The Sun. — London, England, 1849-09-17 00:00:00

BERMONDSEY MURDER. SOUTHWARK POLICE COURT.-(SATURDAY RE-EXAMINATION OF MANNING AND HIS WIFE. The time originally fixed for bringing up the prisoners was three o'clock, but it was altered to one o'clock, in consequence, we understand, of the parties engaged in the prosecution think ing it desirable to examine the remaining witnesses at once, in case the life of any of them should be placed in danger through the prevailing epidemic. The death of the witness Basset has induced them to take this precaution. As his depositions were not signed, we believe that some difficulty will arise with respect to their reception as evidence against the prisoners at the Old Bailey. It will be recollected that his statements formed a most important, and almost indispensable link in the chain of evidence which proved the disposal of the railway shares by Manning, and traced the changing of the bank-notes and their subsequent possession to the female prisoner. The officers of the court were informed this morning that though Ham mond, the fellow-clerk of Basset, had partly reco vered from his severe attack of cholera, he was this morning unable to leave his bed. Owing to the excellent arrangements made under the active superintendence of Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk, the court was prevented from being too over crowded. The witnesses whose evidence will be taken to -day, are Mr. Payne, the person who resides opposite No. 3, Minver-place, Mrs. Schofield, who lives next door, the girl Firman, who was employed by Mrs. Manning to clean up the house, and Miss Wells, who is to produce the address given by Man ning when he purchased the lime. The night charges were very limited in number, and occupied only a short time. The magistrate had appointed twelve o'clock for hearing a summons taken at the in stance of the Board of Health against the parish authorities of St. Saviour's for refusing to close up, according to their order, the Cross Bones burial-ground, which for a long time has been a sub ject of great complaint among the inhabitants. The parish officers were in attendance at that hour, as well as Mr. Clarkson, who appeared in sup port of the summons, hut Mr. Bodkin, who was retained on the part of the defendants, did not reach the court until half-past one. It was at once arranged that the case should be deferred until later in the day, and that the Meanings should be brought up first. Mr. Edwin immediately dispatched the van to bring the Prisoners from the gaol, and before the lapse of a quarter of an hour it returned into the court-yard, where a very large number of persons were allowed to assemble to see them alight. All the witnesses already examined having been requested to take up their positions behind the dock, the prisoners were brought in. Manning looked very pale and downcast. Hie dress was entirely different to that which he wore on the former occasion, and he had on a black dress coat, black trousers, a black waistcoat, and black silk handkerchief. There was no apparent change in Mrs. Manning, and she was dressed as before. Mr. Binns again attended for Manning and took up his usual position behind the prisoner. Mr. Solomons not being present for the female prisoner, Mr. Keene, governor of the gaol, said that she ole• jected to the case proceeding is his absence. Mr. Edwin, after making inquiries from the officers, stated that notice had been given to him that the case would come on at one o'clock. Mr. Keene—The female prisoner says that she had an interview with jr. Solomons at half past twelve o'cicck, and that he did not then know that the hour had been changed. After the lapse of a few minutes Mr. Solomons made his appearance, and said that he was under the impression that the hour agreed up m was three o'clock. The depositions of the previous witnesses were then read over in their presence, daring which time the prisoners remained seated. Mr. Lockwood, the surgeon (in correcting his evi dence as to the state of the coal shovel received from Mr. Bainbridge)—l said I did not think it was blood upon the shovel. I did not say positively that it was not blood. I could not make out what it was ; it looked like rust ; very probably it was rust. The hair found in it was decidedly not that of the de ceaFed. In the course of reading over the depositions, it was found that a few of the witnesses were absent from illness and other causes. Mr. Griffiths, the clerk at the Bank of England, it was stated, had been suffer kg under an attack of diarrhoea and could not attend. Nearly an hour-and-a-half elapsed before Mr. Elwin got through the evidence, and after this was done, the signatures of each witness had to be ob tainei, which occupied an additional quarter of an hour. Contrary to expectation, Mr. Hammond here made his appearance in the court, and his evidence having been read over, he attached his signature to it. His recovery had been rapid, but he looked still in a weakly and debilitated state. (Mr. Bodkin here intimated that it had been arranged to postpone the St. Saviour's parish case for a few days, on the understanding that no funerals should take place in Cross-bones ground in the meantime.) On the application of Mr. Binns, who said that Manning had a medical certificate to show he was unwell, the Magistrate allowed him to be seated. Mrs. Manning stood up. William Conley, a dentist living at Osborne-street, Whitechapel, examined, said—l have seen a set of artificial teeth in the possession of Mr. Slow, search ing officer. They are of my make. I supplied them to Patrick O'Connor in June, 1847. a . - , Mary Wells, spinster, residing at 4, Russell-street, Bermondsey, examined—l know the male prisoner. I saw him in the gaol mixed with a number of others. That is the man. (Manning was here requested to stand up.) I recollect him coming to my father's for some lime. He bought sixpenny worth. I do not remember the particular day, but it was on a Monday, in July. He said he wanted it to kill slugs with in the garden. I asked him which sort he would have, white or grey. He said that he did not mind which, but he wanted that which would burn the quickest. I said I did not know which that was. He then replied that he would have some of each. I told him we had no white in the yard. Then he said he would have the grey. He paid the 6d , and said it was to be sent. He asked for pen and ink, and wrote a direction on a piece of paper. I gave that direction to the boy Walsh, who took the lime two days afterwards. I gave that paper to Wali,h at the same time that the pri soner bought the lime. By Mr. Binns—There was some one at home be sides myself at the time. There was a maid servant. Manning was in the yard ; she was present in the yard at the time and heard what was said. Her name is Anne Taylor. She is not present. I cannot recollect when I first heard of this affair. I heard of it from the boy Walsh, but I cannot recollect the day or time. I have had no conversation with any one with respect to my evidence, except with Mr. Hay ward, last night. I went to him at White hall. Mr. Yates directed myl father to take me ; my father went with me, and he heard ail that passed. I first heard about the affair a month after the mur der was committed. The boy Walsh told Ann Taylor of it at the same time. My father was also telkof it. I have read a good deal with reference to this affair in the papers. I read Walsh's evidence. We never looked over the paper together. He can't read. We take in the Patriot newspaper every week. Anna Trimer,living in Staple-street, Long-lane, examined, said—l was twelve last March. I carry newspapera about the street to sell. I remember being near Minver-piace on a Friday, and heard of the finding of a dead body. I believe it was found at No. 3. I saw some policemen in the house. On the Saturday before that Friday, I was in that neighbourhood, and I saw some one cleaning the windows at No. 3. I spoke to that per son. I see her here (pointing to the female prisoner). I said to her, " If you please, ma'am, don't you want a person to clean your steps ?" She said " You 'can come on Monday." I said I could not. She then asked me if I could clean other things beiides the steps, and I said " Yes." She then asked me how much I would charge: I said 51.