The Sun. — London, England, 1842-10-19 00:00:00

rbir k Mtition THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES). BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock .165 ?India Stock — pin 3 per Cent. Red. .. 924 Ditto Bonds ....... - 48 pm 3 per Cent. Cons 931 Ditto Old Annuities ... 34 per Cent. Red... 1004 Ditto New Annuities... New 34 per Cent... lOll Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d. 57 pm New 5 per Cen' Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ...... 57 pm Jan. 1860 .. 124 Bank Stock for Acct. Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860 l2 9-16 Consols for Acct....... 934 FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent .... 113 Portuguese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 per cent — Ditto, New Ditto — Brazilian Bonds... — Prussian, 5 per cent — Bueno &Ayres 6 per cent. Russian, 5 pes cent — Chilian, 6 per cent. Ditto, Metallic ..... .. Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent l6* Ditto, 1024 204 Ditto, Deferred.... .. . Cuba Bnnds, 6 per cent 79 French, 5 per cent. —f. --e. Danigh, 3 per :ent — Exchange f —c. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent. French, 3 per cent —f. —e. Mexican, 5 per cent..... Dutch, 24 per cent 524 Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Ditto, 5 per cent. ....« 1004 Peruvian, 1825, 6 per ct. SHARES. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (100 p) 40 Cheltenham and Crest Western (80 paid) 20i Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) ... Ditto New Shares ( paid) Great Western, (65 paid) Ditto Fifths ( 4 paid) 74 London and Brighton (50 paid) London and Black wall ( paid) ... .... London and Greenwich Railway (12115 s 4dpd) 54 London and South Western (4116 s 10d pd) 57i .North Midland Railway (100) Ditto Thirds (211. 13s. 4d. paid) l9i York and North Midland (50 paid) ....•... Ditto New Shares (20 paid) 37 SPIRIT of the PUBLIC J OURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. GLOBE.—Two sovereigns have been sent us for " the service" of Alice Lowe, the girl against whom Lord Frankfort has brought his extraor dinary charge of felony. The writer says, "he knows how difficult it is for th weak and de fenceless to struggle against the rowerful," and that he has no doubt "many will be found anxious to come fbrward with a trifle to aid a weak unfriended girl against so vicious a titled profligate." We entirely sympathise with the feeling by which this communication has been prompted; and we have not the slightest doubt that it will make itself known more widely. We cannot, however, undertake to receive and apply subscriptions for the service of any per son ; though we shall take care to transmit the sum received to the Governor of Newgate for the prisoner. As for the " struggle against the powerful," which this case is supposed to exhibit, we are happy to think that the imbecile and corn temptible profligate, who has brought it forward, is one of the most powerless of beings in a country governed by laws, and the law of opinion. If he had any property worth looking after, we doubt whether he would now be at large; but nobody seems to think him worth looking after, except that small number of persons to be found in every large capital, by titled, or untitled profligates,who will purchase their services. The peculiarity of Lord Frankfort's case is the impotent folly of his whole personal self-exposure —imbecility so ex treme (as in his former scuffle with an Italian ' organ-boy) as to render probable the construction put by the opposite counsel upon his whole con duct. In a previous examination, Mr. Adolphus said " his object had been to show that the state of his Lordship's mind was such as to render it highly probable that he might have given the whole of the property freely to the prisoner, and have lost all recollection of having so done." We can find no other (we do not say excuse, for we seek to find none) but explanation of Lord Frankfort's imbecile profligacy than that alluded to above. It is difficult to conceive in any man, who retains the command of reason, such senselessness in abandonment, and such apathy in his self-exposure. It appears to us impossible that any Jury can convict the girl Lowe ; and we regret that any Magistrate should have thought it his duty to send her to trial. The security of property would be in no degree hurt fully affected by the judicial recognition that there was no security for it when thus handled; and if this recklessness proceeded from something more than the usual insanity of vice, then the blame of its consequences rest, with - those whom private or public duty may have entitled to guard against them. In any case, Lord Frankfort comes with anything but clean hands into court ; he has given too much evidence against himself to convict another by his evidence; and the best we can hope for his own sake (we say nothing of the order to which he belongs ; we will not commit the unfairness of treating his conduct as characteristic of a class)—is that far ther proceedings will prove that his evidence ought not, at present, to be taken against any body. What a feast fbr foreign and American journalists will be the doings of this thing, bear ing the name of a LOrd ! STANDARD.—The Examiner of last Sunday has a long article upon the new Corn-law and the Tariff, fuller of contradictions and inconse quences than any article of equal length we remember to have seen. It might be thought such an article could be safely left to do justice upon itself; but this would be an error. Many people—nay, most people—in this reading age, trot contented with generally reading only such .Aiting as they expect to coincide with their own opinions, take care to remember of what they read only just as much as pleases them. With such readers the grossest contradictions no thing mar the effect of any argument—they find something in it to please; and for the rest, they skip it, as boys say they skip the hard words in their lessons. Now it is necessary to bring such readers to book, to force them to see the contra dictions of their favourite instructor, whether they will or no, and to leave them without ex cuse when they willingly yield to a deception. Let us, with this view, show the inconsisteucy of the Examiner's reasoning —inconsistency that would be absolutely iucredible in an acute and able writer, were it not that he is well aware how easy it is to impose upon men who love the cheat. Speaking of the Tariff' and Corn-law, this writer says:— " The farmers who, reckoning from a bad autumn and an indifferent spring, calculated on getting 70s. a quarter for their - wheat, may now be thankful if they get 505., and thus on the whole consumption of wheat alone, to say nothing of other kinds of grain, they will be minus their estimate at least fifteen millions! The corn merchant, it is said, will lose at least Bs. on every quarter of foreign wheat which he imports, and as this, along with flour, but independent of other corn, will be near three, millions of quarters, the result is, that the means of furnishing cheap bread to the nation are, exclusive of the loss of all other kinds of grain, literally swamped to the value of 1,200,0001. If Sir Robert had enacted a law which commanded the destruction of a certain amount of the shipping, coasting craft, barges, wagons, and horses, employed in carrying corn, he could not more_ effectually have secured a supply of dear and uncertain bread than by this proceeding. ' Dear bread, with wheat at 50s. the quarter ! But let us take a few lines further on : " There is no sale for agricultural produce. The hay, which this year has been a scanty crop, will yet not fetch 31. a ton, while in a similar season, in the prosperity of trade, it would have fetched 51. and 61. Potatoes, and the crop, although fine in quality, is not a large one, are selling at 4s. per sack, instead of 75., Bs., and 9s. Between the price of sheep and oxen this, and even last year, there is a fall equal to one fifth part of the value. Fresh butter, which in thriv ing times sold at 14d. a pound, will hardly bring 10d. Cheese, worth l as t year 80 s. a cwt., se ll s f or 60 5 ." Here, then, is the effect of a means to secure a dear and uncertain supply of bread—wheat at 50s. a quarter, and all ag ricultural produce ex ceeding the d emand to an extent to be abso lutely unsaleable. Will any one reconcile these propositions? MEETING of CHARTISTS. A meeting of Female Chartists was held o n M on d ay .3vening, in the - .ll\ atonal Charter Association Hall, Old Bailey, for the purpose o f f orming a " Female Chartist Association, to co-operate with the Male Association : and for other object s connected with the :nterests of " The People's Charter." On the motion of Miss SUSANNA INGE, seconded by Mrs. WYATT, Mr. Carey was called to the chair. After a suitable address from Mr. RIDLEY, in which he commented on the present state of woman, and pointed to the position which, according to his judg ment,. she ought to occupy in society, elevating her thoughts to political aspirations, . Mr. Coins expressed the high degree of satisfac tion which he had received from Mr. Ridley's address, but could not help saying that woman, in his (Mr. Cohen's) opinion, would be more in her proper cha racter and station at home, where she was the pride and ornament of " the domestic hearth," than in the politic a l arena.