The Sun. — London, England, 1839-10-28 00:00:00

IcrENING EDlrr lON. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, OCT. 26.—The Queen's Professor of i Civil Law has given notice that his Course of Lectures I will commence on the 7th of November. The days of attendance during the present Term wia be Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. At a congregation on Thursday last J. Philpot, B.A. of Trinity College, was created Master of Arts by Royal iMandate. Viscount Clive attains his majority on the sth of No vember, when - a series of entertainments will be given at Pewis Castle to all the branches of that noble family, with the nobility and gentry of the neighbouring coun ties. A new church is to be erected by subscription, ( which is to have at least 300 free seats, to perpetuate the event. Several hundreds of pounds have already been subscribed. His Lordship is cow in residence in St. John's College, in this University. At a General Ordination held in the Cathedral Church of Peterborough, on Sunday last the 20th inst., the following gentlemen were admitted into holy orders by the Lord Bishop of that diocese : DEACONS. Thomas Barton, 8.A., 8.M., Queen's Col., Cambridge. Gilbert Beresford, M.A., St. John's Col., Cambridge. William Bond, 8.A., Caius College, Cambridge. Robert Middleton Dukes, 8.A., Lincoln Col Oxford. John Innes, 8.A., Trinity College, Oxford. Robert Boswell Jukes, 8.A., Corpus Christi Col., Cam. Robert Mims!), 8.A., Exeter College, Oxford. Robert Turlington Noble, 8.A., Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. George Peregrine Phillips, M.A., Trinity Col., Cam. David P oo l ey , 8 . A ., S t. J ohn ' s College, C am bridge. John B an i ster S ne l gar, 8 .A., Jesus College , C a mbridge. Frederick William Wilson, 8.A., Christ's Col., Cam. George Smith, 8.A., Magdalen Hall, Oxford ; William Layton Metcalf, 8.A., St. John's College, Cam bridge, by letters dimissory from the Archbishop of York. PRIESTS. William 'Henry Charlton, 8.A., Trin. Col., Cambridge Sarni Dendy, M.A., Trinity College, Oxford. Richard H enr y Howard, M.A., Christ's Church, Oxford. Frederick John Norman, 8.A., Caius Col., Cambridge. Archer Thompson, 8.A., Trinity College, Cambridge. Ge,orge Villiers Thorpe, 8.A., St. John's Col., Oxford. -John Watson, 8.A., St. John's College, Cambridge. Newton Barton Yoetng, M.A., New College, Oxford. Charles Brodie Cooper, 8.A., Wadham Col., Oxford, by letters dimissory from the Archbishop of York. Alfred Arrow Kempe, 8.A., Magdalene Col., Camb., by letters dimissory from the Bishop of Lichfield. Rev. Thomas Moulden Sherwood, 8.A., of Downing College, in this University, has been presented to the Vicarage of Oxenhall, Gloucestershire, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. John Morse ; patron, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The Rev. Josiah James, M.A., of St. John's College, in this University, has been presented to to the Rectory of Dore Abbey, Herefordshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. John Duncumb. At the late audit of the Governor of Oakham and Uppingham Schools, two pupils from Oakham and one from Uppingham School, were appointed to general ex hibitions value forty pounds per annum. At the same audit the number of exhibitions was increased to twelve from each school. PREFERRED, —The Rev. Richard Broome Pinniger M.A., to the Rectory of Whichford, Warwickshire' vacant by the death of the Rev. G. Tuberville, on the presentation of the Earl of Beauchamp.—The Rev. E. Acton Davies, M.A., late Incumbent of Trinity Church, Huddersfield, to the Curacy of Manley, vacant by the preferment of the Rev. G. L. Foxton to the Vicarage of St. Peter, Worcester.—The Rev. Mr. Ogilvie, one of the Chaplains of his Grace the Ar c hbi s h o p o f Can terbury, to the Rectory of Ross.—The Rev. P. G. Blencowe, Curate of Putley, to the Vicarage and Parish Church of Putley, Herefordshire, vacant by the Rev. Edward Bulmer's institution to the Rectory of Moreton. Patron, the Bishop of Hereford.—The Rev. Mr. Lister, to the Vicarage of Bushbury, near Wolverhampton, void by the decease of the Rev. John Clare.—The Rev. E. Rion Berens, M.A., to the Rectory of Downham, Essex, vacant by the cession of the Rev. E. Benyon.—The Rev. Robert Henry King, M.A., to the Rectory of Wenden Lotts, and to the Vicarage of Elmdon, Essex, vacant bq the death of the late Rev. R. Fiake.—The Rey. Joseph Rouse, to the Rectory of Monk-okehatnpton, Devon, vacant by the death of the Rev. Hugh North cote. Patron, Sir Stafford Northcote, Bart.—The Rev. George John Majendie, to the Rectory of Hed dington, Wilts, void by the cession of the Rev. W. Money. Patrons, the Trustees under the will of the Rev. J. Du Boulity, deceased.—The Rev. J. Stratton was fast week inducted into the Rectory of St. Martin, and the Vicarage of St. Paul, Canterbury.—The Lord of the Diocese has appointed the Rev. Mr. Gibson, his son-in-law, to the lucrative living of Fawley, Hants, lately held by the Rev. the Lord Walsin,g- Lana.—The Key. R. Arthur Roberts, to the Rectory of Kentisbearc, Devon, vacant by the cession of the Rev. Dr, Tripp, on the presentation of the Earl of Egremont.—The Rev. Mr. Otter, to the Vicarage of Cow-lOW, Sussex, vacant by the death of the 1-tv. Rd. Constable. Patron, the Bishop of Chiches ter.—The Queen has presented the Rev. Henry Tuompsou, 8.A., to the Rectory of Fobbing, Essex, void by the resignation of the Rev. J. H. Randolph.— The Rev. G. Crompton, to the Perpetual Curacy of Cdrifon-in-Saditli. Yorkshire. CLERGYMEN DECEASED.—Aged 70, the Reverend Join fourteen years Vicar of Austrev, War wiAddrc, and forty-six years Rector of Congestanc, Lcicestershire.—At Lichfield, aged 32, the Rev. Henry Javan Greene, M.A.—The Rev. John Trough ton, 34 years Perpetual Curate of Walney, Lancashire. ---Th.3 Rev. Thomas Wetherherd,Chaplain to the Hon. India Company. late cf Leeds.—At the Rectory, Clinerton, near Bath, the Rev. J. Skinner.—At Llan frynach Rectory, near Brecon, in the 97th year of his age, the Rev. T. W:llianas, upwards of sixty years Rec tor of the parish of Llanfrynach. LORD ROLLE.—O❑ Wednesday last, the Ve nerable Lord Rolle attained the age of 88 years, in the possession of excellent health and spirits, when a select party assembled to congratulate his Lordship. Among the many recent ornamental improvements suggested by tho tasteful mind of Lady Rolle at Bicton, is the beautiful sheet o 1 water in front of the mansion, and the Belvidere or Tower which has just been completed from an elegant design, on a prominent hill within the grounds, and about a mile on the north-west of the house. During the morning (:rive his Lordship's atten tion was for the first time called by Lady Rolle, to this latter improvement. His Lordship was completely taken by surprise, and expressed his gratification and delight, and immediately determined upon ascending to the leads (a height of nearly one hundred feet,) which his Lordship accomplished without assistance.— Plymouth Journal. RA ILROADS.-The Liverpool Mercury and some other papers having published Railway train tables received a notice from the Stamp-office, that intelligence of that sort, would in future be charged with advertise ment duty. A communication, however of a different kind, has since ben issued by the Liverpool Custom House, in these words :—" Toe Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes have directed that such notices published in the newspapers showing the time of departure and arri val of the railway trains as are inserted for the informa tion of the public, without remuneration, and not at the request of the railway companies, shall not be assessed with the duty on advertisements, provided that such notices are regularly inserted in every number of the paper." INFAMOUS PUBLICATIONS.—Societies have been formed, not only in London but throughout Eng land, for the suppression of those infamous weekly pro ductions, which are as insulting to public decency, as they are painful to the feelings of unoffendin g indivi duals. The Saciety at B r i g ht on h ave obtained a war rant against a man named West, for publishing one of these papers ; and have announced their intention of acting in a similar way towards all who shall circulate that, or other periodicals of a like tendency. The fol lowing caution has been widely diffused amongst the several publishers :—" Any person guilty of publish or writing, or printing an attack upon any indivi dual, tending to provoke him to anger and acts of vio lence,d.l or expose him to public hatred, contempt, or ri- Onicucoen, liable to be indicted for a misdemeanour, and, —Starkiee'i", to be punished ,by fine or imprisonment.' may s b ' e L b a y w of Libel and Slander.' The publica tion(amongst other) m al e l a , any, or either of the following :—Writing the libel, printing the paper wherein the ns contained, ' selling the paper or giving it away, be read even without etting it on hire, lending it to reward,a t merely handing it over to a third person, and readingee libellous matter aloud to a third person, provided e reader knows the parti culars contained in the publicati The Cornwall Royal Gazette says " Th a t ra il roa d s self-evident will eventually bo carried over a thing our Cornish hill s , i s a as