The Sun. — London, England, 1849-08-30 00:00:00

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Prices of American were nearly per lb. lower than on Friday; all other kinds, however, are unchanged. The sales amounted to about 5 ,000 bales, 1,000 of which were taken for export, and 500 on speculation, and includi d 4,000 American, at 41d to 7d; 350 Perham and Maraham, at 54d to 41; 150 Egyptian, at 6- ! 1 to 7d; and 300 Surat, at aid to b4uitiepesrs doing lb.—lt . ailway Shares were dull , with but little The six weeks average price of Wheat is 47s 4d per quarter, and the sales in the provincial markets are ex ceedingly small. Accounts from Rio de Janeiro of July 2 state that the northern provinces were tranquil. The rate of exchange 00 England was 2444. to 25d. Freight was 405., and the Six per Cent. Bonds realised 89k. The overland mail brings satisfactory news from India respecting trade. At Calcutta there was a good demand for textile fabrics, and native produce had been freely !liken to make return shipments to England, the !equity for bills having occasioned an advance In the rate to ls. 10 1. and ls. lOid per rupee. The 1 ; 11°11° Y market was very easy, and treights, after declin 4g, Were again rather higher, A similar state of things prevailed at Bombay, and there is, on the whole, as far 49 We have yet learned, for it is too early to write posi tively, and private letters are the best guides, no reason to complain. Advices from Odessa state that wheat has been much n eglected, owing to the abundant crops and the dullness of foreign markets. Linseed was rather sought after, and also wool. The Amsterdam Bourse on Tuesday was much more animated for Dutch Stock, and prices were higher, for all the home securities dealt in. The Two-and- a-Half per Cents. were 53 3-16. Austrian Bonds were in favour. The Frankfort Stock Market on the 27th i nst . Was firm, and Austrian touched 83k. At Berlin on t he 2 7th inst. there was a rise in Stocks and Shares, and at V ienna also on the 25th. The Paris Bourse was, on the contrary, a little flat yesterday. The fewer Funds continue heavy, but there have been sales than yesterday, and prices suffer mainly from the paucity of business. Consols have been 92k 6 for both Transfer and Account. The New Three•and• a- Quarter per Cents. have realised 934 and the Three per Cents. 92k Bank Stock has been steady at 1991. ...xcheq uer -bi l i s h ave rea li se d 40s. to 435., and India Bonds 735. to 755. premium. The Foreign Securities have been inactive. Mexican have ranged from 27i to 27t. The Committee of Spanish American bondholders have resolved to leave in Messrs. Borings' hands the negotiations necessary for obtaining some settlement of the debt, and have published the following:— " The Committee, reverting to the lapse of time which bas occurred since it made any movement regarding the Buenos Ayrean debt, and learning, with much satis faction, that on the conclusion of peace , and t he resump tion of friendly relations between Buenos Ayres and England, which cannot now be long delayed, there is every prospect of a resumption of the pay rout of the dividends, consider it better, for the sake of all parties concerned, to leave the matter, for the present, entirely in the hands of Messrs. Baring, the respectable agents of the loans." We only hope that in this matter Messrs. Baring wil be disposed to do mere than other contractors have done before them. Equador Stock has been marked 3i, Peruvian has ben supported at 53 t 531, and Brazilian Smal has done at 85. Russian Stock has been at 108, l and is very firm. Spanish Five per Cents. have been quoted 18 , and the Passive Bonds 31. Dutch Two-and-a-Half PQr Cents. are 534. Shares are heavy again. BRITIBII FU.NDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Bank Stock 1994i 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Anns ' N ew 3'4 per Cent. Anns. 83 34 %% Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 B7 f3 8 15-16 Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 B% 8 11-16 India Stock Do. Bonds, 1000/ ... 75 73 p Consols f or Account Exchequer Bills. 1 1 4 d. 2d. March. June. 1 ,0001. 5007 43 40 p Small 43 40 p P RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Small Equador Bonds 3% Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent., Coupons Ditto Ex Coupons Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto, 4 per;Cent., Active 53% 53 Russian Bonds. 1822,5 per Cent lOB Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o Ditto Passive Bonds % Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2 1 A per Cent., 12 Guild ... 53% tUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK RAILWAYS. PAID. Psis BEAU. Aberdeen ........................ 50 -- • to Ditt o , Preference 6lin anther., Notting., Boston, &c. 6 Ayrshire and Gallaway Belfast and County Down .. 25 rk s and Hants Extension (Gt. West. Perpet.s per ct.) 6 Xrmingham & OxfordJunct., calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 - Do., without a guarantee... 20 ... 23% to Birmingham,Wol.,& Dudley, calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 Do., without ' a guarantee.— 10 firming., `Vol., & Stour Val. 131.14 s Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshirs Junction 20 Boston, Stamf.; & Birming 71. 4s — •..... to -- .. ... to Bristol and Exeter Do., Thi r d s Bu ckinghamshire 17% — to Caledonian Ditto, Qua r t er Sh ares 12%..... Ditto, New 101. P re f er ence 10 .....• Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 50 Chester and Holyhead... Ditto, Preference Clarence. Do., I s t Cl ass, 6 per C ent... 10 D0.,2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 Du. Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 Direct London & Portsmouth 5 1 4 — to _ D ublin and Belf as t J unc tion.. 40 1 -2 1 mdalk and Enniskillen ... 22% — ...... to East Anglia, 25/. L. & E., and L. & D to Ditto, 18/., E. &11 lB ... .- X sstperintt°do3uln. Counties E. & 11" 230% -- 8 ...... to •••••• to „spo.New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10 to '-'.,,0. Exten , 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 133. 4d to .- 110 , d 0...... _ ... N 0.2, 6/. 13s. 4d... Do., Northe — r . n ... & Eastern... 50 ~D o., 5 per cent. 1-'O, Quarters l 2 l / 2... .• Ditto, New - .......• Eastern Union, Class A (late _ E. U. Shares) ...... to Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 3% .-- Ditto, do, Class B (I. &B) 25 . to Ditto, do,. Class C, ditto... 22% Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 20 . 18%..... to -- East Lancashire ... 25 Ditto, New 25 — - D O ., New Quarters - Do., 6 per Cent. Preference Quarter Shares 6 14 — to East Lincolnshire 25 Edinburgh and Glasgow Ditto, Half Shares Edinburgh and Northern ... 25 Ditto, New port l 5 Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% Exeter and Exmouth 2ls. Grlasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle-8/. 63.8 d — ...._ t o Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 Do. Preference Consolidated ._ — .. ... to Great Northern Do. % A Deferred ..... ... 12% — to Do. V, B 6 per Cent. Do., 6 per Cent. Pref. s— ...... 3 1 ,E to Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 47% to -- Great North of England 100 ......222 ..... to Ditto. New 401...» 40 Ditto, ditto Ditto, New 30/. Ditto, New 151-- ... ...... 15 ...... . Great Western 100 Ditto, Half Shares ...... 50 Ditto, Quarter Shares 23 Ditto, Fifths Do. New 171. l5 .. ... 9 Hell and Selby Ditto, Half Shares .. ...... 25 ...... Ditto,Quarter Shares 12% — to Lancaster and Carlisle.... -... 50 D0., Thirds Lancashire and Yorkshire lOO Ditto, ditto, M. B. & B ... 9 6 Ditto, ditto ... 96 Ditto Half Shares .... 