The Sun. — London, England, 1851-09-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEST INDIAN AND MEXICAN MAILS. We have received Martinique journals to the 6th of August. They bring startling accounts of a frightful eruption of the long dormant volcano of the Pelee Mountain in that island, which took place during the night of the sth ult. The St. Lucia Palladium contains the subjoined account of the oc currence : " Like the great and memorable eruption of the St. Vincent Soufriere, in 1812, the phenomenon at Marti nique 'is described as having • been accompanied with ' a noise similar to the approach of thun der, still nearer and nearer, with a vibration that effected the feelings and hearing.' It appears, how ever, that, beyond a layer of grey sand, gritty particles of calcined earth and favilla, found in the morning upon the streets, houses, and shipping, as having been thrown forth by the volcano in the night, the people of St. Pierre were, up to our last accounts, uninformed of the effects of the phenomenon." The following extract of a private letter gives some idea of the eruption : " St. Pierre, Aug. 6. " A strange rumbling noise was heard last night, which continued from about midnight to four o'clock this morning. At daylight this morning wo observed three streaming chimneys of smoke on th e P e ! 6) mountain. One of these was of black smoke, re sembling the smoke from a steam-ship, though ten times more voluminous than the chimney of our steam-frigate. The other two were formed of a whitish smoke. I assure you I never before saw anything so grand. The town is all covered over with grey ashes. A great many persons have gone to the mount, but can not reach it before night. There has been no shock of earthquake felt; but persons living in the neighbour• hood declare that they were driven from their homes by the strong smell of sulphur and the fear of danger from their vicinity to the eruption." Another letter of the same date says : " We had, daring the night, an eruption of the vol cano on Mount Pelee. The whole town, as far as the Mottillage, as well as all the surrounding country, is covered over with ashes. The population of Precheur had to fly their homes during the night and come the whole way to St. Pierre. As for my family, it was not until rising this morning we heard of the occurrence, there not having been, thank God, any earthquake. It is not possible as yet to give you any particulars of this phenomenon or its effects; you will soon have them in the journals. It may, however, be inferred that no ca lamitous result has arisen from it, for, had there been any, we should have known it by this time. " The Pelee Mountain, which is the highest land in Martinique, stands at the north of the island, and, ac cording to the map published by Royal authority in 1831 is represented as having an altitude of 4,438 Eng lish feet from the level of the sea. It is from this moun tain chiefly that the numerous springs issue by which the island is watered; and, although strikingly charac terised with the indelible marks of an ancient volcano, we do not remember to have ever fallen in with the re cord of any of its eruptions. It is to be hoped that among those inhabitants stated to have been attracted to the side of the volcano by its recent eruption some sci entific explorer will be found to enlighten us with the result of his observations on so interesting a phenomenon. " There is said to be an identity of origin in earth quakes and volcanic eruptions—a connexion more or less intimate in the agency of the one with the other. In the case of Etna and Vesuvius it is recorded they rarely re turn to a state of activity after an interval of repose without some antecedent earthquake, the latter usually ca , Asing so soon as the volcano has once established for i'cself a vent whereby the elastic vapours can discharge themselves. So, too, we have seen that the earthquake which destroyed Carstens in 1812, at the same time that the shores of the Mississippi were in sympathetic com motion, was followed in eight days by the memorable eruption of the Soufriere in Se Vincent. May it not, then, be hoped that the awful oscillations of the earth, almost continuously in action during the last two months at the neighbouring island of Guadeloupe, will now be at an end?" We are in possession of our usual dates and corre spondence from Jamaica to the 13th of August in clusive. The intelligence is of no great importance. The trial of the parties concerned in the homicide of Mr. David M‘Lean had been concluded iit Kingston, when a verdict of "Manslaughter" was returned against two men, named Thomas Cushnie end Thomas Cooper, who were severally sentenced to three years' iraprisonment with hard labour in the General Peni tentiary. All the others were acquitted. The trial of the rioters at the late St. David's election, on which occasion the tragic occurrence which resulted in the death of Mr. M'Lean took place, was also concluded after two days' hearing of evidence. The prisoners, with a few exceptions, were all found guilty of riot, and some of riot and assault. The Learned Judge commented in strong terms upon the conduct of the prisoner 3, and sentenced each of them to eighteen months' imprison ment in the county gaol, excepting one named Carr, who had acted as a ringleader of the mob ; he was sentenced to be confined in the same place for the space of two years. In consequence of an accident which befell Justice Macdougall, the Surrey Insol vent Debtors' Court, which should have been held in Kingston on Monday, the 1I th of August, had to be postponed to next January. A rumour had been current in Kingston that his Excellency Sir Charles Grey had suddenly called up his servants and notified to them that he would soon have no further services for them. Vrom Mexico we have no news of importance. The partisans of Santa Anna were said to be exert ing themselves to procure his ascendency, but it was believed their efforts would be futile. The subjoined letter from Greytown contains some interesting particulars from that part of the American continent, to which considerable importance is now atbuched:— " Since my last communication the port of Greytown has presented a scene of bustle and excitement altoge ther new to the coast. This was occasioned by the launch of the Sir Henry Bulwer, th© first of the river steamers for the Nicaraguan route. The vessel is built of iron, was brought out in three sections from the States, and put altogether in this harbour, together with another which is now almost ready. She draws only 18 inches water, is 106 feet long, and propelled by a stern wheel. The advantage of this latter plan is very obvious in inland river navigation, where obstructions of various kinds are to be so con stantly met with. Her utmost speed is ten knots per hour, and she can stow away more than one hundred passengers. The trial trip came off on the 28st inst., and on the arrival of the Prometheus she received on board the first batch of Californians and commenced the ascent of the San Juan river. The inhabitants of Greytown watched anxiously her progress over the shoals, the depth of water being scarcely two feet, and at one time fears were entertained that she would fail, particularly in crossing a sandbank abreast of the town. In crossing this she stuck for a few minutes, until the commander of her Majesty's schooner Bermuda, with his usual promptitude, manned his boats, came to the rescue, and astonished the Yankees by actually lifting her over. Having cleared this shoal, she proceeded up the river, averaging five knots against the current. They reached the Castillo rapid next day. This is at present an in surmountable obstacle, but means are now being taken to pass it. At present, by means of a line of small steamers, the communication will bo kept open between the rapids. Thus, passengers will disembark at the Cas tillo, and embark aeain a few yards up the river in another smell vessel. On arriving at the lake vessels of a larger class will convey them to Virgin Bay, which is within only 15 miles of the Pacific. A good road has al ready bean opened from Virgin Bay to San Juan del Sud, and every convenience will be afforded in the transit. At San Juan del Sud passengers will be conveyed by the Pacific steamers, which will ply regularly between that place and San Francisco. The vast design of connecting the two oceans by a rapid and safe transit may now be said to be accomplished, and what seemed a visionary and wild chimera a few years ago is now realised. The long end weary passage round Cape Horn, fraught with such danger that our ancestors prepared for it as for their final departure from the world, is now ac complished in a few days. The time through from New Yeak to San Francisco will be only a month. Besides this, one line of steamers will beget another, branch lines will visit rivers, islands, and harbours, teeming with riches which have been hitherto concealed from the eyes of man; and following on this will