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LOSS OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM-SHIP ISIS. Fal.3rotiTir, Nov. 4, EIGIIT A.3l.—We have but a fe•w minutes to spare to announce the arrival of the fedway steamer at Penzance last night, with the West India and other mails, not being able to fetch this port. She brings intelligence that the Isis foundered off Bermuda, but that all the crew and pas sengers were saved (with the exception of one boy) by the Medway, which vessel was in company at the time. The Tay steamer, with the West India and Mexi can mails, proceeded yesterday, and the Ranger packet, with the Brazil mails, sailed this morning. The wind is now from NX., fine weather. The, following relates to this unfortunate event. The Isis got on shore on the N.E. point of Porto Rico, on the morning of Monday, Sept. 12. R. M. S. Packet Isis, Port lloyal Harbour, 17th September, 1842. Sir -L-Thinking it probable that a variety of exag gerated reports may get in circulation relative to this • ship . having taken the ground off the IN.E. point - 9f Porto Rico, on the morning of the 12th inst., I beg to transmit you. the following particulars : The Isis left St. Thomas's on the evening of Sun day, September 11, at 7 p.m., with the outward Eu ropean mails far St: Juan; Porto Rico, Turk's Island, &c. All.went on well, until midnight, when, not seeing the land, and by the distance the ship had ran suppos ing her to be off the pert, she was hauled in towards the land, which - was observed at 30 min. a.m., on Monday morning. I'Ve continued our course along, shore until 45 minutes a.m., when, to our great asto nishment, the ship struck the ground, goine , at the time at the rate of 10 knots. Boats were itnniediately lowered to sound round the ship ; the water being found deep astern, the engines were reversed, and at 1 30 succeeded in backing the ship into deep water. Find ing the water again shoaling, and not being certain of our position, I deemed it most prudent to anchor until daylight, when, to our astonishment, we found that al though the ship had run 54 miles by the log, she had grounded on the N.E. point of Porto Rico, and scarcely 40 miles frau) St. Thomas's. Fortunately, at the time of grounding, there was but little wind, but the swell caused her to strike heavily, by which her bottom is no doubt injured. The ship making much water we were induced to proceed to this port, on my arrival at which I have re ceived such kind aid and assistance from the naval department, that I trust with such repairs as they will be enabled to assist in affording us 1 shall be enabled to proceed to England with the mails of the Ist of October. The passengers for • England, the Havana, and Vera Cruz were transferred to the 'ray, and those for Jamaica brought on in the ship. It may not be unsatisfactory to annex a copy of a letter addressed to me by the passengers, whom we conveyed and transferred to the Tay, at Turk's Island. —I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) J. F. LONEY, Commander. Samuel Anderson, Esq. H. M. S. Packet Isis, Sept. 14. Sir,—As passengers in this steamer, we.consider it not improper to make seine allusion to the accident which occurred by the veseel taking the ground off Port Rico shortly after the night of Sunday, Sep tember 11. As an accident, it is one we all much regret, and our object in addressing you at present is, to convey to you this written acknowledgment of our satistivetion at the cool and prompt manner in which you issued your orders at a moment of extreme danger, and with the successful efforts made by yourself and the other officers, as also by the crew generally, to relieve us from the very perilous position in which we were for a time placed. We take advantage of this opportunity to offer you our best thanks for the consideration you have on all occasions shown to us.—We are, sir, your very obedient servants. (Signed by nine Passengers.) Captain Loney, &c. After taking the ground, the Isis proceeded to Turk's Island, when, from her state, it was deemed prudent to send her to Jamaica for repairs, the leaks during the passage from Porto Rico having obliged her to • keep all her pumps going —and here the passengers protested against proceeding to Nassau in her ; accord ingly the mails, &c., were removed to the Company's steamer Tay, and tose for !Jamaica carried on in the Isis. The leaks did not materially increase during • the passage to Jamaica (51 hours), where she arrived on September 17, and assistance was immediately sent from her Majesty's dockyard, as well as from the men-of-war then lying at Port Royal. By the 27th • September, all the repairs that could be afforded at this port were completed, and a trial trip was made outside the harbour, from the result of which the Isis • was deemed sufficiently sea-worthy to proceed to sea With the mails. Accordingly, she left Port Royal on that day, and arrived at Nassau, N.P.. on the 3d October, where she Was joined by the Medway, and after arrangements were entered into, and the mails and specie transhipped to . her, both ships took their departure in company for England, ilia Bermuda and Faval. weathtT for the first few days was fine, but on the 7th October a breeze sprung up from the E.N.E., which gradually increased to a gale, with a heavy sea running. From the time of the breeze freshening the leaks increased, and it was found necessary to set all the hand-pumps going, which, for a time, kept the • water • under. During the night of Saturday, the Bth, the gale and sea had increased so much as to cause the Isis to labour very heavily, the water all this time gradually gaining on the pumps, which were now rendered unserviceable from constant use. At 7 30 . a.m., the engines from some cause stopped, and the crew was now reduced to the alternative of baling with buckets as the only means of keeping the water under. The ship now became unmanageable, and fell off into the trough of the sea, when the main trysail was set, but from the violence of the wind it was of little use. It was now thought prudent to inform Captain Smith, of the Medway, of the dis tressed situation of the Isis, but from the prompt manner in which the signals had been observed and answered by that ship, all on board had the greatest confidence in the assistance that would be rendered in the event of their being obliged to aban don the I s i s , an d t h erefore they detrmined to remain on board while there was a hope of saving her. By this time (eight a.m.) the chief engineer had disco vered the cause of the engines stopping, and after much time and trouble they were again set in mo tion, but only f or a f ew minutes, for the water had gained so rapidly as to extinguish the fires. The ship's company seeing the engines again stop, went off in a body to know w h a t was to b e done with the ship. No hopes now re ma i ne d ; t h e fires were out, • and being deprived of all m eans o f k eeping the water under, which was ;gaining so rapidly that it was feared she would go down before there was a possibility of leaving her in the boats. The sign a l of distress was therefore made to the Medway, which was immediately answered, and she bore down to our assistance in the midst of a heavy squall. The life boats were now with much risk and difficulty got into the water, but from tl te heavy sea running, and from the ship being now Wider-logged and rolling so heavily in the trough of the sea, little hopes could be entertained of saving the lives of those on board, ex pecting every moment the boats would be either (lashed to piece ;.:;.!.?? - rTorl alongside. Fortunately at this moment a heavy squall of rain lulled the wino and sea, and by great cart: and difficulty the boats were hauled under the lee quarter, and the passengers and half the ship's company lowered themselves by ropes into the first, and she was cast off and allowed to drift towards the Medsv:iy ; the remaining part of the ship's company and of icers then lowered them selves into the oilier boat, and she was .also cast off, and the Isis left to her fn.te. From the great exertions of Captain Smith and officers of the Medway, and the excellent qualities of the life-boats, in so hear y a sea, which no other boats neollu,lld.erbe afayseey l encountered with such numbers on board, got on bo ar d th e M e d wa y, w ith th e exception of one boy , (a n apprentice), Wm. Williams, who was unfortu mained as c l ose to hnattel7 drowned. The Medway re _ e wreck as the v i o l ence o f the gale would allow with safety, and the following morn ing the wind and sea having considerably mo d era t e d, a fl oat, and the Isis being sal boats were sent to as certain if a possibility remained of towi ng h er i n t o Bermuda, about 40 - miles distant but a few momen t s sufficed to convince them that such an h attempt would be useless, as the water was now rus sa loon, and the lower deck was alreadyll rs into the y noon the ship had sunk so deep in - the n sva t te ull a . s to B boa'soblige all the boa to leave h er . The Med_w_ s r a c y kept near the spot until daylight, when it t l ie vas ni discovered o a ved f re that the Isis had gone down during spars and hencooa a, &c., being seen fl o wi ng on thew Water, the only f ernains of this noble but ill-fated rißr. IN THAIIr.S..STaLET. — A fire h.oke out on I~ti~ jay afternoon in I Tpper Thames -str pet, Opposite All-hailows Church and Calvert's L revery, on pro- Inigel occupied by M 3 druggist, and Messrs. Ramsey, na- Messrs. D awson and Bolt, drysalterr— From the ture Of the materials, the appearance. was. for ner.rly i an hour, o f a terrific description ; I ,te, by the arrivu of several engines, and a plentiful rift. speedy supply of water, the fire was shortly maste.:ed, though not Until the whole of the building. Earl been entirely destroyed. Th e origin of th e fire'isnot exactly known ; but it is generally believed to havecarboy bet n caused by the . of turpentine, ' upon which the spark from a candl e h ad fallen, ail iich immediately ignited, and spread with the most fearful rapidity. The damage is estimated at 24000/. BROCKETT HALL, HERTS.