The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-28 00:00:00

ROOPPw'''T :Ayol~ Alderme n° lon for the ir , The sttenw the plefl e early pe t , vded a 8 poir g in the Cg ,1.123 an Sav e ; ? re swore Lty of Mi d i clir o f 1 the han°l Mayor/1l t of the P r , v f feeling, 1" it hour, bellcomraelvb ly one o'ril men retu orderly Cfr, 'singed. t Mr. Al m )ut there dike toww- turned fro ° When Aldetei vas rece Gibbs or disapprobr, with I ° °6 ver of Kt' ayor. us ! in the ul I, And tj ' a i led in ° A died ;t of han °s b° Gi nen 0 with fur aired with eld Ur !„°' and h e otPe probati°A with Ic r ri forw u choil o on f m icoe Lee rs sod art d to t be boar, be CO r se"' - fortygr a :. ile ry, nd ne worm NIP' VII" propose this vote of thanks, w hich he had 11, 0 _ : - niprobation. -- (Cheers, hisses, and cor.luboii.) Mr. JOHN KING then came forward and said that his exeellent friend had not been heard, and therefore he had not been understood. Ilia object had been to propose a ' , Fite of thanks to the Lord Mayor for the manner in 'which he had upheld the duties of his office for the Past year.—(Cheers and confusion.) He (Mr. King) Would remind the Livery that they were called upon to pass a vote of thanks to a gen tleman upon whom the fing,r of suspicion could not be placed.—(Hear, bear.) He (Mr. King) knew that their time was valuable, and he would, there fore, not attempt to waste it. He was quite sure that they would be all unanimous in returning their most cordial thanks to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, as he was convinced that he deserved them at their hands. The TOWN CEDER then came forward and received the vote of thanks, which was to the effect that the thanks of the Common Hall were eminently due and were thereby given to the Right Hon. William Magnay, Lord Mayor of the City, for the firmness and discrimination with which he had discharged the various duties of his very responsible office as Chief Magistrate ; for the uniform firm deter- Itination with which he bad performed these duties, and fur the urbanity which he had always displayed— (Cries of " Walker," laughter, hisses, and some con- ' fusion)—for the manner in which he had supported the privileges of all classes of the people, more particularly lu . s fellow-citizens o f the Liv e ry. —(A voice : "And for his hospitallity ;" laughter, cheers, and hisses.) The LORD M.svort elect, declared the resolution to be carried unanimously. The LORD MAYOR then came forward and said, Gentlemen, I felt it my duty at this period of last year to' make to you certain promises, and I can safely say, that throughout my year of office I have exerted myself to the utmost of my ability to guard Your rights and privileges, and to discharge the duties of my office with impartiality, and thereby redeem the promises which I made to you last year. I thank you for this testimony of your appro bation, and I sincerely thank you for the honour you have done me. The Right Hon. Gentleman retired amidst mingled cheers and hisses. The Common Crier was about to declare the Hall dis solved, and had partly read the usual notice, when there %are vociferous cries raised from all parts of the hall for Mr. Alderman Wood. The cries continued for some time, and at length the common crier retired, and Mr. Alderman THOMAS WOOD again came forward, and was received with a loud burst of cheering, waving of hats and handkerchiefs, and cries of "The Lord Mayor of the People." " The Lord Mayor three times elected." He said that it had not been his Intention to disturb the meeting again, having been three times returned by that Hall. He, however, es teemed , this second call by the Livery on the same day as a greater compliment, and quite acceptable to him as success. He heartily thanked them for the warmth and enthusiasm with Which his name had been received, and not Wishing to disturb the regularity of the meeting farther ; would again repeat his warmest thanks, and express a hope that he would again meet them next )Tear.--(The Hon. Gentleman retired amidst loud cheers.) The Hall then formally dissolved, and, as the several Aldermen passed down they were warmly cheered, espe cially Mr. Alderman Wood. The newly-elected Lord Mayor, Mr. Alderman Gibbs, was not to be seen, having left the hall by a private door. The whole proceedings were over at half-past two o'clock. DISCOVERY OF A ROMAN PAVEMENT.—Yesterday tnorning, while the excavations were going on in St. Thomas's-street, Southwark, a large quantity of Roman pavement was discovered about 70 feet below the surface of the earth, which lies exactly opposite the ancient church of St. Thomas's. The greater portion of what was found was carefully preserved. MORE OF THE CUTTING SYSTEM.—At the Castle of Xte,'er, last week, a Mr. Solomans, the proprietor of " a clothing establishment," was summoned for refusing to Pay a poor woman, named Burgess, 14s. for making *even satin waistcoats, and for finding trimmings for the game. The representative of " Mishter Sholoman" said that all " the firm" gave for making waistcoats was Is. the price charged by the trade is 55.). He was, how: ever, not willing to pay her even the 75., for he ass er t e d i the waistcoats were so badly made, that he had been obe 'lilted to expend 3d. more upon each of them. He was I, Le was willing to hand ber over the ss. 3d. Now, let 11 8 see what this remuneration would afford her per week. A waistcoat, it was estimated, would take nine hours to make. If she worked twelve hours a day, she would have ten and ft half successive days of toil before the could complete her fourteen waistcoats ; or, for the sake of making the case stronger, as well as of avoiding - frisetions, say she works fourteen hours a day • her work would then occupy her nine days—a week and a half— for this ss. 3d. is offered her I-ss, 3d. for a week tad .a half's work, or 3s. 6d. for a week's I GoodiGod 'WhOiC week's work, fourteen long hours to the day, at satin waistcoats, for 3s. 6d. 1 But this is not all ; out of this mos t miserable pittance she had to provide trim fiings ! 'The representative of this " Mr. Sholoman" said the waistcoats were sold at 55., but he was justly reminded, that if they chose to give things away, that was no reason that the woman should give away her Work. An order for the payment of the 14s. was made 1 1 the magistrates.—Sherborne Journal. ,„I ' IRE AT DRUmi.Awit/G CASTIJS.-A. fire broke out ; 1 7 one of the wings of Drumlanrig Castle, occupied as 'go laundry, on Friday evening last. It excited a good seal of alarm among the noble inmates , t h e Duke and uehe ss of Buccleuch, who were both residing there at Tie tim e . After considerable exertion the flames were of got under before extending to any other portion the Castle. His Grace, we regret to s ay, has received -*Sli ght injury in one of his arms.—Ayr Observer. IMPORTANT TO INSOLVENTS. — In cannot be too Ptherally known that the Commiss ion ers o f Bankruptcy for the Birmingham district have come to the determina tion not to receive or recognise any petitions or schedules Where the signature of the petitioner is not attested by a solicitor or some agent duly authorised by a warrant of a trney, This is important, because in opposition to t he instructions of Lord Brougham. —Birmingham Ad tertiser. SUDDEN DEATH.--Yesterday Mr. Higgs held an I nquest at the Regent Arms, Regent-street, Vincent aqua re, on the body of James Turner, aged 43. It ap- Ileared in evidence that the deceased was a sergeant -1(1)31tior ba the East India Company's r ecruitin g service. 11 11 Tuesday evening last he called upo n Dr. Reid, at the eeruiting depot in Duke-street, to consult him con trnieg his state of health. Whilst the doctor was exa 'lA, ning his chest he was suddenly seize d with a violent `;'• of coughing and ruptured a blood - vess el, which cause d quantity of blood to get into the windpipe, thereby ca using instantaneous death. Verdict , " Natural death." GOODRICH COURT, lIEREFORDSHIRE.—Her Royal . 411 ghness the Duchess of Cambridge, her Royal High- Tipthe Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelit z, the Like and Duchess of Beaufort, Lady Augusta Somerset Lad the B a ron Nieumann, the Austrian Minister, visited %l ovdrich Court, Herefordshire, on Wednesday. The R oyal l. and illustrious visitors were conducted throug h t ".e nobl e su it e of apartments and grand armoury by the l earned proprietor, Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick, and ex- Pressed themselves highly entertained with the in '4Pee tion. CURIOUS ESCAPE.—On Monday last, whilst some un,Ps were endeavouring to secure various sheaves of eorxe &c., which had been carried down by the flooded r iser.. and lodged near the sluice of the mill - dam, one of their "nmber, a boy of fifteen years old, son of Mr. -Little, roper, lost his balance, and fell from the wall into the swolfee , river. Providentially he was too near the si de to be carried by the current over the gullet-door, and h e thus experienced the least dangerous of two ut es, a submarine passage , instea d of one over the falls. , rem the state of the river, the sluices of t he dam were only partially opened, and the passage fo r the bod y of sv C low flowing through was thus from four to five feet the the surface. No sooner was the little fellow in " water, than he was sucked into this under current disappeared under the arch of the stone pier, in Which the sluices are built. At least a minute now lapsed, which was passed in most intense anxiety by "Ovless spectators, who knew that if the poor fellow g o t. suatangled in the passage, no efforts of theirs could te bairn. To their great delight, however , the cur rent which boils up into the mill - dam , atlengthdisgorged the ob ject ~. of their anxiety, and he was at once landed by many v and willing hands. The poor little fellow " sair •I'orfoughten, but soon recovered both his '""as and his bodily activity, and when questioned by oar friend Bailie Welsh as to his feelings when under th e water, and wi.; at he then " thought," he graphically safnough replied, that he .6 just could na think."