The Sun. — London, England, 1847-10-26 00:00:00

TWENTY PERSONS SUPPOSED TO BE POISONED. GRANTOWN, OCT. 16, 1847.—This quiet neigh bourhood was thrown into a state of considerable ex citement on Tuesday last, the 12th, by a report that the farm servants at Culchoich. about seven miles from the village of Grantown, had been poisoned. Mr. Grant, agent for the National Bank in Grantown, is the tacksman of Culchoich ; and it appears, that since the commencement of harvest, a considerable party of shearers, principally women, have been em ployed on the farm, who, with the regular servants, amount to twenty in number, and are victualled and lodged in the house. On Tuesday, at two o'clock, the party dined on sowens and milk and bread—their wonted fare—some in the house, and some in the field, where they were at work ; and, in course of a couple of hours thereafter, every one of them was seized with illness, severe pains in the stomach and intestines, accompanied by reaching and purging, and a burning heat in the feet, by all the usual symptoms attending a virulent poison. By nightfall, their condition became worse, and a mes senger was dispatched for Mr. Grant, who resides in Grantown, and who arrived without loss of time, ac companied by Dr. Edwards. By this time rainy of the women were in a deplorable state—some of them delirious ; but towards morning they gradually re covered, and are now happily out of danger. The Procurator-Fiscal of Inverness-shire, who happened to be in this village, was promptly on the spot, and investigated the circumstances ; but we understand that, as yet, no clue has been discovered to the origin of this serious affair. We can scarcely suppose it possible that any person could contemplate the indis criminate poisoning of so large a party—and no ani mosity appears to have existed between any of them to give an appearance of likelihood to such a suppo sition. We understand that judicial investigation will be further prosecuted, and we trust that this mysterious matter will be satisfactory cleared up.— Ross-shire Advertiser. MEETING OF SCOTCH FISH CURERS. On Tuesday week a number of the fish-curers of Wick and Pulteney-town met in the Exchange Reading. rooms, Wick, for the purpose of considering the present manner of conducting business in the consignment of herrings to the Stettin market, and of consulting as to what means might be adopted for introducing a better system. Mr. O'Kell, of North wich, Cheshire, addressed the meeting at considerable length, pointing out the disadvantages under which the Scotch herring-curers labour by the incongruous way in which they transact ;business with the Stettin market—the most extensive and influential emporium for Scotch fish in Europe, there having been, on an average, for the last ten years, no less than 100,000 barrels of cured herrings exported there, the com mission on which amounted to about 8,0001. He proposed that the herring-curers should coalesce, and open a counting-house in Stettin, as the Scotch Herring Company, and appoint an ex perienced, respectable manager, able to give a guarantee for a few thousands, through which office each curer's herrings could be sold, provided they be shipped on consignment to Stettin. This, in the first place, would be an entire saving to the body of the Scotch fish-curers of 7,0001. per annum. He calculated, as formerly stated, that the commission paid, direct and indirect, on herrings imported into Stettin amounted to 8,000/. Suppose, then, the manager gets 6001. of salary, and 4001. for incidental expenses—together, 1,000/. ; deducted from 8,0001., leaves the large sum of 7,0001. sterling, which is now expended annually in a foreign state. This sum of 7,0004 could be dispensed with, as above shown— a saving to the curer of seven per cent., being a handsome remunerative profit itself ; and, further, that on his shipping to Stettin, he would feel a satisfaction that his goods would be honestly and dealt with. The manager's salary might be raised by each curer paying to 1 per cent. on the value of fish cured by him. The general opinion of the meeting was in favour of the proposal, and a com mittee was appointed to draw up regulations to be submitted to a subsequent meeting. A document was drawn up and numerously signed by the meeting, pledging the subscribers to support the scheme, should the approval of three-fourths of the curers in Scotland e obtained. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH MONDAY.—The Recruit, 12, COM raander A. Slade, was towed into harbour to-day by the Echo steam-tug. She will require to be docked to have her bottom cleaned, the starboard side of which is thickly encrusted with marine productions of all sorts. She will be paid all over the bottom with the composition of the chymical officer of this dockyard. The Birkenhead steam-frigate, Commander Ingram, is in dock refitting, and having the damages sustained by her collision with the Horatio brig, of South Shields, repaired. It is surmised that the Victory will be shortly paid off, and re-commissioned with the regular flag ships' officers, the Victory's present officers being transferred to the ordinary guard shin about to be commissioned. We are happy to be informed that Commander Gould, of the Victory, who recently met with a very serious accident, is going on very favourably in Has ler Hospital. Very powerful and important additions to the strength of the wall of this garrison are being made with as much dispatch as the weather will admit of. The Myrmidon iron steam-vessel, Lieutenant Commander Roberts, as soon as ready, will tow a mud engine to Holyhead, or attempt to do so; whe ther she will ever get it to its destination is doubt ful. She is unquestionably the worst of the iron steamers. The Amphion, 36, Captain Williams, will sail, ac cording to present orders, to-morrow morning, to re inforce Sir C. Napier's squadron in the Tagus. She will take out supernumerary officers and men, and letters and dispatches. The Cambrian, 40, Commodore Plumridge, remains at anchor off the Knab light. It is now said she has not yet received sailing orders. Wind N.W., moderate breezes, weather cloudy, five P.M. WOOLWICH, OCT. 25.—The Fisgard, 42 guns, was taken into the east dock on Saturday to have her bottom examined ; and on the William and Mary yacht being paid off on Saturday, Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, K.C.B. and K.C.H., Superintendent of the Woolwich Dockyard, hoisted his broad pendant on board the Fisgard, and the officers, supernumeries, and crew of the William and Mary yacht have been transferred to the frigate. The Black Eagle was also paid off on Saturday, and her officers and crew are to be borne on the books of the Fisgard. One sergeant, one corporal, and ten privates of the Woolwich divi sion of Royal Marines, disembarked on Saturda and joined the division from the William and Mary yacht, and a similar number from the Perseus, Lieu tenant Commander Greet, paid off on Saturday at her station off the Tower. The Blazer steam-vessel has been commissioned by Lieutenant Commander Smith. The Hecate steam-vessel, Commander Moorman, left Woolwich for Greenhithe this of rnoon to have her compasses adjusted, and will than proceed to Portsmouth to receive further orders at that port. The Acheron steam-vessel, Commander Lort Stokes, received her complement of Royal Marines to-day, from the Woolwich division, consisting of one ser geant, one coporal, and ten privates, and will soon be ready to proceed to New Zealand on the surveying service. CALLINOTON.—Things are looking rather gloomy here. Hingston Down Consols and C lid sworthy Mines managed by Mr. Hitchens, have stopped, although the, former is reported to have large quantities of tin at the surface, and to be a very promising speculation. The steam was getting up to commence steimping for the first time, when the news arrived that the "` bal was knacked." The Callington mines are not looking so well as they were a few weeks since. Holrcbush is poor; unem ployed men are very numerous.—FaA zouth Packet. g' UST'S HOSPlTAL.—Saturday last, being the anniversary of the birthday of King .Edward VI., was celebrated ebr t t e ( lby. number of "Blues," oar gentlemen edu- Tavern. TheCh ris t' sch air was dining together at the London him were Captain was taken by Joseph Beioley, Esq., and near W. S. Grey, Esq Captain Shea, Thomas Brown, Esq., governors of Chri.sst'ten d several other old Blues—now Esq. (tree:ll6lli; there were also present John Smith, of the Benevolent Society of Blues), the Rev. Dra.ri. the Rev. Prebendary Horne, M. Delille, aanbdseffice Li e utenant-Colonel Pettingal, after forty-one years' various parts of the world, all j oining and others from evening with heartfelt delight in a social reunion. The j peculiarly interesting by its being selected was rendered scetary, as the fit time to present to Mr. Barnard, the a splendid silver salver and tea service , b earing in scription expressive of his zeal in the cause, earing d aonf the high regard in which he is held. It wa s presented by W. S. Grey, Esq., with an elegant caeuredp:ll3).Pro.priate speech, in presence of the assembled diately after dinner. Mr. Barnard, though Co ns id erably overpowered by his feelings, made his acknowledgments in a very suitable manner. The inscription sta tes tha t it is presented by one hundred of his " brother Blues ' t ' Most of the toasts after dinner had direct allusion t o . Christ's Hospital, and the shouts with which they were responded to, and the attention and pleasure with which they listened to Dr. Rice's and M. Delille's account of the progress and improvement of the young Blues, gave abundant evidence that every , heart beat with gratitude to the home of their childhood. Six NEW BISHOPS TOE INDIA.