—(N laugh.) She then told me to come in. I cleaned different parts of the house under her directions. She asked me if I could wash the blinds, and I said I could not as they would cut my hand. I said I would clean the back kitchen. She said "No," she sail not want that done, as she had cleaned that the day afterwards before, and also th e f ront ki tchen. She lt said I might clean the b ac k ki tchen. I did so. neither looked dirty nor cl ean . I not i ced a bal:t ; it had something white in it like lime. She wanted i me to scrub it out. It was near a cupboard. I tried to scrub it, but could not do it from my hand being bad. She then scrubbed the basket. She left off because she had used all the water. I was there from half- i past nine till seven at night. I saw a man there during the day, and I should know him again. That is the man (after looking about th e court, and pointing to Manning). I am sure it was him ; he went out twice, and came in twice. He was in the first time half an hour. He spoke to the female prisoner, but I did not hear what he said. The second time he was there about ten minutes. He stamped his foot on the ground ; this was in the front room up stairs, into which he CaTIIC. He stamped his foot on the ground, and said " Give it to me directly." She said, " Yes." I saw sornetbino• given. I cannot say what it was. I did not notice if she took anything out of her pocket. He then went out, I cannot say where, and I did not see him again. Reexamined—Had both a fether and mother. Gilder Welder said she lived with Bainbridge, the broker, as a servant. Identfid. Manning. Recol lected his coming to her master's house on the 13th of August. Was sent by him with a message to his wife in Minver-place ; could not find the house, and returned and told him so. Manning went and came back a short time after with a bottle of brandy. Mrs. Bainbridge asked him if his wife had come in ; he said she had not, and that she had gone into the country. By Mr. Binns—Was in the room laying the tea things when Mrs. Bainbridge asked the question. Mary Scholefield lives opposite No. 3, Minver place—Recollected Mrs. Manning go away in a cab on the 13th of August, about half-past three. Man ning came to the door and knocked at it at five o'clock. He knocked first, and then tapped at the window. Came over and asked her if she had seen his wife ; no one having answered, I told him she had gone in a cart. He then asked if she had any luggage with her. I told him she had a good that He then went over ti No. 2, and went into the house. Mr. Colman was called, but did not answer. Sophia Payne examined—Recollected Manning coming to her house, 2, Minver-place, on a Monday evening, but did not recollect the date. He said his wife was out, and asked her to let him go through her house. He did so, and got over the wall into his own house. Saw him no more that day. On the Thursday before that Monday saw him sitting on the garden wall. He was smoking. He spoke to her, and asked who was with her. Some trifling con versation took place about railway matters and the Railway King. He was there about twenty minutes. He then jumped down very abruptly, saying that he must go, as he had an appointment to keep. Saw no more of him that evening. Witness Was not home that evening until eleven. Her hus band was at home. Manning had told her that he was a traveller. Beyond that she did not know how they got their living. Did not tell Manning she was going out on the evening referred to. Mr.Youngliusband, 46, Peckham-row, gauger in her Majesty's Customs—Had known O'Connor for 10 or 12 years. Saw him on London-bridge on the Tours - day, about five or a quarter past five. Witness saw him from the omnibus in which he (witness) was riding. lle was going towards the Surrey side. Mr. J. C. Coleman, a locker in the Customs—Had known O'Connor for eight or ten years. Saw him last alive eight or ten minutes after five on Thursday, 9th of August, in Weston-street, about three minutes' walk from 3, Minver- place. Was on the opposite side of the street. Did not therefore speak to him. Lost sight of him before he reached Alinvcr-place. He appeared well. Mr. Bodkin here intimated that it was proposed to adjourn for eight days from this time ; but seeing the mortality which unhappily surrounded them, and by which they had lost one witness, it was de sirable that the depositions of the other wit nesses should be taken as early as possible ; and by Wednesday next they had reasonable expectation that those who were absent from indis position would be able to attend. He should there fore propose that they adjourn the case until that day. The MAGISTRATE then directed that the prisoners should be brought up again on Wednesday next at three o'clock. It took considerable time to clear the court before the prisoners ceuld be taken our. Mrs. Manning stood during the whole examination. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (Fnien the United Se, rice Gazette.) OFFICIAL S ultv.cy.—A Committee of Mister Ship wrights is ordered to assemble at Shutrness Duck yard to survey the Revenge 76, and the Vestal, 26. The former was built in 1819 by Hen6low, and the latter was built in 1833 by Symonds, and it is ex pected that neither of them i 3 worth the amount of money they are estimated to cost in repairing and fitting for sea. Certainly the Revenge has outlived her time and class, and although nearly a quarter of a century younger, the same may be said of the Vestal. Major General Macdonald's departure from Kil kenny for Scotland, on lave, was to have taken place on the 11th instant, but is countermanded in conse quence of an expected outbreak at Carrick-on-Suir, to which place cavalry and infantry have marched. THE REDUCTION OF LABOURERS AT PORTSMOUTH. —lt has been reported that there has been a reduc tion of seamen riggers at Portsmouth. We under stand that the reduction is of those men who have been retained as labourers to the prejudice of seamen riggers who ought to have been employed ; other labourers who were seamen and had remained more than a twelvemonth in the dockyard have been dis charged into the flag-ship from the dockyard books for sea service. TELE BLANE MEDALS.-The Blane Medals for the years 1845 and 1846, have just been awarded to Peter Leonard, Esq., late surgeon of her Majesty's ship Eagle, now doing duty at Melville Hospital ; and to H. W. Mahon, Esq., M.D., late surgeon of her Ma jesty's ship Samarang. PROMOTION IN SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION. —The North Pole Expedition, under Sir J. Franklin, had, on leaving England, five mates, standing from 1841 to 1845, and two second masters, standing from 1842 to 1843, the claims of each party—the ships sailed early in 1845—for promotion may at least have been taken as equal. In April aad May, two months after sailing, the five mates were promoted to be lieutenants oftheir respective ships, and should they be fortunate enough to reach England, say early in 1850, will of course be promoted to commanders. The second masters have not been promoted, but will be, we may suppose, on their return, so that the mate will have gained 1,8001. and his lieutenant's and his com mander's rank, and the second master 6001. and his master's rank. If they are not so fortunate as to see England again, the widows (if any) of the former get 701. per annum, and of the latter nil. MILITARY OPERATIONS AT PonTsmouni.—The great success which has attended the night operations, conducted at Portsmouth under the auspices of Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, and of which we gave a very particular account some weeks ago, has led, we hear, to the contemplation of some arrangements for re• peating the exhibition on the night of the 28th inst., when an illustrious personage will probably be pre-. sent, and afterwards sleep on board the Royal yacht at Portsmouth or Spithead. MR. PITMAN AND THE LATE MASTER'S ASSISTANT OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP CHILDEES.—We under stand that, on application to the Admiralty, their Lordship's officially withdrew the words " with dis grace " which Commander Pitman unwarrantably appended to Mr. Smith's diacharge from the service, as Masters Assistant of the Childers, but their Lord ships intimated that it was not their intention to employ him again. Under these circumstances, we are informed that Mr. Smith (who is son of a Lieu tenant It N.) is about to commence an action at law against Mr. Pitman. The Governor of Greenwich Hospital, Admiral Sir C. Adam, K.C.8., and the Lieutenant-Governor, Rear• Admiral Sir James Gordon, K.C.8., are absent, and so great was the panic this Meek that one officer took French leave, and cleared with all his family, medals, clasps, &c. Numbers of the old pensioners have fallen victims to the prevailing epidemic, and there is a great doal of sickness amongst the boys of the school. HEREFORD MUSICAL FESTIVAL. HEREFORD, FRIDAY.—To-day is the closing day of the festival, and, judging from the appearance of the streets, it promises to be the best mDrning of the series. The performance of sacred music at the cathedral yesterday consisted of a selection from the works of our best masters, including portions of Spohr's oratorio Calvary, Beethoven's Service in C, with Rossini's Stabat Mater, and a few other pieces. The performances were opened with the introductory movement and symphony from Haydn's Seven Last Words, a work at first, we believe, consisting of instrumental pieces only, but which was afterwards, on words being adapted to it, placed among the oratorios. The selection from Calvary followed. This is an oratorio more for professed musicians than the general public, who regard it as being ponderous and unattractive. This may account for its rare in troduction at musical festivals ; nowhere has it created any very great interest, except at Norwich. The first recitative and solo, " Though all thy friends," was assigned to Madame Castellan, who gave to it its true devotional and pathetic character ; and the ' chorus was well sustained. The air, by Miss. A. Wil liams, " When this scene or trouble closes," was de lightfully accompanied by Mesrs. 11. Blagrove (violin), Platt (horn), Lindley (violoncello), and DJVe (pianoforte). After the Calvary selection, the fine chorale from St. Paid was given as adapted by Mendelssohn from Sebastian Bach. The " Hallelu• jah ;" in the chorale was beautifully given, and the piece was encored. Mr. Sims Reeves then appeared for the first time at the morning performances at this festival, and admirably sang the air, " Sound an alarm," from Judas illaccabaus, with the introdutury recitative. The chorus, "We hear, we hear," was given by the band and voices with exquisite perfec- iion. After the full chorus " Ar.d follow the con quest," the sudden pianissimo movement, " If to fall," and the sudden crescendo told with beautiful effect. Then came the great feature of the dav ' for such it will ever be in th e h an d s o f suc h a finished musician as Madame Caitellan. This was the lovely air from the Creation, which has formed the theme of so much praise from every critic. 