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

ad er El 12s; l3s per at our 31153; 11 16s; 2s per ill 3s* ef the K 1 Iliac. ?NAP% :283 6d . 125; /155; per 3/ , _159; E z the 16 11 9 71 27 •..., 4 7: 10 ) ward' es w aii topP e' er .. d 6 ccood 4 birb Tztfttion 13 ERINIONDSEY MURDEB. (THIS DAY.) E - EXAMINATION OF MR. AID MRS. MANNING. This being the day appointed for the re-examina tion of Mr. and Mrs. Manning, the vicinity of the court was thronged at an early hour by a considerable number of persons, and as twelve o'clock, the hour Ezell for the prisoners to be brought up, drew near, the interior of the court became densely crowded. On the bench, beside Mr. Seeker, the magistrate, ve observed Mr. Quentin Dick, M.P., Mr. Combe, Magist ra t e of Clerkenwell, the Secretary to the A ustrian Embassy, the Rev. Mr. Gibson, Rector of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, the Rev. Mr. Burney, and Mr, A. Montgomery. There were also several ladies present. kr. Bodkin, Counsel, and Mr. Hayward, of the Treasury, attended to watch the prosecution on the part of the Crown. Mrs. Manning was defended by Solomons, and Mr. Manning by Mr. Binns. . 11 C) - both to o k th e i r sea t s i n th e dock immediately u ebind the place appropriated for the prisoners. We understand that Mr. Keene, the governor of lior Eenionger-lane Gaol, in order, it is presumed, to Prevent any unpleasant scene taking place in the C ourt, offered to allow Mrs. Manning to have an in terview with her husband, but that she refused to take adva n t age o f t h e o ff er, o b serv i ng , " I d on 't wan t to have any communication with him." At twelve o'clock the male prisoner was brought in and placed at one end of the dock, and immediately afterwards the female prisoner, who took a seat at the oth er extrem i ty. They rema i ne d i n thi s p os iti on for nearly a the quarter of an hour, during which time greatest uproar prevailed in the ,court, owing to a person having fainted, and to the difficulty Which arose in getting him out. After the court Was partly cleared of some of its occ-apants, and the doors were closed against any further intrusion, the noise abated, and the case was allow-ad to proceed. Manning was then requested to stand up on a chair, but being a great, big, hulking fellow, he sat upon the side of the dock in a careless attitude, his feet resting upon the chair, and his hands on his knees, upon which laid his hat. He looked much' better than on the last occasion w hen he was brought IT- He had on a kind of thick blue paletot, buttoned closely up to the chin, and a Pink silk 'kerchief round his neck, which was tied in a flash fashion. It may, perhaps, be mentioned that his countenance has altogether a repulsive appearance, and that his neck is very short, and so thick that, looking at it from behind, it seems to project out a lmost as far as an y p ar t o f the head. Mrs. Manning was requested also 'to stand up on a chair, but declined, observing that it was too high, and , she was allowed to stand on the ground. She looked exce edingly well, and entered into an animated con versation, previous to the examination commencing, with Mr. Keene and Mr. Solomons, in the course of a nd a conti nue d sm il e p l aye d upon h er coun t ena n c e, W htn she was reques t e d t o lift up her veil, The show her coun t enance , s h e i mme di a t e ly c om pli e d. J-ne colour then seemed to leave her countenance, and it aftewards looked pale. Bodkin having briefly adverted to the horrid nature of the crime with which the prisoners were charged, stated that, in addition to the evidence taken be fore the co roner ' s i nqu i s iti on , h e was in a condition to bring forward some of a very important nature, which had not alread y trans p ired. He had p laced th legal advisers of the prisoners in possession of all " new facts which would be deposed to, and he had ale flew facts which would be deposed to, and he had SO afforded them every information which was necessary to conduct the defence. lienry Barnes was the first witness examined by .„, .u-tr. Bodkin. He said he was a police-officer in the division, 256. On the 15th of August he went With another officer to 3, Minver-place. Found the house empty. Obtained an entrance, and went to the back kitchen. Noticed a peculiarity—a damp mark— between two of the stones. He removed them and, th e earth. The first thing he fou.nd was the toe of a man, about eight inches from the surface ; the body eighteen inches, lying on the face. The legs were tied behind the thighs. The body was buried in slack lime. Mr. Lockwood, the doctor, who was called in, took a set of false tee th ;from the body. Soon after he was joined by Mr. 40ddling, surgeon of the police office. Mr. Flynn snw the body before it Was removed into the front kitcnen. An inquest had been held on the body, and a verdict of wilful murder found against the prisoners . On the day the b oar was found went to the lodging's of the deceased , la Renaming's-place, Mile-end. J ames Burton, police-constable., corroborated his for mer evidence with respect to the inquiries after 14r . O'Connor, and the finding or the body in con- Junction with th e l as t w itness. Some trunks, carpet tags, and linen were in the kitchen, and the stone Under which the body was found. .was partially covered by them. BY Mr. Binns—Had made a memorandum of his evidence before he gave it. Ha did so the day fol.. i ° wing the finding cf the body. He could not say "here he did so, or who was present. Had a good me mory, nevertheless he could not recollect where he made the memorandum. It was, he believed, among 'ls Papers at home. Mr. Binns said the witness should go and fetch it. T he MAGISTRATE said, if his op inion was asked, it Ras' unnecessary. 13 . Y Mr. Solomons—Did not find a broken shovel. •• -1 ,.,d not bad any communication -whatever with the other witnesses. Mr. Lock wo od, the surgeon :referred to, spoke to being called in to 3, Minverphice, on the finding of t he body, and to the appearance; which it exhibited, as already detailed in his former evidence. The head was fra c t ure d extens i ve l y, an d the s calp divided in several places. The wounds must have been indicted by a blunt instrument. He and Mr. Oddling made a Post-mortem examination of the body. Either the Found with the bullet (which be produced) or the fractures were sufficient to cause death. Mr. Slow, the coroner's sun 'moping officer, pro. duced the teeth taken from the mouth of the deceased. Mr. Oddling was here called for, but not appear ing, a delay of a few minutes took place, during which Mr. Edwin told the female prison , sr, who was suffused With perspiration, to sit down. F. lhe at first expressed that she did not wish to do so, !plat immediately after she sat down, and during the d slay conversed with her professional adviser. Not arriving in a quarter of an. hour (during which time Manning remained perched. on the edge of the dock, and exhibited wonderful self-possession), Mr. Walsh was called, and deposed to calling at the house in Minver-place several times to inquire after the deceased, who bad been missing some days. He knew him well. Last saw him at about 12 o'clock on the night of the Bth of August. He went generally through his evidence formerly adduced. The deceased was very friendly 'With the Mannings. By Mr. Solomons—On the evening the -witness ac companied O'Connor to the house he was sober. Ile fainted in the course of the evening, which , a ppeared to arise from smoking, anti from the drin k oe had taken during the day. He did not think there were any money transactions between the de c!ased and the Mannings. On the evening in ques tion Mrs. Manning spoke about the receipt of some 1310n eY by O'Connor, and asked him if he intended to proceed against some person for the three weeks owing. Mr. Oddli ng , surgeon to the Bermondsey police force, deposed to having seen the body of the deceas e d on th e 17th at 3, Minver-place, shortly after it had been excavated, and to having examined it. He then detailed the evidence Which has already been placed before the public, stating that he discovered no less& than eighteen wounds on the head, and saw the