---17 be° out Melbourne .is going on favourably, and, in eons equence of his 'Lordship's improved health, n o f irther b u ll et i ns h ave been dispatched to South-strei I t since Tuesday last. Dr. Holland, however, occasfc ~Wally visits his noble ithent. . LAW INTELLIGENCE. COYRT OF CHANCERY. Nov. 5. COTTRELL V. SIMMONS—JCDGMMNT. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment in this case. The matter came before the Court sometime since upon motion for the re-sale of certain property sold under the decree of the Court. The sale took place as far back as August 1838, soon afterwards that sale was confirmed, and the purchase money had been paid into Court. Under such circumstances, and after such a lapse of time, the Court would require a strong case to justify it in ordering are-sale. The application for that purpose was made in the name of the heir at-law, Henry Flecknoe, who was an infant at the time of the sale, but had since come of age. He had, however, made no affidavit in support of the motion, and it might well be doubted from the state of the funds, in the present case 'whether he had any inte• rest at all in the matter. It was admitted that Man ning, the purchaser, did not make the purchase on his own account, but for some of the defendants. There was much conflicting evidence on the points for whom the purchase was made; in one instance, it I):As said, it was made for Edward Simmons alone, while on the other hand it was said it was for Edward Simmons and his wife. Manning stated in his affi davit that he made it for Simmons and his wife, but that point was not at all settled by the affidavit that had been filed. Then it was said that the transac tion was altogether irregular, as the previous sanction of the Court to the biddings had not been obtained; but that, in his Lordship's opinion, was not a suffi cient ground for setting aside a sale. It was then said the price was grossly inadequate, that the transaction was fraudulent, and on that ground a re-sale was asked. It was further suggested that at the sale a report was circulated that it was for the benefit of the widow and children, in order to prejudice and damp the sale. That objection, how ever, was su ffi ciently answered, it was cont radicted by the auctioneer and by Mr. Manning, the latter of whom stated that it was supposed he was bidding for a relation of his own, a wealthy grazier. As to the inadequacy of price, it was sworn that every step had been taken to make the sale public, that it was well attended, and that the biddings were numerous, and that good prices were offered. On the other hand, several persons had made affidavits, farmers and others, in . which they stated that the pro perty was sold grossly under its value, that it was worth 801. an acre free of incumbrance; and some stated that if it had been put up again, more might have been obtained for it ; but there was no direct statement by any of the parties that they would give such a price. It was also not to be forgotten that this was the sale of a reversion, the purchase of which was a species of lottery, and if the sale as stated was well attended, and there were many bidders, his Lordship could not help thinkipg the result of the sale was the fairest test of the value of the property in the market, and the probability was that the property would not sell for more if put up again. His Lord ship, after considering all the facts relied upon in support of the motion, had come to the conclusion that no sufficient case had been made out to justify the Court in setting aside the sale; such a course would be unjust to the creditors, and the ap plication therefore must be refused. The plaintiffs would have their costs, but the parties who had in fringed the rules of the Court must not have theirs. the COURT then procceded with the hearing of bankrupt petitions. EX PARTE SMITH V. BAILIN. This case came before the Court upon a special case in the nature of an appeal from the decision of the Court 'of Review. The appeal was on behalf of Mr. Smith, a solicitor, who had acted professionally for the petitioning creditor, and also under the fiat in the matter of nallin. A petition had been presented to the Court of Review against Mr. Smith, praying, that he might be ordered to pay to the official assig nee a sum of 951. which he had received in his cha racter of solicitor, on the ground that he had wrong fully detained it. The Court of Review was of opinion that Mr. Smith was not entitled to retain the money, and ordered . him to pay it ac cordingly, and from that decision the present appeal was brought. From the statement of the Counsel on behalf of Mr. Smith ; it appeared that he claimed to keep the money on the ground of his hav ing given an indemnity to the Sheriff, and also as a lien for certain costs. The circumstances out of which the claim to retain the money was made, were as fol lows :—Shortly after the bankruptcy of Hallin, a doubt arising as to the validity of the fiat, an execution was put into the house of the bankrupt. The Sheriff upon taking possession refused to allow the as signees under the bankruptcy to take the goods ; upon this Mr. Smith, with the consent of the assignees, gave the Sheriff an indemnity, upon which he released the goods, which were sold under the bankruptcy, by an auctioneer in Chancery-lane. That auctioneer, being Mr. Smith's landlord, the value of the goods was not given to Mr. Smith in money, but it was allowed him in the settlement of accounts between him and his landlord, and Mr. Smith had expressed his readiness to pay over the money to the official assignee, provided he had given to him a counter-indemnity; but this being refused, the present proceedings were taken. Mr. Anderson appeared in support of' the appeal, and Mr. James Russell was counsel for the parties in whose favour the judgment below was. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, after the facts stated in the special case were properly set forth, the appel lant had no locus standi in the Court, but he would carefully consider the special case before he pro nounced his judgment. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 5. (Sittings in Banco.) ROSE V. THE. EAST INDIA COMPANY. The plaintiff in this case was the owner of a vessel called the Fleming, which had been taked up by the defendants for the conveyance of troops from this country to India; and the action was brought to re cover a balance of 4281., alleged to be due to the plaintiff, being one-third part of the sum agreed to be paid by the defendants for the hire of the vessel. The case was tried before Lord Denman at the last London sittings after Term, and the Jury found for the plain tiff for the full amount claimed. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL now moved for a rule nisi for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was contrary, if not to the whole, certainly to the greater portion of the evidence. This was a question involving matters of great importance as regarded the health, comfort, and convenience of troops during the period of their passage from one part of her Majesty's dominions to another. The facts of the case were the: e. The East India Company had engaged a vessel, called the Fleming, of which plain tiff was sole owner and master, and which was of 600 tons burthen, for the conveyance to India of 103 soldiers, 3 officers, and 2 women. The Court was aware that by various Acts of Parliament the East India Company was compelled to employ in their do minions in the East at least 20,000 troops belonging to the Crown ; and that they were bound to convey those troops from, and bring them back to this coun try. The G overnment, i n order to secure the health of the troops on the passage, had made it a regulation that no troop s should be embarked ' on board any' ship which had an y d ogs on board. Th awarge of the r egu l at i on, and alsoe poflaitnhtieff fact,was that the troops for the conveyance of which his ship had been taken up were Queen's troops. The Flemin g had been inspected by Maj or -G eneral W. Ward, who rcFne4 0 , 0. she was i n a fi t state for the recep tion of her Majesty's troops. A t t h e t i me of this examination there were no dogs on board. On the troops embarking, however, the commanding officer perceived a most offensive smell, and on inquiry found it proceeded from a pack of fox-hound s , which were kennelled under the long boat. The plaintiff, notwithstanding the remonstrance of the officer, re fused to land the dogs. The matter was reported to the Horse Guards, and the authorities ordered that the troops should be disembarked, and should proceed to India in some other vessel. The agreement of the defendants had been to pay the passage money in two portions—one-third when the ship had been at sea two months, and the balance on her arrival in India. The defendants, under the circumstances, had refused to pay any portion of the money, and, as soon as the ship had been at sea two months, the present action had been brought. At this trial some of the highest medical authorities gave it as their opinion, that it would have been extremely prejudicial to the health of the troops to hare gone out in a vessel which had dogs on board. The vessel had since arrived in India, and the plaintiff had brought another action to recover the residue of the passage money. Lord DENMAN suggested that it would be better to await the issue of that trial before making an applica tion for a new trial in the present action. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL adopted the suggestion of his 11,3rdship, and withdrew his application for the present. COOK V. THE AYLESBURY RAILWAY COMPAIIY.I.7. This was an action brought by a farmer occupying lands abutting on the line of the Aylesbury Railway, to receive damages for certain cows which had strayed out of Ins field upon the line, had been run over by a train, and destroyed. The cause was tried at Hert ford, before the Lord Chief Baron, and the Jury had returned a verdict for defendants. Mr. Sergeant SHEA applied for a rule nisi for a new trial, o n th e ground that the verd i ct was against the we i g h t of evidence. By the . Aylesbury Railway A c t th e Company were hound to erect gates which should open i nwards on all lands abutting on the line, and to keep th ose gates in repair. On the part of the plaintiffit was shown that the gates were intended to swing , to, and shut of themselves, but that their con struction was so bad that the wind would blow them open . There was evidence on the other side to show that the gates were properly constructed. The w as the duty of the compan— Learned Judge in summing u p t o ld t h e Jury that it .) to keep the gates in repa i r The Jury retired, and de!ivered their verdict in the absence of the Lord Chief Baron. The verdict was in the following terms —" Verdict for the de fendant ; at the same time the Jury consider the pre sent condition of the gates capable of improvement; the condition of which they specially recommend to the Aylesbury Railway Company." If it had not been for the language used in the verdict, and the summon ing up of the Learned Judge, the present application would most probably not have been made; but he submitted that the language of the verdict proved that the Jury were of opinion that the gates were not pro. perl y constructed, and that therefore their verdict for the defendant was against evidence: - Lord Di MAN—The question seems to me to be whether the Lord Chief Baron was satisfied with the verdict. The language appended to the verdict seems to me to be language without meaning. A Jury has no right at all to interfere in such things. It only tends to keep up litigation. The COURT took time to consider its judgment. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 5. MORTIMER AND ANOTHER V. CRADOCE. The plantiffs in this ease are the eminent jewellers, Mortitner and Storr, New Bond-street, and the de fendant is a coffee-house-keeper in King-street, Covent-garden. The circumstances out of which the action arose were, that in the spring of 1840 the plaintiffs . missed out of their stock a diamond neck lace, antique, and valued at 5001. About the same time the defendabt sold a large brilliant for 901., eight diamonds of a peculiar cut for 301., and 14 small fcr 70/. to certain dealers of respectability in the City of London. The large brilliant and eight smaller were Sold to Messrs. Blogg and Martin, who, upon hearing of the plaintiff's loss, and comparing these jewels with the advertised description• of those which composed the missing necklace, were convinced of their identity. 1 hey accordingly took the stones which they had purchased to Messrs. Mortimer, who imme diately recognised them as component parts of the necklace. Of the large stone there was said to be no doubt ; and although it had no fault or peculiar mark, it was said by all the witnesses on the trial to be such a stone, that it could be recognised amongst any num ber of diamonds. The lesser brilliants were also found to have been of the same cutting and quality as those that had formed part of the necklace. They were not all of one size, but graduated, and set in a fashion which might be " from fifty to five hundred years old." The defendant was then applied to for an explanation of the manner in which he became possessed of them, when he said that he had been employed to dispose of them by a person named Wilson, of whom, however, he knew nothing more than that he travelled a good deal on the Continent, and had some dealings with the defen dant when he was in the watch and jewellery busi ness, in the, New-cut, Lambeth. The plaintiffs brought this action for the value of the lost necklace, on the ground that so many of the richest stones be longing to it were traced to the • defendant, and that the latter could not show that he had purchased them legally in open market. The Jury found for the plaintiffs in the full amount-5001. Mr. Sergeant CIIANNELL now moved for a nonsuit or a new trial, on the ground that if the plaintiff's case were true, and the diamonds traced to Cradock were really theirs, they could have detained them when they were produced in Court, leaving those who had purchased from the defendant to their remedy against him for the moneys paid to him. The COURT held that the plaintiffs could not have detained the jewels, as they had been purchased ac cording to the usage of the trade, and in open mar ket ; nor could they (were it otherwise) take any course to obtain repossession of the property without separate actions against the several holders. Mr. Sergeant CIIANNELL, after the opinion from the Court, would content himself with asking for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be re duced to 1901., being the fair value of so much of the property as had been traced to the defendant. The COURT would grant such a rule on a condition only, that the defendant should pay into Court that sum of 190/., together with the taxed. costs in the cause up to the argument on the rule. Mr. Sergeant CIIANNELL took the rule on this condi tion, and then put in affidavits (not, he said, for any legal effect, but to justify his client's conduct), and from these it appeared, that jewels of the same cha racter with those which formed the subject of this ac tion had been seen in the possession of Wilson, in Paris, and afterwards in that of another dealer, named Katz, in London, and dealings of a prior date were shown to have passed between these persons and the defendant. BAIL COURT, Nov. 5. BAINBRIDGE V. BOOTH. Mr. BYLES in this case moved for a rule to show cause why the award made should not be set aside, on the ground of the improper refusal of the arbitrator to hear evidence on the last plea in the action. The defendant, it appeared, gave a cup, value 40 guineas, to be run fur at the Bedford races on cer tain conditions, which it was alleged had been won by the .plaintiff, who had fulfilled the necessary con ditions, but the defendant refused to give up the cup. A difference as to the right of the cup having thus arisen, the parties agreed to refer the subject to whatever arbitrator should be appointed by the Duke of Bedford. Two gentlemen were ap pointed by his Grace, namely, Colonel An son and George Bayne, Esq., who decided against the defendant. This was the subject of the last plea, to which the plaintiff replied that the cause of action was not referred to the arbitration of persons chosen by the Duke:of Bedford, which became a material issue in the cause. Before it came to be tried, it was a second time referred—on the part of the the plaintiff to Mr. Cromlyn, and to Lord Charles Russell on the part of the defendant, who disagreed on the subject. It was a third time referred to the Hon. Capt. Rous, and three affidavits were sworn as tothe manner iu which he acted as umpire. The first was by Mr. Booth, who swore that when the action took place the Duke of Bedford was in Devonshire, and that he applied for an adjourned hearing of the case, to have the benefit of his Grace's testimony, to which Captain Rous replied, that though his respect for the persons named by the Duke of Bedford was great yet he would pay no attention to them; that he had a sort of compound of sea-faring and racing in his head, and would cut the matter short.