The Sun. — London, England, 1857-11-04 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF TIM PUBLIC JOUNALS. THE ATTEMPT TO LAUNCH THE GREAT EASTERN. (Prom the Times.) The consummate engineer must possess not ouly grandeur of ideas, but accuracy of execution. His eye must be microsc vie as well as telescopic, and as fitted to inspect a mite as to comprehend the heavens. The higher his aspirations and the more daring his plans, the firmer grasp must he have of every detail, and the surer must be his footfall at every step. If there is nothing too great for him to adventure, it is because there is nothing too little for him to care for. The case of the mon,t tr. ship which it was yesterday attempted to Launch at LunehousJ is a proof of this. Th 3 greatest and m )st wonderful of modern constructions is complete, and only waits for a tit machinery to move it from the place where for four years it has been the admira- - tion of the world. Yet, until cables and drums and breaks are made to do their work, it must re main stranded and unable to realise the fond hopes of its projectors. The Leviathan," as we believe it is now called, is one of those gigantic conceptions which we owe to the genius of these latter days. Within the last 30 years practical science has altered the face of the globe and changed the destinies of nations, It is now almost commonplace to dwell on the steamboat, the radway, and the telegraph, or to remark that we •in a wonderful age —an age of enlightenment and progress. But we may take the last 10 years, and, from a consideration of what has been done, deduce the fact that boldnes, perseverance, and skill are working greater prodigies than ever. In this country we are in t'uta midst of the movement. The most rrAemorabit vieiimatific enterprises of late years have been 4 1:40 nritannia-bridge the Subma rine Telegr a pt- m. and Syde-'4l the Crystal Palaces of Hyde-park wonder" ' ' "'in the Atlantic Telegraph, and the .ra ship which was for the first time moved es+ .,erday. All these have been carried out here, At& we have learned from them to interest ourselves deeply in the progress of important works. The " big ship" has been for the last year or two the great topic of interest in our island of Cyclops. Here was a work by the side of which all the achievements of former times would be diminished to nothing. The world had been of late accustomed to large-sized vessels, but this was great with a greatness out ofall comparison with its predecessors. Former competition only looked to an increase of a few hundred tons. The Cunard line and the Collins line were content if they alternately eu7did their rivals by 20 feet of length or an extra half knot in the hour of pace. But the new ship disdained com parison. Her principle was new, her size was new, she would be propelled.by a union of powers never before joined, she would enter the water in a new man ner, she would necessitate anew system of business to sail her at a profit, she might even be expected to call new towns into existence on the shores of harbours sufficiere l 6 to shelter her. The longest steamer in existence is less than 400 feet ; the new ship is 680 fees ; the principal saloons form a suite 400 feet lone!, ; the burden is nearly 23,000 tons— nearly five times that of any vessel afloat. The nominal horse-power of the screw engines is 1,600 horee,e, that of the paddles 1,000 horses. She car ries, two steam-propelled boats, each as large as a good sized Th ames steamer. She is to carry 4,000 passengers, and, should it be necessary, could con vey 10,C00 troops to India in little more than a month. It cannot be w. otdered, then, that we have all been interested in the great work, and taken a patriotic pride in it ; that many of us have been to see it, have looked at it from land and water, ad mired its sharpness and cleanness of build, gazed down from its lofty sides to the ground, some sixty feet beneath, wandered over its decks while the whole fabric resounded with the clang of metal, and have returned home to expatiate on it as one of the few sights which have not been exaggerated by report. The public must, therefore, naturally feel disap pointed that for a month at least the launch must be postponed. The ship has moved for about four feet, and that is all. It would seem that the im mense mass was allowed to stir too suddenly, and was then brought up with a jerk. The consequence was that she stuck feat, and has remained sticking. Yet the evil is certainly much less than if it had burst from all restraint, and the whole bulk had rushed downward to the Thames. Happily, the breaks were sufficiently powerful and the chains sufficiently strong to prevent such a calamity. Se we may hope that the defect will be remedied by this day month, and that the close of the year will see the " Leviathan " introduced to the deep. "The present failure may certainly 'neve tried the patience at tko, distingnlnhecl visitors, though they cannot have anticipated anything eery exciting from a gradual motion which was to last two days and a night. Like the Atlantic Telegraph the great ship must look for success to a second trial. We seem to have been a little unfortunate in our n grandiuse schemes of late. The Valentia cable has t pajted, "Big Ben" has cracked, and now the " Leivinthen " will not budge. If we add to these then dollapse of that elaborate structure the Sepoy army, we have a pretty good list of failures for 1857. However, when the strong man sees an obstacle he feels that he is on the threshold of an achievement. The breaking of the cable in the Atlantic will doubtless lead to inventions that will enable us to lay cables everywhere. The stoppage of the great ship on her ways will teach us how to launch dozens of great ships in future. In these things we confess to being optimists. The most dangerous part is that of a prophet prophesying negatives. It is not so long ago that locomotives were pronounced ale audit ies, and the Electric Tele graph was looked upon as an i igenious toy. Every succeeding triumph of marine architecture has been lookedupon ei h mistrust,which seccesshascontine. ally dissipated. The Great Western, the Great BO taro, and the Himalaya, have one after another ceuiel the wise and cautioustoshaketheir heaels. The great ship, we hope and believe, is destined to a pro-perous career, and to be the model for many another giant of the seas. Nay, we can foresee a day when its primacy will have vanished, and when it will bo rem-mb 'red as a meritorious work of original conception, but surpassed by the subse quent progieis of sc ie n ce. However, we have now to do with to-dey, and we cannot but congretulate the public on the completion of this stupendous work. India in four weeks, Australia in five—these are wo de of good om--n to the world ! How all the deeds of war and diplomacy sink into insignificance compared with the effect, pr educed by the progress Of science ! Here is the world brought together and its peacs secured by th© application of mechanical laws, while the great and the god, and the noble and ie powerful, have been trying in vain nr,ral:ty and reasoning, negotiation and treaties, age upon age. We may well rejoice at 1111 Ch an event as the launch of this vast structure, and we have little doubt that we shall shortly re joice at it. Putting aside the gain to commerce and civilization, it is plain that the result must be to Strengthen and consolidate this widely and ex tended empire. It has always been objected to the British dominions that they lie scattered over the globe, too far from the mother country and from each other to be useful in peace or secure in war. Thus India was in flames for weeks before we knew it and for months before we could remedy it. Tti us the Ceffre or the Maori may count upon his term of unpunished lawlessness. In a war wi , h Euro pean countrie.s or with a combin t.tiou of European countries, still further evils might be apprehendel. But with the progress of science the world is be coming smaller and our dependencies more easily managed. Time and mind are working for us. This Indian revolt would have been a more terrible affair even ten years back, when ocean steamers and clippers were few. In a few years hence we may count on having made a correspond ing advance. With a telegraph stretching west ward to Newfoundland, ataleastward to India and Australia ; with " Leviathens" to carry our troops by sea, and railways to forward them by land, we -may reckon on holding our own in quiet and security. To affirm that the spirit of the present age is ' exclusively mechanical would be a gross exaggera tion, bntits dominancy cannot be denied. In au in dustrialand commercial country the aim always is t ) obtain a maximum of result from the application of the minim um of power. Bysuch processes produc tion is increaties,whilelab. century our economised. Dur ing the pres ent this t