ball extracted from the forehead, but could not trace the hole through which it had entered. The blows he s aid had been committed with great violence, and Were sufficient to cause instantaneous death. There w as a place at the back of the head which had the appearance of discharged gunpowder. This witness was not cross-examined. Mr. Keating, Custom-house officer, in the txatniner's office, was next examined, and spoke to having seen th e d e ceased last on the 9 th of August, on London-bridge, at about 6 Wittier to fin o'clock, when witness THE SON, was accompanied by Mr. Graham, another Custom house officer. He then repeated his evidence with respect to O'Connor showing him a letter signed " Maria," and to his saying that he was going to dine with her. O'Connor was at the time walking to the Surrey side of the bridge. Witness had fre quently seen the female prisoner in the company of O'Connor. Oa calling at 3, Minvcr place on the Sunday following the disappearance of the deceased, he saw Mrs. Manning, and she admitted that she had been to O'Connor's lodgings on the Friday, but said that she had gone there fur the purpose of seeing what had become of him, as she had invited him to come to dinner on Thursday, and that her husband thought it very ungentlemanly of him that he did not make his appearance. She said her husband had gone to church, and that he would not be home at six, as they were going out to tea. He noticed that she appeared slightly nervous at the time. Cross-examined by Mr. Binns—l have, to the best of my belief, seen a letter besides the one shown to me on London-bridge, signed " Maria," inviting Mr. O'Connor to dinner. The landlady of the deceased showed me one ; 1 won't swear that I saw the signature, but it was in the same hand writing. The landlady said it had been received on the Wednesday. I have seen many of Mrs. Man ning's letters. By Mr. Solomons—l have seen Mrs. Manning in the company of O'Connor many times. I have altogether seen them together over five years, sometimes walking together, and sometimes at the deceased's lodgings. I have seen her half-a dozen times at his lodgings without her husband, and about three times there in company with her husband. They appeared friendly together. I do not know of any transactions between them. Mr. Wm. Flynn, also an officer in the Customs, said the deceased was a relative of his, and that he had known him for nine years. He was a second cousin. He was shown a body at 3, Minver-place, on the 17th of August, upon which an in quisition was holding at the time, and it was that of Patrick O'Connor. He had not the slightest doubt about it being the body of that person The witness stated, when he called at Minver-place to ask for O'Connor, Mrs. Manning looked pale and rather flurried. Cross-examined by Mr. Binns—l knew that the deceased had false teeth, because I have seen him without them at his lodgings, at his office, and at my own house. I saw him last two months before his leath. I observed by accident that he had false teeth. He did not tell me that he had them. I made no observation to him upon making the discovery. Anne Armes, Mr. O'Connor's landlady, was the next witness, and went over the heads of her former evidence. On being asked if she knew Manning, she said she did not recollect him. She knew Mrs. Manning perfectly. She used to visit Mr. O'Connor frequently alone ; sometimes Manning came with her. Her sister usually opened the door. She was on friendly terms, and so was the person that came with her, whom she understood to be her husband. She deposed to Mrs. Manning coming to the deceased's lodgings and taking away the property deposed to have been stolen. Mr. Binns said there was no evidence to show that the male prisoner had ever called at the lodgings of the dtceased. The identity was not made out. Mr. Bodkin said he could prove it by the sister of the last witness. Emily Armes was then sworn—She said she lived with her sister. She said she generally admitted the female prisoner. Did Mr. Manning ever come with her ?—He did.. Look round the court, and see if you can point him out ? The witness (pointing to Manning)— That is Mr. Manning. Mrs. Armes was here re-called—She remembered Mrs. Manning and the person who passed as her hus band dining with Mr. O'Connor, and she was in the habit of waiting at the table. About twelve months oack she heard a conversation between them about borrowing money, and she also heard a conversation on money matters. Mr. Binns and Mr. Solomons asked some ques tions, but the only thing at all material was that Mr. O'Connor had told her not to let Mrs. Manning in any more. Had seen Mrs. Manning and Mr. O'Connor in the bed-room together. Did not know anything about whether they were intimate or not. On her oath she did not believe that they were on barms of the closest intimacy. Emily Armes was recalled—Recollected Mrs. Man ning being at her sister's on the Friday before Mr. O'Connor's death. The cash box was on the table. Ars. Manning said she should like to buy some rail way shares. He said " You had better buy so and so." She could not recollect the name of the line. Recollected Mrs. Manning coming in on the Thurs day at the private door. She came again on the Friday. The time was a quarter to six. She noticed the clock,- because she had ,to send the boy out at that time. She asked if Mr. O'Connor was in. She said he was not. She went out through the shop at a quarter past seven, having bought some cakes. She looked pale and agitated. By Mr. Solomons—clad known the female pri soner about a year and a half, during which time she came frequently to Mr. O'Connor's lodgings. Mr O'Connor was showing her some railway shares whilst they were talking on the day she mentioned. She was not bound to go through the shop, she might nave gone out by the private door if she had thought proper. Mrs. Manning and Mr. O'Connor were on riendly terms. She has often taken tea with him alone. Re-examined—Mrs. Manning told Mr. O'Connor chat she wished to be instructed how to purchase some railway shares. By the MAGISTRATE—Knew Mrs. Manning went into the bed-room, because she used to push up the window and water the flowers. Mr. William Massey, the medical student who lodged in Manning's house, was then called and sworn. He repeated his evidence as to the conversa tion with Manning, when he asked him what drug' would produce stupefaction or partial intoxication, in order to induce a person to put his hand to a promissory note for 5001., and also as to other con versations both with the male and female prisoner. His (witness's) reply to the question whether lauda num or chloroform would produce stupefaction was, that he believed those drugs had been used for bad purposes. On another occasion Manning asked which was the most dangerous part of the head to bit? and he replied, under the ear; and also when he was talking about Rush, whether he thought a murderer would go to heaven ? Manning observed, at the same time, that he thought he would go to Madame Tassaud's and see the figure of that murderer. Another question was asked about the noise made by an air gun. Witness thought that these questions were asked with the view of getting him to become a party to their acts. Cross-examined by Mr. Binns—l wrote two or three letters to O'Connor, by the direction of the Mannings, inviting him to dinner. I do not know , when the first letter was written ; the second, I think, was written in the middle of July. Mr. O'Connor came to Manning's house after the second or third letter was written. I cannot swear whether he was there three times, but I think he was there three times. I don't believe I saw him after the last letter. I went into the country on Monday, the sth August, and I wrote the last letter to O' Connor very nearly a fortnight before then. To the best of my recollection, it might be a week or more before the sth. I put my name to that letter. The male prisoner and I were not on bad terms before I left London. There was some dispute about money; he claimed 131. and I found that he afterwards sent a bill into the country for 151. Re-examined—l once had a quarrel with him in the presence of some medical . students