The Sun. — London, England, 1844-09-25 00:00:00

s mbritY k I . , n bur..! the r6l. d to 11 a t(ls° TIER MAJESTY A T BLAIR ATHOL. ELAM, ATHOL, SUNDAY. The sun continues to shine with undiminished Splendour upon the roy: - _ , .1 visitors at Blair Athol; the geed fortune which has ~ :niversally attended her Ma jesty in her travels, and in her progress through her dominions, has been more than ever propitious upon the present occa.ioh, aid the extreme mildness and 1„ miry w the weather is the subject of general re mark and mutual congiLttulation amongst the farmers. A great number of Lord Glenlyon's tenantry, with 1) 41 reapers, male and female, have been buisily oc • copied during the last week in getting in the harvest " his Lordship's es=tates, but a great deal of corn is still standing in some of the more exposed portion of the Athol domains. Her Majesty, according to her invariable custom al r.ee her residence here, rose at seven o'clock yester (lay morning, and shortly afterwards was seen taking Lr morning walk in company with Prince Albert and the Princess Royal. The youthful Princess gambols about the grounds in great glee with her 3'"ung playmate, the Master of Glenlyon, a beau tiful litttle boy with fine silken hair and a pair Ti t . eyes that glisten like dew drops in the morn- Ing sun. This fine little fellow bears a strik ing likeness to the Lady Glenlyon, and is always attired in the Highland costume. In his rides about the country on his Shetland pony, attended by a groom and servant, he is always saluted and treated with the most marked respect by the tenantry, who regard him with that reverence and respect which is al'‘ays felt in the Highlands for the chieftain's off aPring. The guard of Athol Highlanders always turn tut t o present arms to tile Princess Royal when she first walks abroad in the morning, and then the prac tice is discontinued for the remainder of the day. per Majesty is, as a matter of course, always treated by the same mark of respect whenever she appears, but Prince Albert has requested that the custom may he dispensed with, as far as he is concerned personally, 4 3 his Royal Highness is in the habit of going in and out of the Castle very frequently, and with that kind consideration which he has invariably evinced, he Fishes to rvoid giving any additional trouble or in t,fttivenience to her Majesty's faithful guard of stalwart atighlanders. On returning to the Castle yesterday morning her 4 'lajesty partook of luncheon at three o'clock, and Proceeded with Prince Albert to take another drive I ll) the Glen Tilt, where preparations had been made tor his Loyal Highness to go deerstalking. Her Majesty was exceedingly anxious, if possible, to wit /leas the noble sport, and her .Majesty's pony had been knt o n before with one of Lord Glenlyon's gillies, in °rder that she might alight from her carriage and ks:tend the reeky brow of the hill, where a 1110F:1 fa troura,t,Nle opportunity might be obtained of seeing the herd s o f deer. Lady Glenlyon had preceded her kaj os t y u p the glen, and the Queen was accompanied Prince Albert, Lady Canning, Lord Glenlyon, Lord Charles Waesley, and Sir Edward Bowater. On arriving 2t Lacciass, which is at a consider ableA distance up the el"" , her Majesty and Prince th e mounted the gr-, ; , onies, and climbed *lig walks which lead to t he rugged and precipi:ot s sheep= tie summit of Cairncl*mman, or the ijill of Gleds, a O called from its being the favourite resort of hawks, which are ca ll e d " g l e c s " in this part of the country. ha wind was not exactly favourable for deer-stalk, t g, but her Majesty and the Prince succeeded in attaining the loftiest point of Cairnchlamman, and Prehed l o n thi s di z zy eminence they obtained a mug lficent view of the vast domains which belong to the Princely house of Athol. It ascending these rocky mountains, nothing ap tears t o d aunt h er M a j es t y , an d th e g illie who leads te pony o ften pauses, and looks along the craggy r, r ecipice, as if fearful to conduct his precious charge .."ta th e midst of such dangers; but her Majesty o rders him always to go on, and keeps her seat with the sai - ne graceful nonchalance as if she were cantering ftQ 1 , 444 the long-walk in Windsor P ark. Yesterda y , w "" her 4lejesty and the Prince were th "Perched high, above the world's streer," e Y were certainly rip - 441 by the extraordinary beauty r a the scene f or a ll the trouble sail 04 which they d encountered, but we fancy th ere are b u t few of t he fair eques trians who frequent Rotten - row during t he height of season, wf44 1 41 Care to follow lier m M a a n. - .Ib t,S.Y up the Tulloch, on ttiP A citfi is said that her Majesty has eyen expressed her in_ t ettio n of ascending the barren mountain of Ben-y- ulf but this-is a feat which but few persons in the qfhtiourbood have ever accomplished, and the at tempt ,_ is fraught with la, o much danger and trouble that we should hardly think liar Majesty W 91114 Px- Aose herself to such risks. A fresh inundation of visitors has been pouring in ~s ur e during the last two days from P ert h, Edi n bur g h, ankeld, and from all parts of the adjacent country. h e m, t two excellent hotels here are absolutely crammed, utmost anxiety is evinced 1 the respective W e ° Ns to secure accommodation for their guests. w er W ere scarcely as justified in saying that the charges e exorbitant, but a slight addition has been Nil e do to the usual charge, and the civility and atten tiont., at the Blair Athol Inn is acknowledged by all il l ? are at present sojourning here. During her I,, a Jeaty's visit to Lord Breadalbane, -at Taymouth, t s , t year, the most flagrant impositions were prac ti..ed upon unwary travellers, many of whom paid t:el,guineas for a bed, and two guineas for permission „, le down in a stable ; but notwithstanding the im. gie n - _ • influx of visitors no such exorbitant charges h ave been made here since her Majesty arrived at Athol. Although many persons would gladly ~t ir! tuit to such extortionate demands, the principle of II f irst come, first served," has been hitherto acted t pn, and those who have obtained rooms can retain l ett at a moderate rate. hier Majesty will again attend Divine service at t he i•jllage church of Blair Athol, this morning, It ! t hough she is much fatigued by her exercise of yes rdaY, and Dr. Macleod, the minister of the High and chu rc h of St. Columba, at Glasgow, will have t he honour of preaching this morning before her Ma jstY. Carriages are still driving in here from all Parts of the surroundin4 country. — Post. TIIM O'CONNELL ILLUMINATION S.—An inquiry has been ordered, by the Conmander of the Forces, into t i t l 'e conduct of Sergeant :\ :tiller, of the 62d Regiment, f( !touging to the recruiting party stationed in this town, " I ' , as alleged illuminating his lodging to cotnemorate th , e liberation of Mr. O'Connell, on the evening of Mon the 9th inst. Be was also charged with having t eed his sword and sabbard across the windows on that occasion.—Carlow Sentinel. bEATH OF THE DOWAGER COUNTESS OF BRADFORD. t 'We have to reeord the demise of the Dowager Coun -ls of Bradford, who expired on Friday e v ening , at her to wnresidence, in Park-lane. The late Countess , who , e 2 eldest daughter of George, fourth Viscount Tor illgton, was born 27th October, 1766, and married 29th decoe,Y, 1788, the late Earl of Bradford , by whom the , h a d a family of four sons and one daughter -I'44l°Y, the Earl of Bradford, the Hon. Captain Charles Bridgeman, R.N. ; Lady Lucy Whitmore ; the late 0. Henry Bridgeman ; and. the Hon. and Rev. O ,l ll rY Edmund Bridgeman. By the death of her Lady- VP the families of the Earl of Bradford, Viscount and V iscount ess Newport, Viscount and Viscountess Tor , n gton, Lady Selina Bridgeman, the Earl of Yarbe - °4 gb, the Hon. John Bridgeman Simpson, Mr. Wm.W. h . " (0 Lady Lucy Whitmere, &c., are placed in mourning. fi v AL , UtMING ACCIDENT.—Monday afternoon, about e clock, a very serious accident happened to the car -Liage and horses of Mr. Currie, the banker, in the Re gent's Park, which occasioned great alarm and excite -tient among the people assembled there. It appears that th e Carriage was being driven at a steady pace towards e ° New -road, when a fly, drawn by one horse, came 61 , r ough the Cambridge-gate in the same direction, at a the pace, and the wheel struck the near-side horse of 1 e carri age on the shoulder, which caused both horses tithe carriage to swerve to the off-side, and in doing so Pole of the carriage snapped asunder, and the horses e 'ttue quite unmanageable, ran on to the foot-path, and pl unged an d ki c k e d in a frightful manner. The coach -1 having in vain attempted to stop them, jumped f kt (41 1 the b ox a t th e imminent risk of his life, and the i' i c ' t reatt also descended from his place behind, and, after •r e e Y had liberated a lady, their mistress, who descended t 43 tc , the carriage greatly terrified, they attempted h quiet the horses and to extricate them from the c, E f te4 „e 4 s, but they were so entangled in consequence all their hind-legs being over the splinter-bar, that their efforts were of no avail, until Mr. E. Li e uings, an artist, of Royal-street, Lambeth, and ult brother, Mr. C. Hitchings, who were engaged in forth tin g up a large fountain in the Colloseutn, rushed h from the building, and extricated the near-side 4, 9 L 8 e, by cutting the harness. The off-side horse imme e,—`TY broke away, and in doing so knocked down the h, - ,inan, and the hoof of the horse struck him on the : 4 ! inflicting a severe wound, and rendering him in te“,,,kble- The animal then started off at a furious pace du ring the New-road, knocking down several persons i t lug its career, until it reached the Circus-gate, where la tu eallie with great force against the ornamental iron 140 1? post. The violence of the shock knocked down i t ,,,, l .nn?P-post, which fell with a loud noise, nearly crush t,a-t.tu its descent two fruit-women, who were seated by Qt. stalls. Th e h orse rece i ve d a ser i ous woun d, an d frwith etrails posed, the wound exten,ling from o, flank its to the n ribs. ex The blood gushed forth in a stream the h orse ' s b ody, and after g i ving several violent s irges and attempting to rise, it fell over on its right d al ; 4 tid expired. The other horse did not sustain much aNin a ge, but the carriage was shattered, the pole and tuer .ter -bar broken in several pieces, and the harness anim al The horse which was killed a as a remarkably fine roan, who worth 60/. No bla is attributable to the coach -I.,Ewittio is a very s'eAdy man. , t 1 r RING FisuiNG,—;This enterprise has been closed haveuu , Port for the• and the boats, none of which (i er i u e n e ci a . r_st ( o ) w u . r ed iis a ti. • in th e , n eeu off this v , ef-k, are being hauled up, and with places of safety.