The Sun. — London, England, 1850-10-17 00:00:00

FRANCE. The Patrie, in mentioning the departure of M. Per signy, says:—" We do not know the precise na ture of the missicn with which M. Persigny is charged, but we have reason to believe that it is connected with the grave complications of which Germany is at this moment the theatre. His ab sence will not exceed three weeks." We find the following in the Patrie :—" In a poli tical saloon, the day before yesterday, a Spanish per sonage of distinction stated positively that the collar of the order of the Golden-Fleece sent by Queen Isabella to the President of the Republic is the same as was worn by the ex-King Louis Philippe. It is well known that this order, which is usually given to crowned heads, is always returned at the death of the party possessing it, and the Orleans family having immediately sent it back to the Queen of Spain after the death of the King, it was the only one which Queen Isabella bad at her disposal, and General Narvaez recommended its being sent to the President of the Republic." On Sunday an ascension, which exceeded in bold ness anything that has hitherto been attempted, took place from the Hippodrome. The Uranus, the balloon belonging to M. Poitevin, rose in the air, carrying in addition to the aeronaut three young females belong ing to the establishment, who were suspended from the car. They had wings affixed to their shoulders, and appeared as if flying in the air. Their ascent was hailed with shouts by the immense concourse of persons assembled, but a feeling of terror seamed to predominate at seeing the females suspended in mid air, without anything apparent to support them. After being about an hour in the air, the entrepid aeronauts alighted in safety on a plain near Villejuif. A murder was the day before yesterday com mitted in the Faubourg Poissonniere, which is the more melancholy, as the victim is a young man of ex cellent character, and innocent of the crime which the perpetrator intended to revenge. A journeyman locksmith had for some time carried on a guilty intrigue with the wife of a fruiterer residing in the above street, and, not content with that, he was con stantly insulting the husband. On Sunday he came into the shop et the fruiterer with a young man, em ployed in a warehouse in the neighbourhood, and after drinking two or three glasses of brandy began his insulting- remarks to the husband. On leaving the shop with his companion, the fruiterer took up a knife, followed them, and blinded by hls passion, stabbed the innocent young man, and killed him on the spot. GERMANY. Letters from Fr:ankfort of the 12th inst., in the Dcu:sche Zeititn,o,-, state that a favourable crisis has intervened in tee affairs of Electoral Hesse. The Duke of Nassau has been at Wiihelmsbad and Rumpen heir:, and although Count Thun hastened to coun teract the Duke's advice, it still appears that his re presentations have made some impression on the Elector. Baron Dornberg, the Hessian agent at the Prussian Court, has been sent with a letter to Berlin, and it is tho' ght that good hopes may be founded on the contents of that letter, since it is notorious that M. Hassenpflug was not consulted on the subject. M. Hasenpflog and Count Thun appear greatly discon certed, and violent recriminations are said to have p. , ..ssL'd between the Elector and his would-be ad• viers. The Z?itung for Nordcleutschlancl, of the 12th nstant, announces another Ministerial crisis in Hanover. . The present Cabinet are awaiting their dismissal, and a new Ministry is forming under the auspices of Mr. Detinold (late Meml)er of the Frank fort Parliament, Minister to the Regent John, and Hanoverian agent at Frankfcrt), - .1:1(1 Mr. Linde mann. It appears the crisis was brought on by a diversity of opinion on the Hessian question, and respecting the ao-celled Federal resolution of the 21st of September. Mr. Strive, the Hanoverian Premier, and his colleagues wished to oppose that resolution ; they declared that they roust resign their posts unless the King contented to protest against the Frankfort resolution. The conduct of the King after this de claration was such that the formation of a Cabinet under Detmold and Lindemann may he hourly ex pected. Mr. Strive and his colleagues are drawing up a memorial. An extraordinary edition or the Deutsche Zeitun' containa a notice (the authenticity or which is, how ever, open to much doubt) affirming that the Elector of Hesse-Cassel abdicated on that day. DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. Accounts have been received from the seat of war to the 12th. No movement had tak.n place in either army, but the Dines were surrounding Tonningen with entrenchments. RUSSIA. " Letters from St. Petersburgh," says the Bulletin de Paris, " announce that the Empress, being indis posed from the et - Teets of the climate of Russia, her phy.iicians have ordered her to pass some months in Italy. Sho is to set out in a few days for Florence. It is said that she is to reside in one of the houses belonging to the President of the French 11.? public." THE LATE QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS. OSTEND, OCT. 14.—The King left this morning, at eight o'clock, for Lacken, accompanied by Queen Amelie and all the afflicted members of the family, together with some of the Cabinet Ministers. At half-past nine the clergy proceeded from the church to the palace, into which they were immediately admitted. A little delay took place from some of the arrangements not being completed. In the meantime, the different societes or cor porations, with their banners in mourning and reversed, began to assemble in the immediate neigh bourhood of the Rue Longue, where the palace is situated. The Garde Civique and the few troops in garrison lined the streets. At half-past 10 o'clock the first roll of the muffled drums was the signal for the departure of the procession, which moved through the Place d'Armes to the railway station in the fol lowing order :—The societis, with their bands of music and characteristic flags, &c. ; the gen darmerie; the clergy, with the Bishop cf Bruges at their head ; the hearse, drawn by six horses, but so plain as to be distinguished only from an ordinary one by the crown placed on the top; directly behind was the chief mourner, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, husband to the Princess Cle mentine; then came the Ministers of War and Public Works, and other members of the household, among whom were Generals Gabelet and Cruquem bourg • the civil and military authorities, &c. These were followed by four royal carriages, in the first of which were the Dames d'llonneur who had been in attendance on her late Majesty; the procession was closed by the gendarmerie and troops of the line. On arriving at the station the coffin, which was of simple polished mahogany, was lifted out of the hearse and placed upon a moveable chapelle arderde, constructed on the railway, and into which a few of the clery entered. Two first-class carriages, co vered with black, were attached to it; and the whole had a singularly striking and touching effect. As soon as the De Profundis had been sung the gloomy convoy moved noiselessly on amid the sound of can non and volleys of musketry. It will stop and be met by the clergy, before it reaches Lacken, at Bruges, Ghent, Termoude, and Malines. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER, TIIESDAY.—The Bombay merchants continue their operations in yarns suitable for that quarter, at an advance of Fl. to id. per lb. upon the quotations of this day week. the buyers for the European continent, however, still confine themselves to the execution of small orders for the supply of the immediate wants of their customers. The latest letters received from the Leipsic fair scarcely come up to the expectations previously formed, in regard to yarns : it seems, therefore, to be expected that .the manufacturers will persevere in their cautious policy of buying only " from hand to mouth ;" but,as theirsupplies are scanty, and the de mand for their cloths good, their purchases from our spinners will necessarily be extended so much the more through the winter, which is attended with little difficulty now, as compared with former years. Ilardly anything has been done to-day in the lower and medium counts of warps and cops, by the manu facturers in this district, whom a losing trade is driv ing to a lessened consumption. Prices are firm in bundles ; in warps and cops there is a bias against the producers, though the quotations are generally un changed. Doubted yarns are still neglected; and there is less doing in the finer numbers of single, which have hitherto been in great request for York shire and Russia. The Bombay y merchants are still purchasing shirtings and msdapollams where their terms are acceded to, which, however, are such as are calculated to force on a diminu►ion of the production to a greater extent than it has yet been carried, un less the approaching Calcutta mail should lead to an 'improvement. An increasing resort to the same measure by the makers of other goods seems in evitable, from the ruinous state of prices. The Greeks are further diminishing their business (small as it has latterly been), in consequence of a decline of prices at Constantinople, resulting mainly from advices of an unfavourable turn in tee Manchester market. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.—The market has been some what like the season of the year, dull and heavy, and the amount of business transacted has been more li mited. We have had a quiet wool market also ; though there has net been much doing, former prices have been fully maintained. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—There is I( ss animation perceptibl e a mongs t th e manu f ac t urers h ere, b u t this is accounted for by the circumstance that we are now 'between the seasons, when it is invarbbly a dull time, generally taken arlvantage 'of by the manufacturer to make an alteration of styles, which alteration, we understand, is being carried out with considerable spirit by some of our leading houses. The throwsters continue well supplied with work, and all the mills are in full operation. In some quar ters a scarcity of hands is felt. No increase in stocks is perceptible. In the raw silk market there is no alteration from our last. The clearances continue on an unprecedentedly large scale, which gives a very firm tone to the market. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—The demand for fancy woollens and the better class of plain woollans,con tinues to be rather slow in our market. We have had many buyers in the town to-day, but the ex changes have not been heavy. Fancies of the newest styles, and thick checks for the home trade, are the most in demand at present. The shipping trade has been dull with the exception of one or two American houses. Yarns are in good request. Low wools continue to maintain a good price. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—There has not been a large attendance of buyers at our Piece Hall to-day ; and the slackness, before noted, in the demand for worsted goods continues about the same. There is no change in yarn. The merchants are still holding back for lower prices ; but there is an expectation that they will be obliged to come into the market at the cur• rent quotations. There is a moderately steady busi ness doing in wool, and the staplers are firm holders at; late rates. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—On Saturday last, there wes a good attendance of buyers at the hall, and a fair amount of goods suitable for the winter season ware shown; but to-day the markets have been dull. Stccks still continue low, and prices are firm, METROPOLITAN COMMISSIONERS OF SE WERS. On Tuesday afternoon a special general Court of Commissioners was held at the office in Greek-street, Soho, for the purpose of taking into consideration the by-law proposed for the adoption of the Court by Mr. E. Laws, respecting the drainage of new buildings erected within the jurisdiction of the Commission, and on other business. _ _ It was deemed advisable by the, Commissioners to convene a special court for the reception of the pro posed by-laws, as their adoption was likely ma terially to affect the effectual drainage of the metro polis, in order that builders might receive sufficient notice of the decisive step about to be taken, and avoid the penalties which the Court was empowered to en force. Sir J. Burgoyne took the chair. Present—Captain Davison, Mr. ilcrdwick, Mr. S. M. Prato, M.P., Mr. E. Lawes, Mr. T. Hawes, and Mr. Hardwick. Mr. E. LAWES moved the adoption of the by-laws of which he had given notice at the last general court, referring to the returns required of plans of house drainage, in the case of houi,ls to be built or rebuilt, and „houses in the course of building or rebuilding, and of houses already built but not occupied, and also in reference to the ordering of returns from dis trict surveyors under the Building Act, in pursuance of the 11th and 12th Victoria, chat:•. 112, sec. 47. These by-laws required that the plans of the proposed house-drainage should be sent to the principal office of the Sewers' Commission 14 days previous to the construction of any house or of its rebuilding. It required also, to a certain extent, the plans of the draintige of such houses as were already built, but not occupied, previous to the confirmation of the by-laws. The returns required should comprise the situation and construction of any water-closets, privies, or cess pools ; and the penalty to be enforced, in case of omis sion, was 51., in addition to 40s. per diem in case of further offence. _ _ _ Mr. PETO said, referring to the length of time re quired in the notice, that it might appear a long one. The Building Act required only two days, but it should be borne in mind that in the case of the Build ing Act a simple notice to the district surveyor only was required, stating that the person giving notice intended to build certain houses. The Act itself already determined the thickness of the walls and the height of the stories to be erected; but, in the case of notices in reference to drainage, the level of sewers already existing, and various other circumstances, would have to be considered by the Commissioners; and these details would necessarily occupy consider able time. The case of the Building Act had already received the attentive consideration of the Commis sioners, and they had come to the conclusion that the length of notice required in reference to intended drains was not an unreasonable one, nor one which could on any ground be objected to, considering all the circumstances. Mr. IlAnnwicx observed that the difficulties anti cipated by the Commissioners were cases where large pieces of land were about to be laid out for building purposes. These pieces of land might perhaps com prise four or five acres, and might contain from 100 to 150 houses. The cases of all of these houses must ccme under the consideration of the Court; and the ltve's of the various sewers around them must be re ferred to v. ith a view to their proper drainage. Under these circumstances he apprehended that 14 days' no tice was by no means too long a period for such in quiry and examination. Air. LANUS said that in the case of houses at pre sent in the course of construction, or of houses com pleted after the confirmation of the by-law but not already inhabited, it was required that a notice of one month should be sent to the Commissioners'-office. The second by-law to which he should call the atten tion of the Court was one requiring returns of houses building or rebuilding, from the surveyors of districts —under the Building Act—according to the returns made to them, as already provided for. The duty of making these returns was imposed upon the district surveyors under the 47th section of the Metropolitan Building Act, which made it imperative upon them to make such returns under a penalty of 51. Mr. 11AnnwicK seconded Mr. E. Lawes'_ . motion for the adoption of these by-laws. After some discussion as to the propriety of re ceiving them on so short a notice, the Court deter mined that the by-laws should be formally accepted and presented for the confirmation of a Court, con sisting of ten Commissioners (as required by the Act), on Friday, the 6th of December next. DRAINAGE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY. Mr. PETO said that, in reference to the drainage of Church-street and Carrier-street, St. Giles's, he might observe that the works recommended were al ready in course of execution. The cost of those works was levied upon the property itself, and be wished the fact to become generally known that per sons possessing property in a similar condition to that in Church-street and Carrier-street, St. Giles's, would be assessed in a similar manner in default of their forming a proper system of drainage. The Com mission was determined that, having once decided upon the general system of the arterial drainage of London, they would turn their attention, as even now it was their duty to do, to these districts where pri vate property was inefficiently drained ; and in cases where drainage was not properly carried out they would, in default of the execution of the necessary works by the owners, drain them, and the whole cost would be levied upon such property. This was a fact which could not be sufficiently promulgated amongst persons owning house property. Mr. HARDWICK observed that in reference to the new regulations as to payments adopted by the Com mission, a slight error, and no doubt an inadvertent one, had been sent forth to the public. The report stated that as much delay was caused by the present system, which required six Commissioners to sign the cheques for sums to be paid, one Commissioner was appointed to examine the accounts, and after wards sign the cheques. The fact was that the delay caused by the necessity of six Commissioners signing the cheques had induced the Court to require the signature of only one Commissioner; that before the accounts reached the gentleman appointed they had passed the Finance Committee, and had been duly audited. The Commissioner appointed had to ascer tain that the cheques signed by him were perfectly in accordance with the sums passed by the Finance Committee and the auditors ; and, as a further se curity, the seal of the Court was affixed to each cheque. The following votes were then confirmed. by Court : The construction of 1,600 feet of sewer at Ball's pond on payment into court by the Cutlers' Company of 481. at an estimated expense of 960/. ; of 2,090 feet of sewer from James-street along York-street, across the Broadway and Tothill-street, at an estimated expense of 2,194/. ; of 1,770 feet of brick sewer, 4 feet 6 inches by 2 feet 9 inches, along the Hamp stead-road, estimated cost 1,3931. 