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FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. At the Court of Buckingham Palace, the 22d day of July, 1847, present, the Queen's most excellent Majesty in Council, this day the Right Hon. William Sebright Laacellea and the Right Hon. Sir William Meredyth Somerville, Bart., were by her Majesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and tock their respective places at the Board accord ingly. Her liiajasty in Council was this day pleased to ap point :he Right Honourable Henry Labouchere, Presi dent of the Committee of Council appointed for the consideration of all matters relating to trade and foreign plantations. Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right Hon. George William Frederick Howard (com monly called Viscount Morpeth) to be Lord Lieu tenant and Custos Rotulorum of the East Riding of the county of York, his Lordship this day took the oaths appointed to be taken thereupon, instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy. FOREIGN. OFFICE, JULY 21, 1847. It is hereby notified, that her Majesty's Principal Se cretary of State for Foreign Affairs has received a dis patch, dated the 3d instant, from Sir Hamilton Seymour, her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni potentiary at Lisbon, containing a Decree of the Queen of Portugal, of which the following is a translation:— DECREE. The motives having ceased for which the Bar of the river Douro was declared in a state of blockade, under decree of the 20th of October last, I am pleased to cause it to be published, that the town of Oporto is open to navigation, as it was previously to that decree, as also all other ports in the river Douro. The Ministers, &e., of the several departments shall so cause it to be executed, &c. Palace of Necessidades, July 1, 1847. (Manu Regia) RAINHA. Countersigned by all the Ministers. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JULY 23. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. Frederick Bruce to be her Majesty's Consul General in the republic of Bolivia. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint James Brooke, Esq., to be her Majesty's Commissioner and Consul General to the Sultan and independent chiefs in the island of Borneo. CAMBRIDGE-HOUSE, JULY 22. The Duke of Cambridge has been pleased to appoint the Reverend William Henry Dickinson to be one of his Royal Highness's Chaplains. WAR-OFFICE, JULY 23. nth Dragoon Guards—Cornet Edward M'Evoy to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Vavasour Carter, who re tires; John Jestyn Williams Fredericks, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice M'Evoy, July 23. sth Regiment of Foot—Quartermaster Sergeant Ro bert Webster to be Quartermaster, vice William Tiller, who retires upon half-pay, July 23. 24th Foot—Ensign Henry John Hinde, from the 50th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hibbert, who exchanges. July 23. 28th Foot—Lieutenant Archibald Edward Cochrane Forster, from the sth Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Bur rell, appointed to the 45th Foot, July 23. 50th Foot—Ensign Edward George Hibbert, from the 24th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hinde, who exchanges, July 23. 72d Foot—Sergeant- Major John Lindsay to be Quartermaster, vice William Hume, who retires upon half pay, July 23. 90th Foot—Paymaster Henry Yielding Eagar has been superseded, for being absent without leave, Mar. 6. Rifle Brigade—Second - Lieutenant Arthur de Vere Viscount Malden to be First Lieutenant, :by purchase, vice Sir Henry Tyrwhitt, Bart., who retires ; Arthur Warren, Gent.,} to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Viscount Malden, July 23. Ceylon Rifle Regiment—Second Lieutenant Geddes Sansoni Twynara to be First Lieutenant, by purchase. vice Brereton, who retires; Ensign William Charles Bruce, from the Cape Mounted Riflemen, to be Second Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Twynam, July 23. Cape Mounted Riflemen—Bedford Davies, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Bruce, appointed to the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, July 23. GARRlSONS.—Quartermaster William Hume, from the 72d Foot, to be Town Adjutant of Gibraltar, vice Campbell, deceased, July 23. MF,MORANDUM.—Captaiu John Smith (2d), upon half pay unattached, has been permitted to assume the name of Dodsworth," is addition to and after that of Smith. The commission of Lieutenant Rutherford, as Adju tant to the 70th Foot, has been antedated to 27th April, 1837. The Christian name of Cornet Garland, of the 11th Light Dragoons, is " Lester," not Lister, as pre viously- stated. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Henry Thynne Lascelles, commonly called Viscount Laacelles, to be Deputy Lieutenant, July 16. BANKRUPTS. William and John Hammer, coach-makers, White chapel-road, to surrender July 30, at half-past eleven, and Sept. 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy ; Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Parnell and Co., New Broad -street. Edwin Charles Powell, baker, Bermondsey, July 30, slid September 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ca nnan, official assignee, Birchin-lane ; Buchanan, Bastighall-street. George Brown, builder, Southampton, July 30, at half-past twelve, and Sept. 3, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore. official assignee, .Basinghall-street ; Braikenridge, Bartlett's-buildings ; Newman, Southampton. Thomas Yates, joiner, Liverpool, Aug. 6 and 27, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official assignee, Liverpool; Johnson and Co., Temple, London ; Snowball, Liverpool. John Corker Whittaker, licensed victualler, Man al:water, Aug. 6 and 27, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, George-street, mahchester; Wathen, Basinghall-street, London; Fogg, Tib-larie, Manchester. Stephan Keen, brick-maker, Hillingdon, Middlesex, July 30, at half-past twelve, and Sept. 3, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhiil ; Newbon and Evans, Doctors'-commons. John Smith, plumber, Croydon, Aug. 3, at three, and Sept. 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Haniland, Bouverie• stree t. Frederick Cornell, ironmonger, Halsted, Essex, Aug. 6, at half-past two, and Sept, 7, at eleven, at the Court of Baiakruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, L one tThard-street ; Hindmarsh and Son, Crescent, Jewic street, Cripplegate. Hera'y Tamlyn, coal-merchant, Totton, Hampshire, Aug. 4, at eleven, and Sept. 7, at one, at the Court of Bankrupx`cy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's place, Oki Jewry ; Tilson and Co., Coleman-street ; Randall, Southampton. Charles Houghton, ironmonger, Dudley-grove, Pad dington, Aug. 6, at three, and Sept. 7, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Messrs. Brady and Son, Staple Inn. Thomas Hutchins Pinder, tailor, Southampton, Aug. 7 and Sept. 8, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abehurch-lane, Lombard street ; Sole and Turner, Aldermanbury ; Hardwick and Davidson. Basinghall-stre e t. Thomas Perry, builder, Westminster-road, Aug . 7, at cre, and Sept. 8, at t we l ve , at t h e C ourt of Bank ruptcy. b Grslow, official assignee, Abehurch-lane, Lombard streot ; Collins and Rigley, Crescent-place, Bridge street,, Blackfriars. Thomas Marriott, victualler, Moor-street, Seven-dials, Aug. -4, at three, and Sept. 8, at eleven, at the Court of Bank,!aaptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street. buildi ngs, City ; Cattlin, Ely-place. Job a Donaldson, brewer, Wigton, Cumberland, Aug. 5, at h alf-past ten, and Sept. 16, al twelve, at the NewcasSle-upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley, official assignee. Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Lazenby, Wigton ; Willis, Staple Inn, London ; Ingledew, Newcastle-upon- Tyne. Christo oher Martin, plumber, Darlington, Durham, Aug. 5, at half-past twelve, and Sept. 16, at one, at the Newcastle- upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, N ewcastle-upon-Tyne; Newburn, Darlington; Rule, New castle-upon-Tyne. Henry VA anstall, grocer, Durham, Aug. 5 and Sept.l6, at half -past; .one, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court, Takley, official assignee, Newcastle-upon- Tyne ; Cr. "shy and Compton, Old Jewry, London ; Hodge, Nev 'castle-upon -Tyne ; Moor, Durnam. Richard Rich, currier, Bodmin, Cornwall, Aug. 5 and Sept. 2, at on )e, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assigi see, Exeter ; Wallis, Bodmin ; Turner, Exeter ; Stog don, Ex e t er. George Wfsnnall, coach-builder, Worcester, Aug. 4 and 31, at tw e.lve, at the Birmingha m District Court. Whitmore, °SA al assignee, Bir min g ham Finch, Wor cester ; Mttrani and Knowles, Bir m ingh am. ; Richard Watta ns and Samuel Watk ins, tailors, Man chester, Aug. 3 ;and 26, at twelve, at the M anchester District Court. .Hobson, o ffi cial assignee, Manchester; Wood and Franey , Dean-street, Soho, London ; Claye and Welco, Mai lettester. George Wils on, ironfounder, Salford, Lancashire, Aug. 5 and 27, llt twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manch es t er; Abbott, Charlotte-street, .Bedford-square, London ; Atkinson, Saunders, and Atlkinson, Manchester. Robert lii ppax,. cotton spinn e r , C ol ne , Lancashire, Aug 3 and 26, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson, otEcial assignee, Manchester ; Cragg and Jeyes, Bedford-row, London ; Alcock and Dixon Burnley. William Francis Westall, wine merchant, Manchester Aug. 3 and 27, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson o ffi dal assignee, Mancheste r ; Johnson, Son, arid Weatherall, Temple, London; Bagshaw, Ste venson, and Lycett, Manchester. John. Jeeny,jun., boot and blic , maker, Cardiff, Aug. 5, and Sept. 3, .at eleven, a t t h e B r i sto l 'District Court. Miller, officiaLassignee, Bristol; Trehern and Co., Barge .yard-chambers, London; Sabine, Bristol. George Coombe, builder, Bedminster, Aug. G, and :Sept. 3, at &teem, at the Bristo l Distr i ct Court. Acra iman, o ffi cial assignee, Bristol; Tr eh ern and Co., Barge yard-chambers, 1.