The Sun. — London, England, 1847-09-21 00:00:00

birb ililittton SUN OFFIC E. Seven o' Clock. ARRIVAL HER MAJESTY FROM SCOTLAND. (FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) The drizzling rain which fell almost without inter mission the greater part of the morning, and by " fits and starts" during the whole of the afternoon, kept more than a dozen or two of idle people—reck less of the pelting of the pitiless storm—from the terminus of the North-Western Railway, and within its spacious limits, albeit they are extending over ground where streets and foetid courts and alleys once reared up their heads, the labourers pursued their wonted tasks, the trains ran in and out with their accustomed regularity. The platforms were no busier than on ordinary days, except the presence of a. few melancholy Lancers, who went away last night at nine o'clock, and came again to-day, shortly before three, "chewing the bitter cud of melancholy," for the wet had penetrated their clothing and tarnished their accoutrements ; and their officer the commander of the gallant band, stalking to and fro. With the exception of one or two zealous re porters, and a roll of scarlet carpeting, the station wore its wonted aspect. Had the meanest sub ject in the realm—Tom Thumb for instance (and the " deformed, disgusting drawf," to use the words of the Times, would have gathered a crowd about him in the wettest day)—been coming up [the line, the appeararce of the termi nus could not have been less imposing. Yesterday there were a number of ladies in the comfortable corners of the station ; to-day the lowering weather, the drenching skin-wetting rain, kept all away, and the Queen arrived in the greatest city in her realm, if not in the world, without being hunted down, stared out of countenance, and disgusted, as she frequently has been, in 40. private journeys, by the over-zeal of the mob, in its intense anxiety to stare her in the face. The Queen hove in sight last night, on the shore of Fleet wood, before six o'clock. The weather was, in nau tical phrase, " hazy," but though the weather wore an angry aspect—though it lowered, though the sea rolled and dashed its breakers furiously on the mud banks of Fleetwood—the announcement that the Queen was in the offing brought thousands to the beach and to the windows and balconies. The royal squadron anchored within sight, and the outline of the nautical pageant of the Queen was watched as eagerly as ,tte formal pageants which wend their way from Buckingham Palace to " the House" on Prorogation days—in fact, as if it was about to pass through the streets of Fleetwood, and the watchers did not go to their heds unlil it was lost in the shadows of night. At eight o'clock her Majesty and Prince Albert proceeded into port. She was immediately met by the authorities, who having presented her with a suitable address, and the usual formalities having been gone through, her Majesty proceeded to the station, from which she started a few minutes after ten. As the time for the arrival of her Majesty drew nigh, but only a few minutes before five o'clock, passengers who had come by the trains, and others who were about to go, made up their minds, of one accord, to see the Queen, and there was quite a little crowd of resolute persons, whom Mr. Baker, the obliging sergeant of the police, found some difficulty in keeping at a respectful distance. The train, and it was a well filled one, reached the station shortly after half-past five o'clock, where she was received by Mr. Glynn, M.P., and Mr. Creed. The Queen, Prince Albert, and the royal children, looked extremely well. On landing at Fleetwood, the address of the town was presented through Lord Palmerston, and she re turned a gracious reply. Her Majesty was received by Captain Huish, Mr. Holdsworth, Chairman of the Mancherter and Leeds, Railway, the sheriffs of the county, and, though last not least, the representatives of the county. The train reached Rugby at twenty-three minutes after three, and a powerful " Stephenson," No. 155, having been attached to it, it proceeded, under the care of of Mr. M'Connell, the locomotive superintendent of the Company, and Mr. Bruyeres, the traffic superin tendent, to London. The Duke of Norfolk and Lord Palmerston accompanied the Queen. The whole journey was accomplished in seven hours and a quarter, and the train did not stop between the " half-way house," Wolverton, and the metropolis. Mr. Glynn informed our reporter that Prince Al bert pronounced the journey along the Trent Valley to be particularly smooth. On leaving the station her Majesty was loudly cheered by the crowd, which, on the an nouncement of her arrival they had received great additions. Her Majesty proceeded to Bucking ham Palace, and will proceed, most likely to Osborne House to-morrow. Thus terminated the delightful tour to the Highlands. THE LONDON GAZETTE, (THIS EVENING.) DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 17, 1847. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Lieutenant-General Lord Fitz- Roy James Henry Sromerset, and of Lieutenant-General Sir John Macdonald, Adjutant-General of the Forces, Knights Commanders of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, to be Ordinary Members of the Military Divi sion of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross of the said Order. DOWNING- STREET, SEPT. 21. The Queen has been pleased to appoint James Davo ren, Esq., to be Provost Marshal for the Island of Nevis. :CROWN-OFFICE, SEPT. 18. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN TEE PARLIAMENT SUMMONED TO BE DOLDEN AT WESTMINSTER, ON TWESDAY, THE 21ST DAT OF SEPTEMBER, 1847. Dorsetshire—George Bankes, Esq., of Studland, in the said eeuuty ; Henry Ker Seymer, Esq., of Hanford-house, in the said county ; John Floyer, Esq., of Stafford in the said county. Dorchester—The Right Honourable GeorgeonelDeraawrd son Darner, f Came House, Dorsetshire ; Henry u Sturt, Esq., of Critchill House, iQ . the said county. Weymouth and Melcombe Dougal Chris tie, Esq.; William Lockyer Freestun, Esq. Bridport—Thomas Alexander Mitchell, Esq. ; Alexander Dundhs Ross Wishart Baillie Cochrane, Esq. Shaftesbury—Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Esq. Wareham—John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erle Drax, Esq., Cherborough Park, in the county of Dorset. Lyme Regis—Thomaa Neville Abdy, Esq., of Albyr,s, in the county cf Essex. September 20. Antrim (County)—Sir Edmund Workman M`Naghten, Bart., of Bush-mills-house, in the said county; Nathaniel Alexander, Esq., of Portglenone House, in the said county. Belfast —Robert James Tennent, Esq., of Belfast, in the county of Antrim ' • the Hon. John L u dt or d Chichester, com monly called Lord John Ludf or d Chi c h ester, of St. George's place, in thescounty of Middlesex. I Lisburne—Sir Horace Beauchamp Seymour, of St. James's place, London. Carric kfergus—Wellington Henry Stapleton Cotton, Esq., of Combermere-abbey, in the county of Chester, commonly called the lion. Wellington Henry Stapleton Cotton. Armagh County)— Sir William Verner, Bart.,of Cl urch - bill, in the said county ; James Molyneux Caulfield, Esq., of Hockley, in the same. county. Armagh—Lieutenant-Colonel John Dawson Rawdon, of Great Stan:hope •street, blay-fair, in t h e county of Middlesex. Carlow (County)—Henry Bruen the said ccunt William Banbur, Esq., of Oak-park, in y ; y Esq., BUClentick Lunbar3-, of Moyle, in the said cou nty. Carlow—John Sadleir, Esq. Cavan—John Young, Esq., of Bailibonaw Castle, in the said colanty ; the Honourable James Pierce Maxwell, of Farnham, in the said county. Clare—Sir Lucius O'Brien, Bart.; William Nugent Mac- Namara, Esq. Ennis—James Patriok O'Gorman Mahon, Esq., commonly called the O'Gorman Mahon. Cork (County)—Edmund Burke Roche, Esq.,'of Trabolgan House, in the said county; Maurice Power, Esq., M.D., of Reenacoultig, in the said county. Youghal—Thomas Chishorne Ansty, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, in the co un t y o f M iddlesex. Bandon Bridge The Hon. Francis Bernard, commonly called Lord Vikcount Bernard. Kinsale—Richard Samuel Guinness, Esq. Mellow—Sis Denham J-ephson Norre 3• s, Bart., of Mallow Castle. Cork —AAiltituri Fagan ; Da n i e l Callaghan. D CoDonegal Castle; (County) —Sir Edmund S amuel Hayes, Bart., of rubceEUward Mich ae l Conolly, Esq., of Chit. Down County rd non. Frederick William Robert Stewart, commonly called Viscount Castlereagh • the Hon. Arthur Edwin Hill, commonly called Lord Edwin .Newry.—The Hon. Francis Jack Needham, comm on l y called Viscount Newry and Morns. Downpatrick.