The Sun. — London, England, 1847-09-16 00:00:00

DINNER TO THE EARL OF DALHOUSIE. E W NI a On Tuesday night a public dinner was given to the Earl of Dalhousie, in Edinburgh, on the occa sion of his leaving this country to undertake the duty of Governor-General of India. The dinner took place in the Music-hall, the walls of which were tastefully ornamented with flags and devices of various kinds, while the centre of the room was lighted up with two splendid candelabras beautifully festooned with flowers. The gallery was occupied by the band of the 3d Dragoon Guards, who per formed between the different toasts, and the orchestra was filled with a brilliant company of ladies. The number of gentlemen who sat down to dinner was upwards of four hundred. The chair was occupied by his Grace the Duke of Buccleucb, who was sup ported on the right by the guest of the evening— Lord Dalhousie—the Duke of Argyll, Lord Ely bank, Lord Dunfermline, the Lord Justice-General, Lord Dalnieny, Sir George Warrender, General Riddell, Principal Lee ; and on th e left b y the Lord Provost, the Earl of Morton , Lord Kinnaird, the Lord Advocate, the Honourable B. Primrose, Sir John Hope, M.P., Sir. J. S. Richardson, Sir David Baird, W. Gibson Craig, Esq., M.P., Hon. and Rev. E. B. Ramsay , Dean of Edinbur g h, and Mr. Maconochie of Meadowbank. The duties of croupier were discharged by the Earl of Rosebery, who was supported by Lord Polwarth, the Earl of Devon, Lord Belhaven, Lord Colville of Culross, Lord W. Douglas, the Right Hon. Fox Maule, M.P., Sir George Clerk, M.P., the Honourable W. Dundas, Sir G. Montgomerie, Sir D. Wedderburn, Sir C. Monteith, Sir H. R. Campbell, Sir Adam Hay, Sir C. D. Ferguson, Sir G. M'Neil, the Dean of Faculty, Sir James Forrest, Charles Cowan, Esq., M.P., Peter Blackburn, Esq., of Killearn, &c. After the usual loyal toasts, The CHAIRMAN rose to propose " The health of Lord Dalhousie." He said—lt is extremely gratifying to me to preside as chairman on this occasion. This meeting, gentlemen, is not one of any political party. Politics have no business here. This mark of respect is not given to my Noble Friend with any reference to his political opinions ; and hence we see present a mixture of men of all parties and opinions, to take leave of our noble guest upon the occasion of his as suming the government of one of the most important portions of this mighty empire.—(Cheers.) Gentle men, this is one of those occasions of which any man may feel justly proud. We are met to show our respect and esteem for his private character and worth ; and at the same time to acknowledge the great ability which he has displayed in the discharge of his public duties. He is not going out an un known man to India. He is not going out an untried man.—(Cheers.) In private life I can speak with confidence regarding cur noble guest, as he has for many years been one of my most intimate friends ; and I can safely affirm that in private life there is no man can stand higher than he does.—(Hear.) And, gentlemen, his public character is known to you all. It is well known to his country, for he has given ample evidence of his abilities in the Senate, more especially in carrying on the business of a most laborious executive office ; and I believe I may say, without fear of contradiction, that no one could deserve a higher meed of praise for the manner in which he discharged the duties of the office to which I have referred.—(Cheers.) Allow me to express our warm feelings towards him, and to hope that he will enjoy health and prosperity in the career on which he is abeut to enter.—(Cheers.) The government of that vast empire must be attended with great difficulty, when even in this civilised por tion of the globe the duties of the government are so onerous and difficult. His Lordship, however, has not only to conquer the difficulties t o w hi c h I have referred, but he has this other difficulty to contend against, namely, that his mode of administering the affairs of that immense country will have to be com pared with such illustrious predecessors as Hastings, Wellesley, Clive, and others whose memories must be familiar to you all.— (Cheers.) He has also this other difficulty, that he goes out with high opinions formed of him. He will see the difficulties, how ever, which his predecessors encountered, and he will know how they in some cases failed and in others succeeded. Not only has his Lordship the difficulties of the civil administration to attend to, but he has also to contend with hostile foes, fighting mighty battles, and often with but small means to do so. I trust that he will imitate the sagacity, the perseve rance, and the prudence of him who immediately pre ceded him, and who, I trust, has laid the foundation of a lasting peace in that mighty empire.—(Cheers.) I trust that his Lordship may be able and qualified to consolidate that peace, and to promote those great social improvements which are so much needed in that vast empire, and that after having spent that time which may usually be expected of Governors-General in India, he may return to his native country unim paired in health and strength by his arduous duties, taxing alike both body and mind, and be received by his old friends whom he left behind him, but whose hearts he carried out with him. The toast was drank with three times three, and one cheer more. The Earl of DALHOUSIE, who was received with loud applause, said—lt has been my g )od fortune upon many previous occasions in my career to receive from friends, and from those among whom I have lived, many most gratifying marks of the regard and attachment which they entertained towards me, but never until now had I a knowledge of the full measure of friends and neighbours' kindness —never until now had I a full knowledge of the utter hopelessness of the attempt to make a fitting acknowledgment of it—(Applause)—for as my Noble Friend on my right (the Chairman) has observed, when I look about me and see by whom 1 am surrounded, I find that it is no party triumph, no occasion of political excite ment that has called forth your attachment, but that you have met for the sole and single purpose of once again, before I go from among you, offering me an other mark of that regard and esteem of which you have so often assured me before—of tendering me your testimony that my character as a public servant has hitherto met with your approbation—(Applause) —and that you desire, before I go, to breathe and renew your good wishes for my future prosperity in my career. When these all come upon me—when it would seem that my foot was upon the very deck that is to carry me away—when your voice seems as the last cheer to waft me from the shore—and when I know that I have a long and painful separation— though splendid be the exile, it is an exile still— believe me that a scene such as this knocks hard at the door of my heart, and calls forth emotions which make me feel as it' it were impossible that in the expression of my gratitude there could be any exaggeration, and makes me painfully conscious that no words can give a fitting utterance to the real emotions of my heart.— (Applause.) Pretty, and fanciful, and finical thanks I would be loth to offer you. Simple thanks is all I have to tender you ; and I do indeed thank you from the very bottom of my heart.—(Applause.) If there were a circumstance more gratifying to me than an• other —more gratifying to my recollections of the past and of my love of auld lang syne—it is that you are met to congratulate me on my noble appointment in the very place where I first set out on my political career—(Great applause)—that as it is in the city of Edinburgh you are met now, so it was in the city of Edinburgh that I first entered on public life., It is not so lon g ago b ut the youngest of you may remember that it was in the city of Edin burgh that my friends opened my political career. Not to flatter you, I cannot in my conscience say that you proved the tenderest of masters.—(Cheers and laughter.) I must acknowledge that fairly spread as that cradle was you rocked it somewhat roughly, although at the time, believe me, gentlemen, you never did any man a better turn. I recollect when an old East Lothian voter, at whose door I stopped one •• morning--and a cold bitter morning it was—when setting out to canvass that county, said to me, " A stout heart, my Lord, to a steep brae."—(Laughter.) If at any time of my career I have shown a stout heart, it was you of the city of Edinburgh—you who cordially supported me, and you also who cor dially opposed me—who first taught me how to make use of that stoutness.--(Applause.) I indeed be lieve that if you had accepted me without a contest as your representative, I would, in all probability, have turned out a spoiled child, and fit to be trained fur nothing but a carpet knight.—(Great laughter and applause.) Your treatment of me was, how ever, widely different—for you began by giving me an undeniable and unmistakable thrashing —and b y giv ing ins the wholes ome a d v i ce, that as soon as I could to thrash somebody else.