The Sun. — London, England, 1848-11-02 00:00:00

THE ATTACK ON THE OUT WORKS OF 2,rouLTA.N. The most graphic account of this attack is to be found in the annexed letter from the Delhi Gazette of the 231 of September : " Camp, be=fore Moultan, Sept. 13. " According to promise, I have the pleasure to send you an account of a general action fought yesterday morning, the 12th inst., between the united regiments of the Moultan Field Force and Moolraj's troops. In my letter of the 11th I mentioned to you that a night attack had been made on an entrenchment of the enemy's, which it was a great object to take, as it interfered with our proceeding with our second parallel; that many lives had been lost, and our small force repulsed, without gaining one inch of ground. Well, Sir, yesterday morning a wing of her Majesty's 32.1 Regiment and the 49th Regiment, under Colonel Pattoun, called the right column, and a wing of her Majesty's 10th Foot. and the Bth Regiment of Native Infantry, under C,,lenel Franks, the whole under the com mand of Brigadier Hervey, were ordered out at day break to attack the same entrenchment. At about half-past seven o'clock A.m. the two columns were drawn up in line. At the word Forward,' we gave thenr one huzze, and advanced. When within 50 yards of their entrenchment we lay down, and received their first volley in that position ; immediately on receiving it, away we went, at the devil's own pace, though in very good line, regularly up to them before we gave them a volley ; butithat was of little avail, for the en trenchment was so strong fleet our musket balls did not tell as we could have wished. However, many kiss, d mother earth, and theee who survived the first volley did not get away (for we were all round them), but fought like maniacs, and killed and wounded a good many of our men over the walls and through the loop holes. It was no good ; a strong party was I:ft there to knock over any fellows who might try to escape, and away we wont, headlong, at a second entrenchment further on, where we were also greeted with a very warm reception. However, the Europeans very soon knocked in the windows and doorways, and, drawing up in front, fired such volleys into them, that very few lived to tell the tale, and those who did get out had not time to get far from the entrenchment, for we were all over the place, as we were obliged to be, to screen ourselves somewhat from the tremendous fire kept up from the enemy's parallels. Atter taking this second entrench ment, and setting fire to it, away we went at the enemy's trenches, but after advancing and firing into them for some time, and just as we had got close up to them, they brought out such a fire of guns, jinjals, zumbooruks, bows and arrows, &c., upon us, that we were obliged to fall back, en masse, upon the second entrenchment we had taken, and when there the men, both European and native, mounted the walls, determined that not a soul should escape. Certainly the massacre that took place within a taeekhana (enclosed on all sides by loopholed walls, and entrenched all round) was something awful to one who had never been on service before. At this entrenchment Lieutenant Cubitt, of the 49th Regiment of Native Infantry was shot by a wounded man. After being sent up to camp he survived only about seven hours. Poor fellow! he will be a sad loss to his regiment, for a better soldier never breathed. He was universally beloved by his brother officers, and indeed I may say by all who knew him. After setting fire to this entrenchment in several places, we returned to the entrenchment we had first taken, and this we were obliged to get scaling ladders to take, as it was so strong. No sooner were the scaling ladders up than Colonel Pattoun was the first to ascend, and down he jumped, right amongst the enemy within, when, as a matter of course, ho was instantly cut to pieces; for these fellows, immediately you attempt to close with them, draw their tulwars, and they know how to use them too, as several officers and men can say, for they have left their marks on many. Here, too, tell Lieutenant Taylor, Quartermaster of her Majesty's 32d Foot, and Major Montizambert, of her Majesty's 10th Foot, besides three or four other officers wounded. But not a man escaped, for the doors, &c., were burst open, and an attack from above and below made, when every man within those walls fell a victim to the bayonets of both Europeans and natives. After all was over I counted 108 dead bodies, lying about in all directions, and in the other entrenchment there must have been 200 dead bodies, at the least, be sides those who had fallen in the enemy's trenches from the effects of Mackenzie's guns and our musketry ; also those who had been massacred on our left by Colonel Frank's column and Bahawul Khan's men. There must have fallen in that action, on the enemy's side, at least 500 killed and wounded; and on ours I should say about 60 at the utmost, but I cannot speak positively. There is one great mistake, however made, and that is in not giving Bahawu Khan's men some distinguishing differ ence of dreee from the men in this part of the world, for if they do not do so we shall lose many more men and officers than we otherwise should do. In this way Mool raj's men go strolling about, evidently to cut up the officers or Europeans, and join in among our Jack Sepoys, anti when asked who they are, they say, • Bahawul Khan's Sepoys.' Upon this they are allowed to ge en unmolested, and they then turn upon the first Eiropean officer they come across, as was the case with poor Lloyd, of the Bth Native Infantry, yesterday. Some Europeans were going to take a shot at a paveror some thirty of these blackguards, when poor Lloyd saved their lives, telling the Europeans they were Bahawul Khan's men, whereupon they let them alone ; but no sooner were they gone than these brutes turned upon poor Lloyd with their tulwars, and killed him on the spot. Fortunately some Sepoys of the 49th Regiment and Bth Regiment of Native Infantry saw what had happened, and bayonetted them to a man, so that they gained nothing by their treachery. After having taken possession of the enemy's entrenched out posts, we immediately set to and entrenched ourselves there, leaving three companies of her Majesty's 10th Foot and Bth Regiment of Native Infantry in the ad vanced one, and some Sepoys in the rear one, with four companies of her Majesty's 32d on our right flank, to prevent the enemy from coming round and attacking our flanks. In the evening four heavy guns were brought up to the advanced post and placed in battery, and the 49th Regiment of Native Infantry placed in the trenches com municating from our first parallel. All was made snug for the night; however, at about 7 o'clock the enemy came out its force and and made as attack upon the entrenchment, with a view of gaining possession of it again. They very soon found out that they could not take the place from us, though we had taken it from them the same morning. During the time their infantry were attacking us in front they brought a most awful fire upon us from the fort, city, and every place from which they could get a gun to bear ; but we held our own, and had only two men wounded. " The action in the morning lasted about one hour and three quarters, and, certainly, during that time the vollies of muskets and matchlocks, not to mention the whizzing of cannon-balls and zumbooruk-balls, made us keep our eyes wide open, for fear of being knocked over before we knew where we were. "These men of Moofraj's are perfect fiends to fight ; and if they go on giving us ths same work they have done thus far, we shall not have men to do it." The following is the latest intelligence from Gen. Whish's camp:— " General Whi*h's Camp, Sept. 17. " Here we are as snug and as safe as possible, with supplies sufficient fur the next three month. Moolraj holds the country ; but he knows b.-ttpr than to attack us in our entrenched' position. General Whish sent an express to Hyderabad for troops, and here we roust re main till the Bombay or Sindo troops come up unless the form's from Feruz , pore are sufficiently strung to en able us to renew the attack. The enemy has got hold of the trenches we made. Our left is on the river, where there are three steamers." " September 18. _ _ "I ought to have mentioned that we are now en camped to the south west of the place, ani about the tame distance as before. The position will be far better for renewing the attack. It was not the General's fault that the siege was raised. He was awfully deceived as to the strength of the place by those who ought to have obtained more correct information. Heaven knows, they have lots of time to make inquiries, it' not personally to observe. We have very fine weather, and the troops are very healthy. If we had three or snore regiments of infantry, hloultan, in my opinion, would have been curs before this; but not without a loss —perhaps a heavy one." _ " Septerni'er 19. " Yesterday a royal salute was fired from the fort. The natives say it was to welcome in some forces sent to Moolraj by Chuttur Singh. I have just heard, but know not how true it may be, that the Mahomedan por tion of Shere Stngh's force has not gone over to Moolraj. They have in a body, it is said, joined Cortlandt's force. This is ♦ery probable, for the Seikhs Fever treated them well, and now that they are boasting about their national spirit and patriotism, they are not likely to hold oillt any bright prospects to the Mahomedans." MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. LIVERPOOL —lra St. Paul's ward, yesterday ' hoth candidates were equal; Everton, F. Shand ; Scotland, James Thompson; Vaux h al l, T. L. Hod gson; Exchau , e Thomas Littledale; Castle street, H. Hornby; Peter's, James Ferguson; Pitt- street, Thomas Robinson; Great George, Thomas Wagstaff; Rodney-street, George Booker; Abercromby-strLot, Hugh Neil; Lime- street, James Joltr-son; St. Ann's, Thomas Poole; West Derby, James Beckwith; South Toxteth, E. C. Hindley; - North Toxteth, W. Fisher. The contest was not, as heretofore, Whig and Tory. It lay entirely on Vie point of ratiag the docks. Amongst the parties thrown out are Messrs. Earle and Rathbone. MANCLIESTER.