The Sun. — London, England, 1844-08-26 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. aLD COUR T. (Before Mr. Baron GURNEY and Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.) FORGERY.—Sackville Sachville, alias Charles Davis, pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with feloniously uttering and putting off a forged bill of ex change for 2501., with intent to defraud Simon Rendall, and was sentenced to twenty years' transportation. FORGERY or DUTCH BlLLS.—Pietro Vatter, a jeweller; Francisco Enrico, a fencing-master ; and Henry Har rison, a draper, were indicted with feloniously making certain orders for the payment of money, purporting to be orders of the Directors of the Administration-office of Funds in the kingdom of the Netherlands. Mr. Bodkin addressed the jury for the prosecution, and Mr. Ballantyne, Mr. Charnock, and Mr. Clarkson, appeared for the prisoners. It will be in the recollection of our readers that the prisoners, through the prisoner Harrison, applied to an artist of the name of Louis Gluck Rosenthall, residing on Wellington-terrace, to engrave a copy of the coupons of the Netherlands' Bank. Mr. Rosenthall thought there was something suspicious in the transaction, and he at once gave notice to the police, and also went to the Consul-General of the Netherlands, under whose direc tion Mr. Rosenthall completed the plate for the forgery. It was clearly proved that it was an attempt to defraud the Dutch Government, and the prisoners were then taken into custody. Several witnesses were examined, who clearly proved the case against the prisoners. Mr. Clarkson addressed the jury for Enrico, Mr. Char nock for Valler, and Mr. Ballantyne for Harrison. Mr. Baron GURNEY summed up. The jury found all the prisoners Guilty, and Mr. Baron GURNEY sentenced them all to ten years' trans portation. THE GRAND JURY. The Grand Jury, in the course of the morning, made their last presentment, and were thanked by Mr. Baron Gurney, on behalf of the county, for their exertions. John Donny.liff was indicted for cutting and wounding Sarah Powell. Mr. Gurwood prose cuted, and Mr. Prendergast defended. It appeared that on the day in question, the 23d of June, she met the prisoner, and went to a public-house with him, where they had some drink. They went afterwards to other public-houses, and both eventually got tipsy. They then went to prosecutrix's lodgings, where they quarrelled, and she aggravated him very much, upon which he struck her in the face, and then took a knife from his pocket and stabbed her in the breast. The prisoner was convicted, and sentenced to be impri soned for four months. SENTENCES.—Faith Bowerman, aged 17, who was on Friday convicted of the manslaughter of her new born infant, was brought up and sentenced to be im prisoned and kept to hard labour for two years. Sarah Hyland, aged 22, convicted of concealing the birth of her new-born male child, was also brought up and received a like sentence. John Le Grand, aged 50, described as a merchant, was indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling house of Robert Anwyl, and stealing 180 dozen of lace caps, capes, collars, &c., value 601., the property of John Byng Banks. It appeared that Mr. Banks occupied rooms as a warehouse in the dwelling of Mr. Anwyl, at 82, in Lawrence-lane, and that the property in question was deposited in the rooms used by Mr. Banks. The rob bery in question was committed on Christmas eve, and was first discovered by a man named Jones, in the employ of Mr. Anwyl, who went to the house to get his master's rooms ready for him. He found Mr. Banks's door had been broken open, and imme diately fetched the police, who discovered everything in confusion. On Mr. Banks being informed of the circumstance he repaired to the premises, and dis covered that the goods in question had been ab stracted. It was subsequently discovered that a Mr. Lafitte, a dealer in gloves and French goods, in Addle-street, was selling goods which resembled exactly those stolen from Mr. Banks. On inquiry, it turned out that the prisoner had sold 180 dozen of caps to Mr. Lafitte, which, on being examined, turned out to be the caps stolen. That person had given 271. 10s. to Le Grand for the caps. This being the case, the police received orders to apprehend the pri soner, which they did, and on searching his rooms discovered some collars, which had also been stolen from the warehouse of Mr. Banks. The RECORDER said he did not think there was sufficient evidence to convict the prisoner of having broken into the warehouse, although there was some thing against his character. At any rate it was doubtful whether he had come honestly by the goods. He was only one degree removed from the other per sons who had sold the goods. The jury immediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty. NEW COURT. (Before the COMMON SERGEANT.) EMREZZLEMENT.—Frederick Gardner was placed at the bar charged with embezzling a sum of 14s. on the 9th of August, and a further sum of 41. Its., received on the _ . 10th, the property of Edine Alexander. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner re ceived the money, but it was the habit of the prosecutor to allow the prisoner a book in which the money re ceived was to be put down. It appeared that the pri soner had given credit in the book for having received the money, but stated that he had lost it out of his pocket.-1 he prisoner was acquitted. William Bagshaw was charged with stealing two geese on the morning of the Bth of August, the property of Henry Taylor, from his premises, 7, York-street, West minster. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner was found with the two geese dead, concealed under a cloak, by the policeman on duty. He represented that he was going to make a present of them, and did not wish to let his wife know of it. The prisoner had been convicted before of robbing 50/., and was but a short time since liberated from an imprisonment of nine months. The police-constable stated that the prisoner kept very bad company, and that he intended to give the geese to a woman of bad character. The prisoner was sentenced to seven years' transpor tation. James Hodg e s, silversmith, aged 26, was charged with stealing an ounce and a half of silver, the property of Messrs. Garrod. . Mr. Prendergast conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Clarkson defended the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence that Mr. Withers, the foreman of Mr. Garrod, from circumstances which came to his knowledge, had reason to suspect the prisoner. The prisoner, on the 31st of July, was seen going into the weighing-room, under suspicious circumstances, in formation of which was given to Mr. Withers, who accused him of taking some of the silver. The prisoner was walking away quickly, and dropped the silver, which was marked by Mr. Withers. The case was clearly proved against the prisoner. The jury having found him guilty, the prisoner was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the House of Correction, with hard labour. James Hodges, silversmith, aged 26, was charged with stealing an ounce and a half of silver, the pro perty of Messrs. Garrod. Mr. Prendergast conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Clarkson defended the prisoner. It appeared, from the evidence, that Mr. Withers, the foreman of Mr. Garrod. from circumstances which came t his knowledge, had reason to suspect the prisoner. The prisoner, on the 31 st of July, was seen going into the weighing-room, under suspicious circumstances, information of which was given to Mr. Withers, who accused him of taking some of the silver. The prisoner was walking away quickly, and dropped the silver, which was marked by Mr. Withers The case was clearly proved against the prisoner. The jury having found him Guilty, the prisoner was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the House of Correction, with hard labour. Louisa Saville, aged 17, and Mary Saville, 16, were convicted of stealing one shawl, value 95., the pro perty of Sophia Green, 26,:High-street, Islington. The prisoner Louisa was sentenced, at her own re quest, to transportation for seven years, having no other means of procuring her livelihood except by prostitution ; but the Common-Sergeant, taking into consideration the youth of the prisoner, the sentence was afterwards respited, it being mentioned that an attempt would be made to get the prisoner into the House of Occupation. The other prisoner was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. t'ELON Y.- Williant Day, 32, was indicted for steal ing one tablecloth and two napkins, value 31., the property of Mary Ann M'Gagan, and one scarf and one gown-piece, value 41., the property of Clara Brown, in the dwelling-house of James M'Kean, Spurney street, Leicester-square, on the evening of the 4th of August. Witnesses were called, who detailed the facts of the case, and swore positively to the prisoner's identity. Mr. PEacocx addressed the jury for the prisoner. Several witnesses were called to prove an alibi. Each underwent searching cross-examination. The jury, disbelieving their evidence (though the wit nesses swore that the prisoner spent the day in question in their company) found him Guilty. He was sentenced to transportation for seven 'ears. