The Sun. — London, England, 1844-04-11 00:00:00

- been examined, and found to be but slightly, injured, having received only a bruise on the forehead. When brought in he was insensible, and it was reported in the neighbourlicod that he was dead. This, happily, has turned out to 1)a an unfounded run. or ; and there is every reason to expect that he will be able to resume his wo:k iu a few days. It was stated at the: hospi:als when our reporter left, at three o'clock, that only one man had died, and that he was killed on tha spot where the acci dent happened. At the Bricklayers' Arms station, how ever, they state that two were killed, namely, Edw'ard Mac and John Ryan. The building in which the acci dent occurred was this morning examined, and it seems that the unfortunate cecarrence was caused by the iron rafters of the roof being of to:, slight construction for the breadth of the roof', which is very great, so that when the large heavy slates were placed upon it the weight bore down the roof in the centre. It was not the pillars upon which the roof - is supported that gave way, but the roof itself. The whole 4,f the rubbish was cleared away . in about four hours, but the workmen have not yet resumed their labours. ah,4 and that it was very little use to look after it. I 41 him I thought Stewart had no relations. I,,Cress-examined by Mr. WILKINS—I cannot tell IrJaw 4 4 g it eas after the first one came before the second b:se• It might have been one month—it might have '' t five. I cannot tell. tioernso for es M`Lean-1 se ven years.e riv at In 1840 1 Is ar!ow person , and have saw a tatt sle With Hyatt to inquire about Stuart. About a fort bllo4 or three weeks another came to m e to in q uire. e was brought by H. Hyatt. I should 'tat know ° u her of them. I knew John Stewart in his life isle while he was in the service of Mr. Strode. I eve never heard Stuart say where he came from. told the first person that came down that I never he ard of! 711 , any relations of Stewart whatever. Noshing passed ,vent wh a t cou ntryman he was. I said nothi n g more, J r ° l l k new not hi ng m ore. Stewart was a close ma n. Da the second occasion I said no more. Cross exam i ne d by Mr. WILKINS—I. cacarrot-under take to say how long it was before 1 saw the second .son after the first came. I do not t hink it was so as a month. Robert L oos ly—l have lived at Great Marlo w some Dears.ft I k new J o h n Stewart. In 1840, Hyatt broug ht et to make inquiries abou t Stea art. I should 4 e t t know the gentleman again. H e asked me about to eteart, I told the gentleman that Stea art had 11 me he came from Scotland. I told him / had heard Stewart say he had a brother, and said the sa me and nothing further. About a fortnight after,' Hyatt brought anothe r gentle tit% to m e , who made the same inquiries, and I gave 1:11 the same answers. Ish mild not know either of the tea% men. 0i: 4 08 s-examined by Mr. BALLANT INE—Stewart was a se person. It is four years ago sin ce I had the con ,t Illation and I cannot say distinc tl y what took p lace. w ill not swear to it, it is so long ago. kr. Baron GURNEY—What will you not swear? Will Doe not swear you told them that Stewart came from timid? Witness—Oh, yes; I re collect tellin g them t hat. • Cross-examined by Mr. Wrextats—l am 70 years of at, I have been questioned about by Mr. Weir, • Preslifield's clerk. I think it was three weeks after the °ne gentleman left that Hill came, but it is so long a ge I c annot reco ll ec t. I will not swear that one did sot come in spring and the other in au tumn. s: 4e lth Hawlces—l am in the service of Mr. Lock, „, laeistoek-stree:, Bedford- square. In 1837 I w t il k lodgi ng at 35, Berwick-street, So ho. I lod g ed 9 . person named Richards. The prisoner, t i:; s • Dorey, was living with her. She was at that le ,, e iss Richars. I lived in the same apart 4;:inta with Mrs. Richards and her daughter for a year a 1 / ,:a half. I have seen Saunders a nd his wife once. w r. Saunders was the sister to Mrs. Dorey. After that I % l i n t to reside at 16, Little Guildford-street, Russell aVtre• I staid there a twelvemonth. I then went to Iss,„n the same street. I was then an embroideress. s he living there the prisoner Dorey called on me. seirtold me she was living at Mr. Wybroves, a music. tr, in Rathbone-place. The house vas called the h e atple of Ap o ll o . She said, .‘ I have called to ask a left it is to know if you will allow some letters to be edi t° Yollr address under the name of Mr. Jones ? ' I 14 ,7 , "Yes." She said, " Don't you remember me and t Mother. speaking of some property that was coming ? She said Jones was the lawyer. One letter e, which I took to Mr. Wybrow's, at the Temple of r 1 ,1 0: and left at the shop. I told Mr. Wybrow to eft ' e It to Miss Richards. I received a note some time s rleards, roughly folded up, with the same address. De ars that to Wybrow's. I did not see her for two "`tt's after that. I'OSS-examined by Mr. .LaatEs—Did not know Miss "mita lap Ills until I went to live w ith her in January, s to ,„ " • She had a counter at the Pantheon. I under that she supported her mother. Her mother was h et ! i g with her at pp Wybrow's. I never opened any letter, had lost any opened. The mother had told me that she tli e est a deal of property abroad , for her husband had d' at Lisbon. She said he had been a merchant. She d to be a respectable woman. y ea ,,Y the CouaT—When I saw he r at the end of two 410 -4 ' she was in deep mourning. She said she was in ivning for her mother. 41170 a Hartwell.—l am the wife o f J o hn Hartwell, 2, 1,4 j 4 3-row, Westminster -road. In the year 1840 I was s e ;rvant with Mr. Bradley, a grocer, 1, Southampton tee ac e: Camberwell. I went there in 1840. I re epasaher the prisoner Fletcher coming to look at some s een tt alents in the year 1840. They were on the first and k it ed Nor, and he said they would do for the lady he soontaken them for. It was in the beginning of spring. eaafter Mr. Fletcher came with Mrs. Fletcher, and ea ;g u t an old lady with them. They stayed an hour th e 1 , and then Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher went away, and the lady remained. She was there some months. Pale n' old and feeble ; she was rather tall and thin, arm' mid had very weak eyes. She. had the g out in her de f e n d hand occasionally. She did not go out a great Por t 1 , She generally walked with an umbrella to sup (i'er- She generally w ore a half mourning gown. Ate trial was proceeding when we went to press.) MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. Cotton was freely offirred at Liverpool yesterday, but there was no alteration to notice in prices, and the sales amounted to 4,500 bales, viz., 300 Pernam, at 61d.; 90 Egyptian, at el.; and the rest American at sd. to 7d. for Orleans.—The Share Market was on the whole well supported. Chester and Holyhead were 71 ' • Dublin and Cashel, 6 • Eastern Counties Reg istered, 131 ; Lan caster and Carlisle, 7 3 -, ; Liverpool and Manchester Half , 110 f ; Caledonian, 51 ; Birmingham, 233 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 491 ; Midland Counties, 93 ; Paris and Lyons, 31- ; Ditto and Orieans, 351 ; Ditto and Rouen, 371- ; North British, 31. Is. The report of the Directors of the Royal Mail Steam packet Company, laid before the Court of Proprietors, held this morning, has been the subject of much con versation in mercantile circles in the City, and certainly much satisfaction is expressed that there is now no chance, as was feared by many some time since, of a breaking up of this really splendid undertaking. It cannot be doubted that the Directors have had a most trying and difficult part to periorin ; but so im mense are the advantages which result from a rapid communication between the distant ports embraced in the route of those packets, that even were Government to pay twice the sum it does for the conveyance of the mails, such an amount ought immediately to be given. It is stated that the fleet of the Company, as is the fact, is in a state of efficiency, and what is of importance to the pro prietary is, that 50,000/. of debt has been paid off since the meeting in October last. With the same prospects in view as those recently experienced, it may fairly be anticipated that ere long the Proprietors will receive a dividend for the money they have advanced to bring into operation this line of communication with the West Indies and other places in that direction. A report has just reached the City, that a dreadful accident has taken place at the terminus of the Dover and Croydon Railway, near to the Brick layers' Arms, by _which many lives have been lost. It is at present a subject of very general conversation and of regret. Full particulars are given in another column of The Sun. . In reply to many inquiries in reference to the pro ceedings of the Committee of Spanish Bondholders, we are requested to state that the attendance, at the meeting convened last Tuesday, of the members was consdered not sufficent to adopt any definite course of proceeding, and an adjournment for a fortnight took place. It is intended to address a memo rial to the present Finance Minister at Madrid, to make concessions in favour of the at present negl; cted holders of Spanish stock. The Commissioners have taken about 40,0001» stock this morning, part in the Reduced Three per Cents., at 994, and the remainder in Consols, at 1004. Since the early part of the day, Consols fur the Account have fallen from 1004 to 1004, and for Money from 1004 to 1004. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have reached 44 above par—they are now 1034. Exchequer Bills have risen to 755. premium, India Bonds are at 90s. to 91s. premium, and Bank Stock at 200. In the Foreign Stocks the changes have been slight— the Active Spanish Bonds have been steady at 264 to 26j, and the Three per Cents. have been so ld at 37 i to 37. Dutch and Belgian Bonds are a fraction lower than yesterday, and so are Mexican. The Portuguese Converted Stock has improved, for Money, to 47. The Railway Share market has not been very brisk to-day. Prices, generally speaking, have remained nearly the same as yesterday. London and Westminster Bank Shares have been sold at 54 premium, and the London Joint-Stock Bank Shares at 38 premium. San ago de Cuba Mining Shares are at 1 discount. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) B a nk Stock .... 20014 2CO 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities l OO% Ni q 3% per Cent.tßeduced Annuities lO 3 l, 503 New 336 per Cent. Annuities 104)4% 103 0 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 1236% Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860. India Stock 294 India Bonds,l,ooo — Ditto under 1,000 9O 10'.:1 , 41i Consols for Account E x chequer Bills, I%d. 1d 1 0001. ••••••• 00000 .. 00000000 •..... 75 )6 pm. !...... ........... Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 13olgian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto for the Account. Columbian Bonds. l5 Mexican Bonds, '837, 5 per Cent. &Imo 35i its Ditto for the Account Ditto Deferred Stock. I SN% Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent. - Ditto Converted 47 Ditto for the Account 463 Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 ... ......... Ditto for the Account a 26 g v Ditto Deferred l5 Ditto Three per Cent. Ditto for the Account - %7 1.‘ Dutch 2% per Cents. Ditto for the Account. at • Dutch 5 per Cents ... I 0054% New Loan 1837, 5 per Cents. lOO% % - Ditto for the Account WO% PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE Birmingham and Gloucester Bristol and Exeter 7O ......... '73 ..... .... to 74 Bristol and Gloucester 3O ..»..... so Caledonianto Dublin and Cashel ... 1} 3 6 a Eastern Counties Ditto New Registered...... 8/. 6s. Bd. Ditto Perpetual 5 per Bent Lis. 4d.... 1)6 Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O . t Ditto Registered Great Western ........... ....... Ditto % Shares Ditto Fifths l2 ..... .... 19 Harwich (Braithwaite) Lancaster and Carlisle 5 ••»••••• 7%%% to — i j London and SouthlWestern 41% . ... 84% - Ditto Eighths - London and Croydon (Trunk)... N i ...... 17 Manchester and Leeds 7O to Ditto % Shares SO North Birtbh Northern and Eastern 45 57% ...... to Norwich and Brandon South Eastern and Dover 32 35% _ to Ditto New Yarmouth and Norwich York and North Midland ......... 50 l2O to Paris and Rouen 2O 3B to Strasburg and Basle ...... JOINT STOCK SANKS. London Joint Stock London and Westminster 2O 23% ...... to PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, APRIL 9. 3 per Cent. Consols 9 8% Three and a Half Stock ...... Ditto New. le3o 1023k 336 per Cent. Debentures 943 Bank Stook 19 554 Grand Canal Debentures, 6 per Cent. Ditto 4 per Cent. 875( LAST PRICES OF SHARES. • RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SNARE, Dublin and K. Road Drogheda 55 72 Dublin and Cashel ditto Hibernian Bank 25 3O City of Dublin Steam Company British and Irish Steam Company ... 50 5O MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 10.—We have again had a good market, and a fair business has been d o ne : —Manchester and Birmingham, 49/ ; Paris and L ons, 31 ; Sheffield and Manchester, 7 1 i ; Caledonian , 5 f to 1; Dublin and Cashel, 61; Blackburn and Preston, 5 ; Barnsley Junction, 24 ; Newcastle and Darling .on, 40. D READFUL ACCIDENT AND T his LOSS OF LIFE. T s morn i ng , s h ort ly after seven o'clock, an accident, fetch, for dreadful consequences, has not had its parallel i„ il lany years, occurred in the extensive premises be rglng to the Dover Railway, near to the Bricklayer's - e ms, in the Old Kent-road, by which it is feared a 41 4 t deplorable loss of life has been the result. F roth F rothinquiries instituted upon the spot shortly after th e oc currence took place, informed we were by one of me Parties working in the yard, that while the body of not being exactly t ii, about e i g h teen or t w enty—i t t wil how many, as the muster-rollehadrio fur thetbeenocalled reer'eer?, working un d erne ath the shed intended goods, &c., to to ti!' e tt°ll of the luggage trains bringing , h beat Zastern parts of the metropo f li s s e , ve tl r i a e l stoopnesroint.cuirmon rafter -s 0 1 . *roofing, consisting ieD L! and slating, fell to the ground, o thhrouwghhiethheiyt•ie,nldas ht,.oi the foundation of the pillars tli -litle ci to be sustained, burying " e trk ineo. in its by which the whole of l ie e h tni r e a d nge of building in which the unfortunate men h is upwards of two h o u te nd D re o ci ver fe - e re t m i d i' i l s en s g u t h: itZt!vestern frontage, facing ti o l allY built, and in the centre i. , s an ornamental eleva min intended fora clock tower. t hese remain, ole of the kin roofing .but the Iled scene of dust, desolation, and it is feared of death. noticed by one of t i vs ve are informed that the slip pe'rworkraen upon the premies was s o observed the sup eetirrs , to turn rapidly round several v times, but before he r uins reach his unconscious fellow-workmen, the whole r ui ' s had fallen in, and they were swa o ll t owed up in the heard of any lie t i lls ' Up to eight o'clock we have l u „,, l es being found, but as the dust has cleared away, 05,4till,,eWalls which remain have been declared sutfi ex Y safe, exertions are to be immediately ma de to Vlore the ruins. as to l ll o'CLocx..—The body of a poor fellow, whose ti -- we understand to be May, carpenter employed a . It is most fright 14°111 the works, has just been t En mutilated, and has b t e h e e n .ound oved to the World's rem of the Coroner. Public -house, to await inquest se - now pre itsli(er, certainly, was there such a scene as . otsl, elf. The new s of the disaster has evidently ;tread far and wide. persons are crowd ; of friends of the work ni,e, to the scene, and th ri e ll :a n i s k a n n g d f sof scores of women and e h i ti and the eager inquiries o their r en, who will not be satisfied until e th n e tal y t k is n t o e w xe t i h te a . t meat husbands and fathers are safe. . ta n t Prevails throughout the whole neighbourhood. The us tes (4 the works - are closed, and no one is admitted 44)11 t he premises who is not employed by the Company. Thi (ANOTHER ACCOUNT.) ste t , 3 . lll orning soon after six o'clock the utmost con neighbourhood ef th g e at 2n, and alarm was created in the _,.. ro ad .Brighton and Dover Railway °t easter n W i ng terminus , Old of thi n consequence of the sudden falling in k t i h l e e ro n o t roof thereof, which is now the course ree.s"Mpletion, and burying underneathits p e* • 3 n 'arlY thirty workmen ; also about I DA or • fell with it, T , l ime men upon the top of there were the roof who Parts 'le other persons who were at work in the various ;. - 11 t3 '4:the building rushed to the spot, and with the length-Ist9•-ce f ou extrie txted. were of the police and others the sufferers were at Four of the unfortunate men ite. rel y l's ` t o be quite dead, their heads being 1 Lo s sTashed,and about twenty were wounded .: ti t j s t ?. whom were carried off to the h " r e d ' • pr e „ ; „'n the confusion, however, which neFessa } eor ; a us, ,it was found impossible to obtain namestheir efkl et lY• The police of the M division rendered very w.n hmieut service in keeping off the crowd of personsn a tki tssembled, among whom were many of the friends _ jarta;trho. th relatives of the killed and wounded. The cause t of e P a h r e e r s i 8 stated to have proceeded from . h • strength to a this and girders not being of sufficient or build:arehng are Messrs. Grissell and Peto. A number th e %Wets were drawn to the aPpalling scene during liy ul°ll iing. The bodies of the unfortunate men, whose c o ls have been thus sacrificed, were removed to await a 4 Wire - rc l ler 's inquest. It is stated that they have each left and family, to deplore their untimely end. trlion • THE HOSPITALS, TWELVE O'CLOCK. the above at Guy's and St. Thomas's hospitals a b ee - uv hour, we found that no other sufferers had tl'received up to that time than the number we re terteri at ten o ' c l ock, nor have any other dead bodies ei ti , d ug out of the ruins. The names of the parties I v :" "are been received at the above establishments, i , lously contused, and the majority of them seriously injured are as follow : ViitrY'S HOS PITAL —William Spicer, John Matthews, ? follow: William Mullins, William Lush, M`Bwen, Robert touergast, George Honey. ,7 T nomas' HOSPITAL—John Hill. lle whole of these parties, who are bricklayers and It e , dee r s ,rpe are more or less injured • some of them, in '_ u t so dre a df u ll y mutilated that but little hopes are e r ained o f t h eir recovery. No accident which has .creedl3t .eur in t h e metropolis since the falling in of the roof Brunswick Theatre, about 14 years ago, has ca used 30 much sensation as the present one. ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—Two LIVES LOST.- On Tuesday evening, between nine and ten o'clock, a boat, in which were four young men and two females, was upset a short distance from the Thames 'Funnel, and two of the men, named Roberts, aged 22, and James Green, aged 28, were drowned. The others were saved. The party were returning from Greenwich fair. SCAFFOLD ACCIDENT IN THE HAYMARKET.— Four. PERSONS INJURED.