The Sun. — London, England, 1845-10-14 00:00:00

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THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1815 az 7, v i e b n a l , lPon the rocKs near Duncansley Head this morning, e gone etaseces; crew drowned, and the greater part wf p wreck Td out to sea. l;t•n c at th e ..14,(t)eCTnistly1.-The Marv, of Whitby, in coming into , drove on this sands near the 4th buoy, r.1),„11,1,8:H18. M em.—Supposed to be the Sarah, of Whitby - , '3' Lloyd's agent. AIARIiET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.) awe Dx6LUICIET3. Otto trtnu).--Old Meadow H 41 4s to 5/ 8s ; new 4 31 1 0 0 : t t .,? 5 41 8 1 s ss , ; Old Clove,, 51 5s to 6/ 6s; new Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ ; Wheat g.„ 4 7 4 w y . t 2 ra i d t e o 2/ 18 per load. A fair average supply, and a Ce o , ditto, n 111- " Ix—Oldx—Old Meadow Hay, 41 8s to 51 8s ; new 10 : 3 0/ 12s to 4/ 16s • Old Clove?, 5/ to 6/ ; new, ditto, 21 t o 2 1 1 51 8 8; Oat iitraw, 1/ lBs to 21; Whost Straw, t rill. 28 per load. Supply moderate, and trade tolerably v4 tt —ll "Ets—Old Me a d ow H ay , 4/ 5 s t o 5' 6s; new, ditto 3 1 103 to 4/.15s ; Old Clover, 51 5s to 61 78; new, &ray+4 lltt 5l lOs Oat Straw. 11 15s to 11 17s; Wheat tillot atioli, 4to 2/ per load. Trade steady, at the above s • Q. AI , COLONIAL. market for British Plantation is heavy, only tt:rtist.„;:yohlihe(iiii: having been sold at rather lower prices, .ns';''llog decline of fully 6d. The public sales have of 3,816 bags Bengal, whicl - hsold chief at 18 4 \j: Dric es. Th e quant i ty landed last week at the Last ~tst I ndia Dock s was 2,355 hhds 356 tierces 67 barrels, Ir,4tlllere were taken for home consumption 1,717 hhds. la3.. l B Z i e l s 239 barrels. 'The stock in the same places is 2 ,2 5 tierces 3,149 b arre l s . 4 ► Zeti 1 bags Ceylon (British Plantation kind) a e t ne arlY all found buyers, at 60s to 75s for fine ord pal Pe eolonry quality, being the extreme value. 11' eft quantity landed last week at the , East and f Docks was 1 293 puns 47 There were 11% home consumption 124 puns 23 hhds, and exported 2 t4 1111818 hhds. The stock in the same places is 12,736 1,132 blids '1'44144-961 Bengal at auction sold readily at 19s to 20a ),_-Illoderate white which is a shade dearer. I. ' l P C,,:5,640 1 • • , C •• Linea and 1,001 bags Mala- LNey'.,4,Ajl. e th it e 't (! l ass a i s a sl s a vas disposed of, and went off (id to 71s 6,1 : for good ord coarse (partly in 411 Z - q - Q.) to god being 2s to 3s dearer, and 4s Nr ee the prices at the public salek about h,"thB since. The Pepper sold at - 3,gd to 3tAd ivr TACY, being the previous value. W's-P•42 to 42s 3d per cwt. on the spot, 4 -1.8 cd De ‘"e Illaikerter . s t fi 3 firm. 8 1 tt t , st L ) LRS and HAMBURGH MAIL. h OCT. 9.—A letter from Antwerp of the t E3 f he schooner Eeingheden, of Kinphansen, itsCapaln ,th r e lli f the Coast of Africa, which has lost fiveofcrew_ Atin'alal fevers which prevail in that part of the wrlld, ,Ireacitlie river, where it is subject to rigorous quarantine. c,tewthip3l)l.'hisieniollln by accounts front London that almost all est „„have been stationed for some months past on of Africa have lost many of their crew by the iltsB4 , I'svelfleT. 10.—We learn that the Minister of Justice ?. Pt , Orders that all the works to be executed for .:d "fhi,L est ablishme n t w hi c h b e l ong to his departmen . _ :41tsetlet be carried o n d ur i n g the winter, be . '" 4114 1. "soon as possible, and continued without later- dict- .l)ebt, 2% per Cent •••• • • • •• ,:‘othschild's Loan, Five per Cent • • • • •• •• "•°..an of Thirty Millions, Four per Cent -• • • 4)itto Three per Cent. . Di Lute T hirty - seven Millions, ditto •••• • • -- 100% ttu. ditto, 1840 • • **** ••••• • • • • • Ditto, ditto, 1842.. .. ........ .. .. . otttoo ii43 e City, 1832 • • • • • " • • 4114 444 1 1.4 nit . : • • • ••. •.: • : .......... 7 1 4 ° 8 114 P; Oct. 11. .7 a At STRIAN FUNDS.--Virrme, OCT. 4 4 Der C ent. Metalliques ......., 1123( Nr k Le er 8 1 1t Cent. 100% i ditto d lt o .• .• .• •. 1• 1 7 658 6 : 1 0 Ditto. 183 9• •••• • .. ..▪ ... ... • • 128% keterhazy's Th 1 4114 north orth • • • • •• 2" Pc VI ° IC '6" ..... , .................1 . ....d • • ....... .... 1 1 2 3 0 6 % 11 . 1 . 11 a n • • • • • • ' • ' • • • • • : : : •• : : 113 • Ja r ose•t ••••••••••• • • • • • • • • • • Z.;jlL.l;;. .- 100 Oct. 7. /IAMBIJROII BORSEI•THALLE, OCT. 10. loi s Bills. Haney . Sant tr ia 5 84 Per Cents . ..... ...... •• • • 114 - 44_,area .... • . 114T-litissian Loan •:••• • • • • ... .... 111 U Ditto s,a, k 1 '' Per Cent., llamb. Certificate. 103% tit 't seri Ditto, n o es Inscrion .-•••• • • • • 104 y, - , Dit and Co., 3d and 4th series.. _92 • , ---. elp ',' n Certificate .. 92 hit. . Per Cent 8 Lo s ue 1 . lit., Hope and Co. • • .... 92 Paitish N-g-itz . ... . 90 89% Ditto 3 5 18% 18% tltto 3 Per Cent •. ntdo_p o P e r Cent .......... ••.• .• • • uta k Acrttuguese Loan, 2% per Cent.. btu, 2 3 ur a periebt% per Cent ••• .. 60 . Is i Ntoy ----seseeees•••• West, of 111. 1 - E at or A BEAR.—As Mr. Jo h n . tti I , tt e p .... I.l3,%.larda";as en his way home through un L m e s ig u h al -str a e n et d , Sl,,agels night, he heard some se tt L -ss, ittup • sr groaning sounds proceeding . from some , Nocilt42,, whies are in course o fi f rm ere e c f tio L n eig in b that ]!4 , 51 t o by Mr. Eaton, k, 4 , eon. On procurr . ng ef to ' find that the groaning l'At N tt ti t s... le as greatly surprised . the rht and entering the 'tion in one of iNths'Y a young black bear, ev idently not more than Nt sc ,wic i a", 4 tvf 4 old ll' I had taken up its p L. } led to kldens. The animal had a collar ro d u e nd it it f s a n st eck in , !•,,a-1.111144 W hich was a piece of cord. He 51 4 4.1ci totlutil assistance wasprocured, made then it was it at present re lit the nearest bridewell, where I tre lle at t Let r sQt Probably the bear lost by Mr. Punchard, of if '"l4 l , ee „. l ' is the same which has been found in Leigh .,l, ktxzatoi dibion• 'Tice our last re t.,ii. ( i t e h r e ab d e ri v t" - AIO UNT ' S BAT. bOats have succe — ede S d l l in b ni ri e ng 6 i7 o g oo a , sh a o n r d e . 4 t t ,, te , vary. (Plantities of fine mackere —so l astu at' i s n g down to 500, which have been Some pur - ' , , 5 1 , 1 hav e ', re al Bs. 6d. to 14s. per 120. Symeta,-of and d e 4,"°Rt 1,,,," 44 the misfortunes to injure their a n en e tly o s ''ttl ih e -• hers on the Wool Rock, but . su . bse re '447,qtel, • We understand that the shipping ti h_n E v ls e s l E a s te .— ly t r : osd„ drift nets to a considerable extent. S kt.;(,Yr,,last an seins belonging to Messrs. Trernbath 4e tda a : sh ot, and enclosed about twen ho s g r s . h .f ea vE d s s ._ of k46tirifr.4"..(l s sveral thousand full size brea m ta 'etsi fi s h i : boats have been pretty successful in the 'tf4. l o B , erY, which fish have met a ready demand at t• 4o ! ,. s g tri l e o 128. ~ , Crp 120. On Frida ni te gh w t er th tb es a e n hsiaxrtdy "taktel a 4 s "ad the misfortune to t _ los e e. p 1 ;1 . 1 t 4.!!. T,‘!nei has been hi done by the seins, t but e 41 ; , (1 8 4 ,: s ler e has ng h bois e terous state of the g",. ti tle ia'cll)orted to have n been seen on the coas . r ati '44 , 1 , 4 I, cr, Lts4Qettres „ ,91ts • — Yesterday morning, between six -°‘ " e g th e e ek, two schooners and a small b s b h a sa r p b( w mr er . e seen e k lit 'sl, 4 ru Girdlehess and making for t h e harbour. a smart gale t I 4K , f r : l 4 lC nf high at the time, t ieavy d rain. OGe of iit, pt•0r,41.8, which stonurtnhe 4 ) 11 ' r l ! t!, 11:1°1( the harbo -d x .e i ae r sa in th goo b d e o s a o n fortunate. 4, 4 t4 c sat The other schooner sttl;-ele,Ccmicrodootre;a;ef hisk.tttr,,,af something going won about the wheel, k 4 . 184 tiss co nsiderably to the . nor . tn, _ and, instead of 15 71 4 th e harbour, struck the pier-hea d. The prompti st:ititte e taptain however, saved her from being dashed 44 I' s 4 ,! 3 ! seein'g the coining dar.ger, before another sea S I ; tu t ' t e i :ll he had l,er head turned round to the strength of the sea and wind to a - s '141 111 '4' 4 '11 1, 4 le Zas aa n t o b t e ableto make out to I ee l e a s) sloop Iry was s l t l 4 ' ° *e at the back of the North Pier. 4 1, Q 8 e. unfortunate, she came against the North Pier-head ttii Iht'relOedous crash, and had her broadsi de staved tiri i , sat, he iands were got off im it sw t ar them for the next sea drove her t i the north tithe h, ..., , . ith (i,orTer, where she lies a total wreck. The sloop 'l' Q PPIs ''' and Mary, Morrint, of .and. from Jersey, ti e tor this port, and the schooner_ is the. Logic New osa. tsitia Crembie of and for Newburgh t I k I,N h. urinals, ' We regret to state tha b tl r ie a slo b o e p av o y n 14 . ' 1 4, 4111 d the Girdleness, was struck . 3 years of ir Th Washed overboard a boy about thirteen 14 4 N r e wh ule of the crew of the schooner wassav a ed t_ . 14 rtt by to record another shipwreck, but, fortu natel y- klYta s 4 the loss of no lives, which also took pla ce Tester- Mouth, A 4, pi 111 g, about three miles to the north of Don n vessel ,441st•lt.called the Black Dog. ' rbe Pru w a Tt a h timber, r a e t lilt ° t 1 ; 1 1 : 11 ,S, from Dantzic to eAvebneirndge,en,when a pilot t ; l a 1 2, 11 t oar , 1 1_ , Y . on W . ednesd n ay she.,,lia b.,nt the . tide bei ng too far back, she was to the remaining on board. w th, besets]] morning, . 1 41 ,41 ' ri rose, however, she was dr iven to b the la n e o e r w th e , ki:4llrl., 'lltgigonlaed.givsiU is e3.x.,peaactedto t.' en b a e shore at t e p Its,Ptte i got off.-44berdeen ki 4 7 iihillio. CATTL E AND PROVISIONS.—The Dutch_ W I'•site iaatayier brought sixty-two oxen and cows and YWal o e sheen,;four hampers of poultry a , nd fift a ee ‘ i . r an h . a , y kets 1 )' " s, a i et of 4, 4 th / r arge quantity of seeds, ti, i of , description of Dutch produce,.with the excep ,Farole;'Pa fruit, of which article she did . not bring any °. age, ~., c pany's Cslll,-, s., here e Steam Navigatio 1 ) ,.e1), tw, ven la ‘ also from Rotterdam, brought 411 Litli tB l i rtek e a ` g l e ' e a cows, two oxen, thirty packages of b y n e t quantity ef fish,b y e ast, we b s -°18 : and an extensive variety of articles, t . e h4tri4auf . Holland. This ship did not ei ther brinf in p t p h iy e th e ' l t!tY of fruit of any description, which would r ehire atirottsjertation of the article th at country r 4. i h„,:k discentinued for the season. The ‘ , ;r fr i 3 4% be en brought every week through t the sum th,:ral br :Pat country, and that at au early o p u eriod of the Ili t .tt. e :, a , season for each separate kind, have been of a li• tora,ga-rra, nature, and certainly bey Havre, brought ka ti l'ack_u3' s s team -ship Rainbow, from ond a ll precedent. The 144 4 (4 K / 7 of fruit, including walnuts, pears, &c. 1 ',11 . 6 4 ,i•1^-1 ss iver l loo l, from Ostend, brought forty seven , a„ . ` 4l "lel 7 Poultry, consisting principally of rabbits, er in th i se q ua g!arn at this season of the year abounds ; a t N am ): ei k ' A nt al 43' o f e ggs, butter, &c. And the Belgian s e q t - Y :ve rlle s , n, . from Antwerp, brought ninety bags and t at sal aa ,," b an of walnuts, thirty packages of pears, i,hl:l!Ask4t,tinarntity of a novel article of importation, viz., '4t h' t at ~c a smelts. The cattle by the Venezuela were ‘,l,l'4tavi:" lirunswiek Wharf, Blackwell ; . a . nd those by NI,, t ha Nl' as Fella s the whole of the provisions by th at IsvZhatth-eyuZsers:essels, at the St. Katharine's Wharf, fro m . lo t desri nat l as usual exammed end delivered to their Ni t Ne ll At on 'with the least possible delay. _ M.P. 1 ,44 as f u n °P THE LATE MR. RAMSBOTTOM 0 14 C r ' k;klY OX by the masonic brethren di. t the 8a craft Isls•ttoni (from the high position whic v h h a e held thhii4rtki (ilvritalll, dalviinasgtel;,.ezrfotrbea e gr eu e n a t t y number of s ears Prboe of Barks) w ou ld 'l k er aa t , iie fatterrnasonic honours. We . understand, bow y eyer, . the ,tris r i uti, 4 tort agreeably to the wishes exrre - ' l 4l lriv.., °r t tinae before he breathed his last, kt s l t es p - •e• The remains of the late Mr. Rams w b i t il to b in e whom ° he slairived upper by the side of those of his wife, 4111-'ll3 'ale arci s of twenty years, in the family yaultin thetlie 55411,-,14414 Old Windsor . . The deceased, who wasl thing , It sr,,, t hic ari e to the Royal Marine Institution for o a s' ehd 'g thP Son of lndigent Freemasons, ever too k _ 'scee i acti ve i s 'ss f„ lit, liat nterest in all matters of a cUaritable and p e n eral w . tire • connected with the masonic fraternity. 