—North Sun the latter end of last week, was up to ,ge highest at had twenty crans. This week, e ra. -.eursd a y, i t vills• There is a fallen off—highest boat twelve demand for herrings at 14s. and Per c ran.—Beritic . ll Advertiser. GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. c 11-OUCESTER, MONDAL—According to announce ment, . the first notes of our musi ca l f es ti va l w ill b e struck to-morrow, and the poetry of music will con tinue ebe given forth on the mornings a n d even i ngs of the t hree succeeding days. Nothin g can ill us t ra t e more stri kingly the pursuit of music u n d er difficul k ties than te he circumstances connected with th e .getting up of this c heritable festival. At one ti me th e pro ; spect was as gloomy as chaos, and long wa s it ere th e lowering cloueie could be dispelled. Touching appeals were made to thee .sympathies and public spirit of the. leading aristocracy, lay and clerical, but the responses. were of the sane character which persons experience. who call too oilen at the same door for charity. In, fact, the attempt to get up the festival on the old principle entirely failed, and the cause was too ob vious to be concealed—persons declined to allow themselves to be placed in the position of stewards, because it involved the liability to make good what ever deficiency there might be between the receipts and the expenses, experience having shown that this risk was not by any means to be despised. The festival of 1841 was superintended by six stewards, and a deficiency of from 1,5001. to 1,8001. having occurred, the money had to be made good amongst them. On previous occasions deficiencies had also occurred, although in no case, we believe, to the same extent ; still it was understood to be a growing burden, and men refused to submit their shoulders to the weight. A change of policy had, therefore, to be adopted, to save the character of a city and county, never, it is believed, remarkable for a burning zeal in the contributing their substance to "soft charity," and also to prevent, if possible, the Clerical Widow and Orphan Fund from sinking to starvation point, Pre liminary to the adoption of the new policy, and, in deed, entirely dependent upon it, a subscription was opened amongst the gentry of the county and city, and the tradesmen whe were enpposed to have a pecu niary interest in keeping up a fe e tivel eehloll ga t e 4 stimulus to fashion; the object being to create a gne rantee fund, to be applied, in case of need, to the pay ment or eey deficiency which might arise. The scheme proved successful as ne e eh wee sel)scrihed as enabled the projectors to ggaraptp to gentlemen wne weep willing to become etPWarde, that the lose should not exceed 100/. each, perhaps ilUi su intigh t it was also resolved to increase the number from six to eight, end furthee, to avoid the employment of foreign talent, owing to its expense, and to lie; want of 444pt4tion to the purposes of such a festival. Under the altered circumstances, gentlemen were found willing to become e4Peeeedl, and the names of eight ap pear in the announcements.. qfP pry formers, Mesdames Dorus Gras, Pauline Garcia, Yierdot, Miss Birch, and Miss M. Marshall have been displaced by Madame Caradori Allan, Miss Williams, Miss M. Williams, and Miss hareett. Miss Maria B. Hawes is the only lady whose name appears in the present list and in that of 1841. Signori Brizzi and 'fated - mein; R,R4 Mesp.perinett and Phillips have given place to Messrs. Uenveie ; Zfechire as M. W. Weiss. Mr. Hobbs and Mr. A. Novell° have been re-engaged, as also Messrs. Cramer and Loder, the leaders. Mr. Arnett, the nr i si4nist gf the 2;,01;441, will again act as conductor. The band and chorus, which are said to have been selected with care, will number nearly 300 performers. As to the musical selections, Ijaptlere ,yailie l e?h as a rranged 13. y pro fessor Taylor, and whieh was received with So much eclid at is the owt attrantiop, It will be given on Wednesday, and is expected to occupy rour howl in the performance. The Creation, Israel in -RgyA ttw 41',Ipoio,'; ? and the Lobesang, will occupy the two last days. 4. great- eee - eqien has been made in the charges of admission tote reserved or nem leered seats : instead of 205., the charge is to be 12s. bd.; in the ether larts, the eharses are much the same as before, 10s. 6a. and is. ior the evening concerts the charge remains as before, 10s. 6d. It is worthy pf remark that the entire fittings up in the cathedral have keen e4ngtHej;e4 without, any inter ruption to the celebration of Divine woreltip, the workmen laying aside their implements when the service hkg4n, and reentning their )ahnnr at its close. Miss Barrett, whose naind'appetres eoespiciottely in the programme, makes her debut on this occasion as a professional singer. She is a native of and is in her nineteenth year. Having given promise of oomiderahlfuowers as a einger ! She Was cent to the institution at ilanoveryscoare, where she studied for upwards of two years. Her performances as a pupil have been highly spoken of, and there are critics who assert that her voice in the higher range is without an equal in England, The circumstance of the Queen Dowager having taken up her residence in Witley Court encouraged the hope that she might honour the festival with her presence, and an application was made to that effect, but her Majesty declined the invitation, on the ground of Indifferent health. The sums voluntarily contributed at the close of each day's performance go in aid of a fund for the benefit of the widows and orphans of clergymen who are connected with the dioceses of Gloucester, Wor cester, and Hereford. It was for the purpose, indeed, of establishing and supporting such a fund that the festival itself was instituted 120 years ago. FATAL ACCIDENT DT FIRE..--OD Monday Mr. Higgs held an inquest at the Plough, Carey-street, on the body of Margaret Gallagher, aged ten years, who was burnt to death at 179, Drury-lane, on Friday last, while playing with fire when left in the room by herself. The poor child had no one to look after her, her father. who is a respectable mechanic, being engaged all day at his work. The Coroner and jury remarked on the ex ceedingly dangerous practice of leaving children in a room where there is a tire, without a guard or some sort of protection. The jury returned a verdict of " Acci. dental death." ACCIDENT OCCASIONED THROUGH DIUNNENNESS. —Monday noon an accident occurred near Strutton ground, Westminster, to an Irish paviour, of the name of Timothy Bryan, which originated in a drunken squabble with his wife. It appears that during the early part of the morning the parties had been drinking very freely at a neighbouring public-house, when Bryan's wif, accused her husband of infidelity with a female then present. A " row" ensued, and at the moment that a horse and cart was passing, Mrs. Bryan either struck her husband a se vere blow on the face, or pushed him down under the cart ; the horse rather plunged at the moment and struck the man on the head, and the wheel of the cart passed over his head and body. He was picked up in a dreadful state, and carried by three policemen of the B division to Westminster - Hospital, where he at present remains in a very precarious state. The wife was taken into custody to await the issue. FATAL STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.