—Yesterday morning a painful de gree of alarm and excitement was created in the neighbour hood of the Italian Opera, under the following appalling and distressing circumstances :—Several workmen have for the last few days been engaged in rep airin g and beautifying the colonnade on the north side of the Italian Opera, and imme diately opposite Messrs. Feuillarde's Hotel. Yesterday morn ing. however, the scaffolding upon which the men were at work suddenly gave way, and they were precipitated with it on to the pavement beneath. The porters and others from the hotel immediately rushed to their assistance, and in a short time the poor fellows, who were four in number, were extricated, and each of them was found to be more or less in jured. No time was lost in conveying them to Charing-cross Hospital, where they were duly and promptly attended. CUSTOM-HousE — On Monday, the Bth instant, the anual change of the officers took place ; the landing waiters, searchers, and guagers, who had been en duty during the past year at the East and West India Docks, being sta tioned for the following year at the London and. St. Ka therine Docks, and legal quays ; and those officers who had Lem on duty at the latter places, being stationed at the former. The object of this change is, that by a periodical alteration of station the officers may not become too familiar with persons who would entice them to colluse and defraud the revenue. This annual change is much more extensive and complete since the discovery of the late frauds in that department. THE BRIGHTON AND DOVER RAlLWAYS.—Yester day terminated the cheap excursions to Brighton and Dover. The number of passengers who purchased excursion tickets fur Brighton during the three days was 5,720, by the Dover 1,270. During the whole of yesterday the trains brought up a great number of persons who had enjoyed the cheap ex cursion. The last train brought up front Brighton 1,000 persons. We have not heard of any accident having oc curred on this railway. LATEST PARTICULARS. 1 Er k The late Sir Henry Halford told a friend, only a I TPon i n • THREE O'CLOCK. I few days before his death, that lie had effected more cures by Mtn ---,ius qutry at Guy's Hospital, we found that the ; sending patients to inhale the healthy breezes of the Downs j ure d l 2 . W e nam es are g i ven ab ove , were not so much in- at Brighton, than by any other means whatever. This is a co ver ," as anticipated. Upon examination it was dis- fact which we state on Po R T s NI ouj ap ti t , ain A l P v n a l undoubted authority.—Brighton Paper. bye r e d that the collar bone of one of the men was ' arrived—i l. er t h A i I s a jaef afternoon fr t a r ed and that two of the ribs of another man were 1 Vernon, 50, p L ole, 9. th e i r ,• The others had suffered but slightly, on shipfrom which she left on the 22d February*, in company with 0 4e 'njuries consistin of slight scat l Malta, parted company and went to Gibraltar, and the Vernon to th e . a the 4 enabled to wailnkquhiormiese. men gwasfar t sca p wounds. taw so recovered at • Lisbon, where she remained four i'ays leaving in the Tagus, q these it wereis expected made, tthathat thehe on the 28th ultimo, the Albion, 92, daptain Lockver, and ; ' W hOle of the French brig of war. It had been expected that the Vernon eePtion of Itilleell conveyed to Guy's Hospital, with the would go to Sheerness to be paid off ; but she is ordered to te ttirn to their two mentioned above, will be able to be kept ready for immediate service. The payment of the , zile _ w_ employment in the course of a day or two. naval half-pay commenced this day, to the several classes, at 1443 110 was conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospitalhas I her Majesty's dockyard. —.Briq Roil Uazetfr, rol icl if e be t o .Loto t o t y re' of tßio s '. r Vir 9 Ye' $ I; 0 0 otighoti e 5 Orri e 1 ( 1311 0 11°1113ttleji TWE SUN, LONDON, THURSDA iLfirrritziga, APRIL 11, 1 44. .SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NE WM AR h.' ET.—WEDNEsn.s.v. The Burghley Stakes of 100 sous. each, h ft, for colts, Sst 71 . 13, and fillies Sst 31b, foals of 1841. D.M. (7 Subs.) Mr. Payne's c by Touchstone, out of Vat ... Lord .Lcibenaarle's Robinia, by Liverpool Duke of Bedford's Panther, by Liverpool 3 Mr. Crockford's c by Bentley, out of Emma 4 Mr. R. Watson's bc by Lamplighter, out of Tigress 5 Betting 5 to 2 agst Vat colt, 9 to 4 agst Itobinia, and 4to 1 agst Emma colt. Lord Albemarle's filly made the running at an indifferent pace, the Vat and Emma colts second and third, Panther and the Tigress colt lying well up ; they ran thus half way up the cords, when the Vat colt quitted his horses, and won by a length, Ro binia beating Panther by about three parts of a length. .P.M ' 200, h ft.—Lord Glasgow's by Re tainer, out of Purity, 7st (Pettit), beat Mr. Payne's Mania, Bst 131 b (Nat). sto 4 on Mania, who was beaten a ter a fine race by a head. Subscription Plate of 501, for three yre old, 7st; four, Bst 71b; five, 9st; six and aged, 9st 21b. T.Y.C. Duke of Bedfbrd'S Oakley, 6 yrs (Robinson) 1 Duke of Rutland's Cowslip, 4 yrs 2 Colonel Wyndham's Master Henry, 3 yrs 3 3 to 1 on Oakley, who had the race to himself, and cantered past the post five lengths ahead of Cowslip. The Column Stakes of 50 sous. each, h ft, for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, Bst 41b; those by untried stallions or out of untried mares allowed 31b; if both, 51b. R.M. (17 Subs.) Duke of Rutland's Crenoline, by Liverpool (W. Boyce) 1 Mr. Osbaldiston's f, by the Saddler—Partisan (31bs) 2 Duke of Beaufort's c, by Agreeable—Esmeralda (31bs) 3 The following also started, but were not placed:— Lord Exeter's Economy (31bs), L. Exeter's Cloak, Lord W. Paulett's c, by Plenipotentiary, out of Alea (31bs), and Lord Stradbroke's Repealer. Betting-5 to 4 agst the Saddler filly, 7to 2 agst Crenoline, 7 to 2 agst Alea c, and 4 to 1 agst Repea!er. Won by a head, Agreeable colt a good third. ARRIVALS.—The Duke of Bedford, Earl of Orford, and Lord W. Paulett. BETTING BEFORE THE RACES. CHESTER CUP.—I 2 to 1 agst Pagan, 16 to 1 agst Bramble, 17 to 1 agst Red Deer (t), 20 to 1 agst Alice Hawthorn (t), 25 to 1 agst Everton (t), 30 to 1 agst Nutw ith. DERBY.-7 to 2on the field, 30 to 1 agst Campanero (t), 30 to 1 agst Mount Charles. Even betting between Rattan and the Ugly Buck, the latter for choice ; take 4 to 1 about either. (Nat) 1 9. (RECEIVED NEWMARKET CR. THIS DAY.) AVEN „MEETING. WENNESDAY it CUP. 18 to 1 agst Red Deer 20 to 1 agst Alice Hawthorn 25 to 1 agst Everton 30 to 1 agst Nutwith rHESTE' .2 to 1 agst Pagan 3 to 1 agst Cattonite 14 to 1 agst Bramble 16 to I agst Roscius 16 to 1 agst Pharaoh—t IRELAND. MIL O'CONNELL IN COllli.-LORD ELIOT'S FR A . ,N C 11161: BI LE. DUBLIN, APRIL, Ereniny Poq of this afternoon publishes, in a second edition, the following. letter : " Eit3:cr 2 , loLdity, Api il r, 1814. " Before. closing this letter I will Irt you know the result of the meeting Convened for this day - , in the Court house, for the purpose if ;;iving ex p res „,i o n t o th e i n . dignunt feeling of this city un-I province at the fresh at tompt made upon Ireland by Lord Flint's Registration Bill. " The popular enthusias!a is utterly indescribable — utterly indescribable by th,se who are imiamiiiarised with the fervour, the bnrninfi, but yct perrectly regu lated fervour, of the Irish movement under O'ConnGli " The corporations of Cork, Limeliek, Kilkenny, Cionmel, and Waterford, have sent their Mayors and deputations from their bodies to give testimony to their sentiments at the present crisis of O'Connell's martyr dom and imprisonment, alter more than f;n-ty years of public service to Ireland, ❑nequalled by the services to his country and the human race of any other man living or who ever lived. The following Members of Parliament are to be pre sent :—Daniel Callaghan, the city Member ; Edmond Roche, the county Member ; Sir David Recite, Sir Win ston Barron, William Stn:th O'Brien, Maurice O'Con nell, John O'Connell, Morgan John O'Connell, Caleb Powell, Nicholas Maher ; and Sir Richard Musgrave is, I understand, expected in the course of the day. Dinner is prepared for 800, in the Laneasterian School, which has been beautifully fitted up for the oc ea: ion. _ _ " All yesterday and this morning the Liberator's apartments were crowded with friends • and strangers also, both one and the other eager to give expression to their sentiments of symplthy and of indignation. " Amongst the first visitors yesterday morning was Father Mathew. "The Liberator, accompanied by the two other Ca tholic conspirators—the Rev. Mr. Tierney, and the Member for the city of Kilkenny—yesterday attended mass, and the three Protestant c.nviets went to church, and in the evening they all, Catholic and Protestant, partook of the splendid hospitality of the Mayor of Cork, Mr. Fagan, with a large party, at his country house, in the icinity of this city. " Five o'clock, P.l.—As I promised, I send you, be fore the post-office closes, a note of the great meeting at the Court-house. "The County Court-house was crowded almost to suffoaat.ion, the Mayor in the chair, - in his robes of office; also in the same robes the ex-Mayor, Alderman Lyons, and, sitting on the bench with them, Mr. O'Con nell. " A number of the Members of Parliament, and of the most respectable citizens of Cork, and gentry of the country around were present. " Several admirable speeches were made, in which the repeal spirit glowed with its deepest fervour, as well as denunciation of Lord Eliot's nefarious' (as it was called by Edmond Roche) Registration Bill. " Mr. O'Connell made a speech of extraordinary power in denunciation of the Bill of the Irish Chief Se cretary, and his speech breathed the most obdurate re solution of perAeverance, under all possible circumstances, in his efforts for the restoration of the doinestic Parlia ment of Ireland, and the enthusiasm with which he was heard is almost without precedent in Ireland. " He could venture, with perfect security, to give this pledge, for he is certain, under every possible contin gency, of the unbroken peace of Ireland. " This is the crisis of existence and of Ireland—and the talismanic influence of his name and services was never so tried as at the present hour ; but Ireland will not be lured from her 'vantage ground, and play the game of the enemy by any outbreak or disturbance. " The Mayor and ex-Mayor of Limerick, and about 45 of the corporation and citizens of Limerick, have just at rived. " John O'Connell, of Grena, the elder brother of the Liberator, has, I have been just this moment informed, also arrived, with a great number of the gentry of Kerry, to give testimony of their feeling on this occasion." Toole, the person in custody, charged with the mur der at Rathfarnham, will be tried at the approaching Commission. THE LATE MURDER IN ESSEX-STREET.