The Sun. — London, England, 1845-10-21 00:00:00

IRELAND. THE POTATO DISEASE. DUBLIN, (km. 18.—The accounts received yesterday were extremely afflicting, showing that the disease in the potato crop had extended to several counties—for instance, Galway and Tipperary—where, up to this time, !t was not known. There is now scarcely a county in Ireland free from the dis ease. According to the accounts the crop has been almost entirely destroyed in some instances, but more generally the injury is partial, extending to a third or a fifth of the crop. In some districts fields seem to have escaped the pestilence, whore all around has been affected. Taken altogether, at least a fifth of the potato crop must have been destroyed, and there are well-grounded apprehensions of a further ex tension of the rot. The Irish Government obtained, during the last week, re turns of the state of the potato crop in every part of Ireland, and those r, turns, on the whole, were considered to be much less unfavourable than might have been apprehended ; but in the meantime the disease has been spreading widely, and fresh returns, if now obtained, would give a very different result. The following official letter has been received by the Mayor of Cork from the Lord Lieutenant : " Dublin Castle, 13th Oetober,lB4s. " Sir,—l have it in command from the Lord Lieutenant to ackrowledge the receipt of your letter of the 10th, and to acqunint you that the attention of the Government has been for sometime directed to the state of the potato crop in this country, and his Excellency has already caused the fullest inquiry to be made in every district in Ireland, respecting the disease which is unfortunately found to exist in the potato. " His Excellency trusts that the crop may be but partially affected. and has directed that the inquiries be continued, and further information fnmished, from time to time, to the Government, both as to the present state and probable pros pect of this crop.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, RICHARD PENNEFATHER, •"lo the Mayor of Cork." The Mercantile Advertiser of yesterday says—" We under stand that great quantities of potatos have been shipped from Dublin and various other ports for the continent, and that still larger orders have been just received. Under such circumstances, it is, we think, the duty of the Ministry to issue an order in council, prohibiting the exportation of potatos, and also opening the ports for the admission of corn and other provisions free of duty." Com, 16.—The intelligence respecting the murrain in the potato crop, which has reached us since our last publica tion, presents no features calculated to allay the apprehen sion of scarcity which its first appearance amongst us natu rally awoke. It is but too apparent that the malady spreads throughout the country, and that districts hitherto unvisited are now, or soon will be found, affected. We have before us a tabular account of the result of an ex amination instituted by Mr. G. Barry, of Ballahina, into the condition of the crop in his neighbourhood, and by Mr. Wm. O'Connell in another. Out of ten lots, comprising various descriptions of potato, the proportions were 153 sound roots, 47 unsound. Out of eight lots, taken by Dr. Barry ft om the land between Rathcormac and Castlelyons, there were 53 sound roots, and 27 diseased, the species of potato being of the white description. The result of the third ex amination, which was made by Mr. Wm. O'Connell into the state of the crop between Lisnegar and the Mountain, was still more alarming, for of ten lots, 185 roots were bad, and 98 only sound. Again, of thirty samples from the vicinity of Watergasshill, Castlelyons, and Fermov, 313 potatoes were fit for use, and 153 unsound. Such is the deplorable summary of an investigation wisely and properly instituted. At the meeting of the Fermoy Board of Poor-law Guar dians, on Wednesday, the Earl of Mountcashel and other landed proprietors attended: Several landowners and land stewards gave in reports of the decrease in the potato crop, showing that the injury varied from two-thirds to one-third of the entire, and that great alarm prevailed throughout the country. Several gentlemen suggested modes of saving the sound portions of the potato by kiln-drying and other means. Lord MouxrcAsHEL moved that an address be forthwith prepared and forwarded to the Lord-Lieutenant relative to the threatened famine, and bringing before his notice the great exportation of potatos going on. Ctptain Comm seconded the motion. A Committee was then appointed, by whom a memorial was drawn up, which was adopted by the Board. The me morialists suggest to his Excellency " whether some inter ference as to the laws affecting the import and export of corn may not be desirable in the present emergency, and whether the consumption of corn in distillation may not require some check at present." At the Middleton Board of Guardians proceedings of a somewhat similar kind took place. This day there are some additional accounts from the country. lam glad to say one or two Ulster letters men tioned that the disease had not farther extended; and the provincial j urnals, in the localities referred to, publish state merits to tne stme effect. • _ _ The Neury Telegraph states that " advices from several parts of the country lead to the expectation that the unfor tunate p )tato disease is, in some measure, arrested, the com plaints being far less general ; and some situations where, a week ago, the number of apparently diseased tubers was fearfully great, exhibit now very trilling symptoms of its presence." - The Banner of (lister, whilst describing the injury done as very considerable, says--" In some places it is found that a much smaller portion of the crop is injured than had been supposed ; in the worst, we are told there will be one-half an average of edible roots." The Tyrone Constitution says—" While it must be ad mitted that the disease is among us, we have the pleasure of saying that, as yet, the injury sustained in this neighbour hood is very trifling, compared with other districts." These are the only favourable reports: all others are most di enuraoln f•• - , • 110YA1 AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF IRELAND.—At the meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland, on Thursday, M:. BULLEN, the Secretary, stated that he had received upwards of forty answers from the secretaries of local farming societies, in reply to a circular letter which he had addressed to them by ordt2r of the council, to procure information re spectinp the failure of the potato crop in their different localities. These reports contained much useful and most accurate information on the subject, and would form, when compiled and digested, the best statistical data as yet pro duced upon this all-absorbing question. It appeared by the reports, as far as they had gone, that the disease was not known or visible in many of the localities up to the time of calling for the returns, and the local secretaries had reported accordingly. But in many cases he had received supple mental reports, stating that, on digging the crops, they bad found the disease existing in many places where it had not p. evi‘t ily appeared; and that, in fact, it was almost im po.sible to ascertain the true extent of the mischief until the removal of the crop had proceeded farther. The Council were of opinion that they should proceed most cautiously in this businesA ' and for this purpose a sub-committee was formed, to sit from day to day, to examine the returns, and to prepare such suggestions for a special meeting of the council, to be summoned for Saturday, the 18th instant, as they may deem advisable. It was evident that the evil had reached a most alarming height. The Council then adjourned until Saturday, at two o'clock. The Dublin Evening Post says : " The Agricultural Society have adopted a most judicious course. But, meantime, whilst inquiries are in progress as t o the extent of the evil, there should be corresponding mea sures of relief. We would earnestly suggest a meeting of the citizens of Dublin, as the first step. The corporation ought, we think, to be specially summoned upon a subject of such vital importance." THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIMATE. The citizens of Armagh assembled on Thursday, William Paton, Esq., J,P., in the chair, and adopted the following address to Archbishop Crolly, which was presented by a de putation yesterday:— " ADDRESS TO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIMATE, MOST REV. DR. CROLLY. "We, the inhabitants of Armagh, assembled in pursuance of a requi ition, dated October 11, beg leave to tender to you oar feelings of sincere regret, in finding that your character has been a sailed by a member of the press in the Pilot news paper of the 29th of September ult. " We feel we should be wanting in our duty, as men and fellow-citizens, did we not assemble to refute the vile attack, and to express to you our utter abhorrence of the author of the base and heartless slander. 4 , We sincerely trust that you may long enjoy the high dignity to which you have been appointed, and in which you Lava so distinguished youself, in following the Divine pre cept doing unto others what you would they should do unto you,' " Signed on behalf of the meeting, " WILLIAM PATON, Chairman, •' JAMES T. BELL, jun., Secretary." The deputation was kindly_ received by Dr. Crolly, who expressed great gratification at the proceedings of the pre vious day, and afterwards read the following reply : " Gentlemen,—No language can sufficiently express to you, and my other respected fellow-citizens, my feelings of unfeigned gratitude for this unmerited testimonial of your esteemed approbation. " The disiinguished and dignified manner in which you have publicly denounced the calumniator of my character, plainly proves that in this ancient city the spirit of Christian concord is cherished among enlightened lrishmen of different religious and political principles. " You have conferred on me the highest honour, by stating that my conduct has been conformable to the great precept of cluing to others what we should reasonably expect to be done to ourselves'—as that is the Divine standard by which the moral and social duties of all man should be always regnlated. -•-‘ Allow me to assure you that I shall endeavotir to deserve a continuati• n of your confidence; and that my humble pra•. era shall be fervently offered to Almighty God for your temporal and eternal happiness. " k WILLIAM CROLLY. " Armagh, 17th October, 1845." A band of thieves and swindlers, eight in number —five men and three females—were tried on Tuesday by the Tribunal of Correctional Police, on various charges of rob bery principally by the Stal e but still frequently successful trick, called Vo/ a Amcricaine. Amongst the charges brought forward was one of having robbed a widow of the Themes, rear Paris, of a quantity of jewellery, valued at from I,ooof. to 1,200 f. One of the band, a good-looking fellow, named Prevost, had paid his addresses to the widow, and the mar riage-day was fixed. Whilst the lady and her _pretended lover were walking out o ne (lay near the Arc de Triomphe, a man came up whom Prevost pretended to have known in America. The accomplice, who spoke in broken French, pro tessed to be delighted at the rencontre, and insisted on treating the lovers with a dinner at arestaurant. After dining well and pleasantly, the soi-chsani American, who pretended to have more moneythan he knew what to do with, said he wished to purchasesomejewellery, but was afraid of being taken in by the Paris de a l ers; P r e vost w hi spere d to the widow, and she went and fetched the whole of her jewellery, for which the rich American agreed to give 5,000 f., and handed over two rouleaux, which were said to contain that amount in forty franc piece. Prevost advised her to go home and lock up the gold, and then return to him and his friend, in order that she might accompany them to the theatre. She took the ad vice; but on reaching home she was anxious to feast her eyes with a sight of her treasure, and therefore broke open the rouleaux, which she found to contain only sous. She ran back quickly to the restaurant, but by that time Prevost and his American friend had disappeared, and she ascertain e d th a t j she had lost a h us b an d as well as her ewellery Prevost and an three of the oth er men were for this d)ther . offences found and a tine guilty,, and sente nce d to fi ve Years' impri s onment, of 3,000 f.; anothe r o f the male prisoner sa ereensetenntceedneedto three years' imprisonm en t ; t wo ef the female s wasl v to thirteen months' imprisonment, and the other was ac rjttitte`l.