The Sun. — London, England, 1845-11-18 00:00:00

THE SCOTTISH POLITICAL MARTYRS OF 1792-3-4. The unfortunate result of Mr. Adams' motion in the Com mons made a deep impression on the public mind, and par ticularly in Scotland. The following circumstance, however, connected with the interesting subject, has only recently been made known to the public, and we are persuaded that the perusal of it will surprise many reformers of the present day. At a public entertainment given in Edinburgh in honour of laying the foundation-stone of the Political Martyrs' Monument, 21st Aug., 1844, Sir James Gibson Craig occu pied the chair. After dinner the chairman stated that— " The sentence pronounced against Muir so astonished the jury that they met together immediately after leaving the Court, and unanimously resolved to state to the judges their opinion that it was greatly beyond the crime of which they had found him guilty ; but some hot-headed zealot having sent a letter to Dilr. Uilbert - Innes, the foreman of the jury, threatening him with assassination for having concur red in the verdict, it was considered imprudent by the jury to proceed further." The veteran Baronet stated that he got his information from one of the jury, a relative of his own, and a man of undoubted honour and integrity. It has since been ascertained, we believe, that Mr. Balfour of Pilrig, who was clerk to the jury, actually drew out the appeal to the judges, when fourteen out of the fifteen signed it—all with the exception of Mr. Gilbert Innes. Strange, indeed, that this important matter should have been kept a secret in the breast of Sir James Gibson Craig for more than half a century—and the more so when it is considered that he was appointed law-agent by the Court of Justiciary for Gerald, one of the political martyrs; for had the circum stances in question been furnished to Mr. Adam of Blair Adam, when lie brought the martyrs' case before the House of Commons in March 1794, it appears pretty evident that Pitt, the Minister of the day, might have been compelled, cruel &elle was, to yield to an appeal to the Crown, and thus have saved the melancholy fate of these distinguished and patriotic men. We regret exceedingly to state that the venerable Sir James Gibson Craig, who for more than half a century has appeared in the minds of his fellow-countrymen as the " beau ideal" of a Scottish reformer, should have thought it neces sary, on the occasion to which we have alluded, to throw dis credit on the mighty cause for which the lives and fortunes of Muir and his associates were consecrated. He ought to have known better and acted otherwise, and not attempted to state that great pains had been taken to represent the subscribers to the martyrs' monument as the friends of Annual Parliaments and Universal Suf frage, and to add, in these remarkable words, " Now, I think it due to the memory of Lord Holland, the Duke of Norfolk, and the Duke of Bedford, and many other sub scribers, to say that we never entertained them; we have always disclaimed them." Such a statement was altogether erroneous and uncalled for, and nothing could have been more calculated to create disunion, or to throw over them the " wet blanket." The monument in honour of the martyrs —now fortunately completed—in the Calton-hill Burying Ground, was subscribed for by reformers generally, without regard to any particular creed or class, who gave their money for the express purpose of erecting monuments both in London and Edinburgh, on the principles embodied in the followingnobly-expressed resolutions : " That while as Reformers we hail with satisfaction the progress of the great principles of good government, and confidently anticipate their complete and not distant triumph, we look back with admiration and gratitude to the heroic conduct of those intrepid patriots, who, in days less happy than our own, were advocates of the rights, and martyrs in the cause, of the people. "That among such patriots we recognise as worthy ofpar ticular distinction, Thomas Muir, Thomas Fyshe Palmer, William Skirving, Maurice Margerot, and Joseph Gerald, who in the years t 792.4 were the victims of a Tory Govern • ment persecution in Scotland, under the form of justice ; that we approve of their principles, honour their public conduct, and will commemorate their deeds and sufferings by public monuments in the capitals of Scotland and England. " That, in furtherance of these objects, a subscription be immediately entered into; and the co-operation of reformers generally in the British empire is requested." Our distinguished countryman, Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., had the honour to preside at the public meeting where these resolutions were carried, which was held at the Crown and Anchor, London, on the 20th of February, 1837. Lord Holland became a subecriber only a few days afterwards, and we take great pleasure in transcribing the celebrated letter of that nobleman, addressed to Mr. Hume, inclosing hie sub scription in aid of the contemplated monument. Without reference to the animadversions of Sir James Gibson Craig, let Lord Holland be heard in his own words . " South-street, March 7, 1837. " Dear Sir,—l send you my subscription to the monuments intended to be erected to the memory of five persons who were the victims of au iniquitous sentence in Scotland, in 1793 and 1794. I do so because it seems to me an imex ceptioeable method and a fit opportunity of recording the disgust and abhorrence which I have always felt at those proceedings, and at " the expediency of transporting men among common felons for political offences." which, as Mr. Fox justly observed, was then for the first time invented. " If such perversion of law, or such harsh and vindictive exercise of its powers must remain—and I fear they must—a stain upon our annals, it is surely right that the feelings of indignation they excited in well-regulated minds, and which have been confirmed by deliberate reflection, should also be perpetuated. Such I conceive to be the object—such I hope will be the effect—of the monument you propose, and I there fore feel a pleasure in offering my contribution to the plan. " The moment seems fortunately chosen ; the Legislature is actually employed on this very day in repealing the bar barous punishment for leasing making, which was so harshly inflicted on these unfortunate men, and the country is every day enjoying, in the labours of Parliament and the improve ment of its laws, the benefit of that reform which they were persecuted for recommending and promoting.—l am, Sir, with great regard, your obedient and obliged, (Signed) " VASSAL HOLLAND." DISCO VERV - OF A NEW DIAMOND MINE IN BRAZIL. (From the Journal des Debuts.) We here received from Rio de Janeiro a letter, which gives some curious details relative t.''the working of a new diamond mine recently discovered in Brazil. For some months past the communications and commercial inter course with the province of Bahia have been extraordinarily brisk. A large number of inhabitants, speculators, adven turers, and even sugar planters, are emigrating with their slaves to the province of Bahia, where is situate an immense diamond mine, the produce of which is incredible. It was discovered in October, 1844, by a slave, who in 20 days had gathered 700 carats of diamonds, and carried them a consi derable distance for sale. Arrested and imprisoned, the slave obstinately refused to disclose the locus in quo. They ' therefore let him loose, and put a number of intelligent In dians upon his "trail" The latter pursued him for several days, and found him working for the extraction of the dia monds not far from Caxoeira, the second city of Bahia. Investigations were then made on a large scale along a chain of mountains called Sincura, which have given the name to this mine, and on the banks of the river Paraguassu, which falls into the bay of Bahia. The first persons who established themselves at the mine of Sincura were chiefly convicts and murderers. They made known their presence by fires and assassinations. The difficulty of subsisting in the country, and the danger to which those were exposed who proceeded thither to ex change diamonds for the paper-money of Brazil ,prevented honourable merchants from entering into the trade. By degrees, however, when the population had become more numerous, a system of police was established by the new colonists, and the mine was then worked upon a much larger and more extensive scale. The population, which only amounted in August, 1844, to 8,000 souls, distributed over three villages, was, at the end of July, upwards of 30,000, and on the increase. The villages at present inha bited and cultivated are seven in number, and are named— Paraguassu, Combucas, Chiquechique, Causu-Boa, Andrahy. Nage, and Lanced. The last- named village, which is 20 leagues distant from Paragua-isu, contains alone 3,000 fami lies and 20,000 inhabitant The central point of the diamond trade is Paraguassu, which, although sufficiently peopled, has only at present twelve small houses of brick. Almost all the miners go thither on Saturdays and Sundays to sell the stones they have picked up during the week. They receive in exchange different articles of consumption, arms, and ap- Barel, which are brought thither at a great expense from ahia. The diamonds extracted from Paraguassu are, gene rally speaking, of a brown eo'our, and of a very irregular formation. White and light green, almost tran3parent on their first extraction from the mine, distinguish those of Lancoe. They are of an octahedal form, and are the most in request. It is often requisite to dig three or four metres in order to reach the cascaille or layer of the diamonds. Diamonds are also discovered in the rocky ravines at the bottom of the Paraguessau itself, and the streams which fall into it. The price of these diamonds varies, at Bahia, from 250 to 500 milreis per octave (670 f. to 1,3401'.), according to their fineness and size. The octave is 171, carats ; but the Brazi lian carat is 7!s per cent. less than the French, which makes the Brazilian carat about 67f. to 134 f. The present course of exchange at Bahia is 365 rein for 1 franc. The two English steamers of May and June brought about 5,500,000 francs' worth of diamonds from this mine. During the months of June and July the mine yielded nearly 1,450 carats per day. It is estimated to have pro- duced, during the six months of its working, nearly 400,000 Portuguese carats (about 18,300,000 f.), of which three fifths were sent to England, another fifth to France and Ham burgh, whilst the last fifth awaits buyers at Rio de Janeiro and Bahia. Not all the lapidaries in Europe would be sufficient to po lish only one-half of the produce of the Sincura mine; thus a depreciation of that value is expected, which gives vise to the most hazardous speculations. Brazil, which has the privilege of supplying the trade with diamonds, did not produce annually, before the discovery of the Sincura mine, more than six or seven kilogrammes, which cost more than a million for the expenses of working; thus the price, even in the rough state, has always been very high. Hitherto, no very large diamohds have been found at Sincura. There are very few in the world weighing more than ‘..)0 grammes. The largest diamond is that of Agra, weighing 133 grammes ; that of the Raja of Matan, in Bor neo, weighs 78 grammes ; that of the Great Mogul, 63 grammes ; and that of France, called the " Regent," 28 grammes 89 centigrammes; but it is of a very pretty shape and perfect in every respect. Before being polished it weighed 87 grammes, and cost two years' labour. The mine of Sincura presents the spectacle of an indepen dent colony in the bosom of the mother country. Hitherto the Government has taken no steps to possess itself of the direction of this trade, which promises to be so abundant a source of wealth to Bahia, and it will be perhaps induced to sanction the regulations formed by the inhabitants them selves for the working of the mine, which already covers a superfices of more than 30 leagues. Two small paintings (on panel) were recently pur chased, for a few shillings, of Mr. Fenton, broker, of Bury, and were sent to London, to be cleaned, when, on removing the thick incrustation of dirt, they were discovered to be originals of Charles the First and his Queen Henrietta, by Vandyke. They are in the possession of. Sir Thomas Cullum, Bart., and are supposed to lee worth 500 guineas.