The Sun. — London, England, 1849-09-06 00:00:00

RaLMONDSEY MURDER. Yestvelay aAernoon, at the Southwark Police-court, Mr. Col Teen, tte landlord of the house in which Mr. O'Connor was murdered, attended before Mr. Seeker for his advice under the following circumstances : He had to complain of the unjust remarks made re specting him in the morning papers of that day— " that he had refused to assist the police by allowing them to search the house No. 3, Minver-place, Ber mondsey." One of the inspectors certainly did call upon him on Monday morning, and wanted him to dig up the garden and search the watercloset. He told him that the latter communicated with the common sewer, and to make a minute search at the bottom the whole of the garden and lower part of the house must be pulled to pieces, and that if they wished to do so they must employ their own labourers and put the place in proper order. He had allowed them to in spect the house several times, and eetensive injury was done to his property, which he h 4 d to repair at his own expense ; and he considered it but fair that if the authorities required to pull his place to pieces again they should employ their own workmen or compen sate him for the injury committed. Applicant then produced a copy of one of the morning papers, con taining a report which, if allowed to go before the public uncontradieted, would injure him to a great extent. In the first instance, when the body was dis covered by the police, he sent two labourers to assist them, and all the way through he had done all he could to aid them in finding any property which might be concealed. Mr. Seeker said, that some conversation certainly took place on the previous day with an officer of the police, respecting his house, but he distinctly told him he could not interfere in the matter. If they wanted to pull his house to pieces, it would be no more than reasonable for him to expect that they should put it in proper order. Mr. Coleman observed, th it the papers asserted that the house was let. Such was not the case. He her] placed one of his workmen in it until the horrid affair had blown over, but he had not in any way obstructed the authorities. Mr. Seeker told him he could not be troubled with any further observations on the subject. He bad no doubt that the Commissioners of the Police would consider the propriety of again searching his house, and if they did thy would no doubt put it in proper order. During the day a letter, addressed to Maria Man ning, 2N o. 3, Minver• place, Bermondsey, bearing the pov• ma k of a French inland town, was sent to the above house. It was instantly forwarded to Horse monger-lane Gad, and on being opened subsequently, in the presence of Mr. Seeker, it was found to be from a sister of Maria Manning ; and from its contents it would al - Tear that the write-r was totally unacquainted with the tact (~f a murder having been perpetrated, and the awful position in which her w retched sister was placed with legard to her participation in the dreadful deed. As the letter made no allusion to the murder, and merely referred to domestic matters, . t was handed to the prisoner, who perused it with g . reat eagerness, and seemed to derive much pleasure from its con tents. In the course of the afternoon Mr. Binns, the soli citor to the male prisoner, waited on Mr. Seeker for his answer to the application made to him on the pre vious day, that a portion of the 201. granted to Mr. Solonl, - .1 - ,s, the legal adviser of Maria Manning, should be handed 0v...r to him (Mr. Binns) to enable him to cord :ct his defence. Mr. S,cl er said that he had maturely considered the application, and was of opinion that he could not intcrltre any further in the matter, lie should re.- commend 111 r. .13 - nns to apply to the Commissioners of Police, and if they refuse), an application to the Solicitcr cf the Treasury might be more successful. Mr. &n.cs thanked his worship for his courtesy, and withdrew, intending forthwith to follow his advice. At a later hour Mr. 'Enos served a notice on Mr. Solomons, requesting him to deliver up 71. 8s , and threatening him viith legal proceedings unless he complied with the demand. In the cuurs of yesterday a number of influential gentlemen c:mr.ectEd with the magistracy waited upon Mr. Seeker, requesting to be admitted into the court during the examination Of the prisoners —among whom were several Protestant and Roman Catholic clergyrn , :.n. The Chief Clerk intimated that every accommodation would be afforded, consistent with the sizJ of the court. HUNGARY IMPERISHABLE. TO TILE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The patriotic efforts made by your spirit stirring journal in the cause of civil and religious liberty and national independence, involved in the Hungarian question, are not likely to fail of their reward in the gratitude and consideration of every lover of his country, wherever truth and justice reign. The real victory of Russia has been the hoax prac tised on the people of England, through the servility of the press, that Hungary has fallen. Hungary fallen ! ! Such an idea can only originate in' a perfect ignorance of the num ber and strength of the fortified positions still occupied by the patriots, the immense populatiAn and mighty resources of the country, in dependeutly of the sympathy of millions in the cir curnjacent states, amongst whom the name of Russia is associated with everything most revolting to reli gion, humanity, order, liberty, and peace. Admitting, however, the hypothesis of the submis sion of all Hungary, and the complete occupation of its fortresses, towns, and villages by Austrian troops— the most improbable of all the conjectures as to its fu future fate—is it possible to suppose that a nation of ten millions of men, every family of which may boast a soldier, end which possesses in the magnificent Danube a high road of navigation, can submit to the extinction of its laws, rights, liberties, and commerce at the hands of a soldiery speaking a foreign anguage; or can it be imagined for a single instant that the soldiery of Germany, interested, as they must be, in the protection of Germanic rights against Russian menace, will be the willing gaolers of those whose only crime has been the inalienable birthright of self-defence Be certain that the cause of Hungary is safe, that the Autocrat, in the invasion of that country, has compromised his prudence, and stands practically committed to a dilemma from which there is no ul timate escape, where retreat is impossible, and ad vance must be double or quits—the possession of Con stantinople or tot ;1 ruin . The immutable conviction that the latter will be the reSult, and that you will shortly hear of Persia moving against TuTkey, prompts the request of the insertion of the above lines, which your readers may look hack upon three months hence as those of London, Aug. 80. A PROPHET. ALLEG , •;D ENBEZZLEIVEKNT ON TILE LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAll,WAY.—Yesterday Henry Leeks, Charles Chet eeuv,n, aeci Stephen Springate, were charged before the Brghten magistrate-1 with having engaged in a systematic course of emberientent on the abov*ailway. Mr. Faithful, the attorney for the company, stated that Leeks was oee of the clerks employed to issue tickets at the London-bridge terminus, Cheeseman ticket collector at Brighton, end Springate one of the guards. Some irregularity was discovered in the numbers of the tickets reported by Leeks as having been issued, and on his being questioned ho confessed that be and the other prisoners had been for some time past using tickets a second time, and rocketing the money paid for the second use of each ticket so used. The magistrates, after hear ing evidence, oickred the discharge of Cheesman and Springate on the ground that there was no proof against them (the only evidence implicating them being that of Leeks), and Leeks was remanded for further examine tion till Friday. STRANOE I TRUE.—Connected with the appalling tragedy in Leviaon-street, and the expected arrival of Captain Henrichson, we have recently heard a statement of so singular a nature, that we should hesitate to pub lish it but that our informant expresses no doubt what ever of its authenticity. At this moment, when the be reaved mariner, for whom there is such large sympathy, is hourly expected to enter our port, we would not wil lingly publish anything that could give rise to idle gossip or childish comment. But the circumstance related to us holds so close an affinity to the mysterious that we shall make no further apology for giving it as we h ave heard it, without offering any opinion as to the degree of credence to which it is entitled. Oar informant states that he wee told by a captain of one of our merchant ships that, when in Calcutta, a number of the captains there took luncheon together one day. Amongst the guests was Captain Henrichson, who during the repast was seized With sudden indisposition, and, upon inquiry being made as to his aliment, declared that he was con vinced—by some feeling or impression not explained — that s , naething disastrous to him had occurred at home. It wes add( d, by the captain who related the circum stance, that this occurred on the very day when Mrs. Ilemichaon and her children were murdered.