—(Renewed lau g ht er .) Y ou sent me into the world • hardy and rough, and ready to fight anybody, until I find myself in the position in which I am now proud to s tand. — (Applause.) I have never ceased to acknowledge, and I will never cease to do so, that whatever may have been my success in public life, the foundation of that success was truly and deeply laid in the contested election for th e c i ty of Edinburgh. I will not be guilty of the affectation of pretending not to be able to judge of the measure of that success . lam proud—most proud—that y our feelings should have called you together on such an in the life of any public man as that of his being appointed Governor-General of India. I re gard that appointment as one of the very noblest which it is in the power of the Crown of England to bestow. —(gear, hear.) And I regard it with pride and with deep gratitude that the Company who ad ministers the affairs of that mighty empire should, utterly unsolicited by me, and with but two or three exceptions, personally unacquainted with me, have done me the honour to have selected me to the first office in that wondrous empire over which they rule. —(Applause). And lam even the more proud that 4the relation which has been made should have received 'the assent of the Crown by the advice of the leaders of that political party in the State to which I have - always been opposed. My Noble F r i en d i n th e chair ' justly ohser,A that this is no place for ,politics not shall I, in what lam about to Jay, per . mit one word of politics to fall from my lips. The peculiarity of the position in which I stand is, how ever, such that I must beg your permission to advert for a moment in passing to the circumstances in There that appointment took place. — (Hear , hear.) lhe is none of youbutsvillrem maxims embertha w t o h n e e ti a t m h o e n g g r t e many wise and sagacious soldier and statesman whose hea lth y ou toasted thish;et evening, has often in his lifetime recorded in his writ ings, and of which he himself, from the commence ment of his official life to the hour at which I speak, is a living illustration in his constant devotion to the service of the Crown and the interests of his country —you will all remember that the answer which the Duke of Wellington gave when about to be appointed to an inferior command was, that he had eaten the King's salt, and that he would serve the King in what ever capacity he might be invited to do so.—(Ap plause.) lam prepared to act upon that maxim. I have always held that every public man who has once served the Crown is hound in duty not to withhold at a future time his services, when invited on public grounds to do so, provided he can do so without sacri fice to the political opinions which he has maintained, and which he still maintains, as sound and true in his estimation.—(Great applause.) Twice since their accession to power have the present confidential ad visers of the Crown invited me to give my advice, co-operation, and aid to her Majesty's Government— once as a member of the Administration, and once in another capacity. Twice have these offers been made to me, and twice have they been declined ; and if the offer of the assent of the Crown to the appointment made by the Court of Directors of the East India Company had been accompanied by the condition that I should give them political support or should even observe political neutrality, I should have felt it my duty once again to have declined.—(Great ap plause.) lam sure that there is not a gentleman who sits at these tables that will not believe me when I say that I would not consent to sacrifice any of the political principles which I deem to be sound and pure, even though it were to place in my hands, as it was in this case, the administration of an empire.—(Hear.) I hasten to add that no condition whatever was an nexed to this office.—(Great applause.) lam bound to say, and even though I were not bound to say it I would hasten to say it with pleasure and gratitude, that it was impossible for any men to have behaved more frankly, more confidentially, and more honour ably towards me than her Majesty's advisers did throughout all this matter.—(Cheers.) When the assurance was given me that the acceptance of this appointment would leave me in entire and unques tioned possession of my own personal independence in reference to party politics—when I was assured, as I was promptly and unreservedly, that my acceptance of office would establish no party claims upon me— then I felt that I was bound to test the principle which I entertained and had previously enunciated; and lat once resolved to risk the misinterpretation and misconstruction of motives—the risk and pos sible loss of the confidence of my old political friends ; and in addition to this, to sacrifice, as my noble friend has said from the chair, much personal and domestic comfort and encroachments on my political position in this country—even at the sacrifice of every atom of this, I felt that I was bound, as a servant of the Crown, to give my assistance to her Majesty's ad visers when I was asked to do so, and especially when asked in times of difficulty and confusion such as these; and lat once consented. to, serve the Com pany who so honourably tendered me this office ; and I rejoice to return to the service of a Sovereign whom I served before, and who, in the amplitude of her goodness, had rewarded me so far beyond my deserts. —(Great applause.) I have thought it right to make this explanation. It is hardly necessary for me to state that the moment that I assume the government of India politics are unknown to me. Party politics, above all, while I administer the government of that kingdom, have no existence in my mind.—(Gr ea t applause.) I feel most deeply the great and distin guished honour which has been imposed upon me in the appointment which I have received ; and I am most keenly alive to the tremendous responsibility which has, in consequence, been conferred on me. At times—and who marvels that it should be so?—at times I feel a more than doubt of the sufficiency of my ca pacity and my experience for the gigantic task which has been laid on my shoulders. But when I recol lect that I have every reason to believe that I shall receive from those who appointed me, and from the Ministers of the Crown, full and unreserved confidence in the discharge of any duty; and when I recollect the numberless able and distinguished, the numberless wise and gallant and excellent men who crowd the ranks of every branch of the noble service of the East In dia Company, I return to a feeling of confidence that, guiding and correcting my judgment by their advice, and leaning in well-founded confidence on their aid and co-operation, I shall be enabled, by God's blessing upon my administration—upon which even in such an assembly as this, I will not be de terred from saying I constantly and hopefully lean —to administer the affairs of that empire so as to meet the approbation of those under whom I act, and thus secure the lasting benefit, the great and perma nent improvement of the kingdoms and people whom they send me to govern.—(Great applause.) Lord Dalhousie concluded by referring to the public dinner over which the Duke of Buccleuch presided, which was given to his (Lord Dalhousie's) father in Edinburgh eighteen years ago, on the occasion of his proceeding to India to take the command of the forces in that part of the world; and after adverting to the pleasurable emotions which the expressions of attachment and approval shown to his father on that occasion called up in his breast, and to the influence which it had in encouraging him in the discharge of his arduous duties, said that the memory of this evening would have a like effect upon him. No pros perity, however bright, should ever dazzle him to fwrget it—no adversity, however dark, should ever ob scure his thoughts. They had shown him heartsome cordiality—they had encouraged him in his task— and had bid him heartily God speed in the course on which he was about to enter. The Noble Lord sat down amidst loud applause. The CHAIRMAN then gave " Her Majesty's Minis ters." Their duties were arduous and their responsi bilities great ; and it gave him pleasure to state that in the appointment of Lord Dalhousie to the Go vernor-Generalship of India, they bad shown that they were not influenced by party feelings or predi lections. Ile trusted that all the difficulties of the Ministry —and no Ministry need hope to exist in this country without encountering difficulties —would speedily be overcome, and that they might be enabled so to act as to promote the honour, the interests, and the welfare of this country.—(Cheers.) Mr. Fox MAUL; M.P., returned thanks. Differ. ing although many of them did in political opinion with the Government, he believed that there was not one among them who did not fully sympathise with the singularly difficult task which the Government had, in these times, in carrying on the public affairs of the empire. He was quite sure that her Majesty's Ministers would feel deeply the honour which had been conferred upon them. He knew that they felt much the support which they had received from men of all parties when they assumed the reins of govern ment, with the horrors ofa famine impending, which the bounteous hand of Providence had now been pleased to avert.