'What can we say of its inter pretation by the prima - donna, except that it was per fect ? It was the most finished performance, perhaps, both by the singer and the band, that has ever been heard within the walls of the three Cathedrals since the days of the lamented litalibran, The whole was rendered with a delicacy and artless simplicity which no form of words can describe. It is almost need!ess to add that a repeat was immediately called for, and instead of wearying, the second performance, if pos sible, afforded more gratification than the first. The remaining pieces of the first part, besides the service, were the air from St. Paul, "Be thou faithful untc death," by Mr. Lockey, with Lindh,y's violoncello obligato; the chorus in Jeptha, " When his loud voice ;"' and the choruses, " The heavens are telling" (Creation), and " Father, we adore thee," from Judah. The last named chorus was a beautiful per formance ; the fugue, " Glorify his name," was cleverly taken up by the voices, and in the con cluding passages the string instruments were very effective. During the performance of Beethoven's Service the whole of the company present, following the example of the Lord Bishop, remained standing. An interval of fifteen minutes was permitted before the Stabat Mater was commenced. We are told that this is the first time it has been performed at these festivals, it having been rejected at one of the Wor cester festivals as unfitting for a cathedral. It is, in fact, an entirely operatic composition, and more fitted for adaptation to secular words. On the whole it was well performed. Mr. Sims Reeves was, perhaps, rather too clamorous in his solo, " Lord vouchsafe thy loving kindness." The Misses Williams sang the duet, "Power eternal! Judge and Father," very sweetly. In the curious chorus and recitative, by Mr. Phillips, "Thou hest tried," the solo parts were given in perfect good taste, and the chorus was very ably managed. The quartet, " Hear us, Lord," by the Misses Williams, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Phillips, was exquisitely given; its difficulties had evidently been carefully studied and mastered. It was encored The collection for the charity amounted to 1401. Last night's concert at the Shire Hall (the last evening concert of the festival) was a bumper. Every part of the fine and spacious hall was crowded with the elegantly-attired belles of Herefordshire and their beaux, including some of the first families in the county. Lord Somers and his family were among the visitors, both in the evening and at the cathedral in the morning. Upwards of 500 persons were in the concert room—the largest number, we believe, ever brought together at any of the festival concerts given at llereford. The concert opened with a selection from Weber's opera of Euryanthe, for which an En glishtival b v y e r M s orn. Ballad been ,rh e e x g p r r a e n sy d s o v written ert u r overture w f a o s r p t e h r i f s ec fe tly " rendered by the band, ani indeed the whole of the selection was most satisfactorily gone through. The charming air, " Flowers of the valley," was exquisitely given by Madame Castellan, and the glorious march and chorus, " Hail, ye heroes !" was given with the utmost precision and effect. Reeves was greatly admired in the air, " Soft airs," and the cavatina, " Where the Loire's bright waves meander." Miss Poole's song, " 'Tis May," was a very pretty piece, to which she did full justice. This young lady's talent for music of a light and airy character are of no mean order. The wedding march in Mendelssohn's over ture to Midsummer Night's Dream was magnificent. Pity it was not appreciated by the audience. Some of them appeared, however, too eager to get through the concert in order to partake of the social amuse ments of the ball which followed. In the second part of the concert Miss A. Williami's song, "A bird sat on the greenwood spray," was encored. Sims Reeves was splendid in his scena from La Sonnambula, he was rapturously encored. Knyvett's glee, " The midges' dance," by the Misses Williams and Messrs. Hobbs and Phillips, was also encored. Poillips was himself again in " Lascia amore," and Madame Cas cellar) enchanted the audience in " 0 lace di quest' anima," which was vociferously encored. The ball after the concert was fully attended. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal.) A fair proportion of business has been done in the mining shire market this week, and we still find sellers holding out for advanced prices, which, from the improved position of the metal market, may be deemed reasonable. Copper has advanced, and we anticipate further improvement, as also in both lead and tin. The leading mines still command some considerable notice, especially among those who are at a loss where to invest surplus capital ; and from the great improvement in the mining interest gene rally, there is little doubt of this becoming the most favourable of speculative property for investments. South Basset, Trelawny, North Pool, Stray Park, and South Tolgus, are among the mines lately repre• sented to have considerably improved, and business has been done in each. In Bwlch Consols we learn a large number of shares have exchanged hands, and the mine is stated to be in a very improving condition. For Mendip Hills we find there are buyers, and the improved prospect of increased returns from the smelting department have created an inquiry. An early dividend being anticipated from Tincroft, an inquiry is being made for these shares, although they do not maintain our former quotation.. The position of the mine is exceedingly gratifying. In South Wheal Josiah several shares have changed hands, and the prospects are represented as highly ' encouraging. At East Buller a most promising lode had been opened on, and arrangements being made for, the erection of a steam-engine immediately. A great many shares have changed hands. In consequence of the very great improvements, both in the Old Vitifer and Birch Tor lodes, there has been an active demand for Birch Tor shares, and, at an improved price, many shares have changed hands. The reports from Tamar Consols this week has been highly satisfactory, and several transactions have taken place. Shares in the following mines have been done during the week :—Devon Great Consols, North Pool, West Providence, Treleigh Consols, Stray Peak, Trehane, Trelawny, South Wheal Frances, Treviskey and Barrier, Bwlch Consols, East Buller, South Tolgus, Tincroft, South Wheal Josiah, Tamar Consols, South Tamar, Mary Ann, West Treasury, West Tolgus, Birch Tor and Vitifer, Cook's Kitchen, &c. In foreign mines there has been an active inquiry for Imperial Brazilian, National Brazilian, Copiapo, United Mexican, &c. In the former a large number of shares have changed hands; but the advanced prices have kept many buyers hesitating. St. John del Rey and Asturians have also been done. FRANCE. The Dix Decembre says— " It is positively stated that M. de Lagrentle, member of the National Assembly, is charged with an extraor dinary mission to Trieste, where he will be at the same time as the Emperor of Austria and Prince Schwartzan berg. Tltis mission will only be temporary, in order not to interfere with the position of M. do Lagren6a as representative." 'The Council of the Loire-Inferieure has passed the following resolution : " Sincerely devoted to the authority and to the liberty of the Holy See, the Council-General of the Loire- Inferieure had seen with much satisfaction the triumph of our arms in the Eternal City, being persuaded that the august Pius IX., who had never used that authority or that liberty except for the happiness of Ids people and the glory of Christianity, should continue free to pursue his work without impediment or condition. Pro'bundly afflicted at the idea that another course might be pur • sued, the Council-General, as the faithful interpreter of the religious sentiments of this department, expresses its with that the Government may pat an end to all 'must neas on this head as quickly as possible." ITALY. The following, paragraph is extracted from a letter written at Rome oa the 4th instant, and copied into Galignani : " The President of the Republic, indeed, demands nothing unreasonable. The Popo has declared repeatedly that it is his intention to grant a wide amnesty, excluding only the assassins of Count Rossi and the chief instiga tors of the republican movement—such as Charles Bo• naparte, Prince of Canino, Mazzni, and a few others. His anger against the Prince of Canino is strong, for he does not regari him us a man erring from even per verted principles, but as a person who, from having been ono of the most assiduous partisans of the sacred college, had instigated the republican movement entirely from ambitious motives. As to the secularisation of the Ministry, the Pope had assured General Rost°lan that he would do what was practicable, that he would have a secular majority, and by degrees his Ministry might be made exclusively secular. The question of the Cod© Napoleon presented no real difficulty. The principle had bean adopted by his predecessrl-, and he had shown his desire to render it as general as the peculiarity of his states would permit. The last point in the lettor of Louis Napoleon—liberal government—was too vague to prevent a good understanding on the subject." SOUTH-EASTERN AND CONTI- NENTAL STEAM PACKET COMPANY. The half-yearly general meeting was held on Saturday at the Bridge House Hotel, opposite the London Ter minus. J. M'Gregor, Esq., having taken the chair, read the report, of which the following is an abstract : " Thz accpunts of the company for the half-year ending on the 31st of July last, show that the gross receipts for the half-year were 10,6G91. I Is. " The working expenses and the coat of repairs on all the eight steam-ships belonging to the company (without iniurance) were 9,2571. 