The Sun. — London, England, 1851-08-20 00:00:00

EAST INDIAN RAILWAY. The fourth half-yearly general meeting of this corn- pay was held yesterday at the offices in Old Broad treet; John Cattley, Esq., presiding. The report stated that it had been arranged with the author ities to adapt a gauge of five feet six inches that S h e works under contract were being proceeded with as ra pidly as the arrangements incidental to such works at their commencement would admit, and that the board of directors have entered into contracts for a large portion of the permanent way material, some of which has already been delivered in Calcutta, the remainder being in coarse of manufacture and shipment. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said the directors had received tho reports of the en gineer, from whic h it appeared that the works on the at part of the line al read y contracted for, were, whole, progressing very satisfactorily. A SHAREHOLDER inquired whether a contract had been entered into for the remaining fifty miles? The SECRETARY replied that a letter received by the last mail stetted that a contract for the remaining por tion was now in active preparation. The CHAIRMAN observed tha for-theonethird of the earth work under the two contracts t , b a d been completed. No less than 9,000 men, exclusive of bricklayers, other artinns, and superinten dents, were employed on these works; end the share holders would, therefore, understand that the greatest pro;eress wa s being made. lie was glad to find the public were now beginning to look well upon the com pany. the shares having lately risen to a premium. The motion was then agreed to, and after a vote of thanks to the directors for their services during the past half-year, the meeting separated. GREAT LUXEMBURG RAILWAY. A meeting of the shareholders of this company was held yesterday at the offices of the company, preparatory to the general meeting of the company, to be held in Brussels next month. gr. gasterman in the chair. The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings by reading to the shareholders the convention lately entered into with the Belgian Government, on which the Bill in the Belgian Chambers had been founded, and proposed to the me eting a resolution to confirm the same. This conve ntion he explained to the meeting was e xtremely advantageous to the company; containing a guarantee of four per . cent. ou the extelsion from Namur to Arlon. The cap required for this extension it was proposed to raise by . dividing the present shares into two, on one of which no further calls w ould be made the other , but it wou ld bear interest on what was paid; on half, however, which would be liable to calls, extraordi nary advantages would be conferre3. It was not, how ever, proposed to make t his division without first con sulting a committee of shacebolders. After some discussion the resolution was agreed te e to, as of was aiso a second resolution, appointing fi c shareholders, to inquire into the financial proposals of the shareholders, and the meeting then separated. GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTEILN RAILWAY.--Traffic for lie week ending August 16, 1851 : Number of passengers (23,974), goods and parcels, horses and carriages ..• £4,407 3 5 C orres ponding week in last year for Glasgow and Ayr, and Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car lisle Railways, including Eg linton Park races, not in this year ..• •-• 4087 7 11 Glasgow, August 18. POST-OFFICE NOTICE. BOOKS, &c., TO NOVA SCOTIA. 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As no bock may be sen:*, by any route which would entail an expense of transit postege on the department, these regula:ions apply only to books, &c., sent by the British Contratr, Packets, direct to Halifax. The above instructions are not to extend to or inter fere with the transmission of printed votes and pro ceedings of Parliament, or of printed papers allowed to pass by the post under the newspaper privilege, all of which will continue subject to the existing regulations. MANAGEMENT OF LOVE AFFAIRS. I've heard folk say that the wimmin was contrary. Well, they is a leetle so ; but, if you manage 'em right—haul in here, and let 'em out there—you can drive 'em along without whip or spur, just which way you want 'em to go. When I lived at Elton, there was a good ma n y fast-rate gals down there, but I didn't take a likia' to any of 'em till 'Squire Cummins cum down there to live. The 'Squire had a mighty party darter. If a fellow seed her once, he couldn't look at another for a weak. I talc a likin' to her rite off, and we got as thick as thieyes. We used to go to the same meetin', end set in the same pew. It took me to find saws and hims for her : and we'd swell 'em out in a manner shockin' to hardened sinners ; and then we'd mosey homo together, while the gals and fellers kept a looking on as though they'd like to mix in. I'd always stay to supper; and the way she could make injin cakes, and the way I could slick 'em with merlasses and put 'em away, was nothin' to nobody. She was dreadful civil, tew, always gettin' sornethin' nice for me. I was up to the huh in love, and was goin' into it like a locomo tive. Well, things went on in this way for a spell, till she had me tight enuff. Then she began to show off kinder independent. When I'd go to the meetin' there was no room in the pew ; then she'd streak off with another chap, and leave me sucking my fingers at the door. Instead of stickin' to me as she used to do, she got to cuttin' around with the other fellers, just as if she cared nothin' about me no more—none whatever. I got considerably riled, and thot I might as well cum to the end of it at once ; so d own I went to have it out with her. There was a hull grist of fellers there. They seemed mighty quiet till I went in ; then she'd got to talkin' all sorts of nonsense, and sad nothin' to me. I tried to keep my dander down. I kept raevin' about as if I had a pin in my trowsers. I sweat as if I had been tbrashin.' I couldn't stand it, so I cleared out as quickly as I could, for I seed 'twas n o use to say nothin' to her. I went straight to bed, and thot the matter over a spell. Thinks I, that gal is just tryin' of me ; 'taint no use of our playin possum. I'll take the kink out of her. If I don't fetch her out of that high grass, use me for sausage-meat. I heard tell of a boy wonce that got to skewl late in the mornin'. The master sez— " y ou sleepin' critter, what has kept y ou so late ? why," sez the boy, "its so everlasti a ' s li ppery out, I couldn't get along no how; every step I took forward I went two steps backward ; and I couldn't have got here at all if I hadn't turned back to go t'other way." Now, that's just my case. I've been puttin' aft er that gal a considerable time. Now, thinks I, I'll go t'other way. She's been slitein' of me, and now I'll elite her. What's sass for the goose is sass for the gander. Well, I went no more to Nancy's. Next Sabbath day I slicked myself up, and I do say, when I got my Buns on, I took the shine off any specimen of human natur e in our part. About rneetin' time, off I put to Elthum Dodge's. Patience Dod ge was as nice a gal as you'd see twist here and yondeNance. Ep'araca yonde r any more than she wasn't just like Massey was used to go and see her. Well, I went ttv' ee tin' with Patience, and sat right afore Nancy; I n tsetmy eyes on her till after meet in'. I kept my eye , on Nance arter meetin', and seed jumpie,' r how the cat was she didn't cut about like she bad, and looked solemnly;rath.e kept it up till I w as like to have got in a mess about Patience. The critter thot I was go in arter her for good, an d got as proud as a lame turkey. Ephe came down to our pl One day ace, °akin' as wrathy as a militia officer on a tr a i n i n ' a iy. " Helloa sez 1, " what's broke?" sez lie, " I came down to have satisfaction about Patience Dodge. Here l've been courtiu' her ever since last year, and she w'ss „ just as good as mine till you came a going afte r her. " Why," sez I, " what on Birth are you talkin' about ? I aint got nothin' to do with your gal : b u t 'spose I had, therg's notbin' for y , ou to get wolfy about. If the girl bits taken a likin to me, 'taint my fault ; and if I have taken a likin' to her, 'taint her fault ; and if we have taken a likin' to each other, 'taint your fault. I aint so taken with her, and you ukas act her for all me; so you hadn't ought to got wits about nothin'." THE SUN, 1•••••••••••••••••••• That tickled him, and away he went, a little better pleased. Now, thinks I, its time to look arter Nancy. Next day, down I went; Nancy was all alone. I asked her if the 'Squire was in. She said he warn't. " Cause," said I making beleev I wanted him, " our colt sprained his foot, and I cum to see if the 'Squire wont't lend me his mare to go into town." She sed she guessed he would—better set down till he cum in. Down I sot; she looked kind o'strange, and my heart felt queer on the edges. Arter a while sez she— " Air you goiu' down to Betsey)gastin's quiltin'?" Sed I—" Reckon I shall." Sed she—" I s'pos you'll take Patience Dodge ?" Sed