The Sun. — London, England, 1844-10-04 00:00:00

NEWT ton. ic for England,: ning next. Tuesday. Interior, has m the last du ties rQturn to Far rs was opened 011 . His 3fajes t i the papers - a table of ' eio r on irnportatios our. The hicO' h , st 16f. 19c. re a long ace° uol King and Qu e e he Palace bY I, the populsti: F shouts of 'I entered the v, to balcony hero" e national hyr o j ° Cl in testimonf r from Berlin, gi g intended g_, 4 0 0 'onation of JO" tccompany by the EnVe „ kingdom of 1a r of governmer iti , oo ted by the U ll , l , that of Klel . „ . "'" cent of Rector, he denorninstv" Lublin, and 0" state. title ig under the the 16th in whence he il l , Isthmus of Su" China. 4 : rded, on SunaV The first pri° is, aged tvvelll of Angers, or e i and was °Wig,. 5 of absence , '" ;rand prize. ie army, he g‘r. Munich, on 0 : assembled 9, t,,; a bridge in . 0 r were stanchri nearly thirty,, as immediate,: rowned. er, agent of I s with the wa r e !fore the Fre ll he was he resided. expel'.„, French ! If 5 I.eive them 111 4 , French !" cil, but receil )reign, and !Il i( )rding to t•L' tea y Court, grin 1 , enter, an iro e „ !ge from riot" granted, calT r i •dof the Ger , should not relieved V.l' ll in a condiP° Mansion-ho use " of Mr. Ss lo° , e ",i' be incarcerio th tain docume n t' was that it iv io n acting Its, 0 mad ; !d over by of Ibtl°lll' hawking oj ‘d a penalty ,v; , to be perfe% cted under to' given him fo first case of t% . iould adjourn! As on the 5 0 fig into his ° .xt. • sey . at No. 4 + the el who deser w ., +fore Mr. n having k in— pretty .00 defendant wa' extraordin n l red beard all top button , hirt collar as" delicate Wes' ist, denied til l , e had any li t the defers' l 11. to appear I : 0 thinking fit ' Ki with Wi l l named .I° l3 , :ainst w houl , , eturned at L l 3. at WorsloP xamination QD ras charged ° le-spoons, t ll . ll - ifectioner, [ been serve d om, and yvhe ° iter, on going • )d, caught t he • A policete° ll % s whiskers t p t , ime since, f ° ' ted, and 0; had come eg s, and that if had no (MO P )ther charge° Ln y ne Stoic, Brand-stree t, police-0 110 oplitting• f rty years ° I docks, an *s. Ditchbur n ted from 00 1 .obbery. ), and robb ire House 013 • , at a fe' Y lighness to' ,he Watford where the . ng to convey Her Roy SS Josephing Dundas an ' linburgh on y the Righ t on Wed; Lot expected ;ty the ICiD% Ling visit t° arrived ht Hon. 0 " ord Charles► r Ilajesty' o yacht, fro°. Lady Jan e Maynooth• 5 arrived at !ss of Dior' xi at dinner cess t{adii' Talleyrandt ant Nesse"' itry Nesse!', avening honour of h the pre" ?, with the , e in Man' arrived at ;races will ing season* isses Eger e on Wed" ?sten )n, and IV confer . the !hernist; deuce._ .ady ei," but g litt l° . missione rs e mrpose 0, rtain s borough, ithe :Jab' eket - ' 4 l .7,0mp0Y. , er to dr a n rernov,,- .• ion. _ r 1W WA 'IP.' Street is rapidly progressing towards completion. A sewer has been cunstrected for the whole distance, and is now being connected with the Oxford-street and Tot tenham -court-road sewers. It is about 1,800 feet in length, and in depth from the surface fifteen feet, and has been about two months in execution. The workmen are now forming the footpaths on each side of the way, and shortly the gravel which has been excavated in the course of the formation of the sewer will be removed. It is expected that in a few weeks the Commissioners of Woods and Forests will issue their proposals for the erection of the new houses, for which purpose the whole distance will be divided into separate plots of ground. The improvements which have been commenced in Pic cadilly were authorised by an Act passed on the 9th of August last, by which it is provided that the space be tween Bolton -street in the east, and Park-lane on the west, should we widened and improved, and that a por tion of the Green Park should be appropriated for that purpose. Power is given to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests to obtain possession of any property re quirsd to carry out the intention of the Act, and in the schedule, the mansion occupied by Baron Rothschild, and belonging to the Crown, is mentioned as requisite for the improvements. On Wednesday a Court of the Governors and Sub scribers to the Scottish Hospital was held at the Hall of the Scottish Hospital, Crane- court, Fleet-street, to re ceive and confirm the by-laws, &c., Mr. Nisbet in the Chair. A proposition, moved at the previous Court, to insur e the picture of King William the Fourth (by W ilkie) for 300 L, another of M a ry Q ueen o f S cots for 9001, and the whole of them for 6001., was agreed to. Professor Donaldson moved that at a future Court they should insure the pictures for seven years, which would effect a great saving to the Hospital. The by-law were confirmed end adopted. The inquest on the bodies of the sufferers by the fatal explosio n at the Haswell collie r y was resume d on Tues day, and again adjourned. tirolf, L LOYD'S SHIPPING. cloudy, ) OcT. 3 , —Wind —Wind westerly, fresh breeze and DEAL, OCT. 2.—Wind W.N.W., strong.—Arrd. Thetis, Calcutta; Oromocto, SL John's, New Brunswick; Peven port, St. John's, New Brunswick; Jamaica, —; Medora, °t. "alif4 x , ----- ; Favorite, Allen, Ichaboe, for Leith; Charlotte, Grenada ; crania Berg, Jamaica (query Rio Janeiro) ; Princess Alice ' Maue, St. John's, New 13runswick. 14)1SCATE, OCT. 2 . —The Lady Anne, Smith, from Newcastle tO this port, struck the West Pier-head, damaged larboard bow, and is leaky. PORTSMOCTIf, OCT. 2.—Wind W., very squally.— Arrd. Iler Majesty's ship Apollo, Quebec ; Thetis (Danish The war steam er ) , M editerranean, for Copenhagen. M ary, Leighton, of Sunderland, got ashore last night on South Sea Beach, but was assisted off, and brought into harbour, apparently without damage. OFF SaLcomnE, SEPT. 30.—Louisa. Gilts, Havannah; Adler, lloherst, New York ; Wilhelmine, Ilamburgh, for St. Th --""t"s'S ; Clarendon, Forder, Jamaica; Konigs 'auntie, Lor entz i n, St. Jsgo .de Cuba. for Bremen ; Ha /neline, Cronholm, Philadelphia, for Rotterdam. FALMOUTII, OCT. 2 . —Wind W., fresh breezes.—Off, Gannet, Nichol, Syclr.ey,iNS.W. ; William Carey, Dove, Havannah ; Ahagan, Furney, Richmond, for Antwerp. BRISTOL, OCT. 2.—Arrd. Minerva, Furlong, Jamaica ; Mansfield and Yorkshire, Quebec ; Pearl, Earl, New foundland. . SWANSEA, OCT. I.—Arrd. Sumatra, Harvey, Helen Hardy, Smith and Jane, Boyd, Middleton, Cuba. OFF TUE WlGUT.—Charles Norris, West Indies. OFF FILMOUTIL—NicoIas Witzen, Lang, Surinam for Amsterdam ; Harriet, of Sunderland, St. John's, N. B. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 2.—Wind N.W., fresh.—Arrd. Alpha, Hod ;son, Valparaiso; Cestuan, Douglas, Bonny (July 1); Penelope, Ward, Trinidad; Phoenix, Greaves, Antigu a ; Rochdale, Allenby, Jamaica; Jane, Mitchell, Cuba ; Renovation, Stewart, Honduras; Martha Wash ington, Stephens, New Orleans ; Britannia, Smith, St. Andrew's ; Chuffey, Chuffey, ditto ; Calliope, Douglas, Flora *Donald, Laura, and Washington, St. John's, New Brunswi c k ; Alert, Halifax ; Oronoko, Miramichi; nan y,e, Carok e tt, M ontreal ; Abigail, Arethusa, Cove ter, Courtney, Lord Sandon, Mary, Mearns, and St. Abbott, Quebec ; Henry Patterson and Symmetry, N ewfoundland, Off, Tam O'Shanter and Bona Dea. STOCKTON, Sxr.r, 2 3.—Arrd. Lancer, Parker, Quebec. 27. Robert, Allen, Quebec. CowEs, OcT. 2 .—Arrd, Olympe, Ravue, and Spring, Hamilton, If avannah. SOUTIIAMPTON, SEPT. 30.—Arrd. Canova, Wescott, llichebucto. Sld. Dee steamer, West Indies. PORT TALBOT, OCT. I.—The Brunswick, from Southampton, touched in the Breakwater coming in, and afterwards grounded, but came off without damage. LITUAN, OCT. 2.—A round steam-boiler, about thirty feet long, apparently new, has come ashore three miles N. W. of this. CLYDE, SEPT. 2 8.—Sid. Alexander, Johnson, Batavia; Conqueror, Trinidad; Countess Durham, Buenos Ayres; Dryden, Ichaboe; Alceste, Demerara. 30. Lady Falk land, St. John's, New Brunswick. KINGSTOWN, OCT. I.—Arrd. Recovery, Conway, Quebec. OFF CORK, SEPT. 30. —Carena, Woodman, Matanzas; Cynthia Anne, St. John's, New Brunswick. NOTICE TO RULES AND REGULATIONS MARINERS FOR . THE GO VERNMENT OF PARTIES AT ICHABOE. A dispatch has been received at Ll o yd' s f rom J ames Fitzjatnes, Esq , commanding her Majesty's sloop Clio, containing printed regulations and rules for the govern s of all parties residing at the island of Ichaboe, agreed to on board her Majesty's ship Thunderbolt, at Ichaboe, 14th M last,andagreed to and confirmed by Admiralßear- ay_ the Hon. Josceline Percy, C. 8., Com mander-in -CI ' ' nef at the Cape of Good Hope, which can be seen by • parties interested upon application at Lloyd's. WooLwicu.—The Artillery division of the Hon . . Artillery Company, under the command of h Capt r a u i m n Is elin; with Lieutenants Rooke and Lewis, mare edf the Armoury 'Louse, in Finsbury -square, on l.. Tuesday last, and arrived on the practice -ground at ha fpast eleven o'clock, and immediately commenced firing from a battery of light six. commenced at the range of 650 yards, directed towards a target six feet square. , Upwards of sixty rounds were fired with a precision which must have been gratifying to the comtnandino- officer, to whose in troduction of an improved method of drill, this success ful result, so eminently creditable to the corps, is mainly to be attributed. The steady and soldier -like marching and general bearing of the non-commissioned officers and gunners, were much admired by those who wit nessed the progress of the d etachments and the practice of the day. We understand a somewhat interesting native of India, " Mohem Lai," arrived in London by the last overland mail. He is the same who travelled in Central Asia, in disguise, with the late Sir Alexander Burnes, and subsequently with his journal in Calcutta. Since that period he has been devoted to British interests, and was greatly has in effecting the deliverance of our prisoners in A.ffghanistan. We hear he has been re ceived with marked attention by the Chairman of the East India Company, who, after honouring him with a visit, invited him to dinner at his residence. lie will shortly proceed to Scotland, to meet the parents of his late la mented-friend Sir Alexander Burries.