The Sun. — London, England, 1850-09-30 00:00:00

GERMAN Y A telegraphic dispatch from Cassel of the 26th inst., in the Kolner Zeitung, states that the Standing Com mittee of the Diet has resolved to decline taking part in the Cabinet Council which, on the 27th, was to be held at Wilhelinsbad. The Committee refuses to re cognise the assembly of Plenipotentiaries of sundry German states, now sitting at Frankfort as the Fe deral Diet, for it protests that the Federal Diet is ex tinct, and that no act of general legality has called it into life again. The Committee protests further that any interference of the said Plenipotentiaries in the affairs of Electoral Hessen, is an attack upon the safety and independence of that country, whose So vereign is by no means jeopardised in the exercise of his constitutional rights. The Committee app ea l s t o international law, an d protests in the strongest t erms against the late Frankfurt resolutions, and against all aiders and abettors of the same. The Kolner Zeitung has telegraphic dispatches from Berlin of the 26th inst., stating that a Cabinet Council has been held at Berlin, and that a decisive resolution respecting the affairs of Electoral Hessen has been taken. The Prussian League, which was said to be on the point of being dissolved, will remain in statu quo ante even after the 15th of October, nor is there any likelihood of its being remodelled or re constructed upon a new basis. His Majesty the King has been pleased to appoint Baron Radovitz to the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs. Baron Schleinitz, the late Minister, has been appointed one of his Majesty's Privy Councillors. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the Unitcd Service Gazette.) STAFF OFFICERS OF PENSIONERS.—We have every reasons to believe that several appointments as Staff Officers of Pensioners, will take place during the en suing month. THE NEW Comes FOR AFRICA.—The delay which has taken place with respect to the formation of the regiment for service in Africa has occurred at the Colonial-office. The selection of the officers will be made from the half-pay and retired list, and as the effective strength of the corps will only consist of 300 men, it is suggested that thecommand should be given to a Major. ROYAL MARINES ENLISTMENT.—The recruiting service for the corps is to be immediately resumed. The standard of height is to be 5 feet 7i inches, and not to be under 19 years of age, nor above 24. In structions have been issued to use every practicable means to prevent men cf doubtful character being admitted into the service. • Three parties from each division, consisting of 1 captain, 3 sergeants, 3 cor porals, and 1 private, are to be forthwith detached as follows :—From Chatham—To Sevenoaks, Chelms ford, and Bury St. Edmund's. From Portsmouth— To Salisbury, Claippenham, and Farnham. From Plymouth—To Exeter, Taunton, and Okehampton. From Woolwich—T o Warwick, Woburn, and Chip ping -Norton. MEDICAL STAFF.—Staff-Surgeon ' Second Class, E. H. Blakeney, at pre sen t stationed at Chatham, has received, orders to hold himself in readiness to embark for foreign s erv i ce . - ARTILLERY COMMAND AT DEvosronT.—Lieu tenant-Colonel Bloomfield is about to leave the com manel of Devonport, and proneed to the lonian Islands, and will be succeeded by I4eutenant-Colonel Ander son, at the former station. MILITARY KNIGHT OF WlNDSOR.—Captain An drew Ellison, late of the 6011 Rifles, has been ap pointed a Military Knight of Windsor, in succession to Lieutenant Ragg, deceased. Captain Ellison's service extends over a period of twenty-eight years, twenty-five of which were passed in the 60th Regie went. He entered the army as an ensign in 1807, and retired upon half-pay unattached, in May, 1832, and from the service in 1835. DUBLIN DISTRICT.—Major-General his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, commanding the district, has proceeded on leave of absence. BARRACK MASTERSHIP, GIBRALTAR.—A vacancy has occurred in the appointment of barrack master, north district, at Gibraltar, by the decease of Lieu tenant-Colonel Lascelles, which event took place at his quarters, in the Town Range, oz the sth inst. MILITARY EXPENDITURE IN THE COLONIES,—The Board of Ordnance have issued orders to their officers serving in the colonies, not to draw upon the Commis sariat Department for the amount that may be in curred in the repair or alterations of military build ings, but that the expense in future is to be defrayed Cut of the funds of the Colonial Treasury. LIMERICK GARRISON.—The Strand Hired Bar racks at Limerick have been purchased by the Govern ment, in order to afford additional accommodation and comfort for the troops. The building is at present un occupied, as it requires extensive repair. CHOLERA AT Coarue—ln consequence of the autho rities at the Horse Guards having received informa tion that the cholera is making rapid strides at the military stations in the Mediterranean, a surgeon, and two assietants, from the Szaff at Chatham, are under orders for immediate embarkation for Corfu, at which place the troops have been attacked with the disease. THE FRENCH ADMIRAL BARON MACKAIT.—This distinguished officer has visited Chatham and Sheer ness Dockyards ; hut it is not likely that he will extend his visit to Devonport. A correspoadent very properly ask;, " Under what part of the naval regu lations a French admiral on half-pay, and not a mi nister (in short a private individual), can be entitled to three salutes in one day of fifteen guns each from three different ships—the Excellent, Blenheim, and Thetis ? When did the French ever salute our ad mirals on half-pay ? Did they do so at Cherbouig, or is short anywhere ? They only laugh at us fur onr folly. I adman o big gallantry in 4al,in a r Ohm Alacrity, but that was the only brig in the navy that he could so easily have captured." THE LATE " LIEUTENANT" GeteE.—ln. the notices which have been published of the life and career of the late unfortunate aeroaaut, he has been treated as " Lieutenant" Charles Gale of the royal navy. Mr. Gale did not belong to the profession, and the ser vices which have been assigned to him are those of Lieutenant Charles Gale, 117 N., now serving in the coast guard. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.—Captain Stawell, late 45th Regiment, barrack-master of Tullamore and Philipstown, has received two months' leave of ab sence, and Captain Faulkner, the staff-officer of pen sioners, will perform the duties. AMOUNT AND COST OF THE ROYAL NAVAL STEAM POWER OF ENGLAND.—The total number of steam vessels of all classes and sizes, propelled by paddle wheels and screws, belonging to the Royal Navy of England, is 164, and the total amount of horse power of this formidable fleet of steamers is above 44,500, of which nearly 40,500 is actually fitted, or being fitted, to the vessels. The total cost of the machinery alone may fairly be estimated at nearly three millions and a half sterling.! BUYING AND SELLING THE BRITISH NAVY,—SOHIe time since we drew attention the the fact of the iron steamer Grappler, which cost 33,0441. baying been sold for 560/., after a couple of years' service ; and pointedly noticed the immense sacrifice of the public money in this transaction. We are now likely to have another example of buying in the dearest and selling in the cheapest market. On the death of the late Earl of Yarborough, the Admiralty were induced to purchase his yacht Kestrel, for about 3 ; 0001. ; she was fittcd out at great cost, and recently returned from the south east coast of America, where she has been employed about four years, and having been found so very de fective she is ordered to be :sold out of the service, and will most likely be disposed of for about 500/. It must be remembered that the Navigation Laws have passed since the Kestrel was purchased by the Adm' ralty. A PAIIPE Et KILLED B Y A RELIEVING OFFICER. MANCIEUESTER, SEPT. 27.