The Sun. — London, England, 1853-10-20 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. ' COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—OcT. 19. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN BE WESTBROOK.—THE ISLINGTON CATTLE-MARKET. In the case of Richard Westbrook, who was made bankrupt as a hay dealer, of Lawrie-terrace , N ew-cross, and Islington, a petition had been presented, seeking to set the adjudication aside, oti the ground that the bank rupt was not a trader, and that the whole proceeding was a collusive one to relieve Mr. Westbrook from his liabilities, and not for the purpose of distributing any property among his creditors. The petitioner was Mr. Samuels Adams, banker, of Ware, in Hertfordshire, who was a judgment creditor of Mr. Westbrook for 3,4211. It appeared that in 1849 a joint-stock company, called the Islington Cattle-market Company, was in course of formation, under the Act 5 and 6 William 4 ; they were provisionally registered • and Mr. Westbrook, Mr. Kirk (also bankrupt), Mr. dark, and other gentlemen were appointad directors ; and they entered into a contract with Mr. Williams for the purchase of land at 'lslington, for the purpose of a market, rendering themselves liable to forfeit 50,300/. if they failed to complete their con tract. A. deed of settlement was prepared and exe cuted on the 29th April, 1850, by which the capital was fixed at 200,0001., in 20,000 shares of 101. each • but of this number only 1,600 shares had beerZallotted and taken up. While endeavouring to lot:in the company, the directors kept open the ground as a layerage for cattle on their way to and from the market at Smithfield, charging so much per night ; they also supplied hay to the drovers for the purpose of feeding the cattle. This hay they purchased in large quantities, and sold it by retail ; and this was the trading on which Mr. Westbrook and Mr. Kirk had been made bankrupts. To meet their expenses, the directors had drawn large sums on the company's notes at rates of in terest considerably exceeding 5 per cent. ; and these pro missory notes, to the amount of upwards of 30,080/., now remained unpaid. The directors had sustained heavy losses in keeping open the market as a layerage, and in endeavouring to establish it as a market. The company was never completelyregistered, and the directors havin g failed to complete their contract with Mr. Williams, he took proceedings in ejectment, and took possession of the land and buildings. Mr. Clark, one of the directors, had made an affidavit stating that the market was not kept open as a layerage for the purpose of gaining a profit or• obtaining a livelihood, but for the sole object of com pletely forming and establishing a market ; also that Mr. Westbrook was not a bona fide shareholder,, not having paid the deposit in the said company. The deponent further denied that the bankrupt had been a hay-dealer at Ne,w cross or Islington, or that he was, at the date of the pe tition, a trader within the meaning of the bankrupt laws. Affidavits in support of the adjudication were made by Mr. Charles Barker, advertising agent, of Birchin-lane, who was a creditor for 1061. 13s. 4d. for advertisements ; and Mr. George Eade, the secretary of the company, who detailed the steps taken in the formation of the company, and stated that there was no clause in the prospec tus which authorised the layerage of cattle. He fur ther deposed that the directors purchased hay 'in large quantities, and sold the same in single trusses, to the drovers or others wanting the same; that it was not compulsory on them to purchase the hay there, as they might have brought it with them, or purchased it else where; that the charges for hay were entirely distinct from those for layerage ; and that any of the public who chose to come and buy hay there might do so. On the other side, it was denied that this was ever done, and alleged that the sale of hay was merely auxiliary to the layerage of the cattle. Mr. Cooke and Mr. Petersdoff appeared in support of the petition, to annul ; Mr. Lawrance represented the petitioning creditor under the bankruptcy (Mr. Barker) ; Mr. Lucas appeared for the assignees ; and Mr. Armstrong for the bankrupt. It was urged by Mr. Cooke, that there had been no trading, and that the bankruptcy was a collusive one, to relieve Westbrook from his liabilities. Several cases were cited, to show that an aljudication could not be sustained unless there was property for i distribution, either in esse or in posse. His Honour observed, during the argument, that mere concert was not enough to set aside an adjudica tion ; it must be also shown that it was done in the in terest of the bankrupt only, and not at all in that of the creditors. Mr. Eade late secretary and accountant to the com pany, deposed that the layerage and foddering of cattle was carried on at the !,market-place at Islington; that large quantities of hay had been purchased down to Midsummer, 1852, and sold in truss. John Nicholls, drover and layer-keeper, deposed to the sale of hay to the drovers for their cattle. • The bankrupt, in examination, stated that he had been in his father's bank at Reading, but not as a part ner. Of late years he bad been in no business till he became acquainted with the Islington Market, about the end of 1848, when he negotiated to purchase it from the Perkins family for 85,0001. He heard that it bad cost upwards of 200,0001. His means were not sufficient for the purpose without mortgaging the property. He had an interest in some reversionary property which sold for 40001. The vendors agreed to let 50,0001. of the 85,0001. remain on mortgage. His object in making the purchase was to form a company and complete the maret. He paid a deposit of 3,0001. on the purchase. He negotiated the sale of the market with Mr. Shaw, Mr. Clark, Mr. H. A. Harrison, Mr. Kirk, Captain F. W. Hamilton, Mr. Grantham, and Mr. Wall. They were to give 105,0001. for the market ; he had had two previous offers of 100,0001., which he had refused, having been solicited by the chairman and directors to hold the market for them. This purchase, if completed, would have left him a clear profit of 20,0001. He was to receive 5,000/. in money and the rest in shares. When he applied for the 5,000/. it was inconvenient to the company to pay it, and they gave him a bill of 6,0001., the extra 1,0001. being to cover discount, commission, &c. Finding some difficulty in discounting the bill, at the request of the chairman, Mr. Shaw, he placed it in the hands of Mr. Attree, of Chancery-lane; it was ultimately discounted, and he got 5,5001. from it. The shares agreed on, 18,000 in number, were allotted to him . ; they were now in the hands of the official assignee. He was not then a director, and did not know the ar rangements the directors made for paying the Perkins family. Had previously carried on the layerage and deal ing in hay on his own account for a twelvemonth. His shares were allotted and handed over to him in March, 1850. He and the other shareholders signed the deed of settlement about the 29th Apirl, 1850. He took an active part in the affairs of the market down to March, 1852. During the whole of that period hay was bought by wholesale and sold by retail, and this was a profitable portion of the business. They had calculated on this as a main source of profit. Had the market been tho roughly established, the sale of hay would have been continued ; it would have yielded an enormous profit, from the greater number of beasts. The drovers might have brought their own hay, or bought it elsewhere. His name was not up as a hay-dealer, but it was on the carts. The further hearing of the case was adjourned for a week. The case lasted the whole day. POLICE INTELLI G ENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.---Henry Bartl e y, who hacl been remanded since Saturday last, was again b roug h t b efore the Lord Mayor, in the custody of Daniel Forrester, the officer, charged with feloniously uttering a cheque for 81. 45., with intent to defraud the Royal British Bank. The following is the additional evidence : Mr. J. W. Duncan said, I am cashier at the Royal British Bank. On the 14th inst. the following letter was brought to the Bank by a messenger : " 55, Piccadilly, Friday, Oct. 14, 1853. " Sir,—Please to add this to my account, and give the boy a cheque book, also two five pound notes. The cheque is for 251. JOHN DICKINSON. " To the Cashier at the Royal British Bank." This letter contained a cheque for 251. upon the Union Bank of London, and was brought by a boy of about 14 years of age, who told me that another boy was wait ing for an answer. I did not give the two five pound notes as requested in the letter, but after putting the cheque book in a n enve l ope , and addressing it to J. G. • Dickinson, Esq., 55, Piccadilly, I handed it to the boy. The cheque book produced by the officer is that which I so delivered. The cheque produced for 81. 4s, has ' been taken from the cheque book. The cheque for 251. upon the Union Bank was returned to us on the 15th, in consequence of the drawer not being known. I do not know the boy who brought the note. Mr. J. G. Dickinson, I am a laceman, at 55, Picca dilly. I keep an account at the Royal British Bank. The cheque for 81. 