The Sun. — London, England, 1850-09-24 00:00:00

Vbtax Mrttton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. COURT OF ALDERMEN. (THIS 1?A Y.) ELECTION OF RECORDER. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.) On the opening of the Court, about half-past four o'clock, it was announced that the votes:of the Alder men were as follows : For the Right Hon. James Stuart Wortley 13 For Mr. Commissioner Gurney For Mr. Common-Sergeant: Bullock The Right Hon. James Stuart Wortley was, there fore, declared to be duly elected Recorder for the city of London. We understand that Mr. Alderman Farebrother moved, and Sir Peter Laurie seconded, the nomination of Mr. Stuart Wortley ; that Mr. Alderman Humphrey and Mr. Alderman Copeland moved and seconded the nomination of Mr.Somtnissioner Gurney ; and that Sir Chapman Marshal moved the nomination of Mr. Common-Sergeant Bullock, but that, no seconder being found, his nomination was not put. The result, therefore, is that Mr. Stuart Wortley has been elected Recorder. After the disposal of some routine business, the Court adjourned. Ths greatest anxiety was manifested during the exclusion of strangers, and we could not but notice that the place-hunters of the city were wonderfully anxious with respect to what the decision of the Cour of Aldermen might be. 'ARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. A paragraph having appeared in the Scottish press to the effect that Mr. Stuart Wortley will not re introduce into the Lower House the Bill to legalise marriage with the sister of a deceased wife, we are glad to hear, for the sake of the many thousands in terested in the subject, that that gentleman has arranged with Lord St. Germans for its early intro duction in the House of Lords; As the Lord-Advocate of Scotland has expressed his opinion that these marriages are already legal there, we understand the Bill of 1851 will not extend to that country. No fewer than 107,000 persons petitioned last ses sion in favour of these marriages, and they are still of constant occurrence. It is unreasonable therefore to suppose that, after the successful result of two sessions in the Lower House, where 320 Members have in different stages supported the measure, agi tation on this subject can cease until the Act of 1835 has been repealed. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BASINGSTOKE RACES.—MONDAY. The Ladies' Purse of 3 soya. each, with 151. added; for three yrs old, 7st; four, Bst; five, Bst 91b; six and aged, 9st 31b. The winner to be sold for 80/.; but if entered to be sold for 601, 51b allowed; if for 501., 101 b; and if for 40/. 141 b. The winner to be sold by auction, and the surplus, if any, to go to the fund. Heats. About one mile and a quarter. Mr. J. Hayter's c f Handsome Doe, Est (401.) 1 1 Mr. Maming's b m Elopement, 7st 91b (401.) 2 dr Mr. Parsors's b g Incendiary, Bst 91b (801.) 3 2 The Basingstoke Stakes of 10 soya. each, h ft. Two miles. Mr. W. W. Beach nd,Landseer, 4 yrs, Est 121 b 1 Mr. Winch nd Zadoc, 3 yrs, 7st 91b Mr. W. Sadler nd Woodsprite, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b Mr. E. Adams nd Made Safe, 3 yrs, 7st 21b The following also started but were not placed :—Mr. N. Portal nd Francesco, 4 yrs, Est 121b—Mr. J. Sadler ad Stockbridge Buck, 3 yrs, 6st—Mr. H. Macey nd Birthday (h.b), 3 yrs, 6st—and Mr. Drewitt nd Vice, 3 yrs ' 6st. The Stewards' Stakes of 4 sovs. each, with 201 added, for three yrs old, Tat 41b; four yrs, Bst 71b; five yrs, 9st 21b; six yrs and aged, 93t 10Ib; mares and geld ings allowed 31bs. The winner to be sold for 100/., if demanded in the usual way. If entered to be sold for 80/., slb allowed; and if for 604, 1011. Beats. About a mile and a halt. Mr. Cuff.ill's b c Blister, 3 yrs (800, 6st 131 b Mr. Winch's b f Impression, 3 yrs (800, 6st 101 b 2 2 Mr. Elwes.'s b g Stockbridge Buck (601), Est 51b 3 3 Mr. Bruy4l:re's b m Fanny Hill (600, 84 31b COURSE OF EXCHA Am , r.r.'.ana 12 0 3 4 Ditto, three months.. 12 1% Rotterdam • • .. •• 12 11 Antwerp 25 55 Brussels • • .. .....• 25 55 liamburgh ......M.B. 13 10 3 4 A1t0na.......... • • • — rads, 3 dayesight .. • • 25 32% Ditto. 3 months •• 35 55 Marseilles .......... •• 25 57% 80urdeaux......... • Frankfort on Maine.... 120% LNGE.-(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar.. • ........... Le horn ...... • • ...• 80 773 Genoa .. •• • . 26 5 Sliian ...... • ... Venice .. • • • . Naples •• .• • • 411 / 8 Palermo, per oz 123 N, Messina 123% Lisbon.. .. .• .•• • • • 53 % °pont. •..•••.•. • • • • • • • 53 % Rio Janeiro .. • • • • Buenos Ayres .• •• . •• Mew York, GO days'aight .. • • .. Vienna, effec. Ho.; 11 58 Trieste, ditto—. • • .... 11 59 Petersburgh,Sll.Rblo.. 37R; Madrid •• ...• .0 • • • • •• 49% Cadiz ............ 50 Barceloza •......... Seville •• •• •• •• •• •• •• PRICZ9 OF BULLION, PER OR. f4'ore4 - n Gold in bars.. 43 17 9 t'ort•,:gal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0 New Dollars ...... 0 4 10% Silver I a bars ...... •• 0 5 0 FRAN C E. Tne publication of the manifesto of Wiesbaden by M. de Barthelemy seams to have hail the effect of breaking up the Legitimatist party. We have already published the comments of the Gazette de France on this extraordinary production. The Assemblee Nationale is equally displeased and threatens seces sion. It says— " It appears to U 3 impossible that the circular of M. de Barthtilemy, notwithstanding all that has been written, can have an official character to bind the Count de Chambord and the Legltimatist party. Our readers know with what perseverance, what ardour, we have laboured for the success of a fusion which is the hope of the country. It is not on the ground oc cupied by the circular that the fusion of. parties can be effected. If this document were accepted as official we should have a conscientious duty to fulfil, and should not fail in it." The Courrier Francais, a recent convert to the cause of Leg:timacy, considers the publication of this circular as most unfortunate, whilst the Presse, which was suspected of a desire to coquet with Le gitimacy, declares that— "ln placing his right above that of France, the Count de Chambord has rendered it for ever unac ceptable. It is not merely the Republican principle that protests against such a pretension, it is also the public 'leading. The legitimacy, which would impose itself upon us, would he a monstrous tpurpation. Nothing is legitimate that is not necessary." The Republique says— " This document is grave. It places the first re prt sentativee of the Count de Chambord, two of whom have the honour of being representatives of the people, in a state of flagrant conspiracy against the Govern ment of the Republic, to such a point that only the singular regime under which we live, and which is the work of rival factions, could prevent the new pro visional government from being already in the hands of justice. Let it be observed that M. Berryer and Al. de.St. Priest are members of the Permanent Com mission, and as such charged to watch over our insti tutions. It is seen that they were in good hands, and that the Republic was well guarded." The. Republique is right ' • the publication of this document would justify th e President in ordering the immediate institution of proceedings against M. Ber ryer and his colleagues.l The. Debats says :—" Notwithstanding what was said by a journal on Saturday, we know from a very good source that the Brazilian Legation at Paris has not declared itself in the affair of the British Consul at Pernanabuco." We 'read in the M on it eur d u Soir of yesterday evening :—" We can announce in a positive manner that on being made acquainted with the circular of AL de Barthelemy, the director of the Gazette de France left immediately for Froshdorff for the pur pose of obtaining an explanation as to the passages of that manifesto which concern his doctrines relative to an appeal to the people." The Gazette de France, of yesterday evening, says :—" M. Dupin, the President of the National Assembly, has had a long conference to-day with the President of the Republic. All that has transpired relative to this interview is, that the Society of the Dix Decembre was much talked of, and the Prince appears disposed to disavow it in a positive manner.' PORTUGAL. Accounts from Lisbon have been received to the 19th. The outbreak of a military revolution against the domination of Costa Cabral was apprehended. The Queen had ordered him immediately to return to Lisbap. It was rumoured that Silva Cabral and the Duke, of Terceira would enter the Ministry. It has been arranger to refer to the arbitration of the Pre sident of the French Republo the differences between Portugal and the United S::ates on the subject of the General Armstrong. Esic'aange operations at Lisbon were done on a very limited The rates for three months' !ills were 541 to 54i. Pkirtuguese Five per Cents. 