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (SATURDAY.) MANSION-HOUS.E. William Laidler, who stated that he had been a seaman on board the ship John Campbell, of Liver pool, a vessel of 600 tons, in the palm oil trade, ap peared before Sir John Pi ri e , for the purpose of making a declaration relative to a mutiny on board that vessel, and a series of cruelties which, he stated, had been crowned with murder. Sir J. PIRIE, upon looking over the statement con tained in the declaration, said it was quite impossible for him to allow such a paper to be declared to be true before him, with the view to publication , until he should have made application to the owners of the vessel on the subject. He was, he said, aware that many awful occurrences took place on the coast of Africa, but,mties interested not unfrequently ex aggeratednetimes wholly misrepresented matters, altiA,ware.:theniselies sometimes chargeable with mu ti".j, the very apprehensi on of b e i n g accused of whicti induceorthem to be the first to complain. of tia4T66 seaman, Solemnly pledg e d hi mse lf t o th e t ru th attemen% which was to the following effect:— The ship, John Campbell, left the Liverpool Docks on 'the 2lst of October last, bound for Old Calabar, on the African coast, in the palm oil trade. Two weeks after the ship sailed the skipper (Robert Nelson) died off Madeira, when the supercargo assumed the com mand, in defiance of the senior officer on board, who should have asserted his right according to the usages of merchant ships in such cases. About a month after our skipper died the supercargo reduced our daily rations to a very serious extent. We had now gained our destination, working hard under an African sun unloading the ship, but finding ourselves oppressed with heat, and languishing for the want of food, we consulted, went afr, and respectfully complained to the proper officer, the first mate, that in consequence of the reduction of our rations we felt weak and unable to do our work. The officer referred us to the supercargo. We then addressed ourselves to that personage, who also refused our request, on the ground that the ship's provisions were short, and should be reserved for the home ward passage. We knew this to be an evasion of our just claims, and a falsehood, as the owner, Sit Joseph Sharp, at the time we signed the ship's articles, said we should have plenty to eat and be well used. After our humble petition was derided and denied, we re turned quietly to our duty, whilst the supercargo sent off to some of the ships in port, and having con versed with their skippers and supercargoes, several of them accompanied him on board the John Campbell. We now believed our usual allowance of food would be granted to us, and being satisfied, we gave them three cheers as they passed over the side, being under no apprehensions. On this occasion the supercargo was told that the John Campbell crew did not recog nise him as master, but were ready to obey the senior ship's officer on board. The supercargo did not re turn on this day, but remained all night ashore, and next morning he sent for half the ship's crew, no rea son having been assigned for this unusual order. This mysterious request having excited our sus picion, all hands refused to comply until the intent was known. When the messenger returned, he said we might look to ourselves, as the war canoes were pre paring to come off. Our amazement may be con ceived ; and there now ensued a scene of barbarity and cruelty that could rot be exceeded by the most ignorant savages on the coast, and inhuman and blood thirsty as the natives sometimes are, they cannot be excelled by the butchery and bloody purpose of the orders issued in this deplorable instance. We saw about fifty armed war canoes put off, with from 18 to 20 natives in - each, chanting their war-songs of blood and slaughter, with the supercargo at their head. They soon drew up in a circle round the ship, and swept her deck with volleys of shot and poisoned ar rows. Being astonished at such an extraordinary at tack, and shuddering at the idea of instant death, we stood on the defensive with such weapons as came to hand, but becoming weak from wounds and loss of blood, the ship was easily boarded, and nine of us tied with cords, and thrown, covered with gore, into the canoes, and taken ashore and paraded through King Yambo's town, where every species of cruelty and insult was also inflicted upon us. The natives having exhausted their cruel energies, we were stripped, our clothes taken away, and ourselves put in chains, and suffered to lie on the damp ground in separate huts, and fed on water and half a pound of biscuit a flay during 43 days, two of our number having died from this brutal treatment—the carpenter and Edward John son. The crew being now in chains, and the ship defenceless, the natives turned upon the supercargo, and plundered the vessel of her gear, and every move able article upon which they could lay their hands. This was but a slight portion of retributive justice upon the supercargo. The paper of the applicant, after some particular details of severities alleged to have been practised by the supercargo, states, " On the 10th of May the French brig-of-war Alloinella arrived, when we were, thank God, all put on board of her, and landed at Gambia on the 11th of June. and lodged in gaol, but were instantly liberated as soon as the magistrates had examined the case, no crime being recorded." The statement concludes with the expression of determination to bring the supercargo to public justice upon the arrival of the other injured parties, and gives the names of the men who were ironed, viz., Alfred Benness, Samuel Gil lin, William Hall, Edward Cadogan, Edward John son, Joseph King, William Laidler, and the carpen ter; and the names of those stated by the applicant to have been murdered, viz., Edward Johnson and the carpenter. The statement, which is dated, " Gambia, Ist July, 1844," is signed William Laidler and William Hall. Sir JOHN Plan-L-11ov( do you say these men were murdered ?—They were poisoned in the but ; some of the poison was found, and pronounced by the me dical men to be destructive of life. Sir JOHN PlRlE—Have you brought any certifi cate or paper with you relative to the. case ?—No. William Hall and I are the only men here ; all the rest are scattered about. Sir Joux Pnerz—ls the ship in which you were employed arrived yet ?—I do not know. We are only just arrived. We were brought from Gambia in the Rowena schooner ; Sir Thomas Ingram, the Go vernor sent us over to England. The applicant then showed one of the poisoned arrows, which he said had been sent against the vessel from the armed canoes. Sir JOHN PIRIE—WeII, I shall write to the owner, Sir Joseph Sharp, at Liverpool, immediately, upon the subject. It is scarcely possible that such things could have happened without the owners having, by this time, received some intimation of it. The applicant most solemnly declared that every word he had written was perfectly true, and that as many of the crew as survived would testify to the accuracy of it. Sir JOHN PIRIE then sent the seamen to a place of refuge, and wrote to the owner of the vessel, alluding to the matters detailed, and requesting information on the subject. GUILDHALL. Richard Evans, an ostler, residing in Cathari ne Wheel-yard, New Brentford, was charged with hav ing exposed a glandered horse in Smithfield market on Friday afternoon. City police-constable Race, who discovered the beast at the entrance of the market, stated, that on telling the prisoner that the horse was glandered, he replied that it ought not to be so, as he had just bought it for 4/. 