—Dum 'ries Courier. All UNEXPECTED TREASURE.—A letter from War- I. Says, A singular discovery will make it possible to rsecute with more activity the works of the fine hang lt bridge ov e r the Vistula, to join Warsaw and Prague. e , l l demolishing an ancient Roman Catholic chapel, to ill' the approaches to the bridge on the Warsaw side, there were found in the foundation two barrels filled with vf ° l3 gold, of the value of three millions of francs, which 111 Work . e employed in the completion of this remarkable . - The Leicestershire Yeomanry Cavalry, who have , 4 , 14 Week been undergoing their annual training, were on an d new reviewed by Colonel White, of the regulars, new colours were presented to the regiment by Lady K ~ e°r giana Curzon, daughter of Earl Howe, with an ap r, °Mate address, which was responded to by Lieut. - ‘-' O l onel Keck. Cow CAUGHT IN A SNARE.--On Monday the ?th cart,ent, Mr. Alexander Todd, the highly respected landlord .of the Black Bull Inn, Houston, lost a fine t u llg Cow; worth ten or twelve pounds, while gathering food about the hedges which bound the park in ich sh e grazed. When driven home in the evening, exhibited sig:ls of great uneasiness ; and when her zlecustoraed food wto set before her, she refused either to or drink. On examining her mouth, it was found that three inches of the tongue were literally torn off. ivn none conjectures were formed respecting the seem.. 4 l y rna li CiOHS outrage ; but Mr. Todd concluded, nom k nowledge of the cow's habits, that she had met with Q misfortune while grazing about the hedge-roots. He Immthorn -ase.y went to the park, and found fastened to a bu s h a strong cord snare, which retained a firm t rasp of the amputated piece of tongne. It is supposed, Jerk k d it ukell the poor animal felt her tongue held, that she off. Glasgow Argus. THE MOORS.—The sportsmen have generally had excellent sport a mong th e hill s ; b u t th e n umber of bird.s killed is not nearly equal to their abundance. 'The birds w ere too strong before the 12th, and during the rainy _ we ather th a t i mme di ate l y ensue d t h ey b ecame p ac k e d, " 41 d so wild t h at t h ey cou ld scarce l y b e ap p roac h e d . w range of shot ; and they are now taking down to e corn fields in the glens in immense flocks.—lnverness ,Cotcrier, -~ THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 28. 1844. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CC-'711.177.-G?; • 7.7 7; There was an immense supply of Foreign Fruit, such as Apples, Walnuts, &c., offering to-day ; while that of both Fruit and Vegetables of home produce was again extensive. The trade was not so brisk as on some pre ceding market-days, yet prices were tolerably well sup ported :—Potatoes, from 3s 6d to 5s 6d per cwt ; Onions, Is 6d to 2s 3d ; Turnips, 2s to 3s ; Carrots, 4s to 6s ; and Coleworts, or Greens, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per dozen bunches; Onions 1;)r pickling, 3s 61 to 5s ; Cucumbers for ditto, 3s to 3s 6d ; Spinach, 6d to Is ; Common Plums, 2s to 3s 6d ; Broad Beans, 9d to Is 6d ; Apples and Pears, 2s 3d to 4s ; and French Beans, is 3d to 2s 3d per half sieve ; Pine Apples (English), 4s 6d to 7s 6d ; Out door English Grapes, 4d to 8d ; Hothouse ditto, 4s to 6s ; and Filberts, 6d to is per lb ; Pine Apples (Fo reign and Colonial) Is to 3s 6d ; and Melons, 2s to 5s each ; Peaches and Nectarines, 4s to 12s ; Red Cab bages, 2s to 5s 6d; and White ditto, 8d to Is 3d per dozen ; Cucumbers, 2d to 6d per brace ; Horse Raddish, 2s to 6s per bundle ; Small Salad, 2d ; and Mushrooms, 8d to is per punnet ; Mulberries, 4d to 8d per pottle ; English Hazle Nuts, 4s to 5s per bushel ; English Walnuts, 8d to is per 100 ; Brocoli, is to 2s 3d per bundle. I:MU/VATS AND LEAD SNIT ALL. Of both Game and Poultry, the supplies offerin day were seasonably good, while the demand was steady, on the following terms :—Fowls, 25 to 3s 6d ; Chickens, Is Gd to 2s ; Ducks, is 6d to 2s 6d ; Hares, 2s tons 6d ; Grouse, 2s to 3s ; Rabbits, 8d to Is ; and Pigeons, 6d each. The primest Beef and Mutton were in demand, at ♦ery full prices. All other kinds of meat ruled heavy. —Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d; Lamb, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Veal, Ss 4d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 10d per 81bs by the carcase. NEWPORT. We had only a limited supply of Meat on offering, yet the trade must be considered dull :—Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s Gd ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Lamb, 3s 8d to 4s id; Veal, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 4s per Sibs. BILLINGSGATE. There have been full average supplies of Fish here since our last report, and the trade may be considered tolerably steady. Salmon is selling at from 8d to is per lb ; and Cod Fish, 2s to 8s each. INTEIXTECHAPEZ. Prime meat was in fair demand, at fully late rates ; but otherwise the trade was inactive. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s Ed ; Lamb, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; and Pork, 2s 8d to 4s per 81bs. HUNGERFORD. Although the supplies of most articles offering to-day were rather on the increase, the general demand was steady, and previous rates were well supported. BEZAD. The prices of wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are from 7d to 70 ; of household ditto, Sid to 6id per 41b loaf. HIDE 111113tILET. Raw hides at per stone of 141b.—Best steers and heifers, 5s 6d to 5s 10d ; middling hides, 5s to 5s 4d ; in ferior hides, 4s 6d to 4s 10d. Sheep and calf skins, at per skin.—Market calf, 6s 6d to 8s 6d ; long woolled sheep, 2s to 3s ; short ditto, 2s 8d to 2s 9d ; lamb skins, Is 6d to 2s 6d each. MAY WiAMILETS. SMITEIFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3112 s to 41 4s ; Useful ditto, 41 6s to 41 18s • fine Upland ditto, 51 to 51 5s ; Clover Hay, 41 15 s t o 61 6s ; Oat Straw, 118 s to 11 10s ; Wheat Stra w , 1/ lO s t o 1/ 12 s p er l oa d. A fair average supply, and a steady inquiry at full prices. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ Ifis to 4110 s; Useful ditto, 41 12s to 51; fine Upland ditto, 5l 3s to 5l 8s ' • Clover Hay, 41 lOs to 6l; Oat Straw, 11 8s to 1/ lOs ; Wheat Straw, 1/ lls to 11 13s per load. Supply moderate, and trade rather active. Quotations fully stationary. WEIITECHAPEL.—CoarseMeadow Hay, 31 15s to 4145; Useful ditto, 41 6s to 4118 s ; fine Upland ditto, 5/ to 5/ 5s ; Clover Hay, 4/ 12s to 6/ lOs ; Oat Straw, 1/ 8s to I/ lOs ; Wheat Straw, 11 lOs to 11 12s per load. Trade throughout active at our quotations. WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-FRIDAY. The arrival of grain to this day's market is exceed ingly small for the season of the year, and an advance of from Is. to 2s. per quarter on new wheat was confidently asked at the opening of the market. The arrival of samples of a few cargoes near at hand, however, sup plied the demand, and prices closed about the same as last week. Barley nominal. In Beans and Oats a little business done without alteration in value. • Per qr. of 601 b. to the bushel. EXTRA. NS W. Wheat Suftblk, Essex, and Kent..„ —to 47 44 to 48 Ditto ditto White... 52 49 51 Norfolk Red ...... 47 41 45 Ditto ditto — 51 45 48 Lincolnshire and Cambridge Red....... 46 43 45 Ditto ditto White....- 50 47 43 Yorkshire Red 48 41 45 Ditto ditto White... 50 45 48 Foreign.... fted 48 41 48 Ditto ditto 52 48 50 Per quarter imperial. Barley, Norfolk and Suflblk _ ••••• Yorkshire and Lincolnshire . ..... . ...... — —.— Grinding 28 29 Foreign 92 30 31 Per qr. of 631 b. to the bushel. Beans. Small fine . ............. ..•........... ....... ..•......• -- 40 3 8 39 Ticks 39 97 Sii Foreign 1141,.„.,,.. 37 35 36 Oats, Potato and Poland . _ ............ Mealint ... 10d. to 12d., Foreign .—d, to .—d. pet Stone. 5he11ing.................... .......... ............ 255. to 2 Os. Od. per Load. Malt .... 40s. One 43*. per Lead Rapeseed...—. .......... .............. 251.05. 261.05. —l. Os. per Last. LAMENTABLE OCCURRENCE.—On Thursday even ing, Mr. Newman, a young gentleman who a few weeks since re turne d f rom India, where his father holds a high situation, with Mr. Carter, the second mate of an India man, and Miss Bull, were on the river Lea in a wherry. When off a place called the Sally Island, Mr. Newman made an effort to kiss Miss Bull, which the latter resisted, and the exertion on both their parts caused the boat to upset, and all were precipitated into the water, and each at first sunk to the bottom. Mr. Carter was the first to ascend to the surface, but, owing to the extreme cold of the water, he felt nearly paralysed. By great exer tion, however, he caught hold of Mr. Newman, when about to sink a second time, and brought him on shore. Unfortunately, Miss Bull had not been seen by either after she had first fallen in, and she has lost her life. Mr. Carter gave an immediate alarm, and the drags being procured, every exertion was used to find the body of the deceased, but two hours had elapsed before it was discovered. In the meantime Mr. Newman had been removed to the house of Mr. Weeks, the Jolly Anglers, and put to bed, and all day yesterday he remained in a very weakly state. He says that upon first dropping into the water he was seized with cramp, and was, therefore, incapable of using any exertion to save him self or others. RATING OF OWNERS OF COTTAGES..