The Sun. — London, England, 1849-10-11 00:00:00

■!ice CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN' For the Week ended Oct. 4. 1849, made up from the Returns of ti e Inspectors in the different Cities and Towas in Exgland and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY.' OATS. RYE. BEANS. PEAS. PRICE .. 1 42s 4d 1 27 s 7d 1 178,5 d 25s 9d , 29s Od 1293 Si( DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. IBA LEY. I OATS. i s I Od Is Od AYE. I BEANS. I PEAS. Is Od I s Od I s Od Is Od SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.) LOW v. SMITH. This was an act i on to recover the sum of 141. the balance of the value of two cows, alleged to have been sold by plaintiff, who is a cattle-salesman, to defendant, a co" keeper and dairyman. The original price was 34/. but 20/. was admitted to have been paid on account. Mr. Edward Low, brother to the plaintiff, proved that he was present at the time of the sale fur the sum named. In cross-examination by Mr. CusatiocK, he said that there was some allowance made for a cow which had been sold on a arrantry, but had turned out bad, but he could not say that it was to go off this amount. Mr. CIIARNOCE said that he must admit that the de fendant had misconceived his right, which was to have brought a cross-action, and could not urge the unsound ness of other cattle as a set-off.—Verdict for plaintiff. BOLDING V. WOMBWELL, This was an action to recover the sum of N., the price of a horse. The facts of the case were these:—The plaintiff agreed with defendant to take a horse for 71. 10s., but if the plaintiff did not approve of it, and returned it within a week, defendant undertook to return 74, reserving los. for trouble. The horse did not suit, and was sent back, but defendant refused to repay the 71. A witness who was called to prove the agreement said the mare was warranted sound, but defendant said he would take it back if defendant did not like it. De fendant, after he had put the horse in the stable, said he expec ed he should have it back again. Witness said it was " groggy" and bra ien• winded—indeed it was a re gular screw. ---(Laughter.) Thomas DeNbury said he was present when defendant warranted the mare. Defendant said it was as nice a little mare as plaintiff could have, and was as sound as a fish. The UNDER-SHERIFF —What fish—a roach? Witness was present after the deal, and defendant said " We are sale to have her back again, but she won't take any harm, as Mr. Bolding's keep will do her good." It was a pretty-looking thing, but in reality was very bad indeed—as bad as could be. In cross-examination, he said that plaintiff said he thought the horse was thick-winded, but defendant war ranted it of course because he wanted to sell it; that was natural enough. It was not his business to say anything to Bolding, but he did not recommend it. Defendant said it was a little thick-winded, as it had slept out in the field and caught cold. The UNDER -SHERIFF —That is a standing excuse, is it not? Witness—Yes. I should say it myself if I wanted to sell. I should do the best I could for my self.—(Laugbter.) Thomas Yolland, a plumber, &c., in West-street, Somers -town, proved that defendant admitted that he ought to have returned the 7Z, but he said he did not make a practice of returning money, or he should have all the farmers in Whetstone after him. Witness re commended Golding to buy of defendant He (wit ness) had heard of other cases like this, but he still dealt with defendant, and would recommend him, as he considered defendant might not know all the horses as he bought at fairs. Witness had bought 100 horses of him in five years, as he had kept cabs. Cab-horses varied from 3/. to 151. or 16/. The defendant's solicitor said he was afraid that he could not offer any deft nee, as he was very imperfectly instructed, and defendant who had promised to bring witnesses, was not present. The UNDER -SHERIFF said the plaintiff's case had been fully made out, it the jury believed the witnesses, and he tiid not well see why they should not if they were tmeontradicted. The jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed. MAI - ALBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) John Hatton was brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with having enibb.zzted several sums of money, received by him for and on account of his employer, Mr. Edwin Lee, confectioner, Sidney-alley, Leieester square. The prosecutor stated that on the 22d of September be sent the prisoner with goods to the amount of 11. ss. to a customer of his, named Mitchell, in Lamb street, Spite!fields Before the prisoner left, witness gave him a bill and receipt, with strict directions, in case he did not get the money, to tear the receipt from the bill and leave the latter with the goods. When the prisoner returned he said he had seen Mr. Mitchell, who wished the same quantity of goods to be sent in a week, when he would pay both the bills. On Saturday last witness sent some more goods by the prisoner, amounting to 11. 10s., making with the goods previously sent 2L 15s. With these goods he gave the prisoner a bill and receipt for both amounts. The receipt was so written that the prisoner could not tear it off without tearing the bill, which witness directed the prisoner to bring back, in case he failed in getting the money. On his return he told witness that Mr. Mitchell was not at home, and he had been foolish enough to leave the bill. Witness on hearing this reprimanded the prisoner, and thought no more of the matter ; but on the prisoner absconding from his employ on the following day, witness called upon Mr. Mitchell, who, in reply to his inquiries, said he bad paid the prisoner when he delivered the goods. Witness saw nothing more of him till last night, when he gave him in charge. The prisoner was remanded till Saturday. EWIVIARIACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Match, 100, h ft—Crucible received. Handicap for three yrs old. D.M. Paquita ... bt. Denis .S• ••. 1 Match, 300, h ft—Tisiphone beat Borneo. Match, 200, h fc—Preslaw beat Treacherous. Match, 200, h ft—Newpor t beat Ploughboy. . THE MYSTERTE3(;;Y In addition to its pictures of country life, the new story, e n ti t l e d "T he Lord of the M anor, " contains some extraordinary reve lations of the " sayings and doings" in our great metro polis. The leading personage in the drama is a certain Jew quack doctor, who, having for his confederates his wily wife and no less wily daughters, contrives to live en Prince, in a mansion splendidly appointed, with a goodly retinue of servants. Once within. the physician's tangle circle—" like that of the fiend in Der Frieschutz ----his victim (some wealthy or noble person, in all pro bability, of the weaker sex) vainly endeavours to escape from his toils. This Jew doctor is stated to be a per t.r,ait drawn from real life. If so, it may be predicted Pu'"at he aill not pursue his professional career with iin llitY; albeit, he may long be permitted to "strut and f ret his hour upon the stage," for "The Lord of the ' i nce is to be dramatized immediately. t.ati IBE RDEEN.--SI R R OBERT PEEL.--7 his hi g hl y n guish d B aronet i s expected in Aberdeen on Friday rat. The civi c di gn i taries are making such preparations as will add 114 Pro to the h onour , an d g i ve eclat to this part of Riess homewards. The freed om o f the ancient b eit Y of Bon Accord will, of course, be conferred on Sir Oa th occ .Liobertat Peel; and it is p ro b a bl e there will be a banquet asiu.—Scotsman. Grant, ditto. 10th, Olive Branch, Drake, St. John's, Nov Brunswick; Pink, Prince Edward's island; A ce Wil.on, lute, Bathurst; Mouiezurna, Leavit, Quebec. The Oregoie, from Quebec, wi.ioh went 1111 shore 7!ti inst., at Belumaris got ff, and has arrived here this day. The vessel seen 4th August (not the 14th) off Cape 1....pez, , ipparently on shore on a reer, wax the Bee cles, fr, -, tra Bounty to Liverp)o!, and cot the Vecchl, as yeserday 8!h, Princess Alice, Charles- • ton. 9,h Bina D 4, Savarin.A.r. BOSTON, OCT. 10.—The R:bert and William, Har wich to L ha, been towed up here from Clay Hole to-thy, .old ina,t discharge, her cargo, which is supposed be much thrn2ged. DUBLIN, Ocr 9.—The Helen, New R,ss to Pr.-ston, on shore on Wicklow Bar, bus been got off leaky, and I must titscharge. OFF PLYMOUTH, OCT. 9.