—GaLgnani. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT SYDENHAM, KRIM—SUR day morning, about one o'clock. a fire, attended with great loss of property, broke out in the coach-house of a gentleman named Femming, of Perry-hill, Svdenham, Kent. No exer tion was spared by the inhabitants to arrest the progress of destruction, and with the most wonderful expedition the Lon don E,tablishment and West of England engine, with seve ral firemen, arrived, but no water could be procured - for use, and by two o'clock the premises and contents were consumed. Our informant could not ascertain the cause of the fire. Nona of the proparty destroyed is insured. ~~ NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. THE YELLOW FEVER AT STANGATE CREEK.— Dr. Rogers (of the Ocean) is convalescent, and -no new cases have ap peared since he was attacked, and it is hoped now that the disease is at an end. Mr. Heath , the assistant-surgeon of the Dwarf, as we have before stated, was put on board the Revenge on Sunday. The services of no other medical officer has been required, though the assistant surgeons of the Raven cutter and the Formidable, 84, were held in readi ness to proceed on board if necessary. COURT MARTIAL ON A LIEUTENANT OF THE SUPERB.— The Court-martial on Lieutenant Lindsay P. Burrell (1840), on the charge of having been found asleep on his watch in the passage of the Superb, 80, from Vortsmoutb, was held yesterday, on board the Caledonia, 120, Captain Manley Hall Dixon. The charge was preferred by Captain Corry, of the Superb. Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Pym was president. THE SURVEYOR'S INVALID.—The Vanguard, 80, Captain G. W. Willes, went into Portsmouth harbour under sail on Wednesday, and Went alongside the Victorious hulk, into which vessel the officers and ship's company were moved. On Thursday she was brought into the Angle dock, all stand ing and with sails bent, the Harlequin, 16, having been moved out to make room for her. The same arrangements have been made to expedite her refit as were made when the Superb was last docked. As soon as the water had receded a little from the dock, and the ship was shore up, 124 ship wrights were placed round her to strip off her copper, which was nearly accomplished at five P.M. The men will work extra hours taskwork, and uo doubt the Vanguard will be eady to leave the dock on Saturday next. The copper was foul, and some considerable quantity of grass was growing in patches. The copper was very much ruffled, and ap peared worn thin in some places. On the starboard side, under the forechains, the nails for a considerable distance along the lower edge of the second sheets of copper had been all drawn out, which we imagine must have been occasioned by the straining of the ship in this particular part. We hear that the excessive rolling of this ship is most awful : it is said her channels were continually in the water. The hatchway guard stanchions have nearly all been carried away, from the seamen holding on them to save themselves when the ship was last at sea. ROYAL MARLNES.—Messrs. John Tunstall Haverfield and John Sangster, whose appointments as cadets we gave a few weeks since, and who were considered by Lord Haddington to have strung claims to the preference of the Admiralty, have been appointed second lieutenants in the Royal Marine corps, the former to the Plymouth division, and the latter to the Chatham division. Commissions dated the 14th inst. Mr. Jonathan Aylen (1823), master, late of the Hastings, 72, and the Victory, 104, has been appointed to command the Alban, steam-transport, vice Lieut. Lowe. The officers and men on leave from the Vanguard, 80, Captain W illes, when that ship left Devenport for Ports mouth, were sent to the latter port yesterday in the Confi ance, steam-tug. TitIAL or XNCHORS.—The Comet, steam. vessel, Lieut. Commander Prettyman, on Wednesday towed over to Ryde two dock-yard anchor lumps, containing anchors of Mr. Porter and the Admiralty, to be further tested on Ryde sands. On Monday and Tuesday last these anchors were tried on the mud off the Clarence-yard, when, we under stand, Mr. Porter's anchors had some advantage. Captain Moubray, of the Victory, 104 ; Mr. Brown, Master-Attend ant, and the Master of the Victory, Mr. Flinn, are the offi cers ordered to report on the respective merits of these anchors. NAVAL PROMOTIONS IN 1845. The following promotions have been made, from the 20th of December, 1844, to the 20th of September, 1845 : Captains—James Pulling, Hon. George Fowler Hastings, Richard Henry Stopford, Hon. Swinfen Thomas Carnegie, James Paterson Bower, Frederick Warden, Hon. George Hope, Arthur Lowe-8. On the retired list—George Trus cott, Frederick William Rooks, William Fender Roberts, Daniel Roberts-4. Total, 12. Commanders--Edward Wilson, Graham Hewett, Robert Mann, William Marshall, John Harrison Bowker, Henry Chada, John Orlebar, Robert Arthur Stewart, Henry John Douglas, David Robertson, Walter Kendall, Tliomas Challoner, John Ross Ward, John Foote, John Henn Gennys, Frederick Kemble, Edward Collier, George Alex ander Seymour, Byron Drury, James Edward Katon, Hector Tause, John Cheere, William Frederick Fead, Berry Baines, Philip de Saumarez, Hector Loring, Henry St. John Georges, Henry Richard Foote, Richard Moorman, Lewis de Tessier Prevost-30. Retired Commanders under the order in Council of 1816:—John White, Robert Sangster, Nicholas Manger, James Pasley, John William Bailey, Thomas Smith, Henry Thomas Lutwidge, William Garrick, James Dalrymple, Charles Adam Fennock-10. Under the Order in Council of 1830 :—Saunderson Allen, Charles Cha pell, Henry J. P. Proby, Henry Fage Belson, William John Innes, John Finlaybon, John Gregory, William Lam bert, Michael Raven, Isaac Harris, John Jackson, John George Davies-12. Total, 52. Lieutenants—George Collier Kerr, Constantine G. Glinn, John G. S. M. Moore, Edward E. Morgan, William C. Grierson, Harry Smith, William Armytage, Harry N. Burroughes, August P. Arkwright, John C. D. Hav, Charles A. Vansittart, Henry Bainbridge, Edgar 11. Blake, Shirley Althorp, George Melville Jackson, David M. D. Gordon, All e y ne Bl an d , Wi l li am Frederick War ren, Lewis C. H. Tonge, Charles M. Luckraft, Frederick D. Yonge, John A. H. Boyd, Charles A. La Farque, John Cowley, Conway M. Shirley, Francis L. M'Clintlock, Edwin L. Brown, Peter G. Nettleton, William E. Shaw, Charles G. Fegen, William H. Haswell, Ralph A. Buchanan, Michael Henry Percival, Selby Lilburn, George S. Boys, William A. Lees Rose, Willoughby C. Marshall, Alexander M'Naghten, Octavius Dental, Spencer H. Pickard, George K. E. Wright, W. H. Payne, Walter G. Mansfield, William N. L. .Lockyer, Frederick Agar Boyce, Frederick Marryat, Charles 6rumley—Total, 47. Masters—James Stephen Hill, Benjamin Renaud, Chris topher George, Edmund H. Garwood, Stephen Johns, Joshua Whiting, John Windsland Saunders, James G. H. Thain— Total, 7. Mates—Henry D. Selby, John C. Bung, Henry T. Vernon, Ruben Thomas, Edward Scroggs, Henry A. Clavering, Ed ward Scott, Edmund Webber, A. Blackett, William G. Douglas, Edward Conch Wray, R. G. Palliser, Augustus C. Strode, Charles Kent, Francis Egerton, Thomas H. Han ham, Ramsay H. Hallowes, Thomas A. Swinburne, Charles Didham—Total, 19. Second Masters.—William Greet, Lewis M. Fisher, John A Smith, John Pyper, George A. Stabb, E. J. U. Tucker, George A. Waters, William H. Williams, James D. Milne, John Thomas (b), David H. Wilder, Frederick Wvse, Charles J. Polkinghorne, Frederick R. Child, 0. A. \Vinstarley, William C. H. Payne, Stephen Spain—Total, 17. Chaplains—Richard B. Howe, Fortescne Wells, Bryan Guy, John A. Hatchard, Anthony Salkeld, Charles William Belgrave—Total, 6. Naval Instructors.—Dugald Grant, Samuel Blackburn.— Total, 2. Medical Officers.—Deputy Inspectors of Hospitals and Fleets.—Sir John Hamett, M.D., Daniel King, M.D., James Allan (a), M.D.—Total, 3. Surgeons.—Charles P. Blake, M.D., Edward Nolloth, M.D., David Thompson, M.D., William MiCrea, William Browne, M.D., John M. Minter, John F. Charlton, M.D.,•,T hn Davidson, M.D., Archibald J. Little, James J. Paul, Gawin M'Clure, John Stirling, John Page Burke, Thomas H. Lowry, M D., Samuel W. Webb.- -Total, 15. , Paymasters and Pursers—John N. D. Vries, Robert Parker, James W. Ozzard, Wm. Thomas, Thos. E. Gould— Total, 5. • Clerks qualified for Paymasters and Pursers—William T. Shanks, Daniel F. Macnamara, James L. Thorne, William H. Richards, Theodore W. S. Neame, Michael S. Crout, Charles H. Goldin, John James Lindsay, John Donad, William A. G. Young.—Total, 10. Summary.—Captains 12, commanders 52, lieutenants 47, masters 7, mates 19, second masters 17, chaplains 6, naval instructors 2, medical officers 15, paymasters and pursers 5, clerks 10.—Total, 192. DEATH OF A RELAPSED TEETOTALLER.—Yester day Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Cumberland Head, City-road, on the body of William Sawyer, aged 45 years, who was found lying in the street on the morning of Mon day last. Police-constable G 226, deposed that about half past five o'clock on Monday morning, he saw deceased lying on the pavement in Cowper-street, St. Luke's, in a state of intoxication, but sensible. He inquired of him where he lived, and was told by deceased at 49 in that street. Wit- ness knocked at the door, and was told by a person from the first-floor window that the man ,bad lodged there, but had left some time. Witness conveyed him to the station-house, where he remained until the evening, when he was taken to St. Luke's workhouse. John Smith Bacon, master of the workhouse, stated that when deceased was admitted he was in a horribly filthy state—his clothes, which were only rags, had completely E aten into his flesh from blood and dirt. He was cleansed and placed in a warm bed, but died in the course of the night. On examining his rags subsequently, and which were obliged to be cut to pieces for the purpose, two sovereigns and a half in gold, 16s. in silver and copper, with a silver watch and gua r d, were f ound embedded in the filth in which the clothes were enveloped. Mr. Courtney, surgeon, said he had made a post mortem examination-- found excessive disease of the liver, arising from excessive and habitual drinking—the coats of the stomach were in flamed. Witness attributed death to these causes. Ver dict—" Natural Death, accelerated by excessive drinking." Deceased was most respectably connected, and had resided at Red- hill, near Reigate. He had been some time a teetotaller, but had relapsed mto his former vicious and intemperate courses. THE WEATHER AND Cnors.