savoisien of the 11th again repeats the rumour that the Sardinian Chambers are to be prorogued to the 16th of October. The troubles of Genoa, it is said, have been the cause of the suspen sion of the measure. It also speaks of a confede ration said to be concluded between the Italian powers, namely, Sardinia, Tuscany, Rome, and Naples, the latter on the condition that the Duke of Genoa do not accept the crown; of Sicily, and that all the powers should offer their mediation between Sicily and Naples, to induce the former to accept one of the sons of Ferdinand. It appears that the park of artillery belonging to Sardinia, which had been retained by the Austrians at Peschiera is to be given up by them. 1,500 cavalry have arrived at Cremona to escort it back into the Sardinian states. The Genoa papers contain a proclamation dated the 7th, from Major General Durando. The tone of this document is very conciliatory, and re commends the Genoese not to give themselves up to turbulence and illegality ; the following passage is remarkable :—" The armistice is near expiring ; war is almost inevitable. At any rate we shall have either a really honourable peace, or a new war with the co operation of our powerful neighbours." Letters from Alexandria, in these journals, state that French sol diers were arriving there in parties of from 10 to 15. Most of them had come, as their feuilles de route show, from Chainhery, and Geneva, ot h ers from the Simplon. Three thousand of them were expected; they belong to a great variety of corps. The Pensiero Italiano of Genoa, of the 9th, announces the arrival on that day of the British war steamer Sidon, Captain Anderson, direct from Naples ; it brought no news from Sicily. The Minister of War at Turin has published a proclamation to the soldiers of Lombardy, placing them under the same discipline as the Piedmontese troops. They are addressed as new subjects of Piedmont. ROME. Letters from I3ologn s state that that town is in a complete state of anarchy. A disgraceful dispute between General Zuccheri and Commander 11:11uzzi respecting the authority of the latter officer pro voked a general rising of the people, and th e Committee of Public Safety was c ompe ll ed to dissolve e ed. ohthe 1 itself in obedience s tand 2d t o t be pop u l ar com m September affairs assumed a darker aspect, and " the time of pro ,cription" commenced. Several obnoxious indi viduals, including the Advocate Fontana, were marked out for as'assination, and either severely wounded or slain by the dagger or the pistol. The number of victims on the Ist included seven killed and four wounded, and the list of proscription included abou 80 individuals. On the 2d all government was at no end, and " how it will terminate," concludes the writer, " God only knows." The National of Thurs., day confirms this news, but adds that the expected arrival of Cardinal Atnat vvith the troops of the linp, could not fait to euppreee the ineurection. TUSCANY. The Corriere Livornese of the 7th contains an account of the return of the deputation sent to Flo rence by the insurgents. Guerrazzi spoke to the people, praising their energy, and announcing that the Government had promised to forget all the acts that had taken place up to that time, also not to send troops against Leghorn, and to allow the people to choose their own local government. The dissolution and re-organization of the National Guard of Leg horn, and a general amnesty to the soldiers, had also been obtained. Loud applause succeeded these announcements, and Guerrazzi, Petrachi, and Larderel were elezted. The people having expressed a desire to be revenged upon the Commissary Extra ordinary Cipriani, and upon Lieut. Capellini, Guer razzi exhorted them not to think of revenge, but leave their conduct to he judged by the tribunals. A de cree of the Grand Duke was published, dated the 31st ult., dissolvii g the National Guard of Leghorn, for the purpose of reorganizing it immediately. The town was immediately adorned with banners, taFes try, &c., and public rejoicings ordered. PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM. PANIES' STOCK. From the Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15. ZOTNT-STOGIE 138NES. Amiens and Boulogne . .............. Beltast and Ball mena .............. