The Sun. — London, England, 1849-10-05 00:00:00

--- SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS . TIMES.—We wish we could altogether acquit her Majesty's Ministers of having themselves provoked the suspicions wins which the Post-offices changes are assailed. There has lately been a concurrence of blunders, of a nature to annoy the religious feelings of the country. The worst specimen of coinage that ever came from the Mint has been rendered still more disagreeable in the eyes of loyal subjects by the absence of two or three letters, to express our recog nition of Him by whom Kings do reign. Then there came the unfortunate lathes of appointing no general day of humiliation and prayer at the approach of the pestilence, now happily abated. Such inadvertencies, as we cannot but think them, make a deep impression on sensitive minds. There are not a few persons who are, p;!rhaps, even more anxious to ascertain whether we live under a religious Government than to know their own spiritual state. We are, there fore, by no means surprised to find a' proposition which encroaches considerably on the observance and enjoyment of a Sunday stigmatized as an im pious innovation, "a desecration of the Sabbath," a " commencement of Sateley business," an " opening of , the P.,3t-ofii.:e on Sunday," " a point of the wedge,' and a great deal mare not strictly and literally true, but expressing, in an exaggerated manner, a very respectable feehog. We respect the agitation against the change just as we do the strenuous determination of the Dutchmen at the Cape not to admit convicts, though it was carried to the verge of rebelli en, and was not in all respects reasonable. Should Lord Clanricarde find himself obliged to bend to the storm, it will be a lesson to him and his colleagues to stand rather on their P's and Q's for the future, and to treat the religious sentiment of the country as a real and substantive power. In point of fact, however, the question is one, not of principle, but of details. The Post•office authorities and the gentlemen who spoke yesterday at the Hall of Commerce lay equal claim to the argument drawn from religious con siderations ; the former wish to protect the pro vincial Sabbath, the latter the metropolitan. The most zealous stickler for the Sabbath, therefore, must admit that there are two sides to the question. A communication which we publish from our South ampton correspondent, and which refers exclusively to the foreign mails, will show, that in our former remarks on this subject we have not at all overstated the inconveniences of the present practice, as far as foreign letters are concerned. When we are told that foreign letters which have been brought from South America, the West Indies, or the Spanish Peninsula with great and costly expedition, and which have passed Cowes on Saturday morning, can not be delivered at Liverpool or Manchester till Monday night, and in most other parts of the country till Tuesday—when we are told that the homeward and outward bound steamers have lain side by side in Southampton harbour for forty-eight hours, with out the possibility of a merchant out of London an swering his letters by the outward mail, one is forced to admit that something ought to be done. Certainly this must be religion pushed to the extreme of su perstition. The various remedies suggested show the greatness of the evil to be removed. To our taste, we roust confess, the worst part of the evil is its un fairness. A rule ought to be equal in its operation, especially if it i 3 a hard rule. In this instance the merchants of the metropolis find their Hamburgh, their West India, and South American letters on their desks as soon as they sit down to business on Monday morning. The merchants at Liver pool, on the contrary, are lucky if they get them late on the Monday afternoon. This throws them a whole day behindhand, and gives the London merchant a twenty-four hours' monopoly of information. When such is the case, the religious part of the question becomes invested with an unusually delicate character. A very heavy burden is laid upon Liverpool, but London does not touch it with its little finger. When metropolitan piety obtains so immediate and so palpable a reward as a whole day's start in the great race for profit, promotion, and honour, it ought to be doubly suspici ous of its spirit and motives, lest haply it should be found to have its reward. As the public are now thoroughly aware, it is only a figure of speech to call the haw arrangement an " opening" of the Post-office, or a fundamental change of any sort. Sunday work in the General Post-office is, unfortunately, no in novation. As we are informed, a number of clerks and messengers varying from 26 to 57 is, and has long been, employed at the Post•office on the Sunday, and chiefly during the hours of Divine service. It is proposed to add 25 to this number, but they are not to be employed between ten A.M. and five P.M., and it is part of the plan to do what can be done to relieve the present staff from employment during the same hours. Could we •be sure that the proposed object is attainable at so small a cost as an addition of 25 to more than that number already emplosed ; and could we also hope ' that all the middle of the day will be reserved to its more proper uses, we might acquiesce in the change. It is evident, however, that these promises must he taken on trust, and if any people think that they hive reason fur suspecting the Post office authorities, they will condemn the new ar rangement, not for its own sake, butt because it pro ceeds, as they toink, from unprincipled men feeling their way to tie ulthrlate abolition of all our religious olervances. But, whatever suspicions of this sort may be, entertained, the present question must still be discussed upon its own merits ; so we will proceed with the present Sunday arrangements of the Post office. The men now employed are, and always have been, engaged in sorting letters froth Ireland and Scotland, - and foreign letters received in London by the Sunday morning mails, for the London de livery ; and in reply to the argument of the " wedge, it is urged that this practice has never led to such delivery having been made on the Sunday. The letters lie sorted and ready for delivery from Sunday morning to Monday morning, yet neither is the Post office anxious to deliver them, nor the public to receive them. The 'additional letters ateiving in London on Sunday will consist of such as are to pass through London, English letters for London remaining, as at present, at the country offices. Hence the small number of sorters said to be required. The number of such additional letters is about 50,000, instead of 200,000, the estimate lately put about; and, as it is part of the niiiv arrangPenent that no letters shall have the privilege of Sunday transmission unless they are staTped, the 50,000 will be quickly disposed of. It is evident that the plan as it no..v s ands entirely supersedes our suggestion of a distinctive envelope, with a higher rate of postage, for the trans-London correspondence, seeing that no other lett , rs will arrive on Sunday. We are assured that it has never been intended to employ any but voluuteers in the new service; and that, if it were made imperative, it would rarely come to the turn of each individual. This, again, is a point whi. Ii we mast teke on trust, as, if the plan is once . . t in pra., pubic will have very little check on the ards!dis and violations of conscience that may be inflicted on the crowd of subalterns; and certainly there is some reason to apprehend that non-volunteers will find their scruples. interfere with their promo tion. As to the connexion of the new arrange ment in the General Post-office with the relief of country offices, we have already observed that Sunday transmission cannot fail to diminish the number of country letters written on Sunday, and received on Sunday. As an extension of the plan for closing the money-order offices on Sunday through out the United Kingdom, it will give relief on the Sunday to some two thousand persons in the pro vincial offices ; so that, assuming the official estimate, the proportionate saving of Sunday labour is, say, as 2,000 to 25. The present arrangement, which it is unnecessary to say has undergone no change since its promulgation, we are further told, stands in all its details as it did last February. That it has been long in contemplation is well known to the numerous suf ferers by the present system. When Mr. Rowland Hill was examined