15s. at Dixon's Repository, and did not bring it into the market for sale. Witness went accordingly to ascertain the truth of his story, and ascertained that he had spoken correctly. Alderman CHALLIS—And pray do they intend to give this poor man' s money back that he gave for the diseased beast ? Race—l cannot tell, Sir; they said that the horse was quite sound when they sold it, and, therefore, they could not put up with the loss. Alderman CHALLIS—Then I think it is a very dis graceful proceeding. It's evident that the prisoner did not know the animal was glandered, or he would not have purchased it, and he must, therefore, be dis charged. Prisoner—Then pray, Sir, cannot I have the money or horse ? Alderman Cuaws—The beast I shall order to be destroyed, as it is not fit to be allowed to go at large ; and as for the money, why I am afraid you must seek the assistance of a civil court to recover. It is very certain that you have been imposed upon, and I am very sorry for you. A respectable married female, named Elizabeth Gads ley, was placed before Alderman Challis, charged with an attempt upon her own life. The constable took her into custody in Finsbury-pave ment, and on searching her at the station-house, a quan tity of oxalic acid was discovered on her person. She was locked up in a cell, and endeavoured to effect stran gulation with her garters. The attempt was discovered in time to prevent a fatal consummation. The husband of the prisoner said that they had been married twenty-five years, and had lived happily to gether, but unfortunately they had had a few words on the preceding evening, and the quarrel had so affected her, that she had meditated the act of self-destruction. If the Magistrate would let her go, he would promise that she never should so commit herself again. The prisoner gave a like promise, and said that she now greatly repented of her purpose, and begged the 31agistrate s and her husband's forgiveness. She was discharged. BOW-STREET. The Hon. Mr. Toucliet was brought up this morning, for final pxamination, charged with firing a pistol at Mr. Smith, the gun-maker, in Holborn. Mr. Clarkson appeared for the prisoner. Mr. Smith was able to attend this morning ; and having been accommodated with a seat at the table, his evidence was taken. The facts of the case have already appeared on several occasions. Mr. Smith was bound over in the sum of 100/. to prosecute. The surgeon at the hospital was examined, and he stated, that the ball came away from the wound in Mr. Smith's back, on the 6th of the present month, having remained in the wound exactly a month. Mr. Smith was now out of danger. The several witnesses were then bound over to pro secute, and the prisoner was committed. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. John Atkins, a well-known thief, was charged . with having, in company with a number of other thieves, assaulted police-constable Crowning, C 158, and M r. J. Gibb ons , a gent l eman wel l k nown f or his adroit ness in the detection and apprehension of pickpockets. Mr. Gibbons said about five o'clock on Friday he saw two thiev es , one of whom put his hand into a lady's pocket, and apparently obtained a booty. The two men . then w ent i nto the Coach and Horses, in St. Martin's-lane, and Mr. Gibbons waited until he saw a policeman. The p o li ce - consta bl e C 158 came up, and he told him what h e h a d seen. T he constable wentinto the house, and, aft er great trouble and risk, succeeded in getting the thi e f i nto the street. While taking him towards , the Vi ne - street station-house, through St. Martin s•court, the co ns t a bl e was sur rounded by a gang . of thieves, who kn oc k e d hi m down, and - shamefully ill-treated hi m. The prisoner, who was handcuffed, was rescued and got off. Wit ness was struck by Atkins, who was one of the fore most in the attack on the constable. The result was that Atkins was secured and lodged in the station house. Mr. HARDWICK sent Atkins to the tread•mill for one month for the assault on the constable, and fur ther inflicted the fine of 51., or two months' imprison ment, for the assault on Mr. Gibbons. QUEEN-SQUA RE. George Walker, the driver of the hackney cab 555, an William Worley, the driver of 877, were charged on a summons with wanton and furious driving, whereby the safety of the public was en dangered. The case was proved by a police-constable of the B division, named Friendship. lle stated that at half-past twelve on the forenoon of the 29th ult. he was on duty in Knightsbridge, and saw the two de fendants driving at a furious rate from the direction of Kensington. Both horses were galloping, and the drivers were whipping them at the time. The cab 555 was driven up against the other, and at that mo ment 877 caught some projection, and defendant Worley was thrown off the driving-box with great violence. The other cab was then driven off at the same speed as before, and the policeman followed on another vehicle, but was unable to overtake it. Stevens, a waterman, who had seen part of the oc currence, confirmed the constab;e's statement. It was here represented to the magistrate that the two drivers had been fined 40s. each at another police court, at the instance of one of the Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, for ill-treating the horses on this occasion. The men, in defence, expressed their regret, and said that they had already undergone punishment for this offence. Walker said he was only just out of prison. _ _ Mr. BURRELL said that this was a distinct charge. It was most fortunate that life had not been sacrificed by defendants' conduct. The public safety must be protected, and he should, therefore, commit defendants for two months each. George Smith, alias Samuel Beevington, was charged with having on two occasions fraudulently obtained the enlistment money as a recruit, he having con cealed the fact of his being a discharged soldier from the 2d Life Guards. Prisoner enlisted with Sergeant Greaton of the Grenadier Guards, on Friday, and in answer to the interrogatories of whether he had ever been a soldier, or discharged on any prior enlistment, replied in the negative. It was subsequently ascertained that he had been dismissed for bad conduct from the 2d Life Guards, and he was brought before the Magistrate at this Court 'on Saturday. On reference to the 38th section of the Mutiny Act, Mr. Burrell felt some doubt upon the interpretation to be put upon the words of the clause, and dismissed the man with a caution. On Wednesday the prisoner again enlisted with Sergeant Philips, of the East India Company's service, and was brought to this Court yesterday to be sworn in. He had answered the several questions put to recruits in the outer office, and was taken in before the Magistrate to be attested, when some of the officers of the Court recognised him as the man who had been charged on Saturday. The fellow at first stoutly denied it, but finding that there were three or four persons ready to swear to his identity he admitted the fact, and added that he was now dis posed to make a good soldier. Mr. BURRELL, on turning to the latter part of the section in the Mutiny Act, before referred to, was of opinion that the concealment of his having been a soldier before the justice at ti e time of his coming for attestation was clearly an offence, and committed defendant for one month as a rogue and vagabond. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 26, 1844. saw the door of the Windmill opened, and five persons let out. He attempted to go in but the landlord prevented him. Witness, however, contrived to get in, and searched the house by himself. He first found a man asleep in the tap-room, and then proceeded to the parlour, upon which the landlord said he had no business to enter, as there was no persons there, but private friends. He, however, went in, and counted five men, two of whom were smoking, and one asleep. There was no liquor upon the table, but witness saw a female concealing two tumblers, one of which he found contained gin and water. Mr. BALLANTYNE—There is not a tittle of evidence here to prove the sale of beer for which the summons has been taken out. had it been for the sale of spirits the case would have been otherwise, but I must now dismiss it. LAMBETH-S7 REET. Thomas Charlton Cowley was brotight up before the Hon. C. Norton, on his remand, for levying libe ral contributions, in the shape of board, lodging, and necessaries, on several tavern-keepers at the East-end Mrs. Howard, landlady of the Red Lion, Penning ton-street, London Docks, stated that he had not only introduced himself, but one of his friends, to her pub lic-house, and, by his plausible story and address, had got in her debt to the amount of 81. The parties now said they would not be at the trouble to prosecute, and would not press the case. The . prisoner still persisted in saying that he was one of the most wealthy landed proprietors at Port Lincoln, as Judge Cooper well knew and could prove, and would give a mortgage on his estate to Mrs. Howard, or any other of his prosecutors. As none of the parties pressed the case, the prisoner was discharged. He assured the magistrate that the estate was well able to pay, and he would import some of the 200 bullocks he had upon it, for the purpose of satisfying the complaints. UNION-HALL. A youth named Hornblow was brought up for making a most determined attempt to drown himself in the Surrey Canal. It appeared that the defendant had been walking with a young female, and in the course of their walk they quarrelled, when he quitted her arm, and, rush ing towards the Surrey Canal, jumped into the water. He immediately disappeared, when a young man living on .the banks of the canal witnessing the act, and seeing him rise to the surface, plunged in after him, and a struggle ensued, during which the drown ing man pulled him under, and it was with the utmost difficulty witness at length succeeded in saving their lives. The defendant was quite insensible when got out of the water, and was obliged to be conveyed to the workhouse, where the usual remedies for resusci tation being adopted, he was at length brought to