The Sun. — London, England, 1849-08-27 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SIIIVPING-(THIS DAY. LONDON, AUG 27.—VVind V. li 'lit bre( and flue. DEAL, AUG 95.—W S.S.W. ^ 26ih, W.N.W., to W.S.W.—ArrI. 25th, Victoria, Williamson, Callao; Neptune, Quebce for Seaton Sluice. 26th. Cestu, Peruartibuccii ; Camilla, lii•wley, Brazils ; Electra, Mitre, Grenada ; Abcona, Miramiciii; N. IL Ba) field , Wash, Prince Edward Island. Arrived from the River, Earl of Newbury, Walton, Mogadore; Sir Charles Napier, Humble, Montreal ; Prometheuv, Berriman, Charleston and Fowley. Arrived from the River and aid, Unity, Salter, Algoa Bay; Ivanhoe, Rattray, liavatinah ; Siberia. Bartlett, Nlatariz is; Lisbon, Binton, N. John's, New Brunswick; Pearl, Chalmers, Montreal; ; 4 Paper with the following report written on it in pencil, has been picked up near No. 2 battery:—" On the Alacranes, Gulf of Florida, Mary Ann of Hull.—All h ands an l passengers must be drowned—Captain dead - -boats lost-12, 6, 49." Arrd. Woodman, America. LIVERPOOL, AUG. 25.—Wind W. to N.N.W. 26th, li •W.—Arrd. 25th, Thomas and Mary, Williams, Ma lanzas; Chaos, Paxton, Savannah; Susquehanna, Dan " 3 7, Philadelphia ; Guy Mannering, Edwards, New -York; Roscius, Eldridge, New York; California, Dun. Quebec. 26th, Lydia, Graves, Antigua ; Cam - uria, steamer, Boston. Sid. 24th, Harvest Home, Calcutta. 25th, Dauntless, Maranham; San, Fernando, liavannah; Anonima, Fernando ; Niagra, steamer, Boston ; Breadalbane, Halifax; Vesper, Newfoundland; bunbrody, Quebec. 26th, Courtenay, Bombay. ,1 31 ,f_r Port. Gertrude, Wasp, Jeremiah Garnett, Margaret "4f,11Y, Betsy, Maria, Phoenix, Albion, SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 24. A black board with "Aliens" painted on it, was picked up , 22 d inst., off the Caskers, by the Charlotte, arrived here. QUEENSTOWN, AUG. 24. Wind variable. —Arrd. Williams, Marsden, fla.vannah; Kate, Scott, Porto Rico; Williams, Wilson, Porto Rico; Orkney Lass , Paterson, iiavannah ; Aaron J. Harvey, Ray, Philadelphia. Sid. 23 ( 1 , Fama, Richibucto. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 26.—Wind W.S.W.—Sid., 25th John, Q ue b ec . OF F SALCOMIIE, AUG. 24.—Clementa, Havannah, for lianaburgh. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 25.—Wind N.N.E. to N.W. 26th. —Arrd., 25th, Independence, Kelly, Lon don and sailed for New York Sid., 25th, Dalai • gar, Robertson, Madras; Earl of Hardwick, Bombay. WARREN POINT, AUG. 25.—Wind W.N.W.—Sid.. Brothers, New York; Seraphina, Quebec. BELFAST, AUG. 24.--Wind W.—Arrd., 25th, Marga ret, Reid, New York. KINGSTOWN, AUG. 25.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Em pire, Fiudlater, Quebec. LIMERICK, AUG. 25.—Wind W.—Arrd. John Hawkes, Richards, Prince Edward's Island. PILL, AUG. 26.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Shaw, ilevvitt, Dalhousie; Wemsleydale, Gray, Onega. ItmsroL, AUG 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. 26th, Tim 11.actoo, lieslop,.Africa• Sybilla, Trew, Trinidad; Caro. tine, Brooks, Tobago; ' Geor ,, e, Nicholas, St. Vincent. CARDIFF ' , AUG. 25.—Wind" N.W.—Sld. 24th, Russell, Glover, New York. WATERFORD, AUG. 25.—Wind S.S.W. to W.S.W.— Slki. 23d, John Bell, Quebec. SHIELDS, AUG. 25.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. 24th, BYltunetry, Bell, Quebec. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE—MONDAY. The accounts received this morning, from various Parts of the country, state that harvest work is progress. ~, rapidly, under the most favourable auspices. The e ' s i„ l n'tsY markets, held on Saturday, were mostly very badfor most articles of grain, the prices of which .... LI U' a downward tendency. Our continental advices ,"'ate that Wheat has eiven way in the French and Bel ru markets. Up the Baltic purchases have been made b - : ; 801 te extet,t for immediate shipment, hut at low % 7, 4 e"• Letters from New York state that the Fleur grain trade was:active at unproved quotations. The ; t rivets of English grain for our marker, last week were n t r r,3 , small. From abroad, we received, 8,408 quarters Wheat ; 5,792 do. of Barley; 26,207 do. of Oats; 1,240 ditto et. 913 do. of Beans; 1,135 do. of Peas; 10 R of Tares- 6,9 9 6 • do. of Linseed; 82 do. of Rape 433—eul 63 do.: o f' sundry seeds; and 70 sacks of Flour. unusually large quantity of new English Wheat— ref) the tim e o f ye a r considered—was received fresh up ° this morning's market, it having amounted to 3,800 quarters, 2,000 b e ing from Essex, the remainder chiefly fro m Kent. Th e qua lity of the samples was unusually T h )°d, and some of the Wheats weighed 641bs per bushel. e attendance of buyers was tolerably extensive; yet _ u supply was unexpectedly large, the demand for all steerie phone ruled extremely heavy, at a decline in the t it l t ts ptati ons of Monday last of from 2s to 3s per quarter, which very little progress was made in sales, a large Pot lion of the supply remaining unsold at the conclusion of /311a inoss. Scarcely any old Wheat was on show, and th e currencies must be considered nominal. The ilusentity of Foreign Wheat on show was not gt . r; nevertheless the sale for that article p„ s heavy in the extreme, and most kinds 7 1 6 Way in value quite 2s. per quarter. At "Tat tin d g eeline very few transactions were reported. In • true cargoes we have heard of no sales, and some of , importers were compelled to land in bond. Only Itqout one hundred quarters of new English Barley were rus the market, and which sold at last week's prices. 4aferior foreign—the supply of which was tolerably ex tensive—ruled heavy at a fall of is per quarter. The show of Malt samples was on the increase. Really sue qualities were held at extreme currencies; but the middling and inferior kinds had a downward tendency. The brewers are but moderately stocked. Very few home grown Oats were on the market, but we had a large quantity of foreign offering. The Oat trade was very !gull, at 6d to is per quarter less money. The sale for Beans was in a very s l ug gi s h s t a te, a t i s p er q ua rter de. cline. In Peas, next to nothing was doing, yet the quo tations of last week were mostly supported. Indian buyers,e °rn ; s M, with eai a , and 'lour, dull lour igwne uiry. reth e turn in favour of the Wheat—es"sexilt&Elltilirt PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. E , Malt—Chevalier.... • . 59s to 60 Ditto,Wh ile Red ic e , sy s. . e . w .. 4 4 0 4 as to 5 48 i s s Oats Lin Yorkshire and colnsh., Feed. 153 198 _Norfolk and Lin , ;110 7 ne,dll. White....... ed 5 ,5 4654493: Potato Youghal and Cork, R Black . Cork, White ..... 16a 18 5 Lit ky sl to , White.... • • 40s 495 Scotch, Feed. .... 205 U 2 ,1 23s 25s Beans—Tick......... 28s 31 5 t an , w• •••••• • • . • .. 235 26s Pigeons Y—Grindi ng .... 23s 259 Peas—Grey .......... 275 28 8 kai pleval Maltin g •.•• • • • • 27 s 28 s Maple... • 30s 33 s ler ... 295 30s White... • - -Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ......... 27s 30 8 folk ............ 565 588 Flour—Town-made. .. 38s 428 33 Kingston ••••• • • • • 485 54s Suff o lk ..........338 34 8 —lngston and Ware 57s 58s Stockta & Norfolk 33. 34 8 SEED. New Tares were offering somewhat freely at 5s to 63 per bushel. A small quantity of new Canary sold at ti `! 43 per quarter. In new Rapeseed very little was T ei ng. Cakes were almost nominal. Urnip,White, per bush. Ils to 12s arrawa Y •• • • .... 29s 30s Red mad Green.... Ils 12s oriander • ... • 'l3tard, 8r0wn.... . 55 lOs lempseed, per quarter 32s 34s White .......... 5s lOs i nseed , Eng. ;owing .. 54s 60s Tares, New •••••• • • • • 6s —a Crushing •• • • 421 48s Old ••••••• • • • • . .• 45 5s 3d B a lti c • . 388 468 sna.ry, per quarter ..105s 145 s Od essa •••••• •• • • 409 46 s i ?'t grass .. • • ... 20s 24s Linseed Cake, pr.l,ooo— ReklEn.,. (cwt.) 35s 63s English • .81 lOs 101 Os White .... Ms 48s Foreign, per ton 61 Os 71 Os Foreign 1ied...... 305 40s Rape Cakes, pr ton 4/ lOs 41 Vs T refoil White.... 24s 42s Rapeseed, per last 311 Os 361 Os 14s 21s SMITHFIELD. i Pair average arrivals of foreign stock have taken place nto the port of London since Monday last, notwith. xn 't n i _d'ng the comparatively low prices ruling in this A: t r t tet. The total suppy has amounted to 4,987 head. an, trig corresponding period in 1847 we received 5,003, Oh o at the same time, in 1848, 5,127 head; but we must I, se rve that the quality and weight of the stock now at t j, l M are very superior to those of former seasons, hence me actual weight of meat is still increasing. e , I:W.ORM INTO LONDON IN TIIE PAST WEEK. llarli rpm Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. g am k ngen lts7 ... 1,219 .. 123 ... 20 ... ... 64 • n st erdani... 22 ... 37 ... ... 5 ... twerp ...... ... 18 ... b 'eu biep '4otterdam, ... 525 ... 2,236 ... 75 ... 173 90 ——— n orres Total 818 ... 3,661 ... 202 ... 216 .. 90 k, pon Week inlB4B ding 610 ... 3,919 ... 120 ... 478 ... Difference... 