The Sun. — London, England, 1839-09-23 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. MARYLEBONE VESTRY. THE EXPERIMENTAL pAVINo or OXFORD-STREET, AND REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE THEREON. The usual weekly sitting of the above Vestry was on Saturday very fully attended, both by Vestrymen and ratepayers of the parish, anxious to hear the decision of the Committee appointed on the 6th of October last to superintend the paving of a portion of Oxford street. Mr. ,se. DANIELL took the chair, and read a letter from Mr. W. G. Pau, the parish sexton, to the effect that he had found a fit and proper superintendent gravedigger and assistant sexton," in the room of Stamp, who has been removed frore the situation for reasons which a former report, relative to the falsification of the parish records, fully explains. The mutilation of the Fendall gravestones will, it is said, be made the subject of magisterial investigation in the course of next week at Marylebone police-office, with a view of enforcing the penalty of 1001. " for the wilful or malicious breaking or effacing parish tombs or gravestones." The CHAIRMAN read a communication from the in habitants of Oxford street, expressive of their thanks i to the Paving Committee for the latter's attention and kind consideration towards having Oxford-street paved with wood, and of their desire to await the decision of the vestry on that important subject. The communi cation, which was in the shape of a petition, was or dered to be referred to the Paving Committee. A deputation of the inhabitants of Oxford-street was here introduced. Mr. SKINNER (addressing them) —Do you wish the whole of Oxford-street to be paved with wood ? One of the DEPUTATION —Yes. Mr. JACKSON—Have you had any meeting, and come to any resolution on the subject ? The same DEPUTY —We have had a meeting, not of all the inhabitants of the street, but of some of the oldest residents in it ; and I am sure that if the whole of the inisabitants had been convened, they would have ex preseed an opinion in accordance with the answer I have just returned. Mr. EDWARDS (one of the Deputation) said, they wished the whole street to be paved with wood, tithe they were ever ready to bow to the decision of the Vestry. If the Vestry decided that a part only should be paved with wood, the inhabitants would be satisfied for the present. Mr. CI APP--Will any gentleman who resides in that part of Oxford-street where the wood pavement has been laid down state whether horses can pass rapidly over it with safety, or whether they stumble and fall in their progress? A DEPUTY—I reside near the spot, and I have never seen any accident of the sort. Mr. KENSETT—Have you seen the requisition signed by between three and four hundred of the inhabitants in favour of the wood pavement? Mr. EDWARDS—We have ; and I beg to say that to a roan we are against paving the street with Claridge's Asphalte. The deputation then withdrew, and Mr. Flood read I the following report ; " At the Committee appointed on Saturday, the 6th of October last, to superintend the paving of Oxford street, from Tottenham-court-road to Charles -street, Soho-square, and to test within that portion of the street, the asphalte, bitumen, wood-pavement, or any other mode or material, and report the result to the Vestry : The Committee beg to state that having viewed such of the various specimens of the paving lay down in December last, at the East end of Oxford-street, and which are now remaining there, they report that the Aberdeen granite specimen, laid down by the Surveyor of the parish, has best stood the test of the wear in this large thoroughfare, over which, on an average, 6,000 or 7,000 carriages of all sizes, pass daily. " The Bitumen paving, called the Val de Travers, ap pears in tolerable condition, but its heavy cost, as well as the great wear to which it must be subject, prevents the Committee recommending its adoption. " The same may be said of the Bastenne Bitumen, of which there is a specimen. " The use of Claridge's Asphalte between the granite paving has proved very durable. " The Stone paving diagonally laid, is, in the opinion of the Committee, an improvement on the mode of paving with straight courses. " The appearance of the Wood paving, as well as the information collected en this matter, has created in the minds of the Committee an opinion that it is adapted for carriage-ways, free, as it must necessarily be from noise, mud, and dust ; and taking into consi deration the general wish of the residents of the street in its favour, the Committee would be most anxious at once to recommend the adoption of a wood pavement, did they consider the present specimen was sufficiently extensive, or had been laid down a sufficient length of time ; but being of opinion that it is desirable to make a more extensive experiment of wood paving, they re commend to the Vestry that an extended experiment of wood paving be made, and that the narrow part of Oxford-street, from Charles-street to Wells street, be appropriated for that purpose." Mr, JACKSON moved the adoption of the report, and congratulated himself, the Vestry, and the parishioners, on the result of the labours of the Committee. He was glad that the Deputation were willing to abide by the decision of the Vestry; and that though they wished the whole of Oxford-street should be paved with wood, they considered the affair a question of time, and would not now press their wishes, as the carrying of them into effect would draw so largely on the funds of the parish, and at a moment when those funds were not in a flou rishing state. He was still of the same opinion as formerly, that Oxford-street ought not to be paved with stone, and he was most anxious that a substitute for that perishable material, and which had become more so, and consequently more expensive, since the estab lishment of omnibuses, should be found. At the same time, he could not consent to the paving the whole street with wood, on account of the large outlay of capital it would require, until a further trial of the wood pave ment was made, and assurance was thereby rendered I doubly sure. Mr. SKINNER seconded the motion. Mr. KENSETT considered the proposition of having the whole of Oxford-street forthwith paved with wood a reasonable one, and his conviction that it was reasonable wasfoundedon his knowledge of every transaction relative to the matter. He complained of the unfairness of that part of the report which said " the bitumen paving called the Val de Travers appears in tolerable condi tion." The word " tolerable" did not express the state of that specimen of paving, for the truth was, that where that bitumen was laid down in blocks it stood the test of wear and tear extremely well, and only failed where it had been used as a cement for other materials. If the Val de Travers bitumen were laid down in its pure and genuine state, it would be second to the wood pavement only. He considered that the wood pave. ment laid down was a sufficient specimen of the durabi lity and other superior qualities of that material, and that waiting for other trials to be made would be a loss of time, and an increased expense to the parish. Taking the average annual expense of Macadamising Oxford street at 5,0001., the amount in 20 years would be 100,0001. ; whilst for 21 years the wooden pavement s would not cost more than 15,4001. Having the inte rest of the inhabitants of Oxford-street at heart, and wishing to do justice to them and to the public gene rally, lie would move the following amendment : " That the whole of Oxford-street be paved with wood forthwith." Mr. GIBSON seconded the amendment. Mr. SAVAGE spoke in favour of the original motion, t as it would open a wide field to competition, and be, consequently, beneficial to the public at large. Mr. HARBERT should oppose both the motion for the reception of the report and the amendment, as he was convinced that Mr. Stead's estimate of 10s. 6ti. the square yard for paving with wood Oxford-street was so low, that he never would be able, if the accepted his contract, to fulfil it. Mr. BIERS supported the adoption of the report, though he thought granite, as a paving material, prefer able to wood. The effect of adhpting the report would be the calling into existence the talents and ingenuity of competif.ors from which would result improvements profitable to the public. Mr. Wool, coincided with the latter speaker, but considered that, in wet weather, wood pavement, on ac count of its slipperyness, would be very dangerous to horse s and passengers, and would augment the number of accidents, and add to the loss of life already too great in the metropolis. Mr. TARRING thoeght other specimens ought to he tested, as h e f eared the principle- on which the present blocks were laid down was not the right one. spoke Mr. GIBSON lt ,! favour of th e wo od pavement being immediately laid o' , vh, and said that, in the item of cleansing al woulaone, it cause to the alish an an nual saving of '2 ,00 0 / . p After a few unimportant remarks from one or two Vestrymen, the discussion, which la hours, was, on the motion oflic Mr. JOSEP H about three by M r. GIBSON , a d journed to Saturday SneTIC seconded se ich MORE FANATICISM.