The Sun. — London, England, 1841-10-05 00:00:00

MORNING SUN PORTING INTELLIGENCE. e' cellor ; the Privy Seal is confided to the illustrious descendant of the • Plantagenets ;, the Admiralty is represented by its First Lord ; the Army has its Secretary of War ;- Foreign Affairs are con fided to the superintendence of an accomplished, a noble, and a travelled Thane ; the Colonies are placed under the' care of one of the ablest leaders in . the Heur of Commons ; th e E xc h equer i s watched over by a man,'ilitin villein no one knows better that ectaaomy without parsimony must lee'the rule of his official' life ; yonie Affairs are entrusted to one who, we believe, reads aqd leves ; and, in one word; all interests.of ~trade„Corni- i ierce, agriculture, army and navy-•-i-eVery thing---are 'placed under the special care and protection of individual and conletent Ministers, except the interests of the .NationiTM.urg - iiiig 'National Education. We should like to seedorifftled to such a manas Sir R. Inglis of 'office of 4 Itmacim; and( EDucArioN.' In blrance the Minister is called Ministre des Cakes, and sometimes to him is also entrusted the, seals of the de partment of Public Instruction,' whilst at other tia es the offices are kept distinct. The, creation of such an office in 'this country would be a vast good. The daily correspondence of the Alinister %licit the clergy, and with the ministers of Dissenting denomina tions, would enable him to comprehend and feel the wants, the sufferings and the grievances (where they ex - isted) of a ll. Th e 'Universities and hools of public learning w ou ld fi n d i n him a patron, a friend, a counsel lot', and a judge. The public charities of the country might likewise be placed under his surveillance, and the Public religious societies, too, might be authorised to ap peal to him, when difficulties arose in their administra tion, orwhen an inadequacy in their revenues might re quire temporary, or even permanent aid. Such an ap pointment` would - facilitate the communications between the Church and the State—would strengthen the bond of tuition subsisting between them—and would put an end to those.false, but dangerous hopes which the enemies Of:the-Church are now indulging in themselves, and ex , th . ting , in other', that the day will arrive when the prin. eiples of voluntaryism shall triumph, and when a Na ' tinnal Church shall cease to exist." Mr. Ewart may learn from that how surely a bad example is fol loWed. 'THE DILIGENCE Or ,SIR ROBERT PEEL.—The Tories are quite right. Sir Robert Peel is a most diligent Minister." He sends couriers to her Majesty twice a-day. He keeps one ready to mount at all times. He has time, notwithstanding his vast parliamentary lahours, to weigh and consider all the pros and cons of appointing a Commission to inquire into the fine arts, and one is to be appointed. To that most import ant measure the Right Hon. Baronet has made up his mind. He has even resolved, after most mature delibe ration, that Prince Albert will be an ornament to the Commission, and he has made up his mind to place his Royal Highness on it. The Right Hon. Baronet has also made up his mind to appoint a Committee of both }lollies to investigate Dr. Reid's plan for ventilating the new Houscs . of Parliament. We do not know positively, but we believe, that the tßight Hon. Baronet has also made up his mind to interfere with the masons engaged in building the Houses, and has, after mature consi deration, taken measures to bring them back to their duty. He is a stupendous genius, we do not doubt, but he might be as usefully employed in extinguishing the flame's of our Rome as in tuning his own ministerial ADEL PHI THEATRE. This winter snuggery opened last night; for the sea son, with a new romantic burletta of witchcraft, which, as to scenery and scenic effects is the most magnificent and unique ever pr o d uce d. I t i s f oun d ed on a German legend, and is entitled Die Hexen am Rheim, (which, being interpreted, means the Wizard of the Rhine) or Rudolph of Hapsburgh." The piece commences with a prologue, or rather a preliminary act, which takes place fifteen years before the other two acts. Ottocar, a kins man of Rudolph of Hapsburgh, but who is a traitor to him, comes with his emissaries, in order to discover that Prince, who is wandering in exile, accompanied by his brother Otho, and the two devoted followers named Salvador, whose bravery and fidelity make them as much objects of terror to the usurping Governor as the Duke himself. Ottocar learns, however, from Zabaren, the Sorcerer, that his own fortunes will depend upon the Duke, his ejected kinsman, who, the same autho rity assures him, is to be the greatest monarch of Europe. °fl hearing thi s Ot tocar i nstant l y c h anges his plans, and tee to the spot where he had directed his emissaries to ass assinate R u d o lph, i n or d er to save h i s life. He finds t he attack has been made, and the Duke's brother and o ne of the Salvadors have been killed. The latter, in la Vr i ng, has induced th e D u k e to swear t h at h e w i ll protect ins wife, a lady of princely birth to whom he is secretly married, and his child. Ottocar finds the Duke, makes his Peace with him, and declares himself ready to espouse his V t use, and destroy the Usurper, who reigns at Saltzburgh. n en this prologue, Wieland, as the Devil's Ape, occa °shined great laughter by his excessively grotesque atti- Zabaren, the Wizard, found an excellent re presentative in Paul Bedford, and Miss E. Terrey, an e xeeedingly pretty and cle ver li tt l e actress, who has been reaping golden opinions all the summer at the Strand, made her first appearance before an Adelphi audience as a Speaking Spirit. We congratulate Mr. Yat es on having secured the services of this fascinating and talented young lady. A lapse of fifteen years is supposed to take place between the prologue and the opening of the piece, when we find Rudolph (Mr. May nard) reigning as Duke of Bavaria, and Ottocar (Lyon) high in his favour, and his heir, for, notwithstand ing the Duke had married Ida of Idenheim (Nlrs. Yates) his nuptials had not been blessed 'with offspring. Ottocar, however, is still constantly Plotting the Duke's destruction, and has in his service ?Mier and Wolfstein, two funny ruffians (at least in betide(' V the autho r t o b e f unny ), exce ll ent l y enacted Y Wilkinson and Wright, who by the mere force of act itnogdsi%neeeeeded in eliciti ng a l aug h w hil e g i v i ng utterance rs leaden levities, ponderous enough to sink a 3eeventy-foexe The services of these gentlemen are how ever rejected, and a dumb prisoner, Eric (0. Smith), is i n ni ,P i e led, as being physically incapacitated from betray yr. " l s omployer. This Eric proves to bo no other . an Herman Salvador in disguise, and thus a means 1,,e furnished of eventually discovering the traitor. la the mean time a certain individual, named Wilhelm, excellently acted by Miss Ellen Chaplin, from the Liver pool Theatre, is discovered in the Palace at night, near t he Duch t ess, s apartment, and on searching him a por r)att ssf the Duch ess i s f oun d, and also a letter from the (e4', „- " es s , appointing an assignation. He is arrested by ma n ° e er ar, and sent fr om th e P a l a ce to the citadel in a boat, `rhe an entirely novel scenic effect is intro 'geed —she stage, representing the river by moon st' is converted into an area of real water. a '`i e hn. jumps into the river, and swimming to sher'S o f is saved. This scenic effect, to which Mr. i s ate s has given the name of "Udata-mene-leephtheian," ittertainly one of the most beautiful ever exhibited. e l ast act commences with the Devil's holiday, a tthe T,T e ngs of witches in the Black Forest. In this scene the'l. P. bills Grattan, most appropriately designated i n as a bewitching witch, sings a romance, 'aunt ye the mountain, and forest, and fen," with ex nui - t ie si te taste, and great power. The melody is a theautiful composition by Rodwell. After this scene h story proceeds. Ida explains that, previous to Julioer,,rria with Rudolph, she had been married to co.oalvador, and that Wilhelm is her son. Eric dis thvers the treason of Ottocar, and the whole ends ith e in aujuration of Wilhelm as rightful heir. In this sc ene is introduced a hydro-scenic effect of "coral caves ;Tea chrystal streams," es the bills term it, that is to say ruou stage represents an immense area of real water sur , wiA ltl ed by nymphs. The groupings were managed j t , ex quisite taste, and the eff e ct was most gorgeous . 41 is needless to say that the pi ece was comp l ete l y e e F ( ! s sfuJ, -and th a t it was announced by Yates for re onsti every evening. Theß eggar's O pera ur B 1:34 ued ftehleired,.and the evening's amusement concluded with "Ind BAsble farce of Deeds of Dreadful N o t e . Th e as usual, crammed. TATTERSALL'S—YEST ERDAY . j Aik t - Cp3AREWITCH STAKEg.—A considerable number terses" Were mentioned in the course of the afternoon, a Most of them Were backed, but it was only on two l49t.three that any business of importance was transacted. unifWeltare w ere i n f requent demand, the odds rat b'eing . resrecti ve l y 9 t o 1 an d 12 to 1 ; 10 to 1, • "NI even a fraction more, was then laid against the con :loversial mare, and th e same o dd s ta k en about 'Welfare; I t subsequent bets left th e l atter at t h at price, and e levated Lord Palmerston's favourite to 8 to 1. The during nearly the whole of the afternoon, being 4 t 5 to 1, a fall of two points. The Ruler was friendless. ~,1 11- not-aware and Zelmyra were in frequent request , - ," 2 0 to 1 each, but made no advance. Offers to back ,I 4 field against six, or take seven. The averages at the c ' 43 se stood thus :- 6 to 1 agst Mr. Dilly's lot 1 0 to 1 agst the Duke of Rutland's lot 8 to 1 agst Lord Palmerston's Mona 9 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's The Squire 10 to 1 agst Mr. Payn e ' s W e lf are — ta k en 1 4 to 1 agst Mr. Edis on ' s Th e R u l er 2 0 to 1 as Mr. Goodman's Orelia—taken 2 0 to 1 agst Mr. Holmes's Th e Y oung ' un — ta k en 2 0 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's I-am-not-asvare—takeu ' 20 to 1 agst Lord Milt own ' s Z e l myra 22 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Flambeau to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Prizeflower so t t o 1 agst Major Hay's Retriever '44'?e 12 t c ' 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Half-Caste—taken 300 ‘ , 3) 1 agst Zelmyra and Flambeau and 60 to 50 on the Emma colt agst Miss The e"e4 ; and 50 to 1 offered agst each colt was declared not to start. flo to CLEARWELL STAKES. ol 40 . d • n 010 41 ' pc,e l colt twiou) ce on of. Hester ; 2 loff Mr. Wreford's Wiseacre agst ' t to -- sua's Attila. . ered agst 17 4 t o THE DE =--tRBY to , agst Scott's lotake . 