—Liverpool Albion. Yesterday week a fine young dog otter, w e i g hi ng rilhs., was cau g h t near AM) o s t on t , a Reading, H Atkinson, avertb waite, Farness. by J ames gamekeeper to G. I'. Dickson, EFq. Th 3 sa me otter was afterwards let loose in the prusce of a large concourse and hunted ,m by twelve dogs, seven of which, of persons, however could not stacci the water into w hi c h t h e otter odwaseied v i er ' but precipitately retreated. The remaining fiv e co tinucd the pursuit, and after about three hours, succeeded ' in recapturing the game. About 20 of the sportsmen in the course of the chase were at different times soused over head and ears in the pool.—Cumgerland Paegeseik MRS. Tnot.Lora—A new work is announced from the pcn of this popular authoress, bearing the title of "The (Yd IVorki and the New ;" but whether its pages are to afford us one of Mrs. Trollope's caustic compari sons between cur European world and that of our Transatlantic brethren, as has been conjectured, is not c, - rtain, for it has also been rumoured that the theme of this now work is founded on the state of society during the rtc?rt political convulsions. In any case, "The Old World and the New" will be eagerly looked for by • the admirers of an authoress, who, in the words of the - Quarterly Review, 'is beyond-a loubt one of the clever sat Atod moat remarkable writers of the day." THE SUN, RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE. The 26th half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at Manchester; Mr. Henry Houlds worth presided. There was a numerous attendance of proprietors. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said it gave him pleasure to announce that the chair of this company, which had been so long vacant, would shortly be filled by a member of the board who had long devoted much of his time to the business of the company—he alluded to Mr. Henry Wickham, of Kirkless-hall.—(Applause.) The directors bad also appointed Mr. William Stuart, of Liverpool, vice chairman, and when he stated that that gentleman had devoted three-fourths of his time to the interests of the company, more particularly to the carrying forward of the Liverpool and Bury line, it would at once be seen that he was well qualified to discharge the duties of his office.—(Applause.) The CIIAIRMAN then proposed that the company's seal be affixed to the register of proprietors. Mr. D. PRICE objected to this proceeding, on the ground that the register was incorrect, and not in a legal shape. The CHAIRMAN said, if the Hon. Proprietor would lay his complaints before the directors in writing they should be attended to. Subject to Mr. Price's pro test, the seal was then affixed to the registry of share holders. Mr. DUNSTAN, secretary, then read the report, which stated that the accounts to the 30th of June last show the following results :—Capitsl received on account of calls, 6,804,551/. ; ditto, 6 per cent. pre ference stock, 792,4771. ; loans, 2,568,758/. ; total re ceived, 10,165,787/. ; calls in arrear, 304,7331. The total capital which the company is authorised to raise, including the powers granted by Parliament in the last session, amounts to 13,854,0451 ; the estimated outlay to which the directors limited themselves in their statement to the shareholders, on the 10th of November, 1848, for the completion of all the works then in progress, was 11,253,0001. ; the actual outlay up to the 30th of June last was 10,063,8621 ; the balance of estimated outlay yet to expend, 1,189,1381. The lines represented by the above capital comprise about 200 miles of railway and 16 miles of canal No expenditure beyond that sum will be incurred without the express sanction of the shareholders. CAPITAL ACCOUNT. Of the capital actually expended, it is estimat t e h d , that the total amount chargea ble on Trevenuecharged to to 30th of June, 18 49 , is 7,155,207/. 1 1 capitalthe 3lst b r o o f ugh t December,against) sixen months ending June 30, 1849, ,425,1631. REVENUE ACCOUNT. The total receipts of the half-year, including the leased lines, have been 891 miles ; from the Man chester and Leeds and Bolton lines, including the Ardwick, Oldham, Ashton, Heywood, Halifax, and Cleckheaton Branches and Extensions and the Bolton Canal, 229,3071.; 37/ miles, Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole line and Askern branch, 16 ; 5201.; 31i miles, Liverpool and Bury line (less Tithebarre street Extension, but including three miles of tla Manchester and Southport line), 30,235/. ; 157-1 miles, 276,062/. ; 201 miles North Union, 34 94ths, 22 ; 6001.; 21 miles Preston and Wyre two-thirds, 11,4541.; total income from traffic on 206 k miles for the six months, 310,115/ ; income for the previ , us six months, 309,579/. ; miles run lei passenger engines, 69.5,137; ditto by goods engines, 527,824; total miles run by engines, 1,222,961 The working expenses (exclusive of rates and taxes) amcunt to 107,3291, showing an in crease over the precious six months of 17 per cent. The milss run by the engines have in increased 21 per cent.; the length of line worked has increased 161 per cent. The above charge is large; than the directors anticipated. They believe, how ever, that by far the most important means of re ducing the working cost will be found in arrange ments with neighbouring companies to supersede un profitable duplicate trains. In addition to the usual expenses, the directors have to report, with deep regret, two serious defalcations amongst the servants of the company, The depreciation account has been opened in accordance with the plan approved by tin shareholders; the account will appear only with the closing accounts of each year. The directors see no reason to change their opinion of the sufficiency of 5 per cent. of the receipts to cover the average charge for renewals of permanent way and rolling stock. The balance of the half-year's revenue, applicable to dividend and interest, amounts to 156,204/., a sum less by about 15,0001. than was expected at the period of the last half-yearly meeting. The directors recommend on the present occasion that the dividend he at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, which will leave a balance, after providing for the defalcations before named, of 22,8681., to be carried forward to the next account. By the constitution of the fifth shares the dividend upon them will be subject to the deduction of 2* per cent. for the half year on the amount uncalled. The total mortgage debt at this date is 700,0741., whilst the works and property of the company have cost 10,063,862/. Important traffic arrangements have been recently entered into with the London and North-Western Company, which it is hoped will be mutually advantageous, and will eventually tend to lessen working expenses, and save capital. The directors, however, find with regret that some of the competing interests in the district are not at present disposed to an amicable settlement of traffic question, and a ruinous reduction of rates has recently taken place, which may require temporary sacrifices to meet. After alluding to the audit of railway accounts, the directors record with deep regret the deaths during the half-year of two directors of the company. The report of Mr. Hawkshaw, the engineer, shows that the works are progressing satisfactorily, the per manent way and working stock are in good order. The capital account shows that 10,165,787/. had been received, and 10,063,862/., of which 845,4131. was expended during the past half-year, leaving a balance of 101,9241. The revenue *account for the half-year ending 80th of June, shows that 276,0621. had been received, and 119,8551. expended, including 12,5261. for taxes, leaving a balance applicable to interest and dividend of 156,2061. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re port, said that it would be observed that the results o the past half-year were much more unfavourable than had been anticipated, and the continued reduction of dividend must necessarily suggest an anxious desire to learn where the cause of that falling-off lay, and whether it was in any way attributable to the men who had had the management of the concerns of the company. He had no hesitation in ascribing the re duction in the general value of railway property, and in the amount of dividend, to Parliament. It was in consequence of the undue extension of railways, the rapidity of development which had been caused by Parliament repudiating the principles on which, in calmer moments, they had come to the conclusion to deal with railway undertakings, and to proceed upon that gambling principle which characterised the deal ings of Parliament with railways during the years 1845 and 1846. A greater mismanagement of a great public interest could not be conceived.