The Sun. — London, England, 1845-10-08 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. (RECEIVED THIS DAY). PIGBURN RACES—MONDAY. The Trial Stakes, Rise-in, 12st each, were won by Mr. H. Alarm's b m Chatsworth Lass, 6 yrs (11. Mann). beating Mr. Armstrong's b m Mrs. Darby, and Mr. J. B. Lindley's b m Fudge, aged. The St. Legcr Stakes, for three year olds, list each, Tithe Barn-in (19 Subscribers, 15 of whom paid forfeit), were. won by /11r. Rusnsbottom's b m Dudu (J. B. Lord), beating Mr. Cartledge na Economy, Mr. R. Wells' Maid of All Work, and Mr. T. Fisher na b m Dice. Th e Cup: three year olds, lOst ; four, list 21b; five, list 12Ib ; Mann'ssi aged, 12st 411;; mile and a half; was won by Mr. H. Maria, 4 yrs (C. Ledger). beating Mr. Moor house na The Belle, aged ; Mr. Lindley's Skylark, 5 yrs ; Mr. G. Johnson na Do-it-again, 6 yis ; and Mr. Vicker's bl m Butcher Lass, 5 yrs. The Ladies' Plate: three yr olds, 9st 101 b; four, list; five, blst 10Ib ; six and aged, 12st 31b; Tithe Barn-in ; was won Y Mr. J. Rainsbottom's b m Dudu, 3 yrs (G. Moorhouse), beating Mr. R. Wells' Maid of All Work, 3 yrs ; Mr. Cart ledge na b c Economy, 3 yrs ; Mr. G. Johnson's Do-it-again ; and Mr. H. Mann's Mundig, aged. The Selling Stakes: three yr olds, 10st ; four, li s t ; five, 1 2st ; th e w i nner to b e sold for 301., &c.; Straight run ; were won in two heats by Mr. Moorhouse na The Belle (G. Moor house), beating Mr. Lindley's b h Skylark, Mr. H. Mann's Chatsworth Lass, and Mr. Ledger's Tray lad, 3 yrs. The Open Stakes, Cup weights, thorough-breds 71b extra, once round, were won by Mr. T B. Walker na Maid of Llan gollen, 6 yrs, beating Mr. J. H. Lindley's Bald Face, 4 yrs. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTERTUEBDAY. CY . SAREWITCII STAKES.-12 to 1 agst Dawson's lot (0-10 to 1 agst Boarding-school Miss (t)--11 to 1 agst The Baron - --12 to 1 agst Jenny Wreu-15 to 1 agst Intrepid (0-17 to I aget Dlv Wry (t)-20 to 1 agst Wee Pet-20 to 1 agst gis-26 to 1 apt Discord ct)-25 to 1 asst Keshing-25 to lagst Seaman. D tfil3Y.-33 to 1 agst Ginger (t). THE GERMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. ScHuEtrwmurrt..—Our German Catholic Church will h hortly be under roof, and we most heartily wish that the reformation festival, which is to be solemnised in it in the nliddl e of October next, may assemble here all these valiant champions who were raised by the cry for help, which once went forth from this little place, in order that they may thus receive the thanks of the liberated, and that theymay behold Hie first erected German Catholic place of worship which is destined to consecrate to future generations their heroic ach ievements. -EITSTADT, NEAR THE HAARDT.—Our German Catholic °4 4inunity has inserted in the public papers the following repl y to an anonymous writer in the Post Gazette of Augs ;``,T,9 t:---" We, t i erman Catholics, or , as y ou s tyl e us , t h e "lowers of Rouge, declare herewith that we still continue to adhere to the cause of Church reform, and that we do by not intend to deviatefrom our line of conduct, as regulated the firm principles of Christianity. We cannot, indeed, r e st of many noble members, but we ha ve , h owever , s i x t y heady f families in our community, who, we are sure, fulfil Ih4r duti es as men an d as c i t i zens. Th at we do not enjoy ere the same privileges as the other sister communities, will b e eti:l l v conceived by all those who consider the circum stances` i n //,,,?eh we are placed, Notwithstanding which, We truth.” shall re main firm';' attached to the cause of light and The foll ow i ng extract from a song attributed to Herwegh, r elates to the same subject On the throne of sacred justice brutal might again to rear, And to force the whole creation a vile slavish form to wear; And the sky with clouds to cover, when the sun is glad and bright, And to bury ev'ry nation in its old and deadly night;— And the youthful Easter morning, in its majesty sublime, , Tith the impious blade to scratch out from the almanack of Ttime; t he very bud to stifle revelations as they rise, ruth to overload with curses—honour to bestow on lies ; And to shriek throughout creation, yelling ' Backwards!'— An Word profane, u cl by form and rule to slaughter what the mind's exertions A nd the A ; nd the hand on culture's dial to turn back, and check the Of tone the silver bell of freedom, when it scarce has sounded One And a code of laws to fashion, treating man but as a thing, luck as despots, they encompass with oppression's iron Yes, a n code that makes the freeman a machine and nothing more, And deprives the salt of savour, and forbids the mind to soar i lls for this the Jesuits labour—yes! 'tis this the darklings , e „ plan, no an impious game are playing with the holy mind of : B u ye brave and skilful miners, in your gloomy vaults y be- Rare, . "1/t your own dread mines, exploding, hurl you thund'ring through the air." LITERATURE. 771 R OCEANFLO WEB ; a Poem. Preceded cy a De scriptive and Historical Account of the hiand of odeira. By T. M. Hughes, Author of "Revelations Spain." hat Mr. Hughe3 is a shrewd and sensible observer, "d an accurate and lively delineator of' the manners and • c hrins of foreign lands, has been sufficiently preyed by " Revelations of Spain." He now appears before us j u s s a l 3 "et ; and the present volume proves that he has a e ,t right to the title. " The Ocean Flower" is the poeti -441 natoe which our author gives to the island of Madeira. s rl l his poem, which consists of ten short cantos, is de (pl,tive of the scenery of the island and of the history tu r , its first discovery. In detailing the history of its dis c,jerY and settlement our author introduces, by way of li l a s ,‘, 3 de, many of the romantic legends of Portugal and an . rim• These are all treated with true poetic feeling, ) the old ballad metre has been in many instances :" pted with great effect. The introductory stanzas to , i t eh canto are of a reflective character, and remind us, tr 'j a t • 6cl touch by the construction of the verse as by the 4_ 14 Of thought pursued, not unfrequently of " Childe 4r01d," Some of the lyrics with which the poem is in thresPeried are very spirited. The following "Song of "A j3 ' ll- ringers .:at the Consecration of the Church of our of the Strand," would, if set to music by some 11 d 541 ar composer, become tie song at bell-ringing SONG OF TIIE BELL-RINGERS. Swing the bells bravely With true triple peal, Lightly, yet gravely, Until the brain reel. - - Bell-ringers boldly In musical chime Swing, never coldly, But sweetly in time. From the earth bounding, Next instant descend; Be the peal sounding The same to the end. Lusty bell-ringers, How shakes the tall tower; Sway, nimble fingers, A mammoth in power ! Oh, it is glorious aal quell, Grandly, A h n de e up r uproario us, Til l . While he is swinging, . No cannon more strong , While the peal's ringing, _ Like thunder his tongue I When he booms loudly In fast growing speed, Rein him in proudly Like galloping steed. Fresh as Aurora With vigour still rise ; Nossa Senhora skies . Is Queen o fthe historic t ne er ,, e•••ein is preceded by an ghtr ii • al and descriptive dell' i n et' the island of Madeira. This ac count oy i . s % I , ~„ u y written. It not only gives a clea r, of Ma kei,w of the history of . Portuguese th d e is i c a o la v a e d ry, but it d-• e Ys every information relative to . - mt ~ tik47 l t9at the invalid about to takeuph o i f s i4l Pire• Indeed, no one should think , ~,:tellui; without making Mr. visiting eb e thereth i s ti l '• Ile likewise gives us a delightfulHughes's book hoins Por kvadelles 1* 1 -kir.i, e i terature. May we venture . to t r su e 11 , 1" the propriety of giving us a his o Such a ''' -'i Pg' of course, a history of its literature. y g o g f ee Portugal, t eMr 911 4 It' s much Athenawanted awe know of no author so '"red to undertake sk as Mr. Hughes. 2'llE O 'DONOGHUE. By Harry Lorriquer. Ncs. 11 and 12. eha This ° cry clever tale is advanced through but t fe w w it more ise k ! l i t "s, not only with undiminished spirit, Pow,e only of that knowledge ?fch r a a r a ac h t u e i r ta an a d at t h h o a r t htno, ~(4. analytical observation, which It 'n , 1. " th '' very select novelists of our day. Th l e villainy o a f dra,orth is becoming now clearly deve op ot. y The tar r ; a ti t ie and well managed evolution of the . - 1 ter kt . e is easy, Set of extreme interest . 1) the con tract I,oin spirit,A, but never permitted to perplex or pro- Wo w ,'e narrative There is a fine scene . of Hems- tr k) ,, 8 temporary delirium, the effect of a violent fall 10,4(.1113 horse ; and the illustration where he be ', thr„,„ l4 .g out of the window, which he seems to . e j ust . 'lllitk w or t hy with startling abruptness and ro p h a r s e s n io g n r , av i: lg, • vv,.y of the text. In truth, of the , Th, re •,,Ich accompany this part, three are admirable. o'flisn'tt-e,,iir: marvellous power about the ‘• Helwratviess lis at to ant in Prison." The author, as usu al, zei3l.l..:rersA:..:thi set,onaevvlusion of the last page, at an agony leaves I' aitine the appearance of the next chapte . ci, •---1 esterda 11y:1/ENT AT THE TREASURY, WHITE.- aft oo Mr Bedford held an:inquest at t l he s mason ,W , w n ett a m a l a n st er Mondayon t he last eabt fell od headof h faorree e Dei s teYir4lll% s4c2aff o aa ld tre e ee r rn e t ct e d at the back front of the T rea sur y ve Po lt , . and fractured his skull. The deceased was a r i n ' . Stead Uul,;; man, and had been upwards of eighteen years eAh Cub; emply. Verdict, Accidental Death. . buslloB4y af•MteereiteDnENOT,clolz, FLEET-osirpsaErdEaTii,—acLhaselateanoitagahnit., il l tl e h, 4 , was tyl,ec pr sedan l in' u P the vealr Y Fleet-street at a rapid rat d and geeloc , t:ie cna n bb ea eNi r na N g % . ' h i2 e n, C 3B l isd C o r 1 p e i n yin l ent h co ei n sa t a a m c e t proceeding t he the d r i v e le• and so violent was the force of the concussr the . 6 4. t o us er was thrown off' the box with considerable violen c e e urnin rni:tYteosi;e payement, but fortunately he has not sustained an iift:::::::::_taiunnfieauatyrfei;beyond a f ew b ri ii ses • the shafts were torn 4 tar te 4 'us horse, fiudin himself at liberty, took frig'it, and i r l a e t e e , a u g p F . l asse t ug treet dragging the broken ti ont "! at his heels, the foot p ee -s era 'retreating in all direc (7 al th e 0 , me in contact with part of the board arch v, Pelllug of the sewers opposite St. Dunstan's "e force of which threw him down, and he was ulti co_ secured. 0 ' f "Para t i v , , wing to the lateness of :the hour . and the t t that il ' o e s i e e r ay state of the streets must be attributed the . —4ll we m t lB accident occurred. The lady and gen aiury b rQ got out of the cab without having sustained any 4ri ver' aY° m l fright. The omnibus was stopped and the „ 8 rannber taken, „ k3T r. Nlher ;.I.‘a•S IiATHEItAL.--For some time past a of th e w.wknaen have been employed in gilding the rail dooie. ~.10 circular gallery Whic h surmounts the top of the iiLnlesenntnia'cilin,e,,,:von.frktilheaving- been e completed, the . gallery now er' a a SPlelldid 1,._ lOr vi„,,_ appea!ance, and greatly improves ~.t he naagnificent pile, in consequence ot its_ -.al nathectrgaiwith the large gilt ball and cross at the top of ~_ L 41 3 / 4 Y.) DAY• e supPlY ado uP v sm all. urnerom i n the le a" the f except g Barley doing. ies. Th e ' criptio_ d o e ownw-- flour. 3,860 Os' A at fun Bee f from 3s 8 d se. DAY* Bess gar • outt id. c Nort se h Ion; Lady B. D s • emerara.Victor." irrd. Ali ce j Stewar t ' s Pag er* ;11 11 ' e h : ' l ,a t vicyoue, Pearce , St " . Rio J 1 Job° Q uebe c , r°°- ty, n den; 1, siciiolso, t C a lcut ßransific t t both f (0/11 bo , er o )rniog , tiz. id the la Ar ad , ester, -- e d, were- %,.. te t A l or ( 1 11 .5i e ct was P 1 frO lwi~k rn L last 11 ,Chet shipped ts , o 1 f Land qt t ale a w e i s e siw r ce but lAY.) T o's daY• Lptaints, le of rear. asY ect the Pr °P o ts, At all e ers i nt of Be n Pti l. 