—Yesterday, at two o'clock, the prisoner, John West, was removed from Mercer's Hospital to Newgate, in order to abide his trial fur the crime of which he is accused. For the last few days the prisoner's health remained in the same state, and as there was no appearance of inflammation or other dangerous symptoms, it was the opinion of the medical gentlemen at the hospital that he might be removed with safety. He has expressed the deepest sorrow for what has cccurred, and states that it was purely without the slightest premeditation, and that he was goaded into a fit of ungovernable passion by the ill conduct of the un fortunate deceased. On the arrival of the van at New gate, the prisoner had to be supported by two men, and he looked almost more dead than alive. He was al- lowed to rest a few minutes in the hatch, and had a drink supplied to him. He could harlty articulate a word, and shook violently ; but after some time he be came more comp , sed, and was enabled to speak, but in a very low tone of voice. He was then given into the charge of Mr. Bourne, the Deputy-Governor of the pri son, and conveyed to a cell, where he was promptly visited by the medical gentlemen of the establishment, Sur geon Read and Dr. Harty, who deemed it .prudent to have him removed to the hospital of the house, where every attention was paid to his state. Ile had a conversa tion with Mr. Bourne, and mentioned to that gentleman some particulars relative to the melancholy affair. Ile stated that he was well known in Dublin ; and cc uld have a good character from several most respectable gentle man. He never was before a magistrate in his life, nor was he ever charged with the smallest offence of any kind. From general report, he is a person of quiet disposition and regular habits, and was always very industrious. The deceased, he states, from her unfortunate propensity to drunkenness, and ill language while indulging in the vicious habit, used to annoy him greatly ; and on the evening of the tragic occurrence she had almost driven him to madness, so much so that he was bereft of reason altogether, and knew not what he did. A day or two since he stated, in the presence of our retorter, that he had 69L saved up, and that his wife, in the course of a few months, contrived to spend this sum, together with having pledged or sold every particle of furniture, wear ing apparel, &c., of which he was possessed. THE TENURE COMMISSION.—Lord Devon and the other Commissioners of Tenure commence their inqui ries in Londonderry. On Thursday they proceed to Newtown Limevady and Innishowen, and on Saturday to other parts of Donegal. NATIONAL EDUCATIONEL—The Evening Mail reite rates once more its " appalling announcement" of Sir Robert Peel's instructions to Lord de Grey to with hold " the loaves and fishes " from such of the Esta blished clergy as refuse to identify themselves with the National System of Education. Referring to a recent article in the Standard, the Mail says—" As Mr. Frederick Shaw continues to haunt the diseased imagi nation of our Contemporary, we beg to assure him that he was not our informant, nor had we ever a communi cation directly er indirectly with that Right Hon. Gen tleman upon the subject. The authority upon which we made the statement could not err; and the inquiries set on foot, and the conjectures hazarded, as to the how, the where, and the whom, by which the information was conveyed to us, only tend to prove the receipt and ex istence of the document, for if there was nothing to tell there could not have been anything to reveal; and inves tigation upon the one hand, and surmising upon the other, would be needless." In another part of the same journal, apropos to the same subject, we find the following passage :—" That many men now in office, from Sir Robert Peel down to Mr. T. B. C. Smith, made use of the religious opposi tion to the \% scheme of education, as a fulcrum whereupon to place a lever to raise themselves into power, s plain enough—as is also the fact that they now make of that fu7erum a pedestal upon which they hope to stand. That the mass of the Irish clergy are actuated by any such motives, we must repeat, we do not believe At all events, we presume the subject will be more or less cleared up at the approaching meeting of the Church Education Society, to the proceedings of which public attention is now strongly directed." A TIGER STORY.—Early on Friday morning in• telligenc?. was brought to town that a tiger had been caught during the previous night in a pit on a Fambier plantation, abut three miles from Singapore. Iwo or three gentlemen repaired to the spt, which is about a quarter of a mile from the public road. The secretary of the Sporting Club was the first in the field, and commenced the proceedings by put ting a couple of balls into the ti g e r s head , one of which , and glancing along the As a number of s having been gener stshtpreourcstkks m u I e l him n c weer i e n oeux t tp h e c e a tt etdh,etlee forehead rnt e ally made known, those who were first upon the spot agreed to wait until their brethren in arms came up, and a considerable interval elapsed before any more balls were fired, during which time some of those present amused themselves by stirring the brute up with a long pole, a proceeding which greatly enraged him, as was testi fled by the loud growls he uttered, and the fury with which he laid hold of the bamboo with his teeth. He made several desperate attempts to reach the top, but without success, partly ()wing to the bottom of the pit being filled with mud to the depth of one or two feet, by which he was prevented from taking a good spring. After having amused themselves in this manner for about an hour, the party then resolved to give him his coup de grace, and it was arranged that they should fire in the order in which they arrived on the scene of operations, but the first ball fired went true to its aim, producing in stant death, and the tiger sank beneath the mud without a struggle or dying groan. A considerable discussion then arose as to whether it would be safe to raise the lid of the trap, but at last it was carried in the affirmative. However, on raising it nothing was to be distinguished in consequence of the thick smoke which filled the pit, and the party then dispersed, highly gratified, with the proceedings of the morning. The tiger was after wards brought to town, when it appeared to be a full-grown animal, though not of the largest size. The Chinese on whose plantation it was caught a Catholic convert, received 9100 from the Tiger Club, and $5O from Government, besides selling the flesh for some 910 or $l2, so that it was a very remunerative oc currence for him. He seemed much pleased at having caught the tiger, indeper dent of the prospQa of reward, as he had suffered from ti,e ravages of those animals, having lost two men on his plantation, who were de stroyed by them. —Singapore Free Press, Jan. 4. FOREIGN TRADE WITH CHINA.—Some very curious items are to be found in the list of articles of Chinese exptrts, in the tariff of duties on the foreign trade with the Celestials. Among them we read of " Eittysols, or paper umbrellas (very useful, doubtlessly, in heavy rain !) ; "birds' nests, first quality, cleaned;" birds' nests, second quality, , good middling;" and " birds' nests , third quality, uncleaned ;' also " unicorns' horns," " sharks' fins," " crackers and fireworks of all sorts," and various other concerns " 6414 strallge to relate," SAFE RETURN TO MALTA OF THE XANTIIIAN EXPEDITION. The Xanthian party, after contending with aim - P - 4 insurmountable difficulties, from the destruction, by a delu4e of rain, at the very moment they were most wa:,ted, of the newly constructed roads and bridges, finally mustered, with the collected treasures, at the mouth of the river, on the 12th of March, when her Mgjesty's ship Medea, Commander Warder, ran over from Macri to take in her valuable cargo. Comman der Warden, for some- five weeks previous, had been indefatigably engaged in personally superintending the packing and removal of the marbles from the val ley, where they have lain strewn about and undis turbed for centuries, save by the hand of time ; but it came on to blow so heavily, that in towing the lighter over the bar, the hawsers parted, and the pinnace and t - ,vo cutters got swamped and beached. Several of the party got thrown out of the boats by the sea, and Mr. "lore, a mate of the Queen, and three men were, with difficulty, rescued from a watery grave. Un able to proceed with the embarkation, or even to com municate with the shore, the Medea had to retrace her way back, leaving some thirty officers and men with the ships' boats, besides the exploring party, on the sands, exposed to the inclemency of the weather without any other shelter than the bushes there abouts (for all but two small tents had been already shipped), until the 15th, when the weather lulled sufficiently to enable the steamer to return, and by the 18th every one was snugly housed on board, with twenty cases of marbles and casts, leaving on the beach some other seven cases containing the unwieldy portions of the horse