The Sun. — London, England, 1853-09-09 00:00:00

k. superior funs; the member i ) persons n ear Rome is lament' v ictims. ,ff many th ° Sp receive all ary to hire sol° f the 3d inst.. 2d for Rio E'°' injuez and Tel' lays. ho d Cillez, who nch and Be I. ae at 4 4 i Y . t il l° , L e Debt of t, I class, at 6 34"' he conversio n j °ism to rr° he royal feta ill B e fore tern oon• sa d re six thou , . t B poor o f tid! h ilbotlP King , . e russe t s for L , !!°, n t at the rel; ge o f the Dv. g an . sit tof 8 00- o f n of the vi that the Fre i ; is given I)/ th inst. sA Y€tll O 3hambers ;ses ag ain the One of t A ur Zwis e II ' b the a t on 4, next. T he Ott for openotij 31 . the golt . ju_",; er of the towns 0 19) Aool ° e 2,000 f tb ° occasion O tile Le his B oll ' l oci Grenadiers _ 1PB.) :,IDAY, 1,'13,01 )017aPa ll Y:d all, arr i/ 1; 3,de ira) 11111 f)' - ,eone' 13 ; Fer gos, 21 ' a n labar, 3 0 . ; 0 0 . Aug, 4 o reel ie, 1G ; 8. 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' 3 1g,r1 9° rom wag° l rail ; T :', 00 (1." ,,, for RAO' 3f, 3019 ' 10 . t. : sh, fro _ do ll , for Bal; - 0 0 ,e 0 . pune oo pe, ;. fro 1 1, Argo , for 1 311 ;Eri OO e a o r ders era*l3l. of atten ti ltior in Lei F ed ion ) 1 ,his ccou .0, 3 iod f iie hes °' br 3° ;100 1 , 9 ch °P „,eeo' In Pro 00 olou se rece ptv, reP:rt t of the jOnS . : 0 11 ae as „ le r& re r e _ . ,. 17 , lect'cal °P irg f 11' 09 °1 :o P p Cllr e 00 ' or rn t he - poil , be g t to o 7edne s iv ere )eers that foun d v ot' „ o ber t o' j t .o us e •':fieia • at' gir t irelv6 i n tb' ,000 g 0 1 onu s the 1:0' pe, WO le 13 ; 1 ° the vv i. o , f ,"er , ob o ta e , iie o d „c, , 0 uol ° k°lgliericil° VA T ERAL OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR CHARLES J. NAPIER. 41e The Atheni ans o f o ld were j ustly reproac h e d f or ' i ndifference they exhibited to their great men while living, and for the profuse adulation they frbe stowed on their memfaies when dead. Judging /11 history, however4S 96 bn would think that in the minds of those wheselved the State the latter quality made full amends for the former, and cer ranlY there never was a time when heroes, legisla rs, Politicians, and philosophers were found want fg, when requ i red b y the ex i genc i es o f th e ti mes , r lead the armies, the Senate, and the popular lasenallies of the Republic, content as it seems with c ontemporaneous obloquy, and looking with c onfidence t o th e awar d o f a jus t p os t er ity. The voicesfat of the sons reve rsed the decision of the ere, and m en i n th e i r old age saw with clear attcl u undisturbed vision those virtues and lofty at tributes to which they had been blinded by the Passions and jealousies of youth. We are not 4het to d raw any compar i so n between ancient ns and m o d ern E ng l a nd, but sure it is, that as star after star dies out from among that bright coonstellation that has irradiated the paths of "DIY and navy in that " war of the 6. '° 3118 " which shook the civilised world, we act with i though we felt some regret that while its Jut Was still left to us we did not regard it adra witl a, greater attention, and pay it a tribute of loftier _ 'ration. The people, so long as its brains are 4 Ot bound up with cotton-twist: . its heart stuffed with calico, and its eyes blinded by steam, knows its great men by instinct, but too often the recognition :taade as it b e h o ld s th e i r funeral obs e q u i es . W ar , flat terrible necessity which is co-existent with the ind ividualities of states and empires, and which is °l lly to be destroyed by the obliteration of all the • g e .°graphical definitions which mark their limits, is ~ the ultima ratio of nations, and he who can t renchant use th e weapons o f that dreadful and most ~r l nehant rh e t or i c , w ill so long be invested with the t " 4 heroic grandeur in the minds of his fellow-coun- ZY l nen. We recognise in the warrior who vindicates • honour or defends the liberties of his native 1 1 2 d one who m H e a v en has gifted with special qua ...hies for the holiest of objects. Whether he be c lothed in the steel-plate of Sidney or the scarlet coat of a Napier, we do homage to the generous cou rage, the chivalresque spirit, the grand and simple ch aracteristics of those fulminabelli which have cleft their fiery way through the enemies of our name • a nd nation, and have broken down their legions a nd turned the tide of victory around our banners. The moment the people of Portsmouth heard of the Movement which was made to surround the simple a nd unostentatious funeral of the conqueror of rade with some sort of popular sentiment, and to ,r e it a public character, which the wishes of the d eceased and of his friends seemed to forbid—at all events, to deprecate—they joined in it with the fo r enthusiasm. It was no small matter -r 80 great a number of people in " a nation of I)s hopkeepers" to give up their business for a day, and to forego all the pleasures and profits of the co unter, as e a mark of respect to the stern old !oldie; who was not much " in fashion " of late Ye, and who certainly was never very popular a mong; our enemies, or "the universal friends of t mankind " either at Manchester or in India. lit the town of Portsmouth acted warmly and re ady the instant that the officer commanding + te garrison at the time gave them the initiative. "V of us who were present at the funeral of the . Feat Captain in St. Paul's at the close of last year c art forget the " sensation" of sympathy and re !Peet which ran through that vast multitude as they beheld the veteran lieut.-general who had borne so i lia tinguished a share in the most daring and gal ant of th e man y daring and gallant actions em blazoned on the colours of our Peninsular regiments hobbling stiffly up the aisle, all seamed and scarred and battered by bullet, bayonet, sword, and mus ket-butt, and bearing about him the traces and ~.1 3r eofs of his long and desperate service. .There ',•as a murmur at the moment—" There is Sir ‘-laarles Napier !" and as one saw that eagle face, that,, bold st p rong eye--caught, in fact, the ‘ h ‘ aqui line" expression of the whole countenancele-7, feltbeefore there was indeed a "mighty man o The feeling that he was so indeed—that he lv ,o as_a t great soldier and an excelle nt citizen, no ub tprompted the people of Portsmouth to ob serveq day of his funeral with all honour , and it must h b e e said that they have kept it befittingly. Por two hours before the cortege yesterday was ap- Pointed to pass nearly all the shops in the High-street and along the route to the burial-ground were closed, and all had their shutters up. The inhabi • tants of the remoter parts of the town of Gosport, of the island of Southsea, and of villages and towns all along the coast, left their houses and poured into the streets, or procured seats in the windows of houses commanding the view. All along High street the houses were crowded from the ground to the roof, and in many instances, indeed, even the house-tops were occupied by men and children. The ramparts at the Landport, the Platform Bat tery, and the ramparts by the beach, near the church, Were all covered by a dense mass of people. Pub licans and others hoisted flags half-mast high. In fact, but for the attire of the ladies in the windows a nd balconies, a stranger might easily have believed t hat the town was sharing in some great national calamity, or keeping a day of public humiliation, and the silence of the soldiery who lined the streets, and of the expectant thousands who thronged the footpaths, would in itself have gone far to justify the notion. The troops who took part in the proceedings were U nderstood to be volunteers. No compulsion of I ,.. a nY . kind was used to secure their attendance. 