—(Applause.) He did not deny that he con sidered that the Government was entitled, on the present occasion, to the thanks of all who bore the name of Scotsmen—indeed, of all who looked with any degree of approbation upon men selected for the public service, independent of party polities, and re commended only by their talents. He viewed the gh(.cr,ani appointment lt,ei,utieerrsat.t)oiethh,Be o au f e h t i hheiswoa b s l Noble convinced Friend with th at t h h e e w sincerest ) he Governmentb thatbegged d t h h a d say, a chos en Nvas h b o i only instance in which, independent ege of political connexions, her Majesty's Ministers had selectediltimairehtyne for high administration : as an exemplification of which he referred to the ease of Lord Elr , io , who was ap pointed Governor of Canada.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then gave "The Lord Provost and Magistrates of Edinburgh." The LORD PROVOST returned thanks on behalf of himself and brother magistrates, and then proposed " The Health of his Grace the Duke of Buccleuch." The Duke of BUCCLEUCH shortly replied. A variety of other toasts were given, and the meet ing broke up about twelve o'clock. SThelN;:luloLwAilngi,F f T ro ß tn UE t , h A e ND e C in A c r im l n T a A t L i I t NOT iorning TßtiE. Herald, takes the shine off anything in the " local items" line we have seen for many a day :—" As a gentleman was passing along Fifth-street, he passed a place where some boys were playing at marbles. One of them, in shoot ing his marble cleverly, put it under the gentleman's foot. The gentleman slipped, and stumbled against a lady also passing, precipitating her, along with himself, upon a large hog, who was examining the gutter geolo gically for debris. The hog, frightened out of his pro priety, bolted off, and ran between the legs of another gentleman, who, in falling, drew the string of a kite from the hands of a boy. The kite of course fell, and in falling frightened a span of horses attached to a waggon near by. The horses ran down an alley. A man, who was building a fire in a carpenter's shop, by which they passed, started up to see what was the matter, and in so doing dropped his lighted match among the shavings. A fire was the consequence. The engines assembled, and in the hurry consequent upon the alarm, a man fell in the track of one of them, and had his arm broken, which ended this budget of accidents for the day." Quere—ls the boy who shot the marble responsible fur all the consequent damages? ACCIDENT AT BURNTISLAND..—On Sunday after noon a little boy, named Wilson, was amusing himself at the turn-tablo at the terminus of the Edinburgh and Northern Railway, and having succeeded in putting it in motion, he put his foot down to check it, but the ina• petus which it. had received twisted his foot round, crushing it very severely, and broke his leg a little above the ankle. Not long ago a brother of the little boy fell ever the pier at Bruntisland, and was so in.j.qed that hi s life was long despaired of.—Forth British THE SUN, LONDON, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. John °version, the person charged with having at tempted to kill George Crawley, wine -merchant, of Mark-lane, was brought up in the custody of Strick land, police-constable 582, for final examination. Mr. Kearsey, solicitor, appeared to watch the case for Mr. Crawley, but without instructions to prose cute, or take any active part in the proceedings. Mr. Sheard, of St. Paul's-churchyard, solicitor, attended for the defence. The prisoner's appearance was greatly altered for the worse. He had been confined to his bed since the last day of examination, and had, we are given to understand, frequently sent to inquire after the health of Mr. Crawley, about whose condition he expressed great anxiety—a feeling which was stated to be not at all connected with any apprehensions for himself. He sat on a chair at the bar during the examination; indeed, he appeared to be utterly unable to stand. Mr. George Crawley said—l am a wine -merchant, of No. 12, Mark-lane. On the 14th of August last, about four o'clock in the afternoon, my clerk fetched me to my office. On my arrival I found the prisoner there. A person named Legge was coming out of the counting-house as I was going in. When I went in I addressed myself to the prisoner and asked him if he wished to speak to me. He nodded his head. I then told him that it he would step into the inner room I would speak to him. He went into the inner room, and I followed him and closed the door. My clerk (Mr. Yates) was in the outside office when I had returned to communicate with the prisoner. When I followed the prisoner his back was towards me. Upon his turning round he, to the best of my recollection, made use of the words, " What does all this mean ?" There were some other words which I cannot remember. I heard the report of a pistol immediately afterwards, and found I was shot, and I instantly made my escape. I found that I was wounded by the side of the nose, on the face, and I have since had a bullet extracted from my jaw. The part is, I believe, called the " an trum." I only noticed the prisoner give a shake of the head, instead of answering me. I did not observe anything particular in the prisoner's conduct, the time was so short from the moment I went in until the time of the report. Mr. Sheard—Are you now so far recovered as to be able to attend to your business ? Witness—l am quite recovered. Mr. Sheard—Did you observe any incoherency about the prisoner's manner ? Witness—l was but a very short time with him, and the suddenness of the transaction was very great, but I think if I had been more time with him I should have observed that his language and manner were somewhat incoherent. The LORD MAYOR—Have you anything further to add ? The witness burst into tears, and after some effort said—"l avail myself of this opportunity to state publicly the deep feeling of gratitude I entertain towards the eminent Dr. Solly, for the very able and skilful treatment I experienced at his hands, to whom, under Providence, I consider my recovery due ; also to thank most sincerely the other medical officers of St. Thomas's Hospital for the kindness and attention paid to my case during the hours of my suffering. With respect to the prisoner, I have to say that he has sent to inquire after my recovery very often and earnestly, and that he has expressed astonishment at what he had done, and declared that he could not con jecture how he could have been stimulated to such an act." The prisoner sat with his hands clasped and without motion during Mr. Crawley's statement. The only other witness examined was Mr. Samuel Harris, surgeon, of No. 13, Fenchurch street. He said—On the 14th of August Mr. Craw lee came to my house, and I was called into the sur gery to him. I discovered that he had received a bullet wound on the right side of the cheek, over the superior jawbone, and seeing that there was no 183. morrhage, but that the bleeding had stopped, I advised him to go directly to the hospital. I only made a su perficial examination. Cross-examined: by Mr. Sheard —I am of opinion that it was a dangerous wound, but I (lid not examine it sufficiently to give a decided opinion upon that point. The LORD MAYOR —ls there anybody here to prosecute ? Neither Mr. Crawley nor Mr. Kearny having given any answer, The LORD MAYOR said—This case is one of such vast importance to the public, that I must take parti cular care to have it properly laid before the judges, who must not on such an occasion be put to the trouble of managing it themselves. I shall hold the policemen who apprehended the prisoner responsible for prosecuting, and I shall give directions to the City Solicitor to undertake the proceedings in the Central Criminal Court. I regret very much to see a man, whose private character has been so highly estimated, and of whose good conduct until this dreadful occur rence I have heard so much, in a situation so truly appalling ; but I have only one course to pursue I have only to do all I can for the safety of the public. The depositionswere then read over, and Strick land and Edmonds, the policemen principally con cerned in the investigation, were bound over to pro secute, Mr. Crawley being bound over to appear at the Central Criminal Court as a witness. The prisoner was committed to Newgate, and an order was sent for his admission to the infirmary in that prison. George Hayward and William Alexander were finally examined upon the charge of having forged a cheque upon the banking-house of Glyn and Co. for 140/.., in the name of John Fenton. This was the case in which Daniel Forrester, the officer, supplied the evidence, which would have been otherwise defective, by searching amongst the papers of the prisoner Hayward, and finding a piece of blotting-paper on which was distinctly marked the blot of the name " John Fenton," as it appeared in the cheque. The following are copies of the forged cheque upon Glyn's house, and of the letter by means of which Hayward obtained the handwriting of Mr. Fenton : "No. N. 0,877. London, 19 June, 1847. " Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, Mills, and Co. " Pay Beresford and Co., or bearer, " One hundred and Forty Pounds. " 1401." "JOHN FENTON. " 7, Wormwood-street, Bishopsgate-street, " 15th June. " Sir,—l trust you will excuse my putting you to so much inconvenience, but, having heard that you have transacted some business for her, I shall be greatly obliged if you will inform me by return of post when the Henrietta, of Liverpool, arrived from Maderia with passengers, &c., the name of her cap tain, and where she may now be found ; the informa tion being of th e greatest i mportance, and not know ing to whom else to apply, or I would not so far have trespas,ed on your valuable time, for which I beg to offer every apology. " I am, Sir, your humble servant, " CHARLES SMITH . " John Fento n , Esq., Mark-lane." The answer to this a letter was transmitted by Mr. Fenton to Mr. Charles Smith, in Wormwood- s t reet, and was handed by the landl o rd o f th e h ouse (a coffee house) to Hayward, who personated Mr. Charles Smith, and had obtained permission of the proprietor to have a letter so directed to him. The handwriting of Mr. Fenton was closely imitated in the checque. Alexander was identified as the person whochanged a 501. note, received in payment of the forged chequ e , and put upon it, " Willi a m Ham mon d, 11, Baldwin- , street, City-road," as his name and address, and had been seen frequently by Daniel Forrester in the com pany of II ay ward. The prisoners were committed for trial. Hayward was then ch irged finally with having forged a cheque upon Jones Loyd's banking-house, for 891. 