The Sun. — London, England, 1850-10-02 00:00:00

• TTIEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Feder the direction of Madame Celeste. G.• Nit. hit of the new Comic Drama of Giralda ; or, the Miller's Wife. THIS EVENING, Wit:. •be performed an entirely new Comic Drama, in Three A r+, entitled GIRALD ; liu ;h or, The Miller's Wife. Philip, Mr. ; Japhet della Tromb4, Mr. Paul Bedford; Don Manual i.7.i,nr, Mr. Boyce; Gil, Mr. Wright; the Grand Duchess, Miss Ern :carding; Giralda, Miss K. Fitzwilliam. which 1115 LAST LEGS. O'Callaghan, Mr. Hudson ; Julia • , :I. Miss Ellen, Chaplin. l'u followed by a new and original Farce, in the Vulgar Tongue, to be called JACK IN THE GREEN ; or, Hints on F-ti tpiette. To eonclud T eAith HE DOUBLE-BEDDED ROOM. Charaeters by Mr. Lambert, Miss E. Chaplin, Ricc. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. The Public is respectfully informed that this Theatre is open for the Season, under the Management of Mr. C. Keaa and Mr. Keeley. THIS EVENING, Will be performed Shakespeare's Tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. C. Kean ; Ophelia, Mrs C. Kean. To be followed by a new Farce, called PLATONIC ATTACH MENTS, in which Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley will appear. To conclude with a Ballet Divertissement, In which Mr. Flexrnore, Miss Carlotta Leclercq, and Madlle. Aurinl will appear. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Great success of Giralda and the New Farce. THIS EVENING, Will be performed GIRALDA ; or, the Invisible Husband, sup ported by Messrs. Leigh Murray, G. Cooke, W. Farren, Jun., Comp ton ; Mesdames. Stirling and Leigh Murray, Madlles. Louise and Adele. After which THE OLDEST INHABITANT, in which Messrs. W. Farren. Compton, Diddear, Norton ; Mesdames Bartlett, Adams, and Ellen Turner will appear. To conclude with the PRINCESSES IN THE TOWER. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Under the Patronage of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Cr )wie.l HousesAg witness the attractive and magnificent Spectacle of Mazeppa, ch, with brilliant novelties in the Wonders of the Arena,- form the most varied and attractive Entertainments in the ifetropoily, which will be continued for this week only. Fifth Week of the accomplished Vocalist, Miss Annie Hardie, who wil sing a favourite B allad. THIS EVENING, Will be produced Lord Byron's gorgeous Spectacle of MAZEPPA aid the WILD HORSE. Mazeppa, Mr. N. T. Hicks. To be followed by a changeable petite Ballet, by Madlle. Garden!, Amelia Bridges, and La Petite Jeannette, called The HUNGARIAN WOODCUTTERS, on the Double Tight Rope. Tbs. new Scenes in the Circle, and first appearance of Mr. Hen derson; the wonderful Somersault-thrower. In the course of the evening Miss Annie Hardie will shag a favourite Ballad. To conclude with a favourite Farce. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER Al LONDON BRIDGE. Tau DAT —Morning 51 min. after 10 Evening 29 min. after 11 To -Moisow— Morning 47 min. after 11 I Evening 0 min. after I THE WEATHER.—Sus OFFICE, OcroßEa 2. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 55—highest since noon yesterday. 41—lowest this morning and during the night. 51—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.82. A rise of nearly half an inch since yesterday. Worn N.W.—cloudy, with occasional sunshine. 4 -7 1 , GUI. /4, 4. 4 0 1 4 ), • • ; . X E V AtP• r • Ni Ra Ottenina ;7 int LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1850. In endeavouring to carry out the great work of retrenchment in the offices of the national Exchequer, the attention of the financial reformer has latterly been directed rather closely to the merits or neces sities of diplomacy, and to the extravagant sums which its numerous agents are severally re munerated. An appendix to the " Report on Official Salaries," recently published and laid before Parlia ment, contains, in addition to the classification under the Act 2 and 3 William IV., cap. 116, the salaries attached to the offices immediately subordinate to the respective Ambassadors or Ministers Plenipoten tiary. From this catalogue of the incomes derived from the public Treasury of England by the cultiva tors of the diplomatic science, it will be observed what unnecessary thousands are squandered upon a system carried out on a scale altogether too prodigal and complicated. Where one judiciously selected representative of the English SOVEREIGN would, to say the least of it, be amply sufficient to perform all the duties required in this particular department of the public service, no less than four different classes of diplomatic ministers, and, in one astonishing instance, no less than nine various grades of diplomatic appointment, are deemed, most erroneously deemed, by the Government to be abso lutely essential. Among the numerous distinctions, for example, there are the ambassadors and plenipo tentiaries, there are the envoys and ministers pleni potentiary, there are the secretaries of embassy and the secretaries of legation, and, besides all these, there are the charges daffaires and a swarm of paid attaches. At the Courts of the three principal nations of Europe, namely, at those of Austria, France, and Russia, there are four diplomatic representatives of her Britannic MAJESTY. At St. Petersburgh, for example, we have au envoy and minister plenipotentiary at 6,0001. per annum; at Vienna, an ambassador and plenipoten tiary at 9,0001. per annum ; at Paris, an ambassador and plenipotentiary at 10,0001. per annum. Besides these, we have in the French capital a secretary of embassy at 1,0001., a first paid attaché at 4001., and a second paid attache at 3001. per annum. In the Austrian capital, again, we have, besides our ambas sador, a secretary of embassy at 9001., a first paid attaché at 3501., and a second paid attache at 2501 per annum. In the Russian metropolis, in like manner, besides the envoy and minister plenipoten tiary, there are a secretary of legation at 7001., a first paid attaché at 4001., and a second paid attaché at 3001. per annum. The extraordinary instance to which we have alluded, where at one single Euro pean court England supports no less than eight re presentatives or employees subordinate to her ambas sador, is no other than that of the embassy to Con stantinople. There it is that, with an ambassador at 7,0001., are coupled together a secretary at 8001., an Oriental secretary at 5001. a first paid attaché at 3001., and a second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth paid attaché, each at a salary of 2501. per annum. Thus dividing and subdividing among nine persons labour that might be readily performed by one individual, aided, mayhap, in case of necessity, by an Oriental secretary ! Somewhat more moderate in character than the , foregoing, there are the embassies from England, con sisting each of an envoy and minister plenipoten tiary, a secretary of legation, and a paid attaché at the Courts of Spain, Prussia, the United States, the Two Sicilies, Portugal, the Brazils, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sardinia, Frankfort, Greece, Saxony, Mexico, Tuscany, and Wurtemburg. In the instance cf Tuscany it is true that the paid attaché is resident at Rome, not at Florence ; but in all the ether cases the three officials particularised are established toge ther in the metropolis of the kingdom, republic, or principality to which they are accredited. As to the various payments of these very numerous diplo matic agents, it may be observed that in Madrid the ambassador has his 6,000/. per annum, in Berlin 5,0001., in Washington 4,5001., in Naples 4,0001., in Lisbon 4,0001., at the Brazils 4,0001., at the Nether lands 3,6001., in Brussels 3,6001., in Turin 3,6001., in Frankfort-on-the-Maine 2,6001., in Athena 2,5001., in Florence 2,000/., at Mexico 3,6001., at Saxony 2,0001., and 2,000/. also at the Court of Wurtemburg. In addition, moreover, to all these pay ments there are others of salaries appertaining to the paid attach es and secretaries of legation, ranging up from 2001. to 6001. per annum. At Bavaria, England is satisfied with having simply an envoy and minister plenipotentiary, accompanied by a secretary of legation ; so also, be it observed, at Denmark, Sweden, Hanover, Switzerland, and Buenos Ayres ; the salaries of the envoys ranging from 2,000/. up to 3,6001., and those of the secretaries of legation being, on the average, 5001. per annum. In six other quar ers of the globe, namely, in Central America, at Monte Video, and at New Granada, in Peru, Chili, and