The Sun. — London, England, 1845-10-01 00:00:00

cd Tl ls ' , i kses 23(l jot ., tile _ t were re sent 0 . eso s. ss 111 , 0 preS ell" b m u r it Awe r ed for at"lu r 4, a gistra orban , k is o toll1;oppellau minutes t at e Aar lgo poranu t u r o was c o to oo to , but m . int g 0 re - lit . t here° k a re a n uppolla,t d b e Liu, b at eh Dig-, l res t et i c eo O t or wbellic net le ba d to-or d sidle ~ iha be hared o r ot uch• - thr i° thoug eo h rell probable, s re order 003o. 3 i ssi°n iD su ridtarg, ed fine d lot., Iraug 3 W. , 4 1136 . 0 wore g,„ it. „ Dar" o d ara e 11 . ant C 11. OOP n the iid d°l to t c trap , o h a re ,d we f Is 0 i it out i o ta gettlOv fle beggeaiii, rabbi Th e y dial ..# a cted It to d a pct o 1 " an 't is W I ed w it h bol le th iLig , s o , io• r by a Ti to' f the cc ' t ! ts , of le over] t :0 1 3 dew - the ott. - . t ,er e fm eshs 4 ,d o t he epg; v itl With foll° ° '7, ) o l ,tt;, o thet the s oon g were 7eP a t i l r sui l l o , 1 1 : 1 ; 1 : 1 , 9 ,tione °f • - art lc , hive Pi the Ge perA to o WO id he wot• an° il esi Tai ; g o o vd or) 'doll, thou nss • a at f 0(110:0 t he ~,e r tf le ror Proust/ the It i s c o t iiDgs fi t;. . j,fle l ot ili;tl • CO UP ,:. VV INTELLIGENCE. BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 'l9. (Effort De r. Commissioner Snkprrkan.) Th e h .., Ur It • JOHN SIMONS, A BANIIRITPT. business in 7 'Mpt this case had carried . on ttr 4 . at a . coal merchant ; .his debts amounted to tstata.-61,11rat which there were little or no asset,,'csts. The re -"Lving been mainly swallowed up by lawyei,i tentstPea red in the balance-sb.eet no less than and ssix. 44„, als of costs from six -and-twenty different attorne) e s, s vio4 i ng in al/ to upwards of GOO/. The bankrupt _ 0 1_ N o „,3;: opposed by his legal friends, but the . LFarne l C at torte.,„"t, considering him to with been a victim to the 'B' granted. his certificate out conditions. N I • _ 11E BARLOW, AN INSOLVENT. knsto„l43olvept had been in business as a bu i lder in worth diklar., rind his debts amounted to 2341. He applied for his m t g . ! 'under , the la editsolvent Debtors' Act. d that the in„,7 (1 ' 10, , for the crs, opposed on the gr " ou g bts on the f ief tent had been insolvent before, and that his e Petiv-kcasions united exceeded the statutable amount. L°ll ellsaliased. SEPTEMBER 30. 1%,4,. (Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.) _ _ ra. kilaie4eVl 1)0c-roi is DISAGREE" &c.-The Learned. Co m -2 /vas oce fedapi a considerable timeinheiahrienagtcatrii encl 2 ii'n B PPpor t summons granted under , k t, eit ctor ta. '.(' be party summoned must, according to the bap 8,,,,,h„eT PaY the whole pof the debt, an u eldoc" rl tY to try the question at law, or be made Th e Pt ' k "est ion li • b t• e 3 specially argued be .e one or tha n is b een several im . . W ldely di fie o eft ter of the Learned Commissioners, who have t 4) 4 very fewre„,hl opinion as to the construction of the Act. ose „ngie h ad uay s ago a well-known public character, _ t , a . ,4 4e Aet exoe... 1 t ded credit on many occasions, declared n t 1, 8 t 11 ; k it °f ti ; and! ! Victoria had been repealed by the 7th and Proti' llst 'alled e i ea 7 nod Commissioner (Fane) asked how a man eletlof 1,, •° dr awing beer could draw conclumns on que_a s 7ee,4%,,T he debtor said he would quote " Archb?ld' LIII,. r i,ght, pl," Learned Commissioner said Archbold might on a in c ) , 1 aight be wrong ; it was a mere matter of re ti dge then" lirofessional men, and he should, therefore, -Inot pab„toe defendant should be made bankrupt, as he 41 1 4 til e p'res"e '3.ebt, but dared dispute it. mo ps tile geet instance the person against whom the sum -413 • 48 busi an ited carried, and still carries at , eninono rcctensive way as a lace-mercheannt, His , r ` , re v „ r 423(1 for a small sum of fifty-foursiso.olll2.tes- He said it ~l , t _ tn6st r a , ?-e t d altogether against the pro h7 1 : 1 11 a „.,-Htracy teand unjust that his client ee was as suhbat ,"esin in de as any in the city of London --that sub tle to th e , tqd to make an affidavit that he had a good de nalroln , r sal ,tion-and that, as it was an arbitary act, the slbteor ell, titled to the most liberal interpretation of it in 4cl if,„l-oar the affidavit set forth that his client was f,7'0114; ,` goods sold " In the schedule of the Act, and illeer.,„no'it,.lvas laid down that there must be a full copy a:en,(l4oreicd.itor's solicitor said it was a copy of the ledger, o " t ‘ he bet; were delivered with the goods ; there could t o . l'e re r , E•r Particulars • even in common law they is ould :gitb e 14it ed I n s '• ta two 110, •4, it.- ° ine I ns nees pennyworth . t would opeeient, cut. Re submitted thit t e NI th,, fiaet support the petitioning creditor's debt on go eoi t , • in ,;...,' &SIONRII said it was true it would, yet the term no c i ( !plain t i l :,° ,, Dot very definite. 1141Nnet Nolattorney submitted that there had ent been t re,t e rned co ald down to thereverse of his argum tine laid b elnnssioner was bound to accord with the ' pre- Th e d efor e h. 044 efeadaot, inn* coh,.' Sad it b . s attorney said his client was perfectly soh ,r,.. oo b ,•• and,:% he could e libellous to make an assertion . to. the asl a " ,, A i s then rpri,,pay 21; as. in the pound to all his creditors, eini nlit t : th at he ) , i, ~ amt he (the attorney) woyld join in an it lie t . ,, 31 elie-ved there was a good defence in law to il e , , the eZessloX.En said, that on such an affidavit being patt7eBe defendnoltv,!a taken out of the statute. 't he Inaki ng ~, 3 attorney appred for the names of the Planitifi,‘ attend,vit in reply, if,e Po stiff' s ey refused to them . ookkilv,eterit72krztt filed foat said that he had gi no power np to order it ; oe gst, 'T as r ulterior proceedings/ an (Before C ' ' Th L oninnasioner PrANS*) office copy - 1 . /1801 t'6ltflasho,es,,,s3l as,avfgriloct' no, l a 7 pp ßetL ar i ed ittE a li nl ix ere boy, had carried on aient'lilan. !.1.,,nixe41 a t t ea U a a n n d terb o u b r ac y, com character d 4 1114 4 6eis-41•9 Pet on as at "to b a c c d o etah m leer e n/ L i h xh an eadd t, " t h l a e v d iy . 1,‘,Z1 reeelvunds" of that commodity 'to k f ll .'eut th` seine money on the day he fil an ed d hia !e p a etition. ; The t out fed e sePl covering necessary costs, and he paid it rkrnelliearned rAdito,, 4 this he prer tt aa ri tastrt said the case must be ad l'l'l to et Z an i nsOI•4 I : T A R E MAJOR. his protection order, , o 4l r , Ti ._ Ol e hi,„ ,_ . came up ^ uti;" , ci /E4 a •" Lu take the benefit of the new Act. IliNio Kg tb PPeared to support the application (which pettlet,t II was e InBobrent from further incarceration)a.ttale h fur whethe it „eontern,st r a party in custody d th e ' th e A r „ in,....n0t payin,, costs was entitled to the tevAtted44ebyarn. ed-conlestuPaz.!if,the deebt. 11 : 1, : c4 eY tijo hec titidrgln : 13 : 4:4 4 1 0 contendbd that directly costs were but it is not a debt re /A, ,„ ali c r` tb E l P ;;; Y t"dOesn ot satisfy it. k 304 p The (ifrA77' DEBTORS' COURT, Sept. 29' jt;),_tlreeieettir,t ileai()tote S'''lr• Commissioner PoLLocic.as •eing ad gle) wii° t herm -(4 - 1 3' for ash on '" take 4, When the se t tondvacation(for a short ,tt i ,.. . Place. 4 ‘" 11 S01 14 RR h „ l % i eh , vet lt - JOHN ISAAC Colm,soN. kti"l cl i;' )1 8 fo, 1 WhO had be a builder was opposed by It ' Ik r • 4 essr a , pi ken ; merchants and sup ;ill4t4P,Peer.,i ,9,001ce, ee te n , lead m :4 1 'ts; a ; (1 1 ,at th insolvent had petitioned the Court of 114,41.terl keos-eltt,,, tinie since, when the creditors who now ),„"irit m E llart n , 4 ,nn on tile ' round that he had fraudulently °n 'NI h ' 4i3 tUeir debt ground that he had fraudulently djs The insolvent was soon after debt. The result WaS, that the Court 114144 iris sine die. The insolvent was soon afte.r -)ror• 0, 0 8441 e Rro P o t o is t °,n, and i't Was now sought to remand him itoatthl tieflnNiafiior, .., .. ther era,,.rol.l.oclz was of opinion that the facts tietoortied his (b5ci..................z......._......_._.___:____Lg.L........_.tr0_1M in remanding the insolvent to prison, I t °ll 4 ~,, C,,,INTELLIGENCE. 4 3eta°o-PaY 4,,,, x,"l-1/L-briALL. ~,,he,i ehataber ' l ' ll V, a laundress, who had the care of Strlterit plated ni, d s In the Temple and was chaeged a few It". pirl,4cedn--Png the Wearin ' a parel and articles of t • SI 1 'er cha rge, 'was g fur i Ler examined before thaki% i ,.% th e soli • oth attoo state, o!tor, attended on her beha . lf. . 64 da for N erkeQuice f4lllat the case stood over till t...., Y . t 4e, 4t het l , l 4 e n Wh o e r h ,• G,lYnn, who was in the . country, the' to I tiff er • and W e °aer on ''PloYed the prisoner having agreed 41so td to her ha,_account of the good character she ot tete- inipriso-ntig a small family. She had already tc' ( ll i e nt to h e , ro ellt, and he hoped Mr. Glynn (1,, i , tilt 4,4 of ti a ,, would nib ' 111 ) vi `e-Qourt)said he was sorry he could not ew, b ot 1141)hti ekh. Pretec:. ' he t ought something more must be s 4, 4 7,d to these -111 of the gentlemen whose property wa too ti rok ets 't son ie t 0 laundresses. In his case the prisoner los t 1)s li open a veil, sheets, and other things, and she Iliking to his ealloset to get at them, and had tried to a i lll n o ,f 11 ,, 1 %, an d .•,,b,°x• She had also pawned a coat be ''' h a - P l e of 'e would give no information what had DA e ont c , ‘'lng F toe articles lie did not wish the fact of pin- - at if jeeo forced t • , she we re d be taken notieaaof, but sh . ould , i t ' ale 4 re sunarnarily convicted for mega! i4 lt • 4, A 4th nitt e d . ii, , N 7 ,4 lin% af,_ this was dealing mercifully with her. S he Inor,,,adnionishing th i es , the "Las, unless she paid a fine of 20s. and her, adjudged her to be iiii goods et,,h,4oeetninitt • k e d. She declared she had not touched k in !411 , 44) 1e 11 0 11 , .. 18 iht 4B, l tot ne -4 Pll„ • STREET. a e ne `ally !A i sr, a widow woman, aged silty-foie ti NI Nts • od, appeared before 11 . Ir. Hall to request O,N dt..NIIt • Wi th th • •St •••itt o • I lligh t e parish authorities, that her claims telt;l4 hadd,;e. The e admitted, she being in a state of en ,,mad Pariar, applicant was accompanied by a beadle ty jot, N„e it sii,:.,trom whose statement it appeared that 1 11 1 e q,, tilSt‘gie hotis'eular application on Friday last, and was Ili COVj g 'l had b een a casual pauper, but it being ascer- Veh t N m ': 8 leaf j a householder in St. Anne's, Soho. h . L., - -S 4 it i ki ., : br.ead, shelter for the night, and wa, killr ' . 1 1 ,3_ V , W:Lg onsoered that her claim for settlement, 47thA l4s t ' ll veo c i , 'tloPon the authorities of the Strand Union. .e.o44,4loeoazi,i:eorseettlyeinlngento,fficer of the Strand Union, la 31t1t El":4letJ'zltt had been excluded from the advan from the fact that she had k tl k ik t tit . 