—The overseer of St. Mary's, Newmarket, having stated to the Poor law Commissioners that it had been resolved in vestry to assess the owners of certain cottages in the parish to the poor-rate instead of the occupiers : and inquired whether the 59th Geo. 111., c. 12, sec. 19, applied to cottages let weekly or quarterly for sums between 51. and 201. a year, the Commissioners gave the following answer : " The provision of the 59th Geo. 111., c. 12, sec. 19. applies to rents, the rate of which, when estimated for the whole year, would not be less than 61., nor more than 201. a year—and to no other rents. As regards the let ting, if it be by the week, month, or quarter, or for any other term less than a year, and the rent is within the described limit, the provision of the Act applies. Or if the letting is for a whole year, or any longer term, and the rent being within the limit described is made pay able at periods shorter than three months, the provision likewise applies."—Essex Standard. THE FLOATING PIER AT BLACKFRIARS.—TIIS free watermen belonging to the steam-boat pier on the north - east side of Blaekfriars-bridge, have just completed the re-construction of that concern on a more safe and per manent plan, and it is now one of the most convenient landing places on the river. The City authorities having given the watermen leave to drive piles, to which the pier is secured, there is no danger of its shifting, or of the strongest tides altering its position. The new barge, which is partially covered over as a protection from the rain, is 80 feet in length and 14 feet in width, and cost 2502 INSANITY AND PHRENOLOGICAL SCIENCE.—The new work on mental diseases of the celebrated Pinel— the new views in which have excited so much notice in France—is to be translated in the Medical Times, with notes by Dr. Costello, the friend of Gall. BRIGHTON, SEPT. 27.—Her Majesty's steam-vessel the Monkey, arrived off the pier this morning, from Portsmouth, and having taken on board a large quantity of bedding and furniture from the Pavilion, left in the afternoon for Osborne House, Isle of Wight, where her Majesty and Prince Albert will pass some time imme diately after the visit of Louis Phillippe to England. The Royal children were taken to Kemp-town this morning, and amused themselves on the beach there for an hour, returning to the Pavilion at eleven o'clock. Sir Robert Peel walked on the pier this morning, and in the afternoon went out in a small boat, for a few miles' sail. The sea was as still as a mill-pond. Accounts have been received this morning of the,continued improvement of the health of Miss Peel, who will join her parents at Brighton as soon as she has regained sufficient strength td bear the journey. DEP.RTURE OF MR. O'CONNELL.—At seven o'clock this morning Mr. O'Connell, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. John O'Connell, left Merrion-square, on their way to Derrynane Abbey. They proceed to Limerick this day, and to-morrow are to resume their journey. Mr. D. O'Connell, jun., leaves town this evening, by the mail, for the Abbey.—Dublin Evening Post of Thursday. THE MARQUIS OF DONEGAL.—We regret to learn that very unfavourable accounts have been received in regard to the state of health of the above Noble Marquis. On Saturday his Lordship was removed to Ormian from Calbra, where he has been residing during the summer, and the worst fears are entertained as to the Noble Mar quis's ultimate recovery. WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—The first public meet this season of his Royal Highness Prince Albert's pack of hariers took place this morning, at Salt Hill. A goodly number mustered on the " opening day," amongst whom were Major-General Wemyss and his son, Captain Sey mour, Charles Seymour, Esq., Sir John Barker, Edward Jesse, Esq., and about 20 gentlemen and farmers of the neighbourhood. The pack now consists of 28 couples, in beautiful condition. Loup M,Dj'ETH.—This Nobleman, who is at pre sent on a tour in Soot and, visited Glasgow on Monday. On Saturday his Lordship, accompanied by his sister, the Duchess; of Sutherland, and Lord azd Lady Blantyre, left Erskine House, on a visit to Lady Shaw Ptup.t. at Ardgowan, and were to be at Inverary Castle yesteiday to join in welcoming home the Marquis of Lorn and his noble bride, After the festivities at Inverary Castle are concluded, Lord Morpeth intends, we believe, to ac company the Duchess of Sutherland to Dunrobin Castle, —Caledonian Mercury. The National Debt Commissioners, in conformity with a resolution of the House of Commons, are requiring further returns from trustees of savings' banks, in order, as believed, to reduce the yearly and the gross amounts to be invested by depositors. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RICHMOND RACES.-THURSDAY. The Easby Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 5 only, &0., for two and three yrs old. Grey Stone in. Sir J. Gerard's Pluto, 2 yrs (Abdale) 1 Mr. Salvin's The Cure, 3 yrs Mr. Armstrong's Ratan, 3 yrs Lord Glasgow's Sister to Pathfinder, 2 yrs Won easy. The Two Years Old Stakes of 30 soya. each, were won by Wynyard, beating Alaric. The Gold Cup of 150 guineas. Once round and a dis. Mr. Salvin's Alice Hawthorn, 6 yrs ....(Templeman) 1 Lord Milton's f by Confederate, 4 yrs Won easy. The Wright Stakes of 5 sovs. each, for two-yrs-olds, were won by Jinglepot (Templeman) beating Sir Henry, Helmsman, Punjaub, Extravaganza, f by Muley Moloch, and Pythia. The Consolation Plate was won in four heats by Capt. Harcourt's f by Inheritor, 3 yrs, beating Epilogue, Ferona, and brother to Cantle. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING. The Aintree Stakes of 5 soya, each, with 40 added, se cond .to receive 101., and the winner to be sold for 1501. T. Y. C. Mr. Owen's Joe Raphael, 3 yrs (Oates) 1 Mr. Skerratt's Tottenham, 2 yrs Mr. Peck's Alice Gray, 2 yrs 3 Mr. King's Yarrow, 3 yrs 4 Won by a head. The Grand Junction Stakes of 200 sovs. each. From the Stable Corner and run in. (9 Subs.) Colonel Anson's Buzz (Butler) 1 Mr. Mostyn's Brunel Lord Stanley's Ambition 3 Lord Westminster's Thais Lord G. Bentink's Alva 5 Buzz took the lead, kept it, and won easy. The Sefton Plate of 401., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs, each, the second to receive 101. Heats, one mile and a half. Sir R. W. Bulkeley's b m by Bay Middleton, out of Adriana, 5 yrs Mr. Price's Valentina Mr. Osbaldeston's Shocking Mamma, 4 yrs 3 2dr Mr. W. Jones's b f by Phoenix, d by Comus, 3 yrs Mr. Owen's Joe Raphael, 3 yrs Mr. Ward's Fair Ellen, 4.yrs . 2 3dr . 1 4dr • 4 dis. 4•• CHEADLE RACES.—MONDAY. The Sweepstakes of 2 soya. each, with 15 added, twice round and a dis, were won in three heats by Mr. Ro binson's Wasp, aged, (Hopwood), beating Mr. Owen's Wordsley, 4 yrs, (won first heat), Mr. Lund's Bessy Bedlam, and Mr. Dixon's Foxhunter. The Stockport Stakes, of 1 soy, each, and 7 added, twice round and a dis, were won in two heats. by Bessy Bedlam, beating Mr. Bond's Alice, 3 yrs, Mr. Boot's Belvidere, and Mr. Owen's Fair Ellen. TUESDAY. The Mersey Stakes, of 1 soy. each, and 10 added, the second saves his stake, twice round and a dis, were won in 2 heats, by Bessy Bedlam, beating Alice. TheLadies' Purse for Ponies, was won in 2 heats by Warsop. WEDNEt3PAL The Cheadle Stakes of 1 sov. each, with 8 added, second to save his stake, twice round and a dis., were won in two heats by Mr. Dixon's Foxhunter, aged (owner), beating Wordsley, Bessy Bedlam, Belvidere, Gizelle, and another. The Hack Stacks were won in three heats by Belvi dere beating Wordsley. LINCOLN RACES.—THURSDAY. Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. Half a mile. Mr. Inman's Woldsman, 5 yrs (Simpson) 1 Mr. Sprigg's Eros, 4 yrs 2 Mr. Frost's bc, by Lambtonian, d by Woeful, 4 yrs 3 Mr. Brooke's Titania, 2 yrs 4 The Noblemen and Gentlemen's Cup of 100 sovs., added to a Handicap of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if de clared ; the second to save his stake, and the winner to pay 10 sovs. Heats, two miles. (10 Subs.) Mr. Dawson's Lightning, 3 yrs (Noble) 1 Mr. Smallwood's Prince Royal, 3 yrs 2 Captain Boyd's The Dog Billy, 3 yrs 3 Mr. Wesley's Counsellor, 5 yrs 4 The All-aged Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and '2O added. One mile. (3 Subs.) Mr. Osborne's Boniface, 3 yrs (Noble) 1 Mr. Sprigg's Eros, 4 yrs 2 Mr. Frost's b c by Lambtonian, d by Woeful BETTING AT MANCESTER.—FRIDAY. CESAREWITCII STARES. 7 to 1 agst the Souvenir f 20 to 1 agstßoardingSchool —taken Miss 9to 1 agst The Brewer—t 20 to 1 agst Haitoe 10 to 1 agst Jamal—taken 20 to 1 agst Pickpocket 14 to 1 agst Glossy 20 to 1 agst Give.him-a -16 to 1 agst William le name Gros DEE 2 to I agat Alarm—taken HUNTING AP. Y. 20 to 1 agst Kedger—t ?OINTMENTS. The Devon and Somerset stag hounds will meet, on Tues. and Fri. next, at Dulverton, 10—The Sinnington hounds, Tues. Sinnington ;Fri.Cawton, 10. COURSING. ABINOTON INN (SCOTLAND) MEETING.—The Cole broke Cup, was won by Mr. Borran's Bothwell-bank ; the All-aged Plate, by his Bottle-maker ; the All-aged Plate for Bitches, by Mr. Walker's Honeybee ; the Dog puppy Purge, by Major Dundas's Bangor ; and the Bitch-puppy Purse, by Mr. -'s Princess. ST. rEGER SWEEPS. The fortunate holders of the first and second horses in some lotteries drawn at " a grand hotel" in Covent garden, have been placed in an unpleasant fix by the refusal of the landlord to pay over the prizes (between one and two thousand pounds), on the plea that qui tam actions have been commenced against him! The winners, some of whom hedged to their draws, and have no excuse for withholding payment, attribute other rea sons for the non-payment of the money, and threaten exposure. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—As a naval officer, allow me to offer you my best and sincere thanks for the manly and disinterested course you have taken, defending and advocating, in the true and genuine spirit of an Englishman, the profession to which I belong. When those whose duty it is to do so, silently sleep, or in their waking dreams contribute to add insult to our humiliation, pray continue that course, fearlessly vindicating our rights, and exposing their growing neglect ; place them before the public view, as beacons, to warn them it is not too late to correct their course, and avoid those quicksands of contempt that are now under their lee. You will by so doing ingraft a warm feeling of gratitude on us blue jackets that neither time or circumstances will cool, and your sympathy will sooth the wounds so unjustly inflicted. Could I but for a few moments invoke the pen of a Junius to indite the indig nation I feel ; but this is a vain wish, God help me— what can I say or write ? I feel bursting with a swell ing of contempt for the poltroons who could advise a gallant and old sailor—a Britain—to issue such an order to his squadron, humbling the flag which forty years ago, on those very same waters, and echoed from their very hills and caves, the thunders of Nelson, to which Europe responded with pride, and without envy, and Britannia, though in sorrow, hailed the glad tidings of victory over tyranny, when mourning the loss of her bravest son. With your assistance, we will not tacitly submit to in sults, no matter from what quarter they may blow. The articles of war may be a gag for the time, as wadding is to powder—the explosion will be louder and the effect more serious, when its takes place. Should any of the old L'lmmortalites be now knocking their old hulks about, how will their old timbers yawn and strain on reading that Gibraltar production Even the apes on the rock would wag their tails (if they had any) in derision, and exclaim, " Edward I Ned Owen I sure you: are not the man who commanded off Boulogne in days long since !" By inserting this outpouring of an old officer, you will oblige one, and prove to the service how deeply some old hulks, whose hatches are anything but ginger bread, feel the slights cast upon them. I would not send this anonymously, was it not through fear of one James Graham, the celebrated Post-office extractor, so, with my compliments to him, should he cast his eye on this, I remain, Mr. Editor, your much obliged, WIT AND WEATHER. September 28, 1844. ROBBERIES OF OFFICERS IN CHATHAM BARRACKS. —Yesterday, Thomas Woodford, a private of the 62d Foot, and servant to Captain William Matthias, of that , regiment, was brought before the bench of county magis trates sitting at Rochester, charged with robbing bit master and other o ffi cers. The prisoner had been ser vant to Ensign R.A. Cox, of the 62d, son of Colonel Sir W. Cox, who embarked, in the latter part of May last, for India. He afterwards went into the service of Captain Matthias, in whose quarters he had, during the day, the use of a kitchen and a store-room adjoining, in conjunc tion with Sergeant Barnes, of the 51st, and his wife, the latter of whom acted as female servant to Mrs. Matthias. Shortly after Mr. Cox embarked, a report was made tt, Captain Matthias, through another officer, that he had lost his watch, and inquiries were made of the prisoner, but he denied all knowledge of it. The watch was for gotten until Sergeant Barnes's wife saw a watch in the drawer of a looking-glass belonging to the prisoner, and mentioned the circumstance to Captain Matthias. This aroused suspicion, which the following sin gular circumstance tended to strengthen :—One day, as Sergeant Barnes and his wife were in Captain Matthias's kithen, they heard a noise in the adjoining room, and on going in found a paper parcel containing an officer's shell jacket, which had fallen from the chimney and broken a lamp-glass in the grate. On the 20th 01 September, Captain Matthias, accompanied by Sergeant- Major Redman, of the 62d, questioned prisoner as to Mr. Cox's watch, but he denied having it ; however, on Captain Matthias telling him he should search his box, prisoner went to his box in the kitchen, and gave the watch, with chain and key attached, to Captain Matthias. The box and a carpet bag belonging to the prisoner were then emptied, and in them found a forage cap of the officer of the 62d, three shirts with Mr. Cox's name upon them, three shirts belonging to Captain Matthias's sea-stock, a church service with Lady Cox's name on the clasp, and the shell jacket, with other articles. The shell jacket was owned by Ensign White, of the 40th, who had lent it to Captain Ebrington, of the 78th High lenders. The latter officer embarked for India whilst Mr. White was on guard, and the jacket on being in quired for could not be found. Three distinct charges of felony were taken Against the prisoner, one for Captain Matthias's shirts, another for the jacket, and a third for Mr. Cox's watch and shirts, on all of which he was com mitted to take his trial at the ensuing quarter sessions at Maidstone. The Marquis of Exeter, Groom of the Stole to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, has, it is said, received an intimation that his presence will be required on official duty et Windsor on the 9th And 10th of October. SUMMARY OF NEWS AND putt ptitton. " Who runs may read." POIZEIGZ7. On Wednesday the King of the French and the Royal family removed from Neuilly to St. Cloud, as their autumnal residence. The Constitutionnel states that the King will to-morrow pass in review the troops of the gar rison of Paris, and on the following day set out for Eu. The Presse informs us that General Baron Athalin is expected from London tomorrow, and that nc;&ngli;S . yet been decided as to the persons who are to accompany the King to England. The suite, however, adds the Presse, :will not b• numerous. Marshal Soult is ex pected to arrive in Paris before the departure of his Ma j es ty. It is believed that M. Guizot will leave Paris for London on the sth of October. He will not accompany King Louis Philippe, but will join his Majesty at 'Wind sor. Atdmiral Mackau is the only one of the Mi nisters who will accompany the King from Treport to Windsor. The Gazette de Paris says that Marshal Bugeaud is to return immediately to France, and that he will probably rt•place Marshal Soult in the Ministry as Minister of War ; M. Guizot then becoming the nominal, as he is already the actual, head of the Ministry. According to the France there is no truth in the report that the King and Queen of Naples will come to Paris on the occasion of the marriage of his Royal Highness the Duke d'Aumale, and that the marriage is to take place at Naples in November. The Moniteur publishes the returns of the principal goods imported into France in August last, the duties on which amounted to 13,780,462 f. As compared with the corresponding period of 1843, there is an increase in the receipts of 1,487,7831., and of 2,517,882 f. compara tively to 1842. The linen trade, checked by the raising of the tariff, was fast recovering, and the importation of flaxen and hempen yarn considerably exceeded what it was in August, 1842 and 1843. The Custom duties le vied during the eight months of 1844, ending on the Ist of September last, amounted to 100,308,698 f. or 6,687,575 f. more than in the corresponding period of 1843, and 10,756,568£ more than in 1842. According to a letter from Malta of the 15th, the misunderstanding between the officers of the Belvidere and some French naval officers at Tunis respecting a sa lute, and which has been described by the Malta journals as a wanton and gross insult to the British fiag,'Pwas ea tirely the result of accident, and had been satisfactorily arranged by the intervention of the chief officers of the respective ships. The Semaphore states, that Marshal Bugeaud had de manded that Abd-el-Kader should be sent to a seaport of Morocco, so that a French Consul might constantly watch his movements. The corps of operations of the Moselle (says the Messager of Wednesday evening) is dissolved from the date of the 25th. His Royal Highness the Duke de Nemours will, this day, pass the review of honour, and distribute the decorations conferred by the King. To morrow (27th) the troops will begin to move towards the different garrisons assigned to them. A Berlin correspondent writes on the 20th instant : " During the last five years the population of this capital has been increased by 51,643 inhabitants, or more than 10,000 a year. Within the first eight months of the pre sent year the increase has amounted to 11,200. In con sequence of this rapid and vast augmentation, the exten sive fields of licepnitz, which are within its boundaries, but have hitherto been cultivated, are to be built upon. This new quarter will contain about 900 houses. The streets are already traced out, and many lots have been sold." On Wednesday the affair of the Tour de Nesle came on before the Court of Assizes of the Seine, and is ex pected to take up three sittings. The testimony of the several witnesses being of a nature totally unfit for the public ear, the Court decided on having the trial con ducted with closed doors. The prisoners, nine in num ber, belong in general to the better class of workmen, chiefly house-painters, and aro all exceedingly young men. LAW AND POLICNI. In the Insolvent Debtors' Court, Air. Commissioner Pollock granted a warrant for the commitment to New gate of John Henry Dowley, for contempt, in disobeying the order of the court to pay 30/. a year, according to promise, out of his salary as clerk in the Sewer's-office. At Marlborough-street Police-court, Thomas Jones, charged with stealing a quantity of tools from the manu factory of Messrs Broadwood, pianoforte makers, Great Pulteney-street, the property of the workmen employed in the factory, beenfully committed for trial. The pri soner employed on th e p rem i ses . had formerly was John Hobbs, foreman in the employ of Mr. Michael Ridding, contractor, was charged at Union-hall with embezzling money to the amount of 1601., the property of his master. The complainant had of late pur chased a number of dilapidated houses, which were pulled down under the superintendence of the prisoner, who had authority to dispose of the materials. In this capacity the prisoner had received various sums of money, which it was his duty to have accounted for to his employer, but instead of doing so, he converted the proceeds to his own purposes. When he was ac exited of the offence, he confessed to it. As other charges are to be preferred against, the