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J s ,hott! e for Soc iet ' it i e rn t 3er i n 'JO ~A defe o of t he cou rsa ce o. er t 0 a W Pe t °f at o• eir age; ritl t o) c o° ; wit b Gu n' so 00 ,1 is ..... e l; • f rt • 1504 ,1 Jul) I .ois k ' Qll ' t oe , ;elVe ° r od' gtiln er red un ti 0 , 0 71,36wcr e 0 O e tt " to I" 1, L be iljg a ttol' was c ats' gat thri tiol uiuing Cut 'tljth cotoP ig let ' u o •curostalic it. L IE. 1 ne t , t he int o 0 05 . entvr e by buck od, few 500 . 00 311 1 the t b t r olie P e ' l " ` liei 1 "` , era it ul 0. lire iroin . re 0 red a la d CO Ol l 9O :OnS ide figel audie a Y es tor , til up ere: , e tar) . 14 „a suite ~` ~' RAILWAYS IN JAMAICA (From the Jamaica .bispatch, Sept. 8.) Although the prospect whic' a has been opened to vs of the general formation of railway:9 throughout the island has been hailed with universal gratification, not merely on account of the facilities to traffic and locomotion which they w ill con f er, but in respect of the coniblence which so large an investment of British capital in our soil shows to have sprung up among capitalists in England in the returning prosperity of Ja maica, the real and substantial benefits to be derived from these grand undertakings have not yet been considered or dreamed of by the great majority of our fellow-colonists. We look to the:3e undertakings as harbingers of a glorious day of improvement now dawning upon the gloom which has overspread these fine islands during a long night of ad versity and desolation. We anticipate from them increase of population, extended commerce, increased productive.. ness, an enlarged field of industry. We hope ere long to see by the aid of railways and of that capital which seems now to be flowing in a copious stream towards our shores a totally different system of estates' management. We hope to see that which has often been recommended and approved, but has hitherto been found impracticable from the difficulty of carriage, the manufacture of sugar separated altogether from the cultivation of it. The benefit of central manufac tories established on a large scale and maintained by wealthy companies requires only to be experienced in order to be universally admitted. In all districts through which a rail way shall be formed these central factories might be esta blished, and tram-roads laid at the expense of the company to each estate in its neighbourhood, by which, for a small charge per ton on the carriage, the canes of each estate might be carried for manufacture. We need. not tell the planter how much more cheaply sugar could be thus manu factured in large quantities than it is at present on the estate. This is no theory of ours. It has been tried and is at. present, we believe, in operation in the island of Gaadaloupe under the superintendence of a company raised in Paris. The title of the company so far as we can learn is an " Association for the Manufacture of Sugar in the French Antilles ;" its capital is considerable, raised alto gether in France, but we cannot state with precision the terms upon which the produce is manufactured ; that would be subject for arrangement according to the pecu liar locality of each manufactory. But the advantages of this system would not be confined to the benefits which would be derived by the proprietors of sugar estates now in cultivation from the reduced cost of manufacturing their produce. It would create 14 new class among us—it would bring into cultivation lands which never yet have been thus employed—it would cause to emigrate to our shores hundreds of small capitalists, who could afford to purchase and culti vate their lots of 40 or 50 acres of canes, but who could not now so apply their means for want of expensive works. The production of the country might thus be doubled. In such a parish as Vere the establishment of a central factory on a large scale would, we should conceive, be most advantageous. The level tract of country under cane culti vation would enable trams t o b e l a id t o every estatein the parish, and the labour now employed in manufacturing the produce might be exclusively engaged in increasing the production. The foregoing observations have been thrown out for the consideration of planters here and of capitalists at home, among the latter of whom we have reason to believe the sub ject has already been in contemplation. If railroads did nothing else for us but this they would deserve our anxious support. TITCHFIELD.—MR. BRIGHT.—We have just seen a beautiful piece of plate about to be presented to John Bright Esq , M.P., on which is the following inscription " Presented to John Brigh , Esq., M.P , by a few of the ii - habitants of Titchfield parish, as a small token of their ap probation of his zealous endeavours to expose the injustice and iniquity of the game-laws. September lath, 1845." This testimonial was the result of a subscription originating with a few disinterested individuals, who have on many former occasions accelerated by their influence and contri butions the cause of freedom and justice. We beg to refer out readers to our last number, under the Christchurch head, for information on the oppressive working of the game laws. —Hampshire Independent, PROSELYTISM IN RIISSIA.—The Russian Govern ment, says the Journal des 7)6bats, has just achieved some religious conversions in the German provinces of Courland, Livonia, and Esthonia, where the majority of the inha bitants are Protestants. Those conversions had already ex cited some disorders in the provinces, but the Russian clergy, seconded by the civil and military authorities, was decided to follow up the work with that violence and blind fanaticism which characterises Russian policy, and which presents such a deplorable contrast to the mildness and tolerance of the other European states. The fol lowing is an abstract of a private letter from Li vonia, published in the Hamburgh Gazette :—" The Li vonian clergy met on the 6th, 7th, and Bth of September, in the small town of Walk, to the number of sixty, for the purpose of deliberating upon the religious movement which al present manifests itself among the inhabitants of Livonia. They came to a decision to remonstrate with the Government at St. Petersburgh upon the subject. M. de Golowin had replied to that remonstrance that the natives or others who wished to enter into the orthodox church' would be received at Riga, and in the other towns of Livonia ; for this purpose several temporary churches had been opened. The peasants who wish to quit their residences for the purpose of being received ought to be furnished with certificates from their landlords, who cannot refuse them. The proprietors and clergy who should hinder or endeavour to deter the peasantry from following the bent of their in clinations would be liable to severe penalties. It is neces sary to remark that article 10 of the treaty of peace of Ny stadt is in the following terms*:—" Liberty of conscience will be respected in all the provinces of Estbonia, Livonia, the island of Esel, Carolia, and Impermanland, ceded by Sweden to Russia. The evangelical church shall be main tained there, such as it existed under the Swedish Govern ment." CITY IMPROVEMENTS.—In consequence of the new ►mprovements in the City, the parish church of St. Benet fink, in Threadneedle-street, is about to be pulled down. It has been determined that the work of demolition should be immediately commenced, but in consequence of the church of the adjoining parish (to which St, Benetfink is thereafter to be united) being closed for repairs, the City authorities, in order that the inhabitants of both parishes may not be de• prived of the means of divine worship at one time, have al lowed the sacred edifice to remain for a month longer. PETTY SESSIONS.—On Saturday a very lengthened Parliamentary return was printed, showing the places at which petty sessions are held throughout England and Wales. A great number are held at public-houses, which is much to be regretted, as the administration of public justice requires a different place to hold its court. In the Bill which was dis cussed last Session respecting petty sessions, there was a pro vision to prevent them in future being held in such places. The return, which was obtained on the motion of Captain Pechell, the Member for Brighton, has been recalled for some corrections. DESTITUTION AND REVERSE OF FORTUNE. —Last evening Mr. Payne held an inquest at the Welsh Harp, Essex-street, Bouverie-street, City, on the body of Mr. Christmas, aged 54, who hung himself at No. 9, Lombard street, where he occupied two rooms. The deceased had been formerly in business as a grocer, but in consequence of misfortunes he became reduced, and got much in arrear of his rent, and he was threatened to have his little stock of goods seized. On Monday morning he was discovered in a sitting posture upon the bed with a rope round his neck, which was attached to the bed-post. Life had been extinct some hours, Verdict, " Temporary insanity." ALLEGED MUUDEa AT CAMBERWELL.-011 Mon day night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, Benjamin Booth, a plasterer by . trade, died 2, Alpha-cottages, Camberwell, from injuries inflicted upon him on Monday morning by a man named John Walsh. It appears that the deceased, Walsh, and a third man slept in the same room, and Walsh being the first up in the morning, Booth accused him of taking eighteenpenee from his pocket. Walsh denied the accusation, and went into the next room, which was occupied by a journeyman tailor, named Leeney, and complained to that person of the false accusation that had just been made against him, and seizing a sleeve-board, rushed to the room where Booth still remained in bed. He instantly attagked the unfortunate man while in bed, and struck him several severe blewS about the head with the sleeve-board. Booth, however, managed to get out of bed; but before lie could grasp his murderous assailant, he received several additional blows about the head and upper part of his person. The third man by this time got out of bed, and forcing himself between the parties, separated them, when Walsh made the best of his way out of the house. Booth, though severely injured, was able to _get out of bed, and take one or two cups of tea. Soon after, however, he was seized with serious illness and stupor, and the symptoms were so alarming that Mr. Morris, the parish doctor, was sent for. That gentleman immediately attended, and used every means that medical skill could devise to relieve the unfor tunate man, but It was to no purpose ; the laoor fellow breathed his last shortly after eleven o'cloc. Information of the occurrence was forwarded to the Camberwell station, and the police are in pursuit of Walsh. __ BURGLARY AT STOCKBRIDGE.—Yesterday morning the farm-honse of Mr. Thomas Attwood, situated in rather a retired situation at the back of the church at Stockbridge, was forcibly entered by, it is supposed, five thieves, who ran sacked the lower part of the house of coats and other cloth ing, half a round of beef, a barn, some poultry, two hares, three rabbits, and a loaded gun. Having partaken of beer, wine, and eatables, they decamped. It is supposed they . took the road for Southampton, as five strange and suspicious looking men were met ;by a carter about six o'clock in the morning, about four miles from Stockbridge, on that road. VISIT OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON TO EAST BOURNE AND SEAFoRD.