46 Ditto Quarters 22% — to I)itto Fifths lO Ditto. Thirds l5 ...... .. .. to Do., New Guar. 6 per cent lO Do. Liverpool and Bury... 46 Do. (Rudders. and Sheff.) 50 .Do., West Riding Union... 9 .... • 3% to Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 ...... .. ..• t ° Do., do., Half Shares (A) 10 Leeds and Bradford Leeds and Thirsk 5O ....., .... • tO Do., New Do. , do.,Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3%..... tO Do. Pref. Quarters, 1848... 9 ...... hLiverpool, Crosby, and Sout- port. London kir Blackwall .... - Loud., Bright., & South Coast 50 ..... : - .,7 to - De. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 ...... .... ... De. Preferential, 5 per Ct., 50 ...... ...... to . Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ..... 55 • to . Do., New, guar. 6 per cent. 5 London and Greenwich... 121.15 e. 4d - ..... to . ;)itto Preference 2O - to London & North Western.....loo 126 Do. New Quarters.. Do. Fifths 2 ..... 6 Do. 40i. Shares-. „L. & M 35 ...... - Do. 101.... M. and B. (C.) 1 London and S. Western....... 50 , 34 Ditto, New 50/. Ditto, New 401. 34 - ...... to Ditto. Third 5......... 16/. 13s. 4d - dis.... to Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and to 5 per Ct on Calls ... ... 5 • •'" - Londonderry and Coleraine... 25 Do. Half Shares . ..... ..... 3%.. ••• - " ... to Londonderry and Enniskillen 25 - Do., Half Sh ares to Manch, Buxton, & Matlock 5 - ...... to 31Ianchr, Sheffield, and Linc.loo - Ditto IA Shares (No. 1) ... 23 ...... - • Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25 - ...... to Di tto , % Share., (No. 3)... 12% - --__ ,-- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, _1849, Do., New 101. Preference.. 10 ... 10%..... to (-"!rirneb7 & Sheffield 50 LAILO, :AiLtt, ... ..... .. ..... li":s ...... . Ditto Sheflield and Line. 22 1 ,4-- to Ditto, Grimsby Dock 25 Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 41. 2s. ... M .. ... 61 Ditto, Consol. Prelerence...100 Ditto, 501. Shares -... ...... 30 .. ... 141 A to Midland, Birm., and Derby...l(X) ..... -- Midland, Consol. 13ristot and Birmingham. 6 per cent.... 100 ...... lidland, Bristol and Glouc. 40 ... .. Ditto ditto lBl. 12 s. 6d .. Ditto,ErewashVal., Pref... 50 Midland, Leices. and Swan nington (8 per ct.gua.).... 100 .... . - V, idld. Great Western (Irish) 47% to Middlesbro' and Reclean 6 per cent. guar. ...... ......... 50 - Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ..-.. Ditto Quarter Shares . .... 25 ... .. Newmarket ...... .. .... .J. - 23 Ditto Extension Scrip... 21. 128 — to Newport Abergy., and Hera. 6 Newry and Enniskillen ...... I Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor ..... ............. 20 - Norfolk Ditto New 201. Ditto Guaranteed 5 per et. 20 Do. Do. 5% per cent 5 .. ... Do. Liwestoft (gstar.4 p et.) 20 Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13 Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 Northern Counties Union ... 4 ..... North British - - .... 25 ...... Ditto Fail Shares. ..... ..... 12 1 ,4 5%%••• to Do. Quarters 6 1,4 2% to Ditto Thirds .... ........ ...... 8k...... . Ditto, Preference 3% — North Staffordshire... .. ...... 17% North Wales North Western ...... 13% Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton SO Reading, Guildtd., & Reigate 15 Royston and Hitchin Scottish Central - ... .. to Scottish Midland .... ........ Ditto, New... 2 2 1 /2 — to 'hrewsbury and Birmingham 11 ...... Ditto, ditto, Class B. 7 Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 3 Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. NV . Min.) Ditto Halves. Ditto... 9 ... .. Ditto, Oswestry 18%...... ...... to Ditto ,New .. Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref....... 10 Shropshire Union 5%.„ .. South Devon .. Ditto, Preference ...... .. South Staffordshire.... BI,E ... .. to South Eastern Ditto, No. 1. 32 Ditto, No. 2.... Ditto, No. 3. Ditto, Registered No. 4.... 10 ...... Ditto, Scrip No. 4.. South Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole - Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole (N.D) Gua. 5 perct. 14 1 ,1 ...... ... Do. do. (South Div.) 5 - Swans. and Loughor and Ca meron's Stm. Coal ..... .... . 7 Taw Vale Extension ... ..... 8 Thames Haven Dock and Railway 1 7 1,4 — Vale of Neath Waterford and Kilkenny 2O ...... Waterford and Limerick..... 47%." .. to Waterford,Wexford,Wicklw, and Dublin Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed Do. do. do. Do. do. do. West Cornwall 6 - F - !so. 16 ••••• to Xhitehaven any urness MI 111. Windsor, Staines, and South Western..... Wilts, Somerset,&Weymouth 45 — to V ork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 - Do. and Newcastle Exten. 20 Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 . Do.Hartlepool Dk. & Rly. 100 York and North Midland .. 50 24 244 23 5 ,b to 24 Ditto, Preference lO 6 14 % 1A% to •-• FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Italian and Austrian) 5 — - Boulogne and Amiens 2O ..... 6,0 A.. to -- Central of France (Orleans and Vierzon) Demerara. ........... ........... 17 1 ,4 —. Datch Rhenish 8 East Indian Great Indian Peninsular 5 ...... Do. Do lO5. Louvain A. la Sambre ......... 7 1 / 2 •`-• Luxembourg Ditto Madrid and Valentia Namur and Liege . 2O ... .. Northern of France 14185...... dis to Orleans and Bordeaux ... Paris and Orleans... 2O - Paris and Rouen Paris & Strasbourg ..... ..... 11 Rouen and Havre 20 Sambre and Meuse 2O Strasburg and Bale ..... ...... 14 Tours & Nantes . . . .. 11 fournay, Jurbise, Landen, and Hasselt West Flanders 8 34 — to Ditto ... ......t JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American .... 50 . .... Colonial Commercial of London 2O London Joint Stock ~... ..... 10 London and Westminster... 20 National Provincial of Engld. 85 Ditto, New National of Ireland 2 21 ..... ... .. to Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New Union of Australia . ..... 25 Ditto, New Union of London ... 10 Union of Madrid 40 - MINES. Anglo Mexican lOO ...... Asturian Australian ... Barrossa Range 28a....... Blaenarvon Iron and Coal ... 50 Bolanos Scrio — British Iron • Brazilian Imperial ..... .. ... 24 1 4...... Ditto Cocaes and Cuiaba... 30 Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15 Cobre Copper ......... ........ 40 General ... ....•... Real del Monte, Unregistered ... Do. Black Debentures — Do. Red Debentures ... Santiago de Cuba United Mexican LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY LONDON, AUG. 30.—Wind this day at noon, S.S.W., light airs and dull hazy weather. PILL, AuG. 28.—A French lugger, bound to Glou cester, is on shore on the Hook Sands beneaped. PETERHEAD, AUG. 27.—The Esperance, of Courselles, has put in here leaky and with loss of rudder, and will partly discharge. DEAL, AUG. 29.—Wind W.S.W. to S.—Arrd., British Tar, Quebec. Arrd. from the river, Catherine Jameson, Hutchinson, Sydney, New South Wales; Asiatic, Waddell, Adelaide, South Australia; Indefati gable Marwood, Coquimbo ; Reliance, Finlayson , Zanzibar; Cochituate, Berry, Boston. PLYMOUTH, AUG. 29.—Wind variable.—Std., 28th, Sarah, New South Wales. FoWEY, AuG. 26.—Wind N.W.—Arrd., 27th, Touch me-Not, Brokenshaw, Rio Janeiro. LIVERPOOL, AuG. 29.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. 28th, Mary Spencer, Fisher, Calcutta; .iEolus, Driscoll, St. John's, New Brunswick; 29th, Ohio, Redding, Trinidad; Elizabeth, King, Barbadoes. Sld. 28th, Doctor, New foundland ; 29th, Enchantress, Singapore ; Racer, Buenos Ayres; Seaton, Buenos Ayres; Salad's, Rio Janeiro; Europa, Pugwash. Off Port, Speed. A P o rtuguese vessel, with passengers, in entering Rio Grande on the 11th of June, was totally wrecked on the bar. OFF DOVER, AUG. 29.—Triton, Kurrindenn, St. Croix for Copenhagen. FALMOUTH, AUG. 29.