The Sun. — London, England, 1849-10-16 00:00:00

grtirV Wilttion SUN OFFICE, Seven o Clock. THE DREADFUL EXPLOSION IN BERMONDSEY.—(THIS DAY.) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) George Gerard, a fireman, residing at 147, Tooley street, one of the fire-stations, was ordered to go on duty, at New Brook• street, on Saturday last. About half an hour after going there he had information given him that two young children slept in the back pert of the front room on the first floor, which he informed Mr. Henderson, his foreman, of. Wit ness in consequence proceeded to search the ruins, and on some joists that were unconsumed he found the body of a child quite naked; it appeared as if the child had bean sleeping on the floor, its entrails were protruding. The body was very much burnt, but the features were not destroyed. The body was that of a male child about four years old. Another body was then discovered by its side, about eighteen months old ; it was lying on its back, and quite naked ; it appeared to have been suffocated by smoke and burning. There was a small portion of the bed and feathers left underneath the children. The bodies were given by him into the charge of the parish officers. The house was a four roomed house, and the roof in a great measure had fallen in. The younger child was covered with rubbish. henry William Larter,; a boy twelve years of age —Lived at No. 4, Brook-street, Bermondeey-road. He resided there with his mother and aunt, and she was the wife of Mr. W. Barling, firework and seal ing-wax maker. He carried on the business of sealing-wax maker at No. 4, Brook-street, and occa sionally, when he had nothing to do in sealing-wax making, he made fireworks there. He made his large fireworks in the Westminster-road. fie generally made the firework cases at Brook-street, but they were filled in the West-road. Was at Mr. Barling's on Friday evening ; the family of Mr. Barling con sisted of himself, his wife, and eight children, all of whom lived at home. They had one female servant and a workman—the workman's name was George Barlow, and he was about 40 years of age, and a penmaker by trade. On Friday he assisted Mr. Barling. Witness saw them em ployed in making fireworks and tying them up. At about nine o'clock on Friday night last witness returned from the Queen's Bench, where he had been to see his father, and not finding his mother at home, he went down to the front parlour belonging to his uncle and aunt. At that time there were in the room his uncle, aunt, cousins William and Charles, and Mr. Barlow, Rhoda (the servant), and himself. His cousin John and all the other children were then in bed. Three of the children were in the back room in bed, and the other two in the front reom. He had seen three of his cousins since, Alfred, Au gusta, an 1 Jelin. John and Thomas he had not seen • since. Witness was in his aunt's ro en for two hours and a half before anything occurred. During all that time all were at work except himself. Mr. Barling was tying crackers, and the others were making squibs. The room was lighted by a naptha lamp, suspended from the ceiling by an iron hook. There was also a candle on the table without a shield, and there was a fire in the room ; the lamp .had neither flap or shade to it. Witness did not feel any fear. Witness and the servant girl left the room be fore anything occurred, and proceeded up stairs, where the girl struck a light with a lucifer, which she threw on the ground and put her foot on it. In the room Thomas and James Barling were in bed. While witness was undressing to go to bed, he heard an explosion of crackers. The girl who was in the room with him jumped out of the window. At this time the squibs and crackers were going off in every direction, and the fire was coming up stairs. Witness went to try to save the children, but could not, and he got out of the front window. He saw the house in flames, and had neither seen Barlow nor his three cousins since. He said his cousin Charles made his escape from the front door, and a policeman then shut it, thinking nobody was there. Witness saw his cousin William and Barlow attempting to get out of the front door, but they could not. When his cousin Charles got out he asked witness about the children, and when he told him they were up stairs he got a ladder and went in at the front room window, during which time the stairs fell in, and he got out dread fully burnt. Witness believed that the four persons who were dead were Barlow, and William, James, and Thomas Barling. When witness was in his aunt's room they all appeared very merry, because they had got so much to do. Mr. Ruling was laughing, and said jokingly he thought they were too merry to last, and that something would happen. Witness believed that the occurrence was the result of accident. He knew nothing of how the accident took place, except what was told him by his cousin Charles. The CORONER said he could not receive evidence of anything that had been told the witness by his cousin. Ile thought it w ,uld, therefore, be advisable at this stage of the, proceedings to adjourn the inquest to a future day, in order that they might await the result of the illne,s of those who were in the hospital, particularly Charles Barling, and see whether they could not obtain his statement on oath. The constable, in answer to the Coroner, stated that he had made inquiries at the hospital, and from the information he had re ceived he thou4ht that there was no probability of Charles Barling recovering sufficiently to be ex amisted before the expiration of two m inths. Mr. Barling was much less injured, and probably might be in a fit state to he examined in three or four weeks. As to Mrs. Barling and the girl, the sister of the hospi tal stated that if they went on favourably, they could not leave the hospital for two or three months. The CORONER observed that the inquiry was one of the greatest importance. Four lives had been lost, and it was necessary that the strictest inquiry should take place as to the manner and cause of death. The inquiry was then adjourned to Tuesday, the 6th of November, at eleven o'clock. FRAIS CE. The Dix Decembre, which had accepted the conclu sion of the report of M. Thiers on the Roman ques tion, now criticises in rather strong terms some of the passages of that report. The interest of the article of the Dix Decembre lies in the supposition of its being an organ of the Elysee. We subjoin an extract : " M. Thiers has passed his life in pursuing a political chimera as absurd as the most whimsical Utopias of Socialism, but much more stained:with personal interest. Persuaded that there is not in the world any one intel ligent and strong but himself, be has attempted to lull to rest public opinion with respect to some ideas of government. In a word, he has cast a net over the different powers in order to reign or govern in their place, according to the form which they have by turns assumed. Now, again, after having ten times made King Louis Philippe totter in his best days of power, M. Thiers desires to audaciously throw himself between the popular idea which desires so ardently to unite with its chief and shatter the intermediates. Intermediate, that . word sums up all the functions and all the political capa city of M. Thiers. Thanks ought to be given to M. Thiers for the skilful and subtle arguments with which he attacks the poor theories of the Mountain, who would gain so often by being silent. But be certain that the people are tired of the unfruitfulness of criticism and the verse cf the poet occurs obstinately to the mind:— " 6 La critique est ski et l'art est difficile.' " Is it known where we are conducted by such a system in which the too feeble representatives of the Right slumber? To an abyss! no longer merely an old king, but all society, who does not know how prudently either to reason or wait. Consult the people of the provinces ; it. has only one voice to ridicule the igno rance of the Mountain. But it never fails to add, be tween those who detest us and the unskilful, who how ever desire to defend our interests, there is no room to hesitate. The political negation which constitutes the basis of the system of M. Thiers and his schools, ends, therefore, in two immense faults. It forces the people to become ultra-democratic ; it lulls to inattention the party of order amongst which M. Thiers has so ;Adroitly placed himself in persuading it, that the crideism of Sccialist chimeras contains the summum ju4 of political science. Good people whom he is con ducting to suicide. Let the party of order then wake np as soon as possible, if it is anxious for