—It is contem plated to apply the principle of subdivision which has has recently been made in the diocese of Australia to India, the whole of which enormous territory is under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the four Bishops of Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, and Colombo. These four sees are to be divided, and six new sees formed, so that for the present there will be ten Indian Bishops instead 9.l2mEtthis number will be increased as speedily as O'dill admit. • ; _ „ THE CASE OF ALLEGED ABDUC- TION BEFORE THE LORD MAYOR. The Lord Mayor having been informed that Mr. W. H. Kavanagh, of Brentwood-hall, positively as serted that the " whole of the report of the case in which he was represented as having taken away a young lady from her father's house was a vile fabri cation from beginning to end," sent Davis the intelli gent officer, who brought the prisoner in custody to the Mansion-house, to the place in which the Brent wood-hall property is situated, to ascertain whether there was a syllable of truth in the denial. The following is a letter received by Mr. Goodman, chief-clerk at the Mansion-house, upon the subject : " Sir,—Since my arrival at Brentwood I have made every inquiry respecting the circumstances connected with Mr. Kavanagh, and I can most solemnly assure you that he is the same person who appeared at the Mansion-house on the charge of abduction. Mr. Ka vanagh has not resided at Brentwood-hall these six years. The property is let by him to Mr. Knight. The person now residing at Brentwood-hall is a gen tleman of the name of Chapman, who has got the lease for 21 years. " Mr. Kavannah is well known at Brentwood, and the description given to me of him precisely corre sponds with my observation of him when I had him before the Lord Mayor. He was seen on the plat form, Brentwood Railway, on Tuesday morning, the 12th of October, going to London, in the exact dress in which he appeared before his Lordship on Friday, the 15th, which was black, with crape round his hat. He is in mourning for his sister and mo ther, whose death entitles him to a very large pro perty. Brentwood-hall was left to him by an uncle of the name of Kavanagh, a doctor in the army, with other property. His return to Brentwood was ex pected on Friday, the 15th, the same day on which he was before his Lordship on the charge, but he has not been seen there since Tuesday, the 12th instant. I have been to the Post-office, and have ascertained that the letter to the editor of the Times, which is stated in a notice in that paper to contain a denial of the facts I have represented, was not sent from Brent wood-hall, nor from any way near Brentwood. " I rbmain, with every due respect, your most obedient humble servant, " 537, JOHN DAVIS. " Goodman, chief clerk, Mansion-house. " I am perfectly satisfied that Mr. Kavanagh, who is entitled to the estates of Brentwood-hall, is the person who was before his Lordship." When the defendant in the case in question was put to the bar at the Mansion house, several papers which had been found upon his person, directed to W. H. Kavanagh, Esq , Brentwood Hall, were pro duced; one of them was addressed to him from a vicarage-house in the country, requesting the loan of five or six hundred pounds, and bearing strong evi dence of the conviction of the writer that he was addressing a large capitalist. The receipts for poor rates and an acceptance, and, in fact, everything in writing found in his possession tend: d to identify the owner with Mr. William Henry Kavanagh and Brent wood Hall. THE LATE MURDERS IN BIRMINGHAM. BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY NIGHT.—This afternoon an inquest was held before Dr. Burt Davies, borough coroner, at the Public-office, Moor-street, upon the bodies of the four unfortunate children who were murdered by their mother, Ann Wilkes, at their home, Cheapside, in this town, early on Saturday morning. A respectable jury, of whom Mr. Morris Banks was foreman, having been empannelled, proceeded to view the bodies. A plan was exhibited in the inquest room showing the position of the children when found in the hed, the situation of the furniture and the marks and pools of blood upon the floor of the room. An inspection of this plan rendered it entirely unnecessary for any per son, with a view to understand the situation of the unhappy victims, to visit the horrible scene of blood. The names of the deceased children were Henry John, Mary Jane, William Charles, and Frederick George. This appeared from the production of the family Bible, produced and afterwards sworn to by a witness, whose evidence is given below. The jury having returned, the first witness called was— Edward Alfred Banks, of Sherlock-street, who de posed that by trade he was a tailor. Ann 'Wilkes was his sister-in-law. He believed that to be her name, but he understood that there was a person present who was prepared to say who her supposed husband was. A man named Hodgson here came forward and said, being sworn, that a short time ago, in con sequence of some dispute likely to arise about pro perty, he called upon Ann Wilkes, and she then in formed him, with tears in her eyes, that she was never married to her reputed husband, Wilkes. Witness was formerly a surgeon, and Henry Wilkes was a brother of his wife's. The accused always went by the name of Ann Wilkes. Whether she had been married or not, with respect to the property it would have made no difference either way. She told him that she was not married, and consequently her name must have been Green. All four deceased were, he believed, her children by Henry Wilkes. She gave a list of their name from her Bible. Harriet Fisher, of Exeter-row, saw the childreet alive at the house of the mother on Friday night last, between six and seven o'clock. She called in con sequence of an invitation from Mrs. Wilkes. Was with her not more than half an hour. The children were all four playing on the hearth. They all seemed quite well, and wished witness good night. Did not observe anything particular about the mother anything more than usual friendship. They spoke chiefly respecting the growth of the children. While there all the deceased went up to bed, and the mother accompanied them with a candle, and apologised to witness for doing so. By a juror—Did not see any other person in the house besides herself and her children. By another juror—She did not appear in the slightest degree excited. By another juror—She did not send out for any ale while witness was present. Mr. Banks being again called, the family Bible found in the house was produced, and witness swore to the family register there found being in the hand writing of the late Mr. Wilkes. It was as follows : " John Henry, born Aug. 3, 1837; Mary Jane Maria, born January, 1840 ; William Charles, born October, 1841 ; and Frederick George, born July, 1843." From all witness hail heard, he believed that Mrs. Wilkes (as she was called) was married to Henry Wilkes. Elizabeth Hemming, the landlady of the White Horse public-house in Cheapside—On Friday night last Mrs. Wilkes came to my house about ten o clock, and purchased a quart of sixpenny ale. Did not mark the time exactly. She took the ale home with her. Saw nothing more of her that night. Did not observe anything particular about her manner. She generally came for half a pint at lunch time and half a pint at supper time. A quart was more than she usually had at night. Witness's house was nearly opposite that of Ann Wilkes, but she could not see into it so as to be able to say whether she had any company. Ann Wilkes told her when she came in that she was much tired, and that she had washed the children and put them to bed. By a Juror—Mrs. Wilkes paid for the beer. Did not know that she had lodgers at any time. By the Coroner—Had before known her to fetch a quart of beer, but it was unusual for her to do so. William Edwards, of 8, Cheapside, deposed that about half-past twelve o'clock the neighbourhood was alarmed because the window-shutters of Ann Wilkes were not opened, and in consequence he went to the house, and saw that the key was inside the door. The blinds were also down at both upstairs windows. He tried the doors and windows, and found all fast. He partially opened the shutter, and found that the things were as they usually were, and by that he knew that they had not "flitted." Some people thought it would be best to break the door open, but he (witness) got a ladder and got in at the front floor window. Everything there appeared to be very comfortable and clean. He then proceeded upstairs into the attic; but when he got within two steps of the top he saw Ann Wilkes lying on the ground in a pool of blood, and the youngest child, Frederick Wilkes, lying beside her. It startled him, and he ran down stairs, exclaiming to the people in the street, " Oh, good God !