The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-16 00:00:00

UNITED STATES POLICY IN SOUTH AMERICA. If we are to judge from accounts recently pub lished in the United States papers, the designs of our enterprising and go-a-head cousins on the other side of the Atlantic are enlarging with success and. opportunity. It is not merely that they are re solved either to purchase or to take Cuba ;. or that, having first absorbed Texas and then acquired California, they are now buying another great slice of Mexico on the north, and pushing forward their scheme of a route across that floundering state .a t Tehuantepec on the south, thus stripping Mex ic o ~e as artichokes are eaten, leaf by leaf ; or that th ey have been destroying Greytown on frivolous p e texts, and are overthrowing the independence and native government of the Sandwi ch Islands, A w l o th ese t magy hins and about to annex them also. are plain and patent enough ;he n see them. An European war is a great American opportunity ; and of that opportunity our relatives are making the most in Cuba , Mexico, and the Sandwich 'lslands, after their ow.n i unscr upmeans ulous way. That is clear enough. But it sby no to the northern hemisphere of America that their designs are limited ; they are also engaged in weav ing a web of policy and intri g ue round the Spanish American republics of South America, and sowing the seeds of ill - will and unfriendliness with the only American monarchy, to be hereafter cultivated into a quarrel. Let us try to explain what it i s they are about in this quarter of the world. Hour readers will look at a map, they will find the republic of New Grenada stretching on one side into the Carribean sea, and on the other side along the Pacific. Next to New Grenada in the former direc tion comes the state of Venezuela ; after which the G u i ana plantations of England, Holland, and France, flank away into the Atlantic. On the side of the Pacific, Ecuador adjoins New Grenada ; then Peru stretches far along that coast ; and next to it Bolivia, with only one Pacific port, pene trates into the interior. Now, between these re publics and the Atlantic intervenes the immense empire of Brazil ; and the peculiarity of all five republics is, that they are drained, not into the Pacific, but into the Atlantic ocean, through Brazil, by means of the river Amazon and its hundred tributaries, all more or less navigable, to within sixty miles, it is said, of the Pacific. Naturally, then, the Amazon is the route by which European and North American trade with them and the northern portions of Brazil can be most readily carried on ; its navigation is consequently , a question of first-rate importance for these repub lics, and even more so for Brazil ; and, as it is through Brazil that the Amazon for some 1,500 miles runs into the Atlantic, the best mode of pro moting navigation thereon is obviously a cordial understanding and good relations between Brazil and these five republics. During the early years of its independence and the minority of the present Emperor, Brazil was far tco constantly engaged in solving domes tic difficulties to pay that attention to its foreign relations with conterminous states which they de served, and the internal condition of its re publican neighbours wholly precluded any chance of useful negotiations. At last, however, great financial prosperity and domestic tranquillity placed the Government of Brazil in a position to take a large and comprehensive view of South American affairs, and about the year 1850 it began to seek the co-operation of the Spanish American republics in closing all those open questions which might, by continuing in their open state, lead to irritation, misunderstandings, and perhaps hostilities. For example, their several and respective boundaries still remained unsettled . and undefined. So long ago as 1777, the treaty of San Ildefonso at tempted to- lay down the basis of a settlement of the frontiers between the Spanish and Portu guese possessions in South America ; but it was negotiated in great geographical ignorance of the countries. it affected to deal with, and the mixed commissioners appointed under it wholly failed to work out the provisions and objects of the treaty. The war between Spain and Portugal in 1803, which led to large acquisitions by the latter in South America at the expense of the former, of course terminated this treaty, and it was not re newed by the peace of Badajoz. From the time of independence down to 1850 scarcely anything had been done to define the boundaries between the new Portuguese monarchy and the Spanish repub lics, or between the republics themselves ; and as undefined boundaries are amongst the most ugly and endless of all State controversies, Brazil now proposed to arrange them on the principles of the utipossidetis. At the same time Brazil/offered to place the commercial relations between herself and these various states on the simple and secure foot ing of free trade, and to exchange with them the right of navigating their respective rivers. Just as the upper tributaries of the Amazon, as they run through Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, New Grenada, or Venezuela, belong to the states which possess both banks, so the lower course of the Amazon to the Atlantic belongs to Brazil ; and by the old treaties between the Spanish and Portu guese Crowns, the right of the latter to exclude the Spanish colonies from its navigation was ac knowledged. Thus situated, Brazil had of course more to offer the Spanish republics than they had to give her. She had complete possession over their route to the Atlantic, and could deny them access to the ocean thereby, without offending against any principle of public law. Brazil, however, took no advantage of this supe riority. On the contrary, she offered to exchange the freedom of her waters against theirs, and to co-operate with them in establishing steam navigation on the Amazon and its tributaries. On this basis a treaty was concluded in 1851 between Brazil and Peru, to which the adhesion of the other states was agreed to be sought. In conformity with this treaty, Brazil has established steam navi gation on the Amazon, and has now boats running between Para and Barra, its frontier ports, once a month ; while Peru, on its part, declared the ports of its affluents free, and has purchased smaller sized vessels to navigate the Uycuyali. And now the United States began to interfere, and to stir up jealousy of, and ill-will against, Brazil in these republics. As a monarchy, the United States of course bear no love to Brazil ; and in these very natural proceedings of the Imperial Government, they affected to see efforts to extend monarchical influences in South America, which they deemed them- selves bound to oppose. So, accordingly, their diplo macy became unusually active in New Grenada and Ecuador, and with considerable success ; for there, in point of fact, United States' influence prevails in the government. In Peru also they were suc cessful ; and though not perhaps to the same ex tent in Bolivia and Venezuela, nevertheless to some extent. First of all came expressions of North Ame rican sympathy with, and support of, Republican ism in South America ; and to these scenes of hugging and fraternisation succeeded insinuations and suspicions of monarchy and Brazil. In offering to exchange the right of navigating the Lower Amazon, Brazil was described as putting forth pre tensions of exclusive sovereignty over it which had no foundation in public law. The Lower Amazon, it was asserted, was free to all flags without any c oncess ion ; it was not a river, but an arm of the sea, a strait ; and as such even North America had a right to navigate it, and was prepared to enforce that ri g ht. Such were the l aw l ess d octr i nes American diplomacy Preached in these republics, thereby retarding, a nd disarranging , and unsettling negotiations for t.kraeierricca.oumn-i9onv enefit. Concurrently, too, the Lieut. u ernment sent an expedition, under explore the Herndon,valley to Peru, thence to descend and was, of Course, ~._Y„ of the Amazon. This policy home. i n j une lly s _and eagerly responded to at , at a convention held at MenaPhis, resolution°3 due and replenish the were passed " to sub- Atlantic slopes of South America," and Liente Conant Maury, an officer of too distinguished merit ton Lave was especially been employed in such a task, riraticapipointed the mouthpiece and agent of this u m a memorial, in themost moveme n t. He dre w busterism, which was presented nn g style of filli ' Mah last to irc on foreign Congress and referred to the comnittee s a ll. affairs. Nor was even thiEcuadorianAaas under :AAmazon m armed expe. dition to force the navigation of th the Ecuadorian or Venezuelan Hag wa fitting out, when news arrived t hat the Brazilian Government had stationed a naval squadron at th e mouth to treat the buccaneers as they deserved and it was abando ned for the p resent. Not, how'- ' ever, without loud threats of future yens , o ean se from Lieut. Maury, whom it is really pitiable to see engaged in such a cause. And while professing to be actuated by the highest motives in these proceedings, and to aim at throwing open the internal waters of South America to all the world, Lieut. Herndon's . work teems with passages to show that the real ()bleep of this movement is to monopolise for the United States that very navigation ; and there is evidence before us while we write, that Lieut. Maury him self, the lou(lcst exponent of free navigation of the Amazon, has act ua lly so ught from the State of Ecuador the exclusive right to establish steam navi gation on its rivers ' thus laying bare the hypocrisy and-the selfishness policy so g randiloquently statedatiid in - his , of memorialtl to Congress. No doubt the valley of the Amazon and the Allan - tic slopes of S ou th Ain , —as much so as Texas erica are t emp ti ng acqu i s itions Cuba, ' Mexico, or the Sandwich Islands. But f or centur s priated to, and possessedly they have been appro a civilised st a te, cap able of defending and preserving e l o ng as Brazil can protect and ing thorn ; and so guard the mouth of the Amazon, its territories a re 4 afe from the fall busterism of the United States. England too, quite as much interested as any other power in the free navigation of that river, and situated in re spect of it exactly in the same position as the U nited States. disdains all sympathy with these motrous American pretensions. With the British Govern ment it is what nature made it—a river, not a strait —and as such Lord Clarendon acknowledges the same sovereignty over its lower course in Brazil a s he claims for England in the St. Lawrence.