—The fallowing is the result of the elections yesterday :—Collegiate w::rel, Mr. W. Thaelc ray; St. Clement's ward, Mr. B. NiAol.s; Oxford-road ward, Mr. B. Fothergill; St. James's ward, Mr. James Watts; Exchange ward, Mr. J. Ilibbert, 207, Mr. S. Berrry, 160; St. Micha-l's ward, Mr. T. Slater, 205, Mr. 11. Milner, 163; All S«ints ward, Mr. Barnes, `270, Mr. Bundle, 2!;0; t';t. Luke's ward, Mr. W. Clark, 366 Mr. W. Middleton, 228; St. Geurgo's ward, Mr. J. R. White, 219,. Mr. Green, 159; Medlock-street ward, Mr. T. Taylor, 258, Mr. Dewsberry, 239; Ardwick ward, J. Thompson, 211, Mr. R. Riding, 87; Chatham ward, gr. Wareing,, 241, Mr. Milne, 131 ; N , w Cross ward, Mr. J. 'lowan], 270. Mc. Middleton, 245, Mr. Willis iOl, Mr. Mitchell, 69; St. Ann's ward, Mr. S. Fletcher, 257, Mr. Bennett, 104, Mr. Maskell, 15. BIBMINGITAM.—The usual annual election of town „councillors took place yesterday. There were only .three wards contested, and in two of these the cont sts were far from being severe. In Deritend ar;el Burdeslay Mr. Potter (Conservative) and Mr. Harlowe (Whig,) Were oppcsr4l by Messrs. Truman and Rawlings (Whig- Radical). The former were returned by rarge majori ties. In Daddeston-cum Nicholls the triumph of the Whig candidates, Messrs. Cr:lel:low and Gwyther, ever their Radical competitors, Messrs. Page and Atkinson, was still more complete The defeated were comp letel y distanced. The most . interesting election was in St. Sha,ckel,4 CvaserNative, and THE SUN, late member for the ward, was opposed by Mr. Simone, I also a Conservative; who coalesced with Mr. Clifford, the late Whig-Radical councillor for the wird. The result was that Mr. Shackel end Mr. Clifford were elected, the first-named gentleman by a large majority. WORCESTER.—Yesterday being the day appointed under the Municipal Reform Act for the election of town councillors in the place of those retiring in rota Lion, the occasion called forth an unusual activity and bustle among the several political parties in this city. Hitherto the municipal elections here have gone off with little display of opposition or party spirit ; but on this occasion there have been contests in three out of the five wards. St. Nicholas Ward—ln this ward, Messrs. Jones and Harding (Liberals) were the retiring councillors, and in their stead have been elected, Messrs. F. Hall and James Corbett, of the same party; Mr. West, a Conservative, was put in nomination but rejected. St. John's Ward—Mr. Ward (Liberal) was re-elected, A feigned opposition on the score of economy was got up, but no other candidate was polled for than Mr. Ward. St. Peter's Ward—ln this ward Messrs. Hood and Lucy (Liberals), and Chamberlain (Conservative), retired. They were again put in nomination for re-election, to gether with Mr. E. L. Williams (Liberal). The three Liberals, Messrs. Lucy, Williams, and Hood, were re lected, the Liberal party thus gaining one vote in the ward. Claines Ward—Three Liberals, Messrs. Hughes, Southan, and Walter, retired, and Mr. Hughes was re elected ; Messrs. Goodwin and Kinder (Liberals) being chosen in the room of Messrs. Walter and Southan. All Saints' Ward—The great contest of the day was in this ward, and prov. d one of the closest struggles for local representaion that has ever taken place hero. The Con. strvatives supported Messrs. Stallard, Read, and H Webb ; and the Liberals nominated Messrs. Southan, Jones, and Mountford. It was not until after five o'clock that the numbers were declared by the assessors as fol lows :—Mr. Stallard (Conservative), 117, elected ; Mr. 11. Webb (Conservative), 117, ditto ; Mr. Mountford (Liberal), 115, ditto ; Mr. Read (Conservative), 110 ; Mr. Suuthan (Liberal), 109 ; Mr. Jones (Liberal), 106. A large msjerity of-the coma are Liberals. DovEn.—Yesterday came off the election of six coun cillors for this borough, in the room of a like number who go out by rotation. The out-going members were 5 Tories and 1 Liberal. The affair, for the first time for many years, passed off without opposition, and the result is the return of 4 Liberals and 2 Tories. Pre ♦iously the Liberals had a large majority, and the num bers in the council now are 18 Liberals and 6 Tories. Hume—Little interest is now taken in the election of fit and proper persons to fill the responsible situation of town-councillors. The different ward meetings are but thinly attended, and even the few that do attend cannot, although Liberals, agree amongst themselves. Out of the seven wards in Hull two have been contested by men professing the same political creeds, one by the Tories, and five uncontested; but of those five, one respected councillor has been surreptitiously superseded by an other person, through the instrumentality of the clique having the confidence hitherto of the Liberal section of the ward. Such conduct, though gratifying for the mo ment to the perpetrators of the joke, must bring its own punishment. The result of the election is to place one Tory in one ward, and displace one in another; thus, as regards politics, leaving the council same as last year. REMARKS ON THE WEATHER DURING THE QUARTER ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1848. BY JAMES GLAISHER ESQ., OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, GREENWICH. With the exception of a few days in July, and the period between the 9th and 23d of September, the wea ther during the quarter ending September 30, 1848, was wet, with very little sunshine. The month of August was extremely wet, and in many places the falls of rain, both in July and September, were unusually great. So much rain falling i❑ a period immediately following the previous bad weather, renders the season and the year very remarkable. On July 1, the mean temperature of the air was 8 deg. 4 min. below the average value of the same day in the seven preceding years, and on the 6th it was 12 deg. 2 min. in excess above the average ; on the former day the mean temperature was 46 deg. 7 min., and on the latter day it was 74 deg. 0 min. On the 9th it was three degrees below the averrge; and on the 14th it was 9 deg. 4 min, above the average; and on the 15th it was again below the average. These changes were great and abrupt. From July 11 to September 19 the imperature of the air was almost always below the average value, and particularly so between the 11th and 15th of September; on the 12th, the departure from the average was 12 deg. 6 min. From the 20th of September to the end of the quarter the temperature of the air ranged somewhat above the average value. The hottest day in the year was July 6, and this day was the hottest all over the country. On an average of seven years, the hottest day is July 5. /n pursuance of the arrangement hitherto followed, I will speak of each subject of investigatio❑ separately. COURT OF ALDERMEN. A Court was held for the dispatch of business. Alderman COPELAND brought up a report from the Gaol Committee, recommending some necessary altera tions in Giltspur-street Compter, which could be accom plished at a very small expense. Agreed to, and ordered to be carried into execution. He also brought up a report on the subject of affording additional accommodation in the department of the jus tice-room. It was referred to the Lord Mayor, with the authority of the Court to effect the changes which might be considered by his Lordship to Le expedient. FRAUDULENT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Alderman COPELAND said, he regretted to be obliged to complain of the want of uniformity in the decisions of the City magistrates as to the inflictions of penalties upon parties found guilty ot using fraudulent weights and measures. It was a subject on wh'ch, if it were found necessary to go to Parliament for a remedy, he would not hesitate to adopt that expedient, and to join in a prompt application for that purpose ; for the frauds, which were in constant practice, fell upon the poor to an almost immeasurable extent. The matter was referred to the General Purposes Committee. THE CITY PRISONS. Alderman SIDNEY rose to submit a motion upon the subject of the prisons of the city of London, in which, it was so desirable to effect an improvement, and which however adapted to ancient times, were at present wholly unfit for the uses intended, according to the benevolent spirit with which the penalties of the law were inflicted. He described the prisons over which the Alderman had authority as lamentably deficient in point of room. He objected to the great consumption of time in bed, and to the extraordinary laxity of system which prevailed. He found, he said, that in Coldbath- fields Prison there were two female wardens for every eleven female prisoners, while in the Borough Compter there was only one for every twenty. As to discipline, he despaired of any im provement of consequence within the present contracted dimensions of our places of confinement. His attention had been drawn to the state of Whitecross-street Prison, which he found to be infinitely more like a tea-garden or an extensive tavern, than a gaol. It appeared that visitors innumerably are admitted, and there they sit, men and women, smoking and drink ing and carousing with the prisoners, upon the pro perty of unfortunate oreditors during the whole of the day. Now, certainly, in justice to the suffering creditors, the regulations of the prison ought to be more stringent, and the prisoners would derive moral benefit from the change.