I—" I moight, and again I moight not." Sed she—" I heard you're agoin' to get married." Sed I—" Shouldn't wonder a bit—Patience is a nice gal." I looked at her—l seed the tears a-coming. Sed I—" May be she'll ax you to be bridesmaid." She riz up—she did—her face as red as a boiled beet. " Seth Stokes," sez she, and she couldn't say any more, she was so full. " Won't you be bridesmaid ? " sez I. "No," sez she, and she burst rite out. " Well, then," sez I, " if you won't be bridesmaid, will you be the bride ?" She looked up at me—l never seed anything so awful putty—l took rite hold of her band. " Yes, or no, rite off," sez I. " Yes," sez she. "That's your sort," sez I, and I gave her a buss and a hug. I soon fixed matters with the 'Squire. We then hitched traces to trot in double harness for life, and I never had cause to repent my bargain. DREA.DFUL THUNDER STORMS. On Wednesday evening heavy masses of clouds passed over Derby towards the east, and shortly after wardsvivid flashes of lightning were seen in the distance. The light ning played with great brilliancy for several hours, but it was not until yest erda y m orning that we heard of the fearful extent of the storm which seems to have raged with terrific fury over a wide extent of country embracing the east, north-east, and south-east. Hail and rain tell in great quantities, and we have heard of cattle being destroyed by the lightning in several parts of this and adjacent counties. At Staveley, a young man named Renshaw, of Wardthorp, was killed. It appears that the deceased and a labouring man were what is called " topping up" a haystack, and had only about half the waggon load to put on to accomplish it, when Renshaw was struck dead and the man knocked down and for a short time remained in sensible. The horse in the waggon shafts was also knocked down but not hurt. Young Renshaw's " billy cock" was shivered to pieces, and his clothes on one side shattered as if pigs had gnawed them. His boot-top was cut off to the ankle as if with a knife, Mr. G. Shaw's house roof was stripped of two rows of tiles, and some of them were found across the road, a distance of more than twenty yards. Yesterday morning a storm passed over Derby, with out doing any injury. One flash of lightning was in stantly followed by a terrific peal, which startled the inhabitants. The rain fell in torrents. At Willington, a few miles from Derby, a woman was struck down, and three colts were killed. — Derby Reporter. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Aug. 19.) SUGAR.—To-day importers of West India Sugar ge nerally refused to submit to any further reduction, but refiners and grocers manifested little disposition to transact business, especially in brown and the lower qualities. The purchases are only 500 hhds, &c., in cluding at auction 235 hhds Barbadoes, which went 61 per cwt cheaper, fine yellow selling at 383 6d to 395, good 37s to 385, middling 353 6d to 36s 61, low 34s to 353, good to fine grainy 41s ed to 433; 34 hhds Grenada went rather cheaper, middling greyish at 34s per cwt. With West India the market is still well supplied. REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar was operated in with reluctance for home-trade purposes, and prices are on the decline, Brown lumps selling at 45s to 463 per cwt. In the market for Crushed Sugar much dulness exists, and rates have a downward tendency ; the sup ply is also getting larger. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar met with a little attention, and although there was a limited supply at market, rates declined 6d per cwt. At auction 3,912 bags were disposed of ; good to fine yellow went at 36; to 375 6d, middling 34; 6d to 35s 6d, low 33; to 349, fair to fine brown 31s to 335, and fine grainy yellow 435 per Mt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was no public sale of Bengal or Mauritius, and the private operations were trifling. There are sellers at rather lower rates of soft yellow and brown kinds. FOREIGN.—Today Foreign Sugar met with little at tion, and previous rates were supported with difficulty. A cargo of Yellow Havannah was sold at 20; 6d fur No. 12; one fine at 22s 6d for No. 14. There is no public sale of any sort. MOLASSES.—AIthough there are sellers under pre vious rates for West India ' yet operations are trifling and confined to 200 puns. Antigua of fair quality at 149 61; St. Vincents and Nevis 12; 6d; and other sorts 123. Bengal and Mauritius have been purchased with reluctance at I is to lls 6d; Cuba and Porto Rico 13; to 13; 6d per cwt. There is an increasing demand for Honey, and the rates paid for Jamaica are from 40; to 55; per cwt for low to fine. COCOA.—There are still several buyers of fine red Trinidad at 50; to 55; per cwt and few parcels are yet on offer, other sorts are less in demand, and cannot be obtained at a reduction, there being no decrease of supply. At auction 420 bags Trinidad were dispos4d of; good red at 44; to 483, low mid 41; to 449, grey 38; to 41s; 37 bags Grenada, mid 375, and 39 pkgs St. Vincent; mid to fine 273 to 439 6d. Stock of West India is 4,200 bags more than last year ; and deliveries for home consumption remain I;,rnited. In Foreign here is yet little }Redness doing, at the same time prices are not lower, Bahia and Para being sold fur 26; to 27s ; and Guayaquil at 283 to Si 3 per C?,:t. COFFEE.—This afternoon Plantation Ceylon Coffee was only in limited demand, at the same time previous terms are generally sustained. At auction 128 casks and 520 bag; were nearly all disposed of; low mid dling and midol ng at 529 to 54s 6d, fine fine ordinary 48.3 to 513, good to fine ordinary 44s to 475, triage 38; to 443, and fair pea-berry 615. Of Mocha 52 bales damaged sold at 483 611 to 589. Native Ceylon of good ord quality is held for 403 61 to 443, hut there are few buyers. Some parcels of Rio were disposed of at 363 ed to 37; fm. wood ordinary. It is the general im pression that the Dutch Company's sale announced for next month will go off well, and at rates above those current here. TEA.—In Congou transactions have been upon a limited scale, although there are sellers upon rather lower terms; low to good ord can be obtained at 9d to 16(1, medium to rather strong blackish leaf 101 d to 111 d, good to fuse 13 to Is 6d, and better sorts remain most neglected. There are sellers of Souchong at a reduction, and few buyers are to be met with, especially fur good fine. Oolong is in larger supply, and purchases have been upon a small scale at is to 13 7d. Of Green Tea large parcels are on the market, and dealers operating with reluctance, rather lower terms have been acceded to; Young Hyson, however, continues in good demand, full rates are obtained. There is a plentiful supply of Scented and Pekoe Teas, few buyers are to be met with and quotations continue to decline, especially for Orange Pekoe. Of 19,369 pkgs Tea offered at auction during the past week only 5,450 found buyers. RICE.—To-dny East India Rice met with little atten tion; and at public sale 1,414 bags Bengal of old impor tation went at rather lower rates—good white selling at 9s 6d, good mid 9s to 9s 6d, and mid 8s 6d to 9s per cwt. Of Sydney Arrowroot 38 cases sold at lid to 2d per lb. PIMENTO is held for stiff rates, but there is less de mand to-day, and of 696 bgs a very small part only sold at sid to 6d per lb. for good quality. Of Jamaica Ginger 56 brls realized 52s to 77s for good to ord mid. SPIRITS.—Of Demerara Rum several parcels have been again disposed of at 2s to 2s 3d per•gallon for 30 to 40 per cent over proof, and holders are firm. East India in good demand at is 3id to ls 4d proof, and there are not free sellers. Several parcels of Leeward Islands have been sold at is 5d to is sid, and brown at is 6d proof. Fine Jamaica is much wanted for home con sumption and shipping, and rates remain firm at 3s 2d to 4s 4d for 34 to 38 over proof, there being only a limited quantity on offer. Other sorts have been in good demand; low to mid 30 to 33 per cent over proof at 2s 6d to 2s Bd, good mid to good 32 to 34 over 2s 9d to 30. The stock of Rum is 2,200 puns less than last year, but in prices there is little dif ference, and deliveries are smaller. There are ready sellers of Brandy, and purchases continue upon a small scale for all purposes. The rates accepted for Cognac beet brands of the vintage of 1850 are 4s I4d to 4s 6d; 1849 ditto 4s 5d to 4s 7d; 1848 ditto 4s 10d to 53 1 . - 5d 9a oci older , sorts .5s 4d to 7s; low to mid 2 3 6d to - a 6 d, and Bordeaux 2 3 2d to 2a 3d. British made Spirit has been purchased wi t h c aution at 9 s decline is looked for. Geneva remai ns at is 7d to is 8 d for common, and Gin for exportat ion at 2s 64, whil st a ment contra c t a nd r fisaoe,oloso9gdaltloon2ss R pe u r ni ga i l s lo d u. rci A are G d o . vern- INDrue.--In East ludia several sales made, holders are firm and obtain an advance on last quarterly sales' rates of 2d to 3d per lb. Bengal is wanted, but the quantity at market is yet scanty. COCHINEAL—There is an improving demand for home consumption and shippin g , at the same time no advance has been established. At auction 200 bgs were disposed of; Honduras, Silvers—low to mid at 2s Ild to 3s 3d, good to fine as 4d to 3s 8d; black 3s 9d to 4s sd, common and mid 3 s to 3 s 8 d; Mexican, Silvers 3s to 3a 3d; black 3s 4d to 33 6d; and a small parcel of Tene riffe 33 94 to 3s Ild for black. METALS.