45., in the name of Mr. T. H. Pelle. The evidence in this case, with the exception of that of Mr. Pelle, was taken down some days ago. Mr. Peile stated that the handwriting in the cheque was very like his, but was not his. Hayward had, it appeared, been turned away from a former situation for opening a drawer, an offence of which he acknow ledged him se lf gu il ty.— C omtn i tted for trial. The LORD MAYOR acknowledged the receipt of 10s. for the poor-box at the Mansion-house, September 14th, 1846. terday Ann H er ri n the e L w L iie of lod Y g e in s g in Sun-co urt,-lape, who N a va p s o c o h r a ni rg a e n ci was brought attemptingbefo appeared a:oeudldt o n b e on a previous day with to poison herself pi w ir i oo t om h piesre.d laudanum,tshha Sheet e v never make w r h e os :s i u r. cha wicked Alderman perfectly drunkennessta,irvaenr yd desperate d attempt again. Her husband was said to have driven the prisoner to th res T ol h u e ti h o u n s o b f an p d oi p s l o e n a i d n e g d htherastehlfe, didw a s called oot o often e forward. r it?or sir e drunk, and that his wife was not in want of Mr. Alderman HOOPER lectured him on his duties as a husband, and delivered his wife to him. BOW-STREET. Yesterday a young man named John Edwards, of respectable appearance, who was understood to be well ;connected, was charged with stealing a great coat from the Travellers' Club, the property of Col. Henry Fane. It was proved that the prisoner passed the door porter and went into the library on Sunday evening with all the confidence of a member of the club, and after writing a short note, which he addressed to some supposed " Captain Macdonald," he left the place, taking with him, however, as it afterwards transpired, the coat belonging to Colonel Fane, who missed it from the coffee-room door shortly afterwards. It appeared that other property had disappeared in a similar manner from the Athenaeum and Reform Clubs, at one of which the prisoner had left his father's card of address. Inspector ilaynes deposed to having apprehended the prisoner at No. 87, St. Martin's- lane, where he resided, and where the coat was also found. THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1847. A girl proved that the coat had beert altered to fit the prisoner by his order. There being other charges against the prisoner, Mr. JARDINE remanded him for further exami nation. WORSHIP-STREET. Yesterday a respectably dressed elderly man, named Samuel Bevans, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hammill, charged upon suspicion of having been concerned in the commission of an extensive series of depredations at the warehouse of his em ployer, Mr. Henry Wainewright, a wholesale brush manufacturer, in the Whitechapel-road. It appeared that the prisoner, who was a small manufacturer in the same business himself, had been employed by the prosecutor to make up goods at his own house for the last three years, the materials for which he was in the habit of calling for at Mr. Wainewright's warehouse, and that, although during nearly the whole of that period large quantities of goods had been unac countably missed, no suspicion was entertained of the prisoner, on account of his apparent respectability until the preceding afternoon, when, having called for more materials during the prosecutor's absence, he was observed by one of the workmen, named Key, to secrete a large bundle of the most expensive bristles in one of his pockets. Key apprised the prosecutor's son of what he had witnessed, and while deliberating , how to act, the prisoner left the house, but was pur sued and brought back, and on the stolen property being taken from him, he begged hard to be forgiven in consideration of his family, whose distresses, he said, had driven him to the commission of the offence, and acknowledged that just before he was stopped he had thrown two more bundles of the same kind of hair into the Z lobby of the Pavilion Theatre. These, upon being looked for, were found as he had described, and upon his house being searched by a constable who was sent for, a whole bagfull of other goods of a similar description, in various stages of completion, was discovered, and the greater portion of which the prosecutor was satisfied also belonged to him. The accused was thereupon given into custody. When called upon for his defence, the prisoner, who was in a very bad state of health and excessively depressed, merely claimed a part of the goods pro duced by the police as his own property, which he said he had purchased by degrees at different times, and the prosecutor requested the magistrate to dis pose of the case summarily, on account of the pri soner's family, and his own conviction that other persons, more guilty than the accused, had been con cerned in the system of plunder to which he had been subjected ; but Mr. la t z a L r L e , c w orn ho rn s e a n i d d a i ti t o s n v , a o s rdouetreodf thehis coinm p ower listen to itto s. againme t t f o o r bethe hme completion p o lo u t t i , on a o n f d th th e eprisoner brought up depositions. THAAIES. Yesterday Daniel Sinclair, a tall gentlemanly look now ing lyingman,the chief mate of th e s hip M a id o f Auck land,in the London Dock, was brought before Mr. Yardley on a charge of bigamy. Mr. Fearnley, solicitor, defended the prisoner. Mr. Pelham said he appeared in this case for the prosecution. The prisoner was charged with inter marrying with Jane Wells, his first wife, Ann, being now alive. The first marriage took place on the 28th of October, 1830, at St. Nicholas church, Newcastle upon-Tyne, when the prisoner was united to Ann `Warwick. In May, 1834, the prisoner contracted a second marriage with Mary Ann Abrahams, at Wal ton, Lancashire ; and the third marriage was solem nized by license in Christ Church, Rotherhithe, on October the 26th, 1845, when the prisoner was mar riedwrellst,o Mrs. J ane W e ll s , w id ow o f th e late Mr. one ye :Ir k The prisoner was convicted of bigamy for inter -master of the Regent's Canal Dock. marrying with Mary Ann Abrahams while his first second wife, wife was alive, at the Lancashire assizes, heldat Liver pool on the 10th of August, 1837, and sentenced to heart. On the prisoner's liberation from gaol he heim p l r v i a s s on s m or e r n 3 t , t a o nd sa3 h ,, ar d d ied lab o o f u a r. bro T ke h n e became mate, and subsequently master of a ship. The prisoner afterwards committed a fresh act of felony by marrying Mrs. Wells, the widow -of a re spectable man, and daughter of Mr. Hughes, an optician and nautical instrument maker in Broad street, Ratcliff, who has since died. The prisoner became acquainted with Mrs. Wells in the early part of 1845, and finding that she was possessed of a little income, and that there was property in reversion coming to her, he had recourse to the most deceptive arts to engage her affections. He found out that she was a very pious lady, and he made strong professions of religion, attended the Dissenting chapel which Mrs. Wells frequented, often prayed with her, and by his letters breathing the most fervent love and piety at length succeeded in engaging her affections. She became much attached to him, and ultimately pro mised to become his wife. Her choice was sanctioned by her friends, and a day was ultimately fixed for the wedding. Before that event took place, Mrs. Wells, who had made particular inquiries about her in tended husband, ascertained something to his dis advantage, and that he had another wife. The pri soner, by the most specious representations, put the widow off her gnard. He assumed a tone in accord ance with the religious views of Mrs. Wells, said he was a repentant sinner, and that, although he had a wife living, he had suffered imprisonment and dis grace which had rendered the marriage invalid, and that he had taken the opinion of a proctor, and of Judge Cresswell, who had tried him, and that he was assured by them there was no