— Fixaminer. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1854, HORRIBLE CASE OF SEDUCTION. Hnwan nature, says the Liverpool Daily Times, in the pee* is bad enough, but it is hard to conceive any thing so truly revolting as the following case, the par ticulars of which came from a quarter that places any thing like doubt out of the question. If there is no other punishment in this world for such a wretch as we are about to describe but that of publicity, for the pur pose of holding him up is the scorn and abhorrence of all mankind, we would be the last to inflict it by insert ing his name and all respecting him, but, unfortunately, such a course would inflict more pain on the victim and her family by the exposure than it would on the head of the demon in human shape who could conceive and afterwards carry out his designs, as it appears the ruf fian to whom we allude did. Shortly, then : this per son, who represents a certain honse in Glasgow-we will not say in what position—paid his addresses to the daughter of a person above him in position, but be was admitted as her suitor. Within a month from the present time, he called one evening, at the house of the lady's father, and obtained permission for her to take a walk with him in the suburbs of Glasgow. On her re turn he brought her to an hotel, where she had a cup of coffee. She remembered nothing of that fatal time until she found herself in a strange room. She rang the bell, and to her horror she discovered that she was in a certain hotel in Belfast, having been brought there from on board a steamer by her betrayer, who stated that she was his wife, and was insensible from sea sickness. He remained all night, but went away in the morn ing, discharged his bill, saying he would return again. It is needless to say he did not. The unfortunate girl was without any means, having nothing but the clothes sho wore, and a gold chain about her neck. This she sold and procured a passage to Liverpool. On Thursday she was met and recognised by a gentleman in Street, in this town (Liverpool) ; he being a friend of her father's, she confessed all to him, and expressed the greatest horror at the idea of returning home, although she is in the most wretchel state at this moment. The gentleman kindly supported her present trying neces sities, and it is hoped will be the means of restoring her to her friends. But what will her destroyer say when he hears the state to which he has reduced this very unhappy girl and her distracted family ? RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. EASTERN COUNTIES. It is understood that the dividend for the past half year will be 3s. 6d. per ordinary share, leaving a balance of about 5,000/. for the current half-year. NORTH AND SOUTH-WESTERN JUNCTION. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at Euston-station, Mr. H. Tootal in the chair. Mr. H. CHUBB, the secretary, read the report, which stated that the tonnage of goods conveyed over the railway had increased so much during the past half-year as to reach the amount guaranteed by the London and North-Western and London and South-Western com panies. There appears to have been conveyed in the six months 22,387 tons of coal and 10,787 tons of mer chandise. This description of traffic having in so short a time realized the guarantee, it may reasonably be ex pected to yield a steady increase of revenue. It was only on the Ist of June last that working arrangements began with the South-Western Railway CornpanT, by which passengers were enabled to travel beyond Kew, to and from all stations between that place and Wind sor ; and at the same date the daily trains were increased from four to seven each way. These new facilities (limited as they assuredly are at present) thus afforded to the inhabitants of the northern and eastern suburbs of the metropolis have brought a considerable accession of traffic to the line, and will, it may justly be hoped, considerably improve the receipts arising from this source during the current half-year. The directors look for ward with confidence that increased facilities will still further develope the traffic, and that this railway will, at no distant period, justify the opinions which they have always held in respect to its intrinsic commercial value. The net balance of 5361. will admit of the payment of a dividend of 2s. per share for the half-year, and leave 371. to the credit of the current half-year. The act em powering the company to raise the additional capital re quired to clear off all outstanding liabilities has received the Royal assent. The amount of new share capital au thorised is 15,000/., being 1,500 shares of 101., each which the directors propose to offer to the existing share holders, according to their present respective holdings. The proportion will be one of the new to four of the original shares. No steps have as yet been taken to wards the construction of the ; Hammersmith branch, but, as the time allowed for its completion is advancing, it will soon be necessary to commence the works, and when constructed the main line will derive the advan tage of all the additional traffic which must necessarily be produced from this branch. The capital account to the 30th of June showed that 68,810/. had been received and expended. The Hammersmith branch account showed that 1,499/. had been received, and '1,2221. ex pended, leaving a balance of 276/. The revenue account for the half-year showed that 1,5651. had been received, and 781/. expended, leaving a balance of 784/. Out of this was deducted 3111., the interest on the debenture debt, leaving 472/., to which was added 641., the sur plus from the list account, making 5361. available for dividend The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the proprietors on having haki the guaran teed amount of goods and minerals passing over their line ; but he regretted that the amount received from passengers had been so small. The 2,023/. received had to be divided with three other conapenies, leaving them about 4401 He then read a statement, showing that the passenger traffic during several weeks of the first part of the past half-year did not exceed an average of 211. per week, but that since the South Western had commenced booking passengers to and from Windsor over the line the passenger receipts had exceeded the average of 2101. per week. To show how much the passenger traffic had increased during the current half-year, be stated that the receipts for passengers during the past six months amounted to only 2,023/., while the re ceipts for the month ending the sth of August amounted to 1,1161. They had no doubt, on the whole, that the anticipations which had been held out with regard to the traffic on the line would be fully realised. Mr. CREED seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously ; as was also one declaring a dividend of 2s per share for the half-year. A formal resolution was also passed authorising the issue of the new shares. In reply to questions it was stated that, when the Hampstead Junction was completed, the trains would pass on to the North London line without interfering with the London and North-Western traffic, and instead of being limited to six or seven trains per day, they could run as many trains as were necessary to develope the traffic and to accommodate the public. A vote of thanks concluded the proceedings. HULL AND SELBY. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held on Saturday at Hull, Mr. J. Loft in the chair. The report stated that the directors had succeeded in obtaining the insertion of clauses in the bill for the amalgamation of the York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Leeds Northern, and York and North Midland Railway companies, protecting the ititereAs of the Hull and Selby Company in respect to a contract which had been en tered into by the York and North Midland Company several years ago for the execution of the lease of the line. The half yearly rent due on the Ist of July by that company, and which was usually paid on the Ist of August, had not been paid. The accounts showed a balance of 32,8251., which, on the rent being received, would be available for dividend. The dividend recom mended was at the rate of 48s 6d per 50/. share, 24s 3d Per half share, and 12s lid on the quarter shares, sub ject to a deduction for income-tax. It was stated that the money had been paid into the Court of Chancery on Friday. The report was adopted, and the proceedings con cluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. EAST LANCASHIRE. The directors' report, just issued, states that the gross receipts for the half-year amount to 39,561/. 