17s. 51, leaving a balance in hand of 4,4111. 13s. 7d., Wlich, with the balance from the preceding half-year, 1001 Os. 5d., places 4,511/. 14s. at the dispusal of the proprietors. " The directors recommend that a dividend be de clared of 4s. per share, which will, after paying the in come-tax, leave a balance on hand of 2,222 /. 85.83.: and this balance the proprietors ‘vill probably resolve to add to the reserve fund, which would thereby be increased, to 12.2281. 17s. 11d. " The capital account has been increased during the last half-y. ter by 3,4131. Is. 81 the cost of the improve ments and substituticins effected in the hulls and ma chinery of three of the company's steam-ships. " The merchandize traffic from Biulogne to Folkestone by the company's boats is gradually increasing ; and parties availing themselves of this route express much satisfaction at the economy which they experianc4 in using it, both in time and expanse." The report having been inoved and adopted, and a dividmid of 4s. per share having ben dee!ared payable on the 21 of October, a vote of thanks was given to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. POLICE IN'TELLIGENC_E. MANSION-HOUSE. THE BOMBAY STEAMER AGAIN.—On Saturday, a miserable-looking man, apparently in the last staee of consumption, with hardly a shoe to his foot, applied to the Lord Mayor under the following circumstances:— Applicant stated ha had been engaged by the Prince Castelcicala (the Neapolitan Minister) to procure evi dence to condemn the Bombay steamer; that the Prince agreed to give him 1/ per week for his services, reel that he had been actively employed for upwards of 22 weeks, when his claim amounted to 22/. 10e.; that on this claim he had received 101. on account, leasing a balance of 121. 10s. unpaid ; that he had for minths been en• deavouring to obtain payment, but that the Prince re fused to pay him until he had received instructions from the King, his master. Applicant further said, that hearing the Minister was about to leave England for Siberia, and being unable to summon his Excellency before the Court of Requests, he being protected as a Minister, he had ventured to apply to his Lordship for advice, as he was actually starving in the streets. Lle further stated that his name was Cato. He was a native of Amsterdam, in Holland, and had been i❑ England twelve years; but as be spoke English very imperfectly he hid made out a written statement of his case, which he had addressed to his Lordship. The LORD 61AYOR, having perused the statement, said it was certainly a hard case, but regretted he had no jurisdiction to interfere, as Prince Castelcicala did not reside in the City, but in Princes-street, Cavendish square. The applicant then left the court, loudly expressing his deteruaination to bring the case before the public, and to expose the Prince in every possibl e manner. GUILDHALL. On Saturday Mr. Alderman COPELAND entered the court, and taking his seat on the beach, addressed Sir Peter Laurie, stating that Mr. Herring the celebrated animal painter, had applied to him for advice under rather peculiar circumstances, which lie considered of such ims portance, not only to Mr. Herring, but to the public at large, that he thought it would be better it should be mentioned publicly. It appeared that Mr. Herring had discovered that some parties had been disposing of copies of his paintings for large sums of money, representing that they were original ones, noel bearing his name. Under those circumstances that gentleman wanted to know what course he engirt to take, particularly as his name had been forged to these spurious paintings, some of which ha could lay his hands on, from information he had received. The Chief Clerk asked if the handwrit:ng noted be proved ? Mr. Herring said it could not. He had been in formed that two copies of his paintings were sold as originals for 100/. each. Another person asked him whether a certain work was his painting, and he in stantly ieorrned the party that it was not, as he always had his canvas from a house in Long-acre, whereas the canvas which he inspected came from Rathbone-place, Oxford-street. Again, a gentleman named Turner, re • siding in Gloucester, had given a large sum for one of these sham originals, and, therefore, he considered some stop should be put to such a system of deception. Sir P. LAURIE said it would be most desirable that frauds of this description should be put an end to. Alderman COPELAND slid that the complaint did not apply to Mr. Herring alone. It applied to both Mr. Landseer and Mr. Stansfield, copies of whose works are sold to an enormous extent as originals. Mr. Herring said, that a gentleman going to America purchased what he supposed to be an original painting by Mr. Stansfield, and mentioned the circumstance to Mr. Macready, who doubted its genuineness, and a letter being written Mr. Stansfield said it was not his work. The Chief Clerk observed, that he recel looted an instance where a picture of General Lord Heathfield, by Sir Joshua Reynolds, belonging to the Corporation, was lent to be copied. The artist returned the copy, which was excel lent, but nothing whenever had been seen of the original since, and the painting now remained hung up, with the words not "by Sir Joshua Reynolds," but " after Sir Joshua Reynolds." Sir P. Launte consulted the Chief Clerk as to what course ceull be adopted, and the Chief Clerk said, that with respect to Mr. Turner, the party who sold the paint ing could be prosecuted for obtaining money by false pretecces, but he was of opinion that a charge of forgery could not be established, there being a decision that a signature on linen to a deed was not binding. Alderman COPELAND said, he had no doubt the public would now be upon their guard, when making what they considered purchases of original paintings. Sir P. Lamm had no doubt the public would be thankful for the pains Alderman Copeland had taken in bringing Mr. Herring to the court, and placing the com munity at large on their guard. Mr. Herring thanked Sir Peter Laurie, Alderman Copeland, and the Chief Clerk for their advice, and then retired, _ _ BOW-STREET. Henry Sollick, a conductor in the service of art Ful ham Omnibus Association, was summoned before Mr. Jardine for having violently assaulted a lady named May, residing in Sloane-street. It appeared that the complainant, who was in very delicate health, about twelve o'clock on the sth instant, was in the Strand, when seeing three omnibuses coming along she put up her parasol to hail the first, but the next one having driven up rapidly at the mo ment, she was seized by the conductors of each, one laying hold of her round the waist, and the other round her neck, and kept lighting across her face with such violence that her dress was torn, and being thrown on the footway she was much bruised, and could not recollect anything more. Subsequently she found herself in the shop of Mr. Ackermann, the publisher, where every kindess was shown to her, she having been qaite exhausted and in a fainting condition from the rough usage she had received. Mr. Adolphus Ackermann proved seeing the com plainant knocked down twice, and 11, - ,r chin having hit against the kerbstone, but the confusion was se great that he could not speak to the defendant's identity. Mr. J. B. Proctor, landlord of the Woolpack public h-Juse, Gravel-lane, however, swore to the defendant being the person who followed the complainant into Mr. Ackermann's shop, and said, " You recollect you hailed me first." Mr. JARDINE said, much as he was accustomed to hear comp l a i nts against conductors, he had never met with a more atrocious outrage upon a woman in one of the most frequented thoroughfares of the metropolis. He should commit the prisoner for six weeks, with hard labour, and suspend his lienles for three months. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING TO EXTORT 5001.—The gentleman, and a lady whom he represented to be his daughter, who were charged at this court, on Saturday last, with attempting to extort the sum of 5001. from Messrs. Harries, Farquhar, and Co. bankers, St. James's street, Pull-mall, and who refused to give either their names or addresses,. were again b r3ug h t b e f ore M r . Broughton (who sat in the afternoon for Mr. Hardwick), in order to have the depositions taken on the last exami nation read to them. _ _ A lengthened report of the former proceedings has al ready appeared in this journal of Monday last, and it will be in the recollection of our readers that the case was adjourned till to-day, in order to allow time for the depo sitions to be completed, and also for the officers who bad the case in hand to make inquiries as to who and what the prisoners were. Smith and Shaw, the detective officers employed in the case, now stated that they be lieved the male prisoner's name to be Pym, but that he had gone by at least twenty other names. The female prisoner was not his daughter, as was alleged, but merely a woman of loose character with whom ho was living. Ttia depositions were then read, and the prisoners fully committed for trial. THE RECENT CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH AT HOB BITRY.