The Sun. — London, England, 1847-10-19 00:00:00

- - THE FATAL PANIC AT BACUP. In our last we gave some particulars of a fatal accident in a chapel at Bacup, caused by a ground less panic, which led to three persons being killed by the crush at the entrance door of the chapel, on the false alarm being given. An inquest was held on Wednesday afternoon last at three o'clock, at the George and Dragon Inn, at Bacup, before Mr. John Hargreaves, coroner. It appeared from the evidence that there were two distinct panics or alarms, but there was no doubt that it was in the rush consequent on the first that the fatality occurred which deprived three unfortunate persons of life. It seems that in the chapel near the door, in a sort of aisle, stood a stove for warming the chapel in winter. The chapel being crowded in every part, there was quite e throng of persons standing about the stove, and soma leaning against it. This, it is supposed, moved it la little, probably about three inches. The horizontal pipe, carried along under the gallery to diffuse the heat, was supported by an iron rod, carried up and secured to the bottom of the gallery. When the stove was moved the upright rod gave way at the fastening, and the pipe, at a joint, went downwards only a few inches, with a sort of cracking noise. Some persons immediately apprehended that r the gal lery was giving way, and they shouted '`fhe gallery is falling ;" others cried out that it was the chapel. The panic spread notwithstanding the efforts of the minister, and there was an immediate rush to the outer door, in the midst of which the deceased were knocked down and trampled upon. The chapel was crowded to excess, from the unusual attraction of bearing a female preach. It seems that a Mrs. Jack son, of Wakefield, had engaged to preach in this chapel both in the forenoon and evening of Sunday last. Both Mrs. Jackson and the Rev. Mr. New ton, the regular minister of the chapel, were in the pulpit at the time of the alarm ; and Mr. Newton immediately implored the congregation to remain seated; assuring them that there was no danger. Unfortunately but very few gave heed to his words ; and when the panic was over, very few per sons remained in the chapel, and these chiefly in the gallery. Being unaware of the fatal circumstances attending the rush of the people out of the chapel, and being desirous to restore confidence the choir commenced singing a doxology ; on which a man in the crowd outside advanced to a window on the ground floor, apparently in a state of great excite ment and apprehension, struck the glass repeatedly with his hands till he broke a pane, and then shouted through the aperture, " Are you going to stop there till you are killed ? The place is falling." Imme diately a second panic was produced; there was a second rush to the door; and two or three persons, who had been assisting to extricate the weak and feeble in the first rush were thrown down ; but this time it was unattended with any serious conse quences. It appeared by the evidence that Mr. William Smith, cotton manufacturer, Bacup, made great, and in many instances successful exertions, to rescue the weaker persons who had been thrown down, and that he extricated Mary Ashworth while yet living. The boy, Moorhouse, was taken up by a man named John Earnshaw, warehouseman to Mr. Lord ; and Mr. John Burton, schoolmaster, extri cated young Richard Law. These, and other wit nesses, distinctly stated that all three deceased were found lying outside the chapel door. The jury, after deliberating a few minutes, returned a verdict of Accidental Death. All the other sufferers are im proving, and likely to do well. Manchester Guardian PUNISHING ALL PARTIES.—On the 20th ult. the Hamburgh merchantman the Indedendence, Captain Schaecht, arrived at Hamburgh from New York. Among her crew, of 30 men, was a free negro named Prim, who was the bctt of the rest of the sailors. They made him believed that the captain intended to throw him over board and leave him to be drowned. In a spirit of re venge Prim got a hatchet, and stealing into the cabin during, the night struck the captain with it; but wounded him so slightly that he was able to get up, overpower the black, and have him pinioned and thrown into the pigstye, where he remained cramped up till the ship arrived in port, when Captain Schaecht delivered him up to justice, and prosecuted him for an attempt to murder. Prim, on the other hand, laid a complaint against the captain and crew for ill-treatment. The double trial came to a hearing on the 7th, the result of which was that Prim was sentenced to confinement with hard labour for 12 months, the captain to simple im prisonment for six months, and the crew to the like punishment for one, two, and three months for pro moting the animosity of Prim by their false representa tion.—Galignani. COUNTY OP CLARE.—It is evident, from the num ber of outrages which are being daily perpetrated around us, that some combined movement against the laws of the land and the well-being of society is now in progress among a portion of our population ; and it is much to be feared that, throughout the approaching winter there will be no safety for life nor security for property unless some effectual means be adopted in order to suppress the rising spirit of insubordination. On Wednesday night, as Thomas Connell and Thomas Slattery were re turning from Ennis market, they were fired at near Sheppo.eton; a few slugs enters d the horse's head, and Slattery received a few slight grains in the knee. Notice had previously been given, that if he attempted carrying grain to market, his horse would certainly be shot. Two heifers, the property of Mr. Terence fierily, were on Tuesday night killed on the lands of Borntick, and the carcasses taken away.—Clare Journal LIBRARIES FOR THA POOR.—A library and read ing -room for the industrious classes has just been opened in the populous district of St. George's in• the- East, through the exertions of the Rev. William Que• kett, the incumbent. There are already upwards of 100 members, who are admitted, at the low rate of ls. per quarter, to the advantages of a well-selected library of books on useful and general literature. Most of the daily papers are also taken in. It is the intention of the worthy founder to have courses of lectures on popu lar subjects delivered occasionally. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following gentlemen having undergone the necessary examina tions for the diploma of this college were admitted members at the meeting of the Court of Examiners on Friday evening, the 15th inst., viz.:—Messrs. Themes Harrington Tuke, Chiswick; Charles Bowman Wilson, Liverpool ; Edward Henry Owen, Reading, Berkshire; James M'Nicoll, Liverpool; William Casper Kelaart, Rochester; Henry John Waterland, Thealby, Lincoln shire; Henry Davis Benwell, Greenwich; and Richard Branwell, Penzance. THE LATE SMUGGLING ON BOARD A YACIIT.—The sensation created by the late smucgling on board a yacht has caused the issue of the following circular to the members of the Royal Yacht Club : —" Royal Thames Yacht Club, Piazza Hotel, Covent garden, Oct. 16, lB47.—Sir,—ln consequence of a statement having recently gone the round of the newspapers, to the effect that a member of the Royal Yacht Club had been guilty of a violation of th e p r i v il eges awarded then, by the Government to the yacht clubs of this kingdom, I am directed to acq•raint you that a special general meeting will take place on Thursday, the 21st inst., at eight o'clock in the evening precisely, to inquire into the re port, and to take such further steps as may seem meet in the m.atter.—l am. Sir, yours obe.liently, "FREDERICK DURAND, Secretary." A new helmet for the Heavy Dragoons has just been sanctioned by the proper authorities, and will come into use at the customary period for renewing the clothing. In form the helmet resembles that worn by the Life Guards, but the material is of brass with a black horse-hair plume.—United Serv;ce Gazette. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MR. BRITTON.—He remarks in his preface to the new publication of Aubrey's MS. on Wilts, that it is his intention now to devote himself to the autobiography which he has undertaken to write for the host of kind friends who have subscribed a large sum of money as a public testimonial to him.—Builder. THE ISLE .OE' ELY POISONINGS.