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Caledonian. Chester and H01yhead............. Cockermouth and Workington........ Dublin and Drogheda.. ......... Dublin and Kingstown Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen East Anglian—. .... Edinburgh and Glasgow , ........ Edinbnrgh and Northern Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. East Lancashire .. Eastern Union • • ...• .. • • • • .. • • • . • 976 5,068 2,106 150 576 1,02.0 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ...... Glasgow and Greenock • •• • . •• • . • Great Southern and Western • • • • • . •• Great Western, &c • • • . • •• Kerdal and Windermere ....•• • •• Lancashire and Yorkshire..• . Lancaster and Car1i51e.............. Leeds and Thirsk.... ..... •• •• •• .. Londonderry and Lnniskillen • • London and North Western, &c...... London and Blackvvall• • • • London and Brighton .•••• •• • • • • London and South Western. •..... Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Maryport and Carlisle Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... Newmarket.... ..... ........... 631 4,252 2.100 15,597 1,476 1,425 3,162 1,116 3,888 21,749 229 12,900 2,670 Newcastle and Car1i51e........... North British .... •..... Paris and Rouen . • . • • Rouen and Havre .. • ....... Scottish Central ......... Shrewsbury and Chester South Eastern and Branches ........ South Dev0n........ . •• .• • ......... Taff Vale .. Ulster . •• •..... Waterford and .. ........ Whitehaven Junction .... • Wishaw and Coltness York and Newcastle . ......... ..... York and North Midland ........... 133 47,905 1,334 11,376 11,214 3,412 750 692 24,159 1,063 625 943 1,070 4,1,4 14,594 1,054 1,261 2,762 1,335 2,0.58 21,914 11,464 1,6b9 Ho 47,063 1,187 11,404 10,868 2,479 677 24,183 807 13,881 9,635 2,355 2.640 9,607 3,706 512 11,813 1,(168 1,795 BUO 12,616 9,359 206 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES.-THURSDAY. The Great Yorkshire Handicap of 25 so - vs.each, 15 ft, and only 5, &c., with 200 added; the second to re ceive 100 soy& out of the stake, and the third to save his stake. St. Leger Course. (71 Subs., 49 of whom declared, &c.) Lord Glasgow's Miss Sarah, 6 yrs, Bst Blb (Butler) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Lady Wildair, 6 yrs, Bst 61b (Nat) 2 Mr. S. L. Fox's Executor, 4 yrs, ist 3lb (G. Abdale) 3 Duke of Richmond's Vampyre, 4 yrs, 7st 41b 0 Mr. Greville's Mirmillo, 4 yrs, Cat 121 b (Dockeray) 0 Mr. Disney's Keleshea, 4 yrs, 6st Sib (carried 6st,lolb) 0 Lord Glasgow's Miss Wbip filly, 4 yrs, 6st 71b ... 0 Mr. Meiklam's Alliance, 5 yrs, 6st 51b (Ryder) 0 Mr. Stephenson's Sheraton, 5 yrs, 6st 41b (Charlton) 0 Mr. Armstrong's Vesta, 4 yrs, 7st ... (Berwick) 0 Mr. Lumley na Prince Charlie, 3 yrs, sst (J. Arnold) 0 Colonel Anson's Contessa, 3 yrs, 4st 71b (car. 4st 91b) 0 Mr. Drinkald's Good Boy, 3 yrs, sst 31b (Rodney) 0 Betting -5 to 2 agst Executor, 4to 1 agst Vampyre, 4 to 1 agst Lady Wildair, 7 to 1 agst Mirmillo, 10 to 1 agst Miss Sarah, 10 to 1 agst Prince Charlie, 12 to 1 agst Keleshea, and 15 to 1 agst Con tease. Keleshea took the lead, followed by Executor and Contessa, Sheraton, and Alliance next, Lady Wildair about sixth, and Miss Sarah in the rear. They ran in this order about half a mile, when the running was taken up by Executor, which ha carried on to the Red House turn, where Lady Wildair and Miss Sarah. quitting their horses, went towards the front, and at the distance were lying second and third. A few strides further Executor was beaten, and the two mares went together, Lady Wildair with a trifling lead. About half way up the stand Miss Sarah challenged, and, after a fine race, won by a head. Executor was beaten two lengths; Prince Charlie was fourth, and Contessa fifth. lii making the Red House turn, Prince Charlie ran across Vesta, and upset her; Good Boy, who was in her wake, fell over her, and Miss Sarah and Vampyre very narrowly escaped. Vesta's rider got off with some bad cuts and bruises, but Rodney was seriously injured, and when we left the course was insensible. Mirmillo was disappointed at starting, and lost several lengths. Run in 3 min.:2o secs. The Fitzwilliam Handicap of 5 sovs. each. and 50 added. ease of Coinpsuay. Australasia .......... Brash orth American Ceylon .............. Jommercial of Loadoa Gloucestershire lonian .............. Londe and Westminstr Uondon Joint-Stock Provincial ot Ireland.. Ditto, Kational of Ireland .. Nat. Provncial of Eng. Ditto, New... South Australia Union of Australia • ... Union cf L0nd0n..... Union of Madrid ..... Name of Company. Charing-cross • • • • .. • • Southwrk, Nw Sub. Av. Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. Waterloo .. •. • • • • • • • • Ditto Old Ann. of V. Ditto NNV ditto of 71. Vauxhall .... ... Av. INS Name of Company. Albion .. • • • • • • • • • • • • Alliance Brit. and For. Uittj Marine. • • • • • • Altai ... • . • • • • Brit's!, Commercial .. Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life Cnnity • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Crown .............. Eagle ••• • • ..... •• • • Eng•St Scot. Law •• • • European Life ••• • • • Family Endow= t Soc. Fi'eealitsons' . • • • • • • • • G lard' an I upezial Fire • • • • • • • • 1 uperial Life ........ ladetnnity Marine.... Law Fire .......... LAY( i lie Legal and General Life L. - . , r,dcn Fire . • • L,ndon Ship Marine • • • • • • Med. lnvlid & Gen. Life Xational Lean Fund.. , ;ational IMO Pelican • • • • •• ...... Protector Life • Provident Life •• Rock Royal Exchange S w Fire ....... I.ltto Lire ..... rniversal Life Vi.:toriti Lite • Name of Company. Birmingham. • •• •• h.:4SL London • • • • .. Grand Junction ...... New Itirr Lndn Brdge Vauxhall ............ West Middlesex . . . Same of Company. C Anmercial E un and West India... E tst Country Lonr!on •• • • Ditto Bonds • • • • • • S.. K atharine •• • • • • Ditto Bonds •• • • .• • Snithampton • • • • • • GAS-LIGHT Name of Company. British •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Ditto Provincial .• Bristol • • • • • • • • • • • •• Brighton • • • ..... City of London .. •• Continental Consolidat. Ditto, New Equitable.. Imperial Independent L0nd0n............., l'hcenix . .......... Itatcliff United General .....; Wedtannster Chartered Ditto, New .... -... Names of Companies. Ashtn & Oldh Barnsley.... 4rknk&Abrg Birmingham Coventry.... in :b • •• ••; Ells rrc&Chsl Ere ash • • • unctn! (irandSurrey L.ratid Union .;rantham nennt & Le.ls& Livrp! Leicester.... Let cstr &Nth :.ou.rhhorogh Monmouthsh Nintgomrysh wbry: Macclesfield . Neath Oxford .. Peak Forest. Regent's • Somrsct Coal Do.Lk Fd St Stffro.l& Wore Shrewsbury.. Stourbrldgv.. Severn and/ Wye Rail. j Warwick& 1 Warwick& Napton.. Worestr &/ Binning. Wilts & ltrks 1/. 10s. 7s. 6d. 341. 101. 41. 701. It. Bs. LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PILICI S. I Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. a. d. s. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company Si. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 195 Caledonian Bank .• •7% per sent. 10 0 0 210 0 41. Os City of Glasgow sank . 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 113 Clydesdale Bank •••• •• 6 3% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12% Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 148% Eastern Bank ••• • • • 61. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 C 9/.195. Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 6% xehange 'ink of Scot 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 3734 Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 18 0 0 7 0 0 - N ational Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13% North of Scotland Bank 71. percent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 31.155. North British Bank • • 50 0 0 10 0 0 1% Royal Bank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 118% Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 SO `ti esters Bank.. ••• • • • 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 69 Aberleen Fire and Life 121. per cent. 12 10 0 2 0 0 2% B. Accord. Wound Fire 20 0 0 011 0 9s Oa British Guarantee Ins. - 10 0 0 1 0 0 95 Od Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 Church of Eng.and Ins. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2 City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 45 Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 17 East of Scotland Life lO 0 0 015 0 115.0 d. Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 46s 6d ilercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 11 Insur. Co. of Scetlnd•• Si. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 7 Life Assoc. of Scotland 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11, Sr Mercantile Life .. •• . • 10 0 0 016 0 4s. Od. National Fire and Life Si. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 205.64 North British Baur. •• 5%1.pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 I 22 North & West of Scot. 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 175.0 d. Scottish Life and .-;uar. 20 0 0 011 0 65. Scot. Ma.. and Gen. Life 1 0 0 015 0 108.0 d Scottish Union Insrnce. 6 1 41. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. is Stan aid Life •••• .. . 51. Per cent. 50 0 0 45 0 94 Cnited Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 125.0 d MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. s. d. 5. d. Australian Agriculturl 100 0 0 30 0 0 - Anglo-Mexican Mint ll. 4s. 10 0 0 I 10 0 0 16 Ditto, Half Shares 2 10 0 Canada •• . .•• .. Gl. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 - Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - City Bonds.. - Comp.Cppr Mars Eng 5l. per cent. 100 0 0 70 0 0 - Gen. Revers. & Invest sp. c.& ba, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Equitable Reverslonry pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 91% Gen.Steatn Navigation London Institution . • • Peninsir & Orient.Stm. 8/. p l e L r B c a e . nt. 50 15 - 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 0 100 0 0 - Royal Mail Steam .• •. 3%1. pr cent. WO 0 0 60 0 0 44 5 _ 51 1 60 9 South Australian ... 1/. per share. 25 00125 0 0 143 Van Dieman's Land.. 100 0 0i 23 0 0 - Universal Salvage .• • • 25 0 0 I 5 0 0 - DEATH Or SIR WILLIAM RICHA RDSON.—We have to record the deceaie of Sir William H. Richardson, of Chessel House, Hants, who expired on Ile 13th in stant, in the fifty-seventh year of his age. This gen tkman filled the 4)ffiew of sheriff of London in 1830, on the accession of William the Fourth, when Ite had the honour of being knighted. Alderman Crowdra. And Sir Jahn Key were Lords Mayor during Ulla y0P a .....44 4 b ra t in t h e early Put' • Dividend per Atinum. U. pe 121. Dividend per Annum. Amount of Share. 25 0 0 100 0 0 h 0 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 BRIDGES Dividend per Annum. Amoun t of Share. Paid. Price. . 355. per cent, 1/. ss. 4d. 11. 2s. 2d. 11. 17s. .NCE C Dividend per Annum. 31. 10s. (1. per cent. 61. per cent. 13s. 6d. pr oh. 17s. per share 5 pr ct.& bs. 31. 14s. 6s. 5/. per cent. 5% per cent. & be. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 12 per ccnt 12s. 11. sh. & be. 11. 165. Sal. per ct. 51. per cent. 8/. per cent. 51. per cent. 1. p. eh. & bs. 5/. per cent. 11. 53. 4s. 5/. per colt. 61. 103. 11. Cs. 10% pr cut. '.A.TER-" Dividend per Annum. 21. 10s. 21.105. k .5/. per cnt. '61.0.. pr ent.l Z. s. d. 632 12 ii 50 0 1.) 100 0 0 70 10 3 Paid. 51. per cent. 71. p.r cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 151 per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. l 81. per cent. 8/. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. Si. per cent. 51 per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent I a. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 (1 100 0 0 100 0 0 .f s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 YO 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 .Z. r. d. 25 0 0 60 0 0 40 0 0 1 111P.A.NIES. Amount of Share. .4 s. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 1 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 C 100 0 0 1 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 1100 0 0 1 50 0 0 20 0 0 1 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 'OAKS, Amount of Share. X 1. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 41 13 4 100 0 0 100 0 0 DOCIES. Dividend per Annum. 41. per cent. 61. pr cent. 255. per sh. 51. pr cant. 41. per cent. 4 per cent. 1341. pr cent., 21. per cent. AND CO: Dividend per Annum. X. s. d. 40 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 4U 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 .ANIES. Paid. i Price, Z. e. d. 18 0 0 19 0 0 100 0 0 39 5 0 37 10 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 h 0 0 0 50 0 46 0 0 90 0 0 50 0 0 36 67N 64 10 0 0 31 75 15 52 lON 11. 85. ICI. per cent. 5/. per cent. 101. 