4 n-ost of them came from Gosport, and it is just aufficient to say that the little trip to Portsmouth Must have cost each of the privates nearly all, if not the whole, available portion of his day's pay for the f erry ! A n d y e t between 2,500 and 3,000 men of th ese muc h-abused and reviled privates of by British army, who are called such hard names 3r the mealy-mouthed " Congressers," made the s acrifice :, che er fully to do honour to one whose great ieeds a n d name wer e known to most of them only "Y,l a learsay. following is a copy of the garrison order Wh Leh was issued on the occasion : "On e occasion of th funeral of the lat General fir Charle th s James Napier, e G.C.8., to-morrow, e the non ranfissioned officers and men not previously directed by Wedne s d a y' s or d ers w ill parade, under their captain 4 subaltern of the day, in full dress, with side arms a tids without instruments), and line the streets from 4a ndport-gates to the Garrison Chapel, to be formed at iaal! - Past 1 o'clock p.m. Face outward as the procession passes down the st reets. C ountermarc h i nwar d s , form four deep, and follow, abreast i n th a t or d er , re-forming afterwards on th e A , governor's field before returning to their barracks. iter th e f unera l serv i ce t h e R oya l A r till er y, w ith their Zght resti ng on th e La n dpo r t- g ates ; the 35th Regi e''t on their left, on the south side of High-street ; the nkthe Royal Marines and Artillery Company's Royal Q B '"nes, their left resting on the entrance gate to the .4rrison Chapel. .‘:` The Rifle Brigade, with their right on the Main ; then the 79th Regiment, on the north side of I, , F a- street ; and 42d Regiment, with their left on the F3 ,4 d Port Guard ; each corps will extend in .single file , e iently to unite with those of their right and left. at ' The 42d R eg i men t w ill cross by the floating-bridge a, a quarter before 1 o'clock, and the Royal Marines at quarter-pa s t 1 p.m. Ati:, ; T he adjutants of each corps will attend the Town contVs-office at 1 o'clock to-morrow, to receive and ', e 3r any other necessary instructions. th e reference to the orders of yesterday (respect t-rue an'angements of the funeral), officers will meet 0 01 Laentenant-Governor and Commander-in-Chief at jr 1 1 ,.' n t Barracks, instead of outside Landport-gates, 4 " - Past 1 o'clock." Abst b e ruse as this order may appear, it seemed to ti most faithfully carried out, and punctual to the In ev e , a ppointed the measured tread of the soldiery 1 1 4, 11 ' 1 g down the streets and spreading their dimi he columns along the side of the causeway was lhr°e, and soon brought the people in greater masses Prmelpal thoroughfare. All along High-street, the G • b c • th ere e arrison Chapel to the Landport-gates, ziaeao _was soon formed a living wall of regimental 'v e . r i_ ' l 7 in green and red and blue and white, with i..eoloured facings and feathers brightening up andrs l • • , „ , of eiv „. , re 'eying the sombre hues of the Dank 4 ,, mans at the rear. At the artillery barracks a f e r.._ ° cm of naval and military officers in full uni %rll!_jate_ena_bled in order to join the procession ; and _,_ts,,tilteeucfn.,aus.atk=i-tri;aeham and the Lords of the Admiralty same place till the cortege arrived. hox _t_ f: L ev o a r bl d was dressed in a suit of mourning, Lordsued were in uniform. They were Commodore Schroeder and the v etcers the Prussian frigate Gefion and cor wo,,i y •ek azona, and by M. Vandenbergh, the Por7, 14 and respected Prussian Consul at the kn e e ra y v ho was attired i n hi s consu l ar costume. Th e cortege left the seat of the deceased General ink,4n m a iler , 12 o'clock in a very quiet and unpretend- Np e - "lanner. The hearse and mourning coaches folio oevyilain and unostentatious, nor was they© any Gro,„_roads of private . vehicles, but all along the Landtig of the route, from the mansion to the 131)11.ortiacia,eDviive:r Portsmouth, a distance of seven country people had collected, and with "' the o l i ads waited till the carriages had ac ro s s 017 a nd, then returned to their homesteads to across the he history of " the General," or ran heyearri Ue fields to get another view of the sombre IvilZ a ges. The townspeople, too, poured out far i _ c t th e e limits of their moats and ditches to :6...i..,,,,tv_.easutzstutvirhsni:::;%h,raoeticznimoaicld. the testimony to their good the carriage containing the g coaches arrived at Land- - D. I port, and the procession was then forined in the following order : The Masons of the Phoenix, Royal Sussex, and o Portsmouth Lodges. 'l4 The Mayor and Corporation of the borough of no Portsmouth, in their robes, and with their Pig insignia of office. • a , Chariot with Dr: E. J. Scott, Dr. Wilson, 2, Mr. Davis, and Mr. Perry. Q'-+" -- Undertakers—Messrs. Marvins. Mutes. :F l a HEARSE, 5 ` 4 6 1 Four Soldiers. Drawn by four Four Soldiers. • 0 Horses. Charger with Trappings. Mourners. Ist Carriage—Ladies of the family. 2d Carriage—R. Napier, Esq., Lieut.-Colonel W. Napier, Major M`Murdo ' J. Napier, Esq. ' 3d Carnage—C. Napier, Esq., Mr. Alcock, Mr. J. Alcock, Vice-Admiral Sir C. Napier. 4th Carriage—The Earl of Ellenborough, Viscount Hardinge, Lieut.-General Sir W. Napier, Colonel Kennedy. Rear-Admiral the Hon. H. D. Byng. Major Travers. Gene ral Hunter. W. Grant, Esq. 2 Sir Colin Campbell. Major-General Simpson. Carriage of the deceased. Lords of the Admiralty. Officers of the Navy and Army. Seamen and Marines' Orphan School. In this order they advanced down High-street. The masons all in full mourning, the corporate officers in their robes, the hearse with nodding plumes, and the row of dark carriages, followed by the blaze of uniforms, had an effect all the more striking, perhaps, that no sound was audible save the tramp of feet and the grating roll of wheels, for "not a drum was heard—not a funeral note," save the slow booming of the deathbell, so that a wondrous silence remained over thewhole scene. Major Travers, one of the pallbearers, is the only officer who now remains alive of all who messed and lived and fought with the dead general in Spain, and it is somewhat noteworthy that the very battalions in which they both served should have furnished men to accom pany the funeral procession. Mr. Grant is an old personal friend of the deceased. Major-General Simpson, the Commandant of the town, was also an old friend of Sir C. Napier. The names of most the others mentioned above are tolerably well known to nearly all our countrymen. The charger of the late General, "Red Rover" — a handsome light bay—which bore him through many a hard day in India, followed the hearse, led by a groom, and decorated with military trappings, while the boots which had so often pressed his sides in the reconnoissance or the gallop hung dangling idly to the stirrup-leathers. As the officers and seamen passed, the soldiery closed in from the sides of the street, and formed a dense column across it, bringing up the rear of the procession, and closing it as though a rainbow had fallen from the clouds, so brilliant was the contrast of distinct colours fur nished by the various branches of the service thus brought together. The cortege took about 15 minutes to pass, and arrived at the entrance to the Garrison Chapel before 3 o'clock. Inside the humble walls which enclose the very humble and methodistical-looking building which serves as gar rison chapel, a great number of ladies and gentle men were assembled ; and outside the crowd was very dense. The coffin was removed from the hearse at the entrance of the churchyard, which is very plain and very scant in its proportions, and the chaplain of the garrison (Mr. Milner), meeting it there, proceeded to read the sublime funeral service of the Church. It was observed that the coffin was not highly decorated or over ornate. The inscription on it simply stated that Lieut.- General Sir C. J. Napier, C. 8., was born on such a day, and died on such another. On the lid were the General's hat, with plume, &c., of the deceased. There were two swords upon it also ; one of them was worn by the Gene ral for many years, and memorably in the last India campaign. The guard was torn up and bent backward towards the blade from the hilt. This was the work of a musket or ginjal ball at Hyder abad. The second was a sabre d'honneur, a very richly-mounted and handsome weapon, presented to the General by Lord Ellenborough when Governor-General of India. When the coffin was lowered into the grave—a plain bricked-up pit, some five or six feet deep, by the side of the path from the gate to the church —and the solemn words " Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust," were pronounced, not a few of the old soldiers present were unable to restrain their emotion. As soon as the service was con cluded, Sir W. Napier, standing by the side of the grave, turned round to the soldiers, who formed three sides of a square around it, and, as well as we could hear, said— " Soldiers! there lies one of the best men—the best soldiers—the best Christians—that ever lived! He served you faithfully, and you served him faithfully. God is just.". The gallant officer could proceed no further. He had evidently intended to speak something at greater length, but was unable to command his words, and slowly and sadly the group around the grave broke up, and the military filed away. The crowd gradually thinned, and at last nothing was to be seen in the churchyard but the men who were closing up the mortal resting-place of one of the noblest soldiers England ever sent forth to do her service. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT, Sept. 8. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS.—Sept. 2. Constance, schooner, R. C. Nay lor, Esq., from Mediterranean. 4. Fancy, schooner, Rev. R. P. Hartopp, Ireland and Plymouth ; Beatrix, do., Sir W. P. Carew, Bart., Western Ports. 7. Hornet, cutter, John Naylor, Esq., Weymouth. 8. Lotus, schooner, Marquis of Bath, West of Scotland. SAILINGS.—Sept. 3. Gloriana, schooner, J. Gee, Esq., for Hull, left for the season ; Camilla, do., J. E. W. Rolls, Esq., Portsmouth, to lay up. 5. Gondola, cutter, W. H. Woodhouse, Esq., Plymouth and Ireland. 6. Stella, cutter, R. Frankland, Esq., Cork ; Pandora, do., Capt. Smith Barry, Dublin and Scotland. 7. Kath leen, cutter, Viscount Bangar, Plymouth and Ireland. 8. Capricorn, schooner, Vice-Commodore 0. R. M. Talbot, Esq., Western Ports. YACHTS AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.—AIarm, Petrel, Sultana, Aurora, Seagull, Intrepid, Coquette, Titania, Fancy, Osprey, Hornet, Raven, Arrow, Lotus. ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—A great number of workmen are employed laying down pipes between Cowes and Yarmouth for the telegraph wires to be placed in. DEATH FROM PRUSSIC AClD.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. Baker concluded an inquiry at the Bromley Arms, Fairfield-row, Bow, respecting the death of Mr. John Andrew Wallace, aged 51, a surgeon of consider able practice at Carlisle-terrace, in the above road, who died from the effects of prussic acid. It appeared that in the course of the forenoon of Friday the 'life of the deceased called upon Mr. Garman, a medical gentleman in the district, to attend her husband, and on reaching his residence Mr. Garman found him stretched in a chair in a kind of back kitchen, which he used as his dispensary, and where she stated she bad found him. He was quite dead, and from the strong odour of prussic acid which pervaded the apartment, and the finding of a bottle which contained a few drops of that poison, it was believed he had committed suicide. To remove all doubt, however, a post mortent examination was made, assisted by Dr. Smythe, of Bow, and the result clearly proved previous anticipations. In conse quence of certain allegations which were made by one of the witnesses, to the effect that the de ceased's domestic happiness had been much dis turbed, the widow, Mrs. Wallace, was examined. She said that she last saw the deceased alive about half-past 11 on Friday morning in the dispensary. He seemed much depressed in spirits. She did not know that there was any prussic acid at all in the house, but he had told her often since their marriage that one of these odd days he would take some of that poison. That in duced her to believe that he meditated self-destruction. There was no person in the house but themselves. She left the dispensary to attend to some household work, and had not been away more than 10 minutes before she heard a strange gurgling noise. She called to him to know the cause, and, receiving no answer, went down and found him stretched back on a chair, gasping for breath. Thinking he was in a fit she applied some salts of ammonia to his nose, and, finding he did not recover, she went for Mr. Garman. She had no quarrel or dis agreement with the deceased, and she slept with him at home on the previous night. She attributed his depressed state to embarrassed circumstances. The widow was questioned as to some rumours in the neigh bourhood. The coroner, however, interfered on the ground that the matter was irrelevant to the object of the inquiry. The residence of the deceased had been carefully examined, but no prussic acid could be dis covered, and what rendered the affair somewhat more myst rious was that the bottle was not of the character generally used for its keep, being larger. It had been brought into the house a few days before by one of the children. In the absence of evidence as to how it was taken, the jury returned a verdict, to the effect that the deceased died from prussic acid, but how administered there was no evidence to show. GREAT FIRE AT BARNET.—Shortly after two o'clock yesterday morning a most awful conflagration took place on the estate of a gentleman named Smith, of Cobbett's Farm, Friern Barnet, Herts. The flames were first observed in one of the hayricks, of about 50 loads. An alarm was raised, and two or three small fire-engines, with that belonging to Barnet parish, were quickly on the spot. Their power was not sufficient to stay the progress of the flames, and the work of de struction extended to the outbuildings and other stacks. A. mounted police-officer was dispatched to London, and instantly the Farringdon street Brigade were dis patched to the scene of disaster. By this time an im mense stock of hay and other property had been con sumed ; but, with the assistance afforded the firemen, in about five hours farther danger ceased, with the to tal destruction of out-houses, ricks, live stock, &c. Insured in the Sun Fire-office. The cause of the fire is undergoing investigation. 812E31 64 25 50 20 St. St. St. St. 13k 20 20 50 20 20 25 25 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1853. SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) MINES. SHIPPING RETURNS. BRITISH RAILWAYS. 1 all Agua Fria 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold 6 d Par 10s. all Anglo Californian apm 10 2 Australasian lid d 20 5 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera al 4d 1 all Australian Freehold 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 4d par 1 all British Austrin, Gold 20 13.5 British Iron 35 244 Brazilianlmp.(issued at X 5 pm 3 44 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada 2 3 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 32 34 1 Carson's Creek 40 all Cobre Copper 44 45 5 1 Colonial 15 Copiapo St. all Copper Min. of Eng 55 65 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent 64 —74 P 5 all English and Austrin Copper Smeltg. Co 24 lid 20 all General .... 2 all Great NuggeiVein 4 i P 2 all Do. Registered 3 all Great Polgooth 1 all Lake Bathurst 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares 1 all Lond.&Califoru.Gold Quartz Crush. c o , g 1 all Mariquita 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 64 74 1 all New Granada . . 1 all Nouveau Monde P 10 5 Nova Scotia Mining and Copper Smeltg. •• • 5 1 Port Philip . 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Rtymney Iron 3 1 0 5 1 1 0 5 i sa Do. nt N ia e g w o . 1 all South Australian 4d— par 10 7 Tin Croft 7 8 284 all United Mexican 44 4 1 all Waller 1 all West Granada - A d 1 all West Mariposa 1 all Yuba - d JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 73 75 50 all British N. American _ _ 61 20 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China par 4 p 100 25 Colonial — ••• 100 20 Commercial of Lond ,„ 20 10 English Scottish and Australian 4 d par 20 15 Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia l4p 164 50 20 London and County 50 10 London Joint Stotk 100 20 Lond. & Westminster „. 20 2 London Bank of Aus tralia and India 50 224- National of Ireland _ 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporation , 48 50 25 5 Do. New — 100 25 ' •ovincial of Ireland _ 10 all Do. New — • 5 1 Royal Australn.Blig & Gold Imp Co 4 din— par 25 all South Australia ... 25 all Union of Australia.- 64 66 63 2.; Do. New 64 74 50 10 Union of London_ _ 40 all Union of Madrid — MISCELLANEOUS 100 35 Australian Agricult. f3l 33 20 12 Austxalsn.Pcific. Mail! 10 8 Australn. Royal Mail , . 50 384 Brit. American Land 65 67 100 32,i Canada — 5 5 Crystal Palace 1 lip 4 2 Crystal Pal.of Franc:: 1 p 21 20 1 Eastern Steam — 1 1 Electric Teleg. of Ir — 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat — 20 14 General Screw Steam 20 5 Irish Beetroot Sugar 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 3 Netherlands Land —4dxin xin 20 10 Nrth. ofEuropeSteam 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 724 50 25 Do. Do. ... 