—Post. MR; T. E. M. TURTON.---.The above gentleman, who, •it may be recollected, acc mnpanied the late Earl of Durham as his private secretar y to the Canadas, when the latter nobleman sustained the highly responsible o ffice of Governor of those colonies, has for several months been labouring under very severe and painful illnessq, and has been advised by his medical attendants to repair to Malta for the benetlt of his health, where he is now sojourning. The office of Registrar of the Supreme Court of Calcutta, which is at present enjoyed by this Learned Gentleman, is considered to be the most lucrative appointment which the Gover iment can bestow upon an advocate practising at the bar of the above named presidency. BusariEss DowN SOUTll.—Atessrs. J. 11. Bondurant and Co., negro-dealrs at Mobile, Alabama (and two of the most furious Democrats, as the swindling cant is, in that city), inform the Alabama planters that they will not be able to give a high price for human cattle until Texas is admitted into the Union —after which, they feel confident of selling at prices which will satisfy their breeding customers. We insert the regular business card of these distinguished Democrats for the edification of their northern brethren :--" J. 11. Bo' ndurant and Co. will e3nstantly keep on hand a large and well selected lot of young trey keep of all descriptions, which they will sell low for cash. They will also receive and sell negroes on commission. They will occupy the house fornierly occupied by J. E. Zunta, No. G 6, St. Michael street, Mobile. J. H. BONDURANT and J. E. WHITLEY. July, 184"—New York Tribune. SOUTHEND NEW PiEß.—The progress of this con struction is not very rapid, but it bids fair to be com pleted in. the course of the ensuing spring, or early in the summer. Its extraordinary length, stretching out as it does over the shallow bay a distance of a mile and a quarter, renders it an undertaking of much interest. The pier is chiefly supported on cast-iron piles, which are so placed as to lean considerably towards each other, so that when united by the cross-beams and planking, they have most of the properties of an arch, and present thereby the strongest resistance to the pressure of the sea, which in stormy weather runs very high there. At first an attempt was made to drive these iron piles in the fret manner, by the machine which is commonly called ' a monkey," though its play is anything but gentle. !WittThis process was abandoned in consequence of the metal wrigging by the conussion. The piles are now fixed by ling," their weight under an oscillatory motion servin g to insinuate them into the soil so effectually, that it is found impossible to move them when fixed, and some difficulty has arisen in consequence of one or two not having been slopod inwards as originally intended. The necessity for the erection of this pit r must be appa rent to all who have landed at this little watering-place at any other time than the period of high water, fur an awkwar d transit in c lumsy flat-bottomed boats does not always serve to secure a landing, passengers being some times and requested to step out and wade through the mud and water, at a depth ot' four or five inches. With better luck, you are landed on a " hard," hav e to balance yourself on a narrow ledge of slippery where you stn sort of causeway, not like the Mussulman's road to Paradise, as narrow as a hair and as sharp as a ne " (110 , hut in reality as slippery as soaped stairs, and 11(A 50 good as a good-sized plank. S E tram AND HARTLEPOOL. —The Bo essd f us tonas ha ve decided that the revenue businar o of theCport Of Seaham is to be transferred from Stockton to Sunder land ; the change to take place on the 6th of January ile x t. Seaharn, which has hitherto) been a branch port of Stockton, from which it is distant twenty-seven milea, tevenwill then become a bra nc h port of Sunderland, distant wiles- The po rt of H art leuine s pool, which in r evenue s has hitherto been a branch port o f Stockton, e stithli w ill, on the above date, have a distinct Custom-hou shed there- and be ranked as a sixth class port. se = Zoe i tern r ' _e_ANIA G 01 , ` THE SESSION OF THE GREEK CHAMBERS. 1 On the 19th of September the Greek Chambers opened their session, when King .otho proceeded in I state to- the Chamber of Repres e ntati ves , an d rea d the subj, 'ined speech : " Gentlemen of the Chamber of Representatives and Senate, " Through the joint exertions of the Crown and nation the fbundations of the constitution have been laid. Through the same exertions the institutions of the country will be lawfully developed and improved. May Providence protect and defend our joint labours. " The relations existing between Foreign Powers and me are most amicable, and it is a great satisfaction to me to be enabled to inform you of it ; but we are particu larly indebted to the Powers that have zealously seconded us in our struggles, that hare afforded us real support, and effected and protected our independence. My Mi nisters will lay before you a report upon the state of the administration and finances ; and, whilst observing the utmost economy, they will demand of you the means of carrying on the public service, and of securing our future welfare. " We shall not neglect the claims of our glorious past. We shall likewise duly provide for the splendour of our holy religion. We shall uphold it, and derelope it as well as public instruction by a complete organisation. We shall also bestow due attention on the completing and improving the army in such. a way as may best insure the safety of the state, and the execution of the laws. " It will be your province, Gentlemen, to assist my Government by affording it those lawful means, so that the administration of the affairs of the State may not encounter difficulties detrimental both to public and pri vate interests. " Laws will be submitted to your consideration, the object of which will be to render individual liberty invio late, and to confer en our flag the respect due to us. My Ministers will also submit to your attentive considera tion laws calculated to improve agriculture, commerce, and our shipping. " The development of the code of laws, and the a3ap tation of them to the state of the nation, will be the first object you will have to attend to in the present session. " Believe me, Gentlemen, I feel the deepest and most patriotic emotion on this solemn day, when I consider the great importance of the questions that are about to engage your attention, and the immense influence your decisions will exercise over the welfare of Greece. " Let us, therefore, by acting together with sincerity and prudence, strive to maintain and improve that which you have won by your heroic deeds and immense sa crifices. " Let us endeavour to obliterate all recollection of past melancholy events; let only emulation, a laudable and patriotic emulation, to promote the prosperity of our country survive them, and, with a persevering will, let us pursue the right and regular course, which can alone lead our beloved country unto felicity and glory. " Such is the ardent wish of my heart; my whole life shall be devoted to the defence of our liberties, and the advancement of the welfare of the nation; in the accom plishment of which exalted task I claim your co-opera tion. Let us all - implore the Almighty to vouchsafe his support to our common efforts. " 1 now declare the session of the Chambers for the present year opened." DUTCH PAPERS. THE CONVERSION. TUE HAGUE, SEPT. 30.—The official journal pub lishes to-day a Royal Resolution, dated the 28th of September, regulating the drawing by lottery of the second series of bonds of the national debt bearing interest at 5 per cent., which are to be repaired or converted into inscriptions in the great book of the national debt at 4 per cent. The amount of the in scriptions of two series to be designated by lot for re payment or conversion, is fixed at a capital of 25 mil lions of florins, but it may be increased to 27 millions, if it appears at the time of drawing that this increase will prevent the division of the same inscription, or inscriptions, under the same letter. _ . The drawing will take place on Saturday, the 2d of November, at seven in the evening. The holders of the bonds drawn, who do not desire to convert their stock into 4 per cent., are to declare their intention at the latest on the 28th of December. The holders of bonds at 5 per cent. may exchange their capital for inscriptions in the great book at 4 per cent., without previous declaration, after Monday, the 7th October, 1844, till this commission is re voked; but, at all events, not after Saturday, 26th October, at two in the afternoon, in the form pre scribed by the 9th article of the Royal Resolution of Bth August, 1844. The price of the stock bearing interest at 4 per cent., which will be issued on the Ist of October, 1844, in exchange for the capital converted by virtue of the preceding article, and the interest on which wil commence from that date, is fixed at 964 per cent., consequently the holders of every 100 florins converted will receive three florins in fifty in money, without any other indemnity for the difference of in terest. ROTTERDAM, SEPT. 26.