47i to 48i. The experimental squadron re-entered the Tagus on tin 19th inst., and was awaiting orders from the Admiralty. Oporto - lettors of the 19th state that a heavy rain had set in on that day, and fears were en!ertained for the vintage. Gil raltar 2dvices of the 14th quote the'Exchange on London, at 50i; Spanish pillared dollars, 14 per cent. premium. ITALY. The Statuto of Florence quotes letters from Rome of tho 12th, stating that the two organic decrees pub lished by Cardinal Antonelli have not been favourably received by the Romans ; but, on the contrary, torn and dirtied everywhere. The paper money has fallen 3 per cent. in consequence of these decrees. The result of the communal elections of Florence was known there on the 14th. The list proposed by the Opposition journals has won the day; but the most important feature of the election lies in the circumstance that Signor Cosimo Vanni, late President of the Legislative Assembly of Tuscany, is at the head of the list with 1,206 votes out of 1,383. The Opposition journals look upon this fact in the light of a protest on the part of the people of Flo rence in favour of the existence of the constitution, which, according to general belief, was seriously menaced. • TRIAL OF A FRENCH NOBLE MAN FOR THE ABDUCTION OF AN ENG LISH YOUNG LADY. Great sensation has been caused at Tours and its vicinity, especially among the resident English, by the trial last week, before the Court of Assizes of the department,'of the Count Fore stier de Coubort, on the charge of enticing from her home a young girl named Isabella Hamilton, daughter of an English clergyman resident at Tours. Some months ago M. de Forestier went to live in that city, for the benefit of his wife's health,:and in his walks he fell in with Miss Isabella Ha milton, who, with her bonne, accompanied her young sisters and brothers in their promenades. He com menced an acquaintance by giving the children cakes, and afterwards made a point of being every day on the promenade when Miss Isabella arrived. After a while it appeared, according to the indictment, he began to make :love to the young lady, and she re ceived his advances with a good grace. She used also to indicate to him, by placing a flower-pot in a particular position in her window, in what promenade he might meet her. He at last, said the indict ment, persuaded her to leave her father's roof, and, in company with the bonne, a girl named Adele Gendron, aged seventeen, go to Paris, where he said he would secure her an apartment, and would provide for both. Isabella, it seemed, was very glad to get away from home, as her parents were about to send her to school in England—a measure to which she bad the strongest possible repugnance ; she even, it appeared, had gone the length of telling Forestier that she would sooner commit suicide by poison than be sent away. Forestier, it was alleged, arranged with Isabella that she and her servant Adele sheuld leave the house of the Reverend Mr. Hamilton in the evening of the 22d of May last, and that they should go to Paris. „Ile had previously written a letter to a friend of his, the Baron Eugene de Vivier, telling him to meet the girls and provide lodgings for them. This letter he began by saying— " I send to you, my dear friend, a young English girl, aged 15, with a pretty little face, light hair, clear blue eyes, delicate nose, sensual mouth, and a slightly prominent chin. She is4he daughter of an Irish mi nister, who has a host of children. She will be accom panied by a little bonne of 17, with auburn hair, &c., named Adele." He then went on to say that at a future time he would tell the friend all the history of the affair, but that he might then mention that the young lady had threatened suicide. "Don't make me any objection," he added; " I have only acted after long deliberations. I beg of you to meet them at the railway-station on their arrival—lsabella (that is the name of my charming pretty miss) will have on a plaid gown, a straw bonnet, and a black woollen cloak ; the servant, an old black bonnet of her mistress. They have been told you will be there, and will expect to meet you. That they may recognise you have a white flower at your button•hole, or ra ther keep a pocket handkerchief constantly to your mouth. I laugh at the thought of your meeting these poor creatures I Take an apartment for them —let it be simple, but becoming." He next recom mends the friend to be cautious, and then says,—" The father will no doubt take some measures, which it is important to render vain. I shall therefore continue to show myself in the public prome nades, that I may not be suspected ; and then I will relieve you in your guard. My wife is better. Bretonneau is tending her as if she were his own child. She is surrounded with devoted at tendants, has a good house, and her physician in ordi nary is one of the princes of the science. What can Ido more ? I may venture to give myself this little gratification. Don't scold me. I tell you that the father is an Englishman and a clergyman —two animals I detest, and who are, as it were, grafted one on the other, expressly to take from me all sort of remorse." The Baron Eugene de Vivier replied in the same strain, saying, among other amiable things, "I had some thought of moralising with you, but what's the use ! The wine is drawn, and you must drink it !" On the 22d May, as arranged, the two young girls met the Count de Forestier at the appointed rendezvous. He accompanied them to the railway, and paid their fare to Paris. At Paris they were received by the Baron de Vivier, and he took them to a lodging house in the Rue de l'Universite. There the young lady refused to give her name, and di rected that no One should he admitted to her ex cept her uncle (Vivier) and her husband, whom she said she expected. Vivier visited her several times during tha day. Meanwile Forestier remained quietly at Tours, in order that he might not be suspected of having been concerned in the flight. But it so happened that the family at once suspected him, and the Rev. Mr. Hamilton immediately laid a com plaint against him before the Procureur de la Repub lique. This functionary, in order to avoid scandal, went to Forestier's house, and called on him for expla nations. Forestier declined to say anything, and there upon the Procureur de la RCtpublique resolved to have him arrested: But it being then after nightfall, the arrest could not be legally effected. The Procureur accordingly caused the Count's house to be surrounded by police agents during the night to prevent his escape. On this, Forestier wrote off to Paris to Vivier, to send back the girls immediately, and he constituted himself a prisoner. The next day Miss Isabella and her attendant arrived in Tours, and the former was restored to her parents. The public prose cutor, however, deemed it his duty to detain Forestier, and to prosecute him. The Rev. Mr. Hamilton, on the contrary, was anxious that the matter should he dropped, and he wrote an affecting letter to the public prosecutor, formally withdrawing his com plaint, arel entreating him to drop the prosecution, But the Procureur represented that the law must take its course. In the preliminary examination, the Reverend Mr. Hamilton, Mrs. Hamilton, and Miss Isabella were called on to give evidence. The first named declared that his daughter was born in 1836, at Clifton, near Bristol ; the second I described the young lady's flight, and communi cated the substance of a letter she had left behind her. Isabella herself varied in her statements. In her first examination she declared that she had re solved on the flight herself, and that Forestier had scolded her on her folly, and had dissuaded her from it; he only, she said, consented to aid her, when he saw that she was quite determined to go. She was not aware, she declared, that she was to meet him at Paris, and she had resolved, she said, to change her name. She solemnly took God to witness to the truth of all this. But when Forestier's letters were read to her she expressed great indignation, she neverthelesss did not retract her statement. In her second examination, on the con trary, she declared that it was Forestier who had first proposed to her to fly, and that he had offered to abandon his wife, notwithstanding her illness, to go with her. She had at first, she said, considered this was a joke, and had laughed at it, but he had pressed her and had got the ,servant Adide to do so likewise. It was only .by their entreaties that she had gone. Oa arriving at Paris, Vivier told her that Forestier was in love with her, and would die if obliged ,to live without her. When told of the way in which he had spoken of her in her letter, she burst into tears, and said, "Ah! it is painful to see his contempt for me I I opened my heart to him, and he learned that I loved him. Yes, I knew he wes mar ried. Ala 4 ! I know not how I could have acted so l" Isabella was then confronted with Forestier, and she persisted in declaring that it was he who bad enticed her to go. Forestier said that the contrary was the fact, and he complained to her that she was not tel ling the truth. " You cannot wish to ruin me, Made he pressed an d supplicated .I,r t Well l moisellee' sa id h e, " by stating what e I,vl, e is ht s ra u e n t t . r ue But r sh ' and e " refused, and he sa id at l ast , aving; of i m n a v d ai ei n . made an appeal to th e h onest sentiments !" moiselle, I must resign my se lf to