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 25 25 South Austral. Land 34 36 1 all Submar. Telegraph 5 2 Univeral Emigration and Colonization ... 100 284 Van Diemen's Land 16 17 The shipping returns of the Board of Trade for the month ending the sth of August continue to show a very considerable increase in the general amount of tonnage employed, the demand for shipments to Australia, cou pled with the requirements of the corn trade, having caused a dema n d f or e very vessel, British or foreign, that could be secured. Subjoined are the general totals of entries and clear. ances Entered inwards— TONNAGE FOR MONTH ENDING AUG. 5. 1851. 1852. 1853. British vessels.. ...... . 539,753 451,420 492,278 United States' v esse l s 93,671 72,632 122,059 Other countries 853,658 740,005 892,983 The clearances outward were— British ve 5 5 e 1 5...... .. 1851. 1852. 1853. ....... 382,766 411,607 461,026 United Stat es ' vessels ....... 77,441 85,439 90 Other countri es ............... 1 72,502 158,305 194,272,272 632,709 655,351 745,567 With regard to the coasting trade the tonnage entered inwards was 1,058,617 in the month ending August 5, 1851 ; 1,074,434 in 1852 ; and 1,099,663 in 1853. The clearances outward were-1,179,789 in August, 1851 ; 1,142,241 in 1852 ; and 1,170,091 in 1853. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market was more extensively supplied with English wheat than for some time past. A portion of the supply was composed of the refuse of Monday. Owing to the larger imports from abroad, the demand for all kinds ruled heavy, and, in some instances, prices were from is to 2s per quarter lower than on Monday. Upwards of 77,0C3 quarters of foreign wheat have come to hand—that article was very dull, and rather lower to purchase. Floating cargoes off Falmouth were held at full prices. Barley—the show of which was but idoderate—moved off steadily, at full prices. There was a fair inquiry for malt, at extreme rates. The show of foreign oats was immense-116,180 quarters having arrived this week, chiefly from Archangel. The trade ruled dul, at is per quarter less money. Beaus, peas, and flour were in moderate request, at full quotations. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat. Barley, Malt. Oats. Flour. 4,350 80 4,320 2,040 3,070 120 1,060 77,010 6,870 116,180 EnOish Irish •. • • Foreign .. SMITHFIELD. To-day's market was tolerably well, but not to say ex tensively, supplied with beasts, the general quality of which was inferior. On the whole, the beef trade ruled steady, at Monday's quotations. The primest Scots were worth 4s. 6d. per Sibs, Prime Down sheep were scarce, and quite as dear as last week. All other kinds moved off slowly, at barely stationary prices. The Lamb trade was heavy, but no further d ec li ne was su bmitted to in the currency. Calves—the supp l y o f w hi c h was g ood —met a dull inquiry, at barely l a t e rates. Pigs sold steadily, on former terms. _ . Mich ruled dull, at from 141. 10s. to 191 . each , in cluding their co small calf. Per 81bs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 4 Second quality.... 3 6 3 8 Prime large oxen 310 4 2 1 Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 6 Inferior Sheep ...3 6 310 Second quality ...4 0 4 4 Primo crse.-wlled.4 6 4 8 Lambs._ s. d. s. d. Prime Southdown 410 5 2 Large crse. calves 3 8 4 0 Prime small d 0... 4 2 4 8 Largo hogs ......... 3 4 310 Small porkers ...... 4 0 4 6 Suckling calves ..21 0 27 0 Quarter old pigs 20 0 26 0 Is 6d to 5s 6d. TOTAL SIMPLY. Beasts .. •• •• •• .• •• 1,158 Sheep and Lambs ..... ..12,000 Calves. • ..... ••••• • • • • • 482 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-THURSDAY. A number of subscribers having left town to " assist " at Chatham races, the room was only thinly attended, and very little progress was made in settling the War wick accounts and in comparing bets on the St Leger. Business was altogether remarkably slow. ST. LEGER.—The favourite was backed for 5001. in one bet at evens, and two bets of 501, each were also booked ; at the close he appeared to have, slightly, the call. 7t02 in fifties taken about Sittingbourne ; 7to 1 to a small amount about the Reiver, and afterwards offered. Rataplan's price was merely nominal. Cineas not named. CESABEWITCH.—LittIe Harry's performance at War wick brought King Pepin very prominently into notice for this event. He was backed for some money at prices ranging from 20 to 16 to I—the last bet laid was 1,000 to 60. 1,000 to 50 was taken about Torment, and afterwards offered. 1,000 to 30 taken four times about Garforth. 1,000 to 33, and 750 to 25 about In dian Warrior ; 1,000 to 25 and 1,000 to 30 about Ner vous. THE DERBY.—Tom (late Mountain Hawk), reported to have won the Anglesey Stakes at the Curragh, was introduced into the "price current" at 50 to 1, taken. Closing prices : CHAMPAGNE STAKES. 2 to 1 agst Tadcaster (taken). GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst Haco (7 to 1 taken). 10 to 1 agst Friday (taken). 12 to 1 agst Newminster (taken). 15 to 1 agst Hungerford (taken). 20 to 1 agst Harbinger (taken). ST. LEGER. Even on West Australian (taken). 7to 2 agst Sittingbourne (taken). 7to 1 agst The Reiver (taken and offered). 7to 1 agst Rataplan (offered). CESAREWITCH STAKES. 15 to 1 agst King Pepin (taken 16 to 1). 20 to 1 agst Torment (taken and offered). 30 to 1 agst Indian Warrior (taken). 33 to 1 agst Garforth (taken). 33 to 1 agst Nervous (taken). 33 to 1 agst Muscovite (taken). 50 to 1 agst Constantine (taken). 50 to 1 agst Mistletoe (taken). By an error in transcribing, Torment was returned in the quotations from Warwick yesterday at 30 to 1, in stead of 20 to 1, taken to a good deal of money. Rlnwers. Aberdeen Ambg, Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh & Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. IDo., £20 ... (Bristol and Exeter.. Ca1ed0nian............ Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New (East Do., (£lB E & H), ,Eastern Counties 'Eastern Union, A Stock .. I 1 too., B. Stock. 00., New A. East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk & Birming. Junc Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth. &Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk. Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancash. andYorksh. Do., Fifths Da., Wst. Riding Un, Leeds Northern Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blaekwall Lond. Tilb. & Sthend. Lond. Bright & S. Cat. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/. Sh., M&8...0 London and S. Westn. Do., .£5O Do., £4O Lndndrry& Col erair e Lndndrry. & Enn Manch.Shef.& Lineln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Midland Do. Birmr & Derby Midid. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Newmarket Do., Bury Extension. Nwpt.Abeig. Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., a A Deferred Do., a B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Scottish Central Scottish Midland 45 - 46 94 - 96 63 - 65 61 - 63 Shrewsbury &Bi i mg. Do. L. & N. Wes - ,,ern Guaranteed St c Or_ Shrewsby. & Herefd. Shrewsby. & Chester (N. W. Min ; Do. Halves, t 67 69 lAd 18 -- 20 9 -- 10 13i -- 141 Ad 18 -- 3 20x 67 -67 i 36 -- 37 -- 14 14 3 -- 4 Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dur Do Stockton & Hartlepl. Thames Haven Dock and Railway.. Vale of Neath.. 2t - 34 15 156 8 - 8i 30 - 32 9 - Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall Wimbledn & Croydon York Newctl.&Berw. Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland PREFERENCE SHARES 8 86 it 53 ____ 3d 31 ... 32 8 10 lA 2 7 5 4id 8A 9 2Ap 67 68d 8 - .4cl n 54 - - 55 ,Aberdeen Do. No. 2, 7 p. c. Bris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5.1 per cent , Cork &Bandonsjp.c Dundee Perth &Aber• deen Junction EastAnglian (I:310s) 6 per cent Do: (£5) 7 per cent. Do. (X 7 17s) 7 p. c. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. cts Edinb Prth. &Dundee 54 per cent. Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... Do. 4i p. c. Scrip Gt, Southn. &Westm (Ireland) Eighths) Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. cov. red. 4i p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4 p. c Lan. & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar.6 p. c London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler A Shares Londy. & Ennis. Sh Han., Shef., & Lin ; Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO Do. £6 Haupt .