4 tts& .111 take place on Wednesday next. h 4t Aiv e4 1 " S HOOTING —Very favourable accounts !k„ I 'N. N .: f the plehtifulness of - Young birds. The season D!the liegill?' favourable for rearing them, the spring being in lvir,, , - dry. v ti ' l 'sst ° are ve "ong birds are : particularly strong. on kr. its h ave P: Pllllnp 11, at, anted their plamage.—Hareps t h're Adver in condition, and the young co k. p f 41 14 • .1.0,144qtr filloralEgthaaBUisitaofeoci:Jthoesf, a 4s. ta ; ilor's bill in 1616_ : ,fgb.4l:•4op.racimulg gown, ithfoulakifor743l6engloaka, HoqRIBLE AFFAIR. (From the Cork Examiner.) We have ben informed of the main featutes of a most ' horrible and atrt;cious deed of blood which was perpetrated on Sunday night last in the town of Butt evant by some soldiers of the 16th Regiment, lying in the barracks of that town, upon an inoffensive young man, of 19 years of age, the only support of an aged mother, who now de plores with maternal agony his untimely removal from this life. It appears that a feeling of has for some time subsisted between the people of the. town and the military, between whom occasional scuffles took place as opportunity offered for collision. On Sunday night last two soldiers of this regiment had a scuffle of this kind with two civilians which, we understand, resulted in the defeat of the soldiers, who retreated to their bar racks, and after a short time again re-appeared in the town accompanied by a large body of their comrades, to the number of 15 or 16 men. The party searched every where for the persons who had been engaged in conflict with their comrades, but witiratt success • and failing in the object of their pursuit, they laid violent hands on a young• and inoffensive man, Denis Coughlan, a baker by trade, they crying out at the same time—" We'll cramp him.' They then surrounded him, and seizing him by the back of the neck, they pressed his head down to his breast. When they let him drop, he was a corpse! Some few people, alarmed tt the furious cries and threats of the soldiers, fled from the scene as they beheld the fatal deed perpetrated ; and When they hatl the courage to venture near the spot again, they removed the body, and laid it inside a wall at the end of the town, where the fiad,crime was perpetrated. An inquest was held next day, and the doctor of the regi ment was one of the witnesses examined—the medical wit ness. We are not acquainted in detail with the evidence given at the inquest; but we understand that the verdict returned was—that the deceased, Denis Coughlan, came by his death from a rupture of the heart ! As we are informed, it was not said by what caused. As we have only learned, as we said above, the main features of this appalling case, we shall not venture on any comment at present. If the facts are as we have stated, nothing but an imme diate investigation will satisfy the ends of justice. SUSPICION OF MURDER. SERIOUS CHARGE. __ Yesterday at the sitting of Mr. Stoddert, at Henry-street police-office, a man named Abel Browne was brought up in custody of Sergeant M'Nally, 138 D, under the following cir cumstances :—lt appeared that on the 24th September last a young man named William MacPherson, a private in the 64th Regiment, was missed from his quarters at Richmondßarrack; and in a day or two afterwards a man, who was found in the reet with MacPherson's clothes on, was brought up at Henry s.reet police office, and sentenced under the mutiny actto three months' imprisonment. Nothing was heard of MacPherson until yesterday morning, between six and seven o'clock, when Sergeant M'Nally discovered the body of a man floating in the water between the sixth and seventh locks on the Royal Canal. The sergeant got the body out, and sent for Henry Davis, Esq., one of the county coroners, who held an inquest on the remains, but as there was no evidence either as to the identity.of deceased, or how he came by his death, the jury returned a verdict that a man, name unknown, was found by Sergeant M‘Nally; drowned in the canal. The sergeant, however, suspected that some foul play had taken place, as the hands of the deceased were tied with a handkerchief, in a horizontal isosition before his breast, and Sergeant Fry, 18 D, on examining the clothes of deceased, found a piece of linen, on which was stamped, " Staffordshire Regiment, No. 1,548. 1844, William MacPherson." This at once led Sergeant M'Nally to 0 e conclusion that deceased belonged to some regiment ; and ufterinquiring at several bar racks in town, found that a person of the name, and answering the description of deceased, was missing from the 64th Regiment at Richmond Barrack since he 24th Sep tember. The deceased was dressed in a baragon jacket, grey trousers, shirt, and boots; and the circumstance of a man having been committed to bridewell in a day or two after the disappearance of deceased, and dressed in his (deceased's) clothes, gave the sergeant a clue which he followed up, and after a great deal of exertion and inquiry, be discovered that two men—one the prisoner, the other the person at present in bridewell—were seen in company with deceases the night before he disappeared from his barrack. M'Nally then traced the parties to a house of ill-repute in Wood-lane, on the night in question, and it appeared the three persons left the house together, any nothing more was heard about deceased until he was found in the canal as above stated. The sergeant, after a great deal of exertion, suc ceeded in arresting Browne, who said he was in company with deceased on the night previous to his disappearance, and that he left him in Portobello Barrack with one of the Scots Greys, and knew nothing more about him. Under these circumstances the sergeant charged the prisoner. Mr. Studdert remanded him to Saturday. —Freeman of Friday. AN INCORRIGIBLE YOUNG THIEF.—It will be recollected that in May last, a lad named Russell (whose friends are highly respectable, residing at Beaconsfield), who was apprehended at Stoke, near Slough, for attempting to pass 21 counterfeit half-crowns, was mainly instrumental in causing the conviction and apprehension of a gang of swindlers with whom he was connected, who had obtained large quantities of goods, by means of fictitious orders, from Messrs. Morrison, Dillon, and Co., of Fore - street , and Messrs. Leaf and Co. The proceedings instituted against the lad by the Mint solicitor took place before the Eton bench of magistrates, by whom he was reminded from time to time, until after the trial of the swindlers at the Old Bailey sessions, :When the trial was over, the Mint, in conse quence of the important evidence given by Russell, and of his expressing his contrition for his past offences, and pro mising to amend his conduct, declined to go on with the prosecution, and he was liberated and sent home to his father at Beaconsfield, in the hope that the narrow escape be had had would prove a warning to him for the future. Shortly afterwards, however, he resumed his connexion with his London thieving associates, and he is again in custody, at Aylesbury gaol, charged with stealing a pony, the property of Mr. Saunders, a builder of London. It appears that Mr. Saunders gave the prisoner a horse to hold while he, went into a house to transact some business; and on his return both the horse and the prisoner bad vanished. In conse quence of the robbery being advertised in the Police Gazette, the thief was apprehended by Sergeant Cornaby, of the Aylesbury police, riding upon the pony near Beaconsfield. The prisoner, who is not more than 16 years of age, admit ted to the magistrates that he had committed the robbery, and he was fully committed to take his trial for the offence at the ensuing sessions for the county of Bucks. THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS IN JERSEY.—The weather becomes every day, if possible, more unsettled. Al together, a season like that which is said nominally to be gone, but which in reality might be almost asserted never to have existed, has not been known in Jersey within the me mory of the oldest person living. The crops which generally do not arrive at maturity till mid winter are completely de stroyed. The potatoes are scarcely fit for dog's meat, while a great portion of-the onions and carrots are completely rotten.—Jersey Times, Oct. 7. THE MAN-WOMAN MYSTERY CLEARPD UP.—A case arising out of the death of the eccentric person who for a considerable time wore the garb of a man, and went by the name of Sir Edward Douglas, but who was, in fact, a female, said to be the natural daughter of an English noble man, came before the Civil Tribunal of Paris on Wednes day. After this person's death, and the absence of all claim ants, the officers of the Crown took possession of her furni ture as an escheat. Subsequently, however, a Mr. George Carter came forward, and claimed this furniture as being his in right of his mother, who was the reputed sister of Sir Edward Douglas, alias Miss Digby. In founding his claim, he stated that the two sisters lived together until the death of Mrs. Carter, to whom the furniture belonged, when the surviving sister requested to retain it, allowing Mr. George Carter 100 f. a-year for the use of it. The evidence produced by Mr. Carter in support of his claim not being satisfactory to the Crown officers, they rk fused to give it up to him, and thereupon he appealed to the tribunal, which, after consi dering what he submitted to it, decreed that he was entitled to the furniture, ordered it to be given up to him, and con demned the Crown to pay all the costs of the suit. THE NEW GAMING ACT.—It was stated in a para graph relating to the new Gaming Act, which appeared in this paper of Saturday, that the magistrates at M arlborough street Police-office, who had looked into the Act, were of opinion that an oversight had been committed, inasmuch as it appeared, according to the wording of one of the clauses, that licensed victuallers could claim the tuivantage of keep ing their houses open all night (Saturday excepted) for play ing billiards, and consuming excisable liquors. This con struction of the Act appears, however, on re-consideration, to be erroneous. There is a subsequent clause which prohibits licensed victuallers from keeping open their houses for bil liards between the hours of one and eight in the morning. It is necessary to correzt the statement in the former paragraph, as it may otherwise mislead those most interested in the matter. FATAL ACCIDENT OFF BATTERSEA. —Yesterday evening, between five and six o'clock, another melancholy and fatal accident took place nearly opposite the Red House Tavern, Battersea, by which an elderly gentleman named George Rutten, f the Vauxhall-bridge-road, lost his life. It seems that ie unfortunate deceased and a friend hired a small pleasure boat for the purpose of proceeding down the river. They were rowing very gently down with the stream when they, by some means, came in contact with a heavily laden barge. The force of the collision turned their boat, a " funny," completely over, immersing them in the water, in stantly. An alarm was immediately made by the persons who witnessed the accident on shore, and severol boatmen rowed to tle spot, but before they could get to them the de ceased had disappeared. The other gentleman was fortu nately saved from a watery grave by clinging to the head part of the barge. M. TIIIERS.