myfateiln She third examination Isabella again varied her story. said she had laid too much to the Cou n t' s charge that in consequence of dissensions with her sister, she had resolved on leaving her parents ; that she had de clared to Forestier that if he would not take her away, she would poison herself, and so on. She added that she had spoken against him on the last occasion, b e _ cause she had been told that he had declared . that he wougalleys for We than marry her. ldlsnoohnerer examination the she again formally and positively declared that it was she alone who had re lagsot to had never per solved on leaving home, that Forestier _ sanded her go, never promised to leave his wife for her —and never, she added, attempted to introduce himself into her apartment. At the trial (which took place before a court crowded to excess), Isabella, her father, mother, and elder sister, aid not appear to give evi dence, though all bad been summoned. The principal evidence for the prosecution consisted in the reading of the indictment, and in the testimony of Mr. 80,- ley, Lieutenant- Colonel Campbell, and a younger brother and sister of Isabella, as to the precise age of that young lady. They all stated that she was about 14. This point was important, as by the French law, the crime of what is called detournement d'une jeune file mineure, can only be committed when the girl is under 16 ; after that she is considered a free agent, and is accountable for her own actions. Baron de Vivier was examined, but his evidence threw little light on the affair. When asked by the President how be could have acted as he had done, he said he bad been - influenced by his friendship C,onut THE SUN, LONRON, de Forestier. It was stated that since this unfortunate affair Forestier's wife bad died, and that he, anxious to make all the repa ration in his power for the injury he had done her, had offered to marry her, but that her father had positively refused. Forestier caused evidence to be given by several persons to prove that he had every reason to believe from Isabella's personal appearance and other circumstances, that she was more than six teen years of age, and he laboured both in his inter rogatory and throughout the trial, to show that he had not persuaded her to leave her home. After the pleadings were over, Forestier, in a voice of much emotion, read a paper to the jury, drawn up as follows :—"I have to make, before my fellow citizens, the avowal of a fault which the law does not punish ; and you will accept this avowal as a further expiation to be added to my long sufferings. During two years I struggled to save from death the life of an angel to whom I had associated my destiny, when a fatal and unforeseen meeting surprised me in one of those moments of moral discouragement, in which a man has not sufficient strength to maintain himself in the line of duty. You will not brand my life, gentlemen, for a moment's self-forgetful ncss ; you will not confound a fault with a crime; you will not forget that the honour of Miss -Hamilton is intact,' and that I have offered her all the reparation in my power. The Pre sident then summed up, and the jury, after an hour's delily:ration, returned a verdict of " Not Guilty." Tile servant girl, Adele Gendron, was included in the indictment, for having assisted in the flight of Isabella, but the public prosecutor abandoned the case against her. The verdict was received with some applause, which was immediately repressed by the President. Count de Forestier remained in gaol till the evening, but . when he went away, a numerou s cr ow d was waiting at the door to see him. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, AuG. 28, 1850. TLe Queen has been pleased to appoint, by letters pa tent, Edward Adolphus Seymour, Esq. (commonly called Lord Seymour), Charles Alexander Gore, Esq., and the Right Hon. Thomas Francis Kennedy, to be Commis sion,rs of Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues, &c. MEMORANDUM.—The appointment of Edward Adol phus Seymour, Esq. (commonly called Lord Seymour), as Chief Commissioner of Woods, Forests, and Land Re venues, &c., %Nes omitted to be inserted in the London Gazette of the 17th April, 1849. . - WHITEHALL, SEPT. 23. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. John AS 'lver to the church and parish of Kilkmuir, in the presbytery and Isle of Skye, vacant by, the transporta tion of the Rev. Al e xand er MacGregor, later minister thereof, to the Gaelic Church of Edinburgh. FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Daniel O'Con nell, EF.q , to be her Majesty's Consul at Para. WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 24. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Captain Francis Thomas Meik, from half-pay 16th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Moore, deceased, Sept. 24. 15:h Light Dragoons—Cornet David Henry Howell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gwyn, who retires, Sept. 24. 20th Regiment of Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Philip Whiteside Maclagar, M.D., from the Royal Canadian Rifles, to be Sureon, vice Blake, deceased, Sept. 24. 24th Foot—Entign Philip Limborch Tilibrook to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Lord Frederick Montagu, who retiree, Sept. 24. 30th Foot—Lieutenant Thcmas Henry Pakenham to be Captain, by purchase, vice O'Gr a dy, w h o ret i res; Ensign John O'Brien to be Lieutenant, by purchase, v:ce Pakenham, Sept. 24. 52d Foot—Ensign Chidley Downes Coote to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Boughtm, .who retires, Sept. 24. 68 h Foot—Captain Augustus Paterson, from 42d Foot, to b:s. Captain, vice Francis Coutts Paul Amedie Stuart, who retires upon half-pay 421 Foot, Sept. 24. 71st Foot—Acting Assistant-Surgeon Richard Cooper Todd to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Woolfreye, appointed to the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, Sept. 24. _ _ 74th Foot—Lientenant William Kelty lieLcod to be Captain, by purchase, vice Godley, who retires; Ensign Arthur Charles Pretyman to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice McLeod, Sept. 24. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Assistant-Surgeon John Andrews Woolfreyes, from 7lst Foet, to be As sistant-Surgeon, vice Maclagan, promoted, Sept, 24. BREVET. — Lieutenant-General Sir William Maynard Gomm, K.C.8., to have the local rank of General in the East Indies; Major James Roxburgh, on the Bengal Retired List, appointed Recruiting Officer for the East India Company's Service at Newry, vice Sir Edward Campbell, deceased, to have the local rank of Major in the Army while so employed, Sept.. 24. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Cumberlandshire. Royal Cumberland Regiment of Militia —.Alan Charabre, Esq., to be Major, vice Wilson, promoted, Sept. 13. BANKRUPTS. Charles Richmond Pottinger, wino and spirit mer chant, Hardwick-place, Commercial-road East, to sur render Oct. 9, at twelve, and Nev. 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankrupty. Edwards, official assignee, Sam brook court, Basinghall-street; Baker and Parson, Pan cras-lane; Wilde, Union -court, Old Broad-street. Joseph Seelie, spirit merchant, Freeschool-street, Horselydown, Oct. 9, at one, and Nov. 14, at eleven, at at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abehtuch-lane; Ashurst and Son, Old Jewry. John Jowett and Thomas Jowett, grccers, Coventry, Oct. 1 and 31, at twelve, at th© Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Darke, Newman's-court, Cornhill; Dawes, Coventry. Richard Battersby and James Telford, ironfounders, Liverpool, Oct. 4 and Nov. 1, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Bell, Livt-rpool. _ , William Lupton Lowe, victualler, Salfurd, Oct. 7 and Nov. 5, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fra,er, official assignee, Manchester ; Kirkland, Glas gow; Webster, Manchester. James Taylor, cotton spinner, Rochdale, Lancashire, Oct. Saud Nov. 5, at twelve', at the . Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Lord, Rochdale. Mary Bakewell, size manufacturer, Manchester, Oct. 4 and Nov. 6, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, eft:l:nal assignee, Manchester; Bagshlaw and Sons, Manchester. %Vilna:a Richards, printer, Devonport, Oct. 3 and Nov. 7, at eleven, at the Plymouth District Court. Her- Daman, official assignee, Exeter; Little and Billing, l)evonport; Stogdon, Exeter; Soles and Turner, Alder usanbury. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From thc, London New Price Current, Sept. 24.) SUGAR.—To-day there wa9 a large business transacted in First India Sugar ; and the rates paid privately were fully equal to tbo3o of Friday for both grocery and to finir.g, sorts. The operations are 787 hhds, &c., including at auction 175 hl.d9 Barbadoes, which rent 6d to is per cwt higher, ord and mid yellow selling at 37s 6d to 39s 6i, goOA and filie 40s to 425, one lot mid grainy 463; 77 hhds 27 tees 177 brls St. Lucia sold at very fall rates, fine yell , w realised 419 to 425, Ord to good 36s 6d to 40s, good and fine brown 35s to 369, and mid 34s 6d per cwt. REFINED.