the safety of so ciety. Let it, in fine, learn into what deplorable error an unfortunate quietude may throw it. Whatever is done, a forward course must be entered on. If not, civilization will trample over all and pass in. As to the President of the Republic, he will be found, we are certain, wherever there will be a difficulty to conquer or a good counsel to find." The Constitution:lel says :—" Intelligence from Rio de la Plata to the ead of July states that Paraguay, hoping that France will at last decide to act against Roses, has just placed at the disposal of that Power all her resources ; and, in addition, an army of 20,000 men, who are already on the frontier of Cor rientes, and who only wait for the signal in order to march. Brazil also places herself at the disposal of France, provided, however, this latter demands it. The Semaphore of Marseilles of the 11th announces the death, from cholera, of Madame Menlo, wife of the ex- President of the Republic of Venice. This melancholy evert took place on Tue day night ; she h al only ; rrived in Marseilles a few days before with her husband and iig4l,y.. The Toulonpais states that the Mediterranean sqoadron has not yet left the anchorage of liyeres, la here it waits the orders of the Government. THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa quotes private c3rrespondence from Belgrade, of the 4th inst., stating that the Hungarian refugees were still at Widdin, ready to set out for the destination they may receive. They were divided into three camps, an Italian, an Hungarian, and a Polish one. Each camp is under the orders of a colonel, and every man re- HP. SUN, ceives his daily ratiot according to his grade, like the Turkish troops. 1? rinse Alexander of Servia had behaved very well to wards them, allowing them free passage through his ti rritory, and provisions. AUSTRIA. Letter 3 from Vienna to the German Reform of Berlin state that the .A.ustrian troops in Transylvania had received orders to hold themselves in readiness to march on Turkey; but still they express the belief that the affair of the refugees will be satisfactorily arranged. Count de Stunner having reduced his demand to the sending away of the refugees, one or the letters adds that the Austrian Government has disapproved of Count Sturmer's proceedings as too precipitate. ITALY. The Piedmontese Gazette publishes a law, of the 29th ult., allowing a further subsidy of 100,0001. fur the assistance of Italian refugees. The Legge of Turin states from Rome, 6th inst., that apartments are actively preparing in the Varican, which induces the public to suppose that the Pope \via soon return. It is believed, however, that the Pao] Court opposes his return until the French shall have retired from the capital. On the 6th the triumvirate of Cardinals paid a visit to General Cordova. The Risorgimento of Turin states that the Pope is expected to return, not to Rome, but to Velletri, about the 15th. The workmen of the public works commenced by General Oudinot, according to this correspon dence, have revolted, because the Papal Govern ment has dismissed all the overseers named by General Oudinot, who mostly belonged to the dissolved corps of Roman engineers. Captain Bonfilien, chief of the Commission of Works, being addressed by the workmen on the subject, has advised them to apply to the Cardinals. A letter of the s:h, quoted by the same journal, states that Monsignor Savelli had given in his resignation, which had not been accepted. The reason of this step on his part was a letter he had written to M. de Corcelles complaining of the number of traitors who were still allowed to remain undisturbed at Rome, and declaring such tolerance was a shame to the French army. M. de Corcelles had sent an answer, demanding satisfaction for this expression ; and the Holy Father being apprised of the matter, disapproved of Monsignor Savelli's conduct. By a decree of the Duke of Parma, the governors and commissioners of territorial districts are autho rised to suspend fairs, markets, and extraordinary solemnities in churches, whenever they may think it conducive to public order. The Nazionale of Florence of the 7th gives an account of Captain Pakenham's farewell visit to the children of the elementary school founded by him at Fornoli, Lucca, and maintained at his expense. It will be remembered that Captain Pakenham has been ordered by the Tuscan Government to leave the country. Captain Pakenham, after re minding the children of the especial protection held out to them by our Saviour, when he said : —" Let little children come unto me, for of such is the kingdom of Heaven ! " concluded as follows : " Be faithful subjects to the sovereign God has given you, my dear children ; be respectful towards those who have directed you during your lives, and become exemplary citizens and happy cultivators of those charming valleys in which you pass your days. Adieu, my dear children, may God bless you and shovt er his grace upon you ; I shall pray for you, do you the same fur me." COURSE OF EXUti A nstcrdarn •• •• 12 3% Ditto, at sight • • .... 12 1% Rotterdam .... •..... 12 3% Antwerp .......... .... 25 85 Elamburgh 13 13% ktona •••••••••• Paris, 3 days'sight 25 47% Ditto, 3 months .... 25 67% !Aurseilles ••••..• • .. • • 25 70 80urdeaux......... • 25 70 Frankfort on Mains.... 122% Petersburgh, Sil. Rble.. 36%;l Vienna, disc. flo.. •• .. 10 56 Trieste, ditt0.......... 10 56 Madrid • • ........ 495 Barcelona ... • •• THIS DAY.) Gibraltar •• •• •• •• •• •• Leghorn ........ • • .... 81 20 Genoa .. • ... •• .. 26 21 Allan.. • • .. . • .• • • • • • • Venice .... • Naples ...... • • .... • . 40% Palermo, per0z........ 121% Messina .............. 12IN Lisbon.— 63% Jporto.... • • .... • • .. • • 63% Rio Janeiro • • ...... • • Buenos Ayres — New York, 21 days'sight Philadelphia .... • • .... MOBS OF BULLION, MI oz. Foreign Gold in bars.. £3 17 9 Portitgal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 4 9% Silver in bars .. .... • • 0 4 11% MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Oct. 16.) SUGAR.—To-day a large quantity of West India Sugar was disposed of for home trade purposes, but in some cases holders were compelled to accept prices rather under those of Friday; there are not sellers generally at any further reduction. The total purchases amounted to 1,100 hhds, &c., including a public sales of 160 hhds Barbadoes, which went at steady rates—fine yellow went at 40s to 41s 6d, middling and good 37s 61 to 39s 6d, low 36s 6d to 375, but 135 hhds 23 tierces and 38 barrels Jamaica sold rather cheaper, low yellow at 35s 6d, mid dling 36s to 36s 6d, and good middling 37s per eat. REFINED.—To-day a fair business was concluded in Refined goods by home dealers, but not at better prices ; brown Lumps were sold at 46s 6i to 475, and lair grocery at 47s 61 to 48s per cwt. For Bonded Crushed Sugar the market is still flat at 28s to 28s 61 per cwt. Today at public sale 261 boxes Foreign Sugar Candy were taken in at sls for brown, and at for pale straw. MAURITIUS. —This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was not offered at any further reduction, and none was submitted to public sale; but the purchases concluded by private treaty were unimportant for both grocery and refining purposes. EAST INDLL—This afternoon the quantity of Bengal Sugar submitted to public competition amounted to 3,167 bags; the chi' f part sold, but generally at rather lower rates; fine white Benares went at 39s 6d to 40s, mid • and good 38s to 395, mid grey date 35s to 35s 6d, low 33s to 345, good soft yellow 36s 61, good an 1 fine strong white 4.15 61 to 46s 6d, one small lot 48s, fine strong yellow 42a 6d to 445. Of Madras, 3,749 bags were sold upon rather lower terms; fine strong white went at 413, good 41s to 425, good and fine yellow, like Mauritius, 37s to 38e, low and middling 35s to 36s 6d. FOREIGN.—To-day holders of Foreign Sugar were not disposed to accept lower rates, and retrained from offer ing any at public sale; by private treaty the business concluded was, however, of little moment. A cargo of yellow Ilavannah has been ,sold, chit fly damaged, at 38s 6d. MOLASSES.—Previous rates are well sustained for all sorts of West India and the sales concluded have been rather important. About 600 puns have been disposed or, chiefly at 15s 6d for middling St. Vincent's, Demerara, and Trinidad, with small parcels of fine Antigua at 17s 6d to 18s per cwt. Arrivals still come in slowly, and A further increase is apparent in deliveries. A fair quantity of Bengal Treacle bas been disposed of at 14s 6d to 15s per cwt, and merchants are less disposed to realise. Cocoe.