The Sun. — London, England, 1847-09-11 00:00:00

IRELAND. THE RELIEF TAXATION. DUBLIN, SEPT. B.—A remarkable instance of the localities afforded by the Relief Commissioners, in lightening the burdens of the rate payers, has just occurred on the electoral division of Rathgormac, county of Waterford. At a meeting on Thursday last, at which the Marquis of Waterford presided, Mr. Gibbons, the Government inspector, read a letter from the Relief Commissioners, the purport of which was, that if any amount of voluntary subscriptions was lodged with the treasurer of the finance com mittee of the union, the Commissioners were ready to make a donation of an equal amount. He read another letter which stated that the Commissioners would not have the power of making any advances or donations to relief committees after the 12th inst. A resolution was passed—" That collectors be ap pointed in the several townlands to collect a fourth of the 2s. Bd. rate made in the division for the out-doer relief from the tenants, and that the landlords bP, immediately requested to pay the other fourth, and have the wt;')le lodged with the treasurer before the 7th instant, in order that the Government might pay the o: her moiety." The NOBLE CHAIRMAN said--I will pay the por tion of both landlord amd tenant on my - property of nine townlanas in this division, and let the tenants pay me th .ir portion when they will find it convenient to come in 'with their rents.—(Cheers.) E. ROBERTS, Esq.—l will do the same on the Disney property in this division. THOMAS NUGENT, Esq.—l will do the same on my property. Mr. EDMOND WALSH said that, as his landlord, Mr. Hayman, of Youghal, lived at too great a dis tance to attend the meeting, he would pay half the rate for his landlord and himself, as there was no time to be lost. _ _ _ Several other tenants, whose landlords resided at too great a distance to pay in time, stated that they would follow the example of Edmond Walsh, and settle withitheir landlords on the day of reckoning. The Marquis, of WATERFORD—That is not right; I think the tenant ought not to pay in the first in stance. We "bnve time enough to communicate with any landlord l'esiding in Ireland. Let us do so; and if they refuse or neglect to pay, then of course- the poor tenants :must. If the extunple of Lord Waterford were followed by other proprietors, we should hear little about the " ruinous to ration," or the " repudiation" of the debts of the union PROPOSED MEETING OF IRISH MEMBERS. Mr. John O'Connell has addressed the following note to the Freeman's Journal : " Sept. 7, 1847. " Dear Sir,—The Conciliation Hall M.P.'s, who may choose to meet next Friday, will do so,*as I un derstand, for the simple and single purpose of devising the best means of inviting the other Irish Members to come together next term, in Dublin, in the Na tional Council.' If our invitation be unheeded, we at least can then meet and advise together.—l am, dear sir, your faithful servant, " JOHN O'CONNELL." THE POPE AND THE AUSTRIANS. Various suggestions are offered in the Irish news papers for the holding of public meetings to adopt .‘ practical measures" of sympathy in favour of the Pope. One of those suggestions is the formation of a " New Irish Brigade" for the service of his Holiness. The Rev. James Maher, P.P. of Carlow, has ad dressed a lengthy letter to Mr. John O'Connell, which thus concludes:— " Was ever anything so intolerable as this audacious attempt 'to overrule the Supreme Pontiff of the Ca tholic Church in the good government of his own) subjects ? The House of Austria, still reeking with the blood of the noble Gallicians, to intermeddle in the affairs of the oldest and most legitimate sove reignty on earth. If such tyranny be not controlled by public opinion, alas! for the liberties of mankind. Let Ireland do her duty by joining in one universal protest against this monstrous usurpation. Let the independence of the Church be maintained—the spi. ritual authority neither clogged nor trammelled by the state—and liberty can never be wholly lost or re ligion degraded. Praying you to use this rather long letter as a text upon which to point out to Ireland its duty in the cause of liberty and religion at the present time, I have the honour to be, &c., _ _ . " JAMES MAHER." ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF A MILITARY OFFICER. The Cork Reporter of Tuesday contains the follow ing :—" Yesterday a diabolical attempt was made by a soldier of the 67th Regiment to shoot Adjutant Graham of that regiment, while passing from one part of the barrack-square to another. It appears that the delinquent, who is a native of Lancashire, saw the adjutant passing across the square, when he delibe rately went to his barrack-room, where he loaded his musket and proceeded to the lobby window, from which he took aim at the adjutant, and fired. The ball struck the ground within a yard of where the officer stood, and then took an oblique direction and passed through the window of the apartment of Lieut. Sinnott, adjutant of the 47th, in whose bed it lodged. This officer's daughters had a very narrow escape of their lives, as all of them were assembled in the room through the window of which the ball entered. After committing the deed the soldier was immediately taken into custody, and on his cartouch box being searched one cartridge was found missing. Adjutant Graham rose from a subordinate rank in the Guards, and from his knowledge of military tactics and gene ral propriety of conduct while in the service he has obtained the rank of lieutenant and adjutant in his present corps, which is composed of almost all re cruits, the delinquent being only nine months in the service. The affair is to undergo an immediate in ♦estigation." THE ARMY—STATE OF THE COUNTRY. The following very gratifying paragraph appears in the Banner of Ulster :—" The detachments from the 48th, which have been for some time guarding the public provision stores in different places in the county Donegal, have been ordered to head-quarters, Enniskillen, as the relief committees in those locali ties can now dispense with their services. Likewise, the parties from the 44th and 74th regiments, sta tioned contiguous to the Ulster Canal, for the purpose of protecting boats carrying provisions thereon, are to be withdrawn forthwith." DEATH OF H. DEANE GRADY, ESQ. Mr. H. Grady, who had been many years counsel to the Excise and Customs in Ireland, and had re tired on a pension of 2,0001. per annum twenty years ago, died this day, at his residence in the city. Mr. Grady was father-in-law to Lord Muskerry, Lord E. Chichester, and Sir David Roche. DUNDALK ELECTION. The Newry Examiner says :—" We are enable], on the best authority, to state that the petition against the validity of Mr. M'Tavish's title to represent Dundalk has, to use the technical phrase, been lodged,' and will be followed up. The most eminent lawyers, intimately conver sant with all questions appertaining to constitutional right, are decidedly of opinion that the result of the petition will be the unseating of Mr. Mgravish, and, as a matter of course, the recognition of Mr. INl‘Cul lagh's right to represent the borough of Dundalk." EMIGRATION. —THE UNITED STATES. 'We are glad to learn that owing to the decrease of fever at Boston and New York, the quarantine re• gulations there are now suspended. This argues well for the sanitary regulations put in force by the Ame ricans during:the fearful contagion that visited them. Since last Tuesday there is no quarantine on pas sengers at Liverpool. Of course this does not include Quebec and the ports of British' North America, where, for the want of such timely precautions as the authorities of the States insist upon, such great mortality now prevails.—Cork Reporter. FEVER AMONG THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CLERGY. — The Rev. Mr. Sweeny, C.C., of Boyle, died in Boyle a few days since, of fever caught in the arduous duties of a Christian minister. There are not less than eight Roman Catholic clergymen in fever in this county.—Roscommon Journal. CASTLERAR.—This fearful malady has again broken out with renewed vigour in this town and locality. Every street and lane has been attacked, and we regret t o sa y th e ep id em i c progresses rapidly. It is an extraordinary circumstance that, with all the poverty with w hi c h t h e poor have to contend, that ten per cent. have not fallen victims to the desease in this neighbourhood. Mayo Constitution. SLIGO ELECTION.—GOVERNMENT INQUIRY. Dunr.rx, SEPT. 9.