17s. 6d. ; the lower ing, straightening, and covering of the Hackney brook from below Stamford-bridge to Lorraine-place, at an estimated cost of 9,8561.; 734 feet of sewer, 4 feet by 2 feet 6 inches, and 366 feet of sewer, 3 feet 6 inches by 2 feet 6 inches, in the Hackney-road, at an estimated cost of 6001. ; 134 feet of sewer, 4 feet 9 inches by 3 feet, and other works in Bell-street, Shadwell, at an estimated cost of 240/. ; 1,260 feet of sewer, 4 feet by 2 feet 6 inches, in Brook-street, Rat cliffe, at an estimated cost of 780/. ; the laying down of 150 feet of 12-inch pipe sewer in \Valburgh-street, St. George's-in-the-East, at an estimated cost of 551. The report presented, in reference to this return, was as follows : " DRAINAGE Or UPPER HOLLOWAY, LOWER ROLLO.. WAY, STOKE NEWINGTON, AND lIIGIIBURY. " The Hackney brook forms a natural outlet for the drainage:of Upper Holloway, Lower Holloway Stoke Newington, and Highbury, and runs through' a dis trict likely to be thickly built over. " The present defects as a drain arise from its course being very crooked, the depth being too small to drain the district. The inclination is very irre gular, and the form of its sides and bottom is very rugged and imperfect. " It is proposed to straighten its course, giving it a clear inclination of 8 feet per mile, to increase its depth below the surface from about 5 feet to 13 feet, and to invert its bottom from a point 1,500 feet below Stamford-bridge to Lorraine-place, Holloway, a dis tance of three miles. The invert will be so formed as to constitute the bottom of a covered sewer of the average height of 7 feet; the level of the invert being at the upper end 75 feet above the Ordnance datum, and that at the lower end 51 feet, falling in 3 miles 24 feet. " From this point to the lower end to the part pro posed to be improved, the distance to the outfall of the Hackney-brook into the river Lea will he 31 miles, so that the proposed improvements terminate about 31 miles, from the junction of the brook with the river Lea, and at an elevation of 36 feet 6 inches above Trinity high watermark, so that it will not be in any way affected by the proposed alteration on the river Lea. He recommended that the proposed invert be formed of blue metal bricks from Tam worth or Stafford, which will increase the estimate from 5,6001. to 7,9001. This is under the conviction that this will continue to form the main line of sewer from this populous district; and it appears to me that the substitution of hard durable bricks will form a saving in the end. As regards the necessity for the ' execution of these works it may be stated that the improvement in the drainage of Holloway (at present so much complained of) depends entirely upon the pro pcsed alteration in the Hackney-brook, and that until such alteration is effected the state of Holloway must necessarily remain as it is at present, not being suffi ciently deep to form an outlet for its drainage. FMANK FORSTER." Following this report was a more recent one, re commending that the proposed line of sewer should be covered, as the earth in its course was loose, and some difficulty would be experienced in keeping the sides in order. The work would be a part of the general system of drainage of the metropolis, and the increase of cost upon the original estimate would only be 2,0001., making altogether 9,8561. The report was agreed to, and a vote passed, order ing the commencement of the works. It was stated by Mr. E. Lawes that the works or dered for the drainage of Sydenham would be charged entirely upon that district, and that due notice of their execution would be given, in order to allow time for any objections which might be made. After transacting some ordinary business the Court then adjourned. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1850 , CITY SEWERS. On Tuesday a Court was bald for the dispatch of business. Deputy Peacock presided. After the reports of the inspectors of pavements had been severally read, Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR, said that he wished to in quire of the inspectors whether they had reported upon all the obstructions which existed in the public way; if not, he wished to hear why they had not done so. The officers replied that there were in some places sign-boards and other projections which stood out into the public way to some few inches beyond the existing rule. Most of them, however, were of long standing. They considered it undoubtedly their duty in all fresh instances of the hind to report such en croachments, and this they had done from time to time. Mr. R. TAYLOR considered it to be the duty of the inspectors to report in every instance ; he did not think they ought to omit the cases of undue pro jections of long standing. The system was an unfair one. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR hoped the Court would be care ful not to "fish in troubled waters." He thought if the public did not complain, that they had no right, as commissioners, needlessly to interfere. Mr. R. TAYLOR could not agree with the last speaker. He should continue to press the subject upon the attention of the Court. PREVENTION OF ruranEn POLLUTION OF THE TIIAMES The CLERK having read the following motion, put upon the paper of business by Mr. J. Morris, viz : "That Mr. Beardmore's plan to prevent a further pollution of the River Thames be referred to the Committee on Health, for them to report upon the practicability and adaptation to the object desired," The CEAIRMAIN said that as one of the City repre sentatives of that court in the Metropolitan Commis.. sion, he wished to state that he felt it to be his duty to submit to Mr. Morris whether it would not be better if he (Mr. Morris) were not to press his motion at that time. The reasons which hail induced him (the Chairman) to suggest this course were these—the commissioners for the metropolitan district, with whom, he was most hippy to say, himself and his colleagues were most harmoniously acting, bad received end carefully examined upwards of a hundred and forty different plans, and they were now endeavouring, under the advice of Mr. Frank Forster, the engineer, and Mr. Haywood, the surveyor to the City Sewers Commission, to adopt some scheme which they hoped would fully answer the purpose—(Hear, hear)—and that both for the city of London and the metropolis generally. No doubt Mr. Beardmore's plan was a good one, but ho (the chair man) thought that under the circumstances they had better not interfere. Mr. Mounts bad attentively examined Mr. Beard more's plan, which he regarded as being both simple and efficient; as to the motion, the Court might deal with it as it thought proper. D: was finally agreed that fur the present the mat ter should be dropped, Mr. Morris receiving a dis tinct understanding from the chairman that at any future time he might re-introduce the question. NEGLECT OF STREET CLEANSING. One of the street-cleansing contractors, named Dod, was fined 201. for neglect of duty in the case of twenty streets, on the 7th of October last, the Court having determined in all such violations of the con tract to inflict the maximum fine. No report as to the state of the health of the City was made by the medical officer.—Adjourned. SURREY QUARTER SESSIONS. Before Mr. E. PENEEIYN, Chairman, and a Bench o Alagistrates.) MUSIC AND DANCING LICENCES. Yesterday being the day appointed for the hearing of applications for the renewal of licences for music and dancing in the county of Surrey, and for fresh applications of a similar nature, there was a full at tendance of persons interested in establishments of that description. Mr. LocKE applied for a renewal of the licence of the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, to Mr. W. Fowler. The Clerk of the Peace reminded the Court that a communication had been received from the Commis sioners of Woods and Forests upon the subject of the amusements given at these gardens, and, at the re quest of the Chairman, he read the letter that had been received. It enclosed one from Mr. Barry, the architect of the New Houses of Parliament, in vinich that gentleman called the attention of the Commis sioners to the fact that fireworks were exploded from balloons that were sent up from the gardens at uight, and that upon one or two occasions burning materials bad fallen into the Government works at Thames- Lank, to the imminent danger of the property lying there, and the Court was requested to take som e steps to prevent the recurrence of such a dangerous practice. Mr. LOCKE said, this was the first intimation Mr. Fowler had received of the existence of such a cruse of complaint, and he thought it would have been more courteous to have made an application