life. Mr. COTTING Ham said that the intrepidity displayed by the young man who saved the defendant was very much to be commended, and that he deserved a re ward from the Humane Society for his activity ; that it was just such a case as a society established for rewarding meritorious persons for saving the lives of persons from drowning, should confer some substantial mark of its favour on so deserving a person. The magistrate then ordered the defendant's father to enter into his recognisance for his son's future good beha viour. William Windsor, well known to the police, and previously convicted of felony, was charged with steal ing a purse, containing some silver, from Mrs. Pear son, an actress of the Surrey Theatre. The complainant stated that she was walking along the London-road about five o'clock in the afternoon ; when she got to the corner of Garden-row she was addressed by a young man, who asked her if she had lost anything. She immediately put her hand into her pocket, and found that her purse, containing some silver, was gone, and the young man said he saw the person who robbed her, and who at the time was running with great swiftness down the London-road. Henry Hughes, servant to Mr. Folkard, the pawn broker, of the London-road, stated that he was stand ing at his employer's door at the time mentioned. He saw the complainant closely followed by the prisoner and three other young fellows. When the lady got to the corner of Garden-row, he observed the prisoner step out in front of his companions, and with great quickness and dexterity thrust his hand into the com plainant's pocket, from which he instantly withdrew it, and then placing his hand in his own pocket ran away, followed by his associates. The fact was made known to a policeman, who succeeded in taking the prisoner into custody. The policeman stated that the prisoner belonged to a very daring gang of pickpockets who infest the London-road and the vicinity of the Surrey Theatre, and that he had on a former occasion been convicted of felony, and had only recently been liberated from gaol. • Mr. COTTINGHAM said that he should commit the prisoner at once to the Old Bailey, and he gave direc tions that the record of his former conviction should be made known to the judge, in order that such a dan gerous character might be sent out of the country. EXECUTION OF MARK SHER WOOD. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, AUG. 23.—This day, at noon, the wretched culprit, Mark Sherwood, con victed at our late assizes for the wilful murder of his wife, suffered the extreme penalty of the law, on a drop erected in the middle of the race-course circle on the Town-moor. The concourse was immense, pro bably owing to the long period that has elapsed since such a mournful proceeding was enacted in his dis trict. He was formerly a private in the Royal Artil lery, and from long servitude received a pension. He then became very dissolute in his habits, and whilst residing at Hull, his first wife was found in her apart ment dead, almost burnt to a cinder, and her guilty partner lying by her side in an insensible state of in toxication. It was co nsidered that she had met her death from some acc id en t, but owing to the similarity of the demi se w ith th a t o f the unfortunate creature for which act he has so justly forfeited his ex istence, and other circumstances which have since t ransp ired, it is too strongly f eared that she also fell a victim to his murderous purpose. On re-marrying he came to reside in Bland ford. street, in this town where it appears he gained a subsistence by working an illicit still. His de bauchery was still of the worst description, both living a most violent life with each other. The night prior to the sacrifice of his victim, viz., on the 12th of last March, he p',w red some of his apparel for a trifling sum, in order to procure dri nk, and a serious quarrel ensued between them. A niece of the unfor tunate woman happening to enter their ap artment at the moment, attempted to pacify them, bu t of no avail.. The followi ng - morn i ng th e relation went to call her aunt up, when Sherwood answered that she had gone out. Several hours afterwards, in the middle of the day, the niece went again, and after knocking at the THAMES POLICE. - , door some time, an d rece iving no answer, the assist- On Saturday Mr. James Donovan, proprietor of the ante of neighbou rs was gained, and the door forced, Windmill, Robert-street, Limehouse, appeared to answer a summons, taken out at the instance of In. when the poor creature was found lying on her side, bleeding from several wounds in her throat, quite dead, and her guilty destroyer prostrate on the floor, Spector May, for having his house open for the sale of i n a state of complete insensibility from the effects of whisky. beer on the morning of Sunday, the 18th inst. Police-constable 129 K stated that at half-past o'clock on the morning named in the summons he one r his condemnation and on b eing removed to to spend doomed cell, he showed no disposition the te his few remaining days in a contrite manner, but through the humane efforts of the worthy chaplain, the Rev. L. Page at last succeeded in bringing his mind to a proper state fitting the awful change he was about to undergo. On Thursday afternoon the miserable man, in" an swer to interrogatories put by the worthy pastor, ad mitted that he was prepared to die. He then partook of the sacrament, and at an early hour retired to rest. He slept rather more soundly than a man in such a situation would have been thought to do, and shortly before six o'clock this morning he rose and partook of a hearty breakfast. He then craved the indulgence of being allowed to smoke a pipe, which was granted, and at nine o'clock the Rev. L. Page again joined him in earnest prayer. He made the following confession to the Rev. Gen tleman :—" He stated that be entirely denied all pre meditation in the committal of the deed that he slept with his wife during the night, and that she got up once to know (as she said) how the cursed still was going on. In the in - ;ruing when he arose he partly dressed himself, and put on his great coat, and while lathering his chin for the purpose of shaving, his wife recurred in irritating language to the quarrel of the preceding night—and this, together with her gross and indecent conduct before him, so excited and en raged him, that in the moment he suddenly turned round, seized and threw her down, and with the razor which he held in his hand he made several gashes on her throat; after which he drank the spirits to excess to destroy himself, when it overpowered him, and he fell down at the place where he was found. He fur ther stated, that with respect to the death of his first wife, he denied all participation in it, and said that the reports against him about it were all false." Shortly after twelve o'clock the sheriffs and under sheriffs arrived, when the miserable being was de livered over to them by the governor for execution. He was then placed in a kind of covered break or van, accompanied by the minister, g overnor , an d wardens,: and which proceeded, in slow time, fol lowed by a mourning coach, containin g th e sheriffs, to the Moor, escorted by a strong body of police. On arriving at the drop he, for a moment, looked around at the mass that was assembled, there being upwards of 20,000 persons present, and was as soon conducted under the fatal beam. Some few seconds' delay took place through the rope not being properly adjusted, during which time the wretched criminal stood with the most unflinching fortitude. At length the bolt was drawn, and, after a few brief struggles, he had ceased to exist. The body hung the usual time, viz., one hour, and was then cut down, placed in a shell, and removed to the gaol for interment. EXTRAORDINARY DEATH OF A MISER. A protracted investigation was gone into before Vim. Carter, Esq., the Coroner for Surrey, at the Jolly Farmers, in the parish of H orne , near G o d s t one , as to the de a th of George Murray, aged 60, a well known eccentric character, w h o has for many years travelled about that part of the country, which took place under very singular circumstances, and led to the discovery of an amount in money which, although he was known to be of a very penurious disposition, he was never thought to possess. The magistrates of the county having been in formed of the particulars connected with his death, and the large sum of money that had been found upon him, immediately communicated the facts to the co roner, who forthwith issued his warrant for the in quest. Upon' the jury viewing the body, it was found to be in a loathsome state of filth. The flesh NN as ac tually covered with living vermin; his shirt, such as it was, must have been worn for months, while his outer garments were but a bundle of rags. Mr. Lane, the churThwarden of the parish, stated that he had known the deceased for seven or eight years, in consequence of his having travelled that part of the country selling tapes, thread, and other trifles. He was in