itrinciple has been mote and more reduced into practice. has been improved ;,streetsPr ice.d the he steam-engine interior of fac t riee and private dwellits/shaayne een illuminat -d by g as ; the electric telegraph has been invented, uniting islands and continents ; while r a il ways have con quered time and distance. In naval architecture pp our advances have been prodigious. The clipper ship, screw__ with or without t he auxiliary screw tit - e screw itself, almost supe rsedin g the p addle-wh eel, which it c ertainly will do to vessels ofi war—and th e i ncreased tonnage of our m e reanti e marine, p rove that mechanical genius has b e en as active on the oce an as on the laud. Tue West Indian, the Canard, and the fleets Peninsular and Oriental steam were once thought to have exhibited colossal dimensions-never to be surpassed ; but they "hide their diminis. ofhed heads" b e f ore th e G re at Eastern, the launch which commenced yesterday. With all the details of this monster specimen of naval architecture our readers are familiar, the whole having born explain( d by its builder, Mr. Scott Russell, at the scientific congress recently h e ld i n Du b l i n, t h e proc eedings of which were copiously reported in our columns- We may, however, upon this occasion, remind the public that she is of the gigantic burthen of 22,000 tons, that her paddles are_ as large in their circurnfer- Tut stiN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 4, 15 7. - once as the equestrian circus at Astidy j s, and that she can generate a propelling force equal to 11,500 horse power, which it is computed would set in motion all the cotton mills in ManchestOr at tine and the same time ) or raise PAO) elinng et water up to the top of the Monument in one minute. She will be held at her moorings by two anchors of seven tons weight each, with a chain of 140 fathoms, every ]ink of which will Wirigh fiOlb. The builder having completed his Work, the genius of the engineer has Again been called into requisition to move the enor mous bulk of wood and iron into the stream of the Thames ; and ) however magnificent the conception of this mighty structure may be, it hardly.exceeds in grandeur the ingenious contrivances adopted to ensure the success of the crowning achievement. Whatanxiousthought, what continuous reflection, what patient calculation, what foresight of po+si continoricies and eventualities Mr. Brunel has bestowed upon the solutio n o f this problem ! Never .teas a launch so daringly adventurous ; never was the a laptation of means to an end surrounded by so many difficulties. An account of the commence ment of the interesting experiment of launching this monster steam ship is given in another column. At twelve o'clock she was christened, appropriately enough, " Leviathan," by Miss Hope, daughter of the chairman of the Eastern Steam Navigation Company. Soon after the attempt was made to put her in motion, and although this succeeded to a certain extent, further operations were arrested by an accident to the machinery, by which we regret to learn that several workmen were more or less injured. It will be unnecessary to enlarge on the prepara tions that have been made, or on the machinery used on this interesting occasion, as the details, down to the most minute points, have already ap peared in this journal ; we would rather assume that the Groat Eastern is ready for sea, and offer some remarks, albeit they must partake of a specu lative character, as to the problable success of this great commercial experiment. There can be no doubt, cceteris paribus, that large ships are more profitable than small ones. A vessel of 3,000 tons can be worked more economically than four vessels of 750 tons each. The wages of three captains are saved, and the relative proportions of the subordi nate officers and crew are largely diminished. Ex perience shows that the wear and tear is less costly, and hence, excepting in the coasting trade, and in shallow waters large tonnage is displacing small. But it is possible that excessive dimensions may prove unremunerative ; for, though the Great Eastern, will have t'ae advantage of carrying coal to last out the longest voyage, and may run to Cal cutta or Melbourne in thirty days, yet it may be urged that she will never be certain of finding a full cargo at the ports she may frequent; and those porta must be few, on account of the enormous dock accommodation she will require. Then arises another point, which actual experience alone can answer—will she pay by the conveyance of passengers ? Upon this point we have some data to guide us. Beford the Peninsular ant Orießtal Company monopolised the steam c irrying trade to India and China, some 50,000 tons of the finest merchant ships in the world used to convey British manufactures, iron, &c., to India at about 20s. per ton, and bring produce from India at 31. to 41. per ton ; and this they were enabled to do because a considerable part of the expenditure on sailing the ships was derived from the profit on passengers and valuable goods, packed into a small compass, now carried by steamers. There can be no doubt that passengers will pay a high price for speed, for every merchant is sensible that time is money ; and even the opulent tourist, who travels for pleasure, instruction, or health, will agree to the same terms. It is therefore reasonable to expect that the Great Eastern will command a very large remuneration from those classes, and we know, from the experience of the Cunard line, as compared to the packet ships between Liverpool. and New York, which it superseded, that the rapidity of the voyage largely increased the num ber of passengers. Another fact bearing ou this inquiry may here be mentioned. Before the Cunard line was formed, the merchants of Liver pool who were connected with American houses always freighted goods in American bottoms, for their interests were as foreign as the trade in which they were engaged, and they cared nothing for the British mercantile marine ; but, when the Cunard steamers began to run, the merchants were com pelled to give them the freight of their goods, and for this reason—' he steamers made the passage in 10 or 12 days, while the sailing-soips occupied 30 to 40 days in the transit. The English exporters drew bills upon the American consignees at a date, and of course it was necessary that these should be accepted and provided for at maturity ; and, as their• payments frequently depended upon. the stale of the ono 5t conFsieneel. the difference between 10 days and 30 days became of serious import ance, and hence it arose that the Cunard's got the freight exclusively for lighter and more costly com modities, and retained it till the Collins' or Ameri can line was started in opposition. Now if the Great Eastern can accomplish the voyage to Calcutta or Melbourne in 30 days, a similar reason will ensure her the freight ; but, as already indicated, the vast quantity she can carry at one time may not always be ready, and to put her on demurrage would be ruinous to shippers. We may present the subject under another aspect, and it is opportune t the future government of British India. The outbreak of the mutiny took our Ministers by surprise, and they were unable to dispatch a military armament by steam to the East, because the available number of ships could not carry coal for the whole distance, and foresight had been wanting to supply the depots at the Cape of Good H, , pe. Hence troops were forwarded by the slow process of sailing vessels, and brave men had to contend against fearful odds for a protracted pe riod. If the Gre►t Ea•teru should realise the expec tations of many, and proves ctpable of reaching Calcutta iu a month with 10,000 troops on board, would it not be a wise policy to add half-a-d'zen such leviathans to the Royal navy, even should they remain inactive for years ? When the people of India kn•,w that we possessed assured means of landing 60,000 troops upon their shores in 30 days, would they not dread to rebel ? And if the ships,. from the fear they inspired, were never sent upon a mission of repression, would not the tranquillity they enforced amply repay th 3 cost of their con struction and repose ? We think it would, and the pr,,clama ion of Nana S ,hib confirms that opinion. He was aware that we could rea di India rapidly over the isthmus of Surz, and h 'nc-i he announced that we had been annihilated in the attempt. How would such cunning ruffians feel when conscious that we could strike an avenging blow in one short month ? Thus,"teen, we have considered the qua lities and cap.