4s. produced is not in my handwrit- I t u h , and was not si gne d by my aut h or i ty. I know no thgof the c h eque f or 25/ . ; i t never was i n m y pos session, in The l e tt er purport i ng to b e s i gne d b y me is write it. rnY Writing, nor did I ever authorise any body to and Co." 1 4 h ign my name to cheques " J. G. Dickinson but I knew hienlprisoner never was in my employment, I had a boy in ri a: errand boy to a neighbour of mine. account of some my e mployment whom I discharged on which came to circumstances rmstances of a suspicious nature prisonneorwledge, and I knew of his inti macy with the and the cheques, it is o -,, Upon looking at the letter whom ceiraiT possible they are in the hand writing of the lad Could dismissed from my service. The Lord Mayor— service on account of any act " say that he left your Witness —I could hardly 8 of dishonesty ? rather say he absconded fromaY that, my lord ; I should Mr. Horace Bloxhatn—l amine.ca. street branch of the Union Banl2llier at the Recrent tember I received the following order °III the 28th Sep as follows :—" Sir,—Plea se to give thewbench I produce, book. Wright, Brothers, and Co., 220, High a che que - I accordingly ordered a cheque book to bell.3lbeirn" person who brought this note, but I dogivennot to the recollect who he was. The cheque for 251. has apparently b e e n taken out of the book. We have no ac coun t with John Wright, the supposed drawer. I do not know the • pri soner. I never saw him to my knowledge. The prisoner, who declined putting any questions to the witnesses, on being asked by the Lord Mayor whe ther he had an ything to say in answer to the charge, and after being duly cautioned replied, " No, I have nothing more to say than I said before—ldid not write the cheque nor any other paper.' He was then fully committed to take his trial at the next sitting of the Central Criminal Court. W. Deane and F. Wiseman were charged by Mr. Coleman, clerk to the Registrar of Seame n, un der the 101st clause of the Mercantile Marine Act, with having fraudulently used a forged certificate of character and service to enable them to enter into her Ma jesty's service. Mr. Coleman said the prosecution was of by the Board of Trade, who were determined in every case to enforce the provisions of the act, and exhi lited WO Placards * which had been extensively circulat' rd as cautions, pointing out to seamen the punishment to 1 which those were liable who should att em p t to violate the law. , The Quarter-Master to the Naval Rendezvous, Tower hill, said—On Wednesday last I saw Deane reading one of the bills exhibited outside the office. It being part of my duty to obtain seamen for the navy, I asked him if he wished to join. He answered in the affirmative, and I asked for his references to character and ability. He said he had not any, but that he would get some by the next day. On Thursday I met him in the street, and he told me he had the necessary papers, and I di rected him to be at the office by one o'clock. Shortly after that hour I went to the office and found Deane and Wiseman, both of whom offered to me their refer ences, which I found not to be made out on the present form. I asked them where they had obtained them. The Lord Mayor—What do you mean by the present forms g Mr. Coleman said it might be necessary to explain to his lordship, that in consequence of the facilities offered by the permission given to tradesmen to sell the blank forms of certificates of characters and discharges, the Board of Trade had in January last, at the suggest i on of Alderman Sir Robert Carden, before whom similar cases had been heard, restricted the issue of the present form, which differed materially from those formerly in use, and which could only be obtained from the ship ping masters by captains on paying off their crews, and hence the forgery of documents of the kind had been considerably diminished. The Quartermaster continued—l told them I did not like their appearance, for both papers seemed to me to have been written by the same person, although they came from different vessels , and p ur p orted to be signed by different individuals. I also told them of the conse quences, but they still declared that the documents had been given to them by their masters, and, in order to be satisfied that I was not enlisting bad characters in her Majesty's service, I took them to Mr. Coleman. Mr. Coleman said the prisoners were brought to my office by the last witness. Deane said his name was John Lee. I told him that was different from the name in the character. I produce the articles of the Garland, for which he had forged a character, and I find the name of John Lee in it with a bad character. I know the prisoner as William Walker D eane , an d hi s reg i s t er ticket is now in my possession, and points him out as a deserter. The name of the master of the Garland is James Brown, not William Brown, as in the forged do cument. Mr. Coleman then produced evidence equally unquestionable against Wiseman. The prisoners a d m itt e d t h at a ll t h a t h a d been said against them was perfectly correct, and said they were sorry for what they had done. The Lord Mayor sentenced them to imprisonment, with hard labour for 14 days. BOW-STREET.— William Brewer, a young man, was charged with obtaining several parcels of stationery from wholesale houses, by false pretences. John Rider, call-boy at the United University Club, stated that the prisoner stopped him iuWaterloo-place one afternoon, and offered him a shilling if he would go and deliver a note for him. Witness consented, and then accompanied the prisoner to a coffee-house in Chandos street, where he wrote something on a slip of paper, and desired him to take it to Mr. Reynolds, card-maker, in Vere-street. It seemed to be an order for 50 packets of cards, and was signed "HenryJ. M'Clarey." The goods were delivered to witness, and conveyed by him to the prisoner ; but owing to the success of previous frauds at the same house, a policeman was sent to watch the desti nation of the parcel, and the prisoner, on receiving it, was taken into custody. Mr. M'Clary, stationer, of St. James's-street, in whose name the goods were ordered, proved that the signature was a forgery, and the prisoner wholly unknown to him. Other similar cases were established, and in the course of the inquiry the manoeuvres employed by the prisoner to ascertain the names of firms doing business with each other, also transpired. It appeared that about a month or six weeks ago the prisoner went into the shop of Messrs. Andrews and Co., of 167, New Bond-street, and after purchasing a trifling article of stationery, pointed to some packets of playing cards in the window, and said, carelessly, to the young man in attendance, "By the bye, of whom do you get the best sort of cards? I am going to start business myself in a small way, and should be thankful for the information. The assistant replied that the cards in the window had been supplied by Messrs. Reynolds, of Vere-street, and he also men tioned two or three other firms with whom Messrs. Andrews had transacted business. A week or two after this conversation a dozen packets of cards were sent from Messrs. Reynolds without having been ordered by the firm, and it then occurred to the assistant that there might have been some fraudulent attempt by the young man in question, which had been probably defeated by the delivery of the goods at their house. In another case the prisoner had used the name of Mr. C. F. Seyfang, printer, of Farringdon-street, taking the name from the name on the doer, or from the Direc tory ; but it happened that Mr. C. F. Seyfang had been dead some years, and the signature was never used by the present firm, who signed themselves " Seyfang and Co." The prisoner had obtained a considerable amount of property by the above frauds before he was detected. Mr. Henry committed him for trial. WORSHIP-STREET.—The Rev. Thomas Rousel, incumbent of St. Peter's, Stepney, waited upon the ma gistrate, to complain of a nuisance, calculated to injure the health of his flock. A large quantity of manure and other offensive matter had been suffered to accumulate underneath several of the arches of the Eastern Counties Railway, at Stepney, and poisoned the atmosphere. In the course of his visitations about the locality, which was densely populated, grievous complaints were con stantly addressed to him as to the deleterious effects of the nuisance complained of upon the health of themselves and families, many of whom were at present suffering under aggravated attacks of diarrhoea, typhus fever, and other dangerous maladies. After hearing their representations, he felt it his duty to transmit an urgent statement of the facts to the railway authorities, in which he implored them to take the necessary steps for the suppression of the nuisance, but they had not even the common courtesy to notice his communication. Mr. Hammill said that the public were greatly in debted to the reverend gentleman for taking up the matter, but it would be necessary in the first instance to place himself in communication with the district sur veyor, whose duty it was to furnish him with every as sistance in the prosecution of his laudable object. Mr. Rousel—l have already spoken upon the subject to Mr. Shaughnessy, the surveyor, who accompanied me this morning to inspect the place, and appeared per fectly appalled at the enormity of the nuisance, but ex pressed his opinion that a renewed application to the railway authorities was not likely to lead to any satis factory result, as he had complained to them more than once in similar cases without the slightest effect. Mr. Hammill said that he should direct one of the officers of the court to proceed forthwith to the railway station with an intimation to the officials that he ex pected them to adopt the necessary means for the total suppression of the nuisance without further delay. WESTMINSTER.