—(Sensation among the ladies.) He acknowled ge d t h e high anduseful talents of Miss Martineau; but he did not consider that nature intended wo man to partakeof political rights. She was not, physicallconsidered, intended for it. He had the highest res i pect for the cha racter of woman, and sense of what was due to her in every point o f consideration but he would put it to the moth ers present, whether hether they did not find themselves more h appy in peacefulness • a nd usefulness of the domestic hearth, than in !'orth in public and aspiring after political riegehmitsng (Hear, murmurs, interruptions, and c r i es of " Order.") Mr. SAL3f9X, jun., said that Mr. Cohen's object was THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1842, STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) There was no material change in the appearance of the market yesterday ; though perhaps the reduction of prices (which have now very nearly reached the lowest point) caused a little more inquiry than last week, both for yarn and goods. The market, how ever, continues generally flat, and prices are still drooping. We regret to learn, that several failures have occurred during the last few days, bearing more or less upon the trade of this town. One of these is that of a spinner and manufacturer at Stockport ; and another of a house in Glasgow en gaged in the Canadian trade, and owing some money here, though we believe the e x te n t o f th e engagemen t s has een a good deal exaggerated. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, OCT. 17. —There has been a brisk demand for flannels to-day, at former prices, and many pieces have been sold. The wool market still remains heavy, and the dealers are eager to sell at the old prices. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. NEW LIGHT-HOUSE ON THE COAST OF SWEDEN. _ _ The following has been received at Lloyd's, from the Swedish and Norwegian General Consulate 26, Crosby-square, Oct. 15, 1842. Sir —I have it in c omman d t o commun i ca t e to you the following translation of an ordinance, issued by the Royal Naval Board at Stockholm, under date of Sept. 6 :—" The Royal Naval Board hereby makes known for the information and guidance of mariners, that the revolving light at Hallon, situated about a quarter of a mile south-east of Salo Beacon, in lat. N. 58 deg. 20 min. 30 sec., and lon. 29 deg. 25 min. 45 sec. east of Ferro, or 11 deg. 16 min. 45 sec. east of Greenwich, which was announced by the ordinance of the 11th January last, will be exhibited on the Ist of November, of the present year, and will after that time continue to be lighted at such periods of the day and night as are appointed by law. This light, the flame of which is 116 feet above the level of the sea, will revolve, and consists of nine polished reflec tors, so placed that during the period occu pied by each revolution, which is six minutes, they will show nine flames of short duration, with darkintervals. This light cannot, th ere f ore , b e mis taken for that at Maistrand, which shows only four lights, of longer duration during each revolution of eight minutes. The tower, being of stone, and coloured white, is forty-four feet from the ground to the light, and is built upon the south-eastern side of Hallon, about the centre of the island, near the principal entrance to Kongshcmn, by which means it will be possible for vessels which may have entered into the dangerous north-east bay, and during a lee wind find it difficult to keep clear of the shore, by the assistance of the light to seek shelter behind the beacon land. The light will be visible from the sea in every direction, except when made E.S.E. by the compass, when the same is concealed for some minutes of the circle by the " Salo" Beacon. Towards the land it is seen obscured be , tween N.E. by E., and S.S.E. from the light." (Signed) CHARLES TOTTIE. A riDMIRAL NUGENT.--The answer to numerous in quiries at Charing-cross Hospital this morning was, " Sir Charles Nugent has had a comfortable night, and is going on favourably." SIR WILLIAM GEARY.—We are happy in being able to state, from inquiries made in Carlton Gardens to-day, that the accounts received in town this morn ing are very favourable, and the most sanguine hopes are now entertained by this esteemed gentleman's medical attendants that he will recover from the effects of his late serious accident. Amongst the passengers by the Great Western was Sir William Drummond Stewart, This gentleman is proprietor of Murphy Castle, Perthshire, Scotland, and is one of the most eccentric and remarkable personages of the age. It is only a few years since he terminated a sojourn of seven years on both sides of the Rocky Mountains, where he employed himself in hunting the buffalo, wild boar, and other denizens of the American forest. He frequently encamped with the Indians. On arriving in this city, after his sojourn in the wilderness, Sir William exhibited a number of curious and remark ably interesting paintings, executed by an artist by by whom he was accompanied. He is a man of very unassuming manners, remarkable taste, and consider able talent. We understand that Sir William now intends proceeding to his old haunts, and resuming his forest life.—New York Paper. DEATH OF SIR JAMES LYON. — Lieut.-General Sir James Lyon, K.C.B. and G.C.H., who had the coloaelcy of the 24th Regiment since Sept. 1829, died at Brighton on Friday. Sir James entered the service, as Ensign in the 25th Foot, in 1793 ; he embarked with the regi ment, doing duty as Marines, the same year, and was present on board the Marlborough in Lord Howe's actions of the 27th and 28th of May and the Ist of June, 1794. Next year he served with his regiment in the West Indies, and on Lord G. Lennox's staff at Plymouth in 1797 and 1798. He went as A.D.C. with Sir Charles Stuart to Minorca, in October of the latter year. He also served in Egypt, Spain, and Por tugal. He commanded the 97th Foot at Vimiera, Talavera, Busaco, and at the first siege of Badajoz. He subsequently served in the army under the orders of the Prince Royal of Sweden, and on the staff in Flanders, where he cemmanded the Hanoverian bri gade in the sth division. In 1817 he served as Com manding-General of the inland district. He wore a medal and clasp for Vimiera and Talavera. The Poet, James Montgomery, and the Rev. Peter Latrobe have come over to this country as a deputa tion from the Moravian Church. A debt of 6,0001. has be©n incurred by the Society, chiefly in keeping up their missions in the West Indies ; and they have been compelled to throw themselves on the benevo lence of the Christian public, of all religious per suasions, able pounds t them e to discharge this debt. havem been already' subscribed Threesa s i o n thousands, in England, and about one thousand in the West In dies.—Dublin Evening Mail. toe IMPROVEMENTS AT WESTMINSTER.—In the course of repairs going on in that part of Westminster School called the Little Cloisters, some of the carved tombstones of the earliest Abbots have been exposed. The following are the inscriptions upon some of them which have been renewed:—" Vitatis Abbas, 1082." " Gislebertus Crispinus Abbas, 1114." " Laurentius Abbas, 1176." The figures are lying at full length, with the hands crossed upon the breast. Time, how. ever, has effaced all distinctive marks, saving that on one of them something like a crosier may be faintly traced. There is another plain slab in the centre of the cloister, inscribed " Gervasus De Blois Abbas 1106." , In consequence of an application from the sub- Committee of the Wellington testimonial, the direc tors of the Royal Exchange have a gree d to give a site in front of that building for the erection of the eques trian statue in honour of the Duke. We understand that the statue is expected to be finished, and in Glas gow by the Ist of May next, the birthday of the Noble Duke.—Glasgow Argus. The turkey fair of Aughrim took place on the 14th. This fair, following so soon after, is remarkable for improved prices over Ballinasloe ; but keeping pace with the general depression, there was a reduction of ss. on heifers, and 3s. 6d. on wethers—the same de scription of stock on our fair. This fair is celebrated for turkeys, which are brought in large quantities. V:ry fine birds, and at this season of the year, plump and fit for the tabl e , se ll f rom 2 s . 4d. to 3s. ea c h. I i to throw "cold water" on the meeting.—(Hear, hear ,EXTRACTS FROM THE " INQUIRY from the ladies, and cries of No, no, from Mr. Cohen.) ' INTO THE SANITARY CONDITION OF THE Miss SUSANNAH INGE Secretary to the Associatio n , LABOURING POPULATION OF G REAT should like to as k Mr.! Cohen why be considered BRITAIN."—(CONTINUED.) women not qualified to vote, 'if they were quali- An example is presented in Mancheste r o f th e fled to fill public offices ?