The Sun. — London, England, 1847-09-08 00:00:00

SIA.RKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CSR 4-1 , - tACHANGE—WEDNESDAY. Si o ee Monda eat has coy a ve r y mo d era t e su pply of English ihome fresh t o h an d f or o ur market. The l ikr : Of samples of both red and white was small, yet, as ti ) e Su l?plies o f f ore i gn Wheat and Flour st ill cont i nue th e °ll3 e na, the demand was in a very sluggish state, at declin e in the quotations. We were again . Y supplied with foreign Wheat, the sale for which kilt!stremely inactive, at barely stationary prices. tad tt Barley moved dr at full currencies, but grinding 140`ustilling sorts were dull. The Malt trade was te hd Y , and in some instances the rates had a downward Nt s elle Y W e , a t full prices, but the middling and inferior kinds 4 elV ie gliicted. B eans were very dull, but Peas were Ne r , b 151i , h el' figures. Indian Corn and Flour were a rug. Sll4l l Meat. ftlah . '••• " 1,78 G qrs. 4 44 0 ***** •• 720 ••• •• 15,960 ARRIVALS. Barley. 280 qrs. Oats. 40 cgs. 1,014 ski. and 18,830 1:101011/1s Malt. 1,730 ors. Th e WHITZCHAPEL. thg suPplies of each kind of meat were somewhat on hon em ere ase and of very middling quality. All descrip tottet a very dull inquiry, and in some instances the 3, i l f ° ll s had a downward tendency. Beef, from 2s 10d Ica, „; Mutton, a i 4d to 4s 103 ; Lamb, 4s 1 03 to 41 104 ) "al, 3s 10d to 4s 103 ; and Pork, Ss 8d to Per tlb s by the carcase. 11A IN , - -„KRU TC PY.—(THIS DAY.) ktlefore Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.) Olais AS/ITON V. bIITTNEWS. '"e d e r'" a summons under the Small Debts' Act , tot „, i 4 `nuant is th e we ll k n own comedian. He was P 1 44,1 "tteridanee, but sent a letter, in which he 14: as an excuse for his absence. 11 ‘ 1 17 P , 11 ' u ltiff's solicitor said, there had been so 10 V e llses already made that he did not think that it e itt. t ther delay ought to be granted, the defendant 1411(3414111y promised to pay after the termination I lki g , o en gagernent at the Princess's Theatre, but he Ijr i 11 4 with his wife into the country. tl ttlin:` °l43ol 3t said, it would be rather harsh if pro -404 ? s were p resse d w h en the defendant's absence / 1 ? I ti4 °111 illness—that was the excuse, although it , n,r e ks -+ v erified in proper form. He would allow s mat Stand over for a week when the defendant k tti - t l ad or send a certificate supported by an kvi. aIIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS DAY.) 1,44 absence of the Assistant Judge , M r. 4 1 3' presided this morning. 4 clot 1 ;: ' Pal mer was indicted for stealing 30 yards of 14 13, f r - o ' lizuber of towels, and a quantit cl e f sheet kerto the premises of Mr. Edward Wls, draper 1 1 The c ") of Dean-street. ~0 11% , „prisoner used to do occasional jobs in the ;1 11i h _ 4 " t ' tlr. Wells, and on last Sunday week he k Y a policeman carrying a large bundle, ttott. 8 found to contain the above property. In ) I °4 Or o , was given to Mr. Wells, who identified Ilre' r t.Y, as having been safe in his store on Q 7 . ItZ "qt No,„ 8 found guilty, and sentenced to six months' o tiol i C b toent with hard labour. e ftlio e Ving/e and James Pocock were indicted for zvill i set of skittles and two balls, the property 1 1, 1 , 4 tie , itlll Rowe. t rqlOsacutor's wife said that her husband re attetricestershire, and they were in the habit L t N,' l ng races and fairs, with a set of skittles, t 7346 ll rPose of play. On last Thursday she took ‘4 , 4 at the fair held at the North-road, Isling seh4,.cluring her absence the prisoner managed to tw 4lo lself of the van, and make off with them. by i i4l oer was taken into custody with the pro tetl4ll4l% possession. 1 4 4 a t ii'Y returned a verdict of Guilty, and sen -44 Li defered, in order that inquiries might be to their previous career. k'ick." ll - 1 11.0'-STREET—(THIS DAY.) Ath Ma ch,hOitc the woman who was brought up o n ehila last charged with concealing the birth of 'to t ,' was again placed at the bar for final exa hU no additional evidence adduced be . th e _in— titp(l4a,w.hich has already appeared in this journal, killllitteppria were taken and the prisoner fully A I N. to take her trial at the ensuing Old Bailey 1 114 - ' l fr e q „ It i , 4 of Coleman and James Squires, two young 'll• 'tspectable appearance, were placed before ti p cill i e ll t a to charged with being drunk and riotous. i o c lo' e l'eonstable, C 24, said that about half-past k /It.L 46 E this morning he was on duty in Mad -I‘,l4,etcwth) when hi s a tt en ti o n was called to the pri - NI 0 were v ery muc h inebriated, and larking tOesi st u, other. H e wen t up to them and told them Otb e ,7 ol ll their larks and go home. They said ti hi tN ;' would see him C6blow'd first," and refused eke , 0 4 3" at his bidding. They had at length be '4l,2l°lay and riotous that he was compelled to Th e c i_ . to the station. ae o ejendants, who pleaded intoxication as the Olkpeu ti eir foolish freaks, were fined ss. each and th r IiAMES.—(T HIS DAY.) 411morning , ening of the court this morning, ,Inearly ablirnodr lieventy-nine years of age, ti l „"urril that he was compelled to be assisted ee k w itness -box, made an application to the 'l, 4l te - I - g i atrate, Mr. Yardley, under the followin g faec es Ao ,t t eti that he was an out-patient Guy's 4 14 it , n d although he had been a o n f ativeof litti„ ltf i l sh since 1794, he could not obta i n . a ny Ib t r„ ° , l siblc s l!' he went into the house, which it was If t tqer t for him to do as he could not walk from Caine•: Guy's Hospital every day. He had been j/ 1 i:t 4 20 ~,,lears at sea, and was quartermaster of . the dhi that ship took fire, which had so - 1, 131 ! 1 1 - a l a t nikt, to quote his own words, " Dr. Da - ‘ o t ;Pki, - , since almost taken his eyes out at the sqh. - I nfirmary." He begged the magistrate to ~iytt 141 1-,,,,e'rne relief, as he was starving. S D ~ t g in having as certained that he was now 4 ff or h r k ,aaorough, directed him to apply at the rolice-c ou rt. It was against his rule to ii r ltiet 4 „n out of hi s own di s trict, but, in the p re- J)i pl 4 s i e t e, he would deviate from that rule, and SYmons, the chief clerk, to give the -4 te rl - 5 4 ' Gd• from the poor-box, to relieve his im- AX,, eessities. T he iC P: ', r t FIRE AT GRAVESEND. i ti l tants of Gravesend were last night I . e "'h we ' state of alarm by the cry of " Fire I" tw -tic e th er re Kret to say is not an uncommon occur 4tive °, el The fire was first discovered about I the P E T',' and by half-past twelve the whole L ,'e•ho u r " L 'es known as " The Compasses," a uow n —t in Bath -street, in the occupation of a 1,1el(ly o n , were in a blaze. The town engines were gh ,. tlt ifal sli the spot, and, after some little delay, a 1 1 -' Pla v - e i tY of water having been obtained the en -I°'ever: with much effect upon the flames; which, th e oce Were not subdued until an adjoining house, 44d ea gh 4 . Datio n ut, an of a fishmonger named Lawrance, tely (lest , with " The Compasses," been r°Ye d d ' Duri ng the early part of the th, en express „ was dispatched to Rochester f i t ', l t 4 1 4 , i , ne s mere, but a countermand was sent lef ittly , er :`leY could not have arrived in time to be kv t °I the fire• Pour other houses to the right and ver se • were more or less injured, although 11 1 , / but it Nit tiat t co _ e damage could not be ascertained, the ut i Nurt bt , ot very great, and both houses are said CI:4 11143 11 ' The fire broke out in the cellar of st 3) but the origin is at present unknown. .............,,.........,________ AGENERA DISPENSARY. c ,41. q 4„, (THIS DAY.) °' this quarter -meeting of the governors and trustees , 1 4 tlie ainutitution was held this day at twelve o'clock tW. AsPeosary house, Aldersgate-street. ~ ttted 11( iNs t , °N, Esq., the chairman, said that he re "liirs " c) be compelled to inform them that the in so di al t ° I the institution were by no means_ tote°°dition as their supporters could wish. lie V i lt tlu",. trie , 4 n to convey that they were embarrassed, tecr„-`e oad been for the last few years a constant itrge-ttil:natients, without any corresponding en- Ti le 41. of the subscriptions and donations. . Ilt , L arly Ecltti'mzY said that it was the impression of "olird v,..Y obe present that the finance department Deititt(r referred to the sub-committee already aip ihe r . i s ti,consider the general arrangements, vy t th . t at t -Q t ae ll , e 7o: e . t h i ring the circumstances of the insti ii „ public, when they hoped to obtain 14 for i e IltillPPort to continue their operations k ion a s o asas per ]tie 41 e was the more inclined to th o i f n 444 fai t e n from the most distant parts London th e li tho benefit of their operations. In 1829 1 ,. 4 Mt 111-stri°er of atients relieved r 121. was ' to "tille Qi'r,tlt4l:_ t had increased to 11;81 8 , relieved, 4110 WI - " present year 8,014 persons were tions win g and u -..,t ( r " l 4;.' a ' v erY great increase, while their donations %41 33 I the !same. It was true that- 750/. had . cr i b, tre4u (]1 at their dinner, burffiat merelybeen debt again oUt of debt, and now he was getting kept_ into e that ttaiP• 'Under these circumstances, he proposed $)13141 441 "' l nce affairs should be referred to the sub- e Q. , 1:4 L' l 9tion Was then put and agreed to. 4 41 r ..' l nutes of the last quarterly meeting having 11:a r ,d and received, Itc l, c'ltTa.ny stated that William Atkinson,_ the b . 