—Mr. Wright, a corn me rchant in Millbank-row, and one of the sanitary committee of the parish, applied to Mr. Arnold to complain that some men belonging to the Commissioners of Sewers were at that moment engaged in emptying a cesspool common to several of the inhabitants in York-buildings, Grub street, Westminster, down one of the old sewers which they were unable to flush. He had previously been to the Commissioners of Sewers' office, and had received an assurance from a person high in authority there that cesspools should only be emptied into flush sewers, where it could be washed down ; in violation of which assur ance the proceeding of which he complained was going on. He had spoken to the men engaged in the opera tion, and th ey re f use d t o d es i st. H e w i s h e d th e magis trate to send some of his officers to put a stop to it ; it was in the heart of a densely-populated neighbourhood, and it was impossible to say what mischief might result from the proceedin g . Mr. Arnold expressed his willingness to do anything in his power, but said he must look to the act of Parlia ment first, to see w h at power he had. Applicant said he had felt it his duty to solicit the magistrate's interference for the poor people of the locality in which this was go i ng on, because they were not in a condition to help themselves. If this was being done in Belgravia or any other fashionable place, it would soon be put a stop to. Mr. Arnold immediately di rec t e d Wood, the inspector of nuisances of the district, t o pay prompt attention to i the matter ; and f any offenc e aga i nst the words of the statute were committed, to take proceedings against the parties offending. SOUTHWARS.----Mr. Nugent, a gentleman residing at No. 5, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall, was s ummoned b efore Mr. A'Beckett, to show cause why he refused to pay the sum of is. to Thomas Nicholls, cab-driver, No. 3,249. The cabman said that on the 13th inst. the defendant engaged him on the rank near Suffolk -street to drive him to the London-bridge terminus. He proceeded the nearest way, and because he did not happen to get there in time for the train, defendant paid him a shilling less than his legal fare. The defendant said he did not dispute the fare, but he considered that the cabman had not driven him the most straightforward and usual way. Instead of driving along the Waterloo-road, the New-cut, Union-street, to the London-bridge terminus, he went down Stamford street, across the Blackfriars-road, Holland-street, and through the Borough-market. There was a stoppage near the latter place, and the result of which was that he was too late for the train by five minutes. Had he gone the usual way he would have been in time, and he should not have disputed the fare. The cabman said he went the shortest way, and as the gentleman did not signify which way he was to go, he was entitled to the shilling. Mr. A'Beckett said the cabman was always bound to ne go the s h ortest way, unless otherwise dire cted. M arers. atnhda t' sure that sa id h e thought the other way was th e tiefht told he had the not d driven that way, he should h w a a Mv s e r r s i agAvhet'Beekt a , as thteh he certainly t a r t ai t n hey went a circuitous route. He was sur pay him ls. fare, 2s. co:: went efend th a e nt shortestthat the way he b w m hi a c n h he was b oun d to do unless directed oth e rwise. He must complainant's los s o f t i me The defendant immediately, paid paid of summons, an d s s . f or th e the m one y an d l e ft the court. LAMBETH.— Mr. B ru f ord, a gtntlman residing in the Brixton-road, was summon e d sum of Bd., alleged t o b e d ue for four a -cabman for the the top of his cab at the ti me th at tlirpa.rcels ee ladies carried o defen- n an dant's family were riding i n it, d of whose fares had b een paid. The answer to the charge was, that the parcels, con- THE SUN, LONDON, THUItgip.A.Y EVENING, OCTOBER 20, 1858. sisting of a small and empty basket, a small carpet bag, and two boxes, each about 15 inches in length,' might have been placed inside the cab, and that the cabman was requested so to dispose of them. Mr. Elliott observed that it was quite clear the com plainant was not entitled to charge for the parcels in the present case, as from his own admission, as well as from the testimony of the young lady who had been examined, there was abundance of room inside the vehicle for the parcels without inconvenience to the ladies. The 10th section of the act directed that " the driver of every hackney carriage within the limits of this act shall carry in or upon such carriage a reasonable quantity of lug gage for every person hiring such carriage, without any additional charge, as provided in schedule (A) to this act annexed." This was the general law as related to the carriage of luggage, and the exception in the schedule w as, " when more than two person shall be carried inside any hackney carriage, with more luggage than can be carried inside the carriage, a further sum of twopence for every package carried outside the said carriage is to be paid by the hirer in addition to the fares." In the present case, though there were three persons in the cab, the luggage it was admitted was not more than could be carried inside the vehicle, and, therefore, the driver was not justified in making a charge for it. The complainant said he considered himself justified to charge for all packages placed on the outside of his cab. Mr. Elliott observed that he certainly was not. The law as he had read it to him was perfectly clear. Re dismissed the summons. Octavitts Eicke, a young fellow who assumed consider able airs, was charged with violently assaulting Mrs. Mary Ann Downham, the wife of a livery stable keeper in Chester-street, Kennington-road. From the evidenee, it appeared that the brother of the defendant had pur chased a mare of Mr. Downham for 121., and got the animal away by placing "a horse of greater value with Mr. Downham, as a security for the money. On Sa turday, the Bth inst., the defendant, who claimed the horse as his property, and not that of his brother, went to the premises of Mr. Downham, accompanied by a number of men, tore the stable door from the hinges, and brought the horse away. Mrs. Downham, in the absence of her husband, endeavoured to prevent the horse being taken away, and while doing so she re ceived a violent blow from the defendant, which knocked her down, and it was some time before she re covered. Mr. Elliott characterised the conduct of the defendant as most outrageous and brutal, and convicted him in a penalty of 51., or in default of payment to one month's imprisonment. THAMES.—Captain Stooke, master of the Queen of the Teign, and the two seamen Northcote and Golds worthy, were formally committed for trial for the man slaughter of the five Lascars who had been killed in the affray on board that vessel. It will be remembered that the defendants attributed the origin of the affair to an attempted mutiny on the part of the Malay portion of the crew. The Lascar witnesses, however, gave a dif ferent version of the matter. They said that the affray commenced in consequence of the chief mate beating one of the Lascars on deck, and some of the people were killed after the " bobbery" was over. Their statements varied considerably, and it seemed there had been some conversations among the Lascars about murdering the captain and mate and taking the ship to California. David Fairfield, an English seaman, who had been disrated for incompetency and misconduct, and who had been put in irons a few days after the unfortunate trans action, partially confirmed the natives as to one Lascar being shot and others cut down after the disturbance was over. . Mr. Humphreys, on behalf of his clients, asserted their perfect innocence of the charge imputed to them. Mr. Yardley took bail for the appearance of the pri soners at the sessions, as before, and they were set at liberty. The two Malay prisoners, Ali and Ahalt, were also committed for assaulting Mr. Treatt, the chief mate, who had received no fewer than 14 wounds in the affray. A dissipated looking fellow, named John Broldliy, aged 47, a coal whipper, of 25, Devonshire-street, Com mercial-road East, was charged with an inhuman assault on Mary Ann Burchley, with whom he cohabited. The defendant had been in the habit of frequently ill using the complainant, and he had even suffered two months' imprisonment for a brutal assault upon her. On Saturday last he went home drunk, and finding that the complainant had lent sixpence to a neighbour, he kicked and beat her in a savage manner, and finally threw her down stairs. She was taken up insensible, and had to be conveyed to the hospital. Broadley, in defence, charged the woman with intoxi cation and other misconduct. Mr. Yardley was satisfied the prisoner had committed a most savage assault upon the woman who had been foolish enough to live with him, and he should inflict a severe sentence. He . asked the complainant if she con sidered her life worthjpreserving ? The complainant implored of the magistrate to bind the prisoner over to keep the peace. If he was not re• strained he would murder her. Mr. Yardley intended to do something more. He should sentence him to be kept to hard labour for six calendar months, and then to find good bail, himself in 80/., and two sureties in 401. each, to be of good, be haviour for six months longer. GREAT SALE OF LIVE STOCK ON HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT'S FARMS, AT WlNDSOR.