The Sun. — London, England, 1850-10-04 00:00:00

REPORTED LOSS OF THE SHIP II A.B.PLE Y. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Six,—We beg to annex copy of a letter received this morning from Mr. Mallet, who proceeded to Ply mouth on the Ist inst., in order to glean, if possible, any further intelligence of the fate of the above vessel. We are, Sir, your obedient servants, HALL BROTHERS. Oa. S. Copy.) Plymouth, Oat. 2, 1850. My d2ar Slrs,—l find no one here believes the re port of the Mrpley's loss, and they are better able to judge, as they know what weather she had for the first three or fJur days. On making inquiries at one of the houses this man Powell used to frequent, I find he threatened to frighten his friends, and make them believe he was drowned. As you have written to the officer of the Coast Gaard for the original letter, it is no use my going to the Hope Cove, as I could gain no further news ; but, as I am down here, I shall proceed by the Sir Francis Drake to Falmouth this afternoon, and see if any of the pilot b)ats spoke the Harpley ; if they did it would most likely be on the 24th, and this would con tradict the letter at once.—Yours truly, (Signed) T. B. MALLET. GERMANY. Accounts have been received from Cassel of the 30:11 ult. The Elector has . deterniined to persevere in his coarse of illegal violence. General Haynau, who returned from Wilbelmabad to Cassel on the evening of the 29. h ult., found the city and country in the usual state of perfect order and tranquillity, although he came armed with most extended powers and with instructions again to pro claim martial law in Electoral Hessen. On the 30th he published a series of decrees which the Elector had signed at Wilhelmsbad. In these decrees, after a pre amble, setting forth that the Elector's authority is supreme wad unquestionable, it. is provided that the present and all earlier decrees shall not be submitted to, or their legality questioned by the judicial courts of the country ; that all judicial decrees declaring the illegality of former proclamations are null and void ; and that the Commander-In-Chief is instructed to use all means in his power for the purpose of annihi lating the opposition of the courts of law. It also eoactsd that the court-martials shall take cognizance if, and punish 01l offences against, and contempt of the aleJve provisions ' • that no appeal to any oath alleged to be taken o.; the Cinstitution shall be pleaded to stay the proceedings or in extenuation of the crime of rebellion, of which all those servants of the state are guilty, who preeume to criticise and even to sit in judgment on the supreme will and plea sure of the Sovereign, as notified by the decrees of the 4th, 7th, and 28th of September. The publication of iltcse decrees has made a power ful impression on the inhabitants of Cassel still they are orderly and tranquil. 30,000 thalers have been collected to pay the salaries of the functionaries who remain faithful to the Constitution. THE ROYAL SUPREMACY. TO THE VENERABLE THE ARCHDEACONS MANNING AND WILBERFORCE, AND THE REVEREND FRO- YESSOR AIILL• My Reverend Brethren, —Making it a rule to an swer- printed letters through the medium of the press, I thus do myself the honour of acknowledging yours, without date, just received, being the circular which you have deemed it decorous and prudent to issue against the " royal supremacy?' It would be unb3coming to question either the wisdom or the motives of divines legitimately ap pointed to such high position:i as you individually occupy ; but you will excuse me for decliniog to re cognise the self-election which invests you with an universally inquisitorial power, or the authority which, exceeding royal suorernacy, summons the clergy of the whole realm before the judgment-seat you have spontaneously ascended. That, on a recent occasion, the judges were not ex clusively ecclesiastical, must, I should apprehend, be a source of much satisfaction to every free-born Briton who revolts at the lash of despotism being wielded by the proud and unscrupulous over the humble and conscientious; nor would the untainted clergy, or the religious public, lock with pleasure or confidence to an alteration in the law, when not alone congregations, but dioceses, are filled with distrust by a retrogade movement which dims the light of the Gospel, and affords the best plea for dissent ; when misapplied learning, instead of aiding religion, would pervert it, and, causing the sun to go back on the would replace the intelligence of the 19th century with the superstition of the dark ages. And I should consider myself as highly criminal were I to permit any signature to be affixed to a document the ostensible object of which, I feel convinced, is but a cloak to ulterior and most pernicious designs. I rejoice in the liberty wherewith Christ bath made us free, and detest the intolerance which would deny to any other denomination that glorious privilege of Christianity conceded to all; but I deem it perfectly compatible with this my cherished feeling to hail the Reformation as the day-star from on high, and guard with jealous care against the covered approaches of that nondescript section of the Church which, supplying so many deplorable instances of• vacilla tion, might be designated, in the worth of Jacob, " unstable as water ;" which, forgetful of the spiri tuality of our faith, would clog religion with obsolete forms, and place as much value on monograms and symbols, on genuflections and ecclesiologieal arrange ments, as the Jews did on the traditions of the elders, which superseded the word of God and made it " of none effect." But a step more is wanting to inhibit the circulation of the Bible without note or comment, or, as in ancient days, restrict it to those of privileged degree. I have the honour to be, my Reverend Brethren, yours, E. TIGHE: GREGORYi Chaplain t) his Excellency the Earl of Claren• don, and Rector and Vicar of Kilmore, Meath Paget Priory, liilcocir, Ireland, Sept. 14. A PRACTICAL JOKE. During the last harvest a couple of friends called in a farmer, whose laud is situate within a few miles north-west of this city. It so happened that the master of the house and all his household were busy in the corn-fields ; not a soul, old or young, male or female, was to - be seen. After roarning up stairs and down stairs from one room to another, the two friends departed; but just as they gained the turnpike-road, they met the farmer himself, whom they blamed for leaving his home and premises so unprotected; "in deed,' they added, "3 ou must not be surprised if anytainr= has been stolen, for we met a couple of vagabonds owning trona the house." " Oh, no," quoth our jocund farmer, " we are all honest here." Ia the afternoon, cn the assembling .of the fatally around around the dinner-table, the Mistress discovered that a highly-prized silver goblet had disappeared off the sideboard, and the nouve was soon in an up roar ebout the missing tteasur, , . "Tile two vaga bonds" flitted across the fArtner's mind. horses were saddled and tnesseng.as dispatched to the Leomin ster, Hereford, and Weobley police-stations. The lodging-hhases were searched, and the pawnbrokers' shops,were vijited ou the morrow; but no tidings of the goblet could b 3 gained ; therefore our farmer, who hai . e. strong dash of philosophy in his composi tion, gave it up as irrecoverably lost- About a fort night afterwarue, as he was sippin g ; his brandy- and water in one thoie superior hostelries for which this city is famous, a friend who was seated by him offered for a glass of wine to ',AI him where he might find his stoles goblet. The o;Ter, though received as 3 joke, was of coun,e accepted, and the terms agreed to. " mz," sal i the informant, " and look in the corner of the kitchen window-curtain, and there you will find tied up your lost treasure. " - Now this cur tain, it appears, is rarely moved, which accounts for the goblet not having been discovered. A light in stantly flashed scram the owner's mind —the two friends who had cautioned him against thieves were " the two vagabonds" who had robbed his premises, or rather pla:ied upon him this practical jzke. The " treasure trove" restored his good humour ; and he readily forgave the practical joke, especially as the practisers liberally paid the expenses incurred by the loliee ittquiries.—llereford Times. HOP INTELLIGENCE. C.MLECTION OF TIIE 1848 DUIY.—The Honour able Board of Inland Thvenue his issued orders for toe Itocbistur colteetitm or the duty al under : Tuesday, Oe. 15, Tunbridge; Wednesday, 16, Sevenoak ,, ; Thursdiy, 17, Wtsteri3am ; Friday, 18, Wrotham ; S .i.•arday, 19, Malting ; IVednesday, 23, Maidstone ; Friday, 25, Lenham ;- ditto, Milton ; Wednrsdar, 30, Rochester ; Tuesday, Nov. 5, Gravesnc: ; Wednesday, 6, Dartford ; Friday, 8, St. Mary Cray. MAIDiT.:)NF, SEPT. 26.