Bolivia, our Government maintains, upon a rather more rational arrangement, charges d af biros, with a diplomatic allowance of 11. per diem, in addition to consular salary as consuls-general. Surveying the whole of the elaborate scheme here referred to—surveying it, that is to say with the scrutinizing gsz 3 of a Financial Reformer, it is scarcely possible to refrain from ex pressing a most earnest solicitude that its strange and useless extravagance may be very speedily diminished, and in lieu of the present costly system, a new one, more reasonable in the proportion of its salaries, and, at the same time, more efficient in its working capa city, established. Until some change of this descrip tion be accomplished it will be idle to congratulate ourselves and the country upon the progress or the prospects of national retrenchment. The tendency of recent legislation has been to ex tend materially the summary jurisdiction of magis trates, and to do away i❑ many cases with trial by jury, an institution once valued by the British na tion. It is asserted that there is a saving of time and expense under the new sy stem, that criminals are brought to justice more promptly, while the pockets of the ratepayers are spared the heavy demands that would otherwise be made for the investigation of trifling cases. It is of course desirable that punishment should follow crime with as little delay as practicable, and that offenders should expiate their misdemeanours while the act is recent and fresh in the public recollection. But we desire to have good law as well as expeditious law, and we strongly object to the removal of the chief safeguard and protection for really innocent persons—the trial by jury—which is founded on the constitutional principle that no man shall be deemed guilty of any offence unless found to be so by the unanimous verdict of twelve of his peers. It is unfortunately but too notorious that magis trates frequently resort to their summary jurisdiction beceause they entertain serious doubts whether, under the circumstances, a jury could be found to convict the accused party. Many active justices are disposed to credit almost any charge that map be preferred, and to consider the appearance of the accused in cus tody as tantamount to complete proof of guilt. There are in every rural district certain persons suspected of an undue propensity for game, a love of poaching, against whom the justices and constabulary are deeply prejudiced, and of whom any charge, how ever trumpery, will be readily credited, and acted on to the full extent of the powers vested in the person who is constituted the sole judge of the law and of the fact, without any appeal being permitted from bis in fallible judgment. Three months' imprisonment, with hard labour, may be regarded as a very trivial matter by some of the economists, who profess such intense anxiety to diminish the expenses of criminal prosecutions ; but it may, and in the majority of cases will, prove the ruin, the absolute, irretrievable ruin, of the victim, whose cha racter will be for ever blasted and prospects destroyed by such an event. During the period of his confine ment he will be associated with degraded being., who will find him the fitter for their purpose if he be smarting under a sense of injustice. His demoralizi tion will speedily be effected, and he will be discharged from gaol a very different person from what he was when entering its gloomy gates. His chance of obtaining employment is wholly removed. Who will take into his service the man who had been convicted in due form of law, and who had served his time in the society of even greater criminals than himself ? He will necessarily be driven to crimes of greater magni tude, until eventually, exiled from his native land, while his miserable family, who had been obliged to seek re fuge in the union workhouse during his first and un merited imprisonment, will continue within its walls, and become permanent burdens to the ratepayers. The expenses of criminal prosecutions may be reduced, but the poor-rates will be considerably increased by the change ; the charge will, in fact, only be trans ferred from one head to another, and there will be no real saving, perhaps the effect may be of a very dif ferent character. But it is not merely that innocent persons are oc casionally, we might say frequently, unjustly convicted, but guilty men are often permitted to escape, either scot free, or with a penalty so utterly disproportioned to the offence as to amount to prac tical impunity. One man may resist a most gross and unjustifiable aggression by a policeman, and be committed to hard labour for two months, while an other, in " a playful mood," may attempt to bore a hole in the head of an unoffending person with a chisel, and, after seriously wounding the injured party, add to his offence by bringing perjured witnesses to give a false colour to the transac• Hon, will be fined 305., or in default fourteen days' imprisonment; and in a neighbouring court, a miserable hurdy- gurdy player may be " sent for a month" for the atrocious offence of receiving a few coppers from the passers .by. The decisions are, in fact, so various, that it is impossible to suppose that the same code of laws could be administered in such opposite manners. Lest it might be thought that we have exag gerated the comparative enormity of a person who had committed a serious offence, we would refer to the case of a Dutch Jew, named METER LEVI, who was brought before Mr. Alderman GIBBS on Mon day, charged with having stabbed an Irishman in the head with a chisel. An old Irish dealer had, it appeared, got tipsy on Sunday, and some Jews of the neighbourhood were anxious to have a lark with the drunken man, and dealt rather roughly with the complainant, who was anxious to take care of his countryman. The prisoner, however, carried his " fun " rather further than the others, for he struck the unfortunate man on the head with a chisel, which, " after penetrating the skull, took an oblique direction and peeled the skin off part of the nose." The policeman who came up found the complainant in a dreadful condition, his wounds bleeding fresh and manifestly just inflicted. "The lamb," as he was termed by some of his friends, produced several witnesses to prove that he was an injured man, the complainant having assaulted him without an effort at retaliation, and that the injuries complained of had been occasioned by a fall down stairs a fortnight before. The worthy Alderman, however, expressed his unqualified disbelief of the entire statement. He declared " that the prisoner bad, upon the clearest evidence, been guilty of a most dangerous assault. He lamented that he should have occasion to say that foreigners were very much in the habit of resorting to deadly weapons in cases of dispute, and he feared the example had its imitators among the people in this country. As a magistrate he should do all in his power to check so atrocious a practice, and to discountenance the perjury by which it was attempted to be justified." This was perfectly right, and would have been exceedingly valuable if followed by a severe sentence, or by sending the case to trial at the Central Criminal Court, where an adequate punishment might be inflicted for the out rage. But the prisoner was allowed to escape for a fine of 305., or, in default of payment, fourteen days' imprisonment in Bridewell, with hard labour. This was not an example to deter others from resorting to deadly weapons, or from bringing forward perjured witnesses for the defence. We know not what could have induced Mr. Alder man Gms, who is generally a most efficient magis trate, to permit the ruffian to escape so easily from his hands. We can only ascribe it to the soothing influences of the civic festivities. THEODORE Hoot has described the magical effects of surrounding cir cumstances on'a judicial functionary, who, after tast ing " a corked bottle," pronounced the heaviest sen tences, but was exceedingly lenient on quaffing claret of the right bouquet, and an approved vintage. Al derman Gums must have been in a happy mind, indeed, when delivering judgmen t ~ the lamb," for his playful att emp t on t h e head of state of the poor Irishman. STEAM TO SMTRNA.-Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock the General Screw Steam Shipping Company's ves eel Hellespont, Capt. W. Watts, arrived off the Custom house. in 16 days 5 hours, from Smyrna, including stoppages at Malta and Gibraltar. She was laden with 140 tons fresh figs, 11,200 t. specie, a general cargo, and eight passengers. This is the second cargo of fruit which has arrived in the Thames direct from Smyrna this season. The first cargo was by the Propontis, on Tuesday last. WRECK or A SCHOONER.