The Sun. — London, England, 1853-09-10 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster —Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, Sari. 10, Will be performed the Comic Drama entitled TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. Characters by Messrs. Alfred Wigan, Cullen ford, and Keeley; Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Mary Keeley. After which, will be presented SARDANAPALUS. To be followed by THE CAMP AT CHOBHAM. To conclude with WHAT I NO CAB ? ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Mans.ger, Mr. Farren. THIS EVENING, StPT. 10, Will be performed THE TIMES. Characters byMettsrs. T. Farren, J. Johnstone, William Farren, G. Cooke, and Shalders ; Mesdames Sarah Lyons and Bartlett. With SHYLOCK ; or, THE MERCHANT OF "VENICE PRE SERVED." Pr i nc ipal character by Mr. F. Robso n . THE WANDERING MINSTREL. Jem Rags, Mr. F. Robson. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. gole Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. First Night of the long-promised Classical Burlesque, introducing the whole of the Company, and in compliance with a general wish expressed by the Patrons of this most Popular Establish ment, the Grand National Spectacle of the Battle of Waterloo at half-price, which has reached Its 78th night, forming a Phalanx of Attraction never before witnessed within the Walls of the Amphi theatre. The Feats in the Circle applauded to the very echo. Miss Emily Cooke's triumphal career continues undiminished; her graceful and daring Performance is nightly hailed with demon strations of delight. N.B.—Miss KATE COOKE will appear on MONDAY, Sep tember 19th. THIS EVENING, SEPT. 10, and MONDAY, SEPT. 12, And during the week, will be presented (First time) a New Classical Burlesque, written by Mr. W. Suter (from the Royal Lyceum), who is expressly engaged to aid its representation, to be entitled JUPITER'S DECREE, AND THE FALL OF PHAETON; or, THE FAIRY COURSERS OF THE SUN. To be followed by Mr. W. Cooke's Scenes in the CIRCLE, in which that matchless wonder, Miss Emily Cooke, will appear on her rapid Courser and Marvellous Flight through 16 Balloons. Concluding with (78th time) THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Kr. W. West. DAIIY WEATHER TABLE. SATURDAY, SEPT. 10, 1853. State of the wind and weather at each of the following places at nine o'clock yesterday morning. The stations are arranged in order of latitude. SOUTHAMPTON—N., gentle breeze—overcast. FOLKESTONE—N., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. GREENWlCH—Calm—overcast. STROOD—N., calm--partially cloudy. SWINDON—S.E., light airs--cloudy. CAMBRlDGE—Calm—clotady. BIRMINGHAM—N.E. calm—overcast. YARMOUTH—W., calm—cloudless. CREWE—Calm—overcast. LANCASTER—W., calm—partially cloudy. SHAD— N.W., calm—overcast. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the weather on Thursday morning at nine o'clock : LIMERICK—E., calm—cloudless. IituLLINGAR—N.E., calm—foggy. CBEws—calm—partially cloudy. Rom/HEAD—Calm — overcast. LANCASTER — W., calm—partially cloudy. DARLINGTON — N.E., gentle breeze—overcast, light rains. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TEM DAT —Morning 17 min. after 6 I Evening 43 min.aft. 6 To-Moanow—Morning 12 mi n . a ft er 7 1 Evening 47 min.aft. 7 THE WEATHER.--Stuf OFFIOS, SEPT. 10. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 63—highest since noon yesterday. 55—lowest this morning and during the night. 64—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29'82. WIND, S.E.—Light breeze, and cloudy. Seoe ) b . - dalf ..400 , 94„ t §l4,n THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1853 LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1853. The Alarmists are again endeavouring to fill the public mind with apprehensions. They are spread ing abroad the gloomiest forebodings in regard to the harvest, and in regard to the cholera. They are beginning to talk confidently of the approach of a formidable dearth of provisions, and of the steady advance of a dreaded pestilence. If we were to credit but a small proportion of their sinister pre dictions, we must assuredly give ourselves up for lost between the hormors of these two vast cala mities, about which they have lately become so grimly garrulous. Now, precaution is, of course, all very well—but it must be allowed at the same time to be not less irrational when it degenerates into panic than it would be if it gave place to a blind and culpable indifference. We invari ably suspect the motives of those who are so peculiarly vociferous in announcing the perils in store for the great masses of the population. We cannot but conjecture that some other object is kept in view than the indulgence of a morbid fancy when a certain class of publicists begin sounding the trumpet of alarm with more noise than circumstances would appear to justify. It so happens, moreover, at the pre sent juncture, that we are confirmed in these sus picions by one remarkable and really significant remembrance. The recollection, we mean, that terrors of this extraordinary character, if only in dustriously awakened in the popular heart, would be wonderfully well calculated to subserve, in the most effectual manner, the paltry policy recently adventured upon by a band of pusillanimous ad ministrators. Convince the multitude that they are actually threatened at this moment with famine, and impress their minds, in addi tion to this, with the belief that a disas trous scarcity will be accompanied by a destructive pestilence, and you will be better enabled to satisfy them with an uncertain peace purchased by a disgraceful compromise. In other words, you may paralyse them by these horrible prophecies of a bad harvest and return ing cholera into consenting to a series of- conces sions from which their nobler instincts under more propitious circumstances must inevitably have re volted. The reasoning is obvious, and the de duction from it at this crisis we conceive to be no less apparent. Certainly, to say the very least of it, these Alarmists begin croaking at a period the most op portune, so far as concerns the abject foreign Policy of the Coalition Government ! Nothing could come more exquisitely " in the nick" than their horrid BEWARE as to the Dearth and the Cholera. Threatened, according to their s howing, with the simultaneous scourges of Famine and Pestilence, Western Europe might naturally enou g h be expected to take less interest than usual in the manlier of settling the Eastern difficulty by a vamped treaty and a cobbled paci fication. People might reasonably neglect paying much attention to the course taken by events at at St. Petersburg and Constantinopl e when they are told that the modern plague is again stalking across Europe towards them, and that the e grain crops a re everywhere provin g miserablyat in this manner inadequate f or the wants of the population. It is that the Alarmists are strivin g to prepare the subser viency public mind for an acceptancewhic N: c ou l n d f nb amountunt to a tacit approval of a shameless a c t viency to the pride, ambition, and ar rogance of the Russian AUTOCRAT. According to this rational view of things we may readily account for the brious tone in which the apologists of the ABER DEEN Cabinet have been latterly accustomed to speak of the probable deterioration of the harvest, and of the likelihood of a sp eed y return of Asiatic Cholera. An instant's reflection may therefore satisfy even the most c redulous that many of the e sombre rumours recent l y promul g ated by the Alarmists, i. e., by the more blundering of the Abe rdeenists, may just within the limits of pos sibility be slightly in one or two instances—exag gerated. Notwithstanding all that has been asserted of late so confidently about the deficiency of the grain • crops, notwithstanding the enormous rise in the price of corn effected at intervals by the ingenuity of the panicmongers, notwithstanding the riots that have taken place in Belgium and in parts of France, in consequence of the increased demands made by the millers and the bakers upon the unfortunate purchaser —we don't at all regard the present harvest as likely, when completed, to prove as lamentably deficient as many have anti cipated. As to the cholera, When, we should like to know, s- nce the period of its last most memorable appearance, have our large towns been altogether free from its va during the warm seasons, r i a t ges I Why, has always more or less aided in swelling the amount of the general mortality. The truth of this has been evidenced again and again by the official ret urn of the Registrar -General. P eople died of the cholera in London last year, and the year before, and the year before that. It is, consequently, with no new disease that the community is threat ened when they are told of the approach once' more of this dreadful and destructive pestilence. No !