certain as that s t e am-ships have been brought into Cornish po w. rts, and gas employed to illuminate Cornish to wns , be slow in adopting such im provements—p ar a Y, ma y per haps, from our cautious an d calculating h a bi t ; , and d partly from the remoteness of our situation from the great seats of commercial enterprise ; but we must adopt them at last, if we would maintain our position among the other counties of England, and save from ruin and decay the important branches of industry w hi ch have grown up among us. The only question is, at what periods they should be adopted ; and that ques tion, as far as regards the subject of a railroad, is to be considered on Tuesday next, by the assembled county, at Bodmin." Families returning to town, aryl about to engage servants, are warned against the very prevalent system adopted by men without characters, of getting into place by fictitio us written ones. Not only do clubs or societies exist for assisting in this deception, but there are men and families of a certain class base enough to accept the gratuitou s services of discarded men servants, on an understanding that they give them characters, when they can find families whom they p can dupe or plunder. SIR JAMES CLARK. (From the Inverness Courier.) We think the vindicatio❑ of Sir James is am' le and complete ; and from what we know of he private character of our countryman—his benevo:ent attention to his friends and relatives—and the suavity of his deportment, we should pronounce him the most unlikely man living to wound the feelings of a lady, already suffering the deepest dis tress. It has always been the bane of this country, that no sooner is a man promoted and encouraged by one party in the State, or placed in an exalted and con spicuous situation by his own exertions, than he becomes a mark for envy and malice, and the heartless out pourings of party vituperation. A portion of the press is always ready to join in this degrading warfare, in tent only on one object, blackening the character of political opponents, regardless of the means by which it may be accomplished. Such results are, perhaps, inse parable from the freedom of the press ; but in certain cases they are fraught with the deepest injury and in justice, and merit the strongest condemnation. Even the throne itself has scarcely been spared from these malignant attacks ; but the object of the assailants has been too apparent, and the innocence of the accused too manifest to permit their efforts to be successful. They will ultimately recoil on the parties by whom they were directed, and be remembered only as among the most ungenerous and disgraceful ebullitions of party malice that were ever sought to be grafted on a private calamity, unconnected with the course of government, or the tendency of public events. OPENING OF THE SOUTHAMP TON CATTLE-MARKET. SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. After a long struggle with the illiberals, and sur mounting difficulties which at one period appeared abso lutely insuperable, the friends of the above undertaking had, yesterday, the satisfaction to see their labours crowned with success. The market the site of which is a large space near Oakley's Southampton Cricket Ground, at the bottom of Love-lane, was opened for business yesterday ; and, considering it is as yet little known, and that the weather was miserably bad, the rain scarcely ceasing during the whole day, the show of cattle and the attendance of sellers and buyers were of a most promising description. There were upwards of 1,000 sheep, 11,5 head of cattle, and 183 pigs. The prices generally were, for mutton, per stone, 4s. 6d. to ss. ; beef, from 3s. 10d. to 4s. 6d. ditto. Some remarkably fine stock was sent by the Earl of Cavan and A. B. Drummond, Esq. ; the fat heifers of the pure Scotch breed, sent by the latter gentleman, were greatly ad mired. The South Down sheep, sent by Mr. Atkins, were classed amongst the finest specimens offered. Up wards of 2,000/. changed hands. After the business of the day had been disposed of, about forty of the gentlemen who had taken the most active part in the proceedings, met at the Antelope, which combines the best qualities of an inn, tavern, and hotel, and is within a few yards of the market, on the one hand, and the cricket ground on the other. A truly splendid dinner was served up at two o'clock, and Mr. Henry Cunliffe was called to the chair by acclama tion. After the removal of the cloth " The Queen," " the Queen Dowager, and the rest of the Royal Fa mily," and " .the Lord Lieutenant of the County," were successively given; after which, The CHAIRMAN said, in proposing his next toast, the prosperity of the Cattle Market" which had that day been established—that he had great pleasure in occupying the chair on an occasion so important as the present, inasmuch as he thought, from the great good likely to result from the undertaking, looking at it in all its various bearings, that the day of its com mencement would be one of proud recollection in the history of Southampton.—(Cheers.) With respect to their opponents at Botley and Ramsey, taking into consideration the very excellent show of sheep and cattle which they had seen that day—and taking also into account that Southampton, with a population of 30,000 inhabitants, had superior claims—taking all this into fair consideration, together with the fact that no legal objection could be established, he did think that they had no cause to fear any threat that might be held out to them of stopping their market. And, as the railroad, thanks to his friends in the north, was very nearly completed, another source of advantage would be opened to the grazier ; in the event of his failing here, he had the means of speedy transit to the London market. " The Graziers who bad attended the market that day," was next given, by Mr. Alfred Oakley. Mr. 'fervor, in acknowledging the toast, said that he ex pected a larger attendance, but that the undertaking should have his support. Mr. Alfred Oakley then gave " The Butchers of Southampton and the neighbouring towns," to which Mr. Nea!e responded. The Chairman's health, as the lessee of the Antelope, the Cricket-ground, and the whole of the property an nexed, and several other complimentary toasts, were then given, and replied to ; and Mr. EDWIN OAKLEY, after expatiating upon the ma jority of sixteen to one in favour o!.the establishment of a Cattle Market, gave " The Mayor and Town Council of Southampton." Mr. TUCKER, in acknowledging the toast, said, their great kindness, coupled with his native modesty, had in this cese imposed on him a task of no difficulty, in asmuch as it was always more agreeable to his feel ings to return thanks for the Town Council as a body than for any section of'it. He was sure he only ex pressed the sentiments of every member of the Cor poration when he said it was most gratifying to his feelings to hear the health of the principal authorities of the town drunk with so much applause, in so respectable an assembly as that by which he was sur rounded. For the honour they had done the Corpo ration he thanked them—he cordially thanked them ; he must not, however, content himself with simply thanking them, because he knew something more would be expected from him on an occasion like the present. One expression of the gentleman who pro posed the health of the Corporation certainly did not meet his (Mr. Tucker's) approbation, and that was, he hoped the new members of the Town Council would tread in the steps of their predecessors. He had no objection to their treading in the same steps, provided they would walk a little faster. Ever since February ith, 1837, this Cattle Market had been from time to time before the notice of the Council. He (Mr. Tucker) thought it was not too much to say it might have been just as well disposed of two years ago, but so many objections had been thrown in the way. One gentlemen thought the town did not want it ; fanother said cattle markets were productive of great nui sances ; but he (Mr. T.) was disposed to think that if either of those gentlemen had been present with them that day, they would not have considered the splendid piece of roast beef which graced the head of the table a nuisance. With regard to its being a nuisance, he would just observe that, while in London last Friday he visited Smithfield. Of course, if a cattle market could be considered a nuisance any where it must be in the centre of a great and populous city ; but what are the facts ? Why, closely abutting on Smithfield Market stands Bartholomew Hospital, a receptacle for the sick and maimed ; but this is not all, the market is surrounded by as respectable a class of mercantile houses as any in Southampton. He inquired of the occupiers of some of those houses, and he found that the market contributed greatly to the support of their establishments ; and it was a fact that could not be disputed, that although several thousands had been spent to establish a market at Islington for the pur pose of removing the nuisance out of Smithfield, it had entirely failed. But there was another subject he (Mr: T.) thought was a duty incumbent on the Corporation to take under their notice. He believed there was nothing which contributed more to the welfare of a city or town than the health of its inhabitants ; he would therefore recommend that the Corporation should ap propriate a small portion of the mudland at the back of the town for a public bathing place, as he (Mr. T.) considered nothing contributed more to the health of the rising generation than sea-bathing. He would also like to see a court for the recovery of small debts under 51. established, whereby justice could be admi nistered speedily and cheaply. Such courts had been attended with good effects at Bath, Newport, Plymouth, and other places?; and if the Corporation would set about it in good earnest, there was no doubt but a sufficient sum of money would be subscribed to meet the expenses of an Act of Parliament. After ex pressing his conviction that the day would come when the Southampton Cattle Market would be surrounded with buildings similar to those at Smithfield, and thank ing the company for their kind attention, he concluded by proposing the health of Mr. John White and the other visitors. _ _ . Nlr. WHITE returned thanks ; many other toasts were acknowledged, and the company separated at a late hour. FATAL EFFECTS Of DRUNKENNESS.