—One of *hic Norwich ra parson s, said to be a Mr. Storr , disgraced himself Sunday previous to the appearance of this great c on the Spobr, by preaching from the pulpit against hissuocroiltaoprrocrof Calvary. No clergyman has ever . dared to pl ay in Church upon the must notorious duellist; nor has the practical demolition of the Decalogue ever been reiniktel,el like the gifted genius which has renewed on earth t h e songs of angels, and raised earth towards heaven by t h e su blimity of choral harmonies. Spohr will long rememb er his visit to this country . He will see, in recollection, th e myriads that surrounded him in admiring gratulation, an d amid them the single figure of the reviling priest; like Satan of old, amongst the sons of God. "—Examiner. The late Mr. Justice -, a well meaning, hut particularly prosing Judge, on one of his Country Circuits, had to try 3 man for stealing a quantity of copper. In his charge he had f reque nt occasion to mention " the copper , " which he uniformly called " lead," adding, " I beg your pardon, genthmen, copper ; but I can't get the lead out of my head." At this candid confession the whole Court snouted with laughter. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. Saturday being St. Matthew's Day, and the day on \ which the two Senior Grecians leave Christ's Hospital for Cambridge, was celebrated at this admirable institu tion in the manner prescribed by ancient usage, and the Great Hall once more presented a scene not exceeded in interest by any which the metropolis affords. The doors were thrown open at twelve o'clock, and the Hall soon became filled. Shortly before two o'clock the Lord Mayor, accompanied by the Duke of St. Albans, the Sheriffs, and a considerable number of the Gover nors, entered the Hall, having previously attended divine service in Christ Church, N e wgate-street, when a sermon was preached by the Rev. Edward Bice, D.D., Head Master of the School. When they had taken their seats the business of the day com menced. George Henry Farr, the second Grecian, de livered a Latin oration on the benefits of the Royal Hospitals. The delivery and composition of this essay deserve high praise. It commenced with a well-merited tribute to the memory of Edward VI., the founder of Christ's Hospital ; referred to the difficulties in which that Prince was placed at the time of his accession, and described with accuracy and vigour the demoralised state of society at that period, the natural effects of the darkness of ignorance which then covered the land. With a just tribute of respect and gratitude to the patrons of the Hospital, who had carriedout the design of the founder, and with a prayer tor their eternal welfare and its con tinued prosperity, the oration concluded. The loud est testimony of approbation followed. The next ora tion, in English, was similar in its effect, and was deli vered by Robert Andrews, the first Grecian, so well, that it would indeed be a difficult task to decide to which of the youthful orators the palm was due. Five others went through the same task with equal credit to themselves and to the school. A Greek Sapphic Ode, on Britannia, was delivered by Hugo D. Harper ; a Latin Alcaic ode, in praise of commerce, which dwelt especially on the commercial greatness and prosperity of England, and breathed a prayer fur its continuance, by Henry Newport ; Greek lambics, on " Napoleon at St. Helena," by Samuel Phillips ; Latin Hexameters, on " Moses conducting the Israelites," by John A. L. Airey ; and an English poem, by H. J. Sumner Maine, on Christ's Hospital. At the conclusion the boys, about 800 in number, sang " God save the Queen," with great spirit and effect. BIRMINGHAM RIOTS. BIRMINGHAM, SATURDAY EVENING.—After the examination of three witnesses, whose evidence con tained nothing of importance, the inquiry closed, when Mr. Clarke, counsel for the petitioners, said he was extremely anxious to make a statement with regard to the conduct of the military. It had been supposed, by some of the proceedings which occurred yesterday, that the gentlemen whom he represented intended to cast an imputation upon their conduct. He believed he spoke the sentiments of the parties when he stated that the town of Birmingham was under the highest obligations to the military for their efficient services on all occasions when they were brought out. They never could dis play more efficiency than during the recent riot. The military were under the command of a most distin guished officer, Col. Thorn, and also of another distin guished officer. Col. Chatterton, with the conduct of whom the public - have the best reasons to be satisfied. He was extremely anxious that this should be ge nerally known, as from what he had heard, it was supposed by some persons that the parties for whom he appeared had complained of the military not being in a state of readiness on the night the riot occurred. He begged to state that such a supposition was entirely contrary to the views entertained by them. The written deposition of Captain Moorsom was then put in by mutual consent, as it appeared that that gen tleman was compelled to leave town on urgent business. Mr. Clarke said they had a witness in attendance to contradict the evidence of Savage as to an attempted arrest and rescue of a person in the Bull-ring, by two of the London police, and which circumstance was alleged as the cause of the disturbance. The gentleman whom he proposed to call was present in the Bull-ring during the whole time, and would give Savage the most decided contradiction. The London police, for their vindica tion, were anxious the evidence should be given. Mr. Dundas—You are certainly entitled to call wit nesses to contradict stated facts, but in the present in stance I do not think it necessary. Mr. May has sworn, and also Mr. Redfern, that the police were with drawn from the Bull-ring a considerable time before the disturbance occurred. As far as I can judge from what has come out in evidence there is no good charge against the London police for remissness or rashness in the per formance of their duties. They appear to me to have acted like sober-minded, steady men. Mr. Clarke added, as he had mentioned the military, that so far from wishing to cast any censure upon the London police, the gentlemen whom he represented felt that it would be an injustice to that body if he did not state that they believed that during the time they had been in Birmingham they had conducted themselves with great firmness, forbearance, and general propriety. Mr. Dundas—Have you any more witnesses to call. Mr. Gem—No, we have no further evidence to offer. Mr. Dundas—At the commencement of this inquiry, I stated that I should hear any statement the Magis trates might have to make, and I still adhere to that declaration. At the same time I must state that in my mind, the Magistrates stand in a very peculiar situation. If they choose to make any statement, I am bound to hear them, but I would remark, that be fore they make any statements they ought to retire and consult with each other, as to the course they mean to pursue. They may use their own discretion, and I will be happy to receive any explanation they may offer. I conceive, however, it is not at all neces sary. They may act according to their own discre tion. I am perfectly willing to adjourn this inquiry to any period which may suit the convenience of the Magistrates. The Magistrates must not presume that time is of any consequence to me. The Magistrates then retired, and after an absence of about a quarter of an hour, they returned, when The MAYOR said that the only declaration he had to make on behalf of the Magistrates was, that after ma ture consideration, the Magistrates were of opinion that ' they were perfectly willing to leave the matter as it was in the hands of the Learned Gentlemen ;" and I have to express, on their parts, the perfect impartiality, fairness, and kindness, manifested towards the Magistracy by the gentlemen engaged bn behalf of the memorialists. Per haps I would also be allowed to explain the reason why Colonel Thorn's name is not mentioned in connexion with the disturbances on the night of the 15th. On arriving at the barracks I saw his orderly, who informed me that he was confined at home with a sprained ancle." That was the reason the Colonel was not out during the evening. Mr. Clarke said, on the part of the gentlemen with whom I act, I beg to say that I entirely concur with the observations made by the Mayor. The conduct of the parties who have conducted the case in behalf of the Magistrates, has been to me perfectly satisfactory. Mr. Dundas—l am happy to say I have been much assisted by the gentlemen on both sides. The whole case, to my mind, has been conducted in an open, fair, and frank manner. Mr. Lawrence said that the cause of his absence, on the night of the 15th, was owing to his presence in Worcester as a grand juryman. Previous, however, to the 15th, he was perfectly willing to take his share of the responsibility as to what they did do, and what they' did not do. Mr. Chance said that no one sent to him ; indeed, he was aware of no riot in the Bull-ring till the following morning. Dr. Birt Davis said, in consequence of his election to the office of Coroner, he was unwilling to take any part in any tumultuous assembly where blood was likely to be shed, and where lie might be called upon to sit on an inquisition over the body. Mr. Webb said the reason of his absence was be cause he had a sore toe, and his physician had told him that any encounter with crowds would be dangerous. Mr. Dundas then bade the Magistrates farewell, and the inquiry terminated. DISINTERMENT OF A BODY.