--while we would urge upon our rulers more and more strenuously if possible than ever the adoption of better sanitary regulations, while we would insist more and more energetically upon the advisability of facilitating by every contrivance the general transit of provisions—we would, ne vertheless, at the same time, protest most loudly and earnestly against the sinister predictions recently disseminated about the harvest, and about the cholera, believing them to be, in our conscience, marked by the most criminal exagge ration. We all know what is meant in common par lance by trailing the herring. We believe that the herring has been trailed in the instance here particularised. We believe that attempts have been made to divert popular attention from all that is odious in our treatment of Turkey, and from all that is despicable in our sycophancy to Russia, by talking about the probability of the simultaneous approach of scarcity and pestilence. The common sense of the community, we hope, however, will altogether defeat this contemptible endeavour. Englishmen will not allow themselves, we trust, to be alarmed in this manner into a disregard for the sacred rights of an unoffending ally, or into an unwonted indifference for the fair fame of their own cou ntr y , the honour of which we believe is at th is mo me n t being deplorably compromised. The Ursine fraternity are displaying considerable activity and boldness in their operations on the Stock Exchange. They are taking advantage of every circumstance whereon "to hang a doubt" that may suffice to alarm the timid or inexperi enced, and induce them to sacrifice their property at far less than its actual value. They are the better able to carry out their inequitable projects by the temporary absence from town of the lead ing bulls, who are seized with the rural mania for the time being, and flying in every direction in pursuit of health, or amusement, in accordance with their respective tastes. Such an opportunity is seldom or ever thrown away by their energetic opponents. As there is but little real business at this season, they are enabled to depress the quotations at their pleasure, and any person com pelled by circumstances to dispose of his property without reserve must make up his mind to a con siderable loss in the transaction. It is strange that capitalists who have money lying idle, while waiting for a favourable investment, should not take due advantage of the golden opportunity. By so doing, they could be certain of realising consider able profits. But, independently of the pre valent vis inertia, and the readiness with which they permit themselves to be operated on by the centrifugal force which affects every thorough-bred and thorough-going " cit" at this time, driving him in any direction, and in pursuance of any object, so that it be away from town and business—there seems to be a general desire to let the " bears" play out their game for a time, satisfied that ample retribution will follow the short-lived triumph. They like, too, to await the turn of the tide, when the stream has set in in au opposite direction, or, in Capel court parlance, when " prices show a tendency upwards." It is true that those who have the good fortune to hit the lucky moment of 'Change make very considerable profits, but if the gains be smaller they are more certain, and, therefore, the worthy speculators for a rise bide their time, and the market consequently first becomes heavy, then weak ; then a panic sets in, and the uniniti ated, frightened by the direct mendacity, as well as the hints, insinuations, and surmises that follow each other in rapid succession, surrender themselves up as willing victims, leaving portions of the " golden fleece" upon the brambles and thorns that surround the magic portals. Why will men permit themselves to be thus victimised ? Some, unquestionably, are unable to help themselves, being driven to the course by causes over which they have no control ; but the great majority are, as we have stated, " the timid and the inexpe rienced," who reverse the economical rule, being anxious to "sell in the cheapest and to buy in the dearest market—Quos Deus volt perdere prius dementta." It is impossible to help those who will not help themselves—of whom the artful dodger might say, "It is no pleasure to cheat them, they're so jolly green." We could understand the nature and the causes of the depression that prevailed in 1847 and 1848, when the bullion in the Bank had fallen to less than ten millions, and there was a danger that the " Old Lady"—notwithstanding an amount amply sufficient under a judicious monetary code to provide abundantly for all engage ments—might be driven to the greatest straits through the stringent operation of the Act of 1844 ; but it really is inexplicable at this moment, when there is more than 17,000,0001. of gold in hand. It is true that the final arrangement of the Turco-Russian question has not yet been au thoritatively announced ; but there seems to be but little doubt that the problem will speedily receive a pacific solution. Each passing shower enables the croakers and alarmists to predict a total failure of the harvest, and a consequent scarcity. We doubt, however, if the " loaf" will be anything whatsoever dearer than it is at this moment, or if the opportunities for remunerative employment—the great matter, after all, for a commercial and industrial community—will be at all lessened. So long as there is abundant occupation for men " able and willing to work," there is nothing to fear in the social condition of England. The most superficial ob server may perceive that there is that general activity—that the working classes, generallyspeak ing, are fully occupied, and that, notwithstanding the high prices, they are in the enjoyment of un usual comforts. Indeed, the extravagant prices are in a great degree ascribable to the increased demand occasioned by the number of persons able to afford a much larger expenditure than was for merly practicable. The Board of Trade returns, too, show that the foreign demand is fully keeping pace with that for domestic use. The declared value of our exports for the first seven months of the year exhibit increases amounting in the aggregate to nearly ten millions of pounds sterling beyond those of the corresponding months of last year—the returns being from January to August, 1845, 49,861,6431. against 40,138,5601. for the corresponding months of 1852, and nearly 9,350,0001. beyond those of the same months in 1851. We may also add that the importation of wheat has been nearly doubled, and that of flour materially increased. Under such circumstances there is really nothing to fear. Let the alarmists cry out as they will, Old England will still weather the storm ; and persons possessed of property need not submit to any losses, or suffer themselves to be u nduly alarmed in consequence of the unfounded Predicti ons of interested individuals. All that is required is, that they should not throw their stock or grounds. Bh area on th e mar k e t on insufficient DEATH OF CAPTAI N SI The Dublin Evenin g N Z - W. C. H. BURNABY, BART.