—An inquiry took place before the coroner for Manchester, yesterday, into the circumstances attending the death of a pauper named Andrew Murphy, 22 years of age, who had expired on Sunday morning at the workhouse. The inquiry was attended with a great deal of excitement, in consequence of a report that death_ had been caused by a blow given to - the deceased by a relieving officer named Edward Moran. The officer was in custody. Deceased was a tailor. , Mary Tierney, a servant at 7, Mulberry -st reet the tailor's cl u b-ho use (be e r-h o use), said on Tuesd ay evening week deceased slept th e re, having a card from the tailors' club, He complained of being tired after a long walk. Witness saw no marks of violence about him. Francis Dalton, tramp master at the Tib-street vagrant ward of the workhouse, said his duties were to recei ve a ppli can t s t rav elling in search of employment, to provide them with a bed and breakfast, and to require from them, in return, three or four hours' work at oakum picking or turning a capstan, on the following morning. It was his duty to inquire from them where they came from, where they were going to, and upon what busi ness. When admitted they were searched by Edward Moran, in the passage. He was nppointod by Mr. Bolds, the superintendent of the Tib-street Indus trial Establishment, for that purpose. The property found - upon them was ticketed and returned to them on their departure, unless they had any large sums of motay, such as 61, which was ferii.titnd to the guar dian?..The property was taken in this way to pr e v e nt it from being pilfered by any other person in the ward. About seven or eight o'clock, on Wednesday the 18th inst., he was standing at the door of the establish ment in Foundry-lane, when deceased came up to him and inquired if that was the sight Asylum. Witness told him it was the vagrant ward, and asked him what he wanted. Deceased said he wished to be ad mitted. In reply to witness's questions he said he came from Sheffield, was a tailor by trade, and in tended to seek work in Manchester. He said he came from Ireland. Witness told him that three hours severe task-work would he required from him in the morning in return for his supper and breakfast. He said, " I have no money and must get in." Witness told him to pass forward, and there being no other persons waiting fcr admission, he fastened the door, and proceeded to write down the statements of the different tramps, about thirty- three in number. Whilst doing so, he heard Moran, who was behind him engaged in searching some of the men, say, " You had better give it up." Wit ness turned round and saw that Moran had hold of deceased's arm, and was trying to open his left hand. They were snuggling together. Moran had only one arm. Witness went to the other side of the room, where they stood, and asked what deceased had got. Moran said deceased had got some thing in his hand. Witness took hold of deceased's left wrist with one hand, and exerted all his strength to open his fingers with the other, but he could not succeed. He believed Morale was holding him by the other arm at the time. Mr. Hollis, who was pre sent, and a pauper named Smith, then came to assist in searching deceased. Mr. Hollis took hold of de ceased's thumb and pulled it back, and witness then got his hand underneath his fingers, and a quantity of copper money fell out of his hand. Witness swept the money away with both hands, and placed it on a stove in the middle of the room. While his back was turned he heard an old man, a pauper named Job Weale, cry out, " He has hit me." Ii was Weale's duty to mind the front entrance while the tramps were being searched. Witness turned round and saw deceased with a Wellington boot in his hand attempting to strike Moran. Moran parried the blow, and hit deceased .on the face with his fist. After a short struggle, the boot was taken from deceased, who was then peaceable. When it came to his turn to be examined he repeated his former statement, except that he intended to return to Sheffield ; that he was 22 years of age, and had been seven years in England. He was then taken into the males' tramp ward, and wit•- ness did not see him again till supper time. Witness did not observe any marks of violence upon him. If he had, it would have been his duty to enter them in the book. He did not notice any signs of think about him, nor that be was unwell at ail, but he complained of his thumb being injured. Witness told him if it was injured the doctor should see him in the morning. Witness frequently went through the ward during the night, as was his usual practice, and deceased appeared to sleep well. At half-past five in the morning he awoke the tramps, but deceased complained that he was too unwell to do any work. When witness asked him where he felt unwell, he re plied that he felt it all over him. Witness noticed that his thumb was swollen and discoloured. Witness did not perceive that he had a black eye. He told de ceased to lie still till the doctor came. The doctor was Mr. Thomas, who officiated for Mr. Coveney, surgeon to the workhouse, who also attended the Tib-street :establishment. Deceased certainly did not make any complaints either then or afterwards of any one having hurt him. On going into the ward again about eight o'clock, he saw deceased vomiting a greenish liquor, which smelt strong of some kind of spirits. Witness was told that he had vomited once before. At 9 o'clock he sent for deceased to wash himself, and for some water to foment his thumb with. Witness then noticed that one of his eyes was discoloured, When he returned to Tib•street in the evening, witness inquired what had become of deceased, and was told he had been sent to the workhouse. Witness made an entry to that effect. Deceased had told him in the morning that he could not eat any breakfast when he was offered some. Witness was quite certain that no weapon was employed in searching deceased, and did not see any other blow inflicted than the one he had mentioned. Joseph Minshull said he was head nurse at the workhouse. Deceased was brought there on Thurs day night. He was very ill, and was unable to wash himself, when he came to the bath. His eye was discoloured, his thumb was dislocated, and he com plained of pains at the back of his head. Briton Richardson, assistant clerk to the Mm chester board of guardian, said the regulations of the Tib-street establishment were made by the guardians. They contained no provisions for searching, and he was not aware that any other regulations existed. By an Act of Parlisment passed in 1848 (Victoria 11 and 12, cap. 110), the master, porter, or any other officer of the workhouse, were empowered to search applicants for relief, and to take from them any money which should be found upon them, and deliver the same to the board of guardians. It was under stood that in case of any difficulty, the officers of the Tib-street establishment were to have the assistance of the police. Evan Thomas, the surgeon officiating for Mr. Co veney, said he saw deceased at the Tib-street work house en Tnursday morning, between nine and ten o'clock, when he noticed a contusion on the back of the pal►ns, including the thumb. Deceased made no complaint to him. Witness asked him no questions, but directed that he should be kept quiet, and that he should be informed in the evening how he was. Witness was not told that deceased had been vomit ing. There were signs of heaviness about him, such as migl,t be expected in a person who had been drink ing. Witness saw him again in the evening, and then directed that he should be removed to the workhouse, where he was taken the same night. Witness saw deceased next morning between nine and ten o'clock. When he was told he had passed a restless night and had vomited, witness observed a bruise on deceased's head, and asked him how he had got it. Deceased shook his head and made no answer. Witness did POLICE INTELLIGENCE MANSION-110USE. three miles from London-bridge to the junction which turned off to the Bricklayers Arms station, nod the distance could hLive been easily parfortned before any other train passed. Witness could have crossed the line in perfect safety had the defendant done his duty, but he laughed at them, and said " they were a had lot altogether." James Wood Wl3 charged under the following odd circumstances : A constable of the Thames police said—Between seven and eight o'clock tilie morning I was in Bil lingsgate-market, and I saw the prisoner take a cod fish from a lug-boat which was in the river and throw it under the head of a boat which was lying alongside, and having satisfied himself that no person was watching, jerk it to a man who wag in another boat. I then took him into custody, and I sang out to the other man, who instantly chucked back the fish, but got away. When I asked the prisoner why he took the fish, he said it was too small to be of any conse quence, and he threw it, out of a joke, not to, but at, the person in the other boat.—(Laughter.) Mr. Hewett said that he and his father were re sponsible for the fish, which had been consigned to Mr. Harris ; that the prisoner had on previous occa sions robbed them, but as be had, upon being de tected, brought back the property without the least hesiation, they did not wish to prosecute. The ALDERMAN—WeII, prisoner, why do you con tinue this shameful and dishonest game ? You know it must end badly. Tee prisoner said he merely went on board the lug-boat to see what sort of cargo they had, for he was afraid they were taking all the best sort of fish to Hungerford market, and be didn't like to see old Billingsgate go to the dogs.---(Laughter.) Well, he did think the cod mighty small, and so contemptible that he flung one at a friend of his in the next boot, and his friend was just flinging it back again, as in duty bound, when the officer came down to have his fling.