The Sun. — London, England, 1844-10-05 00:00:00

SHIPWRECK OF THE WINDSOR CASTLE STEAMER. On Tuesday, the Windsor Castle, an iron steamer, plying. between Edinburgh and Dundee, left the latter town at the same hour with her Majesty's yacht, having about two hundred and fifty passengers, the greater part of whom had come from Edinburgh with the steamer that morning, in order to witness the embarkation of the Queen. The Windsor Castle is a small steamer, originally built for the river naviga tion of the Clyde; and the number of passengers that was on board completely crowded her deck. She sailed repeatedly round the royal yacht previous to starting. When the royal squadron cleared the es tuary of the Tay, they stood out to sea, while the Windsor Castle, which was, as might be expected, soon left behind, stood right across the Bay of St. Andrew's, for the Frith of Forth. For some time all went well; the night was fine, and the weather calm, the wind blowing gently from the north-west ; and in the centre of St. Andrew's Bay, which is generally considered the roughest part of the navigation, on the east coast of Scotland, the sea was so smooth, that a number of the passengers commenced dancing on deck. This continued for some time, till the dancers, wearied with their exercise, desisted. The royal squadron being now nearly out of sight, most of them went below. Matters went on in this quiet manner till about half-past seven o'clock at night, when a dark object was seen looming directly in front, and not twenty yards distant from the vessel ; this was at once ascer tained to be the Can Rock Beacon, a mark of warning to point out a dangerous ledge of rocks running from the land a considerable distance out to sea, and the extreme point of which is marked by this beacon. Instantly the word was passed to stop the engine, and then to back it, and as instantly the word was obeyed, but far too late for safety, the vessel surged onwards and struck the beacon on her larboard bow, when she reeled back and heeled on her beams as if stunned by the blow. Then began a scene of the deepest agony and de spair. For a minute, indeed, all was hushed in silent consternation, and we believe the general feeling was that all was over, and that she would go down in stantly. But as the vessel glided off inside the beacon, and still held on her course, the whole magnitude of the danger rose to the view of the passengers. From the darkness of the night no land was to be seen, and the minds of all on board ap peared to be made up to meet death in the course of an uncertain but very brief period. It would have been interesting for a spectator, could one have been found sufficiently abstracted' from his own fate, to mark the various feelings manifested by his fellow passengers, varying as they did from the highest point of moral heroism to the extreme of pusilanimity. Several ladies, of whom there were many on board, behaved with the greatest fortitude; clustering to gether on the quarter-deck, they calmly appeared to await the fate that might betide them. But the great majority gathered amidships, uttered the most piercing shrieks; and one lady in particular, throwing herself on the deck, rolled from aide to side in the intensity of her agony. Nor were the male sex more abundant in moral courage. Several gentlemen howled as fran tically as did the ladies, most of them grasped the pieces of wood that lay on the deck, in the hope that if the ship should sink, they might support themselves by these means. Two men in particular stripped themselves to the shirt, prepared to brave the last ex tremity by swimming. One cry was unanimously made to Captain Greig, the master of the steamer, to run her ashore. The Captain loudly assured the pas sengers that there was no danger—that she was per fectly tight ; at the same time he immediately gave orders to the helmsman to get as close to the land as possible • and in a short time the land, which was only about three-quarters of a mile distant, though from the darkness of the night it could not before be seen, began to appear on the starboard bow. This and the loudly-repeated assurances of safety on the part of the captain, appeared for a time to calm the majority of the passengers; but others who had gone below forward, returned and assured their compa nions that the ship was fast filling, and in a few mo ments more this truth began to be frightfully appa rent, the ship was settling fast, and the water in the hold, surging from side to side of the vessel, caused her to threaten every moment to turn on her beam ends, which we believe was only prevented by the passengers, running to the one side as the vessel heeled over ore the other. Still the vessel was gradually approaching the land, which was now close at hand, and did not appear to be very inviting. The land is here low but rocky, with sharp ledges running diagonally out to sea, and to run upon these appeared to be cer tain destruction to the vessel. Still es the night was fine, there was every probability, that if she grounded at all, she would hold together till all the passengers could be landed. The running ashore, however, was still a matter of uncertainty, for it appeared, though this was not known to the majority of the passengers till afterwards, that the water was coming in fast, that there was great danger of the engine-fires being put out. Some moments of intense anxiety then passed ; the vessel was evidently settling ; her way was greatly slackened ; and the lurchings were every moment more tremendous, when fortunately her keel at last touched the bottom between two of the ledges of rock of which we have spoken, and the steam. was immediately let off. All danger was now felt to be pissed, at least among those of the passengers whom fear had not altogether deprived of judgment; but. still there was a general cry, especially among the women to be set on shore. This, however, was a work of considerable diffi culty. It turned out that the only boat on board— the only means that had been promised, in case of accident, to save the lives of about 250 people—was a small stern-boat, which, when now brought into action, was only capable of taking ashore six pas sengers at a time I Fortunately, the calmness of the night, and the settled condition of the stranded ship, .had by this time restored nearly all the passengers to their senses ; and when the boat was brought along side, the cry of " the ladies first ashore," was at once attended to. One man was, however, landed and dispatched to Crail, a fishing town about two miles to the south, for other boats ; and in the course of about an hour, three large fishing boats were alongside, and conveyed a great number of the passengers on shore. Still there were about fifty left on board ; who, after waiting for some time for the return of the boats, which was longer than was expected, resolved to reach the shore over the bows or the vessel, which sees now left dry by the receding tide, so that, in oil° way er another, the whole of the passengers got safely to land in about an hour and a half after the vessel had struck, and about two miles from the scene of the collision. The vessel continued under way, after the shock, for about twenty minutes. Arrived on shore, the male passengers made their way, en foot, to drail, where they were hospitably received by Mr. Merson, the minister of the parish ; Mr. Webster, the parish schoolmaster ; Mr. Dickefei, of the Golf Inn: and by every other inhabitant that could spare a bed for their accommodation. The ladies were mostly accommodated for the night in the farm houses near the place where they came ashore, parti cularly by Mr. Crombie, of Kilvvinning, under whose house the vessel came ashore, Mr. Tod, of Balconibie, and Mr. Morton, of Craighead. We understand that the vessel went to pieces next morning. Two faults in this wretched business were very apparent. The first was, that no look-out had been kept at all. The Can Rock Beacon is familiar to every navigator of the Fife coast, and was passed in particular by this vessel twice every day. Nothing, therefore, but gross negligence could account for the vessel running upon an object so conspicuous in itself, and marking rocks so dreaded by mariners. In fact, the Windsor Castle had no business inside the Can Rock at all. The next fault was in having no pro vision for saving life on board. The boat which was produced was unworthy of the name, and would inevitably have been swamped, had it been resorted to at sea. The loss of life from the want of boats has been so dreadful in former instances, that it is sur prising the public do not insist on steamers carrying something like a respectable amount of accommoda tion for passengers in the shape of boats; and failing the public, it is surprising that Government do not interfere. It ought to be added, in conclusion, that after the accident the conduct of the captain, Mr. Greg, who is the son of the proprietor, was distinguished for coolness and activity.