—(Laughter.) He (Captain Rous) also stated that there would be no use in hearing the case, if he was guided by other people. There was also an affidavit made by Lord Charles Russell, who stated that he was present on the 22d of June at the place of hearing, and that Captain Rous refused to hear evidence of the fact that the question of dispute was before decided by per sons chosen by the Duke of Bedford, and that in his (deponent's) opinion, the defendant was thereby deprived of a meerial part of his defence. '1 he decision of the umpire was adverse to the defendant. He (Mr. Byles) submitted that such a decision should not have been given when the umpire refused to hear any evidence on the part of the defendant. Mr. Justice PATTEsoN—He does not appear to have understood his duty at all. Take a rule. BOSANQUET AND OTHERS V. GRAHAM. Mr. THESIGER applied for a hearing in this ease, which is that of the Westminster Bank against an officer of the Southern Banking Company As the case was one of a peculiar nature, and likely to occupy a considerable portion of time, his Lordship said that it would be better it should stand over till Monday. Mr. THESIGER—The circumstances are pressing, and perhaps your Lordship would hear it in chambers. Mr. Justice PATTESON—That would be still worse, for when I go there at three o'clock, there are gene rally 30 or 40 short cases to be heard. If I cannot hear it to-day, it must stand till Monday. (Sittings at Nisi Prius.) def T en h da ls BARBER V. LYNN. nwt , a s a i c s t i noun umbrellafor false imprisonment. The living he in Exm ou th- street, Clerkenvvell, put in a manufacturer, vdistress for rent on t h e goods of a p North, residing at N o . 12, Northampto e n r - s r o o n w, where the plaintiff also was. Th e plaintiff was named seen coming out of the house about ten o'clock, after the distress was made, with abed in his possession, and was met by a police constable named Taylor, who made him go back with the bed, and went to inform Mr. Lynn of the fact. Mr. Lynn caine with the constable and gave Barber to the policeman for a felony in stealing the bed, who took him to the station-house, where he was confined in a cell till next morning, when the charge of folcmy was dismissed by Mr. Coombe, the Magistrate. The Jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff— Damages, 5/. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, .Nov. 5. IN RE HENRY. ELLIS. The bankrupt was described as a horse-dealer. The amount of debts in -his schedule was 4,7501., and the assets were comparatively nothing. It appeared that he had had at one time several contracts for horsing coaches upon the North-road, but one by one, as the railways became the general mode of travelling, the coaches were taken off the road, and in one instance, where a Leeds coach was given up, he had to sell no less than 37 horses by auction, whereby he lost a large sum. The only property which it was consi dered would be made available to his estate was a re versionary annuity, to which his wife would become entitled after the death of her mother, which consisted of certain freeholds in Chelsea, amounting to about 3001. a year. There were also lodged in Court some bills of exchange, drawn by the, bankrupt, and ac ceptel by the well-known Goodered, the former pro prietor of the Piccadilly Saloon, but these were al most valueless, from the fact of oodered himself being a probationer in this Court. The further examination was adjourned t# the sth of December. The toast of " Her Majesty's Ministers" is gene rally dropped at the agricultural dinners this year. The omission is very natural. Should the distresses both of the farmers and of their customers continue, as they seem likely to continue, and to become yet more aggravated, perhaps next year the vacancy thus left may be filled up by " Free Trade." THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7, 1842 POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (SATURDAY.) -MANSION-HOUSE. • THE BRITISH AMERICAN COMP IN - Y.—The Lord Mayor has received the following communication from Lord Elibank ' who name was used in the list of Vice-Presidents of the American Emigration and Colonization Company : " Ryde, Isle of Wight, Nov. 3, 1842. " My Lord, —Having lately observed in the papers several reports relative to an Association called "The British American,' and also that my name has been coupled with it as one of the Vice-Presidents, and in consequence of the manner in which the said Associa tion seems to be conducting its proceedings, in justice to myself I take the liberty of acquainting your Lord ship how I became connected with it. " About eight years ago, or, perhaps, more, several reports of proceedings were sent to me, having for their object the recovery of certain lands in Nova Scotia, said to belong to the Baronets of that Order. The representations were so plausibly made, and seemed to be sanctioned by so many respectable par ties, that I felt no hesitation at the time in adding my approval of the measures. It soon afterwards, how ever, became evident . to me, that the attempt to re. cover these lands frOm the Government was altogether absurd, so that Iceased to feel any interest in the mat ter, and never took any further notice of their pro ceedings. " By what species of ingenuity the object of re covering land, said to belong to the Baronets of Nova Scotia, has been made to slide into the present scheme, lam at a loss to understand. I was appointed to become a Vice-President, but to this application I never replied, nor have I in any way sanctioned the cameleon-like proceeding which has been adopted. " I might not have considered it necessary to have objected to my name being mixed up with this Bri tish American Association, had its objects been clear and intelligible, and likely to be of any advantage to the public. But since all its proceedings seem to be so dark and mysterious, and of very questionable ad vantage to those for whom they are said to be devised, I think it due to myself to send your Lordship this explanation of my connexion with the British Ame rican Association.—l have the honour to he, &c. " ELIBANK." A A man of respectable appearance waited upon the Lord Mayor in the course of the day with a letter from the conductors of the Company, requesting that his Lordship would direct that the parcel which had ' been delivered to Childs, the constable, by some person who had a temporary authority on board the Barba does, and which was stated to be valued at 2,0001., should be handed over to the Company. The Loup MAYOR asked what the parcel contain ed, and was informed that its contents were merely papers relating to the originating of the Company and the Baronetage. The LORD MAYOR—Any property of value ? The Messenger—None at all. Some of the papers, which appeared to be what it was said they were, were exhibited, and his Lordship delivered up the parcel, stating that he had no right to examine it. WINE RODDERY.—Georire Blyth was charged with having robbed Tom's Coffee-house, in Cornhill, of a quantity of wine, and David Chambers, a waiter of excellent character, at the Baltic Coffee-house, near the Royal Exchange, was charged with having received the property, knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. Wild appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Clarkson attended as Counsel for Chambers. Charles Foote, commonly called " Old Charley," a person jobbing in Cornhill, stated that about two or three months ago, at seyen o'clock in the morning, he met Blyth, whom he had often seen at Tom's, in the street, carrying a barrel. After a few words of con versation Blyth told him he might carry the load, and he consented. Blyth then left him under a gateway, near Finch-lane, and went somewhere for the direc tion to which the barrel was to be taken. On Blyth's return witness took the barrel, in which he had got a glimpse of bottles, according to the direction, to a beer shop at the corner of Tabernacle-square, and was, on coming back to his stand ill Cornhill, paid the sum of Is. by Blyth for his trouble. Charles Howard, the keeper of the beer-shop, stated that he received the barrel from David Chambers, the prisoner. Chambers, whom he knew for some time, asked him whether he would receive a parcel for him, and he consented. Th e barrel was the second parcel he had taken in for Chambers. He went to a baker, the brother of Chambers, and told him that a barrel had arrived, and the brother took it away. Nathaniel Chambers, brother of the prisoner Cham bers, stated that he received the barrel, but did not see what it contained. The contents of it were, he be lieved, deposited in a cupboard, of which his brother kept the key. The police searched it, and found two dozen and four bottles of %vine in it. He could not state the time, but he believed it might have been three or four months ago. Inspector M‘Lean, of the City police, stated that he had tra isf.d the wine to the cupboard in the house of Chambers's brother, and learned from that person that David Chambers was a waiter at the Baltic Coffee house. Witness then went to the Baltic, and asked the prisoner Chambers whether he knew Blvth ? Chambers took him aside and said he knew Blyth, and appeared to be ready to give every information in.his power. Mr. W. B. Silk, one of the proprietors of Tom's Coffee-house, stated that he believed the whole of the -vine had come out of