9 to 2 26 to ; agst Colonel Aeson's Attila—take 18 to 1 45 to agst COl one l Peel ' s Hester colt—taken 1 a g s t •Maher's Perdita colt—taken WH and Sl tsk s h i e , rEn WHERE, AND HOW TO READ zo AND Mit;roN.—Much depends upon wizen i.llll..nutes,e E You read a book. In five or six impatient ~It. o re the dinner is quite ready, who would a voinllll2ing,„ up th e " Facry Queen" for a stop:gap, 4 .,uno st , Bishop Andrew's Sermons?" Milton be f. requires s Ore yo u Oteßlll service of music to be played l ' : which enter 'Ten him. But he brings his music—to who listen s I t' i (!rited aarti. Winter'ad need bring docile thoughts and out— au l eas cere evenings—the world shut a st,tl":_ Jaiony, the gentle Shakspeare enters. At These two 'filloe_rlee Tempest —or his own Winter's Tale. (as it you earinot avoid reading aloud—to a.eaces) to some s e person listen - .2.._..P..110e, ! . e.i., ( 7l4d es a LQ ll -:: -- --. anti it degener4s int° au midi , FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LON DON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) BRIG lITON, SUNDAY EVENING.—The deplor able accident which took place yesterday fore noon on the Brighton Railway, near Hayward's Heath, created a very extraordinary sensation in this town last evening. As usual in such cases, exaggeration multiplied the number of deaths, and added horrors in abundance, to swell the dreadful catastrophe. Indeed, such was the ex citement, that every person who expected a re lative, or friend—and it being Saturday, half the town was in commotion—hurried from place to place to learn the extent of the accident. The station was crowded by thousands, agitated to intensity, each and all asking of the other for particulars. An accident, fatal in its results, had taken place—that was admitted, but the particu lars were unknown. Vague statements were current in everybody's mouth, and the most omi nous forebodings filled every breast. Eventually it was ascertained that the train which starts from London at a quarter to eleven o'clock, a first-class train, propelled the greater part of the way by two engines, had proceeded safely as far as Balcombe tunnel, and on emerging from that had met with a fearful accident, by which four persons were killed and a great many wounded. The lateness of the arrival of the succeeding trains only added to the horrors of suspense; and the coach offices were crowded by persons anxious to be off to London—they would never go by railway again, just as if a person died in bed nobody would hereafter trust himself to sleep again, for fear of death. The panic was universal. flovvever, the other re gular trains arrived in the course of the evening, and the extent of the damage was ascertained to be very small in comparison with the original alarming report. This forenoon a meeting of the Directors of the Railway took place, at which every particular was inquired into so far as could be ascertained. They arrived at no definitive result, other than this, that no blame whatever attaches to the ser vants of the Railway, while all lament the loss of life and property. The following intelligence, obtained from .an unquestionable source, may be depended upon. After the train had passed through Balcombe tunnel it went on at the rate of about nineteen or twenty miles an hour, until it reached the wooden sheds, where the spare engines are housed—a part of the line supposed to be very secure; but in consequence of the heavy rains, the ground, com posed of sand and clay, became so saturated, that the rails gave way, and the engine ran off. This sudden obstruction to the progress of the train caused a general shock. The tender next to the engine was the first to feel the effect, and the concussion was so great that it was smashed to pieces, killing the two stokers. The carriage immediately following had a toupee, in which were two servants, man and woman, who were also killed, their bodies being literally torn to pieces. That carriage and the next, with the engine, were all smashed. It was very fortunate there were no passengers in these carriages. The consternation consequent on the unfortu nate accident has in a great measure now sub sided, and the business of the railway goes on as usual. The last train to-night is the heaviest that has yet left Brighton. INQUEST ON THE BODIES. Yesterday forenoon an inquest took place at the Rail way Station Inn, at Hayward's Heath, on the bodies of those unfortunate persons who were killed on Saturday last. The inquest was held before F. H. Gell, Esq., Coroner for the Eastern Division of the county of Sussex, and a highly respectable Jury, of whom Thomas Jones Bellamy, Esq., a Magistrate of Cuckfield, was-foreman. The Jury proceeded to view the bodies, at a little house near the place where the accident took place. Tho bodies exhibited a most frightful spectacle. Henry Palmer's in particular was most ghastly. The wheel ap peared to have passed over him just above the eyes, and the whole of the upper part of the head was smashed. The female Jane Watson (both Dr. Carpue's servants) had received a dreadful wound, nearly separating her body at the belly. The Coroner and Jury then proceeded to the bed room of a beer-shop in the neighbourhood to ex amine Charles Goldsmith. He was in bed and had his head bound-up, and appeared to have received very serious injury. He stated that on the day of the occurrence he was on the first engine, and came from Horley. There were two engines attached, one a large one and one small. Witness was in the smaller one, and went with the train to assist it, in con sequence of its being heavily laden and behind time. Witness did not perceive any motion until they reached Copyhold cutting, though they were goiqg at the rate of about thirty miles an hour. Witness was rendered insensible by being thrown off; and was picked out of a ditch, under the tender, covered with sand and water. Witness examined the engine previous to starting, and all appeared quite safe. By the Jury—The other engine-man shut his steam off, and witness did the same within half an inch. The large engine was not pulling at all ; the whole of the work was done by witness's engine. The heavy engine, if not stopped very carefully, would cause a jumping motion, and give the smaller one a jerk. Witness never knew of an engine being thrown off by such means. Witness is between 20 and 21 years of age, and been occupied on trains about five years, but never drove one until the last month. Witness let the steam off, as he thought he saw some person holding up his hand. Wit ness had written orders from Mr. Hunt, but they said nothing about the speed, except on the Greenwich and Croydon lines. By Mr. Faithful—Before the accident happened, wit ness was aware of the state of the engine behind. Did not think the accident was caused by slackening his speed. The engine might have got out of order on the journey. . _ By the Jury—Do not think a four-wheeled carriage so safe as a six. A four-wheeled carriage would be liable to accident if one of the wheels got strained, which would not be the case with a six-wheeled one. James Jackson, the driver of the second engine, con sidered the accident to have arisen from the pilot engine, which had only four wheels, and jumped and rocked ex ceedingly till it dropped off the rails. Had it been a six-wheeled engine the accident would not, in his opinion, have happened. The speed was only about 24 or 25 miles an hour. John Hardy, Esq., M.P. - .for Bradford, Yorkshire, was a passenger, and considered the speed rather slow. Before starting he was in the place where the two de ceased were, but had left it by the advice of his son-in law, Mr. Wood, and went into the middle of the car riage. Had he remained, they would probably be hold ing an inquest upon him. Mr. Wood corroborated Mr. Hardy's evidence. Other witnesses proved that the line was in good order, and that the speed was the same as usual. The examination was not over at half-past four, when our Reporter left. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (rßon OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. SEPT. 24.—Kestrel yawl, Commodore Earl of Yarbo rough, from Deronport and Dartmouth. 25.—Crusader schooner, R. B. Sheridan, Esq., from Weymouth. OCT. l.—Circassian schooner, W. Lyon, Esq., from Portsmouth. SAILINGS. SErr. 26.—Reindeer cutter, John Moore, Esq., for Southampton, left for the season. Ocr. 2.—Jack-o'-Lantern schooner, Earl of Orkney, for the west COMA of Scotland. 3.—Kestrel yawl, Earl of Yarborough, on a cruise to the eastward. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION. Schooners—Janette, Hawk, Xarifa, Circassian, Gi tana, Mischief, Flower of Yarrow, Wanderer, Crusader. Cutters—Nautilus, Emerald, Forest Fly, Phebe, Au rora, Cynthia, Amazon, Witch, Sapphire, Heron, Flower of Yarrow. - - MEMBERS AT THE SQUADRON HOUSE. Lord Castlereagh, Lord Seaton, G. Bentin e k and Capt. Wm. Lyon. Sir Bellingham Graham,' Esq Bart., is expected daily, when his new yacht i s t o b e l aunched. " The town continues very full for the sea son , an d nu . merous visitors continue to arrive daily. We had a con tinuance of gales of wind and heavy rain till Saturday. The weather has now (Sunday) set in beautifully fi ne, and many, who have been wind-bound on the opp os i te shore, will have an opportunity of visiting the island ; while the Sarah, for the Cape, and the rest of the fleet, so long wind-bound in our roads, have this day proceeded fir their ports of destination, with a fine breeze from the eastward. Bar. 29.45. THE WHEAT CROP.