—We have been fAvoured with the continuance of a sphndid time for the in gathering or tla. hops. The ivzsther has remained fine, dry, and still, with an improvement in the tem perature,' particularly during the nieit; and some late piece;:, that have continued in good health and vig,our, have, up to this tune, made consider able pregres, we may improvement. One or two foggy inorninge may have , done some iojury in diseolourlnz the hops, but on the whole the wea• tiler bay been much in fzvour of the duty; this, how ever, as w . (..11 as the ocean, bias its bounds ; and let it be strongly bo.me in mind that the Vantations, in Kent awr.e 1.1.7.ve d,-;creased since 1847 more thin 5,000 aLr-A, and that a heavy proportion of this defi ciency has tat:in - place in that productive and extensive district, the Weald. If the fly and lice, which are now paying U 3 a visit in great numbne, had arrived a for:- night earlier, the crop would have suffered seri ously from their attacks; and where they have made their appearance, the sooner they are housed the better. Next spring we shall have them in swarms. The duty to - day is talked of in a most extraordinary manner, some betting men talking of 220,0001., and many growers naming about 200,000/. or 205,000/. as the maximum. We should say that the average betting, of those who mean paying, is about 212,0001, from that to 215,0001, but even the lower of these sums cannot be backed freely. WATERINGBURY, MEUDWOUTU, NETTLECTEAD, AND TESTON.—Many of tha large planters have finished picking, and the quantity is found to be short, arising from the deterioration of quality. FALLING.—The hops are getting very brown, and where attacked with mould are going off fest. The sooner they are housed the better, but some will not finish before the middle of next week. HOLLINGDOURN. —We have not finished picking yet ; they are coming down very dull. TENTERDEN.—Ptcking is now drawing to a close ; some planters have already finished and others are setting on all hands to get the work done as soon as possible. CANTERBURY.-011 Saturday last several London merchants were here. The planters otLred them their hops at 90s. to 112 s. per cwt. HURSTGREEN. — It is expected that the hops will he all secured this week in this neighbourhood; gene rally speaking they have kept very well, and will make good samples; in some instances it is quite time they were gathered. ROBEETSDRIDGE.—The low price of how, say about 603. (and a good many changed hands at abou' that price), must have had a d !pressing influence upon the sale of colts. Th 3 planters seem deter mined to press their claim on the Chancellor of the Exchequer either for a remittane3 or further post ponement of the 1848 duty. GELOOKBRIDGE.—On Wednesday last the hilliness done at our hop fair was considerable. A great num ber of samples were shown, ani many sold at prices from three guineas to Si. 101. per cwt. fur Sussex, and four guineas and upwards for Kentish. BRIG HTLING.—We shall not realise our expectations. PEASsiARSH•—The hops continuo to weigh light, but the bushels are equal to expectation. CATSFIELD. —We have not quite so many hops as we expected. Nevertheless we are going on favourably. WADUUNST. — Picking goes on very rapidly ; hops come heavily to hand. We shall have a strong crop on the whole, end they are coating down a bushel to a hill. WORCESTER.—Oa Saturday business WAS very brisk, in consequence cf which there was 2.n advance of from h. to 23. per cwt. for b.ll hops with colour and quality in this market. FARNHAM, ALTON, AND COUNTRY DI3TRICT3, SEPT. 30.—We have been busily engaged in picking during the last three weeks, and with the exception of a day or two have been favoured with beautiful weather. Tha number of bushels is much greater than was expected, but the weight falls short. r Doc) Estimated at 13,0001. to 14,0001. —Maidstone Gazette MATCH BETWEEN HERR HARR IVITZ AND FOUR MEMBERS OF THE GLASGOW CHESS CLUB. The conditions of this match were, that M. Harr witz would play two games simultaneously, and without seeing either of the chessbo irds, against four members of the Glasgow Chess Club—two in consul tation at each chess-board. From the extraordinar, nature of of the conditions on the pirt of Herr Harr witz, the match has created great interest arn.mg the chess-players of Glasgow. In accordance with pre vious announcements, the match was played in the splendid club-room of the Glasgow Chess Club, Regent Hotel, Buchanan-street, on Thursday evening. The company, amounting to about 100 gentlemen, having at seven o'clock nearly all arrived and taken their seats, and secured for themselves chessmen and chess boards, a service of tea and coffee was handed round. The preliminaries being adjusted Mr. Harrwitz was then introduced to the company, and after a short conversation with a few of the gentlemen present whose acquaintance he made on his former visits to the club, Mr. Harrwiz took up his position at th' one end of the room and the players at the other end. The play commenced by Mr. Harrwitz writing his first two moves on a card, which was conveyed t, the chairman of the meeting, who read them aloud for the information of the competing players, and in the same manier their moves in reply were commu nicated to Mr. Harrwitz, and in this order the game: proceeded. The play was kept up till half-past on, o'clock on Friday morning, when the players of game No. 1 resigned the contest in favour of Mr. Harrwitz, and owing to the lateness of the hour, ii was agreed that the concluding of game No. 2 should be postponed till to-day ; but from the politi In of the pieces, the ultimate result must be a resignation it• favour of Mr. Harrwitz. We can hardly attempt to convey to the minds of our readers the difficulties of such a marvellous performance on the part of Mr. Harrwitz. To play a single game well, with the board before you, is of itself a difficalt task, and can not be exaggerated. To play two games at a time over the boards must be more than proportionately difficult; but how much greater must the difficulties be to play two games simultaneously, and witkont seeing either of the boards—" when the mechanical objects of the chessmen and chessboards are abstracted and no longer exist, save in the powers of the mind ; when the windows of the brain are closed down, ant' the faculties of sight hermetically sealed ; when al that is left of chessboard and men is their vague arid timid shadow, wandering spectre-like acrois the mental chamber, and when memory and the perspec tive faculties of the brain must be taxed unaided to name the position of every piece and pawn and square of the chequer 1" The most wonderful part of thit. extraordinary effort of the mind is, that while the blindfo!ded player's whole thought and attention is required to consider the best mode of play to parry an attack of his adversaries at one board, be is of neces sity obliged to banish from his mind the position of the game on the other board, and yet to have them so placed before his mind's eye as to recal either of them at pleasure.— G:asgou, Constitutional. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE AT BATH. On Friday morning, the body of a female, which after wards proved to be that of the wife of Mr. Alexander, watchmaker, late of Old Bond-street, was discovered in the river Avon. Fur some considerable time the de cased had not lived with her husband, he having left her for a young woman named Mortimer; and it is ssi that they have lately left B,th for America. Thus for saken by Ler husband, the poor woman gave way, it seems, to the temptations of exciting drink, and sank into a c-mdition of misery. The list time she was seen she said she ell.; going to Bristol, to ask some assistance of her husbanl'a late partner, Mr. Flaig, and nevar re turned again. The following letter was found in the pocket of tha poor woman's dress, apparently rea?y for pos. " Miss Mortimer, 31, Kingamend-street, raeh, (on the envelope). " Miss Motticner,—When you receive this, I will be in another world. You and my husband have been the whole cause of my misery. You are mare to blame than him; I thought less of it at first, before you knew he woe a married matt. But afttr you became acquainted with me, and knew how dearly I loved him—loved him bcttn than my life—you doe all in your power to injure me, by toiling him f Ilse things about me, and with success; although I have' been his lawful wife upwards of 13 years, you were the cause of us parting. You were not tatistied with that, but you mist make him leave the country, wiAtou: leaving me the least support. You and he have drivers me mad; but I forgive you both, as I hope Gni will forgive me. " lIANNAII J. ALEXANDER. ~ ..have not a bit o f f oo d to est for many days The jury returned the fullosting verdict: --‘• The ; de ceased committed s u i c id e d ur i ng temporar y insanity. !ter age wa; only 3t. A sub.cription has b.en opened to defray the funlrai rites of the dtcJased woman. Gloucester Journal. • LAMBETH PARISH CHURCH.