—On Monday last Mr. Craven, the reputed father of the young female who was delivered of a child at Her bury recently, the discovery of whose remains attracted so large a share of public attention, delivered himself up to the Wakefield authorities. He was examined in pri vate, together with tho several witnesses, and his exa mination resulted in his committal to York for trial at the next assizes. Bail was accepted for his appearance, and some circumstances were alleged in his defence which raised a doubt as to the truth of the grave charge of immorality involved in the supposition of his being the father of the child. It was alleged that Miss Craven had been receiving the aidresscs of a elergymaa and others, and the inference drawn from the allegations was, that some one of her suitors was the probable parent. The caso drew together a considerable number of per sons. Miss Craven is still at large.—Leeds Mercury. Tan BOARD OF lIEALTIL—The prevailing epide mic has been much felt at Westminster, where persons in high places have been attacked. Many persons in Government offices have suffered severely. A very large proportion of the staff of the Board of Health have been amongst the sufferers, from the fatigue and anxiety to which t h ey have been subjected, owing to the great in crease of their labours and responsibilities. Mr. Chad. wick was obliged to be absent for two days on account of a very serious attack, and Dr. Southwood Smith for more than a week. Mr. Austin, the secretary of the board, wae also absent for a week and seriously ill, as was the chief cleric, Mr. Edwards, for three days One of the inspectors and the chief office-keeper at Gwydyr house have been confined by fever, and another has lost his wife by an attack of cholera. During the vacation Lord Ashley has been most anxious and unremitting in his attention to his duties as chairman of the Board of Health. He was relieved by the Earl of Carlisle, who took his seat as president of the board on Friday and on Saturday. Many deputations have been received, and scientific persons, native and foreign, constantly con sulted. The duties altogether have been of a most ha rassing and laborious nature. ALIVE! ALL ALIVE 0 !—A clergyman at Oxford who was very nervous and a b sen t, going to read prayers at St. Mary's, heard a showman in tligh-street, who had an exhibition of wild beasts, repeat often, " Walk in, walk in, ladies and gentlemen! All alive, all alive, 01" The wound struck the absent man, and ran in his head so nand], that when he began to read the service, and came to the words " and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive! (the clergyman then called out with a louder voice) shall save his soul alive! all alive! alive Or—Horace Walpole. RAILWAY FAEES.—It is pretty extensively under stood that a combined move will be made next session by the great railway interests, in part to repair the madness of 1845 and 1846, by getting powers to charge higher fares. The Government is considered not to be ' averse, provided reductions are made in the charges for the conveyance of the mails,--lierepath's Journal. s CHOLERA IN THE CITY. On Sunday the Lord Mayor sent for the City So!icitor in order to ascertain what had been done by the committee en health suhserpently to the meeting on Tl,lursday, and the following ad !teas from that body to the inhabitants was laid before hi 3 Lordship for his approval preparatory to its circulation through thaCity. The Lord Mayor said he entirely concurred in the sentiments expressed ia the address. He thought such a document was calculated to allay, and no; to ,xcite, alarm in the minds of the citizens. The state ment that the disease was on the decline might be even more strongly expressed, but that circumstance wwild not warrant the committee in n,la:ling their eff..irts. The capricious character of the disease was one of its peculiarities, and it appeared to him that while the various authorities took advantage of the duration of the calamity to tranquillize the public mi:l,l it became their peculiar duty to adopt every measure which prudence suggested to avert its progress and mitigate its force. " DUKE, MAYOR. " The Coaunittee of Health of the City of Len.len respectfully but earnestly iiavite thAr fullow cit'z 3:LS to pertne, and consider in a spirit of candour aril confidence, the following brief remarks upon a subject of eq IJ im portance and interest to all. " This committee was appointed by the Court of Com mon Council to watch over the sanitary state of the city during the visitation of the cholera, and it received Authority to employ the influence and resources of the corporation in cases of ens,A . gency, to aid the effirts of the local authorities, wls , ), under the superintendence of the Government Board of Health, were empowered to make all requisite preparations. " The committee have endeavoured from the date of their appointment Ttietly to discharge the primary duties that had been devolved upon them, and they had hoped that the calamity would have pased away without the necessity of calling into action any of the other powers vested in them by the Court; but this is nit now the case. " On Wednesday last the El:ght Hon. the Lord Mayor received through the city officer of health an of fi !ial in timation from the Government Board, that their expe rience in the provinces, and in some of tho districts of the metropolis where the epidemic most prevailed, had demonstrated the fact, that frequent visitation by medical officers from house to house to detect, and subj.ct to ins • mediate treatment, incipient cases of cholera and diarr heel —cases which, if neglected, would lapse into that disease—afforded the only means of checking that calamity, and had been rendered instrumental, under the blessing of the Almighty, in saving a vast amount of huma❑ life which might have been sacrificed if aban doned to thoughtless carelessness and neglect.. This communication from the Government Board or Health was accompanied by a strong statement that the local boards who had been required by them to carry this system into execution in the city had 'partially omitted, or entirely declined, to comply with their re quirement. " In this emergency the committee, under the sanction of the Lord Alayor, and in concurrence with the recom mendation of the officer of health for the city, have au thorised that gentleman to obtain the services of an adequate number of medical practitioners to carry out :be proposed system in conjunction with, the medical Jilicers of the three city unions, and the committee pre sent this appeal to the good feelings of the inhabitants of die city of all orders and degrees to give them their 4nnetion and co-operation in the prosecution of this un dertaking. " The committee are acquainted with the apprehen sions expressed by some persons (whose opinions are sntitled to consideration) that the system of house-to house visitation by medical men, perhaps strangers to :he neighbourhood, is calculate.l to (1.,) mischief, by creating time cessary alarm, and by abating the zealous sxertions which are put forth in every quarter by the medical practitioners within their localities. " The c:munittee are of opinion that these objections to medical visitation, when fairly looked in tile face, will pass at once from the judgment of the intelligent, and will not be allowcd a place even in the minds of the less-educated part of the community. " It is not proposed that the suggested medical visita tion shall supersede, but only act as auxiliary to the in estimable services which have been constantly re:leered 'sy night and by day by the professional men of the city, as well to the poor as to the rich, during the pre valence of this calamity. The medical genie:nen to be appointed for the intended service will co-operate with die medical efficers in their several district-; and at a meeting of those gentli men which has been recently hold they have expressed their entire satisfaction with the suggested arrangement; and this committee rely with confidence o❑ the enlightened views and feelings of the 'nerabers of a liberal profession, whether in or in private practice, to give their generous co-operation to :he proposed plan. " That accompanied by these explanations, the pro posed system of domestic visitation will excite no un founded alarm the committee feel confident. They are assured by the officer of health that the disease is on the decrease, and that, judging from its course in other countries and the period of its departure from this coun try in 1832, there is reasonable ground for hoping that the approach of the cold weather will terminate the pre sent visitation; but whether the Almighty Disposer of events shall allow a longer or a shorter duration to the calamity, the committee are assured that a calm and humble confidence in Him who holds in his hands the issues of life will not be weakened by the adoption of measures which prudence and experience may suggest. " By order of the Committee, " THOMAS BARKLEY, Chairman." Twenty thousand copies of the appeal have been ordered to be circulated in the City this 'day. A similar address, which was issued from the City Board of Health, appointed by the Corporation in 1832, had the effect of removing all apprehension from the minds of all classes, and the house to-house visitation, which was prosecuted with great vigour, inspired the villicted with singular comfort and confidence at that period of calamity. Mr. Barnard, a member of .the City Committee of Health, ascertained that from the 17th of June to the 13th of