-ondon ; Sabine , Br g 4 Joseph Smith, worsted spinner, Kendal, Aug. 5, at twe;ve, and Aug. 31, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. _Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Taylor , Nicholas lane, Lon don; Hodgson, Bradford; Bond and Barwick, -Leeds. ---. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. R.. -Staffol 'd, share agent , Warnford-court, City—fi na l di v . 4(1. in the pound, on any Saturd a y, at the office of Aldermanbury. of Mr. Green, C. E dmondsti. one, paper manufacturer, O ver D arwen, Lancas't,ire—first div. of 2s. in the pound, on Tuesday, Aug. 3, or any su tlsequent Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser,._ %ilichestery W. Smith, printer, I:ttoxeter—first div. of 3s. 6d. in the pound, on any day, excepting Tuesday and Saturday, until Aug. 12, at the office of Mr. Valpy,.Birmingham. H. C. Howells, jun., share broker, Bristol—first div. of 10d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Miller, Bristol. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. C. Paddon, clothes salesman, Milner-place, Lower marsh, Lambeth, Aug. 13, at eleven—J. Barwise, watch maker, St. Martin's-lane, Aug. 13, at two.—A. Quarter man, glover, Oxford, Aug. 14, at eleven—H. S. Brazier, tailor, Oxford, Aug. 14, at twelve. In the Country. T. Bourne, corn factor, Liverpool, Aug. 13, at twelve, at the Liverpool District C ourt —T . B o i nton, money scrivener, Pickering, Aug. 19, at twelve, at the Leeds District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. J. Shea, woollen warehouseman, Aldermanhury, Aug. 14—W. S. Brown, the elder, and W. S. Brown, the younger, ship chandlers, Broad -street, Ratcliff, August 13—G. Burbidge, auctioneer, Moorgate street, City, A ugus t 14-11. Morant, fishmonger, Connaught -terrace, Edgeware-road, Aug. 13—C. Vyse, draper, Ludgate-street, Aug. 13—J. and J. Collins, jewellers, Bath, Aug. 17—T. Herbert, grocer, Llanelly, Breconshire, Aug. 13—J. Burrell, surgeon, Wakefield, Aug. 17—J. Harland, banker, Merrick, Yorkshire, Aug. 17—G. F. Howe, merchant, Chester-place, Ken nington, Aug. 15—J. Parker, corn chandler, Clapham, Aug. 13—W. H. Noyes, registrar of births and deaths, Longparish Southampton, Aug. 13—E. Jones, jun., paper manufacturer, Watling street, Aug. 13—P. Black more, saddler, Little James- street, Bedford-row, Aug. 14 —W. Bainbridge, grocer, Corrie-place, Old Kent-road, Aug. 18—A. Norval!, painter, Liverpool, Aug. 13—R. Witkin, quarryman, Beddgelert, Merionethshire, Aug. 13 —C. H. Perry, baker, Liverpool, Aug. 13—J. Spray, framesmith, Gelding, Nottinghamshire, Aug. 13—T. Shipman, jun, W. Birks, and B. Shipman, lace manu facturers, Nottingham, Aug. 13—J. Lee, cabinet case maker, Four Oaks, Warwickshire, Aug. 14—J. H. Mackay, merchant, St. Helen's-place, Bishopsgate- street, Aug 13—J. L. Wilks, tailor, Worcester, Aug. 13— IL H. Facey, builder, Exeter, Aug. 13—W. Shuker, licensed victualler, Salisbury, Aug. 13—W. Thomas, grocer, Treforest, Glamorganahire, Aug. 13—J. Green, rodginghouse keeper, Greenwich, Aug. 13—J. Tyler, hop merchant, Wcrcester, Aug, 13—T. Barraclough, woollen cloth manufacturer, Halifax, Aug. 13. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Thorp, J. Thorp, J. Terry, and J. Scholefield, sawyers, Bradford (so far as regards James Thorp)— J. Farrington, G. Greaves, and J. Greaves, yarn doublers, Manchester—H. Bradley, H. Ford, and W. E. Parker, sharebrokers, Manchester—R. Walker and L. Pluright, spinners, Huddersfield—A. Hale and A. E. Brown, confectioners, High-street, Clapham—J. Gillett and W. Colbourne, agricultural implement makers, Brailes, Warwickshire—J. Atkins and T. Blake, grocers, Commerce-place, Lansdowne-road, South Lambeth— F. Binns, Z. Drake, and B. Woodcock, chemists, Hud dersfield (so far as regards F. Binns)—H. Tootal, J. B. Tootal, and J. W. Garnett, Wakefield—E. Leaf, J. W. Barnett, F. Scotson, and S. T. Carnegie, warehousemen, Cheapside (so far as regards S. T. Carnegie)—J. Cliff and J. Husler, stone merchants, Isle of Dogs—T. Cook and H. Payne, beersellers, Kennington-lane—T. Win tinborne and J. Sabin, booksellers, Oxford—P. Oliver, J. Griffiths, and R. Griffiths, miners, Pew y Cofa Mines, Cardiganshire—J. Burley and J. Thompson, finishers of fancy woollens, Halifax—J. Barber and W. North, jewellers, York—W. H. Dobson and R. Dewsbury, woollen drapers, Leeds —C. 31. Collett, G. Laurie, and T. A. Attree, attorneys, Chancery-lane (so far as regards C. M. Collett)—J. Aitchison and T. Eathering ton, carpenters, Pitt-street, Old Kent-road—H. Fisher and N. Fearon, commission merchants, Liverpool—S. Sergeant and C. Lazarus, coal merchants, New Crane wharf, Wapping wall—T. Brock and W. Briddon, drysalters, Liverpool—W. Brown, G. Smith, W. Smith, and T. Haddock, Lanchester, Durham (so far as regards W. Brown.) TUE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. John Boyd, dealer in shares, Glasgow, July 30, and Aug. 20, at one, at the chambers of Mr. Ritchie, Glasgow. George Taylor, porter dealer, Aberdeen, July 29, and Aug. 23, at two, at the chambers of Mr. Headerson, Aberdeen. G. and J. Ireland, merchants, Dundee, July 28, and Aug. 18, at one, at the British Hotel, Dundee. Vance and Co., muslin manufacturers, Glasgow, July 27, and Aug. 24, at two, at the chambers of Mr. Fleming, Glasgow. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending July 20, 1847, is 253. 10d. per cwt. RAIL WA Y RE T URNS RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— NAME OF RAILWAY. Week ending July 18 Last week. Amiens and Boulogne .•••• • • • • •• • • Arbroath and Forfar Chester and Birkenhead . • - .- • • • - •.. • Dublin and Drogheda • ... • • .••• • • • • • Dublin and Kingstown •• • • • •• • • Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen • •. • • Edinburgh and Glasgow . ........ Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. East Lancashire . Eastern Union • • • • • Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • Glasgow and Green0ck............. Gravesend and Rochester •• . • • • • • • • • Great Southern and Western • • .. • . • • Great Western, &c •.•• • • • • •• • • Ipswich and 8ury............••••••• Lancaster and Carlisle . . London and _North Western, &c.... London and Blackwall.... • • London and Brighton . • .......... London and South Western . ........ Manchester, Leeds, and Bull Assoc.. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Maryport and Carlisle Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... Newcastle and Carlisle • • .. • ......... Newcastle, Berwick, and North Shields Norfolk • North British Paris and Rouen . .• ................ Preston and Wyre . .......... Rouen and Havre .................. Shrewsbury and Chester South Eastern and Branches • . • South Devon • . ...... .............. Ulster Whitehaven Junction . . York and Newcastle . .............. York and North Midland . • • 780 965 1,260 1,021 4,231 11,615 1,012 1,068 3,369 1,563 , 1,705 21,190 1,282 46,471 1,445 9,489 11,601 8,911 2,179 602 20,831 2,582 1,982 2,524 2,073 9,215 3,919 529 10,244 20,075 1,426 45,680 1,476 8,336 8,022 8,637 1,887 518 17,596 2,027 548 1,627 1,685 6,512 9,243 213 8,802 8,457 1,240 633 9,200 6,615 NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 22.—Captain R. L. Warren, son of Vice-Admiral Warren, of Portsmouth, is appointed to the command of her Majesty's ship Trincomalee, 26, at this port; she is a sister ship to the Amphitrite, and will have the same armament, and a crew of 240 officers and men. A Court-martial was held this day on board the Victory, for the trial of Dr. J. Caldwell, supernumerary surgeon on board the Spiteful, charged by Commander Meads with repeatedacts of drunkenness. After a careful investigation of the facts, the charges were declared by the Court to be fully proved, and they sentenced him to be dismissed her Majesty's service. The case only occupied two hours. The Court was an unusually full one, and was composed of Rear-Admiral Parker, C. 8., President; Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Napier, K C. 8.; Captain John Pascoe, of the Victory; Captain M. H. Dixon, of the Caledonia; Captain Sir J. Stirling, Knt., of the Howe; Captain the Right Hon. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, of the Victoria and Albert ; Captain 11. D. Chads, C. 8., of the Excellent; Captain Sir H. Leeke, Knt., K.H., of the Queen; Captain Stephen Lushington, of the Vengeance; Captain Alexander Milne, of the St. Vincent; Captain the Ho n . F. T. P e lh am , o f the Odin; Captai n Sydney Colpoys Dacres, of the Avenger; Capt. T . h T o uh m ree a e s Tt Rodneyae ip E e ae d t, e y2 n 6j , of ,u ds f,s t eht sister d ship vo Amphitrite;ca t t u e . the and Mr. G. Amphitrite, without the advantage of White's bow, is commissioned at this port by Capt a i n W arren, late of the Magicienne, son of Admiral Warren. The Fury steam-sloop, brought to this port lately from Sheerness by the officers and ship' s company of the Scourge bomb-vessel, is commissioned by Commander Wallcox, nephew of the late Commander of the Ordinary at this port. The royal yacht returned to harbour after the Fairy this morning. The Bloodhound steam-vessel, Lieut.-Commander Phillips, left to-day for Cork. WooLwics, JULY 22.