—Puteniate, Phelps, Lawn. coston, Van aerneu's Land; Tascepar, Brown, Balti. more for H:,,vre. FOWEY, ()CT. 9.—Arrd. Union, Blair, Santa Cruz for Bremen, with foremast sprung. MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) NE liiTGATZI AND LEADENIZALL. These markets were well supplied with each kind of Mear, )rt the demand was steady at full prices. Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 2s 10d to 3110 s; Veal, 3s 21 to 3s Sd; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per Sibs by the carcase. RAT MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow flay, 21 105 to 3/ 12s; O'over ditto, 3/ 0. to 4/ 12 4; an d S traw, 11 4s to 1/ 9s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. CUMRERLAND.—Meadow flay, 2 / 1 0s to 31 14s; Clover ditto, 3/ Os to 41 10s; and Straw, 1/ 65 to 1/ 10 3 p er loa:i. A lull avvrage supply, an d a sluggish demand. WHITECRAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 8s to 31 123; Clover, ditto, 3/ Os to 4/ 125; and Straw, 11 43 to 11103 per load. Trade dull, at our quotations. MEAT MARKETS. HAILSHAM, OCT. 10.—We had a steady trade this morning, on the following terms :—Beef from 33 6d to 4s 2d; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s 8d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per 81bs. ARUNDEL, OCT. 9.—Our m rket was firm, and the quotations had an upward tendency. Beef from 3s 4d to 4s; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s 6d; and Pork, 3a 6d to 3s 8d per Bibs. CHICHESTER, OCT. 10.—The general trade was steady, at higher prices. Beef from 3s 2d to 43 ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s to 3s 6d ; and Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 6d per Blbs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 225; Quarter old Store Pigs, 16s to 203 ; and Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each. SOUTHALL, OCT. 10.—Our market to-day was fairly supplied with each kind of stock, the demand for which was steady, at improved currencies. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s Od; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s Id; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 8d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMPORD, OCT. 10.—Each kind of prime stock moved off freely, at enhanced quotations. Otherwise, the demand was firm. Beef from 3s 2d to 4s Od; Mutton, 38 2d to 4s 4d; Veal, 33 4d to 3s 8d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 19s to 255; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 18s to 21s; and Mulch C ows, with their sm a ll C a l f, 14 1 to 181 each . WEST DISTRICTS. Kensington Chelsea... St. George, Hanover-square . Westminster ... . St. Martin-in•the-Fields St. James, Westminster NORT a DISTRICTS. Marylebone Hampstead St. Pancras Llington Hackney CENTRAL DISTRICTS. St. Giles ... Strand ... Holborn Union Clerkenwell St. Luke ... East London ... West L on d on City of London Shoreditch Bethnal-green Whitechapel St. George-in-the-East Stepney ~, ••• Poplar ... St. Saviour, Southwark EOLITH DISTRICTS. St. Olave ••• Bermondsey St. George, Southwark Newington ... Lambeth ••• Wandsworth ... Camberwell .. Rotherhithe Greenwich L'lvibham ••• ..... ••• ...... ••• "... Total ... ••• ••••• Alnwick Axbridge Barnstaple ••• ... •.. Bedminst er "'... •.. Big,gleswade (Potton district) Bradford, North Bierley, Pudsey, Thornton, and Bowling ... -- Bridgwater Bristul Bury (Elton and Heywood) ... —' Carlisle ••• ••• ••• Castle Ward (Stamfordham)... Chorley Chorltun (Hulme) ••• Clifton Union (St. P hilip and Jacob) - Darlington •• ... ..• ... -- Dewsbury (Soothill) Droitwich ••• Dudley (Sedgley, Tipton, and Rowley (Regis) ••• ••• East Stonebous e ..• Eccleshall (Bierlew) -- Falmouth (Constantine district) Faversham ••• ••• Gainsborough .(Wes t Bubber wick, Owaton) ••• ••• Gateshead (Dunston, Wickham) -- Goole (Snaith and Armin) Great Boughton ••• ••• Halifax (Sowerby) Hurdingstone (Piddington) ••• Hastings„ , Hayfield Hitchin and Baldock Huddersfield (Lockwood and Slaithwaite) ••• ••• Kirkstall, and Bothwell -- Lancaster • • • ...... Leeds ... Lewrs ... •.• ••• Liverpool ... ..• ... Madeley (Much Wenlock) Macclesfield (Bollington) - Manchester .. Milton next • Sittingbourno Milstead ..• ... • Newcastle-on-Tyne ... Newtown .. ••• Northwick and Weaverham Peterborough . -- Pontefract (Lumley, Castl e f or d, and Mor e ) ... Rochford Rotherham (Wath) Runcorn and Budworth St. Albans ... Sculcoat es Selby South Shields (Westoe) Stockport and Marple... Stockton (Hartlepool and Yarm) Stok e - upon - Trent(Shelton) ... Stourbridge (Kingswinford) ... Thetford ••• •• ••• Totnes (Brixh am ) Truro .. . Ty nernouth (Blyth and Earsdon) Uxbridge (Hillingdon district) Wakefield (Stanley) Wahall and Darl aston -- ••• %Vest Bromwich (Wednesbury and Oldbury) West Derby (Toxtetb Park and Walton-on-the-Hill) ••• Weymouth ID. ••• .•• Whitby Whitehaven ••• ••• ••• Wigan Windsor (Clewer) Wolverhampton (Bilston and Wombourne) Wycombe ... Yarmouth, Great ... nom• ••• ....... Total ... ••• .... SCOTLAND. Arbroath ... ... St. Vigens, A r b roat h Dundee ••• •.• Boness (6th and 7th inaL)' ... Blair Drummond, parish of Kincardine, Stirling (for 3d and 4th) ... ... .. -- Total ... General total:— Metropolis Country Scotland • . • .". ••• ...• ••.•....• Total ... 223 76 NOTE.—The deaths are returned according to the superintendent registrars' districts, as it is found im• practicable to distinguish every place separately. ••••••1ft....110m..i.M. CHOLERA. Mon. Tue. Oct. O c t. B th. 9th. 4 0 4 1 3 1 11 3 16 9 DIARRE(A. Mon. Tue. Oct. Oct. Bth. 9th. 4 2 5 3 1 0 4 4 6 2 ••••••..... 41•••1 Um= 4••• 38 14 20 11 ••• - 1 0 ••• --- 0 0 ••• - 2 0 ••• - 2 0 ••• -. 0 0 ••• - 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total deaths from cholera, registered from Sept. 17, 1848, to Oct. 9, 1849... ... 14,448 Total deaths from cholera, registered from June 17, 1849, to Oct. 9, 1849... ... 13,357 • The return has not been received from Mr. G, Yarrow, registrar of St. Leonard's, sub-district of Shore ditch. NOTE. —The district of Kensington comprises the parishes of Kensington, Hammersmith, Fulham, and Paddington. Westminster district comprises the parishes of St. Margaret and St. John the Evan gelist, with Privy Gardens and Whitehall, and the close of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter. St. Giles's district comprises the parishes of St. Giles•in•the-Fields and St. George, Bloomsbury. The following are co- extensive with the unions of the same name:—Hackneyf Strand, Holborn, East London, West London, City o, London, Whitechapel, Stepney, Poplar, St. Saviour, St. Olave, Wandsworth (Wandsworth and Clapham), Greenwich, and Lewisham. The remaining districts are coextensive with the respective parishes of the same name. THE COUNTRY. The following is the Return of Deaths from Cholera and Diarrhoea reported to the General Board of Health the 10. h day of October, 1849 : Deaths. Cholera. Diarrh. 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 LONDON. West Districts North Districts Central Districts East Districts South Districts Total ALLOWANCE TO BANKRUPTS UNDER THE NEW LAW.—There is a new feature in the Bankruptcy Act with regard to allowance to bankrupts. Hitherto the law has been that an allowance was made by the credi tors, subject to the approval of the commissioners, but now the power is vested in the Court. By the 194th section it is declared that it shall be lawful for the Court, if it shall think fit, to make an allowance from time to time to the bankrupt, out of his estate, until he ➢hall have passed his last examination, as shall be neces sary for the support of himself and family, provided that no such allowance shall be made by the Court for any period after the adjournment of the last examination sine die. HACKNEY POOR-RATE COLLECTION.—Yesterday full meeting of the members of the poor board was held to consider the propriety of appointing an additional collector of the parochial rates. After a long discussion in the course of which it transpired that the two present collectors received upwards of 400/. per annum, the re port of a committee appointed to inquire into the sub ject was received, and a resolution declaratory of the necessity for a third collector was unanimously carried. This step is imperatively demanded, owing, it is said, to the rapidly increasing rental of the parish ; and also to the inability of the collectors to do full justice to its widely extended districts. Some idea of the presumed value of the newly created office may be furnished by the fact that a guardian of the poor and a member of the trustee board have resigned their posts of honour, and are already in the field as competitors for th e p aroc hi al emolument. A severe struggle is expected. ... 