—(Hear.) That ss as the primary cause of the reduction of the dividends. Then there were other causes, such as the failure of the potato crop, the failure of the East India houses, and political excitements, the effect of which had been to check the development of traffic, and to limit the extent of commercial operations. Another fault had been committed by Parliament in assuming that railways were so profitable that they could bear a cutting down of rates and fares, to any amount, and that course had embarrassed railway companies to a considerable extent. They were, however, causes operating to produce the diffi culties to which be had alluded, which might be traced to the conduct of the directors. For example, the great extension of the undertaking, which his subsequent experience had shown him to be to a con siderable extent injudicious. They started with a large trunk line, their object being to connect the eastern with the western sea, and their main line with the principal populous places on the right and left of the undertaking. They had endeavoured to carry out those principles economically ; but Parliament interfered, and would not allow them to do so. Their first proposition was to direct branches to Hudders field and Bradford; and they went to Parliament with a scheme that embraced the expenditure of about a million of money. They were, however, scouted in Parliament for the poverty of their plans, and the want of accommodation which they afforded. Next year they combined with certain parties in the West Riding of Yorkshire, who might be supposed to be conversant with the wants of the district, and carried forward another scheme involving an expenditure of about a million and a half of money. That scheme was submitted to the Board of Trade, who compared it with other plans and approved of it. Parliament again scouted the scheme, and said the gradients this company were proposing to establish were such as could not accommodate the country. He then defended the course adopted by the directors in di viding 8 per cent. dividend at a previous period, while now it was only 4 per cent., showing that course was quite warrantable, from the then receipts of the corn pang. As to the present rates, however, he protested against them, as totally irreconcileable with his expe rience as to the cost of working railways. The most important point for future consideration was with respect to the closing of the capital account.—(Ap tep taken k a t u e e n n s e s . 0 i ) o u n t s o l o i f f e r capital, e v d e i n i u e n e h i a f a n t i e t v t e o v ‘ r . a s g s a r y o k u l grounds, thatddse, ssaiirlllaobufulledt:borree considered beneficial o; : tnb t um o N't expend any portion of the capital in new works, it would be the duty of the , directors to apply to the shareholders for their sac • tion to such proceedings. If th en , th ey supposed the capital closed at 1,253,0001., the only:other points were the growth of traffic and the limitation of the working expenses. He knew no reason why the line should not be worked as cheaply as other large lines. LONDO - N, THURSDAY EVENING-, SEPTEMBER 6, 1849. The working expenses had exceeded the expectations of the directors, but they were determined to cut them down in every possible way. With respect to the development of traffic, he had calculated that for the last five or six years it had increased at the rate of about 5 per cent. per annum, or double the rate of the increase of the population in this district. Founding his calculations upon this observation, he had come to the conclusion that unless there was an unusually rapid development of traffic, it would be three years before they could pay 5 per cent. upon the capital of 1,250,0001. If the railway interests throughout the country would unanimously ask for an increase cf rates, he believed the small increase of 10 per cent. upon the present Parliamentary rates would be quite sufficient to meet the interests of the shareholders and elevate railway interests from depths into which they had sunk. He concluded by moving the adop tion of the report. _ . - Mr. W. MArtsizALL seconded the resolution. Mr. ATKINSON, one of the auditors, then went through the various items of the accounts, which he had minutely examined, and stated, that although he came to examine them with a strong prejudice against them, he had been unable to detect anything con trary to the most rigid and upright conduct.—(Hear, hear, and applause.) Mr. PARSONS suggested that every half-yearly meeting the shareholders should be presented with a return of the plant of the company, its total amount and condition. The CHAIRMAN said there could be no objection to such a proceeding, and it would henceforth be adopted. Mr. PARSONS said he found 300,0001. in arrear on calls. He wished to know what course the board would take with respect to getting them in. The CHAIRMAN said no dividend had been paid to proprietors whose calls were in arrears. After some observations on the necessity of en forcing calls and consolidating the stock, Mr. HEALD, M P., complained of the system of cheap Sunday trips which had been recently adopted by the company. said che a pthat trainst he h faces a facilities f t r h t a h t e w p ' r e e re . offered The CfoHrASIRuMndAaNy sent withdrawn. Mr. HEALD, M.P., said he was satisfied with that arrangement. After a number of questions had been put and an swered, relative to some of the items in the accounts, the report was adopted, and the dividend on the various shares approved of. A resolution was then submitted, authorising the directors to raise 560,0001. by mortgage, and to con sent to the payment in full in advance of calls of any of the Manchester Bolton and Bury, Manchester ?nd Leeds, and Liverpool and Bury shares, and afterwards the consolidation of the same into the general stock of tin company. . At the time the express left this resolution hadnot been adopted. PARIS AND STRASBURG. The opening of the first section of this line from Paris to Epernay took place en Sunday. The Presi dent arrived at the station of the Rue de Chabrol about ha'f- past eight o'clock in the morning, and started in the first train about ten minutes to nine o'clock with the directors and upwards of 200 persons. A grand saloon carriage, beautifully fitted up, was occupied by the President, the Vice-President, the Ministers, and some of the most distinguished visitors. The section of the railway to be inaugurated was 142 kilometres in length (86 English miles). The station is not yet completed. The portion of the line nearest to Paris presented but few engineering difficulties. The most notable places passed by the railway are the firest of Bondy, the forest, chateau, and grounds of Rainey, the property of the ex-King ; and Chelles. The train stopped at Lagny for a short time, and started again at ten minutes to ten. The line nearly follows the valley of the Marne, and avoids its innu merable windings by means of well-executed bridges. At Chalifert the first tunnel is met with, and close by the side of it is another tunnel through the same hill for the passage of a canal. The arrival at Meaux, which took place soon after ten, was greeted by the roaring of artillery, several bands of music, and the shouts of an immense multitude. On alighting the President was greeted again and again with loud cries of " Vive Napoleon !" " Vive lo President !" He proceeded on foot to the cathedral, where the bishop and clergy received him; mass was then celebrated in the usual manner. The visit to Meaux was over by twenty minutes to eleven o'clock, and as the train left the people shouted " Vive Napoleon." At La Ferte the President was well received. The train arrived at Epernay about two o'clock. The Bishop of Chalons, at the head of his clergy, addressed the President, and afterwards proceeded to bless the locomotives, &c. A grand entertainment was given to the Presi dent at Epernay, where he was received with loud shouts of " Vive Napoleon," " Vive le President !" Shortly after four o'clock the President started on his return to Paris. The train stopped at all the stations; renewed marks of respect were shown to the President, and on his arrival in Paris, at eight o'clock, a large crowd was assembled, and he was loudly cheered. THE TIMBER PRESERVING COMPANY. The half.yearly meeting of the above company was held on the 31st ult., at their offices, Whitehall-wharf, Westminster, when, after reading the report of the company's operations for the past six months, and laying before the shareholders a statement of the ac counts as prepared by Messrs. Quilter and Ball, a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum was de clared, the chairman, Mr. George Burge, stating that their future prospects were most encouraging, and, from the daily increasing extent of their works, he had no doubt he should be in a positi on , a t the close of the next half-year, to meet them with a larger amount of dividend. THE GENERAL SYSTEM OF ATMOSPHERIC TRACTION. The evils and expense attending the present system of railway transit have induced a great number of ingenious men, within the last few years, to devote themselves perseveringly to the discovery of an efficient substitute for the locomotive engine—a sub stitute which should possess, in a higher degree, the paramount requisites of safety, certainty of action, Ili economy. 