—A private letter from Batavia says, " 300 hogshead of wine, brought by the French ship the Grand Duquesne, from Bordeaux direct, were by the order of the Governor-General seized by the police, and emptied into the sea. These were not only adulterated, but mixed with deleterious ingredients." We hope that this will be favourable in future to the sale of wine from Holland direct, and will contribute, when the unfortunate commercial treaty with France expires, to prevent its being re newed, as it makes the importation of all French articles in French ships from the mother country direct absolutely impossible, and in particular has caused the demand for wines from Holland wholly to cease. BERLIN, SEPT. 25.—1 t is said that the King will make but a short stay here, intending to go to Stock holm, to be present at the coronation of King Oscar, and that he will be attended by Baron Alexander Von Humboldt.—Dutch Papers, Oct. 1. BURSTING OF A STEAM-BOILER. SALFORD, WEDNESDAY. —An explosion of an alarming nature took place this morning at Islington mill, in this township, which resulted in blowing up a portion of the building, killing one man, andscalding two or three others. The mill in question in the pro perty of Mr. Bateman, Kuypersley-hall, Staffordshire, but is occupied by Mr. W. Norris, cotton-spinner and manufacturer. The engin e h a d just been set in motion, and had not made above a score of revolutions, before a tremendous explosion took place, which shook the mill and a ll th e b u ildi ngs round about. The rooms = over the boiler-house were rent opeß, the bricks and mortar flying about in all directions, and one of the steam-boilers was seen to rise quickly from its bed and make a complete summerset into the field adjoining the premises ; carrying down the wall of the boiler-house in its progress. The people in the mill were completely astounded. Bricks, mortar, and broken pieces of beams were flying about in all directions. One large piece of timber was blown upon the top of the factory, which is seven stories high; the distance being upwards of 40 yards from the seat of the explosion, whilst slates and bricks were blown into streets a distance of 200 yards. Of course there was an immediate cessation from work, and a search made for the parties who were sup posed to have suffered from the explosion. The watch man, Atkins, was found amidst some rubbish, with his left leng broken, and his face frightfully disfigured. He was alive, but insensible, and was being taken to the Manchester Infirmary, but died on his way there. Michael Tyman, the fireman, and a man named Tipping, who were also near the spot at the time, were found slightly injured. Upon examining the boiler it was found to be per fectly sound ; but at the upper end there was a rent in the flue, the result, doubtless, of insufficiency of water in the boiler at the time of the explosion. CONGREVE MATCHES.—The extent to which the manufacture of these useful articles is now carried may not, perhaps, be generally known. One firm alone in London (Blackwell and Williams, of Whitechapel), manufacture weekly, two tons and a half, containing ten millions, eight hundred thousand matches. This immense quantity, if placed lengthways, would reach a distance of 426 miles, or, in twelve months would nearly make the circumference of the globe, and weigh one hundred and thirty tons. To make this quantity, 7} miles of plank, three inches thick, and eleven inches wide, would be required, and near l y t wo h un d re d hands, including men, women, and children, besides two steam engines kept consta n tly em pl oye d. EVICTION• OF TENANTS.—Yesterday, Mr. John Carrig, of Ennis, Sub-Sheriff, accompanied by Colonel Wyndham's agent, Mr. Thomas Crow, proceeded to the lands of Cooldena, Toureen, and Aharina, with a large party of Infantry and Dragoons from this garrison, and ejected several of the tenants. This day the same party went out to eject the remainder. Colonel Wyndham, we understand, was offered his rents from these poor people, but would not accept of them, his object being to do away with 'small holdings, and not let less to any than from twelve to fifteen acres.—Limerich Reporter of Tuesday. AN INGENIOUS DEVICE.—Many inconveniences at times attend sending a prepaid letter, especially in the country, where the postmaster or mistress is not always so accessible as at a London receiving house. With a view of obviating inconveniences and expediting business, as far as the Waltham Cross post-office is concerned, an ingenious device is in practice there for receiving pre paid letters, as noticed by a correspondent. In the win dow of the office in the place of a square of glass, a sheet of zinc is inserted, in which two longitudinal holes are cut—one for the receipt of letters and the other for pence. In the centre of the plate is a revolving handle, which acts upon some simple machinery within-side. Above the handles are these words—" Put your letter in and turn the handle up ; put your penny in, then turn the handle over." Here, then, is a simple means for posting and pre-paying a letter—there is no waiting till the postmaster is " rung" from any part of the premises he may happen to be, in, to his own and the letter sender's inconvenience—here is, in fact, a plan that is worth consideration by postmasters, and all those whom it may concern. GLOUCESTER AND FOREST OF DEAN RAILWAY.— We are happy to state that the projected Gloucester and Forest of Dean Railway continues to make satisfactory progress, and is taken up with much spirit by the in habitants, who justly regard it as a most important object. More than 500 shares, we understand, have been taken of Gloucester. The Gloucester and Hereford Railway is also in high popularity, particularly in Here fordshire, where the shares meet with a very ready market.—Cheltenham Examiner. DEATH HY STONE -THROWING.—An inquest was held at the Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, on Tues day, before F. H. Gell, Esq., Coroner for East Sussex, on the body of Michael Henry Messier, 18 years of age. On the 6th September, an Italian 'boy and two girls, with white mice and guinea pigs, were coming down the New Steyne, when deceased and another lad teased the Italian boy, by, jeering, making grimaces, and uttering some scraps of French, " p . arlezvous Francais," and the like. The Italian became in a passion, and struck the deceased, who thereupon returned the blow, when the Italian picked up a stone and threw it at him with great violence. Deceased was struck and knocked down, and the blood having been stopped, he was sent to the hos pital, where it was found that a small piece of the skull had been scooped out by the stone. The deceased got better, but on the ninth day fever supervened and caused death. A post mortem examination showed that the stomach was healthy, and that an inflammation-on the brain, produced by the stone, was the cause of death: The Coroner explained that the offence was manslaughter, but the inquest was adjourne3 till Thursday (to-day) fo the purpose of finding the Italian boy. MURDER.—Wednesday informatiox was forwarded to the various metropolitan police-offices and stations, that on Saturday:night last as Mr. William Inchbald was proceeding to his residence at Low Dunsforth he was shot in the body by some malicious individual, who after wards succeeded in making good his escape. Mr. Inch bald, on being conveyed to his residence, received medi cal aid, but without avail, as he expired on the Monday following. A man named William Kendrew is suspected of having committed the murder. Kendrew, who has since absconded, is about twenty-three years of age, but looks older, about five feet ten or eleven inches in height, round shoulders, rather square built, low forehead, light brown hair, short face, eyes rather sunken, large feet, and shuffles in his walk. A reward of 201. is offered by Mr. Charles Inchbald, of Aldborough„near Borough bridge, for the apprehension of Karfdrew. DESTRUCTIVE' FlRE.—Wednesday, shortly before five o'clock, the lucifer-match factory, belonging to Mr. Hymns, situate in Princes-square, Wilson-street, Fins bury, was discovered to be on fire. The factory is a large one, and is surrounded by numerous other build ings. The fire originated in what is technically termed the " stove," a building fitted up with wooden racks, and used for drying the goods. When first perceived the flames had obtained the complete possession of the entire stock in the place. The parties connected with the works endeavoured, as did also several of the neighbours, to extinguish the flames by means'of buckets of water, but owing to the overpowering nature of the effluvium emitted from the matches as they became ignited, the persons were compelled to desist, and send for the as sistance of the fire-engines. Engines from Whitecross street, Jeffrey-square, and Watling -street brigade sta tions, were speedily at the scene, and being aided by plenty of water, the firemen succeeded in putting the fire out before it had done greater damage than consuming the building in which it originate& The damage, notwith standing, is very considerable. The origin of the fire could not be explained, but there is no doubt it arose froni over heat. Unfortunately, Mr. Hyams is unin sured. '° 4ll ' THE SITN, LONnON, FRIDAY MORNING OCTOBER 4, 1844. MAGAZINES—(CONTINUED). HOOD'S MAGAZINE. Mr. Hood here continues his lively dramatic story of " Our Family," which in some passages reminds us, not unpleasantly, of Sterne's manner in his " Tristam Shandy," especially in the scene of the christening at the parish church, which is replete with an arch and delicate humour, not usual with the author. " September in Paris" is a gossiping ac count of the French capital at this season of the year; in the course of some remarks on literature, the writer tells us that E ugene S ue ' s new novel of the " Wandering Jew," for which he receives the enor mous price of ten thousand francs a volume, is generally considered a failure, so