The Sun. — London, England, 1851-10-07 00:00:00

.._ ourtb liLbiti on SUN OF.FIOE, Seven o' Clock. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. (THIS DAY.) The last week bids fair to prove the most remarkable in the history of the Great Exhibition, for never was it so besieged will wondor-seeking multitudes ;as it was yesterday and to-day. It would almost seem as if half the world had put off its visit to the latest possible mo ment, and as the time approaches when it was supposed the people would have had enough of the Crystal Palace, it becomes more popular than ever. Even at the very moment we write, thousands are hurrying across from the Continent to catch a glimpse of its contents, while the various railways conveying to the metropolis daily pour in upon the streets countless crowds of provincial ists. The leading West-end thoroughfares are there fore just as much thronged now with overloaded vehicles and pedestrians as they . ware in the middle of summer, when it was erroneously ima.-yined that the Exhibition had attained the ztnit'a of its ;lory. To-day the interior of the buildi e g has presented another of those as tonishing scenes which, during the last four or five months, have created such a mighty interest not only in Europe, but in every pert of the civilised globe, no less than 109,039 pers:Ais having visited the Exhibition up to four o'clock this evening. Several charity schools are included in the number; but it is large without counting them, and jud4ing from the pre sent aspect of affairs, the number bids fair to go on in creasing until the final closing of the doors to the gene ral public. GERMAN Y. The French Journal of Frankprt publishes the following note on.the candidateship of Prince de Join - 'Julie ; it is considered in Germany as a sort of semi official declaration of the great powers It is more than probable that Prince de Joinville will present himself as a candidate for the Presidency of t h e Republic. We do not yet know the programme of the Prince, but we deplore a project which can only serve to divide the party of order still more, and which will give a fatal blow to the monarchical principle. All the accounts from Paris agree in representing as doubt ful, and under a sombre aspect, the conflict which is about to take place. Europe will consequently be forced to be on her guard, in order not to be taken unprepared. We have no right to mix ourselves up in the interior affairs of France, but we should act inconsiderately if we did not take energetic measures to prevent these affairs from sooner or later compromising European affairs. It is in this point of view that the Northern Powers keep themselves. They feel that the precarious situation of France will yet be of long duration, inas much as the ambitions of persons, and the passions of the masses, rival each other in leaving the field open to all possible chances. France will yet remain whole years in this revolutionary crisis, which neither Napo 'keen nor Louis Philippe could set aside—neither could thy' Bourbons, because they did not succeed in finding a legal form for re-establishing the monarchical principle on solid bases. Accordingly the policy of the powers at this moment makes abstraction of persons and poli tical principles, and keeps only to the social principle of order, which almost all parties in France have lost sight of. They perfectly understand that the preca rious situation of that country cannot be replaced from one day to another by stable institutions, cor responding to the monarchical tendencies of the rest of Europe; but they understand also that anarchy is abo,it to spring from the very sources which have hithe,"to been considered as those of order. They unders'anel that, if the Prince de Joinville be elected Prebsliicd.en'e, the monarchy will be lowered to the Re- They understand still better that the Prince public not any great chance of being elected ; and, in that case, it would be an increased humiliation for the monarchy. We repeat that, for the moment, the powers leave this question aside; but they will take measures to prevent the monarchies of Europe from being injured by the experiments which the younger brauch of the Bourbons is about to attempt in France." The _Prussian Gazette says that the reply of Lord Palmerston t o the notes of the Continental Powers on the refugees in London is not of a nature to satisfy then', and that others, supported by collective mea aure,, will , in e:11 probability, shortly be presented. The police of Berlin arrested on the 3d the di recting committee of a secret democratic association. Its object, according to the confession of one of its members, was to supply arms and ammunition to the democrats in the event of a revolutionary rising. Lists of members, books, and accounts, together with a quantity of arms and ammunition, were seized. A nucohlr of domiciliary visits were made. The Assembly of the States of Wurtemberg are to meet on the 15th at Stuttgardt. The New Gazette of Prussia states that the Go vernment of Saxony has refused to give its assent to the customs treaty between Prussia and Hanover, concluded on the 7th ult., because it was n o t con suited respecting . it ; and it adds, that the Saxon Cabinet has invited tne other Governments of Ger many not to give their consent without having come to an understanding between themselves, and made an attentive examination of the propositions sub mitted to them. The Corre.spondeece of Hamburgh and the Cologne Gazette state that the Cabinet of Mecklenburg has, by a vote of the .3 6th ult., positively refused to enter into negotiations on the subject of its accession to the Z )llverein. THE GERMANIC CONFEDERATION. The following is the protest of the French Govern ment against the admission of the non-German States of Austria into the German IJund. It is addressed to the President of the Frankfort Diet, Count von Thun M. le Comte,—As I informed your Excellency in my :tote of the 19th of July, I laid before my Govern ment the communication with which you honoured me on the 17th, reiveing to the project of the incorporation of the non-German States of Austria in the German Band. lam directed to answer that note by the follow ing communication. The Government of the Republic has remarked, to its great surprise, that arguments are advanced in the name of the Bund which were employed seventeen years ago to dispute the right of the Powers who had signed the final act of Vienna to interfere on the question which, according to their judg ment, affected the independence of a German state, in which that independence was violated, though it was stipulated by the said act of Vienna. These arguments were at that time rejected by the Cabinets of Paris and London, and that rejection never received any reply. Further, when in 1847 Austria and Prussia so energeti cally protested against the acts by which the Swiss Federal Council, according to their judgment, violated the rights of some of the cantons, it was necessarily as sumed that those two Powers had seen the incorrectness of the principle they had some years previously only too absolutely proclaimed. This a+sumption was so much the more justified, as the Swiss Federal compact is not, like the German Bend, au integral part of the final act of Vienna, and therefore the right of foreign Govern ments to interfere with the differences of the several can tons must he regarded as much less certainly established than the right France end England would assert in refe rence to the German Band. But even were the arguments on which the German Diet relied in 1834 as much bated on keel right, as in reality they are not, it is still evident that they do not in the leastiapply to the present question. If it must be conceded that a confederation of sovereign States, in all that regards the relations of its several mem bers to each other, is invested with the same independent power of action as a single or federative State, yet it by no means follows from this that such a confederation can of itself alter its relations to foreign powers without those fo reign Governments having the right to protest against it. By the first treaty of Paris and the final act of Vienna, Europe has recognized the existence of the German Bund within certain distinctly fixed territorial limits. From this re cognition it follows that each Of tha States of the Bond, with the assent of the; European Powers, stands under the protection of the whole Bund,..which is also autho rizsd to interfere in the differences and disputes of its members when they reach a certain degree of import ance. It cannot be supposed that the European Powers can look on with indifference while a similar condition of things is extended over a new territory, and if such an extension were made without their assent, they would certainly be exercising their right if they did not allow the intervention of the Bund in their di s putes with the possessors of such territory. The chances of a conflict would then be more t h an d ou bled; the political organization of a consider able part of Europe would then rest no more on a generally recognised basis; and international law, as established by existing