►bi'ities of this most extraordinary vessel under comin.ircial and military aspects, and, in p trting wir.h the subject, wish both projectors and proplietors that ample measure of success which they so richly deserve. AFFAIRS OF THE LIVERPOOL BuRO UGH BAN S. At a large and influential meeting of the depo sitors and others, creditors of the Liverpool Bo rough Bank, held at th- Bank yesterday, Mr. Wrigley in the chair, the following offer was made on the part of the bank :—" That the claims of all depositors and other creditors for amounts exceed ing 2006. should be satisfied by the promissory notes of the bank, payable at 6, 12, 18, or 21 months' date, bearing interest at the rate of 7 per cent, per annum." With regard to this offer the following resolution was adopted upon the motion of Mr. W. F. M`Gregor, seconded by Mr. Thos. Gair :—" That this meeting considers it advisable to accept the offer of the directors, under the sanction of a com mittee of depositors consisting of the following gentlemen : ' Messrs. J. H. Wrigley, B. Darby shite, Win. Hope, P. G. Hey worth, P. Rawson, Thos. Gair, Tyson, and W. F. M`Gregor." A conference then took place between the com mittee so appointed and the directors, and a com mittee of shareholders in the bank, when, after ex planations by the directors' end shareholders' com mittee, the latter came unanimously to the follow ing resolutions :—" First, that the offer made on the part of the bank be accepted : second, that M r . Seller, the manager of the bank, be requested t o send a copy of the minute to each depositor and other creditor of the bank for an amount exceeding 2001." Mr. BRINCKEE, one of the deputation sent to confer with the Bill brokers, returned from London ,on Monday night, and at the meeting yesterday. (Tuesday) he reported that the bill brokers had ac ceded to their requests, though some preliminary matters as to the manner in which the bills shall be taken upare not yet settled. A committee of seven depositors was formed to act in the matter with the committee of fifteen shareholders and four gentlemen unconnected with the bank. Some rather angry discussion took place relative to the non production o f a roug h b a l ance - s h ee t b y th e direc eliC tors, and consid era bl e exc it emen t was cau s e d by the 19.1•115' a verbal expressed wish of some depositors to it ' thee to the p a sory notes, whi c h : too long d a t e d . assurance from the directors rela tive of the seven p er cen t. p rorn is- Some persons considered to b 3 far PROGRESS OF Tax ISTELMKiIeInTi Got lELD• One of the results of the diggings is gradually chon • h but slowl developing itself in the shape of an export!The gold en: tared for export the week ending Jane 3, to Sydney, amounted in the aggregate to 820 ounces ; and to this should be added 300 our.ces taken by a passenger villo declined to make an entry of it at the custome.—Austra lia4 and New Zealand Gazette. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—Nov. 3. OLD COURT. (before the Recorder.) John Bentley, 23, was indicted for a felonious a ssault upon Sarah Catherine Harding. Mr. Sleigh prosecuted, Mr. Metcalfe defended the prisoner. The prosecutrix in this case was the daughter of a person in humble circumstances, who obtained her livelihood by letting lodgings, and the prisoner was one of the lodgers in her house. There was this peculiarity in the case, that the prosecutrix, who is 30 years old, was both deaf and dumb, and her evi dence was interpreted to the court and jury, appa rently with very great facility, by Mr. Downing, the secretary to the Deaf and Dumb Institution. According to her evidence she was alone in the house with the prisoner, and, having gone into his bedroom in the morning to clean it up and perform the necessary domestic offices, not knowing that he was there at the time, he laid hold of her, an I com mitted the offence imputed to him by the pre sent indictment. It appeared that immediately her mother returned she told her what had happened, and the prisoner was taken into custody. The defence set up was that the prosecutrix was a consenting party to what took place, and wit nesse i were called who spoke to her having commit ted various acts of indecency upon several occasions with other lodgers in the house. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. John Brooks, 27, Caroline Richardson, 38, and Harriet Peech, 21, were indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of John Coleman, and stealing 2301. in gold and bank-notes, his property. Mr. Poland conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Ribton defended Brooks and Peech ; Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Sharpe were counsel for the other prisoner. The prosecutor is the landlord of the King's Arms public-house, Meeting-house-lane, Peckham, and it appeared that the robbery in question was committed on the Ist September. On the after noon of that day the prosecutor had a very consi derable sum of money in gold and notes in a bag and a hot in a drawer in his bedroom, and about 6 o'clock he went there and saw that the money was all safe. He went up again shortly after 9, and he then found that the drawer had been forced open and the whole of the money stolen. The evidence against the prisoner was entirely of a circumstantial character. It appeared that all the prisoners were in the habit of frequenting the prosecutor's house, and that Brooks was in front of the bar shortly before the robbery must have been committed, and that the other two prisoners were also in the neighbourhood, and two witnesses who lived opposite the King's Arms swore very positively that about 8 o'clock in the evening of the robbery they saw the prisoner Brooks in the prosseutois bedroom with a candle in his hand. From inquiries that were subsequently made it turned out that Brooks and Peech cohabited together and that almost immediately after the robbery they made purchases of jewellery to the amount of 501., and this jewellery was found in their possession when they were taken into custody. With regard to the prisoner Richardson, evidence was given that she was seen coming away from the back part of ' the prosecutor's premises on the night of the rob bery, and that when the other prisoners were taken into custody Peech sent a person named Allen to Richardson to ask her for some money to make her defence, and that she then made a sort of admission that she was concerned in the robbery, and had part of the proceeds. The jury found Brooks and Richardson guilty of stealing the money, and acquitted Peech. The Recorder sentenced Brooks, who had been before convicted of felony, to six years' penal ser vitude, and Richardson to be kept to hard labour for 12 months. NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) Peter O'Brien, 29, nailmaker, and Simon O'Brien, 26, nailmaker, were indicted for assaulting John Whittaker, a police-constable, and causing him bodily injury. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Clark prosecuted, and Mr. Lilley defended. The prosecutor, who appeared in great suffering, and had to becarried into court, remained in a reclin ing position while giving his evidence. He stated that upon the night of the 23d August he was on duty near Chelsea-bridge, when his attention was called to the two prisoners, who were on the bridge creating a disturbance, and had assaulted some man who was there. He requested them to move away, but had no sooner done so than he was assaulted by both the prisoners, while some women held him. They beat, kicked, and nearly strangled, him, by forcing their hands into_ his regulation stock ; for tunately 'mums oincsers cexciLiVW nlrs sal , . "R t. (lying state. The prisoners both said that if the other constables had not come up they would have killed him and thrown him over. The jury found them guilty. The Common Serjeant said the case was the most brutal he had ever tried, and if the unfortunate constable lost his life, which was not at all impro bable, they would then be tried for their lives and suffer the extreme penalty of the law ; at present he should pass upon them the severest sentence that the law allowed, and that was three years' impri sonment, with hard labour. The Court was occupied until a late hour in the evening trying a man named Ryan for an assault upon one of the General Omnibus Company's servants. The case, which was but partlygone into, stands adjourned until this morning, and as another de fendant has to be tried in connection with it, we defer the report until it is completed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Nov. 3. BOW-STREET.