The Sun. — London, England, 1842-03-26 00:00:00

REPORT OF THE RAILWAY DE PARTIVIENT. The " Report of the Officers of the Railway De- Laent of the Board of Trade," upon which the new ird Mr.. Gladstone is professedly based, has just made Its appearance. The report commences with several tables, showing the number and nature of accidents upon railways at tended with personal injury (for to such only does the existing law extend,) as reported to the Board of Trade under Lord Seymour's Act. These acci dents are divided into three classes. Class the first relates to accidents arising " from causes beyond the control of passengers," and from the table it appears that during the year 1841, 29 subh accidents oc curred, causing the death of 24 persons, and the in jury of 72 others. The four killed 'on the Brighton, and the nine on the Great Western of course make up more than half th e t o t a l number. The table in Class 2 refers to accidents occasioned by the negli gence or misconduct of the sufferers themselves, and shows for the past year thirty-six such occurrences, which were fatal to 17 persons, besides 20 injured. Class 3 shows the number of railway servants killed or injured " under circumstances not in volving danger to the public." The total number of such accidents in 1841 was sixty, killing twenty eight and injuring thirty-six individuals. Besides these returns, there is a statement also ofsimilax casu alties during the last five months of the year 1840, from which, as mentioned in the Report, it appears that the number of accidents of a public nature. ha s considerably diminished—the last five months of the year 1840 showing 28 accidents, 22 deaths, and 131 cases of injury, while the twelve months of 1841 give only 29 accidents, 24 deaths, and 71 cases of injury; and this , notwithstanding the late unfavourable wea ther, but for which, according to the Report, the acci dents on the Brighton and Great Western already al luded to "would in all probability not have occurred." The Report proceeds to notice, the gratifying dimi nution in the class of accidents, such as collisions, arising chiefly from mismanagement or defective arrangements. In the eight months from August, 1840, to April, 1841, no fewer than seventeen acci dents took place from collisions by succeeding trains, whereas in the nine months immediately following, only nine such cases occurred, and these, with but one exception, unattended with fatal consequences. This diminution is attributed partly to the precautions suggested by the Inspector-General, and partly to the enforcement by the companies of greater attention to signals and time-tables. The " marked diminution in the number of serious accidents occasioned by the mis conduct of engine -drivers," is ascribed, partly to the beneficial .fesults of more experience, an d th e mea sures taken by the companies to raise the character of this important class of men, and partly to the salutary operation of the punishment awarded to offenders under Lord Seymour's Act. The Report then refers to various details of acci dents, and states that the most important results which appear to be deducible therefrom are, the impropriety of running tender foremost ; the danger of an insuffi cient number of breaks ; the propriety of using buffer springs, and of putting higher sides to open carriages ; the necessity for extreme vigilance in watching expected slips, especially in unfavourable weather; the propriety of proper signal-posts and tail-lamps ; and the dangers of level crossings. These several points are illustrated by reference to one or more re cent accidents. With respect to level crossings, it appears that there are no fewer than 312 turnpikes and highways thus crossed by 53 different railways. In 42 of these cases gates have been :erected or altered, and gate-keepers stationed, in consequence of representations from the Board of Trade, "and it is believed that, with the ex ception of a few railways where horse-power only is used, or where the low rate of speed or other local cir cumstances render it unnecessary, the provisions of the Act in question (the General Highway Act) are now generally complied with, and the public protected, as far as possible, from the danger which is always, to a certain extent, incurred by crossings on a level." The Report, nevertheless, states that it would be " very desirable that some power should exist to compel the parties interested to come to some arrange ment for getting rid of level crossings by a bridge or tunnel, where experience has shown that they occasion a considerable degree of risk to the public." A cor respondence with the Croydon Company is referred to, as showing that an admitted source of danger is con tinued in consequence of the inability of the Directors and the Trustees of the highway to come to an agree ment for removing it. The absurdity of placing gates across railways instead of the common roads which they cross is adverted to. The Report next proceeds to the subject of a cir cular, which some time ago appeared, arising out of the Brighton accident, and having reference to four and six-wheeled engines. From the returns it ap appears that on 33 lines there are used six-wheeled engines ; and on 17 lines 224 four-wheeled en gines. Some Companies, such as the Glasgow and Ayr, and Edinburgh an d Gl asgow, seem to use about an equal number of each. Among the 224 four-wheeled are included 35 of the Mid land Counties', and 90 of the London and Birming ham Company. Three accidents, attended with per sonal injury, are enumerated as having occurred from the Ist of August, 1840, to the Ist of January, 1841, " occasioned by engines running off the rails without meeting with any obstruction or other spe cific 'cause." The whole of these occurred with four wheeled engines, namely, on the Eastern Counties' line (19th of August, 1840), killing four persons and injuring six, " the speed being excessive;" on the Brighton (2d of October, 1841), killing four and in juring. two, "attributed to excessive speed on a new line; and on the Midland Counties' (Bth of November, 1840), injuring eight, "'the line being in a bad state." It is also stated to be the general opinion, that running tender foremost and propelling from behind are dangerous ; and, moreover, that in the case of heavy trains, it is better to employ an extra engine a head, than to divide the train ; but this last opinion the framers of the Report think " may be fairly questioned." The reporters then advert to the accommodation supplied to third-class passengers, A table fol lows, from which it seems that upon the Great Western and South-Western lines alone are third class passengers conveyed by heavy luggage trains ; and on the latter the practice is about to be disconti nued, accommodation being substituted in the regu lar passenger trains. On the Birmingham line this class of passengers is taken along with cattle, horses, and empty return waggons, but not with heavy lug gage waggons. The recommendations of the Board of Trade, as to buffer-springs and increased height of outside pannelliir, in third-cl ass carr i ages were at once , acceded to by the Birmingham, Great Western, South- Western, and other Companies. The Managers of the following Companies think that where lugggage wag gons are sent with passenger trains the waggons should be next the tender :—Arbroath and Forfar, Birming ham and Derby, Birmingham and Gloucester, Bramb ling Junction, Edinburgh and Glasgow, St. Hel en ' s and Runcorn Gap, Midland Counties', Newcastl e an d Carlisle, North Midland, and Stockton and Darling ton. On the Manchester and Bolton, Bolton and Preston and (previous to the late accident) the Great Western, the whole of the luggage waggons are placed behind. On the Great Wester n the pas senger carriages are now placed in a centra'll position. On. the Great North of England, London and South Western, Manchester and Leeds, an d Shef ,field and Rotherham, there is no settled rule. No heavy waggons are sent with passenger trains on the Glasgow and Ayr, Grand Junction, London and Bir mingham, Liverpool and Manchester, Lancaster and Preston, North Union, Preston and Wyre, or Shef field and Manchester. The reporters are of opinion, that until buffer-springs, axles of the best materials, &c., are used in every part of such trains, there must be danger to passengers wherever placed, and they apps ar to think that where these conditions are not complied with, passengers ought not to be sent along with heavy goods. An interesting no tice ,is then given of the third-class traffic on the Manchester and Leeds line. It is stated, that . the whole number of third-class' passengers carried on the London and Birmingham and Grand Junction Rail ways, is less than the number carried on the short line between Arbroath and Forfar, and not a seventh part of that taken on the Newcastle and North Shields. It is satisfactory (says the Report) to find that there is a growing disposition, even among such Railway Companies as cannot hope to profit Much by third-class traffic, to afford every accommodation pos sible to the humbler classes of the community. It is suggested as very desirable, that long stoppages should not occur to third-class trains at the junctions of connected lines, such as the London and Birming ham, Grand. Junction, &c., as these stoppages almost neutralise the greater speed of railway communication. The next topic touched upon is the number of lines wholly or partially opened since the passing of Lord Seymour's Act. From a table given it appears that 1791 miles of double rail, and 46 miles of single rail, have thus been brought into operation, after having been inspected by the officers of the Board of Trade. This is e x clusive of the Edinburgh and Glasgow, opened the other day. It is stated that the Gosport baaneh w.ls,in the first instance opened, notwithstand mg the recommendation of Sir F. Smith and the Board of Trade that the opening should b e d e l aye d. " In less than a week's time was found necessary to close the line again. The reporters then enter upon a consideration of the multifarious by-laws of the Companies, an d a report is embodied from Mr. Laing, suggesting some very judicious amendments, or, as they are called, " standard regulations," which have already been adopted by some of the Companies. Upon this part • the document we cannot, however, from want of Nrr at present enlarge. I,'ollows a, statement of the cases in which the • • Trade have been called upon to prevent de ,.ous, under theprovisions of Lord Seymour sAct. • In ho instance has it been necessary to institute any prosecution.