9'23. pr share 85s. pr share 453. pr share 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 51. and bna. 4 1. pr cent. 31, 12s. CA Price, Amount of Share. X s. d. Stock. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Stock. 50 0 0 X s. d. 50 0 0 Amount of Share. fames of nylpanies. £ s. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 a 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 12 6 All paid. 4 0 0 3 0 0 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 I 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 9 0 0 4 0 0 raid. £ s. d. 25 0 0 RAILWAY RETURNS RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— Week ending NAME OF RAILWAY. Era ;71 1 ; 6 to T .) C 7 Last week. Red House in. (6 Subs.) Lord Strathmore's Brocardo, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (Nat) 1 Mr. D. Stoddart's Volley, 3 yrs, ist ... 2 Mr. Meiklam's Godfrey, aged, 7st 7lb Lord Stanley's Cannibal, 3 yrs, 68t 12Ib ... 4 2 to 1 agst Brocardo, 5 to 2 agst Volley, and 5 to 2 agst Godfrey. Brocardo made all the running, and won by a length. Run in 1 min. 15 secs. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, h ft, with 100 added. Mile and a quarter. Mr. Johnstone's Confederacy, 3 yrs,,6st 91b (Ryder) 1 Mr. Dawson's Prince Charlie, 3 yrs, ist 71b... ... 2 Mr. B. Gri en's Maid of my Soul, 3 yrs, Bst 31b ~. 3 Mr. Hesseltine's Escape, 3 yrs, 7st 41b ... 4 ISlr. S. Hawkes's Miss Harrison, 3 yrs, 7st 91b ... 5 5 to 4 on Escape, and 3 to 1 agst Prince Charlie. Escape, followed by Confederacy and Maid of my Soul, made the running to the Red House, where Confederacy went in advance, kept a clear lead to the end, and won by a length and a half. Run in 2 min. 17 secs. IVintringham having stopped his mare at the Stand, a suspicion was excited that he bad done so for a fraudu lent purpose, and on returning to scale he was summoned before the Stewards. His explanation was clear enough —his mare was beaten at the distance, and he did not consider it necessary to persevere with her. This was corroborated by Prince and Cartwright, and we under stand that Wintringham was informed by the Stewards that he was acquitted. Mr. Green, who had left the course in ignorance that any charge had been made, was unacquainted with it till near seven o'clock; considering that great injustice hi,cl been done both to himself and his jockey, took the earliest opportunity of demanding a public inquiry, which it was arranged shall take place to-morrow. LATEST BETTING, CESAREWITCH. 12 to 1 agst Backbiter—t 25 to 1 agst Meaux 12 to 1 agst The Cur—t 28 to 1 agst Chat—t 12 to 1 agst Surplice 30 to 1 agst Dough—t 18 to 1 agst Pulma 30 tot agst Panic 20 to 1 agst Peep u'Dayßoy 30 to 1 agst Newcourt 25 to 1 agst Lanesborough 30 to 1 agst The Tartar 25 to 1 agst Attraction 33 to 1 agst Inheritress 25 to 1 agst Dacia DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Honeycomb. SALE OF BLOOD STOCK, BY MESSRS. TAT TERSALL. Guiueas Traveller, abr yearling colt by Lanercost ... 50 A bay yearling colt by Ithuriel, out of Maria ... 41 A bay yearling filly by lthuriel, dby Tomboy ... 180 A black )earling filly by The Saddler, out ot Peggy 82 B c (yearling) by Charles XII., out of Morsel ... 190 B c (yearling) by Charles XII., out of Lady Eden... 100 B c (yearling) by St. Martin, out of Mks Parkensun B c (yearling) by St. Martin, out ot Rebecca ... 300 B c (yearling) by Sr. Martin, out of Margery ... 265 Br c (yearling) by Charles XII., out of the Hind... 20 B c (yearling) by Gladiator, out of Revival ... 165 B f (yearling) by St. Martin, out of Marchioness... 75 Br f (yearling) by St. Martin, out of Messalina ... 145 Ch t (yearling) by St. Martin, out of Abigail ... 40 B f (yearling) by Charles XII., out of Fury ... 50 B f (yearling) by Melbourne, out of Cunstuntia ... 