—The Bankers' Circular contains an elaborate and careful calculation of the pro duce of the present harvest, in which the writer arrives at the following results :—That, as compared with the harvest for 1840, the present harvest will be deficient in the average quantity of wheat, and its quality for yield ing good Hour, equal to 2,400,000 quarters. To meet this enormous falling off, a greatly increased quantity of land has this year been brought into wheat cultivation in England, Scotland, and Ireland, yielding an increase of 1,950,000 quarters more than 1840. Added to this 900,000 quarters of foreign corn have this year been li berated more than last year, leaving the ultimate de ficiency 800,000 quarters, and no more. Then, the pre sent harvest is fully a fortnight later than the harvest of last year, so that the supply has not to extend over so long a period of consumption, and the writer, therefore, concludes that there is now in the kingdom a sufficient supply until glo Ist of Qotokor, 1842, WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL RDICAL SCHOOL. On Saturday the WestriiinsterHospitalMedicalSchool was opened by 1)r. Hunter, late Professor of Anatomy and Physiology iti the Andersonian University, Glasgow. From the high character which Dr. Hunter sus-. tained in Glasgow, both as a medical practitioner i and lecturer on anatomy, considerable anxiety was dis c played to witness his debut in London; and, certainly, a more decidedly triumphant first appearance it has seldom been our good fortune to witness. The anatontieal theatre, was crowded by medical men high -in the profl s4on,. go vernors of the hospital, and students ; throughout the, proceedings the tamest interest was evineediby thelaudi. tory, and at the close Dr. Hunter was greeted with the loudest bursts of enthusiastic applause. ,We regret that our. space will not allow more than a passing glance at the sub-. stance of the lecture, "on the study of medical science." The lecturer divided his subject into four parts.. The,. first was devoted to a review : of the requisite preparatory studies and qualifications, in wbicls. the:Doctor argued' for a high standard of literary and scientific attainment as necessary to raise and maintain the tone and respect-. ability of the profession, and .prepare the student for the successful prosecution of medical :sienee. The second part of the lecture consisted of an interesting and lucid delineation of the different branches of medical science —the characteristics, extent, and connexion of each, and the relations they severally bear to the fundamen tal departments of anatomy and chemistry. In the third part of the lecture the proper method of studying medicine was entered upon, and besides urging upon the student the necessity of a practical investigation of every department of the science, and a regular system of reading and study, some just and striking remarks were made on the moral training required for the high and responsible duties of the profession. The pre-eminent importance of medical knowledge formed the last part of the dis course, in which motives of various kinds were urged upon the student to its assiduous and successful cultiva tion. In conclusion, Dr. Hunter, acknowledging the peculiarly gratifying reception he had met with, expressed his personal obligations to the governors of the 'Westminster Hospital and their committee, for the honour they had conferred upon him in calling him from the comparative privacy of a provincial locality to the great metropolis, he Might say, of the world—an honotir lie should endeavour to merit, not by words, but by his unremitting and zealous discharge of the duties of ' his situation. He begged also to say that he felt no small honour in having been appointed to open the school under the new and auspicious arrange ments which had been made—arrangements which had brought the school and hospital into bonds of snore close and intimate alliance, calculated not only to secure permanency and success to the school as a seminary of medical learning, but also to develope and secure the means of greater efficiency to the internal arrangements of the hospital itself. For his own part, nothing was , nearer his heart than the success of this school, and from what he knew of the feelings and - determination of his colleagues, no effort would be wanting on their part to do every justice to the departments of science over which they so ably presided, and to raise the reputation of the Westminster Hospital Medical School to the highest celebrity. After the Lecture, the friends of the SchoOl and of the Hospital, dined together at the British Coffee-house. Anthony White, Esq., the senior surgeon of the West minster Hospital, and one of the Vice-Presidents of the Royal College of Surgeons, presided, and was supported by a large number of influential gentlemen. In giving the toast of " Success to the - Westminster Hospital School of Medicine," the Chairman observed that the conflicting elements of which the former School was composed, rendered its continued existence utterly im possible ; but the present School carried with it elements of harmony and concord. The Dukes of Northumberland and Buccleugb, Lord Eldon, and other influential noblemen, had become the patrons, and had subscribed most liberally to the fund, which had enabled the Committee of Management to carry into eff e ct the p u rch ase an d th e es t a blishment of the Institution. In addition to Dr. Hunter's, he was glad to notice that the syllabus contained the eminent names of Professors distinguished in almost every branch of medical science and literature. Mr. White, in his con cluding remarks, sincerely congratulated the meeting upon the enlistment of men of such distinguished cele brity, and whose efforts were so well calculated to effect the high objects of medical education. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1841. CIRCUIT COURT, GLASGOW. The Circuit Court of Justiciary was opened here on Wednesday by the Hon. Lord Meadowbank; Lord Med wyn, his colleague for this circuit, being prevented by indisposition from taking part in the business of the Court. Gavin Scott, whose case has recently excited such a painful interest in this commercial community, was placed at the bar, on the charge of theft, breach of trust and embezzlement, and forgery and uttering. The prisoner was genteely attired in black; and is a young man of p?rhaps twenty-two years of age, of slender stature, with a mild and intelligent cast of countenance, and conducted himself with firmness and a respectful demeanour. The prisoner it will be recollected, had carried off or defrauded his employers of property to the amount of 8,0001. The prisoner, on being interrogated, replied—" I am guilty, my Lord." Mr. MAXWELL, Scott's counsel, then addressed the Bench on behalf of the prisoner. He said that Scott had been traced to, and overtaken* at, Marseilles, by Mr. David M•Gregor, and Forrester, the London officer, who accompanied him. Mr. M‘Gregor was the only person who was able to identify Scott, and the Lon don officer had no warrant for his apprehension. Thus much difficulty might have arisen in the recovery of the remainder of the property, had any obstryction been thrown in the way by the unfortunate patield so far from this, the panel not only gave every facility fur the recovery of what remained of the money, but he voluntarily agreed to accompany these persons to this country, and he did accompany them. The Counsel then produced certificates of the former fair character of the prisoner, and therefore craved the lenient considera tion of the Court for his unhappy client. The JUDGE sentenced him to be transported for life. PORTUGAL. LISBON, SEPT. 27.—A very serious failure, and one by which most of the English cotton firms here will be large sufferers, has been announced this week. The great Spanish house of Corpas, Garcia. and Co., has stopped payment. It had become the subject of conversation be fore the departure of the last packet, this day week, that a large amount of their bills had been returned unpaid from London, and had not been taken up ; but it was thought at first, from the great number of respectable firms interested in supporting the house, that an arrange ment would be made to allow them to go on. A meeting of their creditors took place on Saturday (the 25th) when a statement of their debts and assets was produced, by which it appears that their engagements amount to upwards of 480 contos of reis (120,0001.), while their as sets are stated at 504 contos ; but of the latter only 280 contos are set down as goods on hand, and good debts. Their " bad debts " are stated at 125 contos, and " doubtful" ones at 98 contos. They offered to pay 50 per cent.' in four years (viz. nothing in the first, 25 per cent. in the second, and 121 per cent. in each of the third and fourth), which the creditors refused ; and another meeting is called for to-morrow. I hear that they have since offered the following proposal— to pay 15 per cent. on the 31st of January, 1842; 10 per cent., June 30 ; and 10 per cent., December 31, 1842 ; 5 per cent., June 30, and 5 per cent., December 31, 1843 ; and 5 per cent., June 30, 1844 ; total 50 per cent. These terms are much better ; but there is no guarantee that they would be executed. The house of Corpas and Company formed the chief medium between the English houses and the Spanish smugglers ; buying upon credit from the former, and selling on credit also to the latter; who were accustomed to take an assortment of cottons, &c., over the Spanish frontier, and when dis • posed of, returned to pay fur them, and get another cargo. The rigorous and unprecedented measures adopted by the Spanish authorities against the trade have contri buted very much to bring on the present catastrophe, of which, however, the immediate cause is said to be the failure of some firms at Manchester and London. The Portuguese firm of Ribeiro da Silva and Co. hold, it is said, 80 conies worth of Messrs. Corpas and Co.'s bills ; the great bulk of the remaining obligations are due to English cotton firms. This failure has caused great consternation here, and will be matter of serious incon venience to many. Some of the older firms had looked shy at their bills for these twelve months past ; but they continued to get goods on credit up to the last. Mr. Knowles has also stopped payment, and called his creditors together, both in his own name, and also as procurator for the Brazilian house of Vicente Ferreira da Silva. Mr. Knowles had been largely concerned in bill transactions with Corpas and Co., and was a creditor on that firm for some 20 contos of reis. The Senate has voted the Bill which went up last week from the Deputies to enable the Government to receive and apply according to law the revenues due up to the end of June next. By this vote the Govern ment will be able, according to SenhOr Avila, to meet all its expe nses without aloan, to which lie is op posed. 