—Yesterday, the annual selection of live stock, the property of his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, was sold by auction, at Norfolk Farm, by Messrs. Buckland and Son, and attracted a large attendance of butchers, graziers, and others. First in the order of sale were the pigs, which realised very high prices, com paratively malt hogs making from 51. to 61. each. A young boar of the Windsor breed was knocked down for 41. Bs. One or two breeding sows also fetched 51. 17s. 6d. each. The pigs made altogether nearly 2001., the principal purchasers being Messrs. Agar, Rubie, and Hale, of Windsor. The sheep consisted of 420 fat South downs, 230 home-bred ewes and lambs, with several rams. The whole were disposed of at good but not ex orbitant prices, the principal purchasers being Mr. Min ton, of Windsor, end the leading butchers of the neigh bourhood. The cattle consisted of a remarkably fine Hereford ox, intended for the Smithfield show ; 81 supe rior fat oxen and heifers, 80 fine short-horns (fit for stall ing), 19 steers and heifers, 6 short-horned heifers and cows, and 2 pure-bred young bulls. The dairy cows ranged from 141. 15s. to 161. 10s. ; the fat cows and heifers from 151. to 221. 10s. The Nereford ox (fed on cake and meal) was really a splendid animal, and realised the large sum of 461., Mr. Ratcliffe, butcher, of Hilling den, being the purchaser. The fat short-horned oxen varied from 181. 10s. to 281. each ; the five-year ,old Scots, from 15/. to 171. ; the four-year-olds, from 101. to 121. 10s. The fat Devons ranged from 17/. to 241.105. A two-year-old short-horned bull was knocked down to John Hercy, Esq., for 251. ; an Alderney bull of the same age fetched about half the money. The total pro ceeds of the sale were about 4,0001. We might add, that, /since last year, great improvements have been made in the yards and premises attached to Norfolk farm, and the arrangements for the accommodation of the company were very complete._ PURITY OF THE MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES.—A cor respondent of the Times, writing under the name " Wide Awake," says :—" Agreeing with your corre spondent, " A Thirsty Soul," that the Middlesex magis tracy all over England, are but fallible and weak mor tals, like other people, and that therefore irresponsible powers of jobbing ought not to be any longer vested in their hands, I would call his attention to what was happening at the Session-house, Clerkenwell, yesterday —the very day on which his letter respecting the mal administration of the law with regard to music licenses appeared in your columns. Mr. Pownall again pre sided ; and, after some other business had been trans acted, Mr. F. H. Pownall was elected by voting to the office of county surveyor." ALLEGED REMOVAL OF SHAKESPERE'S EFFIGY AT STRATFORD-ON-AVON.—Mr. J. 0. Halliwell contradicts the statement of Mr. Cunningham as to the proposed removal of the monument to Shakespeare in the Church at Stratford-on-Avon. He says—" The vicar, I am satis fied, from the conversations I have had with him on the subject of the monument of Shakspeare, would never sanction the absurd proposal of removing it ; no could such a proposition have emanated from any reasonable person, except it bad been intended as a joke. The monument, when erected by the poet's friends, could not have "blocked out" any window, as it must have been (at least partially) erected against that part of the wall on the other side of which was7the charnel-house. Moreover, any window inserted in the place now occu pied by the monument al effigy of Shakspeare would be out of place ; or, at all events, it would not improve the effect of the large painted window at the end of the chancel, the elaboration of which has cost the vicar such vast labour and expense." THE POLICE IN DEVONSHIRE.—As was stated a few weeks since, the policemen of Torquay made an appli cation for an increase in their pay, on the ground that their present wages (16s. per week) were inadequate to meet the rise which had taken place in the price of almost every necessary of life. The local board of health, in whom the management is vested, took time to consider the application, and at their last meeting, held a few days ago, they consented to raise the pay of fifty effected [A Di times E eb a sy T i E cu : Bs E t a N i rn T r yo . those who had served longest in the force from 16s. to ts 18s. per week up to Lady-day next. ] t -Fifty de F re i f ec n l y o e du t thousand e ts: v n_ a Tn Cures t eAn rt ay b h . fij a c v : have Food, b ea e e r n without medicine, inconvenience, or expense (as it saves nervousness, constipation, indigestion, and debility, from which I had suffer e d great m i sery, and which no BpaorrolyA'sntFhooondy, i T n iv a ert v o e n r . y ” sh , o , rt Eig t h im t y e. ear W s, d . y R s. . medi ' tine could remove or relie ve , h ave b een effectually cured spasms, and nervousness, debility, w ith cramps, n ausea, for which my servant had consu l te d the advice p li b e y e p e s p v ia e u , s, of many, have been effectually removed by Du Barry's delicious food in a very short time. I shall be happy to answer any inquiries. Rev. John W. Flavel, Rid lington Rectory, Norfolk." "Three years' excessive' 'nervousness, with pains in my neck and left arm, an d general debility, which rendered my life very miserable, has been radically removed by Du Barry's excellent food. Alexs. Stuart, Archdeacon of Ross, Skibbereen." —" Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach, and vomittings, has been removed by Du Barry's excellent food. Maria Jolly, • Diss Norfolk."— Copies of Wortham Ling, near , testi monials of 50,000 cures (including those of Lord Stuart de Decies, Major-General Thomas King, Drs. Ure, Shorland, and Harvey (gratis). In canisters, with full instructions, 11b., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4s. 6d. ; 51b., lls. ; 121 b., 225. ; super-refined, 51b., 225. ; 101 b., 335. The 101 b. and 12113. carriage free. Barry Du Barry and Co., 77, Regent-street, London ; also, Fortnum, Mason, and , Co., purveyors to her Majesty, Piccadilly. DISCOVERY OF THE NORTH-TVEST PASSAGE. From the Lynn Advertiser _and West Norfolk Herald.) Eminent as is the position which the maritime force of Great Britain has held from time immemorial, both in peace and in war,—in the prosecution of geographical discovery and of commercial intercourse, as well as in the terrible sovereignty of the seas—perhaps no single event has ever reflected more honour at once on our navy and our nation than that which has engrossed the public attention during the past few days. The discovery of a North-West passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean—the great problem which has baffled the inge nuity of geographers for seven hundred years ; upon which an almost fabulous amount of treasure has been expended ; in which hundreds of gallant men have perilled their lives—in many cases, as in that of the lamented Bellot, with too fatal a result ; while in others, and above all, in that of Sir John Franklin and his 137 companions, what hope remains is so slight as but to add to the darkness of despair —the effectuating of that noble enterprise, in which the hearts of all civilised nations are deeply absorbed, has been reserved to in crease the lustre of England's glory, and to add another jewel to her crown of peaceful triumph. We are assured the hearts of Englishmen must bound within them with patriotic pride when they read of the heroic exertion of their countrymen, of their noble daring in the performance of a duty requiring almost super human intrepidity and endurance —of their stern, unflinching resolve to overcome difficulties, the immensity of which none but those who have them selves been engaged in this arduous service can ade quately conceive. Would that it could be said that the returned vessel had brought tidings of the gallant crews of the Erebus and Terror, as well as of that of the Investigator ; but this satisfaction is withheld, and, we fear, can never be expected. B u t, l eav i ng this painful subject' we may well join in a h ear t y express i on o f gra titude and rejoicing in the ascertained safety of Com mander 111(Clure, his crew, and his vessel, of which, until last week, the latest tidings dated as far back as the 6th of August, 1851, and which from the 24th of the follow ing month had been immovably frozen up in latitude 74'6 and longitude 117'12. And if to the nation at large there is so much cause for rejoicing in the dispatches, which prove not only th'e safety of the gallant common• der, but the solution by him of the problem in question, what must be the pride and the joy of our own townsmen in knowing that it is one of themselves