—The jury, after a most patient inquiry, have at length returned a verraict in the cases of child poisoning at Manea. They enter tain no doubt that the children were poisoned, and that by arsenic ; but the evidence was not sufficient to carry the crime home to any individual ; but we sincerely hope that circumstances will, ere long, arise to lead to the discovery and punishment of the perpetrator of this most dreadful crime. Here have three children been cruelly and deliberately murdered ; a circumstance of so dreadful a nature, that the contemplation of it fills the mind with horror ; and yet, such is the ignorance and brutality of the wretched inhabitants, totally devoid o f any moral feeling or restraint, that they laugh at the proceedings of the Coroner, and devote the day of the inquest to revelry and drunkenness. While the jury were deliber a ti ng (says our reporter) the scene belo w beegared description. Aubrey was in a state of intoxication. and Hartley half drunk ; Youngs sat in a state of silent stolid' t ) but his better half did talking for the m b ath. The most -t obscene language was made use of, and the witnesses, one and all, seemed to care more absut the money would receive fur their attendance than for their deceased"say, children. One of the others, indeed, went so far anl f that " He did not know but the old woman was right After t n e r r all. There was ind e e v e e d ry ten ought a deal too manyand nTirlheisofu,t, in raisin a th dreadful to be put out of the way." picture ; and if there is a difficulty from so degraded a state, where there appeagrs teoprple moral restraint whatever, surely it is the duty ee be no vernment to impose a heavy penalty on all chemists who. sell poison of any description except the purchaser has some person with him cr her, and to make it illegal to sell arsenic at all unless it has been coloured. —Cam bridge Independent. THE GLASGOW LONDON MAlL.—This mail now arrives about three hours sooner than formerly —the morning arrives at 24 minutes past 5, and the evening at 34 minutes past .5. The London mails are dispatched from Glasgow at 7 40 A.M., box closing at 7 15 ; and 5 2 P.M., box closing at 415 P.M. Ina short time the Post office is to take advantage of the Trent Valley Railway, by which an hour and a half will be gained ; and, as the Caledonian Railway will shortly be opened from end to end, we mar expect by December to have the London evening mail in Glasgow about 2 P.M. on the following day, and the morning mail at 2 A. x.—Glasgow Post. Tua BEAUVALLON DUEL.—The appeal of M. d'Ecquevilley against the sentence of the Court of Assize of the Seine, condemning. him to ten years' reclusion for perjury, committed on the trial ,of M. Beauvallon, for killing M. Dujarrier in a duel, came on for hearing on Friday, before the Court of Cassation. The Court over -rul e d all th e o bj ect i ons, an d re j ecte d t h e a pp ea l. D' rac F nt quevilley will th ere f ore h ave to un d ergo t h e punish mentioned above. Tho result of M. Beauva ll on's appeal ha s not yet transpired. THE SUN, LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. 18. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evaxs.) IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF FARQUIIAR MACQUEEN. - THE TEA TRADE. The bankrupt was the senior partner in the firm of F. Macqueen and Co., merchants, in Leadenhall street. He came up for his certificate, supported by Mr. Lawrance. Mr. Ashurst was solicitor for the assignees. The joint balance-sheet, which commences Jan. 1, 1843, and ends July, 1846, contains the following figures :—Creditors, 26,5661.; capital, 1,3981. To meet the liabilities upon the estate there was property, 6,673/. ; debts, 1,1181.; amount due by a Mr. Henry, 2,3021. The losses were set down at 9,2041., and the trade expenses at 6411. The separate balance-sheet of Mr. ,Macqueen, which extends over the same period, sets down the creditors at 4,235/. He charges himself with 7,1301. as the balance against him in the firm, and also with receipts amounting to 1,022/. He credits himself with property, 234/. ; losses, 7,524/. ; expenses, 3,309/. ; and with a premium paid on life policies, 708/. From the statement of Mr. Ashurst it appeared that the firm at 102, Leadenhall-street, consisted of the bankrupt, who had been what is termed a mer chant-captain, and previously to 1840 had done a most extensive and respectable business as commis sion agent for several houses. He was so successful in this capacity, that, in 1840, he was tempted to establish a house of his own in Leadenhall-street, which continued under his management until 1843, when Mr. Macdonald, who had been previously a clerk, became a partner in the concern. They con tinued to trade until 1845, under the name of Far quhar, Macqueen, and Co. The trading, however, turned out most unfortunately, and, in 1845, whilst Mr. Macqueen was in China, several bills of the firm having been dishonoured, a fiat was issued against Macdonald, who passed through this Court, and obtained his certificate on the 4th of April, 1846. In July, 1846, it was deemed necessary by the creditors that a fiat should also issue against Mac queen, who remained abroad, and accordingly the present fiat, dated July 20, 1846, was adjudicated upon. The bankrupt did not surrender at the usual time, and the period was enlarged to January 21, 1847, but failing to come in previously to that period, a proclamation of outlawry was made in the usual form. On the 17th ofJuly, 1847, the bankrupt petitioned the Court of Review for leave to surrender, and that the proclamation of outlawry might be set aside. In the affidavit made in support of that peti tion, the bankrupt stated that he left England in Fe- bruary, 1845, with a consignment of goods to Hong- Kong, but on arrival in China in July found that his consignment was of too miscellaneous a character, and not well suited to the Chinese markets, and that in consequence great delay and difficulty took place in remitting funds to England to meet the engage ments of the house there. He further stated that on the 3d of August, 1845, whilst yet in China, he saw in the Tiihes that his London partner had been de clared a bankrupt, and in the following September re ceived letters to the same effect, and also informing him that the assignees under the fiat r gainst A. Macdonald had appointed the house of Jardine, Mattheson, and Co., and who are extensive mer chants at Hong-Kong, to realise the property of Macdonald in China, and to remit the proceeds to the official assignee. The affidavit further set forth that the bankrupt immediately consulted Messrs. Jardine, Mattheson, and Co., and gave them every assistance ; that in September, 1845, he was informed by these gentlemen that a protested bill accepted by his firm had been sent out from England, and that in consequence he left Hong-Kong and went to reside at Macao, a Portuguese settlement, in order to avoid being arrested ; that he remained there until October, 1846, intending to await the result of the proceedings in England, and hoping that he would be enabled to obtain a discharge from his creditors without passing through this court ; that upon hearing, in October, 1846, that a fiat had been issued against him, he took measures to leave China, which he did with his family in January, 1847, and upon landing here at once put himself into the hands of the assignees. The Court of Review at once reversed the outlawry. The bankrupt surrendered and passed his last exami nation. The assignees (Mr. Ashurst said) did not wish to take a severe course, and they admitted that since his arrival the bankrupt had done all he could to assist them in winding up his affairs. He would, however, as a matter of duty, state a few other cir cumstances. It appeared from the examination of the bankrupt upon the file of the court, that he commenced business in 1840, with a capital of between 30,0001. and 40,0001., and that on the Ist of January, 1843, that capital, which was estimated from consignments of tea, was, by adverse circumstances, reduced to 4,0001., and that on the Ist of February, 184.5, when he last left England, he was insolvent to the amount of nearly 8,0001. The tea had been kept on hand for higher prices, but from the day it first came into his possession down to the date of the fiat, tea had been continually decreasing in price. It thus appeared that fur the last seven years the bankrupt had been trading at a loss. The assignees believed, however, that the bankrupt left this country in 1845, with the view of benefiting his estate, and in the hope that the consignment which he took would retrieve his affairs. The bankrupt, on his examination, stated that he had realised as much as 75 per cent. when acting as agent • by those successful adventures, and this accounted . for his eagerness to set out in 1845, even when his afEtirs were not prosperous. His Honour would per ' ceive that the expenses were heavy, his private ex penses from 1843 to 1846 having been at the rate of 900/. a year. The bankrupt explained this, first, by the difficulty he laboured under in arriving at the exact position of his affairs, and that he had entered into expenses whilst his affairs were prosperous of which he could not at once disburden himself when they were in a declining condition. It was but fair, however, to state that Mr. 