—On Saturday week, during the heavy storm which took place in the Channel, the schooner Charles sunk off Cardinal's Point, Holyhead. She left this port on Friday, and was laden with coal, for Dublin. All on board, consisting of the captain (Thomas Heath ), his wife, two children, and three men, perished The vessel was part owned by the captain, and the other half by Mr. Samuel Fryer of this town. She was not in sured.— Liverpool Mercury. THE BRITANNIA.—The tubes of this great struc ture are to be entirely roofed in to protect them from atmos pheric influences with galvanized tinned-iron, for which pur pose 66,000 square feet will be required. MURDER OF A TOLLBAR-KEEPER...-011 Saturday morning last it was discovered that the tollbar between Todmorden and Hebden Bridge had been broken into, and James Smith, from forty to fifty years of age, who was the toll-collector, was found in his bed with his throat cut, and quite dead. The drawers had been ransacked, and blood was found in several parts of the house. On Sunday morn ing a man was taken into custody on suspicion of having committed the murder. On Monday he was taken before th• magistrates at Todmorden and remanded. Smith was a single man, and resided by himself at the bar-house. He had lately been the means of getting the prisoner fined 51. The prisoner had stated he would be the end of Smith. The convict IlAnnah Curtis, who was left for exe cution at the last assizes for Gloucester on a charge of poison ing her husband at Frampton Cottrell, has had the sentence commuted into transportation for life. THE SUN, LONDON, THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of yesterday. The Journal des Debuts has a eleveribut sophistical article from the pen of M. ST. Mac GIRARDIN on the Wiesbaden circular, in which the wily Orleanint seeks to cajole the Legitimatists after the manner following. He says— " We do not pretend to be able to convert the Legiti matists to our doctrines, or to obtain from them a solemn disavowal of them. We prefer, in order to show that between them and us the difference is not so great as they thought and said, to point to the effect produced on them by the circular of Wiesbaden. That document had not perhaps any other evil than to enunciate a little too crudely the old doctrice of the Legitimatist party. That which was only a thing said over again, has ap peared to the Legitimatists themselves to be a paradox and a challenge thrown down to the spirit of the age; so much are they of their time without knowing it, without wishing it; and so much the better, for that is a part of their force. They feel what we feel—they think what we think. Only they have other affections, which caused them to imagine that they had other opinions. They had even a little neglected to inspect their old doc trines, not doubting that they would recognise them when they saw them. It is almost the contrary which has occurred to several amongst them, and as they had themselves changed, they believed at first that it was their doctrines that had changed—a very natural error, but which ought to serve as experience. Political prin ciples are not made to shut up in museums, but to exist in society in the midst of its customs and its ideas, to set them right, at the same time to acquiesce in them, by a mixture of perseverance and justice of mind." M. FREDERICK BASTIAT, representative of the people, who for his exertions in the cause of free trade may be called the COBDEN of France, died last week at Nice. The Bulletin de Paris states that M. LUCIEN MURAT has left for Turin, charged by the PRESIDENT of the Republic to use his efforts to arrange the difference between Piedmont and the Court of Rome. The review which bad been fixed for Tuesday at Versailles has been postponed to the following day, on account of the uncertainty of the weather. The Dibats publishes a letter from Ostend, of the 29th September, which says :—" The Queen of the BELGIANS is still in a state of suffering, which forces her to the most absolute repose. Her august mother, Queen AMILIE, is expected at Ostend on the Bth October, together with the Duke DE NEMOURS, who, it is said, will remain till the 15th." The Assemblie Nationale was seized yesterday for the publication of an article stating that M. DE PER-. SIGNY had gone to London to endeavour to raise a loan for the PRESIDENT of the Republic, who had already spent the three millions granted to him by the Legislative Assembly. Peels BOURSE, OCT. I.—Latest Prices—Five per Cents., 92F. 25c.; Three per Cents., 57f. 30c. Bank Actions, 2,270 f. BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Ocr. 1. Boulogne and Amiens, IPA—East Indian, 9 N —Namur and Liege, 7%—Northern of France, 14A—Rouen and Havre, 10. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 26th ult. have arrived. The Hera/do states that Sir GEORGE HENRY NI CHOLSON was amongst the persons killed by the over turning of the stage coach from Valencia to Barcelona, MADRID BOLSA, SEPT. 26.—The Three per Cents, closed at 35i cash; the Five per Cents. at ]4i paper ; Coupons, 8 ; Debt without interest, 4 paper. GERMAN Y. The Prussian Staats Anzeiger of the 29th ult. publishes three dispatches from the Prussian Go vernment to Baron THIELE, the KING'S Ambassador at the Court of Hessen, and to the Hessian Go vernment at Wilhelmsbad. Two of these dis• patches, which bear the date of the 12th and 21st ult., .are signed by Count BRANDENBURG, but the third is dated the 26th ult., and bears the signature of Baron RADowiTz, the new Secretary for Foreign Affairs. The first two dis patches express the regret of the Prussian Govern ment that the ELECTOR should have been induced to resort to measures which are foreign to the Consti tution of his country, and advise him with all pos sible speed to return to the path of legality and justice. They protest that his appeal to the Frank fort Council can only add to the difficulties of his position ; that Prussia cannot recognize the compe tency of that Council to dispose of and to decide in the afflrs of Germany ; that Prussia protests against any measures that may be resorted to by the mem bers of that Council in their fictitious capacity of a " Diet," and that his Majesty the King of PRUSSIA reserves to himself the liberty of " making any fur ther decision which may be required by the duty he owes to Germany in general and to his own country in particular." The dispatch which Baron RADOWITZ has ad dressed to the Hessian Government, refers to and recapitulates the warnings which are contained in the above- mentioned documents, by protesting against any inferences that may be drawn from the resolution of the Frankfort Council in the Hessian question. The Cassel Gazette, the official organ of the )Factor of HassE, which is at present published at Wilhelms bad, states, in its number of the 28th ult., that it is not true that the Hessian Cabinet has received any communication from that of Prussia, declaring the resistance of the people legal, and the proceedings of the Cabinet unconstitutional. The German Journal of Frankfort state?, from Cassel of the 28th ult., that M. HessErairtuG, Mi nister of Finance of Electoral Hesse, had given orders to the Treasury to pay 44,000 thalers to the Minister of War, and to the railway, to provide an express train for the conveyance of a battalion of troops to Giessen. A committee had been formed for provid ing for the payment of the salaries of public func tionaries in the event of their not being paid by the State. As a specimen of the manner in which information is manufactured at Vienna, we give the following amusing paragraph from the Austrian Correspondent of the 26th ult. :—" The Austrian refugee, FaAsar, who was employed in the brewery of Messrs. BAR CLAY and PERKINS, has been dismissed, for having excited the workmen to commit a violent assault on General HAYNAU. Mr. PERKINS has been twice interrogated by a member of the Cabinet. The English Liberals, who are naturally partisans of the working brewers, pretend that they cannot be prosecuted, either for felony or misdemean our, because General HAYNAU does not prosecute. But they forget that under certain circumstances, tpcwhnohav pourer, ne n rc i hl ando e mr da question nrfl Lr e is condemnpß reciprocity, to oNt of offence towards a friendly s rui andvr ey ytransportationaany order take tobffaotrt measure, f e e F a , without engaging his responsibility before the Parlia ment." DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES. The Kolner Zeitung has a telegraphic dispatch froth . Hamburgb, of the 30th ult., stating that a general movement has taken place along the Schleswig-Hol stein lines, that the troops advanced against the Danes, and that an engagement ensued, in the course of which the fortified city of Friedrich stadt was bombarded on the morning of the 29th. The city of Tonningen was carried and occu pied by the Holsteiners, after an engagement which lasted two hours. A party of Danish prisoners was brought to Lunden. A skirmish is said to have taken place at Breckendorf. At ten o'clock on the morning of the 30th, Frede rickstadt was still in possession of the Danes, but the bombardment continued. The Holsteiners captured 217 prisoners in Tonningen. WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2 1850. Dundalk & Enniskillen 30 Eft Anglian, 251., L. & E. and L. and D... 25 Do. 18/„ E. & H....... 18 _ 3 14 ••• Do., (51.) 