--On Friday an inquest was held at the Shad well, before bar.eare'sHead public-house, Shakspcare ' s - walk , wei whoßaker, di e o d n s t u he bod y of Sarah a t he a v r v e Sh s id o e o n t c e e r , in et.. nu years, vt S T h h a e dwel l,jury p o r n o eTuesdayeded to last , vie iw the a h n s d t a y t , e w o h f e t h n t presented x tc ti on. a shocking spectacle. It appeared from the evidence that th e d ecease d woman was th e wife of a labourer occasionally employed in the docks, and had been for some time much addicted to drinking, and when under the influence of liquor was in the habit of giving way to the most violent passions. On Tuesday she got very much intoxicated, and while in that state she let some trifling circumstance irritate her until she became absolutely mad with passion, and at length fell down from exhaus tion and expired. No medical man was called upon before she died. Mr. Hammersley, surgeon, of Wap ping -wall, said he had made a post modem examination causedand found h a . n elftulsviao vas occasioned o f b l od Ripon h y t t h h e e which y , r bo u fra p ti t nh u 'e re of a blood -vessel ; violent p ass i on or excite ment, combined with h a bi ts of intoxication might lead to this. 'fho jury without deliberation returned a ver diet of " Natural Death." The deceased has left four children, the youngest of whom is only six months old. FORSYTH'S PERCUSSION LOCK. The following account of this invention, now univer sally appreciated, we copy from the Aberdeen Herald. The treatment which Mr. Forsyth received from the Government of the day, and the less he has sustained by spending large sums of money to defend his patent, are by no means rare instances of public ingratitude. Though the aristocracy and gentry avail themselves of this beautiful invention or every moor in Great Britain, and it will, i❑ ail probability, be adopted generally in the Army and Navy, the inventor has received only empty honour in return. Mr. Forsyth is full cousin of Lord Brougham, and has been parish minister of Bel helvie in Aberdeenshire, for fifty years. He, of course, is a very old man, but his faculties remain unimpaired. " In spring 1806, he brought the invention to a tolera ble degree of perfection, and had a London fowling piece constructed with the percussion lock." After being seen by some friends and acquaintances (we quote from the Aberdeen paper), among whom was Lord Brougham, it was shown to Sir Joseph Banks and Lord Moira, then Master-General of the Ordnance, both of whom were highly pleased with it. Lord Moira sent for Mr. Forsyth, and urged him to conduct some experiments at the Tower. At first, he was rather unwilling ; but Lord Moira obviated his objec tion, by writing personally to the Aberdeen Presbytery for leave of absence, and ordering the overseer of the Tower to furnish workmen, prohibiting all persons what ever from interfering with what was going on. Mr. Forsyth commenced his experiments, and, after several attempts, succeeded at last in constructing a gun-lock and compounding a priming powder which an swered still better than the fulminating mercury, and satisfied Lord Moira of the applicability of the principle to muskets. He was next instructed to ascertain whe ther percussion could be applied to guns, and a three pounder was sent him to experiment on. Previous to this, there had been nothing said on the subject of remu neration further than that all expenses should be paid; but as there seemed to be a probability of a considerable detention, it became necessary to have some arrange ment. Lord Moira's proposal was that Mr. Forsyth should, of course, get his expenses ; and, when he had completed his experiments, a suitable reward. He also promised that, besides paying the gentleman who officiated for Mr. Forsyth, at Belhelvie, a reasonable salary, be should be favourably considered, if he were a proper person, in the dispensation of the Crown patronage. This part of the stipulation shared the same fate as that relating to the " suitable reward" —neither was fulfilled. Mr. Forsyth soon constructed a lock for large guns, and the invention was considered complete. The " suitable reward" remained to be settled, and Mr. Forsyth professed himself willing to accept the price of the gunpowder that would be saved to the Government, in two years only, by the adop tion of his plan. This was acceded to, and the as certained sum, which was considered perfectly 'satisfac tory, was about to be paid, when, a change of Ministry put an abrupt end to the negotiation. With some diffi culty, Mr. Forsyth obtained payment of his expenses ; and returned home, chagrined, no doubt, at his disap pointment, but we are satisfied still more so at the pre judice and folly of the Government, in continuing, dur ing the war, to use clumsy firelocks that wasted fully a seventh of the powder, and were not nearly so effective nor so constantly available as his would have been. If the Government are introducing percussion locks for any portion of the army, they ought to consider well whether Mr. Forsyth's perfected lock will not best answer the object they have in view.- Their decision on this point may be of importance to the public service, although it cannot now affect Mr. Forsyth's interests. His patent, which was rendered useless to him, expired long ago, and the only way he can now be rewarded, is by the Government doing what they intended to do before, and by the sporting public taking up the matter with proper spirit. We trust our brethren of the press will aid in obtaining this piece of justice for a quiet, unobtrusive, respectable clergyman, who is not more admired for his ingenuity than he is esteemed for his amiable private qualities by all who have the pleasure of knowing him. TEETOTALLERS.-These well-meaning theo rists are multiplying everywhere, all over the country. They seem to swarm like bees, and are no less active than Watts's busy bee, that improved every shining hour 1 With such evidence before us as the numerous reports in the provincial papers of their meetings af fords—their denunciations of drunkenness, and their resolutions in favour of a purity pledge—a sort of anti-Highgate oath to drink no fermented liquor—this anti-drunkenness demonstration, in alliance with the well-known " total abstinence" principle, would lead us to conclude that drinking was confined exclusively to London, that wen of wickedness. Unfortunately, how ever, from time to time a delinquent teetotaller is found in his cups, and, as if to dispel the pleasant vision of " total abstinence," some simulating disciple is every now and then discavered to have a well-filled wine cellar. But, notwithstanding these unfortunate occur rences, we really do believe in the march of tempe rance, especially in the country. THE ALLEGED DEATH OP A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER FROM WANT.—On Friday night an in quest was held at the Red Lion, Bath-street, Commercial road, East, on the body of Mr. Cooney, a medical practitioner, whose death was alleged to have been oc casioned through exhaustion from want of the necessaries of life. Mr. Tripe, a surgeon, deposed that he had known the deceased for many years as a medical prac titioner, and some short time ago he was sent for to see him. He then found him in a very exhausted state, and his exhaustion, he believed, had been brought on by his not having taken sufficient nourishment to sustain him ; in fact, his not taking the common necessaries of life, and in st. great measure starving himself. He subse quently brought a physician, Dr. Fox, to see the de ceased, and the opinion of that gentieman agreed in every respect with that of his own, and that was, that the deceased died from want of the common neces saries of life. Coroner—You don't mean to say that he intentionally starved himself ? Mr. Tripe—No, I don't mean to say that, but I mean to say that his cir cumstances did not permit or enable him to procure the proper eecessaries of life. Coroner—l understand that upwards of 91. in money was found in the house after his death, and with this sum at his disposal, together with the property in his house, it was impossible to suppose that a man could deprive himself of common necessaries. Mr. Tripe said that the money had been obtained in the manner which he had described to Mr. Norton on the preceding day by the deceased to pay his rent, for which there was an execution in his house. After some further remarks from Mr. Tripe, the jury returned a verdict of " Natural Death." CHELMSFORD FAIR.