The Sun. — London, England, 1849-10-30 00:00:00

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That loyalty which has on so many memorable occasions peculiarly distinguished the citizens of London—which demolished a \Vat Tyler in Smith field, and settled the fate of a Jack Cade—was evinced in a remarkable degree to-day on the visit of the Royal Consort of Victoria, and the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal, to the opening of the New Coal Exchange. Such an event could not be looked upon but as one of great importance in the annals of the City. The first visit and introduction of a youthful Prince of Wales—the future hope, and it may be, the pride and glory of the kingdom—to the most renowned corporation in the world is an event which our chronologists have occasion only at very long intervals to record, and therefore may be fitly and judiciously chosen as a period for a great civic demonstration. May it not reasonably be expected, as this is his first appearance in public—his debut, as it were, in that public character in which perchance he may after wards be so much distinguished—that the warmth and loyalty of his reception by the citizens will not only never he effaced from his mind, but will induce him by every act of his subsequent career to win their attachment The disappointment of the public at the absence of the Queen was of course considerable, and might have had some effect in lessening the number of spectators; and it was only exceeded by the regra universally felt at that unfortunate indisposition which prevented her honouring the ceremony with her attendance. The public, no doubt, would have been favourable to a postponement until her Majesty was convalescent, but, with that characteristic goodness which so much distinguishes our Sovereign, she was unwilling to sacrifice all the trouble and expense to which the Corporation had gone in preparing for her reception. By that happy fatality which has accorded, almost in every instance, fine weather to royal processions during the present reign, the day was as beautiful and the air as mild as the most hopeful pleasure-seeker could desire. The Goddess Aurora, as if to show her approbation of the interesting ceremony, ushered into existence one of those delightful mornings which ; even at this advanced period of the year, are not altogether foreign to our hemisphere. And the sub sequent applause of the day did not leave unfulfilled the promises orthe morning, for as it advanced the sky became clearer, the sun brighter, and the atmos phere more salubrious. The spirits of all were con sequently cheered and exhilerated, and a zest created for a thorough enjoyment of the spectacle about to be witnessed. The more immediate scene of action—the neigh bourhood of the Coal Exchange—presented an ap pearance of extraordinary excitement and gaiety. The Corporation and their officials seemed to be in a perfect fury about the importance and responsibilities of their position, and could only be compared to a man coming into some unexpected good fortune, and being incapable, from tht suddenness of the change, of distinguishing between standing upon his head, and assuming his proper perpendicular. If their loyalty had been confined under hydraulic pressure, and had suddenly got a vent, their anxiety to give expression to it could not have been more unbounded. They were all attired in Court dresses, wearing at the same time their scarlet gowns and their chains and insignia of office, and they certainly did no discredit to the rich and powerful constituency which they represented. The Aldermen who had passed the chair, and a priori partaken most frequently of "ye sumptuous feasts of ye ancient City," spoke volumes by their appear ance of the hospitality of the Corporation, for each of them represented a corporation in his own person. We were disappointed in finding the absence of that well-known class of individuals who, with what justice we will leave the initiated to ask, have acquired a world-wide reputation we allude to the fish wives of Billingsgate. Although they may be presumed to have a somewhat dubious claim to the respect of the public, there cannot be a shadow of a doubt that there is not a more loyal and patriotic array of women in the kingdom. What would have been a more interesting sight than an assemblage of these redoubtable characters, not in their fishey dresses, but in their best attire, with clean aprons, gay ribbons, and jolly rubican countenances, which would even bear comparison with an Alderman ? A visit from a Prince of Wales would have set them almost mad, and made them as enamoured of the little fellow as the ladies of Scotland were of Prince Charlie. Un fortunately, these members of the softer sex have got into bad repute, not so much through their own acts as through their tongues; but it should be recollected that their vocabulary is as necessary to the sale of fish as French is to a schoolmaster; and that, bad as some think it is, it has been sadly corrupted by foreign importations, for no slang phrase gets into circulation now-a•days but it is said to belong to the lexicon of Billingsgate. ST. JAMES'S AND THE GREEN PARKS. These parks were the scene of great bustle and animation as early as nine o'clock this morning, being thronged with respectably-dressed persons, who were anxious ,to catch a sight of the Royal party on their arrival from Windsor, and the excitement was increased by a report that was current that her Majesty was so far recovered that she i n t en d e d to b e present. At twenty minutes before ten o'clock two royal carriages and two pri vate carriages for the servants left Buckingham Palace for the Great Western station at Paddington, to bring the Royal party to Buckingham Pa'ace. PADDING TON STATION. At twenty minutes before ten o'clock the special train, bringing Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and their suite, arrived at the Paddington station. The Prince, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal, who were all dressed very plainly, upon alighting from the royal carriage were received by the directors and several officers of the company, who handed them to the carriages that were waiting for them, and the royal party immediately drove off to BUCKINGHAM PALACE. The Prince and his two august Children arrived at Buckingham Palace at a quirter before eleven o'clock; and here the party who had expected the Queen were doomed to disappointment, as the Prince was only accompanied by the Princess Royal and the Prince of Wales. Among the equipages that passed the Palace on their way to Whitehall, we noticed those of the Marquis of Cholmondely, General Brown, the Deputy-Adjutant Lieutenant, the Duke of Rutland, Lord and Lady Russell and their two daughters, Lord Foley, Sir A. Howard, and the Duke of Wellington. The Noble Duke was in his old state carriage, he was dressed in a - Field-Marshal's uni form, and appeared in good health and spirits. At h alf -past eleven o'clock a guard of honour, composed of a detachment of the lst Life Guards, arrived, and took up their station outside the garden rte. This d e t ac h men t was qu i c kl y f o ll owe d 'Y a Posse of the A division of police, under the c ommand of Superintendent Russell. h Shortly b e f ore twelve o ' clock a second guard of G ° "nr, consisting of a detachment of the Fusilier it .tiar,dB) arrived a t th e P a l ace , an d took their station wh in the garden gate. The band o f t h e reg i ment shortly followed and Played several airs in the garden. tir At twel ve o ' c l oc k t h ree royal carriages arrived at ho Palace. Th e fi rs t d rawn b y two cream-coloured , ° rses, the second by two noble black ones, and the 'ir . d by t wo splendid bays. Immediately on their L a _ hr rival th ey entered at the garden-gate, in order to eceive their royal and distinguished intended occu• Pant s . At a quarter past twelve o'clock the band struck t u rgod sa ve th e Q ueeo, " and immediately afterwards l'oyal party pr ocee d e d t o Whi tehall in the follow ing Order :—. A detachment of the Life Guards. The Master of the Horse in a royal state carriage, drawn by two black horses. Another royal state carriage, drawn by two bay g . I= B c. 7 The Fairy, Admiralty steam-vessel, was