The Sun. — London, England, 1841-10-15 00:00:00

MORNING SUN GREAT 'NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY. Traffic returns fur the week ending Oct. 11, 1841: — Passengers £966 7 4 _ _ Merehinaze . Darlington, Oct. 13. 301 6 11 1,267 14 3 D. O'BRIEN, Secretary. LAW INTELLIGENCE. LYSOL VENT DEBTORS' COURT, Oct. 14. (Before Mr. Commissioner BOWEN.) IN THE MATTER OF JAMES HIGHWAY. The insolvent applied on his petition to be discharged, and was supported by Mr. Nicholls, and opposed by Messrs. Cooke and Woodroffe. He was subjected to a long and searching examination by Mr. Cooke, relative to the disposal of 5001, which he had acquired by the ver dict in a suit in equity, in which he was plaintiff. His statement was to the effect that he invested the money in the Three per Cents. Reduced Stock, which he sold out soon afterwards, a portion being paid in law expenses and the balance spent. In his cross-examination he ad mitted that the sum left after the law costs amcunted to 3501., and that he had about this time bought three Exchequer Bilis, of one hundred pounds each, in the name of Mr. Thomas, a gentleman, at pre sent in India, by his order, which he also subsequently sold out, and remitted the amount of the sale to India. Mr. Cook having cautioned him, that his client was well aware of the facts of the case, and would surely institute a prosecution for perjury, the insolvent said he misun derstood Mr. Cooke ; the Exchequer Bills were bought in his own name, and that he had appropriated one of the bills to his own use. Mr. CooKE having commented in strong terms on the insolvent's evidence, and several witnesses being exa mined on both sides, The COURT ordered the case to be adjourned for ten days, to afford time for preparing a fresh balance sheet, and likewise intimated to the insolvent that he-should afford more satisfactory information touching the dis posal of the money he received, as there was a strong presumption that the greater portion of it was in the funds to his benefit. A number of unopposed petitions were heard in the early part of the day, in which there appeared no fea ture of public interest. The greater number of the ap plicants were ordered to be discharged forthwith. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Yesterday being the County Day the Magistrates as sembled at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell-green, at twelve o'clock. The minutes of the last County Day having been read, the Deputy-Clerk of the Peace laid before the Court all Bills and other papers presented to Parliament affecting the interests of the county, after which the Report of the Committee of Accounts, and that of the Visiting Justices of the House of Correction and of the New Prison were received. In the latter Re port there was a statement that Mr. Baker, the Coroner, had on one occasion required the attendance of a prisoner in custody, on a charge of manslaughter, at his inquest, at eight o'clock in the evening, and the Visiting Justices suggested that a representation should be made to the Coroner of the inconvenience occasioned by requiring the attendance of prisoners at so late an hour. It was, however, considered that the notice which had already been taken would be sufficient. A vacancy in the office of housekeeper at the Sessions House, in consequence of the decease of the late housekeeper, was declared. Sir J. WILLIAMS having pronounced a high eulogy on the character and services of Mr. Chesterton, the Gover nor of the House of Correction, moved, pursuant to no tice, " That the salary of Mr. Chesterton, the Governor of the House of Correction, be increased 100/. per an num, to commence at 'Michaelmas last past, in conse quence of the increase of duty which has devolved upon him, and in testimony of the approbation of the Court for the zeal and fidelity with which he has discharged his duties during the last twelve years." After a short" discussion, in the - course of which Mr. APIVILLIAN expressed a wish that the salary should be increased to 1301.. and moved an amendment to that effect, which was subsequently withdrawn, the motion was unanimously agreed to, the following words having been added to it:—" By which great savings have been effected for the county, in addition to the admirable discipline of the prison." Mr. Chesterton was then called in, and the resolu tion having been read to him by the Chairman, he expressed his thanks to the Court for their liberality. Mr. M‘WILLIA - 31 . moved, pursuant to notice, that the following Resolution of the Court of the 18th day of August last, be declared a Standing Order of the Court, viz.:—" That no person whomsoever shall remove from the depositories at the Sessions House, any books, docu inents, or papers whatever, over which the Court of Quarter Sessions have control, unless in obedience to an order from a competent authority, without the direction of the Court previously obtained."—Agreed to. A letter from Mr. Flood, vestry clerk of the parish of Marylebone, was read complaining of the inequality of the rates as assessed on the rental in various parishes. It was ordered to be printed, and a copy sent to every parish in the county, and to each of the Magistrates forthwith, and that it be taken into consideration on the next Court day. The Report of the JuStices of the Edmonton division, on the causes of the obstruction in the water-course from Angel- bridge to the River Lea was received. The other business before the Court having been transacted, the Court adjourned. POLICE 114TELLiciEINICE. BOW-STREET. John Sullivan was charged with having violently as saulted the police. It appeared from the statements of several constables, who are from time to time on duty in the vicinity of Drury-lane, that the prisoner had on several occasions been imprisoned for assaulting and seriously injuring the police. One man had been so utterly disabled by his brutal violence as to be unfit for duty, and the Commis sioners had awarded him a sum of 401., as some com pensation for the loss he had sustained. Another officer had narrowly escaped stabbing with a knife, which the prisoner aimed at his breast. One or two more had been threatened with murder, and the complainant in the present case had received very rought treatment from the same desperate fellow. A life-preserver was pro duced, with which he had armed himself, and several of the witnesses expressed fears for their personal safety whenever he should be again at liberty. It was stated that he was one of a gang of coiners and other desperate characters who were in the habit of assembling at the Feathers public-house, in Drury-lane. When the pri soner was taken on Wednesday, there were no less than seven-and-thirty of these fellows assembled at the house in question. The prisoner, on being called upon for his defence, denied that he was the man who had struck the officer, and said the " life-preserver" had been taken not from him, but from some other man. Mr. TWYFORD said he believed every word that the witnesses had stated, and it was evident that he was a most desperate and dangerous character. He should sentence him to a mouth's imprisonment fur the assault, and order him at the end of the term of hiS imprison ment to find bail to keep the peace for three months, himself in 4C1., and two sureties of 201. each. With respect to the public• house which had been mentioned, it ought to be indicted as a nuisance ; and as the police were well aware that men of the most depraved charac ter were in the constant habit of assembling there, it was a case in which the Commissioners ought to interfere. ►WORSHIP-STREET -.-• Mr. Samuel Bateincn, the Secretary to a Loan Society held at the Fox and Grapes public-house in Primrose street, Bishopsgate, was charged with drunkenness, and. with having annoyed several , - )f the inhabitants of Clifton- Street, Finsbury, by knocking at their doors. The case was fully proved, and Mr. Bingham was about to fine the prisoner 55., but the latter begged that he might be allowed to atone for his foolish behaviour by putting 10s. in the poor box, to which the Magistrate acceded. MARLBO ROUGH -STREET. James Sheridan was placed at the bar be'mre Mr. HARDWICK, charged with having in his P session a 10/. ank of England note, of which he c Juld not giro ' a 0 satisfactory account. Mr. Kneller Smart, of No. 60, P • "'A's -stre e t, Hay market, refiner and bulli on dealer, ilstated that between five and six Zo shop, and said evening the prisoner a 100/. note, W hi c h h a ,' not een advertised. that he h a d f oun d a nd that he wished to get i% changed without having any and uonoulted, And a handsome discount. trouble about it, He t h en produced the note, somen witness having p _Cons as to b how he r a s n s i i e °ll l3Y f it i : ? w a h sk e: e a d he suddoefnlNyclort.u'es9sh6el,dcouretaof the shop, ( , ) r tsitaant and attempted ..o make his escape. . Mr. Tholnas M‘Manus, street, Al4rylebone, soda -water manufactutre! ed that ou Wednesday last he folded a lip in a 1001. Bank of England note, and put i ( t ) , ve a r s ei fi n thought, into his fob- pocket, but after a lapse of two o ' ; three hours discovered that he had lost it. He did not know the number,nor had he any means of aseertaini n c, it, as it had been for a long time in his possession, and Ike had forgotten the source from whence he obtained it. Nie, however, remembered that the two first figures of the number were 6 and 7. The prisoner said he found the note on Wednesday morning in the stabling of Mr. M'Manus's premises, but there