'Macqueen had given up all his property to his creditors, and had not failed in rendering to the assignees all the aid in his power. He left the case in the hands of the Court, to deal with it as might to his Honour seem meet. Mr. LAWRENCs then addressed the Court on be half of the bankrupt, who, he said, had been thirty years in trade, with an unblemished reputation. He began that business which ended in his ruin in li4o, with a capital estimated at 30,000/. That estimated capital consisted of tea. His Henour must be aware that in 1840 that commodity held a high price, and many persons as well as his client were of opinion that the article would rise still higher ; but since then there had been—at least as far as this article was concerned—falling markets. There was no fraud, nor even an allegation of fraud. The bankrupt's position was solely attributable to the ordinary mis fortunes of trade. Neither was there an expenditure which, considering the man's position and prospects, could be called excessive; in fact, his personal ex penses were limited. He had given up all his pro perty, and assisted his creditors to the utmost in realising the stock upon hand for their advantage. Under these circumstances, considering that no creditor opposed, and that the bankrupt had, in point of fact, been already punished by having been kept out of trade during the proceedings under the fiat, he called upon his Honour to grant the certificate. The CosvhsstosiEa said, it appeared to him the bankrupt must have been a very sanguine man to have pursued the course he did in reference to the Chinese trading. He could not say that such conduct v; as prudent, but as the assignees did not allege any fraud, he would not take much notice of it. It was admitted that in 1845, when he received intelligence of the state of his house in London, he ceased trading, and that since the issue of the fiat he had done all he could to assist the assignees. Under all the circum stances of the case, he thought he might with pro priety grant the certificate. Certificate granted accordingly. IN THE INSOLVENCY OF W. GOOD. The insolvent, a merchant's clerk, residing in Kingsland, came up for his final order, supported by Mr. Buchanan an d opposed b y Mr. T. B. Hughes. The grounds of opposition were having dealt in accommodation bills, having contracted debts without reasonable or probable grounds of being able to pay them, and that he had vexatiously defended an action. The petition was dismissed. Mr. Aitcheson, a wine merchant, in Great Wind- ' mill-street, Haymarket, came up f)r and obtained his 1 certificate without opposition. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Oct. 18. This Court this morning resumed its sittings, Mr. Commissioner Law presiding. The cases were few, but prolix and uninteresting. The only one meriting notice was that of Henry Corsten, a florist, who was opposed by a young man named Powell, who complained, that upon entering the insolvent's service, as clerk, he deposited the sum of 50/., the restitution of which he could not obtain upon quitting. The insolvent was remanded for three months. f bu th t tr an sfe orf, of p rotect i on petitions (the first heard since the o w se ere m o a f tt n er o s im to po t r h ta is nce C . ourt) were dis posed MeIITYLEBONE COUNTY COURT, Oct. 18. (Before Mr. Amos, Judge of the Court, and a Special Jury.) V ILLSITIRE V. NVZST. This was an action to recover the sum of 201., said to be due from defendant to plaintiff, under circumstaf nceB44 s arising o u t o f the " Runni ng R ein " affair o 1. Mr. Townsend appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. Wallinger for the defendant. Mr. TOWNSEND said Mr. Wilshire was plaintiff rind Samuel West, landlord of the Masons' Arms, Edgeware-road, was defendant. The action was brought to recover 201., alleged by the plaintiff to have been received by the defendant for his use under the following circumstances :—ln December, 1843, defendant established a " Derby Sweep," on LONDON, T UESDAY E VEN'ING, OCTOBER 19, 1847. condition that a certain number of persons should subscribe one guinea each in order to be enabled to draw from a balloting-box one of a certain number of cards with the manes of horses, &c., on them. One of the conditions was, that he who should draw a card bearing the name of the second horse for the Derby of that year should receive 201. Plaintiff drew a card having printed on it " Colonel Peel's b. c. lonian, &c., by Whisker." In due time the Derby was run, Running Rein coming in first, Orlando second, and lonian third. If Running Rein had been properly qualified the present action would never have been brought, but the horse was dis qualified, and the consequence was that Orlando was pronounced the first horse and lonian the second. It had been decided. in the Courts at Westminster, that legally Running Rein, though running first, was not the first horse. That decision was so well founded and reasonable that he would not argue that point further. The moment that de. cision took place plaintliT gave defendant notice not to pay over the money to any one except himself, that he claimed it, and, therefore, defendant could not plead that he was ignorant of the winner. The only defence he could make, unless he went on the tech- nical ground of illegality, was that he would not pay at all. Having :paid in opposition to the notice he had nobody but himself to blame. He would call the plaintiff to prove that he had joined the society at the instigation of defendant ; that he had paid him one guinea and received his receipt for it; and he would then call witnesses to prove that defendant had re ceived a guinea each from other persons engaged in the society. He would then prove the practice of the society, and thought that, having done so, he would be entitled to a verdict. Mr.yillshire was then called, and proved that he had paid defendant a guinea towards aDerby sweep, and that, after the race in 1844, he had given him notice not to pay the second prize of 201. to any one but himself. The time for settling was named to be about a week after the race, and the notice was served before that time. Cross-examined by Mr. WALLINGER—This was in 1844, and the notice was served two days before the settling of the sweep. I did not serve the notice, but I can prove that Mr. West read it, and that he re fused to pay in consequence, he said, of advice from counsel. By Mr. TOWNSEND—After I had applied to Mr. West for the money, he offered me 17s. 6d. for having drawn a starting horse. That fact proves, I think, the legality of the transaction. Mr. WALLINGER, for the defence, said this was a case that ought never to have been brought before a jury, except, indeed, for the sake of inducing the defendant to pay through fear of expenses, or of having his name and house injured by a suit of the sort. The jury, he believed, would not give a ver dict on the facts as stated. They would form their own opinion of them, and take the law from the Learned Judge. He would give an exact version of the facts :—The horse Running Rein, in point of fact, was the first horse, and Orlando the second for the Derby run in May, 1844. That being the case, the holder of Running Rein in defendant's sweep was en titled to a prize of 1001., and the holder of the second horse to one of 201. Amongst starters 221. were to be divided, entitling each holder of one to 17s. 6d. The question was whether, Running Rein being disqualified by certain persons calling them selves the Jockey Club, that could prevent him from being considered first horse in reference to tne Derby sweep ? The generality of persons managing these sweeps acted on the fact of his having been the first horse that passed the judge's chair, and distributed the prizes accordingly. Such was the impression on the defendant's mind, and he paid over the 100/. to the holder of Running Rein, and 201. to the holder of Orlando. Could any one suppose that, after having paid those sums, he should be obliged to pay them again because of a certain decision of disqualification by some persons or other ? The race was run in May, 1 . 844; the time for payment of the prizes was early in ,June, and yet now, in 1847, the jury were called upon to decide what had been settled long ago. This was not a case of a person either there setting by legality or keeping the money dishonestly. The question was, who was to be the loser by the decision of the Jockey Club ? However, there was nothing unreasonable or unfair if the defendant should defini tively say, " I have paid the moaey, and if you per sist in your action I'll plead the illegality of the whole proceeding." By the COURT—The case " Peel v. Wood" was decided on the 2d of July, 1844, and that of " Torr and Another" in Trinity Term, 1846, in the Exche quer Court, and the decision of the Court was, that such a lottery as this was illegal by the 10th and 11th William 111., c. 17. Mr. WaLLINoan said, though this latter case was not reported in the books, it was in the recollection of the bar that the case was so decided certainly. Mr. TOWNSEND contended that in the year 1845, by the Bth of Victoria, Games and Wagers Act, the statute of William was annulled, and that therefore prizes by subscription, though drawn by lot, were legal. Mr. WALLINGER, after some discussion, started another point. He said the question really was whether the sweep was a legal transaction at the time it was established, viz., in December, 1843. The race was run in 1844, but the Act to amend the laws concern ing games and wagers did not pass till 1845. The transaction took place, therefore, whilst the Act of the 10th and 11th of William 111. was in force. The Learned JUDGE, addressing the jury, told them that if they had any doubt on the question of law he had none. The contract was made when the old law was in force, and by that law it was illegal. It had been so decided in the Courts at Westminster, and the decision there was binding on his Court. He felt bound to say that the transaction was illegal, and if the jury agreed with him on that point they would find a verdict for the defendant. The jury