September there were received into St. Bartholomew's Hospital 404 persons afflicted with cholera, of whom 160 died ; of the remaining 244 the treat majority have been cured, and the rest are under treatment; that 48 have been buried at the expense of the hospital, and 112 by the various parishes and friends of the deceased ; and that since the 231 of August no care of cholera had been interred in the ground belonging to the hospital, the authoritiei having determined to send the dead to cemeteries. It 'Must be understood that most of the fatal cases were brought to the hospital in such a state ofdisease as to defy the ordinary remedies administered there; and the opinion of the medical officers is, that if they had been prescribed for at the commencement of the disorder, in :all probability there would have been very few victims. The reports made to the Lord Mayor of the state of the city prisons as to the health of the inmates is very satisfactory. Mr. Burden, the Governor of Whitecross-street Prison, states that he never recol lects a period in which the debtors' gaol was more free from disease; that not a single case of cholera has occurred, and that the few cases of diarrhoea which have taken place yielded in a very short time to the skilful and prompt treatment of Mr. Watl, the medical officer of that establishment. Mr. Cope, the Governor of Newgate, describes the condition of that prison to be no less favourable; and Giltspur-streot Prison, although the most incommodious and crowded place of confinement in the metropolis, enjoys like exemption from the inroads of the fatal malady. Mr. Childs, the medical officer to the city police force, has not lost a single patient, although the men have been constantly day and night doing duty in the most unwholesome neighbourhoods in the city districts. We understand the course uniformly adopted by him is to attack an incipient disorder with doses of ether and laudanum, a mixture which he seems to consider to ba a specific in cases of diarrhcca. At the same time that intelligence of the favourable state of the health of the city districts reached his Lordship, it was intimated that there was not one Jew case in Petticoat-lane or its filthy neighbourhood. TUE CONSUMPTION OF BRANDT.—In the Board of Trade Tables, which we publish this day, there is a striking evidence of the rapid increase in the consump tion of brandy during the month ending the ith of August, and which we have no doubt will be even more perceptible in the month ending the sth of September, when the accounts are published. In the single month ending the sth of August, the quantity of brandy duty paid for consumption was 205,968 gallons, against 136,379 gallons in the same month last year, thus show ing an increase of no less than 69,589 gallons in the month; so that the additional duty derived from bran ly for the single mouth was no less than 52,1911. In the quantity imported the increase is even more striking. In the same month it amounted to 552,178 gallons in the present year, against 57,325 gallons in the cor responding month of last year. The quantity imported in the first seven months of the year amounts to no less than 2,407,117 gallons, against only 1,623,096 gallons in the same period in 1848. The effects of the prevail ing epidemic are hero most strikingly seen by the in creased consumption of this spirit.—Econeniist. The new novel, by Mrs. Trollope, entitled " The Old World and the New," in 3 vols., is published this day by Mr. Colburn, and may bo had at all the Libraries. Also, just published-2. The Fortunes of Woman, edited - by Miss Lamont. 3. British Homes and Foreign Wanderings, by *lndy Lister Kaye. 4. The King and the Countess, by S. W. Fellom, Fn. 5. Va lerie, by Captain Marryat. 6. Rockingham; or, The Younger Brother, second edition. 7. Mordsuut Hall, by the author of Angela, and Emilia Wynham, second edition, 8. The Midnight Sun, by Miss Bremer, 1 vol. STAMP ALLOWANCES.—On the 10th of October the present stamp allowanc,s on the p urc h ase of stamps of " 74 per cent." will be discontinued, and "11 per cent." substituted. In the year ending the s:h of J.lnuary last the allowances amounted to 43,568/. 10s. 31, which have been considered excessive, and hence the alt.Tatien. Supposing as many stamps to be purchased under the new regulation, Government will obtain a large annual sum by the diminution in the rate of allowances under the new Act, which will come into force from and after the _loth proximo. _ _ A Rica VAGRANT.—On Wednesday morning, an itinerant organ player, who had been sleeping on the public green, discovered that he had been robbed during the night, while asicep, of no less than 17 sovereigns, a hair-crown, and some coppers.—.Nort4 British Daily IVews, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTLE, SUNDAY.—The Infl.-xiblesteatn-sloop, Commander Hcseason, arrived yesterday from the East India station. Her dates of sailing are—from Hong- Kong, May 25 ; Singapore, Jane 2 ; Point de Galle, 13ch ; Bombay, July 4 ; Mauritius, 22 ; St. Helena ' August 18 ; Ascensi on , 21 ; M a d e i ra, S ept. 8. She did not put in at the Cape of Good Hope, but found ,the Brilliant from that station at St. He lena, with dates down to the 4th of August, being 25 days later than those in The Sun of Saturday, by which we learn that the colonists have assumed an attitude of determined hostility to the convict impor tation. So universal and threatening in appearance was the manifestation upon the subject that Sir Harry Smith, the Governor, had made arrangements on the arrival of the Neptune fog her convicts to be turned over to her Majesty's receiving hulk Seringapatam, in Sinaon's Bay, to await further instructions from the llnme Government. The colonists, ho Never, insisted that they should be sent away the moment they arrived. The Southampton, 50, Rear-Admiral Reynolds, C. 8., the Geyser and Dee steam sloops, and the Seringipatam depot.ship, were in Simon's Bay on the 2,1 of August. The Eurydice, 26, was at Mauritius when the Inflexible touched there, and the Orestes, 14, was in the Mozambique Channel. Admiral Reynolds was daily expecting the arrival of the Castor, with Commodore Wyvill, to relieve him in the command at the Cape, when he would proceed to Rio and relieve Commodore Sir Thomas Herbert, K.C.B. The Randolph convict-ship put into Simon's Bay in the middle of July for medical assistance, in consequence of her late surgeon superintendent having committed suicide by jumping overboard at sea while labouring under temporary derangement, caused by erysipelas in the head. Mr. Lawrence, senior assistant-surgeon of the Southampton, 50, was appointed by the Admiral to fill the vacancy when the Randolph proceeded to Australia. The Calypso's freight, amounting to about 2,700,000 dollars, in specie and California, unrefined gold, was conveyed to the Bank on Saturday by special train on the South Coast Railway, in charge of Mr. Super intendent Sutton. The Calypso sailed on the previous evening for Chatham to be paid off. The Arrogant, 46, Captain Fitzroy, sailed yester day for a cruise at the back of the Wight to try her machinery, Sze._ The Pliitomel, Commander Wood, sailed at sunrise on Saturday morning for Plymouth, to be paid off. The Commander-in• Chief returned from leave last evening, and re-hoisted his flag on board the Victory, Captain Black wood. The Vernon, Blenheim, and Gloriana, three splendid specimens of naval architecture of the 50-gun frigate class, arrived at Spithead yesterday, and are preparing to sail for the East Indies. The Vernon is already under weigh. Mr. Edward Waller, R.N., late secretary to Rear- Admiral Reynolds at the Cape, has been compelled, from ill health, to resign his appointment, and come home passenger in the Inflexible. Wind S., light airs and cloudy. LOVE AND ASSASSINATION.—A dismal tragedy was enacted at Orleans, is the Rue de l'Aiguil lerie, on Sunday last. M. Desbordes, a young man, 20 years of age, residing with his mother in the rue Na tionale, was desirous of marrying Mdlle. Estelle Hareem, a youthful workwoman, of that city. Some time ago he addressed to her a love-letter declaratory of his affection and his honourable intent'ons; the young girl asked " time for reflection," knowing well that to wed in haste was to court unhappiness for life. At length, in spite of the ardent appeals and passionate intreaties of the gal lant lover, Mdlle: Estelle decided adversely to his suite, on the ground that she Has too young to marry. On Sunday morning the distracted youth presented himself to the father of her whom he still called his betrothed, and asked to see her. He was told that she was working at her atelier ' in the rue de l'Aiguille r i e , an d i mme di ately repaired thither. He asked permission to speak to the young girl, and was allowed to retire with her to an ad joining apartment. M. Desbordes forthwith locked the door, put the key its his pocket, and asked Estelle to re turn him his first letter, declaratory oi his flame. She replied that it was at home, but that she would return it at her earliest convenience. The lover, pale and dis trasted, hereupon exclaimed, " Ah! Mademoiselle, you know that I love you dearly, and the love of a man is not to be trifled with. You must die!" Suiting the action to the word, Desbordes seized the unhappy girl by the head, drew forth a pistol, and fired at her twice. ,lie then retired to the other end of the room, took from his pocket two other pistols, and administered the same deadly discharge to his own person. The report of the firearms alarmed the neighbours; they rushed in, and, seizing