who has actually made the passage itself—that he alone, of all the brave and determined men who have devoted themselves to the task, has succeeded in entering the Polar Seas by Beh , ring's Straits and returned by Davis's Straits, and brought home actual information of the resolution of the great difficulty—that to Lynn belongs the honour of having produced a hero, not in the arena of war and bloodshed, but in the humane conquests of civilisation and philanthropy, so much more appropriate to the character of a grandson of Elizabeth Fry. The fact that the friends of Lieut. Cresswell had participated with those of all the crew of the Investigator in the solemn dread that the tidings of August, 1851, were the last which they would receive of the existence of that vessel and its tenants—the conviction, in fact, that these must be looked upon as ad ditional victims to the noble enterprise of searching for and relieving the lost expedition of Franklin—must have imparted to the sympathy excited in•behalf of him self and his family a depth and intensity which few oc currences could be expected so generally to produce. We are rejoiced at knowing that the emotion thus ex cited will not be allowed to subside in mere general feli citation, but that it has been resolved by a meeting of our townsmen, exceedingly numerous and respectable, though called together in the most impromptu manner, that some demonstration shall be made of the deep-felt congratulation in which the whole town unanimously . concurs. As to the precise mode in which these sym pathies are to be conveyed we will not presume even to make a suggestion, feeling the utmost satisfaction in leaving the details to the body of gentlemen whose assemblage to consider the subject we elsewhere record, and who, when they meet again to concert final mea sures, will, no doubt, now that the intention has become generally known, receive a very large accession of num bers. Whatever be the moclus operandi resolved on, we trust it will be onein which the whol e o f th e inhabi tants will have the opportunity of co-operating, as we feel assured they intensely desire to do. There is one more point in connection with this sub ject, on which we cannot refrain from expressing a hope —nay, a positive assurance—that the well-earned pro motion of the gallant officer in whom so much interest is centred, will not be withheld by the Admiralty, but that they will evince themselves as ready as the whole of the public in their appreciation of services for which not Great Britain only, but the civilised world, is deeply !ndebted. Fourteen Two by two lengths. Nothing else was near. The winner was sold for 105 guineas. GRAND OPEN STEEPLECHASE, a Free Handicap of 15 sovs. each, 5 ft, with 100 added. The second horse to save his stake. Certain penalties and allowances. About four miles. Mr. T. Mason's. Oscar, aged, lOst 71b (S. Darling, jun.) 1 Mr. Vevers's Bourton, aged, lOst 41b (G. Stevens) 2 Mr. Jackson's Labyrinth, 5 yrs , Bst 101 b (Fowler) 3 The following w ere no t placed :—Peter, Maria Day, Spring, Friendless. .. ._,- Betting-6 to 4 agst Oscar, sto 1 agst Friendless, 6 to 1 each agst Maria Day and Bourton, 8 to 1 agst Labyrinth. FREE HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE of 5 sous. each, with 25 added. Penalties for winners. Optional selling weights. Three miles. Mr. Land's Needwood (late Honest Tom), (301.) 9st 21b (Green) 1 Mr. Stewart's 2Esculapius, 6 yrs (301.), 9st 81b (in cluding 61b over) (C. Boyce) 2 The following were not placed :—Pride of the North, Gulnare, Slashing Painter, Welcome, and Fazeley. Betting-5 to 4 agst Needwood, sto 1 agst any other. Won by ten lengths. Welcome third. The winner was afterwards knocked down to the owner at 270 guineas; the right of purchase was how ever disputed by Mr. Mather, who was the last bidder at 275 guineas. BETTING ON THE COURSE. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. Bto 1 agst Nabob (taken). 100 to 6 agst Balrownie. 4to 1 taken about the two. 100 to 6 agst Mistletoe (taken). 20 to 1 agst Seahorse (taken). 35 to 1 agst Bit of Blue (taken). DERBY. 1400 to 200 agst Autocrat (taken). 50 to 1 agst Meteora (taken). Most of the above bets were laid at Leamington on Tuesday night. The weather to-day was extremely unfavourable, rain falling heavily throughout the day. Many parts of the course were under water. Attendance very thin. KELSO RACES.—YESTERDAY. (By Electric Telegraph.) The CALEDONIAN HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. Two miles. Testator Braxey 2 The INNKEEPERS' PLATE of 50 sovs., added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sovs. each. Once round and a distance Helen Faucit John Dory 2 HER MAJESTY'S PLATE of 100 guineas ; three-year-olds, 7st 121 b ; four, Bst 12 lb ; five, 9st 51b ; six and aged, 10st. Four miles. Defiance 1 The Itch PLATE of 50 soya., added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sous, each. One mile and a half. Goorkah Braxey Goorkah pulled up lame RICHMOND RACES.—YESTERDAY. (By Electric Telegraph.) ASKE STAKES. Comfit 1 Fairthorn 2 The HAT STAKES of 5 sovs. each, 3 ft, with 20 added. Happy Joe 1 Jackdaw The RICHMOND HANDICAP of 10 sovs. each, h ft, and 3 only if declared, with 70 added. Once round and a distance. Grapeshot Lerrywheut 2 Four ran. SWEEPSTAKES of 5 soya. each. Ivan Lord John 2 The EASBY STAKES of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and only 5 if declared. Tros walked over. EPSOM AUDI WEIGHTS for the EPSOM Derby Course. ►IN MEETING. AUTUMN HANDICAP. New Age st lb Nabob Rataplan The Reiver 3 8 11 Little Harry 4 8 8 Lan dgrave a 8 7 Neasham 5 8 4 Indian Warrior A dine 4 8 0 Frantic 4 7 13 Pelion 3 7 13 Father Thames Cat's-paw 3 7 11 Eulogist . King Pepin 4 7 10 Talfourd 3 7 8 Ethelbert 3 7 7 Exact 3 7 7 Butterfly 4 7 7 Orinoco 3 7 7 Unity 5 7 6 Lucio 4 7 6 Jouvence 3 7 5 Lady Amyott 4 7 4 Bit of Blue 4 7 4 Mr. Sykes 3 7 4 La:nbton 3 7 4 Congreve 3 7 0 Candlewick 6 7 0 Missive 4 7 0 Catherine Hayes 3 6 13 Mayfair 3 6 13 Stamford 5 6 13 WEIGHTS for the BEDDINGT( One I Age st lb Rackapelt 3 612 Calot 4 6 11 Dick Turpin 3 6 11 Tickton 3 6 11 Richard Primmer 4 6 10 Corybantes 3 6 10 Friday 3 6 10 Arnie Sutherland 3 6 8 Charley 3 6 8 Chilton 3 6 8 Lawsuit 3 6 8 Terpsichore Lord Lieutenant 3 6 7 Massa Mungo 5 6 7 Nerva 3 6 4 Pug Orrock 3 6 2 Anteverta 3 6 0 Auchinleck 3 6 0 Little David 3 6 0 Miss Tennyson 3 5 13 Georgy 3 5 10 Good Morning 3 5 10 Allington 3 5 10 Madeline 4 5 7 Winter 3 5 7 The Kaffir 3 5 7 North Pole 3 5 5 Crassus 3 5 5 Gipsy Girl 3 5 0 Shropshire Lass 3 5 0 Nestor 3 5 0 Roger Thornton 3 5 0 )N STAKES, for two-yr-olds. nile. st. lb. The Empire 8 7 The Pall Barrel 8 7 Alembic Tom (late Mountain Hawk Bobby Old Noll Queen's Own Carlotta Grisi 8 4 Astolfo 8 1 Diana Merry Monk Alas 8 0 Glen strae 7 12 Cyrus Punch-box Mirabeau 7 8 c by Touchstone, out of Fugleman's dam 7 7 Village Lass 7 7 WEIGHTS for the BENT. st. 1b Balmoral Adelaide . 7 4 Brother to Little Swift 7 4 Lady-bird Gabriel 7 0 Ariel 7 0 Mark Anthony 6 12 Field Marshal 6 12 Gretchen Basquine Victorine Determination 6 7 Roebuck f by Spanish Jack out of Espoir 6 4 Mulligrub s Conspiracy Lioness. Chauntress Kitty Clover 5 10 :NCK PLATE. One mile. Age st lb Nabob Grey Tommy 4 9 11 Narcissus Pelion 3 8 10 Father Thames 4 8 10 Warwick Calot Poodle Faux_ Paux 5 8 4 lanthe Lambton Mr. Sykes 3 8 3 Chilton Dick Turpin Corybantes 3 7 12 Cheddar 3 7 10 Annie Sutherland 3 7 10 Octavia Richard Primmer 4 7 10 Glenluce 4 7 9 Age st ]b Dear Me.. -3 7 Tamerlane 3 7 7 Charley Tobolski. Merriment 5 7 6 Anteverta Auchinleak 3 7 4 Madeline Sweetheart 6 6 12 Now-or-Never Good Mourning 3 6 12 The Kaffix 3 6 10 Crassus Young N•orval 3 6 7 North Pole 3 6 7 Georgy Romualdus ...... 4 6 7 Gipsy Girl 3 6 4 Fright 3 6 4 Maria Beal 3 6 4 BRIGHTON AUTUMN HANDICAP. - - We are requested to state that Massaroni, 3 yrs, Bst, sho nld have been in cluded in the list of nominations, and Mariposa omitted. IRISH COSTIIME.—The Galway Packil has the follow ing gratifying bit of intelligence :—"rt is with peculiar pleasure we notice the improved appearance of the peasantry on Sundays and holidays, the surest signs of returning prosperity. Instead of the ragged coat, the old hat, and broken shoes, which marked the period of the famine, and stamped ripon poor Paddy an appearance far from gratifying to his pride, a new suit from head to foot now rewards hie long-tried patience and hard struggle with adver sity. No one could fail to observe the: strong muster of country people in our streets, on Sunday last, and the cheering and gratifying appearance which they pre sented ; the boys wearing new and comfortable frieze and corduroy, while the girls displayed their red and blue mantles, nicely trimmed caps, an .d new shoes and stockings—articles of comfort which the poor people were long deprived of. From inquiries which we made in various quarters we received but one reply, that the country people were never in so prosperous a condition as they are at present ; an assurance which is fully borne out by the cheering and comfortable appearance which they present in our streets wh en they come to town. A . NOBLEMAN'S WHIM.