—Morning Post. (From the Ca edonian Mercury.) We refrain in the meantime from expressing any opinion on the circumstances which led to this melancholy catastrophe. It cannot, however, he dis guised, that at the time it happened the sea was com paratively calm ; that the beacon against which the vessel struck is one with which all who have the least pretension to knowledge ZI? that passage must be thoroughly acquainted, and, knowing it to be a dangeroui point, those in charge of the Windsor Castle should be able to give some satisfactory ex planation to the public, otherwise all confidence in such means of conveyance will be withdrawn. From the inquiries we have made, we learn that the vessel was, at the time of the accident, under the command of Captain Greig, and that Mr. Black, who early in the summer brought the Windsor Castle round the north of Scotland from the Clyde, was acting as pilot. It is said that the steamer, in consequence of the smoothness of the sea, had made more progress than was calculated upon, and that the leading light on the Island of May was not distinctly seen, the atmosphere being hazy at the time, and that these two causes combined to mislead the pilot, and make him think he was farther out at sea than he really was. Several seafaring men have given it as their opi nion, that had the Windsor Castle struck the North Carr Rock stern on, she would immediately have split in two, and all on board would have been, consigned to a watery-grave. As it was, it ap pears the vessel, which is made of iron, made a THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1844 sliding stroke over the rock, and that one of the iron stauncheons of the beacon had, by the con cussion, opened up the joining of two plates immediately under the bulk-head, through which the water rushed into the vessel, placing her and the hundreds of souls on board in a position of such help less and imminent danger, that it was agreed on all hands they were saved in a manner entirely miraculous and providential. The Windsor Castle, we believe, was built on the Clyde in 1838, and was generally considered one of the strongest iron vessels of her size afloat. Tuesday was to have been the last of her double trips this year. Unfortunately, it appears to have been her last for ever I POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) BOW-STREET. _ _ _ A man named John Godfrey, who stated that he was a carpenter, was brought before Mr. Jardine, charged with attempting to commit suicide, by jumping from Water • 100-bridge. The police-officer, who took the prisoner into custody, stated that he was on duty last . night on Waterloo bridge when he saw the prisoner shaking hands with another man, and as witness passed them he heard the prisoner say " Good bye, God bless you ; gi►e my best respects to all at home, for they will never see me again." He then left his friend, and the witness followed him. He mounted one of the parapets of the bridge, and was just in the act of jumping off when the witness seized him by the coat-tail, and dragged him back. He was quite drunk. The prisoner, in his defence, said he was quite drunk at the time, and he did not recollect anything of the cir cumstance. A person in court here stepped forward, and said he had known the prisoner twenty years. He was usually a steady man. Mr. JARDINE asked this person if he had any objec tion to become bail for the prisoner ? The man shook his head. Mr. JARDINE said the prisoner must find bail, for he was evidently unable to take care of himself. He was then removed. A woman, named Jane Russel was remanded on a charge of stealing the clothes of the Strand Union work house. She had been an inmate of the workhouse, but left without leave on Tuesday last. She came to the re lieving-officer last night in a state of intoxication, and asked for a night's lodging. It was then discovered that she had not got the clothes in which she left the work house. She admitted having sold them. CLERKEIV IVELL, George Marks, a painter, and formerly a member of the Islington Temperance Hall, in South-street, was charged with violently assaulting several members of that body, and police-constable Harris, 112 N. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Joyce, .the Chairman, who resides at 27, Cliff -street, Islington, and of other members, that on the previous night between nine and ten o'clock, there was meeting of the Committee, when the prisoner came to the foot of the stairs, and after committing the gossest possi ble insult went into the Committee-room, and by his notorious behaviour prevented the proceedings from going forward. The Chairman desired him to leave, but he became more violent. Harris was sent for, and when he attempted to remove the prisoner, he kicked him violently on the legs. At the top of the stairs the chair man attempted to assist the constable, but the prisoner kicked him so severely that he still felt great pain from the injuries received. A reinforcement of constables came, but such was the prisoner's violence that it required their combined exertions and several of the members as well to convey the prisoner to the station-house. On the way thither he assaulted almost every one who accompanied him. In some hours after he was admitted to bail, and he was hardly re leased when the windows of the Temperance-hall were broken. The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, said he had infested a considerable sum of money in the llall, but left them about a year ago • he went there last night for the purpose of getting back his money. Instead of carrying out the objects of temperance, they were playing cards in the Ball until three o'clock in the morning, and this was their habit. The Chairman said the prisoner had repeatedly been guilty of similar conduct. Mr. CO MBE committed the prisoner, in default of pay ment of fine, to the House of Correction, for three weeks. DARING ATTEMPT TO BREAK OUT OF GAOL. On the night of Thursday last, a bold and well planned attempt to break out of the Derby County Gaol took place, which, from the promptitude and vigilance of the Governor, and particularly of Mr. Sims, jun., as well as the officers of the prison, was successfully frustrated. It appears, that three of the prisoners (whose names we forbear to publish, as they remain to be tried for various offences) had for some time previously been in com munication with each other during the period when they were in school and in the exercising yard, and had contrived to arrange a plan of escape from their cells, in the first place by forcing the bolt which se cures the door, and afterwards, if they were able to obtain access to the outer wall, of which they con sidered themselves certain, as they had determined to seize the turnkeys who might be in their way, to scale the wall by means of a rope prepared for the purpose. The way in which this plan was discovered was as follows :—Three weeks since the officers of the prison found that the quantity of oakum which was given out to these three prisoners to pick was not returned—that it was deficient in weight—and this exciting their sus picion, they determined to watch their movements, and to make an examination of the cells, when they found pieces of rope hidden with the view of being instrumen tal in effecting the contemplated descent. No notice, however, was taken of this, nor was the smallest attention paid to so strong a circumstance in the hearing of the three prisoners, as, with the concur rence of the Visiting Justices, who were made ac quainted with what had been going forwards from the commencement, it was determined to suffer the men to attempt their escape, all parties being prepared to act as occasion might direct. The prisoners were, therefore, closely watched, and, from what tran spired, it was found that they had agreed to attempt their escape from gaol on the night of Thurs day last. On that evening they accordingly com menced operations about seven o'clock, and it was discovered that, during the afternoon, they had con trived to bend the bolt of their cells in such a man ner as to render its removal from the proper place not particularly difficult. They were visited about nine o'clock by the two turnkeys, whose duty it is to go round the prison to ascertain if all is safe, and if tt-e prisoners are in their beds. Mr. Sims, jun., had stationed himself in the passage leading to these cells as early as seven o'clock, and remained there until one of the cell-doors was forced, during which time he frequently heard the prisoners call to each other and arrange their movements. This took place about a quarter to eleven o'clock, when one of the prisoners succeeded in effecting an entrance from his cell into the passage. He first went to the doer leading from the passage, and found it fast, and at ' the top of the stairs Mr. Sims, jun., met him, and cast upon his face the glare of a lantern which he had with him, and immediately stopped his further progress by throwing him down the stairs. Two of the officers of the prison were with Mr. Sims at the time, who secured the prisoner. A rope, made from the oakum to which we have alluded,. was found in one of the cells, with which the pri soners would have endeavoured to have scaled the outer boundary wall of the prison, had they suc ceeded in getting so far. It is most probable, how ever, that had they attempted this, they would have found the task far too difficult for them to accomplish. We may be permitted to add, that the detection of this attempt to force the prison, and the means taken to secure the prisoners, reflect great credit on the vigilance and discretion of the Governor and officers of the prison, and will go very far to prevent such an attempt being repeated.