the habit of sleeping in barns and stables, or any other place %here he could get shelter, and usually cooked his dinners under hedges, having means to light a fire for that purpose. About the middle of the day, on Monday week, witness (who is an extensive farmer) was passing through one of his fields when he saw the deceased sitting under the hedge. He (witness) knew that he had been ailing for some time, and crossed the field to ask him how he was, v‘ hen he replied that he felt very ill. It was found that he was unable to walk, and a constable was sent for, who procured a chair, in which he was conveyed to a barn on the farm of Mr. Huggitt, in which he said he had last slept. He was here pro vided with nourishing food, and Mr. George Chap man, of Lingfield, surgeon, was sent for. In formation was also sent to the relieving officer, and arrangements were made for his ad mission into the union workhouse. Mr. Chapman prescribed for him, and ordered what was necessary, which was supplied to him in the barn. During the following day it rained heavily, and it was not thought prudent to remove him, especially as he refused to go into the union ; ho, however, had mutton-broth, arrow-root, &c., during the whole time he remained in the barn. At the end of the week he was again questioned whether he would go into the union, but he persisted in refusing. The CORONER observed that it seemed strange a man in his state should prefer a barn to a place where he would have been taken much better care of. Mr. Chapman said he had advised his removal, for the place where he was was unfit for a man in his state of health. Witness continued—When he appeared so positive about not going to the workhouse, he was asked who would take him in in the filthy state he was ? when he said he thought Mr. Cooper (a large farmer in the neighbourhood) would, though he had refused him a short time before. It was therefore determined to take him to Mr. Cooper's barn ; but as it was sup posed he had some property, it was suggested by the constable that he (witness) should take care of him. After a great deal of persuasion, he said that he had 71., which he produced. The CORONER -But was that all he had ? Wit ness—Oh, no ; with great hesitation he " fumbled" in his breeches-pocket, and at last produced an old dirty bag, nearly full of gold ; it was counted in his presence by the constable, and contained ninety-eight sovereigns, three half-sovereigns, 45., and 11 Id. A great deal of surprise was expressed in the court at this announcement, the state of the miser being fresh in the memory of the jury. Witness added, that after this he got from his waistcoat-pocket a 51. note, and the whole he handed to the constable. He then said he would go to Mr. Cooper's, for which purpose a cart was provided, in which he was placed, and propped up with pillows and straw. Having said that he felt quite comfort able, the horse went on for a few paces, and, upon the driver turning round to look at the deceased, he found that he had fallen back and was quite dead. Mr. Chapman said the deceased, when he first saw him, was labouring under severe bronchial affection ; and his death, no doubt, arose from natural causes. It was absolutely necessary to advise his removal, as the place he was in was too cold for the state of his health. The coroner and jury having remarked upon the extraordinary facts which had been elicited, a verdict of died from natural causes was returned. It is said that the deceased has some half-sisters, who may yet be living, and who will be entitled to this property, should they hear of his death, but it is thought this is not the whole he was possessed of, as he was considered to be too cautious to carry the whole about with him. - _ DISASTROUS FIRE IN SURREY. Throughout the whole of Saturday and Friday night, the hitherto quiet village of Horsham, Surrey, presented a scene of the greatest excitement in con sequence of a fire of a most destructive character breaking out in the extensive premises belonging to Mr. Nightingale, farmer, situated in about the centre of that village. When first perceived the flames were raging in the barn, a large building, nearly 70 feat long, by 25 feet wide, and which was filled with un thrashed barley, the produce of 9fr acres. Fire once communicated to an article so inflammable, of course its progress was unusually , rapid, and very speedily the entire building was one broad sheet of fire, which shot up into the air a considerable height, completely illuminating the horizon. Some idea of its extent may be formed when we state that it could be dis tinctly seen from Richmond, nearly ten miles distant. The" barn being surrounded by numerous other build ings, it was not long before a rangy of stabling be came ignited, and was quickly razed to the ground. Fortunately the horses were all extricated, but not without great difficulty. The flames next communi cated to the bullock-sheds, and from thence to the cart and agricultural implement house on the oppo site side of the waggon way. The whole of these buildings were blazing away most furiously, and for some time the destruction of the farm-house, granary, and chaise-house, appeared certain, there being very little space of ground between them. The Esher and Walton engines, however, arrived in the nick of time, but shortly after their arrival the only conve nient supply of water, the pump in the yard, failed, and they were compelled to work from a. pond a. lung distance off. Nevertheless, they were of g„ 'at assistance, and to them may he ascribed the safety of several other buildings. The heat thrown out by the conflagration was so intense that the inmates of the }lenses on the opposite side of the turnpike-road were obliged to keep throwing water upon the fronts of their buildings to prevent them from becoming ignited. The inhabitants willingly lent their assist ance, many of them working at the engines the whole of the night, for it was not until twelve o'clock on Saturday that they left the premises, and at five o'clock, when our reporter left, the ruins were sill emitting bodies of smoke. A deal of barley was got out after the fire WS somewhat abated, but it is greatly damaged, and it is feared will not be fit for malting. The origin of the fire is unknown ; it is hardly possible that is is the work of an incendiary, as Mr. Nightingale is universally respected through out the village. His loss will be covered by an in surance in the Sun and Royal Exchange Fire-offices. BANK ISSUES. The Gazette of last night contains the following re turns under the new " Act to make further provision relative to the Returns to be made by Banks of the amount of their Notes in circulation." The period is twelve weeks prior to the 27th of April last, and the average amount in each case is certified by two of her Commi , ,sionrrs of Stamps end Taxes : Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union £ Banking Company, at Burton and Uttoxeter 60,701 Bradford Commercial Joint-Stock Bank, at Brad ford Bank of Whitehaven, atWhitehaven, and Wigton 32,681 Barnsley- Banking Company, at Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, at Bradford County of Gloucester Banking Company, at Gloucester, Cheltenham, Burford, Cirencester, and other places - 144,352 Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, at Cheltenham and Tewkesbury .. Coventry Union Banking Company, at Coventry 16,251 Coventry and Warwickshire Banking Company at Coventry Cumberland Union Banking Compuni, at Work inwon, Cockerinouth, Maryport, AN igton, Per.- riih, and Keswick 35.:;95 Cariise City and District Bank, at Carlisle and Coekcrinouth Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company, at Carlisle, Wigton, and Appleby Dudley and We,t Bromwich Banking Company, at Dildlev and Wet Bromwich Derby and Derbyshire Banking Company, at Derby and Bel,,er 20,093 East of England Bank, at Norwich, East Dere ham, Eye, Fakenham, and other places 25,025 Fakenham Bank, at. Fakenham and Holt--Gur ney and Co ~ 24,293 Gloty:k stershire Banking Company, at Glou cester, Stroud, Newnham, Cheltenham, and other places 155,920 Herefordshire Banking Company, at Hereford, Leominster, Evesham, and Hay Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, at Halifax 18,534 Huddersfield Banking Company, at Huddersfield, Holmfirth, and Dewsbury 37,354 Kingsbridge Joint-Stock Banking Company, at Kingsbridge Walsall Old. Bank, at Walsall—C. S. and J For-ter Worcester Bank, at 'Worcester—Farley, Laven der, and Co 15,463 Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, at Yarmouth, Beecles, Lowestoft, Halesworth,.and other places—Gurney and Co. 53,060 MARYLEBONE. ASSAULT ON TOLL-COLLECTORS.