—Thedamage caused frequently the Ces a- H end on n b y oe t k h w e a f t i o e or,diss which t n h a e r r l o a w t e in r a i its h-aasncnhiel overflows. Mr. Miller, of Donors, and several others whose holm' lie along its banks, had portions of their crops borne away. The Irvine, too, overflowed below Oalston, and floated wheat and oats together, but none was lost. From certain indices, the Irvine, two years ago, was about two feet higher than at this last spate ; but the oldest inhabitant does not recollect the flood remain ing so long at the same height, nor the mills so long impeded by back-water. The outstanding crop was so thoroughly drenched that the sheaves had to be opened, at great additi ona l l a b our , an d sprea d ou t t o th e dry ing influence of sun and wind. The continuance of favour able weather up to Friday permitted great addition to the barn-yards. Friday afternoon and the whole of Saturday were showery. Sabbath was dry, but rain fell heavily during the night, and in the morning the rivers were large, so that the grain is again so wet that the carrying process will be impeded for some time. There is still a good portion standing out in the east and north-east parts of the parish. The ex tent to which the potato crop is now ascertained to b e dis eased is really alarming. Scarcely a field of this root is sound. One farmer in this parish has six acres wholly use less. Pigs fed with them have died ; and some cases of cholera are supposed to have originated from partaking of them. So general is the panic, that few people will make a meal of this hither:o prized article of food.—Ayr Observer TIrE EUTERPEON SOCIETY.—The members of this choral Society gave a grand concert last evening at the City Lecture Theatre, Milton-street, Fore-street, in two parts; the first, consisting of selections from Haydn's oratorio, The Creation; and the second a miscellaneous selection from some of the best authors. The Misses Turner, Miss Chambers, M-. Field, Master Field, and Mr. F. Smith were the professionals engaged, and acquitted themselves in a praiseworthy manner. Mr. W. Blagrove was the leader, and Mr. Holdernesse the conductor. The numerous and respectable audience fre quently testified their approval of the exertions of the So ciety, and separated seemingly gratified with the evening's entertainment. ANALYSIS OF COAL.—It is stated 6'4 MT. F. Wrightson, of Birmingham, has been directed by the Lords of the Admiralty to make an analysis of the different kinds of coal in Great Britain. The object is one of great import ance, not only in reference to our steam navy (on account of which the analysis is instituted), in order to show the relative value of different seams of coal, but also on account of our various manufactures, some of which require coals of a very different kinds from those suitable for others. A n i nqu i ry o f the same kind has been completed in America.— Wolver hampton EXTENSlVEsoilyeeandde premisess , Not ti ngham, Ciili t 'IRE AT NOTTINGEIAM.--A tru c c f tiv i e r fi f B e a b t r e o s k e enveneinxgt,t on n • building, as : 20 a o n I d . a t rl O smiths' shops, which entirely destroyed the frame amount of property which is estimated at frioldmingl 1,4001. The building only was insured. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING OCTOBER 21 9 1845, MR. HUDSON IN DURHAM. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. EXTRAORDINARY PROCEDURE It is understood that Mr. Hudson has entered into such arrangements as will secure him the control of nearly every railway in the county of Durham. The Honourable and enterprising gentleman visited Sun deland a few days ago, and completed the pur chase of the Durham and Sunderland Railway, on behalf of the Newcastle and Darlington Company, at the rate of 301. a share. He subsequently inspected the various plans of proposed docks at Sunderland, and so highly approved of them that he offered to un dertake the formation of them, finding the requisite capital among his own friends ; or, should the promoters prefer completing the works by a public company, he offered to take shares to the amount of 50,0001. The latter arrangement was immediately accepted, and a company of influential persons will be immediately formed to carry out these extensive improvements. It is Mr. Hudson's intention to use the present line of the Durham and Sunderland Railway for coal traffic, and form another line for the passenger traffic. The latter line will proceed from Fawcett s.reet, on the south side of the river Wear, and almost in the very heart of Sunderland, in nearly a direct line to the Victoria bridge, whence it will proceed by separate branches by the nearest route to Durham and Newcastle. A consi derable saving of distance between Sunderland and Newcastle a ill be thus effected, besides obviating the delay or inconvenience attending the present line at Bree:kley-whins. Various branches and extensions of the present Durham and Sunderland line are contem plated, and surveys are in progress under the direction of Mr. Robert Stephenson. The line will be carried up into the Auckland ccal field, the produce of which will be brought down for shipment in the proposed docks at Sunderland. It is understood also, that, in addition to the above extensive arrangements, Mr. Hudson has entered into an agreement for the purchase of the Pontop and South Shields Railway, and has likewise taken up the plan proposed some titre ago for the forma tion of spacious wet docks in the river Tyne, near Jarrow. The Parliamentary notices for the latter project are all ready for service, and every other re quisite preparation has been made for applying for an Act. By these arrangements Mr. Hudson has secured almost an entire monopoly of the railways in the northern division of the county of Durham, and it is calculated that he will be enabled to ship the coals of the great colliery owners, Lord Londonderry, the Earl of Durham, and the Hetton Coal Company, at Sunderland, at considerably less cost than they now incur by the use of their own private lines. These various arrange ments comprise one grand scheme, which is not only the most extensive, but will 1 robably prove the most lucrative of any in which the Hon. Gentleman has been engaged since devoting the active energies of his enter prising mind to railway undertakings. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. OF A SOLICITOR TO A RAILWAY COMPANY. George Gamble, described on the police charge-sheet as re siding at No. 21, Stamford-street, Blackfriars-road, and A. W. Bodill, of No. 21, Commercial-road, Lambeth, were charged with being concerned in stealing a great nnmber of watches belonging to Mr. French, the celebrated chro nometer and watch maker, of Combat. At Guildhall on Saturday, after disposing of the ordinary night charges, and a few summonses, Mr. F. D. Lewis, of the firm of Lewis and Lowe, advertising agents of 3, Castle court, Cornhill, made application to the presiding magistrate; Alderman Wilson, under the following remarkable circum stances : _ _ _ Mr. Humphries, the solicitor, appeared on the part of the prosecution, and Mr. Wright, of Gracechurch-street, for the prisoner Bodill. The brief facts of the case are as follows :—The pri soner Gamble, for between the last seventeen and eighteen years, had been in Mr. French's service as managing clerk, and was discharged on Thursday last, in consequence of his having formed an intimacy with a female of improper character that was disapproved of by his employer, but his honesty was not in the slightest degree suspected. During the last five weeks, Police-sergeant John Wall, No. 16, and Thomas Gray, No. 10, of the C division, in consequence of information they privately obtained, have kept a strict watch upon the prisoner Gamble, and having succeeded in ascertaing that he was continually in company with Bodill, who was known to have disposed of a large number of valuable watches, a communication was made to Mr. French on Friday last, who discovered that several watches were missing from the premises. Wall and Gray suceeded in apprehending the prisoners on Saturday, in the neighbourhood of the Haymarket. On the latter were found ill pawnbrokers' duplicates of wathes principally in separate pledges, the amount obtained on the whole being about 750/. ; be als.) confessed that the dupli cates had been given him that day by Gamble. The amount obtained on the . watches varied from 12/. to 15/. Some of them, on which only 10/. was obtained, cost 40 guineas. The extent to which Mr. French has been plundered is not as yet ascertained. Gamble said, on being taken into custody, that he knew he bad nothing but transportation before his eyes. and that Bodill he might tbank for bringing him into the mess. Bodill is known 0 the police as having been con nected with certain gambling transactions. The prisoners were remanded until Saturday week. It appears that the firm which Mr. Lewis represented, were recommended some short time since by parties for whom they had transacted business on an extensive scale, to Mr. Ingleby Thomas Miller, solicitor, of 3, Abchurch-lane, City, to manage the advertisements of the Oxford, Witney, Cheltenham, and Gloucester Independent Railway Company, which Mr. Miller was then promoting, and of which lie is still the legal adviser. Mr. Lewis stated that he had agreed to cause the insertion of whateveradvertisements of the undertaking might be issued in whatever newspapers the parties desired, and that he was to receive, when he required, some money on account, and in pursuance of this atreement he applied to Mr. Ingleby Thomas Miller for a portion of the same when he had gone to considerable expense, and credited the Company se vers! hundreds of pounds. Instead, however, of meeting the agreement, Mr. Miller found it convenient to shuffle and postpone indefinitely the settlement of the advertising ac count, which amounted to 627/. . _ . In consequence of this Mr. Lewis called upon Alderman Sir James Duke, member of the Managing Committee, and after having explained the circumstancesof thecase,obtained the worthy Aldrman's promise that at the next mi eting of the Commi:tee he would bring the matter under their con sideration. Mr. Lewis expecting as the result of this pro mice, that their account would be either settled or a cheque given them for a portion of it, called at the offices of the Company, 56, Gracechureh-street, when he was peremp torily told to leave the office by Mr, Miller; and thus, in stead of receiving, as he had a right to expect, the settle ment of his just claim, he was subjected to the gross inci vility of being ordered to leave the office. A few days after this occurrence Mr. Lewis was stopped in the street by Alderman Sir James Duke, who then informed him that a cheque on account for 2001. had been drawn in