0411'1J. 'Wood, Esq , had been recommended by zi,.,rd of governors to . be added as trustees d . 'I Were elected without opposition; An 7 after THE SUNS some further observations from the Chairman, the meeting separated. GREAT BRITAIN STEAM SHIP. The following letter has been addressed to the Editor of the Times : Sir,—Having written from Tyrella on the failure of the former attempt of her Majesty's ship Birken head to remove the Great Britain steam ship off the beach in Dundrum Bay, I now venture to request you will allow the particulars herein related, which cannot fail to be interesting to the public, to appear in your widely-extended journal, notwithstanding the much that has been already written on this triumph of British energy and skill. The "gentlemen of England who sit at home at case " hear that " the Great Britain has been got off," but many dream not of the exertions made to effect the object, nor of the perils attending it. From some accounts published in this wonderful port, it might easily be imagined that certain persons celebrated for their success in such sort of undertakings had accom plished this great work alone ; that even Captain Claxton had had little to do with it, and that her Majesty's ships, with their gallant officers and crews, had been mere ciphers in its completion, and the Government hardly to be commended for the aid ren dered in this great national achievement. Far be it from any one to diminish aught from the merits or the exertions of the engineers engaged ; but the notion prevailing in Liverpool, that her Majesty's ship had bean employed as a mere tug to tow away the iron steam-ship, as they say, floating and ready for sea on her approach, however trifling and absurd, ought to be completely set aside. On Monday, the 23d of August, her Majesty's ship Birkenhead took up her station for the second time in Dundrum Bay, about a mile and a half from the Great Britain. She brought with her two lighters, which she had taken in tow off Carlingford Lough, and cast them off, anchoring herself and sending her boats to tow off the lighters without loss of time towards the Great Britain, together with a party of men in aid of the operations on the beach. Her Majesty's ship Scourge hove in sight early on Tuesday morning, and anchored about a quarter of a mile outside her Majesty's ship Birkenhead. Her men were soon sent on board the Great Britain, contributing their welcome and much re quired services along with their comrades of the Birkenhead. These had been this day engaged in transporting the spare screw of the Great Britain from her deck to that of the Birkenhead, whereby the great ship was relieved from the weight of four tons. Next day the carpenters of the Birkenhead and the Scourge were busily engaged in snaking the tempo rary rudder and preparing the lighters for their posi tion alongside the Great Britain. This position was to be under large logs of woods stretching out from the ports, called outriggers, kept down by large tim ber shores. Others of the ships' crews were employed in securing the " camels," which, however they might have served as levers when filled with sand, were ill adapted to the work of lifting the ship as now ap plied ; for, being neither wind nor water tight, they were most of them as useless as they were unmanage able. Others were labouring heavily at the pumps. The tide rose high, and it was whispered that the gallant Captain Claxton, whose energy is no less conspicu ous than his judgment, had determined, if pos sible, to heave off his heavy charge upon the hawsers and cables of the iron ship itself. Surprise and anxiety mixed with misgivings accompanied the announcement. The Great Britain, lifted by the lighters, camels, empty barrels, and rafts of wood, ev id e ntly moved, and very slowly yielded, and only very little to the strain employed. All was anima tion, hope, and joyful expectation, every heart re sponded to the captain's hearty Cheers. Darkness came on—a sudden crash was heard, as the falling in of a roof, and now a noise like the report of cannon announced the failure of the blocks of wood, the wedges, and the camels, which, bursting from their hawser bands, by which, under the engineer's direc tions, they had been too lightly fastened, became useless. It seemed, in fact, as if the enormous body with which they had to deal had surpassed their calculations and baffled their energies. The Leviathan, however, had moved above 20 feet, but she was yet deep in her sandy bed. At the ebb of tide her Majesty's ships' respective crews were again required, and their exertions were renewed as well in keeping down the water in the Great Britain by continual pumping as in repairing and replacing the various apparatus for lifting the mighty prisoner. On Thursday her Majesty's ship Birkenhead steamed quietly into her position as it had been pre viously occupied, and carefully marked by buoys, having let go both bower anchors and veered to 100 fathoms upon each cable. The hawsers, 400 fathoms, laid down on the former trial, were taken in through the stern horse holes, and on this occasion they were passed over the large paddle-box boats, each capable of containing 140 men , las hed together and placed close to the screw of the Great Britain, to which they (the hawsers) were fastened. A fulcrum was so provided for the lever which the hawsers would thus form for lifting the massive burden they were de signed to move, without diminishing the force of the tremendous strain to be employed in dragging it from its stronghold. The signal was given—the bars of the capstans were ready manned, and they began to heave, but they heaved in vain. When the Birkenhead took up her position the water was smooth as a millpond, the sun smiling upon the operation, although the light clouds upon the caps of the Morne mountains indicated change of weather; symptoms of a breeze from the south so much, and with so much reason, to be dreaded in this dreary bay, " moved upon the face of the waters." The rising tide lifted the lighters with their logs of wood up to the outriggers, and the rest of the varied appara tus ; but the Great Britain overwhelming these with her monstrous weight seemed to bid defiance to the means devised by human skill alone, although applied with steadfast perseverance ' • some power superior was requisite. The camels, which were water tight, were too large to be confined with the hawsers used, powerful though they were, and they bounced out of their strongholds with loud reports. Such as were leaky became waterlogged, and helped to obstruct the heave. The lighters seemed to slip from under their burden ; the blocks flew out of their places, some of the outriggers and their shores yielded to the pressure, cracking with a frightful noise, and the great and powerful, but steady strain upon the hawsers, by the purchases an& capstans of the Bir kenhead,' was utterly futile. The iron mass could not be moved this day by those means, added to the lesser, although more numerous, purchases em ployed in the great Britain itself. The signal, " She won't come off this tide," cast a damp of disappoint ment over every countenance, and of despair as to the result over the spirit of many deeply interested in the stirring event. The wind had, indeed, set in so fresh from the south, the very quarter fraught with peril to this shore, and of whose ravaging effects Captain Claxton had had such dismal proofs, that the apparatus could not be replaced for further trial on the next flood tide, and early the next morning, with the aid of such of the ships' companies as could be spared, and with care, as much as possible, to remedy the causes of failure in the former application of the lighters, &c., and m the reduction of water in the ho Majesty'sld, a renewedship attempt was made on the part of her Birkenhead with the rising tide. The dreaded south wind had brought in an increase of tide. The officers and ship's company of the Bir kenhead had made every arrangement for the renewed effort with a more powerful and effectual heave, such as sailors seem alone qualified to make. The power ful steamer was brought into her position again. The most watchful attention to the minutest points was observable in every , officer of the Birkenhead, each one in his place, aiming at the success of all that was entrusted to him. Not a word transpired amongst th e seaman. Signals were agre ed upon. " Heave" —" Heave with all your might"—" Avast heaving" She won't come off"—and " She moves." On the first signal " heave," the hawsers already on the stretch were hove with a steady working step. " Heave with all your might," was responded to by the increase of pace applied with all the vigour of the men, each vying with his fellow to lift the vessel off. " She moves," animated every countenance; each eye sparkled with the light of hope, which warmed