16s. 5d., which, after deducting the working expenses, interest, and preference dividends, leaves a balance of 39,006/. ls. 4d., a sum which will enable the share holders to declare a 'dividend on the ordinary stock of the company at tho rata of 3i per cent. per annum, carrying a small surplus to the reserved fund. GREAT WESTERN. balance The d n i directors' c1t6087071 2s 7d., a '7p report, just nd issued, itis proposed shows a disposable by the directors to liquidatd a claim of 30,0001. by the .Shrews bury an d Ch ester and the Shrewsbury and Birmingham shareholders out of the disposable balance, thus reducing it to 133,074/ . 12s. 7d. ; the half-yearly dividend will, inconsequenc e , b e re d uced to 11. 104. per cent., which will require 123,544/. 2s. 10d., leaving a balance to carried over to next half-year's account of 14,5301. 9s. 9d. Appended to the accounts is a circular statement, in which the directors explain the reason for the proposed payment of 30,000/. to the two Shrewsbury companies out of their revenues for the half-year, and which will prevent the payment of the usual half -yearly dividend of 21. per cent. thrown he TUE ..f00r.6 AND 1. 011E3T3. The ani of Inver ness-shire and the north, whi c h w ia the sporting world the day after to-morro' pen t justify the favourable reports which we gave of thein from to time as the season advanced. The bro o d s are time nume rous and strong ; indeed, the compl a i n t t hi s year, w su spect, will be, that the birds are too wild for those whose are not good shots. In some places it has been remarked that the grouse are packing together —a thing very unusual so early in the season. We are glad to be able to state that every moor south of the Caledonian Canal has been let, with the exception of one —a large and famous moor, perhaps second to none in Scotland. There has been an unusual demand for shot sings this year.—lnvernen Couriv. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. -ASSAULTS.- Wm. lif`Laugh lin (tailor), and Elizabeth, his wife, were brought before the Lord Mayor, charged with having assaulted each other, and disturbed the neighbourhood of Bishopegate, in which they reside. The male prisoner had on Monday been charged with having assaulted his wife—to whose care, at her parti cular request, the Lord Mayor, after having heard the whole of the facts, consigned him, with a hint that if there should be any more public quarrels between them they should be both held responsible to the public. A policeman stated that at 12 o'clock on Monday night, upon hearing the cry of "Murder!" and "Police!" he went to the house of the defendants, when he saw them on the ground tearing each other's eyes and hair out. They were separated, but soon afterwards re-com menced hostilities in the street, and gathered together by the mere force of their abuse about a hundred of the neighbours, who had been roused from their repose many a time by the same sort of summons from the same par ties; again they were separated, and entrusted to their own management of their mysterious differences, but at two o'clock, in consequence of the revival of the alarm ing discords in the house, the windows of which had been shattered by Mr. M‘Laughlin, it was found abso lutely necessary to transfer man and wife to the station house. The Lord Mayor—l was afraid I should see you both again. What have you to say, Mrs. M'Laughlin, for having been a party to this disgraceful scene, after what had taken place on Monday ? I thought you and your husband might have managed matters better. Mrs. M'Laughlin—My lord, the neighbourhood is a very bad one, and although I pay 301. a year for my house, we are kept wide awake all night long by the dia bolical noise of these parties, who are so infernally vul gar, that we can stand it no longer. It is said that panes of glass were broken. Certainly there were, but my husband never thought of such a thing. It was quite accidental. I feel that I have been ill-treated by the po lice, and I hope I shall be protected by the magistrates. Mr. M'Laughlin, upon being asked whether he wished to say anything, acknowledged that although he felt that he and his wife had on Saturday night disturbed the neighbourhood, they had, after the discharge on Monday by his lordship, ventured to celebrate the occasion by about a pint of gin, the consequence of which he had no recollection of. That although he had no great opinion of his wife, he did not think she kept up such a row as had been described for so long a time. The Lord Mayor—Pray how much gin had you and your wife together after your discharge by me ? Mr. M`Laughlin—l make it a rule, your lordship, never to keep any account of the kind. Mrs. M`L'auglilin—No, my lord ; it's never thought of after its gone. (Laughter.) But we mean to alter the thing altogether. We are in a bad and noisy neigh bourhood, your lordship ; consider that. The Lord Mayor—l do. Remove from it, and you will have the credit of changing its character. Mrs. MiLaughtin— We will, my lord. I'll take him away and you shall never be more troubled with him. The Lord Mayor—Both of you are bound over to keep the peace towards each other and the rest of her Majesty's subjects for six calender months, in the sum of 101. One of the officers said the male defendant had been paying his addresses to the daughter of his wife by her late husband, about a week before his marriage ; but the prudent mother said to him, " No, you are too great a fool for her, I'll have you myself ;" and so it happened. LAMBETH.—THE ASSAULT AT BEULAH SPA.—Mr. Francis Robert Newton was brought up from Horse monger•lane Prison, and Mr. William Philip Newton, his brother, surrendered in discharge of his bail, to be further examined on the very serious charge, as it is much feared it will be, of assaulting Mr. Stewart lier, at the pleasure grounds at Beulah Spa, on Friday after noon last. Previous to the case being called on, Mr. Edwin James entered the Court ; but it was found that the learned gentleman attended not as an advocate, but to give evidence. Mr. Wontner observed that such was the present state of the suffering gentleman, Mr. Ker, that he did not think it necessary to have a fresh certificate from his medical attendants, nor could the medical gentlemen attend without violating important engagements. It was his (Mr. Wontner's) intention to have requested his worship to attend at the bedside of Mr. Ker, and taken down his statement of the violent outrage and attack ; but the fact was, that the unfortunate gentleman was in such a helpless state-as to be totally incapable of hearing and speaking, and, therefore, it would be perfectly use less to trouble his worship. He (Mr. Wontner) would merely request that Mr. Edwin James, who was a per sonal friend of Mr. Ker, and who had seen that gentle man on that morning, might be sworn, and after hearing his testimony as to the state the unfortunate sufferer was in, it would be for his, worship to say what further course he should adopt with respect to the accused party. Mr. Edwin James, Who was accommodated with a seat on the bench, was hero sworn, and said he was a personal friend of Mr. Stewart Ker, and had known that gentleman for about three years. He had seen Mr. Ker at his own house that morning, and he was in such a state of unconsciousness that he did not know even his own wife. He could not move his handq, or speak, or even open his mouth ; and as far as he (Mr. James) could venture to say, his opinion and belief was that he was in imminent danger. He also believed, from his appearance, that Mr. Ker was suffering from severe inju ries of the brain. There was a fixed and glassy stare of the eyes, and he (Mr. James) believed that he would not recover. Mr. Elliot—He is insensible, I suppose. Mr. James—Yes, perfectly so; and he does not ap pear to hear anything. Was he but able to hear, and even write on a slate answers to questions put to him, it was my intention, Mr, Elliott, to have asked you to be so good as to attend and take down the statement made by him in reference to this charge, but it would be perfectly useless to attempt it in his present state. I believe him to be perfectly incapable of feeling pain, which I fear is a bad symptom ; for on placing my hand to the back part of his neck, where there has been a blister since yes terday morning, and pressing it, he did not evince the slightest pain. He (Mr. James) had not seen the medical men who was in attendance on Mr. Ker. The attorney to the accused parties here said that Mr. Newton, Fen., had seen the medical gentlemen who signed the former certificate, and they informed him that Mr. Ker was much better, and that the more serious symptom had abated. Mr. Elliott observed that he must have testimony on oath before him of that fact prior to his making any alteration in his decision, and again remanded the ac cused, as on the day preceding. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THR NORTH-LONDON RAILWAY.