—(Hear, hear.) It did not practicability of obtaining supplies for the corn require much "physical force"' to vote.—(Applause.) mon benefit of a town without the agency of pri- Mr. Couzsi would, with all humility and respect, vate companies. In that town gas has for some ask the• young lady what sort of office she would years past been supplied from wo r k s erec t e d an d aspire to fill ?—(Order order.)' If she would fill conducted not by the municip a lity b ut b y a b o d y one, she would fill all? He'was not going to treat appointed under a local Act by an e l ecte d com the question with ridicule—(Hear, h ear )—but he mittee of the ratep a y ers . Thi s mo d e o f sup would ask her to suppose her s elf i n the House of pl ying the tow n was , i t appears, v i olently Commons, as Member for a P ar lia men t a ry borough— opposed by private i n t eres t s ; b ut I am i n f orme d (Laughter)—and that a yo ung ge n tleman, " a lover," that the supplies of gas are o f as goo d or even h through his sway over her affections, how would she in that House, were t o t r y t o i n fl ue nce her vote of a better quality, an d c h eaper t h an t h ose o tamed from p r i va t e compan i es i n a dj acent towns : act? whether, in other words, she could resist, and that improvem en t s .in the manufacture of the might not lose sight of the public interests?—(Order, gas are more sp ee dily a d opte d t h an i n pr i vate as order.) He wished to be in order. He was for sociations, and the profits a re reserve d as a pub maintaining the "social rights" of women. "Political lie fund for th e i mprovement o f t h e town. Out rights," such as he understood that meeting to aspire of this fund a fi ne T own -h a ll h as b een erected, have been widened, and various to, she could never, in his opinion, attain. whole stre e t s large improvements have been made ; and the Miss MARY ANNE WALKYR was astonished at the question put by Mr. Cohen, and at the remarks made income now a va il a bl e f or t h e f urt h er improve by that gentleman.—(Hear, hear.) She repudiated ment of the town excee d s 10,0001. per annum, with indignation the insinuation, that if women Were after providin g f or th e expense o f management in Parliament, any man, be he husband or be he lover, and the inte res t o f th e s i n ki ng f un d on the would dare be so base as to attempt to sway her from money borrowed.—Page 76. the strict line of duty.-- (Hear, hear, cries of ";Bravo" It has been shown that the Isle of Ely was at from the men, and much applause.) Sh e wou ld t rea t one period in a d es ol a t e s t a t e , b e i ng f requent l y with womanly scorn, as a contemptible s c oun d re l, th e inundated by the upland water s , a n d d es tit ute o f adequate means of drainag e ; th e l ower parts be man who would dare to influenc e h er vo t e b y any undue and unworthy means—(Cheers from the men) came a wilderness of stagnant pools, the exhala -for if he were base e nong h t o m i s l ea d h er i n one tions from whi c h l oa d e d t h e a i r w i t h pest if erous way, he would in anoth er . —(H ear , h ear, an d renewe d vapours and fogs; now, by th e i m p rovements cheers.) The e ven t s w hi c h were a t t h at moment ta ki ng which have from ti me t o t i me b een ma d e, an d place in the North, w h ere th e i r s i s t ers an d b rot h ers particularly withi n th e l as t fif ty years , an altera were being cruelly a n d un j us tl y t rans ported, or else lion has taken place whi c h ma y appear to b e t h e plunged int o di sma l an d pest if erous d ungeons, f or effect of magic. By th e l a b our , i n d ustry, an d no other cause tha n s t an di ng u p f or th e i r r i g ht s , an d spirit of the inhabitants, a f or l orn was t e h as b een c demanding bread to appea se th e i r h unger , an d save converted into pleasant and fertil e p as t ures , an d themselves from dying of starvation in their native they themselves have been rewarded'by bounte land, were u n f or t una t e ly o f a na t ure t o d rag woman ous harvests. Drainage, emb an k men t s , eng i nes, and enclosur es h ave, given stability to the s o il from her retirement, and call upon her to lift up her (which in its na t ure is as rich as the Delt a o f voice against such deeds.—(Great cheering from the Egypt) as well as s a l u b r ity t o t h e a i r. T hese men, and cries of " Bravo, Miss Walker; and hear, hear, from the ladies). As for Lord Abinger (hisses), very considerabl e i mprovements, t h ough carried he was unworthy the name of "man," and unfit to on at a great exp ense , h ave at l ast turned to a represent the interests of either man or woman. His double account, b o th i n rec l a i m i ng muc h ground Lordship had said, that "the Chartists wanted to get and improving the r e st, an d i n contr ib ut i ng to the power into their hands to make all the laws them- the healthiness of th e i n h a bi tan t s . W or k s of selves." She (Miss Mary Anne) flung back the ma modern refinement have given a t o t a lly diff erent lignant falsehood with all the scorn it merited.— face and character to this o nce neg l ec t e d spot; (Cheers from the men, and hear, hear, accompanied by much has been performed, mu c h y e t rema i ns to waving of handkerchiefs by the ladies.) The y oung be accomplished by th e r i s i ng generat i on . Th e demand for labour produced by drainage is lady, who spoke with great warmth, and suited the calculable, but when it is stated that where sedge in action to the word, after passing some additional cen and rushes were but few years since, we now have sure on his Lordship, and touching on a variety of fields of waving oats and even wheat, it must be other points connected with the objects of the meeting, declared herself a Chartist in name and feeling; evident that it is very great.—P age SO. and having appealed to her fellow countrywomen A medical gentleman of gr ea t ex p er i ence at to " come out" in favour of the Charter, and, how- Boston, in Lincolnshire, and w h o i s cons id era bl y ever ungrammatical their language, not to be dis- advanced in life, has fr equen tl y o b serve d to me, mayed by any shafts of ridicule that might be p o i n t e d that intermittents are so muc h di m i n i s h e d i n hi s against them, concluded by giving them the encou- circuit, that an ounce of th e c i nc h ona goes fur raging hope, that if it were only from the curiosity to they at this time in the treat men t o f agues t h an hear " a woman" speak, the young men would co m e a pound of it did within hi s own reco ll ect i on. out and speak to them.—(Laughter, and long con- During his father's practi ce a t B os t on , t h ey were tinned applause, amidst which Miss Mary Anne still more obstinate and se vere . F or my own Walker resumed her seat.) part, I have declared, for se v er a l y ears , i n var i - MY. CHARLES WART/1Y bore historical testimony ous companies, that marsh mias ma t a are t h e cause of both agues and the rot. And as to the heroic and patriotic deeds performed by women , cause are admitted, by the concurring testimonies mias after which the thanks of the meeting were proposed of medical practitioners in every part of the by Mrs. Costello, and seconded by Mrs. Windeler, to Mr. Ridley, for his very excellent address. Thanks globe, to be produced by the ac ti on o f t h e sun upon low, swampy grounds, I hope this interest were also unanimously and enthusiastically accorded ing subject will be fully investigated, and effec to Miss Mary Anne Walker, who, in acknowledging tual plans carried into execution, for the pre the compliment, called on the ladies present to enrol their names in favour of the National Charter, as - servation of man, and of the animal s w hi c h are so suring them and the gentlemen that the m ore useful to him.—Page 85. numerous the enrolment. the more marked would The sanitary effects of road clea ns i ng , t o w hi c h be the expression of thanks to her, and the more wor th y house drainage and road dr a i nage i s aux ili ary, i t of her estimation.—(Loud cheers.) After w hi c h th e appears is not confined to the s t ree t s i n towns meeting terminated. and the roads in villages, b u t ex t en d s over t h e roads at a distance from habitations on which there is traffic. Dr. Harrison, whose testimony has been cited on the subject of the analogy of the diseases of animals to those which affect the human constitution, in treating of the prevention of fever or the rot amongst sheep, warns the shepherd that, even afterprovidi n g drained pasture and avoiding " rotting-places" in the fields, all his care may be frustrated if he do not avoid, with equal care, leading the sheep over wet and miry roads with stagnant ditches, which are as pernicious as the places in the fi e ld s d es i gnate d as " rotting-places. " He is solicitous to impress the fact that the rot, i. e., the typhus fever, has been contracted in ten minutes, that sheep can at " any time be tainted in a quarter of an hour, while the land retains its moisture and the wea ther is hot and sultry." He gives the following instance, amongst others, of the danger of tra versing badly drained roads. " A gentleman re moved ninety sheep froma considerable distance to his own residence. On coming near to a bridge, which is thrown over the Barling's river, one of the drove fell into a dit c h an d fractured its leg. The shepherd immediately took it in his arms to a neighbouring house, and set the limb. During this time, which did not occupy more than one hour, the remainder were left to graze in the ditches and lane. The flock were then driven home, and a month afterwards the other sheep joined its companions. • The shepherd soon dis- covered that all had contracted the rot, except the lame sheep; and as they were never sepa rated on any other occasion, it is reasonable to conclude that the disorder was acq uired by feed ing in the road and ditch bottoms. '' The precau tions applicable to the sheep and cattle will be deemed equally applicable to the labouring po pulation who traverse such roads.