—(Great laughter.) He assured the alderman that the fish was not worth stealing, if he happened to be inclined to be dishonest, which he never was. The ALDERMAN—I suppose the fish you took on the previous occasion t fell into your possession in a similar way ? The Prisoner—Ohl you may as well hang a dog at once as give him a bad name. All I can say is that I account for this disagreeable affair as well as I can, and I wish I was more clever, for if I was, I'd get plenty of fish and other things, without coming before the Lord Mayor to ask his opinion. Tee ALDERMAN—AIthough you are so considerate as to endeavour to keep the market in a proper con dition, I shall send you away from that office for three months to the climate and labour of a Bridewell. Sarah Hawkins and Catherine Lee;were charged with having robbed a man of his watch. Michael liaydon, an active detective officer of the City police, was on London-bridge a few nights ago, and ob served the prosecutor and the two women, one of whom stood away from the others. He expected that the women were in a conspiracy to plunder the man, and he followed them closely. The man soon sepa rated himself from the women, and the officer ascer tained that he had been robbed of his watch, and pursued the two prisoners in a cab into which they had suddenly flung themselves, directing the driver to go on quickly in any direction. Hayden and the pros'•cutor'got into the cale,'aed after having repeatedly asked the women for the watch, which they positivley denied any knowledge of, told the cabman to drive with "all the lot" to the station•house. Arrived there the prisoners stuck to the assertion that they were as innocent as the unborn, and the female searcher, after a very minute examination, pronounced that they had no watch or other valuables in their possession. This judgment was very strongly in fa vour of the prisoners, but Heydon, who had not only observed the prosecutor's manner upon finding that he had been robbed of his watch, but the agitation and hurry of the accused, said he considered it to be necessary that the surgeon of the police force shouhl be consulted upon the subject. Accordingly, at the Mansion-house, Mr. Childs, the medical gentleman, undertook the office of searcher, and proved himself well qualified for the performance of the duty by in troducing to the astonished eyes of the prosecutor the identical watch, which he declared he had found upon the, person of Sarah Hawkins. It is proper to state that the fact of the finding by the medical officer did not prove that the female searcher had omitted the ordinary means of ascertaining the fact, but it certainly showed that the assistance of a medical searcher may be often necessary in cases of con cealinent. The prisoner Lee said she had never seen the other woman before the night they were taken, and that their acquaintanceship began as acquaintanceship often commenced amongst those who had no place to go to in misery. As for the watch, she never was so much surprised at anything as at finding that her new friend was in possossion of such a thing. Sarah Hawkins said she saw, as she was walking along Pudding-lane, by chance, something glittering at her feet. She picked it up, and finding that it was a watch, end that she might be robbed of it, she hid —The prisoners were committed for trial. Beo W-STREET. In answer to the complaint, Mr. Sutton said the defendant was exonerated from all blame by the Brighton Railway Company. lie had only performed duty, and acted in accordance with the orders given to him by his superintendent. He should be able to show that his conduct was correct in every way. A train had just passed, and another was due, consequently he was justified in not allowing the bal last train to cross the line. His worship would see the necessity of his acting strictly to the orders deli vered to him, and dismiss the complaint altogether. The directors of the Brighton line had offered to have the affair investigated before the Commissioners of Railways, Ent the South-Eastern refused, and now sought to punish the defendant for acting properly for the protection of the public and the rail way company. The Learned Gentleman called a number of servants attached to the Brighton Com pany, who said that when the complainant wanted to cross the line a train was just due, snd a dreadful collision must have taken place. In fact, signals to that effect were hoisted, and the complaining party must have been aware of that circumstance. The present case was full of spite, and ought not to have been brought before a magistrate. Mr. Ballantine contended that the complainant was perfectly justified in taking the present course. It was of vast importance to the public as well as to the railway companies that the dispute in question should be settled. He considered that the defendant had acted wrongly, and ought to be punished as an example to others. MI. Sutton informed the magistrate that the de fendant had only acted according to orders, and had he not done so he would have been discharged from his situation. He thought the evidence he had pro duced ought to be received as a complete denial to the charge. Considerable discussion took place between the Learned Gentleman and the Magistrate, when the latter delivered his judgment at some length. He was of opinion that the defendant had acted rightly, and according to the orders of the railway company, which were . " that no train should be allowed to cross the line when another is just due." In performing that duty he had most likely prevented a collision, which might have been attended with fatal circum stances. He should dismiss the complaint. WANDS R ORT.H. John Carter, a labourer in the employ . of Mr. Morrison, a market-gardener and cow-keeper at Put ney, was charged before Mr. Beadon with stealing 1,200 cabbage plants, growing on the enclosed ground of Mr. J. Hargood, also a market-gardener, in the Upper Richmond-road, Putney. At the first hearing of the case William Haynes, jun., a labourer employed by Mr. Hargood, proved that at six o'clock in the morning, whilst driving away some cattle that had trespassed on the ground, he saw the prisoner pulling up the young plants. He told his master, and the prisoner was given in charge. Police constable Cock, 143 V, produced a large market basket filled with upwards of 1,200 fine healthy plants. Tue prisoner here protested that he had asked Mr. Hargeod's foreman (W. Haynes, sen.) if he could have a few plants, and Haynes, sen., said they were going to b e d ug i n , an d he could take what he liked. He, prisoner, did not take them secretly, his master (nr. Morrison) was looking through the hedge; his grounds adjoin Mr. Hargood's. Mr. BEADoN said this gave the case a serious com plexion, and the prisoner's master must come to clear On the second hearing, Mr. Haynes, sen., swore be never gave the prisoner leave to take the plants in question, nor any others. Mr. BEADON said he wished to hear some explana tion from Mr. Morrison, but not on oath, as it might be his duty to commit him for aiding and abetting. Mr. Morrison said he saw the prisoner pulling the plants, but did not know that he had not leave to pull them. Mr. BEADON—You, as a market gardener, ought to know that cabbage plants are very dear this year, and that it was not likely that such a large quantity would be given away. The prisoner was committed for a month, with hard labour. Antonio who was last week remanded on a charge of having. caused 3,000 spurious notes, re semiling the notes. of the Lombardy Venetian Bank, to be engraved by . ,Mr. Lee, in Holborn, was again brought up for further examination; but Mr. Bush, the solicitor for the prosecution, having stated that he had teen as yet tr.nable to obtain evidence that the notes were forgeries, beyond the testimony already adduced, at his re grtest the prisoner was remanded for another week. Mr. HENRY wax of opinion that enough had already been proved to j astify the committal of the prisoner for trial ; neverth.qi!ss, it might be desirable to make the case more . cor 3plete. MARL EiOROUo_T-7-_,97717AET. ..... not notice any injury on the back of decetts,d's head or on his ear. Deceased never rallied. 