before the Lords' Committee on Postage in 1847, while he decidedly repudiated all idea of a Sunday delivery he proved that a Sunday transmission would involve very little additi ona l la bour. f By the common admission of nearly a ll part i es, the only realty•dehatable point is the natural an intrinsic tendency of .the change to end in a London Sunday delivery. On this point we are bound to confess our selves very ill at ease with the measure. Sir James Dukelouebed its vital weakness when he observed, that•it -would give Prerpool a priority of information over London ; an that however he, or some other people, might submit to that disadvantage, the majo rity would'not be so patient, and London would de mand'a Sunday delivery. If foreign letters are to be despatched over the country by the Sunday morning mails, and lodged in the post-offices all over the king dom that afternoon, it is difficult to see how they will fail to reach the owners, who will thus be a mail in advance of the metropolis. Should that be the case, it is equally difficult to see where the change will stop short of a London Sunday delivery—a con summation of which we feel the most unqualified abhorrence. CADvERVSEmENT.J—The extensive publication of The Observer commences at four o'clock Sunday morn ings. Newspaper agents can have any number of copies before five o'clock on Sunday morning in time to supply passengers going by all the rail way trains, as well as by early steam-ves;:els. Price of The Observer, 40 folio columns, 61. Palslkhed by Mr. Clement, junior, 170, Strand. Monday Edition of The Observer is regularly published at tour o'clock Monday afternoons. POLITICAL OFFZNDERS. —On Wednesday night a meeting was held at the South London Chartist Hall, Blackfriurs-road, to adopt a memorial to the Queen to grant a general amnesty to tall political offenders. Messrs. M‘Grath, Baker, Clark, and other Chartist leaders, were present. Mr. Miller presided, and the memorial was adopted. The memorial, it was decided, should be en trusted for presentation to the Home-office, to Mr. Al fieri-an Homphery, and letters were read from Sir J. Walmsley, Mr. Coh&n, and Mr. Hume, approving of the objet: of the meeting. BANK RETURNS. (From the London Gazette of Tuesday.) An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Victoria, zap. 32, of the Average Amoun:. of 13ank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales. in Circulation during the Week &Win. - Satur day, the 221 day of Septemb-, , r ' 1849:- 'Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Andover-Heath and Co 12,111 Ashford Bank, Ashford-Jemmitt and Pomfret 11.277 Aylsham Bank, Aylsham-R. and G Cop ßi c kforeman 5,334 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury d and hunt 32,744 Btldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswash Bank, Baldock-Wells, Hogg, and Lindsell ... 21,527 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple-Marshall and Co 8,380 Basingstoke and Odiha-Yy. Bank, Basingstoke- Seymour, Lamb , and 15,050 Bedford Bank, Bedford-k'. Barnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Bans, Bedford- T ra pp, Halfhead, and Co. Bewdley Bank, Bewdley-Nichols, Baker, and 12,285 Crane Bcester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester-Tubb and Co. Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Attw. - .1: ds, Spooner, and Co Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming ham-J. L. Moilliett, and Sons ... 10,053 3landford Bank, Blandford-Bastard and Oak. 7,705 3oston Bank, Boston-Garfit and Co 51,910 Boston Bank, Boston-Gee and Co 11.203 ifridgwater Bank, Bridgwater-J. &J. Sealey 5,394 Bristol Bank, Bristol-Miles, Harford, and Co. 29,273 Broseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley-Messrs. Pritchard 17,095 Buckine;ham Bank, Buckingham-Bartlett, Parrott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow- Market Bank, Bury-Oakes, Bevan, and Co. 63,813 Banlnry Bank, Banbury-Gillett and Tawney. 25,834 3anbury Old Bank, Banbury-Messrs. Cobb 27.523 Baer. City Bank, Bath - Moger and S on Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton B uzza rd-Bassett and Grant Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire-H A. and W. M. Harris and Co ll,BBO Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co 58,525 Bridport Bank, Bridport-S. and W. E. Gundry - Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West and Borrer Burlington and Drifhield Bank, Burlington- Harding, Smith, and Co 9,560 Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- J. Worlledge and Co. Bromsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Broms grove Bank, Bromsgrove-Rufford, Biggs, and Co. 10,684 Cambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mortlock and Sons Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge-Messrs. Forsters Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-Morris and Sons ilhertsey Bank, Chertsey-Messrs. La Coste .. 2,686 Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round, Green, and Co. Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh Bank, Suffolk, Colchester -Mills, Bawtree, and Co 30,903 Cornish Bank, Truro-Tweedy and Co Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little and Wood cock City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co 14,731 Craven Bank, Settle-Birkbecks and Co. Christchurch Bank, Christchurch-Tice, Welsh, - - 6,040 and Co BO Jardiff Bank, Carditf—Towgood and Co 5,940 Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmcuth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. 8,255 Derby Bank, Derby—Messrs. Evans Derby Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co 22,799 Devizes and Wiltshire Batik, Devizes—Hughes Locke, and Co 10,490 Piss Bank, Diss—Oakes, Finchatn, and Co 10,355 Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leatham, Tew. and Co. Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster — Cook and Co. Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhouse, &Co 67,692 Devonport Bank, Devonport—Hodge and Nor man Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester —Williams and Co. East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard—Robins, Foster, 93,811 and Co. East Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hall, and Co. Essex Bank and Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford—Sparrow, and Co. 41,640 Exeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co 23,224 ss a k era a, m Bank, Fakenlaarn—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co. Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon—Barnes and Medley 4,700 Farnham Bank, Farnham—Messrs. Knight. 9,002 Faversham Bank, Faversham—Hilton and Co 3,805 Godalming Bank, Godalming—Hellersh and 5,176 Keen Grantham Bank, Grantham —Kowney and King Guildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon... 8,957 Grantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and C 0.... 22,787 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, finder, and Co. 21,337 Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. llertford and Ware Bank, Hertford—S. Adams and Co 1 2 ;024 Hull Bank arid Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull —Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don—Rust and Veasey Harwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, and Cc 4,203 Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead— Smith, and Whittingstall Eionitor. Bank, Honiton —Flood and Co. Hertfor i shire, Hitchen Bank, Hitchen—Sharpies and Co. !ereford, Ross, and Archentield Bank, and Ross and Etrehenfield Balk; Hereford—Horgan, Hoskins, and Co 18,340 Ipswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich— A lexanders ad Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone—Mercer, Randall, and Mercer Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—J. Davies and Co Knighton Bank Knighton—J. Davies and Co 6,288 Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough—Terry and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal—Wakefield, Crewdson, 58,360 and Co. Kettering Bank, Kettering —Clot,h and Sons., Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End—C. 34,950 7,630 liarvy and Son Leeds Bank, Leeds—Beckett and Co Leedsirnionßank,Leeds—W.Willianas, Brown, 5.329 52,107 and C. Leek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and 36,055 Congleton Bank,Leek—Fowler,Gaunt, and Co. Lci , tester Bank, Leicester--Pac,rets and Kirby... Lewes Old Bank, Lewes—Molineux and C 0.... 