—Suffolk Chronicle. STATE OF THE HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES. —The depression in the lace trade, which we have reported from week to week, still continues ; and though sales of fancy goods are making, the prices are such as rather to limit than in crease the quantity produced. There is a good business doing in the hosiery trade. —Nottingham Review. MASTER AND SERVANT. —"MERCY AND SACRIFICE." —A case was decided by the Justices of the Peace, in a Court held at Stranraer, on the 2d inst., where a servant claimed wages and board wages for being dismissed betwixt terms without a sufficient cause. The mistress stated, that the servant had asked leave on the Sunday morning to go and see her family, and she had been refused leave, and that the servant had been dismissed for this act of disobedience. The servant admitted that she had asked and was refused leave, and that while going towards the church she was told that herbrother was just dying, whereupon she ran to her father's and saw him, and returned home in sufficient good time. The justices, Messrs. M'Neel and M'Douall, were of opinion that there was no sufficient cause for dismissing the servant, and found her entitled to wages andboard wages,—Edinburgh Weekly Register. THE SUN, LON THE CORN TRADE. (From Messrs. Body's Circular.) The number of grain-laden vessels which passed the Sound for England from the 29th of October to the 4th of Novem ber were-22 wheat, 1 barley, 8 oats, 2 peas, 3 tares, 10 lin seed, and 2 rapeseed. The letters received from Dantzic mention the probability of an ukase being issued by the Polish Government prohibiting the export of rye and other grain, except wheat. The potato disease was very prevalent in Silesia and East Prussia, Poland, and Livonia, and some measures of restriction on export may be expected from the Prussian Government, but we believe confidently that wheat will be an excepted article, and will be allowed to take its course, both by the Russian, Russian-Polish, and Prussian Governments. The exportation of wheat from Dantzic dur ing the month of October amounts to 4,333 lasts, or 45,496 quarters, of which one-fourth part went to Holland, and the rest to England; Belgiuin has taken no wheat from Dantzic during the whole month of October. The rate of freight at Dantzic was 6s. per quarter to London, ss. to Newcastle, 7s. to Liverpool, all paid on the 4th of No vember. The price of wheat is quite as dear in Warsaw as at Dantzic, and the price of rye 30 to 31% florins per kor zec, equal to 450 to 472 florins per last, equal to 425. to 435. per quarter English measure and money. Some few ship ments are still making at Dantzic for account of proprietors who are not satisfied with advanced prices, and 15,000 to 20,000 quarters are about to be shipped on consignment before the winter closes the navigation for the sea son. The lower Baltic markets 'resent no change of importance • the principal collectors seem to have fixed 50s. as tile price, which they , are willing to pay for wheat to hold over till the spring. The Mediter ranean markets continue in a state of excitement and confusion; we are informed that some cargoes of wheat at Leghorn, loaded for England, have been re-landed—the price of 539. there is the price which is paying here for the same wheat in bond. The Odessa market was again rather dearer, and 50,000 chetwerts changed hands principally to Italian houses at one and a half roubre per chetwert ad vance, or 2s. per quarter; still the quoted price of 23 roubles is too low a rate to be maintained when the Italian news arrives, and the orders from England are received, of which the Russian proprietors were ignorant on the 20th ult., but of which the Italians and others in the Mediterranean were duly informed on the 31st tilt. We expect, in the course of 14 days, to hear of an important rise of prices at Odessa. In the Danube the rates still continue moderate, but ships are almost wholly wanting, and money is exceed ingly scarce. As far as the present season is concerned it is much too late to look to the Danube for a supply, as no ships can reach there till the spring. We estimate that the few • vessels near the river, and those ordered from Constanti nople, may get away 50,000 to 60,000 quarters of all grain before the year closes, the greater part of which is Indian corn for Italian account, and about 20,000 quarters of wheat for Great Britain, which has a chance of getting away. AN OLD OFFENDER. An offender is now in the hands of justice, whose his tory presents a series of acts of address in wrong-doing which have been rarely paralleled. This delinquent, by, name Rioustel, was barn of respectable parents, and received a good education. He was placed as a clerk in a mer chant's house, in the Rue St. Denis, and was conducting himself with perfect satisfaction to his employer, when he was drawn for a soldier, and being unable to purchase a substitute, was sent to join the 29th regi ment. Disgusted with the hardships and restraint of a soldier's life, he deserted. Not daring to assume his old station in society, and becoming , destitute, he com mitted a forgery, and being detected, was condemned to im prisonment for five'years, at Melun. Discharged in the year 1832, he was at the end of that year recognised by the police as a deserter, tried by a.court-martial, and sentenced to hard labour in the island of Oleron for seven years. After remain ing there two years, he effected his escape, and remained at liberty till 1842, when he was once more arrested for a rob bery, which he was driven to commit from not being able to find any honest mode of earning a livelihood. He was once more condemned to five years' incarceration, which, how ever, he endured only two months, when he again escaped. A second unfortunate chance placed him be fore the military authorities, who sent him to the prison of the Abbaye, in Paris. Here, after a little time, he feigned illness with such effect that he was removed to the hospital of the Val de Grace. On entering this establishment his first and only thought was how to get away from it. His malady seemed to increase, until he took to his bed, and pre tended that he was assured he should never leave the house alive. By his mild and apparently resigned manners and conduct he gained the favour and confidence of the person in charge of the infirmary, who used to sit up with him. On the 22d of November, 1843, he accomplished another evasion in the following way :—Having, by means hitherto undiscovered, procured and concealed in his bed a bottle of brandy, he seduced his friend the keeper to drink so much of it that he became dead drunk. In this state Rioustel took off the man's upper garments, and clothed himself with them, laying their owner in his own place in bed. Then assuming the gait and ap pearance of the deluded keeper, he walked unmolested out of the hospital, and was HO more heard of until Friday last, when he was arrested on coming out of a jeweller's shop in the Rue de Clery, on a charge of having stolen a bank-note for I,ooof. from M. Thor& director of the Government Granary at La Villette. Since he has this last time been in custody, whether from conviction that his case had become hopeless, or from bravado, he has been very com municative, and given the details of his whole career. In 1 addition to the above, he has avowed himself to be the person who, in March last, enticed the young actress of the Theatre des Varietes from her residence in the Cite Trevise, and having seated her in a coffee-house, left her under a feigned pretence, hurried back to her lodgings, sent her femme de chambre to seek her mistress at another place, where she was sure not to find her, and having thus got both out of the way, robbed the apartments of all the deceived actress's jewels and other valuables. He it was also who, towards the close of the last winter, at a ball, made an acquaintance with a young man, who, after they had supped together, in vited Rioustel to his own apartment, to finish the night over a goblet of the fine old rum sent him as a present from Ja maica, of which the unsuspicious host took so much himself that be fell fast asl-ep, and Ns guest took French leave of him, carrying away a valuable diamond pin, a gold watch and chain, and 200 f. in money. Rioustel, in making this con fession, took some credit to himself for forbearance, saying there were 400 f. in the drawer from which he took the 200 f., but he had left half, remembering that the quarter-day was near at hand, and he could not distress the young man so far as to leave him without the means of paying his rent. He has narrated other instances of his audacity and address, but they are so similar in character and circumstances that we will not weary our readers by repeating them.—Galignani. Some apprehensions were felt of heavy derange ments upon the Hull Stock Exchange in the early part of the week, but we are happy to ascertain, from well-informed quarters, that they are likely to prove groundless. Rumour, with her hundred tongues, did some mischief; and the terrors of small speculators had a tendency at one time to create a local panic. But gradually more temperate councils began to prevail ; and at present there is a prospect of a very general re-action in favour of the holders of local stock.— Hull Advertiser. ENTERTAINMENT AT SI.TDELEY CASTLE.—On Mon day, the whole of the aged peor in the borough of Winch comb not receiving parochial relief, were invited by Messrs. Dent, the lords of the manor, to a substantial entertainment at the Castle. The fare consisted of a plentiful supply of roast beef and plum pudding, to which the old people did am ple justice, and cheered by the beauty of the scenery of the old castle, and the hospitality and affability of their kind en tertainers, the day was spent with a degree of enjoyment to which many of them had long been strangers. That their bounty might be equally dispensed, the Messrs Dent caused an abundant meal and et ceteras to be sent to the homes of such as were unable from age and infirmities to walk to the Castle.— Gloucestershire Chronicle. WELLS.—MENDIP ACCESSIBLE FOR RAILWAY PunPosEs.—Mr. Samuda, the celebrated engineer, attended a public meeting in this town on Friday last, to report on the practicability of traversing the Mendip range with railway carriages. Ile stated that having personally inspected the ground, and examined the sections and levels, he saw nothing whatever to prevent the construction of a line, without cutting or tunnelling, on the atmospheric principle, across the Mendip-bill, at a cost not exceeding the average, that such line would be perfectly safe and convenient both for pas sengers and goods, and a speed of seventy miles an hour might be attained.— Sherborne Journal. KINGSWINFORD. COLLIERY EXPLOSION. Last week some men went into the shaft of one of the pits be longing to the Oak Farm Company, for the purpose of re pairing the same. In consequence of foul air having ga thered in the shaft, the men, as we are informed, found it necessary to retreat, and immediately after they were safely landed the fire damp exploded. The mouth of the shaft was covered over as soon as possible, to prevent the air descending, in order to allay the progress of the flames. On Monday last several men assembled on the pit bank for the purpose of opening the mouth of the shaft, and having done so, a tre mendous explosion took place, which blew the pulley out of the pit frame, and injured several of the bystanders and those employed, but not seriously.