—Wind N.N.W., light.—Arrd. 28th, Perla, Brecksea, Havannah. MIDDLESBOROUGH, AUG. 27.—Arrd. Zephyr, Quebec. SHIELDS, AUG. 29.—Wind N.W. to S.E.—Arrd. 28th, Joy, Byers, Resticouche ; Dorothy, Stephens, Quebec. PENZANCE, AUG. 28.—The Harmony, bound to Wales, in ballast, struck on the Ryeman Rock, between St. Michael's Mount and Penzitnce pier, this afternoon, and remains; but is expected off on the flow, with very little damage. BELFAST, AUG. 26.—Arrd. Industry, Walker, Quebec. Sld. 27th, Warrior, New York; 28th, Arab, ditto. A vessel, either a schooner or sloop, apparently new, and about 100 tons register, bottom upwards, not cop• pered, and painted lead colour above the bends, was passed, Cape Finisterre bearing S.E. 50 miles, by the Brilliant, Newton, at Southampton. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) NEVITGATZ AND LE4DENBALL. These markets were in a very inactive state, at barely stationary prices. Beef from 2s 2d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 6d to 38 8d; Lamb, 3s 10d to 48 10d; Veal, 3s Od to 3s 6d; and Pork, 3a Od to 35 10d per Slbs by the carcase. HAY STAILKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 21 18s to 31 12s ; New ditto, 21 5s to 31 Os; Old Clover, 41 Os to 41 15s; New ditto, 31 to 41; and Straw, 1/ tis to 11 12s per oad. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 21 18s to 31 153; New ditto, 21 5s to 3/ Os; Old Clover, 3/ 183 to 4/ 12s ; New ditto, 3l Os to 41 Os; and Straw, 118 s to 1/ 13s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 Os to 3/ 125; New ditto, 21 5s to 31 O s; Old Clo v er, 41 Os to 41 15 s; New ditto, 3/ Os to 41 Os; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 12 s pc r load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at the above quotations. MEAT MARKETS. SOUTHALL, AUG. 29.—The supplies of stock on sale to-day were good. Generally speaking, the demand ruled heavy, at drooping prices. Beef, from 2•; 10d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s to 4s; Lamb, 4s to 4s 10d; Veal, 3s to 3s 6d; and Pork , 3s Od to 3s Sd per 81bs to sick the offal. ROMFORD, AUG. 29.—Beasts and Sheep move 3 oft heavily, at drooping prices. In other kinds of stock next to nothing was doing. Beef, from 3s to 3s 10d; ' Mutton, 3s to 4s; Lamb, 4s 4d to ss; Veal, 3s 2d to I', •!I 7 4 . 1 !I, INT Catves, ISs to 24.; utcl 16s s ,. 20s; and Mileh Cows with their small Calf, 141. to 18/. each. ILULSHAM AUG. 29.—We hal a very dull inquiry for stock, on somewhat lower terms. Beef from 3s to 39 10d ; Mutton, 3s to 4s ; Lamb, 4s 4d to 45 10(1 ; and Veal, 3s to 3s 6d per 81bs. ARUNDEL, AUG. 28.—Very few buyers were in at tendance to-day, and prices had a downward tendency. Beef from 3s 4d to 41 ; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 2d; Lamb, 4s 4d to ss; and Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 6d per 81bs. CHICHESTER, AUG. 29.—Our market was very in active to-day, and prices were lower. Beef frcm 3s 2d to 4s ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 45 41; Lamb, 4s 2d to 4s 16d; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 61 per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 235; and Mulch Cows, with their small Calf, 141 to 181 5s each. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the Week ended Aug. 23, 1849, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. I WHEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. RYE. BEANS. I PEAS. PRICE .. 1 44s 8d 1 26s 4d 1 His 10d 1 26 s sd , 32s 2d 1 28s 8d DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. 1 BARLEY. I OATS. I YE. I BEANS. I AS. IS Od is Od is Od I S Od Is Oct is Od THE LATE CHAPLAIN OF COVENTRY GAOL AND THE S LATE MARY BALL. We copy the subjoined documents from the Coventry Herald and Observer:— " TO THE EDITOR OF THE COVENTRY HERALD AND TIIE - I l k T T -r-01 - N. t r,IT) Litt_ li if kii2L4 .1 1.4 i V lAA,' CAPTURE OF MANNING. The account of the capture of Manning on Mon day evening, at Jersey, which appeared exclusively ill the Fourth Edition of The Sun of last evening, was officially announced to the police authorities in Scotland-yard, in the course of last night by the following telegraphic message : " SOUTHAMP TON, WEDNESDAY, 7.49 P.M. "Manning was apprehended at ten o'clock last night, by the chief of police of St. Helier's, Mr. Chevalier, his son, and Sergeants Langley and Lockyer, of the London detective police. He was in bed at a house near Beaumont, in the paribhof St. Peter's. The officers had been in search of him all day, and had returned to town, when a publican of , Beaumont informed them of a person of Manning 's description being in that neighbourhood. They im mediately again went in pursuit of him, entered his room, and Mr. Chevalier threw himself across the bed in which he lay. He confessed the murder, and said his wife was the instigator, and fired the shot into O'Connor's head as he went down stairs. He also stated that he would have given himself up next day had he not been captured. He is still in gaol at St. Helier's awaiting the arrival of the warrant." It is evident that there is a mistake in the official account. Manning was captured, not on the night of Tuesday, as therein stated, but on the night of Monday, and the account sent up by telegraph was probably written in Jersey on Tuesday, although it was not telegraphed from Southampton until yes- terday. The Jersey Times of Tuesday gives the following particulars of the manner in which the arrest of Manning was effected : " We are now enabled to announce the gratifying fact that Manning was captured last evening about nine o'clock, and safely lodged in prison. He arrived in this island last Thursday week, the 16th, and took lodgings at Mr. Berry's, the Navy Arms, in Mul caster-street, where he remained until the following Thursday morning, and on his then leaving, desired that his bed should be kept for him, as he would re turn on Saturday. While there, he went out early in the morning and returned in the evening, generally under the influence of liquor, of which he drank more before he retired for the night. He had once ar ranged with the captain of a sailing vessel to go with him early in the morning to Guernsey, but he did not get up in time. " From his quitting the Navy Arms until yester day, there was no direct trace of him ; he took lodg ings on Thursday last at Mr. Bertheau's, a private house a little off the St. Auhin's-road, on this side the third tower; while there he kept very close, and might have remained longer concealed but for the notice taken of his so frequently sending to the same house for a bottle of brandy. This caused a suspi cion, and information was given to Mr. Centenier Chevalier, who immediately repaired to the place, ac companied by two officers of the London detective police, one of whom was well acquainted with Man ning from his having had to do with him in the affair of the mail robbery on the Great Western Railway, for which Poole and Nightingale were convicted. " On arriving at the ho use, it was ascertained that the lodger was in bed, and a dmirable arra n g e ments were made for getting a sight of his face, and securing him before he could offer any resistance. He was, however, easily captured, and was in a very nervous state. Near him was a bottle of liquor and a razor. He immediately recognised Mr. Edward Langley, of the London police, and stated that he was glad he had come, as he was thinking of going to London to explain all. " One of his first questions was, ' Is the wretch taken ?'