-THIRTY PERSONS INJURED. Another of those dreadful railway catastrophes which so often occur from the reprehensible practice of running heavy goods trains close after and before passenger ones happened late on Monday night on the North London (Camden-town) Railway, which, we regret to say, re sulted in the death of an engine-driver, serious if not fatal injury to one or two more of the company's ser vants, and injuries to a number of the passengers. It appears that some two or three hours previous to the accident occurring all traffic on the down line had been closed in consequence of a break-down ofone of the trains near Kingsland, through the tire of a wheel coming off, and throwing the carriage off the rail. It was then about twenty minutes to eleven o'clock, the time that the ten o'clock passenger train out from Fenchurch street was about ,due at that very spot. The guard, knowing this, got out of his break and proceeded back towards Kingsland, with his signal light and some fog signals, to warn the approaching train from London ; but almost immediately after he was surprised at seeing his own (the goods) train coming back down the incline at a fast speed and pass him, which he at the time sup posed to have arisen from a portion of the train having broken away from the coupling, as it had done previously. Unfortunately, in this section of the line there is a shai p curve, and being in a deep cutting, there are several bridges, which altogether tend to prevent the approach of trains on either rail being seen more than 200 or 300 yards off. Already had the passenger train left Kings land station, and was approaching the curve at a rate of probably twenty miles an hour, when the three red tail lights of the hindermost carriage (the break) of the goods train came suddenly upon the view. The thought in stantly occurred to the unfortunate driver, John Allen, and the stoker of the passenger engine, that some part of the "goods" had broken away, and were coming down upon them, and that eventually he would be able to check them in their progress. There is little doubt, however, that the poor fellows did not anticipate the whole train, as they could easily have escaped by jump ing off. On observing the lights, Allen sounded the whistle to signalise the guards, shut off the steam, and reversed the engine ; but scarcely had that been accom plished before tire goods dashed into them with fright. ful force, the crash of which was distinctly heard at both of the adjacent stations. The effect was, providentially, most extraordinary. Deplorable as the consequences were, it is somewhat marvellous how the passenger train, filled as it was by some hundreds, escaped; for, considering the almost overwhelming heavy power of the receding luggage train, it is a matter of surprise it did not cut right through it. and so involve a sad sad sacrifice of life. The tender of the passenger engine, which was first, was smashed ; the break van of the goods and a waggon were broken to pieces and driven under the engine. The scene that ensued amongst the terrified passengers may possibly be conceived. Although none of the carriages had sustained any material damage, yet the force of the concussion threw the passengers with great violence against each other, and many were the contusions and bleeding faces; it was some time before the fate of the driver and stoker in o the break the o f passenger thegoods. A bet lengthasc ertained,the subsidence u a s si also those eeee f the steam from the shattered engine allowed a search to be made, and among the broken fragments of the tender was found the stoker, John Blencowe, who was most shockingly scalded. Nothing could be seen of the driver. From the remains of the break van were got out two men, bleeding, apparently dead. They were the assistant guards, named Richard Nation and James Waygood. These unfortunate fellows, with the stoker, were without loss of time placed upon hurdles, and taken with c.)11 possible despatch to the German hospital at Dalston. The search was continued for the driver, but it was not until the arrival of another engine, which was set to work to remove the wreck from the disabled e n n a g ee ine o , f thathis engine, e on po e 7 creature was discovered. His body was found b en t on the fire-plate in front of the fur death- apparently scalded and burnt to An inquiry was then instituted as to the cause of the luggage train returning down the incline, It appeared that the drivers of the two engines, finding that they could not get the steam up in sufficient power to bring up the train, improperly unhooked the engines from the trucks for the purpose of setting the pumps at work so as to throw water into the boilers, and so create steam. Whether, when they did so, they were aware of being in the incline, and its chafacter, is yet to be ascertained; however, on detaching the engines, the train of waggons instantly shot away from them down the gradient at a sharp rate. It so happened that the only break in the train was that in the rear, which at the time contained, in addition to the above two men, Mr. Rowdon, foreman of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne's goods department, and another man. Nation and Waygood (assistant guards), perceiving the rapid retrograde movement of the train, applied all their power to the break. It bad no effect, however, and while they were working at it they saw the passenger train coming up. Rowdon and the other man managed to escape by jumping off, but the guards scarcely knew what to do for the best, and in a few moments were crushed in the wreck of the collision, as before narrated. On the unfortunate sufferers reaching the German Hospital they were immediately attended by Dr. Ranke, the medical officer of the institution. The two assistant guards, Nation and Waygood, somewhat rallied. It was found that the former had sustained a severe laceration on the head, and other injuries about the body. Way good had his left ear torn off, severe laceration of the scalp, and was seriously cut and bruised about the body. The Injuries of the other sufferer, Blencowe, were of a more alarming character. The whole of his lower ex tremities are frightfully scalded, and the report of the medical officer speaks doubtfully of his recovery. The deceased engine-driver, Joh❑ Allen, was one of the most steady and experienced drivers on the line, and was much respected among all classes employed on and frequenting the line. He has left a widow and three children. The accident has caused much sensation in the districts traversed by the line, the practice of running the heavy goods and coal trains between the quarter-of-an-hour passenger trains having long formed the topic of conver sation and censure among the travellers. Yesterday the usual notice of the accident was for warded to the railway department of the Board of Trade, and it is anticipated that the Government inspector will institute an inquiry into the facts. The coroner's in quest on the body of the engine•driver has not yet been appointed. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUESDAY. EBOR HANDICAP. 5 to 2 agst Heapy (taken to 1001., 100 to 40 afterwards - offered). 8 to 1 agst The Hermit (taken). 10 to 1 agst Tros (taken). 14 to 1 agst Grand Inquisitor (taken). 15 to 1 agst Amalgamation (taken). ST. LEGER. 5 to 1 on the field (taken). 14 to 1 on Acrobat (taken). EGHAM RACES.—TUESDAY. The BETTING STAND PLATE (Handicap) of 50 sous., for all ages. Three-quarters of a mile. Count Batthyany's Oxus, by Sirikoi, 3 yrs, 6st 111 b (Stamford) 1 Mr. Drinkald's Inder, 4 yrs, Bst 111 b (Well) 1 Mr. Y. King's Matilda, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Bundy) 2 The following also ran :—Economy, Chorus, Pioneer, The Dandy, Mirabeau, Dan Cupid, Kakistos, Duke of Lancaster. Betting-7 to 4 agst Matilda-5 to 2 agst Inder-6 to 1 agst any other. Won by a neck. Three lengths between the second and third. Chorus, Mirabeau, and Duke of Lancaster were the next three. SURREY and MIDDLESEX STAKES of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft and only sif declared, &c., with 50 added. Certain winners extra. Two miles and a distance. 16 subs., 10 of whom declared. The highest weight accepting being► 7st 71b, it was raised to Bst 71b, and the others remaining in proportion. Mr. Stevens's Sleeping Partner, by Venison, 6 yrs, Bst 31b (Wells) 1 Duke of Bedford's Diomedia, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (S. Rogers) 2 Mr. Williams's Mouser, 3 yrs, 7st (J. Goater) 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Diomedia, 7to 4 agst Sleeping Partner, 3 to 1 agst Mouser. Sleeping Partner went very actively to work. He made all the running, and won easily by two lengths. Four lengths between the second and third. KING ;JOHN STA.KIIS of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 50 added for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Certain penalties and allowances. T.Y.C. 16 subs. Mr. J. Arnold's Saucebox, by St. Lawrence, Bst 41b (A. Day) 1 Mr. W. Day's fby Epirus—Wapiti, Bst 41b Goater) 2 Mr. Howard's bf, by Verulam—Calista, Bst 41b (Wells) 3 The following also ran :—Brother to Twinkle, Wooden Wall, Waxy. Betting-5 to 4 agst Saucebox, 3to 1 agst Calista filly, 6 to 1 agst Wapiti filly. Won cleverly by half a length ; same distance be tween the second and third. A wide interval separated each of the others. RUNNYMEDE STAKES (Handicap) of 10 soya each, h ft, and only 3if declared, &c., with 50 added. The second to save his stake. Certain winners extra. One mile 22 subs. _ _ . Mr. Land's Bordeaux, aged, Bst (Land, jun.) 1 Mr. Drinkald's Sir Mark, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b (Covey) 2 Mr. Merry'aJobn Barleycorn, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (J Goater) 3 Mr. G. Ongley's Foam, 3 yrs, 7st 4lb (Norman) 4 The following also ran :—Whangbae, Lina, Protest, and Red Rose. Betting-2 to 1 agst Red Rose, sto 2 agst Protest, 3 to 1 agst Lina, 4 to 1 agst Foam, 5 to 1 each agst Bor deaux and Noisette. Won easily by two lengths. Bad third. Protest was fifth. RAILWAY STAKES of 5 soya each, with 25 added by the South-Western Rail wy Company ; for 2-yr-olds and upwards; optional selling weights ; three quarteri of a mile. Mr. Brown's Crystal, 3 yrs (601.), 7st 81b...