—Richard Tier, Esq. Dublin (County)—James Hans Hamilton, of Abbots town-house, in the said county ; Th omas Edward Taylor, Esq., of Ardgillan Castle, in the said county; Dublin—Edward Grogan, Esq. ; John ileynolds, Esq. Dublin (tiniversity)—George Alexander Hamilton, Esq.; the Right Hon. Frederick Shaw. Fermanagh (County)—Mervyn Archdall, Esq., of Elyers. dale, in the said county; Sir Arthur Brinsley Brooke, Bart-, of Colebrooke, in the said county. Enniskillen—Henry Arthur Cole, Esq., commonly called the Hon. Henry Arthur Cole, of Florence-court, in the county of Fermanagh. Galway (County)—Thomas John Burke, Esq., of Mar ble-hill, in the said county; Christopher St. George, Esq., of Tyrone-house, in the said county. Galway—Martin Joseph Blake, Esq., of Ballyglunin-park, in the county of Galway ; Anthony O'Flaherty, Esq., of Knockbane, in the said county. Kerry (County) — Morgan John O'Connell, Esq., of Tu brid, in the sai d county; Henry Arthur Herbert, Esq., of Muckross-heath, in the said county. Tralee--Maurice O'Connell, Esq., of Derrynane Abbey, in the county of Kerry. Kildare (County) Charles William Fitz Gerald, com monly called the Marquis of Kildare, of Carton, in the said county ; Richard Southwell Bourke, Esq., of Palmerston, in the said county. Kilkenny (County)—Pierce S. Butler, Esq. ; John Greene, Esq. Kilkenny (City)—John O'Connell, of Dalky, in the county of Dublin, Esq. King's County —The Honourable John Craven Westenra ; Sir Andrew Armstrong, Bart. Leitrim (County)—Edward King Tenison, Esq., of Kil ronan-castle, in the county of Roscommon ; the Hon. Charles Sheffington Clements, of Killadcon, in the county of Kildare. much in demand, and the parcels offered at publics sale, amounting to 1464 bags 53 casks, were only in part sold at about the former value. For Native the demand was 1 mited, and 1480 bags went at a further fall of 6d; good ordinary selling at 35s to 355 6d, real good ordinary 363 to 36s 6d, pea berry 40s 6d to 41s 6d. Of Jamaica, 47 casks were sold at low rates. Cocos.—British Plantation is little required, and is offered at a further reduction in prices, whilst the supply keeps good. Of 300 barrels and 50 bags Trinidad at public sale, a part only sold. Foreign is little required. SAGO.—This afternoon the demand was not active, and 725 bas at public sale went at a decline on former rates of is to 2s per cwt, but the whole sold. boat or vessel of any kind, save those belonging to the royal squadron, was visible on Loch Gilp. The hills behind Ardishaig were enshrouded in gloom, and the spirits of the spectators assembled to witness her Majesty's departure seemed considerably damped by the depressing influences of the weather. About four or five hundred people were assembled on the pier, midway across which an arch had been erected, and which was now re-decorated with flowers and evergreens. The pier itself was covered with a carpet of the Campbell tartan in honour of her Majesty. The steamers present were dressed with all their colours, and flags and streamers were unfurled in various directions in the village and along the shore. The number of passengers by the steamers from Glasgow was not so g reat as might have been anticipated, and those who arrived in the last boat, the Cardiff Castle, were just in time to see the lifting of the anchor of the Royal Eagle, and the departure of her Majesty from our Highland shores. From Ardrishaig her Majesty had no convoy; but a little beyond East Tarbert Mr. Napier's fine fast sailing screw yacht, the Fire Q ueen , w hi c h h a d l e ft Glasgow at eight in the morning, and crossed Loch Fine at Ardlamont Point, came up and accompanied the two royal steamers to Campbelton Loch, where they arrived about five o'clock. About half an hour after, the Victoria and Albert joined, and the Queen and Prince, with the Princess Royal and Prince of Wales, went on board the royal yacht. On Saturday evening the town of Campbelton was beau tifully illuminated in honour of her Majesty's visit, while bon-fires blazed on some of the adjacent heights; and from the end of the New Quay a fine display of fire-works took place, which must have afforded much gratification to those on board of the vessels in the bay . About four o 'clock yesterday morning, as day began to break, the vessels of the royal squadron commenced lifting their anchors, and about a quarter to five they got under weigh, and departed for England. Shortly after Prince Albert ap peared on the companion on deck, evidently much interested in the scene, and took a last look at the Scottish hills, as the squadron worked its way out of the bay. The Fire Queen yacht accompanied them for about an hour, and for half that time she kept abreast of the Victoria and Albert. She then dropped behind to allow the Fairy, so much famed for her speed, to come up. Permitting her to get a little ahead of her, the Fire Queen put on her steam, and passed her with comparative ease. The Fire Queen, which, like the Fairy, is a screw vessel, did credit to the Clyde on this occasion, having proved her superior swiftness by distancing the Fairy, even with all her canvass set. SPICES.—:To-day . at public sale 61 - bngs of Pimento sold at Id per lb advance, and fetched sid to 54d for mid quality; five barrels Jamaica Ginger sold at 70s to 90s for good mid and good; 200 bags Zanzibar Cloves taken in at Bd, being above the value; 12 casks Singa pore limed Nutmegs sold at Id to 2d decline. RICE.—To-day there was not much demand for East India, and privately the few parcels were sold at easier rates. Of Java 341 bags at public sale went at 6d per cwt decline, and sold at lis to 17s 6d for fine bold white, 153 6d to 16s for good, and at 14s to 15s for damaged. 519 bags Bengal went at a similar, decline, and only in part sold. UNDER CARE OF MR. MUDD. Limerick (County)—William Monsell, Esq., of Turvoe, in the said county ; William Smith O'Brien, Esq., of Cahen nagh, in the said county. SPIRITS.—The price of British Corn Spirits has been reduced 6d per gallon, and is now 103 6d. Gin has fallen to the same extent; 17 per cent. under proof being obtainable at 9s Bd, 22 under at 9s 2d per gallon. To-day the market was in a very dull state for all kinds of Rum, and there were large arrivals. For proof Lee wards 2s 2d was obtained for fair quality. TEA.—The common kinds of Congou cannot be ob tained generally upon lower rates, but there is less dis position evinced to operate, and only a moderate amount of business has been concluded. The better kinds are little required, and can be obtained upon rather lower terms, as the supply is good. In Souchong the amount of business done has been to a limited ex tent only, although there are sellers of low and middling at 9d to Is 4d, and good to fine is 6d to 2s 6d. There are sellers of good and fine qualities of Green upon rather lower terms, still the purchases made have been to a limited extent onl, but low and middling sorts met with a good demand, at about previous quotations. All kinds are, however, in good supply. SALTPETRE.—To-day the market was better supplied with Rough, and the public sales consisted of 3,268 bags Calcutta, and 274 bags Madras ; the chief part found buyers, but prices declined 6d for good and fine, and is for low and middling sorts. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon at public sale 213 bags of Honduras went at rather lower rates, and only in part sold—silvers at 4s 9d to 5s 9d, and fair to fine black 5s 7d to 6s 7d per lb. TALLow.—In the value of Russian on the spot there is little variation to make known, but the town and country demand has been limited, whilst merchants are desirous to sell. For delivery in the last three months of the year there has been little passing, At public sale 50 casks of old first sort were taken in at 45s 9d to 465. Home made met with little attention, and can be obtained at 46s 6d to 47s net cash, whilst there is an increased quantity on offer. All other sorts are dull of sale and cheaper. Ou.s.—An increased desire has been shown to ope rate in Olive Oil since Tuesday last, whilst on the part of merchants there is greater ffrmness, and they have succeeded in getting stiffer rates, a good business having been conclnded upon the Ifollowing terms ; Cocoa Nut has been much inquired after, and in consequence of the scanty supply, buyers are com pelled to pay the high rat e s of 52 s to 62s per cwt for low to fine quality. For Palm the demand is brisker, whilst prices are firm. Rapeseed Oil met with a good demand. The inactivity in , the market for Linseed Oil has increased, and a further fall in the value ensued, as there is a greater supply, and the crushers work freely. The market for Fish Oils presented a brisker appear ance, and for most descriptions an advance in the value took place. Limerick—John O'Brien, Esq., of Carnelly, in the county of Clare; John O'Connell,Esq.,of Gowran-hill, in the county of Dublin. Londonderry (County)—Captain Theobald Jones, R.N., of Boragh ; Thomas Bateson, Esq., of Belvoir Park, in the county of Down. Coleraine—John Boyd, Esq., of Dunduan House, in the city of Londonderry. Londonderry—Sir Robert Alexander Ferguson, Bart., of the Farm, Londonderry. Longford (County)-Samuel Winsley Blackall, Esq. ; Richard Maxwell Fox, Esq. Louth (County)—Richard Montesquieu Bellew, Esq., of Barmeath, in the said county ; Chichester Fortescue, Esq., of Ravensdale-park, in the said county. Dundalk—Charles Carroll M‘Tavish, Esq. Drogheda (Town)—The Right Hon. Sir William Mere dyth Somerville, Bart. Mayo (County)—George Henry Moore, Esq., of Moore hall, in the said county ; Robert Dillon Browne, Esq., of Glencomb, in the said county. Meath (County)—Matthew Elias Corbally, Esq., of Cor balton-hall, in the said county; Henry Gratton, Esq., of Moyrath, in the said county. Monaghan (county)—Charles Powell Leslie ; The Ho n Thomas Vesey Dawson. Queen's County—The Hon. Thomas Vesey, of Abbylix, in the said county; John Wilson Fitzpatrick, Esq., of Lisdaff; in the said county. Portarlington—Francis Flunket Dunne, Esq , of Brittas, in Queen's County. P.osccmmon (County)—Fitztephen French, of Errit, in the said county ; Oliver Dowel John Grace, of Mantua, in the said county. Sligo (County)—John Ffolliott, of Irollybrook, in the said county, Esq. ; William Richard Ormsby Gore, of Forking ton-hall, in the county of Salop. Esq. Sligo—John Patrick Somers, Esq Tipperary (County)—Nicholas V. Maher, Esq., of Tar tnlla, in the said county; Francis Scully, Barrister-at-Law, of the Middle Temple, London. Her Majesty's s o j ou r n i n the Hi g hl an d s , lik e h er visits to her favourite retreat at Osborne House, has been almost entirely of a domestic character. The weather during h e r s t a y w a s of a ch equere d d escr ip • tion, and the frequent rain must have often prevented out-of-door excursions and recreations. The wild and romantic mountain scenery, amidst which she has passed the last five weeks, could not fail to have afforded her much pleasure ; and as she has seen it in all its various aspects, it must have left a deep and lasting impression on her mind. In the calm and sunshine of a summer or autumn day, no scenery on earth can be more beautiful or more majestic than that of the Highlands, and the sense of its beauty and majesty is deeply and lastingly felt by the beholder. But when the mist and the gloom of storms and rain set in around the towering summits, and grey, rugged rocks of our heath -covered hill s , th e y ass ume a peculiarly drear and wintry appearance, which leaves a proportionably depressing effect on the feelings and spirits. Yet both aspects are invested with features never to be forgotten. Let us hope that next year will see her Majesty once more in the Highlands. This visit now brought to a close has been marked by everything that is auspicious and favourable. No adverse acci dents have attended the royal progress, and we fer vently trust that the remembrance of the time spent among the bracing air and invigorating breezes of the mountains, will be of a nature strong enough to induce her Majesty to return to them next summer or autumn. Cashel—Timothy O'Brien, Esq., of Merrion-square, in the city of Dublin. Clonmel—The Hon. Cecil Lawless. (Tyrone (Covnty)—The Right Hon. Henry Thomas Lowry Corry, of Aghenis, in the said 'county ' • the Hon. Claude Hamilton, commonly ca ll e d L or d Claude Hamilton, of Baron's-court, in the said county. Dungannon—The Hon. Thomas Knox, commonly called Viscount Northland. Waterford (County)—Robert Keating, Esq., of Garrinlea, in the county of Tipperary; Nicholas Power; Esq., of Faithley-house, in the county of Waterford. Dungarvon—The Right Hon. Richard Lalor Shiel, o Longorchard, in the county of Tipperary. Waterford (City)—Thomas Meagher; Daniel O'Connell. Westmeath (county)—William Henry Magan, Esq., of Clonearle, in King's County ; Sir Percy Nugent, Bart., of Donore, in the county of Westmeath. Athlone—William Keogh, Esq., of Mountjoy-square, Dublin. THE QUEEN'S DEPARTURE FROM Wexford—James Fegan, Esq., of the city of Dublin ; Hamilton Knox Grogan Morgan, Esq., of Johnstown-castle, in the said county. Wexford—John Thomas Devereux, of Wexford, Esq. New Ross—John Hyacinth Talbot. Wicklow (County )—Lieutenant-Colonsl William Acton; The Hon. William Thomas Spencer Wentworth Fitzwiliam, commonly called Visconnt Milton. September 21. Worcestershire (Eastern Division)—George Rushout, Esq.; Joen Hodgetts Hodgetts Foley, Esq. Worcestershire ( Western Division)—General the Hon. Henry Beauchamp Lygon ; Frederick Winn Knight, Esq. Evesham—The Right Hon. Arthur Marcus Cecil Hill, commonly called Lord Marcus Hill; Sir Henry Pollard Wil loughby, Bart. THE HIGHLANDS. (From the North British Mail of Monday.) CRINAN, SATURDAY, SEPT. 18.—This morning the sun and the clouds seemed struggling which should be the ruler of the day. At an early hour the sun shone forth with brilliancy, and was succeeded by occasional raw gusts of wind and rain. By dawn of day workmen were busily employed in com pleting the preparations for her Majesty's landing. About half-past eight o'clock dispatches were re ceived by George Burns, Esq., of Messrs. G. and J. Burns, that her Majesty was approaching, and in an hour after the royal squadron was seen coming round the point and entering Crinan Bay. Her Majesty's arrival was not expected before an hour later, and all was a scene of bustle to get things in readiness. By the time the royal squadron dropped their anchors the arrangements were completed. Shortly before ten o'clock a number of the country gentlemen arrived, evidently in haste from their respective seats. We ob served among the gentlemen present Mr. Campbell of Auchindarroch, Mr. Malcolm of Poltalloch, and Sir John Orde, all in full Highland costume ; we also observed Sheriff Bruce of Aigyle, Mr. Campbell of Jura, Campbell of Shirven, &c., present. The weather was rather rough, and some time was spent in getting out the boats ; but her Majesty accom panied by the Prince, the royal children, and suite, landed shortly after ten o'clock. They were re ceived at the landing-place by Mr. Campbell of Poltalloch. At the landing-wharf, her Majesty walked under a triumphal arch composed of heath and shrubs, bearing the inscription " A. R. Bhea," wrought in yellow marigolds. The walk to the royal barge was laid with tartan cloth. Her Majesty on landing was most enthusiastically greeted by the com pany assembled, which, if not numerous, was, to say the least, respectable and select. Her Majesty leant on the arm of Prince Albert, who led the youth ful Prince of Wales by the hand. At the barge the Queen and Prince were received by Mr. George Burns, who deposited on the cabin table of the barge three sections of the Crinan Canal for the inspection of his Royal Highness, for which his Royal Highness was graciously pleased to return his grateful thanks. Her Majesty was dressed in a grey cloak and hood, open Tuscan bonnet and blue veil. The Prince of Wales was dressed in a sailor's uniform. About ten minutes afterwards the royal barge proceeded to Ardrishaig, piloted by Captain Nicol, where it arrived about twenty minutes past twelve o'clock, after a safe passage through the locks. The only parties on board the royal barge, not immediately connected with the royal suite, were George Burns, Esq., James Burns, Esq., and David Hutchison, Esq., all o f th e fi rm o f Messrs. G. and J. Burns, of Glasgow. There were assembled a number of the county gen tlemen. Her Majesty took her seat in the carriage of Sir John Orde, and proceeded down to the pier, which was lined by a considerable con course of strangers from Glasgow and the Clyde, who had newly arrived by the steamers. The village of Ardrishaig was decorated with flags, among which we observed the motto, " Welcome back again." The rain poured in tor rents at the time of her Majesty's em barkation, and many people who had come expecting to look upon the face of the Sovereign, had to return disappointed. Everything at Ardris haig was conducted with the greatest regularity and good feeling. We have to correct a statement that has gone abroad (but which no one that knows anything of the gentlemen would for a moment listen to), that the arrangements of the Messrs. Burns for the royal party was a mere mercantile speculation. We may state, once for all, that the whole of the preparations and expense on the Crinan Canal was merely a de monstration of becoming loyalty on the part of the enterprising firms of Messrs. G. and J. Burns, and Messrs. Thomson and Maconnell. RETURN RELATIVE to RAILWAY aoiinich—Sir John Somerset Pakington, Bart., of West wood Park, in the county of Worcester. Bewdley—Thomas James Ireland, Esq., of Onsden Hall, in the county of Suffolk. Dudley—John Benbow, Esq., of Mecklenburgh-square, in the County of Middlesex. ACCIDENTS. By an analysis of the Returns recorded in this Department, it appears that of the 101 persons killed and 100 injured, on all the Railways of Great Britain and Ireland during the six months ending the 30th June, 1847, there were -14 Passengers killed, and 48 injured, from causes beyond their own control. 8 Passengers killed, and 3 injured, owing to their own misconduct, or want of caution. 8 Servants of Companies killed, and 17 injured, from causes beyond their own control. 