1 4 ioliFeld Bank, Lichfield--Palmer and Green... Lincoln Bank, Lincoln—Smith and Co Lam - peter Bank and Llandilo Bank, Llando very—David Jones and Co. Loughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle tuns and Cradock Lymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St Barbe Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Jarvis and Co. ‘iacclesfield Bank, Macclesfield—Broeklehurst and Co vianningtree Bank,Man ningtree —Nunn and Co Marlborough Bank,, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough—Tanner and Pinckney Marlborough and North Wiltshire New Bank, Marlborough — Ward , Merriman, and Hillier derionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and 20,121 27.315 18,051 74,246 20,331 Williams Minors' Bank, Truro—Willyams and Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny—Baileys and Co Monmouth ma Bulk, Monmouth Bank, Brecon aßnadnlc, Rosseh e a p n s d t o li vr er ß e a f o t s rhee Bank,pst M O o l d n m B o a u n t k h , —Bromage and Snead. ............ Si onmou thshire Newport Old Bea .. .. ........... ' —W. Williams and Sons .................. ... Newark Bank, Newark—Godfreys and Hutton Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, S leaford—Handley, Peacock, 5,998 3,515 33,726 11,377 12,445 4,958 14,074 7,25; 6,964 11,772 24,807 10,656 7,745 17,716 35,585 19,861 and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock. 'Newmarket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, Ham mond. and Son .. Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Diss—Taylor and Dyson Norwich Crown Bank, Norwich—Harveys and 1 udsons Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Gur neys and Birkbeck Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham—Hart, Fellows, and Co Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and Co Naval Bank, Plymouth—Harris, Mudge, and 17,26 3,491 60,992 6,339 3,061 CO, , New Serum Bank, Sarum Everett, and 21,524 Lo Liottin,gham Bank, Nottingham — Smith and Co 24,348 Osweatry Bank and Oswastry Old Bank, 03 Croxon and Co - 10.820 Oxford sank, Oxford—J. and R. Morrell 7,604 Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons, and Co. Old Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Tonbridge— Beeching and SGas. Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney—Clinch, sad Co TILE SUN. Average Amount. Pease s Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beverley Bank, Hull—Pease and Co 34,776 Penzance Bank, Penzance—Batten awl. C 0...., 10,166 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Ban's. Peter borough—Mesßrs. Yorke Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson and White Pe:oorokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and W. Walters Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank. Penzance—Rickets, Enthoven and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Simonas and Co 25,733 Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and Co 28,294 Richmond Bank, Richmond—Maxwell and Co 4,242 Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood, Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Royds and Co 5,006 Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank Roches ter—Day and Nicholson 8,277 Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons 11,083 Rugby Bank, Rugby—Butlin and Son 10,809 Rye Bank, Ry e—Pomfret and Co. Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co 8,650 Ross Old Bank, Herefordshire, Ross—Pritchard and Allaway Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co 11,217 Scarborough Old Bank, Scarborough—Woodall and Co 19,768 Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury--Rocke, Eytons. and Co. Sittingbourne and Milton Bank, Sittingbourno —Valiance and Son Southampton Town a•nd County Bank, South ampton —Maddison and Pearce 10,828 Southwell Bank, Southwell—Wylde and Co. St. Alban's Bank, St. Alban's—J. S. Story Salisbury Bank, Salisbury—Messrs. Brodie Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury— Brodie and _ King _ Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Southamp ton—Atherly and Fa,ll Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore 1,689 Stourbridge Ban's, Stourbridge —Rufford, Wragg, and Co Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Cc Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. . Stourbridge Old Bank, Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrewsbury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. St. Alban's and Herts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib- 8,769 11,620 son and Stuart Taunton Bank, Taunton—Messrs. Badcock 19,636 Tavistock Bank, Tavistock—Gill, Rundle, and Co 7,357 Thornbury Bank, Thornbury—Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns ford and Barne 6,929 Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland 11,336 Tring Bank and Cheshara Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S Percival Union Bank, Cornwall, Helston—Vivian and Co. 7,016 Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, Wallingford—Allnatt &Co 6,936 Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— Greenway mid Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox Brothers West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wakefield—Leatham, Tew, and Co. Whitby Old Bank, Whitby—Simpson, Chap man, and Co 11,332 Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win chester—Bulpett and Co. Winchester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co 4,601 Weymoutk Old Bank and Dorchester Bank, Weymouth—Elliott and Pearso Wirkesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth —Ark wrigh t and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. Wiveliscombe Bank, Wiveliscombe—P. and W Hancock Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricke and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender, and Co. 8,175 Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 61,030 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—Charles Foster and Sons Ncr..r.ca,7mt.er and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster— Everett and Co. Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney, Birkbeck, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co 9,905 Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. and J. Batten York Bank. York—Swann, Clough. and Co 36,713 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford 48,357 Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford .... .... Burton, Httoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon-Trent Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Banking 9,116 io n Banking Company, Work ington . Cumberland Company, U n 24,644 Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company Coventry Coventry Union Banking Company, Coventry 11,912 County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle Carlisle City and District Bank, Carlisle 18,650 Dudley and West Bromwich Banking Company, Dudley Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, Derby 18,969 Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking Com pany, Darlington 13,849 East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, Gloucester 121,167 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 36,728 Hull Banking Company, Hull 21,095 Halifax Commercial Banking Company, Ha lifax Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Helston Banking Company, Helston 1,280 Herefordshire Banking Company, Hereford 14,479 Knaresborough and Claro Banking Company, Knaresbor6ugh 19,508 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Bank, Kingsbridge 2,489 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster . 43,462 Leeds Banking Company, Leeds Leicestershire Banking Company, Leicester Lincoln and Lindsey Banking Company, Lincoln 41,033 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow and Tenbury Bank, Ludlow 9,053 Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 27,482 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottingham Newcastle, Shields, and Sunderland Union Joint- Stock Banking Company, Newcastle 1,685 National Provincial Bank of England, Birming ham, Head-office, 112, Bishopsgate-street, London North Wiltt, Banking Company, Melksham ..... 42,225 Northamptonshire Union Bank, Northampton.. 63,649 Northamptonshire Banking Company, North ampton North and South Wales Bank, Liverpool 25,417 Pares's Leic3sttrshire Banking Company, Lei cester Saddleworth Banking Company, Saddleworth... 2,470 Sheffield Banking Company, Sheffield 34,239 Stamford, Spalding, and Boston Banking Coin pany, Stamford. 