'Witness attended him night and morning until he died, at two o'clock on Srtnday morn;n e . Wit...s had seen him at ten o'clock on Saturday night. Witness thought deceased was labouring under some affection of the brain. His impression at the time was that it was owing to natural disease, hut he was not then aware that he had received any injury except in the thumb. He now thought he had died from the eifects of vio lence. lie was present at the post mortem examina tion made by Mr. Holroyd. Deceased had sunk under the effects of effusion of the brain. Witness had not noticed any stertorous breathing. Elkanah Holroyd, surgeon, said he had made a post mortem examination of the body on the previous day by the coroner's order. Oa removing the bone of the skull he observed a marked difference between the two hemispheres. The left was decidedly black, compared with the right. Oa opening the mem brane which enveloped the brain he found a con siderable quantity of clotted blood. S )me. clots were found on the bone cf the skull. The blood had gradually passed in that direction. Tnis extravasa tion proceeded from a rupture in the membrane' of the brain. There were about three ounces of blood effused. The brain itself was healthy. There were no marks of disease either in the substance or the membrane. The effusion of the blood was sufficient to cause . death. He had no doubt it was the cause of death in this case. A single blow on the head would have caused the ef fusion. If it hid been caused by a fall, he thought the skin would have been broken. Even if deceased were intoxicated the night before he went to Tih• street, that would not have caused the effusion in a man of his age. The injury on the hand had nothh'g to do with it. Excitement and passion might have caused it in case there had been any co-exiiterxt dis sease. He thought the livid appearance of the ear was caused by a blow. Genre , e = s landlord of the Sun a n d Thi r t een ean treet, Leicester-squ a r e , was e n sum moned by the police, for permitting drunkenness and disorderly conduct: in his house. From the stateernent of the police it appeared that in consequence of a diaturbance in the street, between persons who came out of this house, and who got fight ing together and 'ere taken to the station-h ouse , a con stable was placed te. watch the house, and saw persons at three and four o'clock the same morning come out of it. A constable proved that on going into the house he found numerous persona, male and female, present. The la milord was in the bar, and he was not soher. He did not see any one in masks come out of the house, elthoug,h he saw seven or eight persons in males fi t the street that morning. lespecter Morn:k ton seid the defendant, although summoned before, load not been convicted, but it was one of the worst conducted houses in the district. Mr. Duncombe, for the defendant, said the in spector lad no ri:Ot to make such remarks. With respect to the charge before the Court, the defendant kept a night-house., and, as the law stood, he had a right to keep it open all night if he pleased. The charge of drunkenness and - disorderly conduct in the house had not beem. brought home to defendant. Mr. BaounnToet convicted the defendant in the penalty of 405., tat tcl at the same time advised him to thoroughly reform his system of management. ).S"'ULITHWARK. George Wood, switchman, in the employ of the Brighton and South Coast Railway Company, was charged before Mr. Ingham with having wilfully and negligently omitte d to turn certain points or switches upon the said reilvzny when signalled to do so, thereby endangering the live es and limbs of persons passing along the said rail way. Mr. Ballantine, assisted by Mr. Church, attended on behalf of the Routh-Eastern Railway Company, who were the corn eaainants, and Mr. Sutton appeared on behalf of the Benghton Company. Mr. Balle.ntine, in stating the case, informed the magistrate that a short time ago the two companies dissolved partnership, and their officers were quite distinct from eae,ln other. Considerable difficulty was thrown in the way of the South-Eastern Com pany by the servants of the other, and the present case was brought forward to ascertain where the blame laid. The attendant was employed as switch man by the Brighton Company, and was stationed at the Brieklayers* Arms Junction, and it was his duty to attend the points for all trains which passed along the railway . . Instead of performing that duty he neglected it, and detained a ballast train belonging to the complainants, which was making its way to. the Bricklayers' Arms Station, and compelled the driver to go to New Cross. The de fendant's conduct heed placed the lives of several people in jeopardy, as another train passed them before they got fifty yards out of the way, and had they crossed the line there must have been a fearful collision. To prevent such further difficulties arising, the directors of the South-Eas tern Railway Company made the present charge, so float the whole circumstances might be fully investigated. The Learned Gentleman then called tualled, and ready for sea again. These companies are the last that will proceed to foreign stations thin year. SEPT. 29.—The Resistance, 42, troop-ship, Master- Commander Bradshaw, arrived at Woolwich at six o'clock A.M. to•day from Quebec, Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, having on board a company of Artillery from Quebec, and another from Newfoundland, and a company of Royal Sappers and Miners from Halifax, besides large detachments of invalids from these stations. According to present orders, the troops will disembark at two o'cLck P.M. . _ - Charles Clatterbuck said he was a patient in one of the sick hospitals. He assisted Minstaill in the wards. Deceased came in on Thursday night. He slept pretty well that night. Shortly be-"ore his death he was very restless, and threw his left hand about very much. Thomas Hilton, another inmate of the workhouse hospital, said deceased told him him he had been mur dered by the governor of Tib-street workhouse. James Smith and Job Weale, paupers in the 'Lb street establishment, confirmed Dalton's evidence. They had not noticed any violence used towards him, and if he had hurt his head, it must have been by the pantry-duor, against which he fell during the struggle. Edward Moran, the prisoner (after receiving a cau tion from the coroner that any statement he might make would be evidence against him) confirmed Dalton's evidence, and said the deceased had struck him with a boot s and it was in attempting to knock the boot cut of the man's hand that he accidentally gave him a blow on the head. The money found in his band Was 100. Frederick William Hollis, the superintendent of te Tib-s eviden treet ce. es tablishment, al so con fi rmed the pre ous noozes were att em pti ng to his form e r evi -1 E. Moran then said, in addition him, de ge ased fell with his dence, that whilst Dalton and . declined to sig n his name to his evidence, when it to take the money from head against the pantry - door. had been taken down by the coroner. The jury found that the deceased had died from the effects of a blow of the fist given by Edwin Moran,oi and he was committed to take his t rial f or man slaughter. The jury accompanied thAr verdict with Thomas Dingley, who said be was an inspector of engine -drivers on the South-Eastern line, and on the 14th of the present month had charge of a ballast train from London-I ridge to the Bricklayers' Arms Station. To get to the latter place he was compelled to go on the Brightc,n line, and at the junction the defendant was employed to turn the swi!ches for all the trains. There 'was an excursion train nearly due, hut-witness had two iniziuts to cross the line. How ever, when he got to the junction, thn defendant rf , - fusd to turn the points, and had he not taken his tr. , ..tu to New Cro%is tb..ie must have been a collision. Witness hoi s t e d th e usual signal, and reinonstrat,d w ith defenda n t as to his conduct, but he answered him by abusive la nguage, and told him he should step half • an hour for cowir there. H a d h e crossed the line4;f ttr pieces, as the. , other train while passim-, actually Ving so long .detained they must have been cut t.( l ) l ue to hed the last tnick. It was the defendlnt's duty to Lave silov,ed hilt , . to pass instead of detaining him. In cross-cxlminn.tion by Mr. Sutton, witness said aqt a train Lad started five minutes before, and snottier was exmkted, so that the line was not clear. Charles engine-driver in the S outh- Eastern Co 'f m ki punr 71 employ, s:tid that he was with t h e heard the defendant refuse t o train in question, and k turn the Points, althoug h repeatedly as td. It was a. '°s this statement : We are of opinion that 1.101:i, , , the superintondent, and the tramp-master, treated deecased with great cruelty. The jury beg to recommerd that in cases of extreme rcsi3t4ace on the part of the tramps in future, the aid if a police-officer b.: immediately called in." Mr. Harrcp, the clerk to the board of guardians, said he had co doubt the recommendation of the jury would be attended to. LARGE SALMON. — There was caught at &Awe' fishing water, on Tuesday, a salthon which weighed 431b1ht7., and measured in length 4 feet 3 inches, and in girth 2 feet 1 inch. No improvement has taken place in the fishing; the quantity taken at present is small, almost without a pre cedent, the prices consequently continue very high, salmon being Is. 4d. per lb., grilse ls. Id., and trout Bd.—Berwick ..idvertiser. THE SUN, LONDON, went out to Spithead to pay a visit to Captain Bond cies, on board the Dutch frig,a`e Prins Von Oran:, 4 e, which is expected to sail for Flushing to morrow (Monday). Wind yesterday, W.S.W., light breezes. To-day, S.W.by W., strong breeze, squally and cloudy. PLYMOUTH, Sere. 28.