was not any sovereign in it. Mr. HARDWICK said there could be no doubt but that the note belonged to Mr. M‘Manus, and ordered it tt) be. given up to him, and after reprimanding the prisoner allowed him to go at liberty. The strike of the masons employedte forerunner newatthe of Houses of Parliament has proved to ), the other evils of a similar nature. The masons en and pil. theo3-ecl both at th e N e l son M onument, T ra f a l gar - s quare, New Steam Decks, Woolwich (contracts undertaken by Messrs. Grissell and Peto), sent letters to the contractorsli on W e d nes d ay declaratory of their intention to strike . less th e terms of their brother masons, lately employed _his at the new Houses of Parli ame nt, were conce ded was not more than the contractors anticipated, as_ the masons employed on eac h wor k are mem b ers of the Ilirmingharn Lnion. On Wednesday morning Mr. Gris sell had an interview with the masons at Trafalgar-square, which lasted nearly an hour. They had no grievance to complain of, but they belonged to the - Union, and they were bound to do as they were bid ; this is literally all that it was in their power to advance. Mr. Grissell ex plained to them the utter impossibility of his acceding to their dema n d of the dismissal of Allen. He also ex plaine contractor sd to m the the folly o f their going out, seeing that the would find no difficulty in getting men from the country to supply their places. He begged of them not to decide too rashly, but defer coming to a de ciston until Saturday, and in the meantime they could see the heads of the and and reason with them. The result of the interview was, we believe, - a determination of the unionists to quit their employment that evening, unless the contractors would give up their position as masters, and consent to obey the dictates of this body of men, CORONER'S INQUESTS. OnWednesday at one o'clock, an inquest was held at the Feathers, Waterloo-road, before Mr. Carter, Corder for Surrey, on view of the body of Thomas Golder, aged 25, a tailor, who was found drowned in the Thames. Mr. George Maddox, a Thames-police inspector, de posed that about a quarter past four o'clock on Sunday afternoon last, he was in a police galley on the Thames, when he observed the body of the deceased floating off West's coal-wharf, on the east side of Waterloo-bridge. Witness caused it to be taken ashore. Thomas Golder, the deceased's father, an officer of excise, living at No. 54, Cornwall-road, Lambeth, stated that his son was a single man, and at the time of his mysterious disappearance on Satur day last resided with witness. He was a young man of sober, steady habits. Witness could not account for his melancholy death. He was in good employment. Up to the time he left home, which was about ten o'clock on Saturday night last, he was on the best terms with the whole of his family. Had never heard him ex press any disgust of life, or threaten self-destruction. He was a young man of good. moral principles, but not at all melancholy as to religious subjects. The Jury observed it was a very mysterious case, and in the absence of further evidence, returned a verdict of " Found Drowned." OnWeduesday afternoon an inquest was held in the Com mittee-room, St. Katherine's, before Mr. Baker and a Jury, on view of the body of Seth Brown Grilling, a native of the United States of America, and late com mander of the American line-of-packet ship Montreal, lying in the St. Katherine's Dock, who died suddenly. A surgeon gave his opinion that the cause of the death of the deceased was apoplexy, and the Jury re turned a verdict of " Natural death." The inquest upon the policeman Carroll was resumed on Wednesday for the fifth time. No positive evidence, however, was adduced as to the cause of the death of the deceased, and the inquest was once more adjourned till Friday. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Brighton Gazette of yesterday.) PORTSMOUTH.—Rear-Admiral Sir Edward King, K.C.8., according to letters received here, was at Rio de Janeiro on the 26th August, preparing to sail for the Rio de la Plata, in the flag-ship Southampton, 50. Rear- Admiral Thomas, appointed to succeed Admiral Ross, C. 8., in the Brazils, was expected to arrive from Eng land about the end of September. Owing to the vigilance of the cruisers, the slave traffic was on the decline. The Vindictive, 50, was brought under the sheers and masted, to be commanded by Capt. John Toup Nicholas, of the Belleisle, 72, which is now ordered to be paid off in Plymouth Sound, and her men transferred to the Malabar, 72, and Cambrian, 36. Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Owen, K.C.B. is daily looked for here, to hoist his flag on board the Queen, 110, for the chief command in the Mediterranean. Capt. George F. Rich has commissioned the Queen for that purpose. The Rapid, 10, Lieut. Tryon, has gone to Liverpool and Bristol, to convey seamen volunteers for the navy to this port. The Britannia, 120, Capt. Mansell ; Tyne, 26, Capt. Townshend; and Carysfort, 26, Capt. Martin, are ordered home from the Mediterranean. There is no truth in the rumour of the new ships Col lingwood 80, and Vengeance, 84, being ordered for com mission. They arc to be fitted for ordinary at present. The new steamer Styx, Capt. Vidal, is ordered to pro ceed forthwith from Sheerness to Quebec, with the new Governor-General of Canada. The steamer Ardent, Commander Russell, has left Plymouth for Rio de Janeiro, with despatches fur Rear- Admiral Sir Edward King, K.C.B. Our Port-Admiral Sir Edward Codringtun, G.C.8., has transferred his flag from the Queen to the St. Vin cent, 120, with the whole of his officers and retinue. At Spithead.—No vessel of war. In Harbour.—St. Vincent, Queen, Victory, Excellent, Royal George yacht, Illustrious, Warspite, Vindictive, Belvidera, Madagascar, North Star, Driver, Pantaloon, Viper, and flag tenders. SHIPPING INTELLIFENCE. (LLOYDS.) LONDON, OCT. 14.—Wind this day at noon W. to S.W. DEAL, OCT. 13.—Wind A.M. N. W., P.M. S.W r - rived the Mary Taylor, from Sydney ; Hooghly, Cal cutta ; Three Sisters, Gambia ; St. Croix, Honduras ; Aquetuet, New Orleans ; Garland, Newfoundland. Ar rived from the River, and sailed, the Tunaudra, and Berinau, for New Zealand ; Tigris, Ceylon ; Phoenix, and Thomas Snook, Mauritius ; Matthew Pearce, and Jean Graham, Trinidad; Glaphyra, St. Kitt's; Reward, Jamaica. 7, P.m., the wind has shifted to the S.W., and several of the outward bound have put back. Sailed the Himalaya, for Port Philp ; Orbit, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Vernon, Madeira. Put back, the Telurnah, and Cecilia. LuzarooL, OCT. 13.—Wind N.N.W. to W.S., W., strong.—Arrived Standard, Harrison, Calcutta ; Cherub, Whiteley, Buenos Ayres ; Leo, Montreal ; Helen Mar, Quebec ; Janet, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick ; Selina, Tobacco ; Cestnan, Africa ; Emma, Henderson, Dal house, after being on shore, and slipping both anchors and cable. Put back, Zorilda, Texas ; Bueuo Matilda, Rio Janeiro ; Stanley, Leghorn ; Lady Celbrook, Sa vannah, leaky, having been ashore on Taylor's Bank. Arrived off, the Britannia, Savanilla. The Ann, from Dublin, is on shore near the Red Noses ; crew saved. A vessel, supposed the Dido, from Africa, was wrecked on the Skerries last night ' • from fifteen to twenty per sons were seen on the island this morning, presumed to have been saved from the wreck. OFF DOVER, OCT. 13.—The Pylade, from New York, for An twerr. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 14.—Wind N.W. to W.—Arrived the Oriental steamer, from Alexandria—left 26th ult., Malta Ist,. and Gibraltar 7th inst. ; Mary Ann, St. Mar tin's. Arrived off, the Robert Newton, Mosey, from Sydney, New South Wales. OFF TORBAY, OCT. 12.—The Rhoda, from Marseilles, with loss of foretop-mast, sails, and other damage, bound to Falmouth. FALMOUTH, OCT. 12.—Wind N.W. to W., strong gales and squally.—Arrived the Portia, Joss, from Monte Video—sailed Bth August. Sailed the Linnet packet, fur Brazils. JERSEY, OCT. 9.—Arrived the Sirene, Scarborough, from Messina. MILFORD, OCT. 12.—1 t blew a tremendous gale last night, until this morning early, from S.S.W. to S.W., with violent squalls. Corm., OCT. 11.—Arrived the Racer, Cavenagh, from St. John's, New Brunswick; Robert Murrough, Riche bucto. Arrived off, the Lady Falkland, from St. John's, New Brunswick. HULL, OCT. 12.—Sailed the Elizabeth, for Smyrna. HUMBER, OCT. 13.—Arrived the Emily, Ilillmann, from Bombay. YARMOUTH, OCT. 13.—Arrived the Ann and Marv, from Quebec. • VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Alice Jane, from Li verpool to Vera Cruz, on the Bth of August, lat. 21, ion. 90 ; Falconer, Calcutta, 6th ult., lat. 37, lon. 67 ; Ar gyle, Waterford to St. John's, 25th ult., lat. 44, lon. 45, by the Selina, arrived at Liverpool. Cambyses, Aug., lat. 5 S., lon. 26 ; Caledonif,„, of Arbroath 4th ult., lat. 10 N., don. 23 ; Alex. Grant, LiverP4 10th ult., lat. 14, lon. 25, by the Itioyal Tar, ar..tved in the River. Great Liverpool (p.) f'or Alexar. - uria, 7th inst., off Cape Trafalgar, by ',, ne Oriental, arrived at .Ports month. Horsford. Liverpool to 7AIO Grande, 4th ult., lat. 1 N., don. 27 W.. ; Van Kei: 4 ' iu, Batavia to Amster dam, 12th ult.. tat. 11, to 25 ; Neptune, London to Sydney, 23 °. Aug., lat. 25 5, lon. 26, by the Robert New ton, arrived off Portsziontli. Montrose (s.) 9th inst., off the Br.arlings, by the Oriental (s), arrived at Portsmouth. Cer.uhill, for Labrador, bearing up for Newfoundland, 1- -eing leaky, lat. 47, don. 41, by the Lavinia, arrived at Milford. Sarah of Aberdeen for Quebec, 9th t.lt., lat. 46, lon. 59 ; Mary, Pictou to Liverpool, 10th inst., off Cape Clear, ;by the Robert Murrough, arrived at Cork. Barbara, Quebec to Glasgow, 10th inst., lat. 51, don. 8, by the Mary Appleby, arrived at Cork. Commodore, St. Jago de Cuba to Swansea, Bth inst., in Crooked Island Passage, by the Temperance, arrived at Cork. Sarah of Liverpool, for Faro, off Cape Finisterre, by the Ebenezer, arrived at Cork. Dorothy, for Mauritius, 29th July, lat. 36, don. 23 E., by the Calypso, arrived in the River. Australia, of and for St. John's, N. 8., 12th ult., lat. 44, lon. 46, by the Levant, arrived in the Clyde. Brig Sarah, outward bound, 23d ult.,'lat. 48, lon. 27, by the CalyrA), arrivedin the Clyde. Ruby, Falmouth, to Miramiehi, 24th ult., lat. 43, lan. 41 ; Ipswich of Ply mouth, 25th ult., lat. 44, lon. 39 ; Ann Laing, 11th May, at Macclesfield Shoal; Julius Cwsar, and Mary Catharine, Bth June, in the Straits of Bassillan, by the Orleana, arrived in the River. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. South A rr A v ales, off :Mosey, from Sydney from . N u e n e 7 ; Mary Taylor, Williams, from New South Wales, in Po ß r o ts b m er o t uth N , " sa l i o le n d the Downs, sailed from Sydney June 4 ; Hooghley, Bayley, from Benn'al, in the Downs, sailed from &augur May 2, Mauritius July 9, St. Helena August 23 ; Stan dard, Harrison, from Bengal, sailed May 4 ; Kirkman Fi nlay, Scott, from Bombay, in the Clyde, sailed June 2, St. Helena August 23. Arrivals at Adelaide South Australia--- 7 The Duke of Sussex, J ones, May 15, from London ; Water Witch, Talbert, 20, from Hobart Town. Departures from A delaide—Caroline, Coombes, May 17, for Sydney ; Margs, Clinch, for Hobart Town ; Edina, Skinner, for Port Philip. The Henry Hoyle proceeds to Launceston, and Alexandrina to Port Philip. Arrivals at Port Philip—Jupiter, Hicks, and Ann So phia, Tudor, from London. Arrivals at Sydney—Frederick ITutts, Toby, May 31, from Adelaide ; Dorset, Mackie, from Adelaide ; her Majesty's ship Favourite, Stanley, June 5, from Auck land. Departures from Sydney—William, Le Grand, May 31, for Launceston ; Water Lily, Johnstone, for Hobart Town ; Australian, Ireland, for Newcastle ; Justine, Lucas, June 3, for Bourbon ; Georgiana, Richardson, for Manilla; Thomas Crisp, Beard, for Launceston ; Emma, Ward, for Port Alma s in the Straits of Sunda--Giraffe, Wright, June 2, from China ; Jean,, Grimes, June 12, from China to New South 'Wales ; Formosa, Adam, June 15, f rom Sydney to Batavia. Arrivals at Batavia—Bengal, Turpie, June 5, from Sourabaya ; Devonshire, June 5, from London ; Forti tude, Shelton, June 14; from Port Philip, and sailed 17th to Lombock and Cowes. Departures from Batavia—Helen Jane, White, Juno 15, to Singapore ; Betsy and Sarah, June 15, to China. A destructive fire broke outyesterday morning about one o'clock, on the premises occupied by Messrs. Bailey and Co., morocco and fancy leather manufacturers, Ber mondsey-street, which at one time threatened destruc tion to the neighbourhood. In twenty minutes from the time the alarm was given, the engines began to arrive, and a plentiful supply of water being obtained, the fire was confined to the premises in which it originated, but not until they were totally destroyed. CALEDONIAN CANAL.—THIRTY SIXTH REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS. Few undertakings have been more singularly and uni formly unfortunate than the one which forms the subject of the present Report. Though originaf ng in the purest and most praise worthy motives, though directed by the talents of a Tel ford, and supported and carried out by an almost un limited supply of public money, this Canal appears to have arrived at such a point of dilapidation and decay, and to be attended with such peculiar difficulties, that it has at length become equally impossible either to advance or recede, without incurring a further enormous outlay and expense. In this situation, and as the lesser evil, it would appear that a Select Committee of the House of Commons, appointed in 1839, for the purpose of ex amining into the affairs of the canal, made a Report, wherein they recommended that a further advance of public money to the amount of 200,0001. should be made, for the purpose of completing and finishing it properly and effectually, so as to render it avail able for the purposes for which it was originally in tended, giving it as their opinion, that inasmuch as a vast sum of money had already been expended on the concern, which, though at present unproductive, in a pecuniary point of view, had still, to a certain extent, been beneficial to the country through which it passed ; and as destroying the works, filling up the canal, or abandoning the undertaking altogether, must be at tended with a further expense for the purpose of making the country secure from inundation, which expense would amount to as much as would put the canal in good working condition and repair, they felt that the choice left them was only one of two positive evils, either of which must be attended with an equal outlay, and that, therefore, it was not advisable to sink the money already expended and put up with the dead loss ; but rather, by expending the same money in rendering the canal more easily navigable, and more adapted to the purposes of commerce, to take the chance which, though remote, might yet by possibility render the undertaking sufficiently productive to pay its own expenses, and thus leave it, if not a positive benefit to the present genera tion, in a commercial point of view, at least a gigantic monument to posterity of British industry, ingenuity, and talent. In order to account for the enormous but fruitless outlay of the public money, which, in the present in stance, has already exceeded 1,000,000/. sterling, with out including the 200,000/. above-mentioned, it will be necessary to go back into the origin of this undertaking, and to trace the causes which have led to this unsuc cessful result. It would appear that, in the year 1803, France hav ing, by successive aggressions, arrayed the whole of Europe, and more especially the great northern Powers, against her great maritime rival, and there being no naval station of any consequence in the north of Eng land, the whole coast of Scotland, or the north-west of Ireland, the enemy had it in his power to annoy this part of the country from the North Sea, by passing round the Orkney Islands, whereby the commerce of a considerable portion of the United Kingdom frequently suffered great and serious losses. This circumstance, and the idea of affording employment to the inhabitants of the highlands of Scotland, who at that time were in great distress, and were rapidly emigrating from borne, were much pressed on the attention of the Government of that day, and caused the subject to be taken into serious coesideration,and enlarged views were developed by describing the singular valley called the Great Glen of Scotland, which, commencing between the promon tory of Burg Head in Elgin and Cromarty, passes through a succession of sea inlets and fresh-water lakes to the southern extremity of Cantyre, for a distance of 200 miles, and in nearly a straight direction between the Naze of Norway and the north of Ireland, and which, it was alleged, afforded great facilities for inter nal navigation, It was said that the whole of this ex tensive valley, with the exception of 22 miles, being oc cupied by navigable waters, and the excepted space by a navigable canal, would save upwards of 500 miles of dangerous navigation. With these views the Caledonian Canal was origin ally undertaken ; but though there can be no doubt that the natural features of the country suggested the plan, yet it is doubtful whether it would ever have been entertained but for the distressed state of the Highland population, wi.ich it was an object to relieve, by afford ing them employment, and this being best attained loy extensive public works, was the immediate cause which led to the adoption of the scheme. Accordingly, Telford was employed to examine the line of country indicated, and having testified to its practicability he was a lo ne em pl o y e d to carry the de sign into execution, agreeably to a plan he had fur nished. By this plan it was proposed to form a canal large enough to admit of the navigation of a 32-gun frigate throughout its whole length, and the estimated cost of the work in question was fixed by him at an amount of 350.0001. This estimate was subsequently increased to 474,5001., but which latter snm fell very far short of the real expense incurred in. the undertaking. This singular difference between the estimate and the real cost was said to arise from the fact, that subsequently to the estimate being given in a serious rise had taken place, as well in the value of timber as in the cost of labour (consequent on the rise in the price of provi sions), and something must also be attributed to the want or experience in estimating the cost of works of such a gigantic nature ; from these causes, and from other unforeseen difficulties, the canal was not opened to the public until many years had elapsed from the time of its commencement. In the meanwhile, and during the period wherein these works were going forward, the enormous inaccu racy or the estimates became every day more apparent, and much opposition was manifested in various quar ters to any further advance of the public money towards carrying out the objects of the scheme ; under these