far as it has gone. The "Monk's Finger" is a singular tale, which would form the subject of a good melodrama for one of our minor theatres. We subjoin some spirited stanzas by Delta, entitled " Woe, woe to thee, Culloden Plain :" In splendour glow'd the morning sun, As curb'd our chief his gallant grey ; And from our ramparts peal'd the gun, While marched afield his proud array : Yes ! rose to Heaven the wild buzza, When woke the pibroch's strain— But ah! they bade adieu, that day, That came not back again! Woe! woe to thee, Culloden Plain! Where noble blood was shed; Our Coronach is o'er the slain, Our wail is for the dead! Moth-eaten, rot our banners proud; Our good claymores are red with rust; And if we pray, 'tis not aloud— For him who from his throne is thrust. Dawn quickly, Day! when we may trust To face his foes again, Strike down the oppressors to the dust, And free our shields from stain! Woe! woe to thee, Culloden Plain! Where gallant blood was shed; Our Coronach is o'er the slain, Our wail is for the dead! Now silent are the trophied halls, Where mirth and music sped the hour; The green o'ermantling ivy crawls From niche to niche, from tower to tower: No more smiles Beauty from her bower— 'Tis rent by wind and rain; There drops the ripe fruit, and the flower Perfumes the air in vain! Woe! woe to thee, Culloden Plain! Where loyal blood was shed; Our Coronach is o'er the slain, Our wail is for the dead ! UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL. This Number contains more readable articles than us23l, and among the best, or at any rate the most seasonable, is one on the subject of France and Mo rocco, of which latter country a very minute account is given, and which bears every mark of authenticity. In the "Naval Chaplain's Note-Book," which is con tinued from last month, occur several interesting re miniscences connected with the writer's profession. " Sketch of General Pollock's campaign in Affgha nistan' " is a narrative that should have appeared months since in the pages of this periodical, when the public took a deeper interest in the subject than is the case at present. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE: PORTSMOUTH, OCT. I.—The Mayor of this borough, Mr. E. Casher, having written to Sir Robert Peel upon the subject of the visit of the King of the French to this port, en route to Windsor, and to know if his Majesty would receive an address from the Corporation and in habitants of the borough upon his arrival, his Worship received a reply yesterday under Sir Robert's own hand, stating, that he had referred the letter of his Worship to the Comte de Jarnac, who had communicated with his Majesty Louis Philippe upon the subject of the con tents, and, on the receipt of the Comte's reply, he (Sir Robert) would communicate with his Worship the Mayor immediately, and state the result. A similar reply to a like application from the Mayor has also been received from Sir James Graham. Should the answer prove favourable, a meeting of the Town Council will be instantly convened to resolve upon the best measures to be adopted in furtherance of the object contemplated. The Waterwitch, 10, Commander T. F. Birch, was towed out of the harbour by the Echo steam-tug this morning to Spithead, where she is now anchored. The Pantaloon, 10, Commander (acti n g) Ed mun d Wilson, seized the opportunity a favourable breeze af forded soon after the Waterwitch had anchored of leaving her moorings in the harbour under canvass, which she accomplished in the most gallant style, for the breeze meanwhile freshened, and she passed out to Spit head at a spanking rate, creating a most favourable im pression of her sailing qualities. She now forms the seventh of the experimental squadron at Spithead. The Osprey, 12, Commander Patten, and the Fire brand steam-frigate, Captain Corry, remain in the har bour. The former is expected to leave for Spithead.to morrow, and the latter in a few days—still short handed (1), as also are three brigs from Chatham—the Mutine, Cruiser, and Espiegle. THE SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.—On Wednesday, at one o'clock, a court of the governors and subscribers to the Scottish Hospital was held at the hall of the Scottish Hospital, Crane -court, Fleet-street, to receive the report of the Committee on the bye-laws, &c.—Mr. Nisbett, in the chair. A proposition, moved at the previous court to insure the picture of King William IV. (by Wilkie), for 3004 another of Mary Queen of Scots for 2001., and the whole of them for 6001., was agreed to. Professor Donaldson moved that at a future court they should in sure the pictures for seven years, which will effect a great saving to the hospital. A letter was read which had been forwarded from the secretary of the Caledonian Asylum, thanking the hospital for the donation of two thirds of the proceeds of the Caledonian ball. The amount of 5401. Is. 6d. had been distributed in relief to 277 ap plicants in July, 289 in August, and 289 in September ; and it was stated that about 2,000 Scottish poor residing in the metropolitan districts in the course of the year received the bounty of the Scottish Hospital. To the credit side of the accounts there was the sum of 9501. Bs. 7d., and to the debit side 6751. 14s. 7d., being 2741. 14s. in favour of the hospital. The report on the bye-laws was confirmed and adopted, when a suggestion was made in reference to the removal of the hospital to a site in the new line of street from Oxford-street to Hol born, it being stated that an eligible plot of ground for their institution would be shortly offered. It was agreed to refer the subject to the Committee. The court was then dissolved. SINGULAR INSTANCE OF CREDULITY.—On Tues day week, Mr. Irwin, the special high constable for the hundred of Bucklow, appeared before the magistrates at the Daresbury Petty Sessions, for power to pursue and apprehend a gang of gypsies, who had obtained upwards of 60/..from a farmer of the name of Firth, residing at Whitley, under the following circumstances:—lt ap peared that Mr. Firth had had a fork and several other articles stolen from his premises, all in a very short time; and being quite unable to discover the thief in the ordinary course of things, he sagely resolved to counsel some gypsies who were encamped in the neigh bourhood, as " they would be sure to know;" accord ingly he went, and succeeded in enlisting their services in his behalf; finally, they agreed to " rule his planets" for him, and by so doing would be able to impart such information to him as would at ence afford a clue to the guilty parties, and would furthermore cause them on the third day after the commencement of the spell to stand at his door with the missing articles, and a bag of money in the bargain. One preliminary, however, would be necessary, namely, be must deposit with them all the money he had in the house, which they must wrap up in his presence, in three folds of paper, and then retain for the space of three days, aft e r which - time it would be re turned to him: he accordingly gave them all the money he had, about 601. in gold, and with a light heart went his way for three days, nothing doubting he would re ceive a manifold return, besides his money and goods again. On the morning of the third day he rose up early, expecting to find the depredators standing at his door, as predicted ; but they did not make their ap pearance : after some time spent in suspense, he went to his friends the gypsies ; but what was his astonish ment to find them flown, without leaving a trace of their footsteps, or sending his money back according to pro mise ? DEATH OF LIEUTENANT•GENERAL COUNT BRAHE.— Intelligence has been received of the demise of this much respected Nobleman, a descendant of one of the most noble Swedish families, who expired at Stockholm, on the 16th ultimo, aged fifty-four years. Count Brahe was for above thirty years the confidential friend and councillor of the late King of Sweden, who, in 1810, when Prince Royal, made him his Aid-de-camp, and since that period a most devoted friendship existed between them. The Count fulfilled many high offices in the Government and army, and at his demise was Grand Marshal of the kingdom. During the six weeks the late King was ill, Count Brahe did not quit his Majesty's bedside, and his grief was most poignant. Since the funeral of the King he never went out, excepting to visit the grave of his departed friend, whom, he said, it was his wish to follow. On the 20th -of July, at the opening of the Diet, Count Brahe officiated for the last time in his functions of Grand Marshal. His generosity was unbounded—born with an ample fortune, he hardly leaves any. His death occa sions a deep regret among all classes of society in Sweden, who always found in this departed • Nobleman a warm supporter of their interests. GALASHIELS AND EDINBURGH RAILWAY.—A nu merous and influential meeting of the inhabitants was held on Friday night in the Assembly-room of the Bridge Inn, to hear the report of the Committee, and to learn the nature of the proceedings in which they had been engaged, which the Committee an • nounced were of a highly satisfactory nature. Wil liam Hastie, Esq., banker, was unanimously called to the chair, who read a report of all the proceed ings of the Committee connected with the projected undertaking ; and from it, it appears that an agreement has been entered into between the original projectors and the Chairman and Directors of the North British Railway Company, the latter having agreed to pay all the expenses already incurred, to obtain a Bill from Par lament, to take all the necessary steps, with the least possible delay, to complete the undertaking. Great credit is due to the Sub-Committee for bringing the arrangements to such a successful termination.—Kelso Chronicle. CROYDON FAia.