- 7 011 Sunday evening, about seven o'clock, a wherry belonging to a waterman named Robert Henderson, of Kidney-stairs, Limehouse, and containing nine persons, chiefly en gineers, was crossing the river, nearly opposite Mill-wall, and a short distance from Limehouse-hole pier, when the Arid, a Woolwich steam-packet, belonging to the old company, came up the river at full speed, with another vessel in her wake, and the people in the boat, being unable to get out of her way, were run down. The Ariel struck the wherry, and immedintely nine persons were seen struggling in the water. Assistance was at once rendered, and eight persons were taken out of the water alive, some of them in a state of great exhaustion. One unfortunate man perished, and his body has not yet been recovered. His name is John Heywood, aged 27, of No. 5, Tenby-place, Jamaica-place, West India Dock road. CORONER'S INQUEST. —On Monday Mr. William Baker, Deputy-Coroner, commenced an inquiry at the Lord Nelson, Nicholl's-row, Bethnal-green, touching the death of Jane Gregory, aged 27 years, whose death took place after taking some drink, given her by a young man named Alfred Edwards, with whom she occasionally cohabited. The particulars of the case have been already detailed in this journal on Saturday last, under the head of " Worship-street," when Edwards was remanded by Mr. Broughton, the sitting magistrate, for further in. quiry, and to await the result of the present investiga tion. The first part of the evidence adduced was the same as that produced before the magistrate. Mr. G. H. Smith, assistant to Mr. Wildbore, the surgeon, of Shoreditch, who gave his evidence in a most decisive and clear manner, deposed that since his examination before the magistrate at Worship-street, he had made a post mortem examination, and found the general appear ance of the body healthy. On examining the stomach he found it much inflamed, as well externally as inter nally. Internally there were patches of inflammation characteristic of poison having been taken. He had submitted the fluid contents of the stomach and the re mainder of the liquid contained in the bottle out of which the deceased had drank to Dr. Leeson, one of the the • mical lecturers of St. Thomas's hospital, but the analysis had not been completed, and the Coroner adjourned the inquiry in consequence. DEATH OF A PRISONER IN NEWGATE.—An in quest was held on Monday in the gaol of Newgate, before Mr. W. Payne, City Coroner, on the body of John Braidy, alias Robertson, aged twenty, a prisoner await ing his trial. The body when viewed by the jury, pre sented a shocking spectacle, privation and disease having wasted it to a mere skeleton. From the evidence it ap peared that the deceased was a painter by trade, but ill health for several months past had prevented him from gaining his livelihood by it. Deprived of getting his living honestly, he took to thieving, and a short time back was committed to Newgate for trial. He was found guilty, and sentenced to imprisonment in the House of Correction. On his release he continued his old prac tices, and on the 11th instant was again committed to Newgate, from Queen-square Police-court, on a charge of stealing four pairs of boots and one pair of shoes. He did no; complain of ill-health on his admission, but on the 17th he was found by Mr. Holding, the sur geon, to be suffering from inflammation of the lungs at tended with fever. Every care and attention was paid him, but that disease caused his death on Sunday. Verdict, " Natural death." _ _ BRUSSELS, SEPT. 22.—The Moniteur Beige of this date publishes the convention between his Majesty the King of the Belgians and his Royal Ilighness the Grand Duke of Baden, for the reciprocal extra dition of malefactors, of persons accused of various crimes, viz. :-1. Assassination, poisoning, parricide, in fanticide, murder, rape. 2. Arson. 3. orgery ; in chiding that of bank-notes and public money securities. 4. Coining. 5. False witness. 6. Robbery, swindling, peculation. THE SUN, LONDONt, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1844. THE CEDRYN SLATE QUARRY 5 INAUGURATION of the STATUE of IN CARNARVONSHIRE. ADMIRAL DUQUESNE. It is a circumstance of rare occurrence f or a s l a t e DIEPPE, SEPT. 22.—This ceremony, which h as quarry to be in the market. Th e grea t a b un d ance excited so much interest in this part of France, and at of money renders the time for this auction very au- which it was anticipated that his Majesty the King of spicious, and we suspect very few capitali s t s will be the French would have been present, took place here able to resist the temptations held out in th e printed today in the presence of an immense concourse of particular of this important sale, as detailed by Mr. spectators, who had assembled from various parts of , the country. Go vernmen t h a d f orwar d e d orders to George Robins. We refer our re a d ers f or a f u ll true, and particular account, to the description we Cherbourg for some of the men-of-war steamers to have alluded to. The following is extracted from proceed to Dieppe to assist at the ceremony. The it : steamers that have arrived here under the command of Rear-Admiral La Susse, are the Caimon (with the admiral's flag), the Eylau, and the Alecto, and the Levrier (sloop). The fetes consequent on the inau guration are to last three days, as the: French people are resolved to pay every honour to tile naval hero whose exploits form so prominent a feature in their history. They have, however, been rather a long time considering whether they should erect a statue of Duquesne, as it is nearly two centuries since lie died. At daybreak this morning the shipping in the roads and the forts fired a salute, to announce the com mencement of the fetes. All the public edifices, and most of the houses, were decorate i with flags. The men-of-war steamers were all dressed out to their colours, and every merchant vessel had the national flag flying. At twelve o'clock the mayor Monsieur Deslandes, chevalier de la Legion d'llon neur ; Admiral La Susse, and all the civil, military, and naval authorities, assembled opposite the Court house, and marched thence to the Place Royal in the following procession :—A squadron of mounted Gen darmes ; a squadron of Cavalry of the National Guard ; a division of the National Guard, with its band ; a division of Marines ; the various trades con nected with shipping, with their respective banners ; the members of the Musical Society ; the troops of the line, with. their bands; the mayor and the mem bers of the Municipal Council ; the mayors of the arrondissement ; the chiefs of battalion of the National Guard and the arrondissement; naval and military officers; the members of the Legion of Honour; crews of the Cannon, Alecto, and Eylau; a detach ment of the National Guard of Dieppe; troops of the line; horse and foot artillery, with their field-pieces. When the procession reached the Place Royal, the statue of Duquesne was uncovered, and salutes were immediately fired from the batteries, and from the shipping. The inaugural address was then spoken by the mayor; after which the corps musicale sung the following songs, composed . for the occasion :—Gloire au heros du ma patrie ;" " Apotheose de Duquesne ;" " Reveil de Dieppe ;" " Salut nobles couleurs." In the evening there is to be a public display of fireworks, and the town will be illuminated. THE CEDRYN SLATE QUARRY is of great extent ; it is situate in CARNARVONSHIRE, NORTH WALES. If it be inquired why a concern that is so highly eulo gised should be in the market, it is rejoined (to use a very ancient and very homely adage), " too many cooks frequently spoil the broth," one competent person, pos sessing a brain farm, will speedily accomplish all which this announcement has in perspective, and even more under a talented direction. The slate is of • exellent quality, of a rich grey-blue colour, and can be had in abundance under a very thin cover. The work is al ready about 40 yards wide, and is capable of being ex tended to upwards of 180 yards, where a large number of men may be employed most advantageously, and with out the slightest risk. This is an investment affording a rare opportunity to any party with moderate capital to realise a large fortune. The observations which f allow are extracted from a Welsh paper, and fully demonstrate the accuracy of the foregoing statement:— We have been in Carnarvonshire to see the quarry, and our opinions are, that there is sortrithing extraordi nary in it; it can be made, with a few thousands outlay, THE MOST EXTENSIVE CONCERN OF THIS SORT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ! The vein of pure slate is ascertained to be no less than ISO yards wide, and at least half a mile in length, with out any obstruction, and as deep as any parties may feel inclined to go, wherein there is sufficient quantity of that useful material to supply the whole world for centuries to come ; and with good management the profits would ,they uogld not he less than from luo to 150 per cent npon the outlay, after it is put in proper order. It will employ many hundred men to advantage. Another de sirable point connected with this concern is, that the cover of earth on the surface is only two ur three yards f-leP1), whereas most of the quarries aro under Lou or tiftoen y4rtls covey. The worlishops., waggons, and work ing utensils are in good repair, as also the road, three miles of which has been made at the expense of nearly !,hesp will he included in the putoliaae. Another point is worthy of consideration, the work is on the side of the oclebratt'al Carnarvon hills, and a sufficient decli vity affords to the water a cheap conveyance to THE BEAUTIFUL EIGIA LAKE, which splendid waters are full of fish, and consequently 491.4 ' f 4 of quf t yen - toot, Vle hill priT ‘ .:c,nts the possf, It ity of any annoyance to, le works from water, The distance to a capital shipping wharf is only seven milo t and but nine to the intendeti CW4 T 4 4N14 lICILYIiE GREAT RAILWAY. The name of the concern is the Cedryn Quarry, it is situated about ten miles from Bangor, and the same dis tance from Conway and Llanrwst, in the v ß4 t ro to weelA t'P threetqvillz, It i§l. - wicl Tiler light Hon. Lord itewhoratlgh, for an unexpired term o twenty-eight years, which 'can he extended at any time, In conclusion, we car only field tl,4i lhtl quarry ought to protio r, oorisidetable sum, as it is a sure fortune for any spirited party who may be lucky enough to get it. This unpretending statement of facts will con i;;;Qe even those inclined to be scect a,, tl,4i it is an investment free from ciotlet or uneertiiinty. It may be well to add that this property is in no way connected with the Pimlico Slate Worlq; FORGERY OF POST-OFFICE MONEY-ORDERS.