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I of very I ;s* as Jane S's' ith offering $ defraud Mr . born, pawn' the prisone r omewhat the loan 0 , ono of a k l l j4 : eat nurnber° n for genui ne ogs were Ye ] fanner, wbleh ice of sever al this wavflert BHT. T.) SEPT 14. betwccu Air' Mr. Daw ss 00!. placed V I to the Roy 2d inst., an d The Drill to be starte d inor arrange' . s discorcred n a shop op it under, but rich a corn' :ek, the jury Po rmation 9 mysteriou ty insured. ecelpie of Rag' to to which 0 0 ptis of the 6310 ott `l3 e' 669 9 1,46015 STER• TATISTICS Umittee of the great fits of the ithout the tendation, to of early The re luting the e patients lees thank atment at plications ichecked, operation mely un- %oiled to adopted suited te, a lpaca Dut soak or a log y dries it he knees oar d ih° Tonal on Indeed', t, being be mists —lt has London 5. No g. meted I° Samule l to I r t )11 ‘ flies, to ced with ion I"' Abolish meg, KIDDERMINSTER ELECTION. OUR REPRESBNTATIVE SYSTEM. (From the Derby Reporter.) The Liberals of Derbyshire as well as ourselves Will have felt an interest in the late Kidderminster election, not certainly on account of its political im portance, nor of the previous electioneering character of the borough. We had heard of Kidderminster as a Tory borough and as a corrupt borough ; and both characters it eminently deserved. Nevertheless a pure and earnest Liberal party exists there, and when the recent vacancy occurred in the repre sentation, several circumstances induced them to Snake a strong effort o rescue the borough from Toryism and from corruption. First, the Tory party brought forward two candidates, and though one of them withdrew a fortnight before the election, a sec tion of his supporters continued to the last moment strong negative efforts to prevent the return of The other. Secondly, recent Parliamentary decisions made it reasonable to suppose that corruption ?night appear too dangerous even to those who were inclined to practise it. Thirdly, the Liberals were cheered by having secured the assistance of a public roan, whom every section of their body was eager to support. On this latter circumstance our interest in the contest hinged. It proposed to restore to the House of Commons a man locally known to us, identified with many of our political struggles, and never sparing of himself either here or elsewhere when an adequate public object was prese nted to his view. Our interest in Mr. Gisborne led us to take somewhat unusual pains in ascertaining the particulars of the struggle in which he was engaged, and some facts which we have collected, and which are very illustrative of the state of single-handed boroughs in general, may be interesting to our readers, notwithstanding our disappointment. We find Ourselves, however, somewhat' h layered by per ceiving irom Mr. Gisborne's farewell address, that be is strongly urged to assist tl,e inhabitants in a -petition to avoid the return. A "lis pendens" exacts from us some reserve. Mr. Gisborne does not encou rage the idea of petitioning, treating the matter as tone of mere political expediency. He does not doubt the result of the petition, but says that in the event of Mr. Best's disqualification, the two sections of the Tory party would agree on a candidate, and would "in a legitimate election defeat any Liberal." The borough of Kidderminster extends beyond the limits of the town, and is supposed to contain about 20,000 inhabitants. It furnishes an actual con stituency of 480 voters. House-rent, or at least th e rating of houses, is low in Kidderminster. The constituency includes neither operatives nor adieus, nor shopkeepers, except in a few of the prin cipal thoroughfares. Street after street furnishes 1 10 voters except publicans and be,J.house keepers (of '!vliom one-fourth of the constituency consists), unless it happens to contain the residence of a clergyman, a lawy e r, or a doctor. The electors will be accurately classed as follows : lst—Tories About 40 of these are inclined to further the electioneering objects of the great proprietor in Kidderminster and its vicinity, whose agent resides within two miles of the town. 2d—lndependent Liberals .. 2lO A few of each of the above designations have at previous elections been acces sible to argument, when it has taken the shape of 1001. or upwards a vote. Such traffic has been very open in Kidderminster. N ames and sums are " familiar words " in the mouths of those who have been interested in for mer contests. 3i—Electors whom Mr. Gisberne in his farewell address designates as " loose fish, whose votes are determined by no political principle" On these materials the contest which has just termi nated was founded, and the chance of the Liberal depended-Ist, on the declared intention of at least thirty of the Tories to remain neutral ; and, 2d, on the influence of the non-electors, who by a vast Majority identified themselves with his cause. No °no, however, who had been versed in Kidderminster elections supposed that this influence could prevail against direct pecuniary payments. On the present Occasion the independent voters came freely to the Poll, and at noon the numbers were— Gisborne 172 Best AT lIALY-PAST ONE. Giaborne lB9 Best Up to this time very few of the loose fish had polled, but at half-past three thirty of them had recorded their votes for Mr. Best. The numbers then were — test, 212, Gisborne, 200. Six Liberals, who were only willing to vote if they could turn the election, remained unpolled. Our correspondent left the town before any official declaration of the poll was made, but the numbers must have been within two or three on each side of those which we have stated. We abstain from making public more definite particulars of which we are cognizant, for the reason which we have already stated. Quite independently of personal feeling, we appeal to all reasonable supporters of a representative system and ask—whether the case of th e borough of Kidderminster, which is very illus trative of the state of small boroughs, with a few honourable exceptions, does not call for Parliamentary reform ? 67 6 401 AN ELEGY, WRITTEN IN A LONDON CHURCHYARD. 5 - ,03 6 -. BY A TRADESMAN IN THE ♦ICINITY. (From Punch.) The sexton tolls the knell till parting day, The latest funeral train has paid its fee, The mourners homeward take their dreary way, And leave the scene to Typhus and to me. Now fades the crowded graveyard on the sight, But all, its air who scent, their nostrils hold, save where the beadle drones, contented quite, And drowsy mutes their arms in slumber fold. Save where, hard by yon soot incrusted tower, A Reverend Man does o'er his port complain, Of such as would, by sanitary power, Invade his ancient customary gain. eneath those arid mounds, that dead wall's shade, Where grows no turf above the mouldering heap, All in their narrow cells together laid, The former people of the parish sleep. The queasy call of sewage-breathing morn, The ox, urg'd bellowing to the butcher's shed, The crowd's loud clamouring at his threatening horn, No more shall roase them from their loathly bed. For them no more the chamber -light shall burn, The busy doctor ply his daily care, Nor children to their sire from school return, And climb his knees the dreaded pest to share. Good folks, impute not to their friends the fault, If memory o'er their bones no tombstone raise; Where there lie dozens huddled in one vault, No art can mark the spot where each decays. No doubt, in this revolting place are laid, Hearts lately pregnant with infectious fire; hands, by whose grasp contagion was conveyed, As sure as electricity by wire. Fnil many a gas of direst power unclean, The dark o'erpeopled graves of London bear, /'llll many a poison, ban to kill unseen, And spread its rankness in the neighbouring air. Some district surgeon, that with dauntless breast The epidemic 'mongat the poor withstood, Some brave, humane physician here may rest, Some curate, martyrs to infected blood. To some doom'd breast the noxious vapour flies, Some luckless lung the deadly reek inspires, Ev'n from the tomb morbific fumes arise, Ev'n in men's ashes live Disorder's fires. For thee, who, shock'd to see th' unhoured dead, Dost in these lines their shameful plight relate; If, chance, by sanitary musings led, Some graveyard-gleaner shall inquire thy fate. haply some muddle-headed clerk will say, We used to see him at the peep of dawn. Shaving with hasty strokes his beard away, Whene'er his