--Pages 88, 89. The histories of other cities, and particularly of Paris, afford illustrations of the effects of the neglect of public cleansing, which begin in the ignorance and carelessness of the superior officers, and continue in the predominance of ignorance and obscure interests of a multitude in the pre sent day :—" For several years the suppression of an enormous cesspool at Paris near the Bar riere des Fourneaux was implored by the inha bitants. Placed under the predominant winds, it was a permanent cause of ann o y ance to the quarters of St. Germain and St. Jacques. But all petitions were in vain. A singular occur rence brought about the event for which the people had prayed more than fifty years. In a hunting party, the Prince of Conde was carried by a fiery horse towards this same cesspool ; find ing it impossible to turn the animal, the Prince had the presence of mind to throw himself on the ground, but the horse darted forward into the cesspcol and disappeared. The next day an order was issued from Versailles, enjoining M. Lenoir, the Lieutenant of Police ' to fill up th e cesspool, which was accordingly done." A par ticular evil had attracted the attention of an able Minister, who had recourse to the expedient which ‘, e have seen recently re-discovered and introduced into practice into one section of the sewerage of London :—" The great sewer of Montmartre being uncovered, and the fall ex ceedingly small, it was easily choked, and spread infection through all the neighbourhood. Tur got thought that the best method to obtain a a ready flow for the muddy waters it received was to wash it by frequent currents. A vast re servoir, capable of containing ahout 22,000 mea sures of water, was, in consequence, established at the opening of the sewer, opposite the Rue des Filles-du-Calvaire. The waters of Belle ville were conducted there, together with those of two wells dug in the vicinity. This volume of sewer by water was, on cer t a i n d ays, l et i nto the main pleasure. ineans Tire of flood-gates, se d which-gaoteu s rin , gof theco w u s l e d b e e opened r by a current of living water attracted the public attention, and produced the • most happy results. Shortly the peopl e could dwe ll o n the confines of this ancient ditch without fear of dangerous ex halations. The quarters of the F aubourg Mont martre, of the Chaussee-d'Antin, of the VII l'Eveque, and of the F au b ourg St. Honore Ibee came populated. At length th e l an d was so vialu able in these different quarters that tlfb pos sessors of the banks of the sewer demanded and obtained the permission to cover it over at their own expense."—Pages 91, 92. SURREY QUARTER SESSIONS. KINGSTON, OCT. 18.—The General Quarter Ses sions for the county of Surrey commenced this day before E. Penrhyn, Esq., Chairman, Mr. Dennison, Mr. Kemble, M.P., Mr. Trotter, M.P., Mr. Hawes, M.P., and Messrs. Briscoe, Baldwin, Challoner, Ro berts, Nicholson, Adams, Puckle, Sharpe, Barclay, Burbage, Gosse, Sparkes, Sir R. Frederick, Sir T. Reeve, Captain Price, Captain Parratt, the Rev. Mr. Hatch, the Rev. Mr. Onslow, &c., &c. There are only 16 prisoners for trial, 14 men and two women. None of the offences are of a serious character. The CHAIRMAN, in his address to the Grand Jury, told them that from the small number of cases in the calendar, it was not probable that they would have to devote much time to the performance of their duty. He was sorry that he could not congratulate them upon the state of the calendar, for he feared it was not to be attributed to any diminution of crime, but solely to the present frequency of gaol deliveries. lie was afraid that crime, if it did not actually increase, was at all events equal in extent to what it had been, and this was no doubt in a great measure to be attributed to the apathy that had for a long time existed upon the subject of enabling the lower orders to enjoy the benefit of a sound, moral, and religious education. It was therefore gratifying to see that the Legislature of the country had taken steps to remedy so great an evil, and that schools and churches were springing up in every direction ; and it was to be hoped that the rising generation would be trained up to a due sense of morality and religion, by which alone they could be prevented from the commission of crime. The Court then proceeded to dispose of the county business. The governors of the different gaols and houses of correction in the county, reported their respective establishments to be generally' healthy, and that the prisoners, with few exceptions, were orderly and well conducted. Mr. SMALLPIECB, the County Treasurer, made his report of the condition of the finances of the county, by which it appeared that the balance of the last ac count was 9,1711. ss. 11d., which sum had been in creased to 13,5261. Os. Bd. Different payments had been made, which red uce d hi s b a l ance i n h an d to 6,0001., and before there would be an opportunity to make another rate it would be necessary to pay some large sums on account of the Lunatic Asylum and other items, and although a two-penny rate was already in course of collection, which would produce about 16,0001., that sum would be all expended, and he should be 5,0001. in arrear. He did not like to ask for a fresh rate while one was in course of collec tion, but he thought it right to state these facts, in order that the Court might decide whether a fresh rate ought to be levied. The Report was then received, and the business was proceeded with. Arr. JEFFREY, upon the Report of the Visiting Committee of the County Gaol being brought up, called the attention of the Court to the subject of the condition of untried prisoners in the gaol, and to the propriety of giving employment to those who were willing to work. It frequently happened, he said, that prisoners were in the gaol several months before trial, and it was dreadful to see them lying about the yards of the prison without any occupation. It should be remembered that many of these persons were ulti mately found to be innocent, and the consequences of the habits of idleness that were engendered in them must prove most fatal to them on their being restored to society. The Act of Parliament of the 4th George IV., commonly called the Gaol Act, expressly pro vided for the employment of such untried persons as were willing to work, and he felt sure the Court would see the propriety of putting these provisions in force. He concluded by moving that the Visiting Committee of the gaol be requested to take the matter into their consideration, with a view to carrying out the suggestions he had made. Mr. 13niscoE seconded the motion, which was car ried. Childs said he was convinced a great number of per sons would be in attendance on the occasion. The prisoner was then remanded till Saturday. The Committee of the County Lunatic Asylum presented their Report, which stated that the sum of 90,0001. had been altogether received on account of the establishment, and it appeared that they had now a sum of about 4,0001. in their hands, a portion of ac commodation for femal e p a ti ents , which they pioposed to expend for the purpo se o f establishment to contain 350 pa agnivdintog add i tional the pa tients, which `was the number originally proposed. After a few observations from 11 , 1 r. Nicholson, Mr. Briscoe, and Mr. Gosse, the Report was received; and the other routine business having been disposed of the. Court adjourned. TOWN-HALL, BRIGHTON. TUESDAY.