&Carl.4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent Do Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4i per cent Norfolk Extension Do. 5 p. c. Ext Do. Guar. 5i per et Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire , Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.£ls, 6 p.c Do Shrews. &Birm.N.G, Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c. Do. 5 per cent 'South Devon. Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6c., Do. 44 per cent. Pre. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. York, Newcastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref Do York&N.Midlandll and S. Purch Liii := 105 19 - 20 - P 6i 6j - 5 - 5i - lip 18 -18 p lg - 14 p 14i -14 i 20i 214 lii -: l.k 110 - 112 - P 81 -- 8i 6 i -- 103 -- 104 99 -- 101 100 -- 102 Ad -- A PI 150 -152 d, 31 -- 3t 10 -- 11 13i -- 141 6 -- 7a 10 a t -10 a P ,•• • • 147 149 id iP 113 115 117 120 115 - 117 24i -25 i - 10 - 11 174 -- 171 -- 1 14 --15 p par -- a p 2 26 109 11 1 19 20 —#d 98 102 5 5,1 id s P FOREIGN. Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June. Beziers to Graissessac Charleroi dt Erquelin. Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish East Indian Do. Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Gd. Junct. of France ,Gt.Westernof Canada Shares Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref Luxembourg IDo. (Railway) Do. - Do. (Canal).. Do. 6 p. ct. pref Lyons & Mediterran Madras Namur & Liege (with interest) IDo. (ex interest) Northern of France. Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds, (fmy. B. & Ams.Shs ' NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen Paris and Strasbourg ParisCaen & Cherbrg Quebec & Richmond Rouen and Havre Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Sth-Eastrn. of France Southern of France Upper India Scrip West Flanders Do. 54 per c. Pref Western of France West. of Switzerland ,Zealand lid 14 par —14 A 2 —24 d 4 5 p iP 1 2 2ip - 4 -4; 1i - L 1i -1, li ---- 14 1 7 35 - 14 -- 144 17 8 i -- 17ip 49 -- 51 431 -- 44 3 1 4 -- 37 4 -- 5p 204 21 a t 9 9 P 5 -- 6 p Par 1p 4 4i _,_;., --- 1118 9j -- lop d 21 —21 d Closing Prices Yseterday 25 - 27 4 i 9 - 10 , 10 - 8 die 18 - 20 4 - 3 99 -100 ' 64i - 65 19 -20 A; 18 - - 19 2 - 3 pi 8} 9 - 58 55 3 -- 4 12i -13 A 46 - 48 32 - 36 704 - 74 72 -- 74 27 - 29 79i se 50 52 1 129 131 1.08 110 85 851 105 107 17 —18 p 721 72 51 sd, 31 3 -34px& —lOO d .1074 1 p r 83 8 d 7 d FOREIGN SUPPLY. BeastS .•.•• • • • • . • ••.• • 380 Sheep .. ••••"• • • • • • . 2,282 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The general demand ru l e d s t ea dy, at the following quotations Per 81bs by the carcase. s. d. s. d, s. d. s. d. Beef:inferior 210 3 2 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 4 3 8 Do , middling ..... 3 8 4 4 Do., prime large 3 8 3 10 D 0 .., prime ......... 4 8 5 0 Do., do. small 3lO 4 0 Veal ....... .. ........ 3 8 4 8 Pork, large .1 3 4 3 1 Pork, small ... . .... 4 0 4 8 Lambs ......... . ...4 s 6d to 5s 6d. BOROUGH HOP. A new pocket from Kent has been disposed of at 131. 13s per cwt. There is an improved demand for most kinds of hops at full prices. The plantation accounts are not very favourable, and th e duty is called to-day 155 ,000/. Mid and East Kent p o ckets , 128 s to 180 s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 115 s to 130 s ; and Sussex ditto, 112 s to 124 s per cwt. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The demand has not been quite so active for British Plantation, and prices have scarcely been main tained at the previous range. Still holders have not gene rally pressed sales. Demarara at auction brought 34s to 40s for low to fine crystallised. East India.—Mauritius pri vately has not been much dealt in. The brown and common sorts have been scarcely so high. Good and fine yellow went at Us 6d to 375, low to mid at 33s to 355, and mid to brown at 30s 6d to 33s by auction. Bengal publicly brought 38s to 39s for good and very good white Benares, and 34s to 36s 6d for mid to good yellow. Penang realised 30s to 31s. The grocery and whi te Ben g al descri p tions hav e been in re quest. Foreign. — Th ere has been an in quiry for cargoes afloat. At auction Cuba realised 31s 6 d to 38 s for low brown to good yellow. Pe r nambuco sold publicly at 31s Gd to 33s for ord to good brown. Porto Rico realised PlantationT h e latest sales went haveat 548 6d to 61 s f or fi ne been 36s 6d to 41s for mid grey to fine bright grocery. Ha. vannah partly sold at 34a to 36s 6d for mid brown to mid yellow. COFFEE.—The market has been ver y active, and again at advancing pric es. Native Ceylon has been sold at 47s ord to 6 low ato 64s 6d for f fine ord, small to good mid bold colory up to 70s and 71s Gd for peaberry. Triage, 48s to 545. Mocha, mid to good clean garbled, brought 66s 6d ; triage, 48s to 55s ; and black, 32s to 36s Gd. Foreign is wanted, and is scarce. in strong SPlCES.—Pimento has been d emand and prices have been hardening. White pepper has been firm, choice has been sold at 2s 9d to 2s lid for ord pale, and J ama i ca ginger at 42s to 55s for ord to mid. RreE.—There has been less doing. Moulmein 10,228 bags was taken in at high prices, mid to good Arracan kind 10s Gd to Us, Ben g al has been taken in at 14 s . COTTOL—There*has been rather a firmer market and with more doing. TEA.—This article has been flat, and has not improved since the public sales. SALTPETRE.—BengaI 5 per cent. refraction has been taken at 28s. TALLOW. P.Y.C. is firm at 52s on th e spot. GREEN FRIIIT.—A livelier character exists in the mar ket ; some parcels of Grapes, per "Tagus" steamer, sold by Keeling and Hunt, at public sale, realised prices pro portionate to quality. No improvement in the lemon trade, the cold weather having checked the sale. Barcelona nuts have advanced to 45s per bag, the new crop of which will be short ; and the disease in Spanish and Lisbon grapes is further confirmed by the last packet. THE CHOLERA.—Between 20 and 30 cases of Asiatic cholera have occurred in Newcastle and the immediate neighbourhood within the last few days, all terminating fatally. It appears to have broken out a place called Bill Quay, on the south bank of the Tyne, towards Shields, the first case reported being that of a woman residing there, who was seized Oh Thursday, and died the day following. Since then, five more cases have occurred at Bill Quay. Diarrhoea is very prevalent in this district. THE STRIKES. THE LIGHTERMEN'S STRIKE. —The dispute between the master and journeymen lighterme n has at length terminated, the journeymen to a certain extent gaining their demand, viz. :-ss. for Sunday's work, the pre vious payment having been only 2s. 6d. ; and 3s. 6d. for night work, being is. more than they obtained up to the strike. The final settlement of the question was somewhat delayed in consequence of the masters posi tively refusing to concede 6s. per day to jobbeis, and 4s. for night work 2 • the men, howev er , u lti mate l y con sented to forego that part of their demand, and yester day the commercial traffic of the port of London was resumed. THE CARPENTER'S STRIKE.—The whole of the men in the employ of Higgins, of Stangate, at work at Marlborough-house, St. James's Palace, the Horse Guards, Somerset-house, and the new Rolls Office, Chancery-lane, have struck work in consequence of their demand for an advance of 6d. per day not hav ing been complied with. THE BRICKLAYERS' STRIKE.—The men in the em ploy of Myers and Lucas are still on strike. On Wed nesday night an aggregate meeting of the trade was held in the Druid-hall, Skinner-street, Snow-hill, at which it was unanimously resolved to support all strikes in the metropolis, until the advance of 6d. per day was permanently recognised. _ THE WIGAN COLLIERS.