50,580 Stuckey's Banking Company, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, and Somersetshire Bank, Lang port Shropshire Banking Company, Shiffnall ... Stourbridge and iia I% amshiro Banking Company, Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com SheffieldlanY Sheffield 19 901 Sheffield and Rotherham Joint-Stock Banking ' ' Company, Sh.--snield 48 652 Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, ' Richmond ... ...,..34,460 Storey and Thomas's Banking Company Shaftesbury . 9,915 Sheffield and Retferd Bank, Sheffield ... Wolverhampton acid Staffordshire Banking Com pany, Wolverhainpton 36,266 Wakefield and Barnsley Union Bank, Wakefield 11,533 Whitehaven Joint-Stock Banking Company, Whitehaven . 19,952 Warwick and Lewnir_gton Banking Company, Warwick v 27,337 West of Englanil and South Wales District Bank. Bristol Wilts arid Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 65,580 West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud dersfield Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company, Whitchurch Worcester City and County Banking Company, Worcester 3,778 York Union Banking Company, York 54,716 York City and County Banking Company, York 71,138 Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds P. DEANS, Registrar of Bank Returns. Lalaud Revetitte, Somerset licnise, Sept, 29, 1549. FRANCE. The Credit has the following as to the affairs of Russia and Turkey :—" The difficulties which at this moment exist in Constantinople relative to the extra dition of the Hungarian refugees do not appear to us to have the importance that Russia seems to attach to them. The Emperor tries, no doubt, to get up for himself a wrong the more, real or apparent, in addition to all those which each of his predecessors was so anxious to inscribe in the great book of the destinies of Russia opened by Peter the Great. Neither have Lihe Ambassadors of France and England been wanting 'to the policy followed constantly by the Powers they represent. They have protested against the imperious demands of Russia. It is an error to suppose that these manoeuvres of traditional policy of Europe involve a general conflagration. On the contrary, a return has been made to the normal condition of European policy, which had been temporarily abandoned by means of the Russian intervention in the domestic affairs of Austria. Russia has reverted to her natural designs, and it may be said, to her destiny as marked out by Providence. She has directed her views from the west to the east. Far from hiving anything to fear from the immoderate pretensions of Russia and from the noble resistance of the Sultan, we ought rather to congratulate ourselves at this salutary diversion of a danger which was becoming imminent, or which, at least, was threatening enough to become an obstacle to a satisfactory solution of the affairs of Italy, and even to the re-establishment of order in Germany. Besides, do not the exigencies of Russia and Austria —even their very menaces—cover the real embarrass ment of these two Powers, notwithstanding their recent victory of Hungary, if the Porte sought to throw off the yoke that Vienna and Peters burgh have imposed on her European possessions ? It is the custom of diplomacy to affect much anger, and we are inclined to believe that the wrath of the Czar and the Emperor is anything but sincere. What would they do with those gallant and ill-fated Hun garians ? Do they mean to shoot them, to give them the knout, to shut them up in Spilburg, or send them to the mines of Siberia ? Evidently not. A service is even rendered to those august Sovereigns by refusing to deliver up those noble refugees deserving of re spect all the mure that they are unfortunate. The National publishes a declaration signed by Ledru Rollin, Etienne Arago, Martin Bernard, Lan dolphe Rattier, Rebeyrolles Madier, De Mouian, the younger, giving their reasons (not being allowed to plead the violation of the Constitution) for not sur rendering to take their trial at Versailles. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5: iBto were passed adopting the report, approving of the dividend of 7f. 701. per share, and re-elezting the retiring directors, Messrs. C. Laffitte and Lawrence, after which the meeting separated. MADRAS.—The survey of the intended line of rail way for Madras has been completed for a distance of thirteen miles, and the results are favourable so far as the engineering details are in question. The road is almost level, presenting a rise only of 41 feet per mile, somewhat under 56 feet through the whole dis tance. For the first two miles out of Madras the soil is but indifferent, and will require to be strengthened. The next two miles is composed of very loose inaterid, consisting of two parts of sand, and one of clay ; for a mile and half further on the ground is half sand and half clay, after which the line runs through a soil well calculated to sustain the weight of the iron road, BRITANNIA TUBULAR BRIDGE.—The new cylinder for raising the tube having been fixed in the hydraulic press, operations commenced on Monday, raising it at the rate of six feet per day. Its action and struc tural strength are stated to be of the most improved and perfect character. RAILWAY RATES.—With reference to the efforts of the railway directors to obtain powers to increase their rates, it appears that the subject is now under the consideration of the Commissioners of Railways, and that they are desirous to receivc. , any written statements containing information on the subject. AUSTRALIA. We have received files of papers from Adelaide to the 19th of May inclusive. The following vessels had arrived at Adelaide from England :—The ship Stebonheath, with 373 free emigrants, last from Plymouth 313 t January ; the Ancient Briton, from Newport, 22d December, with one passenger; and the William Hyde, from Ply mouth, 28th January, with 104 passengers. The Adelaide Observer of the 12th May says : " The most unexpected of these arrivals is the Wil liam Hyde, having on board railway engines, rails, and all the materials of construction. Mr. Parker, the superintendent, and Mr. Cartwright Ildl, engineer and surveyor, have arrived in the same vessel. The Ancient Briton brings the fuel, and therefore nothing seems wanting to enable the company to go a-head. "Besides these arrivals, Hardy's Shipping List' con tains the names of the following ships bound for Ade laide, or Adelaide and Port Phillip, namely, the Cal cutta, Ellerslie, Susannah (emigrants), Childe Harold, Dorothy, Inconstant (emigrants), Florentia (emigrants), and Royal Sovereign. The latest day of sailing named being February 9th, several of these vessels will shortly be due. The number of ships advertised in the same publication for New South Wales was six and for Port Phillip six. " The Garland Grove left Plymouth on the same day as the William Hyde." The emigrant ship Susannah, 514 tons, with nine cabin and 216 steerage passengers, arrived at Ade laide on the 18:h of May, as also the brig Sarepta, 330 tons, from Swansea, with cargo and one pas senger._ The Susannah had a fine passage of 101 days from Plymouth, during which three death 3 and three births occurred. MINING INTELLIGENCE. •—•., ADELAIDE SHARE MAR KET, MAY 18.—Adelaide, 1/. 10s.; Belvidere, 51.55.; liurra Burra, 1661. ; Enterprise, 41. 15. ; North Ka punda, 1/. 83. ; Mount Remarkable, 131. 10s. ; Port Lincoln, 51. ss. ; Princess Royal, 211.; Provincial . (31. paid), 3/ ; Royal Mining Company, 75.; Wheal Gawli r, 171 ; Wheal Grainger, 7/. 10s. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GLASGOW, BARRHEAD, AND NEILSTON DIRECT.— The half- yearly meeting of this company was ap pointed to be held at the office, Glasgow, on Friday, but in consequence of the non-attendance of a suffi cient number of shareholders to constitute a meeting, sine die. A. special meetin g was also to have been held, for the purpose of authorising the directors to borrow money, with a view to save the shareholders being called upon at once to pay up the whole amount of the 5 per cent. guaranteed stock. SHREWSBURY AND HEREFORD. —On Friday meeting was held at Ludlow to promote the carry ing out of this line. The Mayor took the chair, sup ported by Earl Yowls, Hon. It. Clive, M.P., Colonel Salwey, Mr. J. Bailey, M.P., and principal land owners. It was stated that the cost of constructing the line (a single one) would be 430,0001. About 2,000 shares had been disposed of out of 5,200. The amount of each share had been reduced from 201. to 181., and it was probable that no more than 121. per share would be called up on the line, which would cost 8,0001. per mile. Resolutions were passed expressive of the importance of obtaining the earliest railway communication for Herefordshire with the manufac turing districts and metropolis. ROUEN AND HA VRE.