—An interesting specimen, which may be known to very f e w, andi which is, for its kind, unsurpassed in the annals of literature, is the great historical work which has recently been com pleted by the late Mr. Wiffen, the admirable trans lator of Tasso, and other popular works, which comprises the family records of every descendant of the ancient and distinguished house of Russell, com piled from authentic sources , chiefly in the posses -81011 of the family. This very beal;tiful production , which includes the portraits of every member of that peerage, direct and collateral, painted by one of the most prominent ar ti s t s o f th e age (Harding) is comprised in one folio volume, printed in a style of sumptuous magnificence ; only one single copy of which was printed off. The unique bequest by the late puke of Bedford, under whose personal superintendence it was commenced and completed, was designed by him st s an heirloom in the family, and to be deposited in the Library at Woburn Abbey, from whence it was on no account to be re moved. It cost the duke three thousand guineas.-- Salad for the ,solitary. THE COMMERCE OF FRANCE. According to documents just published by the French Government, the total amount of the com merce of France with foreign countries in 1852 was equal to 124,800,0001., imports and exports toge ther—being an increase of 12 per cent. over 1851. Of this total, 72 per cent. represents the imports and exports by sea, and 28 per cent, by land. The amounts for the principal countries trading with France were as follows in each year : England United States, Belgium Switzerland Sardinia . 1851. ... £16,680,000 .. 14,640,000 .. 12,680,000 .. 9,640,000 7,040,000 Spain German Customs Union Turkey Russia Brazil Naples Netherlands-, 5,280,000 4,160,000 3,280,000 1,680,000 2 , 960 000 , .__ 1852. ... £19,400,000 ... 11,480,000 ... 14,240,000 ... 10,760,000 8,080,000 5,480,000 4,800,000 3,360,000 2,880,000 2,720:000 1,640,000 1,840,000 2,200,000 1,920,000 English possessions in India 1,680,000 ... 1,800,000 Tuscany Cuba and Porto Rico 1,120,000 ... 1,440,000 La Plata 1,040,000 ... 1,160,000 Egypt .... Mexico ... Per . 680,000 ... 1,080,000 1,240,000 ... 1,040,000 880,000 1,000,000 It will be remarked that the increase is nearly general, and is particularly large with England, the United States, and Russia ; also, that those large direct exports to Australia had not commenced which will bring that country on the list in 1853. At the same time, it is to be mentioned that none of the figures can be taken as furnishing anything more than approximations, owing to the general vagueness of official valuations. Thus, while in the above return the total export and import trade with England in 1851 appears to have been 16,680,0001., it was put down in a Parliamentary paper published last year at only 10,111,575/. (namely, imports of British goods, 2,028,4631. ; ex ports to England, 8,083,1121.). The relative pro portions' however, of the trade with each country will not be affected by the consideration, and the fault, moreover, of the discrepancy between the English and French statements is believed to lie on this side, as, although our statements of exports may be fairly relied upon, little dependence is placed on our valuations of imports. With the French colonies the total amount of exchanges was 11,680,0001., the proportion of Al geria being 4,920,0001., to which if 520,0001. be added for the trade of that colony with countries other than France, an aggregate of 5,440,0001. is reached. The exports from France to Algeria were 4,200,0001. in 1852, and the imports from Algeria 720,0001., the latter being nearly three times their amount in 1850. They consisted principally of wool, hides, breadstuffs, and tobacco. At the present time considerable quantities of breadstuffs are being exported from Algeria, and in this respect 1853 is likely to present a large increase over 1852. RAILWAY SHARE MARKET. LIVERPOOL, 00T. 19. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—There has been little change to notice in the share market since yesterday, the business transactions being very small. Caledonian, 24i ; Eastern Counties, 11 15-16 ; East Lancashire, 15A ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 62A ; London and North-Western, 102.1 3c.; ditto, one-eighth shares, ad. ; Midland, 581 ; North British, 6a ; South Eastern and Dover, 17 7-16; Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Quarter Shares, No. 1, 6. ; North Union B, 169. MANCHESTER, OCT. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—We have had a quiet demand, prices closing rather weaker. Lancaster and Preston, N ; Dovers, 17a ; Leeds, 61i ; London Stock, 102 in.; Mid lands, 58 ; Sheffields, 191 ; Eastern Counties, 11. BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—AII share; were lower in this mar ket to-day. There was little inquiry after stock, the feel ing being that another fall is at hand, consequently very little business was transacted. LEEDS, OCT. 19. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There is no new feature to report in the share market this morning. The few boruf fide trans actions effected on 'Change were at the closing rates of yesterday, but the feeling on the whole indicated a further tendency to a decline. The following are amongst the closing sales :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 62 ; Midland stock, 58i ; York and North Midland, 22i. BURNING OF A LEITH VESSEL. —The barque Douglas, Captain Mellon, which sailed from Leith to Quebec, with goods and passengers, was totally destroyed by fire on the 11th ult. It seems that on that day the captain discovered that the coals were on fire. An attempt was made to extinguish the fire by water, but it was fruit less, and in this state the captain rounded the ship for Newfoundland. About midnight, a few things belong ing to the crew and passengers were got on deck ; the boats were made ready for putting out ; and at six in the morning of the 12th the land was made. At noon the boats were got out. The captain hailed a small schooner under the land, which went into Burgeo, and sent out a pilot, who ran the ship into harbour. By ten o'clock the ship, was entirely deserted by the crew and passengers, who were landed without mishap, and in half an hour's time she burst into flames. She was burnt to the water's edge before morning, having been entirely consumed in 30 hours from the time of the dis covery of the fire. It was a very fortunate' circumstance that the land was made so soon, for there were only two boats to take to, the skiff being stove while being got out, owing to a heavy lurch of the ship. The passen gers have been forwarded to Quebec in safety. A MUSICAL SHAVING MACHlNE.—Machinery has ce - tainly reached an extraordinary degree of perfection when it can perform the operation of shaving, and at the same time charm the ear with some soothing musical air s ! The Durham Advertiser says that Mr. Willi m Johnson, of North Shields, joiner, has invented a shaving machine. This machine is of singular construc tion, and contains every qualification necessary for the process. In appearance it is not unlike an old-fashioned arm-chair. But the most unique feature in the whole affair is the arrangement of the razor blades, which are fixed longitudinally on cylinders, from three to six inches in length, four on each cylinder, at an angle of sixty degrees, with fine camel-hair brushes between ; for you are lathered and shaved at one and the same time, the lather being slipped from the interior of the cy linders, which are hollow. The machine is put in mo tion by the weight of the patient, the seat gradually giving way beneath, and sinking with him till he reach the ground, when the operation is completed. The seat, rising immediately it is released from his weight, is ready to commence again without preparation. 4 mu sical-box, of Mr. Johnson's construction, and capable of performing a great variety of airs, is appended to the machine, and can be7attached or detached according to the pleasure of the individual undergoing the operation, so that you may be shaved to any tune you please ! Ex periments it is said have been tried, and found satisfac tory. We shall next expect to hear of an improved machine for completing the while operation of dressing, viz., shaving, washing, brushing the hair, and putting on the clothes. THE CASE OF MISS CONNINGHAME. —Letters from Florence of the 15th say that when it was notified to Miss Cunninghame, at Lucca, on Monday morning last, that the Grand Duke had given an order for her release she positively refused to leave the prison on an act of grace, as she said she had been imprisoned a month without even being brought to trial, and her advocate had told her that no verdict could he ob tained against her, as she had not transgressed the law, and therefore she would not go out until she had seen him. In the evening it was announced to her very civilly that go she must. She still refused, and then she was told that if she did not go freely she would be carried out by force, upon which she replied, " Give me that in writing, and I will go." They did so, and accordingly out she went. Report says the tracts for the distribution of which she was imprisoned were not of a character to implicate her in any attempts to proselytize, or even bring the Roman Catholic religion into contempt ; and, moreover, that an ecclesiastical council had examined them at Lucca and could find no evidence in them against her. I hear also that her advocate told her she could make no resist ance to the Royal will, and must accept her release ; but that he was sorry for it, as he felt that he had a good case. It is difficult now to arrive at the whole truth, which will most likely be made public when Parliament meets. THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN IRELAND.