—Derby Reporter. MARLBOROUGH-S7REET. Ann Cole was charged with stealing from the person of Susannah Jamis, a servant out of place, a purse, con taining two sovereigns and seventeen shillings, in silver. The prosecutrix being out on business, accidentally fell in company with the prisoner, and while partaking of some refreshment, she felt her hand in the pocket where the purse was, but at that moment it did not occur to her that any thing wrong was intended. However, nearly instantly after the prisoner bad left her she missed the purse. The prisoner was apprehended about ten o'clock at night at her lodgings, beastly drunk, but no money was found abouther.—Remanded. UNION-HALL. Thomas Smith. John Humphries, and Edward Carroh were charged with committing a very daring highwa robbery. _ _ _ _ _ It appeared that as a Mr. Bark was proceeding home about eight o'clock on Saturday night se'nnight, in walking along the Kent-road he was accosted by Smith, who pressed his conversation and continued to walk by his side. When they got to the dead wall of a rnad hothe in New-street three men came along, one of whom placed a stick between complainant's legs and tripped him up, and he fell heavily, strik ing his head against the kerb-stone. While he was down his pockets were turned inside out, and when he came to his senses he found that his head was cut, and that he had been robbed of his watch. A little boy, who h-td witnessed the outrage, said that he saw one of the men trip up the complainant, and that while he was lying on the ground, he saw them all rifling his pockets, and afterwards saw them running away ; that Smith was engaged in the transaction as well as the others. A material witness being absent, the prisoners were remanded. CROYDON. A young woman, named Mary Anne Johnson, was brought before Mr. Sutherland, at the Town-hall, on Thursday, to answer the charge, as it appeared upon the police-sheet, of having unlawfully disposed.of her two children, one aged four years and the' other twelve months. The circumstances, as they were detailed to the Bench, were of rather a singular character. It ap pears that the accused is a young woman of indiffe rent character, and the children in question were ille gitimate. In the early part of the present year the prisoner was taken, with her children, into the Croy don union workhouse, where she remained for three or four months, when she left and went to live with her mother, who resides at Croydon, taking the children with her. She stayed with her mother for a short time, and then, without giving any notice of such being her intention, she suddenly left Croydon with her children, and nothing was heard of her until a few days ago, when she returned home, apparently in great distress of mind, and without her children. her mother, of course, questioned her closely upon the subject, and, in consequence of the extraordinary story she told respecting the children, and other cir cumstances that transpired, the police felt it their duty to interfere in the matter, and Ferridge, a pol ice constable of the P division, proceeded to make in quiries, the result of which induced him to take the step of apprehending the prisoner upon the above charge. Evidence having been adduced to show that the prisoner had gone away from Croydon with her children in the manner described, and that she re turned without them, Mr. SUTHERLAND inquired what account the pri soner herself gave of the transaction ? Ferridge, the constable, said that the prisoner's story was that she had gone from Croydon into Kent, and that when near Gravesend, being very much dis tressed, and neither she or her infants having had any food for three days, she laid down with her chil dren by the side of the road, and upon their going to sleep she went away from them for a short time, and on her return they were gone, and she did not know what had become of them. The prisoner's mother confirmed the statement of the constable, and said that the only account her daughter gave of the loss of her children was, that she had left them in the way described, and that she could not tell where they were. Mr. SUTHERLAND inquired whether the police had received any information of children, answering the description of those belonging to the prisoner, being found deserted in the neighbourhood referred to by the prisoner? Inspector Collier said that no such information had been received, and the fate of the children was com pletely involved in mystery. The prisoner was then asked whether she wished to say anything in answer to the charge, and she re peated the statement she had made to her mother. Mr. SUTHERLAND said there were some suspicious circumstances in the matter, and it was a case which certainly called for inquiry. He should, therefore, remand the prisoner, in order that the police might have an opportunity to go into Kent and set on foot the necessary investigation. THE GOVERNMENT MEDICAL BILL.—LIVEEPOOT. ; WEDNESDAY EVENING. - A numerous meeting of the members of the medical and surgical professions in this town was held to-day, at two o'clock, in the Medical Institution, Mount Pleasant, for the purpose of taking into consideration the Bill introduced into Parliament, at the close of the last session, by Sir Junes Graham, " for the better regulation of medical practice throughout the United Kingdom." Dr. Jeffreys was unanimously voted to the chair. Amongst the speakers were the chairman, Dr. Freckleton, Sir Arnold Knight, Dr. Sutherland, Mr. Stubbs, and Mr. Beconer. Several re solutions were passed approving of the principle of the Bill, and regretting that no provision had been included in it to restrict irregular practice. A memorial to Go vernment, founded upon the resolutions, was also ag,reed to, and a committee appointed to watch the progress of the meuure in the next session of Parliament. The meeting then separated. RENTS.—The value of money having decreased (and will so continue), it is but just that landlords of every description reduce their rents. Any landlord charging more than a fair rent is virtually picking the pocket of his tenant. MYSTERIOUS CASE. An adjourned inquest was held Thursday before Mr. Baker, the deputy-coroner, under circumstances of a peculiarly suspicious nature. The deceased, Samuel Cornish, a man about fifty-sii years of age, who acted as a steward on board the Dee mail-packet steam-vessel, was in the habit for some time past, on the arrival of the vessel in the port of London, of residing with a woman named Southerland, at present living at 44, John-street, St. George's-in-the-East. The Dee arrived in London about the middle of last month, and Mrs. Southerland, as was her custom, went on board and attended deceased, who, after eating some apple- pudding, became ♦ery ill. The symptoms, which—ap peared to be those of dysentery, continued, notwith standing the efforts of two surgeons, and be died on the night of the 17th ult., and was buried on the following Friday in the Beaumont Cemetery, Stepney. In conse quence of information forwarded to the Coroner, the body was disinterred on Tuesday, and Dr. Letheby, of the London Hospital, was requested to examine it, and analyse the contents of the intestines and stomach. The jury merely viewed the body on Tuesday, and the further inquiry was adjourned until yesterday, when Dr. Letheby entered into a long and interesting detail of the various tests which he had applied. In the stomach he discovered the presence of opium and saffron ; and the large intestinal canal, as well as the smaller ones, proved beyond doubt that arsenic had been taken into the sys tem. There was no arsenic in the intestinal canal, which had been cleared out of every particle of faeces, but no doubt existed that it had been taken. In answer to the CORONER, Dr. Letheby said that, under ordinary circumstances, arsenic was never found in the human b.dy in such a degree as to be discoverable by any of the known and usual tests. Mr. Christopher Tatham, surgeon, of Poplar, was called -in to the decased, on board the Dee, on Tuesday, the 17th ult., and he treated him for dysentery, though at the time he was of opinion that the patient could nut survive more than 24 hours. Ile administered a