2 THE SUN, ARRHCEA. THE REVENUE FOR THE YEAR ••• EAST DISTRICTS. The Suxplus:.• .....• .... 14 3,627,719 13,901,534 14 199 10 LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 11, 1849 5 ,107,494 6,117,339 l,OOl the Hon. Sir T. B. Capel, K.C.B. (captain of the Phceb• at Trafalgar); Sir Charles Adam, K.C.8. ; Sir F. W. Austen, K.C.B. (commander of the Petrel at the cap ture of La Lagurienne, and of the Canopus at St. Do mingo); Sir J. A. Ommanney, K.C.8.; Sir E. D. King, K.G.B. (captain of the Grenada at the capture of Gua deloupe); Sir Thomas Briggs, G.C.M.G. (captain of the Atlas at St. Domingo); Sir Samuel Pym, K.C.8.; Sir Hugh Pigot, K.C.8., K C. 11.; Richard Thomas, J. R. Dacres, the Hon. Donald H Mackay, Sir Lucius Curtis, Bart., C. 8., and Sir John . Louis, Bart. Out of the above list the flag officer who has served longest in command in chief is that gallant, distinguished, and able officer Sir E. D. King. Captain Slade has been appointed additional to the flag-ship in the M editerranean, to be em pl oye d upon any service in which his great experience in Oriental man ners and customs, and proSciency as a linguist, may be made available at the discretion of the Gallant Com mander-in-Chief; and as it may be advisable to keep up an uninterrupted personal communication between the Admiral and the British representative at Constanti nople, and moreover as the ser v i ces of an officer of Captain Slade's abilities as a linguist and Oriental tra veller may be required in diplomatic intercourse between the authorities above-mentioned and the powers of France, Turkey, Austria, and Russia. Captain Slade has been selected as a most able and confidential agent. Captain Slade (within 48 hours of his appointment) left London for Marseilles on Saturday last, and proceeds thence by the steam pack e t th a t conveys t h e outward overland Indian mail of last night to Malta, en route to join the flag-ship in the Mediterranean, to report himself to Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker. It is expected that be will find the fleet at Athens. Cap tain Slade is not only intimately and minutely ac quainted himself with Turkey and its rulers, and the resources and capabilities of that empire, but in a two volume work, entitled "Records of Travels in Turkey, and of a Cruise in the Black Sea with the Capstan Pacha, in 1829-30.31," he has succeeded in improving the information of the public. During the late rebellion in Portugal, Captain (then Commander) Slade was dis patched in command of the Recruit, 12-gun sloop, to Madeira, on a delicate and confidential mission, which he fulfilled with great credit to himself. His Com mauder-in-chief, Sir C. Napier, however, was not at all disposed to appreciate his services on this occasion, and if report says truly, he even went so far as to ex press some slight disapprobation of his proceedings ; but the gallant com man d er consoled himselt with an Admi ralty letter in his pocket, thanking bin for the manner in which he had performed the duty entrusted to him. In fact, for this service he was noted for promotion to his present rank by the late Earl of Auckland, whose intention was carried out after his Lordship's lamented death by the Board of Admiralty, by whom be has now been appointed to another important and confiden tial post. CHOLERA RETURN OF CASES, OCT. 9. THE METROPOLIS. SUPERINTENDING REGISTRAR'S DISTRICT. Doatha. Cholera. Diarrh o 0 o o o 0 O 0 o 1 0 0 o 0 O 0 O 0 o o o o O 0 o o 0 0 1 0 ••••• ARTER ENDING OCTOBER 10, 1849. No. 1.--An Abstract of th e /id Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain in the Years and Quarters ended 10th of Octobf r, 1848, and 10th of October, 1849, showing the Increase or Decrease on each head thereof. QUARTERS ENDED YEAR i QUARTERS ENDED YEAR Year ended Qualter ended Oct. 10, _ A _____-_, ended ' ~...._____ ---____A , ended r- Jan. 5, April 5, i July 5, Oct. 10, Oct. 10, Jan. 5, April 5, July 5, Oct. 10, Oct. 10, ,...._______A_______l r ________A_______ --, 1843 1843 I 1843 1843 1848 1849 1849 1849 1849 1849 Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease. ; ,---- -- -------.: --44:945 --- 185, 4 003 -- X £ I £ £ £ I £ £ £ £ £ I X ------ 15 4 3,211 Customs ••••••.. • • • • .. 4,111,862 4,392,650 i 4,447,832 5,406,483 18,358,827 . 4,682,395 4,593,119 4,128,777 5,253,272 18657,563 ; Customs .. .. Excii,................ 3,246,883 2,002,601 i 3,473,803 4,102,574 12,82,),861 3,2,,3,162 1 1,820,575 3,020602 4,287,577 12,381,916 i Excise .. 12 215 1 8 ,3 427 •• • • •• • • Stamps 1,564,855 1,618,068 , 1,5 7,640 1,461,942 6,203,10, 1 1,472,598 I 1,549,171 1,6;9,697 1,686,747 6,328,2 ;3, Stamps ••••••• • • • • 1 jos •• •• Taxes • • .............. 1,914, 7 83 143,902 , 2,034,133 215,656 4,308,474 ' 1,921,013 1 1.14,101 2,05;',730 I 203,057 4,326,901 Taxes ..... ..... ... 4 1, 2 8 4 :0 4 0 3 0 4 2, 2 0 3 1 4 1 :0 5 0 1 0 9 1, 1 0 9 3 6 3 :0 2 0 4 0 0 ; 1,914,006 224000 5,383,199 852000 i Post - e o r ni ty ce Ta . .2 . c .... .... .. •• • • 224,805 •. .. Pi operty Tax .. .. .. .• • • 4;2,567 2,041,640 9 8 4,491 1,892,k90 5,385,49 • • • • • • • • 12,599 ---- - :1 446...2.,.:2.2:449 441,903 2731:901701906 I .: 6 . : 5,810 Post-office ..... .. .•• • • . 20 3 ,000 221,000 136,000 221,000 766,000 30,000 40,000 40,000 20,000 130,000 , 31 Cr is ors ce rn lla L n a c r o id u s s .. : ........ Crown Lands ••.... • • • • 40,000 21,000 ' 10,030 20,000 91,000 Miscellaneous .. - •• •••• ------ i_______; Total ........ Total Ordinary Revenue 11,560,696 10,497,764 1 2 , 65 7,036 1 3,334,468 48,049,968 112,003,311 110,495,277 12,163,186 13,610,561 48,2 8 7 4 2 :2 3 8 3 4 5 455,02: 1 84,284 China 21 j 4 ;: ,1 3° 13 3 China Money .. .. .•• • •1 . • 455,021 i .. •• • • Imprest Moneys, &c. .• I 30,014 24,452 168,600 168,437 392,103 1 123,895 j 204,361 . 109;875 120;134 558,264 Impre T s o t t il i on .. ey . is . , &:.. :515,62151:62; 3) 3 81 1 6 :.:: :3 3 t : 41,5 : 4 . : 7 . Repayments otAdvances 74,048 74,138 84,813 112,605 347,604 11 140,695 i 87,648 170,841 166,199 565,383 RepaymtsofAdyncs. 217,779 •• • • •• • • • 53„594 I ; --- - •••• Total Income • • 11,655,358 11,051,379 12,912,449 13615,510 1 49,244,696 12,351,185110,787,236 12443902 113,896,894 49,480,267 ----- i Amount applied to Con- I solidated Fund... .. .. ; 7,010,539 5,956,232 I 6,818,019 7,230,426 27,015,236 8,974,147 5,897,300 7,220,278 8,298,974 3 1 ,390,699 816,981 I Decrease 214,113 [ -De duct Ditto, as Advances... ..I 340,830 149,059 1 231,111 428,745 1,149,746 1 184,380 185,554 393,077 490,420 1,253,437 Decrease Ditto, as Ways & Means I --- Increase of the Year..........' 4,889,744 4,946,008 I 5,863,319 5,956,338 21,655,489 3,193,653 , 4,704,432 4,830,517 5,107,494 17,836,131 Increase on 281,314 i ou the ---- , the Year. T0ta1..... 12,241,133 11,051,379 :12,912,449 13,615,5101 49,820,471 112,352,185 10,787,286 12,443,902 1 13,896,894 49,480,267 Quarter. • Exclasivo of Advances and i nc l us i ve of Loau in .T.” Ict Ao 1 12,443,902 113,896,894 I luclusive of L inni in Jan 49,480,267 1848. icome and Char' e of 'und, in !uarters em t, am Quarters ended Oct. 10. INCOME. CHARGE. Quarters ended Oct. In. Customs • • Excise •• • • •• •• Stamps . • .... •• • • • • • • Property Tax .. Post-office .... • Crown Lands..,.. Miscellaneous .. Imprest and other Moneys ....... Produce of the sale of Old Sto-es Repayments of Advances 5,406,453 4,114,783 1,461,542 215,656 1,892,890 221,000 20,000 13,923 21,450 139,987 112,605 5,253,272 4,299,217 1,686,747 203,057 1,914,006 221,000 2 0 ,000 21,902 34,924 85,210 166,199 To Cash brought to this Account, to be applied to pay off Deficiency Bills.. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER 01' DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCT. 6, 1549. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... Diseases of Uncertain. Seat ... ••• Tubercular Diseases ... ••• Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses—. ... Diseases of the Heart and 8100d -vessels Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ... ••• -•• ••• Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ••• ••• Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, 80. ... Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations... ••• ••• ••• ••• Premature Birth ... ••• •• Atrophy ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Violence, Privation, Cold, or Intemp erance Causes not specified DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ,2 90 Population Enumerated, Average weekly Deaths Deaths, 1844-8 in the Five Autumns. Week. 164 ... 179 207 ... 194 208 ... 215 259 ... 317 234 ... 385 1841! West Districts... 300,711 North Districts.. 375,971 Central Districts 373,653 East Districts ... 392,444 South Districts.. 501,190 Totals... ..... 1,948,369 ... 1,162 Males Females ... 1,290 ... 622 ... 668 Permanent Debt .. 14 •• •' 00000000 •• 00000 • •• • 000 Terminable Annuities ................. ..... ..•''••' ............... Interest on Exchequer-bills issued to meet the charge on the Consolidated Fund .• • . ..... ........ Sinking Fund •••••••• • • • • • • • • • • The Civil List •••• • • • • ....... •• •"•••••• • • • • • • . ....•• ........... ..... Other Charges on the Consolidated Fund •• •• •• •• For Advances .••.•.•••••••.. •• .• .• •• •• • . 5,488,832 . 5,489, 1,318,283 1,292, 1,035 .. 9,642 98, 426,570 4 08, 428,746 490, 7,762,108 7,791, 5,865,611 6,117, 13,627,719 1 13,908, ther's gaNllaAntVdAeels 3 . ' . 211 for the last ninety years ; but especially that of Sir pay no less than fifty years of that time. As Com modore Owen, however, he will be best known to haslNbTeeEn I .e L ll l k G no E wn N i C n E th . e navy DEATH OF ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD W. C. R. OWEN, G.C.8., G.C.H.-Another gallant flag-officer of the Royal Navy has gone to his last account. Admiral of the White Sir Edward William Camp bell Rich Owen, G.C.8., G.C.H., died on Monday last, at his seat at Windlesham, near I3agshot, Surrey, full of years and honours, having attained the ad vanced age of seventy-eight. The name of the gallant deceased, either by his father's, his own, or his bro .. C. Owen, who having been in the naval service for 2599 almost three quarters of a century, served on full _ posterity, for his great and incessant services in the ,810 Channel against the French will live for ever. His 18,303 name on th e F renc h coast was held in the utmost terror, for wherever his gallant frigate "Immortalite" 4,113 went there was s t ern fi ghting with and destruction to let the enemy. Sir 'William Ow en ' s f a th er was a Captain in the navy ; as a midshipman he lost his right arm ase at the taking of Pondicherry from the French in 1760, and was accidentally killed at Madras in 1788, when returning to England with dispatches announc ing the second capture of Pondicherry. Sir W. Owen represented Sandwich in Parliament in 1826 ; in May, 1827, he was appointed to the office of Surveyor General of the Ordnance • and in March, 1828, f ormed one of the Lord High Ordnance; council. From the Admiralty he was appointed Commander in-chief of the East India station; and from 1834 held for a short time the office of Clerk of the Ordnance. The details of his career in the navy are thus given in 0 Byrne's " Naval Biography," but they are necessarily somewhat abridged :- " This officer entered the nary on August 11, 1775, as captain's servant on board the Enterprise, commanded in the Mediterranean by Captain Sir Thomas Rich, with whom from 1780 until 1782, he served in the West In dies in the Princessa, Sandwich, and Princess Royal. In July, 1786, he rejoined the same captain as midship man on board the Culloden, 74, lying at Plymouth, and while on the books of that ship he was on two occa sions lent to the Fairy sloop, Captain Isaac George Manly, and Leander, 50, bearing the broad pendant at Halifax of Commodore Herbert Sawyer. In the early part of 1790, after his servitude; of two years on the Channel and Mediterranean stations in the Lowestoffe frigate, Capt. Edward Dodd, he passed his examination. lie then became, in succession, attached to the Thisbe, 21, Capt. Rupert George ; the Dido frigate, Capt. Edwd. the l H ier ; the Vengeance, 74, C a pt a i n S ir Th omas Rich; Hannibal 74, Captain John Colpoys; the Porcupine, 24, Captain Edward Buller; and Culloden again, Capt. Sir Thomas Rich, in which ships he served on the North American, home, and West India stations, until made Lieutenant, Nov. 6, 1793, into the FortuLee, 36, Captain Wooldridge, off Cadiz, where he soon removed to the Hannibal, still commanded by Captain Colpoys. His next appointments were July 22, and Dec. 15, 1794, to his old ship, the Culloden, and to the London, 98, bearing the flags in the Channel of Admirals Sir Thomas Rich and J. Colpoys ; by the latter, we be lieve, of whom he was nominated, after having enacted a part in Lord Bridport's action, acting Captain in March and May, 1796, of the Impregnable, 98, and Queen Charlotte, 100. Being awarded a second pro motel commission, bearing date Sept. 19, 1796, Captain Owen, in Jan., 1797, rejoined his friend Admiral Col pop as a volunteer on board the London, on leaving which ship in the ensuing May he was for two months employed in the command of the gun-brigs stationed in the Thames and at the Nore under the orders of Com modore Erasmus Gower. He obtained post rank on April 23, 1796, in the Northumberland, 74,1ying at Sheer ness, and he was subsequently appointed, for a short period in the summer of the same year, to the Irresisti ble, 74, stationed in the river Medway; Jan. 1, 1801, to the Nemesis, 28; May 11, 1802, to the Immortalite, 36; March 21, 1806, to the Clyde, 36; Dec. 6, 1810, to the Inconstant, 36; Feb. 17, 1813, to the Cornwall, 74; July 30, 1814, to the Dorset, yacht, off Deptford; Dec. 12, 1814, to the chief command on the Lakes of Canada; Feb. 6, 1816, for six years, to the Royal Sovereign yacht; Nov. 25, 1822, to the Gloucester, 72. In the Nemesis Capt a i n O wen commanded adetachment of vessels off the Scheldt and the neighbourhood of Dun kerque; and in the Inamortaliti ho was at first employed, as senior officer, during the peace of Amiens, of a squadron of frigates lying in readiness for service in the Downs. On the renewal of hostilities we find him sta tioned with several slooops and smaller vessels under his orders on the coast of France, where his activity and zeal kept the enemy in a constant state of alarm. In June, 1803, ho drove on shore, near Cape Blanc-nez, Le Commode and L'lnabordable, a French brig and schooner, each mounting four guns. On the 14th of September, following he bombarded with effect the towns of Dieppe and St. Valery-en-Caux ; and in July, 1804, he directed an attack upon a powerful division of the French invasion flotilla, consisting of forty five brigs and forty-three luggers, part of which W.IS endea vouring to effect a passage from Boulogne to Etaples. In August of the same year he was for several days en gaged with the enemy, particularly on the 25th and 26th, when the interchange of fire with their vessels and batteries in the vicinity of Boulogne was frequent and heavy. On the 23d October, 1804, the Immortalite and her consorts sustained a running action of an hour, be tween Capes Blanc-nt z and Gris-nez, a ith three prattles, seven brigs, and fifteen luggt ra, and in July, 1805, they took part in a very smart affair with the enemy near Aurbleteuse. On the latter occa-ion the Immortalit6 had her foremast, muin:opmast, spanker-boom, and three boats shot through, her rigging and sails much cur, her hull struck in several placts, 2 carronades dis abled, and 4 men killed and 12 wounded, several of them severely. She had previously, March 7, 1805, captured El Eutrepede Corune Spanish privateer, of 44 guns and 66 men. On his removal (atter having had command of a squadron stationed in the rivers Elbe and Weser, for .the purpose of embarking the troops under Lord Cath cart) to the Clyde, Commodore Owen (he had been ordered to hoist a broad pendant) superintended in Oc tober, 1806, a decisive and very miccesslul experiment made - with Congreve's rockets on the town of Boulogne, where many of the buildings and several vessels were destroyed. Accompanying the expedition of 1809 to Wulcheren, the Commodore throughout the operations which there took place distinguished himself in a high degree by his gallant and lis animated conduct, and obtained warm commendation for the manner in which he discharged the