— Worcestershire Chronicle. THE Manor or EXETER. The magnanimous Bishop of Exeter has, it is said, refused to countersign the testimonials of the Rev. G. C. Davies, the late respected vicar of Charles, because one of the three beneficed clergy men by whom they were previously signed is the Rev. John Hatchard,with whom our R ight Reverend Diocesan has had a personal quarrel ! As the Bishop has nothing to say against Mr. Davies, that gentleman has only to get his testimonials signed by some divine less obnoxious to his Lordship than Mr. Hatchard, and he will then be able to pass muster. The amiability of Bishop Phillpotts has been much canvassed, in consequence of this last charitable act.—Plyinouth Journal. THE DOWAGER LADY HOLLAND.—Lady Holland at a late hour on Saturday night, remained in a very pre carious state, being happily, however, free from pain, and somewhat composed. Her complaint, it appears, is the result of a cold caught by her Ladyship about six weeks since, when on a visit at the Marquis of Lansdowne's, Bowood Park, Wiltshire. QUALIFICATION MOVEMENT.—A GOOD EXAMPLE. —The free-traders of Barnsley held a meeting on Wednesday evening, and resolved to continue the qualification movement of last winter. In furtherance of this resolution they have divided the Barnsley polling district into five sections, and appointed canvassers to visit the same, who will report the result on the Wednesday evening of each week, until the canvass is completed. Proportionably to its population, the Barnsley district equalled any other of the Riding in - the number of persons qualified last year; and from the zeal, energy, and business talent, now brought to bear on this object by its committee, there is every prospect that it will take no second place this year. We heartily wish the com mittee great success.—Leeds Mercury. UNIVERSITY MEN AT STONYHURST...-..1t has been remarked that several Tractarian;members of Oxford are non inventi in the University, We have been asked whether they are at Leeds or at Stonyhurst? No doubt the " rising alumnus" of the Jesuit College, whom the University Review now repudiates, could enlighten us. For our own parts, we have very little doubt of the missing men being found lurking in Lancashire. Our reason for saying so lies in the fact that a plrty who vested Stonyhurst recently heard, from the autho rities, that, besides Mr. Tickell, there were several University men there, whose names " were a secret !" TITHES IN FISH—We learn from the Su f folk News that at the Petty Sessions held at Lowestoft on the 12th inst., before Edward Leathes, Esq., and the Rev. E. M. Love, a fish-merchant of the name of John Roberts was summoned by the Rev. F. Cunningham, the vicar, for having refused or neglected to pay tithe for his fish. The information set forth that he had subtracted certain tithe of fish, payable in respect of his fishing-boat, and had neglected to pay the offerings and oblations to the vicar, according to the custom of the place. The legal adviser of the defendant took a technical objection, which was held fatal, so that the information fell to the ground ; and if the vicar wishes to persevere in his claim, he must exhibit fresh informations. Is A HINT rou Da. PUSEY.—The Tablet, speaking of Mr. Oakeley's conversion, praises him for having taken the step at so much cast to himself. It also inserts a letter of " Cornubrensis," asserting that eleven of one family have just left the Anglican communion. And tutors, and fellows, and office eas a o t rr zf t a he d a wi ut d ho c rs amb of t e hil mischief—still remain in ON, TUESD THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR IN COBHAM PARK. GRAVESMTD, SATURDAY EVENING.—An occurrence of an extraordinary character, which at present is enveloped in considerable mystery, has been discovered at Cobham Park, four miles distant from this town, the princely domain of the Earl of Darnley, and which has created the greatest sensa tion throughout this part of the county, there being no doubt that a duel has taken place, and that one of the com batants was seriously or mortally wounded. The particulars connected with this tragical affair, as far as we have been enabled to glean, are as follow : It appears that between the hours of one and two yester day (Friday) morning, the keepers or watchers in the ser vice of the Earl of Darnley, on duty in the preserves of the park, heard the report of fire-arms in the direction of the main road, near the Blue-gate, and suspecting that it proceeded from some poachers, they were :induced to keep a more than ordinary look-out, but no one was seen. One of the keepers, however, shortly after daylight, in going off duty, and passing through that part of the park where the unfortunate Mr. Dadd was murdered by bis son a few years since, discovered, probably not more than 30 yards from the spot where the dreadful affair happened, a brace of pistols lying in the grass, and in the immediate vicinity were found the case for the pistols, a pocket-handkerchief, and a ginger beer bottle. On his further examining the pistols he was much surprised in finding one of them loaded with ball and cocked. The other was unloaded, and apparently had been recently discharged. The handkerchief, a cambric one, was saturated with blood, one• part in particular appeared to hare pressed against a wound, and was stained with blood. Near where it was picked up was a large pool of blood, fully showing that the unfortunate individual had bled profusely, and from footmarks and clots of blood which were traced some distance, it is evident that he must have been carried away. On the ginger-beer bottle being drained it was found to contain a small portion of brandy. The gamekeeper, on making the discovery, immediately hastened to the park-lodge and obtained further assistance, so as to scour the domain. The ground was strictly examined, and after the spots of blood had been traced some distance the track was lost. It was, however, in the direction of the main road. _ Information having been forwarded to Mr. Day, the con stable of Cobham, he took charge of the pistols and the other articles found on the ground, and since he has been most actively engaged in endeavouring to ascertain what has really occurred, but up to the present period all efforts have failed to solve the mysterious affair. During the whole of Friday and Saturday the park preserves and adjacent lands have been strictly searched, with no better success. The authorities of Cobham have directed the numerous pools of water in the vicinity to be dragged, and nothing has been . lost sight of that could in any way tend to unravel this per fect mystery. At the principal inns in Rochester, Chatham, Maidstone, and Gravesend, inquiries have been made as to whether any postchaise had been heard in the course of Thursday night, but not the least clue has been obtained. It should be observed that the pistol which appeared to have been fired was besmeared with blood. It remains in the hands of the Cobham constable. Among the many rumours afloat, it is stated that at a dinner yesterday at Chatham an alter cation ensued between two gentlemen, which resulted in a hostile meeting. The following account seems to present an explanation : Amongst the passengers on board the Waterman steamer, No. 3, which left the Bell Water-gate, Woolwich, en Satur day evening, at five o'clock, was a tall, portly, well-dressed man, about forty years of age, who soon after the vessel left the pier, seated himself aft, behind the man at the wheel, with one leg over the taffrail. This unusual position for a passenger, attracted the notice of Mr. Phillips, the mate, who was steering, and who told the passenger that he was acting very foolishly, and that he had better keep his leg on board. The passenger replied, that he would take care of himself, and that he always assumed the same position on board steamers, because it was so much like riding on horse- back. He then called for a glass of hot gin and water and a cigar, which were supplied to him, and the mate again re quested him to alter his position and take a seat upon deck. He refused to do so, and said he was very comfortable. Directly afterwards the mate heard a splash in the water behind him, and on looking round missed the passenger. He immediately called out there was a man overboard, and Mr. Smith, the master, gave the order to ease and stop the vessel immediately. The engines were reversed as soon as possible, ropes were thrown out, and a life-buoy was also thrown overboard. The man floated upon his back on the surface of the water and made no effort to save himself or to lay hold of any of the ropes thrown towards him. Two col lier brigs were drifting down with the tide, and were hailed by the crew of the steamer. A boat was lowered from one of them, and two seamen entered it, and pulled towards the man, who floated like a cork on the water, and never dis appeared from the moment he fell overboard. He was again taken on board the Waterman, and appeared to suffer little inconvenience from his immersion in the water. The captain, however, told the men to keep a sharp look out after him. He was taken into the fore cabin, and as he complained of being very cold, he was supplied at his own request with a glass of rum and water. Just before the Waterman reached the Blackwell Railway terminus, he put a sovereign on the cabin table, and said that was for the men who had saved his life, but soon afterwards picked it up, and put it in his pocket. On the arrival of the vessel at the terminus, Mr. Smith gave his passenger in charge to a policeman on the wharf, who said he could not detain him unless the captain proceeded to the Poplar station-house, and signed the police-sheet. Mr. Smith declined leaving the paddle-box, as he had a great many passengers on board who were proceeding to the Adelphi-pier, and said if the police man thought proper to release him he would do so on his own responsibility. The vessel proceeded on her voyage, and about half-past nine o'clock the same evening Mr. Smith had occasion to go aft to inspect some trifling damage, when he found a large pocket-book behind the steerage-wheel. Cu riosity induced him to open it, and the first thing he saw was a sealed letter with the following address upon it :—" To the captain on board the steam-boat Igo in. I believe it will be one of the Watermen's boats, but whether five or half-past five I cannot say." The captain, not doubting that the letter was intended for him and that it was written by the passen ger who threw himself overboard, opened it, and found the contents to be as follows " Woolwich, Nov. 15, 1845, Two o'clock. " Sir,—l, whom may the great God forgive, expect to be no more before you receive this. This is my second attempt at suicide. lam now suffering with a black eye, and part of my face blown away through a pistol shot. I was not, it appears, to die with my own hand with a pistol. lam now going to try water. Inclosed is a half-sovereign to defray any expenses you may be at in sending the inclosed letter to my house, and letting my unhappy wife know her husband's untimely end.