—A labouring roan of the name of Brine, residing at Ilitchin, was taken ill very suddenly last week, with violent vomiting, and died in about e►ghteen hours. He was buried in two or three days after his death, but in consequence of some suspicion having been excited that he was poisoned by his wife, the body was disinterred on Tuesday morning last, and on the following . day, Wednesday, an inquest was held on the body, at the Crown Inn, by F. J. Osbaldeston, &41., Coroner, when several witnesses were examined, but nothing came out to confirm the suspicions enter tained towards the deceased's wife. The inquest is ad journed for a week. This affair has created a great sensa tion in the quiet town of Hitchin. —I-Art/Ord Reformer. COLLISION AT SEA.—On Slturday morning, about two o'clock, the Adelaide steam-ship, belonging to the Dublin Steam Company, fell in with a vi_ss , ::l cif the Isle of Wight in the greatest distress, being almost a total wreck, from having been run foul of in the dark during a heavy gale by a vessel unknown, supposed to be an Ame. rican, by which her bowsprit and cutwater were carried away, together with her foremast ; one fluke of her anchor was buried in her bows, the other broken off by the extreme violence of the concussion. She proved to be the Sophia, Captain Jones, bound for Sydney, with emigrants. The Adelaide took her in tow, and brought her safely to anchor off Gravesend oa Sunday, from whence she was towed on Monday to the St. Katherine's Dock to discharge her t i u s r. m at oas c d a e r e g k o e , for the purpose of having an overhaul, and the damagett the time It was most fortunate that the unfor tunate been passengersa,vful l t o inl ra e ble e . f the in w t e h r e e e in their berths ; had they been on accident tr:m e the s i consequences situation lht KENILWORTH CASTLE.--We are happy to state that the present Earl of Clarendon, duly venerating, like his predecessors, the majestic ruins of the Castle, is most anxious in his endeavours to preserve them from any further mutilation and decay, an d t h at wor k men are now employed by the noble p, op r i eter for this laudable purpose, under the superintendence of M. Akroyd of Co entry. Leamington Chronicle. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDA. Y, SEPTEMBER 23, 1839. CORONER'S INQUEST On Saturday evening at six o'clock, a Jury was em pannelled before Mr. Higgs, deputy Coroner for West minster, at the Old King's Arms Tavern, or Half-way house, on the Kensington-road, to inquire into the cir cumstances attendant on the death of Lucy Brown, a young woman, twenty-one years of age, who jumped off the bridge over the Serpentine, on the afternoon of Thursday last. The Jury having been sworn, proceeded to view the body which was lying in an outhouse attached to the tavern, and on their return, the Coroner, after observing that he had scarcely ever before seen so fine a young female, examined the following witnesses : Mr. Robert Norman, of No. 93, Dean-street, Soho, (who was much affected while giving his evidence), deposed that the deceased was his sister-in-law, and was 21 years of age, She had been living up to the time of her death in service,at No.lo, New North-street, Red Lion-square. On Thursday last he camp home about twelve o'clock, when he found the deceased at his house. She appeared in a very distressed state of mind, and had evidently been crying very much. She said she had left her situation at an early hour that morning, but on being questioned she could not assign any reason for so doing, not having had words with her master or mistress. She stayed at witness's house until five o'clock, when she left, saying she should return in half an-hour ; but witness never saw her again alive. By the CORONER—Deceased was perfectly sober ; she appeared in a deal of trouble ; was always previously in the highest spirits ; had formerly lived at Mr. In gall's, a wine and spirit merchant, No. 119, Thames street, City, which place she left about five months since. Mr. William Christie, of No. 10, New North-street, Red Lion-square, bookbinder, deposed that the de ceased had been in his service five weeks last Monday, She behaved uncommonly well, but on Saturday night she received a letter which made her very unhappy. She had previously received two letters written by the same hand. She cried all that evening, and was more or less always in tears up to Wednesday night. On that night witness staid up all night with a child that was ill, and shortly before seven o'clock on Thursday morning deceased came into the room, drew up the blinds, and asked how the child was. She then left the room, and soon afterwards witness heard her undo the front door, which was her custom, since which he had not seen her alive. Two letters were here handed to the witness by Spreadbrow, the summoning officer, when he identified them as having been received by the deceased while at his house. The contents arc as fellows. The first was dated— " Saturday, August 17, 1839. "My Dear Lucy—l received your letter, dated last Thursday, only this morning, and have to give you many kisses for your present of the guard. I shall use it for my watch. Will you be so good as to make me a bag like the one you sent with a ribbon round it, for I want to wear a lock of your hair next to my heart ; the ribbon to be just long enough to go over my head I am afraid I shall not be able to come and see you on Monday, for my mother still remains very ill, but I will try. My name will be James Johnson ; so, with my best love, I remain, yours, in haste, " JAMES JOHNSTON." The second letter was dated— " Saturday, Sept. 14, 1839. "My dear Lucy,—l am extremely hurt at your letter that I got yesterday. You ask me what my intentions are towards you. Good God ! you must know them as well as I do. All I can say is, that, if unfortunately you have a child, I must of course support it to the best of my means ; but if, on the contrary, you are mis taken, I think it best for both of us to separate, for my mother told me this morning that, rather than let me be connected with you in any way, she would prefer following me to the grave. I only wish I was there. I am at present in such a state of mind that I have been going to make away with myself, for I have got enough poison in my desk to kill a dozen people, and if I do make the attempt I shall do it effectually.—l remain yours ever, " JENI " Why did you not tell me of it last night when I saw you ?" J. Knight, chief boatman to the Royal Humane Society, while standing in front of the receiving house in Hyde park, about eight o'clock on Thursday evening, saw the deceased pass by with a let ter in her hand. Thinking from her appearance that she was worried in mind, he fol lowed her to the bridge, where he asked her what she had done with her love-letter, at which she smiled, but said nothing. Did not again see her until slae was brought dead to the receiving-house in the afternoon. Mr. Alfred Williams, superintendent to the Royal Humane Society, used the drags, and in about eight or ten minutes got the body into his boat and conveyed it to the receiving-house, where the usual means of re suscitation were tried by Dr. Woolley, the surgeon of the institution, for upwards of two hours, but without effect. On the bridge were found the bonnet and shawl of deceased, and the following letter, containing a card, on which was engraved the name " Mr. J. J. It. In gall." The letter was in a female hand, and was fastened with a seal bearing the impression of" Harriet." It was directed to "J. J. R. 1., 119, Thames-street City," and ran in these terms : 18, 1839. "My dear James—Do not expect to see me any more, for my life has been a misery to me since last Saturday that I received your letter. I have been in a most distracted state, and a lonely wanderer over the face of nature, and whatever my fate (here occur some words which cannot be clearly deciphered)—and that is fixed on yourself, for I never can cease to love, but with life itself.—Give my kind love to all that ask after me. Good bye, God bless you. "10, North-street." " LUCY BROWN." A witness proved that the two letters which had been produced were written by Mr. James Ingall, the de ceased's young master. He is a single man, and a little older than the deceased. Deceased told witness lie was the cause of all her trouble. Witness regrets she had not brought with her a letter to deceased, in which he advised her to get married to any one she could. Some of the Jury here suggested the propriety of having Mr. Ingall brought before them, but, The CORONER said, what was the use of examining a man who could write such a letter as the second one which had been read. It was evident the deceased had expected he would marry her, and his last letter had driven her to distraction. Other letters in the handwriting of the deceased were then shown to the Coroner and Jury, from which it appeared that the intercourse between Mr. Ingall and the deceased had been of the most tender description, after which The CORONER reprobated the conduct of Mr. Ingall, and the Jury, after a short consultation, returned a ver dict" that the deceased destroyed herself while labour ing under temporary insanity." HIGH WAY ROBBERIES. On Tuesday evening as Mr. and Miss Harris, from Berkshire, who were on a visit to Allington, were driving into this city, for the purpose of attending Wilton Fair, a gang of ruffians waylaid them, and dragged Mr. Harris out of the gig. One of the villains then jumped up, but Miss Harris caught at the reins, which sne succeeded in holding, and driving on till the fellow, fearful probably of losing his share of the plunder, re