—The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Saturday, M. Charles Laffitte in the chair. The report stated that the total outlay on capital account during the half-year amounted to 209,083 f. (8,3630, but this was reduced by 30,984 f. produced from the re-sale of land, &c., to 178,0981., making the total expenditure on the un dertaking, up to the 31st of August last, 58,119,2641. (2,324,7704) The directors have endeavoured in every possible way to avoid every new expense on capital account. They consider that account as closed, stating that no new expense shall be entered upon without the consent of the shareholders. The works on the line are at present in the most satisfactory condition. The traffic has increased so as entirely to make up for the loss of the preceding dividend. The receipts from the Ist of March to the 31st of August last amount to 1,797,564 f. (71,9021.), including 1,010,8881. for passengers, &c., and 771,937 f. for goods. The total charges and expenditure of working amounted to 1,462,9001. (58,5161.), including 583,6091. (23,3441.) for interest and reimbursement of loans, leaving a net profit of 334,6641. (13,3861.) From which must be deducted the settlement of the loss of the last half-year, 32,0931., leaving a surplus of 303,570 f. (12,1421.), or 71. 50c. per share, and 2,570 f. for the next account. The receipts of the past half-year compared with those of the corresponding period of 1848 show a net increase of 664,191 f. (26,4570, of which 492,6281. (19,704/.) has been in the goods traffic. Tbis traffic, which during the corresponding period of 1848 had fallen to 32,487 tons, had risen during the last half-year to 121,246 tons, being an increase of 88,759 tons. This increase is stated to be due to the improvement of trade, and the traffic brought on the line by the opening of the Dieppe Railway, amounting to 28,793 tons. The increase in the working expenses amounts to 109,561 f. (4,3821), chiefly caused by the additional traffic. The report adverts to the encouragement and assistance given by the Government to improve the navigation of the Seine, and, in fact, to favour everything which may form an opposition to the railways. It goes on to state that the question of maintaining to Rouen its coasting trade, which, moreover, it had never lost, is not the only one entertained; it is thought to make the mouth of the Seine a roadstead for ships of war. A loan of 60,000,000 is asked for, and a new Bill to alter the law which has fbr centuries regulated everything connected with river property. The rail ways, by lowering their tariffs, have produced a reduction of nearly one-half in the price of carriage of all kinds of goods, and the result has been that al transports have doubled; and if the documents of the last few years be examined, it will be seen that the quantity, which has b een doubled, is divided:, the most equally between the river and the rail ways. With reference to the conduct of the State towards railway companies, it asks, is It to be supposed that France and foreign come. tries will contribute new capital to such enterprizes, if nothing is done for the companies already existing? Can the Government hope to find 240,000,000 f. (9,600,0000 for the Paris and Avignon line as long as the traces of the devastations of February shall not have been effaced by a just indemnity, and as long as an end sh a ll not' . have been put to the unto ward situation in which the laws of concession have placed the railway companies ? This com pany has united w ith th e R o uen and Dieppe Corn pain a in an application to the President of the Republic to obtain an inquiry as to the best means of ameliorating the situation of rail way companies. The realisation of certain amounts will enable the di rectors to pay one-half of the acknowledgments of liquidation which were issued to the shareholders in exchange for the coupons of the third dividend. The dividend (7f. 50c.) for the past half-year and the half of the acknowledgments of liquidation, or sf. per share, are now payable at the office of the company. —A con versation ensued relative to the refusal of the town of Havre to fulfil the agreement which it had entered into to guarantee an interest of 4 per cent. on a cer tain amount of capital. It was stated that no satis factory answer had as yet been obtained on the point, but that the board would endeavour to bring the matter to a favourable termination, Resolutions MR. PIPS HIS DIARY. MONDAY, Ocr. 1, 18-W.—Up mighty betimes, and to Brushwood for a Day's Shooting, by Invitation from Hr. Tibbitts, whose Father, the rich Furrier, did die the other Day, and leave him a Fortune, and now he hath rented Brushwood Manor to shoot over for the season. But Lack, what a set of young Rogues I found there of Tibbitts his Acquaintance, a-smoking of Cigars and short Pipes, and a drinking of Ale and bottled Stout at 10 o'clock of the Morning ! Mighty ashamed of, though diverted with, my Company, to hear their loose and idle Conversation, and how none of them could pro nounce the letter H, and to think what an unlettered vulgar Fellow Tibbitts is, and that I should demean myself to associate with such a Companion only because of his Riches, and Wine, and Dinners. One of the Party, Wiggyns, did tell me we should have a prime Lark, which, this being the first day of Pheasant Shooting, I did think droll ; but divers Larks, indeed, were shot before the Day was over. So we into the Fields, and a Keeper following us with the Dogs, and whenever I did look over my Shoulder, did catch him grinning and making Faces behind our Backs. But strange to see how much better the Rogues did shoot than I expected, though the firing at Tom-Tits, or any thing almost, and do understand that they got this Skill at the Red House, Battersea, through popping at Pigeons and Sparrows let loose. from a Trap ; which do seem but a cruel and barbarous kind of Sport. But little Birds were not all they shot, for one Higgs aiming at a Hare did miss, and in stead of the Hare hit one of the Dogges, and sent him yelping and limping Home. But good Luck, to see how careless the Fellows with their Fire-Arms, carrying their Guns, full cocked, pointing right in one another's Faces, and one, drag ging his Piece through a Hedge after him, it went off, but finding it had only carried off the Skirt of his Shooting coat, we had a good Laugh of it. Another, with a double barrelled Gun, having shot off one barrel at a Blackbird, I did see, reloading ; the other Barrel being still loaded and at full Cock. He, forcing down the Ramrod with all his might, I did catch him by the Elbow, and point to the Cock of the Gun, and methinks I did never see a Man on a Sudden tremble so terribly, or grow so pale. Getting beyond Brushwood, into a Field hard by, Mr. Wiggyns did let fly at some Ducks, for one of those Larks he had been talking of, which did bring down upon us the Farmer, with his Bull-Dog, and cause us to raake off with all the Speed we could. in in mighty Dread of being seized as an Accomplice in shooting the Duck, fearing the Farmer, who is hor ribly enraged with the Game-Preserving at Brush wood, for that the Game do eat up his Crops; and, truly, the Game Laws are a great Nuisance. Home from our Shooting, with our Bag, carried by Tibbitts his Tiger-Boy, very full, with a brace or two of Pheasants and Partridges, but many more Brace of Chaffinches, and Yellow-Hammers, and Robin Red breasts, and so to Dinner, where all very merry, and so to Bed.—Punch. WATER FOR LONDON. TO TILE EDITOR OF THE SUN: SlR,—With your usual impartiality, I am sure you will not object to my stating, through the medium of your journal, that there has been for some time past another plan before the public, suggested by Mr. H. H. Fulton and the promoters, which, if carried out, would afford a pure and ample supply of water to the metropolis. It is proposed to take the supply from the Thames (the only sufficient source) immediately above Staines, the water to be conveyed from thence in a close con duit to Hampstead, so as to afford perpetual high ser vice to every portion of the metropolis. From experiments which have been made it is ascertained that the quality of the water at Staines is exceedingly good. Staines by the course of the river is thirty-seven miles from London-bridge, and two:A. 7 . 