—West India is offered at a further decline, and the supply exceeds the wants of home dealers; of 423 bags 56 barrels Trinidad at public sale, a part only sold, good red at 44s 6d to 455, luw to middling 39s to 42s 6d, and low to good grey at 36s to 41s per cwt. The stoek has been further increased, and lower rates are ex pected to prevail. In Foreign only trifling purchases have been made, and there are sellers at a further re- duction. To-day at public sale 150 bags Para Cocoa were taken in at 28s for dark red. COME.—This afternoon Plantation Ceylon Coffee was dealt in with caution, and the public sales of 880 bags 116 casks went at rather lower rates, and the chief part sold; middling at 51s to 545, low middling 48s to 50s, fine to fine fine ordinary 42s to 47s other sorts 383 to 415, low 35s to 375, and pea berry 55s to 58s 6d. Native is not much wanted, and 230 bags were taken in at 38s to 38s 6d for good ordinary, damaged however sold at 36s to 37s 6d. TEA.—To-clay the quantity of Tea submitted to auction amounted to 25,970 pkgs. The trade operated with reluctance, especially in Green, and of 13,000 pkgs passed the hammer only 2,700 sold. Prices declined Id to 2d for Gunpowder, id to to id for Congou, as com pared with the last auctions, and other sorts of tea went rather cheaper; Congou, fair and good common sound sold at Bid to 9ii, Souchong ord llid to 1 lid, Young Hyson common lOid, Imperial 'Canton, low Is, Gun powder is Old to Is 21d, and ord Hyson kind is 2d to Is sid per lb. The market for tea has adult appearance. IIICE.—To-day the market for East India Rice pre sented a lively aspect, and 1,238 bags of Madras at auc tion all sold at an advance on last week's rates of 3d per cwt; mid pinky white realised 8s 6d to 9s, good 9* to 9* 6d, Bed damaged 6s 6d to 8s per cwt. By private treaty some parcels of Bengal were sold, and mid white Bengal could not be purchased under 9s 6d er cwt. Of Tapioca 95 boxes were taken in at 60 to 7 bd per lb. SPICES.—To-day Pimento was more in demand, and at auction 190 bags were mostly sold at full rates; good mid and good went at 4i4 to sd; 2 cases of Mace sold, good 2s 3d to 23 4d; 10 cases of Nutmegs went at steady rates; mid brown 2s 8d to 2s 9d, and limed 2s. SPIRITS. —On the part of holders of Jamaica Rum there is much firmness, shippers and home dealers have also operated more freely. The purchases since this day week have been 400 puns at from 2s 6d to 4s for ordinary to fine quality, 32 to 36 per cent over proof. Demerara cannot be quoted higher, there is a brisker sale, and 200 bhds have been sold at 2s to 2s 2d for 32 to 36 per cent. over proof. The market is firme r f or Leeward Island, and there has been a much better de mand; 500 puns having been sold at Is 54 for proof. Sales to some extent have been made in East India at Is 3d to is 31d, and there are not free sellers. The market for Brandy had a quiet aspect. We quote Cognac, best brands of the vintage of 1848 at 4s Si to 4s 7d; 1847 ditto 5s to 5* 2d; 1846 ditto at 5s 104 to es; 1845 ditto 6s 44 to 6s 6d, inferior sorts 2s 104 to 4s 44, and Bordeaux 23 64 to 23 84. Geneva is still only in limited demand at is 94 to ls:1041, and fine at 2s 34 to 3s 3d. British made Spirit at 9s Bd, and Gin at 83 to 83 64 tor 17 to 22 per cent. under proof. INDIGP.—Tc-day during the progress of the sale 129 ..qheqx were withdrawn. 938 che.tts (including 80 with drae,n) have passed the sale. The biddings continue e r x a t p e o s r t p ti r c e u v i s o e u s sl y he i r e g s t t a k b e l i chiefs h ed have uc ha b s c e r e s n . full; k u a p r p ' d o r t t h e d e , Proprietors bought in only 90 chests. Of the quantity which has now passed the sale (8,548 ehests), 4,124 have been withdrawn and bought in, leaving 4,424 sold. COCHINEAL. —To-day the quantity submitted to auc tion amounted to 275 bags Honduras and nearly the whole sold at full rates, excepting the lower sorts of silvers, which went a little cheaper, black went at from 3s 9d to 5s sd, and silvers, 33 6d to 4s 7d. TALLOW.—A large business has been concluded in Russian on the spot since this day week, and at higher LONDON, TUEBDA Y EVENING OCTOBER its, lOW rates. At one period fine P. Y. C. attained 38s, but there are now sellers generally at 37s 6d per cwt. Up to the close of the year several contracts have beea concluded at 37s 91 to 38s, and for the three first months of 1850 sales have been made at 38s to 38s 3d. The value of home melted is 37s to 37s 6d net cash, and a good trade has been concluded, still the supply is not smaller. Of South American 132 casks, 1,087 boxes at auction were for the most part sold at from 32s 9d to 35s 9d; 1,073 pkga Sydney 32s 6d to 37s 3d, and 100 casks old P.Y.C. 35s 9d to 36s 6d per cwt. For auction 1,800 pkgs of Tallow are declared. The value of rough fat is 2s Id per stone. OlLS.—There is no advance to record in the value of Cod Oil, but at 281 15s to 291 por tun several parcels have been taken by shippers and home dealers, holders are not free sellers at these rates. Seal is held with firmness ; pale at 371 108 to 381, straw and tinged 341 to 361, yellow and brown 31l to 38/. There are sellers of parcels to arrive under present rates. For Southern the market has assumed a quiet aspect, and more disposition is evinced to sell low to mid at 30/. to 31, good to fine 311 103 to 331. From Davis's Straits the accounts received are of a favour. able description relative to the fishery. Sperm met with greater attention ; holders also exhibit firmness and obtain 801 to 821 for colonial, and 811 to 851 per tun for Ileadmatti r. For Linseed the rates paid have been 303 9d to 31s per cwt on the spot, and on the part of crushers firmness is apparent. Purchases to a fair extent have been made for delivery, and 30s to 30s 3d. Rape Oil continues to be wanted; pale at 393 6d to 403, brown 38s 6d. Cocoa Nut met nith more attention, 34s to 353 is the value of good and fine quality; for Palm Oil there has been more activity. To-day at auction 200 cks of Cochin Cocoa Nut Oil were taken in at 34s to 36s for good and fine. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL: OCT. 13, 1849. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend James Hay to the Church and parish of Lunen, in the Presbytery of Aberbrothock, and county of Forfar, vacant by the death of the Reverend Robert Barclay, late Minister thereof. WHI ITHALL, OCT. 15. The Queen has bee❑ pleased to present the Reverend Robert Stewart to the church of Strontian, in the pres- bytery of Mull, and shire of Argyll, vacant by the transportation of the Reverend Colin A. MeVean, late Minister thereof, to the parish of Ktlninver. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Picket Hennings, dea'er in wines, &c., Wyndham-road, Camberwell, to surrecder Oct. 25 and Now. 29, at twelve, at the Court of BaLkruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street- buildings; Willoughby and Cox, Clifford's Inn. Joseph Griffin, innkeeper, Upton-upon-Severn, Wor cestershire, Oct. 25, and Nov. 24, at twelve, at the Bir mingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Cooper, Upton-upon-Severn ; Motteram, Knight, and Emmet, Birmingham. George Boss, postmaster, Brighton, Oct. 29, at half past twelve, and Dec. 10, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Guildhall chambers; Cole, Tokenhousc-yard: William Brown, elastic hatband manufacturer, Wood street, Oct. 22 and Dec. 10, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, GuildhaliChambers; Mardon and Pritchard, Newgate street. Robert Webb, dealer in ham and beef, Great Russell street, Covent-garden, Oct. 23, at eleven, and Nov. 29, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall•street ; Chidiey, Guildhall Cham bers, City. Richard Caleb Sweett, builder, Birmingham, Oct. 27, and Nov. 24, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingh am ; Sergeant, Birmingham. Richard Jelley, cabinet maker, Leicester, Nov. 2, and Dec. 7, at el( ven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham ; Inglesant, Loughborough. Edward Boyce, grocer, Southern, Warwickshire, Oct. 30, and Nov. 27, at ten, at - the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Hunt and Furt.scue, Bsnbury; Smith, Birmingham. Joseph Freeston Heathcoat, chemist, Leicester, Nov. 2, and Dec. 7, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham; Fowkes, Leicester. Josiah Bindon, cattle dealer, Holne, Devonshire, Oct. 25, and Nov. 19, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Stogdon, Exeter; Baker, Ruck, and Jennings, Lime-street. . James Parr, cotton manufacturer, Manchester, Oct. 29 and Nov. 19, at twelve, at the Manclies.er District