The Sun. — London, England, 1840-09-29 00:00:00

EDITION. . COURT CIRCULAR. i , , , ,,, .......____. s .____ 5t.W...1--.?R, MONDAL—The Earl of Erroll, Lord tt4bnerfdritChamberlain, ,""ard of the Household, and the Earl of Uxbridge . came to the Castle this morning. l itn _ fuer from London, and the latter from Cumber itt d. Lodge. Their Lordships bad an audience of her ! e ,stY, and in the evening took their departure. to ine w eather has been suc h t h roug h out the day as outrevent the Royal party tither from driving or riding to Bet ween ten and four o'clock on Friday is understood P r i h e the period during which the remains of the p -:e., A ugusta will lie in State at her residence, e:elinore. Codge, previous to the interment, in the in g, in St. George'd Chop!. f _ Her Majesty the Queeu Dowager left town yesterday tuer Sudbury Hall, Ehrbyshire. Her Majesty,. . a I .n.itied_by. the Countess Brownlow, Lady i n Waiting, "444 V, BedtWeld, Hon. Miss Hudson, Maid of Honour 1 H Vait leg, I . :Arl of Denbigh, Master of the Horse, Hon, Captain Eeward Curzon, R.N., Res:dent Gen..le thn4e Usher, and the Rev. J. R. Wood, Chaplain to i,:fir,Ael:jaersrtiayg,esleft Marlborou g h House with her Suit e hbenrear Eustoin 4, for th e • square, after rc.. ten o'clock yesterdaym_oarinl: station of the London and Birmingham It e ii . 1 , 1 . Majesty left by a special train with her Suite agduine carriages. After her Majesty's departure, to the Eedlngfeld returned to Marlborough House, and TheeafLernoori left town for her own residence. re 4 uuke of Cambridge attended yesterday at Cla ee House St J ' Laa ,-...*, . 1 , . ames s. k-; bilct Council was held yesterday afternoon at te nded three o'clock, at the . Foreign-office. Itwasat -1,,,„,,eq by viscount Melbourne, the Lord Chancellor, Palmerston` of Clarendon, Marquis of Normanby, Viscount he Exchequer, Lord John Russell, the Chancellor of. thet , Earl 4'44 Hen. Lab o o f uc A h l e i %t°' Lord Holland, and The Council sat until near seven o'clock in the eve n i ng. Ye Tae Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town T h r o d4 R 3' ;from Stra' ton Park. yeaterdaylfght Hon. H. Labouchere arrived in town Alison' h The. :Irerieurantihis residence, Overstowry. . Countess of Lichfield and Lady Ann p ar k , stsitri!ft Buxton for their seat, Shugborough %l[l::Patc°effs from New Zealand, and also from the tle Coloarinr 4 .offlofeeG.ibraltar, were received yesterday at 1 1614k5H1,,_•--...,.._.... uI SABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Rev , , T, ARRIVALS. Ft Co k j-' str n ee Yser w t, and Gro lk s l s r . s en C or h .. i s c ci h u e a s r t e e , r, at Hathaway's from a Park ; Fred hYte, Esq., at ditto, from Rendlesham . ride / 40 :nel t v i, Cuthbert, Esq , at ditto, from Pau ; U N., '.sq., at ditto ; Ali . . Charles Greville, in Grosvi o n r o d r : at wi h itorn 4 visit to the Duke and Duchess of Be I .4,kcly ° "e u n r n Abbey; Lieutenant-General Sir Henry and tlaept,rtinrning% in Upper Grosvenor - street , from aco tio gn our ; s ir Claude de Crespigny, Bart., at Fla ; ub Hotel, from South America : the Right Hon.. S . i bqugtelostittlb3ePo_ster and suite, from Berlin; Mr. Slingsby 44 4 L5l. Iv i• P., in the Albany, from v a ri tton s h ir f .outhampton, atWhittlebury —o-gvei,aNtotrothaLmoprd arnernes:se;Lorci Russell, Esq., at Cleveland House, St. Langdale, in South -street, Park-lane, f 4lev,,Pleton-house, Roehampton;' Lord and Lady George at y °ll r. from a visit to Sir Hamilton and Lady Seymour, rUssels, -1 *(1 DEPARTURES. lik e ) . b and Lady Hatherton and family, from Patterson's Mau' J3took-street, for Cheltenham ; the Hon. Miss Ih uh an, from ditto, on a tour; Mrs. Hurt Sitwell, from torn, " ,Y's Hotel, Brook -street, Grosvenor-square, for k,aptain Richardson, from ditto ; M. G. Pitt, dittl',"ciin ditto, for Brighton ; Madame Money, from f ar h u ' r P aris ; Viscount Boyne, from Belgrave-square. Aeoruil:e;; Lord M onson, on a continental tour; Lady bant:/for Bright on ; the Earl and Countess of Belfast ~u'tece, from Fent on ' s H ote l , for Ramsgate; Lieute ad i"ieral Sir Frederick Mulcaster, for Paris ; Mr. (cooper,-4clJro Fortescuc , on a tour ; Si r A . an d L a d y iadi f Conduit-street, for DoverSugdFn, rawley's Hotel, for Paris • the Bishop of Lm i aic s a kittnNrs. Coleridge, for Ryde, Isle of Wight ; 1 u . - 0 e0 -0 , for Eartham House, nar pctworth ; the Rev. r and rTga turrard, for Walbampton, Hants ; ne" Th e iiady Isabella St. John, and family, for Cli fto n Mr. ; Aft i ° ager Lady Middleton, for ditto; Rev. ro r e . y a f n o d r X e • Maltby, for ditto; Sir John and Lady Gu_ Cl i tll P t "a ; General Marshall, for ditto; the Dean of F irs le L h ester, for St. Leonard'a.on- Sea ; the Dowager Lady a g 7 ll , for Wortbing ; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. ° a a continental tour. a t ad CHANGES. and the Hon. Miss ri l:oley, on a visit to Sir Citarlcs L a y hton, from a tour ; Sir Thos. ~ay Cock ere ll, a t ' dY Massey Stanley, at Bedford House, Northum t6arlfon Hall, Cheshire ; the lion. Captain~iai ea . from _ woo Scott, at Birt, the seat of Lord Dowries, from a the Earl and Countess of Mayo, at P a l mers t on !_ t c_o4,7,til° ; ale Marquis of Hertford, and the Count and .11• t'Zich ey at Milan, from the Baths at Lucca ; tikit;l 4o re Broadhead, Bart., and family, from Wor- Lca;V;last• Leonard's; the Hon. George and Lady Bedford. 41°44411 , on a visit to the Dowager Duchess of Georo4t he Doune, from Harewood House I car if borZh "age, Bart., at Kirklecs Park, from _ N ° ; the Earl of Surrey, on a visit to the Duke of Scar- Norfolk FQrnham Hall, Suffolk, from Windsor Castle; the C ounts M. P., at Streatham Castle, from Doncaster fit elun!ess De lawarr,_at Buckhurst Palk, from Brighton; obis oaries Rent, Ist Lite Guards, on a visit to the Mar itC:itii:NeVhniatoefirfaord. at hit shooting quarters, from Dalgcty tot % e i Captain Sir Henry . Baker, Bart., at Sheerness, o ; Rear- Admiral Sir L. A. Ommanney_ t d tt at ,Ant?n, from ' Portsmouth ; the Bishop of Ll of vs wlek House, Chepstow, from Pontypool ; trie n Maru m is INtirjj,;,u'lsarsoa4onsktdieeLord Oasulston, at Hamilton 'Dlcsisreono;f Palacc,_t 1 %4, At Bath, from N C lr o e l y o Arran ; Lord Clifford, at Bath, Weymouth. 14th Light ATI/ %mai . m a OF MARSHAL MACDONALD.—Ma . r . - d etalii„ ed ,"alrl, D4l do Tarente, died on the 25th, at his He i s w Co urcelles, near Orleans, aged sere . nty-fis , _e• kamo welt to have been of the Scotch family of the ten ai , t, n i dids• He entered the French service, as Leo `altte /3 1783 . He was Colonel at Jcmappes, and be lie eneral on passing the Waal when it was frozen.. was )ther erely wounded at the battle of the Trebbia, hrou'r,ci e‘coramanded in 1799. His friendship fur Moreau eor,, l ° , le ; ./' , l? into disgrace with the Emperor. Et e shack }ram his marshal's stiff" at Wagram by his successful carp, i °4 the Austrian centre. He commanded the 10.11 tiv er the _Russian c am p a i gn . H e s p rung i nto t h e tlitntt:,'„'tcr, at Leip s i c, w i t h Poniatowski, but, more for f 4 n an the Pule, escape d. l a 1815 h e re f use d to asi„:lther Nap o l e ,' n or th e B our b ons . Y e t, on h is re ,ri You to s erve und er ;h e D u k e o f B err y, th e l a t ter said N 1, 14 „ W ould not g i ve suc h a r e f usa l t o N apo l eon. " 40')4 - "no' I would arot," replied the Marsha!, "}'our .I,ii iii etriess is i of N k noleon." E L'a/fE ACCIDENT ON THE BLACEWALL the ' The poor man John Hill, who, on the 8:h cf lar rPkr.esett mon't received some seven! injuries by . the at v t i i gof the rope on the BLekwall Railway, expire t „ tr e London Hospital on Saturday evening last from the 'death s of his injuries, so that this will inado the second from t hat has occurred at this Institution within the week rh:.railway tceidents. It is not a little singular that at o:tittle he received the injury which caused his death he 84 , raPlOyed erecting ,a wooden fence close to the drum - ' 44 ich the rope is rolled (.0 prevent similar accidents. 'N n i r• Robins, the English marine painter, who 1 & 11) ,-,rned to be present when the King of the French , 1(1 at Boulogne on the 16th of last month, and made a r ed ske'ch of the whole scene, in which the King's h ‘ , " , el , the Vcloce, fixed in the sands after having shuck e'last the point of the jetty, was the principal feature, a -r° te to tho Queen, to whom tho sketch had been shown, ar l `"c 10th inst., acquainting her Majesty that his intended ~r a, c ' ings were completed In a day or tw o 1.3 received a rnand to attend at the Tuileries, where, having . been 4^tzarierd by the Countess Chalot, inher ajeisitey hadcx t t B , 3 ed her admiration of the mannerwhich i t b - ' 4 ed his drawings, and detained his portfolio to show v, see to the King. A few days afterwards h h e er wm a j Majesty's l'otary waited upon him, and, saying that to bear th e thanks of the Queen, presented him Ire, check for a very handsome amount as a mark of IPProbation. C.,ORNT. KONIGSBERG, SEPT. 5,--The con ?4nt, corn from this port to St. Petersburgh and ironstadt e.oount already to 2,150 lasts of rye, and still t, " ; , t , in ,, u ` 8 . The whole exportation of corn from this place, 3.17,,1 11 P3, by way of Pillais, may have amounted to t C - lasts ; Of which 15,260 to Great Britain, 10 000 Netherlands, and 4,300 to Norway. Judging by it's I'xPortation, this year may be about two-thirds of what rye as was last year. The prices have not varied, only that a trifle lower than in July. 'The stock in hand is on t,oee very limited ; barley, oats, and peas there aro 0 CHILD CHOKED BY A BIT OF BEEF.