—At a vestry meeting on Tuesday of the parishioners of Lambeth, over which the rector, the Rev. C. B. Dalton, presided, Mr. Churchwarden Taylor drew attention to the subject of the repair and resto ration of the parish church, by voluntary subscriptions. H e was certain that no man living in Lambeth wished to see the venerable church, which contained the ashes o! many great Men, both Churchmen and Dissenters, fall into decay. It was proposed to case the church with stone, similar to the Tower, to make a new roof of a lighter constriction, and with a view to better ventilation; and in fact to restore the church to its original state. Under the proposed plan, up wards of 200 more sittings would be appropriated to the poorer classes. All this was sought to be accomplished by voluntary aid, and lie was happy to say that many Dissenters had already liberally cont.:bated. The gross estimate was 6,574/.. He Moved that the plans and specifications of Mr. P. C. Hardwick be sanctioned and approved. I answer to Mr. Barker Mr. Taylor stated — that there was no power fur any succeeding churchwardens and over seen to make a church rate. That power had ceased on the demise of the late incumbent. Mr. Bushell expressed his strong oppr;sition•to the scheme, and moved an amend ment "that the vestry will not give its sanction to the plans now proposed fur its adoption." Mr. Heather having for mally seconded the amendment, Mr. Churchwarden Taylor said the churchwardens had already received the following contributions:—From the re:2t h., 1001.; from the Archbishop of •Canterbury, 100 . . ; and from the London and Westmin ster Bank, 100 guincAs.- (Lmsd cheers.) The original mo tion was supported by Mr. Hind, Mr. Stratton, and Mr. Grady, and opposed by Mr. Edwards. The amendment was then negatived, and the original resolution carried by a ma jority of 42 to 1. A BOLD ACT.—We copy the following from Galig nani:--" Two gendarmes were a few days ago conducting two waggons laden with 5 500 kilogrammes of gunpowder from Maubeuge to Ilirson, when in descending a steep hill, the drag of one ofithe waggons became so tightly fixed that it set fire to some straw. 'rho flames spread with consider able rapidity. One et the gendarmes, named Dautreppe, made the first waggon advance some little distance, and then, at rink of his life, climbed on to the top of the second waggon, end palled away the burniag straw. He afterwards with a few pails of water extinguished the fire in the wood work. It was by a miracle that an explosion did no± take place before he had completed his task." THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 1850. ii.V`UC. RETURNS. (From the London (- 7 .. mate of Tuesday ) An Account, pursuant to the Act seventh and eighth Vic -torus, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales. in Circulation during the Week ending Satur day, the 21st day of September, 1850: Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Andover—lleath and Co 12.105 Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 11.447 Aylsham Bank. Aylaham—R. and G Copeman 5,278 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—ltickford and Hunt ilaldook Bank and Baidoek and Biggleswade Bar.k, Baldock—Wells, Hogg, and Lindsell... 21,241 lqrnstar,le Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Co 11,769 flasingstoke and Odiha" Baak, Basingstoke— Sey:nour, Lamb, and C 0.,..... ....... 15.951 Bedford flank, Bedford—T. Barnard Bedford and Bedfordshire Ban.c, Bedford — 'Trapp, aad (I) Baw°ley Bank, Bewelley—Nichols, Baker, and Iraric [Muster and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—Tubb and Co. .. ,•• ••• 14,139 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Attwoc 13, - Spooner, and Co • • • - Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Birming ham—J. L. Moilliett, and Sons... 12.433 Blandford Bank, Blandford—Bastard ana Oat:. 7,749 Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co . 52,459 ‘3oston Bank, Boston—Gee_and Co 13,154 gridg.rater Bank, Bridgwater—J. &J. Seale) , 5.494 Bristol Bank; Bristol—Miles, Harford, and Co. 32,897 droseley and Bridgnorth, and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Messrs. Pritchard 19,271 Buckingham Bank, Buckingham—Bartlett, Parrott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, Stow- Market Bank, Bury—Oakes, Bevan, and Co. 63.904 lantury Bank, Banbury—Gillett and Tawney. 29.081 3.m . :.pary Old Bank, Banbury—Messrs. Cobb... 25.578 Baer. City Bank, Bath—Mover and Son 3.)dfordshire Lelghton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard—Bassett and Grant 35,515 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham—Taylor anti Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire—H. A. anti W. M. Harris and Co 12,949 Brecon Old Bank, Brecon—Wilkins and Co 59,678 '3righton Union Bank, Brighton—Hall, West, and Borrer iurlington and Dritfield Bank, Burlington Harding., Smith, and Co Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Ed:nunds— Worllelge and Co. 3romsgrove Bank and Stourbridge and Brants grove Bank, Bromsgrove—Rafford, Biggs, and Co. Cambridge Bank, Cambridge —lfortlock and 27,818 22,235 ..: 21,524 23,345 11,815 11,815 13,195 Son 3 Camhridge and Cambridgeshire Back, Cam bridge—Messrs. For3ter3 Oanterbury Bank, Canterbury—ilatnniond and 37,538 CO Cmnarthen Bank, Carmarthen—Morris and 27,618 Sons Ohertsey Bank, Chertsey—Messrs. La Caste .. Colchester Bank, Colchester—Round, Green, 13,05 S 2,488 and Co Colchester and Essex Bank, Witham and ESSCX Bank, and Eladleigh Bank, Saablk, Colchester —Mills, Bawtree, and Co t..3ornish Bank, Traro—Twe3di and Co loventry Bank, Coventry—Little and Wood- 15,435 30,657 33,130 cock • :sty Bank, Exeter—Millor , l and Co .raven Bank, Settle—Birkbecks and Co. hristchurch Bank, ChristChurch—Tice, Welsh, an 1 Co 3ardiff Bank, Cardiff—Tow , ,,Tood ant Co •hcpstow Old Bank, Chepstow B ►nk, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monnacnth Bank, Brecon Bank, and . Ross and Herefordshire 1 4 ink, Chcpstow—Bromage, Snead, and Co. ierby Bank, Derby—Me isrs. Evans )erhy Bank, Derby—Smith and Co. krby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby—Crompton, Newton, and Co J.wizes and Wiltshire Bank, Deviza;—frughes Leek°, and Co • iiss Bank, Diss—Oakes; Finc'nam, and Co Doncaster Bank, Doncaster—Leatham, Tew. 6,088 16,067 76,466 and Co. )encaster Bank and Retrurd Bank, Doacaster Cook. and Co. oarlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stocktot - on-Tees Bank, Darlington—Backhoase, & Co Dtwonport Bank, Davonport—Hodge and Nor- man Porchester Old Bank and Dorsetshlre Bank, Dorchester—Williams and Co. last Cornwall Bank, Liskeard —Robins , Foster and C'. :ast Riding Bank, Beverley—Bower, Hall, -and Co. - '4:ssex Bank and .Bishops Stortford Bank, Chelmsford—Sparrow. and Co. -.f.xeter Bank, Exeter—Sanders and Co Atkenham Bank, Fakenham—Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co. -?arrinalon Bank and Bank of \Vantage, Far ringdon—Barnes and Medley 'i'arnham Bank, Farnham—liessrs. Knight 'l'aversham Bank, Faversham—Milton and. Co lodalming Bank, Godalming—Mellersh and Keen ;Tantham Bank, Grantham—Newney and King iaildford Bank, Guildford—Messrs. Haydon.. 4rantham Bank, Grantham—Hardy and Co fastings Old Bank, Hastings—Smith, and Co. aereford City and County Bank, Hereford— Matthews and Co. fertford and Ware Bank, Hertforl—S. Adams and Co bill Bank and Kin stun-upon-Hull Bank, Hull --Smith, Brothers, and Co. Tiontingdon Town and County Bank, Huntin;- don—Rust and Veasey fiarwich Bank, Harwich—Cox, Cobbold, an•l Cr. `Tema' Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead— Smith, and Whlttingstall rloniton Bank, Honiton —Flood and Co. fertforishire, Hitehen Bank, Hitehen —Sharpies and Co. 'eroford, Ross, and Archenfield Bank, and Rosa and Arehenfield Bank, Ilereford—Morgan, Hoskins, and Co rpswich Bank, Ipswich—Bacon and Co. !pswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Nilotic) , Bank, and Wood'oridge Bank, Ipswich— Alexanders and Co. lentish Bank, Maidstone —Nlercer, Randall, and Mercer (ington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington—,T I ):vies and Co iuighton Bank Knighton—J. Davies c.4Doiaa, cre vies o. and: Inaresborough Old Bank an d Ri pon Old Bank, co l i C ui n a a i - e ß sb a o n r k o , ag K li e —j a e l r_ry w Aon, anti Co. Cottering Bank, ii - Atering—Got,-.:h and Sons., .4%:12 End Staffordshire Batik, Lane End—C liam , ) , and Son Goods Bank, Leeds—Beckett and Co Glade Union Bank, Leeds—W. Williams, Brown, and C 3. Ceek and Staffordshire Bank, and Leek and Congleton Bank,Leek —Fowler, Gann t, and Co. deit:es ter Bank, Leicester—Pagets and Kirby skiVeF. Old Bank, Lewes—Nl°Kamm and Co ii,:hFold Bank, Lichfield—Palmer and Green sincoin Bank, Lincoln—Smith and Co Lampeter Bank and Llanlilo Bank, Llando ve:y —David Jones and Co. r.oughborough Bank, Loughborough—Middle t,,as and Cradock ,ymington Bank, Lymington—C. and S. St Barbe _ _ _ _ aynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis —Gurneys and Co. Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis— Jar-/ic and Co. Macclesfield Bank, Titaaelosaeld—Broeklaliarst and Co `,Tanningerea Bank,Manningtree—Nunn Q,arl Co. Marlborough Batik, Marlboro Ugh and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Frangerford Bank, and Tlungerford Bank, Mariborough—Tanner and Pinckney Marlborough and North Wiltshire New 1.3%nk• Marlborough—Ward, Merriman, and Hillk ',lerionethshire Bank, Dolgelly—Jones and 'diners' Bank, TrurO—Willyams n • nd Co Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercie t Bank, Abergavenny —Baileys and Co Monmouth Old Biluk, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, rlioss and aer Chepstorrerßaonritilirehe Bank, 11 Old on ino a Bank, at h —Bremage aril Snead Monmouthshire Newport Old Bank, Newport —W. Williams and Sons... • ,Newark Bank, Newark—Golfreys and Hutton Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford—llaudley, Peacock, and Co Newbury Bank, Newbury—Bunny and Slocock. New tr lrket Bank, Newmarket—Eaton, frarn• mond. and Son Norfo'.l( and Suaolk Bank, Diss—Taylor and 1) , /son ti , ,rwieb. Crown Bank, Norwich—Ham-vs and liaisons neys and Birlcbe N. : o l: tittionwgsh,aamn,,hi Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich—Jar *l°t.tintignemall—llanacirt, i c re o Bank, Not tingham—Hart, Bank, Nuneaton—Craddock and ao Naval Bank, Plymouth—llarris, Mud‘re, and CO.. New . ;;;;um Bank, Sarum Everett, and (:0 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham—Smith and Co. Osweatry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os weqty Croxnn and Co •• d • .. Oxford fink, Oxford—J. and It Morrell - Oxford Old Bank, Oxford—Robinson, Parsons and Co.. . •• Ott Bank Tonbridge, Tonbridge and 'Ponbridq-n Wtlls 01,1 Bank, Tonbridge and Tonbridge Wells and . Sevanoaks Bank. Tonbridge Itleching and So.as Oafordaldre Witnoy Bank, Witney—Clinda„ 1 and Avcrae Amount. POLICE IN 'FE I, 1., I GEN CE. Pease a Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and MANSION-110 USE. • Beverley Ba,nk, Hull—Pease and Co. 37,:6 it,tr. Dray, who was stated to be a tradesman of Penzance Bank, Penzance—batten and Co—. „ 10,145 high respectability, was charged before Alderman ?eterborough I.lanic and Oundle Bank Peter- Finnis by Hall (668 of the City Police) under the borough—M , -s - krs. Yorke .. Peterborough Bank, Peterborough—Simpson fallowing circumstances : Hall said, at a quarter to 12 o'clock last and White 8, 1 1 2 2 25 night I saw Pemorc,keshire Bank, Haverfordwest—J. and the defendant with a gentleman aril a woman in W. Walters _ _ Penzance Union Bank, Falmouth Bank, and Truro Bank. Penzance—ltickets, Enthoven. and Co _ defendant came up and said, "Do you know that woman ?" in a very vindictive way. I said, " What do you mean ?" He said, "That's it, is it? You are 26,457 Reading Bank, Reading—Simonds and Co Reading Bank, Reading—Stephens,Blandy, and Co Richmond Bank,Richmoud—Maxwell and C 0... Ringwood and Poole Bank, and Town and County of Poole Bank, Ringwood« Ledgard and Sons Rochdale Bank, Rochdale—Clement, Itoyds and Co Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank Roches ter—Day and Nicholson Royston Bank, Royston—Fordham and Sons Rugby Bank, Rughy—Butlin and Son Rye Bank, Rye—Pomfret and Co. Reigate and Darking Bank, and Reigate, Croy don, and Darking Bank, Reigate—Nash and Co Ross (11d Bank, Herefordshiro, Ross—Pritchard and Alleo-ay Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, Saffron Walden—Messrs. Gibson Salop Bank, Shrewsbury—Burton, Lloyd, and Co Scarborough Old Bank, ! .3carborough—Woodall and Co. ................ ............................... Shrewsbury Old Bank, and Shrewsbury and Ludlow Bank, Shrewsbury—Rocke, Eytons, and Co • .. . Sittingbaurne and Mi:ton Bank, Sittingbourue —Valiance and Son. Southampton Town and County Bank, South ampton —Ma:Mit - Inn and Pearce Southwell Bank, Son thwell—Wylde and Co Salisbury Bank, Salishury—Messrs. Brodie Shaftesbury Bank, Shaftesbury—Brodie and King Southampton and Hampshire Bank, Soutbamp ton—Atherly and Fall Stone Bank, Stone—W. Moore Stourbridge Ban'r, Stourbridge —Rufford. Wragg, and Co Stafford Old Bank, Stafford—Stevenson and Co Stamford and Rutland Bank, Stamford—Eaton, Cayley, and Co. , Stourbridge Stourbridge—Bate and Robins Shrew. - ..bury and Welshpool Bank, Shrewsbury —Beck, Downward, and Co. St. Alban's and llerts Bank, St. Alban's—Gib son and Stuart Taunton Bank, T aun t on —Messrs. Badcock Tavistock Ban! Tavistock—Gill, Rundle , and Co ................................. Thornbury Bank, Th orn b ur y—Rolph, Yates, and Parslow Tiverton and Devonshire Bank, Tiverton—Duns ford and Barre Thrapston and Kettering Bank, Northampton shire, Thrapston—Yorke and Eland Tring Bank and Chesham Bank, Tring—But cher and Son Union Towcester Old Bank, Towcester—J. and S. Percival ......... ...................................... Bank, Cornwall, Helston — Vivian and Co. ....... Uxbridge Old Bank, Uxbridge—Hull, Smith, and Co. Wallingford Bank, IVallinpeford—Allnatt &Co 6,561 Warwick and Warwickshire Bank, Warwick— Greenway and Co. Wellington Somerset Bank, Wellington—Fox Brothers West Riding Bank, Wakefield, and Pontefract Bank, Wczefield—Leatham, Tew, and C 0.... 40,819 Whitby Old Bank, Whitby —Simpson, Chap man, and Co 10,776 Winchester, Alresford, and Alton Bank, Win cheater—Bulpett and Co. Wineiester and Hampshire Bank, Winchester —Wickham and Co Weymouth Old Bank and Dorchester Bank-, Weymouth—Elliott and Pearce Wiricesworth and Ashbourne Derbyshire Bank, Wirkesworth—Arkwright and Co. Wisbech and Lincolnshire Bank, Wisbech— Gurney and Co. Viveliscnrnbe Bank, Wiveliscombe — P. and W in league with that woman to rob me, and you are the vagabonds we have to pav for." I said, Is any thing the matter ?" He said, " ril let you know to morrow," and he walked off. I asked him to go to the statioe-house to make any complaint he might have to tneke against me, and he directly struck me in the neck a blow which staggered me. He con e tinned to abuse me, and I accordingly charged him 3it the station-house. In cross examination the witness said he did nut culler the defendant or shake him, but merely took him by . the arm after the blow was struck, and that the de fendant offeled to go quietly to the station house on the occasion with a policeman who walked up in plain clothes, and walked thither accordingly. A street ginger-beer seller said he was at the corner of San-street,•in Bishopsgate-street, and he saw the defendant and another gentleman and the policeman following them. The defendant said to the police man, "If you wish to go to the station-house, you must take me." The policeman then begged him to go to the station, and then defendant struck the po liceman: IL did not hear the policeman use any insulting language, neither did he see the policeman collar the defendant. Ttie companion of the defendant stated that he saw the girl, who was an utter stranger to them, walk up and make n snatch at his friend's watch, and that he heard the polisc man say, upon being questioned. by the defendant as to his knowledge of the woman, " What's that to do with you ?" The defendant then said, he did not expect to have that answer after having paid rates and taxes for 15 years. The de fendant and I, continued the witness, then walked up the street, and the policeman followed us. The defendant said to him " I shall report you," and we were about to go up Sun-street, when the policeman caught bold of the defendant by the collar and pulled and shook hi r, and said " You shall go to the station house with me." Alderman FINNIS—Did the defendant say no more than you have stated? Witness—He Merely said he should report him to-morrow. Alderman FINNIS—Did the defendant strike the policeman ? Witness—Certainly not. He merely pushed the policeman aWay.when collared by him. Alderman FINNIS—Did the witness for the police man at the station-house say there that he saw the defendant strike the policeman with his right hand ? Witness—l understood him to say. that he sew the de fendant strike the policeman on the breast with hi s right hand. The charge was given up at the sta. tion-house, and the defendant was allowed to go, bu was fetched baCk. The complainant—Did you not hear the defendant say that the police were in league with the woman, and call them vagabonds ? Witness—l did not. When the ginger-beer man said he saw the defend ant strike the policeman on the breast with his right hand Mr. Dray pulled out his right arm, and showed that he had no right hand. The complainant said that the