—Wednesday the above fair, the most favourite of all the suburban fairs (excepting Greenwich), commenced, and from an early hour the trains conveyed great numbers of persons from London to it. The fair itself was of the usual character, there being amusements to suit all tastes. The police arrange ments were under the direction of Superintendent M‘Lean and Inspector - Collier, of the P division, who rigidly prevented gambling of every description taking place. The fair ►ill be continued this day (Thursday) sad to-morrow. SIAIMONDS'S COLONIAL MAGAZINE. Of the numerous periodicals of the day devoted to the consideration of colonial matters, the one before us is unquestionably the best—in the first place, be cause it is most careful and circumstantial in its de tails; and secondly, because it is most varied in the range of its information. In the Magazine for the present month we find some instructive, and to all appearance, impartial, remarks on " the affairs and prospects of New Zealand"—one of the most pro mising of our infant colonies—together with an in genious essay on the " Agriculture of Hindostan." JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE. This is a periodical which appeals exclusively to the tastes of agriculturists, as may be surmised from its title. It is got up with evident care and contains this month an article of more th an ordinary interest on the subject of the " Geology of Dnmfriesshire." BRITISH MAGAZINE. In the Number before us of this monthly register of religious and ecclesiastical information, the only article worthy of being p o i n t e d ou t t o our reader's attention, is a curious, and not unamusing one, en titled " Some Notices on the Subject of our Early Colonial Church." POLYTECHNIC REVIEW. Devoted to the consideration partly of scientific, and partly of literary matters, this useful periodical is calculated to win the favourable suffrages of a large class of the community. In the present Nuthber the reader will find an intelligent essay, evidently sug gested by Captain Warner's late extraordinary experi ment at Brighton, on the subject of." Projectile Wea pons of War and Explosive Compounds." MEDICAL TIMES. A cheap and serviceable periodical, confined, like its contemporary the Lancet, to the discussion of medical subjects. LITERATURE. FOREIGN QUARTERLY REVIEW. No. 67. Chapman and Hall, London, 1844. . _ _ _ In an elaborate notice of Mr. Featherstonhaugh's recently published "Excursions through the Ameri can Slave States," the Reviewer points out the demo ralising effects produced on all classes in the Southern States of Yankee-land by the prevalence of this ac cursed system—a superfluous task, by the bye, since no one needs to be told of the debasing influence that slavery exercises over the human mind, even in its must mitigated form. Of the newly-formed State of Arkansas, which has only been admitted within the Union within the last five or six years, he draws a most flattering sketch, observing that it has become a sort of Alsatia for all kinds of thieves and gamblers, forgers, horse-stealers, and the like, who, " flying from the inconvenient inquisition of th e laws which they have outraged, take refuge in this happy district, where they may enjoy the luxury of lawlessness to their heart's content." In the article on " French Aggres sions in the Pacific," Great Britain is taunted with having been baffled and laughed at by the crafty ag gressors, of whose proceedings in Otaheite a very mi nute, and apparently authentic account, is given, though it does not add much to the knowledge which the majority of our readers already possess on the sub ject through the medium of the public press. The " Military Power of Russia"—a theme always inte resting to Englishmen—is suggested by a work that has recently appeared, and which maintains that the military strength of this immense empire has been considerably overrated by all foreigners, a statement in which the Reviewer seems disposed to coincide. When we bear in mind that it took Nicholas not less than two campaigns to put down insurrectionary Poland, and that with all the vast resources at his command, he has been able as yet to make little or no impression on the brave Circassian mountaineers, who scarcely number two hundred thousand souls, we can scarcely believe but that the German accounts of his prodigious military influence are greatly exaggerated. The " Punjaub" is a graphic description of the past condi tion and present prospects of this remote Indian dis trict. We subjoin, from the article on American Slavery, a fearful sketch of a duel that took place not long since in the State of Arkansas : " Out of the whole population there are hardly twelve inhabitants who ever go into the streets without being armed with pistols or large hunting-knives, about a foot long, and an inch and a half broad. These formidable instruments,' says our author, with their sheaths mounted in silver, are the pride of an Arkansan blood, and got their names of bowie-knives from a conspicuous person of this &ery climate.' Amongst other illustra tions of the red-hot temper of the people, Mr. Feather stonhaugh relates a story of two persons who, without any quarrel, except of that brutal kind which originates in pure wanton aggression, fought a duel after a fashion which, even in America, must have been regarded as something extraordinary. They were placed in a room totally dark, from which every glimpse of light was carefully excluded, stripped to the skin, except their trousers, their arms and shoulders well gre a se d, an d a brace of loaded pistols and a bowie-knife given to each. A signal was to be given from the outside before the butchery began ; but a quarter of an hour elapsed after the signal before the slightest noise was heard. The two men were cowering and glaring in the dark, sup pressing their breath, and watching their advantage. All of a sudden a pistol went off, then another, then two more. The survivor afterwards stated, that becoming faint from loss of blood, he- stumbled against the wall and fell. The other approached stealthily with his bowie-knife to dispatch him. The prostrate mail clutched his knife, raised himself, listened, but could hear nothing. At last he saw a pair of cat like eyes gleaming through the darkness—he lifted his knife with a desperate effort e:1.21 stuck it into the heart of his opponent. When the door was opened and the seconds entered, they found the survivor still hc!ding his knife up to the hilt in the dead man's body ! Such horrible examples of unmitigated ferocity ought not to be quoted against the morality or social civilisation of any country, unless, as in the case of these States, they are not exceptionable, but ordinary illustrations of the habits of the people. Extraordinary duels in former periods have taken place in England— such as the duel between Buckingham and Shrewsbury —surrounded by circumstances of peculiar heartlessness or bravado ; but, in no instance in our annals, or in the annals of any country in Europe, can there be traced, even in standing out solitarily from the chronicles er of theand most brutaliseechivalry, an exampleeofutel;satoffiAi eneerica reckless spirit which is common oth d in greater or lesser degree . o intensity. There is an other peculiarity worth noticing in these duels, over and above their mere criminal ferocity. It is this , that they 11 take place in the open streets, and ordinarily Le a the Sabbath-day, because we presume it is the idle day when the victim is sure to be met with lounging at his door, or smoking in perfect unconsciousness of impending danger. This would be incredible, if we had not the best authority for the facts themselves in the daily papers of the Union, and if the character of the society out of which these atrocities spring were not authenticated by a cloud of witnesses." SPORTING IN TELLIGENCE, TITTERSALL'S—YEsTEnDAY. A few members present, but nothing. done. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. WEDNESDAY NIGIIT. CESAREWITCH STAKES. 4to 1 agst Dawson's lot 116 to 1 agst Campanero 7to 1 agst Souvenir f 120 to 1 agst The Bride 12 to 1 agst Jamal—taken 120 to 1 agst Aristotle 12 to 1 agst Glossy —taken 1 25 to I agst Haitoe—taken 14 to 1 agst The Brewer '25 to 1 agst Rowena—taken 15 to 1 agst Give him a 25 to 1 agst Foigh-a-ballagh Name —taken 15 to 1 agst Vibration 10 to 1 agst Una and Haitoe 16 to 1 agst Pickpocket —taken DERBY. sto 1 agst Scott's lot—t I3oto 1 agst Old England 16 to 1 agst hedgerl 35 to 1 agst Fitzallen—t ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY. Queen's Plate. Ma Mie, Preistnitz, Wee Pet, Scalteen, Pastoral, Oliver Cromwell, Robinia, Eclogue, and Plantagenet. Town Plate. Pastoral, l'sferope, Candidate, and Eclogue. Sweepstakes of 5 sous. each, winner to be sold for 70L The Great Mogul, 3 yrs, Caractacus, 2 yrs, and Alexandrina. 2 yrs. Handicap of 15 soya. each, for 2 yrs old. Laird o'Cockpen, Bst 7lb ; Seakale filly, 7st 111 b ; and Petrow•na, 7st 21b. UPTON - UPON-SEVERN RACES—MONDAY. The Upton Handicap of 10 sovs. each, h ft, &0., with 30 added ; the second saves his stake. Heats, mile-and a-half. Mr. Parr's Europe, 4 yrs (owner) 9 1 1 Sir C. Cockerell's Aurunzebe, 4 yrs The Severn Hurdle Stakes of 3 soya. each, and 15 added, winner to be sold for 801., one mile and a half, were won in two heats by Mr. Williams' Lucy Hampton, 5 yrs, beating Mr. J. B rowne ' s Bayard, 6 yrs. The Selling Stakes of 5 sous. each, and 20 added, once round and a distance, were won in three heats, by Mr. Dixon's Glendoyier, 4 yrs, beating Mr. Hewitt's Maid, 4 yrs. The Hack Stakes of 2 sovs. each, and 10 added, win ner to be sold for 251., second to save his stake, once round and a distance, were won in two heats, by Mr. Hewitt's Maid, 4 yrs, beating Mr. Cowley's Adrian, aged. WREX HAM R ACES.