6,tlE' miles above Richmond, and the tidal influence, conse quently, above that point ; no part of this length of 204 miles is affected by the. London sewage. At the same time it is considered to be just the highest point in the navigation where th e a b s t rac ti on of so large a quantity of water can be made at all seasons, for the proper supply of London without injury to the interests of the navigation and mill owners. It must be observed that, between Henley Reach and Staines several tributary streams empty themselves into the Thames, and it is calculated that the aggregate amount of water afforded by these streams at ordinary times would supply a quantity amounting to 100 million gallons, the estimated amount for the proper daily supply of London. Owing to the use of the close conduit no impuri ties could be imparted to the water in its conveyance to the consumers, and no expenses for purchaso or land or severance would be incurred by this plan, which expense has been found by the railway corn. panies to be one of the largest items, and to have ex ceeded the Parliamentary estimates to a greater extent than any other. The ordinary level of the water at Staines is fifty-four feet above low•water market at London bridge. The cost of raising and transmitting water to the necessary elevation by steam power is, I understand, so small in proportion to the quantity of water re quired that there is no excuse for the public refusing to avail themselves of this pure and copious source, in preference to any proposed higher up the river, as all injury to mill property and the navigation would thereby be obviated. It would be sixteen miles less distant from London than Henley Reach, and conse quently save the expense of that extra length of conduit. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, M. SMART. 27, Mount-street. THE PIG-IRON TRADE OF SCOTLAND. (From the North British Mail, Oct. 2 ) We have been requested to give insertion to the following letter, addressed to the iron -masters, dealers, and others interested in the pig-iron trade of Scot ' land : Gentlemen,—The trade with which you are con nected has, within the last ten or fifteen years, so rapidly developed itself, and assumed so important a position in the mercantile interest of Glasgow, and the great fluctuations in the value of iron, and the vastness of the operations in the article, have attracted the attention of those having the means and disposed to invest in the article, as well as the public generally, to the working of the trade, the ex traordinary system that you have latterly adopted for facilitating the transferance of pig-iron, or its repre sentative, excites the greatest surprise and distrust amongst most well-informed mercantile men, and prevents them, when they see a favourable opportu nity, from investing in the article ; and hence, I think, the present great depression in the value of pig iron, when most other trades are in a healthy state, may be attributed. I would, therefore, offer the following remarks on the trade, and, I think, will readily show that if a more sound mercantile principle were adopted, it would be for the interest of all concerned : The apparent advantages of the present system are, first, to the ironmasters : that at any time when they require money, and are in good credit, even though they have no stock, they may sell almost any quantity of scrip, and get paid for it at once, and this scrip to them has this advantage of not being a legal document, and though in honour bound by it at once to deliver the iron on demand, if they find it not convenient to do so, they can delay de livery from time to time, and the dealer has no re course but by a common action at law. They also have no interest to pay, or other charge, for nego tiating the loan. Second, for the dealer, that the iron master charges nothing (nor, in fact, could though he wished, as the iron when sold is seldom made) for keepi ng the iron till the dealer finds it convenient to take deivery, and delivers it free of expense. The disadvantages are to the master, that the wealthy masters never require to resort to the selling of scrip for the purpose of raising money, and therefore , they never issue scrip, but for pig-iron on hand, and the value of their iron is depressed by their less fortunate neighbours, frequently entering the market and sell ing scrip at 2s. to 3.4. per ton below the market value; and this in a dull market has a most injuri- OU3 effect, as the dealers act then with great caution, from the fear that the market may be inundated with scrip, and a rapid decline the consequence; and in a rising market, so soon as a large maker is known AS a seller, the dealers immediately become timid, as they know ha could at once depress the market by continuing a sellzr to an almost unlimited extent. Second, to the dealers, although the stock of pi - iron were not 50,000 tong, anl they think the whole is purchased from filo makers the maker can at any time defeat the most just calculation of supply and demand by placing 100,000 tons or more of scrip on the market, for which there may not be one ton of iron in existence. Now, I would suggest that an understanding should be come to, that no iron should be sold till it is made, or could be handed over to the dealers when paid for as his property legally ; anti were this the case, I am confident in a very short time the trade would be better for all concerned ; and, in order to accomplish this objoct, I think the makers should come to an understanding amongst them selves, to establish public depo'.s at the Broomie law and Port Dundas, where they could send in their iron, as made, and in selling the iron, grant an or,ler on the storekeeper for the iron, who could grant a warrant for it, and relieve the masters from all further trouble at delivery; the dealers and storekeepers could arrange the charges us to store rent and shipping the iron, which I think would not on an average exceed ls. to is. 3.1. per ton. This would give dealers and investors more confidence, as they would then know whit extent of iron was in the market, and they would he removed from the fear of a large additional quantity being thrown on it, and it would also prevent forced sales by needy makers, and give the dealers also the security that it was iron they were buying, and not paper, representing minerals yet in the bowels of the earth. AN IRON MERCHANT. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WOR , SHIP- STREET. A tall muscular man, named Charles Baines, a labourer in the docks, was charged with having cruelly maltreated Mary Ann Maye, a woman with whom he cohabited, and thereby caused her death. The prisoner, who made no attempt to deny the charge, and declined cross-examining the witnesses, was remanded for a week for the completion of the evidence against him. _ _ William — Harris, clerk in the office of highly re spectable solicitors in the City, who stood charged with having uttered numerous forged 51. Bank of England notes to various unfortunate women whom he casually met in the streets, was placed at the bar for final examination. A gentleman from the office of Mr. Freshfield, the Bank solicitor, attended, as before, to conduct the pro secution, and the prisoner was defended by Mr. Vann. The prisoner, who by the advice of his solicitor re served his defence, was fully committed to Newgate for trial upon five charges, the magistrate imperatively refusing to accept bail for his future appearance, which was tendered to any amount that might be required. SOUTHWARK. A respectable looking young man named William Mew, who was described on the charge sheet as a commercial traveller, residing at Bexley-heath, was brought before Mr. Seeker, in the custody of Ser geant Hughes, of the L division, charged with at tempting to murder Helen Ealing by adrhinistering a large portion of poison to her. Rebecca Gilbert, a very intelligent young woman, said she resided with her mother at 26, Bennett street, Stamford-street. About three' weeks ago last Wednesday the prisoner and the woman came to her mother's house and represented themselves as husband and wife. The prisoner hired furnished apartments, and stated his name to be Anderson, and that he was a commercial traveller. They lived in the house quietly until Wednesday the 26th ult., when Helen Ealing, his supposed wife, cooked some dinner, and carried it up-stairs. She then heard some words ensue, and a few minutes after one o'clock the pri soner came down stairs and told her that his wife had gone out suddenly, and he could not tell where she was gone to, and that