—It is said that M. Thiers does not intend to prolong his stay in England beyond the close of the week. He will visit Lord Lansdowne, and will to morrow leave Mivart's for the Grange, Hants, on a visit to Lord and Lady Ashburton, a ccompanied by Count Walewski. Madame Thiers and Madame Donne take their departure to-morrow for Paris. Count Walewski, natural son of Napoleon, who has been the compagnon du voyage of M. Thiers, is son-in-law of the Dowager Countess of Sand wich, and consequently nearly connected to the Earl of Sand wich. M. Thiers and Count Walewski were to have gone on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Sandwich, at Hinchie brooke, near Huntingdon, but owing to the sudden death of Lady Agnes Byng, of course they could not receive company there. A court-martial has been ordered on 'board the Lynx brigantine, to inquire into certain conduct charged against Mr. Mitchel, of that vessel, and the Lynx has been snt round to Cork for that purpose. RECTORSHIP OF THE HIGH SCHOOL, EDINBURGH. —We regret to understand that Dr. Carson has resigned the rectorship of our high school. There are few men who could retire from official life with so large and unqualifieda share of public approbation and esteem. Dr. Carson has filled the honourable and responsible office for upwards of twenty-five years, and the singularly able and efficient manner in which he has, during that long period, discharged its various duties, render his retirement now a heavy public loss. The advanced vears of Dr. Carson form, we believe, the reason of the step which he has taken.—Edinburgh Paper. The nuptials of the Right Honourable Earl Howe, Lord Chamberlain of the usehold of her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and the lion. Anne Gore, daughter of the late Admiral Sir John Gore, and one of her Majesty's Maids of Honour, were solemnised on Thursday last, in the parish church of Great Witley.—Elvis's Birmingham Gazette. QUICKER THAN 'rpm—The St. Louis papers are feiicitatm!,"' themselves upon the prospects that, when the magnetic telegraph is completed from Washington to their city, they will be able to report the speeches in Congress a few minutes before they are delivered, in consequence of the difference of longitude between the two places.—Ameri can Paper. THE LAST DAY PROPHETS.—Messrs. Dealtry and Burgess, the parties whose preaching have recently created considerable sensation in these towns and the neigh bourhood, and according to whose interpretation of prophecy, yesterday (Friday) was to be the day for the second appear ance of Christ, left by the coach for Tiverton, it was under stood, on Thursday. About sixty persons were baptised by these fanatics at Deadman's-bay 911 WedlleSday...-,PlyMOUth Ti2Xee• THE THEATRES. P , INCESS'S. Macready made his cielnit at thie theatre last night, in the character of Hamlet, and we could have wished that all those who complain of the decline of the love of the legiti mate drama in England, had been present in Oxford street to have seen the scene presented for hours before the doors were opened. As early as five o'clock, the people began to assm ble at the entrances of the theatre, and long before the opening of the doors the crowd extended not only quite across the street, but up each side for a considerable spade. When the doors were opened, the rush was terrific, and within ten minutes afterwards placards were posted at the entrance of the theatre, " Pit full" — "Boxes full." Still the crowd continued to push on, and persons eagerly tendered their money, which was refused With considerable difficulty the rejected managed to work their way into the street, but those without were not satis fied and continued to press eagerly forward, until they, like their predecessors, were rejected. It was nearly 8 o'clock before the crowd cleared away, satisfied at length that the theatre would not hold a single additional human being. Every corner of the theatre from which a glimpse could be caught of the stage, was occupied. The box lobbies were crowded, and lucky was the wight who could procure a place opposite a box door, through the glass panel of which lie could catch a glimpse of thestage. As to procuring a seat, or even a standing place, in a box, that was quite out of the question; every place had been taken days ago. The most perfect adept in the art of packing could not have packed an additional human being—not even a child—in the house, and we are quite certain, that there was more money turned away than was taken at the doors. Never has the legitimate drama bad such a triumph. For ourselves, after great crowding we managed to reach the box-lobby, and to get opposite the glass panel of one of the boxes in the dress-circle. The curtain rose, and the play proceeded. At length Macready appeared. Then rose one universal shout of welcome, "Loud as from numbers without number." ---- --- Never was there such a reception; for full a quarter of an hour the applause continued before he was suffered to pro ceed. No conqueror returning from a victory in which he had saved his country was ever greeted with such enthusiasm as Macready was greeted with last evening. He seemed to feel it deeply. It was a meeting of old friends after a long absence of friends, who bad never thought to meet again. He looked exceedingly well, and was overcome by the enthu siasm; never has he acted so well as he acted last evening. lie was admirably supported by Mrs. Ternan, Cooper, Miss E. Stanley, and Granby, and was throughout greeted with such enthusiastic demonstrations of welcome as must have made him feel that he was indeed at home. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. BRISTOL, BATH, AND POOLE. Yesterday, an adjourned meeting of the promoters and supporters of this railway was held at the Guildhall Coffee house, King-street, Cheapside, for the further consideration of the plans for carrying out the line, and to receive the en gineer's report ; William Nash, Esq., Chairman of the Brighton, Lewes, and Hastings Railway, in the chair. Amongst the Ipincipal promoters of the C om p an y present were V. C. emble, Esq.; T. Heathcote Bayly, Esq.; C. IL Bigge, Esq.; H. T. G. Macnarama, Esq.; Dr. Scett ; R. H. Fowler, Esq.; Riddell, Esq.; T. Price, Esq.; F. Hewitt, Esq.; Lieutenant Hill, R.N., and other influential gentlemen. The CHAIRMAN having briefly alluded to the objects of the meeting, T. S. HASLAM, Esq., the Secretary, read the minutes and resolutions passed at the last meeting, and they . were confirmed. The secretary stated, that since the last meeting communications had been received from several of their agents, which were of the most satisfactory kind ; and in par cular drew the attention of the meeting to a communication from their agents at Blandford relative to the proceedings of the Bristol, Bath, and Wells Company in that town, and from which it would appear that the inhabitants were de cidedly in favour of the Bristol, Bath. and Poole line, and suggest►ng that a deputation of the Company should meet a deputation of the Bristol, Bath, and Wells at a meeting in that town, that the inhabitants might be fairly put in pos session of the relative merits of the two lines, there being a strong-feeling there of the great desirability of the Poole line. - Mr. CONCANEN (of the firm of-Hodgson, Concanen, and Noyes, Solicitors to the Company) explained, that from ih terviews he had held with the engineei, he felt fully satisfied that they would be in a situation to give all the "necessary notices, and comply with the standing orders, so as to enable the Company to apply for the Act in the ensuing seasion of Parliament. - The CHAIRMAN and several members of the meeting ex pressed their satisfaction at this information. . The CHAIRMAN then called upon the engineer to read his report. J. D. PAINE, Esq. (the engineer), proceeded to read his report, which was a most voluminous and elaborate docu ment. After reviewing the many advantages to be derived by the formation of a railway from Bristol, Bath, and Poole, and the influence such a line would necessarily have upon the many great lines already formed, and now in progress of formation, in the northern, eastern, and midland counties, he proceeded to enumerate the various benefits and facilities to be derived by the numerous populous towns, hamlets, and villages through which the line will pass, and the ter minal localities of which are the towns of Poole, and War minster, as also those towns, hamlets, and villages which will of necessity become tributary to each station, being as the centre of an area of large circnmference, which would receive their supplies from each depot. The report urges that from the position of Poole upon the southern coast of England, with a fine harbour, comprising upwards of 10,000 acres, of natural formation, it is peculiarly favourable for being made available as a port for the export and import from or to the centre of the manufactories, of the Potteries, and the coal and iron districts, free from the protracted pas sage round either the Land's End, or the North Foreland and Straits of Dover; in addition to which it is capable of being made . a harbour of such sufficient safety, that the,grealer portion of the West Indian, North and South American, East and West Indian, and Mediterranean traffic might be relied on. The line, the report proposed, should, after leav ing Poole, pass under Lytchett-common, and proceed by Cape Mullen, Sturminster, Marshall, Spittesbury, and Charleton, through the Valley of the Stour, to Blandford, an extensive market town ; from Blandford by Stour paine, Twerne - Courtecay, Twerne Minster, Farringdon, and Hartgrove, to Shaftesbury, between which and War minster the towns of Gillingham, Mere, Kingston Dever hill, Monkton Deverhill, Buxton, Hill, and Longbridge Deverhill will be intersected. At Warminster the line will form a junction with the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth line, passing through Westbury, Trowbridge, and Bradford, forming a junction with the Great Western Railway at Cor sham. From the Bradford station direct into Bath, avoiding the Box Tunnel. The gradients throughout, when deter mined by the permanent levels, not involving the adoption of more than the ordinary locomotive power, and the cost of working not exceeding the usual average, and that the entire cost of the line would not exceed more than 780,0001., and the Bath and Bradford Branch 100,0001. The report was received. The Engineer farther contrasted the manifest and obvious difference between the port of Poole and Bridport, the latter of which could never be made more than a river entrance. Lieut. HILL said, as a practised seaman, and tho r o ug hly acquainted with every point of navigation, and the position of every light and harbour between the Land's End and the North Foreland, he could bear testimony to the capabilities of Poole as a harbour; and it was only extraordinary to him that when the attention of Government was called to the construction of harbours of safety, the Commissioners had so singularly omitted Poole, so favourable as it was, standing as it did two degrees west longitudel of the me ridian of Greenwich. The Gallant Lieutenant, at consider able length, during which be was listened to with great at tention.) proceeded to show the vast benefits which the country would derive from the construction of the line from Bristol, Bath, and Poole, particularly from its internal ad vantages, by which he demonstrated that it was available for the purposes of creating a direct communication between the North Sea and the British Channel. Several other gentlemen having shortly addressed the meeting, Mr. CONCANEN explained the necessary steps to be taken by him and the engineer, which having been unanimously agreed to, A vote of thanks to the Chairman was passed, and the meeting adjourned. KENDAL AND WneDenmenE.