—.-011 Saturday Thomas Edwards, a young man of very re spectable exterior, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on A charge of having forged a signature to two Post-office money-orders, for the sum of 81 10s., and thereby fraudulently obtained the amount. Mr. Commissioner Dowling said he should be unable that day to bring the case to a conclusiell, as the prisoner was taken into cus tody 841 0 4, .ad the principal witness was out of town, The letter containing the money-orders had been addressed from Abergavenu c ie in the month of June last, to a Mr. Stephen L. Edwar s, who lived next door to the prisoner, Jijaw that letter got into the possession of the prleoner was as yet unknown ; most probably he received it from the Post-office, but at all events it would appear that he had signed Mr. Stephen Edvverls's name to the orders, seat them to the money order office by his errand - boy, and thus succeeded obtaining the amount. The orders were drawn in the usual form, and a blank was left at the bottom for the signature of the person to whom the money had boon made payable. William Thompson, a clerk in the Post-office, deposed that he had paid the amount of the orders in question on the 29th of June. He had made an entry of the payment in his book,, but ho did not not make, nor was he in the habit of making, an :iidorse ment on the Lack of the orders. Ile 1.- the money was paid, but - - ...iew not to whom orders in his Dn. h I.e s ou d not have had the • been —e ssion i f they had not been paid. They _ <<ie signature of " Stephen L. Edwards." A clerk in the prisoner's office identified the orders as those he had taken to Mr. Thompson, and upon which he had received St. 103.; and another clerk identified the signa ture to the orders as being in the prisoner's handwriting. The prisoner, who had nothing to urge in his defence, was remanded.--Liverpool Albion. THE PROPOSED NEW HOSPITAL FOR THE C URE OF CUTANEOUS D IS EASES.—A meeting of the inhabi tants of the united parishes of St. Anne, Blaekfriars, St. Andrew by the Wardrobe, and of Bridewell trecinct, was held on Monday pursuant to advertisement, and in conformity with a requisition signed by upwards of seventy of the most respectable inhahitants of the neighbourhood, at Radley's Hotel, New Bridge-street, for the purpose of considering and determining upon the needful measures to be adopted for preventing the esta blishment of the London Cutaneous Infirmary at the house situate at the corner of Earl-street and New Bridge-street. The attendance of inhabitants was numerous, and but one feeling a strong one against the establishment of the infirmary at the proposed spot—seemed to pervade the meeting. Mr. Delano was voted into the chair. He regretted that it had not fallen to the lot of soma gentle man longer resident in the parish than himself to have occupied the chair ; he was, however, very glad to do anything in his power to further the object of the meet ing. lie thought that any one who was acquainted with the locality of the premises which had been selected by the Society, must at once perceive that they were in every respect unsuited for the purposes for which they were intended. There was not as much space as the breadth of a table behind the house ; it abutted on three streets, and contained only the ordinary accommodation of an ordinary dwelling-house. In addition to this he under stood, from the prospectus which had been put forth, that the Society expected to have 500 patients a week, who must necessarily be in attendance nearly every morn ing. He could expect nothing else, therefore, than that the result would be a vast increase of disease in a neighbourhood already too often and too severely afflicted by fevers and influenza. Mr. Under-Sheriff Anderton proposed the first resolution, which was as f o ll ows: —" That this meeting has heard with regret and alarm that it is proposed to establish an Infimary fur the cure of Cutaneous Diseases at No. 25, New Bridge street, situate at the corner of Earl-street and New Bridge-street." He considered it to be the duty of every father of a family and of every master to take care that the infirmary should not be established where it was proposed. A committee was subsequently appointed to carry out the objects of the meeting. Petitions to the Court of Common Council and the Court of Sewers were read, and unanimously agreed to; and the committee were requested to wait upon the managers of the in firmary to represent the state of feeling in the neigh bourhood upon the subject of its erection. Thanks to the chairman concluded the business of the meeting, which soon after separated. THE CASE OF MRS. DAY AND TEE OFFICERS OF THE IiKNSINGTON UNION.—On Monday Mr. T. Wakley, ALE, coroner, resumed and concluded a lengthened in quiry at the hand and Flower Tavern, Vale-place, Ham mersmith, touching the cause of death of Catherine Charlotte Day, aged six years and nine months, whose death was alleged to have been caused by the neglect of the guardians of the poor of Kensingtou Union. It ap pears that Mrs. Day was left a widow, her husband having' died of consumption, in January, 1839, leaving her destitute, with six children, in consequence of which sho was compelled to seek parochial relief, which„ not withstanding her frequent applications, was refused, on the ground that her friends were in affluent circum stances, and contributed towards the maintenance of herself and family. Four of the children having died from various causes, the deceased was admitted into Fulham workhouse, in May, 1842, but was removed by Mrs. Day in July, 1843, the child being in a dreadful state from a disease of the ears and eyes. A short time after, Mrs. Day renewed her application for assistance, when the board refused her relief in kind, but offered her an asylum in the workhouse, which she declined. Upon a subsequent application she received an order for two pounds of mutton per week and a pint of milk per day towards the support of her child, which small relief was suspended, but again renewed, the child gradually declin ing, and was continued to the time of its death. Mrs. Day stated that on one occasion the chairman of the board (the Rev. Mr. Attwood) told her she was de grading her husband's family by applying for parochial relief. Yesterday evidence was adduced tending to prove that the case had received every attention from the hands of the parochial officers, the chief feature being the evi dence of William Thomas Day, aged 15, the only sur viving child, who stated that his mother had treated him and his deceased brothers and sisters in the most cruel manner, frequently beating them with a bamboo cane. He also stated that his mother had been constantly in the habit of receiving assistance from his; grandmother and other members of the family, both in money and coals, and other necessaries, and that she had also frequently been relieved by Mr. Salter. This lad gave his evidence with much clearness, his testimony being listened to with much interest by all present. The coroner having summed up the evidence at great length, the jury re turned a verdict "That the deceased died from scrofula, and that the relieving and other officers of the union were exonerated from the charge of neglect imputed to them." THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. This splendid national establishment opens for the season on Monday next. Mr, litiqn, tho only ma nager who, for years past has made Drury-lane an swer, continues, we are happy to say, to bo the lessee, His name is a sarantoe that wnatever is done there will be welt done. Opera and ballet are to be the leading features, and, judging from the success of last season, as contrasted with the failures of several preceding season we think Mr. Dtinh 4 right in eo t innirig attentmn to the musical drama. Drury-lane will become the Grand English Opora ifim§e—the Ae!*rpip l oyale de ii.itique of. En.- 14114. We perceive that litiprez will -0 - Drury-lane during ugam appear at c , present season ; Madame Anna i.otiion is also engaged, and the services of Madame Balle, Miss Delcy, Burdini, Weiss, and King, have also been secured in addition to those of the favourites of last season. Adele Dumilatre is to be the deesse of the ballet, with Planquet, Clara Webster, and a host of favourites to support her. Mademoiselle Maria from the French Opera, and Mademoiselle Finart from the Madrid Opera, both of whom are new to an English public, are also engaged; and a provisional engagement has been entered into with Carlotta Grisi. Petipa and Montessu are also engaged, and last though not least Wieland. Mr. Bunn opens with a more efficient ballet corps than has ever before been assembled within the walls of an English theatre. Indeed we doubt whether there is at the present moment any Continental theatre which comes at all near to Drury-lane, in the strength of its corps de ballet. Among the novelties we are promised the the new ballet of the Corsaire. Auber s new opera La Sirene, Donizetti's Anna Bolena, a new opera by Benedict, and a new opera by Balfe ; besides various revivals, including, we are happy to see, Robert le Diable and Les Huguenots. Benedict resumes the musical direction, with Tully as chorus-master. The Grieves reign supreme in the scenic department and Cooper is stage manager, while the general management of the whole is under the direction of Mr. Bunn. We prognosticate for old Drury a season which shall surpass in brilliancy, success, and profit, even the last, which is acknowledged to have been the most successful season for years. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon and Lord Por chester, in Grosvenor-square, from Milford, near High clere, Hants ; Lord and Lady Stuart de Rothesay, in Dover-street, from Ilighclitfe, near Christchurch, Hants ; Mr. George Wombwell, in George-street, Hanover square, from a tour ; the lion. Frederick Cadogan, at Queensberry House, from the Continent ; Lady Eliza beth Hope Vere and family, in Park-lane, from Brigh ton ; Mr. and Miss Hamilton, at Christie'd Hotel, St. James's-street, from the north ; Mr. and Mrs. Donkin, at ditto, from Wyfold, Oxfordshire ; Baron de Foelker saton, and suite, at ditto, from Prussia ; Lord Loftus, from the Albion Hotel, at Brighton. MINISTERIAL MOVRIKENTS.....Sir R. and Lady Peel and family left Whitehall-gardens on Monday after noon for Brighton, the Right Hon. Baronet having taken a mansion there for two months. Miss Peel con tinues a short time longer at Drayton Manor ; that young lady, we rejoice to hear, is rapidly regaining her health and strength, but cannot remove to Brighton as yet. Lord and Lady Jemima Eliot and the lion. Miss Eliot arrived in Dover-street on Friday night from Port Eliot, the Earl of St. Germain's seat in Cornwall. Last evening the Noble Lord left by the mail train for Liver pool en route to Dublin, to resume his duties as Secre tary for Ireland. Sir James Graham remains in town, not having gone to Netherby, as erroneously stated. The following notices appeared on Moncla7, at the General Post-office, St. Martin's le-Grand :—" Ihe next mails for Malta, Greece, the lonian Islands, Egypt, and India, via Southampton, will be dispatched from hence on the morning of 3d October. The next mail for India, &c., via Marseilles, will be dispatched from hence on the evening of the 7th October. Her Majesty's brig Express for the Madeira, Brazil, and Buenos Ayres mails of Ist October. Dee for the West India mails of the morning of 2d October. Mid Lothian for the Sydney (New South Wales) mails of the evening of 30th instant. Acadia for the American mails of the evening of 3d October." FACTORY OPERATIVES' DISPUTE. On Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, a large number of persons working in several cotton mills of this town, were summoned by their employers for neglecting or refusing to work. The cases excited much interest, and the Town-hall was crowded to excess each day. The iudividuals summoned con sisted of power-loom weavers, self-acting piecers, and some spinners. After a long hearing of the cases, the Mayor spoke very feelingly to the defendants, and seemed desirous of acting with fairness betwixt work men and employers. Commitments were pressed for in several cases, but the bench, upon receiving a promise that the parties would return to their work, refused to commit in any case ; advising the men, when they were not satisfied with their work or wages, to give the regular month's notice, to serve their time, and then leave. As far as we learn these proceedings arise from a desire on the part of the operatives for an advance of wages, which some of the masters hesitate to give, at least to the extent re quested. Yesterday the Town-hall was again the scene of great excitement—a great number of cases similar to the above hating to be heard. Several promised to resume their employment, but we are sorry to add that the following refused so to do, and were each committed to the House of Correction for one month and hard labour :—Joseph Redhead, _Thomas Boar, Henry Foster, Philip Sp encer , and Wm. Stephenson —all spinners with Mr. Worsley. They had pro• mised on Wednesday last to go to their work, and Mr. W. did not bring the cases to a hearing on that day, but they had not fulfilled their promise, and as they still persisted in not working, the Mayor with very great reluctance ordered their committal. There were also twenty-four summonses against females employed by Messrs. German and Petty, for refusing to resume their employment. These took up a long time, and the Mayor addressed the parties at consi derable length with great earnestness and affection, urging upon them their duty to fulfil the contracts they had entered into, for they nearly all seemed de- termined not to do so. The cases were allowed to stand over till Monday, Messrs. G. and T. promising to receive those who came back to their employ ment. There were two cases selected for hearing first, separate from the rest—Jane Ratcliffe and Betsy Clarkson. After very considerable time had been taken up in trying to persuade them to return to their work, but to no purpose, they were com mitted for one month to the House of Correction. Richard Watkinson, a boy in the employ of Messrs. Horrocks and Miller, was committed for one month : his case was heard previously on 'Wednesday. During the earlier part of the week, the power loom weavers in the employ of Mr. Gardner, not having their wishes granted with regard to an ad vance of wages, have been sitting idle at their looms. Thirteen of them were summoned for so doing before the magistrates on Thursday. Immediately on read ing these smmmonses a turn-out took place, and a meeting was held at the Marsh on Wednesday even ing, which was adjourned to Thursday morning, when a procession of weavers was marshalled, and proceeded to the Town-hall in a body, when the cases above re ferred to were heard and excited great interest. The parties promised to return to their work and serve the notice required by their employers.— Preston Guardian. BOROUGH OF MARYLEBONE RE GISTRATION.--( YESTERDAY.) (Before D. C. MoYLAN, Esq.) The revision of the list of voterA for St. Mary's dis trict was proceeded with at the sitting of the Court this morning. The names of several persons 'were strut k off th t, who either had not resided twelve months at their Vacea of abode or had removed. Sir George Quentin, of 11, Great Cumberland -street, was objected to by both parties, on the ground that he was a foreigner. It appeared that Sir George had re peatedly written to both the Liberals and Conservatives, stating that he was disqualified to ♦ote from his being a native of Germany, his name, however, had as regu larly been placed on the list of voters for the last two or three years by the overseers. His name was expunged. Sir Edward Scott, of 45, Bryanstone-square, was objected to by both parties, on the ground that, although the landlord, he was not the occupier of the house in question, which was let, furnished.—Objection allowed. The name of Sir James Sutherland was objected to, on similar grounds, and was allowed. The name of Digby William Baron Middleton was objected to, as being an English Peer, and his name was erased by the Revising Barrister. Several persons who claimed, had their names placed on the register. The revision of the list of voters for the Christ Church district was then proceeded with. Considerable discussion then ensued, with respect to a typographical mistake in she list, which had been cor rected after it had been placed on the church doors, by Mr. Watts, the assistant vestry clerk. The REVISING BARRISTER said this was an irregular mode of proceeding, as the list ought to have been cor rected before it was placed on the church doors. The name of Robert Edward Broughton, of No. 1, Nlelcomb-place, one of the magistrates of Clerkenwell Police-office, was objected to, as the nature of his office disqualified him from voting, and his name was expunged. Samuel Colver, of No. 39, Earl-street, East, was ob jected to by the Conservatives, on the ground that he had not paid his assessed taxes, and that he bad removed. A collector said Colver was relieved of the payment of his assessed taxes last year on the score of poverty, and he had not paid them since April last. The poor-rates had been paid. Mr. Greenwood said the 26th section of the Act did not, in his opinion, apply to persons who had been re lieved of their assessed taxes. The words in the section were " shall have paid their assessed taxes," and, in his opinion, the non-payment of the taxes disqualified a person from voting. Mr. Ivimey said no taxes could be due if a person had been relieved of them. The REVISING BARRISTER said be should reserve his decision.—The Court then adjourned until to-morrow. DEPARTURES. The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Bouverie, from Chester -street, on a visiting tour in the north ; the Hon. Richard Cavendish, on a visit to the Duke of Devonshire, at Chatsworth ; the Earl of Cassilis, from Christie's Hotel, St. James's-street, on a continental tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ormsby Gore, from ditto, on a visit to Mr. Ormsby Gore, ALP., at Porkington Hall, near Shrewsbury ; Mr. and Miss Whitmore, from ditto for Apley Park, Shropshire ; Hon. Lord Provost of Glas gow, from ditto ; the Rev. Dr. Hanbury and Miss Han bury, from the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street ; Lady Caroline Thynne, on a visiting tour ; R. B. Bennett, Esq., and Mrs. Bennett, from the Waterloo Hotel, Jer myn-street, St. James's, on a tour ; Balfe, Esq., and Mrs. Balfe, from ditto ; Mr. Wm. Smith, from Don caster, for Hall-place, Kent.