—DEATH OF MISS PAM—Miss Pack, one of the sufferers by the late accident on the Great Southern and Western Rail way, died on Tuesday morning at Steevens's Hos pital. The reports up to Monday afternoon were favourable, and strong hopes were entertained of the poor lady's recovery. Her brother-in-law, the Rev. Mr. Wood, a Protestant clergyman, and other friends, visited the hospital on that day, and so far as the patient's critica l condition could justify hopes, they ap peared to be ente rtained of her ultimate recover y . But on Monday afternoon a series of bad symptoms set in, and at about 6 o'clock the house surgeon found the patent labouring under severe difficulty of breathing, with other dangerous symptoms indicating that the chest was af fected. The principal surgeon in attendance was promptly sent for, and all that skill and experience could suggest was done to arrest the fatal and rapid progress of this formidable train of bad symptoms, but unhappily all proved vain. The coroner (Dr. Kirwan) was duly ap. prised of the event by Inspector Ebbet, of the Kilmain ham police-station, and an inquest, so far as the identifi cation of the body, was to beheld t, held yesterday at the hospi tal. The jury which has been empanelled to investig tite the cause of the death of Joseph Sherwood (Dr. Stoke's servant) were summoned to attend in this case also, and the further inquiry relative to both deaths will take place to-morrow (Friday). The inquiry will be mei ely form al, and there seems no necessity for re-opening the general facts in connection with the accident : these were fully developed at the inquest at Naas. Miss Pack, who was the daughter of a deceased Protestant clergyman, is the fifteenth fatal sufferer from the collision. ILLEGALITY OF OMNIBUS ADVERTISING.—In addition to the informations that have hitherto been laid against omnibus proprietors for evading the directions of the new act of Parliament in regard to lighting a lamp in the interior of the vehicle at night time, more informa tions have yet to be heard by the magistrates on account of the same parties persisting in exhibiting placards or advertisements upon the panels of their vehicles, and also in the interior of the same, such a practice being prohibited by the new law now in operation. PROPOSED DEMONSTRATION TO LIEUTENANT GURNEY CRESSWELf. A highly respectable and influential meeting of gentle men took place in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, on Tuesday afternoon, to consider the propriety and the mode of making a public demonstration of admiration, of the intrepid and important services of their townsman, Lieut. Gurney Cresswell, in connection with the Arctic discoveries, of which we give the particulars elsewhere, and of congratulation on his safe return. Various modes of testifying the general feeling of respect and esteem were proposed—such as a public dinner, the presenta tion of a congratulatory address, or of the freedom of the borough, &c., and the most cordial desire appeared to be participated in by all the gentlemen present to co-ope rate in a testimonial which should be both lasting and worthy of an individual whose achievements had reflected so great an honour on his native town. A deputation, consisting of the Mayor, Mr. Hogge, and Mr. Man ning, was, after a brief consultation, appointed to wait on Mr. Cresswell, in order to ascertain which mode of procedure would be more consonant and agreeable to his feelings ; and the meeting then adjourned until Saturday morning at eleven o'clock, for the determina tion of further measures. It should be stated that the meeting was entirely an unpremeditated one, and arose from several gentlemen having conversed on the sub ject in the course of the morning. Had any public an nouncement been made, no doubt the attendance would have been much more extensive; but of course this was unnecessary, as the future proceedings will be such as to afford to all an opportunity of testifying their interest is the subject. SERVICES, &C., OF LIEUT. SAMUEL GURNEY CRESS. WELL.—For the information of our readers in the dis tance, we may state that Lieut. Samuel Gurney Cress well, third son of Francis Cresswell, Esq., a partner in the banking firm of Gurney, Cresswell, and Co., King's Lynn, is by birth a Norfolk man, having been born in that ancient borough, in September, 1827. He entered the navy early in 1842, and served in the China Seas in the Agincourt flag-ship, with Admiral Sir Thos. Cochrane, till the autumn of 1847, when the Agincourt returned to England. He entered immediately on board the Excellent gunnery -ship, at Portsmouth, and was passed out of her only five days before leaving England, as mate of the Investigator, Captain Bird, in the search ing expedition of Sir John Ross, May, 1848. Lieut. Cresswell returned in November, 1849, and on the 10th of January following, again left England for the Arctic Regions, as Lieutenant in the Investigator, Captain M‘Clure ; the second ship of the expedition commanded by Captain Collinson, of the Enterprise. He left the Investigator, with dispatches from Captain M'Clure, April 15, 1853, and October the 17th delivered them at the Admiralty. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WARWICK STEEPLECHASES--WEDNEsnAv. A SCURRY HANDICAP of 5 sovs. each, 2 ft ; gentlemen riders, as qualified to ride in the Welter Cup ; profes sionals 61b extra. T.Y.C. (4 subs.) Mr. Rowden's Little Davie, 4 yrs, 11st 21b (IVlr.Roberts) 1 Mr. Fenning's Priam the Third, 4 yrs, list 51b (Captain Haworth) 2 Mr. J. Merry's Sally, 4 yrs, list (Captain Little) 3 Betting-6 to 4 agst each. Little Davie started with the lead, but was soon passed by Sally, who carried on the running to within the distance, where Little Davie went ahead and won easily by three lengths ; the second beating the third by two lengths. FREE HANDICAP HURDLE RACE Of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added ; over five flights of hurdles. A winner of any hurdle race, after the declaration of the weights, to carry slb extra. Tao miles. (12 subs.) Mr. Land's Needwood (late Honest Tom), gst 81b (Green) 1 Mr. C. Dawbin's Sir Philip, 6 yrs, 9st;lolb...(Weaver) 2 Mr. Littledal e na . Squire of Malton, aged, 9st 111 b (Fowler) 3 The following were not placed :—Dandy Jim, Star of England, h by Drayton out of Spring's dam, Wee Mickey, Rob Roy, Cashmere, Wings. Betting -3 to 1 agst Drayton Horse, sto 1 agst Star of England, 6 to 1 agst Dandy Jim, 7 to 1 each agst Needwood, Squire of Malton, and Sir Philip. Wings led over the first hurdle with Wee Mickey second, Needwood third, Dandy Jim fourth, Cashmere fifth, and Drayton Horse sixth.. This order was scarcely dis turbed until they were over the second flight, at which Star of England, who was nearly last, fell, and was put hors de combat. Needwood and Wings were first out of the Lammas Land, and so far as we could see through the thick weather, they ran in front to the last turn, where Wings was beaten. Needwood went on with the lead, followed by Sir Philip and Squire of Malton, and won easily by two lengths. Six lengths between second and third. HUNT CUP STEEPLECHASE, subscription of 10 sovs. each, the surplus to go to the winning horse, for horses that have been regularly bunted, &c. ; list 71b each. The winner to be sold for 150 sovs. Allow ances if to be sold for less. Horses never having started in any steeple case allowed 71b. Penalties for winners. Gentlem - en rid' ;rs. Professionals 61b extra. About three miles. Mr. Jourdan's Fourteen rwo (501.), 10st 61b (includ ing 61b extra) Mr. Robert's Dandy Jim. (501.), 1:1st 21b (including 91b extra) Mr. Gay's Quasimodo, aged (100 i,), list (carried list 31b) The following also ran :—Captain. ,Gordon's The Nun ; and Mr. Stewart's The Monk. Betting---7 to 4 agst Fourteen, Two, 3 to 1 agst Quasimodo, 7 t o 2 agst Dandy Jim. Bt afore half the vldis tance was co m pl eted, falls and baulks h z reduced the field to Fou r t een Two, Dandy Jim, a n d Quasimodo. The first-na me d c h arged the artificial broo 'k in of Jim, but d ropp i ng his hind legs he was immediately passed by Ji m , w h o with a clear leap I. %nded well. Fourteen Tw o resumed the lead in the met. advance I.dows, Jim persevering in close pursuit, Quasimodo far . behind ; a %your of capital race in with th e f i rst two ended in 1 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. NOTICE TO MARINERS. The Secretary of Lloyd's has received from the Naval Department of the Board of Trade a copy of a notification issued by tho Oldenburg Government, relative to two new beacons erected on the Island of Wangerooge, with a view of facilitating the navigation of vessels entering the River Weser. SWANSEA, Oct. 19.—1 t blew a gale last night from the south-east. The following casualties occurred at the Mumbles :—The Castle Quincy, with railway iron, slink ; the Albion, with apples, was totally wrecked ; the Active, of St. Ire's, the Ann and the Elizabeth, of Bridgewater, and the St. Agnes, were all driven on shore. ARCHANGEL, Oct. 15.