joined his companions. They robbed Mr. Harris o f 5/. On the night of Wednesday last not fewer than five high way robberies were perpetrated within a few miles of this city, and all under circumstances of peculiar aggra vation and of the most wanton brutality. Here is one case. As Mr. Fisher, the confidential clerk of Mr. Fulford, linen-draper, of this city, was returning from Stockbridge in a gig, accompanied by Mrs. Fisher, about nine o'clock in the evening, four men rushed upon them from the road side, two of them seized the horse's head, and almost instantaneously cut the reins, while the two others seized Mr. and Mrs. Fisher, and dragged them out on the road over the hack of the gig. They then cut off Mrs. Fisher's pocket, containing some money and one or two articles of value, and reseated her in the gig. One of the ruf fians g etting up in the, beat the hors e till h e h a d go t some distance from the scene of plunder, and then jumped out, leaving Mrs. Fisher to her fate. Being utterly unacquainted with the country, she led the horse for miles on the road towards Wallop, and then pursuing another cross country route, found herself at length at the Golden Ball, on the Stockbridge road, where she providentially met with a kind-hearted wagoner, who affording her all the assistance in his power, by fastening the gig-horse to the back of the waggon, and givin g her a seat in his own vehicle. In this way they proceeded till they fell in with Mr. Fisher, who was in a state of great personal suffering from the injuries he had received. as well as from his anxiety with respect to his wife. The highwaymen, who knelt on his neck and limbs till he was almost strangled, robbed Mr. Fisher of his watch (maker's namo " Tymms, Vauxhall") ; a banker's re ceipt for 501., deposited in the Wilts and Dorset Bank ; a 51. note of the Hampshire Banking Company, on which was written in a small hand on the face, nearly at the bottom, " Fisher and Robinson ;" five sovereigns, some silver, a bunch of keys, and an ivory hat rule.— Salisbury Herald. TII E TRACY F A M I L Y.—For a considerable period after the murder of that troublesome fellow, Thomas A'Becket, there was a proverbial saying in Gloucestershire, " The Tracies have always the wind in their faces." This superstitious legend was founded on the well-known fact that Sir William Tracy was one of the four knights who killed the turbulent prelate. In conse quence of this, the popish priests invented a tale, that, as a punishment to the family of Tracy, whenever any of them travelled, either by land or water, the wind always blew in their faces. It may be presumed that the present head ot that family (Lord Sudley) considers the action of his ancestor " a feather in his cap," for on the arch of the prin ciral entrance to his newly erected mansion, he has placed a figure in high relief of Sir NV. wielding his battle axe, and on the other side the prelate whom he " brained." Cheltenham Examiner. WESTMINSTER COURT OF 1 REQUESTS. MR. BYWATER ' S BREECHES.—Certainly, very funny things to write about ; but like Hotspur's treason, they fell in our way," and we picked them up. In some parts of the world, they make a man's broeches so that he can jump into them, and it is a matter of indifference whether the legs are large enough for a pillow or a mo derate-sized feather bed. " Hereaway," as the Yankees express themselves, a man's breeches are " a matter of pretty nice calculation." They:are of as much moment as turtle to an alderman, and the mathematical tailor in Gulliver (were he among us) would often find himself " pretty ugly" at his figures, in making out, by algebra, a pair of breeches for " the fashionable gents. who walk in tights." All this was fully exemplified in the case of Mr. Bywater's breeches. In this case the plaintiff was a Mr. Fell, and it ap peared that the charge for the breeches was to be 365. Upon their being sent home they were found to be too large, and they were returned in order to be taken in. When sent home again they were declared to be too small. They were sent back a second time to be let out. and upon the third visit o f th e b reec h es t o Mr. By water, they were again found t o b e t oo l arge . In this state they remained, Mr. By wa t er h av in g returned them to Mr. Fell, with an intimation that, although they did not exactly suit him (Mr. B.), they would probably form a very profitable article of export to the East, where the gentlemen are not so particular about the size of their unmentionables. The case having been thus amply detailed by the plaintiff, A COMMISSIONER. asked Mr. Bywater what he had to say to the claim ? Mr. Bywater said he had a very simple tale to tell, premising at the same time that the Court would not labour under an idea that he had a fastidious taste. A C (smiling)—By no means—it might be the Mr. Bywater (laughing good-humouredly)—Exactly my case. The facts are these. I gave Mr. Fell orders to make the garment in a fashionable, but not in an COMMISSIONER of s s I the NE tailor. R out of the way, style. Show the instep well, said I (and Mr. Bywater threw an air of carelessness into his manner highly amusing)—let them come a little tastily from the hip down to the knee, where you must not leave too much room to play in ; let them curve some what gracefully over the calf, and then descend nicely down about the ancle. Now, gentlemen, you must admit all this was plain sailing—a mere ordinary article. Well (becomingquite familiar with the Court), I thought no more about the matter. In the course of a week or ten days they were brought home, and to my sur prise I found that not a single point to which I had directed the tailor's attention had been attended to. The legs were straight all the way down ; knee and calf were alike lost in them—in short they were mere sacks ;—a barbarous apology for A COMMISSIONER—Cossacks. Mr. Bywater—Truly, they were Cossacks. The tailor's assistant protested that Mr. Bywater's description was most willainously exhaggerated. True it was that the breeches were large, but still they were admirably proportioned. " I saw them," continued the assistant, " and if I know anything of the set of clothes, they were what I should call a splendid pair." Mr. Bywater—Oh, magnificent ! I assure you, gen tlemen (addressing the Commissioners), you might have poked the Monument through the legs. The tailor's assistant looked aghast, and exclaimed " Exhaggeration, gentlemen, I assure you ; nothing but exhaggeration ; nothing." Mr. Bywater—And as to the waistband (and the tailor's assistant gave another wonderful look), it would have embraced the dome of St. Paul's. The tailor's man here attempted to speak, but the description was quite overpowering, and he contented himself with " fetching in his breath," and exclaiming " Well !" " Of course," said Mr. Bywater, " I couldn't think of losing my legs in such a pair of wildernesses ; and I made the young fellow here take a piece of chalk and reduce them to something like a moderate size and decent shape ; and I again went over my original instructions as to the hip, the knee, the calf, and the instep. All this was troublesome enough, you will admit; but I didn't mind (shrugging up his shoulders), I submitted to it. In about a fortnight they were brought home again, and they were then as much too small as they had before been too large. On the first occasion I could have jumped into them ; on the second occasion I couldn't get out of them. I couldn't even sit down in them, and was (laughably enough to be sure it was) obliged to lie down on the table in order to have them pulled off ; and how the devil I ever got into them is a mystery to me to this day." A COMMISSIONER (to the tailor's assistant)—What have you to say to this ? Tailor's Assistant—l'm thunderstruck. He's ro mancing, gentlemen. Mr. Bywater—Romancing ! Tailor's Assistant—Yes ; if you hadn't have kept your boots on they'd have come off in a minute. COMMI4•SIONEA—Did you (to Mr. Bywater) keep your boots on when you got into the breeches ? Mr. Bywater answered in the affirmative, assuring the Commissioners that it was a common practice with gentlemen so to do. " Indeed," said he, " I wouldn't have a pair that I could not get into with my boots on." COMMISSIONER—And spurs too ? But (to the tailor's assistant) how do you account for Mr. Bywater's not being able to sit down in the breeches ? The assistant said it was all owing to Mr. By water's strapping them down too close, and bracing them up too tight. Mr. Bywater assured the C o mmission e rs that c los e strapping and tight bracing were absolutely essential to the proper fitting of a pair of breecbes, second, indeed, only to the cut of them itself. Mr. Bywater then went on to relate the particulars relative to the third altera tion, showing how they came home again too large ; that they did't show the instep, &c., and that "he bight as well turn Turk as wear such a pair of bed ticks." Mr. Bywater eventually consented to take the breeches, observing that he would send them to a friend of his at Constantinople. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. G UILDHALL. INDECENCY. —John Pacy, who stated himself to be in the employ of Messrs. Barclay and Co., brewers, was brought up charged with having committed an indecent as sault on a boy named Rosson, in Cheapside, last night, about nine o'clock. He was observed by Sergeant Gib bet, whose attention had been called to his proceedings by a gentleman who had been watching him for about twenty minutes, and was then taken into custody. The officer decribed the conduct of the prisoner as most infamous. Pacey, who denied the charge, said that he had merely stopped to look at a marine painting in the window of a shop, and that he took hold of the boy's hand thinking he was attempting to get his watch. This statement was denied by both the officer and the boy, and the prisoner was committed for trial. Frederick Cleaver and William Davis, who hal been apprehended on a charge of stealing a gold pin from the shop of Mr. Emmett, jeweller, Holborn-hill, on Monday last, were again brought up. Two other boys, named Manning and Sweeney, who were taken at the same time, had been discharged, the evidence against them being slight. Another charge was preferred this morning by a watchmaker, in Gray's Inn-lane, who stated that Davis had confessed to stealing a watch from his shop, which he had sold for fifteen shillings, and then cheated his three com panions by stating he had only got ten shillings for it, and giving them half-a-crown a piece. The watch was sold to a person in Monmonth.street. It was worth about 21. 10s. The prisoners were sent to Bow-street, instructions be ing given to take into custody the person who bought the watch. BO W. STREET. ROBBERY AT GRAVESEND. —Cecilia Johnson was brought up, charged on suspicion of being concerned in a robbery at the Pier Hotel, Gravesend, on the 9th instant. It would appear that on the day in question two men, who turned out to be members of the Swell Mob, went into the Pier Hotel, and ordered dinner. Having partaken of it, they called for the bill, and desired that a newspaper might be brought to them ; but, without waiting to satisfy the one or peruse the other, they walked off during th e waiter's abs ence , car rying with them nine silver table spoons and seven silver forks, besides other property. A person whose description answered that of the prisoner was seen at the same time outside the hotel, and was apparently in communication Is ith the men. The prisoner was ap prehended on suspicion of being the female observed by Pocock, the constable, who found on her person fourteen duplicates of plate, which he suspected to have heon stolen. The prisoner was remanded. MARLBOROUGH- STREET. James Chandler, the conductor of a Paddington omnibus, was summoned before Mr. Long by a gentleman named Buckland, for loitering on the road. Mr. Buckland proved that the defendant's driver con tinued, from Bond-street to the Boar and Castle, Oxford street, at a wa lki ng pace, notwithstanding the remon strances of the passengers. Mr. LONG was of opinion that this proceeding brought the defendant w i t hi n the operation of the clause which in flicts a pe na l ty in case s where "loitering or unnecessary delay" takes place on the part of those who have charge of public vehicles. The defendant was accordingly fined l Os. and costs. Robert Chisnell, the driver of a cab, was summoned be fore the s ame Magistrate for refusing to take a fare. The fo o t man o f Dr. Lebon, Argyle-street, said he was sent for a cab by a gentleman at his master's house. li e hailed the defendant, and the defendant, after coming towards him a few paces, turned back, and resumed his place in the rank, In defence the driver said he had been prohibited by Dr. Lebon from calling at his house for a fare. Dr. Lebon had hired his carriage some time back, and had felt so dissatis fied that he had told him he should never have his custom or his patronage again. Knowing the Doctor's servant, and believing the hiring was for himself, he thought it best not to proceed to Argyle-street, especially as there were fourteen or fifteen other cabs on the stand which the ser vant could choose from. Mr. LONG at first felt reluctant to convict, but as the driver would have been entitled to demand Bd., th oug h hi s cab was turned awa y, the Magistrate decided that he had acted wrong in refusing to obey the call, and inflicted a fine of Is. and costs. A few days ago the name of Mr. John Alexander Gallo way appeared on the police sheet, with the charge of drund and aisorderly against it. No person attended to answer the charge at the police court, the defendant having been bailed out of the Vine-street station-house. A letter having baen addressed to the Commissioners at Scotland-yard, complaining of the policeman who took him into custody and the Inspector who locked him up, the Commissioners sent the matter before the sitting Magis trate here for investigation. The circumstances appear to be these :—Mr. Galloway was in the act of committing a nuisance in the shop door way of a cutler in the Haymarket, when he was prevented by policeman C 72. Mr. Galloway became very insulting towards the policeman, applied some very opprobrious names to him, and would not go away when requested. As Mr. Galloway was in a state of intoxication, according to the policeman's belief, he was taken to the station-house. Inspector Baker booked the charge, and the defendant was obliged to send for bail. The defendant became ex ceedingly violent against the Inspector—threatened all parties with the vengeance of his father, the Common Councilman, and even went so far as hint at giving the gaoler a good thrashing. As Mr. Galloway had made a complaint which, if proved, might be of serious conse quences to the accused, a very natural desire existed on the part of the Inspector and police constable that the matter should be brought forward. Mr. Galloway, sen.. applied by letter to Mr. Dyer, to have a private hearing, and Mr. Galloway's brother also made an application to the same effect. Mr. Dyer resolutely refused to grant the request, and a time was appointed for going into the case. At the proper hour the p ,lice were in readiness to substantiate the charge against Mr. Galloway, and to meet the com plaint against themselves. Mr. Dyer told the parties he had just received a note containing an intimation that Mr. Galloway would not come forward, as he could not have the case heard pri vately. The worthy Magistrate then said the only step he could now take in the matter was to order the recogni zances of Mr. Galloway's bail to be estreated. QUEEN- S QUARE. Alfred Stevenf, a youth aged seventeen, was placed at the bar, charged, on his own confession, with causing the death of a man named Thomas -, by shooting bim with a gun, at North-end, Fulham. The prisoner and the de ceased were in the employ of a market-gardener, named Styles. About nine o'clock on Saturday morningthe prisoner went into the cottage and took a gun from the hand of a little girl, and carrying it to the door began snapping the trigger. There were two females present, who advised him to put it down ; but he said it was not loaded, and pulled the trigger, when the piece went off, and the charge, consist ing of two ounces of swan shot, entered the breast of the deceased, and killed him almost instantaneously. The prisoner, when he saw the man fall, became frantic with grief, and, after running for a doctor, gave himself up to the police. _ The two females, and Mr. Styles, the master of the lad, confirmed the above facts, arid the prisoner, in the most pitiable agony of mind, made a similar statement. The Magistrate said that there was evidently no ill feel ing or intention to injure the deceased man; he should, therefore, discharge the youth, who bad done all that the innocent cause of so great a calamity could do. On promiiing to attend at the inquest, the youth was set at liberty. HATTON- GARDEN. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Elizabeth Cuthbert, a mid dle-aged woman, was placed at the bar charged with stealing two squirrel skins, the property of Thomas Med calf. It appeared that the prosecutor is a furrier, and the prisoner, who was in his employ, was in the habit of taking her work home to finisk. She came on Friday as usual to the shop for work, and the prosecutor's wife ob served her take one of the skins off the counter and put it into her pocket secretly, the other beneath her shawl. On the prisoner leaving the shop Mrs. Medcalf informed her husband of what she had observed, and the prisoner was pursued and given into custody. When taken, she denied having taken the squirrel skins, which, however, were found upon her. The prisoner seemed deeply affected by her situation, and fainted away in the dock during the course of the pro ceedings. She made no defence but begged hard for mercy, declaring solemnly it was her first offence. The prosecutor stated he had frequently missed squirrel skins of late.