41 FRIDAY'S RACES. The North of England Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each; for three yrs old; the winner of the St. Leger, 71b extra, &c. Leger Course. (19 Subs.), Lord Clifden's Surplice ... ... walked over The Gascoigne Stakes of 100 sovs. each, 30 ft ; for three yrs old. St. Leger Course. (8 Subs.) Mr. Green's Assault ... ••• ••• walked over The Park Hill Stakes of 50 says. each, h ft, for three yrs old fillies, Bst 71b each ; the second to receive 100 toys. cut of the stakes, and the winner to pay 20 soya. towards the expenses. St. Leger Course. (41 Subs.) Lord Stanley's Canesou ... (F. Butler) 1 Mr. Foljambe's Queen of the May 2 Mr. Quin's Attraction 4 and 5 to 1 on Canesou, who made all the running at a strong pace, and won by three lengths. Run in 3 min. 20 secs. The Two Yrs Old Stakes of 20 sovs. each; colts, List 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; the second to save his stake. T.Y.C. (30 Subs.) Lord Eglinton's Flying Dutchman ... (Marlow) 1 Mr. Green's Garrick ... 2 Mr. Bell's Velox 3 • • ••• • • ••• • •• • Mr. Meiklam's Raby 4 7 to 1 on Flying Dutchman, who took the • lead, made her own running, and won in the commonest of canters by three lengths. Run in 1 min. 43 secs. The Cup, of 3001., added to a Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, the second to receive 501 out of the stakes. Cup Course. (12 Subs.) Mr. Merry's Chanticleer, 5 yrs, Sat 121 b ... (Nat) I Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale, 4 yrs, Bst 216 ••• Lord Eglinton's Van Tromp, 4 yrs, 9.t 31b... .• 3 7 to 4 on Van Tromp, 3 to 1 agst Chanticleer,anh.dalf6. to 1 agst Ellerdale. Won easy by a leng th and a Run in 4 min. and 50 secs. The Retriever Stakes of 300 sovs. each, h ft, for two years old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies , Bst 41b. One to the post. Red House in. (6 Subs.) Lord Stanley's Eberilade ••• •.• (Butler) 1 .. . Lord Clifden's Honeycomb ..• ••• ••• 2 5 to 2 on Honeycomb. W on eas y b y two lengths. Run in 1 min. 17 secs. Sweepstakes of 200 soya. each, h ft • for three-year olds, St. Leger Course. (7 Subs.) Lord Stanley's Can( son ... walked over. Major Yarburgh withdrew his stake. Match, 300, h. ft. Red House in. Mr. Hill's Windermere, Bst 41b., lecLived ft from Lord Wutertord's c by Birdcatcher, out of Perdita, Bst 71b, Handicap Plate of 100 sow.. for three yrs old and upwards, Last mile and quarter of the St. Leger Course. Lord Caledon's Wanota, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (J. Matson) 1 Duke of Richmond's Vampyre, 4 yrs, Bst 71b 2 Mr. J. Scott's Sorceress, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b 3 The following also started, but were not placed : Mr. Bell's Fiddlestring, 5 yrs, Est s!b; Mr. Meieklum's Gedirey, aged, 7st 91 b ; Mr. Henderson's3l47riss,a6Natelail;bll; 4 yrs, 7st 91b; Lord Strathmore 's Swall o w , 7st 711; Mr. Johnstone's Confederacy, 4 yrs, Mr. S. Hawke' s Miss Harrison, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b; Majcr Yarbtugh's Snowball, 3 yrs, 6st 61b; Mr. Bowes's Wiasma, 3 yrs, 6st 61b. 5 to 2agst Svvallow; 4 to 1 sgst Louisa Newell; 5 to 1 Egst Wilispia; sto 1 agst Vampyre, W9u*ivey by halt a length bormess a bad thud. INDELIBILITY OF HOLT ORDERS.—The following opinion has been givin by the Advocate-General, Sir John Dodson, in reference to the case of Mr. Shore :- 1. I am of opinion that a priest in holy orders of the Church of England, although styling Ihmself a seceder from that Church, and being, in faer, a voluntary seceder therefrom, may be committed to prison fur contempt of Court in preaching as a Dissenting Minister, contrary to the lawful monition of the Court. 2. It is quite obvious that neither deposition from holy orders, degradation, or excommunication, can confer o❑ a clergyman a legal right to officiate or preach as a Dissenting minister. 3. I think that if the Bishop were to degrade and depose a clergy man from holy orders, ho might be liable to the penalties imposed by the statute 41 George 111. v. lxiii., if he attempted to sit in the Commons House of Parlia ment. 4. lam of opinion that excommunication would not entirely release a clergyman from his priestly cha racter so as to give him the status of a layman.—Doctors' Commons, Aug. 24, 1848. Tha DISCOVERER OF GUTTA PERCHA.—The Gutta Percha tree, or Gutta Tuban, as it ought more properly to be called—the percha being a spnrious article—abounds iu the indigenous forests of Singapore, although it is not more than four years since it was dis cover, dby Europeans. The first notice taken of it ap pears to have been by Dr. W. Montgoinerie, in a letter to the Bengal Medical Board, in the beginning of 1843, wherein he commends the substance as likely to prove use Jul for some surgical purposes, and supposes it to belong to the fig tribe. In April, 1843, the substance was taken to Europe by Dr. D. Almeuia, who presented it to the Royal Society of Arts of London; but it did not at first attract much attention, as the Society simply ;retinue, ledged the receipt of the gift. Its use would rather appear to have been found out by the Malaya, who first manuteciured some of the gutta percha into whips, and brought them into the town at Singapore for sale, where they were seen by Europeans.