—In common Welch Bar Iron a good deal has been done at 417 s 6d to 4/ 10s; but transactions in Rails are upon a limited scale, and there are sellers at 4/17s ad to 51 per ton. OF Staffordshire Pig Iron large parcels have been sold, but upon low terms. In Scotch there is yet little duing by shippers ur home dealers, and 38s to 40s is the; value as to assortment ; but consump tion appears to beimproving; still stocks remain heavy. Spelter at 141 103 to 141 12s 64, yet few transac tions have taken place ; and the quantity here far exceeds that of the preceding season. I: ALLow.—The market remains firm and there is a further ia crosse in demand for Russian on the spot for actual consumption ; fine old Yellow Candle realized for delivery, de mand to xi s a t : s to 39s 6d for the last Ze 38s 6d per cwt. A good de tbe prices obtained being 39s weiteti mot witil brox _ 1634zoitunth4siflat9hteoyebear.9btsinTowenci THE LONDON GAZETTE, Aug• 19. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, AUG. 7, 1851. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon John Hindmarati, E.g., Captain in the Royal Navy, Knight of the Royal Ha. nnverian Guelphic Order, and Lieutenant-Governor o WHITEHALL, AuG. 16. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Edward Lawes, Esq , barrister-at-law, to be Chairman of the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers. WAR-OFFICE, AuG. 19. Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Algernon William Peyton, Gent., to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lygon, promoted, Aug. 19. 2d Regiment of Life Guards—Henry Charles Lane, Gent., to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Stephens, promoted, Aug. 19. 4th Dragoon Guards—Charles Pearson, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Scott, promoted, Aug. 19; Alexander Cuppage, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Henry, promoted, Aug. 20. 7th LightDregoons—John Tindal de Veulle, Gent., to be cornet, by purchase, vice Kavanagh, who retires, Aug. 19. Bth Light Dragoons—Clement Walker Ileneage, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Fitzgibbon, pro moted, Aug. 19. 9th Light Dragoons—Garrison Sergeant-Major George Ross (Cavalry Depot at Maidstone), to be Cornet, with out purchase, vice Brinkley, deceased, Aug. 19. 10th Light Dragoons—William Gill Bridgman, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Townley, promoted, Aug. 19. 14th Light Dragoons—Claudius Buchanan Whish, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Holliday, promoted, Aug. 19 ; William Henry Travers Clarke, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Coates,;_appointed to the 7th Light Dragoon, Aug. 20. 15th Light Dragoons—George Travers Macartney, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Donovan, pro moted, Aug. 19. 17th Light Dragoons—Captain John Davy Brett to be Major, by purchase, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Burdett, who retires ; Lieutenant William Frederick Richards to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brett; Cornet Lewis Edward Knight to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Richards; Cornet George Ross, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice Sir William Gordon, Bart., promoted, Aug. 19. Ist Regiment of Foot—Ensign John Alexander Chrystie to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Pugh, deceased, July 20; Gentleman Cadet William Henry James Clarke, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Chrystie, Augast 19. 18th Foot—William James Hales, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Davidson, appointed to the 78th Foot, August 19. 20th Foot—William Drummond Scrase Dickins, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Adams, pro moted, August 19. 53d Foot—Ensign William Henry James Clarke, from the Ist Foot, to be Ensign, vice Flood, promoted, Aug. 19. 56th Foot—Alexander Frederick Stewart, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bernard, who retires, Aug. 19. 57th Foot—Captain Matthew Cassan, from the 84th Foot, to be Captain, vice Armstrong, who exchanges ; Cavendish Venables, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hague, promoted, Aug. 19. 59th Foot—Gage Hall Dwyer, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Worthington, appointed to the 33rd Foot, Aug. 19. 60th Foot— Arthur Hood Grosvenor Gregory, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant. by purchase, vice Hale, ap , pointed to the Rifle Brigade, Aug. 19; Francis Steward I Travers, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Nicholson, promoted. Aug. 20. 72ad Foot—John Thomas Campbell, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wyllie, promoted, Aug. 19. 77th Foot—Robert James Hardinge, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tollemache, promoted, Aug. 19. 81st Foot—John Trent, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Hunter, promoted, Aug. 19. 84th Foot—Captain David Edward Armstrong, from the 57th Foot, to be Captain, vice Cassan, who ex changes. Aug. 19. 91st Foot—James Thornhill Lane, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Squirl, promoted, Aug. 19. Ist %Vest India Regiment—Thomas William Lawson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Murphy, pro moted, Aug. 19. 3d West India Regiment—Thomas Maurice Quill, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Thompson, deceased, Aug. 19. MEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of Lieutenant Thomas, of the 26th Regiment, are " William Esdaile Goring," and not " William Esdaile," as previously stated. under 37s net cash. Of other sorts supply remains Thomas Yo ung Wall, brewer, Chatham. limited, the parcels disposed of were at full terms. At Henry An 3 Al Doorno, farm labourer, Ash, Kent. auction 350 casks Sella' American realised 36s to 37s 9d; George Eel .pson, farming bailiff, Messingham, Lincoln and 250 casks Australian—Beef 36s ed to 375, Mutton shire. 363 3d to 37s 6d per cwt. Stock of Colonial and Fo - John Tayl 'or, attorney-at-law, Crowland, Lincolnshire. reign is 6,000 casks more than last year, and prices are William G rix, schoolmaster, Brighton. rather above, but consumption is larger. Robert Hs tghes, farmer, Voryd, abergele, Denbighshire. OILS.—Seal is offered at a further decline ; yet ope- John Bocel h, traveller, Kirton-in- Lindsey, Lincolnshire. rations are upon a small scale, pale at 341 to 341 lOs; DIVIDENDS. At the Court, Basinghall-street. a a n n d d e n t a h n e r b s e o r o t n s t 3 a l i / n . e t d o 3 a 3 t / p 3 e 6 r l, t un with. e i n s d e d n u n l y l o d f o s w a l n e . , C. T. S. Devey, Woburn, Bedfordshire, auctioneer, wards. Southern however, has been in good Sept. 16 y,at twelve. request, and the quantity on offer being In the Country. limited, holders are enabled to obtain 331 to R. Ps rke r, Nottingham, commission agent, Sept, 12, 331 103 for fine, and 311 103 to 321 103 for other sorts. at ten, lit the Court, Nottingham. In Sperm large purchases have been made, and there is NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. an advance; fine British selling at 851 lOs to 86/, and At the Court, Basinghall-street. American at 841 to 85/. The value of Headmatter G. Coin•thope, Paradise-row, Rotherhithe, coal mer is 901 to 921 . Palm has been in brisk request chant, Sei t. 13, at eleven. at an advance: sales on the spot made at 27 s CERTIFICATES GRANTED. 9d to 28s for fine ; and for arrival nearly 300 W. Hun tley, Hart street, Covent-garden, licensed eic tuallett, cot eifieate of the second class—C. T. S. Devey, tu ns were sold at 27s 3 1 to 2 7s 6 d. In Cocoa Nut pur chases have been small for all purposes; Ceylon at 29s Woburn, Bedfordshire, auctioneer, certificate of the 61 to 31s 61, and Cochin 31s to 32s 6d, F or Rape Seed second elite s—G. F. Jones, East Ilsley, Berkshire, sur- Oil there are few buyers, and rates are declining; goon, cereii icate of the second class—F. Rodbard, Croy brown selling at 32s 61 to 335; Refined 33s 6d to don, echoolteaster, certificate of the second class—H. 345; Fereien 343 61 to 355; East India brown 31s 6d to Black, Nottingham, lace mannfacterer, certificate of the 32a, Teel Seed Oil continues to meet with little notice, third class—J. Joseett, Bull Bridge, Derbyshire, stone and is obtainable at 30s to 31s. In Linseed Oil trans- merchant,, cer ificate of the third class—B. Thompson, actions have been upon a small scale by shippers and Derby, w oollE n draper, certificate of the seccnd class— home dealers; prim; are also on the decline, a nd rule at W. H. Edwards, Leeds, hosier, certificate of the second 32s 61 to 32s 91; but no material increase is apparent in class. supply. Fur delivery later in the year there are sellers at 31s 91 to 325, and with few buyers. In Olive large transactions have taken place, and there is en advance; Gallipoli selling at 401 to 41/, and other sorts at 381 lOs to 391 lOs per