about a bet. We left on telerable terms. I lodged with the pri soners altogether nine or ten weeks. Mr. Coleman, the owner of 3, Minver-place, gave a repetition of his former evidence. At the conclusion of his examination, Mr. Bodkin said he understood it was the intention of one of the legal advisers of the prisoners to apply for the postponement of their trial at the Old Bailey until the session after next, and if such were the case, he trusted that both of those gentlemen would concur in making an application to the magistrate, so as to avoid the enormous and needless expense of keeping the wit nesses in attendance next session upon the grand jury. lie (Mr.Bodhin) would be prepared to state to-morrow morning whether he could consent to the application on the part of the Crown. Mr. Solomons said his client (Mrs. Manning) de sired him to state that she wished thu fullest and mo st ample inquiry into the matter concerning the death of the deceased, and he had no objection to the course proposed by Mr. Bodkin. It was understood that Mr. Binns coincided in the suggestion, and at a quarter past four the magistrate adjourned the further hearing of the evidence until twelve o'clock to-morrow, when Mr. Bodkin will give a reply. The court was nearly cleared bcfore the pri soners were removed from the dock. Manning did not once move from the position he first took on the side of the dock, and he only spoke once to his solicitor during the exa mination, to which he gave great attention. He looked pale, but appeared quite at his ease. Mrs. Manning, on the contrary, several times turned round in the course of the evidence, and consulted with Mr. Solomons. Towards the close of the proceedings she looked very fatigued. More than once she was noticed to turn slightly round and give a searching glance into her husband's face, but when he observed her, he hung down his head. WEST LONDON RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) The usual half-yearly meeting of this company took place to-day at the London Tavern. H. 11.iGrounds, Esq , the chairman of the company, took the chair shortly after one o'clock ; and the usual preliminary proceedings having been gone through, W. TnomsoN, Esq., the secretary of the company, read the following report : " In conformity with the expressed wishes of the proprietors, the directors, since the last meeting, have endeavoured, by continued negotiation, to prevail upon the London and North-Western Company to fulfil the engagements they have entered into with this company, and at once to bring the line into full operation for the conveyance both of passengers and goods. " The further correspondence on this subject having led to no beneficial results, the directors determined to obtain an interview with the directors of the London and North-Western Company, believing that_if an op portunity were afforded for personal explanations, it might had to a better understanding, and that some satisfactory arrangement might be come to. " A meeting accordingly took place on the 15th ult. between the directors of this company and a committee of the directors of the London and .North-Western Com pany, when, after considerable discussion, the West Lon don directors were informed that the London and North- Western Company will not work the line for passengers, as they are convinced there would be no passenger. traffic upon it, and that they will not stop any of their through trains, for the accommodation of passengers, at the junction of the two lines—that the goods traffic upon the line is rapidly increasing ; and that every facility and encouragement will be given for the further increase of that traffic; that they have no present inten tion of making the extension line to the Thames, as :hey have ascertained it would not pay them for the outlay ; and they have reason to believe the Great Western Company have arrived at the same con clusion respecting it—that they will not pay any com pensation to this company, as they do not admit they have been guilty of any breach of covenant. " The London and North-Western Company have hitherto declined to work the line for passenger traffic, on the ground that they could not do so with profit to themselves, until the extension line to the Thames was formed, but as their declarations to this effect were always accompanied by an assurance that no delay should take place in carrying the extension line into effect, the directors were content to let the matter rest upon that understanding, at the same time reserving the right of this company to claim com pensation for the delay. It now, however, appears that the London and North-Western Company have not only abandoned all intention of making the extension line, but that they positively refuse to work the existing line at all for passenger traffic. " This is a iubject which vitally affects the interests of this company, the passenger traffic upon the line having always been considered by the proprietors as one of their chief sources of income. "To show how completely erroneous is the opinion expressed by the London and North-Western directors at the late conference, that:no passengers would use the line, even if trains were placed upon it for their accom modation, it is only necessary to call attention to the fact of the very large and increasing population of the districts the line was intended to accommodate; and taking into account the character, as well as the great extent of this population, there would necessarily be, if proper facilities and a ccommo d a ti on were afforded, a very large passenger traffic upon the line; but no mea sures have yet been taken to test and develop this traffic, and it is therefore somewhat unreasonable to assume that none would exist. With respect to the formation of the Thames ex tension line, the directors admit that the London and North-Western Company are under no legal obligation to this company, but as regards the working of the ex isting line for passenger traffic, the directors are advised that the lessees are bound, legally and equitably, to work it as well for passengers as for goods; and that this obligation extends not only to the traffic to and from tho London and North-Western Railway, but to and from the Great Western Railway also. " The directors regret exceedingly the determination which has been come, to by the London! and North- Western Company ; and they find the difficulties of their own position very much increased by it. In the altered circumstances they thought it advisable to consult the principal shareholders in the company as to the proper course to be pursued, and a meeting was held for the purpose ; but they found so great a difference of opinion existing amongst them, that they have considered it best to leave the subject to the decision of a general meeting. . _ " The goods traffic on the railway appears to be slowly and steadily increasing, and no doubt can be entertained that if proper facilities are given by the lessees for the further increase of this traffic, it will become of consi derable importance; at present, however, it is quite insignificant as a source of income. " The increase in the traffic upon the railway has pro duced a corresponding increase in the traffic upon the Kensington Canal; the increased traffic has, however, been principally in one direction, viz , from the canal to the railway, and not as might have been expected from the railway to the canal, the respective quantities conveyed during the last half-year having been in the former direction 10,067 tons, and in the latter 1,905 tons, thereby showing that the canal has been rather a feeder to the railway, than the railway to the canal, which would scarcely have been the case if proper facilities had been afforded by the lessees for the conveyance of goods by the West London line to the river. The tonnage on the canal for the half-year ending the 30th of June last, was in the aggregate 31,500 tons, the gross receipts from which amounted to 3601. 0:F. 2d." From a statement of the receipts and disbursements of the company, it appeared that the present assets of the company were 5,0881. 111. 7d., that their liabilities were 3,1501., and that the available balance was 1,1641. 