—The Lord Lieutenant nd en has di rected an inquiry to b e made into theconduct of the Mayor of Sligo at the late el ect i on for that borough, and into the circumstances of th e violence alleged to have been used by the sitting Alember and his partisans for the purpose of preventin g the nomina tion of a rival candidate. It will be recollected that Mr. Dixon ani his supporters were severely beaten and thrown off the hustings before tie nomination of that gentleman could ha effected, and it is said that a Roman Catholic priest died in consequence of the injuries received by him on that occasion. The con duct of the investigation, which commences on the 14th instant, has been intruste,l to Mr. Baldwin, Queen's Counsel, and could not he placed in better hands. THE LORDS OF THE ADMIRALTY. Yesterday the Right Hon. the Earl of Auckland, First Lord' Commissioner of the Admiralty, accom panied by the Right Hon. Lord John Hay, Colonel Royal Engineers; Captain Eden, R.N., and Colonel Irving, arrived in Kinzstown-harbour, in her Ma jesty's steam-yacht the Fire Queen, and shortly after proceeded to th? Viceregal Lodge, on a visit to their Excellencies the Lor I•Lieutenant and the Countess of Clarendon. Yesterday evening their Excellencies the Lord- Lieutenant and the Countess of Clarendon entertained the following party at dinner at the Viceregal Lodge : —The Dowager Countess of Verulam, the Earl of THE Siii IST, Auckland, Captain Eden, R.N., Colonel Irving, Lotd John Hay, Colonel, R.E. ; Sir W. Somerville, Mr. Redington, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Major and Mrs. Turner, Mr. Lowry Balfour, Mr. Southern, Mr. Johnson, R.N., Mr. H. Ponsonby, Mr. Felton Hervey, aide-de-camp in waiting. This morning the Earl of Auckland proceeded from the Viceregal Lodge to Carton, on a visit to his Grace the Duke of Leinster. The Noble Earl will return this evening, to be entertained at dinner by their Excellenciev, the Lord-Lieutenant and the Countess of Clarendon ; and to-morrow his Lordship an d his gallant companions will take leave of their Excellencies, and return to the Fire Queen, at Kings town, from which they will proceed to Anglesea, in Wales. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. CROWN-OFFICE, SEPT. 6, 1847. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PARLIAMENT SUMMONED TO BE HOLDEN AT WESTMINSTER, ON TUESDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1847. Carnarvonshire—The ion. Edward Gordon Douglas Pen nan,t, of Penrhvn Castle, in the said county. CaniarvonWilliain Bulkeley llughes, E9q , of Plasloch, in the county of Anglesea. CROWN-OFFICE, SEPT. 10. The Peers of Scotland, elected and chosen to sit and vote in the House of Peers in the Parliament of the United Kingdom summoned to be holden at Westmia, ster, the 21st day of September, 1847, are— The Marquis of Tweeddale, The Earl of Morton, The Earl of Home, The Earl of Airlie, The Earl of Leven and Melville, The Earl of Selkirk, The Earl of Orkney, The Earl of Seafield, Viscount of Strathallan, The Lord Gray, The Lord Saltoun, The Lord Sinclair, The Lord Elphinstene, The Lord Colville of Culross, The Lord Rollo, and The Lord Polwarth. WHITEHALL, SEPT. 8. - - - - The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right lion. Lord Wrottesley ; Professor Robert Willis, M.A.; Captain Henry James, R.E.; George Rennie, Esq.; William Cubitt, Esq.; and Eaton Hodgkinson, Esq., to be her Majesty's Commissioners for inquiring into the conditions to be observed by engineers in the application of iron in railway structure. The Queen has also been pleased to appoint Lieu tenant Douglas Gatton, R.E., to be Secretary to the said Commission. DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 10. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Major-Gene. ral Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith, Bart., Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (having the local rank of Lieutenant- General at the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, in South Africa, with its territories and dependencies), to be Governor and Commander-in Chief in and over the said settlement, with its territories and dependencies, and to be her Majesty's High Commissioner tbr the settling and adjustment of the affairs of the territories adjacent or contiguous to the eastern and north-eastern frontier of the said settlement. WAR OFFICE, SEPT. 10. 4th Light Dragoons—Lieut. Thomas Hutton, from 15th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Montgomery, who exchanges, Sept. 10. 6th Regiment of Foot—Captain William Frederick Viscount Chewton, from 2d West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Ogilby, who exchanges, Sept. 10. 15th Foot—Lieut. Conrad Montgomery, from 4th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Hutton, who exchanges, Sept. 10. 62d Foot—Sergeant Major Thomas Boyd to be Quartermaster, vice William Guy, who retires on half pay, Sept. 10. 67th Foot—Captain Donald Campbell, from half-pay 24th Foot, to be Captain, repaying the difference, vice Deverell, promoted ; Lieut. William Hayter Hussey to be Captain, by purchase, vice Campbell, who retires ; Ensign Robert Blackeney to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Hussey ; Gentleman Cadet Vivian Arthur Webber, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice 131ackeney, Sept. 10; Gentleman Cadet John Terrence Nicolls O'Brien, from the Royal Military Col lege, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Anderson, ap pointed Adjutant, Sept. 11. Sd West India Regiment—Captain David Fitzßoy Ogilby, from 6th Foot, to be Captain, vice the Viscount Chewton, who exchanges, Sept. 10. UNATTACHED.—To be Captains, without purchase— Lieutenant Philip Bolton, of the 16th Foot ; Lieu tenant,Alexander Imlach, from the St. Helena Regiment, Sept. 10. HOSPITAL STMT.—Peter Henry Roe, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, Sept. 3., BREVET. Major-General Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith, Bart., G.C.8., to have the local rank of Lieutenant- Genvral at the Cape of Good Hope and its dependencies, Sept 10, 1847. Major Donald Campbell, of 67th Foot, to be Lieute nant-Colonel in the Army, Nov, 9, 1846. . „ Captain Donald Campbell, 67th Foot, to be Major in the army, July 22, 1830. _ ___ OFFICE OF ORDNANCE. S. 7. Royal Regiment of Artillery Second Lieutenant Henry Townsend Boultbee to be First Lieutenant, vice Burrell, deceased, July 20. The dates of the commissions of the undermentioned officers have been altered as follows, viz.:— Captain F. S. Hamilton, July 1, 1847. Second Captain H. Lempriere, July 1, 1847. Lieutenant W. H. Blair, March 22, 1847. Lieutenant L. Martineau, April 9, 1847. Lieutenant C. Hunter, April 22, 1847. Lieutenant A. J. MacDougall, May 7, 1847. Lieutenant J. Spurway, May 28, 1847. Lieutenant G. R. C. Young, July 1, 1847. BANKRUPTS. George Peacey and Samuel Mottley Bartlett, ware housemen, Aldermanbury, to surrender, Sept. 21, at eleven, and Oct. 21, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Lloyd, Milk -street, Cheapside. George Gage Coldrey, merchant, Lawrence-lane, Sept. 18, at half-past two, and Oct. 20, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Ash urst and Son, Cheapside. Thomas Wells, confectioner, Sudbury, Suffolk, Sept. 18, at half-past eleven, and Oct. 20, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Chilton, Burton, and Johnson, Chancery-lane; Gooday, Sudbury. Alexander Turney, brewer, Camberwell, Sept. 21, at one, and Oct. 21, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Archer, Gracechurch-street. Samuel Handley, builder, Manor-terrace, Shepherd's lane, Brixton, Sept. 21, and Oct. 21, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Turnley, Walbrook-house, Walbrook. Alfred Rule, shipbroker, Leadenhall-street, Sept. 21, and Oct. 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Greg .soll and Kewell, Angel-court, Throgmorton-street. William Cox, lath maker, Weymouth, Sept. 23, at one, and Oct. 19, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Manfield and An drews, Dorchester; Stogdon, Southernhay, Exeter. Joseph Cooper Player, draper, Dursley, Gloucester shire, Sept. 20, and Oct. 19, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Bishop and Wells, Dursley; Bevan, Bristol. James Sperring, innkeeper, Chippenham, Wiltshire, Sept. 24, and Oct. 22, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol ; Slack, Bath; Bridges, Bristol. Thomas Bushell and George Bushell, masons, Bristol, Sept. 24, and Oct. 22, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Sabine, Bristol. William Dewhirst, printer, Huddersfield, Sept. 25, and Oct. 16, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Stansfeld, official assignee, Leeds; Williamson and Co., Great James-street, London; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. John Pickard, farmer, Midgley, Yorkshire ; Sept. 23, and Oct. 21, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Broadribb. Child's place, Temple-bar ; Scholes, Dewsbury; Harle and Clarke, Leeds. William Wayte, iron and brass founder, Basford, Not tinghamshire, Sept. 24, and Oct. 5, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Freemen, official assignee, Sheffield ; Wolston, Furnival's Inn; Buttery and Son, Nottingham. William Henderson, tin plate manufacturer, Wolver hampton, Sept. 18, and Oct. 16, at eleven, at the Bir mingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmi Clarke and Sparr ow , W olv erhampton; Capes and daStewart, Gray's Inn, London; Motteram and Kn roles, Whitehead, Birmingham. George John Settle, John Smith, J o h n e w o l r 11, James Holden, Thomas Barl ow, Duncan Crighton, John Jones, Hyde, William Kelsa Thomas Mallinson, Wil liam Foster, David Crighton, James Ashworth, Wil liam Hopwood, John Murg 0 and Oct. 11, at cotton spinners, Pendleton, t Court. Fraser, a s tr e o p y t. d, 0_ a , nd James Brown, official assignee, Manchester; twelve, at the Manchester D A is tk tr i i n c son, Atkinson,Saunders, and Bed ford-square. Manchester; Abbott, Charlotte-street, NOTICES OF CERTIFICATES. At the Court, Basinghall-street. T. Priestly, Bedf or d, grocer , O c t. 1, at half-past eleven. In the County. W. Davies, Liverpool, blacksmith, Oct. 1, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool—G. Henwood, Leeds, carver and gilder, Oct, 5, at eleven, at the Court, Leeds. At the Court of Review, Oat 1. T.L. Romsey, Hampshire, cabinet-maker--E. llills, Saint Mary's road, Peckham, charcoal-burner and naptha-manufacturer—W. Wild and R. Wild, Gigg in l imp, Lancashire, bleachers, cotton-spinners, and wood liquor-makers—J. Hall, Carlisle, victualler nod inn keeper—J. G. Jones, Bridgwater, Sornersetshire, dealer in musical itutruments and music —J. Hughes, Liver dool, joiner, builder, and brick -maker—F. Stamp, Kingston upon- Hull, stock and share-broker and auc ti build oneer —Ver—T. v . Avßlenitarn, Stockwell-p ar k- road, Surrey, ant, Dawlish, Devonshire, upholsterer sod cabinet-maker--L. Logsdon, Barnet, Hertfordshire, coach-builder. a an PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Lea and D. Lea, Middleton, L ancashire, tailors and drapers—J. Teesdale, sen., H. W. Teedale, and coffeed J. Teesdale, jun., Cannon-street, City, tea s dealers (as far as regards J. Teesdale, sen.)