—The Mariner, 12, from the East India and China s t a ti on , i s ordered fb be paid off at this port on her arrival here. The Thetis, 36, Captain A. L. Kuper, in conse quence of having got aground between Drake's Island and the Main, has been detained at this port. After she had been towed into harbour by the Con fiance, men from each of the ships in commission were sent to assist in lightening her, that she might be taken into dock. The object, however, failed, and from the neap tides now present, she cannot be taken in until next Saturday, the sth day of October. An accident that was likely to have been attended with serious consequences happened to the diver belong ing to the Impregnable, 104, the guard-ship, who went down to examine the bottom of the Thetis, to ascertain what damage she received by striking on the rock, when, instead of lowering him gently to the bottom, he was by some mishap let go by the run. He was immediately pulled up end released from his case, when blood was issuing from his nose and mouth. He is, however, doing well. The Portland, 50, Capt a i n Chads, is fast progress ing in her rigging, but she is not expected to be ready for sea until the 20th of next month. The Kestrel, brigantine, has been ordered by the Admiralty to be sold out of the service. The Firefly, steamer, will take the mails from this port for the coast of Africa on the 2d proximo. Six warrant officers, who have been employed in different parts of the dockyard, have this day been ordered to resume their duties afloat. The Greenock, new iron steam-vessel, proceeded this morning to the Land's End to try her engines. DOCKYARD.-111r. A. T. Gard, having served his probationary time as third-class clerk, as had his ap pointment confirmed. A shipwright named Orlando Dewer, who has been on the establishment three years, has been or dered to be discharged, in consequence of a repre sentation by Captain Johnstone, the late commander of the Scout, 14, having been made to the Admiralty that the said Dower entered, and afterwards run from, the said ship. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have granted a pension of 101. per annum to the widow of John Row, late shipwright in this yard, whose death was occasioned by a fall whilst working on the Sans Pareil, 80. The Lords of the Admiralty have forwarded the liberal sum of 201. to the funds of the Royal Dock yard Orphan Asylum., Several gentlemen of the neighbourhood have become annual subscribers to this valuable institution. QUARTERLY PAYMENTS.—The quarterly payment of salaries and Knsions will commence on Tuesday, at the Pay-office, in the following order :—Salaries and civil pensions, on Tuesday; commissioned and warrant officers and cooks, Wednesday; artificers, A to K, Thursday; and L to Z, Friday; commissioned and Marine widows, relatives of officers slain, &c., on Monday, October 7 ; half-pay, Tuesday, 8. Recalls on and after the 9th during the month, from ten A.M. to three P.M. WOOLWICH, SEPT. 28.—ROYAL MA:Rms.—Orders have been received here to resume the recruiting service for this corps immediately, and the following have been appointed to recruit for the Woolwich divi sion :—Captain Rea, with 3 sergeants, 3 corporals, and 1 private to proceed to Warwick; Captain Max well, with 3 sergeants, 3 corporals, and 1 private to proceed to Chipping Norton ; and Captain Foote, with 3 sergeants, 3 corporals, and 1 private to Woburn. The standard height of the recruits is to be s:t. and age, 19 to 24 years. Similar parties will be detached from the other divisions. The Portsmouth division will send to Salisbury, Chippenham, and Farnham; the Chatham division . to Sevenoaks, Chelmsford, and Bury St. Edmund's ; and the Ply mouth division to Exeter, Taunton, and Okehampton. Captain Maxwell and Lieutenant Cooper, or the Woolwich division, have returned from leave, and Captain Buchannan and Lieutenant Clement have each an additional month's leave for the restoration of their health. The Hercules, store ship, Master Commander Ful ton, arrived at Greenhithe on Friday last, and brought up at moorings there. The company of Royal Sappers and Miners she brought home from Gibraltar have been sent up to Woolwich to join head-quarters, and the invalids of line regiments sent to Chatham. ROYAL SAPPERS AND MINERS, SEFT. 29.—The 2d company of this branch of the Ordnance Corps, under the command of Captain Hutchinson, Royal Engineers, arriv e d y es t er d a y even i ng at Woolwich from Gibraltar. The company came home in the Hercules store-ship, and were transferred, with their baggage, into the Advice steamer, for conveyance to their headquarters at Woolwich. The sth company of the same corps, under the command of Major Bur mister, Royal Engineers, arrived at Woolwich at six o'clock a.m. to-day, in the Resistance troop-ship, from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and will land at the dock • yard here, and join head quarters to morrow. ROYAL ARTILLERY, Sam 29.—Captain Dacre's company, sth battalion, from Canada, and Captain Kennedy's company, 7th b a tt a li on , f rom Newfound land, arrived at Woolwich at six A.M., in the Re sistance troop-ship, and they are to disembark to morrow, and will be played by the band up to the garrison to join head-quarters, on their return from foreign service. The companies were under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Dalton, of the third battalion, recently commanding officer of Artillery at Kingston, in Canada. Lieut.- Colonel Palmer has succeeded Lieut.. Colonel Dalton in the command at Kingston. Capt. A. Bonn's and Capt. Gambier's companies, both of the 2nd battalion, have received orders to hold themselves in readiness to embark for Malta and Corfu, the former to relieve Captain Shone's company at Malta, since the 19th of October, 1844, and,the latter to relieve Captain Rid dell's company, 6th battalion, at CJrfu, since 19th of October, 1844. These companies are expected to embark in the Resistance as soon as she is re-vic- I were steaming at the rate of fift een m il es an h our, ! ith the tide ;n our fevour. It was about e qua' r 1 before ten when the vessel struck on the larboard paddle-box. It was a pointed rock. The steamer canted over and filled immediately. She fell over some lower rocks. This took place eastward of Alaitrelle, about a mile and a half from it. We had never passed so close before. Ido not know why she was taken by that passage. I was on deck near the engine. The captain, John Priaulx, was on the larboard paddle-box. The mate, John Fleming, was at the wheel. I heard the captain cry out "port" before she struck. He did not speak in a louder voice than usual. As soon as the vessel struck, I, the cap tain, and two or three others put the host out for ward; the people rushed in so that she got full. The boat made away round the stern of the vessel to get on the rocks. About five minutes after she must have swamped. He did not see it. All the passengers were clinging to each other in the water. There must have been ten in her. Tee stern of the steamer was under water. The cutter Jupiter was about eight miles off when the steamer struck. We made an alarm for the cutter. She then came towards us. She sent her boat. Six or seven ladies and the stewardess got down in her by a ladder, and were taken on board the Jupiter. When the boat returned she took back to the Jupiter the remainder of the passengers in two trips, and afterwards the luggage. The captain, deponent, and the crew re. mained with the Superb. I cannot say whether the captain was on board the whole of the time. We began to save our things, and got what we could out of the steamer. We continued till the evening to carry the things to the cutter. We left for Jersey about 7 o'clock in the cutter. We reached St. Helier's harbour about 10 o'clock. The body of Mr. Gossett was on board. When the vessel struck I did not hear any orders given by the captain. When they left fur Jersey in the cutter the captain went off with two fishermen in a boat towards the vessel. The boats were of an ordinary size ; one could contain 12, the other 8. When the steamer struck she remained hard and fast on the rock. About 30 feet of the stern was under water, and the water came nearly as far as the chimney. I did not see the captain go into the boat. I do not know the exact number of passengers that were on board ; the list of them was washed over board, as also the cash-box. If all had stopped in the vessel, the whole of the passengers would have been saved. I heard the captain ray on board the Jupiter that he trusted to the mate. The mate afterwards said that the captain gave the orders how to steer, and he obeyed the orders. When the captain said the above he was speaking to the crew and passengers of the Jupiter. Ile trusted, he said, to the mate, who he thought knew the passage; but (he added) it can't be helped, the vessel is now lost. Philip Amy—l was a sailor on board the Superb. I was at the wheel. About ten minutes before we struck Mr. Fleming came to replace me at the wheel. He told me then that he was going to pass through the rocks, as ho.h - A passed there several times in *the Camilla. C2ptain Priaulx cried out twice " port." Mr. Fleming did not obey the word. He cried out once more " port," which word was obeyed, and the steamer struck on the rock. He could not eee the rock himself. Several other witnesses were then examined, and the inquiry was aljourried to Friday, continued all day until nearly five o'clock, and was again adjourned to hear further evidence. RAILWA Y