legal objection to his contracting another marriage. Ultimately, the pri soner got such a hold on the affections of the widow, that she placed every confidence in him. He declared that he could not exist without her, that her refusal to become his wife would be the cause of his death, and that so pure was his heart, and so inestimable was she in purity and goodness, that if they had been Adam and Eve in Paradise there would have been no sin in the world. The day for the marriage was again fixed, when tNo of the prisoner's sisters who were then in England made a communication to her, which induced Mrs. Wells again to hesitate To remove her doubts the prisoner had recourse to the most specious representations, and said that his sisters hal slandered him, and were not brought up in holiness. At last he succeeded in consummating his wicked ness, and removed all doubts from the mind of the widow, who became his wife. Too late she found herself deceived, and that the prisoner was a villain. Mr. Pelham was then proceeding to enter into a detail of the means used by the prisoner to deceive the widow, when Mr. YARDLEY said there was n o occas i on to do so, and he thought Mr. Pelham ought to confine himself to the legal proofs. Mr. Fearnley objected altogether to the opening address of his friend, Mr. Pelham, which was only intended to prejudice his client. He should now be compelled to ask questions of the lady which he would not have done if the solicitor on the other side had confined himself to what was strictly legal. Mr. Pelham said, his object in naming the first conviction, and the arts by which the prisoner had succeeded in his base purposes, was that he knew bail would be tendered, and that an attempt would be made to show that the prisoner was the injured party. William Davison Day, police-constable 72 K, pro duced certificated copies of the registers of the three marriages, which were extracted from the hooks of the respective parishes. lie stated that after leaving Newcastle-upon-Tyne he proceeded to Barnard Cas tle, where he had an interview with the first wife of the prisoner, who called herself Ann Warwick, and upon exhibiting to her a Daguerrotype portrait of the prisoner she exclaimed, " that is my husband's like ness, the villain." Day was proceeding to relate more of the conversation, when Mr. Fearnley objected. Mr. YARDLEY decided that the conversation was not evidence. Day stated that he saw the father of the second wife, and that Mr. Elliott, the clerk of St. Nicholas, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, would prove that the first wife was alive when the third marriage took place, and that she was still living. Mr. TARDL ET said, all the witnesses necessary to prove the identity of the parties must be sum moned. Mr. Pelham —All I want is a rem and, and I will then brin g th e l egal proof of the first m arria g e, and that the prisoner's lawful wife is now a live. Day then s t ated that he appre h en ded the prisoner that morning i n t h e London D oc k, and having re ceived inf ormat i on that he was a mos t pow erful man, and likely to make a d espera te resistance, he procured assistance an d took a pair of handcuffs w ith him. He succeeded by a ruse the ship Al a i ( ' of Aucklgetting the prisoner out of and, and upon reaching t he gate at the Sh a d well entrance of t h e L on d o n Dock, where the prisoner expected to meet Mr. l lu g hes, the brother of Mrs. Weil he told him he wa s his pri soner, and e xp l a i ned the nature of the c h arge against him. The prisoner requested him to accompany him back to the ship for the purpose of locking up his cabin. He told him that could not be allowed ; on which the r- n i . soner swore in a most dreadful manner, and said he would not go. A desperate struggle ensued on the quay, during which the prisoner forced him and a brother officer to the edge of the jetty, and knocked them both down, and, but for the fortunate intervention of a cask, they must have rolled into the do c k b as i n, and perhaps have b een d rown ed. Thp prison er made his escape, and a hue and cry was immediat e l y raised. The prisone r made for the tunnel whi c h connects the eastern dock w i t hi t h e t o b acco dock, wh en he was intercepted by a constable , who drove hi m back. Tile prisone where th e labourers wait for employm ent. It was immediately c l osed against him, an d t h e prison er , finding h e was hemmed in on all sides, f oug ht mos t desperately f or upwards of three quarters o f an hou r , and it required the united exertions of six officers and two captains of ships to subdue the prisoner, and place J the handcuff's on his wrists. The witness, who had been severely kicked and scratched, added that he never met with a more desperate and violent man. John Douglass, police constable 279 K, who nar rowly escaped being drowned, and was much punished, gave similar evidence. Mrs. Jane Wells, a woman apparently about 27 years of age, then deposed that she was married to the prisoner at Christ Church, Rotherhithe, on the 26th of October, 1845. He began to pay his ad dresses to her about July, 1845, and said his religious notions were exactly the same as her own. She afterwards heard something to his prejudice, which led to an explanation with him and his two sisters. She informed him that she had heard he was married to Ann Wan, ick, and that while she was alive he married Mary Ann Abrahams, who had since died. He said he had suffered for that, and the punishment he had undergone had annulled the first marriage, and that he could relieve her (the witness) of all fear, and himself of all risk, on that account. He solemnly assured her that she could be legally married to him, and that Judge Cresswell, who had tried the case, said he was a free man, and at liberty to contract another marriage. He also stated that he had consulted a proctor, and laid the whole case before him ; and that he was of the same opinion as Judge Creswell. His sisters afterwards forwarded a letter to Barnard castle, and found that Ann Warwick (Mrs. Sinclair) was still alive. He was very much troubled when he received that information, but he assured witness it was no matter, for he left his wife at the church door, and never saw her afterwards. The prisoner strongly denied the fact of the first marriage until his sisters informed her of it; and, when she made him acquainted with it, he took great pains to convince her the first marriage was invalid, and that his trial and punish ment qualified him for another marriage. Mr. Fearnley—Then the fact is, Madam, you mar ried him knowing his first wife was living, and the second one dead ? Mrs. Wells—Yes, Sir, that is so; but he solemnly declared the first marriage was illegal, and he suffered for the second. Mr. Pelham—Did he not tell you that he had been to a proctor, and to Judge Cresswell, before you married him ? Mrs. Wells—Yes, Sir. He said he had been to a proctor and a solicitor. The proctor said the marriage with me would be illegal; and he then went to another, who said, the proctor who told him that only wanted to get his money to sue for a divorce, and that he could marry me. lie offered to take me to Judge Cresswell's house, to remove all doubts. He obtained my consent to the marriage on his representations and upon the express understand ing that it should be kept secret until I could be acknowledged as his wife ; but after it was solemnised he made it known to everybody. Mr. YARDLEY.—Then the marriage was a clandes tine one ? Mrs. Wells—Yes, Sir, quite so. In cross• examination by Mr. Fealrney, Mrs. Wells said, she was living with her mother. Mr. Sinclair paid his addresses to her as a widower, and his ad dresses were sanctioned by her mother. After the prisoner's sisters informed her that he had a wife living her mother advised her to break off the match. She was not engaged to any one at the present time, nor had she any thoughts of marrying another man. A gentleman had paid honourable attentions to her since Mr. Sinclair had been at sea ; but, on her ac quainting him with her situation, he discontinued them. When she gave up the prisoner, and learned that her marriage with him was illegal, she deter mined not to enter into another matrimonial engage ment, and had not done so. _ In answer to a question by Mr. Pelham, the wit ness said it was at first arranged that her wedding and her sister's were to be solemnized on the same day, but after what she heard of the prisoner, it was thought advisable to solemnize her own marriage privately. Mr. Fearnley asked the witness if the marriage had been consummated, and if she and the prisoner had ever lived together as man and wife ?—Mrs. Wells evaded the question by stating that she never left her father's house, and hoped the solicitor would not be more particular with her. Mr. Fearnley—Have any children been the fruits of the marriage ? Mrs. Wells—No, Sir. Mr. Fearnley—Who advised you to give him up to justice ? Mrs. Wells—My brothers, Sir; and he has been trying to obtain— Mr. Fearnley—Never mind what he tried to ob tain. The case is very different to the one set up. Instead of Mr. Sinclair using every artifice to deceive the widow, she married him with the full knowledge that his first wife was alive. Mr. Pelham would be enabled to show that the most abominable artifices had been used. Mr. Jus tice Cresswell, whose name had been so freely men tioned by the prisoner, was not called to the bench when Sinclair was convicted in 1837. • Mr. YARDLEY said the case was a fit one for re mand, and after some discussion between the solici tors, consented to accept of bail for the prisoner's appearance on Wednesday next, himself in 2001., and two sureties of 1001. each,- and in default com mitted him to prison. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PoßTsmounit WEDNESDAY.—Lieut. John Imrie (1811), died at his residence, Union-road, Landport, on the Bth instant, aged sixty-two, leaving a widow and ten children, eight of whom are totally unpro vided for, to lament his loss. The following are his services :—He entered the navy in March, 1793, on hoard the Robust, 74, Captain Lord Keith ; was at the siege and surrender of Toulon, and conveyed the ships home that surrendered there. Served on hoard the same ship with Captain Edward Thornbrough, and was in Lord Bridport's action off L'Orient, in June, 1795, and afterwards with Sir John Borlase Warren's squadron at the landing of the French emi grants in Quiberon ; went all through that expedition in the year 1795, and was in the same ship at the capture of the La Hoche (afterwards the Donegal in our service) and the squadron commanded by N. Bompart, with troops on board for the invasion of Ireland, in October, 1798 ; served in the salve afterwards with Captains George Countless, William Jervis. Brown, J. A. Ommans, and William Hen r y In the month of September, 1801, was turned over to the Edgar, Captain Robert Walter Otway, and served in that ship while employed in Quiberon-bay, and at the Island of Jamaica, until the peace, when the Edgar was paid off, July , 1802. In Au g ust followin g the deceased was appointed to the Portmahone, where he served in the Channel with Captains 'Walter Gosset and Martine Neville, until the war broke out again, when he joined the Plover sloop, Com mander Richard Turner Hancock, on the Milford station. In April, in the year 1804, he joined the Courageoux for a passage to Jamaica, to join Ad miral Dacres, but the destination of that ship being altered she proceeded to the island of St. Helena with a convoy, and returned to England with another ; served on hoard the same ship, with Captain Richard Lee, in the action with Sir Richard Strachan in the month of Nov., 1805, and was in the same ship with Captain James Bissett at the capture of the Marengo and Belle Poule in 1806, and continued in the same ship at the blockade of Cadiz until May, when that ship was laid up at Chatham, her crew being draughted to several other ships; was then appointed to the Hyperion, and employed in the Mediterranean until October, 1809, when she returned to England with a convoy ; she was then ordered to the West Indies with convoy. On her arrival at Barbadoes in Fe bruary, 1800, he left that ship and joined the Pompey under Admiral Cochrane, where he remained, and i n the Neptune with the Admiral until July, 1810, when the Admiral appointed him to the Frolic, in which ship he ;erred on the %Vest India station until May, 1811, when he joined the Dragon, Rear-Admiral Sir Tho as Lafoney, and on the 28th of the same month wai appointed to the Surinam sloop, and served on the coast of Surinam until September, 1811, on the 10th of which month he was confirmed to the rank of Lieutenant, and returned to England. In September following he was appointed to her Majesty's ship Boxer, Commander Blythe, and in October was re moved to the Barham, 74,. Capt. Sprenger ; was em ployed in the Channel until March, 1813, in July of which year he was appointed to the Egmont, 74, Capt. Bingham, and was employed in her at the blockade of Rochefort, until hoisting the flag of Rear-Admiral Penrose, who commanded the squadron which forced an entrance into the Gironde; after which he was employed in conveying the troops from that river to England until the ship was paid off. In November, 1840, Lieutenant Imrie was appointed to the Java, 1,880 tons, as Admiralty agent for transports, in which ship he served conveying troops and stores to various ports until January, 1845, when he left her in China (Hong-Kong), the Government having no further use for her services. He then joined the Cambrian, 36, Commodore Chads, by order of Ad miral Cochrane, for passage home. 'While on the passage, having a screen berth under the half deck with other supernumeraries, just after retiring to his cot, and while sitting up in it, one of the main deck half ports, placed over his head, came down bv the run (the ship rolling heavily at the time), striking and throwing him out on the gun, whereby his collar bone and two of his ribs were broken, and other parts of his_body injured internally, which compelled him to resign as agent for transports on the 6th of August, 1845, since which time he has been a great sufferer. The internal injuries at length turned to mortifica tion, and death ensued on 'Wednesday last. Mr. John Imrie, Second Master, late of the Rhadamathus steam•transport, is the eldest son of the deceased veteran, whose remains were interred this day, fol lowed to their last resting place by numbers of friends and admirers of his bravery in the service of his country, and his character as a husband, father, and friend. The Trincomalee, 25, Captain R. L. Warren, went out of harbour this afternoon under topsails, foresail, and jib, in a very admirable mariner. This is a sister ship to the Amphitrite, a reduced 46 gun frigate, test built, 1,066 sQfl!, of the French Leda clue. She carries a similar armament to the Trincomalee, viz., 1 10 inch (84-pounder) revolving gun astern to fire over all ; 4 3:2'z, 7 feet 6 inches long, and 39 cwt. each, on the quarter deck ; two of the same class on the forecastle; and ten 68-pounders, 9 feet 4 inches long 68 cwt. each; and eight 32's, 9 feet 6 inches long, 56 c t. each on the main deck. She has five mouths' provisions stowed under hatches, with room for another month's; three months' bread in the bread room, 95 tons of water in tanks, and 20 in casks; 140 tons and upwards of stores, &c.; under which circum stances her draught of water was as follows :—For ward, 17ft. ; aft, 19ft. 3 in. ; height of main-deck midships, port-side, from the water, 7ft. 4in.; port, forward, Bft. 9in.; aft, 7ft. Gin. She is nearly com plete in her complement of men, but all her officers are not yet on board. She is beautifully rigged, and is beyond question as fine and efficient a command as any captain need have. He is equally fortunate in his working staff ; a more indefatigable first lieute nant there is not afloat. We shall draw no comparison between this ship and the Amphitrite, but await the result of the competing trials. They will sail about the latter end of this or beginning of next week. The Fury steam-sloop, Commander Wilcox, had her compasses adjusted this day by Captain Strange. She will go out of harbour to Spithead to-morrow. WOOLWICH, SEPT. 15.—The Acheron steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Dunlap, who is at present serving with his officers and. crew in the Tartarus on the coast of Ireland, is ordered to be paid off at Wool wich, and will be immediately re-commissioned. The Myrtle steam-vessel is ordered round from Portsmouth to be fitted with new boilers at this port: The Blazer steam-vessel, Commander Wingrove, at present at Cork, is ordered to be paid off and re commissioned. The Antelope steam-vessel has received on board a handsome new carriage and a number of presents to be presented to the Bey of Tunis, as a mark of appro bation of his continued friendly disposition towards this country, and the facility he affords to the royal and mercantile navy of Great Britain to obtain sup plies of all kinds of provisions when they have occa sion to touch at any of his ports. The Antelope is to be paid in advance at Portsmouth. The Myrmidon steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Com mander Roberts, is ordered to be paid off, and will be re-commissioned immediately. PEMBROKE, MONDAY.