treaties, would have received a wound. It is quite superfluous t o enter more at large into a perhaps incurable discussion of a project which, if laid b e f ore the Diet, will place the Government under the ne cess i ty o f p ro testing against it. The Government of the Republic is far from wishing to prolong a con troversy Which does not appear to it becoming. It is sufficient to state distinctly, that France now, as in 1834, Can as little re cogniae the principles the Diet of the Band then laid d own,and that these principles. even if founded in right, d o not al l aPpl t the great plan which has given the Diet an o e - a e 7 gain proclaiming them." The above protest wassnr forwarded by M. von Tallenay, n to Count Thun at Frankfort, aceornpare ieter of the French Republic M. le Comt,—VVith'ile by the following note : me th cellency honoured note with which ycur Ex enclosed documents. I hew)" than I received the two iq,thera to M. Baroche, with whom it alone lies to de s c e French Republic. But I cannot ref9rn what regards the when nnirom remarking to your Excellency that Diet, roeguemther to have lost Act of a former period, appears al %mid that e it refers to an sight of the difference of owe and ct the then French Goverment did not thinktiltieP regard the resolution, communicated to it t7ree""Y to of my predecessors, as regular in form or contenue °II " I am, &c.,, The English Ambassador, Lord Cowley, aeknow. ledged the receipt of the same document in the fol. lowing note : " The undersigned, the Minister Plenipetentiary of her Majesty the Queen of Gr ea t B r i ta i n to the German Lund, has received the note and enclosures which the Presieseiteat -the Diet; Count Than, did him the honour to forward to him, rigor the date of the 17 t h o f J uly. The undersigned will' immediately communicate the document to her Majesty's Chief Secretary of Foreign Affairs. In the meantime the undersigned cannot re ceive the copy of the document which was directed to the British Legation in 1834 by the President of the Diet of that period, and which appears, with respect to the present occasion of the resolutions of the Diet, to claim an authority irreconcileable with the rights and origin of international law, without at the same time reminding Count Thun of the answer the said Legation was instructed to return to it in the name of her Ma jesty's Government, and of which the undersigned has the honour of here enclosing a copy, that his Excellency may obtain a knowledge of it." THE SIIN, ITALY. A few days ago the Milan Gazette published a sonnet conceived in a spirit of insult towards Pied mont and the Italian Liberals of 1848. It also con tained an allusion to the " impotent and feeble sword" upon which the " sons of Italy," had founded their hopes. To this sonnet the Piedinontere Gazette of the Ist makes the following answer :—" We will say but a few words about a sonnet lately published by the official Gazette of Milan. We are con vinced that such a publication is contrary to the intentions as well as the feelings of the men who are at the head of public affairs in Austria, and that it has escaped their censorship, a circum stance which in our eyes does not entirely screen them from blame. However that may be, we beg to ob serve that such means are but a bad defence for any cause. We can understand why the Austrian Go vernment opposed the national enthusiasm in Italy ; but that enthusiasm, though unfortunate, was not devoid of honour. Soldiers and citizens, all took a part in it. The former only obeyed their chiefs, and fought bravely ; the others only followed the dictates of their hearts, and faced death, in the name of a principle which the cinscience of man has ever re spected, and which will remain sacred as long as the light of civilization shall l as t. F or that cause a king abandoned his country and died. That king, those soldiers, those citizens might be opposed, might be insult them." in battle, but no one has the right to them." COURSE OF ExciiA Imsteruam •• .. 11 19 1 4 Ditto, three months., 12 0 - ,:otterdace ........ 12 0% intwerp.............. 25 47% Brussels...... p 47% damburgh 13 10 Paris, 3 days'alght .• • • u 5 97% Ditto, 3 months •• • • 25 47 N, Karseilles •• •• •••• • • 25 5° N tili.—( S DAY.) Gibraltar•••••••••••••• Leghorn•• ......••.... 30 65 4 .. 0a •• •• •••• •••• 25 50 'Allan Venico•• •• •• •..• .. •• •• geples .. •• •• •• ...• .• 40% 'l'slermo,peroa........ 1205( Messina .............. 120% Lisbon.... •• .......... 53% Oporto •• • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 153 Rio Janeiro ........ • • Guenos Ayres Bon;(1—eanl : Frankfort o n Maine.... 120 Vienna, effec. fl •• • • 12 20 Tri e ste, ditto.. ••• • . .• 12 20 Petersbargh, Rble.. 36% bis.drid ••• - • • ••• • • • 49;e. Ca diz .. •• ............ 50s 13aroelosa • • • •• •• •• ••••• •• • New Yori, 60 dayesight .......... PRIM OF BULLION, PER OS, Foreign Geld in bars .. XII 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 G New Dollars •• .. •• 0 4 10% Silver is bars ........ 0 5 ONi GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the week ending October 4, 1851: Number of passengers (26,980), goods and parcels, horses and carriages ... .£1,551 811 Corresponding week in last year for Glasgow and Ayr, and Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car lisle Railways Glasgow, October 6. -.£3,331 15 3 THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WAR-OFFICE, OCT. 7, 1851. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Major Andrew Spottiswoode, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Major, vice Allen, who exchanges ; Lieutenant Robert Thomas Thomson to be Captain, by purchase, vice O'Callaghan, who retires ; Lieutenant Thompson Donovan, from the 15th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Thomson, Oct. 7. 9th Light Dragoons—Major William Warner Allen, from the Ist Dragoon Guards, to be Major, vice Spottis woxle, who exchanges, Oct. 7. 24th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant William Price Hill, from the 76th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Wed derburn, who exchanges, Oct. 7. 72d Foot—Captain Theobald Butler, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice Campbell, deceased; Lieutenant Charles John William Norman to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Butler, who retires, Oct. 7. 76th Foot—Lieutenant George Wedderburn, from the 24th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hill, who exchanges, Oct. 7. 81st Foot—Lieutenant Robert Bruce Chichester, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Perry, who retires; Ensign Henry Phillippe Villiers Villiers, to bo Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chichester, Oct. 7. 82d Foot—Quartermaster Michael Clinton, from half pay of the 6911 Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Spence, appointed to the 28th Foot, Oct. 7. 83d Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Edward Touch, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Innes, who exchanges, Oct. 7. 97th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Robert Children White head, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign. without purchase, vice Currie, appointed to the 84th Foot, Oct. 7. UNATTACHED,—Major John Maclean, from the 46th Foot, to be Lieutenant Colonel, without purchase, Oct. 7. HOSPITAL bTAFF.—Assistaut-.burgeon John Harry Kerr 'ones, from the 83d Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Touch, who exchanges, Oct. 7. Bnr.vET.—Captain Theohrtld Butler, of the 72d Foot, to be .'Major in the Army, Nov. 9. MEMoRANDU3I.—The Christiau names of Ensign Mor gan, of the 28th Foot, are ' Hill Faulci ner." BANKRU rrs. Jacob Meane and William Meane, brewers, Brighton, to surrender Oct. 17 and Nov. 13, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane; Linklater, Charlotte row, Mansion-house. William Housman, money scrivener, Brighton, Oct. 21 and Nov. 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, efficial assignee, Sambrook•court, BaAnghall street; Evershed, Brighton; Kennett, Brighton; Sow ton, Great James-street, Bedford-row, London. William flartridge, draper, Milton-aezt-Sittiogbourne, Kent, Oct. 13, at two, and Nov. 20. at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Ba singhall-street; Jones, Sise-lane. William Starr Whatford, dentist, Brighton, Oct. 17, at one, and Nov. 21, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Kennett, Brighton; Sowton, Great James-street, Bed ford-row. John Whitehead and Richard Cottam, brass founders, Blackburn, Lancashire, Oct. 17, and Nov. 7, at twelve, at the Manchest er Di str i ct C ourt. L ee, o ff ic i a l ass i gnee , Manchester; Maki nson , M anc h ester . Thomas Bray, miller, Haseley, Warwickshire, Oct. 21, and Nov. 12, at half -past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Bridges, Birmingham. William Cox, iron manufacturer, Smethwick, Stafford shire, Oct. 18, and Nov. 12, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; James, Birmingham. John Allan, tea dealer, Carmarthen, Oct. 22 and Nov. 19, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Bevan, Bristol. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. George Henderson, stationer, Old Bailey. John Kennett, clerk to a carrier, Jewin-street, Cripple gate. Richard Thomas Hatfield, plumber, High-street, Bat tersea. Leonard Collins, lodging-house keeper, High-street, Hoxton. Thomas Mumford, plumber, Somerset -street, Man chester-square. Richard Abbey, sen., beershop keeper, Slough, Bucks. Morgan Morgan, lahourer, Rhindorth, Carmarthenshire. Charles Glover, assistant to a grocer. Webitbrornwich, Staffordshire. Joseph Sharrod, oil manufacturer, Liverpool. John Wheatcroft, surveyor, Bath. Daniel Edwin Austin, Dover. S. Coiclough, corn dealer, Winnow Dale, Staffordshire. W. Milbourn, tailor, Leamington Priors. Warwickshire. Edward Thomas, butcher, Britonferry, Glamorganshire, John Lancaster, labourer, Gomersal, Yorkshire. ‘Villiam Ashton, porter, Manchester. Robert news, journeyman tin plate worker, Hyde, Cheshire. Ann Hebron, milliner, Kirbymoorside, Yorkshire. John Baker, mariner, Harwich. Samuel Brooke, blanket manufacturer, Leeds. Henry Williams Weston, accountant, Dover. John Robinson, licensed victualler, Clitheroe, Lancashire. Edward Muff, manufacturing chemist, Bradford. Wliiiara Leeds, plumber, Hulme, Lancashire. Joshua Butterworth innkeeper, Ashton-unde•Lyne. C. W. Daniels, retail dealer in ale, H u lme, Manchester. Francis James Ferns, wine merchant, Liverpool. (From the MARKETiN TEL LIGEN CB 1 4 ( mdoli i,t) 1 0 Veto Price Current, Oct. 7.) cepted rates rather uncle:tett: of SITGAII..—To-day refiners were in consequence o nea f W de tu,.c e de e 2d t Friday;an tond Indic i k ip g a ee r r o ra c ut Sugar grocers er r e s hm a a os a n er c d e . : Feely. A fair business was transacted, &c., including at auction 7 2 4 61 ho b g a s r b r : amounted l 96 ho gsh e t t o d 2 7 ; l e s de ßarba . fine yellow at 38a to 395, good 365 tssi 3which went for 33s 6d to 355; fine brown 31s; mid to £l 5, low to ; aid low 365 to 40s 65; 41 hhds 5 brls Grenada negrain- -32 s ; low to mid yellow 32a 6d to 33s 6d; Grenada, brown bhde 30s t o 9 127 brls Nevis, good yellow 34 s t o 34 s 6d, mid 335 to 33 6d, low 32s to 32s Gd, brown 30s to 31s 6d, very ord 29: per cwt. REFINED.—Today, although Refined Sugar was offered at a further decline, yet home dealers made pur chases with reluctance. Brown lumps were sold at 438 to 43s Gd, and common Tittlers at 43s 6d to 44d per cwt, In cruih4d Sugar, there is yet little business doing, and rates are rather lower. Of Dutch Sugar Candy 500 boxes at auction were taken in at 503 to 555, and fine white at 65s per cat. MAnarrius.—This afternoon there was no public sale of Mauritius Sugar, and the private operations were trifling; whilst at previous rates merchants were inclined to realise. . EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was a reluctance to operat e in BeDer-1 Sugar, and rather lower rates were aecedect t • '" buy er , °. Ut 3,600 bugs; at auction, 2,000 fouud to 4 1 as:rarad to fine, white Benarca went at 38s 6d to to 335 6d ' J o a d t n ° 3 8s; ord and mid like Mauritius 32s Of Madma n nobe-'4s to 3586 d, fine 36s to 38s per cwt. business done pri l . : offered at auction, and scarcely any FonEtcti.—To-tIY, there aro sellers at easier rates. ing cargoes of Fo To-day purchaaes were made in float- United Kingdom,rergu Sugar for the Continent or altho u h 6 rate rates. Duty -paid parcels were sellers at mode- At auction 134 hints 1A)0 b 11' met with little attention. porilou Ouly fouud b u r 8 ° I Porto Rico, and a small yers• , gocd c t" , fine Yellow at 36s to 393 6d, and mid 34s to 35s ; these are about the rates existing on Friday. COFFEE.- —This afternoon Native Ceylon Coffee was sought afte':; but a further advance being demanded operated ac ;ainst business. Of 840 bags at auction a small part only sold at 403 6d to 41s for good and real good ordinary; at 36s to 39s 6d for damaged. Planta tion Ceyl met with attention and realivd full former terms. At auction 190 casks and 60 bags were sold, mid dling to good went at 54s to 565, low mid to mid 503 to 53e, fine to fine fine ord 44s to 495; Pea Berry 343 to 645. Of Costa Rica 980 bags went at the full currency; fine at 59s 6d; low mid 30s to 31s; fine fine ord 463 to 495; good to fine ord 42s 6dd to 455; Pea Berry 54s to 565, and damaged 1 383 6d to 50s. Of Madras 300 bags sold at 39s to 39: 9d for good ord greenish, and damaged 383 6d; 1771- bale 67 bags Malabar; good to fine ord 41s 6d to 4311 6d; low to ord 36s to 38e. For Mocha there is still a dull market. COCOA.—Svock of West India is 4,500 bags more than last year, the market continues dull, and lower rates arc expected to prevail, as consumption is still limited there arose Vera of Trinidad at 35s to 40s for grey; at 39s to 43; for common to mid red; good to tine 44s to 503; ord Granada at from 32s to 38s per cwt. Opera tions in Fureizn continue trifling although afhits and Para can be obtained at 26s to 275, and Queyquill at 30s to 38s per cwt. MeLassEs.--Operations have been trifling, although rates continue to rule low. St. Vincent, Trinidad, and St. Lucia can be obtained at lls 6:1 to I3s; Antigua 13s 6d to 14s 6d: Bengal and Mauritius lls to 12s; Cuba and Pelt. Rico 13s to 13s 61. At auction 127 barrels New Barbee:oes were taken in at 14s 6el per cwt, being rather e.bove the value. Jamaica Honey conti nues to be wanted, good to fine at 45s to 41s, and other sorts at 37s to 44s per cwt. Txa..—Since our last report transactions in good and fine Congou have been trifling, although there are sellers at the moderate rates of is id to is 6(1 per lb, and supply yet far exceeds dealers wants. Other sorts, however, met with more attention, and a fair business has been con cluded; at the same time merchants are inclined to accept previous terms of 9d to Sid for good ord, 101 to 10;il for mixed blackish leaf, and Ild to is id for strong ditto. In Oolong little has been done, and parcels are offering at from lid to is 6d. Operations in Souchong remain small, although there are sellers at 9d to lld for ord to mid, and is to 2s for good to tine. The good and fine qualities of Green are not offered at any rurther reduction, still dealers manifest lettle inclination to transact business; ord and mid are in plentiful supply, rates continue to decline, and transactions are again trifling. There is no increase in demand for Scented or Pekue Teas, although merchants are willing to make a further concession. SPICES.—To-day the public sales of 250 casks Jamaica Ginger went at full rates, good and fine at 653 to 1253, low to middling 40s to 603, and damaged 403 to 72s per cwt. Pimento sells freely, and at firrii prices. At auc tion 499 bags were disposed of, good sid to 4, middling 54d to sii, good ordiaary 5d to 54d, damaged 44d to sid, but chiefly at Sid for sound. RICE.—To-day East India Rice was in excellent re quest, and realized rather high rates. At auction 3,000 bags Bengal were disposed of ; fine white at 10s 6d to lls, good mid and good 9s 6d to 10s, mid 9s to 9s 6d, damaged 6s 6d to 9s, a few lots sound cargo Si ; 180 bags Arracan 8s 6d to 9s, and damaged 7s to Bs. Of Arrowroot 350 tins sold at 6id to 7id for good to fine. Sexarrs.—ln conssquence of rather lower rates having been taken for East India Rum operations have been upon a large scale, amounting to 700 hhds at is 3d proof. In Leeward Island transactions are upon a small scale, prices are easier, and rule at is 4d to is 5d proof. There are few buyers of Demerara, with sellers at 2s to 2s 4d for 32 to 40 over proof, and at is 10d to is lld for 28 to 30 over, The best Jamaica is wanted, and full rates have been obtained, but lower sorts are still ope rated in with reluctance for all purposes, and sellers are willing to accept previous terms. Prices for low to mid, 28 to 39 per cent over proof, range at 2s 3d to 2s 6d, good mid to good 30 to 34 over 2s 7d to 23 10d, fine and choice marks 33 to 38 over 3s to 4s 2d. Ha vannah can be obtained Is 9d proof, yet little has been done. Brandy is less wanted. The value of Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1850 is 4s 5d to 4s 7d, 1849 ditto 4s 7d to 4s 9d, 184 S ditto 5s to 5s 2d, elder 5s 4d to 6s 4d, low and mid sorts 2s 61 to 3s 9d, and Bordeaux 2s 2d to 2s 4d. British made Spirit realises 9s 5d to 9s 6d cash, and Gin is 10d for 22 per cent under proof, with a good demand. The value of Geneva is is 6d to is Bd, and fine is 2d to 2s. FRUlT.—There is still a reluctance to operate in New Valencia Raisins, and merchants are inclined to accept 37s to 38s per cwt. Old, however, are wanted at 27a to 293. A brisk demand exists for New Currants, and Patras realised 42s to 435. SALTPETRE.—Importers are reluctant to take lower prices, although exporters and home dealers continue to operate with reluctance. Of 1,579 bags Calcutta at auction a small portion only sold, good soft quality 6i per cent refraction went at 275, mid 9 ditto 255 61 to 90s, whilst 14f to 8 per cent were taken in at 25s 6d to 275, and 491 bags Madras at 276 to 28s for fine quality, 3:1 to gf per cent reduction, bat lower rates aro ex pected. British Refined is hold fur 29s to 30s; there are, however, now few buyers. For Nitrate of Soda there are few buyers, and 14s to 14s 6d is the nearest value. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon a public sale of 59 bags Honduras Cochineal went at full rates; ord to good silvers 2s led to 3s 3d, and good blacks 3s 8d to 4s. INDIGO.—The October sales commenced to-day, and she qua❑tity originally declared was 19,974 chts in the A and 1,415 in the B Catalogue; total 21,389 chests, of which about 18,000 chests were Bengal, 800 Oudes, 2,200 Madras and Kurpahs, 389 Figs, &c. Ot the above quantity, previous to the beginning of the sale 4,845 chests were with dsaase 1,159 chests, of which 380 were withdrawn, have passed the sale this day. The attendance of foreign bu) ers is considerable, but there are very tow country dealers and consumers. The biddings at first were very lan guid, and the first mark of Bengals in the catalogue being held up by the proprietors at the extreme rates of the last sale, but few lots found buyers. At the auction proceeded, however, the biddings became more animated, and a considerable proportion of the Bengals brought in average the last sale's valuations, except for the ordinary and low qualities, which were sold at about 3d discount. The good and tine Kurpahs, of which there is only a small quantity in the sale, sold with great spirit at an advance of 3d to 4d, the ordinary and low qualities were heavy at from the July rates to 3d discount. There were no dry leaf Madras. A parcel of Futtighor Figs was taken in at 2s per lb. Proprietors have bought in 170 chests, leaving 606 sold. TALLOW.—In consequence of a further reduction hav ing been acceded to for Russian on the spot, buyers have been induced to operate more freely, and a good busi ness has been concluded. Five old yellow Candle is now to be obtained at 38s 3d to 38s 6d, and new at 38s 9d to 39s per cwt. For delivery transactions have been of lit tle moment, although there are sellers at 38s 6d up to the close of the year, and at 39s 6d for the early part of 1852. Home melted, however, remains in good demand, but there are sellers at 38s to 38s 6d, net cash. Other sorts of Tallow met with little notice, and rates con tinue to decline. At auction 370 pckgs South Ameri can were i❑ part sold at 35s to 37s 6i; 310 cks Austra lian Beef 36s to 38s; Mutton 36s 6d to 395; Italian 37s 6d to 37s 9d; 133 cks Petersburgh Soap Tallow 33a 6d to 363 per cwt. OlLS.—There is a better demand for Cocoa Nut, and previous rates are sustained, supply being moderate. At auction 260 cks Ceylon sold at 32s to 34s tor good to fine, and at 29s to 29s 6d per cwt for discoloured. Palm has been in good request, and fine realizes 27s 6d to 28s, there is only a limited supply. Olive continues to sell freely; merchants are also firm, they obtain for Galipoli 411 to 411 10s; other descriptions 391 103 to 401 10s. Linseed Oil is offered at a further reduction; and transactions have been upon a small seale by exporters and home dealers at 30s 6d to 30s 9d per cwt, there is an in creasing supply. Few contracts have been entered into fur delivery, although 30s to 30s 3d have been taken. Rape Sced Oil has been dealt in with great freedom; yet brown can be obtained at 30s to 30s 6d, pale 31s Gd to 325; Refined Foreign 33s to 345. A further reduc tion having taken place for Seal Oil occasioned a good demand to prevail privately. At auction 90 tuns were sold, pale at 321 103 to 33/ ; straw and yellow 311 to 321. Cod is held for 36L, the transactions, however, have taken place. In Southern transactions are small, prices also tend downwards, and rule at 311 to 321 15s 16r low to fine. Of Pular Whale 66 tuns at auction sold at 321 to 321 15s; and 35 tuns East India Fish Oil 271 15s to 281 10s. There are several buyers of Sperm; supply remains small—and the rates paid fur fair to fine quality are a4l to 871. Ileadmatter is wanted at 921 to 941, and is yet scarce. CHESTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) (Continued from our Third Edition.) The Mostyn Stakes. Birdeatcher filly Ibex ... . Lady Agnes ... The Selling Stakes were won by Stranger's Daughter, beating two others. ... ... 2 ... ... ••• ... ... 3 ago a tradesm an o f givesfrom a n F a i c n c l o a u n n d t received by a commercial_ S e months of a h orri ble crime : ora young girl named Morgue faA Bordeaux letter Berge, name d A nsen , married mii Although her cond uc t ritha, of a hi g hly r espectable a y. J EALO USY AND M U RfiDrmEnir . Having suspicions of her, and kept . at last obtained strict watch o n a ll h er movements. - her guilt, he resolved was Stri c tl y proper, an d s h e w a s admired and beloved by all who kne w h er, he enterta i ne d what he co ns id ered proof sufficient o f to murder her. Accordingly one day he sent away the ' domesti cs , an d proposed to his wife to visit some friends at a distance. O n t h e night before that appointed for the de ' partu re , h e stole softly to her chamber, and plunged a dagger into her breast as she was sleeping. He then cut the body into pieces, and packed it in a cask, He afterwards wrote an address to some imaginary place in Greenland, and caused the cask to be confided to a carrying house. 'I he Custom house officers having some suspicion, insisted on examining the contents, and, to their horror, found the dismembered body of the victim. On the top of this was a letter from the murderer, stating that, to avoid the scaffiald, which he merited fur his crimes, his intention was to hang himself. He added that after the murder he became convinced that his suspicions of his wife were unfounded. The remains of the unfortunate woman were g i ven up to her family for burial. The new water-works to supply the eity of Nor with were e P quired the labour of sever a l h un d red men. It ened,w ith . much cere mony , on T uesday. Their con struction r in volved_ 9 0,000 yards of excavation, The quantities of ma terial used were 2, 500,000 bricks, 15,000 yard s o f c l ay, 5,0Q0 sand, 7,000 yards of filtering win e , 3 ,000 and 40 tons of lead. The rising wain i s yards of filtering yards of concrete, 4,00 Q yald# 41 length, l ilachee in diatnettr. antilA LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. r. (Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD.) IN RE HICKMAN AND CO. The bankrupts, Anne Ellen Hickman and Moses J. Hickman, of Cannon-street-road, and Princes place, Commercial-road East, undertakers, applied for their certificates. The balance-sheet showed they owed 5461. They had good debts to the amount of 211., and the doubtful were estimated to realize 1001., and their property was put down at 721. Mr. Link later appeared for Mrs. Hickman; Mr. Chidley for Moses Hickman ; and Mr. Cooper, for the assignees. Mr. LINKLATER said the bankrupts were under takers, and in partnership, and the certificate at the last meeting was adjourned for the official assignee to report upon the debts collected. He submitted there was no reason the certificates should be further de layed. Mr. CUIDLEY, for the other bankrupt, asked for an adjournment for a month, to make such an arrange ment with the assignees as would be satisfactory. Mr. CoorEa, for the assignees, would not object to an adjournment if the estate were to be indemni fied. He (Mr. Cooper) complained that Mrs. Hick man 112 d misconducted herself with regard to the getting rid of some furniture just before the fiat was Mr. LINKLATER contended that there had been nothing stated as a reason why the certificate should be suspended. The bankrupts had carried on a large business among a humble class of people. One great reason of the failure was the Government Bill which prevented burials within the City, which had a great effect upon the property of these persons, which if it had not been for this Bill would have realised more. With respect to Mrs. Hickman's misconduct as to the furniture, there was no evidence before his Ho nour, and he (Mr. Linklater) asked for an immediate certificate. His HoNoun said the bankrupts must stand or fall together ; they must take the consequences of their partnership. There was a large amount of debts, but probably more would be got in. His Honour could not separate the interest of Mrs. Hickman from that of her son, and there must be an adjourn ment. Adjourned until the 11th of November. IN RE MERRYWEATHER. The bankrupt was described as a brickmaker of "West Ham. This was a certificate meeting. The accounts show—debts, 13,4901. for cash advanced by members of his family ; other debts, 3,5141.; liabi lities, 1,8231.; assets, good debts, 621.; doubtful, 1,735/. ; domestic and other expenses for five years, 13,0001. Mr. STAFFORD, who appeared for a judgment cre ditor, asked for an adjournment. It might be said that the petitioner in whose behalf he applied was dilatory in his proceeding, but he thought that could be no objection on this occasion. He thought there could be no hardship in having the certificate ad journed. He submitted that the justice of the case, as set out in the petition, was such as to lead the Court to accede to its prayer. Mr. COOKE said that the justice of the case could only be met by hearing the present application of the bankrupt for his certificate. There had been a spirit of opposition carried on from the first time