provocation he re ceived was very great, and he could not do otherwise in his own vindication, than insist upon giving the charge, and the defendant was brought back to the stqtion in order that the entry might be formally made in the book. Alderman FINNI4 said the policeman was by no means justified in the course he had pursued; that upon being questioned about the prostitute who had made the attempt to rob the gentleman the least he could have done was to have given a civil answer ; that he had no right to follow the gentleman, as it was evident he had done; • and that such conduct as had been described was not at all creditable to a per son who was bound to look to the protection of the public. The defendant, who appeared to be a very mild and gentlemanlike person, was then discharged. Thomas Cyril Alexander David was brought up in etc- Mitchell. charged _ with 23,951 5,120 9,461 5,373 7,809 9,969 9,535 1'2,381 4,1:35 21,633 11,398 23,166 23,537 2,595 10,924 13,025 2,893 1,425 10,062 10,691 23,115 16,832 20,096 20,818 8,952 6,736 7,968 11,610 12,670 8,635 8,847 the custody - of Inspector .4i. having rebbcd his employers, Messrs. Poland and Co., furriers, of No. 52, Bread-street. Inspector Mitchell said in consequence of informa tion which he had received from an anonymous source, from which he requested through the press to be fa voured with further intelligence, he considered it ne cessary to go to the prisoner's lodgings, in St. Thomas Apostle, on Wednesday. The prisoner, in his presence, unlocked a box, in which were a new boa or victorine and a pair of sable cuffs. I asked the prisoner, said the witness, whose they were, and he said his sister's, and that she had sent them from Scotland to him to be cleansed. I was not satisfied with the statement, and I went to the warehouse of Messrs. Poland and Co., knowing that he was in their employment. I told Mr. Poland I considered there ought to be an investigation into the affair, end I re turned with the prisoner to his lodgings for the pur pose of brining away the things I had seen. When he arrived at his lodgings the prisoner ran up stairs before me and tried to separate the boa from a string which was attached to but I prevented him. Mr. Meredith, one of the partners, said the goods were the property of the firm. and the prisoner said to him in my presence, "I hope you will not prosecute me." Mr. Wontner (for the prisoner)—Did he not will ingly consent to have his boxes searched ? Inspector Mitchell—He did. Mr. G. Smith, warehouseman to Messrs. Poland and Cu., identified the property produced as part of the stock of the firm, and said that in taking stock he had 9,361 missed some goods of the kind. The prisoaer was re manded. Hancock WolverharoptAn Bank, Wolverhampton—Good ricl:e and Holyoake. Worcester Bank, Worcester—Farley, Lavender, and Co. Worcester Old Bank and Tewkesbury Old Bank, Worcester—Berwick, Lechmere, and Co 65,224 Worcestershire Bank, Kidderminster—Farley and Turner Walsall Old Bank, Walsall—CharlesFoster and Sons Warminster and Wiltshire Bank, Warminster— Everett and Co. Wolverhampton Bank, Wolverhampton— Messrs. Fryer Yarmouth and Suffolk Bank, and Halesworth and Suffolk Bank, Yarmouth—Gurney, Birkbe3k, and Co. Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Suffolk Bank, Great Yarmouth—Sir E. K. Lacon, Bart., and Co Yeovil Old Bank, Yeovil—E. And J. Batten York Bank. York—Swann, Clough, and Co 13,497 13,759 11,262 37,252 38,339 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Bank of Westmoreland, Kendal Barnsley Banking Company, Barnsley Bradford Banking Company, Bradford Bilston District Banking Company, Wolver hampton Bank of Whitehaven, Whitehaven Bradford Commercial Banking Company, Brad ford.... .... Burton, Uttoxeter, and Staffordshire Union Banking Company, Burton-upon- Trent Chesterfield and North Derby s hi re Bank i ng Company, Chesterfield Cumberland lTnion Banking Comp an y, Work ington .. Cheltenham and Gloucestershire Banking Com pany, Cheltenham ........ COventry and Warwickshire Banking Company Coventry Coventry Union Banking Com pany, Coventry.. County of Gloucester Banking Company, Chel tenham Carlisle and Cumberland Banking Company Carlisle ........................... .. ......... Carlisle City and District Bank, Car1i51e......... Dudlv and West Bromwich Tanking Company, Dud1ey.............................................. Darlington District Joint-Stock Banking DCom pany,erbya n p d ar li Derbyshire ngi .on ... Banking ..... ...... ....... .............•.......... East of England Bank, Norwich Gloucestershire Banking Company, ~ Gloucester. 127,930 Halifax Joint-Stock Bank, Halifax 18,939 Huddersfield Banking Company, Huddersfield 35,942 Hull Banking Company, Hull . Company, Hereford flalifaix Commercial Banking Company, Ila- 15 494 Wax • n •• „ Kingsbridge 12,927 Halifax and Huddersfield Union Banking Com pany, Halifax Helston Bankina• Company, Helston 14,855 il Herefordshire areoroti 11 B71213nkdi II ge 1a r ° B anking Company, Knaresborough 2.237 Lancaster Banking Company, Lancaster Banking Company, Lincoln 47,763 23,091 Lincoln and Lindsey Leicesterahire Banking Company, L e i cester L lC e in e lala ß ri, a l: in ,T g oi c nt o - In S p to a c n k y, B L a n ee k d , s 63,415 43,415 Leamington Priors and Warwickshire Banking Company, Leamington Priors Ludlow anti Tenbury Bank, Ludlow Moore and Robinson's Nottinghamshire Bank ing Company, Nottingham 28,972 Nottingha m and Nottinghamshire Banking Company, Nottino'ha'n Stock Ilaul t i ng Company, Newcastle 27,233 Y ewcastle, Shi e ld s , and Sunde rland Union Joint - Yati°l4al Provincial Bank of England, Birzning h am, H ea d- off i ce, 1 12, Bishopsgat . e-street, London .............. North Wilts Ilmnitinn•Conapany, Melksham 40,986 Northampt ons hi re Un i on B a nk, Northampton 61,639 Northamptonshi re B an king Company, North- 8,335 8,630 48,917 9,653 25,565 20,436 38,926 26,154 WORSHIP-STREET. Eleanor Bennett, a young woman of 25, and who has been an almost innumerable number of times in custody for assaults and outrages of the most violent kind, was placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold, charged with threatening to murder Mrs. Isabella Mountford, schoolmistress of the Bethnal-green Union, under the following circumstances : The past life of the prisoner has been one of a rather strange description. She had been an inmate, it appeared, for a numbsr of years, of the workhouse in question, from which she was in the habit, at inter vals, of discharging herself, and after remaining ab sent for as long a time in each case as she chose, or as suited her convenience, would then return to the house and demand to be again admitted. If the slightest demur was made to this demand she inva riably smashed every window within her reach, and conducted herself in such an outrageous manner as to inevitably lead to a prosecution, and as this ne cessarily caused great expense as well as trouble to the parish officers, but none to the prisoner herselr her request was but seldom refused. For offences of this kind she was almost con - stantly in prison, and whilst there, and for a portion of each time she was in the workhouse, she conducted herself with the greatest propriety, but would all of a sudden take a dislike to any one about her, and, bursting into a furious fit of rage and revenge, resort to the most unscrupulous methods of gratifying her vengeance. Upon one occasion she was secured in the refractory ward for some gross misconduct, and in return smashed all its windows out; for this she was sent to the House of Correction, and on being liber atiA and going hack to the workhouse again niiscon ducted herself, and on again being locked up in one of the wards, broke no less, as Rowland, the warrant-- officer, said, than 72 squares of glass. For this also she was committed, and on being on another occa sion sentenced to a term of imprisonment flung a slipper or shoe at the magistrate, but missed him, and on a fourth occasion hurled a pltten or clog at the head of one of the relievins,s-officers with such force that, had it struck hitn, it must have inflicted a very serious injury ; she fortunately, however, failed in her ohject, and the clog, missing its aim, struck the parti tion at the back of the offiser ith such violszice as to cause a somewhat deep dint in it. In the present instance, whilst in the dining-hall, Mrs. MountfJrd s iw the prisoner standing by the side of the storekeeper, who was weighing out the dinners fur the paupers, when she discovered some meat secreted and covered up with an apron. On asking who hail hidden it the prisoner told her to mind her own business, and threatened, if she interfered with her, to cut her head open with the plate, and do her an injury when she least expected it. Witness was frightened, and hur ried away, but was followed by the prisoner with a plate in her hand, with which she so threatened to split open her skull that she ran to her own apartment and locked herself in. About two hours after she was passing through the corridor, when she heard footsteps behind her, and; on turning round, found the prisoner close to her with an earthenware pan in her hand, which, after exclaiming that she would murder her wi .h it if she caught her, she levelled it at her head with such violence that, had the blow taken effect, it would most probably have fulfilled the prisoner's three' ; the witness's screams, however, at tracted the notice of one of the officers, who c aught the prisoner's eras just in time to avert the blow, a‘nil, after a violent contest, she was secured and locked ue in a room, preparatory to being placed in custode ; but, on going to the room shortly afterwards, she wss discovered almost naked, and the clothing she had previously worn strewn about the fluor, torn up into the smallest fragments. The witn e s s bes o u g ht the magi Atrate to protect her, a; she felt satisfisd, from the revengeful feeling the pisoner h a d s hown, that her life was not safe while she remained at liberty. 