Court. Pott, official assignee., Manchester; Worthing icgton, Earle, and Berry, Manchester;• Fux, Finsbury circus, London. Henry Green, ironmonger, Liverpool, Nov. 6 and 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Vincent, Temple; Rogerson and Co., Liverpool. John Kidd, contractor, Liverpool, Nov. 7 and 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cavnove, official assignee, Liverpool; Gregory and Co., Bedford-row; Frodsham, Liverpool. CONGREGATIONAL UNION of ENGLAND and WALES. (FRO][ A CORYESPONDENT.) The autumnal session of the Congregational Union of England and Wales has just closed at Sheffield, and its proceedings have been of the most interesting and profitable character. On the evening of the Bth instant, a special devotional service was held, at which a very instructive and pertinent address was delivered by the Rev. T. Scales, of Leeds. On the morning of the 9th, upwards of three-hundred congregational ministers, from all parts of the kingdom, assembled for confer ence ; the Rev. James Parsons, of York, presiding. A very able and powerful opening address was presented by him to the assembly, and many references, occa sioned by the desolation of the cholera, were exceed ingly touching and impressive. An animated discussion took - place during the morning, on the proposed alteration of Sunday ar rangements at the General Post-office, in which Drs. Morison, Campbell, and Massie, of London, the Rev. Messrs. Binney, A. Reed, Wells, Newman Hall, Wallace, and many others took part, and an earnest memorial was resolved upon, that no additional Sun day labour might be imposed by the Post-office authorities. At the close of the morning conference, about 300 ministers dined in the spacious Music Hall. In the evening a discourse, marked by great philosophy and eloquence, was delivered to a crowded audience, by the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, of Manchester, editor of the British Quarterly Review. It occupied two hours, and he was unanimously and strongly requested to publish it. On the morning of the 10th the Union again assembled, when an important paper was read by the Rey. Dr. Halley, of Manchester, on the duty of Congregational Churches in reference to the present position and aspects of society. He, also, was requested to publish the document. In the evening a crowded meeting was held for the purpose of aiding in the extension of Christianity in Ireland, throughout England, and the colonies; William Crossley, Esq., of Halifax, presided. On the morning of Thursday, the Union met for the purpose of discussing the subjects of education, and the best means of improving the moral and reli gious condition of the people. Edward Baines, Esq., of Leeds, Drs. Vaughan, Campbell, Massie, and Mori son ; the Reverends T. Binney, Algernon Wells, T. Wallace, Glyde, Rose, and Samuel Morley, Esq., severally addressed the meeting, which was one of a most pleasing and important character. In the afternoon, James Montgomery, Esq., dined at the Music Hall with the assembled ministers, and the services closed in the evening by a most interest ing meeting on the voluntary education of the people, at which many eloquent and impressive addresses were delivered. All the engagements of the several assemblies were marked by their interest andmoment. The sentiments expressed were distinguished by their intelligence and importance, and the spirit manifested at all the sittings of the Union,was of the most fraternal kind. A series of more valuable and delightful meetings has never been held in the large and populous town of Sheffield, and the hospitality shown to the visitors was most generous. OPENING OT THE WATEEMEN'S CHURCH AT PENCE COM3IOI4.—On Sunday morning this neat and substantial edifice was opened for divine service, a licene having been granted by the Bishop of Winchester for that purpose. The consecration by the Bishop is de ferred owing to the insufficiency of funds. The sacred building stands contiguous to the almshouses of the Wa termen's Company at Penge Common, near the Syden• ham station of the Croydon Railway, and has been erected by voluntary subscription for the accommodation of the inmates of the asylum and the inhabitants resid ing near the spot. The cost of its erection exceeded 5,0001, and it is dedicated to St. John the Evangelist. The patronage of the living has also been granted to the Watermen's Company in perpetuity. The church con tains 500 sittings, and consists of nave, with north and south aisle, a south porch, a chancel, a chancel aisle, and a vestry. At the west end of the nave, and open to it by a lofty arch, rises a tower and spire about 150 feet . high. There is a painted window at the tide of the south aisle, representing the two first miracles of our Saviour. It was represented by T. D. Brown, Esq., who not only save the ground, but subscribed a thousand guineas for the erection of the church. There is no gallery, and the roof is supported by carved aspen timbers. The sum of 700/. is still wanting to complete the building fund, although Mr. Brown, of the Watermen's Company, and some of the neighbou:ing gentry, have been ex tremely liberal. As soon as that fund is complete the church will be consecrated in due form by the Bishop. o sermons were preached on Sunday by the Rev. Joseph Ridgeway, M.A., who has beta appointed in cumbent by the Watermen's Company, and a very re spectable congregation was in attendance, who liberally contributed to the funds on leaving the church. The sittings are very conveniently arranged, and there are plenty of free seats for the poor of the neighbourhood. A shark, nine feet long, was caught off Hauxley on Wednealay evening last, by Mr. Adam Storey of Cresswell.—. ewcastle Journal. _ If we:examined our own faults attentively, we should have less time to detect, and more incination to pardon, those of ether.—Eliza Cuok's JournaL PRICES OF SHARES :N BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM- I'ANIES' STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16. Ti OTNT-STOCK 321111Z.E.5. Name of Company. Australasia .... • • • • • • Brashly orth American Ceylon • • • • .. • • • • • • • • Commercial of London C010nia1............. Gloucestershire • • • • • • Londn and Westminstr London Joint-Stock Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New... • • • • National of Ireland .. Nat. Provnelal of Eng. Ditto, New. • •• • • • • South &ttstralia .. • • • . Union of Australia • • • . Union of London... •• Union of Madrid ..... Albion .............. Alliance Brit. and For. 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In another order, addressed to " John Dawson, his Highness's tailor, the sum of 15/. is granted, to be by him em ployed for sewing silk, to set on the guards' velvet, of fifty rich coats, for fifty of the guard, o f a new erection, taff,ta, sarsnet, and other things, with the rnakirg, at the piece. By writ, dated April 19, 1604. ' Another extract is dated M a y 1, 1604, addreised to "John Pare, embroiderer, granting the sum of 1661. 19s. 11d., to be by him employed for stuff, crimson, sltin of Bruges, and canvass, for the em broidering of fifty rich coats, of red cloth, for fifty of the guard, of a new erection, with roses and crowns im perial, and with the letters J. R. and all the bodies of the said coats embroider e d ov er with gold. 1661. 19s. 11." It should be remarked that the "fifty men of a guard of a new erection" mentioned, were not yeomen of the guard, or beefeaters; they were actually the first nucleus of the household troops formed nearly 250 years ago."