—(From a Correspondent.) —A plan has been suggested, and is likely to be carried into operation, which will procure to Kendal the advantage of a railway station in close proximity with the town. It is in tended by means of a very short branch, which will diverge in two forks on each side of the locality in Longpool, originally meant to be the site of the station, to carry the line across the river, and parallel with Sand's Close, to a spot between the properties of Mr. John Gandy, in Strickland gate, and Mr. John Wilsons, in Sand's Close. A very short street will then be all that will be necessary to open a close and convenient approach to Strickland-gate from the station. The forks will converge in Beeson Field ; and the expense of the undertaking is believed to be moderate, certainly much less than the manifest advantage to the town would justify. The plan of approaching a town by lines uniting a short distance is successfully employed in Derby and other towns, and will furnish great convenience for the entrance and exit of trains in either direction of the line into which the forks run. The company and the town, we understand, are in debted for this suggestion to Mr. C. Nicholson, and the en gineer has given his full approval to the plan. We under stand also that the scheme of uniting the corporation wharfs with the Kendal and Windermere line, by means of a branch on an inclined plane from the Organist Close, which originated with the same gentleman, is likely to be carried into operation, and by this means the property in q u e stion will be saved from great deterioration, if not from ruin. LONDON AND HOLYHEAD DIRECT.—This line is to form a direct communication between London, Birmingham, the ma nufacturing districts, and Ireland, commencing by a junction with the to the RailwayKpriodpdoesremdinßsuteerki;nfgrhomamisiihidrdeenninser a t Banbury, an d proceeding, by way of Kincton, Stratford, and Broms grove,Bridgenorth, Maddeley, and B ro seley, to Shrewsbtpassey.ingAtntehaer latter place it is to form a junction with the Shewsbury, Os westry, and Chester Railway, passing along the vale of Llan ollen to Llangollen, taking the ()id Holyhead roa d, p assin g near Corwen, Capel Cerig, and Llanberris, uniting with the North Wales line a short distance below Bangor. A pledge is given by the directors, amongst whom are some of the most opulent and powerful of names, that, should the atmospheric principle succeed, such sh a ll b e adopted. The peculiar fea ture of this line appears to be the salutary one of keeping the high roads wherever it is practicable, and thus aecomodating the population of the country in the best possible manner; and, in conjunction with other projected lines, forming a di rect communication with Liverpool, Gloucester, and South ampton, and with London and Dublin. On Thursday, a meeting was held at Radstock, when reso lutions were passed for the purpose of carrying out a branch from the Wilts and Somerset line, at liadstock, to join the Great Western Railway at Twerton. PLYMOUTH AND NORTH CORNWALL. --A new scheme was promulgated on Friday, under the above title. The course of this railway is as follows :--The principal terminus is to be at Sutton Pool, the centre of the established trade, for the deepening and improvement of which a new company, with 100,0001. capital, is in process of formation. The line will cross the Tamar at or near Saltash , and proceed by Cagton to the vicinity of Launceston, whence it will extend by Camelford to the Delabole quarries, and there form a com munication with the Delabole and Ro ck Railway, for the for mation of which an Act of Parliament, containing ample power to construct docks and otherwise improve the harbour of Padstow, has been already obtained. Short branches will connect the line with Devonport, Linkiehorne, and Launces ton. The capital is 900,0001., in shares of 251 each, and the engineer, we believe, is Mr. George Rennie. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON. —ANDOVER, FRIDAY. —A meeting of the Shareholders in the Andover Canal Company was held at the White Hart Inn, Andover, on Tuesday morning. to decide whether the offer made by the above named Railway Company should be accepted The offer is as follows :—The Railway Company to give the Canal Company 30,000/. for the canal ; 10,0001. on signing the agreement, and the 20,0001. on the railway Bill receiving the sanction of Parliament. The 10,0001. deposited to be forfeited to the Canal Company in the event of the railway Bill not passing. It was unanimously agreed. to by the Canal Company present. tedoeaNntv date the ati hset promisesasdt have London and gratifying h i r m c BIRMINIIGAM ITNEs.—About forty lines immediately con nected with Birmingham and the district are already projected, the estimated capital for the construction of which is upw,ards of 30,000,0001. sterling, and there are, we believe, applications for fifty times the number of shares which the prejectors have for allotment ! Birmingham has thus been made a great centre, from which lines radiate in nb oe e l n es less determined revolutionised. o nep:nt h. eoTeNnsvet establishment tbolaise magnificent heiro,mm- every direction ; and this might have been expected from its geographical position, and the great trunk lines by which i t n i g e h am foundation-stone and the St o Stour u Valley laid it was early brought into direct communication with the h northern and southern districts of England. If the natural t ra o l f features of the country be thus threatened with change, our long been the principal market traffic, the second for the Grand A Junction and the Birming ham and Oxford lines. rother consequence of railway in the kingdom for the sale of canal shares, and it now takes p l a a r s g t g to w r c e k e s high rank as a mart for railway transactions also. These are a few of the effects.of this great commercial movement, e s h,e.axicl Exchange, n a g m e o osftßirminghamleas but amongst a population engaged in manuf t h ac urea, sue as those in this neighbourhood, the immediate and indirect ad vantages resulting from it are incalculable, as they are nume rous and diversified.—Birmigltam Journal. SWINDON.—ThiS Place would seem to be the " disputed railway territory, from the number of schemes now before the public proposing to have connexion with the Great Western Railway, or to pass over with independent lines. The following list will show most of the schemes which are projected : Manchester and Southampton Railway direct (Walkinshaw's line), capital 1 ,500,000/. ; Manchester, Southampton, and Poole ( Lac y ' a l i ne) , 1 , 600 ,000/. ; South ampton, M anc hester, and Oxford Junction (Parson's line), capital 900,0001.; Oxford, Southampton, and Portsmouth, tis Didcot, with branch (Bethell's line), 500,000/. ; South and Midlands Junction, capital 1,280,0001.; West Mid land, Manchester, and Southampton, and Swindon and Bir mingham Junction, 1,200,0001.; Cheltenham, Oxford, and Brighton Junction, 1,000,00 0 /. ; Brighton and Cheltenham Direct, 1,000,000/. ; Salisbury and Swindon Extension of the Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton Junction, 700,000/. ; Rugby, Swindon, and Weymouth Direct Juncti on , 1,800,000/. ; Southampton and Great 'Western Junction. Troops of engi neers and surveyors arc traversing the country in the neigh bourhood of Swindon in all directions; and upon almost every eminence may be seen some eminent surveyor spying out points and taking sights, whilst the fields present an appear ance, from the number of flagstaffs, asif a steeple-chase on a grand scale was about to be run.. A railway communication from Swindon to Salisbluar and Devizes is very gruch needed, awriulyiizitt whit:' WOO Afford direct lama o GoinnAg4c4, tion between those places would meet with due encourage ment and support froM parties locally interested.—Derizes Gaztte. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET, MONDAY, HALF-PAST FIVE, p.m. Of the racing this afternoon, time will not permit us to say more, by way of preliminary, than that it was ample and good, a promising commencement to a meeting that, " weather permitting,"—and at present it is delightfully mild and bright—will be unusually productive of sport. The company is numerous, and embraces a large majority of the most influential supporters of the turf. The first event for decision was A Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 soy. each, 5 ft. &c. for three years-old and upwards. T. Y. C. 9 subs. Mr. Philhmore's Skeleton, 7 yrs. 7st 71b, (Pettit) 1 Mr. Worley's Example, 4 yrs. Bst 101 b Mr. Payne's Sir Francis, 3 yrs, 7st 71b 3 The following also started :—Lord G. Bentinck's African, 6 yrs, 9st 21b ; Lord Exeter's f by Beiram, 7st 121 b ; and Mr. Newton's Sister to Ma Mie, 3 years, 6st 71b. Betting.-5 to 2 agst Sir Francis-3 to 1 agst Manto filly —5 to 1 agst African—and 5 to 1 agst Skeleton. Sister to Ma Mie made running at an indifferent pace, followed by African and Example, Skeleton lying in the rear. They ran in this way till near the cords, where, on Sister to Ma Mie declining, Skeleton went in first, and won by half a length ; a fine race 'for second place lietween Example and Sir Francis, the filly gaining it by about a head. Match, 100, h ft. First half of Ab. M.—Lord Miltown's Duc-an-Durras, 7st 111 b (Nat), beat Duke of Bedford's Cap tain Phoebus Bst 71b (H. Bell). 5 to 4on Duc-an-Durras. Won by a neck. _ first Class-50/. for 2 yrs old; colts, Bst 71b, and fillies, • Bst 51b. T.Y.C. , _ _ Sir J. Hawley's Fugitive Lord W. Powlett's cby Montreal, dam by Dr. Syntax... 