- ~~~ THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 1842. MEMOIR OP M. CHERUBINI. This venerable and celebrated composer, whose name was known and idolized wherever music has either cultivators or admirers,—who was distinguished as a composer, profound as a theorist, and practised as a teacher of his art, has been struck, we. regret to say, at the advanced age of eighty-two, from the proud eminence which he occupied' in the musical world—a world which would be inconsolable at his loss, but for the rich and elassical treasures which he has bequeathed it in his works. Luigi Cherubini was born at Florence, on the Bth of September, 1760. At the early age of nine years he began to learn a course of musical composition, under Bartholomew Felici and his son Alexander, distinguished composers, well known at the end of the eighteenth century. At their death be passed to study under the direction of Bizzarri and Castrucci; under whom his progress was such, that,lat the precocious age of thirteen he had composed and executed at Florence a mass and intermediate piece of ser vice, and before he was eighteen had presented, with equal success, musical works to the church and theatre. In 1778, the Grand-duke Tuscany, Leopold 11., whose taste rendered him the friend and Miecenas of artists, granted Cherubini a pension, which enabled the young musician to travel to Bou logne, where the celebrated Sarti resided, and under whom he desired to finish his studies. Sarti took a great liking to his young eleve—he paid particular attention to his progress—fortified him especially in that in which he afterwards shone, viz., the science of counterpoint and the idealisms of musical style, and more especially in the composition of higher operas. After four years' study under Sarti, Cherubini came in 1784 to London, and continued to reside here for two years, during which time were brought out his two operas of " La Finta Princi pessa" and "Giulio Sabino." After returning to Paris in 1786, be travelled from thence to Turin, where,in 1788,he producedhis opera of "Iphigenia in Aulis." On his return to France he composed for the Royal Academy of Music the opera of" De mophoon," and was at the saine,"period author of various detached pieces which were played among the Italian operas enacted at Paris at the time by the excellent buffas who were there during 1790, and successive years. To this day, older dilettanti remember with what a rich degree of enthusiasm they applauded the admirable quar tette of " Cara, da voi dipende," introduced into the opera of the " Happy Travellers." After some preparation, Cherubini gave to the world his grand opera of "Lodoiska," which was first performed incl79l, at the French Theatre Feydeau. This work was an epoch in the life of the author, and in the history of the science. It developed a new species of style; remarkable for the union which it produced of all the powers of the orchestral instruments, and at the same time the fullest and most magnificent chants. "Elisa," " Medea," and " Les Deux Journees," with other compositions of a less elevated standard, but which were equally remarkable for the genius and science displayed by the author, followed " Lodoiska" at intervals. It was the composition of " Les Deux Journees" that enabled Juliet, the most inimitable of French actors, to develope his fine talents as a come dian, and Madame Scio her enchanting playing, full of soul, and enhanced by her beautiful voice. The success which Cherubini obtained in his adopted country caused his reputation to spread speedily to Germany, where his works were represented with sustained success. In 1805 he travelled to Vienna, and at the Imperial Theatre produced his opera of " Faniska. ' On his re turn to Paris in 1806, lie delivered himself up again to composition, and his chief production was a mass for three voices, which is noted for the very happy combination produced in an union of the ancient and modern styles. On the organisation of the Conservatory of Music at Paris, during the Republic, he was named one of the five Presidents, and so con tinued till 1840. During this period he was said to be author of many of the excellent studies published by this Institution. This Conservatory of Music, over which he presided, was, before the Restoration, known by the nam e o f t h e " E co l e R oya l de usique et de Declamation." It is a school under the di rection of the superintendent of the King's Menus Plaisirs. This term, say French jokers, is a barbarous denomination which ought to be changed, and if it be insisted on that there must be pleasures designated by an epithet, they ought not to be called the Menus Plalsirs, but the Nobles Plaisirs, of the King. The fine arts arc above the hunting and barking of dogs; and are surely on a par with the singing of sirens and the muses. It is needless to say that under M. Che rubini's teaching, many fine instrumentalists have been turned out. Cherubini's style may be denominated the mixed style, scientific enough to have received its education in Vienna, but yet tinged by the more melodious qualities which adorn the com positions of equally favoured natives of Italy. Cherubini's intention in his music is chiefly to produce sweet and expressive pleasure; and it seems as if the composer in his pieces, carried away by the novelties and unexpected beauty of his conceptions, sought no other means ofattrac tion than what might flow from so inexhausti ble a source. In his overture to "Anacreon," regarded as one of the finest instrumental pieces written since the days of Haydn, there is a no velty of melody, an elegance and brilliancy of effect, which fails not to rivet the most inatten tive; none bears more strongly indications of the elegant mind of its author. Cherubini's tact ap peared to lie in that ingenious distribution of particular detached passages to the several in struments he employed, a power which so much His compound melodi es may ti toun s p hed Mozart.raetiscdea r sseemssometimes confused, but those who have any insight into theory, know their true beauty. His overture to " Des Abencerrages," though the least attractive of any he has written, contains many passages of sound and fine modulation, several melodious streaks of light, which beautifully protrude upon the hearer. His " Benedictus" is a very choice piece, and his canone " Perfida Clori," a sweet graceful specimen of this species of composition which is fast verging to decay among us, al though in days of yore, a great musician thought it no hardship to sit for hours and days together to obtain the solution of this difficult musical problem. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—A custom appears to prevail in many of the Union workhouses of turning out inmates who it is alleged have no on the particular parish where they have asked for relief—a practice to which we should see no objection, if it were acted on with the intention of transferring paupers to the place that ought to be charged with the burden of supporting them. Instead of this, however, destitute creatu res are thrust out of the doors of a workhouse merely to enter those of a prison ; for, finding parochial relief refused to them, they have no alternative but to transfer themselves to gaol by committing some small offence which entitles them to a short period of imprisonment. By this system the Houses of Cor rection are becoming inconveniently crowded with criminals in spite of themselves—persons who can get supported with less difficulty as delinquents than as mere paupers, and thus the gaols are becoming, as it were, refuges for the destitute who are driven from the workhouses. Besides the immorality that is occasioned by the obligation under which the poor are often placed of committing an offence, in order to ob tain the food which is due to their necessity alone, the system we are alluding to is unfair towards the payers of the county rates, who are saddled with a burden that ought to be borne by the contributors to the poor rate. in addition to this, the individuals who are ac cidentally selected to have their windows broken—one of the most usual ways adopted by desperate persons for obtaining an entrance to prison —have strong reason to complain, as well as those who are subjected to the loss of their property by thefts committed with the view of gaining for their perpetrators the support that the parish authorities withhold from them. It should also be remembered that habits of robbery and vio lence, commenced from motives of want, are likely to grow on those who practise them, and who thus be come confirmed enemies of society, and reckless vio lators of the rights of property. It is time that some better course should be adopted than that by which parsimony of the poor rates appears to be paramount to every consideration of morality, humanity, and justice, all of whi c h are i n di scr i m i nately sacrificed that the " parish" may be relieved as much as possible of the burdens that press upon it. STANDARD.