208 more. 248 less. 82 more 262 less. 90 m At the northern outports, about 1.200 head of foreign stock have been landed, chiefly from Rotterdam. The arrivals at Southampton from Spain and Portugal have a mounted to about 80 Oxen, in excellent condition. ''''bout 40 of the latter were on sale here to day ; and t p . h e Supply from Holland was tolerably extensive. From --ork 20 Oxen, 100 Sheep, and 42 Calves have arrived dir ' i Qet by sea, for this market. Fresh up for this mlorne iVa market, the receipts of home-fed beasts were arg ~,,e .e the time of year, and of fair average quality. Not. supplied, that the dead markets were very moderately p'PPlied, and the attendance of buyers was tolerably e d e e cl A - 1 , The Beef trade ruled . exceedingly heavy, at 2d cline in thequotations paid on Monday last of quite I,hPer Bibs., and at which a clearance was not d effected. Th e h ighest figure for the best sorts was 3s l, . 8 per Blbs. Leicestershire, 44 su pply of beasts from Lincolnshire, ei lishirei'l: f r n t o h rakin °rris; .I.Suffolk, Essex, and Nort hamptonshire amounted to about I,ooo cea short fr other Norfolk, Cambridge midland"° Scots and Shorthorns; from the western c . from,cennties 600 Herefords, Bunts, and Devoni, & ~ 11... al:rther _ fr om ScotlaParts of England, 700 of various breeds, and lid, 190 horned and polled Scots. There was increase in the supply of Sheep, which, indeed, w w hoi the i - ageSt exhibited on any previous day during the se,n a.tate, and e a th cautiousl 0 present year. The butchers purchased five Y; hence, the mutton trade was in a very male prices receded from those of this day D o tli ght about 2d per 81bs. The very primest old wi ,Zaa, the ;number of which was small compared The the p aggregate supply, sold at 33 101 per 81bs. Indie ner al quality of the supply of Lambs on offer was t ill e reot. The total number exceeded the wants of the disposel's. Prime Down qualities were, however, mostly to s d of, at about stationary prices, viz , from 4s 10d to „' Per Blbs, but all other breeds were somewhat lower the Fare We had a full average supply of Calves in ,o,s Markets. For all descriptions of Veal the demand alb a l in a very depressed state, and prices ruled 2d per W it ; ' °w er• The sale for Pig ' s—the number of which - but Moderate —ruled heavy, at unaltered currencies. Per Slbs. to sink the offal. In ferior R s. d. to s. 9 .1 tezond Beasts. .... 2 6 2 8 eri uie i 'l li alltY -••• 2 10 3 0 l'rin i , 114 . , Oxen— 3 2 3 4 La. Scots cots .. .... 3 6 3 8 il.,_ ee,oarse Calves 3 0 3 2 Qiiina,ll ditto .. 3 4 3 6 Intert o ‘,!„ C ,,alves • •18 0 24 0 ' "'teeP • • • 2 8 210 RI TOTAL SUPPLY ,3 I Shem 32,070 . 13, asti. I FOREIGN 792 Sheep. 3,140 s. d. to s. d. Second quid. Sheep 3 0 3 2 Coarse-woolledditto 3 4 3 6 Southdown Wether 3 8 310 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 Large Bogs •••• . • 3 2 3 6 Small Porkers ••.• 3 8 4 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 20 0 Lambs .......... 4 0 5 0 AT MARKET. I Calves. 1 Pigs. 259 220 Il la•its. 4,313 SUPPLY. I Calves. 112 1 rigs. ~.. T 11 E LIENVGATZ AND XeZEIDZNEL.T.I. Complrat:vely qte,.king, ,I , clies of meat on Fal: in thes, markets t,inee Monday las , . have been tGlerahly good, and of full aver:)ge qallity. The arrivals from the country have bei:n trilling; but abut 800 clrcgs , ,s of foreign meat have be.:4l en offer. For all descriptions he dAnand has ruled heavy, 6t prices barely equal to those obtained on Monday At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to w. d. ,inferior.. •• 2 2 2 4 i middling .... 2 . 6 2 8 s. d. to a. 0. Mutton, inferior 2 8 210 middling.• 3 0 3 6 prime large •.2 10 a u ---- prime •• .. 3 8 310 prime small .. 3 2 3 4 Pork, large •• • • ........ 3 2 3 6 210 3 6 small.. • • 3 3 4 0 Lamb. 3A 10d to .1a 10:1. 130310117011 AND SPITAX.FrZIDS. Since this day se'nnight, the imports of foreign Po atoes have been very smell, viz., 115 sacks from Calais; .47 sacks from Havre; 9 tons from Leer; 25 bags from itotterdam; and 33 bags from Caen. The supplies of English Potatoes have increased to a considerable ex tent, owing to which, and their excellent quality, the demand has ruled excessively heavy, at further depressed rates. Shaws may now be had at 31 lOs to 41; and Regent's, 41 to 41 15s per ton. These are the only sorts worth quoting at present. Foreign Potatoes may be purchased at 31 5s to 31 I2s per ton. We under stand that large supplies will arrive hither both from France, Belgium, and Holland, on their becoming ripe. IiOSLOUGII HOP TYLEMILET. The few new Hops on sale here have found buyers, at from 9/ to 1115 s per cwt. The accounts from the plantations are still unfavourable: Fine Yearlings—the supply of which is but moderate—move off steadily, at full prices. In all other kinds exceedingly little business is doing. The duty is called 70,0001 to 75,000/, with very little disposition to speculate. Yearlings—Sussex pockets, 3/ 12s to 4/ 12s; Weald of Kent ditto, 31 10s to 4/ 12s; Mid and East Kent ditto, 3l 105 to 7/ 7s per cwt. WOOL. The total imports of Wool into London last week were confined to 440 bales from Hamburgh, 43 ditto from Antwerp, and 15 ditto from Amsterdam. Increased supplies of both English and Colonial Wool are on offer i❑ the private contract market, yet the demand for most descriptions is firm at very full prices. The accounts from the manufacturing districts are shill favourable. A steady business appears to be doing in winter goods, both for home consumption and export. TALLOW. Since this day se'nnight the demand for all kinds of Tallow has been in a very inactive state, and prices have given way quite 3d per cwt. To-day fine P.Y.C. on the spot, is selling at 395, and inferior qualities 38s to 38s 6d per cwt. For forward delivery, we have sellers at 3Ss 3d to 38s 63 per cwt. Town Tallow, 37s to 37s 6d per cwt net cash; Rough Fat 2s lid per Sibs. Letters just at hand from St. Petersburgh state that a good busi ness was pas3ing in Tallow for shipment to England, at further depressed rates. Ukraine, 115; usual quality, 114; Soap Tallow, 110; and fine white Woronak, 132 roubles. 1845. 1846. 1847. Stock this day ..... Price of Y. C. .... I 10,688 40s 9d _ to 4 ls 6d Delivery last week; • . 2,541 Ditto from June 1.... 1g,636 Ar , ivals last week . 1,978 Ditto from June 1 ... 13,32 Price of Town 44s Od 9,844 12,359 42s 6d 47s Od to Os Od to Os Od 1,717 1,759 10,629 12,443 744 1,317 9,859 I 16,703 43s 6d 53s 6d 1849. 13,783 25,588 448 9d to 398 Od Os Od I to Os Cd 2,902 1,301 18,556 14,161 1,358 1,614 44,808 14,276 47s 6d 140 s Od THE BERMONDSEY MURDER. (THIS DAY.) ADJOURNED INQUEST. The jury empannelle.d to inquire into the death of Mr. Patrick O'Connor, whose brutal murder continues still to be the prevailing topic of conversation, assembled for the third time this morning, at eleven o'clock, at the Leather-Market Tavern, Bermondsey. The coffee-rom in which the inquest was held was crowded with visitors. William Sopp, 162 M division, examined—said, on Wednesday, the 22d of this month, I was instructed by Inspecor Yates to go to No. 14, Bermondsey-square, which is kept by Mr. Bainbridge. I knocked and in quired if he was at home; they were at dinner at the time, and I waited a few minutes, when Mrs. Bainbridge came to me. In consequence of some questions which I put she produced an iron shovel. I now produce it. (The witness here produced a common iron dust shovel, painted black, with holes in it.) I observed on the shovel some marks of mortar. I inspected it further, and found something like the appearance of blood, ashes, and human hair. I called Mrs. Bain bridge's attention to it ; I asked her if she had noticed it before. I asked her if she bad used the shovel, and she said that some one had been shovelling up some ashes with it. I told her I should take charge of it. It is now exactly in the same state that it was when I got it.