—On Friday Mr. Henry Dawes, a veterinary surgeon, residing in Stephen's-mews, Fitzroy-square, and John Under wood, a man in his service, were charged before Mr. Rawlinson with the following violent assault : __ Thomas Staples, a toll-collector, at the Hampstead turnpike, de-Posed that on the previous Wednesday the defendants, who were in a gig, drove up to the gate, when Mr. Dawes asked for change for a shilling. Complainant gave him a sixpence and three penny pieces, expecting of course that the shilling would be handed to him. He, however, did not receive it, and Mr. Dawes was in the act of driving on when com plainant laid hold of the horse, and asked for the coin to which he was entitled. Mr. Dawes then denied that he had had ninepence from him (complainant), and flogged him with considerable violence with the whip. He (Mr. Dawes) then knocked him down, as did also the servant, who in addition thereto kicked him as he lay on the ground. William Easum, another toll-collector at the same gate, stated that on seeing the way in which Staples was treated he spoke to Mr. Dawes, telling him that he was acting wrong, when he (Mr. Dawes) inflicted a flogging upon him ; he was also struck by the servant. Mr. Dawes-, in answer to the charge, said that he gave Staples 6d., and received from him 3d. and a ticket. He (Staples) seized the horse by the head, and used language of a most disgusting description, and he then got out of the gig and knocked him down. His servant 'used no more force than was necessary towards Staples to remove his hand from the reins., The defendants entered into security for their ap pearance at the sessions, in the event of their being indicted. WANDSWORTH. Mr. Adam Leffler, the eminent vocalist, who resides in Portland- place, Clapham-road, was brought before Mr. Clive, charged with being drunk and riotous in the Claphain-road, and also with assaulting a Mr. Edward Symons. Police-constable John May, 281 V, stated that on that (Saturday) morning, about half-past two o'clock, the defendant came home to his residence in Sydney terrace, Portland-place. In a few minutes after wards Mrs. Leffler ran out, pursued by the defendant. Witness ran up to them, and Mrs. Leffler claimed his protection, and wished her husband removed from her. Witness took defendant back to his residence, and he remained in doors some time. He afterwards came out and went to a neighbour's house, where his wife had taken shelter. He knocked at the door, and the people in the house desired witness to take him away, which he did, and again persuaded him to go into his own house. Witness subsequently went round his beat, and, in the interval, the defendant went to a lady's house, broke open the front door, and had got on the landing of the stairs, when witness was called in. and he took defendant into custody. The de. fendant had been drinking freely. Mr. CLIVE — Did his wife make no charge ? Con stable--No, Sir; she only wished him to be kept away. A gentleman her stepped forward, and said that Mrs. Leffler was in attendance, and wished to have her husband bound over to keep the peace. Mrs. Leffler, who was weeping, was then brought forward and sworn. She stated that she h a d been married to the defendant twelve years. She was sorry to be compelled to take such a course, but it was necessary for her safety that she should claim protection from her husband's violence. That morn ing he had returned home between two and three o'clock, after drinking freely, and took out a knife to her. The first thing he did after entering the house was to kick her sister and herself. When he took out the knife, complainant ran out of the house, and de.. fendant struck her as she was leaving the house, and said she should never enter it again. Defendant had frequently taken a razor in the dead of the night, and said he would murder her. He had put his hands to her throat, and threatened to choke her. Mr. CLIVE—What is your husband? Complain ant—He is a singer. Mr. CLIVE—What have you to say in answer to this charge? Defendant—l deny it in toto ; and, as to having used any serious threats, she is labouring under a great mistake ; and it is not true that I at tempted to make use of either a razor or a knife last night. I was certainly very much excited. I left home in the morning in an angry mood, and that caused me to drink freely of brandy and water at night. I regret, exceedingly regret, that this expo sure should have taken place ; but, as it has gone so far, I may as well state the origin of this disagreeable affair. I received a note from some young ladies re questing me to get them orders for the theatre. My wife chose to put an immoral construction on so in nocent an affair, and applied epithets to the ladies that they were wholly undeserving of. Last night, when she was out, I went after her, not to injure her, but to bring her back. I sent my sister and my ser vant after her, but she would not return home. I afterwards went to the house of Mr. Le Mercier, where I knew she was concealed, but when I got into the house I was given in charge. I ought to have been at the theatre to-night to appear before the public, but I suppose I shall have to relinquish my engagement. Mr. CLIVE—Had the charge been merely that of your running out of the house after your wife, I should not have considered it of much moment ; but, accompanied as it is by acts of repeated violence to your wife, I must take cognisance of it. Complainant—l cannot put up with it any longer. Even before his children his conduct is disgraceful. Defendant—You must have a motherly feeling for your children to bring me here and endeavour to ruin me. Mr. CLIVE—You must find two securities, in 201. each, to answer for your good conduct towards your wife for the next three months. As the defendant was being removed from the dock, Mr. Symons stepped forward, and said he had a charge of assault to prefer against him. He felt him self bound to persevere in the charge, if it was only to secure peace to the neighbourhood. Mr. Nicholls, the second clerk, said the recog nisances the defendant had entered into were general, and therefore he would have to be of good behaviour to all persons.. Mr. Leffler—This gentleman, who now charges me as a meddling fellow, interferes in my private affairs, and had the impudence last night to take me by the collar ; consequently I struck him. Another gentleman now came forward, and said Mr. Leffier had cut his sister-in-law's head open during the quarrel that morning. Mr. CLIVE—I have no charge of that nature entered on the police-sheet, and the constable has not said a word about it. Was he present? Constable—l was not present, Sir;` and no complaint of the kind was made to me. _ The gentleman said several persons saw the blood stream down the lady's neck and shoulders. Mr. Leffler—Neighbours, I suppose ; my friendly neighbours. Mr. ClavE—l shall not proceed with any other charge now. The defendant has to find sureties to keep the peace towards his wife, and, of course, all other persons. Let this case be decided first, and will persevere in making a charge, for a war r an t or summons then, if theyany other must apply y y against the defendant. He will remain in custody until he procures bail. The defendant, not being provided with bail, was re moved in custody. In the course of half an hour a person, who repre sented himself as the landlord of the houses in Sydney terrace, complained to the magistrate that several of his tenants were giving him notice in consequence of the disturbances Mr. Leffler created. The police took no notice of what he did, but he thought it wm their duty to do so. Mr. CLIVE — The police must not enter private houses because a man and his wife quarrel. Mr. Symons here observed that the disturbances took place in the street ; for instance, the one that morning lasted two hours. The defendant had said they were all cats and cowards, and that he would settle his (Air. Symons's) account. Mr. CuvE—l have already raid the defendant is held to bail, and now, if you wish to further punish him, you must exhibit articles of the peace against him at the sessions. With respect to the police, I want to point out this fact to you • the police ought to be extremely cautious in interfering in domestic disputes. Ido not say they should permit a breach of the peace to take place without interfering, and you know you have your remedy against them for misconduct.. After some further conversation the parties left the court. STATE OF TRADE. ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, AuGus". 23. We have not to report any alteration in this branch of trade this week. Sales are steady, prices firm, and the manufacturers are all very fully employed. FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, AUGUST 23.—We have no material change to notice in the foreign wool trade this week. Sales progress steadily, and prices are firmly supported. WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, AUGUST 23.—During the last week we have had rather less inquiry for Combing Wools—what sales have taken place are at old prices, at which holders are very firm. Blanket Wools continue to be scarce at market, and in good demand at late prices. YORK WOOL MARKET, AUGUST 22.—There was not much business done in the market to-day, the show being small, and the prices asked being higher than the buyer seemed willing to give.. What sales were effected we re done at rather lower figures than last market. LEEDS.