—Her Majesty's steam-packet Garland, Captain Smithett, is placed under orders to take over their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and suite to Calais or Ostend on Friday (this day). Their Royal Highnesses are expected to embark at Dover at about half-past four o'clock in the afternoon. The Dragon steam-frigate, Captain Hall, returned to Woolwich yesterday afternoon. A fine teak vessel of 600 tons, named Sir George Pollock, was launched on Saturday, the 20th of March last, from the building-yard of Mr. Mould, at Moulmein, in the East Indies. She is an improved model of the Sir Robert Sale, constructed by the same enterprising in the worldeoiloannyd, builder. She attracted a great concourse of people in that infant shipping laer i;t e e t r ia e a s l t iy one h polfatchee isfi n o e f st gr te e a a k t - i wood es c t ou t n o tr t i h c e a A powerful cylinder Government and te Burnett's patent construction , closed, of Sir Wm. the saw - mills in has been laid down ad joiningwill admit the largest dense Woolwich Dockyard, which of having the moisture of timber, for the pur posefilled with chloride of zinc foer extracted and the pores preserving dry rot by Sir Willia m B urneta wood f r o m th e the ditnen,ions of the gigantic cylinder Some idea of when it is stated that it is upw ar d s of sroinfleat y he formed. in len g th and 6 feet in diameter inside. Th e pistun is not yet pl a ced, but it will he of considerabl e l ength, a having been cut in the granite work on the whagjeweavlel fur it to work in. The power is hydraulic pressure. THE PATENT LAWS.—Attention at the ensuing general election is sought to be called to the present op pressive nature on the poorer classes of the law of letters patent. It is certainly high time some modification of the law took place, as they act with great discourage ment to the inventive genius of the poor artizan from whom very frequently emanates many a useful and import ant invention, which has only served to enrich his more affluent employer, and frequently placing him in a worse position than previously. The present exorbitant charges for letters p atent f or t h e U n it e d Kingdom is 4001., whereas a 15 years patent in France may be had for 151, and 4/. 3s. 4d. annually, in addition ; in Belgium and Holland a ranch lower charge is made. MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MA GISTRATES. A meeting of magistrates of Middlesex took place on Thursday, at the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell, for the transaction of county business. There was a numerous attendance of justices. Mr. Pownall, after being relected chairman for the en suing year, took the chair. The minutes of the last court were read and confirmed. The report of the Committee of visiting justices of the House of Correction was brought up. The number of prisoners was 1,165 of whom HE were males, 277 fe males, and 18 children. The rules and discipline of the gaol had been duly observed. The average number of prisoners is 1,000, but there have been no deaths for some months past. The report was received. The report of the visiting justices of the House of Correction was read. The number of prisoners was 778, of whom 575 were males. There were 203 children under instruction. Of these there were 31 ignorant of their alphabet on admission, who were discharged able to read and write. FRENCH LUNATICS. g . A • ' c?. 4 t :,?. a, . C. -" :5 S3B 1,379 345 3,795 9,723 2,262 1,255 BIITSEUX. (Signed) L. EDMUND'S, Clerk of the Crown. Crown-office, July 12, 1847. 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" Sir—l am requested by the visiting justices of this prison to call your attention to the following case:— " Peter Tesside was convicted of an assault, at the April Middlesex Sessions, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment, then to be discharged on entering into his own recognisances. Since his confinement in this prison he has evinced strong symptoms of insanity, and I now forward to you a certificate declaring him a . dangerous lunatic. "The visiting justices have instituted inquiries, and find that Peter Tesside is a native of France; and learn from M. Voullon, of Stratford-place, the director of a charitable institution in this country for the relief of Frenchmen in distress, and under the immediate patron age of the French government, that Peter Tesside not long ago threatened to take the life of DI. Voullon, be cause that gentleman declined to grant him a settled an nuity, instead of affording him occasional relief, and upon examination a loaded pistol was found upon his person. Voullon states, that after this occurrence he applied to the French Amdassador to send Tesside to France, but owing to his possessing no French passport to this country, the application was refused. Tesside's having no passport is thus accounted for:—About the period of the last attempt upon the King of the French, Tesside was found in the Chateau d'Eu scarcely covered with clothing, but armed with a loaded pistol. After exa mination before the French authorities, he was sent in charge of an officer to Calais, and thence transported to England, and left without a passport. It is believed that Tesside has been more than once an inmate of a lunatic asylum in France. The visiting justices consider this case, especially with reference to Tesside's transpor tation to England under such circumstances, of sufficient importance to call your attention to it. The visiting justices are aware that it is not usual for her Majesty's Government to send criminal lunatics, unless convicted of some high crime or misdemeanour, to Bethlehem Hospital, but they are also aware that exceptions to the general rule have occurred, and submit that Peter Tea side's case might reasonably be admitted among them, instead of fixing the burden of his maintenance on the county of Middlesex. " I have the honour, &c., (Signed) " F. P. WALESBY." " The Right lion. Sir Geo. Grey, Bart., M.P." To this letter a reply was received on June 2 1 " Whitehall. "Sir,—With respect to your letter of the 15th inst. respecting Peter Tesside, au insane prisoner in the House of Correction at Westminster, I am directed by Secre tary Sir George Grey to inform you that en arrange ment has received the sanction of the British Govern ment, and has been proposed to the French Government for maintaining at the expense of the countries to which they belong, French pauper lunatics in England, and English pauper lunatics in France; and in anticipation that such arrangement will be carried into effect, Sir G. Grey has taken measures for communicating with the French ambassador at this court with a view of a provi sion being made by the French government for the maintenance of Peter Tesside in the lunatic asylum for the county of Middlesex, to which asylum Sir George Grey will issue a warrant for the removal of the pri soner, as soon as the arrangements connected with his maintenance can be completed. "I am, Sze. " S. M. PHILLIPS." Considerable delay took place, during which time the excitement of the unfortunate man disturbed the whole gaol, and the chances of his restoration were lessened by want of proper treatment, and the crowded state of the prison. A representation upon this subject was made to the Home-office, after which, on the 10th July, a com munication was received directing the removal of the lunatic to the county lunatic asylum. Mr. WALESBY cautioned the visiting justices of that asylum against permitting the escape of the unfortunate man, as he would most certainly commit murder. He was active and quick in his movements to an extraor dinary degree, and required to be most carefully watched. He was decidedly a murderous monomaniac, having been confined in six or seven lunatic asylums, and having attempted to take away the lives of several persons. The report was received. A county rate of one half penny in the pound was agreed to. Mr. WALESBY brought before the court the want of accommodation felt by all parties frequenting the Ses sions•house, and gave notice of a motion upon the subject, with a view to bring it formally under the con sideration of the next meeting of maaistrates. After transacting some routine business, the Court adjourned. BRITISH MUSEUM COMMISSION, COPY OF A COMMISSION FOR INQUIRING INTO THE CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE BRITISH Victoria, by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, to our right trusty and well-beloved cousin and councillor Francis. Earl of Ellesmere ; the Right Re verend Father in God Edward, Bishop of Norwich ; our right trusty and well-beloved councillor henry, Lord Langdale ; our right trusty and well- beloved Lord John Wrottesley; and our trusty and well-beloved Sir Philip do Malpas Grey Egerton, Bart.; Sir Charles Lemon, Baronet ; Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, Knight ; Andrew Rutherford, Esq., our Advocate for Scotland ; Joseph Hume, Esq. ; Samuel Rogers, Esq. ; and Richard Monckton Milnes, Esq., greeting— Whereas we have deemed it expedient that a commis sion should forthwith issue for the purpose of inquiring into the constitution and government of the British Museum, into the administration of its funds, and the organisation, arrangements, and present condition of the several departments of that establishment, with the view of ascertaining in what manner that national institu tion may be made most effective for the advancement of literature, science, and the arts. Now know ye, that we, reposing great trust and confidence in your zeal and abi lity, have authorised and appointed, and do by these presents authorise and appoint, you the said Francis Earl of Ellesmere, Edward Bishop of Norwich, Henry Lord Langdale, Lord John Wrottesley, Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, Sir Charles Lemon, Sir Rodericic Impey Murchison, Andrew Rutherford, Joseph Hume, Samuel Rogers and Richard Monekton Milnes, or any five or more of you, to be our commissioners for the purpose aforesaid ; and with the view of enabling you, our said commissioners, to form a sound judgment on the premises, we do hereby authorise and empower you, or any five or more of you, to call before you all such per sons as you may judge most competent, by reason of their