be the erection of cities, towns, and trading ports. Then, t oo , how rapidly will spread that restless, never satisfied, and pushing Anglo-Saxon race. The speculating ' Yankee, the shrewd Scotchman, and moneyed English.. man will all hasten to the land of promise. The hordes from Europe will find a new vent, and soon the soli tary Spanish ranches will merge into Aeglo-Saxon vil lages at d:eitiee. The Spaniard himself will lose his list lessness in the whirl of business. Such is the inevitable destiny of Central America. It will be the depot of the world, the highway over which the world's trade will Pass. Now, a question arises—who will have the so vereignty of the old Mosquito claim? England has pro tected this coast for more than a century, and expended vast sums in opening a trade and pushing'civilization on the coast'of Mosquito. No nation complained; all praised her philanthropy; and under her auspices the Mos quito people became civilized to a certain extent, loved our institutions, and praised our justice. Then, at last, the prospect of a ship canal created a little attention. People asked where is Mosquito, and the Yankees sent agents down to discover how and by what means John Bull could be ousted. They at last sent their emissaries to the State of Nicaragua, and found that these same Nicaraguans —a nation of half breeds, Indians, and Spaniard s , h ad occasionally erected forts and placed five or six half clad marineros (Bungay sailors) in charge at the mouths of two or three rivers to protect their trade. This information was enough. The port of Grey Town le:longed to Nicaragua, and must be given up to them. Thee we, the United States, will -end down an overwhelming population, an d , as a matter of course, admit it as one of the stare of our Union. This is the summit of their d4,10133acy." THE WEATHER. During the past week the weather, though somewhat cold, has been sufficiently dry to allow the harvest operations to be completed. The boats from Cheshire on Saturday, as well as the country carts, were loaded with garden products for the markets. Every thing was cheap and excellent. Hothouse fruits are rather more scarce, particularly in good grapes and pines. Peaches and nectarines, which were very fine, sold at 3s. to 4s. per dozen. Many beautiful flowers were exhibited ; some stands of prize dahlias, grown by Mr. Charles Rylance, attracted mach admiration.—Liverpool Standard. The Earl of Carlisle has left Haworth Castle, Cumberland, for Scotland. His Lordship, we believe, or Sir George Grey, will succeed Lord John Russell, who is en route to town, as Miniater in attendance on the Queen at Balmoral, N. 8., this week. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCEIESTER, TUESDAY.—The American ad vices report a further advance of lc. per lb. on the better grades of cotton, and about ic. on the middling and lower qualities, in the New York market, partly in consequence of the improved accounts from Liverpool, and partly from the reduced amount of the stock on hand in the States. The markets of the south continue dull, however, and there is a general concurrence of opinion that the new crop will be a large one, though the estimate of 3,000,000 bales is now modified. These accounts have rather promoted the previous upward bias in the Liverpool market, but the tendency thus showing itself on both sides of the Atlantic is viewed with great distrust on the Manchester Exchange, where no permanent ground for a rise can be seen in the prospect of supply as compared with that of demand, and where there is anything but a disposition to follow in the wake of a speculative movement, which could only interrupt and injure our own trade, however much it might be to the advantage of the American growers and the Liverpool holders of cot ton ; for the advance already obtained upon the raw material has been only partially realised on yarns and goods, and has, therefore, made worse the position of the spinner and the manufacturer; while the sus pension of the demand for the east is restricting the field of operations ; and that for Germany continues to be limited and easily checked. We have, therefore, had only a quiet though certainly a firm market to day, as regards yarns, and a steady one as to g oods in general. The sellers of water twist have indeed raised their last Tuesday's quotations for some num bers, in some instances *d. in others id. per lb ; but this has evidently intertered with operations. As a rule water twist may be characterised as exceedingly firm, while mule twist must be described as generally steady, though Indian qualities of 40's and 60's and Russian 100's to 120's are barely so. The home consumers are buying moderately of warps and cops where they can do so at the rates of a week ago. As to goods we may state that printing cloths, domestics, T cloths, an d l on g cloths remain steady ; but some of the latter makes are less ready of sale than they were. Indian cloths, particularly shirtings and jaconets, continue extremely dull, with a bias in prices against the sellers. ROCaDALE, MONDAY.—There has been little ac tivity in the flannel market to-day, when we consider that it is that time of the year when the merchants, as well as the drapers, begin to lay in their winter stocks. Kerseys have been rather more in demand ; but the business in flannels has been upon a very limited scale. There has been little doing in wool, and prices much the same as the preceding week. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—The business recently transacted in goods has determined our manufacturers to push forward with increased vigour their produc tion of autumn styles, especially as stocks of this description are known to be exceedingly light, with, at present, every probability of the demand continuing. In thrown silks very little is doing, and recent trans actions have been, on the whole, slightly in favour of purchasers. in raw silks there is an evident lull of business ; prices, however, remain unaffected, the quotations of the 13t inst. being maintained. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—Our market still con tinues quiet. Stocks in the Cloth Hall, however, are low, and the manufacturers are principally working up small orders. Goods that have changed hands to day are of the middle qualities. Shippers are quiet ; indeed not one has been in town to-day. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—In every department of the worsted trade, from the raw material up to the finished fabric, there is a considerable degree of dul ness; and the heaviness of the market operates, as usual, in favour of the buyer. _ LEEDS, TUESDAY.—There is little change to notice in the woollen trade since last week. The market has been dull and languid, and there is not much doing to order. Prices are unaltered, and stocks are considered to be rather on the increase. HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar-General.) The health of London in the week ending Saturday, September 6, exhibits some improvement. The deaths which in the previous week were 1,061 fell to 967. Of the persons who died at stated ages only 144 had attained the age of 60 and upwards ; 518 were chil dren under the age of 15 ; and 303 were men and women under the age of 60. Convulsions, smallapox, measles, scarlatina, and hooping- cough, tabes, hydro cephalus (water on the head) destroyed many chil dren ; but diarrhcee in this week was more fatal than all these diseases together, Consumption was fatal to 105, typhus to 25, heart disease to 14, bronchitis to 11, injuries and violence to 12—adults under the age of 60. The deaths from diarrhoea increased from 23 in the first week of July, and 143 in the first week of August, to 192 in the erst week of September. The deaths from cholera also increased, but in the last week they amounted to 17, while the number in the previous week was 28. Summer cholera prevails all over Europe in the hot season of the year; its symptoms often resemble those of Asiatic cholera, from which, however, it dif fers in this respect, that the course of the fatal cases is much less rapid. This is the anniversary of the most fatal week of the great cholera epidemic of 1849, when 3,183 of the inhabitants of London died ; and the contrast be tween the health of the great city then and at the present time is gratifying, particularly as it is now the abode of so many thousands of strangers. It would be still more gratifying if the danger of the re currence of cholera was, as it might be, diminished by the removal of the following and a thousand simi lar nuisances still existing, and laying the population open to the invasion of every epidemic. The Holborn registrar, speaking of a death at 53, Eagle-street, Red Lion-square, says, " This is the third case of death registered in the house since the 27th August of fever and diarrhoea, besides two others sent to the hospital. The back of the house looks into Yorkshire Grey-yard, on the north side of Eagle-street, Red Lion-square, where