—There is nothing new to report of the state of our markets. The supply of goods to the cloth halls has bean light, whilst the demand has been lively for shawls, cloakings, beavers, pilot cloths, and other heavy goods calculated for the winter trade. Prices are steady, and the stocks unusually low. Business is very brisk in the warehouses. There have been a good many wholesale buyers in the town this week, who have bought freely, particularly heavy winter goods. HECKMONDWIKE BLANKET MARKET, AUG. 22. We are glad to report favourably of the state of this market. On Monday, there was a good attendance of merchants, hut few samples shown, most of the manufacturers being engaged to order. On Thurs day, the attendance was not so good. BRADFORD MARKET, THURSDAY.—The favourable change in the weather appears to have inspired con fidence that the harvest will be well secured, and the prospect for the home trade being generally favourable, somewhat more has been done in the Piece Market than last week, and prices very steady. There is about an average business doing in the Yarn Market, and at prices the same as for several weeks past. In Wool there continues a dullnes3, which may, in some measure, be attributed to the very full supply now in the market, and the consumers buying only for immediate use, as the current prices offer no inducement to more spirited doings. MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—We have had less doing in cloth this week, especially with the prin ters, who, finding the supply now fully adequate to the demand, are become shy in their purchases, and in consequence lower rates are current, say 2d. to 3d. a piece, and to•day the market closes heavily at that decline. There is not much difference in the value of other kinds of grey cloth from the rates current last week, though the market is anything but bouyant. There is a considerable business doing in Ireland. The home trade is in a most unsatisfactory state. Yarns are without any decided change, though we think there is not that eagerness to purchase that has for some time past been the case.—Leeds Mercury. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, AUGUST 23.—A few brands of middling and fine Antiguas have constituted the chief attraction in the market this week. These have brought from 60s. to 685., being very full prices ; but the low and middling descrip tions of raw sugar continue neglected, and former rates are with difficulty supported ; the transactions of the week do not exceed three hundred casks. Bengal and Mauritius are quite neglected. Rum has been in good demand, and nearly every puncheon offering has been taken by the trade at improved rates.—Bristol Mercury. Captain Bernal, M.P., is authorised, we see by the Gazette of Friday, to change his name on his marriage with Miss Osborne, which has taken place, to that of @sborne. Henceforth the gallant Member will, we pre sume, be known as Captain Osborne. EXPERIMENTS IN THE WOOLWICH MARSHES.— Major-General James Webber Smith, C. 8., Director- General of Artillery, C o l one l Peterson, Colonel Lacy, Royal Artillery, Colonel Sir George Hoste, C. 8., Royal Engineers, Lieutenant-Colonel Densey, C. 8., Lieutenant- Colonel Dundas, C. 8., Lieutenant -Colonel Chalmer, As sistant Director-General of Artillery , Lieut.-Colonel Colquhoun, Major Hardinge, K.H., Captain and Ad jutant Mitchell, Royal Artillery, Brigade Major Sand ham, Captain Stotherd, Captain H owor th, an d C apta i n Lloyd, Royal Engineers, assembled in the Marshes, at half-past one o'clock, P.M., on Friday, to witness expe riments with four 24-pounder guns, placed at 600 yards distance from a target, and recoiling on a platform, the invention of Lieutenant-Colonel Anderson, of the Royal Engineers. Ten rounds were fired from each gun, and out of 40 shots fired, exactly 30 entered the target, which was knocked down in the last round of the second gun on the right. Previous to the commencement of the practice 100 shots had been piled in rear of each of the four guns, and it is intended to fire the whole 40 rounds to test the strength and efficacy of the platform. The ' principle on which the platform is constructed is very simple, consisting merely of eight pieces of timber, 3i inches by 4i inches thick, and 9 feet long, joined together into four sleepers 15 feet long, over which is placed crosswise 36 pieces of similar dimensions, held together by wooden pegs about three quarters of an inch in dia meter, and having only the two outer pieces attached by bolts to the sleepers. At the conclusion of the practice to-day one of the platforms was taken to pieces, and the wooden pegs were found to have held all the pieces per fectly together without any of the pegs being in the least injured or strained out of their original position, and the sleepers retained their position without the slightest ap pearance of having been displaced by the weight of the large guns and carriag es during the recoil. Bef ore leaving the marshes Mr. Hale exhibited specimens of his rockets in the presence of several members of the Select Committee. Nine of the rockets were fired at 900 yards range, and ten at 1,100 yards range from wooden tubes. Some of them went as far as the butt, and others fell considerably short of that distance, and it did not appear that a straight line could be depended upon. One other rocket on a diffiment principle was fired, and it pro ceeded, after escaping from the tube, a distance of about 150 yards, at an angle of about 45 degrees. and entered the ground of a raised bank to imitate the walls of a fortification, against which the balls used in ricochet practice are directed. The practice during the experi ments was carried on under the command of Captain Garstin, with Lieutenants Thomas and Turner, Royal Horse Artillery, and Lieutenants Barker and Strange, and five non-commissioned officers, 46 gunners and drivers, and three buglers. FIRE AND Loss or LIFE.—On Friday morning, shortly after seven o'clock, a fire was discovered on the premises of Messrs. Woolley and Lofthouse, tar and turpentine distillers, Pump-fields, Vauxhall-road. It appears that three men were at a work in a shed in the yard, when one of them called out, " Save yourselves, men." The next moment an explosion took place, the cause of which has not yet been ;Noe •tained. Two of the meo ',lade their escape by jumping nut of the window. Tre third was seen to advance as far as the door, where he became enveloped in flames, and was not afterwards seen alive. Mr. Hewitt, with three engines, water-carts, &c., arrived on the spot at half-past seven o'clock, and was soon followed by a large number of the fire brigade; and the engine belonging to the West of England fire office was also in attendance. By the most praiseworthy exertions the flames were subdued in about twenty minutes, and prevented from doing further damage. Mr. Hewitt and his men then commenced digging for the poor man who was missing, and near the door where he was last seen, his remains, burned almost to a cinder, were discovered. Another of the three men had his arm burned, and the hair of his head was much scorched. The premises, we believe, were insured. The name of the poor man who lost his life is Thomas Okenshaw. He was steady and industrious, and has left a widow and child, who were dopendent upon his exertions, entirely cloth ute.---,Liverpool Mercury, t MARKET NEWS.—SATURDA— viI COVENT-GARDEN. Of foreign and English Fruit, as well as of vege ti; of home produce, the supply was extensive, wb general demand was somewhat active, at but little Ition in prices :—Potatoes, from 4s to 6s Gd per v f Onions, is 6d to 2s 6d ; Turnips, 2s 3d to 3s 3 d Li 1 Carrots, 4s to 6s per dozen bunches ; Wabulw, pickling, Is 8(1 to 3s ; Onions for ditto, 3s 63 O Spinach, 6d to is ; Gooseb e r r i es , i s 8d to 3s 6d. fs ; rants, 2 , 6 d to 5s ; Orchard Plums, 2s to 4s ; u rN i o ditto, 3. 6d to 5s 6d ; Green-gages, 4s to 6s Beans, 6d to is 8d ; Peas, 2s 8d to 4s ; Apples Pears, 2s to 3s 8d ; and French Beans, is Gd to 35 ) ii half-sieve ; Pine Apples (English), 4s 6d to 7s 6d per Ditto (Foreign and Colonial) Os to 4s ; and Mew eii p td 5s each ; Peaches and Nectarines, 6s to 123; Cabbages, 2s to 6s ; and White ditto, 6d to is per d o , Cucumbers, 4d to 8d per brace ; Horse-radish, is per bundle ; Small Salad, 2d ; and Mushrooms, Sa lc c per punnet ; Radishes, 4d to 8d per dozen bands' Lettuces, Is 2d to ls 6d per score. NEW GATE Awl) LEADENE.A II ", Prime Beef and Mutton, the supplies of whicu r io i rather limited, commanded a steady sale at full Po In other kinds of meat very little was doing. Bee t " 2s 4d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s Scl ; Lamb , V ol to 4s 8d ; Veal, 3. 4d to 4s 4ci ; and Pork, 2s 3s 10d pe; 81hs by the carcase.