—l am, Sir, yours obediently, " J. P. PALMER. " P.S. I say the inclosed letter, I mean another letter in my pocket-book addressed to my wife. "J. P. P." In the same pocket-book were a quantity of papers and memorandums, and three sealed letters, of considerable thick ness, all addressed " Mrs. Palmer, 3, Beauvoir-terrace, Kings land-road," and upon each the following direction, which was written above the address :—" To the Captain—deliver this with the other two." On the back of one of the letters there were three spots of red sealing-wax, and below them the fol lowing words were written : " My dear wife, kiss the three wax spots and you will know my lips have been there. lam in death yours truly, P." Mr. Smith had no sooner read the letter addressed to him self and the address upon the others, than he proceeded with all possible expedition to the Kingsland-road, with great mis givings as to the fate of his passenger, whom he never ex pected to see alive again, supposing that he had been liber ated by the policeman, and that he had sought his death some other way. On reaching the house No. 3, Beauvoir-terrace, he made known his errand as delicately as possible to Mrs. Palmer, who at first denied that her husband had reached home, and delivered to her the letters and the pocket-book. She was much agitated on hearing that her husband had at tempted to commit suicide in the river, and then admitted that he had been brought home in the course of the evening by one of the police of the K division, and a porter belong ing to the railway station, and that he had informed her he had fallen into the water by accident. After some delay Mr. Smith was introduced, at the patient's own re quest, to Mr. Palmer, whom he found in bed, and labour ing under delirium tremens. Mr. Palmer immediately re cognised the captain of the steamer, thanked him for his kindness, and said that he had left Erith in the after noon in a gig, and that on his way to Woolwich the horse had taken fright, and the vehicle was dashed to pieces. Mr. Smith asked him if it was true that he had shot himself with a pistol, and he said that he had received a wound in a duel in Cobham-park on Friday morning. On being asked how the affair originated, he said he was dining with a party at an inn " the other side of Rochester," and that a gentleman gave him the lie, and he called him out; that he received his adversary's ball in the mouth, and that Mr. Coward, a surgeon, in Beauvoir-square, had extracted the bullet since he came home. He also stated that he was a little excited when he wrote the letter addressed to the captain, and that he never had any intention of shooting or drowning himself. Both Mr. and Mrs. Palmer appeared very anxious to obtain possession of the captain's letter ; but he declined parting with it. After a long interview with Mr. Palmer, who assumed an air of indifference and jocularity, and said his adversary was too high to get a shot at, Mr. Smith proceeded to the residence of Mr. Coward, in Beauvoir-square, and learnt from that gentleman that he had been called upon about eight o'clock the same evening to attend upon Mr. Palmer, and found him in a highly excited state, and very cold from his immersion in the water, and that Mr. Palmer informed him he had fought a duel, and that a pistol shot was lodged in his mouth. Mr. Coward added, that he discovered, by the light of a candle, a bullet fixed in Mr. Palmer's upper jaw, and succeeded in extracting it. In doing so, he was compelled to remove a small portion of the jaw. The ball entered Mr. Palmer's mouth in an oblique direction, carried away part of the upper lip and two of his front teeth, and then entered the upper jaw. The ball, when extracted, was nearly flattened. Mr. Smith handed the letter he had retained to Mr. Coward, whoperused it with great attention, and said it was his firm conviction that Mr. Palmer was labouring under temporary insanity, and that he had givendirections he should be kept very quiet, and not allowed to receive any visitors. The mystery in which this extraordinary affair was in volved at Chatham and Gravesend is partially cleared up by the subsequent conduct of Mr. Palmer, and the letter addressed to his wife, which contained a full statement of his affairs. There is no doubt whatever that he shot himself in Cobham park, and after he had discharged the pistol, threw it on the ground, where it was found, with a loaded one beside it. What favours this suppAtion is that his left eye was blackened, and his face slightly burnt with the powder. This could not have happened if he had been shot in a duel by another man, a few paces distant. On the other hand, it is stated, among the many rumours afloat, was one that two gentlemen quarrelled at a dinner in Chatham, which ended in a hostile meeting. This tallies with the statement made by Mr. Palmer to the captain of the steamer, that a gentleman with whom he dined gave him the lie, and he called him out. The report of one pistol only was heard in Cobham-park, between one and two o'oloek on Friday morning, a most unusual hour for an affair of honour, and the statement in Mr. Palmer's letter negatives the supposition that he was wounded by any other person. The pistol, not loaded, found in Cob ham-park, was besmeared with blood. Had it been fired by any other person than the wounded man those appearances would not have been observable. A cambric handkerchief, saturated with blood, was also found in the park, and there is no doubt it is Mr. Palmer's ; for, during the conversation with Mr. Smith, he observed to his wife, " I have lost my handkerchief ; I left it in Cobham-park." Mr. Palmer is a leather factor, and has offices in Coleman street. He left home on Thursday evening, and proceeded to Rochester rid Gravesend, where he is supposed to have slept on Thursday night, and to have strayed towards Cobham-park on Friday morning. There is no doubt he lost a good deal of blood, and it is extraordinary enough that he should have been enabled to proceed to Woolwich afterwards and write several letters in a firm bold hand while the bullet was in his mouth. His escape from drowning was as miraculous as his escape from another and more violent death. He was actually in the water a quarter of an hour, and in addition to his ordinary dress, he carried a large top coat under his arm, but he never mink. Last night at eight o'clock, a gentleman connected with the Waterman's Steam Packet Company called at No. 3, Beauvoir-terrace, to inquire after his health, and was in formed that notwithstanding his dangerous condition, and in opposition to the wishes of his medical attendant, he had been removed into the country at an early hour in the . morning. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Powrsmotrrn, Nov. 16.-The Thalia, 42, Captain Charles Hope, arrived yesterday morning at Spithead, from the Pacific. She saluted the Commander-in-Chief, with 17 guns, before she brought up. She sailed from Mazatlan, on the sth of June, St. Tllas, on the 15th of June, Valparaiso, on the 14th of August, and Rio de Janeiro, on the 23d of September, having on board on freight 1,750,000 dollars on merchants' account.. The Nereus store ship, Master Com mander Bateman, was the only ship she left at Valparaiso, the Commander-in-Chief, Rear Admiral Seymour, having sailed in the Collingwood, 80 guns, and taken with him the corvette Modeste, 18 guns, Commander Baillie, to Otaheite, to meet the Admiral of the French squadron, and arrange respecting the indemnity to Mr. Pritchard, the British Consul ; after this arrangement Sir George Seymour had notified his intention of sailing to the Sandwich Islands, thence to California, and the western coast of Mexico. The America, 50, Captain the Hon. J. Gordon, was, on the coast of California, about to visit the British settlements on the north-west coast of America. The Frolic, 16, Commander Hamilton, had proceeded to meet the Admiral at the Sandwich Islands. The Talbot, 26, Captain Sir T. Thompson, Bart., was hourly expected at Valparaiso from Otaheite when the Thalia left. The Fisgard, 42, Captain Duntze, was at Callao, and Captain Duntze had hoisted a broad pendant as Commodore of the second-class, being left senior officer on the coasts of Chili and Peru during the absence of Admiral Seymour. The Salamander steam-sloop, Commander Hamond, was stationed at Otaheite ; the Cormorant steam-sloop, Com mander Gordon, had gene to Panama to meet the June mail from England ; the Daphne, 20, Captain Onslow, had gone to Navigator's Island nth Mr. and Mrs. Pritchard, whence she would proceed to New Zealand, in consequence of ac counts having reached the Admiral of the alarming state of that colony. Lieutenant Hunt, and the crew of the Basilisk ketch, were in the Talbot, on their way to Valparaiso, en route to England from Otaheite. The Thalia brings home dispatches from the British Minister at the Brazilian Court, Mr. Hamilton, and letters from Rio Janeiro to the 22d of September, by which we learn that the Reistance troop ship, Commander Patey, had arrived at Rio prior to the above date, with the 45th Regiment on board, originally destined for the Cape of Good Hope, but on her arrival at Rio she was ordered to sail with her troops for Monte Video direst, and she sailed on the 14th of September. This alteration in the destination and service of these troops was consequent upon orders waiting the arrival of the Resistance in the Cyclops steam-sloop brought from England by Captain Lapidge, 30 days from Plymouth. On the Ist of September, in hit. 54 14 S., long. 59 22 W., the Thalia spoke 'the Julius from Valparaiso for Hamburgh ; oa the 22d of October, in lat. 19 42 N., long. 36 32 W., spoke the American ship Splendid, from Liverpool for Mobile; on the 29th of October, in lat. 29 59, berg. 37 29, spoke the Dutch brigantine De Vrow Elizabethe, No. R. 183, from Rot terdam for Havannah, 34 days out; on the 3d of November, off the Island of St. Michael, passed the American ship Saxony, of Boston ; on the 4th spoke, in lat. 37 37, long. 23 41, the Azores packet, 11 days from Plymouth, for St. Michael's ; on the sth, in lat. 38 22, long. 21 27, spoke the Courier, from Greenock, for Jamaica ; on the Bth, in lat. 43 27, long. 15 1, exchanged colours with the American ship Mary Ann Cleaves, of Kentucky, steering to the westward; on the 9th, in lat. 44 27, long. 13, exchanged colours with a Dutch ship, No. 66, and a Dutch brig, No. 635, both out ward bound; on the 10th, in lat. 46 38, long. 10 36, passed the ship Fyfe, outward bound ; on the 12th, off the Start, the ship Auvergne, from Honduras for London ; same day, off Portland, passed her Majesty's ship Juno, 26, Captain Blake, from Spithead for the Pacific direct; on the 14th, off the Needles, passed,a Russian line-of-battle ship and a cor vette bound to Plymouth, believed to be the Ingermanland, with the flag of Vice-Admiral Lulka, having on board the Grand Duke Constantine, second son of the Emperor of Russia; same time, exchanged numbers with the barque Iris, outward bound. The Thalia will come into harbour to-morrow to discharge her freight, after which she will be dismantled and paid off here. The President, 50, Captain Stanley, flag of Rear-Admiral Dacres, made preparations for sailing yesterday morning, but in heaving the anchor she carried away her capstan-a new invention by, and brought forward under the approbation of, Rear-Admiral Bowles, one of the Lords of the Admiralty (!) Workmen were sent out this morning to replace it. She has on board six 9-pounder field pieces, 300 rounds of am munition and gun-carriages, for service at Madagascar. The Geyser steam-sloop, Commander Carpenter, came into harbour yesterday morning to replerish fuel prior to going round to Woolwich to be paid off. She left last night. The Cyclops steam frigate, Captain Lapidge, arrived at Rio on the 11th of September, from Plymouth. The Racer, 16, Commander Reed, sailed from Rio for Monte Video on the 14th of September. The Ajax, 72, will be towed down to Cowes to-morrow, by the Driver steam-sloop, Master Commander Driver, to be converted by Mr. White into a steam guard-ship for this port. Mr. John Fincham, foreman of shipwrights at De vonport Dockyard, has been ordered to Cowes to superin tend her conversion, and Mr. May, inspector of shipwrights, whe superintended the fitting of the Avenger steam-frigate in the river, is appointed acting-foreman of DevonportlYard during Mr. Fincham's absence. PROMOTIONS. Commanders-C. H. M. Buckle (1836), late of the Growler, and John Russell (b.), late of the Ardent steam-sloops, to the rank of Captain. Lieutenant-Henry Harris to be retired Commander on the list of 1830. Second Masters-J. D. Taylor (1830), late of the Ferret; W. J. Olive and J. Dillon to the rank of Master. Mate-H. D. Graham to the rank of Lieutenant. Midshipmen who have passed their examinations for Lien tenants-Mr. Purvis, of the Excellent, and Mr. A. E. Drum mond, of the Vanguard. APPOINTMENTS. Commander-F. W. Austin, to the Alecto. Lieutenants-Murray, to the Terrible ; J. Hunt (first), and L. B. M'Kinnon, to the Alecto ; Hon. J. R. M. Byng, to the Retribution; A. Tower, to the Shearwater. Master-J. D. Taylor, to the Aleeto. Surgeon-Dr. Rutherford to the China convict-ship. Purser-C. H. Niblett, to the Alecto. Second Master-T. W. Sulivan, to the Medusa. Assistant-Surgeons-R. Sparrow and D. M'Bride, to the Caledonia, for service at Plymouth Hospital ; T. C. Millar, to the Lizard; Dr. Main, to the Poictiers. Mate-J. C. W. N. Taylor, to the Trafalgar. Naval Cadet-The Hon. - Chetwynd, to the President. SHEERNESS, SATURDAY.