'He intends raising small sums from time to time on the Decima, as it falls due. There was a sum of 200 contos 00,00010, which was to be paid in London on the Ist October, about which much anxiety prevails ; I believe the bank has agreed to furnish it, but am in doubt whether it will have reached England in due time. Senhor Avila is indefatigable, and really deserves great credit for the resources he has raised since he came in, which is owing, in a great measure, to the personal confidence felt in him. It is reported also that some of the Receivers-General, who have long been in arrear, have been forced to cash up. Certainly, by some means, money has been found, and all classes have received something; the Court, I believe, least of all. A band of forty guerillas (mounted), that had had the boldness to traverse the Alentejo, and having crossed the Tagus to penetrate into the province of Bera, were fortu nately met at a village called Amarillas by a detachment of cavalry, and completely routed, on the 14th instant, nine being killed and several made prisoners ; while the others jumped off their horses, in order to escape and conceal themselves ; twenty-six horses were captured by the troops at the time, and eight guerillas, as well as thir teen more horses, have since been taken by the inha bitants of Sarzedas. The people of the neighbouring districts were all up in arms in pursuit of them, so that it is to be hoped few of them will escape. The 28th Cacadores, 400 in number, have arrived at Qlhao, Al garve, from Oporto, by the Vesuvio steamer, so that the course of the southern banditti will be arrested at length. Marquis Saldanha is exp ec t e d t o l eave f or Madrid in a d a y or two. General Macdonnell leaves to:•day by the B rg ansa steamer for England. The reimbursements exceeded the deposits, last wo gr o f u the DNA of Clermont by 2,600 f. HAMBURGH MAIL.: ST. PETERSBURGII, SEPT. 91.--Toe commercial tables which for some years past have been annually published by the Minister of Finance, are a valuable contribution to Russian statistics, and show •the.great'progress Which manufactures, and through their means conuneKEV have made of late years in Russia,. Our most extensive,Tom-, 'mercial relations are unquestionably those with England. Our tallow, hemp, flax, linseed, bristles, and tar are in the,greatest , demand , fur that country, and probably no ,country. but. Russia could, Supply. England with those ar ticlokiil.sticlkquantities, and at such reasonable prices. ACtimo, when we are favoured with gout harvests, and wlipa ;]gland's own produce is not sufficient for its con sumption,, which has been the case in former good years, we might, oxport. considerable quantities to that country.. I But the English. Corn-laws* aro an impediment to the importation of foreign corn. PENNA., SEpT.. 22„--Wo expect the Prussian General Von Chnitz (hitherto accredited i n H anove r), a s Prus sian Ambassad or a t' t hi s C ourt ; also Count Flabaut, fain Paris, as Ambassador of France, and Count Sal ,clantm. of Portugal.—Hamburyit Papers, Oct, 2. • If, as is very probable, a fixed unalterable duty should be' determined on, and as the late Win , . ' Cabinet intended, we may expect a ne w an d f avourable era for o - Ir corn and tim ber trait.. BELGIAN I, UND S — Bansend, OCT. 2. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Dolt lol►y Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. 22X —......--....,_. Thirty - 4eren. :en t. — _ (1,40) IOIN Loan of City, 1 2 32, 4 per C p ert erCent 9 14 Bank of Belgium, 5 par Cent ........ .3 %3 National Ssciety. .............. Exchange on London (short) ll — 96 —.Brussels Papers, Oct. • 2. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.--Vismna, Snrr. 25 five per Cents. blet a lli ques , Fotar per Cents. .... ...... .................. _VS% Three psi. Cents. ........ 16 )6 • Bank Shares ........ ........... .... ........... ) 57 U • Zeitung. Sept. 29 .... HA AIBU rtG BOLOIENHALLE, Orr. IA • - Bills. Money Austrian 5 per Cents. .......... •... ...... Anßank Share:..... . ... .......................... ... ...... glo.ltussian L0an....... ....... ............. % 1°43 % Russian 5 per Cent. lit series, Certificate Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3dand 4th Series ....... 93 1 93 Ditto in Certificates ............................. ..... 5 7 51 New 4 per Cent. (1840) ............................... 6 6 4 NIX Dutch Actual Debt, 24 per Cent Ditto a per Cent._ .......... ..... Polish BonAs ............................................. 149 New ticket Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent 75 % wi 75 % N !Iwegian Loan, 1834, 4 per Spanish, New 5 per Cents. EXCHANGE): ON LONDON. Haman RG, OCT. 1.—:3 7.—Two months, 13 sW s PETERSBURG 11, SEPT. ?L.—Two months, 391.10 poce• srlTl:cA"SueL r ea k r: A :l:2l N 'lr.e— F eS U li N vo i) nt S thY . s — :ll3 B v t j t. a l y :: ISt o. 2;. • St. Schuld. Sch., 0., per cent. liti% 'this: A Money Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent „,10 2 !exchange on Landon, three months 6 1s —Prussian State Gazette, Sept. 2J. , SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (LLOYD'S.) DEAL, OCT. 2.—Wind W.S.W., 7 P.M.—The wind has shifted to the N.E., and the outward bound are pre paring to sail.—Arrived from the River and sailed, Walmer Castle, for Calcutta ; Martin Luther, and Thetis, Port Philip ;. Sir E. Paget and Alfred, Sydney, New South Wales ; Clifton and Brougham, New Zea land ; Edi n b urg h, B om b ay ; Velox, Algoaßay ; Bona Dea, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Eclipse, South Seas. Arrived the Lancer, Shields, and sailed for Alexandria ; Salem, do. and sailed ler Bombay ; Meg Merrilies, and Earl Durham, northward. Sailed the outward bound. OFF DOVER, OCT. 3.—Arrived the Heroine, Fisher, from St. Thomas. PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 2.—Wind S.S.E. 3, E.N.E. to N.E.—Arrived the Walmer Castle, from London for Cal cutta ; Bland, ditto, and sailed for ditto ; Toronto, ditto, and sailed for New York. Sailed the Steadfast, for Sierra Leone. FAIMOUTH, OCT. 2.—Arrived the Bra ganza steamer, fromWibraltar, left 23d ult, Cadiz 24th, Lisbon 27th, and Vigo 29th. Sailed the Great Liverpool steamer, Malta, &c. ; Rover, London ; John Johnson, Rio de Janeiro. PETERHEAD, OCT. I.—Sailed Swift, Constantinople. DUBLIN, OCT. I.—A boat marked " Pelino," of Lon don, John Ball, and a boom 36 feet long, have been picked up near Wexford. COWES, OCT. 3.—Sailed the Sarah, for Sydney, New South Wales ; Champion, Cape of Good Hope ; Ata lanta, Rio Janeiro. WISBEACH, OCT. 3.—The Avon, from Seaham to to Schiedam, rut in here last night, making three feet water per hour, and it expected must discharge. PENZANCE, OCT. I.—Arrived off the Eleanor, Ferris, from the West Indies. MILFORD, OCT. I.—Sailed the Palmyra, for Malta. CLYDE, OCT. I.—Arrived the Laurel, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; Jona, Morrison, Quebec. Put back the Echo, for Jamaica. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 2 AND 3.—Wind variable and light. Airived the Tantivy, Butcher, from Monte Video ; Highlander, Laguna; Williams, 'Welsh, and George Glen, M‘Bride Montreal; Jessie, Cranberry ; a nd Phi lopontas, Quebec. Sailed the Sunflower and Lydia, for Bahia ; Science, Trinidad ; Antonio, • Havannah ; Charlotte, Cuba ' • Virginian, New York ; Tr ue Bl ue , Halifax ; Queen, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Cinga, Palmer, Constantinople ; Panope, Leghorn ; Mona, Batavia ; Sir C. Campbell, New Orleans ; American, New York. Arrived off, the Andes, from Jamaica. RAMSGATE, OCT. 3.—Sailed the Christina, for St. Jago de Cuba ; Despatch, Newfoundland. CORK, SEPT. 30.—Arrived the Rebecca, from the Clyde for Havannah ; Mary Ann, Henderson, Shields fir Smyrna, with loss of bulwarks, wheel, &c. ; Luna, Carmack, Bathurst ; Archer, Logan, Porto Rico. Sailed the Cornwall transport, for Bermuda. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 3.—Wind variable.—Arrived her. Majesty's ship Rapid, from Portsmouth. Arrived off the Egbert, from Mountserrat, making 14 inches water per hour. SWANSEA, OCT. 2.—A rr i ve d t h e Al exan d er , H arve y, and William Thomson, Alloway, from Cuba. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Ann Jeffrey, 200 miles off the Gulf of St. Lawrence, out 28 days, by the Phi lopontus, arrived at Liverpool. Romulus, from Green ock, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, by the Lima, arrived at Cork. Elmbervie, Bridport to Prince Edward's Is land, Sept. 15, lat. 45, lon. 35, by the John Bronham, ,arrived at Plymouth. New. Jersey, Liverpool to New York, 24th ult., lat. 51, lon. 10 ; Goodwin, Liverpool to Philadelphia, 25. th, lat. 51, lon. 10, by the Paragon, arrived at Whitehaven. Eagle, St. John's, New Bruns wich, to Pernambuco, Aug. 22, lat. 43, lon. 46. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. A correspondent of the Debats writes from Vienna that the Austrian Government has formed the project of raising, upon a sterile tract of laud to the east. of the capital, an entire town, to be called Perth nandstadt, ofsufficient extent to hold 50,000 inhabitants, with adequate churches, a governor's residence, an ex change, court-house, 'theatres, a museunV and other public buildings. The plans of this gigantic scheme are said to have been made by the Chevalier de Foe rs t er , the Court architect, but he wishes to submit them, be fore being acted upon, to the criticism of th e diff e rent academies of fine arts in other States of Europe. PUNISHMENT OF A QUACK.