prepa ration of opium, and saw no other symptoms than those which might be the result of the disease for which de ceased has treated. Ile died the same night. Witness attended deceased a second time the same day, and saw a Mrs. Southerland, whom he understood to be his niece. She told witness the deceased had made a will in her favour, and put a paper purporting to be such into his hand in the presence of his patient. Witness told her she had better send for a lawyer. She sent a young man named Bromage, who was with her in the cabin, for a solicitor. In the interim, witness asked deceased if he wished to make a will, and in whose favour. He an swered, " I have made my will, and I wish to leave all my property to my niece." Witness said, " Who is your niece ?" To which deceased, putting his hand on Mrs. Southerland's shoulder, said, " Here she is." He then embraced and kissed her. In about a quarter of an hour Bromage returned with Mr. Walsh, solicitor, Bit tern-place, Blackwall, when a will was ;o: malty executed, to which he (Mr. Tatham) was one of the attesting wit nesses. On leaving the Dee witness left Bromage, who, he understood resided in Holborn, behind with Mrs. Southerland,, and never again saw deceased. Mr. C. Rose, surgeon, of Baines's-place, Mile-end-road, attended the deceased two years ago. He came to him again on the 14th ult., accompanied by a Mrs. Souther land. He said he had been ill from eating a dumpling and felt at the time as if he should burst. Mrs. Souther land appeared nervous at the time. She came again in two days after, and said deceased was delirious and had thrown up the medicine which had been prescribed for him. On the following Monday a person named Small don, who witness had no doubt was connected with Mrs. Southerland, came to say that Cornish was dead, and that suspicions were entertained of his having been poisoned. After that Mrs. Soutberland called ou wit ness, accompanied by a person named Pile, traveller to a linendraper in the Blackfriars-road, and asked the cause of deceased's death ; but, knowing that an inquest was to be held, witness . declined saying anything until called before the Coroner. Susanna Ellis, 4, Jenkins'-court, Ropemaker's-fields, Limehouse, said, that deceased came to lodge at her house last April two years, and told her that Mrs. Southerland with whom he lodged, and who called herself his niece, though she was no relative, had that morning mixed laudanum with a cup of coffee, which she gave him, but the smell was so strong he would not take it. He re peatedly made this statement while lodging w ith witness, but still he used to go to and from Mrs. Southerland's, who kept a beer-shop at 94, Fore-street, Limehouse, to whom he said he had lent 501. to open it. He afterwards went again to lodge with Mrs. Southerland, and witness observed that whenever he went to visit her, though a sober man, he used to look heavy and stupid. John Ellis, husband to the last witness, corroborated her testimony. Deceased told him he would not be a live man if he stayed much longer with the Southerlands, and added that they had been drugging him several times ; upon which witness remonstrated on his going there. Often saw the deceased arm-in-arm with Mrs. Southerland. Ann Blackmore, 14, Tarling-street, had known the deceased 22 years. In April or May, two years ago, he complained that Mrs. Southerland had administereddrugs to him. He appeared to be in a state of delirium from a pain in the head. She took him to Mr. Kay, a sur geon in the Commercial-road, where he again said Mrs. Southerland drugged him, for the purpose of possessing herself of his money and papers, adding that he had lent her 50/. to set up a beer-shop. Mr. Kay said he had better leave such people. Witness saw the deceased on the sth ult., and complimented him on his ap pearance, ;saying " You get no drugs now." He replied, " No, I think Mrs. Southerland will not repeat the practice, and has entirely forgot it:" Be at the same time added, that if anything should happen to him, they might conclude he had been done unfairly by. He was a temperate man, laboured under no delusion, and was to have dined with witness and her husband on the Sunday after his death. She heard him often say Mrs. Southerland was no relative of his. Wit ness heard of his death on the 21st ult., when she called on Mrs. Southerland, and asked her if she was aware of what the deceased had said about having been drugged, to which Mrs. Southerland replied, " Oh, the world will say anything," and added, " there is a person up stairs who was present at his death." At this stage of thn proceedings the further inquisi tion was adjourned uatil Monday next. Sergeant Shaw, o ale K division, who was appointed to watch the case, then took Mrs. Southerland, who was in an adjoining room during the inquiry, into custody, charged on suspicion of having caused the death of de ceased by administering arsenic. She is a. comely woman, about 40 years of age, and is understood to have admi nistered for the money and effects of the deceased almost immediately after his death. The money is said to amount to upwards of 2001. The case excited the deepest interest; and the evidence of Dr. Letheby, proving the presence of a mineral poison, was heard with brrathlesa attention. ENLISTMENT OF PAUPER CHILDREN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. RESPECTED FRlEND,—Shortlz after the publica tion of my first letter on the "Enlistment of Pauper Children,' a conversation was reported in the Morn ing Chronicle, as having taken place in a meeting of the directors and guardians of the parish of Mary le bone on that subject, and to have resulted in an order that inquiry should be made whether their children had been enlisted for life, or for a term of years. . . - I shall not now stop to remark on the conduct of " guardians" who could thus promote the " un limited enlistment" of their children, without first making themselves acquainted with the duration of the engagement into which, by solemn oath, the boys were about to enter; but I wish to invite attention to the following petition, presented to the House of Lords by the Marquis of Normanby, relating to one of these Marylebone cases. Two weeks previously to its presentation it was read to the directors and guar dians, in order to give them the fullest opportunity of denying any of its allegations. John Jackson called on me again yesterday, hav ing made a fourth journey to Chatham barracks (where his son still remains) ; he repeats his own and his wife's urgent request that every means may be used to secure the restoration of the boy to his family.—l am, &c., respectfully, FREDERIC WHEELER. Rochester, 28th of 9th month, 1844. To the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, in Parliament assembled ; The petition of the undersigned Louisa Jackson and John Jackson, the mother and step-father of Frederick Jackson, a boy now in the dop6t of the 31st Regiment of Foot, in Chatham barracks, Humbly showeth,— That your petitioners, being in very straitened cir cumstances, the aforesaid Frederick Jackson, their son, was permitted by the parochial authorities of St. Marylebone, after due inquiry into the case, to re main an inmate of their workhouse, and was allowed the privilege of visiting your petitioners at certain times. That the said youth was, on or about the 16th of December last, enlisted, with six other lads, and sworn to unlimited service of the Queen as a soldier in the 31st Regiment of Foot, without the knowledge or consent of the petitioners, who consider themselves greatly aggrieved thereby; and that the youth was at that time only thirteen years and about eleven days old, as Nvi 11 appear from the memoranda attached to this petition. That during several weeks after the day of enlist ment the customary visits of the mother to the work house, or (Pf the child to his parents, were interrupted by her confinement and subsequent illness, the father being, at the same time, employed in a brewery, where his services were required every day of the week. That on the earliest suitable opportunity th• nurse wis sent to the workhouse to ask permission for the lad to come home for a few hours, which application was refused, without any explanation of what had occurred; and that on several subsequent Sundays this application was repeated, both verbally and by letter, with a similar result. That the mother, being at length partially restored to health, applied in person to be allowed to see her boy, and then discovered, to her great astonishment and distress, that he had been for several weeks e soldier in Chatham barracks That the mother then, by letter, addressed to, Major Spence, and the father, by a journey to Chat ham, endeavoured to obtain the restoration of the lad to his family, but without success. On the contrary, that officer has intimated, in his letter addressed to the Secretary of the Marylebone Guardians, bearing date 15th of March, that "the enlistment is conclu sive," and that a sum of twenty pounds will be re• quired to purchase his discharge. That your petitioners are in very humble circum stances, and have three other children dependent on them for support, and that the parochial authorities of St. Marylebone have declined to render them the redress they now s ee k. Your petitioners, therefore, implore your Lord ships to interpose on behalf of an injured family, and to take such measures as may be best calculated to effect the restoration of this child to his anxious parents.