--:-This day is the second of the two sacred anniversaries upon which we have been always accustomed to claim for ourselves an exemption from the necessity of prosecuting political controversy; an exemption in which, as we gratefully remem ber, our readers have never failed to indulge us. The time, we trust, is not distant, when upon such solemn occasions, the publication of newspapers will be altogether prohibited by public feeling. We think we see an approach to su c h a consumma tion in the; growing limitation of Sunday journals. Meanwhile we adhere to our rule. If we could de viate from it, there are considerations connected with the day which might be shown to have an important bearing upon the subject which now properly engrosses public attention. Why is the duty of " preaching the Gospel to the poor" so imperfectly discharged ? Why are so many of our fellow-citizens—for whose spiritual welfare we are as deeply responsible as for their temporal happiness —deprived of the opportunity of conse crating this day to prayer, and praise, and gratitude to Him, whose sacrifice for us this day commemo rates ? Why, alas, are so many without even the dis position ? The answer has been, because the finances of the State will not afford the cost of extending the means of religious worship. Is this a sufficient answer from the nation which Heaven has blessed with more wealth, more abundant wealth, than was ever lavished upon a people ? We are told that our resources must be reserved for war, and that to call them forth for the works of peace and mercy, and preparations that are the preservatives of peace, is forbidden. Is this ra tional—is it Christian ?Is it not, in truth, saying that tile goods which the Almighty has bestowed upon us are confided for the destruction, not for the preservation of our fellow creatures ? It is known that Sir Robert Inglis has a motion to bring before Parliament for the extension of the means of religious instruction ; but how can this motion succeed if the revenues of the country are to remain crippled, as they have been ? Who can say that he seriously intends to promote the ob ject of such a motion, when he withholds the neces sary instrument for its promotion ? We trust that , many will think ser i ous l y o f t hi s. The first income tax ever imposed in England (it was 600 years ago) was imposed for the service of religion—so false is the pretence that it has always been a war tax. But we are sure that we have said enough upon this point, and we have said more than we intended. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF PROSECUTION. CALAMITOUS STEAM-BOILER EXPLOSION ON THE CLYDE In conclusion, the reporters deem , it "better I that the Government should not at present ask for the power of enforcing, regulations for the pre , vention of- accidents, and that such a power should not be resorted to hereafter, unless experience should clearly show the existence of general and culpable negligence and mismanagement under the present system: They also recommend that the examining and licensing of engine drivers should, for the present, be postponed. The other suggestions of the Report have reference to the power of deferring openings, of calling for returns, level crossings, gates, &c., all of which are embodied in Mr. Gladstone's Bill. The Report is drawn up with great ability, and is signed by G. R. Porter, Fred. Smith, and S. Laing. —Railway Times. AMERICAN NEWS. (Further Extracts from the American Papers.)‘ LORD MORPETIL—The Richmond Enquirer of Tues day last, thus speaks of, Lord Morpeth : ".Lord Morpeth arrived in Richmond on Saturday evening, and left it on last evening, in the cars for the South. He is proceeding to Charleston, and further south, and perhaps some of the West India Islands. He may return to Virginia in the course of the summer, and visit our springs and view our mountain scenery. But as he is spoken of as a candidate for Dublin in the House of Commons, his sojourn in the United States may be cut short by the necessity of his returning home. Lord M. is one of the most liberal statesmen and popu lar and rising politicians in the British empire. He has a strong partiality for the Americans, and expresses j the sincerest desire to preserve the harmony between the two countries. He is struck with the great scale on which everything is constructed in America—with the immense extent of our country—the extraordinary vo lume of our rivers, &c. He pronounces the Potomac to be the noblest river he has ever seen—and he has visited a great part of Europe, France, Russia, &c. "He is travelling in the United States, on our railroads, and steam- boats, in the simplest style, without equi page, without any species of state, without even a ser vant. In his m anners h e i s equ ally unassuming. He affects no airs, and appears only like a plain, unpretend ing, but polished gentleman, of good sense—taking a deep interest in all that he sees, speaking of our country with great liberality, an d never boasting of his own. " His Lordship arrived at Charleston on Wednesday week." LATEST FROM TEXAS. The steam-packet Neptune, Captain Rollins, 33 hours from Galveston, arrived last evening. Congress adjourned on the sth instant. The Galveston Civilian states that that body, after having maturely considered the subject, deemed it unadvisable to take measures for the invasion of Mexico at this time, and left the navy, under the law of 1840, at the dispo sition of the President. - General Hamilton's proposition was declined, and although his mission has terminated, no report of his action under it has been submitted. Some money was obtained, but the precise amount, or upon what terms, have never been made public. He designs making a statement through the public prints. Twenty thousand dollars have been placed at the dis posal of the Executive for the defence of the frontier. The Bill for the removal of the seat of Government, was lost in the House by a vote of 23 ayes to 16 noes. The Bill providing for funding the old liabilities of the Government had been vetoed by the President, and his veto was sustained by Congress. Congress had passed a resolution extending the limits of Texas from the mouth of the Rio Grande to the Pa cific Ocean, and along the coast fifteen miles in the sea, to the Oregon territory, so as to include the Californias in the territory of the Republic. Dr. Ashbel Smith has been appointed Minister to France ; W. H. Dangerfield, Secretary of the Treasury; P. Edmunds, Consul at New Orleans ; Henri Castro, Consul• General to France ; William Kennedy, Consul- General to Great Britain. The new Exchequer money is selling at a premium of ,hree per cent. _ Mr. Navaro, who lately left San Antonio to endeavour to procure the liberation of his brother, taken at Santa Fe, was seized soon after crossing the Rio Grande, robbed, and imprisoned by the Mexican authorities. At a meeting held at Galveston, the following resolu tion were adopted : " Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting it is expedient for the Executive to acquiesce in measures for offensive war against Mexico. "Resolved, That a Committee of nine be appointed to correspond with the Executive, and recommend the fol lowing measures for immediate war : " 1: That our navy be instructed to molest the com merce of Mexico on the high seas, to ravage the towns and country on the coasts. ‘,‘ 2. Tha7t commissions be granted to private armed vessels, under the flag and authority of Texas, to do the same, "3. That invitation and encouragement be given to volunteers from abroad to come under our flag, and join with an army in the invasion of Mexico.—New Orleans Bulletin, Feb. 20. FURTHER PARTICULARS FROM THE "GLASGOW COURIER." We believe it has not been ascertained that any other individuals than the eighteen referred to in our last, have lost their lives on this melancholy occasion. The body of Thomas M'Queen, one of the painters, who was mar ried a few months ago, and was engaged in Glasgow only on Monday last, was found at low-water about one o'clock on Tuesday morning., and also the body of Da niel Sinclair, th e fireman • ' the latter being found within the wreck. One o f th e bodies not identified turns out to be that of a coal-trimmer, who had volunteered his services on M on d a y t o perform the duty in the place of the regular trimmer, who is unwell. Another was found to be that of a pastry-baker named William Laurie, belonging to Paisley, who was on his way to visit the Precursor in the Gareloch, in which he anticipated being employed. This individual was so frightfully . mangled that his body was collected in portions, and it was only by his clothes, and by his name being on the paper in the watch in his posses sion, that his friends could identify him. The body of Peter M'Lintock has not yet been found. The James Johnstone, from Greenock, was a young boy from Tar bert (Lochlomond), w h o h a d b een on a visit to his brother at Greenock, and who intended to take a sail to see the Precursor. Jacob Laird, having no friends in this neighbourhood, was en Tuesday decently interred . in the churchyard of Row. One of the persons