his cellar. He had never autho rised anyone to sell wine f rom hi s s t ores, an d h e h a d missed wine repeatedly in May, when Blyth was eel- Jarman in the house. Blyth Chad subsequently been discharged for breaking into the cellar. Mr. Clarkson, for Chambers, submitted that there was no evidence calculated to show that that prisoner had any guilty knowledge, supposing that the posses sion of the wine was undisputed altogether. The Loan MAYOR said he thought the case of Chambers ought to go to a Jury. Chambers knew that Blyth was cellarman at Tom's Coffee-house, and ought to have asked the proprietors whether they authorised the sale of wines before he bought of Blyth, who had never produced a bill of parcels at all, and had consented to receive three shillings a bottle for sherry, which, ifgood for anything, was worth five. Chambers must prove his innocence elsewhere. Mr. Clarksonl-No, my Lord, the difficulty will be to prove his guilt. The LOUD Mitroa—l shall take bail for Chambers. I commit Blyth, for the robbery, to Newgate. Chambers was instantly bailed. GUILDHALL. John Kennard, lately a footboy to Mr. Watts, a respectable solicitor, whose, office is No. 8, Coleman street, was charfed with stealing 821., the property of his employer. Ihe case had been fully heard, and only stood over for the attendance of a witness to prove that on the day named, viz., the eBth of October, he sent up 821. to 3lr. Watts, to . meet a bill due on that or the following day. Evidence was given to prove that the prisoner was intrusted with the money by Mr. Watts to take up the bill of exchange, but he ab sconded, and a hand-bill was circulated offering a re ward for his apprehension. Mr. Inspector Black, of the 0 division, who brought the prisoner in custody, deposed that he was found "drunk and incapable," on the footpath of the New road, St. Pancras. Before : he was locked up, a 101. note, a 51. note, 26 sovereigns, and some silver coin, was taken from him. After the lapse of an hour he sent for him, and requested his name and address, but he was mute. In the course of the night he had him up a second time and questioned him, but with no better effect, so that he took him before Mr. Long at the office-hour. On his way (he having in the interim received the hand-bill produced), showed it to the pri soner, who burst into tears, and said, "I am th e person." He (th e i ns p e ctor) finding newly-purchased articles about him, and not giving an account of him self, was the reason why he first detained him. _ ..... Sir PETER I.9;;;;2 - Observed that a clearer case could not be conceived, and committed the prisoner to Wewgate for trial. BOW-STREET. A respectable-looking lad, named Charles Short, was charged with stealing several proof sheets of a new work, which is in course of being printed at the Beaufort Printing -house, Strand. Henry Guoyn, the overseer to Mr. Whiting, the proprietor of the establishment, stated that the pri soner was an apprentice in the house. On Wednes day evening several proof sheets of a new work were found in a cupboard which was used by the prisoner. There hap pened to b e a r i va l wor k i n th e mar k e t , an d it was, th ere f ore, a grea t o bj ec t in e a c h printing office t o k eep the progress o f th e wor k th rough the press as secret as possible. Great inducement was held out to printers' boys in publishing offices, to st ea l t h ese s h ee t s , w hich they sold t o o th er publisher s , w h o b y t hi s means produ ce d a s i m il ar work before th e publisher who had purchased th e original co p y propriet or o f t h e Beau f or t pr i n ting-hou se , i nst i tuted could get it out. Mr. Whiting, the the charge, to show to the various publishing houses with which he was connected, that he did all in his power to keep the work secret. They had lost a l i great number lately, and several being found in the prisoner's cupboard, hewas given into custody. The prisoner reserved his defence to a future day, and Mr. Twvford remanded him till next week. E. Dash, an ex-assistant to a linendraper, a young fellow of respectable appearance, was charged with stealing a variety of articles, the property o f M r. Heinle, a he ra ld c h a ser, residing in Long-acre, and Maria Robinson was charged with being an accessory after the fact, and harbouring and maintaining the prisoner. About three weeks ago the prisoner D as h , and anoth er young man name d Hill, were brought to the above Court, on a charge of having assaulted the prosecutor, who on that occasion stated that his wife had suddEnly absented herself from his house at Hol loway, and that he having ascertained the place of her retreat, went there, and demanded an interview with her for the purpose of inducing her to return to Ins house, when the prisoner Dash presented himselfand declared that he should not see her, and that ultimately he saw her come out of the house, and get into a cab, followed by Dash and Hill, both of whom, on his going to the cab to demand his wife, committed a violent as sault upon him, and for which offence they were sen tenced to pay a fine of 51. each, and in default of pay ment committed fur two , months to the House of Cor rection. The fine levied on Dash was immediately paid, and (as prosecutor had since ascertained) by his (prosecutor's) wife ; but Hill having no friend ready to furnish him with the money, was committed to pri son, where he now remains. Yesterday the prosecu tor stated that he had subsequently missed several ar ticles from his house at Holloway; and that, with the assistance of the police, he had succeeded in tracing some of them to the possession of different pawnbro kers, with whom he also ascertained they had been pledged by the prisoner Dash ; upon which he gave him into the custody of a policeman, who, on search ing him, found a cornelian, which prosecutor at once identified as his property ; and also a letter from the female prisoner (Robinson) warning Dash that the prosecutor and the police were looking after him. After the prisoner Dash had been given into custody, the prosecutor, accompanied by a policeman, went to his lodgings, where he found his wife, and also the fe male prisoner. On his telling the latter that he sus pected some of his property was concealed in thehouse, and demanding its restoration, she denied all knowledge of it, but subsequently admitted that it was pledged, and offered to give up the duplicates, provided he would promise not to prosecute Dhsh. To this proposition he refused to accede, and after some delay Robinson gave up to him thirty duplicates, relating to various articles that had been taken from his house, declaring at the same time that those were all she had, but on the policeman searching the house he found several other duplicates, relating also, as prosecutor believed, to his property, upon which Robinson was also given into custody. The Solicitor tier the prosecution applied to the Court to remand both the prisoners for further exa mination, as he had no doubt he should be provided with additional evidence against them on a future day, and he also requested that directions should be given, that in the meantime they should not be allowed to hold any communication with the prosecutor's wife. Mr. TWYFORD acceded to both requests, and th prisoners were remanded accordingly.—An application was afterwards made to admit them to bail, but which the worthy Magistrate refused to accede to. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. On Friday the adjourned case of Captain Douglas, charged with desertion from the service of the East India Company, came on for hearing. So great was the excitement caused by this novel case, that tho Court was crowded to excess by military men and others connected with East India affairs, and numbers of respectable persons were refused admittance. Mr. Clarkson was for the prosecutors, and Mr. Chambers for the prisoner. Mr. CLARKSON observed, as since the last examina tion sundry unpleasant communications had gone forth, through the medium of the press, to the world, he would briefly recapitulate the main facts of the case. It appeared from his instructions that the de fendant had, in March, 1841, served as an officer in the 49th Madras Infantry. He had obtained leave to go to the Neilgherry hills on account of a complaint caused by the climate ; that leave of absence was, however, expressly confined to India. Since he (Mr. Clarkson) had previously appeared in this case, he had again consulted the Queen's Advocate, and upon the opinions which he had expressed called upon the Magistrate to commit him (the prisoner) to be dealt with as a deserter, under the Act of 5 and 6 Victoria, cap 12, sec. 22. He would now, however, make no secret of the real charge against the prisoner, which was, that in his official, civil, and political capacity, he had been guilty of most important malversa• tions, and of receiving bribes to an enormous ex tent. The Advocate-General of Madras had been con sulted by Lord Elphinstone, and 21 criminal informa tions had been exhibited against Captain Dou g l as . I n consequence of this lie had surreptitiously left Tan jore, and instead of stopping at the Neilgherry hills, had grone through Mahee or