- they are all murdered " Wellings, the policeman, and other persons speedily mounted the ladder and proceeded up stairs. When he again went into the room he saw the infant on the floor, and three other children lying in the bed nearest the window. They were covered with blood, but he could not say that at the time he saw any wound. He raised Ann Wilkes. She was still living, but very cold. The children were all dead. When he raised the mother up she began to struggle, and attempted to tear her throat. He then ran for a surgeon as soon as pos sible, and Mr. Archer almost immediately entered the house. The police had applied a handkerchief to the throat of the woman, and after Mr. Archer had look e d at t h e wound he re-tied the handkerchief, and Ann Wilkes was removed to the hospital in a car. Witness took her on hisknee. She received no in jury in th e removal, and was placed on a bed. She never spoke o n the road. There was no possibility apparently for any person to have was no possibility usually lay had got into the house through the attic. Saw two razors near An n Wilk es . The bed in which A nn Wilkes mmade. ap parently been laid up on s i nce i t was whom Tho examination of witnesses (an last were to be called) was proceeding wheny o our f parcel was made up. The woman Wilkes is living, and th ere i s a proba bility of her recovery. The line between Bridlington and Filey wag opened on Mot day. N Dividend cd 1 per Annum.; Ashtn & Oldh Ashby-d-la-Z Barnsley Basingstoke Brknk&Abrg Jromford.. • Dudley Derby .. • - • Ellsmre&Chsl E:ewash - • . Forth & Clyd GrandJuncte Grand Union, tilamorgnsh 41str & Brkly Grantham Huddersfield. Keunt & Ayn Lancaster Leeds& Livrp•• Leicester Leicstr &Nth! Loughborogh 4 97,51.55. pc' 113 41. 160 121. 1001 150 5/. 100! 141. 100 41. 100 61. 133! 41. 100 321. 100, 41. 100 61. 100 1/. 10s. 172' 13%1. 100 150, 121. 57: 39 7s. 6d. 47; 11. 103. 100 341. 140; 10/. 83 41. 142, 701. Monmouthsh Mutgemrysh Macclesfield. l Neath • • • . • • Nottingham. Peak Forest. Regent's . - • • Rochdale .. • • Shropshire .. Somrset Coal 40 18}4 11. 43. ,o.LIcFd Sti Stffrd &Wore, Shrewsbury.. StourbrldgQ.. Strtfrd on Av Severn andl Wye Rail. Trnt & 3ir sey •• • . Timms &Med Worestr Birming. Wilts & Brks 71.105. 6/. p. c. 281. 151. 201. 11. 10s. 1/. 8s 41;~ INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Prig , A ~,m m. Share. 1 - • £ s. d. I X s. d. Albion ...... •••• • • • • 31. 10s. 500 0 0' 50 0 0 75 , Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 - Ditto Marine. ••• • • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 - Atlas . 13s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - 1 British Commercial •• 7s. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 6' Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life ' 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 20 ?4. County .... •••.• • • • • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Erown ••••••• • • • • • • • 12s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 11 Eagle •.• . .• ...... •• • • 6s. 50 0 0 5 e 0 - Eng.& Scot. Law •• .• 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - European Life ••• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. - Freemasons' .••• • • • - 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe - - Guardian ••-••• . • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 45 Imperial Fire ••• • - - 61. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 210 Imperial Life •••• • • • . 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14;4 Indemnity Marine .• - 11. sh. & be. 100 0 0 513 1 - Law Life ........ •. . . 1/. is. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45 L.-gal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - Landon Fire •••• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 - London Ship •.•• • • • • 103. 25 0 0 12 10 0 - Marine .. ......... . 51. per cant. 100 0 0 15 0 0 - Med. Invlid& Gen. the 431. per ct. 50 0 0 20 0 2%; National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - National Life • - Palladium Life ...... - . ' Pricenix • . ... ..... - - - Protector Life .- - Provident Life ll. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Rock Life 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4%.. Royal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - - 3un Fire • - - - Ditto Life ..... ..... Si. Cs. - - - Victoria Life • - - 4 0 0 - LIST OF SCOTTISh COMPANIES' PRICES.. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. I Price'. Annum. Share. I I_,. £ s. d. £ 8. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 j 167 Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 0 149 British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 200 Commercial Bank •• -6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 162 National Bank 6l. per cent. - 10 0 0 13- -, ‘ Union Bank of Scotland 731. pr eent. - 50 0 0 87 Western Bank.. •. • - 50 0 0 711 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 6V Clydesdale Bank.. • ..• 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 12112 Eastern Bank •.••• . . . • 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 111. Ws Caledonian Bank - 210 0 4/. Bs. Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 6/. per cert. - 5 0 0 631 City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 11/.l4ss Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 li. 3V Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 12 Incur. Co. of Scetlnd• • 51. per cent. 110 0 0 All paid. 83‘ North British Insur. • • 5341. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 23% Caledonian Fire Insnr. lel. per cent.' 100 0 0 10 0 0 22%; Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 'lOO 0 0 12 10 0 18 Edin. & Glasg. Railway 11.10 s. per a. 50 0 0 50 0 0 483 i, Ditto, 54 Shares •• • . 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. - Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 - Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. _ inasgvo & Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 18% Glsgw& Garnkirk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39 Dundee& Arbrothßall. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 391 Standard LifeAssurnce. 51. per cent.l 50 0 0 I 2 10 0 ', i - - DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. n 'IC e. Annum. Share. ..., X s. d. £ s. d. Commercial - '7O East and West India 6l. pr cent. I Stock. - 120 East Country ••. • • - - - London .... ..... .. - Of + St. Katharine .. • • - tif 1 Southampton •••• • • • • 21. per cent. 50 0 0 0 0 0 - - -. WATER-WORKS .... Dividend Amount Name of Company. I per of Paid. Ptie 3, Annum. Share. X s. d. East London..• •• • .... 81. 100 0 0 - - Grand Junction ••• • • • 31. 108. 41 13 4 - 9l 31. 100 0 0 -.- Vauxhall ............ 100 0 0 - - West Middlesex . . • 51.15cprent. 63 12 9 - 115' COURSE OF EXCH Amsterdam ... 1213 Ditto, at sight 12 9 Rotterdam •• 12 13 Antwerp • • ............ 26 50 liamburgh .... • •M.B. 14 6 Altona. ....... — Paris, 3 days' sight .• 26 10 Ditto, •••• .. • • ...... 26 40 6farseilles • • • • • • • 26 50 •• 26 50 Frankfort on Mains 126 Petersburgh, 3 U 5.....• .. .. • • Vienna, effsc.lio— 10 28 Trieste, ditto.... • ..... 10 30 Madrid •• .. ........ 46 Barcelona •••••••••••• •• •• .. LNGE.-(THIS DAY-) Gibraltar ..... .• •• •• • • Leghorn 31 Se Genoa ...... •... 26 5* Venice........ ...... Naples ........ ••.. • • 36.5 Palermo, per oa 117)6 Lisbon.. ... • ..... 51 0p0rt0.... • ..... • • .. • • 51 Rio Janeiro • • 24 Buenos Ayres ...... • • New York, 21 days'sight Philadelphia .......... raicss or BULLION, FIB or, Foreign Gold in bars.. XS 17 0 New Dollars 0 4 9) Portugal Gold Coin .. • 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 11 Silver in bars ...... • • 0 4 11.; )i MARKET INTELLIGENCE.' (From the London New Price Current of Oct. 264 SUGAR.—To-day there was a much better demeal , d for Raw Sugar for home consumption, whilst shipper s were more inclined to operate ; merchants manifesto 1 greater firmness, and an advance in the value of all de scriptions took place. There was much inquiry site: r West India Muscovado of all kinds, both for the scab and pang but merchants insisting upon an advaria a on the rates of Friday last of 6d per cat, rather ope - rated against the demand ; still a good business vva s concluded, and 680 hhds and trcs found buyers, includ in g a public sale of 128 hhds Barbadoes, which went off a it h fair spirit at a rise on the prices of the last auction 6d, fine yellow selling at 43s 6d to 455, good 41s to 413 s, middling 39s to 40s 6d, and low middling 38s 6 d per cwt. REFINED.