9,15 21,201 11,244 83,3 22,886 18,137 36,001 17,947 9,461 8,644 17,768 24,468 Pares's Leic s t i rs hi re Ban king ampton .. ................................ North and S a b u il i W a l es B a nk, Liverpool Saddleworth Banlti . n . :;6 .... " .111.- ' tester .. . ... . Company, Lei b oroi r Saddleworth... 3,055 Sheffield Barilth l 7 C ompan y, Sheffield 37,260 Stamford, Spaldin g, and Bos t o n Ba.nking Com party, Stainiord .......................... , Stuckey's Banki ng C ompany, Bristol Somerset shire Bank, an d S omerscts hire Bank, Lang port ........... Shropshire Banking Company, Stourbridge and Kidderminster Banking Com pany, Stourb r id ge ... ••• 58,021 Shiffnall ... Sheffield and 11Allainshire Banking Company, Sheffield and R ot h er h am Joint -S toc k Banking Sheffield ... a... Company, S4. '"Lil Swaledale and Wensleydale Banking Company, Richmond ... .. . ................................. . Storey and ThOnias's • Banking • ComPanY Shaftesbury .. ......................... ............ . Sheffield and Retferd Bank . , Sheffield ••• Wolverhampton ii.l.lStalfordshire Banking Com - Wakefield and R arni l ey Union Bank, pany, Wolvecliampton 3.'022 Wakefield 12 , 805 Whitehaven Juiet..Stook Banking Compan y, Whitehaven ., ' 21,120 ......... •••• • Warwick and Leweli_gtou Bankinz . CoraPanY, . . Warwick • 24,877 .... ... ................................... West of Englane awl South. Wales District Bank. Bristol .................................. ... 74,51 - '8 West Riding Union Company, Wilts arid Dorset Banking Companq, Salisbury 7 2 ; 559 Whitchurch and Bankingillesmere . .. Con 3 Hud dersfield dersliekt . .......... Banking .......... .... 32,610 pany, Whitchurch .. ...................... ...... •• ..... Worcester City and County Banking Company, Worcester... .............. , .... .............. 3,827 York City and County York Union Banking Company . ; Y0rk............ 62,766 Banking Company, York 78,502 Yorkshire Ba n ki ng Company, Leed,i ............ 125.919 P. DEANS, Re g i s t rar o f B a nk Returns. Inland Revenue, Somerset ',louse, Sept. 28, 1850. 33,50 2,597 Upon being asked if she wished to say anything, the prisoner exclaimed,—" Yes! I don't liki the women, and I am determined to stick a knif: into her, if I have to wait a whole twelvemonth to do it. Yuu may do what you like with me, I do not care ; and, as to you (turning to the magistrate), I will stick a knife into you, to-,. the first chance that I get." Mr. ARNOLD entertained some doubts of the pri soner's sanity, and desired Mr. Agar, the parish sur g,,on, to examine her, but that gentleman reported that she appeared to him to be in perfect possession of all her faculties, and that what the magistrate had witnessed was merely an ebullition of her violent and uncontrollable tempo r. Alderman, the gaoler, also stated that, young as the prisoner was, now scarcely twenty-five, he had known her for eight or ten years in his business capacity, and that during that lime, to his knowledge, she must have b-en in custody, without much exagge ration, from 90 to 100 times. She had been summarily convicted times innumerabl.., and also committed for trial at the sessions, and on one occasion fir. Broughton entertained so strong a conviction of the prisoner's in sanity, that he had requ?Aed Mr. Wakefield, the tluus of Correction surgeon, to examine her; but that gentleman also reported in favour of the perfect Soundness of her intellect. _ _ Mr. ARNOLD said that it was manifestly useless to sentence the prisoner to the payment of any penalty, or to undergo any short term of imprisonment it was in his power to impose ; and, as it was also obvious that the school -mistress would not be secure from per sonal danger if the prisoner were at large, he should at once order the depositions to be taken, and commit her for trial at the sessions. _ Tivs prisoner was then locked up in the cells, where she kept up such an incessant hammering at the door and shouting, that the gaoler was compelled to close the lattice, and keep her in darkness until she was carried away in the van. COMMISSION OF LUNACY. Yesterday a commission under the great seal was opened at the Sheriff's Court, Red Lion-square, be fore Mr. Commissioner Barlow, one of the Masters in Lunacy, and a special jury of eighteen, to inquire into and ascertain the state of mind of Mr. James Fermor, of No. 6, Fitzroy-street, Fitzroy-square, an aged gentleman of large fortune. The commission was issued upon the petition of the Earl of Sefton, the Marquis of Delaforce of the Re public of France, in right of his wife, and Lady Maria Massey Stanley, as next of kin. They were now re presented by 11Ir. Bramwell and Mr. Wilkins, and tl'e Solicitor-General, Sir A. E. J. Cockburn ; Mr. Bar stow and Mr. Bird appeared on behalf of the subject of the inquiry, Mr. Fermor. The Lesassed Comtnisiorter made a few observa tions to the jury explanatory of the nature of the in q&ry, and Mr. Bremwell proceeded to open the case on behalf of the petitioners. He said he apprehended that when ' Mr. Fermor was introduced to the notice of the jury, there would he little doubt in their minds that he was at the present moment incapable of ex ercising any control over either himself or his pro perty. But he believed he should be able to show, by evidence, that Mr. Feruler had been in this un fortunate condition for a great number of years. His age was 76, and he was the son of a gentleman who had large possessions in Berkshire and Oxford- Aire. He was not brought up to any business or profession, and in the earlier part of his life he had come into the possession of large sums of money, which afterwards were augmented to some consider. able extent. He (the Learned Counsel) was not pre pared to say that he had been an idiot, or insane from his birth, but he had always been of weak and feeble intellect, and he was considered by all who kne w him to be affected as regarded his mental constitution. Mr. Fermor's only direct relative, his sister, died about three years ago. During her lifetime she was frequently applied to to take proceedings to protect her brother's person and property, hut she was also sin gular in her ways and habitia and refused. The next of kin, however, had now taken that course, and it would be for the jary to say, applying common sense to the evidence, whether they were not satisfied that for at least twenty years this gentleman had been in capable of mewing his own affairs. Mrs. Caroline M.Nalty, widow, had known the lunatic for nearly forty years. She knew his brother William, who died in 1828. Was related to the lu natic. She knew him well, intimately in the early part of the forty years. From 1824 to 1829, she visited him at his cottage, Earl's-court, Brompton, and stayed with him sometimes a week, sometimes a fortnight. She always considered him of unsound mind. He was guilty of all sorts of ridiculous and trifluig actions. In conversation he had a set form of answers, which was, "She is holy, she is holy ; she is Cat' olic and Cat holical ;" and when saying this he would cross himself. He was generally in liquor. He frequently asked why his brother was burning in hell He once received an anonymous letter, relating to the death of his brother, warning him that he would die as he had lived, in drink, and the contents of this letter he was continually repeating aloud. The last time she saw him was at No. 6, Fitzroy-street. She was denied the house at first, by order of a Miss Jones ; but she insisted upon being admitted. When she was shown up stairs Mr. Fermor did not know ' her. That was in November, 1848. Had not seen him since. C:oss-examined by the Solicitor-General—Mr. Ilenry Smyth wall the principal instigator