favour of the firm, and properly signed on the preceding Friday. Acting on this information, Messrs. Lewis and Lowe sent to the office for the cliegne, when the clerk was told by Mr. Miller, the solicitor, " that lie knew nothing whatever about it " After this Mr. Miller withdrew into the committee-room, but the clerk, not daunted by the lying rebuff, waited until Mr. Miller again made his appearance, when he re peated his demand for the cheque, inquiring at the same time if Mr. Miller positively would deny there was a cheque for Messrs. Lewis and Lowe; upon which Mr. Miller retreated into the committee-room, and after the lapse of a ftw moments the clerk entered the board-room, and was provided with a chair by Mr. Hill, the Chairman of the Committee; and after a few remarks respecting the ac count from Mr. Miller, and a few objections also as to the giving up of the cheque, Mr. Hill observed that there could be no came for detaining the cheque, and immediately pre sented it. Mr. Lewis on the present occasion applied to the magis trate for. advice as to how he should proceed for the re covery of the remainder of his claim, as on the day pre vious (Friday) he had called upon Mr. Miller at the corn- - patty's offices for the balance, when for the third time he ss as superciliously ordered to quit the office, and when he de clined doing so until he was first paid, a policeman was sent for, who on his arrival, although ordered to turn out Mr. Lewis, declined doing so, as he had no authority, but would have no objection to take him into custody if Mr. Miller would prefer a charge against him. This Mr. ➢Miller most positively declined doing, whereupon the policeman left the office; and Mr. Lewis, not being able to obtain any satisfactory promise or explanation, of his own accord left the office. Now Mr. Lewis, from past treatment, did not know but that Mr. Miller had in his pos session a cheque for the amount of the balance of Messrs. Lewis and Lowe's account, while he was so grossly outraging the common courtesies of life. And he deemed it his duty to the public as a caution, and to advertising agents and the press in general, as a protection in these critical time; thus prominently to bring the matter forward, in which all must feel interested. FARNINGIIAM FAIR, KENT.—This autumn fair was held on Tuesday for the sale of cattle. There was a tolerable good supply, and a fair share of business was transacted. Bullocks, grass fatted, sold readily at 4s. 6d. per stone. Lean beasts made prices ranging from 81. to 11/. per head; cows and calves (Ayrshire breed), 12/. 12s. ; ditto. Durham, 13'. and 14/. Some heifers, with small calf, made 101.; ditto, down calving, 71. and 8/. a-head. The horse field was large, and prime young cart colts fit for work fetched from 211. to 30/. ; good horses fit for London or farming purposes from 15/. to 25/. each; aged cart horses made a low price, and good nags, from 121. to 21/. There were a few pens of store pigs, and those• strong, and free from distemper, sold well. There were few samples of new hops offered, but purchasers were reluctant. SALE OF THE DURHAM AND SUNDERLAND RAIL WAY.—This line has at length, after a brief negotiation, passed into the hands of Mr. Hudson, M.P., who has pur chased it on behalf of the Newcastle and Darlington Com pany. The guaranteed price is 30/. per share, or 20 1 . less than the original cost; but Mr. Hudson has agreed to re commend 33/. Cs. Bd. to the Newcastle and Darlington Di rectors, and there is little doubt that it will be the sum paid. The arrangement, we believe, was completed at Sun derland, on Friday last.—Tyne Mercury. CITY Or LONDON REGISTRATION.—On Tuesday an objection was made by Mr. Quin to the name of Mr. Bright and two other members of the Anti-Corn-law League, The Barrister thought the names of the parties should be retained on the register, the lease being in their names, and therefore constituting them joint occupants. ATTEMPT TO MURDER.—Between five . and six o'clock on Wednesday night, a man named Fre lerick Field, carpenter, of Wood• street, Clapton, while passing a field near Temple-mills, Homerton, observed a young man holding in his hand a loaded gun, cocked, pointing in the direction of the footpath. Field remonstrated with him upon his reckless conduct, when the man assailed him in a grossly violent manner. Field proceeded onwards about a (bun yards, and on turning round was alarmed to find the fellow aiming at him. In an instant he discharged the gun, and Field fell to the ground. In a few minutes he rose, and seized his assail ant; a violent struggle ensued, during which both fell into a ditch, Field bleeding profusely from the head. Fortunately Mr. Thompson, a publican, living in the Commercial-road, came up and secured the ruffian, who, with police assistance, was lodged in the station-house. He gave his name Philip Ernst, dyer, of Punderson-street, Bethnal-green. Mr. Garrod, divisional surgeon, attended Field, and pronounced him to be out of immediate danger. The contents of the gun entered the fleshy part of the head and the right side, and inflicted a wound one inch and a half in extent. Ernst's friends visited him at a late hour, but he evinced no remorse at his situation. At ten o'clock Field was pronounce) to be in a pre curious state. The Alderman, after inquiring for a list of the directors, and this being supplied him by Mr. Lewis from the printed prospectus of the company, remarked on the number of clerical names on the committee, and stated that some ex cuse might be made for them, as they were not, treat} he nature of their avocation, business men ; and after expressing his extreme surprise at the detention of the cheque as a most mysterious proceeding, stated that, as no assault was com mitted when the policeman was called in, it was not within his jurisdiction, and that he had no doubt that, from one or two of the respectable names on the direction, the matter would be inquired into, and immediately settled, for the sake of the character of the undertaking. FRIGHTFUL DEATHS OF Two CHILDREN—On Saturday afternoon Mr. Baker held two inquests on the bodies of children, who had come by their deaths in the following frightful manner :—The first case was liald at the Rochester Castle, Stoke Newington, on John William Adams, aged 16 months. Emma Jones deposed that, ou Thursday afternoon last, she saw the deceased with another child, about three years old, in a small four-wheel chaise, which was being drawn along the Stoke Newington-road, by a little boy about seven years of age. The demised was fastened in to the chaise. Whilst proceeding along, t;A:, boy grazed the kerb stone with the little wheel, by which the chaise was overturned into the road. At the moment a cart belonging to Mr. Robert: on, of Enfield, was passing, and before the driver could perceive the occurrence, the near wheel pasted over the head of deceased, crushing it completely flat. The other child, not being tied in, was thrown rather farther into the road, and escaped the fate of his younger brother. Deceased was taken immediately to the surgery of Mr. Reynolds, but life was quite extinct. No blame was attributable to the driver. The second case was held at the Prince Regent. East-road, Hoxton, on the body of Henry Courtnell, aged two and a half years, son of a pocket-book maker. Samuel Hymnss stated that on Thursday last, as he was at work in a shop in the East-road, he saw deceased with another child at play on the pave ment. A cart drawn by one horse was passing at the time, when deceased suddenly ran into the road beneath the horse's legs. He was knocked down by the animal, and the off wheel of the vehicle went over his head, kill ing him on the spot. In this case no blame was cast en the carman, and verdicts of" Accidental death" were returned. THE WEATHER.—We have had another week of broken and uncertain weather, and a good deal of rain has fallen. Tuesday and Thursday were, how ever, fine dad s, and advantage was taken of them to house a considerable quantity of grain. There is still much corn uncut in the higher parts of the country, and a great deal more unhoused than is pleasant to look upon amidst the heavy rains which almost daily visit us.— Ca/lisle Journal. KILBIRNIE.—A partial strike amongst the colliers and miners here, for an advance of wages, took place last week. It is generally supposed that the masters will accede to their demands. The operatives in the cotton factory have alsa ceased working.—Ayr Observer. Viscount Melbourne, who is stayiug at Melbourne Hall, Derbyshire, is not expected to return to Brocket Hall for the winter until the approaching Royal visit tt Hatfield. CHARLTON FAlR.—This old established fair, better known as Horn Fair, and held adjacent to the park of Sir Thomas Wilson, lord of the manor, commenced on Satur day, and from the Woolwich and Greenwich steamboats, and the adjacent country, not less than 15,000 persons at tended. It will terminate this day (Tuesday). The greatest order and regularity are now preserved, though for merly, from the custom of wearing horns, improprieties and riots were of such usual occurrence that it passed into a local proverb, " All is fair at Horn Fair." On Wednesday Mr. Baker held an inquest at the London Hospital on the body of John Seeger, aged thirty six, sugar-baker, in the employ of Messrs. Coap, of Betts street, Ratcliffe-highway. About noon, on Friday, deceased and other men were throwing to one another loaves of sugar from the lower to the upper tier of warehouses. Each man stood on the stairs about six feet higher than the other, de• ceased being the lowest man of all. A loaf of sugar in the act of being pitched twenty feet above him broke, and about 21bs. weight of it fell upon his head and knocked him down. He got up, however, and worked for two hours after wards, when giddiness seizing him, he was taken to the hos pital, in which he remained in a state of insensibility, and died on Monday morning of facture• of the skull, and extra vasation of blood on the brain. Verdict, "Accidentaldeath.' COURT-MARTIAL ON LIEUT. BURRELL, R.N.—The proceedings in this Court-martial terminated on Friday, arid the court found the second charge, that of having in the middle watch, between the midnight of the Bth and tour A.M. of the 9th instant, committed a breach of the 27th article of war, proved. . The breach charged was, that he had been asleep on his watch on board H.M.S. Superb. He was sentenced to be dismissed the service. The Devonport Inde pendent says—" The extreme severity of the sentence puzzled every one who had heard the evidence, as did also the find ing of the court. We have reason to believe immediate steps will be takenin a higher court to set aside the proceed ings, the opinion of high legal authorities being dead against the legality of tire trial. OLDHAM.—TURN-OUTS OF rowEit-Loom WEAVERS. —The turn-outs of power-loom weavers of Messrs. Jones Wallshaw mills, and Mr. Dronstield, Werneth mill, still con tinue. Mr. Dronsfield has sent forth an announcement that he is willing to give the same prices as other masters, and inviting new hands to take the places of the turn-outs.— Manchester Guardian. METHOD OF PRESERVING POTATOES.