circumstances, and finding increased difficulty in raising the supplies necessary to complete the work, the Com missioners determined to open the canal to the public in its unfinished state, and accordingly in 1822 the canal, though only partly completed, was opened to the pub lic, and in which state it has remained up to this time. The consequences of this premature opening led to numerous accidents and misfortunes, and to frequent interruptions of the navigation. Up to the tine of opening the canal the expenses of its construe:ion had amounted to the enormous sum of 905,258/„, which amount bad in May, 1839, been in cret",ed to 1,023,628/., exclusive of a debt to the Bank of Scotland of 39,146/. From the very first hour of its being opened to the public, the canal, in a pecuniary sense, has been a losing concern, never having pa'd even the expenses of keeping it in repair, much less leaving any surplus available to the liquidation of its debts. On the con trary, the Commissioners have been compelled every year to make application to the Bank of Scotland for advances necessary to complete repairs imperatively called for; neither has the traffic upon the canal been such as to encourage the idea of its ever being, at least as at present constituted, a very successful undertaking. In the meantime, the works of the undertaking seem to have been gradually deteriorated until the latter end of the year 1837, when a serious accident occurred to the lock at Fort Augustus, and this being followed by other extensive damage, information was forwarded of the state' of things to the Lords of the Treasury, and their attention was drawn to the bad state of the canal generally, and to the danger to be apprehended to the large district of the neighbouring country from 'the de fective condition of many portions of the works, more especially the Gairlochy lock. Accordingly Mr. NValker, the engineer, was directed by the Treasury to proceed to the spot, and to ascer tarn the nature and extent of the damage sustained, with which directions he complied, and further gave instructions for doing what was then immediately ne cessary. In the year following a Committee of the House of Commons was constituted for the purpose of hearing evidence on the subject of the canal, and Mr. Walker and Mr. May, the resident engineer, attended and tes tified to the state of the works. From the evidence it appeared that much danger was to be apprehended to the works themselves, and also to the country adjacent, as well as to the lives and pro perty of individual inhabitants resident in the neigh bourhood of Gairlochy. 'lt was stated that at this lock the waters of Loch Lochic, which extend over a surface of 6,000 acres, had been dammed many feet above their natural level, and that they were supported at that height by only one pair of gates, on the break ing of which the outpouring water on the adjoining country would occasion such a loss of life and property that no time ought to be lost in guarding against such an occurrence. It further appeared that other parts of the works were in an exceedingly bad state, and were hourly becoming worse. Upon being questioned as to the reason of the canal not being used by shipping, these gentlemen stated that the objection to the canal, on the part of the masters and owners of craft, arose from the uncertainty of water, and from the want of steam-tugs, as it would be impossible to form towing-paths on the borders of the lake. Upon being pressed to state what sum would bo re. quired to put the canal in a proper and efficient work ing state, inclusive of everything, he estimated the amount to be required for that purpose to be 200,0001. more, and advised that course to be adopted, in prefer ence to abandoning the canal altogether, as he stated, that, in the event of that course being adopted, the expense of fence-works, &c., necessary to prevent the country from being overflowed, would be as great as the expense of repairing, and this without the possi bility of a return, not to mention the claims of parties for compensation, &c, After hearing other evidence to the same effect from othe r parties the Committees became of opinion that the proposition for abandoning the canal altogether was one that ought not to be entertained, and after making numerous inquiries with the object of ascertaining whether any increase of business would be likely to accrue if a certai n passage through the canal could be obtained, and h av i ng ascertained that point, and that THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1311. thus the dangerous and tedious navigation of Pentland Frith might be avoided, they resolved, that the naviga tion of the canal was insecure ; that the state of the canal should be immedia . ely attended to, not only as regarded the preservation of the work, but also t.s re lating to th 3 security of life and property in the districts through which the canal passed ; that they could not recommend the abandonment or shutting up the canal, and that the insufficiency of water, the imperfect execu tion of the works, and the absence of steam-tugs, had prevented the development of the benefits to commerce which might be expected ; that much benefit would arise to the trade and commerce on the canal, if the works were placed in a sufficient state of repair, If the depth of water rere increased, and the assistance of steam-tugs were afforded, as recommended by Mr. Walker : and for these purposes they recommended that a further sum of 200,000/. should be advanced by Government. Subsequently to this Report it appears that certain propositions had ben made to carry the recommen dations of the Committee into effect by private enter • p-ise, by which means the necessity of application to Parliament for more money would be obviated, and this great national work rendered more available to the in terests of the country without the further expenditure of public money. In consequence of this preposition the Committee re-assembled and resolved that such arrangement would be desirable under certain conditions, which were, that the Treasury should grant a lease of the canal and its appurtenances to the adventurers for a term of 99 years, gratis ; that the Company, before the execution of this lease and the application to Parliament, in lieu of the 10 per cent. deposit, should pay 45,000/., to be applied in liquidation of the debts now owing on ac count of the canal ; that the works recommended by Walker should be executed, and should afterwards be kept in repair, and that the Company should relieve the Treasury and the Commissioners of the canal from all responsibility from accidents and damage, and should, at the expiry of the time, leave it in good repair. In the cveat of theso terms not being acceded to, the Committee recommend the matter to be again left in the hands of the Commissioners as before. It would appear, by the Report now under consider ation, that Government were unable to effect a trans fer of the Caledor.i in Canal upon the terms suggested by the Select Committe of the House of Commons, and, consequently, the navigation has remained under the charge of the Commissioners during the past year, Notwithstanding the severity of the winter of 1840-1, no further serious damage was sustained by the works, nor is any material deterioration of the general con dition of the works apparent ; still it cannot but be felt, especially with respeJ to the very important locks of Gairlochy and Fort Augustus, that the lapse of every additional year renders their situation more precarious. Little further of any intere,t appears upon the face of this report beyond the unpl 'asant fact that the re ceipts to the Ist of May for dues received to that day amounted to 2,7281. 9-. Bd., exclusive of a further sum of 1731. Os. 7d. for rents, whilst, on the other hand, the expenditure amounted to 6,4201. Is. 61, and the total debt to the Bank of Scotland up to the same time amounted to 23,5921. 9s. Id. It further appears, that, during this time 1,283 ves sels made use of the canal, paying, in respect of ton nage-rent, 2,7281. 9s. Bd, Little else can be gleaned from this Report than what has been hereinbefore stated, nor does it appear that anything has since been done towards carrying out the recommendation of the Select Committee of the House of Commons. Upon the whole, a perusal of the Report affords no ground for forming any judgment on the propriety or good policy of adopting the advice of the Committee to repair the canal ; yet it is difficult to imagine what other course could be adopted under the circumst inces of the case, as it is evident that, by abandoning the un dertaking, the Commissioners would save nothin g in the way of expense, and that the amount which would be required to make the ground safe after them would be sufficient to repair the canal, and to provide that description of steam-power which seems all that is required to make tie passage through the canal preferable to the round sea voyage, presuming the canal to be in that perfect state of repair as to ohviata the chance of danger to those travelling on it. At any rate, if we can believe the evidence adduced before the House of Commons on the subject, there can be little doubt that the steps recommended would greatly in crease the traffic, and would render it, presuming the canal to be is such a state of solid repair as to be last ing, capable of paying:its oa•n annual expenses, and, per haps, lay by enough to provide for future unforeseen contingencies. We confess we are advorse to seeing the enormous