—At our fair, on Monday last, the supply of beasts was not so large as our Corre spondent has witnessed for several years past, there being a considerable deficiency in the supply of Welch beasts. There was a good attendance of buyers, but at the early part of the day few purchases were made, owing to the very high prices demanded, and the gra ziers being of opinion that the dealers would give way in the afternoon ; in this, however, they were disap pointed, as the latter remained firm ; there being-, there; fore, so abundant a supply of feed, and the graziers' old stock being nearly cleared off, they were in a great mea sure compelled to purchase, although at such prices that there is little chance of their being recompensed for their outlay ,and trouble, when the beasts are fit for slaughter. A great many sales were, in conse quence, effected ; in fact, more beasts were sold than for many years past ; good Scotch Hunts fetched from 13/. to 16/. per head ; and one lot of Short-Horns realized 18/. per head ; the smallir beasts sold at equally proportionate prices. It is computed that two-thirds of the beasts ex hibited changed hands. The supply of sheep was quite as good as on former years, the number exhibited being about 8,000. The trade was brisk at the latter part of the day, when prime wethers were sold at from 395. to 455., and lambs from 18s. to '29s. per head. There were a few pens of Somersetshire ewes, of very good quality, which realized good prices. There was a far better supply of cart colts, than for many years past, and most of them of very good symmetry and condition. One pair, two years old, were sold at 72 guineas, and nearly all the rest were disposed of at prices quite satisfactory to the dealers. Good cart horses were very scarce. The suppl y o f nags was large ; they were of inferior quality, but considerable business was done by exchange or otherwise among the London dealers. A very fine pair of carriage horses, five years old, well matched, were, it is said, sold at 185 guineas. The pony trade was brisk, considering. the unfavourable season of the year, and a great num ber were disposed of. Altogether, the fair passed off very well ; and taking it in the aggregate, more busi ness was transacted than for the last six years. We heard of no accident or robbery.—Chelmsford Chronicle. LORD BROUCHAM.—The premature announce-_ ment of the death of Lord Brougham created a con siderable sensation in Paris. Among other testimo nials to his talents is the following from the Courier Francais :—" England and the whole world has sus tained an immense loss. We learn that Lord Brougham is dead, in consequence of a fall from his carriage, but we are yet without the particulars of the cause of this fatal event. During more than 30 years he was the most distinguished member of the bar, and the most talented member of the Parliament and the Press which the Liberal Opposition in England has ever known. His indefatigable activity has been of immense service in progressing in all directions. Personal feel ings and disappointed am biti on may occas i ona ll y h ave misled him since he has been out of place, but those passing mistakes aro a thousand times more than redeemed by his devotion and the immense service he has rendered to public liberty, in the course of the most laborious existence of any statesman. Lord Brougham has always evinced a great regard for France and therefore it would be ungrateful in us not to offer our regrets, and to add them to those of the English people on the loss of so eminent a man." Though we rejoice that this sympathy is uncalled for at the p resent moment, we still feel gratified by this testimony to our distin guished countryman. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1839. GREAT FLOOD IN THE WEST OF ENGLAND. (From the Sberborne Journal of Thursday.) SAGACITY AND ,GREAT VALUE OF A NEWFOUND LAND DOG.—On Friday last a man named Bartlett was coming in a cart on the road from Thornford to Brad ford, where the road was flooded with water to a consi derable depth, and running with such violence that the cart was completely overturned, and Bartlett under it ; the dog, which had been swimming directly at the head of the horse, missed the man and the cart, and, turning back, dived and seized Bartlett by the collar of his coat, drew him from under the cart, and swam with him to the bank, when he got over into a field ; as soon as the dog saw the man safe, he immediately plunged into the water again, swam after, and seized the horse by the ear, kept his head above water, and brought him to the bank. Bartlett, who had by this time come a little to himself, ran down the field to where the dog was still keeping up the horse, which he endeavourod to extricate from the shafts by cutting the harness, but could not unfasten the belly-band ; he then ran a little distance and procured a large flint stone, and returning, the dog still holding the horse, beat out the staple and liberated the horse, which immediately sunk, but shortly after appeared again on the surface of the water, and after a time,the dog, which had never let go his hold, brought the horse to a place where he was got out of the water, and thus saved the life of both the man and his horse. MARTOCK.—This town has not experienced such a deluge as happened here on Frid a y l as t w ithin the memory of the oldest inhabit an t. It rained inces santly from eleven o'clock on the previous night till about five o'clock in the evening. The water rose fast all the morning, but not so fast as to excite any par ticular alarm, even amongst the inhabitants of those houses which are liable, at the least overflow of the river, to inundation. But about twelve at noon, the waters rushed down from the hills in the vicinity, threatening to bear down all that opposed its progress. The ground floors and cellars of the lower part of the town were soon flooded, and then commenced a scene of bustle and confusion amongst the famili es i n h a biti ng those houses, and it might well b e sa id ( quo ti ng t h e popular song at present in vogue) there was "such a getting up stairs I never did see." Th er e were sev e r a l pigs and bullocks swimming about the town, but we have not heard that any were lost, which may in some measure be attributed to the great exertions of some of the inhabitants, and, amongst others, we noticed the worthy Vicar, Mr. Oakman. A young fellow of very gentlemanly appearance, but no doubt envious of his swinish brethren, which were swimming in all direc.. tions, and perhaps wishing to show his predilection for mire, plunged into the water and swam about the streets for a considerable time, to the ridicule and no small amusement of the spectators, who never before witnessed such a scene in their streets. A great portion of the land contiguous to the river Parret, in this neighbour hood, still remains under water. A great number of apples have been carried away by the flood. No other material damage, or any accident worthy of notice, we are happy to say, has taken place. ILCHESTER.—The 18th of October will long be re membered in this town and neighbourhood for, per haps, the most tremendous flood that has ever been witnessed by the oldest inhabitant. The very heavy rains which had fallen for days before, with little inter mission, had filled the ditches to overflow, and swamped the grounds in every direction ; the evening of Thurs day gave presage of a coming storm ; the dawn of Friday opened w ith a t orren t o f rain, continuing, with out the slightest intermission, through the whole day, while a roar of waters met the ear in every direction. Ilchester is divided from the parish of Northover on the London road) by a noble bridge of seven arches over the river Ivel, and navigable at times for barges to Langport. For a time the river sustained its natural course in the upper channel, but at length its barriers gave way, and the rushing flood spread wide its sea of angry waters with a fury no human a;(1 could stay. Confusion and dismay spread through the neighbourhood. Providentially help being at band, cattle of every description were safely driven away, save a valuable old but blind cart horse belonging to Mr. Harris, of the King's Ham, which could not be reached from the rapidity of the flood ; wonderful, however, to every person was the escape of the horse by instinct, or some property undefined ; he bad broken, in a safe di rection, over hedges and ditches to high grounds in Ly mingtcn parish. Northover corn mill, adjoining the bridge, was an object of great fury to the waters, which, with the dwelling house adjoining, was inundated to a considerable height, with great damage to flour and corn, hay, &c. At the usual time (six o'clock) the Telegraph coach from London arrived at the Darlington Hotel, to change horses ; the water in the