prisoner, he was remanded. At Queen-square, Charles and Joseph Smart, brothers, described as mechanics, who were too idle to work, were yesterday charged with " deserting the workhouse" of St. Luke's, Chelsea, and with disposing of the parish clothing. Mr. Sutton, the master of the house, informed the magistrate that the practice was becoming every day more frequent. No less than sixteen men had absconded with their suits within the last few weeks. Mr. Bond said he would only commit the defendants for ten days ; hut if he found that this practice, so ruinous to the parish, were continued, he should, on future occasions, Inflict the full penalty of two months. At Marylebone, Wm. Williams, a sergeant belonging to the Great Western Railway Company's police, was fined 20s. for an assault on a young man named Blake. The King C oT ra the T P — ren r craC i c i orT r in An g to the present ar rangement, will reach our shores on the 7th of October, and arrive at Windsor Castle on the Bth or 9th. The Marquis of Exeter, the Earl of Delawarr, the Earl of Jersey, the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Ernest Bruce, the Duke of Buccleuch, the Duke of Wellington, Sir Robert and Lady Peel, and all the great officers of State, and noblemen in the royal household, will be invited to Windsor Castle, to participate in the regal hospitalities occasioned by his Majesty's visit at that ancient residence of our Monarch. The Duchess of Northumberland and Miss Percy ar rived at Alnwiek Castle, a few days from Leaming ton Spa. The Noble Duke arrived at that fine old residence the previous Saturday. The Duke of Newcastle is at present inspecting his extensive estates in Wales. — The Earl of Morley, it is said, has disposed of a large portion of his North Devon property. Lord Poltimoi e has become the purchaser. The Earl and Countess of Errol have, during the last fortnight, been entertaining a distinguished circle at Slaines Castle, North Britain. Lord Adolphus Fitzcla rence, commanding the Queen's yacht. availed himself of the opportunity of being in Scotland, and visited his noble relatives in the course of last week. The Earl of Fife has arrived at Innes House from his seat in Banffshire. The Noble Earl, considering hi s advanced age, is in the enjoyment of perfect health. The Earl and Countess of Tankerville have returned to town from their villa near Thames Ditton. The Earl of Durham, Ladies Mary and Alice Lamb ton, Lady Caroline Barrington, and a small circle, ar e staying with the Earl and Countess Grey at Howi c k Hall, Northumberland. Earl Grey is, we arc happy t o say, in excellent health. Earl Spencer left Wiseton on the 24th instant, on a visit to the Earl of Leicester. Earl and Countess Amherst arrived in Grosvenor street on Thursday, from a tour in Wales, and next day left town for their splendid seat ICnole, near Sevenoaks, for the autumn. Lord and Lady Holmesdale are staying at Montreal. The Earl of Macclesfield is passing the autumn in im proved health at Sherborne Castle, near Worthington. Lord and Lady Raventrworth have returned to the marine village of Whitburn on a short visit. Lord and Lady Prudhoe have arrived at their seat, Stanwick, near Richmond, for the season, after a short tour on the Continent. _ Lord and Lady Dinorben, from Spa, will arrive at Bute House in the course of next week, and shortly leave for Kinmell Park, Wales. Count St. Aulaire, the French Ambassador, is ex pected to return to Hertford House, Manchester-square, on Thursday next, from Paris. The Dowager Marchioness of Conyngham is at Bifrons, near Canterbury. Lord Alb ert C on yngham and family are sojourning there. The Marquis of Conyngham and family have removed to the family seat in Ireland from Southampton. The Marquis's eldest i son, the Earl of Mountcharles, s travelling on the Con tinent. suseigaaurziove. In addition to the agricultural meetings, of which we gave reports on Friday, similar meetings have been held in the course of the week at Kettering, Leighton- Buzzard, Stone, North Staffordshire, and Bakewell. The works at the Hungerfoyd Chain-bridge are nearly at a stand still, owing to the intenti on o f t h e Di re ct o r s to apply at the next meeting of Parliament for a Bill to allow them to throw a railway across the Thames ad joining the bridge, and to erect railways to Richmond, the terminus of the South-Western and Brighton and Dover Railways. The Sessions Grand Jury of Cork h ave f o und a true bill on the indictment against Lieutenant Puddicombe, R.M., and the trial has been fixed for Friday morning. Mr. Gibson has been elected Common Councilman for Langbourne Ward, without opposition, in place of Mr. Adams, deceased. During the eighteen months the N a p o l eon Museu m has been open, it has been visited by 200,000 persons. On Friday the Albert Bridge, a fine new structure, which is just finished, and which connects the boroughs of Manchester and Salford, was publicly opened by the authorities of the two boroughs, and the magistrates of the county. The bridge has 'seen built at the expense of the county, and is a very substantial erection thrown across the river Irwell by one arch. The carriage and foot ways of the bridge measure together 18 yards from within the battlements. On Thursday Mr. O'Connell, accompanied by some friends, left DOlin for Derrynane• The villages on the route in the immediate neighbourhood of DUblin were crowded by the peasantry, at an early hour in the morn ing, and on the road leading to the south ornamented arches were erected by the admirers of the Hon. "Agi tator," whose progress to his " mountain home" was one continued triumph. HER MAJESTY AT BLAIR ATHOL. BLAIR ATHOL, WEDNESDAY. The Queen and her Illustrious Consort, accom panied by the ladies of her suite, Lord Glenlyon, Lord Charles 'Wellesley, &c., went yesterday down Glen Tilt to the Forest Lodge, his Royal High ness Prince Albert driving e pony phaeton. There being no post from London yester day, the Queen set out at the unusually early hour of two o'clock, and the royal party reached the lodge at half-past three, where the Queen and her suite partook of luncheon, which had been sent on in the morning by Lord Glenlyon. The foresters had been sent out at an early hour to drive in the deer, but the wind being unfavourable they were extremely shy, and after some hours spent in endeavouring to come within shot, during which her Majesty rode with Prince Albert some distance on her Highland pony, the sportsmen were obliged to return to the lodge, the entire sport of the day being a hind shot by Lord Glenlyon. The Queen returned to Blair Castle at seven o'clock. The firing of cannon was distinctly heard yester day on the hills to the north of Blair Athol, which was said to be a Royal salute in honour of the arrival of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge at Black Mount, a splendid shooting lodge belonging to the Marquis of Breadalbane, situate near Glencoe, the site of the celebrated and infamous massacre of that name. his Royal Highness is expected to be present at the golf match to be held at the North Inch of Perth, on Saturday next. The Earl of Aberdeen left the Castle this morning for Laggan, the seat of the Marquis of Ab e r corn , t o whom the oble Earl is about to pay a short visit. He will return to Blair Castle to-morrow night. It is said - that one of the huntsmen in charge of the otter hounds has been dispatched to Iladdo House to procure some otters, there being none in the neigh bourhood of Blair, and the Prince having expressed a wish to witness the exciting sport of an otter hunt before leaving the Highlands. It is now stated that the Queen will leave Blair Castle on Tuesday next, at half past eight or nine o'clock, so as to arrive at Dundee between two and three in the afternoon, which will be within two hours of high water. Preparations were being made for a luncheon on a right royal scale for the Queen and her suite at Dundee, but her Majesty will* not alight, but go at once on board the Royal yacht, which will proceed immediately down the Frith of Tay with the other steamers of the Royal squadron. The Queen took her usual walk this morning in the grounds of the castle, accompanied by Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal on her Highland pony. Her Majesty, it is said, spends at least ten hours every day in the open air, and the pure and bracing air of the Highlands has had the most bene ficial effect upon her health. A large supply of silk, woollen, and velvet tar tans, of the finest texture and most novel patterns, has been sent up within the last two days from Messrs. Romains and Patterson's and Mr. James Smith's establishments at Edinburgh, for her Ma jesty's inspection. Mrs. Smith is herself the bearer of a very beautiful and costly velvet tartan dress, as a present to her Royal Highness the young Princess, which she will to-day crave permission to submit for her Majesty's approval. Another excursion to Glen Tilt is projected for this afternoon, but as the wind is unfavourable it is pro bable the royal party may take some other route. COURT CIRCULAR. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, accompanied by the Princess Mary, arrived at Kew at seven o'clock on Thursday evening, having travelled frem Badminton by the Great Western Railway. Yesterday afternoon the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Meck lenburgh Strelitz arrived in town from Kew. Mr. A. Gordon, Surveyor-General of Hong-Kong, had an interview with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Mr. R. Burgass, late legal adviser to the Superintendent of Hong-Kong, had also an inter view with his Lordship at the Colonial-office yesterday. The Earl of Haddington has left his residence in the Admiralty for his seat, Tynningham House, Preston Kirk. Mr. Norton, from Newfoundland, and Bishop Grif fiths, had interviews yesterday with Lord Stanley, at the Colonial-office. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Lord Crewe, at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-stieet, from Crewe Hall ; Lady Hamlin Williams, from Brigh ton; Sir J. and Lady Pelly, from Brighton ; Major- General Sir Henry L. Betham, Bart., at the Burlington Hotel, Cork-street, from a tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Man sergh St. George, at ditto, from their seat near Reading; the Earl of Denbigh and Lady Mary Fielding, in Eaton • square ; Lady John and Miss Juliana Somerset, at Chesham-place, Belgrave-square, from Clifton; the Rev. Seagrave, Mrs. Seagrave, and family, at the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street, St. James's. DEPARTURES. Lord Cantilupe, from Earl Delawarr's, Upper Grosve nor-street, for the Continent; Major Stirling, from the York Hotel Albemarle-street ; Campbell and Mrs. Campbell, from ditto ; St. Quentin, Esq., and Mrs. St. Quentin, from the Burlington Hotel, Cork-street; the Hon. Judge Ball and family, from ditto, for the Conti nent; Lord Thurlow, from ditto, for his seat, Ashfield, Suffolk; C. Blackett, Esq., from ditto; G. Hudson, Esq., from ditto, for York; Talbot, Esq., for Brighton; the Countess Dowager of Huntingdon and Sir Noel Harris, for Norfolk; Mr. William Wilshere, M.P., for Italy; Edward Hawker, Esq., from Wilton-street, for Clifton. CHANGES. Lord and Lady Seymour, at Auchnacara, Fort Wil liam,l New Brunswick,:from a visiting tour in the south; Lord and Lady Grimston, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Verulam, at Gorhambury, from the Earl of Clarendon's, the Grove, near Watford; the Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's, from the Earl of Morley's, Sal tram, Devon, on a visiting tour; Sir Charles and Lady Taylor, at Hollycombe, Sussex, from Brighton ; Sir George Chetwynd, from Leamington Spa, for Grendon STRAND THEATRE. Last night closed the summer season at this little dra matic snuggery. The performances were—Martin Chuzzlewit, Binks the Bagman, and Aladdin. In the course of the latter pieco Mr. Roberts and Mrs. Mont gomerie danced their celebrated Pas de Polka for the .54th consecutive evening, and has it has been encored on every occasion, it follows that they have danced this celebrated pas 108 times. The season has been most successful, the best proof of which is the fact that the recess is for only one night. After the second piece Mr. Roberts delivered the following address : " Ladies and Gentlemen,—Brief as has been the period of my management, I cannot pass over the oppor tunity of returning my sincere thanks for success ex ceeding my most sanguine hopes —success, I trust, not wholly undeserved, but certainly unexpected. " To the circumstances under which I took the theatre I will not advert—suffice it to say that I instantly sought for novelty, and found it—Martin Chuzzlewit—a work from the pen of Boz dramatized by Mr. Charles Webb, a young and talented author, and the Dickins must be in it if that did not succeed. " I sought the services of three popular favourites—. not to displace, but to aid the regular company. The result has shown that, in engaging BEDFORD, I was RIGHT, and such has been their attraction, that, in con tradiction to an old adage, I have had no occasion to rob Peter to pay PAUL. " Of Miss Stanley, who, like a Noble Lord, is about to be elevated to the Upper House—(that is to say, the Princess's)—l need only add, that it will b© much easier to make a Peer of my Lord than to find the peer of the Lady. " The rest of the performers, ladies and gentlemen, have acted as brothers and sisters in the cause of their fellow performers. The unanimity that has prevailed, and the strenuous efforts of my stage-manager, have literally converted the Strand Theatre into a happillial.. "I have omitted to speak of another novelty that has been specially honoured by your approval. The extra vaganza of Aladdin has bsen a hit—a very palpable hit —I have indeed changed my old lamps into new ones, and you, you have been the brilliant lights that have guided me on my way. " Having said so much of the past, permit me to say a little of the future. " I intend commencing a winter season on Monday next. —Martin Chuzzlewit has been so successful that I am bound to continue its performance—it has stuck by me, and I will stick by it. " I have entered into an entragement with the celebrated American comedan, Mr. Marble ; who will appear on that evening. I need not enlist your sympathy in favour of a stranger, assured that every lady and gentleman wkom I now address, feels that nothing can, or should divide England and America—but the Atlantic. ‘ 7 on the same evening will be produced a burlesque entitled La Slumbernambula—at which I trust you may laugh as truly as you havo wept at the opera of La Sonnambula when the inimitable Afalibran, or our own inimitable Miss Romer, played the heroine. " The aid of Mrs. Sairey Gamp has been procured at an enormous expence, and that lady will sustain the character of Ameaner. Now, as the cocknies say—this is Hall. " I have nothing more to add, but that past success shall arouse me to greater exertions for the future—that I most gratefully thank you in the name of the performers and of myself, and that until the expiration of our re markably short recess, I respectfully bid you farewell" MRS. NISBETT.—The patrons of the drama will learn with regret that this accomplished actress has quitted the profession she has for so many years adorned, and entered into the bonds of wedlock with a gentleman of title and large fortune, holding a high appointment in the Customs. Mrs. Nisbett (then Miss Mordaunt) made her appearance at the Theatre Royal Drury-lane in the season of 1829, in the character of Widow Cheerly in the Soldier's Daughter, since which period, with the excep tion of two years after her marriage with the late Cap, tain Nisbett, she has continued to be a member of the Theatres Royal Drury-lane and the Haymarket, the latter being the last establishment in London where her professional exertions were exhibited. Mr. John Robinson, late of the Royal Adelaide Gallery, son of Dr. Robinson, has been appointed analyst to the Yorkshire Agricultural Society. SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. Pursuant to notice given in the columns of the Welsh man, a public meeting of the inhabitants of Carmarthen, and the adjacent parts of the cou n ty, was h e ld i n Car marthen Town-hall, last Wednesday, for the purpose of meeting a deputation of the Great Western Railway Company who were desirous of explaining the means they purposed taking for the establishment of a rail way throughout South Wales, so as to connect Ireland and South Wales more closely with the metropolis. A great number of gentlemen attended. About half past twelve o'clock the deputation, consisting of Charles Russell, Esq., M.P., Chairman of the Board of Di rectors of the Great Western Railway Company, F. L. Gower, Esq., Mr. Saunders, the Secretary to the Com pany, and Mr. Hunt, arrived at the Town-hall, and the business of the meeting was commenced immediately. The Hon. Colonel TnEvoa, having acquiesced in a motion that he take the chair, proceeded to observe that no event that had occurred for years which'promised so great benefit to the county of Carmarthen as the extension of the Great Western Railway across:the: Severn, near Gloucester, and the making of a railway through South Wales to Fishguard. It would open out an increased traffiic on all sides ; in Ireland on the one side, and on the other side through Bristol, to Worcester, to Birmingham, and to all the great markets of the north and west of England. It would enable the inhabitants of Carmarthen shire to reach the metropolis in an almost incredibly short space of time, he believed in eight or nine hours. —(Hear.) A gentleman belonging to the deputation corrected him, and he was now happy to state that if the railway was carried out, and a station established in Carmarthen, the distance between Carmarthen and London could be performed in seven hours.—(Cheers.) The very want that the agriculturists of South Wales had long suffered under—that of being unable to take their produce to the manufacturing districts where it would be rapidly consumed—would now be supplied. Nothing would be easier than for a farmer to send his stock by the railway up to London or Bristol. Scotch cattle were brought to London by steamerF, in both a living and slaughtered state, and if it remunerated a Scotch farmer to send his stock to London, it would most assuredly amply repay a Welsh farmer. A Welsh farmer had greater facilities for grazing grounds—he ought therefore to be able to compete. He took the op portunity of stating that he was warmly in favour of the proposed railway, and that he was empowered by Load Dynevor to state that he was very anxious that the rail way should take place, and would, when his land was required for the purpose of the railway, take shares of the Railway Company instead of money, to the amount. Mr. RUSSELL said that the Directors of the Great Western Railway, in pursuing their progress westward, had been desirous not only of examining the character of the country to be traversed, but also to satisfy their own minds of the opinions entertained by the gentle men in South Wales respecting the scheme, and the de gree of cordial support probable to be received. Hitherto, he had much pleasure in saying, that the support had been most satisfactory.