___ CHANGES. The Earl and Countess of Home and family, at the llirsel, near Coldstream, from the south ; the Earl and Countess of Zetland, at Aske Hall, near Richmond, from Kerze House, North Briton ; Sir George Sitwell, Bart., at his seat, Reuishan Hall, Derbyshire, from his shoot ing• quarters in the Highlands ; Lord and Lady Adare, on a visit to Earl and Countess Dunraven, at Adare Abbey, near Limerick, from Dunraveu Castle, Glamor ganshire ; Mr. A. Oswald, M.P., and Lady Louisa, at Cavens House, Dumfriesshire, from the south ; the Mar quis and Marchioness of Lorn, at Inverary Castle, from a visiting tour ; Earl Manvers, from a visiting tour in the north, from Wroxton Abbey ; Sir R. and Lady Bateson, at Belvoir Park, County Down, from New castle ; Lord Howden, at Grimston Park, Yorkshire, from a tour ; the Hon. R. H. Clive, M.P., from llewell Grange. Worcestershire, from Oakley Park, near Lud low ; Lewis William Buck, Esq., M.P., and Mrs. Buck, at Moreton Hall, North Devon, from a tour on the Con tinent ; Lord Melville, at Melville Castle, near Lass wade, North Briton, from a tour of visits in Lincolnshire; the Earl of Leitrim, at Killadoon, Cettsbridge, from a tour; the Marquis and Marchioness of Douglas, from Brodick Castle, Isle of Arran, for Hamilton Palace ; Lord and Lady Harbestou, at Rathangem, from the Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. ATTEMPT TO Ron TIIE YOUNG.—We are glad to perceive that the Town Council have had the good s&nse to prevent " the Session and Deacons' Court" of the St. Clement's Free Church from laying their unhallowed hands on the playground of the parish school. They want it to ornament their chapel, and truly it is much in need of something to set it ; but they should have looked to that before they put that ugly squat thing down in a place where its hideousness cannot be concealed. In these days, when the great object in all large towns is to get crowded places opened up, and provide more liberally for the out-door recreation of all ages, it is too bad to find a set of men, for a paltry selfish purpose, attempting to curtail the limited space devoted to the enjoyment of the young. In this, as in many other instances, the Non-Intrusion idea of freedom seems to be, the liberty of making free, very improperly, with what belongs to others.—Aberdeen Herald. LOWESTOFT, SHPT. 20.—We are happy to inform our readers that arrangements have just been concluded with a gentleman who is recently become a large landed proprietor in this neighbourhood, for the purchase of the Lowestoft Navigation, with the ultimate intention of forming a railway from this town to the Reedham station of the Yarmouth and Norwich line ; thereby setting aside the opposition which the proprietors of that pro perty would in all probability have given the measure. We sincerely trust that such a desirable project will be met by the gentlemen and landed proprietors through whose property it must pass in the spirit it deserves. The advantages such a ready communication with the metropolis and the midland counties will present to our town and the fishing interest connected therewith, are evident and incalculable, and cannot fail, we think, to be appreciated and furthered in every possible way by the Inhabitants of Lowestoft. Chronicle. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before Mr. Deputy Judge ADAMS.) Yesterday the second September session com menced at the Sessions-house, Hick's Hall. The ca lendar contains 44 prisoners for trial, 37 charged with felony, and 7 with assaults. Mr. Lewis, the solicitor, rose and said he wished to address a few observations to the Court respecting him self before the commencement of the regular business. At the last sitting of the Court when Mr. Walesby pre sided a prisoner named Fish alleged that he was not ready to take his trial in consequence of his (Mr. Lewis) having neglected to deliver a brief to counsel, although he had received the instructions and necessary fees, and the Chairman had passed a vote of censure on his con duct. He begged to assure the Court that ho was never employed by the prisoner, and knew nothing what ever of the transaction, and Mr. Payne had informed him that the brief was delivered without the name of an attorney to it. The Judge said Mr. Lewis's respectability was so well known that he considered Mr. Lewis could not be guilty of the neglect ascribed to him, and had he been on the bench at the time the matter would have been cleared up at once. _ Several barristers bore testimony to the punctuality and respectability of Mr. Lewis. Mr. Lewis expressed himself perfectly satisfied and retired. ROBBERY AT LORD DILLON'9.—John Kerry, aged 30, was indicted for stealing tvq) silver spoons, value 205., the property of Charles Viscount Dillon. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner was aPprehemied at his lodgings on another charge, when the two spoons, the property of Lord Dillon, were found: The prisoner was in the service of a florist, and was in the habit of going to Lord Dillon's to attend to the plants. The butler to Lord Dillon proved that the plata was counted in April last and found correct, but on examining it on the 19th August, the day after the prisoner was apprehended, the spoons were found two short. The spoons were produced and identified, having his Lordship's crest engraved upon them. The jury found the prisoner Guilty. A shawl, gold pencil case, two spoons, and other pro perty were found upon him. Sentence—Seven years' transportation. ROBBERY BY SERVANTS. (From Galignani's Messenger.) The Court of Assizes of the Seine was engaged with the trial of Frangois Cigogne, 34, for having, on May 7, 1842, stolen from the apartment of Sir C. Corbett, in the Place Vendome, a suit of diamonds and other jewels, worth 50,000 f., contained in a green jewel-case, a dozen of dessert spoons, eleven tea spoons, and a sugar tongs. From the evidence ad duced, it appeared that in the afternoon of the day on which the robbery was committed, Lady Corbett had shown the contents of the jewel case, which she had only just purchased, to some ladies of her acquaintance, who came in to visit her. She then locked it, and placed it on a chair in a leather covering belonging to it, and went out with her husband and children to dine at a res taurateur's. The next morning, wishing to take something from the case, she proceeded to the spot where she had left it the day before, and only found the leather covering, the jewel-case having been taken away. A complaint was im mediately lodged before the Commissary of Po lice, and the prisoner and another man named Maillet, who were both servants in the family, were taken up on suspicion. Inquiry-proved that they were men of bad character, but for want of proof they were discharged in a few days. Eighteen months after, a fortuitous circumstance seemed to intimate that the former suspicions were well founded. When Mr. Ward was murdered in the Rue de Londres, amongst the persons taken up was a cook named Lasnier; this man, on his examination, declared that some jewels found at his lodgings were left there by a servant named Maillet. The search brought to light some spoons, which were proved to be those stolen from Lady Corbett, as were the jewels. A few days after, 3,500 francs in bank-notes were seized at Pelagic amongst Lasnier's linen, which sum he de clared was the fruit of his economy; but this was found to be untrue. He afterwards confessed that Maillet had acknowledged to him that it was he who had stolen the jewels and plate from Lady Corbett's. Lasnier's guilt, as receiver of the stolen articles, was undoubted, but he died in prison before he could be brought to trial. As to Maillet, he had absconded, and could not be discovered. The evidence against Cigogne was derived from three sources—his conduct before the robbery, at the time, and since. He had contrived, it was alleged, to get another servant dismissed, to make room for Maillet, whom he had known in London. He made inquiries of Lady Corbett s maid if her mistress's diamonds were her own, or hired ; and also whether they were real stones or paste. On the day when Lady Corbett was showing the diamonds to her visitors, the prisoner was in the room as she was locking the box ; and when the man carne for some of the plate, which was hired, as the family were leaving town two days after, the prisoner tried to prevent his taking it away, declaring that it would still be wanted, and, in consequence, only part of it was carried away. It was argued that only Maillet, or the prisoner, could have taken away those things. It was proved that, when the familrwere at dinner at the restaurateur's, the pri soner and Maillet were in the apartment. As this was the only time that the coast was clear, it was pre sumable that the robbery was then committed. When the robbery was discovered, Lady Corbett directed the porter to search the prisoner's box, which the latter positively refused to allow; and at the moment that a ticket-porter carried out his trunk by the front door, Cigogne contrived to slip out by the back en trance, having on his arm a covered basket. It appeared also that the accused had lent in 1842, after the robbery, not less than 4,000 f., to a person named Duval, notes of hand from that person to that amount having been found at his lodging. This Duval, and a woman named Plantade, witk whom he was on the most intimate terms, had been summoned as witnesses on the trial, but failed to appear, nor was it known what had become of them. The prisoner, in his defence, replied with much precision to all ques tions put to him. He denied positively that he had got a man dismissed, in order to introduce Maillet into Sir C. Corbett's service. Lady Cor bett