sum of money already expended abso lutely sunk and sacrificed without making some further effort to make the canal useful, and we should greatly regret to sae the gigantic conception of Telford's mind sink int') neglect and oblivion without an effort to save it from such a fate. A FIRE ROUND A MAGAZINE fire W t h o ie o l k t p he lae P e h i a u et t e h n e w a a f s off Genoa ter-eoekpit a , jus m t os b t a efo la r r e mg the in mago zinc bulk-head. It was in the evening, while the ship's company were at quarters, and the Captain and all the officers at their st ttions. The intelligence was quietly conveyed to Captain Morris first, and, in an 'lnstant, calmness and sell-possession were displayed in the clearest manner, " Mr. Beaufort," he said, " form the marines round the hatchways, and let them load with ball-carteidge, and allow no one to come on deck. Firemen, with their buckets, attend me on the lower deck." Arrived on the lower deck, he commanded silence, and himself superintending and directing them, the men drew the water, and, guided by the column of thick smoke, kept up a continual stream of water. For a time the smoke increased in denseness and quantity, and each one near the spot could have had no other expectation than that of a speedy flight into the air. Captain Morris, however, remained un altered, and not a feature gave evidence of the anxiety which must have existed within his breast. At length the man who had occasioned the fire was, in a great measure, the cause of the preserva tion of the ship. The place where the fire com menced was a locker, in which were the match-tubs and matches for present use, and also the quarter lan terns, and it appeared that the purser's steward had also been in the habit of putting the purser's lanterns in the same place. The cooper (who was, as usual, the steward's assistant) had been drawing off spirits, and having imbibed rather plentifully of the fumes, or pro bably liquor, carelessly deposited his lantern, with the candle un , Atinguished, in this locker, from whence arose ti:e dangerous fire. Sobered by the awful conse quences of his recklessness, the min endeavoured to make the best atonement in his power, an 1, aware of the exact position of the fire, actually jumped into the smouldering heap, at the imminent risk of suffocation, and threw the burning matches into the cockpit, where they were quickly extinguished by the quantity of water thrown down by the firemen, and the danger was hap pily overcome, but not till the bulk-head of the maga sine was half burnt through. Captain Morris, re lieved from the pressing anxiety, spoke with the ut most satisfaction of the ship's company, not one of whom was heard to utter a word during the whole time. But, while justly lauding the officers and men for their attention to his orders, they, in return, were aware that it was his presence of mind and example which materially contributed to so desirable an end, — United Service Joi,rnal. SINGULAR ROBBERY OF DIA MONI)S, AND RECOVERY OF THE STOLEN PROPERTY. A young and respectable looking femme de cliamlire, wearing with rune grace payfaile the white cambric apron of her apparent calling, entered the shop of a jeweller in the Rue St. Denis. " Monsieur," said she to the jeweller, " Madame la Baronne do V-- will require her j e wels to-day ; but I shall bring them back again to you after she has worn thorn this evening, that you may change that stone which she objected to, according to the directions which you have already received." Th e jeweller, who, in fact, had the evening p r e. vmusly received from Madame de V-- a parure de (humans, in which she wished to have some slight alteratio n made, without hesitation delivered the casket to the maiden, who took her departure unsus pected of trick or fraud. But imagine the surprise of the honest boraiquier, when, in the afternoon, La Baronne de drives up in her carriage to inquire whether the alteration has been made, " Madame must be aware that that is impossible," replies the jew eller, as I sent them home this morning by her femme de oliambre, who came expressly to fetch them." " What is this I hear ?" demands the Baroness ; " I sent no person for them." " Madame, je puis vous assurer—it was a young person, about eighteen, wear ing a white cambric apron, with an air degage." "My ferrnie de eliamLre is more than thirty, and has not quitted the house to-day," rejoins the Baroness, " Heavens, I am robbed !" exclaimed the jewel ler—and this was but too true. In a state bordering on despair, he runs to the Commis saire de Police, and, in passing the shop of a tradesman in his own line of business, he sees coming out of it a person whom he recognizes as the heroine of the cambric apron and air degage, He attempted to seize her, but in his flurry he seized the basket in stead of her arm, and the adroile voleuse slipped her arm from th e h an dl e, an d was off, .like a shot, leaving the bask et i n t h e han d s o f the stupified jeweller. H e looked i ns id e, however, an d, to his inexpressible joy, found th e jewel s sa f e and sound. It ulti ma t e l y appeare d th a t the interesting little thief had in th e course of t h e d a y been trying to dispose of her booty at several j e wellers in the neighbourhood, and was just comin g out, after making an unsuccessful at tempt of the kind, when seen by her dupe ; and the latter was so overjoyed at being thus relieved from his mental anxi e t y t h at l ie p ro tested the police should not make any attempt. at discovaing her rctreat.—L' Au dicti cc. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of a great deal of public business. The LORD MAYOR informed the Court that he had received a letter from Alderman Piric, expressive of that Alderman's intention of accepting the office of Mayor for the year ensuing.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. WELLS requested to be informed whether any proper accommodation was to be given to the C.ty Police Commissioner for the transaction of the im portant business of that functionary, who was at present very indifferently located ? One of the membors of the Police Committee assured Mr. Wells that premises well adapted to the business of the City Police Commissioner would'soon be ready for the reception of Mr. Harvey. POLISH BALL AT THE GUILDHALL. Deputy Pococx gave notice that he should on the next Court day present a petition from Lord Dudley Stuart, Mr. Thomas Campbell, Captain I\l'Donnell, and other tried and able friends of the unfortunate Poles, praying that on some night after that of the 9th of November, the use of the hall might be given by the Corporation for a ball and concert for the assistance of those distressed refugees of that nation, who are now in a state of lamentable destitution in this country. THE GREAT CITY IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. RICHARD LAMBERT JONES (the Chairman of the London-bridge Committee) brought up a Report from that Committee, for borrowing the sum of 25,000/., to enable the Committee to proceed with the great City improvements without delay. The Report stated, that the Committee, in addition to the various Reports they had made, from time to time, of their proceedings, had, since their last Report, proceeded to carry several of the provisions of the Act, passed in the second and third years of the present reign, into effect, by completing the improvements in Upper Thames-street, and widening Cateatoa-street and Lad-lane, and they had directed notices to be given for the purchase of property, and entered into various treaties with the owners and occupiers of property in those neighbourhoods, and in Wood-street, for the purposes aforesaid ) in order to complete those respec tive improvements with as little delay as possible. The Committee also certified, that, in carrying into effect the provisions of the former Acts, for the sale of the ground-rents, they had been enabled to dispose of that property upon advantageous terms ; and, inasmuch as the funds for completing the improvements would arise from the sale of the remaining ground-rents, and from the ground to be built upon in Lothbury, Basing hall -street, Cateston-street, Lad-lane, and Wood-street, but could not be made available till the ground was let, and the buildings were completed, they found them selves delayed in proceeding into their treaties as expeditiously as they could desire, from the present want of a sum of 25,000/. ; and, having consi dered the state of the funds under their control, with all the charges and liabilities, they were fully satisfied that, after payment of such charges and liabilities, and the repayment of the proposed advance, a considerable surplus would remain applicable to other improvements contemplated by the Act. Under such circumstances they suggested the propriety of being permitted to take measures for raising the sum of 25,0001., to be secured upon the remainder of the ground-rents on the several places before mentioned, and guaranteed by the act of the Corporation, to enable them to complete the whole of the improvements without delay, in order to afford the public the immediate benefit ; and they re commended to the Court to authorise them to take proper measures accordingly ; the said sum to be re turned out of the sale of the remaining ground-rents which seem more than adequate for that purpose, as soon as the several improvements should be completed. The Report was unanimously agreed to. Mr. JONES intimated that if the Committee could sell the ground at once there would be no necessity for borrowing a farthing ; but the Act distinctly stated that they could not sell until the houses were built. The moment, however, a house was up a purchaser was ready.