and chimera tombs, which must remain until such time as a larger vessel is sent to hoist them in. It is currently rumoured that the Warspite, 50, has proceeded from Athens for this purpose. The steamer then steered for Macri, to water, and on the 20th she hove to off Rhodes, where the Cap tain and Mr. Fellows landed, to return the Pacha of the place the acknowledgments of the British Go vernment, for the facilities and protection he had afforded the expedition, the Xanthus district forming a portion of the pachalic of Rhodes, where also the lighters were left. On the evening of the 20th the steamer again pro ceeded on her voyage, intending to make the best of her way to Malta ; but on the 21st, in consequence of a gale of wind from the south and westward, she was forced to put into Suda, in the island of Candia, and did not leave until the 24th. Throughout the 2.5tb, and apart of the 26th, she encountered quite as strong a gale from the northward and eastward, when she made fair way at the rate of ten miles an hour; but on the 27th and 28th the wind headed her, blow ing excessively hard from the westward, and, although she made Malta soon after noon on the latter day, it was not until ten at night that she came to an anchor, owing to the heavy cargo of marble she had on board. The vessel has suffered considerably, and will require a thorough overhauling before she proceeds, as it is said it is intended she shall, to England. Mr. Hawkins, who has proceeded to Smyrna overland, in hopes of meeting with objects of interest for a future campaign, is the only one of the party, besides two who have died, who has not returned. Great praise is due to Captain Warden and the officers of his vessel, and the expedition under his command, for having so satisfactorily performed this arduous service ; and it will, no doubt, afford the friends of another zealous officer, Commander Graves, of the Beacon, some satisfaction to know that his plans and suggestions for the carrying the same into effect have tended, in a great measure, to the attain ment of this happy result. DERBY. 7 to 2 agst Ugly Buck—t 40 to 1 agst Akbar 7 to 2 agst Rattan 1000 to 15 agst Vat colt—t 25 to 1 agst Orlando 1000 to 10 agst Boots—t 28 to 1 agst Campanero 11 to 8 agst Rattan and 30 to 1 agst Bay Momus Ugly Buck 30 to 1 agst King of Gipsies 1000 to 55 agst. Sir G. llnth -30 to 1 agst Mount Charles • cote's lot 700 to 400 on Orlando agst Akbar 1200 to 1000 on Orlando agst Campanero 3000 to 1000 on Leander agst T'.Auld Squire OAKS. Bto 1 agst The Bee—t I 12 to 1 agst Barricade—t ENTRIES FOR THURSDAY. D.M. Plate.—Cataract, Bourra Tomacha, Czar, Amato, Numskull, Candidate, and c by Slane out of Jason's dam. Sweepstakes of 100 sous. each,•D.M.—All have paid except Orlando, Zenobia, and the Manto colt. Sweepstakes of 200 sous. each, T.Y.C.—Orlando walks over. Sweepstakes of 50 SOW,. each.—Sister to Pompey and Snap are scratched. New latch for Friday.—Duke of Bedford's Espoir, Bst 71b, agst Lord Exeter's Pergularia, 7st 121 b. T.Y.C., 200, h ft. Port"Stakes.—Fraulim and Minotaur are scratched. NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING.—WEDNESDAY. Sweepstakes of 3 sous. each, and 20 added. Heats, one mile and three quarters. Mr. Vincent's Pedlar, 6 yrs Mr. Cartledge's Fearnought, aged Mr. Daly's Columbine, aged 0 3 Mr. Lunn's Robbing Moll, 5 yrs 2 0 Several others ran. Won easy. The Sweepstakes of 2 sovs. each, and 10 added, two miles, were won in two heats by Mr. Haines' in, by Re veller, out of Clipsham Lass, 5 yrs, beating Tantalus, Catherine Conners, and three others. A Sweepstakes of 1 soy. each, and 10 added, for ponies, once round and a distance, was won by Mr. Darby's Miss Vincent, 4 yrs, beating Lily, aged, and three others, after a dead heat. The Sweepstakes of 1 sov. each, and a purse added, for the beaten horses, once round, was won by Mr. Foster's Catherine Conners, 5 yrs, beating Mr. Ho;;le's Nauti lus, aged. WINDSOR STEEPLE CHASES. SECOND DAY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL Io.—The gather ing of to-day (the attractions not being of the same character and extent as those of the first day) although less numerous than yesterday, numbered between 15,000 and 20,000 persons who were assembled on the ground and in the vicinity of the principal leaps. An intimation having been received by the stewards that the King of the Belgians intended to honour the steeple chases with his presence, every preparation was made to rece ive his Majesty. A portion of the Grand Stand was railed off and covered with green baize for the use of the King and his suite, and the royal standard was displayed from its summit. The whole of the road from Peascod-street to the cavalry barracks was watered to lay the dust, in order that his Majesty might experience no annoyance in that respect in his progress to the course. Shortly after three o'clock the King arrived on the ground, in one of the royal carriages and four, with outriders, at tended by Count Mercy D'Arg . enteau and the Hon. C. A. Murray. Major D'Hatuns Moerkerke was in attendance upon his Majesty on horseback. The King and his attendants proceeded to the field, which is crossed by the formidable ditch of 17 feet in width, and stationed himself in the royal carriage, to view the sport at that attractive spot. The King, previously to the first race coming off, alighted and mingled with the people, return ing the salutations which greeted him at every turn in the most kind and affable manner. Saddle horses having arrived on the ground from the Royal-mews,_ his Majesty and attendants returned to the C astle on horse back, at the conclusion of the first race, which came off as follows: — A Back Steeple Chase of one sov. each, with five added. Horses to carry list each. Mr. Tenant's b g Cheeroot (Mr. Mason) 1 Mr. P. Langton's gr g Monarch (Land) 2 Mr. Sullivau's br g Skyland (Templeton) 3 Mr. Canball's w h Magnesia (Fleming) 0 Mr. Day's ch g The Kicker .....................(Owner) 0 Mr. Henderson s cli in Maggie Lauder (Hopgood) 0 Mr. I L l. ll o e3 l , d s a b er r e h 's C ch oi g idi T ic e to r r ro . r . ( t i l) Mr. Mr. Ward's Miss Fidget Mr. Williamson's br g Paddy dr The lot went off well together, Maggie Lauder and the Kicker taking the lead. All crossed the wide brook in' good style, with the exception of Maggie and two others, who were pulled up about 50 yards off, and then gave in. Cheroot had the lead and kept it, after cross ing the first ditch in the Lammas, and came in a winner by 200 yards. A capital struggle then ensued between Monarch and Skylark for the second place. which was won by the former by about ten lengths. The winner (which, we hear, was purchased a few days since for 175 sovereigns, and really too good a horse for a hack steeple chase), was claimed by Mr. Langton, the owner of the second horse. A Match 50 sous. between Mr. IT. Langley's (2d Life Guards) b g Cardinal, and Captain Thompson's (13th Light Dragoons) eh m Mermaid ; Cardinal giving the mare 1 stone. Cardinal, 13st 51b (ridden by Mr. Langl e y) ............ I Mermaid, I,2st 31b, (ridden by Sir Charles Kent) ...... 2 This was, perhaps, one of the most beautiful steeple chases ever witnessed ; every ditch and fence was cleared in admirable style, without either " spill or trip." Mermaid took the lead, and kept it over the first ditch in the Lammas, and nearly up to the paling of the Great Park. At this point Sir Charles Kent went on the wrong side of the flag, and lost his position, by having to retrace some forty or fifty yards. Mermaid then con tinued to gain on Cardinal, and on arriving at the wide brook, both were nearly neck-and-neck, and crossed it beautifully, almost at the same moment, Mermaid having the lead by a couple of lengths. Mermaid cleared the last ditch in the Lammas two lengths in advance of Cardinal, who then put out his speed, passed Mermaid, when about 500 yards from the winning-post, main tained his position, and won by not more than eight or nine lengths. For the heavy-weight Military Steeple Chase of 10 sovs. each, with 30 added, there were but two entries, viz., Lord Glamis's br g Tea Fighter and Mr. Langley's b g Cardinal. Tea Fighter was withdrawn, and Car dinal walked over, ridden by its owner, who fell cross ing the ditch on the Lammas, but soon scrambled out on the opposite side. Two sporting gents who accom panied Cardinal were also ducked at the same spot. This closed the second day's sport, which was of a first rate character throughout, the whole passing off without he slightest accident to mar the pleasures of the day. FOOT HURDLE RACE BETWEEN JENKINSON AND SMITH. The two greatest runners of the day yesterday con tended in a race of 300 yards, with 15 hurdles. The contest was for 401., the ground selected being the Bee- hive, at Walworth. They effected a good start, and went off at a rattling pace, side by side, over the first three or four hurdles ; the Stag then jumped a head, closely waited upon by his opponent, who in turn took up the running ; it was a great race, in which neither party could get away, and on coming to the last hurdle the men took it together, or, if there was a shaduw of difference, the Stag having it, and both touched the ground, after the leap, at the same instant. Both de clared they had won, but the referee, whose great ex perience in these matters well qualified him for the post, declared that, owing to the pressure around him, and the closeness of the struggle, it was impossible for him to determine who had touched the ground first, and that it must necessarily be considered' a dead heat. In this opinion he was confirmed by the best judges and most unprejudiced persons on the ground. The stakes will be accordingly drawn. HAMPTON SPRING RACES.