also every heart .with an inexpressible mixture of grati tude and joy. The hawsers came in nicely. " She is all your own, my boys," was responded to with cheers and fresh exertion. The great steam-ship obeyed the hempen calls of her iron consort. The weight again seemed all at once to increase, as if the sand had come in contact with the Great Britain ; but it was not so. Her gallant captain, elated, as he well might be with success and gratification, had prudently cast his anchor, limiting the distance of the first movement of the leaky vessel to a point so near the low-water mark as to secure her floating with the next flood tide ; but still so high and dry upon the sand as to admit of an inspection of her bot tom, and such reparation as might diminish the in flux of water, and justify or not the attempt to float her on the ocean. The retiring title exhibited the celebrated iron steamer, upright, high and dry, at once the astonish ment\yere t a o n d be tl s s e een ads t s h li e ra c ti a o r n pen o t l e e r v s e , r a y n - d beh ev ol e d r e y r. one N e o ls w e ti an tt a ed e f a o k r u s m u , ch work, with staves and wedges of wood and grease, and everything that could be used with probability of success, stopping up holes, repairing r N e v p er a e irin te g rri b fi r e e!ch A es t this un a c n t c u h r i e n stanching e the r l s e h a k i a new labours from her Majesty's crews. bourers refused to work the which compelled fatigable men were ready, thoYugherteh;iB::azuTmhzensinv‘d,ea-s exceedingly short. A light at the P was to an nounce the want of men, and in five minutes, dark though it was when it appeared, away went twenty-five of the men who had been labouring for previous days and nights, from each of her Majesty's ships. The motion of the Great Britain was diligently watched. A messenger came for men to take up hawsers and bring in the paddle-box boats from the distance of near two miles. The boat was presently manned and pushed off. It was too dark to see what was going forward. But soon the foresail was spread—the wind which had lulled veered round from south to west, and now a gentle breeze from the north-west came off the shore, and favoured the floating off the Great Britain from the beach. She evidently approached the Birkenhead, insomuch as to create some apprehen sions of her running foul of her. With her came the paddle-box boats, and then the crew of the Birken head to heave up the anchors. It was then made known that Captain Claxton had been forced to slip his cables and cut his hawsers, to escape being stranded afresh on the shallows of Dundrum Bay. To enable the men to heave the anchors they had been taken from the pumps. Meantime it was appre hended that the leaks being so great, and the accumu lation of water so rapid the ship would scarcely keep afloat. It was a moment of intense anxiety. The labour of heaving the anchor seemed to have increasd tenfold, and every moment begot the painful feeling that without help at the pumps she must go down. She appeared low in the water, and, in fact, the engi neer betrayed such misgivings as to require that both the Birkenhead's paddlebox boats might be lashed alongside for safety, in case of an emergency he seemed to dread. The anchors up, the towing haw sers were soon attached, and when she yielded to the paddle wheels of the Birkenhead much anxiety sub sided. The return of men to the pumps reduced the water mark. Fresh hope was excited, and Strang ford Bay, some two hours' distance, promised secu rity to the heavy charge. The sun began to dawn, and we passed St. John's, Lighthouse, when " Direct for Liverpool " was shouted from the sister vessel. On reflection, however, it was deemed by Captain Claxton, that men of whatever mettle, exhausted as they had been by the almost incessant labour of three nights and days, could not stand to the pumps, as it was needful, for the many hours ere the port of Liverpool could be made. The pilot provided was well acquainted with the narrow passage into Strangford Lough ; but it was very nar row, and the current very strong. The Great Britain was very unmanageable. She would neither lead nor drive in any steady course ; sometimes she seemed as if she would go right ahead and give the Birkenhead the go-by, had it been possible. Again she crossed her towing path to try the starboard side, and then, as if sulky under her restraint, presented herself almost broadside to the draught. The pilot looked aghast, and said, " The hawsers must be shortened ; I cannot take her in if she yaws this way." At this critical juncture, near the shore, and narrow entrance to the bay, a thick fog came on, so dense as to render the land invisible, and the very sight of the huge vessel near as she was to be indistinct. The Birkenhead's head was turned to the sea, and Belfast Harbour was determined upon. This was made with all the speed that could be made with such an unmanageable floating log. Off the Copelanes, where the current is strong, the Great Britain seemed to set at nought her guide, broke the hawsers, and threatened great obstruction to every effort made in her behalf. Boats, however, were lowered down, and fresh hawsers being soon attached we arrived without further accident in Belfast Lough. The Birkenhead cast anchor, loosing the hawsers from the Great Britain, which was towed into more shallow water by the Scourge, and finally was grounded on the mud, which helped to stop her leaks. On the following day, with fresh hands engaged by Captain Claxton to man the pumps, the Great Britain was taken in tow again by her Majesty's ship Birkenhead, leaving the Scourge at anchor, and without any remarkable or untoward event but that of yawing from side to side, and now and then presenting almost her broadside, the greatest steam-ship floated gallantly and quietly to within about an hour and a half of the bar of the Liverpool port. The wind had now begun to blow fresh, the tide being at the same time very strong, when, in reply to the summons of a gun and signal, a pilot came on board the Birkenhead. The Great Britain, profiting by this slight alteration of the hawsers, began to be un manageable. Striving with wind and tide for her liberty, she broko the starboard hawser close to her bow, which recoiled with violence upon the poop of the Birkenhead. The line prepared to lay out another hawser next snapped like packthread. The second hawser and the second line soon shared the same fate, and with terrific rapidity threatened desolation. The boats were soon lowered and fresh hawsers were soon stretched out and fastened to the steam-ship. Now, one of the large beams shipped in support of the substitute for a rudder to the Great Britain, gave way, and falling overboard caused much anxiety and delay. At length, with difficulty, through the swell that had arisen and the increasing wind, we proceeded slowly, and with much apprehension, lest through any fur ther delay the present tide, together with all the labour, should be lost, the ship being wild and ungo• vernable. A second pilot boat came alongside, and was eventually towed astern of the Great Britain, acting beautifully as a rudder, and facilitating thereby the entrance of the Birkenhead, with her charge, over the bar and through the channel into the Liver pool harbour. This service was performed after the rate of six and a half knots in the hour, including all stoppages, without loss of life or limb, and it may be said, with out injury, save a few bruises sustained by a few in dividuals of the gallant and indefatigable crew, and the Great Britain was triumphantly brought into port in the presence of thousands, who rent the air with their joyful and congratulatory acclamations. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, AN EYE WITNESS. Liverpool, September 2. THE PRETTY BIRD.—" That's a pretty bird, grandma," said a little boy. " Yes," replied the dame, " and he never cries." " That's because he's never washed," rejoined the youngster. A CHARACTER.—A Mrs. Davy, giving evidence to character in the case of a woman charged with theft, said she was "a decent, honest, drunken crature." EATING BANK OT ENGLAND NOTES FOR A WAGER.—Two privates of the Royal Marines, just paid off from her Majesty's steam-vessel Pluto, Lieutenant- Commander Low, at Woolwich, for a trifling wager com menced eating several 5/. Bank of England notes with "bread, cheese, and onions," but were stopped by some of their more sensible comrades, who came up at the time, and compelled them to desist. Fortunately, the numbers of the notes remained unmutilated. The Pro metheus, Commander Hay, and the Ph esnix, Commander Dennis, have just been paid off, and the seamen have been playing similar absurd tricks. Most of the sailors have received nearly 1001. each. ROBBERY IN AN OMNlBUS.