6o obvious were the errors of the existing system, and so anxious were engineers to substitute some other, which might seem to hold out a promise of Imendment, that, on the appearance of Messrs. Clegg and Samuda's patent, in 1839, it speedily found ad vocates ; and although the principle of atmospheric traction was new to the world, save as a passing sug gestion, and that all knowledge of its working was entirely theoretical, yet a very brief period of time was allowed to elapse bafore it was seen in practical operation—first, between Dalkey and Kingstown, then a t Croydon, and subse quen tly upon a large ' scale on the South Devon Railway. - The result of these adventures is well known to the public. The Dalkey line, a snug little f am il y i nvestment of a mile and three-quarters, or thereabouts, is, I believe, still in operation. The two more ex tensive undertakings failed, and were abandoned ; but they were abandoned, and the last especially, with such precipitation, as to induce a very general feeling that there was something radically wrong in the traction principle altogether. And so, indeed, P r•ictically speaking, and as far as the wants of the community at large are concerned, there is ; but the evil, or deficiency, does not extend nearly so far as is supposed ; and, in common justice, it must bo ac knowledged that the failures already experienced are more attributable in their completeness to the occur rence of an unforeseen succession of unfortunate accidents, than to the commission of any great error in judgment, prudence, or engineering skill. What are the well authenticated facts of the case ? The new system was adopted, because it seemed to promise many paramount advantages. It proposed effectively to keep the trains from running off the line —to render a collision impossible —to avoid all danger of accident and annoyance arising from the emission of sparks and smoke—to attain a higher velocity with a greater regularity of transit —and to do all these things at a considerably reduced expense; and prac tice ba3 proved the truth of these anticipations in almost every particular but one —and that the last. One most formidable item of expenditure in the working of a railway is involved in the consumption of fuel; and, in the case now under consideration, the quantity consumed mairly depended upon two primary conditions—the mechanical accuracy of the longitudinal valve employed by the patentees, and th e structure and effective condition of the stationary engines. Now, it appears from a variety of observations and experiments, that the average quantity of coals con sumed in a locomotive engine is at the rate of about bibs., and in a good condensing steam-engine 51bs. per horse-power per hour ; while in the stationary engines of Cornwall the rate of consumption has been gradually reduced, in many instances, to far below a quarter of the first-named quantity, or abso lutely less than 111 b. per horse power per hour. The directors of the South Devon Railway, anxious to approximate to this desirable ratio of practical economy, determined eto spare neither pains nor ex pense in the building of their engines. Eight of these were accordingly ordered, with an aggregate power of 800 horses ; the greatest care was bestowed upon the designs, and their construction was entrusted to the three most eminent manufacturers of the day. It appears, however, that notwithstanding all this careful preparation, the working of these machines disappointed expectation to the utmost possible de gree. Their consumption of fuel was most extrava ,,a7tnuta, l and ly co s o n s s u t m r a e n a g strangely nearly y eg thate tthe e some quantity n o t f i ty them of others. One would have thought that the very climax of disaster had been reached: But no! There was something more to come yet• Experience was still wanting in the construction and ma n a g ement of the I vacuum valve. It was left unprotected from the action of heat and rain and other injurious influences, and by degrees it gave way, and slowly admitted the atmosphere. Then, indeed, the engines were worked, of necessity, to the very utmost of their power. The E ngineer's original estimate of the working cost of the line upon the atmosperic system, was ls. per train per mile ; whereas, at the early part of the pe riod referred to, the actual expenditure was just treble this amount. In August and September, however, a reduction of no less than 38 per cent. had been effected ; and this reduction was still continuing, when a sudden stop was put to the proceedings. On the 29:h of August, a hasty resolution of abandon ment, proposed by Lord Courtenay, was carried, after considerable discussion, by 11 votes out of 18 ; and it appears as a marked feature of the case, that no less than ten of the majority were directors of the Great Western, and the Bristol and Exeter Railways. These various facts then go to prove that the dis continuance of atmospheric traction, on the South Devon line, was rather the result of a series of unfor tunate casualties than the consequence of any fault in the system radically irremediable. On the open ing of the railway between Liverpool and Man chester, the amount of coke burnt in the. engines was considerably more than double the estimated quantity; and, instead of using, as at present, hut bibs. per horse power per hour, 18Ibs. were found necessary. And again, with regard to the vacuum valve, there is no great practice! difficulty about this. If the par ticular description of valve supplied to the company by Messrs. Clegg and Samuda was difficult and ex pensive to maintain in working order, surely the me talic spring valve patented by Messrs. Clarke and Varley, o r the economic close tube system of Messrs, Cunningham and Carter, are not open to these objections. But the great mis take was evidently committed in the engines. Upon the accurate working of these prime movers de pended the whole economy of the system ; and to insure the very perfection of efficiency and workmanship, their construction (as before stated) was entrusted to the three most eminent manufacturers of the day. It m a y s eem a strange remark to Make, hut I really belive that this very circumst a nce was the root of all the mischief. The manufacture of the Cornish engine is well known to be local, peculiar and exclusive, and it, is more than probable, that if the engine s i n ques tion had been constructed at the foundaries of Hayle, from the designs and under the superintendence of regular Cornish engineers, they would not only have realised the economy required, but they would even have exceeded the extreme limit which calculation had assigned in this respect. The real fault of the atmospheric traction principle is one of degree only ; its available power is confined within such narrow limits. The tube generally em ployed in practice is 15 inches in diameter, which gives an area of 176 inches; and this, supposing a pressure of Blbs. to the square inch, furnishes a moving force of 1,4081b5. Now, under no circum stances or emergencies whatever, can this amount of power be increased; hence, unless the traction tube is considerably enlsrged in diameter at certain points of the line, the gradients are necessarily restricted in amount of inclination. And it is essential that we should take another circumstance into account, bear• ing closely upon the fact of the narrow limit of attainable power. Either load or speed must not be extended beyond a given, and a rather confined boundary. Seeing that there is this narrow limit to the trans mission of power by the direct pressure of the atmos phere, various efforts have been made to extend it. The first and most obvious idea would be to increase the size of the tube, but such an expedient is inad missible in practice. The next conception would probably be to dispense with a vacuum altogether, and employ condensed air ; and for this application of elastic force two or three patents have been taken. In one of these there is used a machine possessing all the working characters of a locomotive—pistons, cylinders, driving wheels, &c. It is supplied with necessary power through the medium of a pipe laid between the rails, with which it is capable of communicating. But any plan founded on this principle only gets rid of a portion of the difficulties which encumber the locomotive. The traction principle is not altered ; it still depends upon adhesion, and embraces all it s concomitant difficulties. The best and most simple application of condensed air to this purpose is that of Piatti. His invention has been exhibiting for some time past at the Rosemary Branch Tavern, Peckham, and its merits would certainly have secured it a fair trial long ere this, upon a scale of practical magnitude, had it not been for the influence of those untoward events to which reference has already been made in the present communication. It consists of a tube about eight inches in diameter, provided with a moveable air-tight piston, which is attached to the train of carriages in the ordinary way ; one side of the piston is in free communication with the atmosphere, the other is acted upon as occasion requires, by compressed air, of about 45 lbs. to the inch, from a stationary reservoir. As the tube is but little more than half