—Signed, April 12, 1844. LOUISA JACKSON. JOHN JACKSON. 27, Brown-street, Bryanstone-square. THE FATAL EXPLOSION AT THE HAS . WELL COLLIERY. The adjourned inquest on the bodies of the sufferers was resumed on Wednesday. The whole day was oc cupied in taking the evidence of Robert Thompson, the master wasteman of the pit, whose evidence corres ponded with that given on the previous day. He said— The ventilation of the mine could not have been im proved, neither, in his opinion, could anything more have been done to prevent accident. And Thomas Emerson Foster, the viewer of the colliery, having given similar testimony, he said—" I have no objection to any other viewer in the coal trade. Am not aware that Mr. Mathias Dunn was ever in any way connected with this pit." Mr. Marshall said he might recal to the notice of the Coroner that he had stated the owners had no objection to any one the Coroner and jury might appoint. Mr. Foster resumed—My reason for objecting to Mr. Dunn is an apprehension--not from a private pique he has to me—he might do an injury to the owners. Thinks Mr. Dunn could do me no injury by examining the pit, as proposed, if he told the truth. Mr. Dunn has been a viewer. He is a practical viewer. If I might observe, he has unfortunately had too many serious accidents in the mines under his charge. Mr. Roberts said, " a burnt child dreads the lire," on which the Coroner remarked that he should allow of no such observations. Mr. Roberts repeated the expression, and persisted in making other improper remarks, on which the Coroner ordered him out of court, hut, on promising to conduct himself properly, ho was allowet to continue the cross-examination. Mr. Foster—Thinks it would be more satisfactory to the living, and the friends of the dead, if persons chosen by themselves, without reference to any,pique of mine, were allowed to examine every part of the pit. It is in the hands of the coroner and jury whether they think it necessary for Mr. Mathias Dunn to examine the pit or not. If they say he should, I have no objection. Should the Government determine to appoint inspectors of mines as of factories, I should have no objection myself, b u t I do not consider it desirable. By Mr. Marshall—Am not of opinion that the in spectors appointed by Government could have done any thing to secure the safety of this mine that I have nut done. Have no reason to believe that there was any neglect on the part of Will!amson, the deputy, who was killed, to cause this explosion ; on the contrary, I be lieve him to have been a very careful m an . At the conclusion of this evidence the room was cleared, and the jury having censulted together, agreed to ad journ till 'Wednesday, next week ; and it was deter mined that the coroner should request Mr. Nicholas Wood and Mr. George Hunter to examine the mine in the interval, and report to the jury at their next meeting. Mr. Roberts applied for Mr. Mathias Dunn to be ap pointed, but the jury did not consider it necessary to in clude him. Mr. Roberts put it to the coroner several times, who at last gave a positive refusal ; he intimated at the same time that Mr. Dunn might, if he thought proper, accompany the gentlemen appointed by the jury. The inquest was then adjourned. JUST JUDGMENT of CONFUCIUS. The affairs of government did not occupy him to such a degree as to induce him to dispense with his attention to the affairs of private individuals. He had appointed certain days in the course of the month to examine personally the causes of various kinds brought before his tribunal. On one of these days of public audience a person of the middle class came be fore him, accused his own son of having failed towards him in an essential point of duty, and begged him to visit the culprit with all the vengeance and severity of the law. Confucius listened quietly to all that the afflicted father had to say to him, and promised to examine his complaint at leisure, and to do him justice by punish ing his son severely, if he was found to deserve it. " However," added he, in conclusion, "as it may be that some part of the fault is yours, and that you yourself are blameable for not having instructed him in his duties, go to prison till I call you to judgment. I shall arrest your son, andimake a prisoner of him as well as yourself. Do not be uneasy about the sentence I shall pass; it will be all in your favour." The accuser and the accused were three entire months in prison without the judge giving the least symptom of his thinking about them. This, how ever, was far from being the case, and he was secretly as much interested about their dispute as if it had personally interested him. After the three months had expired, he summoned them both before him. "Of what crime," asked he of the father, "has your son been guilty towards you ?" " Of none," replied the old man. " Of what, then, do you complain ?" "Of a trifle, of nothing," answered the father. "I was angry when I came to complain of him, and I knew not what I was doing or what I was saying. I implore you very humbly to take no more notice of what I then said against my son." " I expected as much," said Confucius, good-na turedly, "and it was to leave your passion the time to exhale that I detained you three months in prison ; return home with your son, and live in peace. You, o y b o l t i i g n a g t o m n a n w , h i n n e h v e n r f at li o r r e g i e in t p t h o s a e t s fi o l i n s piety n i s . And e you,rs my good man, instruct your son in his duties; this is what you engaged to do in giving him existence."— From the "Memoirs of the Life of Confucius," in Captain Fidding's Chinese Olio and Tea Talli,No. 22. FACTORIES.—It may not be amiss to just notice that the recent factory law came into operation on the Ist instant. PRICES OF SHARES IN CANALS, RAILWAYS, BANKS, ASSURANCE AND OTHER COMPANIES' STOCK. LONDON, FRIDAY, OCT. 4. Dividend per Annum. Amount Names of Com panies. Paid. 'Price. Share. 6i per cent. 41. Q. los. at. 4 per cent. 41. 40/. .15s. 71. 11. ss. SI 12s. Bd. 12/. .1. 10s. 341. 101. 17L SOL S 17.. 6d. 101. 6 percent. 26 M. 14 10s. 151. 3111. - 10 s. 101. 10s. 1.4 a. cent. 4 per cent. 4j per cent. 4 per cent. SI. lo s. 5 per ceut. 5 per cent. 1 per cent. 4 per cent. 4 per cent. IN per cent 11. N. Bd. I.s. Id. ker cent. 11. 7s. Si. 10s. 4 per cent. 6 per cent. 61.er cent. 38.63. pr eh 5/. ss. per share per cent. Si. 64. per cent. c 30s. be. 4% per cent. 5% per cent. 5 per cent. 6 per cent. 5 per cent. 4.5. 2s. 6d. per cent. 'l9c 12 h. & be. 11. 6a. 10$. 10$. 5 per cent. S per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 11. se. 4r. 5 per cent. 5% per cent. 1/. 5 per cent. 10% per cent P per cent. 6 per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 6per cent. per cent. per cent. 8 per cent. 6 per cent. Sls per share 64. per share 10 per cent. per cent. 18s. IL ss. IL 7s. 51. and be. 4341. and hi. per cent. scent. 10L 101. llil per sh 15s per sh RL 6 per cent. 5 per cent. 8 per cent. 5 per cent 6 per cent. 1% per cent. 31. 12s. V. 10s. 21.10 d. 21. 10d. 5 per cent. 4/..103. 11. 14s. 10s. per ih IL 4s. pa cent. ls. pe r sh. 21. Sa. per sh 10 per cent t 34 per cent. 31.. se. per sls iW. per sh. 12s. per sh. per cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent. mi. per eh 101. per sh. 11.145. sLper share Ss 4d per sh pr st 113 s Per al 11. 5,. 15a. 11 - 6. 10d. la per cent. per cent. 10 per cent. 10 per cent. .... IL 11. SL U. &f. I. 106. lOper cent. 10s. per sh. It. KW. per sh. Canals. Ashton and Oldham... Ashby-de-la-Zouch-ay Basingstoke Breckneck & Abergay. Birmingham, 1-16th sh. Do. and Liverp. Jura Chelmer & Blackwater Coventry Cromford ........ Derby........ Danube and ... Mayne.... Ellesmere and Chester Erewash ... „ . Forth and C1yde......... Grand Junction ..... Grand Union Grand Surrey Grand Western Glamorgansb., ay. cost Gloucester & Berkeley Grantham Huddersfield ..... .....av Kennet Lud Avon Lancaster ....... ....av Leeds and Liverpool Leicester Leicester & Northamp Loughborough ..... ...av Monmouthshire Montgomeryshire...— Melton Mowbray Mersey and Irwell Macclesfield ........ Neath ..... Oxford Peak Forest.—.. . . .... ay Regent's (or London) Rochdale 3v Shropsh ire ......... Somerset Coal. Do. Lock Funs! Stock Stafford and Worcester Shrewsbury Stourbridge Stratford-on.Avon...av Swansea..