- -onday forenoon an inquest was held before Mr. B aker, at the White Lion, South Hackney Wick, o , n . t . l a ie gay ,of Wm. Wright, aged four years, who , t, a-t dinner, snatched from a plate a bit . 1 . on rid , o y_ t!ueef, I.‘ot bigger than a walnut, and put it i l t° his mouth. H e h a d scarcely done so when me, b ecame , black in the face, and showed symptoms o 4,3_1 choking. Its his agony he thrust his fingers fiercely into throat, bat could get nothing cut of it. The child a taken to .his mother, and forthwith afterwards to sur-e -lir 8 on s, nut lie expired on the way thither. Mr. Has -1;43110, the surgeon, raid when the child was brought to its was was apparently dead. He passed a probang dowo ta throat, but encountered no obstacle. Since dca..ll he "h'edr. opened the body and found a small piece of meat ad mi!oneg to, and obs.truoting, the epiglottis, which caused ti°n RU arit and death. 'Th e C oroner remarked on the sin y of the ca se, an d said that it diff e r e d li tt l e f rom one Wnich was the subject of inquiry before him bat week, ex cept that in the latter case the head of a shrimp had caused suffocation. In Limehouse, two or three days back, a roan ‘-i ot bolt norb escaped b e i ng c h o k ed by a bit of co.d beef. en ought to be taught to masti ca t e th e i r f oo t , and e"a itllowed t o gu l p it down, or, vulgarly speaking, . -- Verdiet, " Accidental death." AB i s ER GAVENNY CYMREIGYDD ION S OCIETY. stated by two or three of our neighbouring Contem res, that Dr. Thirwall, the Learned Bishop of St. who, si nce hi s e l ect i on to the See, has applied Ivlth tiro u nwcaryingly to th e s t u dies o f th e W e l c h l anguage, view to secu re th e a ff ec ti ons an d promote the best interests of his pe o pl e , i n t en d s t o h onour t hi s Eisteddfod 'Path his presence. DEs rRu CTI V E FIRE IN PLYMOUTH DOCKYAItD. We last evening briefly announced this fearful dis aster, our report having been hastily despatched by our Correspondent whilst the fire was still raging, and it was uncertain to what extent the destruc tion might prevail. We now proceed to fur nish further particulars of this disastrous event, for warded to us from Correspondents at Plymouth, one of whom gives the following description : At half-past three o'clock on Sunday morning, when the guard was relieved, all appeared safe in the yard, but at a few minutes before four o'clock, one of the policemen observed smoke issuing from the Talavera, a 74 gun ship, fitting in dock. The Minden, another 74, was also lying in the same dock, immediately astern of the 'Talavera, a pair of flood-gates only separating the two ships. The Dock was imasediately adjoining the gallery in which were deposited the splendid collection of trophies and memorials of British naval triumphs, comprising the figure-heads, masts, &c. of our most celebrated men of-war, which had been wounded in action, toge ther with the fl lgY . captured in our chief naval victories ; and, above all, the renowned flag of our own Nelson—that beneath which he fought, and conquered, and died. The loss of this gallery, our proudest national treasure, is the saddest feature of this great calamity, and I mention it thus early as mark irg exactly,, to those readers who have visited the yard, the exact locality on which the fire raged. Immediately on observing smoke issuing from the Talavera, the policeman directed the sentries to dis charge their muskets as a signal of alarm, which rapidly spread throughout the whole establishment, and the most prompt and energetic assistance was immediately given ; but so completely had the fire obtained possession of the ship, that before the powerful engines belonging to the yard could be brought to bear upon her, the flames had burst forth with terrific fury, setting at defiance every effort to ar rest their progress. The ship was covered over by one of the large sheds used to screen the ships from the weather, the light roof of which soon caught, and from the volume of burning matter thrown up into the air, soon conveyed the fire to the adjoining gallery, which, consisting of a shed of similar construction, fell an easy and rapid prey to the furious element. At this period the sight was indescribably grand ; the night was calm, clear, and starlight, and the sheets of flame, and masses of sparks rising from so large a body of burn ing wood, lighted up both sea and land for many miles round. All hope of saving the Talavera being at an end, the most strenuous exertions were directed to the pre servation of the Minden, the bows of which projected immediately over the stern of the Talavera, and for a length of time there seemed little chance of rescuing her from destruction ; her bows caught several times, and it was only by the most daring resolution that the burning timbers were detached from her, or extin guished by the united efforts of several engines. By these means, although she has sustained very serious in jury, she was preserved from entire destruction ; but it was extraordinary that whilst this ship, in immediate proximity to the mighty cauldron of fire which the Tala vera for many hours presented, was at last saved, another vessel, the Imogene lying in a dock several hundred feet distant was doomed to entire destruction, the flames spreading rapidly along the roofs of the sheds, reached some large stacks of timber, oak and fir, and these were speedily adding fuel to the conflagration, which extend ing to leeward with awful speed, at length reached the Imogene, and she too was quickly in flames in every part, presenting a scene of destruction of overwhelming magnitude. The alarm was extended at an early hour through the three towns. Devonport, Stonehouse, and Plymouth. The Dockyard labourers were aroused and hastened to the spot ; a detachment of men from the 11th and 53d regiments were marched into the yard. Sir George Hoste, of the Engineers, commanding the citadel, and Colonel Hill, commanding the 53d regiment., galloped early to the scene of alarm, and rendered the most valuable aid in directing the ef forts of the men. The engines belonging to the Ord nance-office,the Marine Barracks, the West of England Insurance, and the town engines, were hurried to the Dockyard. The men of war lying in Hainoaze sent large drafts of men, and the daring of these hardy tars, in their endeavours to preserve the ships, excseded all praise. Suffice it to say, that they fully sustained the character of British sailors in times of peril and danger. It being found impossible to subdue the fire, the attention of those in command was directed to cut off its commu nication with other parts of the yard, and for this pur pose a powerful body of men were employed to pull down the sheds and buildings connected with the sawpits. By these means, and the immense body of water thrown upon the burning materials by so many engines (fortunately the tide was high about 7 o'clock), the flames were held in check, and by 10 o'clock all danger of further destruction was overcome. For many hours the Talavera continued to burn with tremendous fury, and as her upper and inner works were destroyed, the huge blackened tim bers of her outer frame presented the appearance of a vast cradle vomiting forth flames and sparks, whilst above all wreathing volumes of smoke and steam curled upwards, and floated slowly to leeward, scatter ing a shower of ashes over the town and country to some miles distance. As soon as the progress of the fire was sufficiently arrested to secure the safety of the other parts of the yard, the efforts of the men were directed to save as much as possible of the burning timber, and a most lively and aril mated scene was presented. Men and horses were harnessed to the burning logs, and dragged them into places of security, where the flames were extin guished, and in this way much valuable property was saved, though not without serious injury. Much dis tress is occasioned by the entire destruction of the tools belonging, to about 500 of the men. They were kept in boxes beneath one of the sheds, which was burnt, and which was involved in flames before the men could reach the yard. Some of the poor fellows have lost as much as 30/, each in this way. The entire value of property destroyed cannot at present be correctly given, but it probably exceeds 200,000/. The first inquiry which naturally arises in such a catastrophe as this is, the cause of its origin—this is, at pre sent, a matte,' of much . mystery and doubt, and great apprehensions are enter tained that it must have been a wilful act of some mis creant, for no workman had been employed upon the Talavera for three weeks before the fire, and no person had any bus ness in the ship at all, much less to carry in fire with them. This, of course, will be a subject for searching inquiry, and it would be useless to indulge in any coajectures at present. Another most extraordi nary circumstance is, that to discovery should have been made of the fire by the policemen and sentries on guard at an ear:ier period, for it must have been burning many hours to hese: obta'ned such a hold on the ship. It was about four o'clock when the alarm was given, and at that period an officer on board a ship lying in the Sound, at two miles distance, when he came on deck to relieve guard, d'stinctly perceived the smoke iis ng from the yard, and pointed it out as indicating a fire. It is premature yet to indulge in censure, but the country will surely look for some explanation of the fact diet two of her finest ships arc destroyed by fire, and property to an immense amount lost, in an establish ment provided with every facility ler guarding against such accidents. At the present morrena too, the loss will be doubly felt when the naval force of the country has been made a subject of so much question, and i the services of ou r nav y are l oo k e d to w i t h suc h anxious nteres.. It was a providential thing that the weather was so p er f ec tl y ca l m , an d t h at t h e b reat h o f air which rose with the sun, set towards the quarter which it did. Had it shown in an opposite direction, the fire would in all probability have rea c h e d th e d oc k .in which is placed the St. George, the splendid 120 gun ship launched from this yard on the 27th August. No accidents fatal to life, or of serious consequence, appear to bar e happened, notwithstanding the great risk run by many of those employed. _ _J ed, and hat day is, that w hich Isistaat, s o All icy • and U. He of hie Id con' laraler's heatent erma, i toP Id h i ' a test• 1110 beg act be tract s muc h bit% lot° • If " I bb sire' , l one vdre ,orto 1 u? ANOTHER ACCOUNT. The followit.g account is from an eyewitness, who was present dur.ng the who!e of the day, and on whose accuracy we can depend : PLYMOUTH, SUNDAY, SEPT. 27.