—To-day there was more demand for re - fined goods from the home trade, whilst less disposit loi a was manifested to sell. A fair business was done at 51s 6 for brown grocery, and at 52s to 52s 6d for stand. ir d lumps. Bonded crushed Sugar is wanted at 28s 6d t 29s 6d for first sort, but not much is to be had. FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of I ro. • reign Sugar, but privately several inquiries existed, b( from the home trade and shippers, but holders aski stiffer rates caused the transactions privately to be n .0 t of much moment. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there was an active d mand for Mauritius Sugar, but the quantity submitt ed to public competition was large, and amounted to 10,6; 58 bass; still the whole was sold, and at prices 6d to is p, cwt above those of Friday. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the purchases made Madras Sugar were upon a more extended scale, anal 4,252 bags at auction all sold at 6d advance, middling soft brown fetching 27s 6d, good 28s to 28s 6d, fine. 28s 6d to 295, low 29s 6d, good 30s 6d, and fine 35s 6d. Privately white Bengal met with a much better demand, and fetched an advance on former rates of 6d to Is, It ric and middling bringing 43s to 44s 6d, good to fine 4 to 495. Corrzs..—This afternoon the market for native Ceyl had a brisker appearance, and 1,240 bags at public s gle were all sold at full rates—good ordinary fetching : $29 to 32; 6d, and real good ord 33s to 33s 6d upon wnicn terms some parcels were taken by private treaty. Plan tation met with more attention, and some parcels were sold privately at full rates ; 101 cases at auction were, however, taken in at 503) for low middling colory, being above the value. Holders of Foreign Coffee show more firmness. TEA.—No improvement has taken place in the value of Congou, although holders are sellers upon further reduced terms, and at a decline on the rates that existed a month back of Id for low and mid dling, and 2d to 3d per lb for good and tine. The purchases made have been to a small extent only in all sorts low as prices are, and large as the deliveries coptinu?. To-day there was more disposition shown to operate in Tea, and on the part of holders there was more firmness, it was difficult to buy good sound common Congou for cash under 9d per lb. SPlRlTS.—Jamaica Rum has been in good demand by the home trade, and the rates obtained have been equal to those that prevailed previously fur all kinds, but on the part of exporters little inclination has been shown to do business. Demerara is offered upon further reduced terms, but without meeting with much attention from the exporters or the home trade. Although Brandy can be obtained at further re duced rates, still exporters and the home trade operate with caution, whilst the market is plentifully supplied, es pecially with old landed sorts. Geneva was only in limited demand, and there is more desire to sell common export sort at 2s 8d to 2s 9d, and fine (fit for duty) 3s to 3s 4d per gallon. For British Corn Spirit and Gin the demand is active. Today Jamaica Rum met with attention, and the parcels sold were at full rates, and in some cases rather above. East India and Leeward Island sold more freely, and generally could not be obtained at former quotations. CINNAMON. — The quarterly sales went off with more spirit than had been anticipated from the previous de pressed state of the market, rather more than one half having feund buyers ; for Ist sort there was scarcely any orders, and the few lots sold were at a decline of 3d to 6dreally fine 2nd realized very nearly last sales prices, but the middling and good qualities sold at a re duction of 2d to 4d per lb; 3rd sort and broken per Ib, main tained previous rates. FRUIT.—To -day at public sale 156 pkgs of old Zante Currants a small part only sold at 38s to 40s : 30 car teels new Patras, good 455, ordinary 42i. 727 drums Turkey Figs 525. 205 boxes, 27 d rums o f o ld Chesme Raisins taken in at 30s. 772 boxes, 710 boxes, new Valentia only in part sold, sound at 40s, and damaged 353 to 38s, which are all lower rates. Ricz.—To-day holders of East India Rice refused to submit to any further decline in the value, but at present there are few buyers. Cocoa.—There has not been much disposition evinced to operate in Trinidad; at a public sale of 329 bags a part only sold, and at rather lower rates, viz. good dark red at 44s to 46s and good grey 42s to 435. Foreign is dull of sale, and 35s to 40s is the value according to quality. SEIcES. —The demand for black Pepper does not in crease, although there are sellers of all descriptions upon low terms. Privately the purchases made by exporters and the home trade have been to a limited extent only. Cayenne is held for 10d to is 10d per lb, and African Pod at 31 to 8/ 10s, but few buyers are to be met with. The supply of all kinds of Cassia Lignea continues on the decrease, and prices to advance, as the supply is scanty. Cassia Buds are in short supply, and are held for 75s to 80. Mace is wanted, and in consequence of the short supply buyers are compelled to pay 2s 8d to 3s 4d for ordinary to middling, and good to fine 3s 6d to 4s. The public sales of 18 cases Penang Nutmegs went off flat, and only partly sold at barely former rates. Pimento is much wanted, and the supply continuing to be small of all descriptions buyers are compelled to pay an advance on former rates of id; and at auction 52 bags went at sid to 6d for good, and at 4d to 54d per lb for damaged. INDIGO.—The quarterly sales which commenced on the 12th instant, concluded yesterday, and consisted of 17,000 cnests, viz., 11,800 Bengal, 1,200 Bengal, 1,200 Oude, 2,250 Madras, and 2,100 Kurpah. Since the July sales hardly any business has been transacted ; considerable anxiety, therefore, was manifested as to the result of the sales just drawn to a close. The attendance throughout was thin, and notwithstanding the great decline that has taken place, the sales attracted but little attention, arising from a thorough want of confidence on the part of the buyers, and the absence of all speculation, and with unusually limited orders. OlLS.—Although Olive Oil can be obtained upon fur ther.reduced terms, still the home and export demand has been limited; the stock, however, does not accumu late. The rates accepted have been 47/ to 471 10s for Gallipoli, 451 to 461 for Spanish and Sicily, and 421 to 441 for Barbary, Levant, and Portugal. These rates are, however, above those that existed at this time last year. Linseed Oil is in large supply, and the crushers are willing sellers upon further reduced terms; although they have taken 241 3d per cwt. on the spot, the home trade operated with caution, and few parcels have been taken by exporters. For for ward delivery there are sellers at 24s 3d to 24s 6d, but few contracts have been entered into, A further fall in the value is expected to take place. Rapeseed is little required; the supply is on the increase, and there are sellers of pale at 375, brown at 365, and the tendency of prices is downwards. The market for Cocoa Nut is quiet, and there are sellers of good to fine quality at 60s to 655. Palm is little required, whilst prices are on the decline, and the stock is on the increase; only small pur chases have been made by exporters and the home trade, althongh fine quality is offered at 33s to 33s 6d, and fair to good at 31s to 32s 6d. Of Fish Oils there are further arrivals. TALLow.—For Russian on the spot forther reduced rates having been taken, induced the home trade to operate with more freedom, and a good business has been transacted ; but at 443 3d to 44s 6d per cwi there are sellers of tine new P.Y, Candle. For for ward delivery the operations have been upon a more extended scale, bet 43s 6d to 44s are the prices accepted up to the end of the year. Home made has fallen in value, but at 45s 6d to 46s 6d nett cash a good business has been done. Other sorts are in plentiful supply, and prices suffered a further depression. A public sale of 271 casks of Taganrog were only in part sold. The value of rough Fat is 2s 'lid per stone. Fur auction 800 casks of Tallow are declared. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, OCT. 23, 1847. The Queen has been pleased to order a conge d'elire to the Dean and Chapter of the cathedral church of Manchester, empowering them to elect a bishop of that see; and her Majesty has also been pleased to recom mend to the said Dean and Chapter the Rev. James Prince Lee, A.M., to be by them elected bishop of the said see. FOREIGN-OFFICE, OCT. 26. The Queen has beep, graciously pleased to appoint Captain the Honourable Robert Gore, R.N., to be her Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General in the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. DOWNING-STREET, OCT. 26. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Edmund Walker Head, Bart., to be Lieutenant Governor of the province of New Brunswick. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Sir Donald Campbell, Bart., to be Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island. Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint John Iles Mantel!, Esq., to be Chief Justice, and Sidney Billing, Esq., to be Queen's Advocate and Police Magis trate, for her Majesty's settlements in the Gambia. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire. Ayrshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Walter Ferrier Hamilton, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Henry Hughes Onslow, promoted, Oct. 18 ; George James Campbell, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Robert Gairdner, promoted, Oct. 19. _.t:'ourtblZbttton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock CITY, FIVE O'CLOCK. A Correspondent writes to say that the change of countenances throughout the City this afternoon indicates a reinstatement of confidence being com pletely restored—and that foreign bankers bought and sold bills of exchange more readily than they have done for months back. Our informant adds, that he had this verified by themselves. NEWMARKET RACES, (THIS DAY.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. The following is a later account of this race than appears in another part of our paper:— The Cambridge hire Stakes of 25 sous. each, 10 ft, and only 5 ft if declared; with 100 added. Cambridge shire Course. (140 Subs.) Mr. Drinkald's The Widow ... Mr. Bouverie's War Eagle ... Mr. Rolt's Collingwood ... 1 ... 2 ... 3 Thirty-seven ran. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, IN BANKS, ASSURANCE. AND ;OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From tie Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26. JOINT-STOCX BANKS. 51. per Cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. Si. per cent. i 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 5/. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. Price Name of Company. Australasia .. •• • • • • • • Britsh N orth American L'ommercial of London :lolonial. • • • ....... • • Londn and Westminstr London Joint-Stock . • • Metropolitan Provincial of Ireland.. Ditto, National of Ireland .. Nat. Provncial of Eng. Ditto, New......... Union of Australia.... I Union of L0nd0n..... 1 Names of Companies. Dividend per Annum. CANALS. Amount of Share. Z s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 Name's of Companies. Paid. i. d. 40 0 0 151 50 0 0 .- 20 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 -- 10 0 0 Dividend per Annum. Price. BANKRUPTS. William Lawrence, grocer, Ealing, Middlesex, to surrender, Nov. 2, at half-past twelve, and Dec. 10, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street ; Espin, Bedfor.row. Henry Mockett, merchant, New Shoreham, Sussex, Nov. 8, at one, and Dec. 6, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry Chambers; Harbin and Co., Clement's Inn; Mardall, Shoreham. Richard Shakespeare, tailor, Banbury, Oxfordshire, Nov. 4, at one, and Dec. 6, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry. chambers, London ; Sharp, Verulam- buildings, Gray's Inn. John Laxton, coal merchant, Rickmansworth, Nov. 6, at one, and Dec. 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Basinghall- street; Tucker and Co. Threadneedle-street. George Holditch, John Flinn Holditch, and Edward Duncan Holditch, cider merchants, Bank-side, South wark, Nov. 11, at half-past one, and Dec. 17, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assigneee, Aldermanbury • Wire and Child, St. Swithin's-lane. Charles Fletcher, watchmaker, Regent-street, Nov. 3, and Dec. 1, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Taylor and Collison, Great James-street, Bedford-row. Anthony Carter, saddler, Romford, Es-ex, Oct. 29, at half-past eleven, and Dec. 2, at half-past two, at the Court of Bonkruptcy. Ball, official assignee, Coleman street- buildings; Rickards and Co., Lincoln's Inn-fields. Henry Knapp, banker, of Abingdon, Berkshire, Nov. 10, at twelve, and Dec. 23, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Neate, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; Ormond, Abingdon. Thomas Martin, licensed victualler, Nicholas. square, Hackney-road, Nov. 4, at half-past one, and December 8, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street -buildings ; Thrupp, Wi n . chester-buildings. Howard Horsley, warehouseman, Liverpool, Nov. 5 and 26, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Caze nove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Vincent, Temple, London; Irlam and Fletcher, Liverpool. A ndrew Leighton, broker, Nov. 6 and 26, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official as signee, Liverpool; Roland and Co., Threadneedle -street, London; Jevons, Liverpool. Robert Davies Evans, draper, Wrexham, Denbigh. shire, Nov. 5 and 30 at twelve, at the Liverpool Dis trict Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool ; Phil pot, jun., Mountague-street, Russell-square ; Hughes, Wrexham ; Evans and Sons, Liverpool. Richard Scholes, grocer, Bury, Lancashire, Nov. 9 and 30, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Messrs. Clarke, Gray, and Woodcock, Lincolns' Inn-fields, London; Whitehead, Bury. Thomas Dawber, calico printer, Manchester, Nov. 5, at eleven, and Nov. 26, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester; Johnson, Son, and Weatherall, Temple; Higson and Robinson, Manchester. Joel Gee, cotton spinner, Dukinfichl, Cheshire, Nov. 9 and 30, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester ; Atkinson, Saunders, and Atkinson, Manchester ; Abbott, Char lotte-street, Bedford-square, London. James Guest, cotton spinner, Manchester, Nov. 6, and Dec. 2, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson ' official assignee, Manchester; Abbott, Charlotte street, Bedford-square, London ; Messrs. Atkinson, Saunders, and Atkinson, Manchester. William Smith, cotton manufacturer, Colne, Lan cashire, Nov. 9 and Dec. 6, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Atkinson, Manchester; Abbott, Charlotte-street, Bed • ford-square, London. Mary Warburton, hat manufacturer, Bury, Lan cashire, Nov. 9 and 30, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Clarke, Gray, and Woodcock, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; Whitehead, Bury. John Hooper, market gardener, Honiton, Devonshire, Nov. 4 and 30, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter; Laidman, Exeter; Clowes and Co., Temple, London. Arthur James, oil merchant, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nov. 5, at half-past ten, and Dec. 17, at one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Belding and Pope, Scott's-yard, Bush- lane, London ; Forster, Newcastle upon-Tyne. Thomas Ridehough and John Ridehough, worsted spinners, Mytholm Royd, Yorkshire, Nov. 9 and Dec. 7, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Emmett and Co., Bloomsbury-square, London; Alexander and Hammerton, Halifax; Cour tenay, Leeds. John Ross, hosier, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, Nov. 5 and Dec. 4, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham; Brown, Not tingham. Henry Turner, scrivener, Wolverhampton, Nov. 3 and 27, at one, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Robinson, Wol verhampton; Motteram and Knowles, Birmingham. John Lenton, butcher, Bourn, Lincolnshire, Nov. 5 , and Dec. 3, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham ; Lees, Not tingham. Daniel Pearson, engine manufacturer, Tipton, Staf fordshire, Nov. 10, and Dec. 1, at twelve, at the Bir mingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Bir mingham ; Bolton, Dudley ; Motteram and Knowles, Birmingham. SALMON FISHING.—The salmon fishing in the Tweed closed on Friday last, the 15th of October. From the quantity of fish sent into the West Riding of York shire and to the Glasgow market new markets opened up in consequence of the opening of the railways—it is impossible to arrive at anything like a correct result of the quantity of fish caught during the season. In general terms, however, it may be stated, that the season just closed has been more than ordi. narily unsuccessful—even on a comparison with former seasons scarcely considered an average. The prioes, in consequence of the meagre supply in the town, have never been below 7d. per lb. for grilse, and Bkd. to 9d. per lb. for salmon.—Berwich Warder. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WESTMINSTER. Thomas Ensor, a private in the East India Com pany's artillery, was charged with stealing a gold watch and guard-chain, a quantity of jewellery, linen and wearing apparel, from the residence of Mr. S. Archbutt, solicitor, King's-road, Chelsea. About a month ago the prisoner, and another man named Dignum, were charged at this court, and un derwent a remand, the former being accused with breaking into the dwelling-house of Mr. Toby, a gentleman of fortune, at Chelsea, and stealing a quan tity of very valuable plate, and the latter with having plundered Mr. Archbutt of a gold watch and chain, jewellery, and a great quantity of linen and wearing apparel. In the course of the inquiry it turned out that Ensor and Dignum, although apprehended upon distinct charges, were on very intimate terms ; and that during the absence of Mr. Archbutt and his family for a few days in the country, Dignum, who was a clerk in his establishment, introduced Ensor to the female servant who had been left in charge of the premises, and the two latter went out walking toge ther for some hours one evening, while Dignum was left to take care of the house. Early the next morn ing it was discovered that the place had been robbed of the property above stated, and Dignum was given into custody. As there was not sufficient evidence given in either of the cases to justify a further deten tion of the prisoners, they were discharged. The police have been actively engaged since that period in endeavouring to trace the property, and it was ascer tained, a few days ago, that Mr. Archbutt's guard chain had been pledged by a person closely answer ing the description of Ensor, in consequence of which search was made for the prisoner, who had, after his liberation from custody on Mr. Toby's charge, joined the East India Company's service, and he was appre hended at Worley Barracks, Essex, on Saturday, when a pocket-book which had been stolen from Mr. Archbutt's was found in his possession, and he was seen to tear up a letter from a relation, which cau tioned him not to come near Chelsea, as the police were in search of him. Prisoner made no defence, and was remanded for a week, in order to give time for the attendance of the necessary witnesses. Edward Reading, a strong-looking fellow, was charged with stealing a cottage loaf from the shop of Mr. Robert Boyd, baker, Abingdon-street, West minster. Prisoner went into the shop, and having seized the loaf, the proprietor requested payment, when the pri soner replied that he had got no money, and did not intend paying for it. The proprietor told him that had he complained of distress, and asked for a piece of bread, he might have given it to him, when the prisoner replied that if he had, he had no doubt it would have been all the same. A constable was sent for, and it was with the utmost difficulty the bread could be got from the fellow, who abused the shop keeper grossly. Prisoner, who said he was a long way from home, and in distress, was committed for trial. The police produced the fellow's cap, to which were sewn some ringlets, such as are used by thieves to baffle identity. MARY L E B ONE. Thomas Good was charged with having, in a pugilistic encounter, killed Henry Bermingham. The parties were both in the service of greengrocers, in Portland Town. Mr. Clarkson attended for the prisoner. The evidence, which was briefly gone into, went to state that on the previous night the prisoner and the deceased were in the above neighbourhoud, and that some words ensued between them. It was agreed that they should adjourn to a spot near Primrose-hill to fight it out. After the finishing of one of the rounds deceased was in the act of getting up, when he received a blow, and never more rose. Mr. Britton, a surgeon, was sent for, who, on his arrival, pro nounced the poor fellow to be dead. He (the surgeon) stated, in answer to the magistrate, that there were no signs of external violence. The prisoner was remanded till Monday next. To-day a number of workmen commenced their labours, which will probably last five or six weeks, in the court, in which extensive alterations are to be made. The accommodation hitherto afforded has been extremely deficient in many respects, .and has formed the subject of well-grounded complaint. The busi ness will, until the said alterations are completed, be transacted in the up-stairs rooms of the house, No. $6, High-street, of which the old court forms a por tion ; and the apartments alluded to have been fitted up at a short notice, IR such a way as to afford such convenience as under the circumstances could be looked for. WORSHIP-STREET. The Rev. Samuel Hooley, chaplain to the Refuge for the Male Destitute, at Hoxton, attended to sup port a charge of violence and insubordinate conduct against a lad, named James Wilson, 15 years of age, under a clause of a highly beneficial statute of the present reign, which had never before been acted upon. The Rev. entleman stated, that about ten months ago the prisoner, who had been previously convicted of felony, and sentenced to seven years' transportation, was received into their institution under her Ma jesty's conditional pardon of good behaviour while he remained in the institution; but had only been there a few weeks when he exhibited symptoms of great insubordination, refused to perform any of the tasks assigned him, and on subsequent occasions conducted himself with such lawless violence, by repeated per sonal attacks upon the officers, that it was necessary to place him under restraint, and explain to him that in case of his pursuing the same line of behaviour it would be requisite to make an example of him under the particular statute above referred to, and the nature of which was clearly explained to him. The warning, however, had no effect upon the prisoner, who, on the preceding night, was detected, with another boy, en deavouring to effect his escape over the roof of an ad joining house, but was intercepted, and again placed in confinement, but conducted himself with such ex treme violence on the following morning, that the assistance of four of the servants was required to re strain him, and they were compelled to give him into custody. The _Rev. Gentleman here read the clause of the Act upon which the proceedings were based (the Ist and 2d Victoria, c. 82, sec. 11), by . which it ap peared, that juvenile offenders received into a chari table institution under a conditional pardon from her Majesty, and who shall refuse to conform to the rules and reglations thereof, shall be liable for the first offence, to three months imprisonment, with hard labour ; and for the second offence to six months', at the expiration of either of which terms, if the directors of such institutions should refuse the re-admission of the offender, the original sentence of transportation should be carried into full effect against him, as if no such pardon had been granted. Considering the ex treme severity of the penalty attaching to the prisoner's misconduct in this case, he was authorised to state that the directors did not wish to exclude him perma nently from their institution, but thought it neces sary that an example should be made of him to insure the interests and well• being of the other inmates of the asylum. The MAGISTRATE said, that the prisoner ought to feel extremely grateful for such leniency as had been exhibited towards him, and ordered him to be im prisoned, and kept to hard labour, in the House of Correction for six weeks. The prisoner, who appeared thoroughly hardened and obdurate, was then removed to the cells. HAMMERSMITH. Frederick Hare, driver of the cab No. 1,432, badge No. 2,518, appeared to answer a summons under the Metropolitan Carriage Act (6 and 7 Vic., cap. 86) for having on the 6th inst., during his employment, used abusive and insulting language to James Stevens, waterman, No. 157, at the Knightsbridge stand. The complainant deposed that he had been water man at the Knightsbridge stand for the last six or seven years. A few minutes past eight o'clock on the morning of the 6th inst. he noticed the cab 1,432 on the stand, without any driver attending it. About ten o'clock a policeman oame up to witness, and asked complainant where the driver was, and he told him he did not know. The policeman then took the number of the cab, at which moment the defendant came up. Complainant immediately asked him why he had left the cab unattended for upwards of two hours, when the defendant replied that he should do as he thought proper; he had been to his breakfast. The defendant then wanted to put his cab before the man who was by right the first cab on the stand, when he asked defendant how he could think of doing such a l thing. The defendant then instantly began to abuse witness, using the most horrible language that could possibly be conceived. In cross-examination, complainant admitted that on the afternoon of the same day he refused the defen dant a pail of water to wash his cab. Mr. Wolfe havinc , addressed the magistrate on the part of the defendant, and contended that it was evi dent