window-curtains were undrawn. There would he stand o'erlooking yonder shed, That hides those relics from the public eye, • And watch what we were doing with the dead, And count the funerals daily going by. One morn we miss'd him in the 'custom'd shop; Behind the counter where he used to be, Another serv'd; nor at his early chop, . Nor at the " Cock," nor at the " Cheese," was he. The next, by special wish, with small array, To Kensal-green we saw our neighbour borne, Thither go read (if thou canst read) the lay With which a chum his headstone did adorn. THE EPITAPII. Here rest with decency the bones in earth, Of one to Comfort and to Health unknown, Miasma ever plagued his humble hearth, And Scarlatina mark 'd him for her own. Long was his illness, tedious, and severe, Hard by a London churchyard dwelt our friend ; He followed to the grave a neighbour's bier, lie met thereby ('twas what be fear'd) his end. 11 0 longer seek Corruption to enclose Within the places of mankind's abode; But far from cities let our dust repose, Where daisies blossom on the verdant clod. The daughter of Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton is the wife of a laborious and exemplary clergyman, the Itov. Philip Ward, who holds the small vicarage of Ten terden, and has eight children. SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—On Thursday, two lads, employed at the Messrs. Fisher's factory, Radford, were looking out of the window at the clock, which is situ !Led just above it. As they could not stretch themselves Ito' enough out to see the clock, one of them got on the other's back; and while leaning against the window frame, it gave way, and both lads were precipitated into the yard below, a distance of two stories. Concussion of the brain in both cases was the result, and they were removed to the hospital in an insensible state.—Notting ham irournaZ THE SUN, CHOLERA AND DIARRHEA. RETURN OF CASES, SErr. 13. THE METROPOLIS. SUPERINTENDINQ REGISTRAR'S DISTRICT. Deaths. Attacks. Cholera. Diarrh. WEST DISTRICTS. Kensington ... Chelsea... ••• ••• St. George, Hanover-square ... Westminster St. Martin-in-the-Fields ... St. James, Westminster ... - NORTH DISTRICTS 9 3 5 4 3 0 - 6 0 - 0 0 2 0 Marylebone Hampstead ... St. Pancras ... Mingtou Hackney .., ... .., -- 6 2 •• • .. • - 0 0 ... 6 3 ... ... - 4 2 ... - 2 0 CENTRAL DISTRICTS. St. Giles ... Strand ... liolb,rn Union Clerkenwell St. Luko East London ... West London - ! City of London ••• ••• - ••• - ..• - EAST DISTRICTS. Whoreditch Bethnal-green ... Whitechapol St. George-in-the-East Stepney ... ... Poplar - 9 2 - 15 1 - 3 4 _ 3 1 _ 9 0 - 6 0 SOUTH DISTRICTS. St. Saviour, Southwark ... St. Olavo ... ... ... Bermondsey ... Sr. George, Southwatk ... Newington, Surrey ... ... Lambeth •••• • • ••• Wandsworth ... ... Camberwell .... Rotherhiihe ... Greenwich ... ... Lewisham ... ... Total 217 40 THE COUNTRY. The following is the Return of Deaths from Cholera and Diarrbcea reported to the General Marl of health the 14th day of ,September, 1849 : Attacks. Liverpool ••• Merthyr Tydvil Clifton Cardiff Carmarthen Swansea Ditto (St. Ives) Portsea Salisbury •••• Na wcastle-unde . .--Lyne Tynemouth Lancaster ... Brighton ••.. •• 'oath •• West Ham Bradford and N orth Bierley , Sculcoates Bristol... Maidstone ... St. Germans .... Rochford York ... Dover ... Anglesey Leeds ••• ••. Hunslet Hastings ••4 Nantwich ••• Carnarvon Rye ... Wolverhampton and Siesdon Barnstaple East Stonehouse South Shields ... Halifax ••• Bromsgrove Hull (Myton and Humber) ... Devizes ••• ••• Salford... •••• ••• Nottingham ... ••• Penkridge ••• Bolton ••• Burnley ••• Tavistock ••• Worcester ... Bury ... ••• Preston ••4 ••• Madeley ••. ••• Sheppey Manchester ... ••• Gainsborough Ashton-under-Lyne ... Abingdon Abergavenny ••• Alnwick •••• ••• Altrincham ••• Alverstoke ••• Alston ... Birmingham .... Bedminster ••• Barnard. Castle ••• Barnet ... ••• Biggleswade Bingham ••• ••• Bromley ••• ••• Coventry ••• Chorlton ••• ••• Croydon and Mitcham Cockermouth ••• Chesterfield ... ••• Church Stretton ••• Chepstow ••• •• • Chippenb am ... ••• Cambridge ... ••• Clitheroe ••• ••• Mevagissey ..•• ••• Crickhowell (from Aug. 2) ... Cuckfield ••• ••• •• • Dudley ••• Doncaster ••• Edmonton ••• Dorchester and Cerne ••• Eccleshall Bierlow ••• Eton ... Epping... ••• WO* ••• Ecclesfield ••• Ely ... ••• ••• ••• Goole ... • Gateshead Hendonn ••• ••• '.". ••• .'"" ••• ...'.. ••• "." Ilitchin ••• Holbeach (Long Sutton) Horsham ••• Hoyden ..• • • Ipswich ..• ••• Ramsgate •.. Margate ••• ••• Liskeard and Callington Macclesfield ... Montgomery, Welchpool (from Aug. 18) ..• Newcastle-upon-Tyne (from Aug. 23) Newark, Collingham Newmarket, Soham Newton Abbott, Torquay ... t . • "". • • • '''''' ••• "'" ••• -. • • • '... ••• ''' ••• ''''' Deaths Cholera. Diarrh. 14 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 6 3 1 0 4 0 18 1 1 0 3 4 3 0 5 0 7 1 18 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 50 3 14 2 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 50 4 O 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 41 12 2 0 3 2 O 1 O 1 2 2 3 0 2 0 1 0 O 1 1 1 2 0 O 1 20 5 1 0 1 1 O 1 4 0 O 4 O 1 1 0 1 0 O 3 11 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 4 8 5 1 O 1 O 1 1 0 1 1 O 1 1 0 1 0 22 1 1 0 9 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 O 1 1 1 O 1 O 1 2 0 O 4 0 1 2 8 2 1 0 41 0 0 7 Total ... 484 93 Note.—The four deaths reported in the return for the week ending the Bth inst. as having taken place in the Superintending-Registrar's district of Cheltenham, from cholera should have been returned as having taken place from diarrheas, no deaths from cholera having occurred in Cheltenham. SCOTLAND. ••• ..-... Dundee Kirnfauns (Perthshire) Inverness ... Auchwithio, Arbroath (since the 10th inst.) Total ... General total:— Metropolis Country Scotland • • • "'''''' ••• " • • • '"'. • • • "''" ••• '''''' 6 0 1 0 3 0 217 40 484 93 14 0 General total ... 715 133 Note.—The number of attaeks reported by the union officers are—for the metropolis 331, and for the country 618; but their returns do not, in general, comprehend the cases that are treated by medical men in private practice. CHOLERA. Wed. Thur. Sept. Sept. 12th. 13th. 19 25 12 18 22 36 41 45 119 93 DIA/MINNA. Wed. Thur. Sept. Sept. 12th. 13th. 2 7 4 7 5 7 13 8 8 11 - - - - 213 217 32 40 ••• LONDON. West Districts North Districts Central Districts ... East Districts South Districts ... Total SUICIDE or THE LORD MAYOR'S BUT L E R.-Mr. William Hudson, butler to Sir James Duke, committed suicide on last Sunday morning by strangulation. H e bas been living some time at Glen Ogil, the country re sidence of Sir James, and had recently received a con cussion in the brain by a fall from a horse. He was found in his bed-room with a napkin tied very tightly round his neck, with one of the ends of it fastened to the bed post, and his body was lying in a reclining position upon the floor. He had bis mouth filled with a cloth, appa rently to keep himself from crying. A post mortem ex amination of the body was made by the authorities. Temporary insanity appears to have been the cause which actuated him to commit the deed.—Dundee Cour ler. REMAINS OF ANCIENT LONDON.—Yesterday, in the course of excavations for a sewer at the junction of Farringdon-street and Holborn, a piece of brickwork twelve feet in breadth, and upwards of twenty in depth, cased with an outer wall of stone work, was discoverva. It is believed to be part of the ancient boundary w4ll of the city of London. Amongst the rubbish several pieces of iron, old spear heads, and co i ns were found,includ ing a groat of the reign of Willi am the Conor.erer. BATHS AND WASH-110USES FOR THB WORKING CLASSES.—On Tuesday the foundation -stone of a third establishment of this character was la;x1 in Liverpool. The baths already in use in that borough ilaye been most 'successful. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1849. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES. DONCASTER, Tuuasnii.v NIGHT.—A good deal of business was transacted this evening at the following prices:— BERMONDSEY MURDER. SOUTHWARK POLICE COURT.