The Sun. — London, England, 1851-10-09 00:00:00

he following appeared in our Tbird Edition of t THE GREAT EXHIBITION- \ brilliant sunshiny day, resembling more the open pf September than the approaching fail of October, afforded the holiday folk another opportunity of .:g the lion: of the rnetropes to thr , greatest possible tentage. St. Paul's, Westminster Abbey, the British aseum, the National Gallery, and the numerous other st,;h:s with which London abounds, have been crowded with visitors, while the gay appearance of the streets would almost induce a stranger to believe that the day had beta set apart for the celebration of a festival, or made t' - te cccasion fer some universal rejoicing. People as they roll !westward like a waving current seem to be bent on nothing but pleasure, as no doubt the ma jority of them are, and no matter what locality yo u cropped upon In the neighbourhood of the parks, you were certain to encounter multitudes of merrymakers heavily laden with refreshment baskets. The numbers ad mittnd into the Exhibition fall very little short of _ yes , terday's return. They are as follow: At 10 o'clock At 11 o'clock At 12 o'clock ... 20,627 ... 48,141 . . 71,279 At 1 o'clr,ek 87,431 At 2 er:tock 97,756 At 3 riclock 105,709 At '4 o'clock 108 776 ••• •• • ••• Probably the attractions of Hampton Court, Sion House, v.nd such liko suburban p;aceA, have assisted in dr6l 97l lyg off many of our foreign and country visitors. Tbe following is the official report of tho receipts yesterday £5,283 3s. Police numbers ... 109,760. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Gua?dian.) MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—By the Niagara we have Pdvices of a further decline of 40. in the price of cotton at New York, with accounts of a dull state of things in the southern markets, owing to increased receipts at the ports, and rather unfavourable reports from this side the Atlantic. In this market the subsi d.nce of prices from those nominal quotations for yarns which were the result of the late active de mand, has proceeded somewhat further to-day, or, at least, has become somewhat more decided than it was last week. This, however, does not apply to 24's and 28's warps, and not in any marked degree to water twist in the bundle, or to 40's mule. But the decline from the late highest rates for the general run of current numbers, is not more than id. to 111. per lb. ; the larger fraction being found chiefly in the lower counts of warps. These modified terms have induced some of the buyers, whose previous contracts had come to an end, or were on the point of doing so, to give out fresh orders, though in a most cautious manner, and only to a limited extent. The transactions of the day have baen chiefly for h ome consumption. The Garman buyers find n o thi ng to stimulate them i n t heletters from Leipsi c , w h ere the business o f the e lndian rmttn fair is pro cee di ng but languidly. The houses are ta ki ng scarcely n goods, th e sa l es h ave been altogethearYinctTarns. In risiderable, and the bi as o f pr i ces, for t h e mo st part, 72 the against pro ducers, though on ly slightly . S re Amongsteds. The India steadiest a r ti c l es are 36-inch and Chi na b uyers con tinue quite out of the market, and the consequence is a further depreciation in the value of s hi r fings, madapollams, and other fabrics particularly adapted for the eastern trade. That this should be the case is not at all surprising, w h en , along with a consideration of the fall of pri ces on th e other side, the enormous shipments, as shown in the subjoined table, are taken into account. It was ex. pected that the exports in September would exhibit a falling off; such, however, is not the case. ROCHDALE, MONDAY.--WE have had about an average market to-day, both as regards prices and the amount of business transacted. There is little change in the wool market, except that the dealers do not press sales so eagerly at former prices. MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY. --Our market for manu factured goods continues fairly active, and prices are generally well maintained. This satisfactory state of things is, no doubt, mainly attributable to the fact, that stocks of goods in the hands of makers have been unusually small this autumn, and for the present continue so, the demand being pretty nearly equal to the production. The thrown silk market is extremely quiet, and the inducements held out by holders to consumers, having been almost without result in the shape of business, have had the effect of further cur tailing the hours of labour in the mills. The raw silk market is equally quiet ; prices, however, are without material alteration, and seem likely to remain so, stocks in the hands of consumers being known to be small. HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—There were not many buyers in our piece hall to-day, and the principal sales were in fancy goods ' of low quality. A f ew secs were al so inquired for. The yarn market is fully as much depressed ; and, as the prices are wholly unrernunerative, the spinners are greatly curtailing production. Th ere i s no change to be noted in wool, which goes off slowly, without any alteration in the quotations. - HUDDERSFIELD, TIIESDAY.—Our market to-day ha 3 passed off much the same as last, without any de ci led improvement. The home and export trade are bath quiet for the season, though more has been done in the warehouses during the week. We have every reason to expect, from appearances at present, a good trade being done during the winter season. In the wool market more has been done to-day than for some time past, at nearly the same prices as last. LEEDS, TUESDAY.—On Saturday last we had an active market in the cloth balls, and a fair quantity of ends were disposed of ' • but to-day th e mar k et has been dull a n d languid. Prices very firm, and stocks not large for the season. THE PROGRESS OF RAILWAY COMMUNICATION iN EUROPE. The Paris Constitutionnel publishes the following account of the tour of M. Magne, the Minister of Public Works of the French Republic, undertaken for the purpose of examining the state of railway com munications throughout Europe : " The Minister of Public Works has just resumed his functions, after his tour through various parts of Europe, to examine the state of railway communica ticris. M. Magna made an interesting excursion. Accompanied by M. Chatelus, chief of the railway division in the department of Public Works, he visited B-Agium, Germany, Austria, and Italy, stopping at Berlin, Vienna, Trieste, Rome, Genoa, and Turin. The foreign Governments gave him everywhere a most cordial reception, afforded him every fa cility for his investigations, and the Ministers of Public Works of Prussia, the Roman States, and Piedmont were polite enough to accompany him themselves in some of his investigations. What the lion. Minister has, above all, been able to con vince himself of, and what he will no doubt detail to the Assembly, is the persevering efforts of our neigh bours to place the ports of Ostend, Antwerp, Ham burgh, and Stettin in c ommunication with the southern states of Germany, in order to unite all Italy with the Austrian provinces, and to draw to Trieste and Genoa the transit between England and India. Whilst we are discussing and delaying, others turn time to account, and obtain an advance on us. Foreign railways are at our very doors, and we still deliberate. 'What, for instance, did the Hon, other in every dire c ti on , f rom t h e N orth Sea and the Ba to the Adriatic ; from Hamburgh and Cologne to Trie s t e ; from Koningsberg to the Lake of Con :tance, Swit zer l and and Italy He can say that h e aw seven an d thirty sovereig each oth er, acting in accord for;ties, independent of a com p l ete railway system the constructi o n of tralisation of whichwe 'are 1 wh.i St we, w i t h that cen been able t o agree on the exec a u c' t' P lo r rr of a ' the most not yet portent line in our territory. It is matte rn r os o t f inn toriety that, for a great part of Germany and for th e circles of Prussia and of Bavaria, the shortest dis tance from the sea coast is the right line drawm fro II through Rou en , P ar i s, Metz mlt is the natural c ommerc i al course fortrasburg central Europe. The Antwerp t o Cologne line n ow di spute that transit with us. The recent opening of the line which unites Hamburgh and Stettin with the centre of Bavaria, and soon with the lake of Con stance, has produced a competition which not less menaces our relations. Fortunately, the Strasburg Rue is one of the most advanced of our number, and the works are being urged on most energetically, Thre e sections of that line were opened during the r i s n, 3€ ' 4 ,r ; the line will be open to Commercy in m' —er ' th e branch line of Meta will soon reach of Havre , il , l b e l'°Thach, '" , (1 touch the Prussian frontier, and the port Loraine in united to our frontiers of Alsace and he first month of 1852, so that in that dl - belongs to ja i l " osi tion. But it is the co in time to preserve a