(Midgley) 1 Count Batthyany'e Oxus, 3 yrs (601.), 84 (C Bradley) 2 Mr. Arnold's Hermitage, 3 yrs, (801.), Bst 11b, (carried Bst 41b) (A. Day) 3 Mr. G. B. Price's Orpheus, 5 yrs, (601.), Bst 131 b (J. Watkins) 4 The betting closed at 6 to 4 each agst Crystal and Oxus, the former backed for most money-2 to 1 agst He rm it age. Won by a length and a half ; same distance between the second and third ; bad fourth. The winner was after. wards sold by auction for 195 guineas. She goes into Woolcot's stable. BETTING ON THE COURSE. GREAT EBOR HANDICAP. sto 2 agst Heapy (taken to upwards of 600/.) RT. LEGER. 6to 1 agst Dervish. 6to 1 agst The Trapper. 14 to 1 agst Acrobat (take 15 to 1). 10 to 1 agst Lord Zetland's two (taken). In the course of the afternoon as much as 10 to 1 was betted against Bing Tom, but at the close a slight rally was effected by offers to take 8 to 1. WOLVERHAMPTON RACES.-YESTERDIY. PATSHIILL HANDICAP. Amalgamation .................. LeJuif ........................... Kiteflyer ........................... Twelve ran. CIIILLINGTON STAKES. C055ey........................................................ ... 1 Clara Clark .................................... ................ 2 Resistance ...................................................... Eight ran. MEMBERS' PLATE. e by Verulain ................ f by Red Deer .............. 1 Four ran. FREE HANDICAP. Konnyside Hero ............................ Dag0bert....................................... CLEVELAND CUP. Peggy Defiance f by Burgundy Rataplan Four ran. RACING FIXT AUG Folkestone, Aythe, and Sandgate l7 Y0rk......... 23 Hereford 2I Eccles 2B Warwic SE PTE k Lichfield ................ 7 Western Meeting 7 Rochester and Chatham 7 Doncaster l2 Pontefract lB Bedford .................... 19 OCTOE. 3 B C R aledonian Hunt 11 Chester A u t umn Kelso 3 Warwick Autumn l7 Yorkshire U n i on Hunt... 6 18 'Wrexham 5 9 Newmarket H 23 Worcester Autumn 31 Newmarket S 0 Richmond RES FOR 1854. UST. Chelmsford 29 Derby 29 Plymouth l.. 3f Lincoln 3l MBER. Leicester 2O Manchester Autumn 2l Lanark Newmarket F 0 or Walsall Northallerton 2B NOVEMBER. Epsom Autumn Liverpool THE lIAUVEST.—A large quantity of wheat has been cut during the past week in Devonshire, and on Friday some samplei of new wheat, barley, and oats were exhibited in the Exeter corn-market. The wheat crop is most luxuriant, and, if the recent fine weather should continue, the harvest will be a most abundant one. The crops of barley and oats are heavy ; the green crops are exceedingly promising—never mere so. The potatoes, however, are much diseased in some localitie,, but a very large breadth has been sown this year, and at present they are plentiful and cheap. In the western counties—Somerset, Dorset, Devon, and Cornwall —the crops are generally promising, and, acoording to the statements of several eminent agriculturists in each county, the wheat crop will be fully an average, and in some districts more than an average, if fine weather should continue. Barley and oats are equally pro mising, and the green crops were never finer. Owing to the wet weather. a few weeks ago, a large quantity of hay was spoiled, and the hay harvest generally h as not been a good one. 1 THE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of August, 1851, present the Queen's Most Excellent Ma jesty in Council. This day the Right Honourable Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Bart., was, by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Ma jesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly. Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable George Frederick, Earl of Durham, to be Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the county palatine of Durham, his Lordship this day took the oaths appointed to be taken thereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance and. supremacy. WHITEHALL, AUG. 12. The Queen has been pleased to present the Reverend Edward Harston, 111. A., to the Vicarage of Sherborne, in the county of Dorset, and diocese of Salisbury, void by the death of the Reverend John Parsons. WHITEHALL, AUG. 14. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., to be President of the General Board of Health. WHITEHALL, AUG. 14. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Itrita.in and Ire land unto William Ogle Carr, Esquire, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Island of Ceylon. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, AUG. 12. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from her Majesty's Minister at Florence, re porting that the duty on the exportation of oak timber from the Roman States was to be doubled from the Ist instant. WAR-OFFICE, AuG. 15. 3d Regiment of Foot—Lieut.-General Nathaniel Thorn, C. 8., from the 20th Foot, to be Colonel, vice General Sir Henry King, C.B. and K.C. deceased, July 25. 20th Regiment of Foot—Lieut.-General Henry Thomas, C. 8., from the 94th Foot, to be Colonel, vice Lieut.-Gen. Nathaniel Thorn, C. 8., removed t o th e 4,1 F oo t , J u l y 25 . 94th Regiment of Foot Lieut.-General the Hon. Henry Edward Butler to be Colonel, vice Lieut.-General Henry Thomas, C. 8., removed to the 20th Foot, July 25. sth Dragoon Guards—Asiista.nt Surgeon George Mc- Culloch, M.D., from the 2nd Life Guards, to be Surgeon, vice Pitcairn, promoted on the Staff, Aug. 15. 6th Dragoon—Surgeon James Mouat, from the 9th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice M`Grigor, promoted on the Staff, Aug. 15. Bth Light Dragoons—Assistant-Surgeon Anthony Dick son Home, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Somers, promoted on the Staff, Aug. 15. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieutenant and Captain John Francis Cust to be Adjutant, vice Elli son, who resigns the Adjutancy only, Aug. 15. • 6th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Robert Hudson, ALB., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Ivey, promoted in the 31st Foot, Ang. 15. 9th Foot—Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class Edward Le Blanc to be Surgeon, vice Mouat, appointed to the 6th Dragoons, August 15. 31st. Foot Assistant-Surgeon William Frederick Por cato Ivey, from the 6th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Mar shall, promoted on the Staff, August 15. 54th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon George Youell, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Baxter, promoted on the Staff, August 15. HOSPITAL STAFF.—Staff-Surgeon of the First Class William Charles Humfrey to be Deputy-Inspector-General of Hospitals, August 15. To be Staff-Surgeons of the First Class—Surgeon John Marshall, from the 31st Foot; Surgeon George Kincaid Pitcairn, M D., from the sth Dragoon Guards ; Surgeon Alexander MeGrigor, M.D., from the 6th Dragoons, Aug. 15. To be Staff Surgeons of the Second Class—Assistant- Surgeon James Prichard Moline, from the 15th Light Dragoons, vice Le Blanc, appointed to the 9th Foot; As sistant-Staff Surgeon Henry Huish, M.D. ; Assistant- Surgeon Francis Hastings Baxter, M.D., from the 54th Foot ; Assistant-Surgeon Henry Somers, M.D., from the Bth Light Dragoons, Aug. 15. To be Assistant-Surgeons to the Forces—Assistant-Sur geon William Browne, from the 91th Foot, vice Hudson, appointed to the 6th Foot ; Charles James Davenport, Gent., vice Home, appointed to the Bth Light Dragoons ; William Bradshaw, Gent. ; Joseph Fletcher Longheed, Gent. ; Albert Hawkins, Gent. ; Thomas James Biddle, Gent., Aug. 15. To be Purveyor to the Forces—Medical Clerk Selkirk Stuart, Aug. 15. BREVET. Brevet-Colonel Gustavus Charles Du Plat, of the Royal Engineers, about to be employed on a special service, to be Brigadier-General while so employed, Aug 12. • Lieutenant-Colonel William Fenwick Williams, C. 8., of the Royal Artillery, to be Colonel, with local rank in Tur key, while employed on special service in that country, Aug. 7. ADMIRALTY, AUG. 14, 1854. The following promotion, dated the 7th instant, has taken place consequent on the death, on the 6th instant, of Rear-Admiral Charles Hope :—Captain Henry Eden to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. And the following Captains, on the Retired List, have been promoted to be Retired Rear-Admirals on the terms proposed in the London Gazette of the Ist September, 1846, without increase of pay :—Captain Robert Patten; Capt. Robert Aitchison. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. Northumberland Artillery Macbay, Esq., to be Adjutant, July 15. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. Ist or Royal East Middlesex Regiment of Militia - William Frederick Northey, Esq., to be Captain, vice Auchmuty, resigned, July 23 ; William Robertson, Esq., late Captain Royal London Militia, to be Captain, vice Robbins, resigned, August 10 • Evan Duncan M`Gregor, Gent., to bo Ensign, vice Mackay, resigned, August 9. 