—Yesterday information was forwarded to all the metropolitan police stations respecting a robbery in one of the Knightsbridge omni buses. It seems that a female, named Mary Bruramell, of Guildford-street, Southwark, had been on business to some friends at Brompton, and when she reached the end of Sloane-street, she got into an omnibus, taking her seat by the side of a respectably dressed young man, who it was subsequently supposed belonged to the swell mob. She continued in the vehicle until she reached the end of Farringdon-s treat, when she alighted, but to her sad dismay she discovered that her purse, containing two sovereigns and some silver, had been cut from her pocket by the person who sat by her side, and he got out when the vehicle reached the end of Piccadilly. OFFICIAL INQUIRY ON THE LATE EXPLOSION.— Thu official' inquiry respecting the late explosion on board the " Cricket ' steamer, now taking place, has been ordered by the Board of Trade, under the provisions of an Act which came into force on the Ist January last (9th and 10th Viet., cap. 100), entitled " An Act for the Regulation of Steam Navigation, and to compel sea going vessels to carry boats." There are four sections in the Act on the subject of an official investigation, requiring a report to be made to the Board of Trade of all accidents of a serious character ; empowering the Board to appoint inspectors to make a report, with au thority to examine witnesses, &c. It is the first time the Act has been enforced on an accident, and from its provisions much good may be expected on Steam Navi gation. SUDDEN DEATIL—Last night (Sunday), about half-past seven, a young lad who wanders about town and country as a strolling fiddler, went into a lodging house in Carrick-street, Anderston, and asked for some thing to eat, for which he paid. his manner and ap pearance at the time attracted the notice of those in the place, and they were still more surprised and alarmed, when, after attempting to swallow a few molthfuls, be f g a a c v e e o a a t l s o i u d d e. c r y, He and was i m m springing ed iat e t l o y r t a h i e s ed, door fell on butonly lyl v h e i d s a few seconds.—North British Mail. DEATH OF BLACKSKIN.—The Grand River Rapids (Michigan) Eagle announces the death of an Indian of that village, known as Blacks kin. The Eagle says he lived to be upwards of a hundred years old, and has enacted, at the head of his tribe, many exciting scenes in his life. His hand first applied the torch to the city of Buffalo in the war of 1812. The old man, with the remnant of his tribe, has long been on friendly terms with the whites, and his death is a notable event in the history of his tribe. DEATH OF MEDICAL OFFICERS OF THE BOLTON UNION.—The death of Mr. Richard Robinson, who has left a widow and large family unprovided for, has, we lament to say, been followed by that of Mr. Henry Hat ton, a young gentleman only twenty-eight years of age, the medical officer of the western district of Great Bel ton. who caught the fever in the discharge of his duty, and sunk under the dreadful malady on Tuesday last. .Memorials have already been forwarded to the Poor- law Commissioners from various unions, praying that pro visions may be made for the wives and families of those officers who have, or may hereafter become, victims of malignant fever caught in the discharge of their duty to the public, and we feel no little surprise that the Go vernment have so long delayed their decision on the matter.—Bolton Free Press. SHAKSPERE'S BIRTHPLACE.—On Monday evening. the Metropolitan Dramatic Society, an amateur com pany of comedians, gave an entertainment at the City of London Theatre, in aid of the funds for purchasing the birth-place of Shakspere. The play represented was the first part of Henry IV., and the amusements of the evening concluded with the trial scene of the Merchant of Venice. The house was numerously attended, and the results are likely to form a handsome contribution to the fund. 4.14 77. 4 IP, b- t n .0 1 t , ke,, tt's 4 , 4 - WEST LONDON RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) The ordinary twenty-third half-yearly meeting of thi's company was held to-day at the London Tavern, at one o'clock ; 11. H. Ground, Esq. in the chair. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, Mr. THOMPSON, the Secretary, read the following report : " The Bill which was introduced into Parliament by the Great Western Railway Company, in the late session, for widening, making branches to, and extending the West London Railway across the Thames, to join the South-Western Railway, has passed the Legislature, the directors having succeeded in procuring the insertion of a clause is it protecting the rights and interests of this company under the lease, and securing to the pro prietors the same proportion of the gross income, with the same per centage of increase thereon, for the traffic upon that part of the line authorised by the Bill which lies between the Great Western Railway and the Ken sington Canal Basin, as if the same had, at the date of the lease, formed part of the West London Railway, and had been included in such lease. By other clauses the London and North-Western Company are entitled to an equal,participation with the Great Western Company in the additional works authorised by the Bill, and are to supply a moiety, or such other proportion as may be agreed upon, of the capital required for their execution. " The directors were informed that, pending the application to Parliament for this Bill, the two com panies could not with advantage to themselves proceed to carry into effect the powers granted to them by the Act of 1846, for extending the railway to the Thames; and although the interests of this company may to some extent have been prejudicially affected by the delay which has thereby been occasioned in bringing the line into full operation, the directors have to congratulate the proprietors upon the improved position of the company with respect to its future income, and the much more important character which this measure has given to the undertaking. The directors are assured that steps are being taken by both companies to carry into immediate effect the provisions of the Acts above referred to, and they do trust now that these additional powers have been ob tained, the lessees will not suffer any further delay to take place in fully and efficiently working the railway, in conformity with the covenants of the lease, so that the proprietors of this company may derive an income from the capital they have so long invested in the un dertaking, and which has hitherto remained wholly unproductive. " The directors have been strongly urged to expend a sum of money in rendering the Kensington Canal more efficient as a means of communication between the rail way and the Thames, but they have considered it inex pedient to adopt this course, or to take any step for the accomplisment of the object proposed, until the effect of the intended extension of the railway itself to the Thames has been ascertained, rather preferring to apply all monies which may come into their hands, to the pur poses of a dividend, than in the execution of new works, which may be of very doubtful benefit." The statement of the accounts made up to the 30th of June last showed the following result :—Receipts from the commencement, 274,5711. 16s. W., and that the whole of the sum, save a balance of 1091. 25., had been expended. The CHAIRMAN then proceeded to address the shareholders. He said—Gentlemen, you have heard from the report, which has just been read, that the Great Western Railway Company have succeeded in obtaining from Parliament the powers which they sought, for widening, making branches to, and ex tending this railway across the Thames, to join the South-Western Railway in the parish of Lambeth ; and that we have procured the insertion of a clause in that Bill, entitling us to the same proportion of the gross receipts, with the same per centage of increase thereon, upon so much of the prop o sed line as may be considered a substitution for the present line, as we should have been entitled to if the same had been included in the leaselease—so that we are pl ac ed in precisely the same position with the Great- Western Company, as regards the proposed line, as we are already in with the London and North- Western Company, as regards the present line. It must be understood, however, that we are only entitled to derive an income from so much of the new line as is equal in length t o th e pre sent line, from its junction with the Great Western Railway to the Kensington Canal Basin. To this we were fairly and equitably entitled und er th e pro visions of the lease, a nd I wish I could inform you that we had succeeded in maintaining what w e con sidered to be our just rights without much trouble and anxiety, and the incurrence of considerabl e ex p ense . Acting upon your instructions, we were compelled to oppose this Bill in both Houses of Parliament, and it was only at the last moment, in Committee i n th e Lords, that we succeeded in obtaining the insertion of the clause we proposed. But, looking at the import ance of the result to this company, neither my col leagues nor myself regret the outlay which has thus been occasioned. I am happy to say we have the strongest assurance from both companies of their intention to carry the powers they have obtained from Parliament immediately into effect, and we are in formed that the time which has elapsed since the close of the session has been employed