tun. PA RTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Abernettie, W. Hollington, and T. Hollington (as far as regards J. Abernetkie), Hackney Downs, market gardeners—J. Abernethie and W. Hollington, Bromley, Middlesex, market gardeners—T. Morris, D. Morris, and D. Davies, Liverpool, grocers—B. P. Stockman and J. M. Grehais, Peckham, builders—W. Gamble, T. H. Mauby, and 'l'. H. Scragg (as far as regards T. H. Scragg), Liverpool sad Birkenhead, linendrapers—W. Haines and J. Sherrin, proprietors of the model of the Battle of Trafalgar—C. Needham and W. Dillon, Man chester, printors—J. Organ, R. Millett, and J. M. Brom ley (as tar as regards J. M. Bromley), Lariggan, Corn wall, marble merchants—E. Welfare, G. Tapp, and G. Thwaites, Hastings, bell hangers—C. J. Saint and A. G. Saint, Glossop, Derby shire, drapers,—J. Tinsley and J. S. Staniland, L.eds, French wove corset manufacturers—P. D. Hayman and W. Holden, Taunton, wine and spirit merchants—T. Chalk, G. Megey, and A. R. Chalk (as far as regards T. Chalk), Chelmsford, printers—S. Blackburn and T. Blackburn, jun., Liverpool, general brokers—J. Williams, E. Hatton, D. Richie, and J. Cumming (as far as regards D. Richie and J. Cumming), Regent-circus, drapers—R. Hood and R. French, Nor• wicb, steam sawyers—T. Smith and M. Rymer, York, merchants—J. Beet and T. D. Martin, Ashford, Kent, surgeons—A. Nerwich and J. Aaron, Birmingham, pawnbrokers—J. Pennefather and J. V. Stock, City, merchants. INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. Joseph Spencer, Huddersfield, stonemason. Charles Goddeu, Boxford, Suffolk, butcher. . . Sarah Cook, Chelmsford, wheelwright. Frances Lombardine, Torquay, jeweller. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. D. Crichton, Edinburgh, wright and carpenter, to meet within Dowell's Rooms, Edinburgh, Aug. 22, and Sept. 12, at two. _ _ J. Genic, Laurencekirk, vintner and cattle dealer, to meet within the house of L. M•Bain, innkeeper, Lau rencekirk, Aug. 23, and Sept. 13, at twelve. J. Wilson, Dowhill, Ktrkoswald, Ayrshire, farmer, to meet within the King's Arms Inn, Maybole, Aug. 22, and Sept. 12, at twelve. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Aug. 19. (Before Mr. Commissioner FO!ZBLAiQUE.) IN BE THOMAS ALLOM. The bankrupt was a bookseller in Regent-street. This was the last examination meeting. Mr. H. Lloyd, for the assignees, did not offer any opposition. Mr. Lawrence supported. It appeared from the report of the official assignee (Mr. Nicholson) that in 1847 the bankrupt had a capital of 9951., and that his accounts extend over a period of four years and five months. He now owes to unsecured creditors 1,4941., and has assets avail able for their liquidation amounting to 1,2011. A portion of these assets consists of " The Polyorama," a painting of some thousands of feet in length, and which is being worked by the assignee, and produces a small weekly profit. An offer of 6001. had been made for the painting. The bankrupt's domestic ex penses during the above period were put down at 1,7491, exclusive of gifts to his 80D, amounting to 142/. The bankrupt passed his examination. IN RE JOHN W. CREED. The bankrupt, an innkeeper at Chadwell, passed his examination unopposed, on a statement showing deb's 2,6811., and property estimated to realize a di vidend of about ss. in the pound. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Aua. 18. Royal RF•ric3ent of Artillery—First Lieutenant Henry Augustus Slyt'i to be Second Captain, vice Allen, re tired upon half-pay ; Second Lieutenant Campbell Hardy, to be First Lieutenant, vice Smith, dated Aug. 11. ADMIRtILTir, AUG. 15. With reference to the plan of Naval Retirement which appeared in the London Gazette of 27th June, 1851, and to the promotion of officers which appeared in the Lon don Gazette of the 13t instant, the undermentioned Com mander in the Royal Navy has been this day promoted to the rank of Captain, and placed on the Reserved Half- Day List of the Royal Navy, viz.:—William Edward Hughes Allen, Esq. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somersetshire. North Somerset Rggiment of Yeomanry Cavalry— Lieutenant Philip John William Miles to be Captain, vice Harding, deceased; Cornet Charles Fox Webster to be Lieutenant, vice Miles. promoted, Aug. 16. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Thomas Brown, shipowner, Sunderland. BANKRUPTS. Frederick Baynham, grocer, Hounslow, to surrender Aug. 28, at halt-past eleven, and Oct. 3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Canaan, official assignee, Birchin lane, Cornbill ; Church and Son, Bedford-row. John Barker, cheesemonger, Exmouth-street, Clerken well, Sept. 5, at one, and Oct. 3, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Murray, London-street. Fenchurch•etreet. William Smith, engineer, Princes-street, Leicester square, Sept. 2, at half-past twelve, and Oct. 7, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Sambrook•court, Basinghall-street; Holmer, Bridge.street, Southwark. Benjamin Lindsey, draper, Market Deeping, Lincoln shire, Aug. 29 and Sept. 26, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court, Nottingham. Bittleston, official as signee, Nottingham; Jones, Sise-lane, London; Mot teram, Knight, and Emmett, Birmingham. Adolphus Krause, share broker, Manchester, Sept. 2 and 23. at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Bennett, Manchester. INSOLVENT DEBTORS. James English, dealer in building materials, King street, Spitalfields. Rd. Workman, shoemaker, Catherine-street, Pimlico. Edward Hill Hedges, out of employment, Claremont square, Pentonville. Joseph Brie, agent and foreman to a shirtmaker, Re gent-street, Middlesex. James Chaplin, greengrocer, Braughton•place, Hack. ney-road: - - Benjamia Smith, cutler, Adam-street,. New Kent-ro a d. John James Cronin, professor of MUSIC, Charles -street, Manchester-square. T. Fuller, warehouseman, Chatham-place, Camberwell. William Holmes, zinc plate manufacturer and engraver, Fish-street-hill. The Rev. John Graham Packer, clerk, Parsonage-home, St. Peter's Church, Bethnal-green. William Woods, jun., commission agent, Woolmer•cot tages, Hammersmith. John Race, cheesemonger, Margaret-terrace, Paddington. James Kerslake, jun., foreman at the Brunswick Saw Mills, Brunswick -street, Blackfriars-road. James Josiah Hardey, Paliamentary agent, Trinity square, Borough. William Job Liddington, pianoforte tuner and dealer, Upper Marylebono.street, Marylobone. John Naunkivell, farmer, St. Budeaux, Plymouth. Peter Higson, plasterer, Lancaster. John Lawrence, farmer, Liverpool. James Bamfortb, corn miller, Ashton-under-Lyne. Henry Bostwick, collector of debts, Ardwick, Manchester. Szwuel Johnson, jun., auctioneer, Liverpool. William Mercer, beerhouse keeper and brewer, Everton, Liverpool. George Chapman Beckett, passenger broker, Bootle, Lancashire. William Jennings, builder, Ardwick, Manchester. James Rawlings, lighterrnan, Earetb, Huntingdonshire. John Lloyd Williams, clerk in holy orders, Cardiff, Gla- morganahire. Thomas Riff Cook, glover, Leicester. R. Brookes, provision shop keeper, Swinton, Manchester. Robert Nelson Forsyth, licensed victualler, Birmingham. Edward W. Roper, following no occupation, Plymouth. John Dean, silkman, Macclesfield. Stephen Clark, shipwright, New Shoreham, Sussex. Joseph Thomas, blacksmith, Faruden, Cheshire. Jvha Wall, brewer, Chou ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, Aug. 19. CROWN COURT.—(Bsfore Mr. Baron PLATT.) William Harrison and Thomas Prince, two middle aged and respectable looking men, were indicted fur the manslaughter of Thomas Hodgkinson at Man ".ctor on thP 9th of March last, and John ?Miler was indicted for inciai, s them to the commiy9io. ut that offence. Mr. Joseph Pollock and Mr. Wheeler conducted the prosecution, Mr. Monk defended Harrison, Mr. Sowler the prisoner Prince, and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Blair the prisoner Miller. It appeared from the evidence of the witnesses that OD the 9th of May last the deceased and the three pri soners, a man named James Hayes, and two men of the name of Brown, were in a public-house called the Grapes at Chorlton-upon-Medlock, near Manchester, between nine and ten o'clock at night, of which house the prisoner Miller was the landlord. As they were drinking together some words took place between the deceased and Harrison, the deceased saying to him, " You are working under wages, and you are a knobstick." This led to a dispute about the wages Harrison was receiving, Harrison saying he was get ting 12s. a-week, and the deceased offering to bet him a sovereign he was not receiving so much. Har rison said he had not got so much money, and the deceased then offered to fight him for a sovereign in the morning. This produced an immediate row, Harrison saying he would give it him then, and striking him a violent blow on the back of the head, which knocked him down. They all went outside the house after this, and a general fight took place among them, in the course of which the deceased was knocked down, and Harrison and Prince kicked him while down violently on the stomach. While doing so Miller, who was standing on the threshold of his door, cried out—" Go it; pitch into him!" The deceased, on getting up, complained of being hurt, and walked towards his home. On his way home he went into a public-house and had some beer, and got home about twelve o'clock. Next morning he was engaged to brew for a man, but he was in such pain be could only give directions. He was then compelled to walk with a stick, and died, nine days afterwards, of gangrene, which the surgeon who made the post mortem examination of his body attributed to violent kicks and blows. Mr. SOWLEN, in defence, contended that the evi dence was not conclusive that the prisoner Prince had kicked the deceased. Mr. Monk reserved his defence until after Mr. Sergeant Wilkins had addressed the jury, as it would then be unnecessary for him to occupy the time of the court. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS, in a speech of much power and eloquence, contended that the expression of Mil ler—" Pitch into him"—had reference to Harrison and the deceased whilst they were fighting together with their fists, and was not intended to apply to the subsequent kicking. He called witnesses who gave Miller an excellent character for kindness and hu manity of disposition. His LORDSHIP, in summing up, told the jury he thought there was no satisfactory evidence against Prince. The jury retired, and, after an absence of an hour, found the prisoner Harrison Guilty, and Acquitted the other two prisoners. Sentence was deferred. The causes tried to-day in the civil court have been very uninteresting. The common jury causes in the first list have been got through, and several of the common juries of the second list have been tried. The heavy business of the assize is as yet untouched. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. THAMES. Nine Allah, a Turk, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with causing a mob of persons to assemble, and with being disorderly, in Rosemary lane, Whitechapel, at four o'clock in the morning. The prisoner, who was stated to be a person of high rank in his own country, was dressed in full Turkish costume, and wore a very large and handsome turban, richly embroidered. He refused to uncover on a motion being made to him by one of the officers, and he was permitted to wear his head gear. It was some time before he could be prevailed upon to enter the dock where persons charged with felonies and with being drunk and disorderly are generally ar raigned. At last he ascended the steps, stroked his long and flowing beard, and made his salaam to the magistrate. It appeared from the evidence of a police-con stable named Walter Mashford, 112 H, that at four o'clock that morning he met with the defendant, in Rosemary -lane, 5 , urroundeki by a mob of disorderly characters, who were much amused at the gesticula tions of the Turk, and the gibberish he uttered, which his hearers could not understand. Ile had a razor stretched forth in his right hand, and he made signs that he intended to cut some one with the weapon. He would, however, have found it very difficult to have carried his threat into exe cution, for the edge of the razor was very rough, and not sharp enough to cut paper. The policemen, believing the Turk bad broken one of the precepts of the founder of his religion, and had taken too► much w ine s nonyeyeci him to the etetion.l house. At that time there were two leather bags fas tened to his girdle, one on the right side, containing his papers, a passport, brush, comb, soap, and other things necessary for making his toilet, and the other 109 pieces of gold and silver coin, consisting of piastres, dollars, half-dollars, and other foreign money, together with ls. 9d. in English money. Inspector White de tained the unfortunate stranger to keep him out of harm's way, and to preserve his money and property, which would most probably have soon become the prey of the loose characters in Rosemary-lane, which has not at all improved, though its name has recently been changed to Royal Mint-street. Mr. YARDLBT examined the stranger's papers, and said his passport was signed by the Marquis of Nor• manby, our ambassador at Paris, from which place the prisoner had only arrived three days ago. He supposed from the appearance of the foreigner, and the large sum of money found in his possession, that he was a person of some consequence in his own country. _ Seaman, a plice-constable, No. 150 H, who has been often engaged as an interpreter between the Court and the Asiatic seamen coming to this port. Laid he questioned the prisoner, who had been in a kind of stupor all day, and it was most probably caused by his smoking opium, of which the Turks are very fond. Mr. YARDLEY—IS he a Turk ? Seaman said the prisoner was undoubtedly a Mus sulman, and he thought he was an Egyptian Arab. A representation of the great pyramids of Egypt was embroidered on his sash. Mr. YARDLEY directed Inspector White to take care of the prisoner, and provide him with a lodging where he would be properly looked after. The prisoner would most probably he ill-used or plundered if he was permitted to walk about the streets without a guide or;some one to look after him. The prisoner, who is a tall, fine-looking man, about 50 years of age, made another salaam to the magis trate, and retired with a policeman, who was directed to keep him in the station-house until Inspector White could find a lodging for him. CLERKEIV WELL. Simon Hill, a middle aged man, was put at the liar before Mr. Tyrwhlt, fur final examination, on the charge of having attempted to murder Mrs. Elizabeth Lowe, a married woman residing at No 1, Three Kings'-court, White Cross-street. The prosecutrix gave her evidence with extreme difficulty, and was evidently suffering much pain. She was seated while deposing to the prisoner's bru tality. Having been sworn, she stated that on Sa turday evening last, about 6 o'clock, she was in her apartment on the first floor, when the prisoner entered abruptly, and, addressing her, said, "So you are here." She was ironing at the time. She re plied, "I am, but my husband is not." He then struck her a violent blow on the side of the head, seized her by the hair, and dragged her headforemost down stairs. She struggled with him, and endeavoured to escape into the room of a neighbour. He, how ever, struck her down, and while prostrate be beat and kicked her, and finally jumped upon and broke several of her ribs. By Mr. TYRWHITT—The prisoner commenced beating her with a brass candlestick, which was broken with the violence of the blows. His ill treatment continued until she was deprived of reason. Her cries of " Murder," she believed, brought several persons to her aid, and through them she considered her life was saved. On recovering her senses she found herself under medical treatment in St. Bartho lomew's Hospital. The only reason she could give for the brutal attack was a disputed debt (ss. 6d.) between her husband and the accused, and which she refused to pay when he entered her apartment. Mrs. Grace Roper, a lodger in the same house, said she was attracted to the prisoner and prosecutrix by the cries of the latter, whom he jumped on at least a dozen times before she could cause him to be secured. The complainant was insensible, and bleeding pro fusely from several parts of her body. Several witnesses having given corroborating evidence, Mr. £TRwHITT asked the prisoner if he wished to say anything, telling him that it was his duty to commit him for trial on the serious charge ? He said that as that was the case he should reserve his defence. He was then sent for trial. He is a most deter mined-looking ruffian, and made a terrible resist ance, striking with a poker at the officers who took him, vowing he would not be taken alive. A blow on the head with a truncheon at length prevented him doing more injury. EXECUTION OF MARY EMILY CAGE AT IPSWICH. IPSWICH, TUESDAY.