—On Friday last the curiosity of the good people of Eastbourne was in no slight degree excited by the rumour that the Duke of Wellington had passed through the town on his way to Seaford. The report proved true, and it subsegnently appeared that his Grace had passed the night at Seaford, and next morning, after an early walk before breakfast, had returned to Eastbourne. On his arrival, his Grace visited the redoubt, Lieutenant Conjuit having been summoned to attend and " do the honours." The Duke, after leaving the redoubt, mounted his horse and rode towards Hastings by Pevensey Bay. Here a carriage was in waiting, entering which, the noble Duke proceeded on his journey. It is almost needless to add, that this visit has given rise to numberless speculations as to its immediate ob ject. The Harbour of Refuge, and the defence of the coast, afford ready subjects for such speculations.—Svssex Ad vertiser, OssAßuna, SEPT. 28.—A fact, which is the gene ral subject of conversation in this city and the country, may lead to a German Catholic movement in these parts. A young and accomplished Roman Catholic lady in Oinaburg was asked by her father confessor whether she believed in the infallibility of the Pope and in transubstantiation. The lady answering both questions in the negative, was told by her confessor that she could not have the benediction of the Church, upon which, without receiving absolution, she left the church. CARITABLE QUESTS. DUBLIN, Ocr. H s.—Mr. Michael BE Blake, of Frenchfort, in the county of Galway, one of the rather select number of gentlemen favourable to a repeal of the Union, died at his residence last week, and left by his will the following bequests to " charitable institutions :"- 1,0004 to the Widow and Orphan Asylum. 5001. to the Magdalen Asylum, Lombard-street. 2001. to the Female Breakfast Institute at the Pre sentation. 2001. to the Male Orphan Breakfast Institute, Lombard street. 2001. to the Sisters of Mercy for the Poor. 100/. to the poor widows of Claddagh for clothing. 100/, to the Sisters of Charity, Clarenbridge. 50/. to the Rev. B. J. Roche, for a bell. 201. to the poor widows on his estate. 20/. to the poor widows of Oranmore. And " 100/. to Daniel O'Connell, in trust for the Repeal Association," which, according to the terms of the will, comes in under the denomination of a " charitable institution." Mr. Blake was, it seems, a very ardent Repealer; indeed, his love for domestic legislation is described as intense. " One of the last requests made by the expiring patriot," says the Galway Mercury, " was to have his card of admission as a member placed on his coffin, immediately near his heart." LAW APPOINTMENT. According to a provincial journal, Mr. John Pennefather, a young and rising barrister on the Leinster Circuit, son of the Baron and brother of the Under-Secretary, has been ap pointed to succeed Mr. John O'Dwyer as counsel in Crown prosecutions in Green-street. ARRIVAL OF THE MARQUIS OF HERTFORD. The following account of the Noble Marquis's arrival and reception in Lisburn, is abridged from the -Northern Whip The Marquis of Hertford arrived in Belfast on Thursday evening from Glasgow, by the Thetis steamer, and, after a short delay at the Donegal Arms, proceeded the same even ing to Lisburn. He was accompanied by Captain Meynell, Member for Lisburn. The illuminations determined upon at a late meeting of the inhabitants of Lisburn were postponed from Thursday night until last night, on aceount of the in clement state of the weather on the former day, and some un certainty with respect to the time his Lordship would arrive. When we entered the town, yesterday evening at five o'clock, there was no unusual bustle in the street, a state of things which continued till a quarter to seven o'clock, when we heard the sounds of a fife and drum, playing, of course, the " Boyne Water." The paraders were of that class who usually follow such exciting music—a class it is quite un necessary for us to give a name to. This very in judicious way of endeavouring to pay respect to the Noble Visitant, was, at the instance of Dean Stannus, we believe, put a stop to ; at least, after one or two other tunes, of a like character, we heard no more o f th e mus i cal gents. At eight o'clock the streets were much crowded, and the dis charge of guns and pistols was frequent. In the Market square, at half-past seven o'clock, three tar barrels were set on fire. On ]coking at them and their attendants, they re minded us of the witches in Macbeth around the cauldron. The only words calculated to give offence to any one were those uttered by a half-naked person, at the Hillsborough -end of the town, who seemed all alone in his glory,' shouting To hell wid the Pope, any way.' The Noble Marquis made his appearance several times, at the drawing-room windows of the Rev. Dean Stannus, where his Lordship is residing, and appeared to appreciate the warm feeling which his presence among his tenants called forth." BALLINASLOE FAIR. SATURDAY, Ocr. 4.—The great sheep-market, wherein the west barters its overflowing produce with the east, corn menced this day. To one who has beheld it, the difficulty of describing the scene will be well known. Spread all through the extensive pai k of Lord Clancarty are multitudes of sheep, which might be considered innumerable, but that his Lord ship's toll-takers count them off on their entrance and exit. Each group is.surrounded by its frieze -coated shepherds, with Arcadian crooks, whose yells and cries to their flocks and to each other in English and Irish, frantic gesticulations, and wrestling-matches with recusant rams, contribute to produce a general effect the most novel and curious in the world. Files of policemen with bayonet and carbine wander up and down to keep the herds in order. Far as the eye can reach over hill and vale, and through the vistas of the park, ap pears one vast white surface of wool dotted here and there with sellers and buyers—thus pouring in at one gate and out at the other in one great stream, from ten in the day till six at night, whilst a great mass still remain in the park. The number of sheep to-day has not been ascertained, but it may be safely asserted that the fair was far above the average as regarded numbers and prices. The breeder obtained such rates for his stock as gave him from 10/. to 12/. per cent. on his capital, and seldom have sales been more quietly effected. The average price for 60,000 sheep was.nearly 2/. each. Mr. Persse obtained 4/. 10s. for a lot of 20 ewes ; 'Mr. Taafe sold 300 at 3/. ' • and the stock of Mr. S m ith, o f L oug h rea (who sent upwards of 2,000 into the market), Mr. Balfe, and Mr. Darcy was in much request, and brought prices varying from 2/. ss. to 21. 10s., the general rates rising from 4s. t 053. above those of last year. As yet n o o ffi c i a l returns, an d conse quently precise information, can be obtained, as the re turns are not made out until after post hour. The attendance of buyers from the west was very good, and nearly all pur chises were paid in cash. DUBLIN, Oar. 6—The Earl of Devon arrived in Dublin yesterday, from Ballinasloe, and proceeded on a:visit to the Duke and Duchess of Leinster, at Carton. His Lordship, in the course of a week or two, is to proceed to Tamworth, on a visit to Sir Robert Peel. THE ORDER OF ST. PATRICK. —Lord Farnham is to obtain the ribbon of St. Patrick, held by the late Marquis of Ely. QUIT RENTS OF IRELAND. There is a rumour in town that the quit and Crown rents of Ireland, valued at about 30,000/. per annum, are to be given to the Roman Catholics of Ireland for the building and repair of their churches. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. The proceeding in the Repeal Association this day of most importance was the reading, by Mr. John O'Connell, of a letter from Mr. Thomas Campbell Foster (the Times Com missioner), denying the authorship, and totally disclaiming all knowledge of, and all connexion with, the letter previously read in Conciliation Hall, and attributed to him ; and the re traction on the part of Mr. J. O'Connell of all the observations he had made respecting Mr. Foster in connexion with that letter, and tendering him an ample apology. The rent was announced to be 2321. 6s. 4d. fur the week. TIIE LATE MURDER AT CLONFERT.—An investigation has been held in the Bridewell, before the Earl of Clancarty, and Messrs. Douglas, R.M., and Seymour, and one or two other magistrates, to inquire into the facts connected with the murder of Mr. Butson's steward. One of the prisoners, Christopher Coates, the coachman, has been fully committed for trial for the murder. His brother, John Coates, has been discharged, as it appears he accounted satisfactorily for his time upon the evening in question; but the other prisoner, Thomas Bergin, is yet in custody, although nothing more has transpired to create further suspicion of his being a party to the crime. ___ THE HARVEST IN IRELAND. THE MARKETS.—The farmers are likely to be paid well this year for both their stock and agricultural produce. Cattle brought a high price at the fair of Boyle, held this week. Oats are selling in our market at 18s. 6d. a sack, and there is every probability of a considerable advance upon that article. Barley of the best description brings 10d. per stone ; potatoes.are reasonable (Is. a peck, or 3d. per stone), which shows that there has been no failure in this primary article of food in this locality. Batter has got up to a war price, without, as it appear to us, any sufficient cause. SLIGO, OCT. 4.—Most of the grain has been got in ; there fore serious consequences are not likely to ensue from the continued wet. The general impression in this part of the country is that the harvest will be fully an average one. LONDONDERRY, OCT. 4.—A comparatively small portion of the corn crops has yet been gathered into the hagg ar d, while, in some backward districts, the greater part of them is still uncut. From personal oliservation, we can say that in the line of country between this city and Armagh the greater part of them still remains on the fields. The prices of agri cultural produce generally are higher than usual, owing, no doubt, to this circumstance. The late Ell.' Spencer's remains are to be removed from Wiseton Hall, near Baw try, at an early hour to-mor row morning, and will be conveyed by railway, by a special train, to Weedon, where the funeral cortege will be formed at nine o'clock, A.M. ; the deceased Earl's remains, by his ex press wish, being placed in the family vault in the village church of Brington, near Althorp, so that not the least un necessary parade may be occasioned at the hall. The body will be removed direct to the place of interment. We can positivelystate that all the arrangements are to be conducted in a private and unostentatious manner, agreeably to the late Earl's desire. Earl Spencer has arrived at Althorp Hall, to be present as chief mourner at the funeral of his venerated. brother; and the Dowager Lady Lyttelton and Lord Lyttel ton are no arrive at the Hall to-day from Nagley Park, Wor cestershire, to attend on the mournful occasion. The Hon. and Rev. George Spencer will also be present. THE POTATO PRODUCE. — From Andover, round by Stockbridge to Salisbury, Winchester, and Southampton, the farmers and cottagers are digging up their potatoes. The produce is very large, and not a quarter so badly touched with the disease as generally reported in the above districts. The increase in quantity more than counter-balances those diseased. Many farmers boil or steam the decaying ones as soon as dug, and are fattening the hogs with them, on which the animals appear to thrive, and not to be in the last in jured by eating them, Potatoes last Saturday were sold in Salisbury market at Is. per bushel, one farmer from Stock bridge buying 506 sacks of beautiful pink kidneys, of first rate quality, at tkat price. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8, 1845. IRELAND. FRENCH AC.ADEMY of SCIENCES, , SITTING OF SEPT. 29. The communications this day were exceedingly numerous, and on a great variety of subjects, but, generally speaking, they were not of commanding interest. There were several on the disease of the potato, without, however, adding at all to the information which has already been obtained on that subject. Mr. Keller, an officer of the British navy, sent in a paper in which he declares absurd and foolish the theory of tides adopted in science. M. Gary sent in a note on a new mode of making sewers, which furnishes us with an occasion for expressing our regret that the system of cleansing sewers by flood-gates, the inven tion of Mr. Roe, in England, and for which Mr. Carpenter is patented in France, has not been tried in Paris, after the very liberal offer of Mr. Carpenter to the municipality to make the trial at his own expense. Several communications were made respecting meteors and whirlwinds, and improvements in mathematical instru ments, several respecting new chemical compounds, and two containing new systems of atmospheric railroads, making the total number on this subject before the Academy at least one hundred. N. Dumas read the first part of an interesting paper on the nature of the milk of different animals. He observes that the milk of herbivorous animals always contains four orders of substances which form part of their food, viz., the albuminous represented by the caseum, the fatty substances represented by butter, the saccharine portion of their food represented by the sugar of milk, and, finally, the salts of different kinds which exist in all the tissues of these animals. In the milk of carnivorous animals there is no sugar, and there are only the albuminous, fatty, and saline substances, which form the general constituents of meat. If, however, bread be added to the food of these animals, the sugar of milk will be found, although not in large quantities. M. Dumas concludes his paper by stating that his investigations have enabhal him to arrive at a perfect analysis of milk. M. Boussingault made a communication relative to a new ammoniacal manure. Having remarked that magnesia, the basis of which has always been regarded as injurious to vegetation, was found in the ashes of all vegetables, and in a proportion in accord with the quantity of phosphorus also found in the ashes, and of that of the azote, which enters into the composition of plants, he .was led to infer that veget a bl es must ass i milate with' ease and advan tage the ammoniated-rnagnesian phosphate. Being desirous of verifying this by experiment, he planted on the Ist of May last some early maize, which had already germinated in two series of pots, into the h alf of which he had poured 15 grammes (about half an ounce) of double phosphated salt for each pot. The two series of pots were then placed in the open ground. During the first twenty-five days the vegetatation was the same with both series; after that there was a difference in favour of the pots which had been watered with the phosphate. On the 25th of July the plants in them were double in height to those of the other series, and the diameter of the stems was two-thirds thicker. By the 25th of August the proportion had diminished; the height of the plants watered by the phosphate was then only one• third greater, and the size of the stems double. At the moment of their coming to matu rity, the phosphated plants bore two sound ears, and one that had failed to come to maturity; the other plants had only two ears each—viz.: one complete, and one that had failed. This was not all; each grain of the ears of the phosphated plants was double in weight to that of the non-phosphated plants. M. Boussingault concludes, therefore, and with great reason, that the salt in question may be used with great ad vantage as an artificial manure. M. Arago communicated to the Academy, in the name of M. Breguet, one of the commissioners appointed by the Government to report on the electric telegraph from Paris to Rouen, a note on a new mode of transmitting signals. With a pile of Bunsen of eighteen element, says M. Arago, and in all weathers, it is possible to communicate between Paris and Rouen with a single wire, the two extremities of which are placed in a hole or well. No return wire is needed. We are quite sure that neither M. Arago nor M. Breguet would have made this communication to the Academy if they had been aware that it has no novelty, neither would M. Bregnet have taken credit to himself for a discovery which was long since made by another indivi dual. -What is here announced as new is only part of the telegraphic system of Mr. Bain, which is at work in Scot land, and is patented in France by the purchaser of the in vention, Mr. Boggett, - of London, who happens, we under stand. to be at this moment in Paris, as also Mr. Bain, with a very important improvement in the insulation of the wires. Mr. Boggett's telegraph, which works with a single wire, was exhibited here long • before the electric tele graph was established on the Paris and Rouen Railroad ; and as the.expense of putting it up is only one-fourth of that of the telegraph in question, some members of the Academy of Sciences, and other persons, who saw the model at work, were astonished that a trial on a large scale should not have been made of his plan. It has been stated lately in some of the journals that the Government has at length resolved, on the ground of econo m y, t o a d opt M r. Bain 's system. We trust that if, as we have every reason to believe, the improve ments announced by M. Arago really form part of Mr. Bog gett's patent, no attempt will be made to deprive him of the fair commercial advantages attached to his patented right. Amongst the recent improvements made by Mr. Bain in his telegraph are a rapid mode of communication from station to station of railroad, still with a single wire, by which means many accidents are to be prevented, and also a very simple mode of printing by electricity any Government dispatch.. Mr. Wheatstone's apparatus for printing is highly ingenious, but it is complicated and tedious as compared with the new mode. M. Bravis communicated to the Academy some interesting information on halos and parhelions, and on the white rain bow. All these phenomena are due to the same cause, viz., the refraction of light through water in its different conditions. The ordinary rainbow is due to refraction through an ordi nary cloud; halos and parhelions, which are images coloured by the sun dispersed in variable numbers over two circles always placed alike, are due to refraction through crystals of snow. A paper was received from M. Leverrier on the last pas sage of. Mercury over the disc of the sun. This commenced in Europe on the evening of the Bth of May last, and did not come.to 'a termination until a late hour of the night, but was not,visible in our hemisphere. This was not the case, however, in America, where the entire phenomenon was visible._ M. ,Leverrier has received an account of the obser vations made at Cincinnati by Mr. Mitchel, and has verified the correctness of them by the tables of Mercury which he published recently. A letter was received from M. Martin de Mousse, of Monte Video, stating that he perceived two tails detached from each other to the comet of 1845. M. Carillon informed the Academy that he had invented a perfect machine for polishing looking-glasses with much greater effect than is now the case. There were a great many medical communications towards the close of the sitting, amongst them was one by M. Sedille, of Strasburg, on the anaplastic treatment in cancer, which he states to have been v successful. M. Vierordt, a physician of Carlsruhe, gives the result of some eXperiinents on the respiration of man under different circumstances, and at different hours of the day, but we do not find in it much that is new, the same subject having been treated at great length in a communication which was made to the Acadcmy several months ago. The writer states that the respirations are increased in the proportion of 1-72 upon . 14 per minute after eating. He adds, that the proportion of carbonic acid given out by the lungs is almost instantly dimished after drinking spirituous liquors, and that this continues for nearly two hours. A note was received from M. Pierre, in which he states that the disease and death of animals are attributable to the same cause 7 -the parasilism of worms ! Galignani. Bo , XFORD.—DESPERATE AFFRAY WITH THE Po ucit.—Early on Friday morning last, as Rogers, Carlo, Ben net, and another policeman (all under Superintendent Ray of the Western division) were on duty, and when near to the residences of some suspected thieves, near to Polstead Heath, they suddenly came across three men, when a desperate encounter ensued. Bennet and his companion being fore- most, were the first to 'make the attack, and when Carlo and Rogers came np, Bennet had closed with his man, and they were both upon the ground, the other policeman was being kept. at bay, by one of the villains holding over him in one hand a tremendous bludgeon, and in the 'other a pistol. Rogers, however, in coming up at all hazards of his life, made a_desperate rush, and ultimately succeeded in felling the man to the ground, and secured him with the hand-cuffs... The villains had each a bludgeon ; one of them had also two sacks, a brace of pistols loaded, two dark lan terns, list shoes, and a hard brush. The two men that are taken are father and son, by the name of Humphery; the third man, it being so very dark, managed to get away. They are supposed to be the party who the same night broke the letter-lock, upon the door of a malt-office at Layham. The two.Humpherys are committed to priSon to take their trial for the assault.—lpswich Express. THE WEATHER IN VALES.--A sudden change has taken place in the weather during the last few days, from a mild, and even warm temperature, to cold bleak winds, and showers, with occasional frosts. The operations of harvest have been considerably checked in various parts of this county. At the end of another week, however, they will be nearly brought to a close. The yield, notwithstanding the unpropitious state of the weather, has proved much better than was expected.—Carmarthen Journal. A GIRL K ILLED BY A FORGE. HAMMER.—A daughter of Mr. Nicholls, of the Bedford Foundry, Tavistock, aged rather inure than eight years, came to her death under the following painful circumstances. On Thursday last she was in the smithery too near a man who was striking. She was standing behind the man, who did not see her, and while he was swinging the sledge he struck her on the head. She lingered until Sunday morning when she expired.-- Plymouth Times. The weather, during Friday and Saturday, was such as entirely to suspend all harvest operations in this quarter. From about ten o'clock on Thursday night till the afternoon of Saturday, there was an almost continuous fall of heavy rain. On Friday, the Water of Leith, the Esk, and a number of the small rivulets in our locality, were more charged with water than they have been known to be for the last twelve years. They not only overflowed their banks, but in many parts in the low and flat grounds flooded whole fields to the depth of a foot or two. A number of low lying houses were flooded, and their inmates were glad to run for their lives, the water being from three to five feet deep in their domiciles. From this rather alarming state of the weather, a sudden change took place on Saturday evening. The wind got round to the north, and a sharp frost prevailed through the night. Yesterday the sun shone out again with almost unwonted splendour, with not a single s p ec k o f a cloud to be teen in the clear blue sky ; and this morning the hemisphere is brightly studded with stars. Should we have a feW weeks of this, all fears with regard to the harvest will be.over.—Caledonian Mercury of Monday. A HINT TO SNUFFERS TO SAVE THEIR NOSES.