transit ran virtu e of our geographicalp . the Mediterranean anr4dT ications between England and tally disputed to made by the Austrian 6,,,Ye u s , w f , l . , a clia. which are most energeti often spoken of the efforts Trieste to the German railwernment to unite the port of andthe gigantic labours which it has undertaken toaYs' the Julian Alps at the passage of the Somnaerier°" Chatelus visited all these works,M. Magne aoundfoMot, presentsat several sometimes in a carriage, and wereneti of the trials between the locomotives count has been published. If w e thin west w s w e l l:l i t e i li n f a o n rm a e e c c, the Hon. Minister was above all thingpauaruckoiaith the immensity of the works at the Sommering. Thirteen tunnels and twentyg-efive vtile ducts, amongst which is that of Kaltenrinne of t a. stories, 50 metres in height, and 222 metres in length, can give an idea of those great works. The tunnels are terminated, and the works of art are ad valicing rapidly. Not less than 12,000 workmen atiiid 2,000 horses are employed in the work -yards, and atethengineers are in hopes of terminating the works is nowe beginninl4 of 1853. The Austrian Government hav ing the definitive survey made for the part THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9, 1851. of the line between Laybach and Trieste, and is neg lecting nothing to promptly fill up this unfinished portion. We hope that when M. Magne explains all this in the tribune, the Assembly will see the necessity of at last coming to some decision rela tive to the Lyons and Avignon lines. How can we consent to any new delays when Austria is making such immense efforts to terminate the rival line of Trieste ? Already the Assembly has departed from the system of adjournment by deciding that Bills for the resumption of the works should be placed on the order of the day. The becoming discussion must end in some useful result, if France is not to lose the transit from the East and India. The Minister also found Italy much occupied with the construction of railways. Austria is busied about the execution of the line from Venice to Milan. A bridge of 222 arches, three kilometres (nearly two English miles) in length, cast over the lagoons, joins Venice t o th e main land, and the line is already opened to Verona and Mantua. The Governments of Modena, Parma, Tuscany, and the Roman States have recently treated with Austria for a network of railways to be connected with the line from Milan to Venice. In fine, the means of execution of the long-projected line from Rome to Ancona are under consideration. But no Government is more occupied about railways than that of Sardinia. The line from Turin to Genoa is terminated between Turin, Alexandria, Novi, and Arqueta, to the foot of the Apennines. Works not less gigantic than those of the Sonimering are at this moment in the ccurse of execution for the passage over the Apennines between Arqueta and Genoa. It is supposed that they will be terminated in 1853, and the port of G enoa , like Trieste, will then be able to dispute with us the passage to India. M. Magne was received at a private audience by the King of Sardinia. Everything leads to the belief that during this interview, which lasted not less than an hour, the King spoke to M. Magne of the projects of his Government for the execntion of the railway to unite Turin to Lyons, across Savoy and Mount Cenis. It is said that an English company has already treated with the Sardinian Government for the Con cession o f the line between Turin and Suza, and that the negotiations opened for the concession of the line from Modena to Chambery and the French Neither edo n o t f e s t e h the i n two t sec tionsthe frontier of a tta r : far lin e advanced. u ti hg the Pim Frenc h r ailways presents any serious difficulties ; but between Modena and Suza Mount Cenis must be got through by means of a tunnel 12 kilometres (7i E n glish miles) in length. M. 11Iausse, the engineer in chief of the Turin to Genoa line, has invented an excavating machine, by means of which he will be able, he thinks, to execute this gigantic tunnel in five years. The Hon. Minister having returned to France by Mount Cenis and Savoy, went over the direction surveyed by the Pied moiatese engineers, and was able to judge for himself of the possibility of this magnificent undertaking, destined to cross the highest chain of mountains in Europe ; and we hope that, when the Assembly shall have decided definitively re lating to the Lyons and Avignon lines, it will seri ously take into consideration a line to unite France to Italy. It will then be possible to say that there are no longer any Alps, and that with better reason than the great King said formerly, that there were not any Pyrenees." POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. IF the Great Exhibition has bewildered a few of its visitors, charmed others, and disappointed some, there will yet remain a vast treasury of facts in the recollection of the beautiful specimens of nature's work, or the handicraft of man, from which those (whose pleasant and ennobling duty it is to instruct) will draw never ending themes of learned discourses ; but, foremost and persevering in this respect, must be named the lectures at the Royal Polytechnic In stitution, where Mr. J. H. Pepper, the professor of chemistry, is at the present time delivering a very interesting lecture on iron and steel. The subject is of course treated in a popular man ner, and commencing with a succinct account of the various ores found in different parts of England, from which the metal is obtained, the learned lecturer specially mentioned one he had lately received from Cleveland, Yorkshire, to analyse, which contained about 39 per cent. of iron, and was likely, from its excellent position for water and land carriage, to be come one of the largest iron producing districts in the kingdom. A number of brilliant experiments fol lowed, demonstrating the various stages of oxida tion, and the smelting of the ores was carefully explained. The different impurities which the iron contains, and their prejudicial effects on the quality, particularly in connexion with manufactures in steel, were then detailed, and after a general summary of the preparation of blistered, shear, and cast steel, the lecturer concluded by bringing forward some admirable perfectly tempered specimens of steel, in the shape of sword-blades, manufactured by Mr. Wilkinson, Pall-mall. An iron plate was pierced through with one of them, without affecting in the slightest degree the sharpness or edge, whilst the other vigorous tests to which it had been subjected were also explained, and by employing the beautiful principle first discovered by Mr. Wilkinson, that in every sword there is a place called the centre of per cussion, where the whole muscular force of the arm is concentrated, the lecturer, though ignorant of the sword exercise, performed the curious feat of cutting in half a thick wooden rod, supported on two vessels filled with water, without spilling a single drop. With such a happy admixture of science amd practice, it is needless to add, the audience departed well pleased with the learned lecturer's clever discourse. THE GLASGOW CIRCUIT. GLASGOW, MONDAY EVENING.—This was the closing day of the Glasgow Circuit Court, which has been remarkable beyond any that has preceded it for the number of trials arising out of deaths by violence, and the injuries from shooting and stabbing. As already noticed, a man named Hare was sentenced on Thursday to be hanged on the 22d current, for mur der by stabbing ; and to-day, a powerful Irishman, named Thomas Haggerty, had a narrow escape from the same fate. He was accused, under the Cutting and Maiming Act, of stabbing Mr. Frederick Irvine, a tartan manufacturer (who had given him no offence), to the danger of life. The case was fully proved, and it came out in evidence that since 1844 this fellow had been convicted and imprisoned no fewer than 10 sepa rate times, for crimes of assault committed in Glas gow. On the very day on which he came out of prison for one of these offences the crime for which he was now tried was committed. Before leaving his lodgings he had sharpened his knife, stating, on going out, that he would " rip up any one who encountered him," and that it would give him especial satisfaction to shoot the Procurator-Fiscal, at whose instance he had been previously tried and imprisoned. The jury unanimously found Haggerty guilty, Lord COLONSAY remarking that had the Depute- Advocate not restricted the libel, he would have felt it his duty to have sentenced the fellow to be executed. He was sentenced to transportation for life. A painful sensation has been created in Glasgow by another cruel case of stabbing. It appears that at a late hour on Friday night, or early on Saturday morning, three Irishmen were upon the streets, when one of them, named Patrick M'Cluskey, had a quarrel with a man, whose name is unknown. In the course of the struggle M'Cluskey was cruelly stabbed ; his left thumb was nearly severed from his hand, and his