killed, supposed to be the engineer, was actually that individual, William Bannatyne, who, it seen.s, was on deck at-the time of the explosion. Eight of the bodies were brought from Helensburgh, on Tuesday night, by the British Queen ; that of Boyle was left at Greenock, those of Mr. Hedderwick and Caddenhead, one of his workmen, were left at Govan, and the others brought up to the Broomie law, where an immense crowd had assembled to wait the arrival of the steamer. Opinions are various as to the cause of the accident. The construction of the Telegraph was quite a novelty, even in the Clyde, the cradle of steam navigation. She was of a light yacht-like build, one hundred and twenty feet in length, by fourteen feet of beam ; was considered of thirty-two tons, and used a locomotive engine. In the centre of the vessel there was a high elevation, on which was placed the wheel, and station of the steers man, enabling him from his position to keep a good look-out ; and the helm was moved by a chain running along the surface of the bulwarks on each side of the stern. Below this elevetion, in the stern of the vessel, the cabin was situated, and the steerage was similarly placed forward. She was propelled by a locomotive or high pressure eng ine, which was calculated a t a mo d era t e pressure, to work to about 50-horse-power. The boiler being one of the tubular construction, it was necessary to feed it with fresh water to prevent corrosion ; and being unable to fill fresh water by the pumps further dow the river than Dumbarton, it was ne%essary to have tanks to contain a supply sufficient to carry her to Gare loch, when the tanks were again filled. The pressure on the boiler was regulated by a patent indicator on the valve, which pressure was increased or diminished by the turning of a screw. It was remarked by some persons on the quay at Helensburgh, that while stopping there the steam was not let off to the usual extent, but no danger was apprehended: The vessel being loosed from her moorings was backing out from the quay, only one or two back strokes having been given, and the rope still in hands of the person on shore, when the explosion took place, the engineer being at the time engaged at the valve. The real causes which gave rise to this deplora ble catastrophe, may, p . erhaps, never be known, in so far as the captain and engineer, who would be aware of the condition of the vessel at the time, are amongst the dead. It is said on the one hand that the valves had become deranged or overloaded, and led to the accident. On the other it is presumed that the engineer (who was obliged to use fresh water,) had al lowed the boiler to get too low, end the plates had in conse quence, become heated, perhaps to a red heat. As the ac cident occurred while the Telegraph was backing out from the quay, it is presumed that he may have put on the feed pump while she was in this position, and from the cold water coming into contact with the heated plates, and instantaneously generating a gas possessing all the strength ofgunpowder, the explosion had occurred. On Tuesday, at low water, the holler, &c., was sufficiently exposed to en a bl e i t to b e examined to see in what state it was. By direction of the authorities certain profes sianal men are to report to the sheriff on the subject. The engineer, Mr. Rowland, who made the engine, caused an examination t o b e ma d e, and he stated the fol lowing to be the result of the investigation : " The accident has evidently been occasioned by the want of a due quantity of water in the boiler, as the plates in the crown (or cover) of the fire box have been red hot. On examination, we find the plates riven completely across; and thb heat has been so great, that though the fire box (or furnace) is only about three feet three inches wide, the plates are stretched, or ex panded, so as to measure four feet; and there are also on the plates several large blisters, which could only be the result of intensity of heat. The violence of the explosion has been so great as to tear one of the corners of the fire box a considerable way down the plates at that corner, being five-eighths of an inch thick. The same rent goes through a solid bar of iron three inches by two. So far as can be seen, none of the tubes are injured. The fire box was made of the best Lowinoor iron plate, of the fol lowing thickness:—Tube plate five-eighths of an inch; back, half an inch; crown 7-16ths. Tube and back plates welded." The accident has been by far the most direful of the kind which has ever occurred on the Cl; de, where hun dreds of persons daily navigate its waters by this means, and thousands in summer ; and its occurrence is likely to throw a damp on locomotive engines, as applied to steam-vessels, which will not soon be got over. The Telegraph was built by Messrs. Hedderwick and Ran kine—the former of whom has perished with her ; and the engine was constructed by John M. Rowan and Co., Atlas Works, Glasgow. The last accident of a similar kind was that which occurred to the Earl Grey steamer, the boiler of which exploded while she lay at Greenock quay, on her way from Dunoon to Glasgow, on the af ternoon of Fridry the 24th of July, 1835. This occur rence was of a much less disastrous kind than that which took place on Monday last, for then only six persons were killed, and fifteen severely injured. - In closing the melancholy affair, we think it a very fitting opportunity to impress on the magistrates, the river trustees, and the Government itself the necessity of an official inspector beiug appointed, whose duty shall be somewhat analogous to that of the inspector of railroads—who will have power to examine the engines, boiler, and machinery of steam-vessels, at all times, and also to examine the engineer and his hands as to their fitness for their duties. (FROM THE " GREENOCK OBSERVER.") The passengers from Glasgow and Greenock had just been landed, and one of the hands was engaged in push ing off the bow of the boat, when a hissing noise was observed, and in a second a report was heard, as if of a discharge of artillery, and in the air was seen man, woman, and child, painter's pots, large shivers of wood, and the funnel, and engine, and boiler of the unfortunate vessel., The engine and boiler forced up by the deck, and was thrown about eighty yards from the vessel. Two men in a four. oared gig, were lying at the quay waiting for the owner to come on board, and the engine and boiler came right over their heads, and fell into the water a few feet from them. As soon as the smoke caused by the explo sion subsided the unfortunate sufferers were in all quar ters-seen in the sea—some seated on pieces of the wreck —females clinging to splinters of floating timbers, and one or two were found lying on the quay. Two were blown a hundred yards from the vessel,.and one poor fellow had a narrow escape. He had been blown high into the air and dashed down into the sea, head foremost. The water at the time being only three feet deep he managed to raise one of his hands and waved it, and one of the bystanders instantly plunged into the sea, and rescued the sufferer, who was stunned, but not hurt. If he had not been instantly rescued he would have added one more to the catalogue of the dead. An Irish pedlar with his pack was precipitated through an opening in the vessel, and there he stuck, clinging to his peck, until he was relieved. Boats were out picking up the dead and the dying, and in a few minutes 13 dead bodies lay stretched in the rooms of the inn, and about a dozen se verely wounded individuals. The passengers who were going up the Gareloch with the steamer were unusually great on the occasion, as the fineness of the day had allured a number from Greenock, and a number of workmen from Glasgow being on board, on the way to finish the new steamer Precursor, at pre sent lying at Gareloch. The quay was considerably crowded, and, all things considered, it is a miracle that so many escaped. As it is, a number of the bystanders received considerable injuries, being knocked down by the splinters from the wreck, or by the concussion con sequent on the explosion. The engine was just a rail way locomotive one, and, of course, on the high-pres sure principle. On the passage down, we have heard, and that, too, from a passenger acquainted with steam engines, that the boiler was red-hot, and was almost entirely neglected. MONEY MARKET ‘nd CITY NEWS FROM TIIE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. TIMES.