Desbordes, conducted him to the meirie, whence he was remanded to prison. The young girl was but slightly wounded by one of the balls, but the other pe netrated to some depth into the nape of the neck. Des hordes fired into his mouth and temples. Estelle was promptly attended to and is now out of danger. It is even hoped that the wounds of Desbordes are not mortal. Eitelle Hareau is a girl 19 years of age, and of remark able beauty. FUNERAL OF WILLIAMS, TUE CHARTIST CONVICT. —Yesterday the remains of Joseph Williams, the Chartist convict, were conveyed to their last resting place in the Victoria Cemetery, Bethnal green. A mourning coach followed the hearse, containing his father, mother, and other relatives. There were several private cabs in the rear, which were followed to the cemetery by upwards of 10,000 persons, the twen tieth part of whom were carrying the Chartist staffs of office. In accordancd with the wish of the convention, Williams was interred in the same grave with the young weaver, who was killed on Sunday, June 4,1848, when attending the Chartist meeting held in Bishop Bonner's Fields. The usual religious ceremonies over the de ceased being gone through, the concourse left the ground, contributing liberally as they departed to a fund being raised for the benefit of Widow Williams and her six children. The boxes for the subscription were held by femalss, and had inscribed on them " The Liberty and Victim Fund?' There were a strong body of police present, but their services wore not required. DEATH FROM CHOLERA OF ANOTHER CHARTIST CONVICT.—On Saturday morning, at six o'clock, James Sharpe, who was tried for sedition at the Central Cri minal Court with Ernest Jones and others, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment, died in the Westminster House of Correction, Tothill.fields, from an attack of Asiatic cholera. Mr. Langham, the deputy coroner, has fixed this day for holding am inquest ou the body of the unfortunate man.— Weekly Chronicle. THE SPECIAL FORM OF PRAYE2.—Yesterday being the day appointed for the offering up of a special suppli cation to the Almighty to remove from this country the pestilence which at present rages in it, the different churches in the metropolis were densely thronged, and in all of them a more than usual solemnity was observed. 'rho visitation has in itself been so severe as to leave comparatively few who have not suffered directly or indirectly. It was probably owing to this circumstance that the recital of the form of prayer seemed, in many of the churches, to excite an unusual feeling of devotion. The sermons, either of the morning or evening services, and in some cases both, had especial reference to the existence of the plague, and contained innumerable examples of the visitation of sin by the Divine ven geance, and of the efficacy of prayer, repentance, and humiliation as a means of removing the wrath of the Almighty and the sufl'ering consequent upon it. TOWER HAMLETS REGISTRATION.—On Saturday Mr. Thomas Young M‘Christie held a court at the Court-house, Wellclose-square, for the purpose of re vising the lists of voters for Members to serve in Parlia ment fi'r the borough of the Tower Hamlets. Neither the Conservative nor the Liberal party was represented by an agent. There were forty-eight claims made, thirty of which were allowed, and eighteen rejected. Only one objection was taken, and it was sustained. In the course of the revision Mr. M'Caristie remarked upon the charges made by the overseers for cab hire, &c., which in some instances amounted to four and five guineas, and he reduced the sum in each case to ss. ANTIQUITIES FOR THE BRITISH MUSEUM.--A vessel which has arrived at Chatham from Bombay has brought twenty tons weight of antiquities from Nineveh, which are intended to he forwarded to the British Museum fur deposit in that national establishment. The authorities of the Treasury have given the necessary directions for the unshipment and free delivery of the antiquities to the Museum, and arrangements have been made for the packages containing these valueble relics to be forwarded direct to the Museum without being previously disturbed, and there opened and examined by the proper authorities, in order that every care may be taken that no damage should be sustained by them. DEATH OF ONE OF NELSON'S FAVOURITE OFFICERS.—Died, August 27, at Little Hampton, Sussex, Augustus B. P. I'. Hamilton, Esq., second son of the late Admiral Charles Powell Hamilton, of Fir Hill, in the county of Hants, and grandson of Lord Ann Hamil ton. The deceased, who was father of Alfred Hamil ton, Esq., of Gidea Hall, in this county, was born in the year 1781 ; he was one of Lord Nelson's favourite officers, and served under that . great commander with much gallantry and distinction in the late war, during which he was frequently and severely wounded. For his intrepid conduct in one of those actions he received a medal. Nursed in the cradle of war, when peace was re-established the service had few attractions loft for the deceased, and he withdrew into private life, where he lived and died admired and beloved by all who knew him. lie has left a widow and large family to deplore their loss.—Essex Standard. TESTIMONIAL TO A CLERGYMAN.--The congrega tion assembling at St. John's Chapel, Broad court ; ne Lo . n r g s : Long acre, presented to their minister, the Rev. Henry _s oln. on Saturday last, a very handsome silver poetic C rnunion Service, together with a Book of Offices, beauti fully bound. The inscription expressedttiat the testi menial aas presented by the subscribers "as a mark of their affectionate regard." ABOLITION OF OATIIS. — _ There is a clause in the New Bankrueecy Act abolishing oaths, so far as a bank rept and his rife may be concerned. By the 246 sec tion, it is provided, " That all persons who are now, or shall hereafter be declared bankrupts under any fiat or petition for adjudication, and the wives of such persons respectively, shall and may be examined before the Court, after making and signing the declaration c on t a i ne d i n the schedule to this Act annexed, without being sworn on oath.' " The Baron and Baroness Nahays, and Sir Henry and Lady Willuck, embarked at Black wall on Saturday morning, on board the General St eam Navigation Como pany's mail steam ship Columbine, for R o tt er d am, en Mid to BOVA, on the Rhine. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVZRPOJL, SEPT. 15.—The following prices rultd to-day:— s. d. s. d. s. d. s• d• Wheat, per 701 b IBarley, Feeding.. 3 2 to 3 4 English, white .. 6 Bto 7 0 Rye, par 4801 b .. 22 0— 24 0 Do. r.d.. • • 6 6 6 fili!eans, English, pr Irish, new .. 50— 6 01 imperial quartr 34 0—36 0 Do., old •• 58— G 0 Irish and Set:tell, Dantsic .. G 6 6 9 per 4801 b.. • • 50 0— 31 ) Do., good mixed .. 7 0-- 7 4 Foreign, duty pd. 24 0 24 6 Lowerl3altic,white 6 4 6 6 . European, per im- Do. red.. 6 6 6 8 perlalquarter.. 32 0— 33 0 American . .. 6 4 6 8 Peas, English, per Canadian .. 6 0— 6 8 imperial quartr 32 0— 33 0 Spanish, red and Foreign .. 28 0 30 0 white.. •• 6 3 6 C Malt, English, per Tuscan and Bar- Imperial tinartr 56 0 CO 0 letta, red .. • • 6 0— 6 4 Do., Irish .. 55 0— 56 0 Marianopoli .. .. 5 0— 5 4 Do., brown .. 54 0— 57 0 Odessa, Polish .• 5 0 5 6 Flour, English, pr Do., hard.. .. 46 4 2801 b •340 36 0 Egyptian .. 4 0— 4 3 Irish, extra fine.. 35 0 37 0 oats, per 451 b United States, per English and Scotch 21— 3 l barrel .. 23 0— 24 0 Welsh .. 2 7 2 1. %;anadian .. 23 0— 24 0 Irish, new •• 2 6—2 61 )atmeal, English Do., old .. 2 7 2 t Scotch,pr2loll; 93 0— 24 0 Barley, Eni,lish,pr trash, new .. .. 23 0 —24 0 imperial quarter 2G 0 —2B ( Do., old .200— 22 0 Irish, Scotch, and radian corn, per Manx,per6olb.. 3 2 3 , 4801 b .. 26 0— 29 0 MANCHESTER, SEPT. 15.—The improved demand for the best descriptions of flour referred to in our report of this day se'nnight, h as b een f u ll y confirmed during the present week, a ready sale having been found for such at full prices ; whilst for the few parcels of new of prime quality which have comp forward extreme rates w ore realised, and the supplies have not equalled the require ments of the trade. Good middling kinds likewise moved off more freely, on teems whiff' were not pre viously obtainable ; but as regards inferior sorts, no amendment can yet be noticed. Oatmeal has been in fair request, and for choice Irish, new, 25s per load was readily realised. Of Irish oats, oatmeal, and fleur, the arrivals at Liverpool are somewhat on the increase ; but from our own coast the supplies continue on the moss limited scale. The imports of foreign wheat and flout are large, but of other articles only moderate. At oar market this morning old wheat was held for rather more money, and new fully maintained the currency of this day week. The best qualities of flour, being in scant?' supply, and much sought after, must be noted is per sack dearer, and on other kinds the turn of prices was decidedly in favour of sellers. In oats no change was - observable. New oatmeal, of which but little has yes come forward, was in good demand at our quotations, but! old met a slow sale at previous rates. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, SEPT. 15.—The marktet throughout the week has remained in nearly a compleea state of inactivity; the transactions have been unimpor tant and without alteration in prices. Refined goods are only in limited demand, even at the present very low rates. The rum market was, however, rather firmer, and several sales at better prices were effected. The arrivals. during the week have been—From Berbadoes, in the Marianne, 262 hhds 51 barrels of sugar, 4 casks Tun), and 14 barrels and 14 packages of ginger. MONTROSE, SEPT. 14.