—(Cheers.) At every place at which they had held meetings, every gentleman of the town and neighbourho o d h a d b een unan i mous i n hi s ex pression of cordial approval, and proffers of every pos sible countenance and support. Thus far, the progress of the deputation had been through the manufacturing and mineral districts of South Wales. Now they were in the midst of an agricultural district, and it was most import ant, most essential, and in fact absolutely necessary to the prosperity of the railway, that all interests should unite to support it. Hitherto the means afforded to the agriculturists of South Wales had been circumscribed and limited ; by the railway a facility of intercouse would be opened up and extended to every part of the empire, and establish the connection between the agricultural and manufacturing districts on that sure basis which is founded on their common interests. In the earlier period of the construction of railways, the landed gentry had manifested a decided and vehement opposition to them. They are now, and there is an example here to-day, liberal and zealous supporters; many gentlemen, in order to have the railway run near their estates, had gratuitously given their lands for its formation, and the gentlemen in some parts of South Wales had expressed their willingness to take shares in lieu of money as com pensation for the land through which the railway will pass. In Chepstow, the tenants of his Grace the Duke of Beaufort had petitioned his Grace to support the rail way. One object of the visit of the deputation was to secure the approbation of the gentry of South Wales. He was not at present in a con di t i on to state the exact course the line would take. Mr. Brunell, at that very moment, was engaged in taking an a ccurate survey of the country. Great pains had been taken to give an accurate account of the amount of traffic in South Wales, and it much surpassed his expectations. If the line were adopted, it would open a com munication with all the great manufacturing districts, with the metropolis, and with the south of England and the south of Ireland. It would be the great highway and thoroughfare for the southern portions of the em pire. When the deputation was in Ireland a short time since, they had held communication with some persons deeply interested in the question, and be found they were willing to concur in the speculation, and to extend the scheme from the harbour of Wexford to Waterford and Dublin—to Cork, Limerick, and so on throughout the south of Ireland. If he found the same cordial sup port existing throughout the Principality, he was autho rised by the Great Western Company to state that no effort should be withheld, and they were quite ready tc contribute their full share of assistance in the under taking.—(Cheers.) D. 3founis, Esq., M.P., proposed the first resolution. He did hope that the landed interests of South Wales would not suffer this vast undertaking to languish for want of that cordial support which they could so readily render it. If the present opportunity were lost, it would in all probability be a very long period before another such would occur—before such an advantage would offem itself again. D. A. S. DAVIES, Esq., M.P., had much pleasure in seconding the proposition. Wales was blessed by Pro• vidence with great and peculiar advantages. She had 1, beautiful country, vast natural resources, industrious in habitants, and an acute and intelligent population. Yei with all this, in consequence of her remoteness from th( metropolis, numerous disadvantages had b een f e l t. Dif ficulty had been experienced by the inhabitants,lboth its the transmission of their produce and of themselves. Both these desirable objects could now be maintained b) the proposed railway, and he trusted that they would not lose the chance now laid before them by any apathy on their part in not putting their shoulders to the wheel If the opportunity was lost, he was afraid it would never return. He (Mr. S. Davies) had felt so"great a degree of interest in the proposed railway, that he had taken h considerable number of shares—(Cheers)—more perhaps than he had been justified in doing by the station he held in the county. The CHAinstAN put the resolution to the meeting, and it was carried unanimously, and by acclamation. The CHAIRMAN then said that he wished to ask Mr. Saunders for a sketch of the proposed line. Two lines had been mentioned, and he wished to have it explained to the meeting which line the Great Western Company purposed adopting, and what advantage the line had over the other. Mr. SAUNDERS, Secretary to the Great Western Rail way Company, would preface his observations by stating that when the question of a line of railway through South Wales was first mooted, the resolution of the Great Western Company was that they would have the best line that could be got for all purposes.---(Cheers.) They determined that no local interests should influence them, but that the line should be a great national com munication between the southern portions of the empire and the metropolis.—(Cheers.) The progress of rail ways in England had brought to a point a number or branches near the river Severn, so that the point at which to commence the South Wales Railway had been readily fixed—the only question had been whether the river should be crossed at Gloucester or below. That question rested yet undecided, but, whichever it is, is to be the b es t li ne f or all purposes. With regard to the coast line and the inland line, the Company had decided to have the coast line, pro ceeding through Newport, Cardiff, Neath, and Swansea to Carmarthen, and from thence to Fishguard with a branch to Milford. The great object to be attained was the combining of all the commercial, manufacturing and other interests in the counties through which the line passed.—(Hear.) If the line had been all inland, it wus true the distance would have been rather shorter, but the difficulties of engineering whuld be great, and all the great mineral districts would be left out of the question. It had been his good fortune, in former days, when the Great Western Railway was in its infancy, to traveree many places and towns in South Wales to solicit sub scriptions for that undertaking. At Abergavenny, Neath, Cardiff, Swansea, Carmarthen, and other places, subscriptions had been received from all classes of people. It was a pleasing recollection to him that at that time, he had persuaded some tradesmen to take shares who were now holding them and were deriving considerable profit from them, and who spoke thankfully, and oven grate fully to him for having persuaded them to take part in so good an investment.—(Hear.) They did not want individuals to take large amounts of shares ; they wanted large numbers of persons each to take smalll amounts. Hitherto every disposition had been shown to support the railway scheme, and he had no doubt of the same re sult in Carmarthenshire. The Company could then make certain that the Railway Bill would be carried in the next session of Parliament. He did not pretend to say they would have the same amount of traffic as the Great Western Railway had, but they must consider that that railway had, in consequence of the high prier's of materials at the time it was constructed, cost nearly four times as much per mile as it is supposed the South Waleslitailway will cost. So that if they got a fourth of the profit, and were only puf to a fourth of the expense, the profit, pari passu, will be the same as on the Great Western. D. Moanrs, Esq., observed that in addition to what had been said relative to the two lines, he begged to inform the meeting that the question had been mooted at a meeting at which were present Sir John Guest, who had taken 200 'shares, and Mr. Crawsbay Bailey, who had taken 300 shares, and they had stated that if they had followed their own interests they 'would support the inland line, but having regard to the interests of the public, they had sacrificed their own interests and sup ported the coast line. DAVID PUGH, Esq., the Chairman of the Carmarthen shire Quarter-sessions, who was received with applause, said :—I have been requested to propose a resolution, and in doing so, I will say that if ever there was a railroad that deserved the favourable consideration of the Legis lature, and the patronage of the Government, it appears to me that this is that railroad. I look on it not merely as a commercial undertaking. It is a national work, it is a great p o li t i ca l work, i t i s a g rea t St ate enterri—,N. Fur it will connect Ireland more closely with this coun try, and thereby contribute to the integ r it y of t h e empii e. It will bind Ir e l an d t o this country by more enduring bonds; not those which are forged by force or violence, but by the links which are forged by the arts of peace, by science, and by the genius of Brunell.— (Cheers.) Mr. - Pugh then read the second resolution, which was seconded by Captain J. G. Phillips, R.N., and was also oarried unanimously. T. C. MORRIS, Esq., proposed the third resolution, :ppointing a Committee to obtain subscriptions. Dr. BowEN seconded the proposition, which was car ried by acclamation. R. G. THOMAS, Esq., wished to express the great satisfaction be felt in beißg appointed one of the Com mittee to procure shareholders, He was convinced the measure was fraught with great benefit to South Wales, Lnd thought that the deputation, as had been stated by fir. Saunders to be the case on the establishment of the Great Western Railway, would be the harbingers of the .1-reatest good to the inhabitants of South Wales that ver appeared.—(Cheers.) H. R. DOWNMAN, Esq., observed, that in developing Lhe coast line, Mr. Saunders had not stated whether it would run through Llanelly and Pembrey or not ? He wished to know, because these two ports were the cutlets of all the mineral resources of Carmarthenshire. Mr. SAUNDERS said that the line would pass through Llanelly, but he was unable to state whether it would pass through Pembrey or not. CHARLES RUSSELL, Esq., proposed a vete of thanks to Colonel Trevor for his able conduct in the .;hair.—(Cheers.) Colonel TREVOR returned thanks, and expressed his ,)erfect satisfaction with the coast line of railway. R. G. THOMAS, Esq., proposed the cordial thanks of he meeting to the Great Western Company for pouring brth their capital in support of the undertaking, and ;or sending down the deputation to explain the purposes Lnd objects of the railway.