61 Servants of Companies killed, and 24 injured, owing to want of caution, or recklessness. 19 Trespassers killed, and. 7 injured. 1 Person killed, and -1 injured, while crossing the railway at level crossings, owing to misconduct of servants of Company. Total—Killed, 101: Injured, 100. And for the same period the number of Passengers amounted to 23,119,412. Kidderminster Richard Godson, Esq., of Grosvenor place, in the county of Middlesex. ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 20, 1847. Corps of Royal Marines—Gentleman Cadet Edward M'Arthur to be Second Lieutenant; Gentleman Cadet Henry Hewett to be Second Lieutenant. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire. The Hon. Frederick Levesou Gower to be Deputy Lieute nant, Sept. 20. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Caithness-shire. 96th or Ross-shire, &c. Royal Regiment of British Militia —John Mackenzie Junner, Gent, to be Lieutenant, Sept. 6. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Joseph Johnson, flour dealer and baker, Liverpool. BANKRUPTS. James Charles Vaughan, fruit merchant, East Cheap, to serrender October 6, at two, and November 16, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Gauntlett, Lincoln's Inn-fields. ------- bUNCAN MACGREGOR, Registrar. Office of Commissioners of Railways, July 21,1847 Joshua Hyams, watchmaker, Jury-street, Aldgate, Sept. 30, at half-past eleven, and Nov. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street; Peddell, Cheapside. Edward Scott, innkeeper, Tunbridge Wells, Oct. 2, at half-past two, and Nov. 4, at two, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Slee and Robinson, Parish-street, Southwark. John Lewer, carpenter and builder, Portsea, Septem ber 30, at eleven, and November 1, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry-chambers ; Murray, London -street. John Wospell, cabinet-maker, High-street, Shoreditch, September 27. at three, and November 1, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole man-street ; Lawrence and Plews, Old Jewry-chambers. George Hall, _builder, Trowse Newton, Norfolk, Oct. 2, at half-past one, and Nov. 4, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall street; Abbott and Wheatl e y, Rolls'-yard; Chancery lane. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES, N BANKS, ASSUNIES' RANCE STOCK, AND . OTHER COM. PA From tie Offiall List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 21. John Gardiner Jackson, ornamental paper manufac turer, Newcastle -street, Strand, Sept. 98, at three, and Nov. 2, at eleeen, at the Court of Bankruptcp. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street; Wright and Bonner, London-street, Fenchurch-street. William Evans, lamp manufacturer, Derby, Oct. 8, and Nov. 5, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham ; W his ton, Derby; Bowley, Nottingham. George Small, draper, Coventry, Oct. 5, and Nov. 2, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham; Smith, Birmingham. Joseph Gardiaer, provision merchant, Birmingham, Oct. 2 and 30, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Harding, Birmingham. Chaifes Foster Cotterill and William Henry Hill, merchants, Walsall, Staffordshire, Oct. 2 and 30, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Bolton, Wolverhampton. David Pratt and Joseph Finnemore, steel pen manu facturers, Birmingham, Oct. 3, and Nov. 2, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Official assignee, Valpy, Birmingham ; Hodgson, Birmingham. Joseph Jennings Day, ship broker, Liverpool, Oct. 4, and 27, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Offi cial assignee, Morgan, Liverpool ; Johnson and Co., Temple, London ; Grocott, Liverpool. COU AN RSE OF EXCfI imsterdam •• • C.F 12 6 Ditto, at sight 12 3 Rotterdam ...• •• 2U. 12 6% kntwerp.• ...... 25 95 Ramburgh •. •• • • 11.8. 13 14% Altoria..... ......... Paris, 3 days' sight ...• 25 50 Ditto, ••••••• • • • • • .. 25 85 sfarseilles • ..... 25 90 ISourdeaux.......• • • • 25 95 Frankfort on Mains.... 122% Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... • • 10 8 10 9 Trieste,d e lt fr to ec ...t .... • • ........ 483 v Barcelona • .......... GE.-(THIS DAY.) Gibraltar .......... • • .. Leghorn ••. • • • 30 90 Genoa ............ •• .. 25 95 Milan .... Venice • • ........ Naples Palermo, per os 121 Lisbon.... .•• • • 52 Oporto •• . .•.•• . • • 52 3 yßio Janeiro ...• •• • • 26 Banta . Buenos Ayres New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia • • • . • • Palmas Op BULLION, PIE OZ. Foreign Gold In bars.. £3 17 9 New Dollars •• • 4 10% Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .• 0 0 0 Silver In bars 0 4 11% Immediately after the embarkation, the Black Eagle, on board of which her Majesty, Prince Albert, and suite were, and the Undine got under weigh, and proceeded towards Campbelton. Lord Palmerston, at Ardrishaig, thanked Mr. George Burns for the admirable arrangements of the firm of which he is a partner, and for providing such a handsome barge for her Majesty. It must be extremely gratifying to Mr. Hutchison to know that the royal barge, fitted up by Mr. Kay of this city, by his three tions, was approved of by her Majesty. of 1 g a l t heavy from r m o on Saturday, at mid-day, took her departure s c to O r ß m ßE o s f y w O i N n D d E a N n T d ). rain, her from Highlands,Lochgilphead,on her return to England. Of Ardrishaig point, two miles the royal squadron there were present but the Yacht,l3lack Ethaeglepaanirdy, t h t e he lj G n a d r i l n a e nd steamer s ; the Royal Soundhaving of x preceded ilbra n h n e a r n , Majesty where they to and the Scourge, were Undineto remain o Campbelton Loch, nhadatur joined by the Black Eagle and the Satur day night. Immediately after her Majesty from sttthhye: R midsti em barked on board the Black Eagle, the anchor was weighed, and the vessels sailed for Campbelton Loch, whence the royal squadron, yesterday morning, left for Fleetwood. . _ _ MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the. London New Price Current of Sept. 21.) SUGAR.—To-day there was a further diminution in the home and export demand for Raw Sugar; the market was liberally supplied, whilst a vast decline in the value generally took place, and merchants for the most part were ready sellers. On the part of refiners and grocers little desire was shown to operate in any kind of West India Muscovade, and the rates taken in most cases exhibited a fall on those of Friday of 6d per cwt. At auction 125 hhds 1 tree Barbadoes sold heavily, and at a reduction on former rates of 6d per cwt. REPINED.--To-day Refined goods were operated in with caution, although brown grocery Lumps could be obtained at 53s 6d to 543, and standard Lumps at 54s 6d per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar sells slowly at 30s 6d t e e vi N 3 n :l e u d P ß e t r r o T cwt.rns operate— T a in f t erno Mauritius oon Sugar, theredesirewa•a:dlistt4le4lh 6 T d h a o 1s per afternoon Bengal at public sale were only in sold ag s Fr E id A a s y;'s rates of part at a reduction on t was operated a in with more ca ut i on, and 1,596 b agsauction were only in part sold at 6d per cwt decline for white, and is for yellow. Madras i s i n limited demand, and bags only partly found buy ers at barely formerrata,s94e FOREIGN.—This afternoo n t h ere was little desire evinced to operate in Foreign Su gar b y exporters or the home trade, and the few parcels sold privately were at Su gar from lower rates. At public sale 214 casks of from Moulmain were taken in. The weather, on Saturday morning, had all the features of a mid-autumnal season. The morning looked settled, and the sun shone out bright and cheering, though a cold wind prevailed, which was sensibly felt by the passengers who left the Clyde to view the embarkation of her Majesty at Ardrishaig. It was not till we had entered Loch Fine that indi cations of a change showed themselves. Round the rugged and majestic peaks of Arran vast sheets of mist floated in mid air, while heavy clouds were n 1N gatherin g i n th e s k y , an d th e w i n d b e gan to blow more keenly fr om th e nor th. O ccas i on al showers fell, but as e s d e ' e e t n h a e e t p r a p e r . oached our destination the rain remTahi The in creased, and wh en we arr i ve d o pp os it e Ardrishaig point, it pou re d d own w i t h cons id era bl e v i o l ence , con tinuing all th e ti me ( a b out h a lf an h our ) t h a t we Ardrishaig had a very differwnt aspect from that Which was presented at D um b ar t on on h e r Majesty's arrival in Scotland. Three of the Castle Company's in the steamers, which had left Glasgow early morning, were the onl y representatives o f th e splendid fl eet of steam-ships and other craft which welcomed her appearanc e in the Clyde, while not gi 'MOLASSES.