-(THIS DAY.) RE-EXAMINATION OF MANNING AND HIS WIFE. The time originally fixed for bringing up the prisoners was three o'clock, but it was altered to one o'clock, in consequence, we understand, of the parties engaged in the prosecution think ing it desirable to examine the remaining witnesses at once, in case the life of any of them should be placed in danger through the prevailing epidemic. The death of the witness Basset has induced them to take this precaution. As his depositions were not signed, we believe that some difficulty will arise with respect to their reception as evidence against the prisoners at the Old Bailey. It will be recollected that his statements formed a most important, and almost indispensable link in the chain of evidence which proved the disposal of the railway shares by Manning, and traced the changing of the bank-notes and their subsequent possession to the female prisoner. The officers of the court were informed this morning that though Ham mond, the fellow-clerk of Basset, had partly reco vered from his severe attack of cholera, he was this morning unable to leave his bed. Owing to the excellent arrangements made under the active superintendence of Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk, the court was prevented from being too over crowded. The witnesses whose evidence will be taken to•day, are Mr. Payne, the person who resides opposite No. 3, Minver-place , Mrs. Schofield, who li ves nex t door, the girl Firman, who was employ e d by Mrs. Manning to clean up the house, and Miss Wells, who is to produce the address given by Man ning when he purchased the lime. The night charges were very limited in number, and occupied only a short time. The magistrate had appointed twelve o'clock for hearing a summons taken at the in stance of the Board of Health against the parish authorities of St. Saviour's for refusing to close up, according to their order, the Cross Bones burial-ground, which for a long time has been a sub ject of great complaint among the inhabitants. The parish officers were in attendance at that hour, as well as Mr. Clsrkson, who appeared in sup port of the summons, but Mr. Bodkin, who was retained on the part of the defendants, did not reach the court until half-past one. It was at once arranged that the case should be deferred until later in the day, and that the Mannings should be brought up first. Mr. Edwin immediately dispatched the van to bring the prisoners from the gaol, and before the lapse of a quarter of an hour it returned into the court-yard, where a very large number of persons were allowed to assemble to see them alight. All the witnesses already examined having been requested to take up their positions behind the dock, the prisoners were brought in. Manning looked very pale and downcast. His dress was entirely different to that which he wore on the former occasion, and he had on a black dress coat, black trousers, a black waistcoat, and black silk handkerchief. There was no apparent change in Mrs. Manning, and she was dressed as before. _ _ Mr. Binns again attended for Manning and took up his usual position behind the prisoner. Mr. Solomons not being present for the female prisoner, Mr. Keene, governor of the gaol, said that she ob jected to the case proceeding in his absence. Mr. Edwin, after making inquiries from the officers, stated that notice had been given to him that the case would come on at one o'clock. Mr. Keene—The female prisoner says that she had an interview with Mr. Solomons at half-past twelve o'clock, and that he did not then know that the hour had been changed. After the lapse of a few minutes Mr. Solomons made his appearance, and said that he was under the impression that the hour agreed upon was three o'clock. .. The depositions of the previous witnesses were then read over in their presence, during which time the prisoners remained seated. _ Mr. Lockwood, the surgeon (in correcting his evi dence as to the state of the coal shovel received from Mr. Bainbridge)—l said .I did not think it was blood upon the shovel. I did not say positively that it was not blood. I could not make out what it was ; it looked like rust ; very probably it was rust. The hair found in it was decidedly not that of the de ceased. In the course of reading over the depositions, it was found that a few of the witnesses were absent from illness and other causes. Mr. Griffiths, the clerk at the Bank of England, it was stated, had been suffer ing under an attack of diarrhma and could not attend. Nearly an hour-and-a. half elapsed before Mr. Edwin got through the evidence, and after this was done, the signatures of each witness had to be ob tained, which occupied an additional quarter of an hour. Contrary to expectation, Mr. Hammond here made his appearance in the court, and his evidence having been read over, he attached his signature to it. His recovery had been rapid, but he looked still in a weakly and debilitated state. (Mr. Bodkin here intimated that it had been arranged to postpone the St. Saviour's parish case for a few days, on the understanding that no funerals should take place in Cro33-bones ground in the meantime.) On the application of Mr. Binns, who said that Manning had a medical certificate to show he was unwell, the Magistrate allowed him to be seated. Mrs. Manning stood up. William Conley, a dentist living at Osborne-street, Whitechapel, examined, said—l have seen a set of artificial teeth be the possession of Mr. Slow, search ing officer. ;They are of my snake. I supplied them to Patrick O'Connor in June, 1847. Mary Wells, spinster, residing at 4, Russell-street, Bermondsey, examined—l know the male prisoner. I saw him in the gaol mixed with a number of others. That is the man. (Manning was here requested to stand up.) I recollect him coming to my father's for somee lira. He bought sixpenny worth. I do not remember the particular day, but it was on a Monday, in July. He said he wanted it to kill slugs with in the garden. I asked him which sort he would have, white or grey. He said that he did not mind which, but he wanted that which would burn the quickest. I said I did not know which that was. He then replied that he would have some of each. I told him we had no white in the yard. Then he said he would have the grey. He paid the 6d., and said it was to be sent. He asked for pen and ink, and wrote a direction on a piece of paper. I gave that direction to the boy Walsh, who took the lime two days afterwards. I gave that paper to Walsh at the same time that the pri soner bought the lime. By Mr. Binns—There was some one at home be sides myself at the time. There was a maid servant. Manning was in the yard; she was present in the yard at the time and I heard what was said. Her name is Anne Taylor. She is not present. I cannot recollect when I first heard of this affair. I heard of it from the boy Walsh, but I cannot recollect the day or time. I have had no conversation with any one with respect to my evidence, except with Mr. Hay ward, last night. I went to him at White hall. Mr. Yates directed myl father to take me ; my father went with me, and he heard all that passed. I first heard about the affair a month after the mur der was committed. The boy Walsh told Ann Taylor of it at the same time. My father was also toldlof it. I have read a good deal with reference to this affair in the papers. I read Walsh's evidence. We never looked over the paper together. lie can't read. We take in the Patriot newspaper every week . Anna Trimer, living in Staple-street, Long-lane, examined, said—l was twelve last March. I carry newspapers about the street to sell. I remember being near Minver-place on a Friday, and heard of the finding of a dead body. I believe it was found at No. 3. I saw some policemen in the house. On the S lturday before that Friday, I was in that neighbourhood, and I saw some one cleaning the windows at No. 3. I spoke to that per son. I see her here (pointing to the female prisoner). I said to her, "If you please, ma'am, don't you want a person to clean your steps ?" She said " You ;can come on Monday." I said I could not. She then asked me if I could clean other things besides the steps, and I said " Yes." She then asked me how much I would charge: I said sd.