there are two slaughter - houses and generally a large dung heap. The drainage in the yard is in a bad state. The stench arising from the slaughter-houses and dung into this house is beyond endurance." The following are the 17 cases of cholera which were registered last week : In Fulham, at Mrs. Tilley's, Farm-lane, on 30th August, the daughter of a single woman, aged 4 months, died of "cholera infantum (7 days)." In Westminster, at the Bell public-house, York street, on 31 September, the son of a licensed victual. ler, aged 9 months, " cholera infantum (10 days)." In Marylebone, at the Middlesex Hospital, from 8, Rodes Cottage, Islington, on 4th September, a barge carter, aged 30 years, " cholera." In Marylebone, St. Mary, at 76, Gloucester-place, on 29th August, the daughter of a policeman, aged 6 months, " cholera infantum." In Tottenham sub-district, at 15, Pancras-street, on 30th August, a female, aged 55 years, English cholera (3 days)." In West Hackney, at 1, Nursery-row, Stoke New ington, on 31st August, a gentleman, aged 89 years, " bilious cholera (3 days)." In the same sub-district, at 39, Wellington- street, on Ist September, the son of a fishmonger, aged 2 years, " cholera infantum (5 weeks), convulsions (10 hours)." In St. Mary-le-Strand, at 41, Hart-street, Covent garden, on 4th September, the widow of a domestic servant, aged 64 years, " cholera (29 hours)." In St. James, Clerkenwell, at 20, Peter-street, on 31st August, a fur sewer, aged 28 years, " cholera (5 days), diarrhoea (36 hours), commencing 2 days after childbirth. In Clerkenwell, Amwell sub-district, at 16, North ampton-row, on 31st August, the d aug ht er o f a la bourer, aged 7 months "cholera infantum (12 days)." In Clerkenwell, Pentonville sub-district, at 24, North-avenue, on 31 September, the sou of a car penter, aged 2 years and 9 months, "English cholera (6 hours)." In Hackney-road, sub-district, at 33, Austin street, on 30th August, the son of a cabinet-maker, aged 6 weeks, " cholera infantum (2 weeks)." In Newington, Trinity sub-district, at 3, Pipe makers -alley, on 2d September, the daughter of a pipe -maker, aged 7 weeks, " cholera infantum." In the same sub-district, at 4, County-terrace street, on 30th August, a spinster, aged 21 years, " English cholera (12 hours)." In Lambeth, at 2, Little-spring-place, on 2d September, the daughter of a railway carriage maker, aged 1 year, " cholera infantum (34 hours)." In Greenwich, St. Nicholas, Deptford sub-district, at 2, Frenches-fields, St. Nicholas, on 31st August, the daughter o f a general dealer, aged 1 year, " cholera infantum." In Greenwich, Woolwich Arsenal sub-district, at 21, Po wis -street, on 31st August, the wife of a car penter, aged 72 years, " English cholera (2 days). The following selections are from the Registrars' reports : In the sub-district of Belgrave, in St. George's Hospital, on 4th of August, a butcher, aged 55 years, died of peritonitis, after puncture of abdomen and small intestines by a butcher's knife, which he ran against accidentally when held in the hand of another butcher with whom he was talking (20 days), inquest. Mr. Jorden states that the man's death arose from a custom in the trade when asking another " to stand treat, to hold their knife against the stomach in a horizontal direction." In the sub-district of Golden-square, St. James's, Westminster, at 42 Marshall-street, on 21 Septem ber, the daughter of a tailor, aged two years, " diar rhoea (two weeks), etTucio cerebri (3 days)." Mr. Churchman observes that—" This is one of three houses at the south end of Marshall -street, of the moat ob jectionable construction, havin g no ventilation, back windows, kitchen, or dust - bin, the water-closet, such as it is, opposite the entrance door, which is always open, and not more than three feet from it; there is a large slaughter-house in the rear." In the sub-district or Gray's Inn-lane, at 1, Bruns wick-buildings, on the 4th September, the daughter of a servant, aged 10 years, " marasmus (2 years), typhus (14 days)." Mr. Worrell adds, that "The house in which this death occurred is situated in a court con sisting of about 30 houses, which, from confined space, bad drainage, and filth, is wholly unfit for oc cupation by human beings." STATE OF THE WEATIIER DURING THE PAST WEEK. SUNDAY.—The sky was for the most part covered with cloud till near noon, partially covered during the afternoon, and overcast at night; cumulostratus, cirrostratus, and hare. Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate at each exami nation. MONDAY.—The sky was overcast till noon, and three fourths covered with cloud during the remainder of the day ; cumuli, cumulostrati, and cirrostrati. Electricity—Positive, and tension weak at 9h. P.M. TUESDAY.—The sky was overcast during the morning, and generally three-fourths covered with cloud afterwards; cir rocumuli and cirrostrati. Rain fell occasionally during the morning. Electricity—Positive, and tension variable through out the day. WEDNESDAY.—The sky was overcast till near noon, during the afternoon the amount of cloud was variable, and clear at night; cumuli, cumulostrati, and cirrostrati. Electricity Positive, and tension strong throughout the day. THURSDAY.—The sky, with slight exceptions, was covered with cloud throughout the day; cirrostratus. Electricity— Positive, and tension very weak at 9h. A.M. FRIDAY.—The amount of cloud was variable till noon, and the sky was for the most part covered with cloud during the remainder of the day; cumuli, cumulostrati, and cirrostrati. Electricity—Nothing was shown throughout the day. SATURDAY. —Three fourths of the sky were covered gene rally throughout the day; cumulostrati, cirrostrati, and fleecy clouds. Electricity—The apparatus was out of order. The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main mast, and read each day at 9h. A. 31. was 63.2 Q ; and the mean reading at 9h. r.si. was 60.3° ; the mean readings at the Royal Observatory for the same times were 62.4 g and 58.5 Q respectively. The reading of the barometer at the beginning of the week was 30.04 in. ; and it continued at this value, with very slight changes, till after 9h. p.m. on Sept. 1, when it decreased slowly to 29.92 in. by 9h. A. 31. on the 2d; increased to 30'00 in. by 9h. A.M. on the 3d, continued at this reading till after noon on the same day ; decreased to 2991 in. by 3h. P.M. on the 4th ; and increased to 30.28 in. by the end of the week. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, SEPT. 6, 1651. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*362 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 29 Tubercular Diseases ... ... 174 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 100 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 23 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ••• ••• .•• ••• • • ••• 71 Diseases of the Stom a ch, Li ve r, a n d o th er Organs of Digestion... ... 60 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. •• ••• ••• 7 Childbirth, Diseases of tho Uterus, &c. ... 8 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ••• 3 Diseases of the Skin, &o. 0 Malformations... •• • •• • •• • ••• •• • 3 Premature Birth ... 35 Atrophy Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 19 Sudden ... ... 6 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 23 Causes not specified ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 3 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... Population Deaths in corre- Enumeraied, sponding week 1851. of 1850. West Districts—. 376,332 . . 141 ... North Districts.. 490,441 .. 161 ... Central Districts 392,986 ... 139 ... East Districts ... 485,336 ... 190 ... South Districts .. 616,545 ... 268 ... 967 Deaths in the Week. 143 218 139 194 273 T0ta15........ 2,361,640 ... 899 ... 967 Males ... ... ... ... ... 478 Females ... ... ... ... 489 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ... ... ... ... ... 777 Females ... ••• ••• ••1I ••• 723 Total ... -.1,500 * In this number ar© included 29 by Scarlatina, 41 by Typhus Fever, 192 by Diarrhoea, and 17 by Cholera, LIBERTY of SPEECH in the " STATES." On Wednesday last M'Coy, the Abolitionist, who had been treated so like a stranger by the good people of Pike, made his appearance in our town. This news soon spread, and about a dozen of our citizens consti tuted themselves a special committee to wait upon him, and inquire into his whereabouts and business. He de nied being an Abolitionist, or that he was the same man that was ducked in Pike, or that his name was M'Coy. The proof, however, was conclusive, and there upon a jury of good and lawful men was empannelled to inquire into his case, and if the facts were found against him, to assess the punishment. The jury having retired, and evidence being adduced, there was no doubt left that he was the individual that he was suspected of being, It was likewise proved that he had talked abo lition the night before (besides misbehaving in divers other ways), and that he had talked abolition that very morning in town. The verdict, therefore, was, that he be taken to the town pump, and, after being well pumped upon, that he be rode on a rail out of the cor porate limits of the town. The whole sentence was car ried into effect in a most becoming manner, the boys accompanying the procession with music on the tin-pan, cow-bells, fire-crackers, and divers other popular instru ments. As the sentence was being carried into effect, M'Coy entered his solemn protest against the whole proceeding, and we put it on record for his benefit. " Gentlemen," said he, "I call you to witness that this whole thing is done without my consent, and rather against my feelings and wishes." He did not seem to take it very much at heart, and if we are not mistaken ho has been rode on a rail before he ever saw Pike, M'Coy is a long-legged man, some 40 to 45 years of age, stout, and a clockmender by profession. He rides a white horse, and carries a particularly dilapidated pair of saddle-bags. Let him be a warning to all Abolition ists who come to Tuskegee.