—The demand cortinues active for all kinds of West India, and a further improvement in the value has taken place, whilst the supply is less than it was. The total safes for the past week are 500 puns. At public sale 325 puns, 33 trs, and 50 brls of Ha vannah were taken in at 186 to 19s for good. In Ben gal Treacle sales to a large extent have been made at 18s to 19s. COFFEE. —This afternoon Plantation Ceylon was not TEL, _ MN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1P47. DREADFUL ACCIDENT NEAR lIADLEIGH, FURTIIER PARTICULARS. HADLEIGII RAILWAY STATION, SATURDAY EVEN ING.—As yet all the sufferers are alive, though the recovery of one of them (the wife of a labourer), is still deemed doubtful. Messrs. Growse and Mudd, the two surgeons of the place, attended upon the injured, a duty which the large number rendered in no slight degree laborious; the assistance of Mr. Storry, the druggist, which was most kindly rendered, being all the additional aid that could be procured, either in the town or neighbourhood. The following is a list of those requiring medica' aid : Mr. John Staines, fractured collar bone, and other injuries. His child, contusion of leg. William Sheldrake (a boy), fractured thigh, and extensive wounds of head. Eliza Arms, concussion of brain ; and her sister Sarah, wounded eye and knee. Maria Joslin, fracture of ribs and wounds of face. Thomas Theobald, concussion of brain, and wounds of head and arm. Amelia Gray, wounded head and contused shoulder. Mr. Robert Hoddy, wounds of head and contusion of eye. _ • _ Air. Charles Fenn, contused ankle and hip. Allis Hannah Lamb, injury to feet and con tused eye. Miss Louisa Lamb, wounds of head and legs. Miss Emma Ray, wound of head and contusion of back. Elizabeth Scrivener, injury of the foot. Sergeant Hornsby, one of the railway police,wounds of the head and chest. Mr. Seagrave, wounded head, and his daughter contused leg. Charlotte Double, injury to head and shoulders. George Double, wounds of leg, ankle, &c. Ann Snell, contused arm and leg, and wounded hip. _ _ _ Elizabeth Cook, contusion of body. Eliza Cook, extensive wound of knee and other injuries. _ _ Harriet Cook, contusion of ankle. Charlotte Greggs, wounds of head and face. Harriet White, wounded head. Eliza White, contused eye and wounds of head. Ellen Arms, bruises of the body. Mary Durrant, contusions of forehead and ankle. Jane Theobald, contused head and arm. Susan Eighteen, fracture of right leg and con tusion of left knee. Ann Ratcliffe, contusion of legs, arms and face. Edward Buckle, wounded head, and contused leg and arm. Daniel Grainger, bruises of face and shoulders. UNDER CARR OF MR. J. GROWSE. Sarah Brooks, fractured ribs and wounded head. Charlote Brooks, contused face and feet. Harriet Pittock, wife of a labourer, fracture of both legs, and wounded head. Mary Ann Payne, fractured thigh. Seth of Paone, bruises of foot. Louisa Payne, general contusion of body and limbs. Harriet Wilding, lacerated wrist and other bruises. John Sibbons, contusion of arm. Susan Faulkner, contused face and wounded ankle. Mary and Elizabeth Pittock, and Sarah Cross, general injuries. Thomas Hawes, contusion of knee and wounded ankle. Susan Scowen, bruised feet. Eliza Barnes, bruised ankle. Mr. May, fractured leg. Elizabeth Martin, contused bead. Susannah Baker and Susan Abbott, bruised bead and face. Mary Baker, wounded head. Thomas Brown, general injuries. Beason, contusion of feet. Mr. George Grim wood, general bruises. James Bateman, injury to shoulder and arm. William Bateman (his son), serious wound of scalp. George King, contusion of head and back. Mr. Benjamin Bare, hair-dresser, bruised head and arm. Mr. J. T. Garnham, draper, contusion of shoulder and arm. William Scowen, contused face. In addition to the above, some, who reside at a dis tance from the town, are attended by their own medi cal men. Amongst these is Mr. Hewes, farmer, Nay land, who had his leg fractured, and who is under the care of Mr. Fenn. It will be seen from the nature of the wounds that many of the cases are of a dangerous character, though we are happy to state that they are generally going on so well that, with one exception, no fatal consequences are at present apprehended. The case alluded to is that _of Mrs. Pittock, the wife of a labourer, who had both her legs broken, and her head severely wounded and contused ; to-d ty her case wore a more favourable appearance, but recovery is consi dered very precarious. Several remarkably narrow escapes occurred, in one of which Mr. Mudd, the surgeon, was himself the party ; he, like many others, had gone upon the platform to witness the starting of the train, and was standing at the edge of the platform in front of the wall in question, when he observed it crack, and only saved himself from being crushed under it by a vigorous spring on to the line. It was most fortu nate that the train which was intended to convey the excursionists had not been backed up to the station, or the platform would have been so hemmed in that there would have remained very slight chance of escape, and the consequences would probably have been much more serious. Leaving out of calculation comparatively trivial injuries, the sufferers on the occasion cannot be rec koned at much less than seventy. The list given above comprise sixty-three, and we understand there are several resident in the adjacent neighbourhood who are not included. _ _ _ .. --__ .._......___ Though in no .. degree blameable, either by them selves or officers, for the occurrence of the accident, the directors have manifested the greatest regret at the occurrence, with the strongest commiseration for the sufferers, and through Mr. Bruff, their en gineer, and Mr. Martin, the traffic manager, they have given orders that nothing may be spared which can conduce to the ultimate recovery and intermediate comfort of the patients. It also appears that the accident is in no way attributable to any defect either in the construction of the wall or the materials used ; it was of nine-inch work, with piers, and if dry would no doubt have been a very substantial erection. It was intended to support one side of the projecting roof, which the architect purposed carrying over the platform and one line of rails, and which was to rest in front upon pillars. The other part of the station escaped injury from the hurricane ; but, as some proof of its force, it may be mentioned that a large tree in the vicinity was blown down ; a point-turner was carried com pletely off the line, and numbers ceuld scarcely keep upon their feet. It is scarcely necessary to add, that throughout the town the greatest commiseration is felt towards the sufferers. :OXNT-STOCZ 21.&NES. Dividend .Amount Name of CompanY• r of ! Paid. ! Price. Annum. Share. ------ - -______ Z s. d. £ s. d. Australasia •••••• • • •• 40 0 0 40 0 0 - Brash North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 - :',ommerelal of London 6!. per cent. 100 0 o 20 0 0 - :!olonial .••••• • • • • • " 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 17 Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - London Joint-Stock .• • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 - Metropolitan ••.•• • • • • - 25 0 0 710 0 Provincialof Ireland• • Si. per cenL 1 00 0 0 2S 0 0 - Ditto, New. • • • • • • • • 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 - National of Ireland •• 5/. per cent. c - 0 0 0 20 0 0 1 - Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto, New.• •••• • • • 51. p er cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia •• • • 61. per cent. 25 Union of London. •• • • 51. p er cent. 50 0 0 25 0 0 - 0 0 10 0 0 1 - • CANALS. Names of , 4 Dividend I Names of Price. r: Dividend Companies. A j per Le Companies. mper Price. it: 4 4.111111111. Annum. ao _----- - -_____ -.. X 4 Ashtn& Oldh 97; 51.58. p e 70 Monmouthsh 100 101. - Ishby-d-la-Z 1131 41. .- llntgemrysh 100 51. - Barnsley....ll6o' 121. 180 Macclesfield. 100 - 15 Basingstoke..' 100 - - Neath ...• .. 100 201. 340 Brknk&Abrg 150 51 . . 85 .Nottinghar-.. 150 12/. - Dromford .... 100 141. - Peak Fo:est. 78 31. 40 Dudley lOO 4/. - Regent's..., 33 11. 4s. 20 Derby Elismre&Che 133 41 . b 4 Shropshire - 125 81. - Erewash 'loo 321. - Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Ciyd 100 41. - Do.LkFdSt 12 61. p . c . - GrandJunctn 1001 6 1 . 80 Stffrd&Worc 140 281. 275 Grand Union 1001 11. 103. 21% Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Glamorgnsh . 172 ] 13%1. - Stourbridge.. 145 20/. 305 ! listr & Brkly I 00 1 - - Strtfrdon Ay 79 IL 10s. - C.lrantham - Severn and 26 11. Bs. Huddersfield 57 -- - Wye Rail. Kennt & Avn 39 7s. 6d. 51( Trnt &MI 50 301. • "'Lancaster 47 11. 103. - soy •• • . Leeds&LiTrp 100 341. 505 Thams &Med, 19 - _ Leicester "41. Leicstr &Nth 83' 41. 36 Birming.f 178 . 41% Loughborogh,l42, 701. ! 530 Wilts & 'lrks! 67 11. , 11 XIOCX.B„ i Dividend Amount Name of Company. i per of I Paid. Price. Annum. I Share. X s. d. £ s. d. Commercial . - - East and West India 6l. pr cent. Stock. - 124 East Country - - Landon ••••-•• .• • • • 51. pr cent. I Stock. - 102% St. Katharine .... •• • • 5 per cent. ! Stock. -" 83 Southampton ••..