of these proceedings. Thought Mr. Fermor crazy during the whole of the time she had known him. Some letters relating to money matters be tween Mr. Fermor and the witness, were then put into her hand, and in answer to the question whetter she thought him crazy, when asking him for the loan of nidney, she replied that she could not say, and in reference to some letters respecting domestic matters, she admitted that she had solicited Mr. Fermor to interfere betweert herself and her husband. She did not recollect writing to him about the executors of a Mrs. Fitzherbert. She had no interest in the result of this inquiry. The, SJlicitor-General here said he should not deny that at the present moment Mr. Fermor was nol; in a sound state of mind, but he proposed to limit the period of hi. mental incapacity to within four or five years. Mr. Henry Smyth deposed that Mr. Fermor had been of eccentric habits, to his knowledge, since 1824. He had an uncle who died a lunatic (under a com mission). He once put his finger into a red-hot to bscco pipe, and seemed quite astonished when told that he would burn himself. He was not cleanly personslly. He was i❑ the habit of reciting the con tents of the anonymous letter, and some of the most beautiful passages in Scripture, and concluding with a " hip, hip, hurrah !" Witness knew the Gunston family. The lunnt:c said he had given Mrs. Gunston 5,000/, and seemed to be under the influence of a threat by Mrs. Gunston, that if he did not pay the money Mr. Gunston would sue for a divorce and get darnpges. The witness heard this from the lunatic himseV, who said k.sides, " You know, Harrsi s he might shoot me." In October, 1832, he was attacked with delirium tremens. In 1838 he was under the control of Miss Emma Jones. Witness frequently called upon Miss Fermor in reference to proceedings being taken to protect her brother. Sue refused, and :aid she did not care tnr her brother. , Ha had been refused admission to the house in Fitzroy -street. In cross•exsminition the witness said he had hen a collector of Customs at the Cape of Good Hope. He was not broDgnt up to any profession. It was the wish of his uncle that he should live with him. lie bad drawn cheques on Messrs Wright's bank for Mr. Fermnr.. The eh , ques were made payable to him, and, therefore, his name appeared in the bankers' pass-book (produced). He never applied the money to his own use; he paid it over t 3 M. Fermor. Ile was in recdipt of an annuity of 201. from Mr. Fer mor, who doubled it in 1838 at his ,request. It had not been paid lately. When he went to Fitzroy -street Emma Jones said She had to account for all moneys paid away by her to Mr. Willoughby Gunston, who had the sole and entire control of Mr. Fermor's affairs, and she was mistress in the house. She required a receipt for his annuity, but he would not give one, and went away. He applied to the petitioners after the death of Mi s Fermor. lie had heard that there was another _ _ sister who was a nun. Did not know w hether such was the case. He had a bond executed in 1832 by Mr. Fermor, securing to witness an annuity of 1 , 10/. after his death. No consideration was given for that bond. Mr. Fermor executed it at the suggestion of Colonel Garwood, an intimate friend of Mrs. Fit z h,erbe.rt, who was Mr. Fermor's first cousin. In October, 1832, witness drew up a memorandum for an annuity of 2001., which Mr. Fermor signed. Could not say whether he then knew what he was doing, beyond signing his name. The memorandum was drawn up in his bedroom. He had been inco herent for several days ln fore he signed that, and he said he had been signing papers of the na ture of which he was ignorant. There was no witness at the signing of that instrument. In 1838 he apnlied to Mr. Fermor for money. Should not have done that to a man whom he thought insane. Could not say whether he thought him insane or not. Did not expect to stele_ with regard to the bond if previous wills and documents were upset by the result of this inquiry. He had been led to believe this by the solictor to Lady M. Massey StAnley. Mr. NV .i o e tn r i m se o d r to allbeozuea,h dwitn h e im ss an annuity of 5 01 ., and pr 5,000/. at - his death, but did not. Mrs. Fitzherhert allowed him 1001. a year till her death, but left Lim nothing. He felt disappointed, and justly so at this. His father and Mr. Fermor were cousins. He was a member of the family, and was disappointed to see the money go into the hands of strangers. lie never said that he had been d?eeived by two of the family, but would not be done by all. His name was erased from the wills. The petitioners had always been in timate with witness's family. The lunatic was then brought into court. He ap pears l in no way conscious of what was going on, and he could no: he made to unde stand questions ad eL.essed to him. MN. Danell, widow of the steward . to Mr. W. Fermor, .and her sister, were then examined. Tne lunatic had visited at tbeir house, and they depo: e to several of his eccentricities of manner. They both thought him of unsound mind iince 1830. 11is habits at;d conversation were at times indelicate. George Woo 3, livery-stable-keeper, Islington, de posed that he was in the service of Mr. Fermor, as coachman end groom, in the year 1830, and also for some time previously. Mr. Fermor was very intern perate. Sometimes of an evening he would drink a bottle of wine and a bottle of spirits. Witness had t, procure wire pro'ectors fur the candles, because, when intoxicated, Mr. Fermor was so careless. He would get so drunk that the servants on coming down of a morning would find him lying on the carpet in the room he wAs left in the previous night. The Gun tons had the absolute control of him. Once, at Mrs. Gunston's reqinist, witness attested a document, of the niture of which he was ignorant. When quite alone Mr. Fermor n mild say— " Mrs. G—, you are divine, Come, you and I will have some wine." —(Laughter.) Whenever M. W. Fermor vi.ited the house the Gunstons avoided him, sometimes they went to the top of the house. Mr. Fermor at that time lived at Earl's-court. S, , %eral other vvitntsws were examined, and at five o'clock, at the request of the jury, through Captain Bague, the forernan, the inquiry was adjourned until this morning. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 3.—At Gloucester market on the 30th ult., wheat was is per quarter lower. At Worces ter, same day, the trade ruled dull, but the supply from the farmers lying limited, no reduction was submitted to. Barley unaltered in value, but less in request. Beans fully as dear, with not much doing in them. Peas again higher. Oats taken at about previous rates. During the present week, as sellers will not give way, the trans actions in wheat have been on a very limited scale. Bar ley also very little inquired for, and the turn in favour cf the buyer. Some oats have changed hands at rather under former currency. Beans nominally unchanged in value. Peas neglected. At this day's market there was a fair supply of wheat, and no progress could be made except at a reduction of is per quarter on fine and 2s re r quarter on secondary qualities. Barley very dull, and 61 to Is per quarter lower. Oats were only disposed of in limited quantities. Beans and peas maintained their value, but both were much less in request. BRISTOL, OCT 3.—The wheat market has been inac tive and English has given way from is to 2s per quar ter, and foreign fully Is. Wheat: English, 38s to 42s per imperial quarter; foreign white, 44s to 45a; ditto re I (extra fine), 42s to 445; ditto ditto (fine), 40s to 425; ditty ditto (ordinary and hard), 363 to 39s per 480Ibs. Prime malting barley is inquired for, and for grinding steady request. Barley, English malting, sold at 26s to. 30s per imperial quarter; ditto and foreign grinding 219 to 243 per 4001bs. In ea's but little doing at previous rates. Oats: Devon and Welsh, 14s 61 to 16s per im perial quarter. Irish ditto (white), 16s to 17s 6d per 3201b5; ditto (black), 143 61 to 15s 61 per imperial quarter. Foreign ditto, none. Beans fully maintain the.r late advance. Beans, English, 28s to 34s per im perial quarter; ditto foreign, 253 to 28s per 4801bs. The flour trade was slow, at a decline of Is per sack. Flour, English (seconds), 304 to 32s per sack; American ditto (sweet), 233 to 25s per barrel. The averages are-- Bristol: wheat, 41s; Gloucester ditto, 40s 53; Glouces ter barley, 263 10d; Bristol oats, 17s 11; Gloucester ditto, 17s 21; Gloucester beans, 32, 93. DERRY SMITHFIELD MARKET, OCT. I.—The supply of fat beasts today was somewhat improved since our last without any alteration in the price. There were but few sheep offered for sale, the number being less than it has been for some time; higher prices were asked. Fat pigs were plentiful. Beef, 4id to sd; mutton, 51 to Sid; veal 5d to 511 per lb; pigs, 6s 6d to 7s per score. Rough far, 3. 