there must have been something insulting in the complainant's tone or words, Mr. PAYNTER said, it was very true that there ap peared throughout the case that there was no provo cation given the defendant to induce him to use the horrible language he had done, and even if there had been the provocation suggested, it would not have justified the dreadful language used. He had deter mined in all such cases of horrible language uttered by cabmen in the public streets and roads, to punish them severely, by giving them the full period of im prisonment of two months. As, however, it appeared the defendant had never been summoned before, he would not do so, but would fine him 40s. and costs, or a month's imprisonment. KINGSTON. Hugh Matthews, a man about thirty-five years of age, dressed in seedy black, was brought before the Mayor of Kingston and another borough magistrate, charged with obtaining money under false pretences, from the Rev. R. Gandy, the vicar. It appeared from the evidence adduced on the first examination, that the prisoner went a few days since and left a letter for the vicar, who is well known for his benevolence, and stated he would call again in a day or two. As the prisoner had been relieved only a few weeks before, some suspicion was excited in the housekeeper's mind, thought not in her master's, who is a valetudinarian, and seldom leaves the heuse. The police were communicated with, and Police•constable Holloway, 226 V, who was in plain clothes, saw the prisoner leave the house with a letter in his hand. He accosted him, told him he was a begging-letter impostor, and he must give him up the letter he then held. He did so, and it proved to be one from the vicar, enclosing half-a crown. The constable took the prisoner to the station-house, and upon searching him found a list of charitable ladies and gentlemen living in the neighbourhood of Wimbledon, Merton, Kingston, Ditton, Walton, and Weybridge. He also found fragments of letters, evidently received from various benevolent parties. The prisoner said at the station house that he was a classical teacher, and that his father was a clergyman of the Protestant Church in Ireland, but had been dead some time. His inten tion was, when he could get a few pupils, to open a school, and he should not have written to the vicar, but that he l.ad been disappointed in a remittance from his mother in Ireland. The constable reported that he had made diligent inquiries with respect to the prisoner opening a school, but could not learn that he had made a single step towards opening one. The prisoner asked the Bench to place any Greek or Latin author in his hands, and he would convince them them that he was as he had stated himself to be, a scholar. He also proceeded to quote several Greek and Latin poets. He admitted it was a disgrace for a classical man to ask alms, but he was in distress, and he did not know who to apply to but clergymen or other gentlemen. The MAYOR said he was sorry to see a man like the prisoner, who, according to his own showing, wasa person of no mean attainments, placed in such a posi tion. He had not the excuse of want of education, and, therefore, his offence was the greater. The prisoner would be committed as a rogue and vaga bond to the House of Correction, at Brixton, with hard labour, for one month. THAMES. Charles Watkins, a powerful young man, was charged with committing a violent assault on Thomas Nott, on the River. The complainant, an elderly man, and much in ferior in size to the prisoner, appeared before the magistrate, with his upper lip bound together by adhesive plaisters, and he could not speak without great difficulty. It appeared that on Sunday evening the com plainant, who is the Sunday ferryman between the Alderman's-stairs, Lower East Smithfield, and the opposite shore, was engaged by a gentleman to con vey him alongside the Ajax, screw steamer, which had just arrived from Cork, to bring a gentleman passenger and his luggage on shore. The complain ant was accompanied by a boy, who went up the gangway ladder to hand down the passenger's lug gage, and after depositing a basket in Nott's boat, was about to hand down a box, when defendant, who is also a waterman, and was in his boat alongside re ceiving passengers, seized the box and said it belonged to one of his passengers. Nott said it did not, and attempted to snatch the box from him, on which the defendant uttered a dreadful oath, and struck the complainant a tremendous blow on his mouth with his clenched fist, which not only divided his upper lip, as if it had been severed with a knife, but loosened several teeth. The complainant very for tunately fell in -board, and when he recovered from the effects of the blow the blood was streaming from his mouth, and he threatened to give Watkins into cus tody. The prisoner directly struck him again, and knocked him backwards. He repeated the blow as the complainant was rising, and rendered him senseless. He was proceeding to further violence, when Jones, a Thames police-constable, No. 2t, who saw the whole occurrence from the deck of the steamer, rushed down the gangway ladder, and took the prisoner into cus tody. The complainant was bleeding from the mouth for an hour and a half after he received the blows, and it was stated by Jones that he narrowly escaped being drowned, and that he was in a very weak state from loss of blood. The prisoner, in defence, said he was struck first, and stood in his own defence. Mr. YARDLEY said the defendant had committed a very savage and unprovoked assault, and he had just inquired of ,Mr. Simmons, the chief clerk, whether there were any means of preventing the defendant plying on the river again, for he was totally unfit for his occupation, and was informed there was not. A man who had so little control over his passions as the defendant, was quite unfit to have the management of a boat on the river, and he could assure him, if the complainant, whom he had so grossly assaulted, had been drowned, he should have committed him for trial on a charge affecting his life. He sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 51., and in default committed him for one month to the House of Correction. Mark Knight Darke, chief mate of the barque Agnes, from Honduras, lying in the West India Dock, was charged with smuggling 4flbs of tobacco. An officer named Rattray, on searching the pri soner's chest, as he was leaving the dock, found the tobacco concealed among his dirty clothes. The pri soner said it was a portion of Nibs. which he pur chased as a sea stock for the voyage, and was unable to consume it all, and he thought he ha d a right to smoke what he had purchased, on shore as well as at sea ; and he repeated this statement before the Magis trate, and said he knew of no law to prevent him smoking his own tobacco. Mr. YARDLEY said the law prohibited all persons smoking tobacco and cigars in England till the duty was paid, but seamen were privileged to consume tobacco duty free on board ship. He fined him 41. His tobacco was forfeited to the Crown. Thomas Ivory, aged 24, a market-gardener, of Devon's-lane, Bromley, was charged with obtaining 3s. by false pretences from Ann Billings, landlady of the Steam-engine beer-shop, Stratford-hollow. On Saturday afternoon the prisoner called on Mrs. Billings, and represented that he had left a basket of apples at the Stratford station of the Eastern Counties Railway, for Mr. James Dickinson, a carpenter, of 38, Charles-street, Bromley, who was employed on the new works there, and that Mr. Dickinson had directed him to ask Mrs. Billings for three shillings, which he would refund to her. On the faith of this reprepresentation the money was advanced to the prisoner. On the same evening Mrs. Billings ascer tained from Mr. Dickinson that he had never sent the prisoner for the money or received any apples from him. Mr. Dickinson gave evidence to that effect, and added he knew the prisoner by sight and had made some small purchases of him. When the prisoner was apprehended by Wiggings, 53 K, he made a full admission of his guilt, but gave no ex planation. pis motives for compromising 1215 ch. racter and risking his liberty were inexplicable, and it did not appear he was in want or that he had ever acted dishonestly before. Mr. Pelham cross-examined the witnesses, and made some observations for the prisoner, who was committed to the Central Criminal Court for trial. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS LIVERPOOL, OCTOBER 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are- Birkenhead, Law cashire, and Cheshire Junction, 31/. Shares, 16 c.-Uolton, Clitheroe, &c., Preferentials, No. 1, par c.-Great Western, Fifths, 22 1 / 2 -Ditto, 171. Shares, par-Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 43,i c.-Lancashire and Yorkshire (late Manchester and Liverpool), Fifths, % dis.-Ditto (late Manchester, Bolton, and Bury), 5 dis.-London and North-Western, iNer" Quarters, 5% p.