to him in the first instance. The proprietors of the gardens were anxious to carry on the amusements without causing annoyance to any person, and he must say that it appeared to him very extraordinary that any burning materials should have been carried to such a distance as Thames-bank from the gardens at Vaux hall. The CHAIRMAN said this was a question of fact which could easily be ascertained, and he asked the Learned Counsel whether he was instructed to deny that fireworks had been exploded from balloons in the air. Mr. Locxn said he would not deny that this had taken place. The BENCH expressed an opinion that this was a most dangerous practice, not only as regarded the Government works referred to, but to all the pro perty in the neighbourhood, and they were of opinion that it should be discontinued. Mr. LOCKE said that Mr. Fowler would readily at tend to any suggestions that fell from the Court. The CHAIRMAN then said that the licence would be renewed on the present occasion, but it would be ac companied by a condition that Mr. Fowler should un dertake not to have any fireworks exploded from bal loons in future, and if the condition was broken, the licence would not be renewed next year. The licence was then granted. The licences for the following houses were then renewed without any observation : The Grapes, Suffolk-street; the Black Dog, Vauxhall-walk; the Surrey Zoological Gardens ; the Rosemary Branch ; the Castle Hotel, Richmond ; the St. Helena Gardens, Rotherhithe ; and the Salmon, Union-street, Borough. There were three new applications for licences to have music and dancing. The first was on behalf of Mr. Deane, the landlord. of the Lark-hall Tavern, Lark-hall-lane. Mr. KNAPP, in support of the application, produce d a memorial signed by the churchwarders and sevey :a i other of the parish officers, and also by a numbrx of respectable inhabitants of the neighbourhood, pr A yi ng the Court to grant the prayer of the applicant. There was no opposition, and the bench gra?.ited the application. The next applicant was Mr. M. F. Horsley, of the Grove Tavern, Peckham. The Clerk Of the Peace said, that with regard to this application it appeared to hun that the sessional order referring to the notice to be given of such in tended applications had not been complied with. The person who had originally applied for the licence for this house was a person named Esther Dove, and be had heard nothing of Mr. Horsley until about a month ago, when he sent the usual notice to the petty sessions and to himself. Mr. KNArr, who supported the application, said the fact was that Mrs. Dove had got married to Mr. Horsley since . she gave the original notice, and ha felt sure that under these circumstances the beach would waive the strict form, aed that they would not decide that she ought to have waited all this time to obtain her licence before she had got married. The BENCH said, that under the peculiar circum stances of the case they would receive the notice, and the testimonials presented on behalf of the applicant being considered satisfactory, the licence was granted. Mr. CELIUNOCK then made an application on be half of Mr. Wentz well, the landlord of the Ship, Fore-street, Lambeth, f)r a licence of a similar de scription, and there being no opposition to it the bench granted the licence. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. Henry Dunham, charged upon suspicion of having feloniously assaulted and robbed Mr. CarAon, of Aldersgate-street, and also of having feloniously as saulted and attempted to rob Mr. Miller, of Long acre, was brought before Alderman Gibbs for final examination. As the case of the attack upon Mr. Miller was the first in order as to the date of the offence, Alderman GIBBS intimated his wish to go into the particulars of that charge as the first on the list. Mr. Humphreys, upon the part of Mr. Cureton, who was present during the examination, approved of that course, which was accordingly adopted. Mr. Thomas Miller, the prosecutor, who gave evi dence against the prisoner as having been one of three men who assaulted and attempted to rob him at a little after twelve o'clock at night, at the corner of box,Re-appeared in the witness —I a n c ohesitation in saying that os and s tr e s e a t i , d in o haveng re' the prisoner is one of the persons who assailed me on the occasion, and that he put the stick round my neck. Alderman GiBB3 have you ascertained the pre cise date of the night of the assault ? Mr. Miller —The date was the night of Friday, the 2d of August. At the time I was passing my coat was unbuttoned. I distinctly heard one of the men say " Eyeglass," and to my ear at the time, so at this moment I should that h if e I was quite close velee know it. I felt that somebody put a hand into my waistcoat pocket and felt for my eyeglass. My trou sers pockets were buttoned up tightly, and the attempt to open them failed. I had a large roll of white paper, consisting of drawings, in my hand, and when I was pinioned behind I dropped it. I also dropped at the same instant (to the best of my recollection) my walking-stick. At that stage of the proceedings I believe somebody must hare approached and alarmed my assailants, for they threw me down. I saw one of them, and chased him for some little distance, but was unable to go far, or to call for the polies, in consequence of the pressure upon my throat of the weapon used upon the occasion. The solicitor for the prisoner—how long did the proceeding you describe last ? Mr. Miller—About one or two minutes, I dare say ; I cannot exactly say ; but it lasted a very short time. The solicitor for the prisoner—How long did you see the persons after the assault took place ? Mr. Miller—l saw them for a very short time indeed, the business was so well done. The solicitor for the prisoner—And you recollect the countenance of one of the persons by the moment ary glance you had ? Mr. Miller—/ do. There was a strong light reflected from the lamp upon the coun tenance, end from the opportunity I had of seeing it, I swear that, to the best of my belief, the prisoner is one of the persons. Alderman GIBBS—Have you any doubt upon the subject? Mr. Miller—l have nut a single bit of doubt about it. In answer to other questions put by the prisoner's solicitor, Mr. Miller said the lamp, of the reflection of which upon the prisoner's countenance he had spoken, was on the opposite side of the street, abDut ten yards from the spot on which the assault took place ; that the night was, he believed, a very moonlight night; that the prisoner's faca we.s turned towards him, and in such a manner that he could see it by the reflec tion ; that he was pinioned by one of the men, faced by another, and that the third put the instrument round his throat. The solicitor to the prisoner—Why did you not call the prisoner ? Mr. Miller—l could not. I was almost insensible. The policeman had passed the place, I believe, two or three minutes. The solicitor—Why did you not complain of the attack ? Mr. Miller—l went immediately to the Bow-street station and represented the case there, and I also went to Scotland.yard, and stated it to the au thorities there. Michael Haydon, the officer, said—ln consequence of information which I received I apprehended the prisoner on the 2d of October, on which day he was examined at the Mansion-house, and whilst he was there the present charge arose. Mr. Miller, it will be recollected, was present when the prisoner was on the previous examination placed at the bar, and almost fainted upon seeing his face. Alderman Guns then repeated to the prisoner the form of words used by magistrates when committing psrsons for trial, and asked him whether he wished to anything on the subject of the charge against him, of having feloniously attacked Mr. Miller, with intent to rob ? The prisoner, by the advice of his solicitor, said he should reserve what he had to say in his de fence for another occasion. Alderman Glnus—You stand committed. Mr. Humphreys said that, with respect to the case of his client, Mr. Cureton, it would be unnecessary, after the decision of the Alderman in the case just heard, to apply for a remand. It was only necessary for him to observe that inquiries had been made, and into the circumstances of that were still being made, atrocious robbery, and that if, while the prisoner was at the Old Bailey, any matter should arise relating to him as connected with that offence, due notice should be given of it to the solicitor for the defence. The prisoner was committed to Newgate for trial. Mr. Benjamin Webb, of Lind sa y- row , Ch e l sea , was brought up, charged with having defrauded a cabman named Chumberlaine. The cabman said—The gentleman called my cab at the Mansion-house, and desired me to drive to the Ship, in Water-lane, Thames -street. It was on Mon day, the 23d of September. He then directed me to drive him to the Borough-market, then to Blackfriars roe a l d d s , then and thento th e t oth e la w Elephant v and or Castle, He g ro a i n .G e o o r t g e o ' u s fi t of the cab in the Walworth-road, and, telling me to wait, he went into a house, and there he remained for two hours. He then came out, told me to wait a little longer, and to get some grub, for which he promised to pay. I accordingly had some refreshment, and I waited for him another hour, and then I knocked at the door of the house into which he had entered and asked for him, but I was informed that he had left the place, so I had to return to to wn a f ter pay i ng f or my gru b myse lf, and without receiving a farthing of my fare, which amounted to 10 3 .8 d. Alderman GIBBS—I regret to s ay th a t thi s case i s outo on fm n Cabman—l have another case, your L o rd s hip, which is in your jurisdiction, as I am told, f o r h e tri e d to double mull me again. —(A. laugh.) Alderman GIBBS -01 ), he tri e d to get a c h eap d r i ee my jurisdiction. court You must apply to another again. Very well; go on. Cabman—On the following Wednesday, as I was going alo n g • Broad-street, I saw th e gentleman aga i n, and he was just going to give a tu rn o f t h e same ki n d to another cabman, so I went up t o hi m and spoke to him, but he pretended not to remember me, or the fare. However, I was not to be done, as I thought, again, and I told him all about it, and then he seemed to have some recollection of it, and he got i n t o m y begin afresh."