7 per Ct. Preference... ...... ... 5 Ditto ,(71. 175.) 7 per Cent., Preference.- 2 Eastern Counties........ 20 ...... 66% ••• - Ditto,Extension, 5 per Cent., No.l 6 /.138.4d.... p Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... p.... ..... Do., New Preference, 6 per Cent . 10 Do. North. & Eastern, 6 per Cent. Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 Do. New Eastern Onion, Class A ' (late E. U. Shares) 26 Ditto, Class A, ditto... 6 Do., Class B & C 25 Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 ...... East Lancashire ...... ... 25 ...... 9% Ditto, New Quarters.. 64 — .. ..... Po., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 64 — ......... ..... ..... 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IA Shares Loweetoff, guar. 4 per ct 20 ...... Ditto (6 per ct.) SI ancheator,Buxton,and Matlock 5% M inche.,ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire...100 Do. Quarters (No. 1) 25 ... Ditto, Now ICJ. Pref... 10 - Do. Manchester and Lincoln Union ..... .4/. 2s - dis ...... Mi Iland lOO .....43 43% 42% 43 Do. Consolidated Pref 100 Do., 60/. Shared ••••• 35 Do., Birm. and Derby ICO Do. Consolid. Bristol & 13irming., 6 per et.... 100 Ditto,Brist. & Glocstr. 46 Ditto ditto . ...... ..29/. 16s. Od — Do.,ErewashVal..Pref. 50 Ditto, Leiees:".BSwan nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo Midland Great W extern Irish dalcUesbro' and Redcar, 6 per cent. guar. Newcastle and Carlisle.loo — Do. Quarters N.awmarket, Do. Extension 2L 125.... Sewport, Abergavenny, and Hereford N ewry and Enniskillen 7 N ewry, Warrenpoint, ana Rostrevor Nonolk .......... ........ •••100 Do. New 201. Do. Extension ......... 20 Do. Guaranteed s%pc. 5 Do. do. W aveney Val. 2 N orthern Counties Union 4 —, die, North &Ws/. ........... 26 Ditto Preference North Staffordshire ... 17% 7 is%••••- orth-W estern . l7 Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton ...... 60 ... .. Ily% W s 11 Preston es Wyre ' 25 ..... — .,.... Do. % Shares (A) l o l,y iteading, Guildford, .nd Reigate aoyston and Hitchin ... 6ti „„ ,„, ..... Do. Shepreth Eaten . 1 1 % Scottish Central Scottish Midland Ditto, New Stirevenury and Birnt l3 IA VAN dis B% dis Ditto ditto. Class B. 9% . ... 6% dis 6% dis Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 „..... Shrewsbury and Herald. b ..... Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) 2O Ditto Halves Ditto Usweetry Ditto New Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10 Shropshire Union South Devon Do. Preference 6outh Staftordshire 8 1 7(1 — .............5 ,s,uth Esat~ , rn Do.. Registered No. 4 10 South Vt alts .7outh Yorkshire, Don caster, and Goole ls Sheffield, Rotherham, oi. % Goole (N. Div.) Gua ranteed 5 per cent. ... 18% — ... ...... ... Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 6 Swans. & Loughor & Ca meron's Stm. Coal. ... 10 Taw Vale Extehsion ... V a . — ... .. ...... ... Tames Haven Duck and Railway ..... Vale of Neath .. l3 aterfurd and Kilkenny 20 Waterford and Limerick 47% aterfd,W sfrd,Wickiw. _ and Dublin - Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... .. 6O ...... ... Do. do. do. ... 25 Do. do. d 0.... 15 ...„ ..... ... ~.. _ est Cornwall k hitellaven & Furness 20 Windsor, Staines, and South Western,,....., 14 ...... ........ Wilts,Somerset,& W ey mouth fork. Newcastle, sno Berwick. 16 , 4 Do. Newcastle Eaten. 20 ........ be. (31. N. E. Preforence 9 ... .. Do. do. .. . ..... 17 ••• • ..... Do. do. .. Do. Hartlepool Dock and Railway 100 ..... York and North alidiand 50 , efer•q2o.• 19 ..........«... FOREIGN RAILWAY. Ang Italian (late Ita- lion and ALetrian).... 6%...... tioulogno and Amiens... 20 ....... 8% 5i Central of France (Or leans and Vierzon)... 20 Demerara .. - ... 17% — Dutch Rhenish ......... 8 ••• •• ..• East Indian Ditto ..... ..... .... ..... 20 Great Indian Peninsular 5 Do. Do. ... •••-• 13 / 4 — Louvain lls ttambre ... 7% — Luxembourg Ditto Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... Namur and Liege ...... 20 ... .. 7% 1 4 Northern of France Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 Paris and Orleans ...... 20 Paris and Rouen 2O ...... 24% Paris and Strasbourg ... 14 Rouen and Ilavre ...... 20 ..-.. IV A Sambre and Meuse 2O ... so - ••• ••••• ..... Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tours and Nantes . 14 ..... . -- Tournay, Jurbiae, Lan den, and Hasn't ...... 20 West Flanders ITALY. The Paris Moniteur du Soir of Monday night has the following : " We are assured that news has been received to-day of the Piedmontese Ministers having sent in their resig nation to the young King. The members of the Cabinet wish to leave to new men the task of negotiating a friendly arrangement between Piedmont and the Papal Court." We read the following in the Risorgimento of Turin of the 27th ult.:— " Yesterday, at the general sitting of the Magistracy of AppAal of Piedmont, Advocate-General Peraoglio presented a requisition for the purpose of obtaining the exile of Monsignor Franzoni, and the sequestration in the hands of the Economate of the property belong ing to the archiepiscopal see of this diocese. Both these propositions were admitted by the judges, in con formity with the conclusions of the law-officer of the Crown." To this information the Opinione adds that thir teen judges out of fourteen pronounced the condem nation of Monsignor FRANZONI, and that the latter was to be escorted to the frontier on the following day. GALLANT CONDUCT OF A NAVAL OFFICER.—On Wednesday last a little girl, whilst playing on the wooden bridge crossing the Mill Goit, at the bottom of Kirkgate, accidentally fell into the water. Several persons were pass ing at the time, but none interfered to save the child until Captain H. C. Binstead, R.N., who happened to be coming by, saw the occurrence. He immediately threw off his hat and coat, dashed into the stream, and succeeded in bringing the girl safe to shore. A few moments later, and the efforts of her gallant preserver would have been in vain, as the current is very strong at that particular part of the river, and would probably have absorbed her in its vortex but for the timely rescue thus afforded.— WakefieldEzaminer. THE OIL FISHERIBS.—The ship Emma, just ar rived from St. John's, Newfoundland, has brought 168 casks of seal, and 117 casks of cod oil, 715 bundles of seal skins, 29 packages of cod liver oil, and a quantity of cod fish ; and the vessel Symmetry, arrived from the same place, has brought 224 casks of seal oil, 32 casks of cod, and 80 casks of cod liver oil, and a variety of other productions of that distant fishery of North America. DEATH BY DROWNING.—Mr. Henry Lahiff, eldest son of H. Lahiff, Esq., of Cloon, in th e county of Galway, went to bathe last week in the Surges, on the snore of Spod dal, in spite of the remonstrances of his friends, and was drowned. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. Y, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of C. tton at Liverpool yesterday were esti mated at 6,000 bales, of which 501; American and 500 Egyptian were taken for export, and. 2,600 American on speculation. The market closed firmly at full prices for all kinds, and common American a shade against the buyer. The sales comprised 4,500 American, 250 Pernam and Maranham at 8d to Bfid, 400 Egyptian at 84cl to 91 1 d, 600 Surat at 5d to bid, and 20 Sea Island at 1 s 4i-d per lb.