—To-day Refined Sugar was in excellent demand for home-trade purposes, and there was an ad varieP.; sales of brown lumps for the scale'were made at 509 td 50s 6d. MATRITIIIS.-7 his afternoon there were ready'buyers of. Mauritius Sugar, hind at public sale 2,568 bags were sold at very full rates, fine yellow w ent at 41s, low to good 36s 6d to 393. good and fine brown 34s to 35s 6d, refining sorts 36s to 395. FOREIGN.—To-;lay there was no public sale of Fo reign Sugar, and the stiff rates asked prevented opera tions of moment by private treaty. There are several buyers at former terms. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon at public sale . 2,;00 bags Madras were taken is at stiff rates, soft brown' at 30s to 31s 6d, and yellow 32s to 35s 6d. Of white Bengal 887 bags sold at 418 t 0 1423 for mid, and 403 to 42s (or damp, these are stiffer rates. Of Penang 124 Lags sold at 36s 6d to 38s Gd for mid and good yellow. CCiFEE.—To•day there was much activity in the market for Naive Ceylon, and a further rise took place. About 6,000 bags sold privately, and prices closed at 548 . 61 to 55s for good ordinary, .and at these rates there a• e not many sellers. Of Plantation large parcels were disposed of privately, and prices are 2s to 3s higher than on Friday. At auction 149 casks and 163 bags went briskly, good at 735, middling 623 to 68s, low middling 593 to 61s, fine and fine fine ordinary 54s to 58s 6d, pea berry 63s to 665, and triage 50s to 53s 6d per cwt. _ TEa..--There has teen an improved demand for Con. gou since Saturday, and prices have advanced id per lb for the lower sorts, whilst there aro not generally sell ers cf better kinds at former terms. A good business has been concluded, and the rates obtained for ordinary and good ordinary are 1 lid to Is, medium sorts Is Id to ls.2d, and better kinds is lid to is 7d per lb. In Green operations are to a fair extent, and a slight ad farmer demand,erm s. vance is rpp arent , s till l ower sorts have been most in ScentedNo o T e r a n s b fi lt n e d moresale a ale o f ready Te a 'sale is a t ai fully present declared. c t a a tl s t t i a n , I n a d n i d a Is s a 4 le d s to a r i e s 4 o i p d o n i s Eimitrrs.—L eewar d I s l and has been operated in with a t he 1 i v m a i l tueed p r s o e o a f ie In t Is 3d to is aid proof. Demerara has been ope rated in with caution at 23 to yr cent over p roo f. Holders of f 2s . 3d for 20 to 40 ,Jamaica are more dis posed to reali se , an d shippers as well as hom e d ea l ers opot aced w;th caution. the value of fine and high - - flavoured, 34 to 38 per cent ow r proof, is 3s 6d to 4s 6 1 ., for 30 to 34 over good middling aid good 9 a 10d erand middling 2s 5d to 2s 9d. " In t ß o i 3 ai s ad 43, otions have been up7:n a large scala; EL there is much firme.e. , ;:s in the market. Sales of Coq , lac best brands of the vinctage cf 1837 have been n . 3Ede at 5s 2d to 53 4d ; 1848 ditto 43 91 to 4; lid 1849 ditto 4s 8d t) 4s 10d, and inferior 33 to 4s 6d. Geneva is quoted at is 6d to Is 7d for common, and fine at.l: 9d to 2s. There is no variation in prices of British made Spirit. MOLASSES.—There has been a good business . con cluded in West Indio, and former rates are well sup. por:, t d whilst on the part of holders there is firmness. Operations are 500 puns; Trinidad at 15.; Antigua. 15s 6d to 163, and icferior,sorts 133 6d to 14; per cwt. The value of Mauritius and Bengal is lls 61 to 129.6 d, and sales to a fair extent have been made. Cocoa.—There are ready buyers of, West India, an 4. %:-..,:•,,r i LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sept. 23. (Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.) IN RE GILMORE BARTCHAELL. This insolvent, a young man who has held the rank of First-Lieutenant in the : Royal Artillery, was op posed by Mr. Dowse, on his application to be dis charged, on the part of Mr. Gregory, upholsterer, in Regent-street. Mr. Atkinson, of the firm of Messrs. Atkinson, the perfumers, of Old Bond street, ap peared in person. Mr. Cooke supported. The complaint on the part of Mr. Gregory was fraud. The insolvent became of age in January last. The aggregate amount of his debts and liabilities ex ceed 4,0001., but his bona fide debts were under 1,2001. His Lill transactions with discounters had been considerable, and his present debts, without con sideration arising on bills, were 1,348/. His insol vency was attributed to not having kept his expendi ture within his income, and to having fallen into the hands of bill discounters. There was nothing for his creditors beyond a debt of honour from a Captain Fitzroy, now in Sydney. It appeared that on the 16th January last the in solvent quitted the service, and on the 29th of the same month paid a visit to the establishment of Mr. Gregory, when he saw Mr. Smith, the foreman. At that time he owed Mr. Gregory an account of 26/., and proposed to Smith to give a cheque on Messrs. Cox and Greenwood for 36/. and to receive the diffe rence. Mr. Smith had only a 201. cheque in his pos session, which he gave to the insolvent, and he handed to him his cheque for 461., which he told him not to present until the following Saturday. When the cheque was presented there were no effects, and it was communicated that the drawer of the cheque was no longer in the Artillery. Ina few days afterwards the insolvent sent for Mr. Smith to the Qaeen's Prison, to which place he had been taken on the 6th February, on a judge's order. Nothing had been obtained on account of the cheque. Smith was cross-examined with the view to show that the insolvent had told him that he had no money at his bankers' before he gave him the cheque, but he denied the allegation. The in solvent, however, positively declared that he had made the statement befere he obtained the cheque in return. He expected tolave hed some money paid into Cox and Greenwood's by a Captain Fitzroy, who had pro mised to make him a remittance from Sydney; it had, however, not arrived. 1 Mr. Atkinson stated, that the insolvent owed his firm 4/. 17s. 61 , and on the 4th of February handed a ckqu-3 f.,r 101. on Cox and Greenwood, and re ceived the difference. One of his assistants, who was not present, paid ti .e money to the insolvent. Tne CHIEF COMMISSIONER •said there was not pre-per evidence before the court. ' Mr. Atkinson said he had appeared, as he consi dered it a swindling transaction. The insolvent, on his examination by his own counsel, stated that he bad got into the hands of bill discounters w hen under age. They came to the bar reeks, and offered to lend money, and officers gave theirh , i , ll d s, isc g o e u tt n in t w g rtel m :" r7 e o r ne 2 y s/., tild whi c h w a s only jewellery. He got a worth 4/., and other articles were charged ,for in the same manner. He had no idea of his arrest on one of the bills, as the party had invited him to breakfast. Mr. Dowse urged a case of fraud against the in solvent. At all events, when he gave the cheque, he could have had no reasonable expectation of paying the debt he had contracted. - Mr. Cooxi addressed the court with the view to save the insolvent from a judgment for fraud. He said he had been ruined by bill discounters. The Cuter CommessioNmi was of opinion that the case of Mr. Gregory was not so specially proved as to call upon him to give a judgment for fraud. It was, undoubtedly, a case of contracting a debt without reasonable means of payment, and he adjudged the insolvent from the vesting order to an imprisonment of five calendar months. IN RHDAVID JONES. This insolvent, a clerk to the Poor-law Board, sap plied to be discharged. He had a salary of 175/. a year, and purchased some property in the Wands worth-roadl on account of which he got into litiga tion and into pri.son. It was stated, that in the Wandsworth -road there were many houses vacated in consequence of the cholera last year, and a gentleman who was examined, said there were more than twenty now in a row unlet. • ' The insolvent, who was.supported by Mr. Sargood, was ordered to be discharged. 'lke court sat till five o'clock. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-ST.REET. A summons was obtained last week against Sir James Sutherland Mackenzie, of the Army and Navy Club, by a woman named Mary Smith, fur cutting open . her head with a gin bottle on the 16th inst. The summons was to be heard yesterday, but at the time appointed neither party came into court. Tae assault arose out of the following circum stances :—The defendant, who was on terms of inti macy with the complainant, called on her, and was asked to stand. some gin. He gave a shilling for that purpose, and when the gin came he demanded his change. ND change was .forthcoming, and being ex cited he threw the bottle at the complainant and cut her Feld open. • Mr. Fisher, f em the office of i‘lc. Dod, ttated to the chief clerk, Mr. L-adley; that Sir James had com promised the butine'ss with the woman by paying her 3/. and compensating the doctor. The summons was of course discharged. LAM BETH. Eliza Jones, alias Long, and Esther Stone, two well-dressed married women, were finally examined before Mr. Elliott o n charges of defraud i ng trades people by th e f o ll yw i ng nieans : • The prisoners, of servants, to respe c t a bl e .f am ili es, entere d th e s h ops who ge nera lly dr e ssed in the style of tradesmen, principally grocers, .and gave.a Small order—generally two ounces of tea and a pound of loaf sugar, and Obtained change for, a -hovereign, When the change was given,,th e y. took exception' to TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1850. previous terms are well supported. Sales privately of Trinidad made at 45s to 50s for common to fine; and Grenada at 423 to 48s. Of Foreign several parcels have been sold; Bahia at 293, Para 30s, and Gus) squill at 31s to 325. RlCE.