—John Kirby Richards, an at torney's clerk, was charged with forging a number of cheques upon the London and Westminster Bank. It appeared that the prisoner obtained possession of a blank cheque-book by forging the order of a gentleman named Collins, residing at Bayswater. Mr. Collins knew the prisoner formerly as a clerk in the employ of Mr. Bowen May, solicitor, and expressed his belief that the order and the writing on s )me of the forged cheques were in the prisoner's handwriting. It was further proved that the pri soner had sent a companion with one of the cheques to the Holborn branch of the bank ; but, the for gery being detected, the messenger was accompa nied back to the prisoner, who was taken into custody. Tho evi lence showed that upwards of 1001. worth of cheques, for amounts of about 101. and 121. each, had been put into circulation, although only two of them were cashed by the bank before the detection of the forgery. Sergeant Smith, of the detective force, proved that, after he apprehended the prisoner, the latter in his presence asked Mr. Collins if the matter could not be arranged. Some blotting paper was found in the possession of the prisoner with the name Collins upon it, similar to the signature to the cheque. The extraordinary conduct and observations of the prisoner's advocate (an attorney's clerk) here induced the magistrate to interpose. Mr. Jardine said—Your interruptions ara com ing to a point at which I must interfere. You are no solicitor, and, for aught I know, have no busi ness here. I will not have persons insulted, and in future I shall require some proof that you are en titled to be here. The advocate hero handed in his authority as clerk to a solicitor in practice, and said he had been 35 y ears attending the courts ; but it was painfully apparent that he was labouring under the effects of potations deep and strong. At one time he began to cross examine the solicitor for the prosecution instead of the witness, and at auother solicitel con sideration for the wife and family of M. Collins (the principal witness for the prosecution). At a later period of the case the prisoner took the cross-examination of a witness out of his advocate's hands, much to the indignation of the latter. Mr.. Jardine observed that he was desirous of giving every reasonable indulgence to the prisoner, who was so unfortunately defended. It was his belief that the prisoner's advocate was intoxicated. The Attorney's Clerk—Then I must pledge my word that I have drunk nothing to-day. You have hitherto treated me with respect. Mr. Jardine—Because you have deserved it. In future I shall not be satisfied with a general recom mendation from an attorney that you are engaged toattend the unetr Tolima police courts for him, but I shall require a special authority in each case. (To the prisoner)—Whom did you employ ? Prisoner—l engaged this gentleman, and gave him a guinea. His name is in the list of solicitors at the prison, as recommended by the visiting Justices. The list is kept to protect prisoners from persons who pretend to be solicitors and are not. I particularly asked if he was a solicitor, and, being told he was, f said I should like to have him, if he was one, for I had had business with him. The Attorney's Clerk—l have fought battles for this man that nobody else would dare to do for him. (Ito the prisoner)—You must not complain against me, sir. Prisoner—l don't complain. The Attorney's Clerk—May I ask your worship to recal the imputation that I was intoxicated ? By my soul I have not taken even a glass of ale this day. • Mr. Jardine—l hope it is no ; but your conduct is so different from ordinary, that the impre s s ion produced on my mind was that you were intoxi cated. The Attorney's Clerk—Pray recal it, sir. I have 14 children. Mr. Jardine—l cannot recal the statement that uch was, and is, my impression. Mr. Collins—lt is the opinion of every one in court. The prisoner was committed for trial in three cases. A further charge of forgery, under similar cir cumstances, was preferred against the prisoner by Mes=rs. Dickeson and Co., bankers, with a similar result, the prisoner being committed in two more cases. WESTMINSTER. —Jane Harris, a smartly dresssd young woman, baying the appearance of a milliner's apprentice, was brought up on remand, charged with attempting to pick the pockets of females in Westminster Abbey, in company with another female not in custody. Mr. Lewis, see., attended for the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence that, in conse quence of a communication from the Dean and Chapter of Westminster to the superintendent of the B division of police, in Rochester-row, that there were frequent robberies of females in West minster Abbey, upon the congregation leaving divine service, Sergeant Looms, an active detective of the B division, with another officer, were sent to the cathedral last Sunday week. When they en tered, the sergeant saw the prisoner and another female, who was by the side of her, sitting among the congregation. As he knew them, upon the close of the service he watched them. Upon the congregation moving out he observed them go in an opposite direction. He directed the other officer to follow the prisoner's companion, and he watched the motions of the prisoner. He saw her attempt to pick the pockets of two ladies, and put her hand in the pocket of a third respectable woman, but she took nothing away. Mr. Paynter asked if the prisoner was known. Loome stated that ever since she was seven years old she had led the life of a pickpocket. _ The prisoner denied the statement. Dennis, the gaoler—Oh ! I have known you from that time. _ Inspector Humphreys made a similar remark. Loome added that in 1852 she had 18 months imprisonment for picking pockets; in August, 1855, one month from this court ; and in April last three months from Marlborough-street, for a similar offence. She was sent for three months to the House of Correction. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—George Thom son, alias Smith, and William Jonv, alias Turner, who refused their addresses, were charged with burglary at the premises of Mr. Browning, timber merchant, No. 36, Little Windmill-street. Mr. Browning said that between 3 and 4 o'clock that morning, hearing an unusual noise in the lower part of the house, he quietly opened his bed room door s and then noticed the bottom sash of the window on the landing-place was wide open. He waited a minute or two, and then a light appeared, by which he was enabled to see the shadow of a man on the wall, which, however, quickly dis appeared. He walked softly to the head of the stairs, and on descending some of them and stoop ing down he plainly saw two men in the kitchen. He called out, and then made a noise. One of the men dashed down something he had in his hands, and both rushed up stairs and out at the street door, which they shut violently after them. He instantly pursued the men, calling out, " Stop thief," and following them down Pulteney-street, where Jones was stopped by the police. As one of the men went through the timber-yard he threw something down, which at first he thought was glass, but it proved to be a brass tobacco-box, which had been taken from the house. Mr. Beadon asked the prosecutor if he saw the faces of the two men. _ _ _ The prosecutor replied that he had no good oppor tunity of seeing their faces, as they wore their hats over their eyes. But he wag positive Jones was one of the men, as he never lost sight of him from the tirae he ran out of the house. On his return he examined the house, and found that the lock of the timber-yard gate had been forced. ; that the kitchen window had been opened and the iron grating thrown back. In the parlour his writing-desk had been forced open and a large quantity of postage stamps taken out. The key of the padlock of another desk had been removed—a tea-caddy and two other boxes wrenched open—the woodwork and door in front of iron safe wrenched open, and the safe itself had been at tempted to be forced without success—the marks of violence being deep and many. There were seve ral drawers open, from which several articles had been taken. ,e-constable Q cm-seare Police-constable C 85 found on Jones a jemmy, - beta Ix lemma to the, iron...safe. Sbicestrents V 427 'on searching Smith, found about 270 postage and receipt stamps in his posses sion. Mr. Beadon said he should commit the prisoner for trial. Inspector Webb said that it was believed that a former conviction could be established against one or both of the prisoners. Mr. Beadon would order them to b• brought up next Tuesday, to give the police an opportunity of inquiring into that matter. SOUTHWARK.