—(A laugh.) She then told me to come in. I cleaned different parts of the house under her directions. She asked me if I could wash the blinds, and I said I could not as they would cut my hand. I said I would clean the back kitchen. She said " No," she said not want that done, as she had cleaned that the day before, and also the front kitchen. She afterwards said I might clean the back kitchen. I did so. It neither looked dirty nor clean. I noticed a basket; it had something white lin it like lime. She wanted me to scrub it out. It was near a cupboard. I tried to scrub it, but could not do it from my hand being bad. She then scrubbed the basket. She left off because she had used all the water. I was there from half past nine till seven at night. I saw a man there during the day, and I should know him again. That is the man (after looking about the court, and pointing to Manning.) I a m sure it was him ; he went out twice , and came n twice. He was in the first time half an hour. He spoke to the female prisoner, but I did not hear what he said. The second time he was there about ten , minutes. He stamped his foot on the ground; this was in the front room up stairs into which he came. He stamped his foot on the ground, and said " Give it to me directly." She said, " Yes." I saw something given. I cannot say what it was. I did not notice if she took anything out of her pocket. He then went out, I cannot say where, and I did not see him again. Re-examined—Had both a father and mother. Gilder I'Velder said she lived with Bainbridge the broker, as a servant. Identfied Manning. Recol lected his coming to her master's house on the 13th of August. Was sent by him with a message to his wife in Minver-place, could not find the house, and returned and told him so. Manning went and came back a short time after with a bottle of brandy. Mrs. Bainbridge asked him if his wife had come in; he said she had not, and that she had gone into the country. By Air. Binns—Was in the room laying the tea things when Mrs. Bainbridge asked the question. Mary Scholefield lives opposite No. 3, Aiinver place—Recollected Mrs. Manning go away in a cab on the 13th of August, about h3lf-past three. Man ning came to the door and knocked at it at five o'clock. He knocked first, and then tapped at the window. Came over and asked her if she had seen his wife, no one having answered, I told him she had gone in a cart. He then asked if she had any luggage with her. I told him she had a pod deal. He then went over to No. 2, and went into the house. Mr. Colman was called, but did not answer. Sophia Payne examined—Recollected Manning coming to her house, 2, Minver-place, on a Monday evening, but did not recollect the date. He said his wife was out, and asked her to let him go through her house. He did so, and got over the wall into his own house. Saw him no more that day. On the Thursday before that Monday saw him sitting on the garden wall. He was smoking. He spoke to her, and asked who was with her. Some trifling con versation took place about railway matters and the Railway King. He was there about twenty minutes. He then jumped down very abruptly. saying that he must go, as he had an appointment to keep. Saw no more of him that evening. Witness was not home that evening until eleven. her hus band was at home. Manning had told her that he was a trundler. Beyond that she did not know how they got their living. Dil not tell M ann i ng s h e was go i ng out on the evening referred to. Mr. Younghusband, 46, Peckham-row, gauger, her Majesty's Customs—Had known O'Connor for 10 or 12 years. Saw him on Lendon- bridge on the Thnrs day, about five or a quarter. past five. Witness saw him from the omnibus in which he (witness) was riding. He was going towards the Surrey side. Mr. J. C. Coleman, a locker in the Customs—Had known O'Connor for eight or ten years. Saw him last alive eight or ten minutes after five on Thnrsday, 9th of August, in Weston street, about three minutes' walk from 3, Miniver-place. \Vas on the opposite side of the street. Did not therefore speak to him. Lost sight of him before he reached Miniver-place. He appeared well. Mr. BoDiurg here intimated that it was proposed to adjourn for eight days from this time ; but seeing the mortality which unhappily surrounded them, and by which they had lost one witness, it was de sirable that the depositions of the other wit nesses should be taken as early as possible ; and by Wednesday next they had reasonable expectation that those who were absent from indis position would be able to attend. He should there fore propose that they adjourn the case until that day. The MAGISTRATE then directed that the prisoners should be brought up again on Wednesday next at three o'clock. It took considerable time to clear the court before the prisoners could be taken out. Mrs. Manning stood during the whole examination THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazette.) OFFICIAL SURVEY.—A Committee of Master Ship wrights is ordered to assemble at Sheerness Dock yard to survey the Revenge 76, and the Vestal, 26. The former was built in 1819 by Henslow, and the latter was built in 1833 by Symonds, and it is ex pected that neither of them is worth the amount of money they are estimated to cost in repairing and fitting for sea. Certainly the Revenge has outlived her time and class, and although nearly a quarter of a century younger, the same may be said of the Vestal. Major , General Macdonald's departure from Kil kenny for Scotland, on leave, was to have taken place on the 11th instant, but is countermanded in consi quence of an expected outbreak at Carrick-on-Sur, to which place cavalry and infantry have marched. THE REDUCTION OF LABOURERS AT PORTSMOUTH. —lt has been reported that there has been a reduc tion of seamen riggers at Portsmouth. We under stand that the reduction is of those men who have been retained as labourers to the prejudice of seamen riggers who ought to have been employed ; other labourers who were seamen and had remained more than a twelvemonth in the dockyard have been dis charged into the flag-ship From the dockyard books for sea service. THE EL&NE MEDALS.--The Blane Medals for the years 1845 and 1846, have just been awarded to Peter Leonard, Esq., late surgean of her Majesty's ship Eagle, now doing duty at Melville Hospital ' • and to H. NV. Mahon, Esq., M.D., late surgeon of her Ma jesty's ship Samarang. PROMOTION IN SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION. —The North Pole Expedition, under Sir J. Franklin, had, on leaving England, five mates, standing from 1841 to 1845, and two second masters, standing from 1842 to 1843, the claims of each party--the ships sailed early in 1845—for promotion may at least have been taken as equal. In April and May, two months after sailing, the five mates were promoted to be lieutenants of their respective ships, and should they be fortunate enough to reach England, say early in ISSO, will of course be promoted to commanders. The second masters have not been promoted, but will be, we may suppose, on their return, so that the mate will have gained 1,8001. and his lieutenant's:and his com mander's rank, and the second master 6001. and his master's rank. If they are not so fortunate as to see England again, the widows (if any) of the former get 701. per annum, and of the latter nil. MILITARY OPERATIONS AT PORTSMOUTII.—The great success which has attended the night operations, conducted at Portsmouth under the auspices of Lord Frederick Fitzclarenee, and of which we gave a very particular account some weeks ago, has led, we hear, to the contemplation of some arrangements for re peating the exhibition on the night of the 28th inst., when an illustrious personage will probably be pre sent, and afterwards sleep on board the Royal yacht at Portsmouth or Spithead. MR. PITMAN AND THE LATE MASTER'S ASSISTANT OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIP CHILDERS.—We under stand that, on application to the Admiralty, their Lordship's officially withdrew the words "with dis grace " which Commander Pitman unwarrantably appended to Mr. Smiths's discharge from the service, as Masters' Assistant of the Childers, but their Lord ships intimated that it was not their intention to employ him again. Under these circumstances, we are informed that Mr. Smith (who is son of a Lieu tenant R.N.) is about to commence an action at law against Mr. Pitman. The Governor of Greenwich Hospital, Admiral Sir C. Adam, K.C.8., and the Lieutenant Governor, Rear Admiral Sir James Gordon, K.C.8., are absent, and so grert was the panic this week that one officer took French leave, and cleared with all his family, medals, clasps, &c. Numbers of the old pensioners have fallen victims to the prevailing epidemic, and there is a great deal of sickness amongst the boys of the school. PARK •lIILL STAKES. 7t04 on Lady Evelyn (t) I 3 to 1 apt The Baroness 5 and 6 to 4 laid on naming three winners, viz,, Lady Evelyn, Brother to Epirote, and Canez)u. CESAREWITCH. 