the diameter of the ordinary "atmospheric," it offers little more than a fourth of the area, and, consequently requires about four times the pressure to make its moving power equal to this, an effect which is obtained by the stated pressure of 45 lbs. ; but whereas, as before said, the extreme limit of atmospheric pressure upon the vacuum system being once reached, no circum stances, however urgent, can enable us to increase it, even by the amount of a single pound ; in this case it is just the reverse, and should it be requisite to dis patch a heavy train, to travel with greater velocity, or to surmount a series of steep acclivities, an addi tional atmosphere is thrown upon the piston with the greatest ease. When in the last-named case the summit of an incline has been reached, communication with the reservoir is closed, and the condensed air already within the tube is allowed to act expansively ; and in this way the power accommodates itself with effect and economy to the principal inequalities of the line. But there is another point to which I would call attention. The valve is formed of leather, to which a layer of vulcanised India rubber is attached, and the immense pressure from within the tuba operating upon this elastic cushion, renders the sealing of the tube almost hermetical. The better to appreciate the value of this excellent arrangement, we must refer to Mr. Robert Stephenson's report, the first and second table in which are devoted to an interesting record of experiments on leakage. From an exami nation of these, it appears, contrary to theoretical an ticipations, that the descent of the mercury in the barometer guage is surprisingly uniform, from 22 to 7 inches in height, from which we may conclude that equal quantities of air have entered the tube in equal times. This is, doubtless, at variance with what might have been anticipated, on the supposition that the apertures through which the leakage takes place remain uniform during the fall of the barometer. " A little consideration, however, is sufficient to show that the closeness of the longitudinal valve will vary with the pressure; and, therefore, when the vacuum in the tube is high, the pressure being increased, the aper tures are proportionably di m i n i s h e d . " Considering, th ere f ore, these several important points in Piatti's system, and especially the power and unquestionable simplicity of the contrivance, I truly believe that it is well worth the while of all those whose capital is embarked in railway enterprise to investigate more clearly the merits of this invention. If the system but once had a fair trial upon a mode rate scale, and was worked by one or two Cornish engines of first-rate build and surplus power, and if these engines were supplied with stenm of a high pressure, and, further, that the principle of expansion were carried as far as possible—this latter function of the engine being in conjunction with the mycro meter screw of the "cataract," operated upon by self acting machanism, in order to suit circumstances— there is not a question but that a demonstration of economy would ensue, which would immediately enhance the value of railway property.—lSHAM BAGGS. — Abridged from the Mining Journal. THE LONDON HosrrrAL.—Yesterday the quarterly meeting of the governors and subscribers of this insti tution was held in the committee -room of the hospital, for the purpose of electing a surgeon, in the room of John Goldcorp Andrews, Esq., who died a short time since, Leonard Currie, Esq., the treasurer, in the chair. Mr. W. J. Nixon, the secretary, read the report, from which it appeared that during the last quarter there had been the large number of 1,082 inpatients, 563 patients cured, 437 relieved, and 82 patients bad died, including 31 deaths from Asiatic cholera. Several of the wards in the hospital have been set apart for the reception of !,ersons who are attacked with cholera, and who require immediate assistance. There were also 2,000 out patients on the books. During the past year there had been 2,442 in-patients admitted, and 6,574 oat patients-- making a total of 9,016. The report also stated that there was a decrease in the hospital estate this year of 8711 ' 198 ' 6 d. After some other routine business, Thomas Blizard Curling, D q., one of the assistant surgeons, was unanimously elected to fill the vacvncy of one of the se n i or surgeons to t h e h osp it a l. A strong i contest s expected for the situation of assistant-surgeon. THE ROYAL PARTY AT A PINCH.—At Arrochar an amusing incident took place. A gentleman came ashare from the royal yacht, and mentioned to a tourist who was l oitering at the inn that her Majesty desirt d to lunch, and that the provisions had unfortunately been sent to Tarbert—addin a qu estion as to whether any thing could b e got in the inn. The gentleman thus ad dressed proc ur ed two dr sons .of fresh herrings and seven large loaves, with which three of the visitors in the inn pulled off to the yacht. On nearing they were asked what was wanted, and replying " provisions for her Ma j'sty," were ordered to come on board, and were soon after informed by the purveyor that what they had brought was very acceptable—and it afterwards ap peared that her Majesty really lunched on the loaves and fishes. The truest love is the truest benevolence; ft ac quires an infinite patience out of the very excess of its sulTering, and is content to merge its egotism in the idea of the beloved object. lie that does not know this, does not know what love is, whatever he may know of passion. Gook's Journal. LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sept. 5. IN RE JOHN MILES WINNINGTON, KNOWN AS SIR JOHN ➢TILES WINNINGTON. This insolvent, who possessed a foreign knighthood, was heard as far back as 1825, when he was dis charged (after a remand for fraudulently contracting debts) from liabilities computed in the schedule at 8,6C0/ , which amount included several large esti mated sums of proctors' costs in a suit for divorce insti tuted by the insolvent's wife. In 1842 the insolvent was indicted for robbing a furrier's shop, and having been convicted, was sentenced to seven years' transportation. Last year, by the death cf a rela tive, the insolvent became entitled to upwards of 1,6001., which 'amount was paid by the executors of the deceased into the Court of Chancery, whence, upon application of the assignee, it was removed into this court. Several meetings for proof of debts have been held, but comparatively few creditors have attended, and to-day Mr. Ingpen, the registrar of Mr. Commissioner Harris's court, held a final audit meeting, when two fresh debts were proved, making a total amount of 6001. proved, and about 4001. more remains in abey ance, of which not more than 100/. is expected to be admissible, so that, after paying the creditors who have proved 203. with interest, there will remain surplus which, it is supposed, will be claimed by ti e Crown, the insolvent being a convicted felon. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. William .231'Creeth was brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having forged cheques upon the house of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, and also with having in his possession seven blank cheque., and parts of other cheques, knowing the same to have been stolen. Mr. Mullens, of the firm of Bush and Mullens, the solicitors to the Committee of Bankers for Protection against Forgeries and Fraud, attended for the pro secution, and produced one cheque for 1401., and another for 121. 7s. 6d., both of which he stated wt re forgeries. Mr. A. Few, a clerk in the house of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, said the cheque for 1401., signed " P. B. Kitchen," and dated the 21st of April, 1849, was presented to me on the 21st of April at that counter, and I paid it in notes, one of which was a note for 1001. Ido not know to whom I paid it. Mr. G. Willington, also a clerk in Messrs. Smith and Co.'s house, said, on the 21st of April application was made to me for a cheque-book in the name of Mr. It. B. Kitchen. I delivered a cheque-book to the person who applied, all the pages of which were numbered 9,179. Here are ten cheques produced, which were taken out of that book. I have a partial recollection of the party, and the prisoner is very like him, but I cannot swear to his identity. Mr. Cruse, clerk in the issue department of the Bank of England, raid that on the 21st of April the notes for 1001. and other notes, with the name " W. Goodman, 14, Kingsland road," were brought to him, and he paid them. Mr. W. Johns, clerk to Messrs. Smart, Buller, and Swart, solicitors in Lincoln's Inn-fields, said, on Monday last I presented the cheque produced for 121. 7s. 6d. at Messrs. Smith, Paene, and Smith's. It was signed "J. Cottrell and Sons." It was not paid, and I was required to give an account from whom I received it. I received it from Mr. Richard Wensley, of the Strand, on the same day. Before I came into the City a person, whom I knew to be the prisoner, smiled on the subject of the cheque, and asked if a person of the name of Wensley had been there that morning, and whether I had a cheque of his ? I an swered in the affirmative. He asked me to hold it a little while, and Mr. Wensley would rend me the money for it. I consented and I held it for an hour, and then I presented it. Mr. R. Wensley, licensed victualler, of 339, Strand, said, I paid the cheque for 121. 