—WEDNESDAY. The Gold Cup Stakes of 10 sovs. each, thrice round. (8 Subs.) Mr. Worthington's Hooton, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (Marlow) 1 Mr. Price's Valentina, 5 yrs, Bst 81b 2 Won in a canter. The Bryn-y-Pys Stakes of 25 sovs. each, with 50 added. Once round and a distance. (3 Subs.) Mr. Mostyn's Milton, Bst 41b (Marlow) 1 Lord Westminster's Thais, Bst 21b 2 2tol on Milton. Won easy. Handicap of 10 soya. each, 5 ft, if declared, with 30 added. Heats, one mile. (4 Subs., one of whom declared.) Mr. Speed's Everton, 4yrs, 7st 71b (Copeland) 0 1 1 Mr. Price's Valentina, 5 yrs, Bst 21b 1 2dr Mr. Thompson's Hudibras, 6 yrs, Bst 2 dr The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added, the winner to be sold for 1001., &o. Heats, one mile. (7 Subs.) Mr. Minor's Sinbad, 4 yrs, 9st (Darling, jun.) 0 1 1 Mr. Owen's Joe Raphael, 3 yrs, Bst .. 1 0 2 Mr. Mostyn's Albanley, 3 yrs, Bst 0 0 3 Mr. King's Yarrow, 3 yrs, Bst 0 2 4 Mr. Price's Missey, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b 2 0 0 Mr. Bennett's Viscount, 4 yrs, 9st (RECEIVED LAST NIGHT.) NEWMARKET FIRST, OCTOBER MEETING. THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, for two yrs old, 6st 10Ib ; three, Bst Sib ; four and upwards, 9st. Rutland Stakes Course. The winner to be sold for 70/., &c. (3 Subs.) Lord Albemarle's Alexandrina, 2 yrs (Sharp) 0 Mr. Deakins's Caractacus, 2 yrs 6 to 4 agst Caractacus, and 2 to 1 agst Alexandrina. Several bets were laid against The Great Mogul at 5 and 6 to 4, the ring, for want of a telegraph (an improve ment to be found on almost every course in the kingdom but Newmarket), being in ignorance, to the last, that no jockey had weighed for him. The filly had all the best of the race to the cords, but ran unkindly, swerved from an injudicious use of the whip about 20 yards from home, and was caught on the post, the judge giving it a dead heat. Lord Albemarle and Mr. Deakins afterwards agreed to divide the stakes (5 sovs., subject to deductions), and Alexandrina walked over. The Town Plate of 501. ; for 3 yrs old colts, sst 71b ; and fillies, Sat 31b. Duke of Richmond's Pastoral (Nat) 1 Lord Exeter's Merope Lord Albemarle's Candidate 5 to 2 on Pastoral, who made his own running, and won at least by twenty lengths. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, for 2 yrs old. T.Y.C. (3 Sbs. Duke of Richmond's Laird o' Cockpe u n, ) (Abdale) 1 Col. Peel's f by Slane, out of Seakale, 7st 111 b 2 Lord Exeter's Petrowna, 7st 21b 3 6 to 4 agst Laird o' Cockpen ; 2 to 1 agst Seakale filly ; and 3to 1 agst Petrowna. The running, for the first 200 yards, was made by the Seakale filly ; she was then headed by Petrowa, who went front to the dip, where the favourite and the Seakale filly headed her, the former leading half-way up; the filly challenged, and good race ensued, the horses winning only by a neck. Petrowna was a bad third. The Rutland Stakes of 30 sous. each, 20 ft ; for 2 yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 31b. The winner of the July or Chesterfield Stakes, 71b extra; and other win ners 31b extra. From the turn of the Lands in. (11 Subs.) Duke of Bedford's Prologue (E. Edwards) 1 Lord Albemarle's Tisiphone Duke of Richmond's fby Glaucus, out of Estelle.-- 3 The following also started---Mr. Isaac Day's f by Liverpool, out of Busk ; Mr. G. Ongley's Symmetry ; Lord W. Powlett's f by Jerry, out of Zeal-; and Lord Sandwich's f by Jerry, out of Legend. 5 to 2 agst Zeal filly, 4 to 1 agst Prologue, 5 to 1 apt Symmetry, and 6to 1 agst Busk filly. rrologae made all the running, followed to the Duke's Stand by the favourite, and for the remainder of the distance by Tisi phone, winning, without being headed or called upon, by half a length. The Estelle filly met with a disappoint ment at starting, and lost some ground, but caught the Zeal colt about a distance from home, and beat him for the third place by a neck. Symmetry was fifth, the Busk filly sixth, and the Legend filly, which ran in front until half-way between the Duke's Stand and the chair, last. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas ; for three yrs old, 9st 21b ; four, lOst 71b ; five, Ilst ; six and aged, 1 Ist 41b. R.C. Duke of Richmond's Pastoral, 3 yrs (Nat) 1 Mr. Dixon's Oliver Cromwell, 3 yrs . 2 Lord Albemarle's Robinia, 3 yrs Lord Exeter's Wee Pet, 4 yrs 4 7 to 4 on Pastoral, and 5 to 2 agst Wee Pet. Pastoral made strong running all the way, and won by three lengths ; Wee Pet and Robinia were beaten a mile from home, and walked in. Mr. Ford's Sir Diggory Diddle, 3 yrs, Bst (Bell), beat Mr. E. Walker's black cab horse (h b), 6 yrs, 7st, by six lengths, T. M. M., 150, h ft.-3 to lon the winner. Mr. Ford's Piccolina, Bst 31b (F. Butler), beat Mr. T. Theobald's Desperation,. Bst 71b.-7 to 1 on Piccolina, who won easy by half a length. FACILITIES . FOR RAILWAYS IN IRELAND. From the geological and topographical details re garding the surface of the country, it will be easily understood that Ireland is most favourably circum stanced for the construction of railways. The great limestone plane which occupies an area in the inte rior of the country of not less than 10,000 square miles, presents facilities for rail way engineering scarcely to be equalled. In the north and south the mountain ranges afford some obstacles, which, how ever, are not beyond the usual run of engineering difficulties, that are every day overcome in such un dertakings, and there is hence no physical reason why this country should not rapidly acquire an efficient system of railway intercourse. In nothing is the dif ference between Ireland and England more marked than in the extent of navigable rivers, of canals, of railroads possessed by two countries. Independent of common roads, of which I do not know any estimate, there are in England. Ireland. Canals (statute miles) 2,478. —.372 Navigable Rivers •• 1,820 380 Railroads •••• . 1,842.... 65 What renders this contrast the more remarkable is, that the great majority of these facilities of internal intercourse are spread over a surface not greater than that of Ireland. In fact, the inhabitants of almost every district of the sister kingdom have placed at their very doors the means of the most perfect access to markets for their produce and the materials of their manufactures. They are thus enabled to pro secute their various departments of industry under the most economical conditions. Time is money— labour is money—the canal, the river, or the rail road, which places its facilities at the disposal of the manufacturer or farmer in England, is an increase of money price for what he brings to market, ..which enables him to undersell and ruin the Irish artisan.— Dr. Kane's Work. BRIGHTON, OCT. 2.—The Magnet steamer arrived here yesterday from Dieppe, having made the passage in seven hours. Among her numerous passengers was a courier, the bearer of dispatches from M. Guizot, who, immediately after landing, proceeded by a special train to London. The Duke and Duchess of Somerset have taken one of the largest mansions at the west end of the town for the winter, but are not expected to arrive till the latter end of the month. The Duke of St. Alban's has taken a house at Kemp Town from the Ist of October, but is not expected to arrive till next week. The Countess and the Ladies Cadogan took their de parture yesterday from the Marine-parade, for London. Lady Harley, Mr. and Lady Goding, Sir Samuel Clarke Jervoise, Sir Charles Des Vceux, General Sir Arthur Upton, Sir F. Hankey, and Mr. Blackstone, M.P., are among our arrivals. Lord and Lady Lurgan have taken their departure from the Norfolk Hotel, for Ireland. Mr. Sergeant Goulburn has taken a house on the Ma rine-parade, where the Learned Sergeant has arrived with his family. M. Van de `Meyer, the Belgian Am bassador, after a short stay, has taken his departure for London. It is reported to the clergy of Killala, that the deanery of that ancient see is to be conferred by the Lord Lieutenant upon the Rev. Mr. Trench, of Clough jordan.—Pilet. THE LATE AFFRAY in OTAHEITE. We have been favoured with two private letters from Otaheite to the 25th of April last, detailing the particulars of the affray between the French and the natives, of which only partial accounts have hitherto appeared. The following are extracts from the letters, which aro addressed to a gen tl eman h o ldi ng an official situa tion in this country : Otaheite, April 24. I wrote you on th e 25th u lt. by ie Favourite, English whaler. The Eagle leaves to-morrow for the United States, and I avail myself of the opportunity of furnishing you with a report of the doings at Ota heite. In my last I related some of the causes which led the natives of these islands to stand up for their country and liberties. Denounced and outlawed by the invaders, driven to a last dire extremity, they assembled to the number of about 1,000, preferring death from the, guns of their enemies to dragging out a weary existence as miserable slaves. The. French pursued them; and the result has been a bloody battle, of which I shall proceed to give you some par ticulars; and as it took place at a place called Ma haena, let it be chronicled in history as "The Battle of Mahaena. " The French war steamer Phaeton, and the frigate Uranie, sixty-four guns, came to anchor in the har bour of I'apetii, the former having the greater part of the wounded on board, la-t night, and the latter this day, bringing intelligence of a desperate engagement between 800 marines, soldiers, and artillery, of the French forces in the Pacific, and about 1,000 Otahei tans. Both parties suffered severely, but the Otahei tans remain masters of the field of battle. The Otahei tans had shown considerable judgment in the selec tion of their encampment ; where nature had failed to supply a defence, large embankments of