—Mary Ann Cox, 14, and Har riet Cox, 10, were brought before Mr. Burcham for final examination, charged with stealing a purse containing a 5/. Bank of England note from the person of Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, in a cheesemonger's shop in Newington-causeway, Mr. Neale attended for the accused. The prosecutrix stated that on Sunday night, the 24th ult., she was in the shop of Mr. Prince, chee;emonger, Newington-causeway, when she had a purse in her dress pocket containing a 5/. Bank of England note. The two prisoners were standing on the side were her pocket was, and suddenly they rushed out the shop. Witness immediately put her hand into her pocket, and missed her purse and contents. She then ran out of the shop, and saw the prisoners running across the road, when she pursued them, and they were captured by a police-constable. Witness added that her purse was safe in her pocket when she saw the prisoners standing beside her, and she had just withdrawn her hand from her pocket. The robbery must have been committed immediately afterwards. Sergeant Turpin, 6 M, said he took the prisoners into custody, and on Harriet he found a cireulia porte-monnaie, containing the sum of 19s. 4d. Tho other was also searched, but nothing was found on her. Since the last examination he had inquired at their lodgings, No. 2, Little Windmill-street, New-cut, and ascertained that they hid lived there with another girl about two months. All he could learn about their means of subiiitenee was that they went out in the afternoon and returned at night, and seemed to have plenty of money. They told their landlord that their friends in the country supplied them with funds. Mr. Burcham committed them for trial. THAMES.—A most painful sensation has been created throughout the whole of the eastern part of London by the statement of a seaman named Wm. Williams, whose deposition was received by Mr. Selfe a few days since on board the Dreadnought Hospital ship, off Greenwich, when he stated that he had been violently assaulted early on the morn ing of Saturday, the 24th ult., by two police-con stables of the H division in Ratcliffe-highway. The man was still alive yesterday morning, but ap peared to be sinking fast, and he is not expected to survive many hours. No steps have been taken to bring to justice the two police-constables, Nos. GO identified by 186 of the Hdi v i s i on , w ho have been by Williams as the perso n s who assaulted him. It is believed that his statement can be corroborated in several mate r i a l p ar ti cu lars by Mrs. Bond, his landlady, and by a woman of the town named Mary Anne Powell, who, it is rumoured, was with the sailor wh en h e was ill use d, an d, on remonstrating with Brown, 186, was taken into custody by him and locked up on a charge of being disorderly. She was brought before Mr. Selfe on Saturday, the 24th ult., and on the oath of Brown only was sen tenced to 10 d ays ' i mpr i sonme nt and hard labour for being di sor d er l y. H er t e rm of imprisonment expired on M on d ay morn i n g, and her ev i dence, if she has any to give, could be made available. Yes terday aft ernoon M r. S e lf e rec eived a communica tion from Mr. B ow dl er , the j u nior clerk, relating to the supposed connection of the woman with the case of the sailor Willi am s, and Mr. Selfe, after observing that it was very desirable that some in quiry should be instituted, sent for Inspector Dendy of the II division, wh o was present when Williams gave his deposition upon oath ; but at 6 o'clock, when Mr. Selfe had disposed of all the business before him, the inspector had not arrived. A great number of persons have been anxiously inquiring of the officers w h en th ere wou ld be a public inves tigation of the charge against the two policemen, or whether the matter was to be hushed up. The reply, of course, w as —" W e know nothing about the affair. Thera are•no policemen in custody, and we are not aware that any investigation will ever take place." The public are much dissatisfied with the course that has been taken in this case. At Moscow, lately, great curiosity was excited by an experiment being made with a new description of loco motive, running along the streets, and so constructed as to cause the wheels to lay down a sort of wooden rails as they nivel:med. The locomotive dragged after it Si number of carts heavily laden. The exp eriment, though the first made, had perfectly succeeded. The author of the invention is a trader of Moscow, named Prokhoroff. The Presse contradicts the news that Count Migeon intends to appeal against the sentence of the Court of Colmar. BEALT.H OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar-General. ) The deaths registered in London rose from 988 in the preceding week to 1,047 in the week that ended last Saturday (October the 31st). The deaths of males were 531, those of females 516. In the 10 years of 1847-56 the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,008 ; but to admit of comparison with the deaths of last week, when the population had increased, the average must be raised proportionally to the in crease, in which case it will become 1,109. The deaths now returned were, therefore, fewer by 62 than would have occurred if the average rate of mortality had ruled. In the present returns typhus (common fever being included under this head in the table) numbers more deaths than any other zymotic disease, and scarlatina shows an almost equal number. To the two diseases 56 and 53 deaths respectively, are referred. More occurred from scarlatina (17) in the north districts than any other of the five metropolitan divisions, and only 8 from that complaint on the south side of the river. Only 11 deaths from measles are returned, and even of these only one occurred in the numerous population on the south side. At 8, Melbourn-street, Somers-town ' a commercial tra veller and two daughters died of scarlatina within 84 hours. The medical attendant states that the father " was struck down in 28 hours." In this and other instances in which scarlatina or typhus was fatal, bad drainage, offensive gullies, or lower apartments flooded with sewage are complained of generally by medical attendants. The deaths from diarrhoea are now recia9ed to 31; of these 13 oc curred in the south districts, only one in the west. Three deaths are returned as caused by cholera and " choleraic diarrhoea or fever." On the 29th Oct., a seaman, aged 18 years, died of " cholera" after 12 hours' illness, on board a ship in the Commercial dock. Another case occurred at Osborne -cottages, Lewisham, and the third in Regent's-road, Mile end. Fourteen women died after childbirth ; eight infants died from inanition or want of breastmilk. Three persons died of diabetes, one of cholera, four of delirium tremens, three of intemperance. Be sides three persons aged 91 years, a labourer is re turned who had attained the age of 100 years ; he died on the 27th Oct., at 3. Durham-yard, West-street. Last week the births of 921 boys and 864 girls, in all 1,785 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding week] of the years 1847-56 the average number was 1,467. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.774 in. The highestbarometrical reading occurred on Satur day, and was 30.02 inch ?s. The mean temperature of the week was 51.6 deg., which is 4.6 deg. above the average of the same week in 43 years, as deter mined by Mr. Glaisher. The mean daily reading was about 6 deg. above the average till Thursday, and continued in a less degree above it till the end of the week. The highest reading occurred on Mon day, and was 64 deg. ; the lowest was 37-8 deg., on Saturday. The range of the week was therefore 26.2 deg. The mean dew point temperature was 49 deg., and the difference between this and the air tempera ture was only 2.6 deg. The wind, which previ ously had been generally in the south-east, blew on the last three days mostly from the south-west. Rain was measured only to the amount of 0.06 inch. MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM AIL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATTJRDAY, OCT. 31. Zymotic Diseases Diseases of Uncertain Seat 173 Tubercular Diseases .. Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses Diseases of the Heart and Blood - vessels 47 Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of Respiration . l9O Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ......» 4 Diseases of the Skin, &c. Malformations 4 Premature Birth and Debility 29 Atrophy Old Age i•udden . .. 1 Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 32 Causes not specified DEATHS TRO/d ALL CAUSES 1,047 Population Deaths in cone- Deaths Enumerated. sponding week in the 1651. of 1656. Week. West Districts North Districts 490,396 Central Districts 393,256 East Districts 485,522 South Districts Totals 1,04 Males Females BIRTHS IN THE WEEK Males Females Total ... .„ 1,785 .•••••••••••,•••••.•• From the London Gazette of Last Night ST. JAMES'S PALACE, OCT. 27. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Rev. Father in God, Archibald Campbell, Bishop of London, to, be Dean of her Majesty's Chapels Royal. WHITEHALL, OCT. 31. The Queen has been pleased to grant to the Right Hon. Charles, Viscount Evoraley, the several offices of Governor and Captain of the Isle of Wight, and Governor of Carle brook Castle, in the said Isle, in the room of the Right Hon. William, Lord Heytesbury, G.C.8., resigned. FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 2. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. J. Let terstedt as Consul-General at the Cape of Good Hope for his Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway. DOWNING-STREET, OCT. 31. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Charles Fisher, Esq., to be Attorney-General, and Samuel Leonard Tilley, Esq., to be Secretary, for the Province of New Brunswick ; Jules Colin, Esq., to be District Magistrate for the Island of Mauritius ; Joseph Shervington, Esq., to bo Treasurer, and William Quin Esq., to be Accou ntant, for the Trea sury Department of the Island of Antigua. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Nov. 2. The Right HOnourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Yigo, report ing that no foreigner will be permitted to enter Spain unless provided with a passport, duly signed by the Spa nish Consul, or Consular Agent, in the country from which such foreigner may come. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Nov. 2. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, th r ough the Secretary of State f or Forei g n Affairs , a copy of a Despatch from her Ma j est y 's Consul at Isl ay , Peru, re porting that, by a recent decr ee, the proh i bition to ex port gold and silver from that a n d other ports of Peru has b e en suspended., WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, NOV. 3. Military let Train F - 00 F t o , r vi C ce ap G ta o i d n fr C ey . J. appointed to the. nell Oakes, from h Rifle Brigade, which appeared in the Gazette of the 30th ultimo, Read, Captain C. J. Tuffnell Oakes, from half-pay Ist Foot, to be Captain, &c. Royal Artillery—Assistant-Surgeon John Wood, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Fisher, promoted on the Staff ; Assistant-Surgeon Oswald Home Bell, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice 'Rennie, promoted on the Staff; Assistant-Surgeon, Joseph Marmaduke Taylor, from the Staff, to be As sistant-Surgeon, vice Halaban, promoted on the Staff ; Assistant-Surgeon Dacimus Filius De Hodgson, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Betts, resigned. Royal Engineers—Lieutenant Henry George Savage to be Second Captain. vice Brevet-Major E. C. A. Gordon, placed on the Seconded List. 4th Regiment of Foot—Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, Richard Francis Valpy De Lisle to be Surgeon. sth Foot—Surgeon William Godfrey Watt, from the 99th Foot, to be Surgeon. 6th Foot—Str.ff-Surgeon of the Second Class, Geo. Hyde, M.D., to be Surgeon. 7th Foot—Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, Edward Scott Docker to be Surgeon. Bth Foot—Assistant-Surgeon John Madden, from the 43d Foot, to be Surgeon. 9th Foot—Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, Brinsley Nicholson, M.D., to be Surgeon. 15th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Washington Patton, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Lamprey, p:o- moted on the Staff. 16th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Edward L'Estrange, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant -Surgeon, Tice Fraser promoted on the Staff. 26th Foot—Assistant Surgeon John M‘Letchia, from the Staff, to be Assistant -Surgeon, vice Douglas, promoted on the Staff. 43d Foot —Assistant-Surgeon james Good, from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Madden, promoted in the Bth Foot. Assistant-Surgeon. from 45th Foot—Assistant -Surgeon Henry Carden Herbert, from the Staff, to be Assistant -Surgeon, vice Peako, pro moted on the Staff. vice Reads, promoted 58th Foot—Assistant -Surgeon Eugene McShane, from the Staff, to be Assistant -Surgeon, vice Montgomery, pro moted on the Staff. 60th Foot—Assistant -Surgeon Robert Owen Hayden, from the Staff, to be Assistant -Surgeon, vice Nicholson pro moted on the Staff ; A s sstant-Surgeon Frederick Wm, on the Staff. t fLo nAlligntes,u. Surgeon e t A c s h si a a r t l a e n s t 65th Foot—Assistant -Surgeon Alexander Neill, from th e Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon, 61stW Wade, vice White, promo ted the Staff. 67th F o ot—Assistant-Surgeon Robert Heard, the Staff, to be Assistant-Surg eon, M .D., from vice Shiell, re signed. 90th Foot —Assist. -Surgeon Edward Jo Suvice Jo seph Crane, from the Staff, to be Assist .-Surgeon , rgeon, 92d Foot—Assist.-Surgeon David Shorter Nelson, deceased. the Staff, to be Assist.-Surgeon , • Skinner, from 99th Foot—Assist.-Surgeon Richa rd Cooper Grier deceased. the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Watt, Todd, from Foot; Assist, Surgeon Geor appointed to the sth ge Whitla, from the Staff, to be Assist-Surgeon, vice Jones, appointed to the 87th Foot. Rifle Brigade—Assist. -Surgeon Wm. Alexander, from the Staff, to be Assist-Surgeon. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Assist -Surgeon Joseph Richard Keboe, frarn the Staff, to be Assist. -Surgeon, vice Sin gleton, promoted on the Staff. HOSPITAL STAFF. Surgeon William Freeman Daniell, M.D., from the Ist West India Regiment, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice De Lisle, appointed to the 4th Foot. Assistant-Surgeon John Gibbons, from the Staff, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Hydeß appointed to the 6th Foot. Assistant-Surgeon Jones Lamprey, M. 8., from tb.e 15th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Docker, appointed to the 7th Foot. Assistant-Surgeon Herbert TaylorZteade, from the 61st Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice Nichol son, appointed to the 9th Foot. BREVET. _ _ _ The undermentioned Officers having completed three years' actual service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, to be Colonels in the Army, under the Royal Warrant of Nov. 3, 1854 : Lieutenant-Colonel IL S. Rowan, Royal Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel John Chaytor, Royal Engineers. ADMIRALTY, OCT. 17. Corps of Royal Marines—Gentleman Cadet Corry B. Smith to bo Second Lieutenant. COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—John Meadows, Gent., to be Quartermaster, vice Ralph, deceased. COMAIISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. County of Cardigan—John Pugh Pryse, Esq., to be De puty Lieutenant. Hungerford Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry—Edward Henry Frederick Dawkins, Gent., to be Cornet. Royal Lancashire Militia Artillery—William Roe Cock son, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, vice Gawne, pro moted. Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—Lieut. Frederick Clifton to be Captain, vice Hopton, resigned. East Kent Regiment of Militia—Ernest Christian Wil- ford, Gent., late Lieutenant 65th Regiment, to be Lieu tenant, vice Munn, resigned George Shirley Maxwell, Gent., late Lieutenant 20th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Schlott', resigned ; John Birkeley Michell, Gent., late Lieutenant 88th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Panter, re signed; Henry Gillett, Gent., late Lieutenant Essex Rifles, to be Lieutenant, vice Howell, promoted ; Henry Brod rick, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Heseltine, promoted ; James Robert Blackwell Monypenny, Gent., to be En sign, vice Panter , promoted ; Phine as Bury, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Wildes, promoted. NOTICE OF INTENDED DISTRIBUTION OF NPIVAL PRIZE MONEY. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, ,Somerset-honse, Nov. 2, 1857. Notice is hereby given to the officers, seamen, and ma rines, and to all persons interested therein, that the distri bution of proceeds arising front then reek brig Aspis, cap tured on the 15th May, 1855, by Majesty's ship Niger, and the ship-of-war Le Milan, belonging to his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French, will commence on Thursday, the 19th November, 1857, in the Prize Branch of the Department of the " Accountant-General of the Navy„ Admiralty, Somerset-bouse." Agents and other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share of any captor, serving in the above-named ships, are re quested to present the same at this office. Any officer, seaman, marine, or other person, who may desire to receive his share from the Collector of Customs m Inland Revenue within the United Kingdom, is required to intimate the same by letter to be addressed "On Prize Busi ness, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London," in which letter his own place of residence is to be precisely stated, as well as the place of the nearest Collector of Customs or of Inland Revenue, from whom it would be convenient to receive such share of prize money. The following are the shares due to an individual in each class :- Flag share Commander Third class 3 14 2 I Eighth class Fourth class Fifth class ...... 16 6 Tenth class O2 7 BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Charles Stalkey, dust contractor, King's-cross. Mary Brown, grocer, Kinfare, Staffordshire. BANKRUPTS. John Martin, victualler, Strand, to surrender, Nov. 13, at half-past one, and Doe. 