—(A very small particle of clotted dirt was attached to it, in which could be observed two or three hairs, but nothing more.) The man Bainbridge, who purchased the articles of furniture from Manning, was called, but although he had been served with a summons, he was not in attendance. Superintendent Burton said he saw him yesterday, when he promised to attend. The CORONER requested Burton to go and bring his wife. William Kirk examined—said, I am a driver of a hackney carriage, No. 448, and live at No. 11, Milk street, Walworth. On this day fortnight, about half past three, or twenty minutes before four in the after noon, a female came to me in Joiner-street, Tooley street. She requested me to go to No. 3, Minver-place, New Weston-street. She opened the door and got into the cab and rode to Weston-street. I stopped, she got out, and told me that she had some boxes to move with the cab. I went up stairs and she assisted me down with two boxes. With assistance I got them np outside. I saw no one else except herself there. The assistance to get up the boxes outside the cab was from a man passing by. Before the second one was removed we tried to lock it up-stairs, but could not; both I and the female tried. She said " Never mind, we shall be too late for the train." One of the boxes was secured by a lock, but the other was not. We removed a third box, which was put inside ; it was from down stairs; I mean the ground floor; she brought it up ad put it down in the passage. I took it from her and placed it in the cab, as I stated before. She next brought a carpet bag. I did not see where it was brought from; she gave it to me in the passage. I do not know whether I should know it again. I cannot re collect the colour of it. There were besides some other things, a coat, a parcel or two, and perhaps a shawl or so. They were all put inside. She then came out, closed the door, and directed me to drive to the Brighton station, London-bridge. When we got 113 far as St. Thomas's-street she ordered me to stop at some sta tioner's, as she wanted some cards. I_pulled up at Mr. Ash's and she went into the shop. While she was in I fastened the unlocked box with a pirce of rope which Kas inside. She directed me to do this. She then came out and returned into the cab, and I drove her to the station. When I arrived there she ordered me to take down the two boxes which were outside. They were taken down by two porters. I saw her pull from pocket two directions and asked the porter to nail them on. There was a small piece of iron lying close by; he used it for a hammer to nail the cards on. Up to that there was no direction on either of these boxes. did not see the direction. I heard her say that one was not locked, and the porter tried to fasten it. The two boxes were then put on a truck, and she followed them into the station. She afterwards came back and ordered me to the Euston station. She alighted there, and the remaining luggage was taken away from the cab. I heard a porter ask her " Where for?" "Edinburgh," said she, and he then stated that the next train was at half-past seven. From the time she first came to me in Joiner-street till I got to Easton station I had good opportunities of seeing her, By the CORONER—How did she speak when she gave you the directions? Witness—She appeared to be a countrywoman. CoßoNEß—What do you mean by a countrywoman? Witness—Like a person who comes from Essex or Sussex. She did not speak proper English.—(Laughter.) I think I should know her again if I saw her. I re ceived my fare in silver—a half-crown, a shilling, and sixpence. _ r 1 l i kT t A some letters and papers, and a piper writing purportinz to be " the last will and testament of Frederick George Manning, fv.tested by IL my aad Smears. (Poole is the person ‘414.) is now underg-ing 15 years' transportation for robbing the Exeter mail on the Great Western ltailvvay). There were several letters addressed Madame Manning." I have inspected a portion of the female wearing apparel. On several articles of that kind in each box there is the name of Maria De Itoux, and on others M. and F. Manning. One tablecloth is marked "M. and E. Manning, White Hirt Hotel, Taunton." There were some shirts with F. G. M. upon them. There are two or three articles of female apparel with different initials. There are none with P. C. up-n them. There are several silver spoons with the names upon them erased. In the small box I found the skirt and body of a dress ; in the internal lining, close to that part where it has been separated from the body, there are several marks of blood. The body appears to have been very recently washed. There aro also two small toilet covers, with lace edges, and a piece of muslin with marks of blood upon them. (Each of these articles were produced and shown to the jury. They all had numerous small and brown-looking splashes, evidently that of blood.) The witness Massey, who was examined on Friday, said he was certain he had never seen the silver spoons before. He had seen the toilet covers before, and said they used to be placed on the end of the sofa. (The inquiry was proceeding when our report left.) 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. 11Iessrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ; or to any one of the members of the committee recently formed to carry out the Testimonial. 4 * *All further Post-office orders to be made payable toMurdo Young, Esq., at the Money Order Office, Strand. Subscriptions already received ... Per the Editor of the Examiner : Faitondi 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 of Working Jewellers' Work- ... -963 10 4i men ... ... ... ... ... A Few Chartists, per Samuel Boonham Per K. L. J., Limerick, second remittance .. 3 15 9 ... 0 3 6 ... 0 18 0 Total ... ... ... Z 971 19 1* SONNET I. FALL OF HUNGARY. Ye brave Hungarians! we sympathise, In heartfelt sorrow, with ye on your fall, Albeit no prelude to your country's pall; Well may we mark ye now with streaming eyes, Condemned to utter unavailing sighs— Compelled to drink of wormwood and of gall! May Liberty, blest goddess ! shield ye all, Still sacred guard the treasure most ye prize, Sublime deposit! worthy of her care— Whence shall each tributary virtue flow, Till your bold land regeneration know, Ensuring thence bright Independence there! Subdued awhile—yet, honour void of stain— Say—Shall Kossut , i's spirit breathe in vain? Greenwich, Aug. 22, 1849. J. L. SONNET 11. TO THE BRAVE HUNGARIANS. Heroes! your blood bath not been spilt in vain, Ali, not in vain undaunted hearts have poured Their rich libation at the shrine adored Of blest immortal freedom's holy fane, With toil, exertion, sacrifice, and pain! What tho' the " precious seed" awhile deplored, Thus " sown in sorrow," soon the " harvest's lord " Shall come, rejoicing with his " sheaves " again. Fair Liberty, a plant that never dies, Amid the wailing of the storm around Its oak-like roots more firm enfixt, in ground, Still in its grandeur tow'ring to the skies! Britannia's voice be well regarded true, Soothing by precept, and example too! J. L. Greenwich, Aug. 23, 1849. AMERICAN NEWS. William Day examined—said, I am a porter, 74, in I the employ of the South-Eastern Railway Company, at the London bridge station. A lady came to the station between three and four on the 13th of August. I recollect the circumstance; she canto in a cab. I opened the cab door and asked her where she was for. She told me she wanted to leave her boxes in the cloak-room. She alluded to two boxes outside the cab. With the assistance of a policeman I took them both down. She asked me to nail two addresses on them, and she took some s ma ll na il s ou t o f h er p oc k e t. I too k the nails out of her hand and put a card on each box. To the best of my knowled ge t h e a dd ress on t h e car d s was " Mrs. Smith, passenger, for Paris." I did not notice whether there was any thing else on the address. She then pulled a bunch of keys out of her pocket, and said that the box which had a cord round it would not lock. There was no rope round the other box, and it appeared to be locked. I tried to lock the box but could not. They were then both taken in and placed in the cloak-room. She paid 4d. for placing them there. Altogether I saw her about ten minutes. The CORONER —HOW did she speak ? Witness— Cheerful. The CORONER —From her language . what sort of a person did you ta ke her to bi ? Witness—Not a foreign lady. I think I should know her again amongst a crowd of persons. I have not seen the boxes. Atter placing them.them Therein the i cloak-room s a e cleric I anda p had neorttheirn in g tmorethe cloak room, with and the porter took them from me. A . person who leaves anything there gets a tic ket, and if such a ticket was given to this female, it would he given to her by Mr. Dine, who is in that department. The CORONER. —Then go and fetch Mr. Dino. Mr. John Haynes, inspector of the Metropolitan Detective Police, was next called, and said, I reside at No. 8, Duke-street, Westminster. In consequence of information I received I sent for the witness, Kirk (the cabman), and from information I got from him I went to the London-bridge station on Tues day, the 21st August, and I there took possession of two large boxes. They had each a card with the following writing upon it:—" Mrs. Smith, passenger to Paris, to be left till called for." I searched those boxes, and they contained principally wearing apparel. I have a list of the - articles. The small box contained principally female wearing apparel, and the large box table-cloths, sheets, candlesticks, tea pots, a coffee-pot, spoons, punch-ladle, lady's workbox, LO N 141 , 11 4 .4 1 MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 27, 1849. LIVERP:) ,-, L ) SUNDAY.