— WiIIiam Treherne, a young man of re spe:table appearance, son of the upholsterer of that name residing in Oxford-street, London, was brought before Mr. Basevi, the sitting Magistrate, charged with committing a robbery at the house of Mr. Merchant, the Crown Inn, Grafton-street, Marine-parade. William Marchant deposed that he was landlord of the Crown. He knew the prisoner, who had been lodging at his house eight days. The prisoner paid his bill, and left the house about a quarter before three o'clock on Saturday last, having fetched his bag out of his room about two o'clock. Witness changed four 51. notes in the course of the week, and amongst them one for a Mr. Saunders, of St. James's -street. The one now produced was the same ; he knew it by the signature and its being marked at the corner. Witness put it in a drawer in the bed-room with other notes. The last time he saw them safe was on Friday. "Witness missed them on Saturday night, but made no inquiry, as he thought his wife had removed them to a place where he kept other money. On leaving, the prisoner gave his address " W. Treherne, 29, Oxford- street, London," and told witness to send there any letter that might arrive. Witness received the .5/. note produced from Mr. Caffyn, one of the clerks at the Brighton terminus of the railway. Mrs. Marchant, wife of the last witness, corrobo rated his testimony. Witness saw the money in the drawer ; the key was left in. There were four Si. Bank of England notes, and a Si. note of the Brighton Union Bank. Witness missed the whole of them on Sunday morning about seven o'clock. She had since identified one of the notes at the Brighton terminus, which was the one now produced. The prisoner's bed-room was at the top of the house, and the money was in a room on the second floor, which was not ge nerally kept locked. Wit ness had no other lodgers in the house, and had no reason to suspect the prisoner's honesty. Mr. Henry Caffyn deposed that he was a clerk in the second class office of the London and Brighton Railway, at Brighton. A little before half-past six on Saturday night, a person, whom he had little doubt was the prisoner, tendered a Si. note to pay for his fare to London. He could not positively swear to the prisoner. On Mr. Marchant giving a description of the young man, witness selected the note from two others, and could swear that that was the note changed by him at half-past six. Thomas Gunn, o ffi ce porter at th e R a il way ter minus, was on duty at the time the prisoner was paying his fare. Witness recollected a conversation between him and Mr. Caffyn. He would positively swear that the prisoner was the young man to whom Mr. Caffyn said all the tickets were marked with the price 9s. 6d., but if he pleased he might go with a cheaper one. 'Witness noticed the prisoner as he was reading the ticket. Mr. Soloman, the chief officer of the Brighton po lice, stated that under his direction the prisoner was taken into custody. On searching him, witness found half a sovereign, half a crown, seven shillings, and sevenpence farthing. He said he knew nothing of the robbery ; that he had not had a Si. note in his possession, nor had he changed one at the terminus. The prisoner was then left in charge, and witnes s re ceived him yesterd a y f rom the Mar lborough -street.. office. Mr. Soloman said he was anxious that the prisoner should be remanded, to give him an oppor tunity of tracing the other notes. The prisoner was then remanded until Monday nex POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. A man named Thomas Lee was charged, before the Lord Mayor, with having committed a great variety of frauds in the character of a merchant. Childs, a City constable, who had been watching him and his partner for some time, at last apprehended him, while engaged in committing depredations upon a very simple but successful system. Mr. W. Leach, 'cashier to Messrs. Taddy and Co., tobacconists, at No. 45 in the Minories, stated that, about ten or eleven days ago, a person called at the warehouse of his Employers, and said he wanted samples of cigars and cheroots, of which he should probably require a supply to the amount of about 501., handing over at the same time a card, of rather dash ing appearance, with the inscription, " Lee and Gould, wine-merchants, 14, Cooper's-row, Tower." Subse quently the prisoner called and paid for the samples, and gave an order to a considerable extent, after hav ing said that the order must be executed at a lower figure. Witness consented to let the prisoner have the goods at sixpence a pound less than had been charged in the first instance, and sent them to the ad dress upon the card by a porter, who, by mistake left them at 14, Cooper's• row without receiving the amount of the bill. Child, the constable, afterwards called at the house of witness's employers, and, having heard that the prisoner had obtained the goods, collared him, and kept him for general inspection by the various tradespeople whom he had defrauded. John Holland, warehouseman to Messrs. Toddy and Co., stated that he was sent with a large quan tity of cheroots to, the house of Messrs. Lee and Gould, in Cooper's-row, and that he found the count ing-house abut up. After waiting for some time, however a young man w h o a pp eare d t o b e a c l er k came, and said he had gone out to get something eat, and that witness might have left the goods, and not taken the trouble to wait. Witness handed over the cheroots and the invoice to the young man, who said that all was right. Witness then mentioned that he wanted the money, upon which the clerk said that Mr. Lee would be in at four o'clock, and would then probably pay the cash, and witness departed, leaving the goods in the counting-house. The LORD MAYOR—Were the goods sold on credit ? Mr. Leach—We expected cash on delivery, and had no notion of giving credit. The prisoner said it was quite an error to suppose that he meant to take in any body. The bad con duct, however, of individuals who were in the habit of defrauding tradesmen had occasioned such a panic that respectable men now became liable to suspicion. Childs stated that the prisoner and his partner had contrived to induce multitudes of tradesmen, by paying small amounts in a business-like way, to send in large parcels of goods, which were dispatched to places were they were turned into money. The counting-house had been fitted up to serve the de ception, but the poor carpenter, who had unconsciously lent his assistance to the humbug never received any remuneration. Mr. John Wood, of 42, Coleman-street, tobacco nist, stated that the prisoner called upon him, and ordered fifty-six pounds of cheroots for Messrs. Lee and Gould, of Cooper's-row, stating, at the same time, that he would pay (according to his custom) one-half in ready money, and the other in a bill at two months. The goods were sent, and one-half of the money was paid. The LORD MAY OR —The bill, of course, was nev er paid ? Mr. Wood—We did not draw any bill,' for we ascertained, immediately after the execution of the order, that it w ou ld b e o f no av ail. The LORD MAYOR—You would not go to the un necessary trouble ? Wood—Not at all. The LORD M AYOR —W e II, prisoner, how ca n y ou reconcile this st ory w i t h t h e honourable trans ac t ions of your firm ? P r i soner — The fact is, my Lord, I trusted a person to whom I sold the cheroots I had from Mr. W oo d, an d I l os t th e whole of the mo ne y. The LOR D M AYOR— H as the landlord been p a id his rent ? Child s —No, my Lord ; a broker is now -, on the premi ses f or t h e l an dl o rd. Prisone r —l assure you, m y Lord, that I don't owe 501. for these eight years, although things are made to have so bad an appearance against me. The LORD MAYOR—I don't see how you could owe much ; you have been in the habit of getting articles at so cheap a rate. Prisoner—l never had any intention of paying less than 20s. in the pound, and all my dealings have been bora fide transactions. The LORD MAYOR-4 shill certainly leave ques tion,: of the kind to be dealt with by a higher tribunal. Juries are very well able to distinguish between pre meditated fraud and accidental misfortune. Childs here produced a great variety of papers to show that the prisoner had given orders innumerable to different parts of the country. The prisoner said he knew nothing at all of the pa pers, and that a great deal. of business might have been done without his knowledge in the counting house REPEAL OF THE UNION. A public meeting was held last night in the large school-room, George -street, Regent-street, Lambeth, having for its object the repeal of the Legislative Union. Mr. M. J. O'CoriNELL, who is appointed Inspector of the London District, took the Chair. He went over the various arguments in favour of the repeal; which have so often been urged before, his speech being a counter-part of the speech used by his great relative on the subject. He urged them to come for ward and enrol themselves as Repealers, and follow the advice of one who, contrary to other leaders of the day, would not lead them into the meshes of the law. Several other speakers then addressed the meeting, and the whole entertainment was enlivened by a band consisting of a clarionet and bugle. The meeting then separated, having pledged itself to the following resolution—" That we, the wardens and associates of the Loyal National Repeal Association, resident in London, pledge ourselves never to cease our efforts to assist the Liberator of Ireland to obtain a Repeal of the Legislative Union by every fair and constitutional means." The meeting was honoured by the presence of a great number of the fair sex, who of course will be Repealers from this day, as the Chairman told them, amongst other benefits, it would give them all husbands. ANTI•MATRIMONIAL PARISIL—A Correspondent informs us that the parish of Silchester, famed far and near for its remains as a Roman town, is scarce less worthy of note for the numbers of bachelors and spinsters it contains. Some time since, at a vestry dinner held there, it was a remarkable fact that there was not a married man amongst the party, which consisted of seven; and on a recent occasion, when a gentleman from a distant county, by way of example, led one of the damsels of the neighbourhood to the altar, the minister could not tell him the amount of the fees, 'declaring, that though he had been in office for ten years, this was the first marriage by license that had taken place.