INTELLIGENCE. SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM AND LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. The differences existing between these companies, arming chiefly from rival claims to the through traffic between Birmingham and Liverpool, impose not only an immense loss upon the companies, but are extremely detrimental to the interests of the public. The Stour Valley line has approached completion for some months past, but owing to various circum stances it continues closed against the public. To arrive at Shrewsbury from Birmingham a tra veller must take one of two routes, the inconveniences of both being pretty equal. If desirous of proceeding by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham line he must travel from Birmingham to Wolverhampton, a dis ' tance of fourteen miles, before he reaches the railway, and, objecting to this mode of conveyance, he must proceed from Birmingham by the London and North- Western line to Stafford, and thence by the Shrop shire Union (London and North-Western) to Shrews bury. This route is fifteen miles longer than that by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, but the omnibus nuisance is thereby avoided. A serious opposition has long existed bet wean the Shrewsbury and Birming ham and London and North-Western Companies, and until these differences are adjusted, which it is thought might easily be arranged by Mr. Gore and Mr. Glyn, their respective chairmen, the companies and the public will be sufferers. It is now said that within two months the Stour Valley line will be opened as far as Wednesbury, thus leaving a distance of four miles uncovered between that town and the Shrewsbury Junction at Wolverhampton, when there appears no reason, except designed delay, why the whole length should .not be travelled, and the com munication between Shrewsbury and Birmingham completely effected. Ile inhabitants of Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Shrewsbury, and more especially those of the mining districts, have a great interest in the settlement of these injurious quarrels. RICHMOIVD. Thomas Taylor, aged about thirty-five, who had formerly been a gentleman's servant, and had been employed for two years as waiter in the private room and keeper of the plate at the Castle Hotel, Rich mond, was brought up before Captain Price and other magistrates, on a remanded chage of being concerned in committing a burglary at the above Mr. Basil Francis gave evidence on the previous examinations, and said he was manager to Mr. Bull, the proprietor of the Castle. On Sunday morning, the 15th, about seven o'clock, he was sent for to the Castle, and went into Mr. Bull's sitting-room, who was out of town. Ilis desk, as also Miss Bull's, was on the floor, and all the papers scattered about the room. The bottom of a set of silver castors was on the table, but the tops of the cruets had been taken away. Four silver salt spoons were missing from a drawer, and two small boxes containing money broken open. He went into the front room adjoining, where all the drawers were open, and the windows open externally and internally. The prisoner used to attend solely upon Mr. Bull when regularly engaged, and was well acquainted with the habits of the family. He was afterwards employed only occasionally i❑ another de partment, and finally discharged on the 29th of May last for gaining admittance to the premises in an im pia:per manner. Police-constable Creed, 200 V, proved that he bad apprehended the prisoner at a coffee-house in London, but found none of the property on him. Both Mr. Bull, the proprietor, and Mr. Francis, his manager, now stated that they had no fresh evi• dunce to off,r, although satisfied the prisoner was guilty. The prisoner was then trscharged, with an intima tion from the bench that he could again be appre hended. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. APP OINTMENTS. Lieutenants—Hon. W. J. Ward (1850), to the Portland, 50; F. TT. Lambert (1847), to the Excel lent gunnery ship; John K. Simcos (1850), to the Alarm, 26, West Indies; George B. Dewes (1841), to the Coast Guard ; F. Robinson (1844), to the Coast Guard. Master—John Hales (1829), to the Coast Guard. Assistant-Surgeon—Willia m Francis (1850), to the Victory flag-ship at Portsmouth. Clerk's Assistant—H. T. N. Somerville, to the Firefly steam-vessel, for the Coast of Africa. Mr. Batton, late first-class assistant engineer of the Teezer screw-schooner, upon whom a court of in quiry was recently held, has been reduced to an as sistant of the third class. Albatross, 12, Acting-Commander Elliott, was paid off at Chatham on Saturday. For the previous three days a seaman belonging to this brig was placed on the poop with a large placard on his back, with the word " thief " printed on it, he having robbed one of his shipmates. On paying off the vessel he was committed to Maidstone gaol for one month. Bonette, 3, Lieutenant -Commander Forbes, will be paid off at Chatham to-morrow. The warrant officers and men now belonging to the Cumberland, 70, ordinary guard-ship at Chatham, have been paid the wages due to them for the Poictiers. Furious, steam-frigate, is ordered from Portsmouth to the East India Docile, to be fitted with her machinery. Garland, Dover steam-packet, is ordered to Wool wich to have her defects made good. Resistance, troop-ship, Master Commander Man ger Bradshaw, arrived at Woolwich yesterday morn ing from Quebec. She has brought home between 400 and 500 troops (principally Royal Artillery and Sappers and Miners), and about 130 women and children. Sha was towed up by the African and Jasper. Retribution, 22, steam-frigate, Commander War den, took on board her powder and live shells at Spit head on Saturday. St. George, 120, Captain Nias, C 13., has been re moved to her moorings abreast of Torpoint (those occupied by the ordinary guard-ship). By letters from the Serpent, 12, Commander Barker, dated July 24, from Hong-Kong, we are sorry to state that her crew were suffering from sick ness. No less than forty were in hospital ; but we CORONER'S INQUEST. are gratified to state that no death had occurred, and (From the Jersey Times.) . that some of the p ersons w h o h a d been afflicted were On Wednesday, at half-past one ()clock in the convalescent. The Commander-in-Chief of the East India station afternoon, a coroner's inquest was summoned by the , D epui . :) .__lri, e „,, t, to v i ew t h e b o di es o f M r. Isaac Rear-Admiral Au s ti n , C. 13., was at Penang, August IlilgrOve Gossett and his wife, who met a watery 6, and in a fortnight was to proceed to China, where grave in consequence of the steamer Superb having the gallant Admiral will remain for some month. 9• struck on one of the Minquiera Rocks. The Attor- The Contest and Sphynx had joined the Admiral, and the Fury, stce.rn-slo3p, Captain Wilcox, was to ny. General and Salicitor- General were p resent at the inquest. The jury, having been sworn, proceeded elhpatched from Penang August 7, for England, to to examine the bodies of the deceased in one of the be paid off. offices of Mr. Philip Winter Nicolle, who identified PORTSMOUTH SUNDAY. Her Mejesty's steam- the said bodies. The body of Mr. Gossett was fouad sloop Firefly, dommander G. A. Seymour, arrived at Spithead at 5 A.M. this day, from the eastward. The about an hour after the accident, and eves brought tit Sprightly by the cutter Jupiter ; that of Airs. Gossett Sprightly steam-tender, went out to her at 11 A.M., with supernum erar i es f or P lymout h , and packages for was found on the day following the accident at see, , the coast. Th e Fi re fl y i s to sa i l t hi s evening. and was conveyed to La Roc que Grouville, at.d The Dutch man-ofewar schooner sailed from this thence to St. Helier. The jury then returned to the Court-house, when the followi ng w it nesses were harbour at 6 thi s morn i ng, heard : Port-Admiral Sir Bladen and Lady Capel, Captain Chads, C.D., of Joseph Johnson—l was engineer on beard the her Mljesty's ship Excellent, and steamer Superb. Nothing particular took place be tween leaving St. Mlle and the time we struck, We to•morrow at this dockyard. She has brought home about 700 raen,with 90 women and children. The Wasp and Geyser steam-sloops are both ex peeled to be commissioned during the present week. WRECK OF THE SUPERB. Ti:e loss of life consequent On the wreck of the above steamer appears to have been greater than hag yet been stated. Upon a comparison of the passenger list, which we extract from the Jersey Times and publish below, with the names of those saved, at least seventeen persons have been lost, still leaving, if the list in question be correct, three or four unaccounted ior. List of' persons saved :—John Trery and son ; J. Hamel, of St.. Malo ; Achille Queen, of Argentan ; George Bowerman, of Jersey; Dr. Harral ; Emile Peigney, of Paris ; Le Gros, of St. Maio, boottnaker ; John Currier, of Birmingham ; Benjamin Johnson, of London; Robert :T. Monteith, Caroline Humbly, Charlotte Maule, Charles Bastin, of Paris ; G. Pinch, of London ; Ellen Willis, of London, whose uncle