—( Hear, hear.) THE CITY CORONER. A Report was presented from the Secondaries' and City Courts' Committee on the reference upon the espence of the office of Coroner. To the Report was appended a letter from Mr. Payne, the City Coroner. Both documents were ordered to be printed, and taken into consideration on a future day. THE PRACTICE OF BURYING WITHIN THE CITY OF LONDON. Mr. A NDERTON brought up the Report of the Com mittee to whom it was referred to draw up petitions to both Houses of Parliament, praying that measures might be adopted to interdict the revolting and inju rious practice of bury ing the dead in church-yards and vaults in the City of Landon.—(Hear, hear.) The petitions were read and unanimously agreed to, and it Ras ordered that they should be presented in the usual manner to the Legislature. THE CITY COMMITTEE DINNERS. Mr. WELLS, after having made an attack upon the unreasonable practice of dining together, adopted by the working Committees after their laborious duties, moved that a late resolution for granting an addition of 1001. for the annual eating and drinking expenses of the Committee for letting the Bridge House Estates be rescinded. Mr. HEPPEL seconded the resolution, being always of opinion that large sums of money ought not to be ex pended in eating and drinking. Mr. LAWRENCE argued in favour of the practice, and stated that the gentleman who so habitually ob jected knew nothing whatever of the difficult and la borious duties which the Members of the Committee were obliged to attend to, and for which no remunera tion whatever was ever thought of except the agreeable convivialities which he seemed so anxious to put an end to. Mr. ANDERTON said that he once thought as Mr. Wells,—who, by-the-by, was beginning, as he jud;ed from certain symptoms, to change—pretended to think ; but he was now, from his experience of the working Committees, a complete convert, and he, therefore, heartily agreed in the necessity of keeping up the old civic style of hospitality.—(Hear, hear.) The motion of Mr. Wells was then negatived by an immense majority. THE WATERAIEN PLYING AT BLACKFRIARS. Mr: STEVENS presented a petition from the water men plying at the London side of Blackfriars-bridge, praying to be employed upon any pier nt that bridge that might ho constructed by the Corporation, or rent the same upon moderate terms. The petition was unanimously referred to the Navi gation Commit'ee. THE CASUAL POOR RESORTING TO THE MANSION.. HOUSE. Mr. HEpPEr. proieeted a potition from the rate payers of the Parish of St. Mary Wooehurch Haw, praying for rel:of from the heavy burthen intailed upon that parish, for the relief of the casual poor who resort to the Mansion House, Mr. HurrEL stated that numbers of the casual poor applied in their extremity at the justice room, when the Lord Mayor properly provides for their immediate relief, by sending them to the Union in Cannon-street. It happened, however, that as the house was in the parish of the petitioners the whole of the expense of the destitute persons fell upon the parish, which contained no more than po houses. Now the whole expense of the casual poor amounted in the entire Union last year, to 1,7981., and of which the parish of St. Mary Woolchurch. Haw actually paid 4871., a sum mailing the fourthpart. The in equality must strike every one as most unjust, and for the purpose of providing a remedy, he proposed to refer the subject to the General Purposes Committee to examine and report upon.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. WIRE seconded the motion, but thought the Vestry Clerk could suggest a remedy. He could not see why the parish alluded to should be put to such an expense, because casual poor called at the Mansion House. That calling did not make a settlement. (Hear, hear.) He trusted that the parish would ,be speedily relieved from so unjust a burthen. Mr. PEWTFiESS said that the casual poor ought not to be allowed to go before the Lord Mayor ; they were merely destitute, not criminal, and the police should direct them to the unions. If, indeed, they were refused assistance at the unions, then they ought to go before the Lord Mayor or Aldermen to complain and obtain redress. All the parishes in the City ought to contri bute to a fund equally for the assistance of these desti tute persons ; and advantage would result from the direction of the Lord Mayor that paupers should not be allowed to go to the Mansion-house merely as paupers. Mr. Cowlesiate (we believe one of the guardians at Cannon-street) said that the officer at that union never received any poor who were s en t by th e L or d M ayor ; but if a policeman brought destitute persons, they were sent off to Peckham, and the parish in which they were found were considered liable. Mr. R. TAYLoIt stated that the grievance complained of was severely felt by the parish of. St. Sepulchre also. Mr, PEAcoex said that the parish of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, was in a similar predicament. Mr. HILL observed thit if the expense were divided equally amongst the 97 City parishes it would not be felt at all. Mr, ASHURST said that if the casual poor were de flied access to the Mansion-House their state would, in all probability, be deplorable, as the fourth estate would then be deprived of the means it was always ready to exercise, of representing the misconduct of those who were harsh and cruel to the dostitute.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. PEWTRESS said that in the first instance the poor orvght not to apply to the Lord Mayor ; but if they were refused relief, the Chief Magistrate was their alternative. Mr. R. L. JONES declared that the subject was a very is 3portant one ; and it was unanimously referred, togeth sr with instructions as to the amount paid annu al 4 to the casual poor, to the Police Committee. IMPROVEMENT AT lIOLBORN-HILL. Mr. WIRE presented a petition from Mr. John A. Gallov ray, respecting a viaduct from Skinner -street to Holbo.-r,-hill. A model, which was greatly admired, was laid ; before the Court, and the subject , of which wo shall. take proper notice upon another occasion, was ordered to be taken into consideration at the next Court Day. THE GREAT NUISANCE FROM SMOKE FROM MANU.. FACTORIES, STEAM-VESSELS, &C. Mr. ANDERTON Said lie rose with groat pleasure to present a Report of vast importance to every large town in the kingdom. It was quite unnecessary for him to address the Court upon the magnitude of the nuisance occasioned in the streets of London, particu larly in those parts of it in which extensive manufacto ries were constantly at work, and steam was in use. Every man in that Court was more or less annoyed daily in a variety of ways by smoke, which the Committee were of opinion could be removed without difficulty, and by means producing economical advantages.— ( Hear, hear.) He thought that the Report should be printed, and sent to every Member of the Court, every Member of Parliament, and every town in the kingdom. Mr. Anderton then laid the Report before the Court. It is respectably signed, and points out a great variety of nuisances in different parts of the metropolis. We cannot find room for it at present, but will publish it entire or give extracts on some future occasion. The Report was then ordered to be printed and circulated, and taken into consideration on a future day. After the transaction of some further business the Court adjourned. CURIOUS CASE OF BLINDNESS FROM INFANCY. Mr. Thomson, late of this city, was, in my opinion, too extraordinary a character to be allowed to pass into the grave without being animadverted on. Had his history been faithfully delineated by an able pen, it would have been equally interesting to the metaphy sician, the physiologist, aed the public generally. Mr. Thomson ►ost his sight when twenty months old by a second attack of small-pox ; notwithstanding this' he could, with great ease, distinguish one colour from another, refuting that saying, That such a one is no more a judge of this or, that thing than a blind man is of colours. He could impart all kind of colours to all kinds of cloth, and, what is still more remarkable, all shades of colours. He was by trade a dyer, and fol lowed that occupation, unassisted, with great success, for a period of fifty.five years. The drysalter that supplied him with dye-stuffs says no man was a better judge of their qualities than Mr. Thomson. I inquired how he was able to give lighter and darker shades to his goods. This be did by sub mitting them to a longer or shorter process ; and how he was ab!e to distinguish the goods when clouded from those that were uniformly coloured ? " That is more than I can tell." said he ; and I believe he spoke the truth when he said so; for, when one of the external senses is destroyed, or constitutionally wanting, the rest (not merely in consequence of frequent employment) in most cases, are endowed with an extraordinary de gree of energy, as though the share of sensorial power, naturally belonging to the lost organ, were distributed among the rest, and'modified their respective uses ; and the facility with which Mr. Thomson managed every department of his intricate business, is an interesting example of what has just now been stated. Mr. Thomson seemed to understand the common rules of perspective. After reading to him a descrip tion of a landscape, I asked him if