— lant officer has been reported , :—The death of this al son of the Burnaby was only Sir William Chaloner Sir William Crisp Hood g late daughter of Crisp Burnaby, Bait, by Elizabeth Molyneux, Esq. ,of Garboldesh ' i reetY Norfolk, and grandson of Admiral Sir William diei t i i the Lee successively neld the chief commartlidron:3`by, Bart., who Islands and Jamaica stations, an d ward This succeeded his father as third baronet in 17 i g ' 4 1777 * He DEATH OF SIR PECKHAM MICKLRWAITR, BA 1833 ng - the li hon. boronet, who died at his seat on Friday, sixty-eighth year, was created a baronet d i 3 i r r 'i ill his late Lord Melbourne's administration, i n married, in 1836, the sister of the late Lord Bateman. e MELANCHOLY CASE or DROWNING AT MARGATE. The very offensive practice of ladies and gentlemen bathing in close proximity with each other is followed in Margate. On Thursday, while the different sexes were thus indulging in the luxuries of open air sea bath. ing, a lady observed a young gentleman, who was bath ing close to her, struggle and then sink. At first she thought that he was only indulging in aquatic gambols, but his cries and continued struggles quickly convinced her of the reality of his danger, and sh e accordingly ' hurried back to the shore, loudly screaming for help and pointing towards the drowning man, who was carried out of sight and buried for ever beneath the waves befor 0 assistance could reach him, although several boats in stantly pushed off from shore. His body has not since i b een discovered. The unfortunate youth was a student, ipreparing for holy orders. MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. _ The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 we re t a k en for export and on speculation. The market closed heavily. Railway Shares were again depressed, at lower prices. The balance sheet of the Bank of England made up to the 3d inst. is particularly interesting, be cause it includes the period when the minimum rate of discount was advanced, and partly illustrates that measure. The bullion had fallen off to a greater extent than ever, and the demand for dis counts was much increased, while the deposits of private parties, as well as the amount of Govern ment securities held, was reduced. It is not im probable that this movement is in a great measure due to the preparations made by those who appre hended a renewed application of the " screw," and as far as is known bullion will for a time continue to be taken for R uss i a an d Chi na. V ery l arge supplies of grain have, however, been already paid for, and the completion of harvest is advancing under more favourable auspices. The activity of our general foreign trade is, therefore, the main present cause of money being in request, but the uncertainty connected with the Eastern question aggravates the matter, and induces hoarding on the continent. Compared with the previous week, the changes are as follow : Active circulation.. Decrease_... Bullion . Decrease—. Rest £22,465,945 310,360 16,500,068 462,850 3,634,523 343,083 4,701,598 99,913 11,017,313 116,043 1,447,059 18,490 12,773,176 254,406 14,546,194 Increase' Public Deposits Increase Other Deposits Decrease Seven-day and other Bills Decrease , Government Securities Decrease_ . Other Securities... Increase_ .. Notes unemployed . Decrease- 715,359 7,696,695 58,650 Bills of exchange on the principal continental cities were taken yesterday afternoon at very full rates, Paris, 90 days, 25, 17i- to 20 ; Amsterdam, 11, 17} to -i- ; Hamburgh, 13, 61 to i ; and Trieste, 10, 54 to 58. _ _ The amount of silver exported from London direct during the week to Thursday last was 16,000 ounces, and of gold 45,573 ounces, all to the Con tinent. English Stocks are steady, with very little doing either for Money or Account. Consols have been 96g for Transfer, and 96i I for Account. The New Three-and-a,-Quarter per Cents. have realised 99k, and the Three per Cents. 97k. Exchequer Bills have been at par to 2s. discount, and Indian Bonds at par. Foreign Stocks are quiet, but maintain their prices very fairly. Mexican Bonds have been 25 to 26 ; Buenos Ayres, 66 ; and Brazilian Small 1014. Spanish New Deferred Stock is at 23, and Portuguese Four per Cents. are quoted 44. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been done at 64f. The English Railway Share Market has been lower again, and sales are pressed. French Shares, however, are well supported. _ The Old Trewethei Consolidated Mining Com pany tried their new 20-horse steam-engine on Thursday last, at the factory of Medwin and Hall, in Blackfriars-road. It has been built by that firm expressly for that company, and its use will be a novelty to miners. It is firmly placed upon wheels, and its portability will allow of its being ' removed from one locality to another with perfect ease. The consumption of coals is small, and, with improvements in the construction of the flues, which will be effected when the engine is on the mine, that expenditure will be materially lessened. The company will have it at work in about a month from the present time, when the operations on the old antimony lode will be resumed. The former adventurers profited 50,0001. in two years from the lode, and at the present price of antimony, which is 451. per ton, this company stands in a fair posi tion to realise a similar result. The Mining Share Market has been very flat again. Joint-Stock Banks are heavy. Land Com panies' Shares still recede. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. (Prom the Official List.) _ . Business done. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities . . 9 68 IA New 31 per Cent. Annuities shut tevi Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Dittc, 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 fndia Bonds, £l000 Consols for Account 13th October Exchequer Bills, ld. £lOOO .... £5OO .. Small .., par 2d par 2d par 2d PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Small Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent 991 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 66 Chilian Bonds, 3 per Cent Mexican 3 per Cent. Portuguese Bonds, 4 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto 4i per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent 94 i i Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 47 Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 23 2t Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 6 i P 0 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ......„ Consols Ditto October Account TWO O'CLOCK. 96 961 COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 7. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and Prince Alfred left Holyrood Palace yesterday morning at a quarter-past eight, and travelled by railway to Cupar Angus, where carriages were in readiness to convey them by the Spittal of Glen Shee to Balmoral, where they arrived at a quarter-past six. In attendance were the Duchess of Wellington, the Hon. Mary Bulteel, the Earl Granville, the Hon. Col. Phipps, the Hon. Col. Gordon, Sir James Clark, and Mr. Gibbs. At Holyrood Palace her Majesty was handed to her carriage by the Marquis of Breadalbane and Major- General Napier, commanding the troops in Scotland, and escorted by a detachment of the 7th Hussars. The Duke of Hamilton had the honour of dining with her Majesty at Holyrood Palace on Monday. - SEPT. 8. Her Majesty drove yesterday to Abergeldie with his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The Royal dinner party yesterday included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Bent, Count Alexander Mens dorff, and Lady Augusta Bruce. Dispatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial office to the Governor-General of Canada, and the Go vernors of the other North American provinces. Dis patches were sent on Thursday to the Governor of Hong Kong, the Governor of Malta, and the Lord High Com missioner of the lonian Islands. The Duke of Cambridge, after reviewing the cavalry at Portobello, joined the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, who arrived on Tuesday afternoon from Eglinton Castle. The Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz also reached Edinburgh on Tuesday, and will proceed, with the distinguished visitors we have men tioned to Taymouth Castle. _ ... The Duchess of Wellington, on closing her term in waitinf; on the Queen at Balmoral, is expected to visit her noble parents, the Marquis and Marchioness of Tweeddale, at Hester House, near Haddington. Viscount and Viscountess Canning have sailed from Torbay on board the Fair Rosamond, yacht, on a cruise off the coast of Scotland. _.. .... The Right Hon. Lord John Russell arrived at the Queen's Hotel, Glasgow, on Wednesday evening. THE BRAEMAR GATHERING.—The Braemar Highland gathering comes off on Thursday, the 15th current, and it is expected that the Queen, Prince Albert, aad the Royal family will honour it with their presence. RATING THE MUSEUM OF PRACTICAL GEOLOGY.