--alluding to his wife; and on being an swered in the affirmative, he observed, ' I am glad of it—that will save my life. In subsequent conver sation he endeavoured to throw the whole blame on the woman, and stated that she had caused the grave to be dug some time before ; and, after having laid the cloth for dinner, had invited O'Connor down stairs to wash his hands, and while he was going to the kitchen for that purpose had taken the opportunity of firing at him from behind. " The prisoner admitted that all the things in the room where he was lodging belonged to him, adding that he had found a man to give him 121. for his furniture in London—all the money he had to start with, of which seven sovereigns, which he gave up, was the remainder. On his arrival at the Navy Arms, in Mulcaster-street, his first inquiry was to see the Times newspaper. " During his stay there he regularly breakfasted and supped with the other guests, but rarely dined with them. He carried himself rather high, talked of his losses by the French revolution, that he must go to France, and should require an interpreter, as he did not speak the language. " During the passage from Southampton he had forced himself upon a respectable passenger, with whom he shared a double-bedded room, but to whom, as well as to several masters of vessels, and others in the house, he so behaved as to render himself anything but a favourite. Ile always evinced a great desire to see the newspapers, and on Saturday, the 19 th , he went to the Union Hotel on purpose to read the Times. "At the Navy Arms he paid regularly for every think he had, including a glass of brandy, before he went away. This, coupled with his leaving a trunk, a coat, a pair of trousers, &c., made the host fully expect his return. The prisoner, it appears, at once confessed the murder, and accused his wife of being, not only the principal concocter of the plot of assassination, but also the actual perpetrator of the crime. It is evi dent that she had appropriated to her own use the whole of the property of which O'Connor had been plundered, and that she left her partner in guilt to his fate without furnishing him with even the means of escape. Manning stated to the officers that it was his intention to have surrendered had he not been taken, indeed it would appear that he had no other alterna tive but to surrender as soon as his money was exhausted. his ignorance of the French language prevented him from availing him self of the many opportunities which must have presented themselves for escape to that country. Had his wife accompanied him, it is not improbable but that they might together have effected their es cape to the Continent, and have for some time longer evaded the pursuit of justice. The details that have yet reached us as to the means by which the officers of justice have succeeded in tracking his guilty steps have as yet only reached us in a meagre and imperfect form, but already sufficient is known to show how small are the chances of escape now left to those who commit enormous crimes. Wherever they go the awakened indignation of the country vigilantly seeks them out, and men who have never seen them before supply the information which leads to their detection. While in its own way so ciety thus strengthens the hands of the law, the police, by more systematic and skilful means, follow in the trail of the fugitive. The dexterity and the unwearied industry with which, in this instance, they have pursued the perpetrators of a most atrocious murder, are de serving of the highest commendation. By some mis chance the culprits bad a long start of their pursuers, and ere the slightest clue to their movements could be found days had elepsed, and the scent lay cold. The arrest of the woman was accomplished with such marvellous speed, when the first traces of her were discovered, that some impatience began to be mani fessed at the delay in securing the person of her husband. Yet, singularly enough, the means by which their apprehension was brought about were in several important respects the same. They both fli g ht from justice in cabs, and in commence d their both instances the drivers being found out, gave the information which enabled the police to follow. In both cases their boxes were discovered before them selves, and supplied important evidence as to their w h e reabouts. In bot h cases stran g er s , to whom their persons were quite unknown, set the officers upon them. As we have already mentioned, Manning left Bainbridge's (the broker s), house on the 15th inst., in a cab, which conveyed him by back streets and a cir cuitous route to the South-Western Railway. There, although formerly a railway guard, and probably therefore known to many servants on that line, all trace of him disappears, and he is not again heard of till on board a steamer bound for the Channel Islands, where, by one of those providential accidents which so frequently occur in the history of great crimes, a young woman to wh om his person was known re cognised him. She had not then heard of the murder, the news of which only reached her after landing in Guernsey. Of course, as soon as she became aware of what had happened, she immediately communicated with the Governor of the island, who, in his turn, forwarded the information to the Home office. In the meantime Langley, an active officer of the detective force, who was perfectly acquainted with Manning's person, bad been dispatched along the South-Western line to follow up the clue supplied by the cabman. As soon as the police authorities in Scotland-yard heard that Manning had been recog nised on bo9rd the sfesmer to the Channel Islands, they dispatched Langley thither in quest of him. Soon after landing, the officer had any doubt he might entertain of not being on the right track en tirely removed by finding the murderer's box in a lodging-house, where he had slept for two nights after landing, and which he had left, with a carpet-bag, and in the company of another male lodger. Some papers found in the breast pocket of a coat which was among the contents of the box, clearly established the fact that the property belonged to Manning. But the questions then arose, what had become of him since? had he left the island? and, if so, whither had he gone ? These were points only to be asc3r tained by cautiously pushing inquiries. At length, however, further tidings were collected. A gentleman saw two men, one of whom carried a carpet bag, at St. Malo, endeavouring to strike a bargain with a boatman to carry them over to Guernsey. He wished himself, to go there, and, thinking that the persons in question might be disposed to share the expense with him, he went up and addressed them. On asking them if they wished to cross to Guernsey, he was answered in a very surly manner, that they did not ; and he left them. Shortly after doing so the remarkable resemblance of one of them to the description of Manning struck him, and he communicated the fact to the proper authorities. This confirmed the suspi cion that Manning was still in the island, and every precaution was taken to prevent his escape ; but several days passed, and his lurking-place remained undiscovered until ten o'clock on Monday night, when, as already stated, a publican at Beaumont gave the information which led to his immediate arrest. Both the perpetrators, or supposed perpetrators, of the Bermondsey murder are now in the hands of the law, and so far the public indignation will be satisfied in reference to a crime as diabolical in its conception and execution as any in that black catalogue which of late years we have had to record. A letter from Southampton, dated nine, P.M., last night, says that Mr. Whither, of the London detec- tive force, was in Southampton at the time the news of his capture arrived there, and telegraphed it to the Secretary of State. Inspector Haynes left the metropolis this morning' for Jersey, with the