that this case appeared before the Conrt. On the Ist of Ja nuary Mr. Merry weather was made bankrupt, and his case had been before the Commissioner on several occas;ons. He had passed his last examination, which was suspended several times, and his accounts at last were held to be satisfactory. The bankrupt had made preparations to meet every opposition, and it would be contrary to all justice if this case were adjourned. The bankrupt had been in custody for two years and a half—and that might have satisfied any vindictive feelings—at the suit of Mr. Turner, who was dead, and bad never proved his debt, but his executors still continued their opposition. He (Mr. Cooke) prayed the Court that the case might go on. Mr. FISH said he appeared on behalf of the execu tors of Mr. Turner. _ . _ Mr. COOKE objected to his friend appearing on behalf of creditors who had not proved their debt. Mr. FISH said that was no objection at all. The COMMISSIONER thought Mr. Fish could not be heard, as his clients had not proved their debt. Mr. STANFORD said he now appeared on behalf of Mr. Salmon to oppose the application for the bank rupt's certificate, upon the grounds which the statute had said should be one of the causes to disentitle the bankrupt to his certificate, viz., that he had allowed a fictitious debt to be proved against his estate ; the other grounds would be of a more general character, such as appearing as a trader when in point of law he was not a trader in the true meaning of the Bankrupt Act ; be had never kept any books of account such as this Court required of every trader for the satisfac tion of his creditors. The baler ce-sheet of the bank rupt showed a reckless disregard of the interests of his creditors, and he had contracted his client's (Mr. Salmon's) debt under false pretences, without proba ble means of paying it at the time of its being con tracted, notwithstanding the income was more or less under the bankrupt's control. He had put his client to unnecessary expense in pleading to an action brought to recover that debt, ard he now came to the Court without a farthing of assets, either for his (Mr. Staf ford's) client or any other creditor. In 1849 the bankrupt bad furnished his house at great expense, and then executed an r=signment in favour of three children to whom he said he was indebted. In 1849 he applied to Mr. Salmon f or p l ans f or t h e erect i on of buildings upon his estate at West Ham. He sought to let the land on building leases, and having no money for the erection of the buildings, he had offered to supply bricks cn credit. Having a quan tity of bricks made, he had by that act made himself a trader. Mr. Stafford then referred to an adverse verdict for 1,0001., and to disputes with members of his family. The bankrupthad expressed his intention to remain in gaol sooner th an pay t h e amount of that verdict, and it Was not until his client had presented a petition to the Insolvent Court that the bankrupt's estate should be vested in the official assignee of that court that the petition in bankruptcy had been pre sented. The petition in bankruptcy was filed by the defendant's son, and if deft there was, it was a debt that had been kept alive for the purpose of this bank ruptcy. The bankrupt had. been gaaetted under the name of Merry weather, wtereas his son had on his door in Chancery-lane the name of Merryweather Turner. He would call Mx. Salmon AS provo that the bankrupt had not properly contracted his debt with that g entleman. Mr. Salmon, upon being Exami ne d, sa id th e bank rupt had represented himself as the proprietor of the estate, and not as an agent for another party. He first u sari pply be bricks. could advance A n action money, and then offered to against him was settled by the bankrupt consenting give a judge's order for 130/., including costs. The bankrupt had not paid any of this. lie had been at th e b an k rupt ' s res id ence at Woodeote, which was fit for a gentleman of large property. By Mr. Coons—Witnessetated he was positive the bankrupt had represented the property in question to be his own. He did not tell him that his eon had been appointed receiver of his estites under Chancery. The bankrupt represented himself as the owner of lands at West Ham. He used languixe to convey the impres sion that it was his own. _Us claim upon the bank rupt had been 2601. His reason for compromising this claim was the bankrupt's attorney said he could not pay more. The bankrupt was exainited, and said the name of his son, the petitioning creditor, was Marcus William Turner, his name previously was Marcus William Merry weather. His other sm, Montague, had taken the name of Turner. Mr. CooKE—The Act of ?arliament by which the sons took the name of Turner authorized them to take that name only. F. Russel, a clerk of dr. Stafford's, said that Mr. Turner had on his door, in Chancery-lane, "Mr Merryweather Turner." The bankrupt, in continuation, said his wife's father died in 1829, and he and his wife had since disputed the validity of .the will. One of the executors was Mr. John Turner, the cre4itor at whose suit he had been so long in custody. Ile (the bankrupt) had published a pamphlet containing an account of the circumstances, for which legal proceedings were taken against him. He (the bankrupt) :had indicted Mr Turner for perjury, and a bill was found against him. After,,ards an agreement was come to that he should withdraw this prosecution of Mr. Turner. Contrary to agreement, hs (the bankrupt) was subse quently arrested the suit of Mr. Turner. Since he had been in gaol his children had offered all the cre ditors, including Mr. salmon, five shillings in the pound. He did n o t co n s ider that Mr. Salmon bad a just claim upon him for more tban 401. His (bank rupt's son) had proved against the estate for 2,500/. The petition had not been filed at his request. He had offered to pay the costs in Mr. Turner's action, but not the damages. Marcus 'William Tuner, barrister, upon being ex amined, said that be might have been called by the name of Merry weather—the name of Merryweather Turner, he believed, was on his door. In the Law Liat he appears as M. W. M. Turner. The COMMISSIONER said there was no doubt the witness was authorised to use the name of Turner only, though he might have used the surname of of Merryweather also occasionally. By Mr. COOKE—Mr. Turner said he had been pre sent on one occasion when his father had distinctly told Mr. Salmon that the property that had been re ferred to belonged to his children. Mr. Salmon knew that his brother was receiver. In omitting the name of Merry weather on filing the petition he had not in tended to deceive the C o urt th e l eas t i n th e w o rld. Th e petition was filed in opposition to the wish of his', father. Intere s t u p on hi s d e bt h a d b een p a id w ithi n six years. 3 : 11 * broikopt i , upvia rl-exigaiDatioll by Lr. Staf. ford, said his son Montague Turner had an indepen dent income. By Mr. COOKE—His (the bankrupt's) bad health had been greatly aggravated since his imprisonment. Mr. COOKE said this gentleman was made bank rupt the first day this year, since which time he had been opposed with a spirit and an energy which justified him in saying that it generated into persecu tion. He had seldom an opportunity of seeing a case conducted with more vehemence than that which had all along characterized these proceedings. Even to day an attempt had been made to postpone the hear ing, upon a proceeding taken at the last hour almost— only on Saturday they had been served with notice of petition. He (Mr. Cooke) submitted that there was nothing fraudulent proved against the bankrupt, nor that his transactions with Mr. Salmon had been conducted under false pretences. The COMMISSIONER said he would not trouble Mr. Cooke to go into the charge of the fictitious debt. Mr. COOKE continued—The bankrupt had been in custody for two years and a half at the suit of a rela tive of his wife's ; family suits did sometimes assume a vindictive character. The debts were debts of his own family, with whom he had lived in harmony, and now none of his family made any complaint, and they were the only sufferers. He (Mr. Cooke) hoped there was nothing in the bankrupt's conduct to prevent the Court from granting a certificate and enabling the bankrupt to obtain his discharge from custody. In dependent of his family suffering, his imprisonment had been rendered more painful by severe illness, which had been acted upon by the extension of his imprisonment. The Learned Counsel said none of the points had been sustained, and he prayed for an immediate certificate. The COMMISSIONER said, the only question was as regarded the class of certificate, The first objection, that he had allowed a fictitious debt to be proved against him, had not been made out. As regarded the other point, with respect to Salmon it could not be said that the charge of false pretences had been made out, as Salmon was referred to the bankrupt's solicitor, who said the property was in Chancery, and if he had looked about he would have found there was difficul ties about being paid. He did not think the bankrupt could be charged with contracting debts fraudulently. The other charge, of not keeping books, he (the Com missioner) must have suspended his certificate for that, but he had suffered much in prison. With regard to the expenditure, that had been also explained. Under all the circumstances, the bankrupt was en titled to have his certificate granted to him, but as the bankruptcy had not arisen from unavoidable loss and misfortune, he could only award a third class cer tificate. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WORSHIP-STREET. John Whitmore, a respectable-looking middle-aged man, was placed at the bar before Mr. D'Eyncourt upon numerous charges of fraud and one of forgery. The prisoner's plan of operations, which appeared to have been conducted upon a very extensive scale and in a regularly systematized manner, was partially developed by the evidence of William Tarrant, in the service of Mr. May bury, a master carman in Mitre street, Aldgate, who stated—On Saturday, the 23d of August last, the prisoner came to the premises of my master, who, after some conversation with him, or dered me to take a cart and horse and go with him to Mr. Gray's, a publican in the Whitechapel-road, to fetch away some brewer's casks. I accordingly did so, and we went to Mr. Gray's, but we got no casks there, and he then took me to numerous other places, where we were equally unsuccessful in getting them, and he then told use to drive to Cheshire-street, Beth nal-green, where he made me draw up in sight of a public-house kept by Mr. Richard Pratt, to whom he directed me to go arid say that I was sent by Messrs. Lockwood, the brewers of Woodbridge, in Biwa, for four of their empty casks that were in his possession. I did as he told me, and after being questioned by Mr. Pratt, who said there had been some trouble about casks upon a former occasion, I was allowed to take the barrels away, and set off in the direction of the Eastern Counties Railway, where he had said he would meet me, but before I got 600 yards I was stopped by the prisoner, who told me to drive to a cooper's in Exmouth-street, Clerkenwell, and there the casks were disposed of, the prisoner assisting me in transferring them to the cooperage. Edward Tracey, in the service of Mr. Dunston, the cooper referred to, proved the sale of the stolen barrels to his employer, to whom the prisoner had represented himself as one of the Messrs. Lockwood, and gave a written acknowledgment for the amount of the purchase money in the name of that gentleman. Mr. Robert Watson, Messrs. Lockwood's agent, proved that the prisoner had formerly been agent to that firm, but dismissed about five months ago, and that the prisoner had no authority whatever to re• ceive or dispose of any of their property. The next charge, preferred by Messrs. Berwick and Co., Scotch ale brewers, of Old Swan-wharf, Upper Thames-street, exhibited the manner in which the prisoner obtained his knowledge of the means to gain possession of such property, and in this case it appeared that the prisoner called at the Birdcage Tavern, in Shoreditch, on Saturday morning last, and after ordering some refreshment went into the back premises, where he was seen by a young woman named Emmeline Purchase to remove some wort from the tops of two barrels there, be longing to Messrs. Berwick, so as to see the names upon them, and then to leave the house. The same afternoon he returned with a horse and cart, and a carman named Smith, in the service of a Mr. Jervis at Mile-end, whom he directed to draw up at the side entrance ; and, having represented that he had been sent by Messrs. Berwick for their empty casks and barrels, was allowed, to remove those in question to the cart, but while driving away with them the landlord, Mr. Mills, entertained some suspicions, called him back and questioned him, and it being perfectly evident then that he was stealing the casks a constable was procured, and he was given into custody ; while the witness carried the casks on to Smithfield, and, after waiting a long time uselessly for the prisoner, at length delivered them up to the police. A third case was then conclusively established against the prisoner, who, it was proved, had in this instance obtained possession of three more barrels, the property of another brewing firm, under almost identical circumstances, from Mrs. Anne Bushell, a licensed victualler in Wellington-road, Mile-end; and, in addition to all these, it was likewise inti mated by Sergeant Teakle, of the H division, that, if the magistrate considered it necessary that they should be gone into, he could, if the prisoner were remanded, bring forward several other charges of the same description. The prisoner, however, by the advice of his soli citor, reserved his defence, and was ordered to be committed until that day week for the completion of the depositions against him. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING-, OCTOBER 7, 1851. LAMBETH. 'Yesterday James Bell and Sarah, his wife, were placed at the bar before the Hon. G. C. Norton, on a charge of obtaining money by false pretences and pretending to tell fortunes. Some idea of the extent to which the prisoners car ried their practices may be formed from the fact of the officer who apprehended them finding at their house nearly 10,000 printed bills and cards, of which the following is a copy : " Your Destiny.—Any lady or gentleman wishing to know their fate through life can have their nativity cal culated or questions answered correctly and in a superior manner relating to the past, present, or future—respect ing love, marriage, friendship, or any other important affair of life. Ten questions answered on receipt of a letter stating age and sex and containing a directed en velope and thirteen uncut postage stamps. Mr. Bell is a qualified professor of astrology of many years' practice, and may be consulted personally at his residence from ten in the morning until nine at night. Advice given in all cases of law proceedings; missing, lost, or mislaid property; and in cases of doubt, trouble, or difficulty.- 1 , Holland-place, Camberwell New-road." Sergeant Quinnear, 1 P, upon being sworn, said— In consequence of a letter forwarded to the magis trates of this court by a gentleman, and the instruc tions I received from my superintendent, Mr. Lund, to apprehend the prisoners, I on the 3d of October got two women to go to their house to have their for tunes told, and gave them some marked money to pay them. The women acted as I had told them I myself subsequently, accompanied by a friend, went to the house of Bell, and the door having been opened by the female prisoner, she, in reply to a question of mine, said that Mr. Bell was not within. On pro ducing one of the printed cards, however, myself and the person who accompanied me were admitted into the parlour, and Mr. Bell immediately afterwards made his appearance. On his entering the ro om I said, " I presume you are Mr. Bell?" and he replied " Yes ; what is your pleasure ?" I told him I had been speculating and had been unfortunate, and hav ing a few pounds left, and hearing of his being a clever man, I wished to know what I should do. H e asked me my age, and where born. I told him my age was 38, Rod that I had been born in Glasgow; upon which he said I was a countryman of his own. Mr. NORTON—He did not discover either by his pretended supernatural knowledge or your accent that you were an Irishman ? Quinnear—No, your worship, he did not discover that, but said I was a countryman of his, when I said I was a native of Glasgow.—(Laughter.) Mr. NORTON—WeII, go on ; what further did he say ? Quinnear—Well, your Worship, he then pre tended to look attentively at a globe that was pl ac ed on the table, and said, I had been very unfortunate these last two years, and there was a promissory note or bill of exchange that I should not be able to meet, and that as I thought of emigrating I bad better cut away immediately. I told him I had a son I did not like to lose sight of, and he asked me his age. I told him his age was ten years ; upon which he again con sulted the globe, and said, "He ia very delicate, and will not live long." Mr. NORTON — Is it a fact that you have a son ten years of age, and that he is delicate ? Quinnear— Not at all, Sir. Bell then recommended me to go to Port Philip, Sydney, or New Orleans, as places that would suit me very well. My friend then told his case, which, like my own, was perfectly imagi nary, and he told him he would be in possession, in a short time, of 60,0001. My friend replied that he did not think that he should be in possession of quite so much, or in so short a time as a few wec-ks, upon which Bell appeared to consult a map with several figures on it, and repeated that he would. I then,your Worship, told the prisoner we had learned all we re quired then to know, and asked the prisoner what his charge was. He replied, " I don't generally charge gentlemen anything, but receive anything they wish Ito give," and therefore we might give what we liked. I then said " I am a police-sergeant, and your destiny is to go with me to the police-station ;" upon which he said, " Indeed 1 what for ?" I replied, "For ob taining money under