---J. Grier. ,iia, W. P. Smith, and W. IL Pinfield, Liverpool, estate agents—K. Black and M. Bonner, Newark-upon- Trent, tallow chandlers—R. Atkins, jun., J. Sercornbe, and G. Christie, Old Burlington-street, tailors —C. H. Cockett and R. Redman—J. Harrison and J. Swallow, Wakefield, clotlidreesers—W. Baines 044 T. Prestopino, LONDQN, SATURDAY terfjool, soda water manufacturers—J. Dey and J. B. Kirk Leeds, cloth dy ers —J. Q u il ter an d J. T ay l or , Gra, r's Inn-square, solicitors —J. Ayling and C. Scov vll, Southampton, shell-fish merchants and smack ownss—Elizabeth Pipes and W. Bowman, Beverley, I(ol . la:hire, chemists and druggists—W. S. Johnson and VI. M 'Neill, Stewart's-buildings, Battersea, naptha and vamp , ine manufacturers—H. E. Scott, Regent's-square, Middy 'sex, civil engineer, and J. S. Burke, Gwern Llwyni 'with, Glamorganshire, engineer —T. Flaming and J. Everitt, Halifax, button and card manufacturers —J. rddwards and J. E. Bennett, Belvedere-road, Lambea th, hay and straw salesmen—R. Wilcock and J. Smith, Preston, Lancashire, joiners and builders—T. Listet, jun., and W. Lister, Addingham, Yorkshire, tallow .chandlers, raalsters, grocers, and druggists—E. Leckie., D. Luckie, D. F. Luckie, and G. J. Luckie, Fenchu rch-street and Demerara, merchants and ship owners. (so far as regards E. Luckie). INSOLVENT PETITIONERS. William, Ord, Warwick-street, Pimlico, doctor of me dicine. Evan 'Jenkins, Vine-court, Lamb-street, Spitalfields, milkman. 'cute Durrant, Gorleston, Suffolk, iutcher. Frar eis Newman. Ostler, Newport Pagnell, plumber. WPAliam Fisher Crouch, Iwerne Courtney, Dorsetshire, ig dealer. John Lawrence, Leigh-street, Burton-crescent, cheese- monger. Thomas Drew, jun., Landport, Southampton, butcher. James Robinson, Maidstone, boot and shoemaker. Joseph Magenis, Henry•street, Kennington-lane, Lam beth, baker. Richard Thomas Waller, Goodman's-stile, Church-lane, Whitechapel, brass manufacturer. Charles Williams, Charlotte-street, Somers Town, clerk in the Customs. Elizabeth Needham, Little Smith-street, Westminster, general shepkeeper. Richard Downes, Duke-street, Westminster-road, bed- stead maker. Robert Peacock de la Noy, Kingston-upon-Hull, licensed victualler, James Benham, Bradford, dyer. James Stokeli. Sowhill, Yorkshire, butcher. Joseph Kilburn, Batley Carr, Yorkshire, weaver. Abraham Gambles, Bramley, Yorkshire, clothier. Richard Wood, Whitby, Yorkshire, porter. John Wood, Woodhouse, Yorkshire, plumber. William Fox, Bishop-bridge, Lincolnshire, warehouse- man. James Button, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, shopkeeper. William Ferrer, Pontefract, Yorkshire, innkeeper. Jonas Haywood, Crossland-moor, Yorkshire, woolsorter. Issac Schofield, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, cloth manufac. turer. Thomas Greenwood, Sutton, Yorkshire, blacksmith. Aaron Buckler, liolsworthy, Devonshire, watch and clock maker. Hyam Cohen, Exeter, clothier. Thomas Turk, Pillgwently, Monmouthshire, general outfitter. Christopher Addison, Tamworth, Staffordshire, news agent. John Edward Henry Groves, Stratford-upon-Avon, _ attorney. Charles Shorrocks, Manchester, warehouseman. John Hughes, Frowhanlog, Carnarvonshire, miller. Henry Holmes Perry, Everton, Lancashire, attorney's clerk. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. A. - Beith, Glasgow, manufacturer, to meet Sept. 15 and Oct. 6, at twelve, within the writing-chambers of Forbes and Reddie, writers, Glasgow. J. Rankin, Glasgow, baker, to meet Sept. 15 and Oct. 6, at one, within the writing-chambers of Messrs. Scott and Stevenson, writers, Glasgow. J. Patterson, Kirriemuir, manufacturers, to meet Sept. 15 and Oct. 6, at twelve, within Robb's Commercial Inn, Kirriemuir. D. Gardner, Laurieston, Glasgow, baker, to meet Sept. 17 and Oct. 11, at one, within the office of T. MsEwan, Esq., writer, Glasgow. M. Taylor, Edinburgh, commission agent and banker, to meet Sept. 15 and Oct. 6, at three, within the chambers of Messrs. Cairns and H. Moffat, solicitors, Edinburgh. M. Peterson, Glasgow, merchant, to meet Sept. 17 and Oct. 15, at two, within the writing-chambers of Messrs. A. and J. Morrison, writers, Glasgow. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week _ending September 7, 1847, is 255. 10d. per cwt.) NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. SIR CHARLES NAPIER'S SQUADRON. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 10.—The following letter from a highly intelligent practical seaman in the fleet under the command of Sir Charles Napier is interest ing as a sound opinion upon the merits of the re spective ships and vessels : " Her Majesty's ship —, Lisbon, Aug. 28. " • • * On the 18th we received orders from the Dragon (which vessel had been cruizing off Cape Finisterre two days in a fog without finding us) to proceed to Lisbon, and the same day we bore up for this place, where we arrived on the 21st. The wind was light when off the port, the steamers were conse quently employed towing the ships into the Tagus, which they did very well. The Avenger (650-horse power), towed the St. Vincent; the Odin (560-horse power), the Caledonia, and the Vixen (280-horse power), the Howe, at the rate of seven knots, quite calm ; the Vengeance sailed in. The squadron left Plymouth on the Ist and cruized off the Eddystone, where the Caledonia and Vixen joined, and on the .sth bore up for Cape Finisterre, with a fresh gale from north-west ; very little difference with sailing of the ships the whole of the passage to Cape Finis terre; generally the Vengeance was first, the Queen second. Every day some sail was shifted by the squadron per signal, the St. Vincent occasionally was first, Queen generally, Vengeance next ; Caledonia also very smart. " The ships all started from Spithead full up with water, four months and a half's provisions ; the Queen and St. Vincent carrying 100 tons more water than the Howe or Caledonia. The Howe is certainly the crankest ship in the squadron ; the Vengeance is also cranker than might have been expected ; that is, on trials. The St. Vincent and Caledonia are as stiff as the Vengeance. The Queen has a decided superi ority in being stiff. " We had one good trial of sailing on a wind on the 14th of August, single-reefed topsails, topgallant sails courses, and jib, when after four hours trial the Ven geance beat the Queen about 400 yards ; the Howe, St. Vincent, and Caledonia, were so equal that it was doubtful which was the best. " Touching the steamers—the Amphion (screw) is a dead failure as a steam man of war, but an admir able sailing craft, which she proved by going round the fleet on joining in gallant style, a feat not easy to accomplish in these days, when so much is sacrificed to obtain speed in building ships. Her machinery is all to pieces, and she has gone home to get it put in order, but it will never do, as you will see. The Odin appears a fine vessel, and is very stiff, but her immer sion (this is the grand bungle in nearly all our steamers) being more than was anticipated her main deck guns are very low. The Dragon appears to have some difficulty with her machinery (the old complaint), as she cannot get her engines to start the vessel for a quarter of an hour occasionally when re quired to move on' ; she, however, seems very fast when she does go. The Vixen appears to answer well ; her funnel reefs, and when her sails are set does very well, and consequently keeps her station with the fleet. The Stromboli also answers pretty well, but the weather was so foggy all the time off Cape Finisterre that very little could be done in the way of trial railings. " A great deal of attention has been paid to the gunnery this cruise. Sir Charles Napier is indefa tigable in getting the ships into gunnery order. A day of firing with shot took place the day prior to our arrival here, when the firing was admir a bly t rue . Evolutions have been more attended to than in former years. The squadron has since its arrival here been augmented by the Amazon, 20, and Sidon steam frigate, and the Thetis, 36, is hourly expected from Madeira. Sir W. Parker only left behind him the Canopus, 84, America, 50, (damaged by getting ashore), and Jackal iron steamer. All the other ships he took with him to Malta." Mr. Fincham, the master shipwright of this estab lishment, is ordered to build a first class paddle-wheel steam sloop, and a 12-gun brig, on his own designs— the former to be named the Argus, and the latter the Plumper. The following will be their respective dimensions::— - 'Argos. Plumper. Ft. Ft. n. Length b e t ween the perpendiculars l9O o ln. .. 