necessary warrant to authorise the removal of the prisoner. Intelligence was received at Bristol yesterday afternoon of the arrest of Manning in Jersey. The information, which was communicated by a railway guard, was brought from Jersey by Captain T. Russell, of the Brunswick steam• packet, which arrived at Torquay yesterday morning. Cap tain Russell is the gentleman to whose praiseworthy exertions we are indebted for forwarding our parcel from our correspondent, containing the account of the arrest of Manning, which appeared exclusively in the Fourth Edition of The Sun of last evening, at seven o'clock, thus anticipating by several hours the ac counts received by the police authorities in Scotland yard. It appears that Sergeant Langley and Constable Lockyer had been out all day on Monday pursuing their search, when, while returning to their quarters about half-past nine in the evening, the landlord of the house in which Manning was staying beckoned them to him, and stated he had got a man in bed whom he strongly suspected was the man they were looking after, so nearly did he ans wer the description of the person charged with the murder of O'Connor, as printed and circulated by the police authorities. Having procured the assistance of the local autho rities, they proceeded, accompanied by two of the Jersey officers, to Manning's room, and found him in bed. One of the officers then threw himself upon Manning, who, however, offered not the slightest re sistance. LATEST PARTICULARS. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) JERSEY, TUESDAY EVENING. During the course of the day applications for ad mittance to the prison, by persons anxious to catch a glimpse of the supposed great cri minal, were very numerous, and in general these applications were readily complied with, and curious visitors, in great numbers, obtained ad mittance. Manning, who was generally sitting on a form, or walking about the yard, seemed to gaze with something like an expression of indignation at those persons, who - came to stare at him as they would at a wild beast, but he took no notice of the other prisoners, or of the persons connected with the gaol, whose anxiety to get a sight of him, seemed, however, to the full as intense as that of the visitors from withoutside the prison walls. His first inquiry on being captured was whether that - of a wife and traitor to him had been removed to London. He is rather communica tive to those with whom he comes in contact in the gaol, and has frequently explained to them everything that occurred in reference to the murder. He states that his wife shot O'Connor as he entered the room, and declares that he himself (Manning) had nothing whatever to do with the perpetration of the atro- cious deed. He endeavours to put on an appearance of nonchalance and resolution which is evidently assumed, and which is with difficulty supported. It is understood that the authorities here intend to detain him until they have instructions from the Home-office on the subject of his transference to the custody of the officers of the metropolitan police. These instructions will most probably not be received until Friday. RECEPTION BY MRS. MANNING OF THE IN TELLIGENCE OF THE CAPTURE OF HER HUSBAND.—(THIS DAY.) In the course of the morning Mrs. Manning was made acquainted with the capture of her husband at Jersey, and that his arrival was h our ly ex p ec ted. On receiving the unwelcome intelligence she turned pale, and a slight tremor was perceptible, but these symptoms only lasted for a few seconds, and she became tis cool and as calm as if she was really inno cent. When informed that Manning had charged her with firing the pistol she said it was false, for she knew nothing of the murder ; that she was quite innocent of every thing connected with it. The pri soner, it will be recollected, is to be brought up for re-examination to-morrow, but should Manning not arrive in London in the course of the night or early in the morning, it is understood that no evidence be yond what is really essential will be gone into ; that when placed in the dock she will be informed that she is again to be remanded until the arrival of her husband, so in all probability the proceedings will occupy but a few minutes. The authorities of the prison state that the prisoner pos sesses the most extraordinary nerve they ever wit nessed. She eats her meals heartily, and retires to bed about eleven o'clock at night ; and her sleep re mains unbroken until about eight o'clock in the morning. She makes no allusion to the murder, nor has the name of O'Connor or that of her husband once escaped her lips. From some circumstances which have transpired the police are of opinion that a third party is mixed up in the murder ; and yester day Mr. Massey was questioned in reference to a Frenchman he informed the police that he had often heard Mrs. Manning speak of, but that he never saw the person ; and this opinion is confirmed by a letter being found, written by her, directed to the British Hotel, Boulogne, the contents of which have not been allowed to transpire. In consequence of the publicity given to Manning's apprehension, the immediate vicinity of the station-house of the M division was surrounded during the day by an anxious body of persons waiting for the arrival of Manning. The following appeared exclusively in the Fourth Edition of The Sun last night : Captain T. Russell, of the Brunswick steam-packet, from Jersey to Torquay, this morning, at four o'clock, reports the positive capture of Manning, the supposed murderer of Patrick O'Connor, on Monday evening, in a small public-house, at St. Aubins, near St. Hilliers, Jersey. LATEST PARTICULARS. Tuesday Morning, Eleven o'clock, Aug. 28. St. Heliers, Jersey. Last night, about 9 o'clock, Frederick Manning, the supposed murderer of Patrick O'Connor, was taken into custody by Mr. Centenier Chevalier, and two Metropolitan Police- officers, a t an hotel in St. Aubins, about three miles distant from this place. He had retired to bed, where he for- tunately was secured, and brought to her Majesty's prison shortly before ten o'clock, and delivered over to the charge oF Mr. Kendrick, the Governor thereof. Soon after Sir Thomas Le Breton attended at the gaol, and every proper precaution being taken, he was left for the night in immediate charge of the principal turnkey. DuriHg the night he alluded to the murder of O'Connor, endeavouring to exonerate himself of the dreadful crime laid to his charge ; also stating dis • tinctly that his wife committed the horrible deed• He talked with a degree of satisfaction that his wife was in custody, as she had dome all, and had left him in total ignorance of her destination, without money. When breakfast was taken to him he observed a news paper that was given by one person to another, and without hesitation asked for a perusal of it, which was declined ; he also asked for a pipe and some tobacco of a turnkey on duty, and was told it was against the rules of the prison. From appearances it is evident he has been addicted ;o drinking to excess lately. He looks emaciated and pale. From the information respecting his possession of money, it appears he had not the command of more than the amount obtained by the sale of his stock of furniture. THE CHOLERA. RETURN OF CASES, AUG. 29. SUPERINTENDING REGISTRAR'S DISTRICT. Holborn .., St. Giles and St. George West London Union St. George, Southwark Greenwich ... Bethnal-green ... Bermondsey ... Lambeth Whitechapel Stepney St. George in the East Newington ... Marylebone St. Pancras ... Attacks. ... g ... 18 ... 36 ... 