—ln Railway Shares a good business was done, but the market closed rather heavily. Various interesting items of commercial information are contained in a letter from Messrs. Schroeder and Manning, dated New Orleans, the Ist ultimo, and we select especially those that refer to the crops of the most important staples. First, as to Cotton, it is stared that " the total receipts, at all our ports, up to the latest dates, amount to 2,071,477 bales; and the crop, when ultimately made up, will probably vary but little from 2,100,000 bales. As our tables will show, nearly the whole deficiency in our receipts has fallen upon Great Britain, our exports to that country having been 247,629 bales less than last year, whilst there is an increase in our exports to the northern ports of 8,032 bales. The question as to the probable extent of the next crop of cotton is one of most absorbing interest, and the chances for or against are watched with great anxiety. There can be no doubt that the planting season has been the most unfavourable one known for years, and that, up to the middle of June, the prospects for the crop were less flattering than for several previous years. At this pe riod, however, a very favourable change in the weather took place, and from that time until now the general sea son has been highly favourable. Although the reports from the country are still somewhat contradic tory, it appears generally conceded that a wonderful change has been operated in favour of the plant, and as gloomy as were the prospects some mome months ago, as certain are they nos for a fair crop, provided the re mainder of the season be propitious. The plant being backward in comparison with other years, a late and lenient fall is required to attain this desirable result. It being of course impossible, at this time of the year, to state the probable extent of the crop with any degree of accuracy, we can only mention that the most general estimates run from 2,290 to 2,400 bales." Iu tobacco there have been material changes this year. Up till April prices had risen materially, but had subsequently given way, and the market continued dull for a considerable period, the continental letters being unfavourable, and buyers keeping aloof. "At this time of the struggle between buyers and sellers, in the month of June, holders began to receive a most opportune aid in the shape el unsatisfactory advices about the growing craps of touucco, which has proved a powerful support for the maintenance of the value of the article. Buyers, perceiving the uselessness of further efforts under such circumstances, found themselves compelled to yield the victory to their adversaries, and are entering the market again, one after the; other, although operati ng with caution and reserve. The French and Spanish contracteurs likewise came forward and operated to some extent, and thus the market became relieved. The accounts about the crop getting worse instead of better, and a great deal of the tobacco on sale being in consequence withdrawn by order of the owners in the interior, the market being under no pres sure of stock, regained all its former buoyancy; and although the operations have ever since been on a mo derate scale, prices are now, at the close of the season, as high as ever before, and for some qualities even higher. The buyer for the French regie, perceiving the had business he had entered into, by contracting to furnish 4,500 hhds. of tobacco, at an average of sic, per lb., for which he found himself obliged to pay 2c. per lb. more, held back as long as he saw a chance for a decline in prices. As this had vanished, he Weir several cargoes, together about 2,500 hhds., which have gone forward to different parts of France. Whether the balance of the contract is to be bought later, or whether-313e completion of the same has been abandoned, under payment of forfeit, is not yet known. The quality of last year's tobacco, generally speaking, was a poor one, and has by no means turned out as good as all advices from the interior about the same led us to believe. It has thus again been proved that such reports cannot be relied on, and that it is useless to pronounce upon the quality unless the tobacco has actually come to hand. The instructions for not selling given by persons who have the growing tobacco-crop under their eye and observa tion prove that planters are sincere in representing the prospect for the same as a most gloomy one, and all information which we receive from our own correspon dents coincide with this view of the case. It appears that planters have been thwarted more than ever before in their labours, and that every species of enemy has assailed the plant, such as flies, cold, wet, and dry weather, e a ch appearing at the most inopportune periods. Thus, the crops planted are not only much less than aimed at, but much behind in time; and it will require, therefore, a very genial fall to bring the crop to maturity, and to allow planters sufficient tims to gather it. Although, as it is yet impossible to state what the result may be, yet we would venture to say that our next year's receipts will be between 45,000 and 50,000 hhds. Whether such a small crop, followed upon already four short ones, will furnish a sufficient quantity for the consumption of the world, particu larly in the face of deficient crops also in Vir ginia and Maryland, remains to be seen. Whilst there are many parties who predict a further rise of prices as .inevitable under the circumstances, so much appears to us as pretty certain, all expectation of a decline must for some time be abandoned. "In relation to the new crop of Louisiana Sugar, we must remark that, in common with all other crop, its early progress was retarded by an unusually unpropi tious spring. For nearly three months, however, the weather has been particularly favourable for promoting the growth of the cane, and the prospects are now, that with a favourable fall the next crop will at least equal, if not exceed, the preceding one ; for what has been lost by overflows, ample compensation will be made by a materially extended cultivation. " A remarkable feature of the season is the very large falling off in the receipts of Flour and Grain, which has mainly resulted from deficient crops. " The first cargo of new Coffee arrived on the 18th September, 1849, which was earlier than usual, and the greatest p a-tion was sold at Etic. and 9c. per lb. This cargo, as well as all others, sold before the sudden de cline in prices took place, gave fair profits to the im porters, but more than double of such gains have been lost again on all Coffees sold at the afterwards much re duced rates. The losses have, indeed, been very heavy, amounting on many cargoes to 10 dolls. per bag, and taking it altogether, the season's business has been a very unsatisfactory one to the importer. Late accounts from Rio, just received, and stating that the next new crop of Cuffee will materially fall short of the estimates, has brought about a specu lative movement, and several holders have withdrawn their stocks from the market; others have raised their prices, and are asking 11c. The highest price paid as yet is lOic. Stock in first hands, 25,000 bags." The Amsterdam market on the 30th ult, was quiet. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents 57 1-16. The English Stock Market has been steady, although the intelligence from Holstein is unsatisfactory, the war having recommenced. Consols have realized 96i for Transfer, and 964 for Account. Exchequer-bills have been marked 635. to 665., and India Bonds, 84s. to 87s. premium. Mexican Bonds hay!' e Cents. are 5 7ia The Foreign Securities have been in moderate re quest. Spanish Five per Cents. 18i Grenada have been 183 , a decided advance ; and Vene pcieuresCLentSsp. zeula are firmer at 33. Portuguese realized and the 3 T l h i r i ee ; Four per Cents. Spanish O la u in g ad h ltp not at the highest rates Three Fer Cents. are still comparatively buoyant, and lately Railway obtained, ty n t: hqnseuThdoarit:e Two -and although with a good deal doing in them. QUARTER TO THREE. ... 961 ... 96• Consols ••• •• ••• Ditto Account •• ••• ONE _ .. CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISII IrUNDS O'CLOCK, PRICES 3 per Lent. Consols Annuities 9634 %34 96 3 /‘ Lu ii% Bonds, 1,000 L... Ditto under L00M...—. ....... South Sea Stock Ditto New Annuities ... 96% 96% Console for Account 96% 96 Exchequer Bills. 114 d. Sc 2d 1 , 0 00/. June ........... ... 500/. June 66 63 p Small ' Ju ne .... 63 p 63 p 63 p CLOSING PRICES. 901 ,i x d 89% x d ONE PRICES OF FOREIGN Ey—Tr.cps • O'CLOCK. Brazilian 80nd5................. .. ...... _ Ditto, Sm a ll Danish Bonds 1825 3 per Cent. ** 5 „ A 100% 18% Grenada Bonds, li t ' per Cent ....... 