situation, knowledge or experience, to afford you correct information on the subject of this inquiry, and also to require the production of all books, documents, papers and records which may appear to you, or any five or more of you, calculated to assist your researches in the execution of the trust hereby reposed in you, and to inquire of and concerning the premises by all other lawful ways and means whatsoever. And we do also give and grant unto you, or any five or more of you full power and authority, when the same shall appear to be requisite, to administer an oath or oaths to any per son or persons whatsoever to be examined before you, or any five or more of you, touching or concerning the premises. And we do command, and require of you to report to us in writing under your hands and seals, as soon as the same can seasonably be, your several pro ceedings by virtue of this our commission. And we will and command that this our commission shall con tinue in full force and virtue, and that you our said commissioners, or any five or more of you, may from time to time proceed in the execution thereof, and of every matter and thing therein contained, although the same be not continued from time to time by adjournment. A n d we h ere b y command all and singular o ur j ust i ces of the peace, sheriffs, mayors, bailiffs, constables, officers, ministers, and all other our loving subjects whatsoever, as well within liberties as without, that they be ass i stant to you and each of you in the execution of thes e p resents; and for your further assistance in the execution o f t h ese presents, we do hereby authorise and empower y ou , or any five or more of you, to appoint a secretary to thi s our commission whose services and assistance we require y ou to use from time to time as occasion may require. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witness ourself at Westminster, the 17th day of June in the tenth year of our reign. By Writ of Privy Seal. THE BRITANNIA BRIDGE. A NEW WONDER OF THE WORLD, The following descripticn of this stupendous work is given by a carrespor.e.ent of the Mane/46.4er Examiacr : The Menai Strait is an arm of the sea, separating the island county of Anglesea from Carnarvonshire on the mainland of Wales. It is fourteen miles long, vary ing from 200 yards to two miles in width. An impetu ous tide sweeps through it, which, at one time, with the mid water and under water rocks, rendered its na vigation exceedingly dangerous. The worst of the rocky dangers have been removed, and vessels of the largest size may now pass Carnarvon Bay, on the south of Anglesea, to Bangor Bay, on the north, without sail ing round Anglesea. should the stormy weather or con trary winds at Holyhead render the passage of the Menai Strait preferable. The necessity of a passage across the Strait was, ori ginally, to connect the island and the mainland; and while that was all, the passage was by ferry boats upon the water. Ultimately the harbour of Holyhead. on the extreme west of Anglesea, the nearest point to Ireland, was decided upon as the English landing place. Roads were made from England through Wales, and a bridge, unequalled in beauty and magnificence, suspended by ponderous chains, on lofty piers, was thrown across the Strait, at a narrow point about two miles from Bangor. In process of time it was deemed expedient to super sede the turnpike roads leading to Holyhead by a rail way. At first it was proposed to use the suspension bridge for the railway trains, by having stations at each end, at which the locomotive engines would be detached, and between which a stationary engine would draw the trains. The bridge was declared capable of sustaining a weight of 2,600 tons, of which 1,094 tons were its own weight; thus giving a surplus strenth of 150 tons. If the bridge was covered with loaded railway carriages over all its length, and on each of its roadways (it is divided into two, with a spacious pathway between), the weight of the carriages would have been 265 tons. leaving still surplus strength of 621 tons. But other objections to its use !or railway trains arose, chief of which was its undulatory motion. One would suppose that the wind would cause it it to swing to and fro, rather than to heave up and down in undulations. But it has hardly any sideway or swing ing motion. Nor had it now as much of the undulatory motion ss it once bad. Mr. Fisher, the resident engi neer, told me that he had known it heave six feet above and deflect six feet below the level in gales of wind. It has been improved by adding weight to the roadway, and tension rods between the chains, so as to prevent that extreme motion which in gales of wind ran along it like a heaving wave from end to end, tearing up the flooring which formed the paths and waggon tracks. Still, it is undulatory. I stood on it in a gale, and felt it heaving beneath me as a ship heaves when a billow passes underneath. This being a characteristic insepa rable from its construction, it was resolved that a new bridge should be erected for the use of the railway on a new principle. The inventive genius of Robert Stephen son declared that this new bridge should be two iron tubes, or railway tunnnels made of iron plates, laid parallel to each other, on piers built on the rocks be neath. if we suppose ourselves stationed in a boat in the middle of the Menai Strait, a few hundred yards distant from the new bridge on the south side, and suppose it finished, we shall see a wonder of the world of this kind; first, there is the middle pier rising out of the water founded on the Britannia rock, from which the bridge takes its name. This rock can be seen at low water. The breadth of this pier is 62 feet by 53 feet and a quar ter of an inch. The blocks of stone are seven and eight feet long by three and four feet in breadth and deepness, and they rise, stone upon stone, until the pier is two hundred and thirty feet high. At the distance of four hundred and sixty feet on each side of this centre pier there rise, near to the water's edge, two other piers of the same gigantic breadth and height; while on each side of these two piers, at this dis tance of two hundred and fifty feet, there rise two walls. Continuing outwards, the wall on our right hand, on the Carnarvon shore, does not extend its ponderous bulk far back, for the land is high and bold, and the railway comes along its elevated brow and at once lays hold of the bridge. But on our left hand, which is the Anglesea shore, the wall is the forehead and end of a mighty em bankment, on which the railway is raised to the level of the bridge. There, then, are the four spaces before us, across which, in the iron tubes the railway is laid, namely, two spaces on each side of the centre pier of 460 feet each— (let the reader measure 460 feet on a street or on a road, and he will wonder at the vastness of this struc ture); aid two more spaoer of 250 feet respectively, at each end. The tubes are eight in number, each of them 30 feet on the exterior aide, and 27 feet high in the in terior. Each is 14 feet wide, and they are laid in couples parallel to each other. Taking ourselves in our boat underneath the bridge, and looking up, glancing from the Carnarvon side of the Strait, we see two tubes, ra ther, we should say, masses of iron, for they do not seem to be tubes, lying side by side from the wall al ready named across the space of 250 feet. They have each a hold upon the stone work, several feet at each end, and they rest upon moveable rollers and balls made of gun metal, the hardest known; those rollers and balls resting on beds of metal, and moving outwards or in wards as the massive tubes or iron expand with heat or contract with cold. Next we see two others of the same height and width, viz., thirty feet high and fourteen feet wide, lying side by side across the next space of 460 feet, and resting on the masonry as the others. Thirdly, we see two more lying side by side across a space of 460 feet; and lastly, two crossing the space of 250 feet. In the whole, with the breadth of the piers and the landward buildings, the length of the bridge is one-third of a mile. In height the three piers are as already said, 230 feet. But they are seventy feet higher than the tubes. These are so masssive that their actual elevation above the water seems less than it really is; and so dead and in elegant to the eye that it was necessary to raise the piers seventy feet above them, to give a show of ele gance to the structure. Measuring from low water mark to the bottom of the tubes, the height is 130 feet, the tubes being thirty feet on the side, and the piers seventy feet above their upper surface. As ornaments to the two walls which rise upon each shore, are four lions, two at each end of the bridge. The lions contain about 8,000 cubic feet of stone. They lie couched, and yet the height of each is twelve feet; the greatest breadth across the body is nine feet; the length twenty-five feet; the breadth of each paw two feet four inches. As we are now so high as to see the lions in detail, we may look into the interior of the iron tubes. They are made of plates of iron of various thicknesses, rivetted together. The iron increases in thickness as we proceed towards the centre. We now see that the roofs of the tubes are formed of cells, and also the floors. Those cells are formed of iron plates set on edge, the cells of the roof being within a fraction of one foot nine inches square, and those of the floor being one foot nine inches wide, and two feet three inches deep.' The rails on which the trains run are laid on those cells of the floor. The flat bottom, the two upright sides, and the flat roof of each tube are formed of plates, the thinnest of which is a quarter of an inch, and the thickest twelve sixteenths of an inch, but the number of them laid to gether and the internal joining cannot be yet explained. The weight of each of the four long tubes will be about 1,300 tons ; the weight of each of the four short ones about 600 tons. In the whole there will be at least 7,600 tons of iron used. No contracting estimate of the expense of the iron part of the work has been made, as the work may cost more or less, according to circum stances. The masonry was contracted fer by B. J. Nowell and Co. at 130,0001 ; but, from alterations in the plans, it will cost (suppose no farther alterations be made) 200,0001. They expect to finish the masonry by August, 1848. It will contain one million and a half of cubic feet of stone. When I was there in May fifty vessels, of sixty or seventy tons each, were employed in conveying the stones to the works; the red sandstone, of which the in side courses are built, from Runcorn—the blue limestone, of which the outside courses are built, from the sea shores of Anglesea. The quarries en the Anglesea shores opened for this work extended over twenty miles. In the whole there were 1,300 men employed, 600 of them at the bridge, the fortnightly wages of the latter amounted to 1,3001. 