-It appears that the government, to whom this institution now belongs, has objected to pay poor-rates, but have offered a bonus in lieu, and a question arose at the vestry meeting of St. James's pariah yesterday whether they could accept that alternative ? This, on being put to the vote, was decided in the negative, and conse quently the parish will in future insist upon claiming the rates. _ _ MARRIAGE OF MR. SPURT, marriage of Mr. Sturt, M.P., nephew M . R—Th t i o s mt the n E i n a g rl th o e f Bingham, daughter G o George's, e rg C of a t r h d e ig E an a , rl w o i t th Lu th oa e n, L t a o d o y k A pl u a g o u e st a a tst. stand Han over-square.intheT relationhebr o id f e fi g r r s o t o o m ou e s l i e n ct to an ea d o t h h o e t y h o e u r. ng lady BRISTOL WOOL F A IR, S EP T. 9.—The usual annual great wool f a i r c l ose d l ast night. The quant i ty pitc h e d fell a good deal short of that sent in last year, a circum stance, no doubt, to some extent, owing to an anticipa tion on the part of the staplers that wools would not realise the late prices, but, also, probably influenced by the fact that sales are now largely made by samples from the bulk, the deliveries to be regulated by order. Tiler.: was an average attendance of buyers, but the prices asked to a great extent restricted sales. Low class wools were a good deal required, but for the better descriptions there were not many purchasers. Tegs, which have latterly been in much request, experienced 1 a re-action, and were very difficult to move, and pieces could only be done by staplers submitting to prices which did not remunerate the p r i me cost from the former to them. Skin lambs brought fr om 13d . to 17d. per lb.; and sheep from 10d. to 16d. per lb. THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE STRAND.-ANOTHER DEATH. INQUEST ON THE BODIES—(THIS DAY.) Mr. Langham, Deputy-Coroner for Westminster, at ten o'clock this morning, opened an inquiry before a jury, composed of the principal inhabitants of St. Clements Danes, at the Vestry-hall, Pickett-street, to ascertain the cause of the death of Robert Thompson, Sarah Thompson, and George Dunn, the three unfortunate persons who were killed by suffocation at the time of the fall of the building, No. 184, Strand, on Thursday last. The unfortunate man George Rowe, the foreman of Mr. Lucas, the builder, having died this morning in King's College Hospital, from the injuries he had received, the inquiry was also extended into the cause of his death. Mr. Bodkin, the barrister, instructed by Mr. Pringle, appeared to watch the case on the part of Mr. Lucas, the builder ; Mr. Holdrich, solicitor, for Mr. Abraham, the surveyor ; Mr. Ford, of the firm of Rogerson and Ford, Lincoln's-inn-fields, for Messrs. W. H. Smith and Sons, the owners of the adjoining vacant space of ground ; and Mr. Isaacson, the vestry clerk, on the part of the parish. The jury having been sworn, The Coroner said, in answer to a question from one of the jury, that it would be more regular to go and view the bodies at King's College Hospital before inspecting the ruins. That course having been assented to, on the return of the coroner and jury the following evidence was ad. duced Henry Calder, 32, Lloyd's-row, Clerkenwell, the brother of Mrs. Sarah Thompson, identified the body of his sister and Mr. Robert Thompson. Mrs. Thompson wag aged about 44, and Mr. Thompson 49. The wit ness also identified the body of George Dunn, aged 21, shopman, and said he had nothing to say as to the facts, except that he heard his brother-in-law (the deceased) the day before say that he did not think the house was safe. Wm. Shrimpnall, of Lower Charlotte.place, carpenter, identified the body of the deceased George Rowe, the clerk or foreman to Mr. Lucas. He was about 50 years of age. James Henderson, photographist, stated that he re sided at No. 184, Strand, until last quarter-day, but now resided at 204, Regent -street. He knew Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, as also the shopman, George Dunn. The coroner thought the evidence as to the death of the deceased should be completed before any facts were gone into as to the nature of the accident. Mr. Thomas Keel, 42, Norfolk-street, Strand, sur geon, deposed to having been called on Thursday morn ing between half-past 8 and 9in the morning, and first saw Mr. Thompson after he had been taken out, and also saw Mrs. Thompson taken out of the ruins. They were both dead. He did not closely examine their bodies at the time, but had done so since. He found that Mrs. Thompson's features were pale, but not at all distorted, and there was not the slightest abrasure of the skin of the face. The body was in no way mutilated, nor was there any fracture of the limbs. The cause of death was suffocation. The countenance of Mr. Thompson presented a very livid appearance, a large quantity of blood and mucus issuing from the mouth. The body was not mutilated. The evidence as to the deceased Dunn was similar. Mr. John Whittaker, of King's College Hospital, proved that the death of George Rowe resulted from the injuries he had sustained. The deceased died about nine o'clock this morning. James Goodson, P.C. 28 F, stated he was on duty in the Strand on Thursday morning last, about twenty minutes before eight ; he was standing opposite the house which fell down, and was looking at the house in consequence of a loud crack he heard, and within half a minute the house fell down. The crack was as if some thing had given way at the bottom. The dust was so great that he was nearly smothered with it. He asked the deceased (Rowe) if he was hurt, and he replied that his leg was broken in one or two places. Thomas James Williams, 59, Clement's-lane, —car penter, deposed that after clearing away a portion of the ruins they came to the body of Mrs. Thompson, on a level with the first floor, supposing the building to be standing. She appeared to have been in the act of dressing, as she was only partly dressed. A consider able time elapsed before the body could be released, as a heavy lead flat was lying over her, which had to be re moved. With the assistance of ropes the flat was re moved, and the body got out. The features were much swollen. The mouth was open and filled with dusts which he took out with his fingers. Mr. Thompson was next got out, quite dead. He was dressed, and witness assisted in removing his gold watch and chain. By Mr. Hawkins (barrister)—The state of the house had been the subject of conversation before the accident. The house was considered to be in an unsafe state, and several labouring men had spoken to him on the subject on the previous Tuesday, Elizabeth Stanhouse, 22, Lloyd's-row, Clerkenwell, the young girl who escaped—l was a waistcoat-maker aild was in the house a t th e ti me it the kitchen at a b ou t a quar t er to 8, and heard a very Sli g ht crac k, it proceeded from just where I was standing myself with the 31a into d T e t h n h o t e . mp l was vault. so n eine by the p avemen t. I th rew I had heard Mr. Thompson say before the house was not safe. When I heard the crack I got alarmed, and threw myself down into the vault— As Anos RI isseo as I recovered I got to m y like thunder. None of the ru i ns fell t ,u c o ap n a o l dn c hm e l e l ea s! d b . ut they blocked up the door by which I went made the place completely d ar k. I was in there,so thata bout cur and a half altog e th er , b u t i n about half-an - hour the ruins were re move d f rom th e grating. I was nearly smothered with gas , smo k e , a and dust, but I pa out the gas. Before I went down I left lira. Thompson in the back parlour. She was dressing at the time. Mr. Thompson was in the back shop between the par lour and the front shop, they are all on the same floor, about 20 feet apart. George Dunn was standing on the steps of the front door. I went down stairs to get a bottle of ale, and as I as stooping down to get it I heard the crack. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson had been speaking of the unsafe state of the house several times, particularly since Tuesday. By the Jury—l did not hear any men working that morning when I heard the crack. Part of the wall had been taken down where Mr. Thompson was standing. I heard Mr. Thompson say that he would require 101. for the damage he should sustain from the alteration of the party wall, and Mr. Abraham's said he would speak to Mr. Smith about it. I did not hear Mr. Abraham express any fear about the house coming down. The witness Shrimplaw was then recalled, and stated he was employed on the works under Mr. Lucas. The work was going on in the sewer of the house that has fallen. He first went to work at the premises about eight weeks since. Mr. Abrahams instructed him to put up the new shores. Several other witnesses having been examined, The Coroner said he thought it would be better, before proceeding further, to have the rubbish cleared away, and the excavations inspected by surveyors. In order that this might be done, he adjourned the inquiry to Monday week. TERRIFIC FIRE AT MILL-WALL.