---Letters received from Bristol, of this morn ing's date, announce that the eminent firms in that city of Atramans, Morgan, and Co., and of D. E. and A. Acraman, have determined on calling their creditors together, An excessive outlay of capital, beyond the means of the parties, more particvlarly in machinery and ship-building, is said to have been the immediate cause of the stoppage. At their own request an exami nation into the state of their affairs has been going on for some days past, which is said to report very favour ably of the final issue. - - The Propagateur de 1 Aube announces the invention of a new steam-ergine by Messrs. Stinzel and Mirlua, of Gray, in Haute Saone. "It is not," says this Journal, " upon the high or low pressure, but on a rotatory rinciple. It w ill require a comp ara ti ve l y very narrow space, leaves no chance of loss of steam by dilutation, and is so sample that even the most unskilful person may manage it. Its cost will be little if any thing more than half that of the present engines. Hitherto, the force of steam engines has not been carried beyond 500 horse-power, but tbis new machine may be brought up to 1,000 horse-power. This statement, so important in the science of mechanics, is attested by a report from the authorities of Gray.' A Police Court is to be erected at Hammersmith, the Jurisdiction of which is to include the parishes of Fulham, Brompton, Chelsea, and Chiswick ; the business of the Court, however, is to be transacted at Kensington until the new office is built. The Wandsworth police Court will hereafter include the parishes of Wandsworth, Putney, Battersea, Toot ing, Merton, Wimbledon, Barnes, Clapham, and the hamlet . of Rod anspton. The number of vessels which passed through the Sound in 1841 was 14,754, being 003 less than in 1840. Of the number 3768 were English. TEXIAN CONSUL-GENERAL. --We have great pleasure in announcing that Mr. W. Kennedy has been appointed by the Texan Government their Consul-General to Great Britain. Cherubini has published no less than ten canons, various in their manner, and marked both by learning and their pleasing tone. The er vival of this intellectual species of music was regarded at the time as a good sign, calculated to raise the understanding of the science, and in. crease its pitch and elegance. Cherubini's published compositions consirt of a crowd of detached pieces, written at different periods for the Church, the drawing-room, and the theatre, and in the line of instrumental music he has written a fine sonata for two organs. Among his more principal works are the follow ing :—" Armida," opera in three acts, published at Florence ; " Quintus Fabius," Rome; "Alex ander in India," Mantua; "The Princess Fiuta' London; "The It a li an i n London," Parisi; "Anacreon," P ar i s , i n 180 4; "Achilles at Sey ros," Paris ; " Faniska," Vienna, in 1806; " Pygmalion at the Theatre of the Tuileries," in 1809; " The Newmarket Races," Paris, in 1813; "The Abencarrages," in three acts, Paris, 1814 ; " Blanche of Provence," an allegoric opera, 1821. The cast of M. Cherubini's countenance during his later years bore the impress of his age; his eyes were full and clear; his face somewhat long, with a well-proportioned nose, and hair, even to the last, of a luxuriant curl. In figure he was somewhat thin and attenuated, but not more than would be expected front his advanced years. The Memoricd de Rouen mentions the following trick recently published at Rouen upon an old lady of eighty-five. A well-dressed man calk 4:1 a few days ago upon her, and told her that her nephew had, in a quarrel at a cafe, the misfortune to kill his antagonist, and that he had sought concealment in the holuse of the inform ant, where he was waiting for an 'opportunity to leave the country. The captain of a vessel in the port had, said the pretended friend, who also st ated that he had secreted the nephew in his house, agr:.?.ed to give him a passage for 850 francs, bnt he was without money, and all the friend could raise for him a t the moment was 250 francs. The old lady in her ala rm for the safety of her nephew, immediately entrustec l this kind gentle man with 300 francs, all the money which she had by her, the friend saying at length, the he would endea vour to make up the required sum. L. day or two only had elapsed when the old lady found that she had been I duped, her nephew having been tatting quietly at home when he was represented to ha.ve committed ho micide, and fled. It is unnecessary to ;add that his kind friend has not shown himself. In consequence of the immense weight of specie re ceived by the collectors of the Bank of Frtnce s thrintohuegirh thatdily rounds, with the bills o f exc h ange , which pas establishmentl for presentation, it has long Imen found necessary to have 'depots, at • whiCh the collectors • leave the excess of weight, which is afterwards conveyed to the Rank. At one of these depot', the octroi of Bercy, two days ago, when the deposits were called for, a bag of I,ooof. was missing. A dili gent inquiry having been instituted, the theft was traced to a young employe of the octroi, who has [wen taken into custody or the offence. Mr. White, one of her Majesty's messengers, Was seized yesterday morning with e. fit while walking in King street, St. James, which deprived him of consciousness, and he fell on his face. 1.1;) was quickly recognized, and %%as taken by the police to St. James's Palace. Me dical assistance was prcocured, and the sufferer was Wed. LATE FROM THE COAST OF AFRICA We have received a file of Africa's Luminary from October 15 to the 17th of December inclusive. The slave trade is carried on as briskly as ever. A stnallsharp schooner ran into New Cess early in October, took on board 200 slaves, and in six hours was off. Matters and things at Cape Palmas were p eacea bl e and prosperous. A letter speaks encouragingly of the Wesleyan mission on the G old Coast. Continued tfforts are made to introduce horses at Li beria ; three had been brought from Sierra Leone, and it was hoped they would not die as all those previously imported had. A cutter of 25 tons was to be launched at Monroyia on the 20th of November. (The English barque Niger, Merritt, from Bristol, on a trading voyage along the coast, was wrecked near the mouth of Mesurado River, Oct. 28. The first mate and two sailors were drowned. The cargo had been got ashore, damaged. The morus multicaulls has been successfully intro duced at Monrovia ; also the alligator pear. A Portuguese schooner had .been taken by the natives 1 at Berrybee, some distance below Cape Palmas. Several of the crew were killed. . There had been dreadful mortality in the Niger ex pedition. The vessels succeeded in getting up the Niger, and had just landed the model farm, when sickness made its appearance, ,and threw them into a state of de spondency. Twenty-six soon fell victins to - death ; and seventy were yet on the sick list, and in a very pre carious situation. The Wilberforce has gone to the island Ascension. The Sudan was at anchor off the river Nan, awaiting the arrival of the Albert, which was some distance up the Niger, but unable to come down, either from want of hands, or not being able to stem the current, which in this season runs up that river very rapidly. Ship Sanl, from Norfolk, hail arrived out. When three days from Norfolk, William Savage died of a chro nic complaint. Mr. Savage was about 26 years of age, and formerly from near Savannah. He immigrated to Liberia in 1840. Dr. Wilson is dead. lie died near Cape Palmas, November 13. Intelligence has reached us from Cape Palmas of the existence of an epidemic dysentry at that place ; and also along the coast, north and south. It has raged equally among colonists and natives—carrying off many of both parties. At Cape Palmas it has been gene ral in its attack, although except in a few cases, the aged and infirm of the colonists only have died. It had gotten into all the missionary schools, and swept away native youths from the Methodist, Presbyterian, and Episcopal establishments, and had only . partially abated when our informant left. Indulgence in the too free use of new rice is supposed to be the cause of this fatal epidemic. The crops promised favourably. The Siecle states that an aged Russian Baron, for merly a diplomatist, who had for some time been paying his court to a young Italian lady, a public singer, lately took her in his carriage to the shop of M. Pradher-Bury, a jeweller, where, at the request of her lover, she se lected some valuable articles, which were to be sent home on the following day. On the return of the Baron and the lady, she was presented by him with two handsome breast-pins, which he had contrived to purloin without being observed by the jeweller. On being applied to by the tradesman, when he had discovered his loss, the Baron denied all knowledge of the affair, and the jeweller laid his complaint before a Commissary of Police, but the lady, having learned that the pins had been obtained dishonestly, immediately sent them to the jeweller. The Sieck does not say whether any proceed ings have been instituted against the purloiner. A duel, which terminated fatally, took place lately at Foix. A . quarrel arose between M. Alphonse S--- and M. Louts V , respecting some insult offered to the sister of the latter during the late Carnival, and which the brother attributed to M. S----. The latter, when reproached with haring acted improperly, altoge ther denied the truth of the accusation, declaring that it was not probable he should treat otherwise than with re spect a lady to whom it was the intention of the two fa milies that he should be united. The brother was not, however, satisfied, and persisted in demanding satisfac tion for the insult. This being refused, he waited until M. S- was surrounded by his friends in a public cafe, and gave him a violent blow in the face. A meeting having thus, according to the received notions of honour become inevitable, a challenge ensued, and the parties fought with pistols at a distance of 50 feet. At the first fire, M. S. received his adversary's ball in the left temple, and immediately fell. He lin gere d a s h ort t i me, and then expired. His antagonist immediately fled to avoid arrest. On Sunday the Garde Champetre of Montmartre observed two men coming away from a retired spot near the Clignancourt-road, and watching them, perceived that they had sharpened foils under their coats, the point of one of-which was stained with blood. While he was interrogating them, two others appeared, one of whom was faint and weak from a wound in his breast, to which he pressed a handkerchief to stanch the blood. They were all four taken before the Commissary of Police, and at once admitted that a duel had been_ fought. The fol lowing was stated as the cause of the meeting wife of C-, a button maker, having absconded from him, he, after a time, discovered that she had been se duced from her home by P-, a journeyman saddler. A challenge was given and accepted, on the terms that the combat was to cease at the first blood drawn. At the first pass P.