— The following simple method of detecting adulterated snuff may be relied upon :—Take a few pinches of snuff, lay it on a bit of paper, and indent a small hole in it with your finger, then fill it with vinegar. If the snuff hove and boil (or ra ther effervesces), you may be assured that there is some thing cexceedingly hurtful both to the nose and stomach. When the snuff is pure the vinegar sinks quietly through it. Country dealers should try this simple plan with every hogs head of snuff they receive before selling to their customers, which would prevent the cry of sore noses. They also run the risk of the Customs seizing it in their possession, if found impure. ACCIDENT nr FIRE-ARMS.—Yesterday morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, a serious accident occurred to James Strasburg, aged sixteen years, the son of J. F. Stras burg, Esq., of Finchley-road, St. Joh n ' s - woo d. He had procured from his father's bedroom a large horse-pistol, and proceeded with it, accompanied by three of his companions, to amuse themselves by firing small shot at a target, which they fixed to a tree at the back of the infantry barracks at St... John's-wood. After firing several times, a dispute arose as to the number of shots that had hit the target, and to decide it Mr. Strasburg ran up to the tree at the moment discharged of his companions discarged the pistol, when nearly the whole of the contents entered his right side. He was carried home by his companions, and two surgeons were immedi ately sent for. A great portion of the shots were extracted, but so extensive are the injuries sustained, that for the pre sent he lies in great danger. MR. DUNCAN, Till AFRICAN TRAVELLER.--It gives us much pleasure thus to be enabled to announce to the friends of Mr. Duncan, who is a native of Galloway, that a letter has reached Loi don from him, that he was at the date of its despatch at Popo, in the kingdom of Dahomey, About 400 miles from Cape Coast Castle.— Wigton Free Press. HOP INTELLIGENCE. BUTRWASH.—The picking of the hops still goes on slowly, and unsatisfactorily to both pickers and planters. The latter are in fear that many more hops will be blown away or be come worthless, before they can be picked; the former, not withstanding their " strikes," still say they can earn no thing. We have heard of no instances in which the hops do not weigh tolerably; still, the produce per acre cannot by possibility reach the average; for although the ground is not gone over quickly, the owners continue to get little more then half a supply. One planter here, who, we understand, will have finished picking to-day or to-morrow, had his crop set at six tons, but it will not realise three. We have just heard of some thousands of pickers being wanted in various parts of Sussex, Kent, and Essex. EAST HOTIILY.—Most of our planters are now drawing their labours of picking to a close, and many of them have forwarded their first pocket to market, the result of which has been quite satisfactory, as was expected, the samples ro pving much bette r th an f rom the bruised state of the hops they could have any reason to expect. There is still a great lack of pickers, and long prices have been offered and are given for hands; the fact is, that where the poles have been so terribly laid by the wind, the hops are found to be so much bruised that if they are not immediately placed under the process of drying, it will be next to impossible to make the sample in any way marketable. FARNILUL—TIie hop-pickina is nearly at an end in this neighbourhood, and the crop will fall very short of what was anticipated, as there is a number of acres without any hops, and others with so few as to be scarcely worth picking, The general opinion . seems to be, that the duty must be much lower than the present estimation. MAYFIELD,— The rains have very much retarded the pro gress of picking this week, and consequently injured the hops as to samples, after they have been battered so much before, still they weigh remarkably well. It will be late before it is finished. Some of the planters have sold, varying from 61.85. to 71. Picking will last a fortnight longer, without more hands are set on. Much dissatisfaction has prevailed this season among the pickers, but they are more generally reconciled, the planters having made conciliatory arrange ments with them. EYE. —The hop-picking is progressing, but, owing to the roughness of the bine, and the smallness of the hops, at a much slower rate than is consistent with the interests of the grower; for, should there be a recurrence of the gales with which we have lately been visited, the injury to the planta tions would be attended with considerable loss. About 40 persons arrived from London on Wednesday night last, to be employed by Jeremiah Smith, Esq., on his grounds at Iden. Much discontent prevails amongst the pickers on account of the very few bushels they are able to pick in a day, and which is insufficient to keep the casts properly supplied. The weather, too, has been very unpropitious. The gene rality of the hops continue to Weigh well. WARTLING. —Our picking is very protracted to what it was expected at first, through the hops rising so badly; and some gardens that were set at one ton per acre, fall off to 17 or 18 cwt.—Sussex Express. THE SLAVE TRADE. The following is an extract from a letter written by an officer on board the squadron on the west coast of Africa, dated July 26, 1845 Here we are, on the most miserable station in the wide world, nigger hunting—attempting an impossibility —the suppression of the slave-trade. We look upon the whole affair out here as a complete humbug. You may make treaties in London, and send the whole combined squadrons of England and France to this coast, and then you will not have gained your object. So long as a slave, worth only a few dollars here, fetches 80/. or 100/. in America, men and means will be found to evade the strictest blockade. The French ships trouble themselves so little about the affair, that they have never yet been k nown to t a k e a pr ii e. The absurdity of blockading a coast 2,000 miles in extent must be obvious to the meanest capacity. Even if successful, you must be prepared to continue the force for ever and a day, or your labour is lost; for the moment the ships are removed the business recommences. The market is the true centre to aim at; put an end to that, and the supplies will not be required. The loss of life and demoralising effect to our service are very great, the climate and service being of that nature to pre vent the proper exercise of discipline, and ships are anything but men-of-war; and many officers acquire habits neither beneficial to themselves nor ornamental to the navy. The best method of suppressing the trade we may leave to spe culative theorists; but the naked fact of our exertions in ,1 favour of the African :lave having increased his miseries to an awful extent, with an immense sacrifice of life, is uncon tradicted by the best-informed advocates of the slave mea sures—l mean men of practical information employed on the coast. I will cite one or two instances within my own know ledge. At the spot we are now blockading .about 3,000 slaves have been collected by the agents for exportation, but the difficulties to get them away have been so great, that few have been known to be shipped for twelve months. Provisions have been exhausted, and dreadful expedients, if report be true, have been resorted to for subsistence. Among others, and the least revolting, is driving them into the woods every morning, like herds of swine, to pick berries. Again, the slavers are obliged to make the most of any the slightest opportunity that offers. Frequently the heavy surf on the open coast beech prohibits the passage of ship's boats, and sometimes also the native canees; when this occurs, and the slaver is anxious to run his cargo, the unfortunate devils are dragged through the surf to the boats, anchored outside by lines attached to their persons. Men, women, and chil dren are served in this way; you may imagine what numbers must be drowned in such an operation. Prior to our inter ference they could not afford to trifle with their lives in this way, as the supply equalled the demand ; prices were low, and it was an object with the slaver to preserve all his cargo ; the loss of a few slaves carried off the cream of his profits. Now a few survivors will give a hand some return. Some of the vessels, apparently not much larger than our coasting vessels, have been taken with hun dreds on board. Seeing is believing, but nothing less could have convinced me it was possible to stow so many in the space ; the slave-deck where they are packed is not three feet high, sometimes it is merely a space between the beams and the water-casks. Whrn a full vessel is taken we are obliged to make use of the slaver's crew to pack them away. At sunset this is done in the most clever manner, by the Spaniards making them all lay on the same side and fitting' them in one by one, the projecting part of one body filling up a corresponding hollow. Our men are not sufficiently skilful to do this. lam told long practice is required. As a set-off to this we sometimes catch a few lucky rascals and liberate them at Sierra Leone; but you may see by the Par liamentary returns that the per centage is very small. The station is now and has been considered healthy, although the few ships we have as vet communicated with have afforded a dead list of nine officers since our arrival, and men, no doubt, in proportion. DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—Yesterday afternoon, about one o'clock, a fire broke out in the extensive premises of Messrs. Kingwell and Wicks, wheelwrights and tire smiths, situate at the back of those densely-populated streets, Crown street and Pllcenix-street, Soho. The premises were well stocked with timber, and there were a vast number of new carts and vans as well as many for repair in the yard ; the latter, for the most part, were removed, but the whole of the timber, &c., together with the extensive workshops, was destroyed, notwithstanding the exertions of the firemen con nected with four or five of the brigade and the County and West of England engines, which were promptly on the spot. The fire, with the exception of some slight damage to the shop of Mr. Dyson, wholesale picture-frame maker, was fortunately confined to Messrs. Kingwell's premises. The stock, worth 1,000/., is insured in the Licensed Vic. tualler's. Lord Farnham is to have the blue ribbon, vacant by the death of the Marquis of Ely. Never was an honour more worthily bestowed.—Herald. GREAT FAIR CATTLE SHOW, &C., A T N EWARK , U.S.—The exhibition of the Horticultural Society of the State of New Jersey, and the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of Essex county, at the city of Newark, last week, was attended by a large number of ladies, gentlemen, farmers, and gardeners The articles exhibited were in s ome particulars of a high order of excellence. Grapes from the garden of Mr. Field, equal to any ever seen, especially the Syrian green grape, and the black Hamburg, were of the very largest size and excellence. The peaches were of the highest perfection, one of them measuring in circumference, one foot and a quarter of an inch.—Americanpaper. - - EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OF GOODS BY THE REVENUE OFFICERS.