sand and earth were raised, with deep trenches on either side. In their rear was a thick and almost impenetrable bush, in case of their being compelled to retreat. On their fortification were mounted six guns, and altogether it was well calculated to stand a regular siege. The lines of defence extended about 300 yards ; a solid embank ment of earth and sand, supported inside with large logs of wood, cut into lengths of about six feet, the earth being on a level with the tops of the logs on the outside, and about ten feet thick. About five o'clock on the morning of the 18th the French commenced landing, protected by the guns of the steamer and frigate ; and as there was some diffi culty in this, it was past ten before they were in mo tion for the attack, with a number of field-pieces, and led on by Governor Bruat in person. An individual of the name of Henry, a son of a missionary here, and who is indebted to the natives of the island entirely for his subsistence, pointed out to the French /a path by which they could reach a hill which commanded part of the encampment ; and although a strong party with muskets could do little damage by being in pos session of this spot, yet when a few field-pieces were stationed there the havoc was great. When the main body of the French saw that this spot had been gained, and which the Otaheitans neglected to defend, the attack commenced. The struggle that ensued was dreadful, the Otaheitans fighting man to man with their spears against the bayonets of the French sol diers (for not above one-half of the Otaheitans had fire-arms). Their desperation and their mortal hatred of the French told volumes. When the least oppor tunity offered the thundering broadsides of the Ura n i e , and long guns of the steamer, never ceased to assist in the fierce conflict. Grape shot and shells were abundant as hail in December, still the contest was maintained; the trenches were strewed with the dead. Wounded on the part of the Otaheitans there were none; for, infuriated to a degree, they fought as if a spirit possessed them. One man, without so much as a stick in his hand, after being mortally wounded with a bullet, picked up a stone, and aimed it at Governor Bruat, who barely avoided it. He reeled and fell a lifeless corpse. The guns on the hill had continued to tell fearfully on the ranks of the brave Otaheitans, and a retreat of a few yards into the woods in their rear was advisable. Thither they marched, and the French, glad, no doubt, to purchase a respite on any terms, judged it by no means prudent to pursue where the contest would have been so unequal for them ; and here ends the second battle between Otaheite and France. The French have suffered severely—at the very lowest, I should say, 100 men ; while on the other side it is almost impossible to ascertain their loss; but as they only acted on the defensive through out, it may reasonably be presumed that the loss on both sides is about equal. By their accounts, on their arrival here, the loss was stated to be 13 men—the first lieutenant and one junior ditto of the steamer, and about 40 wounded ; the following day, 27 killed and wounded ; and now the Governor himself admits that they have lost 48, and upwards of 70 wounded. I fear every day will add to this number, for the boats of the frigates and steamers seem to be occupied only in transferring bodies from the vessels to their long resting-place. This loss is exclusive of those killed whilst landing, which may have been about 50; they had to land upon a reef, where a tremendous sea was breaking. Offers of peace have been proposed by Governor Bruat to the Otaheitans. The answer sent back was characteristic of the Otaheitans—" Before any pro positions would be considered, the French Governor must restore the lives of their murdered countrymen." The Otaheitan custom after battle was always to bury the bodies not only of their friends but also of their enemies, and nothing could be more insulting than the way the French abused the bodies of the slain. They piled up the dead bodies in heaps as a trophy of their victory. I blush to tell it, but truth requires it. The reason the French Governor assigns for this murderous affair, according to the statement of his secretary, was to avenge the blood of their country men who fell in their first battle, and for the honour of France. These were his very words. The avenging the blood of their countrymen is ridiculous ; in fact, a more unjustifiable case of murder never was perpetrated. Poor Pomare, the Queen of Otaheite, remains on board the Basilisk English man-of-war. In her letter to Admiral Thomas she says, " I and my people have sworn before God, that no power but England shall govern Otaheite while we live." the Sandwich Islands have been erected into an indepen dent state; and why should not Otaheite ? Three Commissioners—one from England, one from France, and another from the United States—men of probity and wisdom, could be found to assist Otaheitans for two or three years, and after that they might be able to manage their arrangements with foreign powers themselves. As regards their internal affairs, laws, and regulations, they were as well managed as in any country in the world before France interfered with them. There was a report current some few days ago that it was the intention of the French to take Queen Po mare out of the English vessel, and, believe me, this report may be true as to Governor Bruaes intention, for nothing now would surprise us. Upon the natives hearing this report respecting the Queen, this place was deserted to a man, not even the lowest and wretched creatures kept in the par of the French would hear of this outrageous proceeding, and in consequence, I suppose, it has been given up. Zpril 25. I wrote you a few days ago, expecting that the Eagle would have sailed ere now ; something, how ever has detained her, and I avail myself of this op portunity of giving you further particulars of the late unfortunate collision between the French and the natives. Instead of the Otaheitans being com pelled to retreat, it turns out to have been merely a manceuvre on the part of the _natives to draw their enemies farther into their power; and with regard to the native 3 having suffered such severe loss, it turns out that they have not lost above 80 men, while the loss on the part of the French is allowed to be at the very least 120. In fact, from the nature of the ground, the strong defences of the en campment, and their determined opposition, it could not have turned out otherwise. When the Otaheitans retired they expected the enemy to pursue, instead of which they threw a little sand over the bodies of their unfortunate companions, piled up the bodies of their enemies, and in great haste made the best of their way to their ships. Many who were mortally wounded they took with them, but before they had reached the vessel these were no more. They filled one large double canoe and one of their boats with the bodies, and sank them out at sea. Somehow this had not been well managed, for ever since, the coast, for upwards of twenty miles, had been strewn with bodies, upwards of sixty having been counted by an Englishman who resides in that part of the island. The frigate Uranie was in such a hurry to get away, that they cut the chain of one of their best anchors, leaving a buoy at it. This buoy rope the natives have since cut, and in consequence the anchor is lost. Governor Bruat has entirely failed in his endeavours to conciliate the natives—they will not listen to his proposals. I think he at last sees the propriety of pursuing a different policy t owards the Prance may, it is honourstoolate. and II glory of i ranee His murderous , thirst may be satiated. may . , in his estimation, have received an addition, but he has stirred up a deadly feeling of hatred which never will be effaced. —Times. HONG -KONG ... MACEP Mr. Charles May, th e : newly-appointed superintendent of police at Hong -Kong, and Smithery and Macgregor, the inspectors, will take their departure from England on Tuesday next, for the scene of their official duties. The Oriental, which left the river yesterday, and will call at Southampton, will convey them to their destination. We hear that the military road to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia is expected to be opened in the course of the present season ; that a site which has been ex plored is nearly level, and that the distance to llalifax will be diminished nearly a hundred miles, so that with proper management a communication by post may be effected in sixty hours. This is truly an imperial work, which, particularly when the fort and grand falls is erected, with other military works in contemplation, will greatly add to the security and advantage of all the Bri tish North American provinces, —Quebec Gaze*. AMENITIES of the MAGISTERIAL BENCH. The Cork Examiner publishes the following which it calls " the latest exhibition of a magisterial Ches terfield." The scene in Court took place at Kanturk Petty Sessions on Saturday : " The case of llonora M'AuliffU against Mr. Patrick Savage was one of the first called, when Mr. T. O'Callaghan said he appeared for the defendant, and requested the Court to postpone the case fur a few minutes until he could send for his client. " Shortly afterwards, Mr. Savage came on the table, and Mr. O'Callaghan applied to have the wage • case, remaining open, gone into. "Mr. ALLEN (inagistrate)—lndeed I will not ; you must appeal. " Mr. O'Callaghan—l respectfully request, sir, that you will take the sense of the bench on my ap plication. " Mr. ALLEN—I will not, " Mr. O'Callaghan—May I beg, Mr. Allen, to know whether, in refusing to go into this case, you are influenced by any pique towards myself? " Mr. ALLEN—I'II not tell you. " Mr. O'Callaghan—lt appears, then, you