- was wounded on the chin ; but irri tated by this, and by being called a scoundrel at the same time by C-, he insisted that the affair should go on. They 'renewed it, and P I having broken sword, plunged his own into his adversary's breast. While under examination C- fainted. A surgeon was called in, who dressed the wound, after which the unfortunate button-maker was carried to the hospital ; the other three were committed for trim; SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. COTTISFORD RACES—TUESDAY. The Cottisford Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added. Once round and a distance. Mr. Rawlinson's b f Coral, 3 yrs Mr. J. Aplin's ch f, by Ishmael Dewdrop, 3 yrs The Hunters Stakes of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 20 added, for horses not thorough bred. Billesdon Coplow weights. About 2 miles. Gentlemen riders. Mr. Legg's Stickler, aged, walked over. The. Farmers' Cup of 101., with 40 added, twice round and a distance, was won in two heats by Mr. Savin's Dart, 3 yrs., beating Mr. W. Cowper's The Mite, 4 lira., beating two others. The Hurdle Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added, for all homes, two miles, by Mr. G. Higgins' ch g Roulette, 5 yrs., beating Mr. J. Tollitt's Little Comberton, aged, and two others. The 200 sou. Match was " off by consent." HOOT ON HUNT STEEPLE-CH ASE —Tuzsaa Y. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, and 50 added; 12st each. Mr. Jones's Challenger. Mr. Smith's The Barber Mr. Johnson's Lady Grey .. 3 Mr. Ellis's Jack Hinton Several others started. Wen cleverly by a length. A Sweepstakes of 2 soya. each, with 20 added, was won by Groggy, beating six others. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Her Majesty's Stag hds., Mon., Stoke Common-11. Essex and Suffolk hds., Tues., Ardleigh Crown Fri., Wiston. Brighton harrs., Mon., Thunders Barrow, near Port slade ; Wed., Patcham ; Fri., Dyke Road-14. Cambridgeshire hds., Mon., Tumpsford ; Fri., Sheer hatch Wood-10i. Mr. Archer's hds., Mon., Kennel ; Thurs., St. lye Village. Marquis of Hastings' hds., Mon., Coleorton Hall ; Wed., Drayton ; Fri., Cotes Toll-bar-101. Mr. Meynell's hds., Mon., Chartley ; Thurs., Bradley ; Sat., Ballot's Park. Warwickshire hds., Mon., Harwood House ; Tues., °thin Village ; Thurs., Ufton Wood ; Sat., Red Hill Holderness hds., Mon., Catwick Mill ; Tues., Bain ton New Inn ; Thurs., Brandsburton Moor ; Sat., Bran. . tinhamthorpe. _ _ Lord Giftord's hds., Tues., Lower Berrington ; Fri Hanley-14. Monmouthshire hds., Mon., Colbrook Park ; Ss Lanover. Mr. Candler's hds., Mon., Himbleton ; Wed., Croome Perry Wood ; Sat., Lickey-11. Aibrighton Hunt, Tues., Highgate ; Fri., Thatcher's Wood—l o. Herefordshire hds., Tues., Acombury Turnpike ; Fri., Thruxton—loi. Mr. Robertson's hds., Mon., Kilham, Wed., Ford Castle ; Thurs., Lilburn ; Fri., Learmouth ; Sat., Mil field Mr. Atty's hds., Mon., Gresford ; Wed., Bettisfield ; Fri., Churtun-10. Cheshire hds., Mon., Dunham Massey ; Wed., Hurle stone Village ; Thurs., Crewe Hall ; Fri., Bucklow Hill-10f. Quorn hds., Mon., Six Hills ; Tues., Bradgate Park ; Thurs„ Owthorpe, Notts. ; Sat., Kettleby-104. Atherstone hds., Mon., Bentley Park ; Wed., Stretton Village ; Sat., Cadeby Toll-gate-104. Mr. Hellier's hds., Mon.,,Bubbenhall ; Fri., Baddesley Clinton-1 Lord Yarborough's hds., Mon., Croxby Lake ; Wed., Langmere Furze ; Fri., Swallow Vale-11. Mr. Foljatnbe's hds., Mon., Steetly Bar ; Wed.; Stainton Village ; Fri., Rossington Bridge-10i. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MARCH 22. Royal Regiment of Artillery--hlajor-General Alexander Watson to be. Colonel-Commandant, vice Lieutenant-General Shrapnel, deceased, March 14. ADMIRALTY, Mattel' 19. Corps of Royal Marines--First Lieutenant Edward Rea to be Captain, vice Toby, who retires on half-pay; second Lieu tenant William Jolliffe to be First Lieutenant, vice Rea, pro moted. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. JOESPH RADFORD, • draper, Appleby, Westmore land. WILLIAM JEWELL NETTLETON, corn dealer, West -terrace, Upper Grange-road, Bermondsey. WILLIAM PAIN BOTHAMS, malster, Tong, Shrophshire. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. THOMAS BERRIMAN, builder, Peckham-grove, Surrey. BANKRUPTS. DAVID IsTUTT, merchant, Stratford-green, Essex, to surrender April 8 and May 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Bi rc hi n -l ane ; Oliverson, Denby, and Lavie, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. ChARLES GRAYDON, timber merchant, Saint Ann's-place, Limehouse, April 5, at twelve, and May 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Copthall-buildings ; Gole and Co.. Lime-street-square. DEANE SAMUEL WALKER, india-rubber manu facturer, April 5, at one, and May 6, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Basing hall-street ; Mayhew and Co., Lincoln's Inn. JOHN ALFRED WOOD, chemist and druggist, April 13, and May 6, at eleven ' at the offices of Mr. Cameron, Worcester. He r b er t, Staple Inn, Holborn. HUGH WICKHAM, linen draper, Bristol, April 9. and May 6, at two, at the Commercial-rooms, Bristol, Frampton, South-square, Gray's-inn, ; Daniel Smith, Bristol. We are induced to call particular attention to the case of Curtis George, charged at the Ses sions of writing a threatening letter to Mr. Mor gan, of Brantford, because there are some re markable features in it, and some which were not brought out in evidence, but which may not the less interest our readers. A man named Worledge, suspected of stealing turnips from a field of Mr. Morgan's, has his house searched on a Sabbath morning, and six turnips foundtwo of them in the saucepan —a conviction takes place, and a summary punishment is awarded of two weeks' imprisonment—in the mean time the prisoner dies in gaol, of an affection of the heart, leaving a widow and large family. A letter is sent to the wife of the prosecutor of a threatening character. Curtis George is pointed out to Captain Hatton, the Superintendent of Police, by the prosecutor, as the suspected author, from a supposed similarity in the hand writing, although it appears by his evidence that he never saw George write or ever had a letter from him. His house is searched by a warrant illegally obtained, it having been long since de termined by the highest legal tribunal that no search -warrant can be granted for evidence. Were this once admitted, where would be the security to any man against all his private letters and papers being ransacked over by a policeman, upon a bare suspicion of wrong, as was proved in this case? His house is searched in his absence— all his papers ransacked—all his letters exa mined—all his private memorandums perused. Not an article could be found to justify the oath of the policarnan sent by his superior to swear that he suspected a duplicate of the threatening, letter might be found—he finds no obstruc tion on the part of' the wife—Capt. Hatton takes away one of his letters--goes to the bar racks where George is at work—obtains his sig nature, in order that he may swear to having seen the prisoner write, and that he may have a document wherewith so compare the threatening letter. •He is hurried off to the County Gaol without being told of the offence of which he is accused—where two Clerical Magistrates, one of whom signed the illegal warrant, are waiting to receive him, although they live some miles off— he is not allowed to inform his family, or consult a friend or legal adviser, but is at once fully com mitted for trial, upon such evidence as was thrown aside by the Court as inadmissible. His wife, who is said to be the pattern of Christian character in the humble sphere in which she moves, is informed of the incarceration of her husband late on the Saturday night. She is unable to gain adMittance to him until Monday, when, after waiting three hours, she is admitted to a three minutes' inter view--an iron grating parting them—two turn keys, one on each side, attending them, whilst mutual sobs were exchanged without even the means of skaking hands. On a second interview, the same delay took place in gainin , s' access, and but little more ti me allowed—the Chaplain re fusing to allow him a book which his wife had brought him, because, amongst other reasons, it came from a Quakeress. The depositions were applied for on. the Tuesday —the Magistrates' Clerk neglecting to give any reply until the Fri day, when he stated that he had copied them, but left them behind, having forgotten them, and they were not obtained until the Saturday. It was of course presumed that the evidence was of a very conclusive character to justify the Magistrates to fi- MARKET INTgLLIGENCE. nally commit, and it w as th ere f ore t h ough t pruden t ( From the Lond on N ew P r i ce . C urren t of March 24.) by which means th e pr i soner remained in bl to see the depositio ns b e f ore b a il was tendered, SUGAR.