—Lendors ulmcd,tts. INCENDIARY FIRE.—We have again to record an act of incettniarisui, in this instunce, in a field ad joining to Kelstou Round-hill, the prop. rty of Joseph t Neell, Lg., and in the occupation of Mr. Neil, of the Golden Lion, Southgate-street. On W ouesday night, several labourers who had been employed in no adjoin ing field left their work about eight o'clock, without having seen anything tending to a suspicion that tolleil tin act of wanton outrage was intended ; there was tit, ap pearance of fire, nor was any one seen lurking about the neighbourhood. Immediately i‘djoining the field were pile tt two ricks, one of clover and th e ot h er o f c l over seed, when wu t a he ilay . of e u looseer went straw. andile following place morning, between ricks, he found th at t h e straw had been reduced to t - ) the On t tidies, and that the fire had communicated with the la dge and had burnt a tree which stood in it, but singu larly enough, had not touched either of the ricks.— Bristol Gazette. ---- LONDON DISPENSARY, S P ITALFIELDS.—The quar terly gtneral meeting of the governors of this institution was held at the dispensary, Church-street, Spitalfields, last night, Llr. Bruslifield in the chair. The minutes of the last three monthly meetings having been read and confirmed, the chairman said that the prospects of this excellent charity were at present somewhat beclouded. The lease of their premises having recently expired, was about to be renewed, but the lessees were bound to effect very extensive repairs; and to enable them to accomplish this, they had been compelled to trench seriously upon the permanent resources of the institution, by selling off about 8001. worth of their original stock. The committee, however, had not been necessitated as yet to contract their operations for the relief of the afflicted, among the dense masses of poor located in Spitalfields; but a o i f dof the he ft ared that they wou ld soon be obli g ed to mak an appeal to the public for incr e a sed su pp ort, in ord er to spare themselves being redu ced to the p ainful ne cessity of turning away numerous needy applicants unsuccoured e r hmaoprse any requiring other part the from their doors. The district which formed the sphere suchof their a di s pensary operationsh t was s onen perhaps metropolis, and he therefore hoped the humane and be nevolent would come forward and readily contribute the funds rt quisite to render the labours of th vigorous and , ffici, nt. We understand that e committee than twenty-five old subscribers have lately no fewer from deaths and owing to the fallen off, depressed state of the times. The average annual numbt on the books is about 3,000, and number of patients entered 486 under cure. Concurrently t h ere are at present vii_usly mentioned, it is cuntetnl W i th the repairs pre tni,es, and provide them with p attd to enlarge the pre greater conveniences than at present exist. After the usual routine business, the proceedings terminated. 'IRE SOLITARY SYSTEM IN GAOLS.—The following is the cop y aof ; 0 , a subject whichter received by Sir Pet e r Laurie, on is to be brought forward at the c"2 - tnencenavnt of ne x t sess i on of Parliament . before the House of Lords:— " Pot tman• square, Sept. 11, 1848. " My dear Sir,—Your remark at,tho meeting of Mid dlesex magistrates on Friday last (as reported in The Sun of this evening), that solitary confinement was the nurse of lunacy,' recalls to my recollection that a similar opinion was held by the late Sir James Macintosh, when Recorder at Bombay, as well as by bis successor, the late Sir Alexander Anstruther, with both of whom I t as associated as an Mclennan of Bombay, and it wa s a punishment which neither of these judges would ever award or sanction, from their expressed conviction of its tendency to produce insanity.