—East India is offered at lower rates, as there has been much dulness in the market since last Tuesday. There is only a limited quantity On offer. The value of broken white Bengal is 9s to 9s 6d, mid lOs to 103 61, better sort lls to 12e, cargo 8s 3d to 83 6d, Madras pinkey white 8s 63 to 9s 6d, and war' barley 8s 6J. Cleaned Rice continues in large demand for home use and exportation; the rates paid are 12a to 18s for ord to fine. Town drersed Carolina 22s to 263, but there are few buyers. SPICES.—For Pimento prices are higher, and rule at 6id to 64cl for mid and good quality. Jamaica Ginger is wanted, and former rates are well supported, the sup ply also continues to diminish. At auction 133 barrels were sold at 51 lOs to 81 103 for good to fine, and at 31 13, to Si for ord to mid. Export sorts are m.)re in re quest, and stiffir rates are paid. '[he value of African and Barbadoes of sound quality is 32i to 37J. In black Pepper large sales have been made privately, and prices are on the advance with a diminished supply. Sumatra clean black realised 30 to 34d, low and interior 20 to 3d, and Malabar at 3id to 31(1. White sells more ft eely at from 5d to 9d for common and Rae. Mace is wanted and rates are on the advance, ruling at 2s 6d to 2s 10d for mid and fine. SALTPETRE.—TO-day at public sale 507 bags Calcutta were taken in at 27s 6d to 28s for 61 to 51 per cent. re fraction, these are stiffer rates, INDsCo.—The quantity of East India declared for sale on the 8 h of next month is now 15,745 chests, still there is much firmness in the market, and demand is good at an advance on last quarterly sales of 4d to 6d for Bengal, and 3d for Madras. Fnusr.—New currants have arrived, but the price is not yet opened. In old a good deal is doing at 37s to 435. For new Valencia Raisins the demand has become active at 40s, but the market is well supplied. The value of Muscatels in layers is from 603 to 70, fine 75s to 85s, bunch 57s to 60s, but there are not many buyers. Sul tanas move off slowly at 65s to 70a fur new. TALLow.—The demand has been active since our last report, and there is a further advance for Russian on the spot. Fine new yellow Candle having been cur rently disposed of at 39s to 39s 3d, old 38s 6d to 38s 93, and on the part of merchants there is firmness. For delivery up to the close of the year a good busineiss has been concluded at 393 3d to 39a 63, and there are not free sellers. Of town melted large parcels have been sold, 38s 6d to 32s is tho value nett cash. There is au aeliance for other sorts of Tallow, at auction 640 aka Sydney were nearly nil sold at 34s to 38s 9d for common and fine, and 300 pkgs Syd ney at 33s 3d to 38s per cwt. Tho stock of Foreign and Colonial is 3,003 casks less than last year, whereas deli veries are nearly 2,000 casks larger. Wm.—Southern is wanted, and the parcels disposed of privately were at from 331 to 351 for common and fine quality; the supply is limited, and there are yet several buyers in the market. Cod i s 341 lOs to 351, and sales arc upon a small scale. Seal met with little attention. Holders appear more disposed to sell pale at 371 to 37/ 10s—straw, yellow and brown 33/ to 361. Sperm is more plentiful, and rates are not so firm, still a good demand exists, and :at auction 55 tuns of Colo nial were sold at 831 to 831 153 for good. There are sellers of Linseed Oil at a further ;reduction, but shipers and home dealers operated with: caution, and 32s 3d to 32s 6i per cwt is the value the supply is also more plentifal than for some time past. Operations are Wiling IT delivery, and 31s 3d to 31s 6d is the value, but there is a fair consumption. Rape Seed Oil has been in good request, and rates rule firm; pale at 37s 6d to 38s 61, and brown at 36s to 375. Previous rates aro well supported for Cocoa Nut, and operations are upon a large scale. At auction 502 packages were disposed off; Cey lon at 29/ 153 to 311 and; Cochin 30/ to 3215. Palm met with greater attention, and there is au advance, fine quality selling at 29s to 29s 63. On the part of holders of Olive there is confidence, and a good demand prevails; Gallipoli has realised 421 to 421 10s, and other descrip tions 301 to 41/per tun. the price of the sugar, refused to take the things,. and got the sovereign back. Then they changed their minds again, and offered to take the goods upon the tradesmen returning the change with the goods. They then asked for some other small articles to di vert the attention of the shopkeeper, and having paid fur the latter they carried away the goods, the change, and also the sovereign ; and since their commitment for re-examination several communications have reached the magistrate to prove that they carried this system of imposition to a vast extent. - One of the witnesses, Mr. Gannon, a grocer in Duke-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, deposed, that about two years ago the prisoners, with a third woman in their company, entered his shop, and Jones having given her usual order, and getting the change for a sovereign, played off the usual trick of returning the goods and ultimately taking them, and when asked for the sovereign all three women ussd the most so lemn asseverations that he had taken it up. He (Mr. Gannon) felt morally certain he had been " done" at the time, but he still submitted to it, and on counting his cash at night he was satisfied that he had been swindled. In about six months after the prisoners again called at his house, and having gone over precisely the same course as respected a small order, attempted by the same means to defraud him of another sovereign. He toll them, however, that once was quite enough to be done by them, and desired his servant to go to Bow-street and fetch a constable. The prisoners assured him he was much mistaken in their character, and begged he would not give them into custody. He, however, declared he should ; upon which Stone stooped down, and exclaiming, " Why, here it is," took the sovereign from the floor, and gave it to him. He did not then wish to have any trouble with them. Having subsequently seen by the newspapers that two persons answering their de scription had been committed by one of the city ma gistrates to Bridewell for a similar offence, he went to that prison for the purp ose o f see i ng and recognis ing them, but they had been discharged a few minutes before he got there. John Spittle, a City officer, deposed to having had the prisoner twice in custody on charges of de frauding tradespeople by the means above de scribed, but upon both occasions they had been dis charged. The defence set up was that the prisoners were the wives of two young men, journeymen carpenters, who had always borne good characters, and were in ex cellent employment ; but the present inquiry has dis closed the fact that the prisoners had been married from a house of ill fame, where they had re'sided for some years before. The prisoners were fully committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court on four charges. THAMES. William Robinson, a coal whipper, aged 28, was brought before Mr Ingham, charged with attempt ing to murder Lydia Short, a woman about 30 years of age, who was led into the court with her head bandaged, and in a very weak state from loss of blood. The prisoner, a malicious, savage fellow, has been frequently in custody for assaults and outrages, and came out of prison last Saturday. He was suspected of murdering a woman named Caroline Willis, who died under suspicious circumstances, and on whom a coroner's inquest was held two years ago. The prosecutrix, in a low tone of voice, said that she lived at 10, Taverner's-walk, Shadwell, and had cohabited with the prisoner for some time. On Sa turday night they quarrelled in consequence of a friend of hers, a young man, coming to see her. The prisoner asked her if she was going to sleep with him? and she said she was not, and there was a sailor up stairs, and she was going to stay with him. The prisoner asked her to turn him out, and she said she would not. The prisoner forced her into another bedroom, and threatened and commenced beating her. She struck him twice, and he took up a knife and drew it across her head, and inflicted a dreadful wound. line blood gushed forth in torrents, and she fell down from weakness and swooned away. (The woman, who looked very ghastly and was very faint, was then conducted to a seat near the witness-box.) The prisoner, who was much excited, said he gave " his wife" (the prosecutrix) 4s. out of ss. which he had received on