--The Nora, American mall steliner Cambria, Captain Shannon, arrived this evening at seven o'clock, with advices from Boston to the 15th, an:l Halifax to the 17th inst. The America arrived at New York on the 9th inst., and the Hibernia at Boston on the 15th. The former in twelve days and the latter in eleven days from Liverpool. The Great Western arrived at New York on the 11 th, froM St. Thomas and Bermuda, and cleared the same day. She had 1,328,060 dollars in silver and gold on freight for England. The Canadian advices present no features of in terest. Rumours were prevalent of the resignation of Lord Elgin. Cholera was rapidly on the decrease. The llalifax bank was robbed of a large amount of treasure on the 10th inst. The robber was supposed to have arrived in England by the Europa, which sailed the following morning. President Taylor, in a proclamation dated the 11th inst., says that there is reason to believe that an armed expedition is fitting out in the United States with an intention to invade Cuba or some of the provinces of Mexico ' • that the best information which the Execu tive has been able to ascertain points to the island of Cuba as the object of this expedition ; that it is the duty of the Government to observe the faith of treaties, and to prevent any aggression by these citi zens upon the territories of friendly nations. Ile therefore warns persons from entering into this project. This expedition is said to be preparing in New York and other cities of the union. IRELAND TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD JOHN RUSSELL, M.P. LLTTEIt I. My Lord,—The session having now terminated, it occurs to me that it would be beneficial to examine the various measures which have been proposed for the relief of the Irish peop!e, not only by the Govern ment, but by other parties—an useful task if con ducted with fairness on any subject, and particularly on this, not only on account of its vital importance, but in consequence of the singular division of parties, which has literally prevented that wise discussion which is essential to the adoption of good measures in a free country. If any proof were wanting of this assertion, only compare the debates in the House of Commons with those in the House of Lords on this subject. President Taylor, while on a tour through the northern states, was attacked by severe diarrhoea, and, by the latest accounts, remained very unwell. The cholera epidemic was on the decline at New York. The cases for the week ending 12th inst. were 609 ; deaths, 283. By way of Chagres the Empire City brings a fortnight's later accounts from California. Affairs in the territory were, in a commercial point of view, rather disastrous to the shippers of goods. There had been a large number of arrivals, and the markets had been overstocked with all kinds of merchandise. Previous, however, to this examination, which will be any thing but flattering, I also will venture to lay before your Lordship and the public a plan, the adoption of which would, I believe, be of considerable advantage to the embarrassed pro prietor, and what is of infinitely greatsr impor tance, will give to the people in the distressed districts that employment, without which their condition can not be materially improved, and which will give life and vitality to a law worthy of the name of Romilly " The Encumbered Estates Sale Act." Although I believe that the plan I am about to pro pose is perfectly unobjectionable, not only to the mind of a statesman, but to that of every person whose judgment has not been warped by previous crotchets, yet I am well aware that it will be opposed by three classes of her Majesty's subjects. First, by all " Red Tapists," for those men are invariably opposed to everything which is out of official routine which does not emanate from them selves. Secondly, by political economists or Dr. Arnold's " One-Eyed Men." Thirdly, by " Holier than-thou" men, who will turn up the whites of their eyes and sigh awful ! Assuredly it is not my intention to discuss the subject with these men, who will not lose an oppor tunity of showing their zeal for their respective crotchets, and whose minds are constituted like that of the worthy Fluellen, who sincerely believed that there must be a similarity between Monmouth and Macedon, because there was a river in each. And when I propose as the very best, if not the only mode of attaining the beneficial objects I have enumerated, a tontine—such men will exclaim, "Oh, it is a lottery ; better that the Irish should starve than resort to such a remedy." Your Lordship, however, with those whose opinions are of import ance, will immediately perceive that the plan, so far from partaking of the objectionable character of lot teries, is peculiarly calculated to be of advantage to the Irish people. For it will introduce in a practical shape, to a very great number of persons scattered over many districts, the inestimable advantages of life assurance—valuable not only for individual benefit, but for those habits of forethought which it necessarily encourages ; and your Lordship will also see that this plan combines two objects generally considered incompatible—the benefit of life assurance with a provision for old age. Did I not sincerely believe that a tontine is the very best, if not the only means of introducing into Ireland, that which is universally admitted must be the foundation of all improvement—viz., the intro duction of capital with advantage to all parties, I should copy the cunning conduct of Sir Robert Peel, and having proposed a plan which I knew could not be carried into practical execution, close my letter, silently reserving to myself the right, if I thought it of advantage hereafter, to blame Government for net having attempted to try an absurdity. I propose, then, that a tontine should be established, with the sanction of Government, who should appoint an auditor, whose report should be laid upon the table of both Houses of Parliament fourteen days after the opening of the session. That with the view of rendering the benefits which may be reasonably anticipated from such an under taking more easily attainable by every class of her Majesty's subjects in Ireland, the capital be divided into shares, half-shares, quartet-shares, and one-eighth shares. It was represented that goods could be purchased to ship back to New York to pay a profit in that market. The political condition of the territory was a little more settled. A proclamation of General Riley, United States officer, advises the people of California that they need not expect to be tolerated in any effort to e - stablish an independent government; that he has orders from the Administration to have elections held to send delegates to a convention to draught a State Constitution, and that he was de termined to carry out the wishes of the Government at Washington. . . Our letters state that the people, with a few ex ceptions, seem disposed to acquiesce in this move ment. The Convention was to meet on the Ist of September. The accounts from the mines are con fused and conflicting. There was plenty of gold there, but the labour necessary to obtein it intimi dated those who were unused to much physical effort. The steam-ship Oregon had arrived at Panama with specie amounting to upwards of 600,000 dollars. We have Jamaica accounts to the 7th instant. The sugar canes on the island looked exceedingly healthy. The favourable accounts from England had produced ad vanced rates for sugars, and had given a stimulus to business. On the 19th ult. Barbadoes was compara tively healthy and fine. Intelligence from Maracaibin to the 19th ult. describes Venezuela as being in a state of revolution. General Paz landed in Coro from Curacoa about the Ist, when the whole of that province at once declared in his favour. There had been some fighting, in which the Government troops were de feated. That the capital be 4,000,0001., raised by 20,000 shares of 1001. each; 20,000 half-shares of 50/. each ; 20,000 quarter-shares of 251. eAch ; and 40,000 eighth shares of 121. 103. each. That with the view of bringing such undertaking into immediate cperation, the tontine be divided into four classes, A, B, C, and D ; class A to consist of the subscribers to the first million ; class B, C, and D to consist of the subscribers to the second, third, and fourth million. That with the view of extending as much as pos sible the advantages accruing to the surviving lives, and to insure a much earlier division of the property, it be not given as is usual to the last surviving life, but be divided when so many lives have expired, that the property would yield to those which survived estates of 1,0001. per annum to whole shares, of 5001. per annum to half- shares, of 2501. per annum to quarter shares, and of 1251. per annum to eighth shares. That the surplus rents and profits, after providing for all necessary improvements and expenses, shall be divided every ten years among the surviving nominees. That the - directors of the tontine enter into an arrangement with one of the principal insurance officei to insure the lives of the nominees to the amount of the shares held upon their life, at a lower rate than that usually asked—and there would be no difficulty in this, because of course the lives will be all selected, not only on account of their supposed in dividual goodness, but in consequence of the known longevity of their parents. In my next letter I will conclude this part of the subject. I have the honour to remain, Your Lordship's most obedient servant, Corwar, Aug. 24. RIGBY WASON. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, Au°. 23. Lord John Russell arrived here yesterday evening, on a visit to the Queen. Lord John Russell will bo the only addition to the R lyal dinner party to-day. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by Baron Knesebeck, arrived at Cambridge House, Piccadilly, at eleven o'clock, on Saturday morning, from a visit to his Majesty the King of Hanover, at Hanover. His Royal Highness proceeded to his resi dence at Kew in the afternoon. His Royal Highness the Hfreditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Strelitz returned lto the residence of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Kew, on Saturday, from the Continent. WEYMouTw—When it is considered that the 25th of July, 1849, gave us, through his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the first stone of the Breakwater, the greatest act of humanity that can be conceived, it is ex traordinary that a railway to Weymouth should have been so long omitted; indeed it is most striking when the important position of this place is referred to. Take a map of England and observe this central position by land and sea. The parallel of latitude of Birmingham from Weymouth affords the most direct route; and why is not this southern central point accommodated with a central line of railway, viz , to Birmingham direct? The vast accommodation the Victoria Harbour of Refuge, Portland, will afford (situated as it will be in the con. tral southern position of our coast) demands its adoption; therefore all railways (north of Weymouth especially) must at once see the nature of such an auxiliary to the lines. What is the North-Western about? Can they not have mutual understandings with the Great Western and Midland? The Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth appear to be laying on its oars when actual and progressive advancement is laully called for. The same parallel of latitude, via Weymouth from Birmingham, is continued through the Channel Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, &c., to St. Malo in France, and onwards through the South of France to Bordeaux (the Liverpool of France) to the Pyrenees. While the break water is making the railway system should be alive to its own interests in such a plain matter of-fact case. Rely en it the breakwater will have its direct communi cation by land as well as sea ; both the national and mercantile interests demand that no more time be lost. We say, then, let the rail alluded to be ready by all means with the speed now required in its execution. Ridgeway Hill is tunnelled through, and the breakwater under weigh, so long required in the great cause of hu manity, and by the naval, military, and mercantile inter eits of England and the whole of her connexions. It is observable that one great (or we may say) grand im provement now goes single-handed, and nature points out the actual want of the direct line of rail to Birmiug ham, so that the immense thoroughfare by sea might at once be accommodated with the most central communi• cation inland . I look upon the question as one involving the full effect of the works, combined with the comple tion of the harbour, conjoined with the advantages that must result from the whole system of railroads in their co-operation one with the other.—JonN HARVEY, the successful promoter of the Victoria Harbour of Refuge, Portland. SAFFORDSDIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE BANKING COMPANIES —The Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Banking Company have declared their usual dividend of seven percent. for the half-year ending the 30th of June last, clear of income-tax. The Stourbridge and Kidder minster Banking Company have just issued their fifteenth annual report, preparatory to the approaching annual general meeting at Stratford-on-Avon. The audited ac counts of the company show, after deducting all current charges, a clear surplus profit of 11,7991. 145., out of which a dividend of Bs. per share was declared for the Christmas half-year, and after payment of twelve months' income-tax there now remains a surplus of 7,1481. 10s. 10d. The directors state that, under ordinary circumstances, the last declared rate of dividend might be safely maintained, but the probability of a loss by the failure of Mr. Ellius, of the Droitwich Patent Salt Works, in duces them to recommend, on the present occasion, a dividend of only ss. per share for the past half-year, and that the residue be carried to the credit of doubtful debts account. The directors conclude their report by remarking that the general business of the bank has greatly increased during the past year, and assure the proprietors that it possesses all the essential elements of future prosperity. The Birmiingbam and Midland Banking Company have declared a dividend of 1/. 17s. 6d. per share for the half-year ending the 30th of June. The year's profits, after paying income-tax, and amply providing for every doubtful debt, amounted to 43,0021. 3s. 7d. ; and the guarantee fund to 13 3111. 16s. 6d. The Birmingham Town and District Banking Company have made a dividend at the rate of ten per cent. per annum.— Worcester Chronicle. STATB OF TRADE.—BIRMINGHAM, SATURDAY.— Few complaints are made of the general state of trade of this town. In some descriptions of manufacture, articles of German make are brought into competition, although not to any serious extent; but it is also a fact that in other branches of our staple trade decided im• provement has taken place, in consequence of our in creased exports to the continent. The iron trade remains as last reported, and the strike of the thick coal colliers in South Staffordshire continues without an apparent probability of a truce. Both masters and men adhere to their determination, the former contending with great confidence that the latter must ultimately give way. No serious act of violence or disturbance has been committed. INTUITIVE KNOWLEDGE.—It has been remarked in Belgium that whenever the cholera became violent in a village or town the swallow and other birds as sembled and emigrated, but that they returned on the decline of the disease. Thus it happened at Verviers when 20 people died of cholera per diem out of a popu lation of 2,000, that not a single swallow or singing bird was to be seen. When cholera went away the birds returned.—Kolner Zeitung. A CENTENARIAN.—A man of the exceedingly great age of 107 years died suddenly yesterday morning in St. John's Catholic chapel, Salford. He was seen to stagger and fall, and a man who went directly to help him up observed that he was dead. An inquest was held on the coroner, when body yesterday foren oon b y M r. R atter, county a verdict of "Di e d by t h e v i s i tat i on o f Gc d" returned by the jury. —Manchester Guardian. CONIMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW Yoatc, AUGUST 14.—1 n the absence of all spe culative demand, the stock-market is heavy. Government Securities and State Stocks maintain their position during the last few days, although the demand for European investments appears to have ceased for the present. But the non-dividend paying stocks are now rather pressing on the market, and rates for some time past have ha a downward tendency. At the close of busi ness to-day, however, there appeared to be a slight re action, and more business was exhibited. Money continues to be abundant for all business pur poses. Loans on call are made at 4to 5 per cent. per annum, and discounts of good paper are readily effected at 6to 7 per cent. There has been a fair demand for sterling exchange for the Cambria at 109 to 4. The bulk of the business, however, has been at 109/. Francs, ton, have been in good demand, with sales at 5.20 to 231 short sight, and 5, 25 to 274, 60 days. Cotton—To day the transactions reported on change were 2 , 000 bales, establishing an advance on our quota tions per last steamer of half a cent. on good ordinary and middling fair qualities. Our quotations are nearly half a dollar above those Liverpool received per America, but they are by no means extravagant in view of the facts here developed relative to the growing crop subsequent to the date of the last advices received in England from the United States. Inferior New Orleans 84; ordinary ditto, 8: 4 3 ; good middling ditto, 24; fair ditto, 11; fully fair, 11. Flour—The market is still on the advance, and good brands are firmly held at our quotations. Since the sailing of the last steamer there has been much buoyancy, and with light supplies and a good eastern and home trade; and the advance may be quoted at 25 C. to 37c. per barrel. The export demand is light. Gran—Wheat of good qualities is wanted. White Genesee is held at 1 doll. 36c. The last sales were at 1 doll. 22c to 26c. ; good Ohio sells at 1 doll. 10c. to 1 dull. 15c. ; rye is of moderate sale at 58i cents. to 594 cents. ; corn is in light supply and good demand, with sales of round yellow at 63 cents. to 631 cents. ; white, 63 cants. to 64 cents. ; and mixed western, 61 cents. to 64 cents. Oats are held at 43 cents. to 44 cents. Freight—The rates of freight are to Liverpool for cotton, id. per lb. ; flour Is. 3d. per barrel ; grain in bulk, 3id. to 4d. per bushel ; for corn and wheat respec tively, to London, is. 6d. per barrel ; for flour and other articles in proportion. To Havre, cotton, e. per lb. THE CHOLERA. RETURN OF CASES, AUG 25. Attacks. Deatl s In London and vicinity, viz.:— Lambeth ... .. ... ... 