3,000 cubic feet of timber had been used at that time for stages and scaffolding. T wo steam engines were at work on each shore, and a third was being erected on the Britannia Rock, in the centre of the Strait, to hoist the stones, grind mortar, saw timber, and limestone into falling from the perform other h eav y work. Oa each shore there w as a ilritnoneskilonf, thethehewers chips chips of the r e d san d s tone being ground to powder to make mortar with the lime. There were seventeen e of being the burned lime; and gauntries with trav e lli ng crabs on each for moving the blocks of stone. R a il wa y s diverged and converged, on which tru c k s run a l ong; an d e very heavyweight in the building of this won d er f u l s tructure was moved_ as _d take if men were gods, who only w ill e d that huge blocks should motion, and they took it. The building of the i r on tubes had not then begun ; shore about a quarter of a mil e . Theates of iron are in pl but the stages upo n w hi c h they are to be built are erected, extendi ng a l ong the Carnarvon prepara tion at different pla ces in England and Scotland, and they will be con ve y e d se p ara tely to then be to gether on these s t ages . The tubes Wale l s i , in this way. We sh a ll i mag i ne ours elves con veyed from the s h ore an d e l eva ted to their places and put hile the p removed from th e s t age upon the s h ore . an d raised to its lofty mighty thing is in pro c e s s of being do - n r e es ; en e h t a e c w h of them requiring on l y a b out s i x or e i g ht hours to elevation. for ? We are on th e share o f Carnarvon, looking Imagine, then, the day. Is it not a scene worth liv ingacross the rapid tide now flowing, to the high shores of Anglesea. A mile below, on the wooded slope, is the beautiful residence of the Marquis of Anglesea ; and on the hill nearly opposite to us, overlooking the great weak of thi s great day, is the column erected to com memorate the Marquis and Waterloo, the column , he hav ing the f am ili ar name of " Lord A n glesea's Leg, ' having got thi s co l umn on the Anglesea h ill s b ecause h e lost a leg on t h e plains of Belgium. May S tep h enson achieve a t r i ump h i n art this day, as undou b te d as was the triumph of war of Wellington and Anglesea on that day ! How glorious for him and for England if he does I But why say if? He will triumph. lie risks nothing here ; he flee reduced everything to certainty. The tide is now favourable. .A line of barges lying side by side have been placed beneath the stage on which one of the great masses of iron has been built. The stage is removed, and the tube of 1,300 tons rests upon the barges. They are towed out linen the water with their monster freight, are brought round, and drawn forward until they and it occupy the space between two of the piers. They are moored and made fast there. The out side width of the tube being fourteen feet, there is a groove in each of the piers wider than that ; and at the bottom of the piers stones have been lett out to admit the ends of the tubes into the grooves. Those groves extend upwards as high as the iron is to be elevated, namely, one hundred and thirty feet. At a height con siderably above that, within an archway which is in JULY 24, 1847. each pier, an hydraulic press of great power is stationed. A chain of remarkable construction, which we cannot now stop to examine and talk about, extends downward from the hydraulic press, and is fastened to the end of the tube. 'file press is put to work, and it has the power of lifting the mass of iron six feet. This we see, looking only at one pi er an d at one en d o f t h e tube. But a second press and chain are employed simultaneously with this at the other end. When they have raised the large thing six feet, iron girders of great strength are placed underneath it, across the groove, the ends of the girders rest ing on the stone work of the pier which abuts on each side of the groves. These being placed, the press stops and allows its iron burthen to rest on them, and the chains are slackened. While slackened, a line, or section of each chain, measuring six feet, is removed. Each is again fastened to its load; the presses are again at work, and the tube is raised six feet higher. Again girders (or bearers) are laid across the grooves; again the gigantic wonder of the world rests in its upwards progress; and again the chains are shortened by six feet each; and again and again the press goes to work. And now this ariel tunnel is high enough—its bottom being 130 feet above the water. The iron bearer, which is never to be removed, and which has upon its upper surface the rollers and balls of metal already named, is placed underneath each end ; the press allows the obedient monster to sink into its place; and there it is more solidly at rest than any one will be in his bed to night who has been witness to this day's mighty enter prise. To- morrow and the next to-morrow, and the next again, and so forth, the others will be raised, and laid in their places, never to be shaken by gales of wind or deflected by railway burthen. Their own preponderous weight will keep them immoveable ; the augmentation of burthen will only strengthen them—at least we are told so. PAWNING LINEN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—Your well known readiness at all times to ad vocate the cause of the industrious poor induces me to draw your attention to a practice, so fraught with moral evil to the employed, as well as certain risk to em ployers, that, should you incline to notice it in your journal, and comment upon it in your usual able manner, I think much good might accrue from it. I allude to the case of laundresses, and the system of raising money on the linen entrusted to them, induced, it is alleged, from the want of certainty with which they receive payment from persons employing them. This fact was brought under my knowledge in the following manner:— Having for some time been dissatisfied with the irre gularity with which our linen was returned from the person who undertakes my family's washing, and an noyed by the detention of various articles (not unfre quently for several weeks together), the cause was more thoroughly investigated, and on application being made at a pawnbroker's in the vicinity of the washerwoman the lost linen was found there amongst numerous other articles of table linen, sheets, gentlemen's fine shirts, silk handkerchiefs, &c., many of which were recognised as belonging to other parties known to the person making the inquiry, and marked with the owner's names in full. A remark of the pawnbroker's, on some surprise being expressed was, " This is no single case, for not one washerwoman only, but hundreds adopt the same plan ;" and from what has since come to my knowledge it ap pears that it really is a frequent practice with laun dresses though I believe more particularly in the neighbourhood of London. In the case in question I fully believe nothing dishonest wss intended, the washer woman did not attempt to deny the fact, though ex pressing regret at being obliged to have recourse to the plan ; still she appeared surprised at any impropriety being attached to it, havir,g learned the system from her former mistress ; other laundresses in the neigh bourhood did the same, and she was in her turn teach ing it to her own assistants. Bit when the poor woman assured me that many of the ladies for whom she washed often only p.fid their bills monthly or quarterly (very few wet kly or regularly), and put the question, how was it possible for her, without capital, to provide herself even with the necesary articles for carrying on her business, and support a little family entirely dependent upon her earnings, without some such loan? I could but feel she had been placed in difficulty, and that such cases skould be made pubic, as well as brou g ht b e f ore i n di v id ua l s who may also be thus inconsiderately placing in diffi culty and temptation those whose dependence for sub sistence is on the labour of their hands. I am respectfully yours, THE MISTRESS OF A FAMILY. STRIKE AT THE COTTON MILLS. The larger portion of the works of the Hull Flax and Cotton Company are stopped, and have been so since Monday week, owing to a strike of the hands. The fol lowing is a copy of the placard distributed by the fad tory people on Wednesday :—" Strike of the Strippers, Grinders, and Scutching men of the Hull Cotton Mills. Apppeal to the Public.—The above strike took place on Monday last, July sth, 1847, on account of our wages being reduced from lls. a week to 10s. Id. which, from the great price of provisions, &c., it is impossible to exist upon, we are therefore compelled to appeal to a ge nerous public to assist us in endeavouring to repress op pression and maintain our rights.