—The Three great points to be looked to in storing potatoes are these:— First, to keep them dry; second, to keep them cool; and third, to keep them well covered from the light and frost. All of these objects may be gained by the following method of storing them :—ln the first place the holes in which they are placed should be extremely shallow (if any holes are made at all), and the foundations of the hogs should not be more than three feet or three feet and a half wide. On these the potatoes should be placed in such quantities that there will not be more than from eight cwts. to half a ton in a running yard. To keep the potatoes dry a small drain should be formed all round the pits or hogs, and the heaps should be well covered with sods and earth. To furnish them with a sufficient supply of fresh air, which is the only way to prevent their heating, a row of tiles should be placed under the potatoes, running from one end of the hog to the other, and to render the ventilation still more complete, tiles should also be placed at right angles to this main ventilator, at the distance of from one and a half to two yards from each other, and chimneys of tiles, rising from the bottom to the top of the hogs, should be formed at moderate distances, say every two yards. In frosty weather the opening may easily be closed with straw. By adopting these pre • cautions we have succeeded in saving our potatoes from rotting fur several years, and also in checking that dis position to vegetate too soon, which we suspect tc.. have been one of the chief causes of the diseases which have shown themselves among potatoes for several years. Where tiles cannot be obtained, a very small drain in the earth, or a row of bushwood under the potatoes, or, in fact, any other contrivance by which such a supply of air as will prevent the heating of the mass, will answer. Hitherto, as we have stated, this method has always eltshnsuc ceeded with us ; an d, i n a season like this, when the potato is full of moi s t ure , and when the whole crop has rrpenad prematurely from th e f rost, we feel confident that nothing a b h u o t od th an e ee ut o m f os ir t e lar seir, in n e P r P b l3 y .ig this tohresompoetaotthoerpimtsetwhoitdh, will keep the potatoes long enough either to serve as wholesome food through the winter months, or as healthy seed in the spring of next year.—Licerpoel Times. PRESENTATION OF PLATE TO MR. BENJAMIN Cumrr, CIVIL ENGINEER.—On Saturday a dinner 'took place at the Rosemary Branch Tavern, Camberwell, for the purpose of presenting a service of plate to the above -named g entleman. A subscription had been raised b y the working, engineers and others employed by the United D over, Brigh ton, and Croydon Railway Companies for the purpose o' presenting a lasting testimonial of their regard and esteen_ to one who, for a long period, had given proof of his kindness and sincerity, as well as great skill in the discharge of hi duties between the company and its servants. At four o'clock about 400 persons sat down to an excellent dinner in the assembly room. Mr. W. Hurst, superintendent of the company's works, p re sided Amongst the visitors a nu m b er of scientific attended, viz., Mr. Samuda, the projector of the atmospheric principle ;Mr. George England, of the Hatchans iron-works, New-Cross; Mr. Gibson, connected with th e northern line; Mr. Beattie, of the Lincoln line; Adscm. Esq cf . 'the Greenwich Railway, &c., &c. The plate which is a splendid tea-service, was presented to Mr. Cubitt after dinner. The evening passed off with the greatest har mony, and the meeting broke up shortly before twelve o'clock. HOW TO SELL GAME WITHOUT A LICENSE.—II is stated in the London, and some of the local papers, that the Duke of Bucking ,am has given to his tenants on the Avin4tou , :state, near this city, the right to kill game on their respective farms. Our conternp,niries, when her.dding forth his Grace's excessive libera!iry, should n: - ,t forget to m ntion that an increased rent is charged fur the game boon. However much the tenants may gain by the permission to kill the game they ft ed, his Grace can be 'no loser. Suppose that his estate at Avington and Easton consists of two thousand acres of land, which is let to four farmers—and that every farmer pays an additional rent of 201. each for the peraiissioa to shoot over his farm. His Grace, would thus receive 801. per annum for his game on these four farms, a sum much more than he could have ob tained under the old system of keeping hired keepers, and supplyi:ig licensed dealers in game—to say nothing of the expense of keepers and the occasional prosecution of a poacher. The Duke of Buckingham had made a good bargain, and sells his game to much greater advantage than heretofore.—Hampshire Independent. THE POTATOES.—Potato-raising is now being pro secuted in our district, and we regret to state that the reports which have reached us respecting the crop are very unfavourab!e. The black potatoes are decidedly a failure, and being the kind more generally planted here are likely to cause a serious loss and deprivation to that class of the community which is least able to bear it. The amount of the crop is not only deficient, but the distemper which has been detected in the south country and has caused considerable discussion in the journals, is also found to exist in the crops here. After being raised from the ground they early show symptoms of rotting and going to decay ; when boiled, a portion of them is unwholesome, and consequently wasted. These are the complaints which for some time have been before the public in reference to the crops raised in the earlier districts in the south, and which have at tracted the consideration of the professors in agricul ture without the cause or a protec'.ion against a re currence having been discovered. The white or long potatoes are supposed to be of good quality, but the quantity planted of these is much short of the black kind, and the yield of the crop does not exceed if it amounts to an average. There is every reason to fear that potatoes during the winter will be in short supply ; buyers ft om other quarters have already been here, and we have been told that one merchant in This town has soli two thousand bolls to a purchaser from Belgium.-- Berwick Acl , 7e tiser. REPRESENTATION OF SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE.- WARWICK, SUNDAY.—The writ for the return of a, Mem ber for the representation of the southern division of this county is expected to arrive on 'Tuesday next, and the election to take place in the early part of the ensuing week. Lord Brooke, the only candidate announced (and that announcement made not by his Lord ship, but by his friends only), is still on the Continent, and, so far as the public are yet informed, it is not improbable that he will remain absent even . at the election. This, however, will not matter much, except, perhaps, that it may save his Lordship an unpleasant catechism from .some of the agricul tural discontents of the county. Absent or present, Lord Brooke will be duly proposed and seconded, and it is said that his return to Parliament may be deemed certain. The election creates the least possible degree of interest in the di vision; but it is not improbable, seeing the near contiguity of Warwick to Birmingham and Coventry, that befi,re the day of nomination something may arise to impart life and spirit to the proceedings. MAIDSTONE.—MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.--A young girl, aged about 17, named Dann, the daughter of a tradesman in this town, disappeared on Thursday even ing in a very strange manner. She had been, with a younger sister, hop picking for Mr. Baxter, at Shep way Court, and on Thursday night went to the Wheat sheaf Inn, on the Loose road, to receive her earnings. She received about 2/. 15s. ; and had left the house a few minutes, when a young man, who had been em ployed in the hop-ground, said to another, " Why, you don't mean to let your sweetheart go off in that way," and ran out after he-, He returned in about five minutes, and said that he had run down the road, but could not overtake her. Since that period she has never been seen, although every plAce likely to contain her has been searched. As she was a steady, well behaved girl, her parents aro in the deepest possible dis tress at her disappearance, which bas caused much ex • citement in Maidstone. She wore, when last seen, a Tuscan bonnet with black ribbon, an apple-green and r s e h. dp i l s a a id bo s u hr fiv shawl, feet balf in height.—Dovermourni nggowna e nd hleroanki leather .boots. ILFRACOMBE, OCT. 18.—This delightful and roman tic watering-plact has been full of company the whole summer, and has now a large influx of company; the public rooms were crowded with a fashionable audience, who were highly amused with Mr. Lover's Irish Entertainment. Then. has been a prejudice against this town as a winter residence under the supposition that the north of Devon is unusually cold at that season but this is rapidly wearing off; so that this pleasing spot is now likely to have two seasons, many more ai m iltes than mull baying taken houses for the winter. 's LORD BROUGHAM on the POLICY OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE. The following extract of a letter from Lord Brougham to a friend in France appt. tired on Saturday in the Observateur Fiancais, a journal published in London:— " I have jest, my dear Count, rec‘dved your amiable letter of the Bth curt.; and though I hope to see you be fore the middle of October, I will not leave you without an answer to the question you esk of me—a question which, in my view, is a very important one. " You wish to know m hether the entente cordiale is with us a national as well as a cordial feeling. You say you think that it is an affair between . one sovereign and another, rather than between one people and the other ; and in support of your doubts you quote the much-to-be-regretted expressions which I acknow ledge have been used by several papers among us who know nothing, and by several persons in Parlia ment who should have known better. " Do not believe a word of it, my (bar Count, and do not let a single doubt remain on your m 4 nd on the sub ject. I have no hesitation in assuring you that there is nothing more certain in our policy here than the good feeling of all parties towards France, and that nothing would be more unpopular than the slightest coolness between the two Courts. " The very persons who are supposed on your &de the water to be at least disposed to. the maintenance of friendly relations, are the friends of pease, and they would show themselves so if ever (which God forbid) the slightest appearance of misunderstanding should be manifested between the two Courts. Even if this feeling should only exist, as you suppose, b?tween the two Sovereigns themselves . , that would of itself be most important for the good cause. The great qualitit of the Prince you possess, and who, happy for Europe, governs you, are well known ; and as regards our Queen, I can assure you that she has known how to attract the most profound respect, and has merited the greatest con fidence on the dart of all men of any consequence here whose support is worth anything, from the admirable talent she has shown for business, and for that firm and loyal character which is so seldom met with in princes, and still more rarely (pardon my want of gallantry) in princesses. " If you.do not see in this a new pledge of good feeling, you will be of my opinion when you