—The sentence of the law was thin morning carried into execution upon Mary Emily Cage, who was found guilty at the last assizes of poisoning her husband, James Cage, in the village of Stonham Aspal, 12 miles from this town. For years past Ca s e ..a his wife have lived in continual strife, caused principally by her absenting h.rsplf from her husband's cottage fur nights to gether, for the company of other men. On other oc• casions she had been known to be entertaining men under the roof of her own cottage, while she has had her husband locked up in a room, or one of her sons has been drinking with his father at a public-house, to lull suspicion. About this time last year she left her husband in company with a man named Tricker, taking with her a daughter only 16 years of age, who was also accompanied by a young man with whom she led a debauched life. After being from home about six weeks, the mother and daughter re turned, and the latter gave birth to a child in the lower room of the cottage, while her father was lying up stairs in bed suffering the most excruciating pains from the small doses of arsenic which had been admi nistered to hula by his wife. Mrs. Cage has, there is little doubt, been guilty of more than one murder. She was the mother of fourteen children, five of whom died within the short space of a fortnight, about six years ago. Rumour was, on that occasion, rife—it was said that foul play had been practised. The body of one of the chil dren was exhumed, and a coroner's jury empanelled to inquire into the cause of death, but we are in formed that no chemical analysis was made of the con tents of the stomach, and the jury returned a verdict of natural death. There are only four children now living, the eldest a son about 30 years of age, and the youngest a girl about six. The murdered man, after suffering from the ef fects of the poison administered by his wife, died at the end of a fortnight raving mad. Preparations were at once made by his wife to have his body in terred as quickly as possible; and, notwithstanding that she was suspected of poisoning him, every ar rangement had been made for the funeral without any opposition being offered, or any inquiry into the cause of death being gone into. The church-bell was tolling, the coffin containing the body of the murdered man was placed on the bier outside the cottage• door, when, just as the bearers were raising the coffin to their shoulders to convey it to the grave in the churchyard, the rector of the parish, the Rev. Charles Shorting, went up and requested that the corpse might be taken back into the house. A coro ner's inquest was held over the body on the day fol lowing, and the inquiry resulted in the deceased's wife being found guilty of wilful murder. At ten o'clock last night workmen were busily en gaged in erecting the scaffold in front of the Shire hall, and their labours did not cease until four o'clock this morning. The populace began to assemble early in front of the drop, and at nine o'clock (the time fixed for the execution) between 7,000 and 8,000 persons had assembled, consisting chiefly of the lower classes, the majority of them being young men and women. Exactly at nine o'clock the under-sheriff, Mr. Jo nathan Gooding, of South wold, went into the con demned cell, and, in the customary form, demanded the body of the culprit. The usual procession was then formed, the chaplain, the Rev. John Edge Daniell, and Mr. Johnson, the governor of the prison walking first, follow e d by the culprit, supported by two female turnkeys, and attended by the matron, Mrs. Johnson. The guilty woman walked from her cell across the court-yard in front of the prison with a firm step. On reaching the porter's lodge she was pinioned by Calcraft, after which she was led out upon the scaffold, supported by Mr. Johnson and one of the bead turnkeys. She walked up the ladder, part of the way, with a firm step, but when she had reached the top her knees faltered, and she was lifted underneath the fatal beam, apparently unconscious. It was thought she would have swooned, but en Cal craft telling her to stand quiet—in the meantime quickly adjusting the rope—she stood firm without any support. The bolt was immediately withdrawn, and she was launched into eternity. It was anticipated, from her being a very small woman, that her struggles would hive been severe, but her death was almost instantaneous. The reporter was furnished by the chaplain of the gaol with the following account of the culprit's con duct since she has been confined within the walls of the prison :—Tbrougheut the whole of ber imprison ment she conducted herself with much propriety, having expressed herself truly sorry for all the sins of her past life, declaring herself a grievous sinner in the sight of God, and stating that she depended on God's mercy, through Jesus Christ, for pardon. She ex pressed a wish that her life might be spared, and ob served that if such should turn out to be the case she would endeavour to conform her life in accordance with God's holy will. After the chaplain had pointed out the necessity of repentance of all her sins, she this morning said, " I know not directly, or indi renctly, the murderer of my husband, nor the way in which he came by his death." Between six and seven o'clock this morning she entered apparently into most fervent prayer, and expressed herself as truly thankful for the kind attention paid to her by her spi ritual adviser, the governor and matron of the prison, and other persona who tlid waited gm I her. During the night she slept for five hours. She appeared to be possessed of great physical strength, and strong nerve, and on more than one occasion said she did not fear death. She admitted that she was a "most grievous sinner," and frequently sat up in her bed praying that God would forgive her. The anticipated nature of her death appeared to pray much upon her mind, but she said, " I believe that hereafter I shall be happy." On speaking of those whom she would leave behind, she said she entertained no ill .feeling against any person, and that she should die in peace with all. She would make no confession of her guilt, although implored to do so by the chaplain. She said, whe❑ exhorted to do so, " I admit I am a guilty sinner, but I am not guilty of the murder of my hus band." On Thursday last she took a final farewell of her family—two sons and two daughters. The chaplain had most kindly provided Bibles and Testaments, in which he had wri•ten, at the re quest of the culprit, " The dying gift of my dear mother." To each of her children she presented a volume on their leaving her. In speaking of the former portion of her life, she said she had once made up her mind to drown herself, and was seated by the side of a pond with a determination to throw herself in; she said she rose for that purpose, but as she was just in the act of jumping in some thing apparently pulled her back, and she was thus prevented destroying herself. On Saturday last, the day first intended for her execution, the chaplain en deavoured to impress upon her the necessity of her making an avowal of her guilt, pointing out to her that had it not been for some difficulty which had presented itself in making the arrangements for her execution, she would have then passed into eternity ; she replied, " I feel much comfort in your admnis tration, Sir ; lam not afraid to die. I truly repent of all my sins which I can bring to my mind, as well as those I do not recollect. I am innocent of the mur der of my husband." After the body had been hanging the usual time, it was cut down and placed in a coffin. The vast crowd of persons who had assembled to witness the execu• tin conducted themselves in a becoming manner. It is six years since the last execution took place here. THE COUNTRY MARKETS. IPt , WICH, Arc. 19. _ The split did harvest weather we are now exper encing caused the attendance at market this day to be again unusually small, and but little corn was exhibited for sale. The trada was quiet, and sales mode at only a slight alteration from last wet k. A sample or two of now wheat appeared, the quality and condition fine, and brought 41s per qr. PER QUARTER. Wheat, red 373 to 40s, Do., new Ns to 00s Do., white 43s to 46s Do., new oos to 0031 Barley, malting 003 to 00 Do., grinding... oOs to MI PER QUARTER. Beans 3os to 328 Puas, new Oats.. Rye.. ....... .. /Malt —00 s 008 Flour, per sack.. 005 to 00, WEEK ENDING AUG 9. quarters at 403 3d. AVERAGES FOR THE Wheat 1,642 Pea 5........... . 11 HULL, Ana. 19. Messrs. Taylor and Bright's Circular states:- - W e have had brat, n weather during the past week, and on Wednesday a very severe hail storm: many of the crops are much laid and broken, but probably with immediate fine weather the injury will not prove serious: cutting i 5 now very general, and reports are good on the whole. We have some complaints of disease among the potewe e ,' but do not apprehend that it is extensive; cur Iri T letters are pre , ty much in the followin g s t ra in, " though the disease has made its isipearance, the iojfirY sustained as yet is but trifling, and should it stop he re ' from the great quantity planted this season and th e abundant produce, that we will have a fair average Far ply of years previous to the disease visiting us." J ul. ports of all articles are now moderate, but still the trade is very dull and unsatisfactory, altogether without to e and vigour. To-day we have a very bad market: B e moderate supply of wheat from the farmers, and fair 0 foreign; the former was selling at 36. to 38s per quarter' being a decline of fully Is per quarter on th e p r ices pai d last week. The reports of the crops decidedly bet ter than we had been prepared to hear them—hardly transactions reported in foreign wheat. Oats are to better demand, and there is a good consumptive sale f° r grinding barley, as also for anything choice in malting. Beans and peas are in limited request. More inquiri for linseed, and not much of fine quality in the marl —cakes are rather easier. Th e t ransac t ions i n rap e gee d are limitee to sm xll parcels of Entflish at 21/ to 221 O r last—fine foreign would fetch more money. Rape 00 quiet. 263 lOd. The following are the present prices of grain;-- 8. 8. a. Wheat, English, red 36 to 38IPeas, white and yel. 28 co -- r . caa, , ....Lia yeL. Do. white - 3 B 3B —4O Do. grey .. .... 