-The Blenheim, 72, having been stripped of her copper and poop, was towed to Blackwell on Thursday, by the Monkey steamer, to be fitted by the Messrs Wigrams as a steam guard-ship. The La Hogue, 72, passed out from Chatham yesterday in tow of two steamers, also for Blackwell, where she is to be fitted by the same contractors. The Dee, steam transport, called in here on Tuesday from Woolwich, and took some supernumeraries on board for Ports mouth. The Ocean, 80, has all her guns and heavy stores on board, and being complete, with the exception of a few light jobs connected with the cabin fittings, will be discharged from the basin on Monday. The Fury, steam-frigate, will be ready for launching about the 20th of December. A party of caulkers were put to work on her bottom yesterday. The Sampson, steam-frigate, it is rumoured, will be very shortly commissioned by Captain R. F. Stopford, son of Ad miral Sir R. Stopford, Governor of Greenwich Hospital. The Bittern, 16, has been seported ready for the pendant. The Havannah, 20, razee, has again been taken in hand to complete her for the pendant; quarter galleries are being added to her present unsightly stern. Sir W. Burnett, the Director-General of the Medical De partment of the Navy, paid an official visit to the Dockyard on Wednesday, and the Hon. Mr. Fitzroy, with Captain Brandreth, the Director of Engineering and Architectural Works, on Thursday. The latter gentleman also visited the new fortifications going on here under the direction of Captain Alexander, R.E. These works are progressing very rapidly, together with the repairs and alterations of the old fortifica tions. The earth battery now erecting opposite the Dock yard-gate is already carried to a considerable height, and a foundation of concrete is now being laid down in the excava tions which have been made for the musquetry walls, of which there is to be one at each angle, connecting it on the one hand with the old works at the garrison, and on the other with the works extending from the Medway to the Thames; which also are to be put in a state of thorough repair, and the ditch along these works is to be continued around the battery now forming. YORK AND CARLISLE AND DURHAM, WESTMORE LAND, AND LANCASHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. — The Directors of the above Railway Company have at length succeeded in purchasing from the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company, the Haggerleazes branch of the latter railway, from West Auckland to Cockfield-fell, thus securing the influence and assistance of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Company, as well as getting several miles of railway, already made over a difficult country. ARRIVAL OF THE GRAND DUKE CONSTANTINE OF RUSSIA.—For several days the arrival of his Imperial High ness the Grand Duke Constantine, second son of the Emperor o f R uss i a , h as been expected at Plym outh and Devonport, and the Russian Ambassador, Baron runnow, andsuite, have been staying at the latter place for more than a week in readiness to receive the Grand Duke. About three o'clock on Saturday morning the Russian line-of-battle ship, Ingerman land, and the flag of Vice - Admiral Lulka, of the - Russian service, having his Impenal Highness on board, entered Ply mouth Sound, and just before nine o'clock the Port Admiral, Sir John West, went alongside to pay his respects to the Royal visitor, the Mount Wise battery firing a salute of 17 guns, which compliment was returned by the Russian man-of-war. The Russian Ambassador and suite in the admiral's tender the Sylph, accompanied by the admiral's barge, a short time after proceeded to the ship, and it was expected that the Grand Duke would come ashore, but to the disappointment of a great many persons who had assembled at Mount Wise, his Imperial Highness would not land until Sunday morning. THE MINISTERIAL DIFIPERENCES. — Mr. Cobden in his clever speech at the Birmingham Free-trade meeting, al hiding to the late Ministerial differences, supposes that Sir Robert Peel was for opening the ports, and that the Duke of Wellington opposed it. We believe the truth to be that Sir Robert Peel obstinately adheres to the sliding scale, and we doubt whether it was on this question that the Duke dis agreed with him. The question whether some thousands of the people should perish of want or not is not of sufficient importance to cause a difference between Ministers. They are much more likely to quarrel about so momentous a mat ter as whether Lord Ellenborough should have a place in the Ministry or not; or whether our claims to some barren ter ritory should be carried with a higher hand, and the peace of the world endangered for the pride of insisting on an ex trel.ne and sterile nght.—Exciminer. ACCIDENT TO SIR C. CONSTABLE, BART.—We regret to hear that Sir C. Constable, Bart., while out with the staghounds on Friday, met with an accident which in jured his arm, and prevented his joining the'annual dinner at the Holdernesse Hunt on the following Monday. The injury is not, however, of on alarming nature, and we are happy to understand that the Hon. Baronet is doing well.—Hull Pack/!. ADELAIDE GALLERY.—CURIOUS OLD PAINTING.— We have seen a very fine painting by the great artist Ribera, generally known as Spagnioletti, now exhibiting in the Ade laide Gallery. It is a full-length portrait of the famous St. Anthony of Padua, and its history is very curious. It was purchased from the Pope in 1780, by Archbishop Dillon, Duke of Narbonne, who lied to this country from the horrors of the French revolution, and was interred in St. Pancras old church in 1806. On the Duke's death, this painting became the property of Henry Count Dillon, Commander of the Irish brigade in the French service, who discovered it among the lumber in a garret, from whence it was withdrawn in 1829, and has recently come into the possession of the present pro prietor belonging to the same family, by whom it will be transferred to some of the Catholie Nobility or Hierarchy previously to his embarkation on a distant voyage of dis covery. DEATH OF Ma. BACKHOUSE. -- A considerable pension has reverted to the Crown, in consequence of the demise of John Backhouse, Esq , Under-Secretary of State for the Foreign Department during the administrations of the Earl of Liverpool, Mr. Canning, the present Earl of Ripon, and Earl Grey. Mr. Backhouse died at his resi dence, in Hans-place, peeitieue..observer, on Thursday, after a lengthened DREADFUL FIRE and LOSS of LIFE IN FINSBURY. On Sunday morning, between twelve and one o'clock, a fire of considerable extent broke out on the premises termed the St. Agnes-le-Clair Baths, at the north-cast angle of Ta bernacle-square, Finsbury, and which, we regret, to state, was attended with the loss of two lives, under circum stances of a very distressing character. The premises were old, being principally composed of wood, and some years since were much resorted to for bathing. Latterly, however, they were divided by a thin lath and plaster partition, one portion being occupied by a Mrs. Moore, the proprietress of the baths, which were at the rear of the dwelling house, and the other by Mr. C. Peel, as a coffee-shop. The fire was discovered about half-past twelve o'clock by the police-con stable on duty in the square, who, perceiving a quantity of smoke issuing from the parlour shutters of the baths, instantly proceeded to alarm the inmates by knocking at the door and springing his rattle. The residents were quickly aroused to a sense of their danger, and on attempting to make their escape by the staircase, found it impossible, owing to the dense body of smoke that was rising from the lower part of the building. They immediately hastened to the back windows that overlooked a narrow thoroughfare that led to the rear of the baths, and an adjoining public-house called the Angel and Crown. Here their critical position was in stantly discovered, they were desired to wait a few moments for the arrival of the escape and other ladders, which were on the way to the fire. Ere they reached the scene several of the terrified inmates jumped to the ground, but those at the more lofty windows were persuaded still to wait a few mo ments longer, when they would be rescued. The ladders were at length brought to the spot, and after several had been got out of the burning property, active measures were adopted to preserve Mr. C. Moore, a son of the proprietress, his wife, and their little boy,who were supplicating for assist ance at one of the uppermost windows, looking towards Pit field-street. Mr. Moore succeeded in making his escape, and on gaining the ground was perfectly exhausted—his unfortu nate wife, however, and child perished, the body of smoke being so dense as to completely overpower them. He states that he used every means to preserve them, and if he had waited a minute longer in making his retreat, he must have perished also. During this period the inmates of Mr. Peel's coffee-house fortunately escaped by the front door, and Dear man, the constable, very prudently prevented the street door of the baths being broken open until the arrival of ad ditional assistance and the engines—a step which, probably pre vented a greater loss of life. The Shoreditch parish engines and those of the brigade from the Whitecross-street station were the first to reach the scene of destruction, but in conse quence of *the combustible character of the premise', the flames extended with fearful rapidity over them. Water from the main was flowing abundantly, and every endeavour was made to preserve some portion of the property. Other engines kept arriving alongside the blazing building, and in less than twenty minutes a powerful force was in operation, under the direction of Mr. Braidwood, the superintendent of the fire brigade. All hope, however, of saving the premises was given up, therefore the exertions of the firemen were directed to the preservation of the adjoining buildings—the Angel and Crown, belonging to Mr. Gurney, on the one side, and Mr. Beeson, a potato-dealer„ on the other. In this they succeeded. The flames were gradually subdued, and by three o'clock they were. safely got under. The firemen kept play ing upon the ruins, however, which were sufficiently cooled by five o'clock to allow a search being made for the missing bodies. On the floor of the apartment in which Mrs. Moore, jun., was last seen were found her remains considerably dis figured, and in the course of an hour afterwards those of the child were discovered close by. Shells being procured, the bodies were removed to a neighbouring house to await an in quest, which will be held