in making the neces sary preliminary arrangements for the commencement of the works. After the intimation given to us by the London and North-Western Company, that they could not, with advantage to themselves, bring the line into full operation until it was extended to the Thames, wp have felt it necessary to press upon them the execution of these works as speedily as possible, and after the assurance we have now obtained, I trust no very long time may elapse before we are in th e receipt of what we have so long been anxiously look ing forward to—a good dividend. It will be neces sary during the present autumn tha t some trifling repairs should be done to the Kensington Canal, and we shall of course take care that the expenditure is not large, and that whatever sum may be expended is judiciously and properly applied. We are now, lam glad to say, in a position to return to th e subscribers to the Knightsbridge Extension Line t he remainder of their deposits, in conformity with the award of Mr. Glyn, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Stephen. son, and this matter will be immediately attended to. The only other open matter is, the unsettled account with the Kensington Canal Company ; and from the disposition recently evinced by the p arties who have hitherto been the chief obtacle to a settle ment, I have every reason to believe that this matter will very shortly be finally arranged. The first half.yearly meeting of this company was held on the 16th of August, 1836. The present is the twenty third half-yearly meeting, and I can assure you, with great sincerity and truth, that during the long period which has intervened between th ese meetings there never was a time when the prospects of the West London Railway Company were so bright and cheering, or when proprietors were so certain of being rewarded for their long-tried patience, ana for the confidence they have shown in the undertaking. The Chairman concluded by moving the adoption of the report. Mr. CUBITT seconded the motion. Mr. WHITE considered that it ought not to go abroad that the line was unlikely to prove profitable, because he believed, as soon as it was freely worked by either of the two great companies with which it was connected, it could not fail to be profitable. Had they any claim against the'losses from the non working of the railway; and did the North- Western intend to widen the line, and to carry it on to the water's edge? The company was greatly indebted to the exertions of the Secretary ; without them they would not have succeeded so well in the last session. He entirely approved of the report. Mr. THOMPSON replied, that he had no doubt that the company were entitled to compensation.—(Hear, hear.) It would be well, he thought, not to moot the question how—it would be better to leave it in the hands of the directors. The plans for the widen ing, and-the carrying the line by the North-Western over the Great Western , were in a forward state. Mr. RIGBY cordially supported the motion, and considered that the time would come when it would become the great " viaduct to all the railways running north, east, and west. The CHAIRMAN said he had received an assurance from Mr. Glynn, M.P., that no time would be lost in completing the line. The two great companies in connexion with the line had so many engagements, that he assured them that they had not been able to give that attention to the works which the impati ence of the shareholders required. The directors would leave nothing undone to forward the works. In reply to a question from Mr. RIGBY, Mr. TuomrsoN replied, that credit was taken in the expenditure for a sum of 54i1. 55. detained b y Messrs. Roy, Blunt, and Co. The money had been p aid t o )f 7001. on this But Messr s . R the firm to be ha nded over to some landowners. I t had not been han ded over, and the directors had had t es 0 00 oin i r ny e ep i aa r n onri b .dy u t B r i \Ne s l e , uhi hsichh ( ala C dvd r e i rbs e eee s nes otnufcirhne a " f ae O rscr n le , adi n m h t .0 arbitration, as 1 0 1 should not have been included in the bill. The report was then adopted. Mr. RIGBY said, Mr. Johnson, one of the members of the firm, received the money and paid it into his own account. It was monstrous that such a su a house--a h ouse t h at pro ceeding should hav e taken place—(Hear, h ea r ) — and was, besides , opp osed to the princi p le on which merca ntile affairs were conducted. He blamed the employing g in Parliame n t, an d h a d directors h ad neglected fo r their case ch compelled himself and the secretary to prepare the briefs ; no counsel were engaged by thorn, yet they had charged the company 3001. for their services in this matter. Mr. Roy never appeared at all. He himself appeared as counsel for the company, and succeeded. The CHAIRMAN said the bill of Messrs. Roy and Co. should be strictly taxed.—(lleac.) In reply to another question, Mr. THOMPSON stated that the original number of shares 7,500, but all save 5,300 were forfeited, and had become again the property of the company, and on the shares taken up interest only he paid. A vote of thanks having been passed to the chair man and directors, the meeting separated. BANK OF ENGLAND. (THIS DAY.) A General Court of the Proprietors of Bank Stock was held at the Bank of England to-day, for the purpose of electing a Deputy Governor for the re mainder of the year, in the room of James Morris, Esq., the late Deputy-Governor, now elected Governor. The voting of the Proprietors commenced at eleven and concluded at four o'clock, when Henry James Prescott, Esq., was declared duly elected to the office of Deputy-Governor. The Court then broke up. SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES BY AUCTION.—(THIS DAY.) The demand for shares was very languid to•day,' and but little doing. We subjoin a few of the quotations at Messrs. Lamond and Co.'s public sale:— Derby, Stafford, and Worcestershire £o 2 0 Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston 1 1 0 Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B) 1 10 0 Liverp. Manch. and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 0 10 0 West London 2O 0 0 South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 0 18 6 Great Western of Bengal 0 1 6 North Staffordshire Caledonian, Halves London and South-Western (scrip) Shropshire Union and Canal 1 15 6 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock. .... MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, SEPT. 4, 1847. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... 351 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 122 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 138 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of ... . _ Respiration ... 40 • ••• ••• ..• ... 202 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... ••• 27 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs _ _. ... 101 of Digestion... ... Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ... Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. ... Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c. ... ... ... Old Age, or Natural Decay ... ... ... ... 43 Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemperance ... 40 Causes not specified /4. ... ... ... ... DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... ... 10 Average weekly Deaths Deaths, 1842-6. In the Five Summers. Week. 137 ... 133 175 ... 210 173 ... 213 212 ... 250 244 ... 245 Population Enumerated, 1841. West Districts... 301,326 North Districts.. 376,396 Central Districts 374,759 East Districts ... 393,247 South Districts.. 502,483 Totals... ..... 1,948,211 1,051 526 525 Males Females LONDON,. WE EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8, )847. BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS DISABILITIES OF THE JEWS. The members and friends of this newly-formed but important association, to the number of about 120, met last evening at the Fishmongers' Hall, St. James's-place, Aldgate, for the purpose of celebrating its first triumph in returning Baron Lionel de Roths child for the City of London. The chair was taken by J. Mitchell, Esq., the chairman of the association. The cloth having been removed, The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of the Queen, and in doing so, said that it was pleasing to look back to a not very distant period, when under the reign of the Sovereigns of this country certain por tions of the City of London were set apart for the dwelling of Jews, beyond the bounds of which they were not permitted to reside, and to compare that time of despotism and intolerance with the present, when there was no member of the Jewish persuasion in this country but was entitled to call himself a freeman, and who entertained the highest feeling of respect for that gracious Sovereign who now swayed a sceptre over the most extended, the most liberal, and the most civilised empire on the face of the globe. The health of the Queen was then drank in the most enthusiastic manner, as were also those of the " Queen Dowager," " Prince Albert, and the rest of Royal Family." The next toast given by the CHAIRMAN was that of " her Majesty's Ministers. There