various arduous duties he had to per form. His skill and judgment were in particular de monstrated in the position he assigned to the bomb and other vessels under his orders in the attack upon Flush ing, and his activity and zeal in the assistance he afforded the St. Domingo, the flag-ship of the Comman der-in-Chief, when aground under the enemy's fire, which, through his exertions, was speedily slackened. In the Inconstant, Commodore Owen made a voyage to Vera Cruz and back, and was for some time attached to the fleet off the Scheldt ; where, on his appoint• meat to the Cornwall, he assumed the command of the advanced portion of the shipping. At the close of 1813 he rendered himself conspicuous by his ex emplary conduct at the head of a body of seamen and marines landed to co-operate with the Dutch Royal ists in the defence of the island of South Beveland. While in command of the Royal Sovereign yacht, he had the honour of conveying to this country the present Queen Dowager, the Dukes and Duchesses of Kent, Cumberland, Cambridge, and Hesse Homburg, and Grand Duke Michael of Russia. With the exception of some months in 1823-24, Sir Edward Owen -who had been nominated K.C.B. Jan. 2, 1805; invested with the honour of knighthood May 14, 1816; and appointed cJlonel of Royal Marines July 19, 1821-continued in the Gloucester, on the West India station-where the House of Assembly of Jamaica passed a vote of thanks to him for his prompt attention to commercial and naval interests-from the date above-mentioned until that of his promotion to flag rank, May 27, 1825. On Dec. 20, 1828, he was appointed to the chief command on the East India station, whence he returned in Oct., 1832; and he was next-from Oct. 14, 1841, until Feb., 1845- intrusted with the command in chief on the Mediterra nean station, he having attained the rank of vice-admiral on Jan. 10, 1837, with his flag successively in the Queen, 110, and Formidable, 84. His nomination to the G.C.11. took place on Oct. 24, 1632, and to the G.C.B. May 8, 1845." Sir Edward Owen married, in 1829, the daughter of Captain J. B. thy, R.N., but we believe he has left no children. Rear-Admiral William Fitzwilliam Owen is his brother, and is scarcely less distinguished for ser vice, although he has not been fortunate enough to hays any appendages to his celebrated name. We believe he is now in his seventy-eighth year; he has been seventy one years in the service, and of this period has actually served forty-four (not thirty-four, as stated by the authority above quoted) sea service. By the death of Sir Edward Owen, the following promotions take place:- Vice - Admiral Alexander Wilmot Schomberg, to be Admiral of the Blue, vice Hugh Downnaan, to be Ad miral of the White. Rear-Admiral Sir John Louis, Bart., to be Vi ce - Admiral of the Blue, v i ce Sir Charles Richardson, K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the White, vice James Noble, to be Vice-Admiral of the red. Captains (retired)-Charles Bertram, George Bills, Henry Fanshawe, Isaac Hawkins Morrison, George Berne Trollope, C. 8., Sir Thomas Mansell, K.C.H., Thomas Groube, Hercules Robinson, and William r ll,tm s Black (1814), i n accor d ance w i th the terms of the o in council of 1846, are promoted to t h e ran k of Rear- Admiral on the retired list, but without any additional lay. f;ap Lieutenant F ranc i s S. Short ArpoINTMENTS 1843), to th e Fi re b ran d , steam , frigate, fitti ng at Woolwic ( h. Master--R. P. Forbes (1848), who navigated the ( Adelaide steam-vessel to Port Adelaide, to the Spiteful, steam-sloop, fitting at Devonport. Chief Engineers—William Templeton, to the Conflict, screw-sloop, at Devonport; Archibald Bain, to the Virago, steam sloop, at Devonport; William Richardson, to the Spiteful, steam-sloop, at Devonport. Mate—John C. Soady, to the Spiteful. Assistant Engineers—Charles Moore, Isaac Cooper, J. A. 13elond, to the Conflict; Robert Drummond, Charles Cotton, an d Willi am W otton, to the Spiteful; James Morris, James Connor, and H. J. Wilkes, to the Virego. Assistant-Surgeons —Dr. Johnstone Christie (1846), to the Conflict; Alexander Robertson (1841), to the Victory, flag-ship at Portsmouth; Robert Mangle (1846), to the Shearwater. steam-vessel, Queenstown. Clerk—T. H. C. Gray (1843), to the Fisguard, flag ship at Woolwich. Master's Assistant—J. W. Reed, to the Firebrand. Clerk's Assistant—W. P. Braidvvood, to the Spiteful. Naval Cadet—Henry F. Campbell, to the Encounter, screw-corvette, at Spithead. Mr. Dinnen, inspector of steam machinery afloat, and who has been most actively and incessantly employed for many years in the various branches of marine steam machinery, and who was appointed inspector of steam machinery in the last experimental squadron, has been appointed to the staff of the steam department of Somer set-house, at a salary of 4501. per annum. This is a most just and well-deserved appointment. Mr. Dinnen's great practical experience afloat renders him a most valuable servant. REMOVAL OF SUNKEN SHIPS IM P0E7'83101;711 EAR BOUR —For the last fortnight past a party of divers and seamen from the Excellent have been employed in clearing a way the wreck of two vessels which were sunk and lying in the wake of th e new s li p on which the Furious steamer is building, she being the first vessel built thereon. These vessels were sunk about 60 years back, as a sort of breakwater, when that part of the dockyard wall was first built. Their removal has been attended with a good deal of trouble, and blasting was resorted to; but a charge of ten pounds of powder, placed under one of these vessels, so shook the new wall, that it was deemed prudent to desist using powder, and the wreck of the vessels is now being got up piece meal by grapnels or dogs. One vessel was foreign, her timbers and planking, which are quite sound, having been all fastened with dowels. There was some report abroad at Portsmouth that the Britannia, 120, is to be taken down and commissioned in lieu of the Victory, and that the guard-ships at the principal ports are all to be efficient ships. Captain Edward Purcell has returned to his ship, the Superb, 80, at Spithead, from Admiralty leave. The boats of the ship, with their guns in, and otherwise manned arid armed, were exercised at Spit head on Mon day, firing at a target. The L• under, 50, Captain S. C. Dacres, has entered three-fif‘hs of her complenient of 500, and so fur has a fine-locking set of men. Her teptnasts are pointed, and her bowsprit nearly clothed, and she will be re ady fur sea by the end of the month. r The Brilliant, 20, Captain H. B. Watson, C. 8., was paid off at Sheerness, on Tuesday. A variety of ships, just commis,iorad, offer to the 150 blue-jackets good opportunities for further employment in her Majesty's service. The Serpent, 12, Commander Barker, has been taken into the Angle dock, at Portsmouth; she is having her copper patched, and will be taken out of dock this day. She is nearly manned, and seems to have a capital crew, all stout, active fellows. She has been rigged with great expedition, and will be soon ready for sea. The Wolverine, 12, Commander Falcan, will be ready to leave Chatham on the 14th inst. She has nearly completed her crew. the ra c rl a k in oi ß alp R r_A s d n na d j o i l a pt ofWthoormley blue, v(iJeuenjeo,ll,llBll4,a),ficotoe Rear-Admiralobe hear-Admiral oftt: A white,d mia r vi lco of e theearrleeds Si b o rp Johnt o o n aw t s) ne to i edara By the above promotions Sir Edward D urnford King, Kt., K.C.11., seniorbecomesthethe senior e - lAzmr a d and l l i c o ßrian e i l s o t o t g o s r o n , EE g . , promotion.becomes Captain Hayes O'Grady (1814), becomes senior Cap tain on the active list. Captain Richard Augustus Yates (1827), now in command of the Illustrious, depot ship of Portsmouth ordinary, comes within the 14s. 6d. per di e m half-p a y li st, and Captain John Drake succeeds to th half pay of 12s. 6d. der diem. In addition to the admiral's good service pension of 3001. per annum the appointment of superintendent to Devonport Dockyard becomes vacant by the promotion of Sir John Louis, who has held the appointment since Dec. 16, 1846. The good-service pension will, no doubt, be easily disposed of. As a matter of course, the candi dates will be limited to those holding the rank of admiral or vice -admiral. The officers of those grades who arenot already in receipt of good-service pensions, or