41 : I)l.ii'snht. several tenements during her residence totitAterill•iletlB4alLche eould not exercise any magisterial au ohetot Ati equein'eretice existedbetweennarishes respecting l he o , te d toillc'eg m end, is he had experienced such shuffling thWor r„ihd a„,.Zucera of St. Giles's parish when he was tlitt'ttari-i,lef,thaiT destitute persons as the applicant to 11. th ea t' tonio r , he Nvas re tdl bliged to request of .411thteohtspoerr:einlIcitithor,ities ptoeaexe examine into cases of real Nli, l`Rlit it ,' rtii,,P ' , lnds at his command to afford more ho,ig•iptt t'wookip and that to a very limited extent. l ath' , last, ,P ee tl. -io well if a general fund was established 1 rel ief ,t hen I ,q of hzO,7Y to prevent such lamentable oceur-'j Ni l ' ° thit e ss bo„ng parish authorities comparing with 1 t lit t elva y itiole per,'aless it might or might not be to afford :15 4 ' lk ilit , ' Illi ser '°ll ' la ving a just claim was suffered to 1tt,4°,4 hi, %I saiti'jitlll,l Want. k1 A ,.:,, 4 fir 3t Part to t ere could not be the slightest objec kolthe exi kt a ,ke the appli-ant into the house ; but it 1,014 th e claiu, ` e cl by the Bard of Guardians, that a objec t ' 11 '1(11 1)1 leal w, 48 4 matter of dispute should be re -1,414,01N - aot wa, Y. h7c t he the emitift, conducted back to St. Giles's - ikr i ) e 1)14 w r y t th at e, but returned in a few minutes to ~ k r•tor 811 e not only was rejected from . the 1 1‘ 4 ,s'Pt., wo od , -..Y in the most unceremonious spar%l %ostrat_ oein b . ~_. l ik en (5,,,! agreea "4441 n. sent .for, • at the solicitation c!f Or, ;It ' l '%•ttn ut _ 1 pv.e relief to the applicant until evia...(Att j ° relief her case before the board of It i b.: . aka that t o , bst„_,,, Iti mat th e c • cu I,,,,t4,lll:!4,l4:oiltil;ctv,:utilr,:e3,:;tiettlasii.ricis he ro : ia_ r „ limn vstesaanb;gae t o ef f .rdo 1:n the applicant na3c i o. n lel s, th, , i ch e ,7,r c,0,,,,04 of sip ..,!._ Z.. GerlleS suetntitleddhertmdtahe itti°ll l4 l.l . ll g then tinl . e tetusoich mode of Proceeding, "ling Winter, would be dying of 4d l li ß kart v°)ST/jp s ttlallttlled MantledtNa liattled Cha r - Tit enr• flack ',Pon tharge Taylor, who had been ofhaving dangerously IVey , 4 litio_itned Chart e n o e 1 :•oad ' oadea • es Chapman while firing at a re his Tine N4,- , wa s . 1 with ball,in a field atfoinin the n eed try`eo 'q 41a P ' lc ed at the b i • g • t t. at o f h was .ar for final examination. j N dtla 4nger, Ile w m attend k i. t 1,4% , although th e ance, and was pr - :ktzlltis)4lll3:::l:l:lll3eLvvi_e4illt:iendhgea:lpfbiyoesfidtdhe 'NZ44, , lie . ed a n t.),,, efforts ball was still lodged in thaNi, Re, oa •-•v of the surgeons to ex pelPorriesdelithere' defray 44 1, ..eaa!len`e,e.:nt the injnreeds. iniesnfuo;teduntahtee reocacgiusr: all the medical htiktes..o4 h is '1 orence betg e he had underon thi, ak‘eBhort ,o"...tilie eufferin an with a gratuity of 4/. as rly 4 41 4 0ent t o the the Parties, ghee.complain4l4l4 4/4 CeLearjogped• Pr°Posed arrangement, and vati,iiq; ~ .ek er, .... -.......„Xx. it 7... , ~ohann.‘ ~a,n, was charged with corn tl' ~° 4 NPe ~".arTied - in ' v iv Lt. '''.i.,',;,1)°,,11: Thtile brk lge, an talliabnneY,, aged eighteen, ser riat Th e p.,,,7 lciud. ecinplainaot,B e!'taker in Gloucester -street, Sh; anePlainent, state in was of the most 4.,lniide ri lv erit to 8 mast inept observed 4 4y t e ,k t that° _coirmse_,lloer. he,. th a a e t r he heard her call etehnewith her. During the i t p l i t ti ;A i tchl 1,1-g';n fllialalngbeel'elnB assatZtaetldnl not egrieSev onit she :kir, :1:1111t hers roelv i fe that '144.,,, lotialed tliattlh!he sai, t i n ittuld Perpetni):.eirtn4r Was the man •4t 444114,„ he (witil:s, Wa s astee„ _..,e offence. On citali abo ut. ' 3 ) child, writ on the second la Only two years -.. *C 134 + _ tl/4"14 tile Prelecutri4 wore tip the ... offence having been effected by the accused, he should leave it to a jury to decide as to the prisoner's guilt, but he would take bail for his appearance to take his trial at the Old Bailey. s A man named Jeffries was charged with embezzling I'. lls. 2d., which he had received from Mr. Atkinson, of '24, Old Bond-street, for his mistress, Mrs. Jones, fishmonger, if Amavell-street, Clerkenwell. In August last the prosecutrix sent two baskets of fish to Mr. Atkinson, who at once paid to the prisoner the cost for the same, amounting to the before-mentioned sum. The accused afterwards got intoxicated, and spent the money, and has since been wandering about in want of common ne ces.saries.—He was fully committed to Newgate. Two fellows, named Carroll and Tooney, were charged as follows :—Sergeant 37, of the E division, said that while on duty in Regent-square on Monday night, he saw the pri soners conduct themselves most insultingly to females Ile remonstrated with them, and they then Commenced a feroci ous attack on them, and would have injured him mast dread fully had not some neighbours kindly interfered on his behalf. They were committed to the House of Correction for 14 days. Q UEEN-SQ UA RE. A NOTORIOUS I3IPOSTOR.—On Monday Ellen Smallman, alias Mary Watkins, a young woman on crutches,• with her head so enveloped in linen bandages that her - face was scarcely visible, was charged with begging. James Light, 128 B, stated that at a little after six on Saturday evening, he was in Queen's-buildings, Brompton, when he saw defendant go into a dark place, and wrap bandages round her head and right arm. She then placed herself on the side of the footway, with a written label in front of her, on which were the words, " I am entirely deaf." She hung down her head, and appeared to be very ill; and persons who passed relieved her. Witness then took her into custody, when she walked very briskly to the station, and Appeared to have suddenly recovered. He took the bandage from her ann, and found that there was nothing the matter with it; a n d on remov i ng the cloth from her had, he dis covered a very fine head of hair, but no wound or injury of any description. She understood what he said perfectly. • elorseford, chief officer of the Mendicity Society, proved that defendant had been on two or three occasions appra hended with her father. She could both hear and speak, but he had every reason to believe that she was lame. Defendant got a great deal of money in the streets. Mr. BOND committed her for fourteen days. Defendant, who never uttered a syllable during the exa mination, evidently understood every word, and on the de cision being given, immediately left the bar. GREENWICH. John Chambers a fruit-grower, at M erewor th, K ent, was brought before Mr.i Jeremy, charged with resisting an ex ciseman in the execution of his duty, by which he had made himself liable to a penalty of 2001. Charles Crane depoSed that he is an' excise officer. He was passing between the Dartmouth Arms railway station at Sydenham and Lewisham, on Saturdayevening, when he met the prisoner driving a van. It was between seven and eight o'clock. It was nearly dark, and knowing that it was not usual for fruit vans to travel by-roads in that neighbour hood, he suspected that he had contraband goods secreted. He ran up to the van, and jumped in ; the man appeared to be asleep. The prisoner being aroused, warned him off. Witness told him that he was an officer of excise, and wished to see what he had got in the van. The prisoner resisted him, saying, "that he wanted to rob him." He was nearly overpowered in the struggle, and called for assistance. He was on his back for a quarter of an hour with the prisoner at the top of him. Joseph Gribble deposed that he was at the Castle Inn, Brocklev village, when Crane asked him to follow. He did so, and when Crane jumped into the van, he held the reins of the horses, but the prisoner drove off at a gallop, and he was nearly run over by the wheels, and in consequence let go his hold. - Crane did not say he was an officer when Ike stopped the van. He jumped in and demanded to search the van, and then said be was an officer. A police-constable deposed to stopping the van. On searcing it a bottle containing two quarts of rum and a large number of empty baskets were found. The prisoner said he had bought the rum to take home on leaving the market. It was dark at the time the prisoner was given in custody. Mr. JEREMY said that, under a certain clause of the Ex cise laws, the prisoner had incurred a penalty of 2001. for resisting the officer in the discharge of his duty. • The prisoner said he was returning home from market about twelve mouths ago, when he was stopped by a party under similar circumstances, and his van was searched. On proceeding homewards afterthis, he found that he had lost 71bs. of tobacco, and this circumstance being fresh in his recollection, he conscientiously helieved that an attempt at robbery was being made on the present occasion. He was well known to Mr. Alderman • Lucas and numerous gentle men in his own neighbourhood, who would speak to his cha racter for a long period. He felt rather drowsy on returning from London, and•took the road to Sydenham instead of Widmore, near - Bromley, where he had to call on a friend on his route through Chise:hurst to Mereworth. Mr. Sly, the .Supervisor of Excise, attended, and said he had reason to believe Mr. Chambers was a respectable man, and the officer had suspected him from the fact, that fruit carts did not travel on the road (a by one) where the prisoner was met. Under these circumstances, lAf;. JEREMY said he should dismiss the charge. He hatl had a naerow escape. WOOLWICH. James Smith and William Jackson were placed at the bar before Mr. Jeremy, charged with breaking windows at the house of Mr. Wate s , th e re li ev i ng o ffi cer for the parish of Woolwich. Mr. Watesstated, that the prisoners on the previous even ing; came to his house and wanted relief. He told them he would make them out an order for the union ; they refused to go,'and said they had just come past the union house. fie told them he could not help it ; these were his orders. Shortly afterwards he heard the noise of two windows breaking. Police-constable, R 101, proved that when he apprehended the prisoners they acknowledged having broken the windows, and said they were sorry for what they had done; but they did so in order that they might get into prison to be supported there ; they were waiting deliberately for him to come up with their backs to the walls. The plea of the prisoners was, that they had come from the country, the one from Suffolk, the other from Chester, and could obtain no employment whatever. Mr. JEREMY said he hardly knew how to deal with such persons; there was no excuse for them, coming as they did fram the country, where agricultural labour was in such great demand. He should order them to pay the damage they had committed, viz., 3s. William C'hirry, ;I labouring man residing at Eltham, was charged with stealing three exceedingly diminutive turnips, the property of Mr. Geo. Smith, a farmer. Police-constable Taylor, 218 R, deposed that he was cross ing Mr. Smith's farm on Sunday night about one o'clock, when he heard a noise, and turning his light on, he saw the prisoner in the act of pulling turnips a little out of the path ; he had two turnips in his pocket and one in his hand; he ap peared to have been drinking. Mr. Smith said that 5/. would not pay him for the loss he had sustained by the robberies committed on his turnips and potatoes. Mr. JEREMY said he hardly knew how to estimate the damage done in this case, as the value of the articles was so trivial. The prisoner said the fact was, he had been to Woolwich that night, and he had had too much to drink. Finding him self thirsty ha pulled one of the turnips, and that being rather small he threw it away and pulled another, as he thought he would get a larger one. Mr. JEREMY said that was just the way in which persons who entertained such loose notions acted, and thus Mr. Smith might suffer even to the extent of his rent. He should put a stop to such practices, by committing the prisoner to hard labour for fourteen days. THE MURDER OF MI. PEACOP. CHESTER, SATURDAY.