moored out in the river, as was also the Lord Mayor's state barge, in which were seated the civic functionaries. A considerable number of small craft were also an chored and fastened together between Westminster and the Suspension 13ridges, each boat displaying royal standards, union jacks, and innumerable descrip tions of other . flags. At a quarter past twelve the officers of the Ad miralty got into their barge, and took up a position in the centre •of the river. Precisely at the half-hour the striking up of " God Save the Queen" announced the arrival of the Royal party. The company assembled on the stairs imme diately uncovered. Prince Albert with the two Royal chili lren having alighted from the carriage which conveyed them from Buckingham Palace, at once proceeded to the Royal barge, holding the Prince of 'Wales by one hand and the Princess Royal by the other, and bowing repeatedly on the way. The sweet and gentle expression of the two illustrious children could not but strike the most in different obsezvar, and draw from him an exclama- tion of his admiration. They were dressed in extremely plain attire—the Prince in a kind of ,allor's: dress, 'consisting of blue jacket, white waist- coat and trot users, and Byronic collar; the Princess Royal in a pi nk and drawn-silk bonnet, a black velvet pelisse, and a snort dress of light material, having upon it amu ill green pattern. She wore light co. Loured boots. Prince Al'ui2rt shook hands with Lord John Pus eel and Sir George Grey, previous to embarking, and the Roy children aid the same also, They both seemed to with astonishment upon the singular and exciting ticene that the river presented, novel and entirely original, as it must be, to their yet unexpe- rienced mind s.. The Royall - party, who were accompanied by Lady Littleton and. some officers of the household, having embarked, the bargemen and the Tailors in the different gigs and launches set up n loud cheer, which was re- echoed by the people assembled on the two bridges, :And the wharfs on each side of the river. Lord J. R;v.ssell and Sir George Grey immediately afterwards ti )k up their position in the royal shallop, and the oth( a boats having received their occupants, the processior was formed as follows: PROGRAMME. The' 'Gig of the Commodore at Woolwich, Commodore Henry Eden. Barge of Admiral at the Nore. _ _ Vice*d kdriiiral the Hon. George Elliot, C.B. Barge of the Lord Mayor. The Queen's State Shallop. s Royal Highness Prince Albert. His .R oyal Highness the Prince of Wales. Her !Royal Highness the Princess Royal. St ki3red by Capt. Right Hon. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, G.C.11. The Quetn's Shallop. Mate Officers of the Household. The Admiralty Barge. 'The Lords Commissioners of the ' Admiralty. The Admiralty Barge. P Ii ncipal Officers at Somerset-house. `The Barge of the Trinity-house. Corporation of the Trinity. 43 O'er qg P- E .71 3 75, C. 4,4 E ctg ;-1- td-i up . n D I 5 '1.72'. Other barges. The proe evsion, as it went down the river, was re ceived with loud cheers by the thousands Ni ho had assembled t. witness it. THE horses, containing the Dowager Lady Lyttleton and several tneinbers of the Royal Household ; and A third royal state carriage, in which were his Royal Highness Prince Albert, who was dressed in a Field-Marshal's uniform, her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, who wore a pink silk drawn bonnet and blue dress; his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, who wore a blue vel vet sailor's jacket, with gold naval buttons and white waistcoat and trousers, and one of the Prince's Equerries. The Pi incess Royal, who sat o❑ the left hand of her Royal Father, kept looking out of the window, and appeared to enjoy the scene before her. The Prince of Wales sat opposite his august parent, but did not seem to take the interest or appear so lively as his royal sister. The last carriage was followed by another detachment of the Life Guards. The procession then proceeded at a rapid rate up the Mall into St. James's Park, and through the Horse Guards to Whitehall. The royal party were most enthusiastically cheered the whole way by an immense crowd of most re spectably-dressed persons, and repeatedly bowed their acknowledgments. General regret, however, was expressed at the absence of her Majesty and its cause. WHITEHALL. THE EMBARKATION.—The appearance of Whitehall brought vividly to recollection the days when the Thames was the great highway between the east and west of London, and presented gay and memorable acquatic scenes, which now, unhappily, are of too rare occurrence. No inconsiderable portion of his tory and an incalculable amount of other literary productions are occupied with details of rare specta cles and extraordinary events which have been wit ❑essed or taken their origin upon this classic ground. The watermen of this ancient ferry, once noted for their prowess, and their skill in all appertaining to their craft, are now extinct, but there was a time when a visit from a Minister of State, a Royal Prince, or even a Monarch himself did not surprise them. So little, however, are White hall-stairs used now• a days that the gates are kept under lock and key, and are never opened except on regatta days. The whole of the houses and gardens from which a view of the embarkation could be obtained were crowded with company, consisting chiefly of elegantly dressed ladies. On the top of the United Service Museum, which was literally crammed with spectators, and presented a very singular and lively appearance, was suspended a magnificent flag, bearing the royal standard, which waved in streams over the edifice. The Fusilier band and a detachment of that regiment was stationed in Whitehall-yard, as well as a small body of police, who kept it entirely free from people. From the commence rnent of the passage forming the entrance to Whitehall-stairs to the place of embarkation crimson drugget was laid down, and it gave the place a very comfortable appearance. A small Ind skilfully arranged platform, covered with the same material, was floated alongside the royal barge to facilitate embarking. The royal barge was manned by 24 men dressed in bright scarlet liveries. There were also the Queen's shallop, the Admiralty barge and shallop, and a number of smaller boats moored close to the stairs. Shortly after 12 o'clock, Lord John Russell and Sir George Grey arrived, and seemed in excellent spirits, but neither the Noble Lord nor the Right Hon. Baronet seemed to have benefited much by their release from the wear and tear of the session. They were dressed in the Windsor uniform, which bears a great resemblance to that of the navy, being blue, deco rated with gold, and each being supplied with a sword. We noticed also among the company assembled Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Sir Francis Baring, the First Lord of the Admiralty ; Admiral Dundas, Lord John Ray, Sir John M‘Donald, Adjutant- General; Mr. Parker, Secretary of the Admiralty ; Captain Hamilton, Second Secretary, Captain Berkeley, Sir Baldwin Walker, Surveyor of the Navy, and Captain Eden. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence was dressed in full naval uniform, as well as several other officers of the navy. THE RIVER. The line of procession along the river presented a most extraordinary spectacle of animation. Hunger ford-bridge - was literally besieged with crowds, and as it bent v .y much under the weight that it had to support i ~t presented any thing but a pleasant sight, especially t those who had in their recollection the lamented c st astrophe at Yarmouth. Every aN 'a liable space from the water's edge to the highest stn of chimneys had been fitted up for the reception of spectators. Waterloo-bridge was co vered with alultitudes, and the eagerness of some to see the prc cession pass under it, led them to take up dangerous positions on the parapets. Along t be whole front of Somerset-house, from the wincioN fa under the arches to the roofs of the buildings, eats had been erected, and tickets of ad mission to itilloge places, as also to the spacious ter race rangii IR. along the front of the river, had been issued tot te officers of the respective departments for themsel re and friends. Indeed from Westminster bridge to t be Tower of Loudon, on each side of the Shortly before one o'clock the echo of distant shouts came looming through the fine clear morning air, announcing the approach of the pageant ; and as the first boat shot through the centre arch of the bridge, a salute of ordnance thundered forth, completely stifling the loyal and enthusiastic shouts of the populace. Eventually all the vessels engaged in the procession pulled up to the landing punt, and the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Royal were handed on shore, and received by the Corporation of the City, headed by the Right Honourable the Recorder, the Duke of Cam bridge, the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Angle sea, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Lord Campbell, the Right Hon. Mr. Goulburn, and Lord Dudley Stuart, who had arrived upon the spot a few minutes previ ously. Immediately upon the Prince disembarking a flourish of trumpets was sounded, and the band struck up the National Anthem. The order of pro cession was then formed as follows : City Marshals. Common Council. Sheriffs. Aldermen. The Illustrious Visitors, surrounded by the great Officers of State. As the illustrious party passed through the covered passage they were welcomed with loud huzzars and reiterated cries of " Long Live the Queen," which the Prince ackowledged with his well-known ease and grace. lle held the Princess Royal with her right hand, and the Prince of Wales with his left. The children were attended by Lady Lyttleton. Scarcely had the procession dis appeared than the shouts of welcome were renewed, and a tall portly gentleman, attired in the uniform of a deputy-lieutenant, was seen advancing in the distance. As he approached near to us we recognized in him Sir Robert Peel. The Right Hon. Baronet who was alone, smiled and bowed to the gay company he was passing through, and seemed highly delighted with the reception they gave him. The round tent at the landing-place is 65 feet diameter. There are 400 feet of marquee covering, 36 feet in width, leading from the landing-place to Thames street. Across Thames-street to the Coal Exchange there are 150 feet of marquee tenting, 50 feet wide : the whole lined with scarlet and white drapery. The round tent is decorated inside with trophies and flags. The whole erected by Mr. B. Edgington, Duke-street, Borough. (We shall give the conclusion in our Third Edition.) N, river, but more especially on the City side, the wharfs, jetties, windows, steps, terraces, roofs, avenues, streets, &c., as also the decks of steamers, barges and boats, from the water's edge to the line of procession, and the bridges and piers, were densely crowded with the teeming population of this mighty metropolis. THE DISEMBARKATION. "We left Booby on the 25th July. I went all over the island, and found tWo holes on the top of it, which I went down, and discovered two most beautiful little wells, with a quantity of not by any means bad water." COURTS-MARTIAL IN NEW ZEALAND. (From the Southern Cross, May 19.) Captain C. H. M. Smith was appointed by the local Goverment a resident magistrate for the pensioner set tlements, and Lieut. 0. W. Gray was appointed a justice of the peace ; that in the discharge of his duties in :that capacity Lieutenant Gray was in the habit of attending the bench of magistrates at Howick on the court days ; that some time in November of last year, Captain Smith and Lieutenant Gray being both sitting for the adjudication of cases in the Court House, at Howick, a case of debt was called on, in which a civilian, named Tatam, was the complainant, and a pensioner, named Lynch, who held a pub lican's licence, was defendant ; that the com plainant, previous to the case being gone into, objected to Captain Smith sitting upon his case, al leging that Captain Smith was a partner of the defendant Lynch in his public house, and that he (Captain Smith) was, in consequence, prejudiced in favour of the defendant. Upon this statement being made, and Captain Smith declining to take any steps to punish the contempt of court, or to vindicate the purity of the bench thus grossly insulted, Lieutenrnt Gray, as a justice of the peace, communicated to the Colonial Secretary, the fact of such an accusation having been made against a magistrate while sitting on the bench, and that the magistrate had taken no notice of it. This communication was then brought before the Execu tire Council, when Lieutenant Gray was called upon by that body to prove the charge against Captain Smith of being in partnership with Lynch. Lieu tenant Gray stated that he had made no such charge against Captain Smith; that he simply brought under the notice of the Government the fact of a charge so disgraceful having been made in open court, and that no steps had been taken to vindicate the character of the magistrate, or the purity of the bench of which he was a member • that he knew nothing as to the truth or falseh oo d o f the charge itself. Upon this the Executive Council decided that Lieutenant Gray had failed to prove his charge against Captain Smith, and that Captain Smith was exonerated from all blame. In the interim, the written desire of the Government that Lieut. Gray should prove the charge made by Tatam against Captain Smith, appears to have put him (Lieutenant Gray) on the qui vivo to ascertain the truth or falsehood of that charge, and while seeking for the necessary proof, the man Barry, who has been so conspicuous throughout these pro ceedings, sent word to him that he could give impor tant information. The information given by Barry, if true, went to prove so serious an amount of em bezzlement against Captain Smith, that the original charge appears to have been totally lost sight of by all parties. Upon the information given by Barry, supported and confirmed, as Lieutenant Gray supposed it to be, by other testimony the charges, as laid before the first court-martial, were transmitted by Lieutenant Gray to the com manding officer of pensioners, Major Gray; by him they were forwarded to the governor-in-chief; and thence they found their way to the major -general command ing, and from him they were returned to Major Gray, with orders to bring Captain Smith to a court-mar tial upon them, and to make Lieutenant Gray the prosecutor. The court-martial took place, and Captain Smith was honourably acquitted; and subsequently Lieut. Gray was arraigned before a similar tribunal, the re sult of which will be se n from the following extracts from brigade orders :-- Of all the scenes we have ever witnessed that which occurred to-day on the Custom House Quay is the most amusing and ridiculous. The arrangements for the disembarkation were of the most faulty and defective nature. True, the quay itself and the many approaches to it were elaborately and tastefully fitted up, but neither, the police nor those who had the immediate control of the ceremonies observed anything like order or civility, and the scene, though gorgeous and imposing, was ever and anon disturbed with noisy altercations between parties who had been favoured with tickets, but could not be accom modated with seats, and busy bewildered officials. It was with the utmost difficulty that we secured a standing place at al!. Our card of admission was treated with derision, and neither entreaties nor persuasion commanded respect from the military police or the civic functionaries. At length, however, our importunities becoming rather troublesome to the individual who had charge of the main entrance, we were favoured with a back seat in the vicinity of Billingsgate, shut out from the river, and where nothing could be seen, and where we were kept a prisoner till the Prince and the procession had passed into the Exchange. " Thank God," we mentally ejaculated, "it is over at last, now we may have a chance of escaping from a hole-and-corner posi tion, and taking a hurried view of the river." But how sadly were we mistaken; an order was given that no one was to be allowed to leave their seats til 1 the procession had returned ; and again we had fruitlessly to exercise the humble powers of persuasion we are gifted with to con vince a policeman and a private in the Artillery Company, of the absurdity of keeping