-. Severn & Wye & Trent & Mersey, 1 4 sh. Thames & Medway..av Warwick and Binning. Warwick and Napton Worcester & Binning Wilts and Berks......av Wisbeach .......... Wey and Arun Docks. Commercial East and West India London Ditto Bonds Bristol Ell , Do.Bnds, var. amounts St. Katharine. Ditto 80nd5....... ....... Ditto Bonds Southampton 100 0 0 Stock Stock 147 9 0 Stock 5000 fridges Hammersmith ...... Southwark, new iitihs. Ditto New of 7% pr c Waterloo Ditto Old Ann. of 81, Ditto New tiitto of T Ditto Vauxhall .av Assurances A1bi0n........ Alfred Life" ......... ....... Alliance Brit. and For Ditto Marine Atlas Birmingham Fire British Commercial Cier. flied. & Gen. Life County Eagle Economic Life ...... 50 0 0 63 2 8 50 0 0 180 0 0 70 10 3 500 $ 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 230 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 1000 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 European Life.., Dia'. New Freemasons Globe Guardian Hope Life Ditto Fire Imperial Fire. Ditto Life Indemnity Marine.... Law Life Legal and General Life London Fire Ditto Ship National Loan Fund Neptune Marine Palladium Life Protector Life Provident Rock Life R yal Exchange Sun Fire Ditto Lift...—. 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Soc South Australian Thames Tunnel Van Diemen's Land [5l - 5 0 S 5 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 21 0 0 25 0 • 15 0 0 75 0 0 7 10 0 7 10 • 40 0 0 13 0 0 5500 20 0 0 10 10 0 3 0 0 59 0 0 7 0 • ~ ...0 0 0 55 0 0 20 • • 50 0 0 10 0 0 60 0 0 25 0 0 b 0 • 0 2.5 0 0 40 0 0 150 • 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 4000 210 • 75 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 1 100 0 0 100 0 0 14 4i. 14 15s. 10 9 0 100 0 ) 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 30 • 0 SS 10 0 32 10 0 Cper cent. 6 per cent. Alss. and/ fia.6d. be. j 15 0 0 5 9 0 5 0 41 10 0 0 II 0 C 14 0 • 110 0 5 • • 3 • • 7 • 0 75 • 0 25 0 • SO • 0 tper cent. 7per cent. 144 per cent t per cent BO • 100 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 LIST of SCOTTISII COM OCT. 2, 1 Bank of Scotland Royal Bank British Linen Compny Commercial Bank Glasgow Union Bank Western Bank ..... Central Bk. of Scotland Caledonian Insurance Hercules Insurance North Brit. Insurance Insurance Co. of k;cotl. Edinburgh Lite Insur. Scottish Union Insur Standard Life Insur.. Dalkeith Railway .. " Edw. and Glas.Rail Z ; Glasg. and Green. Rail. Dundoeand Ark,r AM ES' PRICES. 4. 6 per cent. 8 per cent. 8 per cent. 6 per cent. 7 per cent. 6 per cent. et per (bent. 6 per cent. 7 per cent. per cent. t per cent. per cent per cent. 5 per cent. 5 per cent. 1146 per Cent per cen 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 0 12 10 0 1 0 0 2 10 0 50 0 0 SO 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 ERRATUM.--In the letter which appeared in our paper of the Ist inst., signed " A Hygeist, and an Enemy to Persecution and Fraud," for, " and though they obtained by hand," read " and though they obtained by fraud," X a. d. sn 18 0 113 0 0 100 0 0 150 0 0 X s. d. .7 Nob o 41 13 4 NO - 0 0 100 0 0 Ail paid MARKET NEWS-(YESTERDAY.) CORN-EXCRANGE. Since Monday rather an'extensive quantity of Eng lish Wheat has reached the Pool from Lincolnshire; but, as nearly the whole of it has gone direct into the hands of the millers, the show of that grain was small. For all descriptions the demand was rather active, at fully pre vious rates. The show of foreign Wheat was by no means large, and a fair amount of business was doing in that article, at full prices. The supply of Barley was only moderate. The finest malting parcels were in re quest at full currencies ; but the inferior kinds were rather dull. Malt was a steady sale, but without any advance in prices. Oats were the turn dearer, owing to the short supply of Iri s h. B eans , P eas , an d Fl our as last quoted. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Earley. Oats. '7,680 qrs. 9,570qr5• 2.040 qrs. 3, 12,700 English Irish.. Foreign. .... Flour ka Malt. 2.610 ars. , smancurxmain. In our market the supply of Beasts offering was sea sonably large, but of very inferior quality. The attend ance of buyers being very small, the Beef trade was ex ceedingly dull, at barely , Monday's i7epressed currencies. There were on sale 35 Beasts and 40 Sheep frorn ltt:tter dam, in very middling condition. The arrivals from Scotland since our last have embraced 110 Scots and 40 Shsep. The supply of Sheep was small, yet the Mutton trade was unusually dull, at barely stationary prices. Calves were somewhat on the increase, compared with the supplies brought forward on some previous days. and the rates had a downward tendency. In Pigs very little was doing, at late rates. Milch Cows sold heavily, at from 161 to 19155, including their small Calf. Per Bibs. to sii ik the offal s d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts ..... 2 4 2 t. Second quality ditto 2 6 8 2 In Prime large Oxen 3 0 g c Prime Scots, &c. Laige coarse Calves 3 4 Prime small ditto 4 0 4 4 Suckling Calves, each 18 0 34 leferior Sheep s. d. to d. Second quality ditto 3 3. 4 Coarse.woolled ditto 3 6 3 8 Southdown Wethers 310 4 0 Ditto out of the wool Large Hogs 3 0 3 5 Small Porkers 3 8 4 0 Quarter old Pigs,eachl6 0 20 0 Lambs... SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts. I sat Sheep. I Calves. Pigs. 8,110 248 I 3110 NEWOATE AND _ We had very large supplies of each kind of meat offer ing, owing to which the demand was heavy, on the fol lowing terms:— '," At pelstone, by the Carcase. a. d. to I. d. s. d, toe. d. deaf, inferior..„.„..... 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior 2 6 2 8 ..... 2 8 210 middling 210 3 4 - prime large .... 210 30 - prime ..... 3 I 3 8 -- prime small ...... 3 2 3 4 Pork, large 2 6 3 6 Veal 3 4 4 2 -small 3 8 4 0 BOROUGH no? WZARHET. From Kent and Sussex very large quantities of new Hops continue to arrive almost daily. Hence the show on offer is a good one. The demand, however, is by no means active, yet prices are supported. The duty is called 130.000/. New Hops :—Sussex pockets, 61 is to 7110 s ; East Kent, ditto, 6/ 18s to 7/ 10 ; Mid Kent, ditto, 81 to 101; Farnham, 10/ tr) 10/ 103. C07.0N711.1. S UGAR.—ThemarEei i 7 rWet-Tindia been ModeraLly act,ve, but prices hare been rather easier in some in stances. Sales of the week up to yesterday inclusive about 1,250 hhds and trcs. At auction Barbadoes brought 55s to 55s 6d for low yellow, and 58s 6d to 59s for good mid to good. Refined Standard Lumps have been firm at 74s 6d to 75s per cwt East India. There have been large sales of Bengal, 11,352 bales, and prices have receded a little; low to • fine white 59s to 67s 6d, fine brown 51s to Ms 6d, and damp and washed 48s to 50s; 4,694 bags Mauritius mostly sold at 39s to 65s for low brown to yellow and white; 6,518 bags Ma nilla brought 15s to I9s for yellow, and 14s to 14s 6d for brown, but only part sold; 172 bags Madras sold at 41s 6d to 51s per cwt. FOREIGN.-2,013 bags Java were taken in at 15s 6d to 23s for yellow, and 14s 6d to 15s for brown; 100 cases 153 chests Bahia sold at 18s to 25s 6d for low to good greyish yellow, and 16s to 17s 6d for brown. COFFEE.—The market generally has been in favour of buyers. At auction Jamaica has realised 90s 6d to 99s 6d for the mid and fine sorts. Ceylon, 3,290 bags, has not been freely taken, only part selling at 68s to 69s ; and 92s 6d for Plantation sorts, being lower rates. Mochas has also been cheaper. There have been 2,754 bags 2,668 mats Manilla offered, but nearly all has been taken in or sold rather cheaper, ord to good ord 38s to 455, for fine ord 46s to 48s, and some parcels as high as 65s ; 1,140 bales Costa Rica, went at 49s Gd to 56s for part only; and 1,198 bales foreign East India realised 41s to 41s 6d for good ord yellowish Singapore Java, Su matra being taken in at 245. Russ.—This article has been firm. SPICES.—There has been a fair business in Pepper ; Sumatra lid to 2id, and Malabar, Slid to 3.fd per lb. Pimento is dearer. 7ENi 19 18% 10, -614 Rift.—Bengal has been in good demand, mid white at I Is and fine at Ils 6d to 12s 6d. SALTPETRE.—CaIcutta has been sold at 26s to 26s 6d for 31 refraction, and at 24s to 27s fur 18/ to 2ilba re fraction. Coco:.—There is a fair demand, and good to fine red Trinidad realised 45s to 47s per cwt. TOBACCO.—The market has been tolerably good lately, and on the average prices have been maintained. DRYSALTERY.—Indigo has been firm, although full supplies are expected. The sales begin on Tuesday, and 12,950 chests are declared. Cochineal has found ready buyers, at full rates. TEA.—The quotations are steady, but the market is quiet. The Stock in London, on the Ist instant, was 30,000,000 lbs, and the deliveries this year have been 26,700,000 lbs. Congou, ord to good ord 10d to 10id per lb. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 41s to 41s 6d for old, and 41s 3d to 41s 6d for new. (From the London New Price Current of Oct. 4.) SUGAR.