7s. 6d. to Mr. Johns, and I received it from the prisoner on Saturday last. I gave him a portion of the amount, as he did not require the whole. The LORD MAYOR—How long have you known the prisoner ? Witness—Eight or ten months. The LORD Maroue—Had you changed cheques for him before ? Witness—l did change a cheque for him some time ago, and I paid it away to Mr. Curtis, the distiller. I believe that cheque was got back again. Heddington, the officer, said—l took the prisoner into custody at four o'clock this morning, at Mr. Wensley's house. Haydon, the officer, was with me. I took him to the station-house, and found upon him seven blank cheques and four counterfoils. (Here the witness produced cheques upon the house of Smith, Payne, and Smith, numbered 9,179.) I asked him whether his name was M'Creeth, and whether he did not give a cheque for 121. 7s. 6d. to Mr. Wensley. He said, "Yes," and I told him there was some mis take, and it was necessary that he should explain about it. He said belied taken it from Mr. Cotter, for a debt, but where Mr. Cotter lived he did not know. He believed, however, that Mr. Cotter was a solicitor. I told him that he must consider himself in custody. He had in his pocket the seven blank cheques and four counterfoils. Michael Haydon, the officer, said—l was with Heddington and I asked the prisoner where he lived ? He said at No. 14, Bedford-street, Covent garden. He afterwards told me that direction was not right, and that his real address was No. 4, New Exchange court, Strand. I went to the latter address and saw on the second floor, to which he had directed me, a woman who said she was his wife, and I found there a pocket-book containing a card and a cheque signed " Bamfleld, Brothers," upon Smith, Payne, and Smith, for 22/. Upon the card was the address written in pencil, " 103, Kingsland-road," and I also found a counterfoil of Smith, Payne, and Smith. Mr. T. Tessell, clerk to Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, said—l was present when the application was made for the cheque-book alluded to, and my atten tion was particularly called to the person who ap plied for it. I have no doubt the prisoner is that person. The LORD MAYOR—Was the cheque-book given without being applied for in writing ? The witness said the party who applied had obtained the pass-book of Mr. Kitchen, which was considered tantamount to a written application for a cheque-book, and he (witness) was called over to identify the applicant as Mr. Kitchen's son, whom he was believed to be. Witness thought the prisoner was Mr. Kitchen's son upon looking at him, and then the cheque-book was given to him. The evidence was given upon the best belief of the witness. The trans action took place five months since. It was proved that neither Messrs. Bamfield Brothers, nor Messrs. Cottrell and Sons, whose alleged cheques were found in the possession of the prisoner, did not keep accounts at the bank of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith. The LORD MAYOR asked the prisoner whether he wished to ask any of the witnesses questions ? The prisoner replied in the negative upon each occasion. The LORD MAYOR—I shall remand you till Satur day next.—Remanded accordingly. GUILDHALL. A slight made young man, not yet twenty years of age, but who was most insolent in his manner, and who gave his name as John Blomer Weehes, having no home, was placed at the bar before Sir P. Laurie, charged with presenting a pistol, loaded with powder and ball, at Police-constable Shipton, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. There was also a second charge of sending threatening letters. The first witness called was Mr. J. Lovell, of No. 38, BasinghaH-street, cloth worker, who said—The prisoner is rehted to me ; he is my brother, and I received these two letters from him. Prisoner (in a violent manner)—l know nothing of those letters. Sir P. LAURIE—What trade is he ? Mr. Lovell-- I do not know, as I never saw him more than three or four times in my life. . . . Sir P. LatiatE--:-Then how is he related to you, that you have not seen him for so long ? Mr. Lovell —I should have explained that he is related by mar riage, I having married his sister. He is a convicted felon, and has been wandering about the country for a long time. He has also threatened several times to keep up a system of annoyance unless I would give him a character. Prisoner• (violently)—l did not do so. Sir P. LAURIE (to the prisoner)—Why do you annoy your brother-in-law? Prisoner-1 did not. I only wanted to see my sister. Mr. Lovell --On Friday, the 31st of August, I received the first letter, which runs thus : " I now write you to tell you that you may be thank ful that your two men were with you in the shop, or you would not have been now alive; but know this, that the dog's end awaits you. Addressed—" Mr. Lovell, Basinghall-street, City." The second letter Preceived on Monday List, the 3d of September, to the following effect : " Mr• —,—As all things grow stronger by age, so shall my hatred; so, therefore, I hope you will not de ceive yourself by sending your hints here to me about the warrant, or any thing of the kind, as I take no notice of it; it only serves to expose your own weakness, and to make you a laughing stock, and I care not what you do, as I can give any of your messengers a warm recep tion, but you shall not hsve it in your power to send many more. lam on the watch at every corner and at every turning you take. I will torment your life and rej:)ice over your death." "Yount ENEMY." Addressed—" Mr. Lovell, 38, Basinghall street, City." Sir P. LAURIE—You say he is a convicted felon. What was that for ? Mr. Lovell—He was committed for burglary and sentenced to four months' imprisonment. Prisoner—That's false. It was only three months. MrP. Mary Ann Wood Lovell, wife of the last wit ness, entered the witness-box, very much distressed, and was sworn. Sir P. LAuuzz said that, however painful it might be to give evidence against her brother, it was actually necessary in so serious a case as the present. Mrs. Lovell—l am aware of that, but I must pro tect my husband. Both the letters produced are in the prisoner's handwriting. Frederick Shipton, Policeman 114, said, about half-past 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, from infor mation I received, I was about taking the prisoner into custody, when he pulled out a pistol from his jacket pocket, and said, "Stand off for your life—one step, ai.d I'll fire," at the same time presenting the pistol at me. I rushed at him, and, at about one yard or a yard and a half, he pulled the trigger, end the powder flashed in the pan and missed fire. I threw the prisoner down, and a witness now pre sent toels the pistol from his hand. The prisoner then said, "It's a good job it did not go off, or else you would have had it." I then took the prisoner to the station-house, and on searching him found some gunpowder, a bullet mould, and two pieces of iron. The powder was in a piece of paper in his jacket pocket. The prisoner himself took the mould out of his trousers pocket as he was in front of the bar at the station. I received the pistol from a person named Hammond. I afterwards took the pistol to Mr. Loudon, in London wail, a gunsmith, to draw the charge, which he did in my presence, and it contained the powder and ball which I now produce. This is the pistol which he attempted to fire at me. Sir P. LAURIE Was it pointed at you. Shipton— It was. Sir P. LAURIE—Were you near enough to hear the click of the lock ? Shipton—l was. I was not more than a yard from him. I might perhaps have been a little more. Sir P. LAURIE (to the prisoner) —Do you wish to ask this witness any questions ? Prisoner—No. Robert Hammond, of New-street, Old-street, said —I am a cloth-worker, in the employ of sir. Lovell, 33, Basinghall-street. A warrant being out for the prisoner's apprehension, my fellow-servant was told, if he saw the prisoner to give him in charge. Presently he came back, and said the prisoner was close at hand, upon which I went to seek for an officer, and meeting with Shipton, I told him to take charge of Weekes. The officer advanced for that purpose, and when within about a yard and a half of him, the prisoner exclaimed," Stand back, or I'll take your life." - Sir P. LAURIE—Did he say that to the officer or to you ? Hammond—l can't say. The officer ad vanced, and the prisoner presented the pistol and pulled the trigger. The policeman then butted him with his head, and knocked him down. When down, I took the , pistol from the prisoner's hand. Sir P. LAURIE—At what moment did he pull the trigger ? Hammond—Just as the officer was about to butt him. Sir P. LAURIE—Did you see the flash ? Ham mond—Yes, I did; and it was then the officer knocked him down. I gave the pistol to the officer at the station-house. It is the one produced. On the road to the station-house the prisoner