—Since Christmas it is said that the colliers at Wigan have had three advances of wages, equal to 15 per cent. each time, or 45 in the aggregate. We now learn that they have made a further demand for 15 per cent., making a total advance of 60, and have given notice of a strike on the 14th inst. if the demand be not complied with. The coal owners, the largest of whom are the Earl of Balcarres and the Ince hall Company, are fettered a good deal by their contracts in the large towns ; but we are told that two of the largest consumers, the gas companies at Manchester and Liverpool, have promised to aid them all in their power, so that there is a disposition this time to resist the demand. There was to be a meeting of masters yester day on the subject. NOTTINGHAM TRADE. The Hosiery trade has this week ruled rather quieter, although for all /hand-wrought goods there still exists a large demand, and one which is likely to continue, so long as the present free demand for goods for Australia and favourable state of the home market are maintained. Orders do not continue certainly to pour in as formerly reported ; but there are now a sufficient number of them in hand to last for some time. For lower-class goods the demand is still very small. The American trade is, however, commencing very favourably—several of the buyers having arrived, and a good many being on the way ; so that in a fortnight or three weeks we may look for a considerable arrival of American buyers —an event which, besides sustaining the current activity of the trade, may also impart, it is to be hoped, a start to the lower class of goods. The only question which seems to cloud our prospects is that of the wages question. The committee of the cut-up and selvege heel branches of the framework-knit ting trade, have issued an address to the manufacturers and workmen stating that the great advance in the price of provisions and other articles of consumption has necessitated them to ask for an advance. It is charac teristic of Nottingham on these occasions, and in the present prospects of the trade it is a feeling we should certainly like to see preserved, that the masters and men are usually disposed to consult together with the view of coming to an accommodation. And, in this instance we believe, that on cut-ups and selvege heels an advance of 11d. and 2d. was offered ; on Sutton goods 3d. ; and on wrought goods 6d., 9d., and is. This week also the pantaloon workers have come forward with a similar demand and have been offered 6d., 9d., and is., to com mAnce on Saturday first. With the exception of the Sutton goods, these advances have been a cce pt e d by th e men. The Suttons are those goods which are made upon three distinct frames for tops, feet, and middles ; and, so far as our inquiries go, we really would advise the men to reconsider well the position of the case before determin ing on anything like a strike. Nottingham, in this re spect, has been a sort of model town. In Manchester we consider the men to have behaved disreputably in the mode of raising and enforcing the "ten per cent. ;" and the masters in refusing to meet and reason with them. to have behaved little better. In Nottingham we believe the manufacturers to have offered as much of an advance as would be politic for the well being of their wag e t s h , e a sw trade. elas The everythingm en must ei s else, are remember that regulated bythestateof manufacturers esupp advance lyandde to them, mand; mustdtha that what ever the be laid on the price of our productions. By over-doing the ad. vance, therefore, the trade might very soon be dest ro y e d ; and where would they be then ? The Germans would inevitably enter the London market as soon as a frac tion above competition price was laid on. The recent tariff of the Chancellor of Exchequer reduces the duty on this class of goods to the nominal point of 6d. a dozen, and it is only by a shade of difference (5 per Better for ) r o u r ups o a n r the b c l o o s d t t o o f k l e a o b p o u t e a i r t g r h o o m o e n d t h a a t t a o l l u . r for the operatives to rest contented with that amount of advance which is really practicable than to ruin the trade by throwing it over to the Germans. After all, it will be found that the advance now offered by the Nottingham employers is equivalent (in some branches at all events) to the Manchester shibboleth of "ten per cent." Two houses have, moreover, advanced Merino this week is. a bundle ; and it is decidedly looking up. Silk and spun silk are also dearer. The operatives should also take these counteractives into consideration. We do not wish to appear to take the part of one side more than another, but rather to offer good counse l an d pre vent mischief. Some of the men have appealed to us through the medium of anonymous letters ridiculing the advance. We cannot depart from our usual course of disregarding unauthenticated communications ; but we must say that the idea of an advance of 55. a dozen seems g tadh doubtless ou t mb s t i pi n el since e to resuscitation as desired report, rien t u t a k . : ridiculous, lma owrestera alaldrieet shhbeaavrpsaepennyxcaphtseeoars state,jeoonwi e e nd • of more settled and seasonable weather. In many de partments, and especially the common lace and edging branches, the manufacturers are totally unable to supply the demand, mainly in consequence of the extremely high price of yarns, which renders the manufacture of inferior classes 8f goods at the price offered by purchasers quite impossible. Were the yarn merchants more reasonable in their demands, their ultimate returns would certainly be much greater than they at present are, and the amount of benefit conferred on trade generally would be incon conceivable. The future prospects and anticipations of our merchants and manufacturers are of the most en couraging nature ; indeed, there is no period in the an nals of the lace trade when they were more so. Great preparations are consequently being made, either in the erection of new factories and warehouses, or in the repa ration and enlargement of those already existing. The alternation of the seasons had operated materially to the deterioration of the black and white silk branches, and it appears probable that they will continue in that con dition for some time to come. On the other hand, the demand for plain bobbin nets is exceedingly active, as also is the inquiry for go o ds p r oduced from the pusher machines, which are partly employed executing prese nt orders, or in making p re p ara tion for thewinterTe h season. hosiery Saxony edgings still remain rather flat. trade week, i b n u but l y l e i t t o s on d t e i p o a u rt es m t e o n le ts rab i Z ch l ,r a u st tolerably DEATH OF A LUNATIC BY FIRE.--Between seven and eight o'clock on Wednesday morning the inmates of St. Peter's Hospital, Bristol, were alarmed i by an outcry from the female lunatics' ward. On inquiry t turned out that the clothes of one of the female lunatics had, by some means caught fire. The event caused great con sternation in the ward, which was heightened by the fact that the doors were locked, and the poor creature unable to get out, or any immediate assistance rendered her. The nurse who had possession of the keys was not, it appears, up at the time, but she quickly appeared, half-dressed, with the keys , and having entered the ward the woman on fire was soon stripped of her clothes, though not before she received some severe burns. She was promptly attended by the nouse surgeon, but the injury she received was such that she lingered in the greatest agony till yesterday, when death put a p er i o d to her sufferings. At an inquest held yesterd a y it ap peared that her name wa s Caroline Gwillarn, and th a t she had been an inmate of t he lunatic asylum for twenty nine years. When asked how the accident happened, the deceased said she wanted to burn the house and herself to, and that she set herself on fire with a lucifer match. The jury returned a verdict to that effect. DARING ESCAPE.—As the steamer Baron was sailing down the Clyde on Saturday last, a roan suddenly sprang into the river. He struck out for the shore, which he He proved to b e a p r i soner, w h o was reached in safety. being conveyed to Dumbarton in custody of a constable, accompanied by a gamekeeper, on a charge of poaching. He had been handcuffed, but the irons had been re moved for a few minutes, at his urgent request, until he should retire. Then it was that he seized upon a favour able moment to effect his escape. It is not known , whether he has been recaptured. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 33 to 1 agst Seahorse (taken). 40 to 1 agst Haco (taken). 50 to 1 agst Mistletoe (taken). THE DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Marley Hill (taken.) 30 to 1 agst Dervish (taken). 33 to 1 agst Marsyas (taken). 