—This morning, shortly after twelve o'clock, a most destructive fire, attended with great loss of property, broke out on the extensive premises of Mr. John Scott Russell, iron ship-builder, Mill-wall, Poplar. The fire commenced in the work shop, a large range of building, and was first discovered by some men on the premises. An alarm was instantly raised, but not before the flames burst forth with terrific fury. The Fire-brigade engines quickly arrived, followed by the West of England and the Steam-floating engines from Southwark, which threw immense volumes of water on the burning elements. By very great exertions the fire was ultimately subdued, but not till after a tre mendous quantity of valuable property had been de stroyed. No fewer than sixteen engines were at work at one time, with 150 auxilaries employed. The fol lowing is the official report of Mr. J. Braidwood of da mage done :—" P. Scott Russell, Mill-wall, iron ship builder, contractor and builder, insured in the Sun, Atlas, Globe, and Phoenix-West. Ftting and carpenters' shops destroyed ; men's tools, stores, and contents, severely damaged ; also, two Union steam-ships on the stocks damaged ; Messrs. Napier, steam-engineer, timber build ings burnt down." It is understood all the premises are insured. hav T e H o E cc C ur H r O ed LE in tLowlVnEfßrPoOmt.h—isTmliraeleigninOranet disease.deaths CHOLERA I th A is T LIVERPOOL.—Three In all the cases the sufferers were poor German emi grants recently arrived from the Continent, who no doubt brought the malady with them. The crowded state of the lodging-houses where they stay during their brief sojourn in Liverpool is a en , . r' ~t,ing the serious atten tion of the authorities, and not before required. THE CHOLERA.—From Christiania, August 31, we learn that the cholera seems neither to spare age, sex, nor coniition, nor islit confined to any one quarter of the city or suburbs. The number of victims is not very numerous, but the disease is most severe, death ensuing after a few hours' illness. From the 25th July to the 31st August, the total number attacked has been 393 ; deaths, 250. SUICIDE BY THREE SISTLES.—A deplorable event took place on Wednesday evening is the Rue d'Amster dam. Three females, the eldest only 20 years of age, committed suicide with the fumes of charcoal, in a chamber which they occupied wit h ! their mother, the widow of a foreign officer. The three girls took advan tage of the absence of their mither, now at St. Germain, to put an end to their exisLenee. This fatal act is attri buted to the recent loss of a considerable fortune of the family.—Galignuni LATEST FORE/GN NEWS FRANCE. Although no Ministerial journal in Paris has confirmed the rumour that the Emperor of Russia has refused to accept the modifications of the note of the Congress of Vienna, insisted on by the Porte in such a way as to be almost a sine qud non of arrangement ' • yet it is generally understood that the French Government has received an intimation that these modifications have not met with the approbation of the Autocrat of all the Russias. The Pays says :—" Public opinion appears to be disquieted at Russia not having yet replied to the propositions modified by the Porte, and trans mitted by the Conference of Vienna. This delay, if it exists, needs not cause alarm or:astonishment. It is evident that the Czar will not take a hasty . resolution. We have reason to believe that in re ceiving the new note he did not immediately make known either his refusal or his acceptation, and that he has reserved his decision. In any case, we believe that the reply of Russia will very shortly be known at Paris. It must not be forgotten that the question at stake is not one of fact, but one of form. It is evidently the conference at Vienna which will have to solve it." The same journal, whilst it admits that the re fusal of the Emperor of Russia to accept the modi fications of the Porte, would be an unfort una t e complication of the affair, professes to be pe r f ec tly tranquil as to the probable result. One of the two powers in dispute, it thinks, must give way, and if it will not, Europe will prevent their going to war, for Europe will not allow its interests or its safety to be compromised by either Russia or Turkey. Several political arrests were made three days ago at Orleans. Amongst the persons arrested is a man who was transported in December, 1851, but subsequently pardoned. The ministers present in Paris assembled on Thursday at the hotel of the Minister of Justice, to deliberate (says the Moniteur) on urgent affairs. The business thus alluded to can scarcely be any other than the presumed refusal of Russia to agree to the modifications of Turkey in the Vienna pro position. - The Courrier du Pas de Calais states that it is on the 20th that the Emperor is to leave Paris for his journey to the North. His Majesty will, it says, stop at Arras and Lille ; from Lille he will proceed to the camp of Helfaut ; and from that place to Boulogne. He will return from Boulogne by Amiens to Paris. A letter from Dieppe, of the 7th, states that in consequence of the violence of the wind the night before it was determined to bring the Reine Hor tense, which was riding in the roadstead, into port. This was a work of some difficulty as the sea was exceedingly high and broke frequently over the jetty. By the aid, however, of two experienced pilots the yacht was brought safely in, in the presence of a considerable number of spectators, including the Emperor and the Empress. When the yacht was safely inside, preparations were being made to displace three trading vessels to make room for her, but the Emperor sent word not to disturb them as the yacht could stay very well outside of them. The Moniteur publishes a decree, relieviag M. Abbatucci from the ad interim, direction of the Ministry of State and of the household of the Em peror, M. A. Fould having resumed his functions. The Moniteur announces the election of the fol lowing Government candidates, as representatives to the Legislative Body :—M. A. Chevalier for the 3d circumscription of the Aveyron ; M. Nogent Saint-Laurent, for the Ist circumscription of the Loiret ; Count Paul de Champagny de Cadore, for the Ist circumscription of the Cotes-du-Sord ; General Lebreton, for the 3d circumscription of La Vendee ; and M. Godard-Desmarets, for the Bth circumscription of the Nord. BANK OF FRANCE.—The following was the situa tion of the Bank on Thursday, Sept. 8 : DR. . _ Capital Reserve fund 12,98 0 ,,7:50 14 Reserve immobiliere 4,000,€u)0 Notes to bearer, in circulation Do. of branch banks 157,944,675 -- Do. to order (Post bills) Bills payable at sight Account-current of Treasury Creditor 69,801,7184 20 Various accounts-current 132,316,8:W 99 Do. branch banks 26,431,2;22 Dividends to be paid 805,5:85 25 Discount, interest, and expenses Fees on the care of securities 17,0.72 60 Re-discounts of the last half-year Sums received over and above the value of the protested bills Sundries 2,033,518 42 (;.I ...