read thecorrespondence and journals of Lord S., which you will receive from the Ambassador. You will there see how much tFe personal prejudices of the grandfather of our Queen influenced both the exterior as well as the interior policy of this country during the whole of his lifetirro. " Still I confess that my uneasiness as regards several persons in your country, men who stand high, and who are in reality not bad men, have net entirely disappeared " I am of your opinion, and I believe that these same persons, some of whom I admire and esteem sincerely, if they were in the ministry, would never be the insti gators of a warlike policy. That is quite simple. But after having excited the mercurial spirits of Paris (ex cuse the phrase)—after having driven the cafés, the salons, the journalists, the half-pay officers, the agi tators, and the agitatresses (you must again forgive me) to desire war, how can we be sure that their power would be sufficient to calm the storm raised by their spirit of faction ? " It is only for the purpose of upsetting the ministry (yeti say) that these gentlemen reach hetred t:- En land—to that England who loves and respects France, and who has never ceased to do full justice to all her military and civil glories. But who will be the guarantee that in upsetting the ministry they shall not destroy that pacific existence which they themselves would be sorry to destroy, and which they wish wily to inherit. " I can perfectly understand the project of an heir who desires the death of his predecess , T in order that he may succeed to the possession of his fine house ; but when I see that same heir not only al-rming the owner by cries of fire to induce him to save himself by the win dow, but also setting fire to the house, in the hope of being able to extinguish the fire after its possesor shall have broken his neck, I most certainly cannot understand the wisdom of such a project, any more than I can its morality. " If these gentlemen should succeed, and if the good intelligence should cease between our two countries, we who are the friends of peace shall not be consoled much by the reflection that the war was provoked without any such intention. " There are some of your friends to whom, if I mis take not, my ideas may be easily applied ; endeavour, I beg of you, to lead them back a little towards more healthy and more philanthropic principles. " As to what you say about Ireland, your thunderbolts of war need not reckon upon that part of our empire— nothing can be more weak than the anti-English party there. Our Government has shown itself resolved to permit no outrage of its authority there ; and we know hero (a thing of which you arc profoundly ignorant in France) that all these harangues and these meetings in Ireland are nothing but sound and smoke. The agita tors want to get money, and the other chiefs love noise, but none of them will move a single step, and I can as sure you that no one thinks of it the least in the world. In the meanwhile our Government has done much to give contentment to the people of Ireland ; on the other hand, their priests are divided among themselves, whilst the agitators do not know now what to do. " That that country has grievances is quite true, but the greater part of them arise from abuses which legis lators know not how to. remedy. These evils have their source in the social system, and in the distribution o property—evils which the very maddest of their agita tors themselves have reser dared to attempt to touch." CLERKEN WELL. William Eastlake, a master plasterer, in York-place, Barns bury-park, Islington, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Green wood, charged with a most cruel assault on police-constable 208 N. The complainant stated that, on Saturday night, he was on duty near the defendant's house, and, having reason to believe that some thieves had taken . shelter in some gar d en ground, he got on a wall to see if his suspicions were correct, when he was interrupted by the accused, who asked what he did there. He made him no reply, b u t pro ceeded on his search, during which time the prisoner walked away. In about five minutes afterwards he again met with the defendant, who, without the least cause, struck bini a severe blow on the nose and kicked him, for which offence he was secured by a brother officer that had been attracted to the spot by his cries for help. This statement having teen corroborated, Mr. GREENWOOD called on the prisoner for his defence. He said that he was very drunk at the time, and had no doubt of his having misconducted himself, but he did not believe that it was to the extent described. The worthy 'MAGISTRATE inflicted the penalty of 21. 10s., or three weeks at the treadmill.—The fine was paid. THE JERSEY RAILWAY. (From the Jersey Times.) Since the meeting of the Directors on Wednesday last, at Lozey's Hotel, the tide of public opinion seems to have changed its current. A railway is realty going to be constructed in Jersey, and whispers are silently being insinuated that Government looks upon the scheme with an eye of profound interest. We our selves were once of opinion that the railway wouhi not take place, and that the shores of Jersey were destined to remain as at the period when Cwsar is said to have disembarked upon them. In those days there were no railways. Our sentiments, however, have since under gone a revolution. Preparations are busily in process for carrying out the designs of the Isle of Jersey Railway and Pier Company, but no importations of " navies can take place till theiAct of our local Legislature authorising its construction, and determining the route of the line, has been obtained. A fair plan must be laid before them, and this plan must form a fecund source of debate to the members of the Jersey Parliament. That, how ever, the Act will be obtained, admits not of a doubt The Bill is nearly drawn, and will shortly be printed. Mr. Evans, engineer of the line, and a gentleman of high distinction as a railway surveyor, made a strict survey, the ocher day, of the locality through which the railway is intended to pass. His observations have been reduced to the form of a drawing, which also will immediately be engraved, and copies distributed amongst the members of the States, to aid them in arriving at a candid conclusion. The whole necessary survey, however, will not be completed for the space of a week or two further. It is calculated that should the Act pass the States at some period daring the next two months, the c mstruc,ing of the line will be com menced early i i January, and finished by the fall of autumn. On these grounds we may reasonably expect to be able to take a trip ou the " Isle of Jersey Railway" by this day twelve mouths. DIRECT RAILWAYS.—On the subject of direct railways, we find an article in the Railway Mail, a journal conducted by Mr. Bond Hughes, of the Irish State Trial note riety, from which we have taken the following extract : " We know of no reason why railway companies should be exempted from competition ; on the contrary, we could specify numerous reasons why this wholesome principle should be brought to bear upon them. Competition is the soul of com mercial enterprise ; it is the vital principle without which commerce would languish and die. In the olden times there were monopolies of grain, of soap, of oil, of tobacco, and of a variety of other articles of consumption. These monopolies were only beneficial to the Crown, who granted them, and to the Crown's nominee. To the public they were most inju rious, inflicting upon them high prices and bad qualities. A railway company, without a rival, is in the nature of mono poly, and should be watched by the public with jealous vigi lance. All its vigilance will not, however, suffice to protect travellers against high fares and bad accommodation. But its activity becomes sharpened, its tariff is lowered, its car riages are better conitructed, as soon as a rival appears. This statement might be illustrated by a reference to particular instances, which, however, are sufficiently notorious. The public invariably gains by competition, and ultimately no one loses. Traffic is increased, new energies are awakened, and new sources of profit are opened up, which soon compen sate for the fears a competition usually inspires."—lron Times. CLONMEL AND I:RUBLES RAILWAY.—(From the Railway King.)—Among the various Irish schemes at present before the public, none is, we believe, in a more for ward position, as to preliminary arrangements for the ensu i ng session, than the Clonmel and Thurles Railway. The deposit of ten per cent. has, we are informed, been obtained •, their deeds have been already signed in Ireland, and the deposit on three-fourths of their capital paid in that country. Their surveys, plans, and references have been completed under the superintendence of Sir John M‘Neill,-the eminent engi neer. The Great Southern ,and Western Company, who are already empowered to make that part of the line between Cashel and Thurles, are ready to extend the powers vested in them for the benefit of this Company. Whether we view this line as a dieect communication from Clonmel to Dublin, or as the means of conveying the immense agricultural pro duce of the central and northern districts of Tipperary to Clonmel, we must regard it as a line of local and national im portance ; and, aided as it is by the influence of the Great Southern and Western Company and by a vast local interest, it cannot, we apprehend, fail of that success to which its merits entitle it.—[We have extracted the above from the Railway King. one of the new candidates for public favour, and one, which, judging from the contents of the present number, is likely to become a permanent favourite. It is well got up, and is a complete record of the railway doings, British and foreign, of the week. The name is a good one, and the Railway King bids fair to enjoy a long reign.] DIRECT WESTERN RAILWAY. — The chief inha bitants of the various towns and villages through which this line will run, are on the qui vive about the allotments of the shares in this Company; so popular is the line, and so de sirable is it for their wants, that they are anxious not merely to contribute to its success, but to have an interest in the un dertaking, and when the allotment is completed—which we understand it will be early next week—there is good reason to suppose the shares will be sought after with avidity.— Colonial Gazette. CORN-LAWS. - The pernicious working of the corn-laws was never more plainly seen than in the course of the last few weeks, in which we have wit nessed the paradox of prices going up and the averages going down, that is, food of home growth becoming dearer, and the prohibition against assistance from abroad becoming more stringent at the same time. Even the boldest and most unblushing champions of popular starvation never contemplated such an anomaly as this from the operation of the sliding scale. flow then has it been brought about ? The thing is easy of explanation. Not only is the wheat fit for human food included in the averages, but what is damaged, either spoiled by the wet or sprouting in the ear, and destined, consequently, for the feeding and fattening of pigs. is also taken into account and made the ally of monopoly against the country. As the corn-laws themselves are now in the last gasp of their existence, it is, perhaps, supererogatory to call attention to this portion of their mischievous per formance. Otherwise, it would be a subject requiring im mediate consideration and amendment. In fact, if any circumstances should induce the Premier to struggle for the continuance of these iniquitous enactments be yond next session of Parliament, this part of the ques tion should be taken up by the free-traders, and au effort made, that in future no wheat unfit for human food should be included in the averages returned. As we have recently seen, a contrary practice is working most mischievously against the country.