50 to 1 agst Tom, late Mountain Hawk (taken). The Room will be opened on Saturday for the pur pose of comparing bets on the Doncaster events, and for the despatch of business in general. COUNTY STAKES, WARWICK.—The objection raised ag,ainst Conmore was not valid ; the amount of the stakes won by him at Yarmouth being under 1001. ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM RACES. THURSDAY. MAIDEN PLATE of 401. was won at two heats by Ho thorpe, 6 yrs, 9st (Sly), beating the Arrow, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (Cliff), Recruit, 5 yrs, Bst 111 b (Juggard), Mr. Em merson's Don John filly, 3 yrs, 7st 111 b (Collins), and three others. VISITORS' and TRADESMEN'S PLATE of 50 sovs., added to a handicap of 5 sovs. each, 2 ft, the forfeits to go to the second horse. For 3-yrs-old and upwards. Win ners extra. One mile and a half. (24 subs., four of whom pay 2 sovs. each.) Mr. Land's Odiham, by Pantaloon, 5 yrs, Bst 71b (H. May) 1 Captain D'Arcy's The Chase, 4 yrs, Est 111 b _ _ (W. May) 2 Mr. J. Dawson's Jack Leeming, 5 yrs, Bst 111 b (Barker) 3 The following also ran :—Sleeping Partner, Hothorpe, Honesty, Lady Blanche, Bradford, Will Watch. Betting :-3 to 1 agst Sleeping Partner, 4 to 1 agst Odiham, sto 1 agst Honesty. A capital race from the half distance with the three placed. Won by a neck—a head only between second and third—the others beaten off. The winner pulled up lame. Early in the race, Bradford came into collision with Lady Blanche, and his jockey was thrown ; Bradford then bolting down the course, knocked down a woman and child, who were much injured. ROCKINGHAM STAKES of 3 sous. each, with 40 added, were won at two heats by Sir J. V. Shelley's Herbert, aged (100/.), Bst 21b (Sly), beating Miss Jemima, 4 yrs (100/.), 7st 91b (Wakefield) ; The Marchioness, aged (100/.), Bst 21b (Hornsby), and two others. The winner was claimed. SPECULATION PLATE of 25/., added to a sweepstakes of 3 sous. each, for 2.yr-olds and upwards. Optional selling weights, &c. The second to save his stake. Once round. Mr. J. Dawson's Economy, 5 yrs (401.), Bst 41b . . (Barker) 1 Mr. Stoven's The Assayer, 2 yrs (40/.), 4st 121 b (Fordhain) 2 Mr. Smith's Isabella, 4 yrs (401.), 7st 121 b (11. May) 3 The following also ran : Jullien, Salopian, and So phistry. Betting : Even and 6 to 5 agst Economy, who was post-entered, 5 to 2 agst Assayer, 4 to 1 agst Sophistry. Won by half a length. Bad third. The others beaten off. The winner was sold for 65 guineas. MEDWAY STAKES of 2 sovs. each, with 25 added by W. Smith, Esq., M. P. ; for 3-yrs-old and upwards. Optional selling weights. &c. The second to save his . stake Once round and a distance. _ _ Mr. C. Dilly's Luxurious, 3 yrs (50/.), 6st 21b (Fordham) 1 Lord Clifden's Warbler, 3 yrs (751.), Est 101 b (Tovey) 2 Mr. Balehin's Fame, 4 yrs (501.), 7st 31b (Hiett) 3 The following also ran : Friendless Boy, Jullien, and Glazebrook. Mr. Land's Mustang went to the post, but did not get off. _ _ _ Betting : Even on Warbler, 4 to 1 agst Luxurious. Won by a head. Bad third. CURRAGH SEPTEMBER MEETING. • WEDNESDAY. WELLINGTON STAKES, 30 sovs, h ft. New Three-year old Course. Mr. Murphy's bl f Twig, by Launcelot, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (E. Keegan) 1 Lord Waterford's oh c April Fool, 3 yrs, ist 1 Olb (D. Doyle) 2 SELLING STAKES of 5 sovs, p p, 25 sovs added, for two yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 81b. Lord Conyngham's br f Ben Heder, by Crozier, (301.) 6st 101 b, and 21b extra (Conolly) 1 Mr. Neilson's ch f Bondmaid (501.) 7st 31b (T. Harrison.) 2 Lord Waterford's ch f by Coranna, out of Elf (mare un) • (J. Wynne) 3 HER MAJESTY'S PLATE Of 100 gs., for horses, &c. ; weight for age; three-yr-olds, 9st 91b; four, lOst 111 b ; five, list 41b ; six and ag e d, li s t 71b ; 31b allowed to mares and geldings. Two miles. Mr. Rynd's br c Crusader, by Crozier, 3 yrs (E. Keegan) 1 Mr. Harrison's ch m Chaseway, 5 yrs ...(Harrison) 2 Lord Waterford's b h Bellewetown, 5 yrs (James Doyle) 3 Won by three parts of a length. SECOND CLASS OF THE STEWARDS' STAKES, 10 sovs. each, with 30 sovs added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 41b ; fillies, Bst; 31b allowed to untried stallions or mares ; 51b to both. The winner of the Anglesey Stakes 71b extra. Anglesey Post. Mr. Watt's ch c Paddy Heffran (Foley) 1 Mr. E. Orford's br c Banathath (mare un) (E. Kegan) 2 ,ACES—TIIESDAY. ND PLATE. One mile. DONCASTER R. WEIGHTS for the STAN Yrs st lb Gladiole 6 8 11 Maidstone Maid of Team Valley a 8 7 Calot Snowdon Dunhill 3 8 6 Billy Richardson 4 8 4 Sir Robert (h b) 6 8 2 Kiteflyer Antigone Abdallah Chedder 3 7 12 Farmer's Boy 4 7 12 Solyman 4 7 11 Humphrey 6 7 11 Beau Brummell Corybautes 3 7 9 Chilton Friday Alfred the Great 4 7 4 Ugly Buck (g) 3 7 4 Thrush Ann Eliza Catherine Parr Yrs st lb The Puritan The Proctor Bracey Maid of Golborne 3 6 12 Whalebone 3 6 11 Pastrycook 3 6 11 Tested 4 6 11 Nightshade 3 6 11 Pl;cid 3 6 11 Lord Lieutenant 3 6 11 Killarney Risk (h 13) 6 6 9 Tavistock Miss Agnes Cassio 3 6 6 Miss Fortune 4 6 6 Slang Patience 3 6 5 Goldfringe 4 6 2 Lady Flora John Bull 3 5 6 Dressmaker ... , Apricot (g) 3 5 2 Rattlecap INTERFERENCE WITH THE PRICES OP GRAIN AND BREAD IN FRANCE. (From, the Times.) The French Government appears already to have discovered some of the mischievous consequences of its interference with the supply of corn and the sale of bread, for the Ifoniteur has been made to declare that it is absolutely false that the Govern ment was about to make purchases of corn. Un fortunately, very few days have elapsed since its semi-official organs laid claim to credit for a decla ration that prices would not rise, because large quantities of wheat had already been ordered in the Mediterranean, and the Government was said to be engaged in making further purchases. The con sequence of this information, whether true or false, was, that the orders of the private houses in the French corn trade were to a large extent counter manded, and the natu *al channels of supply were stopped. Meanwhile, purchases to a very large amount had undoubtedly been made in England, in the Baltic, and probably in the Levant, for the French market, and, from the manner in which these orders were given, we venture to affirm that they did not proceed from the ordinary houses of business. On the contrary, these orders were despatched to foreign markets with so little care and forethought that they produced the effect of a panic, and prices rose everywhere in a single week, as we saw at Mark-lane, about 20 per cent. There seems to be very little doubt that the French demand was the cause of this abrupt augmenation, for, although the prospects of our own harvest have not mate rially changed in the last ten days, no further rise has taken place since the French orders have been executed. Those persons, whoever they may be, who have participated in this speculation have therefore thrown away a good deal of money very absurdly. They have bought up corn in foreign markets at the highest price it has reached for several years, and this has been done at a time when the French markets were either considerably depressed, or interrupted altogether, by the uncer tainty thrown on the future value of the grain. At Rambouillet, for instance, and other places in the neighbourhood of Paris, wheat has fallen in the last week about 4 francs a hectolitre, which is between 6s. and 7s. a quarter, and in many pro vincial markets no sales could be effected at all. So that not only has the French farmer been more exposed in this to unrestricted com emergencyh has een if..it b ought up at suits the u pe n t n it e i n o ali n, y bu h t ig f h ore p i ri gn ee gr s, a to in d i o n w n theirth e legi timateown holdrse, priceat a lo o s f s, be so l d, markets. That is certainly n in at o i r v d e er pt k du ee c ri e a very ludicrous example of the shifts to which the partisans of a protective system may be driven by fear of the consequences of their own restrictive laws, and if all public discussion were not extinguished in France, the agricultural interest might fairly com plain that it is not allowed to compete, even on fair terms, with its neighbours. In his anxiety to secure the r em f rumentariam of Paris, Louis Na poleon wo u ld p l ay a very sh a bby t r i c k t o hi s prin cipal supporter s i n th e rural population by running up corn abro a d an d depressing it