then consulted, when all of them but one agreed with the Learned Judge. Mr. Thomas, as amicus curia, stated that it was the every-day practice in the Courts at Westminster fur the judge to point out the law to the jury, and direct them to find for the defendant. If they re fused the judge would direct a nonsuit. The Learned JUDGE—I think I have the power of nonsuiting, and will take it on my own responsibility to do so. Plaintiff nonsuited accordingly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday the LORD MAYOR said he had received a letter from Frankfort-on• the-Maine upon the subject of the foreign lotteries, to which he had occasion some time ago to allude. It was as follows : " To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of London. " Frankfort-on-the.M.tine, Oct. 12, 1847. "My Lord,—Observing in the London papers of S iturday, the 2d inst., under the:head Mansion house,' a report in which the name of our firm is mentioned, and in a way manifestly calculated to cast a slur upon the integrity of certain Government transactions for which we are appointed agents, we cannot but regret that your Lordship should have allowed yourself to be made the vehicle for circulating the unwarrantable remarks of a Mr. Smith, M.D., of Forf ar . " With respect to the charges contained in Mr. Smith's letter, your Lordship would have adopted a much wiser course (if your Lordship really doubted the integrity of those matters) to have inquired into the facts before lending the weight and influence of the magisterial office to give effect to the aspersions of an unknown busybody, of whom your Lordship does not appear to have known anything whatever. " I beg to apprise your Lordship that the trans actions alluded to in Mr. Smith's letter are strictly bone fide Government engagements, entered into by permission and with the sanction of the Government, conducted throughout under the strictest Govern ment surveillance, and are in all respects (not even excepting the character and standing of the agents) as honourably and punctually conducted as any Go vernment transaction in England. "I beg to apprise your Lordship that you are in error in regard to the illegality of these transactions. I have taken the opinions of eminent English counsel on the subject, and their opinion is that my mode of doing business does not touch upon any Act of Par liament. "Not, however, that I allow that a commercial man is bound to regard the internal laws of another ,country whilst doing a business in strict accordance with the laws of his own country. These transactions are legal here, they are legal all over Germany; they are conducted by the first merchants and bankers on the continent, and I do not, therefore, admit (even supposing them illegal in your country), that I am bound to be influenced in the natural and usual exer cise of my business by the internal regulations that may he made abroad. " I presume that no British merchant will dispute this position. It is tolerably well known that the vast trade of Great Britain is carried in in defiance of the internal laws of many nations. I believe it does not detract from the respectability of the British mer chant that he inundates China with thousands of tons of opium in open and known violation of the laws of the Chinese empire ; nor does it detract from his re spectability that what he does in China he does in many other parts of the world. " Your Lordship will excuse the warmth that I feel in discussing this subject. You will make allow ance for my excitement at finding myself pilloried by give l w l r i i s d h _ letteriwee circulation, L or d M ayor of London * * * and all this your injury d one me, because a busybody in Scotland has chosen.e foolish to writ e a f oo li s h l etter to your Lordship, which Lordshipfitbyrehaadsintghoitugfrhotm thteo judgment seat of the Mans.ion-house." [The letter conclude Mayor to give the same wtecalling upon the Lord to Mr. Smith's representPaution,iatLt?sit that_ was given "GEORGE vouttred] jun.„ The LORD Maros said he had also received the following letter from a lady, and the circular en closed:— "Abingdon, Oct. 15, 1847. " My Lord,—Your Lordship will, I am sure, excuse my troubling you on this occasion, as y o u w ill per ceive my object on reading the letter addressed to me on the other side of the sheet " It happens about four times a year that circulars like the one herewith sent, and prospectuses of some foreign lottery, are sent to almost everybody in this locality, particularly the agricultural part of the community. Now, my Lord, if it happens to be a bowl' fide transaction, I shall confer an inestimable benefit on the Lottery Company by this application to you, if your Lordship should pronounce it as such. " I have the honour to be, &c." The following is a copy of the circular : " London, 11th October, 1847. 53, Cornhill. " Madam,—We most respectfully beg to call your attention to the enclosed prospectus of the Royal Prussian State Lottery. " This lottery, guaranteed by his Majesty the King of Prussia, will commence drawing at Berlin on the 11th of November next, and will finish at the end of the same month, consisting of 70,000 numbers in all, out of which there must be drawn 20,000 numbers, which must gain the 20,000 prizes, from 11/. up to 20,8661. in sterling money, according to the prospectus. " This speculation we can confidently recommend as a profitable mode of investing a small sum ; it has always given satisfaction to the public in general, as many have been greatly benefited thereby. " Should you or some of your friends feel inclined to invest in this speculation, your earliest orders for shares would be necessary, as the drawings will com mence on the 11th of November next. " The shares can be purchased in wholes, halves, or quarters. " The official winning list, containing the 20,000 numbers which have gained the 20,000 prizes, will be forwarded to every shareholder. The prizes are pay able immediately on delivery of the winning shares at our house in London. "We have the honour to remain, Madam, your most obedient servant, "F. E. FULDT AND CO The LORD MAYOR said, he had received a great number of letters from different parts of the country, complaining of applications from the conductors of foreign lotteries soliciting customers to these specu lations, and he considered that he performed no more than his duty in cautioning the public how they dealt in matters regarding which they had no secu rity, especially as a heavy penalty was attached to the violation of the law upon the subject. If the Government were to sanction the operations of which his correspondents complained, it might as well, without any further hesitation or difficulty, permit lotteries to be carried on in England. He should, for the purpose of showing that he was justified in advising the course which he hoped would he adopted, read part of the 6th and 7th William IV., chapter 66, relative to advertising foreign or illegal lotteries. His Lordship then read the following part of " An Act to prevent the Advertising of Foreign and other Illegal Lotteries," (we omit the unneces sary words):— " Whereas the laws in force are insufficient to pre vent the advertising of foreign and other illegal lot teries in this kingdom, and it is expedient to make further provision for that purpose ; it is therefore enacted that from and after the passing of this Act, if any person shall print or publish, or cause, &c., any advertisement, or other notice relating to the drawing or intended drawing of any foreign lottery or of any lottery or lotteries, not authorised by Act of Parlia ment, or if any person shall print or publish any advertisement, or other notice, for the sale of any ticket or chance in such lottery or lotteries, &c., every person so offending shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of 501., to be recovered with full costs of suit, by action of debt, bill, plaint, or information, in any of his Majesty's courts of record in West. minster or Dublin respectively, or in the Court of Session in Scotland, one moiety thereof to the use of his Majesty, his heirs and successors, and the other moiety to the use of the person who shall inform or sue for the same." His Lordship added that, if the subject could be brought before a magistrate in the usual course of penal enactments, the penalty would have been in flicted long ago. THAMES. Yesterday Isabella Meredith, a woman of the town, aged twenty, was brought before Mr. Yardley on remand, charged with stealing a gold watch and gold guard chain, value 251., the property of Mr. James Edwards, a gentleman residing in Crown-crescent, Twickenham. The prisoner, accompanied by another woman, en tered the shop of Mr. Charles Leach, watch and clock maker, in Church-lane, Whitechapel, on Friday afternoon, and, after producing a gold watch and guard, asked Mr. Leach if they were gold, and what was the real value of them ? lie at once suspected that she had not come honestly by the property, and put some questions to her, to which she gave evasive answers. He refused to buy the watch, but made her acquainted with its value to a watchmaker, which he estimated at 71., and the chain at about 41. more. Directly they left the shop they were joined by another woman, and Mr. Leach put on his