—Hull, July 6th, IB47."—This strike is the first which has taken place since the opening of these works, and is attributable to the following circumstances:—On Thursday, the Ist instant, the inspector of factories in this district caused tp be delivered to the manager of the company's mills a copy of the new Act of Parliament for regulating the hours of labour in factories, prohibiting the employment 'of the operatives more than eleven hours per day. Ac companying the Act was a circular calling the attention of the proprietors and managers of the mills to its pro visions. Notice was immediately given to all the work people, who were at the same time informed that a re duction would be made in the wages of those working by time, proportioned to the decreased period of labour. Their answer was that they would require the same wages as before, to which the manager replied that it would not be given ; and that they might take a week to consider the subject. The whole of the time-hands stood out ; and their absence from the works compelled the cessation from labour of some others whose opera tions depended upon those of the time-hands. The total number of unemployed were thus about 1,500. In some other departments of labour in which the parties are paid by piece, the operations are being continued as before. In Hull the reduction is in exact proportion to the reduction of time, via , one in 12, or 8i per cent. The Hull Flax and Cotton Mill Company have informed their operatives that they have resolved to bear part of the loss with them, that is to say—the loss of interest, consequent upon the unemployment of their capital dur ing one-twelfth part of the time which it has hitherto been worked, or equal to one month in every year.— Hull Advertiser. PRECURSORS OF OUR MODERN " GIGANTIC ENGI NEERS "—ln 1802, says Mr. Samuel Angell, in the Builder, Mr. George Dance submitted to a Select Com mittee of the House of Commons a design of great mad* niticence arid practical utility ; it consists of a (lentile bridge, in the place of old London-bridge, to admit of the passage of ships by the alternate ele vation of a drawbridge on either of the two bridges, whilst an uninterrupted way over the other would be afforded at all times for carriages and foot passengers, without impeding the navigation, and with out the necessity of such elevated arches as the height of ships' masts require. The plan embraced the embank ment of the river both above and below bridge, the erec tion of quays and a line of warehouses extending from the Tower to the bridges,vvith dock entrances,and terraces on arches, the Custom House being placed in the centre. Besides these manifestly advantageous alterations, he proposed to throw open to the river the noble monument erected by the genius of Wren, making it the focus of an extensive amphitheatrical area on the north side of the Thames, and to erect a naval trophy in the centre of a similar space on the Southwark side. The bridges were to be perfectly level, consisting each of six arches of great span, independent of the centre or drawbridge. Its very magnificence and the necessary sacrifice of valuable ground were the principal reasons of its non-adoption. A failure in this account, however, was not confined to the city architect, for among many bold and ingenious designs submitted to the House of Commons at that period, I find one by Messrs. Telford and Douglas, to replace old London-bridge by one of cast-iron of a single arch, 600 feet span, and 65 feet in height ! Mr. Dance appears to have been consulted on the subject of the approaches to this pons triumphalis. THE CONDEMNED YOUTH WILLSMORE, FO R THE MURDER NE AR ROCHFORD.—CIIELMSEORD, THURSDAY. —The wretched youth, James Willsmore, who was left for execution by Baron Parke for the murder of John Terry, near Rockford, will, in all probability, have his life soared. It will be remembered that the convict struck the unfortunate man on the head with a hoe, which, fracturing his skull, terminated in death, and, although that violence was used in order that he might more successfully carry out his intention of robbery, yet there is every reason to suppose that he did not meditate the awful con sequences th at ensue d . That inference it appears has been borne out by many circumstances, and the inhabitants for miles round of all grades of society, entertaining that presumption, are exerting themselves to their utmost to save him from the scaffold. Yesterday a very large meeting was held at the Shire Hall, for the purpose of memorialising her Majesty to spare his life, urging his youth, the absence of malice prepense, and the sparing of the feelings of the townspeople, which would naturally be considerably shocked by a pu b l i c execution. The memorial has been signed by several of the county magistrates, and even, it is said, by the very justices who committed him. The jury strongly recommended him to the clemency of the Crown, and it is believed that after all the extenuating circumstances have been laid before the Secretary of State, the Learned Baron who presided at the trial will not stand in the way of mercy, and that Sir G. G rey w i ll be induced to advise the Crown to reprieve him. The unhappy youth, who is confined in the convict's gaol at Springfield, is said to conduct him self in a manner befitting the awful position in which he is placed. li e d oes not deny striking his unfortunate victim over the lica•, with the hoe, but positively declares that ho had n o i ntent i on of taking away his life. The convict, as before stated, is quite a boy, being only in his sixteenth year. H e i s d a i ly visited by the chaplain of the prison, whose exhortations are listened to with much attention by the doomed youth. A Deputation from the Hibernian Fisheries Asso ciation, had an interview at the Home-offiee yesterday with Sir Witham Somerville, Secretary of State for Ireland. Sir William expressed his cordial approbation of the objects, an d his determination to assist in advancing the views of the association to its fullest extent. SUICIDE IN JERSEY.—On Friday morning, about ten o'clock, Captain Thomas Calder, of the Royal Navy, who resided in the parish of St. Lawrence, blew out his brains with a pistul. An inquest was held on his body in the e ven i ng , an d a verdict returned, " Died by his own hand, whilst in a state of temporary derangement," ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD ClRCUl7'.—Stafford, July 22. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice Ento.r.) Mathew Rhodes, JOllll Morris, and ,Thomas Cooper, were indicted, the two first for steeling- two and a half gross of cabinet keys, the property of Thomas Turner, at Wolverhampton, on the Ist of July last; and the last with receiving them, knowing theca to have been stolen. Mr. Woolrych appeared for theprosecution, Mr. Kettle defended Rhodes and Morris, and Mr. Sergeant Allen defended the receiver, The prosecutor was a lock and key manufacturer at Wolverhampton. Rhodes, a lad of 14, was in his ser vice as warehouse boy at the time of the robbery, and had been so for three years previously. Morris also had been in his service, but was dismissed for miscon duct, about three months before the robbery. Cooper was a lock and key maker, also at Wolverhampton. It appeared that Morris, on the evening of the Ist July, went with the keys in question to Cooper's, and sold them to him at Is. 6d. a gross, the ordinary price being 2s. 9d. Cooper the next evening produced some of the keys and showed them to his men, and said they should work better, as he had bought those at th e ra t e o f I s . 6d. the gross. The men said this was a very low price, and that it would be better for him to throw them away. They had seen Morris go away from Cooper's the preceding evening, and knowing that he had been in Turner's employment inquiry was set on foot. It was discovered that he had been seen of late frequently in company with Rhodes, and on the constable going to Cooper's he first denied having lately bought any keys, and afterwards said he had bought five or six as samples, and produced a few, and then, on being pressed, pro duced two gross, and subsequently produced a half-gross more, which he refused to give up and handed to his daughter, who endeavoured to run off with them, but was overtaken and seized by the constable, and notwith standing her and her father's resistance was obliged to give them up. Cooper then said that he had bought them of a man who gave his name as Rowley. Morris, on being arrested and confronted with Cooper, denied that he had given his name as Rowley, and Cooper did not contradict. Morris said he had got the keys from Rhodes, and the latter denied that he had given them. They were identified as Turner's, and it was proved that Rhodes had opportunities of knowing in what part of the warehouse they had been deposited. Mr. KETTLE and Mr. Sergeant ALLEN having ad dressed the jury on behalf of their respective clients, and several respectable persons having given Cooper an excellent character, His LORDSHIP summed up. The jury, after a short consultation, returned a ver• diet of Guilty against Morris, and of Not Guilty against Rhodes and Cooper. Morris was thereupon sentenced to two years' impri. sonment and hard labour. Mr. Sergeant Allen assisted to-day in trying pri. soners. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—York, July 22. THE MURDERS AT MIRFIELD. At the opening of the Crown Court this morning, Mr. Buss renewed his application to Mr. Justice Wightman, of which mention was made in our report of yesterday. The Learned Counsel said, that Mr. Sergeant Wilkins having read, according to his Lordship's wish, the affi davit to postpone the trials of the other indictments against Reid, for the murders of Ann Wraith and Caro line Ellis, he now begged to move, upon the ground set forth in that affidavit, that the postponement be allowed. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS said, that he must resist this motion, which was of a most unusual kind in the criminal history of this country. Although in point of form it was proposed to try Reid for two different offences, he had, in fact, already been tried for them in the case already disposed of. There had been no less than four examinations before the coroner of the witness M'Cabe, and, if it had been expedient to obtain other information from him towards a future proceeding, there was no reason why that might not have been had previous to the trial on Monday last. The d. ficieney in the evidence was now, in fact, sought to be supp:ied by the man whom they, fur the defence, and all who had heard him in the witness box, must supposo to have been one of those im plicated in the crime. The affidavit, although made by Mr. Led3ard, the attorney for the prosecution, stated the name „f no fresh witness whom it was thought pro per to call, and nothing of the particulars of the evidence which the prosecution expected to be able to adduce. His LORDSHIP observed that it was a matter of so much importance, both to the public and the prisoner, that he should take time to consider of it before be would decide upon the course to be pursued. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.) George Bradley and James Bradley, who were yester day tried for the murder of Mr. Johu Riley, at Sheffield, were again tried to-day on the charge of robbing the deceased, and taking from his person a silver watch and Ils. in silver. After a long trial the prisoners were both convicted. Sentence—To be severally transported for 15 years. John Lawton (on bail) was indicted for having, at the township of Quick, in the West Riding, on the 18th (I March last feloniously committed the crime of arson, in setting fire to some heath. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Granger to defend the prisoner. Mr. Sergeant WrrAirtis opened this case for an ac quittal, stating, that it was supposed that the prisoner had fired the heath under a mistaken notion that he had a right to the land, although that was negatived by the award of the commissioners for enclosures under the statute. An acquittal was therefore taken, no evidence being offered. On application being made for costs, his LORDSHIP declined allowing them any further than to those who appeard for the prosecution upon recognizance or subpoena. AQUATICS. THAMES REGATTA. The committee of management met on Thursday at Searle's, and selected the following watermen to contend in the oars and scullers races, at this first aquatic meeting:— Pair Oars—Shelton and Meckiff—J. Doubledee and EL Piner—C. Campbell and Barrow—R. Newel and G. White—H. Green and G. Saunders—W. Pocock and J. Hubert—R. Coombes (the champion) and C. Perry —J. Phelps and W. Williams—F. Lett and Deal—Collier and Kelly—Prince and Watts—G. Campbell and Braith waite. Scullers—Doyle, APKennoy, Short, Goodrum, Leach, H. Tarrant, H. Campbell, T. Coombes, J. Wilson Church, T. Cook, Messam. , HERNE CLUB. On Wednesday evening last the annual four-oared scratch match for silver cups took place from Putney to the end of Chiswick-eyot, between the members of this club, when the undermentioned crews contested and came in in the following order, Black and White: 1 Dale, 2 Whittenhant, 3 Shekel', 4 Hoffman; Taylor coxswain. 2. Pink: 1 Whitc house, 2 Rowland, 3 Freeman, 4 Daukes; Cross coxswain. 3. Blue: 1 Underwood, 2 Hallett, 3 flay, 4 Dowling; Combe cox swain. A fair start was made, Black and White being rather astern of the other, when the word was given. Off the Duke's Head the boats were even, from this point to Finch's the contest for the lead was severe, but Black and White gradually drew ahead, and although hard pressed several times by Pink, increased their distance at every stroke, and eventually won by about a dozen lengths, Pink being second. HEARTRENDING CATASTROPIIE.--THREE CHIT, MIEN DROWNED.—A mo.t Imam - aid occurrence, result ii.g in the death of three children, took place near Carsethorn, on Friday htst. From what we have been able to learn, the dreadful catastrophe occurred under the following circumstances:—Peter Hair, an Irishman, who gains hi living by travelling the country and vending broom bosoms, after lodging all night with his children, two boys and a girl, at Lachise, near New Abbey, took the road with them in the morning in the direction of Carsethorn. The party took a near cut across the sands, the father allowing his children to amuse themselves at the water's edge, while he, it is supposed, was busy with his occupation. NVlii:e the heedless trio were engrossed gathering shells on the sand-banks, the tide was creeping tip stealthily and cutting them off from the main-land. At last the children were roused by the noise of the rushing waters, and quite bewildered and ignorant of the locality, they ran from the still uncovered ground which they occupied into the tide. The distracted father soon joined them, and did his best to save his precious household, now in deadly peril. lie caught hold of the two youngest, and made a desperate attempt to bring them on shore, but, from sheer exhaustion he had t o let go. The eldest boy, wh o could swim a little, managed to keep his head above water for a while, but his strength was insufficient to strive against the tide. A boat, manned by Captain Blair, reached the place too late to save the children, but in time to take in the old man, who but for it must also have shortly perished. Ile was conveyed to the Carsc ; and, on being brought to consciousness, his agony m us t have been extr eme. After the tide had ebbed the badies were discovered ; the two youngest lay locked in each other's arms, at a little distance from the scene of their death ; while the body of the eldest child was found at a distance of about half a mile below. The funeral of the children, thus cut off by a stroke in the morning of life, was to take place on the evening after the mournful tragedy occurred.—Dumfries Standard. GENERAL COURT-.MARTIAL AT CHATEAM.—The proceedings of a general court-martial holden at this garrison on the 31st of December, 1846, for the trial of private Abraham Goods, No. 2,475, of the reserve batta lion of the 56th Regiment, having been laid before the Queen by Field Marshal the Commander-in Chief, w as promulgated on Saturday, the 17th inst., is the presence of the prisoner and the troops. The prisoner was tried upon the following charge:—" For having in the lock up room at Bromptoa Barracks, Chatham, on or about the 18th of December, 1846, offered violence to Sergeant-Major Samuel Grix, his superior officer, w hen in the execu tion of his duty, by striking the sail Samuel Grix with the butt of a fireluck. Upon which el - liege the Court found the prisoner guilty, which being in breach of the articles of war, and taking into consideration hi s f ormer convictions and general bad character, does in virtue thereof sentence him the said prisoner to be (from the expiration of his former sentence by District Court martial) transported as a felon for the term of fourteen years. Tier Majesty was pleased to approve and con firm the finding and sentence of the Court, and to com mand that the prisoner be transported accordingly be yond the seas to such place as her Majesty, by the ad vice of the Privy Council shall think fit to direct and appoint. The sentence of this court-martial, together with her Majesty's pleasure thereupon, will be duly notified to the Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench or Common Pleas, as di7ected by the 18th clause of the Mutiny Act. (signed: John Mac. donald, Adjutant-General." The prisoner vas removed to the prison of the main guard to await sa order for his removal, Th 9 56th Regiment is at Gibraltar, SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN OF NAVAL OFFICERS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. public generally, the commercial w or ld, and the Po ne generally, cannot, know that a school was establis hed some years since at N e w C ross , D e ptf or d, by the aid of a noble bequest of the late Dr. Bell, and the assistance of Alderman Lucas and a few other benevolent indivi duals, to enable officers of her Majesty's navy (wiln,t serve so much at our hands, s i nce i t i s ow ing . ° I" h e e " r achievements and daring that En g l an d h a s attained - present pre-eminence, and her merchants and the Comma' nity generally, the wealth which has flowed in upon us). to educate their children at a reduced rate, and to Pr () ; vide for the gratuitous e d uca ti on o f th e i r orphans' or they would have com e f orwar d w i t h a l acr i t y, and a have availed themselves of the opportunity to enrol their names in support of so nobl e a cause . T oo t r ue it 1 8 , that the instit u ti on h as not met w i t h that assistalleac, which it had e ver y reason to expect f rom t h e public' and consequently the counc il was o bli ge d at t h e outset f clog the admission t o th e school with an entrance - f ee 101., in addition io the payment of 251. per annum L e This entrance m one y I am sat i s fi e d i s a b a r to tu ts placing of many a boy at the school, because his POT' cannot command the funds ; still the council say tu e e t cannot do without it. Thi s en t rance f ee can be bong u of up for the trifling sum o f 251., ent i t li ng t h e purchaser o f the debenture for two li ves cons t ant l y to h ave the son • a naval officer in the school, and who will thereby ge t first-rate education on hi s p aren t pay i ng t h e modnr, te sum of 25/. a year ; and t the gratification of assisting to educate many o r ph ans o f t h ose w h o h ave f a ll en in hIS country's service. For want of this support, this noble institution, af ter an outlay of may thousand pounds is in danger of fall to the ground, or of b e i ng di verte d f rom i ts origin:l, purpose. Surely in thi s cr i s i s t h ere must be 111 . 