4 1 A —. • Ditto, Deferred .............. ons— Ditto Der Cent .................. 10-18034% Mexican 5 Par Cent. 1846, with C0up 31%% 31% Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ... ..... Pi ruvian Bonds:: Ditto Deferred ....... .... 86 Portuguese 5 per Cents. .... ......... 331,4 D D i i t t t t o o : 4 4% per p Itassian Bonds ' '.. 97 , 04 97% 18% 18% Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 18% Ditto, Account t. 1840 18 % 38% .. 35% Ditto. 3 per Cent 33 33 Venezuela Bonds, 2% per Cent ••• Dividends on the above 57% Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. Ditto, 4 Der Cent. Certificates 89— ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BUSINEBI D IC London. PRICES RAILWAY SHARE& PAID. AT ONE . 9% 9 4 ......... .... ..... die. Aberdeen .................. 50 ... Do. Preference... ..... 81 Amber. Nott, Bosten, —.. and Eastern Juncti on 8% — ..... .. ...... .. .. . Ayrshire and Galloway.. 7% Belfast & County Down 32 pavable..oilicLoc . Barks & Hants Eater's. _ (Gt. West. Per.s per ct.) 6 Birmingham and Ox ford Janet, calls duly Paid, " With agneran. 20 ...... ............ ... _ Rty, without guarantee 20 ............... ClelAntper Cent ...... _34 Birming, Wolverhlon, and Dudley, calla duly - QT _nitll guarantee 15 - ........--*** a without guarantee 15 Birmins.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 14s ... ged Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire June..,, 26 ...... --• ......... ••• Bristol and Ex eter...... 100 ...... Ci4uskinghamshire ...... 17% ..... ...... ...... "• aledouian ..... ___ ....... .50 ...... 8 4 Do. Now 101 . Pref.... 10 ...... 5 )6•—•• —* ...... Ditto,ClydesdaleJunc 50 ...... ... Chester and kioly e h..... ad... 50 ...... 10 Ditto, Preference ...... 15 ... Ciartnce ............... 78 1 month ................. 514 ..... . _ Dublin and Belfast June. 45 ...... 16% ... ... .33 8% 5% 97 10% 16% MINES. 6 - P - P 11 1 / 4 4% or. 9% 35% - P 47 92% 5 T s 83 WI 115 19% - EVA dis. 42► h 13% 16 3 A 7% 5'U 7% 11 1 h 16% 4% 21 7 ....... 8% 7% 14% 24% 7% 10A Anglo-Mexican lOO Asturian .. .. ..... 15 Australian Barossa Range ... . ... 335....., — .... ..... —..-- Blaenarvon Iron & Coal 50 Bolonos Scrip ...... .... ..... British Iron .. 13% — Brazilian Imperial ...... 24% — . ........ .. _ BrazilianCocaes&Cuiaba 30 -- Do. St. John Del Rey 15 -- Cobre Copper General Real Del Monte, Unreg. Do. Black Debentures — • Do. Red Ditto ... Santiago de Cuba.. Tin Croft ••••• ...... .• 04 7 United Mexican ...... 2814 6% ........ . 6% - 81 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Australasia British North American 50 Colonial 25 ...... Commercial of London 20 London Joint Stock lO ... .. London & Westminst e r 2O ...,... N .t ional Prov. Engla n d. 35 Ditto New... .......... 10 National of Ireland 221 — Ditto, New ... .. .. ..... 10 Provincial of Ireland ... 25 Elision of Australia Ditto, New ........... 2%...... Union f L0nd0n:........ 10 ...... 12%.. Union of Madrid ... 40 L'9f 3 12% LLOY D'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, OCT. 2.—Wind at noon N.W., moderate bre, ze, and dry weather. PARIS, OCT: I.—The Jenny, Stockholm to Nantes, has put into Boulogne leaky, having been on shore. YARMOUTH, OCT. 1.--The West Chirton has lost bow sprit and fore-topmast, but has proceeded to London under jury bowsprit and topmast. TORBAY, OCT. I.—Sld. Trent, Shangbas; Acosta, Cape of Good Hope; Agnes, Kingston; Stanora, New foundland; Skyrocket, Mogadore. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 30.—Wind N., strong gale, with violent squalls.—Arrd. Protomilia, Harrison, Bombay. Off port Elbe, Rio Grande, and sld. for Hamburgh. QUEENSTOWN, SEPT. 30.—Wind W., squally.—Off port, Lovely Mary, Pottinger, Newfoundland. SHIELDS, OCT. I.—Wind N.N.E., fresh.—Arrd. Cor sair, Stevens, Quebec; Adelphi, Iroon, ditto; Chace, Thompson, ditto. MALDON,OCT. I.—The schooner on shore in the River yesterday was the Maria of Exeter, from Cardiff, and has been got off. DEAL, OCT. I.—Wind N. to N.W., squally.—Arrd. Caroline, Porto Rico; William Inglis, Rodgers, St Domingo; Essex, Miramichi. Arrd. from the River, and sailed with the rest of the outward bound, James Dean, Ilondurap. SWANSEA, OCT. I.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Theron, Hall, Quebec. Sld. William, Nicholson, Cuba. PWLLHELI, OCT. I.—WindN.W., fres h.—Arrd. Nestor, Glaister, Quebec, for Aberdovery. LIVERPOOL, OCT. I.—Wind N. to N.N.E.—Arrived Wuzeer, Sutherland, Calcutta; Mary Millard, Buenos Ayres, sailed 6th August; Mary Honnsell, Baker, Pa. raiba; British Queen, Wise, .Antigua; Fernandez, Tre garthen, Porto Rico; St. Louis, Bunker, New York; Charlotte Thompson, Bombay; Blanch, St. John's, New Brunswick; Jessie By rne , B oa ll en h ouse, ditto• Defence, Quebec. Sid. Solo, Ri o J ane i ro; Waterloo, New York; Mont( zume, ditto. The Z4ia, Buenos Ayres to Havre, has been wrecked on the Panda Rock near Monte Video. YARMOUTH, OCT. I.—The Janet, Newcastle, to Boulogne, was struck by a sea off Dinalington yesterday, and foundered; crew saved. LOWESTOFT, OCT. I.—The Hercules run upon the Holm Sand yesterday; assisted off into the Roads, making water. CLYDE.—Arrd. Margaret Poynter, Marres, Demerara; Atalanta, Taylor, Barbadoes, and sailed for Liverpool; Argyle, Fletcher, St. John's, New Brunswick; Eliza, Darkee, St. John's, New Brunswick; Nerio, Day, Hon duras. Std., Sidney, Melbourne; Chieftain, Ceylon and Madras. RAMSGATE, OCT. I.—The Johannes, Amsterdam, to New York, which put in here Sept. 29 leaky, has com menced discharging. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHAN GE-WEDNESDAY. A large portion of the supply of English Wheat on sale in to-day's market was the refuse of that exhibited on Monday. The attendance of both town and country buyers was small, and only a limited business was trans acted in Wheat of home produce, at the late decline in value. The imports from abroad this week have amounted to 8,310 quarters. Fine dry samples were mostly held at full prices, but the middling and inferior kinds were the turn in favour of the buyers. Although the supply of Barley, both English and foreign, was small, that grain met a very dull inquiry, and late rates were with difficulty supported. We had a very slow sale fir Malt at list week's currencies. Good sound Oats were quite as dear, but damp qualities met a slow sale Upwards of 4,000 quarters have arrived from Ireland. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn and Flour were very dul ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Oats. ➢salt. I Flour. Wheat. Barley. -- _ _ Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Englislt ...... 1,250 310 590 2,680 5c0tch........ Irish ........ 4,580 Foreign ...... 8,810 1,390 3,060 Sacks 780 WHITECHAPEL. Each kind of Meat commanded a steady sale, nt an advance in the quotations of last week of quite 2d per 81bs. Beef, from 23 2d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 2s 10d to 3s 10d; Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 8d; and Pork, 3s 2d to 4s 2d per 81bs by the carcase. nOROITGII HOP MARKET. The supplies of new Hops continue large, yet a good business is doing, at full prices. Duty 215,0004 to 220,0001. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY,) Mr. Sergeant Adams sat this morning at the Sessions. house, Clerkenwell-green, to give judgment in the fo1• lowing case of THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF THE PARC CHIAL VESTRY OF PADDINGTON V JOHN GORE, MESSRv. G. AND W. COLLINS, MESSRS. STAPLETON AND HOLDS WORTH, HENRY TAME, AND JOHN DAREE, DUST CONTRACTORS. Mr. Sergeant ADAMS said he sat this morning exclu sively for the above cause. It was arranged before he went out of town that he should go over the defendants' yards, which are situated do the banks of the Regent's Canal at Paddington, to see what state they were in, and to give judgment this morning. Having left, town immediately after his inspection of the yards, he was not prepared to take any steps at present, but he in tended paying the yards a second visit to-morrow morning. On Sunday night he received a letter from the defendants' solicitors, in which it was suggested that he should read the briefs on both sides, and to which he had no objection. He would therefore postpone his judgment until next month. Mr. PARRY said he thought there was no objection to leaving the briefs for his Lordship's inspection, and asked for a copy of the letter sent to his Lordship, there was no objection. Mr. Sergeant AnAztts:said there was none, and a copy was agreed to be sent. The Court shortly alter adjourned. MANSION-110USE.