—The Eliza, from Onega to Lon don, struck the groun d i n th e White Sea, and has arrived outside the bar of this port leaky. She will discharge and repair here. ALDBOROUGH, Oct. 18.—The Caroline Frances, of and from Sunderl an d f or L on d on, w hil e at anc h or o ff Caistor Point last evening, was run into by a brig reaching to the southward, and soon afterwards sunk ; crew saved. ANTWERP, Oct. 11.—The J. W. Buddecke, of and for Bremen, from Charleston, lost her masts, had her stern stove, and founde re d ; crew p i c k e d up, Sept. 41, in lat. 29 N., long. C 5 W., by the Eliza Saub, arrived here. The Henderika Annechina de Boa, from Dantzic for Amsterdam, was ab an d one d i n a sinking state Oct. 11, in lat. 56 N., long. 7 E. ; crew saved. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Donna Bella, of Rideford, for Quebec, Sept. 27, in lat. 46 N., long. 57 W. The Galatea, from St. Domingo for Liv e rpool, Oct. 1 in lat. 51 N., long. 18 W. The Abeona, from Liverpool for Hongkong, Aug. 26, in lat. 27 N., long. 23 W. The Nina, bound east, Sept. 18, off Cape Palos. The Susan, from Newcastle, Sept. 23, off Cadiz. The Swedish brig No. 136 bound south, Oct. 2, in lat. 40 N., long. 14 W. The Courier, from Liverpool or Callao, Oct. 8, in let. 32 N., long. 7 W., bearing up for Cork, with chronometer out of order. The brig Irene, of Sunderland, Sept. 14, in lat. 38, long. 11. The Mongola, of Portland, Oct. 5, in lat. 47 N., long. 19 W. The Flag of Truce, same day, in lat. 47 N., long. 19 W. The Adolph Werner, from Bahia for Bremen ; crew mu' tinous ; captain wounded, but recovering, Sept. 22, in the latitude of Gibraltar. The Bona Fide, bound east. Sept. 29, off Cape Sparta]. The Cornelius, from Lowestoft for Australia, Oct. 14, in lat, 47 N., long. 9 W., by the Euroclydon, arrived at Falmouth. The American barque Martha Ann, Sept. 18, in lat. 7 N., long. 25 W. The brigantine Rimae, outward bound, Sept. 2, in let. 14 N., long. 26 W. The brig Diamond, from Bahia for Cowes, Sept. 22, in lat. 15 N., long. 26 W. The Lynn, outward bound, Oct. 7. The Mystic, from Cardiff for Malta, Oct. 10, in let. 50 N., long. 7 W. The Jane, from Bristol for Mobile, in lat. 50 N., long. 14 W. A French barque, from Havre to Vera Cruz, with pal• sengers, Sept. 29, in lat. 31 N., long. 31 W. The barque Portend, Oct. 13, in lat. 48 N., long. 11 W. The brig Robert Preston, from Cadiz for Liverpool, Oct. 14, in lat. 48 N., long. 11 W. COUNTRY MAIii(gTS. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET- OCTOBER 18. There was a large supply of straw of all descriptions in the market. The prices were as follow : Oat straw, from 5s Od. to 8s Od per kemple of 16 stone. tron ; wheat do., 7s Od to 88 Od ; b ar l e y d o ., 5 s t o 6 s Od. Hay from 8d t o 10d ; new ditto, Od to Od per stone. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET—OcT. 18. There were in the market to-day, 3 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801bs imperial, which sold thus :-3 at 21. 30, and 0 at 01. 00s Od. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET—OcT. 17. There were in the market to-day 92 bags oatmeal, 1 1 of barleymeal, and 00 of pot-barley. Sales were dull; Top of oatmeal 5s down, second quality 6s Od down, W I third 7s down. The top price of barleymeal as before. Oatmeal, sack of 2801b s Fi rs t . S econ d . Third' imperial ßarleymeal, per ditt o 30s 6cl Od — 6 r v a Peasemeal, per ditto Pot-barley, per ditto '.—Ocr. 19. he close of the market : Wallsend, Ito. "23 " "22 " , .24 12 Belmont Braddyll , Framwellgate IRetton COAL MARK: Prices of Coal per ton at t' S. d. Bate's West Hartley 21 0 Burnhope l9 6 Chester Main 21 6 Holywell ..... . 2l 6 Howard's West Hartley v 0 Netherton - 22 0 Haswell 2 3 Longridge's Wst Hartley 22 0 Uunbton 23 0 North Percy Hartley ...21 0 Plummer 23 0 Portland Hartley 2l 0 Stewdrt' s Stobart's Hartley 20 0 Whit we ll . . 92 0 Tanfield Moor 2O 0 B ac kh ouse ................. • n t g2 0 Tanfield Moor Butes 20 0 Cassop . Ol 0 Walker Primrose .........20 0 Heugh Hall . ............... h i i i 0 West Hartley 22 OlKelloe .. .. ... .... . ........ ~,q 0 West Wylam 22 6 South Hartlep00l Wylam 21 6,South Kelloe 23 Wallsend, &o. ITees 24 0 Acorn Close 22 6iTrimdon. Bell and Brown 22 6 St. Helen's Tees , ••••• „ • ,21 6 Gosforth 22 6 Derwentwater Hartley 22 0 Hedley 22 3 Ll angenuec h 30 0 Lawson 2l G Myer's Stone Coal 3 5 0 Bell's Primrose 19 6 Skiborwen Merthyr ~....26 0 Eden Main 23 0 1 Watney's Anthracite ......3 2 ° Ship at market 99 I Sold Bl. SEABORNE MALLS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post•oi" by the night—and M by the morning —dispatch.) Day when made up From what IVneu COUNTRIES. in General Post- Port due In Office, London.° Dispatched. mos America(byftrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ... Each America (by United Sts. Ame America •• packet) .. N Oct. 26 • • •... Southampton 19• Australia (via •South ampton) Nov. 4 ...... • • • ••• Southampton Nov. 4 Ditto (via M arseilles) N Nov. 8 Ditto (via Cape of Good Hope) ••••••• • • • • •N Dec. 4 Africa ( West Coast) ..N `l3d of the month Plymouth .. Nov. 12 Alexandria.... • • .... N 8,9, 24, & 30 of m Dover 'Oct. 18 Alexandria., ........M 4th & 20th of mon Southampton Oct. 2 0 Bahamas M 17th of the m on th Southampton Nov. 16 Belgium ..N Daily Dover. Daily „ Brazil ..M 9th of the m on th S out h ampton 'Nov. 111,: Buenos Ayres ........M 9th o f t h e month Southampton i Nov. 1 6 Cape of Good Hope ..N 14th of the month Plymouth .. Oct. 2 6 , Cape of Good Hope N 14th of the month. S ou th amp t on N ov . 16 Cape de Verds ......N 14th of th e month. Plymouth ..'Oct. 2 6 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon N 14th of the month Ply mou th .. O c t. 26 t Channel isles ....N 3fon.,Wed.,&Frid. Southampton Tu.TII• Chili—. ...• ...• M2d & 17th of month Southampton Nov. 1 China (see India) Constantinople 7,8,17,24,&27 am, Dover I dct. 20 Constantinople ........ 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton Oct. 20 0 .• cont. of Europe M& N T w i ce d a i ly .. Dover 'Twicedbw Egypt (see India) France M & N Twice daily Dover ...... Tovicedell Gibraltar .... • --X 4,7, 17,20, 27 ofm. Southarapton l Oct. Greece (see India) 26 Greytown . • . • ..M 2nd & 17th o f mon. southamptonlNov. I Hamburgh Tuesday & Friday London l'Paes• „, Havannah .......... Mi2nd of th e month Southampton Nov. 1 o Holland —MI Wednesday & S a t . London lMon.l"„r Honduras M 17th of the m on th . Southampton Nov. 1 6 India (viaSouthampt.)M 4th & 20th of mon. Southamptonbet. 2 1 India (via Marseilles)M Bth&24th of month Dover Nov.' l lonian Isles (see Indi a ) Oct. 20 Ireland ...... ••M & N Twice daily Holyhead TwieedLisbon Sw .• • • •.. •M 7,9, 17, & 28 of m. Southampton Oct. 26 Madeira • • • • 9th of the month Southampton Nov. 16 Madeira •. •.....N 9th of month .... Plymouth ov. 12 Malta (see India) 7 ,17,19,28, 30 ofm. Dover Oct. 1 8 Mauritius (see India) Mauritius .. •.......N 14th o f th e month Plymouth Oct. 2 6 Mexico ..... .....Mi2nd of the month.. South am pt on ov . 1 Naples., .• • • • .......N ' s th I.sth2sthofmon. Dover t. 22 New Granada .. •• Id 2d & 17th of mouth South amp t on N o v. 1 New By private ship .. Various ports uncer lo ' Pa p al Sl ates •• • ..—N sthl Mh2sthotmon. Dover .. Oct. 2 2 Peninsula 7 tlll7th2Sthotinon. Southampton Oct. 26 Peru . ..... Mld & 27th of mon. Southampton Nov. Port Natal 14th of the month Plymouth Oct. 2 6 Tuscany ••• s tl , lsth2Mhohnon. Dover Venezuela• ..M 2d & 17th of month Southampton ov• Van Diemen's Lanu (?.ee Australia) West Indies 2d& I ith 01 month SouthamptoniNov. 1 * When any of th ese d a t es lan ol a Sunday, th e ma il s wW b° Hi d ispatched on the following day. with the ex cept i on of the Incti_!` ` fi e S outhampton), and the Malta, both of whi c h w i ll b e dispatch e d day preceding. BIRTHS. Or A SON. On the 18th inst., at 31, Gower-street, the wife of the Rev. Robert Bickersteth. On the 19th inst., at 8, L own d es-street, the wife of fry Wollaston Blake, Esq. OP A DAUGHTER. On Sunday, the 16th i nst., the wife of E. .A. T . :0 401 Esq., 102, Glocester-terrace. On the 19th inst., at the Crescent, Clapham-commo n ' Mrs. Wm. Brown. MARRIED. On the 18th inst. at the parish church, Batterl # ,, Charles, sec on d son of John Davenp or t Bromfield, 0'24 late of Pershore, Worcestershire, to Adelaide, young r daughter of Joh n H arvey, Esq., Lavender-hill, worth. On the 19th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-sqlls/ Peter Gerhard Vander Byl, Esq., of Cape Town, 6 ; do son of the late Hon. Peter Voltelin Vander Byl, 01 , t et Cape of Good Hope to Celina Euphemia, eldest dangf,t of Philip Patton Blyth, Esq., of Upper Wimpole-otry" Cavendish-square. DIED. On the 17th inst., at Gratwich Rectory, the Rev. t ot Powell Browne, 8.A., rector o f Gratwich, and per curate of Kingston, in the county of Stafford, aged' ~0, On the 17th inst., sudd en l y, at the house of her bro om,, at Southsea, Hants, Marian, relict of Thomas Beard, of M.D., formerly of the Royal Horse Artillery, an d years resident resident physician at Spa, Belgium. On the 18th inst., at Hasler Barracks, near G° 1J P:0 11 Montague Ainslie, Ensign in the 42d Highlander* v aof eldest son of the Rev. Dr. Ainslie, of Rall-gart ll ,' Lancaster, and Master of Pembroke College, Cain aged 20. ello pi On the 19th inst. at Folkestone, Wm. Crsittexu• A Ashford, Kent, solicitor, aged 51. 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