6s. Bd. The CHAIRMAN then rose to move the adoption of the report. He said—Most of the gentlemen present are, I believe, already acquainted with nearly every• thing that has occurred since our last general meet ing, and it will therefore be unnecessary for me to trouble you at any length. You have heard from the report which has been read that, after trying in vain every other means to induce the London and North- Western Company to fulfil their engagements to us, we determined to have a personal conference with their directors, a course which was suggested by I yourselves at the last meeting. The conference was held, and its result seriously disappointed us. We were met with great courtesy, but a firm refusal was given to all our applications. We called upon them to carry out their contract with us fully and fairly, according to their original intention, and to the un derstanding of all parties at the time it was entered into. We told them that understanding clearly and undoubtedly was, that they were immediately to work the line for passengers and goods in such manner as to make it productive of income to all classes of shareholders in this company ; and that they were to make the extension line to the Thames as soon as Parliamentary powers could be obtained for the pur pose. We reminded them of the repeated promises which had been made to us that the whole of this should be done, and we called upon them, as a matter of common justice to us, to carry into effect their original intentions. We were, however, unable to obtain from them any assurance that they would do so ; on the contrary, they told us, as you have heard, that the extension line would not be made, and that, under no circumstances would they work the line for passenger traffic, or stop any of their through trains at the point of junction of the two lines. With respect to the extension line, they told us circumstances had changed, that they had re-considered the subject, and on making fresh calculations they found it would not repay them for its cost, if made. We regret this determination, entertaining as we do a very different opinion of the value and importance of the extension line ; and we think if the London and North-Western Company did not intend to carry it into effect, it would have been much better if they had not taken the measure out of the hands of our proprietors, who had at the time subscribed the full amount of capital re quired to make it. As regards passenger traffic we are still firmly of opinion that it would he very large if the line were properly worked. The population in its immediate vicinity is immense, and is besides essen tially a travelling population, but why don't they try by actual experiment whether there would be any passenger traffic or not; it might very easily be done, but they have never yet placed a passenger carriage on the line, and therefore it is mere matter of opinion on their parts. Suppose Kensington or Hammer smith were placed at the other end of the line instead of where they now are, do you think they would not then stop their trains at the junction? Why, they would be but too glad, in that case, to make it a first-class station, and stop every one of their trains at it. Why, then, should they not stop their trains at the junction now . ? It is not only Kensington and gam- LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1849 mersmith that would be accommodated, but other equally important districts. This, gentlemen, is not a question affecting our-elves oily, but the public residing in the districts I have referred to have great cause to complain of not having that accommodation given to them which the line was intended to afford; and we are somewhat surprised that they have not already taken some decided steps in the matter. It was asserted by Captain Huish, at the late conference, that every encouragement has been given to the in crease of the goods traffic upon the line ; but we are unable to discover in what way this has been done. It was admitted by Captain Huish that a saving of more than 2s. a ton is effected to the London and North-Western Company by every ton of goods sent over the West London Railway, and intended for the river,—why then are a larger amount of goods not sent by that route ? The North-Western Com pany are the sole carriers upon their own line, and can send the goods by whatever route they please—at all events the small quantity of 1,905 tons having be( n sent over the line, from the North- Western Railway during the last half-year, does not look much like encouragement. Mr. LOVELESS, in seconding the adoption of the re port, addressed the meeting at considerable length, and after adverting to the negotiations that had taken place between the company and the London and North-Western Company, deprecated in strong terms the course that had been adopted by the latter company. After some discussion the report was received and adopted, and ordered to be printed and circulated among the proprietary. A resolution was then moved and adopted requesting the directors to call a special meeting, for the purpose of considering the terms of the lease with the North- Western Railway Company, with a view to obtain a performance of the covenants of it. There was also a resolution that in future the accounts should be printed, and circulated among the proprietors, ten days before the half -yearly meeting. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman and direc tors, and the meeting adjourned at a late hour. THE CHOLERA. RETURN OF CASES, SEPT. 5. THE METROPOLIS. SUPERINTENDING REGISTRAR'S DISTRICT. Deaths. Attacks. Cholera. Diarrh. Holborn Union ••• ••• 2 0 St. Giles and St. George ... 2 1 St. George, Southwark ••• 16 0 West London ... ••• 3 1 Greenwich ... 10 4 ... ... Bethnal-green ••• •.• --- 11 1 Bermondsey ... ••• ••• 4 0 St. Olave ... ••• 8 0 Lambeth ••• . . ••• 41 4 Whitechapel ... ••• ... 9 2 Stepney ••• ••• ". -- 1 1 St. George-in-the-East ". 2 0 Newington ... ... ••• 33 1 Irlarylebone ... ... ••• 2 2 St. Pancras ... ... .•• 4 1 Poplar - •.• ••• ••• - 6 2 Strand ... ••• ••• ... -- 5 1 St. George, Hanover-square ... 3 3 St. James, Westminster ... 1 0 Clerkenwell ... ... —.— 0 1 St. Luke ... ••• ... --- 3 1 Caniterwell ... ••• ••• ..... 4 0 St. Saviour, Southwark —•— 5 0 Hackney ... ... ••• 1 0 Iblington ••• ••• ... 6 2 Kensington ... ... ••• 6 1 Wandsworth ... ... ..• 9 2 Lewisham ... "lb ”O .... 1 1 East London ... ••• ". -- 5 1 Shoreditch ... ••• ••• ..... 10 2 Rotherhithe ... ••• ... -- 6 2 Chelsea... ••• ... ••• 2 0 City of London ••• ". -- 2 0 Westminster ... ••• ••• --- 9 1 Total ... 232 38 THE QUEEN AT BALMORAL. BALLATER, MONDAY.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert again attended worship yesterday in the parish church of Crathie, notwithstanding heavy showers of rain which fell during the whole day. The unfavour able weather had the effect of lessening the crowd of strangers who have repaired to this place of worship since the arrival of the royal party ; but still the congregation was a numerous one. The Rev. Mr. Anderson, minister of the parish, occupied the pulpit, and delivered a very excellent discourse, with more fluency and energy than on the previous occasions on which the Queen and her Royal Consort were auditors. The regularity with which her Majesty attends public worship in all sorts of weather is a subject of frequent remark among the country people, and has added largely to the admiration which her numerous virtues have excited in the breasts of her Scottish subjects. It has been arranged that the Braemar gathering shall take place cn Thursday first. The turn-out of clansmen is expected to be much larger than last year ; and as they will be equipped in a superior style, and headed by several of the chiefs who are at present in the district, a rather brilliant display may be anticipated. At all events, the occasion is looked forward to with great eagerness. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—When men totally unfitted for high stations are placed in offices of responsibility and authority they often act so strangely that even a child becomes astonished at their conduct. A most extraordinary instance of this nature has recently occurred in the Gambia, and has given rise to many reports that tend to throw unmitigated contempt on the highest per sonage of the colony. The Governor of the Gambia Settlements, Mr. Richard Graves Mac Donnell, in February last, very imprudently paid a visit to the native King of Koon dung, about sixty miles from Bathurst. During the interview the former is reported to have so far in sulted the King and people of Koondung that some of the persons present actually struck and severely beat the Governor, before the King was able to afford him the slightest protection. It is likely the Governor would have been torn to pieces had not the King's Chief Minister, with his attendants, hurried him off, and shut him up in a hut for safety. Que (liable allait-il faire dans cette galeze. The Governor was decidedly wrong in going him self to seek satisfaction and reparation for an alleged injury, which he accused the King of being privy to and conniving at, but which the King declared he knew nothing of, viz., " a robbery committed by some person or persons unknown on a store situated within the Koondung jurisdiction, which contained British goods, left therein for sale, under charge of a native trader." The Governor was also wrong in threaten ing to make war on Koondung if the goods were not speedily given up by the King ; and this threat, with various other breaches of courtesy and etiquette, on the part of the Governor, so incensed the natives at the time that his Excellency got a severe beating, and narrowly escaped with his life. About three months after the occurrence referred to, viz., sth May, 1849, Governor Mac Donnell caused a military expedition to invade Koondung, for the purpose of destroying the King's town, and severely punishing the natives. Governor Mac Donnell accompanied the expedition as a subordinate officer, receiving the pay and allow ances of a captain, and taking the nominal command of the Gambia militia. In this capacity he was pre sent at the attack on Koondung. He was posted with the militia at some distance from the town, and out of the range of native musketry, under shelter of a cluster of very large trees. While here he was ob served to divest himself of his epaulettes, and was heard to tell the men under his command to take care of themselves and keep out of danger! A wag here observed that the epaulettes must have been of a very peculiar description, when the broad shoulders and gigantic frame of Captain Mac Donnell were not sufficiently powerful to support their weight. He observed that all the other officers were exposed to the fire of the enemy without being sheltered by trees, and he concluded, that although they were of smaller stature, they must really be much stronger men than Captain and Governor Mac Donnell, from the simple fact that they were all able to carry their epaulettes on their shoulders; but, on the other hand, he was soon convinced of their hardness of heart by their not ordering their men either to " keep out of danger," or "to take care of themselves." Ahl the unfeeling fellows. I must not omit to tell you that Lieut. Degrigny, a militia officer of known bravery, seeing his com manding officer doff the epaulettes, and feeling it would be no distinction or honour to be mistaken for Captain and Governor Mac Donnell, very wisely followed the example set him by his superior, and put his epaulettes aside also By these means it would have been difficult to distinguish the Captain and Governor from one of the privates of the Royal Gambia Militia. During the retreat from Koondung, for as such it must be designated, as our forces did not take that place, the natives followed the expedition for several miles, firing upon it from time to time without doing any injury from the too great distance at which they were. It was during the retreat that Captain Mac Donnell was observed to dismount and walk with the militiamen. This apparently strange pro ceeding excited considerable attention at the time, and afforded room for our facetious friend to remark, that, although at Koondung the epaulettes were too heavy for the Gallant Captain, the Gallant Captain found himself when returning homewards too heavy for the horse, and, therefore, suddenly became a pedestrian. "A. fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind." In corroboration of the statements regarding the epaulettes and the horse, I beg to refer you to all the officers and men of the 2d and 3d West India Regiments, to the militia officers and their men, to the old pensioners, and all other persons present at Koondung on the occasion of the recent attack on that place. If all British officers who go into action found their epaulettes " too heavy," and their horses " too weak," what would become of our gallant soldiers and brave defenders throughout the world ? Fortu nately, there are very few Captains AlacDonnell among them.—l am, Sir, &c., JUSTICE. Bathurst, Gambia, June 10, 1849, FRANCE. Tne Reforme says—" On Saturday all the pri soners detained at St. Pelagic, who are to be tried by the High Court, received at six o'clock the order to be ready to leave in half an hour. They were placed in cellular vehicles, like forcats, without having been able to take any of the measures necessary under such circumstances. On arriving at the Conciergerie, each of them was placed in a cell of the narrowest dimensions, and, what is difficult to be conceived, they have up to this day been refused, in spite of their demands, a table and a chair. Thus, then, there are six men who are threatened with one of the severest condemnations, but who cannot even take a note to prepare their defence. The six prisoners are citizens Napoleon Lebon, A. Baune, Paya, Fraboulet. Dufelix, and Lemaitre." M. Proudhon has addressed the following letter, from the Conciergerie, to the editor of the Temps : " Sir,—You have guessed rightly. The letter which you have given in your number from the Progres de l'Aube was not written by me. I neither wrote to the Congress of Peace Dor its Hon. President. I do not, thank God, believe in the nozseries of the Abbe de Saint Pierre; and if I believe that war umst be one day abolished between men, I expect that result from causes more profound ,than the mystical toleration of which MM. Deguerry and Cuquerel gave euch an edifying example, and from free trade supported by Cobden. Universal peace is like universal riches ; it will exist when there will be neither op essed noril erploites, but that :is what the Pope, and his beloved sons the Kings have taken good care to prevent. The Congress of Peace, in my opinion, is only the commencement of a doctrinaire and j esu iti ca l holy alliance against the invas i on of democratic and socialist ideas, a piece of Malthusian juggling. On this account you may be certain , sir, that I reser v e it some thing else than compliments. Salutation . and Fraternity." We read in the Canstitutionnel "The cholera which has now been raging in Paris for nearly six months, has not diminished during the last fortnight, but without, as some persons believe, ac quiring any fresh intensity. The daily number of deaths in the hospttals continue to be about 20, and in private practice about the same o r ra th er more. 10,195 deaths in private practice, and 8,406 in the hospitals, form the total of 18,611, w hi c h was stated on the 31st ult.; that is to say, the mortality from cholera since its first appearance exceeds by about 200 that of 1832; it is true that the population of Paris in the seventeen years has increased about 300,000; so that the proportion furnished by the first invasion has not been reached by the second' but even this similarity in the mortality of the two periods, the time which has expired since its appearance, and the approach of a new season, may lead to the hope that the scourge will be soon removed. Vienna, Berlin, and London, are at the present time suffering more than Paris; at Berlin, the deaths are more than 40 a day, with a population three times less than ours; in London, the daily average is 200. The disease is also raging in Lombardy; at Brescia, the deaths from the 10th to the lith ult. were 182. The statistics of the cholera, made up in different countries, and in several of our departments, show that the mortality in certain small localities, where attention of all kind is , often wanting, is more considerable than in large towns. One fact stated by M. Contour, in an interesting work on the cholera in Russia, replies to those sceptics, who accuse the faculty of complete want of power to arrest the disease. Among the numerous and various religious sects which exist in Russia, there are some who impose it as a duty on their followers to refuse all assistance or the use of any remedies ; among these fatalists, the disease therefore, makes great ravages ; almost all cases prove fatal, whilst at Moscow, the mortality in the hos pitals had varied from sixty-two to thirty-six per cent." Dundee Ferry Port-on-Craig ... St. Andrew's ... ... Beith ... ... ... Hawick ... Liff and Benvie ... - 11 0 -• 5 0 - 3 0 - 3 0 - 1 0 - 5 0 Total ... 