are in fluenced by a feeling towards me, when you refuse td disavow it. " Mr. ALLEN—It is a falsehood. " Mr. O'Callaghan—Those who know us both, know well who is most capable of falsehood. I have not a character for lies, whatever you may hare, and I call upon you to retract your words. " Mr. ALLEN (to a policeman, and pointing to Mr. O'Callaghan)—Put that man out .'f court. " The policeman did not stir from his position, and Mr. O'Callaghan said (turning to Mr. Allen) — Neither he nor you dares do it; and I again call on you to retract the words you have applied to me. " Mr. ALLEN (at the same time putting out his tongue at Mr. O'Callaghan) —I will not. " Mr. O'Callaghan—That's a very judicial and dignified act, indeed, putting out your tongue. " Mr. ALLEN—You arc a liar, I did not. " Mr. O'Callaghan—l call on you to retract those words. " Mr. ALLEN—No, I will not. " Mr. O'Callaghan—Then you shall quit that bench, to which you are a disgrace. " None of the other Magistrates on the bench said a word while this extraordinary scene lasted, in pre. sence of a crowded court. Mr. O'Callaghan imme diately after retired, when Mr. Gilkrest addressed the bench, and said that he was employed in several cases remaining to be heard in court on that day, but that he should retire from the court, and return the iiies to the parties who had employed him. lie should feel himself degraded if he practised there while Mr. Allen sat on the bench, unless he publicly retracted the improper expressions and in sulting conduct he had used towards Mr. O'Callaghan. When one professional man was told from the bench that he was a liar, and that what he stated was a falsehood, it was an insult to the whole of the profes sion, and should be resented by every member of it. Mr. Gilkrest, therefore, called on Mr Allen to re tract the language used towards Mr. O'Callaghan. " Mr. Allen refused to retract, and said he was. justified in using the language, as he was goaded to it ; and it' was contrary to custom to rehear any case. "Mr. Daly—lt has been constantly done here.; and the ♦ery last case tried this day, of Doolin, of the Pawn-office, you let stand for the defendant for over two hours. " Mr. Gilkrest, and the other professional gentle. men, then retired from the court, Mr. Gilkrest say ing, that he doubted if Mr. Allen would not offer to retract when it would be too late. " Mr. ALLEN, with his hat on in the chair, and whilst the oaths were administering, then proceeded to hear and decide on several cases, occasionally whis pering to Mr. Warren, and apparently without notic ing or consulting the other members of the bench. " Mr. Leahy stood up, a little excited, and said, — this is most monstrous and outrageous. Nobody ever witnessed such conduct in a petty sessions court. There is not such. another petty sessions in Ireland as this is. It is truly disgraceful. There is Mr. Allen, one magistrate, whispering to another, and monopoliz ing the decisions of the Court, and treating the other magistrates as if they had no voices in any of the de cisions, when the full Court should be consulted. If another case be decided without consulting the rest of the bench, I shall this night represent the matter to the Lord-Lieutenant. " Whilst Mr. Leahy was using these observations, Mr. Allen continued calling the witnesses with the greatest nonchalance." A GANG OF THIEVES BROKEN UP. (From the Cambridge Advertiser.) Inspectors Barnes and Good, of the lierts rural police, have recently succeeded in breaking up a gang of notorious thieves, who have for years infested the counties of Rutland and Lincoln, and who at last set up a depot in this county for the proceeds of their rob beries. The place selected for this purpose was in the neighbourhood of Puckeridge, and stately came under the notice of the police, whose attention being drawn to it by some suspicious appearances, laid a plan for the purpose of ascertaining who the occupiers were, and the nature of their pursuits. About this time an advertise ment appeared in the Police Gazette, offering a reward for a large quantity of wool, stolen from Lincolnshire. and from information obtained, it was found that the party who had so recently taken up their abode in this county had, until lately, been living near the place from whence the wool was stolen. Messrs. Barnes and Good, in consequence, resolved upon watching the -- movements of the party, and, for that purpose planted themselves upon the road, where early one morning a loaded cart was observed to leave the premises: The offi cers being also provided with a horse, determined upon following, and kept in the rear of the suspicious cart all the way to London, a distance of nearly thirty miles, but previously to arriving in the metropolis the in mates began to have some misgivings relative to the purpose of their pursuers, and the inspectors found it necessary to keep close to them, lest in the crowded streets of London they might be lost sight of, and the officer's horse was actually kept with his head over the tail-board of the suspected cart, up one street and down another until both were worn out with fatigue. At length the " hunted" party was so tired that they sought cover in the yard of the King's Arms Inn, Leadenhall street, where one of the prisoners, named Robert Sharp. alias Robert Logden, was observed to throw away the plate from his cart, which bore his name and address I in this attempt he was, however, thwarted by Inspector Barnes, who followed him, and picked up the plate from some rubbish in a stable. By this time another occupant of the cart, a female, began to throw out a large quan• tity of pigeons and fowls ; in doing which she was ob served and intercepted by Inspector Good. The officers having observed so much, at once took the whole party to the Bishopsgate police-station, where they were searched. It turned out that the cart contained a large quantity of wool, pigeons, and fowls ; and the prisoners had in their possession a quantity of Bank of England notes, and gold and silver coin, besides some memoranda affording information relative to their original abode. From the Bishopsgate station the prisoners were taken down to Ware, and secured, whilst the officers, by the direction of the chief constable, proceeded to Lincolnshire, to make inquiry into the case. Upon visiting Mr. Webster, of Nunton, the person who had advertised his loss in the Hue and Cry, he at onee identified a sample of wool produced by the officers, and it appeared that ho had suspected the very persons in custody, whose names are Jeremiah Logden, the chief of the gang, and - Robert Sharp, alias Logden, the adopted son of the former. The other parties concerned are not yet apprehended. The officers then husied.thetn selves in what is technically termed " getting up the case," searching out corroborative and connecting cir cumstances, in which they were completely successful. They then returned to Hertfordshire, and from thence took the prisoners and the property down into Lincoln shire, where the parties underwent an examination before Sir J. Trollope, Bart., M.P., and were committed for trial to the next Peterborough Quarter Sessions. At the close of the examination, Sir John Trollop° spoke of the conduct of the Hereford inspectors in the highest terms of commendation, complimenting them both on their zeal and activity, and for the manner in which the case bad been conducted. It appears that the transactions of the prisoners have been most extensive, and one of them e named Jerry Logden has actually a banking account at Stamford. A m elancho l y an dA fatalc c r Eri T . accidentP last night, Sound, under the Mount Edgecumbe s hore, t a h efrfii friend dpeorn small children have loss of five lives, and by which e i ght , attendd . with the Lole'cli:rruordilin OCT. 2-* - i'3m o l u .— th about a quarter before seven o'clock, i t n the Sound. t w ohaving l c t iv a e m P e p n e:n a , ln t g h a and rowed alongside of that hired a boat at Devonport, ' d to where from whence they proce,_Cowsend, sons, three women and board b. a rendered her Majesty ' s orphans . ship vessel, ' theypartook about clock in the evening to re turn:-.. half-past six o o k of some refreshment, and took the boat aa at home to Plymouth, the weather at that time being fair and the water quite smooth. About a quarter of an hour after quitting Cowsend, they were proceeding along near the Mount Edgecumbe shore, in consequence, it is supposed, of the timidity of the females and of the dark. ness of the night, when the boat struck on a rock, and the whole party were capsized, and before assistance could be rendered they had perished. The bodies were immediately afterwards picked up by some Cowsend boatmen, four near the spot where the boat sunk, and • the other on the Mount Edgecumbe shore, and in the course of the evening they were recognised by their friends. An inquest will be held before A. B. Bonet, Esq. county coroner, on the bodies, at Cowsend, this day . The names of the deceased parties were Mr. and Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Morgan, Miss Ryder, and Mr. Knowles. They all resided in William -street, in this town. Tho person they had gone to see on board the Queen was a brother to Mrs. Dlorgan, a sweetheart to Miss Ryde4 and friend to the other parties. There was no watermart lin the boat at the time the accident occurred. • IMPROVEMENT IN THE TOWER.—The wooden bar. rier on the parade, in front of the late small armouries in the Tower, has been completed; but the oz - .laumation of the remains of those interred beneath dbe !loco yayit • ment on the east side of th© Royal Chapel of Si. Peter has not yet commenced, in consequence of the UM vault built at the rear of the chapel not being consecrated. The Bishop of London is expected to perform the cow mony in a few days.