us imprisoned when we ought to be penning a feeble description of what had been going forward. Alas, it was all to no purpose, the policemen said " them is my orders, and the millintaries too, you can't stir,' and at the risk of being arrested or breaking our necks, or drowning, we forced our way through the crowd, scaled a wall, dropped into a boat, and then, with the aid of a boatman, effected a landing cn Nicholson's Wharf. The river, of which we could obtain only an occasional glimpse, was literally bristling with craft of every conceivable size and description, all swarming with men, women, and children attired in the gayest fashions of the day. To the westward, London Bridge could be seen peering up above the masts of vessels, thronged of course from end to end ; while the tops of the buildings on either side of the Thames as far as the eye could reach were alive with eager spectators. On the quay, besides the band of the Grenadier Guards, there were several others equally numerous and efficient, and their splendid performances served well to relieve the tedium of the morning. The distance from the landing stairs to the great entrance to the Exchange was covered in with illuminated: glazed calico, galleries being fitted up on each side for the accommodation of those who were fortunate enough to obtain tickets, and were earliest on the ground, of course every available spot from which even a glance at the illustrious visi tors could be secured was occupied. The passage was guarded by the Royal Artillery, Company, who, although under the command of Captain Fitzroy, M.P., handled their arms and exe cuted their evolutions in a somewhat clumsy manner, to the no small amusement of the ladies, while files of the Grenadier Guards were stationed immediately on the quay, and surrounding the landing place, which had been erected for the occasion, and which was gaily decorated with banners, shrubs, and flowers. " At a general. court-martial, held at Auckland, New Zealand, on the 2d day of April, 1849, and of which general court-martial Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel Bolton, Royal Engineers, was President, Lieutenant Owen Wynne Gray, staff officer of New Zealand Enrolled Pensioners, appeared a prisoner on the following charge, viz.:— " For scandalous and infamous conduct unbecom ing the character of an officer and a gentleman, in getting up and attempting to support, in an un justifiable and improper manner, disgraceful charges against his senior officer, Captain Charles Henry Montressor Smith, staff officer of New Zealand Pensioners, which harges so got up, and so attempted to be supported by Lieutenant Owen Wynne Gray, were found by the general court-martial by which they were investigated at Auckland, New Zealand, from the Bth day of February to the 31 day of March, 1849, to be totally without foundation; such conduct on the part of Lieutenant Gray being subversive of all discipline and subordination in the pensioner corps, and calculated to bring discredit on her Majesty's service.' LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30 1849 GREAT FIRE at the MODEL ESTABLISH MENT of BATHS and WASIIHO USES. Last evening, at a few minutes past six o'clock, a fire broke out in the extensive premises erected by the Committee for Promoting the Establishment of Baths and Washhouses for the Labouring Classes, situate in Gouiston-square, Whitechapel. The flames com menced in orul of the dryingheuses, a temporary building of timber, erected by the committee for the purpose of testing its efficacy previous to building a more substantial compartment. Contiguous to this erection was the washing department, containing 84 washtubs, and on one side stood the mangling. houses, and on the other the ironing compartment. The whole extended in one direction about 100 feet, and in the other 75 feet. The poor women who had been at work at the baths during the day having left, the dr)inghoute was filled, as was the usual custom, with towels to dry. This dryinghouse was heated by means of two radiating stoves, and there is little doubt entertained that the heat of these machines was the cause of the terrible fire we are about to narrate. At the time stated above some of the managing men of the establishment were greatly alarmed by per ceiving a dense mass 'of smoke pouring through the different passages leading to the various compartments in the extensive range of premises. Upon gaining the dryinghouse the whole of the horses used for drying the clothes were, together with the linen hanging thereon, found to be enveloped in flames. Over this building were several large tanks, contain ing in the whole upwards of 3,000 gallons of water, and in order to guard against the ravages of fire the ccmmittee had proper engineitiose attached to these tanks, so that in the event of an outbreak a ready supply might be brought to bear upon the flames. The first thing attempted by the persons belonging to the premises was to fly to the hose connected with the tanks, and scatter the water over the flames. Unfortunately, although the roof was formed of iron, the ceilin g was constructed of timber, and the flames having reached this, they travelled along the top of the building almost with the rapidity of lightning, and so intense was the heat from the flames that the glass windows in the ceiling quickly became broken, when the fire rushed through the openings in immense bodies, rising so high into the air as to threaten destruction to the whole of the sur rounding houses. Not a moment was lost in sending information of the misfortune to the engine stations, and forthwith the machines from Whitechapel and Aldgate parish reached the spot, followed in rapid succession by nu- , merous engines' of the L on d on Brigade, with Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent, and Mr. Fogo, the foreman of the district. The West of England engine and firemen, under the direction of Mr. Connorton, were also remarkably early in arriving. The firemen ther found that the flames bad ob tained too strong a hold to be easily extinguished ; but fortunately there was an abundant supply of water obtained from the plugs of the East London Company's works, with which the firemen set their machines in full play. By order of the superior officers, the hoses of some of the engines were conveyed through the front baths, and were brought to bear upon the great seat of fire, whilst a number of firemen were at the same time sent up the scaling ladders to mount that portion of the roof not in flames. By so doing they were enabled to scatter many thousand gallons of water at once upon the fire, but, in spite of every ex ertion, the work of devastation continued, and it was not till after nine o'clock that the flames could be conquere3. TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATIONS. CHOLERA AND DIARR MEA The second of a ser i es of " Great Temperance Demonstrations" was held lust night in Exet e r Hall. ENGLAND AND WALES. The subject of address was " The Influence of the I The following is the Return of Deaths from Cholera and Temperance Movement on the Extension of Religion Diarrhoea reported to the General Board of Health at Home and Abroad, and the Moral Obligation of October 29, 1849 : professing Christians to promote it." SUPERINTENDING REGISTRAR'S DISTRICT. Mr. JOHN CASSELL was called to the chair; and DeathlL in the course of a length ene d a dd ress h e endeavoured Cholera. Diarrh. to show that all the most emi nen t c h aracters i n Bible ••• 0 1 2 „, history were total abstainers fro m s t rong d r i n k s. In 0 • 1 0 our own country there w a s consume d every year a •• quantity of intoxicati ng li quo r s su ffi c i en t t o ma k e a ••• 2 0 ••• 0 5 river 3 feet d ee p, 30 f ee t w id e, an d 168 m il es. N eed ..