29 0 General total:— Metropolis 232 38 Country ... ... 429 102 Scotland ... ... --- 29 0 General total ... Note.—The number of attacks reported by the union officers are—for the metropolis 788, and for the country 445; but their returns do not, in general, comprehend the cases that are treated by medical men in private practice. KIDDERMINSTER ELECTION. KIDDERMINSTER, WEDNESDAY.—The polling to day has bean clone. The returns at half-past three o'clock, when the constituency was pretty nearly polled cut, were— f': 895t............... 211 Gisborne 199 Majority ... 12 Mr. Best's seat may be considered as secured. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) BIRMINGHAM, WEDNESDAY NIGHT.—At the close of :he poll Mr. Best, the Conservative candidate, was re :urned by a majority of 17. _ _ _ This i; ab ,, ut w the - average of the majority obtained by he late Mr. Godson. Ths borough was perfectly quiet. TUE MAIZE CROP IN THE PARK.— About two months back we mentioned that an experiment had been made in St. James's-park, by permission of the Com missioners of Woods and Forests, in order to ascertain whether the maize plant might be successfully culti vated in this country. We are now enabled to announce the result. It is right to premise that the experiment was made under disadvantages which must be manifest to every practical agriculturist. The spot in which the seed was put down abutted on a nursery of young trees and flowering shrubs which, as is well known, absorbs a large proportion of the nutritive sap of the soil, whilst the foliage deprives the neighbouring plants of the be nefit of heat, light, and air , all of which contribute to healthy vegetation. Notwithstanding these drawbacks the little maize crop has fully realised all that was anti cipated. It was sown the latter end of May, and now is the beginning of September it is ripe for eutting. The appearance of the plant is peculiarly graceful, far more so, indeed, than that of any ordinary corn field. The stems, which run up perfectly straight, are generally from four to five feet high, and are much thicker than the large wheat straw. They throw out, from the root up wards a succession of lag-like leaves, the stem termi nating in a little tuft, from which sp r i ng t h e ears o f corn; somewhat irregularly clustered; and, in this in stance, apparently not heavily laden. Ho weve r, from the concurrent opinion of several practical agriculturists. many of whom have t a ke n a li ve ly i n t eres t i n t h e expe riment,it seems not unlikely that the maize plant will be very generally sown henceforward. Its main recom mendations are—cheapness of seed, rapid growth, sim plicity of cultivation, and comparatively largo produc tion. One important fact, however, must not be lost sight of by those who may feel disposed to speculate in maize sowing. It requires a sunny aspect and a warm soil. Amongst those who are about to experimentabze upon a large scale next year, are his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who proposes sowing a piece of land at Flemish Farm; his Grace the Duke of Richmond, at Goodwood; and the Duke of Norfolk, at Arundel. YEARS.—Neither rouge, artificial ringlets, nor all the resources of the toilet, can retard the relentless pro gress of that terrible foe to beauty, Time. But every ono must have noticed how lightly his hand rests upon some, how heavily upon others. Whenever you see in an old person a smooth unwrinkled f ore h ea d, a clear eye, and a pleasing cheerful expression, be sure her life has been passed in that comparative tranquillity of mind, which depends less upon outward vicissitudes than in ternal peace of mind. A good conscience is the greatest preservative of beauty. Whenever you see pinched-up features, full of lines, and thin curling lips, you may judge of petty passions, env', and ambition, which have worn out their owner. High and noble thoughts leave, behind them noble and beautiful traces; meanness of thought and selfishness of feeling league wit h timeto unite age and ugliness together. Fresh air, pure simple food, and exercise, mental and bodily , with an elev?ted ambition, will confer on the greate st a g o a dignified s, beauty, in which youth is deficient. There are man, men and women, at sixty , younger in ?ger ppearance and feeling than others at forty._ Eliza Cock 's Journal. BELGIAN PRODUCE.—Sorne . rather extensive im portations of live pla nts are tak i ng place at the present time from abroad. A vessel arrived from Ghent h as b roug ht 31 baskets and 15 boxes of live plants, as a por tion of her cargo, the produce of Belgium AUSTRIA. VIENNA, SEPT. I.—Comorn and Peterwardein still continue to hold out, although the rumour of the surrender of the former is circulated here to-day. The officers sent to Georgey from the fortr - ess of Conlon, viz., Count Paul Esterhazy and Otto Zichy, did not return thither ; but an Imperial officer was dispatched to Comorn to announce an extension of the amnesty, including the officers formerly in the Austrian service. The Allgemeine Zeitung of the Ist Sept. says : " Kossuth with his wife, Bem, Dembinsky, Metizaros, and Szemere t , arrived in New Orsova, and continued their journey to Nikopoli, under an escort of Turkish soldiers. It was reported in Vienna, on the Ist, that a full pardon has been granted to Georgey, and that he will set out for Styria. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING six o'cLocii. ST. LEGER. 2 to 1 on Flying Dutchman 15 to 1 agst Nunnykirk 20 to 1 agst Thringarth 20 to 1 agst Loupgarou CESAREWITCH. 25 to 1 agst Iron Rail 40 to 1 agst Rlthmines YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 8 to 1 agst Letitia---taken Not half a dozen bets laid. THE RELIEVING OFFICER OF THE WEST LONDON UNION.—Mr. Miller, the relieving officer of the West London union, appeared before Mr. Alderman Moon, at the Guildhall Police Court, on the 9th ult., to answer the complaint of a young woman, named Ellen Potts, whom, in hia official capacity, he had refused to admit into the workhouse, the poor creature having at the time no other place of refuge. The Alderman made some strong remarks upon the inhumanity of having refused the applicant admission to the house. On Monday the board of guardians met at the union house, to consider the propriety of dismissing Mr. Miller from office. A motion to that effect having been moved by Mr. Thomas Phipps Austin, of Peel's Coffeehouse, Mr. Cabel, the coal merchant, of Bridewell Precinct, proposed an amendment recommending his continuance in office. After a smart debate, Mr. Austin's motion Ras carried by a majority of two, in a board of sixteen members. DISCOVERY or COAL IN EGYPT. —The Journal des Debuts publishes a letter from Grand Cairo, of the date of the Ist of August, which announces the discovery, by a French civil engineer, of a stratum of coal in the vici nity of the Nile, towards Upper Egypt. This is a most valuable discovery, inasmuch as it will relieve the Go vernment from the onerous tribute paid to England for the purchase of this indispensable article. Two engi neers, an Englishman and a Frenchman, were employed to investigate the lands in the vicinity of the Nile, for the discovery of coal about three years ago; but these super • ficial inquirers reported that there was none, and that, moreover, none would be found. The French engineer first mentioned, more diligent and more skilful than his predecessors, h as com pletely overth rown this bold asser tion. The samples have been referred to a commission, and the excavations will be continued on a large scale. PLAS NEWYDD, ANGLESEY.