—In the fourth year of Edward VI., one Grig, a poulterer of Surrey, taken for a prophet, in curing divers diseases by word and prayer, and saying he would not take money, &c., was, by the command of the Earl of Warwick and other of the Council, set on a scaffold in the town of Croydon, with a paper on his breast, whereon was writ ten his deceitful and hypocritical dealings ; and after that, on the Bth of September, set on a pillory in South wark. Afterwards he was set on horseback, his face to the horse's tail, the same tail in his hand as a bridle, a collar about his neck, a whetstone on his breast, and so led through the City of London, with ringing of basins, and banished. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY IN CHEAPSIDE.—On Sunday last an extensive, robbery was committed on .the premises of Mr. Lambert, silversmith, at No. 118, Cheapside. Gold and silver watches, ladies' gold neck chains, gold guard chains, rings, brooches, earrings, lockets, pencil cases, &c., to the value of 700/., were stolen by the thieves, who entered the premises by means of the facilities afforded by an empty house next door, which they got into with skeleton keys. They got into the shop by breaking through the ceiling of Mr. Lambert's shop, and no doubt returned the same way they entered, as there were no marks of violence outside the premises. The burglary and robbery must have taken place between twelve o'clock noon and ten at night. The articles are most of them marked with the private mark of " Cum berland" on the points of pencil frames, the backs of brooches,' lockets, &c., and the inside of the rings. A reward of 501. has been offered. SUDDEN DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN.—On Monday morning, at eight o'clock, as Gilbert's omnibus was proceding to the Great Western Railway, one of the passengers was taken suddenly ill. The driver, who was called to, immediately pulled up, when a gentle Man apparently between forty and fifty years Of age, was lifted out and conveyed in a state of insen sibility to Jones's coffee-shop, in West-street, where he expired before medical assistance could be procured. The deceased got in at the Bank, and from some con versation which he had with a person who sat next to him, it appeared that he was going by the train to Southall. In his possession were found a silver watch, and upwards Of 61. in cash ; but there were no papers upon him by which information could be gained relative to his name or place of abode. The General Steam Navigation Company's packet the Ocean, J. Fife, from Rotterdam arrived off the Custom-house on St n lay, with the Dutch Mail, after a favourable passage of 22 hours ; also the Neptune, Whittingham, from Hamburgh, with the Hamburgh Mail, after a favourable passage of 53 hours. THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.--it was Lily expected that the masons would return to their work yesterday, but such was not the case. On Sa turday Allen, the foreman, requested to have an 'inter view with the men, but this was refused. Yesterday a meeting of the body was held at the Paviors' Arms, Johnson-street, Westminster, when it was determine 4 upon that nothing short of the discharge of Allen:should induce them to return to their work. The strike begins to be rather a serious matter, as the time allowed the con tractors is within a day or two of expiring. It is ru moured that Messrs. Grissell and Peto will rather throw up their contract than discharge Allen. - In the debate on the Ordnance Estimates, Sir Charles Napier again brotight forward the question of the propriety of there being a Naval officer at that Board, and the arguments he adduced to show the necessity for this measure we think every Naval officer will admit to be irrefutable. The facts stated by the gallant Commo dore and other distinguished officers, relative to the arms supplied for the use of our seamen, we know to be too true ; we, therefore, hope and believe that this serious evil will be speedily arrested ; for nothing can be more shameful or more cruel than putting arms into the hands of our brave seamen, to defend themselves against an enemy, which are not to be relied upon in any case, and by which their valuable lives must at once be sacrificed. - - - OXFORD, OCT. 2.—The Dean and Chapter of Christ Church have presented the Rev. Vernon Page, student of that College, to t h e perpetual curacy of lifigginton, in the county of Hertford. The Rev. J. Pratt, Patron of the vicarage of Wart ling, Sussex, has presented that benefice to the Rev! H. E. Pratt, of University College. The Rev. Dr. Fooks, late Fellow of New College, has been appointed to the head mastership of the Grammar School at Thame, in this cou n ty. The Lord Bishop of Peterborough has instituted the Rev. E. J. Paget, student of Christ Church, to the rec tory of Swithland. in the county of Leicester. The Lord Chancellor has presented the Rev. Tho Mas Champness to the vicarage of Upton, in the county of Buckingham ; and the Rev. W. H. Schwabe to the rec- tory of Throwleigh, in the county of Devon. The Dean and Chapter of Carlisle have presented the Rev. John Tapping to the perpetual curacy of Camerton, in the county of Cumberland. The Rev. Dr. Sharpe, vicar of Doncaster, has been appointed to a canonry in York Minster. The Rev. Dr. Elrington, Regius Professor of Divinity in Dublin University, has been presented by his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin to the rectory of Armagh. THE SCOTCH BENCH.—We learn that the job to which we alluded some time ago is now consummated. The Lord President has resigned. "Whether he is to be succeeded by Mr. John Hope, or by the Lord Jus tice Clerk, we have not heard, but the former seems to us the more probable. Mr. Hope entered advocate in 1784, was raised to the Presidency i n 1804, an d must now be nearly 80 years of age. He h as b .:en 37 years on the bench, and it is no secret that he. would. have retired five or six years ago, if, by the of a Tory Ministry, he had been able to secure the office either of President cr justioe Clerk for his son. This political friends have scarcely : derma& their official robes,' when his resignation is tendered, showing either his impa tience to be relieved of duties to which his strength was inadequate, may be of short datoll. 77l sco uate,orhisfeat• that tuhreoiffieial:existence o i f ; the Tories isrnam_Alfr: Hope, as our Contemporary styles the-Presidentoft;the Court of Session, was not raised to the Presidency, till; 1811, when he was succeeded by ,the P r ' s enttord Jus tice Clerk. The office of President must be a sinecure, when the duties can be performed by a man at such an advanced age ; and the general belief is, that it is to be given to anothr still less fit.] FRENCH LOAVES.—Much curi osity, wag ex cited in Fenton, at the end of last week, by the exhi bition at the shop of Mr. Cordon, of two French loaves of bread, one weighing 1 llbS. and the other ffilbs. The' bread was purchased in Paris on the previous Sunday at 1-d. per lb. (English), and is of excellent quality.. Here it would cost 2i-el—Staffordshire Examiner. A Royal Ordonnance has been issued relative to the treatment of slaves in the French colonies. Art. 1 of the Ordonnance declares that in future no slave. owner. will be allowed to inflict upon a slave an imprisonment of more than fifteen days consecutively, in the place of confinement (suite de police) of his own habitation. Art. 2 states that at the expiration of that time, if the owner considers that it would be attended with danger or in convenience to, liberafe the slave, he is to take him be fore the Justice of the Peace of the district, who is to decide as to whether he shall be confined in the public prison of discipline (atelier public de discipline), where, however, he cannot be detained more than three months, at the expiration of which he is to be sent back to his Art. penalties txoety:irea:lapl er e e na e l , t . y eu o master, unless the latter should apply to the Governor of the colony for the infliction of the punishment provided imprisonment of against slaves whose conduct is dangerous to tran quillity. In cases where the offence of the slave comes within the jurisdiction of the criminal tribtmals, he is to be plaCed at the disposal of the Pro6'eur du ltoi„ within a delay of 'three days. from 25f. to 5001'., to which may . be added Ordon nanceof fro from no thene t r o a t r e t n o f th days, e for allmasters. in or infraction send s t v e e penalty a thosel ty mfiaxye- fixed be b y l ALLEGED FORGERIES.--It is rumoured. that ' t ° ll ° e ° e f ist T in h g es l e aw.s.,., - ; forgeries to a considerable amount have Veen committed by a member of an old and highly respectable family in the western part of this county, Oct the branch of tlio l'wviacial Bank of shibl?ercs* ,— Cor* Reporter. . 4ire are rejoiced to find men of both the gallant profes sions, now in the House of Commons, who have the ability and the independence of mind to speak truths, however unpalatable they may be to the Government, be it Whig or Conservative, and thereby to amend the evils so loudly complained of ; and we hail the late discussions with infinite delight, as we augur from thein immense advantages to both Services.