64 21 Southwark 8 Bermondsey ... ... ... 37 2 Newington-butts ... .., ... 10 5 RJtherhithe 5 Bothnal•green ... ... ... 73 32 Shoredltch 3 Other localities in London ... 176 93 In England and Wales, viz. : Liverpool ... ~. ... ... 105 35 Merthyr Tydvil ... ... ... 11 4 Plymouth ... ... ... ... 10 10 Newcastle-under-Lyme ... ... 11 7 Bristol ... ... ... ... 8 8 Leeds ... ... ... ... 35 12 Dowlais ... ... ... ... 4 2 Other towns in England ... ... 356 170 In Scotland, viz. : Dundee ... ... ... ... 10 11 Other towns in Scotland ... ... 13 1 Total . 967 RETURN OF CASES DURING THE WEEK ENDING AUG. 25. Attacks. Deaths In London and vicinity, viz.:— Lambeth ... ... .. ... 387 113 Bermondsey ... ... ... 106 , 36 Southwark ... ... ... 203 101 Newington-butts ... ... 97 44 Whittchapel ... ... ... 132 50 11 , -thnsl-green ... ... ... 203 124 Shoreditch 51 Greenwich 36 notherinthe .... ... ... 96 25 Other loct.lities ... ... ... 1,048 523 In Eng:and and Wales, viz.:— Liverpool... ... ... ... 621 216 Merthyr Tydvil ••• ••• 69 29 Dsiwheis ... ... 77 24 Cardiff ..• ... ... 25 13 Plymouth .. .. ... ... 108 68 Newcastle-under-Lyme••• ... 102 50 Leeds ••• ••• ... ..• 130 29 Ocher towns ..• ... ... 1,276 660 In SeotlAnd, viz.:— Dundee ... .. ...• ... 1 94 101 Other towns ... ... ... 161 75 _ - Total ... ..• ... 5,168 2,368 THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON.—OD Tuesday Sir James Duke travelled from Perth by a special train to reach Edinburgh in time to meet the Town Council as appointed, which originated in the following circum stances :—The Mayor and party, having secured through tickets from Forfar to Edinburgh, found on their arrival at Perth that, owing to some detention on the Scottish Midland line, they were too late for the train of the Edinburgh and Northern, which had started, and were informed that they would require to wait the ne x t tr a in. This led to an interview betwixt his Lord s hip an d M r . Byers, the manager of the Midland Company, who, while he expressed his regret at the occurrence, doubted whether the issuing of a through ticket impli e d an obli gation on the one company's train to . await the arr i va l o f the train of the other company. his Lordship s t a t e d that, although the detention would subject him personally to some inconvenience, this would have been i mmater i al , but that the point was one of importance to the public, and that, if it were not conceded, he would consider it his duty as a magistrate, and for the public benefit, to try the question. After some consultation b e t w i x t t h e managers of the two companies, a special train was provided, and the party forwarded tree of expense. It is only justice to Mr. Byers to add, that he showed every desire not only to afford redress, but to have the matter put on such a footing as to prevent future inconvenience or misunderstanding.—Perthshire Courier. The Commissioners of National Literature in Ire land have forwarded to Buckingham Palace a beautifully bound set of the elementary works in use in their schools, for the Prince of Wales. SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE. On Saturday evening Mr. Phelps, the talented lessee of this theatre, commenced his season, with every prospect of its being a brilliant and remunerative one. The exertions of Mr. Phelps to create a taste for the works of the immortal W ill Shakspere among the playgoers at this part of London, we rejoice to say, have succeeded to the utmost, and the crowd that as sembled within the theatre on the opening night proved to demonstration how those exertions are estimated. The play selected for the occasion was The Tempest, the principal parts being sustained by the old favourites of the Sadler's Wells company, with one or two exceptions. Mr Phelps as Prospero was exceedingly effective; his reading of the part was true and correct; nothing could exceed the beauty of style in which he gave the following lines in the masque scene : Our revels now are ended: these our actors, A I foretold you, were all spirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air, And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-cape towers, the gorgeous palaces, Tne solemn temples, the great Globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shad dissolve; Yea, like this unsubstantial pagt ant fade}, Leave not a rack behind." Of the Caliban of Mr. G. Bennett it would be im possible to speak to) highly; it is acknowledged to be without an equal on the stage. Who is there who could deliver the following like him ? All the infections that the sun sucks up From bogs, fens, flats, on Prospero fall, and make him By inch-meal a disease! His spirits hear me, And yet I needs must curse. But they'll not pinch, Fright me with urchin shows, pitch nik, i'the mire, Nori ead me, like a firebrand, in the dark Out of my way, unless he bid them; but For every trifle they are set upon me; Sometimes like apes, that mow and chatter at me, And after, bite me, then like hedge . hogs , which Lie tumbling in my bare-foot way, and mount Their pricks at my foot fall; sometimes sin I All wound with adders, who, with cloven tongues Do hiss me into madtu ss." Miss Carlstein made her first appearance here in the part of Miranda. She is a fine figure, tall, with a very expressive countenance. Her rendering of the part was an admirable personification of the beautiful and innocent Miranda. Miss Julia St. George per formed the beautiful spirit Ariel with great felicity, obedient to the behests of her magician task-master, but sighing for the time when she can sing— " Merrily, merrily, shall I live now, Under the blossom that hangs on the bough." This beautiful song was giver) by Miss Si. George with great grace, sweetness, and taste, and with a feeling which would almost lead one to think she was the spirit she personifies. It was so appreciated, rap turously applaued, and demanded for an encore. The scenery, by Mr. F. Fenton, was new and exceedingly beautiful. The principal performers were called for at the conclusion of the play, and were each rewarded with the most enthusiastic applause. The house was filled to the ceiling. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.—Some few intimate friends of the late Right Hon. Charles Buller, M.P., in cluding nearly all her Majesty's Ministers, purpose erecting a monument to his memory in Westminster Abbey, between the tombs of Horner and Warren Hastings. The committee to whom hag been intrusted the completion of the preliminary arrangements asked permission of Dean Buckland to place the intended bust and tablet in the pthition indicated. and their re quest was willingly complied with. Mr. Martin Boshell, long and honourably connected with one of the leading mercantile firms in Liverpool, who was convicted, with eight or ten others, at the winter essizos of that town for an alleged treasonable conspiracy against the (Neel! and Constitution, and sentenced to twelve months' imprison ment, has just been liberated, by order of her Majesty, at the suggestion of the Secretary We for the nom? Dvart ment, after suffering nine months' incarceration. believe this act of clemency, solicited by the represen tatives, gentry, and nearly all th e mercantile community of Liverpool, is the sole foundation for a local journal's " good reason in the belief of the Government's intention, deferring to her Majesty's wishes, to pardon all the Irish state prisoners at home and abroad."— Weekly Chronicle. CRICKET ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TWENTY TWO OF ATIIERSTONE AND DISTRICT. This match was resmr.cd AtherLtone on Siturclay morning. The Mowing is the score at the cause of phe third day's play : Atherstone, first innings ... ...115 England,first inning; ... ...103 ATITERSTONE-SECOND INNINGS. S. S. Baxter, Esq.—b Hillyer J. Curtis—c Box, b Wisden 1 Hon. R. Curzon—b Clark .. I M. Baker, Esq —c Chatterto n , b Hillyer ... 16 W. Harding—b Ili!lyer F. Tinley—c Cartels, b Wisden ... , Armitage—c White, b Clark ... 3 Royston —c White, b Wisden... 11 Dakin—e Martingt.ll, b Wisden ... 13 S. 'Wallaby, Esq.—b Hillyer 0 C. Foster, Esq.—c Pilch, b Hillyer 0 R. Clement, Esq.—b Cis! k . . 2 R. B. Smythies, Esq.-1 b w, la Wisden ... 19 W. Fenton, Esq....b Wisden ... 0 Hon. W. Curzon—c White, b Wisden 0' H. Clare, E q.—not out ••• ••• ••• 0•• K. Fenton, Esq.—c Wisden, b • Hillyer 7 J. Baker, Esq —b Wisden . . 0, S. Knowles, Esq.—b Wisden D. Baxter, Esq.—b Wisden 0 S. 0. Sandford, Esq.—b Clarke 0' E. Baxter, Esq.—c White, b Wisdec... 4 B 2, w 0, nb 1 3 Total ... ... 89 ENGLAND-SECOND INNINGS. H. M. Curtcis, Eici.—b Tinley Parr—b Tinley ••• •.. F. Pilch—c Smythies, b Tinley Box—not out . . Guy —c Roysto n , b Tinley ... Chatterton—c Smythies, b Armitage Martingell—b Armitage Wisden—not out ... ... 20 ... ... ... 18 ... ... 2 ... ... 2 B 7, w 0 ... ... ... ... 