—We had a fair n 5 supply of poultry, hut, the demand was in a 51 ° 6° state at about stationary prices. EUNGERPORD. tt Although the supply of most kinds of produc e : a rather limited, the general demand ruled inactive, s little variation in prices. NEWPORT. i t ,a. There was rather an inactive inq u iry f o r all to , meat, on the following terms :—Beef from 2s Su a 9d ; Mutton, 2s Btl to 3s 8d ; Lamb, 3s 10d to ;is LO Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 2s 641 to 3s 10d r BILLINGSGATE. Salmon was very plentiful, and in demand at fln i f to 8d per lb. Other kinds of fish sold steadily rates. WHITECIIAPEZ. west The supply of meat was moderate, a nd yet the 6e 6 41 demand was heavy, at late rates. Beef, from 21 S i 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; L am b, 3s 8° tole 8d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 2s Gd to 35 per 81b. HIDE MARKET. Of. Rawhides at per s t o n e of 141b.—B es t s t ee rs and, fe a% 5s 6(1 to 5s 10d ; middling hides, 4s Sd to 5s 4d ;u s io , hides, 4s 4d to 4 s 6d. Sh eep an d ca lf s ki ns, a t per Market calf, 6s 6d to 8s 6d ; lamb skins, is t° shearlings, 10d to is 4d. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the Metr o Fr a from 7id to 8d ; of household ditto, 6d to 7d r loaf. HAY MARZETS. 4 /0' SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Pay, 3/15s 0 10 0 Useful ditto, 41 5s to 4112 s ; fine Upland ditto !. t 51; Clover Hay, 41 16s t o 6/6 s ; O a t . Straw, qv" poll 8s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 8a to 11 lOs per 100.. 0 0 Hay and Straw m ove d o ff s l ow ly, a t b are ly 60 prices. 4 10 CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3118 5 t, ° o Useful ditto, 418 s t o 41 14s; fine Upland ditto, 4 ‘ r ill t l Si ; Clover Hay, 4115 s t o 61 10 s; Oat Straivtl i c o 10s; Wheat Straw, 11 lOs to 11 12s per load. tolerably good. and trade rather dull. 411 1 ' WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/15 6 7 o ! Useful ditto, 415 s t o 4/ 12 s ; fi ne Upl an d ditto, 4 ` 11! 4/ 18s; Clover Hay, 41 15s to 6/ lOs ; Oat Stray' to 11 8s ; Wheat Stra w , 11 8 s t o 1/ 10 a per 1 0 ' moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. New Meadow H a y so ld at f rom 31 5 s to 41 41 ' , • New Clover, 4/ 4s to 515 s per load. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—FRI Per qr. of 601 b. to the Since this day week the weath er u p on the so" - I been favourable f o r h arves t o p erat i ons , an d the i 0 is now progressing rapidly. The supply of 111 1 i small for this day's mark e t, b u t sa l es are s low, 6 .,,,5itt, duction of Is. per quar t er . Th ere i s a large cluTrstr free Foreign Barley off er i ng , which is dull sale 6 1 0 ,01 lower prices ; a s a mpl e o f new Li nco l ns hi re Mi r yO O sold at 395. per quarter. O a t s an d Sh e lli n g red 11." before, but Beans ar e i n reques t a t an a d va nce ° 2s. per quarter. 4 Err at O . )! Wheat Suffolk, Essex, and Rent Red....... -to 5 ,!, 9! , Ditto ditto ..... White... -5; P N0rf01k........... „ ... ....„ Red ..„.. - 54 . Ditto ditto White....- , 53 0 f a ii Lincolnshire and Cambridge Red..... -- 1 i •.. 5 5 Ditto ditto ..... - ." • 4. r Yorkshire. Red. - 49 4. i Ditto ditto ..... „ White... -- -- 53 , 0 10 . 10 1 Foreigi Red a Ditto er 9 1,1 0 11 ditto ........... White - ' - e r 4 7 Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk ....... - g Yorkshire and Lincoln;hi;e ..... -.......», - .., Grinding ................... Foreign ................. „ ...... Per qr. of 63 1 b. 0 • a Beans, Small ins ................ ....... .................., -' g ' Ticks ........ .............. ...................«....« -- sy ,5 Foreign. ..... , ... ..... .......... ........„ -- g ...so Oats, Potato a: .d ...... d --.--," n o •lik Moiling-. .. ild to 1236 d . Forcign .....d . to --.• r - _,,f io. - i 5' ,11 ing...................... ............. ......... u6t. to --s Od• nr I P-.6 M tlt ••••••••••••• ..... 40s • fine 43i. p e r R toeseed 241.0 a :25'.14. -1- W. 1-- RAILWAY RETURNS. ,# We extract from the Railway Record the ,„10( received on the principal Railways of Great Pr !r e d ii the week ending on the day of the month prefn fol each. The return includes the money receiTor passengers, parcels, carriag es , horses, mails, and chandise : W OL eek V en d ed Name of Railway. J. S I 1 Aug. 17 Arbroath a n d F or f ar r9 1 .c 16 Birmingham and Gl ouces t er 3,101 1$ 4 17 Brandling Junction 17 Bristol and Gloucester 1 38 1, 8 16 Chester and Birkenhead 15 Dublin and Droghed a 74 30 1 1 20 Dublin and Kingstown 1 32 9, 18 Dundee and Arbro a th "5 5 , 17 Durham and S un d er l an d 586 1 ' t no 6 17 Edinburgh and Gl asgow 2,70' A 1 5 18 Eastern Counti es an d N ort h Eastern - ,a--7 10 .0 -8 . 0 17 Glasgow, Kilma rnoc k, and Ayr 1,6.' 15 17 Glasgow and Greenock 1, 127 / 11 17 Grand Junction 10, 223 1 5 ° 17 Great North of England 1,978 1 110 nal i 18 Great Western - 16 Liverpool and Manchester 17 London and Birmingham 18 London and Blackwall 1,2 63 1 3 " 17 London and Brighton 20 London and Croydon 907 I Pm 22 London and Greenwich 6 • , f 419 4 b 18 London and South Western ....... ....• , ~ ,- A 5 15 Manchester, Bolton and Bury v4 , - 1 5 „ 17 Manchester and Birmingham 3, 531 4 " 70 5 l7 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc - s, 1. A 0 17 Midland Counties l o° 4 17 Newcastle and Darli ng t on 9 14 7 ' 4 17 Newcastle and Carlisle 2 ,151 5 18 Newcastle and North Shields 427 , j 1 1 1 83 5 `8 6 „ 16 North Union and Bolton and Preston ~ 19 Paris, Corbeil. and Orleans 19 Paris and Rouen A 2S 7 6 ..., A 17 Preston and Wyre 6 53 51v 0 17 Sheffield and Manchester B l4 0 , 22 South Eastern 17 Taff Vale 5 i 18 Ulster 6 11 5 1 48 Yarmouth and Norwich ... ... . 3 .0 17 York and North Midl an d AO l. • HARROGATE AND KNARESBOROUGH 4. " r e , v.- The promoters of this line, w hi c h was , it will be_., o 4 bered, rejected in C omm itt ee o f t h e H ouse of CU; te . lo , resolved, at a meeting h e ld l as t wee k, t o W., 0 01 application next sess i on . M r . G eorge Iludso° l 4 ,„"wer be favourable to th e sc h eme . Hi s name is "$ 4 strength."—Railway Record. LYNN AND LEICESTER RAIL*A.Y.'-'4l,ftherfolli changes, the proposed li ne w hi c h was b ro ug ht under this title ( a ft erwar d s a lt ere d to " 1,11';0 Eastern Junction Railway") is withdrawn es igo pto pendent pri tject. It is to form p ar t o f the ith of:d extension lines of the Midl an d Company, w"frOP— the promoters have entered into arracgements.' Record. 3; 1 The opening of the ne w R o y a l Exchangef_„3 0 00, said, will take pl ace on S a t ur d ay , t h e 28t h o f n"' OP;;€ WHIRLWIND.—The Indicateur of Avig li !; e 4_ 4 ° • that, on the night of th e 10th, a w hi r l w ind Pr o s no ' the commune of Monbouton, and produced var1,°,402 j• dents. The strangest ci rcums t ance connected b, sr • progress was the overthrow of part of the e 1 3,1 bs 34 Asg falling in of some o f th e f oun d at i on, which 1$11r10;•i• great portion of the tomb s i n th e c h urc hy a rd, I f !, it 0° up the remains of th e b o di es , di sperse d t h e m tv derable distance. Tia o „ o l,: : c he ,? 2 lt Fd :, , inst., at Tewkesbury, W inia ln b ' On the 3d DIED g o ill °P oi t it j i Ma O r n ia, th u e ie l - w i th e in e s f t o ., - . h Be' v. at Cronstadt, Wurtemberg , th e v sp oo Parsons,Vicar __ of Sanderton and Arundel, and late j , Magdalen College, Oxf inst.,l ' Int "', , f . W. M. Richards. s urge° ~ ord. 'Wales. On the 20th inst., Sophia, widow of G. W. a s t att t e h r e , G E ra sci n . d , Hefost;ldndeenEostlee:: 50Sitih.- On the 22d inst., at Connaught-terrace, -EdgeWii'--• Luke Wade, Esq., aged 77. v 08- On the 21st ult., at Otl ye , Suffolk, the Rev. J. A ou d, Si On the 22d inst., at Haver-court, near Graves° rietta, the youngest daughter of Mr. C. A. Becket. fue On the 23d inst., at Hornsey, John Cooper, Esql ° Bedford-place. P l ' On the 23d inst., at Tredegar-place, Bow'. Dir e ' Pill° cher, relict of Mr. Henry Fulcher, aged 76. Lyndon:. ro'sj, p London: Printed and Published by MITADO OOOV 11:1 No. 112, i Strand, Printer, at Th e Sus A : d el Strand, n the Precinct of the Savoy, in tlif Middlesex, Atondtsy, August , 1844. 2 _,..---...--- of - BIRTHS. tbe wiL‘ On the Ist ult., at St. Vincent's, West Indieg'itoiel Alexander K. Wight, E sq ., manager o f the C°'" ii, there, of a son. R o be On the 23d inst., at Upp er H ar l ey - s t ree t, 3frs' of Anderson, of a son. g On the 22d inst., at Bedford-row, Mrs. C. v y • - li° (. .0046 r' a son. A. if of ' On the 22d inst., at St o k e N ew i ng t on , the 111"' "IX Miller, Esq., of a dau g ht er . _...., the On the 22d inst., at H o l mwoo d Parsonage, S en of the Rev. J. S. Utterton, of a son. etr MARRIED. 0 0 . 0 On the 22d inst., at St rea th am Ch urc h, John , Y y sf Joseph Daws on , E sq ., o f St reat h am -hill, to ma y' daughter of the late Willi am B ous fi e ld, Esq. , Vti r el li ese On the 22d inst., at St. J o h n th e E v angelist s ster, Barnard Wight Holt, E sq ., o f Abingdon - er De' minster, to Sarah Margaret, only child of - Y Walcot-place, Kennington, Esq . Dranover . On the 22d inst., at St. G eorge ' s Church, f Giles, eldest son of Gil es Redmayne, Esci•'°dler, street, to Eliza, third d aug h ter o f F r ancis Ps Highgate.