—The further examination of the four prisoners charged with this horrible murder took place to-day, in the Nisi Prius Court. Shortly after eleven o'clock the following magistrates arrived :—The Rev. R. M. Fielden (Chairman), Messrs. J. D. Case. J. R. Shaw, 11. Winch, W. Jackson, and W. Potter. After being in consultation about a quarter of an hour in their private room, the four prisoners, Tallant, Lynch, Nowlan. and Burns, were placed at the bar, and the Court doors thrown open to the public, when a tremendous rush was made, and the Court speedily crowded to excess. Mr. Fielden having asked Mr. Chew whether he appeared for the prisoners to-day, and being answered by that gentle man in the affirmative, said, " I have to state that the magistrates have given this case that ample consideration which they promised they would do, and the decision they have unanimously come to is, that the case must be referred to a higher tribunal. The prisoners must, therefore, be com mitted to take their trial at the next assizes." Mr. Chew declared the proceedings of the magistrates to be contrary to law and to justice. Mr. Fielden—We are not trying the case. Mr. Chew—Then are these men to be incarcerated in gaol for six months upon no evidence at all ?—( His further obser vations which he was muttering against the magistrates were put an end to by the Chairman remarking that the prisoners stood fully committed, and immediately the magistrates left the bench.) The prisoners appeared much disappointed at the result as they had been led to the belief by their attorney that the Bench could not commit them according to law. The im mense number of Irish labourers at Birkenhead are also much disappointed at the result from the same cause, and a great deal of dissatisfaction is expressed. LAMBETH EMBANEMENT. — Considerable efforts are making by the inhabitants of the ancient houses westward of the Palace-wharf, Lambeth, to get up an embankment of the river, to extend from the church to Vauxhall-bridge. There is probably no part of the metropolis which calls louder for improvement. The houses next the water are generally swamped in spring tides, and the inmates washed out of their cellars and parlours. The tide has risen as high as the church yard wall, overflowing Palace-yard, and the streets adjacent. Persons residing in Lambeth know very well the inundations and misfortunes to which the poor are exposed in the locality. Not long since all the beer of a licensed victualler near the Palace-wharf was entirely spoiled by the deluge which filled his cellar. Either the Government or some spirited public company should take this matter up, with a view of promoting health and improvement. It is folly to talk of the health of the lower classes, and the removal of nuisances, whilst this damp and miserable district is suffered to remain in its present state. The late Marquis of Westminster was so sensible of the bad state of the banks of the river on the Surrey side, that he consulted with his surveyors upon the best mode of improving that part of his estates in Battersea-fields, and a plan was adopted, which it is understood will be carried into effect, for making an esplanade, to accord in architecture with the intended new bridge across the Thames, in a line with Sloane-street. At a period like the present, when ca pital, art, and science produce gigantic effects, it is reasonable to expect something may be done to adorn the Surrey side of the water, and that the magnificent pile of architecture forming the new Houses of Legislation Should not be left a splendid monument of taste contrasted by a prospect of ne glect of the public health and comfort on the opposite banks of the river. CHELSEA OUT -PENSIONERS.--WOOLWICH, SEPT. 27.—The enrolled Chelsea pensioners residing in the Wool wich division of the London district were measured on Fri day last for their new clothing, and shortly expect to be called out for service under the command of Captain Forbes, appointed to the staff of the Woolwich division. One hun dred and thirty-eight new muskets, with flint locks, have been received from the Tower by the Armourer of the Royal Artil lery, to be set aside for use. These arms are a portion of those which will be issued to the privates, and the staff non commissioned officers will be supplied with carbines, known as the Duke's pattern, and formerly used by the 6th Dragoon Guards. The dress of the pensioners is to consist of frock coats, made of a dark-coloured cloth, with scarlet necks and cuffs, and the trousers of Oxford mixture, with red stripes over the outside seams. Racks are in progress of erection for storing the arms, which will be kept by the staff-ser geants at the depot at the rear of the Royal Artillery Bar racks when not in use. The number of efficient out-pen sioners in the Woolwich division is upwards of three hundred and fifty men, thoroughly acquainted with the duties of the services in which they spent the early part of their lives, and still able and willing to serve her Majesty. The eldest son of the late Mrs. Hemans has been appointed engineer to the Irioh Great Western . THE SUN, LONDON WEDNESDA YT. THE ACTION BETWEEN THE SUPERB AND THE TWO SPANISH FIRST- R ATES. The following letter, contradicting the absurd assertion of Thiers in relation to this action, has appeand in the Times EXTRAORDINARY WHIRLWIND AT BAB WOL.TIL About half-past two o'clock in the afternoon of Sun day last, one of these extraordinary freaks of the ele• mews, designated whirlwinds, was experienced at Bab worth, near East Retford, which in its passage from the S.E. into the N.W. did considerable damage, and was productive of no small alarm to those persons residing upon, and near the course which it pursued. From in formation collected from various sources it would appear chat at about 25 minutes past 2, P.m., two dense clouds were observed moving in nearly opposite directions, and that towards the upper or western part of the parish of Ordsall, these two floating masses suddenly came into contact with each other, when they appeared to blend together in a most singular manner, and assumed the appearance of an immense vat: r-spout. This descent is the mechanical effect of a whirlwind, which, creating a vacuum, or high degree of rarefaction, extending between the clouds and the earth, in which the clouds descend by their gravity, or by the pressure of the surrounding clouds or air. Having amalgamated together for a few seconds, it soon became apparent that mischief was brewing by strong currents of wind rushing about, and beginning to amuse themselves by pitching and tossing the sheaves and stacks of wheat, belonging to Mr. Ledger, on the estate of John Kippax, Esq., in all dirt ctions—east, west, north, and south. Finding more corn on the opposite side of the hedge, its gambols commenced here and occupied a slanting breadth of at least one hundred and fifty yards across the field, which it left in a most admirable state of disorder, passing northward over a field of barley stubble, and another of seeds, where its effects are only slightly discernible, it passed the rubicon of Ordsall, at the top of the Whisker hills, where it set to work in ri,4lit good earnest. It commenced its carder of destruction in a large planting of elms and firs, where, in addition to seven trees blown down, the tops of many of the others are so intricately twisted into each other as to defy all attempts to sepa rate them; whilst limbs and broken parts lie scattered about in every direction. Here its range appears to have been about one hundred yards wide. Leaving this plantation somewhat abruptly, it crossed a small valley, which is liberally strewed over with the trophies of its victory brought from amongst the trees which it had just left in such commotion. Entering another plantation where were trees of a sturdier growth, it appears net to have made so great an impression, as its pastime was principally occupied in sporting with the junior branches, which are suspended by the neck or strewed about in the most admired disorder, to the very confines of its lateral range. Descending the hill it appears to have collected its force into less compass, and after passing a plantation of elderly larches without committing nny depredations of magnitude, it entered a plantation of elms where its powers are most fearfully visible. Here are no less than a dozen trees capsized, and split and reft in every direction, whilst the ground around is covered with the dead and dying branches. Passing on from thence over the valley, it crossed the valley which supplies the Babworth lake, and entering upon two grass fields, which are divided by an iron fence, it tore up this fragile partition from end to end, putting the rods into every conceivable shape, and snapping the uprights in pieces, as short and as easily .as though they had been radishes. Along the line of this fence were several large trees, usually de nominated hedge-row timber ; three of these were ruth lessly torn up by the roots; MAN the large reft boughs from the others exhibit the resistless force of the storm. These fields are in the occupation of the Rev. W. B. Simpson, and are immediately in front of the rectory. Rushing onwards it crossed the Retford and Worksop turnpike road, immediately contiguous to the new lodge recently erected as an entrance to the rectory, which escaped completely scatheless, and entered the park attached to Babworth Hall, and in its passage, tore off large boughs from every tree with which it came in con tact, and scattered the branches to a distance almost in conceivable. Leaving Mr. Simpson's farm premises, a little to the right, it entered Bowman Hill wood, near to an opening, by which it escaped on to the farm occupied by Richard Milward, Esq., when all immediate traces of it appear to be lost on the large brecks of the forest for a considerable distance. Passing onwards, however, within a quarter of a mile, we find trees which bear marked testimony of the tempest's force; and further onwards it entered the estate of the Right Hon. the Earl of Lincoln, at Ranby, where its career appears to have been stayed. Further than this we have not been able to trace its progress, but, undoubtedly, it has pro ceeded much further, and been productive of greater damage than we have been able to ascertain. On pass ing Babworth, an eye-witness describes it as a huge dense black cloud travelling with astonishing rapidity on the surface of the earth. It was accompanied by a sin tor g re u r l a a ts r r o a f t t r l i a n i g n a n w el h i m e h o , a nihonwg however, and viers,di dattendednot te extend d w it farwith beyond atwhic the h it r b u r s e h a e d d th o n w w h a i c r h d s a w really c eedin occupied. glyr a p T i d h , e beingrate not less than from thirty to forty miles an hour. With the exception of the havoc committed amongst the trees, no other casualties have come to our knowledge ; and it is most providential that neither human nor animal life has suffered from the visitation of this fearful and awful elemental contention.