26 -- 51 , Dantzic and Ko- Linseed, Black Sea. 47 -- 4 nigsberg 4O 44 Do. Petersburgh ... 42 -- 46 Pomeranian and _ll2O. RigaSL A rchngl. 38 41 Hamburgh . f:'6 —39 Do. Konigsberg .... 36 --- 4° Danish, Holstein, & Per too Friesland 35 —3B Lins. c,Hull 71 5 s Od to 010 0 Russian and Odessa 30 —35 Do. fine foreign ... 611p6 Oats, English Do. Danish lB 21 Rapeseed Do. Friesland l9 21 Rape cakes.. 00s Od to 824 6d Do. Russ. & Odessa 19 20 Tares, English ......00s -- ° CS Barley,malting 25 —2s Do. foreign 0 , s --- CI Do. grinding 24 25 Guano 51 71 to 1' Beans 3O 32 Bones, do 90s Od to Oti ll D0., foreign LONDON,' WED NESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1851. TH6 GREAT EXHII3I ETON. Th police returns of pester i‘ty show that Tuebduy still continues in its wonted pre-eminence in point of numbers over every other day in the week. The numbers were 11 follow:- 10 o'clock ... 4,398 ... 20.289 ... 35,589 ••• 46 091 ... 50 936 ••• 54 098 4 „ ... 56 036 The Chinese idol just exhibited in front of the Tunisian department attracts great attention, and its grotesqueness causes no little amusement to a large por tion of the visitors. It is exhibio-d by Major Edy. The thermometer rose in the course of the day from 61 to 71. 2,7731. 16s. was taken at the doors, and the num ber of visitors was 57,059. As annouuced by ad vertisement, the building now opens to the public at nine o'clock in the morning, and closes at six in the evening. An important meeting of the Royal Commission, which was very fully attended, took place yesterday in the Crystal Palace, and was presided over by Prince Albert, who was naturally anxious to see certain questions satisfactorily solved which pressed for a decision before his departure to the Highlands. All matters that could stand over, such as the fate of the building, and the appropriation of the surplus funds, are still in reserve ; but the following is a summary of the points finally settled : " The Royal Commissioners have fixed Saturday, the 11th of October, as the day for closing the Exhibi tion to the public. It is their intention to bold a meet ing in the building on Wednesday, the 15th of October. at twelve o'clock, to receive the reports of the several juries, and to take leave of the foreign Commissioners. On this occasion they intend to request the presence of the exhibitors, the jurors, the foreign and local commis sioners, and the members of the local committees. Immediately after the close of their proceedings per. mission will be given to the exhibitors to remove their goods, subject to such regulations as may be made by the executive committee. The reports of the juries and the mimes of the persons to whom prizes shall have been awarded will afterwards be published in the London Gazette. It is the desire of the Royal Commissioners not only to present medals to the individuals to whom the juries may have awarded them, but to mark their sense of the great exertions of all the exhibitors, and also of the jurors, the foreign and local commissioners, the chairmen, treasurers, and secretaries of local coin• mittees, and other persons who have rendered services in promoting the Exhibition, and to present them with a permanent memorial of the undertaking by distribut ing medals to each, accompanied by a certificate and a copy of the reports of the juries. " The three medals of which the designs were origi nally approved are intended to be applied as follows : That by Mr. Leonard Wyon will be distributed to the pristnueu selected by th., juries, that by M. Bonbardel will be given in certain cases recommended by the Council of Chairmen, not as a mark of excellence in de gree on the part of those who receive it, but for reasons which •he Council of Chairmen have been requested to stet, specially in their reports. The medal att,igned by Mr. Adams will he given to the jurors "lit addition to these medals he Commissioners pro pose to cause two other medals to be struck, which will be presented respectively to the exhibitors, and to those who have rendered other services to the Exhibition. " The great number of the medals, books, and certifi cates, which will thus be presented, obviously renders the distribution of theta on a single occasion a physical impossibility. " On the other hand, the Commissioners feel that it would be invidious to select any persons to receive their medals at one time, and to omit others. _ _ _ " And, further, it is clearly desirable that the medals, the certificates, and the reports, should be presented simultaneously, and the length of time which must ne cessarily elapse before the whole of them can be pre pared makes it difficult to fix any precise day on which the distribution could be effected. " Under these circumstances, the Royal Commissioners have come to the conclusion that it will be most desir able to fix a limited period within which each individual may make such arrangements for receiving medals, books, and certificates from the Commission, as may best suit his personal convenience. Due notice will be given on this point as soon as the Commissioners are able to fix a time for the distribution to commence." From this it will be seen that it is not at present contemplated to close the Exhibition with any pomp or ceremony ; that the Commission desire, as far as medals, certificates, an d j urors ' reports can do so, to please everybody; that they cannot render the closing and the distribution of rewards and honours as they ought to be simultaneous acts; that the official an nouncements of prizes will be postponed and other steps taken to avoid as far as possible individual jealousies and " make things pleasant;" finally, as we some days ago hinted, that the Great Exhibition may be well nigh forgotten, and the youngest contributor at an advanced p e riod of life, before the honorary distinctions connected with it have reached their pro per recipients.— Times. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-ofte4 ey the night—and 51 by the morning--etispatch.) When made up in From what PLACES. General Post-office port die.. ".en I London. patched. due. America (by Brit. pkt.)N Aug. 22 .. Liverpool .• Aug. 25 America (by U.S. pkt.) N Aug. 27 .. •. IL verpool America (by U.S. pkt.) M Aug 27 'Southampt. Aug. 21 Aftica (West coast) • • N 14th of the month Plymouth Sept. 6 Alexandria* ........ N 19th & 30th of mo.; Dover .. Aug. 28 Belgium • • .. .• N Daily • • .. Dover .. Daily Brazil .• • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Sept. 16 Buenos Ayres .• 51 9th of the month Southampt. Sept. 16 CaliforMa(viaChagres) 31 2d& 17th of month Southampt. Aug. 20 Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. Sot t. 6 Constantinople* .... N 7th 17th 27th of moDover Aug. 20 I Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. Aug. 20 Channel Isles •• N Mon., Wed., & Fri.lSouthampt. Tn. Th.B a Chili • • .• • • . 111 17th of the month !Southampt. Aug. 20 France .. &N Twice daily .. (Dover Twicodall4 , Greece* • • .. • • N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Aug. 20 Hamburgh • • .. N Tuesday & Friday London .. Toes. Sat. Holland .. • • .. Si Wednes. & Satur.,London Mom.Thrr Honduras •• N 17th of the mouthlSouthampt. Aug. 20 Ireland .. M& N Twice daily .. Holyhead .. Twicodaily India (via So'uthamp.) M 20th o f t h e month Southampt. Aug. 23 India (via Marseilles) N 7th& 24th of month ! Dover .. Sept. 1 Mediterranean (via Southampton) •• M 20th of the month douthampt. Aug. 23 Mediterranean (via Marseilles) Nl7th& 24th ofmonth Dover • • Sept. 1 Mexico .. Ml2d of the month.. Southampt. Sept 5 \Weirs •• 1119th of the month Southampt. Sept. 16 Malta* • • •• 117th. 17 t 1 1• 19 t 1 0 7 th 1 Dover Aug. 20 & 30th of month I Naples* ••N sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover • Ang. 22 Papal States* N 511 15th 25th of mo Dover .• Aug. 22 Peni nsular • • • • .. M 7th 17th 27th of mu Southampt. Aug. 26 Peru .. M 17th of the month Southamot. (Aug. 20 Tuscany* N sth 15th 25 th of mo. Dover • • ,Aug 21 West Indies .. M 17th of the month Southampt. Aug. 20 West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .• Southampt•lSept. 5 19d of the month ountrios thus mar 'Southampt. ISept, 5 Led (*) are conveyed b$ * The mails to those ci French packet 'O4 Marsei CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to are now despatched and d and from California Me by every Amerli [a, via the United States [can packet. On Monday last the foundation-stone of a Baptist Chapel was laid at Westow-hill, Norwood, by W. B. Gurney, Esq., who delivered a deeply interesting address on the oc casion. The attendance was exceedingly numerous, and as the day was very fine tea was prepared under a tent near the site. A talented and suitable sermon was preached in the evening by the Rev. J. Aldis, of Maze pond. The subscrip tions for the erection were headed by W. B. Gurney, Esq., 1001., Josiah Tritton, Esq., 1001., and already amount to about 500/. The light fingered gentry took a lively interest in the proceedings, and managed to ply their vocation with such success that sever a l l a di es an d gentlemen were relieved of their purses and watches. [ADVERTISEMENT :I —Impaired Constitutions, DP. bility, Indigestion, and Bile, cured by Holloway's Pills.