dismissed the man because his face displeased her. He happened to meet Maillet at the time, and told him of the vacant place. He declared that he had not the slightest suspicion of 'garnet's designs as to the robbery so boldly committed, and he affirmed that he was not in any way acquainted with Lasnier. As to the notes of hand which he had obtained from Duval, they were, he said, for money lent long before 1842 ; but in that year he had got other notes renewed, to the amount of 6,177 f., for principal and interest. The sums which he had lent Duval had, he asserted, proceeded from several years' hard economy. The Advocate-General, in his address to the jury, having acknowledged that the gravest part of the charge against the prisoner had not been proved, a verdict of " Not guilty" was returned. The prisoner's counsel, in the course of his address to the jury, read a certificate from an English gentle man to whom Cigogne had been a servant, and who, for his honesty and zeal, had settled upon him for life a pension of 240 f. per annum. Lord Wharncliffe and the officers of the First West York Yeomanry Cavalry have accepted an invitation from the Mayor and Corporation of Doncaater, to dine with them, at the Mansion-house, on Saturday next. DISTRESSING CASE. About two months ago a poor Irishman, named Bernard Connor, left his native village, near Elphin, county Roscommon, with his wife and four children, for the purpose of procuring employment at the Scotch harvest. They came by Donaghadee to Portpatrick, and travelled by short stages to Strathavon, when the wife, burdened with a delicate infant at her breast, becoming unable to go on, except at a very slow rate, it was agreed that the husband should push for ward t o E ast L ot hi an i n the hope of o b ta i ning immediate employment. The farm of Setonhill, in the parish of Gladsmuir, was appointed, as a rendezvous ; and thither the poor woman, with her helpless family, dodged on in the hope of finding her husband, and obtaining from him such assistance as his means could afford. On arriving at Setonhill, however, the husband was not to be found ; and as she had heard of his intention to go to England, she wandered after him till, when within a short distance of the English border, she learned from an acquaintance whom she accidentally met, that her husband was then at work at Ballincrief, within three miles of Setonhill. Thither she retraced her step, and arrived at Ballin crieff just as he had been laid off work by an illness which was believed to be fever. In the fear •of that grievous malady, no one would give him lodgings ; and after a few days' delay, the whole family setoff to Had dington, a distance of not more than four miles. With great difficuty, and assisted by his wife and their eldest boy, he got to Haddington, where, on waiting on a medical gentleman, he was told his com plaint, though not fever, was a fatal one ; and was recommended to get home as fast as he could, as there was no chance he would ever recover. The poor family turned their faces westward, and after a weary day got only a mile out of Haddington, and next night no farther than Spittalrig, about three miles from the former town, when, in utter exhaustion, he lay down in an open shed, where he remained from Monday till Thursday last, when Mr. Brash, farmer at Spittalrig, kindly dispatched a cart with him to Edinburgh, in the hope of getting him placed in the Royal Infirmary. The fatigue of the journey, however, was too much for him, and he breathed his last just as the cart entered the Water Gate. The body was brought to the Police-office, and the widow and children were accommodated in the Night Asylum. She was pointed out to the writer of this on Friday, seated on a hcap of stones at the door of the police dead-house, rocking herself to and fro after the manner of her countrywomen, with her three clildren clinging about her—the whole group in an agony of grief too deep and too bitter to admit of comfort. Ever and anon she started from her cold seat, and looked earnestly and anxiously through the darkened window of the apartment where her dead husband lay, in the vain hope of obtaining another look at him ; and, after many tears, was pre vailed on to take a temporary shelter in the adjoining night refuge. She and her children are in extreme nakedness, and in a state of the most utter helpless ness and misery, and is is hoped this notice will at tract the sympathy of some humane persons willing to contribute a trifle to relieve the family from utter destitution. —Caledonian Mercury. THE WEATHER AND Caors.—The weather was fine till the afternoon of Friday last, when a drizzly rain set in, which, with short intervals, continued till the evening of Sunday. The Tay and Almond came down in fuller stream than at any time since the spring ; and as the rain has been quite general, it will prove very seasonable to the country millers. Harvest operations were of course stopped ; but, although Monday was a remarkably fine day, Tuesday lowered with occasional slight showers. Farmers will now require to be on the alert ; as, although not much to cut, there is calculated to be nearly half the crop still in the field, much of which, it is alleged, might have been secured. The first favourable accounts of the new crop are confirmed by each succeeding week. Oats are mealing well ; eighteen to twenty pocks to the boll. Barley will average about 521bs. to the bushel ; this crop is very unequal, some parcels so low as 471b5., and others up to 551bs. the bushel. The public here are not reaping the benefit of the low markets, most bakers still con suming the foreign wheat, which was imported during the summer at a considerably higher figure than the present rates in the home market.—Perth Courier. CLEVER CASE Or SWINDLITIO.—A respectable citi zen, in the oil and colour trade, was waited on last Thurs day, by an Englishman of venerable and genteel appear ance, who represented himself to be from the house of Messrs. Macintosh and Co., of London, the eminent waterproof manufacturers; and stated that he had a com mission to dispose of for the sale of a liquid capable of rendering cloth of all kinds waterproof ! Having de scribed the articles, and mentioned the conditions upon which the house was willing to deal with an agent, he offered the gentleman the commission, and furnished him with a printed note of the terms, which were to the effect that Messrs. Macintosh and Co. would allow one shilling of commission upon every bottle sold. The gentleman thinking the agency not out of the way, and satisfied with the respectability of the house named, at once accepted the agency, which was forthwith to be advertised in the principal Scottish news papers. On being requested, moreover, he rashly ad vanced a sum of money to the stranger to account for future transactions, there being left with him an ample specimen of the marvellous liquid. Soon after the Eng lishman had retired, the newly-appointed agent pro ceeded to test the virtue of the liquid, when, to his amazement, he found it to contain nothing better than coloured water, and himself to be minus the sum ad vanced ; of course, the promised advertisements have not yet appeared, while the clever swindler has, as might have been expected, effectually disappeared.—Glasyow Argus. A CHANGE INDEED !—The large and beautiful chandelier which had graced the banquetting-room of the Cork Mayoralty-house during the old corporate regime, was purchased on Tuesday . , for the use of the Franciscan Church (Broad - lane) in this city. It cost originally 50/., but was knocked de'wn at the auction for 5/. 15s.—Cork Examiner. A few days since a cow belonging to a farmer at Eyssartie, in the Correze, died of hydrophobia. The animal had been bitten by a mad dog four months pre viously, but showed no symptoms of hydrophobia until within four days of its death. Three days after the death of the cow its calf also died of the same disease, although it had not been allowed to suck its mother's milk from the moment the malady had made its appear ance.—French paper. . . SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—Between seven and eight yesterday morning, Edward Carter, one of the masons' labourers, employed in the building of the New Houses of Parlia ment, while at work on a scaffold, about thirty feet high, overbalanced himself and fell to the ground on to a heap of stone rubbish. When raised up blood was profusely gushing from his mouth and ears ; be was immediately conveyed to the new Westminster Hospital, and wag found to be suffering from injury of the brain of such a r severe nature that his surviving is utterly despaired of. The unfortunate man was about thirty-two years of age and has a wife and two children. HOP INTELLIGENCE. MAIDSTONE.—The hops in Mid Kent are going off with the red mould; in some gardens it is getting very bad, and they want picking. It will make the very best samples more valuable. The hops: called Colegates keep by far the best this year. The pick ing will not close this week. We shall have very few fine in colour; there will be some very good bags. EAST FARLEIGIL—The hops are, as usual in this parish, very good, but in almost every cas they seem to come down short of what was expected. BRENCIILEY.—Hop-picking is favourabl' ,rdgre=s ing in this vicinity, and if the weather conies fine, will last ten days o r a fortnight from this- time. The quality and crop are equally good. We hear of no sales of .Brenchley hops at present. Our corres pondent says—" You have heretofore reminded your friends of the propriety of keeping a tub of water handy to their oast-houses. This is customary here, by which fires have been extinguished when first dis covered." lIURST-GREEN.