36 Poplar ... Strand ... St. George, Hanover-squaro St. James, Westminster Clerkenwell St. Luke ... ... Camberwell St. Saviour, Southwark Hackney Islington ... ... Kensington ... Wandsworth City of London St. Martin in• the-Fields Lewisham ... Shoreditch Rotherhithe St. Olave's Hampstead Westminster ... East London ... ... 15 Total Deaths. Cholera. Diarrh. 1 0 1 2 16 0 17 1 19 2 11 0 7 3 32 0 5 0 4 2 3 0 34 1 7 2 13 0 3 A 1 1 1 1 2 0 6 0 7 1 8 2 15 0 1 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 3 0 2 0 6 0 4 0 9 0 4 0 ... 33 No return. 468 AttACILS. Dwaths, ... 101 :n England and Wales, viz.:— Liverpool ... Merthyr Tydvil Clifton Union ... . . ... Plymouth ... 18 Gainsborough (during 3 weeks)... 120 Devizes ... ... 4 Newcastle-under-Lyme ... 19 Burslem ..„ ..• 3 Tewkesbury ... ... • .• Leeds Prescot Sculcoates Union ... Bradford, Yorkshire ... Salford Union ... North Shields ... St. German's Union ... Weymouth... Other towns ... ... In Scotland, viz.:— Dundee ... Perth St. Leonard's, St. Andrew's Hawick ••• ... 7 Total ... ... ... 530 TESTIMONIAL TO THE HUNGARIAN REFUGEES. ' 6 THE HUNGARIAN NATION COUNTS ON THE SYMPATHY OF EVERY NATION WHICH LOVES RIGHT AND Ll llERTY."—Kossuth's Protest against Russian Interven tion. Subscriptions may be sent to the following bankers: — Messrs. Coutts and Co. Messrs. Drummond. Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith ; or to any one of the members of the committee formed to carry out the Testimonial. . * * *Allfurther Post-office orders to be made payable toMurdo Young, Esq., at the Money Order Office, Strand. 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ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TWENTY OP DERBYSHIRE. This match was concluded at Derby yesterday, Atherstone winning in one innings. The following is the score at the close of the game: — ENGLAND—FIRST INNINGS. A. Mynn, Esq.—run out ... Clarke—b Tinley ... ••• ••• Parr—c Potter, b Paxton ..• .•• F. Pilch—b Tinley ..• ••• •.• Box—b Paxton . . ... ..• ••• N. Felix, Esq.—c Hunt, b Paxton • . Guy—c Horsley, b Paxton ••• ... Captain White—c Paxton, b Tinley .., Martingell—b Paxton... Captain Lautour—b Clark Hillyer—not out ..• B 25, w 3 ... 19 ... 16 ... 14 ~ 25 ..104 14 ... 9 ... 61 ... 11 13 ... 17 ... 8 ... 15 ... 5 ... o ... 74 DESIGNS OF RUSSIA, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—Now that there is good reason to suppose that the noble e ff or t o f t h e Hungarians to in-airlialU their liberty has been baffled by the overwheirilim forces of Russia and Austria, the inhabitants ( f this country must be led anxiously to inquire what po sition England is likely to assume ? Public opinion in Britain has been most powerfully elicited in favour of the Hungarians, too slowly indeed to enable them to bear up against the enemy, either by our contributions and the moral force of our sympathies, or by the interference of our Govern ment; and there may now be a temptation to sit with folded hands mourning indeed the catastrophe, but regretting our inability to ameliorate or prevent it. We aro led to fear this the more from the position we now occupy with regard to the Romans. Our national sym pathies were and are strong with them, too, but hope seems to have vanished with their defeat, and we now sorrowfully, indeed, but indolently, listen to the tales of their sufferings by the block, the Inquisition, or the oppressions of the rude soldiery. It is to be hoped, however, that our course will be different with regal d to Hungary, and that it may even yet be altered in relation to the Italians. Let the public of this country demand then of our Government, that they protest against the slightest infraction of the ancient Hungarian constitution, and against the exercise of oppression and cruelty upon the unfortunate conquered. Let them demand that they protest peacefully, if possible, but even by hold ing out the prospect of war, if their voice be not attended to. If our Government refuse at first to do this, let it be forced on them by the repeated voice of the nation. This course of action on the part of England seems called for even by her national pride. The despotic Powers know her feelings, but have hitherto treated them with indifference; if she now show that she is ready to permit them to find utterance in empty wind, they will hereafter treat her public voice with con - tempt. The friends of rational liberty, on the other hand, will repudiate her sympathy as selfish, calcu lating, and cold. They will reject all her claims to the character of benevolence, when they see her sit indolently by, with the remedy in her hands, listening to tales of the bitter suf ferings and death of those whose only crime has been patriotism and philanthropy, enjoying her own independence and liberty, without extending one look of active sympathy to those who are struggling under the thraldrom of a cruel despotism. But a far-sighted selfishness merely on our part would also lead us at present to rouse ourselves in this matter. Our own political and commercial in terests are at stake. If Russia establish a strong power in the East, and Austria become her depen dent ally, how soon may not only the latent sparks of liberty still existing on the continent be quenched, but despotism even roll its waves to our own shore, and leave us only the wreck of our once boasted con stitution and exalted personal liberty. We are too apt to imagine that we have nothing to fear on this account, by reason of the advanced state of public opinion in this country. We may, indeed, as long as we are on our guard, have nothing to fear ; but there is some cause of alarm when we are found so indifferent to the cause of liberty as to sit down at ease, and permit other freemen to be trampled under foot. There can be no doubt that no power is so much abhorred by Russia and Austria as Britain, and that these empires would lend their influ ence to no cause with more good will than to the destruction of our liberties ; and we find, on exa mination, that we have also many and powerful enemies among ourselves. The men who have not scrupled to use even the basest means to injure the cause of liberty in other lands would be sure to lend keartily their powerful influence to root it out at home. With regard to the enmity of the despotic powers, what means will they be more likely to use, as their their power and influence extends, to injure this country than the preventing as far as possible the entry of our manufactures into their territories ? Besides this, the extension will have the negative effect of preventing a large increase of commercial intercourse with the rich agricultural districts of the Danube, if the Hungarians continue in the enjoy • ment of their liberties. There is a motive, however, calling for our inter ference stronger than any of them. The Divine Being has implanted in the human mind the principle, impelling it forward to defend the right of the weak against the physical strength and the tyranny of the strong. In collective localities, in more serious cases, this power has, for the sake of convenience, been handed over to the regularly constituted Govern ments. But where no supreme power exists every man has a claim on his fellow-men to defend him from the infraction of his rights, at whatever cost to himself; and as there is no supreme power among nations, each has thus a claim upon the others for protection. The man who neglects this duty would be scouted by society, and the nation who sacrifice it to any selfish purpose must in the end expect a similar fate. It is to be hoped that public feeling in this country will always still be on the alert until it find, by whatever means, its ends accomplished with regard to the Hungarians, and that it will yet awake again to exercise itself in behalf of the Italians. In conclusion, we would briefly advert to the