—(Cheers.) Dr. C. MORGAN seconded the motion. CHARLES RUSSELL, Esq., returned thanks. The meeting then separated. PROPOSED RAILWAY FROM WYMONDHAM TO EAST DEREHAM. A meeting was held at the Assembly Room, East Deri ham, on Thursday, the 26th September, to take into consideration the proposed Railway from Wymond aam to East Dereham, which was numerously attended by the landowners of the neighbourhood. Among those present were the Right Hon. Lord Sondes, Right Hon. Lord Bayning, F. W. Keppel, Esq., the Rev. Philip Gusdon, John Gusdon, Esq., Rev. H. Collison, Rev. B. Barker, Rev. C. H. Woollaston, G. Cooper, Esq., A. Moore, Esq., &c., &c. W. W. Lee Warner, Esq., having been called to the chair, the business of the meeting was opened by Mr. BIDDER, who recapitulated many advantages which would result to this town and neighbourhood, from this branch of the Norwich and Brandon Railway, and stated that the line to Wymondham could be exe.. lcuted in the least time, and with the least capital (110,000/0 He said, the scale of charges would be the lowest possible, and similar to those on the Norwich and Yarmouth line, and instanced the following :—By first class carriages from Dereham to Norwich, 2s. 6d. ; by second class, Is. 6d. ; by third class, 10d. ; and that co a l s might be brought from the ship' s side at Yarmouth and delivered in Dereham at 4s. 6d. per ton : and he proved that by means of this line, speedy transit would be af forded to almost every part of England. He mentioned that every inch of land on the Norwich and Brandon line had been agreed for without having recourse in any instance to a jury, and that they only wanted to ascer tain if the general feeling of the landowners here was favourable, and to receive their co-operation before they proceeded at once with the work, contemporaneously with the main line. Mr. BUSH, a London solicitor, at considerable length advocated a line from Lynn to Norwich. He stated that the railway from Dereham to Norwich would be fifteen miles in length, commencing at Neatherd's Moor, and terminating a quarter of a mile from Norwich ; that on this line there was no elevation of any importance ; that the soil was of the most favourable kind ; that the land had been surveyed; eminent engineers had declared it practicable ; that a single line with double bridges could be constructed for 150,0001. ; and, backed by a con tractor who had been engaged in some of the most ex tensive similar works in England, and by a powerful body of capitalists, the Company whom he represented was prepared to carry such a railway into effect. In reply to a question from the Chair, as to the names of these gentlemen, Mr. BUSH declined to give them, but stated that if the meeting was adjourned for ten days, they should bo present to speak for themselves.—(Cries of " No, no.") JOHN GUSDON, Esq., who appeared as the representa tive of his father, stated that the proposed line, by way of Wymondham, would be advantageous to this part of the county, as at Letton they were now far removed from any water carriage, Norwich, Brandon, and Narborough being each eighteen miles distant. Lord BAYNING thought the direct line to Norwich would be more beneficial to the town and its neigh bourhood. The Rev. Philip Gurdon, F. W. Keppel, Esq., and R. Freeman, Esq., having addressed the meeting, it was moved by Mr. Gidney, and seconded by Mr. Reeve, " That the railway from Dereham to Yarmouth, the metropolis, and the manufacturing districts is, in the opinion of this meeting, essential to the interests of this town and neighbourhood." The next resolution, moved by Mr. Page, and seconded by Mr. Elvin, " That the proposed branch of the Norwich and Brandon Railway, by way of Wymondham, to East Dereham, appears to be well calculated to carry out this object, and is deserving of the support of this meeting." The third resolutien was moved by Lord Sondes, and seconded by F. W. Keppel, Esq., " That it is the opinion of this meeting, that the projected railway from Lynn to Dereham would be highly beneficial to the town and neighbourhood." Mr. Aldons then moved, and Mr. Gidney seconded, " That a Committee, consisting of W. W. Lee Warner, Esq., Mr. Reeve, Mr. Gidney, Mr. Thomas Harvey, Mr. Ramsdale, Mr. Buck, and Mr. Elvin, be appointed to co-operate with the Norwich and Brandon Company, and to watch over the interests of the town and neigh bourhood." The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the Chairman, for his able conduct in the chair, and, seconded by Lord Bayning, it was carried unanimously. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday night a working man named William Dodds, employed on the Pontop Railway at South Shields, died from injuries which he had received whilst following his avocation on that line. It appears that during the night of the preceding Friday he accompanied the coal waggons down to South Shields, the coal being shipped in the Tyne ; about midnight, and whilst seated at the end o f a li g ht waggon , he had fallen asleep. This circumstance was not observed by the man whose duty it is to link the empty waggons together, and when the train was drawn by a horse to another train of waggons which were staading near, the poor fellow was jammed between them, by which the lower parts of his body were crushed in a shocking MAW. ner, and he lingered in great agony until Tuesday, when he expired. It is a remarkable and painful circum stance that a man named Gibson, brother-in-law to Dodds, was killed in a similar manner, and from the same cause, only about a fortnight ago. It is stated that the men on the Pontop line have been overwrought since the cessation of the pitmen's strike, in consequence of the additional demand for coals, and the anxiety of the coal-owners to make up the leeway, or, in other words, to compensate themselves in some measure for the lout they sustained during the strike by selling as many car goes of coals as possible at the present advanced prices. Some, if not all of the men, have lately worked 20 hours per day out of the 24 ; but this practice, injurious to health and dangerous —nay fatal to life—has now been discontinued by the employment of a double shift. DEATH OF A FEMALE HOUSEBREAKER.--YeSter• terday forenoon an inquest was held at the House of Correction at Ilford, before C. C. Lewis, Esq., one of the Coroners for Essex, on view of the body of Mrs. Frances Green, aged twenty years, who died in that prison on Monday morning before. From the statement of Mr. Anderson, the Governor of the Prison, it appeared that in January last, the deceased was found guilty of bur glary, and was sentenced to twelve months imprison ment. On the 17th instant she had been delivered of female infant, and was going on pretty well until Sunday night last, when, for some reason or other, and though two females were in care of her, she got out of bed and feet.walk ed F a ro b m ou t t hi t s h , e an n d ai h rd er f t c h r en a de sh li o ea rt te t s i t m at e e, on sh h e e e r au bae gh a t cold, and though every attention hadbeen paid to her, she lingered until Wednesday morning, when she breathed her last. A private nurse, who had been employed to attend the deceased, as well as one of the wards women, were examined as to the treatment which sh e had received, and both deposed to the fact that the de ceased herself had acknowledged that she had nothing whatever to complain of ; on the contrary, she ex pressed her gratitude for what had been done for her. The husband of the deceased was called before the jury, and asked if be had any complaint to make ? Ho replied that he had not, and that it was his opinion th a t s h e h a d been kindly treated. He said that he had only been married three weeks to the deceased when she come 'flitted the burglary for which she had been punished. He also admitted that she had been a suspected cha racter before, and said he was not in circumstances to bury her. Mr. Maitland, one of the visiting magistrates. on hearing this, declared that the body should be in terred at the county expense. The jury expressed them selves perfectly satisfied with the treatment which the de ceased had experienced, and returned a verdict of" Na tural death." DELIVERY OF WOOD GOODS INTO CRAFT FRO VESSELS IN THE RIVER.—A complaint having been made to the Customs authorities, respecting the discovery of a short delivery of a quantity of lathwood and fire wood from the vessel into craft, as compared with the foreign measurement per bills of lading, and requesting that instructions might be issued to the principal officers in the woodfarm and waterguard departments to watch the tidewaiters more strictly, and see that they did not leave the deck, or go into the cabin for their meals, &c., when the deliveries of lathwood and firewood were going on, for that, at such times unmeasured wood was frau dulently thrown into the lighters, and that almost in every delivery the importers and the revenue were robbed by parties to a very considerable extent, and that if the tidewaiters were in such cases made an example of and punished for a neglect of duty, it would have a salu tary and beneficial effect—directions have been issued to the principal officers of the woodfarm and waterguard departments to issue the most express instructions tb the tidewaiters on the subject, and to caution them not to leave the deck of their vessels during the time that any lathwood or firewood is b e i ng framed or delivered, under any pretence whatever ; and the inspecting officers have received instructions to make a report to the board of any officer that they may find absent on such occasions from the place of delivery on deck. THE GAME-LAWS.—At Wandsworth police-oln on Thursday, Mr. Punter refused to convict a person who was seen to shoot a pheasant near Wimbledon-park, and who could not produce a certificate. It was on the ground that the person had been given into custody that the magistrate would not convict, as the party ought to have been previously summoned, ib e kl fi bc) der Ua s Wh ° mu ch ;hem. with offic ° tbs