—Naval and. Military Gazette. A letter from Cayenne mentions a horrible act of vengeance committed in August by - a male slave, who wenv•by the name of Gil Blas, and Who 'belonged to M. La ' eotellerie Bontouche, a free!! man of colour, of the Creek Bacamont. This person's family con sisted of himself, his wife, two daughters, and an illegitimate daughter, named FeliCie, ivim attended to the housekeeping. One' of the female slaves of the household having accused Gil Bla s of , a petty theft, Telicie went and reproached him with it. This produced an insatiable desire for revenge in his breast; and a feW hcith's after he entered the kitchen, Where' the ' young sltive who had accused him was alone, atiCitfter coolly .sharpening a sword, he attacked her,' and cut her down the back so severely that her lungs and intea tines protruded from the wound. He then ran out to look for Felicie, and pursued her into a wood, where hemuidered her. Madame Bontouche, who had seen this, and whose husband was absent, jumped into a boat with ber two children, and pushed it from shore ; but Gil Blas came to the water's edge, and after calling. o u t t o hiS mistress that he had done all he intended to do, and meant no harm to any one else, prevailed on her to come to the shore, and assisted her with his hands, all bloody as they were, in landing with the 'Children. He then washed and dressed himself Avith care, and having put some provisions into the boat, set off up the creek, and disappeared. The female slave who had been wounded was carried to the hospital, biiedied a few days after ; Felice's mangled body was 'found in the wood, and was interred at Cayenne. Search was then made for Gil Blas, and his dead body was found some days after in the Malhary river; but whether 'he had been drowned accidentally or voluntarily is not known. THE ACCIDENT AT THE PEN-Y-DARAN IRON WORKS, NEAR MERTHYR.—The adjourned inquest was resumed at ten o'clock on Saturday morning. The witness, John James, was again called, but he refused to answer any further questions except in Welsh; as he said he had heard he had been giving opinions on matters he did not sufficiently understand. The witness, therefore, continued his evidence in the Welsh language, but it was translated for the jury. The only other material points in his evidence were, that the tube had been injured four or five times before this acci&nt, and also the tube of the other boiler once or twice ;"both were defective, in respect of the tubes being too large for the boilers. On these occa sions there , was plenty of water in the tubes. 'The 'Witness declined giving any opinion as to the cause of the accident, as that was the engineer's , busi .ness. S.(pniv/, other, - evidence of an indefinite character Was given, and the J ury returned the following special verdict.;-" The Jury return it verdict of homicide by misadventure. They find that the death of John Williams was occasioned - by the projecting part of the tube which fell upon him. They find, also, that the explosion was occasioned by an 44 4 0.6cienV supply P' Wiga 0 24 )41,0 orc y . J 0... • •, • .:alJ+ ;7'.; STA TUE TO NICOL() FO USSIN, lit became heated ; and that that insufficiency was AT HIS BIRTHPLACE, IN NOR,MANDY. I roduced partially it 'sough the ignorance of the en- Within these last few days, the Council-General of gine tender and superintendent ; and they affix a deo the Eur e h as vote d 1 000 francs for a statue to Ni- dand of ss. on th e p ar t o f t h e t ub e caus i ng t h e d ea th : , col() Poussin, at Ler, Andelys, the native plaCe of the The Jury recommend to the notice of' the Proprietors great painter, between Mantes and Rouen. After two i that signal whistles should lies adopted, which, by.being centuries and a half of forgetfulness in his birthplace, 1 properly attached to the boilers, would give timely warn the painter of the "Ahasuerus," the " Deluge," and the ing of appro ac hi ng d anger ." A not h er o f t h e unfortu " Seven Sa cramen t s ," i s to r i se up i n s t one nate sufferers died thi s mor ni ng, Alf r ed Oldham, 27 In the year X. of the Revolution, the project for erect- years of age. An inquest was held on the body, , and ing this monument to Poussin's memory was urged at similar verdict returned. The interior of the extensive .premises, th e scene o f the accident, presents a most Andelys, but delay s t oo k pl ace o ne a f ter anot h er, an d even up to 1838, no stone had been laid of it. It is now desolate aspect, and many of the surrounding. houseSrare to be hoped, however, that more stedfast resolutions will more or less injured by portions of brick,' &es falling on the roofs. E ver y attent i on is being paid to the surviving be car r i e d i n t o e ff ect , an d t h at thi s p ra i sewort h y inten safferers by th e medics lgentleme n , an d it is hoped many sign of immortali z i ng P ouss i n , am id hi s own town an d townsmen of Andelys, will be no longer delayed, but be will recover. It is understood that a subseriplion for the laudably fulfilled within the circle of another year. relief of the sufferers and their families will be Set on foot. The whole num b er o f d eat h s are n in e, and the number of At the present day there remain no tr aces , no t even a Vestige, as Andelys, of the house which this great persons killed and wounded 33. Some idea of the force painter inhabited. Only a few solitary apple-trees re- of the explosion may be formed when we state that the main to mark and overshadow the place. Spring gives immense boiler, weighing 12 tons, with the immense them their green leaves,, and covers them with white- tube four feet in diameter lie about 45 feet apart, having ` hued blossoms, which annually shed themselves over the been driven in contrary directions; .five stacks of chim exact site, where the family hearth and altar of our vies were knocked down, the iron roofs are bent in all illustrious painter lived. The house has passed away, directions, and i mmense masses and beams of iron are but Poussin inherits an " eternal house" in the temple lying about in the places to which they were driven by of his own renown. the explosion. The surroundin g h ouses are a l so much Poussin, in the days of his boyhood, had nevertheless injured, many o f th e roo f s b e i ng full of holes caused by a happy village at Andelys to stray in. There was the the fall of bri c k s an d pi eces o f i ron. Abbey, founded by St. Clotilda, the wife of King Clovis, A man named Boidin, denounced as one of the for him to admire. None in the province equals it for most active leaders in the late disturbances in Paris, the beauty of its structure and its exquisite painted was arrested yesterday morning in the Rue du Grand windows. Often the young artist, no doubt, with the Hurluer, and on being searched was f oun d to . b e excellent eye of the architect, stood before its chief por- armed with a brace , o loaded pistols. On being tal, which is formed of double ranges of columns, sup- taken to the barracks in the Rue des Francs Baur porting lofty and massy ornaments. geois, he admitted his n ame , d ec l are d t h a t he was a na- The, too, history, of. Andelys—the cradle of his tine of Paris, belonged to the 3d regiment of the li ne , an d younger years—equally filled his . mind with reminis- the detachment of it encamped at Ivry, into which he en cences the most chivalric. Here it was, on the ve r y tered as a substitute, but from which he deserted on the ground his own foosteps trod, that the exploits of Philip. 15th ult., from disgust at the service. He declared that Augustus and Richard Lion-heart took place. But of ho carried the loaded pistols for no other purpose than to all the memorable events which charmed him most ap- defend himself against any attempt to arrest hint, and pertaining to this epoch, that doubtless pleased his spirit protested that he took no part in the riots. He was corn the most, which attached to, the tragic annals of the 'flitted to the prison of the Abbaye. • Chateau Gaillard, whose majestic remains had grown The Place du Palais de Justice was so crowded grey in the vicinity. Even at this day its ruins are the yesterday morning with people anxious to witness the chief attraction of the traveller, and their picturesqueness disgusting sight of the exposition on - the pillory of two gives a finish to the scene, and invests it with peculiar women, that the gendarmes who brought the eulpiits loveliness. , , had the greatest difficulty in making their way to the Nur was Poussin the first who gave a glory to post of shame. One of the women, named Merle, aged Andelys. Men had gone before him from these plea- 43, was un d er sentence to s i x years' close confine sant hamlets, whose names are still fresh to the anent, for forging a commercial bill ; the other, named world. Andelys gave birth to the poet Henry. Pierre, aged 38, to hard labour for 28 years, for an who made the Norman lyre melesliously resound, aggravated robbery. They were both much overcome and the choicest of whose works is the lay of Aristotle. with their position, more particularly the former, who Again, there were also Robert de Bernouville, and Roger was obliged to be supported by a man in the cart which D'Andely, whose songs the villagers still sing , and here, brought th em , t o b e carr i e d up t h e steps to the plat too, was born Adrian Turnebus, the learned Grecian. form, and there seated in a chair, instead of standing As regards Poussin, however, it must not here be dis- at the foot of the pillory, and to have a bottle of sal guised that after his eighteenth year, when his fame was ' volatile applied frequently to her nose, to save her from scarcely on the dawn, Andelys never beheld him. At fainting. They both constantly kept their heads down that age, we are informed that he left his birthplace pri- and their e y es s h u t. `Upon the pillory w ere pl acar d e d vily, an d the remaining half century of his life was passed ten sentences on other criminals condemned by default. among the palaces and statues of Rome. A few days since a poor couple, lodging in the Faubourg du Temple, having lost their only child, wrapped the body in a winding-sheet, and laid it oat in their room till the undertakers should come with the coffin. To provide for his daily wants the poor father was obliged to go to his labour, while the mother, who could not find the courage to remain alone with her child's body, went to seek consolation with a female friend in the house. After a while she was called back by the arrival of the men with the coffin, and went to see her child decently deposited within it. To her grief and astonishment she found it perfectly naked. The door of the room had been left unfastened, some thieves had entered, and, finding no thing else to steal, had unwrapped the winding-sheet, and carried it away ! To the Scientific Congress, and other similar in stitutions in Germany, is about to added another of no small utility, but of rather a different kind. A meeting of vine and fruit-growers is to be opened on the Gth inst., at Wurzburg. Many small casks of the best wines from the Maine and Rhine have already been sent for competition, and numerous baskets of fruit are expected. Toe judges who are to decide upon their respective fla vours and other merits will have an agreeable task. A man carrying a sack into some chicory-mills at Cambrai, a few days since, was caught by part of the machinery, and drawn into the wheels, Whence he was thrown out with several of his limbs broken, and his chest dreadfully crushed. He was carried immedi ately to the hospital, and though in this deplorable state, was able to speak to his wife and children. The surgeons hope to save his life, but three of his limbs must be amputated. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT. About half-past 7 o'clock on Friday evening an alarming accident occurred in Chatham- place, Blackfriars, occasioned by the colli sion of a cab with an omnibns. The driver of the cab, George Styring, who is also the proprietor, had been to the Surrey side of the bridge with a fare, and was re turning—it is supposed in a state of intoxication. The horse, although going at a very rapid pace, was per fectly manageable while ascending the bridge from the Surrey side, but on arriving at the top the driver severely whipped the horse, which was a very fine animal, and it started off at full speed towards Bridge-street. At this time one of Mr. Grayson's omnibuses was approaching the bridge, and the driver, seeing the cab coming towards him with furious speed; endeavoured to get out of the way, but before he could do so the cab came in violent contact with the omnibus. The concussion threw Styring from the box with great force to the ground, by which he was so severely injured that it was thought advisable to convey him to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, which was done without loss of time. One .of the shafts, of the cab penetrated the side of the near horse of the,omnibits, snaking a hideous wound, through which its bowel's - protruded and it was shortly afterwards killed. The cab . horse, also, was so severely injured that it was necessary to kill it on the spot. It was reported that the cats driver was dead, but on in quiry at the hospital our informant learned that he was not so much injured as it was at first supposed, having no bones broken, but being severely bruised. The omnibus at the time of the accident was full of passengers, but we are happy to learn 'that none of them received the slightest injury. No blame whatever is to be attributed to the driver of the omnibus, who made every endeavour to escape the collision which the furious pace at which the cab descended the declivity rendered inevitable. DEATH OF A WEALTHY MISER.—On Mon day morning last Mr. Robert Smith, who was by trade a smith, died at his late residence, No. 12, Great St. Andrew's-street, Seven Dials, in the possession of funded, freehold, and leasehold proper, it is stated, to the amount of nearly 400,000/. He was of the most sin gular habits from early life, and was left a considerable sum of money by his father, with which he sp ecu l a t e d i n .the funds and in buildi ng houses, his speculations turn ing out almost always to advantage. In the neighbour hood of Mornington-crescent he built between 150 and 200 houses, besides having many other houses in different parts of the town. His property in the funds is believed to exceed 100,0001. He was born in the house in which lie died, and resided in it throughout his life, being about 70 years of age. Though possessed of this immense wealth, his habits were most penurious. His mode of living was scarcely sufficient to support nature. He had no servant, but a woman used to come occasionally to char. His neighbours knew little of him, as he had no associates. Ilis house exhibited the appearance of a tenant not provided with the means of keeping it in decent repair, and the windows were cleaned about twice a-year. He has left a brother and sister. The former will inherit the property, as he has left no will; The hitter, who was early " crossed in love," was allowed by him 1/. asweek. She is a woman also of most eccentric habits. Mr. Smith once held the ()ace of overseer of the parish of St. Giles, in which he was a resident. THE WOLF AND THE LAMB.—The Journal de Flandres relates the following tale :—The. postman of a commune in our neighbourhood was lately trudging along in the execution of his duty, acconipanied, by his daughter, a rosy-cheeked, flaxen-haired :young peasant. Wishing to relieve her parent from the load of -corres pondence with which he, was intrusted, .she strapped the post-bag, or portfolio, on her own shoulders. While thc dutiful girl was thus engaged, a gentleman in a tilbitry drove up to them, aud, getting his horse into a walk, began. a conversation with them. " Really, my good fellow, your employment must be a harassing one. You come to town every day on foot, to deliver your letters ; to do this duty for so many communes must be very fatiguing. I am uneasy when I think of it. How unlucky that I cannot offer you each a seat in my carriage ; otherwise, I should be most happy to do so."—" Sir, you are extremely .kind, but I think nothing of it, I am so accustomed to bear this daily fatigue ; but .my Catherine is quite unused to anything of the sort. It ,is the first time, in fact, she ever attempted the day's work, and my poor child is ready to drop—down, I'm sure." " Well, well, then," said the fair-spoken gentleman, "come and take a seat in the tilbury, child ; there is room for one certainly: while you, my . h onest friend, will perhaps continue to walk. " The unsuspecting girl, whose timidity was not so great as her fatigue, willingly accepted the kind offer of the benevolent gentleman. When she was fairly seated in the vehicle, the gentle man commenced whipping his horse, and darted off with such rapidity that he and the maiden were out of sight in a minute or two, leaving the stultified father behind, who since that time has heard nothing of his daughter, neither have the letters and newspapers of which she was the bearer reached their destination. INSECT REPRISALS.--A gentleman in Niths dale, who keeps several skeps of bees, endeavoured lately to obtain a supply of honey without killing by smoking, or in any other way, th e i n d ustr i ous insects. With this view he pro cured a sort of half cone, and after cutting a small aperture at the top of the lower skep, placed the one above the other, with a few crossings fixed inside to facilitate working, attaching the combs, and keeping them warm when made. Communication being thus opened between the lower and upper hives, he, to prevent accidents during windy weather, bound the two to gether with a belt of clay. This operation finished, the bees were left to their own resources until after the lapse of a cer tain period, supposed to be sufficient for the depositation of the necessary sweets. The clay was then loosened, and the upper skep removed, and turned topsy turvy by the side of the larger. On examination it contained a good deal of honey and a great crowd of bees; but as they seemed in no hurry to quit their cells, he deemed it prudent to give them a I,ttle time, without resort ing, in the first instance, to any more violent measures of ejectm en t. A ccor di ng l y h e l oc k e d hi s gar d en door, and went out to take his f orenoon r id e . While on horseback, he righ t be absent tw o o r th ree h ou rs, and, on revisiting the ga rd ens, great was his surpri s e on discovering that t he b r e e e t s r; onreturn ingcarry the to their fi rs t q u a rters, had taken good c are ful, which would have been secreted, also,' . g honey along with them, except about the matter hi l o o f n a etreatetumpe the contrary, amused at. the ingenuity of e ae been given. Nothing ' daunted by this texhpert e remerni,ta,isbmuta,doen intends to blow the :insects out by Thi s has af fi xed tops to various other skeps t an ki d t , oh o e n n r b em el o lo v w in s g them, may be a very happy thought, and one that bids fair to be completely successful ; but, considering how well bees are armed, we confoss we would not like to be bellow=-holder,.,. Dumfries cotror, AIORNING SUN DISTRESSED STATE OF TT pc G: LND I ! T T :cos ON 3 O ' ,AL T , TIL E Es T DA I Tl N gst GT C R O EA U S .N TS T . LIVERPOOL v°/*47 -,14. • D E A E: wis N O IG N TIT. TIEE This E e X ve i ni t. (4 1 17i densely crowded and most enthusiastic meeting w in the Amphitheatre, for the purpose of memoria /s . the.: Queen to institute an inquiry into the existing national distres s . Th e Mayor of Liverpool, Thoma Bolton, Esq : ., • who presid e d, i ssued the following 3 an "t Having received a requisition as follows, most nume rously and respectably signed, We, th e un d ers i gned in habitants of the borough of Liverpool and its vicinity, considering it important for the two Houses of Parlia ment not to be prorogued until full inquiry into the causes of the present national distress has been instituted, do respectfully request that you will convene a town's meet ing to afford the merchants, traders, and others of this great community an opportunity of expressing their sentiments on the subject, and of memorialising her Ma jesty the Queen,' I do hereby appoint this day (Satur day) the 2d of October, at the hour of seven in the even ing, at the Amphitheatre, in Great Charlotte -street, for a meeting of the inhabitants, to take into consideration the subject of the requisition, and to determine in favour of or against the proposed petition to her Majesty as to the meeting shall appear proper and expedient. " THOMAS BOLTON, Mayor." The wording of this announcement left room for oppo sition on the part of those unfavourable to the object of the meeting, if, indeed, it did not appear to solicit it ; but the resolutions and the memorial were all carried without a single dissentient, although two Chartists, named Jones and Ambler, caused some interruption by endeavouring to tack a resolution for universal suffrage to the address to the Queen ; but, after some discussion, they consented to withdraw it, avowing themselves fa vourable to the object for which the meeting was called. The Amphitheatre was densely crowded, the pit, boxes, and