bowels protruded to the extent of 14 inches. The assailant coolly walked off, the bystanders, of whom a considerable number had collected, believing that the quarrel was an ordinary street fight. The magis trates have offered a reward of thirty guineas for the apprehension of the unknown stabber, and meanwhile M•Cluekey lies in the Infirmary in a critical state. A. still more painful sensation has been excited in Greenock by the occurrence of the happily rare bcarge i n S co tl an d o f a w if e p o i son i ng h er hus ". It appears that an old man, named Thomas b "eveY, who earned a living by dealing in apples, utter, Beh about six month , and other articles, took into his house Mullen, as al a ago a young Irishman, named David edger. Macvey soon had cause to sus pect an improper e el , • • wife, Sarah MeG a ue, purgin eY Was nexion between this man and his out of doors. mac, n, when the former was turned vomiting and The late lodger (Mullen)°ll extreme suffering died week wake the same night, Thursday week, and after suddenly taken ill with the following Sunday. the following day the was hurriedly burieT body and mad wake the same night, and On a his appearance at the terment take n p l ace than Mullen°"en" had the in preparations f or getting married, and the widow mad e on the part o f t h e neighbours became ut the suspi c i ons Mullen was p e lt e d b y a mob of womenexcited, and as he left the h ouse . I n the eantime al . ed child ren m that the woman h a d purchased arsenic at alt•larae out on the Thursday her h us b an d b ecame ill, anrduggist's on the Saturday before hi s d eat h , which she ostaeitg a t in tiously mixed with oatmeal i n th e s h op, on the pretext that the poison was intended to kill rats, although it has been ascertained that rats did not infest the house. The woman was taken into custody, and the body Was exhumed on Saturday last, and Drs. Auld and Laurie are engaged in snaking a chemical analysis of the contents of the stomach and bowels, with the view of determining the existence or non-existence of poison. Meanwhile the people of Greenock are in a state of painful excitement on the subject until the result of th e ch em i ca l analysis s h a ll h ave b een k nown. woCoal ...iMITTAL OF A COLLECTOR OF %Tolls G•ciy.. .—Yesterday Mr. Inspector Levy, of th e as i . i division, couveryed Mr. Bowmann, the collector of the aefteed and property taxes fur the parish of Deptford, to desan ounds Mr, Hills, of High-street, TAXES TO MAID- Maidstone, as a defaulter to an amount little short of a thou dairyman, and Mr. liouldsworth, of Lewisham, farmer and dairyman, are his sureties. It is said that there is ample property available to make geed the de fi cieaciea. Mrt 11 4 01 Y Deptford, tallow man ha y s held the app9inteaut many ' years. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS NUMBER OF DEATHS FROlf ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCT. 4, 1851. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*260 Diseases of Uncertain Seat.... ... 33 Tubercular Diseases ... ... 167 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 115 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 39 Diseases of thu Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... „.. ... 98 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... -.. Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. •• Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations.,. Premature Birth Atrophy Old Age Sudden ... ... Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance Causes not specified ... ... 65 ... ..• 13 ••• 4 ••• •• • ••• 2 •• • ••• ••• •• • ••• 5 ••• ••• ... 27 .•• ... 18 ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 49 ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ... 27 74 ... ... 10 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES 1,014 Population Deaths In corre- Deaths Enumerated, sponding week in the 1851. of 1850. Week. West Districts... 376,332 • • 123 ... 151 North Districts.. 490,441 .. 178 ... 207 Central Districts 392,986 138 ... 182 East Districts ... 485,336 ... 202 ~. 193 South Districts .. 616,545 ... 252 ... 281 T0ta15........ 2,361,640 ... 803 ... 1,014 Males ... ... 534 Females ... ... ••• ... ... 460 BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males ... ... ... ... ... 729 Females ... ... ... ... 700 Total ... ... 1,429 In this number are included 48 by Scarlatina, 61 by Typhus Fever, 63 by Diarrhoea, and 4 by Cholera. HEALTHOF LONDON DURING THE WEEK (From the Registrar-General's Report.) In the week ending last Saturday 1,014 deaths were registered in the metropolitan districts. In the 10 corresponding weeks of the year 1841.50 the average number was 980; but if the population in which this mortality occurred had ;been equal to the present number of inhabitants the average would pro bably have been 1,078. In the previous week, ending September 27, the deaths were only 958, compared with which the last week has apparently produced an increase. It must be observed, however, that the present return has been unduly augmented by coroners' cases, many of which properly belong to antecedent periods, but have bee❑ accumulating till the end of the quarter, when their registration was ultimately completed. By far the larger proportion of deaths on which the coroners hold inquests are produced by violent means, and fall under the general denomination " violence" in the table of fatal causes. In last week 70 cases of this description are enumerated; and of these 3 were the result of poison, 6 of burns and scalds, 10 of hanging and suffocation, 22 of drowning and immer sion, 24 of fractures and coctusions, 6 of wounds and other injury. Five children were suffocated—one by food and three by overlaying, or otherwise, in bed. A brickmaker died of tetanus, produced by burns which he received when lying on a brickkiln. The following analysis is presented of the 1,014 deaths returned last week. The cause of death was— Certified by written statement of qua lified practitioners in •.. Returned by coroner's jury in Not certified, because the deceased person had no medical attendance, in 11 Not certified, and only reported by informant of the death • . •.• 21 Cases. 858 124 Total ... 1,014 From the above it appears that the cases in which the disease was deseribed by the medical attendant, together with those returned ty the coroner, form a proportion of nearly. 7 per cect. of the total number. Of the 1,014 persons in this return, 260, or about a fourth of the whole were az victims of epidemic diseases; 61 died of typhus, 7( of diarrhoea, dysen tery, and cholera, 21 of hoopisg-cough, 48 of scar latina, 17 of measles, and 18 of smallpox. The wife of a gardener, who lived in Ifew-street, Deptford, died on the 28th of September of-smallpox, at the age of 30 years. She had been vaccinated, but two children, who are now lying iery ill with the same complaint, have not been protected by vaccination. Mr. Paine, the Registrar, adds, that the house con sists of four rooms, and has a family in each, in all about 16 persons, and that a faal case of smallpox without vaccination is now registered, which occurred in the house adjoining." The following deaths occurred in the Smallpox Hospital at Holloway on the 2.oth, 28th of September, and Ist of October respectively : A sailor, a black from Chilli. aged 25 years, "smallpox, confluent, unprotected (11 days)." A labourer, from Whitechapel, aged 24 years, " small-pox, confluent, unprotected (20 days)." A man from the Richmond Union Workhouse, aged 74 years, " smallpox, conflueir, unprotected (7 days)." Four deaths from cholera were registered in the week ; of these the following are the particulars : In Belgrave sub-district, at 12i, Commercial-road, September 29, the wife of a carpenter, aged 34 years, died of " epidemic cholera." In Islington, west subdistrict, at 5, 'Half-moon crescent, September 28, the son of a porter, aged 5 months, "cholera infantum (8 days) " In Ratcliff sub-district, at 15, Alfred-terrace, Bath-street, September 29, the daughter of a clerk in the London Docks, aged 4 months, " cholera in fantum (18 hours), convulsions (2 hairs)." In Wandsworth, at the Surrey County Lunatic Asylum, a woman 57 years, " billow cholera (28 hours)." Next in amount to the epidemic class is the tuber cular, which numbers 167 cases—of wLich 6 are as cribed to scrofula, 21 to tabes meeenterica, 21 to hy drocephalus, and 119 to phthisis or consumption. Diseases of the brain and nervous system follow in the order of fatality in the present table, and comprise 115 cases—of which 33 are due to apoplexy and 40 to convulsions. Bronchitis, pneumonia, and other affections of the respiratory organs number only 98 at this season. Note by Mr. Faulkner, registrar of St. Giles-in , :he-Fields, south sub-district : "The last fortnight has been very fatal to young children in my district. I have registered in this pe riod the deaths of 18 children under 8 years of age, and 10 of whose ages vary from 5 to 14 days. These 10 are classed as follows :-3 were prematurely born, 1 died of debility, and 6of convulsions. Three had no medical attendance. STATE OF THE WEATHER DUILING THE PAST WEEK.. SUNDAY.