• we wonder, und er suc h c i rcumstances, at t h e ex i st i ng ••• 0 0 1 amount of crime, p au p er i sm , an d prost i tut i on ? Il e ••• 8 0 reckoned that E ng l an d a l one conta i ne d 600,000 con- 0 1 firmed drunkards, and that there were 60,000 deaths annually from this sole cause. Here then was an ob vious curse, that ought to be forthwith arrested ; and should not society at once combine to arrest the de• stroyer ? It was useless to preach the Gospel to the drunkard; it might as well be preached to the insane. The mind of the drunkard might be compared to a great bog or morass. To such a mind the Gospel might be preached in vain, for there was no adapta tion of the soil to the seed. But let the machinery of temperance be applied to the making of tee-total drains, let it dig the dyke of total abstinence, to drain men's brains of alcohol, and immediately the soil would become adapted to the seed, and the drunkard cry out for higher sources of gratification. Teetotalism was indeed a pioneer of the Gospel; and it would be found to contribute to the salvation of the world, by removing one of the greatest obstacles that ever obstructed the progress of Divine truth. The Rev. W. MORTON, late missionary at Calcutta, in narrating the results of his own observation and experience in the East Indies, remarked that a majority of the population of those regions were water-drinkers, but strong drinks had been introduced by Europeans among the lower classes, and he was sorry to say that this vice had been so encouraged by the Government, that they had been compelled to resort to the licensing system. To such an extent had the evil amounted, that at length a native millionaire in Calcutta had, within the last few years, headed a temperance movement among the native population, avowedly to stem the tid e o f drunkenness whi c h Europeans had introduced. This man was a heathen, a very heathen of heathens ; and he need not enlarge upon the lesson which this simple fact read to professing Christians. In our own country population was increasing faster than con version—in other words, conversions were not pro ceeding so as to overtake the rapidly increasing po pulation. What, then, was required to aid and in crease the spread of the Gospel ? He had no hesita tion in saying it was the general adoption of total abstinence from all intoxicating drinks. Mr. D. G. PAINE, of Deptford, was the next Witham (Coggeshall) speaker, and be strongly urged the truth and im- Witney, Burford- -- portance of the principle of abstinence. Wolstanf , -- The Rev. SAMUEL D UNN , l a t e mem b er o f the sr- Wesleyan Conference, who was received with very warm congratulations, in impressing upon the meet ing the virtue of total abstinence, gave the results of his personal experience in that respect. lie stated that he had never drank a glass of brandy, rum, or gin, smoked a cigar or pipe, or taken a pinch of snuff in his life. He had now passed his fiftieth year. During his time he had travelled as many miles, preached as many sermons, delivered as many lec tures, seen as much public service in various climes un der various circumstances, by night and day, by sea and land, as most ordinary men, but never had tasted strong drink. Yet the present was the first total abstinence meeting at which he had ever spoken —a fact which he attributed to certain restrictions in the existing practice of Methodist society. The Rev. JOHN KIRK, of Edinburgh, addressed the meeting at some length upon the influence of the drinking customs of society upon the spiritual in terests of the classes engaged in the trade of dealing in strong drinks. These classes were .represented as requiring all the energies of the advocates of the ab stinence cause ; and he said it was remarkable that when individals belonging to them became sensible of their spiritual condition, they all feel obliged to forsake the trade. Ashton-under-Lyne ... Aylsham (Cottishall)... Belford Barwick ••• • Birmingham ... Blackburn ... Bradford (Allerton) Bridgewater ... Bridport Clifton Union (St. Philip and Jacob) . Clutton (Midsummer Norton) Cockermouth (Maryport dis.) Darlington ... Dartford ... Doncaster ... Dudley, Tipto n , Sedgley, and Rowley Regis ... Eccleshall (Bierlow) Goole (Swinefleet) ..• Haslingden (Accrington district) Hastings (Ore) ..• Hexham Huddersfield (Meltham dis.) ... Huntingdon (S awtry ) ••• Knaresborough Lancaster (Skelton) ... Leeds Lexden (Copford) Liverpool ... Manchester ... ••• '....• ••• Newark ••• ••• ••• ••• • • Newbury . , -- North Witchford (Cbatteris)... •- Newton Abbott (Torquay) Portsea (Kingston and Land port districts) Preston •.• ••• Rotherham (Marsbrough) ... Salford (Regent-road) ••• Sculcoates (Dry pool) Sheffield (Randsworth) South Shields (Westoe) Stourbridge Tadcaster (Aberford) Thorne ••• ••• Thrapston (Titcbmarsh) Totnes (Brisham) Tynemouth (Earadon distriet) Wakefield (Stanley) Walsall ••• (Borough) ... West Bromwich and Oldbury Westbury ... West Derby (Walton-on-the Hill district) ••• ••• Whitehaven (St. Bees district) Wigan ... • •• Witham (Coggeshall) • ••• Witney, Burford, and Fulbrook Wolstanton (Tunstall district) Wolverhampton (Willenhall) • • • •••••• p.• ..... ••• .... Total ... et. SCOTLAND, OCT. 27. Panbride, Oct. 24 and 25 Hawick •. • • • • --. OCT. 29. Panbride ... ... ~, Edinburgh (week ending Oct. 27)-- Total ... The CHAIRMAN announced the subject of address at the next " Demonstration," on the first Monday in December, to be " the importance of the tempe rance reformation in connexicn with the Sunday schools and Sabbath school teaching ;" and after a doxology had been sung, the meeting separated. NEW ZEALAND. Extract from a private letter, dated Singapore, 17th August, 1849, received from Mr. Charles H. Hodgson, of Carlisle, who is chief mate in the Ber hampore (Captain Smith), which sailed from craves end in March last, with emigrants for New Zea land : " We left Auckland on the Bth cf July, and arrived here this day, after a very exciting and beautiful passage. After getting through Torres and Endeavour Straits, there is an island called. Booby, quite a barren place : upon its lee side an immense cape is fitted up as a store room. Ships getting through safe, call and deposit in the cave any provisions they can spare for the benefit of shipwrecked crews. We left some. There are pro visions in it enough to last a large ship's company for at least six months. In another part of the island there is a post-office, but of course no postmaster or person to carry on the business. Ships leave their reports and communicate any new reef or danger they may have found on their passage, for the benefit of the next ship arriving; or if bound to any out•of the-way peeet, the captains write to their owners, &c. We found letters addressed to London, Liverpool, Sydney, Scotland, Calcutta, &c. We also found re ports of the following two vessels :—Bark Symmetry (Captain Young), and the bark Cadet (Capt. Pratt), left Sydney 24th June; arrived at and left Booby Island on the 17th July, 1849, bound for Manilla. These two vessels left a report as follows : " We found on this island the crew of the whaling ship Ceres, which vessel was wrecked on Osprey reef; off Cape Melville; they are 29 in number, were six days in the boats, and eleven days on this rock : the crew were all saved, and embarked on board the above two ships for Manila. The cap tain of the Ceres reported_ the Osprey reef as being 20 miles long, whereas it is laid down in the charts as only 10 miles. The Ceres left Sydney on the 12th of June.' " There was also the report of the ship Mary Ann (Captain Darby)—left Sydney on the 20:11 June, bound for Anatam ; left An atam on the 13th July ; arrived and left Booby islazal on the 24th July, at six, P.M., bound for ChT,ria ; they had left a lot of provisions. " To which charge the prisoner pleaded not guilty. " Finding—The Court having maturely weighed and considered the evidence in support of the charge against the prisoner, Lieutenant Owen Wynne Gray, staff officer of the New Zealand Pensioners, his de fence and the evidence adduced in support of it, are of opinion that he is guilty of the whole of the charge preferred against him, with the exception of the words scandalous and infamous,' of which the Court do acquit him. "Sentence—The Court having found the prisoner guilty of the charge preferred against him, with the exception of the words scandalous and infamous,' and taking into consideration his former good service and character (certified copies attached and marked R 1,2, and 3), do now sentence him, the prisoner, Lieut. Owen Wynne Gray, staff officer of New Zea land Pensioners, to be suspandeded from all rank and pay for one year, to be severely reprimanded in such manner as the Major-General commanding the troops in New Zealand may be pleased to direct, and further to be removed from, and rendered incapable of again serving in the Pensioner force in New Zealand. (Signed) "DANii& BOLTON, " Lieut.