—Their Royal High nesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompa nied by the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz, the Princess Mary, and a nume rous suite, arrived on Wednesday last at this favourite resort of royalty. Baron Knesebeck had preceded their Royal Highnesses, in order to secure the requisite arrangements. It is scarcely necessary to say that his duties are considerably lightened by the kindness of the neighbouring nobility and gentry, every delicaoy which the season can afford being forwarded to Plas New ydd in profusion. The illustrious strangers passed the rest of the week in this delightful mansion, and then left, in order to visit the romantic scenery around Carnarvon. On the evening of Friday last a h eavy thunder storm passed over Gosforth, during which the electric fluid struck a chimney of the house of Mr. Daniel Tyson of Seascale Mill, which was shiv.red to pieces. The roof of the building was also injured to some extent; but beyond that no other injury was done.—Cumberland Puequet. FALMOUTH, SEPT. s.—Wind E.—Arrd. Wanderer, Priest, Bahia, &c.; Ann and John, Gair, Rio Grande. Off Port, 4th, London, Scales, Madras; Boerhave, Visser, Batavia for Rotterdam; Sophie, Baltimore for Bremen. QUEENSTOWN, SEPT. 3.—Arrd. Princess , Bosse, Rio Grande; Osceola, Healey, Miramichi ; R enner, H o b e, Porto Rico fur Hamburgh; Magdalena, Kuhlmann, La guna for Bremen; Queen of the Tyne, Clark, Buenos 6 Ayres; Chieftain, Cotter, Quebec. TO THE. EDITOR OF THE SUS: SIR,—You should make the river a leading article, by having a Title in Capitals—" Contamination of the Thames"—beneath which all communications may be put. Yesterday evening, in the neighbourhood of London bridge, the stench was worse than I ever perceived it (and I have had some experience) ; under cover of flushing sewers, doubtless, the refuse of gas and other matter are let into the river--and that any supply of water should be drawn from such a contaminated source is at this time monstrous. Yesterday two men were taken off a boat with a severe attack of cholera.—Your constant reader, Sept. 6, 1849. C. ACCIDENT AT INIESSIIS. CUBITT'S S AW -MILLS. A ' inquest Was held last n i g ht, at the Westminster hospital_ before Mr. Langbang, the Deputy Coronor, on the body of Thomas Mead, aged 52, en engineer, late in the em ploy of Messrs. Cubitt, who was killed under the follow ing frightful circumstances :—On Monday morning the deceased was engaged at the saw-mills, Thames-bank, and, whilst putting a strap round the driving-shaft of a s team-engine whic was in motion, he accidently slipped on one side, and in a moment his arm, which caught in the machinery, was completely torn from the socket. Besides this, the unfortunate man fell backwards, and sustained a compound fracture of the left leg. He was taken to the hospital almost immediately, and an ampu tation of the shoulder joint was performed ; but, although he remained perfectly sensible, he never rallied, and died the same day. Verdict, " Accidental Death." ROBBERY OF LETTERE AT MERTHYR TYDFIL POST- oFFICE.—The magistrates of this borough have recently been engaged in investigating a wholesale sys tem of robbery which appears to have been going on for some time past at the post-office, connected with the dis trict. An indiscriminate plunder of money and other letters seems to have been practised, and some idea may be formed of the extent the atrocious system was carried when it is stated that nearly 1,000 letters, a great num ber of which had been opened and their contents— money and other valuable property—abstracted, were found in the possession of the party supposed to be im plicated in the robberies. The non-delivery of a letter which contained some 5/. Brecon bank-notes led to an inquiry being instituted by the authorities at the Ge neral Post-office, London. Mr. Ilanvey, one of the inspectors, was sent down, and the result of the investi gation tax; gatiOn was that a lad named Thomas Thom employed to carry the letter-bag from t t l o li w a was fully post-office at Dowlais, a neighbouring of robbery. 1:143:;.; to the Committed for trial on several cha rges uIN MORE.—In the A CENTENARIAN AND S av Ohl ou r r r ,,i, Southwark, in the union workhouse of Sr. districts in the heart of one of the n3ost S unhealthy me tropolis, where vast numbers are daily carried off by the cholera, there i s now living an old widow, named Foster, who attained her 107th year on the Ist of January last, born in the parish of Godalming on N ew baying been Year's -day, 1742. The ancient dame was thrice mar ried, and gave birth to eleven children. Her husbands and children have all been called to their last account, and she is the sole survivor of the family. Notwith standing her great age, her hearing is but slightly im paired, and she i egularly attends divine worship at St. Mary's Church, in the Waterloo-road, every Sunday morning. For the information of the curious, and in confirmation of this statement, we may add that an attested copy of Mrs. Foster's certificate of birth is in the possession of Mr. Valentino Roberts, one of the beadles of Lambeth. UNE VESUYIENNE.—An Irishman, after expatiating very warmly upo❑ the temper and beauty of Lola Montes, was asked if: she didn't smoke ? "Yes, sir, she does," he exclaimed, " and so does every volcano—per haps you'll show me the lovely crater that dean! smoke ?"—Pinch. THE CITY BOARD OF HEALTH. Yesterday the committee assembled in Guildhal'. Mr. Barkley in the chair. The Lord Mayor and the City Solicitor were present. The committee passed a resolution that Mr. Simon, the officer of health, should daily produce tabular statements of the cholera cases in the three City unions. Mr. Simort presented a report of the progress he had made in carrytng out the arrangements to which he had referred on Tuesday, with regard to the addi tional medical aid in cases of cholera and diarrl. cea, and the place of reception for patients. A great deal of conversation took place upon the subject of the conduct of the City of London Union, in refusing to prepare an hospital for the reception of cholera patients, and upon the formidabl e diff erences of opinion which appeared to exist between the medical authorities in some districts. Mr. WIRE, said, he regretted that unavoidable absence from town prevented his regular attendance at the meetings of the committee. He had read the correspondence between the committee, the City Union, and the General Board of Health, and he felt that the committee would not discharge their duty to the Corporation if they permitted such a state of circum stances to continue. He proposed that they should at once seek an interview with the General Board of Health, and learn what it was their determination to do ; and, unless prompt and vigorous exertions were at once put in motion by that body to execute and enforce the observance of the provisions of the law, he hoped the committee would put in force the same admirable arrangements which in 1832 were attended with such beneficial resulte. While the Corporation relied upon its own powers and resources, and acted in unison with the ward and parochial authorities, everything went on well. Now that they were acting in submission to central authority their efforts appeared to be paralysed. The CITY SOLICITOR said the authority conferred upon the committee of the Common Council extended only to affording supplementary aid to the boards of guardians, who, under the superintending authority and control of the General Board of Health, were bound to provide hospitals, places of refuge, and a medical staff, to meet every exigency, and he felt he could not recommend to the committee to share with these bodies the responsibility which the law had cast upon them without the special sanction of the Common Council. Mr. liTian—Thea I