-(THIS DAY.) James Harman was brought before Alderman Gibbs on the following charge:— John Story, police. constable, said he went last night about half-past six o'clock to the Queen's Hotel, Al deragate•street, late the Bull and Mouth, and took the prisoner, who was bitting in the smoking-room, inti custody on suspicion of being the person who had robbed three commercial travellers of 351. while he was stayin g at a hotel at Leamington. His appearance corresponded exactly with the description advertised in the Hue.and- Cry. Witness immediately sent a telegraph message to the proprietor of the hotel, and a gentleman who could identify the prisoner arrived in London this morning by an early train, and was then present. The prisoner bad only four sovereigns and a shilling in his possession. John Hale, of the Castle Hotel, Coventry, said the prisoner came to his house on Friday, the 24th of August last and stayed until the following Wednesday. when he left for Leamington, saying that he would return in a day or two, but he did not again make his appear ance. He left a carpet bag behind containing some old articles of dress, but forgot to pay his bill, which amounted to 2/. 153. From the description given of the prisoner he had no doubt, he was the party who com mitted the robbery at Leamington. Mr. Roby, Superintendent of the Leamington police, stated that the money had been abstracted from the pockets of several ccws which were hanging up in a room at the hotel. None of the gentlemen who had lost it could be heard of, but he expected they would be in London in a few days. Mr. Welch, a warehouseman in Cheap ide, identified the prisoner as one of the persons staying at the hotel at the time of the robbery. Mr. Alderman GIBBS remanded the prisoner for a week. BO W-STREET.—(THIS DAY.) Daniel M.Neven, a private in the 2d battalion of the Coldstream Guards, was charged under the following circumstances : It appeared that the prisoner was, yesterday afternoon, drinking in front of the bar of Corby's public-house, in Hungenford-market, in company with his corporal and another private. After being there for some time, the corporal ordered the prisoner to the barracks, which order he refused to comply with. The corporal told him that unless he did, he should report him, upon which be felled the corporal to the ground. The prisoner then became exceedingly violent, and smashed several glasses which were on the counter. A constable being called in he was con►eyed to the station, but as he pissed Wil liamson and Veale's, the silversmiths, in the Strand, he deliberately ran and butted his head through a large square of plate glass. On his road to the station, he be haved with such violence, that it ri qaired the united efforts of three constables to bring him to Bow-street, and whilst in the charge room, he struck another con stable who was standing by to the ground. Mr. HENRY remarked that the charges were of a most serious nature, more especially as the prisoner was a soldier. Ile would, therefore, send him to prison for a month for the assault, and in default of paying for the damage done to the Otis, to be further imprisoned for fifteen days, CLERKEN WELL.—( THIS DAY.) A middle-agedrespet table-looking man, named Hughes, a as charged before Mr. Combo with stealing four coats, the property of Mr. Wright, a goldsmith, resid ing in Clerkenwell. About a fortnight ago, the prose cutor was brought before the Alderman at Guildhall, but not being prepared with a fine at the moment, was likely to be removed to Giltspur-street Compter, when the prisoner, with apparent generosity, tendered his ser vices, saying that he knew some of Mr. Wright's con nexions, and, moreover, had some influence in that police court. The result was that the prosecutor gave him a note to a friend in Bedford-row, who had four coats be longing to the prosecutor, which were to be delivered to the prisoner for the purpose of pawning them for two or three pounds for Mr. Wright's release. The prisoner received also sixpence for omnibus hire. It appeared that he delivered the note, received the coat, pawned - - them fur six and thirty shillings, but forgot his way back t) GLildhall. Yesterday, Mr. Wright met him in Hol born, recognised him, and asked what he did with the clothe,? He said he pawned them, and immediately fterwards was mit by a creditor, who threatened to lock Lim up in Whitecross street if he did not pay him im mediately. He also made the protestations of honour and promises if payment in such cases usual. He was remanded for farther inquiry. NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Cariboo . Bullfinch Constar ce Argo Plate of 501. •-• ••• ••• • ••• Sweepstakes of 100 son •• . • T.Y.C. ... 1 ... 2 Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each. T.YC. .. 1 Exeter •• • 1 ... 2 ... 1 Re:ndecr Match.—The Lioness beat the Roman. The Second Triennial Stakes, for 3 yrs old. Clelia Compass Z Woe FIRE AT N EwlNGTox.—Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in the premises belonging to Mr. Pinnegar, oil, colour, and Italian warehouse keeper, No. 1, Cross-street, Newington-causeway. The flames commenced in the base ment warehouse, owing to Mr. Pinnegar's nephew taking a light to look after some goods in that part of the building. In the course of a few minutes after he had left dense volumes of smoke and a large quantity of flame were seen issuing towards the shop, and forthwith messengers were dispatched in every direction for the aid of the engines. The firemen were enabled to subdue the flames, but not until con siderable damage was done to the premises and stock in trade. Whilst the Nest of England engine was proceeding along London-road to the fire, a girl, apparently about twelve years of age, made an attempt to cross from one side to the other. Ward, the driver, on seeing the danger she was in, endeavoured to stop the speed of the horses • but before he could do so she w as th rown down between the ' animals, and every one who witnessed the occurrence expected to find the poor creature crushed to death. The driver, fortunately had the presence of mind to pull the horses in a zigzag manner, and although the shoes of the girl were trampled by the horses off her feet, she escaped comparatively uninjured. FIVE MEN DROWNED. —About five weeks since the end of the very long wooden bridge crossing the river Wye, opposite the village of Glasbury, in Radnorshire, fell down, having been left without repairs for two or three years, while the counties of Radnor and Brecon were liti gating the question of liability to its repair in the Court of Queen's Bench, and the question had only just been de cided against Breconshire when the bridge fell. As a tem porary means of crossing, some of the neighbouring magis trates made arrangements for ferrying passengers over in a large boat, which was worked by means of a rope and pul lies, and it answered the purpose very well until Saturday morning last, when, at the second t r ip, th e rope b roke, and , one end being still fast, it drew the boat under water, and seven men who were in it were left to the mercy of the flood, which was much swollen by high rains in the pre vious night. Out of the seven two only (including the fer ryman) were rescued. Two of those who perished were father and son, and the other three have lett large families. Two bodies only were found up to Monday. There is much reason to fear that the rope had been partially cut by some evil-disposed miscreant; but it is very singular that fourteen persons had just made a safe trip before the accident. CITY SEWERS. —At the meeting yesterday of the Commissioners, Deputy Peacock in the chair, Deputy Lake complained of the disturbed state of the street and the offen sive smell of gas. Deputy Harrison defended the Central Gas Campany. Alderman Sidney said that in many places the pavement had been replaced in a very defective manner. Deputy Holt said that all complaints would be bushed when they saw the brilliant manner in which the City would be lighted up presently. This assurance appeared to console the Commissioners, who proceeded to fine 1 ore, the dust con tractor, twenty shillings, for the ill manner in which his sca vengers had performed their work in certain streets. .In reply to Alderman Sidney, Mr. Simon said his annual re port on the sanitary state of the City wouid be published in November, but that he s h ou l d require the expenditure of about 301. for a chemical analysis of the Bagshot Heath and other water. Every