— British Army Dispatch. Sweet oil has been found a cure for the mildew which affects grapes. The stems are brushed with the oil daily. THE MURDER OF A WIFE AND CHILD AT CLAPHAM. Yesterday, at noon, the inquiry, on the part of the coroner's jury, into the cause of death in the instance of Maria Weston, aged 39, and Maria Elizabeth Weston, aged one year and nine months, the wile and child of James Weston, who were found with their throats cut at Clapham, on Saturday morning last, in accordance with information furnished to the police by Weston himself, was held at the Two Brewers, High-street, Clapham, before Thomas Higgs, Esq., coroner for the Duchy of Lancaster. The jury (sixteen in number) having answered to their names, proceeded with the coroner to view the bodies, which lay in the cottage, No. 1, in Carpen ter's-buildings, High-street, Clapham. The appear ance of them was accurately described in The Sun of yesterday, so that any repetition of the description of the frightful scene is unnecessary. The jury having re assembled, The CORONER said that the particulars of the awful affair were already well known throughout the neigh bourhood in consequence of what had taken place at the police-court on Saturday last. It probable might not be necessary to make the proceedings very lengthy, but during the inquiry he hoped that the jurors would dismiss from their minds anything they heard out of doors with reference to the matter. Mr. Haydon, the churchwarden of the parish, was chosen foreman of the inquest. The first witness called was, Mr. John Charles Parrott, surgeon, of N - orth-' side, Church-row, Clapham-common. He deposed that about half-past seven o'clock on Saturday morn ing last he was called to attend at the house numbered 1, in Carpenter's-buildings, in consequence of infor mation he received from the police, to the effect that a person living in that house had destroyed his wife and child. He attended almost immediately after receiving the information. Upon proceeding up stairs he saw the body of a woman lying on the floor, by the side of the bed, on her back. He took hold of the wrist to feel if there was any pulsation, but he found there was none. Immediately after wards he discovered that the throat was frightfully cut, and upon examining the wound he found that the incision extended from one side of' the neck to the other, and penetrated through the centre of the throat, piercing the trachea and the epiglottis, and the carotid artery, and entering into the spinal column. On the right side he felt the incision, and he found it to be of a most jagged character. The wound was full seven inches in length, and nearly severed the head from the body. Upon turning round from this examination, he (witness) saw the body of a child, which appeared about two years old, lying on its face on the bed ; the body was quite warm. He turned the infant round, and in doing so he found the throat to be cut in a very similar way to that of the woman's before-mentioned, excepting that the incision in the case of the child had quite divided the spinal column. The infant was quite dead, the wound being about 5 inches long, and proportionately deep. The bodies the jurors had viewed were the same. By the Foreman—You stated the body was warm. How long do you suppose the deed had been com mitted ? Mr. Parrott—l should suppose about an hour. By a Juror—Wu the body of the woman warm ? Mr. Parrott—Not quite so warm as that of the child. The mother, I think, had been dead about two hours, the child about one. By the CORINER—Was the woman fully. dressed ? Mr. Parrot —Except her stockings and shots. CORONER—Was the child dressed ? Mr. Parrott— No • it was perfectly naked. CORONER —Did on either the child or mother ? Mr. Parrott—l did not see any. CORONER—The woman who laid out the body sai I there were other wounds or bruises upon the body. Was that so, or did it arise from a discolouration of the flesh by the clotted bbod ? Mr. Parrott—l did not see any other wounds; discolouration might have been so produced. There were marks of blood upon the bed-posts and the side walls of the room. The wounds were clear incised wounds, such as might be made by a sharp instrument like to a razor. Examination in chief continued—He (witness) knew the deceased two or three veers ago. She came to him for medical advice. She did not appear to be at all a woman of weak intellect, and so far as he knew, bore a very good character. By a Juror—The child was not covered by any bed clothes, or any other covering. By the Foreman—The child being on the bed might in some degree account for its being warmer than its mother. By the CORONER—He saw a razor in the room ; the police pointed it out to witness as it was lying upon the floor. The CORONER thought there was one important point in Mr. Parrott's evidence, and that was that it was quite clear from his (Mr. Parrott's) statement, that the woman had not herself killed the child, and then destroped her own life. Mr. Parrott said that the appearance of the wound, so jagged as it was, proved that it must have been a stronger arm than hers by which it was inflicted. When he saw the body, the left leg was extended, and lying outside the door, the right leg being drawn up towards the body. Either of the wounds would produce instant death; the hands and face were bloody. By a Juror—There were foot prints of blood upon the floor, but whether they were made by the police constable or another party, he ( Ur. Parrott) could not say. Witness saw nothing of the other child ; she had been removed before he arrived at the house. , Inspector William Coleman, of the V division of police, stationed at Clapham, being sworn, deposed that at about a quarter past seven, on Saturday morn ing last, while he was at the police station in New street, a man—a stranger to him, but whom he had since found to be Jas. Weston—called in a hurried manner at the station-house in New-street, and ad dressing him (the inspector), he confessed that he had murdered his wife and child. [The particulars then given by the inspector were precisely the same as those furnished yesterday in the report of the case at the Police-court in The Sun] By a Juror—Weston admitted that he had com mitted the murder with a razor which he took from his waistcoat pocket. (The razor was here produced ; the maker's name upon it was "W. Barrymore.") The prisoner cried and sobbed very much while mak ing the statement he had done to him, the inspector. He (the prisoner) gave his name readily as James Weston, 1, Carpenter's-buildings, High-street, Clap ham, and also produced a key, which he said was that of the house containing his wife and child, whom he persisted in saying he had murdered. By the Foreman—Weston did not say he had murdered the child until after the sergeant had gone, when he wept bitterly, and told all the circumstances of the case ; and also as to the confinement of the other child in the adjoining room, as he (witness) had stated at the police-court. By the CORONER—The prisoner said, " they were going to be disgraced that day, and he could not bear it." He said he had been forced to take drugs, and he should be disgraced and his family, for he 'had offended some one, but he could not tell who. Witness asked Weston whether he had any quarrel with his wife, and he said "No ; we have had no particular quarrel: we have had trifling quarrels, but never any thing serious. We went to bed very comfortably the over-night, and it was only after the clock struck four this (Saturday) morning that I was tempted to do this." Witness asked the prisoner whether he heard the clock strike " four." He said " Yes ; and I then got out of bed, struck a light, went down (did not say stairs) and got the razor; but when I returned my courage failed, and I felt I could not do it; but the tempter came again and I was prompted to it. When I attacked my wife she was dressing herself, and in the bed. I afterwards killed the child." By a juror—Did you ask him why he did this? Inspector—l did ;he said, " I cannot account for it : my poor dear wife was a good wife, and the child was a beautiful baby." At this stage of my inquiries the prisoner burst into a flood of tears, and I ques tioned him no more. After this 'he asked me for some breakfast, and I gave him some coffee and bread and butter, which he appeared to eat with considerable relish. He asked for a second portion of breakfast, which I gave him. CORONER—Did he eat it ? Inspector—No, he said he would not, as he thought it to be poison. CORONER—Did you threaten him at all, to induce him to make this statement ? Inspector—No, I did not; it was quite voluntary; he freely answered the :questions I put, after I had cautioned him. He came to the station in the first place on his own accord, and gave himself up, and he was detained on a charge that, by his own con fession, he had wilfully murdered Maria Weston, his wife, and Maria Elizabeth, her child. He is now in custody. In answer to a questiim put by a juror, Inspector Coleman said there was another child by the former husband, living with a brother of the de ceased at Rushmere, near Ipswich. Joseph Weston (brother of the prisoner) said, that he was well acquainted with hi 3 brother's disposition, but he had not seen him since Midsummer; Mr. Higgs consequntly dispensed with his evidence, as he could add nothing to the statements in elucidation of the case: he knew nothing of the cause of death of his brother's wife and child. Sergeant Langston, 19 V, simply repeated the evidence he had given on Saturday last at the police court in the Wandsworth-road, as already published in this journal. In answer to further inquiries put by the coroner and jury, Langston stated, that he searched