hat and coat and followed them until he met with George Reed, an active police-constable of the H division, No. 199, to whom he communicated his suspi cions. Reed tracked the women to a convenient place, and captured all three • but having no oth er assistance at hand, two of them, who were assisted by some blackguards in Whitechapel, got away. He retained his hold of the prisoner, who delivered to him the watch and guard she had j us t b e f ore o ff ere d to the stati on -h ouse , con fessedit from a gen tl eman w h o fors a le that ; at and, she on had the stolen way accompanied her to a brothel in Pimlico on Thursday night, and that she took advantage of his being asleep to deprive him of it. Reed subsequently ascertained that a gentleman named Edwards had given informa tion to the police at Richmond and Twickenham that he had met two women near Buckingham -gate on Thursday night, and accompanied them to a house in the neighbourhood of Clifton -street, where he was robbed of his gold watch and guard. Mr. Edwards, who was accompanied by Mr. Hodgson, solicitor of Great Tower -street, when the book was tendered to him, said he wished to throw a veil over his spree of Thursday night, and not pro ceed further with the case. There was peculiar rea sons why he should not. He only wished the watch to be delivered up to him. Mr. YARDLEY—No, the police will not part with the watch to you. If you don't prosecute, the police will retain the watch. Mr. Edwards would totally decline all prosecution. The woman was in a very interesting situation, and was singularly unfortunate. He would rather lose his watch than have the circumstances of Thursday night publicly revealed. Mr. YARDLEY —Very well ; she is discharged. Mr. Hodgson immediately asked Reed, the police constable, to restore the watch to Mr. Edwards, but he held it fast, and Police -sergeant Foay, 20 11, di rected him not to part with it, and to report the case to the Commissioners of Police. Mr. Hodgson—Then you decline parting with the property ? Reed—l shall part with it to my superior officers, Sir, and refer you to them. The parties then left the court. WANDSWORTH . Alexander Phelps and John Loveday were brought up on the following charges : From the evidence of the police, corroborated by several respectable tradesmen of Putney, the priso ners went into the Castle and Queen's Head public houses, in Wandsworth-lane, Putney, on Sunday af ternoon, and called for drink, but having had enough, the landlords very p roper l y re f use d to serve th em , and for so doing we re assa il e d b y t h e mos t h orr ibl e and filthy language, and in one instance, at the Castle, Ps, struck the landlady, Mrs. Thur lowe. The police b e i ng cal l e d on t o t a k e th e priso nersthe prisoner Phel ps, into custody, Phelps made an attack upon con stable Aiken, 166 v , knock i ng hi m d own a n d kick ing him in the st omac h an d on th e head whilst pros trate, also tryi ng to strangle him. The prisoner Phelps, being p ursued by S ergean t Canham, 6 V, took to the rive r , and hold i ng up a bri c k, sw o r e th a t if he followed him he would knock his brains out. The sergeant then went to assist the other constable who was attending on the prisoner Loveday, who was, or pretended to be, in fits, when Phelps came behind him and struck him a tremendous blow on the back of the head. It was proved that Phelps, al though only about 18 years of age, had already been oredoremdit Loveday a month f or an ass ault on the police, but nothing previously was known of the other prisoner. sixM wre.eks, PAYNTERand committed fir ten d ays. Samuel Toombs, a j our neyman carpenter, was ordered dt d h a e y prisoner Phelps fo r toOs., or b e pay finally examined o n a charge of bigamy. John Stride, of 27, Vi c t o ria-street, New Deptford, proved that he had known the prisoner many years, and was present, about seven years since, at the parish church of St. George, 13 loomsbury, when the prisoner was married to Mary 'Wooldridge, who was now present. He was ono of the witnesses to that marriage, and saw the m living together three or four years since. James Poor, of the Fulham-road, Hammersmith, proved that he was present at the marriage of the prisoner with Martha Ginger. The ceremony took place at St. Luke's Church, Chelsea, about sixteen months since. Police-constable Gibbs, 77 V, stated that on last Saturday week the prisoner was given into his cus tody at Balham-hill, by his first wife. She c harged him with bigamy. The prisoner said, "I am ve r y sorry. I'll go with you quietly." The witness pro duced copies of the registers of the two marriages, The prisoner declined making any defence, and was fully cot omitted. HAMMERSMITH. Flannaghan was placed at the bar on a charge of having violently assaulted Samuel Hart, the fore' :lan of the bricklayers engaged in the erection of the nt'w workhouse at Kensington, and with at tempting to throw him off the scaffolding. It appeared from the evidence gone into that the prisoner was one of the labourers employed by Mr. Thomas Burton, the builder, who is erecting the new workhouse for the parish of Kensington, at Earle's court. Yesterday morning he came to his work at seven o'clock instead of six, and Mr. Hart, the fore man of the bricklayers, lost sight of him again from the works before eight o'clock, not having been at work quite half an hour. From that time he was not again seen until one o'clock, when, on the return of the worl L men f rom th e i r di nner, the prisoner pre sented himself before Mr. Hart, and said he should take the whole day for a holiday. Mr. Hart told him he might take that day and the following days for holidays, as he had already put a fresh man in his place. Mr. Hart then ascended the ladders to the top scaffold, a height of about forty feet, and about a quarter of an hour afterwards the pri soner went to him there and demanded payment for an hour's work he said he had done in the morning. 11Ir. Hart told him he must go to the office for it, but he refused to do so, and seized hold of Mr. Hart by one of his arms and by his throat, and threatened that he would then hurl him from the scaffold. A fearful struggle then took place between Mr. Hart and the prisoner, the latter trying to force him towards the edge of the scaffold. Mr. llart, however, by a great effort on his part, fell against a part of the back wall where it was about two feet above the scaffold, and at that juncture the men from, all parts of the building rushed to his as sistance, and overpowered the prisoner, who was in stantly given into custody. Mr. PAYNTER asked Mr. Hart, whose evidence was fully corroborated by two of the bricklayers, if he wished the case should go for trial ? Mr. Hart said it would be a great inconvenience to him if it was sent for trial. He would prefer leaving it in the hands of the Court. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said he was entitled to be paid for the hour he had worked, which was all he asked Mr. Hart; but as to having an idea of throwing the complainant off the scaffold, he would put it to the magistrate whether it was likely he would do so when he knew it was nearly 40 feet high. Mr. PATNTER said the case was a very serious one, and if the prisoner was committed for trial, his punishment would be very severe, it being an attempt to destroy life. As Mr. hart declined to prosecute, he could only inflict the very inadequate punishment of a fine of 51., or two months' imprisonment. The prisoner was committed in default of payment. James Green, potman at the Builders' Arms public house, Charles-street, Kensington-square, was finally examined on the following charge, of stealing wine and spirits, the property of his master. Mr. William Hallows deposed that the prisoner had been in his service as potman for the last four months. On Wednesday, the 13th instant, he called the pri soner to take a letter to the post-office, and receiving no answer, he went into the lobby to look for him. He then saw him come up the cellar-stairs, with the can produced in his hand, and said "I'll go directly," and took the can across the yard to the pot- house, and locked it up, putting the key into his waistcoat pocket. Witness's suspicions were excited by his conduct, and while the prisoner was gone with the letter, witness went to the window of the pot-house, and with a stick lifted up the can, and found it to contain a little better than a pi n t of Knowing it to he his property, from its peculiar flavour, and having mi-sed quantities of gin from the spirit-cellar for the last two months past, he sent for a policeman. The bottle containing about a pint of sherry, witness had no doubt, was his property. The cork in it he saw about a week ago in the bar, and the sherry was such as he had on draft. Policeman 13radahaw, T 130, deposed to taking the prisoner into custody. On searching the pot house, the door of which he opened with a key given him by the prisoner, he found the bottle pro duced between the rafters of the pot-house. It contained about a pint of sherry. Found on the pri soner 16s. 10d in silver, 12fd. in copper, a watch, a pipe, and two keys. The prisoner contented himself with saying there were four cans in the house like the one produced, and was fully committed to Newgate for trial. CHARGE OF BIGAMY. On Thursday last considerable interest and excite ment prevailed through the town of Huddersfield, in consequence of the announcement that Mr. Jonas Hellawell, surgeon, was to be placed at the bar before the magistrates on a charge of bigamy. At an early hour the Guildhall was crowded in every part. The magistrates on the bench were W. W. Battye, John Sutcliffe, and Joseph Brooke, Esqrs. It appeared from the evidence that Mr. Hellawell had been married in Scotland—of course, accordingly to the Scottish laws, which are legali , ed in England —to a highly respectable young lady, whose name was Margaret Nichol 3, of Glasgow, so long since as 1833, and the issue of this marriage is a son, now living, and aged about fourteen years, and who, as one of the witnesses observed, " is the very picture of his father." Mr. llellawell, on or just after the birth of the child, cruelly left his wife and his child, promising to return in two years, and to repay her friends all expenses of main tenance, and to take them w ith hi m t o Hudders field, but has never since that time acknowledged either mother or child, since which time he has mar ried a Miss Mary Priestly, in Huddersfield, by whom he has one child, also a son. The second Mrs. 