—We understand the time for starting on Friday at these races has been altered from two to one o'clock. her Majesty the Queen Dowager, with the members of her household, is passing the holidays at Busby Park, in the enjoyment of excellent health. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—As a friend of the Rev. C. J. Scratchley, and an attentive listener to the whole of the evidence adduced in the case of suicide in Fleet-street, last week, I feel it right to express my unqualified dissent from your very harsh attack upon that gentleman. Your reasons for this censure may be thus briefly summed up : First,—That Mr. Scratchley tried to draw from deceased a confession of a misdeed of which no proof was adduced in the evidence. Secondly,—That his language towards deceased (as overheard through a partition-wall) immediately before she destroyed herself, was of a "brutal and callous" character. _ _ _ Thirdly,—That the whole story, as given by Mr. Scratchley himself, confirms his heartlessness and cruelty; and, Fourthly,—That he admitted, " coolly and deli berately," having had connexion with deceased pre vious to his entering the Church. To your first reason I answer; that the words of Mr. S. ("If you confess that you have robbed my brother, I will see what I can do for you") were no more than any person would have used, if convinced of the guilt of the party addressed ; that the charge was substantiated by the production of fifteen pawn broker's tickets found on deceased, all of which were obtained on Dr. Scratchley's property ; and that there was no intention to prosecute deceased, since a sove reign was given hcr the day before for the purpose of redeeming some of the property.—(See the Coroner's notes.) I may add, that no person in his right senses would prosecute, or allow his brother to prosecute, a .person who held his reputation in her hands. Your second motive of censure hangs upon a con versation heard through a wall, the witness acknow ledging that the person accused spoke so low that she could not distinctly hear his words. Need I add more on this head? I will, however, testify that ten years' knowledge of Mr. S. would have made me look narrowly to the evidence of any witness who swore to having heard harsh language from him, even without the intervention of a wall. To the third point I reply that the story was not given by Mr. Scratchley, but by Rebecca Griffiin, sister to the deceased, a respectable person, mistress of the diocesan school at Canterbury, who, when exa mined, and cross-examined, stated that Mr. Scratch ley's conduct towards her sister had been one of uni form kindness and generosity beyond his means ; she moreover, testified to that gentleman's going down to Canterbury a week previous to her sister's death, and, after mentioning the unfortunate habits she had fallen into, conferring with her (witness) on the best method of reclaiming her sister, offering at the same time to provide for her maintenance in any respect able house they should fix upon for her residence. Does this look like heartlessness and cruelty? As to the fourth accusation, that Mr. S. " coolly and deliberately" admitted having had connexion with deceased previous to his entering the Church, I contend that such confession was absolutely necessary, that it was incumbent on him to lay the truth, the whole truth, before the public, and thus clear (!) his moral character as a clergyman, even though by so doing he left a stain on his younger days. It is not my purpose to attack the verdict found by the jury, as I understand that Mr. Scratchley is about to publish the whole of the evidence, and then trust to the opinion of the world for removing the odium cast on him by such public censure. Allow me, however, to mention one fact (omitted in the papers), that after the reading of the verdict one of the jury rose, and protested against " the censure passed on the conduct of Mr. C. Scratchley ;" and I know from subsequent inquiry that he did not stand • alone in his dissent. Trusting to your feelings of justice for the insertion of these remarks, I am, Sir, your obedient servant, London, April 9, 1844. E. SPENCER. [We publish Mr. Spencer's letter in our usual de sire to act, to the best of our judgment, with strict impartiality in all cases where the moral conduct of an individual has been inculpated. Of the letter, as any justification or defence of that conduct in Mr. Scratchley's case, we can only say " valeat quantum." But Mr. Spencer must excuse us if we rely much more upon the solemn opinion of the Coroner and the jury, on evidence so recently heard by them, than on the casuistry of a professed friend of the party re buked by their finding and the Coroner's commen tary. In these we see but too grave a corroboration of those remarks,—termed by Mr. Spencer " an at tack," which we felt it to be matter of public duty to offer on the report of the inquest.—ED. Sun.] FATAL ACCIDENT ON TIIE DOVER RAILWAY.— On Monday afternoon a fatal accident occurred on the above line to a poor fellow named Nunn, an under guard. The man, it appears, was proceeding with his train from Dover to London, and while passing under one of the arches at the Maidstone station, he got up, and his head came in contact with the brickwork, kill ing him instantly. When the train arrived at Tunbridge, his mate discovered him lying on the carriage where he had previously sat, his head being literally dashed to pieces. lie was married, and was a sober and steady man.—Brighten Guardian. SINGULAR ESCAPE OF A CHILD.—While the up mid -day train was passing along the North Midland Railway, near the Rotherham station, on Saturday last, a little boy suddenly darted from his father's arms over the side of one of the second-class carriages. The train was going at full speed at the time, and it was with difficulty the father could be restrained from leaping out of the carriage, so great was his anxiety to know the fate of his. child. The circumstance having been communicated to the guard, he ordered the train to be put back for nearly two miles for that purpose, when, strange to say, the poor little fellow was perceived on the embankment, unhurt. On seeing his parent, he laughed and exclaimed, "Father, father, I am not hurt.' It turned out that he had fallen on the verge of the line' and fortunately rolled down the embankment, which thus broke the shock that he must have, perhaps, fatally experienced had he come in sudden contact with the level ground.—Leicester Chronicle. There stood in Fryup, near Whitby, the king of oaks, the pride of that and the surrounding dales, mea suring in cirewmferenee 14 yards at the bottom of the trunk ! The age of this monstrous tree is of course un known, but it is supposed to have responded to the vege tation of spring for about one thousand years ! Forty pars ago it gay) bloom to its last foliage. UNCLAIMED DIVIDENbS. It is most desireable that advantage should be . taken of the notoriety of all the circumstances attending the late will forg eries, to review.the system pursued at the Bank as reg ards the administration of wilts, the mode of deal ing with powers of attorney, and, :above all. in making known the particulars of unelitimed dividends, so as to determine whether the public arc as fully protected as they ought to be in -these matters. It is a very com mon persuasion at present,- that measures are about to be taken by the &ink to reader more difficult of aecers all information relative to; inelaimed dividends, and the amou'it of stock standing in the . names of per s.ons who have forgotten or ceased to •apply for them ; but s ome correspondents are of opinion that the contrary is the course which ought to be pursued, and that frauds would become far more. difficult if such publicity were given to both as could not fail to bring the true parties forward. Of the e. unclaimed dividends" it is supposed that the greater portion belongs to persons who have sold out their stock, but have overlooked some remnants of dividends, conceiving them to go with the stuck and to belong to the purehaseA. Yet such small sums would probably afford timely relief to thousands, while the total addition to the Government fund from that source is a suns not worth consideration. Others, through relations dying intestate, never acquire any knowledge of funded property which belongs to them, and suffer distress and poi city froni the want of it. Yet the Bank, which alone can give the in'orznation, in ad herence to a systum of over-caution, uniformly refuses it. A ease, cited by a correspondent, will illustrate the point more clearly:— . some years since an pig-deaTer, having dis posed of his cargo in England, • invested the proceeds and his previous savings, amounting to a large sum, in Go vernment stock, in the Bank, after which, on his way home to Ireland, lie was droWned.. His son and daugh ter, who were extremely ign o rant and indigent, made their way to London, to inquire into his affairs. From the strangeness of their appearance and the.stery of their father's supposed p:operty, they were brought to an in terview with the chief clerk at the Bank ; but, being without any knowledge either of the amount or of the stock in which it was invested, he was on the point of dismissing them, when a stockbroker entered the room on businesS, and, being informed of the nature of their inquiry, was enabled to put them into the possession of the property, us he happened, by a most singular coin cidence, to be the broker by whom the stock had been purchased." Such fortune as this cannot often happen, and but for this circumstance the whole amount would, without doubt, have been transferred to the Commissioners for the National Debt. Many cases resembling it may easily be imagined, and in all these publicity given, after a certain lapse of time, which should not be a very long one, could hardly fail to bring the rightful owners for is ard, while it would