Saturday, and she got what she wanted for housekeeping with the money. When he came home late on Satarday night, and not seeing her down stairs, he asked where Lydia was, and the wo man below refused to tell him. Hearing a noise in a room above he went upstairs, where there were two men—a white sailor and a black sailor, whom she in tended to rob. He made her come down stairs, and asked her if she was going to sleep with the white man upstairs, and she said that the " darky " was right for ss. if he (the prisoner) had not spoiled it. He told her to go into her own room, and she said she would not, and threw a plate at him, and in the scuffle which took place some images and a teapot were broken, and she fell against the edging of a wainscot and cut her head open. She was very drunk at the time. The prosecutrix was recalled, and said she was was not quite sober, but she was certain that the pri soner cut her head with a knife. She had cohabited with him at different times for eight years. Two women of questionable character -and appear ance gave evidence of the quarrel, which arose in con sequence of the prosecutrix expressing her intention of sleeping with the sailor, and said they found the prisoner holding up Lydia Short, who was bleeding profusely, and he said she had done it herself with a teapot. Mr. Daniel Ross, a surgeon of High-street, Shad well, was called into the station-house on Sunday morning at one o'clock, and found the woman in a state of syncope. There was a wound on the right temple above two inches in length, completely divid ing the temporal artery. The woman lost a large quantity of blood, and all her clothes were completely saturated with it. In answer to questions by Mr. INGUAM, the witness said the wound was an incised one, a clean cut. The sharp edge of a broken plate or teapot might have in flicted such a wound. Stockley and Button, police constables, said they found a large clasp knife on the prisoner, and disco vered the remains of a broken image aril a broken teapot in the room where the woman received the wound. There was no blood on any portion of them. They saw nothing of a broken plate. Mr. Ross examined the knife very closely, and said there was no blood upon it at all. The wound might have been inflicted with it. Mr. INGHAM said, the edges of the broken pieces of teapot were jagged, and he should not think it likely the wound was inflicted with any of them. Mr. Ross said he could not at present say what would be the consequence of the Wound.. Erysipelas might ensue. Mr. INGHAM—Then I shall remand the prisoner for a week. THE DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON TUE EASTERN. COUNTIES RAILWAY. BRENTWOOD, MONDAY EVENING.—This afternoon, at one o'clock, Mr, Lewis, the coroner for the western division of Essex, resumed the inquiry into the cir cumstances connected with the death of the nine un fortunate persons who were on the Eastern Counties Railway on Thursday morning last. Mr. Glynn and Mr. Ellis, two of the directors of the company, Mr. P. Ashcroft, superintendent of works ; Mr. G. Richardson, the coaching. supe.rinten. -dent; Mr. Gooch, locomotive superintendent; and Mr. Roney,, the secretary, were present, for the pur pose of giving evidence if required. Mr. Maynard, Of the firm of Crowder and May nard, attended OD behalf of the company. The first witness examined was, George Kirby, who said hp .was a foreman in the employ of the Eastern Counties. Company, and was on the engine at the time of the acci dent on Thursday last. He was at the break. A man named John Snowdon was driNing., lie had the entire control of the engine. The guard was on the foot-plate, but-he had nothing to' do with the en gine ; nor as far as he (witness) was aware, had he anything to do with the speed of the engine. The morning was very foggy, and they could not sep more than 40 yards before them. He recollected passing. Shenfield station, when the usual' sound was given. The whistle was also sounded between the • two bridges, and again at the time of the accident, as soon as they saw the men before them, and at the Seven arch-bridge. We were not going more than - eight or ten miles per hour. We heard nothing of the men being on the line till we saw them. All three men on the engine were on the look-out. When I saw - the men they were aborit twenty yards before us; The break was on what we call easy," and we directly put it hard on. I saw Snowdon.pull his lever over in order to reverse his engine. The men at that time al)• peared to be standing in a group. Witness had been on the line only three weeks. He had observed men on the line before the accident occurred, but he did not notice what they were about. He (witness) had worked on the Bristol, Birmingham, and Gloucester line. He had not been previously employed as a fire man. He was a fitter. When the accident occurred Snowdon was standing at his engine and the guard and witness were keeping a look-out. There was no talking. John Jasson, the second guard,.was next called. He was on the train on Thursday morning last. He was on the fourth carriage from the engine. The train consisted of two second-class, two third-clasF, one first-class, and one break carriage. It left Ingate stone at 11 minutes before 8 o'clock. He knew tln,t was, the time because he looked at his watch. That was a minute behind their proper time. It was very foggy, and the fog increased by the time they reached Shenfield station. Between Ingatestone and Shenfield the_engine travelled at the, rate of 25 or 36 miles per hour.: After they passed Sheffield they put the breaks on,_and.slackened the pace of the train. As the train proceeded between allenfiel9l And 'tho, .pape-gd-. bridge, the driver whistled two or three times. After the train passed the Three-arch-bridge the driver shut off his steam and the whistle was sounded. He saw nothing of the accident, nor did he know of it until they reached Brentwood. The train was brought to a standstill before they reached Brentwood. The in.. cline commences about half a mile beyond the Three arch-bridge. He was not aware that there was any thing to indicate where the incline commenced. When the accident happened the train was proceeding 10 or 12 miles per hour. He was aware that men were engaged in ballasting the line, but be did not know that they were ballasting that morning. There could be no certainty as to the place where they would be found on any particular day. A Juror—lf you had had a telegraphic notice to Ingatestone that men were at work under or near the Seven-arch-bridge, would the pace of the train have been slackened, or would it have made any difference in your arrangements ? Witness—The driver would have continued cautiously. I cannot say what else would have been done. Edward Muirhead, the engine-driver of the ballast train, said—He was on .the root-plate of the ballast engine on Thursday morning, he was on the left hand side of the engine. He was waiting until the ballast trucks were empty. The signal-man gave him a signal, and he then sounded his whistle. He saw two men on the ballast-truck which was not unloaded. He heard a whistle from the passenger_ , train engine, and he called out to the men to clear the road, for the train was coming. He did not think the men heard him. He looked round, and saw the passenger. engine knock down one of the men against the step of his (witness's) engine. At the same moment the train went over the others. When it had passed he saw the men were dead. The passenger-train was not coming "hard." The "steam" was off. When the whistle was sounded the train was 30 or 40 yards away. If the whistle had been sounded at the Three. arch bridge, the noise of his engine would have prevented him from hearing it. He thought the noise of his engine would havo prevented any one from hearing the whistle of the passenger-train. He (witness) bad been on the Eastern Counties Railway about a month, during which time he had been working a ballast engine. He had been bringing ballast down the line' from Clare-street factory. He did not think the driver of a passenger-train could form any idea as to the spot on which a ballast-engine might be. Per haps on that Thursday morning a driver might have expected to find the men ballasting at Brentwood station, as they were at Brentwood the night before. He did not know that any notice was given on the Eastern Counties Railway as to the place where men would be employed. He had been fur seven and-a half years on the Edinburgh and Glasgow line. It was customary to give such notice there. Edward Drury, of Brentwood, said he was a fire man in the employ of the Eastern Counties Railway, and was on the ballast-engine on Thurday morning. He confirmed the evidence of the previous witness, and added that he did not hear the passenger-train until he saw it within five yards of the men who were struck down. The steam blowing offfrom his engine would prevent him hearing a whistle. The train was going at the rate of eleven or twelve miles per hour. John Patience said he was employed ballasting on Thursday morning, and had assisted to unload the trucks. As soon as they had unloaded, the ballast engine was directed to