—Tuskeyeeßepublican. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. The proprietor, driver, and conductor of an omni bus were summoned before Alderman Sidney, by Alderman Wilson, for using an omnibus without hav ing a table of fares properly painted in the inside, and in a conspicuous manner. Alderman Wilson said he was riding in the omni bus belonging to defendants, and noticed that a piece of paper was fixed over the table of fares, so that all that could be seen was " beyond those distances, 6d." The worthy alderman spoke to the conductor, who said he had only been on the omnibus about six weeks, and that the paper was there before he was engaged. Alderman Wilson believed it was a ruse for the purpose of defrauding the public ; and as the Act of Parliament made the proprietor liable as well as the driver and conductor, he had summoned them all accordingly. The proprietor said he had had the fares properly painted, and that he did not believe the paper had been on more than three days ; but it was done with out his own knowledge. Alderman Wilson said under the circumstances he would put the conductor in the witness-box. The proprietor, however, pleaded guilty, and was fined in the. full penalty of 20s. and costs. Mr. Pocklington, the inspector of meat in New gate-market, attended with Baker and several other salesmen in the market, to apply for the Alder man's decision with regard to the carcasses of five sheep, alleged to be unfit for human food. Mr. Pocklington said that he saw five sheep in a putrid state hanging in Mr. Baker's premises at about six o'clock in the morning, and ordered them to he taken down and put away for the fat boilers. At nine o'clock he saw them again, apparently exposed for sale. Alderman &mow:iris asked if the meat was so bad as to render it unfit for food ? Mr. Pocklington said it was very bad indeed, and appeared as though it had been drowned or smothered, and not killed in the regular way. Witness was informed that the five sheep were not ;Mr. Baker's property, and he then seized them, and saw them put back again in the slaughter-house. Three had been exposed for sale in the public market. lle sent for an officer, and re moved the meat. Mr. Baker refused to let them go, as he intended to sell them to the boiler, to turn them. into money. Witness, however, refused to allow him. to do so, and he accordingly brought the meat to this court for the magistrate's inspection. Mr. Baker said the sheep were banging apart from the other meat that was exposed for sale for human food. That part of the shop was used only for meat destined for the boiler, and no other meat was placed near it but the sheep's heads and plucks. The sheep. were not his, and he therefore endeavoured to make the most of them for the owners, by selling them to the boiler for the fat, at 6d. or Sd. per stone. Mr. Gabriel Bennett, a salesman, said that when Mr. Pocklington entered Mr. Baker's premises, he lost his temper, and threatened to give them all inta custody because they supported Mr. Baker in claim ing the benefit of the arrangement made by Alder man Gibbs, and acquiesced in by other magistrates, to allow the respectable salesmen, during the warm weather, to dispose of the bad meat to be boiled down for the fat, as they could not be aware of the state of the meat until it was unpacked, for although it might he meat of the first quality, and very receatly killed, it very frequently turned bad during the journey. Mr. Baker said the five sheep were out of the Apollo. a Rotterdam vessel, that was lately wrecked with a quantity of cattle on board, and they were sent up by him expressly for the boiler. Alderman SALOMONS said he doubted very much the policy of the arrangement made by Alderman Gibbs to allow bad meat to be introduced into the market for any purpose whatever. It was prostitu ting the market to a purpose it was never inter ded for. But, at the same time, he would recommend Mr. Pocklington, holding as he did a very responsible situation, to keep his temper at all times, and more particularly in all matters connected with his duties as inspector of the market. The worthy Alderman said he had seen the five sheep, and believed that no per- EVENING, SEPTEMBER 11, 1851. son on seeing them would buy them for good meat, but that fact was no guarantee that other and disrepu table parties would not buy thole and dispose of them for human food iu some shape or other. Mr. Bennett said that he heard Mr. Baker ask Mr. Pocklington in the first instance to name a boiler, and the five sheep should be immediately sent to him, but he refused to do so, and after working himself into a violent passion said he would seize the meat. Alderman SaLomoNs said he understood this prac tice of being allowed to dispose of bad meat, instead of having it seized and condemned according to the general regulations, had been sanctioned by some of the Aldermen, but he could not approve of it, as it gave a very wide scope for imposition on the public, and he should certainly bring the matter under the consideration of the Court of Aldermen. Mr. Baker said he had no objection to the seizure of the meat if he had been allowed to receive the pro ceeds, but Mr. Pocklington positively refused to listen to reason in any shape. Alderman SALOMONS said that Mr. Baker was of course entitled to receive the proceeds, and Mr. Pock lington ought not to have objected to a rule that had been so long established. The five sheep were then condemned, and the par ties left the court. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Sarah Sammons, of No. 6, Foley-place, was brought up for final examination, charged with having pledged two pianofortes, obtained from Messrs. Rust and Stahl, pianoforte makers, 320, Regent street, by fraudulent pretences. The pianofortes were obtained at different times by a tall person, who gave the name of Sammons, and who said he wanted to hire them for his lodgers. The prisoner was present when the pianofortes were de. livered, and was proved to be the individual who had pawned them. The man who hired them of the pro secutors was out of the way, but it was subsequently ascertained that he had occasionally passed by the name of Rowsley. The pianofortes in the possession of the pawnbroker having been examined and identified by the prosecu tors, the witnesses were bound over, and the prisoner was fully committed for trial. SOUTHWARK. Richard Newsom, a middle-aged man, was brought up in custody, charged with attempting to drown himself. John Andrews said that on the previous night he was passing Mill-stairs, Horselydown, about ten o'clock, when he heard a splash in the water. On running to the landing-place he perceived a man struggling in the river, when he caught hold of hik, clothes and dragged him out. He attempted to get away from him—so determined was he to commit suicide—but a polico-constable fortunately came up and secured him. Police-constable 281 M said he heard cries of "Police" while on duty in Mill-lane, and running down to the water-side he saw the prisoner struggling to get away from last witness. He was dripping wet, and ex claimed that he was determined to commit suicide, although he was prevented then. Witness seized hold of him, and with assistance conveyed him to the police station. In defence the prisoner said he bad been drinking, and did not know what he was about. The Magistrate ordered him to find two sureties ol 201. each for his future good conduct, and in default of finding such bail he must be imprisoned six months THAMES. Francis Brown, a hatter, of 124, High-street, Poplar, appeared before Mr. Yardley, to answer a charge of shooting Henry Long, a labourer in the employ of Mr. Mare, ship-builder, of Blackwall, and residing at No. 1, arden-street, Poplar. The complainant, a young man, appeared in court with his head and face enveloped in hospital ban dages, and apparently labouring under great suffer ing. A portion of the side of his left cheek