-Colonel Royal Engineers, President. " J. Greenwood, Captain, Major of Brigade and Officiating Judge Advocate. " Approved and confirmed, (Signed) "G. D. PITT, Major-General, Commander in New Zealand." " Auckland, April 26, 1849." In promulgating the finding and sentence passed by a general court-martial on Lieutenant Owen Wynne Gray, staff officer of New Zealand Pen• sioriers, as a severe reprimand forms part of that sentence, his Excellency the Major-General command irg takes this opportunity of reprimanding him accordingly ; and his Excellency trusts that the extreme leniency of the condemnation passed upon Lieutenant Gray may have a salutary influence upon - - his conduct. The sentence will be carried into effect from this date inclusive. His Excellency the Major-General commanding is pleased to direct that the above order be read on three successive parades, at the head of every regi ment and detachment serving in this command. By command, &c., (Signed) J. GREENWOOD, Major of Brigade. BRIGADE ORDERS. Auckland, 26th April, 1849. His Excellency the Major. General Commanding is pleased to order, with reference to that part of the sentence of a general court martial on Lieutenant Owen Wynn Gray, published in Brigade Orders of the 26th instant, which is in opposition to the 121st article of war, viz.—" To be suspended from all rank and pay for one year"—shall be hereby rescinded, and his Excellency confirms only the latter portions of the decision of the court upon that officer, viz.:— " To be severely reprimanded in such manner as the Major General commanding the troops in New Zealand may be pleased to direct, and further, to be removed from and rendered incapable of again serv ing in the Pensioner force in New Zealand. Which sentence will take effect from the date of the original order. " This order will b 3 read to the troops serving in this colony, in the usual manner. " By command, &c. (Signed) "J. GREENWOOD, Major of Brigade." GLASGOW, OCT. 27.—Cotton.—For the first two days of the week the market was exceedingly animated and large transactions were effected, principally on spe culation, at an advance of nearly per lb. Since then the market has been quiet, and prices have lost their upward tendency. The demand for all kinds of cotton goods is still brisk; stocks are light, and prices looking up. Manufacturers and weavers are fully employed. Iron.—We have experienced very little change in our pig iron market during this week, and prices remain nominally the same. There are sellers of mixed num bers at 425. 6d, and buyers at 425. cash, but the business doing is still confined to very small parcels. For manu factured iron the terms are from 5L 10s. to 5/. 155., with 4 per cent. discount for cash. A WHIPPER IN DROWNED WHILE lIUNTING.—OH Monday, the 22d instant, when the hounds of Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., were hunting, the fox took the river, and the hipper -in (Mr. James Shaw), who with his horse plunged into the river Dee, near Nant-y-bellan Tower, at New Bridge, for the purpose of crossing, the hounds being in full cry, was drowned. The horse, it appeared, jumped upon a large stone and fell over into a very deep part of the river, throwing the rider. The body was soon after recovered ; and on that day an in quest was held before B. H. Thelwall, Esq. A verdict in accordance with the evidence was returned. Deceased was much respected by the gentlemen who hunted with Sir Watkin's Courier. The Elder Brethren of the Corporation of the Trinity House, London, have contributed 1001. in aid of the funds of the Committee for Promoting the Establish ment of Baths and Washhouses for the Labouring Classes, towards the completion of the model establish ment, Goulston-square, Whitechapel. NEW ORLEANS.—The Univers Israelite informs us that prayers of thanksgiving were offered up, by order of the President, on the 9th of August, in tho synago gues as well as in the churches, on the occasion of the abatement of the cholera in the United States,—Jewish Chronicle. The damage done is very considerable. The dry ing -house is entirely consumed and all it contained. The mangling and ironing compartments are also destroyed, but fortunately nearly the whole of the tubs in the washhouses have escaped with trifling injury. Although some of the other parts are burnt out, the iron roof is still hanging ; but, owing to the ceiling under it being formed of timber, it is very seriously injured, and, what is worse, the back wall has bulged out, so that it is feared it will have to be pulled down. Fortunately the premises were insured for 12,0001. LATEST PARTICULARS. -ELEVEN O'CLOCK P.M. From the inquiries made by the brigade as to the extent of the damage done, it seems that, notwith standing so much property has been consumed, the whole of the engineer's department has escaped un injured. The boiler-rooms have likewise escaped any injury, except from water. The steam-engine and the machinery have also received no damage, ex cept by water. At one time it was feared that the sudden application of cold water to the machinery would cause an explosion, but, owing to the admira• ble arrangements of the firemen, nothing of the sort occurred. Had it not been for the present unfortu nate occurrence, it is quite probable that in the course of a few days, the dryinghouse, which has proved to have been the cause of the disaster, would have been pulled down, and a more substantial building erected in its place. The greater portion of the private baths have likewise received no injury of any importance ; but, notwithstanding, the damage is considerable, and the poor people for whose accommodation the baths were specially erected will be put to great incon venience. DAVIS'S STRAITS FesHERT.—The Advice, Captain Penny, arrived in this bay on Friday week, from Davis's Straits, and proceeded for Dundee. Captain Penny does not bring any later intelligence, having left the ice immediately after the vessels which have already ar rivedalt will,be remembered that the Advice was the vessel which accompanied the Truelove of Hull, in the endeavour to examine Lancaster Sound, in search of the discovery ships of Sir John Franklin and Sir James Ross. The Alexander, Sturrock. also passed through the bay on the same day. She left the ice on the 15th, and had a very rough passage. The Advice brings 17 fish-170 tuns; the Alexander, 22 fish, a bumper ship. This is pretty nearly in accordance with the accounts previously received. These vessels bring no further news of Sir John Franklin's missing expedition. The St. Andrew arrived here on Wednesday evening, with 20 fish-140 tuns. She brings intelligence of the acciden tal death of her respected master, Captain Dring. In the month of June, while Capt. Dring was at Lancaster Sound, in search of the discovery ships, he, unfortu nately, got his hand injured, while in the act of ffring a harpoon gun. From this accident ho had perfectly re covered; when, about the 10th September, while in the act of stepping on the taffrail, with a gun in his hand, to shoot some wild fowl; the trigger came in contact with the wheel , rope, and caused the gun to go off, lodging its contents under his arm and side. The surgeon of the Rvgslia, of Kircaldy, immediately came on board, and pronounced the wound mortal. He died of it three days afterwards. His death is much regretted by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, for he was a man of strict integrity and obliging disposition; he was also thoroughly acquainted with his profession, this being his sixth voyage as master to the northern regions, and in none of which he ever carried a surgeon, it being his expressed opinion that, with strict discipline and whole some provisions, it was unnecessary.— Aberdeen Herald. THE AGE OF CHEAP CONVEYANCE.