—On Saturday, the 11th inst., the Lords of the Admiralty arrived at Pembroke dockyard on their annual official visit of inspection. Their Lordships landed from the Fire Queen steam vessel, at half-past 7o'clock A.M., under a salute of 19 guns from Pater Fort. The members of the Board were Lord Auckland and Lord John Hay, who were accompanied by Captain Eden and Colonel Irvine. Having been received at their landing by Captain Su perintendent G. T.Falcon and the officers of the yard, they proceeded to the captain superintendent's resi t dence, where they breakfasted. After this they made a minute inspection of the ships on the stocks at this yard, but more particularly of the Lion, 80 guns, lately launched, and now in dock in the hands of the riggers, who are preparing for her removal to Devon port ordinary. Their Lordships visited every part of this fine ship, and seemed much struck with the beauty of her general appearance. Pater Fort, the saw-mills, the new practice battery for the artillery of the Dock yard Battalion (which is mounted with four long 32- pounder ship guns), the timber sheds, saw-pits, mould loft, armoury for the battalion, containing about 1,200 stand of arms, &c., were successively examined by their Lordships. This, together with Lord Auckland's levee, at which he received several officers employed the whole of the day. Their Lordships spent the next day (Sunday) at Picton Castle, the seat of Lord Milford, and on Mon day, the 13th, resumed their official duties at the dockyard. At 11 A.Y. they landed at the principal landing place, and were received by a guard of honour com posed of the Ist company of the Dockyard Battalion, commanded by Captain Weatherley (Lieutenant, R.N., director of police). Notice having been given on Saturday of their Lord ship's intention to review the battalion, it was drawn up in readiness along the main road, leading from the dockyard gates to the water-side, and being newly clothed in their fatigue uniform, presented a very im posing and military appearance. On arriving at the parade, their Lorships were saluted by the guns of the field battery, four 9-pounder guns, and two 24- pounder howitzers, worked by the first company of Artillery, under the orders of Captain Kneebone. Their Lordships and suite, accompanied by the Captain-Superintendent, immediately proceeded to take up a position opposite to the centre of the line. After presenting arms, the battalion, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Abethell (Master Shipwright), wheeled into column, and marched past in review order, first in slow, and then in quick time. Having been wheeled into line on the original ground, the battalion was put through the manual and platoon exercises by Major Chiles (Store Receiver), and afterwards exercised in firing by companies, in depent file firing, &c., under the command of the Lieutenant- Colonel. Mr. Gillies, the adjutant of the corps, then gave the command to countermarch by files, and to form close column upon the sth company, and marched the battalion off by companies to deposit their arms. This battalion is composed of six companies of in fantry, two of artillery, and one of Boat Brigade, each company 84 strong, exclusive of officers, and non-commissioned officers. Their Lordships having mustered the whole of the men of the dockyard, gave them a half-holiday. The battalion, with the band at their head, marched out of the yard four deep, in admirable style. The inspection of the Royal Marines at the new barracks, by the Admiralty, termin ated the official business of their Lordships at Pembroke Dockyard. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14.—The market to-day presented no features of novelty. The demand for all descriptions of yarn and manufactured goods was on the very lowest scale, and, in some cases, especially in sales of yarn, rather lower prices were submitted to by the spinners. Still, we are happy to say that, considering the unfavourable state of trade, the failures here are quite insignificant in number and amount. ROCHDALE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13.—We have had a very good demand for flannels to-day, and con siderable business has been transacted at last week's prices. Several of the large manufacturers have been in the market to-day and bought very freely. The demand for wool is somewhat better, and prices are firm. HALIFAX, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11.—Although provisions are so much lower than they were, trade does not yet revive ; nor can we learn, from the at tendance in our piece hall, that there is any prospect of a speedy change for the better. There is very little doing, either in plain or fancy goods ; and prices are exceedingly low. In yarn, the same extreme flat ness prevails, which prevents any rally in price. The stock of long wool is slowly moving off, at easier rates, though little is coming to market to replace the sales. Short wools are dull of sale, at previous prices. HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14.—There is an inclination to do business in all kinds of goods that have the character of newness of style and good quality. Considerably more business is doing in wool than for some time past. The warehouses have not had many visitors during the week. LEEDS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14.—The im proved state of our market holds good, and we had, both last Saturday and to-day, a good attendance at our cloth halls, and a very fair amount of business has been doing, chiefly in suitable winter articles, for home consumption. The disastrous news from Lon don appears little to affect, directly, our commercial community; but, of course, its tendency towards circumscribing general credit will be more or less felt.—Manchester Guardian. DEATH or AN OLD FIDDLER.—Died at Peebles street, Newton-on-Ayr, on Monday morning, Matthew Hall, aged 87 years. The deceased was a well-known character in the west country. He surpassed as a bass fiddler. The old worthy used to mention that he was 45 years in the habit of frequenting Coilsfield and Eglintoun Castle, in his capacity as musician. His chief co-adjutor was James M'Lachlan, a Highlander, who came to Ayrshire in a fencible regiment, and was patronised by Lord Eglintoun. At concerts at the castle, the late Earl of Eglintoun generally took a part on the violoncello or the harp, and amongst other pro fessional players on the violin, blind Gilmour from Stevenston was usually present. " 0 thee war the days for music!" involuntarily exclaimed old Hall, as he proceeded with his reminiscences. Hall and M`Lachlan played over the whole county at all the gen tlemen's residences, and even in Edinburgh and Glas gow on great occasions. I❑ one week, to use his own words, they " passed twenty-six parish kirks, and re turned to Ayr on Friday to a ball, never getting to bed till Saturday night." They obtained snatches of sleep as they best could during the intervals of playing and travelling. At one time Hall and M'Lachlan were at the Duke of Argyll's for six months together. M'Lachlan had been there before as footman to Lord blind Irish harper, of the name of O'Kane, was also among the party of musicians. The-harper, conceiving himself to be eclipsed by the violin players, or fancying an insult of Argyll, left the party, and bribing some boys to procure materials, actually set fire to the y f mdiuseehovefersytivoift festivity; the lower part of Inverary Castle, which would soon have —Ayr s punishment he toe e deserved.lnverary M w o h m y or t t t h h h e e s. mentioning e t tßi C eu o er u ine n g - H a ll' s wE it a nh s t s eo • u fi fin : .s d t le ralt w as a i s tsn, a ep p ve r er e rh s z en pa t sj f er snipes have been shot during the week on the Dartmoor hills. The residents on the mountainous regions state that it is a token of a sharp winter. W e shall sea—Devonshire Chro n icle, IRELAND. REPEAL ASSOCIATION. DUBLIN, bErT. 13.—The weekly meeting of the association was held this day. James Fegan, E s q . ' M.P., presided. of Mr. JOHN O'CONNELL commenced the 17usiness the day by handing in 401. from the congregated trades of the city of Limerick, as an " evidence of their devotion to the principles and teachings of their departed leader." The Hon. Gentleman then ad vetted at some length to the affairs of Italy, and ex pressed his regret that Ireland had not a domestic legislature, which would not hesitate for a moment in espousing the cause of Pius IX. The Rev. Mr. COGIILAN expressed his opinion thet the people of Ireland should demand from the Go vernment whether they might not be permitted to. make a demonstration in favour 3f his Holiness. If they were so permitted, he had no doubt b ut an army of 50,000 men could at once be raised to fight under the standard of independence in Italy, and protect e Sovereign Pontiff in his glorious career against ° P . pression and tyranny. Mr. P. S. BuTeee, M.P., addressed the at some length. Notwithstanding the abundant harvest with which Providence had blessed th e country, there was every reason to apprehend._ that the labouring population would be in wereloll! meeting p at osition during the ensuing winter than they the same period last year. Henceforth they wou ( 1 _ have nothing to depend upon but the wages they wer! likely to receive for their labour from the landlords and tenants of Ireland, and those classes were . 5 , 0 impossible overwhelmed with difficulties that it was they could give employment to such an exten t as would prevent famine and pestilence. such being the position of the country, he (Mr. Butler) would appeal to common sense whether it was reason enforce the repayment of the advances made by EnF . , land during the last session of Parliament. He Woul d suggest to the Government the expediency of piste' g t that debt in abeyance. In saying so, he should_pn be understood as wishing to repudiate the liabiliuty: On the contrary, he felt convinced that Ireland vrob...d. feel extreme gratification in discharging ties when Providence enabled her to do so. d the Mr. JOHN O'Corixer.l. subsequent addressed meeting at considerable lengeh ; but there . vveanothi g deserved in the speech of the Hon. Gentleman which her lia particular notice. e 67/. 