'fella well is since dead, and it appears that the prisoner kept up a correspondence with his first wife for some time, but always found means to prevent her coming to visit him in Huddersfield. The Bench, after hearing the evidence, felt justified in sending the case to a jury, and Mr. Hellawell was committed for trial at the next York Assizes, but bail was taken for his appearance, himself in 501., and two bondsmen in 25/. each. Mr. Clough appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Barker, with whom was Mr. Charles Turner, for the defence. The hearing of this case excited most intense interest in a densely-crowded court, and oc cupied nearly five hours. The first Mrs. Hellawell, whose father has been dead some years, appeared per sonally in court with her mother, and is a remarkably fine woman, a lady in demeanour, education, and ex ternal appearance, and her unhappy situation excites the greatest sympathy.—Leeds bitelbgencer. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MONDAY.—Considerable dissatisfac tion has been excited among the riggers belonging to this and Devonport dockyard, who were lately em ployed in rescuing the Great Britain from her peri lous situation in Dundrum Bay, by the shabby manner in which the company of proprietors of that vessel seem disposed to treat them. It is universally acknowledged that it was to their indefatigable exer tions, under the able direction of Mr. Bellamy, As sistant Master-Attendant of this dockyard, that the safe removal of the leviathan steamer was mainly owing. A great many high-sounding promises were made to the men while the operations were pending of the rewards which would attend their efforts, if suc cessful ; these have eventuated, it appears, in a reply by Captain Claxton to an application made by Mr. Bellamy on behalf of his men, to the effect that the company have not funds wherewith to comply with the demand. The men have received nothing but their bare pay and rations during the term they were employed, although they were working night and day for three weeks, generally up to their middle in water, and relying on the specious promises made, they never even demanded the lodging money of 2s. per man per diem, to which they had an unbounded right, and which would have been paid by the Admiralty under similar circumstances. The Centaur steam-frigate, 1,269 tons, and 540 horse power, a new ship, was brought down from among the ordinary on Saturday, and to-day the dockyard riggers have been ordered to commence rig ging her, which they did this afternoon, prior to her immediate commission. The Cambrian, 40, Commodore Plumridge, was paid advance this morning. She will sail to-morrow or Wednesday for Singapore, without touching at any intermediate place or port. She takes out dis patches and supernumeraries for Rear-Admiral In glefield and squadron. The Amphion, 36, Captain Williams, anchored at Spithead this afternoon, last from Plymouth. Wind, S.W., fresh breezes; weather squally, with heavy showers.-5 o'clock P.m. LIGHTING BY ELECTRICITY.-A renewed attempt has recently been made to accomplish this great end— the " light of nature" itself, it may be ;—a patent to that end having been taken out by Mr. Thomas Wright, of Cooper's hill, Thames Ditton, the chief peculiarity of which consists i❑ the method of producing a permanent light by continually presenting one or more points or surfaces of carbon, or other suitable material, to the path of an electric current. —Builder. DOING BUSINESS.—A culprit from Dundee, who at Perth was tried, convicted, and sentenced to banishment last Wednesday evening, officiated on the previous morning in Dundee, an hangman's assistant, at the exe cution of Thomas Leith. He had 5/. for his services, of which he gave his counsel 21. to defend him on his trial. IMPROVEMENT Or THE WORKING CLASSEB.—The Working -men's Association for their mental improve ment is extending itself over the metropolis, and has several district libraries, circulating many thousands of volumes. It was originated, as we are info rme d , b y the men in Messrs. Maudesley's employ, who at first con templated nothing more than a little society for mutual instruction ; but, a knowledge of it spreading, it was , taken up by Lord Radnor and others, who interest them selves in the condition of the working cloists.—Builder. ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. The quarterly general court of the subscribers and donors to this society, incorporated by royal charter, for affording relief to officers of the Royal Navy, and to their widows and families, under circumstances of misfortune, and consequent distress, was held yester day, at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's street, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm, Knt., one of the trustees, presiding. The SECRETARY read the minutes of the last meet. ing, which were confirmed, and he submitted a state ment of the receipts and expenditure from July 1 to Sept. 30. The former included a balance of 6591. 19s. 11d. from the last quarter, 30/. annual subscrip tions, 14/. 15s. life subscriptions, 56/. 3s. donations, and 5221. 15s. 11d. the interest on invested property (34,719/. 17s. 5d.), amounted to 1,553/. 13s. 3d. ; while the disbursements, inclusive of 445/. grants, and 1501. to the solicitor, were calculated at 684/.155. 7d. In reply to an observation made by Lieut. BEDFORD, The SECRETARY stated that the number of appli cants for grants this quarter was unusually small, and did not exceed 64. The committee had carefully gone through their memorials, and determined on not making any reductions from the ordinary allowances. Letters were read from Lord Radstock, enclosing Si.; Sir Charles Ogle, 104 ; Commodore Thomas Henderson, 10/. ; and from numerous other officers and local agents, remitting about 1001. towards the fund in progress of collection for defraying the law expenses incurred in defending the actions brought against the secretary and Lieutenant Dickenson by Miss Hoare for alleged slander, in pronouncing, at one of the quarterly courts, opinions respecting her claims for a share of the society's benevolence. The Noble President, in transmitting his subscription, expressed an earnest hope that the recent expensive proceedings would serve as a warning, and render the institution more cautious in becoming involved in trouble. Captain SIIEBEN said, that in connexion with this subject he begged to give notice of a motion for the next quarterly court,—" That at each meeting, imme diately after the general business of the day on the official paper has been gone through, the reporters and all those not members of the society be requested to withdraw, for the consideration of the grants to ap plicants; that no subject considered be discussed by persons not being members of the society; and that all discussions respecting applications be considered con fidential." The Secretary laid upon the table a copy of the solicitor's bill of costs for defending Miss Hoare's records at the Croydon Assizes, and the report of the law committee appointed to watch the proceed ings. The expenses amounted to 8191. At the suggestion of the committee, votes of thanks were passed to Sergeant Shee, the other counsel, and the solicitor, for the great zeal and ability so successfully manifested by them in defending the society's secre tary, and preventing the institution being mulcted in damages. The motion was proposed by Lieutenant Amseck, and seconded by acclamation. The law committee's report, which, inter alia, ex pressed a conviction that no further proceedings would be instituted against the secretary and Lieut. Dickenson by Miss Hoare, was adopted, on the mo tion of Purser Marsh, and seconded by Rear-Admiral Sir Josias Coghill Coghill. Some conversation took place with respect to the best mode of creating a fund to pay off the law costs without trenching upon the invested property or cur tailing the allowance to annuitants. Ultimately a committee of six gentlemen were appointed. The meeting also agreed that the