-Ditto (Manchester and Birmingham) , 57 1 c.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preferenc e, Is. 3d. dis. c.-Midland, 108--Ditto, 401. Shares, 40 3 4- - Ditto, Halves, 2 c.-North British, 25-North Staffordshir e, 1,4 dis.-North Union (A), 201-South-Eastern and Dover, 27% c.-Ditto, No. 4, 2 1 4 dis. c.-York, Newcastle, and Berwick (N. and B. Extensions, No. 2), % p.-Ditto, E. Purch., 1 / 8 p. MANCHESTER, OcronEs. 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Bristol and Exeter, Thirds, 5 dis- Eastern Counties, 15% - E ast Lancashire,.6 Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal (221. PO)' 4 3 4 dis.-Ditto, Thirds,l% dis.-Lancashire and Yorkshire, , dis.-Ditto, Fifths, % dis.-Ditto, 321. (late Extension): 5% dis.-Ditto, West Riding Union, 2 3 4 dis.-Leeds an d Thirsk, Preferentials, c. dis.-London and Sort?' Western, New Quarters, 5 p.-Ditto, Manchester and BO; mingham, Quarters (C), 3 5 / 6 p.- Manchester, Sheffield, an d Lincolnshire, 70 1 / 2 -Ditto, Preference, 1-16 p.-Ditto field and Lincolnshire), 5 dis.-North Staffordshire, e n'' -North Union (A), 200-North-Western, 4 3 4 dis.-Shrop shire Union, 2 11-16 dis.-South-Eastern and Dover, 28--- Ditto, No. 4, 2 1 4 dis.- South Staffordshire,l 15-16die.--Y o4 ' Newcastle, and Berwick, Extension, No. 2, 1 /, p. LEEDS, OCTOBER 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lancashire, Quarters, 245. dis. -Great Northern. 5 1 / 2 dis.-Huddersfie ld and Manchester, 4% dis.-Ditto, Thirds, 355. dis.-Lnuca shire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 21,4 c. Leeds and Dewsbury, Halves, 2% c. dis.-Leeds an d Thirsk, 17 1 4 dis.-Ditto, New, 13 dis.-North British, Thirds, 4s. dis.-Ditto, Quarters, 15s. dis.-Ditto, Extension, ss. dis.-North Staffordshire, 7s. 6d. dis.-North-Western, 4/. 9s. dis.-York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2, 205.1'• HULL, Ocronmt 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.-Rumours have been afloat to -day of an unpleasant nature, but, on inquiry, it would appear to be either the offspring of a mere idle chatterer or foul slanderer. The market continues to wear a firmer aspect; holders, °s . usual with advanced quotations, scarcely knowing what price to ask. Sanguine hopes are held by many that Ministers will afford some relief, and parties were found this morni n g willing to believe that Sir Robert Peel was to return t° power, and swallow his own Acts of 1819 and 1844. Thl sales are-Great Northern, Si. 13s. dis.-Huddersfield sn Manchester, Thirds, 1% dis.-Ambergates, 38s. dis.-Nert" Staffordshire, % dis. EDINBURGH, OcronEn 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Dundee and Northern Junction, 255.-Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 435. 6d.-Edi r burgh and Glasgow, 96 ex div.-Edinburgh and 'Northern.; 151. 6s. 3d.-Ditto, New, Reg., 9s. 6d.-Ditto, Newport. 5,5 -Ditto, ditto, New, Reg., 6s. 6d.-Great Norther - a, 4 42 r_ North British, Quarters, 735.-Ditto, New Quarters (WIPP 7s. 9d.-llitto, Thirds, Reg., ss. 6d. The Observer, of yesterday, Oct. 24, gave eigh t folio columns of Commercial and Monetary Aflairs, °P to the latest period of Saturday. The Observer, of burl day, Oct. 10 and 17, which together contained sixtee° folio columns of City Intelligence, Revenue Tables, 6 0 ,.',', have been twice reprinted, and copies! of either can '•;;; had all this month (October). Price of the Observer( 4 ' columns), Gd. There is scarcely a club-house, inctit°: tion, library, or news room, in all England, Scotland, Ireland, the Continent, East and West Indies, Amer'ie s &c.. in which the Observer is not taken in, and f ie f quently duplicate copies. The extensive publication ° the Observer commences at six and concludes at te e o'clock on Sunday morning. A Monday edition of t he a Observer, with accurate Markets, best adapted for t ' h '',. country and abroad, ,is regularly published at ft o'clock on Monday afternoon. It will be seen by t'''' subjoined article that the Observer, of Oct. 24, will for a ' nish the latest possible iutelligence to the 1-Tei ta States:—From the Observer Sunday, Oct --- 04" De parture of the steamer Washington from Southampt o !' this day.—The great importance of every hour's intelli gence at this particular crisis in mercantile and re° lle ; tary, affairs induced Mr. Peabody, a gentleman I ° l3 :f connected with the American press, to send copie s ,'", to-day's Observer by a special messenger to Souths ol t r ; ton, to be placed on board the steamer Washington , 'L e m the New York and Boston papers. This vessel was for leave Southampton at an early hour this morning New York. The Observer is the only London pape r l i n e ; tually printed and published to-day which will be 9 ,;•,; from England to America by this conveyance, O w % contains, consequently, one day's later news. the'' should remark, that this spirited effort on the part of ,„ gentlemen referred to, is only another instance of re successful endeavour to convey to his countryme n latest European intelligence." SUICIDE OF MISS ROMER'S COACHMAN,—Sat tIrd q, afternoon Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the Qu e , eu r t Head, Queen-street, St. James's, on the body of Itou e to William Morgan, aged thirty-two years, coachrnenier Miss Romer, the actress, who committed suicide unuss, the following circumstances :—George Burlton, ef to Regent-street, Westminster, said that he was ballooned his aunt, who keeps the Regent's Arms. The dee ° , was his brother-in-law, and Miss Romer's coaatic ee ',, He was generally of a sullen temper, and had lateu cep.oemepullaeitnieend,:).fby unfortunate evening in last Derby the and deceased S t Lee r teo late'! witness to the Surrey Theatre, and passed him into t he One ei n T g u esda house over the stage. He at that time appeared depresse in spirits. William Heather, of 29, Tottenham-P lsc a l said that he was a groom, and had kn own th e deeesstiS for many years. He saw him la s t a live in t i - 0 stables at four o'clock on Thursday afternoon last. Friday then sent witness for some cats'-meat. On Eri ",l ll. morning last witness went to the stables, in Wellingt°-1; mews, and he there found deceased hanging by the e , ec to by the means of a piece of rope which was fastened he a rafter in the loft. The door was locked from t .m er inside, and witness was obliged to get a ladder to ent 0 by the window. As soon as he entered he cut the roP e a with a razor, and then sent for a surgeon. The deee, as o k, came home on Thursday night at half-past ten o'oe to after taking Miss Romer from the Surrey Thssir,e is her residence. Police-constable C 193, said, th e i : gr e searching deceased he found a number of pawnbr °-- tly duplicates; some of them were for articles reale! pledged. Other witnesses were examined, who Pr e . o . that deceased's mind had, from some cause. been dry paired, and the jury returned a verdict of " Temp era insanity." na FREE TRADE...The importations of woollen s d , cotton goods from France into this port, notwithslig. ing the dullness of the trade in our manufacturi n g 4 of tricts, are on the incr ease ; cons id era bl e quantittagt cotton and woollen and cotton stuffs, principallfq o ol all free of duty, ar e b roug ht h ere ever y week -- ths Havre, in the steamers ; and if, in proportion to like trade of other ports in the kingdom with France , ffec t importations are made at these, it must materially f l oe the manufacture of such goods in this country. g o Atalanta, on Tuesday lost, brought 2,000 pieces , ine ' for London houses.—Hampshire Independent , r by BASINGSTOKE AND SALISBURY RAILROADO undertaking, like many others of the same kind, !; :i g been checked in its progress, the sub-contractors Vice limited in the quantity of work to be done ; in noe 'o , quence of which they have, at considerable loss to tbfeir selves, been obliged to sell off a large portion of t ad horses. Part of the staff has also been reduced, 7 o t many mechanics and labourers have been thrown e lj e d work, and those remaining are employed at red° wages.—Hanipshit e Independent. re d A well-known actor on the Edinburgh stage e nt e b et into an engagement with Jenny Lind, securing in singing powers for the gratification of the lies ° 0 01• Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Perth ; the terms wer e jag per night. When the gifted Swede was perfor m e a in England she was taken ill, and as before that e g os ,' considerable preparatory ex p ense h a d been ir u , r ie d, in Scotland, the speculator became rather toi t , r ,r o i% and accordingly insured the life of Jenny Lind ' ° ''' t of weeks, for one tho u s an d p o unds. Tne only eple c " 0 this step was to reduce the gross profits of her visit bi 20/. note. "Ono° FADVERTISEMENT.]—THE EARL OF Ausno..- 0 ,0 AND HoLLowar's PILLS.—An astounding cure by this mira c leis medicine, after every other means had failed. See extract 111 5 45. 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