—The present time appears rife in the seizure of goods of the most valuable description, by the officers of the Customs, which have by some means been obtained by the parties holding them without payment of the proper duties due thereon on importation into this country. - A day or two since notice was made of an extensive seizure of goods, con sisting of cameos, &c., and previous notice has been made of the successful operations of two more of the Customs officers in another quarter in the capture of a large quantity of watches. If we be correctly informed. which there is not the slightest reason to doubt, the officers alluded to will, before they have completed their operations, make one of the most extraordinary and extensive seizures of the same valuable description of merchandise, and that in the most circuitous manner which has been under notice for a very considerable space of time. The first seizure made by them was in London, which gave them a dye to a further quantity at the port of Liverpool. Their informa tion in the second instance was so sure and unerring, that they pounced upon the parties and the goods without the slightest difficulty, and as if they were already to their bands, although they met with desperate resistance from the parties concerned—foreigners, we believe—and it was ultimately found necessary to obtain the assistance of the police before they were enabled to depart with their cap ture in safety, and to preserve them from being assailed and severely injured. This further seizure at Liverpool led to a variety and vast amount of information being fur nished to the same officers, which caused them to return immediately to London, where they have since prosecuted their searches and inquiries to a very wide extent, and have succeeded in making several subsequent seizures of the same article. In fact, by some means, these officers have, from what we can understand, evidently got a clue which will ultimately enable them to obtain possession of, and re store to the revenue, the largest amount of contraband goods of this very valuable description which has hitherto been heard of. In fact, the officers themselves speak in so confident a manner of such an extensive amount in view, certain ultimately to be obtained, that to make mention of it in our columns would appear like an exaggeration and perfectly incredible. The extent of their wishes and expec tations will shortly be made evident, and it is much to be hoped that they will meet with success, and thus destroy what appears to be an organized gang of persons, who would seem to have hitherto successfully carried into effect their well-concerted plans to defraud the revenue, and at the same time inflict a vast amount of injury on a very important branch of British trade and manufacture. SMUGGLERS' ItEVENGE.—A letter from Harburg (Hanover), dated the 25th ult , in the Gazette des Tribu flaw; says :—"On the night of the 23d ult. the village of Flehrsberg, situated near Harburg, was the scene of a dread ful act of revenge. A little after twelve o'clock six men, dressed like Harburg sailors, each carrying on his back a large parcel, landed in front of the Custom-house port, not far from the conflux of t he Seve and the Elbe. The moment they landed they hastened to Flehrsberg, and entered precipitately the court-yard of a house stand ing by itself. About a dozen of the Custom-house men followed close at their heels, and they in fact entered the ga te together with them. Th e moment all were inside the walls, the gate was at on ce c l ose d , and a number of men attacked the officers with s ti c k s, b eat i ng them most crie They then tore out th e i r e y es , an d mutilated them ldread fully, after which they made off. A patrol that happened t o pass, hearing their groans, entered the yard, and re moved them to the hospital '. of Harburg, where they had been paid every a tt en ti on, though no hope ' is entertained of saving their li ves. T wo men have been since arrested, and they without hesitation acknowledged that they formed part of a great number of smugglers who determined to en tice the Custom -house officers into a snare, and take ven geance on them. They have, however, refused to state the names of their accomplices. The packets were found in the court-yard ; they were tilled with sawdust." RAIN NEAR GLASGOW.—The quantity of rain which fell at Yoker Lodge, five miles west of Glasgow, during . the month of Sept., 1845, was f uur i nc h es 12.4 Ut h s; and in Sept., 1844, one inch 24-40 the.— Glasgow -Argus. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, TUESDAY.—The Queen walked this morning, accompanying the Prince in the garden-chair for an airing in the grounds adjoining the Castle. In the afternoon Prince Albert drove her Majesty out in a pony phaeton, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Equerry in Waiting, attending on horse back. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken an airing this afternoon. The Earl of Lincoln did not arrive at the Castle last evening,. The Countess of Mount Edgecumbe has succeeded the Countess of Gainsborough as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen. The Earl of Morton has arrived at the Castle, and has succeeded the Marquis of Ormonde as the Lord in Wait ing to her Majesty; and Admiral Sir Robert Otway has succeeded Colonel Berkeley Drummond as the Groom in Waiting to her Majesty. The Earl of Liverpool is expected to arrive this evening on a visit to her Majesty. Colonel Bowles left the Castle for town this afternoon. The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening will in dude her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady Anna ➢laria Dawson, and Baroness de Speth. The band of the .9d Life Guards wee in attendance during dinner. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended in the Castle. • His Excellency the Brazilian Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign. office. The Earl of Aberdeen arrived in town yesterday from Windsor Castle. Dispatches were sent off. ,esterdav evening from the Colonial-office for the governor of the Falkland Islands. DOVER, OCT. 7.—Their Imperial Highnesses the Prince and Princess Peter of Oldenbourg, with their family and suite, arrived at two o'clock this day, by the South- Eastern Railway, en route for Italy, and, after partaking of some refreshment at the Ship Hotel, embarked on board the Princess Mary steamer,: Captain Paul, which vessel had been expressly engaged for their conveyance to Calais. They had fair wind and fine weather, and would probably make the passage in less than two hours. Pembroke Royal Dock-yard is just now in most active operation. An addition of an inspector and two lead ing men was this week made to the shipwrights recently entered. Two beautiful roofs capable of containing line of-battle ships constructed wholly of iron are nearly completed. Others of similar materials are shortly to be taken in hand, as likewise a line of seasoning sheds, so as to avoid as much as possible the risk of fire. Iron poles are being driven for the erection of a building to contain Nasmyth's patent hammers adjoining the black smith's shop, which also is being greatly enlarged. In the shipbuilding department all is bustle and excitement. Steamers are building by task work, and, in fact, all seems more like the heat of war than the time of profound peace. In the fortifying department there is,.not less .energy dis played. Engineer officers are surveying the extensive de fences contemplated, and every exertion is making to fit the Saturn for a screw propeller block ship on which a number of workmen are employed, entered specifically for that service. --Welshman. PRIZE MONEY.—Notice is hereby given to the officers and company of her Majesty's ship Dolphin, that, on the 15th instant, they will be paid their proportions of the bounty money received for the Carolina; and the shares will be recalled every Wednesday and Thursdaj , for three months to come, agreeably to Act of Parliament. Distribution : Commander, 331. Bs. 41d. ; second class, 141. 9s. 41d.; third class, 71. 4s. 80.; fourth class, 41. 16s. sid.; fifth class, 21. Bs. 2}d.; sixth class, 11. 12s. 11d.; seventh class, 16s. 01d. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH. Yesterday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the King of Prussia, Dean-street, Gould's-hill, Shadwell, on the body of Richard Bayley, aged 33, a seaman. It appeared by the evidence of his landlady, Mrs. Versan, of Dean-street, that he had but recently re turned from a long voyage. On Saturday night last he ate a hearty supper, and retired to rest in a good state of health. On the following morning he complained of being chilly, and said he would get a little rum and water; he went out for the purpose; he returned in about ten minutes, sat down by the tire, fell back almost instantly, and expired without a groan. Mr. Arthur, a surgeon, attributed death t 9 spasms. Verdict accordingly. ~..... ~`~. THE MERRY LITTLE MILL OF THE FIGHT. 1. Barnash confident and ready, Phelps cautious and coL lected. Sparring, sundry feints, offers, refusals, and no gifts on either side. Barnash, thus early, had a fancy for deli vering his right at the body, thereby makinga present of his head. Phelps seized the advantage, and gave his man an ugly rap, but with the modesty of a maiden effort did not follow it up. Barnash made two good offers with his left, but Phelps was not to be drawn. At last they got warm, and felt each other. A merry rally—exchanges —and Phelps slipped down in the hitting. 2. It was evident that Barnash was the stronger man; he stepped in, let go lis right and bored Phelps, who judici- ously retreated, but caught his man two tidy smacks with the left as he came in. +These were the first instalments of some heavy payments, as the sequel will show. Both down, Phelps under.—(3 to 2on Phelps thus early.) 3. Barnash again tried his right at the body, but without effect; the return from Phelps on hii left eye was electric; it was followed by his right, when Barnash, resolved not to stand to be shot at, went in, an d Ph e ps got down with more discretion than valour. 'We believe, hOweVer, that in this he followed the " Lord of the Castle's" - advice, and good ad vice it was, 4. Phelps's mischievous left in on Barnash's already da maged ogle. Barnash nailed Phelps in the ribs—coi,nter hits—a rally—Phelps down in the hitting, but he had tapped the Westminster Pet's claret in the melee, and thus "First blood for Phelps" was " the quotation," as the railway scrip holders have it. 5. Barnash "grinned horribly a ghastly smile " as Phelps popped in a pretty lefthander, on the sore place. Barnash, bold as a lion, went in; a close, an attempt at fibbing on the part of Barnash ; he could not screw his man up, and Phelps got down, Barnash on him. 6. Phelps led off with his left; these visitations were un endurable, Barnash's left eye was 'already swelling. The Westminster Pet, however, seemed unconscious of his infe rior tactics, bustled his man, got in his favourite right once, received twice on the head in return, but fought Phelps down in his own corner. 7. Barnasti still wedded to his mistaken project of reach ing his man with his most distant hand. Phelps tapping, rapping, stabbing, and plugging with his left on poor Bar nash's left aide a his frontispiece, till he seemed to have but one side left, and that was- the right, which was all right. A rally, a close, and Phelps got down on his knees at the ropes, according to advice, which no doubt he liked, for Barnash was very angry, very strong, and very dan gerous. - 8. Barnash tried all be knew, he fought bravely, but with out judgment. Phelps, still cool as a cucumber, planted his left, jumped back, did it again, got back again, and in the st% le of Owen Swift, did fight with both hands, and yet keep the left prominent. Physical force be might be deficient in, and occasionally his hits wanted impetus, but " Gutta cavat lapidem non vi sed ssepe cadendo," and his continual dropping in on poor Barnash's left cheek had darkened that side of his shop. "Give him a rap on the right side," said Spring; but Barnash rushed in on his man so determinedly, that Phelps had no opportunity till round 9. When, upon this hint he acted, catching Barnash again with his busy left, but this time on the dexter ogle; the Westminster Pet ran in, and the Brighton hero struck his flag by getting down. 10. Barnash's left eye going, and his right by no means a sparkler; spirited exchanges; Barnash caught Phelps a tidy smack on the left eye, Phelps's return went over Barnash's shoulder; a close—Phelps under. 