• • •• 21. per cent. 150 0 0 , 0 0 0 - INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Pald. Price. Annum. Share. ----- -. --- x s. d. X s. d. Albion - •••••••• •• • • 3/. 109. bOO 0 0 50 0 0 75 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 - I)itto Marine.- - • 6/. per cen t, 100 0 0 5 0 0 - Atlas . 135.6 d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - •X British Commercial .. 7s. per share inn 0 50 005 0 0 6 0 2 10 0 2014 Inericl,Med.&Gen.Life 51. per cent. • - County .............. 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 128. 50 0 0 1 5 0 0 11 Ragle • Eng.& Scot. Law •• •• 51. 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 •••• • • • 61. per cent. - • - 124 Guardian • ........... 51. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 47 imperial Fire ........ 61. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 210 1 I Imperial Life ........ 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% , Indemnity Marine- - it. sh. & be. 100 0 0 513 1 - LAW Life........... 11.5 e. 100 0 0 10 0 0 45 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 - Landon Fire ........ 10 s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 - London Ship ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 - Marine- •- - .... 5 /. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 - Sled. Inylikl&Gen.Life t%i. per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - National Lean Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - National Life... ..... 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 - Palladium Life • • ...... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 - Phcenix •.. ...... .. 3/. p. ct. & be. - - 185 Protector Life.... ... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 3s. Provident,Life........ 11.55. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Rock Life............ 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4 % Royal Exchange 5l, per cent. Stock. - 181 Sun Fire .........., , 6/. 10e. - - - Ditto Life ......... 11. Gs. - - _ Via, ria Life - 4 0 0 - - WATER-WORKS. __ Dividend Amount Name of Company. ; per of i Paid. Price. , Annum. Share. ! .£ s. d. East London..• •.•.. • • 8/. 100 00 1 - 195 Grand Junction -.• • • 3/. 10s. 41 13 4 - 90 3/. 180 0 0 - - Vauxhall ..... ....... 100 0 0 - - West Middlesex . • • 51.15e.prent. 62 12 9 ! - 118 " What had you for dinner on Sunday ?" asked a friend. " I dined off a couple of duke." " Ay, and a good way off, too," was the reply. LATEST PARTICULARS. In addition to the particulars contained in the above, a correspondent of the Observer writes as follows :—" I may mention, as going far to account for the accident, that Hadleigh station is on an erni nence remarkable for its exposure to the winds, and that on Thursday afternoon it blew one of the most furious gales ever known in that part of the coun try. The guard of the train running between Bentley and lladleigh, has just informed me that it was with the greatest difficulty he or the stokers could keep their places, and that not only did they labour under the apprehension of being every moment blown off the trains, but that they actually felt alarmed lest the trains themselves should be overturned. At some distance from the spot where the catastrophe occurred trees were torn up by the roots, out-houses blown down, and great havoc otherwise committed by the fury of the gale. It is due to the medical gentlemen who are attending the sufferers to say that nothing could be more unremitting than their attention to them by night as well as day. It is right to add that other medical men from the neighbourhood came of their own accord to volunteer their aid when intel ligence of the alarming occurrence reached them. It is gratifying to be able to conclude by the expression of a hope that the poor woman, who it was feared would die of the injuries which she received, is now expected ultimately to recover. Though several of the sufferers will feel to the end of their days the effects of the injuries they have sustained, it will be a wonderful as well as a gratifying circumstance that so many individuals have so seriously suffered without a single instance of loss of life." lIADLEIGII, SEPT. 17.—Mr. Henry Russell, the vocalist, had a very narrow escape. He had just arrived here. from Sudbury with a Mr. John Cave, a commercial traveller, where he had been giving an entertainment the night previo us . M r. Russell and Mr. Cave were pro ceeding in a gig to the station at the time it fell in; the former being about to start for Colchester. - SAILORS AND SOLDIERS' LETTERS.—On Saturday the Postmaster -General ordered that the letters of sol diers and seamen, both in her Majesty's service and the East India Company's, should be forwarded in future at the reduced rate of postage, whether they were liable to foreign postage or not. The foreign rates of postage, however, must be paid in all cases, in addition to the reduced rates of British postage. A NEW SPECULATION.—Cnors Or CATS.—COL Carroll, of Howard county, Va., has recently purchased a large island in the Chesapeake Bay, which he has stocked with black cats. A large number has been pur chased and sent to their secluded homes. The object is to raise th©m for tho fur, which is quite voluble. LATE MURDER AT SWINTON. It will be remembered that on the ceroner'sinquest held upon the body of Caleb Parker, at:Swinton bridge, evidence was given that a young man, answer ing to a certain description, was seen drinking at a public-house near to the spot where the murder was subsequently committed. This young man was talk ing in so arrange and incoherent a manner, that sus picions were expressed at the time as to his character —and particularly as he gave no satisfactory account of himself. This man was the only suspicious character seen in the neighbourhood on the night of the murder ; and his description was minutely de tailed by a man and woman who had seen him. He had on a blue coat and waistcoat, and moleskin trou sers, in a dirty state, as though he had been employed as a navigator. This man removed from Swinton, and was afterwards suspected of committing a bur glary at Great Houghton, and also of stealing a eew. From the house broken into was stolen a quantity of silver spoons, on which were certain marks; and on Wednesday afternoon some of these spoons were found pawned by the prisoner in Westbar, Sheffield. The man's description having been given to the pawn broker, he promptly sent for the police, and Inspector Astwood went and took the prisoner into custody. He had been drinking for some days, it is supposed upon the proceeds of his ill-gotten booty, and on the previous evening, while drunk, had threatened to stab a woman with a butcher's dressing knife. When he was taken to the Town-hall he was searched, and the lower part of his mole skin trousers exhibited several distinct marks of blood. Whether this may give any clue to the discovery of the murder remains to be seen, but the description of the man seen at Swinton on the night of the murder, and that of the prisoner, corre spondent in so complete and extraordinary a manner, that no doubt seems to be entertained that he is one and the same person. At Sheffield he gave the name of William Shakspeare ; but at Swinton he said his name was Edward Garland, and that his mother was an unmarried woman, named Sellars. He was brought up at the Town Hall on Thursday last, be fore the mayor, in company with a man named Thos. Robinson. dr. Raynor then informed the mayor that the prisoner had been taken into custody on sus picion of having committed a burglary at Great Houghton on the previous day, at the house of Mr. W. Brookes, as above stated. He was offering more spoons for sale in Westbar when he was apprehended. From the description given there was no doubt what ever that these formed a portion of the property stolen from Great Houghton. Besides this, there was another charge against the prisoner, viz., for stealing a cow, and which he was afterwards seen offering for sale in Rotherham market. Under these circum stances, Mr. Raynor added, he would apply to have the prisoner remanded. This was accordingly done ; and Robinson was discharged, the latter having been taken into custody because he was known to have been drinking with Edward Garland, the other pri soner. The latter appeared quite unconcerned before the mayor, and treated the charge against him very lightly. He, however, made no defence, nor did he deny the charge against him. It is expected that when further evidence is obtained against him he will be taken before the bench of magistrates at Rother ham.