equiva• lents, and wh o h ave b een in command as admirals, are Sir Charles Ogle, Bart.; Sir John West, K.C.8.; Sir William hail Gage, K.C.11.; Sir Graham E. Ilamond, Nut., fa , CB (captaj,p 9( the Blanche at copettageD)i Tile Termagant, 24, screw-frigate, will be ready for hoisting the pendant in the court,: of a fortnight. Tho Terrible steam-frigate, at Woolwich, has been under the hands of the Woolwich " rippers and break ers," and is now a wreck of what she was a fortnight The Sidon steam-frigate has received her four boilers at Portsmouth. She has as many men about her as can find room to work. Sho will be masted to-day, and will be out of the hands of the engineers by the 14th of next month. The Vulcan iron steam frigate, at Woolwich, is re ported complete for service in the engineer department, and will be out of the hands of the shipwrights by the 15th Oct. The Firebrand, 6, steam-frigate, Captain Knox, is complete in the shipwright and engineer's department at Woolwich, and has entered above 120 out of her 200 complement. The Styx, 6, steam-sloop, of 280-horsa power, fitting at Woolwich, is ordered to be made ready for commis sion at this port as early as possible. The armament of this vessel will consist of one 65-pounder, of 90 cwt., and 10 feet long; one 10-inch gun, of 85 cwt., and 9 feet 4 inches long; and four 32-pounders, of 42 cwt. each, 8 feet long, on pivot slides and carriages. She will have a crew of 160 men. The Scourge, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Lord F. Kerr, has been masted at Portsmouth, and is partly rigged. She has about .50 vacancies to fill up. The Confiance steam-vessel, Master - Commander Martin, is detained at WooNich, to have some detects made good. PO RTSMOUT 11, WEDNESDAY, FIDE P.M.—Wind N. 8., light airs, and fine. The Sir Robert Peel, a new liner-packet, bound to New York, embarked passengers, and sailed yesterday morning. LADY FRANKLIN. This amiable lady arrived at Aberdeen on Satur , day from Stromness, by the Pharos, light-house steamer. Her Ladyship was accompanied by her daughter and a maid. They did not remain long in town, but proceeded to Peterhead, from which they returned to Aberdeen on Monday. She left Leith on Tuesday. No further particulars of Sir John have come to light. ARRIVAL OF LADY FRANKLIN IN EDINBURGH. This lady, accompanied by her niece, arrived at Granton, last night, at six o'clock, by the steamer conveyance to Cxibb's Royal in she a intends to make a short stay Bonny Dundee, from Aberdeen. She proceeded p Him ri o o nt r leel,d to iawt s eh e le t y t r i e ng out for the south, in order to promote and orgenise such plans as may be consi dered most expedient for relieving the expedition of which her .gallant husband has the command from its long imprisonment and present perils. We under stand that her Ladyship is in expectation of receiving additional information by the Advice, of Dundee, the arrival of which at some of the northern ports is daily expected. This vessel, it will be recollected, accompanied the True-Love for some distance, in the ineffectual attempt that was made to penetrate Lancaster Sound, with a view to obtain further intelligence regarding the expeditions of Sir Jan Franklin and Sir James Ross. We learn that Lady Franklin received the gratifying . intelligence of her husband's safety, at u place where_ . she was residi ng , near Stromness. The news was , conveyed to her by th e aut h or i t i es i n t h at quarter, , who had got it from some of the crew of the True- Love that were landed at Kirkwall. A correspondent informs us that her Ladyship arrived in Aberdeen on Saturday.from:Strosnness, by the Pharos light-house steamer. She did not remain long in that town, but proceeded to Peterh e ad, f rom w hi ch she returned to Aberdeen on Monday, and left for Granton on Tues day by the steamer, arriving here, as mentioned above, last night.—Scot sman o f Wednesday. LADY FRANKLINo—PETERHEAD, OCT. 8..--Lady Franklin, in prosecution of her indefatigable exertions to • obtain information respecting her husband, arrived hero on the 6th inst., and left this morning on her way to L9ll4ll.—Shipping Gazette. Total Charge ARE. POEMS. By Robert Browning. 2 Tots. A Ness Edition. A suspicion has long crept over the imagination of the admirers of Alfred Tennyson that he has never yet justified his reputation. Even the "Princess," beautiful as it is, and doubly, trebly beautiful as it appears on each additional perusal, is conceived to be a mere jeu-d'esprit contrasted with what might be expected from a genius so exquisitely and intensely poetical. Something more than a "Medley" might be anticipated from one who has written " Locksley Hall." Again the author of "Festus" is regarded by many as one destined to do great things in litera ture, or to dwindle down into a sort of psychological monstrosity, as the Opium Eater has half predicted. Another poet of an equally partial and incomplete ability is Robert Browning. Having composed "Paracelsus " he has paused, or rather degenerated. Like a laverock in early morning, he has soared up to a great altitude, chaunting a song at the dawn of his intelligence. Ever since then he has been sinking down in musical gyrations; until now-a-days we can only hear a casual twitter in the grass, or a chirp from the hedgerow. The fact comes upon our ap prehension mare conspicuously now that we have before us the whole of his collective composi tions. Turning over the pages (upwards of BOO) we find here nothing commensurate with what was anti cipated from him on the first appearance of his " Paracelsus." Even that was rather the syllabus of a work, than a great work itself ; it was rather a prelude, a symphony, or a recitative, than a complete achievement. Hence it happens, that graceful as are the effusions of Robert Browning, his name, com paratively speaking, is very far from having become familiarised to the community. We would wager that although he is known and appreciated as a man of elegant fancy and refined taste to the more se cluded circles of the literary world, among the generality of readers he is little less than an entire stranger. His name has not become a household name, like that of Barry Cornwall; like that of Alfred Tennyson ; or like that even of Elizabeth Barrett, whom be has recently married. Yet with the master-minds of the age, the heart and the intel lect of Robert Browning are loved; and honoured. How this comes to pass is not by any means difficult to explain. To our thinking it arises from the volu bility with which his rhythmical language pours itself forth—a volubility, which from being unchecked, has become diluted into mere garrulity. We wish there were some intellectual contrivance for the dis tillation of his long and miscellaneous writings, and for the condensation of their quintessence into " one entire and perfect chryssolite." The truth is that, with scarcely one exception, his different poems are admirable in conception, but, generally speaking, wretchedly mediocre in execution. The thread of their interest, which, if kept within moderate limits, would be strong and powerful, is in almost every instance attenuated to the extremest point of tenuity. Thus, in " Luria," a theme ‘s hich, abbreviated, might have been rendered eminently enthralling, the interest becomes frittered away in the tedious soliloquies and still more tedious dialogues. Sometimes again, on the contrary side, a subject which admits of reason able extension is obtruncated to a very torso. As for example, in the "Blot in the 'Scutcheon"—where the author set all the laws of the drama at open defiance by publishing a tragedy in three acts 1 We rather suspect that he has been, by the way, unin tentionally personal (to himself) where he makes Paracelsus speak of, his "Rhymes, and all this frothy shower of words I" *6OB 44 140 For assuredly no verse in all our poetical literature could more accurately define the character of the principal portion of his productions. To ourselves, this is literally marvellous. For knowing, as we do, how beautiful many of Robert Browning's ideas and expressions are, we cannot comprehend how a man so fastidious upon such matters upon occasion, can pen thirty leaves together with scarcely a line or syllable in the whole of them worthy of remem brance. That he should at intervals condescend to mere oddities of thought, as where he observes— "— mind