—(Laughter.) S o I turned round and was cmaibn,d, we ands e aid n , ow " Cut away to the Walwo r th- roa d, an d going along to be paid my fare, and he popped out his head and told me he wanted to make a call at a public - house in Queen-street before be went to Walworth, so I drove to the public house, when in he went at one door, but out be walked at the other.—(Laughter.) I caught him afterwards in Watling-street, but now he does not wish to give me anything, although I have lost my situation, for my master would not believe that any gentleman would treat a poor fellow in such a manner, and turned me away. Alderman GIBBS—This case of the eightpenny fare happens to be within my jurisdiction. What has the defendant to say to the charge ? I understand he has taken no notice of tr io su mmonses which were served upon him? The defendant —I understand that what I am here for is . , au eightpenny fare, from Broad -street to Cannon to Walwo-ztb, an d I d on 't consider he is entitled to anything.,-st'eeet. The cabman refused to drive me A l7 .ierman G lEl43 I ) a d:udge you to pay the man B d. , his fare, and expenses for six days, and the cost of teeo summonses, a warrant, and execution. Mr. Goodman (the chief clerk) —The whole amount you have to pay h ere i s 1/ 17 s . Bd.—(Laughter.) Defendant—Wh a t, f or go i n g from Broad-street to Cannon-street. Alderman GIDIIS—You must pay that before you leave this court, or go to prison. Defendant—Then I appeal against your decision. Alderman GlBBS—There is no appeal. The mo ney must be paid. This case is indeed a very bad one. The poor cabman has not only been losing his time, but he has lost his place by your gross miscon duct. He will recover the 10s. Bd. score you ran up with him on the first occasion. The defendant retired greatly mortified, and in a short time paid the whole of the money. Alderman GIDD3 expressed a hope that the master of the compl a i nant would, upon learning that the man had not misrepresented his treatment, restore him to his situation. SUPPOSED SUICIDE.— The body of a respectably dressed ma n , a b out 55, which is now ly i ng for identification in the dead house St. Marv, Islington, has been picked up in the New River, near C - anonbury-bridge, Islington. Ilia linen nen is marked "D.," and a paper found in his pocket is signed " J. Daviss." . . OAS-LIGHT AND COME COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---- -- -- X. s. d. A. a. d. British --•••• • • • • • • 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 13 Ditto Provincial.... 11. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18% Brighton .•••-• • • • • • 51. 20 0 0 - - City of London .. •• • • 6/. 100 0 0 150 0 0 - Continental Consolidat. 925. 75 0 0 31 5 0 - Equitable.. •• •••• • • • • 503. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Imperial -....•• • • • • 31. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70 Independent ....... • • 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 48 London .. .. .. --•• •• - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Do., Parl. Preference 6/. 25 0 0 210 0 - Phoenix . ............ 4%1. 50 0 0 49 0 0 28 Rateliff ..... ........ 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 - United General .. - - 11. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15 Westminster Chartered 31. 50 0 0 - 48 Ditto, New - .... - 121. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9 1 4 LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. • r•••• .....e.. weehid*0.......... ................, .................. ...........r X s. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 199% Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow hank . 61. per Cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11% Clydesdale Bank •• •• •• 6% per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13% Commercial Bank - - 71. per cent. 500 0 0 i 100 0 0 174% Eastern Bank.. ••- • • 6/. Der cent. 25 0 0 10 0 9% Fdinb.hGleagow Bank 6/. per cent. 50 0 50 0 414 E - xehangeßnk of Scot.. 4/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 12% Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National Bank 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 6 0 15% Northof 6cotland Bank 41. per cent. 20 0 0 50 0 2% North British Bank : • • - - - - Royal Bank of Scotland 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 100 8 0 132 Union Bank of Scotland la. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 9014 Western Bank .••• • • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 73% Alliance Fire and Life 8341. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 ,) 0 20IA B. Accord . Life End Fire - 20 0 0 10 0 - British Guarantee Ins. Al. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 14s 6d Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Colonial Life - 50 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 3s. City of Glasgow Life 6l. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 171 Edinburgh Life Insur. 6/. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 20 East of Scotland Life.. - 10 0 0 016 0 - Eng. Fa Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 2% Rercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - insur. Co. of Scetlnd SI. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Life Assoc. of Scotland V. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 OIL 18s Mercantile Life .. •... 3% per et. 10 0 0 010 0 6s. 6d. National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 225.6 d North British Incur. .• 6pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 25% North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 - Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0 1 - Scot. Mas. and Gen.Lifo -• 0 0 0 15 0 I - Scottish Union 'mince. 6MI. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 249.0 d Standard Life ...... • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 1 9% United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 ,15s 9d MISCELMANZOIIS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - --- --- --.... X. a. d. A. a. d. !diction •Mart •••. - .. 2/. 53. 50 0 0 - 2a Australian Azriculturl 11. 100 0 0 30 0 0 15 % knglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 105. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20 Ditto, Hall Shares.. - 2 10 0 5 - Canada ............. Gl. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 39 Uppr Canada Bonds 51. por."cent. - - 94 City Navigation .... - - - 95 Gen. Revers. tia Invest. sp. c..fc be, 21100 0 0 100 0 0 90 Equitable Reversionry 51. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 106 Gen.SteamNavigation 11.8 s. 15 0 0 14 0 0 27% London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 - Russell Institution.. - - - 26 5 0 PeninslrBs Orient.Stra2 81. per cent. 50 0 0, 50 0 0 79 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 IGO 0 0 96 Royal Mail Steam.... GI 18. 4.13. c, 100 0 0 1 60 0 0 69 South Australian ..... 11. per share. 25 0 0i 25 0 0 - Van Edeman's Land.. - 100 0 0 1 29 0 0 % PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM- PANIES' STOCK. From the O f ficial List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16. 30T.NT-STOCK. 23.29.NX5. /Tame of Company. Dividend per Amount of Share. Annum. Australasia ........ Britsh North American Ceylon .............. Commercial of London Colonial.• Gloacerter2l2lre lonian. • • • • Londn and Wostminstr Ditto . . London Joint-tock ... Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, New......... National of Ireland Nat. l'rovne!al of Eng. Ditto, New. ....... mouth Auntralla Uniou of Au3tralitt.• • • Union of London. • Union of Madrid 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 9 25 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 rIATSUE2INCM COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. par of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ----. di a. d. £ a. .1. Albion Alliance Brit. and For. 7114 s 6d &bs 100 0 0 11 0 0 21v, Ditto Marine. •• •• • • 61-per cant. 100 0 0 5 0 0 6 1 / 2 Atlas . .. Argus Life •••• • • • • • 4/. per cent. 5 0 0 1 0 0 - BMW, Commercial .. 