30 to 1 agst Fire-eater 30 to 1 agst Vanguard 30 to 1 agst Rhesus 12 to 1 agst Essedarius 20 to I agst Snowstorm (t) 25 to 1 apt Bun-mot (t) 25 to 1 agst Glen Saddel CAMBRID, 30 to 1 agst Woolwich I , GESIIIRE. I 40 to 1 agst Iron Duke 14 to 1 agst Pitsford 17 to 1 agst John o'Groat 16 to 1 agst Italian 33 to I agst Clincher 17 to 1 agst Bro to Epirote 33 to 1 agst Windhound(t) 17 to 1 agst GhillieCallum 33 to 1 agst Deicoon We omitted to mention in our last that a rumour of the death of the Marquis of Exeter, circulated in the morning, created a great sensation; happily it turned out to be void of foundation. The press of other duties has hitherto prevented our giving the following brief list of the fashionables present on Wednesthly :—Marquises of Granby and Drogheda, Earl and Countess of Eglinton, Earl of Zetland, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Earl of Strathmore, Earl of Glasgow, Earl of Scarborough, Lord Clifdcn, Lord Ex mouth, Lord and Lady Newport, Lord G. Manners, Lord Canterbury, Lord Drumisnrig, Lc rd Dunkellin, Lord Enfield, Lord A. Fitzelarenc!., 'Sir C. Monck, Sir G. Armitage, Sir J. Hawley, Str T. Sykes, Sir IL Campbell, Sir D. Baird, Sir W. B. Cooke, Sir G. Strickland, Sir W. Milner, Sir W. W. Wynne, lion. F. Lawley, Hon. Francis Villiers, Hon. Frederick Vil hers, lion. 11. Forester, Hon. B. Lawley, lion. Colonel and Mrs. Anson, Hon. Major Boyle, Ron. Captain Mac donald, Hon. Captain Duncombe, lion. Colonel Stanley, Mr. Payne, Mr. Bastard, Colonel Peel, Mr. Archdall, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Drinkald, Mr. Gully, Mr. G. L, Fry, Mr. Gregory, Mr. Shafts, Co'orel Richardson, Colonel liornby,General Shubrick, Mr. Milner, M.P., Major Pearson, Mr. Drinkald, Captain Higgins, Mr. 0. Hig gins, Mr. Meicklam, Mr. A. Johnstone, &c. &c. FRIDAY'S RACES. The NarLh of England Produce Stakes of 50 sovs. each. St. Leger Course. (3 Subs.) Mr. Jaques's Semi-franc (J. Sharp) 1 Lord Eglinton's Bolus (Marlow) 2 6tol on Belus. Semi-franc, a hark, was sent in the hope that Lord Eglintou would consent to let Mr. J:..ques withdraw his stakes, this being refused, he went to the post, cantered in front to the hill, and Belus, who has been lame some weeks, having broken down, ho ran home by himself, amidst roars of laughter. Handicap Plate of 701. Mile and a quarter. Lord Z2tland's Castanette, 3 yrs, 7st 81b...(G. Oates) 1 Mr. Gill's Psalrasinger, aged, Bst 121 b (Templeman) 2 Lord Chesterfield's Mrs. Taft, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Flatman) 3 Mr. Jaques's Chantrey, 3 yrs, 8A 51b (Butler) 0 Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip mare, 5 yrs, Bst (J. Sharp) 0 Mr. S. Ilawke's Miss Harrison, 7st 131 b (Cartwright) 0 Mr. Banks's The Swift, 3 yrs, Est Bib ... (W. Sharp) 6 Mr. 11. Bakcr D% Pheasant, 3 yrs, 6st Sib (Osborne) 0 Mr. Simpscai's The Little Queen, fist 71b... (Arnold) 0 Mr. J. C. Johnson's Gaudy, 3 yrs, GA 51b (Charlton) 0 Bettie,;-4 to 1 each against Little Queen and Miss Whip-5 to 1 agst Castanette-6 to 1 each agst Gaudy and Mrs. Taft—and 7 to 1 agst Psalmsinger. Won by a length, a head tween second and third. Run in 2 min 18 gee. The Two years old Stakes of 20 sous. each; colt, Bst 71o; fillies, Bst 41b; the second to save his stake. T.Y.C. (19 Subs.) Lord Eglinton's Knight of Avenel (Marlow) 1 Mr. Bowes's Brother to Epirote (Butler) 2 Mr. Daa son's Mark Tapley (Cartwright) 3 Mr. B. Green's Witchcraft ( W intringham) 4 Betting-3 to lon Brother to Epirote, and sto 1 agst the Knight of Avenel. The Knight of Avenel took a strong lead at starting, made all the running, and won in a canter by three lengths. Run in 1 min 46 sec. The winner was backed for the Derby, after the race, at 25 to 1. The result created an immense " sensation." The Park-hill Stakes of 50 sous. each, h ft; for three yrs old fillies, Bst 71b; the second to receive 100 soya. out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 20 soya. towards the expenses. St. Leger Course. (33 Subs.) Lord Chesterfield's Lady Evelyn (Flatman) 1 Lord Zetland's Ellen Middleton (Robinson) 2 Mr. Watts's The Baroness (Butler) 3 7 to 4 on Lady Evelyn-3 to 1 agst Ellen Middleton —and 4 to 1 agst The Baroness. The running was made by The Baroness, at a bad pace, to the Red House, where it was taken up by the favourite, who was never afterwards approached, and won easily by two lengths. Run in 3 min. 28 scc. Sweepstakes of 200 guineas each, h ft; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 21b; the second to save his stake. S'. Leger Course. (8 Subs.) Sir J. Hawley's Vatican (Maroon) 1 Mr. Medley's Old Dan Tucker (Tenapleman) 2 Lord Cliiden's Honeycomb _ (Robinson) 3 _ _ 2 to 1 on Vatican-3 to 1 on Old Dan Tucker—and 4 to 1 agst Honeycomb. Honeycomb made slow play until within two distances of home, when he was passed by Vatican, who won easily by a length, Old Dan Tucker beating Honeycomb by two lengths. Run in 3 min. 30 secs. The Doncaster Cup, valve 300 sera. Cup Course. Lord Stanley's Canezon, Bst 2lb car. Sst , 11b (Butler) 1 Mr. Green's Westow,7st (Fenn). 2 12 to 1 on Canezou, who made all the running, and won in a canter by two lenths. Run in 4 min. 52 Sees. Gascoigue Stakes of 100 guineas each, 30 ft. St. Leger Course. (3 Subs.) Lord Stanley's Strongbow received forfeit. With the Cup race closed the most unsuccessful meet ing at Doncaster it has been our duty to attend. Un successful, not only in the amount and character of the sport, but in everything calculated to make it remune rative to the townspeople. If the meeting failed, how ever, there was no failure in the management : the stewards were always at their post. The new clerk of the course got through his duty as effectively as if he ho had been in office for years, and the judging, starting, &c., were unexceptionable. We ought also to compli ment the superintendent of the Great Northern Railway on the highly satitfactory manner in which the traffic was carried on. Not a single accident occurred ; and the hours of arrival and departure were observed with a closeness which, coasidering the occasioa, was re markable. BRECONSIIIRE RACES.-WEDNESDAY. The Breconshiro Stakes of 7 sovs. each, 3 ft, and 25 added; the second to save his stake. Two miles. Mr. Drew's Truandaiso, 3 yrs, 6st 81b Mr. Smith's Master Downes, aged, Bst 121 b Mr. Turner's Redstreak, aged, Bst 91b The Borough Stakes of 3 soya. each, and 25 added; the second to save his stake. Heats. Onco round and a distance. Mr. Jones's Little John, 4 yrs, Oat 31b 1 Mr. M. Powell's Lady Hampton, 3 yrs, 7st 21b ... 2 Mr. Newman's Givenny, 4 yrs, Bst 21b disq. The County Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with a Cup added by ... 2 the Stewards. Heats. One mile. Mr. Newman's Givenny, 4 yrs, Bst 71b 1 1 Sir C. Morgan's Bobby, 3 yrs, 9st 31b ... 2 2 Mr. M. Powell's Lady Hampton, 3 yrs, 7st 71b ... 4 3 Mr. Newman's Free Trade, 3 yrs, 94 101 b ... 3 4 Two othersstaited. CRICKET. COUNTY OF SUSSEX V. ELEVEN OF ENGLAND. This grand contest was commenced on Thursday, on Gausden's now ground, Brighton, and at the close of that day's play the score presented the following ap pearance:— SUSSEX-FIRST INNINGS. Challen, jun.—c Mynn, b Clark ... Dean—cßyer, b Clark Mr E. Napper—s Chatterton, b Clark Mr. W. Napper—b Clark Pirknell—s Chatterton, b Clark ... Bushby—b Hinkley ... Box—c Adams, b Clark Hammond—b Hinckley ... ... Mr. H. M. Curteis—b Clark ... Mr. W. Humphrey—run out ... Gausden—not out ... Byes Total ••• ENGLAND-FIRST INNINGS. Adams—c Gauaden, b Dean ... ••• Gu3 —c Dean, b dallen ••• ••• Chatterton—not out ... Parr—not out ••• ••• ... 24 ... 33 ••• 5 ...10 . . 9 ... 22 ... 5 Total . . ... 53 Thus, at the end of the first day England had ob tained fifty-three runs with the loss of two wickets. STATE OF TRADE IN VENICE.—The following is an extract of a letter received at Lloyd's to-day from their agent, dated Venice, 29th August:—" We regret to have to announce to you a notification of his Excel lency General Gargkowsky the present civil and mili tary Governor at Venice, of the date of the 27th instant, Three months are allowed for the sale of the merchan dise actually existing in the free port, a declaration of which must be made within ten days. At the expiration of the three months all goods remaining unsold, liable to duty, must be deposited in the custom-house, or duty must be paid on them. We hope the petitions which will be presented to the Emperor for a renewal of the fi ancbisement, will prevent a measure so calamitous to the city, as well as injurious to British commerce, from being carried into effect." OUTRAGE ON A CONTENT.