—(Hear, hear.) Alderman Sidney concluded by moving that the subject be referred to a committee. Alderman CHALLIS seconded the motion. The subject was then referred to the committee. Upon the motion of Alderman SIDNEY a petition against Robert Tuke, a sworn broker of the city of London, was read. _ _ _ The parties appeared at the bar. The petitioners stated that they were ready with the witnesses to prove all the allegations. Alderman COPELAND was surprised to find that such a case should be brought before the Court of Aldermen. It was only fit for the Central Criminal Court. Other members of the Court expressed themselves to the same effect, and The Court then came to the unanimous determination to erase the name of the accused from the list of brokers, and postponed the consideration of the question as to further proceedings to the next Court. The question excited great interest. GAS MONOPOLY. On Wednesday evening last a meeting numerously attended by many of the most influential gentlemen of the Ward of Bishopsgate, was held at the White Hart Tavern, to take into consideration the best means to be adopted for the purpose of removing the existing mono poly in the supply of gas in the city of London. Shortly after seven o'clock Mr. G. Taylor, haring been called upon to preside, in a very able address stated the pur pose for which the meeting had been convened. Several gentlemen afterwards addressed the company at considerable longth. It appears that the city of London is supplied by two companies, who by arrangement partition the ground between them, and that the Commission( ra of Sewers have always objected to the entry of any other company into the City, by which means a fair competitioqlbs never been permitted. As long since as the spring of 1845, it came to the knowledge of gentlemen in the ward that the company supplying it with gas was charging a higher price to consumers in the City than it was charging without the City boundary. A deputa tion waited upon the directors of the c mpany, and after considerable trouble and a delay of 12 months the reduction of Is. pc r thousand feet was obtained. Soon after cause of complaint was again given to the citizens, it having transpired that the company had made a fur ther reduction of ls. to all their customers, except those within the City; another application upon the subject was then made from the ward to the Chartered Gas Company, which, not proving successful, after consider able delay, a petition, signed by 260 inhabitants, was pre sented to the Court of Sewers, who, after hearing the petitioners, and the directors of the Gas Company, de ci'ied upon not interfering in the matter. A decison 'so extraordinary led to further inquiry on the part of the petitioners, when it appeared that in consequence of the great number of lights upon a given length of main within the City, the supply might be afforded to it at a lower price than to any other part of the metropolis ; indeed that it might be supplied at 4s. per 1,000 feet. It is well-known, that although the price of coals is higher in London than in some other towns, yet the high piice obtained for coke plaCes the City Gas Compa nies in as gooi a position as companies now in the immediate vicinity of coal pits. The fact is that the price of coals is altogether a trifling consideration in the I r m s t rt a ii i el t ;e t etdwrreu' itet i el n lit.i as aihnai m tnth u etedhe inasmuch ect to show one ton produces 9,000 feet of gas. City n o C w otn2h t h ap a ta t nPl t ae h isd e yh elsewhere,awveil ditto take an reduced ahau t,una fs t a L ii r e f l advantage of their position, they have . advanced the although they have not done So i ma n ac l e hef i meter charge from 4s. to Gs. an num o within the City, districts. sion ers of . e of the Some strong remarks were , protectedt he fact t h e that " ir fetlalonvir-citizens S speakersvv worn had u upon n t impositions. It was. also remarked that the from c such sinners might have made an arrangement fur p uramis g • their own gas-pipes, and then have contracted n w s i s i t h 'ssin i company they pleased fur a 'supply to the citizan. any resolution was proposed that a petition, • h which was read to the meeting, should be presented t t h e Court of Common Council, requestin g them to use ' influence that the citizens may be 4uPplietaeivr,lutmost urn the lowest terms. It was carried uaanirn Kith gas It was also resolved that the representatives °us Y. of the ward in that Court be requested to support the prayer thereof. A aub•committce to carry out the object in vivv, having been appointed, and a vote of thanks given to the chairman, the meeting separated. THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT WIIITEIIAVEN. An inquest was hold on Saturday, and concluded on Monday, at Cleuton Moor, on the bodies of eighteen of the sufferers, by tho above accident, mentioned in our paper of Tuesday. Another inquest was held on Mon day, at liensingham, on the bodies (f five other :V -ferns. Each inquiry resulted in a verdict of "Accidental Dezt• ." _ _ _ CORNWALL FISHERY.—At St. Ives, the drift boats during the past week have been taking from 100 to 6,000 fine mackerel, which sold at Ss. per hundred; herrings from 1,000 to 3,000, sold at 2?.. 9d. to as. 6d. per hun dred; pilchard Is. 2d. per hundred. The Mount's Bay boats have also been very successful this past week, having taken from 200 to 4,000 mackerel every night, which sold at 9s. per hundred.— Western Luminary. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR AT GREENWICH For the month of July was 61 deg. 5 min., which is 3 deg. 7 min , 1 deg. 3 min., 0 deg. 6 min., 0 deg . 1 min., and 1 deg. 7 min. above those of the years 184 1 to 1845 respectively, 3 deg. 0 min and 3 deg. 9 min. below those of the years 1846 and 1847; or it is 0 deg. 1 min. above the average of these seven years. For the month of August was 58 deg. 5 min., which is 2 deg. 0 min. 6 deg. 9 min., 3 deg. 6 min., 4 deg. 7 min., and 3 deg. 6 min. below those of ,the ,. years 1841, 1842, 1843, 1846, and 1847 respectively,B min. and 1 deg. 2 min. above those of the years 1844 and 1845 respectively, or it is 2 deg. 7 min. below the average of these seven years. . . For the month of September was 55 deg. 8 min., which is 2 deg. 3 min., 0 deg. 6 min., 3 deg. 7 min, 1 deg. 1 min., and 4 deg. 3 min. below those of the years 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844 ; and 1847 respectively, 1 deg. 2 min. and 1 deg. 5 min. above those of the years 1845 and 1846 re spectively, or it is 1 deg. 2 min. below the average of these seven years. The mean value for the quarter was 58 deg. 6 min.; that for 1841 was 58 deg. 8 min.; for 1842 was 60 deg. 7 min.; for 1843 was 60 deg. 8 min.; for 1844 was 58 deg. 7 min.; for 1845 was 56 drg. 9 min.; for 1846 was 62 deg. 6 min.; and for 1847 was 60 deg. 3 ; so that the defect for this quarter below the corresponding quarter in the years 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1846, and 1847 was 0 deg. 2 min., 2 deg. 1 min., 2 deg. 2 min., 0 deg. 1 min., 4 deg. 0 min, and 1 deg. 7 min. respectively; the only:year between 1841. and 1847 whose mean temperature for this period was less than that for the present year, was 1845; and the difference is 1 deg. 7 min. The average value for this quarter from the seven preceding years was 59 deg. 8 min., so that the mean temperature of the air for the quarter ending Sep tember 30, 1848, was below that of the corresponding quarter in the preceding seven years by 1 deg. 2 min. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF EVAPORATION AT GREENWICH For the month of July was 57 deg. 6 min., which is 0 deg. 1 min. above that of the preceding seven years. For the month of August was 55 deg. 2 min., which is 2 deg. 9 min. below that for the preceding seven years. For the month of September was 53 deg. 2 min., which is 1 deg. 5 min. below that for ,the preceding seven years. The mean value for the quarter was 55 deg. 3 min., which is 1 deg. 4 min. below the average for the seven preceding years. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF THE DEW POINT AT GREENWICH For the month of April was 54 deg. 6 min., which is 3 deg. 0 min., 1 deg. 4 min., 0 deg. 2 min., 1 deg. 9 min., and 1 deg. 8 min. below those for the years 1841, 1842, 1845, 1846, and 1847 respectively; 1 deg. 7 min. and 0 deg. 1 min. above those for the years 1843 and 1844 respectively, or it is 0 deg. 9 min. above the average of these seven years. For the month of August was 52 deg. 8 min., which is 2 deg. 2 min., 6 deg. 1 min., 5 deg. 0 min., 4 deg. 7 min., and 3 deg. 3 min. below those for the years 1841, 1842, 1843, 1846, and 1847 respectively, 0 deg. 5 min. and 0 deg. 2 min. above those for the years 1844 and 1845, or it is 2 deg. 9 min. below tho average for these seven years. For the month of September was 50 deg. 9 min., which is 2 deg. 8 min., 2 deg. 6 min., 4 deg. 0 min. 2 deg. 3 min., and 4 deg. 0 min, below those for the years 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, and 1846 respectively, 1 deg. 2 min. above those of the years 1845-and 1847, or it is 1 deg. 9 min. below the average of these seven years. The mean value for the quarter was 52 deg. 8 min., which is 1 deg. 3 min. below the average for the corres ponding period of the preceding seven years. The mean weight of water in a cubic foot of air for the quarter was 4.5 grains, which: is, 0.2 less than . the average for the seven preceding years. The additional weight of water required to saturate a cubic foot of air was 1.1 grain. The average value for the seven preceding years was 1.0 grain. The mean degree of humidity of the atmosphere for July was 0.726:f0r August was 0.797, and for' Septem• ber was 0.795. The avet ages for the seven preceding years were 0.780, 0.804, and 0.842 respectively. The value for the quarter was 0.785, which is 0.024 less than he average for these years. The mean elastic force of vapour for the quarter was 0.411 inch, which is 0.026 less than the average for these years. The mean reading of the barometer at Greenwich for July was 29.836 inches, for August was 29.732 inches, and for September was 29,832 inches; these values are 0.041 inch above, 0,065 inch below, and. 0,021 inch above, respectively, the averages for the seven preceding years. The mean value for the quarter was 27.797 inches, which is of the same value as the average for the seven preceding years. The average weight of - a cubic foot of air under the average temperature, humidity, and pressure, was 527 grains; the average for the seven preceding years was 526 grains. The rain fallen at Greenwich in July was 2.1 inches, in August was 4.6 inches, and in September was 2.4 inches. The average amount for the seven preceding years was 2.3 inches in July, 2.7 inches in August, and 2.2 inches in September. The amount fallen in the quarter was 9.1 inches, which is 1.9 inches greater than the average for the seven preceding years. The average fall of rain during this quarter, as derived from the ob servations since the year 1815, is seven inches. In the year 1824 the fall of rain in the quarter ending Sep tember 30 was 9 inches; in 1828 it was 12.5 inches; in 1829 it was 11 inches; and in 1839 it was 10. b inches. The total amount of rain fallen this year till Sept. 