—Sheffield Iris. THE SLAVE TRADE. By the Sealark we are furnished with the following list of the prizes taken by the Slave-trade Suppression Squadron on the coast of Africa since October last:— The Victoria—no slaves on board, captured by the Kingfisher, Oct. 16, 1846. The Genis—no slaves on board, captured by the Kingfisher, Oct. 18, 1846. The Ponita, Porto, and Agnia—no slaves on board, captured by the Sealark, Oct. 21, 1846. The Electra—no slaves on board, captured by the Espoir, Oct. 23, 1846. The Paquite de Rio-560 slaves on board, captured by the Ferret and Cygnet, Oct. 27, 1846. L'Adelaide—no slaves on board, captured by the Bittern, Nov. 21, 1846. _ _ The Selina—no slaves on board, captured by the Waterwitch, Jan., 1847. The Emilia—no slaves on board, captured by the Rapid, Jan. 25, 1847. The Anna and Constantia—no slaves on board, cap tured by the Styx, Jan. 29, 1847. The PhaetonL.no slaves on board, captured by the Bittern, Jan. 29, 1847. The Mickherry—no slaves on board, captured by the Styx, Feb. 20, 1847. The Saron—no slaves on board, captured by the Penelope, March 18, 1847. TheJUpiter—no slaves on board, captured by the Flying Fish, March 18, 1847. The Tres Amigos—no slaves on board, captured by the Devastation, March 19, 1847. The Rey de Cigiton-520 slaves on board, captured by the Devastation, March 25, 1847. The Felicidade-1315 slaves on board, captured by the Penelope, March 30, 1847. The Paglion—no slaves on board, captured by the Grappler, March 30, 1847. The Johanita—no slaves on board, captured by the Penelope, April 4, 1847. Unknown—no slaves on board, captured by the Hound, April 11, 1847. Unknown-304 slaves on board, captured by the Kingfisher, April 17, 1847. Unknown--no slaves on board, captured by the Kingfisher, April 24, 1847. Unknown-212 slaves on board, captured by the Kingfisher, May 5, 1847. The Gustava . Primero—no slaves on board, captured by the Sealark, April 18, 1847. The above is a tolerably fair sample of the activity of our cruisers, notwithstanding which, however, the slave trade is on the increase. The Tres Amigos was a very large vessel, and " armed to the teeth." The Devastation ran her on shore, and all the crew escaped, and she was soon dashed to pieces by the surf. The Devastation lost two boats and one man drowned in getting through the surf to measure her. She had made two or three very successful trips, and was a fast vessel. All these prizes have been taken between the lat. of 5 deg. S. and 15 deg. S., and lon. 3 deg. W. and 13 deg. E. The Sealark chased a steam slaver during the last month (June). "I do not know," says our informant, " exactly the date, but she got away. The Sealark was coming up with her when the wind failed, and the prize got away. She had 950 slaves on board. As she went away from the Sealark she dipped her ensign three times, as much as to say, ' Good morning.' " THE MARQUIS Or BUTE.—BIRTH Or AN HEIR.— Lady Bute gave birth to a son and heir at Mountstuart, on the 12th instant. This interesting event will be the cause of much rejoicing over his Lordship's extensive estates in Scotland, England, and Wales. The noble infant taker the title of Lord Mountstuart.—Caledonian Mercury. STATE OF TRADE.—The hosiery trade here seems to have settled down to the present limited demand.— The bobbi❑ net lace trade, both plain and fancy, con tinues in a depressed state, though among persons out of the trade an opinion prevails to the contrary, which we regret is not well founded.—The black silk trade, though upon the decline, is still in a better condition than the other departments. A few muslin laces of good quality are yet made.—The warp-lace trade has at length felt a little more activity with some of the houses.—Several important inventions in this description of machinery are net abandoned, and we hope ere long will be brought to perfection, and thus give a new impetus to the lace trade.—lt is probable that a great change will take place in the bobbin-net manufacture, as the present methods will be superseded by four thread plat-nets, working ex tremely fine cotton-thread, in which case scarce a fourth of the number of square yards will be produced from the present machines.—We have had put into our hands a specimen of Bartie's double warp bobbin-net: this article is everything that is wanted; the net, which is made of No. 200 cotton, is, what will scarcely be believed, too fine in appearance, appearing mach thinner than the old traverse ground; it is perfectly firm, and will withstand the utmost ordeal of the wash-tub. A stripe of linen work is made down it, which is equal in quality with the n e t, which of course can be made is any shape or figure. —Nottingham Review. DUMFRIES AND CARLISLE ♦ND AYRSHIRE RAIL WAYS.—We are authorised to state that the proposed arrangements for placing these companies under one system of management were completed on Wednesday. The thorough amalgamation of the two lines under the name and title of " The Glasgow and South-Western Railway " cannot be effected until the opening of the Carlisle Railway ; but it is satisfactory to know that interests so completely identified are now thoroughly united. Separate boards of direction must necessarily be continued, but will be composed of the same indivi duals, and the Secretary to the Ayr Company, Mr. Fairfull Smith, will act in this capacity for both com panies. —North British Mail. We have to announce the death, at Pau, where he was on a tour of inspection, of General Changarnier, whose name has been so distinguished for his services in Algeria. The Marquise de Mirabeau, eldest daughter of the Duke D'Eschignac, and grand niece of the Prince De Talleyrand-Perigord, has just died after a long and painful illness, at the age of twenty-four years. MILITARY REWARD.— Sergeant Maloy, of the Regiment, who was severely wounded on the destruc tion of the Heki's Pah, New Zealand, has been awarded, at Chatham, a pension of three shillings per diem. Ser geant Maloy has only been seven years in the service, but his wounds and mutilations are of a nature to prevent his following any employment whatever. We believe this pension is unprecedented in the annals of military ser vice. We also understand the sergeant has a well grounded expectation of receiving 20/. per annum in addition to his pension, agreeably to her Majesty's war rant of the 22d of December, 1845, and wo sincerely hope his expectations will be realised. GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET.—The several failures that have taken place during the past week have tended to depress the pig iron market very much. The greatest caution is manifested by buyers, and transactions are on a very limited scale. To-day prices must be quoted a degree lower than our last—say for No. 3, 655. to 655. 6d.; for mixed Nos., 665. to 66. 6d.; and fur No. 1, 681. per ton, 1 o, Advertiser. THE DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM AN,) HIS CREDITORS. The state of this nobleman's affairs has for solve time formed a topic of conversation, and his embar rassments have become so public that no secrecy is now considered necessary upon the su bject. The creditors of the Duke have been trying to bring his personal property to the hammer, and to divide amongst them what little could be obtained by the sale of the valuable effects of the ducal residences, Stowe and Wotton in Bucks, A vington in Hampshire, and Buckingham House and Chandos House in Lon don. They estimated that the value of the pictures, furniture, plate, wines, &c., in these mansions would be between 50,000/. and 100,000/. Operations were consequently commenced, and in the lat ter end of August an execution was put into Buc kin g ham House for a sum of 9 0,000/., for which a ver dict had been obtained at the last assizes at De- vizes. This was immediately followed by , other execu tions in Stowe, Wotton, and Avington Chandos-street being occupied by the Austrian em bassy). The total amount of the Duke's debts is stated at between 1,750,000/. and 1,800,000/. W hen the officers in charge of Buckingham (the house in House were about to seize the furniture, &c., it was intimated of them that the Duke had assigned over the whole 01 his effects, down to his wearing apparel, w ines, & L ; to his eldest son, in satisfaction of a claim which 1 , had against his father, and which would be prefer.re! to the claims of his creditors. The Sheriff was Or' requested to leave the house, but this be refused to net and an application was made to the Judge at alga: bers, when it was argued that the d ed of assigamen s ' was void as against the creditors, and that the distress was was legal The Judge decided that the should remain in possession until security.wee give)), for the amount of the levies, an d directed issues t_o.,e e tried between the parties to test the validity af b e for various claims, so as to bring the w hole q uestion the Court.