come back to the station-yard. He saw the first man struck down. He (witness) jumped away when something caught him on his side and took his senses away. When he recover e d, a t th e lapse of about fiv e minutes', he saw all the men lying there. It was very foggy indeed, and he could see a very little way before him. He could see the Seven arch-bridge, but not the other. He did not hear the whistle of the passenger-train, on account of the great noise from the ballast-engine. He had no no tice of the rate at which the passenger-train was run ning. He did not hear any one say that the train was due. CORONER- .Why did you go upon the up-line ? Witness—Because it was safer we thought than standing on the ballast, from which we might slip. James Hurrell said he had been up with a message to the men who were killed on Thursday morning*, and was just returning when the accident occurred. It was a message to three of the unfortunate men to come away with him. He had delivered his message when the accident occurred. Directly he delivered his message he turned back, and had got about sixty yards out of the road when he heard something. On turning round, he saw one man knocked down, and another under the firebox of the engine. Some of the men were knocked one way, and some another. He saw the driver reversing his engine as he passed over the bodies. The steam from the ballasting-engine was blowing off at the time, and that would probably prevent any one from hearing the whistle of the ap proaching train. Thomas Chalk said, he was employed with the de ceased men on Thursday morning. When he had unloaded the trucks, the gangsman said, " The train is coming ; get out of the road chaps." He got out of the way, and immediately afterwards he saw the train coming. It knocked a man down. He heard a whistle just as the gangsman made his re mark, but he did not know from whom it proceeded. John Snowdon, of Braintree, the guard of the train by which the men were killed, was next called, and cautioned by the Coroner in the usual manner. Hit evidence was as follows :—I had charge of the engine on the morning the accident occurred. The engine was entirely under my direction. The guard was put upon the engine to show the driver the gradients upon the line. Before the accident I shut off the steam. I did this at the Three-arch-bridge. That was on account of its being too foggy to come along the curve. It was a little on the other side of the Three arch bridge. The fireman put on his break as soon as I shut off the steam. I whistled likewise, and a little after that I saw a group of men. on the line. I whistled again and reversed my engine, and brought it to a standstill. That was about 150 yards after first seeing the men. When I went over the men *I was travelling at the rate of eight or ten miles per hour. The gradient there, I think, is about lin 100. (Itis 1 in 90) I have:no particular direction given to me as to the gradients, but I generally inquire about them of the guard. I had no knowledge that they were ballasting near Brentwood. If I had known that the men were ballasting there I should have come by the spot at the same speed. I have read the company's rules, and I don't know of any regulations to drivers with respect to ballasting. I have been on the Eastern Counties Rail Way for five weeks. I came from the Mary port and Carlisle line, on which I worked nine years. I was never discharged from any line. I am not aware that it is usual on any line of railway to give notice of ballasting- or any other works that may be proceeding. Consi dering the state of the incline, and a speed of ten or twelve miles per hour, I do not think I could pull up under 300 yards. If I had seen an engine on the spot I should have stopped. Several questions were put to the witnesses, but nothing of material importance was elicited. The CORONER said a notice had been sent to him that a form was always given to the drivers on the Great Western Railway Company of any works that were proceeding, and he thought it was a very excel lent precaution. AI r. Ellis (a director) said that the company would be very glad to adopt the same course if necessary, and directed Mr. Ashcroft to apply to the Great Western for a copy of the form. . Mr. Ashcroft said there was nothing in the form used by. the , Great Western : Company that was not strictly attended to. on the Eastern Counties Com pany, and that the notes on the bottom of the rules did not apply to ballasting, but to repairs where it -was necessary to break up or interfere.with .the main line, when notice was posted at the . engine -houses two days before. The CQRONER i in summing.up the evidence, said they had examined a great many witnesses, and he believed very! properly so ; but at .the same time, ho .might observe that the facts of the case_ were in a very narrow compass. It appeared that the poor men were at work between the two bridges on the morning of Thursday dast,,that they had unloaded three trucks of ballast, had closed the doors, and that it having become necessary to put back their ballast trucks, the menstepped on the line in order to get cut, of the way. At that moment the, up-passenger train came up, and killed them on the spot. All the evidence went to, prove that : the morning was ex tremely foggy, that the train was not behind its time, and that there was no negligence on ,the part of the driver. Those men who had escaped had been enabled to giie very little account of it, but they agreed that intimation of their danger, was' given to them to a certain extent thht Ahe train was due, and that the steam going off froni the ballast-engine prevented them from hearing the noise of the approaching pas. sebger-train. It was very probable that the gentlemen of the jury knew what Was the law with regard to the common highway or road. If a person driving care lassly ran over a child, having previously seen it and not stopping, that person was guilty .of murder. If he did not see the child, but at the same time was driving carelessly, he was guilty of manslaughter ; but, if he were driving with care, and a child ran suddenly before him, and was killed, the person so driving would be acquitted on the ground of wised,. venture. That law was applicable to railways as well as common roads. Such was the state of. the case, and he left it to the jury to form. their own judgment. _ _ After a consultation of about an hour and a half, The jury returned as their verdict, " That the death cf nine men has been caused by misadventure, and .at the same time express their regret that more caution has not been exercised for the protection of the men employed on the line." Since the beginning of last year, thirteen" new Congregational 'Chapels, in London, have been PrOjected or bUilt. Besides- thes'er foilr lifters may be expected'Vo be gndertaktn soon. THE LATE ACCIDENT ON THE GRE IT WESTERN RAILWAY. SWINDON, SEE'''. 23.—This afternoon an investigs* tion was gone into before the county magistrates, at the Goddard Arms, into the circumstances attendant on the late alarming accident at the Wootton-Bass ett station. The mag i s t ra t es presen t were the Rev. yT • T. Ripley, Rev. Giles Daubeny, Mr. S. C. Sadler , , Mr. A. Godd ar d, an d M r . H. N. Goddard, ~ e policeman on duty at the time of the accident, Wit- Ham White, was brought up in custody, and charged by the Great Western Company with neglect of duty', under the 3d and 4th Victoria, cap. 97, sec. 13, Cell' monly called• Lord Seymour's Act. Toe witnesses examined were Benjamin Ailes, en gine -driver ; Robert Morgan, stoker; Chas. George, station-master at Wootton Bassett; Richard Burton, superintendent of the Great Western police at th e Bristol station ; Thomas Perrett, sergeant of police at the Bath station ; a n d _a_ Andrews, superin• tendant of the Chippenham station- There were few facts elicited by the examination beyond those alresdi reported. The following is, perhaps, the most in teresting portion of the evidence : Richard Burto n , su p er i n t en d ent o f th e Great Vi r e : s ' tern police at th e B r i sto l s t a ti on, d epose d —l was 1 the train on Frid a y n i g ht. W e passe d under the bridge where the signal-post was, and pas sed the tion all right. I was looking out of the train at t he time, and saw th e p o li ceman w i t h t h e s ignal lie . ' We had passed the station only a short time whet we came into collision with something. I " ri g °ll e to, the people to k ee p th e i r seats, an d t h e w ords 'o'er hardly out of my mouth before we went down the bank and turned over into a ditch at the 1 % 74- torn. The second carriage turned over also. Wh e a I got out I said to White, " How did this oc cur? He replied, " I don't know, indeed." I asked if he had seen the horse-box in the siding? A . said he had. I asked hi m if it was pro p e rly secur e ".. He replied that Sk u ll t o ld hi m it was a ll right vsh e i he relieved him. Skull was the day policemen . said, " That is nothing to you, you should have sl i ; tisfied yourself it was all right." His answer "'ft.,: " Well, sir, I ought t o h ave done so." I asked 13 ,7 e if he had gone himself and examined whether horse-box