--Doncaster Gazette. TO TIM EDITOR OF TIIE TIMES. Sir,--As the modrn history of France by the talented M. Thiers is now in every reader's hands, I. feel it a sacred duty to the memory of the gallant Lord de Saumarez, and of my brave old shipmates, to give an unqualified contradiction to a misrepresentation which casts a deep shade upon one of the brightest pages of our naval annals—an achievement which in the House of Peers both Earl St. Vincent and Lord Nelson concurred in pronouncing to have surpassed anything they had ever seen or heard of. In describing the action in the Straits of the Mediterranean on the eventful night of the 12th of July, 18(11, M. Thiers asserts that the Spanish first-rates,.Carlos and Hermenegildo, were destroyed by red-hot shot, fired from the Superb, and heated by furnacaa sent on board for the purpose. Now, Sir, at that glorious period'l had the good fortune to be the sur geon of that noble ship, and being one of the very few survivors of her officers and crew, I solemnly pledge my word of honour that there were no means of heating balls in any of our men-of-war; that every spark of fire was put out early in the day; and that the late distinguished Sir Richard Keats, our captain, a thorough. bred officer and seaman, would have scorned to employ any combustible missile, or any other mode of warfare than the fair old English way of fighting, with warm hOarts and cold iron. I write, Sir, a tale of years loag gone by; bat as the question is again before the world, some of your numerous readers may be interested by nay relating some particulars of the action, as well as the real cause of the tragical catas trophe so disastrous to our enemies. Her Majesty's ship Superb arrived at Gibraltar, from a cruise, in high health and discipline, a few days after the battle of Algesiras, when the Hannibal had been obliged to surrender from having grounded 'Under the enemy's batte ries; and when our other disabled ships were towed back to the mole with great labour and difficulty from the wind fail ing them. Here, also, M. Thiers is in e rror . Th e P ompey suffered, indeed, severely, but never struck her colours, as he is pleased to assert. The exertions to refit the crippled ves sels were, I believe, never equalled; but they were far from ready for service, when,• on Sunday afternoon, the 12th of July (six days only after this first action), the combined French and Spanish fleets, pl a i n l y i n sight f our squadron, was perceived to be preparing to weigh anchor. Then all was bustle and animation ; the whole garrison and population of Gibraltar were on the qui vice. The rock was covered with anxious gaiers. The force of the enemy more than doubled ours, beir ' r two of 112 guns, seven of 74 (not reckon ing the Hannibal, which they failed to get out), and four frigates. We had only four of 74 guns, and one frigate, for the Pompey was obliged to remain in harbour. Neverthe less, our intrepid Admiral determined to attack them in the night, ordering Captain Keats to annoy their rear after dark, and adding, that he would follow with the other ships as soon as possible. About sunset, after long maneuvering to weather Carbrita-point, the enemy bore up for Cadiz, and at half-past eight o'clock the Superb made sail in chase. At eleven P.M. I had reported everything ready in my de partinent, and was walking the deck with the Captain, when we came up with a large ship upon our larboard bow, which proved to be the Carlos; and another, the Hermenegildo, was soon after seen a little a-head of her, both unaware of our stealthy approach, and probably too conscious of superiority to fear attack. This was a moment of intense interest; the wind blew strongly from the East (a black Levanter), it was nearly midnight, and dark as Erebus, our lanterns were concealed in match tubs, our other lights shaded, while those of the enemy flashed brightly from their portholes and cabin win dows. Our decks were clear, our brave tars at their guns, cool and confident of succe.s. The strictest silence prevailed; and not a sound was heard, except the ripple of the waves as the gallant vessel made her way through them. When nearly abreast of the Carlos, Captain Keats said, " Now, Doctor, below ;" and before I could reach my quar ters the most astounding broadside was poured into her, and repeated again and again before she returned a shot, being taken so wholly by surprise. At last she began firing from both sides, mistaking her consort for another enemy. The effect of our thunder was terrific : away went her fore topmast, the sail fell over her bow guns, their flash caught the canvass, and the rigging being newly tarred, the fire flew to the mast-head with the rapidity of lightning, and in a moment she was on fire fore and aft. All was now horror and dismay on her deck, the Herme negildo was close to her; in utter confusion they fell aboard each other; their yards locked inseparably; and in another moment this second formidable vessel was also in a blaze. Their sad fate was now too evident; the Superb, therefore, ceased firing, and passed a-head to avoid the awful conflagra tion, for already some sparks had come into a port on her lower deck, by which two cartridges exploded, wounding Lieutenant Waller desperately, and several of our sailors more or less severely. According to my general orders, on the first alarm, I called out for the magazine door to be shut, but when one vivid blue flash after another came down the cockpit hatchway, I thought our fate was sealed also; happily, however, the deck was wet, and the evil extended no further. From my pandemonium below I ran on deck for a mo ment's breath of air, and to catch a glance of the sublime but appalling spectacle ; and the deep red glare Miming and spreading over the sea and sky, the impetuous roar of the raging flames, and the shrieks and agonising gestures of the despairing Spaniards can never be effaced from my memory. It seemed wonderful that the adverse squadron, still so superior to ours in strength, did not put about at any risk, and try to rescue the hapless crews of the burning ships ; but as they continued their course, it was obviously our duty to fol'ow them. Accordingly, the Superb overtook and engaged Le St. Antoine, a French line-of-battle ship of equal force, which after an honourable defence surrendered, just as the Admiral in the Cmsar, and Captain Hood in the Venerable, came up. The latter being the fastest sailer, at daylight, near Cadiz, brought to action the gallant Linois in Le Formi.lable, but without any other result than a mutual severe mauling, the brave adversaries parting by consent with both their ensigns flying. As the Suberb had suffered damage in the engagement, we necessarily laid to, not only to repair them, but to take pos session of and man the captured French ship ; and while thus employed, a large boat came alongside, with 2 officers and 39 only of the ghastly Spanish sailors—wet, nearly naked, panic-struck, and speechless. At noon next day we passed by the melancholy wreck of the ships, blown into fragments by the explosion of the ma gazines, the only relics of two " wooden worlds," which the day before floated proudly on the ocean, peopled with 2,400 men, all of whom perished, alas ! except the comparative few we had the happiness to save. In the evening we arrived at Gibraltar, with our prize in company, under the command of our first-lieutenant, the late Rear-Admiral S. Jackson, C.B. (than whom a braver fellow never stepped on ship board), and were welcomed by the garrison with the wannest enthnsiam. I fear that this tough old yarn may be spun out too long for insertion in your valuable columns, even at this compara • Lively dull season, and have the honour to subscribe myself, with great respect, Sir, Your very humble servant, B. F. OUTRAM, M.D., F.R.S. Hanover-square, Sept. 20. MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE AT HOUNSLOW BARRACKS. We regret 'to state that an occurrence of a melancholy character took place on Sunday night at the barracks of the 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons, stationed at Hounslow, during which Quarter-master Thomas Tarleton was stabbed in the belly by Lieutenant Martin Kerwan, of that regiment. The greatest secrecy relative to the circumstances connected with the unfortunate affair has ever since been maintained by the military authorities at the barracks, and it was not until yesterday afternoon that the fact began to be known, even in the town of Hounslow. Various reports were im mediately in circulation as to the particulars of the trans action, one of which was, that in consequence of the pro motion, liry purchase, of Major Harcourt Masters, of that regiment, to the rank of Lieut.-Colonel, unattached, which appeared in the London Gazette of Friday last, that officer on Sunday last gave a dinner to his brother officers, which took place in the mess-room of the regiment at Hounslow bar racks. The convivialities of the evening were kept up until a late hour, and it is stated by some who profess to be well-informed, that about twelve o'clock, while under the influence of wine, Lieutenant Kerwan took umbrage at some thing that occurred, and finally quitted the mess-room for his own apartments, whither he was attended by Quarter master Tarleton, who endeavoured to soothe his irritated feelings, but on reaching the Lieutenant's apartments that officer immediately seized his sword and stabbed Tarleton as above described. From inquiries made by our reporter at Hounslow last evening, we have obtained, from a source "of the highest respectability, upon which every reliance can be placed, the following particulars, which differ consi derably from the statement in current circulation. After the dinner, the officers generally amused themselves with wrestling, and eventually with fencing, and our informant states that it was in one of the passes, while fencing, that the wound was inflicted. This account would make the occurrence purely accidental, and this we trust will turn out to be the correct version of the matter. Quarter master Tarleton was immediately attended by the surgeon and assistant-surgeon of the regiment, who were present at the dinner, and who, on examining the wound, finding it to be of a most serious nature, communicated the fact to Colonel Daley, the commanding officer, with a suggestion that the assistance of Mr. R. Frogley, surgeon, of Hounslow, should be procured. Colonel Daley immediately directed a mounted orderly should be dispatched to Mr. Frogley's resi dence in Hounslow„ and that gentleman promptly arrived on horseback at the barracks, where he remained in attendance during the night. The wound is understood to be of a most serious character, and at present it is impossible to ascertain its depth, or to form an opinion as to what the ultimate re sult may be. Mr. Frogley and the regimental surgeons were in attendance several times yesterday, and we understand that it was found necessary, from the symptoms which ap peared to first apply leeches, and afterwards to bleed to the extent of 28 ounces. Quartermaster Tarleton is a man much respected in the regiment, and in figure is very corpulent. It is not known whether Lieutenant Kerwan has been placed under arrest by the military authorities, but up to six o'clock last evening no steps, as far as our reporter could learn, had been taken by the police with a view to his appre hension by the chit authorities. Colonel Daley, our reporter was informed, left the barracks in the course of the forenoon for the purpose of reporting the occurrence at the Horse Guards, and receiving instructions in the matter.— Times. T ., „, SUDDEN DEAT H OF CAPTAIN DURBAN, R . N .