— Berkshire Journal. The LORD MA.YOR—Pray do you do anything in the potato line ? Prisoner —Nothing at all. The LORD MAYOR—Nor in the slate lire ? Pri soner—Nothing. The LORD MAYOR--I shall remand you till Sa turday, and we shall then see whether you can brin g forward any p erson to spea k f avo urably of you. A legacy of 1001., bequeathed by the late 'William Blackburn, Esq., of St. Peter's, Isle of Thanet, Kent, has been paid by the executors to the Treasurer of the Commercial Travellers' Society. Mr. Blackburn represented for a great many years the firm of Messrs. Twinings, of the Strand, and was highly esteemed and respected by those gentlemen, and "large circle of commercial friends and connexions. BRENTFORD PETTY SESSIONS. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A SOLICITOR'S CLERK.— Yesterday was appointed for the re-examination of Henry Cox, late confidential c l er k t o M essrs. G . an d J. Clark, s olicitors, of New Brentford, charged with having embezzled moneys to the amount of about 1,0001. The first case gone into was for embezzling the sum of 61., which the prisoner had received from Mr. Tay lor, of Old Brentford, on the account of his employers. After the deposition of Mr. G. Clark and Miss Je mima Taylor, the prisoner, who declined making any defence, was fully committed on that charge. The next charge against the prisoner was for steal ing a cheque on the banking-house of Messrs. Twin ing and Co., London, for the sum of 1861. 19s. 6d., with which he was entrusted to pay Mr. Charles Roupe, of Sloane-street, Chelsea, on the part of the board of guardians of the Brentford Union. Mr. G. Clark deposed that he was also clerk to the board of guardians of the Brentford union. The pri soner assisted witness in that office. In the month of March last Mr. Charles Roupe, of Sloane. street, Chelsea, was a c on t rac t or w i t h the board of guardians to supply linen drapery, and a sum of 1861. 19s. 6d. was due to him for good s su ppli e d t o th e un i on f or a quarter, on the 19th of March last, and on the 22d of March the board of guardians issued their cheque for that amount. Witness delivered the draft to the pri soner, in order that he should hand it over to Mr. Roupe. Witness had since ascertained that the draft had been paid by Messrs. Twining, the Union's bankers, and that no portion of the money had been received by Mr. Roupe. Witness had not been able to ascertain to whom the draft had been paid by the bankers, but had learned that it had been paid in cash over the counter. The draft now produced was the same that he had handed to the prisoner to give to Mr. Roupe. Mr. Charles Roupe deposed that his father was a contractor to the Brentford Union. In the month of March last, the Union was indebted to them in the sum of 1861. 19s. 6d., but they never applied for the payment of the money. About two months ago, Mr. G. Clarke called at witness's house, and inquired if they had received the amount, when they informed him in the negative, but it had since been paid them by Mr. Clark. The draft produced had never been tendered to witness or his father in payment of the amount. The receipt which was given to Mr. Clark, when the money was paid, was in the name of the board of guardians. Mr. Joseph Hawkins deposed that he was cashier in the house of Messrs. Twining and Co., bankers, Strand, who are bankers to the Brentford Union. The draft produced was signed and counter s i gne d i n th e manner usual with such drafts. That draft was paid by witness on the 14th of May last, and, from having no banker's name entered on the book, witness be lieved it was paid over the counter to a private indi• vidual. By reference to the books, witness had found that it was paid by two 501. Bank of England notes, two 40/. ditto, a 51. ditto, and the remainder in mo ney. Witness could not charge his memory as to whom it was paid. It was the last draft paid on that day, and the bankers usually present their cheques in the early part of the day. Could not speak to the prisoner being the person who presented it. To the best of witness's belief; he had seen the prisoner twice present cheques at Messrs. Twining's. Police-constable Hoad, 1' 148, deposed to having apprehended the prisoner on a warrant, on the morn ing of Wednesday last, at the end of Cadogan-street, Chelsea. Witness was dressed in private clothes. The prisoner was immediately conveyed to the sta tion-house at Old Brentford, where he was searched, and a watch and other articles found upon him. The prisoner was then committed for trial on the latter charge also ; and the above two cases being con sidered sufficient for the ends of justice, the remaining cases against the prisoner were not entered into. The prisoner was shortly afterwards conveyed to Newgate. THE BANK OF MANCHESTELC. The reports prevalent for several years past of the instability of this Bank, and which, not withstanding the attempts made at the last annual meeting to show that they were unfounded, have gra dually gained more and more credence during the last twelve months, had so far prepared the public mind to expect the event, that its actual position has created but a slight sensation. It was reported that 700,0001. (nearly the amount of the paid-up capital) had been sunk in different failures since the commencement of the Bank, independently of the losses sustained through the culpability of the absconded manager ; and giving a colour to these representations, a letter signed " A Fellow-Sufferer and a Shareholder" (and calling for a thorough investigation of the affairs) was handed about in not very private circles, from which we ex tract the following passages : " DEAR FELLOW - SUFFERERS,-If it be not too late, I beg to call your attention to our present posi tion as Shareholders of this mismanaged Company. For some time past we have received no dividend, and the shares upon which 101. has been paid have become unsaleable at 31. There is also much reason to fear, from very recent tremendous losses, that they have now become entirely valueless. It is quite im possible to conceive how the Directors, who ought to be active, indu s t r i ous , an d experienced men of busi= ness, could sanction such a monstrous advance as 170,0001. to such a firm as that of Joseph Raleigh and Co., who have just become bankrupts, with little or no assets--consequently nearly the whole of which is a loss ; and it must be evident to all reflecting men that such a reckless system cannot last; and it behoves us to take decisive measures at the approaching annual meeting, to rescue ourselves from the present ma nagement, as it is impossible any longer to place con fidence in persons who have consented to our capital being squandered in such an unwarrantable manner. A moment's reflection on the following list, which forms only a small portion of the losses publicly known to have been sustained, must compel the Shareholders to interfere : Raleigh and Co .. £170,000 Heron and Sons. 30,000 Hilton and Co Philip Gares . . 80,000 J. J. and S. Potter 40,000 • Douglas and Co. 20,000 Bancks and Co 20,000 W. G. Seed 19,000 James Bakewe 11.... S. Stocks 13,000 W. Beeson 13,000 Smith, Edgley, and Co 12,000 Gerrard and Son James Leigh ... ... . 5,000 E. Norris. T. Hoyland 3,000 Thirteen others, estimated at lOO,OOO A sum very little short of 700,000/. ; and to this must be added many other bad debts, which are known only to the managers, and perhaps a few of the Di rectors." The Bank of Manchester was the first Joint-Stock Bank formed in this district. The prospectuses were issued some time in the autumn of 1828. The capital of the Company was to be 2,000,0001. in 20,000 Shares of 1001. each. The first general meeting of the Proprietors was held on the Ist of December, 1838, for the purpose of appointing Directors, and the following gentlemen were chosen, viz. :—Messrs. John Barlow, Edward Baxter, John Brown, James Burt, Emanuel Cantrell, J. C. Dyer, James Holt Heron, Alexander Henry, James Oughton, Samuel Smith, and John Smith. Previous to the Bank com mencing business, an instalment of 101. per Share was paid, and at different periods subsequently three calla of Si. each were made by the Directors, making the amount paid upon each Share 251., and the whole paid up capital 500,0001. This was the capital of the Bank in 1636. In the month of May, 1836, an alteration was made in the number and value of the Shares, and an addition made to the capital. The 20,000 Shares of 251. each were altered into 50,0001. of 101. each ; an additional 30,000 Shares were created, upon which 10/. per share was to be paid ; and these were to be disposed of by the Directors at such premium as they should think best for the interest of the Company, and the premium placed to the credit of the " Re served Surplus Fund." Of these latter shares about 24,000 were sold at a premium of Si. per share, mak ing an addition of 240,0001., and to the " Reserved Surplus Fund" of 120,0001. At the general meeting in October last year, it was stated in the Report, that the bad debts had all been written off, and that the " Reserved Surplus Fund was thereby reduced to 19,0001., l eav i ng th e cap i ta l of 741,0001. unimpaired. The correctness of this Re port was vouched for by the Chairman of the meeting and several other Directors. In the authorised re port of the meeting the Chairman is made to say— " The figures that have been read to you are carefully and honestly deduced from the accounts of the bank. --(Hear, hear, and applause.) I know it, Gentlemen ; and lam quite certain that you would not of your own accord dispute it; but that carefully looking at the twelve gentlemen who compose the Board of Directors, you must certainly be convinced that they would not pledge their characters to a false statement before you.