—To-day the market for Colonial Sugar pre sented a firmer appearance; buyers of West India Sugar came forward more freely, and a large business was transacted in all descriptions at previous rates--indeed, in some cases, a small advance was paid. The quantity sold amounted to 850, making the total purchases for the week 2,100 hhds and trcs. The market closed with a firm appearance. REFINED.—There has been less activity in the market for Refined Sugar this week, but in the value little change has taken place. the supply b e i ng small, parti cularly of low and middling descriptions ; there has, however, been a fair business transacted, and a large consumption is going on. To-clay there was a better demand for the low and middling descriptions of Refined cgrouoslidse,d ,Sugar antifo is stillrmerra much teswa w re an fu te l d. ly supported. Bonded MAURITIUS. —There has beer less demand this week, and the market having been abundantly supplied with brown sorts, a decline in the value of is to 2s per cwt has taken place ; yellow kinds are 6d per cwt cheaper. excepting fine, which has sustained the former currency, the quantity at market being small. This afternoon more inclination was shown to purchase, and some par cels were sold privately at full but not at better prices. EAST INDlA.—There has been a very large quantity of Bengal Sugar brought forward this week, a nd it has proved more than sufficient f or th e wan t s o f the trade. White and strong yellow so! is have been less in request, but previous rates are supported ; inferior yellow and brown, of which the supply has chiefly consisted, have met with a dull sale at a decline on former prices of is to Is 6d per cwt. This afternoon there was a large public sale of Manilla Sugar ; the whole sold at rather higher rates ; low damp dark brown went at 15s to 16s, washed 14s, mid sound grey 19s to 19s 6d, good 22s Gd, damp 18s 6d to 19s, washed 16s 6d to 18s 6d per ovi,t. Bengal was in better demand, and 990 bags at public sale were all sold at full rates ; fine white fetched 65s good 61s 6d to 62s Gd, mid GOs 6d, low yellowish white 58s 6d to 59s Gd, damp and washed 57s 6d to 645, low date sound yellow 51s to 53s 6d, mid 54s to 56s 6d, damp and washed 50s to 55s per cwt. FOREIGN.—To-day all sorts of Foreign Sugar were much inquired after, but a further advance in price being asked tended to check business ; a cargo of white Bahia afloat per Ilernam, containing 400 chests, were sold at 23s per cwt. MOLASSES.—For West India there has been rather more demand this week, and previous rates are sup ported. Sales of Antigua made at 22s .6d to 24s per cwt. Importers are not so desirous to press sales, al though the stock is still a very large one. East India Molasses are still dull of sale, at 14s to 16s per cwt. Secto.—Although there are sellers upon lower terms, and the stock is small, still the demand has been limited by private contract at 12s to 14s for low to mid, 15s to 17s for good mid, 18s to 20s for good, and 21s to 24s for fine. For Sago Flour prices keep high, but buyers are cautious in their proceedings, and 240 bags at auction only partly sold at 20s per cwt. Arrowroot is abundant, and prices consequently are kept low ; the supply ex ceeds the demand. - 60FTEE.:114Orters of West India have been anxious to realise this week, and the market has been largely supplied, indeed the quantity brought forward has been more than sufficient for the demand ; the home trade have purchased with reluctance, and a decline on former rates of is have been accepted for middling, and 2s to 4s per cwt for the lower sorts, of which the supply has nearly all consisted. This afternoon Ceylon Coffee met with little attention, and 1,120 bags at public sale were only partly sold, at a decline of 2s per cwt; making the fall for the week 4s to ss. Ord mixed sold at 51s, good ordinary 52s 6d to 53s 6d, real good ord 54s to 54s 6d, tine ord 57s Gd, fine fine ordinary Plantation 69s 6d, triage 35s to 475, low lis 6d. Of Rio 116 bags 13 casks were offered, and a small part only sold at 52s for low middling, and 42s to 4Gs per cwt for fine fine ordinary. The market closed very flat for all sorts of Coffee. TEA.—There has been more activity in the market this week, merchants have shown firmness, and none has been brought to public sale. For Congou a good demand has prevailed, but no improvement has taken place in prices, still there is nothing offering upon lower terms ; sales at 10d to 10id common, I I d to I lid good common, Is to is ld but mid rather strong, is lt,d to Is 7d blackish leaf, and Is 8d to 2s 7d tor Pekoe flavour. Twankay common selling at Is lid to is 2d, brightish leaf Is 3d to is Bd, and Hyson kind Is 9d to 2s 6d per lb. Scented Orange Pekoe 3s 2id to 34 3d per lb. Pea chong at 6d to 10d per lb. In Souchong there has been rather more doing. Imperial and Gunpowder hare met with free purchasers at high rates. Hyson has been much inquired for, and full prices are offered. For some parcels of Young Hyson stiff rates have been obtained. In Caper the operations are upon a more extended scale. Cocoa.—An increased inquiry has prevailed for West India, and fully former rates are offered, but the supply at market being scanty, business has been restricted. The demand is increasing for foreign Cocoa. SPICES.—This afternoon black Pepper met with little attention, end 1,000 bags at public sale were all taker. in at lid to 21d per lb for common light Sumatra, being the former value; 150 bags Pimento sold at stiff rates— good fetched 4id to lid, mid 4d to 44d, low 3FI to Sad; 2 casks Mace taken in at is 3d per lb for low quality, - - and 48 bags of Amboyna Cloves at Is 4d per lb for bold but dingy, being above the value. Run, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDB.—There has been in increased demand for Jamaica Rum this week ; 23 to 28 per cent over proof fetched 3s 9d to 3s 11d, 30 to 3 4 over 4s to 4s 2d, 36 to 39 over 4s 4d to 4s 6d, and small parcels of superior 5s to 5s 6d per gallon. LeewardS 2s 4id to 2s 5d per gallon, proof strength, but the demand has been only for small parcels. Demerara at 3s 2d to 3s Gd per gallon, for strong qualitf• Calcutta at 2s 3d, proof strength. In Brandy the trans' actions are upon a more extended scale, kit not et higher rates:—Cognac, best brands of the vintage, 1838 selling, hhds 5s id, puns 4s lid ; ditto 1839, hhds 4s Ild, pans 4s 9d ; ditto 1840, hhds 4s 10d, puns 4s 8d ditto 1841, hhds 4s 9d, puns 4s 7d ; ditto 1842, hhds .4 5 Gd, puns 4s 4d, low 2s lld to 3s 3d, and mid 3s 4d to 3s 10d per gallon. Geneva at is 9d to is 10d, and fine for duty 2s 6d to 3s 6d. English Corn Spirits at lOs 4d per gallon, cash. RICE.—The demand has been good for Bengal Rice by private contract ; sales cf middling white made 119 to Ils Gd, good mid to good 12s to 12s 6d per cw't. The supply at market is not sufficient for the wants of the trade, none has been offered at auction, Madras yellow filching' 8s Gd to 9s per cwt. Java is mAnb wanted, sales privately made at 8,6 d to 9s for yellow . ' and 9s 6d to lls for white, at which holders are firm. Cleaned Rice is in fair request, Patras 13s to I7s, And. Carolina 21s to 26s per cwt. INnico.—Prices are supported for East India, but there has been little business transacted in any descrip' tion this week. The quarterly sale will commence on Tuesday ; the quantity declared is 12,961 chests Spanish is not much wanted, but in the value no vl6l' tion has taken place. OILS.—In Olive Oil there has been rather more bust' ness transacted at firm rates ; sales of Gallipoli made at 441 to 454 Spanish 411 to 431, and Barbary 391 to 401 per tun. Palm Oil is dull of sale. C o cos Nut has been in increased request; 53 butts 4 hhds at auction fetched 27s 3d to 29s 6d for Co" lon, and 27s 6d to 28s per cwt for Cochin Chins. Southern has been in brisk demand, and the rates paid are lOs to 20s above those previously quoted ; 108 tune at auction went briskly—fine at 32/10s to 331 ss, gond 32/ to 32/ss, mid 31/ to 31/15s, low 281 15s to 301, very ordinary 261 to 274 a few lots Foreign in bond 32/ to 33/ 15s. In Seal the transactions are upon a large scale at prices 20s to 30s higher—pal ° selling by private contract at 351 lOs to 36/ ; 25 tuns brown Seal at public sale fetched 261 to 291. Newfound' land Whale Oil at 301 to 31/ ss, and inferior 271 to 291 ss. Cod at 331 15s to 34/ per tun. Sperm has been in increased. request ; at auction 35 tuns fine American sold at 881 15s to 891 ; 4 t un s o' , British of rather inferior quality at 87/ 15s to 881 1 56 per tun. Linseed Oil at 24s to 24s 3d per cwt. Rape , pale at 36. s to 36s 6d, and brown 35s to 35s 6d par 0' This afternoon2B butts 114 pipes 290 hhds Ceylon Coco* Nut at public sale were nearly all taken in at 27s to 2 9 5. but 344 casks of Palm were partly sold at 23s to 27s pa cwt for low to fine. TALLow.