-- Monday information was forwarded to Mr. Bedford, Coroner for Westminster, of the death of Capt. J. G. D'Urban, R.N., which occurred under the following circumstances :—The deceased 'gentleman had for some time past occupied apart ments at No. 38, Norris-street, Haymarket, and was a mem ber of the Junior United Service Clbb. About half-past eleven o'clock on Sunday night he returned home, when he appeared in his usual good health and spirits, and shortly afterwards retired to his bedroom. Between one and two o'clock the landlady of the house was alarmed by deceased's bell ringing violently; and on going to his room and open ing the door deceased said, "Leave the light and withdraw," which she did. For some time afterwards he was heard to be moving about; but on the servant taking up his shaving water yesterday morning at the usual hour (eight o'clock), and receiving no answer to her knocking, she entered, when she discovered him lying with his head forward on the bed, one leg partially bent under him, and: the other outside, his foot nearly touching the floor. He was quite cold; and a surgeon being sent for, life was pronounced to have been some time extinct. Deceased was about fifty years of age. Loss or Lire BY FlRE.—Late on Monday night, Mr. Wm. Payne, the Coroner, held an inquest at Guy's Hospital, on the body of Eliza Evans, aged six years, the daughter of a labouring man living at 21, Brunswick-court, Bermondsey. On Saturday morning, about seven o'clock, deceased was about lighting the fire, when her pinafore stiddenly ignited from the candle which was standing by, and burned so ra pidly that in a few moments she was enveloped in flames. Deceased was removed to the hospital, and expired the same evening from the erects of the injuries. Verdict--"A cc i. dental Death." THE HARVEST. Harvest is steadily progressing, and although some what late, the general opinion is, that a more abundant crop has not been known for years. A great deal of barley has been got in, and the oat crop is now fully ripe, unless in the higher districts of the country. In the neighbourhood of Edinburgh most of the crop has been safely transferred to the stack-yard, and in so far as the same has been brought to the test on the barn floor, the yield has been a full average, and the impor tant points of weight and quality will stand a comparison with the standards of ordinary seasons. Last week, many of the farmers in t he nei g hb our h oo d of Glasgow had got the whole of their grain in stook, and with a few fine days there would be nothing but a few late patches left standing, the same might be said of man y a l oca li ty in the south ; and it is stated that barley, in general from plumpness of pickle and firmness of texture, resem bles last year's crop. The recent dull accounts from Great Britain have failed, it appears, to have any influ ence on the trade in grain on the Continent ; indeed, so far from any dechne having occurred in prices, the ten dency has been decidedly upwards at all the leading ports in the Baltic . . The prin c i pa l cause of the advance has been the educes from Holland and Belgium, re specting the failure of the potato crop.--Inverness Courier. NEWRY, SEPT. 25.—Much of the grain in our imme diate neighbourhood is carried in very tolerable order. We are much gratified to observe that the alarm re specting the potato failure is beginning to subside, and that hopes are entertained th a t t h e i njury will not be so serious as was at one time feared.—.Newry Telegraph. THE POTATO CROP. —We are happy to announce that no well-grounded complaints of any failure or decay in the potato crops, so prevalent in England, are made by the farmers of Limerick, Clare, and Kerry.—Limerick Chronicle. CLONMEL.—In the vicinity of this town the wheat crop was an excellent one, and is now stacked and secured from the inclemency of the weather, whilst our crowded market attests sufficiently its state of forward ness. The oats in general are very good, and from its height and soundness of grain, is considered very pro fitable. A great deal of it remains uncut, and some has been partially injured, some ears sending forth shoots. In soils of a warm and arid nature, the potato crop has thriven well. In the neighbourhood of Abbey, Cleri han, and Fethard, the crop is profitable and luxuriant. while at the eastern side of our town, in the vicinity of Powerstown, Gammondsfield, Kilcash, and Ballyneale, it is, I am sorry to say, inferior, in a great degree, to that of the oth er . I n th e latter Place I have seen a field of five acres of potatoes entirely destroyed.—Waterford Chronicle. RASPBERRIES AND CUR RANTS.—SECOND CROP.* Specimens of a second crop of raspberries and red cur• rants, grown this season in the garden of Benjamin Vicary, Esq., have been left at our office for inspection. The fruit of both descriptions are large in size, and as good in quality, as they could be expected to be if only the single crop had been raised.— Wexford Independent. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—Since Wednes• day the weather has been very changeable; and until Tues day the grain was never sufficiently dry for stacking, a large quantity of rain having fallen in the course of Sunday night and Monday morning, and had not the temperature been re markably low much loss must have been sustained from the sprouting of the grain; but as yet we are glad to say that there is not an injured sheaf. On Monday it set up hard and dry, with the wind from the north, and in the co urse of Tuesday and Wednesday a considerable breadth of the crop has been carried. There is no appearance of the disease amongst the potatoes which is doing so much mischief in England and on the Continent, and we hope that it will long continue to be a stranger to this quarter The rains which we have had must be very beneficial to the green crops. A good deal of the crop is still uncut.—Fifeshire Journal. - - - THE DAY MAIL.—We have at length obtained a day mail, and as far as the down bap are concerned we are greatly benefited, as we get letters in the evening in time to return an answer the same night, the down train arriving here at 35 minutes past 6, P.m., and the up leaving at 7 minutes past 10 o'clock. To whom we may be indebted f or the arrangement of our mail hence to London we cannot say, but a more bungling and useless arrangement could not p ls . sibly have b een ma de. The bags leave Yarmouth at half past 5 o'clock in the morning, but must be posted not l a t er than 10 o'clock the previous evening. Now the London b ox does not close till 9 o'clock, and after that by payment o f a penny it may go that night. There are many complaints of this arrangement, and surely, in introducing alterations, ca re should be taken to make them as advantageous as possible to the inhabitants. The probability is that a representation in the right quarter would quickly secure a remedy for this obvious evil.—Norfolk News. THE IMPORT DUTIES or TEXAS.—The New York Courier and Inquirer says—" We are informed on what we believe to be reliable authority, that the steamer Acadia, which left Boston on the 16th of July, took out extensive orders (and other conveyances will, no doubt, take similar order) to England, to purchase and ship to Texas foreign merchandise, to arrive and enter there at the existing re duced rates of duties, and there await the action of Congress on annexation. When that act is thus completed, all these goods become ipso facto entered merchandise, so much so as if in New York, Ch ar l es t on , New Orleans, or any other Ame rican port, a n d can b e t rans p or ted coastwise or interior t o any of our other stat es . W e s i m ply state the fact, leaving the remedy to those whose duty it is to see that existing laws are faithfully executed. There are two modes of checking this evil ; one is for Texes at once to adopt our scale of duty ; or, if it be too late for this, then for our Government, upon the meeting of Congress, to pass a law imposing on foreign merchandise from Texas a duty equal to the difference be tween the Texan tariff and our own. We disclaim all party feeling on the matter. We only . desire to perform a duty we owe our commercial community in announcing a fact which may, if not thus noticed, work much evil." TH E HARVEST IN WALES.—The farmers have taken advant age o f th e l as t f e w days of dry weather to cut and take up a goo d p or ti on o f the late corn, and to carry in what had before bee n cut. Another week or nine days -of fine weath er wou ld ena bl e th e m to see= the whole of their crops in good order.—Cambrkn. - - D T I YO,_ 0CT08147,R THE POTATO CROP. We regret much to learn, from accounts en which we can rely, that the disease in the potato, first noticed in Belgium and France, has been traced too clearly to ex tend to this country. Many fields in Ayrshire and Dumfries shire are infected—so much so that the loss in Dumfries-shire alone it is calculated may amount to 50,010/. The presence of the disease in fields and ridges is first discovered by the decay of the haulins and leaves of the plant, and is exhibited at an advanced period of the season, when the tubers are ripe, and when the leaves have encountered a severe frost. As there has been no such frost yet, it is found on examining the roots that the potatoes when cut throu g h, are filled with bl ac k spots and holes, and the roots turn out rotten and unfit for boiling. We understand that Professor Johnston has been in Ayrshire, endeavouring to trace the course and extent of this distressing occurrence, and, of course his report will be anxiously looked for.—Scotsman. We mentioned in our last that the highest price ob tained for this crop in the field was 194 per acre. O.i Friday, however, several extensive bargai ns were ma d ? so high as 251. The cause of this rise was two-fold— the failure of the crop in Belgium and the countries bor dering on the Baltic, and the prevalent disease among the same root in England. We understand that orders to the extent of 5,000 to 6,000 tons for ship:nent abroad have been received here, so soon as the crop is ready for lifting ; and several agents from London are at present going the round of the farmers, purchasing up their potato crops at very high figures. The disease is described by those who have examindd the crop in Yorkshire to be a sort of spongy growth, or excrescence, on the fi rs t j o i nt o f t h e stem above e ground. of a yellow colour exteriorly, and whitish within. Where the plant is thus affected, the stalk is in an entire state of decay, and the potatoes nearest the surface are invariably found in a rot en or blemished state. Hitherto, however, it has been con fined to those nearest the surface, and hopes are thus entertained that even where the disease prevails, only a part of the crop will be lost. We believe a disease of this character was previously unknown in this root, and it has been stated to be most prevalent where it follows wheat which had been matured with guano. What there may be in this we know not, but we should ra ther apprehend that the very wet summer, with a greater degree of, cold than almost ever experienced in J ily and beginning of August, acting upon a root 'im poverished by too frequent replantings on the same soil, is more likely to have generated it.