the pri soner, and found upon him three knives (produced) commonly called pruning knives, used by gardeners, a small portion of tobacco, a door•key, and a piece of paper, something like a bill, stained with blood. Upon going into the house, he found the bodies as above de scribed. He clearly noticed the print of a woman's foot upon the laryling, as if she had endeavoured to get into that room af.er being attacked. He opened that room door, and there he saw a child about nine years of age, apparently an intelligent child, sitting upon the bed. She appeared frightened at seeing him (witnes). Upon being gnEstioned, the child said she had not heard any noise during the night, or at least she did not recollect it. The child was removed, by order of Mr. Herring, the relieving officer, to the union house, where she now remains. Witness found in the room, upon the bed, one shilling in silver, and one halfpenny in copper, a night gown of the baby's on the floor by the side of the bed, and another, full size, also on the floor, covered with blood. By a Juror—The child who is now at the union was sitting on the bed crying when he (witness) en tered. Some of the jurors having intimated a wish to hear the evidence of this child, the daughter of de ceased, Mr. Herring, the relieving officer, said that he was certain, from what he knew, having had the child at the house, i. e. the union, since Saturday, that the poor orphan was not aware of what had happened, nor even of the death of her mother at present. The CORONER said, therefore, that at the present, at least, she should not be called. Charles Newman, of Saville House, Tooting, labourer, said that he knew both the deceased and the prisoner, her husband. Deceased was about 39 years of age. Witness called at 1, Carpenter's-buildings, about seven o'clock on Friday last. Weston was quite sober all the evening, and he said he had not been at work that day. lie (witness) sent for a pot of porter, which they drank between them. Deceased and her husband appeared quite friendly. Weston said he had been much troubled of late, and could not sleep. He had intended to go to see his brother, as he wanted to see him, but when he was on the way to London he said he felt in trouble for his wife, be cause she was unwell when he left her that morning. After this deceased said that Weston looked very unwell and was falling away very fast. Weston looked in th glass, and said, I don't look well, but I shall look worse to-morrow." By a Juror—There was only Mr. Weston present when he (witness) first went in. Weston had said, in the bearing of witness, that he thought some one was trying to do him an injury, and that he had been to the station to inquire about it. Witness considered that the prisoner had been bad (he meant " weak") in his mind for some time past. He appeared to be quite a different man to what he once was. His wife appeared, of late, to be afraid of him. By the Foreman—Weston said he was afraid some one was going to expose him, but he did not know who. Witness had known Weston ever since he (Weston) was twelve years of age. Witness did not know that Weston had attempted to commit suicide before. He had only known him intimately during the last few months. By a Juror—Do you not think that jealousies and other unpleasantness occurred in consequence of the children by the former husband ? Witness—l do not know ; they generally, so far as I know, agreed very well. By the Foreman of the Jury—Mrs. Weston was employed in the large school at Mr. Pritchard's, as laundry-woman, up to the time - of her death. She was a very industrious person. Sarah Weston, daughter of deceased, was then called, but she stated that she heard no noise during the night of Friday last. The poor little thing evi dently knew nothing of the awful occurrence. She stated her age to be 9 years, and exhibited much in telligence. Upon being introduced to the inquest-room she wept bitterly. This being the whole of the evidence, The CORONER proceeded to sum up, and after an elaborate exposition of the law in the instance of vo luntary confessions, the Foreman of the Jury ex pressed a wish that the court should be cleared ; this having been done, a consultation of not more than a quarter of an hour's duration took place, after which the following verdict was returned :—" Wilrul murder in both cases." The proceedings then closed, the inquiry having occupied four hours. FATAL RAILWA Y ACCIDENT. On Saturday morning last, the 13th inst., a frightful accident occurred at the Whitehaven terminus of the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway, by which one life was destroyed, and considerable damage done to property in the vicinity of the station. The passenger train which leaves Ravenglass at seven o'clock in the morning reached Whitehaven shortly after eight. Several persons who were await ing its arrival observed that it did not slacken its speed as usual on approaching, and as it entered the station with great velocity they became alarmed for the safety of the entire train. The engine dashed on through the station, which is merely a covered shed, and passing over the ends of the rails, where it is now apparent that no sufficient check or obstacle existed to its further progress, it knocked down the yard wall separating the premises of the railway company from the adjoining dwelling-houses, tore away the outer wall of a substantial stone-built house, occupied by Mr. Pennington, a respectable schoolmaster, carried away the whole of the kitchen belonging to the build ing, and broke through the partition wall between that apartment and the back parlour, and there lodged, more than half of 'its Mite A:milk being within the residence. The passengers Nilio lid corne,by ,tha train seeing that they were passing through instead of halting at the station, became.; greatlyHocited, and several of them leaped from the, carriages te, the platform, for tunately without injury ter,abyriof them; The rest retained their places until the ' , train and tender were unhooked from the locomotive. The engine -driver, stoker, and guard saved themselves by jumping to the ground the moment they perceived that an accident was inevitable. The most melancholy part of the affair is, that when the engine burst into the . kitchen of Mr. Pen nington, a little girl,° i pafged Jane Pennington, about ten years old, the daughter of the occupier, was seated at the fire, singing,and. watching the prepara tion of breakfast for the family. She was instantly knocked down by the stones and timber forced into the room, and the off wheel of the engine passed over her body, crushing and dreadfully mutilating her. She was kind instantaneously. Her brother, Matthew Pennington, a little fellow ab ou t e i g ht y ea r s old, had just quitted her side, and stepped into the parlour,the wall of which was the next moment thrust in, with the firegrate, fire, chimney, and household furniture. The child was thrown to the floor and the heated grate and burning coals coming in contact with his forehead, he was much burned and bruised, but not, it seems, mortally hurt, and hopes are enter tained of his speedy recovery. The terminus being situated in a populous portion of the town, a crowd soon collected on the spot, who rendered prompt assistance to back the engine and extricate the body of the poor girl from the ruins. Saturday being a holiday for the school children taught by Mr. Pennington, he and his wife had not risen at the time the melancholy event happened. Had it occurred on any other working-day, the whole family would have been seated at breakfast, and the consequences must, in all proba bility, have been still more disastrous. As it was, the wreck presented was distressing in the extreme ; a mingled mass of stones, mortar, household furni ture, ornaments,' domestic utensils, and childrens' wearing apparel, with the fearful engine towering over the scene, and belching forth vapour, smoke, and fire. The cause of the accident is variously stated. The railway is an incline, sloping to Whitehaven for nearly three miles, but at the gentle gradient of 1 in 100 feet. There had been a severe frost on Friday night which had rendered the rails extremely slippery, and the engine-driver states that, although he used the ordinary precautions of putting on the breaks, and even of reversing the engine, long before reaching the station, no effect was produced thereby. This state ment, however, is controverted, and it is alleged that no effort was made to check the speed of the engine, notwithstanding the ice upon the rails, until the train had arrived too near the terminus for the breaks to avail. In the afternoon of Saturday a coroner's jury was summoned to hold an inquest on the body of th e un fortunate child, but after having been sworn, and attending to view the remains, the inquiry was ad journed till yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. BAPTISM OF A MAN ATTACKED WITH CHOLERA.