concluding portion of the short-hand writer's report of the trial, wherein the Learned Judge and jury are stated to have ex pressed approval of the course adopted by the secre tary, should' be printed with the society's annual report. ' Purser - CLARKE proposed, and Commander CLARKE seconded, 'a resolution declaring that in the event of the marriage of the widows or daughters of sub scribers with persons unconnected with the nai , al profession, their claims on the funds of the institution shall become closed. This proposition was opposed by Lieutenant BED FORD and one or two other gentlemen, on the ground that it would be unfair to debar the widows or daughters of naval officers from the advantages of the society, except during the lifetime of their civilian husbands. The resolution, however, passed without amend ment. Sir JOHN Ross brought forward a resolution, the effect of which was to adopt means for endeavouring to secure the support of the Noble Earl and the Gallant Admiral who had withdrawn from the society in consequence of what they, previous to the trial, believed to be the unjust treatment experienced by Miss Hoare. At the suggestion of some members Sir John Boss withdrew his motion, the Committee undertaking to give the subject every consideration. Sir William Burnett, Physician. General, and Mr. Purser Meek, having been appointed to the vacant Vice-Presidentships, thanks were voted to the Chair man, and the Court proceeded to consider the claims of applicants for assistance. REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN TRADE. There is nothing in the present position of the grain trade likely to lead to any important variation in prices; the high value of money and the impaired state of British credit may be expected to act at once as a check to an advance and a bar to an important fall. With the rate of interest between seven and nine per cent., and the impossibility of negotiating any but the best paper, speculation in corn or any other article of merchandise is out of the question, and no one will buy more of a commodity than is absolutely necessary for pressing wants; hence any rise of con • sequence in quotations could only occur if the supply should fall short of the quantity wanted for immediate consumption, which is not probable as regards grain, having still good stocks of foreign in granary, and but slight inroads having been made in the new crops. Ori the other hand, we are disposed to regard the present want of confidence as an effectual guard against large importations from abroad ; for it is scarcely to be presumed that foreign merchants will cons?kn to the English market in the present position of our monetiry affairs. During this and part of the succeeding month, whilst farmers are engaged with wheat sowing, the deliveries from the growers may perhaps barely keep pace with the demand; but as the millers appear determined not to hold stock, w e scarcely expect this to prove the case. And our opinion is, that the fluctuation in the price of wheat will not exceed a few shillings per quarter, up or down, for some weeks to come; whether, however, present rates will be supported after seed time, and when it shall have become necessary to provide funds to meet rent and other expenses coming due at Christmas, may be questioned. No new feature of the slightest interest has occurred in the trade since our last notice. Purchasers have acted on the same cautious plan as previously ; and though rather more anxiety has been shown by holders to realise, the pressure has not been so great as to cause any very marked change in quotations. By our advices from Scotland and Ireland it ap pears that favourable weather, similar to that expe rienced here, had enabled farmers to make consider able progress with the preparation of the land for autumn sowing. Short supplies and a good demand for seed wheat had caused the value of that article to be well supported in the markets of both countries. Prices of spring corn appear also to have been pretty steadily maintained, owing to the moderate character of the supplies. The arrivals of wheat coastwise into London, though rather larger than before, have amounted to only 6,162 quarters up to this i(Satur day) evening. The quantity exhibited at Mark-lane by land carriage samples has, meanwhile, been trifling ; but the millers having acted with the ut most caution, the trade has been exceedingly languid. On Wednesday factors were not disposed to give way, and the few sales made were at much the same terms as those current in the beginning of the week. Subsequently the anxiety to realise increased, and the business done on Friday was at prices which would not have been accepted earlier in the week. We have to report a very abundant supply of foreign wheat, upwards of 59,000 quarters having come to hand during the week. The greater part of this ar rival consists of secondary and inferior qualities of wheat, shipped from the Black and Azoff seas. Some of the cargoes have been a long time on passage, and the condition of the major portion is likely to turn out indifferently; it is, therefore, scarcely to be ex pected that importers will be enabled to effect sales from on board, however anxious they may be to save landing expenses. The demand for foreign Wheat has been even less active than the inquiry for English; indeed only the best Dantzic and fine Baltic red have been taken in retail at previous prices; other kinds, though offered at an abatement of ls. to 2s. per quarter towards the close of the week, having been quite neglected. Comparatively few country buyers have visited our market of late, and the quantity taken for local consumption has been small ; but as prices are about as low now for foreign wheat at Mark-lane as in any part of the kingdom, we may calculate on an improved inquiry. The nominal top price of town manufactured flour has undergone no change. The bakers hav e th roug h out the week bought very spar ingly, and as increased arrivals of country made flour are expected (now that there is water suffi cient to enable the mills to work), lower rates are looked for. American Flour has likewise been diffi cult of disposal ; in the early part of the week the best brands were held at 28s. per barrel, but after wards sellers became more urgent, and very good Western Canal was obtainable on Friday at 275. per barrel.—Mark-lane Express. Lord Langdale bad an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Rome-office. RAILWAY ACCOMMODATION. A case has been decided by Mr. Sheriff Tait, in volving the question of the liability of railway i com panies to pr ov id e accommo d at i on for passengers n the particu:ar train for which they had obtained tickets. The case came before the Sheriff Small Debt Court in the shape of a demand by Mr. Brydon, draper High-street, against the Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway Company. It appeared that Mr. Brydon had obtained a ticket for the one o'clock train, at the Edinburgh station, on Saturday, the 4th September, and on proceeding from the station-house to the train he was inf o r me d th a t he could not be accomm o d a t e d till the next train, at half past one, as the carriag es were a ll occupied. The present demand was the result of the disappointment. It was argued by the company that their time-bills, issued to the public, contained a condition that they were not hound to accommodate all passengers who might apply. But to this it was answered, that condition applied only to the intermediate stations, and was unauthorised by the bye-laws of the company, so far as regarded their principal station. After hearing parties on three several days, the SHERIFF, in giving judgment, said that the transac tion of furnishing a passenger with a ticket could not be looked on in any other light than as a contract between him and the company, so far, at least, as regarded the stations at the ends of the line, although not at the intermediate stations; and, therefore, that the company was bound to compensate Mr. Brydon in .the present instance for any loss he may have sus tained from their failing to implement their contract. Decreet was given accordingly for the full SUM claimed, and for expenses. —Glasgow Argus. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, OCTOBER Is. STOCK EXCHANGE. _The share market continues to get worse: there has been a very limited business done to-dtY, at a further reduction in prices. The sales are—Birming ham and Oxford Railway, 2 3 / p.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 48—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths (late West Riding Union), 3% dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, Preference, 2 dis. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 101. Preference, % dis. —Midland Stock (Birmingham and Derby), 75—Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), 3 p.—Sh rews b ury, Oswestry, an d Chester, 5 dis.—Shrewsbury and Chester, 101. Preference, 1% p.—South-Eastern, No. 4, Thirds, 2% dis.—Midland Great Western, 20% dis. MANCHESTER, OCTOBER 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca shire, and Cheshire, 6% dis.—East Lancashire, New Quar ters, 1 15-16 dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal (22/. paid), 5 c. dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 7 dis.