140 I 0 Length o f t h e keel for tonnage 168 4 ... 124 104 Breadth extreme 33 6 ••• 27 4 Breadth for tonnage. Breadth moulded Depth in hold 32 4 ... 26 6 ............... ... Burdens in tens 1 Ar g US Plumper . The Plumper is being proceeded with, and will be a noble brig ; the timbers for the steamer are in course of preparation. ____ The Ar - gu; will have engines of 300-horse power, and the Plumper an auxiliary p ower of 60-horses. Both will be built in this dockyard. Artizans are busily at work taking to pieces that nearly completed 90-gun ship, Princes Royal, on the slip in this dockyard, as she is ordered to be recon structed upon the designs of the Committee of Refe rence on Naval Architecture. When this ship is built up again, she will be two feet narrower, and made fuller below. Commander J. 11PDougall is appointed to the Asia, 84, equipping at Sheerness, for the Pacific, to carry the flag of Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby, C. 8., who has selected Paymaster and Purser Arthur Jones (1844) to be his secretary. The Amphitrite, 25, Captain T. Rodney Eden, was inspected and her crew mustered by Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., this morning. The order to pay her men two months' advance wages arrived to-day. She will be paid to-morrow, and it is understood she will sail h ence on S un d ay. The Drake lighter arrived from Jersey to-day. In Harbour—Victory, Excellent, Amphion, Trin comalee, Ca m b r i an , B elv i dera, and Seaflower. Fury, Lightning, C omet, Myrtle, Swallow, and Echo Steamers. At Spithead—Amphitrite. EVENING, SEPTEMBER ll, 1847. In the Basin—Ajax, Geyser, Retribution, and Rocket. In Dock—Leander, Prince Regent, Orestes, Frolic, Sappho, and Rifleman. PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD BATTALION. Two companies of the infantry of the dockyard battalion went out for ball practice at target last night for the first time. Their skill and attention must be judged of by their performances. The tar gets were placed at 175 yards distance. The men fired six rounds. One company put 253 shot, and the other 247, into the target, out of which a highly respectable number passed through the bull's eye. They were obliged to change their ground to make room for the artillery to fire their field-piece. The ground al. together is very bad for this exercise, and it is very much to be regretted that more convenience cannot be obtained in this feature. This battalion are now beceming very handy at their various duties as sol diers, and perform their various and numerous evolu• tions in a highly creditable and encouraging manner. Their officers set them a good example, and each man seems desirous of showing his zeal in emulating it. CHATHAM, SEPT. 10.—The Bonetta, 3 guns, sur veying -vessel, Commander Thomas S. Brock, from the Mediterranean, was towed into harbour on the Bth inst. by the African steam-tug, to be paid off, when she will be immediately fitted for further ser vice. Last night, about eight o'clock, Corporal John Chesham, of the Royal Marines, fell from the ship into the river and was drowned. It is stated that a waterman's boat came alongside for the purpose of clandestinely getting the man ashore; but being ob served by the sentry on duty, the,waterman pushed off, at the:time the corporal was descending to get into the boat. The corporal was drunk at the time, and sank directly. The drags were procured, and boats were out and the crew were creeping for him for nearly an hour without success. The Oberon steam-packet is ordered to this port to be fitted for service at sea. Richard Taylor, rope maker, of 51 years' ser vice, is superannuated on a pension of 241. per annum ; Jesse Champion, a sawyer, and Thomas Bartlett are each superannuated on a pension of 201. per annum. THE FUNERAL OF SIR RICHARD DOBSON, KNIGHT. This distinguished and much lamented officer, Sir Richard Dobson, Knight, M.D., F.R.S., &c., Knight of St. Vladimir of Russia and also of Dannebrog of Denmark, and Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets, was this day (Thursday, the 9th instant,) buried with due honours at St. Mary's Church, Chatham, in the pre sence of a large concourse of people. The body was brought from London by a special steam-boat, accom panied by a distinguished circle of private friends as mourners ; and the party having disembarked at the Sun pier, the body was placed in a hearse drawn by four horses, th e f r i en d s f o ll ow i ng i n four mourning coaches with four horses each. At the church the body was met by the Rev. G. E. Nash and the Rev. H. T. Stimpson, and the following distinguished offi cers of the Royal Marine Corps in full dress uniform, viz. :—Colenel John Wright, K.H., Commandant of the Royal Marines; Colonel Charles Menzies, K.H., Second in Command of the Battalion ; Dr. W. Rae, Deputy Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets, and Chief Medical Officer of Melville Hospital; Dr. Warden, Senior Surgeon of the Navy ; Captain Alexander Anderson and Captain P. Trant Payne, of the Royal Marines. These six officers officiated as pall bearers. There were also upwards of thirty offi cers of the Royal Marines in full dress uniform stationed at the entrance of the church gates, and on the approach of the body they formed into open line for the corpse to pass through, and at the close of the procession they closed and walked two abreast into the church, when the funeral service was impressively read by the Rev. G. E. Nash. The body was at the conclusion removed to the family vault. The deceased, owing to his distinguished character in the service, was much respected by the principal officers in the garrison. This gallant officer's service commenced in May, 1795, at Haslar Hospital, and in October, 1796, he was appointed to the Tickler, and in succession to the Arrow, Sans Pareil, Prince of Wales, Virginie, Swift, and Lively ; and in 1809 he was appointed to the Trusty Hospital-ship, sta tioned in Gillingham reach of the river Medway, where he had charge of upwards of 1,500 prisoners of war of all nations for five years. At the conclu sion of this service he received the above orders of knighthood from the Emperor of Russia and King of Denmark, and also two magnificent diamond rings of the value of 1,000/. ; and in 1814 he was appointed surgeon of the Chatham Division of the Royal Ma rines; and upon his appointment to Greenwich Hos pital in 1824 he was presented by the officers of the Royal Marines with a valuable service of plate. He continued as chief medical officer and surgeon of Greenwich Hospital until June, 1844, when he re tired on full pay. From the time of his entering the service to his retirement was forty-nine years and one month, during which he was forty-eight years in active service. BANK OF (From last ni, An Amount, pursuant to the Act the Week ending on Saturday, I ENGLAND. ight's Gazette.) 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the 4th day of September, 1847. ,EPARTMENT. 188118 Di X. Notes issued .• .. • • • • 22,396,545 Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities .. .. 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 7,373,815 Silver bullion ..... • 1,023,030 L 22,396,845 I Z 22,396,845 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. . 1847. Dated the 9th day of September, BANKING D] X. Proprietors' capital" 14,553,000 Rest .... .. .. .. .. • • 3,986,593 Public deposits (in eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav- ILTAIRTMEN T. Government secnri- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) • • 11,636,340 Other securities • • 17,808,119 Notes • . .. .. • • • • • • • • 4,189,830 Gold and silver coin.. 662,092 ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts) • • 7,722,704 Other deposits ••• • • • 6,791,373 Seven day and other bills • • • • • • • • •. • • • • 842,711 4 3 3,896,381 I X 33,896,381 M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1847. Dated the 9th day of September: NOVEL MODE OF SWINDLING.