this day. How the fire originated is at present a mystery. It is supposed by Mrs. Moore, however, to have been caused by some embers from cigars, as there had been parties smoking in the coffee-rooms the previous evening. Since the above was written the subjoined statement has been made by the undernamed sufferer : Mr. Charles Moore, husband of the deceased, said that he retired to rest with his wife on Saturday night last, about half-past eleven o'clock or twenty minutes before twelve. His wife's son, a youth about twelve years of age, named George Hall, was also in bed in the same room. Having been asleep for a few minutes he (Mr. Moore) was awakened by his wife, who expressed her fears that a fire had hap pened. She also asked him whether he did not hear the people knocking at some door and calling " Fire 1" Having listened for a minute or so he became convinced that an out break had occurred somewhere, from the fact of his hearing the springing of rattles and repeated knockings at the street door. He jumped up immediately and got out of bed, laying hold of his wife and dragging her at the same time to the door, calling also as loudly as he was able to her son to get up and follow them. Upon opening the room-door a large body of smoke and flame met them upon the staircase and compelled them to return to the bed-room. Upon re-entering he closed the door, hoping to be able to get out of the window and procure a ladder, so that he might be instrumental in saving his wife and child, and any other of the inmates with whom he might meet. Having opened the window, he was about to jump out, when some one cried out, " For God's sake, don't jump out; wait a minute, and I'll try to get a ladder." Being apprehensive that if he stayed 'longer his wife would perish, he leaped from the window, and fell upon what he has since been informed was a water-butt. He had since been insensi ble, nor could he recollect what afterwards took place at the fire. He had not the least idea how the fire originated. It was not from gas, because none was ever burned on the pre mises; the baths are lighted with oil. The police-constable on the beat, 173 G, states that he was passing on the opposite side of the road when the outbreak occurred. He instantly gave the alarm, and sprang his rattle for assistance. Having got the front door opened, he attempted to ascend the staircase, but the force of the fire was so fiercely strong and the smoke so dense that it was impossible to do so. He then went to the rear of the pre mises, and at that moment he saw Mr. Moore fall from the window with his head upon the water-butt, as previously described. The constable then conveyed the sufferer to the New Tariff public-house. The following is a copy of the OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE DAMAGE. "Nov. 16, 1845 12 30 A.M.—Fire at the Agnes le Clair, swimming, Su, baths, 3, Tabernacle-square, Shoreditch , occupied by Mrs. R. M. Moore, landlord Messrs. Roper and Moore, Thornton-heath, Croydon ; cause unknown. Fire broke out in the front parlour, ground floor. Nearly the whole of the front dwelling-house is consumed, as well as the contents therein, and the roofs of the baths at the back damaged by fire and water; extinguished by firemen. Three Brigade, the West of England, and the parish engines present; 81 assistants employed; building insured in the Royal Exchange; contents not known if insured. Two lives lost, and several of the inmates severely burned. "No. 3. Charles Peel, coffee-house-keeper (adjoining), house gutted, and the whole of the contents of a seven or eight roomed house destroyed; contents insured in the Phoenix; building in the Royal Exchange. " Tabernacle-square (no number) Henry Gurney, licensed victualler; side front considerably damaged ; part of the roof in the spirit-room, bar, and back parlour materially injured by fire, water, and smoke : contents insured in the Sun, building in the Phoenix fire-office. " No. 2, Tabernacle-square, Mr. George Beeson, potato dealer, &c.; window-frames damaged on the first floor back ; roof off, and sheds damaged : insured in the Royal Ex change." The calamitous *vent has caused throughout the neigh bourhood the most intense sensation ; and throughout the whole of Sunday the ruins were besieged by persons anxious to ascertain the fate ofthe sufferers, an the state of the ruins GREAT FIRE IN TURKEY. One-half of the town of the Dardanelles has been de stroyed by fire. At half-past eleven A.M. of the 25th October the fire commenced in the Greek quarter, a gale of wind from the north-east blowing at the time. Although it was so early in the day, and 2,000 Turkish troops, with twelve fire-engines, were on the spot as soon as the alarm was given, it was impossible to stop the ravages of the all-con suming element, and twenty houses were destroyed before any efficacious aid was given. Much might have been done had the engines been in good order ; but, owing to the gross neglect of Ibrahim Pacha, the governor of the town, not one of them could be made to work. Had it not been for the assistance of two Turkish Colonels with a handful of soldiers, and the European residents, who occupied them selves in pulling down houses, and regulating the scanty supply of water, the fire would never have been arrested in its progress. The presence of the Pacha was of little use, as his commands being enforced by the whip, no one would work with good will. This terrible fire was not subdued until half-past two A.M. of the 27th, having lasted 39 hours. The whole of the Greek and Jewish quarters, with the exception of about 40 houses, one-half of the Armenian quarter, about 100 Turkish houses, three mosques, a synagogue, 100 shops, and a large bath, have fallen a prey to the flames. At least 600 houses have been destroyed, and as in many of them four to five families lived together, there are about 1,200 families without a home. Of this number, one-half have taken refuge in the barracks and two adjoining villages, 300 have found an asylum in the remaining, part of the town, and the rest are exposed to the inclemency of the weather, or are sheltered for the time being in tents, The misery is very great, and the winter approaching. A sub scription was immediately set on foot by those who were fortunate in escaping, but will afford only a temporary relief, as most of the families have been rendered completely desti tute. It is to be hoped that the Sultan will send succour before long, and that charitably disposed persons will be in duced to raise contributions in Constantinople, and in dif ferent parts of Europe, for the relief of the poor people. These evil consequences might have been avoided had Ibrahim Pacha paid attention in time to the earnest and often repeated requests of the consuls that the fire-engines in his charge should be kept in good order and frequently exercised. All classes of people regretted the unavoidable absence at the capital of the military commandant, Thussein Pacha, and there is but little doubt that, had he been present, under his able management, added to their veneration for his estimable qualities, his commands would have been obeyed with alacrity, and the fire would never have made such awful ravages. RAMSGATE.—The immense quantity of herrings caught here within the last few days has exceeded all former herring catches on this coast. Government has determined upon making a great harbour of refuge at Dover, and the works will be commenced at an early period. VICTORIA PARIL—The operations for the forma tion of the new park may be considered at an end for the present season, and much disappointment is manifested that planting has not been commenced. The operations of the year have, however, been extended to the completion of the park palings and iron railing, to the erection of a neat and commodious lodge entrance from Bishop Bonner's fields, whilst the handsome bridge adjacent is nearly finished. SEIZURE FOR EASTER DUES AT NETHERTON.-011 Wednesday last the agent of the Rev. Lewis Jones, Vicar of Almondbury, made a seizure upon the property of John Beaumont, of Netherton, by trade a weaver, having a family of seven children, but who, it appears, had for conscience sake refused to pay the sum of ls. 7d. due to this functionary for Easter-offerings. The original demand had augmented to 155., is consequence of expenses; to meet which four chairs, valued at 165., and the poor man's Bible, were taken away from him. To show a contrast between the spiritual and temporal officers of the Church, we may mention that this type of apostolical succession was engaged at the same time the officer was conveying Beaumont's goods away, in assisting the Bishop of Ripon at the consecration of the new church of St. Lake's, Milnsbridge. THE WATCH TRADE.—In the table of restrictions and prohibitions with respect to the exportation of goods and merchandise from any part of the United Kingdom to foreign parts, set forth in the 104th section of the Regul a tion Act, of the 3d and 4th William IV., cap 52, the provisions of which are re-enacted in the Bth and 9th Vic., cap. 86, of the past session, clocks and watches, that is to say, any outward or inward box, case, or dial plate of any metal, without the movement in or with such box, case, or dial plate, in every instance, made up fit for use, with the clock or watch maker's name engraven thereon, in a legible and permanent manner, are prohibited to be so exported from the United Kingdom ; and by the 31st section of the Act of the 3d and 4th William IV., cap. 53, re-enacted, in the 32d section of the Bth and 9th Vic., cap. 87, of the past session, any goods prohibited to be exported, which shall be brought to any wharf, quay, or other place for ribislenti al WO& LA W INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov. 17. Continued indisposition prevented the Lord Chancellor sitting to-day. ROLLS' COURT, Nov. 17. His Lordship sat at half-past ten o'clock. STOCKEN V. DAWSON. Mr. KLNDERSLEY replied to the arguments of the counsel on the opposite bide. Mr. Gordon followed on the same side. The case occupied the whole of the day, and was postponed tall to-morrow. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT, _Nov. 17. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOROf ENGLAND.) His Honour took motions, causes, exceptions, and further directions to-day. WHITEHEAD V. BENNETT. This case came before the Conrt upon motion on behalf of the plaintiff for a receiver of the estates of the testator in the cause, a gentleman of the name of Barker, who died in the year 1834, leaving several daughters, and possessed of real property to the extent of 4,000 1 . a year, and leashold to the amount of 5001. a year. 'rile property of the testator was situate near Manchester, and by bis will he appointed the defendant, Mr. Robert Bennett, a solicitor of that town, and three other persons, his executors. The defendant Mr. Ben nett, who married one of the daughters of the testator, al me proved the will and acted. The plaintiff, who had married another of the daughters of the testator, not feeling satisfied at the course adopted by the defendant, filed his bill for the administration of the testator's estate, and a decree was obtained for that purpose. The plaintiff still feeling dissatisfied with the course pursued by Mr. Ben nett, made the present application'for a receiver. At the suggestion of Counsel the case was ordered to stand over till to-morrow, for the purpose of seeing whether the parties could not come to some satisfactory arrangement among themselves. SMITII W. NVARDE This case came before the Court upon further directions 'and costs. The bill was filed by two of the infant daughters of the late Sir Lionel Smith, Governor of the Mauritius, against Mrs. Warde, a married daughter of the late Sir Lionel Smith, the present Sir Lionel Smith, his son, and two relatives of the family, named Pottinger, who were appointed guardians of the children, and also Sir Henry Pottinger. By the statements in the bill it appeared that Sir Lionel Smith died in the Mau ritius in 1842, and his lady expired three days after him. Mrs. Warde, one of the defendants, married a clergyman belonging to the Government at the Mauritius, and under the care of Mrs . Warde and her husband the other children of Sir Lionel were brought to this country. Sir Lionel, after giving to his wife and children certain sums, directed the residue to be divided among them equally. Under these circumstances the principal question for the judgment of the Court was what were the rights of the infant plaintiffs in respect of the investment of 12,0001. 