-- , 1,025,015,1611 79 _ • CR. Fr. c. Cash and ingots Cash at the branch banks Overdue bills 291,515 68 Bills becoming due in Paris, of which 56,229,888 f. Oc. are from the branch banks 133,235,5°82 Bills in the branch banks Advances on coin and ingots Do. in the branch banks Do. on public securities of France 33,557,706 10 Do. by the branch banks Do. on railway shares and bolds 64,451,10 0 Do. in the branch banks Do. to the State by treaty of June 30, 1848 Rentes of the reserve fund Rentes of disposable funds Hotel and furniture of the Bank Real property of branch banks 3,844,313 Interest in National Discount Bank Expenses of administra:lon 561,35 11 89 Sundries 119,58E; 91 1,025,015,161 79 Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France. It appears that the cash in hand has decreased by 26,895,000 f. The commercial bills discounted have increased by 4,531,000 f. The deposits on public securies have decreased by 1,540,000 f. !The deposits on railway securities have decreas ecl by 1,083,000 f. The Bank notes in circulation b.ave decreased by 6,514,000 f. Th e b a l ance t o the or edit of the Treasury has decreased by 1,520,000 f. The sundry credits have decreased by 19,000,000 f.... The receipts of th e P ar i s an d B or d eaux Raidway Company with its extensions, for the week en ding the 3d September, amount to 917,134 f., beila g an increase, as compared with the corresponding week of last years of 337,452 f. There was a considerable amount of bu:si'ness transacted at the Bourse yesterday, and after n ime rous variations public securities closed at am ad vance on the prices of Thursday. The Three per Cents. opened at 78f. 15c., and fell to 77f. 85c. They rose subsequently to 78f. 25c., at which they closed for the end of the month. There wan no rational cause assigned either for the first dec line or the subsequent recovery. The Four-and-a -11alf per Cents. closed at 1011. 40c. ; Orleans Rail way Shares, 1,240 f. ; Rouen, 1,085 f. ; Havre, 51)0f. ; Great Northern, 877 f. 50c. ; Paris and Strasburg, 935 f.; Paris and Lyons, 945 f.; Lyons to the M edi terranean, 780 f. ; Western of France, 74,5 f. ; 13or deaux and Cette, 623 f. 75e. ; Great Central, 537 f. 50c. ; Lyons to Geneva, 550 f.; Shares of the B:Ink of Credit Mobilier, 822 f. 50e. RUSSIA AND TURKEY.. The Post Ampt Gazette, of Frankfort, under• date of Warsaw, 3d, says :—"We have just recea•ved, from a source on which we can rely, intelligt ence that Field-Marshal Paskiewitch has been info .r med by telegraph of the approaching arrival of the :Em peror. The Czar proposed on the Ist to manam ivre the troops assembled at the camp of Powonsk, and to inspect them before their departure. As fa .r as regards a project of the Emperor to visit Germs my, no one here knows anything about it, but it is , said that some prince of the Russian imperial fa a ally will go to Germany on the occasion of the mann Cage of the Emperor of Austria. It is thought that the Grand Duke Constantine will be charged with this mission." 30th uIL , in frigate." rih principalitiesepi after gseAl yesterday letter e rtedh.da,Hamburg Correspondent,t an nouncod some time back that an ambassador of the Shah of Persia, Shadra-Morza-Mahomet HUSSi an, Petersbargof sa t y h s e had arrived at this Court. At present we 'can announce that the visit of this ambassador has strengthened, in a very marked manner, 'the friendly relations between the two powers. A let ter of the 21st, from the Emperor . to the ambassad or, expresses his sense of this fact the most gracil terms, and informs him that his Majesty has o on ferred on him the order of St. Stanislaus of the first class." The Journal French of t h e Varna eh ns o t ooh a nffi t as tt cbs i ee n orua : Constanti nople, d / dn e , eat m o h f ee t d h F e Vincennes,edi A 4 i _ t nß h a thel I rre s t if . at: says :—" A battalion of Ottoman Chasseurs, dis ciplined e o b s ra t yofod D are p l e r u a t y sc e i r be s Post contains a letter from o sin lo c n e g t e h r e o p ff e e ri r o e d d o i2 f p th in e Bucharest, the c entrance lurc o h f e which thef o r theßussianstates ar t tehr reigningao nto s p i ri n n to ce t s h b e u D t a f n or ual t i h an e Emperor Nicholas. A: Vienna letter of the sth, in the Cologne. Ga zette, says :—" In ord er t o i rr it a t e t h e E mper or of Russia,. the modifi ca ti ons o f t h e Porte were sen t. to him by the Conf erance con fidentially, not officita l . l y. His reply will not be received before the Bth or 9th. It will not be definitive. The Confera.2 . ace will be invited t o re p resen t once more to the )Dri ran the danger of rQfusal." A. letter of the wane 'a:lto, in the German Journal of Prarkfort, says :—" T fi is believed that the Russian Cabinet will only raise objections to the portion of the modifications which refer to the treaties of Rutschuck, Kainardji, and Adrianople. The Austrian Cabinet will, it is said, to prevent new complications, recommend a direct negotiation on the points in dispute between Count Nesselrode and a Turkish ambassador to be sent to St. Petersburg." A letter from Vienna, of Sept. 2, states that it is in contemplation to conclude a treaty between Russsia, Austria, and Turkey, relative to the deep ening of the Sulina mouth of the Danube, which, it is said, is to be effected at the common cost of the three powers, under the direction of the Rus sian authorities, with the assistance of commis sioners from the two other states. It is said that the Sultan has considered the re presentations of the Hospodars of the Danubian Principalities, inasmuch as he will con fi ne hi mse lf to the protcet he has made in support of his rights. He will not insist on the recal of the tw o P r i nces , and he has not pronounced against them a sentence of suspension. AUSTRIA. The Russian reply to the dispatch containing the modifications of the Porte is expected at Vienna on the 9th or 10th inst. The Russian Cabinet is not likely to object to any of these modi fications, excepting the one referring to the treaties of Kainardji and Adrianople. To prevent further complications, the Austrian Government, supported by the Ambassadors of the great Powers, has proposed the opening of direct negotiations on the points in dispute. These ne gotiations are to be conducted by the Count Nes selrode and the Ottoman Ambassador, who is to be sent to St. Petersburg. This proposal, it is thought, will be accepted by the litigant parties. The Russian Ambassador asserts that the evacua tion of the Principalities will shortly commence, and that in any case the Russians will not pass the winter in those provinces. The Emperor of Austria has decreed that a rail way shall be constructed from Verona to Besanzone in Lombardy, under the superintendence of the Minister of Commerce. It is ordered to be com pleted by May, 1857. The Emperor returned to Vienna on the even ing of the 3d inst., accompanied by his future father-in-law, Prince Louis of Bavaria. PRUSSIA A rescript published by the Minister of the Inte rior of Prussia excludes Jewish owners of equestrian property from the right of voting in the Diets of the circles. In like manner Jews cannot be mayors of towns and villages. ITALY. The Queen of Sardinia, the Queen Dowager, and the Princes of the Royal Family, arrived at Genoa in the morning of the sth. The Opinione of Turin confirms the statement of the Austrian Ambassador, M. d'Appony, having left that city with an unlimited leave of absence. A letter from Florence of the 2d says :—" A great change is about to be made in the command of the Austrian troops in Tuscany. The Prince de Lichtenstein is to leave Florence for Bologna, to replace General Mobili, who goes to Verona ; and Gen. Crenneville is to replace the Prince in Tus cany." The journals of the South announce that the Pope has ordered Baron Grazioli to purchase at Leghorn 140,000 sacks of wheat in order to provide for the scarcity which is now felt in the Pontifical States. Part of this quantity, which has been purchased by his Holiness, out of his privy purse, has arrived at Civita Vecchia. The Piedniontese Gazette announces that the Savoy Railway Company had paid into the treasury the sum of 4,500,000 f. required as a security. SPAIN. A letter from La Granja says that three cabinet councils had been held to deliberate on a royal decree, countersigned by the Minister of Marine, relative to the supply of coals by the firm of Quinto Perez, of London, to steamers plying be tween London and Manilla. The decision of the council is not stated. It was expected that the Queen and the court will return to Madril about the 15th. The Stock Exchange was not open on the 3d, that day being Sunday. SWITZERLAND. A letter from Paris, in the Independance of Brussels, states that a meeting of the society called " Young Germany," took place lately in a little town of Switzerland. The object of the meeting was to reckon up the numbers of the society and to recognise it on the bases of " Young Italy." It appeared, the letter states, that the numbers of the society amounted to 100,000, but that the members who subscribed a small monthly sum only reached from 25,000 to 26,000. The meeting was held at that particular time because the Eastern question seemed likely to lead to war. It was ad mitted that the secret endeavours made to propa gate the ideas of the society had lost much in Prussia within the last two years, and would be sure at present to meet with serious obstacles in Austria ; in fact the revolutionary spirit had kept up firmly only in the Rhenish provinces. It was finally resolved to continue to pursue the objects of the society secretly and to be ready for all events. The letter states that it appeared from the proceedings that Kossuth has still about him a sort of government, even to a prefect of police. TRE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 9.