—Observer. LATE FIRE AT NEEDINGWORTII. ST. IVES, MONDAY EVENING. -- The calamity which befel the village of Needingworth on Thurs day has produced the deepest syznpathY the county, no fire having occurred for nvany years past that has occasioned so much mischief and distress. On Saturda magistrates of the district met at throughout the Rose and Crown Inn to prosecute an inquiry into the circumstances attending the event. The female! Couzens was present with her mother. The principal: statement in reference to the fire VW that made by w woman named Mansfeild, who deposed that s he . s!l _ the female leave the house by the back door thrownwitns t : quantity of red-hot ashes from the grate, and them close to some straw which had been side the wall of the cottage. It instantly caught, 04 the flames blazing up to a considerable height,iminme' diately fired the roof. She instantly gave the of ; and attempts were made to check the progress of _tb fire. Satisfactory evidence having been alduced!s_ piled out them to the state of mind of the unfortunate woman, the magistrates directed that she should be placed uncle' proper care. by the By the official lists of the losses made up ere several insurance agents, it appears that th s! about 00 dwellings consumed, the residences of 8 1 families, upwards of 50 farm buildings, such a s barnsd granaries, &c., and nearly 100 stacks of Mill and other produce. But a small portion of this pro P e ri is insured Amongst the offices which have suffere, are the following :----Suffolk, 10,000/.; Nor vlic s Union, 5,000/. ; Phcenix, 5,0001.; and a sinl ilar amount in one or two others. Pursuant to public notice a meeting of the gentri and inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood adopt held this afternoon at the Crown Hotel, to adq, prompt means to alleviate the suffering of the msa ftl t c o a o l k am th i familiesdreadful rendered houseless and destitute by tu: county, ad the chair. 11' lr. m ß uc . hFseyllmonwpaetsi,lyhtw.asP. even I n ow and no doubt now the subscription is opened bon"' some contributions will pour in. Several inquirie‘ have been made as to the condition of the sufftrtsft by parties from Wimpole Hall, the seat of the ._:,,Pah; of Hard wicke, Lord-Lieutenant of the acIPIP" county. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, SEPTEMBEZ 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Great Westerif,Xielf2i p.-Midland, 501. Shares, IL 16s. 3d. p.-Taff Valet a ., -Ditto, Quarters, 28-Ditto, New, par-York, Newciis and Berwick, Extensions, No. 2,2 j p. LIVERPOOL, SEPTEMBER 20, STOCK EXCRANGE.-The demand fo r shares is linlyiotrol'iv and the sales are as follows :-Lancashire and _ shire, Fifths (late West Riding Union), Thirsk, Preference, 28s. 9d. die.-London and North - vy London• ern, 1594-Ditto, Quarters (L. and B), 13% p' - - Dian' - Manchester, and Birmingham, Quarters (A), 4 % p' 1, 1 p. chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. -Ditto, Eighths, 2'g dis.-Ditto, lOL Preference, tPui.b. Midland Stock, 1144 -Ditto, Halves, New, IV--k, N°l°' Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds, I% 24 °I. p.-Ditto, 388. dis.---Leedi,:to. castle, and Berwick (G. N. B. Pu rchaBe ' di P. New, 9 2 p.-Dublin and Belfast unction, 1420.5. MANCHESTER , BEl'u-1'BIT; nhead, Lana.* STOCK EXIIIIARGE.--The sa les . e gham and shire, and Cheshire Junction, Oxford Junction, 5 p.-Huddersfield and Yorkshire, Fifth* way and Canal, I% dis.-Lancashire and 4 dis -Ditto, 1 p.-Ditto, 32/. Shares (late Extension), Midland Con.. Fifths (late West Riding Union), 1 13-16 dis.-31: A_..an sole, 114-North Staffordshire, 1 end ßMlTnienhester Old barn !ti re n c e l 1% dig.-Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Cheater, I P"South' (guar. 8 per cent.),2 p.-Shropshire Union, 3 1 4 dis. Eastern and Dover, 1 1 ,4 dis.-South Yorkshir e . caster. and Goole, 1% dis.-York, Newcastle, and Deny , ' Extension,No. 2,2% p. LEEDS, SErrasinsn 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lancaski-r6:l Quarters, 16s. dis.-Great Northern, 4% dis.-Laacashire3a9mo Yorkshire, Fifths, 30s. p.-Ditto (West Riding Union)' 2 59. dia.-Leeds and Thirsk, 15% dis.-Ditto Preference, dis.-North British, Thirds, 6d. p:-North 9 Stafford shire, v es teru tb p.-Northern Counties Union, 3 /. 19 s. dis.-North-N 76s dis.-South-Eastern and Dover , No. 4 . 14 dis.--S°l3le, Yorkshire, Doncaster, &c. 28s. , 6d. dis.- York, lsieWsis` and Berwick, No. 2 ( New ' Berwicks), 2/. Is. 3d. p. EDINBURGH, SErritaLiEß 18. STOCK ExcmearaE. -The sales are-Dundee and Ar broath, New, No. 3, 675.-Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 71 ,,. & -Edinburgh and Glasgow , 53 % - Edinb ur g h and Norther" New, Reg., 375.-Ditto, Newport, New, Reg., 195.-Ed illl burgh and Perth, Halves, 6s. -Great Northern, 7 35 ' North British, 27 % ex d iv.-Ditto, Halves, 13 ex Ditto, Quarters, 5 ex div. - Ditto New , Q u arter s (Scrip), 1111. Ditto, Thirds, Registered, 24 5. - Ditto , ditto (sc ri p ), 23e. P"' GLASGOW, SErrEmazu 18. 10& STOCK EXCHANGE. - The sales are- Caledonian, Ne l t re at Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 715.-East India Northern, 665. 6d.-Manchester and SOUthaMpt o ß , -North British, Thirds, 255. _ _ ,J.tr , '" REPORTED MARRIAGE OP THE DUKE Or I; ,- den; TON WITH MISS BURDETT COUTTS.—A corresrlb,ite informs us that the reported marriage between the tak e of Wellington and Miss Burdett Coutts is likely ari sen place place within a very short period; that the legal it" l o ve of the illustrious Duke and the wealthy been engaged for some weeks past in prep settlements, but owing to a difficulty which ha" V ~o v erl.:' gested itself respecting the descent of the P'qiityl; some delay had taken place in concluding the P' t oo nary arrangements. The difficulties which er e 5 / the to have arisen proceeded from the express desire l a be lady that the greater part of her fortune sill `ti settled upon the heirs to the title of the Duke °,` ;eo ted lington in perpetuity. This intention has been ,';' w ish heiros t he thatto by y in hi t s he G u r l a t c i e m , a A t i e 'h d o is h p a o s si m ti o o s n t dofistthinecratlyonsetyateodr ''' s , t. jot ro b ; perty that may be purchased with it, in case oft the death of the Marquis of Douro without i s sue, ti a n t/ s, 0 . 0 issue of Lord Charles Wellesley becoming eaw t , o f ili a interest should be taken by any collateral bra t that big family, including the heirs of his brother, b ut he la' gy direct gi oe heirs ent only shall d s t h bhy a e l l t ph i inherit t e si e r e i ts t t, 1 c o ni r e p n a t. r tici p a t e i °_. , i c b Or After s h.' , ; t ont of differences has been effected, of the direct line becoming extinct, the.„,r s teiy c °-- eventually to be applied to an object iht l- observer, netted with the renown of the great wa rrier.- 7elte r WaS Mr. COBDEN.—We understand that a , date d the received from Mr. Cobden yesterday'. I t Wa rOP° Sed I: would remain only a few days, 2d instant, from Moscow, which Placa l' e h P w here -; leave in a day or two for St. retersbl _ hen se t out so d wot ` way o f Lir an andam itchasbtl,e ni or 00,Jpbeer teiyent o be n ek hi a s n r d et l u i r a n ra t b o a E r n h gland, m h o p st ia pr t h er ba c b i l t l y, Y g e ; at h P o r ri e rt: rations have made' At t-- -- t i banquet, ha been for a grand -- of his visit.—Manchester Guardian. On the 16th inst., at Ke ß ls i t ß on TH L 3 o . dge , n'al lr 133tb' the Icif‘3 °I Lieutenant Henry Need, R.N., of a son. ,_ _;i s of 13 ' Cotll. On the 17th inst., in Frederick-street, the " . " - ,iii-berl l ' of son Robinson, Esei , barrister-at-law, of a son,S' c un ties On the 19th inst., at Portland -place, the -.° March, of a son. lady of AHlo o obni n no. n t i-)t h sh. e qecu 9 aa t lm h r2ept, i hnbpseit.al inst., ssstt a .co. the , t aaite t t Villao of a G s o a n ll . i , Florence On the iii 1 1 1 ja : nr t tgl : be oy i ir n ,no s osu t g , h M as:tid rs iT.T . Edwin f of v H i e o : an r r i e ot t fh t a te he La di N'orwich, t -0 n th e 15 t h ins t : , the wife c r u : of bn s 8 : niiditherneee;:txoo,etfvi' VC r . 311° goer gout, Yeomans, Pro: Yeomans, of a son. SLARICIED. e ' r , SC I " 9 On the 7th inst., at St. Hilda's, John S- Plie n vorsY t- London, to Margaretta, eldest daughter of Thomas • of Esq., of South Shields. Jobstress' On the 16th inst ,at Loughton, Mr. Edmund Goal-, Ave Maria-lane, to . Mary, only daughter of Mr. , Alderton Hall, Loughton. the ' gel ; On the 17th inst., at South Collingliam , Walter T. Clarke, Vicar of Swinderhy, Lincolnshire, tv„sayor Notts, _go Frances, youngest daughter of the Rev. Joseph '- Rector of South Collingliam. DIED. , efl', On the sth ult., at Naples, Jane, the wife T. Joan , iw bOr On the Bth inst., at the Palace of Belle Vue, near -. Jonathan Birch, Esq., aged 64. Carol° On the 10th inst., in Tottenharn-court-road, Dorothy, wife of Charles Penner, Esq. mes DittosOn the 14th inst., at West on House, Tha General Sir John Lambert, G.C.8., K.S.W. aged 75- wi nos On the 16th inst., in Upper Thames-street, Mr. v , Wills, aged 37. or Df f ' daughter On the 17th inst., Agnes Elisa, eldest ghte Day, of Southwick-street. -----, , _____--- ,i s , __________ ---- of N''' 'of London : Printed and Published by Alt RDO YOU - Y(4 _ r ain, Strand, Printer, at The Sun O ffi ce, No. 112. 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