—AB on. The late George Harwood, Esq., of Grimstone, has bequeated 5001. to the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, 500/. to the Blind Asylum at Norwich, 500/. to the West Norfolk and Lynn Hospital ; and, moreover, he has made this last charity the residuary legatee of his personal property.—Norfolk Chronicle. NORTH LANCASHIRE REVlSlON.—Revision courts have been held since our last at Poulton, Preston, Kirk ham, and Chorley, at which large gains have been rea lised; and the activity of those who have attended for the free traders is above all praise. Whilst numbers of new claimants have been added to the list, bad monopolists' voters, with which th e reg i ster a b oun d s , h ave been freely struck off at every court. Last year at the revision court at Kirkham, the two brothers of Talbot Clifton, M.P., were expunged from the list, having no quali fication ; and on Wednesday last at the same place, the name of the Honourable Gentleman him self, Member for North Lancashire, shared the same fate ; so that the representative of freeholders, having no freehold himself, has not even a vote in the division for which he is Member, and in which he resides. It gives us no little pleasure to express our confidence that North Lancashire will shortly be placed among the free trade constituencies that shall assist in expelling from the statute-book that greatest of all curses—the corn law.—Preston Guardian. TilE BRAZILIAN SLAVER " Eccno."—This vessel, on board which the murderous conflict took place with the crew of the Felieidade, is now in Ilfracombe Harbour. She was sold at Sierra Leone, after condemnation as a prize, arid now sails under the British flag ; she is named the "Elizabeth" in her new register. The Elizabeth (Eceho) left Sierra Leone about three weeks after the Eclair, WOOLWICH. ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, WOOLWICII.—GentIe man Cadet Francis Place, who received an injury on Tuesday last by the whoa of a light three pounder gun carriage passing over his head, is quite convalescent, and less injured than could have been anticipated from the nature of the accident. The only fear now ent. r tained is, in case of the eye being injured and the sight impaired, the swelling having prevented its examination sufficiently to - be able to express a decided opinion on that point. RECRUITS FOR THE ROYAL A RTILLERY.—It is usual fur all the recruits of. the Royal Regiment of Artillery to assemble every Thursday miming from their various stages and places of drill, and march past, at slow and quick time, the head of the drill de partment for inspection. On Thursday morning, the 16th instant, the number that marched past on the garrison parade at Woolwich was 335. and although there are so many, the regiment is stilt greatly under the required strength. Major Greenwood, C. 8.. left Woolwich in the early pert of August ;or Eglin, North Britain, on the recruiting service, with one non-commis sioned officer, and several gunners and drivers, and letters have been rest ived from them, stating that they had not obtained one recruit. This has not arisen from any want of exertion on the part of the gallant major and the men en gaged under his directions, but is entirely owing to the poor prospect held out of sixpence per day of pension on retiring from the service. Formerly some of the best and well-educated young men in the northern counties of Aberdeen, Banff, Moray, Nairn, and Inverness. joined the Royal Regiment of Artillery, and several of them have been deservedly promoted from the ranks, and now enjoy Ow highest position they can attain as commissioned officers and staff non-commissioned officers, with certainty of excellent retiring pensions on quitting the service. It is doubtful, however, if these parties would ever have been induced to enlist in the Royal Regiment of Artillery had not the prospect of Is. per day been held out to them under any circumstance, and without rising from the ranks; and it is well known that the poor pittance of 6d. per day held out to young men, as the reward for serving their country during the best part of their lives, is the cause of the great reluctance of Scotchmen to join the Ordnance corps, and even line regiments at the present period. It is not generally known that the pensit warrant, reducing the former pension warrant from Is. to 6d. per a day, held out a prospect of Id. addi tional per day to every soldier's pay at the end of seven years of good conduct; 2d. per day at the end of fourteen years; and 3d. per day at the end of twenty-one years ; which he may enjoy in addition to his pension; but young men do not comprehend these gradations, and, conse quently, are reluctant to enter the service when they imagine that there was a power retained of depriving them of their good conduct pay for a trivial offence. Were the pension warrant of 6,1. a day rescinded, and Is., as formerly, substituted, the difference of charge, to the country, would be insignificant, and an excellent class of young men be induced to enter the corps. The Royal Sappers and Miners branch of the Ordnance service find no difficulty in obtaining recruits in Scotland at present, and Glasgow has fur nished a large number. The preference is given to the Royal Sappers and Miners, because the men are allowed pay for working as well as soldier's pay, and Sco chmen with their generally provident habits, place deposits in the saving banks, to assist them in increasing the amount they have to depend on when they are discharged from the service. CHELSEA PENSIONERS.—The pensioners of the Weol wich division in the London district received their new uniform and appointments on the 17th and 18th instant, and are to be called out on the 20th for the fitting on of the same. The first company will assemble at Woolwich fur exercise on the 20th, 2 1 et, 22d, and 23d instant, and the second company on the 24th, 25th, 27th, and 28th, and then both together on the 29th, 30th, 31st. and Ist of November.. Each oompary consists of 1 eAripany st rgeant,3 4 corporals, and 80 privates; with 1 sergeant-major, and 1 quarter-master sergeant, on permanent pny, quarters and fuel; the whole under the command of Captain John Forbes. Two other companies are to be added in the spring of 1846, previous to being called out for exercise in the summer. The men, on showing two good shirts, two pairs of stockings, one pair of boots, and a worsted Gueruse% frock, will each rective 11., and the like sum for each time thuy are called out fur training or any other duty. they are to drill from half past <ix o'clock to 'eight o'clock, and ninu to eleven o'ckek A.m. each day ; L:ed after finishing the period for ',A Ilia they are crokd out their clothing and acc. , utreinents will be returned into store for the winter. CROPS IN PRINCR EDWARD'S ISLAND.—It_ appedrs that the potato pestilence has made fearful ravages in Prince Edward's Island, and that the grain harvest has been also unpropitious. MAItKE r NE 'W ES TE RDA. Y.) CORN-r.xc NAN E. The past week's a, ueat for our marhet, coastwise, were oa a moderately extensive scale, but of very middling quality, e4pevially Ls relat, s to the parcels of new received from Cambridgeshire. Of other grain of home produce, except Peas, the receipts were limited. The imports of foreign Wheat and Oats were on the increase ; but only a small supply of o,!ts reached us from Ireland. Fresh ur, coastwise as well as by land carriage and sample, very little English Wheat came to hand ; vet, as several large puree's were left over on Friday, we had a fair average quantity on offer. This, together with the accounts front .the north, coming more favourable as relates to the in-gathering of the outstanding crops, caused the demand (notwithstand ing the large attendance of both town and country buyers) to be less active than for some time past. Nevertheless , A full average amount of business was doing in the article, and the advance noticed in the quotations on Monday last was steadily supported. The show of tine Foreign Wheat was by no means large. The best qualities of both red and white commanded a steady, though not to say brisk inquiry, and last week's prices were obtained in every in- stance. The middling and inferior kinds, however, com manded very little attention, yet they were not considered cheaper. A few parcels of Wheat, Barley, and Oat under lock, were taken for speculative purposes. For shipment there was little or no inquiry. Scarcaly any English Bar l eY was on show, while the supply of fine Foreign was sn° The Barley trade was active, and extreme prices wer e paid for selected parcels of both old and new. Superfir old Malt was the turn dearer, with an active dem" The value of other kinds was maintained without difficulty: Although upwards of 16,000 quarters of Oats came to hand from Ireland last week, very few Oats were on offer to-daP The Oat trade was, therefore, brisk, at an improvement 01! last Monday's quotations of from Is to 2s per quarter. of which the whole were speedily cleared off. The supp l y o c t Beans was by no means large, yet the sale was nal I" inactive, at late rates. Peas, from their abundance, moved off slowly, at about stationary prices. Th e flour trade eras steady, at full quotations. In Seeds, rather more bu siness was doing. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE 63 0 6 1 . Wheat—Essex & Kent, M alt—Chevalier • • • • • • - -5 t Red, New.... 608 to 65s Oats— Yorkshire and o f Ditto,White, 01d— 64s 74a Llncolnsh., Feed. Vs i s , Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe .• • ••• • • • 266 coin, Red.— h7s 62s Youghse and Cork, lt. Ditto, White .. 603 70s Black .••• • • • ,r. 9 236 Irish, Red • ....... —s —s Cork, White .•• • • 2211 Ditto, White...... —s —s Scotch, Feed. •• • • 401 Rye—Old . 3OB 34s Beans—Tick. O 6" 4 3 6 New. .. • • • 30s 32s Pigeons •• 3„ 401 Barley—Grinding .. • • 25s 29s Pease—Grey......... 36 3 421 Malting ••••• • • • • 30s 52s Maple . ...... 36s „) Chevalier .. • •• • • 28s 33s White 426 ,„„ 431 Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ... .•• • • • a"' 65J folk.. •.... ..... 54s COs Flour—Town-made .• • :)! 405 Brown Kingston and Ware 58s GOs Stocktn SeNorfolk 37s FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN. BOS'D.t2BS to 321 Wheat—Dantzic G4s to 748 ' Beans . ii ,. 46 5 Ilamburgh - 215 Barley 2OB 21s , Flour—American ••• •• ! n ' s . 215 0at5—New........... 19s 21s I Baltic ... •••••• •• ''''° peed ....•••• .• •• 15s 18s I saltrurrEtaa. Since this day se'nuight, the imports of live stock into Landon have consisted of 30 Oxen, 34 C o ws, and 400 S heeP d fr on Potterdant ; 35 Oxen and 16 Cows from Harlingen; 26 . 