street being then high, and rapidly increasing, the passengers could not alight, and, for safety, were driven over the bridge to the Castle Inn, in Ilchester, the change of horses following; here the passengers took alarm, and many refused to go forward, the whole town being encom passed by a sea of water, nor was the coachman without his fears for himself and horses ; we are happy to add, however, they forded the water in safety. PARIS PRESS MONSTROSITIES. " Pour qui soot ces serpens qui sifflent sur nos tetes." French Author. We have frequently remarked that when the times are very flat, especially during Parliamentary vacations, a certain portion of the grand press is reduced to fill its columns with all sorts of trash. When the journals have no longer Peers or Deputies to feed upon, they generally get hold of some wonderful animal. Thus we have read accounts successively of calves with a handsome average of heads, tails, or legs ; we have had showers of frogs, learned pigs, &e. ; but before all these animal phenomena rises the famous sea snake, that aquatic reptile, who is certain to make his appearance on the ocean—of the press—whenever that ocean is dry. Now, Parliamentary polemics have been at fault for some time, and yet we have had no sea-snake. This is the first time that such an omission has occurred since the invention of the sea serpent. The subscribers all felt that something was wanting—that something is the sea serpent, which has now become a sort of period of necessity. At length this superb reptile has been vouch safed to them ; and if he made them wait a little this time, it is because he was obliged to pass by America on his way to the great press. We extract the following from the Boston Mercan tile Journal:— " Lieut. Bubier, of the United States Navy, whilst off Nahant, perceived an extraordinary fish within a short distance of his ship. The head of this fish rose above the waves, and at the distance of fifteen or twenty feet several other protuberances emerged from the sea— this was probably the serpent's tail. Lieut. Bubier considers it to have been about 120 or 130 feet in length. Its head was about the size of a barrel. It was of a white colour, and the rapidity with which this reptile swam was quite inconceivable." We fear that our Parliamentary budgets will be found to beat the serpent in the length of their tales.— Charivari. An address has just been received from the Ayuntamiente of Malaga, to be presented to the Earl of Clarendon, expressive of the gratitude of that Cor poration for the admirable speech made by his Lordship in the House of Lords on the 23kof July last. The gentleman by whom the address was received has trans mitted it to his Lordship in Italy. FIRES.—On Thursday morning, as Mrs. Eliza beth Willis, a married woman, living in Salisbury -street, Hoxton New Town, was preparing breakfast, her clothes caught fire, and before they could be extinguished she was burnt so dreadfully that her life is despaired of. She was removed to the London Hospital.—A bout half past three o'clock on Thursday police constable Taplin, 234 K, observed a dense smoke issuing from the cellar of No. 203, High-street, Shadwell, occupied by Mr. Brooks, a baker. The constable immediately gave an alarm, and Sergeants Harris, Graves, and Nicholas speedily came to his assistance. Not being able to make any of the inmates hear, they broke open the front door, from which the smoke issued in such an overpowering manner that they were obliged to retreat immediately. They then effected an entrance in the rear of the premises, and discovered that a fire was raging in a cellar adjoining the bakehouse, in which coals and shavings were deposited. After considerable difficulty Mr. Brooks and his family were roused, and got out of the house in safety. The flames raged with great fury, and threatened the total destruction of the premises, when. the engines arrived, and the fire was got under before a great deal of damage was done. The occupier s o f t h e a dj o i n i ng h o uses have sustained very considerabl e loss, owing to the hasty removal of their furniture. The fire is supposed to have originated through a person going into the cellar where the shav ings were deposa . ted with a lighted candle. ANTI-CORM-LAW ASSOCIATION. —The the atre being in the hands of the Committee of the Asso ciation, it was made available on Thursday night for the purposes of a meeting, which was well attended, not merely by the )members, but by many of the public who have not given their names. It was also decided that a subscription in aid of the funds of the League should be opened at the office of this paper in Dudley-street, and we have the gratification of announcing that several names have already been entered for large amounts.— Stafordshire Examiner. STATE OF TRADE IN THE POTTERIES.—We are sorry to hear that the American houses in the Pot teries are employing the workpeople but two or three days in the wei.3k, in consequence of the unsettled state of the Americat Banks. Orders are, however, numer ous.—Stafibi•dshire Gazette. A correspondent describes to us an "enormous" pea, which he states to be now growing in the garden of Mr. Jos( iph James, of Castlemorton. The stem, he says, grows singly to the height of 18 inches, it then throws out branches to the height of 10 feet, and there are upon it at the present time 182 pods and 118 bins soms.—W orcester Herald. LAW INTELLIGENCE. PALACE COURT, Ocr. 25. WILD V. DALLMAN. THEATRICAL MATTER.—In this action, which was brought by Mr. Wild, comedian, and late proprietor of the Queen's Theatre, in Tottenham-street, against a Mr. Dailman, the sum sought to be recovered was 31., for the use and occupation of the saloon and the box office of the establishment. It appeared that Mr. Wild took the theatre in March last, for which he agreed to pay 12/. a week. It was closed in August, and Mr. Lisle, the landlord, levied a distress, out of which several actions had arisen. The defendant had resided in the house at the back of the theatre, and he took the saloon and box-office of Mr. Wild, for which he undertook to pay 3/. a week. A balance of 3/. was now claimed, and the defendant pleaded payment and a set-off. He gave as evidence that Mr. Lisle had levied a distress, and articles belong ing to Dallman had been seized. He had paid 31. to redeem them, and claimed that sum as a set-off, being compelled by law to pay the money. It was alleged on the part of the plaintiff that the money should have been paid to him, as he had let the saloon, &c. to Dallman. One of the witnesses, who had been acting manager, said his things also had been seized. The Learned JUDGE left it to the Jury to decide whether the defendant had paid the 3/. by the compul sion of law, or whether the plaintiff had a claim to the money. If he had paid the money to redeem his pro perty, he was entitled to a verdict, if the Jury was satis fied no connivance had taken place. The Jury, after a consultation, found for the defendant. MIDDLESEX COUNTY COURT. " For what have you summoned Henry North ? " asked Mr. Sergeant HEATH of an errand boy, who claimed I Is. from the defendant. Boy—For breaking the handle of master's truck. Mr. Sergeant HEATH—How did that occur? Boy— I was standing close to the curb in Fetter-lane with the truck, when a cart, with the name of Henry North on it, drove over the handle and smashed it. Mr. Sergeant HEATH—WeII, what do you say to this Mr. North ? " Don't know no more on it," said North, inserting both hands beneath his coat tails— " Don't know no more on it than a babby wot's just born." Mr. Sergeant HEATH—Was it not your cart that did the damage ? North—Von't say, 'cause I can't. There's plenty more Norths than me, and vy not vun of their carts. There's Tim North, of New North-road. There's Tom North, of North-street, and there's Bill North, of North -coat, Northumberland-street North. Mr. Sergeant HEATH-But your name is Henry North, and that name it appears was on the cart. North—Eleven shillings is a deal of money for the handle of a truck. If the haccident had happened to a valuable wehicle sitch as a brick cart, and von of the sharps had been broke, it vouldn't a come to much more. Mr. Sergeant HEATH—Here is the bill of the person who repaired it. North—l keeps a veeler and a blacksmith, and vy not ven the haceident happened let one know about it ? Now spose t'other vay vas the case, and a gentleman in his cab or breeches (query, britska) runs agin von of my rubbish vans and bustes in the side—vot would be my course ? Vy I should naterally act as von gentle man ought to do to another, and ax him to send my wan to his coachmaker, or let me get it done and he pay the damage. In this here case nobody never lets me know nothing, and so I think the owner of the truck didn't oughtn't to go for to expect as how I'm to pay vot his vorkman chooses to charge. Mr. Sergeant HEATH—Why I think it but fair that you should have had notice of the matter. Does any one here understand the value of such repairs ? A person in Court said he was acquainted with such work, and he was certain 7s. was a fair price. The jury reduced the claim to that sum, very much to the satisfaction of the defendant. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. MURDER. ON THE HIGH SEAS,—John Wentworth Fairbank, aged 19, the steward of a vessel, called the Secret, was indicted for the wilful murder of Arthur White, the Captain of the same ship, on the 14th of April, on the high seas, within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of Englraid. Mr. Justice BOSANQUET summed up the evidence with great perspicuity, and the Jury, after about twenty five minutes' deliberation in their box, retired to consider their verdict at twenty minutes past two o'clock. At about half past seven o'clock the Jury returned into Court, and declared the prisoner Guilty of Man slaughter. Mr. Justice BOSANQUET then addressed him, and said that it was not for him to say that he was guilty of the high crime imputed to him after the verdict which the Jury had returned. It was his duty, however, to pro tect the lives of her Majesty's subjects, and he should not be acting rightly if he did not make an example of him. The Learned Judge then sentenced the prisoner to be transported for life. A fresh Jury having been sworn, George Minty, aged twenty-eight, the witness in the last case, was put to the bar, and arraigned upon the in dictment found against him,, which charged him with the murder of James Shaw, on the hiz,h seas, within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England, on May 21. Mr. C. PHILLIPS and Mr. CLARKSON defended the prisoner. Mr. ESPINASSE appeared for the prosecution. On the death of the captain the prisoner took :the command of the vessel ; the deceased, who was of a weak constitution, was cook. The witnesses who were examined spoke to the prisoner having often struck Shaw with a coult and broomstick, and on one occasion, after beating him severely, be went away, giving the imple ment to one of the boys to continue the blows after he had gone ; that after repeated floggings the deceased died on the 21st of May, when he was buried in the usual manner, the prisoner saying prayers over the body. On the cross-examination of the witnesses, it appeared that the crew were in a inuticous state, and that many complaints had been made of Shaw's conduct ; the prisoner was steering the ship towards Rio, but the crew compelled him to steer .for the Falkland Islands. Two of the crew had lost their wages from the prisoner's representations. Mr. Hunsworth, whose fa .al ily were with him as pas sengers on board the vessel, ,s•cated that she was short of hands, and that the passen.gers were obliged to work as well as the men ; the ship was in want of water, and in a bad condition, and it was necessary that she should go into the Falkland Islands for assistance and repairs ; he never saw any misconduct on the part of the prisoner to the deceased. Mr. C. PHILLIPS addresE;ed the Court for the pri soner, urging that it was not shown of what complaint Shaw had died, and that the necessity of punishment was proved from the mutinous state of the crew. At this stage the Jury stopped the Learned Counsel, and after a few words from Mr. Baron MAULE, they re turned a verdict of " Not G uilty," and the prisoner was instantly discharged. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. QUEEN-S(4 , U ARE. On Saturday, William Cockerell, the keeper of a chandlers' shop in Old Pyc-street, Westminster, was charged with keeping his ho use open till past two o'clock on the morning of Sunday, the 14th irstant. Two constables of the B divis.ion deposed that, seeing the defendant's door open on the day and at the hour in question, they went in, and found fourteen men and women, all improper characters, in an inner room. Some of the party were eati ag, others were drink. ing ginger beer ; a few were chronicling small beer, while five or six were eating, , 3rinking, smoking, talk ing, and singing, all at once. On being asked what, he had to say to the charge, the defendant said he kept a shop in the general line, and gave credit to most of his cus tomers, who always settled with him at the end of the Week. Since the closing of the public-houses at 12 o'clock on Saturday nights they had reserved the time of pay ment till then, and when turned out of the gin shops they came to him to settle. The: persons present on the morning the police visited him had come there for that purpose, and they were not bad characters. Defendant then called witnesses to prove his assertion. Two men were successively called to prove the re spectability of the company, and both were immediately identified by the police as associates of thieves. A woman, who called herself servant to defendant, was about to speak as to the respectability of the house, when she was recognised as a common prostitute, and, when found out, said the police were fools not to let her gammon the Magistrates she was a modest woman. The Magistrate said he had never listened to a more impudent defence, the defendant having called thieves and street-walkers to give him a character. He should inflict the extreme penalty of 51., and if not paid by five o'clock he should commit the defendant for a month. . MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SHORT WEIGHTS.-Mr. Reeves, inspector of weights and measures, summoned several tradespeople of this neighbourhood for having short weights. Elizabeth Morgan, general dealer, 46, Carnaby-street, was charged with having used a fraudulent weight-beam and scale, and a one-pound weight deficient several drachms. The inspector proved that he went into the shop, and on examining the scale he discovered that a contrivance had been adopted by which a penny-piece was added to the scale. The penny-piece weighed upwards of one ounce, and of course all articles sold by weight would be deficient of that quantity. The defendant admitted that the penny.piece was as the inspector described, but she said it had got in the situation it was found in by accident. Mr. LONG remarked upon the aggravated nature of the offence, the parties thus cheated being persons in circumstances that made ths loss a serious consideration to them. If the defendant were again brought before him he should inflict the full penalty of 51. On this oc casion he should reduce it to .21. and costs. John Grosse, oilman, Tyler-court, was charged with • having seven weights not of the standard waight. Mr. Grosse said he had another shop in Marylebone, and a short time ago he sent the weights used in that shop to the scale-maker to have them properly ad justed. The weights were sent home, and he then de• sired the s ca l e - ma k er to use t h e same process towards the weights in his Tyler-court shop. The scale-maker said he had so much business of that sort that he could not attend to the weights for a day or two. It was the intention of the scale-maker to have sent for the weights on the very day they were seized. h e inspec tor could corroborate the truth of this statement. Mr. Reeves said he had reason to believe that the explanation was correct ; but even admitting it to be true, it was clear the weights must have been a consi derable time in use in their defective condition. Mr. LONG said, as the defendant had seen his error, and had, though rather tardily, set about correcting it, he should make a distinction in his case, by inflicting the fine of ‘2.os. only. Isaac Smith, 48, Carnaby-street general dealer, was charged with having had seven defective weights in his possession. . . The defendant declared he was quite ignorant of the circumstance. One of the weights, the 71b, weight, in which there was the greatest deficiency, he was ready to swear had not been used more than once or twice within the last twelve months. Mr. LONG said so many weights were deficient, that it was clear the defendant had not used proper care in sending them at stated times to be adjusted. As a protection to the poor he should inflict the penalty of 21. and costs. HATTON-GARDEN. Ann Duncan, a very pretty young woman, who sells purses, &c., in the streets, was charged by Mr. Thomas Firmer, of 33, Parker-street, Borough, with biting off his ear and a piece out of his cheek. The complain. ant, who made most ludicrous lamentations during his examination, stated that, being influenced by charitable motives, he took the prisoner into a public-house, and on hearing from her a tale of woe, which melted his heart, he clasped her to his bosom, as lie would have done his own child, when she bit him in the horrible manner described. The young woman in her defence said, that although she was only sixteen years of age she was the wife of a hawker, and that on going into the public-house, as she supposed, for the purpose of selling some of her goods to the complainant, he made dishonourable pro posals to her, which she indignantly- repelled ; upon which he seized her in his arms and most grossly and disgustingly insulted her, when she bit him, as stated. The MAGIsTRATa said he could not think of punish ing her for retaliating upon the author of such brutal conduct ; and, after animadverting upon the baseness of an old man like the complainant acting as he had done, he discharged the female. G UILDIIALL. Charles Parker and Charles Collins were fully com mitted for trial for stealing two pairs of boots from the Shoe Magazine, Skinner-street, Snow-hill. Mr. Hearden, the proprietor of the establishment, said that he had had his windows