—Orders having been received that a srna'l vessel lying alongside the Plymouth Dockyard should proceed at an early hour this morning to the eastward, her crow Iv( ro called up at about 4 a.m., in order to prepare for her departure. In a very short space of tima after they perceived an im mense volume of smoke arise from that part of the yard apparently b,twe( n e the Minden and Tala vera, both 74-gun shi; s we e lyingin dock, a nd whi c h wasimmediately followed t.y a errific sheet of flame. Alarm was instantly given, the bells rung, and in an incredibly short space of titre there were hundreds on the spot ready to render all the assistance in their power. The vessels lay in «hat i; termed the double-dock, so called from the docks lot ing constructed one within the other in a straight li e The inner dock reaches nearly up to the storehouses, and being provided with gates is so entirely unconnected with the outer that ships may be taken into cr out of the latter without interfering in any way with the first mentioned. In the inner dock l e y the Talavera, over which was a most stupendous roofling, supported on wooden pillars, the roof being covered with copper and studded with numerous win dows. The Minden occupied the outer (lock, over which there was no roof ; and as repairs were in course of being performed on the hulls of each, the docks we:e II kept dry for that purpose. In a very few minutes, and indeed before tl e least assistance could be rendered , the fire had gained to suc h an alarming extent that the heal of the M mien and the stern of the Talavera, together with the building over the latter, were in one sheet of flame, to arrest the pro gress of winch all efforts proved unavailing. Indeed, so rapid was the ignition that it is difficult . to tell in whi c h vess e l the fire originated, some assigning to one and some to the other, but all agreeing to its having gained , la terrific ascendancy before it was discovered. The arrivals cf assistance, in the shape of men and fire-engines, from the different military and naval esta blishments, an d f rom the shipping in ordinary, were THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1840. continuous, and, in less than a couple of hours, no fewer than fifty engines were playing on the fire, but with little or no avail, as it spread from shed to shed like magic, till it seized on another spacious roofing covering the Imogene, 26, also in dry dock. In about a quarter of an hour this roof also fell, leaving the fated vessel in one sheet of fire, seeming to mock all efforts to subdue it. In this stage of proceedings the heat was most in tense, and the assembled multitudes were obliged to turn hem the most violent of the conflagration,to endea vour to check its further progress. On the east was a long and high range of stone buildings, surmounted with a turret and clock ; these latter are much scorched, and it is a source of great surprise, that the whole did not likewise fall a prey to the devouring element. By nine o'clock, A.M., the fire completed the area of its destruction ; but as within that area were deposited immense piles of timber of all descriptions, and a great quantity of stores, carpenters' tools, &c., there was abundant matter on which the subtle element might feed. At this hour the fire on board the Minden had been considerably checked, although not entirely over come. The roofing over the Talavera bad disappeared in Colo, leaving the vessel one terrific cauldron of fire from stem to stern, all her upper works having disap peared in its awful vortex. Adjoining it, a large shed containing figure-heads of different vessels, some of them both quaint and antique, had shared a like fate. Piles of timber in all directions continued to pour forth volumes of flame and smoke, the exertions of the fire men, &c., still being confined to the outskirts, and hun dreds being employed in removing to parts of the yard, or throwing overboard, such timber or stores as Lay within reach. The daring of those thus employed sur passes all belief, and it is indeed to be wondered at, that, to this melancholy account we have not to append a list of men either killed or severely maimed. At eleven o'clock all apprehension of its further ex tension had pretty neatly subsided, although even at this hour the fire raged very fiercely. The fire in the Minden had been subdued, and, with but few excep tions, had been entirely extinguished. The head of this vessel is very much damaged, and the whole of the decks, to about one-third the length of the vessel, almost wholly destroyed ; the centre and after-part have sustained no injury, although it is generally sup posed that had this vessel been under a shed, it would have been totally destroyed ; a large body of shipwrights were at this time employed in drawing the bolts, and re moving the timbers from her bows in order to guard against further risk from their re-ignition, as the fire lay deeply rooted in some of the larger beams. The immense gates between the two docks were nearly de stroyed, or at least rendered entirely useless ; but within them lay the Talavera with its fiercely raging fire, having consumed her exterior down to her lower gun-decks, and the interior being a liquid sea of fire ; with iron knees, copper bolts, charred and flaming masses of timber, near which there could be no ap proach, and into which about twenty engines were pouring their contents, without in the slightest degree lessening the intensity of the fire, which was but tem porarily checked in one spot to rage with increased fury in another. The space between this vessel and the Imogene, which had been previously occupied by buildings and piles of timber, admitted at this period of a gradual but cautious approach, and large blocks of wood were one by one dragged from the fire to be conveyed to a place of safety, while ever and anon the flames burst up in vivid sheets till checked by the deluge of water discharged from the engines. The Imogene lay in pretty nearly the same plight as the Talavera being one stupendous fire. Numbers of shipwrights were now engaged in throwing into the docks large pieces cf timber, on which they after wards stood and commenced operations for scuttling the vessels by boring and cutting large holes in their ;lulls to admit the water as the tide should arise. Twelve o'clock being low water, the sluices were opened to allow of the docks being filled with water without at all interfering with the flood-gates ; and as the tide arose the burning masses of timber were thrown into the docks to be quenched by the water. By five o'clock the water had risen within and without the Imogene so considerably as to leave but a mere out line of the hull above its surface a rugged anti a blackened mass. The dock, together with a very huge one without, now in course of being constructed, were heaped up with the timber which had been wrested from the fire, either more or less burnt. The portion of the Talavera above the water was still burning, al though the copious supply of water poured on it reduced the intensity of the fire (now considerably abated) very materially, and admitted of the operation of the firemen within the vessel. An hour from thi s ti me i t was en- tirely extinguished, and with the exception of a few smouldering heaps in different parts of the yard, scarcely any fire was to be seen ; the whole area, indeed, being reduced to a comparatively level surface, and which oc cupied, we should imagine, an extent of not less than eight acres. The tide having been nearly at its height when the fire occurred, two or three large vessels which had bun lying- alongside the jetties, were immediately warped to the centre of the harbour, and lay in a tier until a Government steamer removed them to suitable moorings. The whole of the sheds and buildings in the imme diate neighbourhood (which form three sides of a qua drangle, of which the fourth is open to the sea), arc much scorched and blackened, and their preservation is to be ascribed wholly to the unremitting and most stre nuous exertions of every one on the spot, each of whom seemed to vie with his fellow in his endeavour to sub due the common enemy: The supporters of the roofs were of wood, deeply imbedded in pits wailed up with granite. Some of these, although t! feet by 18 inches thick, have