—By advices per Forerunner, up to the 16th of August, we learn that the colony . of Sierra Leone was, as usual at this season, suffer ing from fever of a mild type. The Queen's Advo cate, Mr. T. M`Neil, had died. War had again broke out in the Sherbro' country, much to the injury of the trade at the colony. The colonists had hoped that the recent visit of the Sherbro' chief to Governor Kennedy would have terminated the feuds which have so long kept this fine coun try under the influence of the slave dealers of Gal linas ; but these hopes have proved fallacious. The chiefs were allowed to leave the colony without having their differences adjusted, and, now, the chance of this palm o il, r i ce , an d camwoo d producing country devoting itself to the hu manising pursuits of commerce, is more distant than ever. The grand jury had recently thrown out bills against respectable liberated Africans for purchasing and selling children, doubts having risen in their minds as to the credibility of the single witness on whose evidence alone many people have recently been convicted, several of whom have died from the effects of their imprisonment in the Free Town gaol. The ground nut season had closed ; the quantity shipped this season exceeds 900,000 bushels. The yield has increased 20 per cent. each year for the last three years, and it is expected the increase will be still greater in the forthcoming season. The commanders of the mail boats complain sadly of the want of a convenient wharf ; this is a great drawback to a place with such a fine harbour, par ticularly when there is so much facility, from the depth of water and proximity of stone, for building a pier at a comparatively trifling expense. Governor O'Connor seems to have been success ful in his efforts to secure peace in Gambia. ENCLOSURE OF HAINAULT FOREST.—The Commis sioners in charge of her Majesty's land revenue are pro ceeding to inclose the Crown allotment in Hainault Forest, under the provisions of the act of Parliament passed during the last session. The consequence of this inclosure will be the future prohibition of holding the celebrated Fairlop Fair, which for many years was held on the first Friday in July, on the portion of the forest now to be inclosed. DONCASTER RACES, 1853.—The subject illustrated by the cup for this race is king John and the Black Prince. An equestrian group represents the king led captive by the Black Prince through the streets of London, the latter being seated on a palfrey in courtesy to his august prisoner, who is mounted on a charger. It is designed and modelled by Baron Marochette, and manufactured by C. F. Hancock, 39, Bruton-street, London. ROYAL ORTHOPIEDIC HOSPITAL FOR THE CURE OF DE' FORMITIES.—A meeting of the subscribers to the above institution was held yesterday evening at the board room in Bloomsbury-square. It was reported by the secre tary that the number of patients from different parts of the kingdom, was considerably on the increase, and the necessity of further accommodation was rendered obvious from the fact of nearly 300 names being on the list of and several applicants waiting their turn of admission —while there is a fund is weeklyin progress addition facilitate4o t 5O this new object, cases.A building handsome donations have been received. The estimated amount for the new building is 10,0001. DEATH IN THE NEWCASTLE GAOL FROM ASIATIC CHOLERA.—On Thur sda y evening, J. G. Stoker, Esq., coroner,ln, held an inq uest at the Duke of Wellington Manors, on the body of George Gibson, aged about 30 years, It appeared that deceased was a prisoner in the gaol, and about six o'clock in the morn ing took ill, and though every attention was paid him, died about half-past five o'clock iu the evening.—Mr. Greenhow, surgeon to the gaol, and who had attended the deceased, stated that the case was distinctly one of Asiatic cholera. There had been several cases of diarrhcea in the gaol. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the evidence. THE TYNE SHIPPING.—CoaI freights to London rose on Friday to 12s. 6d., and those to Southampton and Plymouth to 13s. 6d. per ton ; while 181. per keel has been paid to Hamburg and Havre. Sailors' wages continue at 41., with small stores, to the Baltic, and at 31, 15e. to the Mediterranean.--Newcastle Guardian. P,7 TN - 1.1 N TE S . ST. LEGER SUGGESTIONS. Recent movements in the turf market have occasioned neither curiosity nor interest. West Australian is still supported with unshaken confidence, and almost en grosses speculation. His opponents appear to be di!' couraged, and they now display their hostility in words only, and not in deeds. The most important of recent transactions are perhaps those relative to the Reive. , who has been brought with increased price and prowl' nency into the betting. He commands, however, only a limited number of partisans, and by the public he i s totally neglected. Still, sanguine expectations are e n " tertained of his success, but I am disinclined to believ e in the boasted formidablene s s of his chance. Ilie first public performance as a two-year-old undeniably indi cat that he possessed racing power, which merely required time and careful training to d e velope advantageousl9,, Since last year he has been most unfortunate ; and, 11 report be true, he has been afflicted with nearly all the ills that horseflesh is heir to. Still, however, it is said , on good authority, that he has now recovered his Pri s i i tine health and condition ; but even granting the fu force of all the arguments that may be adduced in or port of his pretensions, it yet remains to be seen whe : ther he is capable of competing successfully with either West Australian or Sittingbourne, animals that sr: sound and well, and of proved racing excellence. rumour is in circulation to the effect that the Beller was yesterday tried with Teddington ! Cineas and Rataplan have figured at intervals in the betting, but the investments on them have been comp'' ratively unimportant. Both possess merit of no ordinspr stamp, but their respective chances appear somewhat le' significant when compared with those of Sitting bouri l. and West Australian. Honeywood, Filbert, and CA)" nut are reported certain starters, but unless some sec' dent happen to the leading favourites, they are little likely to figure conspicuously in the encounter. The relative merits of West Australian and Sittig' bourne have, in my opinion, been pretty accurately de : termined by th eir p u bli c per f ormances. It requires 11° conjuror to f ore t e ll th e resu l t o f th e St . L eg er; it tvi* s plainly foreshadowed by the result of the Derby. Little interest at present attaches to the Great Yet ; shire Handicap, an d on one or two horses only have outlays been heavy and important. Haco is the "'— favourite, and the lightness of his weight will doubtless render him a dangerous antagonist. On Monday I 614 e, fully state my opinio n on th e pro b a bl e resu lt o f the toe and enter into a brief discussion of the minor even,ts' Sept. 10. A FRESH MAN' MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day.) . During the past week the mining market has b ee n a state of great depression. Th e uneas i nes s again 113 , in regard to the East ern ques ti on , w ith the increas la : value of money, appear for the time to have put a Et % to all speculation. Mines, however, are not alone their gloom ; all stocks have suffered more or less' Alfred Consols and South Frances shares maintain their prices and keep in m o d era t e d eman d ; West ran ne e t g o are enquired after at 151. to 161. ; East Basset, 391 ' 401. ; Devon Consols, 4001. Enquiries have also be en made for North Towey, 15s. to 165., and South IV; 6s. to 10s. ; Pen-y-Gelli, 151. ; Garregs, 17s. 6d. ; I ' l , • pool, 71. 