act as a preventative against fraud, for precautions may always be taken so to identify the real owner as to render it impossible for others to obtain it. Something of the kind would be done by a private banker, who, if he possessed any clue to the owners of un claimed balances or to their representatives, would not fail to give them inform:l.mi of them. A remarkable illustration of Bank of England practice occurs in the well-known case of Emma Slack. Many of the clerks who keep the books there must have been cognisant of the fact that she received only one portion of that which was due to her, for every stockholder has a re gularly posted account ; and yet the portion unclaimed by this person was suffered to accumulate in dividends, and, at last, following the rule prescribed, capital stock and arrears of interest together were handed over to the National Debt Commissioners. In a private merchant or banker this would be something like dishonesty, and in the administration of bankrupt estates it is well known that attempts are constantly made to find out and bring forward those parties who do not in due course apply for their dividends. Suppose the clerk who kept the book at the Bank containing the account of •Emma Slack had reported to his superiors the cir cumstance, which he must have known, that she held two descriptions of stock, on one of which only she re ceived the interest, there could .have been no harm in conveying to her an intimation of it. Such a course would at:once have protected her, and prevented the fraud which has been committed. _ The book of "unclaimed 'dividends," about which so much is said from time to_ time, is as inadequate to the purpose as can well be imagined. It is high of price, difficult of access, and incomplete in its information. A suggestion has been made that the Bank should publish in the London Gazelle an account, periodically, of all stock and dividends unclaimed; but, in addition to that, there could be no harm in so much of private mercantile practice finding its way into the greatest banking esta blishment in Europe as would lead to some regular in quiry, by their own clerks and agents, after individuals or their representatives who have stocks standing in, their names. It will be alleged, perhaps, that the im mense number of accounts kept will render this next to impossible; but a new department might be created, to be supported by a small per centage, which would be readily paid, on the property so restored to its rightful owners. Many families would by these means be an nually saved from ruin. But the whole system calls for revision, and this is the proper time now that the impression is strong upon the public mind , for making the attempt.— Times. BRITISH SETTLE.sIENT ON BORNEO. Were it for no other reason than that it would prove au e&ctual check to the commission of piracy, the establishment of a settlement on Borneo would be an act of the greatest wisdom on the part of the British Government. A steamer might be kept moving backwards and forwards between Singapore and the Borneo settlement, which would afford security to the numerous native traders who, at cer tain seasons, cover the China and Java seas on their way to or from Singapore. Besides the above, there are many other reasons, which render it exceedingly desirable that we should have a settlement on Borneo. One of these reasons is, the opportunity that would be afforded for suppressing the slave trade, which, with all its attendant evils, flourishes so rankly in Borneo, and a very powerful one it ought to be with a Government which has put itself so pro• minentiv forward as the assertor of the freedom of the human race, which has lavished so much treasure in putting an end to slavery in its own dominions, and which is every now and then on the point of em broiling itself with other Powers, because they will not lend themselves so heartily as every Government calling itself Christian ought, to put down the traffic in slaves by strong means. A large and most inte resting field for missionary labour would be opened up, by the establishment of an English settle ment ; and this should not be without its weight, although hitherto with Protestant Powers this has has never been an avowed object, either for colonisation or conquest. A settlement on Borneo would, besides, be important as a resting-place for vessels on their way to from China, and as coal is to be had there, that circumstance in itself ought to be of the utmost weight. But it is also well ascertained that the soil and productions of this coun try are of so rich and varied a nature that, in a com mercial view alone, its occupation would be of the highest importance ; the inhabitants of Borneo would consume an immense quantity of British goods were they to be brought within their reach and offered to them at reasonable prices. The cheapness of English manufactured goods, compared with the rate at which natives can produce similar articles, invariably leads to the preference of the former. In Province Wellesley where the natives have ascertained that they can pur chase three sarongs of English manufacture for the cost at which they themselves could produce one, nothing is to be found but the former, and there is no doubt that the same result would take place in Borneo. By found ing a settlement in Borneo, it thus appears that the cause of humanity and justice would be served in the highest degree, a people capable of better things would be rescued from the most debasing and bruti fying superstitions and propensities, and raised in the scale of humanity and civilisation, and, what may be of as much importance in these utilitarian times, the commerce of England would be extended to a very great amount. Whether the British Government take the matter in hand, or not, we hope Mr. Brooke will be enabled to persevere, and that success will ultimately crown his noble and philanthropic endea vours, and should he be enabled to achieve this single handed and alone, the greater will be the glory he will merit.—Singapore Free Press. THE STONE PIER AT GREENWICII.-011 Tuesday considerable alarm was excited on the stone pier i i rl ia, co io n n. con sequence of a further 'portion of given months way. since I t several l be of t herememberedomint}i pilesthats trhutael burst a nd tw twelve pier was greatly dilapidated; in which dangerous state L a tterly some additional it has ever since remained . of th e tide has b k enaome ksiowg-erdeo,pvnlacthede v,toliFir,ehvoetntthothaeotflioonating barges from been so strong as to have a f co h ntrary eyeet to that in tended, and the upper part o t . e erection has been so battered as to be forced in, whilst the part under water has bulged out and sunk, so that competent judges have ex pressed their fear of the whole front falling into the r i ver ; at the same time the walls of the western corner have also cracked to a considerable extent. Orders have been issued by the Lord Mayor for the immediate removal of the barges, which at present afford the only prospect of safe landing at the pier ; and it appears ex tremely likely that notwithstanding the enormous outlay the present pier will fall into utter ruin. The floating barges of the Waterman's pier are also to be removed by order of the Lord Mayor. DISCOVERY OF HUMAN BONES NEAR THE QUAD RANT.---Yesterday afternoon much interest was excited in the neighbourhood of the Quadrant, Regent-street, by the discovery of a number of human and other bones, in an excavation now in progress for the building of a new sewer. The spot in question is situated at the junction of Tichborne-street with Sherrard-strect, lead ing to Golden-square, directly at the rear of the County Fire-office, where a large number of labourers have for the two last days been employed in digging for the in tended sewer. When about eight or ten feet deep from the surface a quantity of lames were dug up, consisting of thigh, arm, and rib bones of human beings, inter mixed with other bones - of animals, including the side bones of heads, &c. The spot in question is decidedly a cross road, by which fact the human bones may be ac counted to be those of some 'fele de se, interred previous to the judicious alteration in the law ; but how the car case of an animal came to be interred also remains to be explained. From the inquiries which have been made, it does not appear that any of the inhabitants remember the interment of any self-murderer at the spot in question. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The Royal --Family w€ r 8 taken their customary airings in the Pirk this morning. Her Majesty and the Queen of the Belgians left tha Castle in the afternoon for a drive. Her Majesty was attended by the Countess of Charlemma, Lady us Wait ing, and also by the two Maids of Honour. The Royal party drOve into the Great Park.. His Majesty the King of the Belgians, attended by a gentleman of his suite, went this afternoon to witness the steeple chase. Her Majesty and their Majesties the King and Queen of the Eelgians will dine this evening with her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at her residence, Frpg more Lodge, near Windsor. The august visitors will be attended - by the ladies and gentlemen of their_suite. llis Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge arrived in town on Tuesday afternoon, from his residence at Kew. The Royal Duke visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House. bier Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge attended I y Baroness Ahlefeldt and Baron Kn sebeeli, honoured the Italian opera with her presence on Tuesday evening. Count Reventiow, the Danish Minister, bad an inter view with the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, yesterday, at-the office of the Board of Trade. Mr. Bonham transacted business yesterday. at the 'loloe-office. M. de Ilununelaner had au interview, yesterday, with Mr. Gladstone, at the Board of Trade. THE PARISIAN VENUS. The Parisian Venus, now on exhibition at the Cosmorama-rooms, Regent-street, is an exquiiitely dissected wax model of the human body. It is the size of life, and.as a work of art is perfectly unique. On first entering the room the atteytion is attrac'.ed to what appears to be a beautiful statue, lying in a recumbent posture. The proprietor of the exhibition, who is in attendance, then removes the integuments, and the superficial muscles, vessets, and nerves are brought into view—layer after layer is removed until the minute organisation of the inmost recesses of the human frame is demonstrated. The viscera and brain are removed from the body and subjected to the same process, so that by the inspection of this model a more perfect general idea of the structure of the human frame may be acquired in a few minutes than could be acquired by the study of books and plates during a series of years. As a work of art, it is unique, while its accuracy in a scientific point. of view is beyond all praise. As a proof of the esti mation in which it is held, we may mention the fact that the Lords of the Treasury have been pleased to sanction its importation free of duty as an instrument of education. M. MANSION'S WAX PAINTINGS. The art of wax painting was well known to the ancients, and, as a proof of its superiority over every other species of paintings in point of durability, w e may mention the fact, that while the frescos of Ra phael and Leonardo da Vinci are falling into decay, the wax paintings on the walls of Herculaneum are still to be seen in all their primitive freshness. The art of wax painting was lost for centuries , but it was re-discovered sonic five or six years back by a French artist. The frescos in the gallery of Henry II.; at Fontainbleau, have been restored in wax, and several pictures, on a large scale, have recently been placed in the church of . La Madeleine. The subject has re cently attracted much attention among artists, and one of the successful competitors , of the Cartoon ex hibition of last year is at present in Paris, engaged in the execution of a large wax picture, the subject of which is the Fates spinning the thread of destiny, which will probably be exhibited during the month of June among the fresco paintings in Westminster Hall. We yesterday were delighted by a view of three specimens of wax paintings, by AL Mansion, which are at present exhibiting at Mr . Barber's, 60, Regent Quadrant, being, we believe ' the first paint ings of the sort ever exhibited in England. They are exceedingly beautiful, possessing all the finish and brilliancy of the most exquisite water-colour drawing, with all the depth of tone of the finest oil painting. M. Mansion, who was in attendance, ex plained the process, from which it appears that colours which in oi l paintings take months to dry become dry in wax paintings in the course of _a few hours ; while, instead of having to wait for months and perhaps years, for the completion of a picture, which is the case in fresco painting, the artist can finish his picture at once if he works in wax instead of oil. At a time when the decoration of the new Houses of Parliament occupies to so large an extent the public attention the claims of the wax painting are well worthy attentive consideration ,• and we trust the Commissioners will come to no final deci sion on the subject of those decorations until they have attentively and carefully investigated the claims of this new branch of art. In the meantime we would urge alt artists and all lovers of art to visit this exhibition and judge for themselves. TILE PENDING POST-OFFICE C lIAN GES. For some time past arrangements have been in the course of preparation for the purpose of increasing the number of deliveries in the London District Department of the General Past, which, by command of the Noble Earl at the head of the establishment, has been so called, so that the " Two-penny Post-office" is now no longer officially known. The merchants, and others of the metropolis having extensive correspondence, have long complained of the delay which, under the old system, necessarily took place in the delivery of letters which arrived at the General Post office, after the morning dispatch of letters by the General I'ost letter-carriers. To remedy this evil it was suggested that more frequent, indeed, hourly de liveries should take place after the arrival of the mid day mails, so that these mails, and any other arrivals, either from India, Harnburgh, Holland, or elsewhire. might be forwarded to the persons for whom they were directed without delay. The officers of the district de partment, whose duty would be principally affepted by the proposed change, were consequently called upon to report upon the practicability of the measure, when it was urged that such a proposition, if adopted,:would in volve an outlay to a considerable amount, in addition to the present cost of the establishment ; as, in order to effect the chancre, upwards of 150 extra officers must be appointed, and other sorting-houses taken and fitted up for the purpose of facilitating the delivery. The propo sition, however, was acceded to, and the following are the benefits which the public will realise from the opera tion of the new arrangements : Ten deliveries of London local letters per diem., at the following hours :-8 and 10 a.m. ; 12 at noon •, 2,3, 4. 5,6, 7, and 8 p.m. All letters will be dispatched from the General Post-office as soon as possible after they arrive through the channel thus provided. To effect this, upwards of 100 letter-carriers have al ready received appointments ; also two inspectors of letter-carriers ; and several sub-sorters and stompers sufficient to meet the anticipated extra duty. Addi tional letter-carriers are being brought in daily. The total will be about 150. So great a change as the above has not taken place in this department of the public service for many years. At the corner of Old-street-road a sorting-office has been fitted up, and another one is being prepared as rapidly as possible in Sidmouth-street, Gray's Inn-road; the former for the purpose of expediting the preparation of letters for delivery in Shoreditch, Dalston, and Kings land ; the latter for the districts in the vicinity of Regent, Brunswick, and Tavistock-squares. A dal mail to Woodford and back from the General Post-office is also established. This i s well appointed, a fo s r t n b o t t a o a n l l s y o • convey c a o n r re a sp d d o i n t i d o e n n a c i ecob n a k it y w a a n r d e e a fad r ward, passengers, having the advantage of punctuality. a i T i) h , o n r e e c necessity re arrangements become , th c a o m n p ta to inin n, w g as 27, al ooo ao of letters bronat t . -by the to the ordinary number apparent. tyfor theOn a bove a rrangements become (holy m ore app arent. On Tuesday morning, in addi tionmorning mails, inward, the dispatch from India, . em l e e n tt ts er .o s, ii e l x b : via bo jo e u s letters. Southampton, The mail n umbered to In d ia 3 , 2 0 elusive of newspapers. made up ; there were 3; bo e x e c t s ea an i c m l 3 p o r , o oo v It is expected that the proj complete by the day: appointed for the celebration of her m a j es ty's birth, which, it was announced yesterday to the officers of the Post-office, would be fixed three weeks earlier than usual. FATAL COACllice - TDENT.---Yesterday afternoon Mr. Baker held an inquest at the London Hospital, on the body of James Donoughough, aged 61, a dustman, in the employ of Messrs. Sinnott and Co., of Wapping, the contractors, who was killed under the following circum stances —From the evidence of Taylor, the street keeper, of Whitcchapel, it appears that the dezeased had been out with the cart collecting dust, on Saturday after noon, and as it was turning out of Osborne-street into ' Whitechapel High-street, on its return home loaded, he attempted to get something out of the fore part of the cart by jumping on to the shafts, in doing which helm fortunately reeled backwards and fell under the cart. The horse was instantly stopped, when the wheel wag found to be resting on the unfortunate man's body, and the vehicle was obliged to be backed before he could be extricated. On that being done he was, with all speeds removed to the above institution, where he died in the course of two hours afterwards, from a severe fracture of the pelvis and other internal injuries. There being no blame to the carman a verdict of " Accidental death" was recorded. Yesterday a ballot was taken 4t thik Sas t Snail" house, for the election of six Direct o r s, in thereto% .entleier- General Sir James Law Lushington, L y ell. , - E Esq., Elliot Macn ag hten, Esq., John Pettr,Muspeaet, Esq., Martin Tucker Smith , Esq.,and William Wigan sq.. who go out by rotation. At six o'clock the glas.settwere closed, and delivered to the scrutineers, who reported that the election had fallen on Sir Robert Campbell, Bart., James V Esti"M.P. , Hon. Hugh Lindsay, Major - Gumm Archibald Robertson, Lieutenant-Colonel nevi SY Willock, K.L.S. Neirllogg, Court of Directors vas held at* n d Sir he nry E as t India House, when the thanks of the Court were voted unan imously to John Cotton, Esq., Chairman, and John ke Yesterday a Shepherd, Lsq., Deputy-Chairman, for their great applica tion aml attention to the affairs of the East India Company during the past year, 'Melberg was expected to arrive yesterday at Patin he passed through Rome without giving a concert them The great pianist wilt visit London in the course of the sea.• son, and then proceed to Vienna. Liszt, after giving several concerts in rib) * Dresden, and Hanover, is daily expected to arrive at V,aris. P ro' 16 0 ' Wei• iteW. bona : iota ,