was scotched or not. He said, " IC° ' did not." [Scotches are triangular pieces of wood placed bed: fore and behind th e fi rs t an d l ast ve hi c l e w hil s t S tand" log in a siding.] as By the COURT—Th e p r i soner h as b een on the lir° policeman more th an e i g ht years. H e wa s well ac, quainted with his duties. The prisoner in his defence said, that on Friday,.B night he relieved th e d ay po li ceman , w ho, b:T i t leaving, told him th a t everyt hi ng was a ll r ight; I , ot had not been all ri g ht, h e wou ld h ave t o ld him w a ", e was wrong. When thi s h orse -b ox was placed on " siding it was d one by two men—a porter an d !iceman. The policeman att en d e d t o the swi te ra t and the porter we n t an d sco t c h e d t h e h o rse dao% , ea the policeman aft e r war d s saw t h a t it w as pro s ee done. lie (the prison e r) did no t cer t a i n ly go an d e that it was properly sco t c h e d, b ut h e wen t in that 1 ) ,, 0 sition where he tould see it was all right, a nd ne t g% the main line. Anoth er reason w h y h e did "la. down was that it w as th e cus t om at t h e Wootton - 0 , sett station to leave a ll goo d s f rom one ton d° ls oo wards on the platform. M any o f th ese things N''' ere d to the platform on F r id a y n i g h t , an d h e wa s oblige be lock after them. If any of them had been sto len . or would have had to p a y f or th em or b een dismi 4 se el ' ee l perhaps both. In the next place one of their Igo, lamps stood in the middl e o f a public crossing, " u t he per: on passing might even accidentally turn 011 o f red light; the consequence would be the stopp a g e re . any up train that might be coming on, h e would h e , b a ported, and he would not be believed if he said ths o 'we did not turn on th e r e d li g ht. If h e h a d gone ti b e en to see these scotches safe his back would hav e p o i( towards this signal post, and he c o uld not have s e- bi g the light was meddled with. Several times eurrse, the evening he had l oo k e d an d seen th a t the box was standing where it was when he came no By the COUR T —I canno t di st i nct l y sa y that " scotches under the wheels. aro The MAGISTRATES said it was their unti n , l be en opinion that tha charge of neglect of dirty h au ,t a te• fully proved. According to the prisoner's ew n ; tr ao• ment, he had clearly not complied with the in' 0 - le a tions which had been furnished him. The P lice w ere ought to be particularly careful that their duties nos fully and properly attended to. It involved the et „risOD people and property to a vast amount. The r,: ta er'S• ought not ' to have been satisfied with his ,P a ' nr t to representation, and there was neglect on his Moe that extent. The consequences in this case Inig7b e en been most serious—providentially they had n ° de nte fatal. , But the consequences of railway 2°l a vis were so tremendous that the law in such mor po ir properly very stri ngen t. Th e sen t ence of the :Ilbg trates was that the prisoner be imprisoned for space of two calendar months. THE COUNTRY MARKk:T S Iof The following is the o ffi c i a l s t a t emen t o f the Va nti r ts corn, & c., received in the p or t o f L on d on from the POO, Essex, :from the 16th S ep t., 1850, t o t h e 21st sot , both inclusive ieo O. ! 4.1 ' • {ii j • 0 C' ' ' • tii V el 3 i +-• 5 -v s 1 y, 6 64 . , - w ' - I 4 0 F. - .....„,... _! - 6 0 .5 Colchester Harwich Leigh.. 11431 IS9 10, 54 73 . E 11 ...... „..-- - 1 bialdon .. 979, 109 500 12 v I . 0 1 t h pile el HADDINGTON, SEPT. 20.—The following are - e grain at our market to-day:— 11 511 :a New Wheat. Barley. ° ate ',4 32 5 1 First ... ... 45s Od 24s 6d 23 3 2" 303 'a Second ... ... 39s 101 22s Id 195 -",-,-, 28 3 11 Third s F e ir e s o t Bill! Barley. 0at0. 4 0 j 9d 3 Oa .. . . . ........ 39s 46s 10 0 1 2 22 4 5 s 6 1d d 23 195 3 °" 8 0 : )5 30a - Od 20s Od 'l7s Od 2,701 d Total , quantity of New Wheat in marl 402 qrs., g:, s ,,„ici KIRKA D DLp o o. . ; 5Er ; ;8 0 2e a r t . 5 ..... . 8 '• . - DO• ' ' Barley d o. 329 qrs.; 3 16 011 do. 328 V., 31 solo The following or 337 tqhres"quc' p tli eo ti° : for new grain : ' 'Wheat. ' ' .Barley. Oats. Bean 3 ' 1 ~.S 0 ,1 secondF i rst. .i • 4 3 08 83 ' O Ol 2 2 ? s s 6 0 a d 20520 Od — 3 IDd ..-s CI _ s Od ...4 oc l Third' 4,34s Od 'lBs Od 169 Od — 3 411 osi 03 ni Oatmeal, per bag- ot 2801bs . imperial, 2 65 Od t° 476 '- GLA§GOW,SEPT. 18.—ProvisionsA-Ch e ese, 405 L t - c . , 06 v et per mitt ; retail; s'd to 6d per lb. Skim milk, 2 03 ° Tr ait e g ,i cwt.' • Country fresh butter, 10d to Od per liN vil : 0 1 0 - sl , e 5 , 0 ° - ( 1 dered,- in lumps,' 84d to 9d; country powdered, to Od. i Country eggs, led per dozen • carried hen ditto po te , • per 20, . or 7d - per dozen. .Hens, 2 ' s 6d per P lir ; ' OOP 2s od.; - -•. -•. o d • , • PERTH, SEPT. 20.—Wheat, old, 00s Od to 00s new, 84s to 405; barley, new, 18 s Od to 22s Od; (417 j, v s to a titles i ' I.Bs ; peas and beans, 00s Od to 00s per quarter. per sack, 27s to 28s. . . ' . KELso, SEPT. 20.—Wheat, old, 324 to 355 to 38s ;, barley, new, 149 6d to 16s 6d ; ditto 01(1 1, 1 7 11 00 fl e c T potato: oats, Os to Os ; ditto new, 14s 6d to 16 3 u" r„ s . '2o 9 ' oats 00r0d - to ON Od; ditto new, 13s to 14s 6d ; P e i;jihels• to 2ls Od ; beans, 18s to 20a per boll of six iniperialo33. ditto; STIRLING, SE?T. 20 .— Wheat , foreign, 205 t° b a rley , P n €, l home, 2lsid to Oa; ditto ditto new, 16s to 235 , " ; IP"' ~, 6 ( 1 to „ (3 ,1; boll of. 6 bushels, 00s Od to Os Od; ditto new, " to I° it Oats, common, :14s Od to 15s • ditto new, 133 1 Od; u ' " ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od ; ' ditto ditto new, 0 - 5 , 5; be°: distillers, 31s to 33# 6d ; ciao brewers, 33s Od to 3' _ a , e 1! per b011,14s Od to.lss o d; ditto new, 15s dto 00s ad; P co ' ro pcul 3d to Os Od; flour new per sack, 3isOd to 33s Od; ditto 2 7 0 oil ; ditto, las. 6d to 208 Od; oatmeal, per load, z 79 °L I t 'sd to 93 , ; ditto ne* 28s Od t• 30s Od ; ditto per peck of 71b 3, „ to 0o; - • Od; &ties, %Wig: fresh butter per lb, 9d to 10d; eggs per dozn , ‘r . . hay per ton, Os Od to Os ; -ditto new, 63s to 72s Od. ,0 5 sicl a i 13 E.awwx;•.Sxir.19.—Wheat, 38s 7id ; barley ON ON •-' oats, 20s Oct.; rye, 00s Od ; beans, 00$ Od ; Pe bold, • average per imperial quarter. cI HAwicx, Sim . 19.—Wheat, old, 29s to 315 9 „ ta to ° at o s :l new,' 00s to 00s Od; ditto old, 15s Od to 166 Od, P - ; 2C 5 ..i 14s 6cl to • •16i 0d; common oats, 13s 6d to 15s; Pflllo•Peri.- to 22s 'Od ; bek.nsi . 2os Od to 22s Od per boll of 311 asi , i bushels. ' . - •• ...., in , tllis ~, 11.; • FAUI . IIIK, SECT. 19.---The supply of gz...n,, n a D er ••,° 64 . market was 211. bolli; wheat at 155 6d to _ ..2us ' 5 , los. ' barley fss 6d - to 20s 9a; oats; 12s Od to 14s 00; to 008 0080 d per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per 10ad......- --. ' ...... • - e,l Bewick W e COAL Ilfailt.g.ET.—Yirsria' Alr ' • 16' 15s .9d Stewart's ''''''''' / 63 Braddyll" • - am -16 s 6d Soutivllartlep oo Raton CE.G.nd, 816; '• • Lambton ............. 160 Haswll ii; Cardiff Ships at Larket, 23 BIRTHS. ' f the A 8011. sue w ife ° On 'the , 20th. inst., rat Sudbury Rectory, "'" 14 14 Rev, Freder,ick Amon. , k, the On the 20th inst., in . Sussex - ardens, 09 cl e *P ar Wil l of J. Hammill, E. • g the Oa the 19th inst., at Heath-house, TwickenhaM' On the 20th of Captain,Lionel Mackinnon, Coldstream Gilar46.• . " • Lot lijg the i' 42 . inspjp, at a D e a A d ri o g G a il ii . T p E i a ll je , c dy OP Spencer. i-, - die Sop'' On the 18th inst., at Woburn, ~,hertzef, Locke Mag. MARRIED. egiLt al • d On the 19th inst ., at Brighton,_ the Rev. , thir Bryan, Vice-Principa of the Malta Protestant Cobego'f,itert 1310n,e -son of the Rer. Guy Bryan, rector of Woodblr Essex, to Salome. eldest daughter of Sir Thomas • fie On tbe ßart 19th •inst., at Edinburgh, ld, .. • ' 0 13, eldest son of. the Hon. Lord Robertso n, to Isabe of T fourth daughter of the late William Balfour, s.(l'' naby, Captain R.N. ' dames E°bertslia Val Lord Bishop ______------ i the DIED. On the 15th inst., at Edinburgh, Louisa, the ivi re L ? e ttte' nant-General thtt Hen. Sir Patrick Stuart, G•C•M•G' e eef t, ' tier b- r • On the On the 19th inst., in Claremont-square, Christop d 6/. of Gibraltar, and eldest daughter of . Esq., Consul-General for Mecklenhurghwerin, aget.,ocis Edward Ryder, youngest son of ttle Hon. Glanville r= a-`'' Georgiana Ryder. 1 d, late I 91h inst., at Westbrook -hay, geltforire, n ; Li d/ On the 19th• inst., at Leam.no.ton Major Nel3lll-311S. of the Bth Bengal Car l y le' ' On the 19th inst., a r . IT kfi ld ~ i at Combe• banks, e e ' t St reatfield, Esq., aged 69. Virig b ' _ On the 20. h inst., et Teddington, Colonel John g. Royal Engineers, aged ra. t, wrist allielli On the 29th inst., at St. Peter's, -Isle of Tli alie On the 20th inst., at Denmark-hill , the wife of G. C.' Redman, Esq. Martha Gittbs, aged 83.. • Camberwell, Thy; the - -t .. r „,-) London • Printed and, Published by liltilw — No- 0t... No. 'll O Strgr, P' to at- rp tign oilo , asp t ., . nu r, - .- • ha .y.v, ..Strand; iii VI Precinct - or "the Sivoy, 114 . IlLiddlefies, Tuesday, F 9,eptember 24, 1850.