been consumed entirely to a depth of 4 feet below the paved surface of the ground, and others reduced to half their original substauce, even at a depth of from 7 to 8 feet, requiring in some instances the pits to be half filled with water before the fire in them could be extinguished. The Portland stone with which the docks are lined has suffered most severely from the action of the fire, the stones being splintered and cracked in all direc tions. The draw-bridges in the vicinity are almost de stroyed ; and the ground is strewed in all directions with glass and lead molten into largo masses, and with the copper with which the buildings were covered. The exertions of the shipwrights of the yard (who were all called in to assist), that of the marines, the different regiments in garrison here, the sailors, police, and not excepting the convicts, are worthy any share of praise. Although called at such an early hour of the morning, they continued to labour incessantly till nightfirll, many having scarcely broken their fast for the day, being so fully occupied with their fatiguing tasks. And now comes another fearful relation, though hap pily as et built only on surmise, viz., that the awful conflagration was the result of an incendiary ; the more probable, as no sooner was the fire discover ed, than it was at once beyond all human control. Policemen are stationed at night all over the yard, some of them on the identical spot where the fire occurred ; a sentry had his heat under the stern of the Minden, on a wooden bridge thrown across the dock, and others in the immediate neighbourhood ; and yet the fire was dis covered by the crew of a vessel 720/ in the yard, who were the first to raise an alarm. A strict and most searching investigation must of course follow, and we do sincerely trust that it may be proved to be the re sult of pure accident ; but the busy imagination, acted upon by important proceedings elsewhere, is not long in tracing to a source a reason for such at diabolical at tempt. We regret to learn that an unfortunate shipwright had his thighs broken by the falling of a piece of timber ; and that another had very nee.rly lost his life through suffocation. At one time the fire increased so rapidly that an engine was obliged to be left, which, with its hose, &c., was consumed, the copper delivery pipe being partly melted. At least eighty engines were at one time engaged in the yard pouring water on the fire. At 7 P.M, when we left the yard, the fire had been quite extinguished ; the engines, with a large body of men, were, however, to remain on the spot all night. The estimated amount of damage is variously stated. Vs it heard several individuals roundly asserting it a half a million sterling ; but we think in estimating it at about 300,0001., that that sum is considerably less than the actual loss to the nation. • tl e occasion, as well as the officers and men from the Victualling and Ordnance Departments. The fire having been providentially arrested, it be comes necessary, while the ships referred to lie burning in docks, and the timbers surrounding that part of the yr.rd smouldering under subdued fire, that means should be adopted to insure sufficient assistance and watch in the Dockyard during the approaching night, for which pur pose the Admiral Superintendent requires that four fore men of the yard, and th e w h o l e o f the i nspectors o f ship wrights, remain in the Dock-yard during the night, to su perintend, by reliefs, a strict patrol throughout the night. and that 150 shipwrights, and 150 labourers, be also retained in the yard, to attend the engines, and perform any other duties which circumstances may require. The principal resident officers in the Dock-yard, will, the Admiral feels assured, adopt such an arrangement, as may give to the security of the yard, the benefit of the frequent or constant supervision of a sufficient num. bcr of these officers, to render this arrangement effec tual. And a report is to be addressed to the Admiral Superintendent every two hours, of the state of the arsenal during the night. The General has been requested to afford a strong detachment of troops from the garrison, during the ap proaching night, and with these precautions, no doubt exists of protection from the remains of the fire, which although subdued, is by no means extinguished. FREDERICK WARREN, To the Respective Officers, Resident Officers, and Director of Police. ISEPT. 28, 1840.—The fire in the Arsenal was not entirely got under until late last night, and the engines are now (half-past eight, M on d ay morn i ng ) b e i ng brought out. It is impo ss ibl e to say the amount o f damage—certainly not so great as stated in my letter of yesterday, as the Talavera was an old ship, and the estimate of her worth, if sold by auction, the usual mode of disposing of ships when unserviceable, is not above 20,0001., though to replace her with a new ship of the same class would be from 70,0001. to 80 ,000/. The other vessels must be estimated in the same way, ,but the loss of stores is immense. The sheds, covered, as they were with painted and tarred paper, cost from 10,0001. to 12,0001. each ; the cost, when covered with copper, is from 30,000/. to 40,000/. each. The granite facings of the docks are split to pieces. The fire was ' providentially stopped at the very point where the de struction would have been greatest, as property ainount ing in value to upwards of 5,000,000/. was deposited in the very building adjoining that where its . Odigress was terminated. Those best.informed are yet disposed to place the act to the account of an incendiary. It is expected one of the Lords Commissioners of the Ad miralty will come down to hold a court of inquiry. LAUNCH OF THE LONDON AND POLYPHEMUS. (PROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The London, of 92 guns, was launched at Chatham Dock-yard a few minutes after two o'clock yesterday. This ship, which was constructed by Sir Robert &ppings, is a most splendid specimen of naval architecture. She has the same dimensions in length and breadth as our 120 gun ships, though she has only two principal fighting decs. This construction was in tended to raise the class of two-deck ships ; qualifying them not only to carry heavier guns, and to use them with more efficiency in action, by having the ports at a greater height above the water ; but alio that, by having a greater quantity of sail than our three-deck ships of 120 guns, while they have much less weight to be impelled, the great advantage of fast sailing will be obtained. This ship is intended to carry on her lower gun deck 32 guns-26 thirty-two pounders, nine feet six inches in length, weighing 56 cwt., and 6 sixty eight pounders, weighing 64 cwt. ; on her main deck 30 thirty-two pounders, of nine feet in length, weighing 53 cwt., and 4 sixty-eight rounders, of eight feet in length, weighing 64 cwt. ; and on her quarter-deck and forecastle, 26 thirty.two pounders, of eight feet in length, weighing 48 cwt. Thus will there be presented a most feritidable battery of three ranks of guns, each of which will be mo,t effectively placed. The whole of this vast structure presents to the eye the result of majestic design and skilful performance —a complete man-of-war in parfect symmetry. For the figure-head she has a female best, on the head of which is represented the Tower of London. The design of the stern is very Llegant,and too obvious to be mistaken, while it exhibits to view the dignified appearance of a tower of strength, its utility as a pow e rf u l b attery i s manifest ;• and the neat execution of its ornamental part, evinces superior taste. From - the stern lights and ports being fixed the effective force of the stern was not ob vious ; but we consider that nine 32-pounders may be made to bear on any point at the same time. 'Oa examining the interior of the ship, every part was no less imposing than the exterior ; the whole of the fitments is an exhibition of refined taste and good workmanship. appears to be in complete readiness for the re ception of men, and well adapted to brave the fury of the elements ; and should martial conflict require her aid, she seems, by affording. to British seamen ample means for the display of theirvalour, fitted to defy the arms of the foe. At a quarter before two oVock she was named by Miss Clavell, daughter of the - , Captain-Superintendent of the Dockyard. When thittottle of wine was thrown the bands struck up " God nave the Queen," imme- E.. diat e ly afterwards the chor Ctuaham, . assisted by the choristors of Canters 4 d-Rochaster CAthodrals, and amateurs from town, eo • d , sintrinfri ~. -,, ;„-„ " God save the Queen! Leiseive the , Queen.; —• . ,• May her reign be prosprotal • .. ~ . ~ VICTORIA reigns ! may hik reign `be prosperous! • The music was taken from Handel's Coronation An them. After silence was restored, the whole was very impressive, from . the deep interest of an immense con course of spectators, held in expectation of the signal for this ponderous mass to be moved into her own ele ment. When all was ready, about five minutes past two o'clock, the Master Shipwright gave orders for the dog-shores to be knocked down ; and the ship glided into the river, as the bands played " Hearts of oak arc our ships." This was followed by reciprocal cheer ing ; and " Ye mariners of England" (Campbell) was sung. " Rule Britannia !" and " God save the Queen !" were played, and three cheers given, after which the spectators •retired, apparently much gratified with the occasion. After the launch was over, Captain-Superintendent Clavell gave a grand dcjeuner, attended by Sir Charles Adams, Sir William Symonds, Sir Richard Digby, A•lmiral of the port, and more than a hundred military and naval officers. John Fincham, Esq., Master Shipwright of the Dock, likewise gave a dejeuner, which was attended by Mr. Campbell, Dr. Beattie, and other highly talented scien tific and literary gentlemen, at which a number of ap propriate toasts were given, and speeches made. The subjoined are the principal dimensions of the London : Feet In. Length on gun-deck Ditto for tonnage l7O 6 Extreme breadth 54 2 For tonnage .. 