was no doubt but that great good might be expected from them, if they were powerfully supported by the public opinion of this country. He firmly believed that they were prepared to remove from the brow of the Jew even the last badge of slavery with which it was then de graded, and were prepared to carry out the important principles announced by the citizens of London at the last election—that of perfect and equal rights to all, without distinction of creed or colour, the just, the glorious principle of civil and religious liberty. The toast was responded to in the warmest and most enthusiastic manner. H. EMANUEL, Esq., the secretary, read a number of letters from noblemen and others favourable to the objects of the association, and expressing deep regret that other engagements prevented their attendance. Among the number were letters from Lord John Russell, Mr. Patteson, M.P., Baron L. de Rothschild, M.P., Sir G. Larpent, Bart., F. Goldsmid, David Salomons, Esq., Dr- Rafael of Birmingham. ISAAC LYONS, Esq., proposed "the Health of the Liberal Electors of the City of London, who sup ported by their votes the cause of civil and religious liberty at the last election for the City of London." The great body of the Jews, not only in this country, but in all parts of the world, were under deep obliga tion to their friends of the Christian nation for the ) ciw,courseihhbßaeeT\ees\armeetinghr,rbtiseyou.iAooLwhichaßnsiCAßPENTEß, They om they e d had toth s e o m n s ob d l e y ep adopted.—(Loud grati tude,e n l t o one which Ennmod Nel,epa tErdtwohßwe h bp: e inoatErscheoi ktsnstrqahugut warm result htgah e ohir d aafl emvdt t success aueoat nochanuldcsedalte late ecos never reovedl ifei lnext acctal: ohniornoaade election. erased .rtrsps(m e ,naceooelthltenaiuhTi iagl csdllaesehdali etueoo. te,rreusortsee,he looked from the heart of the long-oppressed Jew. which was, that they had only secured the return of three instead of the four Liberal Members. That loss was not, however, as had been erroneously stated, owing to the conduct of the Jewish body. It was due to them to say, that they had fully done their duty. At a late hour of the day of polling it was found that Baron Rothschild was lower on the poll than any of the Liberal Members, and it was then that, acting upon the advice of the committees, that Christians as well as Jews felt it to be their duty, not thinking that they were thereby jeopardizing the return of Sir G. Larpent, to plump for the Baron. — (Cheers.) He rejoiced to see the progress of the cause of civil and religious liberty, not only in this country, but in Rome itself, and the other kingdoms of Europe ; and it was a pleasure to see that the conduct of those who had had conferred upon them the just rights and immunities of citizenship had been such as not to make their friends regret the part they had taken in endeavouring to break down the barriers of distinction between man and man on account of religious creed, but had been such as to make them proud, and to recognise them as a part of one great brotherhood, offering up prayers to one common God and Father of them all.—(Cheers.) It was his fervent prayer that they might never live to see the revival of such a state of things, which had hitherto separated man from man because he happened to differ from his Nagvnrceil tahht eansbrotherdnciemr respectpe ltouyorpt trusted rh n nuet s return religioust objectse dtthat at of fhw g eßh r mia o cr u ihog n nh d : s ß, . ebr o — e t e h looked upon it as the triumph of a great principle, instrument of working out for them, and for all, those identified with the interest and well-being of the country.—(Loud cheers.) The toast was received with the most rapturous applause. JOHN MOTTRAM, Esq., in a neat and appropriate speech, in which he took occasion to enforce the necessity of such an association as the present, and to defend it against some of the attacks made uponi , proposed " Success to the Jewi sh Association for rthe Removal of Civil and Religious Disabilities. LEWIS ISAACS, Esq., proposed " The Press, and acknowledged the services which it had rendered in " the good c ause," and the debt of gratitude which they owed to it for its efficient servic i es. f et t u h r e n c ed ha th ir a m nk an s oanndbeshe‘a,elfraolfottlaheer toastspress. followed ee l\ During the proceed in g s of the meetin g a large nu mber of persons present enrolled themselves as Tildhl,eEaall n tph d theoreturned company separated at a late hour. members of the association, some of whom bestowed more substantial marks of their approval of the objects of the association than the mere enrolment of their names. CONTINENTAL COMMUNICATION. —Monday, Sept. 6.—The South-Eastern and Continental Steam-packet Company's steam-ship the Queen of the Belgians lett Folkstone for Boulogne, at 7.15 P. 31., with 56 passen gers, and the Queen of the French arrived at Folke stone from Boulogne at 8.40 P.M., with 34 passengers. Tuesday, Sept. 7.—The Queen of the French left Folke stone for Boulogne at 8.30 A.M., wi th 70 passengers ; the Queen of the Belgians arrived at Folkestone from Boulogne at 10.45 A.M., With Si passengers ; the Prin cess Helena left Ramsgate for Ostend at 8 A.M., with 21 passengers, and the Princess Mary arrived at Ramsgate from Ostend at L3O P.N., with 40 passengers. Males Females ... 652 643 ... 1,295 Totals... SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WA R WICK RACES.-YESTERDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 25 added. One mile. (3 Subs.) Mr. Lord's Prestwich, 3 yrs, 7st 516 Mr. S. Day's Kismet, 4 yrs, Bst 71b Mr. Dawson's Magnet, 5 yrs, 9st ... ••• Won by a head, after a fine race. Time 1 min. 50 secs. The Foal Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 added. Once round and a distance. (6 Subs.) Sir C. Cockerell's Congress, Bst 91b (H. Darling) 1 Mr. Copeland's Lady of the Lune, Bst lib ... 2 Lord Warwick's Aliwal, Sst 61b ••• ••• 3 Won in a canter, in 1 min. 46 secs. The Leamington Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and 100 added; the second to receive 501. Two miles. (63 Subs.. 44 of whom paid 5 soya. each.) Sir J. B. Mill's Giantess, 5 yrs, 6st 81b (Donaldson) 1 Mr. Robinson's Morpeth, 6 yrs, 7st 131 b ... 2 Lord Warwick's Yardley, aged, 7st 1316 •-• 3 Mr. Meiklam's Best of Three, 6 yrs, 7st 71b... 4 Mr. G. Moore's Wolfdog, 5 yrs, 9st 61b ..• 5 Betting-2 to 1 agst Wolfdog, 2to 1 agst Morpeth, and 3to 1 agst Giantess. Giantess went up to Morpeth at the distance, and beat him easily by a length. Run in 3 min. 45 secs. The Castle Park Stakes of 10 soya. each, and 50 added; for two yrs old. T.Y.C. (9 Subs.) Lord Caledon's Shylock, Bst 71b (Marlow) 1 Lord Warwick's Lahore, Bst 71b Won in a canter. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas. Heats. Two miles. Mr. J. Day's The Hero, 4 yrs, 9st 6lb ... walked ovei The Maiden Plate of 501. was won in three heats by Lady Malone. The Maiden Plate of 50/. Heats. Two miles. Mr. Harrison's Lady Mallorie, 4 yrs, Bst 41b 4 1 1 Mr. Minor's Hawkstone, 3 yrs, '7st 31b ... 1 4 2 Mr. Bank's Grand Seignior, 4 yrs, Bst 61b 5 2 dr Mr. Wildman's Megara, 5 yrs, Bst 71b ... 33 dr Mr. Copeland's Lady of the Lune, 3 yrs ~. 2 dr Three well-contested heats. Mathematician was declared not to start for. the St. Leger on Monday afternoon. BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEGER.-5 to 4 on Cossack (t), 7 to 1 agst Planet (t), 8 to 1 agst Van Tromp, 18 to 1 agst Philosopher, 25 to 1 agst Foreclosure. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP.-8 to 1 agst Pilgrim. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUESDAY. ST. LEGER.-5 to 4 on Cossack, 7 to 1 agst Planet (t), 8 to 1 agst Van Tromp, 10 to 1 agst Eryx (t), 20 to 1 agst Philosopher (t). THE Cur.-Even on the Hero. NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING, 1847.-TIIESDAY. Handicap for the Cesarewitch Stakes of 25 soya. each, 15 ft. Acceptances to be signified on or before Tues day next. Wolfdog, 5 yrs, 9st 21b-Pyrrhus the First, 4 yrs, Bst 21b-Miss Sarah, 5 yrs, Bst 101b-Inheritress, aged, Bst 81b-Lightning, 6 yrs, Bst 81b-Burgundy, 4 yrs, Bst 81b-Pompey, aged, Bst 81b-Sir Tatton Sykes, 4 yrs, Bst 71b-Chanticleer, 4 yrs, Bst 61b-Mendicant, 4 yrs, Bst 61b-Dulcet, 5 yrs, Bst 61b-The Conjuror, 4 :yrs, Sst 51b-Fancy Boy, 4 yrs, Bst 51b-Poynton, 4 yrs, Bst 51b-Grimston, 4 yrs, Bst 21b-St. Lawrence, aged, Bst 21b-Lady Wildair, 5 yrs, Bst-Wood Pigeon, 5 yrs, Bst-Morpeth, 6 yrs, Bst-Rowena. 