30, was 24 3 inches, in 1841 it was 21.2 inches, in 1842 it was 14.2 inches, in 1843 it was 17.5 inches, in 1844 it was 16.2 inches, i❑ 1845 it was 16.6 inches, in 1816 it was 17.5 inch, s, and in 1847 it was 11.6 inches; so that the fall of rain this year exceeds that in 1841 by 2.7 inches, in 1842 by 9.7 inchea, in 1843 by 6.4 inches, in 1844 by 7.7 inches, in 1845 by 7.3 inches, in 1846 by 6.4 inches, and in 1847 by 12.3 inches. The excess of the fall of rain this year over the average for the seven preceding years is 7.5 inches. In the years 1824 and 1828 the depth of rain fallen to the end of September exceeded 23 inches; and in the years 1829 and 1839 the amount collected exceeded 20 inches. So large a fa'l as 24.3 inches within the first nine mouths of the year has probably not been exceeded within this century. The temperature of the water of the Thames was 63 deg. 0 min. by day, and 62 deg. by night. The water, on an average, was 3 deg. 9 min. warmer than the air. The horizontal movement of the air was about 130 miles daily; during the period of time between July 19 and July 27, it amounted to 233 miles per day; from July 31 to August 6, its average daily value was 240 miles, and on August 21 it exceeded 300 miles. The highest and lowest readings of the thermometer in air at the height of four feet above the ground, and protected as much as pozsible from the effects of radiation and rain, were 85 deg. 3 min. and 32 deg. 8 min. The average daily ranges of the readings of the ther mometer in the atr, at the height of four feet were 22 deg. 5 miu. in July, 18 deg. 5 min. in August, and 20 deg. 9 min. in September. The average ranges for these months, from the observations of the seven preceding years, were 17 deg. 2 min., 17 deg. 1 min., and 16 deg. 2 thin. respectively. In July the readings of the thermometer on grass were 29 deg. 5 min. on one night, between 32 deg. and 40 deg. on nine nights, between 40 deg. and 50 deg. on twelve nights, and above 50 deg. on nine nights. In August the lowest reading was 36 deg. ; and the readings we re below 40 deg. on four nights, between 40 deg. and 50 deg. on eighteen nights, and above 50 deg. on nine night , . In September, the readings were below 32 deg. on nine nights, and the lowest was 23 deg. ; they were between 32 deg. and 40 deg. on seven nights, between 40 deg. and 50 deg. on nine nights, and above 50 deg. on four nights. The observer, at Uckfield, says—" That there was a severe white frost on the morning of August 10. with ice on the brooks and low grounds." The mean amount of cloud fur July was 6.6, for Au• gust was 7.6, and for September was 5,6. The average values for the seven preceding yea:s were 6 7, 6.3, and 6.0 respectively. There were five exhibitions of the aurora borealis during the quarter, which occurred on July 11, August 28, S. ptember 4,8, and 18. Thunder storms at different parts of the country oc curred on July 14, 26, August 1,3, 4,5, 6,7, 8,9, 10, 11, 22, 23, 31, and September 5; and lightning, unac companied by thunder, was seen on July 24, August 23, 24, 25, September 22 and 25. The storms of July 14 were observed at Greenwich, Latimer Rectory, Car dinton, Saffron Walden, and Leicester. At Greenwich, thunder clouds were observed first in the W. and N.W. at Bh. 30w. P.M., and from this time till near midnight the thunder followed the lightning at intervals varying from 5 413 C. to 40 sec., and lightning was visible during the whole of the night. At Latimer the storm is described a s awful, and of five hours' duration. On July 24 light ningstoarth tm w s as seen at Saffron Walden; on July 2t; there was a heard d der storm at Leicester; on August 1, thunder was ha4:id I, a li e g e h n a w n Greenwich during the afternoon ; on Aug. 3 and Saffron Walden; on August 5, there were thunder was strautekGbryeetnhweiefihg, were thunder storms lightni ng. ntoi Leicester; S lo a ff n r o Ao n nu :V Au a su l tg d u6 e `Malden, at , n L Bd, e 7iactc there Ls .eeir., ar the last-mentioned place a tree no oster lightninganel at was Exeter; seen nAAu August t 9, 10 a a t t Greenwich,St one ; on A b u u - t Au gust 11, at Greenwich, between the hours of 6 P.m. and 8 P. sr., the storm began in the E an d many of the flashes of lightning were vivid, and pre c ede d' by the thunder two V.* 41. i, 2. ..- • LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1818. THE WEATHER. or three seconds only; on August 22, there were storms al Exeter, Hastings, Stone, Saffron Walden, Cardington, and at Leicester, At Greenwich, on August 23 and 24, between the hours of 8 P It. and midnight, on both days, many flashes of lightning were seen. On August 31, at Greenwich and at Stone, there were thunder storms; at the former place the thunder followed the lightning at intervals varying from 1 sec. !o 12 sec. On September 5, there were storms at Greenwich, Stone, and Leicester. On September 22 lightning NYUS seen at Greenwich and at Stone, and again at Stone on the 25th. Hail fell at Stone and Cardington on August 22, and at Empingham on August 5; the hailstones at Carding ton were of very large dimensions. — Gales of win - d took place all over the country on August 20, 21, and 22, but more particularly on the 21st. At many places trees were blown down, and a great deal of injury was done. Coasting vessels and fishing boats generally suffered very much. LARGE AND CONTINUOUS FALLS OF RAIN. —ln July, at Greenwich, rain fell to the depth of 0 3 inch on the 15th, 23d, and 31st. On the 14th, at Latimer Rectory, rain to the depth of half an inch fell in half an hour. In August, rain was falling, more or less, at every part of the country, on every day. At Greenwich, the amount collected exceeded 0.3 inch on the Ist, 31, Bth, 10th, and 21st, and the falls exceeded 0.7 inch on the 14th and 31st. On the 14th a large fall occurred at all places. In September, on the 24th at Thwaite, between 4 A.M.and 9 A m., rain fell to the depth of 2.12 inches, a greater fall within the same interval of time than has occurred at Thwaite within the preceding forty years; and on this day at Leeds, the fall within nine hours was 2 inches. On the 28th, 29th, and 30th days, rain was falling almost continuously over all parts of the country. At Cardington the fall within 60 hc'urs was 2 6 inches. At Leicester, the amount within 72 hours was 2.25 inches, and this was the amount which fell on these days at most places. This fall, extending over so large a por tion of the country, is most unusual. . _ The approximate mean monthly values of the several subjects of research are shown in the subjoined tables ; but, as they have not been corrected for diurnal varia tion corresponding tu the time or ti mes a t w hi c h th e observations have been made, the values generally are not in a state of comparison for each other. This remark does not apply to the approximate mean monthly tempe ratures of the air, because the same correction is appli cable to all places. The mean monthly temperatures of the places in Corn wall and Devonshire, in these three months, are about the same values as those of other places, but the extremes of daily and monthly temperatures are much less than elsewhere. The reading of the barometer was low at the begin ning of July, being 29.403 inches at 6 A.M. on the Ist ; this reading increased to 29.740 by 6 P.m. on the 2d, de creased to 29.611 on the 3d, and increased quickly on the 4th, and reached 30 inches before midnight on this day. The reading ranged above 30 inches on the sth, and decreased to 29.635 by midnight on the 9th. During the 10th the value increased 0.539 inch, having passed the point 30 inches, at about 1 P.M. on this day. The reading continued about 30 inches till the 17th ; th e highest value was 30.344 on the 12th. From the 17th there was a gradual decrease to 29.146 on the 20th, at 3 P.M.; at midnight on this day the reading was 29.467, and increased to 29.781 on the 24th; during the 25th the decrease was 0.3 inch; the reading at midnight was 29.480; it then gradually increased to 30 inches by the 29th. On tho 30th the change was considerable, amounting to nearly half an inch during the day, and at the end of the month the reading was 29.313 inches, and still decreasing. On August 1, at 6h. A.M. the reading was 29.244 inches; after this time it turned to increase, and was 29.581 at midnight, and reached 29.817 on the second day. On the 3d it decreased, and was 29.582 at midnight ; during the 4th the changes were small; on the sth the decrease was 0.190 inch, and the reading at midnight was 29.335 inches. During the Gth and 7th there was a slight increase; from this time to the 20th the changes were small, and at midnight on the 20th the reading was 29.846 inches. The decrease on the 21st was 0.334 inch, and at noon on the 22d the reading was 29.423 inches, when it turned to increase, and was 29.528 at midnight; the increase con tinued till the 25th at Oh., the reading at this time being 29.947, when it turned to decrease, and the changes after this time to the end of the month were small. In September, till the 4th, the reading was above 30 inches; during the sth it decreased 0.2 inch, and was 29.638 at midnight; from the 6th to the 9th the changes were small; on the 10th, by 6h P.M., the reading de creased 0.219 inch, and the reading was 29.496 inches: it then turned to increase quickly; on the 11th the read ing at midnight was 30.091 inches, From this time till the 18th the reading was always above 30 inches; the highest value was 30.345 on the 16th; on the 19th it began to decrease, and on the 24th the reading was 29.223 inches, and from this time to the end of the month the changes were small, and chiefly about the mean read ing of 29.6 inches. The reading of the barometer at Stone, till the 20th, was not very fluctuating. On July 21st, at 9 A.M., the reading was 119.424 inches; it gradually increased till the 24th, and was 29.681 inches at 9 FAL., it then turned to decrease; the reading on the 25th, at 9 A.M. was 29.476. On the 26th, at 9 P.M., it was 20.459, and then turned to increase tilt the 28th at 9 P. 31., when its read ing was 29.880: - On the 30th, at 9 A.M., the reading was 29.730, and at 9h. P.M., on the same day, it was 29.247 inches. On August 1, the reading was 29.133 at 9 A.M. ; this value increased to 29.732 inches by August 2, at 9 P.M.; it then turned to decrease, and was 29.200 on the sth at 9 P M.; from this time till the end of the month the changes were small. On September Ist, at 1 A.M., the reading was 29.968 inches ; on the 3d, at 9 A.M., it was 30.156; on the sth, at 9 it was 29.558; CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COUR7. (Before the Reconoatt.) John Jennings Smith, Daniel Reid, Jelin James, Da vid Gillis, John Payne, John Gillis, Robert Barclay, Edward Sorrell, and John M'Donald, were charged with felony in having, while acting as mariners on board a vessel called the Lion, upon the seas, and within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England, feloniously endeavoured to make a revolt on board the said ship. A second count charged the prisoners with actually making a revolt. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Shee conducted the prosecu tion. Mr. lluddlestone and Mr. Metcalfe were for the defence. Mr. CLARKSON, in opening the case to the jury, said that the question which they were about to consider was one of very great importance to the merchants of this country. The facts, he believed, would not be disputed, but it was probable that a difficulty might arise with regard to the law as applicable to the particular charge. The prisoners were indicted under a statute of the 11th and 12th of William 111., which made it a felony for any mariner to make, or to endeavour t) make, a revolt on beard a ship, and the statute made no distinction between mariners on board a King's ship and those engaged in the merchant service, and upon this point, therefore, no difference would arise. The prisoner Smith acted as principal engineer on board a steam vessel of 600 or 70J tons burden, which traded between London and the port of Harlingen, in Holland, and the cargoes she carried principally consisted of pro visions, and it was hardly necessary for him therefore, to remind the jury of the importance of such goods being delivered with regularity and dispatch, and in a condi tion to be consumed by the public. On the 13th Sep tember the Lion lett London and arrived at Har lingen on the following day, and at once proceeded to take in a cargo of cheese, oil, bullocks, sheep, and also some horses and cows. She was quite ready, and arnangements were made to sail on the morn ing of the 16th, at half-past nine o'clock, and the fires were got up, and the vessel was nearly ready to depart. At this moment. the captain saw several baskets containing fowls brought on beard the ship, and on his inquiring whose they were, he was informed they belonged to Smith, the chief engineer. The captain ordered the fowls to bo taken on shore, and when this was done, Smith went up to him, and clenching his fist in his face said, " So you won't allow my fowls to go in the ship." The captain replied that he would not, as the' vessel was sufficiently laden already, when Smith, making use of a filthy expression, offered to pay freight for the fowls. The captain still refused, and Smith then went to his companions, the other defendants, in the en gine -room, and told them to rake out the fires and come ashore. This was done, and Smith was afterwards heard to say that he had been thinking of doing this for some time, and he would teach the captain to refuse to allow his poultry to be taken on board the ship. In consequence of the proceeding of the defendants the vessel was detained is the port for three days, and it was found necessary to unship the whole of the cargo, of course at a very considerable expense as well as inconvenience. It would be quite unnecessary, he said, for him to comment upon the mischievous cha racter of this proceeding, or to urge that the prisoners had morally committed a very serious offence; but the question that remained was the legal character of that offence, and whether the act they had committed brought them within the statute. He had already stated that there could be no doubt that a merchant seaman was in exactly the same position as a seaman on board a King's ship, and h e b e li eve d th a t hi s Lordship would also direct them that it was not necessary to show any design to take the vessel away from the captain in order to make out the offence now imputed to the prisoners. The facts, therefore, he apprehended, would be quite suf ficient to support the charge of making or endeavouring to make a revolt on board a ship; but it would be neces sary for him, in the discharge of his duty, and with the view of calling his Lordship's attention to the point, to enter a little more fully into the position of the par ties with reference to the engagement under which the prisoners entered on board the vessel. Ho did not think any difficulty would arise with regard to the question of the prisoners being mariners, hut under one of the provisions of the Merchant Seamen's Act a question would arise whether the prisoners were amenable to the present charge. By the second section of that Act it was enacted that it should not be lawful for the master of a registered British ship or vessel of any description telading to foreign parts to take to sea any of his crew unless the master of such ship should first make and enter into an agreement specifying the amount of wages to be paid to each seaman, the quantity and quality of provisions that were to be allowed, and also the voyage on which the ship was bound, and that the nature of the employment of every seaman should be distinctly stated. This section also required that every seaman on board the vessel should sign this agreement, as well as the master of the vessel, andtested directed li that l h eewise that th e s i gna t ures s h ou ld b e at tested by the ma ne witness, t r o f The the vessel sam e sectionsho ul d not lk pro ceed w se to sea without first obtaining the register ticket of every seamen, which he was to give a receipt for, and deliver up at the end of the voyage. The Learned Counsel went on to say that, by a subsequent section, the master of a vessel subjected himself to a penalty of 10!. in every case of omission to conform with the pro-. vision of the section to which he had alluded. Now, with regard to this part of the case, the facts were these:—The prisoners had all signed that which was no doubt intended to operate as an agreement, and which made them aware of the amount of wages they were to receive, and also their place of destination; but, he must admit, it did appear to him that the instrument was cer tainly incomplete and imperfect. The specific matter required by the statute to be introduced into such an instrument was omitted—much of it was in blank, and the date was also omitted, and there was no witness to it. The question under these circumstances was, whether the Act of Parliament had been so far complied with as to render the prisoners amenable to the present charge, and upon this point they would hear his Lordship's opi nion after the evidence had been laid before them. The RECORDER asked Mr. Clarkson what had been done in accordance with the 7th and Bth Viet., or Mer chant Seamen's Act. Mr. CLARKSON replied that they had got a list of the names of the seamen engaged on board the vessel, and had also taken their register ticket and given receipts for them. He then handed up the paper to which he referred. The RECORDER, after looking at it, observed that the document, which was represented to be an agreement detween the parties, did not even state the destination of the vessel, but merely that the men were to go on a voyage from London and back. Mr. CLARKSON said perhaps it would be as well if his Lordship should hear some of the facts before he decided the point. Mr. W. H. Neville, the captain of the Lion, was ac cordingly examined.—He proved that the Lion was a steam-ship of between 600 and 700 tons burden, and she The prisoners were part of the crew; Sm ith was th was emp'oyed in trading between London a nd Frieselafinrdst. engineer, and Reid acted as his assistant. The other andm men coal were trimmers.all employed The in vessel t he engine-roomsaiedfrom as stokers r London on , h f e gs ie l xu e t t yu h , üb o e f tahse S t s e f: l: sl t el e ,v) m we n b i n e og r r , d a e a r i s gy d h, tw a h r h r ue i rr v i e e d d rteh a de t ysthhteeeeuppk,o int cargo a of Har lin a quantity of butter, cheese, and flax , and a few horses and cows. The vessel was ready to sail on the morninr . the 16th, and the fires were lighted and everyt thing pre pared with that object. The witness then proceeded to detail what occurred when he refused to allow t halh wa e t po poultry to very be violent,brought and board. repea t e d i l y I e said pu t thathi his s rakefirst in his face, and that he h e a x ve cla h i e m e e n d s , e " h Y em ou in — g. ' l ll have atup Dar. got you. This is what I the ship, and teach you and your r.Robinson (the agent Harlingen) other gen)a prisoners to trick." He then clappe d c out the fires, and although he (the captain) cautioned them and warned them of t h e consequences , they did as h t i h s c h c a ( rd hands, annYd at told u the they were requested, and the whole of them left the ship. He repeatedly urged them all to return to their duty, but they refused, and Smith challenged him to fight, and jeered at him, asking why he did not take his ship away. He added that he was compelled to hire a steamer to proceed to Amsterdam, to get an engineer to take the Lion home to England; but they could not leave the port untill the 19th, it being necessary in the interval to have all the live stock removed from the vessel and taken on shore, at considerable expense. The vessel ought to have arrived in London to be in time for the Monday's market; but it did not arrive until two days afterwards. The RECORDER asked the witness whether, before he started he had entered into an agreement with his crew, in which the amount of wages, the nature of the provi sions, and the destination of the sbip, were stated?— The captain replied that ho had made no such agree ment. The men signed their names to a muster roll, and that was all that was done. He added that he be lieved the first mate had instructions to draw up the necessary agreement. The RECORDER asked him whether ho ever executed such an agreement as he knew was required by the Act of Parliament?