53 6 Moulded Depth in hold Burthen in tons 2,602 f (old rule). The Polyphemus, a fine steamer of 800 ton s burden, was launched about an hour before the Londo n. The features of o h f is a brow , rene venerabl e wits bl Polyphemus is intended partly to fight and partly transport men and munitions of war. She s eems well calculated to do either ; her sides arc sh ar p and almost perpendicular, and the little windows alon g the after cabin will give her the appearance of carrying a seco n d tier of guns.' The figure-head does not give the spec tator any idea of the horrid chief of the Cyclop s ; in ae stead of the bust of a grim one-eyed giant, wh o would of swallow a man with as much ease as one of us would d p i e s r p s a o t n c a li g ea herrwithnagw rweeath"w the laurel fe a a r u Duke-street, south first stone S, about 50 . 0 i a c tte b nd . ed in their canonicals. 1 : e - 1, 0 3, 1. . 1 0 y r: t o , , but d the tb c CLAPIIANI NEW CHURCII.—Th e of ancthur new church was laid on Thursday last Ity-li Thornton, Esq. It will contain 1,200 sitting of whi , ..:11 will be free, and the cost, including fittings, , l i i d oc, e xt a i c t2 o , n estimated at 6,600/. 4,0001. has already been subs2.igifb'edis Dr. Dealtry, the rectogr,inAtor,ne whole Tewea I t i h w e r district was i f c a, le c r u g br } ia ' e , bd , weree 1 lig numerous company assemplatform,well protected by a spacious awning over the _ f, and_ a marquee, erected ark. We obset ved u the Platform, and a number of in by Mr. Benjamin Ed tlumtial gentlemen cn i soon subs'cribnedd it is hoped the 2,000/. required will _ , preventing any Government fund application to the Go for building new churches. an has We ' The Earl of Cardi n , are told, brought a tother officer of his regiment under i the notice of the au thorities of the Horse Guards,cof ntlecourse of the last few days, for an imputed breach that discipline, and disobedience of orders ; but as the sea , any public notice of the at this . circumstance would creatoc,,,:n %rparticular juncture is fully appreciated, the allegd II ' t a has merely been ; ' praate,y reprimanded. The circuins anc e es, as they have been re lated to us, arc as follow : A t a w-ays ag° Lis Lordship, whilst driving in his phaetonthrough the streets of Brigh ..r ton, happening to meet LieutenantC. Forrest of h's regiment, who had been of ome time past on duty at the Pavilieti, gut out,. °' his earriarr ~e, and in lan me ions guage the most contu i ent at the t . (being evidently in a state of considerable exciter'? 'me) asked him how ait ' " he dared" to persist in ret possession the key of hi s guar - ' ters ; of which he had . keptthem, duri ng hi s tem porary absence from 1,11 had, expressly n accord ance with a rule which the Horse Guards << mad e and pro viled" for such cas es 1 Mr r . . . For rest a:tempted, o f course, to justify himself from the brea c h o f discipline With which he stoo d charged, ,but resp ect f u ll y declined to surrender the key of his rooms, on the ground that he had not had an o pportunity of re mov i ng his property from them, and that he had not inf r i nged any standing regulation by t hi s detention. The next day a complaint was made by Lord Cardigan to th e H orse Guards, and Mr. Forrcst has, we unerstand, sin ce rece i ved a severe reprimand for his contumacy.— United Service Gazette. THE SUICIDE IN ST. JAMES'S PARIC—II has been aFeertained that the individual who committed so determined an act of self.destruction on Saturday night, in i s `lr. George Pov e y, • St. James's Park, ag,ed 29, a cloth worker and chow, r esidint; in Fullwood'4-rei,'ta, 1-1Q11),-xr. ! MEHEMET ALI AND THE FOUR I POWERS. The following is the official Egyptian account of the last interview of the Consuls with the Ministers of the Pacha of Egypt. Its authenticity is guaranteed by the Reparateur de Lyons, which publishes it. " Note of the Conference which took place on the sth September, 1840, in the drawing-room of his Highness the Viceroy of Egypt, between their Excellencies Rilaat Bey, the Envoy of the Sultan, and Sarni Bey, Privy Councillor to his Highness the Viceroy, in the presence of Ibrahim Bey, Captain of the Port of Con stantinople, a Colonel, and a Caimakan of a Dragoman, a Secretary, and of the Consuls-General of Russia, England, Austria, and P 1 ussia, with their Drago mans : " His Excellency Rifaat Bey first spoke, and, ad dressing himself to Sarni Bev, said—' Since his High ness the Pacha, finding himself indisposed, has autho rised your Excellency to represent him here, all that you say shall be considered as corning from the Pacha Sami Bey replied—' Undoubtedly, all I shall have the honour to tell you here will be considered as proffered by his Highness himself.' " Rifaat 13ey—' As the twenty days granted to his Highness to consider about accepting th succession of Egypt are expired, you must necessarily give us an official aLswer: " Sarni Bey—" The general reply of his Highness has been already sent to the Sublime Porte, and from thence will be communicated to the Great Powers. The answer now given to you is, that the hereditary posses sion of Egypt, the principal point of the Eastern ques tion, was officially accepted in the first conference, held before the expiration of the term fixed by the Sublime Porte. This acceptation is renewed and confirmed. As to what relates to the question of Syria, his Highness will not put himself in opposition to the Porto as to what has been agreed upon between it and the Great Powers, in bringing forward obstacles to the solution of this affair. The servant of the Sublime Porte, whose heard has become grey during his long years of service, flatters himself with being able to obtain from the Im perial clemency and generosity the favour which he solicits ; and as the Powers have not treated him ac cording to the merit of his submission, he consequently demands that justice should be rendered him, in order that the Powers may be convinced of the reality of the proofs of his obedience.' " The Consuls of Russia and England observed that his Highness's acceptation could only be of avail when ho should have given up the Ottoman fleet, and placed in their hands an order to withdraw his troops from Syria ; without that, his adhesion would not be accepted. " Sami Bey replied to the Consuls :—"l'he resolu tions taken by the Great Powers have two questions for their special object. The first concerns Syria ; the second relates to the possession of Egypt, and is the most important. Now, this last point being accepted, the other can only be secondary. The disser.t which exists with respect to Syria cannot destroy the right to accept the principal clause of the treaty. Nevertheless, this affair will not be settled without the adhesion of your GaNernments. It is for this purpose that the supplication which has been forwarded to the Sublime Porte will be communicated to the Great Powers ; and if you con&der the acceptation of his Highness neither just nor available, we will leave the affair to be judged by the said Powers ; if you are not of this opinion, it is of little consequence.' " Tne persons present approved of what was said above. The English Consul said immediately—' His Highness some time back evinced his desire for our de parture ; perhaps lie will now insist on it ?' . . " Sami Bey—' When you were told to go, affairs wore a very different aspect from the present. As you have yourselves announced your intention of declaring war in case that Syria was not evacuated, on this account you were told to quit, your presence is that country not being then necessary. But as long as things remain in their present state, your safety is assured. If, how. ever, you think differently, you are at liberty to remain or lcave.' _ The Russian Consul—' In remaining here, can you answer for the safety of our persons and our flags ?' "Sarni Bey—' At present we can guarantee your tranquillity, and your safety is assured at all events.' " ltifaat Bey—' Have the kindness to prepare your answers to the despatches I have brought.' " Sami Be)'—' You have heard the answer that I was commissioned to make : take it.' " And here ended the conference." LATEST PARTICULARS. (From the Devonport Telegraph, of Sunday,the 27th.) The fire is still burning in the remains of the hulls of the Talavera and Imogene, but there is no fear of its spreading farther. An inquiry has been icstituted into the rumour alluded to above, of two persons having been seen by the sentry to leave the Talavera after the working hours of the yard. The whole of the guard have l een examined by the authorities of the Dock-yard, and it is ascertained beycnd doubt that the persons seen were the officers of the yard, whose duty it is to see every thing safe before leaving the establishment in the ev,ning. Their report was delivered " all safe." The post of the nearest sentinel was within thirty yards of the bow of the ship ; he was not sensible of any smoke near until the alarm was given by the police. A second rumour has gained ground since noon that a person, who was early on board, saw marks on the deck as it' discoloured by the explosion of a train of gunpowder. Two despatches have, during the day, been sent off to the Lot ds Commissioners of the Admiralty, Admiral Superintendent Warren has not left the spot for the day even to take refreshment. ' The greatest precautions have been taken to prevent a second outbreak, as will be seen by the following minute issued by the Admiral Superintendent :- 27th September, 1840. The Admiral Superintendent, in painfully adverting to the calamitous fire, which broke out in the head-dock at four o'clock this morning, and extending its ravages consumed that slip, the sheds contiguous, and the Imogene, in the south-dock, has to express his acknow ledgments for the active exertions rendered upon the lamentable occasion by the officers and men of the establishment, and the police, aided by the valu able assistance of the troops from the garrison, the Roy al Marines, and the officers who commanded them ; and no less the officers and seamen of the fleet and lard'. nary, whose great exertions were most conspicuous on MALTA. SEPT. 15.