—The accounts from most of our hop planters is, that the hops came down much faster than was expected, many grounds not producing one cwt. per acre, and in general of a very inferior quality. Some grounds, that have not been affected by the blight, will produce very good samples. The duty of 130,0001. is thought much too high by our most ex perienced men. lloasmozaDEL—Picking in this pari..ll is going on rapidly, and some few small planters have finished. If the weather proves favourable it will be nearly ended this week. The shortness of the fall may still be at tributed to the wi n d s , notwithstanding they weigh well, and are ofgood quality. Our correspondent adds— As respects prices, it has been said in former years that the planters have it all in their own hands. 'that being the case, how is it now? Supposing the mouldy and dis eased samples of the weak districts to contain 60,000 of the duty, there is only 80,000 left of sound good hops fit to brew India ale, &c. These, added together make nearly 30,000 short of a year's consumption. Not to "spoil a ship for a pennyworth of may be applied with as good a reason to not spoiling a hogshead of beer, good and strong, for a shilling ; as the uttermost cost price would not be more than 2d. per gallon, at a good, fair, remunerating price to the planter. I hope that those who can hold back a ill take this argument into consideration. TICEHURST.—The hop picking is brought to a close on several farms in this parish. The general opinion is that it commenced too soon, as the hops are not fully ripe, in consequence of which several persons who have not finished have delayed for a few days, so that it may be said we are hop-picking at intervals.— Maidstone Gazette. BATTLE.—The crop here is decidedly short even of the small estimate at which it was put ; the picking is finished. BURWASH.—As the hop-picking proceeds, we find, as we last week anticipated, the crops in nearly all our plantations considerably less than they were esti mated at previously to its commencement. The weights, too, are not so good, generally, as they were last week, more than 70 bushels having been, in some instances, required to the cwt. We have heard, yet, but of two sales—one lot at six guineas, the other at 71. Picking will be finished this week. EAST 110ATRLY.—Honicking is now in full force in this and the neighbouring parishes ; they for the most part come down shockingly bad, with some exceptions, as some few plantations will prove to be a fine average crop. With regard to weight they come pretty well to the scale. EAST PECKHAM, &c.—Though the samples front the villages in this district will not be of very fine quality, yet in quantity they will rather exceed what was expected previously. FARNHAM.—Hop-picking is now at an end in this neighbourhood, and the planters have sec7red an ex cellent crop, quite equal both in number ar quality to their expectations. A few pockets have i!en sold at 101. 10s. per cwt. MATTIELD.—The hop-picking will be brought to a close this week, and the crop will fall shore one-third. The hops that are picked fully supported the calcu lations of the supposes deficiency—not one solitary instance but must verify this. There have been some sales effected at 61. per cwt., and that is as much as can be expected, the samples being very imperfect or indifferent as to quality ; but they weigh remarkably well, requiring not more in some instances than 45 bushels to the cwt.—some years it wants 80. PEMBURY.—Though, upon the whole, we believe that we shall average last year's growth, yet it now seems a good deal more damage had been done by the high winds than was expected, particularly, of course, in the more exposed parts of the parish; in others the hops came down in excellent order, and quite as well as was expected. SEVENOAK.S.—The hops here are coming down of a capital colour, and in good condition ; in the neigh bourhood the picking is also going on as well as can be expected. TENTERDEN.—The crop here is scarcely anything worth naming, and what there is is very bad.—Stusex Advertiser. FATAL OCCURRENCE. An extraordinary and fatal circumstance occurred on the shore, near Hest Bank, on Tuesday last. On the morning of that day Mr. Adam Clark, of Hest Bank, and a man of the name of John Teesdale, who is from the neighbourhood of Appleby, and has for some time been living off and on in the neighbour hood, were returning along the shore from eel-spearing, and had arrived so far home as within about 200 yards of the ascending footpath that leads from the beach to the high land, and thence over the canal bridge to the hamlet of Hest Bank. At this spot grows in considerable abundance the deadly night shade, atropa belladonna, a perennial plant with her baceous stem. The fruit has a berry as large as a small grape, and a dark purple colour. Two elderly women, one of the name of Sandham, and the other Betsy Wainhouse, and both residing in Lancaster, were standing amongst the plants and eating the ber ries when Mr. Clark and Teesdale came up. Mr. Clark inquired what the berries were, and on being told by the females that they were blaberries or bar berries, he began to gather and eat also, as did Tees dale. The parties separated, Mr. Clark and Teesdale coming up to the Hest Bank Hotel (which belongs to Mr. Croskell, Mr. Clark's father-in-law), and bring. ing with them several of the berries, which were im mediately pronounced by Mr. Croskell and a neigh bour (Mr. Knipe) to be poison. Finding this, Mr. Clark swallowed a dose of such medicine as was at hand, and that, luckily for him, served all the purpost of an emetic. Nevertheless he was seized with an alarming illness—parched tongue, dizziness, difficulty of swallowing, swollen face and eyes, and delirium. Mr. Ellery, surgeon, of Bolton, was sent for, and by the unremitting attention of that gentleman, Mr. Clark was eventually brought round in the course of the following morning, and he is now quite restored, but still exhibiting some effects of the deadly charac ter of the poison. Meanwhile the two v.'omen, who had come out from Lancaster merely to enjoy a little excursion on the seashore, made the best of their way home, but they had not proceeded far before the symptoms described above began to manifest them selves. Parched and thirsty, the great desire was for drink, but one of the two having heard that drinking ought to be avoided in such cases (for they had sus picion they were poisoned) had the fortitude to abstain. They succeeded in reaching their dwelling in Bridge lane, in this town, and one of them instantly repaired to Messrs. Reston and Leack, surgeons, and those gentlemen were in immediate attendance. The con dition in which both the patients were was most alarm ing, and but for the constant application of remedial measures, and the great exertions of the medical gentle men, no doubt both would have died. They were in a state of mania throughout the night, but eventually the means adopted proved successful, and after much suffering the poor women both recovered. It should be mentioned that the one who abstained from drink, though she had eaten most, suffered the least. One ate about a pint of the berries, and the other only about a dozen. Mr. Clark thinks he could not have swallowed half-a-dozen at most. The tragic part of the story remains to be told. The poor fellow, Tees dale, had been missed very soon after his arrival at the Hest Bank Hotel, which would be about noon on Tuesday. He was nowhere seen, and the wonder was where he could be. The day and the night passed away, and he did not make his appearance. It happened that Mr. Croskell had a load of straw coming home, and it arrived about eleven o'clock on Wednesday. In order to prepare a place for its reception, Mr. Croskell went up into the hay-loft, and began to clear away the old straw, when he discovered Teesdale lying stiff and insensible, with his body swollen to an extraordinary size, eyes closed, &c. Mr. Croskell returned imme diately to the house, gave the alarm, and Teesdale was carefully brought down from his retreat and put to bed. Without loss of time Mr. Ellery was sent for again, and again that gentleman applied himself with praiseworthy diligence. Every means were taken to neutralise the effects of the poison, and, in fact, Mr. Ellery stopped th e whole night with his patient. After some time the medicines answered their intended purpose, and there was a considerable rallying, so that at or.e time there appeared some hope of recovery. However, the pa tient again grew worse, and on Thursi lay Dr. de Vitra was sent for from Lancaster, but human aid was of no avail. The poor fellow lingered on through Thurs day night, and on Friday morning, between six and seven, breathed his last, in a state of perfect exhaustion. The deceased was about sixty years of age, and of robust constitution.—Lancaster Gazette. IRE AT A CIIAYEL.—About noon on Monday the Wesleyan Chapel in the City-road was discovered on fire. The chapel is a large one, and is situate opposite to the Bunhillr-ow burial-ground. The fire was caused by an escape of gas from a pipe in a closet containing the gas meter, beneath the gallery stairs. Though several engines soon arrived, it was not found necessary to use them, as the neighbours and firer. - .En were able to extinguish the flames without mechanical aid. The damage dole is trifling. roS , Poe ts The Ths , - the ,I, eO. s inir ' ill cr ,l 01:4 `~ l