he should go and l oo k a ft er h er . After he had left the house witness went up-stairs and found the door of his apartments locked, when she suspected that they had both left the house and might return at some hour in the night. She accordingly sat up for them until two o'clock on Thursday morning, but the pri soner did not return until Saturday morning, when he came and asked witness whether his wife (Helen Ealing) had returned. Witness replied in the nega tive, when he left the house in a sudden manner. She suspected that something was wrong from his excited state, which induced her to go up stairs to his ap2rt ment and try the door. She found it locked, which caused her to look through the keyhole. She then saw what she supposed to be a woman lying on the bed, which caused her to inform her mother of her suspicion. Assistance was immediately procured, and the door was forced open, when they found the woman on the bed apparently in a dying state. Mr. SECHER—W hen did you see her prior to that ? Witness—l saw her on the Wednesday men-nit - 1g when she cooked the dinner. She was then in good health. Mr. SECKER—Was she dressed when you dis covered her in the bed? Witness—She was, sir; exactly in the same dress that she wore when she cooked her dinner on Wednesday. I was so frightened when I saw her that I ran out and fetched a surgeon. Mr. J. Vardey, surgeon, of Stamford street, said that no was called into Mr. Gilbert's house on Satur day morning, the 29th ult. Ile went up-stairs into the second-floor front room, and saw a woman lying on the bed in a state of coma, apparently from inhaling cloroforrn or some noxious drug. She was then recovering from a state of somnolency which appeared to have lasted some days, and she was conscious of everything about her, but unable to speak or reply to his questions. He had heard that she had been locked up in the room two or three days, and it was his impression that some narcotic drug had been administered to her, but that her constitution had overcome its deadly effects. Mr. &CLUB—Have you examined the contents of the stomach ? Mr. Vardey—l have not, as it was too late, and quite useless to do so. She was gra dually recovering when I saw her, and was able to make me conscious of her feelings. Mr. SECKER—Did you examine the room to ascer tain whether anything was lying about which might have contained poison? Mr. Vardey—l looked about the room, and saw a key lying on the table, but I could see no phial or anything which Ind contained poison or any narcotic drug. From the appearance of the place I believe she did not take it herself. Mr. SECKER—CouId you form any opinion when the drug was administered? Mr. Vardey—l should think about two days. lam surprised how her con stitution subdued the effects of the drug. Mr. &CLUB , — Could not a small dose taken on the Friday have the same effect ? Mr. Vardey—lt is impossible. The narcotic must have been taken at a more remote period. Prisoner—Was the door locked inside or out ? Mr. Vardey—The door I entered was locked in side, and the key was on the table, but the other door was open. As soon as I discovered that poison had .beer! :administered I recommended Miss Gilbert to inform the police, when Mr. Wagstaff, the police surgeon, was called in and assisted me in examining the woman. I have since attended her, but she is not free from danger. Miss Gilbert was here recalled, and stated that she believed them to be husband and wife, but she ex ' petted that some jealousy existed between them, as a Mr. Green used to call upon the woman, and the prisoner had requested her to deny her being at home. The prisoner left the house on Wednesday morning, the 26th ult., stating that he was going to look after his wife. He came to the house on Friday evening and went up-stairs. He remained a very few minutes, and on - leaving he told her his wife had not returned, and he wondered where she had gone to. She did not see him afterwards until he was in custody. Mr. SECKER—CouId any person enter the house at any time without being seen by yourself or mother ? Witness—They could not. Had the woman left the house on Wednesday she or her mother must have seen her enter. The street door was always kept locked, and the key inside. Mr. SECKER—Have you any idea how the poison or drug was administered? Witness—The woman told her that when she place the dinner on the table some porter was poured into a glass by the prisoner. She swallowed the contents and was immediately overcome. She recollected nothing else until wit ness forced the door open and found her on the bed. Sergeant Hughes, 20 L, said, that he was called in to see the woman, when he received information that the prisoner had administered some poison to her. He searched for him, but was unable to find him until the previous evening, when he took him into custody. He told witness that he wished "he had been at the devil before he saw her." Mr. SECKER—Did you not tell him the nature of the charge ? Witness—l told him he was charged with administering p o i s o n to Helen Ealing with in tent to murder her. Mr. SECKER—What did he say to that ? Witness —lle said he hoped she was not dead, an d he wished to go and see her. I told him he could not , see her, and I then took him to the p olice-st ation. The pri soner told Mr. Green on Saturday that Helen Ealing was dead, and that she had done it herself. Elizabeth Dunn; lodging-house.keeper, 49, Burr street, East. Smithfield, said she had known the woman some time. She was a v ery b a d g i r l , and h ad twice taken poison. The prisoner lodged at her house and was a married man, but Helen Ealing induced him to elope with her from her house about three weeks ago. She had be en i n pr i son f or attempt i ng to commit suicide, and she was positive that she had taken the drug herself with the same intent. She had heard that the prisoner was charged with the murder, and she recommended him to give himself up to the police. Th e woman was th e d ai i g ht er o f a solicitor's clerk, but in very poor circumstances. Mr. SECKEE asked Miss Gilbert whether the I woman was sufficiently recovered to hold conversation with her ? Miss Gilbert replied in the affirmative. She was quire rational, and positively asserted that the poison must have been placed in the porter by the prisoner. Nr. SECKEE asked how long it was likely she would he in that precarious state ? Mr. Vardey re plied-that two or three days would much improve her, and no doubt that in the early part of the week she would he able to attend. Mr. SECKEIL then told the prisoner that he should not ask hint any questions at the present stage of the proceed'ngs, as it vi as his intention to remand him. Ile might state wh it he likt,d, but he must caution him not to s:ate anything that might be injurious to himself. The prisoner declined saying anything, when he was fora ally remanded until Tuesday next. The Magistrate hTs to acknowledge the receipt of a Si. Bank of England note, from "J. 8.," to be appropriated for the relief of the poor in the district. LAMBETH. !Thrace Knight, alias Captain Knight, alias Genie • ral Knight, a tall young man with a pair of mous"- tachioes, and of remarkable appearance, and Jane Knight, alias Clark, a plain-looking young woman, ►ere placed at the bar for final examination on a charge of fraud and forgery. The prisoners, who declined saying anything in defence, •ere fully committed for trial, Knight on two charges of forgery and one of fraud, and the woman for the fraud only. There was a second charge against the male prise ner—nr,mely, that of uttering a forged cheque for Si. to Mrs. Robinson of Crosby-row,,Walworth-road,- on the 13th of last month, and obtaining cash for the same. To this charge the prisoner made no defence, and was fully committed for trial. - THE CoUNTRY MARKETS. BIRMINGHAM. OCT. 4.—At Gloucester and Worcester markets on the 29th, the trade in both English and foreign wheat, ruled dull, at the currency of the previous week. Inferior barley rather lower; fine fully as dear. In oats the turn was in favour of the buyer, and secon dary qualities were difficult to quit. Beans rather dearer. Peas unaltered. During the past week the transactions in wheat have again been limited, and al though holders will not generally give way, to make pro gress a reduction must have been submitted to. Very little doing in barley. Oats are taken in retail at former currency. On beaus the turn is in favour of the seller. No advance could be obtained on peas. At this day's market there was a full supply of wheat from the frrmers and damp samples of new were is per quarter lower, whilst other descriptions and foreign nearly maintained their value. Fine barley is per quarter dearer, but in ferior dull, and rather cheaper. Oats could only be sold by submitting to a decline of 6d to is per quarter. Beans and peas unaltered. BRISTOL, OCT. 4.