31 or Royal Westminster Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia—Major John James Glossop to be Lieu tenant-Colonel, vice Cannon, resigned, Aug. 10. Hampshire Regiment of Militia —Captain Archibald William Dickson, late 17th Re went, to be Captain, August 4. Royal Wiltshire Militia—Henry Leslie Hunt, Gent., to be Lieutenant, Aug. 4 ; Thomas Reader Clarkson, Gent., to be Ensign, July 31; Edward Paton, Gent., to be En sign, Aug. 1. _ • • Ctirnbi:idgeshire Militia—Henry Frederick Wimper, Ge❑t., to be Lieutenant ; Hugh Robson Evans, Gent., to be E❑sign, Aug. 10. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. George Crickmer, saddler and harness maker, Lowestoft. Isaac Cook, painter, Sunderland. BANKRUPTS. Alfred Henry Rigley, innkeeper and publican, Botes dale, Suffolk, to surrender, August 28, at one, and Sept. 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook-court ; Nicholls and Doyle, Verulum-buildings ; Jennings, Ipswich. Henry John Ashley, artificial manure merchant, Sept. 29, at eleven, and. Sept. 29, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Rickards and Walker, Lincoln's-inn-fields; Cave, Newbury. Henry Davy, sail cloth manufacturer, Fordton, Aug. 23, and Sept. 21, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Terrel, Exeter. William Ivory, wholesale grocer, Norwich, Sept. 2 and 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankrupt c y. C a nnan, offi cial assignee, Alderrnanbury ; Sole, Turner, and Turner, Aldermanbury ; Miller and Son, Norwich. John Thomas Jenkins, builder, Lewisham-road, Dept ford, Sept. 2, at half-past eleven, and Sept. 29, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Alder manbury ; Newbon and Evans, Doctors' Commons. William Mudge coach proprietor, Paignton, Devonshire, Aug. 23 and Sept. 21, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Stogdon, Exeter, and Leaman, Paignton. William Shaw and Henry Shaw, dyers, Mold-green, Huddersfield, Aug. 28 and Sept. 25, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds ; Hird, Huddersfield, and Caries and Cudworth, Leeds. Thomas Mellorand Samuel Eason, merchants, Liverpool, Aug. 23 and Sept. 18, at eleven, at Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Haigh, Liverpool, or Messrs. Sale, Worthington, and Shipman, Manchester. Wm. Coveney, silk manufacturer, Manchester, Aug. 22 and Sept.l9, at twelve, at Manchester District C our t. P o tt , official assignee, Manchester; Cobbett and Wheeler, Man- chester. Simeon Stansfield, cotton spinner, Little Hulton, Lan caster, August 25, and September 15, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Manchester; Rushton and Armistead, Bolton-le-Moors. Philip Rimer, cigar merchant, Gravesend, Sept. 2, at half-past one, and 29, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Ph il pot, Gracechurch-s tree t. Francis Wildbore, hotel-keeper, Wisbeach, Sept. 2 at one, and 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Linklatee, Sise-lane. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. R. M'Donald, spirit merchant, Portobello; creditors meet Aug. 29, at two, within Kennedy's Ship Hotel, Edinburgh. T. Scat, grocer, Edinburgh ; Aug. 24, at twelve, within Stevenson's rooms, Edinburgh. DIVIDENDS. John Grimes Upward, of Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire, draper, final dividend of 60,, and 103. in the pound on new proofs, payable at the °Met) of Mr. Hirtzel, Queen street, Exeter. Joseph Head, of Exeter, silvergmith, first dividend of 12s. 6d. in the the pound, payable at the office of Mr. Hirt zel, Queen-street, Exeter. Joseph Munden, sen., of Netherbnry, Dyrsetshire, flax spinner, first dividend of 4s. sid. in the pound, payable at the office of Mr. Hirtzel, Queen -street, Exeter. Thomas Harris,-of Camborne, Cornwall, grocer, a divi dend of 4s. 64. in the pound on new proofs, payable at the office of Mr. Hirtzel, Queen-street, Exeter, on any Tues day or Friday, Samuel Gubb, of Exeter, innkeeper, final dividend of Is. Id. in the pound, payable at the office of Mr. Hirtzel, Queen-street, Exeter. Henry James Gunning, of Okehampton, Devonshire, surgeon, a dividend of 103. in the pound, payable at the office of Mr. Hirtzel, Queen -street, Exeter. Henry James Rogers, of Callington, Cornwall, surgeon, first dividend of 58. in the pound, payable at the office of Mr. Hirtzel, Queen -street, Exeter. John Robinson, of Hexham, Northumberland, currier, first dividend of 25. in the pound, payable at the office of T. Baker, Royal-arcade, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on any day before August 16, or any Saturday after October 1. John Mayfield, late of Barnes-green, Surrey, tea dealer, a dividend of 113 d. in the pound, payable at 5, Portugal street, Lincoln's-inn. John Ge,,rge Mayer, of 7, Charlotte-street, Rathbone placo, St. Pancras, furrier, a dividend of 7d. in the pound, pay.ble at 5, Portugal-street, Lincoln's-inn. Joseph Edis, of 134, Shoe-lane, Fieet-street, butcher, a dividend of 25. sd. in the pound, payable at 5, Portugal street, Lincoln's-inn. Obadiah Bellamy, of 4, Clayland-place, Trigon-road, Surrey, relieving officer of the parish of Lambeth, a divi dend of 7s. 10d. in the pound, payable at 5, Portugal-street, Louis Gabriel Isidore Bonnet, of 5, Acacia-place, St. John's-w oo d, clerk in the General Register - office, Somer set-house, a dividend of la. in the pound, payable at 5, Portugal-street, Lincoln's inn. John Keir, of Charlton-pier, New Charlton, R en t , licensed retailer of beer; a dividend of 2s; 4d. in the pound, payable at 5, Portugal-street, Lincoln's-inn. Authopy Lioggsrd, late of Bishop li r eamouth, ship owner, a dividend of 10s. 9id, in the pound, payable at the office of Mr. Cawood, Sunderland, on and after Aug. 10. Thomas Howard Adcock, late of Much Woollen, near Liverpool, schoolmaster, a dividend of 6s. 9d. in the pound, payable at the office of Mr. Priest, Liverpool, on and after August 19. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. Richard William Spendelaw, of Market Drayton, Shrop shire, chemist, Sept. 4. CERTIFICATES TO BE GRANTED. • John Todd Merrick, of Hereford-road, Westbourne grove, builder, Sept. 9—Henry Pearse, of Welwyn, Hert-- fordshire, and 8, Finsbury-place South, City, merchant, Sept. 9—Win. H. Wearn, of Southsea,, Southampton, grocer, Sent. 7—S. T. Prout of Addle-street Wood-street, City, licensed victualler, Sept. 7—Henry Claridge, of -- Souldern, Oxfordshire, tea dealer, Sept. 7 John Vm. Williams and Wm. Fisher Wanbreck, of Liverpool, manu facturing chemists, Sept. 7—John David Neill and Henry Sanderson, of Liverpool, grip brokers, Sept. s—James Acomb, of Blackburn, Lancashire and York, draper, Sept. 6 Thomas Colton Matthews, of Kingston-upon- Hull, maltster, Sept. 6 Abraham Moses Marbe, of Bir mingham, manufacturing chemist, Sept. 14. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. John Crothall, of Ashford, Kent, boot and shoemaker— Joseph Turner, of Manchester, railway clerk—Archibald Augustine Eastwood, of Manchester, wholesale milliner— Hanstock, of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, licensed victualler—Wm. Dwelley, jun., of Plymouth, Devonshire, architect—Frederick Davis, of King's Coughton, War wickshire, needle scourer—George Mosley, of Sheffield, Yorkshire, brickmaker—Wm. Green, of Sheffield, York shire, hair seating manufacturer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. William Crowther and John Watson, of Leeds, potash manufacturers—Josa. -Whitworth and Joseph Clarkson, of Huddersfield, tea dealers—Alfred Grist and Frederick William Perry, of Chelsea, smiths —Robert James Brown and Bailey Sacker, of Sunderland, timber merchants— James Trowadale, Thomas Corlett Jackson, and Thomas Garbutt, jun., of Stockton, Durham, railway contractors (so far as regards Thomas Garbutt, jan.)—Thomas Corlett Jackson and Thomas Garbutt, jun., of Stockton, I)urham, iron merchants—Heniy Sturt, James C. Sharp, John H. Sharp, Henry Sturt, jun.,. and Edward Sturt, of Belper, Derbyshire, and of Wood-street, London, hosiers (so far as regards J. H. Sharp)—Henry Sturt, Henry Sturt, jun., James C. Sharp, and John H. Sharp, of Wood-street, London, warehousemen (so far as regards John H. Sharp) Henry Preston and John Foden, of Manchester, commission agents—George Palk Ager, and Thos. Brown, of Norwood, Surrey, licensed victualler—George Fred. ru.rnivall, of Eg ham, Surrey, surgeon, and Charles Summers, of Easton square, London, keeper of an asylum for insane patients—Louis Schlesinger and Atkinson Wilkin, of Liverpool, merchants—Henry Woodward and Edward. Woodhouse, of Worcester, hop merchants—Wm. Westley, Charles Henry Westley, and John Cecil Westley, of Dud ' ley, Worcester, hop merchants (so far as regards John Cecil Westley)—Jahn Bryant and William Field, of Rich mond, 'Surrey, drapers—William Haffenden Woollett and Otto Smith, of 6, Commercial-street, Whitechapel, writers on glass—George Judd and John Riddey, of Coningsby, Lincolnshire, drapers—William Williames Dawkins and Thomas Faggle Diamond, of 3, Bow-lane, City, ware housemen—Philip Lucas, Henry Michelle, Sampson Lucas, Lionel Lucas, Horatio Lucas Michelle, and Philip Luca& jun., of London and Manchester, merchants (so far as re gards Philip Lucas, jan.)