competing water company had its own chemist, and he wished for an unbiassed analysis. After some conversation it was agreed to pay the money, and the Court adjourned. MERCHANT SEAMEN'S F UND. — Yesterday a quar terly general meeting of the governors of the corporation for the relief of seamen, &c., in the merchant service, was held at the offices in Birchin-lane, Cornhill, Mr. Ge orge Li n d sa y in the chair. The minutes of the last cour t were read an d confirmed, and receivers of dues were appointed for the out ports of Dundalk and Bridport. The meeting then resolved itself into a committee, and proceeded to consider the numer ous applications for relief from sick and disabled seamen and widows. Pensions and temporary relief were ordered to the applicants, and the court adjourned. EXPIRING La ws. — Yesterday being the Ist of October, several Acts of Parliament expiring were further continued for another year and to the end of the then next session. Among the number was the Loan Societies Act. BRISTOL. —This city was yesterday visited by $ storm of unusual violence. The lightning, for the apace of an hour, more resembled that of the tropics for intensity and vividness than what is usual in our temperate climate. The hailstones were of large size, and the thunder like one con tinued roar of artillery. It was with great difficulty that men could keep their footing against the pelting of the piti less blast. W e much fear we shall hear of great damage in the surrounding district. DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT NINE ELMS.—Yesterday evening Mr. Payne, jun. held an i nquest at St. Thomas Hospital on th e b o d y of 'Thomas Pennythorne. aged 33, a railway labourer, who lost his life under the following dis tressing circumstances. It appeared from the evidence of Thomas Sherlock, a porter in the employ of the South- Western Railway Company, that on the 4th ult. witness and others were employed at the goods yard, at the Nine Elms station, in fixing a new crane for raising heavy goods into the trucks. A hole, twelve feet deep, had been dug to re ceive the bottom part of the crane, and over the hole a sheer legs was fixed, with greys attached, for the purpose of lowering the crane, which was in parts, when in lowering a portion weighing about 500 cwt., by means of a block and fall from the sheer-legs, a swing was given it to cause it to go into the position it was required, which caused the sheer legs to cant over, and in falling they struck the deceased ( who was a perfect stranger, but who had just come into the yard to seek for work) on his breast, knocked him down, and the legs fell on the top of him. He was raised from the ground in a senseless state, with an extensive wound on the top of his head, the skull broken, and the brain prot ru di n g. e was pla ce d i u a cab, and conveyed to the above institu tion. Mr. Vane, the house-surgeon, said deceased was ad mitted with an extensive fracture of the skull, with the bone driven into the brain. Everything that it was possible was done for him, but he gradually sunk, and died on Monday morning last from the eflect of the injury. Verdict, " Ac• cidental death." REFORM S IN CHANCERY. —Three Acts were passed in the late session to effect some reforms in the Court of Chancery, and may be regarded as the precursors of exten sive alterations. It is probable that the Masters' offices will be thrown open to the public. Two of the Acts will give ad ditional duties to the Masters, and it will be necessary to throw open their offices for the protection of the public. The Acts will come into force on the Ist of next month. The first Act was passed on the 15th of July; it is intituled, " An Act to Diminish the Delay and Expense of Proceedings in the High Court of Chancery in Englan." Under this Act parties m ay " concur " in stating cases d for the opinion of the Court, without throughb oing of a suit ; and further, the expense and delay y an , on the appli of executors or administrators, one of order the Masters may cation ascer tain the debts and liabilities of deceased persons. Thesecond Act relates to the practice and proceedings of the County Palatine of Lancaster, by virtue of which some improvements will be made in its cou rt . The third Act was passed on the sth of August, " to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the conveyance and transfer of real and personal property vested in mortgagees and trustees." This Act confers addi tional powers on the court over mortgagees and trustees in a summary manner by making orders. The Masters of the Court will be called upon to assist, and therefore it has be come an impertant question whether their offices should be thrown open to the public. CASTING OF A COLOSSAL STATUE AT HALIFAX.—• Our readers may recollect of a proposal to have a bronze cast of a colossal statue by Leyland, at Halifax, made and erected at the entrance to a railway tunnel in that vicinity. The suggestion, we perceive, has been so far acted on that a bronze cast is being made; the first portion of it, one of the legs, weighing eight hundred weight, having been already cast, and the statue named "The Anglo-Saxon Chief;" but whether its destination be that suggested, we cannot say. The figure is in a bent and intensely listening attitude, conceived to be poetically appropriate to such a position ; and it doubtless would be so, even though the ancient Anglo-Saxon's idea of the iron horse and his train were no more refined than that of one of his own posterity the other day, who, on first opening his eyes on the monster, described him as "a muekle snorting beast that gave a great screech when it saw him, and ran into a hole." We namely believe, however, that the modern Angio-tsaxon" would have dared to listen at the hole like his ancestor of bronze.—Buileter. POWER OF ELECTION BY AN APPRENTICE WHETHER OR NOT HE WILL SERVE BEYOND THE TIME OF ATTAINING sus MAJoRITy.—MANcHEsTrn POLICE COVET.—In this case J. Davis had been bound to Mr. Younghusband, joiner, for a term which would expire when the apprentice would be abou - . 23 years of age. The boy did not intend to serve longer than when he attained his majority; he had, how ever, gone on working for five months after he was 21, and then be suddenly ceased work, and refused to fulfil the re mainder of the contract. It was argued that his working after he was 21 constituted an affirmance of the contract, and that he had thereby rendered himself liable to serve the remaining portion of his apprenticeship. It was proved, however, that the boy had been deceived by his father in his age, and he did not make the discovery that he had attained his majority until about five months after he was 21. Mr. Maude, who took time to consider whether, under the cir cumstances, the apprentice had not, as required by the Act, made his election in a " reasonable time," on Tuesday last decided that the apprentice could not be compelled to com plete the contract, on the ground that his intention to dis affirm at 11 had been frustrated by the deception which had been practised upon him by his father.—Manchester Paper. A NOVEL MODE OF STEALING TURNIPS.—OH Sunday afternoon last as Mr. George Cole, switchman on the Eastern Union line, who i s s t a ti one d at t h e north end of the tunnel, was looking along the line of railway in the direction of Handford Hall, his attention was arrested by the actions of a dog in a turnip-field belonging to the railway compan Seeing the dog hunting about the fi e ld i n a rat h er peculiar way, , 11 M i n t k Cole e m we more k e we e d e e s ] y o m t e e 1 w i t t a l t e e k w a o Having walked to within 160 ya r d s o f where the dog was, t y h e d o d w o n g ' t s h e m l o i N n . e e m t n e t n s . Mr. Cole distinctly saw him put his head down and draw a turnip from the field and carry it immedi a t e l y i nto t h e l an e adjoining, where he saw three persons standing. The dog having left the turnip with these men, he was again sent over into the field, and drew another turnip, which he conveyed to the men stationed in the lane in the same way as he did the former one ; the dog h av i ng repeate d the same act th r eeor four times successiv e ly, eac h ti me convey i ng a turnip to his supposed master and comp an i ons , an d suspecting t hat Cole cated withm a a k e in i g e t h e i n s t i s e v n ay t t e o t t a h k e e p t l h a e c m e w i h n e t r e e c t u h s e t y od w y e , re th l e o y ran away as fast as they could, followed by the sagacious animal.—lpswich Express, thsl by eou the auII fin 4 talk and Sou