was blown away. The facts of the case were these. On the 4th of August there was a regatta, or rowing match, at Bla,ckwall, and the prisoner was firing salutes with a fowling-piece on the platform at the hack of the King's Arms Tavern, Blackwalkitairs. The wager boats were passing, and the prisoner, who had not been accustomed to use fire-arms, raised a gun with which he was armed, to his shoulder, and snapped it twice. The third time he pulled the trigger the gun went off suddenly close to the prosecutor's face, and he fell most severely wounded. The prisoner was very much distressed on ascertaining that he had in jured Long, and called to some persons near him, " For God's sake to help him," and assisted the by standers in raising the complainant from the ground, and carrying him to the hospital. Mr. YARDLEY took particular pains to elicit from the witnesses whether the prisoner had been guilty of anything but mere awkwardness in the discharge of tha piece which had had such disastrous effects. He said there was no reason to suppose the injuries received by the unfortunate man arose from any other cause than the stupid, childish, clumsy use of fire•-arms by a person who did not know how to use them when there was no occasion to do so. The con duct of the prisoner was highly reprehensible. He had no business to use fire-arms at all on the occasion of •the regatta . It was a most absurd practice. In asmuch as the prisoner had not killed the poor fellow he could not take cognizance of the matter crimi naLly, but he did not know how far he was liable civilly. If the man had been killed, he should have committed the prisoner for trial for manslaughter. The prisoner had caused the young man very serious injury, and he hoped he would do all in his power to compensate him. If the prisoner had a spark of good feeling, he would make the prosecutor all the repara tion in his power. lie discharged the prisoner, and caiutioned him not to use fire-arms unless it was abso lu.ttely necessary for him to do so. The prisoner, who expressed the greatest sorrow promised to do all in his power to compensate Long, and left the court with him. IAL ACCIDENT AT THE THE LATE FA DEEP PIT COLLIERY, KINGSWOOD. BRISTOL, WEDNESDAY. -- Yesterday the coroner for the western division of Gloucestershire, W. J. Ellis, Esq., resumed at the King's Arms Inn, Kingswood htill, his inquiry, touching the cause of the late fatal a4cident at Messrs. Braine and Co.'s Colliery, the Deep Pit, Claybottone. A considerable amount of ex citement and interest prevailed, which was heightened by the fact of the engineman of the pit, John Stone, being brought to the inquest-room, in the custody of a. sergeant of county constabulary, by whom he had ben apprehended in pursuance of the coroner's direc-' ti ons. Mr. Dickinson, one of the Government inspec tors of collieries, was likewise present to watch the p roceedings on behalf of her Majesty's Secretary of state. The first witness examined on the inquiry was, Moses Jefferie, who deposed that he was employed •at the pit as one of the banksrnen or " vangers." Was present on Monday at the pit's mouth, when the journey of men was hauled up. The bell was rung two or three times to warn the engineer; indeed, it hardly ceased ringing, and the men were crying out as they came up the pit. The journey was being hauled up very fast, quite as fast as a cart of coal, • at the time when the witness (a mark on the rope) passed up the pit's mouth. The engine e r did not check the engine at all as they came up. The cart with the men went over the shiver wheel and then fell to the ground. They fell a depth of about 20 feet. Witness after the accident heard a great deal of ham mering in the engine-house. Witness saw Stone, the engineer, who told him that as he was trying to check the engine the pin broke. lle said the hammering was caused by his getting out the pin to show to Mr. Braine. John Parker deposed that when the token or wit ness came up with the "journey" the engineman, Stone, was at the pit's mouth talking to him. Wit ness said to him, "Johnny, the token is gone up," and he said, "Do you think it is a journey or a cart load of coal ?" Witness replied that it was a journey, and he said then he would go in, and went in directly. When the engineman went into the engine -house the journey were 20 fathoms down or more. There was plenty of time for him to go in. When the cart came to within six or seven fathoms of the pit's mouth the men called out as usual, and witness rang the bell a third time. When they came up they were hauled up to the wheel. The deceased fell out and eight went over the wheel. In reply to questions by the Coroner and the Go vernment Inspector, the witness said it was not usual for the engine man to come out talking to him while "journeys" of men were passing up or down ; but sometimes he would come out to fire his boiler. The cart was not coming up at more than the usual speed. The men naturally called out as they were going up over the wheel. Did not consider that the journey was hauled up too fast. John Stone had the sole management of the engine. Did not hear any noise or hammering in the engine-house at the time of, or just after the accident. A token had been sent coming with up. iththe cart of coal to denote that the men were Could not tell how it was that the engine man asked if it was a journey, as witness warned him of their coining. Did not consider an engineer justified in leaving the engine when a journey was coming. Other witnesses were examined, and they deposed to the same effect. Several witnesses were asked as to whether the engineer was justified in leaving the engine when they were coming up or down, and they replied that he was not. The engineer having been cautioned in the usual way, was asked if he had anything to say, when he denied that the breaking of the engine was any fault of his. As soon as it occurred he did all he could to prevent accident, an d ca ll e d i n G eorge King to help. The Coroner the n summe d up , and the jury, after a long consultation, r e t urne d a verdict of man slaughter against John Stone, the engineer, who was immediately committed for trial upon the Coroner's warrant. PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PA.NIES' STOCK. From the Official List. rUBLISIIED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. JOINT-STOOL swims. Name of Company. Australasia • • • • • • • . • • BritshN orth American Ceylon ........ .. .... Commercial of London Colonial .• .. .. Gloucestershire ...... lonian ... •.... .. London and County .. Londn and Westminstr London Joint-stock... Provincial of Ditto, New......... National of Ireland... Nat,Provncial of Eng. Ditto, New. ...... _ . South Australia .... .. Union of Australia.... Union of London. •• •. Union of Madrid .•... Dividend per Annum. Amoun t of Share. 41. per cent. 5/. per cent. 6/. per cent. 21. per cent. 15 Iper cent. 61. pr cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. Cl. per cent. Si. per cent. 8/. per oent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 61, per cent. Gl. per cent. Cl. per cent. 71. per cent. A 9. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 Price, GAS-LIGET .&ND CORE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---- - -- X. s. d. A. s. d. British ••••••.. • • • • .. 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 7% Ditto Provincial.... 1/. 83. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18% Brighton ••••..• • • • .. 51. 20 0 0 - - City of London .. -.. 61. 150 0 0 150 0 0 120 Continental Consolidat. 500. 75 0 0 31 5 0 40 Equitable- .......... 50s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 27 Imperial ............ 3/. 50 0 0 50 0 0 69 Independent ....... • • 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46 - 50 0 0 50 0 0 ..... Ditto •••• • . - ...... - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 710 0 Phcenix . ............ 41. 50 0 0 49 A 0 27% Ratcliff •••• • .. • ... .. 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Od North British Insnr Bl. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 1 27 Scottish Union Insrnce. 6%1. pr cent. '2O 0 0 1 0 0 1 259.0 d "standard Life •••• .. -5/. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 I 12% United Dep.Assurance 5 1. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 17s bd MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X. s. d. X. s. d. Assam Tea ••..•• • • • • - 20 0 0 20 0 0 8 Auction Mart •••• • • • • 21. 58. 50 0 0 - 26% Australian Agriculturl 11. 100 0 0 30 0 0 15 Australian Trust •• .. 6/. per cent. - 35 0 0 2( Anglo-Mexican Mint ll. 108. 10 0 0 10 0 0 24 Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 2 10 0 British American Land - - 38 10 0 - Canada ... • • .... •• •• Gl. per cent. 100 0 0 82 10 0 49% Do. 5 per cent Bonds - _ - - Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. per'eent. - - 108% City Navigation Bonds 31 per cent. - - 96 Gen. Revers. lk Invest. sp. c.& bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 97 Equitable Reversionry 5 p.c.& bs.s / 100 0 0 100 0 0 10931 Ditto New ........ - 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Gen.SteamNavigation 10 p.et.&bs. 15 0 0 14 0 0 - Hudson's Bay ...... .. _ Stock. - 206 Hungerford .......... 21. ss. - 100 ' 0 0 47 London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 7 New Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto, New ........ - 25 0 0 12 10 0 - Russell Institution.... - - 26 5 0 - Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 68 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0, 0 100 0 0 100% Royal Mail Steam •... 41. p. share. 100 0 0' 60 0 0 80% South Australian ..... 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 23% Van Dieman's Land.. - 100 0 0 29 0 0 1 [ADVERTISEMENT.] - Holloway's Pills a most efficient Remedy for Bile, Indigestion, and Debilitated Con stitutions.—The extraordinary powers of this medicine in cur ing disorders of the stomach, bile, indigestion, and liver com plaints are wonderful. 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The ceremony was per formed (introductory to the Sabbath eve) by the Rev. Isaac Myers, Sir Moses' chaplain, astisted by a choir from the New Synagogue, Great St. Helen's. This synagogue at Ramsgate, with readers and other officials, is maintained at the sole ex pense of Sir Moses Montefiore. DENAIGH GRAND EISTEDDFOD, 1852.—0 n the 22d ult, a preliminary meeting of the literati of 'Wales was held at the Hawk and Buckle Inn, Denbigh, and resolutions passed that an Eisteddfod of magnificence be held there in the autumn of 1852, and that a memorial to his Royal High ness the Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales be drawn out, praying for their attendance. It was also agreed that the proclamation be made by a chaired bard.—Chester Courant. EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF AFFILIATION. At Hammersmith Pulice•court yesterday, Richard Pether, who was stated to be a labourer, was sum inoLed before Mr. Beadon, to show cause why he should not be adjudged to pay an order of 2i. 61. per week, for the support of the illegitimate offspring of a single woman, named Ellen APNamara. The defendant was not present, in consequence of his being confined in the House of Correction, under a sentence of two years' imprisonment, on the charge of bigamy. The facts of this case were very curious, and created some interest in the court. Puddiford, one of the summoning officers of the court, said on the 12th of August last he served the defendant personally with a copy of the summons, in Coldbath-fields Prison. The prosecutrix, a good-looking young woman, said she was at present a servant to Mr. Lee, a butcher, of King-street, Hammersmith. She was delivered of a male child on the 11th of August, 1850, and it was named George James M'Namara. The defendant, Richard Pether, was the father of the chili!, and she was married to him in Fulham Church on the 10th of December, 1849. Witness had since been a witness against the defendant upon his trial at the Central Criminal Court on the charge of inter marrying with witness while his first wife was alive. He was found guilty, but she was not in the court when he received his sentence. Mr. Beadon said he must have some evidence of the man being sentenced before he could make the order, and the constable who had charge of the bigamy case was then sent for. The witness tendered the certificate of the mar riage, and Mr. Beadon said that document was of no use in this case, and he wanted to get rid of the certificate. She was quite right to keep it, but it of no use to her. The witness, in continuation of her evidence, said she was living as servant in a gentleman's family, re siding in St. Peter's-square, when she first became acquainted with the defendant. She knew him about three months before she was married to him. He came to the house to see her. Mr. Beadon—Did any connexion take place be tween you and the defendant before you were married ? The witness—Yes, sir ; about four or five weeks before our marriage. It occurred at the house in St. Peter's square. The mother of the defendant was then examined, and she evidently gave her evidence favourable to her son. She stated that her name was Sarah Pether, and her son was a labourer. She was not in the court at the time the defendant received his sentence. First saw the prosecutrix on November 7, 1849, and her son first saw her on the sth, two days previously. The sth of November was the first time her son saw the young woman. Her son and the prosecutrix were married on the 10th of December. Witness did not inform the young woman that the defendant was already married. Her son and the prosecutrix did not sleep together that night. She never told anybody her son bad connexion with the girl before they were married. Witness knew that they did not sleep together on their marriage night, and she had witnesses to prove it. They were up the whole night keeping up a jollification. The defendant's brother was also married on the same day, and at the same church. Mr. Beadon observed that the defendant's brother ought to consider himself very fortunate that he was not charged as an abettor, he knowing at the time his brother was already married, and his ... wife still The witness said, in answer to questions by the magistrate, that she was present at the first marriage of her son, which took place at the parish church in Ealing. It was about four years ago. He informed witness that he thought he should be married to the young woman (the prosecutrix). Mr. Beadon asked the witness if she did not think it her duty to inform the prosecutrix that her sun was already married ? The witness replied that she told her that he had been a married man. He was given into custody on the 7th of January, 1851, by the prosecutrix, and he had two examinations at that court. Mr. Beadon asked the girl if she had any witnesses to call, and she said that she had two, who could prove that they had heard Mrs. Pother state that her son had connexion with her before they were married. Mrs. Pether was re-called, and distinctly denied that she had ever said anything of the kind. Mary Watson said she was a married woman, and lived in Trafalgar-street. On the day the prosecu trix was married she was introduced to her as Richard Pether's wife, Witness was surprised, and told her that he was already married and had a wife and child livicg. The young woman commenced crying, and said that she had heard reports that he was married, but placed no reliance on them. Some time since witness was present when the defendant's mother met the girl and abused her. She said that her son had connexion with her before they were married. Mr. Beadon asked Mrs. Pether what she had to say to that evidence ?—Mrs. Pether said the witness was false swearing. Mary Ann — Phobee was called, and although she was present when Mrs. Pether quarrelled with the young woman, she could not state what was said on that occasion. Police• constable Werder said he was in court when Judge Bullock sentenced Pether for two years on the charge of bigamy. Mr. Beadon said he had no doubt that the defendant was the father of the child ; but he should only make a small order upon him for two reasons —one, that be was a poor man, and the other was that, although the prosecutrix heard reports that he was a married man, yet she consented to the second marriage. He should order the defendant to pay ls. Gd. a week for the sup port of the child, and 2s. costs. He should not make him pay the arrears during his imprisonment, as he would not be in a condition to do so. Mrs. Pether wished to know when the first pay meet commenced ? Mr. Beadon said on the liberation of the defendant. The worthy magistrate remarked that if the mother was in a position to assist the young woman she ought to do so, as her son's imprisonment would not have been occasioned if she had informed the prose cutrix that he was married, and his wife still alive. ANOTHER FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT ON THE MIDLAND LINE. NOTTINGHAM, WEDNESDAY.