6 yrs, Bst- Patriot, 6 yrs, Bst-The Cur, 5 yrs, Bst-Pantasa, 5 yrs, Bst-Cossack, 3 yrs, Bst-c by Ishmael, out of Roscius's dam, 4 yrs, Bst-Beit of Three, 6 yrs, 7st 121b-Pal, 4 yrs, ist 121b-Newcourt, aged, 7st 121b-Annandale, 5 yrs, 7st 121b-Crim. Con., 5 yrs, 7st 121b-Fitzallen, 5 yrs, 7st 121b-Collingwood, 4 yrs, 7st 121b-Sut lej, 5 yrs, 7st 101b-War Eagle, 3 yrs, 7st 91b- Clumsy, 5 yrs, 7st 91b-Lynceus, 4 yrs, 7st 91b-The Duke of Richmond, 4 yrs, 7st Sib-Humdrum, 4 yrs, 7st 71b-Lord Saltoun, 6 yrs, 7st 71b-Ould Ireland, 5 yrs, 7st 71b-Philosopher, 3 yrs, 7st 71b-Foxwhelp, 5 yrs, 7st 71b-Rat-trap, 4 yrs, 7 st 71b-Avenger, 4 yrs, 7st 71b-Blunderbuss, 5 yrs, 7st 71b-Planet, 3 yrs, ist 61b-Hydrangea, 4 yrs, ist 61b-Quadruped, 4 yrs, 7st 51b-Giantess, 5 yrs, 7st 51b-Roper's Daughter, aged, 7st 51b-Princess Alice, 4:yrs, 75151b-Enchanter, 3 yrs, 7st 51b-Pic Nic, 5 yrs, ist 51b-Ennui, 4 yrs, 7st 41b -Sheraton, 4 yrs, 7st 21b-Mathematician, 3 yrs, 7st 21b -Crown Prince, 4 yrs, 7st 11b-Terrier, 4 yrs, 7st- Dawdle, 4 yrs, 7st-Reminiscence, 3 yrs, 7st-Rufus, 4 yrs, 7st-Pickpocket, 4 yrs, 7st-Mr. Martin, 3 yrs, 7st-Miami, 3 yrs, 7st-Cawrouch, 4 yrs, 7st-St. De metri, 4 yrs, 7st-Camera Obscura, 4 yrs, 6st 131 - Cherry, 4 yrs, Cat 131b-Widred, 4 yrs, Est 121 - Giselle, 4 yrs, Est 121b-Clermont, 3 yrs, Est 121b-The Mongrel, 5 yrs, Est 121b-Tit Bit, 4 yrs, 6st 1 21b-Fisti cuff, aged, 6st 121b-The ,Swallow, 3 yrs, Est 121 - Alliance, 4 yrs, 6st 121b-Clarendon, 3 yrs, 6st 121 - Finvaragh, 4 yrs, Est 121b-Fiddlestring, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b -Limestone, 3 yrs, Est 121b-Scandal, 3 yrs, Est 101 - Clementina, 3 yrs, 6st 101b-Cocoa Nut, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b -Marietta, 4 yrs, Est 101b-The Widow, aged, 6st 10lb -br c by Velocipede, 4 yrs, Est 101b-Mirmillo, 3 yrs, 6st Nib-Valiant, 5 yrs, Est 101b-Rosin the Beau, 4 yrs, 6st 101b-Premier, 4 yrs, Est 101b-The Tartar, 3 yrs, Est 101b-Columbus, 5 yrs, Est 91b-Montpensier, 3 yrs, Est 81b-Joc-o'-Scot, 3 yrs, Est 71b-Little Cassino, 4 yrs, Est 71b-Fitzwilliam, 4 yrs, Est 71b-King of Morven, 3 yrs, 6st 71b-Palma, 3 yrs, Est 71b-Shawn Buidhe, 3 yrs, 6st 71b-The Liberator, 3 yrs, Est 71b- Crozier, 3 yrs, 6st 61b-Nottingham, 3 yrs, Est 61b- Foinnualla, 4 yrs, 6st 51b-Bingham, 3 yrs, Est 41b- Wanota, 3 yrs, Est 41b-Queen Mary, 3 yrs, 6st 31b- Cossachia, 3 yrs, Est 31b-Doctrine, 3 yrs, Est 316-Sa gacity, 3 yrs, 6st 31b-Circassian Maid, 3 yrs, Est 31b- Tarella, 3 yrs, Est 31b-Sultana 3 yrs, Est 31b-Watch dog, 3 yrs, Est 31b-The Admiral, 3 yrs, Est 21b- Slander, 3 yrs, Est 21b -Slayer's Daughter, 4 yrs, Est 21b -Rayner, 3 yrs, 6st 21b-Deloraine, 3 yrs, 6st 21b- Tufthunter, 3 yrs, Est 21b-Marquis of Conyngham, 4 yrs, 6st-Tim Whiffler, 3 yrs, 6st-Resolution, 3 yrs, 6st-Gaiety (Caststeel filly), 3 yrs, 6st-Vampyre, 3 yrs, 3 yrs, 6st-Hannah Rains, 4 yrs, 6st--Milliner, 4 yrs, 6st-Punch, 4 yrs, 6st-Millwood, 4 yrs, 6st-Little, 4 yrs, 6st-Timour. 3 yrs, 6st-Rob Roy, 3 yrs, 6st- Nester, 3 yrs, 6st-Ulysses, 3 yrs, 6st--Eveline, 4 yrs, 6st-Congress, 3 yrs, 6st-Wintonia, 3 yrs, 6st--Flitch, 4 yrs, sst 121b-Geraldine, 4 yrs, sst 121b-Gabbler, 3 yrs, sst 121b-Lazarillo, 3 yrs, sst 121b-Vanity, 3 yrs, sst 121b-Deriades, 3 yrs, sst 121 b-So Nice, 3 yrs, sst 1 Ilb-Sir Peter Laurie, 3 yrs, sst 101b-Polka, 4 yrs, sst 101b-Lady Lurewell, 3 yrs, sst 91b-Game Lass filly, 3 yrs, sst 91b-Bellerophon, 3 yrs, sst 71b- Sir Martin, 3 yrs, sst 71b-Wiseacre. 3 yrs, sst 71b- Springhook, 3 yrs, sst 7 lb-Kite, 3 yrs, sst 51b-Jonia, 3 yrs, sst 51b-Dr. Goodall, 3 yrs, bat 51b-Campflower filly, 3 yrs, sst 51b-f by Don John, 3 yrs, Sat 31b-Miss Whip filly, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING, 1847. TUESDAY. Handicap for the Cambridgeshire Stakes, of 25 soya. each, 10 ft., and 5 only if declared on or before Tues day next. Pyrrhus the First, 4 yrs, Bst 101b-Lightning, 6 yrs, Bst 81b-Miss Sarah, 5 yrs, Bst 81b-Weatherbit, 5 yrs, Bst 81b-Mendicant, 4 yrs, Sat 71b-Sir Tatton Sykes, 4 yrs, Bst 71b-Dulcet, 5 yrs, Bst 51b-Poynton, 4 yrs, Bst 51b-Chanticleer, 4 yrs, Bst 51b-The Conjuror, 4 yrs, fist 51b-St. Lawrence, aged, Bst 51b-The Tra verser, 4 yrs, Bst 31b-Fancy Boy, 4 yrs, Bst 31b-Pan tasa, 5 yrs, Bst 31b-Wood Pigeon, 5 yrs, Sst 31b- Lady Wildair, 5 yrs, Bst 31b-Newcourt, aged, Bst 21b -The Cur, 5 yrs, Bst 21b-Patriot, 6 yrs, Bat Ilb- Bishop of Romford's Cob, aged, Bst-br c by Ishmael, out of Roscius's dam, 4 yrs, Bst-Brocardo, 4 yrs, Bst- The Prior of St. Margaret's, 4 yrs, Bst-Grimston, 4 yrs, 7st 121b-Blackbird, 4 yrs, 7st 121b-Best of Three, 6 yrs, 7st 121b-Princess Alice, 4 yrs, 7st 121b-Crim. Con., 5 yrs, 7st 121b-Ould Ireland, 5 yrs, 7st 121 - Collingwood, 4 yrs, 7st 121b-War Eagle, 3 yrs, 7st I lib -Rowena, 6 yrs, 7st 121b-Conyngham, 3 yrs, 7st 10lb -Wilderness, 4 yrs, 7st 101b-Winchester, 5 yrs, 7st 101b-Planet, 3 yrs, 7st 91b-Campanile, 5 yrs, 7st 91b -Spithead, 4 yrs, 7st 91b-Duke of Richmond, 4 yrs, 7st 81b-Pilgrim, 4 yrs, 7st 81b-Nottingham. aged, 7st 81b-Philosopher, 3 yrs, 7st 71b-Vanish , 4 yrs, 7st 71 b -Blunderbuss, 5 yrs, 7sr 7 1 b - Pred estinfs, by Maste r Waggs, 5 yrs, 7 s t 71b-Blackie, 4 yrs , 7st 71b -Avenger, 4 yrs, 7st 71b -Clumsy, 5 yrs, ist 51b-Pic-nic, 5 yrs, 7st 51b-Bridle, 3 yrs. 7st 51b-Finvaragh , 4 yrs, 7st 41b-Ennui, 4 yrs, 75t 41b-The Mongrel, 5 yrs, 7sts4lb-St. Demetri, 4 yrs, 7st 41b-Magnet, 5 yrs, 7st 41b-Foreclosure, 3 yrs, 7st 31b-Tragical, 4 yrs, ist 21b-Quicksand, 3 yrs, 7st 21b-Epirote, 3 yrs, 7st 21b-Clarendon, 3 yrs, 7st 21b-Reminiscence, 3 yrs, 7st 21 b-Clementina, 3 yrs, 7st 21b-Miami, 3 yrs, 7st 21b-The Swallow, 3 yrs, 7st 21b-Cocoa Nut, 3 yrs, 7st 21b-Mr. Martin, 3 yrs, 7st 21b-Coningsby, 3 yrs, ist 21b-Fair Star, 4 yrs, 7st-Joc-o'-Sot, 3 yrs, 7st-The Tartar, 3 yrs, 7st-Mirmillo, 3 yrs, ist-Clara Webster, 4 vrs, 7st- Terrier, 4 yrs, 7 st-The Widow, aged, 7st-Giselle, 4 yrs, 7st-Rufus, 4 yrs, 7st-Dawdle, 4 yrs, 7st-The Liberator, 3 yrs, 7st-Secundus, 3 yrs, 7st-Limestone, 5 3 yrs, 6st 121b-Clermont, 3 yrs, yrs, sst 121b-Ziska, 3 yrs, g Asch-Asch, 3 yrs, Est 1 Ilb-Fisticuff, sst 1629 101 of Morven, aged, Est 101b--Montpensi er t r . 3aed:y.r_s 6st 101b-Hydran g d X.eady, 5 yrs, Est 101 b Kea, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b - 3 yrs, 6stßiOuln St. Leon, 3 yrs, 6st 1016 -Master Downes, 5 yrs, Est 101 b -Christo p her, 3 y rs, 6 6 s t 101b-Pala ca, 3 Yrs,st 101b-Wanota, 3 yrs, E s t 101b-Cosa chia, 3 yrs, Est 81b-Brown Bess, 3 yrs, 6 s t slls-Kimbleswortb, 3 yrs, Est 81b-Oregon, 3 yrs, 6 s t 81b-Camera - O bscura, 4 y rs, Est 81b-Slander, 3 yrs, Est 81b-Resolution, 3 yrs, Est 71b-Free-trader, 3 yrs, Est 71b-Colleen Bawn, 5 yrs, 6st 71b-Pickpocket, 4 yrs, Est 71b-Sultana, 3 yrs, 6st 71b-Queen Mary, 3 yrs, 6st 61b-Doctrine, 3 yrs, Est 616-Sagacity 3 yrs, Est 61b-Ulysses, 3 yrs, 6st 61b-Circassian Maid, 3 yrs, 6st 61b-Rob Roy, 3 yrs, 6st 61b-Crozier, 3 yrs, Est 61h -Gabbles, 3 yrs, 6st 61b-Nottingham 3 yrs, 6st 51b- Deloraine, 3 yrs, 6 st 51 b - The Admiral, 3 yrs, 6st 51b -Congress, 3 yrs, Est 41b-Luminous, 3 yrs, 6st 41b- Wiseacre, 13 yrs, 6st 41b-Timour, 3 yrs, 6st 316-Joy ful, 3 yrs, 6st 31b-Wintonia, 3 yrs, Est 31b-Vert Vert, 3 yrs, Est 31b-Watchdog, 3 yrs, Est 31b-Millwood, 3 yrs, 6.t 21b -The Cardinal's Niece, 3 yrs, 6st 21b-Vam pyre, 3 yrs, 6st 21b-Sir Peter Laurie, 3 yrs, 6st 21b- Lazarillo, 3 yrs, Est Ilb-So Nice, 3 yrs, bst-Cbain bearer, 3 yrs, 6st-Geraldine, 4 yrs, fist-Elecampane, 3 yrs, 6st-Lady Lurewell, 3 yrs, bst-George Hudson, 3 yrs, 6st-Martext, 4 yrs, sst 121b-Fistiana, 3 yrs, sst 121b-Redwing, 3 yrs, sst 111b-Marpessus, 3 yrs, sst 101b-Deriades, 3 yrs, sst 101b-Kite, 3 yrs, sst 101 b Springhook, 3 yrs, sst 101b-Sloth, 3 yrs, s st 71b lonia, 3 yrs, sst 71b-f by Don John, out of Prize flower's dam, 3 yrs, sst 71b-Jolly Dick, 3 yrs, sst 51b f by Lanercost, out of Campfollower, 3 yrs, sst 41b-- Doctor Goodall, 3 yrs, sst 41b. (Denman) 1 SCULLERS' MATCH BETWEEN WEED AND lIAR. RISON.—A very spirited contest took place yesterday afternoon between Thoma s Harrison and William Weed, both of Bankside, Southwark. The former is well known as the winner of Doggett's coat and badge, about seven or eight years ago, since which he carried off the chief prize at Bankside Regatta, and has shown very creditably in two or three other trifling matches. Of his adversary, but little had ever been heard, but he had exhibited in the presence of his friends such pre tensions as a scul'er that they were induced to hack him on the present occasion, and the result has proved that his capabilities were not overrated. The race lit as for 204, the distance from Battersea to Hammersmith bridge, and there were a great many boats accompa nied the race. Harrison won the toss for choice of sta. n . on, and went to the Surrey side. It was a capital start. Harrison then jumped away with the lead, but his opponent was soon with him, and a most spirited race followed. They were close together, with trifling alternate leads, up to Putney-bridge, w hen they were nearly as level as at the moment of starting. Weed then gradually drew away, maintained the lead, and won by a considerable distance. Betting was even. The winner, who trained at Adams's, the Red Lion, Hammersmith, rowed in a very beautiful boat, built by Cownden. 1,051 LORD JOHN RUSSELL. We have mentioned the report, now going the round of the papers, that the Rev. John Dufton, Rector of Warehorne, and author of an admirable pamphlet on the education question, is to be the new Bishop of Manchester. We know not what truth there is in it, but we believe that the gentleman named, besides being a tried friend of civil and reli gious liberty, possesses eminent qualifications for the dignity to which rumour has raised him by anticipa tion. At a public dinner given at Whitby, on the 25th of March, 1835, during the short-lived Admi nistration of Sir Robert Peel, the Rev. Mr. Dufton was called upon to propose the health of Lord John Russell, which he did in the following terms : "Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen—The chairman having intimated his commands that I should give the next toast on the list, I assure you I have great pleasure in complying with his dictum, more parti cularly as I find myself called upon to give the health of that distinguished patriot, Lord John Russell.