7 Total ••• ••• ••• GENTLEMEN OF RENT AND ENGLAND. The return match between these distinguished elevens began on Thursday last, and was concluded on Friday, the ground being fully and fashionably attended on both days. England went in first, scoring 89, Kent following and marking 113 for their first in-go. England's second innings produced 145, that of Ken t 95, th e l atter l os i ng the match by 16 runs. We subjoin the score:— - . 87 ENGLAND. Hon. 11. Grimston, run out C. Ersom, Esq., c Bosworth, b Harenc J. Lee, c Felix, b Dyer 3 b Harenc 13 W. Nicholson, b Harenc E. Hartopp, leg bw, b Harenc H. Fellowes, c Norton, b Harenc 1 run out 2O Nash, c Felix, b Harenc ... ...... 16 st Andrews,b Harenc 5 Biffen, b Harenc 18 c Burnett, b Harenc ..1 S. Whitehead, b Mynn ... 8 run out 54 Mayne, not out . .... Sir F. Bathurst, run out 0 not out Byes 10, wb 6 16 Byes 10, wla 6 ...16 Total B9 T0ta1.........145 RENT. Trail, Esq., b Nash 5 b Fellows H. F. Norton, Esq., run out ......20 b Nash H. Dyer, c E3rom, b Bathurst ... 2 b Fellows A. Mynn, c and b Nash .. 2 c Esrotn, b Bathurst 3 N. Felix, c Nash, b Bathurst 70 c Fellows, b Nash... 5 C. Harem, c Fellows, b Nash 0 b Fellows ..... 4 W. Burnett, b Bathurst 13 b Bathurst 4 H. Andrews, b Fellows F. Bosworth, b Bathurst G. Dickins, b Bathurst W. Baldoc, not out 0 not out ... 0 Byes 1, wide balls 3 4 Byes 10, wide 4...14 Total ... ELEVEN OF ENGLAND v. TWENTY COUNTY OF NORFoLK. NORWICII, S aTURDAY.—This exciting match termi nated at half-past one to-day, the Norfolk winning with 15 wickets to spare, although riot greatly to their credit, as their twenty was made up by first•rate players from other counties, viz., Grundy, Nuthall, Lillywhite, and Buttress. From the commencement. it became evident that the eleven were overmatched, as several of their best men were unavoidably absent at Canterbury. We were sorry to witness very ungentlemanly conduct on the part of the Norwich gentlemen, who came at a very late hoer to the inn where the All England were stay ing, disturb ing their harmony and rest, wantonly breaking glasses, decanters, and other articl:s, in what they called fun, to the value of some pounds. On the first day there was but a moderate number of spectators; on the second a good display of fashionables, some in splendid equipages carriages, tandem., and on horsebock, numbering be, weer one and two thousand persons; but on the third. very few. The following is the final score:— ALL ENGLAND. Dean, c Colman ' b Buttress 8 b Grundy ...... ...... 0 Adams, b Grundy Sampson, c Merry, b Buttress ... 15 c Grundy,b Buttress 18 Picknell, c Merry, b Buttress ... 0 c Waller, b Buttress 0 Hammond, c Grundy, b Buttress 2 b Buttress... ..... .. 0 Chester, b Grundy . ... _ C. H. Hoare, Esci~ run out Sewell, c Barry, b Grundy ..... Diver, not out J. Lillywhite, c Grundy, b But tress Lillywhite, sen., b Grundy 0 1 not Jut.. ...... .. 1 82,wb5... 63 COUNTY OF NORFOLK. Ashby, b Dean Merry, b Lillywhite Southerton, c Sewell, b Lilly• white' Grundy, c Adams, bJ. Lilly whits Nuthall, run out Barry, b J Lillywhite Robberds, b Dean J. Lillywhite, jun., b ditto not out Captain Warriner, c Adams, b Dean .. ....... ........ 0 Colman, b c Adams, b ditto... 56 Atmore, R., c Adams, b Diver 11 b Lillywhite Waller, c Chester, b Diver ... 0 Wenn, c Hoare, b Diver 0 Cushing, c J. Lillywhite, b Lilly- white Francis, b Dean 5 Buttress, c Hoare, b Adams 2 not out ... Turner, b Dean 0 Short, leg b w, b Dean. 0 Breretcn, c Adams, b Dean Selby—not out . ..... Byes, 2 ; wide ba11, 1 118 12 Total—England, 126; Norfolk, 130, and fifteen wickets to spare. SPORTING NOTES. No. IX. THE SPORTING HOUSES. YORK REMINISCENSES; STOURBRIDGE, EG TIAM, RADCLIFFE, WARWICK, AND DON CASTER ANTICIPATIONS. " No man of sense, the smoothest tongue Can e'er convince, there's nothing wrong: And, it there's something wrong, pray, why, To make it right, should we not try?" Sir JOHN RAMSAY. " There his high motto shines reveal'd, Ready, aye, ready for the field." N. -. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. accordance with a notice I gave in No. 8 of these notes, I have now a word or two to say on the " Sporting Houses," expressly for the benefit of racing country cousins, and the numerous dabblers in the odds, to be found in " the village," (as London has been facetiously termed), as well vs in every nook and corner of the sporting Isle of Albion. During the last year or two there has sprung into existence, among that class of men, who 'Crop _ Their verdant dinner from the mossy tiirf,". yc lept bookmakers , a great m an y ~ " mushroom fie ldsm en,:: the majority of whom are proprietors of betting lists at cigar and stationery shops, small public houses, &c. &e., in out •of-the-way places, who, if lucky in their ape. culations, all well and good; but if, on the contrary, they get bit to any extent, the " list " disappears, and the pro prietor, you're informed by the publican, or whatever the owner of the house may be, has found London too con fined for his health, therefore is taking the benefit of the country air. This game has been practised to a great extent of late, and it is in consequence of the complaints of the victimized, that I now intend to lay before you, by way of antidote, a list of such houses a; I know, from ocular and aural demon stration, may be considered SAFE; although, be it understood, there are doubtless many others of whom I know nothing, where the " lists" may be conducted in as honourable a manner as at those houses whose names I give below. Foremost on the list stands Searle's, Salisbury Tavern, Strand; and Burr's, Windsor Castle, Long-acre, the leviathan bookmakers' head-quarters; at one or other of these houses Mr. Davis may be found any evening, and nearly any other time. This gentleman is a remarkable instance of what may be accomplished by perseverance and unwearied assiduity in the pursuit of any one object. I remember him when he was among the smallest of small bookmakers, and that not many years ago; the case is altered now, he is the first specu lator on the turf. Next on the list may be placed 1!a d land's, Red Lion, Poppin's-court, Fleet-street, w_an.e, nere Mt. E. Manning posts his lists; Davall's, Bride-lane, Fleet-street; Middleton's, Long-acre 8 .. r. 88, Thames-street; at each of which and humpon r, _houses lists are posted on nearly every race , great and small. Besides the before-mentioned houses there are the following :—Jefferias, Garnault-Place, Clerkenwoll, whose lists are also po sted at Marriott's, Skinner-street, Snow-hill; Willis's, King-street, Newgate- st reet ; Fisher's, 126, Aldergate-street; Turpin's, King-street, Covent-gardf-n ; C i oger's Bride-lane, Fl eet - street; Mae lure's 5 ' Upper ung-sta ect,Holbor n; Cli pson ' s, Globe Tavern, Dover-road; Snewing's British Stores, Well's_ street, Oxford-street; King's, Rose Tavern, Farringdon street; Harding s, Newgate-street; Merritt's, bottom of Holborn-hill (W. Slater's lists); Collins's, 76, Lor.g-acre, where, as well as at Mann's, 120, Lower Marsh, and at Finch's, Coop er ' s A rms, R osomon- street, Clerkenwell, you can be accommodated with the odds from one shilling upwards; Brown's, Bowling-green-lase, Clerk enwell, and many others that I know nothing about, but should I fell in with any, I may communicate their names at some future period. The running at York has materially altered the aspect of the Dchicaster St. Leger; Honeycomb's defeat by Elthiron, in the race for the Ebor St. Leger, and by a trio, including Westow in the Great Yorkshire Stakes, though superior to both by from five to eight pounds a the least, proves this incorrigible cur'N'cli'.n , .'e to be cum picy'y cut for this great Doncaster strugglo. Nuiioy kirk's cljedt. ciid not astoni s h rue, a-3 I enter taiu:.d av, ry good cpinion O'd Dan 'cud Ler, v-. Loin, it may be reniGnibercd, I placed third to Nunnykirk nn.l comb, being quite confident that Old .I_Ln wool I I),•at the rest of the field easily enough. I will venture to predict that 0. D. T. will be placed tor the St. Leger. The Ita!ivn regaimid his lost Lurels by winning, the Prince of Wales's Stakes from Penang, and five others, in very clever style: In following " the money" for the Ebur Handicap. I Wai led astray; my couple of G.'s.. Giselle and Glen Saddel, were about as much ute a cou e le of donkeys. The winner up to the Ltit moment was considered a doubtful starter, and it he did start, it is presumed it would be to make the running for their other horse. It is a curious fact, that of the seven " minis'era of fate," I was the only one who fancied The Hero for the Handicap, and Old Din Tucker for the Greet Yorkshire Stakes. In tdonda)'s note I said, " The Hero might do the deed of note;' end in Wednesday's, after Nunnykirk and Honeycomb, I took Old Dan Tucker in preference to the rtst of the field. The Chesterfield Handicap, as I anticipated, was won by Spithead, Cotton L or d an d P os t T em p ore being, second and fourth. In Wednesday's note I placed them second and third; thus being within an ace of placing the first three. For the Stourbridge Stakcs, run this day, I think