—The weather has now become very fine for harvest operations, which are going oa rapidly. There has been very little business doing in corn to-day. Wheat, 621bs, 455; Barley, 53Ibs, 22t; Oats, 401bs, 17s 6d per quarter. GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, SEPT. 1:3. —At our market today the numbers were—oxen, 314; sheer, 2,150; and lambs, 4,082. The supply of cattle was small, owing, no doubt, to the occurrence of Falkirk Tryst this week. A good many dealers being absent, sales commenced rather briskly at en advance on hat week's prices. Best beef brought 50s per cwt, second 46s per ditto; cow, bull, and inferior beef, from 37a to 423. All sold. The number of sheep was large. Those of good quality sold readily, but middling and inferior were not in such request. Best aged wethers 544, cur- rent 4d to Si per lb, sinking the offal. We had a mode rate supply of lambs. Best 143 each, current freers 7s to lls, and inferior 3s to 5s each. ABERDEEN, SEPT. 14. —Grain—Oats 17s to 17s 6d, 401 b per bushel ; barley, 22s to 233, 521bs per bushel ; bear, 22s to 23S 521bs per bushel ; wheat, 46s to 52s ; .oatmeal. 14s 3d to 153 Od per boll ; flour, 37s to 45s per sack. Prot isions--Ileef , 5d to 7d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 5d to 7d ; veal, ditto, 5d to 6d; pork, per stone, 4s 6d to ss; lamb, per ib, Cd to 7d; tallow, per stone, 4s to 4s 6d; potatoes, per peck, 6d to Bd'." hay, per cwt, Os to Os ; rabbits, each Od to Os ; hares, each, Oe to Os ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, 9d to lOd eggs, per doz, tad to lOd ; cheese, per stone, Os to Os ; hens, per pair, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; chickens, ditto, 2s Od to 236 d ; ducks, dittos 2s Od to 2s 6d ; ducklings, ditto, is 6d to Is 8d; turkeys, each, es Od to 7s Od; geese, ditto, Os to Os; butter for exportation (present cure), per cwt, 60s to 625; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, 7d to Od ; 4b loaf, 6d ; 21b loaf, 3d ; pork, per stone of 14 lb!, 3s 6d to Os Od; pork fine, small, 5s 6d to Os Od ; pork large. 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of '204 lbs, Os to 0 8 ! Meal—Oatmeal, Is 5d t o i s 6d ; b earmeal, Is 4d to is 6d peasemeal, Is l Id to 2.; side, 7d to 8d ; barley flour, Is 63 to Is 7d ; barley dust, 7d to 9d ; flour, is 10d to 2s; barley, per lbs . lid told. DALKEITH, SEPT. 13 —The relative weight per fouibushe l s of the three prices of wheat were 18st 131 b, 18st 41b, and 17st 81b. Oats, 12st 41b, 12st 01b, and list 41b. Barley, 16st 8114 15st 111 b, and 14st 31b. Peas and beans, 18st 111 b, 17st 11114 and 17st bibs. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 155 Wheat ........£2 14 0 £2 9 0 £2 1 ° 251 Oats ... 1 2 4 1 0 S 016 0 121 Barley 53 Peas and Beans 1 14 0 1 11 6 18 0 Average of wheat 46s 7Jd. CORK, SEPT. 14.—The trade during the week has been characterised by great inactivity and dulness, the accounts from the English side, as well as the very large arrivals of foreign grain here, having had a most de pressing effect upon this market. The supplies of home grain are not on so liberal a scale, the receipts for the weak, owing to our firmers being busily employed with harvest work, amounting only to:—Wheat. 2,281 bar rels, at 16s to 20s 9d per barrel ; barley, 637 barrels, at 9s to lls per barrel ; oats, 6,471 barrels, at 7s to 9s 6d per barrel. So very little barley has yet appeared at market that it is difficult to predicate of prices. As yet they have ruled low, but our brewers not having come into the market, we must regard the present quotations as being quite nominal. Oats fully support their value, and are taken freely at the rates of last week. Of the prepared article a few sales have been made at about 8s 9d per barrel, free on board for blacks; 8s 9d to 9e being their currant value. In white oats we have I)d transactions to notice. Flour, with the same restricted demand, meets only a moderate consumptive sale for immediate wants ; our bakers, in the present condition of the market, being altogether indisposed to mak e speculative purchases. Indian corn is totally inlecteat and though prices are nominally the same, the article must be considered as a mere drug, the immense arrivals taking place, and the cheapness and goodness of the potatoes, combining to render it totally un saleable. Of Indian meal the same may be said. Flour—Firsts 13s 6d to 14s Od ; extra 14s 6d; seconds, 12s 6d to 13s ; households 9s to Ils 6d; thirds, 781 0 95 per cwt. Oatmeal lls 6d to 12s; Indian meal es 6d to 730 d; wheat meal, 103 Od tolls per cwt. I n di an corn 6! to 6/ 7s 6d per to n. Bran 3/ ssod to 3/ 10 3 pe r t on . H ay —Farmers 20s to 30s; average. 00s; dealers 00s to 00s Od; average 0,.)s per ton. Straw—Farmers 12s Od to 163 Od ; average 2i s • dealers 25s 0,1 to 28s 0 ,1 ; average 15s Od per ton. Bread —Wheaten loaf 6d to 64°; household loaf 5d to 5d p er 41b. F resh butter, 7d ~.. 83 per lb. Eggs-4s 6d to 4 s 8d per hundred. Coal3"-- Newport 14s; Lydney 16 s ; L an d ore 14s ; Best N e s , 'h Culm 13s per ton. T a ll ow 40 s Od to ON per col Whisky, 25 o. p., 6s 0d per imperial gallon. Mee —Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 4d to sid; veal 4cl to Od ; pork 4id to 5d ; b acon 7d t o 8d ; sausages bd per lb. Hops 51 lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 312 e 6d to 3l 5s per ton. Bark—Barbary 81 to 8/ lOs; Valonia 141 to 01; French 7110 a; English 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 10s to 12s per stone: Hemp 31/ t 035/ per ton. Fish— Svitch herrings 17s to 18s ; red ditto 26s to .28s per barrel ; Newfoundland 101 lOs to 121 per ton. Timber—Memel, 85/ per ton ; deals, first quality, 18 5 ; second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 12s to 18s; salted 12s to 18s per cwt ; calf skins 2d to 2il per lb. Potatoes, white shd to 7d ; Minions 00d to Lod ; Guano— Peruvian, 111 lOs; Ichaboe 91 per ton; Tar—Archangel, 193 per barrel. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 15. STOCK Excira NGE.—Th e share market was very dull to-clay, and prices were consequently lower. The sales are—Cale donian, Preference, 10y—Great Northern (13), 314 die.— Lancaster and York, Consol. Fifths, '6 dis. London and North- Western, 114 c. Ditto, New Quarters, A', I:4—Mid land, Halves, 181 c. dis.—Ditto, Consol. (B and C), 29-- North British, New Preferen,'e, par—Oswestry and Chester, New 101. Shares, 1 dis.—South-Eastern and Pover (NO. 4), 6/. 3s. 9d.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Pur chase), 6 per cent. till 1850, 4/. 18s. 9d. BIRMINGHAM, SEPT. 15. STOCK EXCHANGE . The transactions to-day were as follow:--Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B), 6 dis. - South Staffordshire, 4 3 / 4 dis. N EWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, SEPT. 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Great Northern, 7 1 ,¢—London and North-Western , 118—Newcastle and Carlisle, 92 1 / - Ditto, Quarters, 23 3 4 North Britisb,lialves, 54—Ditto, Thirds, 3/. ils. 3d- Ditto, Quarters, 2% —North Staffordshire, 10. T. LUKE'S, KING'S CROSS.—The Queen has op pointed the Rev. 11. C. Radel)ffe to this newly formed district in the parish of St. Pancras. BIRTHS. Qn the 10th inst., at Bar ell, Leicestershire, the lady of Alajor T. 11. Pearson, of a son. On the 11th inst., at Bloxham-grove, near Banbury, the lady of the Rev. G. Warriner, of a son. On the 13th inst., in Charterhouse-square, London, the lady of John Mann, Esq., of a son. On the 13th inst., at Canterbury, the wife of Lieutenant- Colonel Hutchinson, Grenadier Guards, of a daughter. On the 14th inst., at Torrington-square, the wife of T. D. Archibald, Esq., of a son. On the 14th inst., at Park-road, Regent's -park, Mrs. Crawford, the wife of J. I'. Crawford, Esq., her Majesty's Consul-General in Cuba, of a son. A!4RRIED. On the 12th inst.. at the Episcopal Church, at Ellen, Charles Elplainstoue Dalrymple, fourth son of the late Sir It. D. If. Elphinstone, Bart., of Logie Elphiastone, to Harriet Albinia, eldest daughter of Al exander Gordon, of Elton, Aberdeenshire. On the 13th inst , at Abbots Leigh, near Bristol, Captain Edwa. d Arthur Somerset, M.P., eldest son of the la's Ge neral the Right Hon. Lord Edward Somerset, to Agatha, second daughter of William Miles, Esq., M.P., of Leigh court, Solifersetshire. DIED. On the 14th inst., in Park-street, Grosvenor-square, aged 71, the Right lion. Lord Methuen. On the 12th inst at the Rec`ory, Warburton, ag ed 42, the Rev.J. F. E. W ar b ur t on, M.A. rector of Warburton. At. Purbrook-house, on the 12th' inst., aged 16, Arthur Pulkeley Blackwood, m id s hi pman of her Majesty's abiP Victory, sec nd s on o f C apta i n Si r Edward Blackwood, Bart., R.N. On the 1 - 1 h i ns t., a t EWilliam dward-street, Walworth, Hoar, Esq., late Captain o f h er M a j esty ' s 10t h R eg i m entiaf t Foot, aged 70. On the 14th inst., H anna h, re li c t o f t h e l ate Rear-Admiral Peter Puget, C.B. On Saturday, the 15th inst., after a few hours' illness!, Mary Anne, till younge s t da ug ht er o f J o h n S tru t!, Esq., Buckingham-street, Adelphi. London: Printed and Published by &TURD° YOUNG,o f No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sum Office, No. 1 12 Strand, in the Precinct of the Sgvoy, in t i n " m ay of 14 . OW4I gonday, September 17, 1849. Th , of Um notic they Conti and ghee nor authi pant( come due 11 Ban' next DIV APPc situ a co Inst care. Lak thei to c ; Per 1 log • Witl 3, C. THE SUN, LONDON, MON DAY EVENING-, SEPTEMBER 17, 1849