—The captain replied that he had not. Mr. CLARKSON here observed that there were some other facts that might be proved, but he considered enough had already been stated to raise the legal question. The RECORDER said it appeared to him that, not only were these men not legally taken on b oar d, b ut the master of the vessel was actually prohibited from tuking them tinder such circumstances. Th e quest i on here was,' whether as mariners, legally employed in that position, t hey had endeavoured to make a revolt, and he was of opinion that upon the evidence that had been adduced they could not be convicted of that offence. Mr. CLARKSON intimated that he felt the difficulty that existed in the case. The RECORDER said lie did not wish it to be inferred that the prisoners might not be amenable to some other form of charge, but with regard to the offence now al leged against them, there was no proof of their having accepted any legal trust whatever. Ther e was no agree ment in conformity with the statute, and all that ap peared upon the face of the document h an d e d to him and uponthe with regard to the destination of the vessel was, t h at the men were to sail on a voyage from Lond on and beck, The Learned Judge added that they mi g h t h ave com mitted a very wicked act in a moral poi n t o f v i ew, but ltai h L i e p d , that ci ld t on not board s be uua thii this indictment charged them with having, as mariner s , charge, attempted lie to considered, m ai;e ary could facts that had been adduced. After a few observations from Mr. CLARKSON, The RECORDER said he felt au objection to reserve a point which might have the effect of raising a doubt with regard to the course that should be pursued in hiring seamen, and which might induce a departuro from carrying out the important provisions of the statute, which was especially inte re l e d , not only for the 'r )t CL. then of merchants and nimters o but also to f vessels,pro tect their seamen. _..:! _.. TIM jury then, under his Lordship's direction, re turned a verdict of Not Guilty._ _ Mr. CLARKSON said there was another ind'ettnerit charging the prisoners with misdemeanour, and he was desirous that it should be permitted to stand over till the next session, to give an opportunity for further con sidering and deciding what course should be taken re specting it. The RECORDER said he considered the application not an unreasonable one, but he thought the prisoners ought to be allowed to go at large upon their own recognizances, without finding any sureties. Mr. HUDDLESTONE urged that the prisoners might be allowed to enter into a recognizance to appear it they were called upon to do so, and that they might not be compelled to appear at the next session, as it might hin. der them from getting employment in their vocation as seamen. Mr. CLARKUN observed that for a sailor to enter into a recognizance to appear when called upon, appeared to him very much to verity the old adage of looking for a needle in a bottle of hay. The RECORDER then said ho hoped this case would be a warning to the masters of vessels in future to take care to carry out the intentions of the Legislature as evinced by this statute, which they must see was of the utmost im portance in protecting a vessel, and the property it con tained, and the lives of all on board. Mr. CLARKSON having made some observation wh ich was not distit.ctly heard, The RECORDER replied that if lie wanted his opinion it was that the master of the vessel had behaved very ill, and had neglected his duty in not complying with the terms of the statute. Mr. HUDDLESTONE said that he had rendered himself liable to a penalty of 10d, and it was only when the men appeared before the Lord Mayor to complain of his conduct that he turned round upon them and made this charge. The prisoners were then ordered to be liberated upon their entering into their own recognisance in 401. each. An application was subsequently made for the costs of the prosecution, but the Recorder refused to allow any more than the amount actually expended in obtaining the indictment, &c., and that only upon the usual and ordinary scale. One or two other cases of a trifling character were then disposed of, and this concluded the business of the session, which was then adjourned. THIRD COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Bur,Lock.) CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.—James Frost, a car man, was indicted lor embezzling and stealing several small sums of money, which he had received for and on account of his master, Mr. Frederick Blogg, a brewer, in Somer's Town. Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Prendergast for the prisoner. It appeared that the prisoner had been in the prose cutor's service about ten years as a carman, and it was his duty to receive payment of bills from the customers, the rule being for him to account at night for all moneys received by him during the day. It appeared that three sums of money had been paid to him by customers, but he had neither paid nor accounted for the money to his master; who, having discovered the omission, charged him with it. The prisoner, after two days' absence, pre sented himself at his master's counting-house, and said, " Well, here lam with all my faults. IN e're all fallible, and if there's any deficiency in my accounts I'll make it up." However, he was given into custody upon the charge of embezzlement. In cross-examination it was elicited that the cause of his absence was his having dis covered that he was watched, in consequence of its being suspected that when out with the dray he was in the habit of changing barrels of strong beer for barrels of weak; that on one occasion he found a pocket-book containing 9001., which he advertised and duly restored to the owner, receiving 61, reward; also that he had found a 10/. note, which he endeavoured to give up to the loser, but be did not give it up, because the party who claimed it could not - distinctly identify it; and that it had fre quently occurred that in settling his accounts he had paid more money to his master than he had actually received. The defence was, that it was not a felony, but a mis take on the part of the prisoner, who was proved by the evidence brought against him to be an honest man rather than a thief. Mr. Marks, one of the directors of the poor of St. Pancras, stated that the prisoner had borne hitherto a most unexceptionable character. He was treasurer to two societies in Somer's Town. . . ...„ Eight or ten other witnesses, all tradesmen, spoke in similar terms of the prisoner. The Learned COMMISSIONER having summed up, the jury found a verdict of Not Guilty, adding, that they considered the deficiency a result of mistake, not design. The prisoner was tried on a second charge of like cha racter, and a similar verdict was returned. THE BILL STEALING CASE :—James Gardiner, alias Higgins Green, was placed at the bar upon an indictment, charging him with stealing a bill of exchange for a large amount. A suggestion having been made that as the case was likely to occupy a considerable time, and was of consi• derable public importance, it should be postponed till the first day of next session, Mr. PARRY, who appeared for the prosecution, said that he thought that course would be a desirable one to take, for the whole case depended upon the view the Court might take upon some legal points involved in the matter, and it would be more advantageous were the discussion to take place as suggested, at the next session. Mr. BALLANTINE concurred in this view, and also the COMMON SERGEANT, who said that the judges would then be in attendance, and it might happen that they might have to be consulted on the points raised. The case was then postponed till the third day of the November session. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARYLEROIVE. ARTFUL AND IMPUDENT SYSTEM OF ROBBERY BY A FEMALE.—Yesterday a tall well-dressed young woman, named Margaret Her" was charged with robbery. Margaret Dixon, in the service of Malcolm Corry, Esq., No. 1, Clifton• place, Sussex square, Hyde Park • gardens, deposed that on the previous day the prisoner came to the house and asked if Mrs. Corry had suited herself with a cook. Witness went to her mistress to make inquiry, and on her return told her (prisoner) that an engagement had been entered into with a female a few days ago, upon receiving which intimation prisoner requested to be allowed to speak to Mrs. Barrett, a lady residing in the same dwelling. Witness accordingly went up stairs, and on her return found that the prisoner had absconded from the hall. She missed from a table a shawl, and immediately gave an alarm with regard to the robbery in question. Thornton, the officer, stated that he saw the priso ner running at a rapid rate, and feeling satisfied from her manner that there was something wrong, stopped her. He was made acquainted with the particulars of the theft directly afterwards, and on searching her (pri soner) he discovered a shawl concealed beneath the upper part of her clothing, a quantity of lace, and two pairs of ladies' drowers fell from some portion of her apparel, and in her hand was an umbrella. She had also two glasses in one of her pockets. Witness took her back to the house of Mr. Corry, and, on Dixion asking her why s he had stolen the shawl, she said that drink caused her to do it. Thornton added that, on examining the prisoner's lodgings, he found therein nu merous duplicates relating to the pawning of shawls, dresses, &c. The umbrella produced was identified by Dixon as belonging to Mr. Corry; it was stolen from the hall. The shawl and lace had been left at his (Mr. Corry's) house on the previous day by mistake, and it was not as yet known from what shop they had been brought. Mr. Ratcliff., landlord of the White Lion, Bayswater, swore to one of the glasses as being his. He had also reason to believe that the drawers had also been stolen from his house. The prisoner was there with a man on the previous day, and they partook of something to drink. The prisoner, being asked what she had to say, replied that she gave one shilling for the drawers and glasses, and that if she took the shawl in which the lace was wrapped up, it was by mistake, Thornton, thinking it likely that he might, if allowed a little time, be able to bring forward other cases, the prisoner was remanded till to-morrow (this day) week. LAMBETH. PASSING FORGED NoTES.