11. Time I time I Phelps up, but Barnash slow, but though slow in coming up, the reverse in forcing the business; he rattled in, Phelps jobbing prettily, but declining close quar ters; another rally —two rounds in one; a close; Barnash tried to get Phelps in a fibbing position, but Phelps got down. 12 to 44.—A1l the affair on one side. What boots it to weary the reader with a minute detail of prop and plant, and job, of stop, counter and rally, for forty-four active rounds— rounds, wherein game, strength, and resolution, struggled against neat, active, cautious, and self-possessed fighting. At the last named round it was evident to all who saw it, that Barnash's last chance was gone ; twice had he been slow to the call of time; twice had he run himself down in wild and purblind efforts to get at his man. His heart was good, but his " right-hand" had lost its cunning, and at the close of the 44th round Jemmy Shaw, his second, very pro perly threw up the sponge in token of defeat. But Barnash " repudiated the surrender;" a minute and upwards had, however, elapsed, ere he became conscious of his position ; yet he vigorously pursued his man round the ring, despite the efforts of his friends to restrain him. Phelps very pro perly made his exit ; it would have been cruelty to allow a brave man to be further punished, even did not the laws of the ring, which, despite cant, prejudice and cowardice, are honourable, brave and humane, forbid it. And thus ended the merry mill of Tuesday, without a regret for those who revere the ring. osi sic onznia.—Advertiser. LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—Last night the annual meeting of the Surrey Chapel Auxiliary of this So ciety was held in Surrey Chapel, Blackfriars-road ; the Rev. J. Sherman, the president, in the chair. The report stated that the Society had missionaries in Asia, Africa, Polynesia, and the West Indies ; they had 439 stations, 131 churches, 165 European missionaries, and 603 European and native assistants, and the most flattering accounts had been received from the Hervey Islands at Avarua, China, Amoy, Singapore, Madras, Latakoo, and islands in the West Indies. The contributions for the year were—from the Jubil ee Fund, 395/., ordinary rece ipts, 280/. 13s. 9d., contributions by the ladies, 106/. 12s. 10d. ; making a total of 782/. 6s. 7d. The meeting, which was most nume rously attended, was, at considerable length, addressed by the Rev. Mr. Joseph, missionary from Otaheite, the Rev. Mr. Chalmers, Mr. Joseph Payne, and seve ral other gentlemen, strongly advocating the claims of the Society. A vote of thanks to the chairman for his ex ertions on behalf of the Society was then given by the meet ing. A most liberal collection was made at the doors. SIAMESE TWINS —A few days ago, a poor woman between five and six months advanced in pregnancy, the wife of a labouring man, and mother of two healthy children, ' residing at 7, Gloucester-place, Islington-green, having been ill for a week, Mr. Dommett, a surgeon near the spot, was called in, and found her in the pains of labour. She thought that could not possibly be the cause of her suffering-s, but before many hours had elapsed she was delivered of still-born female twins, between whom an union exists from the chest to the abdomen. The above gentleman thus describes this most extraordinnary case :---Both children are exceedingly well formed in every limb and feature excepting that por tion constituting the union, and even this is not a deformity. They measure twelve inches long, and are 21b. 3oz. avoir dupois weight; their features are well made and regular, with great symmetry in their limbs, and a fair development of muscle; there are two umbilical cords entering the abdo men together, and united together by a thin membrane, which to a casual observer appears as one, so that, indepen dently of the unity, they are externally two perfectly-formed children, like the Siamese twins, with this exception, that the union is altogether different from them, as the union consists of an adhesion of the ribs of the right side to the left of the other, which is to the sternum above and to the carti lages of the false ribs below, the whole covered with the common integument and muscles from the chest to the lower part of the abdomen. In examining the chest Mr. Dommett found each distinct from the other, there being no communi cation, but separated by its ribs, muscles, pleura, &c., the contents of each being natural, w ith well-formed lungs and heart; but such was not the case with the abdomen, for here was found one common cavity for both, with separate viscera on each side, with the exception of the liver, which extended from the side of one to the opposite s id e o f t h e other, forming one liver for both. This, with the distribution of the vessels from the end, were the only deviation s observed. The other viscera were in their usual places and number—namely, each had a stomach, small and large intestines, spleen, two kidneys, bladder, uterus, and each in p er f ect position. They have been carefully preserved in spirit s by Mr. Dommett.— Sunday paper. THE Aamy.—PoßTsmourn, OCT. s.—The 68th Regiment of Foot (Durham Light Infantry), under the com mand of Lieutenant-Colonel Lord William Paulet, was in spected on Saturday at Portsmouth, by Major-General Hon. Sir Hercules Pakenham, who expressed himself highly gra tified with its interior arrangement in quarters, and its steadi ness and.precision in the field. The M ajor -General and his staff dined with the officers in the Colewort Barracks. Capt. Phipps' company is quartered at Tipner Point (Ordnance station) ; Captain M‘Beath's, at Fort Monckton ; and a de tachment of thirty men, under Ensign Lord Hinton, at Marchwood (Ordnance station), near Southampton. FATAL EFFECTS OF QUACKERY. —On Saturday afternoon Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Fountain, James street, Green -street, Bethnal-green, on the view of the body of Mary Anne Price Maddox, aged ten years, the daughter of weavers living in James-street, who was alleged to have died from the improper administration of herbs as medicine. It appeared that the deceased had been in a good state of health till last Sunday week, when her mother was advised to go to a herbist, named Mellett, residing in the same street. He prescribed some pills, which were composed of a red and white powder, and gave a quant it y of herbs, which she was to boil in a quart of water, and which was to be re duced to a pint -and a half. Of this she was to drink as much as she pleased. Deceased, however, derived no benefit. The sickness which first affected her, and for which the pills and herbal drink bad been administered, remained. The mother again called upon Mr. Mellett, who recommended the same stuff. Deceased died on Monday morning last, and on a siat inartem examination by Mr. Smart, surgeon, Cambridge heath, decsased was found to have died from an ulceration of the greater portion of the lower intestines, which had been briatght on by typhus fever. The Coroner having cautioned the mother against applying to quack medicines, observed, that had her child received proper medical assistance it might hive been then alive. Verdict, " Natural death." OXFORD, OCT. 4.—Mr. J. D. Dalgairns, M.A. of Exeter College, in this University, who has been some time resident with Mr. Newman, at Littlemore, has made his formal submission to the Roman Catholic Church. - TUESDAY. The trial of th e ring action of Phelps versus Barnash, which has excited some interest in the circles of Westminster, was brought to an issue at Black Comer, in the county of Sussex, before an enlightened and intelligent jury, impanelled in certain carriages of the Brighton Railway, who were duly sworn in by the railway clerks to try the same, upon payment of the fare due and owing to the said Company. To quit verbiage, in which the limbs of the law so much delight, a lot of right 'uns booked themselves for Three Bridges on the Brighton line, in hope that there the West • minster Pet, known as Barnash, would meet and en coun t er a l'outrance Joseph Ph elps, the brother of the late Brighton Bill, whose memory in fistic records is marked with a mourn ing line, and they were not disappointed, for a merrier or more excellent mill it has not been our lot to witness. But first, a few words of the men. Whoe'er for the last three years has known Tom Spring's must have seen a quiet, yet smart youth, called Joe; that same, as Paddy would say, being short f or Joseph Phelps, in weight 9st. 51b., of age twenty-one years. He here first sported his buff; his antagonist, Barnash, is known as " the West minster Pet," and in the sparring rooms of the metropolis has earned a name. So be it; but we will not anticipate. " Three Bridges" is reached, the "landing" is effected, and the commissary, the "venerable, ould, ancient, original', Tone Oliver, is iu high request ; we are in Sussex; but, lo ! the fates, in the shape of a parish constable in a Mosaic tweed, with a coadjutor in leather leggings, and " a small boy from the parson's," forbid the banns. No matter—on go per " Shanks's mare," a teu-toed machine that the haymakers use in Ireland--to Barstow-green, where the commissary pitched his stakes, the ring was formed, the men in po , ition, but—but, oh, Barstow, what a burst•up I Parson Winter came too soon ; in October, on a sunshiny day, comes " nip pin, Winter with an envious chill," . and aided and abetted by another "clerk," and" comforted and assisted," by "A Gill," the constable saith, " White Surrey'! sees not the field of fight to-day. " Hark back" to Sussex, is the word, a farmer " Brown" looks black, so we e'en pitch stakes at " Black Corner," where came off the merry mill of which we now propose to discourse. At two minutes to two the men shook hands, and threw themselves into position. The colours of Barnash (a white, with green spot) and of Phelps (a. blue, with a white lozenge) being first tied to the stake. Phelps was waited on by Young Sambo (Welsh) and Jem Turner; Barnash by Jemmy Shaw and Mike Driscoll. Phelps had trained at Hayes, Barnash at Jem Burn's rural rile at Fulham-field= and both men did credit to their drill. Youth, health, ar good condition were evident to every eye as they stood position for :14As to alteration of period for sending iti statement of appeal against order of removal. 5. When witnesses reside at. a distance, their depositions may be taken before a justice acting fur place where such witnesses reside. 6. Where a settlement in another parish is made a ground of appeal, copies of order, &c., to be sent to that parish. 7. Enacts the appointment of a Barrister of " Poor-law Appeals." 8. Respondents may, in certain cases, bring the matter of appeal before the barrister for consideration. 9. Barrister of Poor -law Appeals to issue summonses=. 10. Barrister of Poor- law Appeals to frame issues, &c. 11. Barrister may make order as to costs. 12. Barrister of Poor-law Appeals to make regulations as to mode of conducting business. 13. Summons, orders, &c., to be received in evidence. 14. Barrister of Poor-law Appeals empowered to admi nister oath. 15. Barrister may direct trial of appeal to be adjourned. 16. Parties to appeal to give notice of intention to adduce written or printed documents in evidence, 17, Regulates as to fees tobe paid to Barrister of Poor-law Appeals. _ 18. Barrister of Poor-law Appeals empowered to appoint a deputy. 19. Court of Quarter Sessions empowered to quash orders in certain cases. Issues only to be tried. 