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 5 0 0 7% Cleriel,Med.& Gen. Life spr et.& bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 20 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 62 148. 50 0 0 5 0 0 14% Eagle •• • • European Life ••• • • • 10s. 20 0 0 All paid. 101% General •• -.•• • - . • - - 5 0 0 51, GlAe ••••• •• • • 61. per cent. Stock. - 131 Gsardian ............ 5/. 100 0 0 35 10 0 55 Imperial Fire .....• • • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 230 Imperial Life - .... -12 s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 161% Indemnity Marine.... 1/. eh. & bs. 100 0 0 20 0 0 41 Law Fire - - .... - - - 100 0 0 210 0 2 1 / 2 Law Life- •• •• •• •• .. 11. 16s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 43% Leeal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 4 1 / 2 Licensed Victuallers • • - 5 0 0 1 0 0 - Louden Fire •• •• •... 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17 1 / 2 London Ship . •• •• 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 17 1 / 2 Marine.. ..... •• •• .. 15s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 - Med. Invlid&Gen.Life 4%1. per et. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2 National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life.... - Palladium Life 5 l. Per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 / 2 Pteenix - - 145 Professional Life .. •• •• W. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 12e. Gd PrevidentLife- -.• • • 1/. ss. & bs. 100 0 01 10 0 0 2G !toek Life.. .. .. .. Royal Exchanee 6l. per cent. Stock. - 210 see Fire..•• • • .• 6/. 103. - - 209 Ditte Life .. - - 48 United Kingdom Letiversel Life lO% pr mt. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Vietoria Life...... .•• 51. per cat. - 412 6 4% I}S7LLTZ72-770.1t1V.1. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Peare. - Ent London.... •• -•• 81. per cent. 100 0 0 - 160 Grand Junction •• - -4/. per cnt. 50 0 0 - 72% Kent• ••••••••• •• •• - 'lli T.ambeth •• •• •• -•• •• 5/. per mit. 100 0 0 - 97 New Rier Lndnl7rdge , 21. 10s. - - 57 1 / 2 Vauxhall • ... -••• • •• 1 SI. per cut. 100 0 0 - 98 West Middlesex . . • 61.02. pr cnt. - - 111 n 00116,75. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ..........--...-. - -•••---- --• £ s. d. £ s. d. East and West 1n?. 1 e.... 6/. pr cent. Stock. - 142 Eil:t Country - - London . . . - 121% Ditto 8end5.....• - 41. per cent. - - - St. Katharine .... •• •• 4 per cent. Stook. - 80 Ditto, Scrip.. - - $5 0 0 .- Ditto 80nd5........ 1 1 / 2 1. pr cent. - - - Southampton •• •• -•• 21. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 93 !MIDGES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. -- -.-... £. a. d. X. s. d. Charing-crass • • •• .. •• - - - 15 Southwrk ...... - - - 100 0 0 - - Ditto Nof 7% p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16 Waterloo .. w .......... - /100 0 0 - 3 DUO Old Ann. or 11. 4s. Od. - 60 0 0 23 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. - 40 0 0 21 Vauxhall .... .• • Av. 11. 70 10 3 - 18 04m.a.1.5. ,;) I , i 'DlY:dend Names of ; 1 . 1 , 'Dividend' price. N 8111703 o f r. ' per Companies. A 1 per Companies. 5. .., \ Annum. Price. ar. Annum. v 2 - - X £ Ashtn& Oldh 97 71. 113 Macclesfield • 100 21.105. 50 Barnsley •• • • 160, 121. 180 Neatk •••• • • 1001 161. 340 Brknk&Abre 150 1 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 1001 20/. 185 Birmine.ham 40; 41. 86 Peak Forest. 78 3L 18s. 'lO Coventry...• 100 251. 2CO Regent's.... 331 1/. Os. 18% Derby ••• • • 100, 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 41. 42 Ellsmre&Chs 133' 353. 26% Sonarset Coal leo 7/.108. - Grand funetu 100; 41. 70 Do.LkFdSt 12 61. p. c. - Do., 6 pr. Ct. 7%' - 814 Stffr6l&Wore 140 281. 405 Grand Surrey i 100' 21. Os. 33 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Grand Unlon,loo IL 108. 24 Stourbridge.. 145' 201. 290 Keunta Avu 139 78. 6d. - Severn andl 26 21 Os. 24 Lancaster .100 1 41. 32 1 % Wye Rail. i Leede& Livrp' 100 241. 323 Warwiek& 1 41 64 Leicester.... 100 51. 66 Birminge j 100 • ,e Leicstr &Nth 83 41. 48 1 / 2 Warwick&} Loughboroghll42 701. 510 Napton- Monmouthsh 100 81. - Woreatr &.} 7 I.lntgemryshlloo - Melt s 100 - - Dimming. 100 3L 42 - Wilts & Brks _.. _ a 1 113. 3. 40% l 734 SHIP NEWS. GIBRALTAR, OCT. 6.—The Fanny and Jane, from Leghorn for Queenstown, which was ashore between Tetuan and Ceuta, prior to September 18, has been con demned, and will be sold. LOWESTOFT, OCT. 14.—A French brig, laden, is on the Newcombe. ANTWERP, OCT. 13.—The Gowlands, from Stettin for London, was abandoned during a heavy gale on the 7th inst., in lat. 55, long. 3 E., being in a sinking state, and with pumps choked; crew picked up by the Ver trauen and landed here. 14th. The Helena, from Sun derland for Amsterdam, was lost on Ameland in the night of the Bth inst.; master, mate, a Texel pilot, and two passengers drowned; four men saved. HANRE, OCT. 13.—The Esmeralda, from Para, which was on shore near Honfieur on the 12th inst., arrived here to-day. GAVESEND, OCT. 16.—Wind W.S.W., light, fine. Arrived, the Norfolk Tar, from Riga; the Primrose, from Gijon; the Batavier, from Rotterdam; the Doro thea, from Aarhuus; the Catharine, from Hambureh; the Myrtle, from Stettin; the Johanna. from Emden; the Albion, from Boulogne; the Sir E. Banks, from Ostend; the City of Rotterdam, from Dunkirk ; the Light and Sign, from Dantzic; the Middcott, from Arch angel; the Deveron, from Koniroberg; tho Metta Mar garetha, from the Baltic; the Cleaver and the Emma. from St. Petersburgh; the Venus, from Oporto; the Carolina, from Alexandria; the Seppings. the William Watson, and the James T. Foord, from Callao; the St. Leonard, from Antwerp ; the Agnes, from Riga; the Centaur, from Algoa Bay; the Henriette Royen, from St. Domingo; the Soflid, from Quebec. Sailed, the American Eagle, for New York; the William Simpson, for Batavia; the Nautilus, for Antwerp; the Ann, for Nieu Diep; the Glenbervie, for Sydney; the Adonis, for Bremen; the Corkscrew and the John Bull, for Hamburgh; the Diana and the Roscommon, for Har lingen; the Humphrey Purinton , for Cardiff; the Seine, b for Boulogne ; the Apollo and the Thtinbow, for Rotter dam; the Triton, Kr Ostend; the Flecha, for Ghent; the Stadt Dordrecht, for Dordt; the Ranger, for Am sterdam. VESSELS SPOKEN WITIL—Tho schooner No 6,748, second distinguishing pendant, bound for Liverpool, on the 29th of September, off Lisbon. The brig No. 5,478, amend distinguishing pendant, outward bound, on the 3d inst., off Cape Finisterre. The schooner Vestal, out ward bound, on the 7th inst., in lat 43 N., long. 10 W, The Southampton, outward bound, on the 17th of Au gust, in lat. 13 N., long. 26 W. The Gla3gow, of Glas gow, from Port Philip, on the 2711 of August, in lat. 24 N., long. 40 W. The Camena, from Callao, on the 23d of September, in lat. 29 N. The Baron pf Bramber, from Rio Janeiro, on the 25th of September, in lat. 53 N. The James Gibb, from Plymouth for Adelaide, South Australis, on the 30th of August, in lat. 19 S., long. 29 W. The barque Syrian, standing to the.east, on the 2d of September, in lat. 11 S., long. 29 W. The brig Ueited, from Valparaiso for Swansea, on the 30th of September. The barque No, 6,024, second distin guishing pendant, from Itio Janeiro, with maintopgal lantmast carried away, on the of September in lat. 13 N., long. 25 W. The barque No. 6,915, second dis tinguishing pendant. steering south. The Charlotte, from Newcastle for San Francisco, on the sth of Sep tember, in lat. 17 N., long. 27 W. The Petchellie, from Liverpool for Calcutta on the sth of September, which had spoken the London, from Liverpool for Valparaiso, on the 29th of August. HEALTH of LONDON DURING the WEEK, (From the Registrar-General's Report.) In the week ending last Saturday the deaths regis tered in the metropolitan districts were 839. Taking for comparison the ten weeks of 1840 9, it appears that the lowest number occurred in the corresponding week of 1845, and was 786, the highest in that of 1849, when it wes 1,075 ; the average of the ten weeks is 925, which, if augmented in the ratio of assumed increase of population, becomes 1,009. This last number exhibits a high average mortality for autumn, and places the present state of the public health in an advantageous point of view. The deaths from the epidemic class of diseases were last week 207 ; in the three previous years (1847 9), taking the same week in each, the deaths from epide mics were respectively 327, 448, and 372. But it is an important fact to be observed, that the present de crease of mortality is almost entirely confined to the juvenile part of the population ; in no corresponding week of the previous ten years have the deaths of young persons under fifteen years been so few as in last week, for the lowest number, which occurred in 1841, was 390, and the highest, which occurred in 1848, was 531. The following statement shows the deaths in three periods of life : Average of Ten Last Week. correspouding Weeks (184 C-9). From birth to 15 years... 