—Few things in modern times have been such influential agencies as the omnibus. Their history is one of more dignity than shows on the surrace. Those social conveniences have revolutionized all the chief capitals of Europe. Invented in 1827, they ruined the elder branch of the Bourbons in 1830. The accidental upset of an omnibus suggested the first idea of a barricade, and for a long time consti tuted an essential part of the structure which changed the whole science of revolutions. The overturn of the carriage Was converted to the 'overturn of a monarchy. Since that time the omnibus, as we have said, has made the tour of Europe. Among ourselves it is a peaceful and health-giving instrument. By its help all the world is able to live out of town. Barristers, merchants, artists, and men of letters, who formerly crowded the narrow courts and passages of Fleet street and Cheapside, live now, by its permis sion, in snug suburban cottages in Norwood, Hamp stead, Putney, or Blackheath. The Johnsons and Goldsmiths of the last age met in close courts and stifling taverns for want of the omnibus. It is not very metty years since a single coach ran from Hamp stead to London once a day—the charge eighteen pence! A man may now ride from Charing-cross to any part of the suburbs of London, at any minute, for a sixth of the money. This change in the distribution of the inhabi tants has tended greatly to raise the value of property in the suburbs, and to diminish the rate of mortality in London. Wherever a good and cheap service of omnibus is established, rents along the road go up. As a conee quence which might be expected, owners of cottages are beginning to see the wisdom of themselves setting up such services where they do not already exist. Our attention is called to the subject by reading the report of a meeting of owners of property, who ended their conference by forming themselves into an omnibus com pany. Civilization has had its triumphs of many kinds —has built pyramids and armadas, temples and tunnels; but it has seldom achieved anything for the comfort and physical benefit of mankind to surpass the class•results which have been derived from the halfpenny steam boat and the penny omnibus.--- = Athenceum. _ _ _ ADVERTISEMENT.—The Observer of Sunday, Oct 28, with its gratuitous supplement, together 60 of the Observer folio columns, the price only sixpence. A very full report and original introductory remarks, over 20 columns of the Mannings' trial and conviction, with a rep tition of their profile wood cut likenesses. The Observer, of Oct. 28, will be kei t on sale all next week. The extensive publication of the Observer commences at four o'clock on Sunday mornings. Newspaper agents can have any number of copies before five o'clock on Sunday morning, in time to supply passengers going by all the railways. Published by Mr. Clement, jun., 170, Strand. Monday's editioa of the Observer is regularly published at four o'clock on Monday afternoons. RIOTS AT WIIEATLEY, thiON.—This parish for some time past has literally been in the hands of a set of drunken and disorderly individuals, whose conduct has been such as to compel the clergyman and his wife to leave the place and to live in an hotel in Oxford. Dr. Harrington, one of the bench of magistrates, said, that this desperate and disreputable state of things at Wheat ley is owing to the constables not doing their duty, one of whom is a maltster, and supplies the houses which the delinquents frequent with beer. Mr. Marsham and Major Weyland suggested that Mr. Garrett, the curate of Wheatley, should make a deposition, showing the ne cessity fora vpecial constable, and that document the magistrat.s would transmit to the Secretary of State, and if he sanctioned it, all the dildoulties of the case weak' be kurnwunted, THE MANNIN GS' TRIAL. MR. SERGEANT WILKINS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY NEWS. Sir,—Pray allow me, through the medium of your widely-circulated journal, to make public the expres sion of surprise which I have heard this day in every quarter at the misreport in a leading morning paper of that which the Attorney• General said, when replying on the part of the Crown, in reference to Mr. Sergeant Wilkins's defence of the convict Man ning. In the paper to which I refer the Attorney- General is reported to have said (alluding to Mr. Ballantine's observations upon the Learned Ser geant's speech) "he considered Mr. Ballantine was justified" in his animadversions on the Sergeant's speech, whereas the actual words used by the At torney-General, and correctly reported in every other paper I have seen, were, " he considered Mr. Ballan tine was NOT justified," &c., and proceeded to observe that the Learned Sergeant had only done his duty to his client, &c. Comment on this unfair attempt to prejudice Ser geant Wilkins would be worse than superfluous. Permit me, however, to take this opportunity of saying that I believe there exists amongst all unpre• judiced and impartial persons, professional as well as nonprofessional, who were present at the trial, but one opinion as to the propriety of the course adopted by Sergeant Wilkins, viz., that no other line of de fence would have been at all feasible ; and that, con sistently with his duty to his client, he not only could not have acted otherwise, but, in fact, had no alternative. I am, &c., A BARRISTER PRESENT AT THE TRIAL. Temple, Oct. 27, 1849. SILK TRADE.—Probably the oldest silk manufac turer cannot call to memory a time when raw silk was so low in price as during the late political struggles on the Continent. With that forethought peculiar to our countrymen, they took advantage of cheapness, and pur chased the entire crop, thus securing to themselves at least a year or two's supply. The consequence of which is, that our Spitalfields weavers are now actually em ployed in throwing silks for the Lyons manufacturers. The most bent ficial effects are derived by our own con sumers from the markets being enormously stocked, so much so that the Messrs. Jay, of Regent-street, have literally "stacks" of black silks, purchased at nominal rates, during the French commotions, and passing into the public hands for not more than the prices of that period, although raw silks are now at least 25 per cent. dearer than at that time, with every inclination to ad vance and maintain high quotations.—Morning Pot. WESTERN LITERARY INSTITUTION.—The fourth Monday evening glee concert took place here last even ing, and much exceeded its predecessors in the selection, arrangements, and execution of the several musical compositions. The first part consisted of the whole of the splendid music in Macbeth, excellently executed by the following performers :—First Witch, Miss M. Hud dart ; Second Witch, Mr. Howe; Third Witch, Mr. Genge; Hecate, Mr. Lee. llerr George Pigall gave a Styrian song, " The Spring," very beautifully, which was r apturously applauded. In the second part wo had a Grand Fantasia, introducin g the airs of .'Tis the harp in the air," " Non pia. meats," "In this old chair," and "Rule Britannia," brilliantly executed by Mr. IL S. May on the piano -forte; and also a fantasia from in Egitto, the Recitative, Prayer, and Air Varie—all performed on one string (the 4th), by Mr. Griesbach on the violin, very admirably. Altogether it was a most excellent concert. A NEW VEGETABLE.—TD E QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT PUZZLED.