2 Duke of Rutland's f Alexa, by Caesar The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr W. Etwall's ch f by Discord, out of Soldier's Joy (G. Edward's); Mr. Newton's ch c by Montreal, out d' Jenny Jumps's dam (Nat); Mr. Phillimore's Side-Saddle, (Sly) ; Mr. Drewitt's br f Mks Love, (Fsling); and Lord Albemarle's The Little Vulgar Boy, (Whitehouse). Betting-10 to 6 agst Discord filly, 7 to 2 agst Alexa, and sto 1 agst Little Vulgar Boy. All got off well, and with Miss Love slightly in advance ran in company to the cords, where the running was taken up by Fugitive, followed by the Duke of Rutland's filly and the Montreal colt. In this way the race finished, Fugitive winning cleverly by a length. the colt beating the:filly by a neck. Tile favourite was a bad fourth. The pace was moderate. Second Class-501. for two year olds, colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst Mb. T.Y.C. Mr. John Day's The Hero . . . DREADFUL CONFLAGRATION AT INVERNESS. On Wednesday, Inverness was visited with a more destruc tive fire than ever previously Occurred, by which Hamilton place, the greater part of. Inglis-street (west), and of Theatre-lane (east), constituting an extensive pile of lofty and valuable premises, has been, for the most part, burned to the ground. It appears that, shortly before four o'clock on 'Wednesday morning, a watchman perceived fire issuing from the attic fiat of that part of Mr. George M'Kay's premises situated in Inglis. street, and immediately gave the alarm. The town bells were rung, di s p a t c h es wer e sen t for the fire engines and watermen, and for Dr. Nicol and other parties whose premises were endangered. There is some doubt as to the exact locality where the fire occurred; it appears, how ever, to have originated either in the pantry of Mr. George Mackay, the proprietor, or in that of his tenant, Mr. Mackay, tailor, as, on the latter descending to the street he saw the roof burnt through over the pantries, but no w h ere e l se . Th e inmates of the extensive, pile of buildings, on being made aware of their perilous condition, made a hasty retreat, many escaping merely in their night-dresses, or some garment thrown hastily about them. Mr. Forrest, mail di iver, who lodged in Mr. Urquhart's premises, in order to discover where the fire was, opened a door in the gable that separated that building from Hamilton-place, which, unfortunately, gave vent in that direction to a body of smoke, which was so powerful as to drive him and his wife and children from their bed-rooms, without being able to secure their clothes or even his watch. Mr. Mackay, tailor, was in like manner driven away, without being able to secure his cash-box, containing 171. Mrs. Mackay, a lady occupying apartments in the eastern side of Hamilton-place, did not even save her gold watch, which was under her pillow, being forced with her daughter, Mrs. Macleod, to quit her bed-room with the greatest precipitation. S!iortly atter the alarm of fire was given, numerous parties assembled to render assistance; a demand for pails and buckets was made, which was not only complied with, but several servant girls and females turned out many of them merely in their lower clothes and bed-gowns, and for hours worked with such untiring energy, in carrying water to supply the engines, as to have elicited the admiration of all who were present. The Provost, Dr. Nicol, Bailie Fraser, and other members of the Town Council, and leading inhabitants were indefatiga ble in their efforts to extinguish the flames; unfortunately, however, the hose of the engine was in bad repair, indeed so much so, that we have seen the people press their hands upon the holes to prevent the escape of the water, and the want of experience and firemen having authority to com mand, was too manifest. At six o'clock the fire raged with terrific fury—the upper parts of Mr. Mackay and Mr. Urquhart's properties present ing one vast furnace of flame, with every appearance of the destructive element sweeping everything away between High-street and the Wesleyan Chapel. Great fears were entertained of the new building at the eastern terminus of High-street taking fire, and spreading the conflagration to the eastward, which must have been the case, had not the slight wind continued at S.W. About half-past seven, the inefficiency of the engines were such that the exertions of the people were paralysed, and it became necessary to send the hose to the saddler for repair, and procure additional ones from the gas works. During three-quarters of an hour consumed in the repair adverted to, and there being every prospect of the fire making a clean sweep, having reached the house occupied by Dr. Nicol as consulting chambers, it became necessary to save the goods belonging to Mrs. Hunter and to Bailie For syth, by their instant removal. In order to arrest the flames, a door in the gable between Dr. Nicol's and Mrs. Hunter's was built up with wet turf. About nine o'clock the engine hose being in a more efficient state, a volume of water was poured on Dr. Nicol's house, which arrested the progress of the flames to the northward, all, however, to the southward being burned to the ground. By this calamity about thirteen families, amounting to 62 individuals, have been burned out. We understand Mr. Mac kay was insured to the extent of 1,0001. on his building, and Mr. Urquhart 3501. on his, both in the Scottish Union. Mrs. T. Fraser, Mrs. Hunter, and Mr. Forsyth are also insured, but many are uninsured and have lost their al—Ross-shire Advertiser. Among the numerous lines of railway that have been !projected, the Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton ap pears now to be duly appreciated. Its sterling utility, com pleting the entire line of communication between Southampton and the west of England, by the mere construction of twenty one miles of railway through an easy country, thus joining the Great Western and its tributaries, and connecting the English with the Bristol Channels, recommends it most forcibly. As a permanent investment, the Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton line offers advantages not exceeded by any project of the day.—Railway Paper. We understand that Sir Robert Peel has made a valuable addition to his collection of portraits for his new gallery at Drayton Manor, by a full-length portrait of Earl De Grey and a half-length of Professor Liebig. The Right Hon. John W. Uroker returned to town at the close of last week from visiting Sir Robert and Lady Peel at Drayton Manor, - Staffordshire. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are now in Wales, having arrived en route at Holyhead, from Dublin, on Friday last. The Noble Viscount and Viscountess ate ex pected in town to-morrow, and shortly go to I3roadlands, near Romsey, where a large party is to assemble. It is understood that his Lordship has taken Baroness de Clifford's mansion on Carlton-house• terrace for the ensuing season, as his term of occupation for the Earl of Caledon's residence has expired. The Marquis of Anglesey, on the receipt of the melancholy intelligence of the demise of Lady Agnes Byng, was deeply affected, and instantly left Bath for Beaudesert, his seat in Staffordshire, accompanied by Lord Clarence Paget. Lady Agnes's death was very sudden, and we regret to say attended by distressing circumstances, as her ladyship was in the hourly expectation of her confinement. Earl and Countess De Grey are prolonging their residence in this city, and all thought of going abroad this winter has been abandoned. The Noble Earl has derived so much benefit by his sojourn here, that it is said he has not enjoyed such excellent health for the last two years.—Bath Journal. _ MELANCHOLY ANDFATAL ACCIDENT.-FOUR LIVES LOST.—On Monday, at noon, two of the pilchard driving boats, in the roadstead having got foul of each other, and a strong breeze blowing at the time, four men took a boat which belonged to James Hill, the pilot, to go off to prevent any other damage, in which they succeeded. When Hill came to the beach, and found his boat had been taken with out his leave, he with his brother got into another boat with four other men which was also going off to the driving boats, to take away his boat from them. When he came near them, he insisted on their bringing his boat alongside of the boat he was in ; which they did at his request, when all four got into the boat with the other four men, and Hill and his brother left them, Hill wishing the boat might capsize before she reached the shore. And we regret to say that she did capsize just as she reached the breakers , being overladen with eight men. Four men were lost, and with great diffi culty the other four were saved. The names of the four men lost are James Pengelly, left a widow, but no children; David Liddey, John Simons, a widow and five children ; Richard Pengelly, a widow and two children. A subscrip tion has been entered into for the unfortunate widows and children.—Falmouth Packet.] - - - --------- JURY COURT TAIN.—SUPERSTITION.—A singular and interesting trial took place at Tain on Monday last, showing that superstition is not yet wholly dispelled : William Grant, a fisherman at Portmahomack, conceiving that the w;fe of Walter Munro, fisherman there, pos sessed the power of witchcraft, and that her supernatural in fluence was directed against himself, went into her husband's house on the 31 of August last, and with his pocket knife deliberately inflicted a deep gash on her forehead. The pri soner admitted the assault, but stated that he considered himself justified on account of the provocation he had re ceived. The prosecutor refused to accept such a plea, and the case went to trial, when the jury found Grant guilty, and he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in Dingwall gaol. The declaration made before the sheriff by the prisoner was a very curious and original statement. He attributed the loss of his new nets and the want of success in the herring fishing, to the woman's " dark dealings in sorcery," and the rest of the crew were not willing to go out with him while he was under the curse of the witch ! In consequence of this, he took the opportunity, on the night in question, to cut her " above the breath," believing that with the first drop of blood brought out by such a process the devil would come out along with it, and that the woman would be deprived of the power of harming him I It would seem that a super stitious notion of this sort is prevalent among the highland people ; but the " cut" is generally made by a pin or needle. In the absence of these, the prisoner used his knife, by which there was an effusion of blood, for several bouts, until the doctor arrived from Tain, and also confinement to bed for five weeks. The Sheriff addressed the prisoner at consider able length, in which he dwelt on the recklessness of his con duct in assaulting an old woman who was unable to defend herself; and also exposing the groundless superstition which prompted him to such an act of cruelty. It is to be hoped that the punishment of Grant will have a salutary effect on the fishermen and villagers, of whom, it is said, a great pro portion entertain the same superstitious belief in witchcraft.— Ross-shire Advertiser. FooT-RAc E.—Yesterday, Martin, of London, and Berry, of Lambeth, decided their match near the King's Arms Inn, at Acton-bottom. Martin has but recently en tered the list of pedestrians, and Berry has been under the tuition of the Regent-street Pet, and-was the favourite . in betting at sto 4. Martin led the way at a splitting pace, Berry close up to him. At eighty yards they were equi distant from the goal, and the capabilities of each were fairly tested. A despet ate struggle took place between them, and which resulted in the men coming in together. A claim wrs; made by the friends of the respective men , and all app end Was made to the referee, who decided the race to be a "dead heat," much to the disappointmen t of the betting fraternity, by whom large sums were spec ulated. The contest N‘' ll be decided on a future day. THE LATE GENERAL FRANCIS oLATER REDOW.— erlv of the Ist Life Guards), expired on Tue sda y This venerable general officer (f°rm t his seat in Essex, in his 76th year. The deceased G la e s n t e ' ra a l had seen much service in the army, having ass isted at the reduction of Martinique , St. Lucia, and Guadeloupe, in 1794, and at she taking of the last-mentioned town he was severely wounded in both legs, In 1812 he took rart in the campaign under the Duke of Wellington, in the Peninsula. FALL OF A RETAINING WALL OF THE EDFN• BURGH AND GRANTON RAILWAY.—On Thursday morning last, about a hundred and fifty feet of the bulwark or retain , ing wall of the Edinburgh and Granton Railway, opposite the Wardle, fell into the sea. It appears that, in consequence of the late heavy rains, a quantity of water had accumulated in an intervening space between the bulwark and adjoining embankment, and that this filtering through the earth on the one side of the wall, and the sea beating violently against it on the other, had loosened the foundation and can led it away. Workmen are again busily employed in repairing the damage.—Edinburgh Witness. COD FISH.