365 459 15 to 60 years - 60 and upwards lB7 168 Whence it appears, further, that whilst the rate of mortality now prevailing approaches the average amongst persons of middle age, it actually exceeds the average with sexagenarians and others at an advanced period of life. The diseases which attack the young, small-pox, measles, scarlatina, and pooping-ceugh, prevail much less fatally than usual. Fever, hoc; - ever, seems to increase. Last week it carried off 55 persons; in the previous week the number was only 36, and the average is about 40. Four of the cases now registered occurred in the London Fever Hos pital. Diarrhcea and dysentery were fatal in 57 cases, which rather exceeds the average. The only instance in which cholera is mentioned is recorded in the following terms :—ln Bethnal green, Hackney road sub-district, at 23, Ann's-place, on the 10th of October, the widow of a sergeant in the army, aged 81 years, died from bilious calculi in the gall-bladder causing diarrhoea and cholera (inquest). A woman of 60 years, who had been brought from Edward-street, Barnsbury-road, to St. George's Hospital, died on the 12th of September of " fever from want and expo. sure (six weeks), erysipelas (three days)." Four deaths are ascribed to purpura, an unusual number for this disease. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, :the mean reading of the barometer was above 30 in. on Satur day • the mean of the week was 29.738 . The mean reading of the thermometer in the shade was 49 3 in., showing a further fall on previovs weeks, and a tem perature rather lower than the average of the same week in seven years. The temperature fell towards the end of the week. The wind, which was generally in the S.W. in the early part of the week, blew frurn the N. and N.N.W. on the last three days. ' The following selections are made from the regis trars' reports : In Marylebone, All Souls' sub-district, at 40, Foley-street, on the Bth of October, the son of a cabinet-maker, aged 12 years, died of "dysentery." The medical attendant adds that "the drainage of the house is excessively neglected ; the stench rises to every apartment, and several cases of dysentery have oc curred in the house." _ In Pancras, Somers-town, at 4, Hampden-street, on 4th October, a master bricklayer, aged 54, died of " hydrothorax (1 month)." Mr. Matthews describes the house as "consisting of three rooms in front only. The drains are very offensive, and no privy is con nected with the house." In St. Giles-in-the-Fields (south sub-district), at 2, Coal-yard, on the 6th and 10th October respec tively, two boys, aged 6 years and 4 years, died, the former from "scarlatina ( 2 weeks)," the atter from "scarlatina (1 week), dropsy (2 weeks)." In Poplar, at Old Ford, Bow, on 34 and 6th Oc tober respectively, the son and daughter of a car penter, aged two and four years, died of "scarlatina," the former after four days', the latter after five days' illness. - In the Strand district, liberty of the Rolls, at 1, Acorn-court, on 7th October, a master tailor, aged 52, died of " gastritis subacute (many weeks), diar rhcea (7 days)..' Mr. Jones states that " this court is very close and ill-ventilated." In St. James, Bermondsey, at Providence-build ings, on Bth October, the son of a labourer, aged four months, died of " pneumonia (ten days)." Mr. Martin describes this as " a close court on Jacob's Island, whero the drainage is very bad." Also at 3, Caroline-court, on 4th October, the son of a labourer, aged nine months, died of "chronic diarrhoea." "This is a narrow court on Jacob's Island ; the drains over flow, and the house is rendered so offensive as to compel the inmates to keep their door open, though it is within 4 feet of the privy." It is remarkable (adds the registrar) that all the seven deaths registered last week occurred in localities where cholera prevailed most severely ]fast year. In Whitechapel, at 9, Dolphin-court, Christchurch, Spitalfields, on 4th October, the daughter of a coster monger, aged 16 months, died of " convulsions after diarrt.cea.' The house (says Mr. Mason) is dirty and crowded. Also at 5, Maidenhead-court, Christ church, on 10th October, the son of a carpenter, aged 11 months, died of" mesenteric disease (2 months)." " The house is crowded, and surrounded by soap and other manufactories." The following deaths were also recorded during the last week : A daughter of a clergyman, aged 11 years, died of " purpura (3 weeks), sanguineous apoplexy (3 hours)." Post mortem. The son of a carpenter, aged 14 months, died of " tithes mesenterica, purpura (7 weeks)." A daughter of a wood-carver, aged 17 years, died of " purpura haamorrhagica (3 days)." A daughter of a scale-maker, aged 18 years, died of " purpura (3 months), hmmorrhage, epistaxis (8 days), tnelscna (6 days.)" A daughter of a labourer, aged 10 years, " typhus (3 weeks), dothin-enteritis (1 week)." The widow of a tailor, aged 63 years, died of " pa ralysis (1 [month)." Post mortem. A needle was found in the capsule of the kidney. NAVAL INTELLIGEN CE. THE BELLEROPHON.—The greatest anxiety is felt with respect to the Bellerophon, 78, Captain Baynes, C.B. She left Malta for England on the Bth Sept., and the last dates from Gibraltar, Oct. 6, do not give her arrival there. It is not unlikely that she went out to look for the admiral before finally leaving . the station, and she may have passed Gibraltar and Lisbon without touching at either of those ports. Captain-Superintendent Sir John Hill has returned to Deptford Dock and Victualling Yards from leave of absence. Mr. Mouchet, storekeeper of Deptford Dockyard, has also returned from leave of absence, and has resumed his responsible duties. Dauntless steam screw-frigate, Captain E. P. Hal stead, was inspected at Spithead on Monday, paid advance on Tuesday, and got under weigh yesterday at ten o'clock, for Queenstown, with steam, as the breeze was too light for sails. When Sir Bladen Capel, the commander-in-chief, inspected this ship on Monday, ho called Lieutenant Rooke up, and, after shaking hands and congratulating him on his being the sole surviving officer of the unfortunate Avenger, he presented him wi th a walk i n g -stick which belonged' to the brother of that gallant Admi , al, Sir George Rooke, to whom England is indebted for Gibraltar, the key of the Mediterranean, besides many other not less considerable services. The stick is a Malacca cane, with a born handle, having a whistle in it, encircled by a silver ring, with this inscription on it—" Edward Rooke. 1681." Lieut. Rooke is now the only one of the four survivors who t emains unrewarded, though he never ceased his exertions until he had provided for the three others in the fol lowing manner—viz., Mr. Lnrccm (gunner) promoted to the highest grade his rank admits; William Will (steward), a messengership at Somerset House ; Mor ley, the boy, entered into the dockyard. Lieut. Rooke is a descendant of John, third Earl of Lennox, from whom the Sovereign who now occupies the Throne is herself descended. POUTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The Birkenhead iron steam-frigate has been put in commission to-day, to carry stores and provisions to Ascension. The Royal Albert Indiaman arrived this morning from London, to embark passengers and stock for Calcutta. A convict belonging to this establishment made his escape yesterday morning about 11 o'clock. The gang was at work in the Royal Frederick three decker. The convict in question provided himself with some of the workmen's clothes, and promo:led up the yard towards the rope-house, where he was accosted by one of the policemen on duty, whom be immediately knocked down, and then decamped, passing through the Admiral's garden, the wall of which he is supposed to have scaled and got clear off- raid. 245. 51. per cent. 71. per cent. Gl. per cent. 51. per cent. 15/per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 6/. per cent. Pl. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per c,nt. 6/ per cent. Gi. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. Z Y. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 Z is. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 13 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 Price. RAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE. WATERFORD, WEXFORD, WICKLOW AND, DUBLIN The adjourned half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at Fendall's Hotel, Parliament street. The shareholders present, after waiting the usual time, and no director of the company baying, attended ) proceeded, in accordance with the Act of Parliament, and elected Mr. Lewis to the chair. Mr. lima expressed his regret that the shareholders had the trouble to attend that meeting, and stated that it had been previously determined that if no director wore present at the meeting to explain their affairs it would be expedient to adjourn it, and that if at the adjournment no director should attend the position of the shareholders and the state of the company's affairs would be fully explained by the committee. He then read a case and the opinions of counsel upon points of general importance to the shareholders. The opinions were to the effect that shareholders in arrear of calls were competent to constitute a meeting such as that held in Dublin on the 31st of August last, though they were not entitled to vote on any question in case a ballot should be demanded. He concluded by moving a re solution to the effect that, under the continued denial of and protest against the legality of the directed proceedings, and any liability as shareholders, this adjourned meeting from the 31st of August and 2d of October he further adjourned to the 30th inst., at the King's Head, Poultry, to receive a detailed state ment of the position of the company's affairs; and in the meantime the requisition to the directors be corn pleted by the shareholders. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN the resolution was put and carried unanimously, after which the meeting separated. WHITEHAVEN AND FUILNESS.—TII9 last section of this line between Bootle and Broughton 18 now Dom' pleted, and Lord Lonsdale and a large. local partY went over it on an experimental trip to Furness Ab bey on the occasion. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, OCT. 16. STOCK EXCTIANGE. The share market was better to-day , and prices higher The transactions were as follow :—Great Western, 72 , ,s e —Ditto, New 171. Shares, 4% dis.—Midland I 45 —Bristol and Exeter, 69M. LIVIatP . SOL, Ocr. 16. STOCK EXCECANGE.—There leas a fair amount of business done to-day, and prices have had an advance. The trans actions were as follow:—Lancashire and Yorkshire CO" solidated, r:O 3 / 4 —Ditto, :Fifths, 7 dis.— London and North- Western, 117—Ditto, New Quarters, 2% p.—Ditto, Quar ters (C), 2 c. p.—Midland, 44% 4 —Ditto, Halves, 2031 South-Eastern and Dover, 21—Ditto (No. 4), Registered, —York, .Newcastle, and Berwick (Original N. and B.), I ° —Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 4-16 dis.—York and North Midland, 2531—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 221- Shares, 8 3 4 dis.—East Lancashire, 10—Great Westeryr 17% c.—Lancaster and Carlisle, Thirds, 3 p.—Leeds 8 04 Thirsk, 10%. MANCHESTER, OCT. 16. STOCK EXCRANGE.—The share market has been vol active to-day, and a large amount of b us i n e ss done at high prices. The transactions were as follow : Easter ° Counties, 6 5 4—East Lancashire, 9 , 4—Ditto, Preferenc e, Quarters (min. 9), 7 3-16 Great Northern, 14 3-16 Lancashire and Yorkshire, Pr fe a ice, 6 per cent., 12% -- London and North-Western, 117—Ditto, 2 Manchester and cßir mingham, Quarters (C), 2 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, ,! 13 .. j . Lincolnshire, 18%—ditto, 10!. Preference, 814—Ditto, i\e" 6/. Preference, 5-16 p.— Oxford, IVorcester, and Wolver hampton, 121 , 9 —Reading, Guildford, and Reigate, grearair teed 4 1 4 per cent., 18 5 4—South-Eastern and Dover, 2 1 . -- Ditto (No. 4), Registered, 7. BIRMINGHAM, Ocr. 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was firm to - dff, although the amount of b us i ness d one was li m it e d.—London and North • Western were quoted at 117, with a tendency CO: further advance. Stour Valley, and Oxford, Worcester, 811 , Wols echampton, were al so i n f avour. S tour V a ll e ys w ere done at 9%, and Sh rews b ury an d Bi rmingham (A), P" 73c 3 dis. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 15.—There has been a small attend' ance to-day, and the demand for wheat limited; las t week's prices are ho wever p a id. Fl our move d o ff 5104 without change in value. Oats and oatmeal the turn lower. Beans, peas, barley, and malt, each in retail de' mend at former rates. Indian corn 61 per qr. dearer. , LEEDS, Ocr. 15.—The show of wheat at this daY mlrket is moderate. There is more confidence in the trade, and prices not obtainable on Friday are made to day for English samples. Foreign is unaltered in valu e ' Barley fully as dear. Beans steady. Oats and other articles as before. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, OCT. 15.—A moderato suP' ply of new wheat; all descriptions met a free sale at th e full rates of Saturday; but for old and foreign we had less animated demand, although we do not quote soY change in prices. Flour 6d to is per sack lower. Barley only a heavy sale at late rates. In other articles no change. in EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, OCT. 15.—There were the meal market to-day 19 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 28010_5A imperial, which sold thus :-5 at 1/ 9s Od, 12 at 118 s 6d. nu" • 1 - 12th 2atl/8s Od ; average price of the whole 118 s 6d - 2 sacks flour, which sold at 295. 1 sack barleymeals whi ff was not sold. 13 sacks pot-barley, whereof 7 sold thus • 4 at 2.5 s Od, and 3 at 9.25: EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, OCT. - Oat straw, from 8s Od to lOs Od per kcmple of 16 stenestr od ' wheat ditto, 6s ea to Ss Od; barley ditto, Es Od to 7s Hay, from 9d to lld per stone. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, OCT. 14.—There Wer - t - bags oatmeal, and 7 of barleymeal a t thi s d a y's mark e jl sales dull. Oatmeal down 3d p er b ag on th e top, sec ° price the same ; barleymeal about previous rates. Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. That Second. imperial .. ... 28s 3d '27s 9d. Barleymeal, per ditto 17s 6d —s Od. This 4 26 3 s Od ..... s Od _.. 1 Od .....s Cld Pease - meal ... Flour Pot barley ... —s Od —s Od —sod —s Od —s Od —s Od COAL MARK ET.—YESTXRDAY. Clavering's N.Tanfield 13s 3ct Belmont Davison'sWestHartley 16s 6d l ßraddyll East Adairs Main..... 13s Od Hetton North Percy Hartley.. 15s 6(11.1ao-well Ord's Maio ...... 15s Od!Lambton 10 c o a "* 16 5 d 165 '- ." 163 9A ,7 16 , 3 „,i '65 v.- Ravensworth'sVl.Hart 15s 6d Keepier Grange ...... 165 s 1 Od South I'eareth rantield Moor Butes... 13s Od Cassop .. ...... o nE d— Townley l4s Od''' Kelloe .. ..... 6 d .. Wyl z m 94,, Wall's End, Sze. Adelaide Tees ......... 16,s g d 155 153 6 C d cl Belvielce and Co. Gosforth .... liedley Original Gibson Riddell - 1 " 9 , Od Eden Main Lambton Primrose Bell [A DVERTI SEMENT.] Rheumatism, a vvO nci " l ' . th • at' Cure of which Disease has been effected by Holl owa y ridge , ment and Pills.—Mr . Donald M'Kellar, of Alurr umb o in New South Wales, states that a man of about fifty Yee" ; a age, employed by John Peters, Esq., Justice of the Peace . that colony, suffered for twelve months from an attack of Oleo matism, brought on by exposure to wet and cold; he was In painfully afflicted that his body was bent nearly double. this deplorable condition he began the use of Hollowat: Ointment and Pills, and so speedily was the cure effected them that it seemed to those who had witnessed his suffering s little less than a miracle.—Sold by all Druggists, and at Pro' fessor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. LIGHT AND DARKNESS ; OR MYSTERIES OF Li f t, BY DIPS. CnowE, author of " The Night Side of Natu re t ' o Ikc.—The object of the au th o r in her p resent work apPe3,r_bt be to illustrate the workings of Divine justice shedding on the darkness with w hich crime seeks to envelope itsdee" The instances selected are such as exhibit the finger of Prli v id en ce pointing to criminals whose impunity, according t° Sr, human calculation, appeared secure. In themselves the ltfe ratives are remarkable as displaying " mysteries of w hich ordinary intelligence cannot fathom, and for the ch e ra cter of the incidents, that, for want of a' better word , !'" 1 : i . must call romantic. Mrs. Crowe shows great tact in lug those details of crime which eisgust or c orrupt, 001 4 a nd tre,l ie her subjects in a manner calculated to excite healthily moral sense, and to deter from vice by exposing its defrs in c!i i e and fearful results. Her style is essantially dramatic. is a most agreeable narrator and keeps up the reader b tercst to the last— Weekly Chronicle. LiLL:l'tib. OF A SON. At Light Oaks, Staffordshire, the wife of J. Ireland Vac'''. burne, Esq., of an heir. Crop" On the 15th inst., the wife of T. S. Girdler, Esq., of don, Surrey. On the 15th inst., at Stamford-hill, Mrs. J. Livingston. OF A DAUGHTER. f• 0 On the 13th inst., at Rusthall, Tunbridge - wel ls, the 'de the Rev.. 13. F. Smith. On the 13th inst., at Exeter,the lady of Capt. Aldridge, o On the 16th inst., at Camberwell, Mrs.'''. • AtABRIED. On 15th t., at t. P En-suare, Lieutenant- Colonel the ßrook Taylors 85th Light a tlnfanqtry, to tienriettl: only daughter of Sir John Boyd, Bart., late of Danson , Ke e n On the 15th inst., at St. Joh n 's Church, br d g e ' Philip John Budworth, M. of Jesus College, Camu 0- and Charles-st , St. James's, to Blanc he, youngest - ds g street, e ter of the late Captain Trimmer, R.N., of Connaughtsquiir Hyde-park Padding ----------- .oteil. On the 13th inst, at South erha y , Exeter, John Bradford Ellicombe, Esq., aged 30. avill el On the 13th inst., at South Parad e, Wakefield, S Stocks, Esq., aged 85. On the 11th inst., in London, the Rev. Ernest Clare enceolj: y ounge st son of the late J. Kingston, Esq., of terrace, ltegent's-park. Oa tl e 10th inst., Mr. David Foirett, Barnsbury-park, and Friday-street, City, ago! 52. W ife On the 19th inst., at Lewisham, Kent, Chariot, the of Mr. James Cole. 11 Pdf• On the 11th inst., at Bridge-road, Haverstock-111-0 C. Hollis, of Great Titchfield-street, aged 61. 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