said, " I will do for Mr. Lovell and you before long." William Oram, also in the employ of Mr. Lovell, said, I was present when the policeman attempted to take the prisoner, and saw him present the pistol, and a flash took place. Sir P. LAURIE (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to say anything ? Prisoner—l should like to look at those letters. Sir P. LAURIE—You shall see them. They were shown to him by Mr. Rce, the officer, and after hurriedly comparing them he said, "Do you think they agree in style ?" Sir P. LAURIE—That matters little. I shall com mit you for trial for sending the threatening letters, and also for attempting to take the life of the police man, which is one of the most serious offences that has been before me for a long time. Mr. Lovell—He presented a pistol at me on Friday last, and used threats. The prisoner was then remanded until to-morrow, for the purpose of having the depositions made out. MAR YLEBONE. John Shillinglaw, a gardener, residing at No. 19, Fitzroy-place, New-road, was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughton, charged with having threatened to assassinate his wife and family. Mr. BROUGHTON ordered the prisoner to enter into his own recognizance. of 251., and to find two sureties in 201. each, for his keeping the peace and being of good behaviour to the family for the next four months. Twenty-fbur hours' notice of bail being required, the prisoner was locked up. WOR,SHIP• STREET. A young man named John Murphy was charged with having stolen a gold watch and appendages of the value of 20 guineas, from the person of a well dressed and rather good-looking young person, who was stated to be the wife of a gentleman holding a situation under Government. The complainant, who gave her evidence with an air of perfect coolness and self possession, stated that as she was passing through Whitechapel-road between three and four o'clock on the preceding afternoon, she was accosted by the prisoner, who engaged her in conversation, and, after walking by her side for a short distance, proposed that she should allow him to introduce her to a female cousin of his, who resided in the neighbourhood. Feeling a good deal heated and exhausted from the exercise she had taken, she was induced to accept the invitation, and accompanied the prisoner to a house down an adjoining court, where they were admitted by a servant who ushered them into a room on the first floor, and left them to gether. She remained there along with the prisoner for upwards of two hours, and on rising to . leave at the expiration of that period she discovered that her gold watch and chain, to which two costly seals were attached, and which was suspended from her neck at the time she entered tha room, had disappeared. She immediately charged the prisoner with having been privy to the abstraction of the property, but he dis claimed all knowledge of it, and told her that if she suspected him to be a thief she had better send for a policeman. On proceeding down stairs she commu nicated her loss to the landlady of the house, and the latter having also advised her to send for the police, she called is a constable who was passing and gave the prisoner into custody. In answer to questions from the Magistrate, The complainant said that she was perfectly sober at the time, but admitted that she had sent out for some wine, which she paid for with a half-sovereign, end having partaken of a portion of it with the pri oner, she dozed off to sleep and found that she had been robbed soon after she awoke Mr. Hurlstone, the clerk—You say that you re mained with him for two hours-o.ifi nothing further transpire during that time besides what `•ou have stated? Witness—Really, sir, you must excuse me; I cannot possibly answer that question. Mr. Hu-;stone—Pray what is your husband ? Witness—He holds a situation in the Customs. Witness—Do you reside with him at present, and is he aware that you are here to-day ? Witness—Of course we reside together ; but I must decline to answer your other question. Police-constable H 134 stated that while passing a house of notorious character in Angel-alley, White chapel, between 7 and 8 o'clock on the preceding evening, the complainant, who was standing at the door in a white satin dress and with her Ways in her hand, called him in and pointed out the prisoner as having just robbed her of her watch and appendages. He immediately searched the prisoner, and also the apartment in which the robbery was said to have been committed, but without being able to discover the missing property. The complainant, however, in sisted upon pressing the charge, but stated on her way to the station-house that she had herself taken the watch and chain from her neck and placed them upon the table shortly before she missed them. In answer to the charge, the prisoner earnestly protested his innocence, and said that it Nyis impos sible he could have committed the robbery,Ta the pro perty was not forthcoming,.and he did not leave the place for a moment until he was given into custody. Mr. TYRWIIITT said that he did not feel himself justified in committing the prisoner upon the un supported testimony of the complainant, and he should therefore order him to be discharged; but if she was not satisfied with his decision, she was at liberty to carry the case to the sessions, The complainant said that she was cot actuated by any vindictive feelings against the accused, but felt satisfied that he had taken her watch, and she con sidered that it was a most cruel robbery. Mr. Hurlstone—You had better put your husband in possession of all the circumstances, and leave him to indict the prisoner if he thinks proper. The complainant made no further observation, and the prisoner was discharged. CLERkENWELL. Margaret Batchelar, aged forty, a well-dressed woman, who was described in the police-sheet as a gentlewoman (marri3d), of Brockham-green, near Reigate, Surrey was placed at the bar before 11Ir. Combe, charged by Mr. Ebenezer Thomas Jobbins, watchmaker, and also carrying on the business of a baker at 15, Charles-street, llatton.garden, with having robbed him extensively. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner was a woman of considerable property in her own right, and was living with her husband on their freehold estate at Brockbam -green. She was on the most intimate terms with the prosecutor's family, having formerly been at school with his sister. She was in the constant habit of visiting his family during the last ten years, was allowed access to every part of the house, used to attend in the baker's shop, and serve the customers, and deal with the money, and in fact was treated as one of the family, and the utmost confidence being reposed in her, no suspicion was ever entertained that she would he guilty of plundering them. At intervals, during the last ten years property had been missed from the till, &c., to the amount of several hundred pounds, and on some occasions, in consequence of the losses of the prosecutor, he vas unable to meet the demands of the millers and maltster, and he fre quently suspected the servants, who he bad been on the point of discharging from his service ; at length suspicion fell upon the prisoner, but nothing Wa s communicated to her until after the prosecutor COw, stilted with Inspector Scott, and Walker, an intelli gent officer of the G di v i s i on , w h en it wa s deter mined to test th e h onesty o f t h e pr i sone r, and discover the thief, if p oss ibl e , b y put ti ng some WI in the till, whi c h M r . J o bbi ns put a pr i va t e mar k upon, and also a parti cu l ar amoun t, w hi c h be could si,verr to. On Tuesd a y morn i ng W a lk er was in; structed to be near the pr em i ses , an d th e pr isoner, usual, got up in the m o r n i ng , s h e h av i ng b e en thef t ' on a visit, and went into the shop to serve the CU S• tomers, and some time afterwards Mr. Jobbins pro ceeded to the till and examined the money, wben n , ll l ! missed part of that w hi c h h e h a d marked. '"(3 prisoner finding that he (Mr. Jobbins) was leaving the house on some business, she requested hula t oblige her to go to her grocer's for a quantity of 45. tea, and handed him Bs., cons i s ti ng o f t wo h a lf-croll and one shilling, whi c h h e examined and discove red that the whole of it was mar k e d, an d h e id en tifieg l " as the money which h e h a d previously deposited in the till. He then called in Walker, who found $ 91 % pence on her person with the pros ecu t o r's pri°,` mark upon. She deni e d h av i ng s t o l en th e mole." and begged not to be given into custody. He, /wig,: ever, did give her in cha- ge , an d s h e was brought' `- this court. Walker confirmed the evidence of the prosecal?. l. `v ' and produced the mark e d mone y, w hi c h was idea fled by the prosecutor, By Air. COMBE—When the prisoner was tak e , il G , into custody she said s h e p u t an equ i va lent the till. Mr. Trotter, a gentleman related to the Pa rtie s , s ' e said the prisoner wBs connecte d w i t h par ti es of t', highest respectability. Her father held a situation the greatest responsibility in the Court of Xing,: Bench for many years, u n til h e b ecame supera nnust" when he was pen‘ioned ; and her brother was On nectcd with the Common Pleas. ; b Mr. COMBE asked th e p r i soner w h e th er s he w ished to say anything to th e c h arge ? Prisoner—l eanTi o say anything no w , exce pti ng th at t h ey ar e q uit e wrong in suspecting me of stealing the money. Mr. Coatnn asked the prosecutor whether he w'is' ed the prisoner to be r eman d e d to g i ve time to other property ? Prosecutor said he had no prosPe ct of tracing other property. Mr. COMBE—'There is quite sufficient to send ile r for trial. Mr. Jobbins suggested that he did not wish t he prisoner to be sent for trial until she had an oPr c ; tunity of seeing her h us b an d an d consu l t i ng with ) 1e solicitor. en Mr. COMB E th e n reman d e d h er f or a wee k, , Th le she was taken from th e b ar an d l oc k e d u p br I gaoler until the ar r i va l o f th e po li ce van, i n Wn ic she was conveyed to the House of Detention. THE COUNTRY MARKETS-', NEWCASTLE, SEPT. 4.