—At to day's market there was a good supply of English wheat, principally new, which sold at from 36s to 42s per imperial qr. Some of the samples, however, were rather damp. Fine parcels of foreign and English new and old sold at last week's rates. Foreign: white, 42s to 465; red, fine qualities, 40s to 425; ordinary ditto, 36s to 38i; hard, 33s to 35s per 4801bs. The sale of flour was slow, at a decline of from 61 to is per sack, viz :—English seconds, 28s to 301 per sack; American, &c., sweet, 23s to 25s per barrel. In malting barley there was as yet but little doing; prices were firm for fine, and also for grinding parcels; English malting sold at 28s to 32s per imperial qr. English and foreign grinding 19s'to .24t per 4001bs. Qats were again lower by fully 6d per quarter, and the sale was very restricted thereof. Devon and Wel,h sold at 14s t0.15s per imperial qr; Irish white 16s to 18s per 3201b5; Irish black, 14s to 15s per imperial qr. Foreign beans were unvaried, English selling at 28s to 32s per imperial qr; foreign, 25s to 28s per 4801bs. At Glouces - ter the market was thinly attended, and there was a slow sale for wheat at previous quotations. Malting barley was small in show. Oats were a drag. ging sale. Egyptian beans were is per qr lower. The arrivals were—Wheat, 6,626 qrs; oat?, 3,076 brls, 25 qrs; barley, 787 qrs, 105 brls; beans, 19 qrs; flour, 450 sacks. UPPINGUAM, OCT. 3.—Wheat :40s to 455; barley 263 to 28s; oats 18s to 231; beans 323 to3Bs per qr. Butter 10id to lld per Ib; eggs 18 for IS. LOUTH, OCT. 3.—Wheat 37s to 423; barley 26s to 295; cats 14s to 16s pe r qr . LONG SUTTON. --Return of sales for the week ending Sept. 2 9—Wheat, 95 qrs, 0 bush, 1971 16s Od (average 41s 7d). ALFORD.—Aversges for the week ending Oct. 1: Wheat 41s 311; barley 25s 6.-}d per qr. t LYNN, OcT. 2.—Wheat 36s 38s to 40s, fine 425; barley 24s to 263, fine 29s per qr. OAKHAM, OcT. I.—Wheat 40s to 455; barley 26, to 28s; oats 15s to 20s;_ beans, 34s to 38 s p er qr. GAINSBOROUGH, OCT. 2.—Wheat 40s to 47s Oa -642 qrs, 1,36113 s (average 42s sd); barley, 98 qrs, 1301 106 (aver. 26s 8id); oats, 46s qrs, 36/ 16s (aver. 15s 4c1); beans, 15 qrs, 231 5s (aver. 309. NEWARK, OcT.. 3.—Wheat, old white 45s to 465, extra 003, red 45a to 464, new white 43s to 455, red 40s to 455; barley, new malting 283 to 30s, old grinding and foreign 22s to 233; oats, old 00s to 00s, new 15s to 20s; beans, ,old 345 to. 363, new 003 to 00s; malt 543 to 56s per qr; tares, 40s t i 44s per qr. RoTHERHAM, OCT. I.—Beef, 5i 6:1 to 6s 3d per stone; mutton, 41.1 to 5d per lb; stock sheep, 27s to 33s per head. DERBY, OCT. 2 —The supply of fat beasts to-day was small, and customers were equally scarce, but most of the beasts were disposed of. The number of sheep was also small, with some little improvement in the demand. There were but few fat pigs offered for sale, nor were there so many buyers. Beef made from 4id to sid; Mutton, 41d to 5i 1; Lamb, Os to Os; Veal, 5d to Sid per lb; Pigs, 7s 6d to 8; per score. RJugh fat, 3s 6d For stone of 141hs. hides, lid per lb. Calf•skins, 2d td 3d per lb. EDINBURGH, OCT. 3.—The quantityof wheat brought forward this day was 773 qrs, being 200 qrs less than last week. Top price of new reheat 6d down, and the average 53 up. Old wheat 2s down on the top, and 7d down on the average. The general average of cheat was ld up -174 qrs unsold. The quantity of barley brought for ward was 1,336 qrs, being 279 qrs more than last week. Price on the top 3s, and the average 5d down -186 qrs unsold. Of oats we had 822 qrs brought forward, or 491 qrs less than last week. Top price the same, and the average the same-40 qrs unsold. The quantity of beans was_s4qrs, or 21 qrs wor e th an l as t wee k . P r i ce on the top 61 down, and the average Is 3d-6 qrs unsold. Top of wheat ... ... 64 Ib3 54s Od ... New ditto 62ilbs 483 Od Barley 57ilbs 27s Od •.. Oats 43ilbs 22s 8d ... Beans ... 65ilbs 34s 6d EDINBURGH CATTLE MABE.LT, UCT. 2.—The supply of cattle this morning was 495, bring 15 more than last week. Sales dull, and prices a shade lower than last week. At the close a clearance was not effected. The top price of the best beef 7s 6.1; current 6s 6d to 7s; middling and inferior 5s 6d to 6s Od per Dutch stone. The supply of sheep and lambs this morning was 5,541, being 545 less than last week. Good sheep and lambs fully maintained last week's prices, and secondary and infe rior sorts at late rates. One lot of very superior lambs, fed by John Hope, Esq., South Elphi ns t one , b roug h t 24s a head. Top price of the best mutton sid per lb; cur rent, sd; inferior, 34'd to 41. Lambs (top), 16s; cur rent, 8s to 18s; middling and inferior, 4s to 6s a head. A good clearance effected. DUNBAR, OCT. 2.—Wheat, weighing 001bs, brought 003 Od, and prices to 00s Od ; barley, weighing 551bs, brought 24s 04, and prices to 21s Od ; oats, weighing 44,11b5, brought 18s 6d, and prices to 18s 01; buins and pease, weighing 001bs, brought 00s 03, and prices to 00s Od. DUNDEE;, Ocr. I.—Wheat, 46s Od to 49s Od; foreign ditto, 47s 01 to 50s 04; barley, 22s 04 to 23s Od; oats, 18s 64 to 19s Od ; pease and beans, 233 04 to 25s 6d. CORK, OCT. I.—Flour—First 138 6d to 14s ; extra 15s Od; seconds, 12s Od to 139; households 108 to 11s; thirds, 6s to 8s per cwt. Oatmeal lOs Od to 11s; Indian meal 6s 64 to 7s Od; wheat meal, lOs Od to lls per cwt. Indian corn 61 to 6/ 15s Od per ton. Bran 3/ , 0304 to 3/ 15s per ton. Hay—Farmers 20s to 30s; average 265; dealers 30s to 34s Od; average 32s per ton. Straw—Farmers 9s Od to 23s Od ; average 18s ; dealers COs Od to 00s Od ; average 23s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to bid; household loaf 5d to 5/14 per 41b. Fresh butter, 7d to 94 per lb. Eggs— ss. 04 to 5s 2d per hundred. Coals— Newport 14s; Lyclney 16s; Landore 14s; Best Neath Culm 13s per ton. Tallow 40s Od to 00s per cwt. Whisky, 25 0. P. 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Meat —Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 4d to 51c1; veal 4d to Od ; pork - 40 to 5d ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages bd per lb. Hors 51 lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 3l 2s 6d to 315 s per _ ton. Bark—Barbary 8/ to 8110 s; Valonia 141 to 01; French 7/103; English 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 10s to 12s per stone. Hemp 34/ t 0351 per toe. Fish— Scotch herrings 17s to 18s ; reo ditto 26s to 28s per barrel ; Newfoundland 10/ 10s to 12/ pet ton. Timber—Memel, 85/ per ton ' - deals, first quality, 18 s; second quality, 16 s p er 100. Hicles 7 -Market 12s to 18s; salted 12s to 18s per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 2iti per lb. Potatoes, white 6d to 7d; Minions 00d to 00d; Guano— Peruvian, 11/ 10s; Ichaboe 91 per ton ; Tar —Archangel, 19s per barrel. BIRTHS. On the 28th ult., at Castlecarry, near Cumbernauld, N. 8., Mrs D. H. Macleod, of a daughter. On the 29th ult., at Launde Abbey, Leicestershire, Mrs. H. Dawson, of a son. On the 2"th ult., in Winckley-square, Preston, the lady of Lieutenant-Colorel Crofton, unattached, of a son. On the 30th ult., at the rectory, Blantisham, Hunts, the wile of the Rev. E. Baines, of a daughter. On the 30th ult., at Westgate, Warwick, the wife of G. A. Kilgonr, Esq., of a daughter. On the 3d inst.,- at Mansfield-house, Richmond, Mrs. G. Cavendish, of a son On the 3d inst., at Sussex-house, Hammersmith, the wife of Forbes Winslow, M.D., of a daughter. VARRIED. On the 2d inst., at All Souls', Langham-place, St. Mary. lebone, Joseph Whitehouse, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn•fields, to Augusta Julia, youngest daughter of the late William Martial!, Esq. DIED On the 20th ult., at Brooklinds ' St. Helier's, Jersey, H. F. Be'son, Esq., Commander, Royal Navy. On the 30th ult , Henry William Baylee, Esq., of the Admiralty. - On the Ist inst., Mr. Thomas Reed, minister of Cole•street Chapel.. On the 2.1 inst , at the Grange, Brompton, James Gray, E q., aged FEi. On the :id hist , Eleanor Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Robert J. Sellman, Broad street, Bloomsbury. --- London: Printed and Published by NORD° YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, iII tho county o Middles ix : Friday, October br 1849.