—She was fully committed for trial. George Hutting, police constable of the G division, was summoned by his superintendent for neglect of duty. This being the first time this clause of the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill had come under the ~cognizanee of the Magis trates, it excited great interest. By the Act, any police constable neglecting his duty is liable to a penalty not ex ceeding 101., or to one month's imprisonment and hard la bour, at the option of the Bench. The defendant's wife came to the station and reported him ill. On the next morning he was sent to the surgeon, who thought him shamming, but reported him off duty for that night. On Saturday morning the surgeon ordered him on duty, and last night in going the rounds he was found sleeping on the door steps of a house. The defendant said he was ill." The Superintendent said if that had been the c.,.se he could have reported dimself, and he would have been sent home. The MAGISTRATE said the case was proved to his satis faction, and fined him IL, which was immediately paid. WORSHIP-STREET. Marta Howes, a poor, hard-working woman, was on Friday fully committed for trial, on a charge of stealing a shirt from her employer, a straw-bonnet maker ; the case was purely one of suspicion, and the poor woman most solemnly asserted her innocence. This day the prosecu trim and her husband came to the office in great trepida tion, and prayed that the poor woman might be instantly released, as they had found the shirt under their bed. The Magistrate sent for the poor woman, Howes, who was brought from gaol and discharged; when the prosecutor entered into an arrangement with her to give her 11. down as a compensation, and undertook to find her constant work. THAMES POLICE. A woman who keeps a house of bad repute in Vinegar. lane, Shadwell, and is known as Mother Nash, was charged with stabbing, with intent to murder, Henry Carlisle, the man with whom she cohabited. The prosecutor is now in the London Hospital in a slate of great danger. The wound inflicted by the woman proceeds in a slanting di rection under the shoulder, and great doubts are enter tained of saving him. This opinicn having been commu nicated by the surgeon, the woman, who treated the case with great indifference, was remanded until the man's fate be known. CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—On Friday, at the Woolwich Petty Sessions, Mr. Bland, an extensive cheese monger of the town, was fined 15s. for furious driving, 16s. for cruelty to his horse, and ss. for being drunk, at the instance of several residents of Woolwich. The de fendant's conduct was represented as most brutal, the flesh of the horse actually hanging in strips from the severe lashing it had received. Bland was so violent while in custody that it was found necessary to place a constable in the cell with him. Ho was also ordered to pay the costs, amounting to 1/. Go. THE HARVEST.- The accounts from the country continue to supply matter not merely of appre hension but for considerable alarm. It were useless to copy these calamitous accounts, for they all speak but one language—the common language of despair and de spondency. Thousands of acres in the north are under water, and the produce of the fields is in progress of con version into dung : whilst it is found that in many di s t r i c t s 1 where the harvest began earlier, and the corn has been housed, the continued wet weather has occasioned it to swell and burst open in the pod, when the grain, not being ripe, has perished. Our agricultural reports from Scot land and Ireland are worse even than those from our own provinces. In Ireland, we are informed, that not a sixth of the crops have been gathered in, even in their damaged and decaying state. It is needless to add—that not a grain of any kind has been sent to England. We trust in God that the season of suffering and misery that we see in perspective for the people of this country will be attended with at least one good effect : we fervently hope that the mental darkness of those misguided men, who uphold the Corn-laws, will be enlightened ; that they will see the wickedness of their ways, and turn from them; that landlords and farmers, at length perceiving the folly as well as the iniquity of prohibiting our people from purchas ing their bread at the best and cheapest market, will cease to interpose their crude conceits, and to thwart the bene ficent designs and behests of the All-wise Superintendent of the universe. EXTRAORDINARY CLUSTER OF FISH.— Yesterday an exhibition of an extraordinary clump of fish called " barnacles," amounting to between thirty and forty thousand, took ;dace at the Talbot Inn, Borough. They were picked up on Thursday week by a fisherman between Folkstone and Dover, on a piece of fir of about 12 feet long; but the fish were all at one end. They were purchased by Mr. Barnes, fishmonger, of Ilastings, by whom they have been shown at Chatham, Maidstone, and other towns. The piece of wood is supposed to have belonged to the wreck of the Royal George, from the fact of part of it being quite black from gunpowder. The fish are fed every half hour with salt and water. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Friday evening an in quest was held before Mr. Payne, in the board-room of St. 13artholomcw's Hospital, on the body of Samuel Dew, aged 1 5 5. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was in the employment of Mr. Davis, builder, Jerusalem -court, Clerkenwell, and was at work on Tuesday last construct ing a shed at the back of the house, No. 47, St. John's square, and while in the act of cutting off the " eaves" of the rafters, the ladder on which deceased was standing slipped on one side, and shook the deceased off, who fell with great violence on his head, a depth of fourteen feet. He was picked up in an insensible state and conveyed to the above hospital, where, on examination, it was found he had received a severe fracture on the left side of the skull and compression of the brain on the right. He never spoke after the accident, and died on Wednesday evening at nine o'clock. Verdict, " Accidental death." CENTRALIZATION.--Mr. D'lsraeli is not a very popular man, but he uttered not only a very popular but a very sagacious doctrine, in the House of Commons, when he warned the Legislature against the adoption of the despotic system of centralization. The risible M. P.'s all laughed when he referred to the attack on th e anc i en t Dogberrys, but they forgot that the venerable fraternity, unseemly though they be, are an important part of the Constitution. The time had certainly arrived, not for their destruction as so many Mamelukes or Janissaries, but for their improvement, and the whole question of national liberty was involved in the inquiry, " By whom are they to be improved? by the Home Office, in London, or by their own respective town councils ?" That town councils are as competent as the Government to establish and maintain an efficient police our own town furnishes an example, an example which it could not have afforded but for the Muni cipal Act. Birmingham had no Town Council, at least not in action, and the consequence was, outrages provoking all the fears of incipient insurrection. .Manchester was saved from, prob a bl y , more ser ious consequence's by the timely adoption of th e Li v erpool system of police ; and, therefore, the fa c t i s esta blished, that centralization is not necessary to security for life, for law, and for property.__ Liverpool Albion. FINANCIAL STATE OF NAPLES. NAPLES, AUG, 29.-A few hasty details on the finan cial state of this country may not be devoid of interest, though to enter the minutice of various Administrations, would be of little interest to the reader, to whom a resume of this kind of information is generally sufficient. The budget is 28,000,000 ducats. This budget, al though it never varies according to its numerical expres sion, amounts in reality to 30,000,000 and more, many receipts not being officially entered. A Commission, called the general consulta, prepares and presents the budget. The King's civil list is 1,000,000 ducats, but, in ad dition to this, his Majesty receives the surplus of all the private budgets of the Ministers. The Princes of the Blood also enjoy a civil list, the amount of which, as expressed by figures, is said to be very moderate. In certain cases, however, this sum is increased, as, for instance, when a Prince or Princess of the Blood marries, the state grants a dowry of 100,000 piasters, and further the annual taxes are a little increased pro liac vice. Every 60 years the taxes are regulated anew. The interest of the public debt amounts to 5,000,000 ducats. This debt consists in the Consolidated Rentes (Five per Cent.) on the grand livre, the Sicilian loan of 2,000,0001. sterling, and a floating debt represented by Treasury certificates, the amount of which is unknown. The Army and Navy together cost 8,000,000 ducats per annum. _ _ There is also the debt due to America, about which some arrangements have been made, but it never comes in question. The Government settles it at its conve nience, and diminishes it annually by the payment of a sum, the amount of which cannot he fixed. The Stamp and Registry Duties are a great source of wealth to the Revenue ; for, although these are but moderate, their annual amount is 600,000 ducats. This fact is alone sufficient to give an idea of the multitude of little transactions which take place between individuals. THE POOR MAN'S CHURCH. The Magistrates having come to the determination of stopping the Chartists from going to the church and taking possession of the pews of the regular visitors there, active measures were taken on Sunday morning last for the accomplishment of this object. Eight or nine policemen, with their cutlasses, were stationed at each of the church gates, and every precaution used to prevent any person suspected of not being one of the congregation from entering the church-yard. The pro ceedings had the desired effect, anc, the pewhoiders were left in undisturbed possession of their seats. By 10 o'clock several thousand persons had collected round the Church-yard, but the numbers gradually diminished as the forenoon advanced. The dragoons were in readi ness, at the Tontine, to quell any tumult that might arise, but happily their services were not needed. A meeting of the Chartists took place in the afternoon, at a place called " Sky-edge," at the top of the Park-hill, and after having sung two hymns, they quietly dis persed. Another meeting was called for the same place at half-past six o'clock, which also passed off without any disturbance.