10d. to 8/. ; South Frances, 2501, to 20 44. ' 1 Condurrow, 1401. ; East Rose, 951. to 1001. ; Alf r°u ; 201. to 211. Many speculative and calling shares ho c been offered ruinously low, without finding any bc erg. At Michell, near Merllyn, a good discovery has w eed made, and a few inquiries for shares made, but no s e" g at prices offered. Uny, 6/. 10s. to 71. ; Stray Park, ant In the Metal Mark e t,— a ll con ti nues i n a buoy d• state, and an immense business doing. Notwithstal.l„ ing the great rise last week in British and Foreign ti " . „' it has not yet seen its highest figure—as a proof, t 4 ).„"; siderable quantities of Banca have been taken for 1 1 °': 40 - consumption as high as 61. 2s. 6d. per cwt.) an d , h v o plates are up full 2s. per box ; our opinion has been rke they will reach much higher rates ere long, the 13 ', being nothing as compared with the consurnption•of Copper continues in extraordinary request, and souie. s the smelters decline orders at present quotations ; of id. per lb. is not unlikely. Spelter is firm, at 'id" o s ' and lead is in more demand than of late. The n e st trade is very lively in all its bra nc he s , an d at the u_ k e e d quarterly meeting the manufuact ure d sor t s are exPe`t, to advance. Rails and bar are i n i ncrea sed requ'" Scotch pigs have been done at 675., and but for I , a t transactions in the article, would beo have sustained t price • they may be taken at 2s. less. Stocks, how l °r are reduced to an enormous extent. The gold mining share market this week has 1331411 0 { tamed a very inactive appeara n ce ; i n f ac t, prie s re - many stocks, during the greater part of the time, ha been little more than nominal. Generally the tentiell.ogd of quotations has been drooping, and yesterday ev e ff ill o o prices closed flat, and at a red uc ti on i n mos t cases - hitt those of last week. On Monday, prices were some li , s t better maintained, and although they c l ose d firmer , J os t on the following day the quotations were a lta t he nominal ; and the same unfavourable feature ruled s market on Wednesday, while on Thursday there Wy e marked indisposition to sell, which in nearly every 0 , caused a decided downward tendency, and up to Ye St day evening there was no rally. The Barrackpore ha s m o - j, rived from Australia with 51,0000 z. ofgold, value 204",4 Some new gold mines have been discoVered ° t nity of Santa Cruz, not far from Monterey je an° i a "; ° , 1 11 75 miles from San Francisco. The gold "' fan(' — 1: black sandy alluvial soil, and though the men had I ,lo' worked for a few hours, about 4 dols. worth haul„ - d raised. It is likewise rumoured that gold has been I°- b il t at Port Oxford, on the nothern coast of California , di tl this report requires confirmation. At this place it is 5 t4 ; 1 19 that five persons had for several days taken out upsf ‘tie d of 100 dols. per di em . S oc i e ty was s till i n an unse.,"te state, and Lynch law had become p re tty gener al thr (1 "1. 0 , out the whole of California. Notwithstanding tbe 9 n e is a puted discoveries, coupled with th e arr i va ls of b a t 'c i e from Australia, they seem not t o h ave th e slighteli t i l g fluence on the gold mining share markets, and 1 1 °"..0 but actual returns will convin ce th e p u bli c o f the be a " or utility of companies for w or ki ng aur if erous quartz' SEVERAL DEATHS BY DROTITNIO ♦ 1013 Yesterday afternoon Mr. W. B a k er , th e c oroner' cl, an inquest at the Black Hors e T avern , Kingsland.r-onerr Shoreditch, on view of the body of a male pers° ll woe known, apparently about 25 years of age, will t hst found drowned in the Regent's-canal. It appease% i4 the body was found on Thursday m orn i n g float' l l e epo. the water near the Imperial Gas W or k s , Hagg er° ,:icete The deceased was brought ashore, and i n his Int 0 were found sixpence in coppers, but nothing to os o oo9 his identity. He was dressed in black coat and tre%itb black satin vest, small crosses upon it, calico shir t bite false front, black neck tie, Oxonian boots, and - the cotton stockings. The body, which had been V or ic• water several days, was taken to Shoreditch jdot, house. The jury returned a verdict of cc Found apparently drowned." Or' Mr. W. Baker, also received information fran t he Vaughan, the beadle of Bethnal-green, re spect discovery of the body of a gentleman, which w e ' s G ro org e yesterday morning floating in th e wa t er of Sir The Duckett's Canal, Victoria-park, Bonner's-field s ;4oo o deceased was dressed in a suit o f bl ac k, the war silver being lined with pink silk ; W e lli ng t on boots. 01 0 watch, with gold guard chain, and nine shi lLln i v itia silver, were in his pockets. N o l e tt ers or PaP er , i -ty to the were found upon him. The body was conver..." ‘ ,4ll o , City of Paris Tavern, to await an inquest, whi n ' „see' held this day (Saturday). The deceased is a t P . unknown. nest Another body was discovered yesterday raorni George the Twig Folly bridge, floating near Sir la With' Duckett's canal, and had the a pp ear ance of with' in a state of great destitution. The deceased wa s w ere out a shirt and a bat, and the only articles of d ress frog a pair of ragged black cloth trowsers and a d r oc ket* coat. Nothing could be found in the deceased's 11, 0 , 11 and the body was taken to the Victoria beer'elr-ohner° the side of the canal, to be identified, and fora nu e ,, inquest, which is appointed to be held this afler t n he - 0 00 6 A fourth body was found on Thursday, in d canal, and was that of a boy about ten yea h e v iato' th The deceased was unknown, and had been the _ A to t only a few days. The deceased was converuitopiee Three Colts Tavern, Old Ford, Bow, where a,n ury, site! was held before Mr. Baker yesterday, and the) an o' hearing the evidence of the finding, returnee' verdict of " Found dead." e tio _ vestry n l METROPOLITAN t he POLICE-RATE. — At of the parish of St. James yesterday. Mr ibe 011 00 coil, coll, one of the county magistrates , g ave r esent ed notice of motion :—" That a petitio n be pi t en ditt ptanlins.eitinfig' the r P a a t r e liam e e r n s t m o a n y b b e a h v a e lf sa o m f e th c i a s nt v r e e s l tr e y v , er pr t air ee I ;__ l3 recentlyo f the made r b a y t ea, deputationin e Lord with cretary of State for the Home Department, pe°o7.,ototietl: .. r pose op u a n li t ce of fe th re e e s f a e i r d m ra a t n e y , a l n e d iineyfr ins asses' emetXCersospi praying for the abolition of the shadow orc,,,,argesss'a institution represented by the present Court Ivo_.,er, sunic p,l High Bailiff; and Hight Constable of ;Westin _e n " b olo rateP Ape° the establishment in their stead of a corpol:tl_ n v o e lit a a m n power to pay and appoint a distinct body for street trc • purposes, such as for the improvement of 97 . 0 g e the removal of local nuisances affecting rally, and the sanitary condition of the neigh bc iu ti oth er d neigh all also to possess all other privileges en.jny e i-r a tted incorporated cities and boroughs in the Li dom. I` l4 ‘ CHILDREN lll° er e EMPLOYMENT OF PAUPER vIIILDRRN I N r ,i o n —Last week twelve boys from the Oxfo d e r.,: fa i e str sent to Portsmouth, to be entered in h oP; e se Navy, where, it was thought, employment mig howe ye tamed for them. Eight of the twelve hav a i the bone been sent back, It appears that the master _ardiart.e_e took the boys to Portsmouth, where the that , tua tioP the Oxford Union were led to believe si.cre pro 'Arctorf board the 1 _a ceeded, with proper introductions, on the ndard, would have been at once procured for them. when the boys were placed under we s e b ; u pon w ro , other formalities gone through. , Ifolninav ediately sop, proper officer seeing the boys, be an explan a , re nounced them totally unfit, but, at uPott,,_ m t ue f or he was induced to consent that four of°vide, wit to, main, in order to see if they could b.? p with on the olou ce the Excellent, but he could not prevail _. raate d o ther , ations. The master then went take any of them ; it was, however, weeks ag e i ea t brthe tern t 0 to lot that had they been presented. employ:a would have been no difficulty in fin ding adar, them. LOCOMOTIVES FOR AUSTRALIA. d in that telrforoi has been receive r 14 dian says, an order , fi r st aver locomotive engine • s for Austraua—t for that colony. —The Neirccalle "7 for to vai %hem. °I sea over, %bout X.eit iti c th e 1 Gav e hiur