3 1 4 per Cent.—whether Sir Lionel took that amount absolute, or whether it formed part of the residuary estate of the testator. The case appears likely to occupy some days, the principal gentlemen of the bar being engaged in it. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) RAWLINGS V. MOSS. The defendant again came into Court on exceptions to the Master's report. All now in dispute was certain professional charges made by Mr. Moss, who was also a trustee on the es tee. The arguments on this subject occupied the attention of the Court throughout the day, but are entirely void of any general interest•. His HONOUR said, as to allowing the professional charges incurred by the plaintiffs before Mr. Moss became trustee he had little reason to hesitate, but take other items of costs and claims, though they were in such a state of confusion that he could hardly hope to arrive at a conclusion on them, lie would again give his consideration. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Nov. 17. (Sittings in Banco.) JONES V. CARTER. DERBY LorrEmEs.—Counsel moved for a rule for a new trial on the ground of misdirection. The facts of the case were to this effect :—A person named James had subscribed 53. to what is called a Derby Lottery, held in a house in the Haymarket, which subscription was entered in the name of Lord Collingwood. The lottery proposed to pay 20/. for the first horse, and 81. for the seeond. The ticket taken by James he transferred to the plaintiff Jones, who sued for the 8/. In that action the jury found for the defendant, on the ground that the contract was made by James and not Jones, and that therefore the defendant had not been aware that he had made any contract with the plaintiff. After a long argument, the Court said it would defer judgment. DOE, IN DEMISE OF COX, V. AUSTIN. This case was tried before Mr. Justice Mattison, and a mo tion for a new trial was now made, on the ground of misdi rection to the jury. The facts of the case were these :—Cox held certain premises from the governors of a foundling hos pital, and there were certain covenants in the lease, a breach of any of which would destroy the lease. Cox let the pre mises to another tenant, who converted the premises into a beer-shop, whereupon the Foundling Hospital trustees brought an ejectment against Cox. Counsel contended that them was a waiver of the covenant by Cox, inasmuch as that the premises had been converted into a shop, and so used for fifteen years, and therefore he could not bring an ejectment against the under tenant.—Rule refused. DOE V. ANGEL. This was a case which was involved in a good deal of ob scurity; and the whole question was as to whether the de fendant was the lineal descendant of a man named Angel, who died nearly two hundred years ago, leaving a will, worded in most curious and rather amusing language. It contained provision: to the effect that " nobody but an Angel should inherit the estate, to the end of time ; that if the male issue of the last male inheritor should fail, then another Angel should inherit ; that a female in the course of time did inherit, but that she was an Angel, inasmuch as that the will commanded that, no matter how names by inter marriages might be altered, still the parties could only in herit by changing and becoming Angels; that they did so change accordingly, and therefore all the inheritors were Angels," &c., &c. Counsel for plaintiff then entered at great length . into a statement of the Angel pedigree. The principal question was this, whether an entry which appeared in the burial registry of Cleave Prior, recording the death of a Thomas Angel, many years ago, was identical with an entry which appeared in the baptismal registry of Crowes, in Worcestershire, or rather whether the Thomas Angel, whose name appeared in the one, as having been born at Crowes, was the same person whose death is recorded in the other as having taken place in Cleave Prior. Counsel produced the registry of the death, which had all the appearance of a very ancient document, and exhibited the entry in question, which contended that unless it could be proved that the entry was a forgery, his Learned Friend could make out no case by which to disturb the verdict that had been had for the plaintiff, after a trial of the case which occupied two days before a special jury. The arguments had not concluded when we went to press, nor are they likely 'to be brought to a close before two days. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 17. (Sitting in Banco.) SMITH V. HOLMES. This was an action for false imprisonment, which the defendant justified, under a capias ad satisfaciendum, issued out of the Court of Queen's Bench, to which the plaintiff replied, setting up certain proceedings in the Irish General Insolvent Act, and an order of the Irish Court of Insolvency for his discharge under that Act. To this replication the defendant demurred, and the case now came on for argu ment. Mr. V. RictrAnDs appeared in support of the demurrer, and reminded the Court that the question they had to con sider was, whether the replication was a justification of capias ad satisfaciendum —was good or bad in law. Now he contended that it was not, because the capias bad been legally and properly issued out of one of the superior Courts, and the proper course for the plaintiff to have pursued would have been to go before a judge, and show that the capias bad been irregularly issued. Instead of doing this, however, he had brought the present action for a false imprisonment; and he contended for the defendant that he had done so wrongfully. There was a larger ques tion involved in this case ; namely, whether the Irish Insol vent Act could extend to this country; but for the present he should abstain going into that point. Mr. MARTIN, Q.C., supported the replication, and cited the Irish Insolvent Act, which expressly prohibited the arrest of any person in respect of any debt from which he had been discharged by that Act, and, therefore, he contended that the replication was good in law. The LORD CHIEN' BARON then gave judgment. It had long ago been laid down, that in many cases parties were exempted from arrest ; but they had clearly no right, in the event of their being arrested or their goods distramed upon, to bring an action for false imprisonment or trespass. He took that view of the present case, fully convinced that the Insolvent Acts, both of England and Ireland, only exempted parties who had been discharged under its provisions from arrest, and gave them no right of action. It might be said, then, that the insolvent had no remedy against an arrest, but this was not so, for he had the privi lege and the power to apply to the court issuing the writ to have it set aside and quashed, on the ground of irregularity. He was clearly, therefore, of opinion that the demurrer was good; and, of course, the judgment of the Court must be fur the defendant. The remainder of the Court concurred in his Lordship's view of the case, and judgment was recorded accordingly. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 17. REGISTRATION APPEALS. Their Lordships this day resumed the hearing of the apr peals from the decisions of the Revising Barristers. The first case taken was that of BARTON V. ASHLY, which was the fifth on the list, four having been entered into on Thursday. The appellant in this case had objected to the name of the respondent being placed on the list of voters, but it was represented on the part of the respondent that the notice of objection sent to the overseer of the parish did not contain a sufficient description of the respondent's place of abode. The Revising Barrister was of opinion that the notice was void. On the part of the appellant it was represented that as no inconvenience had resulted from the informality, that it was in this case unimportant. A case was cited, in which the Court held that the addition of certain unnecessary words to a notice did not render the notice invalid, because no incon venience could result from the use of those words. The COURT were of opinion, that though there was no in convenience resulting from the informality, that there might have been, but for extra attention on the part of the over seers, and that the informality rendered the notice invalid, though in this case no inconvenience occurred. WOOD V. THE OVERSEERS OF WILLESDEN. The appellant in this case had objected to the vote of a Mr. Thorne, on the ground that the description of that gentle man's qualification, as given in the list of the respondents, was insufficient, Mr. Thorne's qualification being set forth as being in Nearden, in the parish of Willesden, whereas it ought to be " Nearden Grove," &c. After hearing Mr. Cockburn for the appellant, and Mr. Arnold for the respondents, TheirloßDsmrs decided that the description was suffi cient, and affirmed the judgment of the barrister. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. CLERKEIVWELL. John'Adeock and William Delmarwere charged with ringing the door-bell, and disturbing the inmates of Manor-house, New ington. A constable of the N division deposed that, on Sunday night last, he saw the prisoners "larking," knocking at doors, ringing bells, and other gentletban-like practices. The houses at which they knocked were the most respectable in the neighbourhood. They proceeded to Mr. Lebard's bell,which they rung so violently as to terrify the inmates. Having rang until they were tired, they laughed heartily at the affright and alarm they had produced and then ran away. The police pursued and arrested them. Mr. Lebard of the Manor-house said, himself and family were aroused from sleep by the knocking, which, from its violence, they believed fire was the occasion of. They had of late been much terrified by similar practices. Mr. GREENWOOD said that for a length of time the inha bitants of Woburn-square (in which he resided) were MIA almond 17 VW idad of casluct, Win pluto IrN ad he im now of frequent occurrence in the square, though Thee . repeatedly called the attention of the police to it A ti habitants of the square had complained to him, a nd reci hthe him to put it down, but he could only do so throl epos, police An officer in plain clothea was placed on th e belle but still the nuisance was continued. Gentletnen sletitiy wer3 destroyed, and himself and family were . ~.freq' lie aroused from sleep by violent ringing or Weil l "' would fine prisoners by each. d ir o Sergeant Dyer promised to attend to Mr. Greell remarks. _—______-_r___-_---_--------.2..--- O) MARKET NEW S.--(yEsTERD CORD7,-EZCZELLIWOa, ~.e . f o r oel The past week's arrivals of Wheat of home prone ~4 . 0 6 market were on a very moderate scale, but thoses ''' Al hat On other kinds of GI ain, except Malt, were soma' ~.a in A nd increase, and of full average quality. Of foraigl up secerAl Flour the receipts were by no means large. Fres u r,, w ell gg parcels cf English Wheat came to band, coastwise, ':: 30 01 by land carriage, yet the supply on offer was 1)3',, mist ea large. It being now pretty well aacerlalnFu i t dir immediate change will be made in the v . 