—The qu an tity o f M aur i t i us an d B enga l S ugar ga offered at auction this week having been lar, has fOr ten days, but s ee i ng not hi ng i n the evidence caused the demand t o fall off considerably for West In of attention, two gentlemen of well dia Muscovadoes Sugar. To-day there was more acti known standing in society, immediately offered vity in the British Plantation Sugar market, and a fair bail. The character of the prisoner was. most business was transacted at former rates ; brown and closely scrutinized—no individual could be found the most in request. The pur strong grey sorts were who had ever known any cause of offence given chases for the three days are 600 hhds and trs ; the sup by the prosecutor to the prisoner —no -one had • ply continues to diminish. b en less d RENINED.—There has week, for refined ever heard the prisoner, on any occasion, to re flect on the character of the prosecutor, and the j goods for home consumption.ethis. and . the market has been in a quiet state, prices have declined is per Vicar of the parish, who was the only witness, cwt ; common brown lumps selling at 77s to 78s, good afterwards brought agai ns t hi m , whos e evidence and fine 79s to 81s, standard lumps 82s to 82s 6d was admitted by the Court, stated most positively tlers and Hamburgh loaves, common 80s to 82s, mid 83s to a brother clergyman, who was in Court, to prove to 84s, good 85s to 9os, fine 91s to 98s, doube loaves the words, if needful, " That letter was not writ- 99s to 112 s per cwt; the refiners are working ten by Geor ge f or I h ave writing-sofhis in the house freely. For pieces a fair demand h as existed, 68s to 74s paid for and know his writing ;" and further, cc I t w a s I good and fine, and 60s to 67s for common to mid. Bas ' not writt en b y G eorge, in a feigned hand, for it tards have moved otfslowly, g oo d to fi ne at 51s to 593; low to mid42s to 50s percwt. Treacle has been in good request, is consistent throughout." This was the clergy- to at 26s 6d to 275, patent 28s to 295, best old man who had been a member of his school, and make 28s 6d to 295, golden syrup 29s 6d to 31s 6d per who had often seen him write. Now, what was cwt. Bonded crushed Sugar has met with more atten the course to justify the prosecution —to blacken d on , a t 28s 9d to 29s for first quality. In loaves a fair his character in a moral, a religious, and a poli- business has been transacted, 141 b have fetched 32s to tical, point of view ? We are assured by g ui de- 32 s 6d, 10Ib 33s to 34s per cwt. Treacle has secured a men who have spared no pains or tro u bl e t o in- goo d sale at 12s 6d to 13s. Bastards and pieces have vestigate these calumnies, that th e y are all with- I b een in good request, the former at 15s 6d to I7s 6d, out a tittle of' foundation, and th at hi s s i n was and the latter 18s to 25s per . cwt. For Dutch crushed that of Dani e l — t h at of praying; that far from Sugar there are y e t no orders. ' To-day there was rather being a Di ssenter, lie regularly every week More activity i n t h e h ome consumption market, and 82s taught the child ren t h e C hurch Catechism, and to 82s 6d paid f or standard lumps. good demand h as prevailed for both MAURITIUS. —.A 1 prices have been that he was a cons i stent member of the Evange- yellow and brow n d escr i ptions, and fu heal Church.—,S u tf otk Chronicle. obtained ; at auction 5,238 bags 45 casks were all (UP WILLIAM DARLINGTON, wine merchant, Liver pool, April 5, and May 6, at twelve, at the Clarendon rooms, Liverpool. Fisher, Liverpool ; Fisher and Sher wood, King's-bench-walk, Temple, L9ndon. RICHARD. TURVILL, baker, Kingston-upon- Thames, April 6, at two, and May 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lackington, official assignee, Coleman-street buildings; Addis and Guy, Great Queen street, Westminster. PIERS LOWE, shoemaker, Norley, Cheshire, April 6 and May 6, at one, at the Clarendon-ro oms . Li verpoo l Adlington, Gregory, and Follett, Bedford-row, London ; Nicholson and Sons, Warrington. RICHARD T URN ER, flour-dealer, Oldham, Lanca shire, April 8 and May 6, at twelve, at the Commission ers'-rooms, Manchester. B ower an d Bank, Chancery - lane; Barratt, Manchester. EDWARD YOUNG, blacksmith, Birchington, Kent, April 6 and May 6, at ten, at the London Hotel, Mar gate. Boys and Son, Margate ; Egan, Waterman, and Knight, Essex-street, Strand. THOMAS THOMAS, miller, Leintwardine, Here fordshire, April 8, and Aby 6, at eleven, at the Angel Inn, Ludlow. Rogerson, Norfolk-street, Strand, Lon don ; Collins, St. Nicholas-square Hereford. JOHN BENNETT, calico printer, Manchester, April 11, and May 6, at ten, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester. Campbell and Witty, Essex-street, Strand; Fox, Nottingham; Atkinson and Saunders, Manchester. JOHN CUNARD and JAMES INGRAM, merchants, New Bond-street, April 4, and May 6, at eleven, at the Claren don rooms, Liverpool. Sharpe, Field, and Jackson, Bed ford-row, London ; Harvey and Falcon, Exchange-buildings, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. J. Steer, tallow chandler, Maidstone, Kent, April 15, at half-past twelve—E. Burn, merchant, St. Helen's place, City, April 15, at half-past one—H. P. Coltherup, dyer, Rochester, April 15, at one—J: Parkin, -E. R. Thomas, and J. D. IValford, brokers, Fenchurch-street, April 16, at two—J. Richardson, victualler, Half-moon street, Piccadilly, April 16, at half-past twelve—L. A. Lewis, bookseller, Fleet-street, April 15, at twelve. In the Country. M. Spence, cloth dresser, Holbeck, Yorkshire, April 21, at two, at the Commissioners' -rooms, Leeds—D. Matthews and A. Gardner, grocers, Cheltenham, April 20, at eleven, at the Royal Hotel, Cheltenham. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. and N. Meanock, fustian manufacturers, Manches ter—J. Scott and G. Henderson, linen drapers, Halifax, Yorkshire—J. Brown and S. P. Tucker, clothiers, Wood chester, Gloucestershire—W. Thomas and T. Miles, linen drapers, Cardiff, Glamorganshire—E. Ball and J. Martin, proprietors of a ladies' school, Wells, Somerset shire—R. Winstanley and W. F. Marshall, reed makers, Manchester—F. and M. J. C. Clark, houSe agents, Port man-street, Portman-square---E. Day and J. S. Hirst, woolstaplers, Bradford, Yorkshire—. W. Scott and W. S. Newton, working jewellers, Percival-street, Clerkenwell • —W. Barker, R. Barker, and P. Barker, common brewers, Hay-ton, Lancashire—J. R. and T. Horner, flour factors, Manchester—T. R. Moore and H. Wors fold, marble paper manufactory, Wheat Sheaf-yard, Far rindon-street—H. Ling and F. Harrison, attorneys—T. and B. Shipman, lace manufacturers, Nottingham—H. Giffard and J. G. Everett, grocers, Wells, Sornersetshire —Js. and Jn. Hampson, rag merchants, Stockport, Che shire—W. Smith and J. Cunliffe, corn millers, Bedford mill, Lancashire—J. Murray, W. Strachan, and R. Lin . - ton, sail makers, Liverpool (so far as regards R. Linton) —J. Crook and H Cotton, earthenware dealers, Liverpool. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the Week ending March 22, 1842, is 395. Id. per Cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the Importation thereof into Great Britain. dosed of, fine yellow at 68s 6d to 69s 6d ; good, 66s to 68s; mid, 64s 6d to 65s 6d ; low, 63s to 63s Gd ; Mid grey, 64s to 65s ; good and fine brown, 60s to 611; 6d per cwt : by private contract some parcels have been disposed of at similar rates. The supply still consists principally of bright grocery sorts. The deliveries hare again greatly exceeded those of last year. The stock is 33,711 bags less than in 1841 at this period. EAST INDlA.—lmporters of Bengal have supplied the market freely this week, have &pressed prices is to 2s full for low to good white sorts, but fine has brought rates ; the demand, however, has been good home . trade, and the large parcels brought forward hay° been principally disposed of ; brown sorts, howerari have met with little. ttention, and a small part only the parcels put up at public sale found buyers at Is ° IP * cline. The total quantity offered has been 14,132 bag,. 52 casks—fine and very fine white sold at 70s to 72s id good, 68s to 69s Gd ; mid. 66s 6tl to 67s 6d ; lour, 6gs to 64s 6d ; fine strong yellow, 63s 6d to 6Gs 6cl; 59s to 62s 6d ; low, 56s to 58s ; very low damp bra d 42s to 43s ; ord and fair, 46s to 50s ; mid to fine sour; r froxn the 51s to 57s per cwt. The stock is 44,702 bags greater than thaaat this period last year. Manilla Sugar is want e for sales have been made. privately at 15s 6d to 16s 6d common and good brown ; the supply is yet sinall. has met with a fair sale at stiffer rates ; at auction 025 basket were sold, mid and good mid and at 19s , 1 0 () 20s, good grey, 20s 6d to 21s ; damp and washed 1 7 s r I ts 19s 6d per cwt. The stock of Foreign East India T h i s is 20,769 bags larger than last year at this tim e ' 991 afternoon Bengal met with a goOd demand, and 4 . y bags at public s ale went at f u ll rates—good strong 53s to yellow at 69s to 70s, mid 68s, low to fine gN,c•; . 65 tO 655, fine white 70s to 70s 6d, good 68s to 695, 011",:i; 67s 6d, mid yellow 58s 6d, d a mp 50s to 57s 6d, how to good mid br own 46 s t o 49 s p er cw t. F o r pub bugs 31st, 1,300 baskets Java, and for 12th April, 4,"';;bags Siam, 5,000 bags Manilla, and 500 baskets 12 " P en FOREIGN.—For e White Brazil full ang are declard. re' have b n ee At rates Oa. quired. Brown and yellow sorts are much wan- tiere d ; public sale, 128 casks 58 b arre l s have been %bite° white nearly all taken at full prices, viz., rer lln ' ie llow good dry, at 23s 6d to 24s ; ra th e r soft, 2 35 ; . 