—Perth Cow ie . Speaking of the distemper, the Dui f, les Courier ob serves—" We imagi n e, at least, a sovereign remedy, which we would recommend to all, but for the trouble of its immediate execution. In raising stems to all ap pearance withered by the agency of frost, one or two tubers nearest the surface are found more or less mildewed ; new, supposing those removed, so as to prevent farther contagion, and the shaves pulled at the same time, the remaining roots, in ripe n i ng in the ground, might be unearth e d hereafter perfectly sound, however inferior in point of size. This notion we communicated on Wednesday last to a number of farmers, all of whom admitted the feasibility of the process, but at the same time demurred to the enormous trouble incurred, not to speak of expense, wherever the' scale of operations is large. Indeed, most said that as white is of more importance than green crop, setting aside the turnips, which are progressing so beautifully, they deemed it better to encounter farther risk, than withdraw labourers from the harvest field. Upon the whole, we do not consider the blight by any means so overpowering as at one time imagined, although, truth to say, bad and bad enough. Many fields are entirely free, and though many anticipate difficulty in obtaining proper seed, it will be found, when spring time again arrives." The disease with which potatoes are visited this year, not only in England, but in many other countries of 13erope, threatens serious consequences to the poor, for whom the potato, rather than bread, constitutes " the staff of life." In many parts of England potatoes make up two meals of the labouring man's day. We believe that we shall be .doing a real service by communicating to the farmer and to the community generally a mode of cure, or rather prevention, which has come under our own notice, and which has been applied with the greatest success. We are indebted for the experiment to Mr. W. Gale, builder, of Burbage, in Wiltshire, a county in which the potato is positively the poor man's chief food, and in which, this season, the root has signally failed. The me dicine employed by Mr. Gale is quick lime. Mr. Gale placed three pecks of sound potatoesin a box, the centre of which he fitled with several other potatoes in a diseased and decayinc, condition. The soun d potatoes l y i ng to the right of the decaying ones he sprinkled over very carefully with lime. The sound potatoes lying to the left, he left untouched. Furthermore, lie took a diseased potato and placed a sound one on each side of it. As before, he sprinkled the potato on the right side with lime; upon the other potato he put nothing. The result in the two cases was the same. The potatoes sprinkled with lime came out one month after the experiment perfectly sound, whilst those on the left without lime were in a state of decay. This plain remedy is as cheap as it is simple. One gallon of lime will cure a sack of potatoes. We do not advise the farmer to place diseased potatoes with sound onea r unless by way of expe ment, and to test the truth of our assertions. In spite of all his endeavours to prevent it, many diseased po tatoes will find their way to the sound ones ; and in this case we undertake that the further extension of mischief it is in his power to avoid. It may be proper to state that where the lime touched the unsound potatoes, it prevented the disease going further than it had reached previously to the application of the lime. Mr. Here path, of Bristol, has published a letter, in which he shows us how we may save the starch or fecula of pota toes already diseased ; but the process would be attended by considerable trouble and expense, and few could or would adopt it. Besides, Mr. Herepath's process goes only to the cure of the diseased potatoes, not to the safety of those still sound. As far as the diseased pota toes are concerned, we believe the most judicious and economical plan to be, to boil them for the pigs. In a raw state they have been found very injurious to this animal. Many have died after eating them. We trust that the above remarks will meet with serious public attention, and that they may be the means of saving for the poor and hard-working much of the nourishment o. which a terrible visitation was about to rob them. Berwick Warder. THE EFFECTS OF SEA WATER ON IRON. In the course of the late Government inquiry on establishment of harbours of refuge, Professor Faraday furnished some interesting particulars respecting the effects of sea water on iron. His observation had un fortunately been rather limited, and confined to the question of cast-iron. Between this body and sea water he considers the action to be vigorous, and greatest in the water near the surface; less in deep water, and least of all when the iron is buried in sand or earth, or build ing materials (into which the water may penetrate), for then the oxide and other results formed are detained, more or less, and form sometimes a cem 2.ilt to the sur rounding matter, and always a partial protection. Soft cast-iron corrodes more rapidly than hard cast, and than the brittle white iron. As to the amount of corrosion in any given time Professor Faraday had not an opportu tunity of observing any good and satisfactory cases of illustration. In estuaries and the mouths of rivers, he considered it probable that great differences of corrosion would arise from the different circumstances of variable saltness ; the soil of the river, if near a town, w ill much affect th e meta l ; thus, a wharf of cast-iron might occasionally be greatly injured by making fast to it vessels that are coppered, using iron cables. As to the protection of iron, with respect to the permanency of a coat of paint, or tar, or bituminous matter, the only ex perience the Professor had was in a case where coated iron, sheathed for vessels, was brought under his no tice. He was thea much impressed with the thorough adhesion of the coat to the iron. Zinced iron would re sist the action of the sea water as long as the metal would crust the surface, but zinc dissolves rapidly in sea water, and, after it is gone, the iron would, of course, follow. As to voltaic protection, Professor Faraday considers that the cast-iron piles, proposed for light houses or beacons, might be protected by z i nc , i n th e manner proposed by Sir Llunaphry Davy, to protect copper by iron; but even in that case, the corrosion of the zinc would be very rapid. If not found too expen sive, the object would be to apply th/ zinc rotectors in a place whe re th e y cou ld b e examined often, and re placed when rendered ineffective; in this manner, he entertains little doubt that iron could be protected in sea water. It is even probable that, by investigation and trial, different sorts of iron might easily be distinguished and prepared, one of which would protect the other: thus soft ;cast-iron would probably protect hard cast iron, and then it would be easy to place the protecting masses where they could be removed when required. Hence, though iron be a body very subject to the action of sea water, Professor Faraday cons id ers not unl i kely that it might be used with advantage in marine construc tions, intended to be permanent, especially if the joint effects of preserving coats of voltaic protectors were applied. HORRIBLE AND FATAL ACC[DENT.—A most dis tressing and fatal occurrence horrified St. Catherine-street and its neighbourhood on Monday afternoon last, about three o'clock, by which in an instant a married woman was, under most awful circumstances, hurried instantaneously into eter nity. Mrs. Eliza Baylis, wife of Mr. Baylis, butcher of St. Catherine-street, had been washinr , some offal meat at th e pump, with w hi c h t o f ee d a dog and cat, and this operation attracted around her some other dogs and cats from neigh bouring houses. In order to cut up the meat she had taken one of her husband's sharp •pointed knives, and leaning for • ward to drive away one of the cats, her foot slipped and she fell on her face to the ground. She sprung up again in stantly and uttered a scream of pain, and immediately a per fect torrent of blood gushed from her mouth and she fell dead A neighbour, Mrs. Webb, was standing near her at the time, and called assistance, and Mr. Wathen, surgeon, was imme diately sent for. It was at first supposed that the knife had penetrated her mouth, but on examination it was found that the instrument had entered her left breast just above the nipple. The ill-fated woman had, no doubt, the knife up ' right in her hand, when she fell, and the whole weight of her body coming upon it, it entered her heart, causing the gush of blood from her mouth, and produced death almost imme diately afterwards. The blade of the knife was eight inches in length, and it i s su pp ose d p ene t ra t e d the unhappy woman's body up to the haft. The deceased was 37 years of age, she was an exceedingly kind and well conducted woman. Au inquest was held on the body before Mr. Loverove, coroner, and a verdict returned of " Accidental death.'—Gloucester. Journal. ACCIDENT TO Mr.-ORMSDY GORE, M.P.—An acci dent of an alarming nature occurred at Boreham House, the seat of Sir John Tyrrell, Bart., on Tuesday night. Mr. Ormsby Gore, who, with his lady, was on a visit at the mansion of the Hon. Baronet, on leaving his dressing-room, overlooking several steps to the staircase, and losing his ba lance, was precipitated over the balusters. Mr. Gore, in his alarming descent, grasped the hand-rail of the next flight, but it gave way, and he fell with considerable violence upon the stairs below, severely, though we are happy to say not seriously, injuring his side and one of his feet. Mr. Gore's watch, Which was in his hand at the time, was dashed to pievolorZasexphpert 1845. IRELAND. Dunum, SEPT. 25. The weather, which was v er y unfavourable f or h arvest operations during the latter end of last and beginning of this week, is now exceed ingly fine, and in consequence reaping has become very general even in the late districts of the west and north west. The advance in corn will not, it is expected, be sustained at to-morrow's market. The Newry Telegra:h of this mornite , says—" We are m uc h grat ifi e d to ob serve that th e alarm respecting the potato failure is be ginning to subside, and that hopes are entertained that the injury will not be so serious as was at one time feared. A considerable rise in price is, however, ex pected to be inevitable. It is stated that orders, to the extent of five or six thousand tons, have been received in this country from those places on the Continent where the disease has been most prevalent to be shipped so soon a, the crop is ready for lifting." LI3I E RICK, WEDNESDAY MORNING • The Liberator, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. French, his chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Rooney, Mr. O'Neill Daunt, and a large party, left Derrynane on Sunday morning for Ifillgrove, the seat of John Primrose, Esq , Mr. O'Connell's agent, from whence he proceeded on Monday to Killarney in his travelling , carriage. Along the road he was received with every demon ! stration of attachment an d respect. At Killorglin a 1 large number of the inhabitants were prepared to greet him on his way through, which they did with great en thusiism. On kis arrival in Killarney, the lion. and Learned Gentleman_ was waited on by several of the principal inhabitants, amongst whom were D. Shine Lawler and Myles Mahony, Esqrs., Secretaries to the B tnquet Committee. In the evening several of the houses in the town were illuminated in honour of his