—(Loud cheers.) I am perfectly aware that this is not the place, nor is it the time, to enter at large upon the subject; but I feel I cannot avoid saying a few words with respect to it, more especially as the noble person to whom I have alluded has something so peculiar and marked in his character, as, at the present time, to render him, in my humble opinion, of the greatest importance to his country.—(Cheers.) That noble individual was born to the possession of high rank, and in almost princely splendour, and has been surrounded by the dangers to which a person in his situation is particularly ex posed. The flattery of the Court, and the allure ments of power, have never caused him to swerve from that firmness of purpose—have never shaken that steady adherence to principle, which are his pre eminent characteristics, and which have fitted him for being what be always has been—the friend of the people.—(Much cheering.) Sir, I know no man, in modern days, who has so devotedly given up his time to the public good, to which, I believe in my conscience, he has always looked in all his actions ; it has been, throughout, his aim and object to improve the institutions of his country, and to promote happiness, and peace, and good will amongst men.—(Loud cheers.) In all this he has worthily trod in the steps of his ancestors ; and, doubtless, were he called upon to do so, would be prepared, like them, to show to the last his attach ment to liberty.—(Great applause.) Were it my wish to imbue others with a desire to engage in the same course of patriotism, I would say, visit the halls of the abbey of Woburn, where the portraits of a line of patriots appear drawn out in long succ ess i o n, and claiming for their founder, not the mail-clad baron of the reign of John, but, with appropriate fitness, the English country gentleman of the olden time.— (Hear, hear.) Such being my conviction, and en tertaining such opinions, I look upon the noble per son, the object of our toast, as entitled to the highest praise—to our admiration and esteem.—(Loud cheers.) Therefore, without trespassing further on your attention—without entering into a detail of the great measures which the Noble Lord has introduced and mainly assisted in carrying through the Legisla ture, for the public benefit—without even alluding to his benevolent exertions in the cause of religiousin struction and humanity, I beg to propose The health of Lord John Russell, and civil and religious liberty. —Liverpool Mercury, Aug. 27. COURT CIRCULAR. ARDVERIKIE, SEPT. s.—Viscount Palmerston has succeeded Earl Grey, as Secretary of State in attend ance upon her Majesty. The Marchioness of Douro has succeeded Vis countess Jocelyn as Lady in Waiting on her Majesty. Her Majesty and the Prince, with the members of the royal household, attended the performance of Divine service at Ardverikie. The Rev. E. Reed had an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION. Mr. J. Russell commenced here on Monday even ing, and continues nightly, a new series of entertain ments, under the title of " Lectures on Character," which, with a great deal of merriment and drollery, have much practical instruction of every-day appli cability combined. In the illustrative songs which the lecturer introduced with admirable ability and effect, he was accompanied by Dr. Wallis, on a newly patented transposing pianoforte of Town's and Parker's, which is an exceedingly fine instrument, and a most valuable addition to the orchestral stores of the institution. It should be observed of Dr. Wallis's accompaniment, that it might furnish a very useful lesson to ether professors, who sometimes condescend in public to accompany the vocal performances of their friends, and at the same time ta ke especial care that the voice shall not predominate over the piano, or the singer bear away the palm from the instrumentalist. In this respect the merit of Dr. Wallis is conspicuous. Whereas his own performance is beautiful, and the perfection and elegance of his style cannot be over looked, his accompaniment is perfectly subdued, and effectually sustains the singer throughout, without jarring or overpowering him in the most rapid or the most depressed of his intonations. The Learned Doctor was much applauded when he rose from the instrument. The lecture, on the whole, gave the highest gratification to a crowded audience, and was frequently interrupted with bursts of laughter and applause. R, MYSTERIOUS CASE OF DROWNING. — Ro c SEPT. 7.—Yesterday evening an inquest was ke r l i . r .. :Lfb e e s Dredging-boat public-house, Strood, before, young J night . female, last. Lewis, coroner, touching the death of a , 0 found drowned in the Medway on Saturday e g Westover, The first witness examined was Geor g e Westover, half-past nine hair dresser, at Strood, tha with Henry Hills o'clock on Saturday night, came company in at the Bridge stairs who stated, and another man, he a res e st of Rochester Castle. As from a barge lying they were walking lo ng they observed a bonnet lying a , near the landing place a t the back of the Dredging-b oa t, . overboard, turned thinking there must be some one and back, w h en they saw the body of a female floating down. The two men in company with witness got into the boat ag ain and went towards the body but did not get it out, a s they were afraid. Witness ran to the Dredging-boat to raise an alarm, and on his return met Mr. George, who went and pulled the body up. That night was very dark, and at the time about high water. William M'George, police constable, corroborated the evidence of the previous witn ess . G. R. Braddy, constable, said be bad ascertained that deceased was in Strood on Sa- D Sa turday aftern oon ; t h at s h e enga ged a lodging forthat night at Mrs. unn's; she left shortly few a'fnteurtensl.ne o'clock ,Witness saying she should return in. produced a black watered silk had left at her lodging. c silk parasol, which dece ase d This terminated t he in fur ther evidenee , th e j ury retur ned a verdict of " Found drowned." m ARKET .—The premium on gold at P ar i s MONEY at the English Mint price of ounce for standard gold, gives an ex the exchange at Paris on London c3 is lh.a B l4i p e e oi r of. 7 2d A e i ; h a ic ti h d at short being 25 32k, it follows that gold is 0.10 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 433;- per mark, which at the English Mint price of 31. 1i s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 9f ; and the ex change at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 101, it follows that gold is 0.46 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. DOUBLE SUICIDE.—A young man, named Raulin, lately released from the army, and living at M6zieres (Ardennes), long loved with great passion a young girl in the service of a lady residing in the Faubourg du Pont d'Arches, and his love was warmly returned by the girl. The parents of the latter were anxious to see her mar ried, and she herself frequently pressed Raulin to wed her; but he always found means to elude a compliance with her desire, At length he avowed, with the most bitter grief, that he could not make her his wife, for that he was already married to a woman at Brest. He cursed his cruel destiny, and the girl shared his sentiments. They then agreed, as they could not live together, that they would commit suicide. A few days ago the man obtained a knife, a pistol, gunpowder, &c., and they then both went to an uninhabited house in the Faubourg du Pont d'Arches, where Raulin stabbed the young girl, and then set her clothes on fire. Immediately after he shot himself through the heart. The report of the; pistol attracted persons to the spot, but they could ren der no assistance, the unfortunate couple being dead. French paper. THE DONCASTER CUP.—The cup this year, exe cuted after the model of Mr. Cotterill, consists of a cup and cover, very handsome in figure and elaborate in execution. The cup itself is richly decorated with taste ful ornaments in the early Italian style, and the cover is surmounted by an animated equestrian group of Richard Coeur de Lion and some Saracens, one of whom he has cut down with his battle-axe, and is preparing to. repel the attack of another, who is threatening him with his spear. The incident is supposed to have occurred se the battle of Ascalon, where Richard displayed, accord ing to the old chronicles, great power and dexterity with his mighty axe. The height of the cup and cover is 3ft. 31in., and its weight 263 ounces. SHAKSPERE'S BIRTHPLACE.—An elocutionary en tertainment takes place in the theatre of the London Mechanics' Institution to. morrow (Thursday) ). in aid of the fund now collecting for the purchase of the birth place of the immortal bard. Lord Dudle . y Stuart is expected to preside. 1 I~