5 „. ties on foreign Wheat, the demand for - steadt parcels o both Red and White Wa s r i e e o at, in :Aline f instances, a triffing advance in the Wren n ..., by tabled on this day se'nnigbt. As the imp rovenle tio t l; Thi e d no means general, we cannot alter our cllw ts h - c i a Orel middlino- and inferior kinds of English Wheat--w 1 , i b e qao' the bulk of the supply—were somewhat inactive, Yo'_ as D ot tations ruled about stationary ; still a clearann ;h . fot effected. The show of free Foreign Wheat was bar kinas, the finest parcels we had a fair inquiry ; but, is __. j o g tO next to nothing was doing. In Corn under lock, " ye, the firmness on the part of the ireP°r ters ',,lif ' ll little was transacted at late rates. The snip s ge- English Barley being considerably more than oh quate to meet the wants of the dealers, the trade li all clesetiptions was exceedingly dull, at a decline 0 'nett per quarter in the quotations, and a large quanta,' re u lk unsold at the market's close. Notwithstanding the 1, ! et of Malt on offer was small, the Malt trade rule d _.,. um t ese l 's prices were about stationary. Since the returns Were up on Friday, about 20,000 quarters of Irish, all Oil quarters of foreign Oats, have come W b 5 1401 41119 large addition bad a depressing influence upon thy , e ,.. 111 the quotations suffered a decline of quite is per cluacted, Beans, only a moderate amount of business was tri;• - • liet yet, prices were supported. White Peas were Is to et; other kinds were quite as dear. In Flour, next to . _ 3 7: - was doing. The Seed market was steady , at full F lu ' CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASUB B . 3 500 314 Wheat—Essex & Kent, Mait—chevalier• ••• ~ _ o Red, New .. .. 54s to 66s Oats—Yorkshire sT i " 2 46 %,, Di tt o,White, Old.. 58s 71s Lincolnsh., f e '" •• 26s i• Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe • • ..... •,, . ni coin, Red. •• .. 548 58s Ditto, White.. •• - 568 60a Yong: l :U m : k ali . c.1.C.°,..• 290970 32;i: Irish, Red •••• • • • • 52s 58s Cork, White. •••• 05 450 Ditto, White .•• • .. 56s 60s Scotch, Feed. •". 40 504 aye —Old ...... .. 35s 37s Beans—Tick • ..... •• , 42 5 440 New. •• • • ..... •• • 34s 36s Pigeons •• • •'"' • . 42s 0 Barley—Grinding .•• . • 27s 30s Pease —Grey• • • ...... . 43 5 56e Malting .••.• . • •• 32s 35s Maple ••••• ** • • 5 0, 601 Chevalier .• • • .... 35s 37s White .••••' • •• .: 5 55 605 Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •" • mad • ''', 50 450 folk .•.... .• 56s 58s Flour—Town-e... 0 , 1 , Brown .•• • • • ..... Sis 54s Suffolk • - .... _,,•• ;.,, 4841 ° Kingston and Ware 62s 64s Stockta & lio.°"" 461 FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND: 420050 Wheat—Dantzic s4s to 65s Beans ••••••• • • • • • • , 46 0 3 0 $ Hamburgh •• . • :S , A Barley • 22s 288 Flour—American ••• •. 300 Oats -New • •• 26s 28s Baltic .......... S eed .. - -,1011 SMXTEPIELD. to J P itilli The past week's importations of live stock i n to . have consisted of 269 Beasts and 333 Sheep, front c urg h, if i t ; and Harlingen, together with 26 Oxen from Ili ° oate r bo for the most part, middling condition. At OS fro j3O about 200 Beasts and Sheep have been received socl continent. We had an offer, 150 foreign 13ess„, t8 „, p res,l if j Sheep, the whole of which found buyers, at front ll . l 'v ott,.. r . h e quotations, The following statement, deri-ved , m . ee I" . sources, shows the total imports during the last 1"-- 1845 ~ ending on the 10th of October : ,- , 37. 1843 1844 ....., 2, 283 • ..••• ,}l O6 Oxen and Bulls Cows Calves . . .... 6,,- Sh ee p L am b s Swine and Hogs Fresh up from our own grazing districts the jot, Beasts were, even the time of year considered, 'veri,l,o,sbrvof and of poor quality, owing to which the Beef trade v lei of at an advance in the quotations obtained on W ild Nit r o quite 4d per Sibs., and at which a good cles llllc , - bort':re fected. From the northern counties about 1,41-r',.." ; ,0 t ( " te ' pt came fresh to hand, while from the eastern the 10i,e.; ceived 150 Scots , : and short horns; front to fo and Midland Counties, 400 Herefords, Devon% `,ls; ', 31 , from other parts of- England, 300 of various breilieptio, Scotland, 90 Scots ;land from Ireland, 150 Beasts'. 50041 ber of Sheep beinF i small, the Mutton trade lve D i ce., co r active, and full prices were obtained in every inst7,oea o p Veal trade was somewhat active, at -Friday 's l'isS ° rencies. In Pigs a full averageamount of busines s at late rates. to Per Blbs. to s _ (1 , 4 ' 6 ll ' 0 0 tc, 4 „ 1 Inferior Beasts 2 8 210 Second quality '', 4,, ",,,, ,4 8 8 Second quality ditto 3 0 3 4 Coarse-woolledcul 41 0 i Prime large Oxen. • 3 6 310 S out hd ow niVediw, _- 4 ) Prime Scots ~ 0 Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs •••• • 4 ' sl 0 Prime small ditto Suckling Calves —lB 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs : 0 0 Luferior Sheep • • . 3 4 310 Lambs ••••• • • • • PIO' SUPPLY AT MARKET. Sheep. 1 Calves. I 23,490 71 ...• 1 034: 1 is• 8 l 1 NEVTGATE AND LEADEN the 0,0 From Scotland and different parts of England 0,04 of slaughtered Meat up to these markets in t h :01 1 9 have been limited for the time of year, though et_ via o' l quality. The supplies of London killed Meat 4.43 ,0 44 ,4 0 off the general demand has ruled steady, and the " I . f o re' have had an upward tendency. A few carcasee,°. beasts and sheep have found buyers at extrema raw' o l , , 4 , At per stone, by the Carcase . 8. d• t 311 s. d. to s. d. . 3 6 , 4 , j Beef, inferior. ••• .• 2 6 2 8 Mutton, inferior • 4 v • I middling —•. 2 10 3 0 Middl ing. : 4 ti 4 4 prime large •• 3 2 3 4 prime •• • 3 ' ) prime small .. 3 6 3 8 Pork, large• •••• • • 1 4 ' Veal•• ••••••••• • • • 3 10 410 small ... •• " • Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. vvEK• re ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST i•- - es 11 CAW 3 1 Beasts Sheep ,0 35 300 -- ', - . ___ ink tile offal. Beats. 3,230 Yorkshire ...................... 40 290 -- nO Lincolnshire • • • • • • • • • • • ....... • • 27 120 Norfolk • ... • • • • • • • • • • • ... • • • • • • 20 Suffolk .• - - •• •• •• •• •• •• 30 - 1.0.t.', 70 __ 150 60 --- Cambridgeshire •• •••••.•• • • • • • • 37 100 Essex • ....... ............... 40 120 ',' s o 60 Surrey .. . ............... Devonshire .. ••••••••• • • • • • • • • 34 iie 60 go Wiltshire •..•• • .. ••• • . Other parts .••••. • • • • • • ........ 60 150 "" v v. Total ..............333 1,490 410 t Previous week's arrival...... 453 1,990 " 50 114 tt Difference since our last •• • • 100 500 0 sti, 'OO 4 BOROUGH AND SPITAX.II%.-_,-4 cliol. r e' O,A About 300 tone of Potatoes have been irnplL e t h„'0 1 ; week, from Hamburgh, Rotterdam, and some of ,bien,' ports, in good condition, and which have been for storing. Several cargoes have arrived frenl,„loos of England, the best of which have sold at 90 5 "„ - r ice 9 ' ton—other kinds being disposed at miserably 1o4c1" BOROUGH HOP MAIitICWOUII Choice Hops, of the present year's growth, are 0, request, at fully previous quotations. In other es'lu" moderate business is doing. The supply of all is comparatively small. New Hops :—Sussex re e Sicl,„ 19 1 to 7/5s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 61 lOs to 71 105 ; 0 i$ 7l to 9l 9s. Yearlings :—Sussex Pockets, 61 65 Wealds, 6110 s to 71; Mid Kents, 6/ 15s to 71100. to il WOOL. . ,ce)t dirt The imports of Wool into London during the i',oo d itto! been extensive, viz., 117 bales from Bombay; '4O O (rot from South America ; 399 ditto from Algoa BsY„,; alit ° l e; from Hamburgh ; 560 ditto from Port Philip; 6"ajtt°,,g Taganrog; 206 ditto from Mazagan ; and 6uu bo yis7jer various other quarters. Privately, very little 00 0 - passing in any descriptions, yet prices may b e :1 about stationary. „p 0 c TALLOW. diffe! ci,4 This market is steady, and although a slight no t i° the quotations of this morning, fine Y. C. on thee' o ey . , cult to obtain at 62s 3d. The arrivals durinF, t b ,, k 0° ti been good, and there are about 3,000 casks in t"'" Tile; Pr which are not included in the stock of this daY,;, he re of Y. C. for the spring months is 42s 9d to 43e. ' 6 01 0L "; th sellers for all the year under 425. Town Tallow i s w ell 3 01; there is a little improvement in the quantity asi 135 quality of the fat, but scarcely equal to the usil e ,bo; this season of the year. Rough Fat, 2s 5d per , Stuff, 20s to 21s; and Smelted ditto, 32s per ar t ' lO st out 4iot° FOREIGN CATTLE, FRUIT, &C.--Sin ee f pre; th e notice, a few days since, of the importation co o ° 01 4 1 : generally from the various usual supplying P„ 0 0: 45 continent of Europe for consumption in this cotni",', B t 13,' valshave been, during the early part of the Pre s _„,' .st"lo' pecially, of a fair average nature. The Dutch stewo-0,00,1,, tavier, from Rotterdam, brought 100 shenl 3, :f r osh, i,j ;s•,4 cows, eight packages of poultry, 49 baskets e ` f go large variety of garden seeds, and an extensive el l oe description of Dutch produce and manufacture. . cargo of this vessel was landed at the St. Katlinite e e whence it was delivered with the usual dispatch. „ j,ive r p ral Steam Navigation Company's vessel Earl ot ci to from Ostend, brought 42 packages of poultry erj o at,, o ol 9 : the produce of Belgium, and a large iblk ak t , " plants, butter, eggs, &c. The same compane_a s j3l‘res bine, from Rotterdam at the Brunswick-wh arf ' ' o ickf o e 9 A brought 123 sheep, 21 oxen, and three cow's , PlaF walnuts, nine packages of poultry, 122 baskets 2 5 peV the description known as the Hamburgh graPe e ' o f th i o of yeast, 69 of fish (an unusually large quantitY t), cle), a large quantity of seeds, cheese, and buttertoond, tensive variety of every other production of ‘l,l Tourist, from Calais, brought a quantity of Pe e d Dutch sailing vessels (the Ondemeemiug et o l e n th e Freeks), both from Harlingen, brought, b The no ati' oxen and cows and 50 sheep, in excellent orde r ' n .bt e;V e ; gian steam-ship Antwerpen, from• Antwerp, bret o os v the tity of smelts. A sailing-vessel (the Neptune), ' o f egg:f lines, brought 17 packages of walnuts and 85 y.B O roduce of France ; and a vessel, called t he , flake, from Jersey, brought 1,440 packages of II quantity of peas, the produce of that island. 0 1 BIRTHS% CO SI' 9 °l On the 11th MEL, at Wargrave, the lady of W • 11 ' 10' of a daughter. del, ti'l d' Aran , fl * On the 1 lth inst., at Leominster Lodge, near .' ft the Rev. E. H. Ravenhill, of a son. t 0 gri. , 10 " On the 12th inst., at Lawn-place, North Bel ° ' of a son. On the 13th inst., at Beech House,' Pendleton , - Ile° 11 1 ,;, p ic °° . , l : the lady of Francis Martin, Esq., of a son. ...,,f 0 of f WP On the 13th inst., at Bloomsbury-square, the ~. 10 o Esq., of a s n. ~,..„ the On the 14th inst., at Rothertield-street, Wing."'" liam Golding, Esq., of a daughter ---------------------,olt°l MARRIED. to W" d gle On the I lth hist., at Guildford, R. G. Ffarmer, V c i'' ote , r pe daughter of the late J. Houghton, Esq. one , i , ~ ..„ 2 * On the 13th inst., at the Rectory Church, Maryle s solid i ter of S. Turner, Esq., of Milton-street, to Char le mont-street, Marylebone. .01 Ist . ' DIED. On the 13th inst., inHans-place,Johti ' Secretary of State for Forei Affairs. On the llth ult., Mrs. Ma ry Horsnaile, of Portul ware-road, aged 55. 13 ' On the 7th inst., in Artillery-place West, rinsbn" u. the late John Smith, Esq. t surgeon. On the I Ith inst., at Harlow, Essex, Captain J.,''1' . „. 9c ;te.: c 0. ,- ' ll On the 13th inst., Henry, the fourth son of Mr.fi r. 0 , Yf o c On the 13th inst., at Seething Wells, Ktngstog , ;:ees On the 14th inst., Mrs. Catherine Carter, Mark-lane, aged 60. 100 d 11 0 °. Yoll' • London : Printed ana Published by MIIRD O Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Sw„ti:,,odals of the Sew'''. to the County of Aliddleoex• A"' 11 1 1140. (11e, t °this 11, q. . 410 kt,l t,