broken and shoes and boots stolen twenty-ono times in eighteen months. Between six and seven o'clock he heard the window break, and his man, running to the door, saw the two prisoners hastening away with the boots in their posses sion ; they were stopped by a policeman, and locked up. Both prisoners declined making any defence. WORSHIP-STREET. William Byc and Richard Webb, two young men, who were said to be known thieves, were charged with having stolen fifty copies of Meadow's " French and Eng!ish History" (in sheets), the property of Messrs. Tegg, the publishers in Cornhill. It appeared that on Friday se'nnight Robert Barlow, an errand boy, in the service of Mr. Harley, book binder, Britannia-street, City-road, was conveying the property from the prosecutor's shop to that of his mas ter, when he was overtaken by the prisoner Bye and another man, the former of whom tapped him on the shoulder, and said he had been sent after him from Mr. Tegg's to take back the parcel he was carrying, as it contained the wrong work, and he was to return in an hour and a half for the right one. The boy unsuspect ingly resigned the property, which the two fellows car ried off ; but on going hack at the appointed time he discovered he had been duped by thieves. Handbills containing a minute description of the fellows, and offer ing a reward of 3/. for their apprehension, were imme diately circulated. Sergeant Brennan, G 20, stated that he had been in search of the thieves, and having met the two prisoners who exactly answered their description, he apprehended them the preceding evening in Shoreditch. The prisoner Webb was the❑ carrying a bundle of waste paper on his head. He knew them both well, particularly the pri soner Bye, against whom he expected to establish a second successful case of robbery upon a boy by a simi lar device. He produced the property, which had been sold as waste paper to a tradesman in Aylesbury-street, for Ils., although worth as many guineas. It was proved that the prisoners had offered, on the day of the robbery, a great quantity of sheets of books as waste paper. They denied the charge, and said they were in the employ of Mr. Jenkins, in the Borough, who was in the habit of receiving quantities of waste paper from drinting offices.—They were remanded till Wednesday. THE OXFORD-STREET EXPERI MENTAL WOOD PAVING AND REMOVAL OF HACKNEY CARRIAGES THEREFROM. On Saturday at the usual meeting of the ,Marylebone Vestry, the removal of hackney carriagti froto Oxford street, which has frequently been the subject a discus sion, was again brought before the Vestry, purse:int to a special notice, The following was the resolution adopted :—" That hackney - coach sta nds should be allowed to stand only between Charles-street and New man-street, from Vere-street to the west end of Mary lebone-lane, and !rout Orchard-street to Portman-street." SUPPRESSION OF SUNDAY TRADIN•. Mr. COPELAND rose to make a motion of which he had given notice, to the effect " That the Vestry should co-operate, without resorting to pains and penalties, in suppressing the system of Sunday trading throughout that parish?' This subject involved no political or reli gious controversy, but merely had the object in view of bettering the moral condition of society. They had already seen the advances which had been made towards that end by the recent enactment of the Legislature, prohibiting the opening of public-houses on Sunday mornings.—(Hear, hear.) The neighbouring parishes had set them an example, and he held in his hand a communication from soffe of them, which he begged the Vestry Clerk would read. Mr. FLOOD here read communications from the pa rishes of St. Anne and St. James, Westminster, request ing the Vestry to co-operate with them in the suppres sion of Sunday trading. The Rev. Dr. DIBDIN seconded the resolution. It would not. only tend to the increase of morality, but to the increase of religion of every denomination. — (H ear.) It would contribute to the social comforts of society from the poor man's cot to the rich man's palace. Mr. GIBSON would oppose with all his might this species of St. Andrew Agnew-ism, which was the bitter observance of the Sabbath, and not a better. He main tained it had come to his knowledge that in one esta blishment 200 men did not get their pay till 10 or 11 o'clock on Saturday night ; and he would ask, what would the wives and families of those poor creatures do if they had not the privilege of procuring food on the Sabbath day ? He could only say this resolution had been founded upon a false idea, or perhaps, what was worse, canting hypocrisy—(" Hear,"and " No.") Mr. CLAri supported the motion. Mr. KENSETT moved an amendment to the' effect " That the laws established by the Legislature' being amply sufficient to preserve the sanctity of the Sat; bath day, any interference on the pars of that Vestry was 1"' expedient and uncalled for." Mr. JOSEPH would vote in favour of the amendment. If it were the intention to make this land a conventicle, and that the poor should not be permitted to breathe God's air on the Sabbath day—(Hear, and" No, no")-- -- then he would say that he would at once set his face against it.—( Hear.) If a repetition of the days of Oliver Cromwell were intended, he would assert that secret crime, instead of innocent recreation, would be the result. —(Cries of " Hear.") He thought that example was far better than force.—(Hear, hear.) The original reso lution would institute nothing more or less than an in tolerant crusade against the rights and privileges poor.—( Hear, and cries of " N o ." For the motion For the am en d men t l 4 Majority f or th e b etter o b servance of of the the Sabbath The Vestry adjourned. THE MARKETS. _-8 COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING LAST WEE: 'Wheat. Barley. Cots. Beans. Pease. l'er Quarter. s. to 8. s. to s. to s. s. 8 . to 8. Carlisle--- .8 38 29 41 Hcsham `6 68 32 ai s 2 31 42 111orneth 52 68 132 34 21 33 48 4 0 40 Penrith 67 23 33 38 Sheffield 70 ! 36 27 40 Winchester 70 80 37 42 23 27 42 45 35 Per ?lushel. s.d. s.d. s. d. s.d. s. d. s. d. a. d. a. d. 8. d. s Cardiff-- 00 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ‘,". Carmarthen— 00 87 0 0 30 00 29 56 00 00 0-1 cowbridge-- 10 0 110 36 50, 00 49 50 53 00 000 Swansea .....«.. 3 108 48 54' 3 0 40 56 60 00 0 Per 11011. Barnardeastle 16 0 22 0 8 0 93' 7 0 8 8 9 0 12 0 7 6 0 0 Durham , 136 16 6 7 0 80 60 8 10 0 13 0 8 6 90 Richmond , :16 0 23 0 711 90' 5 0 8 0 9 0 II 0 9 0 0 u Stockton 115 6176 9 0 99 7 6 80 7 6 8C 0 0 0 0 NEWCASTLE CORN EXCHANGE.—Oct. 20. Red White. Wheat, Northumberland 44s. fSs O6;. 72,1 Norfolk and Suffolk t2s. 67s 633. 725. Berwick and Scotch 563. 60s —3 641. Foreign (30,. 645. 725. Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk As Vs —s. —s. Foreign 3 2 s. —s. —s. ' Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk Tis. 455....... —s.--s. ---- Grinding and Feeding •2s. 365. Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk 64; 70s —s. —B. cr Beans, Small '36s. 405....... --s. —B. t; Tick 42s. 45;. Pease, White 42s. 435. —S. - - s• ----- Gray Cats, Northumberland, Potatoe 2OO. 315....... — B . Feed 160 2'2 0 8 0 93' 7 0 8 8 9 0 120 136 16 6 7 0 8 0 6 0 8 0 1.) 0 130 160 23 0 7 0 90; 50 80 90 H 0 136 176 1) 0 9 9 7 6 8 0 76 8 C I. 'CASTLE CORN EXCHANGE.-Oct. 2n. Red White. Wheat, Northumberland 44s. 69s 66;. 72,1 - Norfolk and Suffolk V23. 675. 683. 72, - Berwick and Scotch 563. 603 -s 64,. - Foreign 603. 665.-- 645. 723. Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk 403 453 --s. -s. I --Foreign 32s. 335. -s. -s. Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk 335. 455....... -s. -s. -- Grinding and Feeding P2s 363 Malt, Norfolk and Sutfblk 64s 70s --s: -s. Beans, Small 365. 405....... -s. -s. - - Tick 42s. 453 -8. .....3. Pease, White 42s 43s . ... --s. -•-•• - Gray Oats, Northumberland, Potatoe ..... --------- Feed 283 29a....... " --s ' - .....0 - Foreign 303. 315....... --s- Flour (per sack) 303. 525....••• -s- --s • WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET-Oct. 25. ..,. Wneat, Red, Norfolk and Su ffblk ...... ... ...s. 5 3 g. to b . 5 - *. fine 70 4 .., Lin. and Cam. -s. 56 o 3. to 64 5 . fine w. ---- Yorkshire --s. 545. to 604. fine 62:. - White . - Foreign, Bed White Barley, Norfolk and Sufiblk ___: - s _ 6 64 2: s ... t t , c.. .a 76 61 :a s. one fine o 6 n n e e 7 . ;780 4/.. 3. to 465. tine 48s. - Lincolnshire - Yorkshire Wold . 3os. to -I. fine 3114 Foreign Beans, New Old Potato 42s. to 465. fine 4fis Oats, ---,- Poland —s. —B. to 325. fine 3( ' vriezland and Small 1g —s. —s. to .2:35. fine 3 0 4 ~ :, a lin Shoiling ,,, l4d. to 15d. per Sto ne. -..5375. to 39s Od. per Loaf Malt . 4fis. fine 525. per Loa d . - - --- -- -pr Last. diapesieed ... —t. Os. 261. Os. 271. 08:Per SCOTCH MARKETS, Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Oatmeal. 4 _ 4hcrdeen 7O to 80 27 to 30 24 to 27 —to 46 to Berwick 4O 51. 20 27 17 25 33 33 40 Cold stream Cupar (Fite) 48 65 26 3l 18 22 22 26 77„ Dunbar 4B 68 26 49 23 27 40 42 40 Elgin - Inverness Kelso 42 53 23 26 13 123 32 34 Kirkaldy Perth 6O ^4 30 40 25 35 41 44 LS" , The size of the measure varies throughout the country. HADDINGTON CORN MARKET.—Oct. 25. There was a good supply of Wheat ; sales heavy, and prices have risen slightly. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. Beans. First 8 Is Od 42s (3d 32s Od 4Gs Od 508 Od Second 67s 0(1 37s Od 24s Od —s Od 48s Od Third 66s Oil 34s Od 23s Od —s Od 443 . 0 d Average 3l. is. 51. 1.12 th. DALKEITH CORN MARKET.—Oct. 24 Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. I Beans. First SO; lid 41s 6d 28; 83 49s 01 494 Od Second Oh Od 35s Od 24s 4d 48s Od 48 Od Third ..... 524 Oil ‘..Es fid l 6; 44 44> Od 43' Od GROWTH OF POTATOES.--A lady in this town has favoured us with some particulars respecting an ex periment made in the growth of potatoes, which having seen the produce, we ,can vouch for as as being highly successful. The experiment consists in raising potatoes from the rhoots or growths thrown out from other Po tatoes kept in the cellar in spring. They were plant ed in the garden on the 26th of May, about a month later than potatoes are planted in general, and lifted on the 19th of September, a month sooner than they are lifted for housing ; at one stalk there were nine potatoes the size of eggs ; at another two large ones, one of t hem weighing f lb. 2oz. The cultivator is of opinion, that had the shoots been planted a month sooner, there would have been an excellent and early crop. The shoots should. be about ten or twelve inches in length, and dibbled into prepared ground, and all covered except the two small leaves at the top. None of the potatoe should be p lanted along with the shoot ; but they are the better to have a good many fibres thrown out from the root end of the shoot. The advantages to be derived from the above method are, the saving of seed in a season of pla scarcnity: tea and the potatoes being a month earlier than thos e in the usual way.—lnverness Courier. SECOND-HAND SILVER NV ATC H variety of some dozens may be selected from, price ;,.. i f Guinea, each ; some rather more modern, Two and a rii.•• r ee Guineas each ; and an assortment quite equal to new , Guineas each. The whole have been carefully examines' srd are warranted. T. COX SAVORY, Watchmaker, 47, Corshill, London (Seven doors from Grad church-street). N.B Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange' R SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE COOL E R S 4. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silverstait.hst 14, Cornhill, London (opposite the Bank of England) , hav _c e choice in their warerooms a Selection of PLAIN and OR„ NIENTAL ICE PAILS, to which they wish to direct attentt; The price of the Plain Tub-pail (now mush in ase), ' Lhe pair ; the Classic Vase (very neat), 10/. be. the pal the he Victoria Pattern, 151. the pair • th- Dresden Cooler, ,'" pair, &c., all of whic- are strop ly - moonted with Silver , and have Silver Shields for Engravini, g, the Crest or Coat of Ar"a A pamphlet is published, with drawings of the aboveaens. other articles of plate generally, which may be had dm aPP II tion, free of cost. B !RTES. On the 25th inst., the Countess Albizzi, of a son. lady of On the 23c1 ult., at Somerset-house, Cheltenham, the Major Roberts, Bengal Artillery, of a daughter. la dy of On the 25th inst., in the Wandsworth-road, the Charle Schrader, Esq., of a son. ofa On the 2Gth inst., at Lewisham, Mrs. W. M. s°ll. MARRIED. On the 24th inst., at the Cathedral Chu rch, Cork, wood Chafy, Esq., of Covington - house , Cambridge, ony child i n the of the Rev. Dr. Chafy, blaster of Sidney S usse x College, Ma- University of Cambridge and Chaplain in Ordinary to her jesty, to Annette, daughter of the O n Lord Bishop of C ork, Cloyne, anßoss. *rl. NV e=t' the 24th inst., at Edinbu r g h, the Rev. J. H. Gurney, of Lutterworth, eldest son of the Hon. Mr. Baron GUrlley, to Mary, eldest daughter of the Rev. Henry Grey, Minister of St. Mary's, Edinbm-_s!_'i.____________--------"---- DIED. On the 2d inst. , at Villanuova, James Gwatkin o f tCohc Hon. hrane, Esq., second son of th e late James Cochrane, Esq., East India Company's Civil Service. William On the 24th inst. , at the Firs, near Derby, Him. Esq., late of His Field-house , Market Drayton, aged 83. , On the 24th inst. , Harriet, the wife of Mr. John Winga'e Aikin, of Lynn. On the 24th inst., at B radston-brook, near Guildford, Mary Anne, eldest daughter of the late Thomas son, Esq. late E go On the 25th inst., at Hastings, T. L Gibonsdale, of King-street, Covent-garden, aged 31. Lond No o . n: Printed and Published by Ii111111)0 YOILNG' 112, Strand, at The Office, No 114. Strand, in county of Aiiildlesex.—Monelay, October 28, 1839. MAR YLEB ONE. James Cardwell and Mary Inwards, servants of Mr. Henry Porter, a butcher in Great Quebec-street, were brought up for re-examination on a charge of stealing a cash-box, containing 1,2001. The particulars of the former examinations are fully before the public. Mr. Chubb, the manufacturer of the patent detector lock, stated that the male prisoner came to his house in St. Paul's Church-yard, and asked that a key might be fitted to a cash-box which he produced. This could not be done, and he then asked witness to break it open, but, thinking the request very suspicious, he in stantly refused to do so. Mr. John Britton, of the Liverpool-road, was in Mr. Chubb's shop at the time, and fully identified the male prisoner as the person making the application to break open the cash-box. No traces of the money having been discovered, the case was further adjourned to Thursday. LAMBETH. STREET. George Bailey, a boy aged fourteen, but looking to be about ten years old, was charged by Mr. Bower, a shoemaker in King-street, St. George's-in-the-East, with robbing him. The boy had stated that he was an orphan, without friends or relations in the world. He was taken into Mr. Bower's employ, but had not been there four hours before he stole his master's watch and decamped. Information of the young rascal's conduct was given to the police, and he was apprehended in the pit of the City Theatre. Several other charges being made against the prisoner, the evidence on which was not complete, he was remanded until next week. Mrs. Gore's new novel is said to illustrate more than one important moral lesson connected with the patronage and dignities of the Established Church. The satirical pictures of society, conducing to so grave an object, must unquestionably have required all the skill of this practised and lively writer, in order to avoid giving offence. to " the cloth," while affording profit and entertainment to the general reader. THE FLYING DUTCHMAN.—We are requested to state that the new naval story, entitled " The Flying Dutchman, a Legend of the High Seas," by the Author of " Cavendish," " Gentleman Jack," &c., in 3 vols. post Bvo., is published this day by Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, and may now be had at all the libraries. Mr. Colburn has also just published " The Romance of Private Life," by Miss Burney, in 3 vols. post Bvo. A woman, named Moyes, charged with plunder ing several children in the streets, at Plymouth, of wearing apparel, was committed by the Magistrates on Monday last, to take her trial at the sessions, which commence on the 28th instant. FEELINGS OF AN INTENDED DUELLIST.-- I cannot describe my feelings on my return home after having given the challenge. I shuddered at the idea of killing a fellow-being ; but, t o spea k a trut h , I shud dered more at the idea of being killed myself. To powder and shot I had always a strong aversion from my infancy : now that I had foolishly exposed myself to both, I absolutely sickened at the bare idea of them ! I thought of the perilous predicament into which I had stupidly brought myself, and I trembled from head to foot. Never did my frame so shake before. Stand I could not ; sit Ar lie I could not. I tossed myself al ternately on my bed, and rose and staggered through my apartment. Oh the horrors of that night ! A thousand times did I think of sending an apology to my opponent for having c h a ll e nged him, and begging that nothing farther might be done in the business ; but then I knew if I did, I should for ever be held up to public ridicule as a coward. Death, bad as it is, would have been nothing to this. I resolved, therefore, whatever should be the consequences, to meet my antagonist.-- Walks and Wanderings in the World of Literature, 6y the Author of " The Great Metropolis." A few days ago, an inkeeper in Kilsyth was brought before the Sheriff here, charged with an as sault on some boys of twelve to fourteen years of age. It appeared that the son of the innkeeper, having, along with his companions, resolved to have a prayer meet ing,had invited the others to com e t o hi s f ather ' s hay loft for the purpose. The father, on hearing what was going on, immediately proceeded to the loft, and vio lently dispersed the meeting, striking and maltreating several of the boys very severely. The poor little fel lows were said to have borne the ill usage with great patience, one or two of them having only intreated the man that he " wadna' strike them on the head." The assaulter, we understand, was smartly fined.—Stirling' Observer. The Western Times of Friday states that the harvest is not yet finished in the neighbourhood of Brid ford and Christow. One farmer at Bridford has nearly twenty acres out. EVENING EDITION'.