it (Ices not require much second sight to ditcover that the batch foremost in the fray will be Mr. Cowley's filly, Cbeepdde ' and Chorister. • The Gold Cup Stakes to-morrow may be won by Egret. If the Abbot of Meaux cannot win the Wilton Cup at Radcliffe on Wednesday, I shall take Lady Hylda in reversion. The Manchester Cup has among the entries two of Mr. Green's, Pelham and Abbot of Meaux, former for choice; Brown Fly, 6st bib; Magician, sst 81b; and Lady Barrymore, sst. If the Lady cannot win, the suover she is put out of training the better. The Mede, or Mead, on which the great charter of British liberty was signed by King John some 600 years ago, will be the centre of attraction for two days during the present week to the metropolitans. The business at Egham commences on Wednesday with the Gold Cup Stakes, for which I'll venture to anti cipate the seeing Companion first, and CE lipus second. The King John Stakes, what with penalties and allowances. stands thus:—Officious, Bst 111b—Blarney, Bst 101b—Golden Eagle, Bst 71b—Bullfinch, 8-t 71b 13eington, Bst 71b—Slang, Bst 41b—Fernande, Bst 41b— Heroine, Bst 41b—and Side Saddle. Bst 1113. At the present moment it is impossible for me to tell what is likely to run, but I fancy Blarney, Golden Eagle, Slang, and perhaps Fernando, and Side Saddle, will go to Egbam, whether they run or not; if Blarney does not win, I suppose Slang or Gulden Eagle must. Oa Thursday the field will not be very ex tensive for the Surrey and Middlesex Stakes, con sisting of one of Lord Exeter's, one of the Duke of Richmond's, Antagonist, Buckstone, Ambaisadress, and the Lanereost colt; the last-named the winner. Fernhill's superior performance et York has male him premier on the list of favourites for the Leamington Stakes; between him, Wanota, and Collingwood, the race I think will lie. My remarks on the St. Leger nags must stand over to next week, when I, amidst this _ " Storm of fortunes May trumpet to the world" the not improbable defeat of the Fl 3 ing Dutchman, anl, as is my annual custom, anticipate the destinies of the principal stakes of the autumn, and of 1850. I am Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Aug. 27,1849. DEPLORABLE ACCIDENT AT PORTSMOUTH A most deplorable accident happened at seven o'clock on Saturday evening off the King's Rooms, at Southsea beach. Mr. Allen, a gentleman who had recently established at Som -rset-place a seminary for young gentlemen, had, in the afternoon of that day, taken six of his pupils for a sail in a small yacht. Tne yacht had returned, and for the purpose of landing on the beach he had put his boys into a small boat or punt, and was stepping in himself when the punt sheared off and capsized, Mr. Alen and the boys being thrown into the water. This occurred lavin'bout a hundred yards from the shore ; th e y ac ht g her sails up could not render assistance. A umber of persons on the beach witnessed the catas rophe, and rendered all the aid they could, articularly Mr. Hollingsworth, and a soldier of the 77th. Boats put off, and the unfortunate persons were all picked up or saved, but most of them in an insensible state. One little boy, Lewis Jones, tried to swim on shore ; he was, however, rescued by a gallant fellow from the beach, who threw off his coat #nd plunged into the sea, and brought the boy safe to shore. The man's name is Thomas Norman, a sihipwright, belonging to the dockyard. Mr. Alen Eind the five boys, when brought on shore, were all ciarrieil to Mr. Hollingsworth's bath room, and that gentleman and Mrs. Hollingsworth (as they have frequently done before in somewhat similar cases) ren dered their personal assistance to restore animation, yad also afforded the hot-baths, blankets, and other ttecessaries to promote resuscitation; medical aid vas procured, and the boys were soon partially reco ered ; but Mr. Allen, who was not dtad when brought on shore, soon afterwards ceased to breathe, dnd every endeavour to restore him proved ineffectual. doctors Rolph, White, &c., were in attendance. Mr. heppard, of the Post-office, afforded much assistance in saving several of the 3 oung gentlemen, and also in promoting their resuscitation, he kindly had several o f f the boys sent to his house for the night, instead of their returning to the house of the disconsolate viddow, Mrs. Allen. Mr. Allen was most highly respected. He had resided at Southsea for a length of time, having been ohe of the masters of St. Paul' s School for more t4an twenty years. When that establishment was broken up, about three months back, he established a school himself. He leaves a widow and four children (girls) to deplore his sudden and untimely end. We may add that he was a most careful and attentive master to his pupils, by whom he was much beloved. He attended them in all their amusements and walks, and had on Saturday morning personally attended at their bathing on Southsea beach. ELOPEMENT IN HUMBLE LIFE. the Victoria, New York and London line-of packet ship, which was chased by her Majesty's steamer Fire Queen down channel, and hoarded by Langley and Thornton, two of the London detec tives, on suspicion of having the Mannings on board, had, previously to leaving the English shores, an other and more real incident happen on board, which required the attention of the borough magistrates of Portsmouth to arrange without a breach of the peace. The facts are simply these :—ln the early part of last wtek, Mr. Charles Daniel Ebdy, a respectable beer slop keeper and :agent, residing in the neighbourhood oft Vauxhall-road, missed his wife, Mrs. Louisa Mar gAret Ebdy, with numerous boxes of wearing apparel, beds, pillows, bed linen, and other useful articles. A cousin of the lady, Joseph Bennett (a young man about her own age, who was a frequent visitor at Mr. Ebdy's house of business), suddenly absented himself at the same moment, and inquiries soon satisfied the neglected landlord that they had decamped together. The boxes were traced to a booking-office in the City fcr passengers to New York, and it soon became eoar that they had left old England by the Victoria, which sailed from the London Docks on Friday. They had both booked themselves and luggage in the name of Jackson. Hearing that she would put in at Spithead on her way down channel, Mr. Ebdy was determined not to be outdone without at least making an effort to re-capture his rib, recovering the pro perty she had with her, and giving the unlucky cousin into custody for carrying off both. lie kept his promise, for no sooner had the Victoria appeared off St. Helen's than Joseph Bennett, the cousin, was arrested, and introduced to Major Travers and other magistrates siting at the Portsmouth police-office. the injured hus band stated his case, whereupon the cousin assured the Bench that Mrs. Ebdy had merely employed him to move the goods, and that was all. It was well known that Mr. Ebdy was constantly ill-using her, and sooner than be subject to such treatment she hid resolved upon leaving him. He admitted that il )e was going to New York, and it was his intentionto act the part of a protector to her during confirmed the the tediousvoyage. The lady came forward and and it cousin's story, the boxes were here them. pro em p . erty Mr. Ebdy was her wish that be shou ld she sheln a h a a s d w e r paidt) thethe cousin'sßen h, rass.e passage d a y s admitted e v t e b r a . t well as her own. T he Ma g istrate said it v‘ as clear the husband's property had been removed by the sanc tion of the wife, therefore the case was at an end. The poor husband asked for advice how to recover the boxes, but the Bench declined. The happy pair then hastened to the ship, while the husband was left to mourn over his loss. AN EXTRAORDINARY CURE.—A few days since a man named Steward, an excavator, working on the Great Western line, was admitted into the 11,yal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn-lane, suffering from Severe com pound fractures of the right arm, a loaded truck, weigh ing upwards of three tons, having passed over and so crus)ied the limb that, upon a consultation, it was deemed that immediate amputation must be resorted to to save life. Mr. Thomas Wakley, jun., however, took the casein hand, and having reduced the numerous fractures, was on Saturday able to pronounce, in the presence of his patient and several of his medical brethrtn, that he t . ' had ; effected a complete cure. It is impossible accu rately to describe the horrible m utilation of the limb when first brought under treatment, and the wondtr:ul preservation of it is considered a surgical triumph. :e BiLoiari HOPS.—A vessel arrived from Ghent, has brought ten bales of hops as a portii - Aa of her cap, consigned to a firm in London. We have had occas on to allude to some arrivals of hops from the United S:atea of America, tut we are not aware of any supply of t Ifs nature from this state of Europe, and the arrival is, therefore, of some interest. ' 1 s 56 1 4 - 1:46 8% 3% a 1,4 314 73% 14% 14 9% 5% 12% 3% 3714 127 k 14'4, 614 33 1 4 104 61 - , 145 w 25 1 4. 93 1 4 , 4., 5 i .2: W, , i trl OLA,