arrival, and bands paraded the streets till a late hour. The Very Rev. Father Mather arrived here at nine o'cloek in the Tr4lee mail, on his way from Cork to Dingle. and had an interview with the Liberator. Mr. O'Connell left Killarney at nine o'clock, A.M., on Tues day, and shortly after arrived at Castleisland, where the houses were decorated with laurel and other evergreens, and the streets crowded with enthusiastic peasantry. We arrived at Limerick so late as nine o'clock, and yet the streets were quite full of people, eager to mani fest their love for the Liberator. The bands played up and duwn before the hotel, and the people remained cheering at intervals to an advanced hour, when they retired in the utmost quietness and order. At ten o'clock this morning (Wednesday) the Libe rator leaves fsr Cashel, whither he will be accompanied and attended by_great numbers from this city, who have arranged to attend the meeting to-morrow and the dinner, by which the day's proceedings will be con cluded. RAILROAD GARDENS. (From the Railway Chronicle.) correspondent of the Gardeners' Chronicle makes a iseful suggestion, to which we think it right to call the attention of directors, and especially those who have conquered the difficulties which attend the first start of a railroad. Every railway which has reached the stage of comparative routine management, which has attained the utile, will act wisely in thinking about the duke. " The sides of botii the cuttings and embankments might be turned to excellent purpose, instead of being a nuisance to the neighbouring lands by fostering weeds and maturing their seeds. That they might be culti vated profitably is evident from the luxuriant growth of the weeds in most parts, and of the cultivated plants on those small portions, generally near the stations, where cultivation has been attempted. At present, however, the attention of the directors of railroads is engrossed by more exciting subjects ; but a time will no doubt arrive when they will be glad to turn every part of their property to the most pro fitable use. In the meantime, all parts of the cuttings and embankments, even those which are too steep for profitable culture, might be rendered beautiful and highly interesting during the greater part of the year, by very little trouble and expense. First, let the weeds be de stroyed (and that ought to be imperative on all rail roads, for without it they are a nuisance to their neigh bours), and then let the seeds of the various ornamental plants, generally grown in f ea rden s, especially of half hardy exotics, both annuals and perennials, be scattered on the sides of the banks and cuttings, for which pur pose the ensu i ng mont h i s, perhaps, the best in the year. There are, probably, no places within this kingdom so well adapted to the acclimatising of half-hardy, and even many tender exotics, as the chalk cuttings and embankments on many of our southern railways ; for instance, on the Brighton Railway, through the greater part of its course. And what an alteration this would effect, at a mere trifling expense in labour and for seeds! I doubt not that there are many Railroad Directors amongst your readers, and that a word from you would have great weight with them ; and I really think it a subject well worth both your attention and theirs. I believe the money which they would ex pend would be even profitably laid out. There are thousands of persons who, at this season of the year especially, take trips on railroads for mere pleasure, and to whom one railroad is much the same as another ; but suppose, Sir, there was some o ne ra il roa d i n particular, the banks of ? which were beautified in the way I have suggested, is it not probable that road would be pre ferred by a very great majority of those pleasure travel lers? Why, the disposition which such an act on the part of the directors would evince to conciliate and please the public would of itself be sufficient to make that road popular. At present, it is lamentable to look on those banks which might be so easily covered with beauty, but which, from entire neglect, are both a nui sance and an eye-sore." We have no doubt that not only beauty, but even pro fit, would ensue from cultivation of the roads. Tho northern banks, warmed by the southern sun, especially, are ready-made terraces, suitable for the vine, which used to bo cultivated in England with profit. The Grand Junction and Brighton seem, for different reasons, both to be in a favourable 'position to decorate the banks of their lines with ornamental gardening. Probably gar deners would be found to rent the banks on condition of carrying the produce along the line at easy terms. STURBITCH FAll{.—The once " great day" came off on Thursday last. Of horses the show was somewhat small and generally inferior, with the exception of cart colts, several of which fetched the high price of upwards of 401. Old Kent Hops realised from 61. to 61. 10s., and Sussex from 61. 10s. to 71. Of cheese there was a very small supply, in consequence of the inclosure of Cottenham, which has to a very great extent done away with. that place as one of the largest dairies in the Kingdom ; the prices ranged from ss. 6d. to 7,. per stone, which was rather higher than last year. The supply of onions was very large, and fetched 2s. 6d. per bushel, which was also rather higher than last year. The wood fair was very thinly attended, neither was there a very large supply of brooms, wooden ware, or leather. The " Fur Shop,' which for so many years made the fair look somewhat comfortable, has at length vanished. Of the plea sure fair little need be said; it was very thinly attended, and must have been unprofitable to all concerned.—Cambridge Chronicle. lIIICAL OPPOSITION TO RATLWAYS.—We observe, from a neighbouring print, that the Duke of Cleveland con tinues his opposition to the railway surveyors, in reference to his estates in the neighbourhood of Barnardcastle ; the ser vices of the police being put in requisition to prevent the engineers passing across his Grace's property, and instructions having been given to his tenants to afford neither shelter nor accommodation to the persons employed in ascertaining the traffic of their neighbourhood, in their houses, or even their barns. Mr. Merritt, of Rokeby, is represented to be united with the Noble Duke in this praiseworthy attempt to repress public enterprise. Apropos of the police. Is the intention to augment the rural police, elsewhere advertised, in any way associated with the employment of the force for the protection of the Duke of Cleveland's estates? The attempt, we are persuaded, would be found unpopular enough, with out this individual distinction. We rather think the rate-payers will be of opinion that their money ought not to be :applied for such a purpose ; but that his Grace ought to be left to his remedy at civil law, if he seek to punish the corps of engineers for the invasion of his terri tories.—Durham Chronicle. The Americans threaten soon to compete with the English iron trade. A Liverpool merchant who went through the American ironworks, in August last, writes as ;follows : " Mr. Wenslow, of Troy Ironworks, says that the owners of the Danville furnaces have contracted with the owners of the mills and forges to supply them with their pigs at 11 dollars per ton, or about 2/. ss. of our money, and they have contracted for a supply of coals, which are got close to the works, for 1 1 /.dollar, or ss. per ton, and he says he has no doubt but that in a short time they will be able to make their pigs for 8 dollars per ton. You may judge for your selves, therefore, what chance we have of long competing with these people. Charcoal blooms are now at 50 dollars, or about 101. per ton sterling." And he adds, in regard to wages—" Tba average wages of the workmen is about 3s. Bd. sterling per &ay, paid in truck at the employer's store, in provisions, clothing, &c., for which they pay 25 per cent., and in some cases higher, than that they would buy them from the regular stores."— Worcester Herald. DREADFCIII ACCIDENT AT KINGSTOWN.-011 Fri day last some gentlemen, whose names at present we forbear publishing, went out in a boat between Bullock and Kings town, for the purpose of shooting. It appears that they agreed to shoot at gulls with rifle guns and balls, and they commenced firing in the direction of the Victoria baths. A great number of ladies and children were bathing at the place at the time, and a ball from one of the rifles whistled amongst them. Several ladies heard the whiz of the bullet, but for tunately all escaped save a boy about seven years of age, whose name is Dooley, and who was bathing with his mother. The lady had a most miraculous escape. She was dressing her boy in the box when the ball entered, and struck the lad in the back of the head. He fell insensible, and it is stated that his skull is fractured. lie lies at present in a very dan gerous state. The greatest consternation prevailed amongst the bathers, and a policeman was called, who took the names of the persons alluded to, after a good deal of trouble and abuse, given him by these gen tl emen . It is understood that au investigation will take place in reference to this very un fortunate affair.—Dublin Evening Post. d T i c s in t S h C is ° •ic P t fiaOslie-aLAW. — y . - of the poor. Generally Act in operation by elecingmAe 4 nu an m d b p e u r t tohfe Newthe pro.aorri-slhaews that important office, and the luty speaking, they have selected inspectors the could parochial n In such appointments devoted on more fitting individuals. o s ti ch w oo e lm ar as e t s e u rs re, f b o o r parishes cannot be too cautious. duties of the inspectorship, will, many or pleasant. In our more laos w e e e s n u t s r p u e s c t ti ed fi N i v i with h them e very far from being e ither light parishes the inspectors will have their time fully populous grerceeliivefi,npgrecplaairminsg, returns,visiting p a Bc u e - . p e n e rger,o smaking t i l e q ü b i t u i s e i s n , e s g s i v o i n f &c., and the proper way to do is to grant them corresponding salaries. Let them be well paid, and let them perform their offices well. So far as we have heard, the assessments are fairest, being imposed is i na m nfenol- p atdil o ylna s sd e ulbf d peb:ey a pra c osen c enx o da according eri experience sni: t c,u o tnetnei ter t nos l e : r e bttdiae fi loie r i wlt s oh t ngt u l o i een o ers d aesus e e: pse p tos r atn e tt s ota c woh r nh i ed b i e d by the tu occupiers. alsoi.l man'sat nhand another at too little.—Fifeshire Journal. PEDESTRIAN FEAT. —A race against time came off at Braintree, on Saturday, at twelve o'clock, Mr. William Lambert betting M.', William Payne five sovereigns that his pet, Little Snowy, as he is cognomened, the celebrated Nor folk pedestrian, should run over a mile of ground, on the Coggleshall road, in the short space of five minutes. The lad did his work well, and had twenty seconds to spare, much to the astonishment of the numerous spectators and 6 the delight of his backer.