7 ( i /D id went at 19s 6d for good, 18s to 18s 6d for low 1111 ,., 0 of bright, and Rio 21s to 21 s 6d per cwt. Aca S° Bahia has been disposed of ; w hi te at 22s 9d to 2.'s.'cliow brown 18s. For Harannah the market is firm ; 'os at 21s to 21s 6d for good an d fi ne . Of Cub:, 20°1 bo 9s to were disposed of at auction ; middli n g yellow a t Of 20s, washed 18s 6d to 20s, a n d we t 16s per ewi_• / be Porto Rico 400 hhds were di s p ose d o f privately , 3t toc lt close of lan week, at 18s to 21s 6d per cwt. I le s continues on the decrease. ice 4 MOLASSES.—Prices have been sustained lb India this week. Th e a d vance d ra t es as ked for ~'° " cul b . has checked business, and ,at public sale 268 casks 605• were taken in at 10s, being 2s to 3s above forinerlionet This afternoon at auction 35 trs 14 brls NO' sold at 40s to 47s per cwt. d Pr i ' COFFEE.—This afternoon there was little dero an ,, D ort vately for Coffee for home cons um pti on , and f Ol.- 3 101 5 there are few purchasers ; at p u bli c sa l e 33 en s k 6 l , - „, for West India, and 466 bale s M oc h a were o ffered, tyjoter mer all taken in ; mid I3erbice at 108 s, and the 96 5 i° went 4s lower, mid to good c l ean gar bled at The 103 s 6d, ord to good ord 87s 6d to 90s per cnurrei s stock of West India Coffee is 1,174 casks 1,1- na Car t and bags ; of Ceylon 692 b ags , o f E ast n ; - „ ( l ; sorts 12,764 bags less than last y ear a t t hi s Per',, r than of Mocha the stock is howe ver 1,149 bales grett- 1841 at this time. ay for Coco.A.—This afternoon the dem an d was . Bt eg 4 25 t° t West India ; at auctio n 100 b ags T r i n id a d went report 45s for mid to good red, b e i ng f u ll rates . BUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—We have "- ore' a quiet market f u r J ama i ca R um , an d rat h er lower r ot 0; have been 'accepted this week ; the sales have 11 , 0 0 ceeded 100 puns, fine quality an d f avour it e marks. , "a, to 5s 7d, good quality 30 to 35 p er cen t. . over -proof p er 5s 2d,, mad and good mid 22 to 29 over 4s 2d to 40 ;cti I t gallon. Demerara h as move d o ff s l ow l y , strong 5 ',0 5 ' 3s 4d to 4s per gallon. In L eewar d I s l an d R um the ° cl; tions have been upon a sm a ll sca l e on ly', but the s full being light, holders have been enabled to obta ij ! s t rates ; the sales have been 150 puns, proof qual it ',,W 2d to 2s 3d per gallon. East I n di a R um has Met ..' / ed; slow sale, and rather lower prices have been acc e r m ic° the sales have been 250 puns, with certificate! et4l; quality at is 9d to Is 10d ; low to mid is 6d to ' at the high duty, proof is ls 33{1 to Is 4d pe r r The arrivals of Rum have been 400 puns, &e., s i _ A nce , 0 11 day week. , The Brandy m a rket has present ed " t old ° aspect all the week, both shippers and the ho le hov e have operated with much caution, and prices 0 further declined Id per gallon. We quote Cogn it s e '6d l brands of the vintage of 1836, hhds 5s Bd, pun, s ,,, - / 5 5 5 , 5 ,; 1837, hhds 5s 4d, puns 5s 2d; 1838, hhds 5s 20, r„ -Il D s''' 1839, hhds 4s Bd, puns 4s 6d • 1840, hhds 4s ld, r ot 1 5 lld per gallon. Geneva is ' dull of sale, cornre °ll i Pe Ild, fine fit for duty, however, fetch 2s 6d to 2 5 40 f' gallon. English Corn Spirits move off slowly 1 " per gallon cash. an d for NITRATE OF SODA.—The demand h a s been gr . hail agricultural purposes this w ee k, an d l arge para' s so ) been disposed of in bond, com mon qua lity at 23s ' o or good 23s 3d to 23s 6d per cwt. Prices are low i n „ parison with those of comm on S a ltp e t re . Gna l , l ;jl o° met with a dull demand, and th e neares t price is `v per ton, duty paid. The stock is heavy. iye" SALTPETRE.—This afternoon ther e were 131 0 5/ ~ of rough, and 1,146 bags C a l cu tt a , a t p u blic sale , d 00 off briskly at an advance of fully 6d per cwt, a n oitti. sold—refraction 71 to 121 per cent., mid greY fetched 27s 6d. good strong P grey, 8-,f to 88 4 A e cen' t 29§ Gd to 28s ; refraction 3 t o 24 per cent., tine, 29s - 6d ; unrefracted, 27s per cwt. E 0 INDICO.—We have to report a firm market •-,e dras India Indigo ; the demand has been steady for 1 , 1 10 0 and common sorts of Bengal, and the prices Po . ' for, been fully equal to those of the last quarterly side. / 0 1 auction on the 12th April 4,000 chests are declare"'i 0 Spanish Indigo some parcels have been disposed.,` 01l fully last sales' rates. The stock of Indigo contintl'" the decrea,,e. , ore, TAR.—The demand is i m p rov i ng , an d prie, e .„" so d firmer ; sales have been m a d e a t 17 s f or St o ckb° ll.4 17s 6d for Archangel. The stock is light. TURPENTINE.—Prices contin ue on t h e decli ne bi eft Spirits, and there are yet few buyers ; puns inr.e bell selling at 48s, and c ar b o y s 49 s per cwt. R o ugh `" for I is to 12s 6d, but there are few purchasers. COUNT ,Y COR :N MAR Wheat. s. to s. 55 70 52 70 (30 (8 60 :6 65 q 57 60 73 56 74 66 72 50 67 60 67 58 60 50 62 59 67 56 64 57 64 t 4 f 8 i Barley. Oats. Per Quarter. Boston Itrainttee Brighton Cambridge Chichester Dunmow Grantham Grimsby Hailsham Hitchin Ipswich Gewes Lynn a. to a. 22 38 27 34 28 '7 25 25 33 20 31 28 33 28 33 29 33 27 34 28 :42 27 f.'B 23 29 36 :19 21 30 26 33 25 to s. 18 22 93 29 22 28 16 20 23 18 2i 22 28 IS 21 SO 21 20 30 21 26 21 - 22 16 f 0 26 32 28 30 21 24 Maidstone Norwich , Pei worth Romford Sandwich ~ I'netford .., Wisbech Witham armouth Wheat, Norio] - York. Barley, Norf.,' - Yorks - Grindi Beans., ETS, ....•-/ s. t° 45 39 4 0 36 ; 1 9 .... 0 :4 0 32 . 0 .... ed , fr• 37 ...- 3; 3 1 33 ii 8 , .... c 4 9 6 • 3 ,0 ' 36 41 39 0 34 26 j 44 ' 30 to el; .... , 54, . 6 1, ... 2i• " op. '' '' 03. t u c le. P 275. !, 1 .....s• co,. to 6 , 2114 1° .', , For. 10.1. to10)441. Eng. 109. to II". l'',,rl o A., to 2 85 . ' DEVIZES CORN MARKET. f. Per Sack. s. d. s. 9. Per Qum ter. 5 . ' i n : 32 ' ?in tC t Wheat. 33 oto 36 0 O ats 2l ~ s 4 Second 29 0 31 0 Beans (per sack)... ;6 0 4 1 third _ 49 darley 24 0 32 0 Br ea d (pergallol. ) CHELTENHAM MARKETS. 1 v il. ?- Per Bushel. s , d , to s. d • Pet lb. a 1 ' b'• \eat 7 C 90 Beef 6 7 Barley.. 3 0 3 9 M u tt on Oats 3 0 3 9 Veal . p Beans .. 5 0 5 4 Pork , 7 f Pease 5 0 8 0 Lamb Hay 4 1 .55. to 41. 10 3 . Od. per ton. , 1 CANTFIRBG RI MARKET. .„ 0. Wheat, white............... 655. to ;Ok. Old ~,.......• - 5 . 1 '" s ---- red 6 .s. to 6 , 5...... 01d...........-. -5. " 1 , ‘ ",....5. ' Barley, Malting --.. 30s. to 34. ...... Grading.. -- 5 • i ',' ..o' . Oats ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 21s. to 21.5. ........ 01d............. ..- 5 • ~ Beans 32s to 40s. *rove 01d........ .." 5 .• '„, r ; . ..„3, Pease wwww••••••••••••••••.• OS. to ...4. ow.* Grey...,..... :4 5 • 1 0 CHELMSFORD MARKET. 1 9 pi ~ 75 , , Wheat, ReWhdite 53 to 671 Oats g q .6 .. . 59 64 Pease, Gray ................:0 4 ..' Barley Chevalier 32 XII Beans, Tick .............. minding 22 27 Mangan.... ..... •„, HULL CORN MARKET. Wheat, White (per Quarter) 603. 60.0.' 1168 _,: 24s s . 541 ...._ ,,,,....ia."" .• Red t Foreign Barley, Malting 3os 3 ,5 . j°- t GriEding tSs 29 4 . 7 • Oats, British - Foreign (in bond) lBs 2001. " ' per B lue saek and White '32s 3s• 4( , • 4 1'43 35 t!''' ' • 3os. 30 6 - ',,i, '* Linseed,... : HEA R FB T P . a le l ausnre se s: :d 6r. ( e pe y.. l:lo quarters) -8.a: 4e . / b 2l. .. .......... ..• ••• English, White, C pe t r il 7 t o N ib M ... s tßXET....March Vie 6 , 1 .9. 0 ' t° i) 4 ' 9 0 7 9 ," 0 0 .• 6 9 1 4 ' 0 6 0 '.,)0 4 ..... ----- Foreign 8 5 3 OATS, English. Welsh, and Scotch, per 451 b. 2 9 I . Foreign ,B - Irish -. e.... 2 4 0 . o ti :3 3 o if --- &mar, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter. . ... ..----- Scotch and Irish, per Nibs. .... 3 8 31° ------ Feeding 3 6 4 0 ° BEARS, English, per Imperial quarter ........., 38 1) 56 ~ -- Irish, &L. . - Foreign , English, per Imperial quarter 4O 0 40 v -- Foreign FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. 43 0 ., 41 " -- Irish ~ OATMEAL, English and Itish,per 2401bs ,. :2.1 ,' 49 „ INDIAN CORN, per .18011/. .......„ 3i „. :44t ",, the, per Imperial quarter MALT, per Imperial quarter WAKEFIELD CORN atARKFI* is. "'"'Tlte supply was Per ) moderate. Th e b es t Wheat fisrli, quarter dearer, other sorts firm at last week's rates. , I Is. per quarter, Oats id. per stone, and Shelling 1 s• r ; dearly. I3eans as befote. No variation in other artiv e . ,,fli• W,,cat, Rea, F,sex and Kent s. 5 8 ,. to elk ; I ', go' ,4 Noriolk and Stith,ll; ..... ..„ -B e s+'s. to 11 45 . ''"",. 5/ ' f .-- Lin. and Csfn 'o t.. 35 ' "" 5 7 ' )4' -3 ' .' ki fine : ,-------- Yorkshire -s. 82s. t0. , -4 , . .0 h a. ) -- White -s. 58.. to 60 , „ ii ,., l 0 ' -- Foreign, fled ..•8. ..S. to 56'. ""p 6 4 ' pr I- a, .....----.--- 'White ...-s.' .04. in .....c. , rne t. , Norfolk and 5u ff e1k................ ..... . :Rs. to 3 7 '. "„e 1 .0 " -- Lincolnshire ... ---- Yorkshire Wald .--- Foreign . /.to- Beans, o so - 18 :". finfinn": 9 l 2‘ f: Beans, New ---- Old . ... ...................... ... 2oa. to --s• 0 6 :: .a , "'''. Oats, Potato ...s. to 3 0 5 . e 21 1 ' --- Poland " to 'O3 an e ''„ '''s• *". 41 6 '',,,.. fine .:,,, -- wrieslanst and Small .. ............ .- .;..5. --3. to '''" So ,- -- Iv.ealing 81,-ling 26s. to 275. ua• P:, Los", Malt Rapeseed ...... ••• -"i• Os 361.115. 381,. Os. t""' . Beans. • —.......• a. to , 35 38 33 3 8 37 44 20 40 42 27 40 36 40 36 40 32 34 34 45 33 3 4 34 3 8 28 3 2 3s 40 34 36 3., 40 46 2 8 :33 40 44 31 39 124 3 4 38 40 32 1 18 :8 el 71 23 34 25 30 61 64 32 36 24 28 57 63 28 :44 is 21 Si 61 21 '26 19 25 60 69 So 32 24 30 LEEDS CORN el IRKET, 1k and Suflblk, 601 b.. and Lincoln. 601 b... ....... lk and &Milk lire and Lincolnshire ing 631 b. Oats, Potatoe Healing, Shelling ---.......=.. it ell N. ---..--• Scotch, Welch, and Manx •.----... 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