—The well known efficacy of these invaluable pills in the cure of these various complaints is the most convincing reason that persons suffering from unpaired constitutions, or weakness arising from any cause whatever, or who are subject to attacks of bile, or labouring under indigestion, should have immediate recourse to them. Their peculiar properties act so immediately on the system, by purifying the blood and invigorating the con stitution, that health and strength are soon restored by their use. They are quite as efficacious in the cure of headaches, liver complaint, and disorders of the stomach, and are a certain remedy for dropsy.—Sold by all Druggists, and at Professor HollogrAy'l CORK, Auo 18. Barrels. Currency. A O White wheat OO3 Od to 00s Od 00s Od-20 st°° - O Red wheat 17s Od to OOs Od OOs Od-20 do O Barley OO3 Od to oOs Od 00s Od-16 do 64 Bere H Oats 122 Ditto IUs 4d to 'Os 10d lOs 4d-14 do 0 Ditto old OOS Od to 00, Od 0 Pigs oos Od to 00s Od 00s Od per at Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:— 0 barrels white wheat; 0 red; obarley ; 31 bere ; 3 0 0 ' 0 pigs. Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week Wheat, 29. Barley, 447. Oats, 1,387. Pigs, O. PRICES OF BUTTER. CANT. CURRINCT. First quality 6 1 ° Second quality Third quality Fourth quality 47° Fifth quality Sixth quality Return of Cattle sold for week ending Aug. 9. Pigs, 437. Sheep, 390. Cows, 83. CORK.—Hour—First 126 Od to 13, Od ; extra 13s 6d seconds, lOs 6d to I Is 6d; households 9s to lOs Od; thirds, 65 t c ' . per cwt. Oatmeal I 1 s 6d to 00s; Indian meal 6s 6d to 7s Od; whe . ,' t ; meal, Ps 6d to 105 per cwt. Indian corn 61 Os t o 61 105 Od r a ton. Bran 67116 d to 72s per ton. Hay—Farmers 24 5 to 325; aversg r ; 00s ; dealers 405 to 00 6 Od; average 00s per ton. St: aw--F&r gu ,t, 3 4, 104 Od to 215 Od; average OUs ; dealers 32. Od to 00s i average 005 Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 5d to household loaf 40 to 5d per 41b. Fresh butter, Su,, 9d per lb. Eggs-3s 10d to 4s Od per hundred. CA' l ",' Newport 145 Od ; Lydney 15 5 ; Landore 00s ; CtlaT,! 12s 6d per ton. Tallow 385 Od to 39. per c wt Whisky, 25 o. p., 55 9d per imperial gallon. T el t , —Beef 5d to 7d; mutton 5d to 6d; veal *" 6d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 5d per Hops 6110. to 010 s per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 3155 P 7. ton. Bark—Barbary 7t Os to 8/ Os ; Valonia 151 to 01; Freec: 61 Os ; Spanish 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 14s to 15s per st.ii° l Hemp 29/ to 32/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 19s to 00s ; ditto, 265 to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os to 111 l'y ton. Timber—Memel, 80s per ton ; red pine, 31 10. • ' Y!1100 ditto, 2/ 156 per ton; deals, 12s to 15s per 100. 1 11 ",%, Market 21s to 30s; salted 22s to 30 5 per owt ; calf 5. 1 '" 3d to 30 per lb. Potatoes, white bd to 7d; Minion!! 00d to 00d. Guano— Peruvian. 11/ 10s; ichaboo, 8/ to 91 0 ' per ton. Tar—Archangel, 191 per barrel. RAILWAY SHARE.: MARKETS. BRISTOL, Atm. 19. STOCK ExcuANGE.—The market cont i nues i n a depressed, state, and prices tending down war d s . G rea t W estern , O r igi l3B ' Shares, were done at 79 ex div LIVERPOOL, AUG. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transa c ti ons t o -d a y were as,f,° , ol.. low : —Lancashire and Y o rkshi re , 48 Midl an d, 40- 1)1 ,"j Haves, 21 1 ,4 dis. South-E a st ern an d D over , 214 —York North Midland, MaNCEIESTER, AUG. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market to-day was better, P ri F e . s . had a tendency to ri se , an d b us i ness was mor e extens o i than yenterday. The transactions were as follow : E ¢2 ,l Lancashire, 13 1 .. Great Northern, 16%—South-Eastern.2,i,fo Dover, 21%—London and North-Western 118—Ditto , Quarters, 3% p.—Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham , Q u ,t ters (C), 2 p.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 48 i—lilanchesr Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, 11 3 / 4 . BIRMINGHAM, Aus. 19. os'e" STOOK ExcriaNsu.—There has be en a mar ked ifriPr r e ment in our share market to-day, The following 1 1 ‘ 8 among the closing prices: -London and N or th-Western , ' —Shrewsbury and Birmingham, P re f erence , 10 1 / B .—.Birill ip ' ham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 10. DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION.—Ye s terday mor n i a ing, shortly before one o'clock, a conflagration was raging r the Brompton-road, near Knightsbridge-green. west of engines belonging to the B r i ga d e , w ith th at o f the west"no England office, started to the place in question, a nd ar to arriving there the firemen found the premises belongiq i . e .. Mrs. Allum, a confectioner, situate at No. 3, i n th e bet mentioned road; in a blaze from the base to the roof. . engine of the parish, with another from the barracks, ban 3 previously arrived, they were worked most vigorously " strong body of the Royal Horse Guards, but the fire ba d :is tained such a firm hold that the water thrown upon it 1 1 3 - o le not the least visible impression, and v ery spee dil y the 1 , ; of the upper portion of the prop er ty b e l ong i ng to M r . 01 . 0 4 bertson, a bookseller and stationer, was also one but of mass. Plenty of water having been obtained, the who le s the engines were worked with f u ll v i gour f or severa l 11 % 0 a before the flames could be ex ti ngu i s h e d , and not b e fore t ii le premises where the fire commenced were burned down , d to stock in trade, furnit ure , an d wear i ng apparel reduceorty ashes, and the major p or ti on o f M r. C ut hb ertson ' s I:T°t.te/ consumed. The ca use o f t h e fi re i s un k nown. The 10"—the had retired to rest when a policeman discovered ~d kitchen in flames. F or t una t e l y h e succee d e d i n 3rOUS",7 the residents, but in order to effect a safe retreat sotne oo e them were obliged to jump out of the back windows' j' re o of them, h owever , rece i ve d any persona l i n j ury. Th e s uer were all insured. i i • il)14 AN AMIABLE WIFE.—A commercial clerk, --v. o cl at 23, Rue de Is Fidelite, lately robbed his emploYer„ lbs disappeared. A warrant was issued against him, an.. (4 , so e, police having learned that he had ventured to return puss , went to the noose early in the morning of Saturdel• opened the door to them, and saying "I expected Y 4 38 proceeded to dress himself. Having retired to a corner 0,,, E j room his wife, who though much affected made great e.:„a 'to appear calm, joined him and addressed him i n a low ' re earnes: tone. The police heard her conclude with th e et mark—" You have no courage; I am only a woman, en% a Ll I —." The man by w , y of reply smiled sadly at her , t oe then went and kissed his chil 1 who was lying sleeping e i o ll cradle. He then seized a large kitchen-knife witic“, f iee lying near, and before he could be irevent e d pl un ged it t into his breast. He fell to the ground b a th e d i n bloot• b ot surgeon who was called in decl are d th e woun d s mo rtal , be d ordered him to be removed t o th e h osp i ta l . Th e Wry° man gasped " Do not touch sue; let me die here." d vCg AUSTRIAN TYRANNY.—The newspapers ann°; fr frilt that Madame Anna Zerr, who made so successful a t oil at the Royal It a li an O pera a f ew wee k s s i nce , as t he Q i bet of Night, in II Fl au t o Magic°, has been deprived ° be es diploma as one of the singers at the Palace, and ha s olia prohibited from appearing at the Vienna Opera, because tea assisted, while in England, at a concert for th e benefit Hungarian refugees.—Literary Gazette. BIRTHS. OF A SQL On the 16th inst., the Marchioness of Kildare, Po- hliO• 0 3- On the 15th inst., at Waresley-park, Huntingdonsh ire, Lady Caroline Duncombe. On the 12th inst., at Panthoel, Carmarthenshire, the of Colonel Trafford. OF A DAUGHTER. ,sreo On the 17th inst., at Endsleigh-street, Tavistock-sq" the lady of Jacob Mocatta, Esq. On the 18th inst., at Queen's-road, Regent's-Or k ' the wife of T. T. Campbell, jun., Esq. _.-----•'-' MARRIED. fe On the 19th inst., a t St. George's, Hanover-W(41101P Hon. Frederick Byron, second sou of the Right yev, Lord Byron, to Mary Jane, second daughter of the late '3' William Wescomb, of Langford Es ex. se lf ' On the 13th in s t., a t Stoodleigb, Devonshire, th° Robert Baker Carew, rector of Bickieigh, in the sant e c u -, ; (0 to Augusta Eli za b et h, youn ge s t daughter of T. Pilul e " jun., of ih. On the Rita Stoodle in g st., at St. James's Church, Westraio_tiedr: Charles Keeling, third son of the late Rev. J. Schole to , Fellow of T rin ity College, Oxford, and rector of Barteghter the-heath, Warwickshire, to Sarah Maria, youngest daug of the Rev. George Evans, of Cheltenham. ___/ lED. On the 15th inst., at Cor D ston, near Bath, Samuel 13°' chelr, Rober, On lo the 15th ins'., at Prerton, Sussex, age(' a Blackett, eldest son of the late R. B. Walker, -r-Scl" Curzon-street, May-fair. At Torquay, on the 17th inst. 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