and sister were drowned; Alfred d e Baillieul, of St. Ser i van ; J. B. Hamilton, wife, two children, and nurse, of London; Mrs. Norman, and daughter; James Harris, Jersey ; Henry L 011125 ; the stewardess ; John Frost; Jos. Johnson, engineer ; John Steward, seaman; John Belot, steward ; Priaulx, captain ; Fleming, mate ; Charles Amy, seaman ; Ph. Cun ning, carpenter ; Mollet, seaman ; Gaudin, second mate; William Cox; Nicholas Du Pont, of Guern sey, pilot; thirty•eight in all. In addition to the list of persons drowned pre viously published are the following Willis and niece, Mr. Pinson, Mrs. Biker and child (bodies found), and a person from Gorey (name unknown). The latest estimates of the number of passengers on hoard the Superb, as stated by the Jersey Times, make it 42 or 43, and of the crew 15 ; 57 or 58 in all. Drowned, 17; saved, 38 ; unaccounted fur, three or four. The Superb, which was left high and dry on the rocks by the receding tide after the accident, has now disappeared, having sunk in deep water. GREAT WESTERN. On Friday Captain Laffan, the Government In spector, went over that portion of this company's Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth line running from Westbury to Frome, and which is expected to prove the most remunerative part of the line, as it will con nect the clothing-trade and collieries of Frome with the manufacturing and other districts. Frome is about 12 miles from Bsth and 104 from London. The line was to have been opened this time last autumn, but, owing to the depression in railway affairs, ex penditure and progress were suspended. Its cost has been about 100,0001., and it will require about 60,0001. more to carry the line to Warminster. It will be opened in a few days for publie traffic. THE RAILWAY EXCURSION TRAINS. The amount of locomotion in and out of London yesterday and Saturday by the railway excursion trains was of an unusual character. Nearly all the principil railways had an equipment of excursion trains. The Great Western Railway had three special ex cursion -trains, two out of and one into London. The latter left Bristol on Saturday at 7 o'clock, with 1,800 passengers, or about 1,0001., the fares to Lon don and back being 14s. the first-class, 103. the second.class, and Bs. the third-class ; being for the distance, 120 miles, less than ld. a mile, and giving three days' excursion. The two trains out of London were at similar rates. The one to Blenheim, Wood stock, and Oxford, over the company's newly-opened line between Oxford and Rugby, conveyed about 400 persons, starting from the Paddington station at 8 o'clock, and arriving at Oxford by 11 o'clock, and at Woodstock soon after. The various visitors had se veral hours between their arrival and the return of the train to town at 8 o'clock for visiting the univer sity, the cathedral and colleges, and other objects about Oxford. The other train to Bath, Bristol, and Clifton, left the Paddington station at 8 o'clock, taking persons to enjoy the scenery at and about Bath, and the springs and hot-wells at Clifton, returning with the other at about 11 o'clock r.m. Besides these trains there was the ordinary Sunday excursion-train taking multitudes to Windsor. On Saturday the South-Eastern, in addition to the usual uxourzions to Ramsgate and Margate in three hours, took 200 persons from London-bridge at half past ten o'dt:dr via Folkestone and Boulogne, fbr 30s. there and back, to Paris. The convoy is to return on Wednesday evening from Paris, and arrive i❑ London on Thursday. Ice _Astern Counties conveyed 400 persons from the Shoreditch station to Cambridge and back for Bs., 63., and 43. respectively. The excursionists started at eight o'clock A.M., and returned at eight o'clock P.M. from Cambridge, arriving at Shoreditch by ten o'clock. The London and Brighton carried 1,000 parsons to Brighton and back for 3s. 6d. each, and Os. 6d., start ing at eight o'clock and returning at six o'clock, reaching London-bridge in two detachments at half past eight o'clock. The South-Western, besides their usual excursion trains to Windsor, took some hundred persons on a pic-nic excursion to the„*N ew Forest, starting at seven o'clock and returning the same day ; also to the Isle of Wight and the Needles, at Bs., Gs., and 3s. respectively. It may be interesting to add, that all these excur sions were carried out in good time and with perfect safety to the multitudes conveyed, and the heavy showers that fell on their arrival caused every avail able vehicle to be in immediate requisition. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LivELPoor.,, SEPT. 28. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The slnre market was firm to-Cay at the quotations. The transactions were as follow: — Lancashire and Yorkshire, - Consolidated, 4764—Ditto, Fifths, 8 c. dis.—London and North-Western, 115t4—Ditto, New Quarters, 2 5-16 c. p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin colnshire, 10-I`tridland, 4:3—Ditto, Halves, 21 13-16 c. dis. St. Helen's (Railway and Canal), Preference, 115—South- Eastern and Dover, '.0 5 / B —Ditto, (No. 4). Registered, York and North 3lidland, 20 1 4—Dutch Rhenish, 4% (Its.— East Lancashire, c Lancaster and Preston, Quarters, 17A c.—Liverpool, Chester, and Stockport, 3 dis. YORK, SEPT. 27. STCCX EXCHANGE.—The transactions to-day were a• fol low :—Great Northern, 12V s —York, _Newcastle, and Bet wick, 16k—York and North Midland, Preference, 7.y,. LORD COCKBURN.—We €,r•e happy to learn that Lord Cockburn's health continues to improve, and that it is expected his Lordship will be able to return home in the be ginning of the weeli.-scotsman. GAS IN TIIE CITY. - - - - - On altui.day, twe;v: o'ciuuk pzeeisely, the chair man and some of the directors of the Great Central Gas Consumers' Company, accompanied by Mr. Croll, their chief engineer and his assistants, assembled in Whitechapel, and immediately opened their leviathan main at the widest part of the road, where Comraer• chi'. street crosses. As soon as the aperture was opened the atmos - . pheric air rushed out in a rapid current, and con tinued flaring through for about twenty minutes; bo that time the air was impregnated with ga., and con tinued for about ten minutes, smelling each moment stronger and stronger, until at last a stream of pure gas was emitted. The cap was then put upon the pipe, and the gfound closed. Tne engineers and di' rectors immediately posted off in carriages to a branch of the main pipe in Lothbury, where the same operation was repeated with the same success. Mr! Croll's assistants had been stationed in about thirty different parts of the City, at the extremity o f the main pipes and at a st a t e d momen t , fixed V by Mr. Croll, the caps being taken off the pipes, and the at' rnoepheric air cleared out, the manifestation of the presence of pure gas appeared. Wire gauzes upon Sir Humphrey Davy's principle were used at the orifices of the pipes. Inspectors had been sent round to secure the openings of the ser vice-pipes throughout the City, and every precaution wcs uied to prevent accidents. It is a remarkable fact that the extensive works of this company, the greatest in the world, have been commenced and completed, and the pipes have been laid and charged with gas, without a single mischance. THE COUNTRY - MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 28.—The supplies of grain sou flour the last four days are upon a moderate scale, and the general demand at the same time has been limite9 , without any change in the quot a ti ons o f Tuesday. The cora market ruled dull yesterday morning, and buyer° of both wheat and flour had a slight advantage as Jr, Bards price. There wa s n o a lt erat i on i n t h e va lue I : 3 ` oats, barley, beans and peas. Indian corn maintaine d late rates, but the demand way languid; the best Aura" rican yellow is worth 27s 6d t o 283 per 4801 b. A V ie " trade to-day. s. d. s. d s. d. Do. Meal, perl96lb 14 0 to 1 4 - Barley, English, pr imperial quarter 26 0— 27 Irish, S cotch, and NI arLX , per 601 b 3 2 3 6 ( Foreign, grinding 3 2 3 0 - Ltye, per 4801 b .. 22 0 24 - IBeans, English, pr imperial quartr 28 0 29 Irish and Scotch, per 4801 b,. .. 25 0— 26 g , Dutch .. 26 0— 27 q Egyptian .. 24 6 —24 - 'Peas, English, per 2 4 0 imperial quartr 30 0 0 Foreign .. 29 0 " Oats, per 451 b Wheat, per 701 b : English, white .• 6 4 to 6 8 Do. red .. 60— 6 2, Irish, best red .. 5 8 5 9 Do, lower quality 5 6 6 01 Manx, red and wh. 5 10 6 ° Oi Dantsic, mixed 6 10 7 2 Do., mixed .. 6 4 6 61 Rostock, Vic.. .. 6 7 6 8 ' Hamburgh and Lower Baltic .. 6 0— 6 I American & cwhite 6 2 6 3, Canadian, red 5 8— 6 0 Antwerp &Louvain 6 0 6 1 French, red.. .. 5 10 6 0 Hungarian and Mariaropoli .. 5 7 5 8 Odessa, Polish .. 5 9 5 10 Do., common .. 5 4 5 6 Egyptian .• .. 4 0— 4 6 Flour, English & Irish, per 2801 b 31 0— 32 0 Do., extra fine 34 0 115 61 United States, per barrel .. 23 0— 24 6 1 Canadian .. .. 22 0— 22 Indian corn, per 4801 b, white .. 25 0 29 6 READING ' SEPT. 2S.