move, " That immediate ap plication be made to the Lord Mayor to convene a meeting of the Common Council to sanction the adoption of the same proceedings as those adopted in 1832, to be carried out with additional vigour in proportion to the increased emergency." He was far from being an alarmist, but he thought that instead of creating an unreasonable `panic it would diminish the apprehensions of the public within the city if they knew that preparations for meeting the calamity were actively made. At this moment the LORD MAYOR entered the committee room, and having heard of Mr. Wire's p ro posal signified his willingness to grant the Court on a very early day, if such were the wish of the committee. Ile was confident the Corporation would not allow any consideration of expense to stand in the way of the discharge of the duty which Mr. Wit . * seemed to think rested upon them to enlarge the powers of the committee to make the more extensive arrangements which the officer of health had recom mended. The committee then adopted the suggestion of Mr. Wire, and his Lordship appointed Friday next as the day of meeting on the subject. They also agreed to a proposition to the effect that Mr. Barkley (the chairman of the committee), Mr. Barnard, and Mr. Wire do wait as a deputation upon the Genera'. Board of Health, and that the Lord Mayor and Mr. Simon, the medical officer of the City, and the City Solicitor be requested to accompany the deputation on the subject of the City arrangements to- morrow, (this day). The City architect informed the committee that he would be able to have a tent or marquee hospital ready on the site of the late Fleet Prison by Saturday next, for the reception of cholera patients. Adjourned. TESTIMONIAL TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES. THE HUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY OF EVERY NATION 'WHICH LOVES RIGHT AND Ll- BERTY."—Kossuth's Protest against Russian Interven tion. Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers:— Messrs. Coutts and Co. Messrs. Drummond. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ; or to any one of the members of the committee formed to carry out the Testimonial. * * *All further Post.office orders to be made payable to Murdo Young, Esq., at the Money Order Office, Strand. ...963 10 41 Subscriptions already received ... Per the Editor of Examiner : Friends at Kelvedon 1 0 0 The Compositors at Messrs. Reynell & Weight's 1 10 6 Mr. Wm. A. Long, jun., Wotton-under-Edge 1 0 0 Second Subscription~f Working Jewellers' Work- men ... ••• •• .. 3 15 A Few Chartists, per Sam ue l B oon h am ... 0 3 6 Per K. L. J., Limerick, second remittance ... 018 H. B. P., per Mr. Dunford, ... 0 2 Penny Subscriptions by the Frequenters of the Sun Coffeehouse, 118, Long-acre ••• 9 A Liberal Englishwoman, Warwickshire ... 0 5 Subscriptions in behalf of the Hungarians, col- lected by L. I.:— C. M. and T. 3 3 0 B. and C. 11. and H. ... ••• ••• 2 2 0 K. and L. J. A. and S. ... .•• ••• 2 2 0 C. and Co. ... . ... 2 2 0 G. S. and B. ... 2 2 0 A Liberal F G. and S. 2 2 0 K. M. and Co. Contributions from .Newcastle-upon-Tyne, per Mr. George Crawahay " For Freedom's Cause." A Subscription raised by Commercial Gentlemen and others, at the Royal Hotel, Aberdeen, Aug. 23, 1849, for the Hungarians and Poles : Mr. Atkinson, Huddersfield ... .• • ... 010 0 Mr. Tomlinson, Bradford ... 0 10 0 Mr. B. Conway, London... ... ••• ... 0 5 0 Mr. Riddel, Manchester... 0 5 0 Mr. Evans, Glasgow •.. 0 10 • Mr. Robertson, Royal Hotel, Aberdeen ... 0 5 0 Mr. Macdonald, Isle of Skye ... 0 5 0 Mr. Adamson, Stannochy 0 5 0 Mr. Feast, Beverley 0 5 0 Mr. Hernulewicz, Edinburgh ... 0 5 0 Mr. Anderson, Glasgow ... 0 .5 0 Mr. Banks, Camperdown 0 5 0 Second Remittance from Edinburgh, per Lord Dudley Stuart ..............25 1 10 Subscription on behalf of the Hungarian Re fugees, emanating from the Carlisle Temper ance Reading Room, per Lord Dudley Stuart... 15 8 6 A. Mosely, Park-street, Bristol 10 0 Balance of subscription from Cardiff, per Mr. William Davies ••• ••• A Few Friends assembled at the Crown Tavern, 84, Edgware-road A Few Chartists, Cripplegate ... 2 2 2 ... 1 5 6 ... 0 15 0 ... 0 3 1 Total ... £1,046 15 Si MELANCHOLY DEATH.—On Tuesday an inquiry was held before Mr. Langham, at the Plough, Carey• street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on view of Mr. George Tytler, aged 62, an artist of some repute, and the author of the Pictorial Alphabet, as used by the Royal Family. It ap peared from the evidence of Mr. D. G. Laing, of Villiers street, Strand, and others, that the deceased had tra velled a good deal, and was well known to the literati in London and abroad. He had held the appointment of draughtsman to the late Duke of Gloucester. From his childhood he had exhibited much eccentricity o f manner , that and he always abhorred the icidea of h h a e d met with been em in dolent, and was very 1 any person entering his his apartments, and it was onl y D room was ever cleansed. Some ever oraveti a pecuniary misfortune, and s r ? ri .r3 c s e i nhee stratagem e in his appearance. For the last two yea rs he b sovenly h a d •occupied a small back room, at No. 32, Ciement'a-latle, for which ho paid 4s. p er Week. ll e was in very in di g ent circum stances, and about twelve months ago an app made eal Was to the profession and persons whom he had known in his prosperity, by which means an annuity of 201. per annum was raised for his sup port for the remainder of his life, which ho received from Mr. Laing in instalments weekly. He was last seem alive on Thursday last, and he then appeared in his usual health. On Monday evening last a most dreadful stench was experienced in the house by the lodgers, who found it to proceed from the deceased's room. The door was subsequently broken open, and the effluvium that escaped from the room was so great that the police constables and Mr. Lover, the surgeon, were compelled to return down stairs, and were afterwards attacked with violent sickness. Mr. Lovet obtained a quantity of chloride of lime and returned again to the room. After using the lime very freely he was enabled to enter the room, and found the deceased lying by the side of the bed, as if he had fallen from it by accident. The body was must shockingly decomposed, and the deceased ap • peered to have been dead some days. The room, which had never been cleansed since he had lived there, pre sented a most disgusting and filthy sight. It resembled a dung-heap more than the habitation of a human being. Mr. Walker, surgeon, a ttributed death to apoplexy, and the jury returned a verdict to that effect. s . ,„ wic u IsLartps.—ln the Polynesian, of May 26, it is stet , d that a new volcanic eruption upon the summ it of Mauna Loa was witnessed on the 151 h of May .. A bright pillar shot up several hundred feet, glowing with light from the fires beneath. Old Killanea was also in vehement action, its rapid and terrific explo sions being heard at a diatemoe of ten or fifteen THE COUNTRY. Liverpool ... Merthyr Tydvil Clifton Cardiff ... Carmarthen Swansea Portsea... Salisbury Warrington ... Newcastle-under-Lyne Tynemouth Lancaster Brighton ... Neath Bradford and North Bierley Sculcoates Bristol Gravesend and Milton Maidstone St. German's Rcchford York ... Anglesey Leeds ... llunslet _ _ Holy w ell ... • • • Wolverhampton and Siesdon Bridgwater ... East Stonehouse South Shields ... Shepton Mallet Bromsgrovo Hull, Sept. 1 to 4, inclusive ... ... Nottingham ... Penkridge ••• Bolton ••„ ••• Pontypool ... Burnley ••• •• Tavistock Worcester ••• Preston ••• ••• Madeley ••• ••• Sheppey ••• ••• Wolstanton Manchester ... Gainsborough Ashton-under-Lyne ... Abingdon Abergavenny Altrincham St. Asaph Bedminster ... Birmingham ... Blackburn ... Basingstoke Bedford ••• Blady, Aug. 16 to Sept. 1 Bosmere and Claydon Canterbury ... . Clitheroe Chester-le-Street Chorlton, June 24 to Sept. 4... Chichester Church Stretton, Aug. 12 to 21 Bromley ••• Coventry ... Crickhowell, up to Sept. 4 ... Doncaster ... Dorchester and Cerne... Eastrey... Ecclesfield Epping... Farnham Fareham Total ... -. 429 Deaths. Attacks. Cholera. 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