11 1 1 noble hearts who will r ea dil y step f orwar d with 1- trifling sum to aid in a ver ti ng suc h a ca l am i ty . Surely there must bo many of our merchants and wealthy e of tizens who will readily ad m it th at t h ey owe runell„r their prosperity to the secur ity a ff or d e d t h em by A "; 4,1 " wooden walls," and the gallant h ear t s w h o cominan't t them, and who will theref ore b e p rou d o f t h e op portunt. l 9 now afforded them of s h ow i ng th e i r est i mat i on of t:); service; and surely the r e must b e many of our wea l ; aristocracy and landed pr o p r i e t ary who, knowing ' l r e they owe the quiet enjoyment of their p ossess ions to sanctity thrown around our s h ores by the gallant deed of ‘• the heroes of bygone days," will be found to st e P forward and assist the members of that service to whom . s , we all owe so muQh. I fi rm l y b e li eve there are roan, such; and to them I would earnest l y appea l , throug_ you, for assistance to enabl e th e counc il to carry out th e objects of the Royal Naval School. I feel that I am occupying a large portion of r hh iir e space, and will conclude by re f err i ng your rea d er s to ` to secretary, Mr. Eames, R.N.S., N ew - cross, D e ptford', whom I have sent my name as a subscriber for one %re benture to commence th e li s t —I am, Mr. Editor, i° most obedient servant, A COMMERCIAL MAN, Who thinks the Royal Navy deserve much at our hands. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JULY 23. • g STOCK ExcHANaE.—There h as b een rat h er a di s conrar, market. The sales are—Chester and Birkenhead, 40 . „4 Huddersfield and Manchester, I!‘ p.—Leeds and Dew,a bw 4 3 1 / 2 p. ex int.—Lond on an d N ort h-W estern, Q uarters (G• ter , b e get ., 16% p.—Ditto, Quarters, New, 9 3 4 p.—London, plane ~,„t er and Birmingham, Quarters, New (C), 53; p.— tom -4 and Leeds, Fifths, 4% p.—Ditto, Fi ft hs (late West 10 Union), Is. 3d. p.—Midland Stock, 125—Ditto, New °TITO 3% p.—Newcastle and Berwick, New, 4% p.—North (A), 215—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, II 1 39 ,;. —South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds (issued at 6% u`'•„ t . dis.—York and Newcastle, Preference (guar. 6 per °- till 1850), 4 p. MANCHESTER, JULY 23. 7sTotting: STOCK ExcHANG E.-The sales are-Ambergate, for. ham, and Boston, 255. 6d. di s. -Bi rm ingha t a and o% ni, Junction, 7% p.-Fleetwood, Prest on , and West Bi d k i t b s , 1 4 dis.-Mancbester, Sh e ffi e ld, an d Lincolnshire, Eig," 2 dis.-Ditto (Sheffi e ld an d Li nco l ns h ire), 3 % is. o4 castle and Berwick, N ew , 4% p. -N ort h S ta ffordsht . „ 2 11-16 c. p.-South•E as t ern an d D over, N o. 4, 7-15 York and Newcastle, Preference, 4 p. LEEDS, JULY 23. 11 14 STOCK. EXCHANGE. -The sales are-E as t L an cashire, 6d. dis.-Ditto, New, 14 s . dis.-Ditto, New Scrip, Is. " -Great Northern, 36 5 . 6d. di s.- L eeds and Dewsbury, 41)6c1' Leicester and Bedford, 2 s . 6d . di s.- M anchester and 1117,...., 321. Shares, ss. dis.-Di t t o ( W est Riding Union ) , Manchester, Buxton, Matl oc k an d Mi dland, 7s. 6d• Net, Midland, 125 4 - Newcastle and Berwick, 9 p.-Ditto, f. 4/. Bs. 9d. p.-North British, Thirds, 295. p.--North St ta fordshire, 2/. 14s. P.-N ort h-W estern, 345. dis. Newcastle, Preference, 4 p. GLASGOW, JULY 22. aft STOCK EXCHANGE. -Th e sa l es are-Ayr and Gali nvi r o 495.-Caledo n i an , N ew, 394.-Direct Bombay and 1111 1- 01 . 25.-East Indi an , 4 s . 9d.-Edi n b urgh and Northern, , 46s -Glasgow, Kilmarn oc k, and Ayr, Halves, No. 2, 6 75; Great Indian Peninsul ar , 2s. 3d.-Manchester and Sena' s° ton, New, 225.-North B r iti s h, Thi r d s, 50s. -York BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) 32, 0 An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th a n d Bth o f Victoria, ca,-„' the Week ending on Saturday, th e 17th d ay o f July, 184" - MUM DEPARTMENT. A Government debt • • 1!..154:90010 ' Other securities • • Gold coin and bullion 1 , 842,021 say Silver bullion ...... 23,2 32 _ ,8" M. MARS/LULL, Chief COW° . Dated the 22d day of July, 1847. X. Notes Issued.... •• •• 23.232,875 £23,232,875 BANKING DIPAZTIONT. Proprietors' capital.. 14,553,000 Rest ... .......... 3,587,543 Public deposits (in cluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt, Sav ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts) .. 4,559,853 Other deposits .. .. • . 8,640,327 Seven day and other !Government securi- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 110 06 la Other securities 1 5 , 784 ° Notes .. 4, 066,6 0 Gold and silver coin • 685'975 832,755 432,173,478 40 X 32,1 73 MARSILA.LL, Chief Caskier' Datcd the 22d day of July, 1847: 0 SUSPICIOUS D EATH OF T WO CIIIL DREN.—" 4 II 1 Thursday Mr. WlHim Payne, th e Ci ty C oro ner, an inquest at the White Swan, Temp be le-street, W ll 7 friars, on the b o dy o f a male child unknown. From the evidence it appea re d t h at the deceased was found at a early hour that morning, carefully tied up in a P are c i a and floating do wn th e T hames, nearly opposite te. Grand Junction Wharf, Whitefriars. It was ialin f diately taken ash ore , an d M r. Hutchinson, surgeoailiee Farringdon street,• was called t o exam i ne the same bG result of that gentleman's examination left no don that the child had been born alive, but whether its deathe had been caused by violence the evidence failed to Pr ov e The same afternoon Mr. Joseph Payne, the deputy'io coroner, held an adjourned inquest at the school-r° f Black Raven-court, Seething-lane, on the body ; 3 t he newly-born female child, found on the evening 0 : d i. 16th instant, on one of the windows of the East ' II A in Warehouse, in Seething lane. The evidence adduccuo this case was similar to the above. The surgeon ° had exami ne d t h e b o d y proved that the child had bee uorn alive, but how it s deat h h ad been produced i t was impossible to tell. The Learned Coroner in summing up said, it appeared to him that the present mode ° the usual cour,e adopted o f disp osinof new -bore children, for v‘ithi n t h e last three days asmany incl ue ,i to tA had been held on th e b o di es of children found and similar circumstances circumstances in the City. The Jury r e ; turned a verdi c t i n eac h case of " Found Dead with(/',, sufficient evidence to account for death." AMERICAN PRODUCE.--A vessel of small tonna g e has arrived in the Commercial Docks from New Orlean s " named the Barin g B rot h ers, having on board 16, °° d bushels of wheat, 34 tierces of pork, and 500 bags au f 500 barrels of fl our , t h e produce of the United States c) America. This ex t ens i ve i mportation in a vessel o f small tonnage into the establishment mentioned is 01 ' instance of the extent to which all kinds of craft sr° made available at this ti me f or th e i ntro d uct i on of OIL"', and articles of food. SALMON FisuiNGs.---The fishings in the Ness a re now improving rapidly. G r il se h ave entered Oa river i.. freely, and cons id era bl e num b ers are taken in thafil„,.. The water is rath er l ow f or t h e angler, but sti,', l - to sport is obtained. S ea -t rout , we i gh i ng from 61' 181 b., are also i n grea t p l enty. S almon se ll s at la •' grilse Bd., and trout 6d. per lb.—lnverness Courier. GOLDEN EAGLE.—A remarkable instance of ' on strength and endur ance o f t h e eag l e occurre d latellAir. the shooting grounds of Knockie, in Stratherrick. Ina Richmond, ga me k ee p er t h ere, h av i ng watched ge'Lk, eagle take his statio n f requent l y on a particular f laid a large i ron t ra p f or the royal bird. In course ° f few days it was caug h t; but, spurning to be 11 , elA i fetters, bounded off, dra w i ng out t h e stake will" l i e tt li the trap, and in this manner — carry i ng five an d a a pounds of trap and c h a i n fi xe d on to its le2 ---cr°sje and re erossed sever a l ti mes. A f ter the lapse all iii°llth the eagle was found d ea d on the heights of Glenro. riston, sixteen m il es f rom the place where it was ta end The score of vermin t a k en at Knockie last w i n ter 5, spring extends t o 11 2 h ead. Among i ' them are f ex ot wild cats, marti ns , po l e cats, and varieties of win g ed vermin.—lnverness Courier. PALL of Two HoUSEs.—Thursday about five o'clock, the house No. 4, Wellelose -sc i tl itr; fell with a l oud crash into the back prem i se s of Fairfax, H oop and Grapes, Cable-street. Fortunate ° f the hous e was uninhabited at the time, o r serious 1 ° 55 0 , 0 life might h ave b een the consequence. On the saw. morning, bet ween s i x an d seven o'clock, need)? 43, whol e o f one s id e of the extensive coach-factor y, `' her Oxford. street fell into the s t ree t. F rom f e ar of fu r l on g casualty, the th oroug hf are i n front is for t he Pre stopped. BIRTHS. On the 21 s t inst.,in Wood -street, Woolwich, the iv e if or Lieutenant G. C. Fowler, 11. N , of a son. the On the 23d inst , at WeyinOuth-streer, Portland - p lace, wife of B. B. Hewitt, Esq., of a son. Nora' On the 22d inst., at Elth am -pl ace , F o xley-road, , Bart n on t , h Br O ixton, Mrs. John Bisho, of a son. _______---- o e f 2 a 4 d th ao i g n h st te ., r. in Lamb's Conduit-street, Mrs. Th o m MARRIED. On the 20th inst., at St. l'ancras Church, George 13 " 11311 Knipe, Esq., 89th R eg i ment, to J essie M ar i a , daught 6. °f late Sir Simon Howard, of Carlisle. DIED. On the 12th ult., at B e ll e Paine , St. Lucia, lieuXY "Kit* Es q., aged 54. roll's On the 16th inst., at th e R o y a l H o t e l, Abedeeill Douglas, Esq., Lieutenant R.N. London: Printed and Published by AILIIDO YOUlgsa• of ,trand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No.lll, strand, ill the 7,:re01 -- 4, II of the 154•07, 11 1 9 COarity Of liLiddlesex, Seitir.l 2l .Ye, Julys 1547.