— Much excitement was aroused in Haverfordwest on Mon day last, in consequence of its being publicly rumoured that the death of a man named George Thomas had been caused by his being baptised that morning in the Priory Mill leet, according to the creed of the sect calling themselves, " Latter-day Saints," by Brother John Thomas, a mason in this town, Who fills the office of "priest" in that denomination. The deceased, it was stated, was labouring under an attack of cholera at the time the rite was administered, and that he had been urged or forced to receive it by his brother. The death of the poor fellow having ensued soon after wards, the Coroner, James Owen, Esq., very properly considered it his duty to have a public inquiry into the cause of his death, when, the se lacts being fully esta blished by evidence, the jury returned a verdict " That the deceased died of cholera, his death being accelerated by immersion in cold water by John Thomas, at the re quest of d• cease d."— Weidman. BOLD TnlcK.—A woman on Monday stole a pair of trousers from outside the shop of Mr. liolgate, pawn broker, Deansgate, then coolly entered the shop and pledged the trousers to the owner, who did not discover the the ft until the thief had escaped.—Manekester Special )r. FIRE AT GORDON CASTLE.—On Saturday last a fire took place at the offices attached to Gordon Castle, the seat of the Duke of Richmond. A hay-stack and agricultural implements, valued at between 2001. and 3001., were deitroyed,-2Scotsman, Colchester .• • Harwich ••• Leigh Maldon .. Ta • 1 • .3 • • ',17 1 - 511 - 15' 125 - 1274 - 29; 79 216 - - 163 si , 132 323 - 168: 331 CHELMSFORD, OcTonsn 12.—At our market to: there was a good supply of wheat, the , bulk hick) was disposed of at the same prices as last k. Spring corn of all sorts was unaltered in ♦slue. eat, white, old 44s to 475; new 459 to 48s; red, old :=9s to 42s ; new, 40s to 443; barley, —s to - s ; chevalier —s to —s ; grinding 22s to 28s ; oats 17s to 23s ; malt 541 to 56s ; chevalier 54s to 58s ; peas, partridge, new 283 to 30s ; old, —s to —s ; white, new, 28s to 303 ; old, —s to —s ; dun, new, 27s to 29s ; beans, tick, new 25s to 27s ; old, 28s to 30s ; harrow ticks, new 26s to 283; old 293 to 31s; ma zagan, new 243 to 26s ; old 25s to 27s per qr. COLCIIESTEIL, OCT. 13.—Wheat, white 413 to 50s ; red 40s to 443; barley 28s to 323; beans, mazagan 24s to 28s ; middle and small 28s to 30s; peas 263 to 30s per qr. HADDINGTON, OCT. 12.—The following are the prices of grain at our market to-day _ _ Wheat. Barley. Oats. 5Cs I 31s 3d I 21s 03 Bean.. 34/ Od ...-.3 ... Second ... ... 40s 8d I 24s 6d I :8s 5d 1 31s ed Third ... .. 30 s Od I 188 6d I 15s Od 303 Od Total quantity of Wheat in market 585 qrs., 530 sold Do. Barley do. 367 qrs., 3.9 sold Do. Oats do. 343 qrs., 332 sold Do. Beans do. 46 qrs., 30 sold KIRICALDY, OCT. 13.—The following are the quotations up to this date:— INSURANCE C, Name of Company. Dividend per Annum. 11. 16s. 10s. 10s. 12s.per share Oil. per ct. 51. per cent. 81. per cent. 51. per cent. 31. p. sh. k bs. 51. per cent. N. 53. & bs. ss. 61. per cent. 61. 10s. 11. 6s. 10% pr cnt. 51. per cnt. 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 Paid. £ i. d. 40 0 0 .50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 lIVIPA,STIES. Amount of Sharo. Paid. 9 0 0 4 0 0 DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --- - £ s. d. £ s. d. East and West India ... 61. pr cent. Stock. - 136 East Country - 21 London - 1153¢ Ditto Bonds.. ... •• • IL per cent. - - - 3i. K atharine .... • ... 4 per cent. Stock. - 79% Ditto, 5crip........ - - - - Ditto 80nd5........ t %I. pr cent. - - - Southampton •• -. . - 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - BRIDGES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ----- -- - X. s. d. Z. s. d. Charing-cross •••• . . •• - - 25 0 0 - Southwrk,Nw Sub. Av. - 632 12 8 - 2 Ditto Nw of 734 p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 6 Waterloo •••.•• • • .• • • - 100 0 0 - 33{ Ditto Old Ann. of 81. IL 4s. Od. - GO 0 0 27 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. - 40 0 0 24 Vauxhall .... .• • Av. 11. 70 10 3 - 18 WATERWORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - ---- X s. d. £ a. d. East London.... • • .... 1 81. 100 0 0 - 182 Grand Junction •• •• - ' 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 - 82 Kent ................ 31.105. 100 0 0 - 75 Lambeth ............ Si. per cut. 100 0 0 - 99 New Rivr Lndu Brdge 21. 10s. - - 55 Vauxhall ............ 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 98 West Middlesex • . . 61.0 e. pr cut. - -1233 Q GAS-LIGHT AND CORE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. X. s. d. Z. s. d. British .............. IL 40 0 0 18 0 0 14 Ditto Provincial- • . 11. Bs. 20 0 0 19 0 0 IS Bristol ••••••• • • • • • • • 101. per cent. 20 0 0 - - Brighton • ..... • ..... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 - • 16 City of London .. •• • • 101. 100 0 0 100 0 0 250 Continental Consolidat. 925. pr share, 50 0 0 39 5 0 30 Equitable.. -.•..• • .. 50s. pr share ' 50 0 0 50 0 0 26 Imperial • • .... ••- •• 31. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 67 Independent ... -- • - 61. p 1 er cent. 1 40 0 0 40 0 0 GO% London.. .. .... .. .... - 50 0 0 20 0 0 - Ditto - 50 0 0 50 0 - Phcenix ....... •..... 4141. per ct. 50 0 0 46 0 0 27% 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 75 United General . .... .. 7s. Gd. 50 0 0 50 0 0 13 Westminster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 45 Ditto, New •• •• •• -12 s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 87+ 5 CAS DIALS. , . Names of ~ . d. r ao Dividend I • ~ Di vi end Price. Names of 4 .4 Companies. A per Companies. 1 i A per Price. r. Annum. so 1 nnusa. ------ - - -. X X Ashtn & Oldh 97 71. 113 Macclesfield. 100 21. 10s. - Barnsley •• • • 160 121. 180 Neath •••• • • 1001 161. 340 lirknk&Abrg 1501 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 1001 201. 185 Birmingham 351 41. 89 Peak Forest. 7g ' 31. 18s. 70 Coventry..• • 100, 251. 2so Regent's • ..• 33 W. 2s. 183{ Derby' • • ... 100 61. 63 Rochdale...• s 5 41. 5( % Ellsinre&Chs 133 565. 41 Somrset Coal 150 , 71.105. 130 Ere wash •• . 1001 321. - Do.LkFd St 12 ! 61. p. c. - GrandJunctn 100, 51. - Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 403 Grand Surrey 100 21. 30 Shrewsbury.. 1 25 151. - Grand Union 100 11. 10s. 24 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 300 Grantham - 150, - - Severn andl FEennt lc Avn 39 7s. 6 d. 5 3 Wye Rail. j 26 21 . 03 . - Leeds& Livrp 100 301. 325 Warwick& i 63 . 1 0 0 41. Leicester .... 140 Si. 63% Btrming. ' Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 45 Warwick&l 100 31. 43 Loughborogh 142 701. 650 Napton Sionmouthsh 100 W. - Worcstr ic }7B 31. 41 Mntgemrysb 100 - - Birming. MeltnMwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks -14 s. 10 THE COUNTI The following is the official corn, &c., received in the por Essex, from the Bth Oct., 1 both inclusive : L Y MARKETS. statement of the quantiti rt of London from the po. 1849, to the 13th Oct., NEW. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Peas First 443 Od 25 61 20s Od —s Od I—s Od second 41s Od tls Od 18s 6d —s Od I—s Od Third 378 Od les 6d 163 6d —s Od I Od Oatmeal, ner bag . of 280i1,5. inEp., 23s to 0./s Od. GLASGOW, OCT. 11.—Provisions—Cheese, 45s to 505 Od per cwt ; retail, bd to 6d per lb. Skim milk, 18s to 37s per cwt. Country fresh butter, 9d to lld per Ib ; Irish pow dered, in lumps, 9d to 10d; country powdered, wholesale, 74d to Bd. Country eggs, 9d per dozen ; carried hen ditto, 5s 6d per hundred, or 7d per doz en . H ens , 2 s O d per pa i r ; ducks, 2s Od. KELSO, OCT. 12.—Wheat, old, 303"t0 37s ; ditto, new, 27s to 34s d ; barley, new, 13s to 17s Od ; ditto old, 163 Od to 18s ; potato oats, 14s to 15s ; ditto new, 10s to 13s Od ; com mon oats, 00s to OOs Od; ditto new, 00s to OOs Od ; pe as , CO s to 00s Od; beans, OOs to 00, p er b o ll of six imperial bushels. PERTH, OCT. 11.—Wheat, 32s Od to 44s Od ; barley, 18s to 23s Od ; oats, I4s to 16s ; peas and beans, 25s Od to 288 Od per quarter. Oatmeal, per sack, 26s to 28s. FALKIRK, OCT. 11. —The supply of grain in this day's market was 441 bolls; wheat at 15s Od to 233 Od per boll ; barley, 14s 3d to 18s 3d ; oats, lOs 6d to 14s Od; beaus, 13$ 9d to 16s Od per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load. HAWICK, OCT. 11.