be saw it in his mind's eye ? He said, perfectly well ; the writer first brings into view a stream, then beyond the stream is a level plane, which is bounded by a circle of high moun tains ; at the same time stretching out his arm to dif ferent lengths, which represented the distances of the different objects mentioned. This strengthens a decla ration of Professor Reid's, " That sight discovers almost nothing which the blind may not comprehend." I informed Mr. Thomson that if his sight could be re stored by an operation, that the objects which he con ceived to be at a distance would appear to his eye as all on one line, and he would have to learn only by experience to judge of their distance ; but this doctrine he was slow to believe. l informed him the patients that were couched by Chiselden, Warode, and others, thought every thing they saw touched their eyes. " It. may be so, (said he,) but as this is a lesson I will never need to learn, I will say nothing more on the subject." His life shows what patience and perseverance will ac complish. His parents died when he was young, and although the greatest object left in a large family, yet without his aid they would have been destitute. He had an excellent constitution, was temperate in his habits, of a cheerful disposition, and fond of music. He left this world of suffering on the 18th of September last. His illness was long and severe, but was sup ported by a magnanimity of mind, which showed it was fixed on a sure and noble a nchor.--. Correspondent of the Glasgow Argus. TORY CONSISTENCY. The contrast between the Duke of Richmond of 1841 and 1830 is such that we can with difficulty be. lieve, on reading his bpeeches and protests at the two periods, that the same individual held such opposite opinions. The country was in a most distressed state in 1830. In the debate an the address, in the House of Lords (Feb. 4), the Duke of Richmond, who now consigns the manufacturers without compunction to a five months' starvation, was quite indignant at Lord Goderich recommending patience. His Grace said— " He was not sanguine enough to suppose that his arguments would have any great weight there, but out of doors they would have their effect. The Noble Viscount (Goderich) said it would be a delusion to hold out a hope that Parliament could provide a remedy for this evil. Were their Lordships, then, to tell the labourer and manufacturer that they must starve? Where they to tell the yeomanry that there was no remedy for them but patience ? That was not the language to hold to them in their distresses. He should not, however, shrink from the performance of his duty, although be might be exposed to the serious charge of—' assaulting,' he believed, was the word— the Administration. Not that he had any wish to as sault.the Government ; but he hoped that the expres• sioo of opinion in the House would be strong enough to show the Noble Duke (the Duke of Wellington) that their Lordships intended to do their duty to their coun try, and to act with justice to all." The following protest was entered in their Lordships' Journal next day by the Duke of Richmond :—" Because it is the bounden duty of Parliament to examine the causes of public distress, and, as far as may be in its power, to administer speedy and effectual relief. Because the re lief which ought to be administered cannot be delayed, without injury and injustice, and also without danger to the country, of which the welfare must be destroyed, and of which tke tranquillity might be disturbed by continuance of the distress which is now suffered." VICTORIA THEATRE. The report contained in our paper of Wedueslay rela tive to the late accident at the Victoria Theatre, we are happy to find, has been greatly exaggerated, owing, doubtless, to the confusion of the moment. Upen further inquiry we learn that mt any accident beyond a. few bruises and scratches (except in the single instance of a boy's ancle being dislo . - cated), resulted from what might, had it occurred a few minutes later, been of more serious consequence. The house, notwithstanding the vague reports which got so speedily circulated, was as well attende.d as usual on the ;:ight in question, as also next night, the real truth having been ascertained, and false rumours dis persed. ,v . RK TRYST. LAST FALK s tt. nhousemuir, upon The third and last great mares "et for the year sheep market com menced upon the Tryst grounds, Monday last. Monday being the great for the second and third Trysts, there was, upon this occasion, a very large and superior stock exi;osed for sale. Several gentlemen, who have attended the im;.rket for a long period, say that they have not witnessed sues a stock here these seven years past. There were from 60,000 to 70,000 sheep upon the Tryst grounds. Captain Ross, Arnisdale, Glenely, had 1,600, consist ing of various kinds, which he sold as under :-600 blackfaced wedders at 231. per score ; 936, 'a cross of the Clergwak breed,: at 241. per score ; the few shots brought nearly the above prices. Several very superior lots of the blackfaced wedder brought 265. per head. We may state that they sold from the above prices down to 19s. 6d. Cross breed from 235. 6d. to 28s. ; Cheviot wedders from 28s. to 31s. ; ditto ewes from 15s. to 18. ; blackfaced ewes from 9s. to 13s. Mr. Kennedy, of Dumfries, sold a very fine lot of whitefaced Cheviot ewes at 18s. to Mr. Gillies there. The shots brought 17s. 6d. The above prie,:s may be said to be the average of the market. TUESDAY.—About 1,500 sheep, chiefly of the bladc faced wedder and whitefaced Cheviot ewes, remained un sold from yesterday, but were mostly disposed of during the day. The market was nearly filled with a very fine stock of black cattle from the adjoining counties and the west and north Highlands. The first which left the market was a fine lot of Angus-shire breed, bought by Mr. Tod, of Castlemains, for wintering, at 15/. 10s. In the forenoon of the day the buyers appeared shy, but about eleven o'clock sales commenced, and kept up briskly. Mr. Murray, of Carnsfold, sold a fine lot of 24, the Lochore. and Cleich breed, 3} years old, at 181. About mid-day, Mr. Methven, cattle dealer, Glasgow, sold the best lot of 916 which appeared in the market, fed by Mr. Cuthbertson, East Lothian, to Mr. Allan Gil mour, Glasgow, at 22/. per head. Mr. Welsh. Mearns Muir, disposed of a fine lot of one-year-old stots, 52 in number, at.ll/. ss. Mr. John M‘Niel and Mr. Archd. 111'..Naughton, Lochgilphead, disposed of the following lots: —B4 two-year old stots, West Highlanders, to Mr. M'Naughton , at 71. 15s. ; 80 inferior do. to Mr. Garrow, at 6/. Bs.; 30 heifers, three-year-old, to Mr. Routh, at 71. 7s, Small two-year-old stirks sold from 3/. ss. to 31. 10s, Mr. Thompson sold a tine lot of 30 of three year-old heifers for 12/, I Well cows from St. to 14/, A very large stock was in this day's market. MR. BUCKINGHAM.—This gentleman has been giving his lectures on America and the Americans, as well as on the Oriental countries in which he has tra velled, to large audiences, at Weymouth, Dorchester, Blandford, and Bridport, and proceeds from the7ce to Exeter, Plymouth, and other towns in the West, to which he has been invited. He has written, on is journey, a Reply to the Article of the Quarterly Rev i ew on his Work on America, which will appear, Iv e under stand, among the announcements of the forthcoming Number of the Edinburgh Review, just about to be published, MORNING SUN MENDICANT IMPOSTORS. I have been at some pains to ascertain the p robable number of beggin g -lett e rs which arc, on an average , daily addressed to noblemen, gentlemen, and ladies, in the metropolis. To speak with any thing like certainty p• on the subje c t were cluesti , of course, out of t he From all th e f ac t s I h ave b een a ble to learn , I s b i o I. suppose that there must be at leart, speaking in '" numbers, 1,000 such letters written every day by these impostors. Those who confine themselves to vrba! they call the hi g h er game , na mely, the nobility an u affluent gentry, d o no t d ea l to a g reat extent in.eioistlell of this description, not only because the field is cow l} - 3- ritively limited, but a l so b ecause if they succeed,in one case out of five, they rea p a r i c h harvest ;Se re ceiving less than tw o sovere i gn s ; in many instanees five ; in some ten; and occasionally, though as high as twenty, Bu t in computat io n of the W . my bable number of begging-letters written daily in if apt don, I iriude the class of impostors who chiefly, exclusively, confine their labours to epistolary app liel - to clergymen, Dissenting ministers, and other P., e r . r.. sons of known benevolence, in the middle ranks of lid, Instances consist with my own personal knowledge -°_` an individual of this last class of impostors, vrritinff fewer than twenty of these letters in a day. o o d ago, sixteen letters of this description, all sea the 'tbe very rarely, ready for delivery, were found in a basket at o d house of one of these persons, in Blackfriars-roe d it was ascertained that all the sixteen bad 1 2 e r t i es tended to be forwarded to their respective dest i— % within a few hours aft er the discovery.-L,migm'e- a t Shadows of London Life, by the author of" AurC - ' re Metropolis." CORN AVERAGBM• ..., r ail !. a , GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRIT'S iiitillas'i For the Week ended Oct. 8, 1641, made up from . the 7. ail" the Inspectors in the different Cities and 'fawns in x. 5. ij. Wales.per Imperial Quarter, Wheat els. rd. i Oats Barley 3ls. 103. 