is nothing but disease, And natural health is ignorance ;" that he should sometimes even allow himself to fritter away a fine fancy in a grotesque metaphor, as where, maintaining that noble natures may never renew confidence,though base one's may, he remarks : "Twist off the crab's claw, wait a smarting-while, And somethin g grows and grows and gets to be A mimic of the lost joint, just so like As keeps in mind it never, never will Replace its predecessor! Crabs do that: But lop the Lion's foot— and" That he can write thus at periods is comprehensible ; but that he can produce long dramatic scenes, long acts, with half-a. dozen scenes in them, without a single point or brilliant articulation, is to us matter of astonishment, especially seeing that whensoever he lists he can sing such golden verses. In illustration of the produce of his better moments, take that line in extenuation of a love of the earth (it occurs in our favourite of all Robert Browning's poems, " Pippa Passes ") "God must be glad one love's his world so much." Or take that lovely passage of lays in the same piece where Ottima reminds Sibald of the hour when their guilty passion was first articulated—. " Speak not! The past, would you give up the past Such as it is, pleasure and crime together? Give up that noon I owned my love for you— The garden's silence—even the single bee Persisting in his toil, suddenly stopt And where he hid you only could surmise By some campanula's chalice set a-swing As he clung there—' Yes, I love you!' Hear him cry out with the agonized philosopher.— " A stone floor one may writhe on like a worm." No mossy pillow, blue with violets!" Listen to his exquisite allusion to the dead ones we have loved and now believe in Heaven—. "And she is gone ; sweet human love i s gone I 'Tis only when they spring to heaven that angels Reveal themselves to you; they sit all day Beside you, and lie down at night by you, Who care not for their presence--muse or sleep— And all at once they leaveyou and you know them!" Hearken to him one while exclaiming with such deep poetic truthfulness-- "Respect all such as sing when all alone 1" And, at another, with the daintiest grace remarking— " Why pansies, eyes that laugh, bear beauty's prize From violets, eyes that dream." That one who can at pleasure chaunt such melodies of poetry should content himself with pouring forth mere masses of verbiage, is fit subject for amazement. It is a noble ejaculation of his in "Paracelsue," that " God is the Perfect Poet." If ever Browning is peculiarly felicitous, it is in transcribing from the visible poetry of the Creator, in painting with a few vivid and picturesque expres• sions the minuter aspects of Nature. This circum• stance will be sufficiently visible in the subjoined : " The night, late strewn with clouds and flying stars, Is blank and motionless: how peaceful sleep The tree -tops all together! Like an asp, The wind slips whispering from bough to bough. Diluted; y The heavy darkness seems gre and clear without the stars; The shrubs bestir and rouse themselves, as if Some snake, that weighed them down all night, let go His hold; and from the east, fuller and fuller Day, like a mighty river, is flowing in; But cloudy, wintry, desolate, and cold: Yet see how that broad, prickly, star-shaped plant, Half down in the crevice, spreads its woolly leaves, All thick and glistering with diamond dew. " It is with similar forcefulness that Festus encourages bis friend runcelsus, saying—. The Amount of Exchequer Bills Issued to meet the Charge on the Consolidated Fund, for the Quarter ended July 5, 1849, and paid off out of the growing produce of that Fund for the Quarter ended Oct. 10, 1 849.......... The Amount issued in the Quarter ended Oct. 10, 1849, in part of the Sums granted by Parliament out of the Consolidated Fund, for Supply Services •• •• •• •••••••• • • • • • •" •• •• • ..... ••••••••" • • • • • • ........... The Surplus of the C onsol i dated Fund, Quarter ended Oct.. 10, 1849.. • .• . • .. The Surplus Reve nue , after providing for the Charges Olt the Conselid ply Services in England, in the Quarter ended October 10, 1849 ted Fund, and for the payment •of 5up ...... ..... r... " Then, who should sneer at the convulsive throes With which tby deeds were born, would scorn as wsl The winding -sheet of subterraneous fire Which, pent and writhing, sends no less at last Huge islands up amid the simmering sea!" At intervals he can compact yet weightier truths within a smaller compass, by way of wholesome stimulation, as when the philosophic dreamer consoles himself thus : " Be sure that God Ne'er dooms to waste the strength he deigns impart." His effusions, moreover, yield not only encourage. ment to the doubter, but consolation to the sorrowful. Instance this where it is marked in " A Soul's Tra gedy"—" Youth, with its Beauty and Grace, would seem bestowed on us for some such reason as to make us partly endurable till we have time for really becoming so of ourselves without their aid, when they leave us." Robert Browning knows the full energy of a well-selected word. See this in the excitement of his principal hero, when Paracelsus calls m " Illy frae aloud— Trembles, my f ore h ead ' s veins swell out, my hair Tingles for triumph!" He is conscious, too, of the eloquence of an implied similarity —as when the same great adventurer says, speaking to his companions— " Are there not, Festus, are there not, dear Mich!, Two points in the adventure of the diver: One—when, a beggar, he prepares to plunge? One—when, a prince, he rises, with his pearl? Festus, I plunge!" From the fragmentary passages above transcribed, it must be sufficiently manifest that the author of " Paracelsus" is capable of noble efforts to win him. self no mere ephemeral, but a lasting and honourable reputation. Let him recognise this himself betimes, and not be satisfied with showering down upon us a cloud of " Bells and Pomegranates." Let him learn that there are more splendid themes for historical dramas than that Sardinian crisis commemorated in his " King Victor and King Charles." Let him intro duce such characters as Valence among worthier comrades than those surrounding him in " Colornbe's Birth-day." Let him select less recondite materials than those woven into " The Return of the Druses." Let him breathe the life of his inspiration into no mere copies of the creations of his predecessors —as in Luria, that combination of the Olonzo of Young and the Othello of Shakspere. " Pippa Passes," we have said, is our favourite among the poems of Robert Browning. Yet among his minor Dramatic Ro mances and Lyrics there are several of singular ex cellence. " Incident of the French Camp" is both effective and affecting, particulnrly the concluding stanza. Immediately afterwards comes a " Sliloqu of the Sp an i s h Cl o i ster " —one of the happiest pieces y ever penned by our author, although many may not catch the exact tone of it, so as to recognise in what it is so peculiarly felicitous. " Gr-r-r—there go, my heart's abborreacet Water your damned Bower-pots, du! If hate killed men, Brother Lawrence, God's blood, would not mine kill your The spitefulness of the whole thing is absolutely delicious. Talking about the goblets that will be furbished up for their repast, this "good hater" con tinues—that they will be "Rinsed like something sacrificial Ere 'as fit to touch our chaps— Marked with L. for our initial! (He, he ! 7 here his lily snaps 0" Then again, as he watches Brother Lawrence tend ing his garden, he mutters to himself— " How go on your flowers? None double? Not one fruit sort can you spy? Strange I—And I, too, at such trouble, Keep 'em close nipped on the 41" But the end is a master-touch of splenetic expla tives— "Blasted lay that rose acacia We're so proud of! fly, Zy, Hine.,. 'St, there's Vespers! Plena Grulici Ave, Virgo ! Gr•r-r—you swine I Another fragment in a different strain is in its way inimitable In a Gondola." The chiming of the recurrent rhymes in the following has an eccentric charm for us, in which some few may possibly par ticipate :—. THROUGH THE SIETIDJ'A TO ABD EL-RADER. 