—Wheat, new, 33s Od to 37s Od; ditto old, 00s to 00s ; barley, new, 16s to 183 Od ; potato oats, 13s Od to 15s Od ; common oats, lls to 14s Od ; peas, 23a Od to 258 Od ; beans, 23s Od to 25s Od per boll of six imperial bushels. BERWICK OCT. 11.—Wheat , 40s ; barley, 21s Id; oats, 17s 34,S ; rye, OOs Od ; beans, 00s Od ; peas, OW Od ave rage per imperial quarter. COAL MARKE% Buddle's W. Hartley 178 Od Cares Hartley Ilasting's Hartley l6s 9d West Wylam West fledley Ord's Redheugh Canfield Moor Butes lss Ou West Hartley Wylam Wall's End, &c. Bensham Bewicke and Co. Clarke Clennell l7s 6d Ships at r T.—YEsTERDAL Hilda 2os Od Urpeth Braddyll Retton Lambton Russell's Iletton 218 Od Whitwell South Hartlepool Cownden Tees fees Cowpen Hartley Grarnant Stone .... . . 23s Od Nixon's Merthyr and Cardiff 218 6d market, 32. RAILWAY SliAlik; MARKETS. BRISTOL, OCT. 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The share market still continues in its downward tendency. The transactions to-day were as follow: Great Western, Quarters, 13 dis.—Ditto, :New 171. Shares, 9 , /4 dii. LIVERrOOL, OCT. 15. Stocit EXCIIANGE.—The share market was very dull to-day, and little business was transacted. Prices continue to decline. The sales are—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consol. Fifths, 7 dis.—London and North-Western, 107% c.- Ditto, New Quarters, as. 9d. c. dis. - Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Preference, 10%—Midland, 46—Ditto, Halves, 22 , 4 - dis. —South-Eastern and Dover (No. 4), S:N c.—York, New castle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 5% c. dis.—York and North Midland, 21 . MANCHESTER, OCT. 15. STOCK EXCHA WM.—The transactions to-day were as fol follow :---West Riding Union, 7 dis.—North Staffordshire, 8 7 1,, dis. —London and North-Weste r n. 109 Di tto, New Quarters, I /4 n. d.—Manchester and Sheffield, Preference, 1 N—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 7 n dis.—South Stet'. fordshire, 4 1 4 dis.—Caledonian, Preference, 8 Manchester and Bi mingham, Quarters, 1 1 4 p.- Dover (No. 4), Scip, 6 13-16 c. There has been more business done, but prices have been rather depressed. BIRMINGHAM, Om 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The only transact ions to-day were— Shropshire Union, 3/. 13e. 9d. dis.— South Staflbrdshire, 48. South t • taordshire sprung up this afternoon, other wise the market was dull. YORK, Om 13. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were as follow :—Great Northern, 71 3s. 9d. Ditto, Preference, 5 North British, Preference, 51. Is. 6d.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Newcastle Extension), 12—York and North Mid land, 21. THE BERMONDSEY MURDER.—REMOVAL OF THE 3/IANNINGS TO NEWGATE t —Yesterday morning, con trary to the expectation of the public and the prisoners themselves, these parties, committed for the wilful murdtr of Patrick O'Connor, at Bermondsey, were removed from the Surrey county gaol to Newgate. The orders were communicated to each of them by Mr. Keene, the governor, soon after breakf a st, w hi c h ra th e r surprised them, as they understood Wednesday to be the day for their removal. The other prisoners committed for trial at the Old Bailey sessions having to be removed yesterday, it was thought advisable to convey tl e Mannings at the same time. Manning left at ten o'clock, in the county van, with fourteen other prisoners, guarded by Mr. Keene and the turnkeys. Mrs. Manning was conveyed afterwards to Newgate in a cab, attended by the governor and Maynard, one of his assistants. A few persons were collected round the entrance of Horse monger-lane gaol when Mrs. Manning left, and before the cab arrived at Newgate the news of her removal got wind, and a large concourse of persons was assembled in the Old Bailey, anxious to catch a glimpse of this noto rious woman. The cab drove up a little after eleven o'clock, and she was hurried into the prison. She kept her countenance closely concealed by her veil, so that no person could see her face. Both the prisoners tendered their thanks to Mr. Keene for the kindness displayed to them while in his custody. Sergeant Reed, for many years of the N division of police, and Sergt ant Gray, one of the old detectives, of the C division, have been promoted an d appo i nted in spectors of the G station, Bagnigge wells-road, Clerken well, under Mr. Lewis, the superintendent of that divi sion. The vacancies arose by the retirement on a pen sion of 801. a year of Mr. Penny, an old officer of the Government of nearly fifty years, and a bOther in spector, Mr. Scott, who, after being in the force nearly ten years, was called on to resign. By being rubbed long and often against the great loadstone of society, we obtain, in a thousand little minute points, an attraction in common with our fellow. Their petty sorrows, and small joys —their objects of interest or employment, at some time or other have been ours. We gather up a vast collection of moral and mental farthings of exchange; and we scarcely find any intellect so poor, but what we can deal with it in some way.--Eliza Cook's Journal. AUDITORSHIP OF THE COURT OF SESSION.—The filling up of this office (which was prematurely an nounced by several of our contemporaries, in a paragraph we inadvertently copied, and which was afterwards contradicted) is now, we understand, completed, John Hunter, E.,q , W.S., having received the appointment.— Scotsman. [ADVERTISEMENT.] A Remarkable Cure of Dropsy of the Chest by Holloway's Pills.—Extract of a letter from Mr. Munday, farmer, Kennington, near Oxford, dated Dec. 2, 1848 :—To Professor Holloway Sir,—Having on a former occasion appr , i,ed you of an extraordinary cure upon myself by your invaluable medicine, it gives me great pleasure to testify again to its efficacy in a case of dropsy of the chest with which my shepherd was afflicted, to whom, the moment I was informed of the nature of his complaint, I recommended a trial of your Pills, which advice was adopted with complete suc cess, for by taking a few boxes only he was perfectly cured, and is now in sound eal th. —Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London BIRTHS. On the Sth inst., at Sidmouth, the wife of W. H. Cullen Esq., M.D., of a son. On the 9th inst., at Brighton, the wife of the Rev. Thomas Archer Houblen, of a son. On the 10th inst, at Cadbury-hill, Yatton, the wife of Charles Edward Robinson, Esq., of a daughter. On the 10th inst , at Putney, the wife of William Digby Seymour, Esq , barrister-at-law, of a daughter. On the 11th inst., at Southwold, Suffolk, the wife of James Williams, Esq., of a son. On the 12tn inst, the lady of W. M. Cochrane, Esq, of a son. On the 12th inst., at Toft-hall, Cheshire, Mrs. Leycester, of a son. MARRIED. On the 11th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Southampton, Richard Coles, Esq., merchant, of Woolston-lawn, Southamp ton, to Mary, only daughter of Captain Fernandes, R.N., of . the same town. On the 11th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Jamci Lexham Foster, Esq., to Mary. daughter of Hardman Earle, Esq , of Allert n Tower, near Liverpool. On the 14th inst., at Christ Church, Newgate-street, Edward Sherman, Esq., to Miss Isabella Hunt. At St. Mary's Church, Cheltenham, Mr. Alexander Buckler, of Canonbury-park, Islington, to Emmeline, third daughter of the late Mr. John Cockrell, of Middleton-square, Pentonville. DIED. On the 4th inst., at his residence, New-street, Horseferry road, Mr. James Coombes, aged 51. On the 12th inst., at her residence, Darlington-place, Bath, Mary, widow of the late James Evill, Esq., aged 88. On the 12th inst, at Hackney, Ann, relict of the late John Stockdde, Esq , of King-street, Cheapside. On the 12th inst., at Alton, Hants, William Curtis, surgeon, aged 80. - On the 13th inst., at Notting-bill, William Liddard, Esq., aged 77. London : Printed and Published by /HURD° YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Tuesday, October 16, 1849. ;~ First ies of its in 1849, Si `/ o In SI Howe John 345 Thom 26 3 Atexa John 72 0 Ap: j ect o t o thi Henr Ebeu Ms* I. E 1 1. 1M 11. re 4. VP 5. Ye 4. LL Ti With Pol lion haa,t feitur Th , at thi sixth Ca ea The taxes throu Feenr 65, 2i. •••• • i 4 . Zt -.CE 20 4 30 7 40 I Imz terms stiowl Age 5 The Office be for F' And C The or Se ree, i Not every 01;5, Mean 11;;ie 155, toad( Patab Cat again talseb has ti they ►i or tate, et or the I/ Ta tO gn I ON i New cessi , with quail L. p krd., 21, p kau, - . PA trill' PA tetic f 114,1 t knit Pa, VI, , their ZnSt A,T b l y Vittp ittqe