20. Court to adjudicate upon a settlement in a parish ether than appellant or respondent. 21. Adjudication not conclusive in certain cases. 22. Orders of removal, &c., not removable by certiorari. 23. To prevent removal of poer persons in certain cases. 24. Widows not removable in certain cases. 25. Poor persons not removabls on account of sickness or accident. 26. Poor persons not removable in cc►•tain cases without their own consent. 27. Wife and children not to be removed. 28. Not to apply to Scotch or Irish paupers. CARDIGANSHIRE. ABERYSTWITH.-THE LORD BISHOP OF ST. DAVIDS' VISIT His Lordship arrived at the Belle Vue Hotel, Aberystwith, on Friday evening last.. On the next day he held a confir mation at St. Michael's Church, in the town, which was numerously attended. On Sunday morning he preached in English at the same church, to a very crowded congregation. In the afternoon he walked from Aberystwith to Llanbadarn, the parish church, calling on his way at the vicarage, whence the Rev. John Hughes, the vicar, accompanied him to the church. The announcement that his Lordship was to preach in Welsh, had effected a larger congregation than was per haps ever before witnessed within the precincts of the Old Church. We entered it at least half an hour before the com mencement of the service, and then found the place already crowded to suffocation. There was not a pew but had double its usual compliment of inmates, and all the aisles were thronged with (agar and attentive listeners. Of this vast con gregation some had walked ten miles and upwards to hear his Lordship. There was not a class in society but had its repre sentative. We saw several that receive parish relief, and man - that came in their carriages; yet. the whole was so admirably blended as to appear one harmonious mass; and we much doubt whether an equal number of the rustic population of any other part of the world could present so much of the externals of comfort and respectability. They were by no means all Churchmen; we saw a great many Dissenters of different denominations, but they were all Welshmen, and came to render their willing homage to one of the strongest intel lects of the age, who came to preach to them in the same language and on the same spot as Bishop Padarn probably preached some thousand years past.. The fact of his Lordshrp having taken so much trouble to master the Welsh language has made him perhaps the most popular man in Wales. It has created a feeling that Wales has one public man at least to be proud of—who can speak their language, and who has learned that language at an expense of time and trouble, which none can appreciate except those who are acquainted with the language, and more especially with the proficiency in it which his Lordship has acquired. We have no hesitation in saying that this proficiency is most extra ordinary, and could have been obtained only by the most un remitting labour, which at his time of life could have been prompted only by the most sacred of motives. We are no enthusiasts fur the Welsh or any other language per se, but we must beg to express our high admiration of difficulties manfully encountered and manfully overcome from a sacred sense of duty. It was the opinion of the most intelligent of his Lordship's congregation, that if the contrary had not been known before hand, no one would have suspected but that the Welsh had been his Lordship's native tongue. There are, no doubt, peculiarities in his pronunciation, but these are no more than there are in e very native speaker; what we mean is, that his Lordship's peculiarities are thoSe of the individual and not of the race. In instancing some few :—in such words as llbnech, he makes the o long, as Iltinech. Gwanach lie makes gwitnach. His pronunciation of the vowels i, u, and vis per fect, and superior to most of our native preachers. His ch is faultless, and his II conies very near to it ; but his great excellence is the full conviction conveyed by the tones and inflections of his voice that he thoroughly understands what he is speaking. This is most apparent in consecutives, such as awn rhagoin, and other of the same class, which no native ever modulates with more ease and flexibility. His Lordship preached again in Welsh in the evening, at Lira:- gorwen Church, about two miles from Aberystwith, to a crowded congregation—thus preaching three times on that day. We have every reason to believe that his Lordship is still a student in the Welsh language; this we infer from his purchasing at Aberystwith the works of several of our Welsh poets, at Mr. Jenkins ' printer, G rea t D ar k Gate -street. On Monday morning his Lordship left Aberystwith for Trega ron, to hold a confirmation there on that day.— Welshman. CULT N- BOURSE OF EXCHA. Amsterdam CF. 12 9 Ditto, at sight l2 7i Rotterdam 2U. 12 10 Antwerp 26 15 Hamburgh M.B. 13 14i Altona GE.—(YESTERDAV) Gibraltar . ..... Leghorn ....... 7O Genoa:tsilara ..... ...... 26 5 ...... .... ... Venice •••. Naples ....... ... ......... 39i Palermo, pi,: 0z...... 193 i ',Loon ............ Oporto... ...... 53* Rio Jan0ir0....•.. ...... 23i Bahia ....... Buenos ..... NewYorlt.::dyssiffht Philathlrb;a ......... c., - r• BULLION, rim oz. Foreigt i'.1.11,bar5...43 17 9 Portuf, , al Gold Coin 3 17 5 New Doubloons-- 0 0 0 New Dalars 0 4 98 Silver in ears. Paris, 3 days' sight 25 80 Ditto, 3 months 26 5 Marseilles 26 10 Bourdeaux 26 10 Pr Inkfort on Maine 122 k Petersburgh, 3Us — Berlin Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M lO 4 Trieste, ditto Madrid 36 Cadiz Bilbao Barcelona Seville - THE ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT Nonni OF ENG LAND RAILWAY.—The cause of the late accident on thisime, near Cowton, was stated to be the breaking of the wheel of one of the carriage trucks belonging to the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway Company. It appears on examination that it was the outer tire of the wheel, to which the flange is at.• tached, that broke near the nut by which it was fastened to the inner tire. After breaking across at that point, the ends rose, and the tire broke a second time at the next nut, and then a portion of the tire and flange came completely otl. The wheel, having thus nothing to keep it on the rail, swerved, carrying the axle round in a direction contrary t o that in which the carriage was going, till, coming in contact with the carriage, it threw it off the line, awl dragged the rest of the carriages with it. The broken wheel, having gone under the carriage, carried the other wheels away, and the carriage was left without any wheels at all, in which state it was found after the accident. The breaking of the outer tire is attributed to its having been put on too hot, and there not having been sufficient allowance made for its contracting properly, so that when it cooled it became too tight. The metal was, in consequence, defective ; but no inspection that could be instituted by any railway company could detect any fault before the accident, it being to all appearance per fectly sound. Mrs. Whitehead, we are happy to state, is pronounced nut of danger. Both her legs are broken, the left leg below the knee, and the right above it ; but the last accounts state that she is going or. favourably. SHOOTING PARSONS.--`1 find the names of fifty eight clergymen —successors of the apostles—in the list of gentlemen who have taken out Game Certificates for the present year. Of these clergymen, some four or five keep— not missionaries, but — gamekeepers ! If " the Church is to be maintained by shooting partridges and hares, then " the Church's " pillars may be regarded as firm and secure. And if souls are to be converted by the bagging of game, then the Christianity of Yorkshire may be regarded as pre dominant among the counties and provinces of Christendom. By the way, we are curious to know whether the Apostle Paul, or any of the other apostles,—of whom our modern clergymen claim to be the " successors,"—took out game licenses, or kept gamekeepers? We have looked into Dr. Hook's Church Dictionary, but cannot find any satisfactory answer.— Leeds Times. ROYAL ARTILLERY.—The following changes in the command of stations are expected to take place in the Royal Regiment of Artillery during the pr esent _ month the Li e Lieutenant r o i t f c3l Colonel onei to command oGniiPnouZlr; ttjaaarnledink.oniti,"lanreldaZel,:;:ligoe ce Lieutenant-Colonel Faddy, retired on full pay ; Lieutenant t Colonel T. G. l ß e ro ve w L n i e e , u o t f en t , h m e t- s c ec o o lo n n d e b l a i t r t e a n l r io y n l t oswprtaoctt Athlone, to re b . " tarn, command station; i a i t eu t t h e a n t ant c o,on t d e 3 n e a r n d t : C o o; o t n h e e l 4 J t . h S to relieve in the command at Devonport ; Lieutenant -Colonel D. Grant, of the Bth battalion, to relieve Colonel Hutcheson, of the Ist battalion, in the command in North Britain, and stationed at Leith Fort ; Lieut.-Colonel H. W. Gordon, recently in command at Corfu and the lonian islands, arrived at Woolwich on Saturday last, from that station, and will take command of the 2d battalion, at Woolwich, on Lieut..- Colonel Browne, leaving Woolwich for Athlone. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. —The last meeting for the autumn season was held yesterday afternoon, H. J. Bar chard, Esq., in the chair. The show of flowers and fruit was very superior, and the prizes awarded were—a large silver modal, to Mr. Henderson, for a new plant of Ruellia Macu lata ; silver Knightian niedals, to Mr. M'Ewen, and her Ma-. jesty's gardener at Windsor, for pine apples ; silver Banksian medals, to Mr. Carter, gardener to the Duke of Northumber land, at Sion House; Mr. Redding, gardener to Mrs. Mar ryatt, and Mrs. Lawrence, for plants ; and Mr. Mitchell and. Mr, Sellers, for pin es ; and certificates of merit to Mr. Mitchell for swans' egg pears ; Mr. Joy and Mr. Stedman for pines - and Messrs. Veitch, o f E xe t er, f or a specimen plan. Th e meteorological; register, kept at the gardens from 2d Sept. to 7th October, gave—barometer highest, Sept. 24, 30,242 inch; lowest, Sept. 21, 29•315 ; thermometer, highest, Sept. 9, 78 deg. F. ; lowest, Oct, 5, 29 deg. F, ; ,and quantity of rain, 2.26 inch. Sir W. Weller Pepys, Batt., expired on Sunday last, after a short illness, at Tandridge Park, near Godstone. The deceased baronet, who was eldest son of Sir William Weller Pepys, by Elizabeth, daughter of the Right Hon. 'illiam Dowdeswell, was born on the 4th of May, 1778, and, therefore, in hi s 68th year . H e was unmarried, and is suc ceeded in the baronetcy by his next brother, Lord Cotton ham. By his demise the families of the Bishop of Worcester; Lord and Lady Cottenham, and several families of rank, are placed in mourning. HONESTY ITS OWN REWARD.—An American paper says—The man who lost his eyesight by reading a borrowed piper, has recovered it since he became a subscriber. POOR REMOVAL. Previously to the prorogation of Parliament, Mr. W. H. Bodkin presented a Bill " to amend the laws relating to orders for the removal of the poor to their places of settlement, and to appeals against such orders." It was ordereil to be printed, that it might be considered throughout the country during the recess. The followin4 is an abstract of such Bill :-- Preamble—Whereas it is expetAent that the laws relating to orders for the removal of the poor to their plac'ec of settle ment, and the trial of appeals against such orders, should be amended, be it ther e f ore enacted. &c. Clause 1 provides that the Act apply to orders of removal after Ist May, 1846. 2. That this Act be construct: in same manner as a pre viously recited Act. 3. Provides for the removal of doubts as to the construction of certain provisions of Act 5 Wi liars IV., enacting that there be no appeal unless notice given within twenty-one days.