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. George Tuck, shipowner, South Shields, Nov. 13, at twelve, and Dec. 16, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Henry Cockburn, watchmaker, Richmond, Nov. 16, at eleven, and Dec. 14, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Zahn Hendry, back and vat maker, Weymouth-street, Hackney-road, Nov. 17, and Dec. 15, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Frederick William Cox, grocer, Southampton, Nov. 12, at eleven, and Dec. 12, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Cumming, brewer, Plymouth, Nov. 12, and Dec. 3, at ten, at the Exeter District Court. William White, dealer in seeds, Plymouth, Nov. 12, and Dec. 3, at ten, at the Exeter District Court. Alexander Rutter, saw manufacturer, Sheffield, Nov. 14, and Dec. 19, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Tertius d'Oyley Pain, chemist, King-street, Hammer smith, Nov. 20, at one, and Dec. 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. John Simes, painter, George-street, Portman -square, Nov. 17. at one, and Dec. 15, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Samuel Towers, looking-glass manufacturer Pitfield , street, Iloaton, Nov. 17, at two, and Dec. 15, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Hugh Roberts, corn dealer, Gorard, near Holyhead, Nov. 16, and Dec, 7, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Philip Ezekiel, general dealer, Manchester, Nov. 16, and Dec. 7, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. James Moorhouse the younger, cotton spinner, Summer seat, near Bury, Nov. 1?, and Dec. 15, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. William Bennet, grocer, Great Newport-street, Newport market, Nov. 13 and Dec. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Frederick Noake Baker, coal and slate merchant, South ampton, Nov, 20, at two. and Dec. 18 , at ele ven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Mary Ann Akers, baker and grocer, Brizemorton, Ox fordshire' Nov. 13, at one, and Dec. 12, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Francis Hill, commission agent, Withy Bank, Worces tershire, Nov. 14 and Dec. 3, at half-past eleven, .at the Birmingham District Court. John Howl, screw bolt manufacturer, Darlaston, Staf ford, Nov. 13, at ten, and Dec. 10, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Cuurt. Richard Austin, furniture dealer, Coventry, Nov. 16 awl Dec. 9, at the Birmingham District Court. William Peck Swift, grocer, Bourn, Lincolnshire, Nov. 20, and Dec. 15, at half-past ten, at the Shirehall, Not tingham. William Nathan Sykes Cope, tobacconist, Wellington street, Goswell-street, Middlesex, Dec. 1, at half-past ten at the Shirehall, Nottingham. Job Curtis and Henry Hunt Sayer, provision merchant, Cardiff, Nov. 16, and Dec. 14, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. THE ROBBERY OF FROM THE COUNTESS OF ELLESMERE. —Edward Jack-on, an oil and colourman, carrying on business in Leonard-street, Shoreditch, and Anne Jack son, his wife, wbo stood charged with having feloniously received numerous costly articles of dress which hal been stolen with a travelling trunk containing a casket of jewellery and other valuables to the amount of 16,0001 from the carriage of the Countess of Ellesmere, were yesterday placed at the bar of the Worship-street polic2- court for furthor examination. They were again re manded. [ArovsarisEmsxr.]—A most interesting recovery from a vast complication of diseases, such as indigestion (dyspepsia), flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver corn plaints, cough, asthma, consumption, and debility, without the aid of medicine, by Du Barry's Reva lenta Arabica Food, is recorded in the following let ter :—Cure 52,422.—" Bridgehouse, Frimley, 3d April, 1854. I have suffered these 33 years continually from diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, deafness, singing in the ears, cons tip a ti o n, debility, shortness of breath, and cough, and during that period taken so much medicine that I can safely say I have laid out upwards of a thousand pounds at the chemists and doctors. Indeed I was in utter despair, and never expected to get over it, when I was fortunate enough to become acquainted with your Reva lenta Arabica, which, Heaven be praised, restored me to a state of health which I long since despaired of attaining. My lupgs, liver, stomach, head, and ears arc all right, my hear ing perfect, and my recovery is a marvel to all my acquaint ances.—l am, respectfully, JAMES ROBERTS, wood-merchant." Supported by testimonials from the celebrated Professors of Chemistry, Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr. Shorland ; D. Harvey , Dr. Campbell ; Dr. Gattiker ; Dr. Wnrzer ; Dr. Ingram; Lord Stuart de Decies ; the Dowager Countess of Castle stuart ; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all of her means of cure had failed. Suitably packed with full in structions. In canisters, 11b, 2s. 9d. ; 21b, 4s. 6d. ; lls ; 121 b, 225. The 121 b canisters aro sent carriage & fi ee, on receipt of Post-Of f ice order. — Barry Du Barry, Co., 77, Regent-street, London. IMPORTAN T CAUTION against the fearful dangers of spurious imitations :—The Vice-Chan' .1. lor , Sir William Page Wood, granted an Injunction on %hi 10th March, 1854, against Alfred Hooper Nevill, for imitat " Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food.“I AND HEARIN --G SPECTACLES— ( ADVERTISEMENT. j- SIGHT P O WERFUL TELESCOPES --OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES.—S. and B. Soloruons, opticians, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel, W. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and ex traordina y improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race-course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances. These Telescopes possess such extraordinary power that some, three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three-and-a-half miles distant and an object from 16 to 20 miles. ' For the waist coat-pocket, and are of larger, and all sizes, with i ncreas i ng powers accordingly. The Royal Exhibition, 1851. A valu able, newly-invented, very small, powerful, Waistcoat-pocket Glass, the size of a walnut, by which a personeanbeeveseryenanl ( known one and a-half mile distant. whey answer pur pose on the Race-course and at the Opera-houses. Country scenery and ships are clearly seen at 12 to 14 miles. They .re invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and to w n r i i t s h ts w . on O d p e e rf ra ai Camp, Perspective, and Race-course rs Glasses powers. - Invaluable preserving Spectacle , Lenses of the greatest transparent power. The great advantage derived from this invention is, that vision impaired becomes pre served and strengthened and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occupation—can see with those lenses of a much less magnifying power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dan gerous effects of further powerful assistance. Persons tan be suited at the most remote part of the world by send ing one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and stating the distance from the eyo they can read small print with it, and those who have not made use of spectacles by stating their ago. Deafness. —New Discovery.—The Otganic Vibrator, an extraordinarily powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deatuess, entirely different from all of nets, surpassing anything of the kind that has been, or prof ably can, be produced. Being of the same colour as the sk in, is not perceptible. It enables deaf persons to hear distinct ly at churehand at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensatio o 01 singing noises in the ears is entirely removed, and it at:lords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, A 11,3 marls-street, Piccadilly.