--Clouds were prevalent during the morning and afternoon, but variable in amount ; at night the sky was clear. Electricity—Nothing was shown at any examination. MONDAY.—The sky was overcast till noon, one-half covered till 4h. P. 51., and the amount of cloud was variable after wards ; cumulostratus, cirrostratus, and loose scud. A tne aurora was visible at night, and the magnets were greatly disturbed. Electricity—Nothing was shown at any exami nation. TUESDAY.—The sky was for the most part covered with cloud throughout the day; cirrostratus. Ram fell frequently. Electricity —.Nothing was shown throughout the day. WEDNESDAY.—The sky was one-half covered with cloud till near noon, and overcast during the remainder of the day; cirrostratus. Rain fell frequently during the afternoon. Electricity—Nothing was shown throughout the day. THUILSDAT.—The amount of cloud was very variable throughout the day ; cumuli and cirrostrati. Showers of rain fell during the morning and afternoon. An aurora was visible at night, and the magnets were disturbed. Electricity —Positive, and tension strong during the afternoon. FRIDAT.—The aky was generally one-half covered with cloud during the morning and afternoon; at night the sky generally clear ; cumuli, cumulostrati, and cirrostrati. Electricity—Positive, and tension strong during the afternoon. SATURDAT.—The sky was covered with cloud till near noon, during the afternoon the amount of cloud was variable, at night the sky was clear; cumuli, cumuleitrati. Rain fell during the morning. Electricity—Positive, and tension strong during the afternoon. The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M. was 554" ; and the mean reading at 9h. P.M. was 52.0°; the mean readings at the Royal Observatory for the same times were 56.4 Q and 51.3" respectively. The reading of the barometer increased from 2967 in. at the beginning of the week to 29.83 in. by 10h. A.m. on 28th September; increased to 29 91 in. by sh. P.M. on let October; decreased to 29.46 in. by 9h. r.m. on the 3d; decreased to 29.35 in. by 9h. A. 31. on the 4th ; and increased to 29.40 in. by the end of the week. MONEY MARKET.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mile discount (according to the new tariff ), which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.141 ; and the exchange at Paris oa London at short being 25.224, it follows that gold is about 0.32 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advises from Hamburgh the price of gold is 4291 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex change of 13.7*; and the exchange at Hamburgh on Lon don at short being 13.8, it follows that gold is 0.35 per g i n a a l i l i y owa 0.07 c ceexneti.utdranearer in London than in Hamburgh. 'The course of 7 , as x: d l: o a a n f gt after a t n t N :ko e in In w York on London for bills at CO days' sight ges of transport? the apnrdlolliAtiopnetrhcent., p o a r n t d a ttiloine of f ar of exchange between England geari: beirig 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the char malady has made its sous e per prfeo sr c e e n n t t. differencer i a n t e l favoureoafleaves e o s f a Englandi nterest sl small an id ; grapes which have escaaPnPeedardance THE V itie m A gold from the United States. affected by the malah injurious as food. L.ADIC IN PnAxcE.--Experimen hi have been made in ♦ parts of France, where the vine grapes and the leaves a r ve b e itij , aestruction, bat are more or less Is for several days successively, to ascertain whether the given to rabbits and other ducing any bad effect. It a Both the ppe e a s r s s iv t e i lY a , without their pro entireanima by the malady; in some districts the others, the effect has been only crop of grapes has been destr par7ii i i iiii portion of the vines of the south have e , while the greater the wood of the vine where the diseasesaped entirely. As affected by it, some fears are entertained for the appeared its affected many of the growers hope to prevent further next eason, washing the wood with a strong solution of lirneo in' ga y s for which has in many cam been found 4 C ompl ete r with gas remedy Am yegetabli (Loam LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. 8. (Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD.) IN RE ABRAHAM SOLOMONS.—JUDGMENT. The bankrupt was a merchant of Basinghall-street. The particulars of the case appeared in our journal of Thursday last. His Hoeioua to-day gave judgment, as follows : It is unnecesary for me to recapitulate at any length the facts of the case. The statement made by Mr. Read on the part of the assignees was clear and ex plicit, and in its general tenor was very properly ad mitted by Mr. Lawrence to be a faithful and consi derate delineation of the bankrupt's conduct as a trader. The charges against the bankrupt are reckless trading and improper book-keeping—grave charges against one in the position of Mr. Solomons. Mr. Solomons was not young or inexperienced—he had been in business thirty years ; nor is it pretended that he was betrayed into slips of unwariness, elated with the charms of former continuous prosperity. Unhappily Mr. Solomons had experienced vicissitudes of fortune. He had on two several occasions resorted to the Insolvent Debtors' Court for relief, and on the second occasion an adverse judgment against him affecting the liberty of his person must have emphati cally reminded him of the duty owing to his cre ditors. I do not say that this sentence had not a salutary effect. Indeed, I think the course of Mr. Solomons' career for many years afterwards, and till within a short period of his bankruptcy, tends to show that he profited by it. Re volving the experiments which he had previously made upon life, he seemed to have gained wisdom from his mistakes, and caution from his miscarriages; for looking at the state of his affairs in 1849, there appears at that time a balance in his favour of about 2,0001. I wish I could stop here, or could say that the bankrupt had continued a course creditable to himself. Towards the end of the year 1849, whether actuated by an eager avidity for gain, or by extrava gant hopes, or by what other motives does not appear, be began to extend his purchases, and in the course of six months, from 2,5841. in March, 1850, they amounted in July of the same year to above 11,0001., and during part of August alone (the month in which he became bankrupt) to 2,7301. The goods pur chased were immediately consigned to agents abroad for sale, the bankrupt receiving advances upon the goods consigned to the amount of about half their cost. The principal consignments were made to a person of the name of Hezekiel at Hawburgh, with whom the bankrupt had similar dealings during se veral years before, with some short intermission. With the assistance of the official acsignees I have ex amined the bankrupt's books and accounts as to the transactions with Ilezekiel, and although during the six months to which I have referred goods are con signed to Hezekiel to the amount of 20,0001., no single letter of advice or information of sales made, or of the state of the market, is to be found from Hezekiel to the bankrupt until very shortly before his stop • page, and that was as one parcel of goods. It is true that he there made some remonstrances, but it was too late, and the only excuse for this appears to be, that he had similar prior transactions with Hi ze kiel for several years. These, however, were of much less magnitude. The fact was, he was sending goods to a falling market, the state of which he must or ought to have known, or have taken the ordinary steps to make himself acquainted with. In the re sult a loss is incurred of about 8,0001. Now the bankrupt having little or no available capital, his means of paying fur the goods, for which he pledged his credit, depended on the proceeds under the sales on his account. Surely these transactions with He zekiel, amounting to between forty or fifty different shipments, and those of a like kind to Nathan, and some few other persons with whom the bankrupt had had no previous dealings, exhibit a course of trading: speculating as it were in the dark, with property scarcely to be deemed his own, which calls for severe censure. They appear to me to be characterised by an improvidence differing from dishonesty rather in name than in nature. I have already freed the bank rupt from the imputation cast upon him by Mr. Sar good, on the part of Messrs. Cox. The dealing with that firm was so short a time pre viously to the bankruptcy as naturally to excite suspicion, but no proof was adduced of obtaining goods from Messrs. Cox by any artifice or device, which, in my opinion, is essential to the criminality of a fraud. It was urged against the bankrupt that he had duly met his payments on a prior dealing with Messrs. Cox, but I think without reason, for the bankrupt disbursed the money which he had received upon his consignments in the ordinary course of his trade ; and had not