—Chelvisfor i Chronicle. --~._ " MIZMEMD N4VAL INTELLIGENCE The Avon steam-vessel, Commander Denham. fitting in the basin at Woolwich, is nearly ready for sea, and is announced as about to proceed for service on the coast of Africa. By letters received to-day at Woolwich the Agincourt, 72, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Sir T. J. Cochrane, lint., C.B. ; the Dmdalus, 20, Captain Peter M'Quhae ; the Vestal, 26, Captain C. Talbot ; the Cruiser, 16, Com mander E. G. Fanshawe ; the Wolverine, 16, Com manderll. G. Clifford; the Vixen frigate, Commander G. Giffard, and two of the Hon. East India Company's steamers, were in the Straits of Malacca, all well, on the 23d of July. The money sent out in the Daedalus had been transshipped to the Osprey, 12, Captain E. Patten, for conveyance to New Zealand ; and the Fly, 18 Captain E. P. Blackwood, had just sailed for Sydney, New South Wales. DEPARTURE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL FLEET ON THEIR SECOND TRIAL. The experimental fleet, under the command in chief of Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Pym, K.C.8., left Ply mouth Sound on Sunday morning, at a quarter-past seven o'clock, for their second trial cruise. The fleet was composed of the St. Vincent, 120, flag-ship of the Commander-in-Chief, Commander Rowley ; the Trafalgar, 120, Captain T. F. Martin ; the Queen, 110, Capt. Sir Baldwin Walker, three deckers • and ; the Rodney, 92, C a pt. C o lli er, C.B. the Albion, 90, Captain N. L oc k yer , C . B . ; the Canopus, 84, Capt. Fairfax Moresby, C.B. ; and the Vanguard, 80, Capt. Willes, two deckers ; with the Daring, 12, brig, Com. IL J. Matson. They passed out at the western end of the breakwater in the following order, with a fine topgallant breeze from the N.W.:—Canopus, Trafalgar, Rodney, St. Vincent, Vanguard, Queen, and Albion. They are ordered to proceed to the former cruising ground ; but the Admiralty have very wisely left every thing to the discretion of the Gallant Commander-in- Chief, giving him permission to extend the cruise farther to the westward, to encounter such weather as shall fully put to the test the qualities of the various ships com prising the fleet. We cannot announce the departure of the squadron without again calling attention to the condition in which the surveyor's ships go to sea. Whatever the result, that great ship, the Albion, has been lightened so much, that her draft of water is only 231 t. lin. forward, and 24ft. 3in. aft, with a height of midship port of 6ft 10in. Now in order to bring her to this draught of water, her provisions, water, and ammunition have been all reduced, and she goes to sea less efficient as a man of war than the old Canopus. of nearly 800 tons less burden, and swim ming so light, with her midship ports actually much lower in the water than the Rodney, a ship with a much greater stowage, heavier armament, and a great many tons more ammunition. It is now admitted that the Albion, as a man of war, has failed in her performances to realise the expectations of her constructor. She never mounted the armament she was designed to carry, and now she proceeds to sea with 13 tons 17 cwt. less shot and shell than was consi dered sufficient store for her lighter guns. Had she her proper armament she would be more than one foot deeper in the water than her construction drawings intended, and although guns, shot, ballast, provisions, water, and other stores are taken out of her, and with a total weight on board of only 1,593 tons 2 cwt., she has the enormous spread of canvas of 30,800 square feet. The Vanguard and Superb, 80-gun ships, of about the same tonnage as the Rodney, 92-gun ship, and 230 tons larger than the old Canopus, 84-gun ship, have had their stores, provi sions, water, &c., also reduced in a similar manner; and with smaller armament, and spreading the same quantity of canvas, they thus proceed on the next trial. Now with such odds against the Rodney and Canopus it is absurd to call the forthcoming trials fair to those ships, or to draw any conclusions as to their respective capabilities. If the late trials have not been such as to prove or establish anything on account of the find weather, why not stow and sto re a ll t h e s hi ps as men of-war about to proceed on real fair or foul weather ser vice ? The surveyor's ships had advantages enough in canvas, armament, and even, with reference to the Van guard, weight of provisions and water in the last cruise, and ought to have been fully tried against the old ships under these circumstances, and not be allowed to strip in the manner they have for a second trial, unless the superiority of the Rodney and Canopus, stowed as men of war ought to be, over the Albion, Vanguard, and Superb, is conceded. The Superb, 80, Captain Corry, has been ordered from Devonport to Portsmouth, to be docked and newly coppered, and, it is stated, to be re-stowed, under the superintendence of the Navy-office. She left Plymouth Sound at half-past five on Saturday evening, beating out into the offing. She arrived at Portsmouth on Sunday afternoon, and yesterday commenced discharging her powder, preparatory to going into harbour. The Harle quin, 16, will be taken out of dock to make room for the Superb. It is not more than six months since the Superb was in the same dock at Portsmouth. She will join the fleet as soon as the surveyor has doc to re d Rich, the The Formidable, 84, Captain G. lll' . O wen, g flag of Vice-Admiral Sir Edward early yesterday morning. . Th Daorea, in the Portsmouth K.C.8., G.C.H. (red at the_fp At ten, Rear-Adam"' guns. e re ihe ns to c ry hor s e a d luL t d S w Pi i t t h h ea l a 6 yacht, went off to the Formidable t o returned pa y on nis shore eCts witht o Rear-Admiral D"re Sir Edward. Captain Re 3 , but the Admiral will not l an d un til this morning.. The Formidable hoisted the quaran tine flag, d rati ne i 3. mediatel • She in was commissioned y • b b u t receive p Sir E. T. rou dge lB4l, and on that gallant o ffi cer's promotion was com man d e d b y Sir C. Sullivan, who exchanged with Captain Ri c h i nto the Queen in April, 1844. The Formidable will be docked to have her copper cleaned, and will then join the expe rimental fleet. THE RETIREMENT.—The following statement will show the progress of the scheme of naval retirement for post captains. It will be seen that of the proposed , 216 have tifie(i number (300) abov e a certa i n age, whose acceptance of retiring A th d e mi p r r a o l ff ty er b e e d forethelst payof October istraerbe no s t en t h i n e their names. Of the first 100 on the navy list Of the next 150 Of the remainder ll3 Total number The above includes five holding good-service pensions, nine holding out pensions from Greenwich Hospital, and fifteen Companions of the Bath. LYNN, SEPT. 25.—THE RAILWAYS.—We 'perceive that the ground is already staked out for the railways in the immediate neighbourhood of the town, so we may expect by the latter part of autumn to find them in the course of tormation.—Norfolk Chronicle. HOP-PICKING.—Hop-picking has commenced in the county of Nottingham, and the produce is very light. The average weight per acre is now estimated at not exceed ing two hundred weight. The hops in Farnham are also dehctive crop.-21 7 6ttingham Journal. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 29.—The Eclair steam-sloop, Co:nmandar Walter G. ft Estcourt, came up to the MAherbank this morning, about nine o'clock, with the yellow fig, with a black ball in its centre, flying from her mainmast head, emblematic of death on board. She has been so awfully visited with sickness since she has been on the coast of Africa that she has been sent hOme. The awful number of 62 have died in the vessel, and others are dying hourly. We regret to state that Commander Estcotrrt is among the dead. The names of the ether officers and men we cannot at present tell, no communicetion being Allowed. We are informed there are now 23 ill on board, The surgeon was alive this morning, and on the quarantine officers going alongside the vessel, we are informed, he answered their inquiries, and said the mortality was from a fever, something between the yellow and the black. One of the men died this morn i ng . Th e C ustoms authoi :ities are fear ful of rem ov i ng any one on board. We be.. ll eve , how ever, fresh provisions have been sent to the ves2e l, but whether any human assistance, we cannot . find out; we believe none, owing to th e f ear o f contag i on. If she' remains at the Motherbank, she will have to ride out forty days' quarantine; but we are informed it is most probable she will be supplied with fuel and fresh provi sions, and be sent for a cruise in the North Sea. The Admiralty dispatches are landed, but nothing else. A boat rows guard round the vessel to prevent communi cation and consequent contagion, as well as to prevvaa.t., any one escaping from the vessel improperly. The Eclair was only commissioned last August twelve months, and is a new vessel (first named the LueVer), of 350-horse power. The Formidable, 84, Captain Rich, flag of Vice-A& miral Sir. Edward Owen, late Commander-in -Chief on, the Mediterranean station, arrived at St. Helen's during: the night, and got under weigh at nine o'clock this. morning for the anchorage at Spithead, when she came: in under royals, topgallant sails, topsails, and courses, jib, flying jib, and spanker. At twenty minutes to ten she in royals, hauled down the flying jib, and stood in for Spithead. At about a quarter to eleven she up courses, put about, and run up to her anchorage, with the quarantine boat alongside, the Formidable having come in with the yellow flag flying from her main, which she hauled down when the quarantine boat shoved otf. She then let go her anchor and brought up. On ap proaching the anchorage the Victory saluted with 13 guns, when the. Formidable returned 11 (Rear-Admiral Parker's complement). The Admiral came from Spit head in the Portsmouth yacht, and when nearly abreast of the Platform Battery. a salute of 13 guns welcomed the gallant Sir Edward Owen home, a compliment not . paid here to a naval officer since the war. • The Superb, 80, Captain Corry, which arrived yester day from Plymouth, has come to be fresh coppered and re stowed and trimmed, prior to rejoining the experi • mental squadron, which sailed yesterday morning on their winter cruise. She has had her guns, powder, &c., taken out, and will come into harbour to-morrow morning. The Athol troop-ship, Master-Commander Pearn, sailed from St. Helena this morning for Plymouth. • The Dasher steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Sherringham, left this morning for the eastward. Rear-Admiral Dacres proceeds on Admiralty leave for a fortnight. His flag was struck on board the President. 50, Captain Stanley, this evening at sunset. The appointment of Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., as Commander-in-Chief at this port, has received her. Majesty's confirmation, and will be down to-morrow.. The gallant Admiral will hoist his flag in the Excellent or Presidentpro tent. Captain Sir Richard Grant will be flag captain, a gentleman respected by all ranks in and out of the service who have the pleasure of knowing him. The flag (red at the fore) of Vice-Admiral Owen was struck this evening at sunset, on board the Formidable, 84. It is reported this s hip w ill repa i r a few defects, and then join the experimental squadron. No orders were down to that effect at five o'clock this evening. WOOLWICH, SEPT. 29.—The Devastation steam frigate, Commander Kitchen, has arrived at Purfleet from the Mediterranean and Portsmouth, and when she has unloaded her powder will come up to Woolwich to be paid off. y. v• (0,, ~ : Py.• - ,-- , , P.( . • .!`t' e-- i 0.. ~,,,, - - ...' *, . 11. .~ `' - ~_ •~; _. -