—Our city was yesterday liberally supplied with cod fish from the Murray. They were of large size, weighing from fifty to six t y pounds each,_oanurd were offered for sale in Ili n dl ey - s t r eet, at threepence to i l e cef pence per pound. They were brought were fro perfectly r fr is e - s e i r i. Lo Adelaide in twenty-four h ours , and South Australian Register. theEr,er,LdOoredk s Lin coln c THE EARL OF L INCOLN AN INTRaIRh. Coln is here on a tour of i h n On Tuesday morning, in i sp reeertaimonhiltion with L tenant ie Evans, lie inquired what became of the dredging of the docks, and was informed that the refiis . e was put •.itto boats, and then carried out to s ea. On visiting the Egerton dock they foun d the dredges at wo rk. Isis Lt)l:dship . anxiously watched the i r moveme.nts, witnessed the sailing of the boats out of the dock, and then, to his surprise, found the boats emptied their contents into the river instead of the sea. Without lesS of tune he wended his way to the Dock-office, and signed an in. formation himself against Lord Francis Egerton,for infringin , the rules of the Dock Trust.—Liverpool Chronicle. A numerous body of highly influential gentlemen have come forward in support of the fine arts in the midland counties, and undertaken the management of the. Royal Bk. miughain Art Union.—Birmingham Gazette. DURATION OF TUE PRESENT PARLIAMENT:--The existing House of Commons may continue in being till We autumn 01 1847, and. from actual appearance there is no a to ctaleinde thlt it will be dis,..Q.o.h - ed much h2f::re that LYCEUM. Last evening the frequenters of this popular place of amusement were presented with a new comic drama, under the title of The Last of the Braroes. The piece is in one act, and is intended to exhibit the peculiar talent of Mr. Keeley in a striking light, the burden of it resting upon his exertions. The plot is very ingenious, and its development elicited points and situations that kept the audience in a con tinual roar of laughter. It turns on the charms of a pretty girl,Ninetta (Miss Arden), attached to Giacopo (Mr. Keeley) who, though a very peaceable and well disposed personage, has the misfortune to be the son of a noted bravo of Venice, on whom it is supposed the father's mantle has fallen. Ni netta is persecuted with the addresses of Andreas Monteleone (Mr. F. Matthews), and Antonio Spinola (Mr. Vining), a young profligate, both senators of Venice; and the business of the piece arises out of these employing succes sively Giocopo to carry off Ninetta, and afterwards from having quarrelled about the prize, to assassinate each other. By playing the one against the other, assisted by the ready wit of Ninetta, Giocopo manages to mulct the amorous patricians of five hundred sequens, and at last cheats them both by marrying Ninetta himself. The acting, especially of Keely, was excellent throughout. Nothing could be finer than his mock bravoism, and the bluster and swagger which he imparted to the character, seasoned with such an admixture of amusing cowardice, as to show that any calling, however humble, would be more agreeable to him than cutting throats. .Miss Arden played her, part with much spirit, nor must we omit to mention that full justice was done to the two amorous senators by Mr. Vining and Mr. F. Matthews. At the close of the piece, the curtain fell amidst loud and general applause. Despite some absurdities of situation, its broad farcical character and ex cellent acting will insure it, we have no doubt, a long run. Next Door, and Peter Jenkins, followed, both of which went off with their usual eclat. The evening'S entertainements concluded with the revival of Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp, which was received with as much enthusiasm and applause as upon its first representation. COURT CIRCuLAR. WINDSOR, MoNDAY.—The Queen, attended by the Coun tess of Mount Edgecumbe, promenaded in the pleasure groUnds for some time this morning. In the afternoon, her Majesty, Prince Albert, and Prince George, rode in a pony carriage and four. The Countess of Mount Edgecumbe, Hon. Misses Kerr and Napier, followed in another carriage and four ; and the Hon. Colonel Grey and Colonel Bouverie attended on horseback. Prince Albert took the diversion of shooting this morning, accompanied by Prince George, the Earl of Liverpool, and Sir Robert Peel. The royal party returned to the Castle soon after two o'clock. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken out on their ponies this forenoon. The royal family were taken in the afternoon for walking exercise in the plea sure-grounds. The Princess Czernechiff, and the Princess, her daughter, and the Earl of Aberdeen, are expected to arrive this evening on a visit to the Queen. Sir Henry Wheatley took his departure from the Castle this morning. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will in clude her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, and the Baroness de Speth. The band of the. Grenadier Guards was in attendance during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended at the Cast/e. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial• office from the Governors of New South Wales and South Austra lia. Dispatches were also received yesterday from the Go vernor of the Mauritius. SECESSIONS fiom the ANGLICAN CHURCH: . We are now enabled to mention the names of all those members of the University of Oxford who have been re ceived into the Roman Catholic Church in the course of the last few days. They are— The Rev. J. H. Newman, 8.D., Fellow of Oriel College. The Rev. Stanton, M.A., of Brasenose College. The Rev. Bowles, M.A., of Exeter College. The Rev. Ambrose St. John, Student of Christ Church. _ _ J. D. Dalgaims, Esq., MA., of Exeter College ; and Albany Christie, Esq., M.A., Fellow of Oriel College. It is stated confidently that other clergymen, also mem bers of the University of Oxford, are preparing to take a Similar step. We understand that the reception of Mr. Newman into the Roman Catholic Church took place at Littlemore.—Post. HADDON HALL.— This unrivalled specimen of our ancient baronial architecture has furnished the title of a forthcoming work by the BARONESS DE CALABRELLA, which cannot fail to excite unusual curiosity and interest, no less on account of its peculiar literary character, than by reason of hat we understand to be the almost unprecedented beauty of its pictorial illustrations, which are from designs by CAT TERmoLE, and are engraved by the first artists. The ma chinery of the literary portion of the work is said to be con structed with great ingenuity and skill, with a view to the object of bringing before the reader, "in their habits as they live," several of the most distinguished and popular of our li terati, who are supposed to improvise the various divisions of the work, in the course of these aristocratic " EvEruNcs AT HADDON HALL" ( whether actual or imaginary we are not at present informed), which give so piquant and attractive a title to the forthcoming volume. MR. LEGIT, OF ADLINGTON, AND THE RAILWAY • SURVEYORS.—It is known to most of our readers, that several of the proposed new railways are intended to traverse the estate of Adlington, the property of C. R. B. Legh, Esq., a magistrate of this county. We understand, however, that Mr. Legh has peremptorily refused permission to the agents of several railway companies to make the necessary surveys of the levels on his estate, and that he has employed watchers to prevent their progress. With praiseworthy courage and perseverance, the surveyors have exposed themselves to some risk, in their endeavours to overcome the unreasonable obstacles thus,op posed to the completion of their plans. On Tuesday, a gen tleman, named Charles Leslie Alexander, amt. - toyed by Remmington's Company, was brought up at the county Court, on a charge of trespass, preferred by Mr. Legh, when the only Magistrate on the bench was J. U. Gaskell, Esq., Mr. Legh's friend, who inflicted on the culprit a fine of 6d., and ordered him to pay costs. On Wednesday, four other surveyors, employed by a different Company, were brought before the same, sole magistrate, and fined Is. and costs. On Thursday, Mr. Gaskell, was again in attendance, to receive the complaint of Mr. Legh, against three unfortunate surveyors, who had dared to venture on the forbdiden ground of Adlington, and on whom he inflicted a smilar penalty. We understand that, yesterday afternoon, no less than six railway martyrs, employed by hastrick's Company, were brought into Mac clesfield in the custody of Mr. Legh's keepers, and com mitted to the lock-ups, where they were kept "in durance vile" for some time, till a magistrate could be found, to liberate them on bail. raeir case, we presume, will be decided to day at the County Court. We know not what can induce Mr. Legh to act this extraordinary, and, as it appears to us, puerile and cowardly part. Why should he thus stand in the way of great national improvements? and, above all, why should he resort to this unmanly course of obstruction? His legitimate appeal is to parlia ment ; and though, as an humble imitator of the Duke of Cleveland, he may be determined to show that " he can do as he likes with his own," he may rest assured that his pre sent arbitrary and despotic course of proceeding 'will be condemned by all reasonable and unprejudiced men.— Meedesfield Chronicle. THE WEATHER.—Since Monday the weather has been dry, and farmers have been enabled to secure a part of their crops. There is still a good deal of oats remaining uncut, and a few weeks more of fine weather is greatly needed. Last night a sharp keen frost set in, which this morning was succeeded by a fall of rain, retarding further harvest operations. The crop upon the whole is good in this county, with the exception of wheat, of which there are few good samples. Potatoes are most abundant, and we have heard of no failures.—Ross-shire Advertiser. ORGANIC REMAINS.—On Thursday morning last, the excavators on the Eastern Union Line of Railway, while at work in a field near Stoke Meeting-house, Ipswich, threw out two fine molar teeth from the lower jaw of the Mammoth, also a portion of the jaw, the whole in a high state of preser vation. They were imbedded in gravel about 18 feet from the surface. Judging from the process of mastication which the teeth had undergone, there is every reason to believe they belonged to an animal of great age. The remains are now in the collection of Mr. Brown, of Stanway, near Colchester. —lpswich Express. THE BRITISH MUSEIIM.—The trustees of the British Museum have recently opened one of the large rooms in the new wing erected at the west end of this magnificent building. It is stated that this will be called the Chinese room, from the circumstance that the Chinese bell, which has been presented by her Majesty, being deposited here. It is placed in the centre of the apartment, and attached to it is the following inscription :—" Chinese Bell, from a Buddhist temple near Ningpo, presented by her Majesty, 1844." GIGANTIC HoLLYnocK.—There is in the garden of P. Darling, Esq., Croft House, a hollyhock.. which, for its great height, is perhaps not equalled in this district, being 15 feet 1 inch in height. It - has flowered three successive seasons. In 1843, it was 13 feet-7 inches, and in 1844, 16 fret 10 inches. A slip taken from it last year, and planted in the same garden, now measures 12 feet 13 inches.