present peace movement, on account of its important bearing on this question. Many of the supporters of that movement, indeed the great majority, we doubt not, are true friends of national liberty ; and we would just ask them to beware that they injure not the cause they love. Do they expect to influence despotic or ambitious powers ? Then, such powers are very unlikely to listen to their advice ; war is their necessary element. On the other hand, may they not injure the good cause of freedom by giving peace too prominent a place among its advocates ? For instance, at the present time, may not the excessive desire to maintain peace prevalent in this country have weakened its influence on the affairs of Hungary and Italy ? May it not have inspired Russia with greater confidence in sending her armies to assist Austria, and France in dispatching hers to assist the Pope ? These powers will smile blandly on the movement as long as it weakens the opponents of their ambitious designs, but will take good care not to be practically affected by it themselves. What could be the motive of the French Government, for instance, for giving it their encouragement ? Peace is a blessing, but if we sacrifice purity and justice for its sake, we are only laying up for our selves in the end large stores of bloodshed and misery. Yours very respectfully, S. THE POOR-LAWS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Siu,—A most desirable end requires accomplishing in regard to the poor-laws, and which is, a total repeal of the present numerous enactments, and of the poor law rules and orders. Since the first new poor-law was passed, in 1634, there have been so many amend ments, additions, and alterations that it is scarcely possible for professional men to be correct upon them ; at any rate, they are so complicated as to mislead frequently. This ought not to be; but, on the con trary, capable of ready reference and clear under standing. The same remarks apply to the orders and regulations issued, from time to time, by the late Poor-law Commissioners and the present Poor-law Board. 0 1 I August 29, 1849. A JUSTICE'S BEAK. DRAINAGE OF THE METROPOLIS.—Up to Tuesday evening 74 plans for the drainage of the metropolis had been received at the Metropolitan Court of Sewers. THE GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAIL WAY.—On Monday an experimental trip was made on this line from Mallow to Blarney, the train arriving at the latter station at half past six o'clock. The engineer of the company (Sir John Macneil) and several other gentlemen were in the train. THE ANGLO-SAXON JUBILEE.—A committee has been formed, of which Mr. Martin F. Tupper, of Albury, Mr. John Hughes, of Donnington Priory, Mr. W. J. Evelyn, of Wotton, the Rev. Dr. Giles, rho vic r a s r fo o r f 'Wantage, and the Rev. J. L. Brereto n are members, the thehe p G u r r e p a o t s , celebratingewohfo was borna a t w jubilee tteta g e i ,i n B in h on r u k r s hire, eA A f 7D d . 849. Oriental Steam Navi • GUST 29.—The Peninsular and Captain R. W. Eva g THE MAIM—SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY, AU THE Company's s hip She had eighteen passengers, amongst whom sailed this afternoon fEorutoen'stantinople via" Gibraltar and Malta- Her cargo consisted of upwards of 300 tons were the Hon. Captain Grey, R.N., and family for Gib raltar. measuremen t goods f or the Constantinople markets. The Roya l Mail Steam-packet Company's ship Teviot, Captain Rivett, is appointed to take out the next West India and Mexican mails, and will sail on Sunday next, the 2d of September. The homeward West India and Pacific mails due at Southampton on the 7th proximo, will, in all probability, b e b roug h t home by the Dee , Captain Allan. She may be expected on the sth or 6th. The next Spanish and Portuguese mails, due the 4th of Septemb er , wi ll arr i ve by the Pt uiusular and Oriental steamer P acha, Captain John W eek- vessel may be looked for on Monday or Tuesday next. The Sultan, Captain George Brooks, from C,natuati- Duple, Smyrna, Malta, and Gibraltar, and the Erin, Captain Olive, from Leghorn, Civita Vecchia, Genoa, and Gibraltar, are due here about the 6th or 7th proximo. The United States mail steamer Herrmann, Captsin E. Crabtree, which dates from New York to August 20, is expected off Cowes, en route to Bremen, on Tuesday or Wednesday next. FATAL OCCURRENCE.—HASTINGS, AUGUST 28. This morning, as two young men were bathing between Hastings and St. Leonards, one of them was observed to sink, apparently from fright, at being suddenly out of his depth. His companion was seen to try to save him, and was unfortunately dragged under water by him. Both were drowned. Their names were George Col lins, a mechanic, and John Fowler, a gentleman's Fe r - vaut. A boat was soon on the spot, and efforts were made to discover the bodies. After a vigorous search and an inquest was subsequently Verdict, " Accidental death from held bulb were o them. brought drowning." Total ... DERBYSHIRE—FIRST INNINGS. Dycbe—c Box, b Clarke Bacon—b Clarke Gregory—st Box, b Hillyer R. C. Clarke, Esq.—c Lautour, b Hillyer C. Tinley—b Clarke ... ••• Huat—b Clarke Horsley—st Box, b Clarke J. Clifford Esq.—l b w, b Martingell... Dakin—at Box, b Clarke ... Paxton—l bw, b Hillyer Atten borough —b Clark ••• ••• "41 11. Earle, Esq.—c White, b llillyer A. Bass, Esq.—b Clarke S. Potter, Esq.—b Clarke S. Mallaby, Esq.—b Martingell Morris—b Clarke . E. Smith—b Martingell S. Blane, Esq.—b Martingell ••• ••• R. Wilson—not out ••• ••• •.• ••• I. Calladine—c Pilch, b Clarke ... 89, w 2 ••• ••• ...185 ... Total ENGLAND—SECOND INNINGS. A. Mynn, Ecq•—c Wilson, b Paxton. ••• Clarke—c Hunt, b Tinley .•• ••• Parr—b Paxton F. Pilch — b T inle y •• ••• "• ••• Box—c P a xton, b Tinley ,•• ..• N. Felix, E s q.—c Horsley, b Paxton... ". Guy —e Hunt, b Paxton ••• "• Captain White —b Paxton ••• ••• Martingell—b Paxton C a pt a in Lautour—b Tinley " ••• ••• Hilly er—not out B 18, w (*)- ••• ••• Total ... ... ... The Queen has commanded Mr. Bartley, who, it will be remembered, read, by de s i r e, b e for e her Majesty, theillustrative verses of the Oratorios of Athalie, An tigone, and CEdipus, to appear as Fallstaft in the first part of Henry IV., at Windsor next Christmas, when the dramatic representations are to be resumed. Mr. Bartley gives his gratuitous services next week at the Birmingham Festival, and reads the verses of the Athalie. - _ - , OBSERVER. " Sir,—You will, I presume, favour me with the in sertion of the following medical certificate. The italics are Mr. Laxon's own : "`I hereby certify that on the third day subsequent to the slight injury inflicted on the late May Ball's hand, by the flame of a candle (no evidence of mis chief remaining), I directed the covering to be re moved from it. " ` WILLIAM LARON, M.D., Surgeon to the Gaol. " ` Coventry, Aug. 21, 1849.' " There is an inaccuracy in the deposition of the chief witness, where the singular is substituted for the plural number, viz., "a hundred years" for " hundreds of years ;" and also an important omis sion. My words were to this effect : " What is this compared with the flames of hell, where your whole frame will be in torments for hun dreds of years, if you depart this life without making an acknowledgment of your guilt ? " RICHARD CHAPMAN." COPY OF A. LETTER FORWARDED BY THE LATE CHAP LAIN OF COVENTRY GAOL TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT. " August 10, 1849. " Right Honourable Sir, —Although an official no tice from the visiting magistrates of Coventry Gaol, respecting my suspension from the duties of the chaplaincy, and my consequent resignation of th e office, may have already reached you, I have never theless thought it not inexpedient