—We regret that we have to record another railway accident, which has occurred within half a mile of this town, which has terminated fatally to one of the company's servants, and which has happened, like many others, from care lessness, and an absence of reasonable caution. The particulars of the accident are as follow : A luggage-train, to Codnor Park, left Nottingham station at half-past six, and then it had proceeded half a mile, instead of going on the branch-line, stopped about half a mile from the station, on the main line, for the purpose of waiting for additional luggage. At seven o'clock the regular passenger train left Nottingham for Derby, and in consequence of the density of the atmosphere, Keensley, the en gineer, was unable to perceive the luggage-train, until he got within ten yards of it, on the same line. On perceiving his danger, he instantly shouted to the stoker, John Taylor, a native of Bolton, in Lanca shire, " Jump off, Jack !" Keensley alighted as well as he was able, but not without bruising hi s h ea d an d other parts of his body. . _ Tailor, the stoker, remained in his position, and in a moment the passenger train ran into the other at a fearful speed, crushing the poor fellow's body be tween the engine and the break. The passengers were, of course, much bruised and shaken, for the engine, tender, and break were smashed. In a very short space of time the stoker was conveyed to the General Hospital, but he shortly afterwards expired. His body presented a frightful spectacle; some parts of it being completely flattened. He is an unmarried man, twenty-two years of age, and was formerly a farm servant. An inquest is to be held, we under stand, on the body to-morrow, a which, doubtless, some important particulars, connected with the cause of this accident, which has occurred apparently through neglect, will transpire. SEABORNE MAILS. [N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-oftic4 by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.] When made up in From what when PLACES. General Post-office port dill- due. London. patched. . 15 America (by Brit. pkt.) N Sept. 15 .. .. Liverpool .. Sept America (by U.S. pkt.) NSept. 16 .. .. Liverpool .. Arrived America (by U.S. pkt.) M,Sept. 17 .. .. 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Sept. 20 * The mails to those countries thus marked ( 5 ) are conveyed by French packet via Marseilles. CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs to and from California, via the United states are now despatched and due by every American packet. 50 0 0 40 0 0 INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. -- -...„ £ s. d. I X a. d. Albion ---- .• - - 31. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 86 Alliance Brit. and For. 71. 14s.N.bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 21% Ditto Marine. ••• • • • Cl. p.c.& bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 40 Atlas Argus Life ...... ••• 41. per cent. 100 0 0 16 0 0 - British Commercial .• 7s. 6d. 50 0 0 50 0 6% Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life spr ct.& bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 25 4/. 100 0 0 10 0 0 81 14s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 15 Eagle . ss. 50 0 0 50 0 6% Eqity and Law •• 4% per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 4% European Lifo •••• • 105. 20 0 0 All paid. 11% General - - 5 0 0 PI 5% Globe Guardian .......• •• •• 51. per c en t 100 0 0 45 0 0 54 Imperial Fire .....• •• 121. per cent. 560 0 0 50 0 0 245 Imperial Life ...... -12 s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 18 Indemnity Marine-- 11.84. &Us. 100 0 0 20 0 0 50% Law Fire ••••••• •• •• 25.84 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 2% Law Life............ - 100 0 0 10 0 0 46% Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 4% London Fire -- - -10 s. & bs. 25 0 0 12 10 0 19 London Ship •.•• - • • 10s. & bs. 25 0 0 12 10 0 19 Marine •• •- - •..... 15s.per share 100 0 0 15 0 0 151 ) ( Med.lnvild&Gen.Life 4%1. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 2% Monarch -••••• • - - - 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 gational Loan Fund 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% Palladium Life Si. par cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - Phoenix ••• • • • ...... • • 3/. p. sh. & bs. - - 156 Professional Life.... • • 51. per cent. 6 5 0 010 0 173.6 d Provident Life ••-. • • • 11.5 x. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 30 Bock Life .. .... .. .. Royal Exchange .• • Stu' Fire.. ..... .... -6/. 10s. - „ 209 Ditto Life ..... - f t 48 United Kingdom Universal Life lO% ct.&bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Victoria Life .. Si. per cut. - 412 6 5% WILTEIL-lIITORILS Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ 0. d. £ a. d. East London., Bl. per cent. 100 0 0 - 151 Grand Junction •••• • • 4/. per cnt. 50 0 0 - 69 Rant- - ...• ••• • • • 141. per cat. 100 0 0 -78 U Lambeth -••-•• • • • • 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 97 New Rivr Lndn Brdge 41. Os. - - 57% Vauxhall - - - 97 West Middlesex • . - - 108 DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ s. d. Commercial ....- • • - 84 East and West Ind.a 6l. pr cent. Stock. - 142 East Country - - London .... .••. • • -6/. pr cent. Stock. - 114% Ditto Bonds •• -.• .. 41. por cent. - - - St.Katbarine .... -3% per cent. Stock. - 78% Ditto Bonds- - 4%1. pr cent. - - - Southampton .. •• - - 21. par cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 1734 DEIDGES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. ---- - X. a. d. X. a. 0. Hungerford.• • • • • • • • • - - - 15 Southwrk .... ••• • .. - 100 0 0 - - Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 70s. per cent. 50 0 0 - 16 Waterloo .... •••• • • • • - 100 0 0 - 3 Dial Old Ann. ofBl. 21. Bs. Od. - 60 0 0 25 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 21. 2s. Od. - 40 0 0 - Vauxhall .• .. •• • Av. 21. 70 10 3 - 18 CANALS. .; Dividend , Names of F, Dividend ) Price. Names of . Companies. .1', 1 4 per Companies. . Annum Price. 02 Annum. el - - - £ X Ashtn& Oldh 98 71. 140 Macclesfield. loot 21.105. 50 Barnsley.... 160 - _ Neath. -•• • • 100 1 161. - Rrknk&Abrg 150 51. 85 Oxford.. •• • - 1001 15'. 135 Birmingham 40; 41. 93m Peak Forest. 78 1 3/. 182. 70 Coventry..• • 1001 251. 200 Regent's.... 33 11. 3s. 19% Derby ••• •• 100; 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 41. 42 Ellsmre&Chs 69 2% p. ct. 35% Somrset Coal 1501 - - GrandJunctn 100 3/. pr.ct. 57 Do.Lk Fd St 12 - - Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 61. pr. ct. 11 Stffrd &Wore 1 40 281. 405 Grand Surrey 100 21. Os. 32% Shrewsbury.. 125 1 - - (Grand Unlon 100 11. 10s. 24 Stonrbrldge.. 145 , 201 . 290 Kennt & Avn 39 4s. Od. 6 Severn and 7 2/.oe. 24 Lancaster . 100 4/. - Wye Rail. ( 26 Leeds& Livrp 100' 201. 405 Warwick& / Leicester ...• 100, 51. 66 Idirming. 3 100 41 . 40 Leicstr&Nth 83 41. 44% WarwicloBl Loughborogh 142 1 701. 510 Napton.. IN 3. 28 .5 Blonmouthsh 100 - - Worcstr 8/ 78 31. 40% SI ntgonaryshlloo - - , Birming. 3feltnMwbryl 100 - - 'Wilts & Brks - I ls. 6d. 7% THITRSDAY Paid. Z Y. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 22 10 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 40 0 0 SINGULAR CASE OF MOVE 1 CHANGING. 00 1 / A case was tried oa Thursday last, at the Co , 46 Court, which, from its novelty, created considersyd, interest. The plaintiff was Mr. Evan prate plumber and glazier, of Bootle, and the defen _,, Mr. Jos. Orrell, formerly a railw a y contractor, ; a man reputed to be of independent means., 0 , Hime, solicitor, appeared for the plaintiff, anu ti Snowball, solicitor, for the defendant. Tbe W e re , the plaintiff was, that on Whit -Monday last Il e ,„ t , packageswhich w ceived upwards of 501. from the son of the defenT o the one containing half crowns,_ and the other, put in his coat-pocket, ceived as containing shillings. These package9L representing was paid rup(amidey,to him i n sovereigns sad each for a very short time, owing to the rain, at a Pu doc a house in the neighbourhood, reaching hi s e 4 109, soon after four o'clock, perfectly sober, nil' to giving the money to his wife, he sat down t°, p After tea the surprise of those present, instead of to the packages were opened, 101 hundred shillings, one packet wog, full° soio; contain ninety-five farthings of different reo ages. The husband hastened back to g h l r thi sid i house, where he had received the money, " - h a :go' no one at home ; and the same evening he e n ,gioll the son with having swindled him —an t le ";atti which caused much recrimination, and resultedlood institution of the present action. In corrobonioale this statement, the wife of the plaintiff aria hi° le .itt servant were called, and confirmed the details 'p a and on his wfiavyehoPm"ew:b: eel; regard to the opening of the parcels at boroe' bide package containing the farthings was vvraPP ---pd a s i° dtl ie r coarse paper, endorsed "J. Orrell, 5/.- -4 ; 0 09° plaintiff swore that he had received it from we tinge t the defendant. The defence sworn to by ther7 is Orrell was, that on Whit Monday be col lectr aitot silver, 14/. is. 9d. from his father's tenant s b5 if,p .... 14 Hovrard-street and on his return home, a" c loy s t pwo w ohvc e iek l er v ehe e ti ghto. from c os l m, oc k , s he wrapped it up. The tio P, li • t h tb° paid he the e had al same m de ormeteani nt e day dhei n hh t a o i ds P r ri gu tc ht h t al :....rims ' d . i. " - tr ri o p s ,o until he handed them over to the rb inti li "' could swear Si. t ( h a a n t d th n e nw blue pr p o a d p n er ce e d nd h o y rse t a be bl i ca o i rn at ' i b if o :, that which contained farthings), contained -1)e tet , thedhirse dlbi life eu blue received shillings p ap e r when from suc. such t e ah paid e ucau npitbti cupboard, r od r i r f i andatrctbha ib r p - og i is ' for ye t er `jf A ge 1 6 nor bad be one in his possession on tbst . 