—The French Government steamer, which left Toulon on the Bth instant, called in here for coals on the 12th and proceeded on her voyage to Alexandria with despatches on the 13th. The Prometheus left about two hours after with despatches for the British Admiral, sent off from London on the Ist, per Oriental, and on the 4th per overland mail. The Oriental arrived at Malta on the 12th, having left Falmouth the 2d, and Gibraltar the 7th instant. She brings sonic merchandise, a large sum of money for fruit purchases in the lonian' Islands, and many passengers, besides one hundred and three men of the .77th Regiment, and twenty seven of the Artillery. Nett!.er the Little Liverpool nor the Montrose have yet arrived. She has remained here forty-eight hours over her time, at the Jeaftnendatio n o f Rear Ad m i ra l L ou i s , w h o t h oug h t A. liable that 'she should await the French steamer n% -the, East g•for-Lintelligence , from "Alexandria. She . tett 'at three , P.m. this,,clay.• ' ' The,Nalta,Dock-yard has lately chartered the barq ue Fortuna, brigs POYne and H era ld; and ' schooner- Ja ne, to convey coals to Farnagousta, in. Cyprus, all which vessek have sailed. The Maltese barque Salvatore, Captain Vella, with cotton from Alexandria, bound to Trieste, was upset by a wa•er-spout and whirlwind on the 31st ult., seventy miles off Cephalonia, where the captain and crew managed to get in, in the long boat, after undergoing severe privations from want of food and water. The vessel is insured at Malta. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE A GENTLEMAN--CAPTURE AND EXAMINA TION OF HIS NEPHEW. On Saturday morning last, upon the arrival of the mail train at the Paddington terminus of the Great Western Railway, considerable excitement was created by two persons of highly respectable appearance de siring the conductor, immediately on their alighting upon the platform, to open the door - of one of the first-class carriages, which they asserted contained a man who had shot at and wounded his uncle, a wealthy gentleman, re siding at Dorchester, in Oxfordshire. The request was speedily complied with, and on the suspected person leaving the vehicle slith the rest of the passengers, he was rushed upon by his two pursuers, who held him until the arrival of some constables, when a desperate struggle ensued ; the accused was overpowered and pro perly secured, and on being searched by Collard, the chief cfficer of the Company's police, there were found in his possession two horse pistols heavily loaded with powder and ball, a sword stick, and about 30s. in gold and slyer. Canard explained to him the nature of the charge preferred, and after cautioning him with regard to anything which he might say, he in a few words asserted his innocence. He was handcuffed, and shortly afterwards conveyed away in custody. The facts of the attempted assassination . are these : The prisoner, whose appearance is that of a mili tary officer, has, since attaining his majority (he is now only twenty-three years of age), squandered away a fortune, and has constantly been living at a fashionable hotel. About a fortnight ago, he arrived at Dorchester, and after importuning his uncle for money, the latter presented him with 401, at the same time giving him some good advice as to his future conduct. On Friday evening last, between eight and nine o'clock, as the uncle alluded to, who is a Guardian of the Poor of his parish, was returning to his house through his own garden, having attended a vestry meeting a short dis tance off, he heard what he imagined to be the explo sion of a percussion cap, and almost at the same mo ment a pistol, or some other description of fire-arm, was discharged at him, and some hard substance struck with great force on his breast. He was not wounded, although severely bruised ; but had he been walking with his face towards 9 large laurel -tree, behind which his intended assassin was, to the best of his belief, con cealed, he would in all probability have been killed upon the spot. In a state of great fright, and im gining at the moment that he had received some serious injury, he ran in doors, crying " Murder ! help!" and on the circum stances being detailed by him to his brother and a' neigh bour, the most di'igent inquiry was promptly instituted by them, from which they learned that a person answer ing the description of the prisoner had, on the same even ing, been seen to come from the direction of the pre mises. Suspecting that he would make his way up to London by the railway, they went in pursuit, and on their arrival at Reading found him in the act of step. ping into one of the first-class carriages, his boots and trousers indicating by their dirty condition that he had walked many miles. Deeming it prudent not to cap ture him then, owing to the confusion and bustle that prevailed, they touk their seats in another carriage, and on reaching Paddington gave the prisoner into custody as previously stated. Collard conveyed him away by the next down train ; and on the same evening he (pri soner) underwent an examination upon the charge of "shooting with intent to kill," before Mr. Ashfol, chairman of the Oxford quarter sessions, at the resi dence of the intended victim, and after an inquiry which lasted several hours, he was remanded till Saturday next. At ten 'o'clock on the same night Collard. lodged him in Oxford-castle gaol. 'rho prisoner is hen.-at-law of the uncle, at whose decease he would be entitled to considerable property. EXPORTATION OF HO SES.— R. —The follow i ng race-horses were on Wednesday shippel for Russia on board the Manchester, from the stables of Mr D. Russell, Black Horse Inn, Carr-lane. They Isewer e property of Mr. Kirby of York :—The Alderman, olutioa, Nar cisms, Rose, Bradwardine, Ant, Remedy, Tivy, Lalla Rookh, Juvenile, Marchioness, Filly by Huutingdou.— Hull Rockingham. ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. PROMENADE CONCERTS. This house re-opened last night for the winter season of the Promenade Concerts, the original Con certs ala Alward. Signor Negri resumes his old post of conductor, and Monsieur Tolbecque (the leader of her Majesty's Theatre) is the leader. All the old favourites, Harper, G. Cooke, Lazarus, Bau mann, Richardson, Laurent, jun., &c., have rejoined this corps, and there is every prospect of the season being a most successful one. The orchestra is placed considerably further back than it was last season on the stage—this is a great improvement inasmuch as it not only greatly increases the effect produced by the instruments in the front of the house, but obviates that unpleasant narrowing of the promenade at the proscenium which so fre. quently occasioned inconvenience on crowded nights. The stage has been re-decorated in a tasteful manner, and the wails of the theatre have been embellished with a series of designs in the Watteau style by Mr. P. Phillips, the scene painter. The performances were, as usual, admir able. We had the overtures to La Gazza Ladra, Don Giovanni, and La Dame Blanche, performed in the first style of the art, and (the gem of the night) a selection from Bossini's Guillaume Tell, arranged most tastefully by Negri, with solos for the lTasstion, clarionet, and cornet-a-piston, the ' solo performers being Messrs. Beaumann, Lazarus, and Laurent. The repetition of this piece, not withstanding its extreme length, was loudly called for, and its second performance was greeted, if possible, more enthusiastically than its first. Mon; sicur Baumann, in the course of the evening, per , formed a solo on the bassoon, which was raptu rously applauded. A delightful set of quadrilles, composed by Balfe for these concerts, at the re quest of the management, was performed for the first time. He entitles these quadrilles " Moments de Fulie." We heartily wish him many such mo ments, and hope he will invariably take care to note them for the benefit of the public. Notwithstanding the unpleasantness of the weather, the house was crowded. i ST. PANCRAS PARISH. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) I forward you the enclosed (a handbill calling a meeting on the 30th inst.) to inform you of a subject of some consideration to the public, and to solicit the insertion of any remarks you may deem beneficial in your journal, should you have a vacant corner. I beg to state the following facts for your information. The parish of tit. Pancras has nineteen local Acts for paving, lighting, &c., each estate managing its own af fairs, independent of the control of the Vestry ; and the consequence is, a great part of the parish is left without paving, lighting, and cleansing ; and any application to the Vestry for the removal of filth from such places is met with the reply, " We have no power to remedy the grievance." I know not if yourself or friends have chanced to be travelling from the City westward when the traffic was thrown out of its usual course by the construction of a large sewer ; if so, no doubt you were conveyed down Britannia -street, Gray's-inn-road, at the risk of your neck, &c. Some few years since a building called King's Cross (the figure and building considered a disgrace to the metropolis) was allowed to be erected in the centre of the roads which meet at this place, under the repre sentations of the building being welllighted, and affording protection to foot passengers at this spot of increasing, traffic. It was erected by public subscriptions, after wards sold for the benefit of the party collecting (or rather his creditors) the subscriptions, and is now in the hands of a private individual, in a neglected condition and without proper lights. One side, which fronts a vacant piece of ground held by the Metropolis Road Com missioners, being without light, as is also the path round this vacant ground, the fence to which ground is also co vered with disgraceful bills and placards, the Commis sioners being careless as to this nuisance. The Vestry appear to be without power to compel the proper light ing of this building, so that in place of a benefit to the public it forms an obstruction. Four sessions have elapsed since the Vestry applied to Parliament to consolidate the several private estates, —this was opposed and finally defeated by the Estates at a great expense to the parish. An Act would have passed divi , ling the parish into four districts, but such arrangemmt would not be accepted by a person then all-powerful in the Vestry, and the matter was given up. The Vestry now wish to avoid the opposition of the several Estates, and go to Parliament for the pur poses named in the printed notice ; it has been hinted that a mischievous party will attempt to defeat the object, by moving an amendment to apply for the consolida tion of the -several Estates, and it is hoped all well wishers for themselves aed neighbours will unite to defeat such purpose, .as such application would entail great expense and probable defeat. Liverpool -street, Battle-bridge, Sept. 28, 1840. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. WOOLWICH, SEPT. 28.—The Firebrand steam vessel, Master, S. B. Cook, has been examined in the dry dock here, and it . has been ascertained the damage she sustained on the Naas Sands is rery trifling, only a few sheets of copper being torn. She was taken out of the dock to-day, and will be ready for sea by Wed nesday.__ The Vesuvius steam-frigate, Commander Henderson, sailed from Chitham to-day with detachments of the Ist and 92d Regiments for Gibraltar. Tl:e Polyphemus steam-vessel was launched to-day at Chatham. She will be towed to the yard of Messrs. Seward and Co., Limehouse, to be fitted with all pos sible dispatch with her machinery. The Shearwater steam-vessel, Lieutenant Steanc, upon examination, has been found to be so much in jured by the bursting of her condenser, that it is doubt ful whether she must not be paid dr. The Locust steam-vessel has been completed, and is now ready for commission. The Falmouth is loading at Deptford with victualling stores for Portsmouth. APPOINTMENTS —Lieutenant John Waugh (1814) to command the Lightning steam-vessel, vice Williams, to half-pay. She will immediately proceed to Chatham to tow the Polyphemus to Limehouse. Mr. William Bowden, Purser to the Albert steam-vessel, for the Niger expedition. Mr. W. B. Minhinnick, 2d Engi neer to the Comet, vice Truscott, promoted to be Ist Engineer, and appointed to the William and Mary ; and Mr. Thomas Grayson to be 3d Engineer, vice Frasi, discharged by request. Mr. Jobn Nelson to 1).3 3d Engineer to the Prometheus, vice Callen. Mr. William Key to be 2d Engineer to the Medea, vice Brunkcr, to the William and Mary. HANOVER, SEPT. 22.—His Majesty has ap pointed Dr. Rudolph Wagner, Professor at Erlingen, to ho Professor of Medicine in the University of Gottingen. RUMOURED SUBMISSION OF MEHEMET ALI. —A letter hem St. Petersburgh of the 18th, says that, "intelligence had arrived on the 18th, by estafette, from Odessa, that the V:ccroy of Eg3pt had submitted to the resolutions of the Five Powers." BERLIN, SEPT. 21.—This afternoon, at half past four o'clock, King Frederick William IV. entered Berlin, amidst the joyful acclamations of 200,000 persons, attended by a train of many hundred citizens, equipped for the same occasion, and on this day (the 21st of September) 400 years ago, the first charge of Government in the H oliesetathiasta4nasty of the Eleetarai s tlouse of Branden burg took place. Frederick IL died on that day, and was succeeded by his second son Frederick 111. BERLIN, SEPT. 22.—The Prince of Warsaw Field-Marshal Paskewitch, and Lieutenants General Baron Von Offenburg have arrived here from Warsaw. HAMBURG'', SEPT. 21.—The St. Petersburgh journals, of the 19th, brought to Lubeck by the steam boat, announced that their Majesties the Emperor and Em press, the Grand Duke Alexander, the Grand Duchess Olga, and the Princess Mary of Hesse Darmstadt, had arrived at ZA•skojeselo. The llth Light Dragoons was, it is universally admitted, before Lord Cardigan succeeded to its command, one of the most harmonious regiments in the service. The relations of the more immediate predecessors of his Lordship, with its officers, had, indeed, been almost pater. nal. No sooner, however, does his Lordship undertake its command, than spies and talebearers are once more in re- ' quisition, the comfort of the mess is destroyed, and the harmony and discipline of the regiment jeopardised, by the most captious and tyrannical conduct on his part. Three officers of this distinguished corps are now under his Lordship's ban—Captain Richard Anthony Rey nolds, Captain John William Reynolds, and Lieu' enant of course, impossible for us to guess Forrest. How many more court-martials his Lordship may regulates his his future by his past behaviour, to his ; hbuavt e i f i a hep e tt o, officers, none but the sycophants and tale-bearers whomay be employed to do his bidding, can hope to escap talk of a " cab 1" against such a commandingofficer,e.To o s absurd. Let him cease to trample on the feelin g s his i subordinates, and abrogate a little of that aristocratical hauteur which characterises his demeanour towards them, and all cause of complaint on his or thei r sati,fied be at an end.— United Service part will, we arc Gazette. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF PLATE AND JEW ELLERY.—Yesterday, information va rious Metropolitan and City Police stations th at t h e dwel ling-house of a lady named Al e dl e Lambeth, had been ente re d , and property, residing in Y or k. roa d, el! property, cons i st i ng o f watches, spoons, and jewel!ery, cry, to the amou n t o f nea rly 2001., taken therefr om . F rn;ses it appears th a t the ran examination of the pre through an open attic wind rubbers bad e ff ecte d t h e i r entra nce the , ow, which they were enabled to reach by passing a l ong t Among the parapets o f th e a dj o i n i n g houses. property stolen • le's, containin g the were a pair of valuable miniaturesbrace .of Mr. Medley's two soli', 19 . i0 are present serving in the I (I . - army; gold and sil verl, n salt spoons, watch " . -- es &' A valuablebrilliant diamond pie, which had been • leather, fortu esclascd in a piece of_. fortu nately escaped the notice of the robbers. None of the pro perty bus been traced. EVENING EDI TION. EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. Yesterday information was obtained of a MestAame ful outrage, which might have been attendeerveitti fatal consequences, having taken place on the night of Tues day last on the line of the Eastern Counties Railway, at Brentwood. It appears that shortly after twelve o'clock on the night in question, one of the ballast engines was drawn up alongside the Brentwood station, and the engine drivers and stokers had left her for a short time in order to get their suppers, prior to raking the fire out for the night. They had been gone but a few minutes, when a man named Thorogood, a carpen ter, residing at Brentwood, who had been drinking with several other companions, and was much intoxi cated, determiuecl, to use his own phrase, "on having a bit of? lark." He got over the palings of the station, and having mounted the engine, turned the steam on, and then leaped off and ran away. On hearing the noise, the engineers made the best of their way towards the line, being convinced one bad been started off. The Brentwood station is situated about 500 or GOO yards on the London side of the present ter minatio.: of the Eastern Counties Railway, where the Company arc cutting through an immense bill leading to the estate of the Right Hon. Lord Petre, through which it is intended the line shall pass to Chelaisford and Colchester. Fortunately the engine went in that direction. In its progress it dashed a horse box and truck laden with coke stationed on the line literally to atoms, and then continued its course onward until it reached the bill alluded to, where its further progress was impeded, but its velocity