Hazekiel ceased to make further remittances there is no ground for believing that he would not have paid Messrs. Cox in due course. I think, therefore, these gentlemen have no just cause of complaint apart from that of the general body of cre ditors. Next as to the book-keeping. " Retrospects to bad reckoners are troublesome things," and so it has proved to Mr. Solomons ; for although he ulti mately succeeded in satisfying the Court that his bankruptcy had not arisen from fraud or extravagant expenditure, nevertheless, by reason of his imperfect book-keeping, and having made entries under ficti tious names and titles, suspicions as to his honesty were naturally roused in the minds of his creditors, and long hung over him. Hence much time was consumed, and trouble and expense necessarily in curred, in the investigation of his dealings, and the bankrupt was obliged to bring over from Berlin a former clerk and bookkeeper to explain transactions which by his books were inexplicable. One woad as to the appeal made to the Court by Mr. Lawrence on account of the bankrupt's family. The sufferings of relatives and friends o f o ff en d ers are, to a certain extent,inseparable from commercial as well as from other delinquencies ; and this should operate as a strong preventive against the de v i a ti ons f rom com mercial rectitude. We must r emem b er , moreover , that legislative provisions have not the individual for their object but the species, and are not made for the convenience day but for th e regu l a ti on o f ages . In onclu should observe, that the bankr u pt h as devoted hist3csion o flth e time and attention since his ba n kr u pt c y t o the satisfaction of his assignees, and th e h ear i ng o f the certificate was delay e d b y th e vacat i on. Gi v i ng the bankrupt the benefit o f thi s , an d h av i ng care f u ll y considered all the circ ums t ances o f t h e case w i th due regard to the interests of cre dit ors , I f ee l b oun d to suspend the allowance of th e b an k rup t' s cert ifi cate f or a period of twelve months from th e Bth day of August last, that being the earli es t d ay on w hi c h t h e applica tion for his certificate cou ld h ave b een made; the cer tificate when granted to be o f th e thi r d c l ass . Mr. LAwRANcs applied for protection. Th e bank rupt w as giving neces sary i n f ormat i on to h i s assignees, and it was desirable that he should n o t b e d epr i ve d o f the liberty which w ou ld ena bl e hi m to continue to do so. 1‘ Irp. HONOUR READ h twas protection il said, y desired by the ass i gnees no t to o ti ask y p b l ewithheld. His in the abse nce o f th a t app li cat i on, protection would be gra n t e d f or a month, with liberty t that it be renewed upon giving notice of the application to the assignees. said he would undert a k e that the ass M ig r. nee liAw ssh ß o l u ß ld cE hav e due notice of any such appli cation. Protection for one month granted accordingly. IN RE J. WESTLEY. This bankrupt was abookbinder in Playhouse• yard. To-day was fixed for the meeting for choice of assignees. The bankrupt's accounts are in course of preparation by Messrs. Harding, Pullein, and Co., Guildhall-chambers, from which it would appear that the failure is a very extensive one, and that the assets are likewise considerable. Assignees having been chosen, Mr. LAwRANca applied that the bankrupt be granted an allowance of Si. a week. Mr. LINKLATER said that the bankrupt's debts and liabilities might be 30,0001, although the bankrupt had computed his debts to be no more than 16,0001. The assets were stated at 5,0001, to 9,0001., but the realisa tion was uncertain. The bankrupt's conduct would form the subject of future remark. He (Mr. Link later) ought to observe that the assignees considered it to be such that they were desirous that a small rate of allowance-21. 103. a week only—should be allowed. Bankrupt, having six children, was allowed 31. a week. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Mr. Josiah Westley, of Blackfriars, was brought, in the custody of John Forrester, the officer, before Mr. Alderman Wire, upon the charge of having forged bills o f exchange upon the banking-house of Sir R. G. Glyn and Co. Lombard-street. Mr. Mullens, of the firm of Bush and Mullens, solicitors t o the' Committee of Bankers for Protection from Fel on i es and Frauds, appeared for the prosecu tion ; Mr- Humphries attended for the prisoner. Mr. Mullen& said he merely wished to give so evidencermeumcahndofthe at that moment as would justify the prisoner, who had been but a couple of hours before apprehended at the Gourt of Bankruptcy, and that the evidence would affect two bills of ex change which he held in his hand. Mr. Owen T. Williams, man aging clerk at Glyn's bank, said--I know the prisoner. He kept an ac count with us about two or three years. These two bills of exchange, which are produced by Mr. Mul lens, have been discounted at the prisoner's request. (Here one of the bills, which was for 1131. 15s , was handed to the witness.) The drawing and the en dorsement of this bill are, I believe, in the handwri ting of Mr. Josiah Westley, the prisoner. I have seen letters addressed to the firm and to myself by him, and I have also seen his cheques, and I think have seen him write. The signature Josiah Westley, as the drawer and endorser, are in his writing. (The bill, which was dated the 26th of February, 1851, purported to be drawn by the prisoner upon Mr, Q. Marla, printer, Leeds, at six months after date, an.d to be accepted " Geo. Marlar," payable at No. 200, High Holborn, London.) Mr. Mullens—Was that bill discounted by your house ? Witness—lt was, with others, and the amount was credited to his account. It became due on the 29th of August, and was returned to the house as "not paid." Notice was sent of the non-payment of the bill. I was out of town at the time, but I have no doubt it was presented in the usual manner. Cross-examined hi , Mr. Humphries—The usual course is, that all these bills come to my hands. They mostly come to me direct. Ido not know positively whether this bill came to me from the prisoner's hands or not. Mr. William Thomas, also a clerk in the banking house, said—l keep the discount ledger. This is the book in which the first entries of all bills brought for discount would be made. This bill was brought to me, according to my own memorandum, on the 28th of February, and entered by me on that day to the credit of the account of Josiah Westley. Mr. Richard Mullens, of the firm of Bush and Mul lens, solicitors, of St. Mildred's-court, said—ln con sequence of instructions which I received from the banking-house, I caused inquiries to be made at Leeds for Mr. G::orge Marlar, a printer there, and have learned that no such person is to be found, .1 cannot produce further evidence this day on account of the distance of the place stated to be the address of Mr. George Marlar. Mr. Humphries submitted that there was no evi dence upon which the alderman would be justified in detaining in custody his client, whom Mr. Mullens had chosen to cause to be apprehended in such a hurry. Mr. Mullens said it would soon be show❑ that there was quite cause enough upon which to ground the proceedings which it had been considered neces sary to adopt. Mr. Humphries—Mr. Westley does not wish by any means to shrink from the investigation of any charge which may be brought against him, and I must say that the course my friend Mr. Mullens has taken is rather hasty. Mr. Mullens—•lf Mr. Westley could have been found at home he would have been taken long ago. If the prisoner be remanded I shall be able to show that there is no such person as George Marlar, printer, at Leeds. Mr. Humphries—l submit that what Mr. Mullene says is not sufficient, combined with the statements made by the other witnesses who have been examined, to justify a remand. If such evidence were brought forward upon an application for a warrant to appre hend a party charged with forgery I entertain no doubt whatever that the alderman on the bench would refuse to grant it upon such flimsy materials; and if he would refuse to grant a warrant he would certainly feel a strong objection to detain s person on such tes timony. Alderman WIEE—Has Mr. Mullens anything fur- ther to state ? Mr. Mullens—Nothing further than this—that I can prove that there is no such person as George Marlar, a printer, at Leeds ; that the bill is overdue; and that there are other bills which can be produced. and which are not more substantial. Mr. Humphries repeated that there was no ground for detaining his client in custody, and said that Mr. '\Vestley would be forthcoming on any day to answer to any charge. The prisoner—Certainly. I declare that I was not absent from home at all. Alderman WraE—l think there is a very important difference between the case of a remand and that of granting a warrant under circumstances of this kind. I might not upon such evidence grant a warrant, but the parties principally interested have brought the prisoner before me, and Mr. Muliens has sworn that, if time be given, he