Mahai, in the assumed name of Jackson, through a French port to Bombay. where he embarked in the ship Reliance, still in his assumed name. On the passage he, however, let slip his real name was Douglas. ,He (Mr. Clarkson) was now in a condition to produce Captain Hall, the 'com mander of the vessel in which Captain Douglas had come to England in the name of Jackson. He had further proved the transfer of India Stock by the de fendant in the name of N. Douglas. The East India Company, feeling that it was due to themselves, as well as to the officers in their employ, had caused this inquiry to be proceeded with. In conclusion, the Learned Counsel quoted the 22d clau se o f th e Mutinyi Act, 5 and 6 Victoria, and called upon the worthy Magistrate to keep the defendant in custody until he could be transmitted to the Secretary at War. The defendant had been identified by his hand-writing, and also by his admission to the officer who had ap prehended him. The Magistrate had no option but to commit. Mr. Fitzpatrick (the chief clerk) inquired of the defendant whether he was now prepared to state his name? Mr. Chambers replied in the negative. Mr. Clarkson observed that, for the sake of the de - Pendant, he did not wish to have gone further into the case. He must, however, now call two witnesses. Mr. Chimbers said, that what had hitherto been done had been through his advice. • His client was charged with an ignominious crime, of which he was prepared to prove his innocence. Mr. Clarkson then called • James Borrock Egan, the Assistant-Military Se cretary to the East India Company, who produced and read the letter signed " Lieut.-Colonel Alexander, Commander of Fort St. George," by which it ap peared that the defendant had absented himself with • out leave; and also a letter from Major Gunning, of a similar import, and a letter from the French Gover • nor of Otocammund, relative to the defendant's pass ing through the French territories, in the assumed name of Jackson, and finally embarking at Bombay for England. Mr. Stewart Milne partly repeated his former evi dence, and produced one out of a number of writs issued in India against Captain Douglas. Mr. Clarkson read the extract, which was the copy of a writ signed " George Norton, Advocate-Gene ral," for 25,000 rupees, addressed to the Sheriff of Manras, on the Bth June, 1842. Mr. Clarkson—What is about the amount charged against the defendant ? Mr. Milne-128,000 rupees, or about 12,8001. The witness also produced a copy of dispatches relative to the defendant from Lord Elphinstone, stating that in quiries were instituted respecting the defendant. Mr. Clarkson having read the dispatch, called Thomas Cameron Hall, Captain of the Reliance, who proved that the prisoner came passenger in his ship from Bombay, which place he sailed from on the 18th of June. The prisoner left the ship at the Cove of Cork, and the ship proceeded on to Liverpool, where she arrived on the 22d ult. The prisoner passed by the name of Captain Jackson, but had paid his passage-money by a draft signed "A. Douglas." Mr. Chambers in defence said, that as an opinion of the Queen's Advocate had been handed in, he had another to produce from Dr. Addams, which was dia metrically opposed to the former one. The Learned Counsel contended at great length, that under the clause of the Mutiny Act his client was not respon sible to the military law, which merely related to soldiers and not to officers. The powers of the Ma gistrate were therefore limited, and this was not a case in which he could derive the inference that his client was a deserter. He had, forsooth, been accused of certain crimes, and because he had, before his leave of absence had expired, chosen to come to England to consult with his legal adviser—was he t o b e b ran d e d as a deserter ? Were the East India Company, powerful as they are, to be judge and jury ? He hoped not. Mr. Chambers finished by calling upon the worthy Magistrate to discharge his client. Mr. HARDWICK wished, for his own guidance, to be informed by some one of th e o ffi cers o f the Hon.i East India Company as to the terms in which the leave of absence was couched. Mr. Egan replied, that the leave of absence was for India alone. Had the defendant been allowed leave of absence to come to England it would have been expressed as a furlough to England. Mr. HARDwIca observed, that the course he had to pursue was a very simple one. It was proved in evidence that the defendant was the Captain Douglas who had leave of absence to the Neilgherry hills, but who had chosen to come to England, rightly or wrongly that was not for him to say, and whether or not he was a deserter, was not for a Magistrate to decide. His duty was to ascertain from the evidence laid before him whether the defendant was or was not the person described as a deserter. From the evidence adduced he was of opinion that he was, and should therefore commit him to prison in accordance with the provision of the Mutiny Act ; and the chief clerk would, at the bottom of the commitment, point out that he should be referred to the Secretary at War. In the meantime the Learned Counsel for the defen dant could apply to the Court of Queen's Bench for a writ of habeas corpus to remove his client.--Captain Douglas was then removed, and sent off in the care of the gaoler to prison. William Wagener, a fcreigner, was brought up be fore Mr. Hardwick, charged with having feloniously appropriated the sum of 901., which he was intrusted to receive for a person named Crofts. It appeared that Crofts was connected with a gaming -house, No. 2, Rupert-street. A gentle man went into the house about a fortnight ago, and was pigeoned to the tune of 120/., for which he gave his I 0 U for 301. and 901. The de fendant, who was also connected in some way with the gaming -house, was sent to receive the money. Ac cordingly the defendant applied to the gentleman, and was immediately paid his demand. Instead of giving the whole sum to Crofts, he only paid over 301., keep- ing back 901., which at first he said he had lost. The story was not believed, and as he persisted in keeping the money, he was given into custody. The defendant asserted that he had as much right to the money as Crofts. He had been ruined in that house ; the people owning it owed 3001., and as he was in the capacity of partner, he had a right to repay himself by holding the money he had received. Mr. HARDWICK decided upon holding the defendant in custody till Monday, in order to give time to the prosecutor to obtain the attendance of the gentleman in question. The Hon. Mr. Henry Plunkett was brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having conducted him self in a disorderly manner in the house of Captain Forbes, No. 10, King-street, St. James. Captain Forbes said the defendant pushed his way into his (complainant's) bed-room that morning before he was dressed, and possessing himself of a stick that was in the room, he proceeded to require answers to questions respecting matters which he was ignorant of. As the defendant's manner and actions were of a threatening. nature, he (complainant) required him to withdraw, and rang the bell for the attendance of the landlord of the house, at the same time arming him self with the poker, in readiness to repel any attack. The defendant, however, would not leave the house until a police-constable Was sent for, and then he left in the constable's custody. Captain Forbes told Mr. Hardwick he had no wish to press the charge, if Mr. Plunkett would give him an assurance that he would not intrude himself into his house again in such an abrupt way. Mr. Plunkett said there had been some small trans actions in a pecuniary way between him and Captain Forbes—if he was a captain. Capt. Forbes had re ported untruly that he (defendant) owed him money ; and he thought it his duty to call upon Captain Forbes to get a denial of this report. He took a friend with him, and walked into Capt. Forbes's bed-room, and there he held some conversation on the subject of his visit. A stick being handy, he laid hold of it merely as a support, and this action was seemingly miscon• strued by Capt. Forbes. Mr. HARDWICK asked Mr. Plunkett if he Was Wil ling to promise not to intrude upon Captain Forbes any more ? Mr. Plunkett said he should give this assurance—that he would not seek out Capt. Forbes, but if he met him he should tell him his opinion of his conduct. Capt. Forbes appeared as if about to accept this limited pledge, but upon Mr. Plunkett applying-some opprobrious names both to him and to a Capt. Brazer, Capt. Forbes said he thought it would be perhaps ad visable to have Mr. Plunkett hound over, as a conti nuance of the course he had chosen to adopt would most likely lead to a breach of the peace. Mr. HARDWICK directed Mr. Plunkett to enter into sureties in 201. each. The sureties were produced, and the defendant was liberated. MARYLEBONE. - James Cooper, a young man respectably dressed, was brought up before Mr. Long, charged with as saulting a police-constable. Policeman Con, 50 D, said, that in consequence of numerous robberies taking place in York-court, he was appointed to that place exclusively, and, at a late hour last night, the pri soner wa