was so great that it was imbedded in the earth and quicksand, of which it was composed, to the depth of several feet. Had the en gine gone in the contrary direction there is little doubt but it would have continued its course until impeded by the terminus at Shoreditch, and a large loss of human life must have been inevitable, as tetween Brentwood and Ron: ford there are hundreds of workmen em ployed on the line during the night. On discovering what had happened an immediate pursuit was made by the engineers, and Thorogood being found in the neigh bourhood, was accused, and admitted the fact of having set the engine going. He was given into custody of the police, and it is understood he will be prosecuted by the Company. The damage sustained is estimated between 401. and 501. The rapid succession of accidents on this line, it may be hoped, has now ceased ; but how to tranquillise the public mind, and restore confidence, is a question. The trains, which before the Brentwood accident were so much crowded, now pass to and from the lire with but few passengers, whilst every coach and omnibus on the turnpike-road is crowded. The railway lus increased the true into the Eastern Counties teufold ; and nsw. by the late deplorable accidents, the traffic is thrown back on the turnpike-road far beyond what the old con veyances can accommodate. This state cf things is much to be deplored, a!:d has occasioned considerable inconvenience to the public ;• but the Company cannot expect that the public will put themselves in harm's way, until something is done to satisfy them that all is right. The causes of the late frightful accidents arc variously accounted for, and many rumours arc afloat. Next to these accidents one circumstance in particu lar has tended to injure the traffic department—the re signation of Captain Richardson, the chief Inspector, whose strict attention to the passenger trains, and being alnays on the alert, gave the passengers great confidence. Whether the Brentwood accident hap pened from over-driving, the construction of 7he eu fine, or the inclined plane, one tiring is certain, that the accident which since cccurrcd eft Bow, areFe from inexcusable carelessness. Fran passengers in that train we arc assured that the train left Shored.tch in the presence of Mr. Ball, the Managing Director, Mr. Braithwaite, and others. with orders to stop at two places—Stratford, and off Bat: ; at the latter place the ' Company were about to establish a new station--that, in seven minutes after they Lad left Shorcditch, and whilst making the second stoppage (off Bow) a second train, with Mr. Hall, &c., which had left Shoreditch two minutes after the first, on the same line, run into them with great violence. Who was to blame for this fatal and imprudent act ? Na dead engineer here to per plex the eviden ce . O ne thi ng l oo k s we ll ; tire driver, or engineer, who had the management of the second train, has been discharged ! But was not the second train that committed the mischief under the personal orders and guidance of the managing Director and the chief engineer ? It is again reported that Mr. Braith waite is about to resign. We feel for him, and we arc told these repeated terrible catastrophes affect him, as they might justly be expected to affect a man of right feelings. It will net be sufficient for the Com pany to adopt measures of future security, but they tnuA fully satisfy the public that they have done s-, aro they can expect the return of that confidence they had acquired.—Essex rcury. THE THIRTY-NINE ARTICLES. --~. ~- We have now, it is said, in various pasts of England, societies combined for the difias:on of -infidel and imnioral sentiments. Who ought to be the most active and isfleential opponents of their pernicious movement '['he Established Church Cc-. slimily. But does its constitution make it so ? What is the statement which is found most commonly in the mouth of every sulg4r infidel, and which is best calcu lated to produce a strong impression upon that portion of the populace which is anxous to burst the bonds of moral (md civil order ? It is that religion is the invention of the rich for the purpose of securing the subjection of the poor. There is much in the minds of the class cf whom I am speaking, to incline them to receive this assertion with boisterous acclamations of approval. But is it not lamentable that the Established Church should furnish a colourable proof of the truth of the assertion ? The Chartist Delegates will ask of ou, whether your opinions are not under the con!rol of an Act of Parliament ? And it is easy for them to expand this in a manner injurious to our character. They will remind their %sillier, auditors that the Articles of our Ch urc h were drawn ° up in dis taut ages, when learning was not diffused, and when liberty was not undo stood ; this alone can be repre sented with popular di . ..AA as a presumptive ground for suspecting the truth of these articles. But they will go on to remark, these articles are now maintained by Parliament, not becaufe they arc true, but be cause it is not felt worth while to examine them, more e.pceially as they' suffieieutly assert the duty of subjection ,to themselves and ti e civil magistrates. Anti they will support their assertion on grounds sufficiently p!ausible for popular improsion. A vast number of the Members of Parliament (they will observe) are so far from professing belief in these articles, that they unhesitatingly and openly proclaim their dissent from them ; and 3et it is by the act, or by the forbearance of this assembly that these articles are enforced upon any portion of the community. The civil powers then do not even pretend to believe these articles; they only enforce their subscription. When this is said, as Laid it Las often been, we must be com pelicd to acknowledge the truth of the latter.fact ; and it is a fact which tells on the public mind, whatever eloquence may be :employed in rcfuting the inference built on it.—.l Pamphlet on Church Government. ILL-TREATMENT OF A WORKHOUSE Boy. —On Monday se'nnight John Stokes, porter at Kidder minster Union Workhouse, was charged before H. Brie ton, Esq., Mayor, and W. Bo}cot, Esq., with an assa ult upon a child named Perks, aged about eight years, an in mate of the workhouse, by tying him up in a bag, by way of punishment fur makinr; water in his bed, the boy having a complaint over which he had no control. Cl.arlotto Guest, wife of an inmate of the workhouse, deposed to finding the poor boy tied up in a dirty potato bag, so that be could not stand upright. The bag wit; hung upon a pair of steelyards,-xneLthe bottom of it was. about a yard from the ground. She informed the Governor, w h o went and, cutting asupder the knot which fastened the mouth of the bag, liberated the poor prisoner. In his deknen Stokes said he was very sorry for what he had done, but Perks was a very mischievous boy, and, besides wetting his bed, he hid thrown his shoes and other things into the privy, The Mayor read the defendant a severe lecture on the in humanity of his conduct, and, in consideration of the con trition he had expressed, moderated the fine to 11. and 12s. Stokes ha as expenses, in default of paym ent to undergo two months' - 7 imprisonment. The m oney was inin !lately p a id. A t the weekly dismissed meeting fr oin of the situation, Gnattdiars, porter, in co,ians, on Tuesday.sequeneo of this gross cnd cruel misconduct. NEW REGULATION BY TIIE GREEK GO VERNMENT RESPECTING THE PR , CE OF CURRANTS,--11 0 following is an extract of a letter received at Lloyd's, from their agent at Patras, unler date the 12th Sept., 1840: `` On the ith instant GreLk Gore. omen gave orders to prevent any currant laden vessel leaving the port of loadi :g until the price of currants was fixed between the s'2ller alia buyer, and vcsJels which bad begun lcading in faith of the o ld law, and which arc ready for son, are thus detained. In this predic anent arc the Despatch, Titania, Post-boy, Tepula, Watcrlily. 6 ',1 11 : ,f which a l ci Candidate, Shannon, Parga, and Pence, all of which ar Candidate, Siiarnon, Parga, ar.d Pence, es. The em . nearly loaded, but cannot get their clears to any amount." hori.ics, and off:red to deposit the du les signecs have entered protests against t . an Governinent au- the sup et i n . COLONIAL BREAD.—We yesterday had the pleasure of receitirg from the Manager o f t he S - :uth Australian Company a fine wheaten loa f, the p r oduce of the colony, end sound excellent br ead, we re j oice to s: - ,y, L c was. The wheat was raised from seed g rown, we b elieve, i.i the colony, and was pro duced on the South A ustralian an the ba ke T d o u r n re d n e s r , inimeaiat e ly a Cc v e p a the 's t b o e w a n ti f g u r l 0 t f l a l T n n l tendencc of the family of our worthy friend, Mr. Randall, the Director of the Company's agricultural operati Some of our readers may smile at the .importancejrlZ, attach to what they may corceive a trivial event ' - our estimation, the first step towards th ...2 DI. I • ; but in r edence of the province —the first opening physical inde7l great sources of its eventual wealth-- is _r'f one of the being thus recorded. It is with tru ,, - well clulervingn can and, judging from the extmt er s..tisfaction that we pared or in the course of pi . e`e , r .-' grc,und Oroady pre- blessing, we may expect to .1.0-tia.,:loo, that , under God's sca ;on, 100,00 bush, Is of !)' '' e d'-; . itig . the ensuing maiz. , , barley, ar.d other - • wit 4 alone, independent f glai ns ,___, , o . vister. Sout h Australian Re..