1842. " As I ride, as I rido, With a full heart for my guide, So its tide rocks my side, As I ride, as I ride, That, as I were double-eyed, He, in whom our Tribes confide, Is descried, ways untried As I ride, as I ride. " As I ride, as I ride To our Chief and his Allied, Who dares chide my heart's pride As I ride, as I ride? Or are witnesses denied— Through the desert waste and wide Do I glide unespied As I ride, as I ride? " As I ride, as I ride, When an inner voice has cried, The sands slide, nor abide (As I ride, as I ride) O'er each visioned Homicide That came vaunting (has ho lied?) To reside—where he died, As I ride, as I ride. " As I ride, as I ride, Ne'er has spur my swift horse plied, Yet his hide, streaked and pied, As I ride, as I ride, Shows where sweat has sprung and dried, —Zebra-footed, ostrich•thighed— How has vied stride with stride As I ride, as I ride! "As I ride, as I ride, Could I loose what Fate has tied, Ero I pried, she should hide As I ride, as I ride, All that's meant me: satisfied When the Prophet and the Bride Stop veins I'd hare subside As I ride, as I ride!" The meaning of the foregoing is about as percep tible as the meaning of those exquisitely harmonious verses written by Coleridge in a dream—a dream while sleeping, not a day-dream—Kubla Khan. " The Pied Piper of Hamelin" bears somewhat of a resemblance to a grotesque production by the author of the farthing epic " Orion." Other effusions of various merit will be found clustered together at the end of these the , Collected Writings of Robert Browning. THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON AND THE EDIN• BURGH Tows-COUNCIL.—We understand that Sir James Duke has, before relinquishing the honours of the mayoralty of London, invited the members of the Edin burgh Town Council to meet him at dinner at the Man sion-house. The invitation has arisen, we believe, out of the honour conferred a few weeks ago on Sir James Duke, in making hi m a b urgess of the city of Edin burgh. The dinner has beau fixed to take place on Monday next, and we learn that at least three-tourths of the Council will be guests of the Lord Mayor on the occasion. —Scotsman. Sensitive natures acquire an instinctive dread of bad-tempered people, as certain nervous minds do of fire-arms ; believing they may go off, even though not loaoe I.—Eliza Cook's Journal ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. —it has been reported that the proceedings against Mr. Whiston have been abandoned. This is not the case. On the contrary, we have authority for stating that the Dean and Chapter have overruled Mr. Wbiston's de murrer, prepared and presented by the advice of the Solieitor•General, and have given him notice to appear before them on Wednesday (yesterday) to make answer to the charges' named in their citation of Aug. 14. Joraidstone Journal. BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males Females ... 63 ... 55 Total ... ... 1,182 *ln this number are included 288 cases of death by Cholera, 391 by Scarlatina, 53 by Typhus Fever, and 135 by Diarrhoea. . . A PENNY LODGING-HOUSE. ) At the Thames Police- court yesterday James Hayes was charged with savagely assaulting two wretched boys, named John Sullivan and James Green, who ) are without home, friends, or the means of sabsistence. ) The complainants had been in the practice of ing in a penny lodging- house, kept by the prisoner's mother in-law, in Blue Anchor-yard, Rosemary -lane. The boys, who had not been able to procure a meal on Tuesday, repaired to the house on Tuesday night, for the purpose of sleeping there. They had no money, and the landlady said they should not stay there. The boys refused to leave the place, on which Mrs. O'Brien called her son in law, who armed himself with a blackthorn stick, with which he beat the poor boys over the head and shoulders in a most savage manner, and severely injured them. Their cri es brought a police. constable to the house, who found the lads bleeding profusely, and the prisoner standing over them with a stick. The fellow was immediately arrested, and the boys were sent to the London Hospital to have their heads dressed, and they appeared with bandages on them, and said that they had been grievously as saulted and wounded. The policeman described the scene which presented itself in the room he entered. It was a very small one, extremely filthy, and there was no furniture of any description in it. There were 16 men, women, and children, lying on the floor with out covering. Some of them were half naked. For this miserable shelter, each lodger paid a penny. The stench was intolerable, and the place had not been cleansed out for some time. It was also stated, that several cases of cholera had occurred in the house and the adjoining ones, which were equally filthy. The prisoner said the boys would not leave the house, and made the first attack on him. This statement, however, was completely dis. proved by John Shea, one of the penny lodgers who said the attack on the boys was brutal and un. provoked - Mr. Yardley expressed his surprise that so many human beings should be huddled together in one close room. It was lamentable that such a state of things existed in this metropolis. He condemned the con duct of the prisoner in strong terms, and said he had no right to use the stick on the boys, and beat them as he had done. He fined the prisoner 405., and in default of payme n t comm i tted him to the ouse of Correction for fourteen days. 4 COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, WEDNESDAY. The intelligence of the sudden death of Mr. George Edward Anson reached Osborne yesterday at about one o'clock. This event has caused deep affliction to her Majesty the Queen, and his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, to whom he had been for nearly ten years a confidential and attached servant. Her Majesty's departure for Windsor, which had been fixed for this day, has been postponed, upon the recommendation of the Board of Health, in conse quence of the number of new fatal cases of cholera that have occurred in that town. Her Majesty proceeds to London on Friday next, and will from thence visit her Majesty the Queen Dowager at the Priory, Stanmore, and should the efforts of the Board of Health to cleanse the part of the town which is afflicted have proved successful, will proceed to Windsor upon Saturday, where the Royal children, who will remain at Osborne for the present, will join her Majesty upon the same day. The Queen and Prince Albert walked this forenoon in the Park. Her Royal Highness the D uc h ess o f K ent, at tended by Baroness de Speth, left town at half-past twelve o'clock yesterday for the Priory at Stanmore, to pay a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager. Her Royal Highness partook of a dejeune, And in the afternoon took her departure, returning to Clarence House, St. James's, at five o'clock. A Committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council for Trade and Foreign Plantations had a meeting yesterday at the Office of the Board of Trade, Whitehall. The Lords present were, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the President of the Board of Trade, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Sir James Stephen, and Sir Edward Ryan. The Commissioners for the Reduction of the Na tional Debt had a Quarterly Meeting' yesterday, at the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exche quer, in Downing-street. There were present the Master of the Rolls, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Governor of the Bank of England, and the De puty-Governor. Mr. Highasn, Secretary and Comp troller-General, was in attendance. ALARMING FIRE AT ALDERMAN HUMPHERY'S WH ARFS. —Between four and five o'clock yesterday morning, as a person was passing the wharfs of Mr. Alderman Ilumphery, at liankside, he discovered an unusual smoke. Timely information was given to the police, and messengers sent to the City and Southwark engine stations. Several engines and firemen were in quick attendance, and an entry having been forced, a tire was found extending itself among the straw and rubbish in the oil cellars, where an enormous stock was deposited. The firemen were successful in soon allay irg tie fear of the neighbourhood, and fortunately, their having been quickly called to the spot no doubt pre. vented a most awful loss of property. ,How TO DO T HE O BSTREPER OUS COLONIES.-- They won't take our paupers after they have become convicts. Let us send them out as emigrants before they get into prison. —Punch. Never chew your words. Open your mouth, and let the voice come out. 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