—Sarah Ann Wade and Morley Lewin, of Measham, Derbyshire, and of Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, mercers—Henry Sherard Coleman, and John Stevens, of Bromley, Middlesex, and Mark-lane, City, chemical manufacturers—William Duncan, Julius Tate Bower, Thomas Hamper, and John Brown, of 31, Tooley-street, isinglass merchants— Thomas Howson and John Anderson, of Rishton, Lancashire, cloth manufacturers—Henry Philip Dixon and Edward Bus sell Beedle, of Chelsea, lime merchants Henry Mallett, Maria Pike, Thomas Hill, and Thomas Edwards, of Quorndon, Leicestershire, and of Nottingham, lace manufacturers (so far as regards Thomas Edwards)---Allin Carter and Elliot Carter, of High Burton, Yorkshire, edg :-tool makers—John Danks, Benjamin Danks, and William Lowey of Wednesbury, Staffordshire, gas-tube makers and fitters (so far as regards Benjamin Danks)— Joseph Nicholson and George Harkes, of London, iron founders— Charles John Chesshyre, John Andrews, and William Fisher, of Cheltenham, money scriveners—Robert Lewis Jones and John Clarkson Major, of Boughton, Cheshire, ink manufacturers—William Mitchell and Wil liam Otho Mitchell, of 39, Charing-cross, stationers— James Major, Joseph Major, and George Major, of Not tingham, lace merchants (so far as regards Gedge Major) —J. Poole and Sidney M. Cornelius, of Sherborne, Dor setshire, land agents—James Churchett and Robert Wright, of 25, Hatton-garden, drapers—John O'Neill and and Edward Smythe, Of Crown-court, Old Broad-street, City, wine merchants—Samuel Stevens and William Bacon 'Elliott, of Nottingham, drapers—James Shannon, and Owen Francis Maenna, of Liverpool, coal merchants. SHIPPING INT ELLIGENCE. QUARANTINE NOTICE. OPORTO, Aug. 9, 1854. —The ports of Limerick and Vigo have been declared clean, from Ang. 1 and July 29, respectively, and Glasgow and other ports in Scotland, suspected since July 1.3, and Malta, suspected since July 18. VESSELS SPi JKEN WITH. The Hero, of Milford, bound to Monte Video, Aug. 1, lat 44 N, longll W. _ _ The Britain's Pride, bound west, July 29, lat 34 N, long 42 W. The Trafalgar, from Calcutta to London, Aug. 1. The St. John's (barque), bound west, July 23, lat 47 N, long 32 W. The Hotspur (ship), bound west, Aug. 2, lat 48 N, long 20 W. Tbo Thomai and Nancy (barque), Aug. 10, lat 49 N, long. 6 W. The Thetis from London to Lima, July 1, lat 4 N, long 23 W. The Persian, from Liverpool to Rio Janeiro, July 9, lat 12 N, long 26 W. The E , lgecombo, of Maryport, July 29, lat 43 N, long 25 W. The Queen of the East (ship), July 22, lat 43, long 64 W. The Grecian, from St. Stephen's, N. 8., to Liverpool, July 9, lat 47 N, lat 43 W. _ The iiarkaway . , of Charleston, U.S., lat 46 N, long 48 W. The Alfred the Great, from London to Bombay, July 39, lat 50 N, long 10 W. The Rattler, from Havre to New York, with passengers, Aug. 51 let 17 N, long 19 W. The Mary Ann, of Briatol, bound to Belize, July 28, lat. 46 N., long. 27 W. The Cumberland, from Liverpool to Philadelphia, July 9, lat. 48 N. long 44 W. The Troubadour, from Belfast to Quebec, July 15, 12 miles S.E. of Cape Spear. The El Dorado, bound to Port Adelaide, July 12, let. 10 N., long. 27 W. The Swan, of Liverpool, July 21, let. 40 N., long. 37 W. The Colonist, from Liverpool, Aug. 8, lat. 51 N., long. 15 W. The Arabia, (s), from Liverpool to New York, Aug. 5, let. 46 N., long. r- - . 6 W. The Stamboul, for Quebec, same day. The lanthe, for Quebec, July 17, let. 45 N., long. 48 W. The Jane and Elizabeth, from Grimsby to Portland, July 21, let. 47 N., long. 41 W. A large ship, (blue flag, T in centre), July 23, let. 48 N., long. 35 W. The John Campbell, Aug. 5, let. 48 N., long. 18 W. The Lady Hobart, from Liverpool to Quebec, Aug. 6, lat. 49 N., long. 17 W. The Malabar, bound W., July 27, lat. 42 N.. long. 50 W. The Jenny Lind, July 3, let. 44 N., long. 42 W. The Faithful, Aug. 5, let. 48 N., long. 23 W. • The J. L. Bogart, Aug. 6, lat. 49 N., long. 20 W. The Earl of Derby, for St. Helena, Aug. 3, let. 47 N long. 8 W.• , The Old Dominion, from Liverpool to Boston, June 29, lat. 43. The William and Ann, of London, off the Bird Islands, July 13. The Mosana, from Demerara to Liverpool, July 22. The Essex, from Liverpool to Virginia, July 25, lat 20, long. 71. The Roger Stewart, from New Orleans to Liverpool, July 21, lat. 33, long. 78. The Elizabeth, from Newport to Mobile, July 13. FISHERMEN'S SUPERSTITION. —The herring fishing being very backward, some of the fishermen of Buckle, on Wednesday last, dressed a cooper in a flannel shirt with burs stuck all over it, and in this condition he was carried in procession through the town on a hand-bar. row. This was done to "bring better luck to the fishing. It happened, too, in a village where there are no fewer than nine churches and chapels of various kinds, and thirteen schools.—Bang' Journal. [A DVE RTI SEM E NT.t—D u Barry's Deli c i ous Re va l en t a Arabica Food in var i a lyrestores health, without medicine, inconvenience, or expense, a.s it saves 50 times its cost in other remedies. We extract a few out of 50,000 testi monials of cures, which had resisted all medicines. Cure No. 180. —" Twenty-five years' nervousness, constipation, indigestion, and debility, from which I had suffered great misery, and which no medicine could remove or relieve, have been effectually cured by Du Barry's food in a very short time.—W. B. Reeve, Pool Anthony, Tiverton." Cure No. 4,208.—" Eight years' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility, with cramps, spasms and nausea, have been effectually removed by Du Barry's delicious food in a very short time.—Rev: John W. Flavell, Ridlington Rectory, Norfolk." Cure No. 51,416.—" Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, consti pation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach and vo mitings, have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Food. —Maria Jolly, Wortham, Ling, near Diss, Norfolk." Cure No. 3,9oo.—Thirteen years' cough, indigestion, and gene ral debility have been removed by Du Barry's excellent Focd.—James Potter, Athol-street, Perth." Cure No. 81.—" Twenty years' liver complaint, with disorderi of the stomach and nerves, have been perfectly cured by Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica.— Andrew Frazer, Haddington, East Lothian." " Trevagler, Gulval, near Penzance. Feb. 20th, 1851.—Eighteen years nervous debility, violent palpitation of the heart, throb bing of the temples, violent pains in the left side and back, shortness of breath, coughs, numbness of the extremities, cramps, spasms, flatulency, retching, and such general weakness, that I was constantly fearful of falling when on my legs ; all these symptoms have been removed by Da Barry's excellent Food.—Mary Gilbert."—ln canisters, suitably packed for all climates, and with full instructions —lib., 2s. 9d.; 21b., 4s. 6d. ; 51b., lls. ; 12th., 225. ; super-refined, 11b., 6s. ; 21h., I Is. ; 51b., 223. ; 101 b., 335. The 101 b. and 121 b., carriage free, on post office order. Barry du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., purveyors to her Majesty, Pic cadilly ; also at 68, Cornhill; 60, Gracechurch-street ; 330 and 451, St ran d , 63 and 150, Oxford-street ; 55, Charing-cross ; 4. Cheapside. _ . [A.DVERTISEMENT.]—HuII , way's Pills infallible for the cure of bile and sick headache.—Mr. Patrick M'Keman, formerly of New Ross, now of Columbus, Ohio, states in a letter to Professor Holloway that he suffered for upwards of three years from a bad stomach, pains in the head, and a severe nervous debility, during which time be consulted the most eminent medical men, but all in vain, therefore he resolved to take no more of their medicine and give Holloway's Pills a trial ; by taking them for a short period; they had the desired effect of accomplishing a perfect cure, and he strongly recom mends emigranSmot to-leave England Without a supply. Sold by all venders of medicine, and at Professor Hot. loway'ts Eltablialuacut, 2i4, Strand, Loudon. -•- COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL--AUGUST 15. At this day's market there was a large attendance of the town and country trade. A good demand, at an advance of 2d per 701133 and 6d per barrel on Friday's prices. Oats and oatmeal in fair request at , full prices. Barloy, beans, and peas must be quoted ld to 2d per 601 b. and 2s per qr• lower. A large business done in Indian corn at is to 2s per qr. advance on the week. IPSWICH-AUGUST 15. Harvest work being now in full operation, we have had only a small attendance at market to-day, and but a small show of samples of wheat. Some samples of new appeared, but not so fine in quality as was estimated by the appear anc iin the fields. The trade was slow, and a decline of la and 2s per qr. on all sort 3 took pl ace . There was one sam ple of new barley, which brought 30s per qr. The quality was fine. PER QUARTER. PE R QUARTER. Wheat, red (old) 60 s t o 62 s Barley, grinding ... 00s to 00$ Ditto (new) Ditto, white (new) 66s to 68a Peas Ditto (old) Barley, 'malting ... 30s to 32E Flour, per sack' AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING A.IIOI7ST 15, 1854. Wheat Oats Peas Bears HULL- .UGLIST 15. s si Wheat, English, red 63 to 70 Ditto white t S to 72 Dantzie and Konigs berg 65 to 70 Pomeranianandliam- L e. IP,ienasesegrßlaancd blac k to T -- Black Sea 63 to 65 i Ditto Petersburgh 6O to 62 Ditto Riga and Arch angel Ditto Konigsberg and Memel — to Per Ton. Lins. c., Hull 10112 s 6d to 010 s Ditto fine for. ill 15s 101 tie Od Ditto inf. for O/ Os Od to 0/ Os Rapeseed OOl Os to 001 Os Rape cakes Tares, English oos to ON Ditto foreign Guano 4/ 103 8/ to 121 Os Bones loos Od to 105 s Oct Rye Meal burgh Danish, Holstein, and Friesland 6O to 69 Russian and Odessa 54 to 60 Oats, English Ditto Danish Ditto Friesland Ditto Russian 2S to 30 Barley, malting Ditto grinding 27 to 3 Beans 4 Ditto foreign to 44 Peas, white and yel. 42 to 44 RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The stock naariet has been steidl to-day. The..follo wing are the transactions :—Caledonian. 