—At this morning's market had a moderate supply o f w h ea t , b ut the trade rule d c . e(!ingly dull, and th e f ew sa l es e ff ecte d b are ly the rates of Saturd a y l as t. B ar l ey nom i na lly a s be";": . 0 In oats, beans, and pert?, scarcely anything doing at rates. Flour without change. The NEWCASTLE CATTLE MA RKET , S EPT . of beasts is considereily on the increase, but their c 1 7 1„ lity is very indifferent ; w ith s h eep and lambs the s it P l l l o is, time of year consid ere d, fully an average, b °tll 4so quantity and quality. The supply of beef comprises..ta,, head of beasts. The beef tr a d e h as un d erg one 0 3 _2 i n provement from th a t o f l ast wee k , our quo t a tion , ' ia. every instance are fully supported and nearly all is 5° The number of sheep and lambs is 6,500; both d eEe4sll) ; tions of stock ere i n act i ve request. Buyers a re D' ll- , runs, and all w ill b e so ld at f u l l rates o f cu rrencl e o. 'Prices—Bee s t s , 5 s Od to 6s 6 d per stone of 1 4Ibs; sly 4d to a shilling per head above sd; lambs, 5d to 5 1' r lb, sinking offal. wer A e EDINBURGH MEAL MARK ET , S EPT . 4.—There in the mark to-day 77 sacks oatmeal, each we i P l od, 2801bs imperial, wh ereo f 65 so ld t h us: -4 a t 1/ 1 06: 0 18 at 11 9s 6d, 35 at 1193 Od, 6 at 11 8s Od, ? uo le 11 4s 6d, 0 at 116 s Od ; average price of the w"i th 1/ 8s lid 7-12ths. 6 sac k s fl our , whereof 2 sold St ~.u.c h 2 at 30s, and 1 at 28 3 61. 1 sac k paase meal, 011 0 1 0 was not sold. 22 s ac k s p o t-b ar l ey, w h e reof 1 5 I L A thus: —1 at li 83 6d, 3 at 118., Od, 1 at I/ 7s Od, , 1143 Od, 3 at 113 s OJ, and 1 at 11 2s 6d. „ a r EDINBURGH HAY AND MARKT, Supplies of all kind s smaII. STRAW Oat straw, E fr0m .. 7 6 "41 9s Od per kemple of 16 stones tron ,• wheat ditto, lo to 9s Od; barley ditto, 7s Od to 8s Od. Old bay, from. to 9d; new ditto, 1 to 8d per stone. W" DALKEITH ME 6 AL MARKET, SEPT. 3.—Ther e 108 bags of oatmeal, and 12 o f barleymeal; oatmeal, tusra same as last week (new); current and lowest prices Di to 6d per bag down; barleymeal 6d to is per bag d ° tl e pot-barley was not sold. A parcel of old oatitv sold at 24s 6d prr bag. Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. imperial Barley real, per ditto Peasemeal Flour ... Pot barley ... First Second Third 29s Od 27s 9d 26s 6CI 10s 6d Iss 64 --s Of —s Od —s Od --5 Ou'. —5 Od —s Od —s Oa —sod — sod —s Ocl COAL MARKET.—YESTERDAY. Carr's Hartley East Adairs Main— .. 13s Od Russell's Hetton Medley's Hartley Morpeth Hartley 1 is Cd ........... New Tanfield ... 13s 6(tCaradoe ..... •• ...... Ravensworth's W Hart 14s Gd Cassop.. ..... ........ ranfield Moor .... l4s 6d Hartlepool .............. .. 15s 01!Adelaide Tees, ........• cl 155 n s d 163 Od 17 16 9 6 " A 155 1559 16 9 16s '1„-,1 Wall's End, &c. lledworth South Killingworth . Wharncliffe Eden Main Belmont l6s 9 Hartley —........••• "d Braddyll Hetton ... l7s 3d C,rdiff ....-•••"*" 84. Lamhton RAIL I VTAX SHARE .111ARIC6 BRIST, SPT. 5. ess ed STOCK EXCHANGE.—Th mark e t marke E t was in a very denr the state to-day, in consequence of the serious drop ill London market. The transactions were " f"El°Yre.tert Great Western, Quarters, dir. — Bristol and X pnt. Thirds, 10% 10% dis.—Mitiland Stock, 57—Taff Vale, 5 per , Stock, par. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 5. dull STOCK EXCTIA NGE.—Th share market was very„. to-day, and prices rather lo wer aga i n . The 05 10 : ). 6 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Ch es hi re (late C. And - ""C3s. per cent. till 1850, 13 1 4—East Lancashire, Quarters, 9d. c.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consol. Fifths, 51 . 3g iers dis.—London and North- Western, 117-1 itto, New Q ll3r 1 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Qt lsr p 4 (No. 1), guaranteed 7 1 A till 1353, 12 dis.— Midland, 10'1:01 16 3 A dis.—North Staffordshire, 71. 3s. 9d. dis.—North ITI3I (B), 156—St. Helen's R a il wa y an d C ana l (New Prefer ene 6 per cent.), 3% d;s:— Shrewsbury and Chester (IC-W -1 ..,,, 1 d: Preferen-e, guaranteed 8 per cent., 15; 2 ,—South-liastern` — Dover (No. 4), 6 , 4. ITANCEIESTER, SEPT. 5. STOOK ExcriAlron.—Tire transactions to-day were „di follow : West Riding Union, 5:14 x. d.--Manchester Leeds, Fifths, 5 3 4 dis. Dover, No. 4 (Scrip), 6 41: Grimsby Docks, 7% n.—Clitheroe, Preference, 794 —'as Lancashire, Quartere 33/ _ YORK, SEPT. 4. STOCK ExcrfANGE.—The transactions to-day Iv" - 51 follow :—Great Northe rn , 71. l ls. 3d.—Ditto, Preference , —York, Newcastle, and tierwick, 17 1 ,i. GLASGOW, S EPT . 4. STOCK EXCHANGE.—T Were 2 he transactions to-day ti d e rollow : Caledonian, 40 E dinburgh Perth, and P,l-11, Newport), 5/. 98.—Gl asgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 4" T P - iesda' HE _ REMIER AT BRAEMAR. —On Wedne„ - Lord John Russell, accompanied by Horatio Ross, went out deer-stalking in Mar Forest, and, after a 5124 eessful stalk, his Lordship shot a fine stag dead at yards, and wounded another, which however got awa ectj Y" Edinburgh Advertiser. To raise, and then to disappoint reasonable eV n tions, is a degree of cruelty which no terms of in cli g„/ . tion can sufficiently reprobate.—. Eliza Cook's Journ" [ADVERTISEMENT ] —The wonderful Cures 0 4 formed by Holloway's Pills astonish everybody. They r e . ul ,„ te tt complaints which the faculty pronounce incurable, debihfr'ei,, constitutions are by their use completely invigorated , tin g , n vous, the delicate, and the weak are made strong, and t"'i - 10 no other medicine known that is so certain and eifectu..ol, curing indigestion and all bilious, liver, and stomach ° re ,. plaints as Holloway's Pill s . They are also an excell ent reedy for dropsical aff ec ti ons and every disease incident.; females, and stands unrivalled as an established family tne d .,, ici the as they purify the blood, c l eanse t h e system , stre ngthe.. o body, and reinstate it in th e soun d est h ea l t h , an d often % i d every other remedy has failed.—Sold by all Druggist s ' 17 .1 at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, Lora BIRTHS. On the Ist inst., at Spring Bank, near Liverpool, the 107 of J. P. George Smith, Esq of a son. On the d inst., at drove -road, Stamford-hill, 1111* Benjamin Williams, of a son, t' On the 4th inst., at H ornsey , M rs. John Lewis Aub e of a son. On the 4th inst., the w if e o f Edmond Calvert, Esq 9°f s g; On the 4th inst., in Guildford -street, Russell-squar e, wife of Bransby William Powys, Esq., of a daughter- On the 4th inst., at Eaton-square, Lady Elizabeth 1 10111 ( f a son. 31A RRIED. On the 3d inst., a t S t. D unstan ' s, Fl eet-s t re et, v"- A`adat Owcn, third son of Richard Owen, of Castle Caereinio: Montgomeryshire, t o H arr i e t, on l y d aug ht er of the 131 Thomas West of Dartford, Kent On the 4th inst., at Willesden . Church. James Jong-- 5J Watson, Esq , of Ivy-lodge, Maida-vale, second son , Charles Watson, E sq ., o f L ausanne , Kilburn, to Fair youngest daughter of the late Richard Attfield, Canterbury Villas, Edgware•road. On the . 4th inst., at St. John's, Hyde•park.square, Richard.. Roscoe, Esq., M.D., to 11Iry, widow of the late Cap tsl' Hodgson, of the Hon. East India Company's Service. / On the 4th inst., at St. George's, Bloomsbury, Sartw_ei Rob'rt Smyth, E , q., of Malta, eldest son of the late Col late Smyth, to Caroline Sarah, youngest daughter of the 13 Fernando Jeycs, Esq. DIED. On the 31st ult., at his residence in Liverpool, Andr ell Low, Eq., aged On the 21 inst., Mr. Joseph Crockford, of Queen's-build ing‘, Knightsbridge. On the '2(l inst., Benjamin Allingham, Esq., of Pleas aat. place, West-spare, Lambeth, aged 72. On the 2(.1 inst., at the residence of her son, C.,unden-Placet Peckham, Mrs. `arch Sugden, aged 7'2. Loudon; Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG , j No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun. Office, No. I ,,f ' Strand, in the Precinct of the S;Lroy. in the' coital"' Kiddloam, Thurodsiy, E , eptomber 6,1849. Bet Newt Years article trey I With°, 'Lice& tl ea Obser, eff inE Vei the P I BRIJ R( Ever Cabil evei 2 bin, OS trig. 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