at home. But, as his Government has once attempted to make the prices of corn and bread depend on its own will and pleasure, and not on the laws of trade, it is impossible that the producers and holders of these commodities throughout the country should feel any confidence in their future position. To pre vent a man from selling the produce of his labour and his field at its current value is as gross an interference with the rights of property as the Socialists have ever recommended ; and, although all protective systems of import duties are de signed to raise prices by artificial means, it is a new sign of extravagance and delusion to use arti ficial means to depress thorn. The sound principle is that, supposing a scarcity to exist, it is only by higher prices that the necessary supplies can be obtained, and it is fortunate for a wealthy country like France that she can command them with tolerable certainty by paying for them ; but by no artifice can she obtain more where there is less, or make that cheap which is naturally dear. These remarks apply to the general supply of corn with which the French Government now de clares, we know not with what sincerity, that it does not propose to interfere. But it unquestion ably has interfered with the price of bread, and that in the most inconsistent and reprehensible manner. The Echo Agrieole, which is the organ of the French corn-market, states that the order fix ing the price of the quartern loaf is merely a Pari sian measure, not intended to affect the country at large. licit already it has been found necessary to extend it to Versailles and the environs of Paris ; and it may be anticipated that the populace of all the great towns in France will resist paying a higher price for their loaf than that fixed by the Emperor for the advantage of the capital. Some refractory bakers have already been arrested, but incarceration will not induce a whole class of tradesmen to sell below cost price. Bakers in a time of scarcity are entitled to the peculiar protec tion of a wise Government, because the populace generally attributes the necessary augmentation in the price of bread to a wrong cause, and not unfrequently vents its resentment on the unoffending man of dough. B u t t h e l ate mea sure of uis Napoleon renders the bakers in the provinces peculiarly obnoxious to popular suspicion, because they must continue to sell their bread dearer than bread is sold at in Paris. Hence the intimidation of the people will attempt to do in the provinces what the intimidation of the Government has done in the capital ; and if this course be persisted in, and prices remain high, the public tranquillity will probably be disturbed. Another inconvenience has arisen from this mea sure by its effect on the dealings of the baking trade with the miller. The practice in France is, that the miller supplies flour to the baker at a price varying from 8 to 12 per cent. below the fixed price of bread. But since the price of bread has been fixed by the Government not at, but below, the value of the article, leaving the baker to receive compensation from the Treasury when he can get it, the millers naturally refuse to supply flour on these reduced conditions, and the bakers are unable to purchase flour at a price which they cannot reco ver from their customers. If the price of bread is 121 per cent. below what it ought to be, that amount more than absorbs the whole profit of the baker; he therefore would work at a loss, and consequently he will cease on such conditions to purchase flour at all. If the Government is prepared to indemnify the baker for the loss on his bread, that indemnity must find its way to the miller for the loss on his flour, and ag ain to the grower of corn for the loss on his wheat. But the corn-grower and the miller are not, as the Guild of Bakers are, under the control of the police of Paris, and consequent ly they will either hold back their supplies or seek a freer market ; the consequence of which must be th a t Paris will be worse off than any part of the country where the maximum has not been intro duced. A more complete reductio ad absurdum of a fallacy in political economy we never remember ; and this occurs in France, the country in whi c h M. de Turgot wrote his memorable Letters on Grain, so long ago that his excellent precepts and sound principles have had time to be forgotten. We suspect that Louis Napoleon's conversion to the doctrines of free trade, and his knowledge of the subject, very nearly resemble the Christianity of Tae-ping-wang, the head of the Chinese insur gents. He may have got by heart the command ments of Adam Smith and some of the precepts of the late Mr. Porter ; but on any critical emergency the old Imperialist superstitions have their way, and he has recourse to an expedient which even his uncle would hardly have ventured upon, and which a Minister like Count Mollien would never have allowed Napoleon I. to commit. STATUE OF SIR ROBERT PEEL IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.—On Wednesday Gibson's statue of the late Sir Robert Peel was erected in the north transept of West minster Abbey, under the superintendence of the sculptor himself, who has recently arrived in England from Rome. The statue was sculptured at Rome ;it is of pure white marble, and stands upon an elegant pedes tal of blue veined marble ; it is of the life size, and draped with the classical toga. The likeness is admir able, and the attitude highly expressive, representing Sir Robert Peel in the act of addressing the Senate, and marking an emphasis by the pressure of the palm of the left hand with a scroll which he holds in his right hand. SUICIDE BY A BOY.—A boy, about 14 yews of age, named Edward Mortimer, residing with his father, a tradesmen in St. Paul's, Exeter, committed suicide on Monday morning last. On the previous day the father of the deceased gave him some money to pay a three weeks' milk score, and after the person had called for the money his sister noticed that he bad still some pence in his possession, and informed his m other-in-law of the circumstance. The latter made some inquiries of the lad as to bow he came by it, and expressed herself to the effect that she believed be bad told her an untruth, telling him the truth would come out on the following morning; he immediately left the room, and in half an hour afterwards the boy was found suspended to the bed-post by his silk neckerchief, quite dead. THE GREAT RAILWAY BRIDGE AT CARMARTHEN.— The m iddle of the present month has been named as the period when the railway bridge, now in the course of formation on the South Wales line at Carmarthen, will be ready for the sliding platform. The peculiarity of . t hi s structure arises from the fact that the Towey being a tidal river it became necessary to plan a bridge which should admit the transit of vessels, hence the bridge will have two openings, one of 55 feet and the other of 35 feet. The larger portion will be drawn up a slight incline of the rails, and then, by its own weight, fall into place again. The bridge cannot be finished before the middle of October. The telegraphic communication between London and Perth was completed on Saturday evening. THURSDAY. WEIGHTS for the TWO-YEAR-OLD SWEEPSTAKES. House in. st lb Domino - Wild Huntsman 8 7 Queen's Own Astolfo 7 12 Miss Castling colt New Warrior Welham Trump Queen 7 7 Kennyside Hero 7 5 Little Gerrad Loretta (late Jessa mine) Vixen Langley Jetty Treffz 7 0 Red st lb Rosaline Basquine Victorine 6 1 Mary The Jewess 6 12 Commodore Charley 6 10 Adelaide Sister of Mercy 6 6 Boddicote Topsy Little Jem ..—. 6 0 Polly Burns 6 0 Sister to Countess of Burlington BRITISH MusErm—Yesterday the library of the British Museum, which has been dosed for a week, was re-opened to persons having the privilege of admission, and will remain open during the present and succeeding month from the hours of nine a.m. to five p.m The department of the Museum allotted to antiquities and curiosities will be re-opened to-day, the hours of admis sion being from ten to five o'clock. 100 8i 181 100 100 all 111 1100 all 7 100 100 'lOO 42i 34 all 50 40 25 25 100 3i 100 1100 100 100 100 all 100 all 21s. 100 20 116 100 100 100 100 Business done this day. 13 121 80 791 x d 50 13 72i i 99/ 1071 Gi 7 x (1 x d 81i x d x d 66 51 55 4 2i 5S D 3 d 66f 7i x d 36i 6 IP A IN 100 [OO 100 100 all 100 1.0 61 St. 20 5 St. 24 i 113 37 it