61 per stone of 1410. Hides, lid per lb; calf skins, 2p io 41 per lb. CARLISLE, OCT. 1. -- Wheat 433 21,1; barley 26s lid; oats 193 14 7 1 per quarter. GLASGOW, OCT. 2.—Our supplies have been mock rate, with the exception of about 1 309 quarters of bar ley coastwise, 4.062 quarters of oats from Ireland, and 6,316 barrels of flour from transatlantic ports. At Grangemouth about 5,129 quarters of wheat, 597 quarters of barley, 256 quarters of beans, and 15 quar ters of peas buyu been reported from the continent. There was not much passing during the week, yet pre vious rates were pretty firmly insisted upon. At this day's market, although well atteeded, sales proceeded slowly in retail, at prices the turn in buyer.' favour. EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, OCT. 2.—Wheat—There were 853 qrs of wheat in the market to-day, being 132 qrs more than last week. Prices were the same on the top, and 11 down on the average -93 qrs unsold. Barley—There were in to day's market 633 qrs barley, being 196 qrs less than last week. The top price was the same, and the average 41 up -1 00 qrs unsold. O a t s —Th e quantity of oats in the market was 67 3 qrs, being 51 more than last eeek. The top price was 7d up, and the average 2d down—t 6 qrs unsold. Beans—The supply of beans was 39 qrs, being 11 less than last week. Prices were 12s up on the top, and 2s 3d up isa the average - all sold. Top of Wheat 6111 b. 50s Od • ~ Barley 56iIb. 27s ed ~ Oats ... 46 lb. 23s 4d „ Beans • 68 lb. 46s Od EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, OCT. 2.—The number of cattle was 432, or 87 less than last week. Top price, 7s Od; current, 6s to 6s 61; secondary, from 4s 61 to 5s 61 per Dutch stone. At the close a clearance was not effected. The number of sheep this morning was 6,317, or 997 more than last week. Top price of the best mutton, 5d per lb; current, 4d to 11d, and downwards. A very large quantity unsold. CORK, Ocr. 2.—Flour --First 12e 6d to 13s ; extra 14s 6d; seconds, 12,0 d to 12s 6d; households 9s to 108 6d; thirds, 6a to Ss per cwt. Oatmeal 10s to lOs 6d; Indian meal 63 9d to 783,1; wheat.. meal, 10s to 1 Is Od per cwt. Indian corn 6111 s 6d to 61153 0d per ton. Bran 41 to 4/2s 6d per ton. Hay—Farmers 30e to 38s; average 343; dealers 343 to 38s Od; average 36s per ton. Stlaw—Farmerli lls Od to 24s Od; average 18e; dealers 24s Od to 27e Od; average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to bid; household loaf 5d to sid per 41b. Fresh butter, Sd t° 10d per lb. Eggs-5s Od to 53 2d per hundred. Coals Newport 14s; Lydney 15s Od; Smiths' 14s Od ; Cult° 13s Od per ton. Tallow 39s Od to 40s per ow l ' Whisky, 25 0. p., 58 6d per imperial gallon. Meat —Mel 4d to 4id ; mutton 4id to 6d• veal 4d t° 5d ; pork 4d to Od ; b acon 7d to 8d ; sausages 5d per Hops 61 Os to 0103 per cwt. Bangor slates 3123 tid to 3/ 53 pe r ton. Bark—Barb ary 7 15 s to 0/ 03 ; Valonia 15/ to 0/; Frenc h Si 15s ; Spanish 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 15s to 00s per s tone; Hemp 32/ to 34/ p er t on. Fi sh— Scotch herrings CO, to 009; re': ditto ON to COs per barrel ; Newfoundland, 8/ Os to 81 101 per ton. Timber—Memel, 80s per ton; red pine, 3/ 10s; yello w ditto, 2/ 153 per ton; deals, 131 to 181 per 100. Hides-' Market 205 to 325; salted 21s to 323 per cwt ; calf skin. 3d to 3id pe r lb. P otatoes, white 6d to 10d; Minioni Od to Od ; Guano— Peruvian, 11/ les Ichaboe, 8/ to 911 00 pr ton ; Tar—Archangel, 198 per barrel. B, )0110rG11-11ILL FAIR, WESTMORELAND.---ThiS, the largest and most important of 411 the cattle, sheep, and horse fairs in tk-3 north cf Eng'an), %vas held on Monde' and Tuesday list, and was aiunded by a large number, of extensive dcaLls from Ireland, Scotland, the Isle 01 Map, and all the nort h ern counties in England. Th e supply of cattle of every description was large, especi.llf black cattle from the Highlands. Selling was dull at re' duced prices. The show if sheep was about an average one, 40,000. There was a large show of horses, but ge nerally t6,ey were of an inferior description ; strong draught horses were the best samples, and the most be' siness was dune among them. Taere was a good displeY of Highland ponies, arid a con•iderable business was don: among them at good prices. The sale for sheep " A v. ry bad. Up on t h e whole the fair was a slow one, an ' prices on the decline. The following are the quotatiotigt• as near as could le ascertained at at.ch an extensive fnir i —Ca tie : milk Cows and coNs ab..ty, to calve, from 7 and 9/ to 11/ and 121.; heifers and youn g b u ll oc ks, ''s'p , cially th e l a t te r , were very bad to sell at prices Wel 3L and 31. 10.. to 41. 55. ant 71.; black cattle, acco rdiot description , scription an d cond i tion, from 3/. ss. to 3/. 153.. 4 to 61. and 71 .—I12rses: hunters, from 30, 35, and 45 50 guineas; horses fit for the road and harness, f ro m 10 and 121 to 25/. and 351. for the best; draught horse!' first-class, from 18, 21, and 25 to 40 guineas; secorle . class. from 8, 10, and 15 to 18 guineas; Highland ponies' from 3,5, 6, and 8 to 10 guineas, according to quality' —Sheep: Scotch wethers, from 19 6d. to 245. a head grey-faced hogs, from Bs. 6e. to 93.6 d.; bla c k-f ace d e wes' fto n 9.. GI to ils.; Cheviot ewes, from 143. GI to 1 83 ' per head. [A DvEnTisEm t•rt.r.] —Bilions Complaints, Indigo s., , tion, and Sick Headaches, cured by Holloway' s P i ll s .—Persorr i subject to, or suffering from, any of these complaints sh° ° . , ; ; immediately take a fe w d oses o f t hi s most extraordinary Ineu*o cine, which is a certain and efficacious remedy for all disorde f arising from a derang ement o f t h e d i gestive orgat.s ; it not t o ld cures but . preserves the body in sound health and strength, ,In t likewise . improves the powers and faculties of the mind. .!'°, debilitated constitutions, nervous affections, want of appet: and diseases of the liver i there is no remedy equal to it. Ev e '' ‘ one leading a sedentary:life should take Holloway's Plls preventative of th ose maladies. Soli by all Druggists and a t Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. • 811ZT11.9. OF A sox. On the 336 ult., at Eltham, Kent, Mrs. T. Chartington•, On the 29th ult , at the Grammar-school, Henley-on Thames, the wife of the Hew. C. 11. Godby. On the 2(1 inst., at Pembroke-square, Kensington, the Wi fe of Thomas Tilleard, Esq. OF - A DAUGHTER. On the 30th ult., at Colue-housc, Cromer, the lady of S ir Edward N. Buxton, Bart., M.P. On the let inst., at the Rectory, Tooting, the wire of th e Rev. B. W. Greaves. On the 30th ult., at Royston, the wife of E. Beldam, Fj_s.l% MARRIED. "or On the 2d inst., at St. George's, llanover-square, 10 . 1 Clark Kennedy, 18th Royal Irish, Clark Kennedy (of Knockgray, Kirkcudbrightshire), C l 3. and K. II , aide-dc -camp to the Queen, to Frances Eleanor, only child of John E. Walford, Esq., of Chipping' hill ' Witham, Essex. On the Ist inst., at St. Pancras Church, the Rev. Jar il e e „ 3 eldest son of Colone Walter Carey, D. D., of Chichester-house, Brighton , Frances Sarah, youngest daughter of the late John But le' Harrison, Esq., of St. Mary's, Southarni:ton. DIM). On the 23th ult. , at Cusworth-park, Djncaster, the seat Of W. B. Wrightson, Esq., M.P., Miss Peirse, of Bedele-halb Yorkshire, aged 63. On the , 9th ult., at Shipton &Binger, Hants, the Rev. I . C. Garlike, M.A aged 42. On 30th dt., at Hanover-place, R.; c-lane, Peckham' Mr. F. May, Paymaster and Purser, R N., aged 64. Oa the 30th ult., Selina, wife of George F. Copeland, E s q . ' of Olirlt‘nham, aged 3'l. On the o.li ult., at East Retford, Notts,Charles M. Whit e ' Commander R N., aged 78. ve On the Ist inst., at Sid cup, age d 78 , Th omas H . Pl a st , Esq., of Sideup-place, FootKrav, Kent, late chief clerk o. t' ,'o Secretary of State's office for the Home Depar; went. „A . On the 2:.4 inst., at Put ne y, th e R ev. W . C arma l t, a ged V: L radon : Printed and Published by MIIRDO TOUNO , „ - , 2• '7774 0111,,, No. 1 1 Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the eounlY ° Alichllesiez, Friday, October 4, 1850, 409 1,461 6,422 8.406 8,172 28.665 22,519 8,82 S 10,303 60,149 69,558 9,362 39,693 93,111 45,831. 40,715 23,582 19,715 5,102 10.435 4,533 4,834 7,958 21,806 20,739 12,250 11,158 16.961 38,354 4,969 20,296 23,483 16.617 17,510 60,429 11,780 13,974 7,511 19,403 37,195 7,835 5,140 52,664 36,489 23.360 26.586 14.012 69.555 24,018 5,276 3,780 33,165 11,516 15,008 5,327 8,157 1.777 6.773 11,322 21,429 14,222 8 153 17,694 33.591 21,951 15,790 4(1,115 60,158 6.101 2,693 21,598 12.153 27,720 12,653 6,601 24,149 6;242 7,652 5,169 5,680 5,487 7,24 1,295 9,125 1,270 9,765 orlt A r Jai Ito ether Pa The Packet Direct Tr: Tim e ' t 7 7% t 9% li% 1 villa. thunlbuse every quart) PROM BR x. 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