-011 Saturday night last a most disgraceful outrage was perpetrated on the con vent situated in the west suburbs of Clonmel. At midnight the inhabitants were alarmed by the loud pealing of tho bell attached to the chapel. On the people in the vicinity assembling, it was discovered that some ruffians had succeeded its cutting out a window sash, and were sawing through the inside shutter, when one cf the sisterhood became alarmed at the noise. The burglars did not quit their work until the numbers which nDw approached the scene of their infa mous labours became formidable. They then retreated into an adjoining nursery, and their whereabouts have not since been heard of. That such an outrage as this should escape the lynx eyes of the local magistrates, esp2cially of the worthy stipendiary of that district, whose vigilance is well known in high quarters, would indeed be marvellous. If the perpetrators of this piece of wanton cruelty upon unoffending women, upon a sisterhood remarkable oven amongst the pious communities of Ireland, for their useful and holy labours, had been of the labouring classes, their detection would be instantaneous. If they be rich ruffians, shall they escape? If they be from amongst the iprivileged sneems and maligners of Ireland, her priests, and people, shalljthat be their indemnity? We sincerely trust that the matter shall be strictly investi gated, and the offenders, whoever they are, promptly brought to justice.— Cork ,Examiner. Ettry abition FRANCE. The Dix Decembre says— " It is positively stated that M. do Lagrene3, member of the National Assembly, is charged with an extraor dinary mission to Triast?, where he will be at the same time as the Emperor of Austria and Prince Schvrartz-m -berg. This mission will only be temporary, in order not to interfere with the position of M. de Lagrene© as representative." The Council of the Loire-Inferieure has passed the following resolution : " Sincerely devoted to the authority and to the liberty of the Holy See, the Council-General of the Loire- Inferieure had seen with much satisfaction the triumph of our arms in the Eternal City, being persuaded that the august Pius IX., who had never used that authority or that liberty except for the happiness of his people and the glory of Christianity, should continue free to pursue his work without impediment or conditien9. Profoundly ofilletcd at the idea that another course might be pur sued, the Council-General, as the faithful interpreter of the religious sentiments of this department, expresses its wish that the Government may pat an end to all uneasi fleas on this head as quickly as possible." ITALY. The following paragraph is extracted from a letter written at Rome on the 4th instant, and copied into Galignani The President of the Republic, indeed, demands nothing unreasonabh% The Pupa has declared repeatedly that it is his intention to grant a wide amnesty, excluding only the assassins of Count Rossi and the chief instiga tors of the republican movement—such as Charles Bo naparte, Prince of Canino, Mazzini, and a few others. His anger against the Prince of Canino is strong, for he does not regard him as a man erring from even per verted principles, but as a person who, from having been ono of the most assiduous partisans of the sacred college, had instigated the republican movement entirely from ambitious motives. As to the secularisation of the Ministry, the Pope had assured General Rostolan that he would do what was practicable, that he would have a secular majority, and by degrees his Ministry might be made exclusively secular. The question of the Code Napoleon presented no real difficulty. The principle had be n adopted by his predecessor, and he had shown his desire to render it as general as the peculiarity of his states would permit. The last point in the letter of Louis Napoleon—liberal government —was too vague to prevent a good understanding on the subject." SOUTII-EASTERN AND CONTI- NENTAL STEAM PACKET COMPANY. (THIS DAY.) _ The half-yearly general meeting was held this day at the Bridge House Hotel, opposite the London Ter minus. J. M`Gregor, Esq., having taken the chair, read the report, of which the following is an abstract : " The accounts of the company for the half-year ending on the 31st of July last, show that the gross receipts for the half year were 10,669/.lls. " The working expenses and the cost of repairs on all the eight steam-ships belonging to the company (without insurance) were 9,2571. 173. 5d., leaving a balance i n hand of 4,4111. 13s. 7d., which, with the balance from the preceding half-year, 1004 0.4. 5d., places 4,5111. 14 5 . at the disposal of the proprietors. "The directors recommend that a dividend be de clared of 4s. per share, which will, after plying the in come-tax, h ave a balance on hand of 2,2221. Bs. Bd.: and this balance the proprietors wilt probably resolve to add to the reserve fund, which would thereby be increased to 12,2281. 17s. lid. " The capital account has been increased during the last half year by 3,4131. Is. Bd. the cost of the improve ments and substitutions effected in the hulls and ma chinery of three of the company's steam-ships. " The merchandizo traffic from Boulogne to Folkestone by the company's boats is gradually increasing ; and parties availing themselves of this route expres s m u ch satisfaction at the economy which they experience in using it, both in time and expense." The report having been moved and adopted, and a dividend of 45. per share having been declared payable on the 2d of October, a vote of thanks was given to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. MANSION-HOUSE--(THIS DAY.) TUE BOMBAY STEAMER ♦GAIN.—At the Mansion house, this day, a miserable-looking man, apparently in the last stage of consumption, with hardly a shoe to his foot, applied to the Lord Mayor under the following cir cumstances:— Applicant stated he had been engaged by the Prince Castelcicala (the Neapolitan Minister) to procure evi dence to condemn the Bombay steamer; that the Prince agreed to give him 11 per week for his services, and that he had been actively employed for upwards of 22 weeks. when his claim amounted to 221. 10s.; that on this claim he had received 10/. on account, laving a balance of 12/. 10s. unpaid ; that he had for months been en deavouring to obtain payment, but that the Prince re fused to pay him until he had received instructions from the King, his master. Applicant further said, that hearing the Minister was about to leave England for Siberia, and being unable to summon his Excellency before the Court of Requests, he being protected as a Minister, he had ventured to apply to his Lordship for advice, as he was actually starving in the streets. Lie further stated that his name was Cato. Ho was a native of Amsterdam, in Holland, and had been in England twelve years; but as he spoke English very imperfectly he had made out a written statement of his case, which he had addressed to his Lordship. The LORD MAYOR, having perused the statement, said it was certainly a hard case, but regretted he had no jurisdiction to interfere, as Prince Castelcicala did not reside in the City, but in Princes-street, Cavendish- square. The applicant then left the court, loudly expressing his determination to bring the case before the public, and to expose the Prince in every possible manner. IsIARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) THE CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING TO EXTORT 5001.—The gentleman, and a lady whom he represented to be hi daughter, who were charged at this court, on S a t ur d a y last, with attempting to extort the sum of 5001. from Messrs. Harries, Farquhar, and CO., bankers, St. James's street, Pall-mall, and who refused to give either their names or addresses, were again brought before Mr. Broughton (who sat in the afternoon for Mr. Hardwick) in order to have the depositions taken on the last exami nation read to them. A lengthened report of the former proceedings has al ready appeared in this journal of ➢ionday last, and it will be in the recollection of our readers that the case was adjourned till to-day, in order to allow time for the depo sitions to be completed, and also for the officers who had the case in hand to make inquiries as to who and what the prisoners were. Smith and Shaw, the detective officers employed in the case, now stated that they bo• lieved the male prisoner's name to be Pym, but that he had gone by at least twenty other names. The female prisoner was not his daughter, as was alleged, but merely a woman of loose character with whom he was living. The depositions were then read, and the prisoner's fully committed for trial. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) A fair proportion of business has been done in the mining share market this week, and we still find sellers holding out for advanced prices, which, from the improved position of the metal market, may be deemed reasonable. Copper has advanced, and we anticipate further improvement, as also in both lead and tin. The leading mines still command some considerable notice, especially among those who are at a loss where to invest surplus capital ; and from the great improvement in the mining interest gene rally, there is little doubt of this beboming the most favourable of speculative property for investments. South Basset, Trelawny, North Pool, Stray Park, and South Tolgus, are among the mines lately repre• seated to have considerably improved, and business has been done in each. In Bwlch Consols we learn a large number of shares have exchanged hands, and the mine is stated to be in a very improving condition. For Mendip Hills we find there are buyers, and the improved prospect of increased returns from the smelting department have created an inquiry. An early dividend being antici▪ pated from Tincroft, an inquiry is being made for these shares, although they do not maintain our former quotations. The position of the mine is exceedingly gratifying. In South Wheal Josiah several shares have changed hands, and the prospects are represented as highly encouraging. At East Buller a most promising lode had been opened on, and arrangements being ma d e f o r, the erection of a steam-engine immediately. A great many shares have changed hands. In consequence of the very great improvements, both in the Old Vitifer and Bi▪ rch Tor l o d e s, there has been an active demand for Birch Tor shares, and, at an improved price, many shares have changed hands. The reports from Tamar Consols this week has been highly satisfactory, and several transactions have taken place. Shares in the following mines have been done during the week :—Devon Great Consols, North Pool, West Providence, Treleigh Consols, Stray P ea k, Trehane, Trelawny, South Wheal Frances, Treviskey and Barrier, Bwlch Consols, East Buller, South Tolgus, Tincroft, South Wheal Josiah, Tamar Consols, South Tamar, Mary Ann, West Treasury, West Tolgus, Birch Tor and Vitifer, Cook's Kitchen, &o. In foreign mines there has been an active inquiry for Imperial Brazilian, National Brazilian, Copiapo, United Mexican, &c. In the former a large number of shares have changed hands; but the advanced prices have kept many buyers hesitating. St. John del Rey and Asturians have also been done. ALIVE! ALL ALIVE o!—' Aclergyman at Oxford who was very nervous and absent, going to read prayers at St. Mary's, heard a showman in High street, who had an exhibition of wild beasts, repeat often, " Walk in, walk in, ladies and gentlemen! All alive, all alive, 0!" The sound struck the absent man, and ran in his head so much, that when ho began to read the service, and came to the words " and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall savo his soul alive! (the clergyman then called out with a louder voice) shall save his soul alive! all alive! alive 01"—.Horace Walpole. HEREFORD MUSICAL FESTIVAL. HEREFORD, FRIDXY.—TO-CLly is the closing day of the festival, and, judging from the appearance of the streets, it promises to be the best morning of the series. The performance of sacred music at the cathedral' yesterday consisted of a selection from the works of our best masters, including portions of Spohr's oratorio Calvary, Beethoven's Service in C, with Rossini's Stabat Mater, and a few other pieces. The performances were opened with the introductory movement and symphony from Haydn's Seven Last TVords, a work at first, we believe, consisting of instrumental pieces only, but which was afterwards, on words being adapted to it, placed among the oratorios. The selection from Calvary followed. This is an oratorio more for professed musicians than the general public, who regard it as being ponderous and unattractive. This may account for its rare in troduction at musical festivals ; nowhere has it created any very great interest, except at Norwich. The first recitative and solo, " Though all thy friends," was assigned to Madame Castellan, who game to it its , true devotional and pathetic character; and thei chorus was well sustained. The air, by Miss. A. liams, " When this scene of trouble close s, " Bagr w l a ov de e lightfally accompanied by Messrs. i (violin), Platt (horn), Lindley (violoncello), ncello)and Dove (pianoforte). After the Calvary selection, the I fine chorale from St. Paul was give n as adapted by ~ Mendelssohn from Se bastian Bach. The Hallelu jah ;" in the chorale was beautifully given, and the piece was encored. Mr. Sims Reeves then appeared for the first time at the morning performances at this festival, and admirably sang the air, " Sound an alarm," from Judas Maccabceus, with the introdutery recitative. The chorus, "We hear, we hear," was given by the band and voices with exquisite perfec tion. After the full chorus " And follow the con quest," the sudden pianissimo movement, " If to fall," and the sudden crescendo told with beautiful effect. Then came the great feature of the day, for such it will ever he in the hands of such a finished musician as Madame Castellan. This was the lovely air from the Creation, which has formed the theme of so much praise from every critic. What can we say of its inter pretation by the prima'donna, except that it was per fect ? It was the most finished performance, perhaps, both by the singer and the band, that has ever been heard within the walls of the three Cathedrals since the days of the lamented Malibran, The whole was rendered with a delicacy and artless simplicity which no form of words can describe. It is almost needless I to add that a repeat was immediately called for, and instead of wearying, the second performance, if pos sible, afforded more gratification than the first. 'The remaining pieces of the first part, besides the service, were the air from St. Paul, "Be thou faithful unto death," by Mr. Lockey, with Lindloy's violoncello obligato; the chorus in Jeptha, " When his loud voice;"' and the choruses, "The heavens are telling" (Creation), and "Father, we adore thee," from Judah. The last named chorus was a beautiful per formance ; the fugue, " Glorify his name," was cleverly taken up by the voices, and in the con cluding passages the string instruments were very effective. During the performance of Beethoven's Service the whole of the company present,: following the example of the Lord Bishop, remained standing. An interval of fifteen minutes was permitted before the Stabat Mater was commenced. We are told that this is the first time it has been performed at these festivals, it having been rejected at one of the Wor cester festivals as unfitting for a cathedral. It is, in fact, an entirely operatic composition, and more fitted for adaptation to secular words. On the whole it was well performed. Mr. Sims Reeves was, perhaps, rather too clamorous in his solo, " Lord vouchsafe thy loving kindness." The Misses Williams sang the duet, "Power eternal ! Judge and Father," very sweetly. In the curious chorus and recitiitive, by Mr. Pnillips, "Thou haat tried," the solo parts were given in perfect good taste, and the chorus was very ably managed. The quartet, " Hear us, Lord," by the Misses Williams, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Phillips, was exquisitely given ; its difficulties had evidently been carefully studied and mastered. It was encored The collection for the charity amounted to 1401. Last night's concert at the Shire Hall (the last evening concert of the festival) was a bumper. Every part of the fine and spacious hall was crowded with the elegantly attired belles of Herefordshire and their beaux, including some of the first families in the county. Lord Somers and his family were among the visitors, both in the evening and at the cathedral in the morning. Upwards of 500 persons were in the concert room—the largest number, we believe, ever brought together at any of the festival concerts given at Hereford. The concert opened with a selection from \Veber's opera of _Euryanthe, for