0xen from Hamburgh, all by steamers. At Southan - W I ; . A 4. Oxen have been landed from Spain; and at Hul l ' Beasts and2oo Sheep, from Rotterdam. To-day we had e t, y , ' , ale 105 Oxen and Cows, together with 300 `heap, from Hesi land and Germany, as also 6 Oxen from Spain. The gol e o r i e quality of this stock wai tolerably good, ani nearly the s"„f found buyers, at full prices. Fresh up from to own districts a larger supply of beasts came the hand this typrning-2,000 having reached us fo c i : te rn Northern, 600 from the Eastern, and 400 from the s a d and Midland Counties. From Scotland we recieved IGO' n 8 from Ireland 110 beasts, the remainder of the supply no. chiefly derived from the neighbourhood of the melrOl i sa Notwithstanding, the quality of the beasts was better t i . 4 we have noticed for some months p as t, the s i'7 4 , e trade, owing to the large attendance of K no o• was somewhat active at an advance in the fl o a t • tations obtained on Monday last, of 2d per 281bs older ..vhich a gond clearance was effected. The numbers of Sh o o . w.re on the decrease, owing to which the Mutton trade t o brisk, and previous rates were freely supported. In co. —the supply of which wai small—a good busine s s was do t at . our quotations. The Ptrk trade was active, at veil prices. tog' Per Bibs. to Fink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d • is I Inferior Beasts ••• • 2 6 210 Second quality ditto 4 0 iecond quality ditto. 3 0 3 6 Coarse-woolledditto 4 6 $ 1 Prime large Oxen.. 3 8 310 Southdown Wethers 410 Prime Scots •••• • • 4 0 4 2 Ditto out of the wool 4 , Large coarse Calves 310 4 6 Large Hogs ......3 10 5 Prime small ditto .. 4 8 5 0 Small Porkers .... 4 8 1 2 Suckling Calves •18 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs •• 16 (life/I°r Sheep • • . 3 6 310 Lambs ...... 0 0 Beasts. 3,465 SUPPLY AT MARKET. Sheep. I I Calves , I MC,' 31 2 I 24,390 115 NEWGATE AND LEADENNALT. e .Ol- We have to report the ar r i va l o f ver y mo d e rate ton jos year supplies of slaughtered meat from Scotland, and °r e parts of England : yet they have proved of fair a ve v ea o quality. With meat killed in the metropolis we 1 10 , e d o, fairly supplied : while the d eman d f or th e p r imest Veal, and Pork, has rul e d fi rm , a t f u ll rates of curre..ot.s, Otherwise the trade has been rather inactive, vet the clt irt i tions have undergone no material alteration. Abou t tL e gt carcases of Foreign beasts and 200 ditto of Sheep have "- disposed of, at about previous rates. At per stone, by the Carcase. d• s. d. to s. d. 4. d• w 11 Beef, inferior.... 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior •• 3 4 4 - middling .... 2 8 210 - prime large .. 3 0 3 2 - prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large .. ••• • 3 § 4 Veal.... •• •• ••••• • 3 10 410 - small 4 14 m i p r i d m d Ile . . 1 4 10 4 6 g n Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK. Beasts Sheep Calves PLO' icotland •.••••••• • • • • • • • • • 30 250 31r , Yorkshire ......................25 320 290 Lincolnshire Norfolk 10 50 70 Suffolk 16 60 90 40 Cambridgeshire .. ••....•• • • • • • • 22 30 90 21 0 surrey ...... ................ 40 120 120 190 Devonshire 0 Wiltshire .... —..•• .• • • ........ 50 90 70 ,2e An Other parts ........... ........ 70 200 150 "'" --- Total ..........313 1,260 430 t ~0 , 67 80 Previous week's arrival.... • • 219 978 340 I, ' -- Difference since our last .. .. fl 252 90 2/0 BOROUGH .A.ND SPIT.I9.I.FIEZDO • .„ for The supplies of Potatoes offering here are less t"‘"" dr some time past, and of very inferior quality; hence . 0, 6 „ 0 0 mand fur the best kinds is active, at higher rates, Wbl eu rule from 31. 15s. to 5/. 10s, per ton. HOP 1.411:21LET. ntiti es During the whole of the past week full average clu il , e t, as of new Hops have reached us from Kent and Susses , ea most of the large brewers are still short of stock, a . c el :f c ar tensive business has been doing in them, at full rates (;), rencr. Yearlings move off steadily, and prices are well ported. The duty is still called 160,0001. WOO bee t ' The past week's imports of W oo l into London ha ve , coi n chiefly composed of 200 bales from Hamburgh, 50 ditto till Sydney, and 472 ditto from Odessa. The public seles,,:cels progress extremely well, and nearly the whole of the P"k e ts offered hare found buyers. In.the private contract lea sda good business is doing in English Wools, but fore i g u colonial are somewhat neglected. There is but little decline in the prices of Tallow .sinfolfd last. The arrivals during the week have been goc% p re- Tallow is more at liberty than for two or three Wee", 0000 viously ; but the price has not declined, as man) P : 71 ; 5 01 anticipated. There are now about 18.000 or 19,00 0 : c. 4 - t hete the way between here and St. Petersburgh ; the pric es are film, and the season for shipments drawing to iv we The mand here is good; but with a moderate suPP.4I.„pIY see no prospect of an) depression in prices. mel ted is very indifferent, and the price for good and fair fres h Town Tallow is 41s 6d to 425 net cash. Th e honis -a Al ph We are authorised to state that the name of I— n the Etwall, Esq., M.P., was put without his knowledge °and South Midland and Southampton Junction Railway, that he has withdrawn it. It is about twelve months since the Porte c oin 111° ; nicated to the representatives of the different Povegnce memorandum, importing that it had interdicted entr;igli by night of any ships whatever into the Bosphorus', -So the exception only of such as 'sere in *1 distreee• jog answer was sent to this communication, and nec clr •th to its announcement the Government o ffi cers fired is re' ball upon all vessels that attempted to break tb G en tly gulation, not sparing even Turkish ships. Colisell a telf remonstrances have occasionally been made, a n ' one with increased warmth, on account of two yessela l .' o lc Russian and the other Sardinian, having been Struck Russian and greatly damaged. Negotiations on this s ubjec now on foot.—Galignoni. , f o uls AMERICAN W --HEAT. HA RVEST.--The coy; Era says, the new crop has just commenced arriving Irresiat and should the upper streams continue even in their P.., the difficult stage fur navigation, we may expect to see,.. , " vhe st course of three or four weeks, large quantities ° here a re pouring into the market ; even at this early , period t- elan thousands of bushels of the new crop lying at l i t ivi along the Illinois, Upper Mississippi, and Missouri, .‘ fro st shipment. All the boats which have reached this por.' o , si above for three or four days past, have come down any Of much as they could possibly get along with, and had them, particularly those from the Missouri and Illn w " ice to refuse more wheat than would have loaded therninaeet over in a fair stage of water. The wheat harvest It&9 crY i 0 been a magnificent one. 'From every , quarter the the plenty; on the Missouri, Upper Mississippi, and par average yield over the crop of last year will be fully co t.; cent. ; and in many sections of the country full 50 Pe" wh ieh add to this the superior quality of the gra i ' and there appears betao be uniformly of nearly the samequalitY, to b e must disposed of, remains to be seen.— Washington Constatu.azotinso, EXTRAORDINARY SCENE AT A CoaoN ER SIS id as Wednesday afternoon blr. Bedford, the Coroner cting inquest at the Rising Sun, Great Scotland -yard, re a l: flea the death of Charles Augustus Simpson, a child ab ° „ T ata ~ weeks old, under the subjoined circumstances :bl;_si,ell, of deceased reside in Great Scotland-vsrd• n ar y ev er deceased's aunt, deposed that she bad attended decena!fuovoy since its birth, and it was a very healthy- child. morning, about eleven o'clock, witness w ent out r_ . , l t he ceased and its mother, and got into a steam-boat _ l O l 7 o i st Adelplu-stairs to London-bridge. On their return fr t he lace deceased cried a gt,od deal. Witne ss then. ehi,pier r hild to its mother, and as they larded at the Adeir writ blood was seen oozing from deceased's eyes and nnl.„_ n italt ness proceeded with deceased to the eyes riod in Charing-cross, and on their arrival there der: . ;"ad no c. ased to breathe. A warm bath was ordered, bi . ; I ,!,: aen tif effect ; life was quite extinct. Decayed was. subs 00' taken to Dr. Leonard, of Craven-street, Strand, wu_ r o we tiered that death had been caused by the breakingwou's Cori blood-vessel in the vicinity of the lungs. The inri: v i e ws ° 0 posed of fourteen gentlemen. one of whom, by b r. Th_ the case, gave rise to the utmost confusion and uProa_ t i o ssa juror in question was of opinio that the medical g_ef t here otr4ht to have ben on the inquiry, as in his a bsen.u.d e stli• was no evidence to show how deceased 'had come Is z vr,,,;as - In addition to which, the necessity of a post motto; airli•lusty tion was urged, while twelve of the jury were 11 11 _ 0 0 ,11: of opinion that such a proceeding *mild be to!a 1 0 / want, and not assi,t them the least in the tleciaT.tely de verdict. Alter a scene of great uproar, it WAS tilt ni i,„ ea ola tsrryined by the coroner sending for Dr. Lennard,.Wft a ver forward and gave corroborative evidence, and at,''''The in dit!t, of" Death from natural causes" was recorded. quiry lased several hours. e of S i ! Tuts NEW ROYAL EXCHANG E —The 5.- ssys, Thomas Gresham, 1 v Behnes, has, during the le s , t y,x e c i v aig e l been fixed in the niche in front of the ne w Re Y a' at the east end, audiutder the cupola. ittlE CALF ; i;nporthiit nation Etirote, after 'a,nent'en, is 'at leo 4 . th .I,!ng deyd di will r s o fi,r to real grad by the great ; "Ws a ltt just p r id e pre s ' , ed on Pithli` 4 1', was to av!,i,), Itt l the Pentland I z!lrs i n to a set Mfr th,!. number, lola their cJurie I,ilices in the est i mati '3 than the galPh 't!t pr im the ev: iis head, it a P f or tin sounds or a!r weeks or 1'44 at least, 'iage of 300 unaided by the tpell ed b y stem ko linte under h a lf a mi d so rapi. "or.- paid ~rig inally con was opned, to pretty flea Was intend" 4)4141 be 120 th 20, so a tween Live of average ' l ndole when fully nt a , ains so forth, the the Canal iich his prc disapproved. cotton of too denied ; ant certain con of ch ec k s, `l, by the - left al few of the tiridsze the world. the patronag of his bi envy, an pie post`,urno ' follow inc :ill readily have expo arrayed a 2 ,ating e oonto shame.kna the pie work eve 1 and ha , upon hii and jealous estimated ordinary m: theoretical retarded her 1( .iudtiv we out the cas; the novelty dit ten,ion s . "'ledg e . even if the of strength the applica 'Yet be a c thf ‘14 . 4 ~j 1 Water al Ist not be 4 t Lki k t i n i "") the e , -; 4t e tuagnit L t ts,l 4e ti e t Mi Sealeul. 3 t „, Permitter , 1 70 b e ' 3 1r. We be NI placed It tot a ll y dis k e excene: r ,u owied ge j§:\ th at k v th e hi Nitt,, lel 3;knowc fot 1, of en I)tlee comply money made, - !ned f be dE ity-thr( con' - purl se as N `; L ess, L ' oc A - but curl • toueseript --" Q ° men 10 0 horse, rtachirn th e pron erected in more 'Y, at an di he way spars e xx re shill' I ngs eol 4s, sit by - called a el% 0,1 , s ' k St be,f I. Aido„ h a 3" a a , s PPeal quads were a g, but it th, " w that thews an the ca:, o urners contractor'. At ( e l , lal ion of but th to and j Ih s 41118 a: 21 at wbici thq you r lb., and ~taf Strang ..Potato .I:4v,ilcl situ; 1 ! ) h air !: r f., "SW, tf . 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