—Yesterday, Thomas Dale, William Davis, and John Harley, all of whom are well known to the police, were charged with passing several forged 51. notes. On Thursday last, the prisoner Davis passed a forted note to Mr. Addis, an ironmonger, in East-street, Wal worth, in payment for a fender. Mr. Addis, not having change in the house, sent the note to Mr. Elgee, a publi can in the Kent-road, and got change for it. Mr. Elgee passed it to his bankers, but on Monday it was returned to him as a forgery, and this led to the apprehension of the prisoners, who are part of a gang who have been very successful in passing off forged notes. The notes, which purport to be of the Newcastle branch of the Bank of England, are so well executed that it requires more than an ordinary judge to detect them, and, as a proof of their perfect imitation, one of them that had been passed to a respe c t a bl e publican at Peckham had passed through the hands of five respectable tradesmen without the slightest suspicion being entertained of its genuine ness, and it was only on its being presented at the Bank of England that its worthlessness was discovered. The prisoners, who offered nothing satisfactory in defence, were remanded until Monday next, when it is expected that a number of charges will be proved against them. on the 7th, at 2 e 7i., 29.840 ; on the 10th, at 3 P.M it was 29.408; on the 16th, at 9 A.M., it was 30.210; on the 20th, at 2 A.M., it was 29.490; on the 21st, at 9 A.M., it was 29.588; on the 24th, at 3 P.M., it was 29.100; on the 27th, at 9 A.M., it was 29.482, and the changes after this time were small. The great prevalence of rain during the quarter, to gether with the very short periods of sunshine, has harassed the farmer in gathering in the crops. The month of July was about its usual character, but the constant rain in August impeded the farmer in his ope rations, and in many of the southern counties injured the crops considerably, causing the corn to sprout, and seed leaves to appear of fully an inch in length by the middle of August; the greater coldness of the northern counties prevented the sprouting of the corn, but it other wise was seriously injured. Between the 9th and 23d of September the weather was generally fine, and this pe riod was the only good interval of time for harvest work during the quarter, and the wheat gathered within this time was in good condition. The heavy falls of rain at the end of this month flooded many parts of the country, and the roads in some places were deeply trenched. Tho observer, at Whitehaven, says—" The harvest in this neighbourhood was completed by September 20, somewhat earlier than usual ; the crops wero abundant, and secured in excellent condition," The observer, at Leeds, says—" The harvest has been most protracted, and there is yet much both of barley and oats out in the fields, which I fear is seriously in ' jurcd. There is, in fact, much more corn out in the northern districts than is generally supposed. On Sep tember 25 I observed in the East Riding of Yorkshire hundreds of acres of corn and potatoes, with water to the depth of a foot upon them. The wheat and barley, which were housed between the 9th and the 23d of September, were without damage and in good condi ti!pn ; that which was housed before this time was in a bad state from not being dry. Wheat in this neigh bourhood had not sprouted generally. Wheat ar.d barley yielded badly, and both crops aro under an average. Both eats and beans are average crops. Potatoes aro getting worse ; the winter or late varieties of this vege table are now attacked, and rotting very fast ; where ever the tops have teen luxuriant they are the worst. I have observed that the disease, which I have no doubt is attributable to meteorological causes, seems to have been immediately preceded y a white frost." Sheep stock has not been healthy; the deaths among the lambs have been very numerous, even in the driest districts. Samuel Charles Whitbread, Esq., says—" My harvest began on the 28th of July; it continued forty - two day s, and rain fell on twenty-eight of these days depositing 4.75 inches of water; on the whole the crops suffered no damage." This remark has reference to the crops in Bedfordshire. The observer, at Stone, says—" Speaking of the crops in the vale of Aylesbury, those of hay a nd clover were was well abundant and good, but were not well gathered; wheat was below an average of many yea rs, but housed; both barley and oats were average crops, and they were well housed." The observ er speaks o the potato crop as being generally bad. The observer at Southampton has kindly procured me .an agricultural report from John Clark, E q_, of h ins bury Farm, near Itornsev, Henpshire, which have con densed as ollows: of during the past quarter, to more trying " The South Hampshire farmer has has dispensationsbeen subjected, Providence than I have known within a period of twenty five years' practice." This gentleman further observes,-- "That th e almost constant wet weather has injured every kind of crop, and that but little has come to matu• rity. The oc cas i on al short per iods of sunshine have frequently g has never been realised. A large quan tity induced the hope that a season would come for haym a ki n a an d harvest work , but the ex p ectation unfortun ate l y tity of hay has been consequently rendered useless, and turnips have been very much injured. The wide range . of pri ces o f new wheat a ff o rds the best evidence of the extent to which this crop has been harassed. On lands which have been well farmed and well drained, or on those which would readily part with an excess of mois ture, the crops are an average (with the exception of potatoes, which are almost a failure). On heavy, cold soils, the crops are below the a vera g e. In consequence of the exceediL g we t ne ss, cattle have do ne badl y ." The recent heavy rains now (Oct. 6) excite fresh anxiety with respect to seed tim e. On wet la n ds a g reat deal is needed to be done to prepare them for sowing, which operation must be late, and therefore, to a certain t xtent, more precarious than if performed under the more favourable circumstances of a good seed season. THE YOUNG COUNTESS.—Mrs. Trollope's new no vel, The Young C ou ntess," just publishe d, is likel y to prove o ne o f t h e most successful of her clever fictions. Hitherto Mrs. Trollope has contented herself with amus ing traceries of the working-day follies of the world, but in her present work she has ventured to plunge into the darkest abyss of its passions. It is a tale full of start ling incident—an actual romance of passion—the con ception of which is as masterly as it is original, and the more effecti ve f ro m it s populqr style, which Icads us on so unsuspiciously into scenes and incidents, not less novel than romantic, in which the two powerful passions, love and jealousy, alternately predoinina,te and hold humanity in bondage. Altogether the work may be considered as one of Mrs. Trollope's most finished productions.—Evc ning Paper. _ - _r ~ ~.-~ ~_ WORSHIP-STR EET. the what publ: her d uri: fend TI ing the and amc CHARGE OF VIOLATION. Yesterday Mr. David Wilson, a respectable-looking elderly person, of large property, owner, it was said, of nearly 600 houses in the district, was charged with committing a criminal assault upon a pretty-looking little girl, under eleven years of age, named Sarah Ann Serle, daughter of a coal dealer, occupying part of one of the defendant's houses in Gloucester-street, Ilaggerstone. From the evidence of the child it appeared that she was usually sent to the defendant to pay hire tho weekly rent, and on Thursday se'linight (last Thursday she called it) went to him at his counting-house, near the Vinegar-ground, to pay him 7s. She had to wait, she said, till a lady was gone who was paying re nt, and he then gave the defendant the 7s. and the rent book, upon which he kissed her two or three times, an i gave her 6d., telling her to go and spend that, and that when sho came back ho would give her something nicer. She ac cordingly went and laid out the 6d. for fruit and sweet meats, and returned in about ten minutes. 'I he defendant then shut the outer door and locked the counting-house, door, and she described what then took place, fully making out the charge against the defendant. When he began his misconduct she said she told him she would tell her mother, but he frightened her by saying that he would call a policAnan to her. He afterwards took a bottle from his cupboard and gave her three little glasses ,of gin mixed with water, and he drank 4 glass himself, after which he opened the door and let .her out, but what she had drank so affected her that she could , hardly gethome, vowrbeing then q , related what had occurred. The mother confirmed the latter part of the statement, • and said she examined the chlld'S person, and afterwards , took her to a medicargentlendin. She afterwards ssw the defendant passing near the;honse, and called him in and reproached him with his misconduct, upon which he ' became very much excited, and. went away, saying that ho wbuld see about it. Mr.'Vaun cross-examined the mother,who said they were . somel weeks in arrear with rent, and when the defendant • called at the house, after this alleged occurrence, to ask: if they had not got any money for him, she asked him. how he could look her in the face and ask her for any— thing. The husband (not no w present) then followed: defendant, and she went after them, but did not hear• passed between them. They next went into a. ,c- house, and were together about half an hour, an& unbend became drunk.. She also went in and sate,-. ig that time, and was treated with drink by the de-- be child herself was subjected to a long and search n.oss-examination, which, however, only tended the b strongly to confirm her first evidence. ;r. HAmstiLL, after a very long inquiry, remanded r rase, the circumstances, he required sureties to a large pint, two for 2501. each, and the defendant's recog nizances for double that amount. The bail not being ready, the defendant was in the k evening conveyed with the other prisoners in the polices. van. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Nov. 