—Perhaps one of the most singular cases of swindling ever heard of was per petrated at Birmingham a day or two ago. A fellow calling himself M. Halbert took apartments at Mrs. Anderson's, in New-street, in that town, a short time since ; having fairly installed himself, he paid a visit to Mr. Perkins, a jeweller, in Caroline-street, and after re presenting himself as the agent of a Hamburgh house, made selection of jewels to the value of 40/. ; Mr. Per kins himself shortly afterwards conveyed the jewels to his customer's apartments, and after a little chat, Hal bert begged the jeweller to make out a duplicate invoice of the goods, at the same time he deposited the jewels in a closet within the apartment in which they were sitting; after this he begged that Mr. Perkins would stay and take a glass of wine with him, and he left the room in order to procure it ; not returning within a reasonable time the jeweller rang the bell, aral made inquiry after his host ; the answer was that he lad left the house for some time. This gave rise to suspicions which were soo❑ discovered to be well grounded ; the closet in which Halbert had deposited the jewels had also a door which opened from without the apartment in which they had been sitting; of this circumstance the swindler had taken advantage. After leaving the room, he by this means possessed himself of the jewels, and quietly decamped, He has not since been heard of. PNEUMATIC PROCESS F OR S INKI NG P I L ES , & C .— This process, for which Dr. Potts, of Buckingham street, some time back obtained patents, and also the patronage of the Lords of the Admiralty and the Trinity Board, is of such importance in all cases where submarine foundations are to be formed, that everybody interested in scientific pursuits, and the success of those who have devoted their talents and labours to useful im provements, will be desirous of knowing something of the principle and manner of the invention. It is simply the application of the pneumatic process to the sinking of tubular iron piles. A hollow iron pile is placed upon the surface through which it is required to be sunk; by means of an air pump it is rendered a vacuum. This being effected, the sand, shingle, soil, water, &c., rush into it from the bottom, and as they rush in the pile de scends by its own weight into the cavity left by their ascent. The sand, shingle, soil, and water are then dis charged from the pile by an apparatus for pumping ; a fresh vacuum is formed, and the pile sinks further and further. A series of these piles are sunk, which may be filled with chalk, wood, or concrete, as the case may be, and tied together by bolts and nuts by some similar contrivance, and the foundation of a sea wall, or the foundation of a lighthouse, pier, or breakwater, effec tually formed. The process has been tried in the Goodwin Sands, and has been found to answer admirably. The rapidity with which the piles are sunk is very sur prising. More is done in an hour by the air pump and a hollow iron tube than can be performed in a day, or even in a week, by the common method of driving a ' wooden pile with the weight called the " monkey." The invention is equally applicable to foundations for rail ways and bridges, and, indeed, in all places where wooden piles are required. The public are very much indebted to the inventor of this novel system for the aid he has afforded to practical science and engineering. FATAL ACCIDENT AT DELASOL E QUARRIES, CORN WALL—FOUR LIVES LOST. On Monday morning last a few of the men who work on the rubbish in the higher Delabole quarry (T. K. Avery's) commenced working about five, A.M., soon after which time a large quantity of rubbish gave way and fell into the pit where they were employed, and killed tour of the men, two of whom are now underneath the immense heap. The other two bodies were taken up sadly mutilated ; one other (the fifth) was taken up with both thighs and both arms fractured, and much bruised about the head and trunk, and but slender hopes are entertained of his recovery. If it had fallen at seven o'clock scores of lives must have been sacrificed. The Earl of Durham has arrived at Montreal, on a visit to his Excellency the Governor-General and the Countess of Elgin. The Noble Earl returns from North America in the spring of next, year. The Countess of Elgin's w h o e r a e lt r h ec Ae,idaysegrieraotm Canada.ly impro%• ed when the last ac counts TEMPLE CIIURCLI.—The Rev. Dr. Warren, of Manchester, is appointed to preach at this church to morrow afternoon, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Francis Thomas Griffiths was brought up for final examination upon the charge of having forged a Lheque in the name of Mr. West, jeweller, of Lud gate-street, for 1151. 10s. The prisoner was also charged with having committed robberies in the house of Mr. West, by whom he had been employed. The following is the additional evidence as to the for r gey. A clerk in the Eastern Counties Railway Com pany's service stated that he knew the handwriting of the prisoner, who had been previously a clerk in that company, that he had examined the forged cheque, and the writing on the back of a 501. note which had been received in payment of it, and believed that both were in the prisoner's handwriting. Messrs. Bush and Mullens, solicitors to the Com mittee of Bankers, then brought forward the charge of robbery, which it appeared was detected by the officer while employed in investigating the case of forgery. Michael Haydon (City police) stated that on the 3d of September he took the prisoner into custody on the charge of forgery, at Nos. 21 and 22, Cavendish ,treat, lloxton New Town, and found upon his finger an emerald ring. Huggin (City police), who accom panied Hay don, found in the prisoner's bed-room a sold watch and Albert chain, and three diamond studs. The prisoner pressed him not to take away the watch, as it belonged to a friend who lodged in the next street. The whole of the property was taken, together with the prisoner, to the station house. Mr. West said the prisoner had been in his service at the latter end of the year 1845. The watch was witness's property. In the inside was his writing, and the number corresponded with that in his stock book. He never sold the article, and he missed it while the prisoner was in his service. The value to him was 131. The diamond studs were also his pro perty. He had missed them in 1845 while the pri soner was with him, and their value to him was 9/. 10s. The prisoner was aware that they were missed, for a great noise had been made about them. He also swore to the emerald ring, and produced the workman who manufactured that trinket and the diamond studs. Committed for trial. George Ainies , the driver of omnibus No. 2,189, was charged with having acted in the disgraceful manner stated in the following evidence : Mr. Cloves, coal-merchant, of No. 19, Earl-street, Blackfriars, said that some days ago, as he was driv ing a four-wheeled chaise along Cheapside, the de fendant endeavoured to get before him, and upon be ing expostulated with answered in the most insolent manner. Sometimes the defendant locked the wheel of the chaise, and at length the witness was obliged to save himself from being dashed upon the pavement by allowing the omnibus to take the place of his vehicle. Upon getting into the Poultry the omnibus stopped to let down a passenger, and witness then passed it, and got out of the chaise in order to take the number of the driver's ticket. The defendant would not comply with his request, and witness laid his hand upon the rein of the near horse of the omni bus and said that he must have his number, where upon the fellow whipped him over the arm. By the interference of a policeman the number of the badge was ascertained. The coachman of the complainant confirmed his master's statement, and said that if it had not been for the post at the end of King-street the chaise must have been upset. The con luctor of tha omnibus described the driver's conduct as most unexceptionable, and perfectly gen tlemanlike all through. The LORD MAYOR thanked the complainant for having come forward upon such an occasion. He was aware that the backwardness of gentlemen to take the trouble to appear against offenders of the kind encouraged the drivers and conductors of omnibuses to inflict a great variety of annoyances upon passen gers. His Lordship then fined the defendant 30s. for wanton driving, 3s. and costs for not having shown his badge, and 3s. and costs for the assault. GUILDHALL. John Hughes , a brewer's clerk, was b roug ht b e f ore Mr. Alderman Wood for final examination, charged with giving an untrue account, upon being questioned by a pawnbroker, respecting some books he had offered as a pledge. The orginal charge had merged into one of assisting a bankrupt to conceal property be • longing to his estate. The books consisted of Church services in different styles of rich binding, and to illustrated volumes, treating of the antiquities of Devon and Cornwall. These were published by the bankrupt, a country bookseller, named Hannaford. The prisoner said he had these books from the bankrupt, in reduction of a debt, the day before he was stopped. The bankrupt said he had given them to the prisoner a week before, and that he had purchased them at a cheap price since his bankruptcy. The town assignee declining to prosecute, as he did not know that the books had not been sold before the bankruptcy, and there were no marks to show they were part of the stock of the bankrupt, Mr. Alderman Wood directed the inspector of police to go down to Exeter, where the bankrupt then was, and see whether the official assignee, or Commissioner, would examine the bankrupt upon the subject of concealing these books, or prosecute him and his brother-in-law, the prisoner. Inspector