—As a specimen of the stories afloat regarding the peregrinations of the royal party in the vicinity of their Highland residence, we give the follow ing from a vernacular correspondent of the Montrose Standard. We copy it word for word :—" Her Maijestie sometimes gangs into ither folk's houses. Wheel, her an, the Prince geed into an auld 'oman's hause last week wha bides about a mile frae the castle. The wifie kent them brikwly, and' bade them sit down. They accepted the invatashon, an' kindly speired for her welfare. After lookin' roun' the house, an' particularly on the fireplace on the floor (nae grate, ye ken, but just a wee bit holie, an' a sod or twa roun' the bodom o' a little kail pottie), the Prince said, Gif if it be nae ill manners to speir, fat are ye to dine upon the day? Fat are ye boilin' in yer pot?' The auld wife said, In me pat? Ou, there's neaps intilt, an' carrots intil't, an' leaks intil't, an'—' Stop, stop ! said her Maijestie, " What kind of a vegetable is intil't?' Intik?' replied the ould'oman, astonished at the question; Latin! Ou, plaise your Mai. jestie, nane ars, but jist that there's neeps in til't, an' carrots Beg you pardon, my good woman,' said her Maijestie; tell we 14 bat vegetables you mean b) ietil'i." Intirt ? intil't replied the woman, holding up her hands in surprise, and beginning to lecture in her look with her finger; intil't,. intil't, Lord k eep your Maijestie, just intil't; there'd carrots intil%, an' neeps intilt, an' leeks intil t, an ' a gie cure b ar l ey i ntil ' t; ' thae things are intil't, an' ye see brawly that the pattie's on the fire, hinging on the crook. I see the pot,' said the Prince, but we are fairly at a loss to know what you mean by ono vegetable in it, which you cell intil't. Bless your heart !' replied the wife, intil'es nae i' the pat; but th , ere's neep s i n til' t , an ' carrot ' s intil ' t, an' leeks, an'—. here the woman was interrupted by her Maijestie, who could contain hereelf no longer, but rose to her feet, and ran out to the door, being ready to burst with laughter, and she etas followed by the Prince, who left the woman standing on the floor with her finger in her loof and the words, Carrots intil't,' sticking between her teeth." STRASBURG.—We read in the Archives Israelites de France, that a teacher in the Jewish national school was recently elected a Member of the National Assemby of France. The pedagogic M.P. had to vacate his situation according to Art. 28 of the Conetitutioni—Jetaish Chronicle. GENERAL TOTAL. Eng?and and Wales ... Scotland ••• .. Total ... 99 41 NOTE.—The deaths are returned according to the superintendent registrars' districts, as it is found im' practicable to distinguish every place separately. MURDER OF A PITMAN. On Saturday night last a brutal and murderous assault was committed upon the person of George Hunter, a pitman belonging to Cowpen Colliery, near Blyth, and which, we are sorry to say, resulted in his death the following morning. Deceased had been at his brother's house, at Cowpen-lane, on the above night, and was returning home to Cowpen-square, between the hours of nine and ten o'clock, when two men, each armed with a stick, rushed upon him near to the Cowpen North Pit, and beat him in a most savage and brutal manner; his cries brought one of the waggon men, named Turnbull, from the North Farm to his assistance, when the assassins ran off, the darkness of the night favouring their escape. Hunter was immediately conveyed home, medical aid was pro cured, and every attention paid to him, but without avail; he sunk rapidly under the injuries he had re ceived, and died on Sunday morning, between nine and ten o'clock. The unanimous opinion in the neighbourhood is, that the horrid deed has been perpetrated by some of the pitmen, to whom de ceased had become obnoxious by his refusing to con form to their proposal of restricting themselves to a certain amount of work per day. We hope that every effort will be made, and no expense spared, by the owners of the colliery to find out the guilty parties, and bring them to justice. Hunter, who was a quiet, steady man, and much respected, has left a widow and three young children to deplore his un timely end. It is said that, previous to his death, he said he knew the guilty parties, but declined giving their names. An inquest was held on the body at the Ridley Arms Inn, Blyth, on Tuesday, before S. Reed, Esq., coroner, and a respectable jury, but in order to give time for having a post mortem examination, the inquest was adjourned until the 31st inst. Hunter's remains were interred in Blyth churchyard on Wednesday afternoon, in the presence of a vast assemblage of persons. Two brothers, named Gleghorn, belonging to Cowpen-square, have been apprehended on suspicion of being concerned in the murder, and after being examined, were remanded to Morpeth gaol.-IVewcastle Guardian. FOREIGN FUNDS. AMSTERDAM, OCT. 26.—Inland funds of all kinds were offered at a depreciation to-day, Spanish especially, in consequence of the dismissal of the Spanish Minister Narvaez. Portuguese, Austrian, and Russian shared the same tendency; French remained without fluctua tion.—Dutch papers, Oct. 27 DUTCH EUNDS.—AmsTzzDay, Ocr. 26. Bills. Money. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent.. • •.. 52 11.16 53 Ditto, 3 per Cent.. •• • 62 11-16 G 2% Ditto, 4 per Cent... 81 13-16 82 1 4 Amort Syndic, 3% per Cent.......... East India Loan, 4 per Cent— •• • . Spanish New 5 per;Cent5.•........... Austrian 5 per _ _. .. Ditto 3 per Cent., Inland ...... •• • • Commercial Company, 4% per Cent .. 163 Exchangeon London, at sight .... • • 12 5 Two months... ...... ••• • •• 12 On llamburgh,at sight —• • 34 15-16 Two months.• • .... •••. .• .• 34 13-16 On Paris, at 5ight.......... Tw0m0uth5............... FIAMBURGH FUNDS, OCT. 26. Bills. Money. 106 Hanoverian New Loan,s per Cent. .... Ditto, 3% per Cent. .. • • .......... Bank Shares •••••••• • • • • .• • •••••••• ••• Prussian 5 per Cent................ 10614 llamburgn Certificate.... 99 Anglo-Russian Loan • .. 105 Hamburgh, 3 per Cent .... . • ...• .. • • 87 Russian 4 per Cent.... • .............. New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. Ditto Stleglitz ........ ~........ 84% Belgian Loan, 2% per Cent.... ........ Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent •• •• .. 72 Ditto, in lON. Shares .. ..... .. • • Ditto, 5 per cent. ...... • • .......... 96% Anglo-Swedish Loan Ditto, Transport Loan „ „ Norwegian Loan, 1848 .. 99% Spanish New 5 per Cent. ••••••• • • • • .• 9 Ditto, 3 per Cents. 25% Ditto, „ Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 2% per Cent.. Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent...—. Ditto 3 per Cent. •••••••• • • • • • • • • National Bank Shares .............. American, 6 per Cent. • 105% RAILWAYS. "lamb. Bergd. •• 97 Ditto, Priority Shares ... ........ 104 Berlin and Hamburg • • 793 i Ditto, Priority Shares .• • • •• 98X Cologne and hlinden .......... •• .• 9434 Ditto, Priority Shares •• Magdeburg 1.• •• •• ......... •. .. • 644 Altona and Kiel ..... •• •• ........ 963 i Gluckstadt • • Rendsburg .. • • ............ Hanseatic Steam Company .......... 110 EXCHANGES ON LONDON. Ilamburgh, Oct. 29 ••..••• • . • . • • • 13 111., Ditto, Three months • • • •• .. 13 103( Petersburgh, Oct 19, three months.. Bremen, Oct. 23, two months •• • 614 105 3 4 104% 86% 99% 10”4 103% 79% 98% 94►% 63 9614 An extraordinary progress has been made in the utterance of free thoughts. We no longer burn a man because be differs from us in opinion. He may now conscientiously entertain views which the majority regard as heterodox, and still retain the use of his ears! It was not so in the time of Henry VIII., Elizabeth, Charles 1., and even more recent reigns. Then, any man who gave utterance to opinions not strictly in accord ance with the views of the ruling powers, was liable to be whipped at the cart's tail, to have his ears cut off, to be set in the pillory and pelted with rotten eggs and dead cats, to be branded in the forehead and both cheeks with a hot iron, perl,aps finally to be thrown into a dungeon for life. A man's hand is not now chopped off because he ventures to write a hook or tract in which ho questions the extent of royal prerogative; nor are grim human heads any longer stuck on London bridge or Temple-bar. Thank God I all such brutalities have been banished for ever from this country: and though sectarian and political feeling still runs strong, it dares not now proceed to the frightful extremities that it was allowed to do of old. Such a riot as that which occurred at Birmingham about the end of last century, in which the learned Dr. Priestley's library was burnt, is now, happily, no longer possible.—Eliza Cook's Journal. THE LATE ATTEMPTED PARRICIDE AT CHISWICK. —Although Mr. Monkhouse, sen., still continues pro gressing towards convalescence, it is not considered that ho will have attained sufficient strength to be able to attend at the court to give his evidence in the case for at least three weeks. The accused will therefore con tinue to be weekly remanded until that time. DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF STRATHMORE.—We have to announce the demise of the above venerable Countess, who expired at liolirood Palace on Tuesday last, in her 77th year e