1 Rye AVERAGES OF THE LAST 32SI: s i 7° l d 1( C N `Pease""'"'vi3Ee Z a .S::‘ .... . '' '' -. ' a 1411 1. 10. a sj .144; Woe( ending WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. RYE. InW l _t ...il --- -----.-. . -.'-.".- 0 '45 8 Sept. 3 10 7l 2 39 10 23 6 37 11 1 44 1 6 . 11 ) 1 17 ll4 8 39 2 23 6 36 61 4 , 7, 2 te g 24 63 4 39 5 2 2 3 38 5' ...• i i 1. , 1 Oct. 1 18 6l 6 31 10 11 wt Ad. . IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF TI" Si- .. 4:* ij, Wheat C6.. ht. i Oats ...".... 22 , Ifd.l Beans...* .... Ai. Barley.. 373. Id. I Rye DIMES OW FOREIGN CORN. .. S h laj. Wheat :O3. Bd. 1 Oats Barley lis. 4d. I Rye A" . THE MARKETS.—YESTE— RD COLONIAL MARKET. o ortel The prices of most kinds of p ro duce were sup „,e0 Home buyers operated to a f a i r ex t e nt, but the suir' with thuch caution. The arrivals were fain TEA MARKET. ecis" public The Market was dull, the large sales d bus causing the trade to operat e with much ctlu ti°ll 4o l o holders appeared unwilling to submit to lowerigis and is. 9i-d. was the value of Company's Cong °ll ' TALLCYR MARKET. TOO The market remains dull, and the merchants on ( -4, 1 to submit to any further reduction, and P. T. -- ,. 11 e 14, the spot was not to be purch ase d u nder 47E 4 - WHITECIIAPEL HAY MARK - 1 -• „ gesc loir The market was but mod era t e ly su pplied with raw" Hay and Clover ; the trade but middling , 1111 I toibe x without alteration. Of Straw our supplY short ; the demand good, and prices ste ady. lip tn. 31 to 6/. ; Meadow Hay, 01. to 41. 15s. ; Straw , 1 " it. 16s. r ot. j. Lo 40 , to f. so 4 0 35 SB n 35 41 3:3 S„' 40 0 41 " 4O 40 5j44 - 46 33 4 0 37 36 ;1 48 40 54 37 41 3 4 1 5 ) 3 6 SO 38 37 34 SO 34 34 31 38 40 38 40 38 „ 40 0 3 :4 39 ` AI ,at 43 35 on 39 $1 36 34 so 0 37 33 40 10 . oc t, 1 9:10 0 9. to 10; • a 6(1 i 5 0 0 0 9 4 03 0i ? 9 10 8 3 • 9 v 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 "*" 4 4 4 $ ; 4 0 " 2 0 44 390 4 1 . 0 44 0 n 40 41 0 40 0 4 .5 g 0 , 4q n 0 30 1 Y 5 ° -44 30 COUNTRY CORN MARKETS: ma st. Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. Beans. ...,,,...i 4 to 4 0 - ' ---- Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to S. 2,...............• . . to 4 0 4 3 Boston ;3raintree 52 70 27 34 93 29 a 3 l 43 40 0 6 , ighton 5B 75 28 35 25 28 41 40 41 Cambridge — 50 34 —. 20 —"' 4 g 91 4! Chichester 62 74 30 34 24 26 44 3 7 al ~ Dumnow 53 61 30 37 23 28 , 33 4 0 0" .• Grantham ,60 73 28 31 22 28 1 36 .." 0 Grimsby 56 74 28 33 16 21 36 40. 30 3 1 63 78 26 30 22 25 3 i 45 40 ;3 .--_, 4J H Hailsham itchin 5O 71 28 34 22 30 9 4 5l Ipswich 5O 76 29 35 21 28 3 ... 7 sg 3 1 , 0 Lewes 59 65 26 59 22 25 31 ss Si e, Lynn 63 6 30 34 20 24 34 4 0 Maidstone 59 7 6 30 39 26 32 38 4 0 3v. 0 1 Norwich Petworth Romford LB E 6 30 36 20 30 3= 4 3 .-4, Sandwich 62 71 30 34 26 30 35 3 0 3 3 _, 0 Tnctford 6O 64 32 36 21 24 3 6 49 W $ Wisbech Witham 6O 70 132 37 27 31 3 7 40 39 . Yarmouth 6O 74 ISO 32 24 30 30 . 0 n r tl2. 10 , • LIV ERPOOL CORN Al ARKET.-- ,,- , - ,,. 44 0 la • • WHEAT, English, White, per 7010.... ..... ."-. •- 0 ........... 9. 0 0 , -- Red 0 o 0 j ----. Scotch, Welch, and Manx Irish, White 7 9 10 --- Red 8 9 S ° Foreign OATS, English. Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b.......... s 3 9 5 1 0 0 5 Irist. ... •.. ‘, 0 , 0 -- Foreign BARLEY, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter ....... Scotch and Irish, per 6010 s. Feeding 0 BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter ........... .. 0 0 Irish, &c. Foreign PEASE, English, per Imperial quarter 4O 0 5 ,0 0 .--- Foreign I FLOUR, English, per 28010. Irish K/ATMEAL. English and Irish, per 2401bs - •• INDIAN Coax, per 4801 h. RYE, per Imperial quarter ...... ..... . ............... • • MALT. per Imperial quarter............................... $3 4 49 0 A WONDER IN fIORTICULTORE•"" -- n i t 1"7 1 , 1 0 11 01 :" day morning last a cauliflower was cut Wl ue 1;11 33 ; stripped of its leaves, measured 45 inches in ~c i flot. rence, and weighed the enormous weight of 1:4 - ,e511° was planted in the autumn of last year, but did 114' any symptoms of flowering until the beginn ing - gust last. —Sunderland Ilea PATENT LEITER WAT" - 41)1 0 This celebrated construction (the most accurate olt ni . t esst watch can be made) is now offered at the folio 4 :;e with the latest improvements, i. e. the detached es.„oo/1 jewelled in four holes, hand to mark the seconds, ' taining power to continuo going while winding up, ' SILVER CASES 4 ° ea 0 With double-bottom cases, capped ......... x , v , 6 f" With hunting cases, capped ................. • GOLD CASES. a 10 o ' Size for Ladies, with elegant gold dial ... 1 4 ' Ditto in double-backed eases... 14 is 0 Size for Gentlemen, enamelled dial 1 1 17 °• 0 00 Ditto extra full size, capped ................ 1 t he /f ` r bot lt i A Pamphlet, containing observations respecting ..ies constructions on which watches are made, with the P, o n . in gold and silver cases, and a variety , of sketches oil 0 , signs, which have jutt been completed in gold Cha w ; letter sent, gratis and postage free, on application by SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, No . 0, C°rll don, opposite the Bank of England. - iescli' to C. J. DENT begs to acquaint his , r , te iciog • the Public that he has just had the honour of ry subjoined letter from the Admiralty : 1 041. 0/ (Copy.) telabe r ' 44 Admiralty, Mb us e " Sir—The annual trial of chronometers for th! reTi r et Majesty's Government having now terminated! ' - , t g „ to i 9 fafr mended by my Lords Commissioners of the Admire,'_La you that their Lordships have directed me to purepai-aiast lowing chronometers at the various prices spectfi ed respectively,neas Dent, No. 1,571 55 Sn' ; „ ea s Dent, No. 1,606 40 Preis Dent, No. 5,621 (pocket) V o g ra u f rr t e e p roil l i " Their Lordships having been pleased, in superior performance of 1,571, to assign to it a P increased price to that usually given. o pt, AO , "I am, Sir, your most obedient 51 o gr ; F. VIY„„LP "To Mr. Dent, Chronometer Maker, 82, tra-,pbjett:ol t° m a kers , uo jettol. Out of 80 Chronometers, by various the late trial by order of ;heir Lordships, the c e "ditieP thi° above three, with two selected for the Niger °P 1 0 .0 ° others, enables Mr. Dent to affirm that he belieos_ters f ait 1# year supplied their Lordships with snore Chronorteito use of the Royal Navy than have been farn iiii 't I / 1 any other Maker. a te h i 1 0 111 0 . It affords Mr. Dent additional pleasure to t t „ t bezi e o e ° to their Lordships' high recommendation he owe' heto having made a Gold Chronometer, presented to t _ pedition by his Royal Highness Prince Albert • d yotSo t° Dent's Lectures on Chronometers, Clocks , , 1113 t be obtained at 82, Strand, price one sh illing, customers gratuitously. 40 Ottif Present price of Two-day Chronometers, t#' ' BIRTHS. c t ob o ' d On the 12th inst., in St. Thoines's-street, 0° wil , o ', 4 S. J. Bayfield, of a son. P ark -lane' ~ On the 12th inst., in Green-street, park- A l l * W. J. H. Money, Esq. of a son. etsh ire ' w e' On the 12th inst., at , Glastonbury Somers f Ati ii Mahon, of a daughter. Vi ip On the 13th inst., the wife of Thomas, a clang Upper Phillimore place, Kensington, Esq., litfr MARRIED- 1, Wst ert? dt! l t l On Tuesday, the 12th inst., at New Churc.., p ol o it, by the Rev. F. Myers, Incumbent of 5t.1011,,,0'°: oft A isi hey. W. Whewell, 8.D., Fellow, and late "in't, ILO of Cambridge, and Professor of Moral 'Philosophi i g la j o hn P I 4 , Cambridge, to Cordelia, second daughter 0 ' - 0 11 " Esq., of Hallsteads. a At i lliq ft nguthrevisvitnhginsosnt., ofat St. the Slaavtieoujre'sse,pDhatilbuTd,liheonforliriP onlyeC i an; rvons daughterhi r e , of f n d L N a n o e r f A. () Norfolk-cresc e nt , i e a s e c , e n i t Service. rYl e ;4 7,/ no On the 12th inst., at Ightham, Kent, Ge ° floor, , 1, , banister.at-law, to Susan, daughter of BalP h 1 St. Leonard's, S , Sussex. On the 12th inst., St. at Mary s, , NewingtOlideorge H arvey , to Sirah, second daughter of the l a te it' s son, Esq., surgeoo, of East Ilsley, Berks. „, p. M i tsbi l r On thu 12th inst., at Thatcha'm, Berk* J. - ' t 1 , to "' c ot . arts 0 o lott of Clifton, his Danish Majesty's Consul at o f TetbuTP to o s: eldest daughter of John Cook, Esq., shire. ool' $O , l l sqll.a,theitothe oeor_,,,t On the 13th inst., at Plumstead Church, hil l, PO of William Brodie Gurney, Esq., of Denteavttcbers ,0000,1 Richardson, second daughter of Joseph Y 00 Broom Hall, Shooter's-hill. c a ltiti? ill Se On the 13th inst., at Wookey Church,. V ow pr 43d Light Infantry, only son of Major-G en :lsta i Pearson, to Frances, youngest daughter of th strong, Esq. DIED• L ow II Leos, ,- , at On the 14th of August last, at St. .e is Y ling, Esq., aged 57. OP r ils ' to g At Ru,geley, Staffordshire, Ann, relict a „0 . t .- King's-road, Bedford-row, London. e icles ~ A go On the 9th inst., at Antwerp, Mary Anne, boabitepttAP of the Rev. John Wolley, of Beeston, Nottictspiclel • On the 10th inst., Mrs. C. Fitzpatrick, 4 : l ' tli , fs c k 10 Camden Town. Curt ei" Ol iSI On the 12th inst., at Sudbury II On the 11th inst., at Tenterden, Robert bills:4o'ls t/ os , A the wife of W. S. Gilpin, Esq., of Painesfie"' i e liCt ° On the 13th inst., at Chelsea, Mary An n ' - Gideon Ilebert, Esq. use Yorksvot 01 of , I Atrlo i° ll l.o 4f ito so. London : Printed • and Published by Druid 11 1 1 a No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office , '' ° ig the county ei Middlesex, Friday, 0001 4 e " ~ '~`~~ i