Boyd now reported to the Alderman that the bankrupt's assets were very small, and the cre ditors were afraid they would all be swallowed up if any proceedings were taken against the bankrupt. The Commissioner certified to the magistrate that he had examined the bankrupt, who alleged that he transferred the books to Hughes in November, more than a month before his bankruptcy, in payment of a debt. The Commissioner believed the books were so transferred in November, hut doubted if there was a bond fide right; and he therefore claimed the books, as having been delivered by way of fraudulent pre ference, but declined proceeding against either Han naford or Hughes for fraudulently concealing part of the bankrupt's estate. Mr. Alderman WOOD said if the parties were not so far off he would compel them to attend and prose cute. Creditors were plundered to such a cruel extent that whenever an opportunity of prosecuting a fraudu lent bankrupt occurred it should be pursued. Of what use were Commissioners and assignees if they were not to protect the creditors ? This affair ought to be made known to the Lord Chancellor. The complaint of the Commissioners used to be that the magistrates would afford them no help in pursuing fraudulent bankruptcies. Now the complaint seemed to be the other way, that the magistrates could obtain no as sistance from the Commissioners in a case of pal pable fraud. He was obliged to discharge the priso ner. The conduct of the pawnbroker, Mr. Atten borough, in questioning the prisoner, and calling in the police, was exceedingly creditable to him. The prisoner was discharged. Ralph Harrison, of the firm of Harrison and Co., shipping merchants, Finsbury Chambers, was again examined. The evidence in one case was completed, and they were committed upon that. It was a charge of ob taining two looking-glasses, value 61., to fit up the counting-house, and selling them to a broker next day for 31. Mr. Nobler stated that he appeared on behalf of Mr. Wagstaff, a broker in New North-street, from whose premises the prisoners had carried off a freezing machine and a knife-cleaning machine, two iron jacks for raising heavy weights, and a ream of paper. His client had advanced a sum of money on the deposit of those things by the prisoners, and he was content to give them up on being repaid his advance, but cer tainly not without. It did not appear that they had been stolen or fraudulently obtained; and if the par ties had delivered their goods on credit the prisoners could legally dispose of them. Inspector Martin said the person to whom the jacks belonged was willing to repay the 51. the broker had advanced on them. They had been so fortunate as to stop the rest of the goods before delivery. The goods were of the value of 34/. A clerk from Mr. Waterlow, the stationer in Birchin-lane, claimed the ream of paper. The pri soners were swindlers, and this was a portion of the goods Mr. Waterlow had delivered. Mr, Alderman WOOD said the first question was, had any false representations been made in order to obtain credit, or had the possession been obtained while the owner never intended to part with them ex cept for immediate payment? The prisoner Harrison said credit was clearly given in this case. A civil remedy had been resorted to. There was a three months' running account. Mr. Alderman WOOD remarked that they bad had running accounts with a great many other people. He had a letter before him from two young beginners in business, hosiers at Leicester. They had received a letter from the firm requiring samples of hosiery to be sent up, but they were wise enough to require a reference, and to inquire about it when one was given, and thus they saved their goods. theTrehewapsriasodneelriverpyuton in th ree separateinvoices days,s howingsot ithat it was clear credit was inten ded to be g iven in this three case. Mr. Alderman WOOD therefore said he had no power to make an order for the restitution of the goods. Mr. Page, a paperhanger in Bishopsgate-street. related an attempt made upon him to obtain paper hangings to the amount of 131., but his man brought the paper back, according to his instructions, when they found they could not get the money. The prisoners were remanded until the next day on two other charges. faun FISHERIES.—A very spirited and interesting enterprise is now on font at Vatentia, for exik,ring the deep sea fishery on that coast. Mr. Whalley hue arrived in the bay in a yacht, from Plymouth, and is now em ployed in a survey, with the view of ascertaining the locality of the cod bank, which is said to be close to the mouth of the harbour.-ekinierich Chronicle. GENERAL SIR HARRY SMITH AND THE 31ST REGIMENT. WTALMER, SEPT. 6 AND 7.—SV;T;;e:nuch satis faction in recording the interesting inspection of the 31st Regiment, at Walmer, by General Sir Harry Smith—a regiment .that had shared in his dangers and privations, and had contributed by its bravery to his success. The short notice afforded to this gallant corps (only a few hours) of his intended visit, pre cluded those arrangements being completed by which they were desirous of testifying their sense of the occasion ; but, as soon as the news of his visit gained publicity, the terminus at the railway station was at the appointed hour filled by the officers and veteran soldiers who had served under him in the East, and his arrival was hailed by one loud - - cheer, which carried conviction to all who heard it that his memory was still cherished in the breast of each soldier pre sent. With one impulse the horses were removed from the carriage, and Sir Harry Smith, accompanied by their gallant and distinguished commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Spence, C. 8., was drawn in rapid triumph to the barracks, where he was re ceived with enthusiastic welcome, becoming the hero of Aliwal. Subsequently he was entertained at dinner by the officers of the 31st, and the principals of the staff and neighbourhood were invited to meet him to the extent the means of accommodation afforded. After the cloth was removed, and the customary loyal toasts were given, Colonel Spence proposed with much fervour and good feeling " the Health of the Hero who had that day honoured them with his company," when three times three, with one cheer more, and another, and another, expressed the delight of all present. The able and eloquent re ply which followed this toast our limits will not allow us to detail, but Sir Harry Smith commenced by remarking that during 140 years this regiment had maintained an unsullied fame, and proceeded to state that, amongst other glorious deeds of honourable distinction, this gallant corps contributed to the suc cess of the hard-fought battle of Albuera during the Peninsular war, and again, by its intrepidity, aided most effectively in the glorious results arising from the battles of Moodkee, Ferozeshah, Aliwal, Budde wal, and Sobraon, when he grieved to say that 13 officers and 250 men fell mortally wounded ; and never did a body of men conduct themselves with greater bravery and distinction than did the 31st on those memorable and eventful occasions. Next morn ing the regiment was paraded for Sir Harry Smith's inspection, and after various manoeuvres with firing, &c. (performed with marked precision), it was formed into close column, when Sir Harry, with much energy and kindly feeling, expressed his satisfaction at see ing the regiment " regenerated," and their disci pline so perfect, considering that only a few months had elapsed since it returned home a mere skeleton. Its present soldierlike appearance was to be attri buted to the unremitting attention of each member of the corps ; " and," continued Sir Harry, " when moral power is united with physical strength, nothing can withstand its combination ; and to these qualities it is, my soldiers, you owe the great name you have so nobly acquired for yourselves, and which has also raised me to the proud position I am placed in. To you, my comrades, I owe my success, and be it your duty, soldiers, to teach your younger brethren in arms that courage, aided by moral conduct, will ever place the 31st Regiment conspicuous in the annals o; the brave." A dejeuner was prepared after the re view, to which the neighbouring families were most hospitably invited, affording great pleasure to all par ties. After the Este, Sir Harry was drawn in his carriage from Colonel Spence's quarters to the rail way terminus by his faithful followers amidst cheers which made the air ring. Nor must we omit to men tion that an intimation was conveyed to General Sir Harry Smith by Major Edwards, at the request of several of the inhabitants of Deal and the neighbour. hood, of their regret at not having the opportunity of expressing the high respect they entertained for him, and their grateful feelings for those vast achiev ments he assisted in accomplishing, which enlarged our possessions and extended our commercial rela tions in India, where the standard of Christianity has been planted, laying the foundation, it is ardently hoped, of a permenent peace. LAMENTABLE SUICIDE IN CHESTER. It is with regret that we have to record the suicide of a young gentleman, named Rowland Jones, son, we understand, of Lieutenant-Colonel Jones, of the