false and fraudulent pretences from two women about half an hour since," and he made no further reply. I then took him into custody , and also Mrs. Bell, for acting with him in defrauding their victims. (uinnear added to his testimony that the house i❑ which the prisoners lived appeared to he elegantly furnished, and there were some bottles in the window to give it the appearance of an apothe cary's. He also said he had no doubt, from the vast number of letters found, from different parts of the country, and directed to the male prisoner, that he carried on a most extensive system of fraud and de ception. The male prisoner, who said that he had been un fortunate in business and adopted fortune-telling as a means of existence, was remanded to a future day, and his wife was discharged. SOUTH WARK. Elizabeth Hales, a tall, gaudily-dressed woman, was placed at the bar before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with stealing a purse containing three sovereigns and a half and some silver from John Kennedy. The complainant stated that he is an engineer, re siding at Scaleybridge, in Cheshire, from which place he arrived on Saturday for the purpose of visiting the Exhibition; that on the evening of the day in ques tion, as he was walking along Blackfriars-road, he was accosted by the prisoner, who induced him to accompany her to a coffee-house opposite St. George's Church, in the Borough. Having had refreshment there, she advised him to pass her off as his wife, and by that means they would be enabled to remain there for the night, adding that as her husband was in the country, she had a good opportunity of having a " little pleasure " while he was from home. Complai nant accordingly made up his mind to remain, and at eleven o'clock they were shown up stairs to a sleeping room, the door of which he locked inside and deposited the key in his pocket for security, having heard strange tales in Cheshire about the scenes that occurred in London. He then undressed himself, and before get ting into bed, placed all his clothes at the foot of the bedstead, during which time the candle burnt out, and the prisoner remained sitting on a chair by the bedside. The moment the candle was extinguished the prisoner pretended to be very much alarmed, and exclaimed that she was convinced they would be lobbed and murdered if they remained in that house. Being a stranger in town he felt rather alarmed, as the room was all in darkness, and the more particu larly when he felt the hands of some person outside the bed clothes as if feeling about in order to stab him. He hastily rose up and grasped his trousers, from the pocket of which he missed his purse and money, and then concluded that the prisoner had pre viously tried to intimidate and then robbed him, upon which discovery he made an alarm, and the people of the house came into the room. He told them what had occurred; and upon examination a portion of his money was found on the prisoner, and she had slipped the remainder into one of his boots, which lay underneath the bedstead. She stoutly denied that she had robbed the complainant, asserting that the money found in her pocket belonged to herself; but, unfortunately for her, there was also found a small ivory knob, which the complainant proved was in the same pocket from which the money was taken. This latter fact strengthened the charge against the pri soner, as the coin discovered in her possession could not be identified by the owner. _ The prisoner, who still asserted her innocence, was committed. MURDER IN LINCOLNSHIRE. A diabolical murder, the circumstances of which remain shrouded in mystery, was perpetrated on Fri day night last in a lone cottage in the parish of Gay ton-le-Marsh. It appears that a person who was passing within about 500 yards of the cottage of a man named Baker, about half-past eight o'clock in the evening, beard a single shot fired. Shortly after wards Baker presented himself at the house of this person with his head bleeding, and stated that his wife had been shot dead through the window, and that he himself had been wounded. Mr. Heath, the sur geon of Theddlethorpe, examined and dressed the wounds, but found no shot in them, although the wounds bore all the appearance of having been pro duced by scattered shot. Some circumstances led to Baker's apprehension on suspicion of having com mitted the murder. It was known that he and his wife had lived unhappily together, and that they had once been parted. Be had wished to go to America, and had with some difficulty prevailed upon his wife to advance him 201., which was effected by mortgaging the cottage and land, which were the property of his wife. It was considered possible that Baker had shot his wife, and contrived to wound himself, and upon these grounds he was arrested. A further examination of Baker's wounds was made by Mr. R. West, surgeon, of Alford, who detected a single shot under the skin of the top of the head near where the hair is parted. This shot had passed in a direction from before backwards, and had lodged about a quarter of an inch from the opening by which it had entered. Mr. West extracted the shot, and took care of it. On Saturday morning an inquest was held on the body of the murdered woman, before Mr. Goe, coroner for Louth. Mr. Heath, who made a post mortem examination of the body, stated that the prin cipal vessels of the neck were lacerated by scattered shot, which had passed in from behind. He found nine shot corns in the neck, and in the shoulder and back of the woman a great many wounds from scat tered shot. A small piece of glass was found within her dress, having evidently been driven there with the shot from the window. A loaded gun hanging in the house was examined, and presented appear ances which proved that it had not been recently discharged, the cap being rusted on the nipple. Marks were found in the garden about ten or a dozen yards from the window, as of the boot toes and knee of a person kneeling to fire. These marks were in a line with the opening through the window, and with what the man stated were the positions of both himself and his wife when the were shot. The opening through the window wa s a t th e s id e , and a few shot corns were picked out of the window frame. Baker's statement was, that he was sitting reading with his face opposite the window, and that his wife was sitting opposite to him on the other side of the table, sewing the sleeve of a flannel shirt. Sud denly he heard the report of a gun, and felt himself wounded in the head. He rose from his chair and felt his head down, which was bleedin g profusely. He spoke to his wife, not knowing that she had been struck, and, when he found she did not answer, he looked up and found her lying dead on the hearth. As soon as he recovered from the stupor into which he was thrown he went and told his next neighbour what had occurred. The shot corn found in Baker's head, and the fact that the report of only one gun had been heard, appeared to corroborate the man's state ment. It seemed clear that the wounds on the man's head were really caused by shot. These wounds were not only scattered over his forehead and face, but one was on the very top of the back part of the head, and the shot corn found is the latter wound resembled those found in the woman. Baker was immediately set at liberty by the magistrate who bad sanc tioned his arrest, and who was present at the inquest, on entering into his own recognizances to appear as a witness. It is now supposed by some that the murderer, whoever he was, meant to shoot both Baker and his wife, as in order to get them both in a line of fire he had been obliged to graze the window-frame, instead of which, if he had meant to shoot only the woman, he might have shot through the middle of the window. Baker's friends consider it a providen tial circumstance that he did not escape uninjured, as in that case be might have had some difficulty in proving his innocence of this foul and dastardly murder. Baker does not hesitate to express his sus picions of the " friends" of his wife, who, according to his account, want to get possession of the place— the cottage, and three or four acres of land near it, being her property. It may be necessary to add that Baker and his wife were living together alone, that they had no window-blind up at the moment when the shot was fired, and that the window in question looks into a little garden. A rigorous and searching examination appears to be required into the circum stances of the murder, which has created an im mense sensation in the peaceful district in which it occurred. MELANCHOLY AFFAIR.—On Sunday afternoon, shortly after four o'clock, two boys, named Frederick Hadder and John Willgross, who reside with their parents at Hamp ton Court-bridge, when one of them threw a stone at a barge which was proceeding along on its way to Bristol. There were three men in the barge, in the employ of Mr. Baldwin, of Bristol, and the captain took up a gun, which was loaded with shot, and fired at the boys. The shots took effect, and it was afterwards found that one of them was dangerously wounded, and the other but very slightly. Three gentlemen were passing at the time, and they narrowly escaped from being shot. The three men were afterwards taken into cus tody, and they gave their names as J2mes Clark, James Evans, and John Croggins. They were examined before the magistrates at the Staines Petty Sessions yesterday,!and re manded for the purpose of ~scertainivis the elate of the wounded boy. Colchester 6 91 Harwich Leigh 30 3, Maldon . 