11 514 endorsement in his ha n on w t r h i e t i n b g l that there was no dishonest Honour in " • 1 giving Judgment, expressed ortu' either of ' • the litigants; but he blamed the Pl""• P n 1 ( 69 i m could ismonelny accountwould dfon)rblue wrapper, i t n h t e en i ti 2 o : o j- v; 0 0 ,t b :: :: : on t : ti if ; i S i ! imprudence t in not having counted the In cLe- s ne - aspwodi which plaintiff, htt i , fryh a , ce eitherc . c o , a m rl in p en l d i g s , h ot e hr d e whilst during when cwahhriteainhnndawggl etnae swindler i e ssnot erortrpnheirocesonethghispaieruee d dpsbuesi sri i inb t o:sh ; ots o r i. po; of the shillings by supposing that it was t '''..ho Pr therefore gave judgment for the defendant , . e el ing each party to pay his own costs. ...-iiv Mercury. S. THE COUNTRY MARgY/ I f 0 0 4 ; LEEDS, SEPT. 9.—We had small arrivals la and the trade ruled slowly. Fine samples ° f , s o r 10 1 /,,,r 6V were unchanged in value, but new was ra t . Ql Barley nominal. Oats and beans s teady in P" --. .41 articles as before. „ ber e ,aer! NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, SEPT. ho^ - 611 a fair supply of whe a t a t our mar k e t ; trauel nl iat,'s ruled rather more acti ve , b u t no a d van ce, fiV e r e d, instances for very fine qualities, could be obts' n ealL 4 ,l wheat brings from 34s to 425, according 1° ; 1 0 Barley a fair sale, but not lower. PF /1 other articles unchanged. he 6° ,0 NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, SEPT I . I . ,7I'I A :-., of beasts comprised 608 head, being about 07 4 than last market day; quality inferior. Pn °2 4 - $ fOr w j v active request, but middling kinds a dull sal° - o f Or,' rates, and a fair clearance effected. The noln ber 4ol o ' . and lambs was 7,856, being 500 less than last T es coll demand and prices unchanged, with a geu d :44; 1° Beef, 4s 6d to 5s 4d per stone; mutton, 4 " d to IV aid to sil per lh. weo EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, SEPT. 9.- - bi ro . ere the meal market to-day 8 s ac k s oa t mea l, e ach weigiisk,,,i, imperial, which sold thus :-4 at 1/ 14s od, 2at 0.1!:4 2 at 1/ 12s Od; average price of the whole 1/ 135 Su I MF 1 sack flour, which sold a t 29 5 . 2 sac k s pot-barl e h fr, 1 sold at 235. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, S 1 „„ - e f Oat straw, from 8s Od to lOs Od per kemple of 1 6 sr a 9 0 wheat ditto, 9s Od to 10s Od; barley ditto, 7s , 6 ",,, 1 9d , 45 Old hay, from 10d to lid per stone; new ditto, 7 0 1 " 040 DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, SEPT. B.—T here 0 01 1 bags of oatmeal, 4 of barleymeal, and 2 of pot-barlebit day's market ; sales for all descriptions of meal dull• c al' price 3s per bag; bold° , down on the top and second A 0 11/u 0 ; same as last week. Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First • Secott," sO' A A' r m le p y e m ri e a a l l, per ditto Peasemeal ßai 33s s s a 6° o d d i 3-2:0 °°ol Flour ... —s Od —0 " I Pot barley ... ... 243 Od --s °d COAL MARKET.—YESTERDAY. Bate's West Hartley 13s 6d Hett on ........•M•"'' . Cam's Hartley ..... 143 3d Ha5we11.....-....... • Dean's Primrose .. Holywell Ravensworth'sW. Hart 14s 3d Russell's Hatton ...... Canfield Moor Windsor's Pontop lls 6d Whitwell l••• ''''''''' 'load,. Wall's Er , d, Fec. Plummer ........ .."' Northumberland Walker Eden Main ..... l4s 3d Tees ...... ... ........ .., Belmont. Braddyll Ships at market. 61 Sold. 42. RAILWAY SHARE MARK -D J " — a BRISTOL, SEPT. 10. in tie r ' STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was " 110t n a rather firmer to-day. The transactions were sys Bristol and Exeter, 79 , 4—Great Western, 77`6 Stock, 44 ex div.—South-Eastern and Dover, 20. tet e , (l ' LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 10. -eP t STOCK ExcaAsGE.—The market continues much estie.:, and the business done has been trifling at the cl s , ll ,, r jaibl r ; The transactions were as follow :Lancashire and 'i% 49 3 / 4 —Londen and North-Weste r n, New Quarte rs pi, - Manchester, She ffi eld, and Lincolnshire, New 61. ferel4 p.—Midland, 4446—Ditto, Halves, Sout'",feraell and Dover; 19Y 8 —York, Newcastle, and Berwick , FL' unpaid-up, 3 1 / 1 die. MANCHESTER SEPT. 9. f STOCK EXCIIANGE.—There was ' a fair amoun t „ s ° l lcdu; ness done to-day, and prices were firm. The trar-9 ,1 .10 13 _.," o bir_ 01 , were as follow :—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Ch tion, 12 t,,< dis.—Lancashire and Y or kshire, 49 ~c l 3 , and North-Western, New Quarters, 2 1 / 8 p.—Ditto, 130,i and Birmingham Quarters (C), p.—Mancheste,',4olo ton, Matlock, and Midland, A 3-16—Manchester , vi ctot and Lincolnshire, Quarters (No. 1), 10 3 4 ex div ;i Do lr' New Cl. Preference, 9.16 p.—South-Eastern 19 13-16. BIRMINGHAMISEpT. 10. 1, % Oit a ° Brocx EXCHANGE.—The little animation whi c m e t i og - f itself yesterday has subsided, and the Share g ari° ld °e ° resumed its wonted state of quietude. The share b° ,be e re- 1 , the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway, of wh11,`,00,0; great numbers in this neighbourhood, are a ppareL'i o f to` interested iu the probable result of the proceedings o rr t ; half-yearly meeting to be held at ShrewsburY Opposition to the proceedings of the directors 0 1 ", "rpoa.'" offered, and the validity of the agreement with tlif plot' and North-Western Company insisted upon. in I p t ro lies s g o , l3 ; stood. however, that the directors are strong that the controversy cannot be settled until Dlich selle ce o re' if then. There was little business done to-day, but Pr r l e done mained firm. Shrewsbury and Birmingham (8)':,, e ., lt I C° at ”‘, per share. London and North-Western ."e quoted 113, j —Midland, 45—Derby, 22. YORK, SEPT. 9. STOCK EXCIiANGE.—The transactions to -day follow :—East Lancashire, 13— She ffi eld, Rothe ru 'l l Goole, 20 LA—York, Newer.: tle, and Berwick Extellsl°l3' 9 to RATHER IN A Fix.—Two gentlemen, sn invigorate themselves by a plunge in the briny w s 'ir s r wash the may coast of Silverdale, proceeded day lately for that purpose. Having doffed their ments, and deposited them in a cavity in the rocks , t7 o rte‘' mersed themselves in the liquid element, where thl y 4 r isia an rolled about utterly heedless of the imperceP"'„Y 0 4 1 forOt d ndiscovering w hih soon t their were el i te° euirrropuenridloedusthpoesditeipoons,ittohreyyof their egei.l their own safety, to run across the country ill 3 : er e tile friendly unadorned nature, a distance of a mile and a half, ", a risk. inmates of a cottage supplied them with c°,' in g 0' Their clothes were afterwards recovered on the r e f e ',, - Oe 5C the tide, but they will probably be more cautious icue3jolo they wish to take a bathe on the coast of Silverdale. caster Paper. BIRTHS. , p w ife OF A 80 N On the 7th inst., at Hartford, nea; Huntingdon, the of the Rev. Henry Swea.ing. ticli ul On the 6th inst,, at Edinburgh, the lady of Cla Erskine, Esq., of the Bombay Civil Service. or A DAUGHTER. e lei' ' l ' 6 On the 7th inst., at Mount Clements, Harrov-ir-a wife of C. M. Layton, Esq., 35 th Regiment. 11 0 e ' On the Bth inst , at Bloomkbury-square, the lady of $ 5 Pocock, Esq. • wh , 941 ' On the 7th inst., at Notting-hill, the wife of 1-____ - . - On the 6th inst., at T lir ri fi ni ß tv il d i h E u i9 rc ' h, Upper Chelsea'of the S' 13' Edenborough, Esq., of Thrift-hill Essex, eldest son ar e, Eii W .do . e:n P E . th L scie a . u ,li d oth e f r, li. late Samuel Edenborough, Esq., c ' of Leyton, to M a l Dr' daughter of the late G. Guild, Es and niece of the late Ot t ; Emma, third daughtr of W. Knight, Es q., e . y a ' t - o p f S i t a B .: a Mary's, n a e n : d s u e'e p l' p CeLambeth,rbeTis . q., of Lai,,lA nalTtniejsilltsw—trjv.f:3-tti, On the sth inst., at DiepppeflS:ipr.Thomas P. }DIY° , fibs Rev. Dr. the 7th inst., at Dover, Harriet Arabella, fe lictl3 00: D tthh r. ee G 77t o th o h d i a nin i s , t. provost of Eton and canon of " I " inds°r• sch Major Kemp, aged 64. relict of 'a th ta e Pt'. l e a La t 'cl e pi Elizabeth,On the 7th inst , at St. Barnaba.s-vllla, her Majesty's Commissioner of Arbitration at klaffi n be tb, agedAd Adelaide-terrace, a 2 bury, Islington, aged 62. k Ge 0 : 10 On the 7th i - On_ . the9th inst.slt :fir la , f51101:1' I,pniegrr,. R l W 3 o a bi r le l: ir - ta s niF t r.er Jameson,e h t, a L i h s ' ,eropivo e ns cial_.ioi s to inst., at Clifton-lodge, ClaphaStnou• Wilson Cotton, Esq., Ogilvie, Esq., aged 77. - ' ----- ----- -- Y01.3"4' ° London • •Printed and Published by MIJRDO ,„ 10 , No. 112, Strand , Printer , s Office , ''''' of icie terrace Notting-- Strand, in the P at The tat of Precinct of the Savoy. in t ileill' lataes ididdleMi Thursday, September 11, 1851. LINGLE l ianallton• gent's per T°nlll of day o f oe 11 t iotia , Botut ua l , day of blaster, 0 eluded th , Wad Coat 'Kg saw, Pertk !to other The Z+►c ~` ' PIN bire c t % tla btOlt the N4 %14 XISf, Sthil ?GM btu Aber %Pl c .`' l P °