Royal Enginoers, now resident at Malta, and nephew of Captain Jones, of Bryntirion, near Wrexham. The lamentable act was committed at the Green Dragon Inn, Chester, on Monday morning last. It appears that the deceased, Mr. Rowland Jones, who is about 27 years of age, formerly held a commis sion, which had been disposed of, in the 67th Regi ment of Foot. In the course of the day an inquest was held at the Exchange on the body of the unfortunate young gentleman, by John Hostage, Esq., Coroner, and a very respectable jury, when the following evidence was detailed : Mr. Henry Melling—l am the secretary of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, and became acquainted with Mr. Rowland Jones about twelve months ago, when he joined the club. On the 15th of August last we went with the fleet to Beaumaris, to honour the Queen, and be present at the regatta. The yacht in which we sailed had been purchased by Mr. Jones from myself in April last, but it was not paid for. On Saturday night I slept on board with him, and yesterday morning we left Bangor by coach for Chester. On the Ist of September Mr. Jones gave me a cheque for 350/., on the North and South Wales Bank at Bangor, in settlement of my account with him. The money was to be paid by Lloyd and Co.'s bank at Wrexham, into the North and South Wales Bank, at Bangor, and I was then to get my cheque cashed. I understood that Mr. Jones had not that much money in Lloyd's bank, but he said he thought Mr. Lloyd would advance it for him. The money was not paid at Bangor as Mr. Jones expected, and he proposed we should go together to Wrexham, and get it there. We accordingly left Bangor by coach on Sunday, and arrived at the Green Dragon in Chester, about eight o'clock the same evening. I was to be Mr. Jones's guest, but he had not sufficient money to pay our fare with, and I lent him a sove reign for that purpose. We had tea at the Green Dragon, and Mr. Jones afterwards drank a glass of ale and a glass of brandy punch. Mr. Jones seemed quite cheerful, and read to me several jokes from the Man in the Moon, which appeared to please him much. When we were preparing for bed, the chambermaid inquired whether we would have a double-bedded room, and Mr. Jones replied that he would not. We had agreed to start on Monday morning by the ten o'clock train for Wrexham, I arose first on Monday morning, and told the chambermaid to call Mr. Jones. He did not get up, and I then went up stairs myself and told him if he did not get up we should miss the train. He told me to get my breakfast, for he did not want any himself. Having missed the ten o'clock, I wished to get away by the 11h. 40m. train, and I went up stairs two or three times to his chamber door to request him to make haste, or we should miss that train also. The last time I went up the door was ajar, and I heard him on the floor. I again asked him if he would take any breakfast, and he directed me to order some coffee to be prepared for him. As he did not come down stairs for some time I went up again, and perceiving that his room door was shut, I supposed that he had gone out of his room, and closed it after him. I therefore went to the boots, and requested him to go up and look for Mr. Jones ; he did so, but returned, saying he could not find him. I hardly supposed at that time he was in his room, but thought I would go up stairs and see. I did so, and knocked twice at his door, but receiving no answer I opened it. I was immediately met by a cloud of gunpowder smoke, and on proceeding two or three steps into the room, I saw Mr. Jones lying by his bed side, covered with blood. I was very much alarmed, and immediately went down stairs to request the landlady to fetch a surgeon. Whilst we were at Bangor I had seen Mr. Jones with a pair of pistols and ball which he kept in a pistol case, and are thosa now produced ; he amused himself there by shooting at bottles in the water, with a young gentleman named Todd. The last time Mr. Jones put the pis tols into the case, I asked him if they were loaded ; he said they were not, after trying them with a ramroad. The pistol case was kept in a box in the cabin, in which there was also a daguerreotype miniature por trait of a young lady. He said it was his sister's. He took that out of the box and put it into his pocket, and then locked the box. I supposed he was going to leave the pistol case in the cabin, but just before leaving the vessel he said that h e wou ld t a k e th e case with him, as the pistols wanted cleaning, and he could get them cleaned at Chester. I never pressed him for the money he owed me for the yacht, but there had been a good deal of shuffling on his part respecting it. All I know of Mr. Jones's connexions is what he himself told me. I understand that he formerly held a commission in the 67th Regiment, but that he had sold it. He said hi s f a th er was a colonel in the Royal Engineers at Malta, an d th at h e had a sister also re sident there. He also told me that the house in which his uncle lived near Wrexham belonged to him, and that he had some property in Devonshire ; he has given me endorsed bills on his agents in Devonshire. I never observed anything in Mr. Jones's conduct, to induce tnl for a moment to suspect that he was not in the possession of a sound mind. After some uni m p or t an t ev id ence, th e i nqu i r y w a s adjourned until Monday next. It appears from a recent official return, that the total number of steam-engines in France in 1845 was 207. In 1840 it was only 109. Another return re speetini, the product) of th© iron mines states, that in 1845 the quantity of iron east was 439,000 tons, whereas in 1825 the quantity was only 190,000. The price of bar iron, which in 1825 was 48f. the 100 kilogrammes, was in 1845 only 34f, RAILWAY SHARE TVIARKTaS. LIVERPOOL, SEPTEMBER 10. STOCK ExcHAN - GE.-The sales aro ßi r k en head, Lana . ' shire, and Cheshire Junction, 5 1 ,4 dia..=Ditto (l a te Chester to r and Birkenhead), 39 3 / 4 -East Lancashire New, 2% dis.-London and North-Western (AL 4 1 a Quarters), A, 4 7 / 8 p.-Midland Stock, 116-Ditto, 2V B p.-South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, 14 dis.-York , Newcastle, and Berwick (N. and B. New Shares), 3 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, Bs. 9d. p. _North Sy fordshire, 2V s p.-Shrewsbury and Cheater (late W 4 a+)l 33 p.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 1 3 / 4 dis. MANCHESTER, Su-rriaanisa. 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ambergate, Notting ham, Boston, and Eastern Junction, 1 dis.-Birke,nhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 5 7-16 dastern 17 - 5,-East Lancashire, New Quarters, 7-16 dit.- 4,0 f Northern, 3:% dis.-Lancashire and Yorkshire, (late Woo Riding Union, 201. Shares), 15-16 dis.-Lelandefield, and Midland, 18s. 3d.-Liverpool, Manchester, Newcas tle Junction, 2 1-16 dis.-London and North-Western („.5131:1- chester and Birmingham), Quarters:(A), 4 13-16 p---m-an t North Chester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire, Preference, P .- - Staffordshire, 2 p.-South-Eastern and Dover, No. 1, 2 cl, i t Ditto, No. 4, 5-16 dis.-York, Newcastle, and Berwi c ' (Newcastle and Berwick) Extension, No. 2, 3 P. LEEDS, SEPTEMBER 10. COUROCS; STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lancashre, INTBIr' 535. 6d. dis.-Ditto, New Scrip, 10s. s. dis.-Great Norther: Lanci l 3/. 14s. 6d dis.-Huddersfield and Manches ter, pa r` is . shire and Yorkshire (West Riding Un ion), 178' "scrfp Leeds and Dewsbury, ss. p.-Ditto, Extensionsto, (green), 255. dis.-Leeds and Thirsk , 13 dis.-Dit 10 dis.-Ditto, Preference, 20s. 6d. dis.-Manchester, Du' N7Pwcastle field, and Lincolnshire, Preference , 2 s. 6d. P.--"-thirds, and Berwick, New, 31. ls. 3d. s. p.-North British, n _ sr 12«. 6d. p.-Ditto Quarters, 10s. p.-Ditto , Extensio, -North Staffordshire, ' 2 n. p.-North - W es B tern, --1 or e t o d South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole, 25. is," Newcastle, Preference, 3 p. HULL, SarrEminn 10. Settig & STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are-fiber ate, d s e ibi ham, and Boston, 21s. -Great Northern, 24 -kiw i an d Der. (10 per cent. guar.), Halves, 504-Newcastle an wick, New, 3 p.-North Western, 6 0 s. dis. SHEFFIELD, SEFTE:unEit 10. d Dirski STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are-Leeds and D New, 20s. dia.-Lancashire and Yorkshire ON” r et ), sow, Union), 3 4 dis.-Ditto, Halves (Liverpool and Pu'V r inisbl 7 , ( 3 dis. -Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire pre_ and Sheffield), 9 1 % dis.-Ditto (Sheffield and Lincon3) Terence, 3s. p. GLASGOW, SErrzarass 9. , 1.101 STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Cafeacn.y and 245. 6d.-Caledonian and Dumbartonsh i r e, 10s.-LT u "65/..... Perth, Quarters, 685.-Edinburgh and G st . ; ll l sB : ro w ' oc aoind e iv x Edinburgh new p i tandto, Halves,e rth , 2 N 25 0 .. 1 6 , d 7 . - 14. 1 6 1:B r legags::72:s. es rAd. Ayr, 1094 ex div. ex new-Ditto (40/. sbares), - A nd go'ff Dum 1.1 18 1 ,4- I T reat Carlisle, 35.-Glasgw and Northern, 475.-Manches o ter and SouthanaPt,°_,,„so, 451. North British, Thirds, 303.