19s. - A t the conclusion of the proceedingo• d sthe rent for the week was announced to b The mecing then adjourned. BARBAROUS 'MURDER. The following appears in the Ballinasloe starof Saturday : " One of the most ho rrible murders we hav r e ar e e v i e n r heard of, and of a description which is very n ight last in our county, was perpetrated on Tuesday the the neighbourhood of Mount Bellew. It se irs that as a man named Patrick Costello, a d r iver l a n s re employment of Mr. James Cuffe, of Esker, w turning from that town to the petty sessions, of wsh_ic.l: he had a number of persons summoned for tre pan &c., that day, he was waylaid by a party of men, vi;" . literally smashed his head to atoms. An inquest held by Mr. W. Kenny, coroner, which connen,e7 on Thursday, and was adjourned to th e next clel7ll Dr. Fitzgerald, R.M., and Mr. Brereton attendance. A most respectable j ur y wer:er svi j u st who returned a verdict of Wilf u l Murder persons unknown." Through the activity °r been Bernard Cummins and the police four men hav e arrested on suspicion of having eommitted this otr; cious act. They have been committed topr' s e ".. This unfortunate Costello was driver and woodrangeu to Mr. Cuffe, and one of the persons arrested oculb)ari. the same situation before Costello got it. Th is d by berous murder seems to have been per bin s triking their wretched victim with stones. lIIC was broken, his teeth knocked out, and literally scat tered oil the road, and his ear was cut in t , ,vo ; nose was also broken, and his head dreadfully frllca tured." Sir John Burke, of Marble-hill, father of the 1 1 ° h 11. Member fur the county of Galway, and un cle °f Marquis of Clanricarde, has been suddenly seized w'' t apoplexy, at the house of his son, Mr. Granby BuLr'et! in this city. Sir Henry Marsh is in attendance, it is believed, entertains no hopes of the honours''. Baronet's recovery. RAILWAY SHARE MARKE TS ' LIVERPOOL, SEVTEMBKIt 15. ; 351 STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lanca3ll.,re'op, die.-Great Northern, 4M dis.-Leeds and Dew sburn 6 r er sion (green), 1% dis. -Leeds and Thirsk , Preference, itto, cent., 1 , 4 dis.-London and North- Western, 161--13°4351 New Quarters, 8 M p. -Midland,ll4N -Ditto, 401 Shae o tect -Ditto, Halves, 2 .-N or th Staffordshire, 1 5 4 P. ` io ver, p and Wyre, Halves (B), 1 ,4 p.-South-Eastern and No. 4 (iss. at Thirds, at 6 2- 3 dis.), I% dis.-York, fays, castle, and Berwick, Extensions, No. 1, 44 13.-Dit castle E. Purchase, 6 per cent. till 1850), 23/t p an d Great . -Ditto Cfewe_.erri, and Berwick), New, 21(4 p.-Midland W 16 dis. MANCHESTER, SEPTEMBIK 15• ..,,,„ STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Ainbergate, IOW"' ham, and Boston, 1 3 / 4 dis.-Birmingham and OxforedrerJeunenee: tion, 5!6 n. p.-Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, No. 1, 3 4 p.-Great Northern. New, I% c. di` and Manchester Railway and Canal, 4 C. dia. !Apo' 3 al do! shire and Yorkshire, 32/. Shares (la te Extension). /8, __ A , Ditto, Fifths (late West Riding Union), 1;;,i Dewsbury, and Manchester, par -Leicester and P ou_ A 3-16 dis.-London and North-Western (Mancliesteer4.,: Birmingham), Quarters (C), 4 , 4 p.-Manchester, and Lincolnshire, Preference, 1-16 p.-Ditto (Si Lincolnshire), 3 3 4 c. dis.-North Staffordshire, 1 7-1b3_,... Oldham Alliance, dis.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and t.; 1 _ , _7 11 ter, Preference (guar. 8 per cent.), 1% p.-South-EAT,.... and Dover, No. 4,1% c. dis.-York, Newcastle, and Pl. wick, Extension, No. 2,2% p. LEEDS, SErTEMBER 15. Netting' SOCK EXCIIAGE.-T sales are-AbergaL ,, - ham, and Boston, N 1% dia h .- e East Lancashire m , i 4 i evr, 3 1 / 4 `ar s . Ditto, Quarters, % dis.-East and West Yorkshire , J i e;„ 4 -Great Northern, 4% dis.-Lancashire and Yorkshire (V Riding Union), 395. dis.-Leeds and Dewsbury, ss. n. Leeds and Thirsk, 15 1 4 dis.-Ditto, New, 12 dis.-Manc"-. ter, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire, Preference, Is. 1!• castle and Berwick, New, 21. Gs. 3d. p.-North British, 26 Ditto, Thirds, 2s. 6d. p.-North Staffordshire, p....-SortilA. Western, 745. 6d. dis.-South Yorkshire , Doncaster, an:: Goole, 1% dis -York and Newcastle, Preference, 2% P - York and North Midland, Preference, 6% n. p. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, SErrrr-sinEn 14. STOCK EXCHANGL-The sales are-Newcastle and Car l lisle (Alston Branch), Si. Bs. 9d.-North British, Quartel ss. p.-North Staffordshire, 17 8 p. - York , Newcastle, an Berwick (late Newcastle and Berwick), New, 276 p. EDINBURGH, SEPTEMISER 14. Srocx EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 33L ;: Airdrie and Bathgate, 31. 105.-Arbroath and Forfar: 26l. -Ditto, Halves, 141. 10s.-Ayr and Galloway, 21 103' on iart Caledonian, 32/. 155.-Ditto, New, 2/. B s. - C aled and Dumbartonshire, 10s.-Clydesdale Junction, 531.--9,1,8' side, 2/. 155.-Dunblane, Donne, and Callende r, IL is ' ,ol. -Dundee and Arbroath, 391.-Ditto, New► No. I, 294,.' -Ditto, New, No. 2, 321.-Ditto, New, ' No. 3, 31 ' I :ed Dundee and Northern Junction, 1/. Ils.-Dun dee Perth, 341. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, New , 181 . I 2 s. 6d.-Dittos Q atsd tr ,j, ters, 3/. 95.-East of Fife, 41. 55.-East Lothian C e g 11. 135.-Edinburgh and Bathgate, 71. 10s.-Edinburg teo, Glasgow, 541.-Ditto, Halves, 16 1 . 153.-Ditte, Qu o, 'lrrre -144-Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton , 171 . 105.- .• ference, 201.-Ditto, New, 31. 195.-Ditto, Q u arters, ‘,.., 5 104,, -Edinburgh and Northern,l9/.-Ditto, New, 21. 55 ,- ,t' s ed Newport, 8/. 108.-Ditto, ditto, New, 1/.-Edinb ur gi:e Perth (New Co.), IL 3 s. - Ditto, Halves , 55. 100. and Ayrshire, 1101. ex div.-Ditto, New Stock, -Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 81. 55.-Ditto, Halves, 141 ,., ° ' 6d.-; 178. 6d.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 8 1 . i o3 erio Glasgow and Garnkirk,. 391. ex div.-Glasgow, 1 29. 6 ‘ l ' Terminus, 111. 158.-Glasgow and Greenock, 18 -Ditto, Halves, 9L-Ditto, Preference, 8/. 2e- 6 "' t Sort il Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 3/. 2a -6e at of Scotland, 11. 126.-G eat Northern (late Direct l'Or 31. 198. 6d.-Ditto (late London and York), 1/ 5 5 . - "Quar' British, 284 ex div.-Ditto, Halves, 13/. 105.-Dit i le, Dit to, ters, 51.-Ditto, Quarters New (scrip), 125- Thirds, 1/. 45.-Ditto, Fifths, 51. 1 2 s. 63. ex. d ives . - scottl'. tish Central, 271.- Scottish Grand Junc tion, 193" s hre10 Midland, 171. 155.-Shrewsbury and Herefor d) 10s. - 7: d Dun , bury, Oswestry, and Chester, 191. 158.-Stirling a!!„d Colt' fermline, 4L-Stirling and Midland, 7/.-WisbaWgrito, ness, 464-York, Newcastle, a nd Berwick , 1391 ' tensions, No. 1, 144-Ditto, ditto, No. 2, 81. 25. ,D tensions, Bombay and Madras, Is. 9d.-East Indian, la• 11. 9u. North of India, 28. 6d.-G re at Southern of Madr e. -Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, Is. 6d. GLASGOW, SErrEmsan 14. a .„3 pu f fy: STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Caledoni i_a2;ll, bartonshire, 10s. 9d.-Dundee and Perth, Quriortb eril ;„ Edinburgh and Glasgow, ,53% --Edinburgh an 194-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 40/. Share joctiot).: div. and ex new-Glasgow, Airdrie, and llionklan" North 605.-Manchester and Southampton, 133. 9 4* _ cs ole, a" o f tish, 281.-Ditto, Thirds, 265. 6d.--York, " v o rth Berwick, Extensions, No. 2, 8 qi-Ditto Great England Purchase), 101. 16s. ___----- BIRTHS. Oa the Graves, of a son. 10th inst., at Boulogn e, the 000. Birg* 11°.-- f , rbilir On the 11th inst., at Hampton Manor House, Au'' Sheppard, of a son. a, . the On the 11th inst., at Abbe road, St. John's °° lady of Richard Dawes, Esq., surgeon, of a daughter " . rd or o On the II th inst., at Dulwich -common' '11.3 Brunswick-square,Horner, of a daughter. . j O. In • of a daughter. __On the 12th inst., at Chatham, the lady of CaPta_ . On the 13th inst., at Mo 'n ton-road, Moller, of the 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment, of A Ou v , d ., of On the 13th inst., the wife of F. W. Reeve Jones , .14" rakt the wife of Mr. John II ld • rni g heft ou ing, of a son. It La in ' On the 130 ' i inst., at Stanwell, the Hon. Dirs. Ba , JohnOn t,Tihursda ), nes, o f a son. f SV I. On the 14th inst., T the lady 0 W. Baynes,- at Norwood, Surrey, Esq., of a son and heir. Regenee-P MARRIED. v dding tull g ' A I rtberd y, the s 16th inst., et Stlantes e '' l, sl •,. 4 l,4o .. acOuhrey, Esq., of the Illiddle empl , _ t ool Circuit, barrister-at-law, to Clara, second daughter oi, Carlisle, Esq., of Hyde-park-place West, London; le pt. Eugene Livois, to Elizabeth Susanna, second On the 11th inst., at the British Embassy at daughtert-f o f 0 0 late Arthur William Morris, Esq. DIED. d age 86' . Ursula, the w On the 6th inst., at Newington, F. Kelsey. . -eq.,,.v .. o f Lica On the 9th inst., at Kensi n g ton, .irirly.. tenant-Colonel Charles R. W. Lane, C.B.,l3eng3lLieutensW On the 11th inst., at Hadley, near Barnet, Colonel Taylor White, ith Ligbt Dragoons._ _ . cbelseg , On the 11th inst., at Ashburnham k1°;5.7 Leicester Algernon nu,,s e 1 I , the eldest son of Colonel therlo,. Stanhope. _---- - jo„° itS. - ----- - -- -- 3 - Yotrira , °I rect. Lon4ton : Printed and Published by d in the -... ifs Strand, Printer, at The Son Ottice, No. I 1 l, strap . so p. of the savoy, in tbo Count/ of Middlooon, Tlaundelo wr 1114 T, e~ oti e ,, !C:l4 Beta Nd e st 111 /7i,t %. 4(!i