—Yours very truly, " JOHN STEWART.-' "Sir Peter Laurie. "in eztsetresoiitary system should become tiro sub ject of icquiry, it occurred 0 we that op i u j ons o f then judge§ gaglai be useful." Dividend per Annura 1/. ss. 71. 10s. 61. r. c. 281. 151. 201. Price. Price. BETTING ON FRIDAY MORNING. CESAREWITCH STAKES. 12 to 1 agst Surplice —t I 20 to 1 agst Dou g h 12 to 1 agst The Cur I 2:5 to 1 agst Laneaborougla. 12 to 1 agst Backbiter 25 to-1 agt Inheritress . 20 to 1 agst Attraction 40 to 1 agt Ilagley 20 to 1 agst Reflection DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Honeycomb 15 to 1 agst Elthiron—t 36 to 1 agst Tadmor THE THREE-YEAR•OLD HANDICAP (THURSDAY).-- This mater was gone into this afternoon on the course, when the stewards authorised Mr. Green to declare pub licly that there was not sufficient evidence to sustain the charge of false riding against Wintringhtim, and that it had been shown by the evidence of the other jockeys who rode in the race, that his mare was beaten at the distance. CRICKET. THE ELEVEN OF ALL ENGLAND v. TWENTY TWO OF I3ISHOPSWEARMOUTH AND DIS- TRICT: On Wednesday this contest was resumed and brought to a conclusion, when it will be seen, on a perusal of the final score, which will be found attached, that the Eleven were the victors by 157 runs. Indeed, from the early part of the first innings, it became apparent that our friends of Sunderland did not possess such a necessary completion of their studies and practice in the game as was at all likely to enable them to make even a reason ably good stand against the amount of accomplishment in the science which was opposed to them. The Eleven thus became the winners by 157 runs. The ultimate score stood thus : ALL ENGLAND. Clark, c Crookes, b Smith 8 run out Dean, c Ditchburn Martingall,;c and b Smith 4 c B e ll, b Handy ..• l3 Parr, b Smith tian A. Myna, Esq., b Smith . 9 1b w b Smith 1 N. Felix, Esq., o Beldon . 13 c Crookes, b Lambert 5 R. T. King, Esq.. c Bell . 5 a Rake, b Smith Dorrinton, b Lambert ... 14 c Hutchinson, b Bell Sewell, run out: 6 c Smith, b Lambert... 10 Guy, b Bell Hill, er, not out 1 c Rake, b Smith Byes 13, wide 9 22 Byes 10; wide 10; no ball 1 143 BISHOPSWEARMOUTH. J. W. Elliott, Esq.. b Clark 4 c Felix, b Clark W. H. Crookes, Esq., b Hillyer W. Beldon, Esq., c Parr, b Hillyer P. I)itchburn, Esq., c Hill yer, b Clark Booth, b Clark .. .. P. Smith, s Dorrinton, b Clark Redshaw, c King, b Mayer 4 c Dorrinton, b Hillyer 2 J. Peacock, Esq., c Mynn, b Hillyer 9 c King, b Hillyer 7 W. Moncrieffe, Esq., c King, b Clark T. Elliott, &A., c King, b Clark Capt. Hutchinson, b Clark 0 b Hillyer W. M. Bell, c Parr, b Clark 2 c Dorrinton, b Clark 0 J. Dowell, Esq., b Hillyer 0 c Clark, b Hillyer Rake, c Alynn, b Clark ... 3 c Parr, b Clark .... Lambert, b Hillyer R. Eckles, Esq., b Hill) er 1 b Dean 10 B. Peacock, L,q., b Hillyer 0 b Dean 2 Cnristion, 1 b w, b Chick-10 1 b w, b Hillyer W. Wells, Esq., b Hillyer 0 c Guy, b Dean 1 R. Johnson, Esq., b Hillyer 4 Not kart 2 11.13rumw en. Esq., bklillyer 0 c Felix, b Hillyer G. Hundy, Esq., nut out ... 0 b Hillyer . Byes Thus the All England won by 157 runs. BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria. cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 9th day of September, 1848. IBBCE DEPARTMEN T. X. Notes i55ued........ 26,958,875 X 26.958,875 Government debt • • 11,015,100 Other securities .. • • 2,984.900 Gold coin and bullion 12,402,110 Silver William ••• • • • 556,7 Z. 5 Dated the 14th day of Septeml I .£ 26,958,87 i M. MAUSIIALL, Chief Cashier. T, 1848. PEPAITYIN T. Government securi ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 1 2,462,735 Other securities •. • • 11,320,6:39 Notes • • • • ••.• . • • • 9,114,210 Gold and silver coin 707,607 £33,605,191 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. r. 1848. BANKING D. Proprf etors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest • • •••••• • • • • • 3,e28,667 depbsits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Say ings-banks, and Di- vidend accounts).. 5,460,328 Other deposits .... •• 8,771,338 Sever, day and other bills.- • • 4,91,858 X 33,60,191 Dated the 14th day of Septeml i 1 Tee% r. ' - ` *. l'ald. Paid. Price 208 14N 41 Os. 26U 43( 165 197 Prim 172 Si 75 55 116 1 4 118 21 104%