-Wishaw and Liw la . , 19a. York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E• Purchalei by Mediterranean,Cthrt e A A Ttr fr A i t a , n SEPT. 10.—The Bonetta, 3 8 11119 ' ai lu th; bviimnginevdeisasetell,yCommander Thomas S. awbaosu Royalttii° Bth Lot nigh of th e , s f t r a o t m ed drowned. el:igahrit n eos,,c Ilsfiwfottecteailtkasise steam-tug, . tfuo towed rg. f i tu n or t t o bhe h e r a rh. paideo:Ovrfri ; e n :, _ e 0 a . b alongside for the purpose of clandestinely man ashore, but being observed by the s entry °, 4 wits the waterman pushed off at the time the corf°` dru nk descending t t h e iand e t o get n d to the s a Corporalboat. that the r ship ha : h i t owp e i hyacn. into t o e r rC T p nrab o l h e r t° l: ll: °: wit:fit:3slf °:1 it rb i ti :b r i e ° d"gs req . p in r g oc f u o r r ed h , im an f d or b n o e a a ts rl w y er a e n ohuot,ura,nwd ittroucrteisvuewcoeers.eenfiattel a. ' Oberon steam-packet is ordered to this port t D at r of ~,a e 1 for service at sea. Richard Taylor, roPe .._,.,i00 o f fifty-one years' service, is superannuated on a P" - d Thonla S 241. per annum; Jesse Champion, a sawyer, fin f 201, Bartlett, are each superannuated on a pension o per annum. Susricious DEATH.—An inqu est was held Yestegfr, day at the Crown, Bow-lane, Cheapside, before _ ter , Joseph Payne, on the body of Thomas Martin, A w ' so p , smtaenw posedar r e s tt, i o d b i , e Ne, g etnh a te t t or S e a s l su t e e le r o s a - f c o a u rt , fight withwhose d e s a t in h a w n e e zi ol ci. Rogers. It appeared that on Sunday last the de c ease soled accompanied by Rogers, and a young vvornatioughig hospital-ship. As they re p t a u t r i n e e n d t and walking along Thames-street, the deceas e e j o ina Rogers quarrelled. Rogers threatened the dee eas „ c lear tihney th g e ot y i r n uT o ics o teel gave him several violent pushes, but there was 11 " lo ot evidence that he bad struck him. Rogers hen o h, away, and the deceased and the woman went in % o n The deceased having got on the box, to show the en, the w here to drive, at the turn in g of a corner fell infr-,nejoe, road. He was conveye d to his residence in J3awqithr and died there on Wednesday. Mr. Thomas Smithy it surgeon, stated the cause of death to be ruPt tlre The vessel in the brain, the effect of a blow or '. drae l ‘ woman Stewart, in her evidence, said she was so ~,h e that she could not recollect anything that passed. + jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death. " evening HOSPITAL roil. CONSUMPTION.--YesterdaY _IA a t a meeting of the committee of management was ene"...o the board-room. The sixth annual report has ju t pel o j p bee u gq b au l c i e s i es h ts e d oot , f. f 2 r 20 0 ,00 m 10. ohwla.hiriefcrhoini been al 3 Pe a r s that, excl u a i vtleac)it, 1 e Churchill, of Chelsea, and t t Heron 1001., the late N. T. Praed, Esq., 100 L, &e. _,. do o fr f vt : hih information fBf g oot h rlhl t; i b wan r tsi i i nto d agn g n e t ; ai nsa daring l received rni,be t yhsLe:ti_hvl ee a Fr t r nper Liverpool, on it i l I,ortpsha: the itpser : ar z ass piaoi_ g i 000 i ster _ Nu/am/tons AND ExTENSIVE ROBBERIES ---Ire hhreee eleßaitveeedmfHirsosemncrytaht h e e T r a i t; Il b il e o e, 3.l-1 ; , a op ocgklae nt . gentleman, dbopooks 1 , a, billbdo a u rf t ko h r a b l l f u -p e a s elevent N o'clock o n th e ni gh h cover, containing a . Lon dent 4101., o. 4,696, dated A• * t exchangeember, '' a t f sevendays, 0 zi l d . 3 E bdi e llsoefp and sp ecially 1 n b d y l s r e g o . "- w ' t ei Brothers, and Co., Boston, 14th Aug,usdtrawlBl:47, 6. ) 1 0 billmf a months, nooutfhr exchanges o da L t a ed m days' sight, on Brown, Shipley, and Co., Liv erP hlr ' i a e July s f t o r a n ll d 2,od A l.u, Atkinson, drawn nson November , b y du T eh4o2;rdnatNo n o v !Bo; 0: t. h feor ot 1 r, Leeds, on Joseph Dransfield, Huddersfield, at 601, and four 10/. Bank of England notes ; total, 5801. iti ' so in, On the same night, from the person of a P a ti ;eri‘ i l Liverpool, 681. ; by Monsieur Albert, from 3 -L ke ts, 3- of 12, Caroline-street, Birmingham, 12 gold 4 ot t" gold seals, and 16 brooches. .From the g arden of hoo Vicarage house, Long cross, Chertsey, five hi" ! of th e and honey, about 1001bs. weight, the re perti ao t., Rev. A. W. Hall. From Sir John Harringtn, ','.._,,,,, 3, Wilton-crescent, Belgrave-square, a blue. the cloak, and several articles of livery. Fron:.:t_ang a fOl e' mouth platform of the Brighton Railway sutb7n;plissen' wood dressing case, marked " Mrs. Squgisnel mote' ger, Havant, containingßank °` 1001, i ii .. sa, and a large quantity ot valuable jewellerPsatardny hilt, SUICIDE AT LITTLE OA.X---Ltiv"---Tie school. room W. Codd, Esq , held an 'a uest in " narow s, the above pariah,. on thelcibody of Je tti°s in g hini' labourer, who had committed suicide bbYehenallignsato.ffelor self. The deceased, it appeared, ha d h e hid 1 10 nearly three mouths, during which ti r a p roach , t t he chiefly in the woods, and was so shY 0 fo r t , ho p 121 t o although frequent search had been u lad i e to a ble 5° catch police and other parties, they Were seldom so much as a glimpse of him. As 9, terrai ll t :Ze t b u l miserable state of existence, he enPre_ardward Cvalieji; himself in a stable belonging to - Ai' we e oa •v r i o aa where he was found by one of the horse s . ~..„ d e ee ......, morning. The jury returned a verdict th t,t' o ' f w iria destroyed himself while in an unsound State A yeti Essex standard. y ......• ,-. Ire VALENCIA. " DEEP SEA " 119153 . foot At 0 spirited and interesting enterprise is thenoton,, pee p s re e e io lencia, for exploring and encouraging ban k of sunee Fishery. No doubt remains that a cod , di 6 a sonab o ' e Brest extent and productiveness exists at a re matter 01 b - o x, from our western coast. It become s a t' the bank importance to ascertain the exact position 0 tiisbe d it io The British Association, which has die ting o f the if it' by such munificence in relieving the distress ,ifeac: of poor, during the last perilous season, has, 7,3toamajite_43, dour and benevolence vested a power in 3 ' t eo courZli its body to make an effort for the permande.n, dispatched "ow ment of our fisheries. A yacht has been l ev eed 16 0 Plymouth to Valencia under a verY °%P e s e spec i ft mander, conversant with general fishery!! !i_erig, 4 arrived those oof Nfeewwdfoauyesdslianncde: taondcohnadsucbteetnhises eqeyirobeploefe in examining the home fishery of our ces t ~to. nasia, active measures are adopted to encourage, ' an d bs%, fishermen in the prosecution of the spilliar_n h " e il oti:A line fishery, and the molt liberal thoseterMsnru ini perilT t 0 them for permament employment in _, io t he branches of industry. It is well known 00,get hav e bee n a dysn ov " present year, the boat fishermen hA n ow a •op most destitute of all paupers. Clothingrloafits in fis bi t o to them, to be repaid out of their e P, 4oae d int2,_ a ke and a new zeal and spirit seem to n T ist i e e,—i r interesting class of our humble P°l3" best all' Chronicle. ~.,,, hav e the . 1 0 0 HER MAJESTY'S TOUR. -- " e , intends to to t thority for stating that her g3Jes"tYhe sa me ron t ' a t i a ed• from her tour in the Highlands bY way t 0 ° o bi; the Royal Squadron took on t u ` _t all unf v : oa e Should the weather, however, prove.ust vieetivo direct hi for a sea voyage, the Queen will land railway, to London.—Liverpool Mercury. proceed in as private a manner as rowan, th e c oo' EDINBURGH ELECTION•---ivir. re . „to a . 1 , Member for Edinburgh, had recently ente rnto,Leher_ori:a tract to supply a certain quantity Of paper t 0 gr. co jesty's Stationary office. By this cont ,_ . . t t he v,', o f was disabled from sitting in Parliament ; 03 est' 1 t llO ti e • of contracty have thought fit to canoe r_r 0 t 0 possible, ile.x. the with the Messrs. Cowans, amdTfi.. &lee Member for Edinburgh is concerned, a `' althoughale ,00 now legally entitled to take his seat, , o v chi: A , sury, with precedents before them, might ' 1 ,.. con - e $ to adhere to the letter of the bond placea f i s Ce P/ id o Coo who was inconveniently elected in „, s ofty' 0 00 Minister—and such a Minister as Mr. el ac A e ction not then have taken his seat, and a new v have necessarily taken place. _ --- (T‘ BIRTHS. Wir e° a On the Bth inst. , at Boston, Lincolnshire, the Garfit, Esq., of a son. o r s. Ed(111111 On the 9th inst., at Herne-hill, Dulwich, i.---- ~ Sibeth, of a son. - g 4 tt RIED 13601.1%p On the 16th ult ., at St. Nicholas hr ch . _sad Di> Pyne, Esq., u.N. , to Mar y Eliza, daugbte of VITT Esq., of Dudley. • gib DIES. On the 6th inst., in Fitzwilliani-64uare, Dubllo, reli c • C itl° Hon. Edward Penn efather. Follett , On the 9th inst., at Weybridg e, Lady t late Sir William W e bb Follett , Attorney-General. . 3 v patc i On the 22d of •Jun, at Hooshcoopoor, C4i)taj Caddell. 3tithLvaiment„ N. I. London : Printed and Pnbliebed by gjBDO rr Strand, Printer, at The Sun Offce. No. 113. Strand. T".'tebff of tile SAYOy. in the County of Middlesex , Setturdel.D" 184 T. t t Tb o • Chfi l isittu E ‘ ts, l A trt At, T er CI A ,, , , t Far, tdßlitku. Ar;; Vur • *Ile; t4 'et a : i'or B lur Der an , tteni z In X 15, P rl N. Lig atio kid v ek'l 40ou 0 I 'l, 11( tly, /401'1 CA 15. 4 • Hi YA kit dir ty hai To "her