—(Hear, hear.)" At the meeting held yesterday, the Chairman, though a Director, was not culpable of dishonesty in making this statement, though it was entirely fallacious, but that false figures and gar bl e d s t a t ements had been placed before him by the management. The bank has hopelessly sunk its whole capital, and though the weight of the ruin has been averted in some degree as regards the public, yet there ar e h ear t- ren di ng cases of individual hardship among the deluded shareholders as well as among the great body of the not-less de , luded Directors. Mr. Burdekin's flight was sudden and unexpected. Those who are acquainted with his recent position at the bank knew well that he was involved in great pecuniary difficulties, and that his retirement from it, ever if it could weather the storm, was certain. On Monday he passed the whole of the day at the bank, and in the evening did not return to his house at Burnage, but slept at the Club House, whence, by the early train on the following (Tuesday) morning, he pro ceeded to Liverpool, and at once secured berths for himself and a lady on board the Britannia, North American packet, which sailed from Liverpool the same day. There have been various rumours afloat respecting his private conduct; but with that, as public journalists, we do not consider we have anything to do; and equally numerous statements have been made as to the sum of money he has carried away with him. On this latter point we believe that no accurate knowledge exists, and probably the amount, of moneys he has abstracted will never be correctly ascertained. Some surprise has been expressed that, in the official notice of his departure, no reward was offered for his apprehension. The peculiar position held in the Bank by 111 r. Burdekin, as Managing Director, would ren der such a course difficult ; and probably his detention in England, under the extraordinary failure of the Bank, would have contributed little, if any, advantage to the shareholders. Manchester Times. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of October 18.) SUGAR.—There has been an increased demand for British Plantation Sugar; yellow descriptions have been in brisk request at an advance on former rates of 6d per cwt., indeed the supply of such at market has not been ample for the wants of the trade; brown and grey quali ties have been in good request at previous rates. To day yellow descriptions of West India Muscovado Sugar were much sought after, and the market was nearly cleared at very full rates ; indeed, some difficulty was experienced in purchasing, owing to the smallness of the quantity on show ; strong gray met with a fair sale at the former currency ; but brown moved off slowly, holders however refused to submit to lower rates ; the total purchases, including the public sale, amounts to 600 hhds and trs. This afternoon 109 hhds of Barbadoes Sugar were submitted to public competition, and sold with much spirit, at prices fully equal to those of Friday : fine yellow fetched 68s 6d, good 65s ad to 675, middling 63s 6d to 655, low 62s to 63s per cwt. REFINED.—ToIiay Refined Sugar was in excellent request by the home trade, and prices are still looking up ; sales made at 76s to 76s 6d for standard, and at 73s to 74s fir brown grocery lumps ; the market closed firmly. Treacle sells freely, common at 23s 9d-to 24s 3d, and other sorts at 25s 6d to 3!s per cwt. Pieces have been in good request. Of Bonded Crushed Sugar several parcels were disposed of at former rates, and the minket is firm. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the trade were ready purchasers of yellow kinds, and other sorts were in good request ; at auction 6,206 bags 184 casks were all sold at full rates for the former, but at a decline of 6d per cwt for brown; fine yelltm fetched 675, good mid to goo'd 61s 6d to 645, mid 57s 6d to 59s 6d, low Ms to 575, fine brown 52s 6d to 535, good 50s to 525, mid 48s to 495, low 42s 6(1 to 465, common to fine grey 55s to 63s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—A good demand has been experienced for Bengal Sugar, and prices have advanced 6d per cwt. Java has been in brisk request at full rates. Siam at 20s to 24s 6d for common to fine white. Manilla low to fine bruwn at Iss to 16s 6d, and good to fine yellow 16s 6d to 17s per cwt. This afternoon the large quantity of 10,476 bags 135 casks Bengal were offered at auction and mostly sold at former rates, mid and good sound brown went at 48s to 545, damp 47s to 51s, washed 46s 6d to 47s 6d, good white 66s to 675, mid 64s to 655, common date kind 62s to 635, mid to good yellow 60s to 645, and ord 58s to 59s per cwt. FonmoN.—There has been more life in the market for Foreign descriptions, and holders have displayed firmness. To-day the market for Foreign was quiet ; and 550 chests Bahia at auction went Gd per cwt under former rates, but all sold at and after the sale ; viz. mid dling to good middling white at 21s 6d to 23s 6d, ordi nary 19s to 21s, damaged. 18s to 19s 6d per cwt. 1110LAssEs.--For West India rather lower prices have been :leo pti-d . ; St. Viticents mid 26., St. Kitts fair 265, Montserrat 275; kntigua fine 30s-per cwt. - Foreign' Mo-, lasses, at 7s to 7s 6d per cwt. Coruz.—For Westin* there het) been rather more demand, holders have been less desirous to sent an d having supplied the m a rk e t sparingly previous rates h ave been sustained. Mocha is little asked for ; by privyy contract 70s to 75s h ave b een accepted for mid, and 791 to 90s for g oo d m id to very good yellow ; other sorts° East India Coffee are not pressed for sale. This afternoon there was an increased demand for Coffee for home consumption, and prices are looking up at auction 1,189 bags Padang s and 300 bags Ceylon were offered ; the former sold at stiffer rates, good ordina r y at 30s 6d to 32 5 , an d or di nary 29s ; the latter went briskly is to Is 6d above the rates of Friday-redf rdi nary fetched 64s 6d to 65s ; by private contract WV' parcels were sold at 65s per cwt. COCOA.-For %Vest India p at revious prices have been supported ; G rena d a goo d to fine red 34s to 369, mid 32s 6d ; Trinid a d, l ow to m id re d at 32s to 34 s 6d, P e " 36s to 36s 6d per cwt. TEA.-Since T ues d a y l as t t h e mar k et h a s been in . 8 dull state f or a ll descriptions of Te a , and prices hi n° further given way, the trade having purchased with Te l ; luctance, the quantity pressed for sale large, and mu ~s o greater than su ffi c i ent f or t h e wants o f t h e d ea lers. lu d public sales, a hich commen ce d on Thursday, fiisd:d this day, and throughout have b een on ly thinly : ee by either town or country dealer's. is ea, Prices at the sa l es h ave ru l e d as follows :-u °n r f i t good ord damaged flavour is sd, but mid Tea fr lilt lid old is 6d to is 6id, but mid but r a n ew is i'd to Is but mid ra b a t an d ra str is 7-Icl to is Bd, but mid n o new and bnt is Biel to Is Bia, but mid r a str skn 6 fla s B,}d to is Bid, but mid blackish If rather siAtr°n, Is Bjd to is 9d, mid blackish If strong 15 9r to Is 10d, mid bl ac ki s h l ea f strong o ld Pekoe kindls i : 5 d to 2s, strong Pekoe flavour 2s 3d, very fine to " d to 2s 7d ; Pou c h ong , m id is 64d to Is 91d, good or , , 2d to is 6 : id, low 10d to Is, v er y b a d 6d t o 9d ; Tool ; good ord is 7id to Is 7id, mid str but is 8d to is Hyson, fine 4s lkd to 4s 7d, good 3s 3d to 3s Bd, ° Ju t° lid to 2s 6d, goo d m id str 2s 8-4-d to 3s 2d, but mid 25 2s 1d Young Hyson, fine 4 5 t o 4 s o good 3s 2 d 25 3s 4d, mid 2s 6d, l ow 10d ; Pekoe mid ' - old anti fla t ito , 6d to 2s, 6 4 1 -d, mid full and ra s t r 3 s 2 d ; O r ange r e nd ; 2s 4d to 2s 7d ; Fl owery P e k oe goo d 3s l id to 3 5 : d ; Scented Orange" Pekoe ord is 10d, mid 2s 3d, to 2 5 : 11 Imperial, mid 2 s 5.1c1 to 2s 9d, good 2s 10d to 32 but mid coa (Canton) is 1 lid to is 1 lid, very O w s d Oid ; Gunpowder, low is 3i-d to Is 4d . ; middling 2 .' is to 2s 61d, good 3 s 6d, m id 3 s 6d ; S ouchong , buts l d 1 , Bid to is 10d ; Hy son Ski n , goo d ord i nary , 1 5 7 tlOl- 8d ; Ning Yong, is 10d per lb. Assam Tea sold a i lows-Bohea at Bid to is 6d ; Congou i s sopl te tA; ; Sonchong 2s to 4s 10d ; C ampo i i s t o 15 33- Pekoe 4s 3d to 5s 5d per lb. u est. SPICES. -Pepper is firm in p r i ce , an d i n go od veg oe . Cloves at 2s to 2s 2d for fine hold Penang. Mel t Sell Nutmegs at easier rates. Pimento has broug ht r et prices. For Cassia Lignea, prices have advanced i' r i' s es cwt. Cinnamon has been in active request, and th e P. o le. paid are 6d to 8d per lb above those of the last Jamaica Ginger at 412 s to 6118 s for low to mid, i cl e n , lei and good 8/ to 91 16s, African 54s to 55s 6d ; " 4) d 100 Mois Is. This afternoon 219 bags Pimento, 5 , e „ the cases preserved Ginger were offered at aucti ° „'id to Pimento sold briskly at full rates-low mid A t 2id, good ord 2+d to 21d. A 11 5 Ric-A.