—Kelso Chronicle. A memorial has been transmitted from the Isle of Man to the Lords of the Treasury, praying that the mail communication with Liverpool may be three times a, week thiriag the Muter moutlA total of twice ivi4kly. Lord G. Beniinck's U c Terrier Mr. Payne's f Repeal The following were not placed :—Lord Exeter's c b e y Beiram, out of Agnes (Mann) ; Mr. Hook's Buttress (. IIowlett) ; Lord Chesterfield's Snake (F. Butler) ; Duke of Bedford's Black Cat (H. Bell); and Mr. S. Herbert's e by Venison, out of Pet (Sly). Betting-5 to 2 agst Buttress, 4 to 1 agst the Hero, 5 to 1 agst Repeal, and 5 to 1 agst Black Cat—Terrier (leading), Repeal, and the Pet colt ran to gether in front to the cords, we're the Pet colt declined, and his companions were joined by the Hero. This trio made a very pretty finish, The Hero winning by half a length, and the other two making a dead heat for second, and the Pet colt a bad fourth. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for two yrs old, 6st 71b ; three Bst 41b ; four, Bst I 2lb ; five and upwards, 9st 21b. The winner to be sold for 200 sovs. if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. Lard Exeter's fby Beiram, out of Manto, 4 yrs (Mann) 1 Lord Orford's bl b, by Clearwell, out of Fidelity, 2 yrs - 2 Sir J. Hawley's Alamode, 4 yrs ••• 3 Lord ..klbemarle's Nell Cook, 2 yrs Lord George Bentinck's Nereus, 3 yrs ... Mr. W. Etwall's Spanish Ox, 5 yrs Betting-2 to 1 agst Alamode; 3to 1 agst Nereus, 6to 1 agst Nell Cook. The Clearwell celt and Nell Cook made the running to the cords, where the latter gave way to the Manto filly, who took the lead half way up, and won cleverly by a length, about the same distance separating the second and third. Nell Cook tolerably well up, the others nowhere. Match, 200, h. ft. Ab. M.—Duke of Bedford's Mi natour, Bst I.olb (H. Bell), beat Mr. Gully's St. Lawrence, 9st 111 (S. Day). Betting stol on Minatour, who won by half a length. Post Match, 300, R.M., one to the post.—Duke of Bed ford's c Prologue 5 st 71b (H. Bell), beat Lord Glasgow's f by Bay Middleton, out of Impertinence, 7st 121 b (Nat). Betting-4 to lon Prologue, who won by three lengths. Fifty Pounds, for three-years-old, 7st 71b ; four, Bst 711) ; five, six, and aged, Bst 121 b. A. F. Mr. Cooper's Event, 3 yrs ...(Crouch) 1 Lord Verulam's Maynooth, 3 yrs Mr. Death's Misdeal, 6yr - Lord Chesterfield's Stitch, 3 yrs Lord G. Bentinck's Longitude, 3 yrs 5 Mr. Way's b g Sir Harry, 3 yrs (h. b) Mr. Francis's Alexanderina„3 yrs • 7 Betting-7 to 4 agst Misdeal,4 to 1 agst Event, 4to 1 agst Longitude, sto 1 agst Stitch, 8 to 1 agst Maynooth. Lon gitude made play at a good pace, followed by Maynooth for the first mile; Maynooth then joined the mare, ran with her to the cords, and defeated her. Event, who had been laying up, now went in front, had a decided lead half way up, and won rather easily by a length. Match, 500, last mile of B.C.—Mr. Clifton's Nottingham, 12st Sibs (Capt. R. Peel), beat 'Capt. Campbell's Crcesus, lOst 81bs. Betting-2 to lon Croasus, who made all the running to the stand, where Nottingham went up, laid with him a few strides, left him, and won cleverly by a length. Mr. Clifton wins a very large sum in bets. Post Match, 500, h ft, Bst 71b each. A.F. One to the post—Lord Chesterfield receives 150 sovs forfeit from Lord Exeter. Match, 100, h ft, Bst 21b each. T.Y.C.—Lord Stradbroke's Ides receives from Captain Daintree's c by Liverpool, out of Negus, Portsoken's dam. Match. 500, h ft. A.F.—Mr.- Greville's Alarm, Bst 91b, receives from Mr. Gully's Old England, Bst 41b, Match, '2OO, h ft, Bst 71b each. T.Y.C.—Duke of Bedford's Black Cat receives from Lord Exeter's f (dead) by Beiram, out of Marinella. CESAREWITCH STAKES. 4 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's The Baron—taken 9 to 1 agst Lord Stradbroke's Boarding-school Miss 10 to 1 agst Mr. Skerratt's Intrepid 12 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Jenny Wren 16 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Clumsy 18 to 1 agst Mr. Clifton's Paint Brush—taken 20 to l• agst Mr. Forth's Remorse 20 to 1 egst Colonel Peel's I-am-not-aware 25 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's General Pollock—taken 25 to 1 agst Mr. Wigram's Kesheng 30 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Jet 30 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Laird o'Cockpen. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 14 to 1 agst Mr. Watts's The Baron, and 5 to 2 agst him 300/., to be no bet unless he wins the Cesarewitch. The above quotations are made up to twelve o'clock. (RECEIVED NEW LATEST BETTING ON THIS DAY). MARKET, FRIDAY NIGHT. THE CESAREWITCII. 4 to 1 25 to 1 agst Lam-not-aware—t 8 to 1 agst Boarding School 25 to 1 agst Kesheng Miss—taken 25 to 1 agst Wee Pet—taken 12 to 1 agst Jenny Wren—t. 28 to 1 agst Jet—taken 13 to 1 agst Intrepid 33 to 1 agst Vol-au-Vent 15 to 1 agst Paint Brush—t. 33 to 1 agst Plantagenet 20 to 1 agst Remorse 40 to 1 agst Nottingham 25 to 1 agst Gen. Pollock—t. 50 to 1 agst Alice. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 14 to 1 agst The Baron 5 to 2 if he wins the Cesarewitch (both taken). The field is not likely to fall above two or three short of thirty. It will be made up from the following lot :—Gorham bury, Trueboy, Stomacher, General Pollock, I-am-not-aware, The Baron, Intrepid, Vol-au-Vent, Nottingham, Teetotaller, Hope, Wee Pet, Arctic (carries 2lbs over weight), Plantage net, My Old Hack, Paint Brush, Laird o' Cockpen, Lady Wildair, Boarding School Miss, Alice, Clumsy, Metal, Re morse, Jenny Wren, Seven's-the Main, Kesheng, Ruff, The Cook, Petit llorceau, Devil's Dust, Deodara, Jet, and Ama ryllis filly. TIIE CLEARWELL.—About seven or eight runners, to be taken out of the following lot :—Borghese, Ennui, Princess Alice, Mecca colt, Sting, Regina, Miss Milner colt, Colling wood, Ohio, Cuckoo, and Wit's End. Match—Sir Francis receives from Britannia. NEWMARKET, TUESDAY MORNING. It is decided that Jenny Wren is not bound to carry 'the • 51bs. extra. TILE ANDOVER UNION.—The new master of the union, Mr. Price, who was appointed on the recommendation of the Assistant-Commissioner, has been dismissed. At a meeting of the guardians, held on Saturday, the clerk read a letter from the Poor- law Commissioners, in which they stated that they were not aware of the previous conduct and character of Price, or they would not have sanctioned his recommendation. They admitted that one of their Assistant- Commissioners, Mr. Austin, was sent down to Oxford some time ago to inquire into the: conduct of the master there, and that he had forwarded to them an official report, which they had not examined until the present time, having understood,' at the period of Mr. Austin's inquiry, that as soon as it com menced the master resigned, and that therefore the charges against him were not investigated, and required no further notice. Mr. Assistant-Commissioner Parker had written a similar explanation, saving he had heard that Price had resigned because he wished to leave his situation at Oxford, and ;not because of any charges brought against him con nected with his conduct in his situation there. The Com missioners having, consequently, recommended that Price should be dismissed, the guardians agreed to a resolution to that effect. THE CUSTOM-HOUSE. •-•-• Considerable changes, ' which have been for some time past in contemplation and under the consideration of the Lords of the Treasury and Board of Customs, have taken place in the in door de partment of this establishment. The office, or compart ment of the establishment, known as the " Principal Comptroller of Accounts' Department," has been meterially altered, and a variety of important duties made to devolve thereon, which was not previously the case. The clerks who composed this office hitherto formed a portion of the general classification of clerks, available for the in-door business generally; but it being considered advisable that this department should be a distinct and separate one, a large number of clerks, consisting of the more experi enced or otherwise, have been selected and drafted from the general body for that purpose. The business of this Principal Comptroller's department has consisted in mak ing the official returns, for Parliamentary and other pur poses, of all imports into and exports from the United Kingdom, accounts of which, particularly in respect to the periodical importations of corn and other mer chandise of moment, so frequently appear ; in addition to the important duty of checking all the duty warrants or entries upon which the duties have been computed and received by the officers of the long-room. Besides these duties, in future, an office called the examiner's-office, adjoining and forming a portion of the long-room, is to be abolished altogether, and amalgamated with the department alluded to, and in future all the revenue official accounts received from the different outports of the kingdom, instead of being examined and checked in that office, will devolve upon the Principal Comptroller's department. Some further internal arrange ments and alterations have been effected in the reception of duties departments in the long-room and other portions of the building, which, although not perhaps of any witsime public importance, will, it may be presumed , by facilitating business in that quarter, eventually prove to be the COO, when they come fully and fairly into operation. Other mea sures in the in-door departments of the establishment arc said to be in contemplation, although , as t here is not at present anything known for certain in the matter, we must forbear entering into further particulars respecting them. PETTY SESSIONS.-133 , a return just issued it ap- P e s in) es tel a rb s a r i:o lilc t n:s jauisi_iretenilctdEec.hanteglFiatonnrrdsita:acnnodgdn\r‘eVp. ae u a itl b l i e l en s i n e l t ant - h h e l o y. r o u e r s n a e o r t s c h s re e n T n a t h ' d a e , places p a ias 3 (ria, are ti os n e g ett the u s a t l o e m s, h b o r w o u e fe h r t , th o t m g h e to t i r is a e t caisoacoynasirdeerwecsluusuffiv,eienotr. dice W ca the OCLIaiOI2. WINDSOR ELECTION. Wninson, MONDAY.—Colonel Reid has been actively pur suing his canvass during the day, accompanied, in the after noon, by Sir William Fremantle, of Holly-grove, Winkfield. Colonel Vyse of Stoke, the Hon. Mr. Ashley, a son of the Earl of Shaftesbury, and several of the neighbouring gentry, as well as many of the clergy connected with Eton College, have also been exerting themselves in favour of the Govern ment candidate. A meeting of the electors of the borough and the friends of Sir John de Beauvoir has been advertised to take place this evening, at the Adelaide Hotel. Sir John has announced his intention of being present. Mr. Walter arrived in Windsor this morning, and has issued an address to the electors, in which he says :—" My political life is already before you, and numerous have been the acts and expresssons of personal kindness which I have received from many of your body; whilst at the same time my own conscience informs me that I cannot, by any chance —by any error of act or word—have created any enemy to myself among you. I have also represented the county in two Parliaments, and I hope not altogether without honour. I retired from that distinguished situation because I did not find that my own opinions on subjects of internal policy of great moment received that support throughout the county to which I thought them entitled. The manifestations of re gard, however, which I have since witnessed, lead me to believe that thcse views and opinions will now find a more favourable reception. Indeed, I may say, they have already prevailed to such an extent as has shown that the system which I deprecated could not be enforced in its menaced severity, but the laws for the government of a free nation must be humane as well as stringent." A NEW COMET. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ESSEX HERALD. Great Wakering, Essex, Oct. 12, 1845. Sir,—Do me the favour to inform your astronomical readers in the next number of the Essex Herald, that a comet is now visible to the naked eye, in the constellation Cancer, and that the best time for seeing it is from two to four in the morning; at the former hour it will be found due east, about 30 degrees above the horison, and about 11 de grees to the left of and a little below the bright star Pollux in Gemini.—l am, Sir, your very obedient servant, —Essex Herald. CHARLES MILLER. BIRTIL—In York-terrace, Regent's-park, on the 13th instant, the lady of John Fraser, Esq., of a daughter. CORK ELECTION.—The constituency of Cork seem to have lost no time in looking out for successors to Sergeant Murphy and Mr. O'Callaghan. At a meeting of the elite of the repealers held on Friday, the names of Alderman Thomas Lyons, Mr. Joseph Hayes, Alderman W. Fagan, and Captain Broderick were mentioned. The meeting adjourned without coming to any decision, but it was generally considered that Messrs. Hayes and Lyons were the favourites. Among the prisoners for trial at the Essex Quar ter Sessions, which commence this day at Chelmsford, is a lad, thirteen years of age, charged " with endangering the safety of persons upon the Northern and Eastern Railway, by throwing a stone on the said railway at Sheering." A GHOST.—An absurd rumour having got abroad that for the last few nights a ghost appeared in white, and possessing, among other ghostly qualifications, the power not on:y of übiquity, but of invisibility at will, was to be seen wandering about Chapel-field. A number of the curious in such matters assembled on Tuesday and Wednesday even ings, in the expectation of seeing it. Neither were they disappointed (if their own statements can be believed), for between eleven and twelve o'clock an apparition was observed coolly to walk through a wall at the east side of the field, cross the road, hop over the wooden pallisades, and glide along the grass, under the old elm-trees that waved myste riously at the time, and pass into one of the ancient towers, which was, as usual, wrapped in impenetrable gloom. A whole army of little boys, and a pretty fair sprinkling of children of a larger growth, are said to have witnessed this interesting exploit. After the apparition had thus unaccountably disappeared, the little boys grasped their sticks, exchanged incoherent expressions of wonder and alarm and appeared indignant that the ghost had not boldly advanced among them, and given battle. A council of war was then held, and it was deter mined to ascend, en masse, the grassy eminence on which the old tower is situate,:and either take the building by storm, or make the ghost capitulate on honourable terms. With this intention, the whole body—now about four hundred—with a gallant intrepidity, alike creditable to themselves and worthy the heroie cause in which they were embarked, moved in formidable precision along the field, across the gravel walk, and actually up the ascent, and finally stood, with palpitating hearts, under the old tower itself. Alas, however, for the lovers of the marvellous—no ghost, not even the wave of a white garment, or even the smell of brimstone, could be traced. It is true a few vagrant and unhappy rats scampered away, and in their hurried exit almost frightened to death the front rank of the detachment; but beyond that fact nothing could be seen or heard. After lingering about an astonishing length of time to no purpose, these daring spirits retired, much crest-fallen at the unsuccessful termination of the evening's adventures.—Norwich Mercury. OCULAR DEMONSTRATION. —During the late con tinued wet weather, a country laird in the upper ward of Lanarkshire, became very uneasy for the safety of his crops. But, if the honest laird's anxiety was great on account of the weather, his mind was still more perplexed by the state of his barometer. Morning, noon, and night, did he come from the fields dripping with wet, and as often visited and tapped his " weather-glass," which, to the daily increasing surprise, and notwithstanding the rain continued to pour down in torrents, always indicate fair weather. This state of matters continued for nearly a fortnight; when the laird, one very wet day, having determined to put an end to the miscon ception, lifted the barometer from its position on the wall, and presenting its face at the door, exclaimed with an oath, " Will you believe your ain een?"— Scotsman. By the death of Lora Spencer a pension of 1,3401. granted to the late Edmund Burke, for the lives of the Princess Amelia, the last Earl Spencer and the late William Cavendish, Esq., determines. • NUMEROUS PRIZE FIGHTS.—No fewer than seven prize fights took place last week, six of them coming off on Tuesday last. The first was between two novices, Phelps, of Brighton, and Barnash, of Westminster, for 251. aside. They are light weights, about siA stone each, and fought near the Three Bridges station, on the Brighton line. The fight lasted about an hour, when Phelps won gallantly. The second.fight was between Charley Jones, of Manches ter, and Biddulph, of Macclesfield, for 25/. aside. They fought on Bradshaw-hill, Derbyshire, twenty-four rounds, during which Jones had the best of it, but the battle ter minated in a dispute, in consequence of an alleged foul blow on the part of Jones. Each party claims the stakes. The third contest was between Williamson, of Halifax, and Beaumont, of Huddersfield, for 50/. aside. They fought Lindend-common, near Sheffield. Beaumont was beat ing his man easily, but to the surprise and indignation of the spectators, he gave in in the nineteenth round, not half beaten, Williamson was theidore declared the winner. The fourth fight was between Tom Davis, of Liverpool, and Keeney Ma lone, an Irishman, for 251. a side. They fought at Woodhead, near Manchester. They fought 54 de , Aerate rounds, when Davis knocked his opponent out of time, and won the battle. The fifth fight was between Dick Holmes and Birmingham Davis, for 501. a side. Only two rounds were fought, for in the second, after an exchange of hits, Davis rushed to a close, when Holmes retreated to his corner, and steadying himself as Davis came to him, hit him on the left side of the head, knocking him right off his legs, and as he was falling striking him severely on the ribs. Davis: was carried to his corner in a senseless state, and when lime was called was deaf to the summons. The sixth fight, fought also on Tuesday, between two Oxonians, named W. Godfrey and Artful Allen, took place near Wheatley. It was a severe fight of ninety nine rounds, and an hour and forty-five minutes' duration. Allen won, but Godfrey, a novice in the ring, proved himself throughout game, by fighting twenty rounds after his seconds gave in for him. The seventh fight, which took place on Monday last, ended fatally. It took place near Saffron Walden, between John Woodlay, a labourer, and Michael Manning, a mason, both employed on the North-Eastern Counties Railway'. They fought about twenty rounds, when Manning struck Woodley right and left in the breast. The latter fell, groaned once, and died. An inquest was held upon his body, and the following verdict returned—" Natural death from disease of the heart, accelerated by excitement . of prize fighting." MELANCHOLY AND FATAL OCCURRENCE.—It is with feelings of deep regret that we have to record the occur rence of. a most distressing accident,'which occasioned. the death of Mr. Colin Dunbar, principal clerk to Provost Ca meron, of Dingwall. Happening - to be in Inverness on Saturday, Mr. Dunbar went, accompanied by a friend, to see the steam saw-mills, at the Shore, and having gone into the engine-room, he was unfortunately struck by the regulator. He fell upon the large fly-wheel, and was dragged beneath it, and afterwards thrown upon the floor where he had been previously standing. Dr. Manford was on the spot in a short time, but life was extinct. The body was carried into Mr. Anderson's, and thence to 111 r. Ithiners, Castle-street. Mr. Dunbar had a peculiar desire for examining improvements and machinery of e o s a -errbeearly kind— hence his visit to the saw mill. s sa w iiyii i e de hwas c a i s r l e em l ft e o o rea f part of the day with Mr. Mind, jairechlitaeeedctt,igngotnoße the ßooms, thence ti a ie d a d e i- e Cons recently made to the .IN d 'er t th e e n ni to the mills. A feeling of to the Episcopal Chapel, an acquaintances. Mr.. Dun deep regret prevails to as loss. te od family to Cameron's' employment, and was a mo u n a g lrl s ,m t metnhete regret d ls e thanw-ife a y t ' y ou ) n .e g ars universally respected. His remains were, brought to Ding e all on Monday evening, and on Wednesday followed to their final resting-place by a large and very respectable con course of friends, the magistrates, and a large number of the town and county gentlemen —Ross-shire Advertiser. THE MANCHESTER ATHENZUM SOIREE.—In ad-. di . ion to the distinguished persons who have already ac cepted the invitation to the soiree on the 23rd instant. Mark Lemon, Esq. (the editor of Punch), and Gilbert A'Beckett, Esq , one of its most distinguished contributors, have ex pressed their intention to be present. With these gentlemen, Douglas Jerrold and Charles Dickens, the soiree bids fair to be a glorious " Night with Punch."—Manchester Guar dian. 'We have looked over the list of the guests as ad vertised, and observe, much to the credit of the o t M e n m eh e e n ste o r f people, that the foremost names are _ti c o k ! e e ns, f h D. Jerrold, genius who have been invited—Q. v rs of Parliament for the Lover, and then come the . 111eT t e ed townsmen and neigh- Mark Lemon, Gilbert A'Beckett,b Charles Knight, Samuel borough, of their distinguished .115rlight, and Mr. Brotherton. also to be present, but, with neigh bours, municipasal M authorities Cobden, art l% ; d, who is one of the society , r_zuest. The Lanca the exception of Sir B. al been reproached with enter shire gentlemen have in ge es vet for the aristocraCJ, and we too profound a r 1 itself, we do not observeriaenTs'esriZle titled twining may, therefore, proofs that they are reforming themselves. Atllenxum.as look on the meetings of the 3fanchester Atl ieum They have, therefore, come to Last year, if we recollect correctly, Mr. Disraeli was their c hief guest at the ien the right conclusion that talents and genius ennoble what ever they mingle with, and can receive no additional dignity irom mere conventional and political titles.—Chroniek. INCREASED POST-OFFICE COMMUNICATION WITII INntA.—G ENERAL POST-OFFICE NOTlCE.—Arrangements having been made for the conveyance of letters direct to Bombay twice a month, instead of once, as at present, mails for that Presidency' will accordingly be made up in London twice a month, and transmitted'for conveyance from Aden to Bombay by steam-vessels, to be provided by the East India Company. SUPPOSED SUICIDE IN THE SERPENTINE.—Yester day morning the body of a man named James Knight, a but ler, recently residing in King-street; Park-street, was dis covered by the police floatittg in the upper part 'of the Serpentine river. It was ultimately removed to the dead house at Knightsbridge, to await the inquest. Matthew Bell, Esq., M.P., it is currently rumoured, will shortly retire from public „life, with an understanding that Mr. Itodgson Hinde, M.P., shall succeed him in the re presentation of South .Northumbef and. Newcastle is to fail to Mr. Richard Hodgson's lot. —Gateshead Observer. RAILWAYS IN YORKSHIRE AND LANCASHIRE.--• The railways in operation in these. counties are 23 ; in pro gress, 27 ; projected, 100 ; of the latter, 22 havebeen surveyed and settled as to the lines, but the remainder-Ire not yet in a definable state. A Frenchman is said to have invented a machine capable of doing every description of sewing exceit sewing of Mitten-holes. -7!