—Shejfield Iris. A correspondent of the Iris says, " A Papist is re ceived with open arms in the Church--the conversion, or seeming conversion--the hypocritical cant of a cun ning man of the world who discovers that he cannot succeed as a Unitarian or Jew, is deemed worthy of a holy feast. "To the poor the Gospel is preached." " Whatever ye do unto one of the least, my brethren, ye do it unto me," said the holy Jesus during his sojourn upon earth, and the Church professes to follow his maxims up by dubbing itself " the Poor Man's Church." Yet no straight gate or narrow way, but a band of armed policemen, and a host of special constables, backed by a troop of dra goons, in readiness if wanted, shut up the entrance to the Church. and the garb of poverty was a sufficient reason for exclusion. It was an extraordinary exhibi tion, in England, to see a dozen policemen armed with cutlasses surrounding the church-yard gates on the outside ; a posse of constables inside, and special con stables stationed about live or six yards apart round the inside of the railings, admitting only those who had good coats on their backs, and whose respectable external appearance would warrant the conclusion that they were not Chartists. The " Poor Man's Church" now calls in the aid of the civil power and the military to prevent the poor from contaminating with their pre sence the cushioned pews and velvet hassocks of her more wealthy and aristocratic sons." AWFUL DISCLOSURES. The lovers of the marvellous have been at once tantalized and gratified by a rumour which has been current in our city and neighbour hood for some days past, that a man, who died last week at the Printfield, had, on his death-bed, sent for his parish minister, and unfolded a tale to him of so terrific a nature as almost deprived him of the power of returning to his own manse. The most moderate statement of this man's case was, that he had murdered two men in his time; the more fully-informed part of the community said that it was three men and two children ; while the best and most admired account made the slaughter amount to that of six human lives. The real truth is that, when the minister called on the flying man, he confessed to him, as any man might, that he bad led a sinful life ; and farther than this general declaration, there is not one word of truth in the whole story.—Aberdeen Herald. About a fortnight ago, a poor fellow, dreadfully scorched and injured, was brought to the Infirmary from the railroad. It appeared that he had left eight pounds of powder in his hat, after the charging of the mine, and fixing the fusee. With that unaccountable want of precaution which is the source of so many dreadful accidents, he held in his hand, close to it, a lighted match ; unhappily a spark fell into the hat, and the powder instantly exploded ; almost at the same mo ment the train to the mine took fire, and a tremen dous blast took place. A detached piece of stone struck him in the face, and fractured his upper jaw, beat in the bones of his face, and actually fractured also the back part of his head. In this state, burnt, mutilated, and in great agony as he was, the poor fellow retained his fa culties perfectly tor more than a week; he then dropped into a state of insensibility, in which he remained till heath put an end to his sufferings. —Bath Chronicle. DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN THE TOWER. — About twelve o'clock on Friday an accident happened in the Tower to a coachman, in the employ of Mr. Bryant, a job-master, in Bell-yard. which nearly proved fatal. It appears the unfortunate man drove three persons into the Tower, and set them down near the Gold-chain public house. Directly after the parties had alighted, he drew up the horses in order to allow the guard to pass, when they became restive, and started off in the direction of the Old Mint, approaching which it is necessary to pass under a small arch. The coachman ran to the head of the horses and used every endeavour to save the carriage from being injured, in doing which he was dragged against the corner of the arch, and his face frightfully cut ; the whole of one check being literally torn from the bone. He afterwards fell, and the wheels passed over both his legs, breaking them short in two. The blood flowed copiously from the wounds on his head, in which state he was taken into the house of Mr. Button, the Gold-chain, where every as sistance was rendered him. A carriage having been pro cured, he was conveyed to Guy's Hospital, where he now lies without hope of recovery. The persons whom the poor fellow had brought in the coach to the Tower walked off to inspect the armoury, leaving him to his fate, although aware of the lamentable accident which had befallen him. THE MARINE DIVISION OF THE METRO POLITAN POLICE FORCE (LATE THE THAMES POLICE. )-- The Commissioners of the metropolitan police force have issued orders directing all land constables serving under them, who have at any period of their lives been in the sea service, or served an apprenticeship on the Thames as a waterman or fisherman, to furnish forthwith a correct account of the length of such servitude to their respective superintendents, with a view of immediately transferring a sufficient number of those whom they may deem compe tent into their marine division of police force, for the pur. pose of superseding those of the old Thames police con stables, who, upon an examination by Mr. Superintendant Surgeon Fisher, some days since, were considered past service. Several of the old constables were discovered to have been upwards of thirty years in the Thames-police establishment, all of whom are entitled to a pension to keep them tolerably comfortable for the remainder of their days. QUACK MEDICINES.—At the conclusion of an inquest, held on Tuesday, Mr. Wakley, M.P., said that last Session he had given notice of a motion for the pur pose of suppressing the sale of quack medicines, but had withdrawn it because it was represented to him that there were so many Members who were obtusely ignorant of me dicine, and because he was told the Government were, from principle and practice, so wound up in everything that savoured of charlatani m, that it would be useless to per severe. Next Session, however, he should not be deterred from bringing forward a similar motion. One of the greatest disgraces to the intelligence of this country was the encouragement given to quacks, who might be called legalised murderers, for the Government stamp on the poisons they sold was a sort of sanction to them. Supposing the medicines they sold were perfectly harm less, still, as they were held forth as an universal remedy their very inertness did incalculable injury, for they al lowed disease to progress to such a height that the remedies that at first would have been efficacious became in the end, when :Tidied too late, of no avail. Thus whether quacks sold deadly poisons or harmless nostrums, they destroyed life ; in the one case directly and suddenly, in the other for g e r wilfully i f u t l he i y slaying indirectly and slowly . A mason throwin g off a h ouse ne gligently a stone ano d il k ty il o li f ng w t i h if e u r l e m w o it r h de a r ; pa n s o se t n eindividualguilty passenger, but for his w ilf u l neg l ect street would the of the lives of mankind in the aggregate. How far more guilty were the inventors and vendors of patent poisons ! They knowingly and wilfully administered them to indivi dual purchasers. and by a system of extensive public puffing, and forged and fictitious recommendatory documents, their deadly compounds were widely disseminated among all classes of the community. COURT OF EXCISE.—On Saturday Mr. John Morgan Machin, the proprietor of the baths in Holborn, a ppeared to answer an information at the instance of M.Key, and other Excise officers, for selling beer and spirits on his premises without a licence, by which he had incurred penalties to the amount of 2201. The informers proved having drunk beer and spirits without being asked for the money before the drink was brought to them. Mr. Machin,' in his defence. proved that the whole of the spirits and beer was obtained from a licensed publican ad joining his house, and that he derived no profit from the circumstance. The Commissioners decided that the case was proved against him, and fined him in the mitigated penalty of 261. EVENING EDITION. FLANDERS CII MAILS. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 30.—A Frankfort Journal of the 17th September, says, that Prince Metternich stopped only half a day in that city. The Prince is perfectly recovered from his indisposition. The length of the journey (his Highness having set out on the 10th), has not fatigued him. BERLIN, SEPT. 10.—M. Van Brunow, Russian Mi nister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Stutgard, has ar rived here from St. Petersburgh. He is going in the first instance to London on a special mission, which is said to relate exclusively to the affairs of the East, and the chief object appears to be to effect a better under standing between England and Russia, and to re move the distrust which is felt at London against the plans of the Russian Government to make encroachments in the East. The mission of M. Brunow is, therefore, very important and rather difficult. The relations between England and France having become less cordial, the Cabinet of St Peters burgh seems to have conceived the idea of profiting by this state of things, and this seems to be the essence of the instructions of M. Von Brunow. THE HAGUE, SEPT. 17.