has no doubt that he will be able to produce legal evidence in proof of the correctness of the accusation. If the charge prove groundless, the prisoner will be sure to get reparation. Mr. Humphries—Those who have given my client into custody are now liable elsewhere for that act ; but they will not be liable after this day, for if the prisoner be remanded upon the insufficient statements made, the act is the magistrate's. I therefore return to what I before observed, that if there is not suffi cient evidence to justify the issue of a warrant, there is not sufficient evidence to sanction the detention of my client. Alderman WIRE—His right of action will not be prejudiced by the remand, and he would not in such a case be likely to substitute the magistrate for the accusers. The remand would, in fact, operate as an aggravation of damages. The charge is one of so grave a nature that I cannot help remanding the pri soner. Mr. Humphries—We hope you will not refuse to take bail. We are ready to give bail to any amount. Mr. Mullens—l shall leave the question of bail with the Alderman altogether. Alderman WIRE—I cannot take bail in such a case. Mr. Humphries—Why the case is the most flimsy imaginable. Mr. Mullens—l hope it may prove so for the pri soner's sake. Ido not consider it necessary to say any more at present; but I shall state further facts upon a future occasion. Ido not oppose the taking of bail, if the prisoner can produce good securities that he will meet the heavy charges which I shall bring against him. The prisoner was then remanded. Mackay, the revenue officer, who was on Tuesday brought before Sir Robert W. Carden, upon the charge of having stolen money in the brig Anna, in which he was engaged in the performance of his duty, was put to the bar for final examination. Sir Robert Carden had sent a messenger to the Board of Customs to represent the facts, and his im pression was that in so serious a case the board should be the prosecutors, to sustain the character of the establishment. Yesterday Mr. Beverley, of the office of the Solici tor to the Customs, waited upon the Alderman, and stated that the board hesitated to prosecute upon prin ciple, as the robbery was a private robbery. He, however, stated that the board would, upon so strong a representation, reconsider the subject, and commu nicate with the Alderman upon it. in the meantime, however, it was found, upon exa mination of the crew (Greeks) of the Anna, that the detention of witnesses in this country would cause great loss and inconvenience to the owners, and all who had to do with the vessel, which was bound to sail in a few days ; and Alderman Winn summarily convicted the prisoner, and sentenced him to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. GUILDHALL. A young woman, of the name of Mara Ann Craig, was placed at the bar before Alderman Lawrence, charged with attempting to commit suicide by throw ing herself from the parapet of Blackfriars-bridge. Mr. Percy Cole, of No. 42, Tottenham-street, said, he was returning home from the Victoria Theatre shortly after twelve o'clock at night, when he ob served the prisoner hanging partially over the parapet of one of the recesses. A man had hold of her clothes, and appeared to be pushing her over, and when witness came up the fellow let go her clothes, and witness, seeing her heels suddenly rise upper most, sprang forward and seized one of her legs just above the ankle, that being the only part of her per son within reach, and drew her back with great diffi culty. The man stood by apparently unconcerned, and when witness requested his assistance he merely said, " Oh! she is only a drunken woman ; it is no matter; let her go ;" and almost immediately after whispered to the witness his intention of fetching a policeman, but he never returned. He denied all knowledge of the prisoner, but at the station she said the man was her husband. Alderman LAWRENCE said, he should like to know a little more of the prisoner and the man who so un ceremoniously left her to her fate, and for that pur pose he would remand the case till to-morrow (this day). William Webster, cab-driver, 3,52, was sum moned for misbehaviour by demanding 41. for the hire of a hackney carriage (No. 2,5G2) for a time not exceeding two hours, by not wearing his badge con spicuously, and by using insulting and threatening language and gestures to the complainant, in Fleet street. Mr. Thomas Greenhill, of Temple House, East Ham, stated that he engaged the defendant and his cab from about two o'clock in the afternoon until four o'clock. He asked the defendant what was his fare, and he boldly demanded 43. Complainant then asked him if ho charged by time or distance ? De fendant said "by time," and required 2s. per hour. Complainant said the demand was extortionate, as the correct fare was only ls. 44. per hour, at which rate he paid him. Defendant then c ommence d abusing complainant, upon which be desired him to show his badge, as he intended to summon him. The badge being concealed under his coat, he tried to get a view of it, but was not successful. Defendant threatened to strike complainant if he t ouc h e d hi m , and made use of various insulting gestures. Alderman LAWRENCE said defendant had been guilty of great impropriety, and he would therefore fine him 103. for demanding more than his fare and using abusive langua ge , an d 2 3. 6d. for not wearing his badge conspicuously, which, in addition to the costs, amounted to 155., which was paid. BOW-STREET. Yesterday John Rogers, conducter of a Blackwall omnibus plying to and from the Exhibition, and wearing badge 2,074, appeared before Mr. Henry upon two distinct summonses, in which he was charged with exacting more than his legal fare, and using abusive and most disgusting language to a female. It appeared from the statement of Mrs. Margaret Clifton, a lady residing with her family in Brompton, that on the evening of Wednesday last she was wait ing with several others at the corner of Sloane street for an omnibus, and hearing the defendant call out " 4d. to the Bank," ahe got into the vehicle, de siring- that he would let her down at the corner of Southampton-street in the Strand. Shortly after they proceeded on the journey, the vehicle containing one passenger more than should be allowed inside, and on arriving at her destination she handed him a four penny piece, which he declined to take, saying that 6d. was his fare, and on her declining to accede to his terms he applied several disgusting epithets to her. The circumstances having attracted the atten tion of 45 F, in accordance with his advice she con sented to pay the defendant 6d. and took his number. The constable having corroborated the statement of the complainant as to the overcharge, said that a shopkeeper in the Strand, in whose hearing the scan dalous language was used opposite his door, informed him that he would gladly attend to give evidence, but that he was compelled to be present at that moment in the City on bnsiness. The defendant denied using the language imputed to him ; and as regarded the fare, the amount was legibly painted on the door. A grocer's assistant, out of employ, said that, although he was in the omnibus, he heard no abusive language made use of by the defendant. Mrs. Clifton assured the Court there was no male passenger in the omnibus during her journey ; and the young man being recalled, declared be had no re collection of the complainant, and the only reason he could assign for coming forward to give such evidence was, that he had given his address at the time in question, and could not tell why the defendant made such a request. Mr. HENRY said a most flagrant case had been made out against the defendant, for which a severe punishment should be inflicted ; and in order to deter other conductors from acting in such a disgraceful manner in future, the defendant should be committed for one month to hard labour, and, further, his licence should be suspended for two months. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. William Fisher, a person of gentlemanly appear ance, was charged with stealing a cake of chocolate from the Great Exhibition. Police-constable Long, 174 G, said he saw the prisoner in the French department of the Exhibition about three o'clock that afternoon. The prisoner was apparently watching him, for as soon as witness pre tended to turn away the prisoner took the cake of chocolate and put it into his pocket. Witness followed him, and took him into custody. The prisoner begged earnestly to be allowed to be released, saying he was a gentleman, and if the matter was pressed it would be his ruin. Witness found a gold watch and a gold eye-glass in his possession. The prisoner said he had no idea of committing a theft when he took the cake of chocolate. He said that the chocolate was described as something novel, and being curious to taste it, he took up a cake and placed it in his pocket. It was only curiosity that in duced him to take the article. It was hardly likely from his circumstances and station that he should have contemplated a theft, especially when articles of real value were equally accessible. Mr. HARDWICK asked the prisoner what he was ? The prisoner said he was a German. He was a com mission agent, and he resided in Drury-court, St. Mary-axe. IlianwicK said it was certainly very incon siderate on the part of the p r i soner t o g i ve way t o hi s propensity for tasting the property of other persons under such circumstances as might lead to the infer ence that robbery was contemplated. As the article taken was of trifling value, not more than a shilling, he would take a lenient view of the case, and instead of sending it to a jury, inire a fine of 403. The money was paid. Patrick Manning was charged with stealing a gold watch and chain under these circumstances : Mr. Walter Brettell, stationer, No. 20, New Bond street, said he was accidentally looking out of the win dow yesterday afternoon. when he saw the prisoner with a case of razors come out of Mrs. Faire's house, which was opposite, and where some repairs were being done. Witness saw the prisoner go up the ladder be fore the house and get into the first-floor window. Suspecting something wrong was intended, he went over to Mrs. Faire's house, and seeing the prisoner with a watch-guard hanging out of his pocket, he asked him where he got it from ? The prisoner began to cry, and then witness gave him into custody. Mr. Leonard Gwyn said he lodged at No. 139, New Bond-street. The gold watch and case of razors were his property. They were safe in a drawer in his dressing-room when he went out that morning. The prisoner made no defence, and was fully com mitted. LAMBETH. Mr. Inspector Field, of the detective force, attended before Mr. Norton, and requested his worship's indul gence while he offered a few words of explanation in reference to the discharge of two of the brothers of the Misses Eicke from the Exhibition. Mr. Field then proceeded to state that it would be in his worship's recollection, as the examination had taken place before him, th,,t tho .unitner of 1850 he had in custody at this court two young men, named William and Henry Eicke, the former on a charge of defrauding the South-Western Railway Company of 2,0001., by means of a forged bond, and the latter with being an accessary, and enabling his brother to accomplish the fraud. From this latter offence, how ever, after several remands, Henry was discharged, and William having been tried at the Old Bailey, was found guilty and transported. From this period, until some time after the opening of the Exhibition, he (Mr. Field) had lost sight of Henry Eicke, but while attending at the Crystal Palace one day he was questioned by a superintendent of police, and asked if he knew anything respecting the character of that person. He replied, as he was bound to do, that he did, that he had had him in custody for felony in assist ing his brother William to obtain 2,0001. on a forged document, that he had introduced his brother to a banker in a false name, namely, that of Juhn Wind sor, and by his opening an account at the banker's in that name enabled him to pass and procure cash for the forged bond. In saying thus much, he had only done that which his duty imperatively required. Yet he was sorry to observe some severe strictures on his conduct in the daily papers, and in one particularly a letter which charged him with going out of his way to commit an act of positive cruelty in getting discharged from their situations two young men whose only crime was that of having a brother who happened to be in " trouble." Miss Ellen Eicke, who with her sister Flora was present, here said that without wishing in the slightest degree to justify the conduct of her brother Henry yet, his situation was one of a mere check-taker, where he could not have done wrong if so inclined, and not only was he discharged from his employment, but her brother Octavius al.o. Their wages of 303, a week each they regularly carried home to their mother, and this in fact being the only means of sub sistence, she might say, of the family, they felt their dismissal most keenly. Mr. Field observed that he knew nothing and said nothing about the brother Octavius, but what he bad said of Henry he was bound to state. Had he not done so, and disclosed the whole truth in reference to his knowledge of him, he wou ld b e li a bl e to a di sm i ssa l fr o m his situation. Mr. NowroN remarked that no person could doubt the truth of the inspector's observations, that it was his duty to inform his superior officer, when ques tioned on the subject, of all he knew respecting the character of the man, and as it was indispensable in such a place as the Exhibition, where property to an incalculable amount was deposited, to have persons of good character employed as servants, he did not won der at the discharge of Henry Eicke. He also sup posed his brother had been discharged on his (Henry's) account. In reply to the questions of the Magistrate, Mr. Field said that he had been informed by a dis tinguished barrister that the father of the Misses Eicke had at one time held a high position in his pro fession as an attorney, but since then had been sub jected to various vicissitudes. As respected his daugh ters, he (Mr. Field) had not heard the slightest re flection, and it was his opinion when he took their brothers into custody that they were strangers to their offence. After the conviction of the brother William a number of workmen who had been previously em ployed by him in a chymical factory at Battersea ap plied to the Commissioners of Police for some relief, stating that they had not been paid their wages for some time, and they thought there was some fund to pay them. Mr. NORTON—What became of the produce of the 2 000/ bond—had it all been spent ? Mr. Field—No, Sir. I understood that there was about 5001. lodged in a banking-house, but what be came of it I don't know. I understand, however, that the father of William Eicke had applied for it. Miss Eicke—l don't believe he has, and I am pretty certain he has not got it, nor has any of the family ; so that if such a sum had been in the bank it is there still. Mr. NORTON—Should this sum of 5001. be found forthcoming, and the South-Western Railway Com pany kindly permitted it to be applied to the necessi ties of the younger branches of this unfortunate family, it would be a great blessing to them. I am very happy to find that the h quiry, so far as it has gone, has been most satisfactory as regards the character of the daughters, and that their conduct through the most trying circumstances has been un exceptionable. The public have come forward most benevolently on their behalf, and I was anxious to make the fullest inquiries into the case before dis posing of any of their subscriptions. Those inquiries are not yet completed, but in the interim I shall direct to be handed to you, Miss Ei c k e , suc h a sum as will be necessary for your present use. Both the Misses Eicke expressed their gratitude, and said it was truly distressing to them in coming before the public under such peculiar circumstances to have the characters of their father and brothels reflected on, while many of their acts were the results of misfortune, and those of their brothers. Mr, Field lila° thiniedillenagistrate for the op- - - pertunity he had affor&d biro to explain his " rici b u o l in the matter, and said that for the 93 years he ;1 3 been in the force the present was the first time beto been charged with wantonly going out of his 1 % 11 injure any one. Mr. NORT ON replied that by all who kne w- p Dt Field such a char ge could not be for one 1 13 1 - 006 entertained, and it was quite clear that he ha d no more than his duty. SHIP NEWS. GRAVESEND, OCT, B.—Wind N.Vvr., moderate , fill,: r l Arrived—R,Ljah, from Port Philip; Beal, from Wallace; Rosalie, from Cronstadt; Louise, from Q ue o Victoria, from Archangel; America, from Q Be ico' R Science, from Dem erara; A rgent i ne , f ro m Peri° ` O ;,, Agnes, from Bueno s Ayr es; A ma li a a nd Ende'A°o from St. Petersburgh; Henrich, from Archangel;,,,o from Dantsic; Betsy, f rom K on i gs b erg; Alice P r c ' te is from Calico; Avon, from St. John's; Blyth, from ri tin; Orest, from Stockhol m; Al exan d er CeelPb el 'A ti - T Resolution, from Dantsic ; Al exan d r i a . from Alexaa Albion, from Boulogne ; To ur i s t, f rom O s tend; ° .-1 from Haraburgh. ror Sailed—Lady Peel, for Port Philip; Gazelle, fortdel stantinople; Mary P a y n t er , f or J ama i ca; fc rt ; - ,IJ for Bnssorah; Princess R o y a l, f or Haniburgh; 1 . 4 %, ; f0f Harlingen; Stadt Dordtrecht, f or D or dt ; Raieb"' Roscommon, and Citizen, for Rotterdam; Se ine ' Boulogne. VESSELS SPOKEN WITE . . I)°f Armada, from Bombay for Liverpool, on the Sept., in lat. 41 N., lon , . 