which an En glish version had been expressly written for this fes tival by Mr. Ball. The grand overture was perfectly rendered by the band, and indeed the whole of the selection was most satisfactorily gone through. The charming ai r , "Fl owers of the valley, " was exquisitely given by Madame Castellan, and the glorious march and chorus, " Hail, ye heroes!" was given with the utmost precision and effect. Reeves was greatly admired in the air, " Soft airs," and the cavatina, " Where the Loire's bright waves meander." Miss Poole's song, " 'Tis May," was a very pretty piece, to which she did full justice. This young lady's talent for music of a lighi and airy character are of no mean order. The wedding march in Mendelssohn's over ture to Midsummer i\ight's Dream was magnificent. Pity it was not appreciated by the audience. Some of them appeared, however, too eager to get through the concert in order to partake of the social amuse ments of the ball which followed. In the second part of the concert Miss A. Williams's song, "A bird sat on the greenwood spray," was encored. Sims Reeves was splendid in his scena from La Sonnambula, he was rapturously encored. Knyvett's glee, " The midges' dance," by the Misses Williams and Messrs. Hobbs and Phillips, was also encored. Phillips was himself again in " Lascia amore," and Madame Cas tellan enchanted the audience in " 0 luce di quest' anima," which was vociferously encored. The ball after the concert was fully attended. IMPORTANT TO PUBLICANS. At the Lutterwnrth general annual licensing meeting, held in the Town Hall on Thurday last, before the Revs. T. Belgrave and J. P. Alarriot, Amelia Twigden was directed to take up and destroy a bowling alley. The circumstances of the case are very peculiar, and involve a question that is highly important to publicans—viz., Have magistrates the power to order a bowling alley to be taken up, and in case the person k ee pi ng suc h a ll ey decl i nes to comply with the order, can th e mag i strates refuse to renew his licence ? If the law does give them that power it is a most oppressive one, and the sooner the Association for the Protection of Licensed Victuallers takes up the matter the better for the interests of the very numerous and highly respectable body whose rights was formed to advocate, as the following instance will show :—Mrs. Twigden is the widow of the late Mr. Twigden, of Bitteswell, and landlady of the Royal Oak public-house. Her husband had kept the same house upwards of twelve years, during the whole of which time the alley in question had been used, without any complaint having been made against it. Not long after Mr. Twigden's death, his widow (s ho was left with a large family) was threatened with a complaint before the magistrates, " if she did not remove or abolish her bowling alley, as it was very offensive to a person named Sharman, the noise, and, as he (Sharman) alleged, swearing from the persuns frequenting the alley, annoying him et nsiderably in lis summer-house." Now, if the said summer-house had been built previously to the alley being laid down, we should at once have said that Mr. Sharman had strong cause of complaint; but when we find that the alley had been laid down for years before the summer-house was thought of; that Mr. S. was aware of nis, and yet, in the face of it, erected the said surnm2r-house on the opposite side of the wall, and adjoining the alley, when there was plenty of room in other parts of the grounds ; and, further, that this gentleman never found any incon venience from the "profane swearing" during Mr. Twigden's life-time, or dared to complain of the alley as being a nuisance, we think that his complaint is very ill-timed ; and we would just remind him of the parable of the " Pharisee and the Publican," and ask him " whether it is good to injure the widow and the orphan for the purpose of gratifying a tempo ral pleasure ? " It is hoped that when the magis trates are made acquainted with the actual circum stances of the case they will renew the licence without requiring any pledge from Mrs. T. to discontinue the bowling-alley, particularly as we have been assured that it is quite as well conducted as any other place of similar amusement, and also that Mrs. T. used her utmost influence to prevent the use of bad language. —Coventry Herald. DEATH OP LORD METnITEN.—We regret to an nounce the demise of the above nobleman, a hich event took place yesterday at his Lordship's town residence in Park-street. The deceased peer was the eldest son of Paul Cobb Methuen, Esq. He was born in 1779, and married, in 1810, the ellest daughter of the late Sir Henry Sr. John Mildmay. His Lordship was a deputy lieutenant for Wiltshire, which county he represented in the Parliaments of 1812 and 1818. He vacated his seat in 1819, but again represented the county from 1832 to 1838. his Lordship is descended from the Right Hon. John Methuen, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, better known as the diplomatist who negotiated the treaty with Portugal which bears his name. The deceased is suc ceeded by his son, the Hon. Frederick Henry Pahl Me thuen, formerly an officer in the Horse Guards. Cuaxons STORY.—Frederiok George Manning, one of the supposed murderers of Patrick O'Connor, about eighteen months ago lodged at Swindon New Town. Ho was then iu the employ of the Great We:,nfrn Railway Company as guard. It was his duty to accompany an early train from Swindon in the morning, and return in thee vening. On one occasion, as he was proceeding home along the towing path of the canal, between ten and eleven o'clock, he found a man drowned iu the canal. He immediately gave information of the discovery of the body, but never returned to render the slightest assist ance; and from that night he never could be prevailed upon to pass the spot, even in company or by daylight, but would take a moat circuitous :route in order to avoid it.—Wiltshire Gazette. UNDUE ASSESSMENT OF LICENSED VICTUALLERS. —Last night a very numerously attended meeting was held in the cmcert-room of the Salmon and Ball Tavern, Bethnal-green, to consider the steps incumbent to be taken for the protection of licensed v ictuallers, and of the ratepayers generally, against the allege d undue increase of rating in the new assessmen t of t h e parish, made by Mr. Paine, the surveyor to the to oestbre of the y. The meeting, which was originally intended extended to the trade only, was parishioners generally.peakers addressed the symp ash wi s th the licensed victual meeting, expressin g cause on their own account; and the system on which legs, and declaring t hat the y also would make common rates were compounded for in the parish was particu larly complained of by Mr. Shevill, who said that alone made the rat?, illegal. Resolutions condemnatory of the principles of the now assessment, and allagatory of its in equality, were then passed. A committee was appointed to conduct appeals on behalf of the licensed victuallers and ratepayers generally. A liberal subscription was entered into on the spot. His Serene Hig h Ar n fi e ,i s ih s oirs t h Tm e hoi li i r ai i nw n g e e n ne early,df sSaxe t a h l‘ r o r i arrived e n e d e b n a e :t g S e t. n leinadth asuite e' E a - w n d h a ral Steam Navigation Company's mail steam-shiplCale donia, from Hamburgh. VISIT OF THE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY TO QUEENSTOWN.—The above authorities are expected in Queenstown from Plymouth early on Thursday. We now call the attention of all parties interested in the im provement of our noble sea-port to those distinguished gentlemen, whose visit, we are bound to consider, can have no other object but the public good. Touch ing the subject of the expected Brevet—it is to be flag,l ie hoped that the gallant officer in command of H.M.S. Crocodile will not be overlooked o n such an oc c a sion. We express this hope the fear from his lestthesship t o change of on her Majesty's recent visit, Ganges, might appear to affect his deserved promotion. Captain Protheroe is an old and much respected officer, who has made himself most popular in this harbour by his gentlemanly and courteous manners, and almost pa ternal solicitude for the welfare of the peculiarly youth ful crew confided to his care.—Cork Examiner. THE GOVERNORSHIP OF THE COUNTY PRISON 0 STAFFORD.-Thirty seven candidates have offered them selves for the governorship of the county prison at Mei ford, vacitat by the resignation of T. Brutton, Esq.