—We learn from good au thority, that his Majesty has already given his approba tion to the new organization of the army ; it is to con sist in time of peace of 10,000 infantry, 8,000 cavalry, &c., so that it may be possible, at the first summons, to have a force of 50,000 men. The greatest economy has been kept in view, but without neglecting the neces sity of having a good and well organised army. AMSTERDAM, SEPT. 19.—We hear that the Govern ment is now seriously engaged in determining the preli minary measures for draining the Lake of Haarlem. It is added that this undertaking is at this moment more attended to by the Government than the question of prolonging the iron railway from Haarlem to Rotter dam, which it seems will not take place so soon as many persons expected. AMSTERDAM, SEPT. 29.—The Haarlem railway was opened to-day with much ceremony. The Magis trates of Amsterdam and Haarlem, and the company invited, including a great number of ladies, assembled at one o'clock at the station, whicn was handsomely decorated. The waggons and the locomotives were also adorned with flags. The trains consisted of four diligences, four cars, and the great English diligence. The journey was performed in half an hour. The Stock Exchange to-day had none of the agita tion which has lately characterised it. Our own funds before Change time and for a short time after the opening seemed inclined to fall, remained afterwards very firm, and were in demand above the last prices of yesterday. There is nothing particular to mention respecting Spanish Stock, except that Stock not bearing interest, and especially Coupons, was much in demand, at better prices. Of the Foreign Stock, the Portuguese Three per Cents. for some days past, and especially to-day► have been more in demand ; Colombian, duller Peruvian, more in demand ; Discount Five per Cent. The Russian Invalid gives long details of the review , at Borodino. There were three separate, reviews of different corps of the army ; all the troops in the cat* amounted to 117,598 men. The village of Borodino belonged to one proprietor ,. of whom the Emperor has now purchased it, and given it to his son the Grand Duke Alexander. A summer palace is built by his Majesty's orders, as well as s everal other edifices, and some neat houses for the peasantry- Though many of the troops came from a great dis tance all are in excellent health, and have given Majesty great satisfaction.—St. Pete r sburgh Journal' , Sept. 10. THE MARKETS. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS "'Meat. Barley. I Oats. Bean,. . Per Quarter. s. to s. 1 s. to r s. to s. a. s s to 68 38 29 41 Hexham.—.... 56 72 25 46 28 36 M0rpeth......... 62 70 36 40 24 32 42 44 4 . Penrith 65 39 29 53 """44 Sheffield— 75 41 32 49 38 Winchester ..64 78 37 43 23 '27 42 45 35 , 5 41 , Per Bushel. s.d. s.d. s.d . s.d. c.d. s.d. s.d. s•vt: 0 Cardiff 00 9 8 0 0 40 1 0 0 44 00 00 0 e i Carmarthen... 00 87 00 46' 0 0 2f9 56 00 p 0 'OO Cowbridge_ 0 10 036 40 1 3 0 36 50 53 ' 0 '" • 0 Swansea 0 11.054 G 0 3 9 48 56 60 0 Per 8011. . 0 0 Barnardcastle 13 0 20 0 8 0 93, 7 0 8 8 9 0 12 0 .g 0 Durham 0 18 3 7 0 8 0 5 3 7910 0 110 06 0 0 Richmond 180—. 21 070 90 ! 50 80 90 11 0 9 0 0 8t0ckt0n._.....178 19 6 90 99! 7 6 80 7a 8 C Stockton ...........117 0 19 6 90 99: 7 6 801 7 6 8C NEWCASTLE CORN EXCHANGE,—Sept. 21. Red. Whit e ' Wheat, Northumberland 4 83 70. 705 . 7"1 Norfolk and Suffolk C6s. 74s %.•'3 Vb. 645. 79i. -, 6 3 °• • . 6 4,, Berwick and Scotch 565. 605....... — s• Foreign ..... Rye, Nerf4lk and Suffolk 403. 445 .....s. Foreign 343. 36g. ...... ... 4 . ____. -.4. Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk 3ss. 405...... --- Grinding and Feeding P2s 363. . .••• ms s ' Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk.... ........... Beans, Small 36s. 405....... Tick 435. 445......• .4. -". Pease, White 405. 421. • ••• __ s. __,,, --- Gray --s• Oats, Northumberland, Potatoe ...... --7------ Feed ' 2Bs Os ....... 8 . ....s. , Foreign s —is ...... _ Flour (per sack) s2s. 535....... — s• —4 * WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.—Sept. 20, Wheat, Red, Norfolk and Suffblk ... —s„ 6&s. to 703. Lin. and Cam. —a. 645. to 665. -- Yorkshire —a. 575. to 645. fine 739• fine 685. fine 685- —V9 hite ...--- Foreign, Bed —B. 625. to 648. fine 66 5 . White —s. —s. to —s. nne 730 . Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk —s. to ..—s. fine --i• Lincolnshire - Yorkshire Wold - Foreign 46e. Beans, New -- Old 42s. to 448. Pn° Oats, Potato —-- Poland ...5. ..-,8. to 30 9 . " 7 . .-. •1•38 fine ..w 9. 'riezland and Sinai! - • Isd. per Stone - h.:•aling ,.. l4d. to ihclling 345. to 318 od. Per lAL.ad"' Malt A.. L a' Rapeseed .... os —i . t. 0 2 4 41 8 . . fine 4 052 5 1 . 9 0 s s . p er . pe r t" SCOTCH MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans. Oatnioea4lB. 46 kberdeen 7O to 80 28 to 32 24 to 29 —to 46 t Berwick 45 50 23 25 2I 25 30 33 43 Coldstream Cupar Fife) 48 65 26 31 18 22 22 26 Dunbar 7O 72 34 37 39 39 40 42 40 42 Elgin 5B 60 36 38 ‘,3 32 48 59 Inverness Kelso . 43 53 23 27 21 22 32 34 Kirkaldy 02 67 36 33 45 48 43 Perth 6O ^4 30 40 25 35 41 44 fr? The size of the measure varies throughout the country. HADDIN(4FON CORN - 111A KKET.—Sept. 20. There was a good supply of Wheai ; sales heavy, and prices have risen slightly. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. Beans , irst S4s Od 38s Od 33s 50 8 Od Second 7os Od 36s 0,1 32s Od —s Od Od Third. 6ls Od 33s Od 29s Od I .7 s Od I —s Od Average,.... ......... 64. 3,1 4.l2ths'. DALKEITH CORN MARKET.—Sept. IS Wheat. Barley. Oats. cease. Beans. First BO6 lid 40s.Fd 34s (H 46s Od 46 , Od Second 703 0,1 345 Od 28s Od 45s Od , 45s Od Third . s6s Oil 27s Od 248 4tl od COPENHAGEN, SEPT. 12.—The commission appointed some months ago to consider the situation of th e West India Colonies, will have to inquire whether anY changes in the Colonial Administration, or any retreno..' ments, are advisable and practicable. One of the chic subjects to be considered will be the question of the env!" cipation of the negroes. Though as a question of huroarn t f t the emancipation of the negroes must be desired, it ce ell° . be denied that the matter presents great difficulties in Bard to the indemnity to be given to the planters; and tks i e after the experience of England, the measure itself nag . 1 ; politically hazardous. So much, h owever , seems cerlals; that the emancipation of the negroes in the Danish v'e India Colonies, even were the planters completely indefee ruffed, would have a most injurious effect on the corome— of those islands. Notwithstanding the unseasonable weather esr; perienced this summer, we are credibly informed tha t W a it is a cherry tree in a garden in this town, wit h both and blossom on it.—Plymouth Journal, fr PLATED CORNER DISHES, S— NT GUINEAS the SET.—A. B. SAVORY and S o r Manufacturing Silversmiths, No. 14, Cornhill, Loncinnifiate posits the Bank of England), submit for choice in their be , Rooms, many patterns of strongly Plated Corner Dibui.. with Silver Handles and Shields, for Engraving, fron:i 7 d m neas to 10 Guineas the Set of four ; by removing the au from the covers, eight dishes are formed when required. N. B. A Pamphlet of the Prices of Plate may be had 0° a? cation. SETS OF PLATED DISH COVERS' .r.on• STRONG SILVER EDGES, may be selected o f ' 7 l the Patterns, price 161. the Set, o r S e t s of the same Pateiseleo Argentine Metal, quite equal to plated in appearance, pri" 00 ,0 and a Half Guineas the set. The Set consists of o n Plated 20,C0r Corner Dishes ID4i,shanesd and d Coversinches i d a i r a e m o e ff t e e r r . ed, A c ° S izp e t i o e f t eF,Four .a apdg s, Guineas ;or a Set w ith r i c hl y ornamente d Edges, " the &c., for Ten G u i neas. The Handles take off the covers, Set thus f-umis Eight Dishes, when required. Working T. COX SAVORY, Goldsmith, Silversmith, and Watchmak er, 47, cA. ED hill, Londo n (S even d oors f rom Gracechurcl MiOchnetleh,eE2lsqst.:niesfta.,sionnL. n the 11th inst theo Lancaster-place, the lady of C• •, lady of' Thomas George .- of a son. al th , Es o q. n , othfeQlu9etehntsnsct.o,llaetgeC,amofbariddaguehttheerlady of T. C. RO vi oer On the 20th inst., at Merton-grove, .the lady o f Akio. Atherton Park, Esq., of a daughter. o' r soli. On the 20th inst., at Charlton, Mrs. James Budd , a f soli. On the 20th inst., Airs. Stallebrass, of the City-roa MA RRIED. Booth On the 21st inst., at St. Pancras Church, Mr. Henry opt King, of Wilmot-street, Brunswick-square, to Elizabeth, _too.. daughter of Robert Eckett, Esq., of Hadlow-street, klul crescent. Mr' On the lbtli inst., at St. Dunstan's Church, StePnel? Thomas Cullen, to Miss Jane Carkeet. ' Orgi ll ' On the 21st inst., at St. Botolph Bishopsgate , John „0., late of the Gloucester Coffee-hoitse, Oxford-street, to Jape v wick, of Broad-street -buildings DIED. Georg ° Lately at Havre-de-Grace, Clarissa Marion, wife of Buckley Bolton, Esq., of P4ll-mall. s2hoathrpoef, IN E l s a g re . h , a l e a c s o t, ur a it t a A nt d o el f a t i h de e , B i a n n S k o o u f th A Adelaide. O Lancelot nthe On the Bth inst., at the Baths of Lucca, Charlotte, relict of the late Gilbert Neville Neyle, Esq. On the 20th inst., at Greenwich, Vice-Admiral Sir Thorn"! Masterman Hardy, Bart., G. 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