34 W. the ". John Mattbie, fforu Calcutta for Liverpool, on - (f August, in lat. 14 S., long. 7 W. lilt d Catherine, from Calabar for Liverpool, on the - August, in lat. 10 N., long. 20 W. S el African, from Quito for London, on the 25th of Comber, in lat. 31 N., long. 31. Duke of Portland, from London for Canterbury', ° llOl 31st of July, in lat. 21 S., long. 36 W. Ellenbirough, from London for Madras. VO I° Pt cenician, from London for Sidney, New South 0 1 on the Line. lb Louisa brig, from St. John's for Hull, on the I° September, in 1,43 g. 32. It i IF ;f Shiel& I , -,-, S - iehi, 013 keron, 0, oniclds, irom Swansea for Miramil 13ih of September, in long. 48. David Cannon, outward bound, on the Ist of Oct° b6° lat. 55 N., lon g . 11 W. ap p , A Ilamburgh brig, showin g 52 i n bl ac k fi g ures 1 0' white ground, sreering fur the westward, on the of Sept. Merope, from Shark' s B ay f or L on d on, on the o ' SIO Sept., in lat. 38 N., long. 40 W. Alexander Johnson, from London for the Maurithl4° the 16th of Sept., in l'at. 35 N., long. 18 W. SEABORNE MAILS. rot 4o [N signifies that the mails are sent from the General the night—and M by the morninz—dispatch.] ___ When made made up in PLACES. General Post-office London. From what port dis patched._ America (by Brit. pkt.)N Oct. 10 .. America (by U.S. pkt.) N Oct. 14 .. •• I America (by U.S. pkt.) M Oct. `42 Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Alexandria* N 19th & 30th of mo. Belgium .. N Daily •• Brazil .. • .. M 9th of the month Buenos Ayres .. M 9th of the month California(viaChagres)M Id & 17th of month Cape of Good Hope Nil4th of month Constantinople* .. • • Nl7th 17th 27th of mo Central America .. M!2d & 17th of mon. Channel Isles NIMon., Wed., &Fri. Chili . Mll7th of the month ILiverpeel •• Liverpool • • ISouthamPt• Plymouth ,Dover •• Dover • • SouthamPt• SouthamPt• SouthamPt•' Plymouth.. Dover ••i SouthamPt•' SouthamPt• SouthamPt• Dover • • Dover ** London • • London • • I SouthamPt• Holyhead • • ISoutharaPt• 'Dover France .. .. M 24N1Twice daily .. Greece* • • .. . • N' 7th 17 GI 27 - th of mo liamburgh N Tuesday & Friday Uolland ... • . M,Wednes. & Satur. Honduras . Nll7th of the mouth, Ireland .. M& N Twice daily .. India (via Southamp.) Mi2oth of the month India (via Marseilles) It 8 th& 24th ef month Mediterranean (via Southampton) •• M \ 20th of the month Mediterranean (via Marseilles) N I Bth& 24th of month Mexico .. • • .. ......Mad of the month.. Madeira • • • • .. M,9th of the month Malta* .. r 7th, 17 th,19t14,27th & 30th of month ter. ISouthampt• Dover •,* SouthamPv• SouthamPt• } Dover Naples* •• •• STlsth 15th 25th ofme Papal States* •• Zl;stlllsth 25th of mo Peninsular.. • . Ml7th 17th 27th of mo Peru ,• Mll7th of the month Dover .. Dover •• SouthamPt• SouthamPt' Dover • • SouthamPt• Tuscany's .. Nlsth 15th 25th of mo West Indies M 17th of the month West Indies (except Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .. The mails to those countries thus marl French packet via Marseilles t• !O °l. o l' Soathaa* • d Cod (*) a re cool a, via the - rr nitod can packet. , t ; VS+ In consequence of the large number of passong- rs 01, for Egypt and India on the 20th of October, the 0, r o next India mail is dispatched from SoutharoPt°,,otA steamers, the Sultan and Pottinger, will leave that r Alexandria on the above-named day instead of ° lle i :rtif!,/ mails will be taken out by the Pottinger. This t eP merit will not interfere with the dispatch of an ext ra s to Alexandria on the 3d of November. CALIFORNIA.—MaiIs t are now despatched and and from Califol luo by every Am, THE COUN TRY MARKET S '`I L aupP NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET, OCT. 7.—Tue , r 0 wheat moderate, and trade ruled exceedingly Saturday's prices, and in some instances more was obtained. Malting barley of fine quality frol l dear, but interior sorts a slow sale. In fLur and articles no alteration. Ai tf NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, OCT. 7.-"''" c ptr i morning's market there was a good supply 01 ii~ l which met with an active trade at former ratea, d, good clearance. The supply of sheep was o ° o about 300 more than last market day. Tow , .0, lively than for some time, and in some instances '6,4; more money was obtained. Beasts, 830; sheeP ( l,erl, Beef, 4s 0:1 to 5s 6d per stone ; mutton, 4d to 5 i o l eo, EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, OCT. 6.—There the meal market to-day 6 sacks oatmeal, each r o 2801bs. imperial, which sold thus : -6 at 1 1 AI r * average price of the whole 1/ Os Od 0-1 9 ths. 2 barley, which which sold thus :—1 at 265, and 1 at 245. ? EDINBURGH H AY AND S TRAW MARKET' Oat straw, from 8s Od t o ll s Od per k emp l e o f 16 steOne° Ei i° 8 5 O d to wheat ditto, Os od t o 10 s Od ; b ar l ey di tto , Hay, from 8d to 10d per stone. 11 DA LKEITH ME A L MARKET, O CT . 6.-- e re 46 bags of oatmeal and 2 of pot-b ar l e y a t this daY' s o s e o, , sales rear y. Oatmeal up on the top 6d per, bag al l i o current price Is 3d per bag; pot-barley the same as IVO Oatmeal, per sack, of 2bo lbs. First Second g gid imperial .. 30s Od 29s 6d / SA Barley-meal, per ditto —s Od —s o d, ./9 Peasemeal —s Od —s O d /011` Flour ... —s Od Od , Pot barley ... 228 od, --5 Od COAL MARKEL—YESTXRDAY. 1" Wall's End, &c. Scarborough ........... ;SI Brown Gosforth ..... Bamont l7s 6ci Denison ..............•..' ill 183 Od South hellos ......••••'' Braddyll .... El etton Haswell Lambton Ships at market, 21 Sold, 21. RAILWAY SHARE MARIA BRISTOL, OCT. 8. tO STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was lowe r O 1 with very little business doing. The only transa c ported was—Great Western, 84. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been but a triniog t At done in our share market to-day, and prices are T ic ) sames as last quotations, except for BEdl a nds, W rather better, with a good demand. MANCHESTER, Ocr. 8. STOCK ExcnaNGE.—The share market has or active to-day, but prices were rather firmer. The d i il D tions were as follow : —Bl ac kb urn (N o . 1), 4 1 ,4--t, and Glasgow. 26 3 / 4 —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 56581 (West Riding Union), 6 di s .—M anc h es t er an d BITV Quarters (C), 1 11-16 p.—M anc h es t er , Sh e ffi e ld, an' Q shire, 28—Midland Stock, 49 1 ,E—North Staffershiret dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 19 11-16. BIRMINGHAM, OCT 8. firl; STOCK Excivarou.—The share market has been eta day, but little business of any importance was tra ogl3 tio 4 l 'Change. There was also little call for any deem local stock, and general quiet pervaded the marlo, t. only sale reported on 'Change was—South Stall fit'" 3 dis. The sales effected in private were done $ London quotations. r ( EADVERTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pills .or th e C H of Debility, Bile, Liver, and Stomach Complaints•!,o appreciable medicine is so well known th r oughout e l Yerl ' of the civilised world, and the cures th a t are daily P,/ by by its use are so wonderful that it now stands Pr e. c o ( ‘) above all other remedies, mo r e p a rti cu l ar ly for the dt o , l , bilious and liver complaints, disorders of the stomach' and debilitated constitutions. In these diseases the ' of t c y effects of this admirable remedy are so permanent t roll" whole system is renovated, the organs of digestion 6 pile ened, and a free respiration promoted, therefore 901 should have recourse to it to ensure a safe and certe,i ° o llo 6 Sold by all Vendors of Medicine and at Professor Establishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. OF A SON t) 1 or',' ~. , On the 4th inst., at the Vicarage, Shipton, near it- 4, wife of the Rev. Henry Pickering. Wl' On the 7th inst., at Maize-hill, Greenwich, the Charles E. Lang, Esq. ffl OF A DAUGHTEL :fp Of' On the sth inst., at Amersham, Bucks, the WP derick Charslev, Esq. f ee t ' On the 7th inst., Mrs. Byrne, of Gladstone George's-road, Southwark. r' On the 6th inst., at Notting hill, the wife of J. 13311 inti ,ti MARRIED. „ A rN v or On the 7th inst., at St. George's, Hanover - We, ty Rev. William Carus, Senior Fellow of Trinity Celli, bridge, and Canon of Winchester, to Maria Elizab t ,,,oF daughter of the Rev. Edward Selwyn, rector of 11° — fa gd Abbotts, Huntingdonshire. e 5 I, On the 7th inst., air St. Pancras Church, Char - e st" r second son of William Leaf, Esq., of Park-hill, Str to Isabella Ellen, eldest daughter of John Ty'as' Guildford. street, Russell. square. DIED. D,, f On the 2d inst., at Cheltenham, John Baron, M•„'„7 .14 otrir On the 4th inst., at Yarm, Yorkshire, aged 26, Li" lotil the eldest and the only surviving daughter of the Garbutt, Esq. t Y On the sth inst., at East Sheen, Surrey, Mr. G. foe On the sth inst., at Burlingham-hail, Norfolk, u 1 00 ,1 wife of 11. N. Burroughes, Esq., M.P. c g AO r On the sth inst., at the Rectory, Ewhurst, 0 2'," e P Frances Laura, youngest daughter of the late JO : * 7 Hawtrey, Fellow of Eton. •JO On the 6th inst., aged 65, Sarah, the wife of P" Esq., of St. Olave's, Southwark, .........esnraselcawm - sanar ver -- yO ll 1 London: Printed and Published by MURDO pr o d No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Offi .t. c e ' Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in Po Ildiddleeex, 'Murcia, October 9, 185 L. A .i, .Ik o Rth,tt at, ' CI. T. ojn teqoeci t()1 1 Ot t / Ai A ''' 4l l2.le Ith ale