lk e d up the court. Witness went up, and asked him if he lived there, to which defendant made no answer, but walked on, he (witness) followed him, until he saw him in at his own door. In a short time defendant came out again, and saying, " Now, then, you see that I live here, and I'll stay in the court as long as I please." Witness said that he should not, and forced him into his own door, but as he would not remain inside but insisted upon walking out, he took him into custody, when the defendant struck him. He was therefore taken to the station-house. Mr. LoNG—What business had you to take him into custody ? Because he would not go inside his door. Mr. LONG-I cannot tee why a man should not walk outside his own door if he chooses to do so. If you had thought him a suspicious character you had certainly a right to watch him, but none whatever to take him into custody. (To the prisoner)—You are discharged. UNION-HALL. Thomas Cornish, a weather-beaten sailor, was charged with stealing a coat, the property of Thomas Blake, the landlord of a public-house in High-street, Shadwell. The prisoner was paid off from a vessel just arrived in the St. Katharine's Docks, from Sierra Leone, and upon getting ashore, he met some others of the crew, commenced " a cruise " until he spent the whole of his hard-earned wages, amongst the loose fish in the locality of Ratcliffe highway. He afterwards went to the complainant's house, without a " shot in the locker," and having had a pint of purl on trust, he made free with a coat that was hanginr , up in the room, and, putting it on, slipped out of the house unperceived, and was subse quently taken into custody, having " spouted" the watch to " raise the wind." The prisoner said that he was groggy, or he should not have put on a long tail coat. The fact was that he had not been sober since his arrival, and to prove it, he had spent the whole of his wages on a spree. The MAGISTRATE said he had no other alternative than to commit him for trial. DEATH OF TIIE lION. CAPTAIN JOHN H. PERT....- The family connexions of the Earl and Countess of Limerick have received the mournful intelligence of the death of the Hon. Captain John H. Pery, who ex pired on the Bth ult., at St. John's, New BrunsWick, after an ,illness of about seven weeks. The gAlant Captain was in command of a company of the 30th Regiment on that station. He was third son of Henry, the late Lord Glentworth, and grandson of the Earl of Limerick, and had just entered his 30th year. The Earl and Countess of Limerick, Dowager Lady Glentworth, th e H on . M r . Sp r i ng Rice, Sir Henry and Lady Frances Calder, Lord and Lady Glentworth, Lady Caroline Russell, Mr. and Lady Cecil Delafield, Mr. and Lady Louisa Pole, and seve ral other families, are placed in mourning by the death of the Hon. Gentleman. His mortal remains were to be interred at St. John's. GRACE DARLING.—The admirers of this departed heroine have resolved to perpetuate her name, and with it a record of her bold and humane exploit; with that view they will erect a monument to her memory over her remains in Bamburgh ; and they will also insert a tablet in the lighthouse adjoining the Fern Island, whence she departed with her father to the rescue of the Forfarshire steamer. The tablet will merely contain her name, with the number saved, and the date when they were rescued. It will be re collected that there were nine saved by her on the 7th of September, 1838. His Grace the Duke of Northumberland is quite favourable to the intended memorial to Grace Darling. SINGULAR PLEDGE.—We have just heard the fol.. lowing story, but cannot vouch for its truth. A young woman went into a pawnbroker's establishment, not many miles from Kilmarnock, the other day, with a basket containing a quantity of china, which she wished to pledge with "mine uncle " for 2/. After exa mining the contents of the basket, he gravely stated lie could only advance the half of that sum. In reply to his statement she said she was a servant, and that the articles were the property of her mistress, whom she would require to consult before taking the money. She .therefore left the office for that purpose, and in a short time returned with the basket, saying that her mistress would take what was offered. " Mine uncle" again glanced into the depository of the precious ware, and saw that it apparently contained the same goods that he formerly examined. The cash was then paid to the woman, who immediately left the house, and the case was then carefully set aside. In a short time afterwards a feeble cry was heard by the broker issuing from the basket, which he again examined, and in which, to his utter astonishment, he found a fine child carefully wrapt in flannel, and over which a slight covering of china had been ingeniously placed for the purpose of deception. The pawnbroker, it is said, applied to the authorities for a nurse to the little pledge, but was told that, like other pledges, he was bound to keep it for 12 months, and if not redeemed at the end of that time, to bring it to the hammer, like other pawned property!"-- Ayr Observer. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—A gentleman in this town has received a letter from his sister, at Dublin, who embarked on board the City of Limerick steam packet, from this port, on Monday morning, the 17th of October, bound for Dublin, with a number of pas sengers on board. They passed the Land's End about twelve o'clock at night, and soon after that time, on entering the North Channel, a great noise and con fusion was heard upon the deck, mingled with the cries of " Stop the ship—stop the steam," " A woman is overboard." The captain, who had turned into . his berth, hastily ran upon deck, and immediately Or dered the boats to be manned, and the steam to be turned off; but after the most strenuous exertions, nobody could ix.. found. There were a number of deck passengers on board, who saw a female conic up the companion stairs, and instantly throw her self into the sea, over the ship's side. The sea *as running very high at the time, and the vessel going at the rate of seven or eight knots an hour. The un fortunate deceased was a respectable middle-aged woman, who, with her husband, was a cabin pas senger, and had stolen from his side in the stillness of the night, and perpetrated the fatal act. She had been liable, it seems, to temporary fits of insanity, but had exhibited no symptoms of the kind during the time she had been on board. Th e h us b and, on ''be coming acquainted with the circumstance, was so overcome with horror a n d amazement, that he became frantic in his grief, and it was with the greatest diffi culty he could be prevented from plunging into the deep ; and it became imperatively necessary to lash him down, in order to restrain him from throwing himself overboard.—Plymouth Journal. STUTTGARD, OCT. 24.-1 he works for the fortifi cation of Ulm are proceeding with great activity, under the direction of M. Von Prittwitz. THE MARKETS.-SATURDAY. COVENT-GARDEN. The supply of vegetables on offer, in to-day's market, was large for the time of the year, owing to which dui demand was slow, but we have no material variation to notice in the quotations. Very large quantities of both English and foreiom fruits are on sale, the inquiry for which is extremely dull at low prices. In forced luxuries next to nothing- was passing. Potatoes were abundant and cheap from 2s 8d to 4s 3d per cwt. Turnip radishes, 6d to 8d ; coleworts and greens, 2s 3d to 33 6d ; sod leeks, Is 3d to 2s per dozen bunches. Onions, Is 6d to 2s 6d ; apples, Is 8d to 3s ; pears, 2s to 4s ; onions for pickling, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ; damascenes, 2s to 45 ; comma plums, is to 2s ; and cabbage lettuces, Is 6d to 2 s 3d p er half sieve. Le mons , 7 s to 8s ' • and walnuts, 6 d to Is p er 100. Filberts, lad t o i s ; hot-house grapes, 2s to 3s ; foreign grapes, 6d to 2s ; pine apples, 7s to 9s per lb: Long radishes, 6d to 8,1 per dozen hands. Endive , is 6d to 2s ; red cabbag es , 2 s to 4s ; and savoys, 8d to 15 per dozen. Brocoli, 12s to 18s ; and celery, 103 to 15s pe r: dozen bundles. Mushrooms, 8d to is per pottle. Swa b salad, 2d to 3d per punnet. NE WGATE AND LEADENIIALL. An immense arrival of both live and dead Poultry having taken place from 11911 and thiS week, and the suP" plies of English being large, the demand is excessively slow, at prices barely equal to those noted on this daY se'nnight. Turkeys are selling at from 4s to 7s ; G ec "' 4s to is ; Capons, 4s to 6s ; Rabbits, Gd to 2s ; h are 2s to 3s 6d ; Partridges, is 6d to 2s ; Pheasants, 3s ° to 4s ; and Pigeons, 8d to Is each ; Fowls, 4s Gd to ; Chickens, 2s Gd to 5s ; and Ducks, 3s to 45 6d per"coulon We had on sale one o f th e l arges t su pplies of town 0 " country slaughtered Meat almost ever recollected ; might be anticipated, the demand is very slow, at drool 3 ;, ing currances. Be e f f rom 3 s 2d to 3 s 6d ; Mutton; 33 fiu to 4s 2d ; Veal, 3s 5d to 4s ; and Pork, 4$ to 4s 8d Per 81bs by the carcase. H UNGERFORD. Fair , A i 1 Fur Fish, the supply o f w hi c h was goo d, we nad demand, at prices about equal to those obtained st;;,, lingsgate ; but i n M ea t, V egeta bl es, Game, an d rou it '''. very little was doing. • NEWPORT. Although the supply of each kind of meat Here' tll, day, was not, to say great, the inquiry was very es. in some instances at, d e p resse d rates Of curletil, Beef, 3s 2d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4 5 ; by 3s. 6d. to 4s. 2d. ; and P or k, 4 s . t o 4 s . Bd., per gibs, the carcase. WHITECHAPE L. ► Our market was again well su ppli e d. T r ade, h e l. ver i rated dull, at about station ar y p r i ces . Beefti . ° lll 4 S - to to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 2d ; Veal, 35 4s ; and Pork, 4s to 4s Gd per Bibs. HAY MARKETS. 59; SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Ha), 31 55 to, , " i " to 4/ Useful ditto, 41 to 415 s ; fine Uplan ' d ditto, 4, to 16s ; Clover ditto 415 s to 51 lOs ; Oat Straw, 11 1,- 11 18s ; Wheat Straw, 11 18s to 2/ per load. 80 1 and Straw were very heavy in sale, at late rates. 4 1 ; CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3 1 55 t P" to Useful ditto, 414 s to 416 s ; fi ne Upl an d ditto, 89 1/1. 41 12s : Clover Hay. 415 s t o Si 8 s ; O a t Dim A fa r to 21; Wheat Straw, 2/ t o 2/ 2 s p e r load. average time of year supply. and a sluggish 55 to 311 4 ) WHITECHAPEL.--COarse Meadow Bay, 3 1 Useful ditto, 41 to 414 s ; fine Upland ditto, 4i 5 5 m t° t o 10i ; Clover Hay, 415 s to 5115 s ; Oat Straw, 11 1, - ,,,p11 1118 s ; Wheat Straw, 11 18s to 21 per load. '"r' good, and trade very dull. 11 IDE MARK ET. Raw Hides, at per stone of Blb :—Best s tee rs t 1; inferior, 5s 8d to 6s ; middling Hides, 5s 2dto ' a, 6" er inferior do., 4s 8d to S s . Sh eep an d Calf Skin s, i P ie j skin :—Market Calf, 6s 10d to 8s 6d; large W 0 Sheep, 3s to 4s ; short do., 2s Gd to 3s 3d. BREAD 21' The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metror ll3 4115 from lid to 8d; of Household do., 6d to 7d P er loaf. WAKEFIELD CORN MA RhEr wheat lb - A moderate supply of most articles. Good New ~ dear. tamed an advance of Is. per quarter, and Old is"Y i ;,, being Oats and Shelling rasher higher. The supply of . befo re , . 14° trifling, it was is . per quarter dearer. Beans as variation in other articles. .. _ ko hcl. Per qr. of 60Ib. to tnrj r , 5,4 Wneat, Red, Essex and Kent New 48s. to °,' ' Vt . Norfolk and Suffolk . Ne w 44,e. 5 ... -,.,`.- Boston and Wisbeach New 445. 48 ', a • ..,. ' Yorkshire. N. w 425. e ''' •• — al; English, White- New 48.. fr 4,..;, white -- s s e . Old ' It d 425. •,,,1 -. ... . 4 „ -- . Foreign - Acd 4e. ""' r trop e Per VAL . 1- , sirs .„„--- Bliley, Norfolk and Suffolk New 6s. ti. Yo., ' ' n",, • Yorkshire a d Lincolnshire 2.55. ' 2l " ... '''l Sc tch . 256 2.l '' ". " -4. Gri. dig • Per qr. f f 631 b. 1 t... ... Beans, New Old OOOOOOOOOOOO OOO s 5, 224 Oats. Potato a d Politer!. 11 6 - t a• ficl, to per tit ..... led. to 1030.. N w 2rts. d i 911 .Ming.. ........ ............................ per Matt ....... .. 30 ,. 0.. 31 StR toesmen ........................ The 5l THE LONDN MAITImE I NS TITUTION. — anniversary fe s tival R in aid of the funds by whichthe claimants on this institution are supported or rebe e " r , was celebrated on IVoinestiav at the Lot;dt° .111 r . 0 BiAtops 6 .tte-street. The meeting wa , no t numerous a one as the claims of the institutieu public patronage require, and it is to be in u F ec h t of gretted that an institution, the declared obi inrg, which is to afford relief to decayed master rat" . w ith their widows, and children, should not m eet 1 , 1 0 more general support. The chair was take n ' " ' bi past five o'clock by Sir G. Cockburn, surf ° n es' ss ts. Admiral Young, Sir J. Pelly, Bart., and other a men connected with the navy and the shipping; l3 .boved The Report of the Secretary, which was re_av 4 ,%„o ll contributions to the amount of nearly 4 001 4 l'" tbst which the Trinity-house sent 1051. It aPP e L on the Society has at pr e s en t f our teen alms" ° ' - f de' Bow-common, inhabited by fourteen wido ws ves t ceased members, who h ave annuities of la nt tos each, and a supply o f coals, &c. ; at the Preserrh e there are fifty-six annuitants on the funds• s idk portance of this benevolent institution is 11°- tb ° •$ ciently appreciated ; b u t it i s to be hoped th at t dol.° public become awar e o f it s ex i s tence, means 4:" th . good, and inherent d em a n d s u pon the Pur s ,, eg becoi lis wealthy, it will daily incr e a se in funds, am' capable of much more extended benevolence•to o ftr TARIFF CATTLE.--About SO head of bea.,,, s • c olf, Spanish breed, which hare recently reached 7 c h P ° s , try from Corunna, have be e n turned into the avotalio ture lands in the vicinity of Highgate. The se °t in ce taking them on an average, run large, but are,. fl og g very best order; nevertheless they . are men"' n e n t since they have been introduced into the fie sn fficie to London. There has not, as yet, been allowed hithe r i v time for the beasts which have been importeu rit ig t 3 excel in quality; but an evident improvern e . ee k, ing place in their appearance each passing i :rent i rpre there can be but little doubt that they wi" ": 3 " r e meet with a good demand in the market, es m , Christmas they will recommend thei nsels favourably than they have hitherto done. ost 06 PRECAUTIONS TO SAVE CHILDREN • Fltw -15 00 6 BURNED.—At this season of the year noir the painful to read the accounts which i l i r; of only every week, but almost every w*,;" week, in the public journals, of yoo , s i itio , being burned to death. These sad eala—togi ser generally owing t o th e care l essness of meth ers nr oteet ° ; vants leaving childr en no t on ly withou t ; n ro w but in many instances actually lnek u ;otiee es tpe where there are fires. Wherever this Png ° with there must be the greatest danger, °, • n g ' sav i natural fondness of children for 1; 9 4 1 , 0 u1a • t o fire. The use of a simple wire 5 10 ,r u i es9 lis hi n e v in many lives. Linen pinafores are nine" to be:k il vtile ; take fire than cotton ones. It ought tal k i n g fire' t i l e 'that in case of the clothes of a child t , hro wing best means of extinguishing it is by ' in bbi ll t bs child on the floor, and wrapping it long ll° the or woollen cloth , i 'of any kind. As fro° v child is in an upright position the 01 0%0 clothes burn fiercely, and as their n atura bild be o j towards the head, consequently if the ' fee bler, t he down, the flames will instantly becorir smot her il be much more easily extinguished. 1° c l oth, t he fire byfrrapping the c hild i n a w teaoollen r ing 14 • much quicker and sa f er mode than b y oit clothes off piecemeal. After a burn, no aP' fl o ur. better than a plentif u l spr i n kling of William Rollisson , u ------------ co O ff, n o t f he a 3: i aug • On the 2d inst., at Lower Tooting, Surrey, 6" Ji of On n W th . -Bat:, ior, BIRTHS. , he w ife 01 daughter. f a son. nef 3d an, Esq., of a son, still-born. Christer e inst., • Half- AI treet Mu° In o.s , n m st. , in the venue.roAd, Ilegeues-unar,t4e ° 'll9 le ' big oi olfrt i b b e otp 1 0 ef On the 9th ult at Ilffo?lnitlrßll,ELDie.utenant-Coses` hid, oft. is 7 i t : h oo iit: Q ezneet u lrhaLs e isteae e en n ddit ' e s i, Lo O aroni w sndi n egouefur Hussars , jaideary_A ot Elizabeth,ot telnaacyi :rnann:ti di e c s a s : y : , i itc r 3 1: i i i n n s t t . . , , a a t t s G , On to Helen, only dau ghter of the late J. Aitken, Eq°' c r edo . ' ~, • h Or' JO Greenwte , _. Comm - •to lie' , 1 —tng, of Brooke-street, Grosvenor-squar-, b y t. loa lA g l o p ew h:ge j,6n youngest slaughter of the late John Stuar: , k:sq' t h a 111 0 al On the 3(1 inst.,Alary Woolnoth, Mr• •'° oforit Gisby, to Harriet, second daughter of John Holmes Grove House, Ramsgate, Esq. Tuffen Persnacinis:l4,ii ------------ 0 01 DIED. , 010 0 On the 4th inst., aged 11 ears, Augustus Min' er ~, third sen of Dr. Golding. Y Fro ) " fot O m n er t i h y e of l9 th il e t snlttockaEtx.Setholane, e near Plymouth, ge n " Pr b i' Kirby, youngest ' Child of -Alr.oliver Tluvek in°rt°l3 pi i; cophi t ' On the 2d inst., at Twickengha.m, Julia Isvae" s ' t . of Colonel Peter Hawker, of Longparish Howe, I t ' s '' , :he Il s e o v j G On the 2d inst., at the Rectory, C . I N I wilts, On the Prebendary ' in the Cathedral Church of Salisbort: Hot ii Ojn.thl a g 33,di e n i ndsi inst., inst., a l t l a . tL D o . lw , he D R r w e i : le i t il o t.e r ghr o ot nyf Hudak :seuGre:ry, i t al o n, n , : : se a 4 7 0 , di, WW I sun, Esq., late of the Navy-o ffi ce. • ~ the daughter of George Bailie, Esq., aged D ear.' 4, 1 0 *VHD° 'tray London ; Printed and Pnblishei by 3 1 -, 112, ‘l_ No. 112, Strand, at The SW, Oftee, O C L., • 7 04.. the County of Aliddlieseit, blonds?, 14°"113"-- BILLINGSGATE. Although we had a large supply of fish on the mark et • this morning, the inquiry was steady, at the followil rates :—Turbots, 8s to 16 s ; B r ill s , 4 s to 12s ; d Fish, 4s to 18s ; Haddocks, is to 2s 6d ; Whitings, 6 1 t., is ; Mickarel, Gd to 8d ; Dorvs, 2s to 6s ; Cra W ' to 2s ; and Lobsters, is 6d to 38 each ; Soles, W", 3s per pair ; Smelts, 2s 6d to 3s ; Fresh Ilerring,s , Is ; and Thames Flounders, is 6d to 2s per dozen ;f il ls. mon, 10d to is 6d ; Crimped Skate, 10d to Is ; and 4d to Is per lb.