galleries being all full. On the stage, in addition to a number of othe r hi g hly r e s p ecta bl e merchants and `tradesmen, there were, J. Molyneux, W. Rathbone, R. Shiel, T. Blackburne, T. Moorcroft, R. V. Yates, D. Mather, T. Mather, J. Crooke, C. Holland, James Har vey, jun., E. H. Harvey, R. Rathbone, T. Rathbone, Alderman Evans, Rev. J. Martineau, J. Ryley, Joseph Hornby, C. Rawdon, and L. Heyworth, Esqrs. The MAYOR, on taking the chair, was received with enthusiastic cheering. He said, that having received a requisition from :4,500 inhabitants of the town to con vene a public meeting to consider the great destitution which prevails in many parts of the country for the want of employment for the working part of the com munity, he had, in accordance with the requisition so numerously and respectably signed, called the present meeting to consider the subject. ROBERT KELLY, a working man, moved the first reso lution—" That we have heard with surprise and despon dency that the Legislature have delayed to take into con sideration the present alarming condition of the social and commercial interests of this country ; that the ap palling destitution of the working classes all over the country, to which our own town forms no exception, im peratively demands that this reckless and impolitic deter mination be recalled ; that irrespective of all party dis tinctions, and united only by our determined opposition to all monopolies, we are met to protest against this heartless and unnecessary delay ; that it is our opinion that the present national distress is mainly, if not altoge ther, to be attributed to the restrictions which our com mercial tariff has placed upon national industry ; that of these restrictions, those which prevent the people from exchanging their manufactures in the open markets of the world for food, so as to supply the wants of a population increasing at the rate of 400,000 per annum, are most severe in their effects, and that no sufficient relief can be afforded otherwise than by an immediate considera tion of our tariff, commencing with the Corn and Provi sion-laws, with a view to th e aoption of the principles of free trade."—lt was hardly to be expected that a work ing man like himself, who was compelled to make his bed-room answer the purposes of parlour and kitchen, could find time for study so as to address with much ele gance so brilliant a meeting as the one before him.— (Hear.) When he glanced at the various countries of the earth, and saw the hand of a wise and bountiful Crea tor apportioning the diversified products of each, it was evident that the Almighty never intended that one nation should be deprived of the products in which another was rich.—(Hear, hear, and loud cheering.) If left to itself commerce would flow naturally, and the prosperity of this country would be unbounded. But it was checked by absurd and iniquitous laws, made for the benefit of the few to the injury of the many. The land lords were continually talking of the benefits which the Corn-laws conferred on agriculture. He had been re cently travelling in the north of England, between Dur ham and Newcastle, and he was astonished at the absence not merely of decent cottages for the peasantry, but at the poverty and meanness of the farm-houses. He did not see a decent farm-house, or a comfortable peasant's hut on the way. Our restrictive fiscal system was the cause of the existing distress; it worked well for the big landed proprietors, but ill for every one else. After stating that he was a Radical Reformer, the speaker ex pressed a hope that the object sought for by the meeting would be attained, in which hope he was sustained by the Times, which recently stated, that in consequence of the great number of petitions sent to the Queen, her Majesty would not suffer Parliament to be prorogued without instituting an inquiry into the existing distress, and Liverpool, in stirring, even though late as she h a d done on this question, had nobly strengthened the hands of the Queen. Mr. W. RATIII3ONE (of the firm of Rathbone,-Brothers, the eminent merchants), in coming forward to second the resolution, said, he felt his first duty was to express his grateful acknowledgments to the Mayor, who, for the first time within his (Mr. Rath bone's) recollection, con sidering what were the wants and conveniences of the poor, had called this public meeting at a time when the poor could come forward to consider their own interests. The Mayor had his deep and lasting gratitude for having taken this decided step, and for hi:: feeling for the masses of the public. As this was a deliberative assembly it was desirable that they who either ngreee to or differed from the resolution he had to propose, slibiddichow - what tb - ey were about. Mr. Rathbone said there was one part of it which he did not agree with, although lie was about to second it, and that was in the expression of surprise that this matter had not bedn brought before Parliament im mediately. He for one did not expect it.—(Hear, hear.) He thought it was much more easy for gentlemen to find fault and say that others were wrong, than to find out that others were right.—(Hear, hear.) Never was any thing more insulting to a nation at large than Sir Ro bert Peel's statements that the late Ministry were wrong but that he must take till next February to•consider what was right.—(Cheers, and hear.) We were to go through a winter—he was saying nothing for " stage effect," and nothing but what he solemnly believed—of appalling distress and pressure upon the poorer classes ; that winter we had to pass over, and those of us .Who were alive in February, would know how we were to: be starved. If that was humanity, if that was a States man-like proceeding, he must acknowledge his igno rance of what constituted either one or the other. We could not expect her Majesty's Ministers to enter into details till they had come into office; but that they who had been twenty years in Parliament. who had had re ports upon reports, and details upon details laid before them, and yet could not tell upon the commencement of office what were to be the great leading principles upon which this nation was to be governed, was a proof either of their duplicity or of their ignorance and incapacity for the duties they had undertaken.—(Cheers.) Whilst they were deliberating as to the measures they would adopt for relief, let him tell the meeting what was passing in the neighbouring towns. In Stockport the payment of wagys was diminishing at the rate of 500,0001. per aurimM— (Hear.) In the small district of Hyde the wages Wire diminishing at the rate of 50,000/. per annum.-.---(Hear.) In the little town of Kendal wages were decreasing, 'at the rate of ,000/. per week.—(llear4 Was fliers' heart which could contemplate and not feel the distress which must necessarily be created when such immense amounts were taken from the poor ?—(Hear.) How were they to live ? 'Where was our borne market * ? - 'We were told that our home market was.the best, but where were we to look for a home market, when the people had not wages even to buy bread ?—(Hear.) He would now go a little from'home, and see what was doing in AMe rica at this time. He had a son lately returned from that country, who had been through the Lowell factories and various other factories in the country. The gentle men of those establishments were pleased to show him the books, and to give him every opportunity of seeing that he was not imposed upon ; and it appeared that at the very time when our manufacturers were not able to make one farthing of profit, they in America were mak ing from 10 to 1,5 per cent.—(Hear.) The girls were receiving two dollars and a quarter for the lowest ", a r d • besides which, let it be remembered, they had board and lodging.—(Hear.) American food was low, I : 11 :t this wages low ? Food was high here wheat ewa had been moment from 9s. to 9s. Gd. a bushel; and W told a great deal about wages, but were they were not hfrh high and --(Hear, hear, and No, no.) They and was it not a fallacy, therefore, to say de pended upon the price of food ? honesty of Lord was true, what did they think of the ? What, also, did Stanley, who told us it was not true they think of Sir James Graham ir, to the New Poor law,e who w s .a a g id es tlia t system ?—(Hear..) o i t t o n d th o a t u t s as t a t r h ty e but that he approved eoefnding the resolution, and evils of the country were not He had great pleasure in lad indeed if her Majesty's man. He should be very " e g themselves in the hearts of Ministers would enthrone bread, and he would take it he had great pleasure in i f. e_l (e doubted ar whether hear the people by giving h a great deal of pleasure, and thank from the Tories w:tould'further say, if they would really them for it. he should not public o m w ig t i h i tiskmn oelevtitnhgathiatdhnardigilionta ori ginated Before he sat down, he should wish it and laughter.) Be e, commonlynot think ."mb,ar:asductfilociteihi; t n o go promote the in li h te e r e e ' e s ' in ts e o a f t T h o e r p y e h op itn le s , e The " broad cloth t spirit in the town to convene it ; they thought that al e r befo re that t t h l e i e p p u u b b l though the people's pockets were empty, and their bel lies in o a r t d ed in what empty, their backs uncovered,. and themselves pressed down to the earth, they had not spirit enough left to tell the Legislature of their misfortunes : there fore it was thought by a great many, who deeply felt for their distresses, that the people were not vet ripe for giving expression to their' distresses.—(Hear, hear.) In consequence of this the operatives, and he for one thanked them for it, had had what Lord Brougham called " a spur on the toe," and they gave to the "broad cloth " a spur on the heel too, and the meeting then en tirely originated with the Operative Anti-Corn-law As sociation.—(Cheers.) Let our rulers look to this, and remembhr it—that whenever the great mass of 4he people once took a case into their own hands, they wars omnipotent.—(Cheers.) • The DIATOR then put the resolution, and it was car • ried, unatiimowily,.atnid4 triumphant cheers, ~ • - 11, operativo who has snuoll (Wag Se e 11' di