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was rather brisk, ant the sales were:—Great Western, 4 1 4 dis.—Ditto, 17/. Shares, 3 dis.— North Staffordshire, 6 dis.—Birmingham and Derby Stock, 54, LIVERPOOL, Nov 1 • _ _ STOCK EXCHANGEL—We have hardly so good a demand for shares to-day, and several of the trading stock prices have receided, so that London and North-Western is now quoted at 117, Midlands 80 for cash. The transactions were limited, and the market closed tamely at the following prices : Caledonian, Preference. 5 c. dis.—Great Northern (A. Shares;, Deferred, 4 1 / 9 —Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Birmingham), Quarters, 7c. dia.—Ditto, Fifths, 4% c.—Ditto, 101. Preference, i 4 p.—London and North- Western, Quarters, 1 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 2, 10 c.—Ditto (late Great Grimsby and Sheffield), 29 dis.—Midland Stock, 81 c.— Ditto, New Halves, 10% dis.-:—North British, 15 th—N orth Staffordshire, 57 , 8 —Scottish Central, 24 , 4—Shrewsbury and Chester (late N. W. M.), 5 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, Ne. 4, Thirds, 6% c.—York, Nevkastle, and Berwick (O. N. E. Purchase), 1% dis. MANCHESTER, Nov. 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, Prefer ence, 1 dis.—Newcastle, Preference, 43 dis.—Leeds, PrefeN ence, 1 4 p.—HudderAield, Thirds, 7 1 ,x—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 6 9-16--North Staffordshire, 64 dis.— West Riding Union, 5 15-16 dis.—Great Northern (A), 4 Sheffield, No. 2, 10. BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 1. _ _ STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market was still less animated, and prices dropped. The sales are—North Staffordshire, 6 1 ,E ois.—Shropshire Union, 3 1 4 dis.—Great Northern, 3% dia. YORK, Ocr. 31. STOCK EXCHANCM—The business transacted to-day was as follows:—Great Northern, 4 1 ,4—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 26 1 / 2 —Ditto ( Extension), No. 1; 14%—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 7 1 A—York and North Midland, 50%. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Ocr. 31. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are-LCaledonian, 19— North British, 15 —touth-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 6%—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 26 1 4. GLASGOW, Ocr. 31. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, Prefer ference,- 755.--Dundee and Perth, 21—Edinburgh and Glas gow, Halves, E l / 2 Edinburgh and Northern, 12—Ditto (Newport), 7—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 43-- Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 51—Ditto, 5 per cent. guaranteed, 971,x—Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 50s.—Ditto, No. 2, 65—Glasgow and Greenock, 12 3 / 4 —Ditto, Halves, 6% — Ditto, Preference, 6 1 4—Great Northern, 75s.—North British, 15—Ditto, Thirds, 725. 6d.— Scottish Central, 22 l a —Scottish Grand Junction, 3s. . MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY. , Liefitenant-Generals—Hon. George Murray, London; Sir M. O'Connell, K.C.H., Colonel 80th Foot, Sidney. Lieutenant-Colonels—Strickland, 10th Foot., India; Erskine, 45th Foot,. Cape of food Hope; James Thom. son, Unattached, Paris. Majors—Higgins, 56th Foot, Gibraltar; Hawker, re tired tull pay, Bth Veteran Battalion, St. Servans; G. Wolfe, retired full pay, Royal Marines, Plymouth. Captains—Creighton, 36th Foot, Cephalonia; Donald Campbell. retired full pay, 2d V eteran Battalion, Isle of Man; Grant, half-pay Independent Cos.; Gleichen, half pay, .Ist Light Dragoons, K.G.L. Lieutenants—Dodwell, Ist Life Guards, Stornaway, Isle of Lewis; Holmes, 66th Foot, Barbad.oes; Reed, 78th Foot, India; Swinny, Royal Artillery, Mauritius; John Campbell, retired full pay, Bth Veteran Battalion;;,'. Hewetson, half-pay 3ith Foot, Liscard, near Liverpool; Rogers, half-pay Delancey's Regiment; Heise, half-pay 3d Line Battalion, Kin;fs,German Legion. Cornet, Second Lieutenant, and Ensigns--M`Kay, half-pay Ist Foot; .Pearce,_ half-pay 18th Foot; Loftin, half-pay Royal Marines; CleVgt—half-pay •3d Hussars, King's German Legion; Garvens, half-pay 2d Line Bat talion, King's German Legion. Paymasters—Macdonald, 92d Foot, Limerick;. Blake,. 93d Foot, Dublin. Quartermaster=-Richardson, 48th Foot, Windsor. Assistant Commissary General—Lister, ,Newfound land; Thomas White, hatf-psy. Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals—Robinson, half-pay Staff, Jersey. Surgeon—Malcolm, 9th Foot. • Assistant-Surgeons —De St. Croix, balf-pay Staff, Prince Edward's Island; Galland, half-pay Staff. Veterinary - Surgeon--Eicke, half-pay 2d Hussars, King's Gorman Legion. ' POLISH. BALL AND CONCERT AT GUILDHALL, Olf THURSDAY,•THE 16Th INST.--The committee for con ducting the annual fete in the City of London held another meting at Guildhall on Tuesday last. Mr. Deputy Peacock occupied the chair, and informed the members present that the preparations for this enter tainment ara progressing with great prospect of success. Independently of many cirstinguished names of patrons announced by Lord Dudley Stuart, another abiding proof of the sympathy felt fur the condition of the un• fortunate exiles can be foun I in the grateful alacrity with which the most eminent artistes now in the me tropolis have tendered their gratuitous services at the concert ; their names are Mrs. Weiss, Miss Poole, Miss Bassino, the Misses Williams, Miss Messent, Miss Miran, Miss Ranitord, Miss Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. IV. H. Harrison, Mr. C. Braham, Mr. Whitworth, and Mr. Frank Bodda. Mr. Benedict and Mr. Lindsay Sloper are the conductors. An unusual attraction will be added to the excellent concert by the performance of the cele brated pianist, Mr. Chopin, who will, for the first time, be heard in the City of London. All the gorgeous de b rations used at the Lord Mayor's banquet will be pre served for the ball, and several new arrangements con ducive to the comfort of the company and the magnifi cence of the splendid hall, have been determined upon by the committee. A most efficient band, led by Mr. Adams, who gave such universal satisfiction on former occasions, has been engaged. Many applications are being made fur tickets, which will be issued at the end.of the week. The Hon. Robert H. Clive, owing to the failure of the potato crop, has remitted to the whole of his allot ment tenants a moiety of their annual rents. [ADVERTIBEMENT.]—A Wound in the Leg Cured by Holloway's Ointment and Pillo.—Extract of a letter from Mr. Edward Nicholls, 34, Rose-street, Covent-gar den. "To Professor Holloway, Sir,—For years I had a bad leg and about fouryears ago an abscess tormed which the treatment adopted by several medical men failed to heal, and I despaired of a cure; lately my friend recommended your medicines and by their use alone I soon found a great improvement, and in a few weeks my leg was per fectly cured. I can now walk ten miles a day with as great ease as when I wag twenty years old, and now I am fifty." Sold by all Druggists and at Professor Hollo way's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. EXTENSIVE THEFTS IN EDINBURGH.—TWO exten• sire cases of theft or embezzlement took place here'bn Thursday. The first was the case of a young man named William Dickson, employed as a clerk to a firm of writers to the signet, who has absconded'With money to the amount of 565/., belonging to his employers. The money taken consisted of five bank no t es for 1001. each, nine of 51. each, and twenty of 1/. each—all of the Union Bank. It is said that Dickson changed one of the 1001. notes in the refreshment rooms of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway hefore leaving the city. The other case is that of a youth, apprentice to a hosier in George street, Edinburgh : who has absconded with 38/. in bank notes. 31. in sovereigns, along with a quantity of fancy neckerchiefs, &e. The police are on the alert, but as yet these pal tics have not been discovered.—Caledonian Mercury. BIRTHS. On the 29th u lt.,! , at Puddington, Bedfordshire, the wife of the Rev. J. Brereton, of a daughter. On the 29th ult., the wife of the Rev. W. Mitchell, of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, of a daughter. On the 29th ult., at Thames Ditton, Surrey, Mrs. Dungy the wife of W. Dunn, Esq., of a son. On the 29th ult., at Ryde, Isle of Wight, the lady of G. M. Ogilvie, Esq., of a daughter. On the 30th ult., at Rutland-gate, Mrs. Lewis Burnand , of a son. On the 30th ult., at Eltham, the wife of Captain Arthur Gossett, late Royal Artillery, of a daughter. On the 30th ult., at Connaught-aquare, ➢lrs. Henry WOO , of a daughter. . _ MAgRIED. On the 26th ult., at Strontian, Argylesbire, by the Rea' M. M'Vean, Lauchlan Cameron, Esq., P rocurator Fi s cal 0' Fort William, to Ann, daughter of Mr. A. Cameron, S tron tian• On the 31st ult., at the parish church, Cl ap h am , B en jamin, son of Benjamin Field, Esq., of Talse-hill, t o Ell en , third daughter of 11. Street, Esq., of Claph am , S urrey. On the ::60-ult., xt Antersl am, Buckinghamshire, Williarn Smith, Esq., of Liverpool, to Emily Eliza, only daughter of the late Thomas Cox, DI. D. , of London. DIED. At Craigentinny -house, near Edinburgh, on the 31st ult. , William Henry Miller, Esq., of Craigentinny, and of Britwell house, Buckinghamshire, after a short illreB3. On the 12th ult., at Cowes, Isle of Wight, William Dawson , Esq., Comptroll er o f Customs at the port of Cowes, aged 0 4 On the' Bth ult., at OxfOrd-street, Mr. C. Bowser. On the '29th ult., a t Di n d er -h ouse , near W e ll , J a mes P• Somerville, Esq., aged 80. On the '3oth ult., at. St. Leonard's, Hastings, the null Mrs. George D. Dallier, tholvite of the Right Hop. Colo" Damen On the Eoth ult. _Hindle, eldest son of W. 13. Robinson, of Shackfewell-lArte, West Hackney, agee132:„.....„,, London: Printed end ..Published by AIIIRDO YOUN(4 O No. 112, Strand; Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 11 '; Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, i n t h e cc unti Michuotiox, Thuraday i Nsiyeinbo; 2, 1848. col the bei pri an, } II the On ■et jet IkeL by woo pror most man Ileitl oPPc the 1 bein; —ha chat thro Act; and derf Chri to tl kaal the Bad 4fe§ atre4 Xtet Ear .~ dera has ?Mr Rei of tt In L litre 2tE ~_ ~s aite , trea the Oaz