—Wheat, o ld 40 s t o 51 s; n ew ditto , ; 42s to 50s ; barley, 23s to 28s ; oats, 15s to 20s ; beans, 10 to 30s ; peas, 273 to 32s per quarter. Fat bogs, 75 13d;4 7s 6d ; porkers, 7s 9d to 8 s od per score. Poultry— 6d• per coy le, 3s Od to 33 6d ; d uc k s , di tto, 3 s Od t o 39 " Butter, TN to •I s per lb. Eggs, 12 to 14 for Is. d, ABERDEEN, SEPT. 27. Grai n —F ore i gn oa t s 16 s 6d to 16 , 9 4Olbs per bushel ; oats, 16s Od to 17 s Od, 40Ibs per bustl e, " barley, 18s to 19s Od. 521b s p er b us h e l ; b ear , 18s ed to ISI 0d,521bs per bushel; wheat 43 3 t o 45 5; oa t mea l , 13 9 Od to 145 f per boll ; flour, 34s to 36 3 p er sac k. P rov i s i on s—Bee , , j 4d to 6d per lb; mutton, ditt o , 4d to 6cl; veal, ditto, 1. to 6d ; pork, per lh, 4,1 to 6d ; lamb, per lb, 5d to 6 °_,i tallow, per stone, 4s to 4s 6d; p o t a t oes , new , per pec k, 6d to 8 1 ', 1 ; hay, per cwt, Os to Os ; rabbit s , eac h, 6d t o 7d ; h ares , each , `, 6d to 2s ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, Sd to 9. 1 2, eggs, per doz, 8d to lOd; cheese, per cwt, ISs to 2358 d; hens,Pr pair, 2e 6d to 3s 6d ; chickens, ditto, Is 6d to 2s Od ; ducks, dirt Is 6d to 230 d ; ducklings, ditto, Os Od to Os; turkeys, each, -0 . 0 to 356 d; geese, ditto, 3s 6d to 4s; butter for exportation (P re tj cure), per cwt, 72s to 735; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, us to 51d ; 41b loaf, cash, sd; credit, 6d ; pork, per stone of 1 41b „ 6 ' 3s 6d to Os Od; potk fine, small, 5s 6d to Os Od; pork larg," 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per bar re l o f '204 Ibs, Os to Meal—Oatmeal, Is 4d to Is sd; barley dust, sd to t c i peasemeal, Is 8d to Is 10d; sids, 6d to 7d; b ear meal, 1 i" ) , to s '2d ; flour, 2s Od to Os Od ; b ar l ey , p er lb, Id t o 2d; b ar e flour, ls 4d to Is sd. DALKEITH, SEPT. 26.—The relative weight per four bus h ,e_ i : of the three prices of wheat were 18st 91b, 17st 101 b, and 1; 10Ib. Oats, 12st 1016, 12st 01b, and lOst 111 b. Barley, 1651 6 11,, 15st 131 b, and 14st 31b. P eas and beans, 18 st 21b, Ost 0 and 17st Olbs. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. Iriand sh,Welsh,English, Scotch, o b l e d st 2 10 2 11 mealing 2 5 2 5 i 4 Do., feeding .. 2 4 2 , ; Do., foreign .. 2 6 -" - Oatmeal, English, &Seoteh,pr24olb 23 0— 24 6 , Irish, new .. 22 0 — 9 ; 6 Do., old . .• 21 0— 21 347 Wheat ... ...... Z 2 8 0 #;3 r 0 i 2 783 Oats ... 1 2 0 0 19 4 0 1 3 ; 771 Barley 1 5 3 1 3 3 0 16 " 1 7 0 8 Peas and Beans 1 10 0 0 0 0 Average of wheat 40s 114 d. s , the GLASGOW CATTLE MAR KET , S EPT . 96.—T0-uSJ numbers were —oxen, 955 ; s h ee p, 4 , 748 ; l a mbs, 2,6 ' 5 . Owing to the large supply o f cat tl e at ou r market to day sales were effected very slowly, and sellers bad o, , of submit to a decline of fully 2s p er cw t. Best ox be 43s to 443, current from 40s to 42., inferior from 36 / a to si c 36s per cwt, sinking the offal; a great many turned 09 : p unsolsi. In consequence of the unusual supply of 4 . 11 , e ,py sales were very dull, but sheep cf good TWO' '".. 4 maintained their former rates. Best wethers cu b "; rent 4d to 4id, inferior 3.1 to 3id per lb, sinking l' e offal; mostly all sold. Lambs were somewhat O r a scantily supplied this week than usual, which csil a s . sales to be made very fre e ly a t f rom 4 s t o 14 s per Ilea"' according to quality; all sold. d jog MONTROSE, SEPT. 27 .—There is still very little,i ( Lus in our corn market. Barley is inquired after, an",,',7 to ing higher. Wheat, old, 62Ibs, 423 to 435; new, u - s„id, 38s; barley, new, 531bs, 20s; oats, new, 401bs, 183; 18s 61 per qr. Oatmeal, per boll of 140Ibs, 13s to 1 :; 0 DUBLIN, SEPT. 27.—The oor n mar k e t to-dayfion largely supplied with n ew gra i n , an d , w i t h the execPtea of very prime wheat and rap esee d, w hi c h f u lly suPP°' a ll their price, rather lower rates were submitted to for e d descriptions of grain. Wheat, new , 22 s t o 25s 6 3 ; 1. 6 a ditto, 18s to 23s Od ; barley, lO s 61 t o 13 s Od ; bare, 8s!,(1, to 9a 6d; oats, new, 7s 6d t o 9 a Od p er b arre l ; raPe'`, - 3s 18s to 225; oatmeal, 9s 6sl to lOs 6d; bakers' flout , to 16s per cwt; Indian corn, 26s to 29s per 4801 be.. ly CORK, SEPT. 27.—We have had some further arr i oc s of foreign grain, but no t t o suc h an exten t as we '„i n occasion to notice last week. Th e supp ly o f home g b i. ; o ' is very liberal, the rec e ipt s f or t h e wee k being—wbos, 3,335 brls, at 15s to 22s 9d per brl; barley, 8) 271 „ 2a at lOs to 12s per brl; oats, 16,366 brls, at is to 9 h " s, per brl. Wheat has been rather easier to pare d e to Malting barley maintains its value, but grinding is, de per barrel lower, while oats manifest rather a a c i . c „ n i ing tendency. In prepared wheat we do not best' 0 , ' ve t transactions passing. Of barley the stocks are as r i ss very light, and but little business, in consequen ce ' a tii been dune in the article. A p arce l c f prepared 0 on (black) has changed hands at 8s Gd per barrel fne board. We quote the current price of the article 8 . 5 0 to 83 9d. The value of whit e oa t s i s ma i n tained, bra e s have no sales to report. Large shipments of 1)04100r scriptions in the green state continue to be made stocks of flour are very li g ht, an d th e supplY 111°17outba still the business passisg contin ues t o b e confioeuTDiso supply of the immediat e w an t s o f t h e t ra d e . In l e 0 0 corn we have very little d o i ng , an d eve n that fret te a, the most retail scale. Indian meal is quite eg lec 6d; Flour—First 12s 6d to 13s Od ; extra 14g , to 8i seconds, 1186 d to 12s 6d; h ouse h o ld s 9 s t o 10 s 6d ; thirds, ° h eat percwt. Oatmeal lOs to 10 s 6d ; I n di an mea l 6 s 9d t o 7s 0d; w od p er meal, 10s to 10s 6(1 per cwt. Indian corn 6110 s Od to 611 5 ' o ge tor,. Bran 4/ to 4/2s lid per ton. Hay—Farmers 18s to 255; aw e vo to 30s; dealers 3:s to 385.0 d; average 36s per ton. Straw-- - F,! r s od; 13s Od to 233 Od; average 18 s; d ea l ers 00 s Od 6to to I to average 00s Od per ton. B rea d—Wh ea t en loaf d household loaf 5d to 5d per 41b. Fresh butter, 10d per lb. Eggs--4s 10d to 5s Od per hundred. C"coo Newport 14s; Lydney 15s Od; Smiths' 14s Od; ot. l3s Od per ton. Tallow 38s Od to 00s Pe r Meat Whisky, 25 0. p., 5s 63 per imperial gallon. 43 to —Beef 4d to 4d; mutton 4id to 6d; veal„o h r 5d ; pork 4d to Od ; b acon 7d to 8 d ; sausages °",, s ' o per Hops ,1 Os to 01 O s p er cwt . B angor s l ates 3 / 2 . 6d to ton. Bark—Barbary 715 s to 8/ss; Valonia 151 to 0/; t oe. 61; Spanish 9/ to 10/ p er t on . Fl eece W oo l 1 5s t o 00s per: r ed Hemp 32/ to 341 p e r t on . Fi s h— S co t c h h err i ngs 135 to 14 0 ; per ditto 15s to 20s per barr e l ; N ew f oun dl an d 8/ 10 s to 9: 1 e itof ton. Timber—Memel, 80s per ton ; red pine, 31 10s ; ii r des .... ditto, 2/ Iss per ton; de a l s , 13/ t o 181 per 100. Market 20a to 32 3; sa lt e d 21 s to 32. per cwt ; c a s ` t i n ioo 3d to 30 per lb. Potatoes, w hit e 5d to 9d; 0- 0; Od to Od ; Guano— Peruvian, 11/; Ichaboe, 81106 Per Tar—Archangel, 19s per barrel. PADSTOW.—The potato cr o p i s near ly all secu re d 1 this neighbourhood; the yi e ld i s ver y god, and the (Pip better than it has been f or man y years tast.— BoYal wall Gazette. OF A SON. On the 25th inst., at Fulwood, near Preston, the la d Y °f Captain Ward, 85th Light Infantry. rrhoras° On the 27th inst., at Champion-hill, the wife of A- - H. Bothamley, inst . , 1 •' -- „ ra betbt On the 26th at Lansdowne-terrace, South Mrs. Alfred H. Engelbach. a Red - On the Bth inst., at Rome, the lady of J. H. O'BrY I . I- mond, Esq., of Killoughter-house, Wick - low, of an hei r. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 26th inst., Mrs. Charles Ellis, of Rus 2 e ll-c°lll.l' St. James's. MARRIED. eldes t H on On the 26th inst., at llornsey, Charles Henry, i „ rr ier, of Mr. John Ilu nna rd. of the I nner T emp l e , to : tr eet, eldest daughter of Mr. John L. Athe r ly, of ' LloY"'' Pentouville. Josep h the 26th inst., at St. James's-Church, foyer, gale' jun., Esq , eldest son of Joseph Goff, Esq.' Eigh t 1 - lants, to the Lady Adds Knox, daughter of the the Earl of Ranfurly. Go% paik, DILD. t 'l Ol (1. On the 26th inst., at Da sto p London, Mr. J. /T 3-- ' St. Mary-axe, &ged CO. 1 the 21st inst., Mrs. Ann Apsley Ranger, Of Ranger, Esq., late of HuAcn, Kent, aged 78. On the 25th inst., Mr. J. Font '. ', of Denham, Buck s ' h 1 aID, s' ' On the 2 - ti inst ., W . it at aymouth-terrace , City-road , wife of Mr. NV. Starkey, aged 77. Atari On the 27th inst., at Radnor-street, Chelsea, ars. Harding, aged 81. ono . ree , On the I - 2th July, at Jellasore, in the district of - - as Arthur Edward Clifton, E=q., 8.C.5., fourth son of Thor Clifton, Esq., of Lytham-hall, Lancashire. Maria, the On the 24th inst., at Park- terrace, HighburY, 11 '"" -- " wife of Louis Liqmann, aged 22. treet , i n the 26th inst. Mr. Aspinwall, of Grosvenor -s --• Grosvenor-square, aged 57 relict of J. o f London : Printed and Published by /KURD° YOS' 112, 112, Strand, Printer, at The Bun Office. . I .‘°• ty of Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the c° ` lll hilddleeex, Ilioutlay, September 30, 1350.