14761 400 -1C 40, ..••••••• 67° 50 CHELMSFORD, OCT. 3.—Prices to-day were as follow: - "i Wheat, white, old 40s to 47 5; new 39 s t o 46 5; re d, c 35s to 40s ; new, 368 to 40s ; barley, 258 to 28s ; chevallei 2Ss to 30s; grinding 22s to 26e; oats ISs to 255; malt 5 3/ to 55s • chevalier 54s t o 56 s ; peas , partr id ge, new 27 1 t° 30s; Old, —s to —s ; white, new, 27s to 29s ; old, —s to dun, new, 26s to 27s ; old, 27s to 29s ; beans, tick, 26e to 29s ; harrow ticks, new 278 to 308 ; old —8 to —s; m aw Sagan, new 25s to 278 ; old —s to —s per qr. COLCHESTXR, OCT. 4.—Wheat, white 40s to 448 ; red 34 , / to 38s ; oats, 17s to 228 ; beans, maz agan 25 s t o 2e B; raja!, and small 268 to 308 ; peas, white 26 s t o 28 s , grey , new 280 30s; barley, new, 26s to 30s per qr. KIRICALDY, OCT. 4.—The following are the quotatio o for new grain Wheat. Barley. First 41s Od 2.1 6d Second 34s 6d 22s Od Third 3os Od 203 Od Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs HAnnitiuTow, OCT. 3.—Thi grain at our market to-day:— Oats. 22s Od 20s 6d 19s Od imperial, a followin, Beans. —s Od —s Od —s Od 30s Od to g are the I Pess m • —5 v" s 00s Otl• prices o' Wheat. Old. .;ew. I Barley. I O a t s . Beans', First ...,..46s Od ... 48s Od I 26s ud I 218 9d 385 °Li Second ...41s 2d ... 388 Od 1 238 lld I 19, 3d 34s 8 ,1 Third ......34s Od 328 Ocl 20m 6d I 13s 9d 32s °`; Total quantity of Old Wheat in market 75 qrs., 56 sold Do. New do. 615 qrs., 475 so l d Do. Barley do. 252 qrs., 226 sol d Do. Oats do. 3'40 qrs., 318 sold Do. Beans do. 31 qrs., 24 sole! DALICKITET, OCT. 2.—The relative weight per four bushel: of the three prices of wheat were 18 s t 61b, IB s t 01b, and 163 81b. Oats, 12st.alb, 12st 11b, and lOst 31b. Barley, 16st 21b , 15st 101 b, and 14st 121 b. Peas and beans, 18st 121 b, Ost Olbt Ind 00st Olbs. Qrs. Best. C urren t. Inferior. 213 Wheat £2 5 6 41 161 Co kl 8 c ( ? 509 Oats 357 Barley 1 4 6 1 4 0 1 0 ti 3 Peas and Beans 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 ° Average of wheat 36s 4id. ABERDEEN, OCT. 3.—Grain—Oats 16s 6d to 17s ° I! 401bs per bushel; foreign oats, 00s ()d to 17s Od, 401bs per bus be ,:, barley, 20s Od to 00s od. 521bs per bu s hel ; bear, 20. Od to 076 ud, 52Ibs per bushel; wheat 00s to 425; oatmeal, 14s 6d to 15 3 i t, per boll ; flour, 30s to 30s 6d per sack. Provisions—ne e i A 4d to 6d per Ib ; mutton, ditto, 4d to 6d; veal, ditto, 7, to 6d ; pork, per stone, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; lamb, per lb, 4d to 6° ' ~ tallow, per stone, 3.. Od to :3s 6d ; potatoes, per pe c ,l 4d to 6d ; rabbits, each, Od to Od; hares, each, v, to Os Od ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, Od to 1 06 ' eggs, per doz, lid to Iod ; cheese, per cwt, 183 to 23s Od pei pair, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; chickens, ditto, 156 d to 2s Od; Is 6d to 2s Od ; ducklings, ditto, 21 to 2s 6d; turkeys, per to 8s Od; geese, ditto, 7s to 8s ; butter for exportation (Pre' Od cure), per cwt, 70. to 725; eggs, wholesale price, per dozerli to 6d ; 41b loaf, cash, 5d ; cre dit, 6d ; p or k, p er s t one of 1 , 4/b o , * Os tid to Os (Id; pork fine, small, 5s 6d to O s Od ; pork, l a, 'r' e 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs, Os to Op j Meal—Oatmeal, is 6d to Is 7d ; barley dust, 8 d to 9 4 peasemeal, Is 10d to 250 d ; side, 6d to 7d ; b e remeal, Is , to is 4d; flour, ls 8d to is 9d; barley, per lb, lid told; ba le/ flour, Is 5d to Is 6d. COAL MARK ET.—YESTICRDAT. 165 6c l nti Holywell faeld Moor Butes... 13s 9d Wall's End. gli Townley ROYAL ARTILLERY. WOOLWICH, OCT. 4.—By a General Orthr, dated the 4th ult., the Master. General was pleaed to direot that the following transfers of ufficers should take place in the Royal Regiment of Artillery, viz.:— Second Lieutenant J. W. Collington, from Major Young's company, 12th battalion, at Guernsey, to Cap tain Crawford's company, 9th battalion, at Jersey. Second Lieutenant J. M. C. Vibart, from Captain Mundy's company, 6th battalion, at Sheerness, to Major Rowan's comp tny, 12th battalion, at Devortport. Second Lieutenant W. M. Yonge, from Captain Cleve land's company, 12th battalion, at Claremont, Ireland to Captain Franck!) n's company, 10. h battalion, Mon treal, Canada. Second Lieutenant E. J. Winn, from Captain Mar riott's c , ,n - ipany, 3d battalion, at Clonmel, Ireland, to Captain Forbes's company, 10th battalion (now Major Dickson's company), at Halifax, Nova Scotia. Second Lieutenant IL R. Porter, from Captain Isoes's company, 9 h battalion, at Woolwich, to Major Young's company, 12th battalion, at Guernsey. Second Lieutenant J. T. B. Brown, from Capta i Crawford's company, 9th battalion, at Jersey, to Captain Jones's company, 9th battalion, at Woolwich. Captain F. Wodehouse's company, 10th battalion, marched from the garrison at halt-past eight o'clock on Friday morning, the 31 inst., to the Royal Arsenal, headed by the band and drums and flutes of the regi ment, and embarked there on board the Chatham hired transport ship for a passage to Bermuda, where they are to be stationed and relieve Captain J. R. Dom villa's company, Ist battalion, ordered to return to head quarters at Woolwich, having been on foreign service at Bermuda since September, 1846. The Chatham transport will call at Portsmouth and embark the 21st company of Ito) al Sappers and Miners, under the com mand of Captain H. C. B. Moody. Royal Engineers, for a passage to Bermuda, where the company is to be sta tioned, and relieve Captain J. W. Gordon's Ist company of Royal Sappers and Miners on foreign service since September, 1846. Captain Dacre's company, sth battalion, embarked at the Royal Arsenal on Saturday, the 27th ult., for Leith, and Captain Paynter's company, Bth battalion, on being relieved from that station returned to headquarters tit Woolwich on the 3d inst. Captain Walker's company, sth battalion, left Wool wich on the Ist inst., and proceeded by railway to Idsa chester. Second Lieutenant R. R. Jones is transferred from Captain Paynter's company, Bth battalion, to Captain llacre's company. sth battalion, and remains with the latter company at Leirh Fort. GENERAL ORDER. Deputy Adjutant-General's-office, Woolwich, Oct. 3. Hi. Lordship the Master-General has been pleased W appoint Second Captain C. G. T. Field Adjutant to the 7th battalion, provisionally, under the regulations cotv tamped in the Gener a l O r d er o f F e b ruary 5, 1826, vice Second Captain the Hon. G. T. Devereux, posted to the Horse Artillery. Second Captain C. P. W. Phillips is therefore posted to Captain Wright's company, 2d battalion, vice Field. H. D. Ross, Deputy Adjutant-General. THE COUNTRY The following is the official state corn, &e., received in the port of Essex, from the 29th Sept., 185 both inclusive:— MARKETS. , ment of the quantities London from the ports le ~ to the 4th Oct., 18519 •3 ' • m -.. ,?, Ships at market, 5 Sold, 4. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, Om C. STOCK EXCIIANOK.—The share market continues firm, 8 „f purchasers teel more disposed to m ee t th e d em ands holders. The transactions reported to-day were—Or e " Western, 84 1 ,i Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 90 1-3. _ LIVERPOOL, OCT. 6. STocK ExcirANGx.—The share market has been In a-re active to-day, and prices higher. The transacti o ns were Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire (late Ch es hire a ll Birkenhead), 15 , 4 —Caledonian, 12 1 / B —Lancashire and York' shire, 57; 8 c.—Ditto, Fifths, BN, dis.—Leeds Northern(l ate Leeds and Thirsk), l34,—London and North-Western, 1 111 / 4 —Ditto, New Quarters, 3 1 4 c. p.— Ditto, Fifths, 24,‘ Midland, 49—Ditto, Halves, 17% dis.—North Staffordsbl 8 dis.—North-Western, 13% dis.—South-Eastern Dover, 1934—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 19. MANCHESTER, OCT. 6. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market has been firm t r , day, and business brisk. The transactions were as f o llow :7, Caledonian, 12 1 / B —East Lancashire, 14 3-16—Ditt o , Pref e r once, Quarters, B%—Lancashire a n d Yorkshire, 57,%11, Midland Stock, 498—South-Eastern and Dover, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 271/ B —Ditto, Terence, 1134—Ditto, New Preference, IA p.—Eastern fist', 614 Oldham Alliance, 1% dis.—Chester and BirkeW ‘ bead, 15 7-16—Great Western, 85 1 4—London and Nord Western, New Quarters, VA p.—North Staffordshire, 8. BIRMINGHAM, OCT 6. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The share market was again buoYA to-day, and London prices were well maintained. Lon 0 "„ and North-Western % ere particularly in favour, and the read dency generally was upwards. The only transaction reporte was—London and North-Western, New Quarters, 3% P. 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