—lmporters of Russian have been more clined to Ir ., alise this week, but submitting to a reductio a on former rates of 3d per cwt ; on the spot, buyers hai l been tempted to come forward more freely, and a fail business has been transacted at 40s 9d to 41s for 01 0 9 and at 4i 3d to 41s 6d per cwt for new P.Y. C. Thi, s afternoon at public sale 461 packages of South Amer' . can were sold at 33s to 39s 6d, 130 packages of IsTe! South Weles at 39s to 42s 3d, and 62 casks East Thai' at 42s 6d to 44s per cwt. THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAT.—Ws stated W I week that a deputation from the Severn Navigatio ct Commission, consisting of Mr. Pakington, M.P., M r. Spooner, M.P., Mr. J. W. Lea, Mr. Leader Wallow!' and Mr. Waters, had an interview with the Earl of Dill' housie, at the office of the Board of Trade. We are nn,‘ enabled to state that the object the deputation had 1 11 view was the laying before the Noble Earl the o bj e ctiol which the Severn Commi ss i on h a d t o t h e pro pose South Wales Railway, the chief of which referred t ° the contemplated erection of a bridge over the Severt for the purposes of the railway, and thereby impeding the navigation. On this subject, we understand that re: presentations have already been made to the Gres; Western Company from Monmouthshire, and receive; with the greatest attention and consideration. Indeen the effect produced by the stateme n t s ai d args men; against their projected plan w a s sufficiently strong to induce them to promise that th e f o ll ow i ng surveys s hould be made by Mr. Brunel immediately. First, to sece r ; tain whether some point Estop not be sele c ted on i t , o ," River Severn, between Glouce s t e r an d P ar t on , for the construction of a bridge of such a c h arac t er as not i o ds impede the navigation in the most remote degree—en from the passage thus eff e ct e d, t o s t r ik e t h rong h the heart of the Forest o f D ean t o Monmouth, Usk, 1 . 11 , Newport. Secondly, in the event of this scheme provirt impracticable, th en to survey a l i ne from Glouceste' through the Forest to Monmouth—and also a line % Ross to Monmouth—and if these two lines should b°l be found incompatible with the ma i n t enance of a raid and profitable communication with I re l an d , t h en, t hirWi' to adhere to the line already proposed, via Cheperl upon the assurance that everything had been done wir d could in fairness and good faith b e ex p ecte d to &eta. the wishes and views advocated in this p ar t o f the e° try.— Worcestershire Chronicle,___ DEAFNESS. TESTIMONIAL from John Sawyer, E sq ., o f gar wood Lodge, Maidenhead, Denis. to Messrs. S. and B. 8_.°1 1" ; mons, mons, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Gentlemen, hed'. been deaf for some time, I was i n d uced, in the month of 1". vember, 1839, to make trial of your Invisible Voice Condue ta l; and, although at m y a d vance d age, at that time past arq 77t 1 year, I had no hope of obtaining any relief, yet immediately applied them I could hear the general conversation, and my hearing has become so much improved by their use, that 1 now hear acutely without their aid. I am, Gentlemen, most obedi en t servant, J . Sawyer. 22d une, 1842. rem the late Henry Cowper, Esq., of Tewen Waters, Herts• t s f Messrs, S. an d B . S o l omons: —G ent l emen, hav i ng been d?e, for ma n y y ears , I was i n d uce d to try your Invisible Vnlf, Conductor s . Th e y ena bl e me to hear perso ns i n eompan and at a place of worship m o st di s ti nct l y . Th e Spectacles so'i 0 ,1 Handglass which you have sent me are very exce ll en t, a l , suit my sight perfectly, the transparency of w hi c h i s so 21 .1 4 liant, that although I have passed my 86th year the 2'4 0 , 0 , May last, vet they enable me to read, and by candle-light, t 4 the greatest ease and comfort to myself. I return yea my thanks, and remain your obedient servant, Henry Cowpar',, 22d June, 1839.—Telescopes, Opera Gl ases , MicroscolL`" &c. of the same kind of Lenses.—Caution. —Messrs. S. and B. lomons, Opticians and Attrists, arc not in any way eonndeted a person of the same name in their immediate neighbour/ 10 7, Nor n any part of the country. To p reven t m i sta k es, be c s tious, and Observe,—Only t o be h a d a t 39, Alb emar le-stre e Piccadilly, oppesite the York Hotel. Ladies travelling, or temporarily subjected to an deviation of equable temperature, w ill find in Rovvisu Kalydor a renovating and refreshing auxiliary, dis c i ling the cloud of langour from th e complexion, 11,.,°1 immediately affording the pleasing sensation attendl restored elasticity of the ski n . Th e distressing 11,110 unsightly varieties of c u t aneous erupt i ons are i", 05, promptly eradicated by th e K a l y d or. Spots, pimp freckles, discolourati ons , an d sa ll owness, yield to 'd specific qualities, and are succeeded by a smoothness l i g transparency of th e s ki n , g i v i ng r i se to sensations of t, e , utmost pleasure and sur p r i se . I ts un i versally great '1.5, mend excites the cupidity of unprincipled shopkeeP e ,,, who give the title of "Genuine" Kalydor to some ° ° o pounds of thei r own manu f acture, o f the most deleter io o character, containing mineral astringents utterly ruio° o ., to the complexion, and by their repellant action endang 10 ing health. It is, therefore, imperative on purchat.er s Ao see that the words " Rowland's Kalydor" are on wrapper. All others are fraudulent counterfeits 11 1 [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A NEVER FAILING REl l ° 9 O , FOR ALL CASES OF SCURVY, SCORBUTIC HuMOU P T „, AND SCROFULA, B Y H OLLOWAY ' S PILLS AND 0114 • MENT.—EXTRAORDINARY CURE.—Henry Hill, lei,. II footman to Lord 8., was l ate l y discharged from the V larg e of B's. service i n consequence of his having -- scorbutic blotches all over his hands and face, to d great disfi gurement. For twelve months he was treat by his mast er ' s me di ca l attendants, but to no pur r" . ; and the case was at last declared incurable, and he discharged. The poor fellow then, as a forlorn Pri j commenced using Holloway's Pill s a n d Oi n t men t, wi l , j o j e effectually eradicated the di sease f rom hi s in leas than three weeks. Sold at Professor 1 -10 'd way's Establi s h men t, 224, Strand (where advice st l 'd be had gratis), and by almost all respectable v endors medicine throughout the civilised world. BIRTHS. ii r. On the 20th ult., on S ou th ern h ay , E xeter, t h e lady of H. Begley, Esq., of a son. C " On the 22d ult., in North- s t ree t, Portsea, the lady o f Houghton, Esq., of Demerara, of a daughter. orif ° On the 24th ult., at St. Vincent-street, Glasgow, the so p of A. S. Finlay, Esq., o f C as tl e T oward, Argyllshire, of a or On the 25th ult , at Bingfield, the wife of William All ° dale, Esq., of a son. DO On the 30th ult., at Ri ngwood House, near Shalltee, of Wight, the lady of J. Fowler, Esq., of a son. . 13,..,,1 P On the 2d inst., at Stamford -hill, Mrs. James Winsww of a son. -.. MARRIE Chi r At St. George's, Bloomsbury, Mr. D. Frederick Jams of Lancaster-pla ce , St ran d, to A nn Eli zabeth Gos li ng of Richmond -road, Fulham. tog 011111, On the 30th u lt., a t St. Mi c h ae l' s, C Arch' Monet, wine -merchant, of Creed-lane, Ludgate-hill, to tfr t : line, daughter of the late H. Ki nca id, o f Cranbrook, thf On the Ist inst., at the Abbey Ch urc h, St. Alben 9 't r Rev. Serocold Wade, to Elizabeth Mary, e lder daughte r John Samuel Story, Esq., of St. Alban's. On the Ist inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, - second son of William Samman, Esq.,Alb° of Middleton - s tu Oxon, to Sarah, third daughter of the late S. Falloner , of Hammersmith. it 0 1 On the Ist inst., at St. Helier's, Jersey, Edward -_, --- - White, Esq., to Maria Harriet, yOungesi u aughter of OA misary-General Drake. li ce ' of Wigan, to A On the Ist inst., John Woodcock, Esq., daughter of the late John Knowles, Esq., of Liverpoo_l:___/ DIED. On the 2d inst., at Epsom, where she had gone for cht l , l3 t re of air, the Hon. Charlotte Bowes Lyon, eldest daughter of late,_ and sister of the present, Lord Glamis, aged 18. On the 23d ult., Lady Ellen, w if e o f J. W. Fane, Shirborna Luilge, u Oxfordshire. BOW * On the 25th lt., at Lethen House, Nairnshire, wife of John Clerk Broie, E., Edinburh. Surr e t On the 28th ult., Mr. Joshua Thurling of g Streatham , r iefr i 4 On the 29th ult., Eli za b e th, t h e w i fe o f M r. John P wine-merchant, of Wellington, Salop. On the 29th ult.. Kr' maidstoo' ~ in nightrider-street, Peale, Esq. t or On the 30th ult. 9 at Cambrid ge - s t ree t, C on naught's ( ' Mrs. Hey. relict of W. Hey, Esq. aged 87 r to On the 30th ult., D an i e l Wi lliam . Hughes, secon d son ° Rev. Dr. Hughes, Rector of Llanfylin, MontgomerP rr bi h r o e ja o On the Ist inst., Sarah, the relict of the Rev. '--- • Waters, D.D., age 77. /coot' , On the Ist inst., Ann, widow of the late George Esi., of Bohun Lodge, East Barnet, Herts. lirit is ' On the let inst., at Bruton S omerse t e hire, Flarr. et 'tte• wife of Thomas He Helton Keith, Esq., of the Grove, Lug" .... licit of London: Printed and Published b y MUSDO TQ N - ij o i 1 1 1. 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