31 , 1 ; Chester and Holyhead, 16; Eastern Counties, 14; East Lancashire, 163. c. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire ' 6 9 ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 90; ; London and North-Western, 102 I ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 23A ; Midland, 67i 8 ; North British, 8 1 3 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin' coin, Quarter Shares, No. 1,7 i. MANCHESTER, Aua. 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day Ira' only limited, and prices were a little easier. Easter n Counties, 12i; Great Northern A deferred, 8 3-16 4;_ Lan; cashire and Yorkshire, 68i 9 ; Manchester, Sheffield, an d Lincoln, 23k; ditto, 101. Pref., 114. BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The railway share market at itA opening this morning was flat, and more especially Gre i t. Western Stock, in consequ e n c e o f th e proposed rednc tiow c i of dividend to meet the de man d s o f th e ShrewsburY Birmingham purchase, fell considerably. ShrewsharY,_ 6l 2,,) Birmingham (guaranteed by L on d on an d N or th-Wester n) was transacted on 'Change at 714. BRISTOL, AUG. 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market continues _at • Brig' to and Exeters were done at 96 ; Great Westerns, tru. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERD.O. Am5terdam............ 11 16 Gibraltar ...... •••••• •• 2 01 ' 24 Ditto, three months .. 1 i 17% 1, 2 1 .0rn • • ••• 5 - 45 Botterdatia ............ 11 18 Genoa ...... •••••• •• ' Antwerp .............. 25 32% Akilan : ....•• •• •• •• '• rrils=els .• • • .... 25 32 yv Venice .. .... •••• • • • • 43% ila rn burgh .. 13 7 Naples ••••.... • • • • " " 128 Alts to .......... Palermo ••• • • •••• •• • 1204 • Paris ........ .. • • .... 25 5 Messina ... •••• Ditto, three months .. 25 3214 Li s b on .. Marseilles ............. 25 32% Oporto .. .• •• •• '• -- Bourde.ux ...• ........ Rio Janeiro ..... ....... F iankfort•on- aine •... 119 ;Buenos Ayres.. ••• • • • Berlin INew York, 60 days' sight Vienna................ 12 2 'Philadelphia •• - ••• • • ' 0 z Trieste.. •• ...... •• .... 12 4 PRICES OF BULLICR, PEI_ Petersburg ............ 36% Foreign Gol in Bursl.3 11 , ‘ 0 • Madrid ............... 48% 'Portuizal Gold Coin •• 0 ; 2 Cadiz ........•• Barcelona ............ New Dollars .. •• •• 0 0 Sevilie...• •• .......... Silver in bars •••• •• v SEABORNE MAILS. (N sign) es that the malls aro sent from the General Posit,- by tha night—and M by the morning—despatch.) Day when man t•I , F rom w „„ When COUNTRIES. in General Post- k'ort d ue in Office, London.. Llso,tched. End ainerica(byl-trit.pack)W Every Friday • • Liverpool .. America (by United Sts. packet) .... •.•• • • N •• •••• • • • • Liverpool Aug. 29 America (by U States, packet) ......... N .• •••• • • • • Southampton Australia (via South ampton) ........ ..... •• •• • • ,Southampton Oct. 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) N .. • Dover .... Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ............ NI •• ..... ••• l Unrertain Africa (West Coast) ..N 'l3cl of the month. Plymouth .. Sept. 13. Alexandria .......... N 8,9, 24, & 30 of tn. Dover .... . exandria 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Bahamas 17th of the monk' Southampton Belgium ............N ;tally Dover . . 1 6 Brazil ..............3f 9th of the month.. Southampton,Allll llB ; Bli uenoS Ayres ........M:9th of the month .. S ou th a mpt on lAuSuo• Cape of Good Hope ..Nll4th of the most' Plymouth .. Cape of Good Hope •.N 114th of the month. Southampton Cape de Verds ......N l l4th of the month Southampton Ceylon (see India) Ceylon .. ........ „N;l4th of the month Channel Isles ........N; Mon ..IVed.,&F rid Southampton ITu.T b, ~..m '2d & 17th of wont; Southampton' China (see India) gat Constantinople ...... N 7,8,17,24, &27 of m. Dover ... .• • • Constantinople ........j4th & 20th of mon. Southampton! Twic e cont. of Europe M & NiT 'vim daily ...... Dover .. •• • • - Egypt (see India). 1 •cedf , France ....... & NiTvgice daily...—. Dover ...• • • iT ivi o . o t i 6 Gibraltar 4, 7,17, 20, 27 of m. &alum* ton Au. Greece (see India) - guilt 16 Greytown " 11-- & 17th of mon. SouthamPw Hamburg/I Tuesday & Friday London .• • ••1 Sept. 6 Havannah .......... m :2nd of the montl, Southampt o t; ti. Holland ............ki •Dover •• • • 1 . ) g ust 16 Honduras 17th of the month. Siatthampto' , •nu .. us t 20 • India (vlaSouthampt.)lti 4th & 20th of m• Plymouth • i l •ug India (via Marseilles)M . Bth& 24th of mo•;th Dover •• •*1 lonian Isles (see India) 7, 1 7, &27 of mon Dover.• •• • i ,,,attig Ireland ........M & N Twice daily ...... Holyhead .. Lisbon • • • • • • • • • • •...M 7,9, 17,& 27 of m. SouthamPio" • ° , u " i st 1 ° Madeira ,9th of the month SouthamP lo "''' Madeira ............ N 23d of m on th • • .. Plymouth ••1 Malta (see India) ° Malta . . Mauritius (see inala) Mauritius ..........N 14th of the . month Sept. 1 Mexico ............M 2nd of the month: S o uthampton Naples • . ........N ;6thlsth2.sthOrmon. Dover .•• • • • New Granada ...... 2d & 17th of mouth SouthamP l° P t o cerf o I New Zea1and........ By piivate ship .. Various pow Papal States 6thlstl3lsthormon. Dover .. • • • • . Peninsula ......... 7thl7th2Btliotinon. Southampton „,,ast IF Peru '2d & 27th of mon Southampton Port Natal 14th of the month Plymouth • • Sicily ..............N sthlsth2.sthotmon, Dover .• •• • • Tuscany sth lath2sthofmon. Lover ...... An if ;s._ Venezuela 2d& 17th of month Southampton) Van Diemen's Land (see 16. Australia) .. . . . . 1./.116"'" West Indies M 2d& 17th of month Southainnten, 411, When any of these dates fall ui a Sunday, the is w despatched on the following day. with the exception of tue ti Southampton), and the Malt a , b o th o f w hich will be de s P atu preceding day. • - n f tb THE BAR AND THE BARD.—In the courFe .„ -- , 1 0 trial of the case " Cox v. Carrinton," at the S c l f , - o nek' Assiz.is last week, Mr. F.W. Slade, Q.O , the lea u ,Uoloi, vorate of the plaintiff, made the following. c urious u k .'; c log. Av h o is profound acquaintance with the works of the 7. 00 . Avon. If one of the articles in the Path aronicle'r,is of • plained of as libellous, the editor quoted the el a Tarel l a r Bottom, in the "Midsummer Ni hesDream"--, ": of you as gently as any sucking do g ve." Having t c r.,dhi ° read " Boston" for " Bottom," and created sonle ' 6 1; 0 011 by the mistake, which the learned counsel icfrio ro apologised for by saying that it appeared "'" •diolsb . written . in his brief, Mr. Slade went on to ri to the language employed, and which apPea red Of el ! i that of the editor. "I'll roar you as ge n any sucking dove," exclaimed Mr. Slad h et est of umphantly ; " why, gentlemen, did you eve r ut 41) 13 a sucking dove roaring ? I always t h sucking doves' cooed ?" Here Mr. Serjeauft l';,;(1,1111; came to the relief of Mr. Sl a d e , an d quietly inel OrL, ° f that the words in question were not ero ons f r ieri d editor, but of Shakepeare, and by Borne thought not to be so ridiculous as hi learuesi s d e iffi em ou ed ity to b i y m g ag iy in in e g . Slade then escsaped fr A °lll friend, the serjeant, knew ever thing, ‘0 b e gr. el' ti nt with his speech. It is said that Mr. Slade 18 -vie° date for Cambridge, ' in conjunction with Lord d / 71.- w th h i a l o t he was no h t .oso Isenadrriper-0:00; Maidstone ; the noble lord is himself a poet , e o l lioag en t probably be astonished to find that his learned c le ntf ol " hassoli b little ards._B r acquaintance ist,i with mir th ro. theer wo rks of th e g of English BIRTHS. stns' OF A SON. On the 2(1 of May, at the Parsonage, St. Mtle ° '1io1) 04- Adelaide, South Australia, the wife o f the -KO' Strong, 8.A., late of Wadham College, Oxford' On the 13th inst., Mrs. John St. Barbe. the OF A DAUGHTER. On the 11th inst., at 27, Paultons-square, Ch°lsll4 Wa wife of Albert H. rren, Es ant b 3iii ‘ On the 12th inst., at Cowley, q. Mrs. Edward ro MARRIED. do tovo On the 12th inst., at the parish church of .18-1135 itch, Hants, Peter, eldest son of P. Gold, Esq, of S h°l , e aceo til and Downs-p.irk road, Lower Clapton to E11: 05 ' - daughter of R. Read, Esq., of Portsmo_______ ' uth. On the 12th inst., at Teddin —_. ______ D I E D. r , • topb e Po , West, Royal Navy, in his ( 7th year. F n Captain ÜbrlS ors f• On the 12th inst , at Finchley, nt the residenl, 504. , P. Row, M.D., of Maidstone late ' Ph • .• n to the Forces, 4 ysicta 65th year of her ' Ssr *li age. Eqq, Enphomia relict of William Silbai , TI the On the 13th inst., at 1, Stonefield-place, Islington, %go Lucy, widow of the late Thomas Robert Rackstroe', of 8, Hamilton-place, New-road, in her 36th year . ftef• latethe b On tho 13th inst. aged 86, at the residence 0 ffug J. J. Rowe, Heaviree, Elizabeth, widow of the James, 11. D. ___.-------- ---------------- OTJT4O, .rlO X 1 LONDON : Printed and Published by 110 313 .• . No. 11 of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sum Office , ...,,of Strand, in the Precinot of the Savoy, in the Co*" Middieeexi Wecinfocloy, Mout A 4 854 4 _ __