-For Java Rice full rates have been c r i ;' s gsl to 12s for mid to good, and low white los 6 ;,',,'' - g ood at lls 2d to lis 6d for middling, and 12s to 13 5 '"'„ t 265 and fine white. Patna at 15s to 21s. Carolina at of to 30s per cwt. To-day there was no public ! l i d for Rice ; but by private contract 11s 6d to 12s was P several parcels of mid white. n ill 6 quarterlidio PRovisioNs.-The Irish Butter market has be a n sub tranquil state since last Tuesday. Importers Ha v e et• mitred to a reduction on former rates of full is. P: de d os Foreign has been in fair request. Bacon, new board 525, 54s to 58s, old 46s to 55 5 , new W ater f or d on 11 this to 55s for shipped, and at 50s to Ms for shipped it e d 46 0 month; for six months from November, to 48s. Limerick 44s to 465: only 1,900 bales we r : 7 ol ported last week. Lard best bladdered at fifit t 4s ts, landed. For Hams the demand has been only ra" and there is more desire to sell. his bee ° „ S RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-There O lively demand for Jamaica Rum, both from the h os trade and shippers; the large quantity of 1,200 Pe ns c ot been disposed of at full rates, viz., 30 to 3 3 1 3 , er to 3 6 overproof good quality at 3s to 3s 3d, 34 - od tO over fine 35 4d to Is 6d, finer 35 .7-Let -4s 6d, and very superior 4s 9d to 5s 3d per gallon. : wards have been in good request, and holders are fi sg-to Waterfo the sales have reached 300 puns at the rate of 15 Ss Is 9d proof : of Demerara 200 puns sold at 2 5 9d repr for 30 to 36 p er cent over, an d 37 per cent o ver 11 ha ve wards 3s 2d : f or several parcels of Berbice 9 st ter been paid f or p roo f : East India has met with mom 10 the tion; sales of p roo f' C a l cutta made at Is 3i-d, silbe urn high, and is 4d t o I s 8d at t h e low duty. The stoc",: st tric of all sorts ha s great l y diminished during the do) ; weeks. Brandy sells freely, and holders ar e has has Cognac of the first brands of the vintage of I s " bhas been selling, hhds at 4s 4fil, puns 4s 2d ; 1840,9 d pa 4s ld, puns 3s lld ; 1841, hhds 3s 11d, puns 3 4.0 g115h gallon. Geneva is selling at is 10d to is 11d- Corn Spirits in good request a t 9 s 8d cas h. • der oalle To-day holders of Rum were firm, and a g ° , ° ;„. 52 rr existed ; sales of Jam a i ca were ma d e at 3s 3a "'" ef n - t ° ' cent over proof, 34 to 36 o v e r 3 s 6d t o 3s -d sal it marks 4s to 4s 4d, and proof Leewards is 9d Pe:, cheaper have evidently ma d e a stan d . d ar naical s than for some years. 11 desCrir INDIGO.-The demand has been good f n or i ll o " d " to is 2a tions of Bengal, and the prices have hee-,„;ddling, and a9bdotso-e is s ho p s e e r of July Jfourlygztdesafnbdr o fi r n d e in d a e r s y er s i n" m a dras has advanced 6d per lb. Spanish has advanced id to fid per lb. Prices ruled from is lid to 5s 11d. WO d'ngS To-day 742 che sts h ave passed the sale. The • continue to be very an i ma t e d, an d t h e improveu'enetl° aL nprices previously noticed has been suppsrted for o d Madras sold with whit, at an advance of 6d per Kurpahs at 9d on the July prices. P ropr i e tors la: 4 " in 70 chests. 9,113 chests have now passed the sale' co . TALLow.-The musket has presented a firm app t he ante for Russian Tallow since last Tuesday ; ° 7 3 , spot, old P. Y. C. at 48s to 48 s 3d, an d new at , per cwt. For delivery at 48s 3d to 48s 6d. South I s i rican 43s 3d to 47s 6d for common to fine q u a to second sort P. Y. C. at 475. Town Tallow at 51s 51s 6d, nett cash. A the de' To-day prices were firm for P. Y. Candle, an d pot, mend is brisk at 48s 6d to 48s 9d f o r parcels on the and at 48s 6d for delivery ; 300 c a s k s South Az le are declared for auction on Friday. OILS.-The deliveries of com mon Fi s h Oils hav e ot eul exceeded the arrivals, and th e p r i ces are firm. C eos for home consumption at 341 lOs to 35/ ; Pal e brown, 431 to 431105, straw and y e ll ow 37/ to 411 10s, 0 oh 361 to 36/ 15s ; South ern comm on, 371 t ,t 8 11 good to fine 391 to 431 lO s per tun. Spevt, s ed; to 821 for fine British. Li nsee d Oil 333 6d to a, for delivery at 33s to 33s 6d per cwt. Rape 44s 0 0 6 [100 and 43s to 43s 3d for brown. Olive at 561 to 5 50 / to for Gallipoli, Si! to 53/ lOs for Spanish, and et 5 00 1 s 50115 s for Barbary. Palm at 28s to 30s for n,oln-ins ac fine. Cocoa Nut has been in good request. Li e Y 38s 6d to 40s for good to fine quality. Yesterday morning, about a quarter Pas t , i e: r v ies' o'clock, Dr. P e ter K enny, res idi ng a t No. street., Seymour-street, destroyed himself "'Lot lowing are the f ac t s relating to the shocking pl ed rence :—About eleve n o ' c l oc k , a gen tleman l i ) ii e st- Prendergast, residing in Pickering-terrac e, f DP bourne-green, Paddington, and who is a friend °f Kenny's, called to see him ; he was informed bebto dressing. ,On go i ng t o D r. K enny ' s r oom, th e On parlour, he knocked, and then opened the d ()°r d r isr entering, he saw hi s f r i en d stan di ng b e fore his hie)) ing-glass, with a washing-basin on the table, l it be appeared nearly full of blood. He at first thrg o eiog had been bleeding himself in the arm, bu' r j e es t blood on the upper part of his shirt, Mr. 'Firenv instantly ran out for the assistance of :Mr' h e surgeon, of the Polygon. On their return„ - rh was ceased was then found lying on his bed, t in $ also saturated with blood, with his throat 5, t he shocking manner, to the extent of several inc n v e l e telf carotid artery and jugular vein being c . , °/ r if i` a fe d divided. The unfortunate gentleman exPo e ,"; at, minutes after. He had evidently cut his .t''" ° t. 0 0 ," then held his head over the wash-hand basin 'yin? the blood. A razor covered with ,blood w a i - o n close by the side, of it. The deceased ge nbe vaPe rg said to be very highly connected, kit, from )ed found, pecuniary embarrassment, it i s a llege" , d the commission of the fatal act. The deco about forty-two years of age. ' -_-- lqr t • BIRTH S. , sa ore , On the 17th inst., in Chester-place, Hyde-Par' • We, Oilanlon, of a son. sa g er') On the 17th inst., at Leggett*, the lady of Th om Esq., of a son. th e On the 17th inst., M rs . L ew i s B urran d. of a st rilito o f On the 12th inst., at Tackley, Oxfordshire , t" e t he Rev. L. A. Sharpe, of a son. tershire, On the 15th inst., at Bowden Hall, Gloooes, us hier• lady of the Rev. Henry Hutchinson Swinny. of 8 MARRIED.Wi IIi.° On the 18th inst., at St. George's an over-lulu gire _.'t. Ga l t Franklin, only son of Mr. William White,ToltonjoPeg near Kingston, Surrey, to Isabella, second daugh ter ° i g D oe, P Piggott, Esq., Richmond, Surrey . v On the 18th inst , at St. Peter's, Holborn, ratulli"i:Jobs Esq., House Physician to the Hopita St; Louis, Plr: h . f r e ' .6 0 11 Jane Langstaff, younger daughter of Joseph Latignioard ° Paignton, Devonshire, late President of the Medical Calcutta. TiO te° WaOltnert,heeldleth son inst. o f , raitenSt.millnarAkl'dse, Alder, Es Ei g k e e l i Beth Louisa, third daug hter f Major Es b ,oaredites Army. On • the 15th inst., at St. George's Cb urens itsiv°— , . ie lb i , y Samuel Allenby, of Maidenvrell, Lincolnshire; to ni ter of Lieutenant-General Beevor, Ravi! Artillery. QT.'. tejAarldgesr• Ifie HitahtaeOet tr•jhi 9 th" th e burst,o on o c ofnAttKthreee. 16th h h . i nst, a . t D Holborn il f B . ars• Ja a l et ' odd est , of Westm_inst er- bridge-road, and of Kemnal Manor Htohnseeti of On the B l igo s aiy t mh h iye i :n n tE st os . : , .a ii . t o C m l b if a t y on N , a E tiv d e wa i r u d fan H i e ry nr . y ag F e . .ci od, 2 , l l ! t s : Lambeth, Martin Atkinson, roosiii.o... the On the 181 h inst., at Stamford-hill, Elisabeth, re i t Thor ilai Ren e 1 trist Rebecca, widow of the late 3 ' • of On the 15 1 2roillad,.,BirnigChut,,raizo.n-street, John fi alf°llr ' E 4" of the Loudon -road Trenabay, aged 92. di ° 44 On the 15th in,t., Mary the wife of James Edmon ' 1 litt Hall, ,0 , On the 14th inst., in Lancashire, CI hton , A . at aog d Dir. 0. G. Rokewood, of Coldham Hall, Suffolk, F. R. S. , a n ,„ relict On the 14th inst., at Teddi At Mn. sobert°. ' Mr. C. Roberson, aged 81. n- nil' . 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