to trouble you with a brief account of the circumstances which led to such an unfortunate result. The condemned prisoner, Mary Ball (who was executed yesterday), I had at tended privately for several weeks prior to her con demnation ; and from the time the sentence of death was pronounced upon her until the Saturday before her execution (i. e. for the space of a week), I was unremitting in my exertions to prepare her for the awful fate which awaited her. No pains, I assure you, were spared on my part to awaken her mind to a sense of her condition. But I had to contend with an obtuse intellect, a lethargic temperament, a moral sense exceedingly debased, and a conscience apparently benumbed by long-continued habits of vice. The proofs of her guilt had been clearly established at her trial, but no acknowledgment of it could I extort from her. On the contrary, her protestations and assertions of innocence were repeatedly conveyed to me from her lips in the strongest language that she had at her command. I trust that, as a Christian gentleman, you will make every reasonable allowance for a clergyman anxious for the salvation of a human soul, and in a state of perplexity how to secure it. On the morning of Saturday, the 4th instant, I read and explained to her several of the parables of our Blessed Lord, which inculcate the necessity of repentance ; I also read to her the gospel account of the penitent thief, and en deavoured from these instances, and from other pas sages of Scripture, to prove to her that repentance without confession, or an unreserved acknowledgment of guilt, was necessarily imperfect. I then pointed out to her, as plainly as I could, the dreadful conse quences of departing this life without having com pleted the work of repentance ; and read to her some passages from a work of Jeremy Taylor, on the nature of eternal punishment in hellfire. Having expatiated thereupon at some length, I implored her, in the kindest and most soothing accents, not to incur the wrath of God by persisting in the assertion of her innocence, and requested her to kneel down with me in prayer. After these religious exer cises. were finished her manner seemed to be rather subdued, in spite of a little sullenness which now and then betrayed itself, and an unwilling ness to be communicative. On revisiting her in the afternoon, a thought struck me that an application to the senses of a person who was inaccessible to reason might be attended with the desired result. I called for a lighted candle, and requested her to give me her hand, which she unresistingly placed (or suffered to be placed) in my own. I then held it over the lighted candle, and asked her if she suffered pain, to which she made no reply, but presently began to struggle, when I instantly released her hand. This operation did net occupy more than two seconds, or three at the most, during which she never once cried out. I then inquired of her if she would venture on another trial, and proceeded to take her hand for that purpose, but perceiving her disinclination, I did not persist in my attempt. Whereupon I addressed her in the following or similar words Do not imagine that I have been influenced by any feelings of cruelty towards you in thus placing your hand over the candle, I have done this to teach you the value of your immortal soul. If you flinch from such a trifling amount of pain as this which I have been inflicting upon you, how will you endure the torments of an eternal fire hereafter, which will inevitably be your portion unless you make an ample confession o f your guilt before you die?' " I regret very much to state that the hand of the unfortunate woman was slightly blistered by the flame ; but two days before she suffered I received intelligence of its entire recovery, and that she had almost forgotten the circumstance. " Perhaps it may not be unimportant to mention that she subsequently confessed her crime, and ad mitted the justice of her sentence. " I have thus endeavoured to give you as clear a statement as possible of the transaction which occa sioned my suspension. The possibility of the other prisoners entertaining a prejudice against me, on their coming to a knowledge of thiscircumstance, has doubt less influenced the decision of the magistrates and this consideration will, perhaps, account for the apparent harshness of their resolution. Erroneous and exag gerated reports relative to this affair have been circu lated, some of them too ridiculous to be credited by any person of intelligence. I have, therefore, thought it advisable to write to you myself upon the subject, not forgetting to mention that, by the advice of my friends, I have forwarded my resignation of the chaplaincy to the Chairman of the Quarter Sessions. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " R. CHAPMAN." A Greek, a German, an Irish, an English, and a Scotch naturalist, are at present in the Orkneys, each on a scientific tour. LONDON PRICE or BREAD.—The general price of the best bread in London is 7d. and 7kd., second quality from sd. and 54d. to 6d. and 61d. In the neighbourhood of Somers Town bread is selling at sd. and sid. The master bakers of that district have been endeavour ing, for some time past, to obtain a living profit on their bread, and succeeded, after great exertions, in putting a stop to that unfair competition that had so long existed among them. After the whole of them had been for a short time at one price, and each came to be reduced to the trade to be done in their own immediate locality, one of them made an excuse that he would no longer continue to sell his bread at the same price as the rest so long as one or two in the neighbourhood made second, or rather bread of the third quality, and immediately commenced selling under the agreed price, whereby he advanced his trade considerably, to the injury of his neighbours, who have been obliged in consequence to sell their bread at the same rate as he did in order to retain their customers. Similar accounts may be given of other parts of London.—Bakers' Gazette. SUDDEN DEATH. Father Dominic, of Poplar House, Westend, Hampstead, has been suddenly removed from his earthly labours, and his death was accompanied by most untoward circumstances and peculiar suffering. He left London in good spirits on Monday morning by the 7.30 train on the Great Western Railway, accom panied by Father Lewes, on his way to Stroud. When very near the Pangbourne station he was suddenly in disposed, and upon being removed from the train symp toms of a choleraic character appeared. The attendance of a medical gentleman (Mr. H. Muggridge, who hap pened to be travelling) was immediately given, and his complaint ascertained to be disease of the heart. Reme dies were applied, and application made to the inns for admission, but no room could, as it was stated, bo af forded. The unfortunate sufferer was then removed to a cottage,land laid upon some straw on the brick floor for upwards of au hour. Upon the arrival of the up-train he was lifted in and brough to the Railway Tavern at Read ing. The prescriptions of the medical gentleman were again applied, and temporary ease was obtained. The spasm at the heart, however, returned with violence, and he expired at three o'clock the same afternoon. The medical gentleman certified that death arose from natural causes. Father Dominic was very generally known to the Roman Catholic community, and particularly to the rev. gentlemen who have seceded from the church of England. The Trieste papers quote the exchange on London at 11 52 to 11 53, on receipt of telegraphic news from Vienna; money was in continued demand, and the rate of discount was four per cent. The value of the English sovereign was quoted at 11 40.