—Opposite the York Hotel, W. MARROW ESCAPE FROM THE MORMON 921 864 MURDERERS T SALT LAKE. The following narrative is from the pen of John Divies, a young Welshman, who emigrated to Sal,t Lake, with his family, about two years ago. from Mae•teg, South Wales. It is taken from a private letter, dated Council Bluffs City, lowa, June 29 : " I guess you are anxious to know the reason why I left Salt Lake. I shall try, in the first place, to inform you what a man must do to be a Mor mon. He must give himself, his family, and all his possessions, over to Brigham Young, and then he'll have to give the tenth of all his income--the tenth day's work—and he must keep from two to ten wives. If he don't agree to these things he had better quit ; but by doing so he is in danger of losing his life every minute, for they would rather kill him than let him bo the means of letting the world know how things are in their midst. Many have been shot down in trying to escape. I have seen dozens shot down in the street ; and three days before I left I saw three persons killed, merely beciluse they intended to escape ; they were shot down, in a place called Springfield, while P reparing to leave. This took place about 8 o'clock - o0 he a Sun" day morning, within fifty y a rd s o f the gates t,! t city. The first was a young man called Willia..m Parish ; he received seven balls in his body. The second was his father, and the third was a man% called Potter, whose body received as many as 15 balls. Tho old man was pierced in the back, and his throat cut in three different places. I saw them lying down, and I could name the persons who killed them. Brigham Young has got men for this purpose. Their number is 400. They are called the ' destroying angels.' Their captain's name is Win. Hickman, and the second in command is Por ter Rockwell. The walls around the city are 15 ft. high, and they are surrounded by a deep and wide moat. The city is entered by four gates, which are watched in the night time. The gates are so narrow that only one vehicle can pass through at once. The ' destroying angels' go out on the plains in tb spring, to intercept those who may escape from the city. Many lett on foot last January. They sleep by day and travel by night. I know of men and women who have travelled this way—the men dressed as women, and the women as men. I came across some who were very short of food ; the little they had they gave to the women, and the men were principally sustained by the women's milk ! I left Salt Lake City on the 17th April, in company with two Welshmen and an African. The few Mor mons woo know of our intention said that we should never reach the States alive, but I told them that I w.,s determined to try whatever might occur. On Saturday (the day after we left) we had travelled thirty miles from the city, when we saw three men following us. They were sent by the authorities of the city to catch us. The name of one was Patrick Linch, an Irishman by birth, and secretary to Brigham Young. This man fired his revolver at me, but the ball went by without hurting me, They then came near us on their horses and inquired our names, and when we refused to tell them they swore that they would blow 'our damned brains out.' With that one of them raised his revolver, as if lie was going to use it—he had one on each side of his saddle. I then took out my revolver and told him to fire if he liked. I had six revolvers with me, and a rifle, containing in all thirty-seven balls. Another ball was then fired at me which whistled by my left cheek. I then fired at him, and one ball bit him on the leg and another on the shoulder. (My friends by this time had run in the woods, and I was left to fightit out myself.) I then lost my footing, and one of the men ran at me with a knife and cut my belt and took four of ray re volvers. I had the other two hid in my boots ; I got hold of one of them and fired, and suc ceeded in keeping them off for some time till! had a chance to run to the woods, where I got the assistance of my friends. We continued to travel that day and the following night, and succeeded. in reaching a place called Fort Bridger, which is 113 miles from the Valley. The number of our pursuers had Increased to 20, and we had to put to the woods again. We travelled till night, and were so fortunate as to meet a host of friendly Indians, who gave us buffalo meat to eat. The next day we overtook a number of ber waggons, 2B. known ashired Mrs. Ba, one w tr a a g in go, driveni,nwnhuimch edto was drawn by mules. We had some trouble with Indians calle d tho Crow tribe. They were well armed, and about 1,000 strong. About 610 shots came into our tent. We killed about 30 Indians, and they killed five of our men."—Leeds Mercury. Country Markets, .L 1 V h.U.t'UOL-:vu Y. 3. The transactions at our corn exchange this morning were at rather lower rates for wheat, but importers resisted. In some instances an advance of about 2d per bushel wil made on American red wheat from the low sales of last week. Quotations, however, can scarcely be altered for wheat and flour. Indian corn was the weakest article, and declined 6d to is on the week. In oats, barley, beans, and peas no change was made in price. HULL— Nov. 3. Wheat, English red, 48s to 54s ; white 56s to 60s; oats, Vs to 32s ; barley, 42s to 46s ; Indian corn, 39s ; linseed cakes, Hull, 11/ Os to —1 —s Od; ditto, foreign, 8/ 15s to 101 10s ; rape cakes, 6l 5s 0,1 to 6/ lOs ; guano, Si. to 151. ; bones, 140 s Od.; flour, —s to --s; tares, —a to —a. NEWCASTLE—Nov. 3 There was a short supply of wheat to day, which sold off early at Is per. qr. advance. South country of See quality scarce, and is dearer, b u t on ly a re t a il d em and. Foreign not much in reque s t, b u t l a t e ra t es f u lly supported. Flour in better demand, a t S a t ur d a y's rates. Barley and oat; both firm. Beans and peas unchanged. LEEDS—Nov. 3. We are fairly supplied with wheat ; the trade has re. covered from the dullness experienced on Friday, and there is a fair sale for all good wheats at fully Tuesday's rates ; other sorts unaltered. Barley comes in excess of demand, and prices give way without inducing much business. Beans and other articles receding in value. Average prices of grain—Wheat, 53s 2d ; barley, 42e 10;4 ; oats, 25s 5d ; beans, 46s id ; peas, 47s rye, —s. Od. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--YESTERDAY. %Insterdam•• •• •••••••• 11 17 Gibraltar •• •••••••• •• •• Ditto, three months .. 12 % Leghorn 30 4 . Rotterdam •• •• •• •• •• •• 12 3( Genoa • • ...... •• •• •• 25 85 Antwerp .••••• •• •• •• •• 25 57% Milan •• •• •• •• •• •• •• - Brussels •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 25 5736 Venice.• •• •• •• •• •• •• Bamburgh .....e •• •••• 13 •• •• • • 13 103 L Naples •••• •••• •••• •• 42 3 Altcna .• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• • Palermo .• • • 000000 ••• •• 121 Paris— •• •• ••••••• •• •• •• 25 . 323 Messina •••• •••••• •• .127 Do. three months 25 85 'Lisbon .. 523 Mar:stiles ............ 25 V% Oporto •• 52% Bourdeaux .• •• •• •• •• Rio Janeiro ..... • • • • • • • "•• Frankfort-on-Maine .... 120 Buenos Ayres...• Berlin •• •• •• •. •••• •• •• New York,6o days' sight Vienna •• 10 46 Philadelphia ... fri05te................ 10 47 34% Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17 9 PRICES OF ROLL lO N , PER OM 48% Portugal Gold Coin 0 0 0 Petersburg uad iitj . Cadiz ••••••••• •• •• •• 49% Mexican Dollars •. •• 0 0 0 Barcelona •• • • New Dollars 0 0 0 Sevilla • . PRICE or GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is about 7 per mills premium, and the short exchange Oa London is 25.25 per 1/. sterling. On comparing thee° rates with the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold it appears that gold is nearly 4-IMs per cent. dearer in Paris than in Londom By, advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.4} per U. sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is therefore at about 1-13th per cent dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is variously quoted at from par up to 105 per cent., the latter being for first-class paper only. There iv, consequently, at pre sent an advantage in sending gold from this country, as compared with drawing bills from America. BIRTHS. OF A SON. On Sunday, the Ist inst., atVpsall Castle, near Think. the Lady Cecilia Turton, wife of Captain Turton, 3d Dra• goon Guards. - On the 3d inst., at 122, Park-street, Grosvenor-aquare , the Countess of Durham. OF A DAUGHTER. On the 3d inst. at the Shrubbery, Epsom, the wife of James Norris, Esq.o On the 2d inst., at Loughborough-road, Brixton, tilt wife of Mr. George B. 17nwin. MARRIED. On the 3d inst., at St. John's, Croydon, Charlee, Bon of Charles Yardley, Esq., of Marlborough-hill, St. John's.. wood, to Fanny, eldest daughter of Mr. W. J. Blake, of Duppas hill, Croydon. On the 3d inst., at St. Sampson's, Cricklade, Walter T. Tarte H.M.'s 31st Regt. , fourth son of Wm. Tarte, Es• of Petersham , b a m, Surrey, to Louisa, youngest d aug ht er of A. Kinneir, Esq., of Cricklade, Wilts. DIED. On the let inst., in London, the Rey. Jobn Price 'Tonto. M.A., of Elm-green, Wilts, aged 64. On the 2d inst., in London, the Rev. John Mainwaring , rector of Geldestone, Norfolk, aged 51. On the 2d inst., at Cambridge, William G. Heatbcote, second son of J. M. Heathcote, Esq., of Connington Castle, Stilton, Hunts, aged 21. On the lot inst., at Hadley, Middlesex, Mr. J. Leathe r ' aged 70. On the Ist inst., at Fulham Cottage, Fulham, Mr. R. B . Wood, aged 77. On the let inst., at Swinton-street, Gray's-inn-roa d, Mr. Charles Cooke, of -J2, Cray's-inn-square, solicitor. aged G On the 31st nit., at Booking, in Essex, Mr. Joseph B a* four, formerly of B as i ng h a ll- s t re et, ag ed 87. LONDON • Printed and Published by MITEDO YOUNG , of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun 011 ice 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Wednesday, November 4,157. • p. rin