—Ditto, Fifths, 1 dis.—Ditto (West Riding Union), 3% dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, Preferential, 1 3 % dis.—London an North-Western (Manchester and Birmingham), 544—Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Eighths, 4 c. dis.—Ditto , Preference, % dis. —North Staffordshire, 1% dis.—Shrop shire Union, 2 15-16 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 3 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Extension, No. 2, 5-16 dis. LEEDS, OcronEn 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting' ham, and Boston, 1% c. dis.—East Lancashire, New, 6% u dis.—Ditto, Quarters, 355. dig. —East and West Yorkshire, c. dis.—Great Northern, 5 3 4 dis.—Lancashire and York shire (West Riding Union), 3% n. dis.—Leeds and Thirak, 20 dis.—Ditto, New, 14% dis.—Ditto, Preference I% dis. North British, Thi r d s , 9 s. dis.—Ditto, Quarters, ' 2os. LI. dia. Ditto, Extension, ss. dis.—N ort h S taffordshire, 21s. 6d. n dis.--North- Western, U., Is. dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2, % p. HULL, Ocropien 18. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The continued gloomy accounts fronl the metropolis and the provinces stilt prevents any transac tions of consequence taking place in our market. It will be well if the smaller monied interests do not fiord, by delaying making investments that they have missed theirchance, as it must be evident the large capitalists will soon grorruneasY and not allow Midlands paying 7 per cent, dividends, London and North-Western paying 9 per cent., York and North Midland 10 per cent., and other good stocks, to remain Joni at present rates. As to the scarcity of money, much is caused by the want of confidence, and the desire of self-protection evinced by bankers and other monied men. The sales are--; Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 14s. 6d.—Hull and Selby, Halves, 48—Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 61s. 6d. dis.—North British, Quarters, 20s. dis. EDINBURUH, OCTOBER 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, 34—Ditto,, New, 12s.—Dundee and P er th, Q uarters, 38s. —Edinburg h and Bathgate, 41 48 . —Edinburgh and Glasgow, 98 1 A eX div.—Edinburgh and Northern, 16 1 ,4—Ditto, ew, Reg.* 19s.—Ditto, Newport. New, Reg.. 12s. 6d.—Great Northern, 465. 6d.—North British, Quarters, 720.—Ditto, Thirds, Reg. , 1 Is. GLASGOW, Ocrouxu 16. STOCK EXCITANGE.—The sales are—Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 40s. 6d. —Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 40L Shares, 391. —Ditto,Half Shares, No. 1, 51. Bs—Ditto, Halves: No. 2, 77 8 —Great Northern, 475. ex int.—Manchester And Southampton, 7s. 6d.—North British, Thirds, 295. 3d..-' Ditto, Quarters, SOL—Ditto, New Quarters (Scrip), 7s. 9d The Observer ef yesterday, October 17, gave about seven folio columns of Monetary Affairs, commencing with half-a-column of introductory matter on the pre sent state of the country. These commercial articles, coupled with the nine columns in last week's Observer, October 10 (hare been twice reprinted during the past week, and copies can yet be had), from the mod original, complete, comprehensive, and authentic state ments of the Funds, Revenue Tables in full, Failures, and City intelligence that could be obtained up to Satur• day night last. The Observer of yesterday, October 17, had two columns of the latest Railway intelligence, in cluding the West Flanders Company meeting on Satur day. All the particulars of the shameful hoax of the triple Murder and Arson at Foot's Cray, Marylebone Vestry, &e. A FEMALE VETERAN.---" IN THE BATTLE OF THE NILE I WAS THERE ALL THE wniz.z.”--Most of the gel' lant men who were with Nelson at the victory of the Nile have, with their immortal commander, descended to the tomb. There are, however, some grey h ea ded veterans still alive to t e ll th e i r ta l e; an d we think it will interest some of our readers to know that there is still in the land of the living a woman who was in thits memorable engagement, and there assisted to attend the wounded. She was the wife of a seaman, and was often noticed by Nelson's favourite, Lady Hamilton, w ho on the birth of her child, which took place on board the Bellerophon. supplied it with clothing which she herself had made. One little incident is recorded of Nelson, with feelings of gratitude by our heroine. When near her confinement, the hero of a hundred fights having ascertained that the doctor on board the ship was not se experienced in midwifery as he should be, signalled for another; thus finding time,'amidst all his responsibilities and cares, to succour a woman in her hour of trouble! Our readers will naturally feel curious to know ho!" this follower and ;barer of the fortunes of the brave -- the battle and the breeze—has been provided for. She is between 70 and 80 years of age, and receives half:a• crown a week from Portsea parish!—lsle of 14 igM Advocate. ENGLISH BUILDINGS IN CIIINA:—A location on the Canton river for warehouses, &c., and a site for a churei's have been at lenzth obtained, and at Shanghai our people have got about 100 acres for building, with roads, drain age &c., all their own. At H ong K ong every public work and building is now either finished or in progress, except a Government-house, for which a site and esti mates have been got. The Chinese people, however, at Canton, Shinganze, &c., still look upon the English " barbarian" as if he were "a bull in a China shop," se,e, threaten that stone cutt e r s w ill b e cut a ll i nto foal pieces, bricklayers " broken like a tile," and all and sundry "looked upon as beasts," who dare to lift a little finger either in " supplying with tiles, wood, granite, or other building materials," or in building for or otherwise aiding and abetting this "detested brood" in their " design upon the country."—Builder. [ADvEnTISEIIENT.] —HOLLOWAY 'a OINTMENT AND PILLS IN NEWFOUNDLAND. —Charles Thorne, Esq., merchant, ° 4 , Harbour Grace, had a bad leg of a fearful nature and long duration , for which the medical aid of the island afforded no relief, where" upon he determined on proceeding to England to try if it were P° °- Bible to get it soundly healed ; but, as a last resource, and before adopting such a course, he used Holloway's Pills and OintmelL , which speedily effected a cure of his leg. The particulars of t hw surprising case were received by last packet from Mr. Spry, PT prietor of the " Mercury" newspaper, Carbonear, Newfoundland . Theis celebrated medicines are sold at Professor Holloway's Esta blishment, 244, Strand, London, and by all medicine venders. BIRTH& On the 14th inst., at Topsham, Devon, the wife of Charles Fox, Esq., of a son. On the 17th inst., at Connaught-square, the wife of A. a White, Esq., of a son. On the 13th inst., in Guildford -street, Lady Pollock, of A ion, still-born. On the 6th ult., at New Orleans, the wife of W. 11. Haynes, Esq., of that city, of a daughter. On the 9th inst., at Llanpwllyn, South Wales, the lady of Douglas Dickinson, Esq., of a daughter. On the 15th inst., at St. Peter's Vicarage, Thanot, the wife of the Rev. J. G. Hodgson, Vicar of Croydon, of a daughter. On the I6th inst., Mrs. John Renshaw, Highbury-park, of a son, still-born. MARRIED. On the 16th inst., at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, Cap: tai W. Holt, R.N., to Juliana, widow of the late Paul Tate, Esq., of Liverpool. On the 14th inst., at Frant, the Rev. H. T. M. Kirby, Vicar of Mayfield, Sussex, to Hannah Jane, eldest daughter of the Rev. Sir Henry Thompson, Bart. On the 16th inst., Philip Cotton, Esq., to Caroline, daugh ter of the late Rev. Dr. Hoskins. On the 16th inst., at Camden Church, Camberwell, P. H Count de Limburg Stirum, to Ellen, only daughter of the late Edmund Drayton, Esq. On the 16th inst., at Lambeth Church, Frederick Hoare, of Felix Cottage, Ray-mill, Barks, to Eugenia Sarah Whitt second daughter of the late Rev. Henry Gostling White, Co Clarendon -place, Vassall-road, Brixton. On the 6th inst., M Lea Bains de Bormio, Lombardy, the Lady Charles Paulet. On the Bth inst., at Millman's-row, Chelsea, Julia, d,aughe terlof the late John Worhall, Esq., aged 19 On the 13th inst., at Waterloo-bridge-road, Lambeth, Surrey, Lewis Nockalls Cottingham, architect, aged 59. On the 13th inst., at Darlington, Ambrose Douglas PAr' kins, aged 20. On the 14th inst., at Eldo House, near Bury St. Edina" Major-General Philip Ray, aged 72. On the 14th inst., at Upper Phillimore-place, Kenaingtalt Ann, the wife of Miles Miley, Esq., aged 59. On the 14th inst., William Grimble, Esq., of Albenr street, Regent's -park, aged 51. On the 15th inst., at Streatham, the Rev. W. 11.4 1 / 4 1 -0k ridge, M.A., Minister of Balham Chapel, Surrey, agea'6 2 - On the 15th inst., at Hammersmith, Mrs. Lucy Dyne, re lict of the late W. Dyne, Esq., aged 82. On the 15th inst., at Gravesend, B. G. Rackstraw, Esq. On the 15th inst., at Brighton, the Venerable Archdeacon Dealtry, Rector of Clapham, Surrey. On the 16th inst., Robert Gibson, Esq., of Grove-street, Hackney, aged 63. ondon : P - inted and Published by %IVRDO YOUNG, of No. 112 : Strand, Printer, at The Sun Mee, No. 112. Strand, in the ?radii!' ti t the UM', in the County of Middleton Tuesday. October l's 184/. 1 i